The Portland daily press., 1892-07-02

men, is given the opportunity to dissent
nate the doctrine of good will as he
| journeys on. The great army of COM
mercial travellers, marching through the
| highways and byways of this American
continent, WELD an influence not always
recognized, perhaps, by those who write
/ our histories or those who compile the
| statistics of our commercial wealth.
| Travel where you will, from the shores
of the Pacific to where the waters of the
| ST. Lawrence mingle with the sea, you
are sure to find somewhere this knight
Grant of the glip. His laugh makes the
skies grow brighter; his jokes are al
ways pointed and we'll timed. And yet
life means to him vastly more than
laugh or a joke. There is always work
| work, often calling for the exercise of
those qualities of mind and heart which
go to make up the successful business
man of today. Show me merchant
| who has risen, step by step, to the proud
eminence of commercial supremacy, and
| will show you in nine cases out of eyefN
ten, a man who in early life went out
upon the road and hustled with his little
gripsack. He drummed the trade in
summers heat and winters cold he was
the life of many a country tavern's ingle-
| nook; sometimes, perhaps, he staid out
all night with his friend Jack Pott, and
in general tswent the pace when he was
young. But he came in under the wire
winner,-he made a record to which he
can point with pride,-and today, if you
find the 'old man in reminiscent mood,
he will revert with almost boyish glee to
the time when he was commercial mis-
sionary. Thus the drummer is an i'm
portant factor in this work-a-day world
of ours and man of almost infinite pos
sibilities.
Gentlemen from over the border, in
behalf of this association, and may add
in behalf of the press of Portland, it
gives me pleasure to extend to you well
come broad and deep as the ocean that
rolls before us, coupled with the hope
that as the years go on, bringing in their
train graver responsibilities day by day,
the representatives of the great English
race in America, praying to the same God
and speaking in the same tongue, will
remember with the poet that there are
only a few swift years at most in which
to fill up the measure with loves sweet
wine. Gentlemen, l give you as a senti-
ment, "England's gracious queen-Vic-
toria.''
Then followed speeches by many of
those present, including Mr. Patterson of
Montreal, Mr.. Jos. A. McGowan, Col
Stephenson Of Montreal, Wilford G..
Chapman, Esq, Secretary Wadsworth of
the Dominion Association, Mr.. A. G.
Rollins, W. H. Looney, ESQ.,, Mr.. Gould
of Chicago, Mr.. Thomas j. Welsh, Mr.. F.
N, Mayberry, County Attorney Higgins
of Limerick, Mr.. Walter G. Emerson and
Capt. David Stephenson of Montreal.
Ladies of the Montreal party contrib
uted musical numbers, and so did
Mr.. John P. WEIGH, and Mr.. A. P. Sulli-
van eclaimed.
1.-THE Guests.
These are the members of the Montreal
Association who are guests of the
Maine Association. They are stopping at
these hotels:
PREBLE HoUsE--Geo. Fl. Berg, S. Minter, D.
Nathan. Hector Lamontagne and wife, Miss
Bourgeois, Jas. R. Gordon, Fred c. Jameson.
D. G. Young. G. W. Clarke, Robert Wilson and
| two children, j. Higgins and wife, Miss En-
wright, j. Corcoran, A. A. Banhort and wife,
j. H. NORM and wife, Misses NORM and DAILY,
| G. E. A: Patterson and wife, Miss Canaughton,
r: K. Holland, wife and boy Mi. Mageau and
wife, Miss Mageau, J. o. Barry A. A. Steven
son, Miss J. j. McDougall, II. Wadsworth, J.
H. Parker and wife, G. E. Smith, H. H. NORTH
mer and wife,, and. r. z: Wood, A.. Campbell,
Mrs. Campbell, Albert Shorey M. Lessenbien,
Montreal.
CITY HoTEL,W Campbell quebec; A. D.
Gait, Toronto; Ia. w. Mcdonald, Ottawa; F.
Lemeaux, w. j. Kerr, w. H. Cornell, S. Hasby,
A. w. Gardiner L. Devenay, q. Benoit, T. A.
Kearfoot j. Watson, T. Donovan, J. Ford, w.
Haswell, Fl. H. Curtis. T. Highmore, A. Nc
Intosh. of Montreal.
Notes.
The various clubs and the Elks lodge
kept open house during the day and eve
ming.
All members of the Maine Association
are especially requested to assemble at
the Preble House at 8 o'clock this morn
ing. The boat leaves for the island at 10
o'clock, and it is desired that the line of
| march be formed early.
The boat will make second trip at
100 p. M, to accommodate those who
cannot go in the forenoon. #tl{