The Portland daily press., 1895-12-05

Arrival of Black Diamond Steamer.
A brisk party in a long coat and gray
soft chat was very much in evidence in
and about the Grand Trunk station yes
terday, and his business card, and there
were $50 of them in the hands, or pockets
of as many Swedes, read as follows:
ROBERT A. DAWSON,
Interpreter,
Dominion Line" Royal Mail Steamers,
Quebec, Canada.
He is very widely known man, and
has been with the Dominion lime for
many years. He seems to know exactly
what passenger wants, and is accus-
toned to think and actifor Them The
party of which he was yesterday in
charge was made up almost entirely OF
Swedes, with the exception of two or
three sturdy Englishmen, who seemed to
be on bad terms with the letter "h,'' but
ouilOI W lhc OA bll6 D6Sb III toIIus WlUu pilC
world as represented by Mr.. Dawson.
TIE $50 Swedes proved to be a thrifty
lot. They came here from the West,
from Chicago and beyond, and took
Storage passage, although as rule,
and perhaps universally well-to-do people,
mostly farmers.
To man they could talk English, and
it sounded rather queerly when one man
said to another, "why doesn't tine inter
prefer come around? We may want to
talk to somebody" to which his friend
replied He was Of great use. to me
when landed here three years ago.
They we're all readers of the daily pap
ers, and nearly every one Of group, Of
which PRESS reporter made part
for a'few moments, wanted to know
about Mr.. Reed, and their next question
was concerning Hon. William W. Thomas,
Hell go back, of course, next time, !"
said stiong looking Swede, with a
knowing nod of his head. "We all
think so, - he added.
Mr.. Oke johnson, very intelligent
member of the party. snid that he was
from Nebraska and that things are very
much better there than recent reports
would lead one to believed 81 am sure, /"
he said, '.sthat we shall have good crops
next year. To be sure it is pretty dry
still, but there is a great deal of snow on
the ground even now In about an hour
Of f,ll 4 L
had fiirts of snow every few days since,
and if that stays on the west will be all
right. A cold winter with heavy fall
of snow is what we want and think
we shall get it, In general the dry weather
is over in the west. North and South
plenty of snow. We all feel that the pros
pect for a heavy crop next year is more
than good, that it is practically assured. =
Mr.. johnson spoke of the great num-
Der of Swedes already in this country,
and said that many more will leave
Sweden and Norway within the next few
years. He believes that there is still
plenty of opportunity in the west for, all
who are willing to work.
Mr.. Dawson left on the Labrador for
Halifax and will return ON the next boat
TO this pity. He is very busy man these
days.
The Montreal steamer Oaconua, of the
Black Diamond line, arrived yesterday
from Louisburg. G. B., with f,709 tons
of coal for the Maine Central, having
made a remarkably quick passage.
Business certainly isn't rushing, "
said Manager Trefethen of the j. ".
Trefethen establishment yesterday, and
the appeara zee of the great fish houses
bore out rs statement. For three days
we've had asst one arrival each day. 10
day the Ign Smith brought i'll 20, 600
pound OF cod and haddook.''
The fish dealers are looking for a
change in the condition of things, and
some good arrivals. Business picked up
we'll during the closing days Of last week,
and may do it : Din this week.
The cargo of the Labrador in part con-
sisted of 1900 bushels Of peas, II. 662 bar
rels of apples, aos1 boxes of cheese, 80
packages of butter, 1886 packages of
meats. 700 bags OF rolled oats, 272 bags
of peas, 300 bags of oatmeal, LII sacks
of -four, 1867 cases of eggs, 1854 bales
of hay, zoos pieces of deals and ends,
l, 400 maple blocks for pavements, 1924
cases of frozen turkeys, AZ organs, 5
cases of leather. barrels Of honey, 10 cases
of tobacco. The entire cargo was Cana
dian, with the exception of S44 barrels
of Maine apples, and 1, 10 sacks of -four
from Minneapolis. The Labrador had
no cabin passengers from this port. but
will receive the bulk of her passengers
at Halifax.
Tt was 8 o'clock before the last words
were said, the last letters received, the
last passenger safely on board, the lines
cast off and the Labrador loft on her first