The Portland daily press., 1895-01-24

in Maine. I know we might have had
them built cheaper in England, but we
preferred that they should be built in
Maine.
Now, do you want me to 60 away and
get our steamers. built ina foreign coun-
try. where the Iaborers are paid only rs
cents a day? Don't let them come over
here and run ships in opposition to US
and ruin us-ships that were built by
workmen that were paid only half the
wages that are paid here.
Captain Deering said that it was not
the proposition of the free ship advo-
Gates to interfere at ali with the coast
wise trade. Let Mr.. Coyle bear in mind
that ne and others only compete with
Americans. 1t is not the idea of the free
ship men to allow foreign vessels to en-
ter into competition with the coastwise
trade. In the race for the ocean carry
ing trade it is a question of ocean su-
remacy alone.
CAPTAIN WINSLOW'S SPEECH.
Captain Jacob Winslow was introduced
as an ex-president of the .society. He
| spoke of the pleasure of the evening, ana
of the efficiency of the president, though
he did not agree with him on the mat
ter of free ships. However, that subject
should not be discussed.
MR.. JORDAN'S SPEECH.
Mr.. Fritz III Jordan was introduced as
a worthy son of worthy ancestors, some
of whom built the first ship ever built
ON Portland neck. Mr.. Jordan referred
to the next anniversary of the society,
that will be it's Tooth birthday, and
when there will undoubtedly be big
BLOWOUT He wished the society
many more years of usefulness. y
CAPTAIN DENNISON'S SPEECH.
| Captain William E. Dennison was in
| troduced as having clandestinely stol-
| en- the written speech of Vice President
| CAPTAIN Keazar He said that he .came
| down especially from Boston to attend
| the meeting. He concluded his speech
| with a story that elictited shouts of
| laughter.
EX-MAYOR MERRILRS SPEECH.
Ex-Mayor Merrill of Deering was in
! troduced and spoke in very interesting
reminiscent vein of mis- connection In
business with old Portland shipmasters.
He went out to Chicago to seek his for
tune as a young man. He was there
| three months when he got busted" and
came home When near Kennebunk, on
the train he met Captain Jacob Wins
low, who learned Of his plight, and the
result was that he entered the employ OF
I ]. S. Winslow & Co., on the first day OF
January, 1871. and had been in the en-
| ploy of that firm ever since until within
few weeks, as they all knew. He had
met a great many shipmasters, and spoke
| in the highest terms of them as class
| of men, nota bly, straightforward and
honest.
CAPTAIN HUMPHREYS SPEECH.
| A letter of regret was read from Cap
tain Harding of Yarmouth. andiwas fol
| lowed by a speech from Captain Humph:
| rev. who as introduced as the "mayoi
| of Yarmouth" He brought the good
news that Captain Harding was conva-
lescent, having been recently ILL.,
4 CAPTAIN JONES SPEECH.
| Captain Benjamin Jones was called
upon to make the annual report of the
port wardens, which he did to the great
satisfaction of the assembled company.
He denied the statement that the Marine
Society is dead. and told a story that
illustrated it's vigor most admiral ly and
effectually.
Captain Frank White, Captain Daniel
O.Davis, and Mr.. M N. Rich, secretary Of
the Board of Trade, made brief remarks.
After the singing Of the Red, White
and Blue" by John B. Coyle, the cornpa
ny broke up with AUD Lang Syne"
Eucalyptol Cream makes the skin soft