The Portland daily press., 1896-06-06

of the municipal government and he per-
formed all the city business entrusted to
his care with excellent results.
He is man quick to perceive point
to be gained for the city's interest, an
able presiding officer, thorough parlla-
mentarian, and came to be regarded as
1.-THE business alderman" He can re-
ceive, consider and inteligently dispose
of large amount of business as quickly
as any man who ever held Office in Port
land.
He is man who believes thoroughly
in the future of the Forest City and is
quick to grasp at any scheme which con-
tains anything which might result to the
advancement, growth or prosperity OF
the city in which he was born and bred
and which he loves SO well. In all his
political and business acts, Mr. Randall
has the reputation unanimously accorded
him by friend and foe alike, of being
scrupulously honorable and absolutely
fearless. He was very prominently men
toned as candidate for mayor last spring
and it is not at ali unlikely that he will
be called in future to fill the chair of
chief magistrate for which he has had SO
excellent and technical a training.
C. II. Milliken.
c. r. Milli1en was bern in Poland in
| 1888. Coming to Portland in 1854, he
engaged in the jobbing grocery business.
Two and half years later he formed a
partnership with F. A. Shaw & Co..
and two years later assumed control of
the business, conducting it for year.
and then formed a partnership with his
brother under the firm name Of w. d G.
r. Milliken, continuing in the business
for twenty-one years.
| In 1871, this firm purchased the Glen
House, White Mountains, which, under
Mr.. G. R. Milliken as manager and later
as sole proprietor, was known as popu-
lar summer resort until 1894, when it
was consumed by fire for the second
time. In 1881, Mr. Milliken with Hon.
S. C. Spring and III. N. Jose purchased
the Portland Rolling Mills, which do a
large business in merchant iron, railroad
supplies, ETC., and Nj. Milliken was
elected president and general manager,
his present position.
| In 1887, Mr.. Milliken with others pur-
chased the business of the Dennison
Paper Manufacturing Company, a cor
poration being organized under the name
| of the Poland Paper Company, with Mr..
Milliken as treasurer and manager. The
Poland Paper Company has built new
mill, doubling its former capacity and is
making fine class of book paper which
commands a ready sale from Maine to
Louisiana.
Mark p. Emery.
Born February II, 1877, in the town Of
Buxton, Me-, Mr.. Mark P. Emery spent
most of his minority on his fathers
fa., I. :.
the town schools and in Gorham Acad-
envy. In 1887, unaided pecuuiarily, he
came to Portland and for four years was
a clerk with Smith s. Brown, groccrs and
lumber dealers.
In 1915 he entered into partnership
with j. b. Brown and Jedediah Jewett
under the firm name of J. B. Brown &
Co. in the same business, the partner
ship being dissolved after three years.
Mr.. Emery was in business alone from
lS4S to 1852 as manufacturer Of shocks
and an importer of molasses and sugar.
trading in the West Indies.
In 1875 he went into partnership with
Henry Fox with the firm name of Emery
d Fox, and continued in the same bust
ness until 1868. About this time the firm
added the lumber business to their al
ready extensive shipping and import
trade, and continued as lumber merch-
ants until 1876, when the partnership was
dissolved and Dir. Emery retired from
active business after forty years of toll
as persevering and Industrious business
man.
Mr.. Emery is a director of the First
National Bank of Portland, also director
aud vice President Of the Maine Steam
ship Co.
He is a trustee of the Maine Savings
Bank and of Portland Trust Co., and
trustee and treasurer Of the Maine State
Reform School. He represented tho
fifth ward of this city as alderman in 1858
and 1859, and as chairman of the commit
tee on fire department, assisted in the
purchase of the first steam fire engine
used in Portland
Hugh j. Chisholm.
Portland has no more enterprising,
pubic spirited capitalist than the man
who just now is giving especial attention
to the development of the Rumford Falls
Water Power Co., and who is ALWAYS
alert in financial affairs, ever genial and
hospltable, with purse never closed to
any worthy charity or public benefit.
Mr.! Chisholm is treasurer of tho Rum
ford Falls Power Company. lreasurer and
general manager of the Otis Falls Paper
Company and Rumford Falls Sulphite
Company, president of the Portland and
Rumford Fails railway and the Umbago
Pulp Company with general offices at
! No 800 Congress street.
The Popular West End Hotel.
One OF the most popular IS we'll as one
Of the largest hotels of Maine, is the new
and handsome West End at Portland
A finer site for a city hotel could not be
chosen, than that occupied by this house
opposite the handomo Union Station and
facing Railway Square. with its splendid
proportions, gree lawns and flowing
fountains. The West End opened few
years ago has hesn a success from the
start and under the efficient management
Of its proprietor Mr.. H. NJ. Csstner, one
of the best fellows and most popular
hotel men in Maine, it hns taken rank
with the best hotels in New England.
THE West End ic finely and an hcta n a1lv