The Portland daily press., 1896-05-21
Sir CHARLES IS HERE.
Arrival Of the President Of the
Grand Trunk.
WHAT GENERAL MANAGER HAYS
SAYS OF PROPOSED ELEVATOR.

The Grand Trunk Is Ready to Cooperate
| With Portland People--If Proper In
| terest Is Shown Here the Elevator VIII
| Be Built.
Last evening tho following party regis
tered at the Falmouth: sir Chalrss
Rivers Wilson, president of the Grand
Trunk Railway, Lady Wilson, General
Manager Charles a. Hays, General
Traffic Manager George Reeves, General
Superintendent MoGuigan. Chief Engi-
neer Joseph Hobson, Superintendent Rid
dell, henry Phillips, secretary to General
Manager Hays, and NJ. II. Deere, secre-
tary to Sir Charles Rivers Wilson.
| The party came down from Montreal
by special train and made general in
speotion of the line. They spont some
time at the more Important points, and
made rapid progress elsewhere.
| Sir Charles referred the newspaper men
to General Manager hays, who talked
freely. Mr.. Hays said that the party is
on general tour of inspection. but add
| ed that they hoped If possible to settle
the elevator question before leaving.
"We hope to do something regarding
the elevator before we leave" said Mr.
Hays,ss ss''and if we find proper degree of
interest on the part of Portland people
we shall have the elevator. It is ne-
cessity If this city is.to grow as it should.
We think that Portland should keep in
line with other ports, but it has not done
so. We believe that Portland not on ly
ought to get back all she has lost in COM
meroial Importance. but much more also.
You haven't kept up with the times,
but have gone down hill commercially
speaking. Now this may be in part our
fault. but we are not all to blame, and
we are ready to do our part to bring you
up to the point you should have reached
long ago. We're all Portland men, you
see. We know all about Portland and
it's harbor, and hope to see much Of it
before we leave"
Mr.. Hays said that he did not think
there is anything in the report Nthat the
Grand Trunk shops are to be removed to
Norton's Mills. 4 This will be good news
for the people Of Island Pond, VT, and
Gorham, N. Il.
Mr.. Hays said that the party will be
here today and probably portion of
Friday.
They will be met today by Hon. Ed
ward B. Winslow the president of the
Portland Board Of Trade who has charge
of the Portland end of the elevator pro-
jeot, already fully described in the
PRESS. President Winslow will intro
duoe the visitors to the leading business
men and there is no doubt of the hearty
cooperation of Portland people. It is
now certain that the elevator will be
built If Portland people are ready to
unite with the Grand Trunk. In his
letter to President Winslow, published
in the PRESS, Ganeral Manager Hays
expressed the opinion that the proposed
elevator ought to have q capacity Of one
million bushels of wheat at the least.
The work on the extension of the
Grand Trunk wharf No. 6, is in progress
and will be examined today By the visit
Ors.
The prospect for an all the year round
steamer service between Portland and
liverpool is now more than good, assured
in fact if the elevator is builu.
Sir Charles Rivers Wilson Is fine
looking and business like gentlem an.
He is accompanied by Lady Wilson, who
seems to be greatly enjoying her visit to
the States and Canada. General Mana
ger Hays strongly rem inded the news
paper people of General Manager Tucker
of the Maine Central, not SO much in
personal appearance, for he is much
younger man, but in manner. The visit
of the party of distinguished railroad peo-
pie will be very important one to Port
land and the visitors will receive warm
welcome They were met on their arrival
here last evening by Mr.. Frederick Smith,
and other gentlemen of the local Grand
Trunk staff.