The Portland daily press., 1896-01-14

securing for Portland the business of the
state that naturally belongs to her chief
metropolis, by stimulating loyalty that
will keep more money at home, aud to
aid young men trying to do business
within the borders of our own state.
Respectfully submitted,
M. N. RICH, Secretary.
PORT WARDEN'S REPORT.
Captain Keazer read the port warden's
report as follows:
We have visited during the year "A
vessels as follows: 2s English steamers
from foreign ports, 4 American from
domestic ports, 2 American ships from
foreign ports, English ship from foreign
ports, 2 American barks, 2
italian barks, English bark from for
eign ports, 3 English briggs from foreign
ports and 20 American schooners and 6
English from foreign and domestic ports !;
d total of "a vessels from all Glasses.
JAMES KEAZER.
BENZ. W. JONES,
Fort Wardens.
The committees on manufactures, Hrail-
roads and steamboats,. transportation.
arbitration, and buildings and location
had nothing of special Importance to re-
port.
The meteorological committee, through
G. HI. Farley, reported in praise of Agent
Smith of the weather bureau, but said
that it seems necessary to remind these
in authority at Washington that the
main purposes Of the Office are largely de-
feated by too many changes that interest
Op1v f,U and copfura MANY
The committee on nominations through
J. e. Blabon, chairman, reported the
following list of officers:
President-E. B. Winslow.
Vice Presidents George S. Hunt,
Lewis A. Goudy and Fritz Fl. Jordan.
Directors-Holman S. Meloher, G. W.
A. B. Hall. E. h. York, Edward Tom
linson, S. L. Larrabee; J. H. Short,
George Trefethen, A. R. Wright, A. W.
Smith and William Senter.
Treasurer--C. S. Fobes.
Secretary-M. N. Rich.
Port Wardens-Bonjamin W. Jones and
James Keazer.
This list was elected.
President Winslow expressed thanks
for the kind approval that had nominated
him to serve as president for another
year. He had hoped to vote for somebody
else, but since he was nominated would
perform the duties of the office as faith
fully as he could He reviewed briefly
the events of the past year, the entertain
ment here of the State Board Of Trade,
and also of the Institute of Instruction,
the consideration of the draw at Tukey's
bridge, the matter of settling the line of
demarkation between the high seas and
the harbor and various other matters,
especially that of sending resolutions to
our representations in Congress in favor of
better Notifications for Portland.
A LiGHTSHIP DISCUSSED.
Mr.. Charles S. Fobes said that he had
been req uested 60 present to tho board
the matter of having lightship off Cape
Elizabeth. He who made the request
was connected with the lighthouse de-
partment and said that the lightship
was needed and that action by the Board
of Trade was necessary in regard to it.
Collector Deering said that he didn't
see the least necessity for anything OF
the sort Our present system of light
house and signals is such that they inter
lock each other and he couldn't see the
least necessity for ligthship Som e
years ago he had fought against the pro-
posal to remove one of our lighthouses.
But he didn't know what should be done
| with jightship, unless it was used to
catch fish from in the summer Time
From his standpoint he should be sorry
to see the Board of Trade take action in
favor of it without most though con-
sideration.
| CAPTAIN J. S. Winslow was som ewhat
of the opinion of Captain Deering. The
lightship might help steamers coming
from the eastward, but ne couldn't see
any great need of it.
| Captain Charles H. Chase hoped that
the board would not recommend any
thing of the kind till captains of our
steamers had been consulted. He hadn't
heard that this project arose from any of
them. He thought we were pretty we'll
lit up now.
Captain B. W. Jones fully agreed with
the Others. He saw no use of a Iightship
off this port. The steamers coming from
the east. first strike Monhegsn, then
| Half Way Rock, and then Portland Head
1t is one of the easiest harbors TO enter
| that there iS The Iiubtobi, ,..;1ls A.,