The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-02
GRAND TRUNK AND STEAMERS.
Freight Pouring in Here for Shipment to
Europe-General Things of Interest.

Europe-General Things of Interest.
The pilot boat Maggie went outside yes
terday afternoon in hopes of picking up
the steamship Hibernian from, Glasgow
during the night or early this morning.
The Iona of the Thompson line is
thought to be only behind the hibernian
and yet another English stsamer the
Merrimac is not far behind these YES
sells. The Ina and Hibernia are believed
to be meeting with the same headwinds
and rough weather that the Labrador
encountered in her way across.
The many friends of Mr.. Robert
Thompson who is connected with the
Dominion line, were pleased to greet
him upon his return to Portland today.
Mr.. Thomp son has been coming to Port
land for over 40 years.
The steamship Numidian of the Allan
line is expected to arrive here by Sunday
large consignment of grain was
landed yesterday at this port. There
will be plenty of freight for all the ships.
The grain this fall seems to be Of better
quality than that of last year.
Judging by the looks of things down
around the Grand Trunk our English
cousins will have plenty Of apples to
eat this winter. Judging by the quantity
being shipped rich and poor alike should
be able to -evel in apple tarts, pies and
dumplings to their hearts content.
It's the greatest apple year I ever
knew nor heard of, !" said a shipper at
S wett's hotel yesterday, "It's an I'M
ct and of course the prices are low. You
talk about shipping apples why during
the past eight weeks the shipments from
Montreal across the water never fell be-
low so. 900 bushels week. -
There IL thesyield of many large or
chards down at the Grand Trunk now,
all ready to be loaded on board the
steamer Mongolian which is to sail on
Thursday for Liverpool. Just think of
1903 carloads Of luscious bAldwins and
pippins. Twelve thousand barrels to be
loaded in the holds of the big freight
carrier Mongolisn. Stretched out side
by side these barrels would form solid
wall over five miles In length. And
still they keep coming down the line.
The Canadian yield this fall has been
enormous. and in many places only
half the crop was harvested the fruit was
SO plentiful.
The Mongolian will also take away
hundreds of barrels of apples grown in
and around Cumberland county. Many
farmers were engaged yesterday in
hauling apples directly to the Grand
Trunk wharves and Watching them
stored away in the holds of the steam
ship.
When the steamer Labrador came into
the dock Monday she ran head on into
the wharf. She WAS going very slowly
but the force Of the blow snapped the
heavily string pieces, which is 10 inches
square, though 1t was an egg shell.
Freight is arriving in large quantities
and the g. 7. R. yard is blocked with
cars loaded with meat and apples to be
shipped across the water.
The Monaghan Ia not to Garry any grain
on this trip, Notwithstanding all reports
to the contrary. She was to have load
ed 10, 600 bushels of grain but the So
called parcel freight is SO heavy that it
was decided to take the parcel freight
across instead of the grain. It takes a
great deal of freight to fill the holds of
such large vessel ms the Monaghan and
day and night six gangs of men are at
work loading the steamship while four
gangs of men are kept busy discharging
freight cars.
The Grand Trunk was never go lively
as this year and the agents of all the
lines predict that this season will sur
pass anything ever before known. The
export trade is on the increase. There is
q great demand in England for Ameri-
can produce of all kinds and millions of
bushels of grain, hundreds of barrels of
apples. besides peas, beans, cattle and
all kinds of products will be ferried
across the big pond during the winter
If the freight rates keep up the steam
ship. lines will find the winter a very
profitable one.
The men who load and unload those
big vessels will also come in for a good
slice of the winters prosperity. The big
crews which are being worked give en-
ployment to many hands and so all of the
money is spent in this city the advantage
to Portland can hardly be estimated.
Among other articels of freight to be
taken to England in the holds of the
Monaghan on this trip are 80 car loads of
poultry. Fifteen cars make pretty
good sized train and two train loads of
poultry is something Portland has never
seen before. By poultry is meant ducks,
geese, chickens turkeys and all kinds
OF live fowl. The birds are packed in
huge crates and there are many hun
dreds Of these CRATES now being stored
away in the holds of the Mongolian.
Doubtless many of these birds will grace
Jhe tables of our English cousi ms on
Christmas Day.
Manager W. A. Coates of the Thomson
line Is now in the city and has opened
his office in the building occupied by