The Portland daily press., 1896-03-19

Mr.. David W. Simpson, representing
Alfred Winsor & Son of Boston, ship
brokers and chartering agents for the
Dominion Coal company, was IN Port
land yesterday looking for several sohoon-
ers that he desires to purchase for his
firm, to 60 into the coal carrying bust
ness from Cape Breton to the States. The
Dominion Coal company has sold for the
coming season some $4,000 or 10000 tons
of Cape Breton coal to the Maine Central
and Grand Trunk, all of which is to be
brought to this port.
The schooner Charles e. Balch. Croker,
finished delivering $50 tons of coal to the
Peoples Ferry company, at P ortland
Pier, yesterday and hauled out into the
stream. The remainder OF her cargo is
for the Maine Central. The steamer
Louisburg finished unloading GOAL for the
Maine Central an cleared yesterday for
Louisburg, Co. B. She will return
Immediately with another cargo.
DIR. f. W. Huntington, inspector of the
bureau of animal industry, department.
Of agriculture, has received the following
letter from the department. at Washing
ton:
DR.. F. W. Huntington, 81 Union street,
Portland. Maine:
Sir-You will notify the railroad COM
panies or others interested, that stock
yards, suitable for feeding and resting
export cattle, before loading upon the
steamers, must be erected at once. If
action is not taken for this without de-
lay the exporting from that port will
have to be discontinued. You will advise
me of what action you take in the mat
ter.
Washington, D. c., March 16, 1896.
In accordance with these directions DR..
Huntington has notified the proper
parties, interested in the case and awaits
their action in the matter. Doubtless the
requirements of the department. will be
speedily complied with. The Grand
Trunk railroad, board of trade and bust
ness men generally, will see the necessity
Of prompt action under these cirnum-
stances, as the city cannot afford to lose
it's winter traffic from this port. st.
John, Halifax and Boston are making q
big bid for the livestock business that
now comes here.
Down in the dock between Commercial,
and Long wharves, and tied up to thu
latter is curious little winter house
The PRESS reporter noticed long, Low
twenty foot sloop, the cock pit Fof which
| was covered with little square hut very
neatly built of laths and tarred paper
Who lives in there" he enquired o
some of the men in Henry Sargent's fisI
| house. He was told that two young mel
had lived there all winter. They are el
| the bridges.
| t'Are they there now?" was inquired.
| "Throw fish over against the side @
the coop and you'll End out" was the re
ply.
One Of the men transfxed small f1s
on his fish-fork and threw it across th
dock. It was quite distance, and h
threw several small fish, till finally on
of them struck fair against the side @
the house. immediately tousled hea
was thrust out of the little door and
quantity of expostulation was throw
back across the dock.
1t is a queer place to live in down i
that dirty dock, yet those two young me
have a, comfortable home and are makin
good wages. They can easily dig a barre
of CLANS each day, and sometimes NOR
without working very hard, and the
get 81. SO barrel. They probably max
from 81. 80 to SO day most of the winter
1t costs them very little to live, for the
don't have to pay for rent or lodging.