The Portland daily press., 1896-05-02
AN IMPORTANT VISIT.
A Possible All the Year Steamer Ser
vice.

| Shall Portland Have Another Elevator:
Yesterday Chief Engineer Hobson of
the Grand Trunk, Assistant Engineer
Holl:nshead and Blak eleok, John Tor
renee, the well known agent of the Do
minion line, and Mr.. Richards of Eng
land, one of The owners of the Dom Union
| line, arrived here and were met by Hon.
E. B. Winslow, the president of the Port
land Board OF Trade, @. W. 7. Cooling
and Capt. Bsnjiman j. Willard of the
Casco Bay Steam boat Company, and
| Frederick Smith, Portland agent of the
Grand Trunk
The visitors came here for business and
were in the hands of business men.
Their visit was of the greatest Importance
to the Dominion line. the Grand Trunk
and the city of Portland. For some
timespast the plan Of a new elevator has
been freely talked over, and after the
Congressional appropriation for the
deepening of Portland harbor was Sc
cured, Il proposition looking to the build
ing of the elevator was made, and the
matter will be brought mp sat the next
meeting of the Board of Trade, the idea
being that Portland business men should
join the Grand Trunk in what promises
to be SO greatly to the advantage of
Portland, the building of the elevator.
With the building of the proposed
elevator, the extending OF the Grand
Trunk wharf on which is located sheds
4, and 6, and the deepening of the
harbor, Portland would have unriyalled
facilities for the handling of freight, and
oil these combined would lead to the
sailing Of steamers of the Dominion line
here not only during the winter months.
but all the year round. 1t has been for
some time known that there will prob
ably be line of coal steamers to this port
from Nova Scotia, and the business men
of Portland will now be called upon to
decide what inducements should he held
out to the Grand Trunk and the Domin-
ion line to bring the steamers here all
the year round.
Mr.. Richards desired to see that por-
ton of Portland harbor of special inter-
est to his line, and Mr.. Goding placed a
steamer of the Casoo Bay line at the
disposal Of the party, and very thorough
examination of the entrance to the har-
Dor was made, and Mr.. Richards was
geatly pleased with what he saw. No
possible long dete ntions in arriving or
leaving was one of the advantages to
which his attention was especially called.
1t is needless to say that president
Winslow of the Board of Trade is keenly
alive to the Importance of direct line
of steamers between Portland and Liver
pool, and he will present the plan for
building the proposed elevator to the
business men of the CITY. After the re-
turn of the party from their trip down
the harbor, and before, they drove about
the city, they made thorough inspeo-
ton of the water front in the neighbor-
hood of the Grand Trunk station and a
number of sites for the proposed elevator
were examined. 1t is understood that
all the party especially favored one site,
and that President Winslow will COM
municate to the Board of Trade the
views of the VISITORS, and the Portland
men who were with. them.
evening by PRESS reporter. and said
that he was more than pleased with his
reception He said that of course moth
ing definite had been decided on, and he
was not in a position to say what might
be tho policy of the Grand Trunk man
agement. He said that the building of a
large elevator was discussed during the
day. "Of course it would be very de-
sirabls thing" he said.
The visitors will leave here this morn
ing at SIo'clock. Mr.. Richards was like
the rest, delighted with his reception and
what he saw here. OF course it was
clear case Of business first, and pleasure
afterwards, but Mr.. Winslow, Mr.. God
ing and Capt. Willard and Mr.. Smith,
managed to show tie visitors good
deal of the city and vicinity.
This is certainly one of the most i'm
portant business possibilities ever off
cred to this city. The Importance of an
all the year round direct service between
Portland and Liverpool can hardly be
overestimated The Grand Trunk is
ready to proceed with the work of ex-
tending its great wharf as soon as the
asked for permission is granted, and
President Winslow will communicate to
the Board of Trade the informal propo-
sition made sometime ago regarding the
proposed elevator. Mr.. Winslow will
probably be in a position to state just
what Portland will be asked to do, and
it goes without the saying that he will
warmly favor what promises so much
to Portland and its business and CONNER
cial interests.
= If carried through the Dominion line
would have at all times safe harbor,
with the best possible facilities for the
rapid handling of freight, the Grand
Trunk steady and certain line of bust
ness, and Portland what it has so long
needed, direct steamer service not
dependent on the closing or opening of
the navigation of the St. Lawrence.
Herr Frederick Henry Geffieken. the |
celebrated German jurisconsult and pub |
1iclSt died at Munich Thursdav NIGHT |