The Portland daily press., 1896-05-22

position to offer extra Inducements to
this class of steamships to come here.
"Your people have recently induced the
United States government to anprourie
ates $500, 900 for the deepening of Port
land harbor, very good, but at the Same
time not too liberal an appropriation.
The Grand Trunk management is ready
to do its part, and to help to develop this
city and to add to its commercial import
ance, but the people of Portland must
do their part. You must remember that
there are three interested parties. the gov
ernment Of the United States. the Grand
Trunk railroad, and the city of Portland.
The government cannot do all, the Grand
Trunk cannot do all, and the citizens of
Portland cannot do all, but the govern
ment has given $500, 900 the Grand Trunk
is ready to do its part, and the citizens Of
Portland must help on the work.
"Of course only saw few of your
citizens Mayor Baxter and President
Winslow of your Board Of Trade in par
ticular, but in the course of few days
we shall probably make business pro-
position to President Winslow, either by
personal communication or by letter.
and shall then be IN a position to say
what the Grand Trunk will DO. We are
now as you know extending our docks
here, and think the elevator should be
built but would suggest that the news
papers ought to impress on your people
the Importance of seeing that they have
something to do, that they cannot ex-
poet to receive verything and yet to give
nothing in return. As said before there
must be three parties to this agreement
to developo the commercial advantages
of Portland, the government of the
United States, the Grand Trunk rail
road, and the people of Portland. Each
must, and trust that each will be will.
ing to do it's part.
"We have had two connecting lines,
and perhaps in the past when some plan
for the great development Of the bust
ness at Portland was suggested, too much
attention was paid to the Central Yer
mont but this has been cha nged to some
degree.
ONeAApNs
stood as saying that Portland can sup
plant Montreal as summer port, with
the st. Lawrence open to navigation,
but with the proposed improvements in
Portland harbor, and with added dock
facilities insured by the extension of our
docks, and with proper Elevators, there
would be new business for you and for
us. We are ready and willing to do all
that we can, and we believe that your
Board Of Trade will be satisfied with the
proposition we shall make to President
Winslow. I think it is hardly necessary
for me to say more"
The distinguished party will leave here
at 9. 80 this morning for Montreal.
It is evident that the policy of the
Grand Trunk has completely changed
The new general manager who Is putting
new life into the road will be supported
by the president Of the great system, and
it is but STAYING fact apparent to all
that at last the Grand Trunk has in Sir
Charles Rivers Wilson, president whose
influence for good will be felt in every
department Of his great road. The old
time Grand Trunk with its traditional
conservative policy, its divided manage
ment, it's completed system, which no unin
spired man wss competent to understand,
has given place to a well denied and
progressive policy, to modern methods
to direct dealings and above all to dis
position to "hustle for business" that
will send it to the front.
Portland has to deal with new Grand
Trunk, and with new management.
1t remains to be seen to what degree
the hope of the head of the Grand Trunk
will be realized, that the city of Port
land and the Grand Trunk may be firm
allies.
Sir Charles and Lady Wilson will re-
main on this side of the water about two
months longer.
President Winslow is understood to be
we'll satisfied with the outlook, and con-
WINGED that the elevator will be built
AS soon as he receives the formal pro-
positionto be made to him by Sir Charles
Rivers Wilson, and General Manager
Hayes, it will be laid before the Board
Of Trade at special public meeting.
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