The Portland daily press., 1897-01-12


patient efforts in Yeas past of commit
| tees from this Board and of stock taken
| by it's mem bers to make 1t the proud
| success thas.it will be.
The action taken at the last annual
meeting towards the publication Of an
| illustrated book of Portland and vicinity
for distribution abroad, resulted In the
publication of the book entitled Port
land ana its Environments, OF which
| 5, 800 copies were printed at cost of
about $500, contributed by individuals
and corporations, and most OF them dis
tributed throughout the country, and as
the book contained In concise form much
information sought for from. abr Dad, it
must prove of sufficient benedt ato war
rant further efforts in that line Of adver-
Using, for like all other KINDS of bust
ness these times. that of tourist resorts
IL to compete for success must keep
externally before the public, - remember
ing that.a bread liberal policy pays best
and isEmost sure of SUCCESS,
Portland and the whole State of Maine
lave reapod rich reward from it's more
generous Advertising in the past few
years, and though we hear complaints OF
dizziness in many branches of business
Just now, we must not forget that 1t Is
always SO here at this season OF the year,
while stocks are being taken and accounts
balanced and the outlook surveyed before
launching upon another years struggle.
The outlook for Portland for the COM
ing season is certainly very encouraging,
or should he for her oitizsns, If they but
carefully contemplate the many good
things that have come to her of late, to
make her more great and powerful int
struggle fol commerce, trade, industries,
pleasant homes for her people, and at
traotive healthfu1 resorts for her guests
from every cline. Indeed one OF our city
payers in discoursina iupon Fthe outlook
of what must drop into the lap of Port
land already contemplated. concludes
that altogether must make this big
year" for her.
We hardly realize the advance that
Portland has steadily made in the past
year, not only in her fine new stores and
business blocks, improved car systems
in and about the city, but we find that
the great feet of ocean steamships now
coming here has increased the value Of
foreign exports from this port during
the month of Decem Der from 1888, SIS last
year, tossS2, Gal, 1858 same time this year,
an increase of more than a millionSand
half In value in one month, and we fur
ther find that with an increase of five
per cent In mileage and nearly seven per
cent in gross earnings, the steam rail
road business in Maine did quite well in
1895, considering. The addition of 90
lllAC5 VI IdAA w bAc cy opCbA 10 iN1 &SA Ab
proportion than many states can show.
And we further find that the street rail
road mileage was increased over 81 miles
and now amounts to nearly l40 miles in
the state.
Our already well equipped steamboat
lines are to be further increased by one
of the largest, feetest and most elegant
steel steamships on the Atlantic coast.
and other lines likely opened TO more
amply provide for Equipments along the
eastern coast.
The state Is rapidly increasing in popu-
lation and in valuation. and the general
business Of the state Is in very good con-
dition; traders have purchased cautiously
andahave but few outstanding debts and
there have been but few failures, no
disastrous ones, and, there is confidence
of much improvement as spring advano-
es. Tneregwill no doubt be quite an early
active demand for the products of some
of our great special industries, such as
pulp paper, feltin9 fabrics, granite, slate,
heavy steel and mill work, timber, lum
Der, electric machinery, etc.. and gem
eral revival Of business In most of the
little and varied industries, and the in
PRODUCTION of many new manufactures,
as Maine is fast becoming to be known
as the most favorable state in the Union
to carry on manufactures and to reach
the markets of the world with its pro-
ducts. Two of the largest manufactur
ers in Portland whose products go to
every country, declare that no city of it's
size in America, has better advantages
for cheap and easy distribution Of the
products of her industries than Port
land, ana through which the largest
paper mill in the world receives Its sup
plies and ships it's products, because Of
these unusually favorable conditions.
Respectfully submitted,
M. N. RICH,
Secretary.
PORT WARDENS, REPORT.