The Portland daily press., 1899-11-27
READY FOR WORK.
the Local STAN of the ocean Lane. Are
Here.

Affairs ara beginning TO assume their
winter aspect Of business along the water
front and within . few days all az ths
different lines Of ocean steamers will be
we'll under way In both the arrival and
| departure Of these steamers. During
this winter SEASON the following lines
win ply between this port and the old
world: Allan, Dominion. Thomson.
Elder Demps,er. neutrality-suspicious. and
Leyland. OF these lines this Domin lou
was the only one which did not 90 nd
steamships to this oity last winter, that
company for the first time In many
years sending their boats 10 other ports.
As has been the custom for long term
Of years, the Allan line will again have
its headquarters In this nity In the old
two-story wooden house, formerly used
a. a dwelling, which IL located at the ex-
trsme southsrly end Of India street, but
short distance from the depot Of the
Grand Trunk. Manager William VAIN
wright will have general charge Of the
Office, and his staff will be composed Of
IA. wiIson, y. Wheatlsy, Gordon o. Hara,
J. X. CLANCY and Robert u. Teakls. The
outside work will be under the charge Of
George j. Smith. The marine superin-
tsndsnt will he Capt. n. Barclay, and
his assistant win be Capt. Grifilths Mr..
wheatley will be an assistant In the out
side department. All of these officials
with the exception OF Mr.. Teakle, come
from Montreal where. during the past
summer, they were in the employ Of the
A Ian line. Mr.. Teakle comes FROM
Quebec. Mr.. Wilson. Mr.. wheatiey and
Mr.. Teakle are strangers to Portland,
the others having been coming 10 this
city for several winters.
John Torrance. Jr.,. will bs the manager
OF the Dominion line, and his assistant
will be J. A. Hickey. 1hs pors captain
win be CAPT. Michael Scanlop, and the
clerks In the office will be Thomas Ross
and Charles J. DcnnelIy. All of thess
officials were at Montreal this past sum-
mer ex cept Mr.. Ross, who comes from
Quebec. All have been In Portland In
past seasons except MIR. Donnelly.
The Thomson line is the only one which
has steamers to Portland during the
whole year. Its manager this winter
will be Y. J. Mcclure, who has been In
charge since last May. James Bailey
will be the marine superintendent, and
his assistants will te K II. M. Jarvis
and j. ]. Howard. The clerks win be
Thomas j. Burke, N. G. Hickey and Fred
NJ. Stevens. The nsw officials are Man.
agsr Mcclure and Mr.. Hickey. Mr..
Burke is the only American clerk who
Ii employed In any Of the offices of the
English steamer lines in Portland. This
line also looks after the business OF the
Donaldson line.
The manager of the Elder D,mpster
line will be Ii. Ii. Stewart, who has been
bars in past seasons. He will be assisted
again this year by MIR. Holden. These
officials are expected to reayh Portland
on Wednesday.
A. ]. Mccarthy win act rs the mana
ger OF the Lsyland line, and his as sistants
will be Hugh j. Bartlett and MIR. lay
lor. Mr.. Mcfarland viii have charge
the work done on the wharf. A II of these
gentlemen have been here In former sea-
sons with the Leyland line.
MIR. Jansen and Mr.. Andrlen will
again have charge of the Hamburg
American line. They win arrive from
Montreal about Friday.