The Portland daily press., 1899-09-22
Lord Chief Baron of Ire
land is His Guest.
Mr.. Pirrie is Head of Great
Ship Building Company.


which has visited Portland this season
arrived Lere late yesterday afternoon on
q special car from Boston, and are regis
tered at the Falmouth hotel 1t consists
of the Right. Hon. W. J. Pirrie of Bel
fast, Ireland, and Lady Pirrie. and the
Right Honorable the Lord Chief Baron
Of Ireland. wife and niece, Miss Palles.
The Lord Chief Barren OF Ireland 10
known rs Right Hon. Christopher Palies-
| he Is the last lord chief baron. England
or Ireland will ever know. AZ the Office
win cease to exist ON mis- death. By
the act OF 1872 the British parliament
abolished the Office Of lord chisr baron in
England and Ireland, the title to end
when the incumbents at that time died
The lord chief baron of England Is dead,
Lut the title stili exists In Ireland and is
borne by the Right Hon. Christopher
Palles This Office corresponds to our
chief justice OF the Supreme court, and
is the highest judicial position in Ire
land. -
The lord chief baron. his wife and niece
are the guests of Mr.. Pirrie, who IL one
of the wealthiest men in ireland and one
of the most influential In the British
lempire. He Is the chairman. or, as we
would say in this country, the president,
OF one of the largest shipbuiiding CON-
Germs In Great Britain. His company 10
known as the Harland s. Wolf shipbnild-
Ing company and employs 1o,oOo work
men. In the last three years this compa-
ny has built over So, coo tons In steam
ships, thus being one fourteenth Of all the
tonnage floating under the British flag.
Mr.. Pirrie is Interested In several OF
the largest steamship lines of England
and his visit to Portland Is of the great
est Significance.
Among the steamships built by the
company OF which Mr.. Pirris Is the pres
idsnt, is the Oceanic of the White Star
line, the largest ship ever built and the
most costly and palatial in her appoint
ments. She recently arrived In New York
on her maiden voyage ard among her
passengers were the distinguished party
now visiting Portland. After remain
ing a few days in New York MIR. Pirrie
ana his guests visited Boston. where they
remained day or two. and yesterday
came to Portland on trip combining
busine with pleasure
Mr.. Pirrie accorded the PRESS an in
terview last evening. He Is a Canadian
by birth. his native city being Quebec
| which he intends TO visit before return
, ing home.
In the course of his talk with repre-
sentative of the PRESS last evening. Mr.
Pirrie said that although this was his
first visit to Portland, he has long been
watching the growth of the city and
: through his assistants. who have visited
IL several times and reported upon the
results Of their Inspections, he is thorough.
iy familiar with Its facilities and posi-
9 bilities as a shipping point. Realizing
some five or six years ago." said MIR.
] Pirrie. "that the facilities afforded other
: sea ports on the Atlantic coast were moi
sufficient to keep pace with the rapid in
crease Of the transatlantic winter ship
ments from America which Montreal
4 cares for In the summer season, turned
s my attention to Portland and was al
4 once impressed with the natural advan
y tages of this port for carrying on tn,
!. winter business. told Sir Charles Riv
= ers Wilson, the president of the Crane
Trunk railroad, system that II the IA
Ioiiities of this port were increased
would guarantees that the Grand Truni
should have enough ships to care fol
all the freight 1t could haul here. Gen
erai Manager Hays when he assumed
charge of the Grand Trunk, showed him
: self at once to be man OF great energy
he.
for him and am thoroughly In sympathy
: iwiti all he Is trying to do for the 9rant
: Trunk and for Portland. It was largely
Through my representations to MIN ant
to Sir Charles Rivers Wilson that the bis
/ grain elevator was built here and tn,
o ether improvements were made at thi
z Grand Trunk terminal. Portland woult
) never have been heard from as shippiny
y point had 1t not been for Sir Charles
IS Rivers Wilson and Mr.. Hays and Oh,
q Grand Trunk railroad. Boston wonlt
s have swallowed up all of this bushes
. and Portland would have been passed by
" am now convinced that this.port ha
a great future before 1t. In my opinion
ut will become one of the chief wintel
Iports on The Atlantic coast, II not, Oh,
most important. / understand that the
i. summer line here this season has beer
| quite sucuessfui and think that In th,
= near future Portland will be doing
large summer steamship business. III,
It only limit to the winter business Port
IS land win do is the capacity OF the 6rnnt
D Trunk to haul the freight. We can and
n wui give them all the ships they need
to carry away from Portland all TIN
: freight they can handle hsre."
oil Mr.. Pirrie said that he did not care h
s discuss AT this time just what the result
Iof his visit hers would be. That thl