Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-11-11

Mh,ch attracted great deal of attention,
"ru on the following Sunday the captain
~ ~ me Dark Gancdan, which was lying
III the harhor. invited Captain Pickett and
@his @ aSsoclates 10 hold the meeting on
BOARD O! rs vessel. The invitation was
accepted. Then on the next Sunday the
ma.
For the .ast sixteen years the meetings
nave peCn held in sailfloft on Central
Wharf. There is always good atten
dance at the meetings.
Inc work Of Captain Fickctt has been
increasing more ard more every year and
ne IS kept huShN engaged all of the time.
During the past summer he collected 4
great deal Of reading matter but he says
that il will all be disposed OF before next
summer comes along.
portland's veteran molasses man is
Air William g. Soule. one Of the best
known citizens Of the city. Mr.. Soule il
] native OF WatcrVille ana he came 70
ioftIand when he was seventeen years
old. For the last y years he has been
wei acquainted with the molasses trade
ot the state ana for the last - years has
oeen actively connected with this line as
curing this period ne has been com
mission merchant dealing entirely in this
branch Of trade. His opinion on the sub
business men of the city. Frequently he
Is callen upon hy Boston and New York
parties interested in cargoes 10 decide
upon the qualities and values of the
brands of mOlaSseS.
Previous to the time that the trust
was formed about dozen years ago
SAID Mr. SOulC in Il talk with the Journal
correspondent today. there were shipnc.i
To this port for boiling purposes an av
Crage OF frntn zen II fifteen thousand
hsEShCadS Of maldsSUE 4 year. When the
late George :. Hunt sold ont to the trust.
THIS business decreased ana went west =
ward. btlore TINS selling out, the
WhatvcS of Portland Were constantly
filled with cargoes Of moiasses which
came from all parts OF the West Indies
We had ci"ht or ten large importers and
the demand by the inbbinS trade Of
tortiald took nearly all of the importa -
tons. The trade in foreign mulasses
gradually declined up t. about the wear
w. thiS being caused by Boston New
\ 'fh dHd Philadelphia parties entering
ire market MS competitors These par
ties hdt better financial facilities and also
extra iaclllltts for getting cnopcragc.
Such IN shocks and headings from the
Vest The depreciation in tha quality Of
molaSscS from rlanN pf the islands was
responsible for the idea of making CON-
p1unGs or mixtures ior our own market.
Fur some Years the mixtures were made
pilncIrllly with foreign molaSseS as a h
81 which save general satisfaction to the
trade ana consumer, ii having cost less
money InG being Nj lighter color. as Il
rul. than the fprei-n goods.
More recently such sharp competition
mas arisen that the tendency has been
70 uut cheaper goods on the market. Oth
cr ingredients besides foreign inolaSs-s
price. such as low grade centrifugal New
orleans nol1SScS and sugar house sErupS
1t now looks as if the trade of the State
would require at an early day the better
class of goods and thus again bring back
to our own market the straight Porto
Rico and English Island molasses. In
this way cur imn?,9r.a;i"ns for our home
m"iEet NIL &c HkriN 1" ne iarETiN III
titii>rd ana th- rHrr inniaSlgS VII even
luailf -ul IS,", tu' iH,A,ti..S i,-li!
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p.r,' nj, t,. i-r.-i;-b I.j.,,J. .,,,l N,
t,i-,ps v;I acr,r.lio., =, m. I,~,.san- an,
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div mai wIs producrI Two Years 80.
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eTS aud mcrrhauts Ii recover from thu
,fIacts
when Portland 4id an rxtensivG business
in shipping cuba moiasSeS to the ports ~
New York ana Philadelphia but this
business il uow being done direct with
t,rn.i Fnr tha lasl three Years tho
on.,i. WAN, b... h.,.p in,n .rt.l lnrn h.yn
7"'nH .t,", u,il tii Ill n"in.
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II 'tll"3 Y HIT Il I'''tli..!i7 II "'e' 1T '-''
Puft I'I'lSh 'iiol"9St7-
" alter burhhtm. i'hrCf rl sports n
this state. is now going u Introduce an
other sport in Portland. Next week Ec
viii inau2urate the playing Of basket
in this city. These baske; bah games
will Ia played before The league polo
Etrn"S. ManaGer BurnhaIn Is Of u,
l.'i,Il IN, ms '''' III
il.-itI}Gir !! Watson, v-bo far tba Ias
four wears nts been Il mcmhcr OF the
rrnirt rial stIfr orth.. F.xnrcss. has severed
~ ,,rroI.t,nu ,,jtb thar nau.r He h3s
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