The Portland daily press., 1900-04-19

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wish . wharf line or iitils more than
a.to miles In aide the docks. The docks
should be $50 fest wide with an esti-
mated depth OF 20 feet as low tide. There
was 10 be warehouse 80 fest deep with
o reservation for wharf purposes 1hsre
would be an ample road wsy for ships Of
every cfsss between the piers and
Mackay's island. This plan OF improve
meus ives not deemed by this commits
sion 10 be nsedsd at once. The commits
sionsrs refer 70 what thsy believed In
time would be ths necessities Of the
port. In looking over the report Of '55 the
good people OF Portland seemed to have
~ great confidence In the future or thu
city ns we at the present time have II
their expectations have not been alto
gsthsr realized 1t 10 from CAUSES which
they eonId not foresse. The Grand Trunk
opened up, there Game the reciprocity
with Canada and the Cuban trade was
large and prosperous. Every thing point
al to very rapid growth OF the city of
Portland. The CONN issio ners attached
great importance TO the city. There wasla
new era In she commercial life of the
city Of Portland. They sntertaiaed
aha hope that II they might be able to
furnish q plan to meet the wants Of in
creasing commerce. This plan was yet
TO be matured.
"7here was also q second report Of the
future condition Of the inner and outer
harhor. It was fou nd shat there was a
natural inner and outer harbor. II
had basin connected with 1t which pre-
oial purposes. The basin tf the inner har-
Der was In Fore river; OF the outsr har
Dor, the Prelumr SCOT river and Back Bay.
There are very few harbors In the world
which are net augmented by artificial
means. The dredging power ives Ieoog-
nized and sooner or later the com mis-
sioners raw that recourse must DO had to
1t. The channel ought 60 be dredged Mp
to this point rs 10 would add 30 the value
and affect fAvernbly the whole OF the
water front. II sometimes happens that
good harbors are wanted whore other nd
vsntages are enjoyed.
"it 10 an advantage to MS to 90 back
to 10 years or more and see what was sx-
pectsd of the future growth Of Portland.
commissioners that their plans were not
realized. Who would have believed TIE
growth OF the railroad interests of this
county which have SO affected the inter-
ests of Portland Portland Impoverished
itself that IL might build two lines OF
railroads The city Of Portland united
with the Portland & Roche ssr railroad,
with the West. Tnen came the Portland
s. Ogdensburg and left Us legacy Of
over three million dollars Of bonds which
we have been carrying for 20 years. &C.
day where are ues The Portland 81
Rochester, the Portland 81 OgdensburR
and the Maine Central railroad are part
Of one system. Yon have sen the grad.
uai absorption Of one line and another
and also the breaking down Of oompe-
titicn. The only composition now Is the
Grand Trunk, and In as the good people
Of Portland under the leadership Of q
now almost fogottsn man. John A. Poor,
started to make q connecting link with
Montreal. The Grand Trunk Is the only
read which has paid TO the city on It's
inys s.ment 8 per cent. The Grand Trunk
is In one sense less foreign than 1t used
to be. (Applause.) We are working on
the same lines of civilization whether
living under the American or British
fiag. (Appiauss.l The com bination Of
am taller concerns under q larger one
works itself out TO q common aim and
prrposs. Nothing has In my recollection
helped Portland so much az the reoipro-
city treaty with Canada. When 1, was
established we said that u new era had
Oh me.
The.interohangs Is mutually profitable
Nature has made Portland the natural