The Portland daily press., 1900-01-09


increase LOT tons. The imports fer
1893 amounted 20 90. Sal tons; the imports
for 1899 amounted to 30, 44e tons. In
GREASE, 2l,lss tons. Bushels OF grain
handled through the elevator have In
creased 6,0se, 664 bushelA In 1898, bushels
Of grain handled through the elevator
were 9, 72s. SOS; In 1899. i&,siS267. In
crease, 6.0So, Ca.
when 10 IL realized that the Grand
Trunk required Is, $40 cars to transport
the grain alone which was shipped from
this port, In addition to cars required Tor
its other freight, 10 win be seen that that
railroad has given great attention to the
interests OF the port Of Portiansd, and In
order to do this business, they have had
to largely increase their freight terminal
facilities By greatly improving and ex-
tending their freight yard and tracks In
ana around Portland a. we'll Is the con-
tinued improvement which they have
made on the entire line between Portland
and Montreal
Tnsr, has been dscfesss Of one rail-
road during the past year, the Portland
and Rochester having sold Its railroad TO
the Boston and Maine railroad and cessed
doing business under the name Of the
Portland and Rochester. with the olose OF
the year. Hereafter 10 will be operated
By the Boston and Maine railroad who,
we believe. will give Its patrons the best
facilities that the Boston and Maine rail-
road have at Its command.
The report of the committee on manu-
facturs made by Secretary hioh was to
the effect that the past year had been q
very prosperous one. This report was
drawn MP by Hon. Edward b winslow.
The report was pl aced on the records.
Hon. John ". Deerins from the com-
mittee on arbitration had nothing to re-
port. Captain Deering took occasion to
comment ON report made by officials OF
Montreal that the amount Of grain pass
ing through the elevator In that oitJ
showed o decrease over that of 1889. Capt
Deering ALTO took up the question regard
ing the placing Of lghtship In Cssoo
bay and said that Congress had made an
appropriation Of $40, 900 for this porpuse.
The appropriation expired next July ard
It would take special act Of Congress to
again receive that sum and IL would re-
quire another act Of Congress to get the
lightship. He believed that officials Of tina
Lighthouse board were against this light
house being erected.
Secretary Rich said that he had written
officials Of the board regarding the sub
jsot. Captain Deering stated that he de-
sired to offer resolutions on this QUESTION
but President Boothby explained that 1t
was not In order to offer this resolution
now. Then Captain Deering said that he
would walt until the proper time.
There was NO report from A. h W right
Of the building committee or from d. D.
Osgood of the trau sportation committee.
The report Of the me THEOLOGICAL commit
tee. which Is composed Of Q. II. Farley,
William Senter and Winthrop Jordan Is
as follows: Your committee Is pleased to
report that the office of the Weather bu-
reau at this port under the charge Of OBJ
server Jones, has maintained Its high
standard In everything that pertains to
the conduct OF the ONCE. Whatever dis.
appointments the public may feel ct times
In the failure to forstsli the weather. 1t
m st be remembered that the good done
is 80 much gained, while the erorrs and
deficiencies are to be gradually dimin-
ished by time. Some Of the deficiencies
are being supplied now by the establish
ment Of about dozen stations stretching
through the Caarribean sea. Theis will
he of great Importance. With station ut
Bermuda under our control. and another
at South Shoal Lightship, 1t would be
difficult for a storm like that Of Novem-
Der, 1858, to assault this coast without
ouch q previous knowledge Of its APP
preach a. to prevent = repetition OF that
great horror.
The report of the committee on trans
Atlantic business was made by Secretary
Rich. IL was lengthy and full Of statistics
regarding the trade which Is In splen-
did condition at this present time.
The committee on nominations through
its chairman, George Trefetnsn, reported
the following list OF o fiicers for the ensu-
ing year: President, +. 4 Boothby; vice
president, Joseph II. Short, Ammi
whitney, Albert b. Hall; board Of direc-
tors, Charles W. 7. 6oding. George IRE
fsthsn, Alonzo w. Smith. Charles y.
Libby, William W. Merrill. Charles II.
Payson, Augustus r. Wright, Henry p.
Cox, Zsnas Thompson, William Cham
barlain, Adam r. Leighton, John b.
CoIsm. an, william II. Gray; secretary, n.
N. Rich; treasurer, Charles r. bobes;
Fort warden, Benjamin W. Jones. James
Keazer.
This report was accepted and than Mr..
Trsfethen was authorized to cast the vote
OF the board for President Boothby and
also to cast another vote for the oshsE
otficera
10 accepting the nomination for prssi-
dent for the fourth year, Col. boothby
took oocasion to heartily thank the MEM
bars for the honor conferred upon him.
He wished to here ~ that this would be
| his last year.
| al look back with great pride over the
| work which We haveaooomplished durin 9
| A. t..s thxaa vaar.p aid praaideut