The Portland daily press., 1865-06-26
Portland R NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Entertainment.


The Portland Railroad Company is wha
was the Portland and Forest Avenue Hors,
Railroad Co.,-the last legislature having
shortened the name, the Company very wise
~ desiring to be saved the trouble Of writins
80 long title Tor their corporation.
Ga Saturday afternoon the Directors in
vited the Representatives Of the press of ths
city, with their ladies, to take a trip over the
route, to view the company property at the
termini OF the lines. A beautiful new car
never before on the track, was brought into
fequlsislon, and at o'clock the company left
the ofice, opposite the Preble House, aud pro-
ceeded directto Westbrook. Stopping in front
OF the car-house and stables, they left the car,
and enjo5ed on hour or more In strolling about
the premises and grounds, and in taking a
turn through the cemetery, and then started
on the return trip.
The Company has large car house In
Westbrook, In which are now stored the win
ter cars and several OF the wheelrcars. The
building is arranged with all the conyeniences
Tor the uses to which it is appropriated. In The
rear OF the car house is the stable.-a flne,
well-arranged, perfectly ventilated building
In which the comfort of the noble animals i
as much consulted as though they were uos-
sessed by even finer Organization. About
thirty horses are kept at this stable. The
stalls are SO arranged that the horse can neitb.
or gnaw the wood work, waste his hay, or spoil
1t by constantly breathing upon it. The feed
Ing Is from above, where the hay is kept. and
where all the feed is prepared.
Contiguous to the stable-in the rear-tbe
Company have some eight or ten acres Of land.
all underlain by an excellent quality Of gravel.
which they not only use for their own mr.
poses, but sell for the accommodation Of bur-
chasers. fu4s
Returning towards the city. the companv
was eourteously invited to stop at Capt. j. B.
Coyles, and take stroll through his maenia,
cent grounds, and rest themselves in his pala.
tlal mansion. An hour was delightfully."- spent
The grapery, the hot house, the vegetable gar
den, the strawberry beds, the orchard. the
park, and the lneandering path which skirts
the shore Of the Cove under the shelter Of thu
forest growth, were all visited, and after lis
tenlng to popular melody sung by the Cap
tain's daughter, who played her own accom-
paniment, and soul stirring chorus in which
captain C's rich basso voice was conspicuous.
--asong which drew forth spontaneous and
warm applause from the whole company.-the
party re-entered the car and started again for
the city. Is nE c0Mt
Arrived at the Congress street junction, they
found the ''show" was not over. Reversing
the engine-hitching the horses to the other
end of the car,-the company found them.
selves in few minutes at the Spring street
terminus of the line. A pleasant stroll was
enjoyed through the splendid grounds OF T.
q. Hersey, Esq, and the beautiful garden OF
d. P. Storer, Esq and then, after a visit to
the stable and car shop, they returned to the
company's office uuder Lancaster Hall. The
stable on Spring street is much like that IN
Westbrook, only very much larger. The car
shop and house are In the same building, the
lower part being used for storing cars. and the
upper part for repairing and manufacturing.
Here cars OF the very best quality are made,
painted and trimmed, from the "raw material. !.
Ten wheel cars and ten sleigh cars have al.
ready been manufactured, and they are far
superior to cars that have been imported from
other States.
Inc Company have now invested about
$4,000. They keep about eighty i've horses,
and run regularly eleven cars. The distance
run daily--the aggregate OF all the cars-is
$50 miles. The following figures show the
operations of the road for the last three
months, and for the corresponding months Of
last year:
MaTck 1ees 1894
Number OF Passengers, 2 e s6,223 50 $50
Gross Receipts, s2,Sse 20 s1,es4 rs
Passengers, 60 Gal "a 275
Receipts, ss,Sss.l5 sl,ssses
p "eagers, aa 574ne S7745
liz Sipf6- OH IN q yQQ ~
Total three Months, Y-'''-''
PASSENGERS, 1913 800 10s. ea7
Receipts, $40 0.261 s5,SJl15
The hard experience of the Company last
winter, when horse feed was at its extreme
highest Limits and other expenses in about
the same ratio, and its results, must convince
the most obdurate sceptic that the stock in
this road is among the best stocks in this
market. Everything Is prosperous with the
rad; the travel is constantly increasing, al d
its advantages to the city cannot easily be com
puted.
The representatives Of the press-of whom
goodly number were in attendance were
laid under obligation to the Directors for their
courtesy, and to somebody-we presume the
Secretary ofthe Co., NJ. G. Palmer, Esq, and
the efficient Superintendent, j. j. Gerrish,
Esq, for an abundant treat to strawberries
and cream, with other appropriate "Hxings,"
as pleasant finale to the afternoons enter
tainment. sss .sss.
SUDDEN DEATH.-Mr. Stephen McGowen
residing on Centre street, employed in the of
foe of the Kerosene Wosks in this city, was
seated upon some logs in front OF the old Gus
tom Houea IN (totnu,aro;al atraat Catr,d.,