Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-01-19

Resolve in favor of the Normal School at
Castine, was read once, and Wednesday next
at III o'clock assigned for its further con-
sideration, on motion of Mr.. PORTER.
% motion of Mr.. WILSON of Thomaston,
ORDERED, That all matters causing debate
during the morning hours shall pass over and
De taken up in their order after the morning
hour.
Mr.. KNIGHT from the Committee on Mill
| tary Affairs, on petition of j. Nj. Palmer, re-
ported bill an act to make valid the doings Of
the Brewer Artillery Company, in aid Of the
Soldiers Monument in Brewer. Read and
assigned.
Mr.. KING from the Committee on Division
tof Towns, reported leave to withdraw on petit
ton of G.. Il. A. johnson ct ais, that the
towns of Presque Isle aud Maysville be
united.
On motion of Mr.. WILSON of Thomaston,
ORDERED, That the Committee on the Ju-
dietary inquire into the expedicncy of amend
ing sec. IL, of chap. II of the Revised Stat
| utes, by striking out the words (which shall
be deemed the day of rendition of judgment"
Mr.. WILSON from the Committee on the
Judiciary, reported ought to pass, on bill an
act to incorporate the Richmond Factory
Association. Read and assigned.
PASSED TO BE ENGR ,ssED.-An act to
legalize the doings of the inhabitants of
Eustis. Read and assigned.
PASSED TO DE ENACTED.-An act to incor-
porate the Yarmouth Savings Bank an act
to incorporate the Nichols Mills; an act to
incorporate the Pemaquid Monument Associ-
alton.
Bill an act to authorize the Bangor and
Piscataquis Railroad Company to locate and
construct branch lines, came up on its pas
sage to be engrossed.
Mr.. LEBRoKE moved that the bill be laid
| upon the table, and proceeded to give his
reasons for making the motion. The Bangor
and Piscataquis Railroad was first constructed
from Foxcroft forty miles to Oldtown, and
thence by the way of the European and
North American Railroad to Bangor-thirteen
miles, and subsequently it was extended to
the town of Guiitord-eight miles, making
that road forty-eight miles in length. Peti
tons had been presented to the Legislature
for charter for a branch from that road
from Milo to Brownville. The citizens of
Dover and Foxcroft have got up petitions for
authority to extend the Dexter Railroad from
Dexter to Dover and Foxcroft, and through
Sebec to this very point aimed at by the pc
titieners for the Bangor and Piscataquis road.
| The petitioners for the extension of the Dex
ter road had exercised no undue haste in the
matter--no attempt to steal march upon
anybody, and although he had understood in
lection to the petitioners. still it was Il curl
Gus fact that those gentlemen from Bangor
with whom he was on the most intimate terms,
and who are interested in the matter of the
Piscataquis road, had never approached him
upon the subject of the extension Of the Dex-
ter road. He knew the ability of Bangor's
repr-sen tatives, and he was alarmed for the
| project of the Dexter extension. He feared
that the feeble efforts of the county of Piscat-
aquis would be as naught against the power
tui influences of Bangor to form a combina
ton. He did not wish to impugne any
, gentleman, but he feared when this bill
should be finally passed, before action upon
+ the Dexter extension, that we shall get the
go-by.
The county af Piscataquis, with 16, 900 in
t habitants, and territory large enough to
t make a State as large as some of the single
IS States in the Union, has more of natural re
IN sources--of slate which is better than tht
world ever saw, of iron in great abundance
rs and of lumber which the world is reaching
I'd for to-day-more natural resources, perhaps
o. taking it altogether, than any other county il
), the Safe. 1t is rich in waterpower and il
Of destined, with proper railroad communica
t. ton, to become a great manufacturing com
munity. We have now means of transpor
ID tation from the center Of that county by thu
as way of Bangor, which is SO miles. 1t is 9
ID miles from Dover and Foxcroft to Newport
he and it is 81 miles from Bangor to Newport
Hence, when We start from home TO go t
at Boston by rail, we have to go SO miles out o
lie our way. We want railway from Dexter t,
ID Dover, and that will place US So miles near
re er Boston by rail then we are to day. ant
this by the building Of this twelve miles o
IN railroad. We lose in every ton of freight W,
IS wish to send to Boston by rail 81 90, and fol
v. every ton that we receive we lose the same
e There are great manufacturing interests ir
J. that county, but in order to be successful
Iy and that it may increase, we must save thi.
t, $500 per ton, each way. 1t can be saved il
we can have this extension. Give US this anC
lie the manufacturing interests of the count,
lie will increase to that extent that its present
ID condition will dwindle into insignifcance
is He made no argument against the Bango.
ID & Piscataquis road. His town (Foxcroit,
owns stock in it to the amount of 1927, $50
e and Dover has put $40, 900 into it, They
a don't wish to injure any road, but they want d
II system of railways that the resources of Pts
e cataquis county shall be developed. He con-
y ceived that if the road was built from Dexter
e the manufacturing interests would increase
# to that extent that it could not help benefitng
r. the Bangor & Piscataquis. They will have
ID about as much freight to carry to Bangor as
they now have, while they will be called upor
Of largely to bring in freight.
4 He gave gentlemen tv understand that he
ID did not oppose this bill, but he thought there
D was disposition to get this charter, and Their
f. to oppose the granting of the charter for the
l. extension of the Dexter road. He moved
t. that the bill be laid upon the table.
Mr.. WILSON Of Hallowell called the atten-
l. ton of the House to a rule of the House
= which requires that one member shall moi
J. speak more than twice to the same question,
At without consent of the House.
r Mr.. PALMER remarked that the gentle.
c man from Foxcroit thought there had been
undue haste in the matter of the Bangor and
d Piscataquis Railroad. He explained that on
& the second day of the session the petition was
d presented, aud it was referred to the COM
nittee in its order. 1t was No. 3 or 4, and
d was considered by the committee, and pre-
scented to the House No one appeared be-
l. fore the committee to oppose it, and he had
:, not learned before that there was to be
e any opposition to the bill. He hoped the bill
l. would not be laid upon the table, but that i,
would be allowed to stand upon its own mer-
+ its, and he presumed that when the bill came