Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1872-04-09


The Grand Trunk Railroad.
Since the manifest Improvement iU the
condition of this road the past year, ii is
but simple act OF justice to notice it,
and DO away with the prejudice existing
Ia the public mind. against the road, es-
prcllly in Oxford County. We notice,
by AN article in the Montreal Gazette, that
there las been an increase in the gross
receipts OF the road the past year OF
SLOi5.2.S. and that the business of the
present year promises still more. This
places the road in good financial con-
litjou. and the management seem in
ciued to 30 their utmost to favor the
wants of business men along the line,
and al Lewiston and Portland. A re-
luctiou Ina the rates of freight has just
been made, a. follows: on first class,
such As Dry Goods, Furniture, &c, one
Hir| di>count-Second-cla such Is
Apples, dried or green, &c. six cents y
hundred discount-on third class, such as
Potatoes, Flour. Grain. &c, two cents
per hundred
This i, certainly the inauguration OF q
more liberal policy. which will be appre-
cia,ed by all doing business with the
road The truth j., The farmers of Ok
ford County can now get their potatoes
and other produce to make; n Portland
cheaper than the farmers within ten miles
ci Portland no, on the line OF the road.
can g, theils.
The Gazette SAYS that the financial con.
G,iou OF the road is Yearly improving
under Mr. Bridges management, and its
unusually excellent standing is indicated
10, thc important fact that within month
or two the balance OF the Grand Trunk
equipment bonds. amounting to one and
a quarter millions OF dollars. have been
disposed OF 1T par. There are few rail.
road anywhere that can dispose OF their
bonds - ttyorab,y Is that
The Gazette says: The work OF i'm
proving the line is steadily going on.
One hundred and ten miles of steel rails
were laid up to January, 1872, and it is
estimated that ia four years the whole
Hne viii DE Ie-laid with steel IS iron has
been found unsatisfactory on account of
,he igor ct the seasons, and the i'm
ueu,e amount of freight transported. In
me Improvement OF the rolling stock,
twenty-five IirSt-claSs passenger cars.
twenty Pullman cars, twenty engines,
and q very large number Of second.class
passenger and freight cars have been
added, the past year, and more have
been ordered for future use. During the
past three Years, Que thousand change
aole gauge cars, Tor through traffic in
freight have been added, and fifteen
hundred ordinary box and platform cars.
masking a total OF addition to the carry.
my capacity OF the road of twenty five
hundred ears. The company have also
ordered 81 new and commodious iron
terry boat Tor use at Sarnia, large enough
,o transport full passenger train"
We are satisfied that an unfounded
prejudice has existed against the Com
plny owing 10 the belief that its policy
ia relation 10 granting hall-fare rates TO
religious aud temperance societies and
political conventions, is not as liberal as
that OF other railroads There was con-
siderable complaint in our County, last
year, because delegates to the Grand
Lodge of Good Templars. and the Re.
publican State Convention, did not re.
ceiye the accommodation which they did
from other roads-bnt we ale assured
from one OF the officers Of the road that
the fault vas not theirs, but where there
was any failure, it was owing to the ap-
plication not being seasonab!y made.
We think the public will be glad to
know this, and to hear of the new reduc.
lion in freight, and will give the road q
hearty and liberal support, and what is
equally desirable, their good wishes fol
Is prosperity.
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