Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-01-26


Average Auburn freight receipts and bill
sent per month, 1892; average yearl
freight, passenger. receipts and bills, Auburl
station, 1854.
In addition to the above income to tn
Maine Central Railroad from Auburn station
about &5o, 900 per annum is paid for expens,
bills to connecting roads-chiefiy to the Gram
Trunk Railroad. M
| line freight bills OF this city and Auburi
by express amount to about $50 900, annually
FREIGHT VIA G. r. r. r.
| The annual receipts of corn at Auburn ant
| Lewiston stations via Grand Trunk Railroad
from the Vest (via Danville Junction ant
Maine Central Railroad, are estimated al
100000 bushels; and of wheat and flour iron
the West, direct, by the same route, at TWEEN.
| ty-four millions of pounds-in all about "a :
| 600 tons of freight. The freight cost of this
tonnage from the West is about S240, 900, OF
which about $50, 1000 is the tariff from Dan
vile Junction to Auburn-the remainder go.
ing to the Grand Trunk Railroad. Thus, the
corn, wheat and flour freights alone, at pres
ent tariffs, would pay from 10 to 20 per cent.
on the entire cost Of a road from Lewiston to
connect with the Grand Trunk Railroad at
Danville junction. From 81 to so for
corn has been ordinarily charged for chang
ing freight from G.. r. cars to M. c. cars at
Danville Junction-practically making the
freight on car of corn from Danville juno
ton to Lewiston $3.50 to $40. Freight tariff
from the West to Portland is the same as to
Danville Junction. Hence if the G. Il. r. r.
is extended to Auburn and Lewiston, this
freight discrimination against Lewiston would
be removed and $4,000 saved to our freight
receivers-thus putting our market on the
same footing with Portland.
SUNS TOTAL.
The tonnage of our three railroad stations
in Lewiston and Auburn is, of course, enor
nous, as the figures of receipts from freight
show, since most of the freight is hauled only
from so to 40 miles of the Maine Central
Railroad, and much of it only miles Of that
road. Hence, the ratio of the tonnage to the
receipts $50 far as the Maine Central railroad
is concerned is very much larger than at
points further East.
Lewiston and Auburn pay annually for
freight transportation over the NJ. CIR. II.
| alone about SIG, 900; add to. this cost, of
| freight shipped hence and the yearly freight
| income to the NJ. c. X. r. from Auburn Ship
ments and receipts is $257 1872.
The gross yearly income to Maine Central
Railroad from Lewiston and Auburn stations
is about S350,000. The aggregate receipts
of the M. c. Railroad from all stations, Gin
Guiding the Androscoggin Division last yea,
were S822,959. The amount contributed
from tonnage received and sent and passen
ger travel, by our two cities, to the Main,
Central Railroad and other connecting road
| is $3.50 900, to which add annual cost of ex
pressing goods, and we have the total con
tributions of Lewiston and Auburn to Rail
roads-not including passenger travel on an.
| but Maine Central Road-at 500 900. Al
the above estimates, it will be noted, ar,
made on the basis of receipts for the fiv,
months ending Nov. lS71-which for genera
purposes, is, doubtless, sufficiently accurate
1t will be seen that we add to the amount
of money actually paid at these stations, the
receipts from freight shipped from our sta.
tions-which should not be overlooked, as
we ship not as mere forwarders of Western
produces In the main our shipments are the
goods our industries manufacture-cottons
woolens, shoes, &c.-goods which, but fo
Lewiston and Auburn, would probably b,
made in Massachusetts.
, He spoke of better facilities to accommo
date the travel of Oxford county, with which
county we have no connection by trains w,
need better conveniencies in our cOmmuni
cation with Portland. He met the objections
} urged against the granting Of the bill. Does i
injure any town or city in the least? whether OF
the kennebec or in the western section of tn,
State! The Maine Central Co. are the onl.
parties who object to the granting of tn
charter. That company comes here with i'm
mense influence, and with one of the strong
est lobbies ever seen here. to defeat the bill.
Mr.. FLETCHER of Waldo interrupted tn
Senator by remarking that lie was told tina
the Maine Central company had laid out owe
5000, 900 to accommodate the public.
} MIR. DINGLEY resumed. Was there am
sound reason why this charter should not b,
granted because it was a competing line
! He believed in competition, and said it wa.
| necessary for the interests of Lewiston ant
Auburn to have another road. Competition
would insure cheaper rates. There have beer
petitions embracing 1000 names, presented
to this legislature for this charter. Not ont
remonstrance has been offered against it.
The Senator from Waldo has spoken O
large amounts Of money which have been ex
pended by the Maine Central road. In repl,
he would say that in his judgment he thought
that this money had been expended for thei
own convenience, and not ours.
We have not come before this Legislature
and complained on account Of the rates of the
Maine Central, although our people think
that the rates in some instances are exorbi-
tant, in which respect the Senator pointed
out, and concluded by urging the passage o.
the bill.
Mr.. MORRIS of Cumberland remarked that
if he understood the subject there were two
reasons urged in favor of the bill, which were
greater conveniences with the West, and
| better conveniences with Portland. lie
| thought the citizens Of Lewiston and Auburn
were now well accommodated. He desired
to offer two amendments.
First, he moved to amend by inserting af-
ter the word Auburn, in the 30th line Of sect.
/, as follows: "said road to be built and oper.
ated on the same guage as that now in use on
the Grand. Trunk Railway, and may connect
with said road"
This amendment was adopted.
Also t" amend by striking out section Z,
which reads as follows:
.The corporation is hereby authorized to
make connections with any other railroad on
such terms as its members may deem proper,
and TO lease its road and property either be-
fore or after it shall have been completed, on
such terms as its members shall determine.
Mr.. DINGLEY could see no reason why this
amendment should be adopted. The same
section existed in other charters and il was
! customary to have it.
Mr.. Norris said this bill. as he proposed to
have it amended, gave all the advantages