Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-02-09

ing the rest,to run the unpaying part, was not
fair. These people ask this road, not because
it is needed, but that they may put their
freight up at auction. knocking it off to the
ones who may carry cheapest.
The people who have put their money into
that road should be protected, and he put in
an appearance to ask the House to weigh
the matter well and protect the rights OF all.
Mr.. PERKINS OF Poland moved the
previous question, and the House seconded
the call.
Mr.. TURNER moved and the House ordered
that when the question be taken it be by yeas
and nays.
Mr.. KNIGHT did not care to make speech,
but he might be misunderstood if some pro
test against this order of affairs was not
made. Here is a matter asked for by
large number Of people. and he wished to
refer to two or three matters concerning
which there had been blind mistake
The first proposition is that the Maine
! Central extension was to accommodate the
people of Lewiston and Auburn. He did not
believe that the people OF those cities and
good many other well informed people in the
State knew that before. The next piece OF
assurance that is brought in is the declaration
deliberately made-not by the men who are
the recognized Railroad Kings of the State OF
Maine, but By new men put forward yester-
day, or put themselves forward-saying
''dare you 90 back to your constituents and
tell them YOU have voted to build that FIVE
miles of railroad from Lewiston to Danville
Junction. They further said that in case
this bill was granted that our constituents
have got to pay % per cent. more on freight
than heretofore, because the losses to this
road By that arrangement the people have got
to make up. This was deliberately made
substantially under instruction, he had no
doubt. What he said about that was, that it
was piece of deliberate impudence that
would put to the blush highwayman.
The Pullman cars had been referred to.
He supposed that all knew that these cars are
put On by Mr.. Pullman, who has the tolls for
extra accommodations. while the railroad
company has the fare of passengers the same
as ii they rode in any other car. These cars
cost $4,000 a piece, but not widow or an
orphan has got stock in them. They were
put on the back route little while before this
Legislature met, and he had reason to believe
they would run but few DAYS after its ad-
journment.
1t was said yesterday that here a broad
principle was involved, and it was asked if
we were going to allow parallel road to be
built against the interests of those who have
vested rights? 1t has been done, not only by
y,
but this very Maine Central runs to-day a
road parallel to the Grand Trunk, where for
miles and miles you can throw an apple from
one train to another. He referred to the COM
plants of the people east, that they were lily
accommodated before the change of gauge
Now, he said, they can go by the way of the
kennebec road, and could have done so long
ago. Tie alluded to the statement made that
the widows and orphans hold the bonds OF
the Maine Central and proceeded to demon
strate that the road was not in such pre-
carious condition as asserted. A foreign cap
italist, by the gentleman's (Mr. Webb own
its bonds. He next referred to the pow er
that the Maine Central is gaining day by day,
and concluded by expressing desire to vote
upon the question on its merits, and not on
any motion to refer or postpone.
Mr.. WILSON of Thomaston said this was a
contest between this road that has staggered
on without dividends for nearly quarter OF
a century and the rich corporations in Lewis
ton. 1t is a question of good faith and a
question of policy whether the Legisla-
ture will allow parallel roads. He was out
side, down by the sea shore, and it would
effect him but little; but he considered it an
unsound doctrine to allow this road when the
cities of Lewiston and Auburn are surrounded
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charter, and got it, because their contract
with the Maine Central was about expired,
and in his judgment the reason for parallel
road last year was to drive new bargain
with this road that has been struggling for
existence. Why did not they pick up that
charter and build that road? In his Judgment
the people there do not mean railroad but
want this as lever to drive bargain with
the Maine Central.
Gentlemen have hung about this capitol
upon both sides of this question, and if Lew
iston could not beat the world then he was
no Judge of ''lobbys." Bangor used to lead
but Lewiston leads at this time.
He was for keeping good faith with corpo-
rations that are incorporated, and when
they have put their money in they
should not be BRAIDED to death, and pun.
ished year after year by these sledge ham,
mer charters, never intended to be used. He
was opposed to the motion to refer to the
next legislature. Ii the policy Of the state is
to grant charter upon charter and not wait to
see if the public necessity required it, it would
be as well to settle the question now as at any
other time.
Mr. WILSON read the proceedings of a
meeting of the directors of the Maine Cen
trail Railroad, at which it was voted to lay a
third rail.
WI. Il ESsENDEN ItudIheu tlldl tLe COL-
pany took up its third rail about six weeks
ago, and said that railroad men consider a
third rail nuisance.
The House ordered the main question,
which was on passing the bill to be engrossed.
The yeas and nays being taken the result was
in the affirmative, as follows:
YEAs.-NIessrs. Bailey. Baker, Bragdon Bur-
leigh, Campbell, Churchill, Coombs, Counce, Frs
kline of Newcastle, Farrar, Farwell, Fessenden,
Fields, Flitner, Folsom, Foster, G;rry, Hanes,
Hanson, Harding, Haskell, Hayes, Holden, How.
ard, Humphreys Jepson, Jordan, Keegan, Kennis
ton; Knight Lebroke, Lord of Blnehill, Nc Al:ter
Of Pennington, Perkins of Auburn, Perry of Ok
ford Perry ofBridgton, Potter ofWebster, Potter of
Woolwch, Preble Prince, Randall, Ray, Reed OF
No. Ii, Reed of waldoboro', Richardson, Robin
son, Rogers, Silsby, Smith of Wayne, Snow,
sprague, springer, Stanley, stuart ribbetts of
Brookln, Trefethen, TUFTS, Turner, Wadsworth,
Wells, White of Roekand whitcomb, Whitmore,
Wggin, Wilson of Hallowell, Winslow-T.
NAYs.-Messrs. Anderson, Atwell, Bachelor,
Barker, Bliss, Briggs of Hudson, Briggs of Brown
Vile Brown, BurriIl, Bennett Butler, Butterdeld,
Carleton, CARL, Clark, Cornish, Crandon, Deer.
ing, Erskine of Palermo, Estes, Evans, Fifield,
Fogs, Foss, Getchell. Griffin; Goding, Hahn, Ham
brook of Knox, Holbrook of Madison, Humphrey,