The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-07-19
Uhe War of the Railroads.
Demand of the Boston and Maine ON the
Euainc Central for Connection ON or Be
fore July 9th.
AUGUSTA, July 18th, 1873

AUGUSTA, July 18th, 1873.
To the Editor of the Portland Press.
AT a late hour Thursday night an officer
served upon ex-Gov A P. Morrill,, President
of the Maine Central Railroad Company, the
following rather warlke demand. Mr.. Morrill,
was at his residence in Readfield when he re-
ceived the notice, so that the affair was not
known here until this morning. The follow
ing is true copy of the demand.
To the Maine Central Railroad and Portland C.
Kennebec Railroad Company:
Whereas, You have maintained and are now
maintaining at Portland an actual connection
of rail with the Portland, Saco & Portsmouth
Railroad Company and other railways, and
have been and are now exchanging with such
railways, baggage, express, postal. passenger
and freight cars with and without loads, to and
from stations on your railways and connecting
railroads, to and from stations on said Portland,
Saco & Portsmouth and other railways, and
connecting railways, and hauling said cars up
on your lines to and from your said connecting,
and are and have been, moreover, exchanging
freight bills, tickets and baggage checks, sell
ing coupon tickets, checking baggage and bill
ing freight to and from stations on said rail
ways to and from stations on your own railways
and connecting railways, upon terms unknown
to us; and whereas you have no legal right to
grant monopolies' OF give Especial and I'M
equal Preferences" and whereas by your char
ter and by the statute of Maine you are holden
so to connect and transport cars from the Bos-
ton & Maine Railroad
Now the directors of the undersigned Boston &
Maine Railroad, which is now running to Port
land il close proximity with and crossing your
rails, demand of you that you allow coDnec--
ton of their rails with your rails at said Port
land, and that you exchange and transport
each and all said forms of cars, with or without
leads granting to said cars facilities equal TO
those granted by you to cars to or from any
-
said Boston and Maine Railroad freight
bills, tickets and baggage checke, and
sell coupon and other tickets check baggage,
and bill freight to and from stations on said
Boston and Maine, and connecting railways to
and from stations on your railways and connect
ing railways so far as in your power with IA
cilities equal to those granted by 20 to any
other railway at Portland Said Boston and
Maine railroad is and will be ready to pay all
legal and proper charges upon said cars, freight
and passengers, and other legal and proper
charges incident to the premises, and will pay
the expense of putting in and maintaining said
connection of rails, and comply with all reason
able and proper regulations in reference to the
premises.
Said Boston & Maine railroad demand of you
70 designate suitable place and manner Tor
sals connection on or before July ~, AID 1873,
u UNI longer time,is needed therefor; and it
tne same is found by the said Boston & Maine
hafu suitable to put in said connection on or
oeioIe ouiy -, A. d., 1873, unless you say
longer t,me Is needed therefor; in default Of
snst sd Boston B1aa and Maine railroad will des
will put in the same unless resisted and
ed by you; and said Boston and Maine pailroaJ
will hold you responsible in damagas 10 .Ln;n
traffic. and to all other lawful DAMAGES 20 'n and
will seek such other remedy by process of law
as they may be entitled to in the event ' ~o,,
refuse or neglect to comply herewith '''
The above is signed by N. G. White, presi-
dent of the Boston & Maine Railroad Compa-
ny. lis to be hoped there will be no occasion
for calling out the State militia. CUsHNoc.