Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1878-01-15
The Buckfeld Railroad.

The original charter OF the Backheld
Biauch Railroad was granted in lS4f,
work was commenced The toi'owi ing YEAR
and trains were running early 10 1900.
| The road extended from Ne Chablc Fails
| 10 Buckfeld, distance OF thirteen MI es.
| Telegraph lines were established and
| fine depot, $50 Ieet long, with two tracks
was erected here. The road cost about
$3.50, 900. Hon +. q. j. Smith furnished
| iron, tor which he received mortgage
on the road for SAC, 800 OF the bslaace
of the outlay Bucklioid paid $50 600 and
! neishboriug towns $40 coo, and he citi-
/ z.ns OF Buckheld alone sunk Sl2O 600 IN
the original road. |; ia surprise TO
people now that at That carly day, v hen
/ railroads were conn araiIvcly few in the
COUNTRY, the people ul . SINAI. inland
/ town should put It,ir shoulders 10 The
wheels of so grea. An enterprise and
carry /. iutu successful operation. But
/ they were enthusiastic and invested their
| h4rd-carned slyi0gs IN this enterprise.
! th,pIing The future would bring them
/ r,cu dividend TLen followed the pa my
dns Of BucAhod, IN which II became
second 10 % ,Gland town 10 tho State IN
point OF business prospdUy. Houses
and stores were built with rspldlty,
STAGES came IN from all parts OF the
country, aud people came here To mirse'
FROM iiilN miles 10 The nothHArd. But
the work at building and sus,SiuIng d
railroad proved 3 heavy burden 70 the
corpprators. aud after running 1t icw
years they entered into conference With
Mr. Smith. the nottgsgee, WHO came
here aud p inttd Ia glowing terms 3
! Itulitu ia ure for this community II II
wou.d ace, pt his proposals; srd the
subtle aud persuasive eloqueuoe Ut this
man at 4 pu1lic meeting resulted IN a
voluntary surrender OF the road INTO his
h nds under the mortgage. Inc people
thought they were acung wisely, when
in iacl they were placing their necks I'M
dsrA Yoke OF hUmj l1uug bondage and
sultr ed 10 tav tNacuon 81 uitute
money.
Ma Smi,u became 2 residegl here and
eutltj upon scheme Tor ,N,cuf"E be
r,ad 'u Canton Point Inc poVpo y &c
more leut Their aid t0 ih1 enterprise with
i large contributions. Ihc work ot gra--
IN. ,ra- ga. MA. A. i1'oiy.s long
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90.
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'h' l.."' '.'"' W. ''tl
steamboat ana ''S''o" h"'s'S o'e 'e'' -
ro' down. lie l'.''' ''.Al' 40
been oe'''''''' s'' ''''N '''.'' '..' Nv
hfH hh' ''' ''t-' =. ,"o 'U'" ~ ga
che 'it" ATE s"i'' a. loVp,e w"
otk l' m O.. ''t'"s a"' 81 - -
a. Ar it' Is '.-C' "'Lo' '"e
u O. : lLal 80. t'th.
ILls coGlit.h 81 thinSs Coht,hu "
over space %! several years VA 'n'
spring oil leoI' "Ieh me roAu was Pu'
chased oi Mr.. A. IL Mottlii uuu'l Tue
patronage OF boston cap''a''7's' - suu ., iN,
~ operation unutI Tue hHuio VI lV'"'uu
OAloId Oe"'iHI 'H ioau' I"e poOP'e
again Itht h'tlaI A'u' Huu "A'uS "''u
soon RAINING. f"r lie" years Tue ro"u
was well manager atd hlghIy prosper
Gus. but through 'ome laiIuTe On the Par'
OF he prOpre.ors lie read went Oack
iu,u 10. hands @! Mr. smith. Inis chars re
was Flowed O7 an importation OF OIL
Gals and employees from New lork, ur-
der whose msnasement the roao became
repToacn had slSmA 10 the "no'e
community
la 1909 demand "as maue upon 'He
towns along The ilre OF Inc Ioau lot Iui-
thvr contributors ID ala oi comP!el'g
the road 10 Canton. lnc'e Vas thIea'
OF stopping me road altogether II llt
contributions were Lot ilr.hcomlng.-
Hoping TO secure the permanencY 81 'bt
road, Buckhe'd ara Eic'ni'Y contributed
- SUBSCRIPTIONS soVVo, h'r''otu luaneu
Is credit Tor SoUUO. ana Cthtoh sZ0'OoO
IN acd'tlHn ~ ABOUT s4V wv ~ 81 sc "
hon. these ioaus were 10 DC paIu tne
road on condition oi It's competitor To
Can,ol bv Jan. /, 1870. lie road iaIeo
10 meet the requirements oil Inc CONTRACT
and Hartford never Issued It's bonds bur
most OF the subscription wss paid, aud
Canton placed IFS bonds 10 the amount OF
rs loan 10 me HANDS OF Mr' omilp' "uo
appropriated ihein 10 MS own iu'e' eS's
and 'elt II without Toau, l men 'oIlo '' 81
Two yeHIs - u'u''T' .a".es, , US W ,a'
par Vi ,ue - r,n NV I'D i'' 49, -
''K"'S' ieueou''I' ~ ms " 49,
no lSOiit'es. - iI.s'u'n' So ,sao, u,9
NM IL n'n'pg anu "uns.Us' anu 10 ,N 80 ~
e' ohlcIl'S anu 'tuP'oy 60 Tau 'uo 20" San