The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-11-07
RAILWAY NOTES.
Ogdensburg & Lake Champlain


The ogdensburg & Lake Champlain railroad
stock is again being pushed to the front, though
as yet little more than quotations. have been
made. There seems to be prospect of its
becoming OF some real value from the interest
taken in it by the New York Central. The
Ogdensbnrg has strong list of directors, Mr..
Rutter, the President of the New York Cen
trail, being OF the number. 1t is evident Mr..
Vanderbilt is DESTROYS Of esta hlishing Eastern
connections, as he is building bridge from
Rouses Point across McQuam bay to Swanton,
where he connects with the st. JohnsburP &
Lake Champlain railroad on the East. From
Rouses Point 60 miles West a connection is
made with the Rome & Watertpwn railroad
which connects with the New York Genital.
Thus through line is established for Winter
business over more than three-fourths of the
road, which has formerly been confined to
Summer business, and local traffic after the
lakes arS closed by the ice. The Ogdensburg
road is laid with steel rails to within Is miles
of Ogdensburg, and is well equipped, having
1914 cars of all descriptions, being thus well
prepared for any new business that nav offer
on the completion of the bridge, which will be
in few days.
The New Railroad Bridge Across the st.
John River.
Since the company was organized to build
the railroad bridge across the river at ST. John,
n B., the work of connecting the two railway
systems of the Province has been rapidly
pushed along. The pier for the bridge on the
North side of the falls is rapidly rising, though
the men have had opportunity TO work only at
low tide, but very soon this difficulty will be
overcome. The levels for the pier on the South
bank have been obtained, and on account of
the change in the original plans that enc will
be constructed with much less difficulty than
the other. About thIee-fourths of mile of
the line through Portland is in process of grad
ing, including several very extensive filings
with heavy cuttings. The grading and bridge
will be continued through the Winter, but the
masonry work on the piers at the falls will be
suspended ss soon as frosty weather sets in, to
be resumed early in the Spring, when 800 men
will be employed to push the work along, that
it may be completed by the specified time,
August ID. 1t is calculated at the present rate
of traffic that about $50 freight and passenger
cars will pass over the bridge every day, which
number will be rapidly increased by the de-
velopment of the export trade of the Maratme
Provinces, consequent upon the necessity of
breaking bulk of goods in transit being re-
moved.
The Somerset Railroad Extension.
The directors u the Somerset railroad met
at Oakland and votsd to authorize their presi-
dent to subscribe $4,000 toward the capital
stock of the Anson & New Portland railroad.
subsequently further subscriptions have been
made by individuals. 1t is proposed to build
and maintain narrow gauge road from the
terminus of the Somerset railway in Anson to
North New Portland. a distance Of seven
miles, Should this plan be carried out, as its
friends claim that it will be, they think it may
delay or prevent the building of line from
South Strong to North New Portland as has
been proposed. They claim the Arson route
is the nearest and most direct route for the
business and travel of that section of Somerset
county.
Miner Notes.
Last week Is record of railroad construction
in this country shows that 24i5 miles of track
were laid, making the aggregate for the year
up to the present tins 5,1SS miles as against
S,446 for the corresponding period in 1882:
5,763 in 1881, and 4,614 in 1880.