The Portland daily press., 1883-03-22
RAILROAD NOTES.
The Consolidation scheme.

The Portsmouth correspondent Of the Bos-
ton Traveller says in last evenings edition, he
had had an interview yesterday forenoon rela-
tive 10 the Boston & Maine and Eastern Rail
roads lease, with as distinguished a gentleman
and stateman as there is in New Hampshire,
one who has honored his country on the battle
field and in Congress, who has for many years
been one of, II not the most prominent Repre-
sentative in the Legislature from that county,
and will be there next June, and whose influ-
enoe is always powerful therein, both as a de-
batter and jurist. lie states that he cannot
understand why the Boston & Maine stock
holders desire TO perfect the proposed lease,
He says they now earn q large dividend with
out any entangling alliances or bankrupt con-
Germs to bolster up, and should, in his opinion,
let we'll enough alone Should this matter
ever reach our Legislature the gentlman will
earnestly support an amendment TO the bill
which shall provide that the tariff for passen-
gers shall not exceed two cents per mile, nor
in freight more than two cents per ton mile,
with twenty cents per ton depot charges IN
Boston and ten cents per ton at all other depots
ON the line, with some other equally stringent
provisions TO protect the people
The Manchester Union (Democratic) comes
out yesterday against the proposed lease. lt
copies the severe criticism IN the Manchester
Union on the Boston Il Maine management,
and closes its article by saying;-'The Union
is OF the opinion that the Legislature and court
of our State will in the future, as in the past,
stand between the overreaching tendency OF
any corporation, and this question is safe IN
their hands,"
The Chronicle of yesterday morning has an
article, evidently written by railroad man,
setting forth the proposed advantages OF the
consolidation of the two roads,
Minor Notes.
Mr.. Henry Percival Is now running as night
postal clerk between Bangor and Boston.
At the annual meeting OF the Chicago &
Grand Trunk stockholders at Chicago, on
Wednesday, il was stated that $l,ioo.00o had
been expended during the year on improve
ments. No financial exhibit was presented.
This Boston 4 Maine Company intends TO lay
a second track from Durham to Salmon Falls
during the coming summer. Their double
track, which now reaches to point east OF
Haverill, will in due time be extended to Port
land,
George ID. Crane, train dispatcher OF the
Maine Central Railroad at Bangor, win remove
to this city April LIST and continue in the same
position
The Boston Joufnul says:--''New York Cen
tral is not increasing its traffic with Boston via
the Tunnel. Why should it. when Its inter-
esis lie in the direction OF New York city?
Then, again, the Grand Trunk pre,ends to
provide Boston with a Western connection;
but il owns a line of its own to Portland.
What does this road care for Boston intesests2
The following item from Portland exchange
is a casa in point;
THE Grand Trunk Railroad Company has
thus far this winter received from the Allan
and Dominion line steamers and shipped TO
Canadian and Western points $500 cars Of
freight, representing In gross 81 600 tons. This
vast amount has been forwarded promptly by
the road and without loss or damage. The
amount Is about 10000 tons in excess OF last
seasons work in the same time
Boston lays claim to no less than four lines
OF communication with the West, but In no
case does she possess an atom Of influence at a
distance OF 200 miles from the State House