The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-09-15
RAILWAY MATTERS.
The North Conway and Mount Kenr-
sarge Railroad.

A final survey of this proposed railway will DO
begun Immediately, and it is expected that six
miles of it will be constructed this season. Its
charter empowers the construction of narrow.
gauge line from North Conway to the summit of
Mount Kearsarge, pass ng through Intervale, Lower
Bartlett Intervale Park, hearsarge village and
Chatham, N H.. and also through several towns in
Western Maine. The line viii be 81 miles long,
consisting of hree divisions The first, OF six mi
extending from North Conway TO Chatham Notch,
wi have maximum grade of los feet TO the mile,
descending in the direction of the heaviest traffic.
The second division of nine miles, from Chatham
No eh to the summit of Kearsarge Mountain, will
wind spiraly once around Bartlett Mountain and
three times ia the opposite ar"und the symletr cal
cone OF Kearsarse, with maximum grade 264 feet
to the mile. The last division OF six miles will ex-
tend from Chatham No,ch 10 Chatham and will
have maximum grade Of 50 feet 10 the mile. The
sharpest curves upon the whole road will probably
not exceed $50 The gauge will be two feet. A
thirty pound steel rail will be laid with improved
angle joints, and the road throughout will DO con-
sIrncted in ii 81 class manner. The corporation
will erect hOlel upon the summit OF Mount kear-
sarge, be opeue III connection with the railroad
for Jhs accommodation Of its patrons and summer
boarders. In Que single season five Thousand per-
IDS assembled this iuntan aio 1t or in the saddle.
IL is estimated that the numHer OF visitos enter
tanned every summer in North Conway and vicinity
reaches 20 900. The famous DIR. Culliss gather
ings will here tfJer be held at IUtervale PARK. The
proDosr d road will make direct connection with
the Eastern and Portland aud ugtensbUrg lines.
The Chatham Division will establish cOmmunica-
ton with large tract of country, which will afford
a profitable business throughout the antire year.
Along the line of that section are extensive areas Of
fine timber land, which 1t is estimated will produce
over 1UOOO0,O00 feet Of lumoe Itwi invite TO
an entirely new country summer tourists, artists
and sportsmen. IL is estm tted that he whole line
can be built and equipped in frst-class manner
for 100000. The first years business is predicted
upon the supposiiOn thai 10000 pas eugers viii
ascend the mountain division at So tor the round
trip, ana that additional business will carry the
gross earnings 10 $4,000. Atterward increased
business will Ne expec Ell from the development of
the lumber traffic which will continue throughout
the year. The officers are; President, Herbert NJ.
Smith of Boston; Vice President, Warren f. Put
nam of Exeter, N. H.; Treasurer, George g. Frost
of Boston, Clerk, Lycurg rs Pitmsn o! North U N
of Boston; Chief Engineer William Wheeler of
Concord, Mass; Director, Alfred Eastman OF North
Conway. n. IL.
That New Line Between Portland and
the West.
The railroad editor of the Chicago Tribune has
seen the posters time tables and folders Of tn new
line between Portland and the West. The title
page of the folder is as follows: Portland and
Chicago new line, via Northern New England
via Portland and Ogdeusburg Railroad, Boston and
Lowell. White Mountain Diylsion), Montpelier and
Wells Railroad, Central Vermont kailroat Ogdeus-
burg and Lake Champlain Railroad, Rome " ater-
town and Ogdensburg Railroad, in connection with
the New York Central and hudson River Railroad,
Michigan Central Railroad and Lake shore and
Michigan Southern Railroad to all points West"
it is ard TO see why the folder sued, and il
would be of interest to know who issued IT. 1t is
believed that it issued with the full knowledge
and consent of the Vermont Central, as the name
OF General Passenger Agent 5, W. Cummings ap-
pears upon e.
The Boston Advertiser consequently thinks
that the line was not organized by Vanderbilt or
any one for him. but by the Central Vermont or
0gdensburg aud Lake Chsmplan people. Both the
Grand Trunk and Vanderbilt simply permit 1t and
may profit by it a little. should either be likely to
lose by H. there viii be time when tha5 fast is dis
covered to call halt.
Minor Notes.
The Traveller says chat thr Eastern and Boston
and Maine r. ilroads have officially suspended their
notice of withdrawal from the fasr FIRE ght pool Of
the trunk lines until November 1j.h, after which
their notice Will become active.
The annual report of the Chicago and Grand
Trunk tor The year ending June 81, 1884, shows;
Capital stock, So 500 600 uufuudel debt, $685.
zot; total lab lilies, sl9, 29G 22l. total income,
S3,Oo9,9l9i operating expenses, Sc 448 065; net
ne.