The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-07-01

The business men of Portland who went to Mt
Desert Saturday, by invitation of Payson Tucker,
Esq, general manager of the Maine Central rail
road, over the new Mt. Desert branch of that line
returned home yesterday, having enjoyed every
hour of the interesting trip. Since there was given
in yesterdays PRESS full account of this new line
and of the attractions OF the resort to which it
opens a new means of access certain to be largely
patronized by those to whom a sea voyage is for
any Objectionable there no occasion to re-
peat that today. The company which left Portland
was augmented at various stations on the route.
and numbered altogether about one hundred. Mr.
Tucker assisted by Capt Mitchell and Mr., Charles
G. Allen of this city, indefatigabs in providing
for all the guests, and no arrangement essential
to the success of the affair was overlooked
or sighted. at was just perfect There was bus
one voice and that was the voice of satisfaction.
The ride by rail was comfortably accomplished all
the way, and portions of it very quickly 46 miles
between Waterville and Bangor being run on the
outward trip in hour. There are few routes
which afford the traveller such interesting vari-
ETY. of scenery as does the trip from Portland via
Bangor to Mt. Desert. From the order and hustle
of the populoss city, through the long pleas
ant fields of this portion of the State, along the
busy valley of the Kennebec across the nigh divide
to Bangor and the valley of the Penobscot, thence
through wild country rugged and sterile, some of
it veritable "bad lands,' to the bright waters and
picturesque islands of Frenchman's Bay, it is all
the way ride of changing and engaging interest
and the charms of Mt. Desert itself make fit cul
mination of such a series of pictures.
At the West End Hotel on yesterday morning, be.
fore the party left the Island, its members were
assembled in the parlor, and being called to order
by Hon. George W. True, Hon. F. N. Dow was
called to the chair, aud by him Mr.. P. W. MCINTYRE
of the Eastern Argus was called upon, who spoke
as follows:
AS guests it is but seemly that we thank our host
Mr. Tucker, for the great pleasure this visit to an
island so famous in legend and song has afforded us
That, however needs no public expression for it is
matter between us and him. But, as citizens of
Maine, jealous of her honor, proud of her history
and saDguine of her future it is fitting that we p1
upon record our testimony to the energy and the
capacity of that Flying Yankee Payson Tucker
the man who by his alertness, his opportune
audactty, his shrewd sense has done so much to
advance the business interests of the State and
enterprises. So, believing that voice the unani-
nous sentiment of those present or absent, who
have enjoyed his hospitality offer the following
resolution:
Having, as guests Of the General Manager of the
Maine Central iroad, Mr.. Payson Tucker. enioy-
ed an op9oTtenity OF an excursion over its newly
and being the recipients OF unbounded hospitality
during our stay here we desire before departing to
express our personal gratitude and thanks to him
We deem it not Inappropriate to add an express
sion of our sense of the important and sagacIous
services which Mr.. Tucker as manager of the
Maine Central has done for the State of Maine,
and for the whole travelling public by advocating
and securing the construction of this railway route
to the most delightful resort the Atlantic coast
"A route which is likely, we believe to have large
commercial Importance at no distant date.
The resolution was adopted, and Mr.. Tucker
made brief and pleasant response at the conclu-
sion of which three rousing cheers were given for
him. At half past 10 o'clock host and guests de-
parted together on their homeward way, not one
desiring to think it might be his last visit to that
charming retreat from the tolls and cares Of busy
ife.