Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-08-21
FROM BAR HARBOR.
A Meeting TO Protest Against the Ex.
tension of the Green Mountain
Railroad.
BAR HARBoR, Aug. 20.


An indignation mass meeting of eottagers
Hotel guests and residents took place this
morning al ST. Anver Hotel, Fountaine Rod
lex OF Rodick House presided.
g. VI. Ogden of New York, secretary
Resolutions protesting against the con-
struction Of a road into the village By the
Green Mountain Railroad and requesting that
company to cease work were adopted
The injury which was sure 10 occur to the
island and fruitIess investment TO the projec-
tors vas portrayed oy several speakers. ).
f. Lyon OF New York made a strong speech
against the road and brought out firm letter
from President Eliot of Harvard, protesting
against the extension Of the road into the
village. Mr.. Eliot's letter finished by saying
Il believe il is for the interest of all concern
ed-owners, visitors, snop, stable and hotel
and the last thing which ought to be admitted
into a park is a railroad
Col. II. Sowden Snowden of Phiadel phia
then spoke against the road, being interrupted
of frequent dPplduec'
Eben NJ. Hamon, local surveyor for the
town next spoke and was followed by Parke
Goodwin. who amused the audience by COM
mencing, bar Harbor is paradise for women
and he would rather have stack of black
cats let loose in his backyard than hear
locomotive 90 screechng over the island"
Geo. S. Hale of Boston spoke strongly
against the road, setting the audience in
roar of laughter by requesting them to imag-
inc a locomotive flying over the hills and
dales and down among the rocks where now
We see CAV cloud of dresses and suits and
twenty parasols sheltering forty heads
After DR.. Grinde had spoken, Mayor
Douglass of Maryland came out in a strong
statement that the Green Mountain railroad
should be torn up Immediately and the rails
sent flying into Frenchman's Bay, and offer
ing to start a subscription for the purpose.
This created a breeze among the audience
A plan was suggested to build turnpike
road to the summit of the Green Mountains
Mrs. Gurnee of New York offered 500 to
start with
Chairman Rodick gave a brief history of
the present Green Mountain railroad insist
ing that underhanded means had been adopted
in getting the charter and bindtolding the
islanders about it.
1t was voted that the resolutions be adopt
ed, The meeting adjourned sine die. having
previously voted to have the resolutions re-
port of the proceedings and President Elliot's
letter printed in the papers aud copy of the
resolution sent to Payson Tucker, whom they
enormously supposed to be at the bottom of
the railroad scheme.
Among those present at the met ting were
Franklin B. Gowen, ex-president of the
Philadelphia and Reading railroad NJ B.
Howard, John ID. Koven, W. S Gurnee, X.
Charles T. How of Boston, owner of 5000
acres on the island, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Place of New York, Prof. Lucien Carr of
Cambridge, Degrase Fox, L. d. Coles and
family.
Senator Warner Miller of New York ar
rived tonight with NJ. p. Handy, editor of
the Philadelphia Press. Mr.. Blaine returns
tomorrow.
big theatrical and minstrel entertainment
was held in the ROdick House ball room
tonight. The room was packed, over 1000
being present. The receipts were $1,000, /
which are to be devoted to the building fund
of the Episcopal church.