The Portland daily press., 1884-12-20
RAILWAY MATTERS.
Steamship. to nss. Deser. Ferr,

Some time ago the report was Published in
the PRES and other papers that IL was the in
tention to run a line of foreign steamers to Mt.
Desert Ferry in connection with the Maine
Central Railroad at that point and it was un-
derstood that Mr.. fuckers trip to Eagahd
had reference to that matter. This state
ment was laughed at as an idle yarn. Now
Genera Manager Tucker Of the Maine Cen
trail tells reporter that while he was in Eu-
rope ne conferred With the managers of sever
al ocean steamship lines wish reference to run
ming line of steamers from England to Mt.
Desert Ferry In ths United States Senate
Thursday, Mr.. Hale introduced bill making
Mt. Desert Ferry port OF entry. Mr. Tucker
says: st is probable that such a line will be
established before long. Probably it will be q
line Of steamers built for freight rather than
for passengers and branch OF some one Of the
great lines now crossing the ocean. One of my
objects in going to England was to talk to the
steamship people and call their attention to
this subject. The matter is not sufficiently de-
veloped at present to permit me to say much
about IT, We propose to build docks at Mt
Desert Ferry and 10 offer certain guarantees to
the line which may accent our propositions.
We will guarantee them certain amount of
business. TIE large commerce with Nova
Scotia that has already been built up By the
new line from Mt Desert Ferry gives us conf-
dence to believe that European llne will be
success and that Mt. Desert Ferry will ons
day DO big commercial centre. IL we build
the business we think Pe will, il will
prove grand thing for Eastern Maine. We
have opened a Jig trade with Nova Scotia. The
flour shipments are simply immense. Que OF
nFr stpannar9 nixs4d q md r
ceved "a teegrsm froW our agent at Mt. Dss-
ert that llO0 barrels OF hoHr had been piled up
there You see Il cnsts no more to send a ton
of freight from the West to Mt. Desert Ferry
than TO St nd IL to Boston. TIE expense ola
steamers getting into aud out of Boston is con-
siderable willis the port charges st Mt. ID sert
Ferry are nothing, or nozJ 10 nothing. Thers
is magnificent harbor at Mt. Desert Ferry
The 'Iasies OF tho wurld' rnight ride there"
II am glad", said Mr. Tucker, that the con-
solidation has taken place, ana that eau de-
vote my attention TO the interest OF the State
OF Maine aud tae Nj sine Central railroad. |
like Maiue, aud like Maine people. L am ac-
quainted With Names enormous resources,
which people have not begun 60 appreciate
Maine comes very near being the front ward of
New England, and 1t is the playground
OF The whole country. 1t surprises
and 6isguss me to find what queer ideas peo-
pie Gu side OF Maire entertain about ttis s ate.
They think there's nothing here but bears
aud pine trees. The ma i've wealth OF the
State is enormous and within few years it
will be brought cut more adequately tnan ev-
er"
Speaking of the Bar.Harbor branch of the
Name Ceuiral, Mr.. Fucker said: SITS sue
cess has exceeded our expectations. Next
year We propose TO give the Bar Harbor travel
better sccOmmod itons We will arrange lo-
cal trains so We may run an express train from
Boston that shall he absolutely exOress. We
propose to get Bost N business men down aud
back in as quick time as possible. A first-class
hotel that will compare with any at the great
resorts of the country is one OF the things that
is bound to come 10 Bar HagooF."
Government Engineer Light, who has Just
retarned to Ottawa from propose survey of
the short line Railway, which IL Is proposed to
| construct from the International boundary line
| in Q1ebse across Maine TO New Branswiok re-
| porls that tue SECTION OF Maine through which
| no ran his survey abonnds in untold timber
wealth. The pines are of wonderful growth.
and there rre thousands OF square miles Of tho
best timber ON the continent.
The Herald says: Certain capitalists are
buying all the Eastern Railroad stock they
can get.
The incoming Legislature will be asked for
| a charter for a marrow gauge railroad TO start
| from Farmington aud run through New Vins-
| yard and New Portland to some point not vet
det4 4rmined, to connect wiih the International
Railroad.