The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-11-18
skowAEcAN AND cREENvlLLE.
What Erect a Railroad Between tho
two Points will have on the
Former town.

To ascertain the views of our business
men as to the effect upon Skowhegan OF
railroad from here to GrccnYille our re-
porter called upon number OF them yes
terday and asked them to express their
views. Thu variety of expressions showed
the different way in which different
men will look upon the same thing
The majority of those seen were of the
opinion that the road would be n disad-
vantage to the business of the town while
n minority were of the opinion that it
would be the making of the town and
would have the effect to make ii thriving
inland city. We have not space to give
the opinions of all who were seen by our
reporter and must content ourselves with
few.
Superintendent Stafford of the shoe
Factory thought that road through the
town would prove detrimental to ITS
growth and advancement. lie said it
would not effect the business done by his
firm a particle one way or another.
A. q. Blunt thought it WAS the one
thing desirable for the growth and pros
|
Skowhcgun much nearer a very large por-
tion of Piscataquis county than Bangor is
besides furnishing the eastern portions of
our own county fine facilities for reaching
our market. Skowhegan could compete
successfully with Bangor in supplying a
large and growing portion of the state with
goods. He thought too that ii would be a
| line thing for our hotels which would be
we'll patronized by tourists going to and
| from the Lake.
! 4. IL. Fletcher hoped the road would
not go for the sake of the town. He
could see no advantage but on the other
hand several disadvantages
+. b. Hesclton fayorS the road. When
asked if he did not think that ii would
effect the fine business now done at the
hotels remarked that 1t might but he hard
" thought il would. He said that If the
hotel men couldn't get II living in their
houses they could 20 to farming n there
was lots of unoccupied land as yet
Judge Dascomb said he had given the
matter but little thought but he was
of the opinion that it would help and hurt
the town both. OF course there would be
less teaming from here if the cars run
through it would decrease our business
incident to that line Of trade. On thu
other hand he thought that the fame of
the eXcelcncy of our hotels had gont
abroad to such an extent that travellers OF
their way to and from the Lake would fin,
it convenient to stop here day or two
ut may or may not be known that Skow
hogan has three hotels far ahead of any
thing that travellers have found in Green
vile this season.
Both members of the firm of White
Wildes expressed themselves AZ much OPP
, posed to the eXtention. They said In sub
, stance that if the road was carried through
to the Lake that Athens, Monsoon ant
Abbott would soon have rs good store
: and stocks of goods as Skowhegan ha
l now and as result we would be unabl
) to hold the fast increasing jobbing trad
which Skowhegan now has in that local
ty. They thought it would be repetitio
of the Somerset road. If, however. Their
was to be road from this part of tn
e state to the Lake they thought it was hes
a for the interest of Skowhegan to have tn
road run from here.
f. +. Fairbrother hoped the road woul
!. be built As it is now Skowhegan get
a but small portion of the trade betwec
here and Albeit while with easy and d
rect communication she might compel
5 successfully for all of it. He though
t that the opening of the road would mea
glorious boom for 1.-THE garden spot