The Portland daily press., 1885-04-03
RAILWAY MATTERS,
The Boston and lowell 20 Operate the ~
.SOhuabury and Lake ChampTnfS.

The BOstOu and lowell 20 Operate the ~.
SOhnsbury and Lake ChamPTwks.
There was issued from the office Of President
Morey of the Boston and Lowell Railroad,
Wednesday, circular, which announced that
after April 1st the Boston and Lowell would
assume the control of the operation of the st.
Johnsbury and Lake Champlain Railroad.
The St. Johnsbury and Lake Champlain
road ,4he control of which has recently been
secured by capitalists connected with the Bos-
ton and Lowell, extends from Lunenburg to
Maquam.Bay, VT, a distance OF 120 miles,
with branch IL miles in length. This was
formerly the Portland and Ogdensburg, YER
mont Division, and was reorganized under this
title in 1880, with preferred stock, 81, ,298 800,
and common stock, S2,55O,0oo. In March,
1884, it was voted TO issue consolidated bonds
of S1,OO0,0O0, of which $500. 900 is reserved to
take up its first mortgage bonds Of the same
amount.
A glance at map of New England will re-
veal only in part the direct and strategic value
which the control of this property gives the
Boston and Lowell. Directly 1t places the
Boston and Lowell at the head of Lake Cham
plain, near to Montreal, and in a condition to
compete actively for some OF the best traffic of
the Central Vermont and Passumpsic roads
1t cuts of, it is claimed, il desired the new
Western freight lines to Portland which Van
derbilt and the Ogdensburs and Lake Cham
plain people have been building up, and like
wise gives the Lowell control of the upper
White Mountain travel very completely, as the
Boston and Maine will be confined to Fabyan's
and points to the eastward. There is also =
scheme to secure for the Lowell a new and in
dependent connection with Montreal, some
thing like 40 miles shorter than either Of ths
present routes between Boston and Montreal.
The Boston Journal says: 1t is well known
that next May there will be sold at public
auction the interest of the Vermont National
Bank OF st. Albans in the Montreal, Portland
and Boston Railroad, and its appurtensncss
located in Canada, running from st. Lambert,
opposite the city of Montreal, southeasterly to
West Farnham, about 80 miles, and from that
point southerly to the Vermont State line,
ing about 13 miles, making about 10 miles in
all. This interest includes the practical con-
troll Of the Montreal, Portland and Boston
road, and. If secured in the interest OF the Low
ell road, would be followed by the construc-
tlon of link from the Canada line to Sheldon
upon the st. Johnsbury road, distance Of
some eight or ten miles, which is already
graded aud provided with bridges. From
Hardwick, upon the st. Johnsbury, to Marsh
field, on the Wells River road, distance Of
"A miles, the construction Of another link In
the projected new line has for some time been
under consideration, and IL built would, in
connection with the other link mentioned,
give tho Lowell through line between Boston
and Montreal at least 30 miles shorter than the
present roates. This distance can be further
reduced some eight miles by the construction
of the projected extension of the Bristol
branch of the Northern Railroad to Ashland,
upon the Boston, Concord and Montreal, SO
that if the links mentioned, are built the Low
ell will be able to control line, as before men
toned, some 40 miles less to Montreal than
the present routes and 1t is needless to state
that the benefit to the Lowell of the control of
such line would be great, either directly or
indirectly.
The Northern Aroostook.
The State railroad commissioners met in
Bangor yesterday. They approved the arti-
cies Of association of the Northern Aroostook
Railroad Company, which has been formed to
build railroad from Bancroft, on the line of
the Maine Central, to Houlton, 38 miles. The
surveys will commence in a few weeks and the
work OF building pushed to an early compile
tion.
Notes.
The new rules and regulations OF the Grand
Trunk went into operation last Monday.
Two new locomotives for the New Bruins
wick Railway passed through Bangor yester-
day morning. One is called "Aroostook" and
the other "Houlton." Another engine will
follow in few days. They will all be set up
in running order in Vanceboro.
During the coming season refrigerator car
for fish, poultry, butter, etc., will leave Mt.
Desert Ferry for Boston on Tuesdays and
Thursdays This car will take in articles at
the several stations on the branch aud at Ban
gor and then be closed until 1t reaches Boston.
Refrigerator cars will run from Bangor, Dex-
ter, Belfast, Skowhegau, Waterville, Farm
ingtoni and on eli stations on the main line, to
Boston. These cars will have a qaick
despatch.
The Southern Pacific Railroad has leased
the entire lines OF the Central Pacific fer nine
ty-nine years.