The Republican journal., 1885-03-05
Maine: Its Agricultural Features and
Capabilities,
BY SAMUEL L. BoARDMAN.
(Convright. 1884. S. l.. R.l

portant factor in the development of business
and the growth of improved agriculture in the
State. From short lines, poorly managed, and
connecting only the larger places, the railroads
of Maine have, within comparatively short
period, become thorough and important
system of public transportation, extending to
| new portions of the State, opening up new
| localities to business, giving an enlarged de-
mand and good market for farm products, and
more than any other element contributing to
the prosperity of the State
The Maine Central is the most important line
in the State. Its main line extends from
| Portland, via. Augusta and Lewiston, to the
State line at marlborough, distance of 323
miles. This line runs along tne valley of the
| kennebec from Richmond to Waterville, unit
| ing the three cities Of Gardiner, Hallowell. and
Augusta, and extending eastward to Bangor,
| the great lumber port of the State and onward
| to New Brunswick. Six important branch
roads connect with and are operated by this
company, three extending north toward the
| interior, and three south to important points
| on the seaboard. The northern branches are
| l. From BrunsWic to Lewiston and Phillips,
| 81 miles, following the valley Of the Andr0s-
| coggin and Sandy Rivers for the greater por-
| ton Of its distance. .. From Waterville to
Skowhegan, Is miles, along the valley of the
| kennebec. 3. From Newport to Dexter,
| distance of IA miles. The branches extending
to the coast are: /. From Brunswick to
| Bath, miles. the ast-named point being one
| of the most tlourishing and largest ship-bud-
| ing cities in the country, and placing Maine
| second in the rank of American shiI-budng
States 2. From Burnham to Belfast. 33
miles. 3. From Bangor o Bucksport, Is miles,
| reaching an open winter harbor TO Boston
boats and the shipping of Penobscot River
| The total length OF the Maine Central Railway
| and Its branches is therefore 800 miles.
In addition to its own branches the Maine
| Central has connections at Portland, not only
| with the Eastern and Boston and Maine Rail
roads, but the Portland and Ogdeneb burg ex-
| tending to the White Mountains; at We>tbrook
! Junction, with the Portland and Rochester
(ruuning to Worcester, Ma>sachu>et>); at
| Yarmouth junction. with the Grand Trunk
| Railway; at Oakland, with the Somerset Rail-
| road, extending % mites up the kpnntbec
| Valley into of the richest farming sections
| of the State; at Oldtown. with the Bangor and
| Pi>cataqui> Railroad. extending through por-
| ton OF Penob>cot County and along the Pis
cataquis Valley to Moo>ehead Lake, and via.
| Bangor and kaiahdin Iron Works Railway to
| katahdin Iron Works; and at marlborough,
with the Saint John and Maine Railway for
| Saint John and Halifax. and with The New
| Brunswick and Canada Railway for iIouton.
| Presque Isle. and other towns in Aroo>took
| County, for Calais, in Washington County, aud
| for Saint stephen, Saint Andrews. Woodstock.
and all the towns in the valleys Of the S>n;
| John and Aroostook Rivers.
| From the above statement it will be seen
that by far the larger portion of the State and
| the maritime provinces are tributary to this
| great line. Taking into consideration the com
| mandlng position of this road. it i fortunate
| for the general welfare and the various inter
| ests of the State that it> control is in The hands
| of gentlemen who fully understand and apl,re-
| clae the great resources Of the State, and
! while making every effort to extend and per
| feet the road, assist by every means in their
| power in the establishment Of new industries
| and the development of business at all points
| along the line tributary to It. and bv this
course secure the undivided support and inter-
est of the public in lis pros >perity and success.
| The secondary class of railroads in Maine.
| all connecting with the Maine Central. but
| under independent management, are follows:
| Knox and Lincoln, extending from the great
| >hlp-building city of Bath, eastward along the
| coast to Rockland, on Penob>cot Bay, Il dis
| tance of ~ miles, extending through Sagada-
| hoe. Lincoln and Knox Counties. Aroo>tuok
| River Railway, from the State line in Fort
| Fairfield. Aroo>took County, to Pre>que Isle.
distance of 30 miles. This railroad, in connec-
ton with the New Brunswick Railway. is the
only line of railroad connecting the beautiful
| territory of Aroo>tOok County with other por-
tion> of the State and country; and the bu--
ness OF the road was so great during 1882 that
| the company found it difficult to supply the
demand for cars to transport the large amount
of freight otfered-the product of this most
tIflrf II N.lii,a
| R,n,tor md p;nst.n,,i D. iirh ' ". t;' 'i'';,s
WIN the Enrnne,n md MIN an,ar;' ii,7 t','7
sion of the Maine Central at Odtown. on the
| Penobscot River and extending along the
valley of the Pi>cataquis to Moosehead Lake,
1n Inn Wnrts H.il,yav Isn '',,,'.t uiti
| this road at Milo junction, and runs to katah-
| din Iron Works, a distance of 10 miles. These
| TWO lines make an important road extending
into AN important section of Maine, accom-
| simmer travel 10 Nnnsehaad LIN ,nJ bnnI
inU The Immense tra1i ,.nI"snt i,,',, III
| irnn .,nd .I.ta ,,,iua. nf Dr., ,,'; i,iu, M
,n thn InnIa ri'irts ~ ooun'S
| Maine The Sor,ar.ot p,;Irn.i ,a,,no,t, NIX
fhp Maine Central at oaEl,nd anI axtan,, ~,
the npautitul v.lIev If the L knmala. - No,rth
Auson a di.t.nre If 55 i,iias rho p,r'Ii,,i -
md og,lnmshnro r,1n,i,lr frni p,,tI',ii tI',,,
| throupL tba Whita Ninunt.i, r,,r;n, o,,,r.,i,,,r
| a distance of ~ mile. in hi. st,te Tbs pnri7
| land and Eorhps1pr from pnrtI,nl ~ pnnhas
| Ter \ II ana So on ,n Wor.estar N..y
| oueratipo 40 miles in Maine Ryilrood .nn
| nections west nf Portland ,ra ,virh thl East.rn
| and RnStnp and N.inn r,iIra.,d t,,., ,rra..t
Iiuev avtanding to PnSta,, ~ ,t tra,i r. t 't
| New Enoland
| Evtpn9Iino ONT fran, tbe .ho,.a ro.d. nv, ,be
Name Central i another syst,.,n If shnrtnr
| lines cnnnnrtin.r lon.I ,,ainf. .,id ..tinn ne
| feeders to the main lines Thnsa ara the
| Rridueton and S,ro pivar Inxiu,nn and
Auhurn Norway Rr,.nch of tho Grand VrunL
| Railway Old Orchard Iunction R.iI,vay Rn,n
ford Fails and Bucktieli ana ! ,iut ,,roix aud
| P,uobsc0t Tbe.r;rt all standard -oYul,p rn.Is
| with one eycpn1inn-rhe Rril,e4tHn *,nd S,ro
River RYilroad a trihutary rn7,d IN fha pnrt.
land and Doden.bnro which i !, nnrrnw-u.nge
. frpt The cram Mountain R.iIu3v
ur,y road sometime aver mia in }nn,tb is
now in oppralinn on Monnt D4.ert II Is hniIt
on the llan of the Mount Washing1on p,il,vay
Green Maintain il / 600 fa.t hpb and in
1sso nver seven thons.nd nar-ans .'.,.an|nd n !
MAINTAIN The rn.l !. an,,ir.ly fo, No .,.,,,,
mndatinn of SIMMER vi-itnr. ~ M ,nlahr.tad
rt.urt
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ooerat ion in M.ne is nGG bnrino ihe VAIN
1ss3 NE number If n,s..,,,,nrs t,,,'l,7nrtd WIS
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same we're SI65 80 Az
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ro,d svsten Of M.,ine s,atem With h..
done 81 much for The est,hIi, ,hmpnt If ,,n.innss
and the ary4onmrnt of IT, .,rinn,t,'. an
other re>nnrr4. Iat /. 5l.,n., =, ~ ,,,, ", in
shaw ,hs ,.nn,iI,ring M, ii,1. t,rrit,ri,I ara,
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n,t r.t hrn,,,rht INTO riI, Observation-Disclosures
and that th, r,ilroad :, Stow, ,a, h ,tI1, ~
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