The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1886-12-09
Maine Matters.


NEWS AND GOSSIP FROM ALL OVER TIE STATE.
| THE LATEST RAILROAD PROJECTS.
There is another scheme on foot in Maine to
furnish the Canadian Pacific Railway an outlet
| on the Atlantic coast. The people Of the Ken
nebee valley claim that they can offer a line
| ana narbor superior to all others named. That
| me Is according to the charters of the Somer-
set, the MeSsalon>kec and kennebec and the
| NlscaSset and kennebec railroad Companies
| ana recent amendments, which authorize these
| companies or either of them, to locate and con-
! >truct complete line from WiScasSett up the
| valley of the kenncbcc to the 'Forks' and
| thence to Moose River to connect with the
| international road at that point and with the
| Lewis ana hennebec at Canada line Twenty
| hNe miles OF tins route. from Oakland to North
| Al>oh nave been constructed and in operation
| Tor several years, and three miles more already
| graded. leaving only one hundred and six miles
| 70 be built TO complete the whole line. Still
| less would remain TO be built if a portion of
| the Maine Central could be made available hv
| an arrangement to connect with that road at
| koWhc9an. The friends Of this enterprise
| claim that the harbor at Wscassct is one of the
| finest on the whole Atlantic sca-board. In the
| seNere>t winter no rc has ever formed to
| ohstruct navigation, and its depth is such that
| the Great Eastern" could there at low water
always swing at her moorn@>. The MeSsalon-
>kce and kei:nchec company was rCorganiIed
| last July by the choice of GUY.-rlcct RodWell
as President, and strong board of directors
ll ,,ynJ it - ioV I',u't'i.N ~.
direction. containing ithoyrarhs of the chart
'Md Photographic views Of Wisca>>et harbor
WIN an accurate description OF II, and tuil
statement of the advantages of the line and
The possibility of lis construction.
There is talk among capitalists Of construct
ing new line of railroad to connect Sanford
and Sprin4vale with kennebunk port, one OF the
finest harbor> on the Maine coast. 4 large
HaN.n+ III Fel@ht ON 'o;lI' zen Thousand tons or
Whlrn ! consumed IN sanford annually. Wonid
ne ciIerlGd ny heehltrpnSe proving successful.
hc EPah would connect Win lhc Portland ANA
hoch">lef al NpflhgNa". The Eastern DIVISION
~ Wy boston lild halllr al hchnthhk l'epot.
ti' l""I" 'iiit oi 'u' boston anu NAME ana
W ',uihPQt ',iaeii ol ilio boston ana
maine at hehlchuhk lIla9e. n 900 horse
power W"irflali would also De opened up for
uthiH"tioh ny some 'h,tFprlSlhT manufacturer.
| 'oilht''oh co'lIl a!So hr liauc hthe Boston
anu foftiahd >ltamhoatS at hennrbunkport.
/. Nou," r>t'"!i>n Il HNt'N fHihpetHion Whch
"""i" hE nch'urlu 10 trlNcilhG anu h!lslhoSS
men Il. wen a> 'he pubilH III general. The III
''FNthlh@ distance between the extreme points
| % 'o''lt''i3h Win me Pf"no>ra new iine i
'tb"lll It mlieS over lahd we" adapted for rail-
foadih@' II Is e>tmattd that Tue entire cost Of
'"'i>!FU non would be less than S2oo.0oo.
legislative notice Nlgncd by ). ". Bolton,
A.: Ferry: Il; II. Freeman. G.. 7. Allen. A.. i.
" '%ht' G. /. Ferguson, {. tiaNl"r'L +. II.
l'haIf aHd Joseph =: nan, appears in the
Ar"o>lo"k Herald, stating that application will
re ''iit@ 10 the It@lNiat'iFe OF Maine al lis next
regular ensuing session. hy citizens Of the
county OF ALoo>look ana OILERS, lur Il charter
l"f railroad from Ircruue l>lr 10 the most
aNAliab'e polht on or near ~" >outhrrn or
S"HihWe>trfh hofdtf o. lht county OF Nf""S-
Micnacl NJ. Cunningham and Other holders of
common stock OF the Eastern railroad, have
llIeu Il niIl IN rIul'Y IN lhe -da>>athn>etiS ~