Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-11-22

The Canadian Pacific Railroad 10 nov
building az Bro~ryills a roani house for fe n
engines and the station, tank and freight
sheds are about up A botsl and store have
.irezdy been started ard the latter q doir z .
Fishing business
The stockholders of tie Dexter G New
port railroad are to meet a; Sewp0rt on FRI
day reIt 10 see shat action will be taken in
regard 10 the proposed extension OF the lease
Of that road TO the Maine Central for pc
rioc OF 5s9 sears. II Is understood thai the
Bangor stockholders without al exception
favor the extension Of the lease as desired. /.
A remonssrznce signed BY over two hun-
dred Of the le=tinz business men Of Portland.
agzinrt the proposed 'Iren.ion of the Portland
and Roel ester rzll~ay across the city farm and
near the famous Desring oaks. has been
presented 10 the Mayor The object of the
'ozi 10 to obtain a new entrance 10 the city.
and also 10 obtain better terminal facilities
for freight IL 10 estimated that the railroad
scheme would practically spoil for any other
uses about forty acres Of the cifys land.
~orth at least sz00 600. The remembrance
sill be acted upos at a special meeting Of
the Mayor and Aldermen to-morros evening
Es. OF Greenville WORK on the Canadian
Pae fic Rsilrnai has been push, with sigor
notwithstanding the weather has been mo
uBfaSorable. The Wilson br dye. which
pans a canon 500 feet wide, has been com
pieted and the track 10 being laid eastxsri
10 Ship Pond The rails have got As far as
Camp IL, where they are waving the con
oletion of the large wooden trestle. On Il
ship POn,i section great changes are notice
able The great gaps are nov either filled
With solid embankmsnts of earth and stone.
1r good substantial tres.les o, wool. Ever
hing is in readiness for the track. which will
ne through ia a few DAYS The masonry on
he Ship Pond viaduct, where 4 deep guleh
800 feet wide is to be bri'sed, is just
,boat finished, AMI the iron is halt up. The
Union Bridge Company. who are the con-
tractors. are at present erecting their false
york for the one hundred foot span across
The stream, AMI there seems to be little doubt
hat this magnif ;ent viaduet will be finished
BY Christmas
The Rocklsni LIMERICK railroad enter
prise is rapidly approaching completion, the
-ailroai now reaching twenty seven kilns
and the management now hasiag the right of
gay to all the kilns, 63 in number. Already
quarry owners have erected four d. tricks
AMI trsmways for hosting lime rock from
he deep quarries to the cars, and several
HOft are 10 Oc Dull as soon as por-iDit
The LIMERICK railroad. almost encirclir
the city of Rockland, will be completed b,
July next. as il is now expected. When
completed there is TO be from three to -four
miles Of solid trestle work. II is great en-
terprise. Trains can now be heard at all
lines of the dav, hauling lime rock to some
If the shore kilns. The rolling stock con
-ists of two locomotives and between -four
and five hundred cars. Another locomotive
will probably be built. The road, as it is
known, is standard guage. There are some
very steep grades. but the strong | lmotives
can start heavy train on the steepest y sde
On the road. The scheme has be- n demon
.trated 10 be success and every detail OF
he operation of the road and the running of
he trains works like charm. II has been
estimate that when this railroad is in full
operation, million and a half carloads OF
lime rock will be dumped from its cars into
Rock land lime kilns. This railroad is q
novelty and also prize for Rockland, in a
business point Of view.