Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-07-26
A HEARING
Before The Railroad Commissioners on q
Petition Of the Postal Cable Tele-
graph Company,
For Permission to Establish 1ina
tween Mattawamkeag and
Vanceboro.


the Maine Central. W. b. Woodland, Esq.
OF the firm of Wilson & Woodard Bangor.
appeared for the petitioners, and Attorney
General Baker of this city, for the Maine
Central Railroad Co., which opposed the
granting of the petition The hearing was
begun on Tuesday Of last week, but was con-
tinued till yesterday
MI ClaFence Hale of Portland said that
Mr. strout was unable to appear for the
Grand Trunk r. r. who objected to the
precedent which would be established by
decision favorable to the petitioners. Mr.
woodland, counsel for the Postal Telegraph
Cable Co, said that Mr. Hales objection
to the petition was an objection to the law
lie then read the law on the subject The
Postal Company desires 20 run a
line from New York to Halifax.
The company now maintains Il 900 miles of
poles and 5000 miles of wire Its lines are
connected with the telegraph system of the
Canadian Pacific railroad 1t is intended to
build line from Halifax to St John, thence
to Vanceboro thence to Mattawam-
keag thence to Bangor, thence
to Montreal The gap between Bangor and
Matta~amkeag is the one which this petition
relates to. As the Canadian Pacific rail-
road is not Incorporated in this country the
application is made in the name of the Pos
tai Telegraph Cable Co, but the Canadian
Pacific Co is interested AZ it wants
line of its own along the road
over which its trains must run
Though the Maine Central train despatch
has charge of all trains running over the line
between Bangor and Mattawamkeag. still
the Canadian Pacific needs a telegraph line
of its own so that the director at Montreal
may know the location of his trains.
Chas. K. IIosmer, manager of the Cana
dian Pacitic's telegraph lines then testified
that those lines connected with the Postal
Telegraph Gable Company at several points
The company's lines do not extend into
Canada, but connect there with the system of
the Canadian Pacific with whom the Postal
Company have exclusive contracts
The Canadian Pacific Telegraph Company
has about 5000 poles and 10000 miles of
wire. MIR. Baker wished to see the contract
between the Canadian Pacific and the Tele-
graph Co, but the petitioners did not care to
put it into the case, AS there were some
points in it which they wished to keep from
the knowledge of the NJ, c. They finally
decided, however, to introduce it under cross
examination, The witness testified that
the Postal Telegraph Company had to his /
knowledge no line in operation in this State
and has no incorporation subsidiary or other |
wise under the laws of the State. The |
Canadian Pacific * not now constructing any
line east of Mattawamkcag. II is under
obligations to the government to build a road /
from Fredericton to Monckton, and there /
connect with the Iuter-coonial road to Hall |
fax Inanswer to a suggestion by Mr.. Baker |
the Canadian Pacific could. he said. build /
Il road from Montreal round through the |
Provinces to the SEA, but it would be five
hundred miles longer than the projected line |
through this State.
Mr.. Baker said that this is not matter
merely between railroad companies nor tele-
graph companies. The granting of this pc |
tltou would establish a precedent giving to |
any telegraph company outside the state the |
right of placing poles and wires on land /
granted to another corporation II the
Postal Company wants telegraph line, the
rest of the state Is open to them. hut they de- /
manl that the Commissioners shall allow
them to place it on land owned by the
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