Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-11-24
Track. Engine and Car.

We hope the managers of the Canada Pa
! cine railway will exercise a revision OF thei
station names when the line goes inte thor
orgh operation. While there il great heaut,
and originality to some OF the indian names
many Of the Others are worse than those Of
the Dead Galeh, Tom Cat, Dog. tail station,
OF the western road, Northern Maine is
more civilized than the boritr west ami We
ask for civilized names to our railroad sta
tons aud postoffces.
i The Maine Central RsilroSd Company has
/ bought 4 strip of land, six hundred feet Ions
Snd two rods wide, about ten rods west Of
their station al Etua, and will move the sta
ton and freight house spon il As soon as
they can get 10 il rhe new location is more
favorable for the company than the present
one, and the public will soon get used to the
change.
IL is understood that cell will be issued
for convention 10 be held at Coburn Hall
Sko~hegaa, Dee. 10th to organize a railroad
company TO huili railroad FROM Skowheg gan
TO Moosehead Lake" THIS is signed hy
VIM. Flanders aud ever one hundred bus.
ines, men of that town.
The hearing before the mayor ami board
of aldermen OF Portland, on the petition OF
the Portland and Rochester railroad to cx-
tend their track 10 connect With the Maine
Central road al point near the union sta
ton, took place THURSDAY evening. Hon,
Geo. ?. Nescott, president of the Portland
Rochester road, made detailed staten, nj
of the purposes for which the road he repre-
sents wish 10 make the extension, and Hon.
VIM. l.. Putnam made an able argument in
favor of the petition The remonstrauts
Sere represented by Judge Symonds, H. H.
Surgess Esq, aud EX-Mayor Geo. Walker
Final action was postponed to January :,
lSs9
The Portland 4 Rochester road has made
arrangements. which went into operation
Nov. %, 10 make close connection, at West
brook Junction and change there to the
the Maine Central, arriving at the Union
station in season 10 take the 6 T. NJ. team
for Boston over the Eastern division of the
Boston Maine or the 6 Is train over the
Western division for kennehunk thus avoid
ing the carriage transfer at Portland Pas
sengers coming over the Boston 4 Maine on
either division destined for points west of
Westbrook junction can make close con.
nection with the train leaving Portland at
$50 T. NJ.
The gross earning Of the entire Boston &
Maine system for the year ending Sept. 30,
lssS increased about Ss25, 900 over last year
from Sl2, 800 900 The assets of the east.
ern railroad company are so,14i, 295 excess
of assets over selling price of property,
s2,74i 295 General Manager Furber says
that the Eastern will getits full maximum rem
tai next year. This is S336, GOO or per
cert. upon Eastern and Conway stocks The
saving of interest amounts. to more than
another per cent
The Maine Central Railroad company is
putting in long side track west of the sta
ton at this village, which extends down be-
yOnd the seuaphore. If some moveme 1t
should be made in the spring towards moving
the storehouscs located just west of the
freight house, further westward TO a point
near the old brick yard, We have reason to
believe that the Maine Cetnrnl Company
will also move the freight house quite n dis
ta' ce further west To where the cattle yard
is row located. This would Obyiatc the
recessity which now exists of obstructiug
the crossing, as well AS improve the appear
ance of ttc village adjacent TO the passen-
ger station. - fttsteid AdreYtissr.
The Canadian Pacific Railway Compunv
will probably establish founiryiht Brown
vile Junction for the manufacture of car
wheels. The location is fine one. and
there is no better iron for the
purpose in the world than that pro-
duced at the katahdin Iron Works. II has
special qualities which make it particularly
desirable for car wheels and has been used
for that purpose very extensively for years.
An immense quantity of wheels are called
for regularly by the great Canadian Pacific
system aud such foundry as l. conteuplat-
ed will furnish employment to large crew
of men