Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-08-05
THE ARoosrook RAILROAD.
Return OF the Party OF Railroad Men
From a Tour OF Inspection.

/ The party of railroad men Who have been
on the trip through Aroostook county. sai
through the eastern part of the State this
week, passing through this city on Monday,
arrived in the city on last evenings train
from Bar Hsrbor. travelling in the ear Of
President Lord, of the Boston aud Maine
Railroad. The party consisted Of Presldent
Arthur Sewsll. General Manager Psyson
Tucker, and Directors +. W. Hill. William
G Dsvis. Il Jose. Mr.. Kicker. John Ware.
of the Maihe Central ard President Lord of
the Boston ald Maine Railroad They took
supper AZ the Maine Central restaurant. and
left on the O'Clock train for home Hon,
Frank Jones. of Portsmouth. was with the
party on The trip TO Aroosiook, but did not
go over the State line with the rest He
returhed to this city Thursday, and went To
Sorrento on yesterday afternoons train.
Wing reporter bal a conversation with
the gentlemen last evening at the depot, and
WAS kindly given the details of the trip.
The parry went to Maltsw amkeag BY train,
and there, after being met by Hon. Albert A.
Burleigh, took carriages and drove 10 Pst,eu
and Houlton over the proposed line Of the
Aroostook railroad, and from there went to
Presque Isle on Wednesday. At the latter
place they took the special car which had
been sent from Mattaw ambeag and proce ed
ed by rail to st. Andrews. On Thursday
they went 10 Passport, Maehiss. Cherryteld
and Sullivan over the Shore Line, going
part of the distance in carriages. Yestsr-
day they visited Bar Harbor and arrived |
here on the evening train as above stated. |
They travelled by carriage over two hundred |
miles during the trip.
In making the trip over the Shore Line |
they were accompanied BY Col. J. N. |
Greene, the protector
The gentle emen expressed themselves a
much pleas with the region through which |
they passed, and at the splendid productive
ness of Aroos.ook County, with its prosperous
towns and broad. fertile fields, which bear
remarkably good crops. A survey of the
proposed railroad has been made by MIR. |
Fred'k Dsnforth, the civil engineer, and il |
was over this route that the party rode The |
railroad if built would run from Mattawam-
keag to Patten, Island Falls. Houlton, |
through Sherman and Monticello ic Presque
Isle. The proposed route shortens the trip |
to Presque Isle very much, and the report Of
the engineer is a very favorable one. The |
citizens Of Aroos,ook County are very de-
sirous of having a railroad built. AS it will be
be of much benefit to them in getting their
products TO market and in shortening the dis
HtttesaTy 10 bt tTuNtiitu.
The trip taken By the gentlemen was mere
ly for Inspection, and no plans have yet been
made by either the Maine Central or Bosten
Il Maine Companies or by gentlemen con-
nected with either regarding the building Of
the road. They thought that there ought to
be railroad through Aroostook in some
such wty as propos d and that it would prob
ably be only matter Of time as to when it |
came about.
During a conversation yesterday afternoon
at the Maine Central depot with MIR. Jones.
the gentleman told the Wing reporter that
he was considerably surprised although he
had heard much about the prosperity and re-
sources of Aroostook, at the development Of
that region with the extensive farms so ex-
tremely fertile, and he thought one could
travel very far without finding more thriving
towns and villages than those through which |
he passed while on the carriage ride along |
the proposed roHte of the railroad He said
that the citizens through that part of the |
State were enthusiastic over the prospect of
having short line of railroad through the |
county and would do what they could to hiring |
the desired result about.-Bangor Whig. |
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