Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-09-02
AUGUSTA TO PAanIrcrou.
Hen. J. ". Bradbury Tells Of . For
mer Attempt TO Bald the Road.

The JosrEs! reporter vas granted an in
hryisv With Hon j. w. Bradbury recent.
ly asd the cosvsrsa..on taFnsd 70 the sub
jet Of railroads.
What do yoa hiHk, Mr.. Bradbury. Q.
the feasibility Of a railroad from Aasusss
% Farmingtoasf
"Abi" szii Mr. Bradbury with bis az
ssi hApp5 snlils. $ has rscai.s 10 re very
ViFidly the time before sas Maine C4asral
or The ROAD tsroggh hefe, which 1ss then
etiisf the Keanebec T. Porti4nd. ras bait.
To build from Brunssi K sese ard thenes
70 PArmingioa sas the o. sissl plsn had
meeting called . sl!tfas. the citizens,
nrgsng fhsm 70 take final action before the
back or parallel r3gte from Wae.viiie u
LeTist1n vas built. judy, Rice. thea tn
siitor 81 The Age, alyeeassd the came
ta'nx. W. fsileA 70 iraprsas the
people that shess sas saz larger
Of the hack route being baiis- They DE-
ciarei ih4: any far Of road being through
that e6aatry. where here xas n5ihing ba,
sheep tssek wss groaadisss. Before a
year expired they commenced building
from Lewiston. That roassd the peopl,
here AMI ttey made large subscription
AMI at nip.ed 70 haili in Anticipation Of
the other, ba. /. was t05 lass 70, The roads
went 10 logeth r. 10 was highly disc3m.
foftisg 70 "a. II vas as though the back
route were 70 become river when We
shogii bscome AZ islsni Ia connection
with the building here va, lhs purpose OF
offending the r3afe 10 Farmiggson Sab
scqusntly 70 that preliminary survey as
made. IN order to aIlsss tbs rivalry tina,
boi noT arisen and Ia fsise Subscriptions
great gtiheriag Of Franklin county PEG
pie Fas held al Pennington II must have
been absu: the gear 1913. and as i was in
the winter reason many iniaeatis!
men we're pfevenfel from Attending.
Mr.. jain Ladi presided and stated that the
object Of tie meeting was 70 is,ermioe
10 what rcai they should subscribe The al
vocates Of their road we're MIR, s0yss, Mr.
Benson, ar. Horfill, thea Of Readfsid.
and ai,errsrds senator morrill,. and Mr.
Parsons Of P5riiatd I was alone on chr
side Of the question except PArson Drsw
who was presett was left to discuss the
question with all these mea and they began
by urging the claim, qf laeir road because
il was nearer, IN that the trunk iaes muh
htst be- built and that would secure the
branches / urged their bu,lness connect
ions ha always been with the kennebee
t.f conferred the .h!p building inter
,,.- .D.i ilsusIA WAS the asarest point
open to nsyi CATION.
After discussing IL for hoars | stated
that both roads would b. very much grat-
Rei By having the sid of their sub,crip-
tons and TO settle the Ease fairly. II they
wanted road To t.eir own ioor., which
supposed was their o. jee' I ~oald suggest
that they subscribe to both roads. There
upon gentlemen ar1.c and cxcla med
THAT is IT," The result OF our meeting
wa' that instead of raidag 500 coo as they
felt confident they should, only few
thou'snds we're subscribcd g
VIVA, 30 yon thiek Of tho cKps1ency
Of building the Fsrmngton ne nos =
IF the hue from Farming On 70 Phil
bps is 10 be x coded to the Canadian Pa
Gift. az some n-s inclined 10 III nh the