Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-07-14
Ranger and Arosstook Raiirosd.


The Industrial Journal Of July 10Th ~
an Aroossook county number, Almost IN
entire contents Of the issue hsving beef
devoted to . Graphic account Of the mar
yslou. resources and magnificent possioii
ties Of the famous garden Of New Fog
land. Had We space at command, not~ith
standing the prominence sirssdy given IL
Aroos,ook county in Mr.. Virgins specia
articles to our own columns, We wouie
gladly publish the entire sketch. AZ 1t ii
vs make room for the following sceouh1
Of the Bangor and Aroostook Kali
rosd-than which . more magnificent
scheme for the development Of the vas'
material resources Of Aroostook county
Vas never conceived. The county has
voted half . million dollars TO this enter
orlse, and the balance Of the necessary
stock is being taken by Bangor, Augusta
Portland and other capitalists. The Jour
nsl says;
The incorpoYssors of the Bangor & ARGOS
took Railroad Company are Chs. V. Lord
n z. Bragg, C. A. Gibson, c. G. Prescott
P. A. Strickland, J. F. Colby, H. p. Oliver
J. +. Bass, F. H. Appleton. Geo. Stetson
c. r. Bragg. e. L. Stewart. B. B. Thatch
ar. A. II. rhsx.er, SSmI Stems, ID. ii
Foas of Bangor; A. A. Burleigh, A. II
Fosg, Houlson; W. 1. Shaw, New Limerick
Albert A Burieigh, Of Houlton, has beer
chosen president; CT Bragg, Bangor, vice
president f. W. cram, Bangor, general man
aver; b. B. Thatcher. Bangor, treasurer
4, Ii. Appleton, Bangor, clerk. The boart
If directors are Albert A. burieigh
Edward Stetson, c. +. Bragg, j. 7. Bass
c. A. Gibson, +. L. Stewart, and b. b
Thatcher.
The president Of the Bangor & Aroostool
road, Mr.. Albert A. Burleigh Of Houlton
,s the son Of Hon. Parker T. Burleigh, Wit
WAS for many years State land sgent ant
Who is now . resident of the town Of Lin
neus, Aroostook county. Edwin C. Bur
leiRh. now serving his second term IS Gov
srnor Of Maine, is also the son of Psrke
2. Burleigh Albert A. Burleigh 10 thor
oughly acquainted with the resources o
Aroostook county, having assisted in sur
yeying large portion Of II, also from his Pc
,itlon a. collector Of customs at Houlton TO
several years he has hsd An opportunity II
know definitely concerning the vast amour
Of produce .hipped from the county. III
| family 10 an honored and respected on
throughout the State and nowhere more 81
than IN the county where so many Of tn
Years Of their lives have been passed. Th
president of the proposed road has the full
confidence of his fellow citizens and hi
| honesty and integrity are unquestioned.
Mr.. +. W. Cram, the General Manage
| Of the road, 10 Bangor man. From hi
early youth he has been connected in som
capacity with railroads. Starting as
newspsper and train boy ont the Maine Cen
sral, he rose in ten years time TO be III
chief clerk and sccoutSnt at their Bango
station. In 1870 he accepted the position
Of Station Agent OF the European an
North American Railway at Bangor
In January, 1872, he accepted tn
position Of General Freight Agen
Of the Consolidated f. & N. A
Railway and in September Of th
same year was made assistant superintend
ent Of that road. In 1875 he was sppointe
general superintendent, which position h
| held I'LL the Z. & N. A. Railway was lease
| oy the Maine Central. He Was the
appointed general eastern freight agent o
the Maine Central Railroad. holding ths
position till 1885, when he BIZ came genera
manager Of the New Brunswick Railway
This position he held till the N. B. Rsilws
passed into the control Of the G. z. Raj
~ay in 1890, when Mr.. Cram resigned
During his connection with the N. B
Railway. Mr.. Cram acted Is his own Gen
eral Freight Agent. IL will be seen by tn
above that Mr.. Cram has had an experience
Of more than 80 years in railroad work
and that no man is more thoroughly con
versant with every part Of the work tina
| ne 10. His position has given him sn opp)I
unity to know accurately the vast extent An
Importance Of Aoostook products, and tb
number Of cars sent from that section dali,
monthly and yearly. The fact that Nj
| Cram received and held in abeyAace fc
some time an offer Of 81, 900 per annul
ander contract for five years from raj
road corporation, and finally refused it,
accept the office of general manager Of tt
Bangor and Aroostook Railroad, sbundsntl
shows his faith in the success OF the sche n
and the paying properties Of the road whs
completed.
Hon. c. F. Bragg. the vice president {
the road, is an enterpri.ing young busine'
man Ct Bangor and member Of the fri