Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-10-28

The news that the Boston 4 Maine had
chosen Mcleod Of the Reading Railroad
ure,id<ns Of the B & u. excited quite hstie
Comment in this city. Several Of the busi-
se.s men we're overheard YESTERDAY morning
,.Ikipg. the new deal being the topic
~ Conversation. Said one this new deal
interests ns TO greater or less degree.
The Boston & Maine has su0cent interest
in the Maine Central 80 that what effects
one viii effect in some degree the other. =
why, this deal gives them great trunk
linz remarked another II hope that in
r~rfeeting il they put Payson Tucker in the
management Of the whole line from 81.
Jotn 70 Boston. We should then get better
traia service. We ought 10 have better
service between this city and Boston. The
run ought TO be made in five hoars at the
outside. The run from Portland TO Boston
.hounn't be more than three hours.
think this new deal . move In the right
direction.
the consolidation proving benefit to "a.
dosn in Maine. lie sail that the Reading
already controls 20 per cent of the output
o. Anthracite coal and with such facilities
a. the new deal affords them they will prac-
tlcally command the whole Of il for the In
land region Of New England more espee-
ally in Maine.
# .hink~ remarked one, that we shall
.es coal pocket bniit at Gardiner
a. vas proposed few years ago.
Then they will ship their
Goa! there by water and store il for the IN
land towns Of Maine. viii ii make coal
cheaper? No, il viii make it higher If any
thing"
Il see" said another gentleman, that
this deal IL considered snab To the Cana
dian Pacific and will prevent that road
from finding a winter port at Boston over
branches Of the Boston & Maine system.
This If true may be the means of realizing
that dream about the Canadian Pacific
building a branch to wiscasset and making
that a winter port. The road would then
have a perfect winter hsrbor and shorter
connections by steamer with Flu
role than any other line.
Yer, suppose such consultations are on
the whole Tor the general good, for by
means OF these combinations better service
ia attained IL the management cares to pro-
vide it. We ali notice the great increase of
travel over the Maine Central and enlarged
facilities to successfully handle it must be
provided IN some manner. Though tins
deal you speak of may not have anything to
10 with the VI. e. X. r., as II resident Of
Augusta. feel. however. that
with this increased traffic there
must before many years be a
method devised for doing away with our
grade crossings, We have several dangerous
ones IN this city and that one at the foot OF
RlEes hill could be obyiated by the railroad
tunnelling amber the street. To do that they
would probably have to swing into the hill
turning toward the right at the foot Of Court
street some such change will be demand
ed before long I think. am a crank per-
haps, on some things, but when | notice
that passengers on Pullman cars
are practically safe because of
thu staunch manner in which the
ears are constructed believe that the pub
liz should demand that all passenger cars
he built in an equally substantial way. You
see in the many fearful railroad accidents
that it seldom is the Pullman ear passengers
tina, receive any damage, Those cars may
be hurled down embankments and piled up,
but are seldom crushed in.
ON all sides was heard the expressed
wish that Col. rsyson Tucker be made the
manager Of the trunk line from st. John TO
Boston including the Maine Central and
the Boston 4 Maine,