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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-11-05

tured the control, ousting Mr.. Jones
after stormy meeting.
The other theory is that Nh. Jones
turned to Mcleod as to friend, and that
the latter stepped in as an associate after
a harmonious meeting. But at the same
time it is generally believed that Messrs
Jones and Sinclair will no longer play
the dominant part in Boston & Maine
affairs that they have hitherto taken. 1t
also seems to be generally accepted that
this change in the constitution of the
directing powers of the road is to be
Complete and Permanent.
although it is not known how far the
association with the Reading system is
to go.
This much talked of alliance between
the Boston & Maine and Reading systems
of railroads may mean considerable for
the people of Maine as we'll for the
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-11-05

ence and policy in the Boston & Maine.
He was the power. He fought the battle
with skill, persistency and courage that
won admiration even in defeat. But al
though he failed with the Concord, Mr..
Jones greatly enlarged his railroad in
other directions. The Central Massa-
chusetts, the St. Johnsbury & Lake
Champlain the Passumpsic, the North
ern. the Cheshire and other smaller
roads were added. Although some of
these were not paying properties, they
at least enlarged the field of the roads
influence.
This has been the history of the Boston
& Maine under Mr.. Jones. 1t is
History of Bold Moves,
whereby the system has been greatly en-
larged in mileage. Whether it has been
strengthened financially is a question
that we would not presume to answer
because we do not know, and this is one
of the questions now under discussion.
A financial article in the New York
Evening Sun has attracted considerable
attention, 'sWhy did the holders of a
large block of Boston & Maine stock turn
it over to President McLeod's financial
hackers at prices considerable below the
market asks the Sun. Why did Nc
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-11-05

ter and Nashua the Shore Line of the
Concord did most lucrative business,
especially in through traffic from the
Canadian roads. Mr.. Jones had acquired
for the Boston & Maine the Northern
Vermont roads, and only needed the
Concord link to complete bis line to the
western connection through the Canadian
Pacific. The tremendous and costly con-
test before the New Hampshire legisla-
ture is yet well re remembered. Mr.. Jones
won in the legislature, and seemed to
have the Coccord railroad within his
grasp, when the Governor vetoed the
bill. Then the contest was continued for
time longer on related questions in the
New Hampshire courts, the Boston &
Maine getting worsted.
The contests in the courts and legis-
lature of New Hampshire probably
marks the high tide of Mr.. Jones's inf1u-
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-11-05
of which s1,ooo,ooo were avowedly is

of which $1,000,000 were avowedly is
sued to procure new equipment need
ed, which would, have been purchased
with the earnings if the honest purpose
of the management had been to promote
the prosperity of the company The
article goes on to describe how New York
bankers, having sent an expert to look
over the property, refused a loan on the
stock except on the condition that the
dividends be reduced to per cent. and
then continues" from the time when
Messrs. Jones and Sinclair obtained con-
troll of this magnificent property they
have been working. it for their ends.
How they had muddled its affairs up
with those of the Maverick bank the
public knows The men were undoubt-
edly in a bad box at the time of the
banks failure year ago. 1t is a well
known fact that papers of assignment
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-11-05
Ignorance of a City Child.

An institutional child, bred in the ten
ement house region of New York, was
taken into rural household, where her
ignorance of all sorts of common things
excited the surprise of those with whom
she came in contact. She knew little
more of the city than she knew of ordi-
nary domestic affairs, and she said that
she had gone out but once a week. An
other child, brought up in New York
apartment house, upon looking down a
well in the country at once asked whether
the janitor lived down there.
The live stock shows at the World S
fair will take place by installments, in
order that the same animals may not be
kept SO long on the ground,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-11-05

ASD " equal TO Inc GILL;
cult task. For ten years past he has
been in charge of the Church of the AS
cension, corner of Fifth avenue and
Tenth street. New York, which was
previously in charge of DR.. John Cotton
Smith, and at the time of his death was
in serious danger of disruption. DR..
Donald was at that time assistant
rector of the parish, and his acquaint-
ance with all its affairs was SO thorough
that the vestry scarcely considered any
one else for the vacancy.
1t was a very difficult place for a
young and comparatively unknown
man, but DR.. Donald rapidly restored
the prestige of the church and interested
his congregation in SO many schemes of
charity and other good work that all
their former views as to moving farther
up town were abandoned. DR.. Donald
introduced a boy choir which attracted
some notice, and soon made the Church
of the Ascension one of the strongest
and best congregations in the city.