Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-12-12
AUGUSTA LOCALS
aaoo looks lscafasEo VALUATIONS.
Ia. Easgsr srsessoes Raiiseas Has Been
sae Gauss Of H.

! IN ,racing over the map showing the
rsu,s o. tae Bangor & Aroosto9k Railroad
it il found that large number Of the farms
anI vIantat.oas through vhieh the line eI-
ssrIs have increased &osasrfulIy in valRs-
ton. Take. for instance, the shire tosn
/ Of Aroo..oek. the town Of Houlsen. 10
| 1880 the returns compiled for the State a.
SCISSORS slioxe ed The valuation to be s9s7,-
I 10S 10 isgI il vas estimated at 81 o55,-
I on. The resa-as Cor 1872 were 81 esq.,
l7ls. For 1893 tis voai etfs! iacrease Is
very n.uceable, tae full rstarns s1osiaz
the foial yaiastion to b. 81 zs5 1911.
We ~iii foilow the linz q shs Aroosso K
Rallroad froa0 whe1e il first enters the
eoaaty. AMI notice the increase in
valssti5a. Tie fret plsntAsion through
which tie rod extends is Crystal
plantation. n ls%s III valuation
was go 4I5. IA Is95 IL deere I'D %
S54 5o4. The redseiion sss prabstlr de
10 The cutting OF a lngs smoant ef llf1ber
in the plantation. The Eezt plantation,
that Of Dyer Brook. shows decrease Of
nearly slo00, which is also eau'ed by the
eIssriBg away Of l1nber. 0skieid Hltora-
ton IL the next through whi.h the line raas
and here We ind ar incre4se Of some 900.
New Limerick township is the next Ga the
line, showing an increase from l'30 ef
s93 ISL, or from sl78,334 in 1892 to sl3i,-
$40 ia 1888 The township of Ligileton
increa sed from s235,lsl IN lsa2
70 s302 03l in 1898. The
toxn Of Caribou has developed
the valuation from SJG7 SOB in 1870 to
ss27 .963 in 1883. The township of French
vile has Increased from si2s 95l ia l5a2
to slo6 925 in 1893 Diilgep ater town
ship mas increased ove; 80 300 during the
past yesr Monticello .1creasc has been
over SG000. Presqua nc, 9ae of Aroos-
took's leading towns, Ass increased from
3Gi@ .90j in 1890 to E o55.?G5 IN 1873 ard
tle increase over lsa3 ia SI0l.1t5. IseI
increase in the township % SeyraA las
been aoout $500. Fort F-'ra,li 80 Ith,Y
of Aro1sto2ks thriving Ec~nship, ~ in
creased from $tt2 $50 n l.33 20 s--9 292
IN le9j Tie town Of Ashlaui. heated on
what j., knoen as the Dyer Bro k branch
If the Bangor & Aroos-ook Railrcad, has
increased from 1927 90 N 1890 to Sl59,-
-2e in 1898, and has an increase Of about
$1,000 over 1892 As we trsce the
Nc Of ths 3. & A. i3allr2a1 from
where it first enters Aroostaok county it
shows a marked increase in valuation. Al
the tovn.bifs named are run through By
this railroad, sul the figures show for
themsclyes TIE two fret townships named
show a falling off VII cb il ne to the large
quantity of lumber being produced yearly
in this section The other places are mostly
ftlming communities ard this new railroad
viii greatly Increase The V-ice Of and atd
thus ral.e the ysluatiin. TJwasi ips y hich
are not reached by the line 10 not show any
marked luc-case Tic total islr,as- is
shown b +; the fol!ofiag H-'rs, In 1892
the valuation vas ~ SET 4.'~ and iIcreasc1
70 $40 49, 39s in l,93. Afocstook is po'-
Ii n Of the State which is growing wonder
fully. an tie fact tl,,t ;As PAGES through
shich the road runs have increased ia val
ration makes it cvidc1t that the Arcostook
Railroad il honanz, for NGrthern Maine.