The Republican journal., 1893-04-20
Steamboat Competition in 1912.

Capt Otis Ingraham of Steamer Penobscot
has shown us "A copy Of the Waldo Signal,
published in Belfast and bearing date June
%, 1872 The steamboat advertisements show
that competition ran high in those days as
will he seen from the following extracts from
the announcement of the Bangor and Boston
Line via Portland:
The elegant new steamer Express, J, y.
Coyle Master, will run regularly between
Bangor and Portland, touching at Halnp-
dem Frankfort, BuckSport, Belfast Camden
and East 1honlaston, connecting With the
well-knOwn, staunch and commodlouS SITS.
Portland and Bangor between Portland and
Boston. Fare always as low AZ by any other
boat on the line.
All kinds Of misrepresentation having
been put III circulation ny the enemies u
the Old Line, the proprletors feel themselves
bound for the information of travellers who
1 have not the opportunity of Judging lor
\ themselves ny practical test Ct the superior
uualifies of their new boat Express, I" com
/ mum. ate the following statement ot facts m
| relation 10 her. list. She was built w one
/ of tile most practical and experienced steam
! boat captains and owners i'll the country,
! Can't William w Colt OF Norwich, Conn,
expressly to run on Long Island sound y
route as ditiicult and dangerous as the nne
/ she is nuw employed upon, and waS takeh
4 from her route after running three months,
having commenced her trips Sept !. lS4l,
| fmr the reason that there WAS NOT SNtilCtVnt
travel tp support her II Her mode,
! strength aud propeliing power are peculiar
1 liz pied to a sea route her width ~ hclln
being p. feet and length Of Keel l'iV feet, amt
4 THE strength itll poW en- Of htr engine Is slltH
| that TIKI combined force Of 4 head wind ara
i lead heat Wa rttard her speed hut NerN
4 little never making 4 difference ~ mere
than one hour in a passage from Bangor To
| Portland (l4O mles) In fact She is every
thing for a traveller ii Al could he wished for
tXrtnt larger boat. hut still her actulnilio-
datlpns are ample and rommodiouS rs 4
| dan bUat, for the legitimate travel ~ 1Ee
1 roli1e AS She is now fitted NJ With perina-
melt berths III htr after ana forward AhlnS
for the accommodation Of those Wep are sea
sick to the amount of fifty, am, temporary
| herthS and cots for the accommodation q
seventy more should occasion require hpr 7"
he ont during the night.
The nropr.+tprs have the further Satislac-
tion to assure the public that every ilaiyld-
tai employed on this boat from the officers
down are pledged to exert themselves for
the comfort and accommodation Of her pas
sengers at all times, and that her natural
speed growing ont of recent impr0y efnent>
If models, engines and boilers renders j
unnecessary To run any risk ~ carrying
extra steam n order u compete With any ~
the old class boats, ana particular nStrttA
tions have been given that no RACING under
any circumstances Will he permitted
The advert Sements Of and communities
tioas about the other lines are written in
similar STRAIN ind All lal particular stress NJ
the prolhiton against racing. 1hA agent,
ot tile line oil the ,ar and riVrr We're y q
Dennis, East 1h,mastnn lnoV RocklanA
w. H. Coduan, Camden. Thomas Pirkard
Belfast + Srntford, Bucksnort f. Joliuson
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