The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-10-18
ALL
The Link" in Operation.
FIRST TRIP TO NoKItIDGEWoCK AMI
Return WADE by TIN. ELECTKICs
SATURDAY HOENING.
The Projectors Happy aud People
Pleased


Everything satisfactory.
Tie water vas turned ON to the new
wheel. put in by the Milburn Company
for the Skowhegan and Norridgeworl<
Electric Street Railway and Power Com
pany. Thursday afternoon, the railroad
commissioners went over the route and
examined aud approved the road Friday.
the machinery WAS all ready and put in
operation Saturday morning and the
first ear started FROM the power house of
the Company saturday morning just be-
fore o'clock, in charge OF supcriutcn.
dent and General Manager Gerald, with
an experienced motor man from Fair
field handling the motor machinery and
Conductor Alexander Cos manipulating
the Trolley bar.
The trip Was successful one and very
satisfactory to all concerned. There
was IA Slight hitch in getting started,
caused by ii fuse blowing out, but this
replaced the electric current behaved
with perfect propriety thereafter, and
did everything asked of it. only half the
current was turned on but the car ran
up the steeEest grades with all ease.
Those who made up the company who
took the first ride over the road were
Supt. Gerald, President Wildes, Direc-
tors Emery, BiXby, Clark and cer-
tain gentlemen who were favored
with an invitation by the directors. in
GLIDING a representative of the REPORT
Err. numbering in all, beside those who
went along to clear the track of sticks,
stones and other Instructions, about p
gentlemen. This number Ms increased
somewhat at orIidgewock 50 that on
the return trip there were about %.
The round trip was made in a little
over one and half hours, nearly halt
the time being occupied in clearing the
track of Instructions and in clipping of
limbs of trees too near the line for the
benefit of the ears.
The road appears to be very well con
strueted, the cars ran smoothly and
steadily and the directors as well rs
passengers we're highly pleased at the
way everything appears along the route.
When the eau approached the village
of South Norridgewock the steam
whistles in the manufactures footed up
vigorously, the people turned cut upon
the sidewalks or looked upon the moving
car from doors or windows with mani
festations of interest and satisfaction AT
the advent of the electric cars into the
The horses along the NAY did not
show much indication of fright but one
that WAS drawing buggy containing
three generations, Il lady, her daughter
and child in arms turned around very
abruptly and an oyerturn OF the carriagt
WAS Just missed 10y hairs breath.
People must exercise extra care for a
time until their animals become accus-
toned to clectries. "rhc horse is vain
thing for safely" said a Wise man before
electricity had been haruessed to street
cars. and 1t IS no less true to-day than
then.
The route between SkoWmgau and
Norridgewock i. probably the finest six
miles of electric ear line in the state OF
Maine. 1t 'uns along the sloping band,
of the kennebee. over undulalng ground.
here and there attaining nights from
which magnificent views are obtained in
Guiding forest field, hills, river and on
pleasant days the distant hillsa noun
tains of Somerset and Franklin Counties,
The route must be a very popular one.