The Somerset reporter., 1894-03-15
The w. and O..

hate. gives cOuprcfipu-lVe .EcicH bf
tn" proposed wi-cdssrt aud qarbee rail
rlad TO he huit from Wi-cJ-.at 10 Burn
nam. ~ nile, III. coming summer. rom
Which We make quotations believing our
proplr have tii.1 iu'cr.-' j.. Iii pr
ircted road. aud are Interested ia IL pro-
gress.
\, laid OUT. the road runs norlhoilf
from WiscasSet to Buruham distance
Of y nils. Leaving the former pho
for % miles it follows he ~heep-eo; ri4-
or valley, passing through nouri,hug
Villages IN the toW ~ OF Nl>ca-srt. ALMA.
Nhiteiirld aud Windsor To China. Then
the line runs along the eA-tcIly side 81
The large aud beautiful l.oYcioy aud
China ponds. which elsewhere would
he called lakes. Then it crosse. the
srba>iicook river. aud pa.-e. through
Albion and Unity plantation To Burn
ham, whore the Maine Central j. inter
spclrd.
This is IA far IL the road probably wiz
he built this pring. hut the contract Tor
$500 tons of steel rails which la. been
made, includes Il sufficient number To
carry the road miles further to Pitts
field. where the Maine Central j.. again
struck, aud where Is also The terminu, of
the Sebastcook a Moosehrad railroad.
which runs y miles through Pitt-iield
and Palmyra to Ilartland. From here a
survey has been run Is mills through 81.
Albans. Ripley. Cambridge and Park
man to Guiliord, where the Bangor and
PiScataquis division Of the Bangor u
Aroostook is tapped aud connection
formed with the 'an11iut Pacific
If the season permits the six mill, of
rail to Pttstirld will be laid this fall, and
the ;. Il NJ. railroad acquired. for the
latter road is controlled hv the friends
of the W. Il q. aud is ready 10 drop into
the latter's hands. Then. within three
years. the Is miles from llartland to
Guilford, will probably be built
Early in 1888. a branch road will be
built from Weeks mills in China. then
west by China pond through the villages
of South China, East and North NaSSal-
boro. down the SchaSticoull river valley.
to Winslow. opposite Waterville on the
kenuebcr. These sister towns are the
seat of great manufacturing plants aud
are the fastest growing places in that
part of the state.
The plan is to extend this branch
across the kcnnebec to Oakland. to con-
meet with the Somerset road
The W. Il q. Company is strongly or
ganized with Mr.. tros Y at the head as
president and general manager. and the
following directors: W. Fred +. Fogg !;
Amos Gerald of Fairfield. one OF the
most prominent business men in the
state ard the head of pcarly all the cleo
trio roads in Maine; |. &. Libby, prcsi-
dent of the Watclvillc Trust Company
and widely known as 1.-THE cattle king of
Maine" for he handles more live stock
than any other individual in New Eng
land: Henry Ingalls,, president of the
First National Bank of WiscaSset. tor
many ycare prominent in the manage
meut of The Knox Il Lincoln railroad
aud man of very large means; Hon. \,
X. G.. Smith of Whitched. an eX-state
senator, and at one time a member of
| the Governors council. a man who is Il
"hustler," well off and with great intlu-
ence: Capt. Richard L. Rundlett of Wis
casSett, the Democratic leader of Lin
coin county, II thorough business man.
very well OF, and president of the Maine
Navigation Company, which owns much
shipping property; DIR. c. W. Abbott.
one of Watervillcs leading physicians,
and who is well-to-do, public spirited
and enterprising, and Dir. \. NJ. Card of
| Alma, who has the distinction of having
"A medical practice i'll the country of over
$40 600 year. and is noted a. II "puSh-
| En-"
The whole second floor of the Rund-
| lett block. the largest in town, has been
| taken for offices, and the work is being
pushed. Contracts have been made
with the Carnegie, Phipps Company of
Pitts urg for 5000 tons of 81 pounds
rails, the standard for 2-foot gauge
roads, aud with people along the way
for 10000 ties. to be delivered on the
line. These are nov being delivered.
Contracts are being negotiated for the
rolling stock and construction.
Machine shops are being put up, aud
as soon rs the snow goes the work of
| building freight cars will be started.
| The services of William II. DYER of
Strong. who has built nearly all the mai
row guage rolling stock in use in Maine,
| have been secured AS master ear builder
aud mechanic.
| MIR. Crosby has become so much inter
estcd in his project that he has disposed
of his interest in the Crosby Steam
Guagr q Valve Company, which he
started, The history of the man to
whom the road owes its construction i
as romantic us could bq desired. Five
years ago he retired from the active
management of the company, and with
| in ii short time has sold ont his interests.
ia order. as already stated. 10 give his
whole imc to the road. M. Crosby is a
man OF great naive ability, businr>-
slrcwduoss and strength of will, He
always intends to succeed When he be-
gins, and, without exception, has gained
his desire
The road will be built without the use
of cent of money from without the
state. Tn" string pulled in raising The
funds was that Maine was undevrloped,
while millions of dollars had gone oul Ot
the state to be wholly lost in the South
and West, President Crosby hopes ia
have III" first train running in .iuue.
\ certain debating society is discuss
ing the question a. to which is the an
g,ier-thc husband who goes home and
finds that the dinner is moi ready. or the
wife who has dinner ready and whose
| husband does not come home: It is
believed that The debate Will end in a
| draw li'orhHqtoHS Ndpd@iHc.
He is Equal to Both.
Mr.. Reed has new decoration. Pop
ulist LATE Pence calls him The mentor of
his own party and tormentor of t'other.
- BrdptoH NcirS.
The Sugar trust aud the Whisky
trust have "pull' with the Democratic