The Somerset reporter., 1894-05-24
and Bingham, aud the town of Embden.

and Bingham aud the town Of Embden.
are directly connected with Sknwhegan.
the shire town Of the county by vitiur
Of their being along the Somerset rail
way, aud Smitl field Mercer. stark-.
NV Portland, Moscow, Garrauak. The
Forks and Other Somerset towns afr in
directly connected. In fact ia eonnec-
ton with the Somerset railway this pro
posed road ~ ud be the public aycnu-
FOR all western and northwestern SOM
crset to reach the Shire town Of tn
county, and thu largest town il Ia"
county. Therefore We may property
say that. as travel producer, tie WV
NorridgeWock Is situated. II i "a. mat
ter OF fact, fully four times "a large a. IL
appears to be, aud railroad men sill
take this into consideration in e-timal-
ing the business Of he ROAD.
One other consideration: The lumber
business Of the kenncbrc is necessarily
along the river towns, all the way from
The Forks to Fairfield and 30 on doWu
the river. Therefore, While the towns
above Norridgewock swell the travel
producing capacity of Norrdgewock for
an Electric road, sha~mut and Fair
field. those extensive lumber manufact-
uring places, swell the travel producing
capacity of Skowhegau for this road
to say nothing Of the kennebee towns
and cities below Fairfield engaged in
the lumber and pulp business Practi-
cal railroad men will not fail to take this
into account and also the fact that there
Is no competing steam road rs is the
case at Watervlle- Fairfield and Angus
ta-Gariincr.
II may be said that the effect Of road
of this kind i 10 damage the smaller of
the two towns it connects. There is but
one class of people thai could in any
way be affected unfavorahly and that
is the merchant. One would naturally,
perhaps. conclude that the larger town.
having the larger stocks of goods, would
have some advantage by reason OF it be-
ing made easy Tor people to come into
that town. but thi, j. one of The rules
that works both Ways. The 1000 peo-
pie of Sllowhegau Wnull he likely to
furnish rs many customers to Norridgc-
wock stores ~ the l.50o people of Nor
ridgcwock to the SkoWhcgan stores in
case the round trip costs them but 20
cents and takes hut little extra time
All other lines of business would be ben
Gifted in ways we have not the time and
space to mention now.
The gain to Skowhcgan is in making
it easier Tor the people of the towns
above mentioned to come to their banks
their stores, their factories. mills and
shops to do their business than it is for
them to 90 to Watervile, Lewiston on
Portland and to make it easier for the
people of Skowhegan to reach these
towns for business or pleasure. and also
to facilitate the Intercourse between
these towns and the county seat. These
their attainment desirable to all the
Somerset towns so intimately connected
in business and county affairs. 1t is one
of those enterprises. the contamination
of which will benefit ALI, and iniuge
none. Why no; take hold of it with a
will and determination to make it 20:
We believe Skowhegan people will do
so.
The President of the Worcester Con
strnction Company, a wealthy concern.
engaged in building electric railroads
is to be here this week. and il is expect
ed will be prepared 10 make n PROPOSE
ton which our people can and will ac-
cept and thus secure the much desired
road