The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-06-05
Electric Cars on the Eastern Promena de
To the Editor of the Press:


To the Editor of the Press:
I see by this mornings PRESS that
Mr.. Thompson is opposed to allowing the
Electric Railroad to place their tracks on
the Eastern Promenade. Now who are
the most interested parties in the Eastern
Promenade, the person or persons who
live on the Hill or the ones who live at
the western end of the city? Now about
four hundred people who live on the Hill
have signed petition requesting the
honorable city government to allow the
railroad to extend its tracks around the
promenade, There are of course several
questions to be answered. First will any
person be damaged? second, will property
be damaged? third, will the city be dam
aged or in other words will the tracks in
jure the promenade? In answer to the
first question will any person be damaged
we will see who uses the promenade. A
few employees of the 6. T. r. r. cross it
on their way to and from work. They
will tell you they would be happy to see
the electric railroad; they like to see
progress; they like to see the city grow
and expand. Then there are lots of wheel
men, and you will find they also believe
in progress they believe in good roads,
and good electric roads also. 1t is possible
few old fogies, who own some old
horses, that may be afraid of electric
cars would object, but they must remem
Der, that they must either get their old
nags used to cars, or sell them for beef,
as the road is laid in all the principal
streets and they cannot avoid them in
riding. They must get their horses used
to them Then the young man and his
best girl loves to walk on the Eastern
Promenade. He will surely welcome the
cars, because he can jump into the car,
ride up to the promenade for five cents,
where they can breathe the pure fresh air,
and enjoy the grandest scenery that can
be seen in the State of Maine. There are
the beautiful islands, the splendid water,
in the distance can be seen the noun
tains This promenade is the prettiest
place in the city, and as one young man
expressed it few nights ago, the city
could well afford to pay the cars several
thousand dollars year to run their
tracks around this beautiful promenade,
as it would be big advertisement for
the city. If all our summer visitors could
most beautiful place in Maine and view
the islands, as seen from here, they would
be wild in their praise of Portland. 1t
would certainly be money well spent.
Second, will property be damaged? I
answer no, decidedly, no, There is large
would benefit. What would either end of
the city be worth without the cars. Be-
ing somewhat interested in land in this
locality, know that track around the
promenade would be a benefit to it 1t
would not hurt or mar the beauty of the
lawns as nobody is allowed ON them, in
fact it would be benefit to them, as the
cars would bring crowds up to the prone
made to enjoy what our city fathers have
provided. / wish Mr.. Thompson would
come up some Sunday afternoon and
spend the whole afternoon there, I think
he would change his mind.
In answer to the third question, why
my dear sir. the question needs no
answer. EVERYBODY Will say IL would De
great benefit to the city. What benefits
one part of the city is a benefit to the
whole city. We are advertising the city,
by spending money for pictures when the
views that can be seen from the Eastern
Promenade far surpasses any picture that
any artist can possibly place on canvass.
Is it possible that any one in this age
of progress would oppose progression.
Electricity is here, let us welcome it to
the city. CITIZEN.