Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-07-25
THE PARTY AT WISCASSET.
They Enjoy the Sail Down The Sheepscot, One
OF the Best Harbors in the World.

OF the Best Hdrc0rS In Inc W0rlQ.
Wiscasset, July 3.-(SpeciaD. A party
of capitalists and business men arrived
here, last evening, from the Sheepscot
waters. where they had been looking over
the country in that section and estimat-
ing the proposition of the water power
development They arrived here from
Branch Mills, the new station just opened
on the Wiscasset & Quebec Railroad. by
special train, upon which was President
Rundlett and Superintendent of the road.
In an interview with them, the Journal
representative was informed that they
were much delighted over the journey and
several expressed themselves much pleased
over the country traversed by the new
narrow guage road.
The party had in their trip visited the
chain of lakes which form the Sheepscot
water power, which the Maine Water
Power & Electric Co, proposes to develope.
One of the leaders of the party, in con-
| versation with the journal man. said the
plan proposed by this company is one
| which can no doubt be accomplished, ard
when consummated will be a great in
ducement for manufacturers to come TO
this section and start industries which
will without any question prove profitable
to the investor and the regions round
about the Sheepscot waters, which nature
has so finely formed for the purposes pro-
| posed.
| BY building Dam across the outlet of
Palermo lake, the water can be raist d
| eight feet and cause an enormous fiowage,
covering hundreds of acres. Besides this,
| the general slope of the land for miles
around Is toward the lakes and drainage
of great magnitude will be afforded. In
case of drought and heavy frost, the pro-
posed tunnel through neck of land will
furnish heavy flow and supply sufficient
water power for all purposes.
The question very naturally arises: Is
there money enough behind the enterprise
known as the Maine Water & Electric
Power Co. to swing such great under
taking as furnishing water and electric
power for manufacturing purposes the
running of railroads, lighting of towns,
etc.
From the best and most authentic in
formation Journal representative on the
spot can obtain. there most certainly IS
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of the Maine Water & Electric Power Co,
is said to represent over SO. 600, 0O0 while
J. Fl. Link, another of the signers, is
worth many thousands. Hon. Henry In
gals of Wiscasset, is president of the First
National Bank of this place and a man OF
wealth, accumulated through prudence
and careful investment.
The first two named gentlemen are oil
Card of Head Tide, has capital, and Will
! liam Doe, the agent of the company. has
,massed thousands of dollars in the Penn
| sylvania oil wells. Many other moneyed
men are interested in the project, yet in
its infancy but fast dveloping so the
reader can draw his own conclusions rela.
| tives to capital backing the enterprise
| The water power of the Sheepscot is most
certainly excellent, and there seems to be
but little doubt that 10 years hence will
zee a great and glorious change in this
part of the State, and the commercial and
industrial interests will be greatly en-
larged.
After arriving here most of the party
we're very comfortably quartered at the
Hilton house, of which W. G. Hubbard is
the genial proprietor. The night was
passed here and today, the party looked
around the town for q while until the
morning train from Augusta arrived,
bringing Hon. Fl. NJ. Heath. attorney for
tho Maine Water & Electric Power Co.
Then all went aboard the commodious
tug Wawenoc, owned by Hon. j. Manchts-
rer Haynes OF Augusta, and named after
the Indians that inhabited this section of
Wiscasset bay. The party was made up
of the following prominent men:
Hon. Rufus X. Sewall, Hon. Henry In.
gals, Hon. II. M. Heath, j. H. Ring.
Prof Grant, Erastus Foote, r. I. Rund-
lett, DIR. A. NJ. Card, DR. G. A. Peasley,
DR.. +. E. johnson, l.. W. Gibbs, VIM.
Doe, w. W. Turner, Prof Horace Hender-
son, Emerson Hilton, Seth Patterson, f.
W. Sewall, o. o. Stetson and Journal
man. The object of the trip down the
great Wiscasset harbor was to show these
men of wealth and business enterprise
what great outlet Wiscasset has and the
great opening for the proposed Industries
on the Sheepscot waters. The course
taken was southwesterly from Wiscasset
to the sea by the Sheepscot bay, and then
turning around, the course back was west
up the Sasanoa river into Monsweag bay
hack to Wiscasset, over the water route to
Bath and up the Kennebec.
The trip was very pleasurable one and
enjoyment" was the hearty expression
of all as they stepped from the Wawenoe's
bow to the wharf in safety after delight.
full trip without a mishap.
At meeting Of the Maine Water &
Electric Power Co., held. this evening, at
the elegant, handsomely located and pleas.
ant home Of Hon. Henry Ingalls,, the
company was incorporated and officers
elected as follows:
President, c. p Collins of Bradford.
Pa. vice president Hon. Henry Ingalls,,