Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-12-11
News OF the Railroads.


The Old wooden car house of the Port
land Railroad company at Morrills is be-
| ing torn down. as there is plenty of room
for all the cars in the new brick building
which has just been completed.
| The agitation, for a two-cent-a-mile
rate in Illinois is spreading. and the rail-
roads are preparing TO meet the popular
uprising.
| The electric locomotive has now a
| record OF l25 miles in a single hour
An English scientist estimates that a
hrst-class locomotive of modern build can
| be run half a million miles before being
sent to the scrap heap.
| The Il. & A. railroad is having a build
| ing 100 feet long by Is feet wide built at
| their station in Fort Fairfield The
building will be used for storing starch.
Engineer Frank Whitney. who has been
running on the freight train between
Dover and Bangor ever since the Dexter
branch of the Maine Central was opened
on Jan, !. 1890, has been transferred 10
ihe main line and is now engineer on the
Midnight Chimes which leaves Bangor
at He T. NJ. for Portland and Boston.
"A signal car is in process of con-
struction for the Boston 4 Maine road
and viii soon be completed. The ear re-
ward appearance. Within it is sub-di-
Vided into several departments, including
a Kitchen, smoking room, etc. Ranged
along the sides are d series of hunks for
The car is designed principally for sur
Neying purposes. the laying ont of tracks
and the arrangement OF signals and
switches.
have just got a new locomotive. 1T is
rather peculiar looking and attracts con-
siderable attention. 1t has no large driv-
ing wheels and the cylinders are on one
side only. directly beneath the cab and in
a vertical position. connected to the
wheels by shafts and cogs. II was not
built for speed. but for strength ana
steep grades. They are used largely in
the Rocky and Allegheny mountains
and are no doubt well adapted for the
logging business of Byron.
Conductor Dalrymple who has been IS
years in the employ OF the Maine Central
II OF them being passed on the road. says
there is very much less drinking among
railroad men than there was even ten
years ago, AS he puts it. drinking and
business 90 not 20 together ana The
railroad companies realize this truth as
well as any one When n temperance
sentiment is inoulcated among the large
army Of railroad men the reform has cor
tainly made a great gain The Maine
Central employees are to be particularly
commended in this respect and are grow
ing better every day.
A public meeting of the citizens Of
Waterford Albany and Stoneham. inter-
ested in Il railroad to Norway. was held.
Wednesday evening. AT North Waterford.
Many business men OF the section were
present. and the. meeting was full of in
tereSt. \ party interested are TO look over
the route this week MIR James Brown of
North Waterford and Mr. Burnham of
Albany were appointed Il committee in
behalf Of the citizens to meet the party
and take them over the projected route !
The plan Of extending the Bridgton Mar
spoken of. but. seemed to meet with less |
favor, as nearly all Of the traffic is al
present by the way of Norway.
General Passenger Agent Boothbv of
no Maine Central bp Poi
Gazette. knows the art OF advertising, |
and his flyers contain all the attractive |
features that one would find in the west |
or anywhere else; BY all. we mean all |
that are in good taste. The method of |
setting forth the attractions is almost |
uniformly commendabe. The Maine Cen
territory all the different kinds of ex-
cursons that they could make use of |
one-day. three-day. weekly for the sea-
son. Saturday to Monday. and so on.
10 have used his own brains, where nee
assary. to supplement those of the mana
gers of the events TO which he made re-
luced rates: that is, he advertised their
attractions better than they themselves
lid it,
Detective John s. Head of the Maine
Central. who is well known in Bangor.
gets well deserved editorial send-off in
his months Medford Light. from an old
playmate. Mr. George S. Delano of Med
lord. Mass. The editorial says: Friend
Head grew to be man of giant strength
md brain of quick insight. We remem-
Der. when. as city marshal of Portland. |
Me-. he had memorable nights work
n looking after the great Blaine and Pills
Dury meeting holden in a tent at Port
and. The air was full of political fire
md some of the audience full of fire which
rad been rallied into the city. unknown
Q the marshal) and when mixed with
he eloduence of the speakers, caused
'ome Of the listeners to flow over with
zeal which took shape in a free fight in
side. the tent. Mr. Head did not delay
n settlement of the case. He made a
jump over the heads OF the
rowd landed among the disturbers. who.
With little ceremony We're all scattered
o the four quarters of the Forest City.
md the ring leaders condensed into the
ity inn for law breakers. Mr. Heald's stall
vart form and kindly face are known all
'ver Maine, and we consider it an honor
o be among the men who know him."
The steamer Merrimac of the Domin-
on Line, sailed from Portland for Eng
and. Wednesday. Her cargo was one of
he largest ever taken out of Portland by
III. including "a head Of cattle and 662S7
bushels of grain. That portion of the
argo which came from the United States
onsisted of 2,9o6.40O pounds of flour. 16o.-
70 pounds peas. 2525 cases canned meats, |
IL boxes provisions, 2000 sacks BRAN as
60 pounds cheese 81 go bushels wheat.
69Gs bushels corn 1860 bushels peas,
oo6l pounds bacon. $40 barrels apples.
ounds beans. The Merrimac is one of
he largest vessels in the freight trade
hat has ever come TO Portland. She has
lmoSt too great II capacity and at pres
mt low freight rates could not procure :
large enough cargo to make the voyage
paying one.
The Portland board of health has voted