The Portland daily press., 1896-11-12
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The Bangor ana Watorville freight
train In charge CT Conductor James
Low was made up of 66 cars loaded and
empty, last Friday night. This was the
largest freight train ever pulled into
Waterville station by one engine
A. F. Gerald is looking over the ground
for location of another electric road in
some part of the state. Mr.. Gerald aver
ages one new road year. He was in
Norway last week and looked over the
proposed route from that village to North
Waterford. 1t ia understood that he was
fevorably impressed with the project.
The distance is thirteen miles with ex-
celIent grade for building. There are
good powers at either end. 1t is thought
in view Ut the success in running the
Norway and Paris road that one from
North Waterford to Norway must pay.
1t would cost about $40, 600 per mile to
construct the road.
The shipments of live stock over the
Maine Central to Brighton markets have
been larger this fall than at any time
before for several years., Last Saturday
II carloads of stock went through Water
vile and Sunday eight cars more. The
shipments, which usually have been
made only on the first days of each week,
now extend over the whola week and
several carloads are sent every day. The
shipments are made up of sheep and cat
tie and come from all over central and
eastern Maine as well as from New
Brunswick and Prince Edwards Island.
The short hay crop is probably the cause
of SO much stock being sent to the butch
ers.
The conference between the officials
of the Granu Trunk system and represen-
tatives of the Order Of Railroad Con-
ductors and the Brotherhood of Railroad
Traiumen was concluded on Saturday
evening whea the memb ers of the dele
| CATION left for their several homes after
making arrangements with the superin-
tendents to continue under the present
schedule for another year. The atten-
tion of the management having been
called to the oft repeated story that
American trainmen were to be imported
to take the place of Canadian conductors
and brakemen, they were assured by the
general superintendent that there was
not shadow of truth in the rumor.
Conductor Fred Sanborn of train No.
II and Ga, between Bangor and Portland,
is i'll and Baggage Master Sewen Peterson
il In charge.
| 1t is rumored that there are to be i'm
portant changes in the train dispa itching
system en- the Grand Trunk. At the
present time all of the dispatohers operat-
ing the line between Portland and Mon
treal are located az Island Pond where
they are to be continued working in two
sets. Mr.. Farrell, formerly stationed
here il to be chief dispatcher for the
entire line. having six men under him.
three operating between Portland and
Island Pond. and three on the other half
| of the line.
1t is understood that Mr.. Penfold, who
now has "second hours on the Island
Pond Portland end, is to be appointed
station agent at West Paris he having
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This change will make Mr.. Cassidy,
until recently dispatcher at the Vioto-
ria Bridge, dispatcher on the Portland
Island Pond division.
| Considerable interest has been mani
tested in the appeal of the Waterville &
Fairfield Railway & Light Co. from the
decision OF the Railroad Commissioners
in relation to the construction and
maintenance of crossing frogs at point
in Fairfield, where one track crosses the
other. The courts decided that the whole
expense should be borne by the electric
company. On appeal to one Justice this
decision was sustained. The electric
company took the case to the law court
on exceptions. This is the first action
of the kind decided by our court and
many similar crossings will be affected
by the decision of the Law. Judge Walton
has decided that the trolley line must
bear the expense of crossing.
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