The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-06-06

the headlands or soothed by the gentle
tapping of the waves on the gravelly
beach.
Then there is the only and unapproach-
able Bar Harbor, the home of the rich
and fashionable, the wonderful spa of
the east, where fertile farms have made
their tillers millionaires, not from the
cultivation of vegetables, but from the
sale OF the soil, and where every summer
all the leaders of fashion, mix in the
swift whirl of luxurious endowment.
There too, the Maine Central will carry
you. You can go in one of it's magnif-
cent vestibuled lightning expresses all by
rail, or if you are partial to the rocking
of the waves, you can make part of the
journey in the splendid steamer of the
company, the Frank Jones. going from
Portland to Rockland by rail and there
taking the steamer referred to.
Last but not least you may be bold
hunter. If you are, you doubtless know,
or if not. you should know, that the
Maine Central R. R. has opened up the
greatest hunting country for deer and
| moose to be found anywhere. Perhaps
you saw that quaint and unique Maine
Sportman's cabin at the recent exposi-
ton in New York and perhaps you talked
with the primitive guides. OF course
you admired the magnificent specimens
of their prowess and skill. You were
delighted with them and you almost felt
the thrill of reality in your contempla-
ton, If that was a pleasure, come to
Maine and see and gain for yourself the
actual experience and thenyou will know
why it is that thousands of men would
rather give up any month of the year
than the month which is spent in the
wilds of the Maine forests.
1t is impossible to attempt minute
description of the greet Maine Central
system when you are telling
of the attractions of Maine.
If you know the latter-you
must know it through the agency of the
| former. The Maine Central Railroad is
Maine, and most nobly does it honor the
State which gave it birth and whose in
terests it has done so much to promote.
Of course there is a guiding hand which
controls the destinies of this great sys-
tenn. There is a master brain which con-
ceives its numerous advances. There is
a splendid executive who carries to a
successful completion its numerous en-
terprises. His name is synonymous
| with Maine and the Maine Central Rail
lOeebs w AOA OiO lllOOOItdA COlIl6o W
write the story of the growth and pro-
gress of the Dirigo State, no name will
occupy more honored place in the vol
ume than that of Payson Tucker, ESQ.,,
the vice president and general manager
of this great railroad system.
He has watched it grow from strug-
Cling infant to one of the greatest vaca-
ton lines in the country. He has
| watched it push out into the wilderness
| and has seen settlement and civilization
| follow in its wake. He has nursed it
from the time when its passengers were
few, until today when its ticket-holders
are annually the major part of the
pleasure seeking people of this United
States. He is man of engaging person
ality, of whole-souled nature, of the
| strictest integrity and of splendid bust
ness capacity; a man, once friend, al
| ways friend, and man who numbers
| among his friends all the inhabitants OF
Maine and to whom the great mass OF
people who every year visit this beautiful
State, are indebted for the ease, comfort
luxury and safety with which they travel
With such a State; with such rail
road, with such an executive head; it is
little wonder that before many years
have passed. the State of Maine hopes to
entertain as visitors to her numberless
resorts the entire pleasure seeking pop
ulation of America.
| f. G. MITCHELL, Z