Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-04-20
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BOARD OF TRADE
Meeting Held, Tuesday Evening, to
Discuss Railroad Matters.
Committee Appointed to Get Wiscasset & Que.
bee Through Augusta.

Inc Augusta Board of Trade held
meeting at the room of the aldermen at
the CITY building. Tuesday evening, and
'here discussed the possibilities OF bring
ing the Wiscasset K Quebec Railroad
from Cooper's Mills through to Oakland
by the way of Augusta.
me meeting was called at the advice of
Hon. Herbert NJ. Heath. who was pre-
sent, and addressed the meeting upon the
matter.
Inc matter of making the city of Au-
Susta Il railroad center, was discussed in
the Journal in the issue of March % the
lacts peing taken from Mr.. Heath's re-
marks at the Board of Trade banquet
ana IN mat article it mentioned the hopes
that the Wlscasset & Quebec Railroad
could be persuaded to come through this
city TO Oakland, where they could con-
Solldate with the Somerset Railway, and
puilc the road for which there is already
a CHARTER. through from the terminus of
the Somerset at Bingham. to Greenville.
TO connect with the Canadian Pacific
Railroad. instead of going by the route
they had then decided upon, to connect
with the Bangor & Aroostook Railroad.
such turn that it is now practically de-
cided that the road will not go by the
route laid down. to Burnham and thence
northward but it will come either to Au-
gusta, and thence to the Somerset Rail
way. or by the way of Watervillc, thence
to the same road
The citizens of Waterville have taken
the matter in hand, and are fully deter
mined to have the road in that city if it
is possible. and Mr.. Heath explains that
if Augusta wishes to have the road come
through this city. there must be some
practical work done by the Augusta
Board of Trade.
The Wiscasset x Quebec Railroad is
now in the control of the New York cap
italists. and they are represented by a
lawyer in New York, one in Boston, and
Messrs. Heath. Spear and Heselton of
this State. Naturally all wish to choose
the route that will be the best, and
although Mr.. Heath personally believes
that the one through Augusta is the best,
he wishes the Augusta citizens to help
him demonstrate that fact rather than
to attempt to do it all himself
ne New VI n S'fti'h'i 4Nt'''H 'N'''"
but very little of the merits and dement's
of the route from Weeks Mills to Water
vile and then to Oakland. and the one
from Coopers Mills past the Togus Ma
tional Home, through Augusta and then
to Oakland.
| In either case a bridge across the Ken
nebec would have to be built, and to the
Augusta people it would look as though
| the freight and passenger service over the
routes mentioned would be much larger
| by the Augusta route.
| Another matter that is worthy OF note
| is the fact that there is sufficient legis-
| lation over the Augusta route to insure
| its being built without opposition, as
| there are charters both from Cooper
| Mills to Augusta and from Augusta to
| Oakland and both have been once sur
viewed If the Waterviie route is decided
upon. it is very doubtful if the railroad
| commissioners will grant charter for
the link between Waterville and Oakland,
as the road would be parallel with the
| Maine Central and it is against the rules
of the board to grant charter unless
public service demands it. and the grant
ing of a parallel line is something un-
heard Of.
| A committee consisting of President
Hichborn A. w. Brooks Ira Randall and
c. II. White was appointed to investigate
the cost of building each route together
with every possible plan that would be
| likely to influence the railroad people TO
| come by the way of Augusta.