Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-04-09
News OF the Railroads.

News Of the Railroads.
Perham has some hope of an electri
road from that place to Presquc Isle.
Ihe Wabash now has mileage of 1913
miles. including its new Buffalo division
One Bowdoinham concern paid a freigh
OIL of 1922 to the Maine Central r. r. Co
Ior last months shipments.
1t is understood that whatever rate:
may be made by the electric line between
Lewiston, Brunswick and Bath, they vii
be met by the Maine Central.
The re-establishment of 24-hour ex
press between Montreal and Halifax i:
sald TO De under consideration by tht
lnter-Colonial of Canada
There are 10000 ties for the Washing
ton County r. r. now delivered on the
calais end of the line and about 10000 ties
are being delivered every week. The de
livery of ties for that end of the line will
be completed this month.
Conductor Oliver Harrison of the Brew
er street railway line. has resigned his
place on account of i'll health. He has
been on the road for more than thre,
years.
The baggage car number $40 which has
been off the Belfast line of the NJ. c. r
K. while receiving repairs, has been re-
turned and is fitted with the new brake
system The car has been thoroughly
|
The Venezuelan government has served
notice upon the treasury department OF
the United States of TWO contracts made
for the construction of railroads in that
country.
Railway employees in Ohio are alleged
to be preparing to black list Legislators
who have placed themselves on record as
favoring a ma Ximum passenger rate oi
TWO cents Il mile. and will vote against
election
The total addition TO the fast freigh,
lines of the country is the Grand Trunk
Dispatch which is to at once begin oper-
ating over the Grand Trunk system and
the West Shore and their connections
The manager is Sumner Hopkins who
formerly represented the Grand Trunk ir
Detroit,
William Hoffman of Detroit. has pat
anted a composite brake shoe for ''cur-
ing tiattened wheels. and a company is
20 be formed for their manufacture. They
can be attached to wheel while the car
is in service and the same result secured
which now requires that the car be TAX
en- to the shop
1t is predicted that the new railroad
construction this year will aggregate not
iess than 25o0 miles, and that it may pos
sibly exceed 1000. 1t has been less thar
2D0 during the past four years. 1t is as
serted that new construction this yea,
will require an expenditure of $50 900 00l
The greater part of which will be for la
hor.
Western roads are preparing to provide
the travelling public with luxurious means
Of transportation. now that it has beer
decided that excess fare shall be charged
on the new fast trains between Chicago
and Denver. and in short time entirely
new and elaborate equipment will be sub
stitutcd for that now in use.
In March 49, Eastman heater cars load
ed with potatoes We're shipped through
to Bangor from Aroostook county. II
was the biggest mcnth's shipment for the
season. Thousands of bushels Were
shipped in regular box ears during TIL,
same month and a rough estimate wouC
place the total shipment at about 50. e0t
bushels.
Beginning with April the Boston &
Maine now runs II cars daily to Yorl
beach. The fare has been reduced from
than on the electric road, 1t is said thai
if the electric road management reduces
their fares. the Boston and Maine viii
still reduce the fare.
Supt. +. j. Ryan of Boston. of tn,
| railway mail service. was in Bangor re
| Gently on business connected with a con
| tract with the Bangor Hampden & Win
| terport Trolley Railway for carrying The
| mails between Bangor. East Hampdel
| and Hampden Corner A similar contrac
will also he made with the Public Work:
| Co, for carrying the mails on their linz
| in Brewer and South Brewer
| The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Com
pany has eighteen women in its emplo.
| as station agents and the superintendent;
| are very much pleased with the WAY il
! which they perform their duties. Thes
| women act as both freight and tcke
| agents, and il is said. in their favor b,
| the travelling auditors that their accounts
| are always perfectly straight. Anothe
| prominent feature of their employment il
| the fact that their stations are kept neat
| er and cleaner than those presided owe
| by men. of the eighteen now in Servic
| six are unmarried. and of the othe
| twelve a large majority are widows o
| former employees of the road.