Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-01-12
THE SHORE LINE.
RUMORS THAT WORK WAS TO
STOP ARE UNFOUNDED.
LARGE CONTRACTORS WILL BE ON
NEXT MONTH--N0TES OF
THE ROAD.


lated in certain quarters to the effect that
the capitalists behind the Washington
courty railroad t,pd become discouraged,
and would withdraw
These rumors can doubtless be traced
to those enemies of the road through
Washington county, especially in the
eastern part, who have always opposed
the road, and vino would view witt salts
faction any interruption to the work.
"The wish is fath her to the thought
and hence the rumor that work was TO
stop.
The work will not stop. Even without
the assurances of he men at the head of
the road, 1t needs only IA reasonable exer-
else OF commonsense to prove that no
slight obstacle will put stop to opera
tions. The contractors and the men be-
hind them have already gone too far to
turn back, even il they so desired. They
have already contracted liabilities which
necesstate the early completion of the
road to make them whole.
A representative OF THE AMERICAN in
te-vieWed Contractor kenehck this morn
ing. He said in effect that while to those
who expected to see immense crews at
work turning WashI 49,. unity upside
down, work seems to move slowly just
now, the delay is apparent, not real.
In place of large crews OF laborers, there
are many engineers at work along the
route, relocating the line in order to
secure easier grades and curves. The ex-
pense which is now being incurred by
this engineering work will be fully made
up by easier work in grading and will re-
suit in a much tiner railroad when com
pleted.
But in he meanw bile everything is be-
ing put III readiness for pushing the work
early III the spring-as early rs it Is pos
sible to open the ground without dan
ger OF it freezing up again. Mr.. kene-
ticS thinks his will be in March.
Every foot of the work on Mr.. Kene-
ticks division, between Machas and Ellis
worth, has been contracted for, much OF
it by large contractors. The culverts will
be Of stone.
J. f. Colley & Co, OF Kansas City, Mo-,
have contracted for n section from point
one mile east OF Cherrytield to connection
with the old grade about twenty-three
miles. He will bring large outfit, with
about 100 head of stock. He will be here
early in February.
Strang Il Russell, OF Tuscaloosa, Ala,
will grade ten miles this side of Cherry
field. Their outfit VIII contain seventy
head OF stock
From the end of Strang & Russel's
section to Ellsworth. he work is let in
smaller sections. John Berry, of South
boro, Mass. will grade eight miles ct this
end OF the line. He expects to be here
next week.
Whitney & Cass, OF Jonesboro, will do
the grading at Machias, and the mason
work on the old grade.
All the contractors expect to be on the
ground next month, getting ready their
camps and doing such work as is not in
teriered with by the weather.
The line is practically cleared for seven
teen miles at this end. The engineers
are nearly through on this end, and have
submitted drafts OF the entire line to the
chiefs. The state railroad commiss toner's
were in Ellsworth Tuesday and gave their
formal approval of new location.
Contract for the rails has been made
with the Carnegie company of Pttsburg,
Pa. Some OF the iron will be delivered
here early next month. A representative
OF the company was in Ellsworth yester-
day. Orders have been given for the con-
struction Of spur from the Maine Cen
trail railroad at the Batchelder place for
the delivery OF the rails. This spur VIII
be built at once.