Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-10-04
STATE HOUSE.
The State Assessors Meet Kennebet
Assessors, Tuesday.
Petition Tor An9ihcr Link Of Bangor 10 Boston
Electric Line.

onc OF the matters to which the rail
road commissioners will untloubtedl.
attend, today, will be the assignment
OIL the hearing on 4 petition that has
been filed at the office within the past
few days. 1t is the petition of the Ill
rectors of company organized for the
| purpose of building and operating a
line of electric railroad between Bidde-
ford and York going through the towns
OF kennebunkport, Kennebunk and
Wells to the terminus of the Ports
mouth, Kittery & York Railroad in
York
The petition was filed through the at
t0rheSs of the company which will be
known as the Atlantic Shore Line Rail
way Co. The attorneys are Heath &
Andrews of Augusta. and Fred j. Al IN
of Sanford. The directors who have
petitiored are Ernest NJ. Goodall.
George +. Goodall. Louis f. Goodall. c.
A. Bodwell and Fred J. Allen.
This is but one of the steps. so it is
thought, for the great belt of cleo
trio railroads between Bangor and Bos-
ton. There will be much interest how
ever in the hearing that will come prior
land & Cape Elizabeth Railroad petit
ton for an extension to Old Orchard is
heard. There will doubtless arise op-
position so it is thought from the Bos-
ton & Maine to both the latter road
and to the one from Biddeford to York
as they are to run almost parallel with
the said railroad. 1t is claimed in both
the petitions that the electric railroads
are essential to public necessity.
In case these two roads should go
there will be another link in that pro
phesied railway from Boston to Ban
gor. There will remain a few little
links between Portsmouth and Boston
and the links Will be on this end of the
lire. There is a line from Portland to
Yarmouth. and a link needs to be built
from Yarmouth to Brunswick To con-
meet with the Lewiston, Brunswick q
Bath Line. From Lewiston a line must
be built from the terminus of the line
in Sabattus to Gardiner to connect with
the Augusta. Hallowel & Gardiner
Electric Railway Then from here
there will have to be one to Waterville
and Bangor. This latter section. it is
thought by many railroad men. would
w btSt bulil Ittllt w iltl llIt' az ipSS "
Belfast and extend the Bangor, Hamp-
den 4 Winterport To that city, over the
route for which they have a charter.
This would he the whole line from
Bangor to Boston, and 10 years is al
lowed by Amos Gcrald's prophesy.
Some odd figures are noticed in the
report of a certain Electric railroad,
this year. 1t seems that, last year. its
gross earnings We're about $4,000 while
this year they were only 100000. the
operating expenses being practically
the same. This would naturally lead
the man looking over the report to be
lieve they had suffered loss of pat
ronaGc in the past year but Il further
examination of the report will take
away such an illusion. The figures show
that the patronage. this year, amount
cd to about $1,000 passengers. while,
last year. it was 10000 less. Then why
this discrepancy in the account one
will ask. 1t is on account of a reduc
ton in the rates of travel. 1t is found
that the average price for each person
VINO rode on the cars, was, this year,
169 cents, while last year il was about
q cents. Thus figures at the first
glance often give misrepresentation
Secretary b. Walker McKeen will ad-
dress a meeting in West Washington,
this evening, and tomorrow he will &c
TO Boston. where in the evening he Will
address the Farmers National conven-
ton.
Hon. Edward W;ggin went to Boston,
Tuesday, to attend the Farmers Ma
tional convention to which he is one of
the delegates from Maine.
The following company. Tuesday,
filed certificate of Incorporation: