Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-07-28
WEST BRANCH DRIVE.
$4,000 Will Be Paid to
Drivers in Bangor.
oO,OOO,OO0 Feet in the Drive, All Of
Which Bring Good Prices.
No Races at Eastern Maine Slate Fair Will
Be Over Five Heats.

Bangor, Me, July ct SpccialD-If the
true story of the arrival of the Yves,
branch drive this week could he, told i'm
the newspapers ii would furnish one of
the most entertaining yarns. according
To the lumbcrmcn, which has been printed
Tor many day. If II was printed it
would do more harm possibly than good
ana on that account perhaps it's better
not to say anything about it. The drive
got in Tuesday afternoon about 5 o'clocI,
or in time To allow the drivers a chance
to get train al Ola Town for this eli !
ana many OF them came here that nirht
Since their arrival the police have been
kept pnsy and many arrests have been
made 1t will take about Sao.0eo Ia pav
of the crew of $50 men and this mart of
the work will require several DAYS. some
oil them Will have from $3.50 to 500 and
they VIII make things hum around here
ior several weeks to come Bur lis not
the way it used to be- Years aro tba
u'iNers used 70 come TO Bangor and in
two days many Of them would blow IN,
al they mad earned for several months
ana what they did not SDend was stoIa,,
from them. The Bangor clothing mer
chants proht immensely from the arrival
OF the red-Shirted men here and durincr
Iie hrSt Few days after they come bust
ness u immense. Most OF them have or
ders from the contractors Of the drive on
inherent concerns Ia supply the men with
anything in the way of the clothing linz
lHdl tntE want. This year II is said that
many OF the orders have been rejected
but Tor what reason it is not known
ne West Branch drive contained about
3o.ououou feet OF logs and nearly ali Of
them have been sold al big prices. There
are one ar two mills on the Pcuobscot
which have. been shut down for several
days lays awaiting the, arrival Of the West
branch logs ana they will not start up
again until their logs reach this city
when Will not be for several days vet.
me Bangor horSemen are talking about
having another race NEE; and it is the
intention 70 raise $lnon and hold races for
w" days Il * believed that If sac races
"trN properly managed ana came Of at
Z time when there was nothing Of the
Kind going on in this section of tn"
State. thar they would pay.
For several days past there has been u
report IN the eastern section of Maine
that no Eastern Maine fair would hc held
this year The report doubtless started
from tn" fact that the fair people have
been : LITTLE delayed in getting out, their
advertising matter. President Htul wa
much surprised to learn Of the rumor
when 50 informed hy Tho journal CORES
rundcnt ana sand that So far as he knew
there would be- a fair and Ia every way
ii would he better ANA bigger tuan ever
before. Outside of the races the biz az
traction will bc the battle Of Manila in
wh.Ch over y" men Will take part. II
will he produced hV the Pain Fireworks
"a. ana Will take place IN the evening.
TIL" independent military company at
tlampdcu has already been engaged 10
take part In the battle ana capt. Turner
and his men Will 80 into camp on ~"
grounds during the fJir WGr races VILE
lind nearly every horse of any prominence
i'm Maine entered and some will come
from Massachusetts ana 81. John. James
CulbcTtSOn of Chicago. VIII act as start
rr As usual this year ana this ensure