The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-11-03

George ~. Oliver. chairman OF the Soar
boro \ selestnen, said he had found the
sentiment Of the people Of Soarboro al
most unapimous for the road. There was
but ems dissenting voioe that Of the
stage driver. The northern portion OF
scsrboro had deprecated steadily since
the CLOSE Of tbs war. The southern end
OF the town had had all the railroad com-
and had developed. The
electric road would develop the northern
potion. q
A. Scott Jones Of Oak Hill neighbor.
hood, said that men In that vicinity who
worked In ,hs city had to 70 to and fro
by teams, there not being any oommu-
nioation by railroad.
Richard Libby, also of the Oak Hill
neigh borhoed. said Re and his children
did business In Portland. The only way
to reach Portland was BY riding to Soar
boro Beach station. over q mile away.
1t cost about eco year to carry his peo-
pie to and from the station. An electric
line would bs Of great benefit At Oak
Hill there were splendid building lots.
the location being very slightly. The
electric line would also help the towI
high school. Whom Oak Hill had good
accommodation by the old EAftern rail-
road farm sold for $500 that recently
had bee n sold for tls0o.
Marshall l. Moulton Of Dunstau. said
that he could FIJI his house with sum Ier
boardsrs II there could be an electric
road. His business took him TO Portland
every day. and he needed the sl,c,r.c
road.
William II. woodman Of Pine Point,
said that the road would b, q big thing
for Pine Point. Children who went to
the High School had to walk half mile
to the railroad station take the train to
the next station. and thence walk q mills
and a..hAf. The electric line would take
the scholars to the sJhool horsS. Pine
Point had large permanent as we'll -
sun mer population. An electric road
would develop the place. Th,re was
nearly two miles Of unccoupied beach
in the vicinity that would DO made
available by an electric road.
Samuel K. Milliken OF Dupatan land
ing, said that tine road would benefit the
people In his vicinity very much. Abe
packing chops were troubled about get.
ting help because Of lack Of accommoda-
lions.
At this point Mr.. Moulton said that he
would not call any mora witne but
would ask all present who favored the
road to rise. Nearly everyone In The hall
arose. Then he asked those opposed 60
the road to iis,. No one arose.
MIR. Libby called on Mr.. J. II. Hamil-
ton Of Sacc, to speak for his locality. lie
Cumberland counties where an electric
roed was more needed than between
Saoo and Portland.
Mr.. James NJ. Ryan. a real es;ate deal
or Of Old Orchard, said that willis Cd
Orchard had better railroad facilities
than SPINE other places, yet they were In
sufficient to satisfy the needs Of the place.
Old Orchard depended on 1t, summer
business, and while the beach and It's
bathing were delightful, the summer Wis.
itor also wanted to get into the Delds and
woods, or into the cities. An electric
road to Portland would enable Old
Orchard visitors to vary the pleasures Of
their sojourn. 1t WIS not pleas mt to lille
In stuffy cars in samm6r, and SUNNI sr
Biddeford and SAco electric road had de-
veIoped Old Orchard and the adjacent
region on the Saoo side very much. A
road to Portland would hiring still grent-
sr development. Ho also thought that
the Boston s. Maine would also profit by
the increats Ct popularity tina. an electric
road wouiu give to Old Orchard,
h. N. Yates, chairman Of the OH Or
chard selectmen, said that the people of
that town so far as he knew, favored the
road. lie had consulted with Ieople
quite extensively. There were two large
campmeeting grounds which brought
large numbers of people to the place in
summer. The permanent population
was about 1900; bus the summer popula-
ton ranged from ~. COO TO $4,000.
John J. Trainer Of Old Orchard, said
that the facilities of au electric road
would increase the population OF Old
Orchard, ON tine eastern portion Of the
beach more than any thing els, that he
couli think of. lie had some lots On
Grand Avenue that would bs benefited
by the road.
W. j. q. Milliken, a business man of
Old Orchard. said IL was a self-svident
fact that an electric road would benefit
Old Orchard.
The case for the electrics closed here.
Then Judge Joseph W. Symonds, who
with Gov. Cleaves was present as coun-
sh for the Boston & Maine, began the
press ntation Of
TIE RAILROADS. SIDE
Tie Boston g. Maine, he said, had ex.
pended q large sum of money to reach
ttese sea coast resorts, and thought 1t had
discharged a,ceptably all It's public obli.
gationL But he did NOT propose to speak
Of that lrlnch Of the subj set. He wish ed.
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