Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-08-05
1913 & 200 Water St.,

two enormous moose. a polar bear, a
boa constructor and an antelope.
Leaving the Zoo, you will naturally
approach the Casino. 1t is a handsome
building. built of wood and stone, the
latter quarried on the park and giving
beautiful effect. In fact. had il been
! realized how fine 1t would look the en-
tire building would have been built OF
the stone.
The lower floor is devoted to one
huge room for meetings and dancing.
1t will probably seat 5000 people and
give standing room to 5000. with
enormous balcony clear around giving
room for nearly as many more. The
upper floor is taken up by the dining
rooms, kitchen, office, etc Mr. ]. A.
Fuller of Brunswick has charge and
Fuller's shore dinners are becoming ia
nous. An orchestra furnishes music
and Fuller furnishes the "provender'
tas Holman Day once called Rev Frank
Sandford's food at SHILOH and you do
the rest.
BY the way. Mr.. Sanford evcned up
matters with Holman, a while later,
and if you can only persuade him to
tell you the story as he told us while
spinning along in the Merrymeeting
you will laugh till you cry. We did.
The view from the Casino is simply
magnificent. You can see for miles,
land, farms, meadows, the river or the
bay it is all perfect. The sunsets are
particularly fine and crowds assemble
to witness their gorgeous beauties.
The next and one of the best features
of the park is the open air theatre,
where 1000 people can be seated and
hundreds more may enjoy the per-
Torrance. The spot is an ideal one
The stage is at the foot of high en-
bankment, which, in crescent shape
rises IS feet in perfect line, so that all
there was to do was to build the seats.
Every person has a perfect view and
the sound of the music and voices is as
clear as a bell at the farthest seat.
A stroll about the grounds is in itself
treat. over four miles of walks have
already been constructed, and the
scenes as you ramble through the
woods by the ponds and springs, over
the hills and through the dells are
charming. That they will be more so
as the walks are extended can well be
imagined as the possibilities of this
wonderful spot are noted.
To say that every member of the
ly Nothing but praise for the road.
which opened up beauties of scenery
had never before been over the line, be-
sides indelibly impressing upon their
minds what the genius, pluck and bust
ness ability of a man like Mr.. Gerald
can do in the face of all difficulties. The
scenery is magnificent, the road is a
model, and its business is 0. X.
For an inland trip. no finer can be
found for few hours outing, than a
trip over this line. Starting from Bath,
the ride through that busy city, out
through the suburbs. across the turtle
farming lands, across the New
Meadows river and through the pine
woods to Merrymeeting is a ride long
to be remembered, while the trip
witch shows many interesting points.
But the grandest views, the widest
scenery, the fastest riding is between
Brunswick and Lewiston. For long
miles the track runs along the beauti-
miles it traverses dense woods, climb
ing steep hills, rounding sharp curves
you can look across country for many
miles. the thickly settled farming coun-
try showing in all its richness. admir-
ally set off by the high lands in the
back ground Oh, it is worth seeing.
And the equipment is all right. We
enjoyed the luxury of the palace car
Merrymeeting, but all the rolling stock
is of the best, the great eight-wheelers
riding as smoothly as parlor cars on a
road bed that is almost perfest, with
heavy rails that apparently will last
forever.
The vast and handsome car barns and
power houses have to be seen to be ap-
preciated. Mr.. Gerald and the eiectri-