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

proposed TO run q line on the Portland
side down to vaughsn's bridge, aud ~
soon as rights across the draw could be
obtained, q connecting link would be
laid scross the draw. Thus tire detoar Of
two or three miles through South Poat-
land would be avoided.
Hon. A. n. Moulton, Of Portland, said
that he appeared on his own account. for
property at Pine Point, Of which he had
the management. and for many scarboro
people. The feeling OF tbs peopls OF Soar
boro was unanimously In fa vor Of the
proposed electric road. There was no
fault with the Bert m s. Maine. but Its
lines were located Mt q long distance from
the road where the proposed electric line
would run. Dnnstan's corner was three
mites frcm the Boston az Maine tracks,
and mile and q half from the old East
ern tracks. A resident Of Dunstap, In
order to 20 to Portland and return must
20 three miles to the Boston 81 Maine
station. By the nearer track Of the East-
prn division the first train to Portland Is
at noon, and there is no return train that
day. So really the steam railroad gives
no facilities for the people Of the Duns-
tan region. Facilities In the Oak Hill
region are rs inconvenient. As ILLUSTRATE
lug this, Mr. Moulton cited the fact that
thu morning trains, which brought most
Of ths WITT esses to this hearing. would
not stop at Scarboro except for passengers
going to or beyond Kennebunk. So one
Of the Witnesses bought ticket to Ken
nebunk, which entitled him TO stop the
train. The others bought Old Orchard
tickets and go. aboard when their asso-
ciats stopped the train.
Mr.. Moulton sell that along the Port
lana and Saco road were many oxcsllen
titss for building lots, wti,h would be
Improved. A lso there were many people
living adjacent to that road. espec iAlly
In summer. Pine Point too was
car abls OF great development.
At the ,onclusion Of Mr.. Moulson's re-
marks MIR. Ilsley was recalled to testify
as to the length OF thu proposed line.
which was 10 be 12 J. 10 miles from the
start at South Portland to Saco.
Then Mr.. George W. knight Of Dun
STAINS Corner, was called on 70 state the
needs Of his section. Their commuri,H-
ii )ns were SO poor that the young people
could not attend the blu mess college In
Portland without walking six miles be-
tides pa, ing their fnr,s on the railroad.
1t was nine miles from Dunstan's Cor
ner to Portland. There were excellent
facilities for sumner boarders at DIT m
stan II they could get facilities for travel.
Speaking OF the subject of education
Mr.. knight eaid: "If had had the
privileges of an electric road 1 should
be able 10 stand hera and make much
| better speech" (Laughter.) An electric
road would also facilitate much the car
rying OF scholars 20 Scarboro High school.
People had told him. that II thers was
an electric road all his customers would
leave his store and trade In Portland,
al told them," said MIR. knight, THAT
II ! could not get living store keeping.
would try some other business. Per-
hars 1 could get job on the elsctric
road. (Laughter.) am for public con-
veniencs II 1t doss hurt me, and l think
the Boston s. Maine railroad ought to
look at 1t the same way" (Applause.)
As to the opposition Mt Grand Beach.
MIR. Knight said: az think II the Grand
Beach people cannot stand an electric car
going along the 5acksides of their houses.
they had better move out to Wood ISL
and" (Laught,r)
Mr.. W. h. GRAHAM of Duns.an, said
they were much isolated there, commu-
nication with Portland being very DIM
cult. The Inconvenience OF this situ-
alton was described at length. AS to the
G rand beach settlement,he thought there
were no permanent recidents The terri
tory was held by a close cooperation.
which dictated as to who should buy lots
thsrs. MIR. GRAHAM said that the road
also would he Of much advantage In
getting to town meetings, which were
some times called quite often by tae sea-
shore PEOPLE.
MIR. George II. Boothby of Saco, said
that the people Of Fast Saco were much
Interests In the proposed road. which
tn ~ cor sideIed n public neoe ssity. The
steam railroad did not give them SO good
convenisnciss as they had IS years ago,
VIXEN trains were running regularly on
the old Eastern road. But In resent year S
De ssengsr trains had been transferred to
the Western division. the Eastern lire
being given over largely to freight.
Mr.. David Es;y Of Saoo. said that all
the people in his community wanted the
electric road.
Mr.. Alvan b. Larrabee Of Oak Hill,
Scarboro. told Of how he bought place
years ago when on the Eastern road there
were rrequsnt trains to Portland. But
when the Boston & Maine came into oon-
troll these convsnienoes wers lost and theJ
had now 70 communication to speak Of.
The Oak Hill region would be one OF the
best residential districts out OF Portland
II 1t had proper communications. Many
Portland psopls would buy houscs II they
could have an electric road. Mir. George
q. shaw Of Portland was now looking
for a house there.
Mayor Moore of Saco said that the pro-
posed road would to Of inestimable bene-