The Portland daily press., 1899-01-25
MANY RAILROAD SCHEMES.
lnundatiOn Of Requests For Special
Charters.
RAILROAD LOBBY WILL BE BUSY
TO BLOCK ALL

jected In the Aroostook-strong
Opposition To Increase of Judges'
salariss--Bsngor Hospital Resolve
Passes Senate without Discussion.
1PrcrAL TO TIE rREssl
Augusta, January eA-The railroad
situation becomes interesting. II Messrs.
Woodward and Carter carry out their plan
Of opposing the granting and renewal of
any and all special charters, they will DO
about the hardest working mem bers of
that diligent body, the Third House. 1t
was last week that Mr.. Woodward In
formed the railroad committee Of the at
titude of the Boston 81 Maine, Maine
CENTRAL and Canadian Pacific, the roads
the two gentlemen represent. regarding
these special charters 1t looks now as II
the publication of Mr.. Woodward's g re-
mark had prompted the drafting Of spec
ial charters creating new roads and extend
ing old charters for they have been coming
in ever since. In reply to today's volley
Of special legislation. heavy gun was
fired on the other side. Gen. Leavitt OF
Eastport, who Is member of the rail.
road committee. introduced q bin amend
ing the railroad act Of 1887 so that rail
roads organized under special charters
as well as those organized under the gen
eral law may be extended upon the ap-
proval Of the railroad commissioners. The
law governing the construction Of cleo
trio limos contains such provision and
at last weeks hearing by the railroad
committee on the bill to extend the char
ter Of the Watervile and Wiscasset road.
Mr.. Woodward said that the extension
might be secured under the general law
II amended In the manner provided In
the bill introduced by Gen. Leavitt.
Among the demands for renewal Of
charter rights Is that in behalf OF the
Castins Railroad and. Navigation compa-
ny. The corporation desires 10 build a
line connecting with the new Washington
county Yoad. II asks to have Its charter
mission to bridge the Union river.
Many petitions were presented today
In favor OF the Caribou and Van Buren,
road. This Is the company organized
under the general law to connect the two
towns named. Tho line would be in
effect an extension Of the Bangor and
Aroostook. That road reoeiv cd aid from
the county of Aroostook to the extent OF
several thousand dollars a mile. Mr..
Peter Keegan of Van Buren,. the prime
mover in the present enterprise, claims
that 10 was the original intention &c
build to Caribou and that the county s
aid should be extended to his road in the
same manner as to the Bangor AMI
Aroostook. A bill to that effect will b.
presented.
The most ambitious scheme laid before
the Legislators today is that embodied tr
the charter of the Patton, Allegash ant
Northern railroad. The Patten. Allegast
and Northern is to be- a sort of travelling
railroad. 1t is to have a main line which
will be permanent From this mail
line 1t is to have the right to stretch ou
long arms, gather up whole sections q
forest and then draw in the arm in ordel
to reach out In new direction. Ii
other words tho Patten. Allegash ant
Northern is TO be principally logging
road. II might also be called a Burleigi
road, for the gentlemen Interested a
named In the bill are Albert A. Burleigh
Preston n. Burlsigh Everett K. Burleigb
Parker 9. New begin and their associates
The road is to connect with the PatteI
and sherman at Patten in Penobsco
county and from there its line is to ex
tend through Penobscot and Piscataqui
counties 70 point on the st. John river
near Grand Rapids, below Seven Islands
In the county OF Aroostook. 1t is
provided that land taken under the 7igh
of eminent domain for these brancl
roads shall revert TO the original owner
when the rails are removed. and tn
branches abandoned. While the road l
q logging Institution. 1t may be required
to run passenger trains from May to DC
tober II the railroad commissioners ST
direct upon petition of ten or more oiti
zens. The company is given six year.
to complete its location and eight to con
struct It's road. The capital stock is no
TO exceed $500, 200.
The Patten, Allsgash and Northern
will open up an immense tract of valu
able timber land, including whole town
ships Of pine which has never been cut
The lum Der from this territory Is nov
brought to market by long and trouble.
some routs so that 1t is two years from
the time that much OF 1t is cut before il
reaches a market. The main line also
might serve as link In Q new RAILROAD
connection with Canada and Quebec.
THE JUDGES SALARIES
When the judiciary committee report
a. Al