Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-11-09
NO OPPOSITION,
Shown at the Electric Road
Hearing, Yesterday.
Weighty Evidence to Show the Public
Necessity and Convenience.
Lille Hitch Over The A.. II. & G. Extension IN
Western Avenue.

URIC Road at the hearing hald of +h
state House. yesterday mornino a,d
| afternoon, when large number ~
people from all three places which win
| be benefited We're present IN chow.
thelr approval of the scheme and fur-
nish WeiEhty evidence that public no
cessltv ana convenience REQUIRES that
Such road be built 1t was seen thS,
there might be some opposition. as the
attorneys Tor the Maine Central road
were present. They did not raise any
ooJectlons and did not put IN any evil
Gence, but it is understood that when
the arguments are made they will raise
legal objections
There We're present at the meeting
members Of the Augusta Board of
Trade. members from the Board of
Trade in Lewiston and prominent citi-
Zens from all the principal towns which
would be benefited by the road. These
gave important evidence. The Lewis
ton men showed the benefit il would be
To their town. the people from this city
showed the benefits the city would get
in the way Of trade, and also as con
Vcnience IN getting to the summer coll
onY at C0bboSseecontee and the neces-
sity of large number of people in this
and neighboring cities in having q
summer resort to which they could go
This the electric road promoters plan
to give by constructing a park on the
shores of Lake CobbosseecOntee similar
TO those constructed in other places by
electric road promoters.
The only opposition made evident
was by man from Wales. who said
that the people in his section Of the
town wanted the road run there and
not in the proposed location. He said.
further. that he doubted if the select
men of the town would grant the per
NIT in the location sought. 1t was
shown on investigation that the coun-
try through which he, as represen-
tative. wished the road run, is sparsely
populated compared with the section
through which the promoters plan to
run their road.
in opening the case. Hon. Herbert NJ.
Heath, the attorney for the petition
ers. showed proofs Of proper notice TO
al parties concerned. He said he did
not want to take up time by introduce
ing cumulative evidence. as he thought
the testimony Of one as TO public CON
many.
He then told of the plans of the pro-
moters. that they intend to begin the
road at the junction of State street and
Western avenue The map presented
shows where the road will run. From
State street the road Will go 10 Man
chester Forks. then to East Winthrop
Raileyville. North Monmouth, Mon
mouth then by regular road TO Sahat-
tus. There it will connect with the
Lewiston. Bath & Brunswick.
Coming out Of Sabattus il will be
necessary to divert from the highway
in order to cross the river. At Mon
mouth there will be a diversion from
the highway. At Winthrop. Mr.. Heath
said. in reply to Chairman Peaks, there
would probably be a crossing. as there
is nothing there to obstruct the view.
The Maine Central he said. would not
be interfered with at that point. Mt.
Heath then devoted part OF his arSu-
ments To public convenience. showing
the advantage to the people Of East
Winthrop, Manchester and other VII
lagos along the road. At EaileyNllle.
the nearest railroad is four miles dis
tant. He stated that some talk had
been made with the oil cloth factory
neo1,Te with A view Of getting their
freight business.
Regarding railroad accommodations
for winthrop people he said he under
stood il is impossible 10 go TO Port
land and back the same day over the
Maine Central. It is also Impossible
for Winthrop people to 80 to Lewiston
ana have q whole day there, as the
railroad accommodations ara poor OF
Monmouth and North Monmouth the
same is true. he said.
Touching on the railroad accommoua-
lions furnished winthrop people ana
others living in that section, ne Salu
that many in order to find markets ana
nIaces for buying goods were Obliged
10 90 to Lewiston OF this city. In order
to get to Lewiston they must drive
there. if they want TO stay III town
for any length of time, as the rallfoau
accommodations Were such that thtH
had but two or three hours there II
| they went over the lines OF the MAINE
| Central Formerly the people hau f'
| train running in the early lnoEnlHs
| That gave more time in the city LUIS
| train was taken off, as 1t dld not pay
tho road. Now the railroad acconliho-
| dations are such that the people haNe
an opportunity two days i'll the Week u
% earlier in the morning. AS lor COIL
ing to this city, he said, there Is 1T
way but by team. He contended INA
cheap railway transportation alWasS
develops passengers, ana clted th'
Lewiston. Bath & Brunswick road a.
an instance. In this case. he SAID ina
oven with the increased numoer q
trains over that branch of the Mann
central. a $500 day business had peel
developed. He held that this would D
true in the case of the proposed roau
as he believed that with cheaper an
better transportation faclilties NOR
neonIe would travel. this showing III
necessity for better facilities IMAM ar
NOW afforded by existing railroads
Regarding Cobbosseecontee' he SAT-
there is a prime necessity Tor Il PIeaS
nr,a ground. to the people on AusuS''
Gardiner and HalloweH the onl'
MACE is Cobbossee. There the pro
motors intend to put up an anuse
mont mark. He called attention TO IN