Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-05-05

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The Boston a Maine IL ch,ngin. n,
color oi stations as fast as theV r1otIjre
ropr'ntinS op, rom Yellow and red the for
trimmings. The effect is very pieasiug
II Is reported that the pullman cam
pahy \ 70 furnish a new set OF cars fur
Ine i0r Harbor service this summer
They are cars which have heen r,innin ,
to California during the winter win Pi'!7
mond parties. WIN i''iF :
Conductor lIoWes of the Cape Elartricu
south Portland. has severed hts cnnnnr
ton with that road and entered IN,
freight department Of the Rostnr e.
Maine X. X. as checker.
Warren a. Pomroy who has been co,
nected with the Maine Central r. n fmr
ciSht years has resigned, ana gone n,
Sangerville to live on a farm which h.
recently purchased.
The Maine Central Railroad COMPANY
II Negotiating with William Engcl for TIL
purchase Of sufficient land situated on
the shore above the Wing * Engel boy
hllil at Old Town on which to construct
a freight depot and also increase the
freight yard facilities. The sale of tho
strlp Of land will in no way effect the
mil site Of Mr.. Ilngel who owns al of
the land on the shore from his box mill
10 the Maine Central depot.
All classes Of traffic on the Boston &
Mdlne road are reported to be showing a
steady and satisfactory gain The bust
lesS lof the past quarter is reported as
being materially ahead Of that for tho
corresponding period last year and, in
Idct. as making an exceptionally good
showing for the season. Expenses during
me past winter have run considerably
Delow the average The plans for the
improvements during the coming summer
now all arranged, are said to contem-
plate the laying of quite a large amount
of new track, second track and sidings.
The Grand Trunk car department at
iortland Is a hustling institution these
udEs' Inc shops are a bee hive and filed
with cars while the tracks outside contain
many freight cars waiting their turn like
50 many BARRIERS patrons lingering for
lhe our next, gentleman" A large
crew Is at work and more would be en-
ployed but for the scarcity Of material
ana the SLOW deliveries in consequence.
VI course the changing of the couplings
anu the Introduction Of the air brake sys-
TEN into freight cars is largely respnn-
s!ble lpr The rush, push ana hustle.
Many locomotives have received attcn-
ti9n from the paint and varnish brush
while the passenger cars are being put
into first-class condition for the summer
tourist season activity.
A paragraph in 4 recent exchange re-
fcrrcd 10 the fact that 4 prominent husi-
ness man Of Caribou had shipped during
The past season four miles of freight over
the bangor y ArooStpok Railroad, and
the circumstance WAS commented upon
ls something quit. extraordinary ana
not likely u be cpuallcd and much less
'NF'''I'i ~ INT StdtlSlltS bi any Olutf
individual business in the county. In
quiry by the Stdr-Hcrald reporter clicits
the fact that Hon. T. II. phair's ship
ments during the past season Of two sim
glc products. railroad ties ana starch
will amount to mileage 0f something
over nine miles. This big aggregate com
prlSes about one thousand carloads of
ties and two hundred carloads of starch.
ur about four carloads FOR every work
ing ANY w thc year There urc other
Prcsuuc Isle business men whose freight
dor q lst
mileage credited 10 the Caribou man.
notably the hay ana potato shipping bust
ness M Mr.. Gcp. Kohius"n.-Prcsquc Islc
Stir-Ilcrdld.