The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-09-27
=. & VI, Railroad

W. j. Hayes and wife Of Cleveland,
Ohio, who have been In this place and
Harmony, for the past week, have r. :
turned home. Mr.. Hayes Is the priDcl-
pal owner In the SebasticOok and Moose
head railroad and his business here at
this time IL 10 get ,hiugs under way IN
the work OF completing the line from
HartlaDd TO Main Stream village. l.
was expected TO commence the work b.
the first Of the present month but Mr.
Hayes wished to have everything in
readiness to rush the work along with
out interruption when commenced. Mr..
| Hayes has been for several dave person.
ally looking over the ground with Man.
ager Thompson who has been left H.
sole charge OF having the work done.
Manager Thompson ia at present very
busy in arranging the details Of the
contract work and expects to have every.
thing in readiness TO commence the work
Of putting IN the bridges, grading and
laying the rails, well under way IN tive
weeks.
II is understood that M. HAYES viii
i not only build the road to Main stream
but complete it to Harmony village il
the people Of that town are willing r.
i pay a reasonable sum toward the WORK.
/ The bond issued by the town TO aid thf
road some years ago, and under specific
considerations, though placed IN tbs
market and sold by w. y. Davis. the
contractor, became total loss 10 the
/ purchasers. as the towns obligation i.
said 10 have ceased when the COMPANY
did not complete the road within 3
specified time. Ii seems altogether
n ha -
willing 10 do as well by Mr.. HAYES il ht
would complete the road to Harmon
village az they were by the old com
pany, that the steel would be laid foi
the most part this fall. Only about
mile and half more grading woult
nave TO be done to complete the roaC
bed this extra distance. For quite
distance beyond the point where tbs
station at Main Stream is to be located
the grading was done by the old com
pany. But little grading will have Il
be done TO finish the road bed TO tn,
point where the Main Stream station
will be located, though no doubt quite &
little surfacing or ballastng will b,
necessary as the old work OF gradina
must have become more or less damaged
by the wash.
1t is source of much qualification t
the people Of Harmony that the road i
certain OF completion TO Main STREAM
and 1t will prove Of much value to then
in making their shipments of pull
wood, hay and other products of tn,
farm. 1t is probable that with the lin
completed to this point the freight ship
ments over the S. Il NJ. will be nearlr
doubled and the road will in conse
quence be in position to pay some fai
returns upon the investment. Ii vii
have the effect OF doing away with th
present stage route from Harmony t
Hartland and it may be possible tina
the present stage route from Cambridge
to Dexter may be changed in the futur,
as by having the mail by way of Mai
Stream it would reach Cambridge q
soon as it reaches Dexter now and thel
there would be drive of four miles In
stead of ten for the stage thereby givinl
the public better mail service. From
Cambridge there is one mail out in tn
morning and another back at night.
the change should be made, with tn
same distance or less covered by tn
stage, two mails each way each da,
might be had by Cambridge people
Harmony has many fine farms and will
the introduction of a good creamery
which is quite certain in that town
the farmers would be in position t
thrive and prosper as never before anC
as a result the general conditions would
be greatly improved. The shipment
OF cream would provide an extra revenu,
for the railroad and it is highly prot
able that all of the freight for tn
traders in Cambridge, Athens, Brighton
and Wellington would be shipped int
Harmony over the ). & M,-PuSfel
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