Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-06-06
CAPITAL CHAT.
The Cid Post Roads in the.
District of Maine.
Mr.. Hale Opposes Senatorial Appoint
ment of Naval Cadets.
Minister Thomas in Washington Pensions
Tor Maine People.

Representative lstib'i Is DI MA iItlu-
sets, formerly of Somerset county.
Maine, while digging among the old
books i'll the library Of the House Of
Representatives this week dug up
some ancient copies Of the Laws Of the
United States. which contain interest
ing matter pertaining to the state Of
Maine one thing in particular was an
act passed way back in 1910. To establish
post roads in various parts of the
United States These books are rather
rare. although in some of the great
libraries, they are easily accessible:
but the information regarding the post
roads is somewhat Interesting. when
one compares it to The thousands Of
post roads that now exist. where then
there was only one. In Maine. FOR in
stance. there were only sixteen original
post roads. while now il is probably no
great eXagserltion To say that thcr"
ale sixteen Hundred. The most of thcsa
went out of Portland in various diroc-
tons. one route went out from Gardi-
ncr. by Pitteton ana Dresden. to Wis
casset. Another Went from Augusta,
by Rcadheld Mt. Vernon. Chester. ana
New sharon To Pennington. Another
went from Augusta. by Nassalboro.
Winsluw. Clinton Fairfax Unity. ana
College Town. to Hampden. Another
went from Wiscasset by EdEccomh. to
Roothbay. Tho two shortest routes in
point of towns reached are: One from
Sullivan to GoldsborO; and from
Dcnnysville to PASSPORT. One of the
longest routes was from Portland via
Falmouth, Gray. New Gloucester, Lew
iston. Greene, Monmouth Winthrop.
Augusta. Sidney. Watcrvillc. Fairfield.
ANA Canaan. to NorridgeWock ana An
son. The word "Farfield' is. Of course.
intended for Fairfield" Maine people
will recognize this route as in part the
railway mail route which now extends
from Portland To Skowhegan 1t also
will he seen that it took in Il part Of
the route which now extends from
Portland to Bangor by way Of Angus
ia. Another Of the postal routes which
went through the Capital Of the state.
was from Brunswick. via Topsham.
Bowdoinham. Gardiner, and HalloWell.
to Augusta. 1t should be remembered
that this was before Maine became a
state and the chapter of the laws af-
fecting these post roads are headed In
thc District Of Maine"
Minister Thomas, who was here some
days ago, called at the Richmond
where Governor ana Mis-. Eurlrigh live
ana had 4 long talk On Ola times. Mi
Thomas and Governor liurlelgh tain
er, Hon. Parker T. Burleigh. Wer" ac-
lively associated IN cStahllShlhS IN"
colony Of New Sweden in Aropstook
county Governor Burleigh knew Ny
ThomaS way BACK IN the carry DAYS
when the former was state ldnd agent,
ana often met MT. lhoiiliS at Nun
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senate lh' e'h'r gay ABOUT 'ie Pr"P'n-
7I'S MI ''!li' P',l "'' N''ii, fo''l'''
I" seek Offices. II WhS "ufliiS tn' o'h-
sidrratloh 81 lh' Military Ac''ei''N
'ilI' ''iif '"'' III "Pl'''"'!
cadets Z" 'he M'lItary Ncau'mE.
senator Proctor Oh Vermont, ma" pro-
posed That senators should nave inc
appointment "i caaetS. Whlch Is no"
enjoyed exclusively by members al the
H"us" and by the PRESIDENT. senator
Hale was against inns ana sald n"
should 90 anything ne could % Keep
down any undue increase Of the regu-
lar army. ana also 4" prevent the an
ppintmcnt Of cadets by senators. II"
was willing to concede that the Presi-
dent should be given the appointment
of fifty cadets. i am not in favor OF
senatorial '''t's' senator iia'' S.'iu