Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-01-26

| MI. GOddafd, thursday afternoon on
the subject.
II am glad" he said, IF my feeble
attempts have accomplished the aim
that l had, that of awakening the
members more fully to the possibilities
of the aid the lake is to us and OF
course l must say that I personally
would like to see a railroad TO the
| lake.
| 1--WE shall meet with opposition if we
attempt to bring about the running of
a line out there. Some will oppose and
the others will act Indifferent. There
are many who have cottages on the
lake who do not desire this road and
would dislike to see it. But as / look
at it we cannot afford to let the bene-
fit of the masses go for the pleasure
of the few. The greater number of
those at Cobbosseecontee can af-
| ford teams. Otherwise they would
not be there. They do not care for the
! railroad, though some would like to
see it. Some go there for the rest and
, auietness and if the public should
adopt the place, even though it would
be at distance. it would spoil all
their pleasure. | can appreciate their
feelings. ] know of one attorney who
goes out there even on these stormy
winter days for the SeclusiOn and COM
fort of being alone to think. But he
has Il remedy He is well enough off
so that he can go to some other place
and secure both the beauty and Seclu-
sion he desires. 1t will not necessarily
follow that these cottagers at Ham,
mond's ana Hersey's will be disturbed.
The public cannot go upon their
grounds or use their boats.
yet leaving all this aside We cannot
afford to think of them. do not think
there is n man in the whole list who
would oppose the road. The men out
there are of a different class than that
They are not of that selfish nature
Some would assist us in the plan"
II suppose the summer theatre and
hotel plan would he the one on which
yuu would work at first?"
Yes. If the road was put out there
I have il on good authority that the
summer hotel would come and we
would certainly make try for the
summer theatre. As il is the people
Of the three cities have nothing for
amusement in the summer This
would. as in other cities Of the State.
give them place to go. 1t would CON
tribute to the attractiveness Of our
cities in the summer and would give
the masses a chance for amusement in |
the summer. | don't suppose We can
realize the change it would work.
The building of the hotel would in |
its turn bring about the building OF
more cottages as it would be possible |
with the railroad running out there, |
and then | have no doubt little steam |
launches would be added to the lake |
for the benefit of the pleasure parties |
This would promote the interests OF |
the islands and on them would spring |
up cottages. That lake is large enough |
and deep enough for good sized |
steamer. The Belgrade waters. you
know. are full of rocks, but CobbOssee-
contee is built on a more generous
plan. Notice the saiboats that are in
the magnificent sheet of water
"One could expatiate on the good it
would do the city for an endless time.
| think the continuation of the road |
though to Winthrop would be the
result after a time and then the adj
vantages would he even more marked.
Il wish we might have some sort OF
a meeting to talk this over or that
some one would go about and sound
the pulse of the people. l don't believe
any one would object to it. and all
would like to see it. but how many
would assist?
Think Of the cOttagers that would
be seen there in case the road ran out
50 that the men of this city could 20
out at night and return 10 business
in the morning. 1t would become the
pleasure spot of the three cities if that
could be brought about