The Portland daily press., 1900-02-17
Maine Central Makes Reductions Ali
Along the Line.
Action at Directors
Meeting Friday.
Hereafter No Fares to Exceed
Three Cents Per Mile.

At the directors nesting Of the Maine
Cent al Railroad company, held yest'r-
ray at the oompany's offios In Portland.
. revision of the passenger tarin rstss
was unanimously agreed upon, TO take
effect March lat, which makes msteri-
nj rsdu, tion In the passenger rates over
Its main line and branches. and reduces
the fare, which In some Instances was as
high as tive cents mile, SO that In no case
will the fare alter the LIST of March ex-
Deed three oents psr mile.
A few irssrations will show the gen.
eral effect Of this reduction, which will
be thoroughly appreciated by the travel
ing public, and vii. how ttat the Maine
Central Railroad under It's prss,nt man
agemsnt 10 ABREAST Of the times and detsr-
mined to do every thing within Its ability
to afford to the public as low passenger
rates "a can be made. depending, CT
course upon the volume of business and
the reduction In operating expenses Of
the read.
A few fluctuations will show tbs
changes In this new tariff: Under the
present tariff rate, the fare from Newport
t, Foxcroft Ia 81 20, after March LIST IL will
be reduced to $50; from Newport TO Dex-
ter the present rate 10 500, sitter March
let, 8 SO; present rate Augusta to Watsr-
VILE is 8 20. reduced to 60; and round
trip ticket will be sold for ti.00 from
Pittstisld to Bangor present rate Is 81 20.
to lie reduced to 81 CO; from Waterville to
Pittsdeld present rats is 70, to be re-
ducsd to 8 60; from Watervills to Belfast
present rate lie 81 IS, TO be reduced to
81 40; from Belfast TO Bangor present
rate is $3.50. to be reduced to q. 90; from
Augusta to bangor present rate is 50 %.
to be reduced to o. 25; from Augusta to
POI tlAnd present rate IL 500. to be re-
ducsd to 81. 20; from Brunswick to Farm
iugt en- present. rate is 81 20, to be reduced
to 81 SO; from p ,rtlsnd to Earmingt On
present rats Is g. G5, to be reduced 20
~ 80; from Lewiston to Pennington
present rate Is ST. 40, to be reduced to 81. 40;
from Bangor to Ellsworth present rate
Is 81. %, to be reduced to so; from Ban
gor to Mount Desert Ferry present. rate
Ia 81 30 t, be rsducsdito sl.25; from Ban
gor to Eufi,ld present rate 10 81 81, to be
red uoed to 81 %; from Bangor to Malta
wamkeag present rate Is S2 %, to be re-
ducsd to $l.75; from Portland to Bruins
wick Irssent rate Ia 81 90, to be reduced
to s as; from Portland to Frseeport pres
emit rate is : "a. to be redrcsd to $50;
fran Portland to Bath present rate is
Sl.25, to be reduced to 81, %; from Port
land to CcrnIsh present rate 10 S1.l0, to
be reduced 10 $50; from Portland to Frye
burg present rate i; SLIGO, to bs reduced
to 81. As; from Portland to Msttcoks pres
ent rate is 8 90, TO be reduced TO S75:
from Portland to Rookiand present rate
is s.. so. to be- reduosd to s. As; from Port
land t, Newcastle and Damariscotta pres-
ent rate Is $780, TO be reduced TO 81. 60;
from Portland to Wiscssset present r 10
Ia 81 60, to De reduced to Sl.S5; from
Rockland to Wiscasset present rate 10
S.45, to be reduced TO 81 10; from Rock
land to Newcastle and Damariscotta pres
emit rate isSl.15, to be reduced to I. 70;
from Lewiston to Wsterville present rate
| Is 81 so, to be reduced to Sl.45; from
SkowhegHn to Portland present rate Is
$3.50, to be reduced to $3.50; from Au-
gusta TO Skowhegan Irssant rats Is 81 SO,
to be reduced to 81 10; from Winthrop
to Watsrvile present rate Is si.10, TO be
reduced to $40.
The equalization OF the Knox and Lin
coin Railroad company was effected with
the election Of Hon. Franklin A. vii.
sen OF Bangor as presidsn ard Hon. ].
ii. Drummond OF this city as clerk.
| These offices have hitherto been held by
Bath parties.
The usual April dividend OF $3.50 o
| share was declared.