Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-09-03
TO R0CKLAND.
A., H.& G. Electric Road to Be
Extended to That City.
Prospect That This Branch Will Be
Opened Next Season.
1nartcr Has Been Applied Tor. interview With
Hon. G. E. Macomber.

cn1eI CenterS of electric SystemS in
Maine. Scarcely had the Togus branch
OF the Augusta, Hallowell & Caroline,
became reality when the same public
spirited citizens who pushed this road
came forward and purchased the Au-
susta. Winthrop 4 Lewiston charter
ana announced their intention to have
the road to Winthrop in operation by
July /, 1902
y NOW a company of men including
those who are pushing the Winthrop
road have filed with the railroad COM
pensioners of the State of Maine pre-
Eiim!nary application for a charter for
pm electric line from Togus, where 1t
[@ill connect with the Togus branch of
fSNhe- Augusta. Hallowell & Gardiner.
EtArough Whitefeld. Jefferson and
Worth Waldoboro to Warren. Here it
WIFI connect with the Rockland. Thorn
fasSon K Camden road. The complete
FliSts of applicants for this charter is
|SG&AFrnor John F. Hill, Hon. ]. Man
chester Haynes, Hon. George F. Ma
ceMber. Hon. p. o. Nickery and Hon.
Thomas j. Lynch.
r Dunn the latter part of last week
Governor Hill. accompanied by Mrs
Hill and Mr.. Macomber. took a carriage
drive across the country to Thomaston
The route was looked over and proved
to be very pleasing to the party. 1t is
Under stood that the company now pro-
poses to build this extension il. the ear
~ spring.
This idea of a road to ROckland has
been talked for several years. 1t has
been thought that the Soldiers Home
at Togus would prove a great drawing
card to visitors from Rockland and
vicinity just rs it has from Augusta
and vicinity since the Togus extension
was opened up.
The gentlemen behind this charter
are all citizens Of Augusta and their
ability to build this branch and their
interest in the welfare of this city are
well-known facts. Consequently the
fact that a charter has been applied
for by them is assurance enough that
they mean business and that this is no
idle dream.
The Lewiston Journal. last night.
had the following interview with Hon.
George f. Nacomber:
whether the line from Togus to
Warren will be built next year or not
/ cannot now say for a positive Ger
taihty. The Rockland road viii build
an extension to Warren. a distance of
five miles: in the spring. At this end
we will build the line to Winthrop. 1t
is our determination to begin opera
tons AT the earliest possible moment
and push the work to completion as
apidiy IS possible. In this territory a
new road should be ready to open very
early in the summer. for that is the
time when an electric road does its best
business. And u good start is worth a
great deal. The poles and ties have al
ready been bought and the iron Will
| lie ready when the time comes. Every
| thing necessary to build the Winthrop
branch will be on the grounds this win
| ter so that as soon as spring opens
! work can be begun. The Warren extern
sion will also be pushed to completion
at an early date in 1902"
The building of these additions to
the two systems, with which Governor
Hill. Mr.. Haynes and myself are con-
nected, may possibly delay the con-
struction of the proposed line from
! Togus to Warren until another year
And yet it may be possible that even
that road will be built in 1902.
| Governor Hill is deeply interested in
the project. In fact, we are all salts
fed that the possibilities of the line
are very good. Rockland is one of the
best cities in Maine. There is an i'm
| mense coastwise business done there
| | am told that more steamers arrive
and depart from one wharf in that
town than from all of Portland. the!
go to the islands. up the bay to CAS-
tine Bar Harbor and through to WASH
inston county "A, the towns along
the line from Togus through to Cam
den. are in prosperous condition
Warren is in REMARKABLY good shape. Ii
has valuation of about SSoO.oOo and
only owes $4,000 or $4,000.
| with these two systems connected
we believe the people of Augusta and
Rockland too. would be much benefit
ted. and so would the people in all the
intervening towns along the line. Ther
the distance from here to the Seashort
nv fast trolley service. for that's what
we'd have would be but 40 miles or so
and the time required to make the trll
would not be more than one anu Han
hours The fare would not be more
than 10 or so cents.
with the Winthrop branch ana tn
Warren extension in operation the 1--WE
systems will have about 80 miles o
road. Connect the two systems ah'
we would have 10 miles or Whereabouts
outside of building it would entail pu
slight additional cost to operate "a INT
from Togus to Warren. The extr;
power required would be small. ! De
lieye we could run cars over the I'M
from power obtained from the Ha'lo
well station and the one at Rocklant
without greatly increasing their capa
cities. Both stations are well ana su"
stantally built.
"WbiIe I cannot say that the through
county branch will be built next year.
. will saw that it will be built at tn
earliest possible moment Our ob1ec
: in applying for charter is to be pre-
pared when the time comes for action.