Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-10-10
AUGUSTA TO WINTHROP.
Citizens Of Winthrop Discussing
Route Proposed Trolley will Take.
Increased Business Expected from The Pre-
posed Road BY Hotel Owners.

The Winthrop correspondent Of the
Lewiston journal says:
Now that Winthrop is secured. of the
the much coveted trolley line to Au-
susta, now they are anxious as to
what route the road. will follow. The
surveyors employed. by the Augusta
Hallowell d Gardiner Street Railway
Company have found two feasible ways
by which the trolley can come into
Winthrop village. There is no ques-
ton concerning the course from Au-
Susta to Baileyville. so-called but at
this point, the road bed can follow two
routes-one coming to this village
through the Narrows. and the other by
the way of Craigs Point Which one
of these courses shall be selected has
caused as much discussion as the OBJ
tanning of the road itelf.
If the trolley comes to Winthrop
through the Narrows, it will enter the
village at the top Of Winthrop hill and
come down Main street, should it come
by the way of CraiSs Point. it will fol-
low the shore of Maranacook lake and
after bending round the end. will come
down BOwdoin street and thence up
Main street. The route through the
Narrows is the shortest distance, being
Il miles from Augusta, and somewhat
hilly. BY the way of Craig's Point the
distance is 49, miles-l1z miles fur
Their. and practically level road The
railroad company will. no doubt, let the
land damages influence them not a lit
tie in regard to which course they fol-
low.
The course through the Narrows. as
the citizens of this town look at it..
would benefit Winthrop especially.
while the latter route would be. in the
proper sense of the word. boom for
Maranacook and the Electric Railway
Company but. say the Winthrop peo-
pie. it would sacrifice the real object
for the trolley that the people of Win
throp have labored so hard to get.
1T makes all the difference in the
world to us which Nay that road is
built" said one of the influential bust
ness men. One of the reasons the
citizens of Winthrop want that
line is the people it will bring
into the village. If the road passes
through the NarrowS. it will neces-
sarily bring the people coming from
Augusta and all way points to the VIII
lage first, and then if they want to so
to Maranacook they can. There Will
be good steamer service between the
resorts and this village. as the proprie-
tors of both hotels provided before il
n Il h.. hui :
and touch at the upper end of the lake
at point directly opposite the hoteiS.
The people are coming out here to visit
the lake. and if the road is constructed
by the way of Craigis Point they will
leave the cars at the upper end of the
lake and then it will be optional with
them whether they come to the village
or not. The railway company Will
construct a nice station and Captain
Collins and Mrs. Butler will build
wharves from which they will run
boats to and from ali cars"
Mr. Thomas j. Lynch. one of the Cd
rectors of the road was in TOWN lhurs-
day. and talked with some OF the busl-
ness men concerning the route OF the
proposed road 1t was learned through
him that the time required to make the
trin from Augusta to Winthrop would
he 80 minutes. making it one of the
fastest electric roads in operation. to-
day. The only difficulty encountered
in making the required time by Inc
way of the Narrows would be the hills
These could be easily overcome if they
were nearer the power house. but
in climbing
hills would not more than be made VI
in the lessening of the distance is a
question. When asked what he though'
about the electric road between Au-
custa and winthrop paying with a
steam line in operation between the
same places, Mr.. Lynch said he didn't
believe il would make any materia
difference to the profits of the electric
line. = -.
Things bid fair TO be interesting in
tbis town the coming spring. An i'm
mense amount of capital is being eX-
nended in enlarging the summer hotels
and building new cottages 10 accom-
nodate tho increase of business ex-
pected partly by the proposed electric
road extension from. Augusta to WIN
throp. ~,
you can announce that new hote
will he erected here the coming spring
nv Massachusetts parties" said one
citizen. "If the road should be
built by the way Of the Mar
rows il will be located at this end OF
tho lake but if the trolley comes the
other way it will be at the upper end
of Maranacook. This will be large
,n-to-data well-fitted and modern ho-