Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-07-31
ON TO WINTHROP.
Trolley Reaches Our County's
Thriving Western Town.
The New Electric Road Passes
Through Beautiful Country.
Cars Will Soon Be Whizzing to Lake
Maranocook.

| The construction of the electric rail-
road from this city to Winthrop IS nov
completed and, yesterday, the railroad
commissioners of Maine inspected the
same and pronounced it safe for pub
i lie travel
| A special car left State street at II
lo'clock in the forenoon, bearing Hon.
b. +. Chadbourne and Hon. Parker
Spofford, two members of the Board of
Railroad Commissioners, for the pur-
pose of inspecting that section of the
lime from Dudley's road to the village
| of Winthrop. The commissioners were
accompanied by Governor John F. Hill,
General j. Manchester Haynes, Col.
Henry G. Staples, Thos. j. Lynch,
ESQ, DR.. Fred G. Kinsman and Fred
IS. Thorne, directors of the Augusta,
Winthrop & Gardiner Railway, Col. M.
lV. 3. Chase, Hon. S. ]. Chadbourne,
members of the press and Superintend-
ent L. +. Taylor. The car was in
charge of Conductor VIM. Morrison and
Motcrman Edgar Blaisdell.
The car was not run fast and yet it
reached Winthrop village in just one
hour and three minutes. The road has
been described from this city TO the
Dudley road, about a mile beyond Bal
leyville, but all that has been said in
praise of this end of the line may he
repeated concerning the section just
completed. AS a whole, the Winthrop
branch of the Augusta, Winthrop &
Gardiner Railway is one of the best
electric roads ever built in the State.
The roadbed, the rails and the track
equipment and arrangement are equal
to the average steam road.
After leaving the Dudley road the
track runs for a full mile in a level
stretch until the Stanley road Is
reached, when it branches off until 1T
strikes Maranacook lake, which it fol-
lows for nearly three miles, entering
Winthrop village where the lake emp
ties into the sluiceway leading to the
McIlroy wooden mill. Over this sluice
way has been erected an iron bridge
for the use of the track and also for
the use of teams. At Pope brook, near
which is located the State fish hatch
ery, is quite an extensive fill. A cul-
vert with 16-foot piers is located here,
through which runs the clear water of
the brook. To the south the hatchery
like are situated. In order to supply
the hatchery with water free from i'm
puritieS of any sort a pipe has been
laid for a distance of more than 1000
yards up the ravine where the best
and clearest water may be secured and
the same is carried by this means to
the pools. 1t is necessary to have pure
water for fish Matching purposes and
it is apparent that the fish commission
ers have taken the proper steps to OBJ
tain it.
Beyond the hatchery is the pond
known as the NarrOws, which lies be-
tween Cobbosseecontee and Annabessa-
cook lakes. 1t is a beautiful sheet of
water and is plainly visible from the
car.
AS has been said, the road enters
Winthrop at the foot of Lake Mariana
cook, but before reaching the village
the track passes Craig's point on the
shore opposite the same, and about
three-uuarters of a mile distant. A
station is to be located at the nearest
approach and a steamboat service be-
tween this place and the point estab-
lished. In a few days everything VIII
be in fine working order, and then it
will be possible for Augusta people to
visit Craigs point at any hour in the
day.
When the road crosses the bridge at
the foot of the lake it passes into Bow
doin street and runs to Main and
thence to the Maine Central depot. At
the junction of Bowdoin and Main
streets a loon branches up Main street
to Union, and through Union and Sum
rner streets until it reaches Bowdoin
street once more. Cars which connect
with the Maine Central trains, east and
west. will run through to the depot,
but other cars will circle the loop only.
Arriving at Winthrop village the
party was met by Hon. Elliott Wood
and others and escorted to the drug
store of C. p. Hannaford, where that
gentleman did the honorS in a most
hospitable manner. The charming vii
lage of Winthrop never looked lovelier
than it did. yesterday, and many were
the expressions of praise which it was
accorded by the gentlemen in the
party There are probably thousands
of residents of Augusta, who have never
visited the town. When the trolley
cars are running they should not fail to
do so. for the time and effort will be
we'll repaid.
II is an interesting fact that many
years ago the efficient superintendent
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