Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1902-10-08
WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 5, 1902
The Electric Road Project.

From sources that We regard as en-
tirely reliable, we learn that the Ellis
worth Castine electric railroad project
has reached that stage OF develop
ment " here it rests largely with our
own people whether or not the road
viii be built.
We are assured that II viii be built
il the people through whose territory
IL viii pass are interested to help 1t
along, and TO make for 1t the small
sacrifices asked Of them.
II the road is built Ii must have the
right of way across the country
through which it is to pass. We all
know that the western portion of
this county is billy and rough, and
that railroad built through such a
country will be very expensive. 1t
must take the route most suitable for
its construction, and which win
accommodate the largest number of
people.
We must take into consideration the
fact that this is to be an electric road
which will take the people and their
products all along the tine, and unlike
a steam road, 1t win benefit most
those nearest its line, and whose land
it crosses. Every piece OF property
on the line Of this road will be greatly
enhanced in value, as every one can
readily see.
This road will connect with the
Maine Centraland Washington County
steam roads at one end, and with line
of steamers running daily to Portland,
Boston and New York at the other
end. Farmers along the road can pnt
their products aboard the cars at
night, and have them landed fresh the
next morning In the Boston market.
This road, il it Is constructed, will
revolutionize the farming industry of
the western portion Of Hancock
county by giving farmers a market
equal to that of the farmers in the
immediate vicinity OF Boston. 1t will
be especially advantageous to the
farmers on the line OF the road, as Ii
viii spare them all expense Of truck
ing.
This road will open to summer Wis
itors and other pleasure seekers one
OF the most beautiful sections of our
beautiful Maine coast, and we venture
TO predict that the summer visitors to
this portion OF our county viii double
in number every three years after the
road Is put in operation.
1t is the enterprise most needed to
awaken our people from their present
iethargic condition. 1t win benefit
directly every citizen of that part Of
the county through which it passes.
We deem 1t proper TO mention these
few of the many great advantages
that an electric railroad win give us
although they mnst be evident To
every one because the railroad COM
pany win expect US TO be just and lib
eral in granting the right OF way, and
in contributing the comparatively
small amount in money asked of us.
We must not lose sight OF the fact
that it is our own people who viii be
the benefciaries Of this enterprise,
and that we are risking nothing in IL
except the contribution asked OF rs,
and, il we are rightly informed, we
are not required to pay over any OF
this until the road is completed and
ready for operation.
The electric railroad company will
ask for the right of way for the road,
and for s5o, 00o--certainly a not un-
reasonable request.
There should not be much diffi-
Guilty in obtaining the right of way,
as every mans property along the
line of Tire road will be made twice as
valuable, at least, as it lie now, and we
cannot see how any man can object to
having his property increased In value,
even though he may have to part with
narrow strip of it to bring about the