Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-04-11
MAINE NEWS IN BRIEF
NEWS OF THE RAILROADS.

Howard Curtis of Frankfort has
been assigned 10 the position of signal
man at the Orono Maine Central sta
ton. He takes the place of McDermott
who has returned to his post at the
Basin Mills station. +.
The Maine Central railroad has
placed orders for a large amount of new
rolling stock. The business is con-
tinuaily on the increase and it is the
policy of the Management to keep its
equipment fully up to the standard of
much more pretentious systems.
The Erie railroad is to improve its
traffic facilities by adding new equip
ment of passenger cars and motive
power. The first plan is to improve the
train service on the fast trains between
Chicago and New York These new
engines will be similar to the New York
Central.
The Pennsylvania Railroad has
issued orders against the playing of
cards or the drinking of liquor by the
travelling public While on the trains of
that road. While the new rule will of
course effect only small fraction of
their passengers yet it is expected these
will feel called upon to express them
selves upon the subject. 1t is thought
that other railroads will follow this
roads example.
F. Pope, manager of the Phillips Sc
Rangeley, proposes to build three new
fangc diggers and three new snow
plows before another winter. The
land that he recently bought of H. p.
Dill has been staked out for machine
shops, by d. w. Brown, the civil en-
gineer. Mr.. Pope has bought thou
sand tons of SIS pound steel rails of the
Pennsylvania Steel company for the
extension to the north of Redington
township.
The handling of cattle by the rail-
roads remains practically at q standstill
as has been the case for many weeks
For several weeks after business on the
Grand Trunk had stopped because of
the embargo placed on New England
cattle by the London board of agricul-
ture, the Maine Central continued to
handle some cattle which We're sent
over the Boston & Maine to Brighton,
Mass. This traffic has also been dis
continued for a number of weeks be-
cause Of the order requiring cattle to
be shipped from here to Boston by
boat. All the local railroads are conse-
quently suffering largely from the
present regulations in regard to the
shipment of cattle. The freight
department managers are looking for
ward and hope the time is not far dis
tant when all disease shall have been
stamped out and the old conditions be
restored.
Agent r. w. Scott Of the Grand
Trunk at Portland, announces on ac-
count of resignation of Joseph A. Nc
Gowan, chief clerk and accountant, the
following appointments will take eff
feet May /: w. H. Rookie, who has
been head clerk in export steamship
department for some years and an old
servant of the company, will succeed
Mr.. MCGOWAN; ]. r. BOWles who has
been Mr.. SCOTS private secretary for
several years, and also some thirteen
years in the service of the company, is
to succeed Mr.. Rookie as head of export
steamship department.; J. G.. Callaghan
to be head of import steamship depart-
ment; J. w. Bowles, who has been a
long time with the company and now
IN steamship department. to be trans
ferred to Mr.. SCOTS office; l.. J. F..
F'oley who has been assistant to Mr.
MCGOWAN to be made head of local
freight department., and j. o. Adams.
who is now chief billing clerk, to be
transferred to steamship department.