Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-18
STATE HOUSE.
railroad Commissioners Ap-
proved the Petition
or Extension Of King6eId and Dead
River Railroad.
chairman Carleton Gives information
for Ice Fishermen.

Dad Commissioners, Monday, Dec. II,
n approval was rendered on the petit
ION to extend the Kingfield & Dead
river railway from Carrabassett to a
'oint near the village of Flagstaff. The
ext of the decision is as follows:
Upon the foregoing petition, notice
having been given as ordered. the
board met at the time and place men
toned in said order, and gave a hear
ing to all parties interested.
This is a petition to extend the
aingfield & Dead River railway from
~arrabasset in Jerusalem township
through Dead River plantation in
somerset county to Il point in the
plantation of Bigelow, near the village
II Flagstaff.
Articles of association of a corpo-
alton TO be known as the Moosehe2C
railroad Co. We're filed with the board
IN the goth day of November, A. d.
9O3, with petition asking the board
% find that public convenience re-
luired the construction Of a railroad
from the village of Stratton in the
town of Eustis to Flagstaff.
Hearings on both petitions were or
dered at the same time and place, and
were heard together.
"Messrs. Heath, Andrews and Dut-
ton appeared for the Moosehead Rail-
appeared for the KinSfield & Dead
River Railway co.
1.-THE petitioners for the Moosehead
railroad Co. claim that the proposed
Dad is virtually an extension of the
.ustiS Railroad which has recently
obtained its charter from "Eustis juno
ion,' so called, in Coplin plantation,
Stratton in the town Of Eustis, and
hat the whole system, as constructed,
would be the Phillips & Rangeley Rail-
DAD system now running between the
owns of Phillips and Rangeley, and
hat it is also designed to construct q
Dad between Rangeley and Oquossoc
Station on the Portland & Rumforl
calls railway, thus making connec-
ions for Portland, and by the Grand
Trunk railway at Mechanic Falls for
he west
THE Kinsfeld & Dead River Rail-
way Co. by it's attorneys claim that
the railroad to Flagstaff as they desire
to construct it will be a shorter route
to Phillips, and Pennington. and Port
land, by some Il miles, and shorter
line to Lewiston by some 80 miles
Each company makes strenuous
claims in relation to the equities which
each claims over the Eother. and much
testimony was introduced upon this
point. This latter consideration does
not impress itself upon us, as each
company is seeking it's own individual
| profit. and that rightfully and properly
| enough. If the equities favored the
one or the other. and there was no
other controlling consideration, we
should feel that the matter deserved
our consideration.
Both companies are in a sense pri-
vate corporations. and in another sense
public corporations. Each is endeavor-
ing to serve the public for it's own
profit.
1t is admitted by both companies
that only one railroad TO Flagstaff
should be constructed, which admis-
sion meets the views of the commits
sioners. and needs no further comment.
Which company shall we allow to
construct the line TO Flagstaff?
We do feel called upon to consider
| hi'' N'ittitiCo tit'iili'-i ny t't'il ,OlllpdIiy
over those of the other company The
commissioners are officers of the State,
whose plain duty it is to look care
fully to the interests of the State
In such q case as this, where the peo-
pie and their business interests can be
best served by the construction of a
railroad by one route, we cannot feel
that we are performing our duty faith
fully, if we decide in favor of the con-
struction by another route. by another
company, however much the equities
may prepOnderate in favor of the lat
ter company.
Every witness who appeared before
US aside from those interested in the
two competing railroads, stated posi-
lively that the extension of the road
from Carrabasset to Flagstaff would
best serve the people and the business
interests OF that section of Franklin
county.
Several petitions We're introduced
which we consider of no value what
ever. except so far as they We're ex-
planned by witnesses who procured the
sigma lures. SO far as this testimony
disclosed anything it showed that those
wiz SiSit'l INC pttItAoiiS hiu 81 WIN
full knowledge that two routes We're
projected. and that they desired the
extension by the way of Carrabasset.
We are satisfied by the testimony that
the people who have business interests
at Flagstaff and in that vicinity desire
the road constructed from CarrabasSet
to Flagstaff, by the extension of the
kingfield &: Dead River railway.
I'VE therefore decide that public
convenience requires the extension of
said Kingfield & Dead River railway,
as prayed for in this petition, and we
hereby approve said extension.
we find that all of the provisions
of the Revised Statutes in relation 10
such extension have been complied
With by said company
1t is rare. indeed, nowadays that
complaints are heard of the logging of
deer. Warden Ross of Washington
County, a few days ago. arrested Willis
Chambers of Mortified for logging
deer October 18th. He was tried be-
fore Trial Justice Harry Smith Of Ma
chias. was convicted and fined. He APP
peaied ana gave bonds for his appear
ance at the January term of court
ell,