Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-29
STATE OF MAINE.

is as follows:
STATE OF MAINE.
In Board Of Railroad Commissioners
Upon the foregoing petition notice
was given as ordered and the board
met III the time and place named in
said order and adjourned the hearing
to the 2Sht day of January. on which
day the hearing was held ana all par
ties interested were heard.
Mr.. RI. NJ. Heath and Mr.. Harry +.
Beedy appeared for the petitioners.
Mr.. l.. G. Cornish and Mr.. +. +. Tim
bcrlake appeared for the Sandy River
Railroad.
Mr.. Seth NJ. Garter appeared for the
Maine Central Railroad.
Mcssrs. Butler d Butler appeared
for the hondholdcrs.
Mr. J. c. Holman ana Mr.. +. T..
Richards appeared to oppose the grant
ing Of the petition.
These articles of association are in
accordance with the provisions of the
statutes. ana We 50 find.
The main question to be determined.
however is whether public convenience
requires the construction OF the pro-
posed road from the town of Rangeley,
near the terminus of the Phillips &c
Rnngclcy Railroad. to DquosSoc Station
on the Rumford Falls & Rangclcy
Lakes Railroad.
1t is Claimed by the promoters that
public convenience does so require it.
But little is said concerning the
probable passenger traffic; and indeed
it cannot reasonably be claimed that
much if any such traffic would come
to the new road if constructed When
summer visitors can reach the Range
ley Lakes region 10y way of DquosSoc
over the Portland and Rumford Falls
route, on by way of Rangelcy over the
Phillips ami Rangc!cy route, it requires
some t"nSion of the Imagination to
conceive of any necessity for Il railroad
for passengers between these two
points 50 long as the beautiful Range
ley lake lies between. over which there
is Il convenient steamboat service to
any portion of the lake. No one. it
would seem, could prefer trip by rail
between th"s" t"o points To Il sail owe!
these charming waters.
Indeed the necessity for such Il rail-
'''i = 'h''i'tu ny 'ii' l'i'ii't'iS ul'll
entirely different grounds. IN" mann
contention. AMI The only on" which we
lhIIik deserves our consideration. IS the
important on" of freight traffic for tn"
iirG" amount of pulu-W0od hich is
said to BE- growing contiguous To tn"
several roads making up the Phillips
d Rangcicy railroad system.
No complaint is made as TO tn" gen.
c.nI through freight rnt. over tha
sud. pi,,. .,,,d ,t.i,,,, ,.o,,,,.r III
roads. ana none rs 10 the division of
such throu.h FREIGHT ratios anlnnr Tho
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l;ut il is claimed that the pulp-wood
along the lines of these several roads
can Ice taken out more Cheaply over
Ill ","i"So,' route pF way Oh the rum
ih'" vans d" ''tlSc!'E Lakes iiaif"ah'
than by WAY of III. Sandy River Rail-
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ever rs I" freight rates by way Of
'buuOSSGC from " hiCh We can make Il
# tbnn ~. W. lnr, !, III, I'M, ;,,1,r
mcut. we must FIRST co,nr,r. ,bn ,,i,-
tlnccs by the proposed route with those
hy the existing route The Phillips s.
Eangclcy Railroad proper is - miles
in length between Phillips ana R.noc
ley At the hearing il W. .,Imittol
that il Womb h, fair to divide ,h;,. az,
taucr in copsid.rinc Tho .,,1,,.,.,.',o
ill., propoxel rn,.s nn.r Ill ,',',"IeS =,
one in ha,,lip. f,,;.,, fr,,,, ~, o.,
lips x Rangelc, system. Ado,tinr this
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