The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1905-01-12
News Jan. 8. !

4 llarbor on Penobscot
. m outlet for the vast
lutru Maine to a seaport
al. the year to naviga-
,r rapid progress, and it
.l IN about three weeks
rer. Moses Burpee, will
mt a report and plans of
,e route, whereupon the
amy will apply to the
tlmmissionerS for ap-
cation selected.
,u With the survey for
No misrepresentation has
a recently published
l.y company's intentions
connection with the
q. X. at or near Belfast.
arred to stated that the
d not be built to Belfast,
lrllt provoked an indig-
ru A Belfast paper. So
er port, of Belfast is
-pOrt was correct, for,
rl provides for a spur
the Maine Central r.
The connection will be
'auce from the settled
.e which is directly up
aut, and will not be in
1nse of doing any bust
1Jleh would be an in
Lane CentraPs charter
~ for the purpose of
from the Seaport's
is at Stockton Harbor
traI for transportation
ln Junction. Even
entraI not already in
Belfast field, the Sea-
ave nothing to gain by
aeIe IS not a sufficient
any point in Belfast
orterminal privileges.
Two years ago, men in
-rdp0rt project made a
.iuu OF the west shore
6 river and bay from
sand, they found to
Hat Stockton Harbor
.l- depth of water and
ccessary for their pur-
to the Belfast matter,
4 of the Bangor &
b0eh road the Seaport
Us:
Maine Seaport R. R.
ldes for a line from
pr ,Iellison and Stock
wr with a spur to con-
.ieifaSt branch of the
Belfast. There is no
Yart of the company of
eutire road as charter
- connection with the
W,l be made, not in the
Hr,fast, near the harbor,
.ack from the water.
Ip.y for the transfer of
shippers so desire, to
lral X, R. for transpor-
Nt the company is that
ng lumber in and around
reaSonlng, or against lat
.ock will be shipped di-
saws to the Seaport
thus giving evenness
'l and enabling the rail
100 supply cars as evenly.
sc at the seaboard, the
y as now will be given
III carloads throughout
|'y the most direct rail
Inc spur to the Maine
The limits of Belfast,
My way out by rail, un-
We're TO be hauled back
oo there is inability to
land, or to obtain cars
be made, there will be
IS to world markets by
ug craft
would seem to be plain
ais of the Seaport will
orial limits of Belfast,
IN objective point of
md will not be in any
u the principal activities
Sc, although, of course,
gllborhood of the termi-
It Junction point within
ave several other towns,
md Hermon,) it cannot
~ to some extent in the
great activities to come.
t is the logical and bus
ltlon of the northern
tation problem. 1t will
transportation for heavy,
> an all-the-year port at
is freight will not stand
y all-rail haul, and with
movement can never be
Had the Seaport line
,rtaken, there is every
eve that before many
utlet would be provided
a Maine business, either
ension of one of the Ca
or south through New
a port i'll that province
ern Maine. The Sea-
knew this, and took the
the direct line, all in
erican, now being sur
built this year.
running from the north
the sea the new line
gor e Aroostook into a
at prominence and i'm
: eastern railroads, and
g-chrished ambition of
IA Maine railroad, con-
lie, extending from the
e regions of the north
hWay of the ocean, in
line, ending somewhere
e, and tributary to an
ines, subject in every
nes' dictation.
'es of the Seaport enter
yet been touched upon
en- who have written of
e may be mentioned the
ling freight bound west
IS by the new line from
Centre, six miles
on the Maine Central, |
ing it to Hermon via !