The Republican journal., 1905-05-25

STEAMER NOTES. There has been an
unexpected turn in steamboating on Penob-
scot Bay. The Maine Central steamer
Sappho, which has been running on the
Bucksport-R land route in place of the
Pemaquid, will be withdrawn from that ser
vice after the trip from Bucksport to Rock
land of May ~, and beginning May 80 will
be put in service east of Bar Harbor as per
schedule to be announced. The Bucksport-
Rock land route has evidently been an un-
profitable one from the start, but the public
generally supposed it would be continued
through the coming summer. The Maine
Central steamer Frank Jones has been sold
to New York parties, supposedly for an OPP
position line from Fall River to New York
on Long Island Sound, and portion of the
route of the Jones between Portland and
ROckland will be cut off and Capt. Archi-
bald's feet will have it all in their own hands
hereafter. 1t is understood that the route of
the Jones has not been paying one, and
the Maine Central is now prepared to take
care of all traffic by rail and short steamer
lines. The Washington County line is now
under the management of the Maine Cen
trail and can act as distributor for the
coast towns whose only outlet to the world
was formerly the steamer line Travel
for points east of Bar Harbor will be
cared for by rail to Mt. Desert Fer
ry and thence on by the Frenchman's
Bay service of the company. The with
drawal of the Sappho from Penobscot
Bay will leave Capt. Bennett of the Golden
lad al Col ID,
den route, route on which he developed
profitable business in the steamer NJ. Il Nj.
He was the first to make the route paw
ing one and though it is not likely to pay
as well as in the past it will afford living
to a small and inexpensive boat The
change will also benefit the Silver Star
which lost some of its Castine business to the
Maine Central steamer, and with the two
mail contracts she ought to DO well. A
steamboat war is a bad thing all around
and in the long run the public derive no
benefit from temporary cut rates. Have
you noticed that the steamers of the East
ern Steamship Co. are now arriving from
and departing for Boston with almost the
regularity of railroad trains? Unless the
WodLueI cOuultlOuS are unusually Ddu Cnoy
can be looked for here between half-past
seven and a. M, and if delayed on arrival
here they come down river on the schedule
time. IA new line of steamers between
Boston and Maine ports under the manage
ment Of parties connected with the sardine
interests is said to be practically determined
upon. The company is said to have two
steamers on the way from the Great Lakes,
one of 800 tons and the other of about $50
tons, which will be ready for commission
the middle of June. The steamers are now
in Montreal on their way to Boston. 1t is
reported that the new line will not carry
passengers but simply do a freight business
between Boston and the Maine ports of
Boothbay Harbor, Rockland and Eastport
Waller E. Weeks, who for some time
has been acting agent of the Eastern Steam
ship company at Rockland, has been ap-
pointed agent by General Agent F. S.
Sherman. Mr.. Weeks has been in the en-
ploy of the company for the past six years
and is much liked by the management and
the travelling public. 1t was reported
that the PenObscot had been sold to the
parties who bought the Frank Jones, but
the report was promptly denied by the
officials of the Eastern Steamship Co.