Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1906-10-31
WILL LOWER IT'S FARES.
Boston 4 Maine VIII Make General
Reduction.

Boston Il Maine VIII Make General
Reduction.
In accordance with It's TRADITIONAL policy
OF giving the public every possible facility
and advantage consistent with its duty to
the owners OF the property, the Boston &
Maine rsilroad, on or about Jan. /. 1907,
intends maxim. general reduction in its
passenger rstos, averaging one-h half TO one
cent per mile.
This sweeping cut wiz be entirely vol
untsry-a concession on the part of the
read tofits patrons which i; hores Is war
ranted BY current business conditions.
As result Of the proposed rearrangn-
nsent OF tariffs, present fares in all parts
of the roads territory lying south Of Bel
lows Falls, VI, and Concord and Rochcs-
ter, N. H., viii be reduced TO a fiat two
cent basis.
This will include the entire Fitehhurg
division running from Boston TO Troy and
Rotterdam junction, n. V. on which
some Of the rates are at present ss high as
two and shrec-fourths cents o male. II
will also take in the southern division,
the Central Massachusetts, division, part
OF the Connecticut and Pssssmpsic di-
vision and the grratsr portion Of the east
ern and western divisions.
This territory includes many large
manufacturing CITIES, agricultural Sec
tions and tourist centres. Lowell, Law
renee, Manchester, Concord, Dover, Haver-
hill, Portsmouth, Rochester. New bury
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waitham, Fitchb1rg. Worcester, Green
ieId, Springfield. North Adams. kecne
and Troy all come within the two ccats-a-
mile zone.
IL Is here that the Boston & Maine has
the most denseIy populated portion of lite
territory. The patrons who will henaft
by this particular reduction srs numbered
by millions, and geographically She sec
tion includes the entire state OF Massa-
ehusetts, as far as il Is served by the Bos-
ton a Maine. considerable part OF New
Hampshire, including all Of its more inn
portsnt industriais centres, and part of
New York state.
] In the territory lying north Of Bellows
Falls, Concord and Rochester, except on
those portions Of the mountain divisions
where heavy grades and sparse population
add greatly 10 the cost OF operation, the
same uniform reduction OF one half cen,
a mile will be made.
On those portions Of the read where tbs
rate Of fare IL no~ two and one half crnts
a mile there will be a reduction to two
cents mile. where II Is three cents to two
and one half cents. and where II Is THREE
and one half cents to three cents.
Practically every corner Of Sev England
reached by the ramifying lines OF this
great railroad system will benefit by this
policy, and in the aggregate II will be one
Of the most liberal reductions in the cost
Of travel ever gwen the public by an
American transportation company.
As a further evidence OF its progressive
ness, the Boston & Maine management has
decided TO extend the splendid dining-ear
service recently added to the Fitchburg
division.
Eight OF these perfectly equipped cars
have been ordered of this Pullman com
pany, and II is expected that they will be
ready for use on the through eastern and
western division trains by the opening OF
next seasons tourist travel.