The Republican journal., 1906-01-11
Along the Seaport Railroad

made a trip over the Seaport division
of the Bangor & ArooStook railroad. 1t
was clear December day, the weather
conditions were delightful and the ex-
cursion thoroughly enjoyable. Leaving
Bangor at a. m. on the regular north
bound train of the Bangor Il Aroostook,
South Lagrange was reached at $40 and
five minutes later we were speeding
southwark over the new line of the
Northern Maine Seaport division OF
the Bangor & Aroostook railroad. Stops
were made at Bradford, Hudson, Glen
burn and North Bangor, the latter be-
ing the point of junction with the cleo
trio cars of the Bangor 4 Northern
railroad. Continuing onward we passed
high above the track of the Maine Cen
trail railroad and shortly came to the
Northern Maine Junction station. Con
tinuing our journey, Hampden, Winter
port and Frankfort were reached IN
succession. The scenery IN and about
Frankfort is decidedly picturesque, ana
in the summer season Will be exceed
ingly attractive. The. line passes near
the extensive granite sheds OF the
Mount Waldo Granite Company and
Passing onward Prospect is reached,
and next Standpoint. Here the Penob-
scot is in plain view. Quite near the
station is the extensive Duck Farm
operated for many years by the French
Bros Passing onward we pass the
branch line of track which extends TO
the extensive terminals at cape Jeiil-
son, and we are soon at Stockton. lllS
village has in the past few months I'M
dergoue q great change, and big things
in the line of developments are expect
ed in the future. Continuing onward
the train passes kldder'S POM dock
and arrives at the Searsp0rt STATION at
1925 the distance being about % II
miles from South Lagrange, and the
schedule time for the run about TWO
hours and ten minutes. The Searsport
station is situated about l IL miles
from Searsport village.
Not far beyond SearSport statlon Is
Mack's Point, and here extensive dc
yelopments have for some time been IN
progress. A great pier has been Dullt
ont in the water about 800 feet IN
length, and 40 feet in width. The water
here has a depth of about % feet ana
on the east side Of the wharf have been
secured berths for vessels 25o feet long
and of depth of % feet. 1t is under
stood that in the spring this pier is to
be extended 50 feet further. The CON
struction of this pier has been under
the supervision of the I'll. w. Ellis Com
pany, II Milk St, Boston. Mass. FMS
great pier is to be used tor the dlScharg-
ing of coal from the vessels and Is now
nearing completion. Work on the I'm,
mense coal handling plant tor rallfoaa
ANA commercial purposes is we'll ad-
,,luut has hppI IpSI.JnpU
and constructed by Fairbanks, Morse
& 70 of Chicago. under the supervision
of :. f. Harrington of Chicago, and IS
for the G H. Sprague 4 son GO. OF
Boston, There is building 40xl00 for
t6alihg engines and one of 30XGo for
loading cars, and ground storage ca
.oacity of II, 000 tons, The power House
has Two boilers OF 100 h. p. and the
whole plant is lighted by electricity.
There are two towers and the plant has
a cauacitv of discharging coal from YES
sells at the rate of 60 tons per houf.
Their. are about 272O feet of track aud
% dumping cars, each with capacity
of two tons of coal, the cars travelling
at the rate of two hundred feet per
minute and al operated by one man,
the track at the highest point beng IS
feet above the ground. There are III all
five coal pockets and twelve engines
can ot S'P!ueo "iE,l No"i s'v W. +,I';,',r
time SIN on fdcil Slue, "'' Tl,o
ABOUT zen jo;,S III t,' +mo storana Inv
coai is ItclalIiou ~ r' In NY, >l,,3d J
means OF cI" o"ohet WI l',ga
tioLeE me- 'atle pel'is ti;,
WIN il pan Oh wv 'eeV ol''t 'r''a 49, FAX
PACK ana loFCn Oh Cl"Ihe loi - :,
the pIopeliihs power pelns ga ' o'o' rho
motor, ana oPeIatgu ~ onG 'ii",, ,f ti'e
total cost OF tlS pIaliti eAC!',Si doIlarS
per, Is aoouV NJ ItoS'o"',e' ~ ,ro
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mas oeen u"!ie tleIe uuilns LUZ sum ,lt 600
and ran. ne Wlldll IeaIl't -, tuv ,;5 5oo
feet ll!lo the oay anu ~ H." ieI0 of ~ ~
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wharf 9l %" le7V az '''S., ..1o Eat nd -
are el9hl SIPS, e"Tl opHiG ~ 't tI'a."
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