Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-08-13
MAINE RAILROADS.
A Glance At What is Being Do"e -
the Various Roads.

A crow Of so Italians has begun WIN
It Wells grading for the bed loi wy.
extension of the Atlantic Snoi
rom Kennebunkport to 1oih ~, ~
i is expected that this new ilhe WI,
.eady for travel by Memorial u"S i'''
It is stated that in the transporta'io'
If freight, the Boston 4 Maine -,
is using daily $4,000 foreign c'i .
belong to other roads and for WHICH '..e
company paws 20 cents a DAY loi %
DAYS. after which the price JUMPS up -
81 90 n day. For such service 'iic
nousn is said TO amount to SZ'ooo'Voo "
wear or enough to build 5,coo wv '''
The company claims it is cheaper " w |
this than to build freight cars
cost something like $500 each.
It is expected that the ral's Oh Wy
Schoodic Stream railway VIII W i"iu W
the first of September. me
and filling for the road Will De co.iii
ed in about three weeks. WIN 'iie
ccption of the last four miles al'el
leaving the main line. This sectloh Oh
the road will be ready for the raiis III
about five weeks. While WORK Trains
will no running on the road by Scp'e'h-
her the work of bringing the TRACK ~
grade will not be completed uiul' " IL"
weeks later.
| ovar 80 400 tons of coal are to pc
| delivered in Portland this Summer Tor
.bo Grand Trunks own use between
Portland and Island POND, \ci' !. ~.
rncrc distributed to points along the
| line, the greater amount remaining in
| Portland
| 1t is understood that as soon as the
crew now at work on a freight shed at
| Basin Mills completes that building it
will so to Brewer and begin on the
new railroad station there. The work
will probably begin about the fifteenth
OF this month and should be completed
by fall. The new station will be larger
and more commodious than the old
one and will probably be located on the
opposite side of the track where there
| is more room. The old station has
been in Il dismantlcd and disreputable
condition since the fire. which partially
destroyed it a year ago last winter and
| the new station will be greatly APP
rreciated by the travelling public.
Work will soon begin on the founda-
ton for the abutment at the west end
of the Maine Central'S new steel bridge
across Kcnduskeag stream in Bangor,
an engine and pump having been in
stalled to keep the half-tidc Golfer dam
free. The foundation will be of con-
crete, and the superstructurc of granite
The approach, between the wings of
the abutmcnt. will be filled with stone.
The draw r,irr nf ho l,riI .ra
be $50 feet long. and extend north and
south, in line with the course of the
stream, instead of southeast and north
west like the old pier, and will be 50
feet wide. Dredging is now being done
on the river side of the bridge. for the
foundations of the new pier The
structure will be of crib work, ballastcd
with stone.
Charles WhitWorth, the Saco Main
street crossing tender for the Boston
d Maine. is very proud of the flower
garden which he cultivatcs in the rear
of his gatehOusc. He daily receives
compliments from many people on it's
attractive appearance. The garden is
a small one of triangular shape cover
ing perhaps 100 square feet. 1t
formerly was nothing but a barren
waste of gravel and cindcrs. but the
gate tender had some loan hauled on
it and now it disports luxuriant
growth Of lawn grass. nasturttiums.
sweet peas and shrubs Mr.. Whit
worth carefully waters it every morn
ing with a hose and everything is kept
carefully trained and trimmed. The
garden has been under cultivation now
Tor several years, but this season it is
rather more elaborate and prctticr
than usual ana Mr.. Whitworth is con-
fidcntly looking forward to a prize
when the Boston & Maine makes it's
annual awards in the fall for the best
kept station grounds.
Til" Boston & Maine railroad has
recently received from tho Pullman 20
som" magnificent. new and latest i'm
proved and up-to-datc models of the
Pullman Go. The interiors of the cars
are furnished in African teak. which 10
more expensive than mahogany. The
sanitary arrangements are perfect:
open plumbing and the best of porcc-
lain bowls and sink The parlor cars
are extra roomy ana contain two more
seats than the ordinary Pullman car.
'''7N' iif SH'FiIlS cars contain at
one end TWO state rooms. which form a
very comfortable suite for the party
desiring to travel with all the COM
forts and luxuries of home. Tho
smoking compartments are roonv and
well ventilated. finished i'm the natural
wood and the seats are Of black tuftcd
leather. The interiors Of these cars arc
tlnlshtd in the latest style. free from all
inlaid and hand carved work and tho
woodwork shows to much greater ad-
vantage The castings of the unnor
herths in the sleeping car are comnoscd
in each case of but one piece of wood
The metal fixtures on the walls ana il
the dressing rooms are of hammered
brass as are also the metal portions of
the seats.
The phjnprt- &c