Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1906-05-23
STEAMBOAT GOSSIP.
The Eastern Steamship Co.'s Route
for the Year.

for the Year.
Frank s. Sherman, OF Rockiand, man
ager Of the Eastern Steamship Co.'S lines
in the eastern Maine district, talked re-
Gently of the company's plans for the
coming season. He said:
"Every possible route where people con-
gregate In the summer months is to be
covered by steamers run on schedule time,
which is evidence OF the growth OF the
Importance OF our Maine coast resorts and
Of the wealth brought TO our State each
summer by tourists, especially along the
coast from Portland to Eastport.
"The intention of the company is ulti-
mately to establish daily line between
Portland and Rockland, and for this a new
and fine steamer win in all proba bility be
built and be put on next season.
There is probably no port in New Eng
land where, on the same day, six steamers
of one company depart on as many routes.
Rockland will have that distinction be-
ginning June /, when half a dozen big
and little steamboats, of the Eastern
Steamship company will depart at least
twice weekly to cover the coast and five
steamers leave daily on the same mission.
"By the purchase last winter of the
Bluehill line and the Portland line, the
four steamers of these lines will cover the
coast line from Portland to Jonesport.
The Monhegan makes bi-weekly trips be-
tween these two points, touching at Rock
land, Bar Harbor and the more important
way landings, while the Mineola carries
passengers between the Portland and
Rockland terminal.
THE city OF Rockland and City OF Ban
gor cover daily the Bangor and Boston
ends. The James T. Morse, leaving Rock
land, touches this year at Dark Harbor,
Sargentville, Deer Isle, Sedgwick, Brook
lin, Southwest, Northeast and Seal Har Dor
and Bar Hsrbor.
1.-THE Juliette covers the newest creations
of summer resorts which have sprung up
to satisfy the demand for the simon-pure
simple life on the coast. Dirigo, a little
gem of fashionable Islesboro, where Bos-
tonians have an important colony; pic
turesque Eggemoggin, once the active
camp OF the Maine gold and silver miners;
Herrick's Landing, an Utopian colony,
where the resorters get right down close
to nature; West fremont and Mckinley.
know, and has one OF the finest sardine
factories on the coast. The Catherine will
touch North Haven, Stonington, South
Bluehill and Bluehill.
Bloomington is the busiest town on the
Atlantic coast line OF its size. Its granite
business, developed within a few years,
exceeds all calculations, and is expanding
enormously this year. The Benvenue
company, owned mostly by Mr.. Ingra-
ham, prominent race track owner OF New
York, is installing on Crotch island the
largest quarry plant in New England. A
brick chimney 1875 feet high for its power
plant is nearly completed, stone-cutting
shed 500 so feet a 700-foot electric rail-
way for travelling cranes and monster
eompressed-air plant are some of the
things under way there for the employ
ment of /, 500 men.
"The town has nearly ready S25, 600
schoolhouse, and the only thing lacking
is houses enough for the employees. Con-
tracts amounting to millions, largely for
New York, are held by the big concerns
there. A truce has been signed by the
labor men and the capitalists, and ..Ston-
ington is the wonder town OF the Maine
coast, with pay roll which Will soon rise
near the million mark annually.
son July our company viii have ready
the Governor Cobb, the first turbine pas
senger steamer TO be built in this country,
larger than the Calvin Austin, for the In
ternational route"