Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-12
MONDAY SESSION.
Legislature Begins Week
At 4.30 Yesterday.
Johnson Presents New Ballot
Law That Is Very Unique.
Reception Today..Foressry Hearing
...Augusta Hotel Company.

mat the members are fully cugniZant
Of the fact that Tuesday Feb. 70 is thu
LAY set Ton the introduction Of such
measures to cease. AS usual it will
| probably be extended, but those hav-
inS private bills hat are wanted badly
Ly their constituents are taking 30
chances.
hartcrS ana extensions Of charters
galore have been granted public ser
wee corporations, bat there are NOR.
I" come. There are many companies
for the Improvement Of the rivers ANA
streams aid the establishing Of water
rights, but the principal subject of leg
iSlatinn seems to be electricity and its
various uses.
From the number Of charters being
granted, revised and amended, it would
seem that street railway constitution
vas i'll It's infancy in Maine. There IS
rs good opportunity for paying invest
mcnts III street railways to be taken
dp, rs there WIGS in many of those al
ready built. In fact SOmc Of the best
t"rlit0r is yet to DC developed. For
merry there was Nc thought to make
freight transportation. q part Of the
business Of the road and only paSScn-
ger traffic was considered. Now, how
ever, 1t has been demonstrated that
freight traffic can be successfully hand
led, and ills will OF on possibilities for
electric railroads. not considered he
fore. IN tho future construction.
grades will become more o. a factor in
the engineering work, and every sur
F"y viii d carefully mIdr' the S@'nn
as II the road was to be operated by
steam. Good road-btdS. wen btllaStch.
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heavy rails and all that makes Z safe
| and reliable road Will bc factor III
street railway col2Stfuc ION
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