Ellsworth American., 1907-03-06
TO BE WITHDRAWN.
,11. OF MT. DESERT TRANSIT co
FOR ADDITIONAL RIGHTS.
OPPOSITION TO USE or sTEAH--sENA-
TOR DEAsy's PostrIoN-HIs AID
DRESS AT BAR eHARBoR.

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The furore created In this section OF Ham
cock county, especially in Ellsworth and
Oar Hsrbor by the introduction OF a bill
- the legislature by Senator Deasy grant,
inc certain additional privileges to the
Mt Desert Transit Co. has somewhat SUBJ
.;ded. The bill will be Withdrawn by
Mfr. Deasy to-day.
This bill provided for the right to use
steam or any other motive power, and for
the right to sell to any railroad company
operaring in Maine. The proposition, as
.oon as it became known, was interpreted
to mean that opportunity was thus offered
IN the Mt. Desert Transit Co. to sell out to
the Maine Central railroad, and possibly
defeat many OF the benefits hoped to be
attained by the building Of an electric
road between Ellsworth and Bar Harbor.
Opposition to the bill took the form Of
resolutions passed by the boards of trade
Of Bar Harbor and Ellsworth, copies OF
which were forwarded to Senator Deasy.
In response to the Ellsworth resolutions
he wrote too. w. Tapiey, secretary Of the
Ellsworth board, as follows:
BAa Hanson, Me-, March 2, 1907
DEAR MIR. TAPLxy:-I shall 20 before a
meeting to be held here ON Tuesday morning
next in relation to the pending act granting
certain powers to the Mt. Desert Transit Co.,
and which is to be heard before the committee
next Wednesday.
II shall say that in my judgment 1t is impor-
tant for the future welfare Of Mt. Desert island
that atthrough trains be brought to the island
either by electricity or steam, and that the
bringing of such through trains here will not,
believe, iniure Ellsworth in the slightest.
shall ask further, however, that inasmuch
as there is great opposition to the pending
bill, believe that the committee should be
asked 60 report it fought not to pass.
shall not be able to come to Ellsworth i'm
mediately. but as soon as may be I should be
glad to confer with you and any other gen.
.tlemen representing Ellsworth.
Yours very respectfully.
L. b. DKAsy.
Yesterday forenoon Senator Deasy ad-
dressed the people of Bar Harbor, who
were assembled in town meeting. He was
granted unanimous consent to speak on a
matter not in the warrant. Following is,
in substance, his address:
am very anxious that the Mt. Desert
Transit Co. build the road contemplated bv
ito charter from FlIswortb to par Ha arhor ana
other parts Of Mt. Desert Island. I have no
doubt that it will build 1t. 1t has siso,ooo of
stock subscribed and has already arranged tn
have surveys begin in April.
lam also anxious that the road sbaI, he so
constructed and so operatea "a To hiring
through trains or cars 70 Bar Harbor In ad-
djtion to its electric wav service
fanv unforeseen circumstances sboula nre-
xent its buildipo 7 should not only be aisan-
noipted. MS nearly all residents viii be hpt
shouia he deep,v cbaor;ned nj tho fa;,ure ~
my confden, nredictiops
-- VIZ. thu. viex af assur;rg abe h,,;,di,y and
removing possibIe obstacles that NAV arise
offered in the leyislatu re IN amendment 10 i,s
charter. which then tbopgbt and now tbint
To he in the interest of al, who feel des;,o,s
as I do that the road be snrelv bui,t and so
onerated ma tn accommodate tbrough travel
This amendment has met with wide dis
approval both in EIlswortb and here Mucb
misupderstapding hut many men fuuv
understanding IL ara strongly opnosea IN II
I offered this hin in the utmost good faith.
My INDIGNANT ornroyas n now ~ time had
permittad ! might nov. cons,,,.d ths ,aonle
of the county before nresepting it Time dia
not ar,oyx th;s ava 40 7 corsn,,sa or,y ,be in
ves.ors tha ,srsnrs a;,.c.,v ;n,a,ss,.a q,
the cbar,s, q, ~ .r,and.,, ,rh. ,,,.,,.r ,va.
referred to the ,.i,roaa com,nittae nd puhlic