Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-04

land express by James s. Merrill, of
New York, superintendent of the
Northeastern Division of the Pullman
Company, who is in the city this week
making arrangements for the Pullman
car service of the different Maine rail-
roads for the summer season which
opens on June %. In an interview at
Union station Mr.. Merrill said that
Maine as a summer resort was only
excelled in popularity at the present
time by the Adirondack Mountains, in
New York state, and the Thousand
tween New York state and the
| Province of Ontario People are
beginning to get over the idea that
Maine is away down East and more or
J less out of the world, Through trains
are educating them up to the idea that
| this State is really within very easy
reach of New York and the other big
cities of the East. Maine is bound to
have more and more through trains
| from different points to the Westward
| The New York Portland through train
| has proven one of the best propositions
| that the railroads have ever in
augurated and the business it has done
| from the start has been remarkable
| This year we are to put on new
| through Pullman service from New
| York to MooSehead Lake, running in
connection with the through New York
train We are also to establish a new
Pullman parlor and sleeping car
service between Boston and Moose
head Lake, via the Somerset Railway
| hn SnbnIna in
| to effect" continued Mr. Merrill, I'VE
shall run into Maine and through
Maine about 300 Pullman sleeping and
parlor cars, and in addition we shall
undoubtedly have to run about 1OC
| more cars as extras" | have just
been down through the State, up tC
Moosehead lake. down in Washington
county, and have visited the other
summer resorts, and | find that the
| general sentiment is that the business
| the coming summer is to be excellent
has been on us is not going to last and
feel it myself. This depression that
people are going to enjoy their annual
vacations as they have in the past and
are coming to Maine in greater num-
bers than ever before We are plan
| ming on a big summers business and
do not think we shall be disappointed
| Maine is rapidly cOmming to the
| front as a summer resort and her fu-
ture is a brilliant one for this traffic
She has the scenery. the places to en-
| Joy a summer vacation, every possible
| attraction as well as hundreds which
no other section can offer People are
| beginning to realize this and are com
| ing to Maine more and more. At the
| present time our heaviest traffic is
| done to the AdirOndacks and to the
! Thousand Islands but | believe that tho
| time is not far distant when Maine
| will stand at the head on our books
and that we shall have a bigger bust
| ness on the Maine lines in summer
than any place in the country. Maine
| is destined to have more through trains
and | believe the time is coming when
there will be a through Pullman parl"l
car train running between Boston and
Portland and possibly even to some
point up the State. | believe it would
almost pay at the present time Mr.
| Merrill is a Portland man, having beer
| born there and his family Will sponC
| the coming summer there, he coming
| from New York as often as possible tC
| enjoy the beauties of his old home with
them.