Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-03
An Interview With Owners
and Local Officials.
How the Road is Run in All
Its Many Departments.
Efficiency is the Aim of tho
Energetic Officials.

There is much of unusual interest in
the opening of the new electric railway
between Augusta and Watervlle. The
| line between Augusta and Lewiston
has been in operation since October 13,
/ 1908 and is operated very successfully
and very satisfactory also. The cars
| are clean and warm and in fact they
| are as comfortable as cars need be,
| The patronage of the line indicates that
| it is a very great convenience to a
| large number of people, not only those
who live along the line, however, but
| many whose homes are in other parts
of this and other states daily patron
| ile the new electric railway, and all
are enthusiastic about the service and
high standard ofs:the equipment. Tho
roadbed is one of the best anywhere
in New England and the cars are
large snug, fast and delightful in their
appointments.
courteous and planning always to i'm
prove the condition of the older parts
Of its rCadbed and car equipment.
There are many plans laid for futher
improvements which will be worked
out year after year and it is hoped that
the large cities through which this
company's lines run will in a very
few years be the proud possessor of
railway service second to none in the
country.
1t certainly does mean a great deal to
these cities and to the state of Maine
to have its railroads and its street rail-
ways substantially built and properly
maintoined. for what can be worse in
a community than an out-ofdate car
service. to be always complained of or
better than an up-to-date progressive
railway with good track. comfortable
cars. bright and clean operating fire.
cuenty with all the advantages of a
we'll organized and we'll developed sys-
The line between Augusta and Wa
tcrville, therefore, being of the same
general character as the line between
Augusta and Lewiston, will be great
benefit to the cities of Augusta and
Watervile, this fact being recognized
by the business men and members Of
the several boards of Trade in this part
of the State long before the Augusta"
Lewiston line was put into operation to
prove this fact.
The company having finished that
part of its line between Waterville ana
East Vassalboro early last spring Sc.
about to put it into operation and now
an established business has grown be
tween those places and at North Vas"
the company has felt it ought to main
sa!bOro and all along the line SO that
tain the same schedule as heretofor'
and not disturb it even during the days
when experimental runs were being
MADE purporting to the opening of the
sh 1ws plainly that many people have
III that short time learned how much.
the railway has done for them, and
the merchants along the line join in tho
advantages of the trading brought
about by the advent of a new railway.
One cannot help wondering when
upon the cars what the people did with
themselves and how they went back
and forth to trade during the days
before the cars were run. People do
not ride altogether for pleasure, there
fore, there must be some real good dc.
rived by the merchants by the opening
UP of the outlying districts by the
railway.
The railway having come to ctay
and as stated before, being in the
hands Of careful management, let us
hope that the continued prosperity OF
the State will make the years to como
happy and prosperous for all its citi-
zens who live today to enjoy the com.
forts and conveniences which are the
results of years of activity and after
lives Of great men have been worn out
in the development of the wonderfu,
inventions which after being discov-
cred seem SO natural and necessary for
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