Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-01
ELECTRIC RAILWAY FREIGHT.
transportation Facilities to Be Mads
Available to Every FARMER.

Gent raj Manager Ivers of the Lewis
ton. Augusta 6 Waterville street rail-
way system has announced the inaugu-
ration of new era in street and inter-
urban electric railway travel. He
proposes to make the railway the best
possible friend to the farmer and has
worked out a scheme in great detail
which promises great things. Manager
Ivers' statement is as follows:
Yes, we are launching great
scheme and one that viii not only be
OF vast benefit to the farmers along
cur line of road but of equally
vast benefit to our freight company
as is will increase our freight
business tremendously There is no
reason why every farm along our
line cannot be doubled in it's pro-
ductive capacity. We shall under
take to find cash market for every
thing that can be raised We will take
hay, potatoes and in fact any crop and
TRANSPORT it to market and sell to the
hest advantage. Take the one crop of
potatoes, for an illustration. The whole
country is now looking to Maine for
the hest potatoes The market is alb
Soiutc!y unlimited ard our farmers
Should be quick to take advantage of
this fact. 1t is useless for them to say
that they have not got stable dressing
for they no longer need that kind. The
AroOStook farmers use phosphate eX-
clusively and they are all getting rich.
1t is the finest of all fertilizers for po-
tatOes. We will bring the phosphate all
most to their doors at the lowest price
and take away the crops at the highest
market price. We will undertake all
the responsibilities and find the mar
kets. All we ask of the farmer is to
follow our advice AMI raise the crops.
The same will apply to all other crops.
Again, take the matter of wood and
lumber. There are immense lqNantitits
along our electric lines and any farmer
who will cord wood and bring it to the
siding will find ready sale There are
very few farms in this section that can
not snare several cords of wood each
winter without perceptible loss. This
will bring him a nice sum of ready
| cash for we will do all the rest All
we want him to do is to cut the wood
| and bring 1t to orr nearest siding.
1.-THE directors of our road are hear
| tily in favor of the whole scheme as
| they can see the enormous possibilities
as the enterprise develops. 1t will i'm
prove the farms, double their produc-
| tive capacity and make the owners far
| more prosperous. AS business men we
can all see that whatever contributes
to the prosperity of the farmers along
our lines of road also helps us. A rich
| Ill, Tod
| immense increase of business for us
This is a mutual affair in his final re-
suit and not one-sided by any means
| In developing the farms we are bound
| to develop our business and increase
our dividends.
| Yes, | shall send first class officers
| of our road among the farmers and
everyone will Ge visited and the mat
| ter gone over with them in person
| This is fine apple country but how
| many Ct our farmers are raising the APP
pies that they should? When we under
| take to find 4 market for all that they
| can raise they will begin to do better
orchard work as they well know that
| it means more money in their pockets
We are fitting up a large number of
the fat ears and fine motor cars and
this, remember is only the beginning!
! can see immense improvements and
additions as the business develops. We
shall have heater cars for fruit and po-
| tatoes in winter and there will be ev-
| cry facility for quick transportation 10
market. We have connections with the
Maine Central and the beginning will
soon be made.