Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-31
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purposes and have also declared by
legislation that certain leading thor
oughfares shall be taken over by the
State for purpose OF construction and
maintenance.
1t is the belief of your commissioner
that at no very distant time the State
OF Maine will pass similar legislation.
With this thought in mind a system
of trunk lines has been tentatively
worked out by the department and in
general terms that system is as fol-
lows:
1t would seem that the trunk Of most
Importance to the State would start at
the New Hampshire line at Kittery
and extend through York, Wells, Ken
nebunk, kennebunkport, Biddeford,
Saco, Old Orchard, Scarboro, South
Portland, Portland, Falmouth, Cum
berland, Gray, New Gloucester, Au-
burn, Lewiston, Greene, Monmouth,
Winthrop, Manchester, Augusta, Vas
salboro, W'inslow, Waterville, Fairfield,
Benton, Clinton, Burnham, Pittsfield,
Detroit, Palmyra, Newport, Plymouth,
Etna, Carmel, Hermon to Bangor. This
route is approximately 1855 miles in
length and includes all of the larger
cities of the STATE.
Another trunk should start at Port
land and run through Falmouth, Cum
berland, Yarmouth, Freeport, Bruins
wick, Path, Woolwich, Wiscasset,
Newcastle, Damariscotta. Nobleboro.
WaldOboro, Warren, Thomastcn, Rock
land, Rockport, Camden, Lincolnville.
Northport, Belfast, SearspOrt, Stock
ton Springs, Prospect, Frankfort, Win
terport, Hampden to Bangor, a length
of about 100 miles.
A link should also be constructed
between Brunswick and Augusta, fol-
lowing the Kcnnebec River, a distance
of about 30 miles.
From Bangor a trunk should run
northerly along the Penobscot River
Houlton. Presque Isle, Fit. Fairfield
ard Carbon with branches to Van
Buren, and FIT. Kent on the northern
Canadian border. This trunk would
be ABOUT 255 miles in length.
Easterly from Bangor a trunk
should extend to Ellsworth and Bar
Harhor across the coast of Hancock
and Washington counties, passing
through Machias and to PASSPORT and
Calais. This trunk would be about 115
miles in length.
Another route of Importance would
lead from Waterville through Fairfield,
Slowhegan, NorridgeWock and Madi-
son, uD the kennebec river to The
Forks and by the old Quebec Road to
the Quebec line distance of about
40 miles.
From Norridgewock line should
run through Mercer and New Sharon
to Pennington and through Strong,
Avon, Phillips and Sandy River Plan
tation to Rangeley. a distance OF 80
miles
From the New Hampshire line at
Frycburg through Bridgton. Naples,
Casco. Raymond. Windham and West
brook to Portland. a distance of Al
miles.
From the latter route a line should
run from Naples through Casco and
Poland to Danville Junction. connect
ing with the main trunk line there, a
distance of 10 miles.
Another line should run from Auburn
through Mechanic Falls or via Dam
vile Junction and Poland through Ok
ford, Paris. Norway, Greenwood and
Bethel to Gilead on the New Hamp-
shire line. a distance of As miles. This
route could be extended from Bethel
through Newry and Grafton and Up
ton on the New Hampshire line. dis
tance of about % miles
From the main trunk line should
run from Auburn or Winthrop to
Pcthel passing up the AndroScoggin
Valley through Rumford, distance Of
AZ to 80 miles. From Newport a line
should run through COrinna. Dexter,
Sangerville to Dover and Foxcroft, a
distance of about "A miles; and it
should also be extended through Gull
ford. Abbot. Monson. Blanchard and
Shirley to Greenville on Moosehead
Lake, distance of about so miles.
The above routes total little over
1850 miles in length and 1t is believed
that they would fairly well meet the
needs of the State. Some of the routes
named might be dispensed with while
in some cases short connecting links
between these routes and short feeders
might be added to make the system
more useful and practical.
1t should be clearly understood that
been examined in detail They have
been worked out from an inspection
of the MAJ, and from information COL
lected from county commissioners and
others Interested in road york and ac-
quainted with road conditions.
1t is hoped that this brief reference
To the subject and the description Of
the routes given may serve to bring
the matter to the attention Of the peo-
pie of the State and elicit discussion.
According to the law regulating the
liquor agency system as passed at the
last session Of the Legislature four
Boston and one New York firm will
furnish the State of Maine it's liquor
for the city ana town agencies for the
| next six months The successful bid
ders and the prices are as follows:
F. w. Hunt d Co, Boston-Alcohol,
| half pints, 2Ol4 cents pints, 80 cents;
quarts. ~ cents: gallon jars, 1926;
Hennessey brandy. SIPS per case;
Mystic Faeely rum, half pints, II
cents; pints, 33 cents; quarts, 81 cents:
Fort Hill whiskey, half pints, 16 cents;