The Republican journal., 1911-01-26
!. Autumn Journey.

rn-oR OF THE JOURNAL:
e f -. home in Thorndike last
h. left the railroad at Wat
go .,ok the electrics to Augusta,
- stop of on the way. Upon
rips over the line we were
4ra the cars so well filled,
,ssssngers having to stand.
=: them were through passen-
+s-e 5 scarcely any cheaper
much longer than by the
Ut many use this route,
r. -. -or different reasons. Since
-. built We have noticed when
o.. steam cars that very few
-z- IN or off at Vassalboro
Most Of them must be
.,,.sy row. When the ques-
~r- the Rines Hill crossing
vas under discussion two
suggested that the ques-
solved by having the trains
-.-r bank on trestles from
p.-ss Hill back of the stores
rosa bridge, changing the
meet the conditions, and by
~-w passenger depot at the
.- B. all crossings at grade
.r5.-s3 For surely Augusta
g.. lsssenger station. The
wledged by all travel
- t07rest on the line. But
-uors in the air the COM
.rc farther ahead. 1t ap-
HE opening of the troll
t~aaFc between Augusta
~.. very insignificant
---. mpany's business, and
--ry small way towards
y miles of track and
--=-. --es. bridges. one at Au-
.ca-r at Winslow. 1t is
.--- .-.g- At Augusta has been
ong as it is usual for
hat new one must be
route to Waterville is
-.rcj is in the air that
--.. he laid from Augusta
.- lie or Readfeld and then
.-. the back route from
ill., This will in no wise
. rside or Vassalboro as
10 put on electric en-
ight cars from the
lacks over its own line.
e. great saving to both
r.-- 4ssalboro in the hand
From Augusta to the
..- s.0ct 10 miles, so it will
--.t some 10 miles of road
ntenance of two steel
-..- lJ.iti0n of the Rines Hill
~.. augusta of a terrible
citizens, and that no
- s accidents have occurred
reg -.- sell for the vigilance of
. U Central and the electric
But under present con-
cnJnrnl 0thn,~
-.~-...- ssinrs which cannot we'll
5-- iowa the Kennebec we could
-u 3D. gucing the change that has
as--. 4r- the ice business. If con-
.s 4l- favorable there will be about
a lor tons of ice harvested there,
I'd ra-ha'f what was handled
z r-s~- ago. Scattered along the
49, .rs- are the charred remains of
-- s-ge Lee houses. These are not
FL the business having been trans
.=- F.. cations farther west, nearer
.y- tiles, and requiring less
e.-s.~ 1E This has been charged
-s- American Ice Co., but if, as a
-.'' .-r. mis- company can procure
rs II other localities we can
&C 70 continue to get it here
M cost This is not the
LONG business. Senti-
t.a 10 not count. Modern
4es demand that our ice
-... from fields uncontaminated
few of our rivers can
... 49, It is well known that
s- virulent germs are not
ling, if they were, not one
stand our New England
.- rLe demand is that our ice
g. '- .tr and IN order to obtain such
j. -ssary that it be procured in
s.' - are not contaminated by
a sewage i ice can be made a car
.-- .s.t.r'a We cannot be too careful
'.e source of supply.
h. scenery down the Kennebec is
q ass4'i-l in autumn as ever. We
y -.e-s Ct the summer visitor ir
eottages scattered along its
0 The hills in the distance.
- the beginning of an "inva.
."t Is 20 spread all over oui
he innumerable locations
'ractive to the residents OF
cations. To all such gooc