Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-02-06
PENNINGTON TO AUGUSTA.
Electric Road Connection Likely Soon
to Be Brought About -

to Be Brought About,
The connection of Termination and
Augusta 10y an electric road is likely to
be brought about within the next two
years. An 2et To incorporate the Fnrn-
ingfon Augusta Street KaiIN;tY wis
introduced IN the Legislature last Week
by Representative Harley Greenwood
OF fafininGton and it is understood
that II the charter is granted work up-
on the line will begin during the pres
ent Year. Boston, Gardiner. Augusta,
Pennington aud Saco capital are in
terested III til" enterprise and rights
are nlso given to the corporation to
furnish light and power to the com
munitleS through which il passes.
I'll" distance covered by the proposed
railroad is II little over 40 miles. pass
ing through the rich farming cummu.
mites of New Sharon, Vienna, Mt.
NrrEUr, Rnadficld and Manchester.
Now Sharon, Mt. Vernon and Vienna
BaNe no railroad communication with
the OUTLYING world aud are only reach
81 by stage lines, making Il en- prac-
tically inaccessible, so that the giving
Of direct railroad connection with
Pennington and Augusta would mean
a great development of the farming
interests and attract summer visitors
To this section of kennebec and Frank
lii county Much of the business i'll
teccsts OF Readticld are with Augusta.
but hitherto it has been necessary for
the residents of that town when they
wished To come to Augusta to first
come t. Winthrop either by boat or
train and take the electric line from
the latter town. Tho new line would
AFFORD direct connection with Augusta
through Manchester.
The proposed road vii! touch sev.
otal Of the larger lakes Of the Bel
grade chain and will probably give
az hourly service. It will probably
come into Augusta over the Bond
brock road and it is said that since
representative Gr.enWoods hill has
been introduced the price Of real ea
tate IN that section has gone uu no
ticcablH. Part of The territory through
Which the railroad proposes to pass
has already surveyed some /, or %
Years ago in connection With q prop
osition of the old Wiscasset. Water
Vile & Pennington Road to cross the
river at Augusta instead of Water
Vile.
Rut this is hy no means the cnd OF
The possibilities of the proposed road.
Pennington is toe terminus Of the
Sandy River < RanSelcy Lakes Rail
road with lines to Rangcley and Zig
olcW in the Dead river region az Wei
as to the prosperUGs towns OF King
field ard Strong. 1t l. also proposed
To extend the old WiscdSset. Water
Vile y Iarmington road from Win
slow through NatcrNill', Oakland,
Spithtlcld, Mercer. New sharon and
Pennington as provided by tin orig
inal surveys.
Weston Lewis Of Gardner. ulem-
Der OF Governor PldiSt"d's council. Who
is named as one of tn" incorpolatofs
'oi the proposed Augusta " Farming
ton Railway Co. is the president Of
tn" Sandy River < EanSel"y Lakes
Railroad This system, which is
narrow gJlagc railroad. is understood
Ia hc 4; very pay ing proposition, but
is believed by many that il could be
lgorr 81 if it were standardil, d and
mIIe an electric load. Should this
he done augusta would be given di
rect connection with the i;angtley
lake region "a wcil rs the towns of
Far,nington. kingiield and Strong. DR..
Hpber Bishop Of Boston. another %
the promoters of the proposed road.
has a summer camp in the Rangelcy
region and his came suggests that
among the possibilities contemplated
by TINS new road may De the lnrtnt'
development of this great SpoftSmch
paradise and summer outing region
pA aHofdlhs NOR" direct ana iie''''' w
communication WITH the outsioe "Priu'
II Is ais" a singular coincidence t'la'