Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-11-22
HIGHWAY HEARINGS.
Continued from Page one.)
bridges oyer the Androseoegin river into

Brunswick
STATE HIGHWAY t"R, AUGUSTA To
BELLA ST
Leaving Augusta. at Pettingins Cor
Three -Cornered Pond, south Vassaiboro
South CHINA, DirigQ, Palermo, Braneh
Mifs1, Palermo Center. East Palermo
Iibeityyilte.s around the northerly side
of st. Georges Pond, through Liberty, by
the westerly side of Trues Pond
through South Montville. Searsmont
Belmont Corner. following the direct
road into Belfast
As the chairman explained, Highway
I; vas first considered, as most of the
Visitors from Belfast had to catch
early afternoon trains for home.
The chairman stated that the State
Commission had no pfejudiees pro or
cen and would equally welcome crit
ieisms and approval of the tentative
plans for the various roads.
Hon. John r. Nelson of Augusta
stated that it is matter of congrat-
ulation that all representatives from
the sections interested agree in the
main on the desirabilitv of the Au-
gusta and Belfast State roaC The old
stage road seemed the only suitable
cross road to serve the eastern and
western parts OF the State.
DIR. West of Belfast, congratulated
the commission and the State on the
tentative road proposed. His county
produces annually $2500,000 in pro-
ducts and outputs that must be NOV
ed Belfast people therefore are not
sticklers on details of direction. What
they want first and chiefly is a good
road Details yyii1ir0
leave to the commission. He trusted
there would be no friction. Belfast is
the gateway for the interior and all
down there swear by the old stage
road from Augusta as the best route
| to his town. He mentioned the fact
| that five miles Of the road is in Bel
mont, runs over an ancient lake bed.
/ The doctor went into details of the
population and valuation of the Sec
| tions that will be served by the road
as laid down in the commissions plans.
This road. eloquently said the
speaker. lis not of the lace. linen and
| luxury variety but is to serve the
horny handed sons Of toll" He men
| toned Belmontis 2000 tons and Lib
erty's 1900 tons of freight hauled re-
speetively into those towns by mer-
chants, farmers and millers over the
present roads. In Waldo county $4,000
| tons of freight must be hauled annu
ally over the roads. Belfast is n
boom town, hustling, growing city
and that section has fine farms, splen-
| did scenic views of Pcnobseot Bay.
which enthralls and holds one in
rapture" Searsmant is another wide
| awake, hlstling town, Liberty also is
alive with agricultural and numbering
activity and needs the road. In case
| the decision be to build the State
highway over the old stage road all
will agree. the doctor said
The doctors speech. which was
lively and eloquent at times was
heartily endorsed by Senator Charles
w. Conant of Winterport, +. A. Par
ker of Belfast, 7. r. Andrews of Bel
mont, i. r. Holland, Morrill,, and A.
p. French of Scarsmont.
T.. G. Morse of Liberty referred to
that towns various charters for street
railways, which had not availed be-
cause OF the death Of the financial pro-
motor on whom they relied. In OBJ
ldiuiHS t1e Charters ne Hdu cOiliIileu
data Of business of the town. lie es-
tlmated the freight hauled in and
out of Liberty annually over the ten
tative road to Belfast at 10000 tons.
There was tannery there, also
machine shop and a creamery. He
spoke of their beautiful lake in which
17-pound salmon have been caught,
fed by springs and giving freedom
from drouth and streams to turn
wheels. over the road there are haul
ed thousands of barrels of apples. He
thought the north route easier but adj
mitted that more people would be
served by the road as mapped out.
Want Routs Farther North.
S. v, Shiberg OF Liberty wanted the