Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-02-14
COMMITTEE HEARINGS.
Continued from Page Five)

aid work would probably begin i'm the
| .nring on his road. when questioned
h, Mr. Thompson. He told of TIE va
,on. steps that had led up to this
inc tho issuance of bonds and said
,reir outstanding Indebtedness was in
tistanding bonds. He said they ex-
er;sd 20 build the road two years ago
IN = banker In New York interested
n ie was takeE i'll and had not yet re-
ayered He said every town benefited
by thc proposed line had voted aid
md about $4,000 would be handed them
, those towns when the road is COM
eted this was outside of Houlton
nd Bangor He said IL would cost
,houl t20.oco mile 10 build mile
" fotd and they had 10s miles to
trii5 the total being about three mill
Un dollars. He said the idea was to
ennect with the Intercoionial railroad
70 tho boundary line and this would
.rer up northern Hancock. Washing
,an md penohscut counties.
AGEistus Benn of Hodgdon spoke
nrfy for his section and believed the
harter should hs extended because
X would mean wonderful develop
ment " that section of Maine
Fred b'Conn"ll former sheriff Of Pc
rsbsr"' county rpok" In behalf of the
poad and told how Mr. Maxfold and
W ileal and others had gone out and
franced IN" road ard that it would
nosu The opening up OF the finest tim
hw and in Maine. He said the road
r backed hv the neople uf that sec
lion meant - miles nearer TO Houl-
fen for BanRor people and II meant
ref hing to Bangor Eastern Maine
ni Washington county
y tass OF the Bangor Commercial
asked 20 speak upon tho PROPOSE
HuH lir 'hid the people were much in
bvor ~ the new road and he believed
" ights the Eastern Maine Railroad
.HUull he granted their extension of
nio rh1rter ~" said he didn't have anv
dtl Iu tho canadian government rail
es1 a. that wherever they could they
p,.I transport freight all around the
-.'r uf Maine rather than letting il
.mc through by direct route. that
ll' rH~ me way they had OF doing
.-r"s4 He said the country should
h. d, ,lopDd and " there was any
por, Nninc that needs development
r va ihnt northern section Of the
-t llc didn't believe the Icgisla-
mlo should grant the Maine Central
barter simply 10 strnngle this road,
p|Iuh Is what IL would do He ex-
rffseri the hope the committee would
ta.e I8Votnhlv upon the proposition
tet '1t hN tho Eastern Maine Rail
Hd IOt only hecauso II meant much
U0snr hat ~ tho entire northern
w...u u' Maine.
TH, proponents rested ana Seth car
"p.u'd TOR the opponents MIR. car
~. 4.Dt' u description of the country
.tI.trh witch his line would serve and
ua Nj Mnxfcld had failed to com
p..r his rond, and IL didn't look as il
N'r would do SO. He said the Maine
A., trtl would be- better of IL the
AIltern Maine road aid complete the
opposed line hut he didn't believe they
urld tIr said they had failed 10 sat
.N the Canadian Railways Go. of
N,ir ability to complete the road TO
l',t q proposed road ot theirs and as
3 result they had asked the Maine
t-ntrrl to Cnmplct, a stretch ot road
r.r Hhucroft 10 their boundary line.
lI. srid the only reason the Eastern
I.'td onmc here % ask Tor an cxtcn-
ttr Of charter was In the face that
tNlh finance IL but with conditions
40 'hrN are I'm Canada II didn't look as
a thc Canadian Railways would do it.
ii raid n the Eastern Maine Railroad
could trade and build their road. all
vel ana rood. the Maine Central would
hr content hut they were not content
.n leave this territory for two years
1ngtr and b. believed they could find
- hD
toli w. -nld they didn't want to be
|rtt .u condition where the territory
s Ied up nv an extended charter of an
'ihot road Their road was stretch
.luuut ~ miles long from MeduCtic to
phnctntt Ilo said the government rail
ways had expressed their Willingness
70 The Maine Central 20 build their end
~ ihe road "a connect with the Maine
lentr llr raid they were subject to
.on r.slation and should not be
u.l. tu wait two years before they
Hud r1ld this line,
iL,r1 tt Virgin representing the
tHngoi a Nroustool Railrond asked
'Ni ihut road I've protected. He said in
1899 lur State ot Maine entered into
contract wih be Bangor Il Aroos-
'"h z" protect " ttom parallel road
"f - miles, for 30 years. He said their
I"iior called for this protection. He
Aid me Eastern Maine Railroad had
'"'n grnnted a charter by "A Legisla-
uis that knew ot this clause in the
tHnsur Ar0ostook's charter. He de-
'.ulrd what rfJilel INFANT In the sig
ih'hn'' w 'b' iaw. which was a road
Hanius 100 'h' sam" general direction
'"" oWr'tng road He told what
'h' ianRur % Aroostouk had done for
'nN vr'tion Of IA State. They had full
f'''T contract with the state. had
''"'N up a Nu3f country. made Il pos
"'' '' th0 potnt0 farmer To send his
"'Al',l' 'u market ana II either Maine
'h'fII ~ tHs'crn Maine road is al
""'h lu construct the road proposed in
." proposed charters. the state will
..'''' |t" contract 10 the II. 4 4. He
'H 'h" q n \ had lived up TO its
tf''m"nt tnd didn't see why they
,"n'd ditid" their wealth and profit
'u' other road He asked that
'''h'r oharter hc granted
I'N q Lincoln chief engineer Of the
simply Corrohorated state
N'Hi' of Mr. Virgins
t'"usri 4 Fierce of Houlton spoke
~ the citizens of the state" in be-