The sun., 1919-08-03
road CONDITIONS
| IN MAINE TO-DAY
Roadmen Tells Of Results Of
Recent Survey in That
State.
ny O. NJ. WELLS,


America.
Tha state of Maine has made wonder
al strides in improving trunk lines
,srouehout the State, and automobiles
~. now being used for all purposes.
ty.,... are seldom seen on the highways
- longer. Every farmer has small
which he uses to get to town with.
ySs.srm use automobiles TO carry their
s.noes 10 the lakes and ponds, and sales
-. ,ravel by train and motor. The
III il delivered by automobile eight
r,onths in the year. Even small the
s,rical companies make many towns by
ou,omobile. Motor trucks are now haul
,rg dressed lumber from portable mills
"a the freight cars.
All this progress In transportation
r,.sns that the highways themselves
hsva been greatly improved. Public
nn,nion is thoroughly alive on the Ques-
,Ion Of good roads In Maine. and the last
tsw years have seen great changes for
ira programme for future work on
IN. roads covers q considerable mileage
md the expenditures that have been
authorized total many millions Of dollars.
From Portsmouth TO Portland through
,ns Works. Kennebunk and Biddford the
road is all surfaced and In good condi-
ton.
"a Kennebunkport. also from Saco
through Old Orchard and Pine Point
back to Dunstan.
The coast road between Portland and
Ranror, through Brunswick. Rockland
and Belfast, 10 free from detours and rs
mar cent good, and with the exception
~ few stretches which are somewhat
worn and rutted Is In better condition
than ever before.
MANY motorists use the Bucxsport
fairy and then ru nthrough Orland
and West Ellsworth to Ellsworth, and
then I'D to Bar Harbor, which is con-
sIderably shorter, but the road surface is
not as good, as there are very steep
hills between Prospect and the ferry.
Much better time can be made by con-
tiuine on to Bangor and then over
the old telegraph road, which has been
surfaced and Is In excellent condition
through Brewer, Green Lake and North
Ellsworth to Ellsworth
The section of the shore road from
wIscasset to valdobor othrough Dana
riscotta. which has been under con-
struction for the last three years. 10 now
finished and open. thus eliminating the
detour via Sheepscot.
How to Reach Different Points
Along the Coast.
South Barrswell and Cundys Harbor
can be reached from Brunswick.
Booth Bay Harbor and Ocean Point
from North Edgecomb. Christmas Cove.
Bristol and Pemaquid Harbor from Da-
mariscotta.
Glenmere, on Musgongus Bay, and
Port Clyde, through Thomaston, Ash
Point and Owls Head from Rockland.
Castine and Brooksville from orland
Blue Hill, Surry and East Surry from
East Orland.
The road from Ellsworth to Bar Har-
Dor is in excellent condition.
From Portland to Poland Springs via
Gray is in fair condition.
From Gray to Auburn and Lewiston
through Danville Junction there are one
or two sections under construction. Tas
detours are short and In fair condition
From Lewiston 20 Augusta the surfacs
is quite good at the present time
Either side of the river from Augusta
to Waterville may be taken. also the
road from Wateryille through Burnham
Pttsheld, Newport and Etna to Bangor
Motorists going from Augusta to Que
bee will find road conditions good through
waterviIle. Skowhegan and Bingham
From there on to the Canadian line a
Armstrong Is a dirt road. quite narrow
making It necessary to drive with eau
ton. Motorists should sound horn fire.
quently, as car scan pass only wher
turnouts are provided.
The scenery from Augusta along tn
Kennebec all the way to the forks is mag
nihcent
From the international boundary lin
to Quebec there is a hard surfaced roa
from Quebec along the St Lawrence I
Montreal-1S0 miles.
Motorists can get up to Greenvill
Junction and Moosehead Lake withou
difficulty
To reach Kineo II Is necessary to TAX
the boat from Greenville Junction.
The Great Northern Paper Compan
has built forty miles of good gravel roa
from Kineo around the upper end OF tn
lake through the Great North Wood
which is a very interesting -un. Al
rangemsnts can be made at Greenvill
Junction to have the car taken aboar
the boat and lowed into Kineo.
Belgrade and the Rangeley Lakes ar
very popular with tourists motorin
through Maine, and can be reached owe
fair roads
From Skowhegan the best rout
through Norridgewock. Mercer, Ne
Sharon, Pennington Falls and Farming
ton, Phillips, Madrid to Rangeley.
A fair alternate route from Skowhega
N from Norridgewock, Madison. Al