The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-07-17
Governor Baxter Comments on Jack.
man Road to Quebec

Governor Baxter in a statement is
sued Thursday regarding the meet
ing of the New England governors
recently held at Vermont and his au-
tomobile trip from Vermont into Que
bee declared that Maine roads do not
take second place to those of any
other New England state. and that
Maine has scenic attractions that
measure fully up to those in the Pro-
vince in Quebec, although Maine
advertising them.
Commenting on the Jackman Road
to Quebec, the Governor said:
Late in the fall of 1922 l went
from Augusta to Quebec via Jack
man, and was interested to see the
work that has been done on this road
in a period of a year and a half. The
roao today is not only safe, but en-
tirely passable. On the whole it is
good and every day grows better. 1t
is narrow in some places, but work
is being done on these and | was
much pleased at the excellent pro-
gress that has been made. In fact
there is no road of equal length in
the State on which there is so much
work being done at the present time
as on this. No one need hesitate
about going over it, and it soon will
be broad and easy highway from
Maine northward.
1.-THE Quebec authorities naturally
send their travellers down through
their own Province to Sherbrook into
northern Vermont, but Maine must
complete this Jackman road so as to
attract tourists into our State. |
should like to see this road COM
pleted this year straight through to
the Quebec border Few people real
ize that the distance between Augusta
and Quebec is practically the same
as between Augusta and HOulton, and
there ought to be thousands of trav-
elers coming through from Quebec
every year into our State. Judicious
advertising will bring this about.
All the roads leading out of Maine
into Quebec, New Hampshire and
New Brunswick, should receive our
immediate attention, for once we get
people into our state. they will find
it so attractive they will want to
stay with us.
The scenery in Vermont is very
different from that in Maine, We
spent the night on Mt Mansfield
which is the third highest mountain
in New England, about 1920 feet.
1t is a wonderful location, but the
only water visible from that great
height is Lake Champlain. On the
other hand when one stands on Mt.
Katahdin, countless lakes, rivers
and waterfalls are visible. The
Vermont view is across wooded hills,
green valleys and small towns, and
the absence of water is noticeable.
The scenery in Vermont is unusually
beautiful at this time of the year, but
for me, The lakes and rivers constitute
one Of Names greatest charms.
LESS RUM RUNNING ON BORDER
Rum running along the border
also has decreased during the past
two years. There is very little of
it at present and that is in small
quantities. = The storic8 a5out truck
loads of liquor being brought into
Maine from Quebec come from GER
tain VIVID imaginations and often
are Matched up by newspaper men
who want to create sensation.
While in Jackman | was told how
one Of the leading Boston news
papers sent a representative there to
write up the rum running on the
Jackman road. He could not find
anything that measured up to his
expectations and SO he hiRed
double team and some men, loaded 1t
up with empty boxes, took it out on
a lonely road and then had it duly
photographed for his paper. OF course
this was entirely unworthy of any
newspaper, and probably the man
ayers Of the paper were deceived as
well as the public"