Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-09-30
Believe Maine Central Train
Connecting With New B. 4
NJ, Portland Boston Flyer
Would Occasion Shift, Over
of Travel For Business From
Automobiles To Railroad

With the advent of the Pine Tree
Limited, the Boston e Maine Rail-
roads new crack flyer which made
its first trip Monday between Port
land and Boston on a fast schedule
of two hours and 40 minutes. con-
siderable hope has been voiced by
business men east of Portland that
the new service would be extended
to include Waterville or Bangor.
The following letter sent to the
passenger division of the railroad
voices the opinion of many like bust
ness men, who have occasion to
make frequent trips to Boston.
Maine Central Railroad Co.,
Portland, Maine.
Gentlemen:
THE writer, for the past eleven
years has made a weekly trip to
Boston, and quite a few weeks have
been obliged to make two trips, av-
eraging upwards of 600 round trips,
or 600 trips each way during this
period.
Several of my associates here also
make this trip quite often, but not
regularly. We have at least 200 sales
men from Boston calling on us here
regularly, most of them coming eV-
cry S6COIu OI WCCh.
"All along the line from Portland
up, as the afternoon trains stop at
Portland, and evening trains do not
reach this point until in the middle
of the night, practically every one
of these statesmen use their automo-
biles on this account. Many of them
would change If the late afternoon
service was extended this way from
Portland to Waterville or Bangor.
Your afternoon service from here
to Boston is excellent, and your
train No. 102 is, as Of course you
know, popular one, and we'll pat
ronized. We feel quite sure it would
pay your company to cooperate
with the Boston & Maine, and the
general public, by extending this
wonderful service the Boston &,
Maine are going to give, and the
hundreds of patrons of your roads,
and others who use automobiles and
many others could take advantage
of this service.
1.-The writer is in very close touch
with this condition, and has talked
this over with dozens of prominent
men, many of them patrons of your
road, and others who would be, If
they could have this service. We are
and if this could be worked out this
better than anything else in the
writer's judgment, that could be
done.
II presume this has already been
brought to your attention, and sin
cerely hope that this is being given
your most careful consideration.
yours truly,
"MARSTON &c BROOKS CO.,
"Hallowell, Me-"
A canvass yesterday of many
prominent men in both Gardiner and
Augusta yielded'the information that
such a service would be in constant
use by business and travelling men
of this section, who now are obliged
either to use the night Pullman or
else go by automobile. The latter
conveyance especially Is being used,
and it was the opinion. of many that
if fast train service was inaugural
ed great number would avail
themselves of it.
William Webster, superintendent
of Lewis A. Crossett Co.'S factory
here, believed it would be benefit
to this section especially from the
travelling mems viewpoint.
Herbert L. Merrill of the Day
light store said that he believed such
service would tend to eliminate
business travelling to Boston by auto,
and that the extended service would
be benefit to many buyers who
must go to Boston and New York
markets.
Mighty fine thing. Quicker serv-
ice for the business man." was the
way Stanley Chernowsky, of Cher
nowsky's Store for Women, put it
when questioned.
Hon. Willis A. Swift, of Swift &
Co., said that he had not given the
matter much thought as his trips to