Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-07-10
SEEK BUS LINES
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Orchard, to operate a bus line be-
tween Old Orchard and Ocean Park;
Earl l.. WEIGH of Gouldsboro, to
operate bus service between Goulds-
boro and Bangor; and Carter and
| Mtleson, to furnish bus service be-
tween Portland and Harrison.
The decisions of the commission
were reserved In all of these cases
at the close of ths hearings yester-
| day afternoon.
Petitions of Samoset Company
The petitions of the Samoset
Company and Carter & Mileson, both
| asking for authority to operate on
routes between Portland and Har-
rison, were taken up together. At
torney E. w. Wheeler of Brunswick
represented the Maine Central Rail-
road, the Bridgton & Saco River
Railroad and the Samoset Company.
The firm Of Carter and Mileson was
represented by Attorney Elton H.
Thompson of Portland. In opposi-
ton, Attorney George F. Eaton of
Bangor appeared for the Maine Mo-
tor Coaches, Inc, Guy M. Monk of
| Bridgton represented the Bridgton
Chamber of Commerce.
Attorney Wheeler is opening the
case pointed out that the Samoset
| Company was formerly known as the
Kicker Hotel Company and Is au-
| thorized by it's charter to operate
Z, hotels and transport passengers by
water and land except by railroads;
| it's authorized capital stock Is 3d.
100000, of which 81, 450, 900 has been
issued and is owned by the Maine
Central Railroad Company. The
corporation owns the Samoset hotel
at Rockland and the Kineo House
and annex at Moosehead, and it has
no bonded or other Indebtedness.
Witnesses for the Samoset Com
| pany included Dana c. Douglas of
Portland, managing director of the
Samoset Company, vice president
and general manager of the Maine
| Central Railroad, and vice president
| of the Bridgton G. Saco River Rail-
road, which is owned by the Maine
Central; and M. l.. Harris of Port
| land, general passenger agent of the
Maine Central and the Bridgton &
| Saco River Railroads.
Witnesses for the petitioning COM
pany told of the decline in local pas
senger traffic on the Maine Central
and Bridgton & Saco River Railroads
since 1917. due largely to the increas-
ed use of the automobile. They point
ed out that this decrease in passen-
gers has constituted a problem which
railroads are trying to solve and that
the Safnoset Company has decided to
try the experiment of coordinating
bus line service with railroad service.
Mr.. Douglas pointed out that the
Samoset Company has purchased two
Fageon buses with seating capacity
of 20 and has taken out all the neces-
sary insurance.
Appearing in behalf of the petition
of Carter & Mileson, Francis L. Mile
son of Portland, treasurer Of the firm,
said that they now operate between
Portland and Naples and that their
prior petition to extend this service
to Harrison should be given consider
alton by the commission.
Bangor ana Bar Harbor Route
Testifying in the hearing on the
Samoset Company's petition for a bus
line between Bangor and Bar Harbor,
Mr.. Douglas told of the falling off in
passenger traffic on that line of the
Maine Central Railroad, due largely to
the privately-owned automobiles.
Attorney George F. Eaton filed with
the commission the proposed schedule |
OF the Maine Motor Coaches, Inc, on
its petitions pending with the COM
mission over routes in the State.
The Samoset Company's petition to |
operate a bus line between Bangor |
and Bar Harbor was also opposed by>l
Herbert A. Staples, who testified that |
he had been running q bus line on
that route for four years and he did |
not believe that another bus line could !
pc operated on the route with profit !
for either. I
Vienna ana 1eadhsld Bus Line
John M. Allen of Vienna appeared |
In behalf of his petition for authority ,
to run bus line between Vienna and |
Readfield Depot. He testified that this |
Is the old stage route and the carry |,
ing of the mail would help pay the |
expenses. There was no opposition to |
this petition. !,
Gouldsboro ana Bangor Line
The petition of Earl L. WEIGH to OPP |
crate jitney line between Gouldsboro I
and Hanger, serving Sorrento and /
Ellsworth. was opposed by Davis l..
Roderick Of the law firm of Lyman & |
Roderick Of Bar Harbor, appearing for
Herbert A. Staples, who operates a
bus line between Ellsworth and Ban
gor. and Attorney E. w. Wheeler of
Brunswick. representing the Maine
Central Railroad.
OLD Orchard to Ocean Park
w. H. Mckay Of Old Orchard testi- I
fed that he believed there is need of
additional bus service between Old Or
chard and Ocean Park and he spoke
in behalf Of his petition to furnish
such service.
The petition was opposed by the
Ocean Park Bus Corporation miles
York and A. +. Jones), for whom At
torney William s. Linnell of Portland
appeared. Mr.. Jones testified that
that route is now taken care of by
the Ocean Park Bus Corporation and
Frank Harrington, who operates a line
between Old Orchard and Camp Ellis.
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