Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-14
GOuld's Position
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terests for the control of an almost
virgin territory of approximately
5000 square miles, or nearly the size
of Massachusetts. 1t contains the
largest amount of undeveloped
water power and the heaviest stand
of timber remaining in near prox-
unity to the Atlantic seaboard OF
the United States.
Involved in the development OF
this area is the unsettled question
between the United States and
Canada, which already has once led
to bloodShed, OF diVerting the head
waters of the st. John river so that
they could flow southerly through
Maine, instead of north and east
through New Brunswick, as is theii
natural course.
The factor which will determine
success or failure in the building OF
Senator Gould's Quebec extension
railroad, which is to run 112 miles
across the Aroostook county wilder
ness and connect at both eastern
and western terminals with the Can
adam Pacific system, is the attitude
Of the international Paper Com
pany, which owns % per cent OF the
prOXimately 100000 acres. About
week before the special Maine
primaries in October. when Senator
Gould was nominated by the Re-
publicans as successor to the late
Senator Bert NJ. ternald, the senator
was told by a. K. GraustCin, presi-
dent of the International. that the
company would not support the rail-
road project.
Last Thursday Gov. Ralph O.
Brewster of Maine. held conference
with Mr.. Graustein in New York
city. Although the Governor re-
fused to support the senator in the
recent election, and is credited with
being one of his most determined
political enemies, he, nevertheless. Is
anxious TO see the new railroad
built because he believes it will ala
IN his program for the industrial de-
Velopment of Maine.
As result OF the meeting in New
ork. Gov. Brewster obtained from
MI Graustein the withdrawal of his
refusal to cooperate in TIE ffnanc-
ing of the Gould road. and the
promise that he would reopen the
entire matter The International is
now making a second Investigation
OF the project. A final and favor
able decision from Mr.. Graustein is
hoped for by Gov. Brewster not
later than Dec. %, when the Cover
| nor viii be in New York CITY n
speak at dinner OF the New Eng
land Society.
Before agreeing 10 reconsider, Mr..
Graustein told GOV. Brewster there
were various concessions the Inter-
| national would have to receive from
the state of Maine
Included among them are certain.
water power bills which must be en-
acted by the Legislature al Augusta
this winter. Gov. Brewster viii
seek their passage. They are az
most certain TO meet opposition
Both the Bangor & AroostooI1 rail-
road and the Great Northern Paper
Company are hostile to the new
road, although for different reasons
The Allegash and st. John rive,
/ basins in northwestern Maine. aIone
the border of Quebec. form a vas,
potential water power developing
station on plateau approximately
1000 feet above sea level. About
ooO,0OO horsepower already has been
harneSSed and an equal amount re-
mains undeVeloped. The plateau is
divided by a watershed. On me
north side the st. John river flows
LOT 100 miles through Maine. for y,
miles along the boundary between
Maine and New Brunswick. and for
the remainder of it's course through
the latter province.
In 1910, to the chagrin of Can
adam lumber interests, a dam 90
Ieet nigh was built at Chamberlain
lake and the headwater of the ST.
John was partially diverted through
the Teios canal into Grand lake and
me east branch of the Penobscot
river in Maine. Chamberlain and
Allegash lakes now flow down the
Penobscot instead of down the Allie
cash river to the st. John river. as
nature intended.
Canadian Iumbermen along the ST
John and Allegash rivers protested
IN vain. In 1909 they atta, l,ed
Maine guards at Chamberlain lake
ana dynamited the DAM This ac-
tion was upheld the following year
by Canadian members of the inter-
national commission and Canadian
rights to the flow of waters north
ward have been continuously as
serted. The projected DEVELOPMENT
Is expected here to result in fresh
representations at Washington from
canada.
Senator Gould proposes to con-
stfuct his new electric road west
ward through this section. 1t would
connect at Washburn, the eastern
terminal, with the CAM Pacific,
and at the western end in the prov
lnce of Quebec with the Quebec
Central, a subsidiary of The Can
adlan Pacific, which connects at
Sherbrooke, Que, with the Boston &
Maine.
The Bangor & Aroostook and
Maine Central both -ught The issu-
ance of the certificate by the inter-
state. commerce commission alleg-
ing the road would Grain ..aine OF
pulpwood for the benefit of mills at
Niagara Falls, Watertown, n. y.
AND In Quebec, and that Maine mih
owners and their own railroad sNs-
toms would be injured The Ger
tticate was issued only after Senator
Gould announced his willingness 10