Legislative Record Volume 80 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1921 Excerpt: ...line to handle these 11,000 cars. The grain elevators of the Grand Trunk were built with Portland capital with a rate of interest and an additional rate for a sinking fund to take care of the cost, and when the original;ost has been satisfied they become the property of the Grand Trunk Railway system. The original owners of the Grand Trunk have found that the general upkeep of so gigantic an investment became too heavy a burden for them to handle and the Government of the Dominion of Canada has taken over this property. I find that the Grand Trunk docks are sadly in need of repair. During the year they have dismantled one of the sheds, also the immigrant station, but this shed and the immigrant station is to be rebuilt. The wharves are out of repair. You can readily see that the Government of the Dominion of Canada is carrying a heavy lead in this Grand Trunk Railway system who have their terminal at Portland. Why should Maine start an opposition to the Grand Trunk Railway system, a company who so willingly, ably and pleasantly can-led this burden for years for our State? Why should we plunge Into this? The taxes of the Grand Trunk Railway system pay to our State and the city of Portland every year are heavy, and the State Pier is not taxable. The following TranB-Atlantic liners running Into Portland are being taken care of by the Grand Trunk: The White Star Dominion line, the Thompson line, Cunard line, the Carons-Noble line, the Donaldson line and others. These lines are doing 50 per cent, less than their capacity. In the winter of 1920 when freights were good and before the general depression was felt, the Grand Trunk Railway system handled 85 British ships, 70 American, six Norwegian, six Italian, six Grecian, five French, -one Russian, one Belgian, two ..