. In fair Aroostook, where Acadia and Scandinavia's subtle touch turned a wilderness into a land of plenty; . I H\\ AV IN THK 10 IN FAIR AROOSTOOK. lumber and potatoes and such, and in the building of new linestlirough the clearings, it everywhere keeps up a spick-and-spanfront and its passenger ser\-ice is all that could be wished for inelegance and eflficiency. In this connection I overheard a con-. U EAL I H — AKO(IST( )I-FERING T( versation while traveling in the upward bound morning train,which is worth repeating. Two men with fishing gear, evidentlyon their first visit to t
. In fair Aroostook, where Acadia and Scandinavia's subtle touch turned a wilderness into a land of plenty; . I H\\ AV IN THK 10 IN FAIR AROOSTOOK. lumber and potatoes and such, and in the building of new linestlirough the clearings, it everywhere keeps up a spick-and-spanfront and its passenger ser\-ice is all that could be wished for inelegance and eflficiency. In this connection I overheard a con-. U EAL I H — AKO(IST( )I-FERING T( versation while traveling in the upward bound morning train,which is worth repeating. Two men with fishing gear, evidentlyon their first visit to the Maine forests, were commenting on theup-to-date character of the train appointments. In our State a compan>- would have thought any old cars,with a stump-puller to haul them, good enough to take peoplein and out of the woods, remarked one of the men. Now onthis road everything is fresh — Except the manners of the traimnen, interrupted theother. Yes, theyre all right too. What I meant to speak of wasthe vestibuled cars—and the parlor car—and the generalappearance of newness and neatness in ever^■ detail. IN FAIR AROOSTOOK. 11 Youd expect a road to keep itself spruce carrying as this all the year round, wouldnt you?spoke up a man from the seat behind. He was a timberoperator from Houlton, who had been explaining points ofinterest to the strangers, and he pointed as he
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