. The Maine central. A journal of travel . fulhomes ; and besides it has two, i three, if we count ihe never tiresome islands, reached bysteamboat from the city wharves in half an hour) but two outlying points of interest reachedby electric car rides which terminate at parks, one inland (Riverton) and one on the capeshore where in addition to unusual, very unusual, natural scenery, one finds at each a gayca>^ino, an open air theatre, all the et ceteras which go to make up a delightful loungingplace, and no end of jolly company, the best that Portlandand its throng of summer guestsaffords. P
. The Maine central. A journal of travel . fulhomes ; and besides it has two, i three, if we count ihe never tiresome islands, reached bysteamboat from the city wharves in half an hour) but two outlying points of interest reachedby electric car rides which terminate at parks, one inland (Riverton) and one on the capeshore where in addition to unusual, very unusual, natural scenery, one finds at each a gayca>^ino, an open air theatre, all the et ceteras which go to make up a delightful loungingplace, and no end of jolly company, the best that Portlandand its throng of summer guestsaffords. Portlands electric car lines are a marvel of construction and equipment, especially thePortland Railroad, which runs all the city lines. Tis said that this plant is known far andwide as a model, and is visited b\- experts from all over, seeking points. These lines extend out and through most beautiful suburbs and bring the city in closetouch with a population at least of 60,000 souls, which should be recognized as Portlandstrue JUST ABOVE THE LANDING.—CASTINE. All Portlands five steam railroads centre in one grand Union station, scrupulously keptin order and which looks as though it were gone over with a tooth-brush every morning. Such trains as pass east from its portals over the Maine Central and west over theBoston & Maine twould do your business heart good to see. Do you know that the claimis that no run of Pullman cars in the country equals in value the Bar Harbor — Bangor —Bo^^ton run over the Maine Central and Boston & Maine roads. Duringone month (August97) by actual count there were passengers carried in parlor and sleeping-cars of Central Railroad alone. At this Union Station one day of last week I saw a distinguished son of Portland andof Maine, none other than the Speaker of the House, Thomas B. Reed, lounging down totake a suliurban train, alone, sack-coated, outing flanneled and carrying a bundle of supplieslike anv other suburba
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