. In fair Aroostook, where Acadia and Scandinavia's subtle touch turned a wilderness into a land of plenty; . upply pointfor lumbermen and the trade center for a considerable populationof Acadian farmers. The coming of the railroad will materiallyincrease its availability as a distributing point, and as a place ofcustoms entry from Canada, and will make profitable the exten-sive manufacture of lumber. Along this avenue of transporta-tion a considerable part of the more than 110,000,000 feet ofAroostook luml)er that yearly is driven down the St. John tobe manufactured in New Brunswick will find
. In fair Aroostook, where Acadia and Scandinavia's subtle touch turned a wilderness into a land of plenty; . upply pointfor lumbermen and the trade center for a considerable populationof Acadian farmers. The coming of the railroad will materiallyincrease its availability as a distributing point, and as a place ofcustoms entry from Canada, and will make profitable the exten-sive manufacture of lumber. Along this avenue of transporta-tion a considerable part of the more than 110,000,000 feet ofAroostook luml)er that yearly is driven down the St. John tobe manufactured in New Brunswick will find its way throughMaine to markets on American soil. Beyond the commercialprospects that are now at hand there is a promising future for Fort Kent in its eminentadvantages as a health andpleasure resort. Its situation upon the pla-teau along which the militaryroad comes into the town fromthe south affords many pleas-ing residence sites, and thebeautiful valleys of the and the Fish rivers un-fold a succession of charm-ing views from every point ofapproach. Across the St. Johnthe railway station, the. :•-•$<. ^^•r 4* HOliT KEN I IN FAIR AROOSTOOK. 45 houses and the old church of the Canadian village of Clairsstretch along the base of the hills that roll northward to thedivide of the St. Lawrence valley. Along the river valleysto the east and south, carriage roads lead away from the townin long days drives through picturesque Acadian settlements.
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