Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-03-20

ana freight might then have gone to Water
VILE, or Bangor, as our interests should
require. Many favor this idea as the best
policy, believing the day not distant when
these towns with some others, will constitute
a new county with Watervile for a shire
town. But the location ofthe Bangor and
Waterville road through the circultous valley
Of the Sebasticook, precludes us from such
prospects and disapponrs the reasonable
expectation of our enterprising neigbbors OF
Belfast, who have already, with liberaliiy
worthy of better fate, surveyed feasible
branch route from Belfast 10 Unity vitge.
All of winch is respectfully submitted.
COMMITTEE. Jesse Smart, Troy; Alton
Pope, Jacob Butlerfielh, Vassaboroueh /;
Francis Remick, Alfred Marshall, China !;
ARENAS Libby, Thomas Barre'l Albion
Thomas Shell. James Fowler, Unity; VIM.
Upton, Mr.. Adams, DiXmont.
At an adjourned meeting of the citizens OF
the aforementioned towns holden at China
on the 18th of February, The following
Resolutions were passed, and ii was voted
10 respectfully ask their publication, together
with the report of our committee, in all pa
pers IN Bangor, Augusta and Belfast tavora-
bile to railroad Improvements. Ii was also
voted, that the meeting adjourn to meet
again at China village on the second Tues
day of March next at ten o'clock, A. NJ, and
that all persons lavoring direct route from
Augusta TO Bangor, be respectfully invited
to attend and lend us their influence in the
enterprise.
Whereas, the subject of Railroad from
the city of Augusta TO the city of Bangor,
has, for some time been agira:ed. and from
the general conviction OF its importance and
its admitted feasibility must at no distant
day be constructed; and whereas, a free
expression of views touching the different
routes that may be entitled to consideration,
may lend 10 an examination and thereby
add to the facilities for securing the best Sc
lection Therefore
Resolred. as the sense of this meeting,
That n route from Augusta, through the
towns of Vnssalborough, China, Albion, Uni
ty, Troy aud Dixmont 10 Bangor, is the most
direct, can be made available with the least
expense, and is the best adapted 10 the 1ur-
poses for which thorOugbiare OF this
description should he constructed, then is
any other routes TO which public attention
has been directed.
Res0ired, That from the foreg going consid-
erations, we will use all fair and honorable
means 10 secure a location that shall accord
with the above resolution.
RAILROAD FROM BANGOR TO LINCOLN.
The Bansoreens have been agitating the
matter, recently, of constructing Railroad up
the Penobscot river to Lincoln. The project
seems to meet with general favor. A large
meeting to consider this subject was held at
Bangor on the 18th nit, at which the Mayor
of the city presided, and spirited remarks were
made. We condense from some of the speak
ers sufficient 10 give our readers some gener-
al ideas of the practicabity Of the movement
l. WAsHBURN, Jr., Esq, of Orono, was in
t.oduced TO the meeting, and in an eloquent
speech set forth briefly and perlinenly the
advantages of this road. He pointed out 10
his fellow citizens in the meeting that lis
construction was not only measure of great
benefit, hu one of vital necessity. II was
an effort wherein this section put forth It's
am not SO much 10 increase it's trade, as 10
deiend what She has Soon, said the speak
er, railroad from Watervile will strike this
point, and then we shall he able 10 hold The
trade OF not more than half of the section w.
log between Ibis Guy aud Watcrvil,e Cal
ais las already bull railroad six miles
Gorhward, and was contempt 'Ing extend
ing il twenty miles farther to Lewis Island
With the railroad TO that point, Calais would
be a dangerous competitor Tor the trade oil
Aroustook. With The railroad to that point.
Springfield would be forty miles nearer rail
road communication and tide water than she
is now TO Bangor. Lee would he ten miles
nearer. The river ST. John, which bends
round The region now looking to Bangor, is
navIgable ty steamboats, above the Grand
Fails. These facIlltes nvIIe The trade of
the region down the river St. John, and
large portion of 1t will go there unless an ef-
fort is made TO turn it towards this city
City and country would he alike benefited
by This road, but to the city he would say
that there was need to put forth i's strength
and vIgor, not for enlargement, for increased
trade alone, hnr for existence in her present
prosperity. Other communities We're using
tie improved forces of civil Zarion. and it
behooved Bangor to make Use of the same.
or she would inevitably tall behind.
The resources of Aroostook County were fc-
licitously and instructively set forth by Hon.
E L. Hamlin, formerly land agent of the State
Mr.. Hamlin described the character of the
land in AroostoUk County, which in past
years he had had occasion to examine and
become acquainted with. lie gave it rs his
opinion that that County could support
larger population 10 the square mile than
OhIo and the best portion OF New York, to
which il was so much similar. He did rot
doubt but that the extensive culture OF hernp
aud fax could be introduced there with sue
cessfuI results. The soil was favorable. and
il was IN the same latitude, as TO Climate.
with that part of Northern Russia, where
these articles which make considerable
portion of our commerce with that country.
are largely grown. As a wheat raising coun-
try lis merits We're not 10 be questioned: ex-
perience and experiment under unfavoTabIe
circumstances had demonstrated that. The
theories OF geology and chemistry were con.
6rmed by comparison of the character OF
that soil with the products which had already
been raised upon it. The larger portion OF
the State of Maine. geoIogicalIy considered.
was what is called of the primary formation,
composed of limestone, slate, &c, softer
rocks, whose decomposition lent great force
TO the soil and largely augmented lis produc-
tive powers. THIS formation was indicated
also by the depth of the soil which in many
locations reached the depth Of six or eight
feet. In one instance, III his travels, there,
he had met with man who in preparing to
Guild his house, had come 10 the bottom OF
his cellar without coming 10 the bottom Of
The soil.
Hon. S. II. Blake, of Bangor, in describing
the advantages to be derived from the con
strruction of this road, stated that with il. an