The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1854-04-14

sms mono uufin9-iho summee
months would give quite Z businsss 10 the
lptopose.l city. We have o,her sdvaniaees
which Portland dosr not and canno, have.
all OF which, II rightly used, would spake
Vur proposed city her rival for years 10
lcofne. Bot The question Of rivalry I will
not attempt TO arguo; we sec enough Of Il
in iis influence on Ourselves. fE
The frsi great step, or rather fhc ssep
which should have been taken yeas ago, 4
| 10 uniie; become one In name, one in fsll.
ING, one.in action, and labor 10 promote
our uniied interest. Here no aro bsanii-
fully situated on The banks Of The Saco %
compact as any city; covering not half The
space OF some ciiics with less inhabitants ::
Il The Saco barely broad enough 10 show
The dividing line; connected by several
bridges. Yet this same Saco, as Il Is The
source Of ouI greatest prosperity and should
be The strong bond Of our union, is actual.
" male BY us the source Of the most biz
ter feelings. so much so that We will not
act for our mutual or for each others indi
vilual good. How astonishing when an
effort is made for our mutual benefit, 10
hear individuals Of each town declare, Il
il does not come 10 my eide OF The river
will have nothing To do with IL. The ruth
il. we are by naiu,e q so closely uni,.J ihu,
whatever /, for Tho benefit tf one si,Ie. il
for The benefit Of both. fr Ft.
The advantages resulting from union OF
these Two villages cannot be fully appreci-
aied. We will attempt 10 Stale some of
them. ftCL' LI..-. ltt..A
Such a union would give us better num-
ci,,al regulations. Il Is well known 10 nll
lial IN years past the reputation of Saco
aud Bii,leloni has mol been very naIle,iny
abroad, aIui perhaps with rome good cause,
although il has changed much Of late, But
,,i,b ,ll ,b,. imo,oyen,.u, Thai has ar NAV
,,L, Mac, !, !. a,,,,en, ,b., fun ,o,,,s
.;,n,,.J y. ,bs.. Win s.,,,a,, mu,;cia,I
,,n,hn,,,;.s on y,.II s;,n,,,.J IN ,bnn r.s,nn.
.;biIi,v c,,,no, ac, 50 ,.lIi,;,n,Iv n. ,buuyb
nn;,.,i For ;,,.,anc,. .,,,,o.. o,,,r G..Iiny
ar eyci,emen, ON IN, moral ou.s,ion, az
IN. ,iay were bn,boreJ In our mun;c;,aI
,.Ivc,inns. and m, J;fIren, mnp;rin,I am.
,bnr;,;,.. ,snr...n,;n., ,i;IE.,.n, v;.w. :, !.
eyil.n, Inn, their ACTON wouid no, be efi.
20, Snn,os., a.. .;,, oS po,,,.aJ ,.h;.h
c"y.rs ] n % Ia[u..s .,sa ,Lay bo,h Saco o,,, Ri
,IelnJ AVA. ,l;vnleJ min iwo towns or even
c;,;.s .n,1eIv J;.,;nc, .bnnlJ ws e,nec,
sn.h .fT,r;.ni ,c,;on tom ,bs,, onJ ~ .,nnJ
a .oyernm.n, n. ,bonob nn;,eJD CenninIv
-. ,h, ,.,.,,ns ;h;I;,,. ,,onI,, a., Too n,n,.I
'Tsi,aJ ~ Sd;, = ha, anJ ,ha " 100, wo ,ha
- ;".',,.S ,c ;'hsh;,.n,. b. ,h., o ,o,e Ill ,h;s
'WT.nI,, b., G.,,
IT,. ,sso ~ @ ,or ,s ,ro,. ,b,, ,,., o,b.r
c,.i ,L, ,,a,., ~ ,,;,,, ,,,,.,rn,n.,,, III.
ID, u',,, ,hn,. a,.. nv; U,,.,.,s.,'i ~ ,,,n,
..,, .h,',y,,. o,.,,;,,, r,,,,'.,,,,. ali ,"n.
.n ..a...,,,,.. h..;n,, ~, ;',., ~, '.,u,,-
eq'."ry s ,,i''' " t,, .;', "u y,
Wv" " W" -. M .','''n;.. c
80 l., ,..,,.h IF ..m,,I,,,n,..,w
,.Is.. mn, p..J IN restraint, consequently
,,.,.,,,;,, mr., ,,G;,.;.,, I,us ,b,n mn:,
"v.I ,",.". ..a,,J % TIL ,.i",s ,,,"L :. .nc,
,;,.;,.,, ] % T., w,,,,n, nm. cban,s nronoseJ. onI
~ ] c,,s. " s.ys,,I ,norc mill. a,a bn;l, md a
;.',,,.,.,. az r,n,I,,;,,, kl-
,. esV ,,.,,I J., "","n,Iv n....,.v m %
''"a' Wv" 'h.,,, ,h.. ,.s,I, or .,ch
, ,,';',', 49, ' ,h;"L !, l. ey;,I.a, ,ha, !, mus,
,hs ';s,irv cx;.,in. between The
,wo VILLAGES. Then when any new meas.
me-, sbonlJ be nrunoseJ for the benefit of
,,,., ,;,,, IN. ,,,,., ,,nes,;ou of rivalry youlI
"n, ,l..Es,, !, w. sbnnII ho pron;mo,s fnr
;ns,,n,. IT, ,.g,,J IN ,b,. ,,moynl oI ,bc
Cam.,. ~, ;J..s ,,h;,b ma. ,nno,r or cor .
;mno.,,,".. , m ~ n. w. a,.. ;n.; nj n.r Jsfsa,eJ in
"ur .lIorI, for removal. and probably IA
much from, heinz divided among ourselves
a. from other cansc
II nniIeJ ~. sbonlJ bave no question 10
..ni.. n. IN rh,, "bonIJ h. ,b,. ,,,m;rus nj
,be Saco riyer Railroad. and how much
more influence a civ of 90 600 inhabitants
,ronIJ bnve In commeuriny anil nccom.
,I;.biny sncb works nni,e,j Than when an.
,;,j.J Sn,b n nn;o., ,vouIJ ,;ve ma
,har,c,., n re,u,a,ion. which wouiJ Dive
~, ;,,r,,,,.,, ;,r ,,.,ns IN .v,rv wo,k of i'm.
=" .,',n",..n, .'' P''' W VIZ VIZ"
I, ,,,,,i,i h,v. ,,;,. q, ;,a,.,co Z, In.
,,";nn % ,a,;,aI;.,sf f ~ ;"v.., ,h.;r ca,;,aI
is .,. ,'"",I,,, ,,.r,, a., ;"v,s,n,,u,
in n community that nse. nlI honorable
m.a,s m ,n helm itself II wouIJ uuIoubed.
iy increase ,be country trade of these Two
,1wn. many b,ancbes Of lro,Is wouIJ bo
,.,,,,;si n,, much mora ey,.nsiv,lv ,bnn nj
80. '" 49,. 49," anJ % No.. ".,.,,s,va ,n.,'
p.,u;, "y 49," 49, 49,, so';,,,. IN
oho ,' ne, e,'e .a",, ;',a,..,... ,,i, c;w liz
n NV ~ "u. ,,.'.'., ' ,,,'' ,;I,.." ,an h,..,
'n." 'm ''a" ,'.so "o - . @ ,;"a, 49, ,na
s",h.S r." I"J.ap Jn bsI;sv. M ,ba, n,ono.eJ
"',;o n ,c'.,mni;.hsJ r"n,I occn.Io, oui,o
- ,;.s 4, ,ks yaIue of proper,v a, once. and
h,J !, hs.n .II.c,.J ,,,,n r,.nys ago am
"," i % ,hn, ,Io. ennis would have been
hI,a" b.,s n, ,h;. lime n co,nme,,,ement
-, ' I..s., % "r ,hs ,a;l,oaJ wonIJ have bee,
49,, w n na,, hnJ mn, ac,u,,Iy been In
Fl 49, ,n,,on,;a,;on woulJ have
s 'a.,,,, h.,,.,, a maui. h.ii,. NH. for The i'm.
nnu"y vs.% ., n", ,;v., anJ ha,bor Such
y's ,r.: ,,,,m,sn.s ~ a. ;anenc, which n city uui.
20 ,"I "". a.",a,nnn;,, J;v;J..J anJ nm.