The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1854-04-14
. Fromthe Demosrdt.
SACo AND BIDDEF0RD UNITED

II is The duty of every community TO look
after lis own plivale and sectional interests
10y 50 doing ON largest cities and most lhriv-
ilig sections oil Uur cOuntry are great antl
pros peious - without such efforts 10 dlscov-
er The brs, niean- OF prosperity aud uniting
with energy ard perseverance, 10 use them,
We should bc II vc.y different people run
what we are.
This will apply rs well 10 small com.
innnilies rs To Tho largest. The private III.
divilual, rs well rs The city or laiun. may
iuIn The Tide of success IN his own path 10y
well objected energy (; aud The most hum.
bile individual, the smallest village, or The
village or city with the lcwesl natural al.
vinia.es, may always fl,I sorne means 10
increase their prosperity IL they will u-e
them To their bes, ability. AciiiIg OIL this
principle uinny Of our cities arc becomine
Itch and powerful; our nniion is taking her
place among the iirst Of nalions, and bids
lair ~ century OF lile.lime 10 ouln,rip the
oldest nations. We have a noble example
nl The truth Of Ibis here amony ourselves.
The city Of Portland is comparatively old I;
for years il has struggled OH with but lille
success, with bui small additions 10 lis pop
ulailoll and wealth. Within lew years
pa.t work has been accomplished thai
seemed almost impossible; now Portland
is ibe yrea, seaport Of Clna,la and The
Western States. - i's wealth Is already
doubled, an impetus j. given 10 lis prosper.
iiy which must ere Ioiy mako IL one oi The
lirs, cilies Of The Union. .......
There are people among ms who would
sniIe a, the flea Of mentioning Saco and
Bddelord in tins connection loo humble
i, their professions TO think il possible ih.l
any considerable prosperity could be The
lot Of their native village. In their huInil.
ily, they fancy that Saco, nj inpsi, can bul
Just take The lead Of BiJleloId, aud thai
BrIdeiord can bul be The rival OF Saco,- -
never once dreaming iha, 10y nnilii,y their
fortunes and forgetting their jealousy, they
could AT oilce become the second city IN
The State, with population OF IS or 90,
000, aud instead OF remaining two unknown
villages, spending their energy IN opposing
each other, become the rival Of Portland,
with chance Of surprising her. Proba.
bly, our modest friends will think the
chance very sliyh, indeed, but when We
look at tho natural advantages OF Saco and
Biddeford united, il Is evident that we nave
MS great facilities for building up aud sps.
laitina large ciiy,as Portland hal without
her Atlantic aud 81. Lawrence Railroad.
We have advantages for manufacturing
which alone nre sufficient 10 support Pop
ulaiion Of %. 900; as much rs foI.len'
had without her great Railroad Ia conieIn..
pls,ion. Wa have advantages Tor knil-
,oa,Is which II used wouId give us an in-
me,,se coun,ry trade. We hare connec-
lion with the ocean which Is OF great bsne.
m 10 us now, and by a smail expenditure
ca, bs male perfectly accessible and con-.
veuieni a. harbor, 20 thai There will he
no reason why we canpot support an sxien.
siss commerce. Wehave q beautiful, and
healthy sutnmerfcsons q can Be tOsnd In