Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1855-02-02

ELLSWORTH AMERICAN
Ellsworth. Friday. Feb. 2, 1855.
European and North American Rail
Road
Last week we published /

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Last week ne published the doings OF
the meeting in Columbia, the letter from
Mr. Parker, and tried by short edio-
RAJ to awaken an in;e-es, upon this sub
jsst. Thus FAR I've do not learn tina,
here IS any feeling upon the matter, Ell
;a=r ior or against. This is somewhat
strange. when we remember how jealous
the people Of H,acock comfy have ever
been IN all that relates to her prosperity.
Many Of the leading citizens of Els
worth have teen written to from Wash
n-:on county, and strongly urged to
move III this business, and vet with q
GOODNESS and indifference impossible to
De accounted for, these appeals have
been d.,re-arded.
As a single individual, we have but
little interes, in this projected rail road ;
bu, as public journalist, speaking for
the interests Of thousands OF readers.
were We to remain silent, we nigh, well
be charged with beng unfai;hful 10 the
trust We have assumed. We say we
have bat little n,eres, in this matter as
an individal. We mean This personally
and no. edllorlaliy-not only PERSONAL,
bat pte4aiariiy. As far as dollars and
cents are concerned, II would make but
!I,;ic OF 10 difference with Us whether this
project Is ever carried into effect or not !;
int as citizen of Ellsworth as a Cit.
zen OF Hancock county, and as the pub
Usher Of paper, we do feel deep and
abiding interest in the movement.
But no one can suppose that this in.
lerest IS Of nature TO draw US from our
daily labor in order to get up meetings
lor the purpose Of aroushg The RICH, kind
Of feeling npan the subject, No; we do
not consider tins as ovr duty. Ii is for
capitalists ard business men to make
this move. They are The ones who will
reap the rich haryes. of dollars, should
this raj road pass through Ellsworth
and through Hancock county. Then ii
IS to them the people naturally look to
make the first move, and tyet they are
looking in vain.
Yet We are no, disposed to be inactive
in the premises. The columns Of the
American are open to free discussion
Of the question, and We hold ourselves
in readiness 70 write everything in rela
ton thereto which will in the least ad.
yacne the much wished for object. More
than that, we propose To print calls for
meetings, petitions or anything that may
be needed and to do it gratis. We would
even DO more were We able. We would
even 60 to Augusta aud there use our
utmost endearors in presenting the
claims Of Hancock and Washington
Bat this We cannot afford to do, and we
presume no one expects it a; Our hands.
What we said las, week. was, as un.
derstood by Mr. Parker, intended only to
arouse the people in this county. To
DO this most successfully. we alluded to
the fact that ashington county was
taking the lead; or In the language Of
Patrick Henry, "Onr brethren are al
ready in the field! why stand we here
idle"
We do not deem it necessary to enter
into any detail to prove the advantages
10 be derived from a rail road running
from Bangor to Calais, through the shore
towns Of Hancock and Washington coun-
ties. The bare proposition is an axiom
II. needs no demonstration. We should
look upon It as an insult to the under
standing of the people, were we TO enter
into statistical account of cost, expense
and profit likely to attend this enterprise.
These are things which every business
man comprehends at glance, and as we
Lave before stated, it is to them this SUBJ
jecs most strongly appeals. Therefore
to the business men and capitalists We
have no arguments to offer.
Blu, there are others, who, were taey