The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1856-05-16

mess, and with sorrow, that VIC have also
ceased to look for much attention ON the
part Of some the managers Of the cotton
mills, 10 the moral characteristics Of their
operatives. We are sorry to note these
things because they do much to strengthen
the apprehension felt by many honest minds
that the ultimate result will be to make our
system similar in its charac-
ter to the English, where half starved and
uneducated labor, causes terrible social evils
and engenders and perpetuates moral and
physical deformity. Our purpo,e is not,
however, 50 much to speak generally as to
draw attention to existing facts in our COM
munity. The evils to which we are sub
jeeted and which has checked an increase in
the value of property, and which threatens
to check the onward march Of prosperity
here, can only be coanteracted by diversity
Ing the pursuits Of our people. We want
branches of industry which shall call for
labor Of that class which has not within it.
self the materials Of social deformity, but
which, educated IN New England's moral
work shops, the school house and the church,
brings with II the materials to build up any
community in moral, Us. well as physical
prosperity. We want an infusion Of those
occupations which carry with them the ex-
penditure Of the profits in the place where
they are pursued. All this will be readily
granted, and the evils that threaten us adj
mitted, but we are met with the cry, there
is a want Of capital to engage in new bust
ness, and hence the business of our people
must find expansion only in candy shopsa and
beer places. and that forever. And men
who are the owners Of town lots, and real
estate, talk in this way. One half of the
time and thought expended in lamenting
over this state Of things, and sorrowing over
the want Of capital, passed in dcyising meas
ures to change it, might lead to successful
results, perhaps to the establishment ola shoe
business, mandatory for tools, or the cx-
pansion of the carriage making business.
just 90 along our streets, enter the stores Of
the hardware dealers, MeSsrs. Cleaves and
Kimball, on this side, or MeSrs. Twambly
and Smith and Mr.. Geo. l. Goodwin ON the
other side, and. sec'what an endless variety
Of manufactured articles are there, farming
tools made in Vermont, house trimmings in
Connecticut, tools in Rhode Island, and so
on through the entire list. Cannot hats and
shoes, and hoes and axes, paper and oil
cloths be manufactured as cheaply here as
Elsewhere, nay, cannot they be cheaper,
Gor arc not our advantages for the manufac-
turc ofall these better than in many places
where they are made. Have we not advan-
tages for the pursuit of a successful fishing
business equal to those of Marblehead or
Beverly? Have we not granite, and the
hest of clay for brick. Certainly we have.
All that is wanted is the will to call our
natural resources out, and determination to
have them called out. We need combina-
ton, disposition to give aid and assistance
to those who would como among us, and
establish new branches of business. We
must have these or our place, instead of
thriving, ranging ahead, will on come to
stand still, property will grow less yalua-
lie and moral prosperity be impaired. Let
us cease to | ok solely to the manufactures
jf cotton goods for support, and by diver
styling the pursuits of labor, and the intro
luction of new branches of business, acceler-
ate the growth OfOur place.
In this connection, we should not be do
Ing justice did we not mention that these
wants Of our place, and by our place we in-
clrde both sides of the river, have not been
overlooked by all. Our worthy Mayor
whose public spirit is among his best recon-
mendations, has opened the way for the in
reduction of the shoe business, by the cree
lion of u large building in good location
near the rail road, in which quite num-
Der Of hands will find constant employment.
This is but the beginning of business which
may be extended indefinitely, and to the adj
vantage Of the place, and those engaged in
il. Mr.. Somes, by his Efforts to establish
this new business, and one which can only
De Of advantage to him indirectly, as Others
are benefited, has given fresh evidences Of
his interest in the welfare Of our place, and
fresh occasion for the continuance Of the
he enjoys. Nor should we
also forget that something is due to
the efforts made by Owen ChadbOurnc,
md Thurston and Littlefeld, in introducing
md carrying on the carriage business in
Saco. Mr.. Chadbournc has struggled sue
cessfully to build up business Of that kind
here and we are glad to notice, in the wider
breadth and length that he has given to his
actory buildings on Temple street, those in
lications Of enterprise and success which
We like to see.
We trust that these suggestions will not
70 overlooked. We know that they will
,ot be ifthere is an earnest desire to bring in.
10 active use the natural advantages we
AVE, for the successful pursuit of mechanic
al trades. Let it be understood that our
businessmen are disposed to look kindly
ipon all new enterprises, and ready to make
anne sacrifices to assist them, and to COM
zinc their capital TO introduce them, this
would a;trae; capital and skill, and lead to
the establishment Of branches Of business
which would in the end, promote our gener-
Al prosperity and cOunteract in some meas
ire the necessary evils arising from the pur-
'uit ola single branch Of manufacturing
business.
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