Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-01-13
GOVERNORS ADDRESS.
Genilsmen offhe Sndi, aud offls House Of
RcUrcSeHfdnrcs

I GenflCmcH ~ ne Scndie Ghd of me H0hse "
/ ReprcSwidhrc,
Assembled a. the legislative power Of the
Ssatc, ! recognize the usage which assigns
I 10 me the duty. in this FIRST hour OF our oi.
! fetal relations, to give you information oI
/ the condition Of the SIato. aud TO maks
such recommendations for your consiiera'
,ion a. may b. deemed e1pcdient; IN doing
which il 10 gratifying TO DO able to give you
as-urance. OF IL, general Advancement, un'
/ der ihs favor. Of Divine Providence, in Its
varied industrial and social interests.
II !. the ir., duty Of people rightly "a
value the character aud capacity OF the
country they inhabi,. While ,heir inter.
est. will suggest the folly Of an exaggerated
( estimate Of II in thCs, respects. want oi
} iu., appreciation Of iis resources AM na,u'
raj advantages. !. .squAlly uuwise. Arlsncc
at the geographical position VI the STATE
] It. physical structure and natural resources,
will not iail to inspire csuhlencc In its ca.
paciiy tor future rank In the .I.ieraooi OF
pro.porou. State. and Yet it 10 undpubied-
/ ly true that IL has suffered much ot late
! lrum a general and vague apprehension
that IL was making comparatively. bu,
slow advance. ia population and wealth
and that other quarter, oi ohr highly hyot-
el country held out larger rewards Tor ol-
fort anl enterprise. II may be we'll now.
at ih, clo-o Of another decade Of years, with
I a rrlvid.nt aad slliciIous care Tor the iu'
iure. o. take note OF IL. progress and pres
ent condition. IL Is, without doubt, true
that its progress m the last ten years. IN
crcAss ~ population beng the ts.t. has not
b.cn a, rapid a. In similar p,r'oi' Tor The
f frsl thirty years OF the separation from the
&" mother State" Daring the former PERI
od IL. advance in popuhton Wa. equal -
. that of Ihe country az large and lar beyond
l the other New England States. Emisrint'
I from these latter States were drawn hither
/ hy our uncluAllsl water power, the quail
I ity and ch.apncss OF th, sJil, valuable tim
I her lands, advantage. f,r navigation, 81.
Thi. psrioi In our his,1ry Is charaeteritsi
/ for progr,s, in population, advance m a..
ricultur'. th, lumber triis aud ths Usher
ic,. Ths latter period. by comparative do
crsAr IN population. with larger lncrca'c
. In commercs. navigation, mAnnfa''urin
and m,chano ar;s aud "a works VI lnisrnN
Improvement.
Thsraiii %. dsc,nnal in:rcA'i oi p)pn-
laiion was. irlm lS2l q 1880 thlriy.Ihroe
percent. from 1880 o. 1910 twenty -'S pet
cen, from 1910 O. 1850 sixteen pr cent AMI
irom 1850 q 1860 will probably bs found
. to Dc about the same a. Tor sho latter peri
/ Oh Now We are not % -upp)s, that W.
have failed to mair,ain our Early progress
/ in population because the orr .lnal causes o'
that prJ.reu are not now eqdllly at
traciivs ~ heretofore. but bsclus, local
cause, have supsrIsncl - keep people from
other State. At home. and TO sono extent,
cAus, emigration irJm among us-nos that
the al,autas1s aGlriel ar really less, or
supposed 70 he Ices, bat that real or sup
pl.vI attraction. elsewhere have bc'n
stronger Emigration ha. been cut ud from
lhe hitherto trlbutary States by policy
which ha, given their p,opl' inasiiA'a
anl active employment a. homs aud reAc
ting upon our p,pulation, together VIII
the ekIraorlinary alluremcnis IN California
anl &" tho west. have enticsl a portion oi
our natural increase abroad.
twill D, found. Tor the reasons stated
that tho rrogrc, of population, durln.
TIA. latter period, does not furnish JUS
e.iimais by winch 10 determine tie advances
otthc State IN wealth aud industrial interests
Acomp.raiiy, glance at ,hs aggrvg liesalua
ton and productive industry OF TIE state
AZ the several decades Of years, will show 4
rapid advanc, IA its wealth and various do
p,r,ments of labor. Tho valuation NJ rss
.nd personal estate ~ lS2l was taken a
S21, s01 .G1S. in 1870 a. SjJ,l'b,2os, 10
lsjO a. SlOO,0J7 ,gjJ, and "a lsOO i' will
not TALL short OF Sl7j.OOO,OOO.
The iunuags OF tho several districts o
the state in 1890 wn- 81 30 tun,, in 1880
7O,5S5, in 1910 llO.OO0 10 1850 GiG,6OO,
and IN 1886 WI. SJ2 900 tuns, an amount
equal - one sixth part Of the ou,irs inn
mage ul the nation. There were, IN $50.
I4.2i1 ,un, Of vessels buili in tho siycra
districts, IA 1910 there were 81, ,jJS, In loju
liy.g07.
Tbe estimated value Of capital invested II
tho various Branche. ol manufactures u
ls2O was SI,Ijl, 80. in lsiO I,lui go
IN 1850 Sli,5OJ.UOO, aud S2j, 100000 ~
1859.
The annual value Of manufacture. at al
description, in 1920 Was S3.OjN,OOO, u
1850 u was estimated al 81 l,GOi, ,l3j, an,
ai the prc.eut time cannot ba less than $50,
OOO. 900. IN which estimate lumber !. nJ'
included. the annual value ot which Is mol
Tar from 81 .OOO. 900.
The agricultural capital in 1895, ine'n
ding improved lands, buildings. cattle, far
ming utensils. &c. was estimated at $50,
13T .22jj, the number Of acres Oi improved
land. bains 7j3, ,O1G. The capisal invested
in this pursuit in 1850 amounted TO 500,
Sja OJl aud there werO 2,Oj9 800 acres o
land under Improvement. The Increase "
the products OF the soil, IN quantity ant
quality. will b1 found - DO in proportion
to the incrols, in the land cultivated. Ia
ls2D there werr li3 .3Ij neat cattle, ia le4t
3oI ,2j ), in 1850 3i3. .33g. aud for the same
years resp ectiyely. tho products OF earn
wheat, oats ani rye were SIS, ,3Sl, ISIS,
OIL, and e $50, ,a6s Bushels.
The aggregate average Bank circnlatlor
from 1890 to 1895 was SgGG, ,lOj, while iol
= similar period from 1854 to 1889 II wal
nearly 100000 The amount OF capita
invested IN works Of internal improvement
up 20 1910, was less than 100000, ir
1850 il was between $4,000, 900 aud so,
OOO. 900. aud at the present tune thoro ard
estimated to bi Sl7,s0O. 900 invested IN
railroads alone.
Thee estimates DO not embrace large
amount OF capital, in the aggregate. em.
ployed in various small manufactures and
mechanic pursuits, which have sprung ~
Ia ths interior and along our lines OF rail
ways. and which give profitable employ
ment 20 the peorle who conduct them ou
their own account.
THIS glance at some OF the leading
branches Of the productive industry Of the
State, Omitsing, for want of accurate sta
iisties, many imporilns interests which
have recently grown up among Us, and 9th
ers which have been greatly increased, all