Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-06-01
A New Typographical Township HAP
Of Maine.

va AAaAANs
We arc gratlfed to learn that an enter.
prise OF tins kind !, undertaken, and that
. i, hA. already received Ii, decided approba-
ton Of many Of our prominent citizen. to
whom its merits have been explained
Ms..r.. J. Cbacc. Jr. d Co., OF this city
have engaged in it with the same energy
heretofore eyinccd by them In similar enter.
rriscs in this and other States. They pro.
pose to make a complete detailed ,opograph.
zeal map OF our entire STATE. The idea was
suggested TO the mind. Of our business men
during the progress Of the recent surveys
made in the most important counties. Mr..
Chacc. under whose direction large por-
ton ol these surveys have been completed.
has been repeatedly solicited and urged by
prominent citizens in every par, Of the STATE.
TO prepare a plan at the entire state, en-.
b-acin: the geographical information, 50
slabora,cly shown on county maps, - Tar
a, published. and TO make survey OF the
remaining portions ior that purpose, thus
giving more conrlsis and detailed define
alton or our territory than was ever attemp.
ted in any other State, to an equal extent.
In accordance With ibis suggestion. ,cals
has becn fScd upon, Polyconie proiec,iou Of
the State made, based upon tide triansula.
,iou established by the L. s. Coast Survey
bstwccn Portsmouth lIarbor and rassAna-
quoddy Bay. Everything b. laid down with
great minutenes. and disunciDess showing
the whole network. Of roads. railroads,
streams. ponds, town and county lines,
lakes, hays. harbors, islands and mountains,
with the same particularly Of detail, seen
on the mos, accurate town and co.uty maps,
all sivea from new and accurate surveys.
Ia addition % this, the location OF houses.
s,orr., mills, manufactures &c, i shown
ia their proper position. except perhaps
few Ia close corners or crowded streets.
The design also includes plans Of all the
citis- aud large Villages in the state, cHh'b.
itinc the streets. residences, stores, wharves,
railroad, &c. in each. - tha, roads can be
traced to and past any mans house ria any
city or town from H,,,ery Poin, TO Ehs,ror,
and tie mos, secluded settlements IN thc
uiIds Of Aroo.took.
4 map o., New England. together with
the Eastern Provinces, Canadas, Middle and
Western StA,cs. will be adicl. showing at
a glance our railroad and water eommuni-
cation with all these points, and tho unri'
vailed commercial facilities and advantages
enjoyed BY the Dirigo Sa,c.-Ihi' i' an
important feature ir addition TO the elabo-
rate detail Of our own State. II will eIhib.
q, Jhe eoumercial advantages afforded by
the Grand Trunk and its Tributary eOnuec-
lions. a. they will stretch their iron arws
ere long from the coal fields and the gypsum
ani frec,i1uo quarrie, Of our eastern neigh
bor,. 10 the rsmote,i Gotten mar;s Of the
sunny South.
No Opportunity has ever before rros'nted
itself in the history Of our State Tor the
completion Of geographical work 50 vilu.
able to all our citizens. particularly men Of
family and Of business in every town, aud
YET afforded at les, price than i' demanded
for map. much smaller in siSe, measer, IN.
complete. and inaccurate in the few details
shown aud every way greatly inferior to
this; being mere compilations from old
map, tud plans, without new surveys. This
work has been undertaken by competent
hands. Mr.. {. Is saprae,ical typographical
engineer Of long experience ia map making,
ADJ hundreds m our own eiiy and through
STATE whe have become personally acquain-
ted with him and bis assistants wall cordial.
ly unite with us ia an endorsement OF their
ability to produce an invaluable map OF our
territory, creditabls alike to its projectors.
aud to the entire public sPiri, Of our ci,i.
Iens. With population OF over COO, 900
AN AREA equal 70 all the rest Of New Eng.
lani-important resources yet undeycloped
tho cye- Of rival communities upon US
rival interests seeking to divert the trade
that lesitimately belons.io us,-snd as
State having brighter future before US, we
confidently nope ,ha, such encouragement
wll be promptly given to this important
work, as will secure its speedy completion
ior use at home AMI at the same time TO
rspre.eu, Us abroad, in a style unsurpassed,
not even excepting our old mother Massa-
chusstts, whose map was executed at a COS,
Of more than SljO,OOO to that State, and
which is less complete than this one Of Ne.
will 30.
The plan Of the map, its style Of sIccu.
,ion and beauty Of finish. so far as shown,
We understand. meet the unqualified appro-
val Of the Portland Board OF Trade, mem.
bSrs Of the City Government, and Of our
most intelligent and spPreeiaiive citizens
here and Throughout, the State. We heart
ily wish success to an enterprise 50 worthy
Of encouragement, and % desirable to 5s
eonsummated. Argus.
From the Rupl New Yorker.
SKrrpfNc MrLr. The wise man, in emu.