The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1862-07-25
ships are not doing heavily paying business.

ships are not doing heavily paying business.
But they look forward to suhdued rebellion,
triumphant country, a restored Union, re-
spected flag, from whose blue field no star
shall be stricken; from which no stripe shall
be erased. They know that peace is nations
normal condition, and that this war, like all
preceding ones, must have an end; and of the
glorious result of that ending they allow them
selves to entertain no doubts.
One remarkable fact may here be stated;
the Bath ships have no rebel element in them.
They come of free soil as well as free labor
Southern pine is not to be had, but the red
larch--the Canadian ackmatack-affords an
excellent substitute. But for the noble Grand
Trunk Railroads. largely the fruit Of Port
land foresight and enterprise-the shipbuilders
would not so easily as they now do provide
the material for carrying on their trade. Much
of the timber now being worked up into beams,
ceilings, top-timbers, knees, &C., but few
weeks ago was growing beneath the folds of
st. Georges Cross, but by virtue of reciproci-
ty and the Crank Trunk, it has been transfer
red to Columbia's soil to be converted into
floating palaces, to bear the stars and stripes
to the remotest parts of the earth; missiona-
ries of Peace and eloquent preachers of polti-
cal Righteousness.
1t is not in the creation of ships alone that
Bath is revealing unwonted activity. Signs of
progress and Improvement are visible in vari-
Gus parts fthe city, in the erection of fine
houses, the extension Of wharves, the erection
of warehouses, the employment of all manual
laborers, and the high wages which labor COM
mands. 1t is the latter fact that has rendered
it necessary for the city to offer large bounties
to secure her quota of troops for the new regi-
ments, without resorting to the disgrace of a
draft.
In the way of Improvements, we noticed as
we loitered along the river side, the extension
of wharves by j. II. Mcclellan, ESQ.,, one of the
most enterprising citizens, and the President of
City Bank. He is extending two wharves
some IS feet into the river, where he will have
p feet of water at low tide, with front of
about $50 feet. Upon one of these wharves-
which are separated by narrow dock-he is
to erect a spacious Iron Store, 40 by 120 feet,
three stories high, and upon the other he will
erect warehouse for more general purposes
On the corner of Broad and Commercial
streets, Hon. b. c. Bailey is preparing to erect
a large stone storehouse, which will be per-
manent and much needed improvement in that
locality.
Mcclellan & Moses, wholesale grocers and
dealers in Corn and Flour, are erecting three
story addition to their present spacious store,
80 feet wide and 100 feet long-very substan-
tial-the lower part for salt and the upper por-
tons for other branches of their trade. They
have already extended their wharf, with 80
feet front, 65 feet into the river, where water
sufficient to float frigate is found at low tide
But We stop. We are glad to chronicle such
evidences of thrift Bath is sister to Port
land, and between them there need be no strife
Gladly would we see every city and town in
our broad State flourish. The substantial in
terest of one is the real interest of all.
While Portland is, and must remain, the
heart of the State, other cities are Of equal i'm
portance to the general health, symmetry and
prosperity of the body. Our noble rivers and
railroads are our State arteries. Every high
way is vein. Cities and villages are the
glands which secrete nervous fluid The har-
monious action of the whole can alone rule out
all jealousies, and make our State the glory
and the pride of our whole people.