The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-01-21
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Total 173,900, StS.
There are very many valuable priv Q yes
aere yer that will doubtless be purchased Tor
actories, alter the war has closed. <
The railroad that was started in this sec
ton some years since and partially completed,
Is likely to receive some attention. The orig
,nal stockholders having sold out to the Euro
oean and North American Railway Company,
tisproposed to extend 1t from Bangor 70 the
:ity of st. John, in New Brunswick, 1876 miles,
where connection will be formed with line
u the New Brunswick Rail say, taking the
,au.e name, and continuing eastward to the
huff DIST. Lrwrence, and thence by Moncton,
eastward to the Nova Scotia boundary, thence
to Halifax, making total of 45S miles, from
Halifax TO. Bangor. New Brunswick has al
ready built ITO miles. and Nova Scotia con-
siderable, leaving only 296 miles ofthe propos-
ed road to be accomplished. English capital
lists will build the 100 miles remaining in St.
JohR. The citizens of ST. John city and the
State Of Maine will undertake the remaining
1913 miles, los miles only lying in Maine. 1t is
said that the Province ofNew Brunswick has
offered to give $4,000 per mile in gold, as a
gift to the company that shall complete the
line to our border. Our State has given the
timber on ten townships, as well as her claim
against the government, for its completion
A bill found Its way into Congress last SEES
sion, giving $4,000 per mile to the company,
and it is expected that it will be adopted this
present session. The city Of Bangor has vot-
ed her credit for $500, 600, and sent commit
tee to Washington, TO use their influence in
its behalf. The citizens of st. John agree to
raise 100000 by subscription, and 100000 can
be raised on the road from st. John TO Maine.
Now If the Maine corporation can raise $780,
900, It's completion is certain. This will con.
stitute grand route from Halifax to New
York, WHICH is $40 miles. Much Of the re-
quired sum will be made up in Old Town,
Orono, and Veazie. When the company take
hold of the matter in earnest, and it Is likely
to be success, Others will come forward and
lend helping hand. 81
Should this thing prove success, this place
as well as many others on this river, will re-
ceive new impetus, and furnish further In
lucements for the erection of manufacturing
establishments, for companies always locate
near railroads The vast farming country
above here, now almost inaccessible, would be
put in the way of sending their produce into
Bangor and have direct communication with
the most distant parts of the globe. 1t is no
Wild speculation, to predict, that should the
war close soon, before ten years shall have
elapsed, the people Of Maine as well as the
Provinces will be turning their attention to
towns on this river, will compete with Lewis
on, now taking the lead Ia this direction
That 1t may not appear that / am giving an
exaggerated account of the prospects in this
'ocaiity, will invite attention to an article
hat appeared in aBoston paper not long since,
in reference to the proposed road ~.
"The enterprise on which Maine has now
boldly yet prudently embarked, becomes of
,urpassing interest TO the other New England
states, and, Indeed, TO all the continent. Ii
viii open new, more direct aud more speedy
quite TO Liverpool, increasing the land travel
.nd reducing the ocean route TO its minimum,
When the road is completed, the passenger
fc0m Liverpool to New York will debark at
halifax, and travel the last third of his Jour-
ley behind the iron horse at the rate of thirty
niles an hour; thus, 10 connection with swift
steamers, bringing the practical lime between
New York and Liverpool down to seven or
seven and halt days. 500 e ,-aaa
mo railroad enterprise of this generation
the Pacific railroad alone excepted-has the
same large claim upon national sympathy and
national aid that This European road presents.
In It's whole aim and design it is for the nation
Il benefit; and the other States, through their
senators and Representatives, should uugrudg-
lngiy extend their aid. II the mail transpor-
tation between Europe and the United States
can be practically shortened in time by the
space Of two and half days, ought not the
whole nation to cheerfully bear the expense of
accomplishing the grand design? The subject
viii undoubtedly be brought to the attention
II Congress; and now that Maine has so gen.
4rous.y aud so wisely taken the lead, her citi-
zens do not doubt that the other States will
respond through the General Government
With the liberal proffer OF material aid" Be-
ore another "Ronau lustrum" has expired.
his enterprise will be complete; and BY the
close of this decade, let US hope that the tourist
from Europe, landing at Halifax, can proceed
70 the Golden Gate of the Pacific on an I'M
broken line ofrail DAD. INK.