The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-03-02

! S5,O00,000) and in 1854 it was about twenty
seven millions Of dollars, 1921, ,OO0Oo0) nearly
six times as much. The population in l945
was about sixteen thousand, and now IL is pe
tween thirty and thirty-five thousand; ana II
1t Is consistent with good taste we should ilke
to have her placed upon the next map OF new
England that makes its appearance In Inc
4 market. as.8ggu sssal 5at las ,Tsaj1nt 9iiaw
ala Mr.. President--I am not of the opinion,
that if this bill should pass, thereby repeating
the act of 1860, that this great railway OF
which have been speaking, will disappear
! from he surface of the earth, or that the city
! of Portland will ",oilt." entertain no such
views as these. But when former Legisla-
/ tIlre Of this State has granted charter to
some of her own citizens in good faith, who
have organized under the same, the company
having invested some millions OF dollars in
| building factories and extensive manufactur-
ing establishments of various kinds, having a
water-power sufficient to drive their machine
~ for all future time, with their machinery all
in motion, having, also drawn around them
the people of an enterprising and progressive
city; and if this city prospers the whole
State prospers, for the city is but the pulse OF
! the State. Now when. this company have
| done this, ask you, Mr.. President, whether
! it would be right? whether it would be just
for this Legislature to pass this bill, thereby
allowing other parties the right to come for
| ward and occupy the same ground that is now
| occupied by this old company? Is it not yir-
tually abrogating the charter Of the old cor
poration? Should we not protect it? 1t
seems to me that it is our duty to do SO.
| What do these parties wantthis Legislature
to do? Why, sir, they want us to give them
the right to construct canal about one hun
dred miles in length with the privilege to tap
the reservoir of this old company, and to take
the water through said canal to neighboring
State and city for the purpose of driving their
machinery and promoting their interests in
stead OF the interest of the city of Portland
and the State of Maine, :, .,'-s.,. -
Itmay be said that this is local matter al
together, that the city of Portland is more in
terested in 1t than the rest Of the State. L
think it is not so. But if it is so considered
by any one, you will allow me to say that the
natural seaport has become quite a locality in
itself, and If you will take the trouble to refer
to the State tax you will find that the city of
Portland now pays more than one-seventh
part of the entire tax of the State. z1g aBr
The great railway of which l. have been
speaking was brought into being by the enter
prise and energy of the business men of the
city OF Portland and its vicinity. They put
in their capital and the enterprise was carried
forward and has been completed; and as far
as the business interest of the State is con-
cerned l think it has been a success. 1t has
been understood from the first that this main
line OF railway running through the State
should not only extend its Grand Trunk into
the Canadas and the far west, extending its
branches into all the States through which it
passes as 1t rolls along, but it has also been
understood that its main root should be safely
anchored in Casco Bay, and its terminus
should be in the city Of portland. and as this
has been the understanding among these par
ties from the tirst. why should we now under
take to change it s.e.,,, ,i--i, t,. -F,,a ~.
Mr.. President. II do not mean to saw that
law should never be repealed: but I do mean
to say that when we grant charter to a cor
poration in good faith. and thew live up to the
same. we ought not to give another charter TO
another company that will allow them to oc-
cupy the same ground as the former compa-
ny. ''
Mr.. PRESIDENT, you know very well that the
city of Portland has frequently been called
the natural seaport OF Maine. 1 think there
is more ruin IN this remark than is generally
supposed. Inc heroor Is one OF the best in
tne Onlteu ntates easy OF access az All times
OF tloe ior all classes OF vessels. Steamers
leave IN winter az their stated time without
pelng lntefrupt6d ~ melee, Inc Atlantic
steamers reach 4 orlahu u "a aDeuI zen 70 WE'VE
nouIs iess llme lnan tney copld reacn a Boston,
SO tnat mercnanls w VINO are importing OF ex,
,1ff r ; i7r9r.I
tne west Dy tne hhe OF steamers running Pc
t,. swee. AveIpooi 3 anu IoIIianu, not onlyfsaVe
guls tline py tne steamers puG cney save lne
uiotanco VI over one unu,ou ninSs py fali-
,9au 12 llon Destoh 70 lortlana. IN a.Wofd,
~. losipon', en0 Uiuao oa.ou ooun ways WIN
ue a1ouI ohe oay, anu tne u lanSpor ~ eaIou over
two hunoreu nilies oi rahloau' NaIuIe seems
" navo lazy .ne uis ', auI a - a.So
cnahgeu. Dus tneTe ne seelns w " anoI1el sus i:
SounHJ " iaioou WI pol ooiou' se any -
uolng u. sneir business seens W allhoss ami
ula.e 80 la as eApense goes' DaI
Cuey oannus NJ so We couiu Dnly
pay ~ I".% ~ auu paosonSois, 'ne4o
4aa1It,s mouiu ies ulaoo themselves, u9Cj ml
nresioent, = aS inasveis now s.anu' lhe longer
lhe INSTANCES 'ne iess ~ WIN coss' ~
II you were In detroit or chicago to-day,
and wished to ship cargo OF grain or -four
to Boston, VIA. montreal and Portland by the
Grand Trunk Koao, your freight would be no
more than it wouid pc II you shlpped 1t to
Portland. Again, II you wished to ship the
same cargo to South Parls, Maine, station
ABOUT nifty miles from fortland, towards Gam
ada, you would De charged as much, II not
more, tnan you would II you snlpped 1t through
to Boston. Now this may be right, but can't
see 1t. Ii 1t was not for these troubles 1t
would not make much dlIierence now many
rams you Pun W Wn0enOi VIC gauge 10
made up from the third rail or the fourth rail
the time, the distance. the expense, and the
convenience to do the business, would regu-
late all these matters. eiae1N Q iaaa;aa1 5
1t is very evident that the object of these
parties in changing the act. of 1860, is to
change the terminus of the Grand Trunk
Railroad from Portland to Boston; and when
| this is accomplished, the next thing in order,
is to change the line Of ocean steamers which
is nov established between Liverpool and
Portland, SO as to have them run to Boston
instead OF fortland. what then? All the
| produce and freight OF every kind from Cana
da which is now shipped by these steamers
from Portland, must then wind its way along
| the Grand Trunk Road and be shipped from
| Boston. Also all the merchandise which is
| imported by the merchants OF Maine, Canada,
and the great West, as well as Boston, New
York and Philadelphia, by this line, which
now has to pass the Custom House in the city
1f hon ho troN Nofo ~,