St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1867-05-10
From The Portland Press Of May l.
The Deed DOne---1He Loan
Granted.

We congratulate our fellow-citizens
upon the results of yesterdays days
work. The number of votes cast
17773,-indicates the people were inter-
ested IN the issue involved. 1t was much
heavier than has been usual on similar
occasions, and the very large ma ority-
2SS more than two-thirds-in favor of
the loan shows that Portland is deter
mined to be true to her own interests.
Her people have resolved to hre, and to
place themselves in close communication
with the living world. They are not
prepared to consider their city finished,
or that she will be finished when re-
builded and so far redeemed from the
effects of the great fire. They are not
prepared to see their beautiful city, with
her magnificent harbor, rolled up like a
scroll and laid away to be preserved for
its beauty, but they are resolutely alive
to her future interests, and determined
that she shall have the legitimate advant-
age of her geographical position, and be
raised to first class Importance among the
cities of the land
We congratulate not simply those who,
by their votes. have contributed to this
grand result, but also those who persist
emily opposed the loan. We do not
charge them with disregarling or caring
nothing for the interests of the city, for
such is not the case. The opposition in
cludes many as good friends Of the city
as dwell within her borders, and many
of them are men of liberal views, Of gen.
erous impulses and of enterprising spirit,
but we think they took the wrong view
Of this question. They have fought
against the loan. some from one motive
and others with different motives; some
because two enterprises were embraced
in the proposition, and some from mo-
tives of financial prudence, but they have
been fairly beaten, and we congratulate
them that they have been. They are
worth more to-day than they would have
been had the result been different Real
estate has 4 prospective value i'll Portland
that it would not have had had the loan
been defeated.
In all parts of the state the impression
has already been created by the result Of
yesterdays vote, that Portland Is gilmore
Importance than she has hitherto been
rated at. Her merchants will he looked
up TO as they have not heretofore been.
All eyes will be turned towards her, and
she will be regarded as the live, energet-
lie, go-ahcad, cnterprising city of New
England, determined not only to recover
from the drawbacks inflicted by the great
calamity of July last, bat also detcrmin-
ed to enter upon new race in the bust
ness Striic-commercial, mercantile and
mechanical-which challenges the ener-
.ieS of the American people.
Not simply from the people of the
state will the action Of our citizens be
commended, but the enterprlSlng people
of Northern New Hampshire and Yer
mont, and of the cities and regions tarth-
CT west. have been looking anXi5u>lv
towards uS. and the news Of the result
will inspire them TO reach ont their hand,
that they may join ours, and thus opena
Great, new, direct and cheap thorough
fare from the Great West 10 the sea.
Again we congratulate our citizens upon
the result. those who have opposed IL
we'll rs those who have laborcd to secure
the loan.