Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1867-08-02
REPUBLICAN STATE NOMINATIONS
FOR GOVERNOR,
GEy. JOSHUA |. CHAMBERLAIN.
Political, Religious, Social, Fl
nancial, Gaseous, and
Historical,

The pen is good deal like the tongue.
often getting the owner into minor trcub-
les and perplexing difficulties. Three or
four lines of our generally civil. and al
ways intended to be courteous pen,-cer-
tainy meaut to be truthful, published in
our last, disturbed some good neighbors
The title words that did the big business.
~came and went without much thought,
ana without intending to wound the sensi-
tive. But an investigation of the subject
matter noticed leaves no room for doubt as
to the general trathfulhess of the offensive
statement.
One ofthc Institutions Of our village Is a
Gas Company. The Company's works cost
originally about 10000. twas pu, in opc-
ration and did not pay. for some cause. the
reason given. was want of attention on the
part Of the managers or want Of interest
of the stockholders. Last year those III
terestcd purchased the stock Of the foreign
Company that put down the pipe. at 80 CTS
on the dollar, with the intention of recon-
.tructing the company and putting it OH
paying basis. With this in view our
citizens were asked 10 take stock and they
did 10 so. with the understanding or the
express declaration, that certain ener-
getic business man of the place was to Ds
elected President, and WAS to have the ell
tire management of the business. Every
one had confidence that the thing would
go now, and we should have one company
in the village that would pay. But before
the time OF meeting some of the stockhold-
ers having a severe attack of the marrow
guage fever, objected TO the man who
was to be President, on religious, Or politi-
cal. or social, or some other grounds, and
he must not have control. The largest stock
holders gave way to this clamor. and the
interests Of the public. and Of the compa-
ny were offered sacrifice to this new de-
velopment Of malignant fever. Some OF
the men elected to Office in the company
were just as cool men as could be found.
but thcse men have so much business OF
their own to attend to that they have TO
time for this, and therefore. as every body
interested expected, except those instru-
mental in getting the machine on narrow
guage. the thing don't go. The President
is not to blame; The Treasurer is not TO
dame; but the blame lies With those VINO
elanored until the first plan was changed.
In explanation for giving this history of
q local matter, we will remark that the
public outside Of stockholders are interest
ed in this; and therefore 10 man or set Of
rssa should let prejudice Of any kind lead
them to so act that the public, or their
joint partners will be injured thereby.
Ne have been called TO an account
number Of times in the streets for what
We said last week, and this is intended rs
an explanation, and as all the retraction
we have to make.
The stock can be purchased for so cts.
on the dollar, on the last years price; the
company has run in debt some six or sew
en- hundred dollars in the last eleven
months instead Embarrassing the consump-
ton, one third of those whose buildings are
piped, do not now Use it; the gas is not
carried 10 the West side of the river, be-
cause the main pipe leaks, all Of which
shows that the officers do not manage this
business rs business men should. This
proves all We alleged as true. The only
fault we can see, Of the President. was IN
consenting to have any thing to do with it.
He has more business ofhis own, than two
Iren Of his age should have.
;E-For the benefit Of the public and
g., ,ho rood name If the VILLAGE IA will
as for the interest Of the stockholders bet
this company be run on the ''broad gnase."
If there is a man who viii take its manage
,nent and make it pay. let Lin be elected
10 the place, whether he be Jew or Gens
tile, Democrat or Republican, mali. law
or ii hcense man OF a Ion-deserirt. ii any
bod, cutters because Of what We say here
u, our columns ire open 10 him.