Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1869-06-10

seonin& cauAcuA ma MI rs, Vel some re-
NAMED, and - - one. row an sseo-
gcnarian, whe was 1lben = active grit
in the effort, "a 90 that never grows
weary n well-lOing, ~ sdvancing years
come upon him. This effort, like most
first efforts fell through, and We now
meet, after lapse Of IS years to discuss
the subject again. We have the best
harbor, and all the facilities for . large
town. and railroad would give US new
life, &c.
He nominated Col. John N. Swaxey,
for chairman, who though 50 years old,
10 still fresh looking, and - active in
intellect and as enthusiastic in all things
relating to the good Of his town and
country, As the Youngest citizen. W.
II. Pillsbury, Esq, was made Secreta-
ry.
The chairman introduced Rev. DIR.
Tenn with few brief and happy re-
marks, abiding TO the cause of failure
IS years ago.
The DR.. remarked that Mr.. Wood
man had happily said, this is to be .
| social chat. for he had no written
| speech. lie liked the phrase " a rail-
road from Bucksport to Bangor. Ban
gor is hourishing city, it has its rail-
roads, owns or controls in fact, most Of
the lumber interest in Eastern Maine.
therefore road to Bangor brings
Bucksport in contact with the lumber
interest Of Eastern Maine. In 1889 there
was an impression that the road should
go to Milford, point above Bangor.
and as old men do not easily get new
ideas. some persons NAV now have such
an idea.
BY going to Milford YOU go round
Bangor: it would be ignoring Bangor.
giving her the cut direct; and when
this is done with the hope that YOU
could go mp river and tap the railroad
Bangor suffer il TO he done. directly or
indirectly, having a. she has such an
interest TO protect herself? Would Ban
gor allow Bucksport 10 tap the +. 4 y.
a. road to her de;rimcn,, owning 50
much Of il a. 10 be able TO control II!
And SO long as Bangor does own a con-
trolling interest in that road. she assur-
edly will control it. But owning or
controlling most of the lumber interests
of y. L. Maine. the lumber will he con-
trolled by her. il another road does tap
IL, Don't believe . road TO Milford
would pay running expenses for the
next so wears The road would be .
"dry road. +" What have you TO send
up 10 the Aroos,ook, The only feast
bic plan is TO build 10 Bangor. and If
Bangor owns a controlling interest she
will coniroll the road, and If Bucksport
builds the road aud has the controlling
interest then Bnckspo1 will control
il.
Now the expense of running roads,
largely is in getting the cars and load
ing and unloading the { eight. and since
8 large portion OF the lumber tina, goes
from Bangor is manufactured between
Bangor and Oldtown, and since Bangor
IL Theoretically seAled 3 months in a
wear, and you have an open port, this
lumber will find its way to that port,
and it can be carried just ss cheap as II
! il were LEFT few miles nearer Bangor.
Therefore you get railroad and you
will do Bangor's business for portion
of the year and they can't h.lpit. TWAS
so ordained from the beginning. He
was getting 10 be somewhat Of Calvi-
mist. And II you do their business 5
months in year YOU viii be likely TO
do some of j, for all the year. for where
business men must go 10 do business for
apt TO 90 to live all the year. There
fore. you may reasonably expec, that
Bangor men will have their houses in
your village. and that Bangor capital
will find its way here.
have been trying TO make Ban
gor see It's interest in a road TO
Bucksport. rather than TO winterport,
and road to one of these points she
must have. Now Bangor sits idle )
months in the year, lis citizens content
TO play checkers, and suck their fingers,
when as steam is fast becoming the mo-
tive power used in mills, because such
mills can run the year round, with .
road To an open port how soon will all,
or nearly all of the old methods be
changed. There is a class Of men in
Bangor who say don't agita,e this mat
ter Of railroad, il will change our
mode of doing business. This class
think that the world began and will
decline with Bangor. Another class
think it will carry business AWAY from
Bangor.
The lecturer here dilated AT some
engt on the capabilities q the state
speaking particularly Of Piscataquis,
Penobscot and Aroostook, and compar-
ing them with tho West. Hancock and
Washington counties are splendid coun-
ties, but yet undeveloped. Maine is a
great state, and he yet believed that il
will yet be the Main state. He quoted
the remarks of the New York CONNER
cial advertiser on the future Of Maine,
being situated As it is on the line Of the
great through thoroughfare to Europe
Its water power exceeds that Of all the
other New Engla I'D states. and it is only
in the Northern states or in cold climate
that operatives can stand 1t to work sue
cessfully in manufacturing establish
ments.