Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1869-08-26
The Rail Rood Question.
To THE EDITOR OF THE AMERICAN :

survey of this state-occurs the follow
ing remark. Those admirable manu-
featuring streams cast of the Penobscot.
the Union and Narraguagus. Machias,
&c. must have railroad across the
lower sections or remain undevelopcd.
Across by sea j. not sufficient We
have Only to look az the immense man
uiacturing interests Of neighboring
states; or even ut the progress of manu-
features in our own state. 10 find con-
firmation of the settlement made hv Mr..
Wells. That access nv sea j. not sufli-
cient. il evidenced by the fact that
while we have larger extent Of sea
coast. and a greater number of safe and
commodious harbors. than all the rest
of New England and New Ioik com
bincd. with larger number. aud more
valuable water powc.s. IL il only in
those places having railroad connection
with the West. that Manufacturing g.
Establishments are ia operation 20 aux
e. 'enr. sometimes think. that orr
extended sea coast. and valuable har-
| bor- have retarded. ra.hcr than acccler-
atcd our growth. A. "A state. Whel |
I look ~ thc powerful and wealth. safe
4 Of New York. with unly it, one seaport
/ into, and from which j. trans ported "a
I larger amount ~ In" products. and
I manufacture ~ the rar.h. than any
/ other harbur or port in our country. |
I am forced to the conclusion that what
/ l. needed to- develop our resources. j. u
/ coHc, Afraf'oH Of etinr,- aud means ald
/ hat this concentration can only he IL
\ .cCted los wise ana systematic con-
-.ruri ON 81 railroads. 10 be .y-t-mai-
I 10. there must be one or more import
< ant points. or centres, from " hich -ha'l
radiaie such rnad- a. ~, Necessary for
! developing the count contiguous ~
such cout1.. The We. era part ~ nur
state ha- ALREADY IN operation. and III
course oi construction such -t~tciu
of railroads. Til" natural tendency OF
all fire bushes Of these roads !, toward
Portland The EA.icin and North
Ea~.eru scc.iun, of ih. State arc a. yci
u1pro, .lcd with railroad lariliiic- ~
BANGOR j. pushing a ia-t az possible to-
war,i~ Pi-ea. aqui- aud Aroos,ook cauu-
iies. and e'cr many YEAR viii have
pouring in,o her midst al Of their pro-
ductive wealth
The question presenting itself "a ne
people % AID tia; part ~ 10 -,atc l,ir2
ca.i q. thr rcnoh-coi river. aud soul
%, the liuc uf the European ana Nor.t
Ame..rau road, T.: VIVA, vii The. d,
or have done, 20 bring into u-c tlr ,a'-
liable wA er ppwer- within NJ Emit.
mentioned. 10 deSc.op the cntc.p,. -
and activity 81 Al the people. aud ID
make ihi- section VIVA, 1t ou2ht u b.
and What II may become
Ina former article | wrote vi ID,
! progress which had been made, ia Il .
protection ~ railroad between Buck,
por, and Bangor. " object il Til.
communication, !, u present ihi- enter
pri-, to ,hc favorable consideration o
LA-,rrL Maine. - u, liz, link i'll
Grand Eastern line which >hall cpiar-c
with the roads running westward iron
Bangor. and :tl-o give "a mauy ~ th'
owns. communication With thc -cA al
Buck, por,. ~ Nil lime, Of the wear. Of
.,r.ue choi-c uf ROUTES. eithcr. II
rail by WA, 81 BANGOR. or r.i,, III,
water, by wAy of Buck-po. The al
NtttAgr- % such "A road. wili be- applr
emit 10 an. who will lake DE truubl, Y
examine tie matter Buck-pnrl. in N,
"mly landing place upon ,nc ra-.crI
side pi the river. for the steamers wh.ci
Boston. T!,c business Of those steamer,
i cons antly Increasing, and The farili.
lies offered FIR travel or freight. art
valuable. The road now bailding ii on
Rpck land Ia Batn. offers another route
Taxing steamer, al Buck,pprt, erry
passage Of unlr three hours on the nv,
cr. and thence by ears rom RocSlAud
will land passengers in Portland a.
early A. any other conveyance. ard
offer MANY indurcinent, for travelling
for pleasure Or business. Bangor. "a,
the ccntr, Of trade and because oil her
prestige and position j. the princi pa
point or centre Tor the railroads d
Eastern Maine. b her connection with
the Wes,-which VIII eventually be i'm
proved by the continuationof the Bangor
and Pi-cataqui- road 10 a conncc. ION
with the Grand Trunk road at Rich.
mond in Canada,-.he will be able Il
offer such inducements a. will ncce-.
state tie centerng Of all the road, from
the East within herlini.-. The more bu.
siness which is attracted to Bangor the
greater the necessity Of a railroad from
there to tide waters below. Ellsworth
being in need of the same accemmod..-
ton. l. il not apparcnt-that railroad.
| which shall connect Bangor and Els
worth, and give ,hem both acce.. 10 the
sea in winter. while at the same t. me il j.
extending coward, a section OF tie state
unprovided with rail road fac lities.-
is an enterprise which commend, itself
10 the favorable consideration of BAN
gor and all the towns and cities of the
East.
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August Esd, 1869.
The New England Fair.
Thus early, it may be seen, bv the
preparations making at the .'Groupds .