Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1869-10-21
TRADE AND MANUFACTURES
OCCUPATION oF THE PEorLE.

Correspondence of the Evening" Pos.
CHAnLorTEruwN. I. 4. l.. Sept 2 81.
This island L. fne place ia which 10
study the effects OF governmental inicfrr-
encc with the trade and industry OF a com
try when here four years ago. VIC found
brisk aud profitable trade. going on be-
tween this place and the States. under the
then existing Reciprocity Treaty The
products Of tho Island were shipped to
Boston and other places. and the manufac-
lures Il New England were sen, back In
exchange for them. The abroga;ion Of
the treaty has changed all this aud now
the inhabitants arr making effort. to sup
ply themselves with those commodle. they
could formerly get nor~ Advantageou.Iy
from the Yankees
boots and .hoes. for example, they have
commenced the manufacture OF on { con
side rable scale understand tina, In New
Brunswick ono cstabllshmcn; employs
hundred hands. so OF many other things
and II the present restrictions are held up
icrcst viii be created here adverse to free
trade and clamorous for protection.
Labor here Is far more profitable when
employed In agriculture aud The fisheries
than anything else. This Is the very home
and centre OF the mackerel trade and men
would never desert ii for the orkshop un-
less compelled to DO 20. simply because
they can get more value by throwing the
line than drawing the waXcd thread. Blu,
our government In Its wisdom abolished
the natural intercourse OF the two coun-
| tries. and now we must pay more for our
a~h. and the provincisls more for their
manufactured goods
/ Fortunately for the people here heir
| government, does no, interpose any res
/ trictiond upon Trade with the mother coun.
/ try. and therefore its products arc furnish
I ed al very low prices. asked a gentleman
what his Liverpool salt, OF which | no,
,iced he had several hundred bags, cost.
aud he replied sixty -four to scvents -nve
+ cents per bag OF three and quarter bush.
els. including bag worth 10 farmer In the
/ States at least twenty 1--WE cents, So salt
OF excellent quality cost about twenty
/ cents per bushel.
| The policy OF our government will rap
| idly extinguish our trade with the Prov
inces. whether In '.the Dominion" or out Of
! 1t. This Island has not vet gone into the
/ confederation. but will probably do so yet
| there IS. am assured. a general feeling
OF hostility TO the measure among
the mass Of the people. Tho leaders
are bent upon IT, and will not rest un.
| ill il is accomplished. Converting with
ayoung merchant the other day he said :
I'VE young men are all in favor Of anexa-
zion 10 the United States, and are doing
what we can 10 bring IL about and We
know the feeling Is extending. and that Il
embraces the most active men here. the
coming men. who are TO decide the des.
TIMES OF the country" I arm informed
that in both Nova Scotia and New Bruins
wick, although the latter under the excite
ment OF the moment voted in favor OF the
confederation, there Is q general convic-
|
interests, aed they wish II had never taken
place. The taxation Of the people is i1Rge-
ly increased. Expensive public works are
undertaken, Of little or no benefit to the
public generally. Especially is this true
Of the railroad projects. some Of which
will be very expensive and never pay
This island Is . perfect gem in its natural
formation. its scenery and products. With
the full advantages Of unrestricted trade
and the accession OF emigrants from the
States. its population might easily be in.
creased from its present number, eighty
Thousand, to one million.
most important discovery has been
made here within few years Formerly
the farmers had to import limestone and
burn lime Is . manure for their lands. Now
they find that their rivers contain ipex.
unstable deposits Of what they call mus
Gle mud" which Is nothing else than oyster
shells, decomposed and undecomposed.-
The farmers now 60 upon the ice with
their sleds In the winter. cut hole, and
with sort Of drsdging instrument raise