Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-03-22
NO. SO.
MAINE LEGTSL1YURE.
Speech of Mr.. stickney of Presqae Isle.

speech of Mr.. Stiekney Of Presqae Isle.
IN HoU Sc OF REPRESENTATIVE March 18th,
~ ~; 3 upon the amendment offered by IIr Kinks
OF bncksport TO the Aroostook Railroad Bill.
Mr.. SPEAKER Il do not wish to infiict
upon this House long and unnecessary
speech. Anxious as ! know every men,
Der is TO be through with the business Of
the session aud go home, and no one is
more so than myself; If | could consist
emily, with the duty which | owe to my
constituents and the people Of Ar0ostook,
permit thi, House to pass upon this amend
ment without giving my reason why il
ought to be adopted, would gladly do so.
But | cannot 90 home and meet those who
honored me with 4 seat upon this floor,
without DONG my best to promote their
interest: by procuring for them as
soon as may be the means Of communi-
cation with the outside world, and open
up route and way, hy which the cut
side world may come to US.
Mr.. Speaker. What is contemplated by
what is popularly called "a railroad TO
AroostookT DO gentlemen on this floor
know what ''Aroo5took is ? what i, its
extent, its latent wealth, lis capabilities.
its Importance 10 Maine. to every portion
OF the State 1t is. sir, in eXteuf,a State Of
Itself. |, i a territory q hundred miles in
extent hom east TO west, and ircm north
to south. 1t is more than two hundred
townships, containing ten thousand square
miles, more than tl.rce millions OF acres
Of land, superior ii quality to any land
elsewhere in New England It's grand
forests of pine. maple. birch. spruce, &C.
dar, juniper. and indeed Of e, el.- valuable
fore t tree found any where, Is III surpass-
ed almost in the world. it5 agricultural
capabilities in producing every thing de-
sired foH the support of man. is unequaied.
unsurpassed within the limits Of the North
or Wet Of this 'nion. Indeed, Ayoos-
took j. {" Maine, in natural agricultural
capabilities what the grea! Wes' Is to the
Eicn, and Hhen developed and brou@ht
under cultivation VIII become the @ranaly,
the producing field iror which M"inc Will
receive the bread, lneat and wool which
will clofhe and feed the millions who will
hereafter swain il our commercial
centcrs, and direct The hundreds O. millions
OF Wheels and spn.dles Which vii whirl
and buzz upon cur thousands Of streams
and waterfalls. This IS the grand and
noble Gomain winch this raiA cad bill
ShouH propose to put il close connection
with Bangor, with the rest of the State
| But in order that it do 50, in order to make
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railroad kings OF tn2t town.
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ment OF the gentleman from Bucksport,
propose 1t proposes la do 4 possible and
practicable thinr. sometime, which can be
done. and will he done. il proposes to
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