The Republican journal., 1871-08-17
'rrespondence TO the Boston Post,

Special Correspondence Ito the Boston POST
STOCKTON, Aug. 3, 1871.
This is an attractive little villag,
prcttly built upon the side of hill, Will
long roads sloping down to the land-locll
ed harbor broken into picturesque rrcgu
lanity by the narrow. curved and indentec
Cape Jellison on the one hand, and hythC
beautiful island home of one of Boston,
wealthy citizens-David Sears, Esq
the other. II is the cradle of the penob-
scot Valley, for ut the Fort Pownal, on
Cape Jellison, was made the first pcrman-
ent settlement on the PenobScot. in 1893.
But the place offering no natural advant-
ages other than good harbors and easy sea
communications, the people gradually dis
persed to other settlements. so that twenty
seven years ago, where is now the pres
ent town Of Stockton, was TO be found
only about six houses. In the fall of that
wear, ls44 Hon. n. &. IIichborn erected
the first store ever built there, and two
years later went to building vessels
From this time the prosperity OF the place
wa, insured, and sorapidly did it increase
in wealth and population that 1t came to
tlnurishino village III the State. Its six
shipyardS. with their immense business,
drew together in this short time some
$500 inhabitants, built all these many
new. convenient, elegant residences, ilne
churches and nice school buildings. and
all literally taken from the ocean; tor
scarcely man is to be found in the limits
of the town that is not i'll some way CON
nccted with ship-building. But change
has come. An individual riding through
il now, would hardly he able TO identify
it, Where once reigned the lie, amina-
iion and hustle of prosperous business, is
now the SOLDERING quiet and depressing
blight ut inactivity. In their once crowd
cd and thriving stores now stand solitary
clerk idly contemplating the unsold goods
upon the counter In their shipyarls,
once humming with industry and enter
prise, the birds unmolested build their
nests in the battered shops or dilapidated
steam boxes, and thistles grow among the
decaying mould Of the chips and timber,
us if in pity they sought to cover with
some remnant of life the decay around
them. Through their deserted streets
rides occasionally 4 somnolcnt-looking
farmer and in their fields stand once sue
cpsstul sea captains, musingly leaning up
on hoe or spade, and looking wisttuly
away at the heavens, rs il expecting that
therein might be reset for them bow OF
promise.
11ny n g. U1cuKory
IN a.. . :: o.,o,-.,,,
WAS to talk with Hon. n G. lIichborn, n
SVllt'cli'" wli" i''' '.,iu'' G" y '-''''i'.! -
"cii ~ " o.;',' l'Pu1''l!oh ~ 'p'i','''ioI
WIN Slill-"u,'"i'i?. oii'lC''lN h' 'iIs III
t ,,l H.. t;lIt 5l,,.a,.,l ;,,,.,r.,,,,
nAice4 amono thcm tbc resuonsiblr ono
Of State Treasurer of Maine. Two year.
aoo he commanded a Iaroc vote rs Tho
temnnr,nce candidate ror Governor o.
Maine. So successful enterprisin~ ane
ru.r,,rl;f has hc always Droycl himself tf
be, that the associated ship-buildcrs o
Maine have made him their President. ant
10 the question of the depression of ship
hnildinG he has riven 4 vast deal of time
and research until he probably under
stands its vorions haorinos as We'll os Il
noI better than. any other man in th,
st,tc In nrrsonal anpcarance NL, IIjrh.
born il man Of abnut Medium bcInht
and of not a very vigorous form. He i.
easy, atl:lble and courteous in address
His countenance, speech and action indi
cate shrew1ness, foresight and determine
tion At lis stastofnllvlRnilt leliob1f,lIly
locatn1 residence surrounded hv hi.
-, ,o,.na,lJ,. family and all thr cn,nfo,is nm,
elenancies ef an attractive home, we iount
him, and after most cordial greeting an,
some pleasant preliminary conversation
we came to the all-absorhing topic of ship
building
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