Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1871-09-07
The Eastern Terminus Of the Shore Line
Railroad.


man of Massachusetts, in your issue Of 'he |
sth inst. re commended that the eastern |
terminus of the shore Line Railroad be |
located here has Of course. caused no 1T
tie excitement among our people and we
are all hoping that those who will have the
shaping OF things at Ellsworth In Sep'ein-
Der will follow the course this gentleman
has marked out and decide for Iubec
The fact that he came here unknown TO any
of IL anil len in the same manner. j. -utli-
cicnt proof that he viewed the locality with
impartialiV. lie saw what no one could
fail Ia see. the superior advantages Lubcc
possesses for such a terminus over amy 9th
CT eastern town. hence the opinions given
| In hi> letter. which deserves. n least. 4 can
| did consideration by the movers Ia this
| great enterprise.
The question ia reference TO the points Of
Termination cast and west. will NJ doubt
| be settled by he convention. or n least.
/ will BE- discussed ia such manner - shall
| leave no dpab, in The minds Of the people.
! at what two points the road shall trrml-
!
| represented a, the convention. bat before
/ it meets prrhap, II might not be- ont Of
place to give To- the public and especially
to the people of Hancock county, Who may
h.. bar little acquainted with our town anI
Il, surroundings. some oi our advantages
for such a terminus, that they may not 20
into thu convention wholly prc'ljndic"d III
favor of come other locality.
There have been but two place. spoken
of la connection With the eastern terminus
SO Ear a, can learn. viz: T.ubcc aud CAL
al. And the question arises. Whet adVau-
tagc- does the onc possess superior to the
other. that .hall. ultimately. make Il for
the hest Interest, 1T ,he roads 1T IA see
In tn" first plarr. bt terminating the road
here II would shorten it about thirty miles.
a. lubec J. that much nearer Ia ans point
on the rcnob>cot. VIA. MAcha~ aud Els
worth. than ta,ai.. Aud with a compare
lively level country tram East Machia,
here that j.. ia comparison 10 any route
tina; can br surveyed from East Machia. 10
Calti-. whether j. h. via Marion ar ben
uy~yillr sui H"hhia-t"n. speak of East
Machia> because ihr road must come Their,
At ANY rate. whether ,he terminus be hrrc
or At Calais, thi. Womb make a saving 81
a, least sipp.e quite consideration
for those Who expect To- hc stock hoiirr-.
Second Iubrc has or Of the b., har-
bor. on the Atlantic COAT accessible At
all SEASON. ~ the year. entirely land lock
e,l, "; capacipu, with drp:h Of water suf-
hc"ui 80 luat the largest ships. ana entire
IL frc" from Ice. ju,i The place to bring
lumber, whoa the rivers all along the pro-
po>c,l route ar blneAaird bv lee. where It
can b" shipped AZ ans ana AZ III times.
fh- !, a P"iu; which perhaps la. been oy
er looked. anl >hoIll hc carefully con.li-
crcI hy rhu.' iu The lumber business. even
from Ellsworth taI along the whole route
Ia thu. plIt'. Thus would D., avoided! the
necessity Of Keeping large stocks Of lum-
Der on the aharc>, a. j. the casr through
the winter until late iu the -priug: giving
the advantage al" 10 shipper. 1T rcadly re-
turn-. from -t.r- u' iuubrr ~ hitch cannot
De mad uuirr tint p-o-on; moIt II ship
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