Ellsworth American., 1871-02-09
Dare and Do. or Qiei

don't know that YOU care TO hear moie
about Rail Road; but ] cannot well hold
my peace about this last hope of develop
ing the large resources OF Eastern Maine
Ror only nadppreciate,i because there /, no
Road 10 bring them to mind aud activity.
Ny object in this is more to keep il before
the people than any thin. else. Il Is Il
burning shame thar "A Road so .nich need
ed. and promising, TO any one who viii
give it thought. should no, be com
mcnced now. and completed when it
may. 1t Is always a long step in advance
10 begin. The first developments are such
a, 10 make tn. sub>e Ient steps not only
practicable. but easy. And. 1t the moi-
er" narro,o gduge-say two iee;-should
be AL ped. the naxi.nan cost would be
less thaL $1,000. per mile. Tai. gauge
wou!d MAKE it al ind 'pe.ideni Road; aud.
al independent road, the linA from
Bucksport TO Ellsworth may a well be the
first. as the lilk mp couatry TO Bangor.
This first link completed. the road would
grow in leusth to Calais ia a few years:
which would almost conplc.ca continents al
shore linc.-Calai- ne d, aud wants it,
such a road j. a liked fact. ald 1, only IA
question of time. and why not shorteu up
the time and complete the road IN th,, .rI-
eration. Its business resources and it,
promise of accom- nodaiion are equal To
almost any line throu IN spar,cly settled
p...i = =. A..
quickucr of resources. II there arr day.
however dormant or even never thought
OF. they ucd come Om. Ii makes business
where there icIS Hoae. This i fact
whether the why or the wherefore can he
seen OF not. II wake, up business all
along the line. The advantage j. greatly
enhanced When liuc OF considerable
l-n.ih furnishes iir>i class sea outlet. OF
connects two parts of the Rail Road world
together by completing the linA between.
a. 10y terminus AT BucA-p"rt or extension
np the river to- Bangor. which her citizens
ii they appreciate their imteresi.-wil
promptly look aitet. A. a Winter K. Road
terminus and harbor. Buck>port cannot
well be beat. It, advantages are not and
canuoi he understood except rs residents.
Here the river never freezes literally
wears ago We were troubled more hy lee
than IN these later years; hat even ihcn
navigation Wa srkiom ob-lructcd ayd
when il did ocf'ur il wa> always from driu-
ing Ice. which finding no outlet. the BAY
A.. Ill. a.
here, To 20 ou; a. soon H. the BAY should
break up. To show the superiority of this
liarbor let M state fact occurring dur
ia. The cold wr"k in January this year.
The Steamer kaiahdin made her landing
without diiii ,ulty and a, readily a> in -un,-
mcr. while She had 10 be cu, into Belfast
and wa- some fotr hours making her pa
sage from here 10 her wharf-;iv. tnil..-
AZ wintcrp ut; occa>ipnin. the r-ntrA os
one al her oiii 'crs tha, her . ly d.,ru,
landing was mad Il; BucA,ppri.
intended TO say som,'hil. Of thr lp-
parent resources of a i:oal Ets fr,in
Bucssport. bui can now iIy spa. ,fpl.
item. The world does no, kn,v the
mighty waterpower ai Mis,n'. Mills IL p
land. far more mi shiy wi'h a X Il. "u'l.-'.
Almost without econ ,aizi :. Il /, i'm nel-c.
then what mI.t b. it, capabilities? III.
develop uelt of ,hi. ppwcr " ,lld he worth
one third the cost of tIe II ,ad Til.
shore part of Eastern Mainr-Nlile every
other par' is alive and d,iI.-nrs, dtrr
AL do. or de. a. it will richly d serve.
l.. II. W.
BCCEsPoar. FEB. IN. 1871.