Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1871-09-21

ern Maine diverted to Bangor? Portland.
with its magnificent future, with its capa-
cious harbor, It's lines OF steamers &C..
will it give up this Eastern trade: Bangor
is shut up for months each year, and why
go theres But why not go toCastines The
route is shorter, I, Is on the sea. it Is not
blockaded with ice, 1t has the best harbor
Dor for use. The French. the Dutch and
the English. in the earliest history Of the
state selected this hsrbor because it was
the best of all in this locality. Castine has
wlted, ani it has seemed to be on the
wrong side of the Bay. but !, is on the
right side tor an Eastern railroad. and
with it may have prosperous future.
Mr.. Ives made fine argument for Castine.
and retired amid applause.
DIR. g. W. Ladd OF Bangor. did not come
here Ia discuss the ternini of a road. but
to speak TO the subject generally. lie said
those that furnish the money should de-
ternine its course. He alluded TO Belfast.
a. having made a mistake. that Is why
there is trouble there. This example fur
nishcs no argument against railroads. but
may be used as a warning Ia begin right.
lie understood that Ellsworth is somew what
opposed TO a railroad. This he did not un-
derstand. He spoke Of the Bangor an d
Piscataqnis road A. being pushed forward
towards Moosehcad Lake. and said Bangor
l.. a. ~. a
than Portland. and this up country road Of
theirs was slowly but surely being pushed
on to the great West. The matter Of trade
with the East did no, amount TO much.
Bangor did not care for this. bnt she did
want communications with all parts of the
State. He discussed the narrow gauge
roads fully. They can be built thirty-,hrce
per cent. cheaper than the common gauge.
He thought a narrow gauge road between
Calais and Bangor will from the start pay
six per cent. All sorts of industry will
spring up with the railway. and Maine Is
vet TO 20 ahead In every section Of it. lie
said that friction j. what is needed; and
this part OF the state which in times past
ha> been so largely eng aged in shp-build-
ing. has forgotten that there are other In
tercsts to be cared for. Bangor asks no
fayors, but hopes these two counties will
make no mistake in locating this road.
Portland has no business except what Is
-luiced through Canada. The DIR. was
earnest and msde some good points.
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next speaker. He was glad to see - good
feeling. Bangor i. and l. 10 bc the great
inland city of Maine. while Portland is.
and is TO be the great seaport Of the state.
lie argaed in favor Of making Lubec the
Eastern terminus. The road /. to be a
shore road. the grade l. an easy one from
Machias. II has 4 magnificent harbor. IL
is twcnty-four hours nearer New York
from Annapolis. y. ). by the way Of Lubec.
than by the way of IT. John and Calais.
Lubec j. near the Province Nearer Eu-
rope. nearer New York than any other
point in Eastern Maine. Mr.. T. WAS liz
tened TO at;entivcly.
The Report Of the Supervisory Commit
tee was called for. Geo. walker. E~Q OF
Marhias. the chairman read the report.
The committee report an assessment OF
s. 9.5 on the several towns Interested for
preliminary survey and reported that
Hen. II. J. Sawyer Of Joncsport had paid
that bangors assessment Should be paid
within two weeks. when the committee
will meet again in this city.
Rev. W. II. Savary OF this city. address
ell the meeting in an earnest manner. all
~ favor of road. Mr.. Hume OF Cherry
Geld. made 4 telling speech which wa. ap-
plaaded- j. L. Buck Of Bucksport. made
some remarks relating to the road from
Buck<por 30 Bangor. and some other
points. We have no notes OF the remark.
OF either of the three last speaker
The meeting adjourned to seven O'Clock
in the evening. The evening meeting was
atalAing meeting only. 4, WAS AN enthu-
siastic one. and the Hall was full of people
DIR. TEN, Mr.. Brown, Mr.. sawyer DR..
Tenney and others made short speeches.
The Supervisory Committee appointed
at Cherryield. June 18th. met according
to adjournment a, Ellsworth on the Isth.
day of September at II O'Clock at Alder
man room. and adjourned TO the City Hall.
Mr.. +. j. Milliken OF Surry. was added TO
the committee. Henry &. Jordan. Henry
NJ. Hall. and Robert Gerry, Jr, were added
to the Ellsworth committee. making IL
stand. ;. Tisdale. \. X. Sawyer. II. c.
Jordan, ii. NJ. Hall and X. Gerry. Jr
Lubec. Horace Hartman. George Com
stock, Thomas G. Morey. of Lubec. we're
added to the committee.
Bangor, $. II. Dale. c. p. Brown. G. W.
Ladd. Jas. Dunning b. n. Thoms.
Brewer. Daniel Sargent. Jr. John Hol-
yoke.
Holden. jonathan Fogg
Orrington. J. W. Phillips
Bucksport, Jos. L. Buck. W. II. Pills
bury, Alonzo Colby. $. p. Hale.
Orland. John A. Buck. r. W. Gross
Castine. Charles J. Abbott. Alfred E.
Ives, Geo. W. Wheeler. Charles W. -ilden.
Dedham. Rev. James Wells.
Penobscot, Vim. Grindie.
Bluehill, Jos. Hinckley
Hancock, John Milliken.
Franklin. Joseph H.sWest.
Steuben. Handy Leighton.
Cherryfeld, J. W. Moore. A. r. Camp
bell
Milbridge.! NJ. S. Pickett. Joseph W.
Sawyer.
Harrington. 5. W. Nash. Alonzo p. Nash.
Columbia. jos. W. Coffin. /. c. Leigh
ton.
Machiasport. Horatio n. Tobey.
Jonesror. Daniel J. Sawyer
East Machias. s. II. Talbot. Jeremiah
Foster.
Marshfield. J. +. Hartman
Whiting. w. S. Peavey.
Prescott. Henry Calkins.
Marion. J. z. Smith
Edmuhds, Nelson s. Allen.
Dennysville, T. W. Allen. Daniel K. Ho-
hart p = Vnsa