The Portland daily press., 1871-07-03
Reported for the Daily Press.]


Persuant to a call issued four VT eks since
more than thousand of the best citizens o
Washington and Hancock assembled al
Cherryfeld, Thursday the 29th ult. Delegations
were present from all the large towns, and
most of the small ones A large delegation
the most influential citizens of Bangor, left
Bangor for Cherryfield on Wednesday, bu
were prevented from reaching their desLina
ton by fog, G. P. Brown, Esq, being the only
delegate present. Among the delegates were
Hon. Fl. Hamlin, Mayor Dale, Hon. s. II
Blake and Hon. Elijah Hamlin.
The meeting was called to order by the ven.
enable Wm Freeman, who, in behalf OF the citi
zens, made brief speech OF welcome, of Cher
ryfeld.
On motion of Hon. JAS. A. Millikin, Hon.
John c. Talbot of e. Machias was called to the
chair.
MIR. Talbot on taking the chair thanked the
Convention for the honor conferred. Said he
believed this railroad to be fixed fact. That
we needed no long speeches. but action-ac.
ton alone was called for.
Harrison Hume, Esq, of Cherryfeld was
chosen Secretary. aud Chas p Brown OF
Bangor, JAS w. Moore of Cherryfield, Geo.
w. Pope OF E. Machias, Vice Presidents.
Chas. P. Brown of Bangor, then addressed
the Convention; excused the absence of the
Bangor delegation, that was some where on
the coast lost in the fog.
He begged leave 10 differ from the President
when be said this railroad was fixed fact.
No enterprise Of this kind was started or car
n,;fh aol IS
Railroads need to be talked mp, the question
is now not whether railroad will pay but do
we want it? Something must be done to keep
the people of Maine from leaving the State
He spoke of what Bangor had done in Loan
Jog its credit. That she had never been called
upon for dollar Of the money pledged. That
she desires communication with Eastern
Maine, and will lend a helping hanC. That
with long pull, strong pull and all pull to-
gether, we shall have road from the st.
Croix to the Penobscot
Mr. Hadlock of Bucksport, addressed the
Convention. He spoke of what Bucksport
desired and was willing to do He spoke Of
the advantages Of Bucksport as winter har-
Dor. He was followed by VIM e. Pllsbury,
ESQ.,, from the same place. He said that
Bncksport was in earnest ard would do all
that she promised.
Gen. Walker, Esq, of Machias, next ad j.
dressed the Convention. He said, judging
from the history OF railroads in this State, he
had no do doubt but that this road would 90
through.
He remembered with what difficulty the At
lantic ond st. Lawrence road was started. Now
look at the result in P0rtland's increased
valuation. Mr.. w. read resolution of citi-
zens of Machias, peeging the support of
that place.
On motion of Hon, JOS. A. Milliken Com
mittee of Supervisors of this railtoad enter
prise was appointed. Que from each town in
the two counties, also from Bangor Among
them were G. P. Brown and Mayor Dale of
Bangor; N. K. Sawyer and Seth Tisdale of
Ellsworth; Jas. W. Moore and Ak Campbell
Cherryfield; Geo. Walker and Ignatius Sar-
gent of Machias.
Mr.. Sawyer of Ellsworth, then addressed
the Convention. He said be had hloge a
good deal and spilled good deal of ink IN re-
gard to this matter. If that would build a rail-
road it would have been done. He said we
must overcome old fogyism.
He said he expected TO be present at
jubilee on the finishing of the railroad,
and expected fee ticket He made stirring
speech.
AT this point telegram was received from
Mayor Dale and party at South West Harbor,
asking that when the Convention adjourned
that it adjourn to meet at Ellsworth at some
future day This proposition was agreed to
and the Convention adjourned to meet 10 Ellis.
worth the Second Thursday in September;
when cheers were given for the enterprise, and
three for the Cherryfield Band, and the Con-
vention dispersed. And this is the initial
movement for a railroad from the St. Croix to
the PenObscot.
A great deal of interest was shown and the
enthusiasm was very great. The people began
to collect early in the morning and talk the
matter over. The Cherryfield Band discourse
ed music through the day, and the hall that
seats nea.ly q thousand was iammed full.
Everybody was pleased with the meeting.
They regretted very much the absence of the
Bangor delegation. That they came together
for work and they accomplished it, This rail-
road will be built, these people mean business.
These men that were at this Convention con-
troll public sentiment IL is only question of
time. XII.