Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1872-05-23
The Railroad.

The meeting at Cherryiield occurs next
Wednesday. the 10Th to organize the conl-
pamy and to have general understanding
a, to what viii bo done this year.
Il will not do TO slack up in the least. bat
on the contrary the time has come when
something more than talk is needed, and
systematic effort must De put forth To &C
ccmplish results The company must he
organized with thoroughly practical hus-
ness men for officers. and men who believe
ia the enterprise. and are ready and will
iugto strip oil their coats aud 20 to work
\ faint heart never yet hai!t a railroad; IL
fact ii never yet accomplished any object
for the benefit of the race. and il surely
will not project and complete a road from
bangor to Machias -, therefore. We
want no faint heau>.-no men vino are
easily discouraged. and are only half
hearted in the cause. Tor officers. We
know there are those who believe fully ia
the enterprise. and are willing To lend their
influence and use til cir time and talents /"
push forward to completion this important
work such men are the ones tbi> great
enterprise needs to lead the van. and such
men. we have no doubt viii be selected
.he 29th.
Bat will the road paw. financially: ask
the thoughtful and also the timid citizen
We answer. that as a certain and uninls-
taxable fact that no one vet knows that it
Will pay in dollars and cents, but that IL
Will pay In other way.. Is Just certain A.
that the world will stand. Half Of the en-
terpri-c> we enter on. a good citizens aud
we'll wisher> of our fellows. We have Ia
commence with no guaranty that We shall
.et every dollar back in kind with ten per
cent interest. Oar advanced schools our
public charities Of all kinds, our public
hi-hwar>.-the very improvements which
we make on our premises. a well a. our
churches. are all undertaken. In some
sense for the public good. and With no
Thought OF stopping and hagsling a. to
the matter Of the tate per cent. that they
viii pay u. And never since the wise
man peuncl the great truth. there isthAt
wiihholdeth more than i meet. bur i: tend
eth 70 poverty" has this ter,e ard en-
pha;ic assertion been more app icable than
10 IA of these two counties. in regard 10
this enterprise. We have withheld too
long already for our prosperity. our
towns are in measure dccrea>in. 10 pop
uiaJiuu and in valuato Ihe business
that WAS once % certain. and which gave
10 the people Of the shore towns pros
peIlty, has departed New industries must
be evoked to fill the gap, Manufactures
must take the place of shpbuilding. and
the surplus water power OF our jnnumera-
bic rivers must be utilized, and made 10
give employment 10 our young men and
women. One of the aids 10 such a state of
things, and the very pioneer in the reyolu-
ton to take place. is the railroad. The
road will pay. therefore. in furnishing the
means of communication and OF transport
tstions for new enterprises. and the de
velopment of a new business life. IL will
he the harbinger Of prosperity. the agent
Of good to the communities that il will ac-
commodate. and in various ways pay IL
back good interest on the investment But
all this it may be said. is the merc>t decla-
nation: bui We answer that such have al
nay. been Ih- results OF railway. aud
ihi- viii not be At: exceptional case