Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1873-03-13
Railroad.

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The Committee. chosen bv the CITY
oi Bangor TO confer with the Directors
OF the Shore Line Railroad me, them at
Cherry field last week.
We understand that these gentlemen
represented that in their opinion Ban
COR Wa, willing to aid the enterprise TO
the extent of $4,000 and to take that
amount OF stock on the same terms a.
the Eastern towns have done-that the
Road i to commence, is originally
contemplated on the East side of the
PenobScot and extend to Machias. The
Committee are expected TO report in a
few DAYS.
Meanwhile. the Southern towns in
The County, are agitating the question
of the road 10 CaStime and Oh deciding
how much they will aid it.
We learn that Orland has chosen a
Committee to consider TIE project OF
tie road from Ellsworth, passing
through their town, and terminating at
Bucksport with instructions TO report
at an early dav
BuckspOrt also, through the leading
citizens, has given encouragement that
She will vote > percent of her valuation
in aid OF the road, thus placing her on
;n equality in this respect with the
Eastern towns.
Since writing the above We have re-
,eivel the following Report.
The sub-C ommittce appointed to attend
q meeting of the Directors of the Shore
Line Railroad at Cherrytield. on Wednes-
dAy. Feb. 10Th. ultimo. have attended tn
he duties assigned them. and are pleased
H. make the following
REPORT:
Owing to the severe snow storm OF last
week. the Directors meeting was most
loned one week to accommodate our Com
lattice
All the Committee, together with
Nessrs- George 4. Thatcher and James
Dunning, also c. z. Brown, ESQ. one of
the Directors OF said road. started We'd
Iesday of this week, with their private
teams TO break the snow blockade. for
Ellsworth, and with our noble and faith
iul horses and most efficient drivers. the
work was accomplished in good time.
In the evening we called upon one of
the Directors OF the Shore Line Railroad
and other prominent citizens of Ellsworth,
held long conversation upon the CUES
tion of running the road direct to Ban
eor. They stated that the people of Ellis
worth, aslWell a. other towns on the route
Of the Railroad had come TO the conclu-
Sinn and har I,
must be built, and that the work should
be commenced at the earliest practicable
period. and although it had heretofore
been their desire that the road shoulu
terminate at Bangor, they had now come
TO the conclusion thar since Bangor had
declined to aid in the building of the
road. in a satisfactory manner 10 them.
TO make Bucksport the terminus of the
road; aud accordingly a route had been
looked out. and some of the towns ON
the proposed line TO Bucksport had already
voted TO aid in the building OF the road.
This made the matter somewhat perplex-
ing. but not wholly discouraged. the next
morning We proceeded on for Cherryfield
there TO meet with similar statements and
apparent indifference as to running the
road To Bangor.
Upon meeting the President and Direc-
tors of the Company, they stated they had
nothing to present TO US upon the question
of the road going to Bangor, bu, if we,
the Committee. had any proposition to
make, the President stated he would be
pleased to receive it. present it to full
meeting of their Board and give the sub-
ject some consideration.
We then explained the object of our Wis
it, and gave them the assurance that Ban
eor. in the main, felt strong interest in
the road, was DESTROYS that the road should
come to Bangor, was willing to furnish the
AID heretofore asked for. viz: $50 600 that
the conditions embraced in the order pass
ed by the CITY Council permitting the citi-
zens 10 vote upon the question, would not
be insisted upon, that Bangor wouId fIr-
Dish the proposed aid and be subject to
similar conditions as other towns snbscrih-
ing TO build the road.
In reply we stated, we thought it might |
be decided in sixty days, or perhaps Soon
er and thus We left the question.
As to the statement which has so fire.
quently been made. that a contract had
been entered into with New York parties
10 build and complete the road, or with
any other parties. the President. as well as
all the other Directors, stated it was en-
tireIy false, that nothing but proposition
had been made to build and complete
three-feet gauge road at $4,000 per mile,
the contractors subscribing for one half of
the stock, and to take their pay in bonds
of the road at IS cents on the dollar for
the balance.
From what we saw of the proposed
route for the road. its future prospects for
business, the great interest aud determina-
ton of the towns interested, and the great
Importance to Bangor to haye its terminus
at this place, or at Brewer, we are more |
strongly convinced that the road should
be bailt as soon - practicable, and that