Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1873-01-02


offer reasonable Inducements, a portion =
our trade which has been DISTRIBUTE n u
Portland and Boston, would center IN bs''
gor. While Bangor has quietly settled
down to the belief that she has coiinecte,
the Provinces q New Brunswick ana
Nova Scotia by r.l with herself, ana mas
nothing TO fear i, the future, the Shore
Line" will exteyi through. and, beihs
shorter and betu' settled route, viii, WIN
ont doubt. absob all the through travei
from Halifax. ound West, aud II this
railroad shondonnect at Bucksport with
the road abou being constructed rom
Rockland to Belfast. Bangor aud the
| Maine Ceptrs Railroad would be forever
deprived of thtravel tor which she ba. so
eagerly sou.landis now monopolizing.
There i s.ther point which concerns
Bangor. andond be Of great advantage
10 her and II railroads connecting at your
city. We fer to the great and growing
popullritykf Mt. Desert As Summer
resort andwhich is now shut out from
| Bangor forant of railroad facilities. We
| estimate @e number who would avail
! themselveof Il ride from that point, over
| this routen one season. at five thousand
persons. no are now shut out from Ban
~or by 4 long and tedious ride by stage,
OF fortv fifty miles.
You Ne 1T hand the population of our
city lMcoonty and we need lot refer to
that b our business and its extent can
not bsaown to you as a whole. therefore
We wundeavor TO furnish it as near as
possh Within the limits of our city we
havo3out fifty stores and shops, which
sell hhe course OF one season one million
dolls. worth of merchandise of every
Kind This is outside of our lumber. We
havt large country to supply aud fine
wM privileges. which, ip time, will
aiNi power 10 run factories equal to
Lon, without the great cost of canals
10 dams. which Is inevitable on large
rfS' ana WITH great corporations. We
~ at present no outlet for our travel |
eept to Bangor or Buck>port and during |
4 winter, when ice-bound, are OBLIGED 10 |
Pike our winter harbor al the latter place.
9eie we connect with Boston by steam |
pat, which would be wholly avoided by n |
abroad to Bangor, where all our want. /
ouid be met, without going further. We
'ok with some interest to the doinps of /
Anger IN this matter. and confess sur
rise ut the Order by your Common Coun-
submitting the subject of aid. to your
uzens, incnmbered with provisions which
ould not be acceptable. We look upon
e oiier OF the Construction Company rs
p"rai IN alt. except price, which could
1t be reached until the road was finally
Gated. when the price could be fixed by
g Engineer.
The remarks OF Hon. 5. ii. Blake Mt
'ur iaNt railroad meeting were surprising
n> y, we had the pleasure of listening to
IA on The same subject one year 81 20 last
'p'tmher. on which occasion he took
ong grounds in favor of the Road and
to our satisfaction thar If we
rnl>hed aid TO this road we should NOT
we one dollar 10 pay. aud that Bangor
Ifld contribute literally towards The
t"rpri>e. We hope Mr.. Blake will not
Sc strong grounds against this enter
Use now, As we have always esteemed
~ Il one OF our progressive men and
ways ready to counsel aid N pra,t
assure, like the one in question, and We
pc 10 hear favorable report from your