Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1874-02-12
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY q, 1874.
Bangor Aroused.

Bangor Aroused.
On the 81 day of Feb. at "a special meet
ing of the City Council Of Bangor, Com
mit;ee was appointed to prepare a re-
monstrance against the passage by the
Legislature of an act granting authority
for the construction OF n railroad bridge
across the Penobscot river at or near
Verona, and the Mayor. City Solicitor
Alderman Blake. and the President Of the
Common Council, were instructed 10 pro-
coed to Augusta. and appear before the
Legislative Committee to whom the mat
ter was referred, to oppose the act.
On the same day. the Bangor Board Of
Trade and Manufactures, through their
President and Secretary. forwarded re-
monstrance to the Legislature against the
granting of the right or charter for the
proposed bridge. On the succeeding day.
the Bangor Hhig contained a wcll-con-
sidered and temperate article, fully Dis
cussing the matter, under the head. The
Proposal 70 blockade a great mar" There
in the writer set forth the importance of
the Pcnobscot to the State. aud other
States as a great thoroughfarc for the
transportation Of their products-the extent
that it was now u>cd-,he injury which
would result from its obstructon-the
dctriment 10 free navigation II the pro-
posed bridge is allowed to be built at the
locality indicatcd-the folly Of entertain
ing this most remarkable proposition be
fore the road j. bcEnn-the great sacrifice
1t j. asking OF Bangor to allow 1.-THE ease
with which the road can bc carried ronud
hy the way Of BuckSport TO Bangor. and
closes with an ur-cut appeal to the Lcgi>-
lature 10 hesitate long before allowing the
unnecessary obstruction of this ma.uii-
cent river. Al this i fairly and forcibiy
put. if tie bridge {, to be the grca, OBJ
siuction described. A we understand Il.
the locality OF the proposed bridge i, NOT
ia a harrow pant Of The liver. where cur
rents and eddic> render navigation hazard
ous. out in wide. open portion OF the
river, and ample space VIII be given YES
sells to pass the draw GA either side the
pier, with al least lG0 fee; Of space.
Pilots Affirm that between Buck port and
Bangor there are scores Of places where
a loaded vessel must pass within the space
OF 10 feet to 20 safely. and this. where are
the rapid currents and the edjics. referred
10. Be this As it may, charters have a.
ways been granted ty Legislatures over
rivers thrice the size OF the Pcnab>cot and
below cities on their banks containing ten
times the population Of Bangor. Il the
advantages 10 De gained tie shore Line
hy lie proposed route acros, the Pcnobscot
are not commensurate with the expense.
and outlay. then the Directors 81 tina; Line
are foolish 10 undertake il, Bu, of this.
they must be the judge. HOT Bangor. and If
public interests are TO be sacrificed and loss
incurred which are not couulcrbalanced by
benefits Obtained. then the Legislature will
reiuseit. But OF this TOO, lhe people oi
the whole State, hot Bangor must be the
Judge. The people Of the East believe that
tle time has come. when railroad J. nee
c>o4ry for their interests, not only for their
convenience, but for the development of
their natural resources. equal il NOT >upc-
Nor 10 those of any other section in the
STATE.
L. the beginning, they naturally locke
10 Bangor a. the point with which they
could most easily connect. and whose in
tere,ts were identical with their own and
with this city they would gladly have
struck hands. Whatever advantage there
MAS in this enterprise. oftrade, Interchange
OF commodities. and travel. they were
willing Bangor should receive. And every
sane man admitted that Bangor more than
any other place would reap the harvest.
Even one remembers how the propo >ition
va, received. No, dollar would -he con-
tribute and the result i that to-day. not
one laau in 4 hundred Of the people OF the
Last. eau be found vino wish the Shore
Line 10 terminate in that city.
And ASIDE from pi4ue or prejudice. they
have reason tor their present decision
HE couDrie, Els: OF the PenoJ.e1. wish
tie shortest line possible Il connect them
with Portland aud Boston. They d. not
believe lhat for the sake OF dumping. into
Bangor il is for their interest 10 dehcc
their line some - miles further Although
the Bangor Board OF Trade arrosantiy as
sumo that Bangor ], ..tLe legal and natural
terminus" OF the shore Line Road. the
Eastern people have q pretty strong con-
Hiction. that one side OF ! triangle Is short
er than the sum Of the other TWO sides
and that il might possibly be for their in
terest to seek some other place than Ban
gor as terminus. Or course, the Dircc-
tors of the Shore Line Railroad should be
very grateful for the suggestion. that the
Bucksport and Bangor road would furnish
an easy route. By which tie Shore Line
road could enter Bangor. In the view Of
these gentlemen, that city is another Rome.
20 which all roads, particularly railroads.
must lead. aud it matters not, whether the
travelling public wish to 90 there or not.
1t Is perhaps possible that the present
Legislature may not at this session grant
tile right to build this bridge. a the Shore
Line Road has not yet been begun; bat
when this road shall require it, and the
East desire that their connections shall be
on interior lines, a slight inconvenience to
an up river town will not prevent fair
minded legislators from granting the priv
iese.
An anti-fashion convention was held at
Vineland, n, j., week before last, which
was quite largely attended and many
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