Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1875-08-19
The Railroad.

Ellsworth has voted very largely, more
than six TO one, to take stock in the pro-
jrrted Shore Line Railroad and by this,
the city i committed to the fortunes of the
enterprise. be they better or worse. The
voters are presumed % have acted inteiii-
gently. aud nobody who has watched the
course of towns aud cities where the ques-
ton of aid TO local road has been up.
could have expected different result
Nearly all the towns on the route have
done the same thing that we hive done
and The few remaining are likely 10 follow
>uit
Now there are certain sober duties that
resi- upon the citizens Of Ellsworth. and
are likely to rest GA them for some year,
10 come, by virtue of their action last sat
urday. The enterprise into which We have
entered is OF such magnitude that other
past projects in the history OF the city sink
into litlleHe>s beside it. To begis. the
cIty's bonds 10 an amount not far from one
hundred aud forty thousand dollars. have
got to be issued. put upon the market aud
sold. Then. our feet being well in, no man
can predict with anything like prophecy,
how much more we shall be called upon
to furnish, with which to push the road;
We shall be identified with il and cannot
abandon it. We must watch its progress
and fortunes in both health aud sickness.
What we must do is TO see that in all the
ups and downs OF the Shore Line Road, its
management is kept in honest. capable
hands. Before 4 rail is laid on its bed.
million OF good money will have been
spent upon it. Before its shrill whistle is
heard In our valleys the one million will
have grown into two. There will be yex-
cd questions as to locating the line, where
integrity and firmness will be indispensable
Oh the part OF the managers OF the road;
there will be contracts involving hundreds
OF thousands OF dollars TO be made. aud
not dollar of these should stick 10 the
hands OF any man in office under the Com
panys May the Lord deliver Us from any
such miserable experience as our Belfast
friends went through in order to get their
railroad built TO = terminus. But all these
things Eeed to be kept jealousy III the
minds of our citizens. The day will come
when such vigilance will be our salvation.
The pile Of money that will be put into the
road viii be large. 1t will tempt the eager
eye and greedy hand OF every sharp
>chemer in these TWO eastern counties. and
there are enough OF these TO form at any
time Il dangerous combination TO get po.-
session of the road. Should such com
bination succeed. every dollar invested in
the enterprise will be tithed aud toled to
satisfy the plunderers who have for the
time got in command.
We warn our people that the future
nted, TO be looked after keenly. Luckily
for the present. the four Directors of the
road who live in thi, County are gentlemen
whom we know, and know as upright
honest men. of proved integrity. Their
associates in Washington County, though
not as well known here. bear 4 like repute
at home. Let every man who has an in
terest in the prosperity of the new line.
keep up that interest long enough to see
that in the future its direction does not 90
into the hands OF rogues
That is all we have got to say.