Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1875-08-12
The Railroad again.


Bf reference To 4 cal, To be found IL our
advertising columns. it will be seen that
the call Tor a meeting TO vote on extend
iua AID Tor the construction of the road To
TO he held TODAY Wednesday, ht> been
:iinardp f. bv the council and another meet
i1Ig c..icd for saturday with an amend-
IA, nj Ia lne ogI. iual proposition. providing
HAT The money raised hy thi, CITY. shall hc
used and cxp..n,'ed or. Inc construction ot
the road-bttt Tor ~4il road, beginning at
the Surry line near The river aud continue
ing East 80 as to pass through the Falls
village near the river.
II has always seemed To Us, that this
amendment imposes an important restrie-
uon on the Directors. rendering it obliga-
tory on them. to eXpend large portion Of
the $4,000 to be raised by this city, in
the construction OF section of the road
universally admitted to be most beneficial
to it, interests. Il will be advantageous tt
mill owners in the transportation of the
products OF their mll>.-it must lessen The
expenses Of keeping the roads in repair
aud it points unerringly to Bucksport a
the Western terminus of the road.
Should the road be completed, this cit
viii I. any rate have this advantage. w
five miles of road extending from the Fall
through the heart Of the city TO deep watc
and / piece Of road, which. whatever ma.
- 81. r., = III ,,-,,..1,,3.- ~ III. lin,
viii undoubtedly pay.
There is to-day in the mind, of our Vol
ers much misapprehension. not to say l.
norance a. to the views ofthe Directors j
the construction Il the line from EllSwort
to PASSPORT. We. therefore propose 10 civ
their views lit being understood that y
do not fully adopt them for the pnrpo-
OF setting them before the people and thei
they must judLe for themselves. II i 6
timated that this road. which is 10 be
feet inches guaSe. will cost complete
$4,000 per mile This estimate i base
upon figures furnished 10y competent ci
gineerS and the fact that OF the GOO mTl'
OF narrow guage roads now completed
this country, the average cost per mile Il.
been $1,000.
The Directors estimate that ten per cen
OF the valuation Of 1870 Of the sever
furnish the rails and equip it, Some of l..
Directors also estimate that the travel ,
the two counties, together with the Pro,
ince travel. viii make it within three wear
time. paying road on the original invc,
inent. How far these estimates are corrr,.
the experiment and time must decide.
These are in brief their views. They AZ
capable. judicious business men. and som
OF them have had experience in railroa
matters
Zach year. to business community,
railroad becomes more and more 4 uece,
sity. OF its desirableness to Us. each vo
ter must judge for himself II cannot b
denied that the present * a most fayora
bic time to embark in such an enterprise
on account of the cheapne,s Of labor ant
material. Probably. on the action of Els
worth depends the fate of the road. |
ought. therefore, to be calm. deliberate
wise. On the one hand is placed A heav,
dept which may 81 may not weigh heavi
~ Tor years on the taxpayers of this civ
decreasing our population. and driving GU
our already too limited capital. On tn,
Other Is offered an experiment, which ma,
develop new kinds Of business. ana brjua
IA capital and population Remember that
me iniure a> well a, the present. is to be
regarded in thi> vote. aud let il b.. = ..Yes.
or No" for which satisfactory reason
can be given