Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-01-31
NO. 26.

| ia tiduspoItdtlOut ErOWU 10 SuCQ q magnitude IN
modern times, together with the immense bushes.
that the enterprise and great resources of Canads
and the great st. Lawrence lakes will furnish this
short line, will do much towards filling this shor
gap of 81 miles.
The cost of transportation is as much an element
in cheap bread as that Of production or fertilizer
or cheaPening in soils accessible by rail or water
and finally upon this great question of cheap bread
largely depends the happiness, progress and well.
being of nations. The Victoria bridge at Montre.
al, and the Grand Trunk railroad have played .
conspicuous part in this great question Of cheap
bread the net work of railroads radisting from
our principal Atlantic cities to the great west have
performed their several functions in the question
OF cheap bread; and this question of cheap trans
portation has perforated the Hoosac mountain. and
Mt. Gems, and built the immense bridge across
the Missouri river at st Louis, at cost Of 80 OOO-
o0O; and have entire faith that this question of
cheap transportation, and ultimately of cheap and
abundant bread, untaxed at the Canadian bounda
Diary, from the cheap, and extensive virgin soils
contingous to the line of the Canada Pacific rail.
way, together with other auxi Hilary advantages too
numerous to mention here, to be derived from hav
ing the outlet o. this great highway of nations
across the State Of Maine BY the shortest existing
New England, will fill the short gap from North
Anson to the Canadian boundary line.
have thus briefly stated some Of the facts in
regard to the condition and importance of this
great national and international highway, now in
oA DOtu sues Oh the 0OU00.
ary line; with our intelligent and progressive Ca
madam neighbors, an eminently commercial peo-
PIE, claiming common kindred with US, speaking
the same noble Anglo-Saxon tongue, and deriving
their civilization, liberty and laws from the same
| ancestral race, knocking at our doors for admit
tance, with thec commerce and their coin. with
the products of their fields, forests and the sea;
with transit commerce to cross our territory,
ultimately from China and India to the capital Of
our noble State; and direct commerce with our
0h0vro nvHI
menting that the merchant princes of the earth
we'll might envy.
A return of the statistics Of Canadian trade to
the House Of Commons, showing the amount Of
imports and exports of Canada from the let day of
January, 1853, to the 1st day of January. 1869
DISTINGUISHING the imports from, and the exports
to the nited States from those to and from Great
Britain, and others coutries, which are as follows
IMPORTS AND EXPORTS FROM JAN. lst, 1858, TO
JAN lst, 1869.
Great Britain, $3.50, ,632, 1893.
nted States, 595, ,953,769
British Colonies, 3l,182670
Other Countries, 30,l58, ,OS8
France, 5,65l, ,907
Germany, 2l42573
1t will thus be seen from this-the latest docu.
ment publshed-that in the l6 years ending Jan.
lst 1862 the trade of the United States with Can.
ada Ontario and Qaebec) in import and exports
was S45 $50 $40 more than with Great Britain, and
5000 ,00O, 900 more than the trade of Canada with
all other parts of the world. The most remarks.
Die feature, however, in this return is the figures
showing the gradual increase Of Exports from
Canada into the United States amounting to $780,
1854, being about half of the total amount Of
exports in the previous sixteen years. and this In
crease is still going on. showing the vast impor-
tance to the United States Of having free access
TO Canadian markets, as well as for the Canadas
to come to our market for their commodities free
Of all duty.
Shall they be admitted to New England over
this short and chosen route of the Indian trspper
and the voyager, bringing with them the hsr.
bngers OF peace, commerce, and an enlightened
and christian civilization Shall the material inter.
ests of Maine and Massachusetts, to be affected 90
benehcially by the contamination of this great en-.
terprise turn deaf ear to their call Shall we
refuse to spend three millions to meet our Cana
dian neighbors and to reap the fruits of this great
propose to spend fifty millions to meet Us land
they have already provided more than twelve mil
lions OF it by private, municipal and governmental
aid.
Every man, woman and child in Maine, as well
as all Our great agricultural, industrial and COM
mercial interests, are to be deeply and lastingly
benefited by the consummation ofthis great work.
by reason of the vast reduction in land transit from
the st. Lawrence to the Atlantic, which its compile
tion will effect it will afford cheaper bread and
cheaper meat to our hardy and frugal population
and Will enable Maine to sustain and increase her
great and varied manufacturing industries.
Maine and Massachusetts, as States, have ma
eria interest in the success of this great enter
prise for every step toward economy in transpor-
taton Is q step toward national prosperity.
Every railroad in Maine has direct interes. in
the speedy completion of this great work, and the
two great railroads leading from Maine to Bos.
ton, the Boston & Maine and the Eastern, have
an especial interest in it.
Its construction would vastly increase the busi-
ness of the Maine Central. and would ultimately
make Boston the depot of passenger and freight
business over this road to Quebec and the st. Law
renee of great magnitude, and Quebec one of her
best customers, and especially with the restors.
ton of liberal and reciprocal commercial relation,
with the Dominion.
The completion of this great Internatial high.
way would be the complement of the railroad sys-
TEN of Maine, and of the two great lines leading
from Portland to Boston.
The 50 miles of road from North Anson In the
Canada line to complete this great work in Maine
can now be built and equipped for $40 600 per
mile-S3,2So,Oo0 say in round numbers, S3, ,30O,-
900 and bona fide cash subscription of 81 Csc. :.
900 will ensure its completion and equipment in
two years, to meet our Canadian neighbors at the
line.
Let us see what interested parties'therc are tba.
we can look to with some reasonable hope of sue.
cess for this amount of money to consummate an
enterprise Of such international and worldwide
Importance.
The towns of Solon, Bingham and Moscow. I
have no doubt, would cheerfuly respond to $50, :.
900 Of the amount required; other Maine inter.
ests, SO,OO0; Massachusetts,, $500, 600; Csusd.
and London, 5000 900 ;-Sl, ,760, ,0OO
The overlay of $4,000 in the estimate is to
provide for non payment Of subscriptions, expen.
ses of procuring and collecting subscriptions, en-
gineering, land damage, interest on bonds, &C.,
&C. A further sum of $4,000 in stock might
be taken by the contractors, making the bonded
debt only 81 100000, and the stock debt 81 800.
600; total, SO, 800, 900.
With this sum of paid up capital this great work
can be accomplished in two years, and in ten
years from its completion vast will be the bust
ness upon its line double track will be required,
and in three years from its completion il viii paw
6 per cent its entire cost, with honest and pru-
dent management, for it will be the gate way of
commerce that will astonish as well a. feed the
nations. And with liberal and reciprocal CONNER.
cial relations with the Dominion, which il sure to
come within four years, the amount of commerce
over its line with Maine and Massachusetts, alone,
consisting largely in the products of our factories
and workshops, will exceed annually five times the
cost of the entire line to be built.
With the enlargement of the St. Lawrence
canals, to be completed in 1879, and the compile
tion OF the International highway under consider
alton, Quebec will at once become rival to Mon
treal in the shipment of grain, with many marked
advantages on the start; and knowledge Of the
national advantages her position affords has stim-
ulated her merchants and active men to the land