The Republican journal., 1877-11-15
Revival Of Business.

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featuring towns of Connecticut and in
some of the other New England States
As to Maine, she was the last to feel the
influence of the great panic, and unless
much energy is shown, she may be the
last to recover her former prosperity
After all, the wheels of business are
moved by few driving men. Two great
builders in the little town of Thomaston
have put four new ships ahoat this sum-
mer, Undetermined in spite of all obstacles
to force way to success. And this in
spite OF the burdensome navigation laws,
which are so we'll discussed in an article
by David A. Wells, to be found in an
other column Of this paper. What is
needed everywhere are few more 'ssteam-
| engines in trousers" While in converse
ton with great worker and capitalist in
a distant city, the writer happened to
mention the enormous peril that Belfast
undergoes from a want of water, and
some OF the attendant circumstances re-
garding the obstacles thrown in the way
OF bringing it into this city,-when the
man of energy electrified us by saying 'I
am half inclined to go down there and
bring in the water for you" 1t seemed
an easy thing to his vigorous mind. But
he has other irons in the fire and is not
coming. Parenthetically it may be said
that now is the time when the work could
be done cheaply, while labor is low, and
iron pipe cheaper than ever before. 1t is
a tact that water systems have invariable
paid a fair revenue. The average in
come from them in this country is 81 80
per inhabitant The Lewiston journal
expects an annual income of $25 900, or
five per cent. on the cost of the new wa
ter works about to be established in that
thriving city. The Auburn Aqueduct
Company now pays a three per cent.
semi-annual dividend: while the Lowell
Water Works bring in 100000 a year.
But to return to the subject of general
business. There are reports OF a rapid
and enormous increase in freighting bust
ness on the New York Central railroad,
also on the Erie, and on the Baltimore
and Ohio. The passenger traffic east and
west is also great. Vanderbilt "senses
the thing" it is said, when he gives or
ders that Ill employees on the line shall
have an increase of five per cent, be
| ginning from the first day of this month
This is in accordance with his promise to
the men in the great strike. when he gave
them one hundred thousand dollars, and
| promised them an increase of pay when
| the good times come again, and also as
serted that the good times was coming
this fall.
American exports too are assuming
great variety and proportions. Our peo-
pie are not only sending beef and bread
to the old world, but are shipping abroad
great quantities of boots and shoes, cot
ton cloths and prints butter, cheese, lard,
and stacks of the now popular canned
goods. There is also a growing trade
with Brazilian interest now in it's in
fancy, but capable Of being developed in
to important proportions. The claim is
made that our exports to South American
ports for the year ending 1877 will foot
up four times the amount shipped in any
one year before Our existing trade with
Brazil is indirect, via England. Doubt
less q steamer line direct to that vast en-
pirt could be self sustaining
Philadelphia contractors are going to
build the Madeira Il Mamore Railroad in
Brazil, which road, when it is completed
to the extent of $50 miles, will connect
the United States with Bolivia directly.
When it is constructed, the trade of
Bolivia, which now has no convenient
outlet, will flow easily down the Madeira
and Amazon to the Atlantic. The aggre-
gate length of the aTtluents of the Ma
deira, with their tributaries, is $500 miles,
and 1000 miles navigated by steamers
would open the unequaled mineral wealth
and agricultural products of the country
to the commerce of any nation energetic
enough to bid for such great trade. Bo-
livia is the most peaceful and at the same
time richest of the South American re-
publics 1t is shut out from the world
by the Andes or the west, having, with
an area OF $4,000 square miles and a
population Of nearly 3,OOO,OO0, a short
Pacific coast line of 80 miles, which can
only be reached by mountain journeys.
The people are Industrious, and only
want exterior trade to make them a ma
ton of standing among the powers of the
Potosi, from which 81 200, 100000 were
taken in the interval between l545 and
1899, are proverbial for their richness,
and in other parts of the mountain sys-
tenn, which is accessible by the Madeira
branches, there are ineXhaustible stores
Of silver and gold. The railroad will also
bring eastward the abundance of farm |
products now taken across the Andes at |
great cost and Inconvenience.
Death OF Hon. Arno Wiswen.
The Hon. Arno Wiswell, of Ellsworth,
died at his residence at that place, on
Tuesday night of last week, at the age
of sixty years. Mr.. Wiswell had an at
tack Of paralysis nearly two years ago,
from which he never fully recovered.
He was a native of Frankfort, in this
county, where he was a teacher for num-
Der of years. He commenced the practice
of law in his native village where he re-
manned few Years, when he removed to
Ellsworth. There his natural abilities and