The Portland daily press., 1883-03-20
The Maine Central.
And the Maine Shore Line.
[Machias Union.l

anu LILO 14bl96 oAOI0 11LO'
(Machias Union.l
A vigorous article in the Machias Union ap-
peals to the Maine Central 10 aid in the con-
struction of a branch from Ellsworth to Calais,
and threatens if such aid is withheld to join
hands with some rival line to be built across
the State. This is a somewhat vague demand:
What will such road cost? What part OF
the cost, if any, should the Maine Central
bear? Will the road pay the interest on the
cost of construction? If not, why should the
Maine Central or anybody else build it? Or
will an agreement to lease the road at fixed
rental be sufficient aid? This a matter OF 6usi-
ness, and the only effective arguments Will be
facts and fgures.-Portland Advertiser, Marcn
1.
If the article referred to, assumed appear
ance of threat, it was not so intended.
was meant to convey an idea of tne situa-
ton Of our people, their need OF rail con-
nectiop ritz -isies, their need of help to
build it, and who ought to help build. It
showed, too, the present, as in the past our
peoples friendliness to the Maine Central
and that they hoped to be so in the future,
but that circumstances might SO develope as
to draw these two Countries into open hos
tility to the Maine Central.
''Facts and figures we have published
o,or o,,d era,. ooa;,, =, III. Loot a;oht vears.
We reproduce some of these facts and figures
and to thank the Advertiser or any othe'
Daily will help us in placing the same be-
fore railroad men.
We have hoped, our people so feel to-day.
that the Maine Central would aid to the ex-
font of e1oo ooo ~ M ,,oro IN constructing
.sAs =. T-oo,voo - ~
the ROAD. Inc Oeneral ought pe III posi-
ton TO lease the road, Bangor to Calais If
not to st. John and thus control the en-
tire svsteno of roads IN Ma;ne.
''-u ''S'o--i - .o"' -
we nave no sucn olead Oh corporations as
some persons nave. some tnlngs cant De
done except by corporations. Solong as people
are allowed ~ cast their votes nntrsmmelled
49, ~ " - ss;., ",.,,1ataS
w eaii w Aailiy .oSoi0,ou
~ sI i aan =, n; ST. wno -
M he nj ylaas;ns 70 know that in N1ss5 when
10y ~ paoA af ~ Nfonh;as - portla,,d
sne lllenos % JUG M ,al:. snu ~ tan a.
plea1poau sin1 mene pi m ~, neip .mos
~ q ~ tat ,s~asnt and
a'. ~ Taat; '4 40 ooI;as inn,s;na
Ia, o,,id e. 81
ano 1ne hsynese 1s.iiha.e 'uey .Ouiu "a ~
s sao e earnings u sne ooso sno H.st
Sou,Uoo. AZ Inc enu ~ .ne mfss seaeEm
9ea 20 eo ~ no Sr.S Aosso VIZ
were S6a,oVo! ,e.
III looo tue assessor tlo ~ 10 saA oo
u na 90 ~. was 20, ,, ~, s a as
vniy " Pc. oens. VI sno Ia 90 Saom ... u
sne ta ei5 COZ 200 NJ ;o1ndad =, his
nn mas0 oa Ta.,oSI,ooV 81 900 w nno
~ 9ooo,ooo ~ oasings DanSS' anu $4,000
oiom eS.amaseI II oHnus anu os vaa'
esoapo saa" Ioie a;,i;n,s Hosi ~ o.
Tor aa ro~,,+,, e Rar Horbors tr,o 10 IN
a.;a, oS,IS - Io,,id FIJI Srt I;ttia e
ar,, haio,- W. rton
'n w., o0t t,, .,t;as sl1D ro,,ortr of
lug % sw4 Whit, Tous'oS 'no" property u lnoi0
'n Tho oo onn,,eI l,r,ber nrod,ct Of wosh;na
.o,, To,',t,, 40, ho S;vfdoJ as folIo,vs
WI ovunoy 10y " 1-'iNo1 % nnoooa
~. vluiA it =. s1000'000
Nachias 100000.
Pleasant :" 100000.
Narraguagus, 2,ooo,ooo.
The above localities to include the smaller
near by rivers; in all business OF ten mil
lions yearly.
The hay product OF Washington 60. is
| $4,000 tons, worth $SO0,OOO. II facilities per-
mitted shipping by rail as now IN Vermont,
| the hay yield could be increased TO l0U,UUU
tons.
The frozen fish business, Passport, Machi-
as, Addison and Milbridge would average
two car loads per day the three winter
months.
Potato. trade, considerable already, Ian
cuisines Tor want OF ran 1acHltles LOT SNIP
pers The crop IN TINS County averages one
mlllcn Dusnels per season. Ihree 70 Iour
months in the year no potatoes are shipped !;
the season TOO When potatoes are ID demand,
december 10 Marcn inclusive. NO better
potatoes are prouuceu tnan III tn!s oounty;
we cnanenge tne country on Cnls! Ooui1
our farmers nave ran 70 snip over Inc yleld
could be increased ID tnree years 10 I'VE NIL
non Dusnels anu n .oo4t1 oe.
ine wiio run, pi9epeIIies, ra sdp ena
ana cranDerries aireauy eAceeu pSo,Vov III
value. Could packers have rail- connection
with the markets SO as 10 lake advantage OF
the mgnest prices the business couid run
up to half million IN nve years.
hed 6eacn, Jonesp9ro anu Auolson are
oeVeiopihg SOME vi Ine ocsI Ieu anu piaeA
granlte on the continent. mreauy ~ 10 S Suu'
on orders 70 9alulnore, washington, In
clnnaId ana Ot. LOUIS, aSsresatins ~ taiu ~
$zoo,Uoo' 1nis susiness Call pe increaseu W
m mn weary. ,.a. os, oe ego
ood dne w ua9e 10 aneauy ~ oA.o's " Poo'
oog year ~ WasnlngSson co t p
Inc 0unliler slavei eas. .ioni 1 aoal "
Issoros Oh one MAINS coass' .ho oS seaI
sne cars are rGn VIII equai tnao ovel ,no
H. q N. from bangor IN the same inohtns,
and we think exceed It largely.
Inc water powers OF Union, Narraguagus,
Pleasant, Cnandler's 8, Macnlas, East Machlas,
Dennys, tenamaquon and St. CIolx rivers
would drive machinery equal 70 all that
now operates In Maine, ana tnese powers
can pc utilized py capitalists at cost less
by lou per cent. IMAM the IKE powers In
Massachusetts or Connecticut.
East Machlas alone can drive az Inc ma
chlnery now operating on the Androscog-
glnl :.
Inere are unliihiteo Ioiests OF young JIM
per, plrcn, poplar, spruce ior pup, noe nam
ules' poXes, pasreis' iocatea oirectiy on tne
me Hg Sl lae roau. .
Wne1 LUG slean9oa. colnuenceu On tne
lvuto ma s W lu.1iahu, ~ egss were
sniPpeu from Macnias river. IN 1 ~ zen
years Inc business nau oeVeioped 10 to,ooU
49, f. Ser L. yWo.l.h,,n, ~ :; -
II $50 noI; l. " aSncuin. ~, ~ pun
nc Ineeting at rorlallu IN aiu oI the I. d.
d M. Steamboat Co., said:
There is no similar number of people in