Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1885-06-18

'Ca>h resources. tor 1883.
QUIT a number Of the above named towns
reduced their indebtedness last season. hut
no volume Of statistics i. being complied bt
the SECRETARY Of state this year. it would b.
difficult To obtain their enact financial stand
ins. The taxable valuation given above only
averages eighty three per cent. Of the true
valuation Of the real and personal estate in the
towns. Considering the financial condition OF
thc ,eral towns the friends of the proposed
road believe that aid to the extent Of 5000 per
mile can be obtained from them, which would
be- bu, 2.s> per cent. Of their valuation. In re-
turn the town, will have the adv antagc of rail-
road connection with the business centres Of
New England They will hnNe se,iio.o0 Of
railroad property from which the State will
derive an excise tax. and they will have all the
permanent improvements OF the railroad com
pany for local taxation. Not one Of the towns
will have les than one railroad station in II,
and sullivan will probably have three, together
with the railroad- shops.
Beside, the towns along the line Of the road
who's. population will contribute 10 the bu>i-
ness of the road. il i. estimated that one-haf
015.e0j Of the people of Nova Scotia and
portion Of the people OF 81. John will also be
contributors. At the present time the indica-
tions are that the railroad system OF Nova
Scotia viii soon be placed by the Government
in the hand. Of syndicate Of capitalists in
terc>ted in the Maine Central Railroad, who
will undoubtedly make such arrangements for
travel across the bay to ST. John that Boston
business day ,arlier than with the present
railroad facilities. Thi. total contributing
population is about double what the European
and North American section of the Maine Cen
trial Railroad enjoys at the present time. That
pays. and il j. thus believed the shore line can
not help paving from the start because of the
compar atiyely low cost Of construction.
According 10 the last census reports, the
total number of manufacturing establishments
in Washington county was 3l9, with S2,2l2,-
2Sj capital. giving employment TO 2251 hands,
paying in wages during the year S563,6I9, us
ing materials valued at S3,02S,414 and pro-
ducing si.224 ,205 of manufactured goods.
Among these manufactures are ten tanneries,
with nearly million dollars capital, employ
ing about 700 hands and producing $500, 900
Of manufactured leather. Fifty-one lumber
mills also have a capital of ss44.000. and manu-
facture over half million dollars worth Of
lumber annually. Up to the present time
travel has been served by stages and steam
boats. and the manufacturers have largely
shipped their goods by sailing vessels. till the
rivers are closed to navigation during the win
ter. when business is largely suspended till
spring time. If through Indifference on the
part of the towns and the other interests rep
resented, Col. Greene should abandon his
project of building a through line from Ban
gor TO st. John through Washington county.
there is little probability that any attempt will
again be made to do 1t for many years. At the
recent annual meetings Of both the Grand
Southern and the Shore Line Roads Col.
Greene was unanimously reelected President.
and urged to complete what may well be called
the international Shore Line ut as early day
as possible.