Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-02-22

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poin, n~sr ;hs centre Of the State would BE- both
proper and tsst- Ny views - here expressed BE-
live in accord With the people o. this vicinity.
E O7risStoa-
A. n. Lafkin writes
So far IS can speak for the eitize NJ of Orrisgon
they do not believe the time hss come for the re-
fnvvsi OF the CAPITAL wi they nj sha, n
moved Il shAa 20 to Portland; They vll not At the
for the eEsctten Of new capitol building. nor for
the enlars~m~nt Of the oad one q fer its repair,
Of the state Czpi a. the eifixess Of o. rinr. on sih
not 20 knock the location Cd 10 the highest
bidder, but viii decide Ia favor oil the nost central
l1eatio. the then prrsent neces'itirs and eonv-n-
fence Of the people VI Maine being duly considered
Ffat1Pos1.
Geo. W. Richie writes;
am not in favor Of removal. and have spoken
TO several In regard to i, and they ars all Of nv
mi I'd safely say that the eiiixens Of this town
are It in favor Of 8 change II Is seesseary TO
eaiarge hs state House for the comfort and eonve
nenc- Of the members and tn .se connected with IT,
our to~nsp@opie will not complain for 50 doing.
Piscataquis-
aLtot Yalage.
jesse Barker write. that be does no, favor re-
m0sal to Portland, that there /. call among ,pe
peote OF his town fOr removal ., all that he fAyors
the people of his town would not be wiling to
amy extra burden Of taxation for the erection
OF rev building.
BroeBrille.
t.i DuDDinE writes
will -ay nr-t regards the removal Of the State
Capital TO Portland, think il such = vote was sub
mitfed 10 the votes of th,s state there would be
large majority against ii for the very good reason
that IL oud be in the of this large State,
and wo-third- more Of lis inhabitants would feel
Il hardship opay extra Dl-aEe TO please the one
Third who perhaps favor its removal There Second.
don't thi our people In tn town call for IL
Third, think had better get along with he old
on until ~e are ready TO build one and then
build ii nearer the center Of the tate, say Bangor.
Dover.
Hon. Eptram Flint writes
20 not thinx there is sny call among the people
OF Dover for the r~Inoval .! the capital NJ all but
its to Bangor ouid be satisfactory 10 them
while its reno, al 10 Portland would not be.
would not favor any enlargement Of the present
state Hsuse 10 an extent more than Is absolutely
required for indi-ts nsibie convenience. II the
pre-ent >ta.e House and state lands at Augusta
coui be- adv ntBg ousy sold used BY The state
for some n.-dfn purpose, think the citizens of this
town would De- willing to assume the extra burden
of direct taxation which toe erection of . new
oG ding W aid put upon them, provided such build
ing snou be- erected In Bangor or in locality
quite as central.
fOrcroH.
Judge Elias J. Hall writes
At the time o. the removal OF the capital to Au.
gnsta, ~a- - small boy living WITH my father In
fo't aud, consequently, ii would give me- pleasure
have i've place again the State capt al bst
upon looking at the gu stion without prejudice, I
nave come 10 The conclusion that 1t would BE-
"i- also un .ust to su' pct the tax payers of this
r.
even II the cost would not exceed the estimate made
by those in favor Of the removal. | am aware the
capitol building is not in every respect w'at We
would like, but the structure Is very respectable
and with an appropriation not large, /, could be
made convenient. eommodious, and b. lieye salts
factory to the majority Of the citizens Of Maine.
forcron.
County Attorney Parsons writes:
do not the soyal OF the capital to Port.
land see any public pec--si;y for Its rem val AT
all The northery and easierly portions of our state
are rapidly developing, and the great continental
railway crossing this srctisn, carrying u.s. in point Of
RAILWAY uansi, as rear Chi ago and the great
no Invest a. 1stunthe pushing, Is at present, OF
tnr Main Cen raj road northrriy to meet, mot only
this important linz, but the Arvostook road TO be
bull in The near failure and her rail aching
out from this system y. they -siably must. tax,
together with our limi'less nstura 0orces, seem
To Indicate a more rapid grow in the population
and development Of Northern Main than ever be
fore. Why then should the capital be removed +"
The extreme sou,hwestery part Of the state inst, ad
OF lug carried 10 Bangor which is more central
than any q her of our large cities.
II IN. capitol Is not TO BE- removed should favsr
its IN argrment, and cerr ainly such An addition
would in-u'e the protection If valuable sts-
Librar. N w accumula ed there. do not think the
ciiizens of this community would be " ling to -
-utne the extra burden of direct tsXatioa required
Tor the erection Of = new building. Wien n new
building becomes matter Of necessity. ii may be
considered wise 10 remove the capital to Bangor, II
point more central AID equally accessible by all the
railways Of the state.
Greenrhe.
Charles Dawson writes:
can good reason for the removal Of the
State "a ts in any direction At present. Nor do
think the present generation wilt see sufficient r-a
son or chansing the locsion OF state government.
am cidedly in favor of eblarg ng the presept
state House sufficiently 10 meet all reasonable de
nands of the pres. nj and AZ pr tsbie demands of
M n xt half century 80 far as sm acquainted
state the question Of renewal Is cons idtred uncaed
for and unwi-e. In my opinion the outlay Of one
temh OF the expense that wonld eventually sui, to
the from the al wpuld give b ia
faction 10 the people Of the state than the removal
10 Portlan', even ii thai could be brought about
without any cost To the public.
atkinson.
{. }. Ford writes that he Ia most uuqualiicdly
opposed 10 removing the capital to Portland, that
thee is no call for removal among til. people OF his
town that he should not favor the enlargement OF
tn. present bui ding, an that Whenever tile time to
move comes thu capital should 90 tart Instead OF
we (.
Boyd LAKE.
h. l.. Fowles writes:
do nor favor II removal Of tk State capital TO
70 tiand, or to ANY other point present, and in
stead Of ..eic being ANY call among the people Of
this town for removal there 1. d,ciied opposition
expr ,sed BY all with whom have cobversed in re-
gard to the matter. think our legislators will do
well to con-iier before deciding 10 do any'h of
the kind that there l. ar,e part OF the SIaIe of
Maine that is now comparatively unknown that in n
dead or two at most, will speak volumes 10 show.
ing the folly Of snch course. removal TO kittery
Point would show as mucn wisdom.
II s,he opinion of the people Of tli.
section that II tue esi.l tur- should vot. r,
the capital to Portland and suca a thing should b.
accomplished that wien the counties of somerset.
T. -ta.Avai7 Penoi scot, and Aroost ook shall b,
dv Top as il being speedily done, that Zach man
then wing who voted 10 CHI bill should be Ia
bcrd in large i-tf-rs Ou- of haine'a Capital Blum
drts,"
Wiuiamsburg.
" ". kennisoo writes that he should strongly
oppose removal of the capital TO Portland and thinks
the people of his town would unanimously say the
same. they would not be willing to assume any
extra taxation for new building
Heliington.
&C Curtis writes
do not think the state capital should be re
moved. Think there not ten men In town who
favor its removal Ihnk 1t should b. repaired and
enlarged.
Htdford.
O. Dinsmore writes
do not favor remuv al Of the state House to sort
land. do not think there IL any call among the
people of this vicinity for removal At all | favor
the enlargement Of the press mt State House l do
NOT think the citizens Of this town would be will &
10 assume the burden of taxation shch the build
ing of u new state House would put up n them. l
do not think it advisable for our state to assume
The burden Of bulldog a new state Hoase AT tine
present time Ii the capital Of Sta Is to be
ed and new state house built, should be iu
favor Of moving it srer the of state
aud not further away from II.
Somerset
Harthnd.
A. }. Moor writes
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