Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1889-09-26
From'h b, Eos;on Eoot and shoe Recorder
Down East" for an Outing.
QtIIL DRIVER IN THE QUAINT AND PC
TURr~QUE STATE oF MAINE FoR RECREt-
IIoN AND RE~T.

Q''uI DRIVER N THE QUAINT AND PIC
| TrRr~QrE STATE oF MAINE FoR RECRE,-
| IIoN AND RE~T.
/ From Bangor went ~ Ellsworth. 30
miles south a tity of 5hAh inhabitants
/ ard a great numbering center rs well as
1 The home ~ much shipping business for
/ mann wears. II n situated ou nI"n River
/ whi h. ~ this point T. fidr wntrr- Saw
mills iuuvmcrah.o arr constantly At " prk
un ;hc billions nf logs huatCi down 10
tf"i-f from The d,u~clv wooded ami N'ld
region apt,r Nrr". IN the southern
cast uf Mn,uc. Ia section settled Ani iu-
halttah fer several generations. wc can,
/ lu thirty minutes, uud our~eiye, in prime
val forests whore io'r and other game Arc
a. l.rutifu! \. N 'ho Nno-rhcai NJ kdFrun-
dack rv-tnu. TN" hlrk country fpr many
nii,> i- almost imp"urtrahir Mountains
~ solid rock covered with pine tres.
~ aiap- anI lakes constitute The surface.
Along the COST farming j, possihl" In
some places hut the greater part Of the
rr-!ol h a. Wild a. Il wa> hundred years
s-p. ior twenty-five m,.e~ north and east
fll-wprth : however. onc N the bright
rSt aul busiest IN Maine towns Il h4s
e.c, trlc lights watcr works, And good
streets kiyc chHrcHr- and excellent
grammar ami high schools arr we'll sup.
ported, and the people arc alive to the ne
c.s,Sity uf effort in oTIrT tn achieve al
yaurctntu. commercially The Union Wv
cr divides tsc town. which il iocatetE IN
tf.- steep -i-.~ on each .s,ir. Vessels come
up 81 The ~hlrvr- a. hl2h trace, and load
with lumber This j. t4r chirf industry,
bu, Their, atc others Two carriage fac
tories arc here Davis, huckboaris are
built here. and arc sail tp 10 the best Ia
the world They arr Very comfortable;
have tFic,i one of thrm Last. but ny no
mesns least. Ellsworth has "A shoe factory.
Il i not >grpa->r'i f"r general excellence
or beauty inside or ultS.dc. by any. II
was built ny subscription among the ciii-
1-,~ and Barrcll Huu2htou & Co. II
RockiauI. Mass. wAs thc firm for which
II was E4uut Thl, large AMI celebrated
concern w4- induced NJ leave Roe kland on
account uf ,hr offensive and outra-cously
unjust attitude a,,Ameti bs thrir employees
III regard in pricr, fnT a"rk. ann they
have made l,-.iuuin- IA Ellsworth,
though -t,ii running At KoCktand. Mas
Il will Of CouT~s-. take time for them Ia
organic aud equip the Ellsworth plant on
4 footing II perfection such a. they have
arrived At TN kockiand Mass, but they
are goln. on the slow and sure plan,
Which will lu the end ~ best for them,
their customers. and kIisworth'. liberal
and plucky people, venture " predict
that ih- ii.tlc city viii and tn a few years
tNo dollar, for every one that this sps'n-
dtd factory has cn4t them. The frm that
ur9upt,- L has no superior To point Of in
tc;riiy or a1il!ty. ana means business pf
solid. susstAIIta. orl,r every time, The
clatter, whr and pounding of machines
for making shoes j. a. potent power "a
the people Of Ellsworth could have con
jur,-l - th,r sti. and thc result is a--nr-
cd The Massachusetts sportsman who
hereafter visits Green Lake. only six miles
above, aul stops A. 't ainp Comfort to
spend a few tays. shooting decks t!err or
wc,,,tcpck. Or catching !and lockrd salmon,
has or brook trout. viii Ind IN this city a
place - much Ike the towns of his own
state that he will be tempte,l To pinch him
self TO ascertain jus; how much asleep or
awake be l.