Daily Kennebec journal., 1890-10-30


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Edsseys Of fhe Ksnsssse Jesynai:
We cannot ses often ftvisv the growth
y 4 3sveiopmeat 10 cur eoan ~ daring the
iass hfy year.. because The sYessh and
deseI. pm n during ssi. p~siod. more
s,p. clsi /, Ia the las, t.i.sy years Of the last
dfss h.s never been surpassed in tse himosy
II ai siyi ixsfsoa.
RAsIross.s have increased in this time
from three ih u and psii-s 10 sns hundred
and sev. nty th ,Dsand mil~s, znd whsn ve
'ssn TO consifer tps. ths svtrsse east Ger
lie Of ooid'sg al railroads IN the United
-ufes ineiatiE g tssif = rtniesl faeii ties ard
tasif rolling stock I. sixty thousand dollars
p.r rniis, according % Poor. manual for
1889, sc b gin TO reslxe whst enormous
ssus are inverted in these great enterprises.
To-day the psep'e s~n nearly ave miiIie n
farms AID the land nsd.r cultivation
amGnn's u over three hundred million
serss Corn has qusdYupied ard We now
crodnce two huaGred million hushel-
Wheat hss grown from one hundred million
TO I've bupdred million bnsBls snd the osr
crop tst scar reached syea hana ed snd
nfty iniilioe busasi. Daring the past tni- y
years over eleven million Of emigraa's have
come into this e3uatrs from every portion
Of the land and been aiven employ msns asd
lccupaiisa ard made new homes No
eauatrY in the ~orld was ever sBcl grest
= sgreaitprsi country as is the UBit-d States
today for it row prodase. er thirty per
cert. ~ the nd OF the world
All Europe OILY possssse' three citie-,
~ilb all It's years # ciyiiiz alton. haviag
more than a million Of nhsbi ant.
whiie the Uni'ef States alone has three
eiti-s who So popaa inn i. NOR than mil
ran aed txeasy tso stst y with more Than a
million inhabitants. While Europe has du.-
ing this TIM been increasing IS inisbtei
nrss or the other hand durias the las, ten
wears h. state isd.bte ,ns =. IN this country
h.s deersasea AMI the debt of tn. United
States decrease d more than billion dol sfs
Railroad rates II the past twenty years
nsve heen reduced more than fftg per cent
and the Working people OF the Uated States
have in deposi IN SAVINGS il sti,utions and
building as-o .isti ms more than six billion
dollars. This is more than the ssvlnas of
all the wage Gamers Of Europe. These
fact. ought to be- a complete fefuta.ion of
al the lily snd idle tatK that this country
ls growing poorer and that We have not q
substantial and permanens prosperity per
yatipg the land.
Is Msins keeping pace with the rest OF
the country So far ss population is con-
C. rned no. In mste'isl wealth We have
m.de rapid strides. Maine has today in
its saw &. ba ks nrd its building associa
uons nexilv fiftv million doisr.. and its
State de bt bas been Ia gely decreased and
the rate of State taxstl n in Maine today
is lower than il has heen doring any period
sincs the close of the war. Nearly every
farming town ia Maine receives from the
s att treasury. from the mill tax, which il
p id by the large cities, q sum greater than
its State tax so that all the taxes they
really have to pay is local taxation which
hey vote for thu mseives in every co nmun-
ny, for their own loc purposes and is
et tirelv unier their control.
There is no reason why Maine should
no. make ~ rsrii s'riies in development
IS other sections Of the countrv. We want
frst to discourage emigration from Msine
se want IN every way II discourage the
.akirg of capital from Maine 70 be carried
10 o'h.r sections of :he country to build
up eBte'prisss; We want 10 keep our men
mi mOn.y a. home; We an, to use ou-
'wn capital made here 10 Maine in develop
< every resource in the State. and if ~e
"a" only do that we can find employment.
md encouragement for our ", ung meo,
Keeping them here, ra her than havir & them
yoiDg elsewhere TO seek homes AID for
unes. How can this be done:
In the very able report made by the Tax
commissioner VIII ch will be presented to
he next legislature. is The suggestion tha,
h State tax on the deposits in our Savings
3.nhs. shsl be fixed so As to di.criminate
n favor of home investments. The more
han 'o'ty five million dollars on dep0.it in
'ur Ssv'pgs Bs' k fl de its great outlet in
Investments beyo the limits of our Sta'e
t will be found upon examination of our
'ank examiners report that more than
hirty Ave millions Of dollars Is inve sted
u'sida of Msin~ and the Tax Commission
rs wisely call the attention of the people
- these fac's by .uy Z sting that the State
evs q tax upon Say nas Bank depo its at
,ne per cent on all spms inve st.d outside
# Maine ard one-h.lf per cent. upon all
ums invested in Name.
The grea. need of Maire today is more
abroad comm unication. Whstever growth
Maine h q had has kept pace with the
.row'h of its rsilrosd communication
treat sections of the State have no railroad
communication. Take the great northern
,srt OF our state. Aroos,ook, it needs, It
wants ard 1t should have direct railroad
with the rest Of the State
Take the great county of Washington with
Is magnifcens sea coast. Ii needs and
lemands railr lsd communi cation with other
ee,ions of the ) ate. franklin county ought
o have and wants railroad running down
Is valleys strihiug the ksnnebec. Oxford
ieeds greater facilities 10 brig all Its
'ro uett 10 the market. of lhe State. The
,hore lire shlull he extended from Rock
ard 10 Cam len, Belfsst aad Bangor. The
inc frcm Bangor TO Castipe built. There
: hardy any section of the State but what
eeds development ia this lima The
lus bee Cef tral ought TO be butt from
AXE Mega c 10 Wiscassei bringing SOM
rect ard Kennebsc directly to the sea.
cbe building of all these lines voud add
reat prosps rity ard wealth - the State
md increase matsrisle its population.
1t ia expensive TO build railroads. At
i--t they are no, Profitable They have to
al; f'w yesr- until The country through
sbich 'hey go is developed, but. in the end.
hey always pay If properlv built.
What better policy could the State pur-
ue han by general lsw. to loan its credit.
'Jr = limited sum per mile, on all railroads
o be built when toe proposed route
= properly approved by the Rail-
os1 Commissioners aud tire Governor
nj Council. II we could have such a pol-
~ as this. the State would not les, dol
ar. would never be called upon TO pay
ent, but would. in this way, be an impetus
o the building of these roads and to the
development of the State. Msssachuset
lss done this thing. I, built up in this way
hat greet artery the Boston and Albary
Railroad and never lost penny by it.
We believe there is great opportunity
or Milne in this direction. and unless some
'roat pablic policy like this is pursued by
be State, Mslne will not keep pace with
Ter sister states in their RAPID strides to
'rosress Let this be discussed by the
'eople; lc. them think about il. let them
10 into it as . business operation, not a
peculatiou, but q busine.s operation:
me that is destined to add to the wealth
md population of the State. LIE. the news-
'spers discuss it; let the people write about
/; ies us all join together in common
'u'pose 10 make Maine Ia population and
M erial wealth Shat she is in intelligence,
one Of the empire states in the Union.
J. II. MASLEf.
AuGusrA, Oct. p. 1San.