Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-05-19
ARoosrook LITTER.
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ActI,lt, u nov the word again upon
mo.t ~ the farms ~ Malnc, and u Il a
season ~ rcpiclng with al after the long
ueflol ~ winter. Much snow Nct ~
M ,ln. upou the ground In the northern
woods. and IN some portions of Aruos'
tonk County ihcrr I. some snow Vet rr-
naming Ia ficlis, but the ground !. b.
counting settled. Hut the great settle
mcnt that has taken place IN this county
II chief importsnce to farmers, AMI in.
DECD to All cls..e. - people, Il that of
the settlement of the question whether
or not that vast ani rich agricultural ~
glon shall longer r,miln without a rail.
ruad-a question which vas decided hy
the voters of th. county on April -, aud
decided In the Affirmative.
For some wears improvement and
progr-.. Ia NroostOok County have b~cn
practically at .tandstlll, for want ~
adequate transportation facilities, aud
the iargr.i Interest In the county hcing
agricultural u hs. b--n fatmrrs' qurs-
ton. The one outlet by rail- I. across
Rriti.h soll, the railroad owned aud con-
trnllr,l hy Euglish capital ani p"otly
mNMfNfNHl w NNlf NNNfNfAN W NaNANNNN
s,nlI,-,t. In.tssd 20 in the Interest ~
The p,oplc ~ Msiur. Immense resource.
sni opportnnlilo. for business in all
farming snd numbering operations have
no sncuurs g,m-nt. u sas ~ no "a" Tor
farmer. to grus mutv Uats, potaloc. or
h,y, e. rsi.. mur cattle. hor.r. or
.he-p. ,.ecau.e their prUiuci. could no,
h- Transported Z" market. u ~as u.".
is.. Tor capitalists to build mills sud
i.riorl,.s. engage IN th- manufacture ~
ltmisr, or ~ Into other huslnr-s opera
tlon. demsndri hy the gruNth of 10"
county snd ns large invrvas~ oi popu-
htian. h,,.au.s thsrr Nerc no ad'gusi"
r.Ilnsd facilities. The Canadian Pacific
Railroad dii not want = competing linc,
sni has done everything Is"ssihlr {" pre-
vent N. Hut after waiting fur y"sf.,
after having i--cn d~CriSci hy fals" h"I'".
~ ailrosd men Who mad. pruml.c' that
Nsrr not fultillc,i. The farmers - the
ruunt, t"nk th" mstt"r ini" their osu
hands Ths .uhi-yt 10 a "dirrvt liue
railroad ever in,h ~ which should 4"
arru.. Nmstirsn .oll. Operated IN 10" In
i.f,.t. ~ 40" p-opl" - \f"o.i""k '"un-
G, forrnr,i the .uhisyi - gnngr meet
iu.. sud firmsF.' di.Cussinus all winter.
IN. farmer. vent into the lat l'gi.-
aturr aud under the lead of such mrn as
Hon. Nli.rt \. i,urlcigh. Hon. Elwari
Wirgin and u VI l'cck. s.,ur-'i the
passage 20 tn ''cnahling act authorizing
the I.sopl- ~ Tho county to Noi" Tor IN
~ 20 s'Dp.W1 preferred sin,k io the
Bangor aud Nruo1ook Railroad. This
at Nas scvurvi ~ the town meeting.
hell 40 over ths county on Monday hy
su overwhelming vote. AMI thcr can D.
no doubt hat the halanc. ~ th. nccrs-
.aty fuul. can 10 obtained for hulltiug
tl,s rusd. work uIon which all D. COM
msnc.si next month. THE syheme give.
Nr1s;onL County sNstsm 20 railroad
p.,ulifl, iis own, hiVing two line.
arru.. It, 'ntirv territory, Opening up
new farming ioNns sni connecting ihis
fertile agricultural section With the
great m-tropoli. ot NrN England. The
agricultural empire" ~ the E,.t NIL
nov hccomc a reality Development ~
ncW farm. in whole iovn.hip. formerly
80 f,r FROM transportation line. thit u
dM not pay to clear the land, will nov
cummsng~. to extend throughout the
neSi generation. The rr.our,v. ~ the
county from su agricultural Iolnt oi
Niss. so Nast In -Ntrnt Hnd varied I'm
character, Wlll receive fresh Impetus by
ih- hulliing n the propossd nrs sy'irm.
Nroo.iook County !. capable - growing
= sufficient number ~ cattle aud sh'-p
a. r.nicr Do.tnn completely lniepen 4
cni % the gr',t W-si for IT, meat sup
ply: sni when the people there under
stand the difference in the character or
gu,lity ~ becf aud nation sent three
hundred or three thousand mile. ~ mar
kci. N. consumer l. going a. choose the
former every ,lm- u u l. possible for
hin io make the choice. IN addition Ia
thls II en- produce butter aud cheese
enough for that city. consumption {;
raise all the horses u Will want, grow
thr-e million dollar.' worth of potatoe.
annually AMI have an annual hay crop
~ une hundred thousand tons In excess.
~ Nhat will ~ needed 10 produce ~.
above named articles. II !. SURE Ia he
the paradi.e ~ the Young farmer of the
Eist.-Mirror.