Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-11-17
Growing Popularity Of the Road.
Tprpsage Isie Star-Hefnld,

While it il true that the balance Of the
stock subscription required to warrln. the
Bangor and Afoos,ooK R. X Company In
issuing bonds and beginning sexual work is
no. being msde up - rapidly - to fully
satisfy the enthusiasm and snxious interest
Of Aroo stook people, i. 10, nevertheless,
nus that the subscription is steadily grow
ing. and that every day sees one or more
new eniistments in The ranks Of the sup
porters Of this great enterprise. and the
end Of every week sees very respectable
sum entered on the company's books.
There are gratifying Indications that the
grea. intrinsic importance Of the under
taking. and the bearing which its success
has on business and commercial interes,s
much more remotely related to Afoostook
than those of Bangor. are beginning to tie
appreciated.
Not only is every eection of the State of
Maine deeply interested in sn enterprise
that will bring this great county TO the
front in industry, wealth and population,
hut Boston, the market for the products Of
Aroostook's fertile coil and boundless tim
Der forests, 10 slso concerned.
There are large number Of Boston Arms
between one hundred and fifty and two
hundred-vho do business in Aroostook,
and all Of them have stake 10 Aroostcok's
growth and prosperity. Every increa'e Of
Aroostook's productiveness 10 An increase
Of business for these firms; every new
Impulse to her industry and growth is an
impulse to their business. Within the past
fortnight, number Of well known Boston
houses have given substantial evidence Of
their disposition to aid Aroostook in the
.ha il kip0 To hpa ont A m q
them may be mentioned the widely
known :ea and coffee firm Of Chase 4
Ssnborn, who subscribe $1,000. StetsoH
lumber, take $1,000 Of the preferred STOCK;
H. B. Sway & Co. $500; Leroy s, Brown,
An Aroos stock boy) Of the finn of Blsney,
Brown & Co., $500.
In addition to these . number Of firms
who handle Aroostook potatoes have sub
scrioed ss 70 lows: c. Il. Murch Co {,
$1,000; Gilmore & Co.. $1,000; Foster.
Weeks & Co., $500; c. B. Foster, $500;
T. P. Blake, $500.
The liberal and generous spirit shown by
these firms will be fully appreciated By
Aroostook people, and the example they
have set 70 one that ought to be followed by
every other concern that ships goodsl into
Aroostook or that handles Aroostook
products.
Among Boston business firms there are
probably none who have a greater stake in
Aroostook's prospective growth and devel-
opment than the various fertilizer con :
panies, who have sold in the past and
reasonably expect to sell in the future i'm
mense Quantities Of their manufactures to
cur farmers. Would 1t not be good busi-
pess policy for these gentlemen to warm up
q little toward Aroostook. and put in some
thin z to help turn the scale in favor of the
success of an enterprise which means q
boom for everything and erybody con-
necled with Aroostook, and not the lfast,b
any means, the potato raising industry, and
incidentally the trade in fertilizers?
In conclusion it is perhaps proper to
say word in correction Of statement
appearing in the Aroos.ook Democrat Of
isst week, to the effect that the stock sub
scription is being used up in paying the ex-
penses Of the survey. As matter of fact
not . cent of this subscription is available
until actual construction begins aud the pay
mt Of the salaries and other expenses
incident to the survey comes out Of the
S52 500 with which the company started 10
It's treasury and which is be ing rapidly ex-
pended in this preliminary work, and which,
II the road is not buil!. is a dead loss.
But the cold practical fact 10 that the
Bangor and Aroostook Rsilroad is going to
be built and that il is movement that de-
serves the sympathy. confidence and moral
and material support of every person in
Aroostook, in the city Of Bangor and the
State Of Maine.