Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-04-08
origin Of tn. rles.nt Mov.m .nt

Turning TO consideration OF the pend
Ing project, the speaker recited it's origin,
add how be was led to bring the idea OF the
cauay lending its aid, before the
public, and the successive steps BY
which the pre- isct was developed 10
It's present stage, which vas ore,
he said. whish had required the utmost
caution aud reticence TO prevent the Maine
Ceatrsl or Canadian Pacific from taking
steps 10 forestalI.
TIE speaker then proceeded to prove
that a county vote Of $500, 000 would be
highly profitable. even il locked st IS al
outright Ritf.
/ An inspection Of the records Of the
/ Custom House showed that fer the year
/ 1890 the county of Aroostook paid to the
/ Csnsdisu Pacific AID the Msine Central the
sual Of 81 100000 for Transporting the
products of the county to the Boston
market. The distsnce from Boston TO
Uoulton nv the present line of rsil-
way is 413, by the proposed route
( i. would be $50 miles, = saving of 81
miles. or, if YOU 90 ty way of Rsugor. OF
81 miles The distance from Fort Fair
/ aala to Boston by present route is +77-by
/ the proposed route, via Dover, 400 miles
=
miles. From Caribou The distance by
present route IL ts9, via Dover 400, q saw
( irg of so. or by Bangor Of s. miles. From
/ rresque Isle BY present route 5o4 miles,
/ by Few lire 396, u saving of los miles. or.
IL YOU went by Bangor, Of 80 miles. Var
Buren, Is sos miles by present route. by
new route il would be 433, saving Of 70
miles.
The average distance from these five
places to Boston is Az; by proposed route
/ via Dover. il would be 1885,, saving Of 70
miles, the practical effect Of which IL 70
take Aroosseok county up sod carry it "a
miles nearer market. No~, assuming thai
the nes railroad charges the same rate pei
mile for freight, (lesving out OF account
all considerations Of development). there il
a saving of ore-sixth Of the freight. one
sixth of 81 200, 900 is $500, 600 per year. 8
tax whieh falls directly on the produces
sad consumer.
Eight Dollars Recsived for One Pa Id Out
I II the county votes $500, 900 in aid Of
this ne ~ line, assuming that the bends will
besr interest Sc per cent-s0d the 1 PEI
cent county bouds tso years $50 sold at
pre- NJ unit would be SIS Geo per yesr
No~, If The people Of Aroostook by taxing
themselves S25, 600 eau receive hack 5000
600. CT eisht deiiays for every dallsr they
psy Gus. Is is sssutsilv q rich bargain. The
percentage Of $500 600 on the present val
ns,i Il 5,437 ,l5s Sould be 81 per csat.
The speaker then proceeded to give the
valuation Of the wild isrds, lying in tbs
Incorporated snd urt9corp0rsfed townships
sad found that st 3 "A ger cent the wild
land owners would contribute $3.50 coo. OF
one-hslf Of the proposed levy. Therefore
the pes pie Of Aroessook wonld really hsvt
to bear only Si2 500 annually. The res
is borna By tire Wild land owner, who i.
reiihsr producer nor consumer, and
whose only tenef. from the tax is what
ever Increased value msy result 10 biz
property by the construction OF the rail
rosd into ard through the hesrt of thit
great county. The speaker next explaine5
the relslion Of the
Bangor & Ptsratsq ais Road
TO the present plan This read, which Ban
sor bad helped financially to push throuzt
Piscstsquis coan;Y, had revoiutonizee
industry snd business there. It hsd
crested and built up thriving msn.
u!seturiHs villages, ard brought int
: what was before almost waste and
. aese.. places, the hum Of industry. /,
was hrd and fo,hid1ing agricultural sec.
lien. yet it 30 successfully stimulated busi.
ness and industry la PiscatAcuia county,
that il became dividend paying road.
Then the Maine Central, in pursuit. Of in