Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-12-28

the late John A. Poor. Maine is indebted
to him more than to any other man dead
or now living for the grand start she has
made In opening up railway communica-
tions and developing her material re-
sources. Upon whose shoulders shall his
mantle fall? Bangor will extend aid to
an eastern road. He said town lines and
county lines are of no account. A road
through eastern Maine was an advantage
to the State. | say to you, citizens OF
Ellsworth, don't throw cold water on this
enterprise. He did not visit this meet
| ing as mayor, but as a citizen of Bangor,
and he came to work. With t he long pull
and the strong pull and the pull toget her
we shall have an eastern railroad.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
| Rev. A. +. Ives, of Castine, said: The
| first question is, are we to have an eastern
railroad? He thought this question was
| already settled favorably. Then the
question is where is to be the western
| terminus? He eulogized Bangor, telling
a story to illustrate the general stampede
| OF citizens all over the State at that point
at one time In her history. Is Bangor the
| place for the terminus? II so then let the
! road go there. Looking to the map and
regarding straight lines, he thought
the centre OF a railroad system the largest
in Maine, and yet this city is only in its
| infancy. viii she look on and see the
trade Of eastern Maine diverted to Ban
gor? Portland with its magnificent
| future, with its capacious harbor, its lines
OF steamers &C., Will it give up this eastern
trade? Bangor is shut up for mont his each
year, and why 90 there? But why not
go to Castine? The route is shorter, it is
on the sea, it is not blockaded with Ice, it
he's the best tsrbor Of ali the coast. Ma
ture designed this harbor for use. The
French, the Dutch, and the English, in
the earliest history OF the State, selected
this harbor because it was the best Of all
in his locality. Castine has wiited, and
it has seemed to be on the wrong side of
The bay, but it is on the rig bit side for an
eastern railroad, and with it may have a
prosperous future. Mr.. Ives made fine
argument for Casline, and retired amid
applause.
DR.. G. w. Ladd, of Bangor, did not
come here to discuss the termini Of
road, but to speak OF the subject gener-
ally. lie said those who furnish the
money should determine its course. He
alluded to Belfast, as having made mis-
take, that is why there is trou Bile there
This example furnishes no argument
against railroads, but may be used a. Il
warning to begin night. He understood
That Ellsworth is somew hat opposed to a
railroad This he did not understand.
He spoke of the Bangor and Piscataquis
road As being pushed forward towards
Moosehead Lake, and said Bangor is forty
miles nearer Quebec and Montreal than
Portland, and this up country road of
theirs was slowly but surely being pushed
on to the great West. The matter of
trade with the east did not amount to
much. Bangor did not care for this, but
she did want communications with all
points OF the State. He discussed the
narrow guage roads fully. They can be
built 33 per cent. cheaper than the COM
mon guage. He thought narrow guage
road between Calais and Bangor will from
the start pay per cent. All sorts of in
dustry will spring up with the railway,
and Maine Is yet to go ahead in every
section OF it. He said hat friction is " hat
is needed; and this part OF the State
which in times past has been so largely
engaged in shipbui!ding, has forgotten
that there are other interests to be cared
for. Bangor asks no favors, but hopes
these two counties will make no mistake
in locating this road. Portland has no
business except what is sluiced through
Canada. The doctor was earnest and
made some good points.
j. W. Peavey, OF Lubec, was the
next speaker. He was glad to see so good
feeling. Bangor is, and is to be, the
great inland city of Maine, while Port
land is, and is to be, the great seaport of
the State. He argued in favor of makng
Lubec the eastern terminus. The road is
to be shore road, the grade is an easy
one from Machias, it has a magnificent
harbor. 1t is twenty flour hours nearer
New York from Annapolis, n. s., by the
way OF Lubec, than by the way OF St.
John and Calais. Lubec is near the
provinces, nearer Europe, nearer New
York than any other point in eastern
Maine. Mr. Peavey was listened to at
tentively.
The report OF The supervisory commit
tee was called for George Walker, esq,
OF Machias, the chairman, read the re-
port. The committee reported an assess
ment of $3.50 on the several towns in
terested for preliminary survey, and re-
ported that Hon. ID. J. Sawyer, of
Jonesport, had paid the assessment for
that town. Report accepted. Mr..
Brown, of Bangor, pledged that Ban
gor's assessment should be paid within
two weeks, when the committee will
meet again in this city.
Rev. w. H. Savsry, OF this city, ad-
dressed the meeting in an earnest man