The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1911-01-05
A PLEA FOR NORTHPORT.

To THE EDITOR OF THE JOURNAL: Will yo,
please give me short space in The Journa! tt
speak to my townspeople of Northport on the
subject Of profit and loss in the matter of en-
rchment, betterment and high standing among
the other towns of Waldo county. AS individu
ais and as 2 town ambitious and deter
mined that no other town in the county shall
out"it and outstrip US in the race for equa
prosperity and usefulness with any of then
not numerically or financially stronger thar
We Now every ambitious man and woman OF
| this earth in ali matters pertaining to business
in any way looks carefully to the probabilities
of profit and loss. Will it pay to do this or that
Now | want to say to my esteemed towns,
people that think it will pay to hold fast, il
possible, to all the high values we now have, al
the good things now here, and induce or make
way for as many as may be seen speeding
in our direction. If we butt against them, what
we now have will be likely to quit us and 9TH
ers coming will switch off to some other town
that will profit as we lose and laugh as we
muse.
Right here then let US consider the late Cobe
road controversy. Certainly it deserves our
most candid and sincerest thought 1t is a
matter of such Importance to our town. and to
many, if not ALL citizens here that no one
should try to smile or whistle it out of sight.
will not quit Us; will not take down all his
costly buildings now. Don't let even one foot
in town rest on such a doubtful framework.
Wealth is power, and MIR. Cobe has it and
stamina enough to undo all his doing on that
hill and make 1t wilderness Of scrubby
growth, which would be bad advertisement
for Northport, set him and his friends against
1t, and how many more God only knows; and
wherein will anyone be benefited? Will their
homes or lands increase in value? Nay nay
brother, but your loss will rebound to the profit
Of others elsewhere, perhaps not far away.
Lincolnville, Camden, Searsport Stockton, and
lslesboro are all fine towns, but we are work.
ing for our own more immediate dear ones.
and pray that the people of our town will,
before it is too late, quickly do something to
save US from the loss of so valuable a sum.
mer resident as Mr.. Cobe. Yield something
If necessary; concede something; suffer some
little inconvenience to a few, some little
loss if need be for the great profit of hold
ing Mr.. CODE here and getting his friends
here and others from Chicago, where he is
well known, as well as in Boston and other
great cities. We want them and their wealth,
their interest in and doing for Northport, in
which we ourselves are greatly interested.
We want them to make that hill and all the
Mahoney hillside and Keleys Cove both most
charming areas, more valuable and likely to be
called for at big price and all more and more
valuable than they will be if all suffer neglect
for years to come and we are all dead. Then
be not deceived but awake to the truth. Never
mind if some poor fellows in Belfast, our
brothers, get work here, as we poor fellows,
painters and others, get work there.
Mr.. Cobe and his agent will see to it that we
are treated we'll and that our farmers chickens
go at him straight. And let US see to it that
ne and all he can induce to come here, and all
others that can be attracted this way, are treat
ed so handsomely that the wealth of many
cities will come where Gods charming spots of
mother earth, together with climate and
people will heartily combine to welcome them.
Please remember that it is manly and wise
and indicative of strength to do as Gen.
Washington did, retrace our steps when upon
later reflection we are convinced that better
things can be accomplished by so doing Throw
all stubborness and bitter bias to the devil, as
the writer tries to do, and further remember
that while we are working for Mr.. Cobe some,
and want to help him enjoy what he has here,
we working Tor Northport more, both for
its present and future. CITIZEN