Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1912-05-01

happens, however, that the tning which
seems but toy to-day, and apparently
has no practical use, Tomorrow becomes
necessity and OF the greatest Importance
in the economic development OF the world.
Such was the telephone. AT first it was
considered piaything; to-day It Is a
ieoses'ss ana - sne a'ss p'aesaoai ihi-
po.'an.e. rssas.s ue ~hieh
'"e pailuer feJeeseu n"s oe0o'e e''e mead
ssohe u 1ne ooi her ouon - she au'omo-
ones pu' ses'eiuas eons.ue,eo ohiy as
Wy VI 'he f'on' lousy = "'seiy nanuied'
Mni psco'nc tne oosna' s'o"e anu PROVIDE
'ne means " eorss.aos ioA"s sh'ouRhout
Ems ''a.e "nieh VIII VIC SUCH oiess'pg TO
an'
~ mas pee" ese'ina.eo, anu cohse1Va'iseiy,
.1a' sne au'onoo.e lux WIN
ao"n. approximately W siio'o'" or si@o,-
w. ihis WIN ihcrease eaeh year, the
ano'is VI ',.'ease uepe"".ns =" no 'insii
1850 ~ on 'ne oona'eioh u tue rosus' II
$1,000 70 ieee'seu eaeh seal, WIN pay
""e 'n'eses' On s-,oo,o"V anu hquios.e the
y" s"' years ING os
au'o p'os'e .ui' vast
sun w 'uip'ose o1f highways ""hou.
penny e1pense 70 'ne STATE OF 'nnn'ei-
pai' ine e.ase' Vi eoulse' WIZ DC
oo.seo W is'ue Tug ponas anu RESERVE 'ns
au'o,nouiie money 70 pay 'he interest anu
pfoNius io' 'neiE fsoenps'oh'
MAINTAINEScE OF ROADS.
This, however. is only one side of the
problem; there is another equally as inn
portant, viz: maintenance. II one class
Of citizens will furnish the money to con-
struct the roads, 1t certainly il but fair
and Just that the State and the mu-
inequalities maintain them. IL would be
the height OF folly, the unwisest thing
the state ever did, to build the roads and
then allow them to wear out and 90 to
pieces.
The public highway, no matter what
its construction, needs constant repairs
the same as the railroad. 1t is not 20 very
expensive IL IL Is done IN systematic
"@s' ing t'S"'a'e part so'ics III "he"
."e i'au 70 ai'o"ee 70 wear ""' afo theh
naE pfae'ietiis 10 os feouns.
Anis mas oeeh our one great san ana our
s'ois io' IL inefe nave oeeh many sec
"o"s VI so"u roao CONSTRUCTED uhaer the
SUPER lsio" Vi sne 9sase hish"as oepart-
meh'' put they nave not oeeh cared 'or.
N"' u"iisf Vi o'a'e money OF loiht Iuho
'outu w 'esa.y useo iof maintenance
ins Town oi n1unsWics, curing tine past
"~ seafs' mas oeen o"iiuihs good ma
oauAha o's'' rosu, Out commenced 10
uiS'htegrste' anu iast year the town de-
s''eu 10 use part Oh the state ala money
'" pfesef'e tha' foau ana the seiectmeh
'ooA shs iAaa'er up Win tne olate nigh-
way department Inc commissioner was
'piseu W inio'nl tneih lha' no money Oh
"h'cn tine state Iurhisneo part could De
USED 10 protect state roaas already puiit'
Inc experience Oh brunswick mas Deem the
experience Oh o'hef towns Inc law must
DC changed.
CHANGES IN LAW NECESSARY.
Again. the railroads have the right
OF eminent domain: il they cannot
buy property they actually need. thew can
Obtain IL under condemnation proceed
ings. Not so the state. 40 far as road
material ia concerned. The finest gravel
or stone NAV lie close to the highway
whers II ia ansoiuteIv psedaa for road
nurnoses. Int the State cannot obtain IL
unless the owner ia willing to sell. and
a. his own nrics. Think of the State dele
eating noxsrs IN nriva,e corporst;ons that
!, doss M, raaarva for i,seifr This NINA,
| ha chargad !, vv. ara IN do exts,s;va road
hui,dtng
Again our .nr.aapt ,aw disco,royas nm
mic; ,a,itiaa from. making lsrga arnrorr;a-
,io,s 10, roads II evs, nansI;zss thar,
,or oo;,a !, osr,ai, ,o,,, sasir.t -
;m,-o,a i,a ro.ds and ,r,.rd.d 10 rais.
a ,sr,,s ann, tor ,h,s ,,rcoa. r.. ,,orL 10
hs do,a an ona y.ar rha, ,o,,nd ho,,,-
evs- tho, 70 thew apnr,,nr;atad =, 5oo th.v
.o,,d 90, 5000 from, tho s,ata 70 ,hay
ra,.aa S2o noo 4, o,a war ,or s,ats ro.ds