Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-09-09


On September IA, next Monday, the
voters of Maine will go to the polls
and vote upon three measures:
A bond issue Of $6,000,000 for
continuing the work on Names ex-
cellent system of State highways so
we'll begun.
The granting to Dexter P. Cooper
and his associates, the rights. 80 far
as Maine can grant them, to build
giant power station at Passamaquod-
dy Bay, at a cost Of nearly. II not
quite, 500, 900. 900, which the State
Of Maine will not be asked to finance
in any way.
A bond issue, not to exceed 49,
OO0, 900 for building a toll bridge
across the Kennebec River at Bath
which as Governor Brewster In his
recent speech at Rockland said:
these figures also indicate 50
much more forcibly the need OF q
bridge across the Kennebec at hath
and also the assurance that the
bridge will pay for itself In . much
shorter time than WAS contemplated
In the figures which the Legislature
considered last Winter"
Those who live in the coast coun-
ties, and those from the more inland
counties whose business takes them
to that section of Maine, know the
needs of bridge at Bath.
These people, who know the condi-
lions as they exist, do not need be
told why there is such demand Tor
this bridge. But there are many who
do not know these facts. They do
not know that from midnight to six
in the morning, even in the Summer,
there is no ferry operating. They 90
not know that for many months In
the year there is no ferry between
six at night and six in the morning.
They do not realize that this great
State highway is closed to travel IL
to Is hours out of every "a, accord
ing to the season, so that to get
across in a car one must travel ~
miles up the river to the bridge at
Gardiner. II they did realize this
condition, and If they would consid-
er what they would want Maine to
do for them If stretch Of their own
highway was closed this way, there
would not be a single mo" vote cast
on this matter In the State OF Maine
next Monday.
Some labor under the impression
that this bridge will be burden to
the otate or Increase 80
This Is absolutely not 30. ne 'o.As
from patrons, wnh the rentAl 10 De
paid by the Maine Central Railroad
Co. and receipts from otner CORPORA
tions such as water ana eaectnc pow
er and light, will amply care for the
cost of the bridge ana us m3Ante-
nance.
With the State cut IN Two at sucn
. point 1t is almost Impossible 70 oe-
velop the great stretch OF territory
along the coast as 1t should De.
Where there are hundreds OF sum
mer homes and camps there should
be thousands. Where there are many
deserted farms there should be thnv-
ing and prosperous agricultural In
dustry carried on. Where there
should be reasonable freight and pas
senger traffic between the eastern
section of the coast and the western
section, there is now a break so pro-
nounced that many industries are
hampered and unable to expand to
their greatest advantage. Tourists,
disguised with the delay and incon-
veniences, frequently avoid this OBJ
solete ferry system by taking their
tours into other sections of New Eng
land.
When this Kennebec bridge matter
was before the Maine Legislature last
Winter there were several hearings
at which competent engineers and
contractors appeared and stated that
the bridge could be built for the sum
named Following these hearings