The Maine Economy

Maine has a variety of resources and tools to use at its disposal, However, the state was not always reliant on industries such as commerce, tourism, and other recreational facilities which have become a facet in everyday life for Maines. For example, in the 19th century, over two-hundred years ago, Maine’s industry for the most part revolved around natural resource products such as wood, fish, and even ice. If Maine is to continue to progress forward on into the rest of the 21st century, then the state should focus in on financing the service industry, the state will not be able keep up with the rapidly developing global world if it continues to rely on old traditional values from the past. Maine has faced these issues in the past where it refuses to …show more content…
There had been a long lasting feud between timberland owners and farmers that uprooted Maine politics and resulted in an economy that became dominated by the lumber industry. Merchants and lumberman banned together with Jacksonians to block all forms of state aid that would impede their business such as railroads, canals, roads, and waterpower project which required property. Whereas in a poll done by the Agriculture found that four-fifths of Maine’s farmers believed that the lumber industry was an impediment to the modernization of agriculture. This resulted in a reliance on one major natural resource, which can be very dangerous if the industry somehow fails. This is exactly what happened after the construction on the first Continental Railroad was completed. More and more people migrated West, and soon discovered that the trees on the Pacific Coast were much better suited for the construction of masts on ships and other products. Paul Bunyan, who was found along the coast of Maine servers as a reference to the migrating lumber industry from East to West coast as he is a direct representation of the industry in the folklore