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'•^///♦\aN^ Igmgl^ TO THE DIRECTORS OF Till-] PinLLrPSBURrT, FARXIIA:M AXD YAMASKA KAILWAY CO.M- PAWY. Gentlemen. In acenrdanco with tho instructions wliicli I received from you at your moetinir at ]iedtbi-d, I immediately pi-ocec led to examine tho country between Phillip.sbur-'-aml r, o ^ ERRATA. Pj^e 8._Cereal9 "88,299" toas read "89,299" ton« a.— 12 hnes from the bottom instead of " calculated read " calculate " 8.—(Their weight with baggage at 200 lb.s. per hej will be 7000 tons) « Q T- ^^H''''^'^^'* ^'^ '^'2,014 tons producing " to ~T -"^^ f'/"'" T^'^" ^'"^^ "nearly all of which" " 10.— Line 6, for "Leggo" read "Legiro" the crossing of the Montreal ana > i^wnoui, .lau^^iun j.u.c, distant from Phillipsburg about six miles and a half; at this point such merchandise or passengers as are destined for the States, by rail, will bo transhipped from one lino to tlic other; all intended to go by Avater to any of the ports on Lake Champlain or New-York will bo carried on to Phillipsburg. Tho same description of country continues (Imynto Bedford where we meet with the first river jiassago of importance. A deviation as shown by the blue line (7n tho general plan, has been studied at this jKiint, in order to meet the views of some of tiie inhabitants of tiie upper part of tho village. A profile of this deviation shows the great dirtcrenco in level and conse(iucntly in earthworks, tho increasotl extent of bridge and Trussel work-, and an increased length of road of as near as ])ossiblo three* quarters of a mile, tho cost of this deviation would be $16,575. From Bedford the lino will ])ass close to tho i£m..'. no. O^HD ''i' '' I^B N.iliorwl l.ifir.«y BibliolfHTjwe naliorwip ■ .( Cjn.Kj,) r]„ Canada TO Till'] DIRECTORS OF THE PinLLIP.SBlTRG. FARXIIAM AND YAMASKA RAILWAY COM- PANY. Gentlemen. In accnrdanco with tho instructions whioli I received from you at your meeting at Bedford, I immediately proceo led to examine tho country between PhillipaburganJl tho Landing opposite Three-Rivers, and I liave now tho honor to submit to you a phm and profile of the line which I have selected as the one most in conformity with what I believe to have been your views and intentions. The grades and curves throughout and tho general level of the country are highly favourable, hut there arc somo formidable bridges and not a few of them. By an exami- nation of the profile and plan submitted, the dkails of the Trace will be perfectly understood. At Phillipsburg a wharf will be established for tho reception and delivery of all goods and piissengers going by water from this point to any of the vai-iou's poits on the Lake Champlain. From Phillipsburg the road as indicated by the rod line, will run with very gentle grades up to tho first station at the crossing of the Montreal and Vermont Junction Line, distant from Phillipsburg about six miles and a half; at this point such merchandise or passengers as are destined for the States, by rail, will bo transhipped from one lino to the other; all intended to go by water to any of the ports on Lake Champlain or New- York will bo carried on to Phillipsburg. The same description of country continues down to Bodfoiil where wo meet with the first river ])assago of importance. A deviation as shown by the blue lino on tho general plan, has Ixjcn studied at this ]ioint, in order to moot tho views of some of the inhabitants of tho npper l)art of the village. A profile of this deviation shows tho great ditforenco in level anil consoquontl}- in earthworks, tho increased extent of bridge and Ti-ussol work, anil an increased length of road of as near as possible three quarters of a mile, the cost of this deviation would l»e $1C,5'75. From Bedford the line will ])ass dose to tho villa<,'o of My.stie, whoro tlici-o is establij^Iiod a considcrablo inaniiliic'loiy for Agricultural tools, ami also u Choose facto- ry, these branches of industry would necessarily increase with the facilities of railway communication. It will be seen by the profile that the gratles here are rather heavy in one or two instances, but very short. From this point the lino will run directly for Faridiam passing through a wood about hve indes long, in the centre of which or nearly so are some saw mills, having at the present moment the very worst ]»i)ssible ro:uls for thu convevance of their produce- through the whole of this district the country is very favor- able; at the mills in question called Saxes Mills,there will be a bri.lgo of about 40 feet to cross the stream there.. .from Saxe's Mills to West Farnham the same general uni- formity of level continues, but at West Farnham the passa-'-c of the Yamaska will be costly and the approaches to the Kiver steep for a few hundre road may I>e dovolonea over a distanco lU'arly lialf as lon.r again as that shown by the i-i-otilo, hiittlieii tliere woiiL^exisi an inohno of one in lbi-ty,and three (luarters ofa mile l„„.r Ihis IS so greatly in excess ofany otiier grade on the wlioTo road, tliat trains would either have to ho (hvided, or extra JLocomotive power would have to he always in readine-^s for each train, or a lixod engine li)r drawing the ti-affic ui) hithor of these systems would Iteverv expensive, tlie cause of great delay, in fact a perfect dctbrinity and ohsn-uetioii o the proper workdng of tlie line. For those reasons and following the traei- indicated hv the I'ed line, I have consi derod It 111 a commercial i)oint of view, as an imoralicahlc passage. ^ Arriving opposite St. Ilyacinthe.thero will ho some very expensive works to reacli tlio Grand Trunlv Station on the West side of the lliver ; neverthelexs St. JEj-acintiie is a most important place tin- the Companv to have a station -xt It IS theehd-lieuofa very large Jinlicial District, of the Koman Catholic Dioces, the seat of an imiiortant Cllcre Convent and Hospital, and has a market tin- aninnds' grain and all agricultural ])rotluce second only to :Montreal aiK (iueljcc. Shoomanutiieturers, tanners, carria-'c works and an important and increasing foundry Estahlishment are all m operation, besides presenting the great feature of fonmiig a junction Avith the Grand Trunk at a point attbr- diiig the closest communication with :Moiitreal the Com mercial Capital of the Dominion. All these are ^-reat advantages for the Comiiany, and so many powerful 1 reasons for onhsting the efforts of the Town in support of the en- terprise ; for a route, which would cost 25,000 dollars less can be obtained by passing from St. Pie, along the hills leading to St. Dominique, and back to near Ste, Eosalie but this trace would still present very licavyand objectionable gratles, although not ofa nature to intoriero with the traffic to the same extent as the incline be, • refered to. J-Vom St. llyacinthe the rod trace runs tli;-oagh tlio jiarishes of fete. Kosahe, St. Simon.St.IIugues, IJivcr David. St. Fi-ancois du Lac, St. Thomas do Pierroville, La Bale, Xicolet St Gregoire to Doucett's Landing opposite Three Piver< ' Bv reference to the plan and protilo it will bo seen that in this section of the road, tlie passages of the Kivers St. Francois and J^iicolet will bo very formidable and oxpensivo works and can only be reduced by passing several miles hi-'hcr up the river which Avill diminish the length of the briiTocs and shorten the line by three mile-<. A deviation with Thi^ view IS submitted for your consideration further on I Iiavo inohulocUn the estimate fi.r ihcso briili^cs over the St nnil'^l'-'n"' •1'"' ."'^ Hvorsthc cost of u common cart roa. I untlof the railroad. rloi,^*^^" '"-''"If •''S""-"*^" '-' '•'"^' '■■"" "I'l'^-^t^^ ''"Other dc\.ation^ m the direction of Rt. Marcel and opposite bt. Aime returnin^r to St. FranroiM ; this deration would cost $8,000, but it would be voly productive he Company from the fact that at least one half of the County ot liichelieu would be brou-ht within the influence of the Si ""^ "^ ^''^ in-^'' ''"''''■"« ^^- i''"'»';'>i«, St. Thomas Lli iiaie and iNicolet a tew miles from the road; establishments h,s .'r /r™' '""''"'^'^ ''* "^"^'^ "1^'"'"« "1^ "'«»-' the line and th oughthemid.llooftho very district supporting all the Milages just named, and the traffic from \vhich lilthou-^h more distant must still come to the railroiul. "^ At Doucetfs Landing opposite Three Rivers a pier will have to bo constructed in accordance with the specification ot works to bo executed ; from whicli wliarf the Eailwav Uimber waggon will be run into barges, and the lumber at Ihree liivers will bo loadcxl direct into the cars and be de- livered on the railroad without any luindling whatever, more than loading into a common barge. I believe in following +ho trace by the red line as descri- t>ecl 1 have selected the road to which you give the preference, at the same time I have consideml it my ian Jinperial Commissioners, by the commissioners of oiu' Indian (nnenmient, by Cupt. Tyler of the Board of Tnule Avho acted as.Secretary,etc,etc,- ina^ldition to these person- ages inentioned by the Times were Engineers from most of tiie^ European (Tovcrnments. T! -same reporter in speaking of the great costofrail- u;V'r'\ >;''"■ ^'T, ":''<'i-^"^' thing in future railways '•• t\Jn if Tf 'r Hnmensely diminished. Time wi, len the land had to le purchased at exorbitant piice>, and when directors, indeed, had to fight pro- prietors in parliament for ]..jssession of it "Xow the owners of land are in many instances willing to fhmlv?' ''"/'"""''"' -'^ ^'"' advantages re.urnect to TfT >}}''' ™'''''"^'' ^'"'"'"- ''^••'^"''-•'' tbcir Estates." It this IS the case in an old country where onlinary fair landisw.n-th from 250 to $500 per acre (arpent) how Sem.-firr; '"'"' '.'^^^Jje reason for such asiistance on .In of 1 'T' •''' '" ''"' •''''""^^•^^' ^vhere the present jalueof the land ,s com],aratively trifling, but where all the advantages to be derived from railway "communicatioL aro of fai" o-,.e;i(or i_mpo;;.i o than in Endnml, us .c, ,1-0 m.lroads were invent... they luul comparalivoly 0H.y transport l,y o-oo.l roa.ls and ^oodoanals. ^ ^ in franco this quostion of narrow mia''''"'^ transhipment have all l)een oroui^hly investigated and the coneluiioiis arrived at hv^fr. i^^yeiie Muchat, .Uons. Dan-ail and others may he hrietiv referee to here. On the question of securitj- M. DaS '^\uL,^1 ol^iect.on is not u technieal one, and has lieen entel by the ],ub he who are alarmed at travellini-- in a is smaller, ami as they say, less secure than oars oiAhe )HM(l :;-iiao-e. N^otiuny can he less serious that this ohice- ^ m; ., !l " •'■;•' r "''•>' ^" ^'''''^^ ^ ^'•'^^" "^ P^''-feetl>- secure J\ 111) .1 three ieet o-na,i.-e as with a ro.«l of 4 ft. 8J" Thev ;; ^;^,^;':'';Ii^l.cd here (in I^-ance) cars for passe.r:^ers tu-o stone, hi-h both stories closed at the sides a thim- nuicli ;; more diiHcultto accomplish tlian to make a'safe ca^on a 'j iho „'n"''"*''V r. ^^''^ 1"*'"^ "'"'' ^^'^ technical committee of ng 3 ft. and 2 ft. (5 o-ua.nv lines -ivo their opinion "that uie narrow o-„ao-e Hue oflers all necessary seciiritv." Their o^indTl""^ i", "tV '••>■ ''"^="' ^^tiniatesonthesame gio md to be just half the cost of a 4 ft. 8h line. The nro- portion which I have always maintained will repret troiiMo you with one othoi- short cxfraet from th.> opinions of Mr. Flaehat. He had boon diso .. , o p . P lety of nuuutainin,^^ tho 4 ft. 8i as tho ^oZX^'^^ I iM-anco whon the amount of trati. would j.tstin iTo ^'t ' co.st, but when it woul.l not, J,o says ■ " wJ „ t i!{ anoUior sohuiou to .oducc tho cosuf Jrans,: .t d f On! 4h b ^ ''''"''^^'^^'-"'''"••^^^'^■'^•^to'^-Iti.spmbablct^^ -' .ucttilN;"-; "' "'■"'"" ^'^'r ^''Vorothor at the ..rdinan- g ''SOW 1 bo to oom.nonoo by thonan-ow, which ),v dimt <: S^rilo^l ^'^^^^(^'•"/^^-/•^ m Mr,...,,.,,^« ,^ 4 fJ 1 W 1 luu L made this o.Ktraot as it so o.xactly ooiTosp„nds with '"doad Weight was Kiiglish linos tho t^'n millions of tons per annum, tiiat I'ayiiig Weight trans])ortod. four tons > moved, m,a taking an average of <^ nn-'Usi, iMies th.. d.u we,ght was G or 7 tons,to ono ton of piving i j^ till '-^^ n «."="™^V'H-'>",i;-o we absohteiv ;mnihi?ite ''Xl t oh"'''' ^''^l"''>P"'-t-" ''^'f^veon dead and , 'it rS '.. "■"'" ^•""^'-'^"^"t'v i't a reduction of ihemst e : r^'n '11 "\'^'^"' l'7I'"-^i'"> to tho reduclion ot'i ig (hat \Ne carry but one ton of freight in evoi-v wa.--on glung 1 self one ton but, capable of ^^irryino- •?(, .hu gainst one t.m of paynig, inroad of 4 tons of dc'id wei" agauis ono ton of paying; the maintonanoo oH^ n^ . E\;;;;i,i;S,r'"''-^ ^^^^-'''''''^ ^^-k are all rol.U'"[^^ Economy in ovory Hlmi)o is thoroforo the rocommcnd-Ui- :,•"!: •;!^^;!!:V"""!?"'- ^^-'l'-^ thoroil. of^nunbe.rof ). . . " ^, ^..w.,.i .iniuii me roacn districts tliat could never offord to pay fi.r roa( a I m );i( I giiage ^«•^l; ,-J ' '''l'^' (oDoucetfs Landing will bo «1 070 790 i;;;^^ j:^:';^!!;,s=---f'-'''''^-^theVm;h;.s^^^ fi)r (he rv)ad and nUitions, ail earti I works, cuttinirs or l,oit. ^ "'""l^'toWiouaecoiuiianiiiKtlii!, ,.e. .■n,i ;. 7 ' , '''^ "^*^ 'it'tual produce u the v.>'i.- T^nn huve before n"i.W,^^il',T-\T ^'^' ""^ «l^J'«"Mi' a.s I advantageous to n KhJ £^ Jlti^'to St ^T'^' '^-^l^"^' ^' Articles, vr 5 ■'^ 3 S -^ ■+-> t'oreals 88,290 J?oot crops.... 30,478 Hay 82,888 a o . if s — 2!),'r(;G 7,G19 2'7,02;) •r. c .03 .03 .02 ^ . 30 15 40 8 2G,T89.40 3,428.55 22,103.20 3.5,000 Besides this I calculated 01. 70,000 passeim-ers ].cr „„um o^'er a distance of 2a inileJso;^:^.^ Iher Avei.irht with Imriraife ai '^OOll.' .^ <-,014 tons prodiicin^^ '^ ««^r -m,! ik The cost of tvansporfin,^ this at U cent;' pe';' ton ^^^'•'-^•1^ IXM- m.le tor merchandise and> of the ft na 5P"""'^"'^' "'"'"'•'*' ''>^^^^U0 01 about 51 jier ecu ' ,,0, ,,, •14,04<7.4U ^^"'»"^'« 142^-130.75 -Tlio amount of nrodnce wl.;,.i, r i ioren.,i„.,H„.„i.^,\.i'y/! ;.;;'''^"'' ^ iHive a,ssunied in the ,^ ,., K^niLi as lilvel;y to coino uji.^n the road, is very much loHS than that generally allowed in calculations of thi« descnption and particularly a,s I have admitted no inccrase whatever tor the last twelve years, and moreover the lajc- pioportion of all pnxluce coming from the counties of St. lijacmthe, Bagot, Yama.ska, Nicolct and Three Eivers will go over a far greater distance than I have assumed, a.s theave- lage center ot all hese counties is alx)ut 70 mile,; from the otates end of the hne. now if /'t ?'"•■'''*'" i' tlio t-ounty of Eichelieu you will notice that I have made no allowance for the county of I)rummon ^t^y-'^ »»^l poultry, c ee..e and but er, ma,,le sugar, wool, tiro "wood, hJinp am ^: h' "^ ^ '"n "•"■"' '''''";'•>' ^"' ^•=^'"'"^''"- tlu) mails (fbr no a o the Nonunion can have worse postal accommodation. w 11 pass), tolls on the large bridges, small parcels, &c., &c, 1 lot which articles it will be .seen by th J table annexed aie produced on a considerable scale and which will be in- i 'Tl'J rY"*; /'"j^'";" ^'''^^ "^«oo'i "'^'i ^'lieup co.^ it? 1 ."* * ^^'^ l^est markets, which at present can only be reached at a jn-.ce which crushes both the manufacturing a.id agricuhura energy of the people, and prevents the developenient of (he country. ^ ^ ' ^ count I y to hepMomruj mportant tart,. At the pmmt moment .luc,ng fiirins; and this •.lilference mp ice between the niarketsof the Stales and the value of ^u-oduce along the line, is not an a.ridental circum,sti^.e the onKfrr'-^^Vr-' --'''''"pass into the p'S^t nu.i ' 'T 7 *'''n''r*''>' '*■ ^*^'"'"^'l .vach those m.ulvet^. Surelv WKI, (beso tieures an.l fads, an.l the I oxjierience of other linos in pi-oof of them, the sophistry- of 10 «Ste,;r-;-;s*^^^^^^^^^ nnd (I in'oaiioi'ity _ Liiinbei- is aaotl con.SHJcred. ^fiiulintheolubor '"^ - ■-•itubiy to^;;.;? lor i "H'-^'-tant itomwluehh at i^^ now to bi Ott '•^-eonnei;ieFtorT}"!?'!-P-?'''yChas.r U'iU-, ^^nict to the 3I„ntmiI • nin/^ ^'"^;J^«^o,Esq. iiinibe *»;?^ii:!:wSM"sr"r;;^?i!!<'"^'?»"f««cx;dS,, I' t'';t aiUUIilll^- ;,l ''^ to tho Ntutt lilt across (ho St.Law ^•I'l^vaj', tho lo;ulo,l '^™.^:,^.rrr;-:^^■■-■o'^;u«;■s;;, :;:;«. 'rs:? ••It th s' ■"'""'^'^ "" .1^ ^ p inaj) will ,>,h„^^, ^, Si""'"' 'i-^ •1„S!;««::-'x;£. '•'■liiigtoii. A '<>•] .Yor- ^brost c'otni illlfO route M'liieii Sf'"'?' .-It t/.c back of T/n'oc '/'kV,',".""'" "'"n^ '"^' ''"'uonso •^t iTa!;ci.s anrl xW.Iet PW- '^'^^'^ "'^ ^v^'H as from tho thoir yottiii!'- Pi';>;!uce lo niarJa't. ''"^^'"'fr and cost ot ^:;i^f^^^^^ -'^^'iy uflonl the l.inls, by i)n)vi,|iii.. tho i, , '" ^ '^''".^''•'-it tracts oi' woo.! "'llw St. I'Vanoois 7! ',;,''^ ' ■','° ™'"» '""» tl o l.nvo' * . 't'- oa(K.,l into (hom at TJ iv 7?- '''''''"'S''^'^''^l'>'Hber 11 ■ »fi Oicir wliools oTi til r;ii msj Ix) run IxHlily im,, (],y '| •iro-wn out iiifiiin. roaii. or as Iwforc ol)sorve(l they jurgos, and when loa(lc-al 2>nces, putting altogother asid ration and tho liniite< ion cannot compete witji the-io on,''- du- e Us uncertainty, its 1 Hi apposing therefore that I l])ei'ioi|(.f(lio year that i"t is open'. ors, and tho St. I roni (he district north of Thr rancis and Xicolet Rivon ■'^^y l^'^^Ji}^ part of what ..„, .,„,„ ,,, w» ine btates this will ropresent ;-50,000,0il0 foot ■00 we annum >lh)uld not b and thei tcv ^jf the Dominion" f .'iiT! be reached jsroposed lino. Th is now sent from Ottawa ]»cr •c^ IS no reason why tliis (juantity lore is no quar- iii 10 ivatly o.vceedod, tor tl )m whicJi tho Lak'o Champla so cheaply as that within reach of tl 'War say 80 miles of lino, at .018 oso :!l» million foot per annum c 'oiivej'od i,'ivo^l.44 for tho 80 milos, and this I ■of ft. ])or m. per mile, will •y 30,000 a i-cvonuc ''••••i^'i'it,' Sl()080 AcM to t h is tho bftlanco on general morchand'iso! '.'.'.'.'. ' 42.480 -nxu] we have, total balaneo $^slm 12 Co"iin!° '' ^"^''^ '''''^"^ ''''"''""<^ ^^ traffic of.... ^5" ••• • ^^ J^alaucc as above.... JI Will l«'',l„„ ™Sbfc. "™''^' '~ "'■'* '»<="' i" ^■'""■"■S . Tuldiij- tlio ivliolc clisti-iot thnni.rli ivhi.-I, il. . i- ™..'ivrr'.„s !s,°r-"»s '■"' °"- ■-' <■' -a- tho^f ,, , ' 1 . '^ "^'-''"'^ t''« three comities the I'm- Nicolot V-.nvi^l-., . T3 ^\^r^^^- -^fi the three count e.s of Will \::;.c,?''i,;™'Z'';s.ir, ";r°',T ;:"'-•, -s will i'rom -ft,.," I,. ■ • ■'W'"-" ,<»' "10 llmt it will tiiltc miifli timo- "1 (1.0 .Nst,-,rt,, ll„«„Kl, wl,iol>itwilll,a«i a",vdl 2. 13 to the Town of Three Rivei-s opposite the Northern Tor- luinus in consequence of the choaj) and direct communica- tion which ,t will affonl to the States at all seasons of She year for the almost unlimited quantity of lumber and other pioduce which the country at the back of that town is capable of jiroducing. 1 believe it Avill also be most satisftictory to the country thi-ough which it IS projected to know that by the adoption of the economical system of construction proposed, thi ad- vantages to be derived from the working of the enterprise will without doubt be as satisfactory to tte ShaiUoldeS in the Company, as to the producers and merchants of overv 'lo nomination throughout its entire length. 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