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THOMAS A. LAZIKK. Esq., Scnrtai-i/.

KoDKItT L. IXNKS, Esq., A'lH/iiim:

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JOllX KEIXMIESOX, Esq., M;u1o<!.

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SOLOMON JOHNS, Esq,, linre, Marmora.

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JAMES lUiOWX, Esq., Dei»('ttj Keen; IJollevillo.

i'iiiSTED AT "Till!: Intelligenokr" Okiice, Belhsville, County op

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1858.

TO THE F>XJ3BLIC.

NTRODUCTORY REMARKS

MARMORA AND BELLEVILLE RATIROAD.

It Ims loTiff beon tlio dosiro of llie tliinkincf portion of tlic comniinn*t.r,
t|at t)t« ^reat iiiiiieial wttaltli, willi wliicli tliis country ubotiiulf), sh(»uld bti
liade H vail able, ami cotisitlor tliat it is tlic ddty of tbuse engaged in tliu
ci()nduding of pidjlii; atlairs, to call into action, whatever I'lovidence ban
jllaced in their hantis, to improve and inc-reaso the condition and ])ower
iii thet'omilry. Kvery speaker in I'arlianient, every one seeking Parlia-

_iij|entary poisilion, speaks of llio reoissity, and of the vast benetit, wliich
^uld aeciuo to the country, if our uiineral resources could be advantngo-
ktn»\y developed. They jjuve j^ointed uul what otl'cr countries have
i^ne to convert their minerals into sources of wealth and prosperity, and
i'inntingly enquire why Canada, with her well known mineral resources,
rlnnot now, nudce this branch of lier dormant wealth available, and
«4iy such great delay exists. Our population co'.itimies to increase ;
Hfis increase lias nothing but trade and ngriculturo to look to for sustenancw
ii«(l tiup])ort. Mechatiics and arlizans, find no en:pUnment for their eun
iiliig and skill ; why then should we hesitate to add manufactures, and

jnfore epficcially iion manufactures, to the list of the resources at our
>osal, to sustain us in our growing youth, and help us into our more
iiiture maidiood, and this more especially, as we have the raw mate-
so abimrlant within our own holders, that no country can compaie
1^ ilh us. When we think of this, and then consider the immense c"nsiimi>-
tion of iron, here, aiul throughout this Continent, to say nothing of the
iRiJiId, he who has his country's wolfaie at heart, thould not think any

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sacritico too largo, any caul too exlonsivo, which can call this branch
of Oanatliai; rosoiircL's into existoiice, unless indeed, it can bo shewn, that
it is utterly imp(issil)!o to uialco it remunerative in this country. —
E(Huiouusls of Canada, lor soiro reason best, known tv; theinselvos, have at
all times i-^ijarded the iron trade of Canada with peculiar aversion. Even
the last Tariir was silent upon this heail. A fviw years .".ljo, when tiie
Hail lioad from Mo:itre;il to J'oi'onlo, was niuler consideration, there was
a very strong disposi'loi; evinced to revive tlio ni'innfacture of iron, and
it was tlio!i sugfrested, that we could make our own Hails, and even if
they cost us more, we should not have so largo an amount of foreign
indebtedness, and wo should feel it less; but somo inrtuonco was ;,et to
work, and whether it was the inlUienco of the Knglish Iron Masters, or what
itwas, sure we are, that there was a groat eagerness evinced, that the project
shouKl be abandoned, and instead of public men shewing themselves to
be friends of the enterprizo, those who had its success at heart— thoso
who desired to call tho manufacture of Iron in Canada into existence, wore
represent«;d to be our country's foes. It was tauntingly said, if we did
not take English Iron, wo could not get English Gold, an assertion which
told well, but vet which had no foundation in it, for such is not IBritisli
system of trading. In tho.-o days, it was laid down as a principle, that if
we could buy tho article in other countiies at a less price than it could
be made for in Canada, wo ought not to attei.pt either to make it, or
oppose its introduction from that country, whose sway we were ]>roud to
acknowledge. This was called an infallible principle, and people who
knew nothing of the matter, applauded the nonsense, because it was
easier to do so, than to controvert by arguments and facts. Wo
must insist, that the principle as applied to the existing state of trade,
l)etwoen nations, is grossly false ; because it pro supposes a fact, which never!
has existed, and which never will exist, namely : really reciprocal or free
trado, for if the principle !>bove quoted bo true, then is it likewise true that
a manufactory iias not an infancy and a maturity, but forever remains what
it is, at its commeacement. Had this been the guiding impression in
England for all past ages, she would not now have a manufactory in exist-]
ance — she would not now make her boast, that if those engaged in the Iron
'J'rade, would but keep up their reputation for tho quality of the article,
she still would defy the world, and still maintain her proud pre-emi
nonce, of the first nation of the Clobo. Wo contend that it is wisi
in an individual to give a large sum for a beneficial trade secret, such a
wo have known people in this country to give ; or to sacrifice many ot|
liis early years and much of his present fortune, in qualifyi?ig himself fo
a lucrative profession, or to pay a largo amount annually to an insurance
company, to secure a provision for his family after his death. So in our
opinion, is it most wise in nations or states, to make heavy sacrifices for a
long term of years, for tho acquisition of profitable and extensive manu-
facturino; establishmentR. But in askinof aid from tho Province, we do not
go thus far. Tiiose who desire that iron should be made in (Canada,
out of Canadian Ore, say, enable us to bring out our mineral in tho ma'

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li'iA branch
lewii, that
country. —
IS, have at
ion. Even
when lli'J
, there was
f iron, autl
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t of foreign
was .el to
rs, or what
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lemsclves to
cart— those
itence, were
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•rtion which
not British
liple, that if
han it could
> make it, or
ore proud to
people who
ause it was
facts. We
late of trade,
which never
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ise true that
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nprcssion in
toiy in exist
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fthe article,
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[nr hinuself fo
an insurance'
So in our
icrilices for a
bnsive nianu-
G, we do not
e in Canada,
,1 in the ina-

terial, to the same extent you give your generous aid to llie lumbermen
of the country, and in a few years, we will do all for you, that foreign
trade and coniinerco can accomplish. We do not ask any interference
with the trnile or commerce of the country wlulo we are makiner the
*'xperiment, we noiilier seek nor desiie a protective duty, until it shall
be callod for by others ; but we do ask for that assistance wliich lias been
given to others, who have less of public interest in their undertakings,
than is to bo tbiind in the enterpri/.e of making- Iron in Canada: Givo'us
the same aid, aiid we will be prepared to meet all contingencies.

It is thou asked, what if the aid sought for be granted, can it be under-
taken for the advantage of Canada? We answer, the undoubted per-
manent establislunent of iron works, to such an extent, as will make
(."Canada, for this Continent, what England is for the world at present.
For many years the Iron mines in the County of Hastings, have been
favorably known to, we may say the world, and if they have not yield-
ed a sufficient remuneration to those enterprizing parties who have
worked them, the want of management, skill, and a cheap and facile
access to market, are tlie true and only causes of their failure. —
The distance from the Ore beds, as well in Marmora as in Madoc, to
the water or the (J rand Trunk Railway, is in each case about 30
miles, and it is believed the ditticulty which lias hitherto stood
in the way of the success of tlie undertaking can be over come by
tha construction of a Hail Road from Mai mora to Belleville, and the
route selected will not only torminr^te at Marmora, but it will at the
same time afford accommodation to the Madoc mines, and to the mills
throuirhou* tlio interio. of the County. So convinced was the Govern-
ment of this fact, that Mr. Robert L. limes, was instructed by the Board
of Works to make a Survey of the proposed Road, and to report to them
without delay, no doubt with the view of furthering the desired object,
now sought to be obtained by the Charter granted at last Session for
building a Road from Marmora to Belleville. Mr. Innes, completed his
Report in due season, and it is now herewith laid before the public
for its consideration, inspection and support. The well known and estab-
lished fact, that the Iron Mines in Nortii Hastings are almost inex-
haustable, does away with the necessity of entering more fully into de-
tails, but we refer the reader to the report of the Engineer, whose facts
and figures being alt within bounds, may be regarded as most reliable, and
Ihs showing the probable amount of trafhc on the road. The Company
i| incorporated with a capital ot $000,000, divided into twelve thousand
Khares, of fifty dollars each, and every share entitles the proprietor, on
ery occasion when the votes of the Sliaroholders are given, to one vote
tor every such share. As soon as shares to the amount of $150,000
In the capital stock of the Company shall be taken, and the per centum
Ihereon shall have been paid, the Company can and may proceed to
easiness, and a new board of r>irectors are to be elected by the Stock-
lolders to take (he pI»>oe of the Provisional Directors. The Comjiany is
ko authorised to raise upon bonds, as a portion of its said capital, the

sum of four hundred thousand 'dollars, and may give the road or any
other property in security. In addition to this it ia proposed to seek
aid from the Government, it beinir well ascertained vhat the Government,
as all Governments must be, feel deeply interested for the success of an
undertaking which must materially assist the country in its growth and
prosperity. The aid contemplated is 500,000 ac/es of land ; and the
conviction is growing stronger day by day in the public mind, that it is
as much the duty of the Government to aid in developing the mineral
resources of the country, as it is for them to expend large simis of
money in making dilhcult waters navigable ; and we have every reason
to believe that upon the stock of the Com|)any being subscribed for and
the per centage paid up, accoiding to the charter, that the tJovernment I
mav be induced to recoinmond to J'arliament the {jrantiiiij of half af
million acres of land to aid in the construction of said road. Sh.ould .
this grant be obtained, and of whii;h wo entertain but little doubt, it
will become necessary to ai>point Commissioners in England to sell these
lands, whose duty it will be to apply the piococds of the sale of thoj
lands to the liquidation of the bonds proposed to be issued, and it is be
Moved, with, a guarantee of this kind no ditlicully will be experi^ncer'.'
in obtaining money on the bonds the Company may issue.

Beforeproceedingtoconsiderother points, let us return once more to fli(i
consideration of the Iron trade, for after all, this is our main object. Wej
know there are not wantii.fj oersons who deiiiiht in thivAviuL;- cold watei
upon any and every enterprise, and who may get hold of the unwary and
the tliouglitless, and seek to impress upon their minds, that because misl
fortune has attended the management of the Marmora affairs, that no on<j
must expect to succeed with them. Now turn to Kngland, look at the Iroil
trade, and let not people fancy that because they now see (he Iroi
masters of Englaml prosperous and successful in their undeitaking'-
that it has always been thus with them, and I'.iat all was as smooth willl
them in their infancy as it is now in their matuiity, for such, most asj
suretlly is not the case. The ditliculties were greater amongst the under!
takers of the work when it tiist started in Kngland than it ever was lierel
Failure after failure attended their undeitakings, and for long and man H
years the foreign article superceded that mat'.e in England, not becansa if
was superior, but it was essentia! for all cascjs of machinery and sueli lik<!
and for steel the very best .jualities should be procured and (Miiployec
lUit dill this deter the enterprizing peojjle ? Not at all. With ever
successive failure they returned with renewed vigour to the underlakind
until it has by dint of energy, science, skill and iMoteetion, assumed thiil
gigantic form that it can at will control the market of the world. Evej
now, however, for steel they cannot dispense with the Sweeds Iron, whicJ
is made from the same family of ore, as the ore found in the beds il
North Hastings, and other parts of the Province. Now what is our prj
sition ? The fict is patent, that no ore exisis, or is known, that is ecpi.'j
to the ore of our mini.'s for machinery and steel. So the judges a
England said at the World's Fair, and at the Exhibition in Paris two vear^

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afterwards. Therefore, the mere failure for the want of skill, and the
lack of facilities to convey to market at cheaper reasonable rates, should
not be urged as an argument why those who now have the matter in
hand should not undertake it with every prospect of probable success.
We are satisfied that a well grounded conviction exists, that if persevered
in with that energy which the vastness of the undertaking calls for,
it must and will lead to the permanent establishment in Canada of a
branch of trade that will make us indeed a worthy offshoot of the parent
State, in prosperity, wealth ajul standing.

We shall now fall back upon the consideration of the road, and propose
to adduce a few words to establish our claims to the aid we are seeking
from the Government. The public will then bear in mind, that the
Governmont has wisely opened several newroads, loading to settlements
where free grants of land are made to (hose who feel at all desirous of
becoming their own landlords. One of these roads is well known as the
Hastings Roiid, and is settling with great rapidity. One of the termini
of the propo^iod road, and for which we ask (Government aid, will be in
the Village of Hastings, in the Township of Madoo ; so that when the
pioneers who have lately undertaken to subdue the forest, shall come to
the Village, they may justly consider theni.-.clves on tlio front, and along
the line of direct communication either east or west. Thus it may
very truly bo said, that by buiMing this road wo are seconding th'^ efforts
of the Government to procure a speoly, complete and good settlement
of the now townships lately opened for occupation. Yes, the settlers
along the line of the Hastings lioad may, if they see tit, leave their
woo; remote abodes in tlio morning, and tiie same nisxht sleep in Toronto,
or the next day at 10 A. M. breakfast in Montreal. We think this is another
sufficient reason to advance, v.liy this road has a good claim on the Gov-
ernment tor aid in land towards the underlaking ; and we ask what nior.e
can bo accom}»lislied by the Noi'th Shore liailroad, or by tlio St. Maurii-.e
Railroad, than with every show of reason and common sense is here
prooosed t) lij accomplished by the Marmora and Belleville Railroad
OompaTiv 'i

V\ : '.!■:. nt. " .--ire to shut our eyes to the fact, that a Company has been
inc'.''| ^ -''ed l' l>uild a Tram R-.>ad from Marmora to Colborne, with a
(■.■\\)> ■.'. le -'.am.' ..-^ our own. The full amount of its Capital must bo
subscrl' ! ', and tin per centum upon the whole amount paid in before
it can ifo iiuo o,)

tion. We do not intend to oiler any remarks upon
T than to r(^l>iit some of the grounds taken up by its
.'.' appear adverse to the interests of the IMariuora and
We are awai'o of the line of arginiient set up by
,,! grant, which wo seek from the Govt'inment. —
I ling to build the Road by juivate enterprize, and
■ ;■ Itocliesler will aid them in the undertaking, witli
.,•; 1 he business. We do not believe that the people
Rochester are to !>.■ caught. But gi-anted, even that this be done, it
■■-not detract from the vast diiliereuco of the proposed undcitakings.

this sclieme, i i
advocates, wliicli ;.i
lielloville Road.
them for opposing :1
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to extend and increase. W(io shall deny, that from these Marmora Works,
and objects of the two Companies. The Colborno Company proposes
to take the Ore away from the country and ship it, but they do
Tiot contemplate maiuifactnrliig within our own country. If the
Rochester people contribute anythinp;, it will be with the view
of obtaininjv the raw material, and returning it manufactuicd to Canada,
and this, and this only is the object of the Com]iany. Then why should
their opposition or their reasoning avail ? They have no Company within
their limits to work their mines to advancaife, all they ask, is to bo made
the conveyers of the raw material — to send it out of the Country, and
then ask this Province to encourai^e the foreign mechanic and laborer,
by reimporting the article in a manfactured state. Now the Marmora and
Belleville Company propose no such thing; they propose to export such of
the Ore as they will not use, but the chief object of the Company is,
to support and aid the manufacturing of the various kinds of Iron required
in Canada, so that a branch of tra.ie and industry may be created, which
will add materially '•; our wealth ; by decreasing the annual amount of
our importations, b) ': we shall bo able to supply a new and growing

want, namely, the r; , for our own Railroads ; and further to employ
a large amount of convict labor, in manufacturing an article not now
made, and at the srtine time relieving other national branches from
competing with convict labor. We find this view not only sustained, but
greatly strengthened by tlie Grand Jury at Kingston, who in their present-
ment, ren.arked upon this head : —

" The Jurors would also remark, tliat ■with reference to the application of
convict labor witliin the walls of tlie Provincial Penitentiary, they conceive
tliat a clianfie might be made, which would be an act of justice, not only to
the mechanic and tradesman, but to the Province at larire. They wouhl
earnestly urj^e ujjon tlie Government the necessity of abolishing those
niammouth worksliops -within tlie prison walls, whose labor is thrown upon
tlie market, to the great discouragement of the honest mechanic, and to the
injury of the Province, and institute in their place a niannl'actory of iron
— thereby not only develoi)iiig llieiesonrcesof tliwProvinee, but also retaining
at home large amounts of money in i)ayments of the imported article; and
they feel assured that owing to the jiroximity of unlimited quantities of the
finest Ore, Itoth on the liideau and at Marinorn, that a profitable manufactory
of tliat kind couki be established, and any number of i)risoiiers be employed."

So that it does appear that others have turned their attention to this
fact, as well as we have. In fact, it is a point, that could not fail to
excite the attention of any one, who would seriously consider the whole
subject. Thus, while 13elleville will be engaged in making J'arlron, Nail
Rod, and I^oiler Plate, and establish Pad-lock factories, and other small
wares connected with the Iroti Trade, for which hundreds of thousands of
dollars are annunlly sent out of the country, Maimora will be engaged
in converting the Ore into ]*igs ;md ]>looms, and manufacturing Stoves,
Ploughs, and Potash Kettles. We shall prepare to erect, and shall erect,
if this Road is completed, a large extent of machinery at Kingston, to be
worked by con'ict labor, in making Rails for ti:e various Railroad Com-
panies now at work, and which the exigencies of the times will continue

ra Wuiku,
jiroposes
tliey do
If the
tlio view
o Canjulii,
liy ahouM
inj' viLliiu
) be made
iinlry, and
d laborer^
•mora and
)it such of
mpjmy is,
n required
ed, which
fuviount of
d growing
to employ
13 not now
:;he9 from
lained, but
lir present-

lication of

y conceive

ot only to

ey wciuld

up tlio^o

own upon

\m\ to the
of iron
) retaining
tide; ana
ies of the

anufactory
ni ployed."
on to this
not fail to
the whole
Iron, Nail
tlier small
)U8anda of
enj[(aged
£f Stoves,
I all erect,
on, to be
oad Coui-
] continue

to extend and incroaso. Who shall deny, that from the ^fafmora Works
the Kails which will be required for the (treat Pacific IvJiilmad, may not
be maufactured ? Who will dispute, that from this point the Kails may be
as conveniently forwarded, for the whole line of Knad as tVoiii any other?
And surely it is no small point for consideration, to know, if encoui-igement
be now given to this cnterprizo, that is the building of the Marmora
and liellevillo Kailroad, tliat the Marmora Iron t!oni]'any may be
in a position to furnish the rails lor the Pacific Kailroad, which
will assuredly bo built and through Canada, by which the points
desired to be reached can be attained by 2,;{50 miles less travelling
than by any other. And are not these good and sutlicient reasons why
we should urge upon the Government the propriety of granting, and
why the Government should grant aid in land to further the undertaking,
even though the great enterprise of another line may seek to force us
to take our trade to another country. We are sure the ])r)int, as we have
here placed it, cannot be set aside — it cannot bo overcome, ai.d it is
because wc view it in the light of a provincial or national undertaking, that
we are convinced the Government would be sustained in orrantinij the aid
sought after. The nonsense about reachiuff the lake may tell very well
amongst people who know nothing of localities, but at all times and
at all seasons of the year we can and do ship from Belleville quite as
early, nay, earlier than any entries are made at the port to which our
western neighbours seek to draw the trade. Besides, in Belleville harbour
vessels can lay at ease and ship a full cargo, while it is not so with
our neighbour to the west. Again, who doubts that it is to the east we
must contemplate shipping our exports? but we take it the rail will take
all the manufactures from l^elleville and Marmora, while vessels
freighted to Belleville with coal for working the Iron at the forges will
take back a return cargo of Ore ; so that while we import the Coal, we
shall send back by return shipments the pay in our raw Material, by
which we shall hope to make the trade in every branch remunerative
and national.

This is not the occasion to show what is contemplated to be done by the
Iron Company at Kingston with convict labour, a future and another occa-
sion will present itself, when we shall enlarge more fully upon this point;
tior is it our desire to say anything upon this subject which has been
said by others. W^e have therefore caused to be tranlerred to this pamphlet
opinions and views of the local )>ress. upon the projiosed construction of
the Marmora and Belleville Koad. The questions connected with it are
tiot new to the gentlemen conducting our local press, and therefore it is
satisfactory to fitul that thev fully agief iq^on the varioiffe jjoints touched
upon, and in a manner which we camiot inq)rove.

At a convenient period the l^dvisional I directors will issue a piospectus
imtil when it is thought the contents of this jianqhlet will at^'ovd suilicient
information for those who desire to aid the undertakinof.

G. P.ENJAMIN,

Belleville, Nov. 22nd, 1858. Chairman.

OPINIONS OF THE PRESS

From the Belleville " Intelligencer^

October 62n(l, 1858.
" The Provisional Directors of the Company, met on Friday 7th inst.,
and organized. Tlie otKtiers appointed are,

G. BKXJAMIN, Esq., M.IM'., Chairman.

THOMAS A. LAZIKU, Esq., Sicretary.

ROBEUTL. INNES, Esq., /tJupineer.
An order was passed for openin<j Sloclc IJooka, and we may now
consider that the public is fully ajjpoaled to, to sustain the undertaking.—
On more occasions tlian one, while we have been writing on this all
important subject, we have pointed out the lact, that it is not a local
enterprize ; it is an enterprise, which will make the position of this Pro-
vince, if our liulers will but give it that aid anil support, which they are
so willing and ready to give to other branches of industry throuy:hout the
I'roviiKte. It is not for the sake of the Road, that we thus appeal, but for
the sake of (he vast wealth, which l.es buried in the interior of this County,
and whidi cannot be advantageously brought out upon common Koads.
Nothing short of a liailroad will accomplish the desired object— no other
ijieans can be rcsorttnl to, to enable ns to successfully compote with the
imported Iron from Enghnid, anil other countries; but with ihis lioad, we
can so compete — with tliis Road we shall be al)le to engage in all branches
of Iron maiiufa('turt^s; and by letaininti' laro-e amounts of moncv in the
I'roviiice, we shall be adding yc;irly to the wealth of the I'rovuice. The
County of Hastings, has not failed to use its own energies to aci'ompli.sh
this much desired object; thousands upon thousands have been expended
to construct. exc;ellent gravel and Macadamized Roads, to enable the Iron
Company to brinn- out their wares to market; but, still the j»rice of freight
and conveyance is too high ; and as wo have said before, but one alterna-
tive is now left ; nainelv, the construction of a sullieient R;iilroad from
Marmora lo Relleville, whereby we can at all times bring out our wares
and carry back such raw mateiial as we re(piire to convert the ores into
marketable Iron.

It is said, that liencef )rward, this rrovince will require at least, ^n,2oO-
OOU worth of Rails annually, to repair those roaiis already built, and in the
<;ourse of building, it is also said, wilh strong assuraiici;, and we believe
the fact is not :piestioneil, that the Marmoi'a Works, can produce the
l)lo(jms for marking rails, and then the m.achinery can be creeled at the
I'enitentiary for the «'.onversion of blooms into Rails. That by using the
convict labor we shall be able to come into maiket upon equal terms with
the foreigner, and we should relieve the olher mechanical brancdies of the
country, who are sulleriiig fiom a conipelilion witl; e<juvict labor. So
that if this can i e accomplished we shall as soon as the works are in suc-
cessful operation, save to the Province, in its balance sheet of trade, in
thiri one ariielo alone of 8-,-iOO,OUU.

I»

1858.
7 th iDSt.,

may now
[aking. —
n this all
Di a local
this Pro-

tliey are
j;lioiit the
il, but for
s County,
in Koads.
-^no other

with tlie

lioatl, we
1 branches
pv in the
^ice. The
cfoinplish

expended
the Iron

of freight
le aiterna-
load from

our wares

ores into

t, ^'l,2oO-
aiwl in tlie
e believe
)(hi(;e t]ie
j(l at the
usino; tlie
el Ills with
hes of llie
:il)or. So
no in suc-
f trade, in

Then at Bolleville, it is proposed to erect the rollinjr macliinery for all
kinds of Bar Iron, Nail Kod, and Hoihjr Phates, tojrether with the liollow
and domestic wares that may be required. In Marmora, in addition to
the conversion of the ore into Pigs, and Hlooms, Potash and otliei Kettles
can be made, and thus the whole uiachinery carried on witli profit to the
locality, and to the great advantage of tlie Province. The Marble and
other valuable quarries will bo opened and worked, and manufactures will
rise up in every direction of the country. We shall increase in the
amounts of our exports, but we shall make largely by those articles, for
which wo now liave to send to Kiigland and other countries; by which
the balance of trade is now constantly and heavily against us, but wliicli
will bo greatly reduced, if this uiulertaking is supporUfd, and carried to a
successlul termination, as it should be. Vov not only will tlie Marmora
mines bo aided by this lload, but the Madoc, and Huntingdon mines, the
llungerford and Thurlow Mills, all will prolir, by it,, and be enabl'.'d to
enter the markets and compoie with the rest of the world. Put such an
undertaking (vumot bo carried on by the locality alone, it mu-^t, and it
ought to receive su|iport from the (jroverninent. It is as inucli intitled to
the considt'ration as any section of tlio country, and yet it has never
received the least support. Now, bowovor, malters are ciiaiiLi'd. If it i>*
right to give to the (ittawa tens of tlniusands annually, I'or tlu; sike of
aiding the hiniber trade, then it is riglit to come to tlui r.'lief of this ri>rn-
pany, and assist it to ponr the mineral wealth of the l*rovince into lYii
markets of the woi'ld. If it is right to give to the St. Maurice Navigaiinn
and Railway Company, I,.^U0.O0O acres of the best land in the !*rovinc.',
to enabl(3 that Coni])anv tn open a t'erlile section of the Pioviiu-i', t'or sef-
tleinent, then it is riy'lit that the .Marnioia and Ucllcville lia'lway t'onipany
should receive its oOO.OOO acres o\' land, to aid in dcvi'lojiing the Mineral
resources of the coiintrv, and hniny the fouiidaiion of smh a trade, as will
one day make t/anada tor the Coiitiiieiil of America, what l'j)gl:iiid is no'Y
for the world. Wo have a just, we hav(i ;'n houi-st cliini upon the (Jov-
ernment, for aid in this undertakiin>:. and wc did e.xiii'cl, that the wished
for aid would have been extended with the passage of the Act ol Incor-
poration. We have good rea'-on for knowiiin- t!i;it the Minis'rv ar-^
seriously anxious for the success and prospiiiiiv of the nndci takiii!^' of ihe
Marmoi'a and IJolleville Kailwav ("ouijiMnv. So that we feel coniideiit the
aid askiid for, since the I'lovinct; is iu'erested in nioi'e wavs than one, will
be concedetl at an early day. With this coii\ii.'t!oii, and we now write
upon a subject that has nothing to do wiili pa.'ty, all are alilvi? interested,
all are alike eager t'or its suoce-s. We di'-'ire to call noon our inhaMlants,
to consider the question wi'll, and to bring every eifort to luar. to
accomplish the objects ariived a' bv the Act of Incorpoi'.'uion. All know
the ell'oi'fs and energv of the Meuih'M' f)r Xorth llisiin^'s, in working out
muasuies whrcli ho may undertake, and we should one ;iiid all give hiui
our best elforts to enable him to carry through a project, which involves
not only our intei'ests, but the in!(;rests of tint J*rovince at large.

The pi.an of the survey was exhibiled, on Friday '7th, at the room iu

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wliich tlio Piroctors held their mooting, and altlionijh ihe line does not
roach cvory point, yot wo hoiiovo iliete are hut few points of any importance
to whicli it conld not h(> iiiiuh" availahle hy achijitinp; the phin of a tram
to cju'li point not rcMchcd, and hy tnakintr a slit>-ht curve in one section of
the Iioati. Ilowovor, tliis is a point for tlie (hie consideration of the
various localities, and ono which we have ijood reason for knowincj already
enijacfos their attention. Wo do not feel it necessary to show what the
Iron Couipany could accomplish, hut wo make a summary from the report
of the Eiii>ineor, showitig what work is expecteii, and what tiatllc tlie lond
will enjoy.

The cost of tlio rond in round numbers, inclnding Rolling Stock and

f-'tatiori II,)n^os, is $000,000

The expected tnitlic is set forth as follows: —

50,000 tons of Ore for exportation, at $1 00 per ton |50,00

2,000 tons Pi;r and Hloonis, not includii'.g any calculation for Iron

Rails, at $1.20 ets 2.400

1,000 tons of Coal at $1.00 1,000

4,000.000 feet of Luml.or. at per M. $2,00 S.OOO

Potasli. (J rain. Flour, Cattle, Pork, Marble, &c., &c 24,000

Passviigors and Mails 5,000

$90,400
Deduct working expenses, 33i per cent aO,l?3

$B0,267
Wh.ch shows a net profit upon the capital to be invested of over ten
per cent per annum. \Vo refrain from ofierintj any other view for the
consideratian of the public just now, but it will ho remembered if the
anticipated aid of a cfrant of land is obtained, and of wliich we can hardly
entertain a doubt, after what wo have heard, this profit will rise from ten
to forty per cent.''

From the " Ilaatings Chronich.^^

October 13th, 1868.
In another place will be found the proceedinfrs of the first meeting of
the Provisiotial T)irectors of this liailway. It will be seen that all was
done that could be done at the first mectlrg. With what success this
proliminany step will be attended, remains with nn interested public to
say. As this important undertidving is fairly before llie public, it is fitting
that thev slionid bo in po.-session of some of the many wei^•llty reasons
why it should bo warmly and liberally suj'poited, not only by this County,
btit the whole Province. The wealdi whieli this Road will open up, and
the fi.dvanta<res it will bring, are not confined to the County of Hastings,
but will be extended to the whole of Canada. 'Ihe truth of lliis obscrv.v
tion will be apparent ly taking a few simple statistics into consideration.

From this time out the Province will require, according to estimate, for
the repair of Railroads alone, not less than $1,200,000 worth of Rails,

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w.vijjliin;? from 15,030 to 1*7,000 tons. Tf iIk^so aro mndo in (linada, it
will bo oi]ti;il to ix savincj in tlio fiinoiiMt of trad'! to doiihlc' tlio cost, or
^2,400,000. If tim Mnrmor/i Wo/k^ iiro set into a(!tivu oporalion (and
tliis cannot. 1(0 dono wil.li;)iif, a Railway,) in two or tiireo years wo sliall bo
ablo to prodmio tlio roi]nirod anionnt. of iliils. This itom of tradt? alono
is a snllli;ieiil, reason wliy tiio Iload slionld lliid favor with a ('auidian
public; biH';ui<rt at tliis rate it woiiM not take tlireo yeai's to j)ay for tlio
lioad, by tlio saviiiii; elFecteil in oar Pr()vinei:il trade in this on(» arti(!!e.

Ill addition to thi<, we can then make a lari^e ijuantily of ]>ar iron —
a la"<i;e (jnanlit.y o[' castini^s, sued as potash ki'llles, stoves, pIoii!>-]is, and
other fanniii'j!; utensils. The castini>'s wonhl all be made at Marmora — tho
bar, nail-rod, and plate, would bo made at I'x'llinilhf — and tho Railroad
iron it is proposed shall be maile at Kin'^ston with Penitentiary labor, bo-
causa tho clioapest. This would enable us to produce a (dieaper as well as
a bcttiT articio (beeauso tho iron is biittor) than tho Knijlish or foreign
manufacturer. l>y this moans also the convict labor would bo employed
to advaiitaiije to the I'roviuco and llioniselves, and not to tho dolrimont of
lionest and usoful mechanics, who cannot atVord to compote with convict
labor. Tho compute.! cost of tho lioad is £4,500 por mile, ini-ludini;
liailin;:^ stocic, necessary frtiii^ht cars, anil trucks for the peculiar ti'allie of
tho Road. Tiio estimated cost of ibo whole road is sot down at £142,000.
It is no^ nocossary to jyo into details.

The estimated tratlic return from ilie Road when in operation is oO.OOO

tons of ore yearly, at C>^. per ton freight, i) lu,000

V\g and other Iron, at 5s. per ton, OOO

(/oal, do. 250

Lumber, do. 2,000

Potash, Orain, Klour, Pork, Cattle, Marble and other articles, . . 1,250
Passongors and Mails, 1,250

£25,600

Deduct working expenses, 33.V per cent £7,5.'?8 G 8

Leaving a net profit of £1,556 13 4

This would yield over 10 pe/cenf, on the capital to be ex|iend.od in
the undertaking. i>ay as above, £142,()00. This is calculating tliat
tho whole amount of tho capital is called in, which is not contemplattid. —
If however, tho (K)vernmeiit grant of land in exp^viaiir.y is nudeveil, not
more than onofourth of subsciibod sto;'k will be called for; then tlie re-
turn, according to above calculation, will be on capital actually paid 40
per cent. Those calculations have been made by a gentleman of great
experience and intelligenco in those mitlers, and are on that account fully
reliable.

Besides tliis, it is obvious that extensive Iron works will be establisbeJ
here and in other places, and the extraordinary fac^ilities afforded for the
manufacture of this article, will attract foreign capitalists, and foreign
labor, and wo mu^t ga on and prosper in tho same ratio that England did
after she commenced her Iron works. Is is therefore a matter of vital

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importanco to the Provini?. and pnrticularly bo to tlio people of \\m
Country, tliiit tlio Ivoiul sliould be built. It is not a matter of party
politics or local iiiteiost. It rises tar above these considerations, important
as tliey may be to many. Wliilo wo know that the people hero are pre-
pared to bulk upon the undertakinn; in this light, we tiust that it may re
oeive the same tMiliglitiMH^I tr*iatmeut from tlie (jiovcrnment of the day, oi
that wliich may succeed heroai'ler.

From the lidlcville ^* Intelligencer^^

October 2atb, 1858.
In all that we have ever written upon tlie subject of the Marmora Iron
Works, and in fact of the mineral wealth of ihe interior of this County,
for in our opinion vast as are the Iron deposits in the Township of Mar-
mora, they are equal. y irreat in the Township oi Mndoc; we have always
<;ontend(.'d that the l^rovitute at laiu;e was deeply interested in bringing;
these great sources of wealth into active operation. IJelter than fields of
(rold, more productive than mines of silver, if brought into liealthy opera-
tion by well directed enterprize and lal)or. Sources of wealth not to b«
exhausted, and never dependant on llood, tide, or season, but ever yielding
a steady and a healthy occupation to the industrious arti/an, mechanic
and laboier, each in his calling. We ask our read«'rs to give the following
extract, from a report of the Iron trade in Knglaiul, furnished in the
columns of the Dailij JVews, ix careful consideration, and tiien to accom-
pany us in our application of the same rule titere laid down, to the wealth
we have within our borders : —

" Such VM'^t stridi's liavc bot-n made in moelianical invention, and so preat
is the niinoral wealtli of this country, tliat if it, were not for tlicsc, tlie follow-
inir statistics tVoia a wt.dl aiit!n.'Mtic-itvd source, woiiul appear incredible: —
Since 17^4- tlie tjiiunliiy of rollc<l inni lins exceeded ;?,0"iO,(i(iO tons, wliicli
includes iii)\vanls of IJ.UOO.OOO tons of rails. More than !),(JU(» niilos ot double
lines of P.uilway luivu been made in (Ircat Mrilain, and in-oiiably not le.-'StJniu
oOO,t.>00 miles of iron wire 1ms ln-eii used in Kurone and Aintri<;a for railway
tele^'raph con<lin'tors, besides 8,(tliO miles of telcf^'rapli iron Ciibie encircled by
an armor of 25, ODC; tinis of twisted wire. Knj^land in^at present niakirij;
more rolled iron tban all tlie tttlur naliotis united can produce; nnd we have
only to miiinti(iit. our chirrnrtcr for qualU;/, ami we K/tull fifaiid,, as we hare
hitherto done, the foremost d/iunianf (he ii(tti(Ji;n of the enrih,'"'

First observe that we have the great advantage over our motherland, by
starling with all the expoiiein-e and benelits desirable from the mechanical
inventions referred t >, and if the mineral wealth of Kngland is great, ours
is eipially so, and with tli'« exception of coal, we stand in a fur snpeiior
position. And even coal can be obtained, and laid down at llie re<piired
points, at a rate so low, and coiustantly decreasing, that ihe want of it is
scarcely felt.

Let us for one moment take into consideration the quantity of Railroad
Iron we have required in Canada. We compute that we have in all about

2,160 miles, equal to about 1 1 r),000 tons. For Hiis wo liavo probably sent
out of tbo country about ^0,070,000. Now if our own Mines lm\ boon in
operation — if (Janaihi bad converted a jiortion of ht^r Iron Ore into so
inucli gold, not only, should wo bo so niiicli less in debt, but wo should
havo the amount amongst us, which would iiiako $iy,JJ40,000, dillorence
in our Hnancial position. We therefore must repeat and insist, that to
encourage the lUrtking of iron in this country, is national, a!i<l not local. —
And it would have been much bettor for tiio couutry, and for tbo
companies, to have been able to furnish, and buy the required quantity of
Rail in Canada, even at an advanced price, than to have become, by so
much more the debtor to the English capitalists, iis we have been obliged
to become, because we have failed to call into existance the hidden ricliou
of our mineral 'I'ownships.

We next desire to call the attention of the reader to tbo few wordi*
iwhich wo have printed in italics, in the aliove extract. 'I hey will learn
from it, that in the opinion of the Iiou Masters, who havo got up and
signed this report, that by maintaining the position they occupy, they
believe ibo country will continue to stand foremost amongst the nations
of iho Earth, and no doubt it is so. No doubt that Knglaiid's Iron trade
h*'8 done more for her, to niaiistain hor good and glorious po-ition amongst
the nations of the world, than any other branch of her industry. For
the reader will be please<l to remeud)er, that the above extract only furn-
ishes a hfonch of this branch of England's trade, and in the period stated,
without oomputing the cost of Telegrrph wires, she has brought info the
coftVrs of those ot her sons engaged in this trade, at least ^1,800,000,000.
Yet a century ago, these mines were not thus productive; they bad to
commence tbo same as we iiave. England was not always the leading
nation of the world, as she how is ; but wo insist, that her Iron trade,
has enabled her to become what she is, and what she is likely to continue
by the enorgv and entorpiize of her people. And why shall not we do
likewise ? Why shall not the govertimcil give encouragemonl an aid t(t
«u(!h undertakings ? Why shall she not give of the unproductive to make
this productive beyond question / Surely tlio question of a nation's j>er-
inaneut wealth, cannot, must not, be considereil h party question ; it is
not so considered in this county, and if we ha{>pen to be in the locality
where these mines of hidden wealth are buried, it becomes our duty to
point them out. It so happens that this wealth is some di^tanc« from
water, or rail, and it must have the fac ilities of the age, to biing it into
market, tbo iidiabitants will venture their (piota, and the goveri iiieiit, if
fit desires to claim the name of parental, must yield its quota. If this bo
done, tbo wealth is sure, and the coMiilry will rise in piopoUion as the
labor dovelopes the vast abundance of the intt-rior of the country. (Ireat
facilities have been alVorded to those who wore engaged in the lumber
trade, large amounts of money have been expended on the streams, which
have floated this branch of (uir lra<le to market. Millions of acies liavo
been granted in othei directions, to enable men to build a road leading to
tbo wilderness and the forest, so that these might be subdued 3 W by not

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t]»on pncourngo llils brnnch of our trmlo ? Why not nook to mnko Cnna-

tJn wliut slid should h(% » luiiiiuftutturin^j^ couulry, as well iih au agiicultural
country. It' th« two aro hiou^ht iiitoojioialioii, uach norvinji; as tlu) hand-
inniil to tho othor, wo shall havo no inoro broki-n iutmvals of nountiy, hut
wo shall pass fioui a^^ijcultiiial districts into ininini; and manufac. luring
«Jis!.rit,!Ls, and tho wlmlo tmunlry will boco'uo ono hivo of industry. Wo
bolicvo tho people of this Hoctlion of tho r.ountry aio alivo to tho vast im-
portani'o of the (piosiion, an<l wo liavo no douht stroiij^ cn'orls will bo
made to sU'tain tho ((Xoitionsof tlioso txontloiuon, who aio tho pioneeiH of
the und(M'lakin<;, and show to tho govuruuiunt, that ia thia lualtui' ibcy
have the support of u united people.

nko Cnna*

{liciillurfil
tlio hand-
iiiiitry, l)iit
iil'iic.lmiiij;
uy. Wo
i) vast Im-
la will bo
,)loiiot'rH of
lUoi lUcy

ENGINEER'S REPORT.

To Thomds A. Bcgly, Esq.^ Secretanj, Department Public Works.

Sm-^I have the lionor to report, for llio information of the Commis-
sioners of Public Works, the result of a Survey of a line or Uoad, from
the Port of Belleville, to the Iron Works at Marmora.

' As the Survey, the Commissioners were good enough to put under my
charge, was for the purpose of establishing the shortest feasible route be-
tween the above points, for the purpose of constructing a Railway, Tram-
jWay or Macadamized Road. I have after a careful examination, selected
In line, of which the Plan and Section, together with the estimates accom-
pany this Report.

I The distance between the Port of Belleville and the Iron Works at
Marmora, by tlie route laid down, is 32if miles. Its southern terminus
connects with the Bay of Quinte, at Belleville, where there is a secure
Harbor, and depth of water sufficient for any vessels navigating the Lakes.
I From the Harbor, the line runs for one mile in length, through Pinnacle
xi Btreet, one of the principal Streets of the Town, (which course is approv-
;i ed of by the Corporation,) and crosses the River Moira, at its junction with
' that street. From this point the road runs in a northerly direction, keep-
7 ing the valley of the Moira River, and passes through the Village of
^: Smithville, to the Oak Hills, which is a continuation of the same range.

that is crossed bj^ llie CoDourg and Peterboro', and also by tlio Port Hope
and Lindsay Railways. I have taken advantage of the course of a stream,
which is supplied by the water shed from the hills, and have obtained a
tolerably good crossing. The summit level at this point, is 2G2 feet above
the Bay of Quinte. The ascent will be accomplished by ireans of two
inclined planes, one of 14T4 yards in length, with a rise of one foot in each
cue hundred and sixteen feet, or forty-five feet to the m > ; and Vaq other
of 1540 yards in length, with a rise of one foot in each ninety-one feet,
or fiftv-eisht feet to the mile. From the Oak Hills the line diverijes to
the eastward, to secure favorable f^iadionts, and passes through the Town-
ship of Huntingdon, crossir >• the Macadami/.ed roa<l, from Belleville to
Madoc, at a point about 8 miles distant from the Village of Madoc. From
this latter point, the direction is north westerly, through the Townslnps ^^
Kawdon and Marmoi,., to the terminus at the Iron Works, situated on
Crow Piivei, which river is navagablc to Marmora Lake, on the shores of
which the ore beds are situated.

The summit level is 29 miles from Belleville, and is 400 feet above
the Bay of Quinte, which gives an inclination from north to '^outh, or in
the direction of the movement of the bilk of the tralKc, of one foot in
each three hundr.^d and eighty -two feet, cr fourteen feet to the mile, a
circumstance favorable for the transport of heavy freight. There are
but two exceptional gradients ; one of one foot in each ninety feet, for
880 yards, and one of one font, in each eighty-six feet, for 120 yards \u
length ; the gradients going south, with the exception of the two just
mentioned, would compare favorably with any existent line of Railway ;
while those going north, with the exception of that at the Oak Hills, in no
case exceeds one foot in each one hundred and six feet.

The cuttings are through clay and limestone rock, of the latter there
is not much, and in most cases it would be easily moved, the total quanti-
ty is 439,025 cubic yards, or an average quantity of 13,405 cubic yards
per mile. I have in some instances curved to avoid as much as possible
heavy cuttings.

The width of cuttings and embankments at formation lev^l, is sixteen
and one half feet, a slight increase to the width in cuttings would be ad-
vantage >us, as it would render them less liable to the effects of snow
drifts and ice in the winter season. I have in this case, as well as every
other portion of the work connected with the line, avoided as much as

i *ome

j5, ble cc

'ort Hope
fa stream,
sbtained a
feet above
[19 of two
>ot in each
I tlie other •
,y-OTie feet, \
iliveiges to
the Towu-
Jolleville to ,
oc. From 1
)\vnship8 '~>^ I
sit Hilled on
le shores ol'

feet above

coutli, or in

one foot in

> the mile, a

There are
ity feet, for
2G yards in
\e two just
f Railway ;

Hills, in no

latter there
[,olal quanti-
I cubic yards
03 possible

, is sixteen
irould be ad-
ts of snow
^11 as every
its much 9»

possible, increasing the construction estimate, as I trust the returns fioiii
the road will warrant any slight additions that may be found requisite.

In no case is there a curve with a loss radius than 2,015 feet, which
only occurs once, there are two with a radius of 2,G05 feet each, but they
are immediately adjoining the Town of ]*)elleville, and being near a ter-
minus, even with a less radius would not bo objectionable, the usurd
curvature is from 3,000 to 4,000 feet radius.

It will be necessary to construct a ^Vharf at iJellevillo, as those at
present in use are too slightly constructed to bear the great pressure ex-
erted by a qmuiLity of iron'^Ore or I'ig Iron. I have estimated for one of
OOO feet in length, and 24 feet in width, to be formed of Timber (,'rib
work, and lilled in solid with stone. It would be advisable to adopt
measures to facilitate the loading cf vessels with Ore, either by tb:niiiiL''
an inclined plane or a travelling crane, by which means the box could bo
at once lifted from its truck, and its contents deptisited in the hold of n
vessel, thereby etlecting a saving of both time an^. labour.

1 have estimated for a sheet iron girder bridge over the liiver Moira.

the total length to be 200 feet, divided into three spans of GO feet each.
" The ditFerence in cost between a wooden and iron superstructure is moio
I than compensated for by the durability and safety of the latter over llie
\ former. No other streams of any magnitude liave to be crossed, and but

one road crossing will require a bridge.

!The culverts will not be more numerous tlian is usually re(juired i'( :
such works.

The Station buildings are of the plainest description, 'ihose at Helle-
■ ville to be of IWick, and the others, that is to say at Smithville, Matloc
Road and Marmgra, to be mere temporary slieds, sufUcient to pioicct
goods or passengers from the inclemency of the weather. The engine
stable is sufficiently large to accomodate four Locomotives, a;.cl is pvovidoil
with a Turntable. As the great bulk of the traffic of the line is exjicH'tc-d
■to be in Iron Ore, Pig Iron, Marble and Lumber, extensive sheds or station
accomodation is not required.

The est'*nr.te includes ballasting to a depth of eighteen inches, and as
*OTOe of the cuttings are through gravel hills, it tan be done at a reasona-
ble cost.

uwii.iuii ig;s— -

Ties of Cedar, Tamarac or Oak, can be procured at short distances from
the proposed Hne, and at a reasonable cost. It is proposed to place them
'J feot inches apart, from centre to centre.

It would not be advisable to lay rails weighing less than 50 lbs per
yard, of a "T pattern, secured to the ties with cast iron chairs weighing
from 18 to 20 lbs each, and spiked down with G inch spikes. The cast
iron chair, although more ex[)ensive than the wrought iron one, is better
aJa[)ted for a light rail and a heavy traflic. Although a rail weighing 50
Hkx to the yard, is lighter than is generally adapted now, yet I consider
llioy will be sufficient for the light Engines, and the slow rate of speed re-
<|uued for the purposes of the Koad. The general surface of the Road
being a descendant gradient in the direction of the movement of the ma-
jor part of the traffic, but a small expenditure of locomotive power will
be required, therefore light Engines may be adopted, and a saving efiect-
eil in the wear of the permanent way.

SuiScient allowance has been made for Sidings.

The rolling stock will be of the cheapest description, being for the
most part mere Trucks ; the body of the Truck should be made of Boil-
er plate, with handles attached for the purpose of lifting the box on or
oft" the Truck, by tlie assistance of a Crane, the bottom to drop down by
means of hinges, similar to the shovel of an excavating machine. By
this means but little time would be lost in loading or unloading, and an
Engine would not be kept standing with steam up. The estimate dees
not include the wrought iron boxes, but merely the carriages for them.
It. would be the duty of parties supplying the Ore to furnish their own
boxes.

llie opening up of the northern part of the County of Hastings, would
be not only a Sectional, but a great Provincial benefit. Situated as Mar-
mora is, 32 miles from any port, without any means of communication,
except that afforded by a cheaply constructed and insufficient Macada-
mised road ; the expense of hauling over which, prevents the possibility
of a remunerative trade being established, and that which might be made
to form a large source of revenue to the Province, is rendered compara-
tively valueless.

The cost of carriage by waggon, from Marmora to Belleville, is at pre-
sent about nine pence per ton per mile, while by a properly constructed

Railway, the cos^ would but little exceed one penny and three farthinjxs
per ton a mile. The time occupied by waggon, is 24 hours in going and
returning, while by liailway it would be but 4 hours.

The Manufacture of bar iron which is now successfully carried out, and
specimens of which have been converted into Steel in Sheffield England,
and pronounced equal to either Swedish or Russian iron, which commands
in the Er^^Hsh market from £30 to £35 per ton, is at a cost which must
prevent its ever becoming as it should be, one of the staple commodities
of the countr}^ from the great expense attending the hauling of bitumi-
nous coal from Belleville, its nearest Port.

The capabilities of the Marmora and Madoc Ores, for the manufacture
of superior Iron and Steel, lias now become a matter of certainty. Mr.
Hunt, Chemist and Mineralogist, to the Geological survey, in his repoix
for the year 1855, addressed to Sir W. R. Logan, speaks of the Ores ly-
ing north of the St. Lawrence, as being of the purest and ricliest discrip-
tion. Many of the magnet'c and hematite Ores of Canada, are almost
chemically pure, such are those of Marmora, Madoc, <fcc. He also states,
that with the new and economical processes of ' Chenot,' a valuable Sto;el
Ore will be sought for, even in a distant country, and may be advantage-
ously trrnaported in a crude state, to the localities where fuel and labor
are most available. Mr. Evans, one of the Directors of the Marmora Iron
Company, on a recent visit to England, had some Steel manufji' nired from
Marmora Iron, and states that 3o,000 tons of Pig Iron would be annual-
ly consumed in Sheffield alone, if it were possible to 'jMy tliem with
that quantity.

The encouragement of the Ore trade, would be the means of enabMng
the Company to manufacture more largely, and all that is required, is I'a-
; cility of transport of the raw material, for the establishing of Blast Fur-
' naces in any frontier Town in the Province, which manufacture if enconr-
ed by a protective duty, would become a source of industrial wealth, and
aftbrd employment to numerous operatives. Mr. Evans, also states in a
communication to me on the subject, I speak advisedly when I say that
we could sell in the L^nited States alone, 5o,000 tons of Ore yearly, and I
have now before me applications from several parties, both in England
and France, for Ore, which if a Railway were in operation, connecMng
Marmora with the navigable waters of the St. Lawrence at its nearest;
point, we could with profit supply, and the demand in England alone,

would I believo only be limited by our means of exportation, and the par-
ties in France who are in correspondence, are those who have the monop-
oly of ' Clienot's' patent so favorably mentioned in the last Geological re-
|)ort ; they cannot use any other than the rich Ore of Marmora, or Ore
of a similar quality, and they write me they are willing at once to con-
tract for 14,000 tons a year, at a fair price, and that their wants will in-
iTeaso yearly. It will thus be seen that the tralRc for the road is not a
speculative one, and that the Ore business alone, would warrant a fair re-
turn for the capital invested in the construction of the Road.

I would not wish to bo considered as drawing an inviduous comparison
between the proposed Marmora Uoad, and other feeders of the Orand
Trunk already constructed, but if those lines calculated as they all are, to
open up and devulope the resources of tliolr several localities, have claims
which are considered of sutKoient importance to bring them under the fa-
vorable notice of the Govt-rnmenl, this line has still stronger claims, from
the fact of its being the first steps towards the establishing of a most im-
portant manufacture, which is intimately connected with the well being
of tlie Province.

'['he absence of Bituminous or Anthracite coal, may be fairly consider-
ed as a serious drawback ; but wlien it is taken into account, that the
Marmora Company have the right to cut wood on twenty thousand acres
of land, and that each acre produces, on an average So to 40 cords of
wood, and that each cord of wood will yield about 45 bushels of charcoal,
each ton of Iron reipnring 13') bushels of charcoal or 3 cords of wood in
its manufacture, it would require 70 years to exhaust the present stock of
fuel, manufacturing at the rate of 10 tons per day, a length ^of time to
warrant the assumption of the regrowth of the forest. The Ore of Mar-
mora being much superior in quality to any found in connection with the
coal measures, will insure its being an article of commerce, and will facil-
itate the importation of coal, as a return cargo.

The suggestion r-f rolling Railway Bars by convict labor at Kingston,
which I suppose has already been brought under your notice, is entitled
to consideration. By a mixture of about equal parts of Marmora Iron
and old rails, very superior bars may be produced. Tiie quantity annual-
ly required foT the Railways in operation in the Province, will be very
great, and would not only form a source of Revenue, bat would employ

id the par-
lie monop-
ological re-
ra, or Ore
ice to cou-
nts will in-
nd i» not a
it a fair re-

coinpnnson
the (jrand
^ all are, to
lavo claims^
iiilor the fa-
laims, from
a most im-
well being

y con?ider-
t, that the
isand acres

cords of
f charcoal,
of wood in
nt stock of
^of time to
)ro of Mar-
m with the

1 will facil-

Kingston,
is entitled
rmora Iron
ity annual-
ill be very
Id employ

convict labor in a manner not at all interfering with existing interests, and
would remove a cause of serious discontent among the operatives of the
different mechanical arts.

The Townships of Thurlow, Sidney, Huntingdon and Rawdon, through
which the proposed line passes, are well settled, and good agricultural
Townships ; their assessed value, together with Marmora, amounted in
1856, to two millions six hundred and sixty-three thousand three hundred
and twenty-four dollars. There are in Belleville and its environs six large
Flouring Establishments, which are supplied with wheat principally from
those Townships ; in addition to which there are similar establishments at
Stirling, Madoc and Marmora, and Wallbridge's Mills, the latter having
been erected at a great cost, is evidence of the importance of the trade.
The quantity of Flour exported from r)ellevillo in 1855 and 185G, was
nearly 100,000 barrels, each year, besides 10,000 bushels of coarse grain.

The Lumbering establishments situated at Belleville, and on the River
Moira arc very numerous; they, as well as the Trent Mills, are supplied
chietly with logs from the country lying north of Marmora and Madoc,
and as there are irrcat facilities for manutacturins; lumber at Marmora, a
large business for the road in that article, can confidently be calculated on.

The amount for passenger trafllc will exceed that of my return ; there
are at present, five daily stages employed in this business ; the new
Hastings Road Settlement, the villages of Madoc, Marmora, Stirling,
Smilhville, and Canifton, atl'ording remunerative employment to each,
in addition to which, the impetus given to the Iron Trade, by the con-
struction of the Road, will have the elFect of increasing the number of
passensjers, so that the present number of persons traveling, is no crite-

, rioii of the future amount, as facilities lor tratlic always increase tralHc.

There is certainty of a largo business being created by the. carriage of
Marble, with which that region abounds and a building recently con-
structed in Belleville, of that material, is'satisfactory evidence of its adapt-
ability to the purposes of ornamental architecture.

In the selection of the route above described, I have carried out as
nearly as possible, the instructions I was honoured with by the Commis-
sioners; namely, to select the most eigible track for a Railway, Tramway
or Macadamised Road, suitable for the traffic contemplated between the
Village of Marmora and the Bay of Quinte, at Belleville. By referring

to the estimate it will be seen that there are no engineering worts of any
magnitude, and that I have carried out the strictest principles of economy,
consistent with the effective working of the line.

To secure local advantages and to give facilities for the developing
to the mineral resources of a greater area of Counti'y, a line might be
adopted, keeping to the eastward of the present one. ]3y following up
the valley of the Moira River, and passing through the Village of Tweed,
in the Township of Ilungerford, from thence passing as close as practica-
ble to Mr. Flint's new Village of Troy, (where I am given to understand
there are valuable Marble Quarries) to Madoc, where there are extensive
beds of Iron Ore, and also Marble Quarries which are at present, partially
worked, from Madoc the line might be taken as direct as possible to Mar-
mora. Of the engineering features of the route, I am not in a position
to give an opinion, as I have not made any surveys. The distance, by this
route would be incresed by about ten miles.

The construction of two branch lines, from the one at present selected,
would add materially to the resources of the Road, one to Stirling, of
about five miles in length, and one to Madoc, of about eight miles in
length, the latter branch would not only develope the Mineral resources
of the Township of Madoc, but would be a great assistance to the settle-
ment of the Country, along the line of the new Ilastings Road,
recently constructed by Government. The increase of the estimate by
the building of these lines would be about fifty thousand pounds, but the
trafiic returns, would be materially increased particularly in passengers
and light goods.

The working expenses of a line of the character of the proposed
Belleville and Marmora one, will be small when compared with others,
which derive their chief support from passenger and goods traflic. It will
be necessary to keep but few oflTicials, and the slow rate of speed required,
and the facility of obtaining fuel, will enable it to be worked, at a com-
paratively trilling cost. I have estimated the working expenses at 33;|
per cent, of the gross earnings.

Of the extent of the traffic of this line, it is difficult to form even an
approximate estimate, as the quality of the Ore is such, as to warrant its
becoming an article of export, and the supply being as it is, practically

roAi of afiy
of econoniv,

developing
19 might be
allowing up
e of Tweed,
as practicn-

understand
re extensive
Bnt, partially
lible to Mar-
in a position
auce, by this

lent selected,
Stirling, of
ht miles in
al resources
to the settle-
stings Road,
estimate by
inds, but the
X passengers

ie proposed
with others,
iflic. It will
3ed required,
1, at a com-
ises at 33^

speaking unlimited, the assumption that fifty thousand tons of Ore will
,^ pass annually over the road, is rather under than over the quantity that
may fairly be calculated ou.

In the foregoing remarks I have been induced to dwell at some lenfrtlt
on the importance of the undertaking, from a firm conviction that it is
one fraught with much ultimate benefit to tlie rrovince.

A properly constructed Macadamised Road, would no doubt prove very
beneficial, but yet I trust the importance of the trade, may lead the com-
missioners to the consideration of the advantages to be obtained by the
construction of a Railway or Tramway, as the only means of establishini;
a trade in Iron Ore, and of developing the the vast Mineral resonrces of
this favored locality, and the opening out of a new branch of industrial
wealth.

1 have the honor,

to be Sir,

Your obt. sevt.,
ROBT. L.

INNES,

Civil Enmnctr.

Belleville, May 1st, 1858.

rra even an
) warrant its |
, practically!

SUMMARY OF ESTIMATE FOR RAILWAY.

Wharf, Bridges, and Culverts. ......£ 6,005 2

Station Tiuildings and partial Fencing 4,825

Earthwork, Formation and Ballast 52,040 5

Superstructure, including Ties, liails. Chairs, Spikes

and Laying 53,308 17

Land L^aniagos, Engineering, Management and Law

Expenses 14,900

Rolling Stock 10,810

£142,015 4

Add fur continironoios 7,384 15

£150,000

T II A F F I (J ii E T U R X .

Iron Ore, 50,000 tons per annum, at 5s. per ton £ 12,500

J Mg and Bar Iron, 2,000 tons per annum, at Gs. per ton . . . 000

<• .'oal, 1,000 tons per atuunn, at 5s. per ton 250

Lumber, 4,000,0()0 feet, at lO.s. per thousand 2,000

Misuoilaneous, Fnjiy,'lit, Marble, Grain, Flour, Potash, «feo. 0,000
]';\sst'ngers and MiiiU 1,250

£22,000
Deduct working expenses 33;\ per cent £ 7,533

£15,000 13
Or 10 per cent, on the construction estimate.

R. L. INNES, C. E.

Belleville, ^L•lv 1st. 1858.

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C. E.

[AN ACT TO IXCOUPORATE THE .\[AllMORA AXD BELLKVILLR

RAILWAY COiMPANV.

An Act to incorporate the Marmora and JiellcvlUe Railwn)/ Company.

WMJIIEREAS certain persons have jielitioned tliat an Act may lo
T w passed, autliorizinf^ the construction of a llailway tVoni the Mar-
mora Iron Works, in tiio Township of Marmora, in the ('ounty of Hast-
ings, to the shores of the Hay of (iniiite, in the Town of iJcllcville, in the
said County; and wliereas such a Uailway would cjrcatly advance tl\o in-
terests not only of tiie County aforesjiid, but of tlio country vjoncrally, hv
assisting to bring out and dcvelope the mineral resources of the country,
land render more available the lands open for public scttlomeut, in the rear
f the said County of Hastings : Therefore, Her Majesty, by and with
he advice and consent of the Legislative Council and Assembly of Cana-
"a, enacts as follows :

1. Nathaniel Stephen Appleby, of Shannonville ; Francis McAnnaiiy,
Henry Corby, George Benjamin, Lewis Wallbridge, Henry Cillespie,
ifreorge Nellson, Benjamin Fairfield Davy. Piiilip Hambly, John Hell,
iDharles Levesconte, John O'llare, Kobert Head, James Hrown, William
^lope, all of the Town of Belleville ; Solomon Johns, and Lanchlin Hughes,
iE>f the Township of Marmora; ^avid 1>. Johns, James Cook, and William
Baker, of the Township of Rawdon ; Alfred F. Wood, John R. Ketcheson,
<ind William II. Tumbjety, of the Township of Madoo; Abraham L. ]^)0-
gart, and Felix Gabourie, of the Township of llungerford ; Daniel Thomp-

son, 01 the Township of Elzlver; .Tnmos Archibold, James Ilapferty, and
I'hilip Ketcht'son, of the Township of Huntingdon ; Caleb (jlilbert, andj
i^Ieorgo Tnylor, of the Township of Sidney ; David Clapp, Dehi 11am, and"
Alexander Wilson, of the Township of Thuilow ; George Gordon of the
Village of Trenton ; Alexander Mofjoarn, of the Township of Tyendinaga, j
all of the County of ilastings; and Arcliibald John Macdonnell, George |
Cunimitig, and John Flnnigan, of tlio City of Kingston, in the County of
Frontenac, together with such other person or ))ersons as shall, under the
jirovisions of this Act, become shareholders in the Company hereby incor-
porated, shall be and are hereby ordained, constituted and declared to be
a body corporate and politic, by and under the name of the "Marmora
and liellevillo Railway Company."

2. The several clauses of tlte llailway Claiiscs Consolidation Act, with
respect to the first, second, third and Iburth clauses thereof, and also the
several clauses of the said last mentioned Act with respect to " interpreta-
tion," *' incorporation," " powers," " plans and surveys," " lands and their
valuation," " highways and bridges," "fences," "tolls," " general meet-
ings," "Directors, their election and duties," " shares and their transfer,"
** municipalities," " shareholders," " actions and indemnity," and " fines
and penalties and their prosecution," " working of the Railway," and
" general provisions," shall be incorporated with this Act, and shall accord-
ingly apjdy to the said C'omjiany and the said Railway, except only so far
as they may be inconsistent with the express enactments hereof; and the
expression " this Act," when used herein, shall bo understood to include
the provisions of the Railway Clauses Consolidation Act which are incor-
porated with this Act and the several Acts amending the same.

3. The Company hereby incorporated and their servants and agents,
shall have full power to lay out and construct a Railway from the Marmo-
ra Iron Works, in the Township of Marmora, in the County of Hastings,
to the shores of the Bay of Quinte, in the Town of Belleville, in the
County aforesaid, according to any line they shall select, as near as prac-
ticable to the line surveyed and laid down by Robert Lawder Innes, Esq.,
civil engineer, with such deviation for the public accommodation as may
be deemed advisable, with full power to pass over any portion of the
county between the points aforesaid, and to carry the said Railway
through the Crown lands lying between tlio points aforesaid, and shall
be entitled to charge fares and freight for passengers and goods carried by
the said Company.

4. The capital of the Company hereby incorporated shall be six hun-
dred thoiisand dollars, (with power to increase the same in the manner
provided by the Railway Clauses Consolixlation Act,) which said capital
shall be raised in twelve thousand shares of fifty dollars each, and every
such share shall entitle ihe proprietor, on every occasion when the votes
of the shareholders are jiven, to one vote for every such share.

.5 7 »

or
or

Ilajfertjr, and
b Gilbert, andj
>eiu Ham, and
Jordon of the
f Tyendinaga, j
mnell, George i
tlie County of
all, under the

hereby incor-
Jeclared to be
" Marmora

ion Act, with
and also the
) " interpreta-
inds and their
general meet-
beir transfer,"
," and "fines
iilway," and
shall accord-
pt only 80 far
Bof ; and the
od to include
ell are incor- ■

DO.

\ and agents, ;
I the Marmo-
of Hastings, '
ville, in the
near as prac-
r Innes, Esq.,
ation as may
rtion of the
aid Railway
d, and shall
Is carried by

1 be six hnn-
tho manner
said capital
1, and every
en the votes

5. From and after the pas«ing of this Act, the said Nathaniel Stephen
Lupleby, Robert Read, Charles Levescuntc, Jamos Brown, Cieorge Bunja-
iin, George Noilson, Solomon Johns, John Boll, Lewis Wallbridge, John
)'nare, John R. Ketuheson, and Archibald John Macdonnell, shall bo

rrovisional Directors of the said Company for carrying into ell'oct the ob-

Iject and purposes of tliis Act.

0. Deeds and conveyances under this Act for the Lands to bo oonvoyol
to the said Company for the purposes of this .\ct, shall and may, as far as
the title to the said lands or circumstances of the parlies making siioh
conveyance will admit, bo made in the form given in the Schedule to this

Let marked A ; and the Registrar of the County of Hastings is hereby
refjuired to register in his registry books such deeds, on the j»roiluctioii
thereof and proof of execution, without truy memorial, and to minute ev-
ery such entry on the deed, and the said (Jompany shall pay the Registrar
therefor two shillings and six pence, and no more.

1. It shall and maj be lawful for tlie Provisional Directors for the time
wing of the said Company, or a majority of them, to supply the place
or places of any of their number from time to time dying
or declining to act as such Provisional Director or Directors,
ou^ of the several subscribers for stock in their said Railway
:o the amount of four hundred dollars each during the period of their
continuance in office ; And such Provisional Directors, except as herein-
after provided, shall bo and they are hereby invested with ail the powers,
rights, privileges and indemnities, and they shall be and are hereby made
ubject unto the like restrictions as the elective Directors of the said Com-
)any, upon their being elected by the Stockholders of the said Company,
18 hereinafter provided, would, under the provisions of the Railway Clauses
Consolidation Act, and of this Act, become invested with or subject unto
respectively.

8. When and so soon as shares to an amount equivalent to one hun-
tb'ed and fifty thousand dollars in the capital stock of the said Comj)any
ihall bo taken, and ten dollars per centum thereon shall have been paitl
into some one of the chartered lianks of this Province, and which said
amount shall not bo withdrawn from such Jiank or otherwise applied ex-
cept for the purpose of such Railway or upon the dissolution of the Com-
pany, it shall and may be lawful for the Provincial Directors of the said
Company for the time being to call a meeting in the Town of l^elleville,
of the subscribers for a stock therein, and who have paid ten per centum
theron as aforesaid, for the pur[)ose of electing Director of tlie said Com-

{»any ; Provided always, that if the said Provisional Directors shall neg-
ect or omit to call such meeting, then the same may be called by any
of the holders of shares in the said Company, holding amongst them not
less than an amount equivalent to sixteen thousand dollars ; and of any
meeting so called by the Provisional Directors, or by the Shareholders as

afovom\i(l, public notlro slinll be ;:»iven in at lonst tvvo tieM-npnpeni pubHslied „
in the 'I'owii of Hollcvillo, for otiu inonili iintuffliatclv procot'flinjr the time #] '^!'*'

the «harehold

siicli nioolmg. Atid nt such fyonoial nioL'tin'* tiio «iiareiioid«rs nsseni-
blod, with siu'l\ proxit's n? slinll be present, shall choow nine porpons to
be Directortj of the said (/oinpany, beinp: each a proprietor of sliarcs
therein to an amount not less than six liuiulred doUars, and shall also pro-
ceed to pasi snch rules and rpi;ulations and by-law as shall seem to them
lit, provided they be not inconsistent with this Act.

0. The Directors so appointed, or those appointed in their stead (at a
meoiitii:; to bo calN^d for that pur])oso under tiie conditions aforesaid) in
ciise of vacancy, shall remain in olHeo for one year, or until such time as
;-Iiiill lie provided for by the by-laws, and the StO(d<holdcrs shall, yearly,
)M liivc manner, at such tiuie and jilace as shall bf provided for by the
by-laws, meet and ele(;t hiroctors iutlio room of those whoso period <if of-
lice shall liave expiroil, and yonerally to transact the business of tlicC'om-
jiauy; but, if at any time it shall api>ear to any tenor tiiore of i^ucli
SliiirclinMcrs, Iioldincj toji'ctlier live hundred shares at least, that a special
iTi'iteral nieetiui; oi the Sliarcdioldets is iiecessMrv to be held, it shall be
lawful tor such ten or more of them to cause lifteen days' notice at least
to he given thentof, in such newspapei's as are hereinbefore provided,
specifying in sm;h notice the time and j^lace and the reason and intention
of such special meetinn; respectively, and the Shareholders are hereby an-
tlion/.ed to meet pursuant to such notice niul ]iroceed to the execution of
the |)owors by this Act given to them, with respect to the matter so spe-
dried only; and all such acts of the Shareholdei's, or the majority of
tiiem, at such special meetings assemble<l (su(di majority not having,
vitlier as ptiuci|ial or proxies, less fimn two hundred and fifty sliaies) shall
l>e as valid to all intents and purposes as if the same were done at annual
meetings.

10. Tt shall be lawful for tlie Directors of the said Company for the
time being, to make, execute and deliver all such scrip and share certifi-
cates, an(l all such bomls, debentures, mortgages or other securities, as to
the said Directors for the time being shall, from time to time seem most
e\]iedient for raising the necessary capital for the time being, nutborized
to be raised by the said (>>rnpany, or for raising any jiart thereof; I'ro-
^ided always, that the jiortion of the capital to be raised by bonds, de-
bentures or mortgages, shall not exceed tour hundred thousand dollars.

11. AIMionds, debentures and other hccurities to be executed by the
said Uailway Companv, may be payable to bearer, and all such bonds,
debentures, or other securities of the said Company, and all dividends
and interest warrants thereon respectively, whiclj sliall purport to be
]>!iyable to bearer, shall bo assignable at law by delivery, and may be sued
on atid enforced by the respective bearers and owners thereof, for the
lime being in their own names.

CISC

irs publi!»lie(l
litii;; tlio tiino
Idols nssenj-
e porpons to
r of slinrcH
liall alnoprO'
)cm to them

• stead (at a

nt'orcHiiid) ill

iicli time ns

lull I, yearly,

for liy tlic

period of of-

of tlioCom-

n\v of f^iu'li

liat n Hpf'ciiil

, it sliall 1)(!

otico at least

»re provided,

and intontion

•e lioreby nii-

I execution of

latter so npe-

ninjority of

not liavin;;,

sliiiU's) slijill

)nc at ninmal

any for the

1,'ire certifi-

iirities, as to

seem most

aiitliorized

lereof; I'ro-

lionds. de-

id dollars.

nte«l by tlic
finch liomis,
11 diviilends
irport to be
may be sued
eof, for the

12. Any inciotinij of tlio l>iref,tors of tlio said (.'oinuany, at whii li iio(
U'KH than livo of such Directors shall he pnjsont, shall ho coiii|ieti'iit to e.vtr-
ciso and uso all und overy of the powers hereby vested in the suid 1 >ireetors.

13. Calls may bo made by the l)ireotors of the said Company for the
time bcinti; : I'rovided tlmt no call to bo made upon the suhseribors fur
stock in tno said Ilailway Company, shall exceed the sum of ten dollars
per centnm subscril»e<l for by the respective sharcOiolders in the said Coin-
pany, and that the amount of any such calls in any one year shall noi
exceed fifty dtdlars per centum upon the stock so subscribed : Provided
also, that npoti the occasion of any person bcconiiiiix a subscriber ft r
stock in the said (.'oninany, it shall and may bo hl^\l'ul I'or the I'lONisional
and other Uireclors of the said (.'oiiipaiiy, tor the time beiiiLT. to dciiiiind
and receive to and for the use of the siiid Company, the sum of ten dol-
lars per ceiilnm upon the amount so by such person resiKfctively sulxciib-
ed, and the amount of hucli calls as shall have silreaily l)eeii made payabin
in respect of the stock then already siibscriued, at the time of such pci-
son respectively si bscribing for stock.

It. And wiiereas it may be necessary for the said Company to possess
pravel pits, and lauds containina; deposits of ii;ravel, as well as hinds for
stations aixl other purposes, at coiiveiiieiil plact.'s alone; the lino of llailwjiy,

,for constriiciini; aiul keeping,' in repair, ami forcarryin;^ on the business of
the said Ka'Kvay; and as siadi gravel |>its and deposits cannot at all times

be procunid wilhoui biiyiiii;' the whole lot of laud whereon such ileposits
may be found ; Therefore, it shall be lawt'ul for the said Company, and
they arc hereby autlu)ri/.ed, from time to time, to purchase, ha\(!, hoh'. take
receixe, use and enjoy aloiii; the line of the said iJailway or separate there-
from, and if sejiarated therefrom, then with the n<!cessai'y riu;ht of way
tlierel ", any lands, tenements and heieditameiUs which it shall please Her
Majesty, or any person or persons, or bodies politic, to give, grant, sell or
convey unto, and to the use of, or in any trust for the said Company, their
Biiccessors and assigns, and it shall and may be lawful tor the said Com-
pany to establish stations or workshojis oil any of such lots or blocks of
land, and from time to time, by deed of bargain and sale or otherwise, to

^grant, bargain, sell, or convey any iiortions of such lands nit necessary to

.be retained for gravtd pits, sidings, branches, woodyanls, station grounds
or workshops, or for ellectiially repairing, maintaining and using to the
greatest, advantage the said IJailway, and other works connected therewith.

15. The saitl Ilailway shall be commenced within three years, and coni-
Ipleted within seven years after the passing of this ;\ct, and unless coni-

iiienced and completed within the said seveaal periods, this Act shall be
null and void.

16. The Interpretation Act shall apply to this Act, and this Act shall
be deemed a public Act.

I; }

II. B.
0. 1

Sisned. sealeil and delivered /

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in the presence of

)

E. F

SCHEDULE A.

Know all men, by these presents, that I
( loseH the name of the ivife also, if «he is to release her doirer, or fur
any other reason to join in the conveyance), do hereby, in consideration of
paid to mo (or as the case may be) by the Marmora
and Belleville Uaihvay Company, the receipt the'^-iof is hereby acknowledg- \
ed, grant barj^ain, sell, convey, and confirm unto the said Marmora and !
Belleville liailway Company, their sncoossors and assigns for ever, all that, 1
certain parcel or tract ofland situate {describe the land), the same havinij l!
b«fin selected and laid out by the said Company for the purpose of thei" 11
kailway, to have and to hold the said land snd premises, together with
♦•very thing ajjpertaining thereto, uiiln the said Marmora and Bellevillo
Jiailway Company, thoir successors and assigns for ever, [If there be dow-
er to be released, add) and I [the name of the wife), hereby release my
dower in the premises.

Witness my hand [or our hands)and seal [or seals) this day ot

, one thousand eight hundred and

doii'cr, or fur
)nsideration of
the Marmora
y acknowledg-
Manuora and
• ever, all that,
J same havinij
poso of thoi"
together with
md IJellevillo
there be doiv-
y release my

dav ot |l

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