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LAWRENCE. ¥ The interests of navigation have long suffered from the want of a deep water pier on the Lower St. Lawrenee, and several times the subject has been brought before the Government of Canada, each time supported by the Que- bec and Montreal Boards of Trade, the Quebec pilots and the steamship companies in Quebec and Montreal. In 1871 the project was strongly supported by the Hon. H. L. Langevin, the Hon. Dr. Fortin, M.P.. the Hon. J. Fournier, the Hon. L. H. Holton. M.P., and other pro- minent members on both sides of the House, and after an exhaustive and instructive discussion (y«V/e Hansard, 1871) an amount was unanimously voted for the purpose, and re-voted at a subsequent session, but unfortunately the vote remained a dead letter. The project at that time was for the construction of a harbor of refuge, but now that it is conceded that a single pier reaching into deep water with shelter blocks at the extremity is all that is required, and that the Grovernment engineers have surveyed and sounded the locality and reported favourably, it is to be hoped that energetic action will be immediately decided upon to provide this long desired pier in the interests of our shipping trade and of our mariners. Father Point is already a natural harbor for modcrato sized craft, and is undouVjtodly the spot best suited by nature Jor the purpose of a pier ; it stands out directly in the course of steamships and can be made in all weathers so safe is the approach from every direction, with deep w'ater close to shore and good soundings and even un- chaiin-eable bottom everywhere. About GOO oceanic steamers annually make Father Point their only place of call between Quebec and Europe, and during the last 38 years some 28,000 passengers and 14,400 pilots have been either landed or embarked there in open boats. The registered tonnage of steamship lines calling at Father Point amounts to over 800,000 tons per season. Pilots are taken on by inward and put ashore by out- ward steamers at this point. The lives of those brave men are often in jeopardy fro)n want of a pier; moreover, since the pier has been asked for, two lives have been lost in the service. Father Point is known the whole ^vorld ovr as an important place of call ; it is an important telegraphic station, and has a lighthouse. Fog Signal Cannon is a storm signal station, a signal si^rvice station, a tidal sur- vey station, and has a meteorological observatory. It would be a line point for a wrecking station, as a deepw^ater tug stationed there would be within easy call to render assistance to distressed shipping, there being no deep water pier between Quebec and Gaspe — an interval of 360 miles — where a tug can remain and obtain coal. Father Point is centrally located between the points named, and vessels in distress could find shelter there. Father f^oint would also be the best possible station for the despatching of the North Shore mails. The proposed pier would be situated within two miles of a station of the Intercolonial Railway. 5 • The coal coinpanios could there supply the Intercolonial Kiilvvay with coal for their own use and ibr distribution nt a ligure at least 50(^ per ton below what it now «^osts the Government. We have an oiler irom one of the lead- ing companies to support this. Tile river steamers and local craft would also use the w^harf. and there is a large quantity of merchantable lumber in the county of llimouski that could be exported from Feather Point. There would be much time saved by landing and em- barking the English mails at this point, as at Ivimouski the shoalness of the water and consequent necessary grounding of the steam tender causes serious detention to the mails and inconvenience to passengers, beside loss of time and expense to the steamship (companies. The R. M. S. Numidian inward, and K. M. S. Vancouver outward, and several others, suffered serious detention from this cause in 1893. As Father Point is clear of ice nearly all winter, navi- gation could be lengthened out by at least two months per season without even entering the margin of what is called winter navigation. It would prove a valuable deep water terminus for the Intercolonial Railway, and all incoming steamers could procure fresh provisions at this point. Some of them do SQ at present by small boat with much difficulty. And a coal depot at this point would be of great value to steamers running short of coal as often happens after a long passage. A petition in support of the Father Point pier has just been forwarded to the three branches of the Fedt^ral Leg- islature at Ottawa, as follows : — The undersigned shipping firms and others interested in shipping wish again to draw your attention to the fact that in the interests of navigation a pier is very badly () needed at Father Point, the first and hist stopping plaee of about six hundred steamers per season. There is no de'^p water pier between Quebee and Oaspe, an interval oi" three hundred and sixty miles. At the Fath.T Point lin'ht nature has ])rovided deep Waaler close to shore with line even unchangeable bottom, and large vess(ds can safely and easily approach from all directions even in fog or snow, the soundinsfs are so even and reliable. Expenditure at any other place in. the vicinity would not meet our requirements, and any ex- tension oi Rimouski pier would be of no value to us. We feel strongly that if any public expenditure is made for wharf purposes the site chosen should be one that would prove of service to our steamers, and, as all mari- ners strongly support Father Point as the only locality where a pier would be of use, we therefore earnestly hope that another session will not be allowed to pass without action being taken to meet our views. And your petitioners w^ill ever pray. Signed in Montreal by n. 6c .\. ALL.W. 1I()[?KHT HKF()HI)&(X). DAVID 'I'OH HA XC'KcV ("O. H. K. MTKK.W, (ii'iifTiil .Manager Beaver Steainsliij) Co. HAMHrH(; A.MKUICAN PACKET CO., per .Jamhs Tiiom, Manager. DO.MIMOX COAL (X)., Limited, 1 Ki.vc.m.w, Hhown ct Co.. HLACK DIAMONDS. S. (X). J Agents. M( LKAN, KEXXKDV & CO., Atjents Furne.s.s, McLean & Coinuil)a Steauislii]) Line. MUXDKHLOH & CO. HAKLLVC, imXALD & CO. P. C. TIIOMSOX, PiesicU-nt Corn E.x-change. CAHBILVY, HOl'TII & CO. .1. G. SIDEY, i)er ,Vi,i;x. Stoddaht. .1. C. DHOCK. THE CAXADA SICAH HEEL\IX(; CO., (Limited), per W. \V. Wat.sdn, Secretary. W. W. OCILVIE, I'resident BoaixJ of Trade. JAS. A. CANTLIE, 1st Vice-president Board of Trade. EDO AB .J CDC E, Treasurer Board of Trade. <- ''' 1 E. L. Bond, A. W. OdILVIP:. DONAM) A. SMITH. VV. (". V^VX IIOHNK. H. M. KSDAIIiK, Council Mojird i)f Triuli'. 1). L. L(JCKKIIHV, KHANK .1. HART, DAVID Hv)HERTSON, WM. CUNMXdnAiM, .lOUN HAIUD, I). A. M( PHKHSON, .IAS. WIMJAMSOX, .1. D. HOLL.\XD, Vic<'-i)rt'sid('Jit (.'lmrnl»rt' (li- OoinintTce. CHAXK Hi HAIRD, por CiiAs. J. Haiim>. HB:XRY DOHKMi&CO. .1. B. LKARMOXT. FRAXKCAVHRIlILIi. RORKRT HAMRSOX. ARCH. XICOLL, Mariiii' Underwriter and Vice-president Marine Insurance Association. JAMES E. RKXDKLI-. BRITISH & FOREIGN MARIXE IXSIRAXCE CO. OF LIVERPOOL. RELIAXCE MARIXE INS. CO. OF LIVERPOOL BO VRD MARIXE IXDERWRITERS. per.IoiiN Poi'mam. President. ^' UNION MARINE INS. CO. OF LIVERPOOL, > .John Poi'HAM STAXDARDMARINEINS. CO. OF LIVERPOOL. ; Att'y. CAPT. REID. Port Warden and Surveyor for Lloyds. CAPT. VIBERT, Deputy Port Warden. D. A. WATT. EDW. MURPHY. ALPH. DESJARDINS. W. A. HASTINGS. JAMES ALLEX. E. F. CRAK.. J. & R. M( LEA. AUGTE. (HRARD. . E. B. GREEXSHIELDS. MARSAN & BRONEAU. MoNTHiiAJ-, 1st. March, 1894. The same petition bears the foll^^«4fig Quebec sig- natures : ALLANS, RAE & CO. CARBRAY & ROUTH. A. AHERN, Sec'y Qbc. S.S. Co. HENRY FRY & CO., Ajients to Lloyds and Agents Thomson SS. to. H II. SEWELL, Ajj;entM Beaver Line. WM. M. MACPHERSON, by E. Hai.e, Atty., Agent for Dominion SS. Co., and Hamburg Amerccan Packet Co. 8 T. HHODIK, In'siilfiit Moiinl (.f Tnulc. KF)M. (ilHOl'X, (liaiiiiifiii llailxir Coimiiissioii. HICiri) Trj{.\KI{, Kx-I'iesidciit Hoird of Trade. WIII'I'KIIKAI) \- TIl^NKH, Wholesale Importers. V. CllATKAUVKIJT, M. 1'. P. G. AMYOT. .1. M. !{KNAri) ^ CIK. Airr. .1. TIIUOTTK. \V. & 1!. MItODIi;. Quebec, March 1, 18!U. The Quebec Board of Trade and the Montreal Chambre de Commerce have again forwarded resolutions to Ottawa supporting the above petition. And it is also supported by the Quebec Harbor Com- mission, The Montreal Board of Trade, The Mari)ie Un- derwriters Association, The County Council of Rimouski. And petitions from parishes of Rimouski County as follows : Father Point 69 signatures. St. Fabien Expecting return too late. St. Simon " » St. Mathieu 120 signatures. St. Anaclet 122 Ste. Luce 109 '* St. Donat , 104 St. Gabriel 76 St. Flavie 95 " St. Angele Expecting return too late, St. Octave, Metis tl signatures. Mont.Toli 52 " St. Joseph 31 Causapscal , 42 " Cedar Fall Expecting return too late. Sandy Bay " Riviere Blanche ^77 signatures. St. Moise Expecting return too late. i '^ i M I Sacre-CcDur 67 signatures Total. The following petitions were signed in Rimouski Town, the signatures being obtained by Majorique Cote, Esq : Forwarded to Sir Adolphe P. Caron, the representative of Rimouski County, and Hon. J. A. Ouiinet, minister of Public Works, Ottawa : — L'humble requete des soussignes expose respectueuse- ment : Qu'il serait de I'interdt tant du pays en general, quedu comte de Rimouski en particulier, qu'un quai a eau pro- fonde serait construit a la Pointe-au-Prre, dans le dit comte de Rimouski, et parmi les nombreux avantages resultant de la construction de ce quai, nous nous permet- trons de mentionner les suivants : La plus grande partie des materiaux pouvant etre four- uis par les personnes de I'endroit, ou a la proximite d'icelui cela perraettrait aux proprietaires de bois de construction de vendre ces bois, et d'en retirer un certain reveuu, et par la merae, d'employer un bon nombre d'ouvriers et de journaliers, obliges de s'expatrier pour gagner la vie de leur famille ; Les vaisseaux venant de la haute mer pourraient s'ap- provisionner ici d'une certaine quantitc dc provisions fraiches, ce qu'ils font actuellement avec beaucoup de difficultes et les cultivateurs, ainsi que les commercants de I'endroit, auraient un march*' assez considerable pour la vente de leurs produits ; Ce quai permettrait aux vaisseaux faisant le transport des passagers a I'interieur, de s'arr^ter ici facilement, ce qui serait un grand avantage tant pour les compagnies de transport que pour les particuliers ; D'apres les explorations deja faites, cette construction est facile et tres pratiquable, et rendrait un service im- 10 mense aux compaguies de vapeurs transatlantiques, et a tons les marias en general, en permettant aux vaisseaux d'un fort tonnage d'y faire escale pour s'approvisionnor de charbon pour la traverse de I'oc^an, leur evitant amsi un trajet considerable pour se rendre a Sydney, ou se fait ordinairement cet approvisionnement, un retard de plu- sieurs heures, et aussi des extra sur des primes d'assu- Par' la construction de ce quai il serait facile d'abreger de plusieurs heures le transport des malles transatlan- tiques et des passagers ; Ce quai serait d'un acces facile en tout temps, et per- mettrait aux vaisseaux de prendre et de laisser facilement leurs pilotes, ce qui se fait actuellement quelque fois avec beaucoup de difficultes ; Qu'en plusieurs circonstances les pilotes charges de descendre les vaisseaux de Quebec, ne peuvent debarquer a la Pointe-au-Pere, et sont obliges de se rendre en Europe dans les mauvais temps de I'automne, ce qui serait evite par la construction de ce quai ; Plusieurs pertes de vie sont aussi a deplorer depuis un certain temps, causees par les difficultes qu'offrent quel- ques fois les gros temps, et avec un quai a eau profonde ces accident n'arriveraient certainement pas ; Que ce quai favoriserait le commerce de bois de I'en- droit, lequel pourrait dtre tres considerable ; Ce commerce augmenterait les revenus de la province et en particulier les recettes du chemin de fer Interco- lonial ; C'est pourquoi nous vous prions d'user de tout votre influence pour favoriser la construction de ce quai ; Et vos requerant ne cesseront de prier. Siarned : t AND«K ALBERT BLAIS, Kvcque de St. Germain de Riraouski. L. ROULEAU, Ftre. Ulianoiiu', Cure de Riiaouski. 11 J. If. LAVOIE. I'trt'. Sfc. Kv. dc lliinonski. L. A. BILLY, .1. C. S. L. N. AS8EIJX, I'nJfi'Kic Hiim.iiski. A. P. (lAllON, Mu.uistriit dc District. Ls. TACHK. AXT. I'OIRIKR. I'tic. Pnie. Scniinaiic. K. L. DIOXNK, Avocat. K. P. SYLX'AIN, Ptn>. CluiMDiiic, Sup. Sciniiiiiiic. J. H. HOY, Ptrc. Uir. Sciuinairc. O. O. NOIi.MAXDIN, P. 1). G. S. |{. R. A. DRAPKAl". L. J. LAROCIIK. N.P. L. LKPACK. M.I). II. (!. LKPACK, Miuciiaiid. L. K. DAXJOX. Avocat. X. PHRXIKP. Avocat. A. P. LETLXDRK, Avocat Piotonotaiir. L. G. GASAI'liT, RcsistratiMir. A. GIIA.MHKRLAXI), Avocat. MA.I. tU)Tl<:, Doiiaiiier. C. F. DKRY, Ascnt I. G. R. GYP. ST. LAl'RKXT. J. A. (iAUVRKAI'. Huissicr AvidiciuMcr. h?:r.\i. .viartix. A. (J. DION. F. G. GOrTlRK. Sec. Tics. .1. A. GAROX. G. GOTH. ERXK.'^T POGLIX. Dcp. P. C. S. ED. LlsTKXDRK, Dcp. Re^'. FERI). VOYKR. ADOLPHK I.HPAGK. .lOS. ROY. S. F. ALLARD. D. FAIR.VIAX, SAM. ALL AIM). .Ir. . OGT. THFRRIAILT. EDOGARD THLRRFAULT. .7EAX LK\ASSEGR. PHILIPE rilHRIAUL'i'. Lh. LFXGHAX. A. LA vol K. O. PKRROX. J. A. TALHOT, Marcliand. ALF. MARTIX, ALPH. GOriLL.VRD, Sherlf du District dc Rimoii.ski. A. ST. LAGRKXT. LOGIS LA vol K. PIERRE X. DESROGIIES. 12 .lOS. LAX(iI>AlS, Marchand. JOS. PAHKNT. ALIMI. I'OIMN, X.P. K0KTI;NA IIHI-M'KL. LOriN ClIOI'lX. IMKintK DIJAl'KAl'. Agent (U-s (lASl'API) DION. .1. T. COril-I^AHI). MarthaiKl. AU(i. N. (X)riL!.M{I), A. NAP. COriLLAlU). nil. It. I'ISKT. 1)11)1 1; I! OTKIiLirr, .MiUThaiHl. I'IKKHK THHHHlAri;r. JOHN (Jl.KASON. FKS. ST. LAl'ltK.XT. Sr. FKS. ST. LAlllKXT, .Ir. AHHAH.V.M CAHOX. C. A. ST. PIKhMUv J. C\ OAl'VHHAl . L. J. K. .MA mix. (J. H. COlllCHF^SXi:. S.V.M. COTK. Marchand. GEOIUiK WKLCM. ADKLARl) ST. LAP KENT. .IPLKS ST. LAPKMXT. CVPHIKX CAXXKL. JOSKPH nKAI'LIEU. H Y ACIXTHK HE AT'LIKl'. JOSEPH .lAEBEKT. EMILE POriU)E. ALPIIOXSE VArLL.VNCOPRT JOSEI'H LEPAGE. JOSEPH IVAXJOX. AHTHl'K C.ODMOUT. J. ADH. MAUTIX. F. LAVVAKR. E. H. C.AUVUEAr. Ptiv. Torres dc la '"oiironne. RlMOL'sKi, 27avnl 181)2. 13 Petition Sent to the Honourable Minister of Public Works, Ottawa, by Steamship Captains in 1881. The following is to certify that we, the undersig-ued Commanders of Ocean Steamers trading to the St. Law^- rence, have heard with pleasure that your Department have had soundings made at Father Point with a view of building a pier at that important point. We assure you that the construction of a pier at the place named would be of great service to vessels of heavy draught. Father Point is a most important station for us, and from practical experience of the locality we would take the liberty of strongly suggesting that the pier be built on the point on which the lighthouse stands, as no other place could ever be made as safe and handy for mariners to come to, We have heard that Himouski Harbour and Pouliot's Point have been mentioned as probably competing points for the construction of the pier, but we assure you that neither of those places are suitable nor safe of approach for any but very small craft, nor could they be made any better by v\'^ork of any kind. (Signed,) Capt. HITt'HIi;, K. M. S. Parisian. Liiai. HMilii;'!'. H.N.K.. !!. .M. S. .Moii-oliaii, C'vi'T. WILLIAMS. II. M. S. VaiicotiviT. C'.vi'T. M( AILAY. H. M. S. Lalinulor, C.vi'T. K'iriL\l{l)80N, SS. Sardinian. {'.M'T. .lUllNSON, Cai'T. .STKWAHT. Cai'T. CAMI'HKI-L, Cai'T. COUCM, Capt. HKHHIMAxN, Caft. 'JUMMINC.S, Saiinal Ian, Lake Snpcrioi', liaku Oiiturio, Sariiia, Lake Winnipt'K. lonu, 14 Cai'T. HAQITET, Cai't. ROLLO. Capt. CRIGHTOX, Cai't. JOHNSON, and 42 other stoinnsliip laptains. S. Miraiiiiclii, " Tritonia, " Ajnarynthia, " Norse Kiiiu', Another petition was forwarded to the Honourable Minister of Public Works, OttaWc«, dated Quebec, January 4th, 1886, of which the following is a quotation : ''We, " the undersigned Lower St. Lawrence pilots, do hereby " testify in the interests of navigation to the great neces- " sity existing for the construction of a deepwater pier on " the Lower St. Lawrence, and w^e are all of the firm " opinion that the place known as Father Point (opposite " the Lighthouse) is the spot best adapted for the placing " of the said pier." li. K. MORIN, ['resident Corporation of Pilots. ,IAS. I'H. COl'ILIiVHI). Direetor Corporation of Pilots. LArUKNT(;OPBOrT, Pilot. foi- 2it vears. NESTOR LACll AN(,;E. CHS. AHBKL HERNIKR L. TRKl'LE DKIdSLE, HUHERT RAYMOND, AXTOINE COBEH., NIJMA LACHANCE, CHARLES VEZINA, ,1. B. BERNIEH, JOS. BROWN. JOS. (.RAVEL, J. B. PATOINE, ADAM I'OILIOT, q VICTOR VEZLNA, ONESIME EAROCHEEI,E, ADELARI) SANTERRK. JOHN TREMBLAY, F. X. LAMORRE, JOSEPH BERNIER, ALFRED LAROCHELLE, JOSEPH LAROCHELLE, RAYMOND LAMONTA(JNE, CHARLES F. BROWN, JOS. PLANTE, And the following Pilots : Xarcisse Lavoie, Bona Lavoie, Thos. Chouinard, Jos. liaoliance, Jr., Eugene, Anctil, Pierre S. Laprise, F. Noel, Pierre Fontaine, David Bouf- Alhiii .Mail 1-ine Dominion Line. Allan Line.' ' Donaldson Line " Beaver Line." "Thomson I^ine,'' "Creat Western Line." 76./ 15 fard, I). A. Boiidaid, I'mlt'iic Houd'aid. .loscpli Lapointi', Oiu'siiM.- Nof-l, Muisi- Pouliot, IMiilias Laiifjlois, l'ypiM«'ii, l.aiiKloi^^, -'i-iiii Dflish'. ('yprii-ii Raymond, Louis Laj)ri.s«', I-oiiis Lai)i-is(', Chaik's Nolct, Jean Du^as, IMtMif LiMTiiciix, Eilnioiiil Larx-lu-iU', Michel (iiicnard, David Dnnias, l'ii>rrt' liapioire, Trelllc Siniard, Eustai/he Dorion, N'ictof Dfincis, Knfrt-m' D. Hon langer. Adjutor Lachance, Georp' Santt'rre, Chark-s Pellt'tier, .IuIcn Assoiin, Caniiih- IJcrnier, (-liarles Clavct, Lann-nt liarocludlc, Olivier Le- clere, Cyi'ilie Audet, Louis Honorius Lacliance, Aeliille Daniour. Hej^is Menard, J. M. Taltiot, Sr., John Talbot, Jr., Hartli Lachance, I'anl Pa(|aet. Joseph Pacjuet, Paul I\ai|uet, Jr., Louis 'I'hivii'r.ue. Josei)h Laehanee, Sr., Joseph Fort ier, Phil ias I -achanee, Jos. Pa(|uet, Alphonse Pouliot, Isidore Noel, ('ai)t. Hos. Morin, .1. B. Pouliot, Joseph Pouliot, tiahriel Laehanee, Joseph Pouliot. 8r., .fosejth Pouliot, .Ir., Jean Pouliot, J. E. Laehanee, .fos. I'otiliot, J'aul (iobeil, Pierre Coheil, .lean (iolieil, Cyrille Lapointe. .lean C'oulouihe, Joseph Laehanee, Leon LalntMiue. Napoleon Hioux, Paul La- ehanee, Paul Laehanee, Thomas Simard, Charles Raymond. Antoine Lai»oinle, Saiuuel Rioux, Thomas ("iKniinard, .\. Jouvin. Qt:i;nK(', January 4th, 1H8(>. It may be stated that a wharf at Father Point would always be clear of ice from the begiiinirig of March up to the end of December. For local nayigation it would be invaluable, while to the surrounding parishes it would prove of incalculable advantage. To the country at large it is needless to say whatever benefits our navigation must be of importance. The projected improvement is sure to meet with grate- ful appreciation from the travelling public, while to visitors to our shores it will be on their first glimpse of Canada, pleasing evidence of that national enterprise of which the outside world has lately heard so much. Montreal, March, 1894.