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Les diagrammes suivants illustrent la mdthode. 1 2 3 4 5 6 OFFICIAL M L M O R A N D U M Ul >l'li ll\ I, I li|- I'O^IIInX Wn l'Kii>iM I IS III'' THE CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY 'rhf CaiiiKliiiii racili'' li;nl\viiy ('..mpaiiy w iuc(ii|>iiiiit''i.-),000,000 ras h, except thi' last instalment ol have been subseribed and all paid up in ner cent, which is call-nl up and payable on the ITth February next, 20 Under its Chart ■V the CiHiipaiiy ••an issue I'reference Stork loan amoun not exeeedinu' 61"'-00(> per mi iMlthorized to issue )f it s mam line a nd l)ranche It 1^ als so 1)V niortaaue on its entire an ( Land C.rant Bonds to the amount of s25.on0.000. secured J.and Grant. .Vnd it may issue :\Iortgag-e lionds to hole line of railwav constructed ■xtent not ,'xce(-ding sl0.0er cent, liut it i- not the pi if the pOWCl' to issue ilthoU' i;-2.">.ti0o.n0ii of land Li'rant JUmds, bearing interest eseiil intention of the Comiiauy to avail itstdf (Is secure or Iranchise lion -h it retains the pow d bv mortgage on the Railway, its revenues ■r and right to do so at any time : the th Directors believing Hud all the additional capital reqxiircd l..r the (completion am il for the lirst e(|uipment ol line, wil !)(' o ibtained bv the i.s.sue of its Land Grant V.ouds and of its ordinary and preferred shares, thus placing t\xo ime ol the Canadian Tacilic Railway in the exceptionally advantaii'eous position ol l»enm' live Ironi bonded di^bl. I Tin; M \i\ Lim'. Th'' pivsriit .■ii^inn iiMinini n\' \\\r unul ate the city of Oltawn. the capita] of tlir iloininioii, aiul thr town ol' r.n.clsinu', a lotid miloaiiv oi' ahoui :200 miles, was acquivod hy purcliasi'. From Lake Nipi.-^imi, wlu'iv ihr » 'anadian raciiic proi)''!' h.'uuis.to Thunder I'.ay. on Jvake Superi-.r. a .listan( f al)out ii.')ii mik^s. the line is partly iinder .onstruction ; and, it havinii' hi'-n all \ni\ linally de( ided to lo.ate it hy way ol' 8auU Sle. Marie, skirting' tiie waters ol Lake Superior to Thund.'r I'.ay, it is • •ouiidentlv expi'.tcd that this whole section will he completed within the n.'Xi live years. iM'om Thunder I'-av lo Winnipeu', a dislan.-,. ol'al)OUt 425 uiile.s, th.' line i,s undrr .•onstrurtion hy ill.' Govrnm'.'iii. and roiiiplrtion i'^ prornis.'d hy September next. l-'rum AVinnipey west to the h'oeky Mountains, a di-tance ol ahout 8(i(l niik's. the line is completed lor nrarly iion milrs ; and tiir rennunintr f.OO it is hoped will he complrted and in oprraiion hy the end of next year. From the loot ol the Mountains to l\amlooi)s— a dislauce ol alx.ut 4o0 nules. a])proximately -tin' line i> h;inii' surveyed, with good pro.'^pects ol a .^liorlrr and Letter lo.ation b.'in- lound than hy way ol the Yellow Head Pass, I'rom Kamk.op.'^ to Port Moody — a distance ol ahout 22(1 mik-s— the line i.s heinu- u.nsirn.tcd l.\ ile< ( '.ovcrnmcnt, and will h(> ready lor operation within lour years. In addition to the main line there is a hiaiieh in operation Irom Winnipeg lo remhina. (io mih s in length, ciinecting at the jnhunatioual houndary line with the railway system ol' the Iniled Stall's. lilCi'M'ni'l.A't'inN. Miicx. l-'roin li.'orkvilK' ami oiiaw,^ l.aki' .N;|.!»iiiu' -!'"' l-",',,iii l.;ila,\ 'i")'> j-'iMiii 'i'liniple/ P)a\ lo \Viiiui|ii'i:- !-•' l'','oiii \Viiiiii|H-' lo ilir l.'ucky M laMi- s^'l" |-':-oin the k'oekv M oil I it a i II -.1 e Kani|oo|i- laO l-'iuhi Kaiiiloo|,,. I,, j'o.'l .M |v oil ihc I'aialic I'-O Pciiil'ina lii'ai.eli iVoin \Viiiiii]iei:- to Pcinliiiia '>■"• •j'.ion Ol tlii^ total mikage the lollowinu' porlioiis l.uilt, or to he huill hy the (lovernment. and conveyed hy it ahsolutely to the Coiiii)any, on the eomi)le- tion hy the lalttu- ol' its .ontraci lor huikling the remainder oi'tlie line. Milcv 'lliinMle,' llav I'l \Vlii!ii|ieii' !-•' kaiiilt"!]:-. lo I'u.i \loo(|\ --0 Pcnili'ma iii'aiieli ''■' Till < '11 M.'AdKi: iM Till-; IjINK. 'i'lic ciitiif liui' is to \>r laid wiili stci'l rails ol ilic ln'sl (|iialii\. .uul nil iniporlniit stvuntuvt'S arc to hi' uT a poniumoiu charaitt'r. Caiv has hi'i'U taken to senirt' lli'' liglitost possibli- gnulients, thus." on (he line IVom Wiunipog to Thinulfi' liay Ix'iuu' on!y-r for building pnrposes to settlers in the i)rairie section: and passes ihroutih uiovt valuable mineral lands, abounding in sihcr. iron and copper (>re. The soil miles of road we-»t ol' ihe lied liiver runs through om- of the linesl agriiullural countries in the world, the settlement of which has been hitherto impeded by the want of railway facilities, but is now nniking rapid jn-ogrcss. it is e.stimated that 2(>,000 immigrants have arrived in the ^orth- West durini!' the i)ast season. The country is a gently umlu.,itinu- i)rairie, well watered throughout. Wood is i)K'ntilul aloiui- the streams, and the soil is uni'brmly dtu'p aiul rich, and fully e(jual to the best agricultural lands in any l)art of the Tnited States. I'raelical farmers reckon a moderate average ci'o]) at 28 bushels wheal. 4!' barley, and oG oats i)er acre. The wheat commoniy grown, and known as -^No. 1 hard," commands a higher price than the ordinary quality of wheat. The soil is also exceptionally favorable to the lirowth of l)otatocs, turnips, etc. Independent teslim(my lo the agricultural capacity of the country will be Ibund in the reports of ihe tenant farmers from the Old Country who visited the North- West two years au'o, as well as in th' letters of the S])ecial Correspondents who accominuiied the Ciovernor-Oeneral of Canada on his recent Western tour. Th(> mean annual temi)erature of Winnipeg does not dill'er materially from ihat of Chicago, St. Paul or Montreal, and the air is pure and dry. On the Western Section of the line, that part between the Rocky ani(ili;il»lv IVcc (Voni bonded do})t, the Ciniiiditni I'ncilic liiiilway will ln' in ;i pusiiion to ,(i)iiiiiiiii(l its lull shave ol' llie trallic iioui ('liiiin and .lapaii, \vlii(di is iiow rairied |»y the Uninii and Central I'acilic. as well as thai of the I'aeilie ( 'onsl as rarsniith as ^'>an l-'raneisen As lo till' loe.il irallii- Im 1» • (le\e|ii])ed ;il((llL;' llli- line, there is no Lliioil reason to doubt thai the einnhiLis u| the enliie load, as the eouni ry beiomes settled will be as nood ;is those of roads in llu* 1 nited States similarly situated. The gross earninli llic ( 'liic;ii;ii \ Xmi li-\\'e~IrMi ^i.'!.")!)! |H'i'lnil('. Oii 111,. ('liir;iii-.i, .Mihvaiik.',. .V St. i':iiil ;t,7:;7 On llie Central I'ariiir (;.;i(i| '• < 111 tlie I'hiiin I'arilie 7).7t()\> •' s]. I I