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Les diagrammes suivants iliuBtreht la mdthode. p8lure, n a □ 32X 1 2 3 IMMUM 1 2 3 4 5 6 a!»!!iii!!i!uiiiiiriltlgnili3illy»lyt!l mM, mmmmm^m'M',im^l m i' !i! i I'll lii: m nim iwil fl!* f f ^pflin NTTTTIRTQfntVnn ii?iS!}!i!iinii nmiii] liitil|««iittS««)«t msmmmmsmammmw. A P ^'1 '^ 3 Pn^\^ TouONTO, 14tli July, 1851. ^iTi^ — I respectfully claim your attention to the subjoined statement of the organization and position actuelle of the Brantford and Buffalo Railroad Com- pany :«— Early In the month of Jannary last a few of the leading inhabitants of Brantford, seeing upon the Statute Book of last Session, an Act of Parliament authorizing the formation of Railroad Companies in Upper Canada upon the same plan which they had successfully followed in building Plank Roads, con- ceived the project of opening, by means of a Railway, the rich and fertile section of country lying between that Town and the foot of Lake Erie. From the favourable grades along the entire route — there being less that twelve inches to the mile elevation to be overcome — ^tlie convenience and cheapness of materials for ties, sills, fencing, ballasting, 'tisc. ; the straight- ness of the lines and the absence of any engineering difficulty, and as by passing through or near the the flourishing villages of Caledonia, York, Seneca, Indiana, Cayuga, Dunnville, &c., and the well settled townships of Brantford, Onondaga, Tuscarora, Seneca, Canboro', Moulton, Sherbrooke, Wainfleet, Humber- stone, and Bertie, considerable aid in building the Road could be relied upon, it was determined at a public meeting of the inhabitants of the Town of Brantford, convened by the Mayor, to proceed ait once with the formation of a Company to construct a Railroad from Fort Erie to connect with the main line of the Great Western at or near Brantford. Conceiving that our American friends at Buffalo 11 II i I, i ml m PI Hiiii w If iiii I Pi 1 m FL I llliiliilliliOi :4tlifl|aiil:«'i4««twi!nWftll!i]tl!ltl Sliiliil^^ sfflilWiiiiiHilliill l.4titWaittl-Si*r P: liii: Rri 2 would naturally seek an inlet to &e i?te«i«„»^*i°" Ifthe Western peninsula of the P^°y«^'=«' '» ''"'^ Brantford occupies a central position it was, on Se "occasion resolved, that they should be sohcw ted to unite with ns. A Delegation ^as aecordmgly appointed for this purpose. Having submitted our Es to the chief capitalists of Buffalo these gentle- £n at mice assured ns of their favourable opinion of The undertaking and their rea^liness to enjge »^» upon being satisfied that m the opinion «* e°«"«»* counsel wfthln the Province the acts in question were in all respects sufficient to warrant the format o« fr r^ Cotnpanv, and that their interests as Stock- folders CbJing non-residents) would be adequately ^' All doubt upon these points having boon remoYed by aI subjoinrd opinion^ of the Honourable Messr^ Boulton aiid Cameron, immediate steps were taken Boulton anuj^ ' rp[^ j^^^^ and Township If Oord A twnThips of Sherbrooke, Moulton. ffiro' Wainfleet, and 'fertie became subscribers in dreir <^or,or-^^ ^Vi:Zv:y^7 oKZl sCral at the request of the late-paycis ui The instrument of Association duly subscribed by all the iginal Shareholders including the heads of the severat Municipalities above men loned with heir corporate seals^ affixed, has together v.ith he Treasurer's receipt for the sum of £9000, been tiiea . with thf County' Registrar The Drrectors jd Officers of the Company have 1?«"\^P1 ^ f "inted • ra-ocured— forms ot municipal debentuics pimtea , P,^?T.!;„„„ l.n-.n «;,, the AV.'st.-va States. Xtis wett known that n,.twithstanclin- the existonc* t>i thro« lines of Raih-oa.l to BnlValo. tt coiisulorahlo imsson- .Tcr tiaific is still kept up I'-V n'P-"'« "^ /J"'''*" ^^'"^" Su the Eric Canal. A largo luunhor of these passen- eers, wearie.l witli the clclavs inci.lont to this u.o.loof travel, oau easily ho diverted Iron, incurring the perils of a Lake voyage, hy being at once ferried over by steamer from the wharf at wliich they land, to tafc« the direct route bv Uailroa.l from immediately oppo- site Buffalo to Detroit. With increased conhdenco may we count upon the ready preference whicuthou- samls of persons travelling westward by Uailroad will give to a route by which they will at once bo sent onwards in a, direct line to their destination. We may then fairly claim for tills route that it will neces- sarily compete on the most advantageous tooting with the Lake Erie steamers an.l the line of Kai way along the south shore of that lake, and divert li.t.er a largo amount of travel that would not otherwise bo brought to pass through Canada. . lu Eailway experience previous estimates ol the amount of travel over well chosen linos have commonly fidlen far short of practical results ; because m estimating travel over a section o ^o-'I'^'T. J between distant points, yet new to Railroad improve, ments, the actual, rather than the 1««^P«'; ,'7' .;* assumed as the basis of our calcv.lations. -H « de>.ne by which all are animated to resort to localities to which new facilities of travel are opened ; the intei- chanee which new connections and transactions ans- inprecIat(Ml in Ca.nainark may be cited, Tlie husinos.s juid re<'niptH of the C)«r(li;nsburgli and Ch.-nnphiin Railroad, (which being cliielly di'pendont oil i Canadian trallic, all'ord a pleas- ing aiiguiy of tho «ucc<5ss of similar nndertakings within th(5 Froviuco,) bave, it i» well-known, far exf.cedod tho most sanguine expectations of ita pro- ie«!tor}4. I beg to add, that If there bo one fact 'which more than auothor Ua-ilway experience may be considered to have established, it is, that across a region of coun- try isudi as the broad peninsula of Canada West, comprising that i^xtensive tract of fertile la,nd which is bouiKled by Lakes Ontario, l^n'ie, Huron, and tho Dc^troit and St. (Jlair Rivers, and which, for rapid advan<:ement in agriculture, manufactures, commerco and all the elements of material prosperity, wilUom- parc favourably with the western section of New York, m which there arc ali'eady three lines of llailroad ; I repeat, that if there be any one thing that may bo considered as certain, in resi)ect of any liailroad ])ro- ject in U}>per Canada, it is, that there will be abun- dant travel and sup] ort, as well for the Brantford and Buffalo Railroad, as for the Branch Road to tho Suspension Bridge, and that both will alike serve as feeders to the Great Western Main Trunk Line, and swell the tide of westward traved to Detroit. It is submitted that the foregoing statement and observations establish the following ])oints: — Xst. — That the Brantford and Buffalo Railroad Company has been duly formed and organized under the provision of the Statute of this Province, 13 and 14 Vic, chap. 72. 2nd. — That they have already incurred a consid- erable expenditure, and contrac^ed liabilities in the employment of agents, engineers, &c., and in acquir- ing the right of way. Ijli; M ii iiij IP! ir 11 i 111! ui;i!ii !B!«titi!iii2iitiniiinieiBi!^^'!n^"ra;fl!r!!iiHHra2ni!3!;iiP!nK^ Hi' III! lu I 3,.a —Thiit the Municipal Corporations that hava become Shareholders, have passed By-laws ,n,,.osmg rates upon all assessable property withm tlun- l.cah- ties for the paTment oi: the Block they have severally token, which ■ By-laws they are prohibited ii-om repealing. ,» 4th ^That tlie lino of road wliich opettt # ii#li«« of country peculiarly adapted to llailway enterprise, and can be constructed at less expense than any otliei route in Canada, interferes with no existing or con- 'nt'-^Th^lSt^il divert hither from the route hy Lake 'Erie and the South Shore Railway, a large amount of travel that would not otherwise pass throufrh Canada. .^ • * • eth'— That it will largely contribute to the busi- ness and receipts of the Main Trunk Lme. ^ ^ Soliciting your attention to the subjoined opimona and statement of the Company's organization, I remain. Sir, Respectfully, your ob t feervant, AROH'D GILKISON. In the matter of the projected Railroad from Fort Erie to Brantford : . -. •.* 4 #« I have perused the several questions submitted to me by Mr. Gilkison, for my consideration and am Tf opinion that the Act of last Session (13 and 14 Victoria, chap. 72) extending the P^?visions <)f the Plank Road Act of the previous Session (12th Yic- toria,chap. 84) to Railroads, authorises parties to form Joint Stock Companies in Upper Canada for the construction of Railroads, in the same manner as Plank Road Companies may be formed It is true that at first sight, and by the temis of the Pre- amble, it would seem to have been the intention of the framers of the first mentioned Act to extend he Plank Road Act to Compames formed m the Umted ■Mi fPiii r!: i!'.i' have 3sing )caU- ;rally iVoin iCtlOU prise, other •con* ite by large |)as9 busi* »inions nFort tted to .nd am and 14 of the ;h Vic rties to ada for manner It is he Pre- Lition of tend the 3 United Kingdom ; but the first enacting chiuse is general In its terms, aod does not, in my opinion, so Hniit its provisious# It is iii these words : — " That the several powers Jind privileges in the said (therein) recited Act mentioned, as far as the same may be applicable, shall extend and be considered to apply to all roads made of charcoal, and to to all Kail- roads or Tram roads, whether the same shall be constructed of iron, wood, or stone, or partly of any of the said materials j and also to all Compa- nies formed or to be formed in Great Britain or Ireland, whether chartered, registered, or other- wise legally constituted/' It will be observed that the provisions of the clause embrace three distinct ©bjects, the last of which alone is referred to in the preamble. The first j Roads made of Charcoal. This will enable any Joint Stock Companies to con- struct roads of charcoal, instead of plank, &c. The second j all Railroads, ifec. The third ; all Companies formed or to be formed in Great Britain or Ireland, being the subject particularly set forth in the preamble. The encouragement to invest British capital for these objects, probably suggested the idea of extending the provisions of the Road Act to Rail- roads ; but when extending its provisions to this object, the Legislature very wisely did not stop there but extended its provisions generally. Building Rail- roads was the main object, and it could not be of any consequence where the capital came from. The encouragem.ent to British capital was incidental. Therefore I am of opinion, upon the plain interpreta- tion of the Act, giving due meaning to all the terms used, that Joint Stock Companies may be formed to build Railroads in any part of Upper Canada, accord- ing to the provisions of the Act, 12 Vic, c. 84. ■5f H. J. BOULTON. llii m !l I Church Street, Pi 11 m mmmim .i;.t sliiLlLL, ,:... ;: uui.'i;fi;tn;i.;i;:: li 1 I I I I fully concur in tlic forcf?i'"S opinion ,Tli9 *!• in question was introduced into and earned through theVssen>bly by myself and ^..s ,,„ ended to e»orac, the objects stated in Mr. l- « - "\<" • my view it doe. «'\ «"|'',f Jj ^ aRB C M^tEBON. AVellingtoii 01iaiul).M<. ( 19th Feb., 1851. i THB 9nint Itntfc HaittottH CBniiiaiui. Registered and Inootpetated undet t^. authclty of ^^ A, 7». r RESIDENT. JAMES WADSWORl W, S sa, Ma jor of the CUy of Bttftl©. DIRECTORS. AARON P. PATCHIN", Esq., Bankbu, Buffalo* ARNUAH HUNTINGTON, Esq., Bnintfonl. IGNATIUS COCKSHUTT, Esq., Biantfonl, , iLEXANDER DOUGLAS. Esq., Reove Toynshii. »f B«rti«V Fort ElUl, WILLIAM WALLACE, C E., Buffalo Cue f ^"f^'lf^ ^,,^ y,,^^,, JAMES CHRISTIE, Esq., (Agent Bank B. N. A..> Bf*u»tf«M. If^^Wfr ARCHIBALD GILKISON. Brantfortl, Sccrctanj, -r BANKERS. BANK or BRITISH NORTH AMERICA. Capital Stoc«-£150,000 ; divided into 30,000 Sh«*i, cf £S *»cb, (Six per cent, paid up.) SUMMARY OF THE HiSTRIBUTION OF STOCK. TheTownCouncdoftheTownof Brantford ^ ^^^^ The Municipality of the Townslup of Brantford.... ^om Do Township of Cauboro' * • • ^q'j^oO "^^^^^"^0;^'^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 45000 ford, DunnviUe, Fort Erie, and along the Une of Road, . ^-^.^^^ £150,000 HOOH ICOBW, PRINTER. 16. KINO STREET «*ST, TORONTO. i i 'U, v*o i w w w i H ffiMiiB i ii i i i iiig i'. i imyii i fine Aet* of \0. £ 25,000 12,500 10,000 5,000 2,000 60,500 la; 000 £150,000 PfffiWrt "-'Iji; -.•.;.» iii rongh bracd in