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"/• -'■'» i : 1 .„•[ "^^^ HONOURABLE ADAM l''EROUSSON, Woodhill. „ _, THOMAS GALT, Esq., Church Slri-et, Toronto, ^^--.-.. ..v.- WILLIAM C. GWYNNE, Esq., York Street, Toronto, JOHN VV. GWYNNE, Esq., Bay Street, Toronto, , ; .. GEORGE HERRICK, Esq., Church Street, Toronto, I ' ■ SAMUEL P. JARVIS, Esc, Hazelburn, Toronto, JOSEPH C. iMORHISON, Esq., VVoodlawn, Toronto, IVItb power to add to their Sumhtr. The above Gentlemen being desirous of having a Railroad constructed by as direct and practicable a line as is possible between Toronto and Godcrich, upon the plan suggested by Mr. Gwynne, in his letter published in The Globe of the 9tli December last, have themselves subscribed, and have procured Subscriptions from others, for tiie purpose of making a survey of the route, and for other preliminary proceedings. The Committee confidently recommends this project to the public, satisfied as it is, that no reasonable objection can be suggested to the proposed plan, and that success must inevitably ensue, if cordially supported by that portion of the country most directly interested therein. The amount already subscribed has justified the Committee in employing, and it has accordingly employed, competent Engineers to proceed immediately upon the Survey of the Route from Goderich to Fergus, through the waste lands of the Crown. Accurate information us to the nature of the Country through these waste and unsurveyed lands is the more important, inasmuch as the allegation of the existence of very serious obstacles to the construction of a Railway through tliem, appears to be the only objection which has been, or can reasonably be, suggested against the proposed sclieme. The Committee, however, from the information it already possesses, is satisfied, that upon the surt^ey being made, it will appear that there is no foundation in fact for such an allegation. It is the intention of the Committee to proceed with the Survey to Toronto, either in the direct line, or by a line passing through Guelph, in such a course as may be found to be most advantageous and beneficial to the country. The completion of such an undertaking, upon the plan suggested, would, in the opinion of the Committee, be attended with consequences of inestimable benefit to the City of Toronto, as well as to the Province at large, because, — Firstl!;— The proposed tfne py eaeuts the aho i t ea t puaaibi e route from Toronto to tb» i horwrf - Lake Huron. Secondltf — It is in direct continuation of the proposed communication by Steamers with Oswego to the East, and by the establishment of a line of Steamers from Goderich to Lake Michigan, to the West, the shortest, cheapest, and most expeditious route between New York and Lake Michigan will be established. Thirdly — ^The facilities for communication between the Atlantic and the Western States of America which this line would present, the very great saving in time and distance which would be effected, cannot fail to secure to this route the transit of the greater proportion of the Emigrants annually proceeding to these States, and would attract to Lake Ontario and to this line a great part ^ of (he trtie lo# ^Mllg to duffai« OirMgfc tktt pftit of tito £«(• Cfeaal Ijfidg to tte Weftlr«rl df Syracuse. Fourthly — In the event of gooda being pmnitted to paw from one State to another through Canada, in bond, this line would attract a very great proportion of the traffic of gooda and merchandize proceeding to and from Lake Michigan* Fifthly — It would secure to Canada a very large proportiwi, if not the whole, of the trade which ia annually being extended upon Lake Superior ; and, La»tly — In the opportunities which this Ihle prtfMMtf for bringing into Cdltiration upwards of 3,000,000 acres of waste lands, which, without auch a Communication, would not in all probability be opened witiiin the next half-century, and in the facilities for the adoption of a comprehensive scheme of Immigration here presented, by opening to settlement the adjacent Crown Lands, thia line possesses features which no other proposed line in Western Canada does, and which eminently entitle it to the character of a great Provincial undertaking, and to th« favor and support of the entire public. The Comittee therefore solicits the cordial and liberal contributiona of the public, for the purpoae of procuring the survey to be efHciently completed, and of taking all necessary pieliminary proceedings calculated to ensure the success of the nndertaking. The Committee pledges itself that the funds placed at ita disposal shall be applied in the most economical manner, and only for the purpose of completing the survey, and taking the necessary preliminary proceedings. All persons desirous of securing to themselves the privilege of becoming original Shareholders, in tho event of tiie route being found practicable, may do so, by the contribution of any sum not less than £\ ds. ; buttiiis advantage shall not be extended to any one subscribing a leas sum, nor to any person who shall not at the time of his subscribing signify to the Committee his wish to have this privilege se- cured t^ liim ; and the interest which any such subscriber shall have, shall be hereafter determined at a general mooting to be called of vat\\ subscribers, in proportion to the amount aubscribcd by each \ which meeting shall be called aa soon as the Committee shall be of opinion that the matter is advanced to a auffioiently matured stage. All other subscriptions will be taken os gratuitouo contributions, and as such acknowledged. The Committee will account in the public newspapers for every item of receipts and expenditure. Subscriptions will be received by any member of tho Committee ; and persona will hereafter bb appointed to collect hroughout the City, and in th« country intftraated in the conatruction of the pt^posed Uoad. The Committee confidently relies upon the liberal and enlightened public for ita assistance and co-operation, in procuring the accomplishment of a work pregnant with so many and so great advantages \ and to atcomplioh which, the Committee ia resolved to use every exertion, and not to relhK its efforts so long as itH procbediags m«6t with coantetianc« and aupport H. J. BOULTON, Chairman, Adopted. Jancar¥ 23rtJ, 'l§4t. I?"1 a^>U*y*' Ctrriti't i K^^ »^ idMMMaaM. y^ i — isati-^-..^ ;i^&--— lb. ;*«*— «v»~rf,* ^ o ' 1