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 RETIREMENT OF 
 
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 GENERAL MANAGERSHIP OF I HE 
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 Ki.i ii;i:ml;n'1' of 
 
 MR. L J. SEARGEANT 
 
 (ROM THE 
 
 GENERAL M AN \( iHRSIlll' Ol- Ull: 
 (,K\NlJ IKl-'NK kAII.WAV 
 
 WITH A 
 
 REPORT OF rilE HANQUEr IN HIS HONOR 
 
 AT THL 
 
 v/iNDsoi: iiO'rL:L.. M(")N'im;l;al 
 On THE:: 1/ ril DECEMBER. 1805. 
 
 
^Mltro^uction 
 
 Mr SiMigeant's .Tpproacliing return to the land of his 
 
 irtli, h.T") l)>'cn (li'rm"il by his fiictul 
 
 Mont 
 
 real n ^iii 
 
 table 
 
 occasion for till' piilillcation of a short trv inoir nf hi. hfe. 
 Thereto ha'i heon appended a report uf the l).uu|iiet given in 
 Mr. Seargeant's honor at the Windsor Hotel, on the r/th of 
 December, 1895 
 
i!AN<,)Ui';r 'I'o 
 MR. L. J. SEARGEANT. 
 
 AT THE 
 
 WINDSOR HOTEL, MONTREAL. 
 ON XMK ITtli J )KCBMIU-::K, 1X5).-. 
 
 ON riiK orrvsiox i>i ms ui iiKKMr.\ r ikum riri I'dNiitoN ,,i 
 
 CI- \KKAI. MSN\(,i:u i>|- llli; (,K\M) IKINK \l\\\\\\\. 
 
 Mii. SKAH(iEAN1^"S CAIiEl^H. 
 
 Mr. Lewis, lames Soai'go!Uit.\vl)()<o a|i])i'()!U'liiii<^ roliromciit 
 fVniii the ifciioi'al maiiaii;ei'slii|) ol' llio ( iiaiiirrrnnk L'ailwav 
 has evoked so man}- oxpi'cssioiis oC esleeii f'oi' his character 
 and respoel for liis capacity, is u native o'.' Soutlieni l-]no;|an<l. 
 lie was horn at Trowbridge, Wiltshire, and at an early an;e 
 Ijecanie idcntilied with railway enter])iise. His fii'-i cx])ci'- 
 ience of railway hii>iiicss was y-ained in connection with the 
 South Wales Railway, atliliated to tlie (ircat Western system. 
 Ft is worthy of mention, in view of :\rr. Seargeant's career un 
 this continent, that this Welsh line was instrumental in devel- 
 oping .Milford Haven into an intornatioiuil ])oi'l, in relation 
 nior(( especially to American commerce. 'I'jie late eminent 
 engineer Brunei was deeply intcirsted in the proji'cl and of 
 
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 liis jiltoniativc phms fov cro-siiin- tlio Si'vci'ii. oiio was dohtiiii'd. 
 ill its iU't;om|ilisliin<'iit. to coiiliriu iliut raro cotnliiiialion of 
 ^'Ciiius Miiil jiuiji>-iu('iit wliicli was liis ^fjorious itilit'ritanco and 
 is slill ideiitilied with ids iiaiiic Wlicii tiui ainalii;atiiatii)iM.f 
 tlio Soiilli Wales with the drcat Wotcrii IJailwav ( Muiipaiiy 
 toolv phici', llic aiilli()iitit'> ol' tlio latter a|i]K)inti'd .M r. Seai'uciit 
 siipci'iiitciidi'iit (iltJK'.^oulli Wales division. Nor did Ids (driiier 
 ciiiployers lor^ct to rccognizo the fidelity and /cal that ho hud 
 Hhuwn ill Iheir service - tludr sati-laelion takin;.^ the I'orm ol'a 
 sulistantial (luucvur. In lii.> new |io>ilioii Mr. Sea!'L;eaiit made 
 f'riiilfid use of the; <ip|iorliiidlies that it olleied of eidai',i;-in,n- 
 his IviiowlediTc, and hi- a-siduily did not pass iinrewarde<l. 
 Jiord Shelhiiine ( a fl eiu a rds lird .\lai(iiiis of Lansdowne and 
 fatlier of one of t'anada's ahlost N'iceioys), who was at that 
 time ('iiai"man of the (iieat Western, and Sir Daniel 
 Gooeli. a later Cliairmaii, whose share in the Allantie 
 Cable scheme is no! lorn'oiien. soon reeo^-nized Mr. 
 Searueaiit'ri worth, lie was a|ppoinlcd ( 'hief Ollieer of the South 
 Devon, and subse(iuently of the Cornwall and West Cornwall 
 .liailways — these lines constituting- a eoinj)act system between 
 Mxeter and I'en/.anee. His responsibilities wei'e by no iiu'aiirt 
 liirht for a yoiiiii;- man, and they were not lessened iiy the fact 
 that, on his nomination, the lines in (|uestion were, from 
 various eauses, not at all in a lloui-ishini;- eonditioii. J[o hud 
 to disehar;^o the dulie- of Ceneral Manai^'er and Secretary, as 
 well as Seeietaiy of the Joint Committees of the (Jreat 
 Westt'in, l)ii.-^lol and i;.\ele!-. South Devon and Cornwall 
 Com|)anies. The delieale task of rejjrcsentiiii;- lar<'-e in- 
 terests hefor(! t!ie Parliamentary Coinmitleis also devolved 
 upon liim. lly 'lie ulmosi attention to b.isiness and the 
 exeicise of ihal tad. and suavity of manner wliieh here as in 
 Kii_gland. have eontriliulid so laii^ely to his siieeess, Mr. Sear- 
 ij;caiit broughl the lines thai he administered io a higii dcree 
 of j)rosperity, whieh was manifested by >outh Devon increased 
 dividends. The ne.xt upward step in his career was oeeasion- 
 ed by an oiler, the aceeptanee of which wouhl 
 
 •y 
 
 have materiall\- 
 
 nioditied his professional destinies and would, certainly have 
 tleprivi'd his A ineriian and CamKJian friends of the pleasure 
 and advanta<>e of knowing- him so intimately. The post ot 
 
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 ('liic't'Ofllcer ol' OIK.' i)( till' riiosi iiii|i<)i;ml In.iian Railunv < li;itl 
 t'allcMi vacant, and, as (lie iliities iviniiicd not only exprrieiico 
 I'lii c\c'c|)(i()iial jid'sonal <nialili(ations, Mr. ,Si'ai'i.veant was al 
 once tlioiii,^lil of as a tit poirion to ho entfiistod witli tlioni. 
 Natiu-ally, ho soiinrhi thoadvioo uf his superiors, tho authoritios 
 ol' tho(ircal \V(;--torn. and tho consoiiuonco was that ho de- 
 (duu'd liio Indian aiipoiiiinicnt and its hi^'h salary, tnislin^^- to 
 Ihoassuranoos of those win; know his valiio. llo had not loni,^ 
 to wait foi- tho fullilinciil of those assmanees, ProiDotion 
 duly followed <losert, and the re>t of hi^ oai'ly earoei- in 
 I'liii^land was a worlhy antecedent to that whicdi awaitod 
 liini on this >ide of iho Atlantic. It is interestinir t„ 
 I'ueall that ono of his last seiviees heforo eoinii;^,' to 
 Canada was the ne^'otiation of an a<rroeniont, with tho repre- 
 sentatives of tho other (.'onipanios eoncorned. for tho 
 division .,! tratlic hotwoon tho (iroal Western and tho 
 liondon and South Wostei'ii sy>teins. Tho principle 
 hy which. — insleail of forcing- competition to tho exorhitanl 
 pitch at which it heconies ruinous to iiiany and an inconvon- 
 ienco to tho puhlie,— avoidahlo rivalries aro roinovod hy eom- 
 promi>e. had thus heconio familiar to .Ur. Soar-oaiit before he 
 hc-an his course in the new world. With what reeominonda- 
 lions iind evidences of rei^'ui'd for his charactoi' and ahilities ho 
 came to Canada those who know him need not he (old. Before 
 he had served Ion-;- iidiis new position as rrallic Manager of 
 tho(;rand Trunk Kailway. Ajuericans and Canadians w^inted 
 no hotter cei-liticato than the evidence of theii- own senses. Jt 
 is more than twentyono yeais since he ari'ivcil in .Monti'oal 
 to Join the statf of tho --reat line with tho hii.lory of which 
 his name is now inextricuhly interwoven. In IST-t. the com- 
 pany of which he was destined to hoconie (lenera! .Manager 
 was under tho Tuanagemonf of .Mr. (now Sir) .lo-^eph Ilickson. 
 Mesidos hoing N'ice-I'rosident of the flxecutive Council, he was 
 chosen Vicc-1'ivsident of the Chicago .V ( I rand Trunk 1,'ailway 
 Company and ol other allili.ated lines. Ho was th.- lirst gentle- 
 man, it is .said, to hold the office of Trallic Manager on this 
 continent. It was his function to repn'sont the interests of 
 tho Grand Trunk System in tho Trurdv Lino Executive and 
 
 other Committee-" nioelii 
 
 ig at Xo'v Voi-k and Ul 
 
 iicaii:o. 
 
 Th 
 
^!ivo liiin :iin|iU^ oppnrliniit y litr comiiii;- in coiilucl wilii tlic 
 i^rciit I'iiihviiy men, who contiMhule so nn|i()i't;iiit iiii eU'iiioiit 
 ill tlie eoiiiiiuMciiil, tinaiM'ial, |iiiliti(';il and ><)ci!il lif'oot'llio new 
 worlil. Mr. Scai'n'caiil used liis iiilliicnc(Oi(M(' as in Kni;laiiii in 
 till' faiiso of iKNicc and the piihlic woai. Ah tlic uilvoc'atc 
 of ai'hitration. ho ])l('a{icd for a fair division of tlic coin- 
 potilivo trailic. h<diiinii; lliat wiici'c. liio A'ijl to doal iiiirly was 
 ])reseiit, the way would Mii'(dy lie di.-coverahle. The same 
 |»rin('i|»le of forhearance has inarUed his intercourse with the 
 (Canadian puMic. firm wlicre ([iiestions of ])riii('i]do were 
 coiieerned. not to he shaken where allegiance to eonseienee 
 was at stake, AFi-. Seaii;i'aiit was a('('essil)le. eoiirteous, ohlinin^', 
 a Uiorougli ijeiitleman, as well as a man ol" alfairs. As the 
 successor of Sir Joseph llfekson, he lia< ^'ivon su(di wide 
 satisfaction that the <'iily re^'ret at a return to lliii^land whicdi 
 crowns a loiin' and hnnoialde career is that it roli> ( 'atiada and 
 the Linited States of one >o hii!;hly esteemed and heloved in 
 lioth countries. Xeverl hcless, it is pleasant to know that, in 
 ('aiiaila. Mr. Searm ;i!ii wid still he, even ollicially, intimalelv 
 concerned in < 'anada's proi;ress ami prosperity, f'oi' it is as 
 specially iiifiormed. to, < hini^ cis-Atlantic interests, that Mr. 
 Sei;rii;e;int has heeii asked, in terms so flatteriiii;' to himself and 
 X) satisfyiiii;' to his friends, to accept a seat on the I'lni.';lisli Hoard 
 of I >ire(dors. '1 li(> (drcumstances under which he returns to 
 I'liii^land cannot, indeeil, he t'.xplaiiied in more llatterini;' words 
 than in those which he used himself at, the meetini;- of the 
 Hoard of Trunk Line and ( 'eiitral Trailic Association I'lesidents 
 hold ill Xow York early in Xoveml)er. in view of his comint;' 
 retirement. On that occasion .Mr. Seai'geant sjioke as { 
 
 ollows 
 
 T had the pleasure of iiitrodiiciiii;- Sir Rivers Wilson. I're- 
 
 si 
 
 tlent of the (iitmd Trunk, a short time airo, at one of vo 
 
 ur 
 
 meeti»)ti;s here, and we .siih,<e([Uenlly made a six weeks' tf)ur of 
 
 inspection over the (Jrand Trunk syste 
 
 m. 
 
 .M\' I'lesident and 
 
 his coUeau'iies wei'e iiii|iri'sse(l with its nian-nilude. with tlie 
 importance and complexity of its interests, and with the e.\- 
 pi'<lieucy of the maintenance of cordial relations and co-opei'a 
 
 lion with the Trunk Line and Central Trallie A.- 
 
 sociations. 
 
 As you are ])roiiahly aware, the Hoaivl of hirectors of tlio 
 
 (iranil Trunk, oil the other side, is to a lariie extent newl 
 
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 cU'cli'tl. ;iii(l li;i-. not I lu' liuiiiliiiiilx' (if i'X|K'ri(Mi»'i' wil li i:iil\v;iv 
 inaticrs on this side ol' i he Ailantic. Sir li'ivn.s >tati'il tome, 
 ill U'l'iiis wliiiii I coiild only lo^aril as lii^lily ('oni|iliini'n(ai y. 
 Ilial 1 >l:oiil(l comply wiili his \vi>l)i's wri't' I to take a -cal on 
 ihc i'lnu'lisli hoard, and so haN'ctiic opiiorliinily oT aclinij; in 
 tlio cajtacily of an advisory hiicctoi' thcic. I tiioiii^fhl, jior- 
 iiaj)-". allL'i' Iwrnty two yi-ars' (.'Xpi'iicnco on lliis si(h' of liio 
 At lanlir, and considerini;' Ih'- _i;ii';it syni|'alhy i have al\V!i\s 
 felt with yoiii" iMloils to improve the railwa}- piaclicc of (jio 
 continont. with a knowledge ol' the ditliciiltic- with wliirh \oii 
 have loconlcmi, and my p:irticipal ion in yoiii' counsels, that 
 I mil;!)! he u-clnl in Fjindon in connect i(. . wilh thiM'iilni'e 
 ])i'occe(lini::s of the I'loanLis well as in lelation to more domes- 
 tic Canadian matters. I iheieforc accepted tlic pioposal, and 
 my iniiiitie. such as il i.-. lias fallen upon Mr. ('harlcs !\r. Hays, 
 Vicc-]'resident of the Waliash IJailroad Company, wiio will in 
 the early ])art of next year act in my place. I hope von v, ill 
 extend to him the consideration whiih yoii havealwavs shown 
 to myself. It i'^ only proper thai I diould make this state- 
 ment orally rather than hy ollicial inlimal ion. iiccaii^e 1 shoiilil 
 not like to leave America without personally expressing to 
 yon ihe pleasiii'e 1 have always fell in woi'kiim' wilh \<>n, and 
 my >incerc !j;ratitui!»> foi' the many acts of kindness and con- 
 sideiation which you have I'xlendt'd lo me dtiiini;- my connec- 
 tion wilh Ihe Trunk Line Associalion. I -.hall Ik> excee(liiiol\- 
 hajipy if at any time 1 can he of service to ihal association 
 eollectiveiy. or to ils memlier-~ i.idividnally, and shall always 
 
 the 
 
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 UH'pesi inlert'.-l in your proceodini;> 
 
 leii'Uiion made tiie lollowmi'' re- 
 
 marlvs : — 
 
 '' We, all of us, ]ia\-e heard with rei^i'et that Mr. Seartccant 
 is to leave us. lie certainly lakes wilh him the per>onal i^ood 
 feelini-- and tiu' wainicst friendship ol tiic iiuinhers of the 
 
 TiMink' Iji 
 
 le ami 
 
 Central Tiallic As.soeiat ions. The i 
 
 elationis 
 
 of liic ( irand Trunk- to 'kjiIi tl 
 
 ie>e assccialion> have heeii veiy 
 
 dillicull fiom tl:e fact that i! i> ojieraled in a foreign J)oniinion 
 and in the I'niled Slate- Il i'e(|uire- a man of rare i^ooil 
 judu'inent. patience, and to 
 co'upetilivc interests wilh whicdi he h;ts to contend in the 
 
 nrle.-iy to act harmoniously witii the 
 
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 U i'>i an I in lli.- Masl. I|jiviii<r hail ('K|K'ri.Tico iiitliis a-socia- 
 Moii a> PivsIiUmiI mIiIk, Now York (\'iiti'al l^ailn.ad lui'al.out 
 iwrlvc \fars. and willi llic (liil'crcnl rciiiTsciitnt ivc-^ nf tlu^ 
 <;ran.l Ti'iiuk li'aiKvay a^ llicv li:i\ o r mho licn'. I wanl lu >:i\- 
 lor .Mr. Suaivjcant ihal ihcrc ha-- nc\*'r iiccii a lu'riml <'itiici- 
 diniiiLT tny coiitifrtidn uilh I In; .\>^()(•ial i m as a iiicnilicr, or 
 t'.r many xi-ns pirvioiis a> A^^i-lant and ( Mimsrl to the I'l'c- 
 ^idont cfniii- Coinpaiiy, when ihr harn.ony ht-lwccn ihc Cana- 
 dian and Anu'rican ladway- ha- hecn as ^i oat or sincere a> 
 sinee Mr. ,Seai-i,foant has heen I lie represenlal ivo (d' ihe < I rand 
 I riiid<. loll'oi'lhc riillowiiii,' I'o^nliil ion a- an exiires-inn ol' 
 the individual and eojloclivo opinion and -entinieni ol ihi' two 
 A— -oeiat ions : 
 
 Reaoln;!. — Ihat, wo, iho Presidents and lieneral .Mana^'ers 
 of the railways in llie j'lMink I.ne and Central Ti'atUe Asm>- 
 oiations, learn with )>rotdiind io:;-ii'l tiiat I.. .1 Sear-eanl, Iv^i., 
 ot the (irand Triiidc IJailway Co. of ( 'anada, will, on aeeouni ol 
 the a eeiitaneo o|' other <liities aliroad in eonneetion wilii that 
 ( 'oiiij'.any, t'easu to he a nieinher of our ( )r^ani/,ation-. lie has 
 brouu-hl to the (liseiissiou ;inii decision o( llu' important (|iies- 
 tioii- wideh are constant ly hefore n- siudi ahilitv and fairness 
 that 1.0 has matonally as.-islod in our deliheral ion-, lie car- 
 I'ios with him to his now position our cordial regard and host 
 wishes for his hoallh, happiness airl siici-oss. 
 
 .Molvillo !■;. lni,Mn>. President of the Ih-- Pour sv-irni, said : 
 •• I want to second ilmi ro-o|ul:on an 1 add myio-timony to 
 the lairnos- an i ;.;-en»,;roirs c in->idoral ion which .Mr. Soar-oant 
 has alway- hi'ou--hl to the discus>ion,-, of railway ijuo-tions in 
 Iho Trunk liine and Central Tratlic .\> (.ei;ii ion- duri nu' the 
 last seventeen or oii^hleon years. In his lo-.> we a:o onlv eon- 
 sidod li\- the, fact thai wo .all I'ccd that it i-. of ih,' ^-reatost im- 
 p M'taneo to us thai thoi'o should ho some one in iho London 
 l)oard of the (Irand 'I'i'uidv Railway who understands railwav 
 all'airs in Anu'riea, and wo shad (U'penil Ujion him lor hi- ^-ood 
 words and intlutMice in lioii.loii to help u> out. I ilo not. vm- 
 meiniior a man who has ovoi' loft our .Vssooiation that ha- car- 
 ried with him moro profound i'c--|)oct and sineoro i^-ood wishes 
 of ids asMioiatos than .Mr. ,Soar_<jjeaiit.' 
 
 The rosidulion was adopted unaidmously. 
 
 
11 
 
 
 Till' rollowiii^' ( 'oiiipiuiit's wore i'i'|iiesi'iiti'(l : 
 
 Allruhcny Valley liy.—W. II. i'.anics, I'lrsi^lml. 
 
 \\-A\o. k Ohio i:. \l-V. V. Mayoi'. Prcsl,ln>l : Oilan.l 
 Smith, I-^t l'ii'('' P/'fsii/i'iit ; < '. K. L ii'il .'Inl !'"'■ /'risnitul; 
 Frank llanioil, (i. 1". T. M. 
 
 Balt'o^ Ohio S. W . Ky.-i:. \l. I'.acMii. /',;■<;, Irtil : W. \V. 
 I'cahoily, \'. P. vV li. M. ; Win. Duiiciii. L'/,./ r,-/\ ,!■ /'. .1/. 
 
 (\'nt. i:. K ..t N. .1.— .1. ii.wrio IW'II, f/. /'. .1/.. II. 1'. llaM- 
 win. <i. J'. A. 
 
 (!lu.'>. .V Ohio K'y.— \[ l',. ln^Mll>. /'iys>-/nit ; \V. 1'. Walla-r 
 .Ii-.. /•'. '/. .1/.. II. W. I'lilhf. (,-. l\ .1. 
 
 Chic .V i':iir K. l;. - .1. <i. .\l.'("ullMii-h, /'/ysn/riif ; I!. 15. 
 Thiimas, 1,^^ I .-J". .• (i. H. Oofhraii, Tnii'. M/r. 
 
 Chic. iV (i rail' I Tnink Ji'y — L, .1. Sfai'^eanl, I'nsitLiil ; W . 
 J. Spicei', (ieii. Mjr. 
 
 r.{\{\ k >\. \u li'y.— .M, \\. lii.:alU. Presllmt : O. *i. 
 .Mui'i'av, -H'l V. P.; V.. O. McCoiinick, Pd^s. Trnijir MiUnujir. 
 
 I). L. c^ W. K". K.— Simuial Slnnn, /'rfsi.lml : 11. .V. lU-o- 
 iiian, 7V,(/: .)/;//'. •• II. C. Ilii'ks. ( >' . /•'. .1, 
 
 1). Ti. .V X. \l. 11 •-('ha>. .M. llcaM. (Im. M/r. 
 
 Crauil 'I'innk K'y. — L. .1. Si^aiucaiil, (nit. M'jv. 
 
 [,akc .^hui'i" ^ .Mich .■<.>. l;'y. — I>. W. CaMuoll, Pri'si\!rnt : (I 
 .1. Craiiiiner, ^'. /•, .1.; A. .1. Smiili. C. P. ,{■ T. .1. 
 
 i.chi-'h A'allcy W KV — I',. 1'. Wilhui-, Prr.'.'n/.,,/ .- .1. 15, (iar- 
 rctt, ;:/•./ \'.-P.: 11. 11. Kiim-^loii, .l. a. /'. J/. ; A.st L. l''oMcr, 
 7'. /•. .1. , C. S, Loc. (•/. P. A. 
 
 Michi-aii Central K. i;.---ll. P.. l,-ilyai.l, Prrsi,fn,t. 
 
 S. V. C. \- II. i;. i;.— C. M. hcpcw, Pn-.-^i'hnt : II. .1. llay- 
 d.n. 'lihl V.-P. 
 
 N. V. C. \ Si. I.. U. K -S. U. Callaway, Prr^i,l,n,t. 
 
 X. v.. L. i:. \ \V. i;. IJ— .1. C. MrCull.Hiuh, i:. I5. 'I'liomas, 
 Peccicvr.^ ; C, (i. ('(ichian. 7 a//. -l/;//". 
 
 I'enn^vlvania I!. K'.— C. 15. Rolici'ts Pi r.^i,/,-nt ; I'l-ank 
 Thoin^nu, l.<f V.-P.: <". i:. INi.ul", -'"'I V- P-- W. H. .loyco, 
 (/. /''. .1. ,• .1. K. \V(hh1, (/. P. A. 
 
 Perm. Lines WosL ot I'ilts. — (i. 15. li(»hcil>. J'f' i>'icn( ; 
 .lainc^ .McCiea. l.^,' [".-P.; D. S. Cray, Cn. Ayt. 
 
 I'hila .V -Ivca'im-- l;. i;.— .1. S. liari'is, Pf s'^lmt : P., II Pail. 
 
 ^'. /■'. .1. 
 
 u 
 
 i 
 
12 
 
 'I'olcilo. I>(>oi-i!i \- \V<'st('ni li'y.— K. I'\ LooiiJinl. /'/•->: ,!■ J/y/-. 
 N'aiidali.'i liiiic. — W. If. MvKi'cw, Presiiletit. 
 VVjibasli l:. |J._|5y (,'. I'. 151:111. Imrd. 
 VVcstSlmic li. U.— I'.Mcy R. 'r.,,1,1. (!. T. M. 
 .Mr. (i. r.. L'oliui'ts ill til" ('liaif. 
 
■|- H K 
 
 BANQUET AT THE WINDSOR. 
 
 A l<i:\\AkKAl',l.l-. hHMONSIkATlON ( )l I^I.Sl'liCI AM) 
 Al-I-HCIK )N lOk Tin; I^IMIMNo \\\NAr,i:k. 
 
 n 
 
 I'roiii !lir .\li).\ I iii.Ai. tiA/.i:i 1 1:. Dfi. I;-, 1MI">. 
 
 I'lvcn tlic oldest iiili{ii)itaiil of Moiitn^iil would liavc to 
 search lai' liack in his mcnioiy to jiarailcl the iiiipi e-sive 
 gatheriii^Mlial met on (ho evening- of Deceniher 17, iSitf), at 
 the AViniisor IFotol. to do honor lu Mr. \j. .1. Sear,u;eant. 
 retirin-,' < ieneral-Manau'er of the (irand 'Pruidv Railway. It 
 was not merely the larireness of tlie assenihly. It was its 
 ie|iresentalive character that was impressive. Several mem- 
 bers of the (iovernjnent were ])re.sent and every phase of life 
 in the Dominion had its re]>resentaiives— the liemdi, tlie liar, 
 the Army, Ait. Science, Letters, and Commerce in all ilsdepart- 
 ments. There were enough eminent Amei'ican railway 
 mai^nates to make the ^'alhrrini;- remarkahle, and the thouuht 
 of the forces, wielded hy the various ij;ue>ts in tlie life of this 
 continent, was sutficient to lead one into far avenues of specii 
 lation. All that is most powerful in Montreal was largely 
 represented, and from all the othei' great centres of the 
 Dominion gentlemen had come on ))iir])o>e to he present. 
 ('hiof Justice Sir Alexander l-acoste occupied the ('hair, and 
 on his right sat the guest of the evening, .Mi'. I,. J. Seargc^ant. 
 On the loft of the (diair was the Premier, Sir Mackeii/Je 
 r.owell. On the Premier's left were Sir Joseph Ilick-on and 
 Sir William Whiteway, Premier of Newfoundland. On Mr. 
 
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 Sciir^Oiml'- i'ii;lil wi'ic Sir Aildlplic (';iiiiri aiid .Mr. I. I', (ircoii. 
 .sccdiid V'ico-I'rcsiiloiit ri'iiiisylvaiiiu h'.'iilway, ol' IMiilatlclpliiii. 
 
 Tlio loliMwin;,' ifciitlciiuMi also occiiiiicd noats at tlio head 
 
 taliU*: — Sir William \ati llonic, Ilmi. .Idlm C()sti_i,'aii. Mr. 
 
 J. I». liayiiLT, XfW \i>vk ; .Mr. II. l;a|»Mr(c. Iloii, .1. A, 
 
 Oiiiiiu't. Mr. .las. A. Caiitlic, .Mr. Fiiiciiis Tiittlo. Host.dii ; 
 
 lion. \V, i;, IvoM, Mr. W. .1. SpiMT, Mr. T. A. .McK iiiiioii, 
 
 H()s|(,ii; Il(.ii. T. Mayiic Kaly. I.'iv. .1. jvluai- Hill. Hon. 
 
 A. \V. Ot^ilvio. lion. L. If .Ma<Min, Ihin, (Ico, A. hriinunond, 
 
 Miv Donald Maiiiia-lcr, (,».('.: I Ion. .1. IJ. 'n.il.aiidt'aii. IFon. 
 
 Senator Dosjardins, I'cv. Dr. K cr .'-^ir William lliiiu,Nlon. .M. I). ; 
 
 .Mr. '\\ <!. Sliaii;i-Inu's>y. Mr. AllVcil KI(".v,|cM\v>ki, ConMil-dcnu- 
 
 ral of I'^ranco; Mr. William W;iin\vi'ii,dit, lo'V. I'l'. I)ar(day, 
 
 Mr. Iv S. (MoiiNton, .Mr. II. .Mont;i-u Allan. .Mr. T. Wolfl'r.slan 
 
 ThotnuM, Dr. Crailc, Dikui nl' lli(> .Mrdiinl l\'iciiliy, .MciiiJI; 
 
 Hon. A. A. Siroul, .Mr. .lolm 'rnrr-aiict", .Mr. I!. 15. .An^M!.-, Col. 
 
 .roliri Ca.svcls. Wasliin,i;|on, D.C ; .Mi. Cluw. Cas.M'h. Ho;.. .hi,>^- 
 
 tico W'lirlrlc. .Ml. Harry Slikt'inan, Mi', (icoror lla.uno, .Mr. 
 
 .Inhn l!.ll. (,).('.; \)v. V. \V. <'ampl)r|| and liicut.-Cnl. White 
 
 head. .Ml'. .Iii,''ti<'(' Wui'Icli' a<'(<'d as ("liairman of Iho (Icnor.'d 
 
 ('omnuftof, and tlio Invilalion (,'ommill('(> con-islfd ol' Sir 
 
 .losopli lliidv'^on. Sir William I lin-'slon, M . D., Mc-.'^r.-;. T. (i. 
 
 Sliaiii;lin("'.sy, II, Stikfnian, .la.'^. .\. ("antlio, W. I'ain.''^ay, W. 
 
 Wainwi'ii^IiI, H. Laporh' .and .l;is. OMlricn. The M.xociitivii 
 
 Coininittoo incdiidod Lioiit.-Col. WliiKdioad (CliairmiUi), Jlon. 
 
 \j. \l. ^fasson, Ili.s Wor>lii|) Mayor N'lilcnciive, Lieut. -Col. 
 
 Strathy. T.ieut.-i 'ol. Provost, .^re>srs. A. A. .Mian, II. I'aton. 
 
 C. Cas.sils, F. Wolterstan Thoinar., A. Trcvithick. H. Doludl, 
 
 Colin Campbell, Ku<;t'tie TiafltMir. AHVod Tlnliaudcau. Win. 
 
 Straclian. HVMatMcoii/-ie, D. A. .\rcCaskrll, Dr. 10. P. Laclm- 
 
 polle, l\ S. To'man, Q.C.. Major. I. T. McRrido. ,Mr. 1[. Slikc- 
 
 man was Hon. 'rroasurci-, and Mr. Ileiliort S. HuntiM', Hon. 
 
 Secretary. All eoncerned arc to he warmly eon^^ratulated 
 
 on the suocesH of the .irrani^enieiits. l-'verythinLi; wotiI oil' 
 
 without a hite.h. 
 
 Oi' the dinner itself, a i,M'eat. deal mii^ht he .'^aid. Il eonid 
 hardly he improved iip!)n in any omi particidar. 'I'he menu 
 was a d.'unly one, ])rinted on a pi'etly card, wilh a speaking 
 likeness (d Mr. Soargeanl on the rover. IL was a (nosl sum]p- 
 
fiiuii^ n'|i!i>t, (l('lii'i(iii>ly Mi'raii^'i"!, iiiid --iM'vnl in tlir vciy 
 lies! (il'-ilyli'. 'I'hc iin'liil \v;i-> niic nl ll|i' Ik'-I cs cr |ii|i nil lln' 
 WiiwlMir talilc-', aiHi ils in'W iiKiiKiijrinciiI iiuiy I'niii^r.ilulati' 
 tlicnisclvc- u|ioii ImiIIi il-^ an';nii:;('fii('nt ami llu' sacrc^^t'ul way 
 in which it was cai'i'icd uiil. A^ the cxcniiii;' wmi" nii tlio 
 Icatliiii;' hulio-- (»!' .Miuiti'tial xtcicly hc-ari lo a|i|i<'ar in llic <j;;i\- 
 U-ry, (iiiil tho sccru' liccaiiu- inic of the mo-t lirillianl ilc-crip- 
 (iori. 'IMic ili'i'DiatiniiN, wliich wrrr in ihi' hamU <<\' lli'iilai', 
 Wfi't* voi'V la^tci'iil aii'l clli'ctivr. 'IMn- 'liiiiiiL'; I'tMim (il'thi' 
 \V'iiiii-i)i' |ii('-i'iit(''l an cxcci'iliiin'ly licaiu ii'u 1 a|i|praraii''i'. || 
 is II lai;i;'() iiall, iimi can carry nil a i;fcal ileal in the wa\' n\' 
 color, anil alViirils cxlcirivc nr'HUi'l tm' elalniralc ih'cui'at ion. 
 Over t he chair were I he arms i)\' the ( 'oi |i<iral ion ni' Muni real. 
 ( )n ihe la'u'hl wei'c 1 he ;irnr- ul' ( he I toMiini'in. .ami mi I he left 
 tlui aims of t he Pro\ ince iif •^•uehrc. ( )n ihe nihci' wimlow-^ 
 tlicrt! was a ^a'.icei'nl ilrapini;' of IhiLi,-, I'liiiju .laek> ,anil Stars 
 and Stri|ie--. On the oppo-ile --iile (if I he hall I here \ve|-e more 
 I'f eet ive decorat inn--. ( )n ihe seven |iill;ir-- w ci e I he ai'nis ol 
 tlio (lilVereiil ](ri>vinee> w| ihe hoiiiininn. -nrni' Minted I'N' 
 e-racefiil L:'rnu|iinL;-> <.f rnino .l;ie|<-. and I'.Jne I'i'lers. On e.aeh 
 side ol the diior> were (duelers o|' frenidiand l'!n^'li-~h llai;'-, 
 cai|i;-hl ii|i witii medallions hearinii; in i;-old the Id ler.-. • i. '!'. IJ. 
 'The tallies t hetn^(dves wei e a perfecl work' "f art. In iho 
 centre of ihe head lahle wa--a mai;aiilieeni ha-kel of \'(dlow 
 
 chi'Vsantheniiims. ( I inison ro-e> and tern: 
 
 all way oown 
 
 the taiiU^ were two ininien-e iiasket.- ot' white ( hrysant hemiims 
 and ]iink I'o-cs mnsi heanlifiilly arran^-ed. whil(> at eaidi 
 coi'iier of the lu'ad tahlo were lai'i;'e (dii^ lei> of the sann' lovtdv 
 
 II 
 
 ow 
 
 ers ai'rane-ud with ferns, [joi:^ wi'ealh-- ol --milax al 
 
 lere wa> a most ell'ecliv 
 
 ran the entiie length, .--in'roiiiidin;;' numiroii-- palms. fern> and 
 lilies. On the other tahk's also, tl 
 decoration ot' while chrysaiilhemu 
 arranired. 
 
 ms ami lein- ai'ti 
 
 -tieally 
 
 The toasts of •' The l^Mieeii'' and ••The (hneriior-d'eneral ' 
 huvint^ hceii didy honored, the (.'hairmaii felicitously ]»roposo(i 
 th(! health of the I'l^e^ident ol' the I'lutid States, leferrini^ to 
 the clo.-e relations of .M i. Seari;eaiit. a- ( ieiiei al .Manager of 
 the (i.T. 1 1., with our iieiuh I 'ors on the ot her >ide ol tlu> ho nUM'. 
 
 Tiie toast was as i'elieitoudy acUnowled^eil hy Mr. <Jreeii, 
 Viec-J'i'esideiit of tiio roiinsylvania Railroad, who made a 
 
 If 
 
 : :l| 
 

 Ifi 
 
 llllll|l.|l>l|■^ IcIclCIICr tn Sctialur ( 'IiIIImIK'I' N ICCCIll 111 U'lillU'CH. 
 
 aiiil icriiiiikcil on ihr (Milliiisiiisin with wliich lli(Hua>l hail 
 hci'ii icccivcd as a lotiinoiiy In llii! noml i'l'diii;,'" |ii»'\ailiiii; hc- 
 Iwoi'li (hi! two pcuph's. Ih' dwell nil Iho i i\ iliziiiy; iiilhu'nco 
 III' railwayn, ami dcscrihod tht! advaiici'M made in his liim- in 
 (i|ii'iiiiiii; the waste |ilait's ol' the t'ontineiit lo (•oiiiiiicrctuiiid 
 till.! hh'Nsiii^'> uf |n'aci'. III' was vny pli-aMul (o hi' pn-MMit. on 
 hcliair III' hi-- road, to testily to the loni;', hoiiorahle and I'aith- 
 I'nl M'lviees ol Ml'. Soai'f^eant, and (o wihh to the >yslein with 
 whii h he had heeli so lon^^ coniieeled every |)I'os|il'I ily tliat 
 roald laiily at lend it. Mr. t ii I'cn eon id ad nl : -Wis are willintf 
 to he annexed to Canada any linie. in that sense of ihe word. 
 No matter what a lew denianoniu'^ n:' y say. on one side or 
 the other. I am lirndy eonvinecd (hat. throa/^diout tlie leni^th 
 and hi'eadth of the I'nited Slates, nothing' lail the hindesi and 
 warmest I'eelings jirevail towaidsyoa, and the wish (ha( ( 'anuda 
 may prosjier as mneli as, and more than, we have |iro>|>ered 
 and thai yon may ha\e nolhini;' to maryoni' on\\ai'd niareli lor 
 maiiv a loni;' eenlury to come, (ilreal eheerlni;.) 
 
 " Otill (iUIOST. " 
 
 The Chairman, Ciiier .lu.-Uee Siu Am'.xa.nuiu: Ji.M'osTK, in 
 [noposini; the toast ollhe evening, said : — 
 
 (ientlemen. — I feel unite niiea>y in ri.^iul;■ to inopo.se the 
 health oroiii' ^;iie>l. Sjieakiiii;' in a lan,i;'Ua_i;'e not my own lam 
 unahle to lind adeijiiate words lo t'Xi.'i'e-s ni}- leelinLi,>, and will, 
 therelnie. he the laint and iintait hlid eeln) ot yoar .-ent imeiils 
 towards .M r. Searj;eant. (No. no.) 
 
 One thini;-, however. sj)eal<s more eloijiienl ly than my words, 
 and thai is this demoiistralion it^el^. This i^'atlu'rini;' ol' 
 |)i'ominent eiti/.ens hears the most striUin.i;' te.stimony lo the 
 esteem and respeel wo all entertain for oar honoi'od i'riend. 
 
 The i'ollowim;- lelei;iam. Jiisl received hy .Mi'. Seargeanl from 
 
 the (iovernor-Ceneral. is no slight teslimony in the samo 
 
 direetion : — 
 
 •'At to ni^hf's hanquet, I am sure there will he a eordial 
 i.nd ai'|iroi(riale demonstration of wide-pread esteem, and of 
 hearlv L;ood wi.-hes on the oeeasion of your deparlure for 
 
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 l'llii;l:i!i(l, rt'i'iiiit iiH' l'» oWvv ;i>siii jiliro nrili,j|uii:;|| piil'l u^ipji 
 tiiMi in tli(i>»> >fiitiim'iils. 
 
 (Sii,'II('(l) AltKllltKKN." 
 
 IimIcoiI, I ilo liclii'Vt' llial (liir L;iif^t. willi liis cliaiMcMci i>l ic 
 iiiu(lc-i y, liai'lly roalisi-il licl'orc tliis cvoiiin^ Iidw niiicli (■(•ii!i- 
 (Ic'iict^ his t'cllo\v-rili/,iMis plart'd in liiin, liuw Inily tlicy 
 adtnii'oil lii-< ialciit-> ati<i a|i|iic(iat(;i| his [lorsunal and social 
 i|iialiti('s. 
 
 Tiic coiiisi' rolluwi'ii ill lilt- liy^tJKtso iiioii uiio I'isr ahitvo 
 nllicr> and oxorl a inarl<i'(l inlliioiu'L' ujiori tho ovcnis witiiin 
 their sidic'i'c of actidn. dilloi's. according' to ihoii- n'sju'ctivo 
 I'aciiltios and cMidowinents. Sonio rush through lilc iiko a 
 lonont and i^^ain iiottn \ ly hy ahtoundin;^' acldevciiicnls. Others 
 lead 11 (|ui('l and pcaoouil lil'o, and rcsendilo thoso calm hiii 
 niajcstic I'ivcrs which fertilize and enrich tho land thioiinh 
 which thoy Mow. Our guost belongs to tliis latter clas«<itMi>- 
 tingiiished men. 
 
 I'lueinj,' duty ahove all, he has failhlully and worthily In!- 
 tilled tlie mission entrusted to him. IJy his patient lahor ami 
 int -lli^'ont mode (»f woi'kiiiif, lu> has reaped success lor himselt 
 and won the conlidence of his superiors in ollice. Our I'riend 
 spent most of his life in railway work. Iiolh in I'luLdand and 
 here. At lirst in comparatively huiid)lo positions, he j^radually 
 rose to the (leneial Mana<,a'rsliip of that <^'reat railway, the 
 (li-and Ti'unk of C.tnada. It was in this latter position that we 
 had the <rood fortune of makini,' his acquaintance and of 
 appreciatins^ more full}- his eminent (pialities. 
 
 The llrand Trunk has heen so closely connected with the 
 l)rog-ress of (»ur country for the lust -10 or .'jO years, and 
 especially with the pi'o.-.perity of Montreal, that we mu>t ne- 
 cessarily con.ider a- oiii' heneltictors thoso who huilt anil 
 worked that grand enterpri>e. 
 
 It was as tieneral Managerthat .Mr. Seai-goant gave the hesi 
 proof of his ability. Hard lime.s had come. The (irand Trunk 
 was no more sole sovereign and master of the railway system 
 of the country. Il had to compete with rival comj)anios both 
 in Canada and in the riiiled States. A vast amount of enerL'v 
 was needed to manage the business under so untoward cii-- 
 
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 ('umslaiici's, kiiowiiii; lli;il lianlly any |ii()!il> ciiiiM lie dis- 
 li'il)iiU!il uiiimiil;- sliai'oliohk'i's so oa^'Oi' lur ilivi'loiiils. 
 
 This task wiiich woiiM liavo lji'(jko;i down many >ti'nnLj nion 
 was fill lil led by oiii' ^MU'sl witli adinii^aliK; coni'ai^'c and porso- 
 vt.rance. ('aim and kindheartcil In' \t'i)n easily tlu' IViondshi]) 
 and ciMilidoncc ol his eni|il()yos, luii at the .-aine time onef- 
 i;elie he inaintaineil iliat nnion, that oneness whieii lias heeii 
 tlie sti'en-;ili of his nianai;'enient. .Moi'eovei", ids courtesy, liis 
 readiness to olilii^'e iias niU'le liiin >yin|)atlietie and popular 
 iunoiiL,' those wlio liad l)nsiness relations witli liiin. As (ienoral 
 MaiiaLrer lie eaine in eontaet with inuii v o|' tiie iinnninenL nu'ii 
 
 ol' this eLiinl rv and o 
 
 !iie I 
 
 Miiteij Mate 
 
 le wa> a nietnhei 
 111 
 
 ol those int(M'nati()iial Associ.itious lornied to wateh over the 
 interests of the railwa\-s. to iveoncile and settle the dilHenltics 
 
 whiidi so ot'len arise ln't ween lival companies alone. — J mij^'ht 
 say, to represent tlie ('anadian interests ; it reipiired a ii;reat 
 deal of tact to safeguard those of his ( 'oinpany, hut such was 
 his sa^'acity and jienel ration that not only In. 
 
 (till 
 
 honor to 
 himself, hut "dve satisfaction to ali. 'i"he I'i'e-iiienis ami (ion- 
 
 cral 
 
 Mi 
 
 mau'e's of the Railwa\s ot' the Trunk Idne and ( 'entral 
 
 Trallic Association, a powerful .\-M)ciaI ion representin 
 
 .Sl.r)()().(l()0,(MIO, at theii' mectiii-- in N 
 
 ovcmiii'r 
 
 a-'t, adoptei 
 
 resoliil iiui cxiires-iii^- 1 heir |>rofounl regret that Mr. Sear^'eanl 
 had to si'vei' iiis connection with the Asso'dation ; a^doiowledi;'- 
 iui; !ii> <;-real uselulne>s and ahiliiy. and on that occasion .Mr. 
 
 D 
 
 epew, the di>tin<iaiished I I'csidcMit o 
 
 f the X. Y. (' 
 
 1» 
 
 d 1 
 
 laiu him 
 
 t he compliment thai lu'ver hefore Iii> time had the harmony 
 
 lietwccn the Canadian and A 
 
 or sincere 
 
 Th 
 
 o>c W 
 
 ho I 
 
 merican raiiw;iys hcen surreal 
 'iiest more iiitini- 
 
 lavc Known oiii' 
 
 atelv will >incerelv reiiret the deiiarluit.' of so eonnenial. .■^o 
 i;-enei()us, so hospilahle a man, so pleasini;- a talker, who en- 
 tertained so coidially lliose who vi.-iled him in ])i'ivate lite. 
 
 Tliey 
 
 will Miieere 
 
 ly '•' 
 
 '■ret tlu 
 
 aitsence ol 
 
 M 
 
 IS 
 
 Searifeant, the 
 
 aiiiialile cum])anioii who i^-raced her hu-hand's home and so 
 well seconded him in his lifeworl 
 
 Sir. you are aliout to leave 
 
 us ami retn- n to your own dear home. ^Ve all hope that you 
 
 wil 
 
 eei) a 
 
 d and la^tfii^' rememhran 
 
 voiir stay in 
 
 ('anadaaml of the many liicndsyou have in our midst. The 
 board of diri'c'tors of the (irantl Trunk have ehoosen you as 
 
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 one of their own and a-, their advisoi', .•iclvno\vle.ij;-:nii; tliereliv 
 yoii:' wide knowled-c and expoiienee of Canadian allaii's. h 
 is an advanlaiie to ns, and a-'ain wo will share the henelit of 
 yoiif talont>,. Wo pray you and yoiii- worthy wile to accept 
 our doep re-^M'et and host wishes foi- iia|ipiness. 
 
 Xow. ,<j;ontlonicn, as an expi'ossion of our feeling's and senti- 
 ments ] ask you to di-inl: with ine to the lioaltii of •■ Our 
 (iuest." 
 
 The loa^t was Iionored with thret' times tliroe: a ti,n-or ; one 
 ioi' Mrs. Seargcant, and niusioul honors, amid a >eeiio of 
 exlraoi'dinary enthusiasm. 
 
 Ml{. SEARGE.\NT's IlEl'LY. 
 
 ]\rti. SEAnfit-:.\\T was received with I'onowed enthi:.v;.;.-m on 
 risini,' to reply at the call of the (diair. When tho choe:in- 
 had subsided, ho said : — 
 
 Durini,^ a loti'j; and ai'duous railway carec!" ])asse(i in about 
 eipial i)i'oportions in two liemis])hores, 1 have had to surmount 
 many obstacles and to overcome many difficulties in the 
 discharii;o of duty, but 1 have never before in all these varied 
 experiences, found myself so incapable as at ])i'esont. of <>-ivini,^ 
 expression to m}^ thoii^-lits and t(!elinifs. Any eitizon of 
 .\rontreal, or of Canada. mi<rht, indeed, feel ])roiid. if the pub- 
 lic sorvieos, whi(di he may have remlercd, merited such a 
 mai-Miitieont banipiet ami .such adomonsti'ation as the kindness 
 of my fricMids and fellow citizens have furnished to-nii::ht. I'.ut 
 this lionor is enhanced by the presence of many distin-Mii^hcj 
 ,;,niests who have! ti'a. oiled hni!; distances to attend. Here ai-e 
 the familiar faces of those who repi-esent this beautiful Cilv 
 and the ^-reat commercial (i)rces which -,nve it constani and 
 pron-re.ssive life and vi-or. (Applause.) And the compli- 
 ment you paymeisslill further enhanced by the attendance 
 of our respected Premier. .Sir Macdvcn/.ie I'.owidl and .Members 
 of his Cabinet, who have >pai'ed tiin(> from lho>e State atVaii-s, 
 whicdi naturally eni;'ross their attention, to come hero thi,> 
 ovonini; as your n-uesls, in lionor of tlie occasi(»n and of the 
 City of .Montreal. Then thei'is are present representatives 
 from all parts of Canada, and to me ; and, I venture to say, tu 
 your.-elvi's, it is a .-pccial matter of com;'ial illation to have 
 eidislol the sympathy ot' representatives of the greate.-t in- 
 
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 tci'urtt i'.wr pro^t'iiiod in one coiiiiii'v in tlir lii>l(»iy <>[' ilic 
 world, tiu^ i;-i'(';il I'liilway >ysU'in ot'llio rnitcil Slii(o>, foiisi>t 
 iiio;,:i- it (l(>o>. ol' ISO. 000 miles and 8 12.000,000,000 of railway 
 (■ai)ital. (.\ |)]ilaii.>e.) It, is the more i;i'atil'yinn'. and the 
 more siL^nii^icaal. that these <;-eMtlenien should have doiK^ me 
 this honor, us it lias always heen m_\' anddtion and lliat ot my 
 I'riends. llie olUeers of the (irai\(l I'l'imk, to si'eiire their ^ood 
 will, knowiiii;' it to i>o of \ilal imporlanee for llic welfai'e of the 
 North Ameri<"an eontinent that its railway systems should be 
 worked in alisohite liarmony in the common eoinmereial 
 inloi-ests of the I'nited States and ( 'anaila, without the inter- 
 vention of t;'ei)i;'ra|ihical or any other pliysieal disiinetions. 
 But. Mr. ('haii'uuin. I must specially thank you for the kind 
 anil eom])limontary manni-r in which you have inlroduccil, 
 and you, ifcntlemon. for the warm and hearty rerei»tion you 
 liave '!;iven this toast. .My modesty took alarm, wlieii your 
 (h^sirc to do me the honor of this haniiuet was lii'sl communi- 
 cated, ! was awai'i' that it far transcended any i)ersoiial 
 merits, and with an actual lon^ini;- to accept. 1 considered 
 whether it weie not. more consistent with tliat atti'ihute to 
 have onl\' thankd! you, from my iieait. i'oi' your intentions. 
 [ was in tl»e ])osilion of Tantalus, who. for his >i 
 
 with an 
 
 insatiate tliir; 
 
 nad 
 
 lUsClOUS 
 
 friut 
 
 iiiaceil 
 
 anove 
 
 and 
 
 lefre-umu: stream.^ amund him, wlindi wei'c swept away, 
 wdionever he attt'inptcd to partake of cdtlioi'. I5ut this hesita- 
 tion was removed ly the thought lliat it was possihie, nay 
 that it was prohahle. you desireil to })ay a trihule, lather to 
 the great ( 'ompany 1 represent, than to any individual nterit. 
 So the ])rol)lem was solved, and 1 very thankfully accepted 
 this (iistincti(Ui. i'ov 1 can assure you the hcd on whi(di the 
 (ienei'al Manager of the (ii'and Trunk reclines is iiot a hcd 
 of roses. There may be some leaves which retain the perfume 
 of I'jigland s endjlem, but the tliorns mixed up with them, 
 dissipate tlie idea of comfort or lrar.(iuility. and tlu> solution 
 gave nie tlie solace 1 desired, of realizing this evidence of your 
 
 od will and 
 
 ipp 
 
 I'ova 
 
 1. It 
 
 is stui more "'I'atilvinir. at tin 
 
 happy and ]U'o])itious (dose of a ))ei'ioil when otlicial harness 
 has to be hung up, and I succeed io higher, hut less luborious. 
 .;dtliou^h not less resjionsil>le duties. (^Cheers.) Tiie present 
 
21 
 
 ,';<'iicrati(>ii ciiii scaicrly apprcMate f|,o coiiditioiis athMidaiit 
 oil loc()iiii)tii)n (liifiiiLi: 'In* |)iv-i'aiKvay pcrioil of Canada, and 
 iIkmv tiuist have licHMi |>i'(;-.oiit to tnivollcM's, at tluiL vvix. tlio 
 liiitli of MacaulayV statiMiu'iit, that, of all iiivontioiis. tlio 
 al|»lialprt and pi'iiiliii;;- |)i'(;-,s aloiu! excopti'd, tlioso iiivoiitioiis 
 \vlii(di aiiriili^^c distance lia\o done most for civili/.at; .11. A 
 piM-soiial fiie'hd told iiic, yesterday, that it took him, on one 
 oerasion, days to I'oacdi 'I'oronto from .Montreal; Imt I do 
 not pi'opDse to lollow the history, however interesting-, of ihis 
 l>re-rail\vay era. Immediately after the inlroduetion of the 
 railway .system in Kni^land. In Hl'."), and the success of that 
 first experiment was ensured, ('analians were, as is amplv 
 evidenced, most solicitous to secure tlio advant!i:;-e of the new 
 system as. indeed, were al[ pi'o:j;ressive tuitions; but this was 
 ;i poor country, its re>ources had not developed, :uid capital 
 was yet to he wooe 1. it is to the honor of .Montreal, thai two 
 well known ;ind resj)ected citizens were associated with the 
 lirst Canadiati railwav entornrise, tho Hon..!. 
 
 errier tun 
 
 latii- 
 -the 
 
 .Mr. .Molson, who were the lai'i^est ])ropriotors in tlieCl 
 plain aiKi St. Liwrencc — tiow part of the Grand frunk- 
 lir>t ( 'atuidiati railway, (('heers.) 
 
 it remained the only re])resetit:itive of thiil system here, 
 from IS.;;; until IS-li. Xowthe 1 (! miles of the pioneer line have 
 ^•rown into lO.OOO. This little ( ;hamj)laiii road 1,;,,1 its ditti- 
 
 CUlt U': 
 
 Tl 
 
 le road> v/ere ol wood, a 
 
 tid d 
 
 escribed wiuit artists 
 
 call the lines ofheauly. they curve or bend uj)war(l> in a man- 
 ner most inconvenient to the (■;irriai>-es. ( La 11 ir liter.) 'I'lieti 
 there was a tiiiu'e ot' romance in the case. Its first eni^'ine 
 attempted an initial trij) by iiioonliii,']il. Whether, however. 
 it had inherited those obstinate (jiialilies. suii:^-ested by the 
 name of a more stationary type ot eni^inc, it would not 14-0. 
 ( lienewed laii^-liler), but sui'(h'>s, at last, achieved a brilliant 
 record velocity of -JO miles an hour, due to tlu; iiia>terly abili- 
 
 li- litt Ic line wa- 
 
 ll vear 
 
 until. Ill 
 
 ties of u loant' I .\mrrican eni;'ine driver, 'i' 
 
 followed by others, after tlie lapse of sever 
 
 1S,")1, the .system increased to !•;> miles. .1 
 
 |ierioi|, a wail went up IVoin the couimcridal and political 
 
 teresls of ( 'anada, and tluH'celiiii;' was expressed in b^lll. in 
 
 an act to provide financial i;-uai'aiitees to r.ailw.iv promoters. 
 
 list |)rior to this 
 
 111- 
 
22 
 
 lli.'it. " :U iIh- pi'cx'iil (lay. t iio nu'Hiis oC r;i))i(l :iii<l oasy coin- 
 iMimical ion liv railway lu'twccii tlie cliirl' ci'iiliosol' piipulalioii 
 and fi'adc in any I'luiiiti'y and llu; indic remote ])arts tiioroof 
 iii'o lieoonic not nu'rely advanta^ooiis. but essential to its 
 iKlviincenu'i't and ])ros]K'ril\." The le<;-is]alion of that ])i'iiod 
 provided i'oi- a national thi'oni;]i line from Halifax to Windsor. 
 Well, gentlemen, in lSr)2. foi'ty-tiiree years a^n), the 
 Grand Trunk' Railway ('om])any of Canada was (diartered, 
 and from the terms of thi' oiiifinal jn'ospeelus of tlie 
 Company, a hrilliaiil future ajipearcd to \>c in store. It 
 was the aim of those uho direetcd the railway polk'}' of 
 the perioti, in view of lealiziii^- the fest I'esults to tho 
 eountry. and, therefore, to the eompany. that the eom]tletcd 
 undertaking should accomjdish a thice fold object — that it 
 sliould iiecommodateand foster the rising and ambitious indus- 
 ti'ies of the country — that it should, in the commr.n intei'cst, 
 be u means of brini!;ini;" about the scheme of fedei'ation, so 
 happily accomplished in 18'!7. and that its character should 
 also be eminently international. (Applause.) That the com- 
 ]ian\' has been one of the chief factors in the realization of 
 these thiee aims, you will, no doubl, be inclined to reco<fnize 
 (ITear. liear.) 
 
 The Act, as I have stated, under whi(di the Crand Tinmk 
 becamt' a (duii'tcred company, was passed in IS.l'i, the woi'k 
 of constructioii was vii;'orously j)rosecut('d amidst stupendous 
 dilliculties. and the road in its entirety, was com))leled in 1S(]() 
 — whenceforwaril the indu-tiie- and prosperity of Canada 
 advanced by lea])s and liound-^. The scheme of federation was 
 eflected sevi'u years later, when this eountry became tlie Do- 
 minion ot' Canada, and the desii'cd international facilil ies wei'e 
 an act'omplisbed fact. Without. Sir. taking;- too much credit 
 for tlie railway system, this may eei'tainly be re^arde^l us an 
 axiom, that the jxjlitical, commercial and social life and pi'O- 
 gress of a nation are coincident with its facilities for locomo- 
 tion. Only last month, our able antl elo(|uenl I'epresentative 
 in l-'.nglaiu!, Sir Cliai'les Tupper, whose lemporaiy return to 
 his native land, with restored health and activity, eveiy j)Ci'- 
 son in this room will, 1 am sure, hail with ])leasure, attended a 
 ban<iuet in Mngland in celebration of the comphlion of rail- 
 way communication iietween the colony of NatuI and the 
 
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 Tr!Ui>v:i:il l.'c|Mil,lir. Wl,;il, was <nh\ at tlial liaiKjUol \V!is to 
 lli«M'|Vect llial Ihc railway w.. Ill, i |,iii an viui lo all causes of 
 iVicIioii l.t'lwHH'ii tilt' two coiiiiirios, Sir l^'cdvcrs IJiillcr j.Iav- 
 liilly lamented tli.it liis oceiipatiori, trorn a soldior's point of 
 view, was ij:oiie, and the occasion atloided an oiiportiif.ity to 
 the . Minister for the Colonies, the IJi<,rht Hon. .losepli Chain- 
 herJain, to unfold tlie ])olicy of the iireseiit Conservative (iov- 
 eriiment of (Ireal Uritain, which was to cement and mako 
 slion^-er Uie links which connect the colonies with tiic^rother 
 Count i-y. to make of (ircat i'.iitain the (Ireater ilritaiii of the 
 lilt lire, and to enahje tho colonies, as he el()(]iiontly expressed 
 it, lo becorno j.uni heir.s of the traditions of the past, and joint 
 puiiakeis of all the influence, resources and powerof the Drit- 
 ish Kinpire. ((Jreat cheerin,--.) Well, sir. the Crand Trunk 
 had a similar mission, and ha^ in its development, heeome a 
 system of which any country niii;-|it he pi(.iid. ( iJeiiewed 
 cheorin,!--.) Let me endeavor lo show you how the proi^ress 
 of Iho railway .sy>teiii has heen coincident with the prosperity 
 of this coiintfy. Spcakin-- in round tiu'iire^, the Craml 'iVunk, 
 in iSdO, (.on>i,sted of !.()()(» miles; in IMtf). with it-^ afliliations, 
 of 4.2(10 miles. The company paid out in wa,i;-e-. last year, 
 upon its main line, $S.(K)0,<)0(i. it employs, upon tiwit part of 
 the system. 1(;."()(» men— upon it> whole .sy^tonl. 2(1,000 men. 
 We expended in Canad;i, diirin-- the la^t twelve months, i,, 
 purchase of stores and materials, m^ai'ly 82.000,000. 'I'he cap- 
 ital accoiinls oi the Com])anies compiiscd in the (Irand Trunk 
 sy>tem are e,|uivalont, in round tio-ines. to C75,00O.O0O. In 
 1S74 two million passeii-ivrs were carried ; in ]Sll-l. nearly ,mx 
 millions, or more than the enlire population of Canada. In 
 1874, 2,000,000 tons, and. in ls:i4, .S.(lOO,OnO tons offrei<rht. 
 The o-i'o>s receipts of the lines ciuiiprised in the (Jrand Triink 
 system for the year 1SL»4 were §21,500,000. IJearinc- in mind 
 that the caj.ital expenditure (ui railways in Canada, in 18(i7 — 
 the ])eriod of Federation— was .SirjO.OOO.OOH, aii<l that in 1S!)4 
 it was $888,000,000, and the milea-e, in 18ii7, 2,25S. and in 
 1804 nearly lO.ODO miles, it i. intercstini;-, in coiJiderin- the 
 (lueslion ol coincidence, to note what has heen the residt, so 
 far as tin; railway system is a factor in the case, iipon'the 
 statistics of the Dominion. The earnin-s ol .all railwavs, in 
 
24 
 
 ISIli, wi'if S.")I.(HI(); ill 1,>!I1 iicMilv S'>().<»nil.l)Uil. Tin- |.(.|.iil:i- 
 tiMii ill H:»I u;is al.i.ul 1,. son. 000. Ill I>'.il iH'.iily .">, 000,000. 
 and MOW is |Ti'siiiii!il»ly bctwcoM r»,000.ooo and (1,000,000, 
 \vlii<di was tlio iM)|)idali<)n itl' hji^-Jand in tin- time of (^lU'cn 
 I'llizaliclli, ami a poimlalion tliat cuii-.tiluti's a natinn. Tlif 
 |ii)|>iilati()n of Montreal in IS,")! was (lO.oiio. mid at procnt 
 piMdiably 2.")0.000; of Torunto, at Ihr sanir dales. liO.OOO, and 
 ])fol)ably 185,000. '{'he foi'eiijn ti'ade <d' Canada, exiioits and 
 iin|)«»rts tO'-'clher. in ISjO. were aliout §;!0,000, 000 ; in 1SU4. 
 .•71*41,000,000. (.Applause.) 
 
 The (Hiestion has olU'n Ikhmi asked, why, with a well eon- 
 solidated. well e([uipped line, with a lari;'e and I'vei'-iticreasino- 
 ti'atlie, with fi'iondly and evtensive eonneetions over the whole 
 of the Noi'th A nierican Continent, with all those applianees 
 whieli ai'e conmion to, and the essentials of. a well ori;-ani/A'd 
 railway, the < Iraml 'rriiidc has heen a loni;- continued disap- 
 pi'intnient ? The ])asl J*re>idents and <ieneral Maiiai^ei's of 
 the (irand Triiidc have had reputati'.>ns ;ind ahilities which 
 inspired I'espeet — the lion .John lloss. Sir Ivlward Watkiii, 
 Mr. i:i<dianl I'otler, Sir IJenry Tyler, .Mr. IJid.ler. Mr. Ulacdv 
 well. .Mr. Shanley, Mr. Erydi^'es. Sir .loseph ili(d<-on — naine'^, 
 every one of which comniaudH re>])ect. (('hcers.) 
 
 (lentlenien, low and iinpiolitahle rates are tin' true (■ati>e of 
 oiii' inislortiines. As a sim])le illustration, if the ral('> of IS7 I 
 were aj)plicd to the (ii'and Tiunk lonnai;'e of to-day, the eom 
 ]>any would ))ay ull its ])iefercnce (diarizes, and more than four 
 ]»ercenl.on its ordinary stock. ( lleai', heai'.) This constant 
 >hriid':a<;e in railway tariffs has been the main reason why 
 more than 2') per cent, of the t'utire railway mileaye of the 
 United States ha> heen i)lacc(l in the hand- of re:'eivers, 
 and the main I'cason why nearly S1!I1>,000,000. or C41.- 
 000,000 sterling', of the capital of the (ira.nd 'i'runk I'eceives 
 no tlividend. " Then,'' re>poiid our i-ritics, '' why do you 
 all'V , .ites to reach that jioint (d' unjtroductiveness."' The 
 r. ^' ■ i easy, and is true In the tii-st place, the Noi'th 
 •an continent is favored by nalui'c with a i^reat streUdi 
 oi' \sa orw'iy, -vitli inland seas, lakes, rivers and canals, which 
 alnio.st I'cndcr llie continent indejieiKh'nt ol' railways during 
 the season of naviL;;ation. Then we have to I'etire from com- 
 
25 
 
 pt't.l.o„|urnl:n-v ,,ro,M„.,ion ur,|,n.„n.|. ,,,,,1,, ,„.,„,;,,,„ 
 
 -'--'•nKn.oMs orh,|.. .-.ml rail roMl.-s, wl.i.lMo.HhH... ,u uu.lulv 
 '<'W ralysu.u.nso railways uluH. liav.n,,, ,1h. ui.ans of,..,.,,;. 
 ■",^sn..n..o,ul.inations. Th.,, .h. ...lunaousaroa uf , |,.. ..,„., „. 
 
 '•'''=;''''•'''•'•'•''•'•'<•>'.- of the ,,ui,,,s wIhmv lMi>i,H.s. ha. I., lu. 
 -"^HK. hnn.. intoihr li.M an arniy of ..„„. raM in.- a.-..,.,. 
 whosc.HlorN,|onot<un,|,„.,.,„||,..Malnlitvoftariirs Thr,,,.; 
 '•Hake ami nv.r n.arin. wilh whirh raiUvav nun,, anir. have 
 
 '••^•••>'t*;M.hs .M>,,sfanlly iHMn.- in.provnl, and.'a.l.h.l ,o alhh.-M. 
 per,.lox,tK.s, pra.-lh.al iro. ,ra,lo in railways, has a-sisicl 
 flu' oons.n.rlion of ronipH itiv.- linos. Arronlin^^ ,o i:n..lish 
 1"'='<'"'H", you know, Ih. honalidesof .vorvproj..., has C. h. 
 J"'"vH hof.re i( is authori/x.l, an.l vesk.1 ri^-h,'s are L..P.•..|v 
 c..nsu ,o.I, esjKr.ally l.v the moiv conservative eh.nen. onh. 
 Jn.sh ionstunlion. the Jlonse of J.onls. In the Cuite,! 
 Mutos no s,KM..aI lo^ishitioM is re,|ui,e.l. an,l fVeo trade nrin- 
 <''|»les practically prevail in Canada. Still, the si 
 'las a riu-ht. and a just ri"-lit, t 
 
 lesc^ \-a^ 
 
 I 
 
 II 
 
 I'oniedialil 
 
 the 
 
 rcsni 
 
 <> call upon tho-,c wl 
 
 projicrties to unite in pi'ovidi 
 ^\ and I., insist, wlu'i'e thei-e is hesital 
 
 iarchol(|(>r 
 H> I'ontrol 
 
 P>'"IH"m- their.? In Kn^'land, shareholders are I 
 1'' same interest is not taken hy t| 
 
 remedies for the 
 
 ion, lor, IS IK 
 
 uit ll 
 
 inana^renicht o| 
 
 railways on th 
 
 icanl and 
 icm in the 
 
 an eletnent of weakness in tl 
 
 IS continent, whidi I 
 
 eoiisKJer 
 
 le case. 
 
 Ill 1.^74. when I | 
 
 railwa}- matters, there w 
 bet 
 
 ii'.sl heeatne acquainted with .\ 
 
 IS no reco,n-ni/ed principle of cohesion 
 
 liieiMeaii 
 
 It 
 
 ween the vaiiou> railway companies of tl 
 
 lecaine m 
 
 y ehiel duty i. 
 
 ic continent, and 
 
 niedying that <Iefect, with the ohject 
 lainino- rates. Our 
 
 I sul)se(|iient years I 
 
 o assist in ri 
 
 jOcl ol ren-iilatini;- and 
 
 and most useful oi'i;-ani/.at 
 prohahly the most alile r 
 America. .Mr. .MI.ert ImuI. 
 
 ellorts ciilmiiiatiMl in iliorou.rl 
 
 maiii- 
 
 1, complete. 
 
 ions, under the official direct 
 ;nlway e.vpert on the .•oiilinenl of 
 
 ion ol 
 
 I 
 
 was in entire sympathy with 1 1 
 
 lese 
 
 etl 
 
 lime Ol' laiior to as>ist them, and 
 other d;iy. I iJnd this entry for ISS,") ;•■ Travel I 
 I'.VOdO miles,' mostly on this work. Hut tl 
 surrounding- railway maiiai«:ement on tl 
 
 and 
 
 spared no 
 ookin-- over old diaries, liie 
 
 II 
 
 lai, althoiii'-h tl 
 
 cil this year 
 
 >c I'irciiin.tancos 
 
 lis continent were such 
 
 10 111 most success attended our ell 
 
 orl. in 
 
26 
 
 tlicory Mild .'ill the olijccts !iilii('(l :il, I ml one. were ;i('C()iii|ili-.|i('(l 
 I li;il niic I'ailcil, tui' 111) ii^rt'C'int'iit in'Ciiiiu' Iouli; liiiidiiii;' iijinn 
 I ho |m!'i it's toil. 
 
 'J'lii'ii, in ISS7, till' Inloi'statc Ooniinoi'fc Law intcrvciioil lo 
 iniikc siK'li iii'raiiii'ciiiciils as we dosircd to a<'('()iii|ilisli tor tjic 
 division dCtrallic ill(\nal. So wci hiliorcd and laborod in vain, 
 and my lale Prt'sidi-nl. Sir I Iciii'v 'ryk-r. exactly dc'sciihcil tiii; 
 posit ion of a railway niaiianci' licri" ;is iioini;- oicinatiii'oly that 
 of Sisypliiis in another jihu'i'. who was (•oiidcinnfd to roll, and 
 re-roll a lari;'o stone ii|) a liill, wliicli. when it atlaiiicd tho suiii- 
 nii(, craslu'd down ai;-aiii into the valley. Hut even a hovon- 
 sliiro lane has a liirniiii;'. and the loudly e.\|iressod siMitiiiienl 
 ol' |iro|iiietors, the hiinkriiiitey of roads, and the intervention 
 ol the inonied interots has at last result(;d in an aL,M'eenienl, 
 etl'eetive t'roni ]sl .laimary, whii ii ell'eets a I'evoliition in the 
 inelliods of lailway inanagenient, and litis heeii jirepared in 
 strict cDiilorniity with the law and in the uhsolutc certainty 
 tliut it will conciliate the inti'iests holh ol the piililic and the 
 railways and open up a new era of prosjierit^-. ( Ajiplause.) 
 'I'heii, gent leinen. arise-- this jire^'naiil (|iiestion : Ai'e those 
 dark conditions per|)etnal, and will no rays of siinsliine I'hoer 
 the iinl'orliinalc railway shareholder ? I say distiiiclly thai 
 I lieliove ill tho fiiliire of ('anada, in the develojuneiit of its in- 
 diislrie<. of its shippiiii;', and of its coiniiiercial interests. 
 (Cheers.) 
 
 Canada is a younu' country ; its ])i'Oi;'ress duriiii;' the ]iast 
 half century has lieen jihonoinonal ; its coal and mineral re- 
 sources are iiicNliaustilile; its forests, in lar^xe di-^tricts, still 
 viru,-iii, contain untohl wealth; its iiiuniifactures are constant- 
 ly iiirreasiiijj; in importance: it has ;in admirahlc railway sys- 
 tem ill the ('anadiaii I'acilic. which must, in the ordinary 
 course, |)eople and develop the Northwest, and that fertile and, 
 until the last few years. alm(»sl iinkiioun ])art of ('anada will 
 become the <;-ranary of the world. (('heer>'). .\nd. Sir, 
 granted that this I )omini()ii. with the Australian and other 
 colonies of tho l''.m])iro. heconie federate with (Jreat l^ritain 
 and ]iart of the (Treater Britain of the future, Canada will 
 iieeomc the Imperial hiy;liwa_y of associated nations, associated 
 in the bonds of common origin and mutual interesi, (.\p- 
 
27 
 
 P'''"''^''-) ^''' "I" <■«>!, I.MnplMt,- lln. fu(„,v ;,,nl (|rs|,;ii. ..f 
 
 ils results. (lltMcJ.rai.^ Tlir luliiio liistoiian <.r I lu, ^r,.,,;,! 
 A'ictoriaii a<,^e in wlii.-li we live must rcc.id that in no Dtlwr 
 I'fii'"! nC liu' \v..rM have sm many inv.mtions. to conlinm. 
 Lord .Macauiay's dicUim. and iipidicalions of scj.-nlilic dJM'ov- 
 fiy iiceii i)rou_n'lit into oxislcncc in llii' intcivsl.> o| civili/aiion. 
 It' the railways of Canada have lict>n siudi imporianl factor,-, 
 in prodtudn- the rcMili.s 1 have doscrihcd, what must the con- 
 frn,. inllurnccs have Ikhmi ofllio -KM»,(i()() miles of railway, 
 l'"rnof the llrilish prrccdml .<! l-iT,. and I he da/./.lin- capital 
 and ri'snlls involved ? 
 
 Sir, there are landmarkn in the history of all onr lives which 
 st:ind promincnlly in the Core-round, "and Irom which aro 
 dated tlHi suh..c'i|ucnl events ol one'., cai'cer. 'I'wo of these 
 Kieat, landmarks will ever present themselv,s in mine, and 
 hoth are indelil.ly connected ndth Canada, my advent to and 
 my depurtui'e from this tavorcd land, wit h the kind -oo,| wishes 
 which havo hoen expressed to-ninht. and this ma-niliceni evi- 
 d(;nco ol y(Uir aj)proval and ^i^ocjd will. (Cheers.) 
 
 A I'KHSON.M, KKTKOSI'ECT. 
 
 In 1^71. when leavin,-; Kn-hmd. I was either veiv unldr- 
 liinatc in the research, or there was a dearth of knowledirc on 
 I Ik- sul.ject of Canada, espe,.ially in M,ch a form as" i hat 
 rc<ini:e<i l.y tin- ordinary cn(|uirer. Since that tinu'. the ecu- 
 •litions have conipleiely chan-ed. Creal li,-iiain .and I'un.p,. 
 are (lohi-ed with popular lil.'ralurc. Tourists mav <'on>ult 
 their IJacdeker's Cuide. as ihry ,lo their Italian, "swiss or 
 other ].ul.lications of that dcM-riplion. Then, will, ihr in- 
 crease of emi-^-ralioii. more tic.> have keen lornied. and >pread 
 a knowledo'e of the countiy, kut, whiUt information ascends 
 from such sources, it .k-cends in a lar-er i-itio, until the 
 whole ma.ss of society is pci'meated ky reason of ijie o-olden 
 liidv which cements Great Britain and tke Dominion, tim.u-k 
 theCovernor.s-tienerak who have keen (he representatives". f 
 lioyalty in this country. Consider the roll of illustrious 
 names who have, from time to time, octMij)ied and di-'nitied 
 that po.sition durin-- the past I'l' years. 1,, JSl-t w" were 
 <diarmed by the wit and <leli-hted"'ky tke eIo(,uence of His 
 Kxcelloncy the .Mar.piis „f Dullerin an<l .\va, lat.-r promoted 
 
•js 
 
 It I lie Very lii-lic^t liuiinr I lie ( 'i'iavii com I.I ^'isc, lo I ho \' ice 
 roy.'illy of liii|i;i. We wore ncM ln'.tii^lit very near tlic 
 tlir(»iit' l.y I lie a'lvciil oj' Tlicii' l''Accllfticic, ihc I'linccss 
 Louise aiiil her aiM'(im|ilislic>l liiisliaiMl, \\\r .Mai(|iii-> u| Lonic. 
 Tlif Mai(|iii-. oj' Laiisi|(»\viii'. a slalt'srnan aiii| llic (Icscoinluiil 
 oCa stad'Miiaii later, as in I Ih! ease mI' IiU|'i| I »iiil,'iiii, \'ieeiM\- 
 til' Imlia — liin'iiilieil the ojliee in >iicee-.'.i(Mi to L ii'.l Lnrne. 
 .\e.\l. the inheritor dj' oiie nj' th,- ni'i>| illu--t lioiis nanu's in 
 I'lii^'li.sli lii-tory, a Stanley, a typical i;iii;li-~hrnan. a'lorneil I ho 
 olliee, ami lazily. e'oMlUMiUMi. Ili■^ IvMa^lleni'y the Ivirl oj' 
 Aliei'deen, who has eharnieil iis iiy hi.s lio.>uilalilv. Iiv his 
 ('lloi't> t(» rai--e tiu! slamhinl of taste anioiii^ iis, anil who ilii| 
 .Mont real tlic e.\ei'])i ional ami i;'reat ili>l inet ion of eoniini;,' lo 
 reside anionn'sL us last winlor. ( Apiilaii-e.) Doulitless. in 
 tiio near future, this oreal city will have an ollieial roideneo 
 for the re|»ro>c'ntative of the ( 'rown. \or woiiM i( bo i»ossilj|e 
 or })r()|ier (o i^nori' iho ^-onllo in!liiencc> hohind the throne, 
 wliifli, douhtkss, h;ive |)i()in|itod nundi tliat has >o lari^-el^- 
 I'ontriiiiited to the pupularity (»f tlie.-o repic^entatisc- of the 
 Crown. 'I'he i'osMlt> nf 1 he distinct mark whicli llei'lvxcel- 
 lency lia^ niaile. hy opeidn^- uji a wider sphere of woman's 
 work, are heini;' watched with inlercst and pleasure, 'riu'se 
 are the inlluonces, in addition to thoxs I havo nienlion<'d. 
 whi(di are makim;' ("anad.i known and appreciated I hn)ii:;'liou I 
 the I'lmpin!. 1 am vcvy nnndi afraid, ^-ent leauui. that I iiave 
 too loui;- intervened between you and tho-e widl ^-I'aced 
 spt'akei-s who will follow me. !5ut do nu^ the honoi' of vet 
 peiiuiltinic a few pei'-onal words. 
 
 ^'ou are aware that my President and ihi'oeofl 
 
 lis c(iltea"iie> 
 
 visited Canada in 
 
 he ;iutunin, and made an e.xhaustive 
 
 examination of tin' Ciaiid 'i'runk system. These uenlU'mcn 
 came pei'fectly unbiased, to Judi;e lor thei 
 
 ii'^clvcs (it the pro- 
 perty, its condition and its mana<;-enient. and the result was 
 entirely satisfactory to the I'lNccutive. The r.oar<l have 
 earnestly iii \iew the e.\|)edien(y, in the cominiui interesi, of 
 pla(dn,u' themselves in toiiidi with the wants and commei'cial 
 interests ol the Dominiiiii, and they thought that aftei' 2l' 
 years of such close intimacy as has existed between us, that 
 my future Hcrvices might be of some value to vou and to 
 
L'!l 
 
 <I-IUM.|V.>, UTM. „,V!,»i.|;nM... hM„s,i,,,.| I,..,n M,u„,.,.| „, 
 
 ';;:":'•;'; ,""• ''''••"•""- ''••'v- vn. ,1,. ..,.,n,,in.H. , 
 
 ''""".'■••'''''■' ••""' "'" l"'"I'nH,.,s l,aV...,H|n,.s,.,|||,,, vrnliH l.y 
 
 ,;■';"-"'"=""•■'"'"•'•"'• ""• '-.''nlHr l)i.vr,„r-,,n...,Mlnli;,. 
 Is .lan.Kuv. My >u..<vs..,., M... „,,. ,,1,, ,,,..„ .,^,^^ 
 
 <'li.v.MO.,.n..,,.l.M:u.„.vr. ..„hI I I.,- of ,n v innnl. lo ..x,,.,,,] 
 "'^■"' •';";'"l'''"" "• I'i'". MS tiM.y llMVr „. „„. II. u-ill I I....I 
 a»iimi. I.,. ■„ rvny way wnrlhy nl ,l. | I,,,,,. y.,„. .,.,,11.. 
 ' ' ' ''•'" '" >•"!"■ '■■•iivaiMJ loyalty, aii.l 
 
 nioii, with (III- kii(.wl("lM(> t 
 <'<'iirai;-.'. aipj |iatri(.tiMii. is (•nininiii, , 
 
 ,1 ; , ,.. , , '" •'"■''•'• '>i"if llian Mile- 
 
 '',"••' ;'' "'" l-nn.sli Knipin-; that ihis lavon.l ..o,n.l ,v .■,,„. 
 taiii^. .1, ilsolC. ovcry Hrnimi „t naiinnai ^rraln...- Jh-i! ■. 
 '":;'■•• l".VMl'-u.Mi-y.xlst>nnwhrn., thai v.,„ hav. a n..,...,. ,..,'] 
 :"'^vay>y>t..,n; that inrlUn- .Irv.ln^nur'u^. i,, ,h.. .,.,Tvn.^ 
 'M'M>l,y,nay I,., in „„,.„,;,,_,,„, ..„ Ia,„l a,M „„ wal.r ■ ", hat 
 
 l;' '''-'•■'I ;'^''-^'l'rMu.,ls aiv .li>,i,M.,ly ,,,,iM,in,- ,,, ..V..,,,.. wlnVh 
 ''"'" '"'"""■'■ '" >■""•• l""-|-n.y a,M|.-,valMr.s; ,h,, ev.nis 
 ;"■*■ "":^' ^^-i"'!" "- splM-.v Mf prarti,.,! |,oli,i,.s. win.h ,.,.t 
 l-ng M.M.-. wnv n.nanlcMl ,.,s ..hi,n,.riral. an,|. ahuvr'all 
 "'■" ^;»na,lians po.s,... in a lin^py .nn.Linal inn. , h.... ,„ali- 
 iifs u-hidi havo nia.K. ih. -ivat Kn.:,lish an,] I" rmch ..,,K.:.k•in..• 
 -'al.onamic■s what >lK-ya,v-an.lwhi.h,,„alili.sa.v,|.Min,.:i 
 'y,'"^''^^';-"'="'^^ 'I"' '"ii^l'test JC.W..I in the Hritisl, dnuLM,, 
 ( .n-at chcvna-) I Lavo y..,, with niino-l,,! r,,lin..> On 
 liK' one hand 
 
 iiivatlics tlicntthi* man, with s,hiU., dea-l, 
 Who nevor t<. himsi^ir lialli said : 
 ThlN i.s my (.un, my native hind :' 
 ^Vlio.sr iieart halli ncor within him hiinuMJ 
 As linm(> liis r.M.tstoi)s lie hath turned 
 From wandcrinu' (.n a CnrciLrn .strand :' 
 
 ""^^'"" ""■ "tlH'f hand, I n.i.st , unless and Idusnwiih tin. 
 certainty ut (he Ihet in the pre^en.H. ..Ithe ladies-tv,u.. of -,11 
 that .sniMsl hea.Uiiul and ,n<.st ehannin^' in Canada -that a 
 lai-e ^haie ,.| ,ny heart will remain hehind. Wilh ihes,. 
 sonl.ments. il is Mu.re a,>,„u,,i.,ate. more consistent with the 
 prubal.ihtio.s, and more eongenial lo mv lio,,es. if I a^k ,,ur 
 diM.n.uuishod Chairman's permission t,. 'horrow two word-^ o| 
 
 MliJ 
 
:u» 
 
 Ills licitiililiil iMii^'iJiirr, iiml svi-li Villi :ill ;i rlnoi'_\ ' iiii if\i)ir 
 rjitlici- lliaii ;i iiiMiirnriil • iPiMtil-liyc,' " ('IVriii('iii|uii> clK'oriiii;.) 
 
 'I'lui Cliuiniiiiii IliiMi callivl ii|iori Mr. hotiuM McMiiHtoi' (^t.( !. 
 Ill |ir(i|)ii>(' the '• I'iirliiirnciil. nl' Ciiiiuilii" whicli liad \n'cn 
 \v lilt I'll III! I 111' can I lis- orror as the ■■ K'ailrnniU ul' ( aiiada." 
 
 Mi\ .Mariiia>tt'i' >aiil : 'll I could only inlcrc-.! yoii a lillic 
 as iiiucli as" Moiiiiio .Mufy<il Ar^ylc" I woiijil a^^k for Icii inin. 
 iilcs (il'yniii- time. As il is, I will a>k lur luil ii\c. Wlicu I 
 HawtliHl 1 was lo |iio|io>(Ulio ■■ |{ lili'oails of ( 'aiiada," 1 iiii.i:;- 
 iiicd iiiyscll a |ioisoiiaL',i' of >iiili n'l'cal iiilliiciici! lliat I cuiijil 
 coimiiainl a |ias> lor cadi one •){' yon on your IH^\I rjiilwav 
 ,i"iirncy. Kill llial virion was (lissi|ialci|. 'I'licn; was a 
 Collision. Willi Uk! iialui'al rcsiill. Iictwccn K'ailioails uml Par- 
 liainciil. iiiit. Iik(( oilier colii>ioiis, ii was all a inislukc, al 
 llif priiitiiii;- ollicc. 
 
 I was a lit I ll' cinlianas.-cil wlial lo say lor railia:iH'iil. A 
 I'licnd lu'ai' nic Icmlcrcd llu- advice " in: liriclainl sli(d< lo llie 
 le.M.' This wa^ i;oiMl advi(i' and 1 iiilt'iidel to take it. 
 Aiiollicr I'licnd said to iiiu " what can you say lo/ ihi-. Parlia- 
 iiu'iil anyway ? " 'idial, was more eiiiliarrassiii:;-, and 1 ans- 
 wered that will Ik- Ioi' iIio>c who make Ihe I'l'iiiy. lor ilii^ .Min- 
 isters of ilie ( 'idwn anil llu' le:.di'i> o| Her .Majesty's loyal 
 ()|t|M)sition. 'I'hat is their res|ionsihilily. 1 will -peak for iho 
 I'arliaincnl that I know, a I'arliaiiicnl composed of iikjii that 
 Were ^rcal. ami many of them are now i;(ini; — thoui;di s ime 
 survive. It was a place of l)iit;lil inlellects, of siiperli dcdiate 
 and deliii'hlliil ('(///M/',;r/i /vV- --ill a wmd the liest, idiili in the 
 land. 1 hojie it i,>soslill. llshoull iw. s<i. And I am nol 
 surprised that there are some men thai like to i^o ino parlia- 
 ment for the associations connected with the iiCe. Indeed, 
 when oiu' sees the i^rcat IJailway ('ommillee ai wirlc, com- 
 posed of about two-thirds of the [louse, he i;'ets some con- 
 ception ol llu> exient and importance ol' the liailway interests 
 tliiit command the allenlion ol' puiliamenl. How vividls' 1 
 I'emember the oKI purliamcnlary trains with their splenditi 
 rU'tiiiu', that commenced to i-un so ]iidmptly when the Hill 
 wa'- liei'ore the JIou>e. ami that slopped so promptiv when the 
 Act was on the SlaMile l!oid<. How well 1 ii'iiiemlier how 
 caretiiUy the [)rovisioii> of the IJills were explained lo us, .^o 
 
31 
 
 I (' 
 
 Ml 
 
 """ ''" ""-'" '' '".:;l-ly ll.nl..r>t!iiwl ll,,.,,,. TIm^m. w,. 
 
 -"•"' "''' ''••'>■- ^^•'"•" • • ""Vi^o ll,.. Im„.„..,.. u>nl , 
 
 i.,..llH.r.M...a.io,.-i„ ,h, |)i,la.ns,iin,H.r I tlnnk^ .w. uall<..,| 
 will. U.unvvii^^lK ..,,.1 >„,,,,,, I wPl, S|,,.„.|„H.sM,,.,„| ,v.r,M,.,| 
 '■•■"■'' '"li«M nitl, u„r|.;u.-i„^- atlo,.|i„n. TUc^v uviv ,„,rM..,„ 
 ''•••■sMl ,|„. ilouM. llM.yw.Mv, |„,uvv..r, un ( lu- unullirial li>, 
 ••"I'l nvn. ,„.T..rs in ,|,.. |;„„|. \Vi||ia.u Waii.u-ri.. hi i, ■„,' 
 '■"''' ''■"li"-in,(a,y IkiihI •' ainl Mr, Shan, lM,r^>v iho....!, .^ 
 
 •"■^^•"'■.''■■""'"' ""• l-'ll-wv I'l.-U' a ,i,i-hllv hia.l. !.,.rha.s 
 I'Vi'ii. II 1^ ,saii|. iiiiprovcl ^iiic' ihfii. 
 
 Itlllln.slirU tu ,ny l.'M. What ru irlal ioi,>h i ,, ,. Hhmt hrl- 
 ncM... l.'MilroaiUaiHl l-ailiaiiu-nl ;> I'Iumv i. a umii a-nl rl.,.. 
 '''''•■'"""-'"I'- "'"• railways ai,-! uII.t -,val .•Mr,„„,,l lon^ 
 >h'HiMlu.j„.,|y ,,..au.,i. \VhriMln.v,v,,i,i,... ,va.||us|,n„nl,,l' 
 "";"'"'"'•'■•"'-'■""''"• '"• "'-I' |-wr,> I,, ^..lahU. .Mc.|i>„u,s 
 '""' ''^•\-'"l"l"i"'"' "lial aiv MMt iiHoinpalihlr wilh ih.. i„i,.,r>ls 
 "'"'"'*'"""""" <'"HNtry. Ih..y aivcniiij,.,! i,, ihc ai.l nf ,ni- 
 '"'""■'"• '='" l'!trlia.n..|it .|,ui,|,| ...i,, ,vill, a ti.,ii hau.l 
 i'vcry .orpnrair ihVaHoi, nf ,„ival.. ri-hu .„• jMihli.- ii,l.,».s|. 
 Xalinnal (Jcvrlnpinmi ainl K'aihvay .irv..|„pi,K i.t mav ".i 
 
 n:in'l in iiai 
 
 I'l ; Willi 
 
 iHiva'c inlt'i'p-<|. 
 
 Ill 
 
 ''-•<'r\(Ml iiiiaft ami iii\inlaMo. 'I'l 
 
 nivcilihlc |.io|.u>ili,,ii. I >ialr il ill tl 
 I'liinc! Milliner, aii<l ihc leader .)!' the () 
 .'isseiit I (J il, I' 
 
 li'ailwav ( 'oi 
 
 ly L':( 
 .•I'pI iMjI.lir crelil ar( 
 lis is a sonml ami IiicimiI 
 
 ll' lUeM'iiec 1)1 the 
 
 i|H),-iti()ii iiiu>t ai-d 
 
 ""•'""■"' shoiiM ..land iiii|,aitial lieiw.vn 
 
 there will I 
 
 'i|'"i'i^'-- l'i,i;- and Muall. \\ hm !|,i> i 
 
 s lecDu'iiize 
 
 "■ IK) lieee.-isiiv U,[- I 
 
 'i'A i'utii|.anie> adsiiiv ll 
 
 selves with ..ne i.oljiieal parly ,,r the ,,ther in tl 
 
 u-ni- 
 
 >(iiiie advaiitai'e to eoiiu-. l. 
 
 le liope (if 
 
 rariiaiiuMil. 
 men : and w 
 
 W 
 
 'f lliis (iilliau,-es Ihc collie 
 
 leiice 
 
 e ha\e rea-uii h, \, 
 
 prdiid of niir he-l r 
 
 iilwa\- 
 
 '• •!'> widl to pay li..i,niir and lin,na-v lu oncol ih 
 
 a'al lvin<,'> of the Jtoud. 
 I>iil what shall I sa\- of ]' 
 
 it i> an I'xpiriiiL;' 1' 
 
 :iflijmieiit ? I cannot for^ei i 
 
 lal 
 
 iliainenl — Ihat il is in ii> hist <;•; 
 
 ISp.s 1 1 
 
 aiiiainenl will cohk., |,iii 
 
 IS iiieel I .-lioiild he hiief. Another I 
 
 we i<now not what it may hiin- lorth. Vnii will | 
 
 "I"' l*i-i'iie Minister and I. is .•olloa-iie> and from i 
 
 o| the ( 
 
 'pp'»il loii what !he\- 
 
 I ear from 
 le leadei.s 
 
 iav(' to 
 
 .-a\- lor it. V 
 
 iL'ir dying declarations — thai i., i 
 
 oil will liiar 
 
 I e 1 1 \' 1 1 1 ^■ 
 
 declaration- of 
 
tliciii its iiu'iiilicis of riii'liaiiioiit. I (li>tiii^iiisli l)fl\vccMi n<is' 
 oiiiiiient iiiid I'ailianieiit, lor t!i()'.ii;li a I'ailianioiit dies, the 
 <^Mu'cii's ^:,()\H'niiiU'iil /^oes on Ibrcvcr. ^'oii will hear llieir 
 • lyiiii;- (leclaratioiis, and yoii should give lieod lo them, i'oi' 1 
 appeal to Chief .liistiee Lacosle, to our Chairnuiii, whether I 
 nin not i'ii;ht when I say that these should I'eceivo your most 
 solemn attention, lor it is a maxim of law tliat a dvin<r 
 doclaralioii i> to l)e received with the solemnity of an oatli — 
 wlion tiio deelaiant l)elieves himself heyond hope o/' recovery 
 and in the inrnediate pi'osonco of death. 
 
 1 have i;-i" at pleasure in proposing lo you the Parliament 
 of Canada. 
 
 Sir .Mac ken /IK 11owei,i, was rt'cidvi'd willi great eiitliu- 
 siain on I'ising to respond, lie said it was seldom an occasion 
 arose when one attended a lian(|Uel with mingleil feelings of 
 regret and pleasure — I'cgret, liecause we wer^ i'.houl to lose one 
 of our most respt^'led and enlerpri>ing citizens, who had 
 gainet-l the e>teem and coniidenci' not only of those for whom 
 lie iiad laiiored so many years, hut of tiie liusinos men of the 
 noighhoring IJepuhlic, as was evidenced hy the piesence of so 
 
 n 
 
 m 
 
 U 
 
 oe 
 
 loiglinoring liCpuuiic, as was evuienccd hy iiie piesence ot so 
 nany distinguished gentlemen from all parts of the American 
 Jnion : and (d' |)leasui'e from the liiet that he was about lo 
 (ceujiy a position at head([uarlers in England, whers he could 
 till be of >ervice to this country. (Applause.) The Presi- 
 dent of the<i. T. !(., during his lei'cnt ^hol•l visit to Canada, 
 
 had leairied the lesson which Canadians hud been endeavori 
 
 nu" 
 
 to impi'ess u 
 some tinie p 
 
 pon the i'lnglish directors and shareholders lor 
 asl, thai it woidd have been of great value to 
 tli'Mii had they had a local board in ( 'anada. U) act ])romptly 
 when occasion arose; or if ihi- were not thought atlvisable, 
 that they should have at their elbow a genlleman who knew 
 the wants olCanada, who understood the genius of her people 
 and tiio reipiirements ot her commerce. (Applause.) Sucdi a 
 
 man 
 
 tl 
 
 le' 
 
 woi 
 
 dd have in .Mr. Seari>eunl, wl 
 
 io>e connection 
 
 with the (irand TrunU Railway in Canada i'oi- nearly a (^uaider 
 of a century would enaide him to give sound a.dvice to tlie 
 directors whenever the need for prompt artion arose. That 
 good residts woidd follow, he iiaii no doubt, ll argued well 
 lor the future of the road to liud that the new i'residenl had 
 
 
33 
 
 
 ><') soon (lix'ovcivd oi 
 
 JIIk] Ii;i(i 
 
 ic oi ihc Weal 
 
 so 
 
 (laii.irlitcM-), Sir Mitel 
 
 l>n)Mij)(l_v mad." a cliai 
 
 ■; |MMiii.v in iis niana< 
 
 :<'iKi'n( 
 
 )i:o. 
 
 V 
 
 Olllll 
 
 WltriO: 
 
 ■ii/it' saiii lio liail lived 1 
 
 iis lie wa." 
 
 orii 
 
 s !i inaivelions dovelopnient 
 
 i; enoii-li to 
 
 CiUKKla. Jlo had 
 liiul alluded, wliieh 
 
 in tlio railway system of 
 
 ih 
 
 '■ operation in is;;(;. i 
 
 •seen the IC mik-s to which Mv. 8 
 were eornmeiieed in ]S32 and 
 
 mil 
 
 I'ii-;-.", m actual operation, repivso!i1od 
 
 ncreased to 15,7(;7 miles iiilS!)4. Tl 
 
 enrwant 
 
 were ready 
 
 lis 
 
 :'7r),020, to wliieli the Pai^l 
 
 a capital of §887, 
 
 tl 
 
 le lian.lM.mesiini of .SI4!>.192.089, and had 
 
 lament of Canada liad contributed 
 
 assistance to other line 
 all, for the I'l'ovincos Iiad 
 
 (j!)8 
 
 given j)ledges of 
 
 s under way. 'I^his, however, w 
 
 as not 
 
 and as an evidence of the fact that tl 
 
 given aid to the extent of $2!).:j(;8.- 
 
 policy, he migliL point out that tl 
 
 10 jjeople a])proved 
 
 also rendered assist 
 
 10 mimici|)alities had 
 
 tnctn he regarded 
 
 nice to the extent of .S14,178(;n. Tl 
 
 the C 
 
 :w satisfactory evidence of the d 
 
 lese 
 
 inadian jieoj.le to keep pace with ll 
 
 IS 
 
 positi 
 
 on of 
 
 ■'>uth III railw; 
 .ftl 
 
 ly enterprise, and in tl 
 
 leir neighbors to tl 
 
 10 country. (Applause ) 
 
 le general develo 
 
 pment 
 
 Refer 
 
 nng to tne remark of 
 
 people of Canada wished to 1 
 
 tb 
 
 oil- great neighbours to tl 
 
 :i piveeding speaker, he said the 
 ive in peace and harmony with 
 
 and. if possible, to exceed th 
 
 10 suULh; to emulate their vi 
 
 rtue> 
 
 undertaken for the devel 
 
 '111 ill the enterprises they had 
 
 remier went on to 
 
 opment of this vast continent. Th( 
 
 he steamship lines, which, at .lo d 
 
 siieaiv ot tne prop-.^ed Atlantic and Pj 
 
 ici- 
 
 isi 
 
 permanently established tl 
 (Canadian and Colonial ( 
 
 I. II 
 
 uay. he lio 
 
 ped t 
 
 o s(>e 
 
 iro- 
 
 lo'-ernm nts. 
 
 ;li the aid of the Imp 
 
 >iiu of the i 
 
 Tl 
 
 Conference of 18!t|. ][ 
 
 mportant results 'iccruii 
 
 as. he would re '•ard 
 
 ig from the Coh.nirl 
 
 e sDu; 
 
 Cliamberlaii 
 
 1. ;is a stai 
 
 iiigh terms of Hon. Joseid 
 
 Col 
 
 <'Miian having an intimate \ 
 
 onial re(]iiirements and as hav 
 10 iinitv of the l']i 
 
 much energy to ti 
 of intercolonial tradi 
 
 Atlantic 
 
 ■rvice Would make ( 
 
 (Applau.se). He I 
 
 viiowli'tlge of' 
 ing devoted hitn.solf with 
 ipi'o by the .levelopnient 
 lOiieved the f;;st 
 
 way of whicli .Mr. Sean 
 
 anad.i the grei.t Imperial high- 
 
 mothcriand with li 
 
 ant had sjjokoi 
 
 1. connecti'! 
 
 tl 
 
 ei 
 
 any now in existence; and th 
 
 distant colonies by a slu.rt. 
 
 le 
 
 route th 
 
 ad 
 
 vantage of lyinu- excl 
 
 IS new route \\< uM havi! tin 
 
 usive 
 
 ly tl 
 
 irougli 
 
 U 
 
 n )s)i lerrp 
 
34 
 
 (Ileal', hear.) With vessoU oriual to the fastest now on tlio 
 Atlantic, and a line of railway IVoin Ocean to Oroan, and a 
 svvitt floot of steamers on the Pacific, there was no I'eason why 
 tlio journey ironi London to .\u>tralia should not he uccom- 
 jilislied m thirty days or less. (.Applause.) Sir Machcnzie 
 uddeii tliat ho considered it the duty of every ("anadian who 
 desii'cd to SCO his coiniti-y nccupy a first jilace ainont,^ the co- 
 lonies of till* Mtnpire. lo do all in his power to rcaidi that end. 
 As H newsj)a]ier man. when lhci(irand 'I'nink- scheme wa^ first 
 brought liefcM'c the I'arliainent ofdld ['ppei- and Lower Can- 
 ada, he had dune all in his jiower. ihrnii^di the editorial 
 columns of his paper, tn aid IIh* enter|H'ise. 'I'his course. 
 "Old Tory," as he was called, he had, with tlit* jiarty with 
 which he had iieen connecteil from early inaidiood. pursued as 
 the hest means of devclopinj^ ( 'anailian resources and achieving 
 the ])urpo>es of ('onfederatioii. (Ajiplaiise.) He hojied the 
 time w;is not far distant when it could lie said that every foot 
 td' IJriti^h territory on this contineni was under the (Jovenr 
 ment of the l>oininion of ( 'anada. (Oheers.) Neiijotiutions 
 had taken place for the lirini^int;- of Xewfoiindland into Con- 
 feder.-itioii ; and, allhou<fli, they had failed for the time lieinir- 
 ho hoped that siiccchs would soon l)o I'cached, AVe should 
 then he in a hetter j)osition to deal with our neiti;hliou!s across 
 the holder, on the important question of fisheries, than we 
 now are with divided interests. He heartily reciprocated all 
 Mr. (Jreen had said as to the friendly fcelinsx which did and 
 should continue to exist between ("anada and the rnited 
 States. While there was a direct trade of hetween S80,- 
 0()(),000 and S'.10,0(I0,()<)0 per annum hetween the two 
 countries, in addition to the <i;reat volume of g'oods cai'- 
 ried in transit, there was littlo to he feai'cd from the 
 jiiipies who prated occasionally ahout non-intercouvso. 
 When he met Mr. lUaine at Washington, he was imjiresHod 
 
 hy that gentleman's ihorougli Americanism. The first 
 question with him always was. '-How will that affect the 
 
 rnited States?" The Preniic'' helicvcd it would he better 
 
 for the Pominion if all ('aiiadi.'ins wei'c actuated by .a similar 
 s])iiit. (Hear, hear.) If sonic Canadians h;id more contidonce 
 
 in the t'uturo. and were not given to altering pessimistic 
 
;]; 
 
 vi.nv.. wo .should I,e ubl. I. ,n.ko hoMor pro^rros. nrul to ho- 
 .o,n.a ..vatercount,,- i„ the eyes of .howorld. (Apphu.se.) 
 i . ua.. ,h.ul. hou-over, ,o ,.oo (hul patriotism was .rl, vin. i, 
 I.o Do,n,n,oM at a .narveil-.i.s rato,u,ul that tho risi;,.- ..ener- 
 
 J^^|V,.Tin. to yW Ala<.,aaste.-s ..cnarhs about i'arliament 
 • "1 the ne.ossnv lo,- preventin:, ^.vat railway corporations 
 
 ;yn.r,n,,n,,.p,,„,Hva,e rights, he thought the'. ailwavs 
 '•''-" f-,.|y treated and elosely watched. It was tru^ 
 
 '=;| '•'•'^v-ys ou^^ht not to infringe on the rights of private 
 ■-'■vM-.s;an.l,t was also true, , hat private indi'iduals 
 <>^. notto ,nfnn.eon the rights of great corporations. 
 
 t e t T"r '^ """ ''''''' ^'^'■I-.-ationH. Fortunately. 
 ( .. law .stood as a protection to the rights of all parties 
 Advort.ng to the re.narks of a previous speaker as^to the 
 M-- and comf;,rtsof „,odorn travelling, Sir >[aekenzio -ave 
 .•HMllu.stration from his early experience. Ho remonahored 
 iKt when lus father and family came to Cana<la in ]8;i:{, it 
 ookthem e.ght weeks and two days to cro.s.s tho ocean, ind 
 -> or thoe weeks longer to make the journey from Que ec 
 '■.Helevdle. J e remembered al.so, that Arciibishop Tach 
 <.Hce told him that when he tirst went to the Nor[h-We 
 I em ones, ,t took bin. si.K months to reach Kdmonton from 
 .M Paul-a journey wh.ch could now be accomplished in a. 
 'uany .lays. In short, modes of travelling hal been ..m. 
 poely revolu„oni.ed, and what might yet be accomplished 
 
 as advanced fiinhcr during the r 
 
 na than at any other period of histor- 
 >hoi'tciiing thedistance I 
 
 Vict. 
 
 nn'ght yet do towai-d 
 and providing mean 
 ivveal (Hear, hear.) In 
 si'veral intciv>ting icmini 
 
 ^ign of (^iieen 
 y, and what it 
 )otween nations, 
 
 ^•ommiiiiicatioii, the tiu 
 
 iii-e must 
 
 conclusion, 
 scences from hi 
 
 .M 
 
 siHMving the develop,nent uf commerce and wealth -• n ( 
 an<l heai'lily wished .Mr. S 
 
 retui-n to his native land. ((Jreat cl 
 
 eargeant " ( iod s 
 
 ■"^11! AlKil.I'lIK ( 
 
 licerin 
 
 g) 
 
 ickenzio gave 
 ■^ owii experience 
 
 anada, 
 on his 
 
 peed 
 
 rr^'i 
 
 •Auo.v was greeted with l„ud ai^nl 
 
 ng to iesp..n,I to the .same toast. Jle s|)o| 
 (jontlemen. — I d 
 
 I'piausc, on 
 
 <e as lol 
 
 OWS 
 
 CMre to express to you the great pi 
 
 pleasuio 
 
rjn 
 
 iiiid i^rjititicatioti wliic-li I \w,\ :il. lioiiii^ pi-osent hi'ic to iii^-lit, 
 and I wisli to tlianlc the eoinmiltco for cxlciicliii;^ to mo an 
 invitation whioii jitM'niits nio to contrilnito with yf)u to do 
 lionor to a «fonlU'nian — I hoi)o he will let me call him an old 
 friend ol' mine— a gentleman wlio, in llio profninent position 
 he has occupied as (ienerai Manau;ei' of tlio Grnd Trunlc 
 Railway Company, has done ercdit to himself and to the 
 company, and who lias so many friends amon^ all those who 
 have known liim. The pleasui i' hein^ here is eidi!ii>oeJ \)y 
 the fact that we have around 'I" '<> s]>italilo hoard gent- 
 lemen who came from a frienciiy ;• iiintry, a neii^hhoi- of 
 ours, and who as ])residents or ifenei.ii man.'iirei's of their 
 various systotns of railways, have leariuNl to a])]tre('iate the 
 work done hy Mr. Seai'L-'eanl. and havr come, some from 
 cmisidorahle distances, to do him honor with us on the eve of 
 his leaviiiff us for another lield of usofiilness, where 1 hope he 
 nuiy bo able to do i^ood work, not oidy I'or hi> comjiany, 
 hut, kiiowini^ ('anada as he does, when Canadian ([uestions 
 arise, he may he useful in eoiiveyiiii^ information which is not 
 ;dways ohtaiiiahle ;ihroad 
 
 I admire the Amei'ican Constiiution, lail I must bo fraidv in 
 saying 1 ])refer ours. 1 think tliat iiridor oui' c()iistitulion the 
 ])eo])le have more immediate^ action upon the government; 
 the leverage is more sti'ongly in the hands of the ])eo])le, who 
 can, at their will, make or destroy governments. I thiidc it 
 was providential that the two great constitutional systems 
 which afford the gi'catest amount of freedom and true liberty 
 should stand side h}' side on this American Continent. 
 
 In reply to the toast, "The Parliament of Canada," it maj' 
 he inteiesting to cast one's eye over statistics, whicdi, although 
 m'liei'ally dry and uninteresting, at a gathering like this, at 
 which are present so man3' business men, showing as they do, 
 in a great measure, the work of Parliament in the develojt- 
 ment ami growth of our fail- Dominion, 1 may be excused for 
 giving them. 
 
 Tho 3-ear 1851 is a banner ^'ciii- in the histoiy of Canadian 
 railwa^'.s. It was in that j'car that Joseph Howe, in Halifax, 
 was calling public meetings in support of the Intercolonial, 
 and in that yeai', at one jtuhiic meeting, said: 
 
37 
 
 "1 am iieitlicr a pi'opluiL nor the moii nf a prophc't. vol I 
 "will venture to pri'dict that in live years we .sliali n»al<e tlie 
 •'journey hence to <^>ueijee and Montreal and St. John hy rail, 
 '•and I belii've that many in this room will live to hear tlio 
 '• wliistlo of the steam engine in the jiasses of the Jioeky 
 " ^[ountaius, and to m;ike the journey trom Ifalifax to the 
 " I'aeitie in live or six itays.'' 
 
 It was in 1851 that Sir Fi'arieis Hineks met Messrs. I'eto, 
 .FacksDn, Brassey, and liolt in Lomloii. and these eotitractors 
 niaile a proposal to Mr. Iliiieks to constiMiet a railway I'rom 
 ^^ontreal to Hamilton, at which latter plaee it would join tlio 
 (irout Western. It was in that year (hat. the hill relutini; to 
 ihi' trraiid Trunk- was passed, pi-ovidiii!;" lor the eonsti'uetion 
 ot' a main ti'uidc line through the two ( 'anadas. It was in 
 that year, on that hill, that a slulihoi'ii hattle roy;d was foui;'i»t 
 with reference to the standard L^auu'e. which was tluui ti.Ked 
 at T) feet (i inches. 
 
 In tiiat year delei^ates trom the iJritish North American 
 provinces wont to I']ngland to ari-aiii^i' i'or the construction of 
 the Intercolonial llailway. And it was in the yeai- 1S.')1 that 
 a hill was intioduiHMl by .Mi-. Allan .McDonnell, of Toronto, 
 coneernini;' the ('anadian I'aeilit' Jiailway. This hill was 
 adversely reported upon, showing- that the country was not 
 ripe i'or such a gigantic work, hut the scheme once originated 
 was hound to hear fruit, in ISTI the eonstriu.'lion of that 
 railway, through the terms of union with Ilrilish Columbia, 
 
 itecamo an as>ui 
 
 •ed fact, and. followii 
 
 in the wake o 
 
 f (ho 
 
 (irand Trunk, through the spii-it of enterprise of live millions 
 of Canadians, without any loreign help, in Xovember, ISS."). 
 the last spike in the Canadian Pacific Kailway was driven by 
 Sir Donald Smith, ami thus was complelisd a railway cr(jssing 
 our immenso continent. Under the altle management of its 
 l.'re>ident and Olliccrs, tlus success of that roa 1 has l)een 
 beyond all that its most sanguine Iriends c(juld ho[)e for. it 
 would be an interesting i>age of history to read the evolution 
 of its dillerent phascH. and the great success which the Par- 
 liament of Canada has had in its etl'oits le make of confedera- 
 tion not only a union on j>aper, but one which, through the 
 ii'on horse, connects its remotest ])rovince with its centre and 
 the Atlmtic with the I'acilic Oceans. 
 
 
 HI' 
 
38 
 
 I will, tlKM-elbrc, talce lliiil ye;ii' ainl iiKiki> fi st;itislic;il com- 
 |):ii'i,s()ii wiili llio |)ic>ciil year. ISIK"). Forty I'oiii- years is but 
 a lii'iot' ]>i!i'i()il ill tiio lil'o of a iiatiidi, i)iit in the torlyf'Diir 
 years whieii iiave ^(Mie into tiio past we liavo inu'le iniineiise 
 strltlos in the patiis of jji-ogi-ess and development. (Ap- 
 plause.) 
 
 In 1851, our population was a little over two inillions; it is 
 now over tivo millions. Our oxi)orts were then aliout 21 
 millions, they are now over innullions. Our imports have 
 increased i'rom 33 to 123 millions, nearly 100 |)ei' cent. We 
 had then only 150 miles of railway; we havs now KI.OiM. 
 Our banks have ti-ipled in number, have j^one from 13 to 38, 
 exclusive of branches. Tiieir c ' :il stock has increased from 
 16 to 62 millions. Our deposits have increased from about 
 to over 174 millions. Our bank a.ssets have inci'oased from 
 35 to 307 millions. The tonna, on . 3 ' and cleared iiy our 
 shipping has increased from 2 to 20 million tons. Our rail- 
 way earnin<i;s have jumped from S100,0(iO to §35,000,000. We 
 have 1,562 jiostolHces to 601 in that year. Our lii;hf houses 
 have gone fi-om 80 to 1,-UO. Oui" mails now tiavel 30 millions 
 of miles per year as compared with two millions l>ul 44 years 
 ago. Are not these few figures far more convincing and far 
 more eloquent than any other ai'gumenl ? The simple mar- 
 tialling of them is the best prooi' that can be :idduced of the 
 rapid strides made by this Oanada of ours un<ler the skilful 
 guidance of those who have held the helm of atfairs in that 
 Parliament of Canada, whose toast yon have so kindly called 
 on me to respond to. (Aj)plause.) 
 
 Befoi'e concluding, I consider that wc have boen very 
 fortunate in the (Jeneral Managers we have had lor the (li-and 
 Trunk liailway Company. When 1 first commenced practis- 
 ing my profession as a lawyer, 1 had the honor and privilege 
 of attending to the law business of the (Irarid Tiunk in the 
 district of (iuel)ec. Then 1 had the pleasure of knowing the 
 lamented Mr. Urydges. Since then 1 had the plcasuio of be- 
 ing intimate with Sir .Joseph Hickson, who preceded .Mr. 
 Seariicant, and in ^Ir. Searijeant 1 found a friend. I a 
 
 m «r 
 
 to see that the line of distinguished managers is not going to 
 be inteiruptod by the a])pointment of Mr. Hays. A gentle- 
 
r. 
 )in- 
 
 39 
 
 mar, app-unloJ l.y s,.,-!. nion as Sir OIku-Ls Rivors-Wil.,,,, Af 
 
 V c .0 .s ,.,.,,, t,. occupy. Tl.oy had, no .loubt, LloKed 
 
 H af eH.avn,. .studied his ..oco,.! as Manure- of the .^t 
 
 ^^^''-hsystom, and considc-ed (hat such would insure , 
 
 cess .nh;s new charge; and we hope that ho will le ,n s 
 
 well u. Canada as his predecessors have done. (Loujlr; 
 
 S,H WruwAMlI,.osTox.M.I).. on rising to propose ^^ 
 o.^^^l.u.uay,nter..sts,-was,reeU.d^^^ 
 
 _ Hesaid: It is hut ''casonablo, that at a gathering such as 
 tlHs-so large n. nun,her.s_,so representative in character 
 
 sometlun,slHKdd ho said orthati.portant interest wiw^^^ 
 tl.o assembly ot tins evenin.i,. is more or le.ss lin-^ed 
 
 1 ho nalway system of a country is a lair .u^i^o ;,r n.easure 
 >f thci ,cnomena per(a,ni,.g to the social and material well- 
 
 boH,. of thoud.ahitants of that country.- in a word, w 
 llieir comfort and c(.nvenience. 
 
 The facility with which the produce of the soil can ho 
 
 -u,W.t to the consumer, and the prodtK-ts of our iactnri 
 and n-orkshops-of which Montreal can hoast so many and so 
 
 n.|..rtant-ean he carried in return to the hardy sons ;^ 
 -who have made not two hhules of .-rass -now where one 
 J..W belore-hut spoaldn, more correctly-;,., in thi^. 
 count,.>,have made ,»..y blades of ^rass and many oars of 
 oo.;n grow where .... grew before-, he facility, | ' ,,;,^^ 
 
 wb.d. tese can be accomplished is a .dr critic. .^;rr 
 
 st:^.u-d by wh.ch to estimate the prosperi.y of that countr;^ 
 
 \ on spoak.ng ot ra.lway interests the n.inds of manvof 
 
 "^ u.ll probably turn to ,h..se two groat railways of this 
 
 -"">ry, one o, which, the (Irand Trunk, years ag., under 'd 
 
 -•so .rcun^stunees, laid its traek at that tin,e o.;r a sparsl 
 
 net led country, which has built up villa.-e. town .J,."^ 
 
 and to anothoi- and 
 
 long course ft 
 
 "i"re recent railway, which pa 
 
 of 
 
 climate, from the ■/. 
 
 •om ..cean to ocean, passes throuirl 
 
 >vvn and city 
 
 ■^-•cs in its 
 
 orange and citron. 
 
 ;ono of the hemlock and 
 
 gli every variety 
 
 spruce to tho 
 
 Hi 
 
 I' 
 
 w 
 
 m 
 
40 
 
 l>iil our llimi^lils t(»-iiio-lii imisl |)!i>.s lu^yoiid over our own 
 froiitiui" lo ihoso who liavc not llie liappinoss jiml llio ailvtiii- 
 tugo aiul tlio i;-i'i'iiL privilege ol' ciillitig V'ieloria-— beloved 
 (^uoeii of ^nu' liourlH — llieir liisL luagisti'ati'. 
 
 Wei'o our railway syrttem lo teriniiiale at our own frcMilier 
 liovv rostricLed would l)0 its ad\antage.s! The Haino may ho 
 HUid of tho railways ul'tlie I'liited States. Were they ohliged 
 to stop at Jiouses Point, oi' tlie I'ronlier of the State of Maine, 
 or lit Port Union, how seriously woidd their linos be lianiper- 
 ed ; how iiiade(|uatc would lie iIk! advantages they would con- 
 i'or on ihoso at their terminal ends ! 
 
 One I'uilway is but a |)art of a stupendous wiiole. Why, 
 this little modol eai'tli of ours is destined to be giidod with a 
 not work of ii'on roads, and if you sti'ike out one thi' whole 
 reticulated fabi'ic would lio disturbud. It would be like sever- 
 ing tho tlireads in tho web or the woof of a garment intended 
 for our coml'orl. 
 
 To bring to us, hero, in our northern (dime, the Howers and 
 tho fruit of more soiithei'n I'Ogions is a blessing alike to him 
 who sends and to iiim who reeeivos ; and to earry away fnun 
 us to food less I'avorod peoples our wheat, oui- oats, our barley, 
 our sueculent root ero]), which an industi'ious peoi)lo has 
 planted, and which a pure climate has made to grow in ahun- 
 danco and to ripen, is in great measure tho work of our 
 railways. 
 
 Turning our eyes to our netir noighburs, who have sent us 
 this evening such distinguished representatives, 1 would say 
 how wo have longed to see the time when tho exigencies of 
 party, not less, perhaps than tho interests of the Slate, would 
 force tho i-emoval of all bai'i'iei's to a free interchange of 
 commodities. We have asked, we liavo pi'ayed foi- reciprocity 
 — even to tho veigo of danger of forfeiting self-res])ect and 
 self-reliance — but, .so far, witliout avail. 1 hope, we all hope, 
 that our neighbors may soon see the advantages of unreserved 
 breaking down of that ('hinese wall whi(di at i)resent obstructs 
 us and permit us free exchange. 
 
 There is one commodity, howevei', which I ilo not wish to 
 see exidianged on e([ual tortus — for the exchange would not be 
 quite fair. 1 mean our inhabitants. We might receive fa.s(dna- 
 
41 
 
 tH... Of nuuu.er, hoaufy of pers,,,,, la.t ihcv wo.il.l hardlv rnm- 
 pcM.sHto, in.livi.luul (•<„■ i.ulivMual, tl.r tlu- ,,„.ssil.ilitic.s „r 
 nu.H't'.it, limnuM lilo in M.o sons an.l dau^rl„.,,.s ..ftlus roni,,,. ..f 
 s.iuw and su„shi,H.. Why. Mr. Chairman, .ho pnssihili,i..s ,.f 
 "lasc.n, iHunan lilo in this onnnlry arc, as IJailio Nic-ol (iarvio 
 would say, ''•prodi;/ious.'' 
 
 Kycry one nf ,nu- >nus and .ian.^Mdois ioavin- „s tor tho 
 soulh (.1 hno 45, rarry with thon. tho lair ,,ro,spo.-t ..fhonMnin.. 
 I .0 huppy f.thor, or tho happier mother, ofa pro^^ony h.u-I. us 
 "'••" l"''""isc.d.oiho iHraolitesofold. " that th.-ir s.vd would 
 I'o as ,n.mc.r.,„s as .ho sand aj.on .ho soa-shoro." Would wo 
 reooivo as rniioh from our noi,-|,|„)rs in ro.urn ? 
 
 1 havo hut a word to .say. in oonolusion, of that, ^^ontloman, 
 
 lie ,.;ueHl of .ho ovonin^^ who is s„ soon to h-avo us. Jlo has 
 
 been idont.liod with .ho intoros.s ofthoUrand Trunk Railway 
 
 '^"- many yeans, and during, that period he has ^^ained the r^.- 
 
 tspoctand esteem of us all. And what 
 
 wlulo workini,^ in the interests of tl 
 J)iosonted, ho has, jud-in^^ f,,,n> what ihov h 
 
 is eiiualiy important, 
 i« company whioh lie re- 
 
 regard iiig him, see u rod ti 
 
 10 
 
 pi'c'Hidents and mana 
 
 y have published 
 (•ontidonco and goodwill of tl 
 
 le 
 
 by his fratdcnoss and honestj 
 
 gers ol tiio important Americ 
 
 iui railwai 
 
 Mil. J. D. L.WNo, (j 
 
 of purpose. 
 
 joneral Aranagor of the West SI 
 
 way. l^oston, was tlio tirnt t 
 
 not ho oxjioeted. ho said, to ) 
 
 usuhject so vast as the railway interest 
 
 question of wha. railway interest 
 
 lore Kail- 
 respond to the toast. Ho oould 
 )i-esont anything e.^haiist 
 
 ivo upon 
 
 ])i'eiiensive manner, what 
 
 H wej-o, and showeil 
 
 Ho took up tl 
 
 elusion, he joined in the .rihuto of 
 
 I vast area .hoy covei-od. I 
 
 le 
 
 , in u com- 
 
 n eon- 
 
 ovening, and spoke feelingly of t|,e los.s M 
 
 respect to the guest of tl 
 
 be to the 
 
 111 
 
 ir assoeiatioi 
 
 r. .Soar 
 
 IS. 
 
 10 
 
 Coant would 
 
 'N. .1. A. OUIMET. M 
 
 ublo speech in Frencn it 
 port of ii in Kiiirli.sl 
 
 inister of Puhlio Worl 
 
 i<'^, made a vor 
 
 > response to the same toast. Tl 
 
 gusii was as follows: 1 
 
 le pur- 
 
 pleasure, to pay my tribute to the d 
 
 rise, with s 
 
 IIK'OI'O 
 
 Wl' llo 
 
 noi- tl 
 
 lis ev 
 
 istingiiishod eit 
 
 ening, and to the powerful ( 
 
 izoji whom 
 
 )miy whose important j.art we all appreciate. If (| 
 
 riinlv has not boon 
 
 IS none .ho loss true that it I 
 
 I sucoe.ss from a financial 
 
 'rand Trunk C'om- 
 e Grand 
 
 i;is rendoro(l i 
 
 point of view, it 
 
 'nmoasiirahle ser- 
 
 m 
 
42 
 
 vices to our coiiiiliy sucli :l^ nuikiMiiir !i;iutitu(io a iluty. Tlicri' 
 svrt! iiKitiy oilier iiiiil(Miiikiii^>< wliicli \\•.\\•^^ .-li.'ircil [\\v lot nl'tlio 
 ( i raiiii Triiiilv, witlioiit t'ullini^ in tlio |iiil)li(' ostiination, and 
 wliicli, in tlio otid, luivo triuniplied, and have hroiiijlit to tlu'ir 
 ]iroinot(!rs tlio li'nitiiiiatc lieiiolils wliicli tlicv cxpoctod from 
 llieni. I an> one ol' tlioso wlio hidicvo in the iiitiircMiC lliis 
 ))(»\V('rlid coniitany. I am even one of tlioso who carry in their 
 |»o(dvut-h()oU-s some of tlie values of t lie (irand 'I'riink, alllioiiii;li, 
 to-ilay, they may a|)|»ear iin]»ro(liU'tive. 
 
 Two roadrt that preceded the (Jraiid Trunk, namely the 
 Montreal and ( 'hamplain connoctin^i; youi- city with the Amet- 
 'can frontieiH at Rouso'h J'oinI, and the St. Lawrence and 
 Atlantic, i^oirii;- towards Poi'lland would, in time, have heen 
 undertaken hy local capital. It is in this way that some of 
 my friends would liave helieved it to ho their duty to yield to 
 the patriotic movement of the time hy invcstinif considerahle 
 MuniH in these undortakinu;s. When the (irand Trunk Company 
 \v^as organized, it was hound to ahsorh these incipient i-oads. hy 
 iii(h'niniiyin<^ the ori<j;inal investors hy moans of its own de- 
 hontures, it is thus that I shall have to transmit to my chil- 
 dren the twelve or lifteon thousand <lollarH which are now 
 under my control, and which many |)CO])le would have heen 
 inclined to treat as waste jtapei'. 1 do not no consider them. 
 I have, on the contraiy, tlie firm conviction, that, in these de- 
 bentures. I shall leave to my heirs a fortune worth havinj^. 1 
 have faith in the future of my country. hiVory day 1 see it.s 
 riches increasinu,' and its population coverintj more and more 
 of our vast domains. The cities are urovvinii; lari^rer, and the 
 farms ai'o extending their fertile houndaries. 
 
 if the (irand 'I'runk has not, as vet. been able to fultil iho 
 expectations of its investors, it is because the nece.-silicH of 
 its extension \\eio too urgent. We have been obliged to fol- 
 low in the iootstejis of oui- gallant neighbors, who. as we 
 know, have the knack of moving fast. If the misfortunes of 
 others can atVoid us any comfort, we have at lea>t the cons)- 
 lalion of telling ourselves tliat for one dollai' invested by us 
 without return, the Americans have invested a hundred. But 
 during that period a great nation was being formed. We 
 have been obliged to do as they did, and the protits which the 
 
43 
 
 • irtiml 'I'niiik !i;is liccti .'ililc to rcali/.i' liuvc ln'cii at oiici' lO- 
 illVO^'tl'<| in the woi k ol il-. cNU'ii-iuri. ( )iii' ol' llu'x* ilays IIuk 
 iiiiiiKMist' acciiimilatioii ol' caiiital will liririLi; a rctiirri. Tho 
 ]»ro|M'ily will (Idiiiilc ill valiu-. aiul tlu' IioliltTs (>[ (Jiainl 
 'rniiiU ^llal•('s or (leln'iitiifcs will lie luiiiilicn'il aniniiu- dn' flir- 
 hiiiato of till' I'ai'tli. I am loaily l'> wail, anil I wait with 
 I'oniidt'iicc. 
 
 'riuTc is -mall merit in sayitiiX 'I'-'i' •'' I'Oily which has too 
 little active hloml is in an ainemic condition. 'I'hc <iranil 
 TriinU lias hccn a loiii; while in this condition, liocaiiM.; wo 
 could not till up the immense ai'lery hetween Chicaijo ami 
 Portland. 'I'o-day our economic conditions havo (diaii;ced. 
 Our commerco I'xceeds 81-",0n0,(MHI. and the tiist ell'eet oi' 
 thi> eiiortr.oiis increa>e is {•> di'velop the railroads ovoi- whicii 
 tlio whole of this commer<i! must pass. Von have the hlood 
 to put in tlioir veins. 
 
 .Montreal is more interested in the proyre.ss ol the I'ailroads 
 than any other eity. hocause it is the railroads that have made 
 it. And 1 am always juoufl when 1 see its inhahitants ontliu- 
 siiistic in this !j;reat cause. Yes. t'ollow-citi/.cns ot .Montreal, 
 rally round the t'ortilo jiolicy of the railroads; eontiniie to 
 i^ivo your support to this jiolicy whi(di has m) well developed 
 th(^ interests t)f your country. 
 
 It is. naturally, iiaiiiful to lose one of those who have \<rv\\ 
 idetitilied with the development of our railroads. If the lyuest 
 ot the evenini;;, Mr. Seai'ij:eant, has known how to <;'ain so much 
 ])opularity it is because he is .-o iioiiorahU'. so eapahle. and en- 
 dowed with e.xtraordinary ijualities. His dejiai'ture is, thore- 
 foi'O. a i;-i'eal loss to us. iiut we have .-till a iri'eat consolation 
 lel'l. lie ^oes to take his place in a moi'c important tidd, to 
 eonlinue to serve the intei-ests of the (Ji'and 'rnink-. and, tlu're- 
 liy those of ('aiiada, for they aie iii-e|)arl)ly united, lie will be 
 in a jiosilioii to do u- .-till i;-ieater service, and. although he 
 has i;aiiHHl all our all'ections. 1 cannot hel|) ihinkiiiii; that there 
 is somethini;' (d' ei;'otism on our part in the demonstration of 
 this eveninii'. We not only honor a i^reat railroad manager, 
 this evening', we euugi'iitulale oiii-.-elves on jiosseSsiiiL;; such 
 a representative, and on sceim;- so sure a protector depart to 
 defend us in London, tlio soul of the commercial world, the 
 
f!9^^ 
 
 44 
 
 lull) ol' :ill tlit^ r'onl iiiciitw. Aiui m) wo wi^li liiiii liappiiicMS, 
 un<i liis I'amily. Wi'>li:ill ho ever wiilcliiiii;- him, ami liiw tIayH 
 of joy a?i(l hiicce-s sliall tie ours as well. 
 
 .Mr. Fiiieiiis Tullle, I're-^ideiit n|' (lie llo^ldii airl .Maine Kail- 
 way. also r(>s|(r)itile(l, in an (ispoi'ially pleasant little s|»eeeli, 
 wliicli owinn'to llie lale lioiir, lie lia'l to em sliorl. His re- 
 inarks were ^reeleil with Inipl applaii-e. 
 
 Sir William \'an llurne. in ii lew well clio-ieii words, spoke 
 ol' tiie pleasure it ;;-avo liim to he ahle to help in the honor 
 heinj^ done .Mr. Sea ri,rea n I . 
 
 .Mr. Mrl'.riile followed with a toast to tlio hulies. It was 
 onthii^ia>ti<'ially reeeived and as ent hiisia^lii'ally drunk. 
 
 Ueloit' the company disperM'iJ .Mr. 8eari;eant arose and, in a 
 tow words, pi'oposed the health of the Chairman, Sir Alex. 
 Laeosle. it wa> drunk amid mindi applause, and the icatliur- 
 iiii^' hr(d<e U|i to I he strains of the national anthem. 
 
 One o( the plea--atile>l |»art-<of t he evenini;' was a elioiee 
 pro;4'ramme of musie that was carried out. hy (irncnwald's 
 oridiestra. .Miss I'llla Walker and .Mr. T. Smitli aUo i-endored 
 hevoral s(m^'s. .Miss Walk'er san^' in i^'ood voice, and holh hor 
 son^s and Mr. Smith'-, wei'c vciy nnudi enjoycni. 
 
 Letters of re;^rel w<" received, and read, from Moshth. 
 ('has. M. liays. ,S|. Loui> ; Alhei't l''ink, JjOiiisviile; Sir .lohn 
 ('urlin^, lion. John (.'ostii;an, Sii' l''raidv Smith, Hon. (loo. 
 !M)st(<r, Sir ('ha<. II. Tapper, Hon. A. \l. Dickey, Hon. Dr. 
 .Montague, Hon .1. A. ('haplcau, Hon. (Jeo. K irkpatriek, Hon. 
 Wilfrid Lauiier, Sii' Ivichaid ( 'artwrii;ht, Hon. L. (). Taillon. 
 Sir < ;i>iiiii- (i/.owski, ("ol. iv ('. Smith, St. Alhan's ; Hon. Ii. 15. 
 Smalloy, Sir Chas. Tu|ipei', l>art., and a numher of othors. 
 
 Some of tho.~o letters contain tho strongest c.xprossionH of 
 respect as well for Mr. Seari^eant'.s per.sonal (diaractcr and 
 social (|ualilics as li)r the lii^h ahility and e.xeolloiit pi'inciplcB 
 whi(di he had always shown in tlu' (lisclKU\i;'e of his ollioial 
 duties. 
 
 Mr. (iKOKdE 1\. l^[,.\NCii.\i!lt, chief (commissioner of the Ceil. 
 Iral Trailic Association, Chicai^o, wrote as I'ollows : 
 
 " 1 helievo your worthy t^uc^st honored me with the lirst 
 call he maile u}>on an American railway olHcer when he came 
 to the States to as>ume official relation-^ with the great pro- 
 
 
4ft 
 
 jicily wlihli In" liii- -iiMi' ■'iTN ('(1 iiiwl ir|iri'-('lilri| wit li liiaiknl 
 itilc'^iity 1)1 tli!ii;ii'U'i', li'ldily n\' imrposc, iiliility in U'liuiiiiH- 
 trillion ami fmii'losy of iMtoi'i''Miist' w illi o|)|i()!-ini,' .-is will us 
 IViomlly ihti'i't'sts, I well rciiKMnlici' llial li(< I'lnii^lit wiili 
 liini lo tlii"^ sjilc of tlif Atliiiilif an inh'llini'nl funvirtinn tliat 
 tin' niHii> nialMic aii'l cin-ci'valivc railway liallic iiolicics an<l 
 pl'ai'tici!^ ol ( ileal Hiitain >linnl(l In' ^'laflcil inlniho Anii'iican 
 traiis]i(»rtatiou tioo an^l llial lii- licst ainl cniiiinuoiis ciVni'ts 
 have sinci- linon tlirorU'd tn tlii^ ilcsiraMc (■(insinntnatiiin. 
 Wliilo tin- I'l'siilt lias not liccii fully aciiicvt'd. I hrlicvo lie will 
 lio acci'otlitcil !)}■ cvt'i-y Amciican railway nllicci' wlm lia.«> 
 conic c|i».'>i' cnoiitjli to \\'\-> convicl ions Id know tliciii, wiih a 
 Hinccrc ainl al'iilin^ tloiic lo cim-ci \ c ;;(io(i railway iiuitliods 
 in ti'atlic, linain'c ami the i(la!ioii> ami ilutir-. ol llir carriers 
 to till' ])fo|iU' ami ^•iivcrnincnls on Imili >i(|(> n\' ilic -^i. Clair 
 I'ivcr Til, it lie lias aidcil in liarriioni/ini;' tlic liatlic dalioiis 
 o| the liraml 'riiink and ('aiiadiaii I'acilic roii{|iaiiic>. ami 
 liotli willi the piihlic inU'icsts of llic l»oiiiiiii"n provo his 
 wish and wnrU iindi'i' lessor dilliciilt ics. Asa nienihcrol ihe 
 home board of direction nf tho (iraiid 'rnink corn|)anit , lii,-< 
 OAjierience and standinii' here will li'ivc his ailvico in London 
 nil exceptional value in discussion and aci ion touching:; railwa}' 
 preblenis and inlcrots in tho States as well as in Canada." 
 
 The lion. .1. A. (JiiAlM.EAU. rjii'Hlenaiit-( lovcrnor uf the I'l'o- 
 viiH e ol (Jiichoc. wrote: — 
 
 " This sympathetic deiiiMiistration would have ^•ivcii nio an 
 opportunity ot' (^xpres>inL;- ihe lii;;'h esiconi in which 1 have 
 always held the pioneer railway eoiii|iaiiy of Canada, while if, 
 would at tho same time, havi' iicrniitled me to render my tes- 
 timony to the important sci'vices of Mr. Scar^eant, in tho ad- 
 ministi-ation of its alfairs duriiii^ his teniiro of the jiosition of 
 General Manai^'er." 
 
 Mr. M. !•;. l\(}Ai,r,s, Tresident of the Cleveland, Cincinmiti, 
 Chicago \: St. J-ouis Kailway Company, after expres>ini,r his ex- 
 treme re,L,not at his inahility to attend the dinner, thus con- 
 cludod his lettei- : — 
 
 •'1 have known him so lono- ami well, ami am so lond of 
 him, that 1 would <j;o almost any distance to pay irihiito to 
 him, if it were possiMo, hut in this case I have oni,Mgenicnts 
 in Virginia which absolutely prevent it," 
 
K^ 
 
 .Mr. D. J'uTTiN(i»';R, froiicriil .M;ui!iii;('r <>{' f !nvn iiiiU'iit fiai!- 
 ways, (lnis wrote trma .Moiictoii. X.I). : — 
 
 ''As Olio who liiis tVcHiiiohlly liuil Ixisiiu'ss I raii>a('!ioiis with 
 him ill his ollifial capacity (iiiriiii;- many years, I desire to hofu- 
 testinioiiy to iiis imifortii <v)iii'tesy anii uprii^ht iiess in all his 
 (loaliiii^s, anil to e.\'|»ress my det^p i'eciini;- of rt'i;-ret at hi^ ro- 
 movjil from aiiioiii,^st us.'' 
 
 Th(! Hon. IIknky St.aun'Ks e.vpi-csseil his i'eL:;re( at hi- en- 
 forced alisenc<^ from the ilinnei', lliroiii;h illne-s, in I he wai'm- 
 e.'-t ti-rms. I le said :--- 
 
 ■' 1 wished sineeu'ly In If-lify in perMin my liii^h (■■-lecm and 
 rei^ard for his i;-reat <|nalilies. I al.so \vi>h to ex])i('-- how 
 sorry I teel lu' is ahont to leave Monlreal. I rejoice, however, 
 that he will --lill continue his connection with C.inada a-^ a 
 director ot that <:;ieat enterprise, 'he<irand 'i'runk h'ailway." 
 
 .Mr. (i. I!. JvoUKirrs, writ iiii;- from I'eiicnrd |-';irm, llahi. Penn- 
 sylvania. exj)ies-i'd rcixict at iiiahilily to attend the dinner, 
 hoth on profe-sional and personal li't'ouinls. 
 
 .Mr. (iKOKfJK .M. I'l'i.i.MAN, ofChicauo. e-vjiresseil the hio-jiost 
 reirard for .Mr. Seargoant and roi;reUe<l that he could not share 
 in !' ti'iliute of esteem with which he so cordially sym|)at]ii7.e(i. 
 
 Mr. W.XLTKK TowNsK.ND, of .Montreal, who was ])revcnt(Ml 
 hy a family hereavcment from hein;^ ]»resent at the han([uet, 
 wi'olo as follow.■^ ; — 
 
 "I trust you will allow 111'' to exprcs.- reL;;ret tliat you are 
 h'avini;; us, and a hope that yiiur life may he as lionoiahl(>. as 
 happy and as prosjieroiis in the future as it has lieeii in the 
 l)ast." 
 
 Mr. E. 15. Tllo.MAS, Xew Voik, wrote as follow.'-. 
 
 "Personally I iji'eatly reijret .Mr. Seai\^caiiL"s nev duties 
 will call him away from (Canada, hut 1 feel that his work in 
 his new field will l>e of i;Teat advantai;'!' to the (irand Trunk 
 JJaihvay, and. 1 Im-I, of miicdi hciiefit to himsell." 
 
 Sir KuANlv S.MITII referred to his happy personal relations 
 with .M I'. Seari;eant while working;' on the < irand Trunk' IJail- 
 way after the li'an-fer of the Northern llailway. Ilealvvays 
 considered him an e\eellenl a-- he always found him a mo>t 
 araiiible man. 
 
47 
 
 M. A.BKHT I..K. of J„ui.svillo, Ky., .vas ,wo,ul to numher 
 i^.m.sclf a.non,- .Mr. Soar^vants iViends an'l a-ln,,,.:. •„' 
 
 noilun. u..uld.ivohin..,.a.e,. pleasure ,lKU..>.hJ in 
 ^ln.nc.M,MnsluH,o,. if hi.s health penni.ted. "•"^-"'"- 
 
 ri.o lIon.lK K. FO..TKR, Minister of FiMan... held ■. verv 
 
 '"^'^7 ''.'''•^''■•«-''^-''<-lKu-ae,e.-a.,dw .. ;;: 
 
 a^e,o,..neotCanada's.,...ate.,,.aihvav,.o,n,.ani. ' 
 
 .M1..I. I. (lODD.Mti), of \\.\v V,,,.|- ,,...,.> 
 
 o.'teem foi' .M 
 
 M 
 
 I'- •■^eari-'caiit 
 
 I'. I IKt.M.XS 
 
 111 Ihc riio-t cordial t 
 
 fxpros-ioii to 1 
 
 IIS 
 
 criir- 
 
 'owi.Kli. iir 
 
 ;iii'l Xorllierii K'ail 
 
 »'-id<'io of the \,.\v V 
 
 ork. () 
 
 <'oMJ(| not 
 
 *\'''i\' ' 'oiii])aii\-, aft 
 
 iitai'io 
 
 IriciK 
 
 .|oiii in (|.,in^- hiiiinr lo h 
 liii> riose- hi^ Icti 
 
 ^■1' I't'.'XH'lliliir (h;,t h 
 
 oil! and hi; 
 
 'ii\' oleen 
 
 led 
 
 cr 
 
 Ho will I 
 
 Hill Mire 
 
 ae(jiiaiii!anee in .Montreal. 
 
 Ih' <;-reall\- niisx'd I 
 
 |\- a lar 
 
 in the niana;. 
 
 wliieh he has so lono- a 
 
 :ind |)articiilarl\- hv I 
 
 .;•' circle o 
 
 i-mont oftfc CrandTriinlc K'ail 
 
 lis as.-ocial 
 
 e-^ 
 
 wav, a 1 
 
 A Slid 
 
 time served so loy 
 
 'Mjioration 
 
 illv and 
 
 iicii illiie>'> preveiiled Dr. W. S 
 
 so W(; 
 
 present at the dinner whirl, he h:„| 
 
 tend, hilt he •• wished Mr, .s 
 
 eward Webh from | 
 111*' to .Montreal to at- 
 
 M'liiir 
 
 eaiixe 
 
 tliiit he mii-hi, have continued health and 
 
 !int <iod>|,eed,'and hoped 
 
 iN'«i wrote 
 
 'Sir John Caiu. 
 I am sure thai it will be -raid 
 
 prospeiity. 
 
 ii'aviiiu- (' 
 
 iinada and tl 
 
 yin-- to Mr. Se: 
 
 Kiiow that ho e 
 
 le position which ho 
 
 I'^^eant upon 
 
 who have had the 1 
 
 irrics with him the vvisl 
 
 now occupies to 
 
 who have done any I 
 
 all 
 
 Mr. S. a. (', 
 & St. Louis i?ail 
 
 lonor of hi.- 
 
 'llslnes.^ with ti 
 
 ics ol not only those 
 personal acpiaintaiu o, hut of 
 
 le comj);iriy 
 
 u-.-.vw.vy. pioi.lenl of the New York, Chi 
 
 road C 
 
 Cairo 
 
 [ 1 
 
 oinpany, wrote: 
 
 iHvo the xcvy hin-hest personal ivi-ard U 
 
 and It would hav 
 
 -Mr 
 
 pi'osetil on I his occasion. 
 
 ^lii FliA.NK Tit 
 
 inability to be able t 
 
 <>!• ->lr. .bearyeant 
 e i^.ven me the .greatest pleasure to have been 
 
 o.Mso.v lele-raphed from Philadelphia h 
 
 .Mr. S 
 
 eariicaiit's sdi'l 
 
 o e.\j)rcss in j.erson Ids liin-f 
 
 ^^uecess in his new lield ih;i! had bill 
 
 "',i^' 'Hialilies, and wi>hed him tl 
 
 1 esteem lor 
 
 It! same 
 
 Mr, C 
 
 MAIXCKV l>K|'KW t 
 
 eleiri 
 
 oxaetinji: bir^-ine-s eno-; 
 attend the bainjUit. 
 
 lerlo attended him. 
 aplied his profound reirrel tl 
 
 i.^emenLs niade it impo.ssible lor I 
 
 lat 
 
 Mr. S 
 
 iim t( 
 
 t'ari;-canl," | 
 
 10 add 
 
 came; 
 
 i:H: 
 
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 48 
 
 wi(h him to f.nndon tin* ((jidial rrii'n(islii|) ;iiii| hcsi wisht's of 
 tlio presidents arid maii;i^a!rs of (lie Amci'icin railwavs in ihc 
 tninlc liiu! and coiid'al li'aflif assofialioiis. Ho has hecii oi' 
 groat soi'vi(!o to tlio siii|)|)iii<,' and tlio invostitii,^ piiiilic in pro- 
 moling amicahio relations hotwoen tiio raiii'oads of tlio Domi- 
 nion anil the eountry." 
 
 Mr. CiiAKi.Ks B.AVs, of St. Louis, wi'ote, that nodiin-r 
 would give him gi-eater pleasure than to participate in show- 
 ing honor to one whom he held in such high esteem. 
 
 This narrative wouM he incomplete wilhout llici statement 
 that the (/ommittee were enahled. from tlu; surplus aflei- 
 closing uj) the accounts cMniecled with the iianquet. to make 
 a sul)staiitial contriluilion to local (diai'ities. 
 
THK SUBSCRIBKKS. 
 
 A 
 
 -■^ilaii, Andrew 
 
 Allan. A. A 
 
 Allan, II. .Monta-u;' 
 Allan, Ilii-li V ' 
 Aii.mis, H. I', .. .'■■ 
 Anderson, Dr. \\' \ 
 Allowuy, Dr. T. J . " 
 
 AndiT.son.tieDme' 
 At\vati.T, A. 11. ...'■. 
 
 n 
 
 •Montreal 
 
 1 iii-ontii 
 Detroit 
 
 -M'intreal 
 
 J^;i''.v. Unn. Jnsiice 
 iil.lekwell, K. \V. 
 
 ]ier;,^er()n, .1. (;. (/ 
 
 Jii'Duii, I'". 11 
 
 Huiiis. A. . 
 
 Hiirtoii, ,/ 
 
 iMHi.T.: ,. 
 
 'J''<-l«'lt. A. H.. 
 lii-.Vee, .Ijunes 
 j|;"vlay,Kev. .Fames,;; •• 
 
 Jii'ifc, A. J,. 
 
 Hiiliuei', Henry, s'r 
 
 'it"att\. James II o 
 
 Hrown, J) /,;".""•" 
 
 l5HI../ul,n;y;c H.iil''-'n" 
 
 ''^"'-V-'. iio..;Ti,;i '^,! •■ 
 
 lord "•' 
 
 Halldur, .S 
 
 lieardniore. W. I) 
 l!(Mis(|uet, J. .s!. . 
 '"■nsdii, (Jeo. F. 
 
 jji'ardmore, (Jeo''!' ' t.. 
 
 Ii''aiidin. S Or ,^i'>...... 
 
 l^^inie,Al,.'i,;r •^';>""va. 
 
 iiollerell .1. .;■ -Mon n.al 
 
 Maiiiilioii 
 • -I'lirunio 
 •MoMti'cal 
 
 )r.ini() 
 
 (' 
 
 Clouston, H. s 
 
 Cautlie, .las, \ 
 
 *ani|)l...]l. cdi,; 
 
 •'a.ssils, Chas.., 
 ^'osvans, H... , 
 Cains, (i. L. 
 Craik, Ifoltr'., M.'j)' 
 ("rowe, JoliM 
 
 • -^lonl leal 
 
 C 
 
 <iu.!4ldm, (" 
 
 r.ui. 
 
 W. \V 
 
 <;uMnin^l,an,,.Tno../.,. Montreal 
 « atlieiii. .lames 
 
 < la,utrett, ('. C. 
 
 ''"i^liiin, M. ,1 
 
 ^;ia\v|,,rd. .lolni ;; \-erdi.M 
 
 '"-;'-<■"'■ .'..in,, wasi.;,;^;:;;:: 
 !S:^;:^;,!':'::'^ ^^-ii-i 
 
 < onnellv, I). . . 
 
 t'lieney,'(; 
 
 ^'iitiniii-liam; \\' .. 
 
 Challee. II. Foster ' 
 
 < raw lord, Lient.Coi. , 
 
 (Inn 
 
 '. -M,. Ver- 
 
 S!:1hV1.-^^;m.i,-^'---''^'' 
 
 (V;,— >.' > Alontreal 
 
 Oltaw.i 
 
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 I'oroniu 
 
 • --Montreal 
 .Xew York 
 
 Alont 
 
 real 
 
 raiH'. |'\ A 
 
 <"o^. (;. A... 
 
 Carrnlhei's, .lanies 
 
 ( ote, F. F 
 
 <'assils, .John., 
 Cresse. J.. (;. A 
 <"ockey. (). (I 
 
 I) 
 
 J^ansereaii, A., 
 
 Hansere.'iu, M. ]■• 
 
 Davis, \V. J.;. " ' , 
 
 Dm hi... . J. (I Mnca.^u 
 
 '"■",;;;.';;-'■ ■'Ion: (;;a.!"K;^ 
 
 Dolan'Vl'''^--, ••.-^''•''''■-1 
 
 ('real • *• •^- ■'^'""- 
 Domvilie, C. K ii , -i. 
 
 Drinkwa .V • "amdton 
 
 lfcr'r-.;V;:: ''""!'''' ' 
 
 Dnenarme, (;. \. 
 
 I'liimmond. (,'(■,,; j.;. .> 
 
 "rnminond, 'I'. ,| 
 
 poliell. .1. Curzon 
 
 D"\vlf, h'.. . . i«„.r.i 
 
 Doolitil,. r^ r.- ■■J.uflalo 
 
 lit I If, V. K 
 
 ivid 
 
 ^•on, Tlios. 
 
 anulioa 
 
 i"cs, -f. r ;■■;;] 
 
 -Mont 
 
 real 
 
^F 
 
 50 
 
 K 
 
 Kiii'Is, John 'I'oroiito 
 
 Eu^^leliiirl, J. li Pelroliii 
 
 I' 
 
 Frascr, X. .1 Montreal 
 
 l''or(^et, li. J " 
 
 Fulton, J. \ 
 
 I'Mtzj^jTiild, J'\ A London 
 
 J''oli'y, M. 8 Montiviil 
 
 l''()st('r, Goo. G " 
 
 i''oot,e, Jno. .J Quehi'c 
 
 Flcft, C. .1 Montn-iil 
 
 FerriiT, .laincs " 
 
 Foster, .Judge Know Hon 
 
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