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Raw, book AMD JOB rBlVf IB, JAMM MBBIT,. ■AMIlfOB, 0. W \\\\\\^^ I S VI c »&J^^ : .¥hA fbllfnring pUin aiidl piiiotiei4i>te liitttB, fiiotowd flgures, idVooating the building of a Railway from Guelph via Elora, Fergus, Mount Forest and Walkerton, to Lake Huron — are berein respectfully submitted by the Author, for the oarefai f od oandid consideration of the Katepayers who will I;|e bQaiofi^^- idjy its ^QttniotioD. L flH ; ^rik«l^ t^ikt«d two thoQsand five huncfred (2,560) copies of this Report for freb distribution, among the rate-payers of the diunties of Wellington, Waterloo, Perth, Grey, Huron and ^ruce. I To expedffi it$ circulation amongsf dllprniiet eoticemed, Ihtg Uavt to request that Gentlemen to whom I tend extra copies, will plette address and send thmi without loss of time to their friends and acquaintances, who areeifJier directly c/ Indirectly interested in the building of this /Railway. . r , i « ^■\ Cfointy Wardens, Rbevas, Counoiliors, Edito^ inivkhmiHJ ers of newspapers, Postmasters, Clerks of Townships and Clerks of Counois, Merch'ints, and others, will p^oaso send me lists of names of rate-payers in tVcir townships, with post-office 'iddressei post paid, and I will pve-p^y andiseira a copy of this Report to •aoh person in said Counties, whoso name and address are sent toe. When you have read this Book, please lend to your neighbour, trho will read and return it to you for future reference, J 'i I i I itAMiLTOV, April, 1881 r F. w. watkinS p. 0. Box '91, ft ft ft ft ft ft W .n ,WOTHM/.l. .,1 HOT. nHA itoi.fl .^iM .H J 2VX h via Elora, Huron — are the careful 111^ bQne|i^ tK)) copies of payers of the Huron and leemedf Iheg racopie$yWill /me to their Or Indirectljf * ' ' * . ps and Clerks id me lists of Bioe 'iddresses his Report to iress are sent irneighbonr, rence, ■ :in5^ i P.O. Box bl. I smsaimsamm % §wf»t gnti» m& ijiimti vn • (iO-: ADDRESSED TO THE RATE-PAYERS OF THE COUNTIES OP WELLINGTON, WATERLOO, PERTH, GREY, *' HURON AND BRUCE. GEfifTLBUBN, — As I am personally a stranger to a large majority of you, it is perhaps best for me at the oatset to inform you who I am and what have been some of myantecedejits in this Canada of oors. I am an old Backvroodsman, who has spent twenty-nine years of my lift, (from 1819 to 1848 ) clearing up and then cultiva- ting oar Canadian wilderness lands, thus endeavoring to do my paVt to make our beloved adopted country " bud and blossom as the rose." From 1848 to 1860 I was pleasantly and profitably engaged in the mercatatile business in the City of Hamilton. Since 1860, up to the present:, period, my time and energies have in a great measure been satisfactorily employed in aiding to develope the increasingly useful immense Oil treasures, that for untold ages had lain hid in their rocky depths, in the far-famed township of Enniskillen. I have also the pleasure of being able to inform you that for- and darinfr the last ten years, I have been a Ratepayer in the Coun* ty of Bruce, and such being the case, (although I am a citizen of Hamilton,) I can assure you that in everything that has a tendenoy to aid in the development of the reaouroes of your rich, fraitful Country, and thus add to the comfort, convenience and happiness of youiMlves and families, your interests and mine are identical. I know, because I have passed through the same ordeal myself, what your privations and toils have been during the f it twenty (20) to tbii-ty (30) years, whilst you have been laboriously engaged in cl«sring ap jour heavy*timbered lands, and bringing them into that high state of euUivation that is now the cause of your honest pride, triumph and prosperity. These things being so, and feeling ' as I do, that I am one of yourselves, I consider it a duty incumbent on me, and that I have a right, independent of the frowns or favors^ faci or rewards of any man or company of men, to do my part' in> •cdtavoring to rtate, (especially to our1oil>worn agriculturists,) the gatt fitoBSBily '*ttat now ezisti for the imniediate oonstruction fad I \\ i continnoM working of a line of Railway from Guelph to Lake Ha« ron ; as well M Mfi^ow ap in a plain, clear, apd truthful manner, to all our RatepayCTs, the heavy losses they are now sustaining for %( want^f auch means of transit as such Railway wiU furnnh theib ; and also the figures to prove the manner in which, without injury to ounelte8,'#e'6ah furnish sufficient means, say Eight Thousand Dollars, ($8,QQ0,) per Mile ; or, in round numbers. Seven Hun- dred Thousind Dollars; ($700,00^,) or thereabouts, to be employed at' a subsidy to inruioe the Great Westarn Railway Company or other contmctors, to build, equip and continu'^usly work this pro* posdd Railroad; I believe I aV-* correct in stating that tho sande can be built, and equipped in an efiicient but much plainer and less expensive style than are our present railways ; at the same time it will require to be built safe and substantial in every respect, wLh the view, however, cf our trains only running an average speed 0^2 from twelve (12) to sixteen (16) miles an hour thereon ; and, ai a matter of course, in only providing for such a rate of speed, th^ rails may be somewhat lighter than those now used oti our Great Western Rjpiilif.ay, the guage, however, being of the same breadth. . In short, this railroad will require to be built, stocked and worked in a safe and substantial manner, and in perfect accordance with the amount of '.tubsidy that will have to be paid to ensore its constrac- tion, so ttat'it may be made alike profitable to the Shareholders and to th«%fti6{palitiei. Tn entering tyon the task I have assigned to myself, that of ad- vocating* thi{[l question, I feel it my duty, for a variety Of imporUnt reasonSchendinafter given, to recommend the building of this Rail* way from Guelph via the towns of Elura, Fel*^, Arthur, Mount Forest and Walkeiton, either to Inverhoron, on Invbrhuroa Bay, «t to 8out)l|tmpton, nh Like Qurdu. Although in si doing, I an aware that a small but yet respectable mindrity of the Ratepayart interested in Ms construction and future working, would probably^ (all things else being equfil,) prefer a more NoKherly route than the one now mentioned, and which I consider it my duty to advo* cat*. I trust) however, that a lat-ge niHJority of my fellow Rate*- paytm, who, with me, aro interested in the furtherance oi tUis entevprise, will carefully, atid in an uiiselfiiih and candid nanner^ lo^k at this facU of the ease, and having done so, that they will not OK«)y endorat ny sentiments in the Main, on thil great end vitally |«i|>octiDi ^ttfttioa, btti thiat iKith unaAiaHy ol ilicUli| ttej wVA •*« 'WHf to Lake Ha* Ihfal manner, Bostaining for farnnh theib j tiout injory to bt Thousand Seven Hun* be emplojred Company or i^orlcthis prO> hat the sbofte ainer and lets e same time it respect, wi.h rage speed o"* on ; and, aa a of speed, th^ oti our Great same breadth., d and worked ^noe^iththe 9 itttonstroc- Shareholders >ir, that of ad- r of important of this Rail. Lnhnr, Ifouttt buron Bay, «» doing, t am le Ratepayers vid probably^ \j route ifasin duty to adf o» f fellow Rate.- iranoe ol this ndid manner^ they will not wt and vitally Hkiftiwjwtti atab, with uiA, at once perseveringly and continuously take hold an(j givei ''a long pull, a strong pull, and a pall altogether;*' and by so doin^ we will soon have the heartfelt pleasure of seeing the head waters of Ontario boand not oalv with bands of iron, but also with the more enduring ones cf a healthy and vigorous ooiomeroe to the rich and fertile shores of Lake Huron. The Counties and Townships more particularly interested in the building and future working of this coiitemplated Railway are now, by the active induPtry of their rapidly increasing population, trans, formed from being a vast wilderness into a coutitry that for beauty of situation, salubrity of climate, fertility of soil, and water-power for the propelling of all kinds of manufacturifkg miohinery, is equal to any, and superior to most of the Townships and Counties of Western Canada. In that section of our Province, through the benevolence of a kind Providence, the past 2 years. 186 i and 1866, have beenyeara of unparalleled agricultural prosperity ; the clouds have dropped fatness, tie ea>th has abundantly yielded her increase, the bj^ms have been filled with plenty, and I am thoroughly of the opinion that, during those two years, there is not any portion of our coun* try (of equ&l extent) that has produced a {greater amount of agri. oiiltural wealth. Such being the case,- and in the absence of Railway facilities to cheapen and eitpedite the transportation of> grain and alt kinds of saleable farm produce from that section ol country to frontier markets, as well as to i.icilitate the importation thereto of such goMs and merchandize as are necessary to supply' the watits and add to the comforts of its inhabitants, it becomes my duty to jut down a few of my ideas respecting the necessity that exists for the immediate building of this long-talked-of and much- needed Railway *, and I trust that by so doing, I may state some facts and figures bearing oh the question that will, in some degree at least, inform the minds and confirm the opiniors((is to the necessity thers exists for immediate action boi tg taken in this milter,) of a minority of the Directors (British ai d CA'^adittn) of our Oreat Westerb Railway, as well as of all classes residents in or ratepayers of the following Townships^ located within the area hereinafter mentioned, namely t—In thcj County of Wellington, the Townships, ot Ouelph, Pilkington, Niuhol, Peel, Maryborough, Arthui*, Minto, Braitioia, GarafraxSs, Luther, Am irunth and Erin } in the OouDly of WMtrldb^ tbtTowobbip *f Woolwich) in the 06Ub(Ij of Paftb^ ; I L ft the Towoihip of Wallace; ia the County of Grey, the TqwDBhipa of Nornmaby, E^remont, Bentinck, Gleoelg, Sallivan and Proton ; in the County of Huron, the Townships of Howick and Turnbnry; in the Countrof Bruce, theTownshipaof Carrick, Cul- ro«B, Brant, Greenock, Einloss, Huron, Bruce, Kincardine^^ ^i^^ geen, Elderalie and Arran. r o) In maturely contiderinj^ the important question of this Rail- way extension through the Townships previously named, as I am to some considerable extent personally acquainted with the geographical and agricultural position ot that section of our country I have considered it my duty at the outset to name the route and location where I believe this Railway should be built ; and I d^ «P; for the following reasons: let.— The route that I advocate for laying down this Railway is on an average 8 ''me 41 miles distant (on a parallel line) from the BbflTalo and Goderich Railway, and is located through the centre of one of the moat populous, rich and best cultivated agricultural dis- tricts that we have in Western Canada; the increasingly large annua] surplus products of which, in view of the subsidy hereinaflter advocated, together with the extensive local travel that this rbnta ia sure to command, will by their transportation on our projected Rail* road, lender certain the making it a safe paying investment for the> Stockholders. . :> \i.^iii^ , 2nd. — This route from its many superior natural advantages, must, by proper application, forever command and secure t^e local traffic and travel of an extent of country at least fifty-five (■)5) miles wide, and eighty (80) miles long. It will also for the same cause, stand unriralled in obtaining and securing a considerable share of the increasingly extensive through travel, and no doubt a large pro- portion of the carrying trade of tbe grain and other heavy freight' from and to the Western States and mining districts bordering on L-I advocate ooki.pr as our starting point, beoMiiB ire'wd«ldl> for the time to come secure for oorselvea a choice of the best IfarlMis Itt vkioh to sell cue prodnee and purchase* oar si|iil|^Ii«kaf Cinf, the^ Sullivan and f Howicic and f Carrick, Cul- incardine, Saa of this Rail- named, as I nted with tUe of onr country the route and and I do bo bis Railway is line) from the the centre oi gricultnral dis* reasingly large sidy hereinafter lat this rbnte is projected Railt sstment for the> • 'al advantages, icnre t^e local t •five (55) miles! be same cause, rable share of ibt a large pro* ' heavy freight ' bordering on orter in travell* ety (90) miles fty (50) miles 120 miles (or ran we wovld< I of the best merchandise. From Ouelph, Hamilton and Toronto are aboiif equi-distant ; and, by having Qnelph as onr grand radiating centre, we take possession of a position that will enable ns at all times to cireate and maintain a true, healthy competition and honeist rivalry,- between the merchants and shippers of Hamilton and Toronto for the purchase and shipment of our produce, and for the sale to ns of the large amount of merchandise that we shall yearly require for our consumption. We, likewise, from thi ' point forever secure to ourselves the privilege that thb Great Western and the Grand Trunk Railways will afford us, in travelling via London to Detroit and other Western cities, and also via Hamilton to Buffalo, New York and Boston. In looking over the preliminary report of the " North Vest RAil. way of Canada,'* made by Saaford Fleming, Esq., Civil Rr leer, and dated November 28th, 1856, 1 find that the gentlen^ o en* gaged Mr. Fleming to travel over the intended route for tLis > oad^ and I^pprt, instructed him that Guelph was to be the starting-point fpr the proposed Railway. If Guelph was considered by the leading merchants and business men of Toronto to be the proper location for the grand junction of tbis Railway with the Great Western and (irand Trunk Kailwajs in 1857, why is it not so in 18677 Since tW time the town has not changed either its latitude or its longi- tude ; and as there must be some cause fur the change sought to be made in the location of our easterly starting-point from Guelpli^ eit^isc to Rockwood, Acton, Georgetown, or Brampton, on the Grand Trunk, I cannot como to any other conclusion but that the ^ present Toronto portion of the Board of Directors of the so-called <' Toronto, Bruce and Grey Railway," are determined thai they will by fair promises and unjuatifiuble reasoning, inveigle our Sfunicipalt*' ties to consent to subsidize their deep-designing and selfish scheme of changing our easterly junction fiom Guelph to some other more easterly location nearer Toronto. From the strenuous exertions that are now being made by these gentlemen to carry our line of Railway to a point east of Guelph, and there form a junction with the Gra^d Trunk, we can only come to the single, but yet, we believOi correct conclusion, that Toronto, actuated by feelings of jealousy towards the Great Western Railway, the Town of Guelph and th» City of HamiltQo, are determined, by this unnatural change of the easterly junotion or starting-point of our Railroad, to monopoliae the increasing and ext^aiive trade of our mnnioipalitiei, and for all ! tiBi9 10 eomef plM« ns in a position of Y^Mthig^i i*|iers ive^||iqi|il4 i,i4)|nity without a proper regolatiog and competing power to hfb oaraeI?oi, to having a considerable portion of the projaets oi pur hpn^at toil directly and indirecity taken from ns to fill the pones and add to the wealth of these would-be-wiae far«seeing geatleineri who, in imitation of their preilecessors for the last sixty (60) years, when Toronto *' axes are to be ground," and her interests farthered at once, (without regard to their religious or ppHtical creeds,) form tbemsplves into one solid phalanx, determined to be a unit on any and every manosavre ; ^at when fully developed, will be certain, - directly and indirectly, to ignore and set aside (until sach time as their avarice is satisfied) the well-being and future prospects of any and every Municipality of Canada. Allow me, my fellow rate>payers to say to you, as backwoodsmen, we have by honesty industry and hard labour, under the smiles and blessings of Divine Providence, placed ourselves in comfortable and independent positions, that gives us a name and standing among the best agriculturists of our Pro* vince. Shall we dishonor our names,, sacrifice our true interests, and forever bind ourselves and our children with the shackles of ft worse than Egyptian bondage for the purpose of building up 4 Toronto r*ri8tocracy, who, when they once had us in their power, no doubt would (in deeds if not in words) regard and treat us as a class of beings far beneath them in social and civil life ? I think it right wkilst on this part of my subject to say to our self-constitut^ die. tatdrs, Gentlemen, you had better without loss of time divest your- selves of your Toronto glasses, and then repair to some elevated central stand-point in our north-western Municipalities, where with thpaid.pf .^f<^e LBNSSs that we will place at your disposal, you c«i, as it were,, from "Pisgah's top" behold the length and breadth, the position <^Dd bearing, the agricultural hidden wealth and. future plei^ing prospects (if we properly atter<1ed to our own interests) of that section of our country coutaining our happy homes and fheer* fnl j^rpsides } and having done so in an impartial and unselfish man* ner, y.on will nu doubt at once come to the concl'tsion that " Honesty is tW V^*^ poUcy," and that you will gain mpstby a strict observanca ot the Boyal Law, ''Whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them ;" and, as a matter of conrjra, convicted by y4>ur own consciences, you will then cease your oppouii^n, be co^tPiit to adopt legitimate means to secure for yourselves a fUr ibattof our tfade, and unite ib the honest dssire to midni Quilpb Otgialid cpBtitftog oeiitre of our great JBaJlwayl. l asMMHi lere if&,p^()9l4 power tojbfb ^rojaets of par fill the pnnwt ing genUemePi sty (60) j9%TB, rests forthere4 1 creeds.) form a unit on any Rrillbe oertainy- il each time |M respects of any low rate'payers ity industry and lie Providenoe, lions, that gives Its of onr Pro* r trne interests, e shackles of a bailding ap a their power, no eat us as a clasi I think it right constituted dic> me divest your- some elevated ;ie8, where with iposal, you can, ^nd breadth, the Jth and* future wn interests) of mes aqd chnr8e, convioled ' oppos^^n, be >uMeIvM a fUr' mitlM Qoelplk #1 '^^ik for the Iftttof thM 'Mr. L'^idlaw has, a few days sinee, addressed to the people of Bruce and Grey, I beg leave to rert%rk, that with n^spect t«i his advocacy therein of a cheap Rmlway, with a 3) foot gauge, to run from Toronto to Owen Sound or Southampton, or sOme other imaginary terminus, it is only another edition of Mr. Po#ief'8 "Central Railway " Scheme, put forth by the cunning cri^ft and deep designs of Mr. L itoth for selling, buying and shipping, that the Toronto markets affnd, and which, in the published opinions of these gentlemen, are superior to any other in Western Canadal f ; ' ^Wearenow inthepiOfMeesionof a position that will always enable us, by the competKion between the meroh^nts and shippers of Hamil* tQa#ad Toronto, to secure for ourselves great and laating benefits^ It isi^ur dut^ to msintain it, and claim as our own every possible.ad* vantage that we cjin secure therefrom. , , .,, v ^.u ji.v . ,j^»n r Here, with Guelph for our starting' 'poihk, we feoit''"M colon to- the mast," and never yield to be persuaded by the false rea4oning of any interested (^on*pany, or man, or set of men to griant a subsidy to ensure the building of any 'U>i«i of Railway, thai siich' QorpdnUtidn or men may advosate, to start from any point Eist! of ' Quelph. To do so, would be to our beet interest a most sni .'idal act that would place us in a great measure almost entirely at the dicta* tion atid under the control of the Toronto merrhunts and shippers. Sueh a course of conduct we must avoid^^once and forever 1 And, in'jasticei to ourselves and our children.'We require to be a unit on tUs question, and never grmt a iioij.ar to subsidise any Bailwiiy thittwottfd place us single-handed, and at the mercy and under the cOtHfOl of any corporation, or set of iden, whose tender mercies, oflee We were in their power, we, alas! ho doubt, would find to our BdWi^, vexation and large annualloss, would, for us, only be crttsUy in the exla^me I ! 4th. I ihaye; chosen this route from ,Q,^^jph, viz Eiora, f ergos, Arjhui^, Moujl^ JPorest and ^Valkartoi to Idverburon, beci^^sq ^^hm al'dipsl^ an A;ir 'Li^«^ of ^nly some elrfht,f-^y|,(3o) opjles loqg,.;^ ^,j, more direct and' snorter %y some eight (6) or ten (10) miles than any of the more Novtherij routes that have been advocated. And b/ keeping a distance of eomd one and one half (1 i) to two and one half (2^) miles from the South Westerly sides of the Towns of Mount Forest and Walkeriun, so as to avoid the hills and valleys adjacent to tho River Sau;;een, we will save a large and needless expenditure on the construction cost of our Road, and, by so doing, W9 will also entirely obviate the necessity of crossing said River, that on any of the more Northerly proposed routes, should, to avoid sharp curves and seriously lengthened mileage, have to he crossed some two (2) or three (3) Unr's, and which, with its broad valle7% and deep gorges, would constitute BugineeringdifBoultieB of thei most formidable nature, that could only be overcome by expending , an immense extra amount of money in building expensive bridges' and high embankments, and in making deep cuttings through the hills on both s'f^es of said River and its various Korihern tributa* ri^s. And, again, from my knowledge of the general appearance and position of the coitutry, through whioh the Railway ' must run, and the Engineerin.; diiBoulties that, in a greater or a less decree, (especially on some of the jtroposed . routes,) will have to be overcome in its construction, I feet eon€dent in stating that an actu«l survey oi the va ious lines at present ad* vocated, will shew that the route running from Quelph, via Mount Forest and Walkertcn to Inverhuron. can be built for at least Two HoNDRSD Thoitsawo Dollabs ($200,000) leas than the^same line from Ouelph, via Mount Forest to Walkerton, and from tlunet on any of the more Northerly routes spoken of, to Li»ke Huron or < (Horgian Bay. But, at the same time, as it respects the Western terminus of our Railway, I say let bqoal justioi be done to all FARTtn, and to secure this, I dvocate the having a careful and impartial survey made from Walkerton to Inverhuron, and from Walkerton to Southampton, and also from Mount Forest to O.wen'i ■, Sound, and, after such survey, then our Bnginet rs can, at onoe^ decide in a just and equitable manner, which of those routes ia sM ito varied advantages is the best to be ohoMn as the site for our Railway. With these facts bofore us, that ara patent to emry candid unbiased person, that is acquainted with the position of th^t section of our country, I am confldsnt ia theopinior that tl^is the cheapest line, the most needed, and that will accomodate the great majority of our Ratepayers, should by all means be buiU Qrst ; and, as a MAttar of eouist, other braoohes (torn Mount Foriit or Walk' 1» Ivooftted. And |) to two Md one f the fowna of hills and yalleya rge and needleM [nd, by so doing, >ing said Hirer, should, toaroid >re to he crossed broad Talley% iffiouItieBof th(|! « bj expending :pensire bridges ngs through the orthern tribata* leral appearanee the Railway in a gMater the liroposed . , I feel eonSdent 6a at present ad* elph, via Mount For at least Tiro in the^snnie line from lAenct on Luke Hnroa or • sts the Westtrn be done to all g a oarefttl and mron, add from )rest to Owen's . rs can, at once, lie routes ia &!i the site for our •tent to ereiy >osition of th^l m that tl^is the odiite (be great uiU Crst ) and, orastor Walk' erioB, to Soathampton and Owen's Sound, will be built aii soon ai the interested Municipalities are prepared to oftr the required sub* sidy to ensure their construction. 6th. I advocate this route having Inverhuron for its North Western terminus, because we have here the btst natural harbor that there is to be found on the Canada coast of Lake Huron, between Samia and the Fishing Islands, a distance of about One Hundred and Fifty (1 50) miles. A harbor of refuge to provide for the safety of oar commerce is much needed on that exposed coast, whet-e, during the past 6fteen (16) years, a large number of valuable lives ■and an immenie amount of property have been sacrificed, and must in the future continue to be sacrificed, until such time as out authorities are induced to build such harbor. The government town-plot of Inverhuroui with its deep, spacious and cheaply pro* tected Bay, has its location in a most central position on our Lake Huron ooast, and mtat> as a matter of courae, commend itself to our Board of Works, as the proper site where each harbor should bo Whilst on this part of our subject, I take the liberty to introduce a few paragraphs from a report advooatipg Mr. J^'owler's " Central Railway Project," made last year, (1806,) by J^ W. Tate, Esq., Civil Engineer, Ac. ** It will be found that to accommodate the County of Bruce with " Railway facilities to such an extent as to oomuMnd the support " of the project as a County measure, not less than forty (40) miles << of* liike Will have to be laid down within the limits of the County | " and, moreoter, that while the Ihe must be located so as to aoeom* "modate the County In the best manmr, ezpemlw oonstniction " must be avoided, or otherwise the people of Bri!oe are not likely "lOOQ to enjoy the benefits of a Railway. ''The absence at Saugeen of a natural uarbor, and the large "expenditure that would be involved iu the construction of an arti* " fiola! one there, induced me to make enqulriea respecting other "points on the coast of Bruce,. situated farther South. "From all the information I could gMher, I oame to the " oooolnsion that the little Bay of Inverburon, in the Township of . <' Bruoe, possesses the best natural features for a harbor to be found " on that ooast South of Chiefs Point." .MlMi noi topo eim t i— of any psoflwiioBa l infomatioo rtsptot* ■ Uk • ■U-x ■■ f< ing mhAi the ftrt^ficiiil works ncciaf^NiQiy to vim^w the Bay ^. |«r *' vQi'huron a aafe harbor—not tifckia<; into aoauunt wharveg forthf « accom xiatioa of commerce —would oopit, or even an approximo* '* tion ; bat I am wirrauted upoa good aathoritj in stating that the "cost of such works wOiild be less than one-half the sum that "would have to be expended at Saugeenl ! " " In my jud^^ement a line of EUilway for the County oi Brooe "most intersect the County centrally, aud at the same time be kept " Hway from the Saugeen Btver and it-i branches, for 1 think it will " be admitted that to a^ord auy chance of svc^t^ess under the present ff circumstances of Riilway projects in this County, the cost of (< graduation mut be kept down, to a mininaoi of the most favorablf "Hoes. " With these considerations in view, I have projected on ny map " annpprttximate line for a liailway in the Coanty of Brtto4, io oe« " cupy ground, HObth'WfSt of the bauseen and it« branches, whioli '* the line will avuid, except a single orossing of the Teeswater ; " and 1 have selected us the most favorable in all respects the day Mpf loveihuron, os the termiqus on Lake Huron." A fetv of the raaiiy advantages that would at once accrue to the Naviguti u of Lake Huron by the building of this hatbor by our Government, are clearly, f«ircibly and intelligently ahowa and seV forth in the aooompaoying Report made from iOtoal sur- vey by Baoford Fiemtng, Esq., Civil Engineer, Ac. v^iiyMiwi BBPO^T OF SANFOBD FLGMINQ, Esq.. CIVIL ENQtNBiiB» DATQ:D Slfipi|S>IBBH 30, 1833* DBSCKIPIIVE! OF . no, i.NVEBHi;BON BAY FOB i^ABPOR PUBPOBBSf 'Oil- •^i- .LllU Toronto, September 80^ ISO! i' To F. W. \Vi,TKix|i ^; Qo., Hamilton. Okvti^bmkn t Agreeable to ynar initractions, I proceeded early this month to iurvey the Bay ot rnvtrhuron, and am now prepared to report on its OApabilitt«.i» for tiarhor purptitei. ] "^ laverhttroN ie eitaated where tne boundary liha between the Tcwn- lAipe of Bruce and Kiroardi'ie intorsaots tba short oi Lak* Huron. It is situated about 45 inil«s north i f Godetiek, 20 niilas sotttk Ifom SMgiMiii MAatkttttiMittiigrsivA 0^ .fr«A QHie ^Lirdv XhtiBnj I«r %\m Bay i^J^p It wharves fort^f nan approxiiQOp n stating that the If the sum tliia^ ' '.')?!*» vy County of Bruce Mme time be. kept fori think U will under the present ity, the cost of he most farorai>j||f eoted on my map r of Bruo«, to 00' branches, whiob f the Teeswater ; respects the fiay nee accrue to the *ii8 haibor by oar iy shown and set om iotoal sur- IL ENQtNfii^m UttPOSBS/ tembtrSO, UM:' rly this monih to 4 to report oa iti stweentiMTcwb- Oi Lake Haran. ntila* soarb Hum II in imll defined, wUh ample depth of water, a portioti of which. ba% aa.far as I could ascertain, good holding ground. ' A point of land belonging to the ccirniferous limestone formation, easily quarried into capital building st >ne, runs out on its northern limit, and gives considerable shelter from north- westerly gales .^ Thn Bay is exposed to westerly and aouth- westerly storms ; but, as I shall hereafter show, works can be constructed to obviatrthts evil so fiar as givinjf security to vessels is coiu)«n:ed. Having some years since explored a large extent of the shore of Lake Huron, and being welt aware of the a' most entire absence of shelter in adverse windn, \ was glad to find that this place, with oven a; considerable expenditure, could be made serviceable. The sketch accompanying this will show the outline of the shore, the depth of water, and the nature of the bottom ; it will be observ* ed that the water is generally too deep to enable us to convert any considerable area of the Bay into a smooth water basin by the pro- Jecti6n of Piers from bot4 sides. A line drawn from point to point wcnld traverse water the average depth of which wuulJ not be less thnn 30 feet, while at some points it would reach as high as 40 feet. K^ar the middle uf the Bay a small shoal is found, with an average depth of ten feet over it; but it being surrounded on all sides by Comparatively deep water, I fear it will not prove of any great ser- vice, more especially as there does not appear to be anchorage in the South part of the Bay. ][fmof opinion that a Pier placed in the position shown on the •kttch would host serve the purpose desired. This Pi^r is intended to^on from the West side of the quarry in a S. S. Easterly direction ; 1000 Aa( thence, bending Suuth GMsierly 260 feet, giving a total langth pt 1260 feet in water, avrraff iog about 20 feet deep. I think, thl« <• the axtreme length the Pier should be constructed, m ft f^v* thar extension would oootraotthe <*Bea room" between its outo^ sxtreqiity and the shoal already referred to; but completed af uaiainafler dtsoribed, with a good light on the Pier head, the smooth water pn the lee side would b« easily accessible. The area of avaiUble wiOer ooverfd by the Pier, so constructed, would be from IQ |o 12 acres in South and South' Westerly st.orms, and nearly double that area in North Westerly winds. The ooel of this Pier, permanently oonslructsd and properly com* plaledt inaHiNg allowances fur the facility with which almost any u lilid' it inay b« obMrved ihtXt wUle the Mtimate it for the tztrame length of the Pier completed, a smaller sum expended on a shorter Pier, althoagh affording less shelter,, would prove immediately serviceable, and answer every purpose until the increused oommeroe of the Lakes warranted the larger outlay. V^ bim , The point of the Bay I have selected tor the Pier appears to be that which possesses the best holding ground, and with this advantage I feel confident that vessels of any draught, navigat* ing the Lake, could remain snugly behind the Pier in any wind or weather; and in view ot the importance of a nafe reAige, easy of acoes« for vessels during adverse winis, I am strongly of opiuion that it would justify even a large expenditure, .f|%^f Provincial nnderlakiug. ''^. 1 hcve the honor to b*» Gbnti.bmbx, Tour obedient Servant, '8ANF0RD FLBMINa. II ■ '•.]XlA'U klktJ'f " /i • . ■ * t 'J Whilst on thi^t bnrbor question, I think it my doty to give an ext triict from the speech of the Hon. Mr. MoPherson, made in the Legislative Onuncil, on the 3-d February, 1865, as also the Hon. Mr. Cami^bell's reply on behalf of the Government:— HARBORS IK BRUOB. Hon. Mr. McPHBRSOM inquired what amount of expendttttre was intended to he made by the Government during the preMnt Beason, in the improvement and constrnction of harbors on'the coast of the county of Bruce? With the permission of the Hotiile, the Hofn. gentleman proceeded to offer some remarks In eoanection with the inquiry. He saiJ he might state fur the information of the House, that there was not one harbor on the coast of Bmoe where a vessul, even of the smallest si^e, could load with safety, and the fkrmers of the county were, in consequence, subjected to oon■ide^ able loss In the exportation of their wheat, of which staple the county exported annually not less thm 750.000 bushels. He did not think a stronger reason than -the extent of this exporteould be oSbred to judtify the Government in muking the neoesaary dntlay to supply this so>muoh felt want of harbom in Brnee. By their ab* aeiioe. tiie farmers of the locality werelosera to the extant of fita •aitt i'baehel -on theif i Hnal, on^ «• lW4aBWan < lastof for th« tztrame iid«d on a thortor ove immediatelj sr«uMd oommerM er App4ara to be and with this draught, narigat* r in any wind or nafe reAige, easj am strongly of (pendttaro as a nrant, ORD FLBMINQf .' l'..:}'fr aotytogiveanaxf rson, made in tha > ai alio tha Hon. nt:— ;' . .jrv ..« mii nt of «xpendttttro daring the preii#nt f harbon on (he Ion of the Hottie, krici in eoaneellott nfbmation of the It of Bmoe where ith lafeiy, and the eot«d to oon•ide^ which itapte the bttiheli. He did * I export eould he eoeeaaryentlayto lee. Bytheimb. the extent of ire pOrtation,.and the Ion to the Oonnty amounted to not lew than. $t5,000 a year. Owing to the want of a harbor of refuge, the annun) loss by shipwreck on this coast was also considerable. Last year, 12 yessels were wrecked, witH their entire cargoes, and the loss by these disasters amounted to $260,000, besides several valuable lives. He ought a*so to state thatan order in Council had been passed last year, ordering a iturvey of the coast for the purpose of selecting sites for iHffbors, but he was not aware what action had resulted from the step. Hon. Mr. CAMPBELL said that the necessity of establishing harbors on. the coast of Bruce had long since impressed itself on the Ooyemment, and the only question now was as to the best situar tipn for them. An order in Council had been passed to send a Sur- veyor to the locality with a view to the selection of a site for the establishment of a harbor for commercial purposes and as a harbor of refh^e. No report had yet been received, but when it came, he had no^oobt that the necessary steps would be taken to carry out the work as soon a« possible. As tu the amount of expenditure, it was impossible to foresee at present, but he ni'^tit say that at alt events it ' wbnld be reasonable. The necessity of these harbors was recogniz ed by the Government, an4 they wuuld do all in their power to meet the want. 6th. I advocate this route, because it runs through the centre of that portion of the richest and best agricultural district thatislocap ted between the Buffalo and Ooderich, and the Northern Railways ; > and I am certain that a large majority of the Ratepayers of the sev* eral Townships that are interested in the speedy construction of this Railroad, will, for the foregoing, with many other reasons that might, if necessary, be adduced, at once with me, use their best and most s'rennouB efforts to secure the building of the extension of this branch of the Oreat Western Railway, over the route and on the line herein advocated. It^ is a well-known fact that the days of Railway speculation Ini > Canada havi oome to ^n end, as the shareholders of the greater por* tion Of oar Canadian Railways in the past have only received Tory small aanoal dividends, and in the mnjoHty of canes not any, on the large amount of capital tbey have invested in theiie great publio works > of ours, that have during the past fourteen years done so moeh > fot4»vtlopbf the vaMiestweetof t?«fy kind, (botmortfspMkllyri TfHrfeh f f aa CAn«diM)S is a constantly iuoreluiiiigioarMtff t^«^iiijI?^ pr6S|Mrily. WbilBt At the nam-i time the Briiwh MpitalifltM^ xrho a^ tbe ownert of by t«r the gi'eater portion of the stock in our RftilwaySi and who, as ROn'rwidents, are not with us directly interested in the jaitiMMiiate improvemjnt of oar property and country, «i^suff<*r(hf the l(M«of the t^reater portioti of tlieannoAl interest, thMfn jiisticd to thMnsetves, they had ^ right toexi^ett fro.n he large tnvesfitidnfil' they made in Canada ti open np our Country by these Railways Bt)# in fall operation, and which are to ug a oonti:iao\u and ever iocnsa* sin^ benefit &uch.being the case in the past, I am bold to assert that there i» nol . ony van or Company of men in (ireat Britain or Canada tbatcan be induced to lake bold and build, equip and work our projected R^ltpad , or tuy.o^her line of Railway in our Country, unless the interested SlunicipaliUeSt that will be benefitted by the building of-sucb ,iQfAt would grant such liberal subsidy to aid in its construction, fw wUl prove to them beyond a doubt, that by embarking their mouey in such enterprise they will secure to themselves a fair remunerating, continu- ous anaiM) profit on the seyeral amounts they might, in consequeoce of such subsidy, be induced to invest then)in. i The landed property for at least twenty -one (21) mMes wide on each side of this line from Guelph via Blora, Fer^tus, Arthur,. Mount Forest and W>ilkerton, to laverharon, or Southampton, will be increased b value, at least from twenty five (25) to one hundred (100) per cent, as soon as the Riilroad is in rnnning order. And to seoure sooh a desirable stAte of thingn, together with the qaany other advan*^ ti^es thi^t will be derived therefrom, it will become obligatory oi^* the members ot Coi)ncils in sll those Townhsip Municipalities indud^M edin thisiaraa of Country ^rithout lo8S(»f time to call their oonsti* " tuents t ogether in Township Meetings for the purpose ol thonMugblf ventilat ngthisio them, vitally important question, and by thismeanf we no dnubi *.v!ll secure the co-operation and support of an overwhelm* ingautjoHty of our Il&(*payers in each Township, Who will thai understandiofly vote their several eqeitable shaies of said subsidy oC' Seven Buhdred Thousand DjlUra (1700, 000) or Ihereaboiats^ #hiohi^ togMher with the interest thereon at seven per osnt. per anwMB, trill *> regfuire to be as aessed for and oolleoied aoboitlin*9t to the prinoiplM of aiMala of latation, the same or somewhM siwrilrirt tbi thetplMl') htMlMAwMllBnhi Mthiei>yropose» thai mM ■■■iHniiilt'JwHIb^t ft itatidtft^ xfht) an n ourlteilwaTS, ntoreMed in th« ry, «i^ Bufff^rthji^ t, fHM iri jiNtied te Kail ways ntiW jul ever iacraa- that there Jt not nadatbatcanbe ojected R:MlrpAd M the intereeted ig of- Bach ,K)»d| ilructioDt ^ wUl )ir mouey in ino^ eraUog, contint^ : ^ in oonsequeoce.. [) miles wide on s, Arthar,. Mount inspton, will be 1^ bq^idred (100) f^ JLnd tu secure any other advan* e obligatory on ioipalities includ* call their consti* fe oi thoEHaghlf md by this meanly of an overwhelm* »» w^ will thts if ■aiisuhaidy of »reaboiit8^ Which i per auttuMv \itiH the principlM ^ lilirt t6! thviplatk .; levied on and collected from a section of Country, es T^bef^T^ ststM' some seventy-s^ven (77) miles !0icr, niee^SDrinjr from Lake Huron on the route to Goelph, and about forty two (42) milt^s wid«^ ; tbkt is to say twenty-one (21) miles wide on each side of our Railway. Tsay the taxable area to be mieasured from Lake Huron, only some seventy- seven (77) miles long ; because the Municipality of Guelph is already paying a considerable annual assessment for her share of the construc- tion cost of the Guelph Branch of the Great Western Railway, t therefore think that she has a right on this account t:) claim a partial' ezet&ption from paying such a proportion of said subsidy aS bhej in' justice, under other circumstances would be required to pay in c'dn-" nexion with her sister Municipalities, to provide such Bonus as will se^uM the building and future working of this Railroad. I ani ddtiiroos to see eqaal justice done to aUpnriies conttrcted with this great enterprise, and this can only be effected by our adoption 6f a course of conduct alike impartial, unselfish and progressive. We know that in this, as in the greater portion of the public wor^a^ of our Coaatry, it will be imposslbld to satisty ullpirtiea in every par* ticular; our Railway cannot run within 2 or 5 miles of every Bate- payers farm, and such being the case, my single aim is to advopato such location, taxation, and course of immediate action, as I believe wil) he sure to benefit the large majority of the Ratepayers anc^., others that will be connected with the building, future prospects and advantages of this projected Railway, I think that our Bylaws for, granting this subsio/, should also provide that our Debentures should be issued in such graduated amounts as the a&sessment, according to the figures hereinafter shewn, (or one somewhat similar) will reauire ; 80 that the interest and contingent expenses only will be made pay- able the first ten (10) years and tho interest, principal ani^ conting- ent expenfe^ will, iti their several irregular amounts, bj paid annually during the next ensuing ten (10), fifteen (15) pr twenty ('20) years, according to the desire of each Municipality. "* I am strongly of the opinion that within two (2) months, or some f such short limited time, ftom tho dute of the letting of the contract > for the building of our Railway, the several Township Municipali- ties should issue their Dubeutures, (bearing seven per cent, annual ' interest,) for the whole of the pro m^a amounts, that, according to the graduated atfeaiinent, they sevsrally would be held liable for) , •MhCoanty toeidt»rac and seal the DoboKUives to be iiued faycthoio yk^ iptpMiive TowMhips looated in its owo limits } aod when so iMuod^ tlwu^ io ftccordaace witii Mr. Hope's plan, (of tho firm of Bachani^D, Kopt k Compaujr,) " to reader the granting and issuing of said "SBtMidy perfectly safe, and to secare the Ratepayers against any "possibility of loss, that, under ordinary circumstances, they might '' be called on to bear a share in, the Warden of each County •*a8 soon as the Debentures are issued, should deposit them in the ** hands of the Receiver General of this Province, and by him be 'f retained in safe keeping for both parties, and not to be handed " over to the Contractors until the Railway is completed and pro- «nonnced by an authorised Government Bngineer to be well built, '* substantial and in complete running order, according to the terms "and agreements of a written contract for this purpose, to be "entered into by our Municipal Authorities on the one part and by "the contractors for the building of our Railway on the ••other part." >Said contract should also provide that, in aocOiHlanoe with a pro rata scale to be computed on the whole construction cost of the Road, the interest on the several amounts of the Debentures should only commence to be counted from month to month, according as the Engineers handed in their Vouchers as to the value of the work then, at such Umes performed ; and by this means the Municipalities whilst the Railway is building, would only be held liable to pay in- terest on such amounts of their Debentures as ftom time to time would represent the Mveral pro raid amounts that, under ordinary contracts, would at such times require to be paid, according to the Bngineer'b estimates, and by so doing, the Great Western Railway Company or ether contractors, as the case may be, would alio have the piop'Ar amount of interest accruing on the several sums representing fhe Municipalities, pro rata share of the quantity of work at such times performed, until the whole would be completed. Absentee Lands in ai rears for Taxes, should, I think, in every in- stance be sold for the same, as soon as the law will permit such sale to take place ; these lands will be nearly doubled in value by the construction of our Gravel Roads, and our Railway, and at a matter « of course, they shouM pay promptly for the many advantages they will derive therefrom.' Tt is a well-known fact that for several years past the Counties interested in the building of this Railway, hare made several offsre of fitWdle% that no dotdbt Io than teemed very large, to iadaot ' I» when ao iMa«d; mof Bachani^D, iasaing of said ers against anj loes, they might eaoh County )8it them ia the and bj him be ot to be handed npleted and pro- to be well built, ling to the terms purpose, to be one part andbyr ailway on the anoe with a pro stton coat of the 'ebenturea ahonld ith, according aa alue of the work the Municipalitiea liable to pay in- om time to time b, under ordinary according to the Weatern Railway be, would alio ibe acTeral auma if the quantity of nld be completed. hink, in every in- permit auoh aale in Talue by the and at a matter advanlagea they laat the Oonntiea Ida, aeteral offert iMftf to ia4M» ' and encourage the Great Weatern '^r any other aoWent .^Iway Company, to build, equip and work luis roiid. Large as they were, however, and at^nding ofibrs as they may have been for several yeara paat, yet they have not been accepted for the aimple, though weighty, reason, that, when compared with the amount of cash re- quired to be expended by the Company, that should construct, stock and work the Railway, they were entirely too small to be a softMui- tee to men of capital, that, by accepting such aubudy, and comply- ing with the requirementa thereto annexed, they would enaure for themselves a sate and permanent investmert for their outlay. The building and future elEcient working of this Railway, isi to the Company who will build and work it, and to the Municipalities who diiectly and indirectly, are sure to receive such a large profit therefrom, a simple question of Dollars and Cents, and by adopting somewhat of the plainer, but yet substantial style, I have previpus- ly advocated for the building and working this Road, the subsidy I have mentioned, and which I think will be required to ensure ita construction, (as is hereinafter more fully shewn,) is very small, wl^en compared with the immense benefits that will result therefrom. ** Facts are stubborn things," and I feel confident that, much •■ this Railway is required, it never will be built until the Members of the variooB Townahip and County Councils ; the reading and think- ing maaaea of our agricnltnriats, our professional men and our mechanics will individually take the trouble, in an unprejudiced and unselfish manner, to investigate the whole of the figures on both sides of this, (to them more especially,) all important qnestion ; and, by so doing, every well-informei], unbiased person will tor him- self have a fixed data on which to found a relii^le opinion, that I. am satisfied will very soon lead to the coaclnsion, that, by granting the required Bonus to ensure the building, stocking and future effioi-, ent working of this Railway, they will confer great and lasting benefits on every Rate-payer included in the section of country con* teroplated to be taxed for the payment of such subsidy, and that said amount is not anything more than will be sufficient to indue* capitalists to spend their money in building, equipping and working this Railroad, with the certainty that it will be a safe, profiteblo ond permanent investment for thorn to embark in. I deom it my duty, as a Ratepayer, that sooner or latter will hat* t» paf my ihir* of thii labiidyi 4»fioi(«ly to itilt that, tlliv • ' 99 leqjttUfned, careful iu)d |inpreja4iced exaoiiofttion qf thiaqaefltioit ia all ity vaiied aspects, the firm convictioa of my miud, is that any leBs.sam tbao $700,000 of our Debentures, to be paid as a Bonus, will not induce the Great Western or any other solvent Company, to build, equip and work this Railway, in a substantial, safe and proper manner, and which il taken in hand, especially by a coiiPANT TRIED and PROVED, A3 is the Great Western, will of itself be a good guarantee that the Railway will be well built, FROPEBLT MANAGED, and ooNTiNuousLT WORKED ; and to ensurA snch a boon for ourselves and aur children, we must grant this, we some such amount as a snbsidy ; or continue to suffer in the futnre, (until we oome to our right mind,) as in the past, all the loss, privations, disappointments and vex ntious delays, that for several years past, we have been obliged to submit to, whilst endeavoring to transport the large number of passengers and immense amount of farm pro- duce, and merchandise required to be moved to, through, or from those richly productive, influential and wealtby Municipalities to a Frontier Railway Station, and which loss in its greatest extent has been borne, is now borne, and must of necessity continue to be borne by our agncultnrists in that section of country, until sncli time, as by the offer of the subsidy herein named, we secnre tbe services of the Great Western or some other solvent Company to build, equip and work the ^ilway, according to the plans, specifications and agreement^ for that pi^rposo tO be made a^nd entered into, mutually, for tlfo instruotioi^ future guidance i^ul benefit cf both tl:\,e contracting parti^., , mmi^ The granting of onf Dabentures fbr $700,0019 tit) sobsidtto this Railway, may at first eight seem to be a latgd amount ; but wli^n ^Ntoohsider the extent and wealth of so much of our Country as is included in the proposed taxable area contained in the Township pre'^ously named ; I am pleased to be able to state, that were the whole of the money required to be liaid down to the ountractorii as soon as the Railway would be oomplbtely bnilit, stocked and running, it wouM only require the landed proprietors in! crested in itsoonstrao* tit)n,:to put forth a small effort when compared witb the benefits to be seotired thereby, to ensure and fully accomplish this most desire' able object, which the figures hereinafter given will more fulljf'^ prove, ^^I|lfiDa,d^alf^us of making all.my figures aQd^aloplationsi^qn tltijis^!!^ ii||g9rii^t subj«ct as si|i^p,le! fad pl#|q ^popsible) I^iokj i I tbig qamtion ia ud, is that any aid as a Boons, vent Company, antial, safe and ispecially by a BSTBBK, will of I be well BDiLT, d to ensare snoh nt this, w some he fotnre, (antil loss, privations, ireral years past, ing to transport int of farm pro- iroagh, or from inicipalities to a at6st extent has continae to be country, until herein named, or some other ilwAy, according t purpose to be ,f(Uare guidance !a sabiidite thii* onnt ; but wlim nr Gountry as is I the Township te, that were the e cuntractors ts ^ed and running, d in its construe* 1 the benefits to this most desir* irill mora Ailly Qalofilationsj^qn oiuiblei Iihiiiki lean best do lo by sUrting that the leTitnJ TowMhipi hisr 9iopr»r Tiously named, are located as o«ftr as may be in a leotion oC^outulty 75 miles Idng and 40 miles wide, exclusive of Road allowances, and other small contingencies. , !o to tbe SQth yeAr iqclastve, from ^e, And te irn^n >l^ pf»y- nM»Ot Ji»,MiQf 1^14 bopa|l,,togAth^r T|ri4l^ti>§intjBi;e8^,Aod,c9i»^iflgl^i ei^MM ooopfQiid tlwrfVitV4a fald ^ntij^t^^ifk/^lipiii^j- rtqnite an a wew mion the wliole ot our taxable area of Biztj-^' Eigbt Thoaaand, Five Hondred and Twenty ■ 19200 fanni Dollate a year, or an aren^ of Three $3 frtii: . . Dollars and Fifty-seven Gents per annnm, ■ ■ * ■■ - .'- on each of those 19,200 farms, which as 134400 iti the former case gives ns a small balance 96000 ' over the amount we require annually. 67600 '"'-' ^** M' 168,844 00'^ .1 do not, .iowever, adyia^, were it even practicable, the levying qf such a tax as would be sufficient to pay the whole amount as soon as the Railway is built and running. Neither do I think that it would be either just or equitable to strike an average rate of as- sessmentk on the section of Country required to be taxed to pay off the bonus in said Thirty years. 1 merely give the figures to shew how small in any of those cases the required assessment would be when compared with the greatly increased value of every acre of laud contoiiUMi in said taxable area. Of course, the several Townships will have to be consulted, and their consent obtained for levying such an assessment on each, as in the aggregate will make the full amount ot the subsidy we require, and to accomplish this very desirable object, as there is not any time to b^ lost ; I here venture to suggest that the Secretary of our pro- jected Railway Board of Directors or other proper Officers by circu- lar, invite all the Member$ of our Countt, TowKSRtp and Towv CotiNOiLS, in these six Gdnnties herein previously mentioned, to meet in convention for the purpose of adjusting atid settling their several assessments required to secure the spJBedy commencement 6f active operations, for the building of our BLailroad. Heretofore in the years that are past, our several public meetings, projects an4 conversations, respecting the amount of bonus we will havfiJoilUjr, to secure the building of this Railway, have been of too v >le area of Bixty- 19200 fanni $3 &7 «iJo 134400 96000 ' * 67600 ' "^'5 ? t. 168,544 OO'V ., ^ble, the levying whole amouDt as ler do I think that rerage rate of as- e taxed to pay off gares to shew how it woald be when rery acre of laud be consalted, and lent on each, as in ibsidy we reqaire, lere is not any time Bretary of onr pro- tr officers by circu- NSRtp and Tawv ily mentioned, to ahd settling their commeneemenk of 1 il pnblio meetiags, i of bonus we will ray, hare been of igh time for ns to nite manner, and itnent of our great 1 most satisfaetori ' ish and all of tho ' Rty Htanioipl^iitlii irlHHtte^MMty > ; fo»oiii> delegate at said meeting^ to have a fixed datu for thaift gnidance> as to the amount of subsidy we shall require on whioli ta ground the several Township and County assessments. I beg leava. to suggest to those gentlemen, the propriety of making all such as- sessments, on the presumption that the required amounts fov our Townships to pay, will be Six Hundred Thousand Dollars, and One Hundred Thousand Dollars from onr six connties, making in the aggre- gate, Seven Hundred Thousand Dollars. Of course, the amount of the bonus We will have to pay, will all depend on the character of the Railway and the Boiling Stock to be used thereon. A definite sntti "must, however, be named so that onr Convention can for the time being, fix the prorata assessmeots of onr several Township and County Mnaicipalities. iii^ti'Hy- tn I also believe it absolutely necessary, that said Convention should appoint a sufficient and proper deputation, whose duty it should be (as. soon as arrangements can be made for that purpose), to meet with the Directors of the Great Western Railway, or other oon. tractors, for the purpose of coming to a definite understanding, bc> tween both parties as to the description of Railway required to her built, the weight per yard ot raiis^ the character of the rolling stock to be used, what the average speed of passenger and also Of freight? trains, per hour, would require to be, &c., Ac; these partioiilars bein^ agreed on, then, of course, the intending contractors would be prepared to give our deputation somewhat of a definite idea as to the least amount, per mile, they will be willing to accept as a bonus to iuSure, by them, the construction and future efficient work* ing of our Railway, so that as soon as an agreement with the Dlrec* tprs of the Great Western Railway, or other contracting particF, is entered into, and the exact amount of our required subsidy known, then, according to the reduction that may perhaps be made from the amount of figures I here give, or that may be acted on, by our Con* vention, a percentage may require to be deducted, so as to. give us the true amount of Debentures each Township will need io gi-ant, and issue according to the assessment made by said Convention, as their several equitable shares of our required bonus. I am, how* ever strongly of the opinion, that should there be any percentage of redttotion on the several amounts assessed against our Townships, there should not by any means, be any reduction , from the full amount of One Hundred Thousand Dollars, that said couveotipn will, nodonbt) iB.«|i.«qait«ble pntaia ta$»a»r, tmm ilgai«9li,9W[. fix eountiet, m it is by this meMs only, tke seferal Townships locnt> «d ib-sftid eoanti«s, which arf tiint inoluddd in our scheme of Town* ship Assesstaients for this parpose, can have an opportunity of pay* ing a very trifling share of tie several amonnts, that, in justice, they should be ready and willing to pay, as a small remaneratioo for the many advantages our Railway when built is sure to confer on thenw'^'""' I also think, a very proper subject for discussion at our Conven tion, will be the necessity there exists, (without loss of time,) for having a preliminary survey of the route for our line of Railway, made by a competent Engineer, so that a clcse approximation to the actual construction cost may be ascertained, and by this means, we will be enabled the better to form a correct estimate, as to ths po8i« tive amonot per mile, that tlA Great Western or other solvent Con- tractors will require from us as a bonus, to insure the building, stock* in^ and future efficient working of this Railroad. It is all important thai the said Convention, should meet lui soon as possible, after the hohy of the farm work, in the month of May, is over. T, therefore, think, Said meeting should take place not later, if practicable, than Wednesday, the 5th day of Jane, next, at 12 o'oloCk, noon; and to bis held in the Town of Mount Forest, as being the most central for the accommodation of all parties concerned. As 1 before stated, I am desirous to see equal justice done to every Rtitepayer that will be assesaed to provid<) the subsidy to en- sure the building of this Railway. And thi^, I think, can best be accomplished by apportioning to each Townihip, their />ro rc^ta shures required in the aggregate to make up the full anount of our subsidy. In entering on this part of my work, I am well aware that in endeavoring to arrive at proper conclusions fixing the several as- sessments of the respective Townships, I have a very difHouIt task to perform. Some person, however, must first make out the sche- dule, and, as I shall have to pay my share of the required subsidy, T believe it is my duty herein to express my views, and give such figures, as, according to the best of my jud;|[ement, will guard the rights, and protect the interests of all parties concerned. T do not, however, in giving the following proposed assessment, by any m«an% wish to be underitood, that, in relation to each TowMhtp or County, my fl^ares are perfect., or sodh, sslnthe pMfBtN* , iiiUiy vHimalely b« ftdopud, tkty nay, ^ they nay Mt i\ Townships locat-^ 'sch«meof Town- pportnnity of pay- 8, that, in justice, U remaneratioD for sure to oonCer on ion at our Conven t loss of time,) for r line of Railway, prozimatiou to the by thia means, we aate, as to thd pofii> other solvent Con- he building, stock- . It is all important s possible, after the over. T, therefore, if practicable, than o'olodk, noon ; and ug the most central [ual justice done to ) the subsidy to en- [ think, can best be hip, their j>ro r:^to full anount of our am well aware that xing the several as- a very diiHouIt task make out the Sche- ie required subsidy, lews, and give such lent, will guard the soncsrned. >posed assessment, in relation to each or sodh, ss in the y,Dt they nay Mi w bt,, M jnPV •qoiU lattice as it is possible for ns to arrive at. Oar Coavmltiaa, of coarse, will be the best judges of this matter. ''*■> Schedido of Assessment for the several Townships, showing the Amoont of Debentures required from each, to obtain the sum of $600,000, the Annual Interest, and Contingent Expenses, they respeotinly will have to meet ; the Num'^^^er of Acres contained in each Toifnship, and the Yearly Rate, per Acre, they will indi- tMoallj have to pay, ftc, &c.; each of my calculations being made for the first Ten (10) Tears payments. NmumoT Oowttos. WtlllnRton. II u u «i II II It •I •I II M Waterloo. Qrejr. •I II II II II Perth. Bruo*. tt ti •• II II II II II II M Huron. It T6«ilUil|il. No. of AorM, Deben» turoi. Luthor .... Minto Mary bora*. Ptlklpgton . Oararraz* . BramoM... Ouelph .... Niohol Peel Arthur . . . < Amaraiith . Krin Woulwloh . . Beutlnck ... Kgremont. . . Normanby.. (Jlonolg ^ulllvun .... Proton Walliiuo .... Aiui(«fen . . . . KIJorBllo.... .\rran Bcuoo (irvenoak , . Culms* BriiDt. Klnourdlne.. Carrtok.. KmloH, . Huron... HowioK.. Turubury... «0,0Q0 74,000 •0,771 38,000 94.0«)0 48,eoo 42,000 28,0U0 74,800 «ft,e48 08,900 70,400 68,000 76,663 76 20*2 70.000 6i,060 73,701 76.800 63,773 40 484 66,776 64,N33 67.176 68,686 68,096 •f 0,(100 60,668 S»,635 44,683 68,261 6l»,0TB 84,640 Hon.— In • 18 000 27,000 18,000 8,000 80.000 9,000 12,000 8,0l0 24,000 26,000 12,000 4,000 6,000 80,(J00 84,0(0 82,0011 26,ono 12,000 13, OOP 10,000 12,000 14,(J00 8.0 26 ,"00 27,100 82,000 10,000 26,00v I4,oro 14 000 1R,0C0 8,(K<0 Annual Rati per Acre. ots. 2 3 8-4 8 1-4 2 7-8 8 1-4 2 1.9 2T-8 2 7-8 3 1-4 $000,000 I 7-8 016 1 1-12 3 78 4 1-2 36 2-3 5-8 84 7-8 ft.8 1-2 1-2 34 6-8 1-2 12 16 1-4 3 1-6 2 1-2 3 2 1-8 Interest I from let to lOtb year, ID- oraiveO 7 p. oen. ~% 1,260 1,800 1,260 660 3,100 680 840 660 1,680 1,820 840 280 4';o 2,10D 2,380 2,540 1,760 840 010 700 8)0 P8() 660 1.76) 1.890 l,f<20 2,240 1,830 1,760 080 080 1,260 663 3 per cent, for ootleot- ions and other coa- tlngenoiee. $ 87 80 66 70 87 80 16 80 63 00 18 fiO 26 20 16 80 60 40 64 60 25 20 8 40 12 ro 63 00 71 40 67 fO 62 60 25 2U 27 30 21 00 '26 20 29 40 111 80 6'i r>o 60 70 64 03 (17 20 80 ro 62 5D 20 40 2!) 40 37 80 10 tiO Annual Total Requir- ed, t 1,207 80 1,046 70 1,W7 80 676 80 2,163 ro 648 tK) 865 20 676 80 1,780 40 1,874 CO 865 20 288 40 432 f 9.103 00 2,461 40 2,807 20 1,802 60 8C6 20 037 31) 721 00 80-. 10 1,00.1 40 576 80 1,802 00 l.!)4rt 70 1.H74 00 2,307 ro l.aOB 00 1,80 J 60 1 .( 01 40' 1 ,OUU 40 1,207 80 6T0 80 '^i^J'StiO^T^'i^^^^^ •'•v.not |,u..uto » IL B^peamg the gUtiit tff itdd inpbfiiiftiftr «^ sveral interesled cottntiea, I think tM foVtowi several interesiea conntiea, I think thii fottowiag figai«8, «<1iui^' ' approximate to aa eqaitable assessment of the same : Wellington, .:.... $22,000 Waterloo^ ............ 4,00^' Perth 4,000 Grey, ..vLVl^^;i'.'.;.i:t2! iti^^V;h.'24,0(lfO- •''^ xiuron|. ....... •a..'. ... v. ■.»••••••...«■■•. .' p^vOO' *? Brace, i. 38,000 ' . |ioo,poo' The Railway rate to be levied on the T6wns and VnilKgu, itt otii^ taxable area will be bent made by our Convention,, i;rhe^j hey i|»|9^ to arrange the Townships and Oountiijs Araessments, and as a matter of course, the amount charged ai(6ih8t Town add Village Property can be deducted in an eqaitable manner from the bonus granted by the whole, or anv given uv.mbac.»f the JlWaehiffr--- -•• In conformity with my idea of paying of the the whole of our Debentures, together with the interest and contingent expeuei thereto belonging, from the llih to the Sf h year incliuive, I give the following fi;jures, shewing what the vf^rly payments would be, were the assessment to he made irrespective of County orTowoahip Kouiidary Lines, I also give this Schedule, so that each Township may see that by dividing their assessmenU into Tdn, Fifteen, or Twenty parts, irregular in their several amounts, they will at such distant days, as their Debentures become due, be enabled to meet thfvn promptly, and without being a burden to the RatepaTers. 1 nil iJii 1311 till i.'itii 10;i Kll IRll lOlli 20(li 7t«l saud SKI 3AII 8«ll am SSlI 20tl 80tl Pri»parl!on of I'r iiuliml la DR3KX1VKM Payiblo ouch your. 17,280 OU 18,480 60 ig.m 87 31,108 76 2ifibO 00 •ii,mi 00 £6,083 02 27,747 01 ae.ono w 81 .703 68 88,003 88 80,871 8) 88,017 88 41,042 13 44,667 V8 47,070 07 0i,018 liO 64.684 83 68,406 34 64,001 41 $700,000 00 PHiitnrAL bearing Inter- eitat? per cent, per aDnuin. 8700,000 CO 082,720 00 004,280 40 eU.44« 68 «iJ,277 78 800,037 23 676,bOl 18 6.'>U,468 f>l 623,710 00 iUft-20 84 401,261 70 4C7,260 88 800,887 63 861,000 CS 810.837 63 206,770 44 318,004 87 Uim 08 113,408 06 64,001 41 Annual iNTaRKsr on running Principal. 840,000 00 47,700 40 40,406 18 46,111 36 43,6aj 44 42,048 91 40,347 88 88,632 00 80.686 74 34.611 42 82,987 63 80,0U8 16 i 7,863 13 24,«87 87 21.733 03 18,< 08 08 16,300 01 11,006 07 7,874 70 8,780 40 LesvlBi K BalsaMor Klght ThoiiisU nur Bi i«*a|CtBU (•8,4M 19) IB favour orthiltateipsl- yearly O>N1l^0R.Tr ExpenMis. 83,340 00 3;i40 CO 3,240 00 3.340 00 3.340 CO 3,340 00 2.340 00 2 240 00 3,240 00 3.240 00 3,340 00 3.340 55 B.24I) 00 3,240 00 2,340 CO 3,240 00 3,240 00 3,340 UO 3,3(0 00 3,340 O'J AmriL Tak riNiulred from tlittlltli(o(h« 80th year, ln> olualvQ. ,1,. 168.630 06 88,620 OQ 08.630 05 88,620 00 68,620 00 68,630 00 < 68.620 68,620 08,69 » 68.6:0 09 • 68,630 00 66,690 0!) ' 08,630 00 ' 68,620 00 '. 68.63(1 00 08.630 01 68,630 00 .• 6 ,620 00,,., 68.630 M > 68,620 00 miisf'M!!^': •uw» i^!$ w? i $22,000 ... IjOOOrji'.^.-fof. ... 4,000 ... 24,0(lf0 . . a«O0D ... 38,000 ' i nUi\'ii' ■■■:■! |I00,Q00 nenti), and as a own arid Vtll^ja it from the bonus t IWashifS* — r-rrr the whole of oar Qtingeot exponaes r inclusive, I giva iyments would be, mntyo^Towoahip at eaph Township Titif Fifteen, or I tbejr will at stfeh e enabled to meet eUatepayers. aA Rrly ARRrii Tak ^a«jrr roqulred froin BnMi. the 11th (otba SOih swT, in- cluilyo. JToo" MS .820 00 40 CO <0 00 08,620 00 ' 68.830 OO *.^^ 68,8v!0 00 (0 00 88,820 00 (0 00 08,890 00 10 00 08,620 00 10 00 08,620 00 10 00 08,69 » 00 IK) e8.6;0 09 00 68,620 00 68,690 00 ii) 00 08,620 00 10 00 08,620 00 K) CO 68.620 00 10 00 68.620 0') 10 00 68,630 00 1 00 00 6',620 00 08.830 00 • iO OJ 68,620 00 '.aii4'WiM*' "; d27 « _ I, tore to the, best of my ability, / in the purchase of property either for ngricultural or mabufac- toriiig purposes, and, as a matter of course, if land sales are made, the property must be sold at a much lower rate than it would command were there a Railway in active operation through that territory'. Under existing circumstances, I will put the avecage price of those 19.200 farms at $6 per acre, say 19200 $11,620,000. $6 00 As soon as onr Railway ii built and rnnning, these 19,200 farms will each, on an average be worth, at least, $9 per acre. Depreciated loss of $3 per acre. Interest on loss at 2 per cent., per anoam ) Bay 19200 $9 00 $17,280,000 111,520,000 •17,280,000 $ 0,760,000 2 p.o. •110,200 00 tr. % le nth to SOth year Seventy Basheli of thuse 19,200 farms, at a losB or gaia, as 1,344,000 60 |C7,200 00 Af Beef, Pork, Feal, tete, Thllow, Lard, ina, Pot and Pearl Cord IVood, Peat, lent by us to Frontier ill at least, in the ab- each owner of those (ate yearly lora, untfl 19,200 farms. 13 0" 167,600 100 farm) are no'^/, by ^he present mode of at least, $1 each, pe*r that section ot c untry, reat extent, invest their 9;rioultaral or mabufao* and sales are made, the han it would command iijh that territory'. I avecage price of those 19200 •6 00 nf» 111,020,000 •17,280,000 • 5,760,000 2 p.o. •110,200 00 .w ,mm r','5 «r f..7. HSOAPlTlTLATlOir Of (hfi Amval Lou or Chin, at the cate may he, a$ it thewn hjf t\t foregoing figuret : Loss on Fifly-five bushels of grain to be sold from each of those 19,200 farms each year, until a Railway is bnilt through from Ouelph to Lake Huron, Five Cents per bushel, on 1,056,000. . • 1,056,000 60 Annual lo;s on travelling, including the loss of at least $3,000 a year on the importation of me^ chandise by teaming. Yearly loss on Live Stogie, Butchers* Meat, Fruits, Roots, Square "timber, Cord Wood, &o. Two per cent., per annum, on the increased or depressed value of Real Estate. Annual maximum amount required, should the grant of $700,000 be given a« a subsidy, the same bein;; suiBoient to pay off said sum and all the con* tingeilt expenses connected therewith in Twenty Yeais. • 62,800 00 2ii,2b'6 00 57,600 00 116,200 00 Making a total of $247,800 00 68,620 00 $179,280 00 Leaving an annual balance over and above the amount req'iired yearly to pay off pur Debentures in said Twenty years, of $179,2801111 The Square Timber and Cord Wood alone, that can be brought from ixi ar«a of ftome fifteen miles on either side of this Railway, ^ttld in Twenty years, pay more than one-half the amount of tha donot, that our ManioipalitiM will be leqnired to pay to iniaM itt «onilhntion. . ' vii; n The foresoinj; fi^si|^8hoic.tihHe»o1i of t^oi^ 19^00 fimu, n^U^ until B\]oh tioie te^hife-RkilWliy m4>o;1V tmatoNiMy rafraraloM $100,000, toe arierage tax wnicn the owners of iaid futna would have to pay would only amotftollo t|(l.4;piiKi|l AljUJiiilfkt of 13 67 each, or aye^rly ^ying ^ e^h,<^i!|fl^9f,mw?f^ l^jefthe payment of his Railway Tw» pf |j? y^W r ,.. f» r- ». ., --v These ^^ures are itctrftifig, ahdyetli^m cert&ip they are loyfer by 1 00 per cent, than the facts of the ease would warnMt' me in ex- hibUing) and whsther our Municipal Councils will take immediate action or noi, we, like the " galley slave that is chained to the oar," must, Tor all time to come, tug, and labor, and toU on, through cold and heat, by day and by night, through frost and snow, rain Of son. shine, in winter and summer, to pay this drtadfut, eftuMng, and jfet umvyidaUe, indirect Tax o/ $24t,8d0 a yMt, until iktt.Qh tim« as our Agricultnrisls, more especially, as it were wlilli the voltie and determination of one man, nniledly pn^ for^l^ tlpir 8|rei|g;^t, asfc apd dtnumd the requffid tulfiidy to be voffd by ^i^ propfr li^l&ori- ties, to enture the building and permanent working of our long- talked of and mueh itee^fed Railway! 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Lne^d scarcely remind you, that, under existing circumstancM, U )ia useless to expect iioan of large capital and great enterprise to go in, make purchases, and settle amongst you, to farm extensively, or to drive on large manufactories, or mercantile estaUifjI^f nts ; they will not do it until OQr ^f^UfV ^ Voilt i I^h^yp^i^ epi^oy their time, their energief, W^ t|»««r m^^ ^ m^k ^ifl^U^ifi^jMl^ | and in this manner you w^l| eoot^miw tp MT*^ u^kiiOim.#9ftJ»fl|T7 \^^^ V^\l such time as, by our own united efforts, our sywtf m .of QjlYgl Roads and Railway has become a great fiMt, and is §l|ay?Wprppflr*^|iori- working of oar long- diting oircnmitances, nd great enterpriae to I, to iarm exteniively, rattle eitaUifjI^f nti ; fcl th^m^m^j i)V)Hl)fttt)ir)|4fiM4f«f} d effortR, our ajiltf m a great fiact, and ii nntry. opinionaato the, jai> onl of the doath and ellbgtoti, bbd P^rth, gtodolh«iriyh^i|n ^jpi^^em^n^t^will m 9f ^Id %^l(Che Ttk^lMfd t6 frily, t(» Be«At>^ fh sh spent amoDgit , a period mnat be to the advantage in onr interested be spent amongst must also reool* V R^ad in proper cessarily require a ies will all aid in surplus produce { Lake Huron Fish. tuyer an extensive unselfish and im* Bttt, we must oome 1 our talking musti ure the immediate eat undertaking. B sunlight of equal li the advancement in a more efficient alph to cease the her Press, during Railway extension* le Fifty or Sixty of i to a considerable be supplier of their, le competition and ure to induce, will >ttsiaeas—h9^{B«||i;i,, ly ni^l^, I'Bej^leliye' to so say, thiat such need not be the cfeise, as I p^nme, her merchants, mechanics, and professional men, standing oik K tieseut.yeair, been gone into, for the purpose of build- ing Qfifly 300 milef: of Gravel Roads, the greater part of which ara inih*'QPttoty of Bruoe{ and, aaa matter of course, the County has issoed and sold her Debentures to raise the required amount of Cash to meet her Uabillties for said improvements. Such being the case, there miy ^some few persons that, perhaps, will rat'use to supppi^t or jvotj^ for our project, .^nd^ at the same time, state as their reason for 10 dojak'^^f t thejr^ believe , we are jp)rematunB ia the adyQ9^(;y of^OuirlOMiDib^ andi thai It will be quite time Enough to have oar Railway built, after those Maaicipalitiea get all their QraTet Roads liabilities paid. To sach persona, I beg leavf) to s%/, oar Qrayel Rjadi are all right, and will prove thetuselvei to be the best paying iuvestment that oar North- Western Cuialies hive ever gone into. They are extensive, and, of course, will tin the more useful in their capacity, as so many feeders for our iutendeJ Railway. In shorty each Road is sure to make for the others a large amount of basi« ness, that will go far towards making our expenditure, in theie great public improvements, a constant source of direct and indirect profit, that, as I b.'lievc I have alreaiy proved, will, all harmoni* ously, do their part in enriching ourselves, oar country, and the shareholders of our Railway. In conclusion, allow me, for a moment, to direct your thoughts across the Atlantic fined, to the land of our birth, and the home of our forefathers. Britain, that little sea girt Isle 1 1 And, having done so, we each are involuntarily led to ask oarselves the question, What has raised her to the emiaentljr pioud, glorious and exalted position that she now occupies, as the best governed, most prosper* ous, wealthiest, frue and independent nation upon earth? The Oitly reply that we can give, is an open Bible, libarty of consci- ence, free institutions, the induitry and bravery of her sons, and last (but not least), her unequalled system of Railways, Gravel Roads, and Telegraphs, that, like a mighty net-work, extend from the centre to the ciroamference of her peacaful and happy Island Homes I I beg leave to say, that the foregoing are my views, fully and freely expressed. I have given them in this form, because I believe it is the best method I could adopt to bring those truthful and telHng facts and figures before the large majority of my fellow*ratepayers in our interested Municipalitin, Should n:y humble efforts in this way prove successful, I shall be thankful for having been able in any manner, to do my part in rendering the homes and firesides of the " "bone and siaew*' of our Country more comfortable, and, cOn* seqnently, more happy than they can be whilst they are saffefing the loss, privations, and inconveniences, Attendant on the want of Railway accomodation through our North>Western Ooanties. I have only to add that to insure the speedy and complete snecesi of oar oodertaking, we require, once and foiever, to lay aside al« ■elfiibniM Mi^ looal kmwMkt, each be willing t^ act for tU genu* |r Qravel Roads \»%ff oar ravel the best paying over gone iato. j-e useful ia their llway. In shorty I amount of buai* aditure, in thete |irect and indirect rill, all harmoni* country, and the )ct your thoughts and the home of I I And, having lives the question, riousand exalted led, most prosper* in earth? The libarty of consci- of her sons, aud iailways, Gravel rork, extend from and happy Island y views, fully and ccause I believe it ■uthful and telHog fellow-ratepayers ible efforts in this kving been able in es and firesides of ortable, and, eOn* they are sufferiog nt on the want of I Counties. complete sneceii If, to lay aside ih ftck for Um genu* j 35 al welfare of our Country, and all in conformity with the *' Royal -law," obey the voice of the " Great Teacher." " Therefore all things whatsoever je would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them ; " and by so doing both in the letter and spirit of the command, we will, ore long, with honest pride, be enabled to see that, by our united.effbrts, we hare been the honored instrumentf of hastening on the long wished for and jubilant day, when our Iron Horse Ft'anding on his track of our Western terminus, on the shores of our beautiful inland sea, shaU, with the thunder notes of his mighty neighing, cause the echoes of o;ir commerce to he heard and reverbrated, far and wide, o'er what was once the delightful hunting and fishing grounds cf our " Irrequois Braves," v/ho not many years since in wildest majesty reigned supreme over these in- terminable fore^, that, by the shining of the glorious orb of each new day, cast their lengthened sh idows across the dark blue waves or glassy bosom of our majestic Huron. I have the honor to be, Gentlemen, Your obedient servant, P. W. WATKINS. P. S.— Through the kindness of my friend, Vfm. Gunn, Esq., of Walkerton, I have been favoured with a copy uf the following cor- respondence between Thomas Adair, Esq., Reeve of Southampton, and F. Shanly, Esq., Civil Engineer, &c., &c. ; the information contained in Mr. Shanly's letter is of a very important character, snd throws much light on the question that in the preceding pages I have andeavored to advocate. ^»W. iUUi- «tti^ V? ^'^^ wdriieqlie* soivlii .'d'^ftit-i- # CHEAP RAILWAYS. SorTHAiiPTOK, April 15, 1967« To the Editor of the Brace //mi/(f.' ' « . HiB, — ^The discassion of the Cheap Railway ^^jstem in the paper*, fur BomR time past, created a desire on the part of a number of people of this village to have the opinion of some reUable and practical Engineer on the qaestion, and its ndaptability to this S3ction of country, and havtug full coafideace in Mr. Shanly, I, ^k their request, wrote him, and promptly received the accoaip«i^i|E\g reply, which I send you for publication ^a |he Ikrald. 'Toon, 4c., THOMAS ADAIB. ToROKTO, March 30, 1867. TJu>ma» Ad^ir^.^Mq-t Heeut, uni othert: OiiKtLRMW,-* In rep^ to your communication of the 17th inst., h wing reference to the '* Cheap Railway'* system now being agiiat* ed throtighout the country, 'and asking my 'dpihion as toils adapta> bility to the reqoiremeiats of yoikr paiticiijai' sectfod, I' beg lb submit the fultowidg remarkr: ; ; .. . ' » Firat^Aa regards the «gui^e,'* I am in fayor oi a^ppjting the one now in genera^ use , in C^ia^ namely, Aft pin.,, |a prelereace to one of 'Ah 6in., which has been suggested for ibjs d|cs{iiripti(^n, f f roari— thu first cost of the former will not exceed that of the latter by more than about fron. fi^o to ten per cent A train of say ten carrt, will perform more work on the wide than on the narrow guage, at the stime cost, and the trouble, expense and delay of trans* ferrin^; f rei;rht, especially grain and timber, to and from the main Trunk lines, will be avoided. , Stcond—Ai to the most fitlirYgtefrminoBut the east— in view of the action now being taken in this city and Hamilton — it would, I thin'*, be well to leave that question in abeyance, for the pre sent— I would remark, however, that Quel ph presents two irreat ad vanta> gei| nai^elj, gifiii|{ ibipp^ri tU ckak$ •J im nmkti$,uA ia«^ Lpril 15, 18G7. em in the pa.per», rt of a nutober of ome reliable and ptabili^ to this i^r. Shanlj, I, ^t he accompa^jiiqg )MAS ADAIR, larch 30, 1867. of the ITthinst., now being agitat> n as tb ns adap^ Bct^d, 1' beg tb (^ aflpp^ing the iQ.,.|o prei«reBce ibisdlc^riptif^ff that of the latter 1. train of saj ten a on the narrow ind delay of trani> td from the maio east — in view of il ton—it would, I or the prpsent— vo irreat advanta> mkitt,uA iati- of cooDtrj for ooosttnetiojBf ^othb point jofiQ()|()P|9rp|i^r#ound8 per licieali yeird, kid itf the ordinary ttamer^ on ;; ,;,.,^ .- ..:.,.,;„,, FoiMkj^knd most important is the traffio ciieitif q, alBO^ the mportanl is the traffio qtfi^f^i^ 4^^ most 4UBfii)JliO deal with, reliable data npon which to biae an eiti. »^ MMtt MoMiiUi^ Md U k^f hf iottHatipf » «oar pftrison with dtber road^ ilmtlsrly sttaated as to local conAtio^tbat I can Tentani to enter ttpon figures. I therefore take the Northern Railway from CoUingwood to Toronto 94 miles, as asaimilatin? more nearly than any other in Canada, to the line now under oon> sideration, from say Saugeen to Guelph, the business on both being purely local, and coasisting; maiuly of agricultural products, timber, general marchindise aiid passengers. By referring to the census of 1861, 1 find that the counties tributHPi; totbo Northern Railway, viz., York (exclusive of Toronto), Simcoe, and say half of Grey, con* taiucd a population of about 123,000 inhabitants, and had a product in grain of all kinds, of nearly 7,000,000 bushels, whilst the counties of Bruo>, Wellington, (exclusive of the T wu of Guelph and townships of Guelph and Puslinch,) half of Grey and a part of Huron, contained 9U,000 inhabitants, and had a grain product of 4,500 000 bushels; the proportion of population and products being as nearly as possible as 6 to 4 in favor of the Northern Road. The Ouelph and Saogeeacountry, however, produces a much larger pro* porlioft of meroMliSgram for export than that along the Northern liqe, and is rapidly increasing in that respect, whilst the timber pro* dno* of the Northern country is in advance of that of the Saugeen, —for all purposes of comparison, therefore, I think the above figures will not be far astray in having tbS established t^^a basis upon which to work, and allowing for the steady increase going forward in your county and those adjoining, I think you may safely count upon the following returns from traffic : , Freight of all kind««*300 tons per day, at $2, ,l^imng»t^ 200 par day, at $1, 600 200 tv. OOiV tU'i J,Oi;T$ Yfiio Ot itw'jru Ck«M taniliigl fiw 813 working daya, Wotkiig tipwMi^ 60 par oent, or laji t f.',f Net profiti wodii I 800 $249,600 9149,600 $100,000 'I Bonded Capital, $450,000, at 8 per oent.| Share Capital $270,000| «t 20 per oeot., ^'*- Unkiog Fund, '^*^* •^^ '!"" ^ 86,000 04,000 io,6oa 89 The net reeeipts above giTen are bat little more than oiie*haIf of those of the Northern Railway in 1863, thongh if the compnrison given above had been strictly carrio 1 ont, they should have been set down at two-thirds; bat even say that we reduce them still farther by one-third, we have still, aCter paying the 8 per cent, on the bonds a balance admitting of a ten per cent, dividend on the stock, and a surplus of upwards of $3,000 besides — a state of things, in my opinion safficienily encouraging to induce mdnied men to embark in the enterprise, and when we considor the immense benefit the road will confer on the country, to warrant the ratepayers in voting tor the required bonus. Canada is now enjoying a prosperity almost unexampled in its history, and at no time will its people be in a better position or tern* per for entertaining the project of << Cheap R til ways," which there can be no doubt, through sections of country such as Wellington, Qrey, and Bruce, will prove a first-rate investment, be th? Eastern terminus Hamilton, Toronto, or any other point on the main lines. Let the farmers of Bruce show their confidence in the scheme by the amount of their pecuniary aid ; the example will soon be follow* ed, and they will realize large dividends in the increased value of. their property and iu the laoilities and reduced cost of transport I am, Gentlemen, Yo^rs, respectfully, F. SHANLT. Tn tha printed copy that Mr. Gunn sent me, there waa io tht figures, two or three typographical errors, which Mr. Shank/ hu kindly corrected for me.— F. W. VT. »i 'i\