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ANNUAL IlEPOllT 
 
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 CHIEF ENaiNEER, 
 
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 SHAREHOLDERS 
 
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 QUEBEC AND RICHMOND RAILROAD COMPANY. 
 
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NAMES OF THE I'RESTDENT, DIRECTORS, A\l> OEFJOEliS 
 
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 The Hon. Rexe Ed. Cauox, VrcslduiL 
 
 Davjj) Ramsay Steuart, E«q. Vicc-Pi-cshhut. 
 
 Henry LeMesurier, Esq. 
 
 1'raxcois Real Angers, Esq. 
 
 James Bell Forsyth, I'sq. 
 
 Francois X. PARADrs, r'sq. 
 
 Thomas W. Lloyd, I'sq. 
 
 George II. Soiard, Es(i. 
 
 Capt. William Khodes, 
 
 AViLLiAM Price, Esq. 
 
 Henry Atkinson, l^scj. 
 
 (teorge Beswkk, Esq. 
 
 George Benson Hall, Esq. 
 
 The Mayor of Querec, (r.r o///c/o,) 
 
 OFFICERS OF Tin-: COM^A^V. 
 
 E. p. IMackie, Sccrdarij. 
 I^ORERT T. Bailey, Chief J'hfgi/iccr. 
 11. Sy^ies, Treasurer and CuUcctor. 
 8. Lelievre, I.c^al Adviser. 
 
 
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DIRECTORS' REPOllT. 
 
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 The Directors of the "Quebec find Pichmond 
 Rail-road Company," in presenting their First 
 i\nnual Report to the Proprietors, consider it 
 necessary to call their attention to the cir- 
 cumstances v/hich led to the formation ol' the 
 Company. 
 For a long time the necessity of opening at all 
 seasons of the year, a direct, rapid and cheap com- 
 munication between the City of Quebec, tlie East- 
 ern Townships, Montreal, Canada West and the 
 United States, had been apparent; the divergence 
 of its legitimate trade from this City, to loenlities 
 favoured with better and more perfect mnd<\s of 
 communication had long been regretted, and steps 
 were taken in the year 1846, by some enterpriziiig 
 gentlemen who endeavoured to organize Ji Com- 
 pany to construct a Railroad between Qnebec and 
 Melbourne, which possessing the advantages so 
 much desired, would have restored the City to the 
 position it had lost, viz : that of the Commercial 
 Capital of the Province ; the unfortunate commer- 
 cial crisis of 1847, prevented this arrangement fr u\ 
 being carried out and the subject was not agaia 
 agitated till the year 1849 ; in that year the City 
 Council unanimously passed the following Resolu- 
 tion. Proposed by Mr. Lloyd, seconded by Mr. 
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 " That His Worship the Mayor do call a public 
 Meeting of the Citizens of Quebec, with a view of 
 ascertaining the opinions and feelings of the Inha- 
 bitants of this City, as to the expediency of advau- 
 
rifiH" ('oipDi'iitioii !)(>ii(ls or l)('])!Miliir<vs \o tli(> 
 Jinioiint of I' 1 00,000 lo any Company now Ibrnu'd 
 or licrnafitn* to be ibrnicd, lor lli(» purpose of making 
 a llailroaci from Qiiehoe to Mel bourne, thcM'o lo 
 eonnecl witli tlie ^Montreal and Portland Uailroad, 
 by wliicban uninterrupted communication may be 
 maintained at all seasons with Montreal and the 
 United States." 
 
 " Dated Friday 21st Septcnuber, 1849." 
 
 M'be Citizens at a Public jMeetin;^ called and 
 presided over by His Worslii]) the iNlayor, and held 
 in th(* i^arl lament l]uildin<»'s, decided by an almost 
 unanimous (\\pr(\ssion ofopinion to aid in tlie con- 
 struction of a Kailroj'd between Quebec and 
 Melbourne, (a distance of only 9G miles) to connect 
 the City with the rest of the Province, and autho- 
 rized the Citv Council to loan their Debentures to 
 the extent of £ 100,000 to any Company that niii;lit 
 bo incorporated IJ^r this purpose ; actinj^' on tlie 
 Ixesolutionof the Citizens, the Council agreed con- 
 ditionally to mak(.' the loan. 
 
 A Provisional Connnittee was nominated at the 
 Meetini2:, Sul)scri])tion lists opened a)ul a Company 
 organized under the name of " Tlie Quebec and 
 Richmond i^<l U way." 
 
 The n(*cessary n(jtices havingbcenduly published 
 an application was made to the Provincial Parlia- 
 ment which resulted in the grant of a Charter in- 
 corporatii)g the present Company. The Act con- 
 tained a clause, giving authority to tlie City Coini-, 
 cil to subscribe to the Stock or loan money or 
 sccinities for money to the Company. 
 
 The Directors consider themselves bound to 
 declare the obligations which they, equally with 
 the other Shareliolders, are under to Mr. Lloyd a 
 member of the Board, who prepared with conside- 
 ra1)le care and free of cliarge the Act of Incorpora- 
 tion : attend^nl on. and as.siste(i its passage through 
 the TiCoislature. . . 
 
 
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On the 2 Itli of October, tliti niUiilxT oi' shares 
 rcfpiin'd l)y Iaw,a|)|)(siriiii4 by tb<' books to Ikinc been 
 subscribcil ibr, Ibo necessary notices sinned by 
 'I'en or more snbscribers b;i\ in«^' at least two bnn- 
 (b'ed shares were pnbbshed, c(dliiii>' the first Lfene- 
 ral Meeting" oC the Proprietors to eh'ct Directors, 
 kc, in contbrniity with the Act ; in pnrsiuince of 
 w'InCh notices a JMeetinii' was hehl at U\o Conrt 
 Ifonse ill this City, on 'rnescbiy, Novendx'r 5th 
 1850, wh{Mi the l^ovisional Connnittee ntinic^d in 
 the Act of Incorporation, snrrendered its anthorify 
 to the Pro])rietors, and the Conip;nry was h'i»ally 
 ori^anized by the eh'ction of Thirteen Directors, 
 and at an adjonrntHl (General ATeetin!^-, hehl Jannary 
 .'rd 1851, th(3 link's, ]{e«>n]ations and l^y(!-Laws 
 of the Corni)any were adopt(>(b 
 
 The Board is aware that some tinic^ after tlif 
 first General IMeeting, exception was taken by a 
 lew j^eutlemen to the proceedings of the Provisional 
 Committee, in callijii>- the Proprietors together, 
 on the 5th November 1S50, for the eI(>ctioii of 
 Directors ; the real motive of the opposition made 
 by these gentlemen the Board cannot imderstand 
 to be the avowed one, viz : the insuHicient nnndoer 
 of shares subscribed at the date of tlie requisition 
 before alluded to, because in point of tact the (<ene- 
 ral Meetiui^ Avas called by Ten or more of the 
 Proprietors in conformity witli the law, and not by 
 the ProAdsional Committee. 
 
 Althoujili not responsible^ for the acts of their 
 predecessors, or of tiie Proprietors, the Board oi* 
 Directors cannot alloAV this opportunity to pass 
 without stating their conviction that the mrunbers 
 <»!' the Provisional Committee acted in perfect con- 
 ibrmity Avith the law ; and that the Books certainly 
 contained the required number of shares, nor, had 
 it been otherwise, can the Board conceive the 
 members of the Provisional Committee to have 
 been actuated by other than the purest motives, in 
 
stM'kiiii^ l() <liv'r.sl lhf'ins(,'lvos, ni tlie f^arlit^j^l oppor- 
 tunity, of ;iii siiitliority whioli thoy iiiiglit iiuve 
 (.'ontiimctl to Ii(jI(1. 
 
 \n\ir. first Gi'rifM'Ml Mootinj^ on tlio 5th Novem- 
 l),;r, ISO!), was prorn.itun; (as is pr<!t(3rided) how 
 f ;ui tho jnotivcs or coruhuit ol' tlie Provisional 
 Comniitlo(^ ho impii^iKnl, or why in any case should 
 tlio present Direc'lors he attacked / had any irregu- 
 hirity bvan eommitted, lh(! proper season to have 
 pointed it out was at the General IMeetiu^ itself; 
 but none existed, and the whole body of the sub- 
 scribers by or^atiizin<»- tlie Company and electing 
 llie present Directors have assumed the entire 
 respo!isi!)ility of the Provisional Committee and all 
 the cojisequene(\s, whatever they may be — are 
 bindin,<r upon the Company at large. 
 
 At the hrst McMUing of tlie Directors, P. Putterson, 
 3']sq., was unanimously elected President of the 
 Company; an ofiice which from ill health, he 
 shortly after resigned, when the Honorable R. E. 
 Curoji was nominated to replace Mr. Patterson, 
 and this gentleman continues to be President of the 
 Company. 
 
 Mr. Benson one of the most active and enter- 
 prizing members of the Board having died suddenly 
 whilst on his way to England, Mr. Christian 
 Wurtele was selected by the Proprietors at a Spe- 
 cial General Meeting held January 3rd, 1851, to 
 succeed him. Mr. Wurtele finding himself unable 
 regularly to attend the Meetings of the Board, 
 resigned ; the vacancy thus caused Avas filled by 
 the appointment of Mr. G. H. Simard on the 26th 
 May, 1851, at another Special General Meeting of 
 the Proprietors. 
 
 On the 13th June 1851, Mr. Patterson (one of the 
 largest Shareholders and who had been President 
 of the Company from its formation to within a 
 short period of his death,) died; and Messrs. 
 Henderson and Lampson having resigned, Messrs. 
 
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 'I'he k);}ii of t'lOO.OOO hy the ("i\v ( 'on'iicil to 
 llio (Jojiipany, was, as l).'lbr(! stat-'d, coiidilicii il 
 and one oCtlic coiidilions, \i/: a i>r('rt'rriicr lo llw 
 ('()r[)()rarKMi as crcdilors orcrllic Pn)\iii(*ia! (v!'(j\'-rii- 
 iiKMit ]iavini»- hcoii liunid iiic()in]-)atal)Ir with the 
 Act of liK'orjioratioii and l)i'» l^nlvay (lUarajitc' 
 Act, was so i.!f iiHKiiiicd l)y tiic Coimcil as to 
 1)0 available^ 1o tli" (\nnj>aMy, hnl .jointly with 
 this fiivor, rosolutiojis wt'i'f* passed, insistini;' tliat 
 snrvovs should hv niado oi" two lines t'ftniinenc- 
 in,i»' witliiii the City l^Indis and p:!ss(n«»', iIk^ 
 Olio hy l\)riiiriirand [\'!iil Phiton to (^cJiiiioiid ; 
 the oilier hv ('ap Konu,-." and St. Nicolas to the 
 samctomiiiiation, — tJio cxpeiK'!^ o/theso snrvoys to 
 \)v divided (Hjiially ])e1\veen the Company and t'le 
 C'onncil, v/hilst i\u} selection ol' tlie Ihiv rdlev sur- 
 vey was left to the Council. 
 
 !iOoklni»' at the Civ-'ponitjoti '.■rant as Ihi"* very 11^'' 
 of tile mKl(Mlaki]i,i4", lh(i Direriots alter mature cui- 
 sideration accepted these proposals and entrnsted 
 to Mr. A. C. I\Iovt<jn the celebrated l-^ni^'inecr, t]i«' 
 dnty of siirvT-yinji^, and reportiii'^- on tlie merits oi" 
 the respective routes ; witli JMr. Morton was asso- 
 ciated Mr. Larue on i\w part ef the Corporation. 
 The Snrveys conrinenred o!^ t-ie lOth Fehi-nar) , 
 1^51, and terminated so far as the City Coii^icil 
 was cojicerned on the 2oth /lui^nst 1^')1. 
 
 r>Tr. JMorton havinr^' expressed a very decid' d 
 opinion against the IMatoji route in the (bJlowin.!'- 
 1 terms : — 
 
 "A reconnaisance of the .'^-fonnd in the ii}nn(^- 
 
 Idate vicinity of Point Platon, it a]Tpear(Hl of an 
 nniavorablc character AN'ldch to,:>et!ier v.a'tli th(^ 
 ii^reat additional lenG^lh of road to ])e ];Mi]t, seemed 
 to render it imnecessary that a detailed snrvt^y of 
 the whole should bo made. 
 
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 " 111 uiakiii^ a tenniiius on the South Shore of the 
 llivcr it would be necessary to have at least half a 
 mile of level ground for depot and other purposes, 
 but as the water increases in depth and rapidity at 
 that place, it would probably be necessary to 
 adopt a gradient of 80 to 90 feet per mile, com- 
 mencing a short distance from the River; thus 
 to give an opportunity for a short distance of level 
 road. 
 
 " Tiie length of this grade would be 1| miles 
 and tlie road-bed would necessarily be formed in 
 the nearly perpendicular clitf and steep banks of 
 the River. 
 
 " The work would be very expensive and circui- 
 tous and in addition to the difficulties above re- 
 ferred to, it is believed the distance will exceed 
 that of the St. Nicolas route about 20 miles. In 
 view, therefore, of these fccts I would respectfully 
 recommend that this route be abandoned." 
 
 In accordance however with the wishes of the City 
 Council a further examination of the Platon route 
 Vv as made by Messrs. Bailey and Larue, and the re- 
 port of the former gentleman was such as induced 
 the City Council and Directors to abandon all idea 
 of proceeding any further with the survey. 
 
 The descent to the St. Lawrence in the Parish of 
 St. Nicolas, having been most carefully examined by 
 My. Bailey with the view, if possible, of overcoming 
 tlie nearly insurmountable difficulties it presented, 
 Vv as at last pronounced impracticable. 
 
 Mr. Morton's attention vvas then directed by order 
 of the Directors, to an examination of both sides of 
 the River v/ithout referenco to any particular locality 
 with the view of submitting to them a decided opi- 
 nion as to the most eligible spot for a terminus the 
 necessary instructions having been given by Mr. 
 Morton, the survey v.as undertaken by Mr. Bailey, 
 nnd resulted in his recommending the beach near 
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 reference ti) cost of corisitruction, grades and lenuth 
 of road. 
 
 Acting on a requisition signed by several influen- 
 tial Shareholders, the Directors caused a survey of 
 t!ie valley at the back of Point Levi to be made with 
 the view of ascertaining its merits, but this route 
 was also condemned by the Engineers. 
 
 The Directors having presented Messrs. Morton 
 and Bailey's reports and fully stated their own views 
 to the Corporation, soliciting at the same time cer- 
 tain modifications of the Resolution granting the loan 
 of £100,000 ; awaited w ith confidence the result of the 
 long protracted and anxious debates on the subject; 
 convinced, however, that as they acted for the in- 
 terests of the City, as well as of their Shareholders, 
 the value and importance of their undertaking would 
 ultimately be acknowledged, nor were they mis- 
 taken ; the grant of £100,000 was again confirmed 
 by an unanimous vote, allowing the Directors to de- 
 cide the question of a terminus, but making it bind- 
 ing on the Company to have entered into a valid 
 contract for the construction of the whole road. 
 
 Some very responsible parties having agreed for 
 the sum of c£5,300 per mile, to build the entire line, 
 that is from the beach near lladlow Cove through 
 St. Giles, Ste. Croix, Nelson, Somerset, Stanfold, 
 Arthabaska, Warwick, Tingwick, Kingsey and 
 Shipton to the station of the St. Lawrence and 
 Atlantic Railroad at Richmond ; the Directors con- 
 ditionally accepted their tender, provided the con- 
 sent of the Government Railway Commissioners 
 could be obtained. 
 
 An interview took place on the 4th November, 
 between the Directors and the Railway Commission- 
 ers, at which although the Commissioners declined 
 sanctioning the contract for the whole road, they 
 gave the Directors such advice and encouragement, 
 as induced them to place the first division of the 
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 Cluiudiric) iiiuk r coiilmcf, and the m^uiA notices 
 liavin^j; been publislied, the a\ ork \yas let to Mr. James 
 Jliu^ney of Montreal, and 8ui)sc(|ncnlly ajjpvoved ofnnd 
 sanctioned by the (lovernnicnt. Tlic City Council 
 with great ]il>erahty has agreed to advance JwiKlOO, 
 by the issue of r)el)encures to tJiat aniounl, so soon 
 as the Company shah have expended a similar sum in 
 the ho?) a fide construction ot" the road. 
 
 On the 7th of the [)resent month the Directors, 
 Ih'ul tlie extreme gratification ofseeingthe ''first sod"' 
 turned ])y the Honorable I'raricis llincl;s. Inspector 
 Cencral of the Province, in the presence of the mcm- 
 ])ersofthc lloiiorabh! tiie Executive Council, tl:e 
 City Corporation and ii largo and influential number cf 
 the Shareholders. Speeches were made by seveitil 
 members of the (government in f?i\or of the underta- 
 king, and their aid promised individually and collec- 
 tively to promote its success. The }n-occedings of 
 the day terminated to the satisfaction of all present. 
 
 The worlds in the lirnt section of the line are now 
 being carried on with a due regard to the interest of 
 of the Pro|)rietors. 
 
 Annexed is the Auditors Report a]id the Directors 
 beg to assure the Proprietors tiiat they arc about to 
 send an efiicient collector into the Townships, in 
 order to give the Shareholders there, an op[>ortunity 
 of paying their respective instalments, and whicii 
 they have not as yet been called on to do. 
 
 The attention of the Shareholders is particularly 
 re([ucstedto the very able report of the Chief Engi- 
 neer herewith submitted. 
 
 It is the intention of the Directors to cojfinc the 
 operations of this Department, to tlie actual location 
 of the line to the Chaudiere, and in staking it out for 
 the Contractors, and in making the necessary plans, 
 estimates, ^c. 
 
 The engagement of Mr. Morton as Chief Engineer 
 terminated on the completion of the Surveys, un- 
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 and the Company, the Directors ;ipp(jiiiU(l Ah. 
 It. T. .Br.iley to succeed him, and iJiey desire to 
 express their jipprovrJ oi" the very (!!)Ie and ellieient 
 manner in whic'i Mr. IJailey h,as perlormed tlic im- 
 portnnt dutic^s of Chief Engineer. 
 
 Having tluis imperfectly detailed the various du- 
 ties imposed on them (hiring the past year, the Direc- 
 tors beg most eujphatically to rep(nit their iirm belief 
 in the merits of the undertaking, their conviction that 
 benights incalcuia])Ie >\ill accrue* to all classes of the 
 coinuuniity from the construction of the road, and 
 their th^termination if still honored with the conii- 
 dence of the l^roprietors to devote all their energies 
 to promote its success. 
 
 During months of anxii ty niul doubt, misrepresen- 
 ted and blniried, th(? Directors have never wavered in 
 tlicir bc^lief, tiiut having su))miited to the Proprie- 
 t'vrs a true statement of the ditilculties they have had 
 ti ) contend with, and of the present position of tlu^ 
 Company they would be found not to ha\e forfeited 
 the trust reposed in them. 
 
 In conclusion the ]k)ard woidd remark that as the 
 Imperial andS^rovincial Covernments, have fully reco- 
 gnized the importance of tlje Que])ec and Uichmond 
 i\ailw";!y, and (\\pressed their willingness to aid iji its 
 construction, it only remains for the Citizens of Que- 
 bec, the Capital of the Province, to second the kin.d 
 intentions of the Govermnent, and imitating the exam- 
 })ie of the City of Montreal, secure th(> immense ad- 
 vantages to Ix^ derived from an unbroken connnuni- 
 cation at all seasons of the year with \\\ii rest of tiic 
 Continent. 
 
 In accordance with the terms of the Actof Incor- 
 poration Messrs. Watts, Foster and Atkinson retire 
 irom the Direction ; these gentlemen are eligible for 
 re-election. 
 
 (Siixned.) 
 
 D. !{. STCUAirr, 
 
 ^'ie(>-Pres!d<M1t. 
 
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ENGIIEEES EEPOET. 
 
 ENGINEER DEPARTMENT. ^ 
 Quebec, 17tli January, 1852. ) 
 
 
 Sir, 
 
 I have the honor to submit to tlie Directors, 
 at this, the first Annual Meetinj^ of the Share- 
 holders, a brief report of the operations of the 
 Engineer Department, during the past year. 
 
 This Department, over which I have been re- 
 cently called upon to preside, as Chief Engineer, 
 was duly organized for active service, in the early 
 part of February last. 
 
 The preliminary Surveys of your road were 
 made during the past season, and the route gene- 
 rally determined on, from the River St. Lawrence 
 to the junction v/ith the Montreal and Portland 
 Raihvay, at the village of Richmond. 
 
 The various reports which have from time to 
 time been submitted to your Board, on the subject 
 of those Surveys, leave but little to be said at 
 present. It may, however, be interesting to the 
 Shareholders to be informed of the duties that have 
 been performed since the first organization of the 
 present Engineer Department. 
 
 At the time when it was first determined to 
 commence the preliminary Survey of your road, 
 the Company were bound by certain arrangements 
 witli the City Corporation to conduct tJieir opera- 
 
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 lions, ;K*('(>itliiu' li» iiisti uciioiis, mud!. ill', i^to. J 
 iijMHi by tli(! ])artiL's. 
 
 UiidtM' tliese circiini,slaiu'«\s tli'^ (iuli(.'s coiiiidcd 
 t;) iiic, Avore of Ji dclicritn iititiirr, more especially, 
 MS llK'i'e existed at tlic lime a j>re;(! diversity oi" 
 opinion as to the most a;[vant.<i^eoiis ronle, and an 
 anxiety tliaUlie '* Termimis" siiouid be in ilu; Cisy 
 oi' Que bee. 
 
 Tlie i.'istrnctions to v/liieli I have referenee v/eie 
 drawji up Avith that obieet in view, and my atteji- 
 tion was ac-eordiiii^-ly con lined to tliose points, ou 
 tile " JiiviM' 8t. Lawrence" o})posite and. .nboN'e 
 " CVn Koin.»;e," Avliicli had b('e!i sniiii-e.sted as Ibc^ 
 
 ] nos 
 
 t d 
 
 esira 
 
 ble 1 
 
 or anr^ronchni'r 
 
 ti 
 
 w r i ver 
 
 ,Avitl 
 
 I a 
 
 A^iew ol' continninii; tiie line to i]i<^ Citv oi'C),neb(^c. 
 
 I liave thoii'^ht projK^r thas to allude to the in- 
 structions, imder v/hicli i!h^ prolimiiinry Snrvey 
 Avas commenced, in order to shoAV scime of the 
 didicjliies encountered, and cojisequent delays, in 
 determining' linally the rout(> ti>r tlie I'oad. 
 
 Under tlie apprehension thiit certain dilficid- 
 ties Avonhl be with met in reacJiin!^- tide Avater, 
 and Avitli a vieAv of expeditinj^ tiic Survey, I 
 dcteriiiinod to commence operations at 1 he villagx^ 
 of " Iiichmond" and proceed in the dinx'tion of 
 Qriehec. 
 
 Work Avas conunejiced by one party of Engineers, 
 on the 19th ol February last, an nnfivourable 
 season of tlic year, and continued until the lOtli of 
 April, when it liecame necessary to suspend field 
 (^])erations on account of liigli Avater. 
 
 Tlie i^artv Avere however immediatciv cranloved in 
 the otlice, in preparin<^the necessary Maps, Profiles, 
 and Estimates of the line run, embracing" a distance 
 of nearly ninety miles. 
 
 Upon tlie portion of the line from Kichmond to 
 t'iie "Becancour Kiver,"' a A'ariety of routes Avere 
 presented, Avhicli from th(* charnct(M* of the Country, 
 r.'qnirod n minut<' examination and ren<l''r''d it 
 
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 ilidcd 
 -•iailv, 
 ty ol" 
 1(1 <'tii 
 
 ;(;i;y 
 
 ittcji- 
 
 .s, ou 
 
 illi a 
 
 he in- 
 
 ^nrvey 
 )!' tho 
 ys, isi 
 
 iiicii!- 
 wator, 
 
 ion oi' 
 
 iiioers, 
 iirabh^ 
 LOfii ()(' 
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 )Yod h\ 
 
 i'()fi!(\s, 
 slaiice 
 
 011(1 to 
 
 were 
 (iiiitry, 
 'Y'h] it 
 
 « 
 
 necessary, in some instances to surv(\v (lill'^'fut 
 lines, in order to ascertain the most jvriH'ticable. 
 
 The featnres of the Country in this distance ;ire 
 of a marked nature, and re(|iiired i>reat care and 
 judgement, in determining" properly the route to bo 
 pursued. 
 
 From Richmond to tJie Sout)i-West ])ran('h of Ih;' 
 " Nicok't River," in Atliabaska, ;i ninnber of side 
 lines have been run, and from th(^ latter ])lace a 
 Surv^ey was made of two distinct lines lending- to 
 the viilai^e of "Somerset." 
 
 The first pursued a direct course avoiding t]i<^ 
 village of "Stanfold". 'i'be difficulties met Avith 
 on this route were of so formidable a nature, as to 
 suggest the propriety of running a line in the direc- 
 tion of Stanfbld, wliich finally resnllcd in the adoj)- 
 tion of the latter. 
 
 The total distance from "iiichmond" to the 
 "Becancour River" by the present Surv^ey is sixty 
 and a half miles. (60|.) This distance will be 
 some what reduced by the changes which it is 
 contemplated to make on various portions of the 
 line from " Danville" to the " Nicolet River." 
 
 On the 22nd day of May, field work was again 
 resumed at the River "St. Jjawrence," in tlu* Parish 
 of Saint Nicolas, at a point nearly oj^posite "Ca]> 
 Rouge." This route was confined to tlie valhn' of 
 Saint Nicolas River in order to reach the height of 
 land immediately back of the St. Lawrence. 
 
 After a few days spent on the Survey of this line 
 and upon a careful examinntion oi' the di/fjculties 
 Avhich it presented, it was decided to recommend 
 to the Company, the abandonmc^nt of this route. 
 
 The great interest however taken by the City 
 Corporation in the undertaking, and the great de- 
 sire manifested by a large number of iidiabita)rts, to 
 have the terminus in the City, induced Mr. Morton, 
 at that time Chief Engineer, to recommend a fur- 
 ther Instrumental Survey of this route to be made ; 
 
18 
 
 1 1 111 J! it iiilorsoctecl the line previously surveyed 
 lioiu "Kichuiond" to the "Bccancour." 
 
 This duty, \vhich was of an arduous and difficult 
 nature, was duly performed, after which a Survey 
 was ordered to be nnade of the line from "Cap 
 ]i()u;^e" to the City, following the general direction 
 of the valley of Saint Charles. At the same time 
 an instrumental examination, was made at "Point 
 Platon," with a viewof ascertaining the practicabi- 
 lity of a route in that direction should it prove 
 necessary to abandon those previously surveyed. 
 
 This last comprised all the Surveys enumerated 
 in the joint instructions, to which reference has 
 already been made, and a report was accordingly 
 submitted to the Company and the City Corpora- 
 tion, shewing the results of the several Surveys. 
 
 The report thus submitted contained no recom- 
 mendation in favor of any particular route approa- 
 ching the St. Lawrence, for the reason as stated in 
 that report, that it would be injudicious to do so, 
 until such time as a proper examination, and com- 
 parison had been made of the several proposed 
 routes, not included in the instructions before refe- 
 red to. 
 
 After due consideration it was decided, in com- 
 pliance with the suggestion of Mr. Morton, to make 
 the necessary Surveys, and accordingly on the 28th 
 of August last, instructions were received by me to 
 commence the Survey of the " Etchemin" and other 
 routes : in order to enable the Company, to come 
 to some decision respecting the proper one to be 
 adopted. These instructions of the Board were 
 duly complied with and a report was thereupon 
 made, shewing their comparative advantages 
 as contrasted Avith other routes previously sur- 
 veyed, and finally recommending the adoption of 
 the present one terminating at Hadlow Cove. 
 Due consideration was given to the various inte- 
 rests, supposed to be affected by the question of 
 
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 urvey 
 
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 dingly 
 
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 evs. 
 
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 > make 
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 ■ me to 
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 ) come 
 B to be 
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 reupon 
 ntages 
 y sur- 
 •tion of 
 Cove. 
 [s inte- 
 :ion of 
 
 routes, to the welfare of tlie City, and the futuri' 
 ]>r()sp(>cts of the work. 
 
 This report wns j)resented to the City Corpora - 
 tioji, for their concurreiiec and approval, and 
 accepted by them, as the most feasibk' and eligible 
 route for the road. 
 
 With a view to remove any impressions nnfiivon- 
 rable to the Company, which may Jiave arisiMi, 
 by r( 
 
 nt 
 
 the Si 
 
 ason of the length oi ti 
 . ^^y .^, of the various routes, I may here remarJv ; that 
 in the absence of anv definite iiistructions, or re- 
 gardless of any particular interests, either locjil or 
 otherwise, I should have deemed it hi;»hlv essen- 
 tial and necessary, before expressing any decided 
 opinion to cause an examination to be made of all 
 the proposed routes, without which no satisfactory 
 opinion coukl be expressed as n^gards the proper 
 terminus for the road, and for the future the Com- 
 I P'^ny would have to contest the opinions of interes- 
 ted parties, which would tend to embarrass th(» 
 operations of the Company at the present time. All 
 parties are now satisfied with the decision of this 
 most important question, and I humbly conceive 
 that the Directors and Shareholders have great 
 reason to be satisfied with the result. 
 
 Having thus alluded to some of the circum- 
 stances connected with the Survevs, I would refer 
 in brief terms to the Section of Country traversed 
 by the line, with some remarks as to the final 
 location through the Townships. 
 
 Your road diverging from the Montreal and Port- 
 land Railway, at the village of Richmond, passes 
 through the Townships of " Shipton," " TingAvick," 
 " Warwick," " Athabaska," " Stanfold," '" Som- 
 merset" and " Nelson," and through the Seignio- 
 ries of " St. Croix," " St. Giles," " St. Nicolas" and 
 " Lauzon." 
 
 The direction of the road, passing through all the 
 principal Adllagcs and settlement, is calculated to 
 
1:0 
 
 (li'.nv lo it iill the iradc ol' these 'r(>\\'ii>ship.s, iis 
 well MS those lyiiiji' more directly to the I'^iist. 
 
 'I'he X'illiiiJ^es ot' Kiehniond, Daiivilh', Kin^sey 
 Tails and yXthahnska, are [)la('es ot' cousiderahle 
 iin])ortaiK'(s vvliere ihv trade of tlie sinToiindiii;^' 
 Countrv (•uiiceiitrnt<'s ; and it cannot he doid)ted, 
 hut that upon the completion of yonr road, a sti- 
 nndiis will he «nven to the industry and business 
 of those })laces, which will form a " Nucleus" for a 
 !ar<ie and extensive trade, and furnish for your 
 rond a vast aniouut of tralhc, both in frei<i^bt and 
 passengers. 
 
 The line as at preseiit traced, avoids Kin^sey 
 Falls, which is capable of hein^^ made, (on ac- 
 coimt of its water power,) a place of much im- 
 portance. 
 
 [ believe, however, that the present route may 
 \)v ^really jnodilied after leavin*]^ Danville, and he 
 made* to pass '\\'ithin a short distance of the Falls; 
 thus securing' to the road the whole of the trade 
 and business of that place. 
 
 Stanlbld aiid Somerset are flonrisbin^j^ villac^es : 
 conta i n i j i;^- an acti ve a m\ entcrprizi n<»' popu lation,and 
 have williin the la.st lew years, made raj)id advan- 
 ces in ]>ros])e]ity and wealth. It is confidently be- 
 ii<^\(Ml that with Uic a(ivanta<2:es of this Kailroad, 
 in })rovi(}ini]i; a chea]i and expeditions means of 
 reacliiniv market, an in)|H)rtance will be o-ivcn to 
 t'aose ]>]aces, not inferior to the most lavoiu'cd towns 
 in the I'^.asteru Tov/uships. 
 
 The l\)wnsiiip o[' Nelsoii and the Seii^-nories of 
 St. C'ruix and St. (iilcs, will contribnte lar*!,ely to 
 llie local business of the road, ajul lyin^ as they 
 do conti^nons lo the flourisliini'- Townships of 
 hiverness, Leeds, Ireland and Halifax, the trade of 
 which is already considerable, will be j^reatly bene- 
 fited by the increase of business (Vom these places. 
 
 I'rom the 1ove<(oin<i^ description of the Country 
 trnv(Ms(Ml hv the line of your road, it will readily 
 
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 lent hie 
 
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 lisinoss 
 " for a 
 n' your 
 lit niul 
 
 Uu^soy 
 on ac- 
 cli irn- 
 
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 and be 
 
 Falls; 
 
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 lln£}^os : 
 k)n,and 
 a d van- 
 it] y bo- 
 ail road, 
 oans oi' 
 >iA on to 
 1 toAvns 
 
 orios of 
 r<^oly to 
 as thoy 
 hips of 
 trado of 
 y bono- 
 placos. 
 'oiintry 
 readily 
 
 ]>;' p;".-ceive(l, that it oo('U[)ii's a niosl liivoiirahio 
 position in every respect. 
 
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 he trade of the To\vasIiij)s is already of <rreat 
 iinportanee, and Avith the fiieilitiesalfbrded by your 
 road, an immense increase of business will be the 
 natunil result. 
 
 Your road divor;^es from the Montreal and Port- 
 
 I land Railway at the most favourable point i'or 
 
 ! securiuijr that trade ; and with thcadditioiuil advan- 
 
 ta«2^e of heinj^ able to transport all descriptions of 
 <^oods, at a less rate than any other route. 
 
 Its fiivourable character, so far as re<i^ards <rrades, 
 curvative, &.c., are not the least of the many advan- 
 taii^es which it possesses, atlbrdini!^ as it will, the 
 
 j means of rapid and cheap transportation. 
 
 i Th(^ cliart(T of yoin* Compjtny wisely provides, 
 
 tiiat its intersection with ihr Montreal and 
 l^ortlajul l^aihvay, sliall be in tiie Villatye of 
 
 ' [Richmond. 
 
 i AN hatevor view may be taken of the imi^ortance 
 
 f of the Quebec and Kicbmond Kailway, in connex- 
 tion Avith other ji^reat lines, now in progress, or 
 hereafiter to be commenced ; I am firmly ])er- 
 suaded, after the most careful and deliberate con- 
 sideration, that the true interests of the ('ity of 
 Quebec, and the future success of this road, will 
 be best promoted by adheriui*" strictly to the inten- 
 tion and spirit of the present act. 
 
 As already observed in another part of this report, 
 tlu^ route as at present <»enerally determined upon, 
 combines ^reat advantai>"(\s for securing' to italar^e 
 amount of local and throu£);h business. Any great 
 deviation from the present line with a view of 
 shortenin«r the distance, to the City of Montreal, 
 would be followed by unfortunate results ; not 
 only to the future success and prospects of tlie 
 work itself; but would seriously impede the <j^rowth 
 and advanc(nnent of the section of Country it is 
 desioncMl to henelit. 
 
22 
 
 Tim ])r('s«^Ml route is of tho most fiivorablc* clia- 
 nictcr tlir<>iii»li()iit, nud witli the ini}'rovciii(Mit.s 
 wliicli (Mil he iiiii(l<s by nil actujil ItR'atioii, it is 
 believed, no mad of equal extent in "Canada" will 
 surpass it in inij)or1anee. 
 
 iiy ])nrsnia,i( a more Westerly coin'se, only a 
 
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 111 
 
 small section oi Country would i)arneij)aie in me 
 advantau^es of the road, and the result would be to 
 divert a ii'reat share o(" the imm(^iise trader oCthe 
 Townships to a soutliern market. 
 
 The Citizens of Quebec, are deeply interested in 
 the proper decision of this question and I cannot 
 omit the jH'esent occasion to ur^e upon your Hoard, 
 the importance of confinini^- themselves strictly to 
 the pr(\sent route. 
 
 l[avin<( thus alluded to the variijus duties which 
 have devolved on this Department ; the character 
 of tlie country tlironj^h which the road is intended 
 to pass, and its business prospects, I would again 
 observe, that the adoption ol' the present route : 
 terminatin<j at the River St Lawrence, in the vici- 
 nity of Had low Cove, and nearly opposite the City 
 of Quebec, was d(3cided upon, after a careful exami- 
 nation and Survey of every proposed route. 
 
 The ,x»Teat advantage to be derived in adoptini? 
 this route cojisists, in the facility which it allbrds 
 for descending to tide Avater, with a moderate 
 grade. 
 
 Commencing at Hadlow Cove, the line traverses 
 the beach to Point IjCvI Mills ; where an inclina- 
 tion of fifty feet per mile, for a distance of 2 J miles, 
 is adopted. This rise overcomes the greatest diffi- 
 cult v on the whole line. 
 
 The crossing of the Etchemin River is made a 
 short distance above the present road bridge, and 
 at a very favourable point. 
 
 The Survey of this line has been extended as 
 far as the Black River settlement in the Seignory 
 of St. Giles ; and an actual location has been made 
 
 
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 to "Trout l^roolc," a (listniico oC jiIkuiI «ix miles 
 ihnii till* J^ivcr St. LawivMu^o. 
 
 'V\w iKM'cssjiry Ma[)s ami Books of ivfc'rcucos, 
 contain iii;L'' th<» naim^s of tlic respect iv(» proprietor.^, 
 Ii.jve heeii pre|)are(l snid (N'jiosited in the proper 
 Olliees oCtlie Provincial (jJovernment. 
 
 TJk^ total distance' oC your vcmd liom Richmond 
 to the City ot'Qnehec, is 101.', miles, and the esti- 
 juated cost is t*r)20,()00. 
 
 Choice Tindjer and other hnildin^ mnfcriaJs, 
 reqnir(>d lor the road ahound throo<^li(»nt the line. 
 
 'Die soil is of a stiiidy nature, allbrdin<»' a most 
 excel leiit material for tlu* road-hed. 
 
 A lnr«>e portioji, equnl to 60 per cent of the whole 
 road, will l)e cither level, or of an inclination not 
 exceeding, 15 leet per mile. There are no <,'rades 
 to exceed 30 feet per mile, except the aj)j)r()ach to 
 the River St. Lawrence, and for a short distance nt 
 Richmond, where a grade of ;")0 feet [)er mile is 
 required. 
 
 These form the most importnnt features of your 
 road and may he considered of a highly satisfactory 
 character. 
 
 The dishursments made hy the Engineer Depart- 
 ment up to the present time is £[60H 12 6. From 
 this amount should he deducted certain expcnces not 
 properly chargeahle to the cost of the Survey. 
 
 The present contract of Mr. Rigney for grading, 
 tVc. emhraces a distance of about seven miles, and 
 includes the Bridge across ihe Etchcmin River. 
 
 It gives me satisfaction, to have it in my power 
 to state ; that the contract price for performing 
 the several kinds of work, coincides very nearly 
 with my original estimate, for that Division of the 
 road. 
 
 The ceremony of breaking ground took place on 
 the 7th of January, and immediatly afterwards active 
 preparations were made for carrying on the work 
 with vigor. 
 
24 
 
 Tlie Company liavo every as^suranco in the inte- 
 grity and acUnowled'^ed ability of Mr. Rigney, that 
 the Avork will be conducted in a satisfactory manner. 
 
 Pri^liminary steps have been taken for the settle- 
 ment of hmil djiinai'es, on the bt division of tlie road, 
 }(nd it i:s believed no serious obstacles will occur t(i 
 ])revent an {imicable aiTaiigement with the various 
 proprietors. 
 
 The most iniport;uit section of the road, has been 
 placed U!ider contract and the terms and conilitions 
 iire most f«ivourable to the Company. 
 
 The line from the Cliaudiere River to "Somerset" 
 can be located early in the Spring and as the work 
 on tliis section of tlu; road is comparatively easy, it 
 may be completed simultaneously, with the first 
 division. 
 
 At no period : Since the first organization of the 
 Company, have the Shareholders met under more 
 favourable aus})iccs, than the present. 
 
 The many difficulties and embnrrasments, which 
 your Com])any in common with others, have had to 
 contend with at the outset, are now^ in a, great mea- 
 sure removed, and far, from having any reason to 
 feel discouraged, on the contrary have every assu- 
 rance, that having surmounted the worst difficulties, 
 t:iey have ensured the success of the undertaking. 
 
 Tlie Co-operation of the City Council, who have 
 acted with a liberality deserving of great praise, has 
 contributed largely to bring about the i)resent results. 
 
 They have thus shewn their appreciation of the 
 importance of this work, not only, to the City of 
 Quebec, but also to the section of Country w hich 
 nuist hereafter contribute much to its future advan- 
 cement and business. 
 
 One great object to be gained bv the construction 
 ot this road, is to cheapen and facilitate the 
 trnfisport of snp])lios between the Country and the 
 (.'ity, and to o\Hm for settlement a rich agricidtural 
 Countr\ . 
 
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 nner. 
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 road, 
 
 3111" to 
 
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 litioiis 
 
 3 work 
 
 ;iHy, it 
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 of the 
 r more 
 
 which 
 liad to 
 it nieJi- 
 ison to 
 
 assii- 
 cuhierf, 
 ing. 
 
 10 have 
 sc, lias 
 results. 
 
 of the 
 ICity of 
 
 which 
 
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 ruction 
 ite the 
 and the 
 
 cultural 
 
 The Citizens of Quebec may justly feel a pride and 
 interest, in the accomplishment of an undertaking 
 which is to secure to them, so many important advan- 
 tages, and it is to be hoped, that no want of energy 
 or means on their part, will permit the work to be 
 delayed. 
 
 The advantages and benefits of Railways, are at 
 the present time so well understood, that it requires 
 no argument to prove their value and importance. 
 
 The enhanced value of all kinds of property, both 
 real and personal, consequent upon the construction 
 of this road, will in my opinion, be far greater than 
 the cost of the work itself. 
 
 It is only necessary to turn our attention to the 
 neighbouring " States," where a net work of railways 
 has been built, to illustrate fully and forcibly the 
 truth of these remarks. 
 
 The citizens of Quebec, are not called upon to 
 contribute to an undertaking, which will have the 
 eflect of diverting trade from its legitimate channel 
 to seek a market in the " States," as is the case with 
 other lines about being constructed in '* Canada ;" 
 but they are asked, merely to lend their assistance 
 and countenance to a work, which has widely diffe- 
 rent objects in view, viz : that of retaining and 
 fostering the trade and business of this section of the 
 Country. 
 
 The views which I have been let to entertain of 
 the importance of your road, are not exagerated from 
 the circumstance of my connection with it, but are 
 entertained alike by all, who have duly investigated its 
 merits, and claims to public support. 
 
 I cannot do better in closing this report than to 
 offer the concluding remarks of A. C. Morton Esq. in 
 his report to the Directors of the 15th of August last. 
 
 Mr. Morton's high position as an Engineer and 
 his connection with many of the most important 
 lines of Railway in the " United States," entitles his 
 opinion to great weight. 
 
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 " The prospective business of your road is a sub- 
 ject, which at the present time, I am unprepared to 
 present with much detail, not being in possession of 
 the requisite statistical intbrmation. I may briefly 
 remark, however, that the Country through which 
 the line passes, is cultivated, to a considerable extent, 
 and possesses great agricultural capabilities. 
 
 " Water power is abundant along the line, and at 
 several points, villages have grown up wdiich contain 
 an active and cnterprizing population. 
 
 " Tlic Townships South and East of the line, arc 
 rapidily being settled by a hardy and industrious 
 population, and the Country generally is advancing 
 in improvements and in the amount of its products. 
 
 " At the falls of tiic IJccancour in the Township of 
 Inverness, there is a valuable water power, and from 
 its favourable position, it will doubtless become a 
 flourishing place. The water power is already 
 improved to some extent, and, being situated at the 
 foot of a chain of Lakes, w Inch furnish the means of 
 transporting the timi)or of the adjacent Country to 
 the mills, adds much to its business capabilities, 
 with the means of reaching market which would 
 be furnished by the construction of your road, the 
 amount of lumber manufactured liere, would be 
 greatly increased. It is not practicable to carry 
 the round to a point nearer this place than about 
 four miles, without too great a deviation of the line 
 from a direct course, and a large additional expen- 
 diture. 
 
 '* With a viev/ to the aceonnnodation of the busi- 
 ness of the place, and that of the flourishing town- 
 ships in this directioji, it has been suggested that a 
 branch from the main road, should be extended up 
 the Becancour river. This is practicable, and is a 
 question which in the construction of your road, 
 should receive due consideration. 
 
 " The City of Quebec is the principal port on the 
 St. Lawrence, lor sea going vessels and being con- 
 
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 nected with the *' fiir West" by the most magnifi- 
 cent line of inland navigation in the World, enjoys 
 great commercial advantages and has an exten- 
 sive trade in lumber and breadstuUs and is largiy 
 engaged in ship building. 
 
 " There were in 1850, 10G4 V(\ssels, having an 
 aggregate nieasarcment of 47r>>4 10 tons, loaded 
 willi timber at this port ; the total measurement of 
 of vessels built in 1850 was ;]0,']87 tons. 
 
 "The value of exports from the port of Quebec in 
 1850, were i:i,297,423, and of imports X'686,441. 
 The assessed valuation of real estate for Ihe City 
 of Quebec, is X2,500,000. 
 
 " The establishment of the seat of Government 
 at Quebec, will add much to its growtli and [)rospe- 
 rity, and largiy increase the travel in this direction. 
 " The population of the City and County of 
 Quebec, according to the census of 1848, is 49,000. 
 The population by the same cencus of the several 
 Counties, contiguous to the line of the road, on the 
 Southerly side of the St. Lawrence, was 89,336 or 
 an aggregate of 138,336. 
 
 " At the present time this population is probably 
 not less than 150,000. There has been a great 
 increase in the population of the townships, within 
 a few years, from emigration. 
 
 " This population being on or in the immediate 
 vicinity of the line, is directly interested in its cons- 
 truction and will make up the local business of the 
 road. It is however important to take a more ex- 
 tended view of the sources of business wdiich may 
 he justly claimed for your line. 
 
 " The connection which your road is to form 
 with those proposed or hi progress, gives it an im- 
 portant position. 
 
 "It forms part of the grand trunk line now in 
 contemplation, which is to extend li'om Halifax 
 through all the Provinces, to the River St. Clair, a 
 distance of 1388 miles. While it constitutes a part 
 
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 of this «Teat lino, it luniislios a coimoolion Avith 
 the St. Lawrence and Atlantic road, a direct rail- 
 way communication between the Cities ot'Montreai 
 and Quebec, Avhich exceeds bnt a trifle the dis- 
 tance by the Kiver, and will give a saving of time 
 during the season of navigation of from 3 to 4 hours, 
 and for half the year a saving of upwards of 24 
 hours to each passenger. 
 
 " An immense number of pleasure tourits annual- 
 ly visit the St. Lawrence, and the greater portion are 
 drawn to Quebec, from its historical assciations and 
 the unequalled attractions of the surrounding Coun- 
 try. The greater portion of this travel will be attrac- 
 ted to the road, or at least will pass over it in one 
 direction. 
 
 " Your road also perfects a direct railway com- 
 munication fi'orn Quebec to Portland, Boston, New 
 York, and by connecting railways to almost every 
 part of the United States. 
 
 " Travellers descending the St. Lawrence, will 
 thus be furnished with a, most expeditious and 
 attractive route to the Sea board, with an opportu- 
 nity of visiting the White Mountains on the way, 
 or return to Montreal by railway, ami thence visit 
 Lake George and the Springs, in either case pass- 
 ing over the whole of your road. 
 
 " Your road also connects Quebec with the Eas- 
 tern portion of Maine, through the Portland and 
 Montreal road and other railwavs of Maine, and 
 eventually, with the lower Provinces through the 
 proposed European and North American Railway. 
 
 " It occupies a central position in the great 
 trunk line through the Provinces, and the larger 
 portion of the European or other travel, which will 
 be drawn from either direction, will pass over it. 
 
 " Having a winter communication with Atlantic 
 Ports, merchants will not necessarily be obliged to 
 purchase six months stock of goods in the fall, but 
 importations may be made monthly, if desirable, 
 
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 and thus take advantage of the niarket and at the 
 same time secure seasonable goods. 
 
 " With this general view of the connections and 
 business of your road, I may remark, that the value 
 of its stock, will much depend upon its judicious 
 location and management. If this is secured and 
 its connection with the trnnk lines of the Provinces 
 and the *' United States" perfected, there is a rea- 
 sonable degree of assurance that it will be a remu- 
 nerative investment. 
 
 " This however, is but a limited view of the 
 subject, the great benefits which are to be derived 
 from its construction by the whole of the townships, 
 East of the St. Francis River, in opening a cheap 
 and expeditious means of reaching a market, in 
 the settlement of Vacant Lands, and in the vastly 
 increased value of almost every description of pro- 
 perty, both in the Country and in the City, are con- 
 siderations for out weighing all others. 
 
 " Experience has shown in nearly all similar un- 
 dertakings, that the increased value of property con- 
 sequent upon their construction, and the benefits 
 accruing fi'om a vastly increased amount of busi- 
 ness, in Cities and Towns, on and adjacent thereto, 
 have been greater than the cost of the works them- 
 selves. The secluded district of Country through 
 which your road passes, the absence of cheap com- 
 munications to reach a market, and the peculiar 
 position of Quebec, are substantial reasons for be- 
 leiving, that similar results will follow the cons- 
 truction of your road." 
 
 Respectfully submitted, by 
 
 Your most obedient humble Servant, 
 
 R. T. BAILEY. 
 
 Chief Engineer. 
 To Edmund Phipps Mackie, Esq., 
 
 Secretary, 
 Quebec and Richmond Railroad Company. 
 
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AUDITORS' RErORT. 
 
 The Auditors appointed at the Special General 
 Meeting of the Stockholders, hekl at the Com- 
 pany's Office, on the 291]i Decemher 1851. 
 
 I3eg leave to Report : — 
 
 That the Books and Account accompanied by 
 Vouchers, have been laid before tliem, in confor- 
 mity with the law, and tluit tliey have examined 
 the same. 
 
 From these Books, it appears tliat the number of 
 Stockholders, on the 31st December 1S51, was 396, 
 who have snbscribed for 1,748 Shares, amountin<^ 
 to i^2 1,850. No inGtah^ients have been paid on 
 576 shares, and on the remaining 1172 shares, there 
 has been received X 1,002 11 3 in Cash, and 
 £1762 10s. in Bills Receivable, making i:2765 1 3, 
 received on account of Instalments. From sundry 
 individuals there has been received, £86 10 0, 
 
 forming together the sum of ci'2,851 11 
 
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 this amount there has been expended for incidental 
 Expences attendant on the establishment of the 
 Company, Office Expences and Salaries, the sum 
 ofX652 10 8. For Engineering expences in sur- 
 veying the route of the Railway, including the 
 expence of the Etchemin Survey, &c., the sum 
 of c£ 1,608 12 6, fi'om v/hich is to be deducted 
 i^596 18 11, being the proportion of the expence 
 of the Survey paid by the Corporation of Quebec, 
 leaving Xl,011 13 7 as the amount paid by this 
 
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 Company. For Piiiiling, Adverlisiug, &.c., tliere has 
 been expended the sum ol" i)128 9 11. For in- 
 terest there has been paid £51 6 2, forming a 
 total expenditure of X 1,8 14 4 ; leaving a ba- 
 lance in the Treasm*er's hands of i! 1,007 10 11, 
 viz: in Cash £175 11, in Bills Receivable 
 X*832 10 0, which amounts have been found to 
 correspond with the ]3alance in the hands of the 
 Treasurer. 
 
 The whole, nevertheless, humblv submitted. 
 
 ?. II. ANDREWS, ) * ,., 
 W, H. A. DA VIES, 5 ^^^^^^ors. 
 
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