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TO TIIE MEMr.ERS OF TIIK HolSE OF AJ^isEMJJLY. 
 
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 As iiDtliinj; is move diHicuU tlmu 1" undiTstiiinl ami ciiiiiparc Fimiiiciiil Statements, 
 llirown across tlio House, iiml iis some persons outsiile are tryiii;^ to uiystii'y us all liy seiidiiij.' 8triiij;s 
 of tii'ures into it. J think it lint lair t(< you to condense, into a sumll couipass, the calculations wliii !i 
 hear on the (juestion new liet'on; us. 
 
 '{'he Hoiid from St. .roiin lo our tVonticr, which Mr. Jackson lias contracted I'or, runs over a country 
 more I'avorallc ihii'i we can lio|ic to lind I'ur our 'rniuk Line. There are nu Colicijiiid Mountains to 
 cross, and the seciion neari'St to St. dolni is not so diflicult as that lictween Jlalil'a.K and liie Shu))ena- 
 cadic. For niakin}^ this Uoad Mr. .lackson is to iiave U'i.'iOH Sterliufj; per mile. If iron rises ahove 
 .CO 10 per ton, (and it has risen already to .tlO.) lie is to char;.'e an increased prici; in jiroportion to 
 the rise. As iron is not only wanted lor rails, hut tor all the iin|ilemeiits u.sed in construction, ami for 
 the phuit and rollin;r stock to run npiin them, it ibrms a serious item. I set down the cost, then of 
 Mv. Jackson's Road throu;.;h New Urunswick at XTODU Sterling per mile. If there couhl he any 
 doulit, upon this sulijecl. the (.'oliei|uid Mountains, and the granite .section near llalil'ax. may fairly 
 he thrown in. to prove thai Mr. Jackson will not make our Trunk Line for less than .C7000. 
 
 i;pon this liiisis I start, and assume thai it will ,'o.st t'.ilH.OOil. 
 
 No matier whether the nKiney' is raised on I'rmincial liomls. Company'.s J5onds, Slock Certificates, 
 or in any other manne. ,:;'.iMl.tlO') worth of Pajicr will he set alloat in ihe London Market with the 
 name of Nova Scotia lo It. and the interest upon whi.li the trullie over this single Jload will have to 
 pay. When this is dune we shall still have 20tl miles of liranch Hoads to make to get to I'ictou and 
 Victoria Ucacli. If these are not made, lu'arly all our own (,'onntry is left withtait acconnnodation, (fov 
 the Trunk Line only crosses the I'roviucc while the I'ranches run through it) and our (Jidf Trade, iii- 
 cludiie' that of I'rince Edward I'-hmil. and the Trade of our Western (J<ainties. gms to Shcdiac and St. 
 •lolin. IIow are these l{oad.s to he maih' .' ll is said that Mr. .lackson wi!' iiake iJranch Hoads at a 
 lower [iricc than the Trunk. Hut the I'.ranch Hoads to Shcdiac and ^lirannchi, for which he has con- 
 tracted, are to cost the same jirice as the Trunk in New Hrunswick, one running over a dead level, and 
 the other over a most favorahie Country. Our J{ranch Roads, then, if made hy Mr. Jackson, will 
 cost no less than those in New Urunswick. We shall want, therefore, to complete our system, 20t) 
 miles~-.£L4()' .('"0. 
 
 The ;l2(lmih.s. which we all want, wonhl cost us, at these rates. ,U2.-J4(), 000 Sterling, or ,C2,800,000 
 Currency, of which, I have no hesitation in saying, from the hest information [ hav(! heen aide to 
 "ather, after studying the snhject fir two ye;irs. CSdll, (111(1 Stei-ling, or £1.000,000 Ciirrc'ucy, over 
 and ahovc the fair cost of good Hoads. and a fair profit to Contractors, would he made out of this 
 Countrv. if the Roads paid : — out of those who hought the jiajier in England, if they ilid not. You 
 may su'hmit to such an enormous sacrifice as this, hut I never will. \ wil! resist it while 1 have a 
 voice to raise, or a hand to do my iiidding. 
 
 It is obvious, then, that we eainiol complete our .system at Mr. Jia'k.son's prices, or have IJraiiches 
 at all, unless we eomhine the wh(dc. and deal with persons whose ideas are somewhat more moderate. 
 Messi-s. Syk(s. King, and IJrookticld offer to make the whole :'>20 miles for ,U1. 440.000, or 
 CoriO.OOO more than Mr. Jackson, taking his New Urunswick Contracts for a guide, will require 
 for the Trunk Line. 
 
 Rut we were told hy Mr. Johuston the other ev,'ning, thai ^Ir. Jackson, or somehody else, couhl 
 liuild our r.ranch Lines at 114.0(10. 'I'o work a system of Railways in our country, m- in any country, 
 lo advantage, ihe guagc. the superstructure, and the weight of rail, should he the same. The same 
 carriaires and engines can llu'ii he run ovi'r all the Lines. To tell us that lighter rails and rolling 
 stiK'k will answer to liring harrels of Ajiples from .\imapolis. and Coals from I'ictou. than what are 
 i-e(piired to hring harreis of Flour and pa.^sengcrs from Canada, is to draw largely upon our credulity: 
 and if our svsteiu is to consist of one u:<iod Line, ami two jioor <ines, the heavy rolling stock of the 'j'riink 
 Line will crush the liranchis. or every thing jiassing from the centre of the I'rovincelo the extremities. 
 and vice versa, must he shifted at the icntr;!! station. .V cosily Trunk and chea|i liranches w.iiilil 
 cripph' our whole svsteiu- -ami if Mr. Jackson, (u- any ho<ly else. <.wiicd t!ie Trunk, and we the 
 ISraiiches. matters would >lill he worse iliaii if ihe whole were puhlic properly. The 'friink Line might 
 pav hut the Rranches n.ver could. 
 
 "l>ul. assiimile' thai 1 am wrong, and thai the r>raueh's could he huilt for .U400O per mile, let us 
 eounl the cost; -00 miles, at thai pri<e. will rei|iiire to construcl tlieiii CSOO.OOO stg.. or .CI, 0(10. 000 
 currency. .Vdd this to the cost of 
 
 'Mr. Jack.s(m'sTrunk Line - - - ClMO.dOii stg. or .»:i.l;!T..'.00 ey. 
 
 ISIr. .lohiL-ton's Rranches. - - S(IO,00"f or LOOO.OOO- 
 
 ,U1. 710.000 CL',Li7.000 
 
 The whole of this money, it will he home in mind, must come from England, hccause however miuh 
 we may lioirow ahroad, or whatever I'apcr we may issue in London, we niusl not. wo have heen told 
 hy Mr. Johnston, horrowaiiv thing or issiit; any I'aiiei-. at lioiiu', fir fear of ruining iho.se who trust 
 us. Now does any man helievc thai .Mr Jackson and Mr. Johnston together, i-.in float in England 
 •CI. 710.(10(1 jtond^ and 1 )eheiiiuic- oid_\ oin' half >r which are to lie ■_'iiaraiitccd In the I'rovincial 
 

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 ■v.'ll knows, il :\lr. Julnist.m itcics not. llmt wlicii li.. I.ns liix e'lKHlon ,>(l-v,f ,1,. :ii „„. i , 
 
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 «,.|| knows, if Mr. JulMist..n docs not. ili„t wiicn lio lias his CIHO.OOO atloiit. tlicro will not bo niucli 
 
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 nu' r^rrij) Id iiiitiic ( (inlnicti)i's. "^ 
 
 rtiscl.Mr, tl„.n. tl,Mt if ti,.' Trunk Lin,, is to 1... nm,|,. mI Mr. Jarksim's price.., tho Branch Lines 
 '■■"■no h.. a,„.n,,„.., lor nmnv v, ,ns to ,.o,n,>. The Mrn.h.rs ,v,,rr.sentin.. (■o„n,i..,s Enst and Wes 
 -^liouM iimii'islan.i ihis, u.s the coimtrv will ,si>o il at a "iancv ' •- """ ""st 
 
 tlu'lwo prlji!;^;;;!!;!;';""' "'■'""'' '''■"''■ '""'«^"'^'""'^tt,.ntiouonlyon thoTrnnkLin... In us ..ontraat 
 
 If .Mr. Jackson makes it. •! will cost ,C!MO.O(ll» 
 
 ir Messrs. Svkos anil ('.. r.TC.DOd 
 
 ,, . , , DiHi'rcncc. ,i;'j;!4.00(i 
 
 U i.s apparent, tiiei, that abo.il one fonrth less capital will he r..,|iiire,l t., eonstrnct the Trunk Line 
 ■ lone. ,1 we accept thcn-olli-r, than if the JJua,l is n.a-le l,y Mr. Jack.'on. It n,av he sai.l tluU it n,aUm 
 iL'r. r ''T\ '"■ -n' "' ""i '-"-^-'i/'":'" '•'••"" l--.^'-"'- "'" «•'•■>- "ill the intc S .!^ 
 
 A, 1 n " ;""'■ n ' "^'' ''■'"' ".'*' '''^^ ^^'""' ""'^' I'^'-V '•••• '■'• ■''•"■ '""'^ '""«' -'"•'■t the interest 
 
 And who w.ll pay the tolls .' .Nova.scotians. to the end ..f tin,e. Is il not palpahle. then that w rauat 
 pay nhout .U4.0.H, a year n,..re than we nee.l pay il'Mr. .laeksoM n,akcj,he' JJoa.l ' l a n n Za 
 o half our ordinary Road A .„c so triflin,:^ an amount that we should n„. save it if weoan .' 1{\S 
 at compound interest, will amount in I'O y.'ars to U4 S'.i;i 17s -\,\ --it.uw, 
 
 rofn' !!r''''/"il "rn"" ""'''"'^ "'' "" ^'''"^'"'■" "'" '"^ '''^^ '•' ''" •' '•"^'' "'"" i" «'"• "ther 
 
 uot us ilissipate tins tallaev. 
 
 I-IO miles ori!(.ad. if wc pay Mr. .Tack.son half ihe cost, will ivMuire 
 11 we pay Mi'ssrs. Syk.^s ;', of their estimate. 
 
 To the hitter we should have less to |)!iv hv [T, „..,, 
 
 In the one ca.se we should own two-thirds of ,|„. U | i„ p.,,,„,,„itv. In llie .,ther we should ovn 
 
 only a n,ortj:a,^e cpial to half tho cost. In the one c-c^e we slimiM liav,. a elianee of ,, ofi c nnu n 
 surato to the risk we run. In the other, all the proli. .ver si.x per cent. ..,cs to Mr J cks. n J 1: 
 over heappare,nadvanm,e hehl out to us of a (irsi mon^a^.. hecan^e I do no 1^ ev hat ei h 
 M Jackson or Messrs bykcs .^ Co. would emhark in llie cnt..rpri,se if it woiil.l not pay si v er co t 
 A,. ,te people seldom take sc.oiul inort^ajrcs except wh,.. the property is worth the minev ' 
 
 t:4^'^(HM'/'rp'''-'''''''i''r'';'' '" """""■'■/i"'l>l'' '•""inist. .Mr. John,.;on would jrive'Mr. Jackson 
 ,U,...,UO .d I'rovincial J onds at ,,ar, to he lu-ociatcd iil,r.,ad. We prop.,se to horrow £1 i(J 00 is 
 =it home, the interest on which w,mld either he saved, or kept in Nova-Scotia. To uitl e 'Tru Pk 
 
 -me alone, thendore. we should rcpiirc to ne^ociale in Cnjand hut ,C-70.(l.iT s crlim' o vldcl if 
 wetod a prcninin. of hut ten per cent. alWr payin, evpenses. we should effect^ IwnJ j 
 
 laS^n'u^-i'oOoT' v" i"""''"' ",''' ^"^- "'" '"" "l'^""""^- ^^'- J"l"-tonasks us topavMr 
 
 The f^;ovcvnmenl pr,,p„M. to pay Messrs. Sykes i Co. ,<:4.-.(l.i;i;7 Currencv. will, Cash raised in 
 Lii'Tlamh less the i.rcmmm. e.,iial to t;-J4:!.i;il7 hearin- inlcivsl ai 
 per cent. (MUial to 
 With .C«0,00('l .Stjr. horrowrd hv llicSa\ ■n-s i k at 4 per c,.|U 
 
 beariii;r an interest of ' (■•> in,, ^,„ ,„. ci,„„><. • 
 
 With £80,000 of I'rovince I'ap,.,-. hearm,. lerest. or a.ssum- ' ' ^"^^ '"^ ' '"' ^ 
 
 ing 1-8 ol the amount in sjiecii' is retained to meet il, 
 
 '■"'^"'- ' Ul(i00 8tK.or .U2000Cur>. 
 
 4.")0.667 
 
 XH.ilJil SiL'. or .tl^.i>7."- Cur'v 
 
 .i;]8,U20 
 
 £24,275. 
 
 By aceeiitiiif^ Mr. Jacksoirs proposition, then. an,| lakiii- Mr. Jolmston's advice, wc shall saddle 
 
 M^s-ir ^ r ^^ r I ;^'''''''"'^ .">■ '""'"'" ''"' "'"^ i"f..duc..d by me. and employinjr 
 £10,000 Currency, a sum eipial to the entire annual -ppropriation for the (ireat lioads ofThe I'ro^ 
 
 f liiJv ^!'hi;!' thmednH!'';' I'r • "f '" 'i^' "'"""' 7 ''" ^f^'""^''' ' ^'"' '"" ""^«' '"« """""i'^l statements 
 
 I liav<' ihc honor to he. (ienllcnien. 
 
 Your Obedient Servant, 
 (.cbruarv 7^ 1«A:! J^^'^KPII HOWK. 
 
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 -Mr Juckso:! 
 
 not bo much 
 
 s iinil floating 
 
 kiuwh Lines 
 ist luid West 
 
 I't us CDntrast 
 
 Trunk Line, 
 lilt it niattei-s 
 I' int{!i-('st I'd 
 the Hitrrost. 
 Iiiii »(■ must 
 I sum wjual 
 .1:14.000, 
 
 llic otiior. 
 
 .C4".;'),000 
 4r)0,6()T 
 
 should ov,n 
 it, commen- 
 on. I |)ass 
 ■ thiit cither 
 ix per coiit. 
 
 Ir. .liicksou 
 1)0,000 si<i. 
 thu Trunk 
 in which, il' 
 a savin;,; of 
 
 to|iay Ml' 
 sterling', or 
 
 •h niiseii in 
 
 ' 'ur'y 
 
 Cury. 
 
 ) <'ur"y. 
 
 hull .saddle 
 ilit;T('st of 
 oiiiploying 
 lifi nearly 
 f the I'ro- 
 
 itatcmcnts 
 n wa.s duo 
 
 It. 
 
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