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"There .irc water-falls enough to turn all the machinery required lor the comforts ol man kind for centuries to come, and, unlike other sources ol energy, they are exhaiistlevs. "By the union of electricity and water power, our great and now smoky maniifacturing cities can be models of comfort and cleanliness. "By the combination of these two forces the locomotive, with its soot and cinder, can be hushed and side-tracked. "By the adoption of these sources of energy and heat, cxir great blast lurnaces and smell ing works may become odorless and clean. Mark A. Keplogle in /"■ A/../'/..'/ A', . "The labor of the future will consist of pressing electric buttons," NicoU Tesla. OBJECTS OF THE COMPANY. The objects of the Company arc three-told, namely : 1. The tk\cl.i|iiiK'iU .mil ili~>iriliiiii(iii i.iini ^,ik) ui' t_K'( trit fiicr^A 1)\ iiumii-, <»f u i.'.\r-|Mi\\i.T. 2. .Su|)|)|\in- imiiiiu|ulitic-s and [\\c iiilial lit.inl s lluifnt wilh piirc.irMi ahiiinl.mt w.itrr, lor fiiv |ii-.)lt:i lion, (liiiiu'-^lit ii -i- .uid olii/i' i'ur|).i-e>, tl'-Mpiy, l>\ nu-.m^ ,,( L;ra\ italitm. 3. TIk' Kill .tnu linn tif ,1 .hip taii.il Ik Iwiin I •1-'^ ' Hil.irin (,il 1 nvi>\u'>i ami llic ( .( mi-mii l)a\ \ la Lake .Siiikdc. K^c^^e> ^fftt^.»fy y \ PROSPECTUS OF The Georgian Bay Ship Canal and Power Aqueduct Company. OBJECTS OF THE COMPANY. ELECTRIC POWER DEVELOPMENT. Tlu' iiliii'Cls 111 llir ( '(iin|i.in\ .w.' llitcc (\M, n.iliulv 1. Tho development and distribution (and sale) of eleotplc pnei'KV by mennsor water power. ^^. SupplylnK niiinlclpallilua iinil the Inhabitants thereof with pure and abuniliint wiitor, for lire protection, domestic usa 11 mi other purposes, cheaply, by means orKravlliitlon. 3 The construction of a ship cnnal between Lake On- tario lat Toronto and theOeoPKlan Bay via LakeSlmcoe. 'I'lu'sr llircf phiisi'S dC thi' scIkmk' will l>c l.ikrn up .iiiil (li'M lilicil '•cp.iiatily, as ihcy arc in iid w.iy iiiU-nlrpi'iuliiU on caili iiilicr, aUliiiui;h tlu' cunsliui liiiii ,A any niu' is a partial idii'-uui linn (il llic ntluT Ivvii, 1 Hll any nni- i .ni lii' mnstrm Inl with prwl'il and ,iil\.int.ii;i' witlicnil irlrn-nci- to tin- ntlirrs. Whilr till- liisl two siction-. of thr unilirt,ikiiif; aii- Inil .i >m.ill l>.iit ol llir nrrat woik, it i-- piopoM'il to constrin I tiK ni loUflluT iiniicr a srjiar.itr ronti.n t, .mil lor pinposis ol lioniluig In tivu tlu :n as a separate and complete work !>> tlu m selves. But, while this is the ease, a i;eniral desi ription of ihr Cli.itter powers of the ( oinpany is niveii toi;etlu i wiih an olltlilli- of tlu ■ wholi' inulri taking; that it proposes to lairy out. THE CHARTER. As to the Ch.irter its seope, v.ihie ami iniporlaiiee. it is only neeessary to quote the words of the lair lion. (' !■'. Kraser. as reported liy the Toronto (il,il;\ .\pril ji>l, iSin : "I i,.l| \ou llial MMi .111' iTiMliiii; .1 ii\.iMo|iiil\ iMi this Mill' as yir.il in lis w.:y as tlu' Slaiul.ittl Oil C"nmpan\ nil llir ntlHi-sii.li.nl tlu- liiu\ \'i»u .111' invi'sliiiL; llii., t'n.np;iu\' willi I'linitiiniis piiv ilejj;t's. N'.ni am i;iviny,' il an .u'lii.il iiinnn|'nly nl w.ilir pnv.i'r .nut u.ili'i I. ill nviT .1 l.iixi' ■•''I'lnn nl lllf rnuiiuf. I knnw nf nn > ninpaiu in llir Uninininn willl siu li fimumnis pnwi-rs as \nii ,in- K'^iii^ Ihis l.niiip.iiiy." .Mr. leaser's op.posiiinn to the I ill proved futile, the |>rii !;ressive eleiiunt in the I .i^islatiire predimiinateil and the liii'.isure «.is e.irried hv .1 vote of almost two lu one, it |i.iss s one .iIium tin- nlln r, m iiimndi.ilr sin 11 SSI I in III till- north, en h h.uin:; ,1 vei\ f;ri .il lie.id o| w.itei .iiul r.ii h siippKiiiu all hi low It. The w.iti-r will he used m.iiiy times over. 1. '■ sei lion si ivinj; as a ri sotvoit for all tlu lower oili-s. I'heonlv dilfi renee lutwieii this sy.steni of mill ponds .ind olluis rnnsisls m I. The Immense avi> ble head or full. •1 Tho practically . ,-- table CHpiicll v for tho e)ti);!"-lon and extension of the sysiiM. 3. Tho Increased value of the work In Keomutru al iiropnr- tlonsns the upper sections are ('ompletetl. 4. The presence ol an Immense, available market Toronto and vicinity for the electric enei'Ky that tho system v^lll produce. h. Tho smallnosB of the capital Involved when coiniiaied with tho results fo be secured. 0. Tho ease and success with which tho wnv!» onii be carried out upon the "Instalment plan," and 7. The revonue-earnliiK character of t'lo undortaklUK almost from l!s Inception. Mr. W ilhs ( hipm.iii. < M.., reports tin- lliimln-r w.itei ,Iii'il arra to in- ^;7 si|uarf miles, tsee [laiii- 5). Mr. (.'hipni.in makes two reports. Tin- liisl i oiil.ims L;rnrr.d statistics .iiid d.11,1 that i:ives .1 ki-\ to .ill ol the w.itersheds of this p.irt of tlu- I'roviinr. No moii- iisi lul, iom|)lete or rehalile ligilii-s eould I"- (umpilid. the first and larj^est of these reports drals most minutely and 1 \li.iustively with the w.ilirsheil of the Humlier valley. It .il.o ;.;iv(-s neiier.i! sl.itistiis and dat.i applnalile to all our oilier lor.il w.lti-rshids, 'the si-i-iillil 0111- dr. lis with tin- powir tli.lt eaii 111: developi-il from ihi l..imliloii risi rvoir, eom|)iisiiii; sietion one of the eomp.iii) s work. It will tie seen Iroin talile "jl." IMUe S ol ihis wnik, lli.il .(,.Soo liorsi- power i-.in lie pro 1 ur d from sei tion one alone, withoul any resirviiirs aliovi- it t'pon the riimplelion ol the seeoiid seelmn ij.'ioo horse power Would he iirudined at the first dam lielov* Laiiihlon .mil oM r -'..('. o horsr (lower .it the seeond dam ahovr Weston or a tot.il ol i.',ooo horse power for tin tw.i siiimns 'I 111' iliitiMiiin 111 till- |Miwrt 111 llii' lir^l Mriliiii wiiulil H'MiIi from the ailili'il M'.riMiii 1 .i|i,ii iiy 111 llir mtiiiiiI Miimn. ( )ii till-' same prim ipli- llu' |iii"i r ul llic lir>l :imc| sulisii|iiriu SL'ctiiins wiiiilil 111' inilrliMilt'ly ai(j4iianttipailiiiriil, hula Inrllii-i appliralion ol llu- riiKs laid dm- 11 li\ Mi. ( 'hipiii.in would iii.iki- il alioiil 0111- iiinlli li ss 01 j.\5,c.S.S, .\(i-orilini; to this showinj; the lluinlur, ( u-du and l.akr .Siiiiroi- divisions would yit-ld over 555,000 horse powc 1 for Uii hours i-arh day al a lol.il rosi of almui $5,700,000. Mr. McCallitiii (lainis Ihal llu- l„ik(- Siiiicoi- powi-r can he iiiori.- than (luuhled at siii.ill iii.,i hy the divt-rsion of other wattrs uf hi.uher alliliides iiilu l„iki- Sinieoe, 'I'lu- doiihlinu of llu rap.uily of the Lake Simeoi- section would bring llu- lol.il availahk- power up to the enormous volume (if 57'i, 1711 horse powc-i. The olijeet in ,L;oiiin iiilo these figures is lo give as coiupK-u- an idea as possible of llu- wluile iinderl.iking upon the ionser\.ili\ .- li.isis laid down hy Mr. (hipiuan. l-)lectric power 111 ,1 country like ours, wuh such a great uuirkel lo hegin willi, will cn-ale a hirther in.irkil for ilself. and the sale uf this gre.it volume of powi-r at even $15 per horse power (one ihird of llu- present lowest 'roronto price) would yi'ld a revenue of $,'s,(i.).',(i.|o, or sullicii-ni to pav iiUcrcsi al .) [jtr cc-iil. on $joo,ooo,ooo, besides k-.iving .'}(i4.',(i.)o Uir iiiaiii- teiKC! ■■, working c.\peiises and cuntingencies. ■ is not claimed lli.il these results will ever be rv,iliA-d, iiii\ .lie sim|ilv given to slmw the scope and possibilities of ihe underlaking, bill i\cii llu- pulling forlh of --uch iinlhinkablc figures tends to frighten ordinary iieojile awav from the enter- prise, they at oiicc regard it as something iiuite beyond them, bill il Ml. ( hipiii, Ill's repoil shows ,inylliing, it shows th,il a very urdin.iry .iiiiuiiiit uf capital will pruduce V(-rv great n-sults. Il li.is lieeii shown that an incn-as-d (apit.il will produce im- uiensely greaUr results. Il will now- be shuwn thai the priii 1 ipli- is c.ipabk- of inverse applu .ilioii. I'licre is one remarkably mii'|iie feuiire of llie work llial li.is not bci 11 (lw(-lt upon licrilulure, naiiuls, llu- uiuk-rl. iking biioiius r(-vciiiii- producing iloiue: lor iiisi.im c by an (-\pen diture of $15,000 or .$io,ooo sevcr.il hiindrcil hurst- power c.iii III- dev( lopid within four nionths ; by an ( \pendiliiri- of $00,000 over 1,500 horse powi-r cm be deViloped and sold ill less than eiglil nionlhs, llu- supply bi-ing rapidly aiigmenteil at .1 iiion- prulil.ibli- r.itio until llu- i ulire systi-m is compleled, bisidi s giving liiiic lor llu- lu.iiki 1 lo gr.idu.illy .idjust ilself to llie supply; this inimediale ri\t-iiui- would go a long way towards (kfrayiiig the cost of constriiclion and lo that eMeiil olisi.iU- the neccssily lor borrowing. MR. MANSERGH CONFIRMS. Till- people havi- been grossly misled when lliev were assured thai .M.inscrgh es.imiiicd into and condcniiu-d ihe power aiiiiedui 1 pro|ecl. .\ci-oriling to his own admissions lie iiever looked inlu llu- power si heme .il all. Here are his e\,iil words : '- I il.i net iiili-iul l>> iir li-il .iw.i\ iule lo p.illu-l i. .il tliscii-.s'ut llie >|Uil'pl(l\i(lill^ pew 1-1 Uh .ill s,ii Is el r.iiu iliil piii poM-s lli.il m.-i\- lit- i\'t-i sn^m'sieil.' " I .1111 .it epiiii.in lli.il il IS II,, p.iii ,,| ih,. ,|ul\ el III,- I'ei p,ii-;i- liiin 111 i-nli-i iiilo spei iil.itieii's ,.t" lliis eh.ii;iilei . .uul I .illi nuili- , K-.ii Ih.-ll il is II, i| my Itllsiiii'ss. iiluK-|- the It-iiiis ol* (in e(ii;.ii;eiil,*nl, In I ousiilei .iii\ et llu- p.iwi-i s, li.-iii -s s\liii-h li.ivt' iit' l.ili- lii-en so p,-i- slsU-nlly aiUii liscl in llu- i iH . " \iMi iii.n li.iiiisli liom your iiiiiids .my iile.i lli.il llu- Siim-ne selii-iiH- shoiikl lie (-.-irfieil out, bi-i-aiiseot'llii' power Inal llu- \.iler will liriii^ w illi il. *'l'o\\i-i cm lu* m.iniil.ii Im eil ill i'.troiilo iii.ire elu-apU in ollu-l \\ ;i \ s. -•I proiuisi'il ill an i-.irly p.ulol iliisiepiul 1.1 li-ll you li.iw iiiiu li power eoMliI In- .nol oiil ot llu- .>ii niillioii y.ilioiis .iil.iy, .iiul ,il wli.il eosI,.nul I will now pn.i-i-il In ilo s,,. ' .Mr. .M.msergh staled ih.ll pow-er could be ill. inul'ai lured in Toronto nunc clu-apl)' in other wavs. but he failed lo say what the oilier ways were, A lable prepared by Mr. II. Ilol gall-, CI-',., will Ik- fininil on page -| of this work, which will gi\(- llie most accurate inloriu.ilioii av.iilabk- on this point. .Mr. .Mansergh volunleered to Icll llu- cily how much iiow-er can be got from 50 million gallons pi-r day after coming through a pipe from Lake Simcoe. I L- makes il ck-ar liiuvcMr, thai 50 millioii g.illuns falling on feel would produce 1,010 horse pow-(-r lor j-i hours conliiiuoiisly. .Mr. Mansergh omitted to say thai llie yield lor ten hours per dav would be ovt-r .;,.)00 horse po\V(-r. Ten hours is the real (oiimu-n ial d.iv upon which all calcul.ilioiis should be based; lie coiukiiins this scheme as being elilirely loo costly for priiduction of power. l-',veiy person who has any knowk-dge of hy(lr:iiilics will enlirely ;igrce wilh him. The absurd si heme which he (oiideluns, which e\eiy seiisibk- man wdiild coiKk-mn, is not and never w-as lliu Aipiediut Coiiipany's scheme; il is one (-nlirely of his own conception or eiealion. The .\i|ue(luct ( ■oiiip;iiiy propivse lo Use in the neighliorhood of fruin uiic lhoiis:iiul lo ihne lhoiis:ind million gallons of w.iler per d.iy, as nuiy be leiitiiicd. I.tking the l.iller figure il would, according lo Mr. Mansergh's rejiort, represent sixty times 2,. too horse i)L)wer per day for ten hours, iir I4.(,00D liorx' |ili.\il n' li.iviii;; .i f.ill of i/i fi'Ll, as Mr. M,iMsirt;li siii;i;i-s|s, tin' rim)ji,iii> s s^slmi Wd'ild li.ivi' a lii-.ul or I. ill nf (fi; fi 1 1 (in llu> a4^!ri';;.\|i j liy nu'.iiit of four il. mis, I. r ni.iiK iivr tiini'. tln' l.iU of Mi M.msiT^ili's |,ni|iM>,M| i;-i!ni..ti vs, 1,111 Multiply tho quantily of water by 60 and the fall by 5 and we have 720.000 horse power (jross for each and evciy day of ten hours on the basis laid down by Munser^fh Mr. ,M.iii'.(r)^li ui.ikis .in allcw.inri' ol Cnnii ,(o ii> y> por (till Idi rricliiin, Iraiisniission, L'tr f',\pitts iin hyilraiilir powir (lrvtli)|iincnt allinv ,il"iiit -•; prr cent, .\ltrr niakiiii; a liln'r.il allowaiu f, say ,?i |"'r i riii,, lor Irniion, li.iiiMiiissinii, iii , tiir ml availalik' imwii wmild In" ^So.ooo ImrM' pmvii lii U-ii li'um nut nriwi'iity four faili ilny in prrpituily. riic viiliiiiii' ora\ail,ilpK' Mipply "I w.il' r i. iii.i.lc up liom llii- wati'iA ul' till' II Mini II r, tin- ( 'n-ilit, lakf Siniini' .mil ■.cvri.il tliiiiisantl sipMrc' iiiilfs al a nn-aur alliliiiK' In ihc last, iiuilli t-ast aiul nnrtli nl I .iki.' Sinn nr. THE SECTION SYSTEM. \ Tile Nia,i;,i' I'all-. I'uwir Cniiip.my wrn- i uinpillcil In | I Apciul lirlwct'ii I'liur .uid live niiliiiiiis urdnllais lulnii i mi'h^U' \ lii.r>c powrr ciiiilil III' prii;c dividends .n '.he rapital invi'Stud I'lUl, of iour-.r, llif more reservoirs (dn-.truiti'(l tli. more (lOwer would lie olitained, and the ^re.iter the eltii lei'-v <-f «!! thesections helow tlu; most northerly one, lor the -leater tlic total reservoir rapacity the greater the ainouni ol u.itei s.ivcd and the larger the daily average supply. 'I'hu.-, it will he seen that sever.tl hundred thous.md doll.irs can he prolitahly invested, and the work may lie extended so as to use several million dollars with hetter proiiortion.ile roults. Hut the first one, or lirst se\eral sections c.in he i .insUmted and the rest ahaiuloned, yet the work done wouKl not \>r .1 loss, Init a most vahiahle and |iroduitive property. ■jhis uni.pie lealure of the proj'i t hring^ it in point of simplicity among the very ordinary transacliims of life, and within the grasp of those unalM'OH TUNh. I" I M I-: IhcreileMi w.ii .1 nioie oppoituii' tini'- Ih.iii tin pi. s. lit for the ( .irrvinu out of sucli an uiideilakiiig I he l.ihoi m.iiket w.is 111 \cr Ml a 111! Ill- 1 oHgcslcl I one! 1 1 loll , the lin.iiu i,il 1 iiilh s of the woild weie lieXer so glutted Willi v.ist sums ol money seeking in\i --tmcnt at low rates of interest upon ju-t such securities .IS the < ompiny li.ue |o old 1 The agit.ilion ol the siKer .pn slioii. lh.it h.is n..» .i,,iiiii,il such al.iriiiing proporiu.i^ III th. I leti d >i.it ■' '■ withdi.iwal from tint (ounlty ol Kr.tish ami otln 1 Ion ig-' ' -il'i til, which will he .iddid to the idle millions lli.il alre.idy glut the Imam i.il ci nlrcs of the old woild firs will eiuiri' to thf hem lit ol l.iige legitim.ite entciprisi ■, m sound monc\ 1 ■■■trvs, among which ('aii.ul.i h.is no tl\.il. I!i,l ih.it 1, not .il , foi l..-.ide'. l!\.' nnpii 1 edellti d l.oor.rilf . ..lehlion ol ihr Ionian mon. y in.iikel^. the l.ind n '(Mneil lor ie,i r\on> ,ind right of way ne.ir tin- city < .m now he securf?nlano, m ,11 the south hunt o| the \ illage of Woodiiridgi it is proposed ih.i! Ini^li ■ > -ler.iid not only hold the mortg.ig.' to s,nu.- thr honds, hut lliat llie |.ro. ,-, d, Iroin the s.ile of the issue he p.iid due.! H C,r 1 1 n-l-< s, and I e applied as fillows 1 A sum sulllelpiit to pay tho Interest on tho wtiole Hsue dui'lMK constfucllon. '^' .veiii-s , to bo Hot npiii't iind used fui- that piii'poso. 2 Thi) l> il meo $1.8(30,000, lees diseoiinlH. fi)i>inil»i«li^n» ecc. oraucti part of tt lis iiiiiy be fecsas the wnek proKrc-iitrn. ui-vn t h*^ .-*>!'! ll!;-.-itt-= of enKlneers appointed by the Company, and npppo-'eil by tne Trustees. 3 All contracts to be approved by the TensioeH. A' loiiliiin lii 'li'' '||"i'l "I Ml U illii ( lii|irii.ni i I (si'i' |ii,;i' H), 111' 1- ) iilnirtiMi 111 111.' (iisl li.iill ,it ll.il(>i I'liiMl (III (In- Rivc-r Ifiliiilii'r, wmilil (ii.ililr llic ( ■iiiii|i.my tii (lt'Vi'l(i|i |,.Soci IliirM- |i(iwi'l willlil) ii liiilr Jiiil .1 li.ill 111 ihr (ny liniils The 1 iiMstiiiiliiiii (if aiKillicr il.iin almvc VSisimi huh'iI (ciwiii>< III III!' aiidiliiiii.il i.'s.r\<);i), luorr lli.iii tlmilili ilic r.i|iiiiilv (illhr hrsl il.iMi. ni.ikiiin it |iiiii|ii, ,' ,,,(.oo liiitM' lunvcr. Till' •.(•. uMil (lain wiMiliI il'^ill' |iio<|iiir ii\i I .',\Qo Imis.' |iuwir, Mi.ikinj; ,1 liil.il iif iiMT I J.ooo .Inlin Imrii' |iii«t r Im iln Uvii Ml liiiii''.. Iliis |i(iw(i Wdiild liiul .1 iv.idy lii.irktt .It !S.{( |ii r lior',1' iKiHcr |ii'r aiiiiiiiii, iir a lutal nl $,j'io,ooo, TJiis riAi lun wiiiild |i.iy iiil(ri-.t nil $«,ooo,QOo at liuii |ii i 1 1 ni , !i'M(|,", liaviiin $to,ooo liir wnrkiiin fxpiiisi-s. Sm li a siciint) wmild warrant a loan of fmir nr liw iiiillinn dnllats, luit it is diily |iro |>(.scd til 1 liar^ji' it with $.',000,000, TIlc 1 ^tiliiatril I list 111' till' twii Ml liiiiis 1^ as liilluHs : Si I I ii in I , L,nncl Diiin.iKas, (allbepul eatlintta) Dniii Bi-hlKKBnnd Rondwaya Power HoiiHO, Pltint, fltc. UiiKlneerlnK. LoKiil Expense.s, dec $180,000 '150,000 70,000 l£>0,000 60,000 $010,000 M I I II IN J. Seotlon Two. ilncludliiK $+0,000 for EiufinnerliiK Expenses, dec.) $400,000 Total Fop both aeotlons Inttipeston Capital dupliiK construction Contlntc^i cles, dco. Till Si.'Wo.ooo l-'OO.OOO ■JOO.OOO B2,O0O,0OO RELATIVE COST OF POWER. .Mr. lliMiry Holgati-, C.K., late < liirr.iimiucr nf ijic .Nmili rrii .111(1 N'lMili Wrstcrn Divisimi nf ihr c. I', n^ („„^y of t!u' Royal ICIciiiic ('iiiii|i.mv, Mdiurfal), gives a iiKist rclial.lc lalik', sliiiwing llu' ascerlailicd cost of slvaiii imwrr iinilii tlir lirsi iiiodcni coiulilions in dilVcrcnt iiiianlitics. Mr. 1 lnl-.itr's < .ij (iil.ilions aic liasi'd (in llu' coiiniiirci;'! year, ( ;oci days of 10 liiHirs cull) lie says ; ■•The value of electric power Is based on two condltlonii, the oust or sttiain power and the doiimnd for power." •• As to the cost of steam power. It may safely be esti- mated that ; Engines of 6 li. p. cost per h. p. per year $175 10 IS 20 26 60 100 200 SCO 400 600 10.5 00 73 07 52 30 28 26 26 24 Apart from the Tdronto Railway and sev. lal large iiianii fai-lori(>s in Toronto, the amount of power used liy the average user does not exceed 20 h. p,, and Ih.it anii.unl ol power drvel- opcd by steam would cost on the avenn'r "I;; : niji- h. 'i. ^K ,t matter of fact, electric power is selling in small quantities, in Toronto to-day for eight cents per fi.p. per hour, or $240 per h. p. per annum, (30C0 hours)! Ill \u\\ 111 llii'sf (ij{lirt;s. It 1 an s.id ly I" .issuiin d lli.il tin- lirsi IwcKi' or liltc'.'ii tlKMls.iiid h p. Iioii' tin llniiilni woird yield till' ('oinp,uiy at least $.;o p( r li. p. p.i inniiiii. W he i till- works art- extended and produ( e a lar-i i v.iliiiiu ot powi i, the price iiiiild |i|. reduced to l.irge i iiiisi.iiiers to $Jo, oi even to $15 per annum. The Company i.iuld m.ike such ,i "''"''i"ii «i''i ' H i|se .idvant.iKe to thf i iiiiuiiiinitv .md ihc shircholdcrs, Thi' ai lu.il cost per li. p to the (■ump.iny of 111!' liist i.',ooo h, p, would 111- the intcr.sl on $.',ojo,uoo .it lour pir cent., (fSo.ooo), and t!ie i osl ol o|lcMl|||^ .imi lu.iiiu.iiiiiiiL; the system, which is |iiil al thehlm.il s .,| .f|oooo, or a lot.il of ,$ijo,ooo p, r annuiii, this .niiniiiits to c\aitly.fio per h. p for the liist ij, 000 h. p. Th,' ■,,,t |„ 1 | p noiild decrease as the work proceeded and the aciu.d .im i.i,;,. .iiinu.ij cost of piodlKtIon p,r h. p. would he ridllced .IS the supply incic.ised until il wmild lie less tli.in .ft p. r h. p. per annum. It will lie seen th.it il would not lie possihlc for my otli"r piiwer that 1.111 now he conceived ol In i oiniutc with ilectii,' piiwei divctiiped hy w.iter from this system. Hut, I.esldes the nil re cost of production, electric energy has many oilier ad- \.lllt.lj;es ovei steaiir I Icre ,ire a lew nf lliem : 1. Lni'Koly reduced Insurancr rati'N. 2. It Is always ready and available. a. It la clennor. mora hpalthy and wholpsome. 4. It Is loss daiiKerous. 5. It Is under bpttar control. 6. By uslntf a iiuiiibor of small motors at dllterent parts of a factory, one op more machines can be run when the peat apo not peciulred without keopInK a lot of heavy shallln« funnliiK IhrouKli- oul a larKe bulldliiK. 7. It requires less time and capital to equip a factory larjce or siniill with electric motors than with steam enKlnos. I'llder these comhlions, electric elietgv would lie iiiui II cheaper aiul more desiralile ihan ste.uu even al llie same -loss rales per li. p. .\s lielore stated, it IS the intention of the ( ■ouip.iiiy to make a two million dollar bond issue to complete the fust two sections. While these sections are under (diistniciion, pieiiar- alioiis will he made for a niui h larger liond issue to coinplcte tile other si'dions of the liuinlier di\ision and construct the Credit and Lake Siincoe divisions, and al.o to establish the system for niiinicipal water supply. for detailed and technical infonnaliiiii /-^ the llumber division, tlu' re.ider is referred to the following carefully compiled lepiuis by Mr. Willis Chipni.iii. ( '.j-;. Kl'MH^IM- CIll.V TIIK WATKU .\\ .\l I. AISI.I'; I KHM llli: IH'MHKK W.XrKK.MII-:!). iiv WILMS I iiii'M vs, e. I-:. T,< the IWsidtii/ aisd Dirnliirsn/llii- (;,-firi;iiiii liny Shi /^ (',11111/ „,i(/ C.rNTI.KMrN - I lu'j^ 1,1 siilillill the loll.iuliii; repeii ii|i,„i ihe w.iU'r-slu'il ii;' ill.' Kiver lliiMih.'r, .iiui ilie .iiiumiiii ol'w.iiei .i\.iil.,liK. I'm- jxnver .uul ollu'r purposes ili.ii ejii be iilili.'i'.l. Kl\l"ii 111 St lOiil IV Tllr Kiver iliinilier iliseli.ii vjes iiil.i I. .ike Oiil.nu, ,il,,:i,i 1,,||C ,., mile fmin the preseiu westiTii liitiil of ilie I iu ol loi,.iii,i. rioiii llie millet to HUior Slieet, a ilislaiue of ali.nil iwo miles, ilieie is no i.ipi.l or I'.ill to elislriiel ii.iviKalioii for liylil ili,nii.|,| vessels, |„il .iliiin- Mlitiii Slii'i'l III!' »lit'. III! i«. Iirnk. 'It Willi i.i|Mili, Till- ili'.l.iiiii' 11,1111 till' li.Mil .'I III.' Ii.n«4>sl iMaiuh .>( III.' n\.'i I., til.- .>.iil.'i i« 1 1,.. i,, ;„.«,, >n .• i. .. i i, ,■., I' .,l...iil lliiilv-IU.' miU'».'i K" l,..ii..l iil.....l i,.««.f.-.t ,il...v.- I...I,,' Oiil.i.i.., III.' I.ill III III.' Hliruii.. s.',.l.-.iil..T, i*iJ, i,.i lill.i.K .III..HI.H Li'MiK Ki..'"'' "' ''»• 'i"i>li'-i" l'"l "I II"- wii.' 'Ii.'.l III!" '" !''"• .. II,,.,.. „ i,.mtl» .lilt I'li.'.u.iii.- s..iilli.'iii p.nlaii.>. Ill'' w.'il 111. 111. Ii .il III.' lluiiili.T jiniK. ill.' iii.iiii lu.'i \l V.'.i.i.lliiiilH'' l.'iiili-.'ii .iii'l >'ii'-li.ill iiiiit- li.'i" It'i' l'-I\ ,1H l..ll..»s : tlixl.inii' Kli'V.ili.'ii tViiili III.' ..I'i'\i' L.iU. I.aki'. l^iilatii.. \l-t, ■ I 111. 7 1^1 •iV' •' ilMI.'l" 1.1 MCK '1" M'- " ;-M'\'' 17 ii'i ■' I'tMN I Oiill.'l .11 l..il».' Oiil.iii (.'i.'sl i>l I >.iiii. I..1111I1I..11 . iH'>i .>t u.iiK«. lllll iViiii, w.'^i.iii Jim. li. Ill Wi'^l lliiiiil'.r r.iwii I.ill.', S\nU ami \.iiik1i.iii lull, linii l'".i''l lliiiiili''! Mam Hi.iii. li .11 Kl.'iiiliiii i; l':,,si Hi. null .11 Kli'iiilMir^ . . 'l,nMi 1.1111. \ .m^li.iii '111.' Kiii^i I'.i'-i 1*1 Mil \ « Ml R sill II. Till' .illi, i.il iiLip-' 111 III,' I'l.niiii.' .Ill' »" imi'.'il.'. I lli.ii "'• ,l,'|i,.|i.l,'ii.-.' wli.il.'v.'i ..1" '•'■ pl.i.-'.l iiP"" I'"- i.<|'.'K'''Pl"'' I'llii"'- ;i> sluiwil llu'li'iill. Ill .l..|.'riiiiiiiiij; till' .11. '.I .'I I 111' lliiiiil'i'i «.ii,'r -.li.'il, llu' l.'ll.mi"); iii.,|i-, anil pl.llls W.'IT i-.illMllt.'il : I'ai'U.ili.'irv- Allii> nllli.' n.niimi.'ii .'I I'.in.i.l.i Mil.'-, .\llas ol 111.' k.',iiiiil> .>! Ni.ik. rmviii ami S.ni' s M .p »l lln' ^'I'Uiily nl P.'.'l. I'liwiii •. M.ip I'l 111.' T.'VMisliip 111' Kl.i'iiri'k.'. Tifiuaiii.' s .Map .if lIu' I niinlv nl Y.iik. II 111. ul.' h\ u-> in iH >( ,inil iH,)^ m lln- (.nvii- ships iif KiiiK, V'aiiKliaii ami V.'ik liavi' aU.i I'l'i'ii us.il Un 111. u, • ai.ni.iU'lyil.'liniiiir Hi'' wali'i -sli.'il lu'lwi'.'ii tli.' 1 liiiiili.-r ami lln- I'.'n. I'll.' lolal .ir.'.i 111' llu- w.iU'i-sli.'il ,11 111.' Iliiiiiln'r is ,ippi ,,\im.il.'ly ,(- sipiau' mill's, will. Il ar.'.i in.i> lu' sul.-.liMil.'.l .is I.ill. ms : sl.it.'iiii'iils .iri' I nminoiily iii.tilc ii« tli.ii ■'! Ill, i.iiiiiii. I im. 1 in.- 1 iilliiiK ilnwii nl llir fnn-ii.* !■• Ij|»t itimilii«lim>! lIu" .iMmi.il piiviji.l.i linn. .11 I'Ni' ilii' l.illi'i I-. ' im rt'.is.iin 1 ipiilh Ii.mii iiiriiinK ii|< nl llii* Krniiiiil, anil nltu'i i.iiisi's. ' 1 lii'ii' .in- 11, • lnii»ji t sinli siikm sintit.i .!» »i' usi'il In li.ur, ' rill' mill*. .1111.' ii.iw .ilt»Kt'llu'i in tin' »|>i iii»; ' Kii'slii'ls .111.1 iIi.hik'iIh iilikc rniin- li.'iii nu'.il • li.tiiK*'" i" •'»• • "" ' l.ill. III.".' .111.1 .1 iniillilii.l.' nlKlli.'i l.ill.i.ii's .111' iniisi.iiillv iiii'l 'Willi \s .1 m.illi'i nl i.ill ilii' innii.il 1. mil. ill is siit li it n.ii\iiik ' .|ii.iiilil\ ili.il II IS i".li.'.m'lv ililiii nil In l.i\ ilnwil ni'ii.'i.il l.i«s in ' i.-yinl In nil. nil ,.l Its pli.isi's. 'M'li Willi llii' It, I .'I .1 j(.«iil LiillLi'il ' i.il.l.'. " .\^,llll. III.' ..l.si'iiali.Mis lli.'insi'U.s .1 li i iiiU 111 I. . .11. 111'. '.IS .an s.ini.'liinrs tu' Inlil al a ttl.iiii .'. llu- i' triifi ri'siill* wi-ii- ' Ki'iU'ialU In.i sin. ill, li.', .iiis.' lln- k.hhj.'s Wf.i' pl.ii I'll Inn liijsli .mil ' li'ss i-.iii' \l,.s i.\,'i , i^.'.l In llli'.isiii.. ill 111.' small slinvM'i- an. I llli' "sn.iH. I'n.i nlli'ii llu' l.iM. s issiu'il ' .111 .>ltu i.il sniiui's, .iiul " slaiiip.'it with Ow i.ppim.il nf thi' IV. v.nmM'nl, aiv np.'ii 'o llii« "riiii.ism. Tin- p.-iin.ls alsn nri- )ji'iu'rnlly iiHi sli.iii 1,. h.nl.l s.i.' " III. -nil. 's ii|i,'ii .111.1, l.isiU, si'll'-inliTi'sl 1 nniii'. Ii'.l «iili imi .i ,.' " . ,1111111. 'I I i.il .'III. 'I pi is.s l.'.iils in r.ilsi' sl.ii.nii'nis. Uailil.ili nlisi'H.ilinils li.u.' lii'i'li ak.'il .Il ill.' r.M.niln M.li.ni.'l.i HI. .il <>lis.'i'val.ii> Irniii |M| 1 t.. 'Iw pi.'si'iil liini', I'li .pi liniii .\ii^.isi, |S((, 1,1 .M.iiili. iHt5. iiiilnsu,'. I II,' i.'.iiiili'il i.i.iil.ill 111 i^n is KiV'i' .IS s" 17s nil Ill's. III.' Ii.'.m.'sl .>ii I.', ni.l. .\s llii' uv.i l.ill.m 111^ v.'.n s .III' 11. .1 n.lll.llil.'. .111.1 lliis IS s.' Ili>;ll. ll wnlllil 111' siltil 1.1 rliinill.lll' il li.>m till' .u.'i.i>;.'s. 111.' iilisi'I'V.'il l.imr.i'il .11 111.' rninilln t>l.s,'r\ ..l,'i \ lii^ I'.'. '11 .is l,.ll.>us: .\v. s,\ ' I'Vi,. 1:''., ■ O'li '■^rs .S.S,. ISS;; • is.n, |S,I ■ 1>VU. is;.. • is.ii. 1 s, , 1 ' IS., I, Jl , ill HI. ll.'S. ;i 'I- U "I 'Inwiisliip nl \'.iik . Jii " Ku.lii.nki' -'n " " V'aii^'li.iM 'i.'^ " " t'l.ir.' .i| rniiiiiln. . il " Alliinii . «.( " " l'liiil>;iia.-..ilsy .... vi " l.'.il,'il.ili 11 " .\ili.il.l S •• Mnm- 7 " " Kinn .s7 " '• Wliililiiii.li '1 .(II. ir.' mil." I hi' I. mil. ill 111 111.' .ilinw' l.iM,' iii,'liiil.'s ih.' iii.'ll iii.i; sii.'U. Uaili nlis.TV.lliniis li.iM- li.'.'ii l.iki'n .il sniii' l.'U p.iiiHs iimtl', .'.isl an. I iM'sl nl Ilii' lliiiii'u'i u.ii.'i slu'il. siilh,i,'iii in ,li'iii,'iisii.it.' ili.ii 111.' ai.iiiial pii'i ipilalinii ililt.-is 1, 1.1 lilll.. li,.iiiili.il ,ii 1 ni.'iiin. ih.' amninil .11 rnrnnln li.'iiin sli^hllv l.'s., tli.iii .11 p. nils 1.1 ili.' ii.'i ili .ni.l iini ih-w.'si, II is ^.-ii.'i.ilU s,ipp,is,',l ih.il ihi- .h'l.'u'sliiiv; nl .'111 ..uiiiliv h.is innliiliiili'il iiinii' lli.iii any nllu'i l..ilni Inwai.U Ih.' ni.i.lii.il ill \ niK lip nl niir slr.'anis, ilniiiii; lli.' ninnllis .'sp... lallv. I'.irni In'.al .\M Thi' ili.iiiiaK,' aii'a nl .'ail. nl llu- iliir.'r.'iil In.iiuh.'s Inllnu- ; \\ ,'si liiaii, h l.iliiiv.' riiislli'l.iiil 7"! s,|u.in' mil. I'l.ist Hi.imli (alinvi' Wnnilhiiilni'l. . >^i M.iiii Hiaiuli lalinvi' W'.i.iilbiiiln.'l ■ lu ,.l)n';l as In Ih.' TnvMiships nl V,'rk .mil l':inlv,-,'k.' llu- smiai-.' ..f lli. iininti \ is iiiuliilalinf; ami r.illliiK. llu- gn-atiT part nl' KiiiK, till- iiniMi pari nl Allnnii .mil lli.' pan- nl .\iljala. Moiin ami I. .ileikm iliaiiu'd hy thi' llimilur aiv liill\. lln ,imii!iits nl' thi' hills b.'iii^r IVmn qoo to i..?oo li'i'l .ihnv.' lli.' si-.i Tlu'i'o aif no lakt-s, larne pomis or marslu-s within llu- .ir.';! by till- riv.T, ami lu-aily all of llu- laml is tillahli'. allhnii>;li a i-nnipara tivi'ly small poilinii is bush laml. iliaiil.l«.' is l\,i ilnilbl ailnlh.'l Hiip.m.ml I.i.i.h. I .1111 nl ,'pillinn, li.iw..\.'i. Ili.ii sii. h sii.'aiiis .,s 111,' |)iiii. Ill,' Hiimli.'i. Ill,' 1 li.imi's. Ihf Sabl.', ihi' SmIi'iiIi.iiii, ill.' Ui.l.'.m. .iii.l iii.iiiy .illi.is in lln' nlili'i p.iils ..f Ihis I'l. .\ in..' .a'l V .IS 1.11 «.' .1 pinpnilinll nf lln' iiinlall fmni lli.'ir w.il.'i-sli.'.ls In .1.1% as ihi'i .hil lu.'tlly nils .inn. lli.il H"' r,.mn\.il nl ilii' Ini.'si .11. '.is li.is i,.a, li.'.l lis iii.iximuiii linii ; ..I'.l Ih.ii lli..r.'lnr.' lli.' lln" ..f ili.'s,- sii.'.niis will i,'im.,iii .1 . niisi.nit i.ili.i In ill.' pri'i'ipUalinii. Alllioiii;h il is ^,iiir.ill\ , ..11, ,'.l,',l ili.ii ih.' . 111111;. il laliil.iU is lli'iivasill^' finlll Ihr I'H.'. Is nl .l.'l.'i ,'sl mi; , liiis .|ili'slinll li.i^ linl b.-.'ll si'lll.'il i'niin'l> in Limh nf Iliis ili.ni i . I ,'im nf llii' npimnii ih.il llu' ipMiilily .'I wal.'i ..-.piiiril liy ^mw inn ^I'liii''. Ki'i-'si's. ini'is, ,'ii ., pi'i .nil' is fjnalni than lli.it ii'.p.ii .-.I by fnr.'sl laml, ilniiiin llii' siimiiii'i innnlhs, ami ihat tlu'ii'lorf .1 liiiuii lai);.'l pinpnilinil nf lln' i.iiiif.ill .mil I hi- innisfin.' ai ihi'.iii is .ibsoibflt iinw ill, in fniMi.'rly. II IS 11. >l prnb.ibl.'. linu.'Ml. lli.il 111.' .il,-.i nl 111.- I.'l,-I l.iml Wl'bn. I'a ilraiiu'il H"' Inmis ni ilif Humbi.i w.ii.'i -sli.-.l uiii ,1.'. i.-.isi iti.uii.K thr tiitin,-. ill,' r.iiiilall \.iii,.s fr,>iii yi in, lu's In .' | .:,. lii's. Ihi' I'nllnwiiiK bi'iiiK till' lu'.nirsl .-mil ll^lll.•sl r,.,iii,l,',i : |H.(_( s<> '75 '"rlh* 1H7H 4S..|()<> " iHjo 4().iSS " 1H55 -I'-.S.S" " iH.SJ t'>-K<> .VI4I') " if<7l -■t-.vfl i'K-l" rSH.' ■!-4-^'.i7 " "<7-' IS-.UX " "><77 25 '"5 " i««7 -'5-7,S« " iHSS 2(». J79 '* IH4S J() 81,5 " iKHl j() H()H " "Hfx) J? 'I'M " lH:;(. -'H.115S " Miiiiiin III!' I.isi liMi yi'.irs llu' .iiimii.iI i.iiiil';ill li.is In-cn less on llu' .■1V1T.1>;1' lll.Ml lIlMFII),' lllf llll.ll |ll'li(Hl siiu-f lS4), lllll slij;liilv ni''"l'i lli.iii liming 111!' pi'iiiul lit' 1H71 111 iSKii. H'f.uli iliy year wi'ii' t'oliiiwcil liy .1 ui'l vimi if woiilil In- s.il,- 1,1 t.iki- llic .iviT.iifi-, lull lliis is mil llu- .■.isc. Sin,i> 1S4 j il,,. pw, ipli.i. linn ill I iiMsi'rnlivi' iliv yi'.'iis has lifcn as Inllows : T.Mil.l III. Twn yens, iJSSi, iSHj, aviT.it;c . MS;. iSHS, ^74. i><7.s. '• i><7.1. 1*^74. " i«7--. >«7,i. " " " ISKH, iKS,,. 1H7-'. '«74. " 1S.S7, iSfi.), '*^7.i. '«7.i. " iKSi, iHH^. if<7). i'"^?". " '■'<7-'. i'^7.S. " 1S7.., l.S;(,, l^i?-'. I ■'77. " I.S71, 1S77. " iSjci, 1H77, 1S71, 1.S71,, 1S71, iSXd, II 1>U HI SI HI \M. 'I III' llow o) ,'i sin-.iin i'i|ii:tls ill,' i.iinr.ill. K-ss t'v.ipin.-ilinii anil ahsoi piiiin. Tln'ii' is no nullioil of il.'iliu ini; llu' |'i',ii'ii1.il;i' o( iIu' raiiu'.ill lli.il is ii'pi I'si'iiii'il liy llu' I'NapoiMlioii or till' .'ihsorplion I'xrt'pl In ai'liially int'asiii in^r llu' How oriiu' sln'.iiii ilinint; llii' pi'iioil rovi'ii'il liy llu- olisi'rv.ilions ol' llu- rainlall. Ill Iliis I'rininii' no j,Miii,'inj;s olihis Uiiul liavi' lu'i'ii inaili- of llio Mow ol ihr livris .mil sli lains, anil the voliiinc oC Hmv as ilriliiri'il rroin till' rainlall nuisi ilu'ri'loro In' lonsiili'mi as appiiiximali' only. Siiili olisi'i'valions liavi', Iiowi'Mt. In-on iii.-ulo npor, llu- Si. Uiiwiviu'i', III.' livi'is I'liniii'i'liiij^ 111.' lii, It l..il,.'s, .lllll upon iii.iny riv.-is anil ^Ir.'.iins ill 111,' I'liiii'il M.ii.-s, ill,.!-,- p.iiii.iil.irly In iji,- Now l-;iit;laiiil Sl.ili's, llii' ii'siilis ol whiili ni,i\ 111' sili'l\ .ippli.'il 1.1 111.' lliMiili.'r rill' lainlall, " niii-nli, ' ."r., on s.'v.'ial w.ili'r slu'ils aic as lollows : I All! 1: \. I'lisiiaiii I I ,i\\ 111 s.vMi i;i\iijs IS iiii, 1 Mil 11 siAI'i'S. rill.'.' l-oin 1-iv.' Si\ S.'\ I'll I'aylll .Villi' 1 .'n .•S-f'i7 ill. Ii.-s. ■-'7-"4 .-'7'|.S •• ..•S47 •' .JH 74 .. I IVi- kivi:k \n'.i, .\voi-.ii4',';.\n'r.i).;v' ri'iil- . ,. Wal.'i- K.iin. U'-|ow'i,i' aiji' *■•'■';.'"'' ■:;■''• K.in-.iir. ,.1 i"'V^',i- ^''''' 01 li.isin. Sli.'il. S.|.Mil liiili,' Iniiiis. I^'''"- lall. .•S,:;(, jS.I.I .'S . 8j -■7 70 .o.'.S .'.). I|..,', .s<' I lo-i I'.l.ili'V. . J.S . I 7 ..lo ,,,| ■,ii I'l I Si. I.;i wii'iii'.' .'il j l>.i;ili'nsliiiri;, .\.^' I Si. I.auri'nr,' .ai I iVu.li'nsl.inx, .\.V.: .■7007,;; .51 .•,, 1 :; ,,7 ' ,s 1 1 . 1 10 (.■,,,sMn.,n. I t onn.-rliiiii.i. onn,! 10 .'m 44. Ii.) j^.j;; :;(. .; 1 sin Smlhuiy, M.iss. . 71, 4 ;; ,s„ ..■...(,7 ^i, , ,.,,,„, I r.Ploil. .\. \-. .. ;:;; , - . , „s ^, -^f, .M.i.lisoii. Monlan.i j.nno jo.ui, 1 j no Kio tii.iiiil,'. r,'\. I )i„, .50.70 ij ,s,( 40.(1 i.(.4S O5.0 (i.i)5S 4i.») |o.<)4f> l-.iin III.' loi.'j^oiiiij Mill.' il is I'viili'iil Ih.il il ivoiilil nol In- sal,' lo iisi' 111,' a\,'..in.' .miiiimI i:,iiil,ill In,- iho j.isi ,4 yi'ais In I'sl lin.u Injr ,|i,. ,i\.iilalii,' \ i.'Ifl ,i| w.il.T iViiin .iiiy ^ivi'ii u.iIit slu'il. Till' II, nv liy inonllis, ,nul 111.' avi'r.n;.' lor n, y.'.ii s .oiil lor ^4 yt'.'irs. is t;i\.'ii in T.iIiK' |\'. lAIIM, IV. I'uia in lAi iivv iii;siiai:ii ai iiiKONro oiiskiu AToin. 1885 ,SM 1S87 ■ mSS ; 1889 1 1890 1891 i ,,So2 : .R,j 1894 I ? V ; ! i 1 !" i':■^ :; 1874 Ueci- ml.r ,.98 i, o, 3.4,^ „,8., 4.9"1 ■■*. ^88, ,.4 4.£| ,4, ,i^ j.^^i ', [l, Year 3^.9^ ;s.i in .\iii;iisl, l,S74. Dini!i.L; 111.' I.isl 10 y.'ars Hut.' lias lun'n a Kii'aU'r vari.nion in ilio monthly avora^.'s llian iluriii!,- llu- pi-rioil ol" 34 y.-ars, ||„' .llir.'ii'n,-,' ill llu- lirsl pl.ii.' bi'lwi'i'ii I'xIriMiU's hrinir ?.Ji)-i ,S ■ or 1 1- o, "'•'-' 01 i -4, 01 s.s pt'i .iMil.ofllu' .ivoi.ii;.', winli' n III.' lalliTllic iliir.'r.'iiii' is iini\ 5 51... ,- or o S4 or only _•() per ii'iil. or llii' numilily av.i.ii;.'. This may In- ai'i'iilcaial. I'll.' ilri.si n.onilis in U,,. ,„ v.'ar pnloil ai.', in oril.'r, March, July .iiiil .\p, il, uhiii' li, ih,. |onK,-r poriiul t|„,v .01' .\pril, I'l'Iiriiary anil Manli. Till' ^-aii.niii^c-i for Si. I..iwr.'nii' .in' 110111 r.'porls of i'liifiiu'i-rs, I .S..\., ihiis,' lor Ih.' olh.'i liv.'is lioni ,a p.ipor by f. (.-. |;.-,|,li, [„„,, Am. Soi-. (.'. [•:., ( ri.ins,i,ii,Mis .M.iv, |S,);|, roporis .uul p.ip.'rs liy M.'ssrs 1.. K. Co.il.'y. U. !■:. M.-Malh, C.,-.,. \'. Wisn.'r. lli.-is. Cioss- ni.in, I.. V. Si-hi'inu'rhorii anil olli.'rs, li.ivi' Ilvii i-onsiilii-.l in pi.'par- inx I III- .ih.iv.' lalili'. I II will 111' olis.'rv.'il Ihal Ih.' r.iinliill on llio u.-iior-slu'ils of Iho Rio C-.ran.li- anil .if llu' Si. Lawiviui' aiv alioui Hi.' s.ini.' as ili,. .iv.'r.iK.' .Ill Ihal of 111,. Ilumlu'r w.ili'i-.slii'il. In I'siiiii.iilni.- iji,, " run olV " f'.mi llii' r.ilnlall. ii w.iiikl Iio safor I,, i.ik.. il,.' pi'ivonla};.' K^^'-" I'y Ih.'llowin ihi' Si. I.awivn,-,., 4.) , ihanlhal of llu- Ui.i C.ranili', owiiii; losimilarili.'s in iia-li'or.i|,.i;i.-al i-.inililions .iinl in siirf.u'.' Ki'iiloyli-'s ot llii'ir wali'i-slii'ils j Of llu- loial h.isin of ihi' Si. I.awivni'i- (.iliovi- (.VIi'iisIiiirKl. J7J,- I omi s.|ii.oi' mill's, .iliiuii <)5,;joo sipiari' mili-s is in llu- Clrt'al I.aki-s. I I'rom .■.iliiilalioiis basiul on ohsi-rvalloiis ami .•xporinu'iils, il is I known lli.ii ihi- I'vapor.ilion from a walor surface is much greater ; than IVoni laml. If, llu'ivroi v, Hie llreat L.-.Ucs were ahseiil from the ilraina)4e basin anil llieir siies ivplaccil wilh laml, llie nm-oiror I he Si. I.;iwreiice wouKl be inereas.'il. At Hoslon, from 1M75 1., iSi)o, llie aver.iije yearly ,'v.apiir.-,lioii was , ,w..>o iiich.'s from a waler surface, anil on Ihe f.real Lakes ihe ! observe.l ev.iporalion is known lo be ijri'alcr Ihan from laml surface, I ami aboul do per ceiil. of ihc r.iinl'.iM. We can, Iherefore, s.Hcly ,'siimal.' lli.u ihc ,iveraK<' "'"v "f ihe nv.'r lluinb.r is .11 le,,si ^o per ccni. of Ihe av.-ra.^-c rainfall, on ihe basui uiinin ils walcr-sheil, or one anil Iwo-leiilhs cubic feel per s.'i oiul for .'.nil s.|uirc niilc, or (.4S,no,i Imperi.il j^allons per ilay. As y,n,-n on pajje 5, Ihe area of Ihe basin is ., ,7 si|u.ire miles, bom winch II billows that llie average How in Ihe river is .-.boul 404 .-iihic l.-.'l I'erseconilor ..i,S,i(,o,ooo Imp.'rial w:all..iis p.'r ilav, Ihe .ivcraKe r.iinlall heinj; lakeii as ,^i inches, Willi siillicicnl slera,i,'-e capaclly h.r lli.' surplus wal.'r in v.'ars of Kr.'al prccipil.ili.in, Ihe .ibove averaKC .-oiilil he ilepenileil on. The foll.iwini,- lable shows Ihal llie .oiimal "run nil' on ij,,. ( roloii anil.Siiilbury waler-sheils does 1101 hear a coiislani proporlion lo Ihe r.iinfal! ; MIS nC 1 Mil I \ I. \ II I II IN ri Kl I N 1 \..l I'l H MM Ml I'l I III I lilM.'V |;\^I\ n; SqiMii' Milc->. .iml 111.' Su.lbir \ H.i'ni, ;(. S,|ii.mi- Mil,- Yi-nr. iS7 1S77 1S7H i«7'» iSHo iKKi iSKj iSH^ 1SS4 iSH.s iHSi) 18H7 !««« |KS<) iSi)() (. UOION. Kaint.il 1" 'i.i in.7.1 -t.i ^^7 t- .!7 no*' 40 liS 4" ",i .VI It 4(...iS •v^ .=;-• 4*' .U 55 -'" 4,i 15 5.1 ■ 7 1 45 'I'l 47 ■ 5'l Kiin-ort I'.i l\-iil. 4,i 47 "I 'M H 4" 47 4- 47 -,1 ni'.i Kv K.lilH.lll. Vu-I.l lIllM.h I'l'i I iiil. K.iinl.i 9 |.. i|,, V ,..!,•, -1, III ilir iii.MiHilv Ili>« -^ ill '1'' iinil.iiiii Ill-Ill I'll 111'' ..ih.'i •.li.siiMs, ,.«i.i« t.i it", lary.-i 1. isiii, I'-iu-.i.illv m 111.' suiiim.-i ^,..,s,.ii. Th • s 1.11. ,1 1 h'Hi.^ 111.' >iii ill.--' '11- I'l'' !'■ I-' -"■111"'-' "■•" ■ i.iiiiiiK.i'' !.'■'* I . ,-.■ ii.jj ..r .111 ill. ii .'■ '■■ ■■■''■■ I '1 I ' ■■ i.iii ApcHiii; ill.' |Vi,'..M!,i'.;.- .•! 111.- I . .>!.•. 1 I" 111.- i.llMl.ill I'H llu' ll.in.li.'i. ".' i;.'i il'.- l..ll.'"'i'i; ..-■ i'"' 'ii.'.i'I'H i'.'" "I ll"' lliiiiil»-i : 1 M'l I \ Hi I'Ol 1(1 V, 15 4' I 4'1 5'' 44.1) J 57 'It Koi 17 V.' 41 ^^■ 44' .I'l ,1-'' 47 4,1 4i> 4J 7(1 57 4" I'l '15 5.i"'> "4 tl 1 .(S -' 57 1) 5-' ■ (1 45- .1 4i> ,5 4^ '1 1 ,5' ' 1 n 4 _' 4(1 I.) .\' -.\ -•5 .it 41. (.1 -•4 • .14 -•'1.7 1 .!-' I" -S 111 ,S..(„ -•U Sli .15 .;.' -•I.. .Ill •I '■'.i .i I 11 . \. ,,., I' ...: 1 .'1 1^7 1- M..iiili .\v.-.,m.' :.' Ji V N .'.^i''^. l.ss7.iS^<<|. i;.,,.ir..ii I'.'i 1 '.-"■ K .1-11. .11 1 1."^. K, ,,„,,, 11 1 !..«. Ill, h.'-. .■.'lll.lv;.' 111. I I... I..' I ,ll.,..l. 1 .1. \1.... I. .\pill . . M.iv .... lull.'. - ■ liiU V.l-lisl S,.pl. .. O.I.iIh'i N.n n.'. . r..i.,i. M...ilhl\ Nmi.i;;.' 1 " • t. J .1. .51 . 1 .' (rfi I'l 1 ," I I .1.1 .11.' .S.| I ^1 15 "1 1 1*' I I I s " I 1 I. I I • 1 I • I !• 1 . l.| I '■ I I I Avi'r.-i.m-s 45 7'1 I'l 5 -15 •'■' 4'i 5 .f 7- Tlu- .-ihiivi- l;il)l.-N li.iv.' h.'.'ii l;iU.-ii li .1111 lli.- r.-p.n I .il, In.'l .-luii!,-, r. W.'illiT S. (.'liiiri'li, I.' til'.- .\i|ii.-.liii'l (.\inmiis-.i.iM of N.-« N.n U I in, .•Mul llu- irp.irts ill' llic W.ili-i- Hnaril. H.isi.ni. Ii « ill I. - s....,i ri..iii till- l.ilili' lli.il wliili- Ilk- .iv.'i'.iij.. violil .ir.'u.li li.i-- I'.'.'ii t'l =, p.'i , ■III. Ill ill.' I'.iinr.ill, 111.- Il nv II 1-, ill ■"' 11 ' y.-ii-- l.illi-ii l'.-l,n\ |.,p,-i ,,111., iJ p.-r .-.•111. .111 111 ' Su.lliiiry an-, I, 47 I''-' ''■"'• "n I'l ' li.'l.in. 'I'll.- iliiniiiliilii >i. -Ill .>r llii- SiuUiury liiliiiii;- llii-- p.rl.i.l u.... 11 1.1 iiu'lli-s in I.SSj, 11, . I ipiil.- Illlllln- awi'.ii;,'. .uul ill.' iiuiiuililiil .Ml 111,' t'r.il.iii i5.,iJ iiu-lu-s or ('7 pi-r I'.'iil. o\' llu- .i\ .-i .11;.'. 'rill- larni-r llic .li,',! ol ill.' w.il.'i -sli.'il ll'.' li'--- I'l'- v.in, 11 1.1:1 in (l.nv. .\s llu- IliimlH-r li.isin i- lai>;,-r ill. ill llu- I'roloii w.' 111, iv silcly .i-isuiiu- Ihal llu' iiiininiiiii yoarly ll.nv in ilu- liv.-i 'Aill In- ,i1i.hii 711 p.-i roiil. of llu- jiveiaifi- or j.S^ i-ulii.- f.-.l pi'i -.I'l-oiul, r.|ii,il lo is.i,7i-'.- (Mio Itiipt-ri.'il v^'.'illiiii-- pi-i" il.'iN. SIOIJAl.l. UlOl IKl 11. .■\ssiiniii';4 thai tlK- il.iily (low .'iviiilabU- will .ivcr.im' 1511, (M)o. 1100 j;.Tllon-, per day, oiii- iii'xl i-on-iili-i-.'ilioii will b,- llu- stoi-ivj.- ri-.piiri'il loeyiializr llu- moiitlily Mow. No Kiiii.i;i"K'' li'ivi' 1t'i-ii iii.iili' 111 111.- Ilinnlu'r foi' ,1 U'liii of y.-.n-., with whii-li il is inipossilili' lo iliMi-iiiiim- llu' iiioiillily .ivi-rii;.' ll.nv in peroi'iilakti- of llu- rainlall, willioiil wliii'li l.ill.-i ilal.i llu- sioi.ii;.' caparily roi|uiri'd to inako available tin- mininuim yi-aily llow I'.iiin,.! be oaU-ul.itfil. Tlu-so obsci-v.-ilions r.miiol now bi- in.iil. , so llu- onlv thiiifj to ilo is to i-oinpari- the lliiniln'r willi the siri-.-iin. u li.-r.' sii.li have boi-ii .luiili-. Tlif folLiwinj; t.ilik- ;;iv,'s llu- av.'i.ii;.' iiu.iiilil\ flow of Iho ConiU'i-tii'iil. Ilu' Siullinry .iiul llu- k. rol.'ii, .mil llu- llow in pi-ivi'nla.i;i' of llu- r.iinl.ill. i.\iii,r vii. hl.OW HV MONIIIS IN I'liKl KN 1 AliK 01 UAI.M At I . On.' in. Il ..f -■ mil oil tr.'in on.' s,|ii.ii.' mil.' 1 ,pi . •.. m ^ 1 1,, ' ■, t; illoii> ..1 _•. ;.•',. .;o,. .iiliii- f.'.-i. fi.'ni will. Il 111.' .n.-i.ii.;.' 'l.nl^ nm "H u.Mil.l !>.' .il'.'iil -,|.i,n,,.i v;,il'.'li- p.-i il,n t.>l 111.' Iliri'.' .Ill . ,.n.-.'riil i\ .' M'.l'.s. i,sS; i.sS.i, .111.1 I." lh.'.li\ V'-.li 1^71.. .'ll^ ',■'1.''", ■,.\ ,..i',i....i linp.'i.,il .i;,ril.inslo.'.i.!l -,|i..ii-' mil'-. "'•" '- i"^..V..', ^.il.'li- I'.-l Aa\ li..ni llu- lluinli.'i w,il.i sh.'.l. 1 Ins .l.if.is '„ii ... ti.un the ,1111. ..nil t;i\.'il .-l'.i'wli.'ii- '"< tins I'.iK'-' III I. .1111.1 niiiiili.-is ill.' nilniiniini 1 mi oil Iv ■ l,.ll.,ws, .issiinnnu oiu' in. Ii '..liM's 1 1 '; millions ol ^,.,l,.-n.. 1 Mil 1 1\. M.lN tins lil V ,.| I IN Mil l.inii.ir\ . . . j. .'Ill 11.. 1 \ M.n. II. .. . . .\P"I M.iy . .. 1 nil.- jiilv . Aii.i;iisl . . Jscpti'inb.'i il. i.-lii'i . \,ni'iiil>i-r ll.'i-omli.T II , >Ns I'l 1^ IIUIU'S. M.llu.n l.,lli..nv. 1 ,' I ' I . s I I IH -M • 7 i(..4,. ;■' I'" ;S.(Kl ,.-.lHi .s4 I" 17 I" 15 .oil .-.! 110 I -' -- 1 I 5'i I . ,;(i -_-_-^ „, t'oMnei-tiiiit Siiilbiiiv C'roton |l„nil..-i Avi'raj{os, .Avi'iam's. ,\\,'i;ii;,'s. .\w-i.ii;i Month I'.'i K.iin I'.T I't'i 10 N'.'.iis Kain Flow Com R.iiii Flow XV'iil Nain I'low fi-iil. l.'U .5') 1 4.18 2.05! 4Q.l! Jan . . . ,1.^7 4.(15' 2. 12 58 2 2,1)7 K.-b 4.10 2 . 04 65 8 4.06 4. 18! 78.5 4.40 2 47 74 .1 2 75 Maivli .1 .)4 1 . 00 7I) . 4 4.58 5-02II" " 4.4(1 4 S,i S., (1 i.S.i .'\pril.. 4. .id 4-7.1 145 " 4.42 4.(12 ifii) o 4.()4 .(.51 i/(),5 2 25 Mav .117 4. 11) 1.1-!-' 120 2 (Kl 112.5 4 28 2.14 74-4 -'1.1 J lino . 4.o<) 1 4<> ,1''.5 2 1)8 S7 21). 2 4 (1(1 1 oil 2.).(1 4 J.) Iiilv... 4 70! 1.02 JI.4 4 78 .44 () (1 4..)2 .(H) 15.4 2 2(1 Aiik • • 4.87: I. of) -M.S 4-.J.1 -55 1.1'" 4.7(1 1 .05 2,S.() 2 ()<) S.-pt 4.04 .8.1 ji) 4 4 -i.l '4'' 4 -' 4,00 .04 24 4 2 74 'VI . . . 4. .14 i.ii j8 4 4 41 I'"-' -M- ■ 4 (K) 101, 25 4 2 (15 Nov . j.i)V 1.7I' 44.8 4 II 1 ''2 .1') 4 ,l-')>■< Totals 44. (K)'25. 25 5(1.5 45.8022.1 ,' 4.). 5 45.08 11 '|2 .\m'i-.iv;.'. '■'•=' "■■- h ,1 1,,' ■'.'.i.in.'il 1,1 iHiliA' ..lU'li.ill million ot >;..ll..iis p.'i .l.iv ti.'m o.uli s.|u.ir.' mil.- ..f w...l.T-slu'(:. or -av 1 5,.>.»i,(i.iii p.'i 111 M,ii.i^,' w.iiil.l 111- i.-.|iiiivil for 111.- surplus ,n,i llu- .u.-rai;.- ni lli.' s,n w.-i ni.inllis, ,\ssiinu- i.'s.-noii .'iiil-l\ ..11 n.'.-.nili.'r isl.lli,- surplus .11 lii>l ..I .•ai'll inonlll tlu-l.'.ifU'l w.i.ll.l 11.' a- in tlu' lomlli . .'Inmn m .ili.'V.' T.ibU- IX. 1 Iu-st,.i.ii;.'iiiilils( .IS.' I.', inii.'.lw. mill tliiis 1)1-5 (, pill. ...loot v;'^!''"' p.. I s.pi.u.- mil.' ..1 w.ii.i -slu'.l. s.iv 54,.-,o(i..>>ir, l..,-.r>l .... Su.lhu, y Kiv.M' «.,!.•, -slu-il. This is r..r ., I,-,,.,.. I ,.,^, •.,!.: n„->;..ll..M-.ar,. 1 „„.■> Sl.-,l..s i;;,ll,.„s aiul mns u l,.i ,•!.,■. I. vi.';.-.'.! In >.n.'-s,vil, i.. , vd.u >■ lo Imp.-,!.,! ^;■'|'""■'■ . , , ,. I A ii'si-rviiir nl oiu' ;ii r.- in .iriM ;iiul l.'ii I. ■.I lu ilcplli will i-,iiitriiii H^.lKioi-uliii- li-i'l, rrpii'si-iiliii); J 7J.',iiK) linpi'ii.il i;.illoris. I ' 'I'll.' l.iMl ;inM i>l III.' lluiiiluT h.i'.iii hi'iiii; j -,7 sipi.n .■ illili'-. I In' 1 sliir.im' i',ip;irily til till' ii'scrviMr Inlurrn llu' rlrv alii'ii^ i;i\cll vmII ■ lliiMi'liiri' 111' as r.illous : I I Mil. I 11. I'liiislanI l)ail\ Drall. |',T I'.'Ml. l\\ I ml. 4 !•■ jil lUI I s I'J.I \.\lll>\s I'l K S ,ii). 1 7.t'""" <>,!.. s,s.!'"'"' 7;^,Sd ^.dd<) SS,d:^J,d(id KHI.d^l ,ddd I (-(,-151 ,ddd i),(| -,7,(1011 .•d.i..!7,(K«> .!i..!,t7'"""' |j,d,i7,(ii»i ^_».7SS, (1(1(1 d^.d jS.ddd 77.-'«^.""-' S(|,S77,ddd Id i.(i77,(idd IJ I, 577, Odd I J,S(lJ,(Mld -' ^,^dJ,ddd l),(ld.'.ddd :^^.d(iJ.(Mi(i (id, 5J5,ddd 71), 1 115, Odd i|-',(|d,i.d(l() 1(1(1, 7(15, d(H) Ij.M Sl.ddd pel" sc(-. pel" s(|. per (la\' " I )d ami I ;d I ^d .111(1 I Jit I J(i and I 1(1 I |(i .111(1 I Jd I 4(1 anit I Id i-|d7..-,7d.ddd ,!,()i 7.''77'.V"i .!..i''7-7.i-''.s'"i S. ll,:i.J-l7..idd 1 1 .7Sj.()7ti,(idd 1,1.,', |5,ddd 1 1 ,d.-'^,»ldd d i|()t,(ld(l .'(,117 I, Odd ,i|.(llH,(ld'i Tlic .i1hi\c si(it.n4c u.iiild ihU- (U.T ilic (K'liciciu .V (il ilic dr,\ >cars, 1S7:; 1.1 iS,,d iniliisixc, .'did is iKil iiili'lldcd I'dl- line niiiiiininn W'.ir. In my ( .d. iil.il inns I li.(\ c .issnnicd lli.il llic mininnini lldw wcnld lie (lie avail.iliic lldW, .did llial 1 he si ,11 .i^'c cipacily would iiol he siillicii'iil 1(1 lidc over llic dcruii-my ol ,1 s.-iics .il' d, \ \cai s. siull as (iccinrcd lu'lwccii iS77aiul iS.Sd. riic l.ilal aiiioiiiil lli.-il (■.•ill be made available Irdin llic I liiiiilici' b.isiii is (i;;d,dd(i impciial ,i;all(iiis p,-r d.iy per si|iiai'(' iiiilo dl walcr- slicd. In .■(inslrncliiljj rcscivoiis lo sloic llic surplus w.ilcr in wcl yens. To iil.iUc .iv.iil.iblc llic lolal avcr.iuc llow, llic slor.i>;c ( .ipaiily rc(|iiirc(l would lie .ilionl 7(i,d(Ki,dd(i ol gallons loi cicli s(|ii.ii(' mile dl li.isiii. ih.il is j.i, 5110, Odd, ddd (if ^.■dldiis, 01 .1 rcsci\(iir .>7 I'cel in dcplli .111(1 live s(|ii.irc miles in area. 'llic proporlion (il'llie .ivciaKc llow ol' llic river llial can be made .iv.iil.ible lor power purposes depends upon llie c.ipacily ol llic sUiianc rcscrV(iirs. ^^ si .MM m;\ . .Arc.i crb.isin of lliimber ,i.!7 s(|. miles. .Average rainlall List lo years .>i-() indies. .Miniimini " ( iS7_| 1 -M -.i Averaife " lor J (■(insc(Mili\ (' drv \ cirs -.s.^ " i ■■ ■ •'• . ,. .-7.1 *' " rtiii dtt ^d p('i (-cnt. ol i.tiiilall 10 Vt'. it's. 15 () lilc 1 .-• c. Iccl. " ^i (Il V y('ars 1 d " " (i^d.ddd gallons. Mininimil " " " " (1H7.ll. .4Vi.(«>'i " (,i years! . Sdd,(HKi riie above d.il.i .irc 1 believe con eel, .iild I hope llicy ni.iv be iise- bil 1(1 vonr I'omp.iiiv. N'oui s Vt-i y 1 1 Illy, WII.I.IS I llll'.M W. r. K. ror(inld, Scpicmhci ',1(1, iSm,^. I''l.l.\ .\ 1 1(\S .\ui \s I 111 I HK- .AlivlVI- l.,\KI-; l'l.(HM)ll), IM I S IN, l>Ni.\ui(i. IN \( HI s, .\(i.S^ J.5.S i.i" l..s.i-' iSd i.mo -• -'.S 120 'i.Ut' • ■"7 ■ .-•..; i-'),! 110 *' 1,129 Mi-;.\N Ark.xs Hkiwiin I':i.KVATU1N,s Hl\ IN. .Ai-RKs. i Sy. .Mil. IS, 'llic sm r.ice dl llie reservoir li.is an aic.i ol less llian one per eciil. of llial of llic w.ller-slicd ol tlic llililibci, biil oilier ponds .iiid llie river itselt" may ituac'isc Ibis soiiu'wlial , bill ( ct lailiiv Iti lU'i ituir.' lli.iii two per ceiil. |{y rercrrinir lo Table X in my lirsi report il will be seen tli.il tins st(tr;i'^(' (■."ipjicil V will i;ivc ab(>V(' jib.odo l;.i11oiis pi-r d.ay, eoiisl.ini dialt, the reservoir 10 be lowered lloi more lll.iil ten feci dm iiii; llic year, or a eonslanl dr.ill of .ibiuil J7d.(id(i .i;,illons per d.iv fi din eacli si|iiare mile if lowered Iwciity feel, or ,',17,(1(10 i;,illons per d.iy per s(|iiarc mile if lowered lliiriy feel. riiis iiiav be slidVMi betlci in I.ibiil.ir liniii. as follows : I Mil 1 ( . 1(>NSI VM I'UMl IN ImI'IIJIM l'.\l.l.(>NS I'lU l>\V. I K(iM liM M. W A 1 I K-slll d. JM 1 \ VI U'Ns. ri-K Sin AHl Mill. 140 to l.^d ,!l(i,ddO yalKnls l.|0 to 1 -•() J7d.(Hld " 140 l(» 1 10 _ji7,dOd " 7-'.S(id,(Hid vjalloiis. (;il, (»()(), (Kid " iuO,.S,^n,ddd '* RKI'ORT ri'ilN I hi: I AI'.\(IT\ OV TlIK rKlM'OSI-'.n I \Ml!r(>N UKSKKVOIK. 7'o f/ii' /'n .ii(/,ii/ iiiu/ Hiin Inrs 0/ llii- C-itif^in 11 liny Shi/' Caiid! iiiitl J'nwi-r Ai/Kiillut t ■.!..• l'ii:Nr[.l-:.Mi:N I'tii Scplcmbci (ilb I prcsenied td yon iin report upon llie w.itcr .available from tlic 1 Ininbei w.itci-slied, ibis report beiiii^ datet! S('ptenibcr _\\\\, i.^(),>. i>\vin,i^ to del.ivs in (■((iiiplciini4 iIk' siirv.'vs .and plans, ilu- coin- piited .ircis of the land ( o\ cred li\ llie prop(iscd L.tnibton icservoir were not g'ven lo me In llic (.'onip.iny's surveyors until Saturday, jlsl Scpteillber. Tlic site of Ibc propos"d dam is ,il Haby's roiiit, almosi mid-w.iy li('iwccii liUxir Street .and llic \*illa).;e o\' Laniliton. 'I'lie .ire. is Hooded ,il dilVcreiil clev.itions as cdinpnlcd by l"i. H. .Abiev, l'.s,|., I'. !•:.. Willi bis plaiiimcter, from plans made tnnii actual ldp(ti;i .iphii" siiiv('\s. ar(' as lolUnvs : (140 .1(1 ('S .iliiare mill". l''rom tlio former report Ibc avera^ie daily " iini-diV " from llie I lumber walcr-slied vv.is dclei mined lo be .ipproxiiii.ilelv as l.illows, p('r sijii.irc mile ; I\m- dry ye.ar iS7.( 5(14,000 Impciial ,u,illoiis. for dry years |S,S7, iS.S.S. i,SS(|.54o,o()d l\ir ;i\er,a^(' f(M' fiilm(' ... (150. ooc " '' 'I'lie propos.'d rescrMilr would, tllercfore, be ^'f sulVu icill si/,. 1,1 conserve /ilioiil one-li.ilf ol the llie.in anmi.il How of ill,' liver il lowered lliiity tecl.-i; per .cnl.il lowered I wcniv feel, .iiul ,;.' per cent, it' lowered icn led. .\ssiiniin){ tli.at tlic rcscrvoii c.in be Kiwcied tua'iilv feel, 1-40 to lid duriil.ij Ibe season, tlie daily .Ir.ilt possible would be oiic-ll.ilf tile nie.iii daily tlinv of tlic river dnriiii; tlic llirce conscciil ivc dry years 1SS7, iS.SS ,111(1 iS,-<(|. Willi .ukiilion.il reservoirs of ;i C(iinbined cap.iciiv C(|nal lo lliis reservoir, llie lot.al llow ol the river for tbosc vcars would be iilili/cd. I'liosc aii\ili,ny reservoirs, could ol ( om sc, be entirely emptied. Tlic 'I'liorclical lioi se-powci produced by iid,(|iid.(id(i lilipcii.il ^.dlons 01 w.iter fallin.i; 1 , id feel is 2,4^), or .alnMit .-.odd llorsc-powcr .av.'iil.dilc f(ir power purposes. I A 11 1.1; |i. I'ower avail.ible with avcr.iijc head of i,V-i feel, first, during: tbr.'c ; extreme dry years ; second diirini; .'iveran'c years : liiiii 1 \ln\ A'l.AiiS. .Avi;ifA(,i N'lviis ll(Miiiti>'N li.i'l to nsiirt t(i till- |iriuiaiivi' w.iUTiiu I'lH^ .'^ •' nn-.m- "I .li.tii li'.llillg \tr.i cost «>f coinplnm- lli.'wal.i Mij'ply systfiii will li. l.s- liian 1:5.500,000. '\hr r.\i->.m .vhy llu' work i\\\\ \>r .Ion- .11 lln> low li,i;tirc is lli.it it u.U li-ilonr in c.iniu-. tioii with llic p iw.-i i|.-\.-l.ipiii nl l.-.itiir.- ol llu- i nt.Tpiisi', whii li will roiliiii- th.' 1 o>i to Ir^s tli.in mif li.ill. I'lic liti/fiis ol I'oroiilo ami vniiuU .m- pi.-.- p.Mpl. .111.1 lib ( 'o:il|..lll\ will in.Aii.iMy s- I'ui.' ill.--.' pioiii.ilil.- . oiiiia. U. pioiii.ilil. .ilik. t.i th..- ( '.iiitpaiu ami llu- puMi. N-i l.iNi' .I'l'l" '-'I --i nlinu iil . .111 .1, l.i\ i!ic i.;i i.i!ion oT ill.- iiiiiiiut.iMi' l.iw-- ol I ,11111111 II-. ■ .111.1 th.- suiviv.il ol 111.- liltrsl I'.ir .mv i-.msi'l.-v.ilil.- tun.-. I'lu- laws lak.-n liy ihr. ity Willi a vi,-w t.i . iiiy.n- .ml 11- i.r.miiii -n.laU.m. ^^^.^ ,„„„,r,.,. ,„„| ..unlUi.m .ilik.- .|,-iii,m,l lli.il l.k.- < )iitaii,i I.. Wiu.'ii .inolh,-r liis ist.-r li.ipp--iis tlu- pr.-^,-nl sv-^triii or wli, 11 tin- conilition ol tlu- piiMi.- li.,illli or o*lii-i i-\. nt l..i,,-,lii- anthill iti.-s to action, tluii tlir |i.-opl,- will Im- i-.illi-,l np.m 1,1 adopt a pi-niiaiu-nt policy. In tin- iiu-.intiia.' tlu-rc is 11.1 i.-ison why llu- tw.i ^\^t.-in, ([luinpin^ !■'.>. gr.ivitaliimi, shoul.l not h.- I.iiil li.loic the p -, ipl.-, ami when tin- piihlic mini shall h.ivc li'cn .iroiiM-.l li.nn ih ■ si-nse of I'.ilsi- sc -luity into wlii.Ii il li i^ l> -i-n lull.-il. lli,- p. ,i[il<- (all till' p -.iiil.-i will thi-ii II- in .1 pi, Hi, ,11 to ;;u.- ,1 i.ili.in.i! \, 1 diet ami 111 die a wi-..- .iiul liinl . lioie.-. .\Ir. M.msergh's report is .i coiiiplet.- vindic.iti.ui .m-l c.irrolior.ition iif th.' pisiti.in coii'.eiuled lor in conm'cli.iii willi powiT il.'Mtlopiiienl .111.1 w.iter supply liy i;ra\ it.ilion. 'I'lu- gravitatiiinists have alvv.iys e.mleiided that Lake Simeoe w,it.-r was at le.ist e, |U.d, if not superior to Lake Ontario w.il.r. .\li. .10.111 ione.l .is .1 s.iun I- of doiiii'sti.- w.il.i supply, i-^pe. i.dlv sin.-.- 111.' hif^h price, 1 expert h.is so < Ic.irly d'v'ni,in->tr.il. d the .ll.,olul,' Mip. ll.illU .il I ik.- SlUl. ,1. W.ll, I. ri l.l.-lllll.llMll .il L.ik,- ( ):il.irio w.iU-i is m.i>l i.mipl.-l.-. .111. 1 iH um- lor .luii.-sli.' purposes oni;ht to h.' poiliilnt.'.l h\ t!-'' I'o.Mn. i.il 1; i.ir.l ol ll.-alth. niile,s It ll,-lil^l llioi,,u;;lily lil;.i.-d, .1. 1, e,,|ii 111 lul -1 liy Mr. M.iiis.-ri;li. 'riie l.illouui- off' 1 wa-. Milmiitl.d I" the ( '01 i.,ii.ili,'n ..I I', 11. ml, I r,,r,ml... M.o ,lh. |S,^,. " /',. t/i,- Cniimih'f' III,' Cirftorxliiiii »!' Ill,- Cilv •ii liiip.i i.il K'-dleiis of w.11,-1 ,l.iiK l,'i S.'iii.i'."' l','i .11111.1111. .111,1 ,'iie , eiil Mansergh endorses th il p i^itioii m ),t eotiiplei.-ly in the foll.iw ,,,., ii,.„,...,,ui n.ilU.iis loi .ill ili.n m.iN i"' i.'.imiv.l ,.\,'i iimi) miiiie.i ill" wonls ■ v;-ill"iw .l.iil\, lIu- cnsul, ■1.111,111 l,> In- p:i\.il>l,' m.uiMilv. " llii 111.' i|ii,-sli,iil ,11' .[iMlin , ihiilniii;; III, lie ii,','il he >.ii,l lli.iii lo i-i'p.'al ill II NCiileiK',' lli.il if ill,' Sim,-,,,- u,.i,-i i-. iK-.ili wiili.is I li.u,- just ileserilH'il. .111.1 if 0,11.11 i,i w.iu-r .lr..wii li ,.;ii llu' pi ,"m'iiI iiil.ik,- -is nilercil. b,illi ,if ilu-iii. .i- ,1,-ln .'i.'il i,> chisiiiiu'is. will Iv lil..;li- I'lass w-.ilei-, ,if iiiiimp,'.i,li.ilil,' ,-li ii-.uUT, wiili pi .iclieally ii.illiiiii; i-> i-ll,i,is,- li.-lweeii ill. '111. ' III other words .Mr. M:iiis.-r;;li says ih.U l.ik. Sinu.i. water unlVlercd is oipial to Lake Ontario walei .iller liUeratioii. This is ill harminy with the iMidiiiL; of Me-sr>. 1 l.-riiiL; ,\ ( ii.iy. which cost the city ah ml $10,000 in i.ss.|. Mr. Manseii;h and Messrs. lleriiiL; ,V (ir,i\ all aLin-.- th.it l^lke Simciie water is superior lo I ,.ik,- ( )iil.irii' w.il,i. Imt llu \ re.omiiiend the hitter, solely onacciuiit of thegi'eat cost of procuring- a supply from the former source. Mm scroll makes the cost ol carrying; out the Lake Sinicoe pl.m (on account (if capital) to hi' $lj,ooo,coo. In order to m'l ,\lr .Mansi-rgh to report this fabulous sum as the prolialile cost (so th.it he could condemn it), the \'on_m' Strcl r.uil.' w.is .ulopted. which, according to his report, .iil.iils y\ luil.s of tumiellin;. Had Mr. .Maiisergh adopt.cl a route liy way of l'eterlior,i' 01 llamiUon lu' .'oiild have ni.i.le th.' < ,)->t $5o,o-do.oo,3 .ir . \, 11 .'. I'll,' (.iu m,.\ il,',lu,i luiiii .iiu 111, MIL'S il,.ii may h, o-afJer I'l- ,1,1.- 11,,- I ,,ilip.liu lei W.ll, T .11^ •'"111 lli-O m-i\ t)i> ll.-eOHSJII'V uel .-I , .-.-iliiii; S_'_'(i., 1,1.1 1.1 1',' .-sp.-iul.-il m ilie pin iliis.' ami l.n iii,< ol m-w li',-,l in.ins .1., Il,-l,.|,,|ei,' i ,-, ,,|imi,-iul,',l l>\ lIu' '-^'v ICllprlliVr ~, , , 111. .ills lo 11.' ill,- . lbs,. lul,- pi,ip,iU ,'l llu- ^ e\- ;, 111,- .\.il.-r 10 Ik- ,l<-ln,-l,->l I,' llle pi I's. Ill l iM i , -.- n , m s, , H III,- l ,,mp.i"\ will , .illsliii, 1 .,11 .ulililii'ii-il i,--,'HiMi ei ii-^'H,,!!-. iii.il 111,11,- 111. Ill 1 Will. .11 ..il\ ,-li-\.ill,iii U-l.ili.iil-. lli.il 111,- l il\ m.l\ 11-- ,|nir,-, ii,.i ,-\. ,'.'.!m.i; 4,H. I.'," .iIi.'M' ilu' le\,l ,'l L.iUe > 'iii.ine. .uul ,l,lu,'i 111,' w.il.'i- 1,1 -,11. Il n,-w I, --.,-1 Mill ei i.-.,-r\,iirs .is ll„- l il\ m.i\ li-,|im,-. siH-ll II, -W l,-s,-i\,,|l HI i,-s,.n,,iis I,, i,'m.,iii III,- po.p.iu 111 111.' l',mi|Mii\ . (. 1 In- I .impaiis .11 lis own cisl I,, l.i\ .ill pip,-s iiul iii.ik,- .ill , ,,iiii.'i li.ms 1h-1w,-,ii llu- sev,-i.il 1 .-s,-i \ ,,11 s .,ii,l \eiii ilisl 1 ilnil 1, ,11 ni.iiiis .11 111,- I'lU limils, 5. 1 lie w. ,1,-1 I.' 1..- pie, II',-, I loMii I..i1m- Siill,,,e In iiu-.ins el iji.oilal 1,111. .111,1 I,' Ih- ,.f ill,- I'.'sl .pi;ilil\ ..lil.ini.ilil.- Ii ,mi Hi-ll s,i„,,,-, sii,-|i u.ii, r 1,1 '>,- sp.'.-i.illv ri's,.iM,u,-,l .IS I,-, ,viimi,-iul,',l In Mi. M-m s.-mli. (s.'e p.i,v;e ."<, ..i,^,ii,,l ,,-p,.ill li.-l,,i>- .l,-ln,-M 1,' .,-,v ,-lil„' lil \ seiA ii-e I ,'si'i \,,ii s. 6. The whole water works system tiir siiiiplviiiK waiei'to Toronto, iiu'UuliiiK all reservoirs, intiikes, eomliiits, pipes ami timncls, to be at all times under the direction ami control ot the Citv EiiKiiieer. !|,<1I, .111,1 llu- , 7. Ill,' l, iilip.ee l,.h.n,- 111,- lu-w s\sl,-m 111 i,p,- moro. The mule approv. il l.y llernig ,V Oiay and adopted liv ^.^^^ ..,|,pii,..i „.,i i.n,-, ili.m ihe iisi .l,,s el 1),. ,-mb,-i, i.s.^s, ponul.-.l the .\ipie.iuet C'oiup.iny only involves a tunnel or open tail of ||„. ;,^.,,.,.|,„.,ii 1,,. ,.„i,.|,.,| 1,11,1 ii,,i l.ii,-i ili.m ilu- 1 -1 ,l.u ,,l ,\l.ii, li. seven miles, against Mansergli's ;.( miles. .Mr. .Mansergh helps i.s,,;. 1 1- - . 1 . fd- 1 11 ■ . ,1 s 1 hi' .nji.'emeiil 1,1 Ik- 1.11 .1 n'l 111 el s'l m'h s li ,'m 1 1"' osi.l.iv to m. ike nil Ins estimated cost of .fii .',000,003 '.V ..llowiii.; a tiille ' ' "• -i.isi' • '"> " • ' . , I I 1' 1 el |).', i-mlu-r, 1.>*<).S, llu- l. lU 1,1 li.oe llu- up ,1 I I'l 111111111111^ llu- ol $1,500,000 for engineering expenses. In'-unvlilv he ■- .,„„,,„,,,„ |,.ui„v; ilie i.n.-s .iml ,l,.,i>;,'s ,. .ul„is!,.tl lu arl.itratiot. under the imiiression that Toronto is going to employ .i 'mud ml ,1,1,,. ,.^|Mr.iii,>n el ilu- s.ii,l i.-im. .Manserghs, at $15,000 each. That certainly would consume 1 lie i .iiup.my lesp.-, tlulh i,',pu-sis thai sluuiUI ili,- i,iiiiu-il not the million ,ind a half allowed f< r engineering .'xpeiises. Ilering h.' Inclinea leaecpi ihis oiler, ilien ihai ii h,- si,h„„i(.'.l 10 the .•l«-e- 1 1 1 I 1 ■■■ 1 11.1 i.,is ,',11111, ,1 1,1 Mil,' fur M.i\,ir .111.1 .\UU-i iii.iii. I.n llieir .ippriu .il .'i ,V- (.ra\ report. 'd th.it the Lake' .Simcoe scheme w. mid cost about uus . nno, >i u \ 1, . 1 i . 11 ' , .111 eilu'iwis,'. Mill l.ili'i Ih.iii Ih.' hisi M.iiul.u m |.imiai\ iiexi. I lu- $7,500,000, 1 he work .-.in he done now lor a hill,- under on.- ^ ,„„|,,,„, „,„ |,.,,, ,,1,- , „si ,.l s.., h si.hmissi,.,,. .uul will n've seemily half the latter sum. ...eis!;., i,.n in \,(>. lain source of revenue, namely: contracts lo supply the reser 5 liehire sending the aliose to the Corpdration n was snii voirs of the City of Toronto and other iiiunii ipalities with 1 milted lo Mr. .\rlhiir Harvey, the well known .\ctaaiy. and ih.il water. 'This will \ ield the Conipany .1 miiiiiiiiim ie\enue of eiiiineiil ,xp.-it reported as tollows ; C,nitlem,'ii, I'lirsu.i ni to \(iiir instructions 1 have made careful calculations and comparisons as to to the t'^ity ot Toronto \\\ tin' .'\rnt of that Corporation prociirinir a supply of vvatc-r troni l.aki' Ontari ricoininiMulatioii ; anJ aKo in \W tvmt ot thr city procurini; a supply ot <(( million iralloiis tiaily trom y ot -ravilation from l.aKi' Suncof. lor %lV).mK'\ pt-'r annum (2 cents per thousand gallons), and oiu- cnit all'tliat inav be rc;|uireil over ami ahove <0 million gallons daily, 'riu' results are as follows : 3 4 6 6 1 the o, a our per annual loss s per Mr. M {.omp.uu', thousand u and «ain ui'-eruh''^ TS' means allons foi 1 'i <)i i| ((()-• ';(),', 905 ()(>'> i;0,S MOW Ml! i;l-' 'II ;, 'HI '»! ; <)!'> "i; <)_'0 1) M ''■'.1 WJ4 '' .(.Ml ''.I- ' '3 - 934 035 ''3'' ')3') 9.(0 'Ml 'M3 944 'M5 ().((! ')i-r •as A Mini ill I'.iviMi'iit t*>liic AqiH'.llMtCi.. A ti n 11 a 1 c li a f ^r I' Aniuialw.ii kiiiK ("(■ pciisi'S at tin- llu'.li Saving in lor wiili'i III tir siiji upon tin- Citv I'lir Sttv.tin in tin* iilii-a ariolililik' til Mr. MiilisiiKlrH i 11 1 t' r c H t 11 1 1) f Ia'Vi'I iiiiil till' Main lattT HiaKt* l>v ciipit il lo In' HiH'iU I'liiniiini; Stations. jiiifipiiiiK Mr. nmiractiiiK islililiiti- III " lljiilv lU'tMl rdine to Mr. iiiiii I'iltvutiiiii, us MiiMsfi^h's \ ll-lll ■lllI,'jl'$JI. !.'-«' Miuisci vih's ii-ptii t \n.-v .Ml . Mallsri ull i ,\(|lU*(IlUt (.'ci. fur r., KiiUiills (4 P'' rem.' Slm-Ims ri'i'tii I. St'eliistaljlf llailV.IIIKl 1 '('lit (liT tiihlt Nn. =; h, -nl- .\ii. ^ It, t'l.iiiinn Id. 1,'N"! njilliiiis fur aii 1111111 !•<. "'.-i-i lliat aiiioMiil. 107,582 2 1(>,00l) 70,001 184,183 34'8i7 .MW.LH'O 107,582 7'^.-'34 l85,SlO 33.iJ<4 2 19,'H)(T 107,582 7') •9'^' 1 87,489 31.51 1 2 I9,IJIK) I 20,21 2 76,5^2 202,774 10,226 .'|i;,07 81,130 2 KM 97 $ i'^7 2 l';,ooo i35.o'^>7 ><''.i n 221.181 2,181 :: 1 9,occ) i35'0«'7 88,212 -V'3,279 4.-'79 2 1 9,ooi ) i35.t''7 <^ 8.383 .: ii),coo i3;,i:/i7 o.j,4f)(V --9' 5 3'' 10,530 2 1 9,0c 10 135'"''/ 'J<''7.^>^ -'31.805 12,'So5 2 1 9,000 i35iO^'7 o8,S94 -33.9^>i l.|,00l ^10,000 135,' '-7 101,171 2:,(>.2:,^ i7'-38 2 1 ' ),( 100 135.0^.7 103,496 -\38,5^'3 ".'.5''3 2 1 9,01 10 I i^.Ofv" 105,959 24 1 ,020 22,020 2I(),0O0 143,022 108,296 252,218 33,218 219,000 143.''-- I io,7r.7 254'6.8o 35.089 2 1 9,000 143,922 1 13.286 257,208 3'8.2oS 2 1(),000 143,'^'-^ 1 i5.'.M5 259,807 40,807 2 19,1x10 I43.'>-- u8,.^(.5 202,497 43'4')7 2 10,01 io 143.''-- 121,1^2 205,074 4' '.074 2 2o,;()''^ I73.3''>^ 1 1 s,o2;) 289,288 08,v8o -'-3.--f3 I7.S.3''>2 1 1 8,3.10 2(> 1.702 ^'8,454 22:^,201 173.3^'- 1 20,607 21(3,969 68,768 -^-^-■515 182.217 123,020 .305,227 77-7 1 2 2 2i».,S;5 182,217 I-' 5,479 307,096 /".«-' 2\2.'>\^ |8,<,2 17 1 28,0(J4 310,31 1 77.'''93 ^34:3'^ 18.2,217 '30.55- 312,709 78,031 -\57-'4; 182,217 '33. 103 ,'■15.380 78.133 2i^.^^S 242.7(.'S 182,217 138,655 320,872 78.104 24';,o<'2 191,072 141.313 -,-,■. -,y - .•i.i-..1''3 ^7r^^', -A7 ^17 }> 1 1 .07 2 144.1 4''' .335.-' 18 87"U5 -'5o,53'^ 101 ,07 2 147,022 338,094 87'55'' -53'r53 101.1.172 1 50,083 341.155 87,402 2;(),j v 2Q^)-'.-'2 152,964 362,606 100,430 2;i),i7i 2Vil,702 156,019 .3^'5.7-=i 100,550 2'i.!,l'> 271, sou 2i8,5i;7 10.S,8S2 387.439 1 15,1)30 -V'4.74'> -' 18.5 57 i7-\-'5« 390,815 1 10,066 2/8,5 1 (• -18,557 I75.«49 394.4^''> 1 1 5.890 281,425 227,412 179,101 406,513 125,088 ; 84,803 227.412 |82,'802 410,214 1 -'5.35 1 288,37 1 227,412 1 86,460 413.872 125,501 292,448 227,412 190,346 4 '7.758 125,310 In the 5rj years theic unuUi lit? .$2,711.) ,029 more paid hy the (.'its' I'or interest on cipit'd exiieiiileil .iiul e.\pi'n>c nf punipinL;, etc., than would 1)(' p. till uniKi' the' metliDii pnipiised hy the .Xijueduct Co. No acciiunt is t.iken in the.^e tables (if interest to he jiaid under .Mr. Man^eix;h's iil.ui, (hnin,L;" iS,562 to hi; CN[)ended in thd'^t.' years. .\Ir. Mansei-L;!, st.ite> lli.at this, at 5 per cent, (nr interest ami redemiitidu, would he $256,083. so that the inteiest may he taken to he $204,867 (4 per cent.) .and .ulded til the sa\inL; t;iven in cohunn 7 nt' the tahle. .\kllliu ll.\Kvi:v, A( tuar)'. T/'r,iir'(>, M'ty ~tli, rStjO. .$1 1. 85. $14.554,2((4 $153,180 $2,857,215' t3 It the City retain Lake Oiitarin as a soiirif ol sii|i|ily a trunk :.vv,ct will have to lir idiistruc tid, wliicli (ai inrdiiij; to the- rcporl ot' (A Cily l'',n^;iiHH'r Mr. W. I'. |onnni.:;s). will (d>t $i,(i_;j,5 jS, till' iiilLTi'st aloni' on iliis sum al .( yvt crnl. would l)U over $().5,.^oo per annum. The trunk siwtr wduld lie iimtc uiuicitssary if tlic water suiiply lie taken ironi the Noiih. Another item of advantage that would anrue to the peopU' hv reason ofa su|ipK from the North, would he i;reatly reduced fire insurance rates owiiv^ to tht- praituahiy illimitahK wah r supply at a gre.itly nn leased pressure; it is inipossihie to esti male aceiirately what this sa\in- would amount to, prohahly upwards of $jsc'.ocj" I"' annum, certainly not less th.m $100, 000; add the interest on eost of irmik sewer to the .stinialed saving in fire insuranee rates, and we have an annual savinj; ol $i(>5,30o which ought to be included in cohiinn No. 7 of Mr. Harvey's talilc. Including these two items the citi/eiis would during the 50 years save a total of $io,S(h,.o.m) hy procuring a supply from till' Comp.iny as against Mansergh's I'laii. If the saving thus shown should he invested eadi halt year at .\ per cent., tlie value of the savings alone with interest com pounded iialf yearly, would he over $.^5,000,000 at the e\i i atioii of the proposed contract. A contiact on the aliove basis would give the Company a minimum revenue of $,:i(|,ooo [ler annum, a sum iie-arly sulli cieiit to pay interest on $5,500,000 at four per cent.: this sum would iiicrt'ase with Toronto's growth, it would be greatly augmented in the imnudiate future by reason of similar con traits with many other local municipalities Iroiii the same system, without any further expenditure, e\ci'pt lor the making of connections with the Companx's works. MANSERGH'S FINDINGS. 1. Mr. Mansergh reported Lake Ontario water from our present intalte. to be unfit for drinil ,i,;;i.emenl ill. Cit\ would even 1,. tht s,ime ,ibsolut<' supervision and . ontrol oxer the entire watci supply svstem th.ii it does now. o. The (Linger ol the >\st(Ui hreakin ri dm ed to ,1 minimum. (lown Would 01 THE SHIP CANAL, I'his p,ut of the L;re,il enlcrpiise is gio^'-lv misiiii. i riu' idea of ciiislrui till- .1 ship ( .iii.il fonn t.coiuMn l'..i\ I" I'oronto w.i-, hrst ((Hisidiled in ihe (,ul\ p.ot ol th.i. • 1 ntun . It took more dclinite form 111 the Lite loitir. .nul tlie i.iiU fifties. The i'olonto (,•/,./', ol luK lolh, I : .IS "' the deep w.lterw.iys, said •' I iu'U- IS no ,|lli-.lUMl .ili.MII ih. ,n. .1111, MIS \.il.i,' ,.l 111. i;l,Ml ii.i\i.i;.'lile li'iMliw.n lli.il Mowsli,.m ih. li.-.ui ,.1 tlw ,,.iiliiun! uillie .\ll.Mili, O.e.iii. lb.- ,|iH-sli,Mi I-. iiu-i.l\ .111.' el I .i|'.i. Hx "h.il sIhmiUI ill- Ih.' .l.'|illi el lliis w.il.MW.i\ .11 lis sl:.ill,.vi,'-l |>.el. The (/'/.'/v is right as to ihe enormous \,diie ol sue h a highw.iv to the sea, but the .|ueslion is not " nieieU one ol (,ip,icily' as uulicatiil li\ " di [Hh .11 its sh.iH.iwci p.m Ii i> also a i|uestioii ol roiiti . lor iiist,mce, the .idoption ol the Ceoruiaii ii.iv route would shorten the distam «• by '100 mili^ per round trip belweeii the easi and west, as against any otller route. Surelv that feature is of the greatest impori.inc'- The (i7(i/if goi's on to sa\ ■ I In- eiil.ii>;eMieiil ol Ihe > .iii.ils IS lli,- k,-\ l.illi. u ..i. «>'.i,mu li.Mis|-eil.ili,iii I'l.'liliili, .mil il will ii,\.-i lie l>r."n;ll! ilei>-i ... .1 s.ius r.l, leiA li.isis ,.fi Ihis iloilhelii h.iir »t llie > ..lililieill utiul 11. il m.lKlilli- eelll Inuliw.iv ..fnwTs .,iul i.iK. - is lli.i.l.' is ,-lli,-...,.l ..s „,..„-,. no. (lues e.ul in. ike il. The \iolicy thus l.iul doWl b\ the (i/i'l-r win m. >1 U 1 II' hearty endorsation of all true Canadians, irn sp, ctivt ot pohtiial predilections. '{'In artich continue-. ■■ Il niav lie e\|H.,leil lli.il lln-i. will .ilu.os I..- .1 ni.-.isui,- el ,.pp,.sili..n 1.1 111.. ii.iiU. I..iii;e iiiu i.sis .lie ..ii.oi.l .i^iiiisl II. l lieap.-nnii; .il 1 r.inspei l.inen will nol In- |i.i|nil.ii 111 , .il.ee .|.i.ii lei ». I he sliillmj; ol , ..nniieu 1 il . . iilo s will 11,. I I..- p.M'iil.o in s,,,,,,. pl.u ,.s. KnlV.ilo is 1I1111I11I..SS ,|iiil.. ...nlenl Willi po-s.-nl , ,Ml.hi ...n- . i!l li..ii-.;li (he whele w,-sl h IS le he ni.iilr liihiii.ii V 1 e ils pi ospe; 1' \ , 'I'he Tinviilo //'e/V./' of July i.Sth, 1 ommnUin^ 01, the (/Vi'/ic article of the idth, says " I li>- n.iini.il ,.hst:u les llial ihe <,7"/i.' releis loin isinm-. lion Willi Ihe ileepeniMi; ol Ihe Si. I ..iwirnee lonle .lo- not lli>- niosl sei iei.s ,,lU-s Ih.ll will li.oe lo he ..wu.iine h, l,.ie lll,. po.pos,-,' .l.-. p w.ilei W,l\ IVOIM 111.- l.O .11 l..ll,.'s 1.. Ih.. (>. .Mil IS .•..llipl.l.'.i. 1 II.- Kl.Mle ..|',ill olislaeles is Ih,. li 1, li.nl lli.il is , ,.iilniii.ill\ .lislnrl.nii; ihi- tiiemlly i-.-l;ilii'iis ol'lh.' naii.iiis oil eiili.-i si.le ol ih.- ini,-Miaii..iial 1... 1111. 1. in • One.- tli.it I'rieli. in is r.MUOMsl. .ill ih.' olisl..,!.-s ..pp,.s,.,l In iiiiiii,- will .hs,ipp....i .IS it In in.iui. . \\.- .ii;i.'e w illi .nir , ..i.i.iiip.n .e > ihu the construction Of a deep walerwa.v to tide wsuer is the next Kreat enterprise to claim the attention of the people of this continent. Hi ■ ..'nsin i.'i s,,, h ..n ..mh-i weul.l .1 . m .1. 1,1 p,i|Vil.ili- Ih,' C'.in.i.li.iii N'oilhu.sl Ih.in .in\ ..llu-r leni.ily I li.il we ...iilil siii;i;..sl. I h.. prosp... Is lei s,.,niiii>; iinile.i a. 1I..11 .'11 ih.- p.nl el ilu- I wo 11. 111. Ills ini.Ti'si.'il. lu.w.-s.-i , .11.' noi al .ill ^l■.lssllrill^'. il s,.,.|ns I,. 1... Ih.. s.lll.-il p.ilii y nl lli.- I'nil.'il Si. lies I.. .1.. ihillnnj; Iti.il h.is .1 I..II.I.-I1. V I.. ..sl.ihhsli Ih.- illil.'peilil. 11. .' .il Ihis , ...mil I II w.- ,1... i,l,-.l i,.llii..w III. nil 1..I wiih 111.- p.-.'|il.- null.- s,.iiih..| us. w. .oiikl, e.i il,.nlii, in.iU.. .11. ■ oi llie ( .•ii.hri..iis .il llie,iin.ili;.iiii.ili.>ii Ihe il.'fpe" iiiK ol 111.- SI. l.,oM.-ii..- s., si. -Ill 111 Ih.- s.mn- w.iv ..s ih,- M.iiilnne I'rovin. .-s iii.ule 111., hull. Inn; ..I llir I nl .-re..|..ni.il K.iilu.o .1 i.m.i.li.m ,.| l-,,iil...l..|.ili.Ml. ioeil 111.' pi. s.. Ill .illilml.- ..I 111. 1 inl.-.l Slates .Is Ihi .1.11.1.1 \ I 1 \ nil h il III.. 11 ;lil 1 les.-U |.ni.il>;li lo^;elhi-r I., iinili-i l.lU.- Oie "oil- -is .( lonU en It lid add value to .ill publi. ,ind prival. |irop( ily. n-rpi \Vt- l.-el eerlain tlieonh w.iy lln-v . 111 i.-ni Ui- il Hill .s'. It would lend lo promote the ( !e .ily of our City. !ealllmes,^, he.illh am.; .hni. nil V I Is ilil..il^li Ilu li eiH n.ionn.i: IS .1 price wliieli the people v>l Canail.i are not prep.ir 14 'rhcrc is ni) uvri\ ul the i ., (jpiLillon <> f thr Inilrd Sl.ih rjpid ;iiiil -(•( iirt lli,m Ih.il III' aiiv (itluT i il\' with surli iiiiinciis niir is ihcri' any ihm-i I I if sliaiiiin wi til tliciii tiiu '(introl "f an all rcsiuitcrs t(i n\\ iipuii. At It I'.iilTal.), \.V., \i' )l(ls this Canadian d..p waterway lo llif sea, 'I'lf natural laws tliat ri'giilalc connni-rci' will lornprl liiilrd Slates vessels to seek thuir destination liy tlie way of the least resistence the ( 'ie()r^;ian Hay route there is no reason why sueh vessels should not use this eaiial u|ion the sanu' ordinary eommenial priix-iples as will he imposed upon water < raft of our own and those of any oilier nationality. VOLUME OF TRAFFIC. In 1S55 the total irallii- of the ureal lakes was j. 500,000 tons. In iSi)5 it was ap|)ro\inialely 60,000,000 Ions, or an increase of .'.(oo per eent. in forty years. The present r.ite of increase is nuK'h gn-ater, heuig ahoul Soo per (xmU. in twelve years for Lake Superior and Lake I'lndi). If the eanal In- completed, in say si\ vears, the traflie will he (|0,ooo,ooo or 100,000,000 tons, at the present rate- of inere.ise. It is sale to estimate the tonnai;e that would use the eanal ten ve.us heliee at 100,000,000 Ions, which at 10 cents Jier ton, would yieltl a revenue of $10,000,000 per annum, a rev.'iuie whii h, if capilali/ed at | per cent,, would repnsenl a v.due o' $.'50,000,000. hut the i;ain is not only in the inereaseil Irallie, hut in the increased facilities for the construction of a deep w.ilerway thai wiuld aecouunod.Ue the l.UL;esl \essels that can navii;ale the ^real lakes such a e.mal cm now he conslriK led for less than one ihird of the cost of the same woik I'llly uars 'rrallic would p.i\ .i toll ol 10 cenls per ton via the (asir^ian I'.ay lorle, as a-aiusl .uiv oilier route free of tolls, 'I'he v;',.';o-uction of a canal hy means of which hundreds of miles would he saved to shippini; on the great lakes, would lirin^; lo the city of 'I'droiUo .1 l.ir;^e proportion of ihe ( our men e of those VAST INTERIOR SEAS. It uiiuld pine I'oionlo in such an ,ulvaiil.ii;eous position that every mine de\ eloped, every foiest despoiled and every new section of territory cultivated in the vast rcL^ion trihutary lo llu' lake tr.illie would .idd lo I'oronto's wealth and ni.ike her jiic cl ihi Jiri lies! cities in the world. Few have any ide.i ol the maumtude and e\tenl ol the eoiumeree of llu' -ri-.u l,ik( ^ with Ih' e ;,.,co miles of shoriliue. '('he commerce on these litkes is ' ■■ imies ,is -real ,is that which passes ihroui^h the Sue/ Canal. in lad, the tolUKC^e passint; ihe locks ol the Saiill Sic. Marie alone ea. h year exceeds that passing I'ort Said, on the Sue/ Canal. The tiallic on these lakes exceeds hy no less than J, 000, 000 Ions the comhined foroo miles per rouiul trip. The dangers of navigation on Lake I'.rie owing lo the sh.illowness of that l.ikc would he eliminated hy the siih^litu- tion of deep and sale ( ieorgian I'.ay and Lake ( )iUario. The advantages of heing aide to navigate such a lake as Ontario in preference lo these' two perilous waterways is e\iilenl. I'.esides, under present coiulitions, vessels (.f over fourteiii feet e.m go no lurther than I'.ulTaN., at whi( h point their c.ll■gol■^ li.i\<- to he liansferied. lor sm.ill \essels, of course, the W'elland C.iiial .ilTords ae( e,s to L.ike ( )iitario. and theiiee eastward; l.iil the small \e-,-,el-, on the lakes are dis.ipp. .iiing ,ind the present li'iidency is lor ihe hiiilding of large vessels on account of the che.iper laU' to he- ohl. lined from large shipments hy means of heavier c.ipacitied conveyances. The Ui'lland C.inal is not di ( ]. enough for these vessels. .\s to Lake Ontario's status as a shipping thoroughfare at present, it is pi.ictieally a de.id letter It is istimated hy .Mr. ( !h.-iuni ev X. I liilloii, the well known can.il expert ,ind eiigiileiT, lliat not J per cent, of the vast tr.iflie of the kikes enters l.ak.' Onl.nio, and not 1 per eent. into the St. l.,iwreiice River. This ri\i'r should, from llu naturi- of things as anyone i;an see from a glance at the 111. ip of the North .\nierie,iii hemisphere he the principal w.iterw.iy for all trailic from the region of the (ircal Lakes; hut it is ahsohitely cut off from all this. Many uiuKrUikings li.ive heeii |.idieeted for hringing this waterway into use, the most aih.ince.l thought rc:ili/iiig tluit the only liiuincially possil.lc ;iiul commeK i.illy s;itisl.iclory route is Ma Lake Ontario. The ad\.inl;iges of this coursi' o\(i:dl others arc maintained hy sik h men ;is Cieiur;il Loe. .Mr. !'.. L. Corlhell, Lyman K. Cooley, Hon Smith M. Weed, Captain .\lexaiider McDougall and others. There is no douht that the route which gives the greatest percentage of t.pen water is the l.est ; ;iiid this route is the only one ;inswering the rei|uire ineiits. Il i^ the natural channel (.f trade. .\ project that would open up this ure.il ii;Uural highw;iy would he of vast hem til to ( ommeree. 'The- Western producers who p:iv freight are conscious ol the l;icl tli;il the existing Ir.iii^porl.ition conditions do not meet the re.|iiiremeiils. 'Tliey pay yearly $75,000,000 more for lier'ht, .111(1 ,111 toiLil ;imouiit for commissions and reli:uiling mote III. Ill till V need to p;iy. 'These r.ites prevelU them from ^•■liing the h. st out of their lands, as tlu-y have lo ^l\\ locally on .lecounl ol the height heing against their moving the hulk ol their l.irin output, ,\l t'le same time the prie.' ol their 1, would nuike it the Ulo^l mipoii.int interioi city on lie Id lie Noiih .\in. licin continent, ,iiid its growth would In- mote silies is raised to them hy the exceedingly loc.g rail IkiuI. Outlets for products via the Hudson I5ay route have hei 15 (lisiU-- (1, Imt thai riPitli-, lli()Ui;h ; loo .nlil Ily way ' """"K I, »l,u ll III.' 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  • li-i-l 111. Ill 1" oil'' ,i| 111 tri't, .\n .1 II IIkui itii Iw.-iiU i-mlil limi's ill,- \.-l,.. ilv I'l w.iii'i . ■"! ll lli< llot, piisslUji* ll) t»pi".l I,' llicli lill- II' ■> li,.iil ilif s.iiiii' null' A SPKCIAL FKATUKK. OF INCALCULARLE VALUE. 'I'lu' adoplioii ill thr (;ioii;iaii ll.i> lnUU- wiHlltl imiclU irallir iiimirasuralily. OiU' of tlu' liriMltsl oli^tarli'S in ihr wav ( ),„• iimsl n iii.iikalil. Ii-.iliii. ,.l lln- (iii.i^;iaii I' i\ "^l"!' of iinvigalliiii u.uliin- l.aki- Onlario from tin- oIIkt unat lakis , ■_,|,_,i^ |^ ,niii|i.iiiil witli ntli. r aititinal .oiiiiinn lal wat. r way^, is a tri'iiunilou-- (irup of •,2(< I'lvt from llir Icvrl of Kri.' to ,,,„.,, ^is m tlir lai I tli.U iIh i iin-.'.rurli.iii of tin' imw. r a.iiirilin 1 Ontario. Willi tlir |nvM'nl systnii of Imks il wmilil In- im |,,,ni ilu- ]ir.Miil ii.im-.i1i1«- limliun ul llir llmiili.i Ku.i.il IK.ssil.lc to ovcrniiiic this ililliruUy lor iar;;i' ships, thi' lost i ,,|,,. ()m,,rio, to ih.' Ilollaiul Kn.t itw. nly siMii iiiiI.m ".U hcinn simply inohiliitivv, asa siri.s of iwiiily four links woiiUI ,.,,„|,,i.li- •mluiimi; tin- lloUaml Kiv.r anil 1 .akiMm- o.-, om i Ik' ncedcil. ll will I..- n-mi iiilni. il ih.it pi.Miil lo. ks an- miK .„.v,.,„y „„U> of lIu- .hil" an.il, w ilh thi; i xtvptlon of tlif pulMilu for liarj;us. h wmilil In' nttirly In yoiul possilnlily to install -o ... l_ many loi ks of si/c snriiricnl to pass lars^ vi-ssi'ls without in v,il\in,4 siiih a v.isi .Ap.iulituro that il would pay bi'tU'r to i.ikr fri'inhl liy rail al morr than passciii^iT ralrs. Il is slianm' that until 'luitr rnciUly no impriAriiifiil has linMi maiU- in tlu' svstiMU of liari;r links in any important ditail, siniL' it was invintid liy I..onarilo da Vimi, almut the liim- of the discovery 111 .\nurii a liy (Joluinlnis. . Ill ol lour lorks at tin- lour dam^ . kavmn atwut twenty ihr...; miles of the minor part of thr work to \k done, int ImlinU ihf ninslruition uf anolliei !.n k making tiv.- loeks iii all PARLIAMENTARY AlO. THE CHICAGO DRAINAGE CANAL. Applir.illon will I"; m.ule I" tin Dnminii.ii I'.iili.iin. nt fur aid 111 the liinu ul .i >pei lal nioin-v ;.;i.iiit tow.inl lli. ■ oir ; plrtion of the ship 1 .111. ■ It 1"* iIk- well established ■,•■ '.i v ol the j Dominion ami I'roMii. i.il I'ailiann nts lo remler sul.stanti.U ! aid to works Ml ihi-. iluiailei. ll > .-l the dominion i.mt rhr past iweiitv ye.ir-. has wUnessed mar\rlloiis d. wlop $..S,ooo,ooo to ,-onstrurl and enl.iige ihe Uellaiid I iiul, ini 111 111 the U.illir ul the (Ite.U Lakes. I'lie lieMleii years has I ;,lt|u.u.L;li it is now hut fourteen feet deep, and i|UUe in.id. greater wonders in sloie. The ( 'it\ of ( 'hii ap. has expended | ,niaii. t,, meet the r. .|uiiemenls of the evet im r, .i>inu It.ilHi . .\ aliout .$.Vs,ooo.ooo in the loiistriieiiun of a drainai;.' eanal from ; grant uf like amount wmilil eii.ilile ihe ( 'umi'.uw i" ...m-imuI thai Cily 111 Joliit. I the greatest, must eumplete, luudern ..lUnn.il . ...nni, i. lal This eanal, allhuu-h e.illeil .1 drain.i.ue r.inal, and limit , waterway in tile world. prim.inly lor th.il purpu-,e, is rt.illy a -nal modern ship i an.il. ],, (I,,, meantime, il is entiiely upliun.il Willi ^he ( imp.inv It will serve to keep the suuree oft 'hieago's water supply lake j whether they proeeed wilh ih,- lonsuuiliuii ol ihe sh,,, , .ni.il Miihigan pure hy lonveyiiig the sewage of the metroi>olis ml the Mississipjii. It will also he the me.ms of multiplying the tiaflir of our great lakes. Carriage liy .v.iter is m.nu limes i heaper than liv rail, and the drainage eanal will make the great lakes aeeessilile lo the innumeralile Heels that |ily np^'" >'"^' Mi-'^i^^'l'l'i 'H'^l 'i'-''' irilniiariis. GREAT SHIP LOCKS. lUil the reeeiil iineiiliun uf the pneumalir Im k hy Mr. Chauniey \. 1 Hitlon makes the overeoming of the ,;.'li leel drop a mere hag.ilelle. Mr. I miloii shows that with hut live uf these locks vessels e.m lie lirought down 57.' i| 10 feel tlu' level of Mrie almve tide water these Iim' loeks taking the plaee uf thirty-live or lorly lueks i:\ ihe- present sule. The prineiple on wliii ii the pneiimatie lueks u|ierate i part of the enterprise ur noi. It is the fixed policy of the Company to firs' com- plete the Power Aqueduct in order to socut-e its vast revenues, leaving- the bhip Canal in abeyance until Parliament shall have granted such substiintiiil aid as will justify the Directors in proceeding with that part of the undertaking without any risk to the shareholders. I'he eonslruelion of the powei liiuedm l will vitlii.dly eomplete the shiii eanal (with the exe.ption of th. lu. ks) hum Lake Oiilario to the Holland Kuer, I.elwren ulm h points ihe twoprojeils are ideiitu al in their very naluie. In fan. ihe three great undertakings of the Company, namely, the ilrv.lup- meni and sale uf power, the supplying of nmnnipalitii s with water and the ship eanal, are all kiiulnd wmks Indeed, they are one work, and any wuik don. upon am mie of these undet the familiar one of weighing in a seale, the loeks representing takmus is, with few exeepiiun- .idvantageuus ,uid apjilii .ihle m the scale pans and the eumpressed air replacing the seale heani The niolion is iliie to a sm.dl dilTennee in the total weights of the water in the tw,) locks, just as the motion of a scale is caused hy a smaller difference hetweeii the weight ,ind the ol the other halures of the enterpiise. The pl.in for hringmg ve.ssels ihrongli C.eui-i.in l;.i\ wuuld, besides culling ul a great distaiic', lurm llie safest ni.ans ul real hing Onl.irio As has been seen, the very devclo|imenl of jecl weighed. The lucks move opposilely and svnchronously, ^i,,, „.,,,. ^ puwer of the lluiiib.i \ .dli y would criati.; a Kfeut like scale pans, one ascending while the other is descending, j ^i,i|, ,;,n,iMiir about Iwentythrce miles. Tu cunncct ih's < anal The depri'ssed luck contains the normal del>lh (2h feet) uf j ^^.|,|, j _,1^,. Simeue it would be mi ess.iry lo i ul a I'u.itymT water and lloals like a ponlouii, its air conmcliun being closed ] ih,,nmh a 1 ising gruuiid l-lwieii the Holland Kieerand tlu and its hvdraulic system by (lassed to that end. | i|„|„lK;r fur a di.,tancr uf siveii miles. 'I his wmk will be dune Mr. 1 )ulliin says uf these lucks ; 1 i,y ||,^. mudern s\,t, in knuun .is ludi.iulii iM.u.itiun the " Til,' peeiiU.u iiiiliiv ,.1 ei.iii|M.'ss..,l .lii, .is .ipplied \o liH ships _n,,|,„, ,,, „ali r being brought into pl.iy, .nid the e.mal, m l.n t, • ' ' .j.,!!v!..is ill lll.ll il ei\,-s all elastic siinpurt _ . .. ..... ,|rv a,i,-l;-. .iiul ! ,liu',ll\ Ih'Ih III; III. 111,. .Ill I I lu'.ip. ll lll.lU,'s ill,' I' ,lppl iisi i|iiiiillv ill,' siriietuii' is very n'ssiui- Iiul, iniuleiil uf lliii lieiKliI . will be 111. 1,1, !u i cust ul the same ..!!y itcr.tily dig ilM If, (ra< ti if 1! ik by ihe old lin llluds I 16 ADVANTAGES REVIEWED. I i if: I. 'I'lii' Ciiui-iiu 11. i\ iiiiitr !■, ,il li •i-.l (lOo liiiKs Nlmilrr (per KiLlild lii|i) liclvviiii tlw r;i.sl i\\\i\ Wi'-I, lli.lli iiliy citluT lolltr. J. Tin I ;r(j|i;iall 11.1) < '.lll.ll (as ll !■> |il(i|/ilMll 111 I (ill'ilIlK t (I ' will lie riciin yjo to (GO Ircl w idr al ils iiaiinwi sf |iarls, anil u,ll (i-\r<-|it al till' lurks) oITlt no };iralrr iiii|ir(liiiicnl In iiaviKnliim lli.iii llu- k-vtrl slii'li lus of .m i>|)i'n iiavij;.ilili- iivi'i ol iiju.il (I'i'lli sui h a-, tlir St. I.,iwn iiir c.■N llirtiui;li .il tin- r.iti' ()i 15 niimili-. prr Iim k, iir .ni hour ami a i|iuirUT fur live .1 lakes lias tor its iilliinatc dcsliiialioii simu' point .astof liufTalo. ^ .Ml rrii,:;lit distiiu