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Gentlemen, jAI yoiir rciiiu'sl: T vi.sited Can;i(l:i during tlu' niontli.s (){' July, An;^ii4, uml [)iir[ of ^cptenibov in tlds year, for tlie |>ui"[i(),'so of ruakiii^,' a per.sonal exaniiiiation into the i,n,'sent coudilioa ami fiUtiro prospectus of llu^ Canadian Pacific Kuil- \\x\\ , ;uul ^o^v• Xn'ii to rcjioi't ilie icsnl; of riiv in\ •.•;ti<'a lions. ]Makino- \Vinnl[i('i:-, tlic capital of tli'- province, of Manitoba, my .startino--point, I first proceeded oi> a. tonr of inspt^ction aloii'^ till- >-ouili -westx'i'n branch of liie Canadian Pacific Railway for 42 miles, to IMurri.-. a tluivirji; town, with a j)opulatiou o* al.ont "JjOOO. Tra\(dlin!j; fnrdKn- and passino- the viluiges of ^liniK waslita, NelsonviHe. and ^>e\v Haven, I came, at a ilistanee of 100 miles from V.'ininpe^-, to ^laintoba Ciiy, wlii.'li has a [)o[iiilaii(m o\! about 500 ;;nd is the present ienriinus of this bi'anch. in oi'der to form a convct idea of clu; social condition of tliuso farmers .scltinl nf >oiiio dlsiauw from fl o railway, I Icff the lino al ^laiuto'^a City ami maiio my ^vuy by nu atis of u horso and li^lil waggon for 11<' lullcs ns fur a.s Souris l^ivor, visitin^r jimun^- oilier plaees on llie way ►SilvcM' S[>rini;-, l^ilof Monnd, Crystal ('ity, and 01earsvat<'r, each with a populafiun of from ")(>() to 1,()00. I also jiassed a number of small villurres, siK'li as iVIarriiighursi, Swan Lako, Glenora, and Deloraine, at .^liort dist'incos from one another. This district, comprising; tlic suutliern part of ilie province of ^lanitoba, is upon tiio wliole very i'avourably situated. Tlio land is witli few e-\ee])noiis of an excellent, ([uality, and is jjcculiarly adiipted in ever\ way to agri'-nltin'o and cattle-rai^iiio-. Tlio settlers ar<' mainly of .Enifll>li, S(,'otch, and (.'anadiau nationaliiv, and beiu;;- thriflv and enero-oiic they are now in ;i j>rosperous condiii railway wei,-, .1 found, in tl'o most flourisliing state, j'ariuors, lioweve: , who aie settled further from tite railway ]ia\e naturally considerable trouble in forwarding' thcii' urain to the markets, and for this iva-^on un early e.vtensio'i of the Soiilh-AVestera Ihaneli is anxiously looked forwai.l lo in the more remote parts. Tlie crops cliietly rais-d in J^onthera Manitoba are vJaeat, rye, oats, bailey, ocas, and beans. i\lai/e (Indian corn) is hut little grown, and tin- clima^- do^'S not ajtpear particularly adapted to tiiat kind of grain. PcWatoes and all classes of vegetables grow in great abundance, and smpj+ss in size and quality anything I iiave seen in tite United fStates. One aero of land yields from '600 to 'd:^A) '.ushels of potatoes | Inrnips fro(innnlly wriuli 25 Ih. oacli : (^anliflowfMV nnd wliito and rod oubb.igcs from J ') to -JO lb. o.'icli, and I'arrots KHh. cacli. Tlioiioli [\\\\ .ixpciinif-nts havn as ycl Ikmmi niailo in tb(i cultivation of iVnii (nvs, it is an asr-criain'^d tact thiit ajiplti-trcos can !.'• raised witli a f;roat deal ol' success. So many objections ]\:\xf bocn raised ao;ain.st Manitoba on acconni of thi» alle^-ed sifvority (>f llie clinude, lliat it was with surpivisti I saw in tlic ;j;ard('ri of t])(; TTon. Donald A. Smith, at \V'inni|)c;^, a vineyard of three yciirs' orowtli in the open air actually overladen with c:i'fi]>f->^'' ^I^i'- d. TF. '^^(•Tavish, tjie Land Conunissioner oi" the (_*anailian I'acitic Ivailwav, when l)oiniijif^ out ties remarhablo njrowih, assured me iha, the ;frapf's in lliis very vijiryard h'ld in the i>revious year ripened in tlie latter part of September. ^Melons, currants, sfi iw- bcri'ies, and raspl.terries won^ to b(^ foimd in ^i. eat tpiantiti.'.s ; ]H"is. T*'renc]i beans, and kidney beans — in t"a<'t. all the eanse of the erroneous '•tab'iniMUs ihfit have In'ru mad(! Iroin jinie to time about Manitoba. Those who ]> iv' ihem-\dves seen tlie pro- vince cannot iiCit !.)e convinced that il is .i remai'kably fertile rep:ioii. Cattle-raisini;' has ruA. up to ihe [>iv.>en!; oeen carried on to any great extent in tSouihern Manitoor;. This is mainly atirlbutable rather to the fact that many of ihe farmers do not as yet possess t]\o ea])ital neces.iary to tins branch of aoricullure, tJian ro anjr wan; of a^'.aj^tabiliiv in tho land. ^^ ]ierev(;r I did see cattle the v were in a nio-t thrivin*!; ••on- dition ; and tlten* canjiot 1)g the shghtest doubt tliat in a few years the stock of cattle in Manitoba and the Canadian Xorth- \V<'st will rank hi;.di!y botli as nvLfards nuin'ter.-. and breed. On mv second iuurnev thron;/]i thi> nriAince of jManitoba I again made Wiimipeg my ;> la r ting-point, and proceeded for 56 miles ahjrig the main line of the Canadian Pacific i; liiiilwiiv 1m I'ort!!;^:' In f*r:ii!:f, iMnl tliciici' In?' 7i» tnilos lo I'lamloii, TIk s' towns li;i\'<' cricli ;i ]i.)[iu!,ii i(.n df nl mii '1,000, iind ;i|i]i(';ii' (o he in;ikiiin- lajiii! mid soiiil {(roojrc^s ill cNcrv WHS. Jjcuviiiji llic railway al Jlrainlon. ami li:i\iii(r resort to tlio j^riniilivo biicklx anl attuclicil to a ^(,01! liorso, 1 tr;i\''!I('(l ill a .<(Hitli-\V(>sf(i"lv 'lir(M.'|icni f',,r l,'i) miles aloiio- ilif uc^tcin i)ank()t'llio Souri.s rivcv. 'I'li,' oI)sorvalions inaile in this (H-;tiii;t led, o^ciio'ally t^poakin;';, to <1k' >anic i'avoni'aMc ini])rt's?«inns as tlios(> I'oi'm' d in Soutln'ni IManitoba. My no\l liiji was from Vii'd'Mi, LSI) mile- west of Winnipo;^- in a soutkoi'uly direction, lo I'ijostonc ( 'reek, a \:;ina, situated ut a distanc(! of •■»')(! mile-' from "Winnipeg;, and thence for 42 miles to ]\Ioose .Taw. Eacli of these towns has a po[)ulatiop of from 1,()0(J io 2,()f)0. In the ear]\' summer shorth' nrcccMlino- my Aisit much drono'lit had prevailed in this district, and th(> outsttindinn cro[»s did not present as pronn'^ing an aj')pe:ii'ance as other parts of tlie country, though sufficient rain fell while f was in iho neigh- Itourliood to insure a moderate liarvest. Traxclling westward iVom Moos{; Jaw, 1 ])assed, among othei ] daces, Swift Cnn-ent ; and, staying a day at Medicine Tlat, wliich has a ])opulalion of about 1,000 inliabitants, I conilnned uiv jonrnev io ilie vicinity of Calgary, 841 miles Wfst of Winnipeg. (Jalgary mailo irahl ■^ 4 was, at ill*' time of lar \\<\i, flio !'ai'f1iost point to wliii'l' tlic railway w.h ('(»iii[ilft(',! and Inul ahour ')()() iiilialiilaiiN. The soil Iji'twt'cii Mo/HP .law ami r'alnarv I ioiiiid fo he a mi\lin(' f>r clay and .-^anil. and tlii* di-tfii i is, I l)cli"vc, at j»lT.-, Ill ioo subject io druil;;'!!- ♦,) he •i-' 'vdl-'itli'd I'oi' oTain and i'ooi (ii!tti!<' as ili" mcuo casli'i'lv si(.'tioii> of tlic lounli'N'. SctMci.- ill tlicsc parts nmsf i'>r tli'' jiiHvsonf cdntfid tlicnisi'1\-rs cliictjy w'th tlio !; "sin;4 *'* (Mitlc nnA shcop. Novortli.'los**. tiic (•.\.i''iii''i(i' of tlic W'-stcrii Sialfo (if AiiH-rica — wucli as Kansas, XeltiMska, f)ak(»+;i. and ()t1"'is — pio\"' 'ocNoinl a doid/i thai, with incrouso in jit'|. illation a)id in i])o cvlcid of land nndcr (ji'lli-^alion and a .sysl'-inutic plant'n^ of trc"-. On' fall of lain ••ovvw in Noluint' : and from tins fact It is ivasonalilc to conclndc* lliat ill a f^Nv' years the < liniaU- of tlio ( 'anadia i Xi.'rth-W'c-^t will h"conio modified, a'ld ilic land "Kjnallv as jirodn<,'ti\o as fliat lyin^- In a more easterly dir'n-tlon. Tlie (le\ciopnient of catili'-i'ai-in<^ in these parts will lead to a more '-r less coii>id*'rahl.' iiaTic in tlie transport of li\<' -tock, an ! wIumi it is remeinhered that tin* tr; cts of un- ijiiorilionalily fertile land along tlie raip\ay extend to a point at least 150 miles hovond tlio fertile lands alonii' the lines of the North. 'rn Pacifie, Union Pacific, ; iid.* CLIMATE. Tlio cliniate of ^lanitoha and tlio Canadian North-AVesfc lias been fiom tinn' to time the suhject of many contradictory report,-, and hearing (his in mind. [ made t^very endeavour U} n-attier ■'lich intormatioii as \\ould enahh' nw* to gis'O tlie real facts of tlie case. ■" NoTK BY Tiiji Tkanslator. — It uiust ivlso ho bomo ill 'uind tliat tlu' (^Hiipiiny by its chiirtor isontitltHl to rojiK't all lainl tijudt-ri'd l.y CitiALM-ii- iiii lit tlt:tt i.-! uut i'.iirly lit r'>r settloiucnt. Olliciiil stiitcinciiN |>ii1ilI«t]>(Ml l.y ill*' C:in:itH!iu (iovorn- moni sl)o\v tlit> luttiitlilv itt.li.Mlions of tli" lln'rinoincter v a.-» follows in tlogroos F.'ilirniilicit : — Mnlltil IjUWCf-t IlL'llCSl. ivvnitfi!, • '•imiiiry . I''''l'rimry Miiroh ' . April . . M;iy . . ■Iiino . . .Inly . . Anirnst, , Scptciiihcr • k'tolier . Niivi'iiibt'f I Irccli'liiM" ~;5i; 83 9 30 51 38 91 03 41 95 6fi 40 92 65 20 SI: 51 rt 72 40 — "JS 4:^ 14 -:vi :Kt fi .fA. I Tlios(* li;^uros hliow tlint; in wlni'M llic iii' rinoincter >1(k's at tiiiKS indlcato a \i'v\ ]rw ii'i!i[)iM'aiiir''j hut it; svoulfl bo iillooctlicr iiK'orroct to I'ovm a juil;;ineiit as i(i tlio severity of tlio cHinatr' from those indications alone. TJio air i.< in ri^onoral pure and dry, and the fold is on this account ninoli loss folt than in countries where tiie alniosphen* is Imniid and liiilen with moisture. I ^pent the wJioIo ol' ncceinlicr and jiin't of tTaiinary in Manitoba last year, nnd I ;im con- A'inccd that the \\inf'rs there are liracin;^' and eminently liealthy. ]\Ioreover, I havofroquontly ohsor\cd in myjournoys th(! sturdy, vin-orous appearance of the inliahitants. As regards myself, I nlways found the cold agreeable, aixl sutFiTcd no personal inconveni"nce, whatever, tliougli J woro the same clothing as 1 am accustomed to we.-'.r in Amsterdam, Xew York, and elsewliere. I was the more surpriseil at my experi< iice in this res})ect, bc(\ausc of the misrepresc^itations that were made to mo at s» St. Puul ( Minno-otii). I iliil iii»f. m •'i(»ll' nolico IIk- slial'lo^ (lilK'iviici' lii'lwct ii I In- cliiuiitM of i\Hjin:'.sotii Mini ^laiiilobii, ntnl I !iin iicr-JUiiilcd that tli- erroneous r(|i(H'N l<» wl.iili I lia^e reterr. il are <'irciilateih(\v-(lril1s. Tlii> isdn( to the (act sliat the railway travci.-H's in th'- main a le\el and e'(>ntK' nndulatin;;- or r<.Hii:^- jirairie, >n\i\ Ciiconnti-rs l>\\\ tew hills, so lliat the -now does not drift and impede iralUc as it is known to do on other west e I'll railways. 'L'lio cliniaic of AlanittVoa and the Canadian Nortli-Wcsi in -nminer rosiiect. Tl nitnnui is hcaltliv and a^'i'ccaole in e\-er_v he ni^-Jii-' co(!i — condilions e (lav s are \\;i!aii and particidarlv faymirahle to ihe proilncii(»ii of the l)e>t class of <;rain. The cro[is ol Manitoba are, indeed, of a hrtlei- (piality (hail ilio^e of til" ('nited Stat(>s, the /irain heiii''- as a r\d" liard er ami lieaA i<>r. an COl n-;e,pn'nfly (•(iinniandina a hii'l HU' price. \: the Internailonal f]xliihition in l'l)ila uundieriiie;, it is estimated, aliout Ti.tltX). and the po})niation of this jKirt of the conntry will undoubtedly increuso irrojitlv as soon as direct railway commiinicati(l for tlic transpoi't of produce to castiTU niavkcis. "Willi rcuai'd io tlio comlition of ili<' ('anaditiii Pacilic as a railwaA , 1 have pei")K' e\e(M)littii ni' 2')() miles, iiiid I am able in everv rospeet to coiilii'm tli" ('avonral)Ie r(>porN of th(> Directors. Tlie lint> is l)eiiied ai-e of very i^ood (jnalilv, bein^- tlie make of (lie well-knoun lirm (>t' Kvnj)p, ot' Es>en on i\\c I'lsiiie. I'lusnant to *lio cbaitei- ol'ilie (Ainadian Government, the railway conipiany is exempt IVuni the |iaynient of duty on ilio materials used in eon^tiuction and equipment. The rol!inuilt road, and the whole of the net earnings will (n)me directK to the beneiir of the shareholders. EASTi-]]{N DIVISION. The Eastorn i>ivi( 1 ior the .'acilic as a 10 <{) i'ar as >. ami I am H>rN of tlio nd finlsluMl ' VOfV i>()0(l Kriii)]), ol' -'. Canadian IVom tlu" iK'tion and Hum- lutild- nia do in a iparo V(.n*y !storn rail- M^ many of II, (•]it'a[)Iy oon founci not <'arn- i'aiiadian npany will i earnings haihvav, •0 of ;ii5 y tlimntrh iiltain(d a [[2 as many as 11.") millions of feet of timber Avorc cijuvoyod ri'i the Canatlian raritlo llail- wav to jMontical mul i)\\c])i'C, and tVom t]u\-" jKHt.-; some portion wa-; sliipjiod U> t]uro|H'. This timhor indii-try is capable of a va>i amomit of e.\t(Mision, and \\ill doubtless in time bring about a vei'v desirable trallic over tlie Canadian Paeifie- Kaihvay. The ehief towns along the line of the Eastern Division of the railway are : — jMontreal, wllli a population of ... ... ]iO,0()() ... 27,000 8,Utn) 7,(100 2,.S(>0 2,700 2,500 2,1(K) 2,0U0 2,000 ],(!0(S 1,500 ],;]oo LAKE- ISUrEUIOU lUVlj^lON. When eompleted, the Lake Superior Divi-i^ n v.iil luive n mileage of 74 1 njiles, oxtending from Callander lo i'ort Artlnn-, (M- Thunder Hay, and ineluding th-' Algnnui Ifanch, of a.hont !•.") mif's in length. A groat .]cal has I'oon said and wriit 'U ( oucerning eon- striietion on tiii-< dl^•ii. Jerome •J i^mith's Fulls '5 Aylmer V Ixenfrew 5J Jjuckingham JJ La Chute 1J y> 79 5' "«" 12 to ho cut" for 11 disiaiK'O of iiboiit 2jr kiIIps, wliorcar-; in the oii-inal siivvi-vs o\' tlic (loAcriHiicirt cnp-inecrs the Icn^Liili of ilic r((inisi((' iininrilinii; \Na> coiiipurcil at iiioro iliau ciijjlit miles: aiiii now ivtcly tlio cni^iin crs ol' tl'c company liavo i'('|u)i<-''(l tlial two or tlir(M^ ^lioH tumipN of a iotal l(>i);j,-tli of al)oiir L'.OOO ft., or n<.t oxorciiinn; liaii' a mile, wiil dk ei all rc(jnircm''iit>. TIk^ Diroofors iiutni'aliv consider tlii.s a very fa\'anral)ie (.■ircumstanee. and asseit tliat this division will cost .1 ii'uoat tl"al Ic'S t]ii;ii tliey hail :inlicij)ai'd. Tile di>t!'i( t riavei'sed hy ihis di\ i>ion is as yvf but spa'.'sely jiojinlareil, ;!nd J vi-^iwMl only a small ['orrion. about lOOmih^. I found tlii: land alnii.si ('\cry\vli(>ro covored -with iliii^k wood-J. the u'ronnd o 'in_^ pai'tly of ;; rooky chai'acter, tlinu;;,h a li'roat deal was ^'ood feriilo soil. On the, completion of the divi,-!on st"eam sawii,u"-mil!s may he at once erected ; and it is asseiMcd thai e-oKL silvei-, -Awd cojipcr ore is to be li;id iii lar-^o (piantiiics fi-om the rocky porti(»n o[' the land. 'I'liis divi-ion ^^•ili iinduuhredly become a very important -eclion of th" r;;ilw;iy, alFordiii^ a (/onneetion for tiallic between eastern and western ('anuda. ('on>t ruction is boinix vigorously pushed on, and [ am as.-ured by (ho Din^'ctors tliat it ^vill be, com}>lcled and tho iinc ready for tralKc in the ::utamn o'' IS^S,'). TlirXDER I5AY PIVlsiON. ilic Thnr.d.i- B.yy 'division (>f tiic railway exteiuls from Tort Arthur, on Lake Sujierior, to W^imupegja distanci' <>f •i;)5 miles. This section fornrs jjurt of the subsiily of the CViiadlau (ioN'O'iiment, and w;;s con\eyed to the ( \Mn[)any on tho Ist of ^lay, IS,-^,'). TJie line was hot. howc^ver, at thattim • c om- ideted, and tiie (ioN cnim'.'nt allowed a sum of monev on thut ae-oiuit, r.nd Ihis allosNance will (!oid)tlcss bo am()ly sutiiclt ut TO Ijrin^' the lin(^ inio a first-class c(,)ntlition. TlKMm'li the line ]]■■:< but just i/ccn o]:eucil, and facilities for transport, uro 13 l;;ii| iii i ihercibrc Homowluit (Icli'ctlvo, the trufiic of ilio jiast '^iinimiu- ]iiis entirely eoiin^ U]> to anticipations. TluTO lines of stoMiufM's, ciu-h provided witli so\(M'al stoani \('s.s<'ls, na^'igal.e llie ^"reat lakes, and conv( y a coasiderablo niinilior of pr.,5('n;;(;rs and a lar^o (piantity of goods bntwccn the ea,-(i, and west. Tiieso steanieva start from Collino-wood, Owen Sound, and Sarnia in tlie jirovince of Ontario, on Lake Huron, and now tliat i]u.' Thmider Day l^ivision o\' the railway is in (ipei'ation, run to Tort Artliiir. T.'adi- was formerly almost exelnsivelv carried on 1i;'t\\een Ww eastern ports and Duluilij in ^Tirjiesota, but m.'W Port Artlair i.-. assuming tbe greater importimco. A )ntniber of freiglit vessels ply between Jjuifalo, Oloveland, 'L'uledo, and other American j-orts and Fort Artlnir. Avlience the goods are irans[)ortcd ried railway faciliti'>s will undoubttnllj- brlug about tlie erection ol' steam ■J'wiiig-mills at various places along tlio h"m>. The ground con-ists partly of rocks and pnrvly of fei'tiN' soil, so that, with the felling ol' the trees, the mining and agricultural resources may bo developed to an equal extent as the timber ;rade. Taking these facts into consideration, the Tliundor it 13ay Division will, in my opinion, form ;i xovy inipoi';;>nl section of fl'o I'tiilway. WESTERN DIVJSIOX. The Wcsicrn Division conslsi.s of tlio following Ij nc.^, vi/. j\Ii lin !in(> from A^'innipeo to C:ii;.rai\' '"-11. mil » Cali^rary to tlio Hooky Mountains ( in coius(> of construe! ion and to be comploto'.l in Branch line from Winnii^o' southwai to ^ St. V uicent 5? 'J Stonewall 122 <;8 Sou tli-vv'(\stwaril to Manitoba City ... Northward to Selkirk :>> 101. \} iy r Total 1,174 niiM'-!. Ilavinnr dwelt at soid'^ length at the cciunnencoment of this r<>pr»rt on tlie tract of country traversed by the ^Fain l-iu' and the South-AVestorn Branch Lino, I shall not eiuerinto furtli-r detail, but merely add that a f^^v moiulis ago valuable coal mines Avero discovered in the Aieinity of th'^ Souris and SaskatchcAvau riwrs, and have now bc(>n pjirtiallv brought into operation, 'I'hi' di.vco\ery of these nnnc^s i> a matter oF great fniportanc to ihe (Canadian Pacific Railwa}-, not on!_\ as regards the transport of coal for the pnbbV'. and its u'^o on the ('ompany's locomotives, bat ;dso in connection with tlie industrial interests of Manitoba and tli^ Canr.dian North- West. The Southern In-aueh T.nie from Winnii^eg xn St. Vincent is a part of the (,'overnment subsidy, and was some tinio ago conveyed to the Company. Thi> lino is, as 1, \<>n :ivi' ;iw,ir^, (lonnocictl .it Si. Vliiei'iil wifli tlu^ St. Punlj Miiiii(';i[i()i:s, and ^lauitohii liiiilway, aiu) is 11ipi-(^1)\ ]>!,icc(1 in tliniet coiMinniiicalion witli ilir ^'iiic^^ oi' St, Paul and Miniie- iiiioli.s, ami uiiii ihf- wLcde Ani(M'i(jan railwav svsteni. 'CJic tract of land aloiifr this t^ontlioni 'iramdi is liinhly ]n'oductiv(\ an ;1 a larg<' nntnlxT et' larniors liav(^ alivady -etik'd tlierc, S(; tliai this iiarl ol' tlie iH'ovincc of IMaiiitoha is horn;;' rapKii}' II' (k'V^ lopod. Tlio nio.> t inipoi'tant [)]\\ '.'(vs a lui)2 till' "W'c >t(^'rn l^Ixi^ ion W uniijx'L!;, Nviili a popnlatioii of aixjiit dati ortau'o la 1 raint^ bran I Ion ['^nierson St. V St. 1 inoent >()nilaeo Moriis Port Arthur Rat Portage U 02"nia ()(),« i\v Mo Calii Solk Ott X Muine ilut a rv erhnrno lV('l'Mll(^ Carl ]\I lei'rv iMi)ourno Vml li on odsonnn Whit p t'WOOU U'oadviow Qu'A|iptdl{^ Indian Head 5> »5 !) 3J 5J )» ») )) jr 31 V ?» >j )» J' 5' 9J J? 3' >? M 25,000 d.OOO 4,OU0 ;j,,oo() 3/Jt)0 2,000 2,000 1,001) 1,000 Loot) 1 ,t )( 10 :i,luMl sor.ie time a!j;o by the Company, \i/,.. that tlie lino tViim Port ]\Ioody on iIk^ Paeljic to K!nnIooj),s, in Britisli Cohnnbia, a distance of 21^^ m.les, 1 )eni<'- hni it \y tlie Canadian ( lovcrr.riient, and will, \,ho]i eoni]ilete3 niiics of railway from iCamloons east- ward, in '.)r'lor to cohipleto and biiiio- mio upeiaiion tlio whole line troni ^lontreal (o ihe Pacific Ocean. These 2u3 miles will nndoid.)ted;v cost a oTcat deal ol' monev, tiiouiih the Directoi's info'ni nv'^ that as the eneineers penetrate further into the nionntainons country the dilHcuhies jirove to be less ihaii was anticipated, and tha; ihev arc now convincr'd tliat the cost ol' constrnction wiii not reach rhe previons e-timates. Timc^ alone can sho^v 'how far ibis \i'.'W is a coii'oct one. Port Moodv, the Asesteni termijius ol" the railway, is said to have exec !oinc lien* natural facilities for ship])ing, and in this respect comes up to the requirements of the outlet of so great an enterprise. As regards the ienelh o'L the throneh lino of the Canadian 17 Pafufic TJiiihvay, cumparod witli ihc moro ^^ijuilicri! routt.s, tlio distance I'nnu J^ott ]\l(»<)fly to Montreal is 2,S75 miles, ami from i\lontr('aI h) Liv'Tj.ool 2, 8(H) miles, makin^,^ a total ii-^tiuice IVom Port. ]\loi>ily to ^Ji^■ol•po()l of le?s tliiiu r»,7Ui.» mih"?, or ill in l.ltio mi les k K ess til an Irom c-an r raneisco to inoi'O Jiiverpool vul Now York u)iil tbe Union and Centrni racIHc Railways. From Jjivcrpool tu Yokobania, via Montreal and Fort Moody, Is 10.!)85 miles; via New York and San Francisco it is J2,()3y i'iil(?s, inakinga difi'erence in favour of the Cuiiadian I'acitie of 1, '>)")."• miles. There is, thei-el'oro, every reason to anticipate that as soon as a lino of ^-reamers has been established to na\in;ate tho Pacitic Ocean, making l^orc Mooily the eastern port, tho Canadian Paeifu l{ail\\ay will have its share of the tbrcxigli traffic from Eiiiiland and (^anada to Yokohama, l[oni(h inailo l)v tiic (A'liuulian Gov (M'llIlUMll to ll '0 railway Odiiipaiiy was no l^'-s ilian 2"» mill'ons ol" dollais, iji addition to 2w niillion acres ol' land, and con.^irucicd railwa^• lint^■^ ot'a tdfal I'Mitrth of 71 o mil ('s. ^y] \c\K ai't^T 111' LUitU'iotin ( iv]| W ar, aliont tlu^ y^ar ISiK;, way,'" ^ven• nndcr coii- tLc I. nioii ajid Central raciHc T{ail .strncrion, tlio {.ctMnuavy ^nl.sidv of tlio United .Slat-'S (Jov(>r; rnent" took *Iie lurui of a loiin on. tlie seenri ty of a sccoml nKiiii^-a;;(!, and Avill liavc io be refinided witli interest. TL" Canadian Paeitic Haihviiy Company obtain- on tbe oontrar\- a iVt'e ^nJ't of 2^ million dollar.-. As to tlio, l;uid, i],72;l,80O of the 2.') mill Kin aci'cs ^v('re s old up to Augn.-t MA, LS^o. for dvi total snm of 18,^1)2,840 doll; irs, averaii'inL:- abont o ( loll; irs per acre Tliiit ('anada i.^ able to pay snoli a libi-ral snbsid from its budget for the last fivo je-ars : — \- IS evK lent I SiTO 1881 IS;- ih8; l:Kl:!■:li'T^. 2J."-17.:582 'A* l7.4eG :1\<.G:}:,.-2[}7 ' > ' ' * > Q * > 58:5.4 JO ■> . Q&O ,1./ S88.U00 IHSBURSKMKNIS. (IoIh. M.4.:.5.a8i. LM 850.G34 2:>.r.i)2.oG4 27.0(57.103 2.S.805.000 Deficit Surp] us l.'j;J7.!»U0 r;i;5.228 .];5:i. (,.•51 1 \-.-> >..ilh..).lZ 7.08;5.euO It will ti)as bo seen tljiii Jioi withstanding the large sums of mon(>y aln^ady paid to the Canadian Pacitie Railwa\ Comj)ai]y in 18^2 aihl ISSH. rho tinancial po,-ItIon of Canada l!;is imii:'i>ved bv S(.'\e.ral miJliuns. 11) Tn Til ko nui.inci, as i]\o 1 iiiN'd St;it(\-i ^lovoriiiuont desired !i( ill! e:irlu'r |)en 0( 1 tol inii; ('•Mi cl h onna into closer luuon Avith ?trnoti(»ii of the Union and the easioi'u .>tate. by the con (!(!ntral raciiie Railways, so the Canadian (iovernniout eon.-ideicd il a ['olilieal nocessity to ooninMt J\raintoha and !)vi(i-h Tolundjia witli the eastern provinees by means 1. r.ut, further than thi>, the Canadian Tacitie ol a vaih'oat KuiKvay opons u; < a n ontlndv now and direct rouU; from England to (*liina, Jajjan, India, and Anstrdia, across British territorv, and tins must assuredly be of the upmost import- ance to a "Teal I'ouer whose ])0l cssion^ and eominercial interests are so Avldes])rfad throufiluuit tho world. I 1 lave ow, jrentleinon, come lo l.ie conclusion <>i nt}- reno >rt. It, is hv no means an easy task to ]'a^;•^ a correct jndnjnient u^'on so oreat and comprehensive an onterpriso as tliat which I liavo been Iine.Ml;;ntino;. My eNamination of tho Canadian Pacitic lia'h.vay has, as a whole, led me to t) h' y le sanii' I'avcniablo cone •Insions as those ori"eutlem''n w( 11 Isn for tl; eir intea:ntV an and 1 liusiness ability, of which they gave the most de{;isive •roofs ;is directors of the St. I'aul, Minnea}»olis, and Manitoba Railway Company. Secondly, it is mv iirm belief that ^Manitoba and the Canadian Xorlh•-Wc^^t. as well is the Eastern provinei s of Canada, hoNO before them a futun' equally as bright as tliai of Nebraska, Ivan.-as, Minnesola. Dakota, and other American States. 1 have been, as you are aN\are, I'or more tlian ]<» years in tho United States, holding for four years, rlie po>l .)f Set'retar^ to the President of the Kansas Pacitic, and for anoliier three tiiat of Secretary to the ]Managing Diiv.'tor of tho Union 20 Fucitic Ilailwfiy. As attaclie to tlii).s(3 ro;iils I li;)il •iiim)!o o])porluiuty of wateliinfj; tlio ^rcal. jiiul stcicly dovnlopmont of i\w r(';i;ions in tlic west of Aniorica. Tcnvns siioli iih Kansiif>- City, Oniiilin, Council lilulff', St. l'aiil,aii(l Miuiicaixjlis, laivo ilnrin^' tlio la.-t iivo yoars almost doublcil llicir popnlalioii owiuir s*l('lv to the impcHis inxQW to a<'ric'iiltnro and cattli'-rai'^ino; ]iy t]i(> ronsi ruction of lliroun;li railwi.ys. Hardly two yoars af!;o, Manitoba nnd the Canadian Xortli- Wfist were in oxacriy tlio same position as Kansas and Nebraska, licld bi-foro tlio constrU(;tion of tlu? Kiinsas and Union Pacific IJaihv.iys, and now tliat tln^ Canadian Pacific Railway may bo oons'lcrcd an accHiiiijiIishcd fact, th(>ro is in m y opinion no Kvason t" doiiVii that cities such as Winnijx- ni rortao:« l-'i Prairie, and Brandon will increase in [)0[)nIation and import anco in the same proportion as have tlu; cities of those States to the - »ntli. According to t'lo latest statements issued by the Hoai'd f.f Directors, tho remaining 750 miles now in course of construc- tion will bo completed aliout the end of l., J: / o 7--- tn l\ •■i il H I'. AMERICAN BANK NO Tt CO. M-iji fej.'i^i ;!.■.->. rs, S<-\' ivik.l S..I. Ui y. a "" '!^' .. :=:^-j r ir»f ' .'VM * 1(1 I'lW M',u ,:l.^l^f\^ <'(. ' :*"''.l "^ssi »c<^' ■''^/^'-l 'UlRSP' W '*Sl^jt*^i \i. '^ / & /^i ^v '^■*.\ 1-- ,. )^"~'A- "^ 'l*^ * ■' ^y" _ ,^_ " X.. n^rTXTTr! I, ,l!\\ * nnM lit II Ti irT -~~- — " -liia ,vi '*'■■- cl/ J j f ,J^ <:~-'f'£:^-A JAP,v: ! — '^~i5-*-"'*!"--d'-:'r^ ' INd\i A ^^ iiii j! ' . ■■ , ■ " ■ mM i ijj'ia /2^ /2<7 r:MM»vmtmmfmmi>i )m » i»mm eiimimi^emHit '■»{ „s<* V\o- V z-** ^ '"-^ ^<'" / / / [1 »V.rJ / / / -^ jL \ \40 ivtAr* DOMINION or CANADA, i slUi^Prt; THK Canadian PacilicRaily^ay I Atlant!g to the Pacif»o EASTk'KN CONNECTIONS. u __ -. i\ '% 9 ^ Jc2sA m 75 10 piinlii iitii Wiijnor .-v: Wottu Amt»t