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ISLAND, SATURDAY, APRIL 17, 1886,

i “ respect to the improvement of the harbor in a Pe , Montreal. I have also a letter from Dr. Bull. who is the professor of civil engineers

\at New York University, and has been for some forty years, He says:

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| Dx#AR Sper,—For several past, 1 have frequently consu/ted with Mr. Hayden H, Hall,of New Haim- ‘burg, about submarine tunnelling.

' The methed of using) a water-tight caisson, in- vented by him, supplied .with, all necessary

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1 . . ‘ On Lhe Secoud Reading of Lhe Bill machinery and tools, ag a movable workshop*at

the head of the tunnel, where the work of con- struction goes on, has always commended itself to |my favorable consideration as. bei of great ; value, both in regard ‘to the safety of those em- | Bloyed, and cheapness in con$Straction of the work,

to Incorporate the Northamber- land’ Straits Railway Co.

fhe many ingenious devices adopted by him to —_—_—- surmount the engineering difficulties, such as the

Fs travelling speeds; to counteract lateral disturb-

| ances, the hydraulic jets to remove obstructions

THE SCHEME DESCRIBED. | to the free advance of the caisson, and other con- | trivances whieh are found .in his plan, are guar-

antees of his ability to accomplish the object

VOL, 18—-NO. 124

which gave us a révente of $93,000 In 1872, just prior to confederation, our imports «ee $2,104,134 and with an average duty of about 15 per cent. we had a revenue of $304,397. It is hardly a true representation of the affairs of that Province to say that with en increase of trade and population the revenue from Prince Edward Island, as set down in the biue book, should only be $187,642 twelve years afterwards. Sup- posing that P. E. Island had been standing still, and no pregress had been made since 1872 up to 1884, it would be a strange fact that under a 15 per cent. tariff we | had a revenue of $304,000, while under ithe present tariff of the Dominion we are ‘only credited with a revenue of $194,-

The answer to this anomaly is hard ,to find. Previous to that timé the major- ity of our people .

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So the matter has taken a very tangi- bie shape in other places. Another thing which has occurred to hon. gentlemen has been with regard to the weight of the water and the contraction of the tunnel. i may say that.the tunnel is capable of _ sustaining @ pressure of 4,000 tons to the lineal foot

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or 40,000 tons to the ten feet, and that en-

for the water which we have in the Straits, and which I shal] describe presently. The tube is made of chilled white iron, which is anti-cerrosive. The same kind of metal has been used in a similar work ia New South Wales, and alter a thirteen years use there

HAS PROVED TO BE ANTI-CORROSIVE,

the only appearance of ivjury to the metal being a sort of bard grease which arises from the ction of the sea-water, so that the difficulty would be overcome. With regard to the shrinkage of iron end- ways, they fonnd that the shrink- age of the metal, would be aboent .068 per cent., and of the concrete .609 per cent. It is proposed to put concrete inside of the tunnel to the depth of two feet eight inches in the bottom and one foot all around. To make the metal and the concrete come together it was necessary to put in strips so as to equalize the shrink- age. The reason why | propose to put two feet eight inches of concrete in the bottom instead of a greater depth is this: the

idge agross the Seine in Paris is at the apex but two feet eight inches in thickness and yet it carries all the traffic. I thought that, was suflicient, and on consulting eminent engineers I found them to be of the same opinion. The sbell is to be two inches thick, the flanges four and a-half, and the shrinkage strips six inches thick. The difference in the temperature of the water makes it necessary that we should have the weight of water on the tube established beyond a doubt. The dif- ference in temperature forty feet below the surface is very little, The water at that depth is never as low as thirty-two degrees Fahrenheit, because it does not freeze, and probably is never below 39, because that is the point of the greatest density beyond which it woule not sink to the bottom. Experiments made by the United States Fishery Commission steamer Speedwell, under the direction of Professor Spencer F, Baird, in Halifax Harbor show that water at from 49 to 50 feet below the surface is about 35 degrees the year around. It is known from similar examination made in Lake Superior that the same state of affairs exist there. It is therefore fair to assume that in the Gulf of St. Lawrence the temperature of the water is sufficiently uniform to require no special precautions to be taken. Mechanica! engi- neers and others who have paid much at- tention to the facts relating to the bearing of temperature on iron structurea say that the expansion and contraction caused by change of temperature is less on shor: sec tions than it is on long sections—for in- stance there would be less contraction and expansion in a ten-foot section than there would be in a hundred feet section, and as we propose to make this subway in ten-feet sections there will be little difficulty on that account.

(Senator Howlan then read letters from Messrs. Light and Shanley and other ewi- nent engineers, who state that the Subway scheme is practicable.

I next submitied the matter toa gentle- man who at one time was the chief engineer of the United States army, Mr. McAlpin, who is now, and has been for some time past, chief engineer of the State of New York. He is member of the Institute of

/ Engineers of England aad holds the “ Tel-

ford’ medal. He writes :—

Ciry oF NEw York, HarRLem River BRIDGE COMMISSION CoTTON EXCHANGE BUILDING, New YORK, January 23rd, 1386, Tothe Submarine Tunnel and Tube Co. GENTLEMEN, During the last three years I have been frequently consulted by Mr. H. H. Hall in regard to the plans of his patented process of subaqueous tunnelling and have taken occasion to examine and advise in regard thereto and have carefully considered its applicability for operating under great depths of water. The process of securing the tmaachine at the proper level in the bed of the channel, that of forcing it forward as thé excavation progresses (aided by the water jet acting upen the earth in front) the use of an incorrosive sheil for the tube and many other devices to accomplish the object aimed at with the greatest economy have all n attained in this process. From the descriptions which have been furnished to me of the character of the bed of the Northumberland Straits, where it is proposed to use this process,I am of the opinion that it will ac- complish the work in the most successful and economical manner that can be devised, and with judicious management there isno doubt in my mind of the complete success of this progess at the Straits. Respectfully, Wa. J. MCALPIN.

I dare say the leader of the House will remember this gentleman.

Hon. Str Avex. Campsett —Yea, quite well,

How, Mrz. Howian.—He advised with re- apect to the camals of this country, and with

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gineers qualified to give opinions on the | the end of Jourimain Reef, shows thatthe bottom

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r thi IMPORTED THEIK OWN GOODS method as possessing more eminent merit in respect to simplicity, economy and rapidity of |from the different parts of the world in

constructing subways under water, than any | . other that has yet been devised. | which they were manufactured ; at the

in September last, 1 visited with Mr, Hall, Cape| present time 88 per cent. of the goods Traverse and Cape Tormentine, and made Per-) brought into P. Ki. Island are bought in

'gonal examination of the place where it is pro-

posed to place a submarine tunnel to connect|Montreal, Toronto, Hamilton, St. John,

rince Eaward Island with the mainland, .and | : : after extended enquiries of those who have tong on Halifax. As a equceq heres, 208

lived in the neighborhood, and have been in the take up the blue book you will find that babit of bavigating, the cirelie beth in gummer | Ohtario is credited with $32,000,000 im- and winter, we arrived at the firm eonviction | : on ; that the location afforded gteat facilities for the |POTts and Quebec with $37,000,000. We object sought. ' : know how that arises, because the goods still a - ae ——_ ” the | consumed in Ontario have been entered surveys mad y Commander ar, K.. N.. |} . . in 1886, and the soundings made Since our visit, by | and duty paid on them in Montreal. Ihave Capt, Philip Irving, taken at each tity. feet across, proof that will bear me out in the state- the Straits from the pier near Cape Traverse to| ment that the exports of Prince Edward of the Straits is favorable for the ‘building of the|Island in 1861 to all the courtries were tunnel, there being no sudden depression in the | $793,810; and im 1872 the exports had whole distance, and the surface being mostly | .: to $1,497,058 b 88 3h sand and gravel giving a good foundation to rest | TOM 40 $1,491,000, or about v © per upon, Thus with ordinary care and skill there| cent. of an increase, It is hardly in the will be no great difficulty in its construction | nature of things that our exports have not under the me alls paten ( ¢ ° - ;

The precise cost cannot finally be determined increased since that time, and with an iu- until borings of t bottom are furnished, yet) creasing export, it is the rule of all coun- from all that we can glean from the data now | 47; th : 3: h within our reach we would judge that the ex] 1e8, there 18 a Corresponding growth in yense would not be far from four million and five|the purchasing power of the people. 1!

undred thousand dollars. you follow out that increase from 1872 to

Very 7 7 . See ee 1884 it will be found that

ish Bunt, Ph. D,, Emeritus Prof. of Civil Engineering,

THE REVENUE HAS INCREASED times over since Confedera-

ew York University. i have detained the House by reading | three those letters, so as to show that this matter|tion. The last census credits Prince Ed- may very properly be said to be beyond the | ward Island with 55 head of live stock for region of conjecture. Some hon. gentle-}every 100 acres of improved land, whilst men think that we of Prince Edward Island | the other provinces show only 38 head per are unduly bringing these matters before|100 acres. Teevery acre of improved land the House, and that as we have a winter| we show a yield of 100 bushels, as against steamer we ought to be satisfied with it ;|}61 bushels in the other provinces. Take but those gentlemen should remember the|the value of our fisheries as against incidents of last winter, and the misfor-|the whole of the other provincer, tunes of the steamer during the present}we have $17 per head as against winter, and consider that it is not a very | $3.50 for the rest of the Dominion. Take pleasant experience for people who haye to|our savings banks, certainly the best cross there. But we are told that nobody|indicator we have of our prosperity, they crosses there. When asked how many peo-|show a deposit of $16 per head as against ple cross the Straits, my answer always is|$7 per head in the other provinces, From that none except those who are compelled | our isolated position we do not show as well to go over will cross—no one will make ajin manufactures, which are only $31 per pleasure trip of it. e ‘ ; . *| head to $7 for the rest of the Dominion. During the consideration of the question | ° ’ , . ’ . submitted by the hon. member from New| What we received from the Dominion Westminster the other day, some difference | Government, and the amount they assumed arose between us with regard to the view! and paid for us and are still paying for ns, he entertained of the statistics of Prince| taken from the public accounts of 1883.84, Edward Island. At that time I stated to/is as follows: my hon. friend that the statements which| Interest on debt of Island, assumed by he made were inaccurate, inasmuch as they| Dominion at Confederation, viz., $5%,- did not show thé correct amount of revenue} 1, et een ent prince award Ialand) et” derived by the Dominion from Prince Ed-|. Railway, including Cape Traverse

: Nj ana Branch, $3,654,356,at 4 per cent.......... 146,174 ae iolang p tng the Ret of the Interest on amount paid by Dominion , House, I should like to take up this ques-} Government for purchase of Propric- tion of the expenditure and revenue con-|_ tary Estates, $747,976.71, at 4 percent... 29,919 Subsidy to Province. 164,510

nected with that Province, as I know the

. ; : Postal expenditure, including $13,386 to impresion remains on the minds of hon.

steamboats and sailing craft, and $13,722

gentlemen that the amount of revenue col-| ,‘° hae re Island Railway...:.. 59,809 lected from Prince Edward Island is not| patito Indian... ne Fre “nape BOR e equal to expenditures out of the Dominion | Judges, salaries, etc....-.............- ces 18,800 treasury for that Province. I know that] Maintenance of Norther Light..../. 10. 10,589 when they ae to the Blue Books their Lighthouse and Coast Service.............. 19,059 opinions are borne out. On reference to the | Fisheries.................. prtsssatecereeres oF Biue Boek I find that we are stated to have oe eS eee esgrues errs paid into the Dominion revenue for the Wei hts and Measures....... oes ase 1/388 year ending June 1885 the sum of $187,- oe 1s dthewsehvbsckedihsdi iin = 642.80. I took jexeeption to that as being | Collecting een ee tc peen . Le an improper statement, and not @ statement a provers 4,085 of what may properly be called the facts of hh reriauaaey tes osat the case. It is quite amusing to read the| Harbors and Rivers.............. . 16982 figures in the Trade and Navigation $658,908 Returns. P, E. I. RAILWAY. Hon. Mr. Nevson—I shall be prepared Locomotive power. $ 65,102 ‘ inno uses castanneds .. 36,718 to call the hon. gentleman to order if he | Maintenance of Way and Works.......... 70,421 behaves badly to British Columbia. Renewels. ... sone vinaiantanal 11,582 Hon. Mr. Howtan—I shall only doj amon *xpenses...... 24,452 what my hon. friend from New Wesrmin. SR SRIF x sneer: ‘aesceanornrie Manan ster did the other day, give the House a ry _

statement from the Blue Book. After Lees Receipts of Railway ........ having gone carefullygthrough the Blue 75,747 Book and noticing the different items given $634.655 in the returns which Prince Edward en tn De ee ee oe atin the Ddvainlode gone ee See man will excuse me for interrapting him, | Jonette ant seu erro fing | think he will find that the Public Accounts that she pays her proportion per capita m6 ep inary 00. _ working of with ali the other provinces. I make that Te Wowean. Tecan (ie ee statement, and it can be sustained, with fob 875 000. the year oe aT oan ’ - ’ 5 —" eet ae wane .. "seca them credit for the interest on the railway ee Cee, been eee OreigQ i and the loss of working it, and I do not

liquors, not the produce of this country. | ,). : : I shall call the hon. gentleman’s attention oer = eee ve Spas.

to one fact as a sample of all the rest.’ In :

the Trade and ane ne Returns, under 1883-84, we find that the average amount of the head of ‘‘playing cards” we find that CUSTOM DUTIES PER HEAD

Ontario imported from all parts of the|of the population paid by Prince Edward world 36,737 packs; Quebec, 32,580 packs ;| Island was $4.93. Estimating the popula- Nova Scotia, 4,147 packs; New Brunswick, | tion of Prince Edward Island at 120,000, 1,137 packs; Manitoba, 7,032 packs; British| which world give about the natural in- Columbia, 20,593 packs; Prince Edward) crease 1881, we would have the following [sland, 1 pack, on which there was duty | as the Island’s contribution :—

paid #ix cents. | From Custome.. . - $591,600 00 Hon, Mu. Dicxey.—‘‘No cards.” . ae nnees i asigy " How. Mz. How an.—So far as the mor. | Pee ets 82527: + S000 €8

ality of the question is concerued,if thereis| Northern Light... 6,206 00

any morality connected withit, I shalileaye| .. Sick Mariners und o5t 68

: ‘ of am Steamboat Inspection. . ' 260 72

it to my hon. friend to oxplain why British Weightsand Measures... 657 14

Columbia with a population of 16,000 should| {| Géé Inspection caw Save anes —o

find it necessary to import 20,000 packs of a 230 00

cards, while there was only one pack im-| cena

$011,422 %

ported into Prince Edward Island which has | & population of 120,000. | That is the amount which Prince Edward

How. Mr. Dickxey.—I should like my | Island contributes to the Dominion Trea- hon. friend to expiain where.they got their! sury instead of $195,000 set down in the cards. |Public Accounis. The difference between

Hox. Mr. Netson—I do not see any- the two statements is 716.000. That thing immoral in a quiet game of cards amount the people of Prince Edward Island

Hoy. Mr. How1an—I do not question | contribute to the Dominion Treasury in ex- the morality of the people of British Colum- | cess of what she is credited with, and the bia, in referring to this return. I find that! amount of revenue derived by the Dominion in 1860 the total imports of Prince Edward | from the Island is $276,000 more than the Island amounted to about $747,000, on’ Island costs the Dominion, which is a sum

which we hed then a duty of 12¢ per cent., more then sufivient to build the Subway,

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