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Siii,~In The 1-‘atrlot‘s summary of the Legl'sliitune,to put forth every ef1`ort to ieavoneth the whole lump" it soon

iniportiint events of lil0i,rel’erring to the have this ferry service reformed andm became the chief subject for’ discussion HiiiHil0l”0\1l!i\ Ul‘ifiM0. it is said " A most have improvements inode which would be among the people interested, and when complete ‘write-up' ofthe bridge hiis\>ut of some benefit to the people. We were the local general eleotlon of I)_eoen1iiei recently appeared in The Patriot, there* returned but found ourselves in a lililil onine round it was the kopje fron fore it is not necessary to dwell further minority in the Legi.|i,\tu,.,,_ our duty which we fought and woriin tlmtyefn-_

upon lt." Lct us see how complete this nevertheless was plain and we immediate- “write-up"rcallyls. ly set about the task lntrusted to us

In the issue of the Daily Patriot of the At lst December last in an article written on agr the history and construction of the Ilills- con borough Bridge, I find this statciuent-: imp “Following upon the completion of the sau

railway to Southport there ii pearcd in having experience in_cros.-iiug to and from

'l‘l\e Patriot oi’ Dec 15th 1003, an extended C

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report ol' the building of this railway in' not which all the stepslcndlng up to its in- Wu

description given of every feature of in- when continuous and uninterrupted com- l '

terestiu connection with the work. The lull whole story including illustrations, fOr

-journal. '1‘he preparation of ii. required the _considerable research and called for the H05 expenditure of much tiine and labour D00

Shortly after the issue of that paper of’ the f0iiowin1,'resolution :` i

the 15th Dec. 1003 the writer, in conversa- tion with the Editor, pointed out, tliat f° while there Was no doubt as td _the “ini- f0

portmicc ofthe subject," yet itivas equally V011

important that, the “whole story"-“itll th

~w|,e,,L.,,5 Hu. mmt of mover f,wmtie,, above high water over the channel, drop- iii-goiiiig mfg ||i||_q[,0,-gugh nivcr im. ping at cauli end to the level of the limii, "muy yi,"-S 0¢,_~,iSi0n¢d gi-mi, im.,-,;, and 24 feet in width with piers above 2-10 iencc and serious pecuniary loss to Wet i1DllI‘i».C0l1l»l‘0 £0 C€lli~l‘0. $8 f0|i0\\‘S. gpggpic on the poutiibma of the Smd _giving estimates for both plans of con.

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thc steps leading up to its inauguration 1'-VCP? i is

“should be properly presented to thc

wherein it was not properly or correctly .ill

taiiircusons which he had then given, it U1

would b_o better to leave for the present “Therefore Resolved that in the opinion

the article as it was published and that a Of

“And whereas the residents of that im- lii¢l`i‘-

reaiierg of The Patriot," After showing portant section of'tliis Province thus pre-

ilicially affected by the want of those M\li'¢i\'-‘I P0illi-- Mil--“'0lll‘)' l>ilfl'H It-Wi Sifvvl

presented, thc Editor stated that for cer- fflifiiii-i0H. i\1l\'0 Hllvcitli Uiuilns for aid from fi

Proviiiclal Government; “

this Home ,mpg should at dncc bu people may compare the cstiniate ofthe

fuller and more npr;-oat, history of this taken by the Government of this Province if

great work would be given at some future U0 time. cn

Now, Mr Edit.or,I find The Patriot in Stl'

its issue of the lst Dec., guilty of it second iw

story" to that published ln I)ec. of 1003, he 'T

,,__t,cc,.¢,,,;n by ,um-ey of Coluppicni, actual_cos_t of the railway and general gineers me fcnSi1,|||t,y ,md msg, of con. trafllc bridge that is now being built on uction oi’ a bridge across the Hills- i'i1\i-‘"1|l\0Hiifl‘-

rough River between Southport and

repeats the "whole story" of ei-roneoup moved by Mr Angus ltlcheod of Valley- “

offence whgi, in giving “u companion (_7h1\I‘,i0ifl»0l»0\'Yl\." " °

mM‘vm_ nndndheres npplweutly to .inn me nom ,ii-r-united by Mr. A. J. Mnedgmild sclicmeiis fur as tlic lociil Liberals were

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steps" of incorrect iindmislcadlng detail Of

,eorgemwnin me fo1|0wi,,g “,m_.],.: concerned, for there were many very

which he then published. Mr Reuben “Tliat this House approvesof the action P

McDonald after much “expenditure of Of

faeturo of. these incorrect and originaii of

liueben as agenerai rule is reasonably ini

statcinent that it “required considerable iii W

research", he closcd his eyes to recorded `othcr step forward in the movement for P

faetsiindlii-itexied too faithfully to “the incrcnseii nccommodiitioii on the llills- ti _ _

rough given _,\cc0,.,1;ng|y in the smne largely it is believed to the stand we had

that he should 'fallfinto error. session of 1800, the following resolution "like" 0" this llUl‘Sl-i0“- _

For the purpose therefore of correcting was moved in the House of Assembly by

the "story" leading up to the lnaugura- the writer:

tion of this great. undertaking, I now “\\’lierei\s the electoral districts of "

man at his _elbow", there islittie wonder bo

send this communication to your paper. Be

the unsatisfactory manner in which it had tra

been conducted in the interests of the ‘shane of the cost of building and the cost "

me Government' In um|ermk;ng ,, thought the proposition looked very nice

time ,md labour-. must’ L fear, he c0m_ survey by" competent engineer pf tm, on paper iuid that was the most theycould péued to bémz um mama for me manw mm l.ive,._ in order to ascermill the mst, be made to say in its favor. The interval

n |,,.;dguM,,.0,,S me Snmep '1\|,i,_,mm.,‘|,|_ therefore between the introduction of

pubncntmnsy M to mm is given the credit ment ,ms cm._,.|cd_0n diviH;0“_ these resolutions in ltlilil and thc gencral for their prepamnon ,md m.0d,mu0n_ As mem ,M8 consldemhlc doubt in the election of Dec. 1803 was, on this subject,

mis of many people regm.(|hm the of an educative cliiiractcr. The people

L-on-wr, when lie keeps 1,0 the i-tcm-r];~-bu sincerity of the Government in their half- miktifi l\i>0l1i. it, they discussed it with when, as in this case notwithstanding the hearted promise to undertake this survey, p“i’ii° "“'"» HWY ii-\i‘ei'9*“i'0‘i ""3" in ii'

ns conshierud ,,dvi,_m|,]c tb wks nn, who had or nii;rlii.liavc bud influence in

rouiotiiig or ailviiiicing it, und they rc-

lfast and Murray Harbor are the only B

ct of country have contributed their `D

people previous to the year 1800. In that of maintaining not only such railway but TI* year the general elections were held and also theirsharc ofthe cost ofothcr railways

ydiir correspondent with his colleague Mr and public works throughout the Doiiiin- ,"9 _

‘from wmv" they dm.|‘,e no bcncmmlld credit due for securing the llillsborough

therefore they have special claims for aid Bridge?" “nd ""3" he Woceeiis "° “iw- from the Federal Government. owlti to M

such contribution and to their being th

‘ 0 ~ deprived of rnilwaycommuuicatlon. tsp

1<`orbcs,w»\s plcdged,lf returned to the ion

of no

l up

Sliiiiicrs,

f t is ngers. 0oTll°\iei;i’ore resolved that in the opinion “`“Y Aci' ‘if 1871’ i“i""' “ lim’ °f "‘ii“'"'y

V ` of this House, the Provincial Govern- sh .- _ » ' 0 ` nientbc requested to communicate im- W ` medlatciywith the Federal Government

just received. Our fcheap-1 for

est _fine I Strap slipper is 75c. 52°

I ‘strap with bow, very 11iC¢» 2:8

“I°35‘ . i the

Fimc z strap, fancy Jef o.»\...ii<....'~ _

bdldl' 31,90. - Your correspondent having stated his / V, 7' - maggng for the presentation of this °*`

resolution and the necessity for immediate

be 6, ‘L7 . _ action, Mr.Patriok B|ake,tben Speaker of _ V z aaaed slipper; 3 the House declined to remlve the motion

Patent leather _1 strap fancy

for sta

. ,_ lntly with this Province upon such I- Stfap Slfpperitoe caP!$I‘o5,_ terms as can best be made, with the view

and $11.26 after the construction of said bridge to the _ ` _

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And whereas it would in the opinion, V

of this House materially lessen the bur-` til

den likely to be imposed upon the people Mr' “cub” “’"ke"‘ his "iii"

,oss the Hillsborough _River between favored the liuildiiig of the railway who

Southport and Chmlottetown |f the thought the bridge- impossible. in con-

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’ Federal Government could be prevailed i'|“‘mi'i°n 0i'ii\0 Patriot ‘story showing

a on to Join Wm, the Local to whom is due the. credit

vernmont in building such bridge i0" "’°°\“`i“i¥ "lie i"`idi“" ii' “fur”

fsaid bridge to be so constructed "0

» ' (if practicable) astobe a ted for riill-

_ , _ | li-yt hi | d for greater accuracy 'is reproduced: ` “M purposesw we I ‘S r ve 6 as .n "Whereas it was provided by the Rall-

this Province in building a bridge

railway system of this Province to

southern sections of Queen's and King’s 3:

the reception ot the resolution, was his masons "that the purport

between both Governments and not

ii expluilltlm of public °° object however had

‘lfholl I_Q0hitlbns having in theoress were seen hlld

ter investigation and discussion it was H0115 11 Hurvoy of the river was made by eed that the steam service and uc- M1' G. A. Brown C. E. of the Depart- imodution on this ferry ought Lobe ment o[I’ubllc Works, Canada. His rc- roved without further deliiy. At the DON/ Onthiu survey uiailo on the 20th ie time it was apparent to everyone June 1801 to the Hon. Freddrlck Pet(-rs

Preiuiorof the Province, can be seen in

riottetowiimid seutiipoi-t outta. um tlie-Ioui-ual of the Home of Assembly inattci' how perfect thc steam service f0I‘i3iii- itil* _ll \'l'l‘.Y interesting report sniude,there would still be times in tho limi well worthy ii perusal even at :this

iiniriiriitioii were rcvicwcd, and it full year-more part.icularly falland spring-~ liilie- MP- i3l`0\\'ll H1\.Y>i |10 WM illstrueted

nicntion would be impossible. Witness tile iu'upal‘atioii of an estimate of the pr - instance thc conditions at the beginn~ Will” *OHL Ui C°"“il`UUi\il'£< ll i1ii!i\Wll.Y

,occupied about three full pages of this ing of this winter. The only solution i'1'i‘ii§L‘-" Yollrreilders will observe it was

rofore was ii bi~i¢i,_;¢_ “mi "_ in-[(130 Wm. for ii liighwuy bridgc only and not ii rail- too much to ask for the long~suil`erlng WM' i>l‘itiLr€- 'i`i\iS iN Willll-|113 S-WH f\i>0Ui»

, piesoutu of tin. iiiiisim.-ougi.. with the wht ofa "hi.'_:l\\vi~y bridge uiwu the

but the linportance of the iiubjcct de- this end in view there was moved in the *iii*-Ui tile l\l‘L‘~‘*0I\t 1‘uil\\'ay and general iuanded tliat il. should be properly pre- House of Assembly on the nth day of Miiy i-Will” i"`i\ilZL‘I

_sented to the readers of The Patriot." 1890 by myself seconded by Mr. Forbes

onli” 1-esoilltion nn mnendment Wm, tives tothe Liberals._ This, however, did

-bllth i.ibc,i'al and Conservative began to dvocato the construction of it railway to elfast and Murray Ilarbour,a few of

The real moving cause lelidlpg up to districts in this Province not traversed by “Dum” i““i“‘ii“i§ i" their ’“iV°"“°Y the

this work was the wretched condition of the railway system of the Province. _ ° _ the Charlottetown-Southport Ferry, and “Anil whereas the people of this largo`i"3't“Li°" i5"°“` i" “"°“i§U‘ "S i7i'°

oniinion elections of lililfl drew near. We ow Colne to the time when The Patriot

onstruction of a bridge as well. The

Aa the bridge andrallway are part of

irtuully responsible for securing

take. ’i‘here were inany persons who

Assembly on the lilth of April 1815 which

nwitli Genrgetowirtouchlng at Suiu nierside and Charlottetown, and that as

um purposa ol negotlanng ' Wm, sooinas this line should be completed, _ the m for the (,0n,,u.ucM0n of ,meh MMR, railway should beextended to Sourls and

Tlgnish and the revenue of tiiccolony was pledged for the construction oi' the said road and its extension;

places as should be designated by an Act,

Journals of the Legislature; "And whereas the Murray Harbor Dis- triotin King's County, and the Belfast and Fort Augustus districts `ln Queens ‘

H County, lb the South of the Hillsborough

5ii¢¢i and black thereof conflicts with the standing rule m""` °°“°m“i°° "i'° i“"3°'i* “V” °' lb”

$2 25 and or this House mliiuvs to the initiation of

f sm I .nd money votes." Much disappointment at 0 mi B the Speiiker`srullng was feitat the time bc-

Pllty SliPP9l'5°““' osuseltwan oousldoredtlse resolution only

°`"°d W ° °°i“~m“n‘°"M°q` W the mb' panded very lui-gs sums ln miilwayn,

Island that ls still without the facilities _and benefits ofthe railway;

“And whereas the Government of the

Dominion of Candida since Prince Erlward

above the amounts nikon into 'considera- tloutorthoiie purposes at the time of making up die finaiielal Arrangement

_ _ ‘ i ~ I ~ Limited

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ALREADY P BLISHED A

_ During the summer and winter follow' im; the discussion of the above resolu-

‘to obtaiiitihe information required for

“I estimate the cost of the bridge on he sites proposed, the floor being 25 feet

truction, viz: Columns of iron or stone

Bridge between old shipyard and Wm.

upcrstruetiiie $1,30il,tltl0, 11-on columns nd steel superstructure $i,ll\0,il00." 'l`i“it'i¢ figures are given in order that

ost of an ordinary tralllo bridge with the

In the spring ot' 1301 the administrntioii flocai afliiirs passed from the Conserva-

ol; by any nieaiis indicate success for the

romincnt men in their ranks who

irned us tothe Legislature in ltillli owing

The local elections now over, the electors

ya “the idea assumed definite shape." r. Reuben McDonald in the article under view asks the question “To whom is

esauie system the men who are ro_ onslble for securing one work are

e other." This is just where

the resolution moved in the llouso of

onld be constructed to connect Alber-‘

ould have been completed, the railway onld have been extended to such other

by resolution, to be entered upon the,

land ontzrsd into Confederation has ex-

nals, andbther puhlle works over and

Y' W ' “V”-;`Y""""`_""` """°`.- * "' V Colnparatlvely small sum of 'such over- noi' did his party iii this Pi vincc seein to was not l’renili-r liiiiny part of that year.

' _ ` -' e co 'l i lt. B Eli

expenditure has been spent in Prince hav nsiierei y is time Sir lie was Judge of the County Court. of lildiiaxd Island, and if Pi inte lulhvnrd Louis li. Davies was ii convert to the Kiii|.f's County. If the writer of “con- Island received such fair slilire bu'iillni¢ of the mud to Southport, and in .~ii<lcriiblc i~e.~ieiii'cli" had been .~.iitliciciitl_v . f such over expenditure, a pursuance of his former conviction that a Llioroiigli in his .sca|'cl| hi- ii onld ba-ve dis- vcry large suui iuid much road ivlilch would not bring the people <,-overedtliat. the delc|.;ut.ion referred to more than sufllcient. to ' build ii bruiich and their products right, into Cliarlott.c- was made in the spriiii; of itiilip flint thc railway through tho districts hereinafter town would often be more ofa worry and inciiioriiil then presenti:d to thc lloininion designated would be due'and is jus-ly anannoyunce than ii lieiictit, he thcw- Governiucntby thc iibovii named iii-leg- Owlng lo Prince Edward island. fore solemnly pledged lii.s»\vord that if thc iitvsilocs not. disi-.lose any "iiegot.iatioi|.~¢

'f']`lierefore l!csolved,i.li4\t in the opinion Liberal party were returned to power and for terms rcg-iiiuliiig the llilisborough

‘of this House, the people of the hc held the position of ii. Miiiistcr ofthe liriilgi-_", iinil as ii nnittei' of fact no such parts of the Island resiiliiig in the Cwwii not only would lie uiidcriaike to iiegotiutioiis were hail or mentioiicil at Murray llarboui' Dlstrictin l{ing's County promise that the railway would be built that time. ’|`hc .survey for thc bridge was and in Belfast nlid Fort. Augustus to b'oui.lipoi'tbut. that every effort would not fullyi'oinplct.c:niiil witliout ii slut.:- Districts of Qu;-cu`s County are entitlcil be put forth by liini to have ii. railway nicni. oftlic iirolnible cost of coiistruction to the sninu railway fiiyilii.les that Inuit- bridge built. to connect Soutliiiorl with i`ronii.licoii;.{iiicc|-siii cliiwge, how ciuild uudertlie Railway Act, at the comnioii Cliurlol.tctoivii. _ the lloiniiiiun iiovi-i~nnienl. or the dclcg expense of tlicnisclvcs and the rest of- AH far as this iiiatter was coiiccrlieil, utcsuii tlint. occasion iiegotinte for terinsi their fellow-colonists, been afforded the issue betwccii thc parties was now \\'licii the late lion. Mr. l<`iii-quliai-.-oil to, and are enjoyed by the people residing well di-fined. You ciiii well ininginc lllr. visited Uitiiwii iii .liiiiuary liiilil as ii iii those parts of tho Island u0\v irnver:-ieil l*iilil.0r, how much this |u'omise ilclightcd ilcli-irate from thc (iovcrniiii-nt. of l', }` by the said rallivayliiiii its extensions. your coi~rcs|»oiiilent.. into his i-csulutloii, island “lo coiifer with Sir |.ouis lluvii->

“Resolved furtlier ibut. in the opinion of of lliilillllem \\'as bri-:itlied new lifc, and :i as lo our riglii.s us ii Province" to ii .s|mi'i-

the llouse, the l’nrliiuneiit of Uaiiailn suiljcct sodciir to him and upon ivliicli hc oi' thi- llnlifiix Fisliery Award, it wa.~< should, in view of the facts above sci. speliliniiicli tiiiieiuid labour sccined at tliouglit lic would hiivc been abit-toni' forth, construct ii. branch railwily through last to be on tlieovc ofbeing accoiiiplislii-il. rniigc with the 1":-.iicriil (lo\'ei‘nnici|t_ cer- the uforcsalil districts." - The Libs-riil party was successful iii. the tain `tcrnis upon which the construction

Now, Mr. Editolgl if Tile Patriot. orits polls. A new (ioverniiient was formed Of thc ilillsliorinigli llriilge could have

of abrld;rc,I ain willing to iiiiniit that how his solcuin pledge \\'u.s cnrricil out. all-ly uiiablc to luke the inntter up, his

shape." Alu-idgc is not evenllintegl at. 1896 and of course it took the new Govern- jcctlie was specially. appointed to ills- It may bc said to me, you, yourself, nicnli some little time to get properly cuss. (See Journal of the Legislative

1895, but was not acted upon for want, of l’rovl1n:iul (.lo\'eriiiiicnts for the 'purpose tiis own motion :ind ut his own cxpensc

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such ii resolution was going to be present- son

Southport. Sir (}liai'les Tiippcr, the then “And whereas it is desirable iii order to iiiisiiig to his feet. be shook the hand of

ata public meeting in ()harlot.teto\\'u ii ii.i-coniniodatc the travelling public that iissiii-aiii-c imd riidiiiiit smile he bowed u.~

solemn p'edge tliatifliis Government wn..~i able for passenger and ciirringe trafllc viewi Howmuvli \va.~i~iuiii1iiiiidoiie in sustiiiued at the polls, among his first iii-ross thesfaid river as well as for thc that short space of timcl Wiiiit implicit

Southport. It luis always bccn annitter ion of this lmgisiative Assembly thc ,work is proposed in be built and all Sir

thelr execution, ncvcr seemed to have Govcrninciitlln arranging for thc von- |`a.itiii What. ii compliinent to Sir realized the nocessityofconuectinir Soutli- struetioiiof' a bridge for the purpo-'cs |.miisi Wliiitiicoiiipliimiit.tobothi \\'c port und _Charlottctowii by ii rnll\v1\y aforesaid iit»u1.~ienrlyciii-lya time uspos- seldom have the opportuiiity of witness

the city at t.lie time had iiotliiiig what- cithe/r the ru.il\&iy or the bridge ns ri rail- set|.|c iccriuiii general terms :upon which

once it had been made public, 1 consented “You will bc pleased to learn that my tioveriiinent illr. Riclnu-:is was good to second ii. as above iiuotcil. (iovernnient is consiileriiig the iiuestion enough tu conecnt to join and assist him

est was that of the r.'iilway and lirlilge. of tfliiirlottctnwii with thc iiori.ln‘rn npr-iutioii l|;i\-ing bi-vii mapped ont, hi-

refuscd to advocate unconditionally this lilurruy llnrbor ltiii|\\‘ay." This was \liiii.~<ters with wliom it was new-.ssnrv i

alone, the writer believes Mr. Williiiin by ii resolution which The Patriot qiiotes Sir Louis wi- went, 1|;-_qi to ti". ofiige of 11,..

was the Liberal candidate in West properly prcsoiited to" its i‘eD.<ivi‘.~4. \\'h_v ‘the several iiit.e1‘\'ii~\v.~'. ilnviii;_f:i.rri\'eil ut I

I.ibei-iila. Ile lmd for some time been in lnips t.liewi~it.ci' of “coiisiderable rcsi-arcli'_ renniln before being \i.~<lii-rcil into his H

tiioughl. thc road would boot' little benctlt. ini.; iippciirs in the Journal of the us in him ami after we had made known I

and being in doubt. as to the feasibility of Peters, seconded by the Hon. Mr. I"oi'lics, aiiilre.~<serl to us by that |li.~tiiigiiisiii-il the Hillsborough Bridge, he was of the Resolved, that the llouse do come to n iimii. “1f"said hc, “Sir Louis says it is ii' ` opinion that thc proposed r’l1ilway ought. resolution as follows: I necessary work and that it is all right, i _ to tiipthe main line at or near l’cnke’s “Whereas the Dominion (loverniniuit. tlieiil say ii. is all right". Aftci- Sir Stat-ion. This idea seine were in favor of. has proposed to survey the llttlsborougli Louis explained thc |ie<'essii._v for con- but many others were against it. As River, with the object of building ii. striicting this bridge, Sir Wilfrid turning election day drew near, it was evident bridge to connect the conteinplatcil Bel- to us. said “tlcnilcincn, Sir. Louis says it. tint). a very large majority of the electors fast and Murray Harbor Railway direct ,ia all right, then for mc it. is all right, it were anxious to sec the road built to with Clmrlottctoivn. i s ull riglit.. l wisli for you siici'es.s".

leader ofthe Coiisorvatlve Governinciit, save the costoftlie ferries and to better each of us, and witli thc most, kindly

[ew nights before thc election gave ii the bi-ldgcbc cnnstructcil so as to be suit- l`i-oinliii-i presence. What ii brief iiitci-»

public nets would bo the eoiistiwiction of lbiilway; confidence for one inan to have in bis‘ the Belfast-Murray liiirbourllailway to “’1‘liereforeltcsolvcd, that in the opili i'eliow~manl A great :ind costly public

of surprise to mc that a man like Sir Government. of Prince Edward Island \\'iifrid says is: ‘,‘lt`Sii' Louis .saysit is Cliurles,st-rongin his promises mid bold ln should ro-operate with the Dominion iii right then l say itis all right". \\"liii|.

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askeil for fairpluy, and further she was ready and willing to contribute hor share tovvurils making the bridge oiic for i<enersl'Lratlic. "lint", says the Minister, “you have no money Lo spend ln the building of auch li bridge, and no one woiild lend you money on the credit of your tight little Isliinii." 'l‘his bit of i.ciii»il|ig went on for ii .short time and tlicii lic said, “Now I will icll you what. 1 thiiili istlii: lisrit thing' to do. 'i‘lic Canadian tio\'eriinieut. can borrow nioiicy elicapci' u.iidcnsicr than i'. E. Island can. Sup- |>o.-i~_ we furnish the money for thc cou- f~iti'uction ofthe bridge and cliiirgie 1'. l~.'. isliiiiii with n. certain iiroportiou of the cost uf construction, the iiil.c.ri:.~it on wliiuh

could be iiediicted iinnually /from the .~;iilisiilypa_yi.il»lc by thi- Fi-ilcrai liovcrn- nicnt to thc liovornincnt of l’. i~I. islauil. Ilow would that dot" A good idcn! and with the pismoiiiiciiig of il we fcli we had the syiiipntliy ofthe Miuisiiii- of Fiiiaiicc. if we could acconiplisli this it. \vouiil do away with the iicccssity of iislciug, its the l’o\viial niecting rciiiiesteil, thc Local liovcrniuent. to place a sum in the esti- nintes for the pii|‘po.~ic_'of coiisiriir-tion. Afterii little furtlicr ai-giiiiiciit. it was

writer of “consiilcriible resciircii"' can with Sir L. li. i)n,vics ns Miiiistci' of bceiisliirlcdastliejuiiit uiideriiiking of IlL!1‘0Cli. if thc Fiiiance Minister ivoulii evolve fronitlieabovc resolutiontliciilcu lllariliciind i~‘islie\'ics. \Ve \vill now sci- both (io\'ci-iiiiiciits. llc was ui\f'oi’iun- f\'iill‘l'Pl0 ill* 0\\'ll N\li!L"~‘-‘~iiUl\ l»iI=li lllff

iiiidti-rsliould bc. siiliiiiitli-il for the en".

some ideas can ussuine any “definite Thcelcutluiw were held in t.liesuiniiici'of tiiiiebciiii: fully occupied with the sub- HitiU\`1ll~i0Il Ui lilc pi\i'iics conreriieil.

"Altlioiigli" said the Minister, “wc liave been tulkiiigiii this way you still hiivii

seconded this resolution. This is quite down to \vork. Asscinlily for thc your lililtl, .»\p|ieiiilix Ni. liimiiilil-ie-* ileftlfff .V011 llllli lille fliiilil' true. This resolution was given to thc Your i'c:ulcrs will remember that the l<`cai'in;_f lest the question would be "1ii~¥i'l.V0i‘ iltl\'l* i-0 ill* 'il`UllD‘_“i~ Till* ii0\'~ l.ei,;islatiire by bcini,5i-nicred iii the Oi-der proccerliii;:s titkcii in liiiltiaskeil forjniiit o\*ei'iooked and delayed for another year. “l`“U\BY1i "lil-(itil My I i\1l\'0_.<=uln:c.1lc_rl loo Book .of the House on the itltli ol April action on the part. of the Feileral and it wasnt this stage your corrcspondeiit. of mlltiil. “Wi i»i\l‘-fl you have to settle with

the bliiiistei’ of ltiiiliviiys. lie is Ii |n'ei.ty

ix seeondcl' untiltiic Itlth of the saiiio of building ii coiiibined railway and stiii'tcd, uft_4-‘rtliieI~’owiinlincetiiig in the ii“l`<i illiill- YOU Will illlfi Mr. illuir il. month. The writer did not know that. genernltriifllc bridge. For certain rcir montii of March lfiilil, for Ottawa to inter- "\\l0il i\l\\'<i0l‘-Hlilll l-ilan lain. l'ni afraiil

s Hon. Frederick Peters up to the year view those nieiiiber.~\ of thc Cabinet. whose i ,iliwe i"‘0l\ i0° ¢'il*‘.Y”°U|llCil ill” WISY

cd to the liouseanil being absent from l89fl\\'as not fivouriibly disposed l.o\\'l\rds special province it was to disciiss und

with you."

\Vlththis roinurk our iiiiA~rvic\v with

ever io do with thc fiiaiiilng of it. Oli his way and genera trafllc bridge. The pro- the liridgc could be built as n joint undcr- me i"ii‘lll\‘»'*’ Milli-‘lUll'¢`-lllifftii illli- W0 llilti tl- retllrii to town it was stated that ii. coii- cess oflcuvening' however, had done its tiikiiip;. 'l‘lic \vi-iter will be piuvliiiicil if “ifl`0\ii50°i“`il`~i'i0ii i»i\i\i~il@ lim’-‘V ilf!.’l"~‘l\l fiilvli siderablc difliculty was experienced in work so well l.hii.t. lietoo had uliilergoiii- he should give in soiiiewlieit of dctiiil1i.ln‘ “i°"e "i’°“i# Lili-‘l l3i“`i-iUUi1"`lJUi'iiff “'0l`i< gettingn. scconilcriuiil l wus asked to ii cliaiigc. of iiiiiid. In April ltlll7 nt t-llc, .several intervieivs had with the l\‘iini.st.crs Mini' he lll"3i'i‘-lliieli l-0 iil\0\\‘§ Illlli that We uliilcrtaku ii..\Vhilc the rcsoliitioii did not first iiiceting of the Local l.c;:islnt.ill‘c ion iliiit occasion. 'l`hi-y were cxcceiliiigly nliifiii' deliciiii "DU" iiilll 30|' l\f~>*if~lillI"l' ill satisfy me in tliul. it did not. go far enough afiei'tliecliaiig'e of (ioverihnent at Ott|i.\\';i, iiiliu'esi.iiig and more tliaii o|‘din:ii'ily °i’i"'~i'\il\l¢ Wilill- Wi: \\’<!|'\‘ iiflcr. aiidcontiiin t-liebridirc and riiiliviiy nsdlil Mr l’cl'.el's took the earliest opportiinity cf siitisfiiiftoigv. It was thc wi-itcr's good ‘V9 i\0‘\' Sl/lll'tc<i for the gfiien of Lim the resolution of leilil, yct as fur as it showiiig this by introducing into thc fortune to have met thc lion. .lunies \\', Mi"i“i'9l"‘f iit1iiWl\.VH~ With Nolllv deirrcc went, it. was all right, ami ratliei- than see Govcrnor‘s speech delivered on that 00- Richards at that time in iOi.ta\va and bc fm" “mi i'l'*’"ii'ii“i§ We t\l>l>l‘0a<'i\\‘1i this -ft-lic resolution drop for \vi_int oi' a secoiider cnslon, the f’ollowiiig'paragi-aph: ` 'ing also ii member of ' the [‘rovi`nciul '“

bard nian". Sir`Louis was wiitfliius how- ever and that fact kept. our courage up. \\'e found Mr. Blair in his uflicc sniokiniq

\Veno\v come to ii period wlicn the of constructing sonic of thc piillllc \vo|‘k|~i indis;-iissi|igici'iiis. \\'e inet. by uppoi_nt_- °“'i3"~"- Sir ifftliifi i"ifFU¢iU¢’4f<i US. 'i`h0

country wus being agitated iinil fodiciitcd of this province with inntcrials of ii mort' ment in the oiiicc of Sir Louis ii. Davies i“"`li0*‘° 01"-‘UV iili'9i"'i¢'-W “'=\i\` l~'~\ll|f\ilH‘-ti by the aspiring politicians iii :iiiiicipation enduring nature, and with that object iii in the l)epiii~tincnt. of Mariiie and “S “Til “S iile l"¢H\1it of our visit, ro this ofthe federal i_:cncriii clectioiis. So fariis view are about to cn-Operate with thc Fislici-ics, Here weiilso met Mr. l<`rcdk. °m'~""°fii'° P"i'"f' Mi"i~"il"' "Wi limi Of the electors on the South slilcof the Hills- i."eiicr:il (iovcriinient iii the :iiiLici|i:itcil _ \V. llyndiiiiiii of fllnirlot-tcto\\'ii. (lur Ulf’ i“i"i’L°" of i"i"“""'¢- ML‘"ii\\ i1iil‘ Lili* borough were concerned the question colistrlxctiiiii of a briil;_~'e across the llllis- inis_sioiiliaviii|_; bi-eii pi'evioii.~aly fully dis- M"“'ft'~"`"l‘if"i‘e'i "‘ii- 'I “'0l"i~ illl‘UiL1`Ill`

which nwiikeiicd in them thc iiio.~itiiitcri l»oi'ol|L!liIiivi-i~,thus<~oiiiieci.iii;.{'tlic (lily i-iisscd with Sir lioiiis and il l>l:i.n of :{i°“"'”l ""i'i"'““` ‘ii “"“'ifi' ""’"liiiii\ii0ll-

licii all had bi-cn auiil its ivi iliiui lit

»o\ of ciguin. frnin ot’i`lii_s desk passi-_ii up ii.

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The caiidiiintc wius not \vcll received who tcriiillillsuf thc proposcil llelfiist and ,“mh_ nmmimnmm"~ Wm] um Girlie” (he.Mlllfm/l_l_I,(_|u_l\e,{ fo".-|i|~.lull1i l*ii*i\'i|ll§

very inibortant ineasure. For this rcnson followeil on thc 27th ofl\|1i-iiof that your to have an interview. in emiipimy with i“i“"" "°""'i “'""i'8 iil0H\* 1l‘i’N\‘l1l-- 'i`i\\‘

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ure long robust-looking cigars. Wliat

Welsh fi-ll by the political wayside in but fails togivetlic names oi' the movcr Prime lllinintcr. Mr. llyndman aeconi~ fiid thi" “Pi""`e_“i “Ulf Of i*i"‘i""SS lH€'=\Il- Easi, Quccn`s at the tgeiieriilelectioii of and secondcr. “The iinportaiice of thc ,fanioii usand hi-_ can vouch for the truth mi” "‘_"" _"ii" -“‘i'3"i»“l’ i0 lille lluilli- ii/ ltlllfi. In that yi.-:irSir Louis H. ihivics sulijcct dciiimidcil thnt. it should bel of Whitt is noiv about to bi- said repnriiiilk n_‘ii-il" indium” U""i' om' i”i“"""i"“' “`°“i'i

ikely end iii smoke, and then again it.

Qneen`s and also leader of the lliaritlmc then were tbcsc names witli-lielil 7 Per- the l’remicr`s otlice wc had not long to “iight i'° °"i‘i‘"“"’ iiimi' VW WOW Ilimlli il'

mokc the “pipe of peace". Pres'-iitly hi-_

sympathy with theralliviiy sclirmc, but In Tire l’at.riot can explain. The follow- presence. Sir Louis introduced ‘“"k°'i‘i"°’-"i"" "nf" ‘l‘"‘“ii0"- *Ubi “Hifi”

his dcmaiiil and that denninil. After

to thc people unless they could bc carried l.egis|iiti\'c Asselnbly for that year: the object of our <-Dining wc shall not ‘lue"i`i"" "ml “"5“'""' 'fi-9" “"tT“'i""if 0" by it right, into the city. l"0rtl\nt reason, “()ii motion of thc. Honoriiblc i\lr. soon foriret the kind and iissurilig words “_m` i"""i “Wi "'""ii¢"- if “"l* iiliiliih' tit?-

idcd that thc Feilcriil (iovcriiniciit hoiild build the bridge, and ii ceilain ((‘-ontinucil on page it

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bridge. lt was not mcntloiied byihiin sible, upon siioli terms as may be agree ing such. |

able to both iiovernineiits." llui. we must. hasii-ii on. 'l`|ii-ncc wc

Iii publisliing the iibovc rcsioliitioii 'l`hc went. to lhc ofilcc of the Fiiiaiice Miiiisti-i"

` Patriot omitted the words "as well iw for it most iiniiorlaiit oiilci- for out oi it

tho railway" in tho second piiraiirraplli must come thc fiinds with wliicli to

' imd in tlictliiril paragrapli the following build the bridge. if' it is to be built. \Vc

| _ words were dropped: “in arranging for weri-_ formallyintroduced tothe Minister ~

i ~ the colistructloii of a lirldgc." \V|ictliel’ thc lion. \V. S. l"iclding.Wbnt an iifllilili-

these errors und omissions happened by person! ilow much ai. case you fi-ei in

i » design orthrough caielesiiriei-imitiiiiitters his presem-ei llow miich of i-onfidiini-c

not.In eitliereaseitls moat reprehensible he inspires! ilaviiig inaile known the

DI as showing the utter wori.lilessni-ss of object of ourniission, the Minister appur-

historlcal articles written _after thin ently in one of his baiitering moods

_ fashion. - mpllcd “A most niodest ro<|iic.st, geiitlc-

ln reading this resolution Itwill be ob'- inen,a most modest reqiiest," with

Fur r, servcil hoiv closely thc ideas incorporated “modest request" considerably accentu-

’ " lri/the resolution of ll¥l0,wi-rc followeil. ated and its repetition marked wltlia

, 'l‘hciii-xtbliindcr The l’atriot is in the rlslngintlcciion. Then lie added withn `

or » statement that “in itll) Preniicr \Vnr_bur~ subilueil smile. “Now to be more serious

‘ ton, Attorney General MacDonald ami gentlcnien, lam iifraiil you want all the

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‘f f sented claims on behalf of the Island and will become of my own good Province of

inf; ‘ a'so had negotiations for terms regarding Nova. 'Snotial" lie paused. lt was

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