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VOL, XXIII

A WEEKLY JOUR

CHARLOTTETOWN, PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND, MONDAY, APRIL 10, 1871,

NAL OF POLITICS, LITERATURE

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| he would not offer a factions opposition.

offer nothing,

‘He thought that 4 dredging machine was | necessary for deepening the water at the sides

| of many of our public wharves, which, unless

this was done, would require extending, | Dredging would no doubt cost much less than

building additional blocks to those wharves in order to reach a sufficient depth of water

Pianotorte and Melodeon Tuning punc- to permit vessels of any considerable eize to

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CHARLOTIETOWR, P. E. ISLAND. |

‘lay at their sides. The scarcity of timber was }now being feit in many parts of the country, and it was thus becoming costly. He thought |there was now suflicient employment for a | dredging machine, and would therefore support the Government in appropriating a sufficient sum for the purchase of one, He had been informed by a gentleman well acquainted with the state of our north shore harbors, that when the sand composing the bars across their mouths was disturbed by the keel of a vessel, a large part of it was carried away by the current, and a channel or gully was thus formed. The inhabitants in the neighborhood of some of these harbors, had expended quite a large emount of liber in obstructing the water and contiacting the water to @ Darrow channel, in order that the sand might be carried away; azd if, in addition to these works, the services of a dredging machine were added, those harbors might be greatly improved, In any reasonabie expenditure for the improvement, of our harbors, the Govern- ment should have his hearty support. A questiou of such vast importance to the people of this country, as the building of a Railroad, required the most serious deliberation of the House—and of the people geperally. If, afier duly considering the matter, the Com» mittee arrive at the conclusion that the re- sources of the colony are vot sufficient to meet the snowal expenditure required to carry out the undertaking and that they would not be justified in taking immediate action upon it, it would be their duty to table a resolution in accordance with that conclusion. If the pa- ragraph be passed without such a resolution, the House would be committed to the under-| taking. He was not opposed to the general | principle that Railroads were a great benefit | to any country where much traffic is carried | on, and he believed it to be the duty of the} House to afford every facility to the transport | of the productions of the country to a ship- | ping place, and to provide for what are some | times called luxuries. The farmer, if pros-| perous enough, should have a comfortable | carriage in which to drive to church or to mar- ket. Justly so, with regard to a railroad ; if | the resources of the Colony will justify the ex-| penditure which would be necessary, it is ex- pedient for the House to take the matter up, | and proceed with it. A petition had been presented ‘to'the late House, while the late | Government were in gis ip: for the construction of a Railway, and the matter was | thoroughly discussed, He had at that time given his views in reference to it, and express | ed bimse!f as stropzly opposed to it, dhe | had based his calculations of its cost on the | expenditure on the lines of railway in the ad-| jacent Provinces, but he now believed that a railroad might be built here at a much less cost, and just as well adapted to the require- mente of the country, 60 that be was not now) as strongly opposed to the construction of a railway as be had formerly been. He believed that an offer had been made to the Govern- ment to build a railroad for £5,000 currency per mile, but he was not aware whether the rolling stock was included or not. The cost of the rolling stock was an important item, tor he believed that a larger quantity would be required here, where the greater part of the transport of produce would be done in | about two months, than where the traffic wes more equalized throughout the year, There was not @ railroad :n the other Provinces, that he was aware of, that had been built for £5,- 000 currency per mile, and there were parte of them where a road could be built just as cheaply as in our own Island, besides haying the advantage of a soil better suited for bal. ancing the road. £9,000 currency, was the lowest, and £13,000 the average cost of rail roads in the Lower Provinces, but those were broad gauge roads, Admitting the difference of the cost of construction between the three feet six inch gauge and the four feet eicht inch gauge, to be thirty per cent., £5000 was a much lower estimate than be bad yet heard of. If it were taken for granted that the contract would be entered into, and carried out by the Company, it struck him that a pretty heavy sum would still be required for purchasing the right of way. In Nova Scotia the right of way, the erection of fences and other incidental charges, bad cost about £1813 currency, per mile; but if he had understood the Hon. Leader of the Govern ment, the expense of fencing was included in the offer, and therefore, neeé not be reckon- ed. The right of way aad other expenses over the contract, in this Island, he believed, would cost much more than in the adjacent provinces, and might safely be put down at £3000 per mile. He believed the total ex- penees of the road would amount to £8000 per mile. A considerable portion of some of the New Brunswick lines pass through gov- ernment lands, which would greatly lessen the cost ; but it would not be eo in this Is- land, Ali our right of way ‘and, also the land required for stations and watering places would have to be purchased; and al this would swell the amount to a pretty high figure. The total length of the road would not be less than 130 miles, for it would be longer than the real distance, in order to meet the requirementa of the people of the different localities, The cost of 13) miles, would be little over a million pounds currency; but allowing the cost per mile to be only £7000, it would cost a little more than £900,000. He would ask whether any country bad ever constructed the same number cf miles of road, with the seme population? Allowing our population had now reached 100,000, it would require 770 inhabitants to build a mile of railroad. The papulation of the Dominion in 1868, was est'mated at 3,879,325, and the number of miles of railroad was 2495, which would be at the rate of one mile for 1569 persons. Nova Scotia, with a population of 309,000 in 1664, commenced to build 93 miles of rail which was completed in about four yeara; in 1867 she added 52 miles more, which made a total of 145 miles, being at the rata of one mile for 2069 persons. The Province of Nova Scotia commenced with only 93 miles, while we, with one-third the pulation would commence to build 130 miles of road. In additicn to the proposed trunk line trom Tiguish to Georgetown, bracch lines would be required in a few years to extend to Souris, and many other localities, so that when it is taken up, the whole ques- tion must be considered. It will not du to

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| debt equal to more’than ven times our gross revenue. ‘roads in some countries are very great, but it must be remembered that a large

had heard that it was the duty of the Opposie portion of the productions of the country | e would not pass over our proposed road, | ; He was not posted in reference to railway | four years, in order to let the people expres; | | reasonable opposition was productive of good. tariffs, but he believed that the cost of trans thale sows on the question, _ ,

orting by water was much less than by rail. This Island is only a narrow strip of land, and if all its hartors were made easily ac- ‘ceesible for small vessels, produce could be conveyed at far less coset than by railroad, /and of course the traffic on the road would thereby be lessened very considerably. If a farmer, in taking his produce to market, | had any considerable distance to cart it to a railway station, he would prefer to take it a little farther, and save the expense which would be incurred in sending it by rail. Le | admitted that the expenditure upon our maip lines of common rvad would be lessened, be- cause if there were only half the traffic upon them, they would stand it much longer; but there would still be a great traffic upon them, and a large sum would still be required to keep them in repair. The railway stations would require to be not further apart than six, eight, or ten miles, and, in addition, the road would be tapped in various places. At ali the e'ations there would, of necessity, be a great thoroughfare. As a very large pro- portion of our farmers are within five or six | miles of a shipping place. the quantity of produce conveyed by railway would be very small Indeed; their produce would find its | way to market independent of a railway. | He admitted that a railroad would be the means of increasing our revenue, because there would be an incrased consumption of imported goods; but he had yetto learn that an increase of population would lessen the taxes of the country, The tariff at present is much higher than when our population was much smaller; and the same thing might be said of the other provinces. Our imports will be regulated by our exports; if our ex ports increase a hundred per cent, our imw- ports will be increased eccordingly. It had been stated that, if the revenue continues to increase, it will get so large that it will assist very muc! in paying, not osly the interest, but the original debt incurred in building the road. He believed that the requirements of the country would keep pace with the in- crease of the revenue, and could not, there

Uur revenue may be set duwn at opportunity of expressing their wishes in | i j

£90,000, but exclusive of payments for the. oan = the mo at the polls, and tae. alin ae = Se proprietory estates. will not be ‘ound to be ; ae more than £30,000, and if the railway be/ undertaken, it will involve the Colony in a)

The advantages afforded by rail-

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ne ‘ Hon. Leaper or tHe Governuent.—I r e (Hon. Leader of do not think it necessary at th it should not be forced upon them without/the Government) would teil the hon. time, to call upon the Guanmeds Steer

their consent. The most prudent course for os s ; the Government to pursue, in hie opinion, | member for his comfort, that it is not the into an explanation of their plans. The

‘would be to prepare the people for the eon- | intention of the Government to go to the paragraph we sre discussing merely states— struction of a railroad, and to make the Polls on the Question, and that they do “that the expediency of coustructing « rail-

necessary surveys, in order to have some’ hing not intend to force it upon the people. The road through the Island will receive definite to lay before the people and before Government bad quite pluck and i ; ay Pee q p and energy most serious consideration,’’ The proper tee =o course sie pursued. | enough to uadertake the matter, if necessary time to debate on the defails will be aoe

fats ot ad e better to postpone the matter for | to do so, and it is foand that the people re- Bill shall be before the House.

quire it, Mr. McMittax.—Mr, Chairman, tie Hon Arronnzy Genenat said that it had P®™#gt@ph before us ie correct enough as far as it goes. I have considered this question as carefully as I could before coming to this House this Session. 1 em in favor of

_ Hon. Leaper or tax GovgxnMent said | ‘that it was not his intention to enter into been stated by the hon, member for West ‘the question that evening, but as a resolu- | Liiver (Hon. Mr. Callbeck) that the con- tion had been submitted, he would make a | struction of a trunk line of railroad through few remarks upon it, From the remarks| ‘his Island, at £5,000 per mile, would be railrosds 6s mach as any mas, 26 far a9 the

BL eae ar undertaking in proportion to Circumstances of the country can afford

which had been made by the hon. member | for West River, (Hon. Mr, Qallbeck) it Ur population and resources that it would them, and my name may be found signed to |@ petition advocating their construction, I

was impossible for any hon, member of that be without a parallel in tne bistory of the’ : House to satisfy himself whether that hon,|¥°rld. The hon, member asked where | Feeollect a meeting held at Summerside member was in favor of the construetion of | Were the people who bad undertaken so | °° WO years ago, at which a leading man ‘a railroad or not. The hon, member hud|™uch in proportion to their number and the of that place, advocating the introduction given a piece of information which he, no, ©xtent of their country? He (Hon, Atty i railoage, was laughed at to scorn by a doubt, considered was not generally known, | Geveral) did not think it would be neces- Prominent member of the then existing viz., that when the exports of a country |S*ty to go far to find a parallel case, The and present Government, who frightened increase, the imports increase also. That | railroad from Shediac to St. John, N. B.,| him a niuch that [believe be would not the increase of trade and the consequent in-| "4° built ata cost of £12,000 per mile, ride in s car from Shediac to.8t. Joka; tn- crease of revenue caused by the advantages: N, B, currency, and extends 115 miles. less dragged into it, ( Laughter.) At that offered by a railroad, would materially as- The population of the Province was, at. an ie plea against railroads was the want sist in paying the interest on the debt in-| that time about 250,000, while our popu- | Moneyeto build them; now, it seems we curred in the construction of the road, had|!a'ion is now about 100000, This would have abundance of cash to build not only: a been stated by other members of the|Show that their burden would be ubout the ‘Tek line, out also branches, making alto- Committee. The hoo, member after ex-| 8#™e per head as ours would be, Ik must B°tber, perhaps, 200 miles. Figures have amiving the paragraph, stated that there| be remembered that our present taxation been brought forward on bot sides, and, was nothing committal io it ; but immediate-_ is very light, and that our debt is very (°F my part, don’t know which are cor- ly turned round and stated if hon, members| Mall indeed, so that we are in a good, rect. | will not go for any railroad until did not enter their protest against it, they } position, financially, to undertake the con- | a ee and estimates are obteined would sanction the construction of a rail-|S8truction of a rai'road, The hon, member | "4 submitted to the House, and laid before road. The only arguments of any con-|for West River (Hon, Mr, Callbeck) had|‘®¢ country. Nocompany couid, or would, sequence which the hon, member bad given four years trial of the Land Question, and | make an offer without knowing the lengtk were strongly in favor of a railway; an the hon, member for Belfast (Hon. B, D.) “ line and the nature of the land th b not only bad the bon. member for West his colleague in the late Government de- | which it is to be carried. If the road is River done so, but every hon. mewber of clared that it was settled, Why does the carried by the most direct line between Al- the Committee had made remarks in the | bon. member for West River now come | °¢rton and Georgetown, the cost of bridges same strain, showing the advantages wh eh | forward ard declare that the Land Ques- | ":*9 fairly be taken at £1 000 of the whole a railroad would afford to the country, | tion is not seiiled, and that the proprietory | “tance. If the larger streams are to bo The hon. member for Tryon (Mr. Howat) | states must be purehased before a railway |svoided, the Tine will aecemesity'te longer,

did not wonder that all the people of the| #2 beundertaken? Will the hon, member | Prt, at the same time, cheaper. Now, other Provinces were in favor of railroads which route is to be taken? Where the

| state how the question is |.kely to be settled ¢ a : The principal objection which hon. members A certain gentleman, now in his grave, a es yer eee oe willing toadmit that in some cases the land

of the Opposition seemed to offer was, that | Spent his lifetime in endeavoring to settle ; ; : the construction of a railway should nor be| ''s but failed; and it is very likely that the : shop Soa ae ret ” ay — ould be very heavy, as the railway

fore, see how the inereased revenue could assist in the payment of the principal. If) emigrants are brought here, money will be expended, and there will be a brisker trade ; and, if they remain here, our wauts will in- crease with our population, and in the same ratio. If he believed that a cai'way would

| way were built by a private company, they |

ucdertaken by the Government: if a rail- | hon. -mewber for Belfast will not see the | ;

qu’stion settled in bis lifetime. How the | would cut up farms, to the serious low and (boa. members of the Opposition) would all | railroad was going to ivterfere with the| °onveniene? ptvedagage Migs support it by a subsidy, The paragraph | Settlement of the Land Question he (Hon, | '™ 80° of the papers, 6 ciatembons Sp snp did not state whether the road should be| Atty. General) could not see. If it does oe nts — a ous Macs supported by subsidy, or by the Govern-|0t improve the value of the estates and Island for £3 000 sterling o mie. If the ment taking the whole matter in hand; it) C#uses nO larger income to be derived from work wan pollisty Sinetes SNe ae

pay half the interest of the money spent in its construction and its working expenses, and that it could be built for five thousand pounds per mile, he did not think be would oppose it. But the railroads of the other | Provinces have not paid all expenses, and they are in a better position todo so than our road would ‘be, for they are sustained by a larger extent of back country, and the traffic between several towns, Our railroad aaah be entirely supported by our own traffic, and | as the principal portion of our population are farmere, and keep a great number of horses, it would prove much cheaper to use the latter than to pay for the benefit of the former, especially in the winter season. The population of a city would be much more likely to travel by rail than farmers, who have horses idle, and sleighs and wazgons at hand to convey them wherever they waut to go. It had been argued that we might ship produee nearly the whole year at George- town, through the advantage of railroad accommodation; but it struck him that no man was likely to dowery much shipping in the winter season, for the risk is very great, and it is not easy to effect insurence from Georgetown at that season. Shippers are obliged to run the risk of their vessels and cargoes in winter, without insurance, till they pass through the Straite of Cango. The length of time required tor loading ships ia the fall of the year, sbould not be attributed so much to the want of facilities, as to the time required to prepare produce for market A good meny farmers retain their grain till an advance in price takes place, and not be- cause they find any diffculiy im getting it to market. In the winter season, time not being so valuahie, and the farmers’ horses standing idle, toe sleigh would be preferred to the cars in most cases: this fact has been exemplified in the other Provinces. In the winter season especially, men would be seen driving their teams by the side of the cars, preferring that mode of traneporting produce, to the more expensive one. The settlement of the Land Question is worthy of considera- tion before commenei:g the corstruction of a railroad, True, we cannot cempel the pro- prietors ¢o sell their estates, for that had been tried in vain, but the purchase ehould be effected whenever possible on reasonable terms. A very large number of tenants have been relieved from the rent-paying system in this way, and it is the common interest otf those to assist others, till all the proprie- tory estates have been purchased. I'he Land Purchase Act has not been self-sustaining ; but it ie the duty of the representatives ot the people to do all in their power to redress the grievances of the country, at a reason able sacrifice. If the railway speculation is carried out, :the Government will not be ina position to make extensive purchases of land and there will be little cope that the remain- ing estates can be purchased, To pay the interest of the sum required to construct a railroad would necessitate a tax on every head of a family of at least sixty shi.lings annually. If it would cost twelve pounds per head to build the road, a man who has a family of five, will have to pay sixty pounds as his share of the debt; for the tax on each member of a family must be borne by its head, He bad not timeto make calculations, for sufficient time had not been allowed for that purpose, and it is dificult to obtain statistics. He had visited Rustico last evening, in company with the hon membrr for Tignish, (Hon, Mr. Howlan) for the pur- pose of asce:ts& ‘ning the views of his conatitu- ents in that section of the district which he represented. A large public meeting was held, and seyeral gentlemen spoke on each side of the question. He did not press his opinione uj on his constituents, but endeayor- ed to argue as reasonably as he could in re- ference tothe proposed radroad, Very s rong arguments were advanced by the speakers, on both sides; but, although he had expected to fiod a larger number in favor of a raiiroad, on account of the difi-ulty experienced by the people in conveying produce a long dis- tance to market, and the want of good harbor accommodution, yet, to his surprise, & very

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of the Colony, and whatever returns it

in great, in proportion to its population and extent,

although the population is much larger, and composed principally of coolies, and having a very few Europeans had ex- pended upon railroads tie sum of £1,200 00) sterling. sixty thousand miles of railway, and if we set the population down at forty millions,

that they bave only about six hundred acd sixty people to every mile of railway.

would be only 770 for each mile of Rail-

road.

had merely been stated by himself, as them by the proprietors, how would it render might be reduced depp. = I consider Leader of the Government, that proposals | the purchase more difficu't? Qnly about wrpreapomtice bert pom bad been made to the Government to con-|°%¢-fourth of the proprietors, and if they of sho Hao wit beeen Sat aro struct a railroad, with stations,, roling| are to be enriched to such a great degree along i ah Se eee stock and ali necessary equipments com-| how much benetit will our farmers receive ? free from rocks, yet it should be serke'te plete, for £500) currency; but there was Will the latter not be enriched also? No|@is4 that labor bere commands @ higher nothing committing the Government to! better argument could be given in favor of griee: saw: in eee anand take action upon it, One bon. member |# railway than to state that it will increase | "**FOW Gauge 1s cheaper than the broad, had stated that as much as £20,000 an-|the value of the lands of the Colony. and may be well adapted to the Island. nually had been given a single company as Laud leased for 999 years is a freebold to But if we are to have railrosde atall, the subsidy by the Government of Nova!!! intents and purposes; and any benefits work should be let by tenders, and good se- Scotia to sustain one of ber railroads, [t|'bat may accrue from & railway will be re- oe 2 for; the porferpanen.:@f she should be remembered that if our railroad | ¢eived by the leaseholder and not by the ermpvet lla t oqeees Stes Se nein were undertaken by the Government no| Proprietor. How then can the proprietory eee ate 50S 2 Se aera money would be granted away in that| lands be increased in value? What ie i¢|J00t 4e Mntrodaced. | Ibelieve that & major- manner, fur the road would be the property |hat makes lend valuable? It ie va'uable| "°F the people of Summerside is in favor in proportion to what can be got out of it. er I will Supports motion tor @auaweg, 4.3 lor going to the people at the polls and after which let the Government appoint an sabmitting the question to them, he (Hon, efficient Commissioner to locate the live and Atty. General.) was not afraid to do so at ley his report before the country, Xt, ie apy time. As far a8 the Government is unjust to the people to force such « messure concerned, he was not afraid to appeal to through the Legislature, T'ne dntercolonial the people, for no intelligent man condemns Railroad, now being built through Canada, the praciple upon which it was formed, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, hes Tenant League members would, no doubt, been in agitation for twenty years or more. delight to get another opportunity to try to (Continued in this week's Extra.) got hold of the reins of power, by appealing to se the people at the polls. If the amendment “XTER? ; of b fans omaha for Belfast, were sub ee —- — mitted to the people themselycs, they would} Ms Bonner drove to a road-wagon with him- laugh the thing to scorn. . self, weighing 19 pounds, With thie Tead ang

> four wheels behind him ‘Dexter trotted the firet

Hon. Mr. Sinctain.—The Hon. Leader | quarter in 348.5 and the next was trotted in 344, of the Government put the best case that waking the half-mile in ] m. 64a He now had could well be made ia favor of the railroad, Ee ee coe came and it is the duty of the House to ventilate aipheine ae ee the subject thoroughly, and consider the re- USS Ean ae POW lative benefit or injury likely to result from ; it, and thus to give the country an oppor- tunity cf deciding upon it. In Canada there are no returns of the working of the| the rezources of the country are. developed, railroads for the last three years; and I be- sree Se - the country will be great-| lieve that very few of their lines are paying! guished in a2 m. gait. The timers of this ex- ly increased. No scheme bas beev pre-| the interest of their cost, Here it is pro- pared by the Government, the statement in | posed to build 125 miles, from Alberton to ALL HORSEMEN USE THEM ! the speech is merely, that the facilities for | Georgetown, at a cost of £5,000 per mile traordinary trial were Mr. W. M. Parke, Mc. the transport and shipment of the pro-| we must add to that estimate the cost of oo ee oe a alk ate ductions of the Island are now inadequate, | the purchase of the right-of-way, and the) watch said 2m, 21s., and Mr. Bach's, 2 m 2i and ~ oo well “3 the House to| exnenses ef Engineers and Commissioners, | 4-5*- In Be odes por fonmanas peti consider the expediency of constructing a ‘ink we will find that ill wore no boots, stockings, nor bandages, an Railroad through the Island. The hon. ne E1800 ao mile, When = How [ever eS ee ee member for Betiast had no objection to the | | cader of the Government was asked where | !AKE NONE BUT CARLETON'S CONDI- paragraph, but woald amend it by adding the money was to come from, he replied) TION POWDERS! wit. The hon. member bad made a bungie | that money was plenty in this Island and, Ce ee ae oo of everything he had submitted to =e mentioned the deposits ia the Savings’ | Bonner bas in the bands of a trainer in the coup- House, and if his emendment were added) Bank. But, Mr. Chairman, these deposits | try, and whieh is developing the most extraord- to the paragraph, the House would stultify inary speed, Sald by ali dealers.

would make would assist in paying its ex- penses, it had bee» stated that no country the world had undertaken a wo:k so

The Island of Mauritius, only about one-third the extent of this Island,

The United States have

which is outside the mark, we will find

Hon. Mr. Cattseck.—Our population

way, and if Branches were extended to all the principal localities, there would be only

half that number of people to the mile of ast quarter was trotted in 364, making

the whole time 2 m 2igs., which was truly e marvellous thing to a read- wagon and the weight. As he neared the score Mr. Bouner called upor Dexter with a shout and a stroke of the whip, | whereupon be made a dart of electric epeed and

Hon, Leaver oF tag Government, —As

itself, and do a very great injury to the country. He (Hou, Leader of the Goveru-

among the population of this Island to undertake sueh a wors as the construction of a Railroad, and other works in addition, for the purpose of opening up the country. and developing its resou:ces,

a Railroad would produce upon the trade of the country. An appeal to the people

(Hon. Mr. Davies) spelis it in the amend- went which he submitted, would uo doubi serve his own purposes, but would not really show the opinions of the people ia reference to a Kailroad. Several members of the Opposition hai stated that a Railroad should not be forced upon the country. Well, neither wou!d it be foreed upon tbe country, the Government had- never attempted such a course, nor did they intend to do so, A Railway would not be undertaken, unless the Government found that the majority o the people are in favor of it; and even then, the measure could only be carried by a majority of the members of the Ho of Assembly. If the majority of