New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-11-17

tut is not likely 10 be nnshed for the larger VI
those sums -
II order 10 obtain the control Of the entire line the
Grand Truck Company have leased the Montreal ani
Portland Railroad at rent Of SIX per cent 90 il esu
.sl-sp Arrangement aforlins the most We come re-
T.fto the stockLold,rs Of tia. road. And nowapa-t
from the bridce-nohing is waning 20 the cousuul-
nation Of the Grand Trunk enterprise but the romole-
.;or Of siytv odd mile. Of The road from g., Msrys
~ PIT sarnia on Lake Huron, and the brancA be-
tween BeTeviIe and Peterooro, in Canada West,
and the extension of the hne from Gu bee to Trois
p;.,oIe. IN Canada East This extension la. been
buit 10 81. Thomas, portion Of the way bu, is
5opb,ful when il will be flushed For the rest this
extension. when II is completed, must rely or support
m The ,los and stagnan French population inhabitng
the narrow still Of cultivated country on the southern
hank Of the lower st. Lawrence. 1t can have no
.ucb traffic as that of the main line which reaehe.
,ero.. the rich farming country Of Canada West now
being rapidly peOPled By the operation of our Re.
cproc,y Treaty and which BY its connections lays hold
Of Michigan Indiana, Illinois and Wis onsin. However,
see no reason 10 doubt that will be built eventually
as forms part of the scheme for connecting the
Canadian provinces with those of Nova-Scotia and
ew.Brunswick by means of railroads from ilifax
and St. Andrews to Trois Pstoles. One of these
TTnf a
We NAV accordingly anticipate its construction with
confidence On a map now before me- the line OF that
from Halifax lie marked as belonging to the Grand
Trurk system. At any rate, as leading to the better
mort Of the two is likely to receive the aid OF the
Imp.ral Government in preference to that projected
from st. Andrews.
II is confidently believed that varieus other kindred
tom i.,s will tend to swell the traffic aud the profits
of the Grand Trunk. A line is projected along the
north shore of the Ottawa River from Montreal to
Iate Huron on the west, and the east, along the
north shore Of the St. Lawrence to Quebec distance of
sore 10 miles and in aid of this scheme the Provinci,
Parliament has made grant of four million acres of
land. Then there is another project for line on the
sou,b shore of the Ottawa, of which few mles have
been built. but which seems 20 be in state OF sus-
nerd.d animation. Then there are connections with
the Great Western, the Buffalo and G)derich, the
Ottawa and Prescott, and forth, all bringing more
or less business to the Grand Trunk that skilfu
mathematicians calculate that the capitalists who take
So heavy ventur. in furnishing the fortyOdj millions
OF dollars re ured in addition to the contribution OF
,be Government are sure to receive reasonable re-
turp for their outlay 1t would be out OF place here TO
doubt the correctness of these interesting calculations
but one thin will be admitted as indisputabe, and that
is that the road will be of immense advantage TO the
country And should its stockholders find that their
dividends are forever in the vocatve, they may Goa
sole themselves with the sublime reflection that they
are the benefactors of entire people, and that their
money has gone to cary civilization, and 10 build up
n free empire where, without il, the wilderness aud
savage life would long have maintained an inoppugna-
bic supremacy. Nor let them complain that those
for whom their purses have thus been drained are
irseusble to the sacrifice. Indifference and gratitude
are often the reward of the most unsparng devotion.
Even Columbus could not name the continent ne dis
covered and future generations will probably not care
a copper for the publcspred citizens OF both hems
pheres who are engaged in bestowing on the Can
adas forty five millions in the form of the Grand Trunk
Railway.
The festivities for which these thousands OF strangers
throng the streets and the houses of Montreal are to
celebrate the opeung of the entire line Of the Grand
Trunk between here and Toronto, distance OF 353
miles, The cclebr alton gotten mp by the citizens
Of Montreal lis expense being betrayed by private
,ubscriuop Between GOO and 6OO0 guests were inyi
ted from all parts of the Povioces and from the neigh
boring States Each ticket invited its ho Ter and the Ia
dies OF his family and included free pass over the
railroad and steamboat lines in every direction. AZ
have already stated the visitors from the States are
very Numerous. Among them all, however, j only
notice two gentlemen of much political prominence
Mr.. Senator Wilson of Massachusetts, and Ex-tiov
Kent Of Maine The Governor General of the PrOyin
ces and all bis cabinet here of course.
The celebration commenced on Wednesday morning
with of the various mechanical trades in the
city, This considerably enlarged ones conception OF the
manufacturing development Of the Province. Three
manufactures Of piano ortes led the train, followed by
painters workers in ILda rubber sugar retiners boot
and shoe makers at work on car followed by some
FIVE hundred felow-cratsmen on foot, soap and can
die makers car with cotton goods OF domestic make,
then furriers ard hattes making grea. display OF
their products, steam-epgne makers with so engine
driving lahes and other machines for working 10 iron,
b1ass founders makers of axes hammers and chises,
workers in wire, car carrying threshlng machine
driv. by two horses-at work, q car with nal ma
chine at work, followed by body Of nail makers,
car with carriage makers at work. &c, 81. The
procession occupied an hour in passing.
But the great feature OF the day was the Banquet.
That was truly unique both in regard to tie magnui
ard its quality Il took place at the railway depot al
Point It. Charles. Some idea OF It's extent msy De
formed when | cay that twelve tables were lad, AMI
that each was three hundred and seventy-hve FEE.
lorg afordiog seats for four thousand i've hundred
persons. The coup tai was truly magnificent. Ine
snowy damask and sparkling glasses OF sacn sn
area of tables the lofty roof OF tue depot WIN IN
wroughon rafters, the charming decorations OF has7
vases o; flowers, garands of green bougl' COAT Oh
ans and notices, and then the five thousand pan
queters, with the cheerful clamor OF knives ana
forks, popping Of champagne and cheer'' maus
really the most imposing and adnirlbe scene OF Tue
kind which could possibly be imagined
IT, uo- =. uo,,rao, Ar IL Starnes presided,