The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-09-25
THE NEW DOMINION.

The Grand Trunk Railway-Thc Montreal
and Quebec Ship Chamnel-Export Of Lum.
Der from the Dominion 10 the United States.
QUEBEC, Sept. 49, 1859.
Richard Potter, NJ p. President Of the Grand
Trunk Railway has recently arrived here for the
purpose Of making o thorough inspection Of the
road and reporting the condition and prospects OF
the same to the English stockholders. There has
been great deal OF complaint all around during the
past lew months concerning the Grand Trunk, the
patrons finding fault at Its dangerous condition and
inadequate facilities for doing business, and the
stockholders grumbling because they had been
unfortunate In their investments. Their demand,
1t is alleged was SO persistent for dividends
that they had TO DO satisfied while the
road and rolling stock went TO decay for the want
Of funds to keep It up. The Chronicle OF this city,
in some editorial comments on the general condition
Of this great international thoroughfarc. remarks
that "no man OF any feeling can help sympathlzlng
with men who have lost their all by involving them
selves with the varying fortunes OF this and other
railways. Still, had this system continued of paying
away none with which the road should have been
renewed, the result would have been still more dis
astrous TO oil concerned. The decay and consequent
insecurity OF the road would speedily bring about
such frequent accidents that the people Of Canada
would insist upon the government, as first creditor
stepping in and sezing the line for the purpose
OF selling 1t to company or companies who
would necessary capital plt III III tnOrOtQn
working order. We tnink there was q time that
were 1t not for the confidence placed IN Mr. Bridges
by the government that he could ultimately redeem
However that may be, certain it Is ne has brought
the company out OF many dinlculties."
Tho expenditures for dredging the ship channel
between this city and Montreal from 1851 to 1866 in
elusive, have reached G2S0,033 13s I'd; interest on
debentures and loans eco 43S Is. 10d. Total outlay,
$I,341, OILS 20; amount assumed and paid by govern
mcnt, ,04oeU3 %; amount expended out OF harbor
revenue, $308,314 %. About twothrds Of the Elk.
pendture was connected with the deepening OF Lake
The Secretary OF the New Dominion has just pre-.
pared a statement OF all square pine timber, logs,
1na ss t 70 ae unea
in each year. from March TO- 1888. TO 1866 Inclusive.
and rom March 10, 1855, to March 10. 1862 inclu.
feet Of inch thickness Tho following are the re-
suts:-Ontaro and Quebec 1883, S2e 629, $50; fiscal
year enSns ,s s 49, iss 5S 49, s'7gS
PLANK and boards constitute the great bulk OF tho
exports which, It may be observed, have largely
treaty. In 1883 white pine reached (bOard measure)
"a, 283 Gao; in 1863 1l,604 $50; panks and boards
1862 1906 542 900; 1893 5Ss ooo Nova Scotia 1892
I242l 1870; 1865 2o297, 7o2; 1858, l7,o42ll. Grand
total. 1888 349, $4,000; 1896, 5l0495, 2s5; 1867,
bG9, 0s3, 00d 1863, 597,25l070.
Internal ionnI Exhibition Of 1S7f-Dcspatch
from Earl Granville.
OTTAWA, Sept. IS, 1889.
The following has been sent " Earl Granville to
Sir John YOung:--
Lieutenant Colonel Scott to be Under Secretary OF
state, Colonial ONCE office Of her Ma)esty's Com.
missoners for the Exhibition OF lS1l-5. Upper
Kensington, Gore, August 10, 1869.
SIR am directed by her Majesty's commissioners
OF Exhibition Of 1861 TO transmit for the Information
OF the several British colonies copies OF the
announcement OF q series OF International exhibit.
lions OF selected specimens OF art and industry,
winch It "a intended shall be held IN London, 1871,
and TO request that you VIII move the Earl Granville
to cause them to be forwarded to each colony as
early as convenient. -
out that these Exhibitions Will be on comparatively
limited SCALE ana that OBJECTS sent from cach colony
viii not be arranged as heretofore but IN their
proper classes, and That It Ia desired that manufac
turers shall exhibit only single specimen OF each
Gey Majssy's Commissioners VIII be prepared to