Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-07-19
CANADIAN CREDIT-MOBILIER.
The Canadian Pacific Railroad - It's
Grants Of Land and Money Sub
sidies.
How Obtained and How Used-WhO were
Bribed and the Names Of the
Bribers-A shocking Story.

Canada is just now weeping over
credit mObilier scheme that surpssses
in magnitude, that of Oakes Ames 4
| Co. A correspondent OF the Chicaq,
/ Tribune, writing from Ontario, gives th,
following particulars; " The SCREAMING
farce which was played in Montreal hai
been followed by surprising denoumen
In Toronto. The curtain had barely
descended at the one place when it ross
at the other three hundred miles 10 tn,
west. The telegraphic wire had bu
time TO state the fact of the abortivt
efforts of the Grit members of the com.
mittee to get the damnstory evidence
before the public, than negotiations were
entered upon, which resulted in the
greater part of the documentary proof
being given to the world through the
columns of the Globe The stroke was
q bold one, and has terribly shattered
the enemy. The uses of loaded
matter were never better illustrated, and
the availability of the front page never
more thoroughly proved. Headlines
there were IN plenty, and yet, | think,
tar short OF the number, as they certain
ly failed IN possess the significance that
would have characterized them If they
had been 'ground out'i I'm the editorial
lofts on the other side Of the line. But
the matter was telling enough. A syn
opsis the Tribune has already received,
and no extracts are needed to impress
the full force of their publication upon
my readers.
THE CHIEF INTEREST
centered around two facts: the actual
amount of money supplied to some one
of course the gOvernment-for use in
the election, and the list of names where
Sfr Hugh Allan thought stock would
be placed to the best advantage. The
first appears to have reached the hand
some figure of 1858, 500. gold. which
would seem a pretty good figure to ex-
pend out of hand for the prospect, first.
OF ministry securing a majority of the
elections; and, second, Of the parlia-
ment then doing exactly what that
thought necessary. But Sir
Hugh is not man to throw away such
a chance TO double his already immense
fortune, nor did he. He staked the
money and won. Whether his prize is |
too large an elephant for him to carry.
will be proven in the future. 1t already
looks as if such was the case. The
bonus OF $4,000, 900 and of $4,000. 600 |
acres Of land, together with the g. 500 |
JOO guaranteed by England, ought, how |
ever, TO be able TO float the company. 1t |
will in time: and then Sir |
Hugh viii doubtless receive thousand |
iOld for the money already invested. /
The other, and if possible,
MORE INTERESTING FACT.
brought to light in the correspondence,
vas the publication of the following list
If gentlemen TO whom, in the words of
dr. Allan, "stOck will have to be dis
ributed": l.. L. Macpherson, the presi-
lent of the opposition road, SIO0, 600; A.
3. Foster, another of them, 800, 900;
Donald A. Smith, the Hudson Bay chief,
lOO, 600; C.J. Brydges, the Grand Trunk
managing director, 100000; I. S. C.
Abbotti the Canada Central president,
nd member of the house, and man ofl
influence generally, $50, 600; D. McInnes,
Hamilton merchant, the Stewart of
.ansda, S55, 900; John Shedden, Of the !
OrOntO, Grey & Bruce road, a gov
hack, with 81 800, 600 of money
bank, but since killed on his I
Yn road, and therefore never ;
kelly to receive the amount put
lpcslte his name, $4,000, and a. 7
iian, for platonic friendships sake,
2,VO; c. s. Gzowski, government en-
ueer, canal commissioner, excellent !
layist, $50, 600; George Brown, propri-l !
O. Of the Globe, and bitterest throweF :
psper pellets in the world, terrible :
Of all iniquities of any other :
ian Brown color, $4,000; A. S. .
incks, because it would hardly be :
-oper to give it to Sir Francis, $50, 900: :
!. Nathan and 7. McGreery, for favors i
ceived, ,S25, 600 each. The total reached
,5O,OOO-a prineely sum, is it not?
hen one compares it with the paltry
MOUNTS with which Ames was able to \
1ok the most pious and exemplary a
emoers of the late congress, who shall b
y that in the New Dominion is not to o
. found @
MORE GLORIOUS ELDORADO c
wealth than even in far-famed Cali a
rnia. IT is right to say here, howev- "
, that MIR. Brown has, over his own q
gnature, said that Sir Hugh Allan new |
had the slightest authority to use his d
ame, and addss tI have never in nv
e had the slightest interest, directly or
in any contract VI work of d
~ kind dependent on public aid; and y
e Pacific railway contract was certain y
the last enterprise could, under any n n
have been induced to !
1ch." Certainly, sir, and everybody q,
III believe you, too. There has always =
en- a rugged honesty about Mr.. Brown u
at has secured the conviction Of the .
madam people that ia all his doings -
had been sctuated by the best and y
rest motives, and not the less so that he ~
: occasionally gTievOusly erred, and y
ne to Others far greater injustice than a.
has himself been made the sufferer " n
m. With the publication Of this cor ~
pondence, public excitement has be- ~
ne immense; and even the govern n'
mt has so far admitted its force as to
luce Sir Hugh Allan to subscribe to a VI VI
r-column sworn statement, setting u
th his connection with the whole ~ ~
liter, and explaining, as far as is posi- ~ ~
! the damaging admissions contained -
bis letters with G. NJ. Smith and G y.
MeMullen, Of your city, and the y
reat unknown OF New York, Sir ~
gh had tough task before him, but rs
ne up smiling, and put in his work in " ~.
most etfectual way. He admits az az
HIS FoNDEEss FOR AMERICANS, An
proverbial almost in this country. M,
Oohlt11cs l1dt Ne WOQiQ nave liked ar
ave seen them allowed to take part of
he company, but insists that, whom sh,
views OF the government were de- Of
ed, he at once dropped the subject. at
says that be never paid a cent to the ths
ernment, but, what is pretty much tOl
same thing, acknowledges that he an
nt good deal Of money in securing bre
election Of government candidates. A
there Is this comment to be made gal
q the affidavit Of Sir Hugh; that the sta
,ches and letters of other people tin
ably Of Sir Francis Hincks, the late wit
lister OF finRnce-prOve that the for riff
actually received from the govern Go
II a list of Americans with whom to wa
otiate, and that he was, 50 to speak, L ft
on terms of communication with pla
n by the government itself. With in
fact before the public, and not de- nee
!, 1t is very thin TO talk of File
ing Intercourse with the Ameri- Civ
gentlemen as soon as the govern his
1t desired. But have said enough sup
ut this subject. II has stirred the nee
re Canadian people to the depth, and arr
caused the seventh year Of cOnfed- the
ion to open clouded with an ominous me