, 1873-07-10

G7kGA1u 4N GhNAuAs
The recent lettora which passed from Sir Hugh
Alum, OF Montreal, to G. II. Smith and G. ".
McMullen, of this city, arc highly croditablo to
Chicago enterprise. The facts Of tho Cansdian
Credit Mobilier, from tile Allan standpoint, have
already been made public, and it il needless to
go over them ngain but tho attendant circum-
stanceB show that very little tuition In flnan-
cial operations in this city can be made 10 80
grant way. The party Of the first
part is Sir Hugh Allan, tho chief owner
Of the Allan line Of steamships
from Montreal to Liverpool, the chief owner Of
the Canadian tolegrapha, the chief owner Of tho
Nova Scotia coal miueH, tho grand huancier par
eminenco of Canuda, tho grest mogul Of Cana
dian mllionares, worth $40, 100000 Or more. Un-
til ho met Smith and McNIulen it WAS supposed
that lie had had his oye-tceth cut. And yet, with
out half trying, couple Of Chicago spectators
get corner on him and capture him with the
most perfect ease. There arc many Smiths in
Chicago, but this particular Smith, who
has involved the whole Dominion Government
In q breakueck scrape, is no better known horo
than any other OF that numerous family, and
might 1lever have been known at all had not
tile great fire brought the State Insurance COM
pany into public prominence, an1 set its policy
holders at work to discover WHO Smith was.
And who III McNIullen, that tley should 80 and
capture tho great Canadian lion IN his tolls ?
He never hal any stock in trade but lis wits,-
| which turn out to be considerable when e1-
| plotted on tho other aldo Of the st. Lawrence.
| lie was not known Oh our Rialto. HiH llame
| never appeared ou tho lists OF ctizonB' conf
mitteas. lie WAS not Sir Aloalullou, nor
bIchIullon. Esq, but only plain Mch[ulen,
| He picked up q couple Of email jobs here
to be sure. lie male a good thing buying
Insurance Company at 10 cent?, when tho asHete
Woro worth 10 cents, and ho onco got corno.
| on the Eyening Post newspaper. But these
were very small affairs, which any one could have
accomplished. And yet these two Chicago ohapt
puck their carpet-bags, 60 over to Canada, cola,
tho Ministry, and make themselves a no
cessity to tho prospects Of tho CnnalR Pacific
Road. Tho great Sir Hugh then awinls into tllo
not III naturally as possible, aud lhe first thint
tho bowillored Canadians know, Smith aud Nc
Mullen arc running" Sir Hugh, tho Cauaain1
Pacific Railroad, tho Macdonald Ministry, tn'
Dominion Parliament, and everything else ii
Canada from Nova Scotia to Manitoba, oil th'
hlgl-prossure plan. Illeae aro faots. II th'
investigation, which hnH now been postponed
oyer tukcB place. it will bs found that Smith aus
A1chtul!sn aforesaid got contrac
for building railway across th
continent OIL tho hasia Of subsid
Of 91oooo,ooo gold, s2o,ooo,ooo Of Dominion
bonds Endorsed by the British Government, an'
TO, GOO QUO nereH Of landsaid railway to DO bllil
Oh tho aouth shore of Laho Superior, aud to fol
low tho line Of tho Northern Pacific from Dulutl
to pembiua, thence to Fort Garry anl Puget
Sound that, in pursuance Of this contract, q
Of verbal understandings growing out tho same
they carried the Canada elections for tho Mac
donald Ministry, returning majority Q