, 1874-08-03
u Respective Merits Of the Georgian
Bay and the Trent-Valley
Schemes.
Present Status Of the Reciprocity oues'
ton, and Nowfoundand's
Dilemma.
Tho War Department, md Its Rcgula-
tions for tho Management OF t1o
Recent Militia Camps.
sreeia, Correspondence u TIE chteag" Tribune:
OTTAWA, Ont, July ~, 1874.


OTTAWA, Ont, July 70, 1871.
PROJECTED CANALS.
Tho discussions that arc generally, taKihE
oIcco In thia country and the United Ststaa on
sho subject Of tho Reciprocity Treaty, ha7o
brought necoBsarily into considerable prominence
xho oaua1-eys.em OF tho Dominion, aud the pro-
noscf amendments and additions Thereto. A telo-
IRAN, has recently boen going tho ronnu5 OF tho
nress here. to tie oro:t thata cargo OF gram "aa
soosptly sold ut liverpool, Which had boon
sl,lpped on as through freight from Chicago Tor
tho vos,ol "Pamlfco." This. tho boat
,,h,stra,icn that con1d be had OF tho
nosa,bilisy of tho uso Of through vossoia
from tLo West to tho East, also shows
In the length Of timo required to mako Lie
psseage, the absolute necossty that exista los
s,ill creator improvements to bo mado IN tho
r,pal-routos Of tito Dominou. Thore arc TOO
protects now seeking tho aid Of Government fnd
tho confidence Of capitalists. having this object
In view. Both are familiar, in namo at least, to
many Western readers. Ono iH old, tho other
comparatively, Tho Quo Las been pushed
With ull tho ouergy possible to an enthusiast, and
has been received with all the chilling doubts
md reserve with which tho practical world too
oftcu grcets tho too gushing advocacy
Of any measure; tho other has
not ye1 oeeo'uo
10 beng Vefy aussssS WIZ ~ els,o.', naaAs1s 1
The ono is kno"u as tu' 1o.ou' t," n.sat vs,,n.
bny oanai; 9no oln1s 40 ,no asa",. 'rar.
0ntaslo canal u o'n't " 'ueeo u.ua. ~ W.
built, IL "ould fesuls ~ sast p9aon. ~ Mos'
sfn comMesee' Nv "oa'a sa'p'' ~" w.. -.
py "u.ou aeo''o 'ou'e ~ -, h4 sa ss..,,sru.tax,,
Fofia 1or 1no psoau''s VI SA0 ''a' ''A'N s's'1A
btates.. .... ..-.---....-..--,
1roparAN.HkT CANAL,
mainly advocated by Mi. Frederick q. Qhpreel,
~ roronto. Mr.. Capraol In now nearly 30 Years
- o1o and t,;u vho1a 1ifc han roen 4 constant
- sso' snu "- ,,;.a,;.ts NJ anonor
-as in the case of tho Northern Railroad-has
no occurred an enterprise on 4 decent footing,
Than be forsakes II to 70 to tho sup
nor, =, o,ather ,vl,c,, IL ahokv In the extreme
Dut Mr. caprool has fought tho nehs ior tne
Beorgian~Bay Canal for tho last ton years 40
persistcntly that II now stands Endorsed by
s,v,t onr;nnors. capitalists, county Ind municipal
pmcers, ano, ~ eotav o1t'ns' ~ ,'e'."."~.
tsolf. unfortunately 1or mr. oapFeo'' na ponsoae
Is no political Influence. HIS schome likewise is
,1so not "a brilliant, nor IL it supported IN such
...r t,ot N, o,nor},,n3tv tn force a 1nna-rrnut
.""!f A - ,... ~, .,,.,, -,
shtouen sho ooni''i'u nal""t"oos ~ t".. 'As ~
bribery, II it woro poaBibio, can 10 fesoftoa 70.
Tho late Canadian Promior, Blr John a..
Macdonald uand TO laugh at Capreo|
', ..,;,a ,ooaa,o,o,1o MAILING him nrom,aoa,
sno' "nlle oceaaionans nan."s mm pu"Dv
never was eoo0 enough ~ luz ~ sntpi1hc PooA
Caprcol by carrying the m out. Ihe present
Premier, the Zion. Alexander Mckenzie, Ne-
1o-.n- nrd 5ohp.nr,n1,t character in Canadian
,:4,s ~" ~. ~ as,oota1 n lonk ,ritl, any
politics, can1os w e1pec'eu ~ AeoA ".s4 49,
great warmth OF Aotnnasen w 9sueuo ~ ~ ~.
sated by Tory, aud which comes peG8lng 10 nls
doors, after it has been secuted and trliled With
,3rtn NJ Ito ot,ip{ TFnyuNtaT.
Furthermore tho Hon. George Brown, the pro-
nrjetor Of lie Globe Of Toionto, tic leading
Fnyornment organ, and who is the power behind
;hn lhrone. Lad = personal quarrel with Mr.
Eanreol some time since aud q Scotch
nan noyer forEets brawl. MIR. CGpreol
via for a grant Of 10, GOO 600 acres OF Dominion
k1,iln an exbsidy foe Ills canal,-conteudiug
that with thls grsnte the capital nccessarX f1r
There seems littlo hopes for hia succeBB III this
rennect. Notwithstanding tho vast land-grant
Tint is lied M lu tho Paciio- Hallway guleme, the
Teform nal ty hayo pretty definitely declaredtha
If ioyre portions Of the public lomain TO private
comna,,,es. 1t the success Of tho schsmo do
pcudB OH his securing the laid-grant, which Mr
Caprcol saws it does I fear the prospects for his
Ihe other scheme to which have referred,
,ni known an lie
iltjnoa, YnENr VALLEY osTAN1o CANAL,
is an Old venture of comparatively recent reslr'
TeCtiOQ. and the uEurGH uGe4 III CQuIDCtlUN WILL
It Snys moi been DO generally perused ~ tAoss
relating to tLs Georgian Bay Canal. Tho great
recnmpondation Of tbis cs,al ia said TO TO the
number Of lakes and riyerB that eau be usiizot
20 M to secmre. at a conparatiyely small cost, ,
sanai Of 500 miles in length. OF this lsngth, it /,
asti,natei tlnt only 40 miles Of actual cam
wond have to be- constructed, no 1ess than 1Gl
31es al % tho u Ioute W being already travo1aod b.
atnsmhnatp. II In ca1ul1latod That barQoe, eaci
enrrviue il ooo bushels OF grain, could 10 towet
by ataam-t,'sa through tho eanai to the number
L fs ca]eulafcd. Of Loo por day. DUNG eeyol
mrntha in Tia year. Tho rise from til,
1nomth of Tront River to the heignt OF laud oyo
wninh t1n canai must pasB il about GOO foot
md tho st,eat1, nronosed 10 bo used ia for mile
boti, rocky and rapid iu CHARACTER It will b.
soen from this that lie OBSTACLES III the way
tho construction Of this canal are very formiti
nNin. ~Tnt the proioe,ora OF il, taking wis,
counsel OF the public dis,osition, hayo dacida,
MT to ask for cent Of public money, or q 700
Of pnbiiu land, al bonus Tor their enterprise
It Il nut bofore the public on It's own individua
merits Is a eom,nerc,a! enterprise. And nohl
do too projectors figure out ! ilattoring proapeo
ii. .at,.,,. Flt,,