, 1876-03-20
Another Interesting Cllnpter on
Cnnntln's Composite Isnll-
way System.
What the Provinces and the Do
minion Are Doing in This
Connection.
Some Of tho Inside History Of the Elon-
gated Inter. Colonial Railway
Tho Proposed Railroad
Commission, Etc.

"oalo seom 10 hA7o foaehed thear iu'' oe'e'op-
ment IN tho uhted etsto8 Tor eomo yehra 10
como; in Canada, II ono may judge from tho
rss,,a.d % hr,,Sina !. ~. ~ t,s tnt.ncv Ths W..
e., !auo@u oa.autk ~ ~ ~ va 'a.Ape5. 4uoo o
uA'ton oi Cahad" ID fegaru 70 these onte.pflsee
Is about halfway between tho European idea OF
complete ownership BY Tho State and tho Amor
nj ~. eoun.rv ,o,ot,o. tn"ar - .ha1s ,,dor-
1"'' Ao' seun'.y 1olo'e.o - iauo." oa'e'-
... AeoAPosiEk RAILWAY ars1EM
possessing soma advantages and many diBad-
vantages While tho Dominion Government
exorciaos fathe.Iy caro- over u]l provincial in-
t,ra.tp ~. aavay.i provncoa .,. Ir,,.nor,to,,t
-
IN taeH uo'n8H aod Pole5 respecting local leil-
road enterprises. In tho Province Of Ontario
for years pas. It has bcen customary to extend
mid tn ras1rnada TD,o nrosont 'r,eaar,c, at,,l
ho,as a h.n1ao,na err,,,na r,,rn,no .v,x ~,
,ls.s nooo nausoo N,',se aupos' su"o'Hb a"A! ~
nleo tno Hal1on6' Ano tfoua talB-wNnout the
imposition OF my fresh taxation. and in tho
face Of tho prevailing diBtress-tho late Lcgis-
tature voted bonus Of al. .25p. 900 In aid In tbe
.,n..r-,otio~ - oo-,,;, snoc;sod +.,,,o.as r.
eoas't"ee4oa " s'..a.' Dfee'ue4 i"t.' ~
ono company, WHICH proposes u ou!la
branch road OF 30 miles IN length to
connect tho Nipi.aing District with the
Georgian INV branch OF tho Canada
Pscifn nni1roaii IL hns c,van = snhsiay of ~ mn
ncr mia in csah mi fo otbaru' having a thai
miica1n ~ aff 1nfica, suhsid,ca -snatnr frnrn
ii md In en-. 25} mar rnite. The roads 40 nidcd
gre divided lnto lons classeA ana hnso 10 COM
tsev r.n cia;t, tla n,n6ey rnrciv snocn,n,iva
,snoa AL tn vain for iii from I'm abrswi Ecntch.
man Vim hnre chs+en If tho rrnr;nriaI TTcns,
,,ry. Snbaidioa granted by tho Ontario Lecisa-
49, 49," an1re hnor ~, -bnr r. 10. h.n,
sn,, ,s. ~;9 % tpo III t,1,,s nr.nted tTo ro,n.
n1nt;or ~ tho mai vsa ;oanra5
~ ,he prnv;nca - nnnior rhto +ho rr-a,,,-v
lacse tue mAGnincent pAlanco on tne ctoott sue
which is lonnu IN thla tfovlnce, the Govern
meos nas, q a.s moanss a!Ha5s o1.enasd aso 90
cided to build tho
noADa.
For tao last quarter Of century this latter
senono naa nsea nhaef dscusa'on & ss, hu. 49,
70 the capitalist. *aenoc anu AoatFea! rave 9een ,a
bound toGothor " tue c,rctlitous route which
tho rascally GnglnSera thas ialu out thus sectlon
oi me utano Ilonk Mallfoaa "a chose 70! foasons
which arc peculiar. Ihe IN Northern Colonization
Nosd has been pushed "ith somo energy by tho
partlea having charge Of tie sane. but Y forms
only one link tn Tue chatn OF railroads which ehe
xnooeo Goselunens qesl,es ~ eoutsoi in thas
nntnltap!o Helotcn VI 4aua Oh sao noIko eAole OF
tho ~. La"fchoc' fcAch1ng from alohtfcal TO
the NORTH fole3 not ~ saIa OF fson fatl
Las over oeoh lalu: Iho french hao'tans
thhs hare lived tneso ior n9n neasiY TWO oensa-
the days following jacques Cartier. The mag
nsfcent forests Of pino asc innocent Of tho
woodmAns hhtchcs' md 10 loas than gays Eide
from Nc" sotK sity ,;.a, nn ttayoles @ nay naa nm.
solf among people little less curious than tho
Aztecs' end also aIa'a aceheEy upoa whleh tne
eye Ok man mover before gazeu. AZ ,nss IL 70
be changed tho Quebec Government playing tho
role Of Aladdin. -,
Ihe ma5'tann @ l1 Provinces t Dull tael1 OWE Iaal
Foaas, ana Wnen tueg Tafo sa)oleo 1eLe ente!iag
into ne DOMINION OF canada, rue Coniedorataon
took theeo elephanss from oh thoir hahas, anu
to-aAs so u operating 'oe" Al = noaVs poconsa's
4oss. mat
,.1 LA1EsT ~ a3sE p!sAuAEGAnLh AhKisAL
"a this coaleaosanon OF PROVINCES Drs1sn 20,
iun,oia' mas nat ano!s faitoao history, anu
thst aa nos vets efea.lanle % as. fn1e sonsa.
menta1!t5uanu aesiEe ~ tuln IN honoht
penny IN the tfahaacsaoa,.ley a. me pottom OF
tao moEomont wnieh fesaltou u tho an3axA4on s
o. tho 1sf1awaT LMclna province 20 tAo 80" ~,
nlhlon. 1Me ofltlsn golumpiAna M GROVE na1u
pslean' Ino! askeo ior faetio lailroaa tnat
ene1la g. span Gan .ns oontepr ana coz. a. ieass
*ibo.oo.ggp-a1a g eos ,i y. lhey . aasea ios a.
/ QSuGf Ihlll0Au% W III lGuHkut buAt ran