, 1876-02-26

TILE CHEAT u
danced wildly to and fro, and IN ts character q
General Superintendent OF Government HALL
roads" lnd!ted 9 saFago epi.tlo to Alexander
Mackenzie, thu rren,or who had given him hia
from lii UircctorshIp Of tho Grand Tr,tnk intor-
oats. ept got Uut with vAst arrays OF statistics
tia alleged fact that tho nctual cash Bont ons
frunl England and expended fn building the limo
ind boon earned In 1874 ., .r4aoooo, or 4.rcr
cent un,n tlls actna! cash expenditure. And
"Hcn JAY" caatinE about with hss divtning rod,
oracu1nriv added that "wlli tho recovery OF tho
trade Of thta contnout from it, preaont depres.
upon tl,o actual cas!, outlay demanded OF Eli
Kfisl capitalists In constructing railways BY pra-
vato con,ranics: Tho construction Of rival l'nea
ia hlmost entirely ba,nK done by Canadian eap..
talisss aud credit. They arc nearlY oil feeders
10 existing lines. developing for tho benoht Of
tho whuio country and lts industrious popu!h.
tion. aud tho woalth OF tho Dominion
AN ORGANIZATION or - JOHNNY BULLS"
THO Grand Trunk Hallway In tta wnys and
u,ethotls Of management and doug b,,alnoss
has but the sliRhtobt affinity to tho usual Amer
can modes. II 10 an essentially English corpora
ton. From tho grcAt Potter hlmsotf down to
tho ]anttor thst sweeps out tue rubbish from tne
James atrocs, Montreal, there ia tho everlasting
mntton-chop whtskcre, tho samo rronetosa to
parting tho hnir In tho middle, Tho n1onotononA
a>T The pseqMat M nr aneot o eo oaEe
Alu AnAbp VI tHU H0lhAabos %AsNHtt.
length Of its 1000 miles OF track, thefo 10 tho
same t1onapti for '.Dass' hall" and au unyarTtng
devotion to tho briar,wooa ppo: IN oaon.sea.
In fact. thero Is ono crco or socetg' composed
exclusively Of Grand Trunk officials. They arc
iii Episcopalinns Of tho High Church sort, and
as deyout in tholr attendance At morning Rervico
ss tiey are at the dtnnor-tablo; they enjoy tho
heavy l,oreo-tali that paaass among the Eh8hsl
"A haausco with tho wanutB aud tho vino. no
thcy do .ho " "c!cyah "intonation Of their favor
Ito priest.
JOSEPH r1cKsoN.
tho General Manager Of tho load. md also ila
cauadian Secretary and Treasurer hss 3 IN Gle, 1s
+ e.au sa Eprshman, o, about ii or 90 yosia 81 ago.
aud Hporls NIL exquisite pair OF sido-wbiakers.
Ills faco woars tho t1oop color which comes from
life Of good living and little exercise. but Wlnlo
"jolly Old buck" with Tow 1nti;liat9a. 10 u
with Ills associates and infotiors. Sir. 1lickson
married. into m "alo" family, Ills vito being
Misa Dow, tho oldest Daughter OF Canada'a most
noted browor.- Ile camo into tho employ Of che
Drydgoa witt, whom he lad formerly been as
eociateti on tho lraat Wossorn Of Canada. It is
shlowliy suspected that as years wont by he lo-
came q iittlo unfaithful In hts frtondship, a. he
viii, much Of tho ovldenee, rotating to
doubtful acts, which finally led to tho TO-
tifomsnt Of Drydgcs, and his oWn appointment
to tho poaltion Of Manager. Grant The English
Secretary %as esoaT Cor ,s on,ar na VIZ ~
tho English Directorate who wAs chiosly 1nssru-
mental in securing tho removal OF BrydRes.
Whatever truth shoro may be iu tho story, tho
fact was that uickaon succeeded nrydRes, mud
nov sweys sho meso s py"Ss pnc,. SA1 nrt RI sot tho
influence OF tho loposol King maker atll clinKs
about tho institution as 1t did whom lts b'sllioss
was dono down In the dimiy.lightetl rooms Of tho
~ ~ 'nIaaa.a ao ~ na1o H.. fnr hrotI,crrn.
~. in',,, sho5Ion wi,o.o connnotion viii tic
nrand nd Trnnk nallrosd Tor yesrs DEE las boon
Shci,dcn @ WAS killed On tue usrrow-ga,ivo road Of
nnicI, IN wna prns,1ont' Int lis h1sneHs IA All
cnntiuno;, ,dor tho palns OF o'ss
Sn,rw a,,rnur,y oo,,n,xv ,rx,rrn
sbe,,5on Ind ! mouopoiy Of iii tic tanning OF
A. nuu" ns",u, nrnr Iis,iraei n nvcrv ct1 nf INV
tho tal. nartia ~ -, natro;t ,,hS,c ti,o f,om.
aaAe, !Iu aa s;naaa :. 1al,n sl,c,don va M III
nsuy u,u ss,at h.a thn onon soSnmn ta Grand
H. .atnu9 teo,",I sTho Tnnnonoiv was an s
cr,I, thesa.Is NJ oar annuaily a,, Is nope
@ Mos ,aan s.,n.ho horseo InacnI' tiioaan IN tha
ol y, sa ns
% Is tno pf'ns'pn' '"N0' u A''' '''''' s'''''a
machinery. ..,....,,,ou .u..
htr. 1iiokaon acts Al general supervisor ever
all the va1led dotngs OF tho corporation. Ho hhe
undor him number Of experienced chtettatns o.
ana ha o4sy M1aa seen 90 tf
corner OF tho tlocutnants submitted to him.
have very good authority Tor saying thnt ho 1!
strongly IN tAvor o. tho GhlcaEo extension.
tried to interview the aensleman, t,,, once, not
coatens 5is sno gMn, gatI,to "H7 cs Suau;. hs1 ""
terrible feaT OF the ln5SfvIoHer. 70
Mr. Hichson h.s gained mary 'auEels in III
| recent conflicts with INC falitoao masuasta
the sstatos, Mnu nss " nofo tosu onI ~
prousat tnea " .,s 1sle .n ~ ,;,t u. i.
.atue " sonues'!u't "t'A oue@so' ND0 VIA NJ
1 uAo OV8t ~ 0HtoAH ~