Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-02-22

auces in the shape Of snow ploughs Hangers,
'-crapers and snow fences than we had at
that time and have not since then been stuck
fast for more than two days at the ort-id- on
any portion Of our Railway.
Yours truly, EDMUND WnAGcE
GcHerdl Manager and Chi,f Ehgin,'r.
In order to give our readers the fullest pos.
sible information on the subject we also ap-
pend that portion Of the speech Of the presi-
dent Of the Toronto. Grey q Bruce railway
company which is referred to in Mr. Wragge's
letter
Many in this meeting are well aware Of
the ridcule which was heaped upon the To-
ronto. Grey and Bruce Railway during its
early inception on account Of its marrow
gauge The promoters Of the undertaking
had to fight this prejudice all the way from
Toronto TO Owen Sound. and from Orange
vile TO Tceswatcr. Utter failure was predict
cd by the opponents Of the gauge
and the road. and it was pr0plesied
that the line would never ascend the Caledon
Mountains. II did. however ascend that ill.,
cline. and reached the various points which
it, promoters had undertaken to serve. In
speaking Of the gauge. | take this ouportuui-
~ Of saying that / acknowledge 10 no error
OF TO no failure in the choice Of gang. made,
The road. a. a narrow gauge line. has come
up to all the expectations held by it, promot-
ers. / admit that. in the rapid progress Of
events circumstances have come about
which make ituow desirable to feet a change.
and admit that. could have foreseen the
a. Dyius - - - 20 .''
-, .iie an .-... u W., G.,
Great Western. and in fact all the railway, in
Canada at the time the Toronto. Grey and
Bruce hail"sy wa, gnii'' were oi . iTtt .
men eaus., anu 'ii1' 'n,Ie Ias no ','loii
,',,r. H., II r,.I7 r. ,,,. ia. ,,tt.r ir,,.os.
iilitv Of u, sing eapital sufficient to build a
= feet q inca garg that induced the Toronto
merchants to adopt the mario" one. they n.-
icing 'n"' "a ''' 1'oI VI 'o..-H! ~"
-, - ~ 49,. -. 80.
would be ainrl. for the requirement., II the
country. In 30 far a. the traffic is concerned
there j. 40 doubt they were correct. am
10Y l I"S'e iLa' ~ an! one lL''1..,- A1'
- i,,,i,il;,,- ~ 49, IL r.. ,a-.I. -
events. however. has been rarid beyoo1 .,-
pcctation. The Grand Trunk Elil0ay las
no" been changed 70 gauge OF feet =
in0Lss 'he 5l'"t "ts'eIH l'H''""! ma ''-9'
49,, ,,j i}r, i,ld5,,,, ,,,-,;,,, t-ii, ,,. %
gauge Of : feet & niche. has been changed TO
one Of feet = inches and the Iutercolonial
Railway, built Oh IA . feet inches gaugr. has
ne,h "I'eieu L" one oi IeeI > meme lAt7e
-, ~ p III a.
more valuable TO the couutr-, w.r, the parre
also I feet inches
Here then in Mr. Wr.gp.'s letter and ...
the .,,-a,l, If tho ,r..il.r,, # III. Toro,.t,
C,rs,. l. ur,,., ,,,,,.,,,. w.. l.a,,, ,,,,li,.;,
denial of every unf.yorall4 statement ca
pressed or inrii,d. which wa, contained in
Mr. Randall, letter. The r1iou that the
narrovg.caupe s,.t.r, fl. ur,cti, ..ll, t,.;sd in
Canada il a foilpre Is show, Iy .y,r,. .t....-
rnent in both ,bese document. to l,4 entirely
uu,yarrant.d tn. Toronto Grey A. B7,c.
road is a trunk line. running in a nortbeastsr.
~ direction from Toronto, ~, I ak. Ontario to
owen Sound on the Georgian BAY. n distance
Of 100 miles with a branch from C,r,rg.yilla
IN Tocs,y,.er go miles II, lsro,b When ,la
road WAS l,Yilt All its CONNECTING lines and al
the RAILWAYS in that section Of the countr,
yr., ,,,,,,,ir ON n ,,,re,. - f..tcipcl.s TIA.
territory ,bropgh which the road was to ,.a.-
was tbiulv settled and A. tn. ,,orr,,blst which
Mr. Wr,gg. refer. m di.tin,,i, s,,s IN ad1i
ton To tbo +. -inonv of tb. rr,.id, nj Of ,h,
co,,r,,nv 1T ,,as f.lt tbo, null. 81 rsil,.s,.
co,,ld lc constructed o., o. mud, Leo. ,, Tho,
b.d ,,-.,io,,.l, hoo, Ion. IN f,,,,ad. ~.
country corld NOT for so,oo ,..,rs o,io, ,a;
,yo,. f,c;li,iss. berce the dst.~,,i,st;o,, 10
.,,,.+r,,,, IT,. ,,;ly.,,.s l-rb. Toro-4o cr.,.
& r,,,,o. md the Toro,,.o : Ni,,;..i,,,,. 81 n
,,,.,,,,o ~, q e., = inch. p, ST.. IL nov
,.,,,,,s r,,ls Wv, l,iIt the broad. ,,s,,,,.
line. b.ys l.., lr,,,,, low, r., ,l. .,,,,,1ord
,,.r,. If f.,, Il :r,,,. and nov, ,,,d.r
~ o,,,.,,e1 ,.ir,.,',...,,,.... :, = ,l . ,
matter n co,,y.pia,c. that If fl. IN, 'o,,s,,,,s
,il,,, o., o,,,,..-, H., r,-o,,,,, C,r.,. pr,, j.,
20 a s,,p5or1- ,,,,.,. r,,d m. ,,r..i1.r,,.
.,,c,, i ,,,l;ci, in .,,.i,,,, tho, so f,-,.,
,iot,i Is cc,,car,,,5 ,i,.. ,,,,,. -,..-.
ba. ,,rov,d n he ..a,oule for fine r.r,,ir.,r.,.,.
of H.. .c,,,-,. D., r,,. ,.,,...,;,.,, i,,yoIr-i n,
tho ,,roro..d .,.,r,. Il. ON, ~ ,,t;i;,, and No.,
~ ,,.c.s.i,v
Tl. .,st.,,,,,,, ,l,, ,,,. .,r,s,.s. NJ
the narrow ga,,,. roads mr.. a,r.ot.r tia, those
NJ the STANDARD oo,go and that the narrow.
,,,,,,,. oar ,r ;,,,.,.,,,,,,,i.,,, f,. ,t
H.. is afectrollv di.rc..l of in Nv W,aoo.'.
Iett.r and the testimony, ,ro,, tho .o,g 6r1.s.
,i,, 4. oo,.,u, f.u ;I5 cor,i,cir, Tb.
o,
/ of 1874 and 1870 was not confined 70 the mar
row-gauge roads, but was eNp"ri need by all
. the road. i'm Timer ('uuala usrg fl, r,Ht, r