, 1879-03-19
Con,piaccnt Comments md Notes
OF tho Kcencst Dtssnt-
iyiHctfOn.
Artesian Wells to Be Bored for the
Purpose Of Securing Gas.
Laborers for the Canadian Pa
ciftc Railway--Othef
Items.
TIE TAtstFT.

Mi t,t,rt. Tie Ma,lag!mg nlrectur uf MI Engine
Com,uny eay5 formerly thrru Wis 1'1f per !
emit duty on locomotives; but now,
though thu duty un locomotives has
itccl advanced ~ per cent, pfg-lron has m Sd
di;Ioun duty Of l0 nl other Iron ~ per cent
50 that i,cy atc really tn worse position than |
thus were. Boiler, eaTc. a,nl paint 'nanufnetur.
c1s nfc aiso loud IN tl,cIr tcnunc!at!on ot thu
national policy, and dcputattons protesting
against tho advance arc tic orlor Of tic day.
Sp,rsn. fH*nateh n 71t 7fte:s;:.
OTTAWA, March lS.-Dcputattons TO walt On
the Finanre Minister with regard to different
pos!,lons on The uew tariff arc beginning to ar
rive. AFcssra. Kamsay, Morrison, mud Mac
poural,, Of Montreal, ask that white lead bo
placrd TN The free list. htessrs. Gerscy Il Peck,
Iron manufacturers, OF tho same city, are hera
with regard to lines In which tliry are Interested,
nnd Mr. Boyd, Ut A. Bhnttn y Co..
ask that bcachtng-powdcr should be
placed On o.. ,.o ths freo list. ,.,.,l,'' tnat
rowdcr pcr nnu,ltn, md, MS It has al to .bc I'm
nortcd from England, thcy object to the duty. |
Il ileputatioN Is also here With regard to tic |
duty IN coal.
specfai Hf.na'ch TO The 71tbune.
OTTAWA, March 17.-Thc Hon. N. Tnley, In |
his budget speccl, admitted That the n'ssl"n ot
Sir IT, Galt to apatu to negotiate trade |
trcaty with Tint country WAS failure, nut |
said lint tlln Government lid not tlccm It expe-
dicut to laY the papers before The Houac at |
present. -
Tho Hon. Mr.. CartwriGtlt's cr[tctsm Of Ar.
Tlcy's Budget speech Is characterized rs ~
ahlu efTort. Ile said tho ncw tariC WAS tarl'i
Of 'corners," framed to sutt the interest Of
rings and political Partlsans. Concessions woro
nude on every hatti to gatn political influence.
Sty.6J., tF,, ,F fflt1 N1ft ~
of tic witches cai1rou In 'Mac-
bct1,.', It world IiIfall|l,ly produce
dotneattc cnnpetition w1l'ch would bc
WORST for tho manufacturers as CIV! Waf ~as
worse thnt, II foreign war, Hu rcciteh on 10.
stance t!sat had come to its kno'slcdsc, of e1ctt
tlry~ltUo3s mere.Mnts who Ind Increased ttitir
stock U! dry-gouls from, q, SOU Qo0io S3,0o?,uu
und stated tin, hu had lIgar1 It slsuorr'l lint
vii: tho la,ks to afford facilities to tllclr sas-
tn,nera in taltill. E0utls ouL oi bond. ar THEY
admitted that III 'rdcr to remove ilie tiilc,lltiss
which pprsons c21.grieco IN ohninti': d'Brt'uii'e
Instructions we're ElvcI lint lt, checks received
hy lie Customs -ls:ciau DcnartMrnt should W
paid lltu ,le hanks granting, shcsa checks, sub
just To lie rail ot 't,s Gpycrnment. Mr. Cart
wright, tn reply, sniti thai Mr. t|ey was il thu
pusi..,..l o! merchant whu ha'i hees sa'st'':
,n rnl,b!n. his nmn tfl 1t was most i''.inurnl
Mt Iur Firutr.' Minister 10 pr.,ydu FUNDS with
whicl, tu nnlnh&iu thr tAriN.siIaiHes
Eq.g.3| s}Ia,atr5 tn Tar 5ai'tne
MONTREAL, March l3.-Ilte1u Is very general
fnt;.Fac;t.u rSnrcssctl on a1l sies with the new
tariff, n,ui It is ihe general untls3s'' hat = "h!
Br. local manufactures Euilig agah Will IT.
newrti y!1ur. ...
ihe fia:efe, Ministerial journal, says: "What-
ever "n'1s t'iAy obthtn - to soniu o. she ue'
Ut these eluils did not rhaiicngcc Universe
cr,stcis,t,-al ,n,rtlrs viii b. fonnl "
n'isn,t int ,s G"'ern'nent luSe hns'sstls qua
Flusl, onc ul,l II Capu.la IL thu olller, there
will liz II manly recognition Of tht: honest per-
iornna,.r b I'll" GoycFn''vnt OF tic "oFlS illey
wtru ele.tpA to aetlorm."
L.rAun. manufacturers EXPRESS themselves.
OH ihr w!lnr, wet sat,aflci with the Budget.
Tic Following Aro tln flcwB Ut sumo III tl!etn:
Alr. f. X. Greene, who Is well kt1own as lel'Es
one Of the Apoallcs Of ,he Nnlonul pulley, n'nl
WHO IL engaged tn the Int, cap, aud ir.1alHl.
tncturlng trade, both In tnis clty an IN Haunt
ton, Ont, wns Batsffrn With lhc increase of dl''
tics, but did nut anticipate much of dccrease
In American !mportn,luns 1t hats, raps, nn1'
f,lrh tur tour ur ilyc years. Tie .raie hnd Oh:
tnned moderate protection. anil ttlt tnri1l woli'
temper American c0nlpetiton. Tile tiorcrn
1ncnt would obtain an Increased dnty, nlMi tlErs
hats male.
i aurar-re''ner said that, rs regards tl'a
branch ut Industry, it must ssart immediately
terial ea'' be brought on, 'lscdpath'e. hugar
bust by the 1st of May; ard ,nan,
% tie Weekly d3sSs'rsvn,e'ts Su % for raycs Tlcro /
1Io rcns0n, hu believed, why tlH nc'y tnfst
should not work admirably. provided thy toy
crnmcnt haYc thu proper appliances for ni'
ports Of entry. Mr. UrunnotNl, uuc Ut tllt
partners IL Ne,lpath's sean"ry, expyessSsl him
self Hatlstctl with the can,lt.cs N tt!e tnr!F
The boOL-tiNl-sue manufacturers hrU Hatls
fled with thu - per cert tariff In tlcir fayot
A prominent manufacturer Sad TINT tht's1 Il
The business wI,o could nut exist with I'm
amount of protection lud bct,rr get out nf Il
1Inr hf nfhtF n
rA,ls mR<ng siauEhter-nnrket VI tlh g01
try. lie thought there wouh! l,e no new lae
torres started on tl'e strength Ut tliis thrill IL
enlc ttme to come, a lhr:se quantity u mani
facturcd itoM!s i,al bcen brought to Atontscn
durn4. the past nonll.
lrotl n1lsl hardware 1tnpartcrs consider thu tn
III reasonable nm! sound.
The acwiis.nacllinr manufacturers. expires
much Satisfaction With thu new order Ut thing,
TaIr dry.Euds tTato eSpertctl higher tnrit
Int hre r1k 1ispleABtl with 1t us II stands. 'rl,c
snr tllrru will nu Ill atyAnce IN ptets.
The papcr-tl'htseFs were III hopes u getting
per cent oil wfftIns-ral'cr, Hnd ara disappusHtc
with The aldisonal aai?5 nnly ...r....,.
'Ihe Londonderry Sleut Company express sss
!sfAction with thu tluttcs, antl .intcntl ~ sturt
Brcwrts anu dIstlllers sec,n sasis1Icl.
The evening paprFa laYo expressed tlar
views, is fol!l'ws:
Tho Star. luttrpcudett pratsctlauist, say
"No onr wl.o lHs read Sit. riluya euurviatls
II the Nntfonai Iolley, md appreciates Il
Erasprsl tbs situation, will bu prepurca for u
M.aI'lcHt tn say tint thu Elrnr sreecllcs utul 4
g'mcnts tnaie IN favnr Ut q National pull
were nothing but ei'lpty gus. MIR. TIllry IL
bo congratulated 1n wtlAt ha Tins 10 far actfoyt
aud, IL EcsfvetElI his p,lIcy, which Will III Aotl
be s'';reine u alteration, there Ia u, !lo'l
iiat he w!li lmyo MI tht eunn'rl t1las Ic
wErls hr llaS framed his tariff, they utu wull II
pEeesatea, US -being thosc tlat ure applicable