The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-12-31

day will be found to be a most en,oyahle festival.
 Sir Hugh Allan.
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 Sir Hugh Allan. who died snddenl, al Edinburgh the other day was the head steamships plying between Canada and Great Britain. He was born in SAltcoats, in Ayrshire. on the a9th of September. iSio. His father and unclcs were ship captains and ship masscrs who sailed be- tween Montreal and Clyde. After a few years a, school he began life at thirteen as clerk m a Greenock shipping ofiice. and m 1870 vent to Montreal. At that time there was only one steamer, small sugboai. on the Ss. Lawrence. The as pect of Montreal vas very different to what it IS at present. In iSsi, he was of- fered a clerkship in the shipping office of James M,llar Al first he was engaged in the shiptuiiding department. and sub !. .seanenilx n hnxlnx Nhsai lex exporta- tion to England. in 1855 Mr. MiIIaT gave him junior partnership, and soon after sent him to England to represent the hrm there Soon after arriving in England he found that one of the ships belonging to the firm had been wrecked, and an agent was applying for the insur- ance. with which he intended to pay his own liabilities. Legal steps were taken to prevent his getting the money, and Ms. Msllar was well sa,ia,icd with the ex- ercise of judgment.
 He returned to Montreal m ISg. In that year two steamships crossed the At lan,lo to New York. proving tha, il was possible for steamships 10 carry coal enough to make The passage.
 i In iSs6 his hrm obtained a contract from the government for a fotnightly I line Of steamers. and tise-Ailaa -hae sprang into existence He became one of the leading merchants of the world. and 1t IS said that he was the wealthiest man in Canada. Besides his shipping in- terests Sir Hugh was connected with all most every manufacturing and industrial enterprise in the provinces. Sir Hugh vas frequently solicited to come forward ! for public life, but he always refused. His name was prominently before the public in 1872 in connection with what was known as the Pacific Railroad scandal" A large company had been formed with Sir Hugh for chairman, for the purpose of making the road. It was alleged against him that in order to pro- cure the necessary charter he expended several hundred thousands of dollars in promoting the election of Sir John Mac donald and the conservative government to power. This charge was vigorously pressed and the correspondence was pub ! lished. It caused great scandzt and hurled Sir John from power. Sir Hugh's scheme then was abandoned.
 Sir 9Hugh's explanation was that al ! the time of the elections he subscribed ! largely. as his means allowed him to do, to the expense of his party. but not rela- tively more largely than politicians fre- quently subscribe for like purposes. He declared al the time that his suhsorip- ton had nothing to do with the expecta- ton of getting charter for he had looked upon that as already settled.
 Sir Hugh was medium sized gentle man. with hond complexion and small, keen. gray eyes. He lived in afiinenee at Ravenscrag Castle, on Mount Royal. the picturesque and romantic surround ings ct which have been thus described : "Ravenscrag-a massive pile of roughly hcwn granite-rises bodily from the side of the Royal Mountain which gives the city its name. The walls are of enor- nous thickness, and well calculated to withstand the extremes of temperature incidental to the climate. Its twelve acres of garden and shrubbery arc sur rounded by the celehsaaed park of Mon- treal. The view from the terrace can scarcely be surpassed. At your feet lies the city with its tree-shaded avenues and streets. its handsome public buildings and innumerable spires. Beyond it 6ows 1 the great river, here two miles vide, crowded with shipping of all nationalitics and spanned by the world renowned Vic toFia Bridge, while the fertile plans oi Vermont stretch away to the distant hori- son. Within the house suite of draw ing rooms leads through noble ball. room to extensive conseryatories, in which 1t is easy, even in the depth of q the tropics- The great cenfral chambes with its parquet floor of native woods, is often the scene of tsiumphs in dress beauty and filtration. Bat the lbrzsy with its dark, sold Gnsniture, large oper fireplace and pervading air of quiet com fort, k the rom of the house. Here after the days t0ii, Sir Hugh spend. . couple of hour in relaxation, game o vhisf with some q she members q hil famiiy-his children number a round Idozen-or ~ifh tine chance vis6eor.
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