The Republican journal., 1883-07-19
Notes on New Brunswick and Nova
Scotia,

Notes on New Brunswick and Nova
Scotia.
sour George" is the Journals historian of
the Maine Press excursion last week to New
Brunswick and Nova Scotia and we publish
elsewhere the first instalment of his report
The writer will simply discuss few topics
which suggested themselves on trip, which, so
far as he is concerned, was intended solely as
one for rest and recreation. The localities yis-
ited have long been familiar to us, but most of
the party saw them for the first time, and were
surprised to find that the people of the Lower
Provinces were, after all, very much like our
own people. Indeed, st. John was thought TO
be quite an American city. Its buildings. its
business activity and its citizens W oud not
seem out of place on this side of the border
And the same is true to certain extent of Hal
flax, although the English element and Eng
lish customs still dominate there But even
Halifax has changed its dinner hour, save on
state occasions, with few exceptions, from six
o'clock to haf-past one and is undergoing 9TH
er changes as the result of increased social and
business relations, with the United States st.
John has always been the most enterprising of
the two places and contained an American ele-
ment when only an occasional tourist found his
way to the picturesque capital of Nova Scotia.
The fact that Halifax has long been a garrison
town and naval station, although causing
large disbursements there by the English GOV
ernment, is thought to have been detrimental to
business enterprise, while adding much to the
social Importance of the place But while st.
John has had the advantage of the great lunl-
Der trade of the section watered by the st. John
river and tributary streams. Halifax, with its
fne harbor, commanding position and present
railway facilities, has future before it if it will
only utilize its advantages. And that, Judging
from present indications, it means to do. Its
deep water terminus, with the grain elevator
and facilities for loading or unloading expcdi-
tiously two large ocean steamships at the same
time is step in the right direction Of its
manufacturing enterprises we shall have some
thing to say later.
POLITICS.
The Provinces of Nova Scotia and New
Brunswick contain more politics to the square
inch than they can carry with safety or adyan-
tage. In this country we take Il rest between
elections. but over the border the political
caldron boils furiously all the time. and the
feeling is more intense than the American can
realize. Our political differences are as naught
i'll comparison. There politics are carried into
social and business relations, and one party can
see absolutely no good or anything creditable in
the other. This must necessarily operate
against the public interest. Here is an lustra-
ton. As the Maine journalists started on trip
in Halifax harbor a gentleman standing on the
wharf remarked, "What are they - Republi-
cans" One of the party who had remained be
hind stepped up and volunteered the informal
ton that there were both Republicans and
Democrats on board the little steamer This
statement was received with SURPRISE and the
response was, I'VE couldn't get up an cXcur-
sion in that way" The names adopted bv the
opposing parties are somewhat confusing, and
as they are subject to local changes an outsider
would be wise to refer to them simply rs ins
and outs. The ins are for protection. and have
given Canada tariff nearly as high as our
own; while the outs are for free trade - or;
tariff for revenue only. They would be glad to
have new reciprocity treaty with the United
States and do not believe at all in the promise
of prosperity held ont by the various manuflc-
turing enterprises developed un(ier the new
policy. The logic of events seems, however,
to be rather against this view of tile question.
FREE TRADE VS.. PROrECFI0N.
1t is not so very many years since Nova
Scotia exported all her raw maj terial to the
United States and imported every thing in the
way of manufactured articles. from clocks to
clothes pins. Halifax even Imported brick
from Maine. with an abundance df brick clay
at the waters edge Of the harbor In many in
stances the raw material was exported to be
imported in the manufactured form. Now.
Nova Scotia-and the same may be said of the
other Provinces, has every natural requisite
for great variety of manufactures. 1t has
coal, wood. iron, copper. gold, pottery clay.
gypsum, &c, &C.; abundant water power and
excellent shipping facilities. The Province is
capable, moreover of supporting Il much great
er population than it now contains But thus
far its young men and women have left their
homes TO seek employment, thousands of
them coming to this country every year If
the present development of manufactures con-
tinues it would seem that there mtIst be 4
change in this regard. The new moving ma
chimes and hay rakes we saw at the stations on
the line of the Windsor and ANNAPOLIS railway
were of home manufacture, as were the sew
ing machines. all formerly imported from the
States, At Windsor n COTTON mill VI aS rprpntIv
completed, and between that place 4nd Halifax
is a mill for the manufacture of paper from
wood pulp. A second sugar refinery, to cost
Sl,O000Oo is in process of erection at Halifax,
or rather in Dartmouth, on the opposite side of
the harbor, where various other manufactures
have been established including a rope walk.
said to be the largest in the Dom binion, and
which has just filled large order fbr tWine to
be used in binding the wheat crop of the North
west. Moncton, New Brunswick, a town of
5000 inhabitants, at the head of Navigation of
the petiticodiac river, has a sugar refinery. cot
ton mill, knitting factory, machine shops shoe
factories, gas and water works, and the head
offices and workshops of the Intercolona Rail
way system are located here A new cloth
mill is to be added to Moncton's manufacturers.
and another at Sackvile, \. b. 1t is to be re-
GREETED that there was neither time nor oppor-
tunity to examine more closely into these yari-
Gus enterprises; but as the older MAJ hufactories
have proven very profitable it is safe to infer
that the newer ones will also be so in which
event there must be general increase of pros
perity throughout the Provinces.
THE NOVA SCOTIA FISHERIES.
The fisheries have long been source of
wealth to Nova Scotia, and the busine ess is now
prosecuted with improved methods greater en-
terprlse, and Is returning larger profits than
ever before. Formerly the chief markets for
dried fish were i'll the West Indies and South
America, and the fish had to be very thorough
ly dried and light in color Fishing Was mainly
carried on III small boats. Now yes Sels which
are close imitation in model of the American
fishermen are employed. and the dey yelopment