New-York tribune., 1885-03-28
r.ylDl AND NIAGARA FAILS.

II NAV safely be taken for granted that New
| York is going to do her duty by Niagara fails.
! The bill making an appropriation to pay Tor the
| necessary reservation has already passed the
Assembly by an emphatic majority and Is not
! likely to encounter serious opposition IN the
Senate. Furthermore, Governor Hills refer
| ence TO the matter in his annual message fully
warrants the conviction that the benehcent
measure will promptly receive his signature.
But what about Canada7 Is she to cooperate
with New-York in preserving the scenery OF the
| Falls. or is it only the American side OF the
| great wonder that is to be rescued from the
| hands of the spoier and rendered meet for the
unvexed enjoyment of the lovers OF the beauti-
| full and the sublime
1t has been the general impression that
| Canada was as certain as New York to meet her
responsibility in the premises. When Lucius
Robinson was Governor he wrote message to
| the Legislature IN which, after referring to the
fact that the civil jurisdiction OF the Falls and
of the shores and waters of the Niagara River
was divided between our own state ana the
Province Of Ontario, he remarked that, In the
course of the last summer III casual converse
| q ton with Lord Duflcrin, then Governor-
General of Canada, he suggested the proprIety
| of some steps on the part OF the state oil New
- York and the Province of Canada toremedy the
abuses which he had seen and deeply re-
! - grettedr In the same message Governor Robin-
son stated that subsequent tn their conversa-
tion the Governor eneral had called tho att"n-
tion of the Governor of Ontario to the matter,
and had recommended cooperation with New
York. This was in 1879. The same year the
Legislature passed a resolution directing the
Commissioners of the State Survey to report on
| Niagara Falls and authorizing them IN behalf
| of the State To confer with Canadian repre-
| sentatives Under this resolution the Com
| missioners held conference with members OF
| the Ministry of Ontario. and later the Legislat-
| ure of Ontario took some preliminary action IN
| the interest of the Falls.
But il is to be feared that Canada has not
continued in this matter us well ms she began.
| A bill is now pending in the Ottawa Legislature
which authorizes the building of railway
along the Niagara River from Suspension
Bridge downward, to Queenston. 1t is said the
measure stands a good prospect OF getting
through, and yet if it does, according to The
Toronto Mail, "the Canadian side Of the Falls
will be forever vested III the slde-show men,
In other words the success OF the railway means
| the failure OF the noble schcme LOOKING to u
reservation so far as Canada is concerned.
| Moved to wrath as it contemplatcs such con-
tngency, The Mail grimly observes that it
awil be pleasant task for the American hack
men to explain to the foreign tourist who asks
how it comes that Canada has no share in the
spark, that our politicians and people, lacking
"honesty and public spirit, succumbed at the
critical moment to a lot of Grit sharks"
1t is always in order however, to hope for the
best, and New. Workers will venture to believe
that when Canada sees we have done our part
in relation to the Falls in accordance with the
dictates of an enlightened and unscish public
spirit she will determine to emulate good an
example The fact that during the week bill
has been introduced at Ottawa to preserve
and protect the natural scenery around
| Niagara Falls is encouraging.