New-York tribune., 1901-10-14

ments Of excitement He can be mos, -
IN manner when he desires. frank happy Iang6t-ee
and stngulary captivating. but he is mora oS.s
IN serious mood. earnest determined ana a.
gressive. PTefontane calls him by French IS
signifytng one who enemies everywhe-s -
does not know half his time what he a t.rt.
ABOUT; but Prefontaine is an enemy with a hitto
tongue Language, indeed. fails to express an ~
PrefOntaine feels the subject of Mr. Tara ~
talks about the minister's "abuse and ins,,lss. 80
the rage of this man." Individual vbo -
trayed the Conservative party and is bound "a :.
the same for the Liberals. and so forth and 40 =,
The Jameson story is one of an alleged sta,-
ment by Mr.. Tarte that Jameson. who is an A.
vator builder. offered some Of the Montreal Ha-ho
Commissioners $4,000 bribe TO put his pJans
through for the new Montreal elevator Tarta -
jected the plans as unworkable. The Coumissior
erS demanded an investigation of the charge p-o
fontaine savagely attacked Tarte, and chargsd
him with the delay in MontreaTs harbor improvs
ments. which is driving Chicago Duluth ana o.
madam Northwestern traffic brought east thro,,gh
Canadian channels to New-York. Boston and PORT
land. Tarte's sons paper. the 'Patrie" in a white
heat replied with sneer that. while Prefontana
was accustomed to playing with millions he had
not yet been called by Sir Wilfrid Laurier to do
so Minister of Public Works, IN Mr. Tarta'z
place. Prefontaine hurled back the threat thar
he would drive Tarte from power I'VE can't have
anything to do with the man." he declares "he
having proven himself unfit for the place he oc-
tb b ana % te nope OF tne 9eraI % party 1s that
last" Following which. kilograms were sent 10
the Premier, who with their royal highnesses
in the West, urging his early return heal a
breach which threatened disruption of the gov
ernment ranks not only in Montreal, but through
out the province Of Quebec.
There are others who want to build elevators
besides Jameson, the cause OF all this trouble:
for instance. the Canadian Pacific Railway the
Grand Trunk Railway and the Canada Atlantic
and Parry Sound railways. The former two roads
are developing shortcut routes TO the sea- and the
last named already has the shortest route in ex-
iStence. 1t is 4 part Of the railway and lake
steamship system created by j. r. Booth, OF this
city, a man whose career is a revelation Of the
boundless victories that be achieved by human
endurance. courage. faith and skill.
Mr. Booths shortcut lake and rail system has
brought down about 100000 bushels of grain
from the United States upper lake ports this sea-
son. and If the facilities for handling the cargoes
at the Canadian shipping ports were at all equal
those in the American shipping ports the amount
would have been much larger. As II is, his
ayers obliged TO ship considerable part Of his
traffic by way of Boston. Portland and New-YOrk
and Halifax.
1T may be remembered that serious representations
were made to the government last year the
subject of the St. Lawrence channel from Kings
ton down to Prescott In certain sections it was
said to be wholly on the American side of the
on the Canadian side at comparatively small
outlay 1t is therefore. with general satisfaction
that IL is learned that the promised government
survey is completed far down as Brockvile, and
that the northern channel on the Canadian side Is
found shorter and straighter than the American
two miles) and that 1t is deep well protected and
safe. The only place where rock will have to be
blasted is at Fiddler's Elbow where several OF the
smaller islands must be dynamtted-