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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton New Era, 1888-04-06, Page 5• a k`ItIlp Ii, lk(AftQFl. 1R ZEritR UOQ 1IANITOBA. The following private letter by a former limonite will he ofinterestto our readers:— Elsa( rs, MAN. Feb. 17th, 1888. DEA,¢ FRIEND,—You cannot ima- gine how glad I am to receive a letter from borne, as we are here, I may say, strangers in a strange land; that is, so far as old acquaintances are concerned. Besides ourselves, there is no person with whom we can talk of old times at home. But I may say here, that we live in a good neighborhood, our neigh- bors being, without exception, obliging, intelligent and respectable, and you • know a letter from home is next to a personal conversation. It will be no news -to -you --to say that we have -had splendid crops, but perhaps you are a doubter as to the reliability of state- ments made through the press of this Province, and believe such statements are made for the purpose of booming it. No doubt some accounts are exag- gerated; but it is no "stretcher," when I say that in this township, and in ad- jacent ones, as far as I know, 30 bushels of wheat to the acre is the minimum and 45 the maximum. My next neigh- bor, on one side, had 8300 bushels off. 100 acres, an average of 33 bushels per acro ; on the other side, an old Scotch - man, who never farmed before corning here, had an average of 35 bushels per aore, on 00 acres. Mine was an average -•--of 33i. on 34 acres ; oats, 651 barley, 40. We are now only getting 48c. a bushel, because every plane is completely filled with wheat, and thousands of bushels stacked in the streets of every market in the country, and still the Dominion Government and -C.P.R. contend that we have an outlet for our produce, and refuse us what we demand as a right, viz.; the right to build railways iu our own Province, and with our own money. Going along the trail to Boissevain would put you in mind of the Bayfield road, after a heavy snow storm, with piles of wood strewed along the road. We have very deep snow, and some very severe storms, so that the trails are very bad sometimes, and there are yet little piles of bags of wheat at short intervals all along the trail. You ask my opinion on the political situation. Well, you know I am only a fireside politician, and not at all qualifi- ed to commit my opinions to paper. You ask if I think that the R.R.V,R. would be of any benefit to us. Yes, emphati- cally. Why? because it will give us connection with the United States sys- tem of railways, more especially with the Northern Pacific ; thereby giving us the benefit of competition, the only lever by which we can compel the C.Y.R. to reduce their tariff to a reasonable figure. Perhaps you will ask is the tariff of the C.P.R. unreasonable in Manitoba, and ,, less than other lines in Ontario ; I say yes. Well, how is that ? This way. In Ontario the C.P.R. is entering into competition with the whole Ontario system, and using the money 'granted to it by the Dominion Government two years ago, (30,000,000) for the purpose of developing itself in Manitoba, to car- ry on such competition by buying up smaller lines of railway, and in 'some cases, I believe, working at a loss, for the purpose of freezing out those weak companies—in fact aiming at eventual- ly monopolizing the traffio of Ontario as well as Manitoba. Tho result of this policy of the C. P. R. is that to (Northwest rebellion to put down. and make up for losses where there is a (don't you forget it. The average Manitobfan bad blood in his eye. There were a few of the true b-ue's, the old guard, as they are called here, who opposed the building of the road, but it bad to be done very cautiously if a man wanted to keep that portion of his body nn which we sit from be- ing hurt. Well. Norquay built the road, at least graded it, and went off or his mysterious hunt after the need- ful. He was away quite awhile,whee•o he was we do not know, and he came back without a cent. Then followed an anxious time, it was nothing, but "it will be built." On all sides the ex- citement, as the close of the season drew near, became intense, and I will here do the Conservative party the justice to say that it was mainly them who forced the fighting. Greenway bad nothing to do but bide hia time. Then the lawyers got a hold of the matter: and then everything was, lovely. A lawyer in Winnipeg, and there are a good many of them, that did not get a pull at some of the" teats of the milch cows belonging either to - the Dominion or Provincial Govern- ments, or the contractors: or some- body.that'did not want the railroad to cross his cabbage garden, was not up to much. Well, the frost came,and that stopped operations on the road ; then the injunction was sustained ; then Mr Norquay had to step down and out, Dr Harrison undertook to form a government that would keep the Grits out,but it was no go, he also got the grand bounce. Then Tommy, of Huron, bobbed up serenely and formed a government. Well,he stands pledged to not only build and finish the 05 miles already under construc- tion, but to push the road west to the Portage by next October,there it will connect with the Manitoba & North Western road, His pledges are no more earnest than were honest John's, Whether he will be able .to carry them out remains to be seen. He has so far received a fair support from the Conservative party in the Province, and he has got a chance to place him- self upon a level with little Oliver. There is one thing certain and that is this that if he fails in giving this country railway competition, whether it be attainable or not, down he goes. Saltpetre would not save him. Rail- way competition we must have here, it is a matter of life or death to us as a country. The wheat crop has not been handled by the C. P. R., simply because they could not do it. I be- lieve relieve e matte s,ny tbutthat isene heir not the thing; wheat we have, wheat we must sell and wheat we cannot get to market for want of railway facititiee, However, I am in hopes that if we only keep our minds easy and our bowels open, that Old Tomorrow will find some way of buttering things up and letting,himself out of the hole he is in. I see the Sun here, which is the kicker's organ, is already hinting at the buyingof the monopol as a way oTsolvi%e1( ethe mater. , T suppose Canada will stand some more bleeding before she arises in her might and says to monopoly, begone. This will be a bitter pill for us to swallow, but I suppose it will come to that in the end. That seems to be the chief end for which our Govern- ment at Ottawa is kept up,, just to see how much money they can squeeze out of the people for the benefit of the r lords and masters, the C. P. R." it yet you. will- w (}alt if everything to as batt as represented, why, at the last Donpinidn election, did your Pro- vince send four for the Goverment to one against ? .Dimply this. Imraea• ately preyieus to the election the people were led to believe by the promises made by Sir John, Sir Charles, Hon,. Moe. White and Hon. J. S.D. Thowp eon, that at the present session mono- poly would be abolished, and that the tariff, where it affected Manitoba,would be considered and relief granted, wher- ever it bore disproportionately heavy on Manitoba. These promises seemed to be made with so much sincerity that the people generally accepted them as bona -fide, hence the result of last elec- tion; were it to c,' e off now, quite the reverse would be t e case. THE SITUATION IN MANITOB The following letter. from a forme Harouite, now resident in Winnipeg -explains. the --state -of- affairs mor accurately than anything that ha yet appeared in print :—" As regard the political situation here you has set me a pretty difficult task, and i order to make myself inteligible must go back to the General Domin ion election. You will recolect tha in Winnipeg the contest on the star was like Midshipman Easy's duel, a triangular one ; Mr Scarth,the sittin member, Duncan McArtbur,a banks here, a Conservative who posed as an independent, and Hugh Sutherland of Hudson Bay Railway fame, M Scarth was to all intents and purpose the nominee of the C.P. R., being th manager of a land company that wa cleated by a sale of a portion of thei lands, and is acknowledged by almos everyone here to be nothing more or less than a branch estabtishmeut. Messrs McArthur and Sutherland re- presented rival Hudson Bay Railway schemes. Mr Sutherland, although also posing as an Independent, was looking to the Grit camp for a chance to grind his little hatchet, while Mr McArthur trusted to the Tories to do the same kind act for him. At the last available moment sufficient pres- sure Has brought to bear upon this Independent gentleman to squeeze him out of the way, and his suppor- ters, who were mainly the present kickers, turned en masse in favor of Mr Scarth, making his calling and election sure, not, however, before having received from that gentleman a solemn pledge that he would advo- cate the discontinuance of monopoly, as far as Manitoba was concerned. The delegation that was sent from Isere last session to keep him to his promise was composed of business men of both parties. How they sue• ceeded the fate of the Watson Reso- lution tells. Mr Scarth supported them in solemn silence; that was what put the fat on the fire. The In- dependent wing of the Conservative party here iaaw that they had been miserably duped in giving way in order to secure Mr Scarth's election, and then the kicking commenced. Well, it has been the one political subject which has engaged our atten- tion since Norquay's government were forced to go with the tide. I tell you tbat had they not undertaken the immediate coustruction of the Red. River Valley Railway la•t sum- mer there would. have been a third A. r e s e e 0 I g r i Sutherland, s e s r t strong competition, we, who are under this soulless monopoly,have to pay es- orbitant freight rates. And also in consequence of the Co. using the money loaned to it by the Government, to Is expended in building branch lines, in buying up small railways in Ontario, and even in the United States, we are . without branch lines, where they are absolutely necessary. Now, to give you an idea of the effect of competition, take Bottineau, a small town in Dako- ta, about 40 miles immediately south of here; wheat is readily bringing 58c. per bushel, while at Boissevain, about ail miles directly north, (our market) 48c. is paid. What is the reason of the dif• ference ? In Dakota there is active competition ; in Manitoba there is none. lIow to give you 'an idea of the value the C.P.R. place's on having a monopoly of the traffic of Manitoba ; I will tell you what is a fact. The O.P.R. pays the St. Paul & Minneapolis a certain percentage of Its earnings between Winnipeg and Port Arthur, and that percent amounted in 1886 to $400,000, on condition that the St. P.&M. would not enter into competition. Now, it is quite reasonable to suppose that this $400,000 is not any more than a third of the profit,thatis the illegitimate pro- fits accruing to the C.P.R. through the monopoly; so that it is quite within the mark to say that at least a million dol- lars was lost to She Province in 1880; and what of 1887 ? why more than "would have built and fully equipped the It•?R-Y•R, from Winnipeg to the boun- ary, and also a line to connect at Portage la -Prairie with the Manitoba N. -Western Railway, which now runs to Birtle. Of course you know the N. 1'. Ry. is now running to the boundary, • and is anxious to carry our wheat at greatly reduced rates, but our Customs Department at Ottawa refuses to allow us to %hip through in bond, on the • ground that the farmer would have to cross the line to load his wheat in a car on the N.P. Ry, an action which by all disinterested parties, its declared a breach of international courtesy; com- mitted by the Dominion Government to enable the C,P.R. to compel the farmer to ship his produce by their line, and pay their extortionate freights. Before you will have received this you will have learned of the success of the Greenway Cabinet. It was com- plete. The Conservative party seems to be completely demoralized. I only wish that I could have an hour or two's talk with some of Your old fossil Tories, who wpuld swear by Sir John the Im- maenlate ; 1 think when I bad told them of the injury and insult that has been heaped on this Province by the C. P.R. and its tool, the Dominion Gov- ernment, (the C.P.R. is the power be- hind the throne) that they would feel ashamed to have supported a govern- ment or party that would stoop to such dishonorable, dishonest and unconstitu- tional means, to support a corporation whose policy is tosseoure itself in a po- sition of absolute authority in this Pro- vince. I will now tell you another very dishonorable action on the part of the Dominion Government. The grant of land of 0,400 acres per mile given to the branch lines still remains in the Crown, Why ? This line is not as the old rant ta-tiretnain line; eritp`t fi'•em axa but to make it impossible for munici- palities to collect taxes, the Crowr still retains the title, (crown lands cannot be taxed) and when the N.R.Co., et the C.N.W. Land Co., (a pupof the C.P.R.) disposes of a piece of land, they apply to the Crown for a transfer, and then hand it over to the third party. The Company are in arrears to our muni- cipality over $1300, and that in five years. We have kept the lands asses- sed, so that if the case be tried, and the Supreme Court would say pay the tax, we would be rn a position to col- — lea. There There is going to be trouble over Children Cry for MORE f 0QTT .4OT, To top„ E1f(ar o7Flt4 Mitten Z'ltw Erg. WO incontrovertable argutneuta' why Scott Act "should be sustaiged in the County of Huron at the coining repeal election :—Firstly, the hotel - keepers have declared,by their action, that the sale of intoxicating liquor, under the Act, is a disgraceful busi- nese. Let us explain, let a hotel - keeper be alleged for the violation of the Act and summoned accordingly, and allowing that some of our (so called) respectable citizens will also have to appear as witnesses in court, the botelkeeper, rather than make a show and also disgrace his patrons, pleads guilty and pays the statistical fine. Let us ever keep such a busi- ness in disgrace by well enforcing our present resources. Secondly, some of the hotelkeepersare saying, and pub• lic rumor substantiates it, that not a few hotels are hanging on the last legs awaiting the decision of the polls, for if the Act is again carried they say they will have to close up Lusi- nese, but if repealed they will again start with renewed eflbrt for life. Oh, could we desire a better state of af- fairs. Let us with such an over- whelming vote forever cast into oblivion such a traffic. TEMPERANCE OBSERVER IS THERE AS MUCH LIQUOR SOLI) UNDER THE SCOTT ACT AS FORMERLY. 7'o the Editor of the Cliritorl-A'ety-Era_ MR EDITOR, -1s the impression that so many people have respecting the sale of intoxicating liquors under the Scott Act a correct one ? Don't many people make this assertidn without inquiring into the facts of the case, just because somebtxly else says so. If there is as much liquor sold as ever, is not this just what the hotel keepers want? But if this is true why are they so anxious for a repeal ? It is true there is the danger of having to pay a few dollars for fines now and again, or of getting into jail for a short time, but what about that if they do not consider it any dis- grace to break the laws,every day they rise, of the Queen, whose loyal sub- jects they profess to be, and would be greatly insulted if any person told them they were anything else. Or if they do not consider it any disgrace to sell that which is ruining so many men both soul and body,which in do- ing they aro selling themselves also. If they don't think all this any dis- grace, what signiges the disgrace of getting into jail so long so they are making money. We are well aware that if the liquor party can get the public generally to think. that the Scott Act is doing no good, their ob- ject to gain a repeal will be in a great measure won. But why should ration- al men, who are able to think for themselves, allow themselves to be acted upon by a class of men who seem to be trying how much injury they can do to their fellowmen, so long as they are making money by it, instead of striving to fulfil the object for which they were created,, and re- move as far as possible the curse of liquor and every other curse trona their fellowmen. As the liquor traffic was the curse of mankind before the Scott Act, so it is still, and the Scott Act aims to overthrow this curse and do good to all men, not excepting the hotelkeepers'themselves. And we say to the electors of Huron when electipn time comes,come out one and all and support the Scott Act, and show that you are still on the side of right. A TOTAL ABSTAINER. THINGS IN. DAKOTA.. To the Editor o/ the New Era. SPR, --Having lived five years in Uncle Sam's domain, I now find my- self enjoying the privileges of a fully naturalized citizen, leaving this year taken out my deed for a homestead. I have this year raised 3000 bushels of grain, and built a comfortable dwelling house. I am still well satis- fied with this country and my pro- spects, and in this I express not only my own satisfaction but also state all who are here from Huron are alike well pleased with Dakota. Crops were all that could be wished for in 1887 even bey the most sanguine, and people iu this neighborhood are rapidly becoming very comfortable, and not only comfortable but adding to their wealth. Next year promisee us an opposition line of railroad to Cavalier,wbich will increase the value of wheat about 3 cents per bushel. This year is our farewell to monopoly. CLARK MURDOCK, Cavalier. 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