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NEW ADV.EIRTISEMENTS.
Public Lecture—Father O'Connor.
Auotio Sale—T. Es& R. Dennie.
- Teach r Wanted—Wm. Campbell.
For Sa e—Peter McGregor.
Estray Calves—ialartin Eberling.
For S 0—Charles Troyer.
Estrae Heifer—John McKay.
To Re t or Sell—James Clark.
Estra Sheep—Wm. Clark.
Direct( ry—London Publishing Co.
Betray CattIe—Jas, Robertson.
Fouudr-D. Grassick.
Estray Heifer—Wm. Menzies.
Estray Steer—Philip P. Botz.
Welcome News—C. L. Papst.
Teach+r Wanted—Wm. Menzies.
Teeth r Wanted--Jobn Dunn.
Strayea Cattle—James Reynolds.
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SEAF
RTH, FRIDAY, Dec. 2,1881.
le ni quite common for some people
to am-. be the cernrciercial prosperity
we no enjoy to the operetions of the
Nation l Policy. In their banquet
speeches last week, both Sir John Mac-
donald and. Sir Leonard Tilley did their
best to inculcate and encourage this
view alnd to impress it upon their
hearers It would not be surprising for
men WO neither read nor think, to
jump 4 such e conclesion and to enteri
tain ev a such an absurd opinion quite
"conscie tiously. But it would be a base
insult t the intelligence of the gentle-
men ab ve named, to say or even to in-
sinuate that they believe anything of
the sort.• Consequently, we must con-
chae t at these gentlemen are trading
upon i4ae credulity of ignorant and
thottgh less people for the express pur-
pose of eking cheap political capital,
& ptoceOing not at all creditable to
men of their pretensions and occupying
their pcsitions. We are not now going
to say What real gooel or injury the Na-
tional Policy has accomplished for
Canada. That it has clone both we
fully believe. But to atenabe to it the
prosperity we now enjoy as a country ie
not only 1 absurd, but to do so is dis-
honest and wicked on the part of those
who know differently. Canada, we
admit has had several years of extreme
depressibn, and. it has now fairly en-
tered upon an era of extreme prosperity.
The National Policy happened to be
inaugurated just at the time of the
naturalexpiration of the depressed
period. aid the commencement of the
buoyant one, hence it is argued that to
the Nati nal Policy is due the change.
If thia b the case, we would ask how
is it that while depression ruled in
Canada it ruled with ten times greater
force in She United States ? Four years
ago that country was swarming with
tramps ; factories were idle and ware-
houses d serted, and yet the National
Policy h d been in full foice there for
twenty rears. To -day, in the same
country nd ander the Baine policy,
tramps tire rarely seen; there is an
abundance of employment and high
wages for every man and Woman who
want w rk ; the factories are over -run
with otel ra, and the warehouses are
crowded ,with customers. In short the
Americas are now enjoying an era of
unexampllett presperity.lar in excess of
anything we have ever yet experienced
here. T is same may be said of Free
Trade E gland under a trade policy
-the raver e of that in the United States.
11 Caned had been alone depressed
under Fr e Trade when other countries
were buo ant uuder a Piotective sys.
tern, or if under, the National Policy,
Csafada. htad made a bound .from de-
pression to prosperity while other
neighbortg countries had remained
depressed, then there wuuld be some
sense and reason in ascribing our Pros-
perity to the National. Policy. But
wheu we see that no matter which
policy we have, we go up or down just
in Unison with our neighbors, we are
justified ia concluding that the National a h
Policy ha nothing whatever to do with
the change, and that those who conat it has are endeavoring to de-
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THE HURON EXPOS'. fOR. _
transit more convenient, but to cheapen
it and raake it more effective and use-
ful. This beiug the case, the additional
railways we now require are, in &sense,
a luxury, and consequently before any'
municipality is saddled with a heavy
debt to procure this luxury, there
should be a clear and unmistakable
majority to declare themselves willing
to assume the burden. We are pretty
well convinced that any proper and
generally required railway scheme can
be carried out even under the existing
law. A scheme that is really required
by the people and that will commend
itself to thern will receive the endorse -
tion of a makity, and we may be sure
that any scheme which will now receive
aid is one that is leally deserving. In
a matter of this kind now, there should
be no snatched verdicts, and the pres-
ent law will prevent anything of that
kind occurring. We are free to admit,
however, tkat a proper adjunct to this
law ;would.- be another compelling
every man who hes a vote
to poll it. If he is of undecided
mind and does not want to vote either
for or againstia bonus he can . at least
show sufficient interest in it to go to
the polls and. cast a blank ballot. To
require him to do SO would not be an
undue hardship. The Legislature
should cchssider this matter at the first
session, and if those who are now trying
to have the law repealed would direct'
their efforts in this direction they
would accomplish more_good.
Trehent Conservative Convention
in Tordnto was held. with closed doors.
That is, the avenues of entrance to the
hall Were closely gnarled, and none but
members of the party were permitted to
enter the sacred precincts. This was
quite proper. On such an occasion it is
reasonable to suppose that many ques-
tions for discussion and consideration
will come up, and many family diffi.-
culties will require adjustment, which
it is not wise or prudent, from a party
point of view, to permit opponents to
know anything about. Reformers
might, with advantage, take a leaf from
the book of their4opponents in this re.
sextet. But, notwithstanding all the
efforts at secrecy, reporters from the
Globe did gain admission and obtained
and published a report of the proceed-
ings. In this respect the conductors of
the great organ stole a march upon
their opponents, and no doubt _profited
financially thereby. The prozeeding,
however, was not creditable to them. It
would have been much better had they
resisted the temptation. This is a fres
country, and the Conservatives have 'a
perfect right to hold their party meet-
ings privately if they think it best to do
so, and none have a right to complain
of their doing so. The proceeding of
the Globe may be considered sharp, but
it is not honorable, end we hope for the
credit of journalism, as well as in the
real interests of the great political party
it represents, it will never be repeated.
momosameses....
Some journals, for the lack we sup-
pose of a better theme, or because it is
just now somewhat difficult to get new
and live subjects to write upon, have
commenced an agitation for Canadian
Independence. They want Canada to
sever her connection with the mother
country and set up for herself. The
advantages we would derive from, such
a change are not very clearly set forth.
Indeed, we are very doubtful if any
advantages can be shown. We are
doing tolerably well as we are, and in
this matter it is best to leave well
enough alone. We fancy that a very
large majority of the people of Canada
are, still, and are likely totoontinue, in
favor of sticking to the • tlild flag, and
Jr
have no desire to tear it d 'wn and hoist
one of their own. It is not often that
we can agree with Sir JoIn McDonald,
but on this question we fully approve
is views. If we are to have any
such constitutional change as this, we
would much prefer Annexation to In-
dependence. By the former we can
imagine many substantial advantages
that would accrue to Canada, but by
the latter we can not possibly think of
any.--
Now tliat so many new railway
projects a e. being ' agitated, a demand
is likely to be made upon the Local
Legislature by in terestedparties fora re-
peal of the taw requiring an actual ma-
jority of lie votes in any municipality
polled in favor of a bonus by-law be-
fore it is 4teried. We have no doubt
but moat of the railway schemes spok-
en of throughout the Province are
needful, a d if carried out would have
&beneficial effect upon the country.
We also know that none of these
schemes clan be accomplished with -
oat the aid. of municipal bonuses, and
that this la.w which is complained. of
inalsea it a good deal more difficult to
obtain thee° bonuses. But, stili, not-
withstanclirg theae facts, we believe
the law iu question to be a good one,
and we sh uld be sorry indeed to see it
repealed. e appraved of it when it was
passited, an we have not yet changed our,
opinion. he country is now tolerably
well sup lied with railways for con-
venience 'slake. There is now scarcely
any municipality in this Pro-vince with-
in an unreasonable distance hone rail-
way facil ties. The raiiway has, so
te speak, ieen brought almost to every
man's dor. What We now wane is
railway c napetition ttt certain and
eisho trade centres, not to render
OUR TORONTO LETTER.
(From Our Own Correspondent.)
The grandeTory convention and ban-
quet is a thii3g of the past. From Dan
to Beersheba the faithaal gathered
themselves together to p; ass white-
washing resolutions and drink uulimit
ed champagne in honor of their "great
leader." An attempt was made to
wrap the whole proceedings of the
Convention in Nihilistic gloom, and
sentries were posted at the doors with
strict injunctions to deny admission to
those not provided with the proper
credentials, and, it is supposed, with
orders to bayonet any one whorn they
might suspect of being the reporter of a
Grit newspaper. But "stone walls do
not a prison make," andi sentries are
not infallible. The Globe reporters
had rna.de up theta' minds that they
were going to furnish a report of the
proceedings, and they were not to be
kept out. It is not known whether
they dropped through the roof, crawled
down the chimney, or made their en-
trance in some more civilized fashion ;
but at any rate; the Globe contained a
full report of both days' sittings, thus
completely cutting away the ground
frorn below the Mail, which, in accord-
ance with the programme, had to con-
tent itself with
the merest outline.
But it is diffiotilt to see the reason for
all this mystery. No startling anounce-
ments were made, contrary to expecta-
tion no discussion took place as to the
best time to bring on the next elections.
and anythineof importa.nce that Sir
John or Sir Leonard had to say was
reserved for the open banquet on Wed-
nesday night. In fact the only re•
marks which were at all of a sub rosa
kind were those of Mr. Meredith, the
leader of the Opposition in the Local
Legislature, who, eomewhat after the
fashion of a big boy asserting his claims
to be considered a Mau, deplored the
want of unity in the Conseivative party
of Ontario with regard to local issues,
and insbited upon the fact that it was
just as necessary to defeat the Mowat
Government as to maintain in power
the present administration at Ottawa.
Mr. Meredith's task in leading the
corporal's guard in the Local House has
been a disheartening one, and it is not
at all likely -if he appeals to the country
at the next elections on the ground of
the Boundary Award, and the iepeated
snubs that the Province has received
at the hands of the Dominion Govern.
ment that it will be more encouraging
in the future than in the past. Mr.
Meredith perhaps hopes to ride into
power on the strength of the N. P. and
earplug boom, but the experience of
1879 ought to teach him that the people
of Ontario are quite able to distinguish
Local from Dominion iesues, and that
they aro of opinion that they ought to
-be kept distinct. With the exception
of passing a string of resolutions, de
claring the customary "uusha.ken con-
fidence" in the Government, and pledg-
ing itself to attempt the defeat of the
Grits at the next elections, both local
and general. the Convention did abso-
lutely nothing, and the spending of two
days with this as the only result puts
one in mind of Sam Weller's charity
boy who, when acquiring the alphabet,
could not see the use of goiog through
so much and learning so little. The
banquet to Sir John was held on Wed-
nesday evening in - the pavilion of the
Horticultural ; Gardens, which only
a short time ago, with the graceful con •
sistency that characterizes the Conser-
vatives of this city, was refused the
Liberals when they wished to make it
the scene of a banquet to Mr. Blake.
As far as cheering and enthusiasm are
concerned, the affair was a success, and
it only remains to be seen waether the
champagne—and—excitement begotten
feelings will last long enough to be of
service when the struggle comes. Sir
John made a really good speech, and
indulged in some venturesome prophe-
cies regarding the time when the Syn-
dicate would have the Pacific Railway
completed, and also announced that a
chenge in the location of the line ninth
of Lake Superior had been made, which
would bring the railway much nearer
the waters of that lake. He did not
say that the Syndicate lied altered
their cblitclitions of settlement, or that
they had agreed not to confiscate the
improvements of every settler who at
the end of four years has failed to bring
three-fourths of his land under cultiva-
tion • he did not tell his hearers that
his Government had at length decided
to ratify the Boundary Award, and so
do •common justice to Ontario; he did
riot announce that in future they would
decline to veto Ontario legislation at
theanstance of a trusty.politioal sup-
porter, as they did in the case of the
Rivers and Streams Bill, and,—but
this of course could not be expected—
he did not profess to see anything
wrong in the disposal of a great railway
charter for a monetary consideration.
These are some of the. things that Sir
John forgot to speak of, but they are
things that Liberals, and especially
Ontario Liberals, would. do well to
think 'long and seriously about. Sir
John was followed by Sir Leonard
Tilley, who was fully equal to his fellow
knight in his laudations of the present
Government. Sir Leonard's depart-
ment is finance, and he was proud to
make the announcement that next
year there would be a surplue of five
million dollars, aud that he would con-
sequently be able to take off the taxes
on tea and coffee, and so make the
first approach to the famous "free
breakfast table" which was held up to
the eyes of the !workingman so assidu-
ously in 1878. A surplus is doubtless a
very nice thing to be able to boast of;
but Sir Leonard did not make it very
clear where the five raillions would
come fromeand he refrained from at-
tempting to prove how the people are
to be made richer by taking money out
of one pocke(and putting it in another.
The other speakers were equally enthus-
iastic over the success of the N. P.; one
manufacturer allowing himself to -be
carried away by his feelings so far as, to
allude to the "millions of workmen
laboring beneath the shade of the tow-,
ering, tall smoking chimneys which it
had. called into being." "Millions or.
workmen" is good.
Every now and then society, aghast
at her own wickedness, breaks out in a
storm of denunciation at some of the
many evils which are found in her
midst. Drunkenness and what is
called the "social evil" are the Com-
monest of these subjects, and just now
it is the turn of the latter. - I suppose
it is necessary that the filthy pool
should, once more be stirred up, that
the scalpel should again throw open to
our eyes the festering sore on the body
politic, but all this has been done over
and over again, and the result
has alwayabeen the same. The pool
has been allowed to settle down again,
and the flesh has re-formed over the
sore, but nothing has been done to re- , their
move either.. We are again in the floor
midst of the process of showing the spra
frightful results, moral, intellectual and the
physical, of this terrible evil. Ministers , seam
are preaching sermons about it, meet- I help,
ings are being held to discuss means walk
for its suppression, and the dedly-press dens
is fairly teeming with al -tildes inter- escap
and the problem of how best it is to be
controlled and • restrained is one that
may Well occupy the profoundest con-
sideration of all who have the interests
of society at heart.
Toronto having refused to provide
the necessary accommodation for the
Provincial Exhibition next year, -the
Agricultural and Arts Association
is in somewhat -of a quandary.
Toronto and London are the -only
points, it would appear, at which
the show can be made to pay,
and having hactof late years to submit
to considerable depletion of its revenue,
the Provincial wished to make up its
losses by exhibiting next year at To-
ronto. This city, however, declining
the honor, with a, view to preventing
the Industrial Exhibition from being
snuffed out, it is thought the Provincial
will have to go to Kingston, but the
final decision on this point is post-
poned till the January meeting.
Kiugston beirg a non paying place, the
prospects for the Association are some-
what gloomy, and it is altogether likely
that a radical change in its constitution
will take place ere long.
The establishment of a free public
library is being again agitated, this
time with energy, and apparently some
chance of success. A meeting of the
citizens is to be called at an early date,
when a draft act proposed to be pre-
sented to the Loco,' Legislature will be
submitted for approval, the law at
present not providing for the establish-
ment of libraries. It is to be hoped
that the project will be carried through,
as it is a standing disgrace to a city
of the size and wealth of Toronto that
no such institution exists.
The investigation into the burning of
the'Yonge street paving contract still
drags its length along, but is apparently
getting no nearer than ever to the real
culprit.
A project is on foot to build a new
line of railway from Buffalo by way of
Hamilton to Toronto. The traffio be-
tween these points is so peat, it is
thought, that it would easily support
auother road, and the matter is in the
hands of men capable of carrying it to
completion. It is not proposed to ask
Government or other aid. G.
TORONTO, Ngv. 28, 1881.
111111•11=MIIMININIMMINUMNI
News of the NV teek.
THE PINK EYE.—It is said that the
new horse disettee "piuk eye," has been
canght by human beings in New Yerk.
MONEY FAMINE.—There is a serious
agitation in the silk districts of Japan
in consequence of the dearth of money.
CHOLERA IN THE EAST. — Eleven
deaths occur irom cholera daily at Jed-
dah, and twenty two at Mecca.
A Ro BETROTHAL. — The London
newep ` publish congratulatory ar-
ticles on e betrothal of Prince Leo-
pold to Princess Helena of Waldeck.
WRECKS:— A German' steamer and
three British ships were caught in a
typhoon in the China Sea and wrecked.
The crews were all saved.
Deczeseia — DraaJos. Walker, of
Natick, Massachusetts, a well known
patent medicine man and once a mil-
liouaire, is dead.
RORER FACTORY BURNED.—A large
rabbet. factory which employed 600
persons and did ea immense business,
was burried in East Cambridge, Massa-
chusetts, on Monday night. .
ROYAL BIRTHDAY. -- The Prince of
Walas has just passed his fortieth birth-
day. All his tradesmen—about 250
perslens—dined together' in London to
celebrate the occasion.
RINDERPEST IN AUSTRIA. — Several
sporadic cases of rinderpest appeared in
Lower Austria several months ago, and
the disease spread until it became epi-
demic. Over 3,000 animals were lost
up to October 31.
FROST KILLED. — The top cottcho
crop in South Carolina has been killed
by frost. Two men are reported frozen_
to death, one at New Orleans, the other
at San Antonio, Texas.
SARA BERNHARDT MOBBED.— A Je
baiting mob stoned Sara Bernhard
carriage as she was driving from t
theatre at Odessa, Russia, on t
ground that she was of Jewish iescen
They also stoned her hotel, and stopp
the performance at the theatre. .
THE 'CZAR IN DANGER. — An misu
cessful attempt has been made by t
terrorists against the life of the Cza
The plot was to load a balloon with a
sort a of explosives, furnish it with m
chinery to guide it inside the pale
yard at Gatschina, and then cause it
ascend near the palace. The imm
diate object was to set fire to the pa
ace, and in the confusion to seize th
Czar and his family. The plot w
discovered,many arrests of distinguishe
and commonplace persons followekan
the Czar determined tn leave the pa
ace for some other place of refuge.
NEWS FROM IRELAND.— Irish tiding
are very unfavorable. Outrages see
to be on the increase, ana rent payer
are ill treated and shot. Several on
rages occurred in County Wexford
which, until recently, was orderly. Th
Sheriff of Cork, protected by a larg
force of militia and police, has arrive
at Castletown, where there will be fort
evictions on the estate of Lord Bantry
At a meeting on Monday, at whio
John Daly, mennb.er of Parliament fo
Cork city, presided, one hundred pound
was subscribed towards the mainten
ane of the imprisoned suepeots.
TERRIBI,E PANIC IN A NEW YOB
'THEATRE. — A terrible scene OCCUrre
in a New York theatre on 'the 24th ult.
caused by a false alarm of fire. Th
building was crowded. When the fir
ory sounded the musicians abandone
instruments, and on the Main
and in the galleries the occupants •
ng from the seats and rushed to
aisles, leaving hats, ,coats and
Is behind. Women shrieked for
and ,men were seen attempting to
on the backs and heads of the
e throng in their eagerness to
e. Doors were broken open and
several persons falling were trampled,
some to death and.others badly injured.
The manager jumped on the stage and
endeavored to assure the people there
was no danger, but could not make
himself heard.
. Furia0US STORM IN BRITAIN.— A ter -
storm raged over the British
ds last week from Tuesday night
turday. Great damage was done
pping and many lives lost. At
oway the sea broke over the
and invaded the street. Eight
g boats were dashed together and
yed. At Blackpool the sea
through the windowe of many
s, and cabs were blown over. The
ushed down the street, one
ughfare being six feet under water.
rtadown the roofs of houses were
DECEMBER 2, 1881.
carried Aaron several streets. At
Sligo a schooner was blown ashore end
a bridge partially destroyed. At Der-
ryhead one Moran was killed by his
house being blown down. Part of the
roof of the railway terminus at Limer-
ick was carried away. Similar reports
have been received from Newry, Lur-
gan and elsewhere. At Dublin the
storm was the severeatknown for many
years, and at Spiddal, County Galway,
it was the worst experienced for half a
a century. The barque Barbara, from
Rangoon for Liverpool, was totally
wrecked at Pembrokeshire, and the
captain drowned. A brigantine was
seen ontside Androsan battling with
the gale on Wednesday, but she foun-
dered, and the crew of seven or eight
were probably lost. Forty persons, in-
jured by the late gale, are being treated
in the London Hospital. It is feared
that some will die. Fifty barges are
sunk in the Thames.
The Brussels Railway meeting.
A meeting was held in the Town
Hall, Brussels, on Tuesday last, for the
purpose of taking steps to procure an
extension of the Credit Valley Railway
from Elora via Listowel and Brussels
to Goderich. The meeting was well
attended and was composed of repre-
sentatives from the various munici-
palities al -ng the proposed route and
others. At the -appointed hour, Mr.
Rodgers, Reeve of Bressels, was ap-
pointed Chairman, and Mr. C. R.
Cooper, Secretary. Resides the Brus-
sels delegates the other municipalities
were repreaented as follows:
Listowel.—J. W. Scott, D. D. Camp-
bell, Via G. Hay, Wm. Forbes, A. F.
Climie, and. Thomas E. Hay.
Goderich.—H. Horton, A. U. Ross,
M. P.P. F. W. Johuston,R. W. McKen-
eae, 0. P.P.,
and Jas. Mitchell.
Wellesley.—Dr, Varden, John Hays,
J. G. Ryner, Alex. Rennie, Jacob
Peppier, and Conrad Heurich.
Blyth.— D. B. McKinnon, Charles
Ha,milton, James Carter, D. Erwin and
W. Clegg.
Grey.—Thos. Strachan, John Hislop
and David Dobson.
Morris.—John McRae, W. G. Hing -
stone, John Sample and Alex. For-
sythe.
The Cheirman in opening the nseet-
lug referred to the difficulties whioh
Brussels and other 'points experienced
for lack of proper accommodation and
to the great necessity Which exists for
additional railway facilities. He spoke
in high terms of the Credit Valley
Railway and the value of, the conneo-
tions which a .branch of that road
could give to the section of country in-
terested in this scheme. He hoped that
although the project was as yet in a -
very crude and infantile state, with Y
the united efforts of the municipalities g
interested, the Elora and Goderich
braneh of the Credit Valley Railway
could be speedily constructed, and if
once built, he felt convinced that there
would not be the slightest danger but
it would be a valuable and paying
branch to the Company. So far as
Brussels was concerned he Would as-
sure all interested that the people of
that village would do their full share.
He concluded by reading letters of
apology .from Mr. Snider, of St. Jacobs,
the Deputy -Reeve of Wellesley, and
others who sympathized with the
scheme, bat who were unable to be
present.
Mr. T. E. Hay, Mayor of Listowel,
was plea;sed to see so large a meeting,
and he supposed all attended with one
common object in view, viz.:- to devise
Ruch means as would ultimately result
in sec:tiring an extension of the Credit
Valley Railway from Elora to Goderich.
These, he supposed, were the objective
points, aud the exact route would be
more closely defined hereafter. The
people of Listowel are now well sup-
plied with railways, having the two
leading roads of the country in compe-
tition with each other- at that point;
vv -a but if another road was to be built, they
t's
he
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of the earnestness of the people along
the route of this proposed road. But
this meeting, at best, ean only be con-
sidered preliminary. The gentlemen at
this meeting, he presumed, are not
prepared to make any definite proposi-
tions as to bonuses. We may make up
out minds, however, that no,public aid
wil be given. If the road be built, it
must be done by the people of the
m nicipalities themselves, unaided by
Go ernment, It may also be under-
sto d, at the outset, that no company
wil do more than run the road and
pr bably guarantee the interest on the
bo (Is after it is built. The people in-
ter sted vsill require to purchase the
rig. t of way, build and iron the road,
ere‘t the station houses and fences, and
the, hand the whole thing thus coin-
ple d to a company to put the
rol ing stock on, operate it and prob-
abl pay the interest on the bonds.
He did not think that this conld be
done for less than ten thousand dollars
per mile. That would be the very
low;t estimate. Of that amount the
mu • icipalities wotild have to contribute
one half, when the balance could prob-
abl be made up by stock and bonds.
So far as the route is concerned it will
manly be a matter of rnooey aud busi-
ne s, and if any -road is -to be built it
wi I go by the route that will offer the
bet inducements in these respects,
other things being nearly equal. The
peo le of Listowel are prepared to give
loot money and business as an induce -
me t for the road to pass through that
towl. They now have good railway
faci ities, but having had a taste of the
ben fits of railway competition, they
wao t more, as from experience they/
kno what it will do for them. He
beli ved that it is better to have the
pre ent trade centres built up than to
haa a number of small centres estab-
lish d. He believed it to be in the in-
tere ts of the country to do so, and it is
bett r for the railways. We do not
no require railways as a convenienCe,
but to give us competition,' and a rail
way coming into (nose competition
with another, both would receive more
busi ess than if they were five or six
mils apart. Large trade centres will
dra business that small places can
not ontrol, and consequently it would
be d cidedly more in the interests of, a
rail ay such as they now proposed to
erec to hug either the Grand Trunk or
Gro t Western for the entire route than
to tr verse new territory a few miles
dista t. The competition weuld_ draw
trad to the point where it existed. It
is als in the interests of farnaers to
have these large trade centres in their
midst, as they will thea not only have
a ready market for their heavy produce,
• ut for smaller truck, which reall
ield a better profit than the heavie
rains. He was sure it would be nem
more in the interests of the farmers i
he townships surrounding if Brus
els were a large prosperous town
han if they had in place of it ha,
dozen small, struggling villages scat
ered around. In the large towu the
ould get better prices for their produc
nd purchase their goods more cheaply
onsequently it is in the interests of th
ompanies as well ite of the people t
aye close competition, if there is t
e competition at all. He thou re
eared to the prospects of the Credi
alley. He felt eonvin,ced that in
ery short time it would be a Syndicat
road. Should this prove true he would
not be a bit afraid to present the
scheme to the people and secure the
necessary bonuses. As an insta,uce of
he benefits of competitiou, he said i
nclusion that they had now tw
ompanies in Listowel aud they wer
tually fighting for -the business. When
hey had only one road shippers had t
o to the Company. and beg for acoom
odation as if they were asking a favor
nd when they got served they had
molly to pay pretty sweetly for thei
rvice. Now the agents of the rail
ay companies come to the shippers
nd ask for their business, and both
mpanies are erecting sidings at their
wn expense to the mills and ware-
ouses in Listowel and take the produce
om their doors. Before they got
mpetition the railway company were
trite indifferent about sendieg stuff
way, even after it was placed in their
eight house. This change was cer-
inly in the interests of the towa, but
was equally in the, interests of the
rmers, as they got better prices and a
ore regular market. - He ooneidered,
wever, that there were great difficul-
es in the way of this scheme. It is
sy to talk railway, but we must talk
oney as well. With a satisfactory,
asible scheme, however, and united
d energetic action he had no doubt
t the money could be got and Lis-
wel would do its share in furnishing
th workers, money and business.
wound like to get it also. In fact, they
did not intend to let it go past them if
money and influence could bring it to
t. their town. Be noticed delegates
ed present from Wellesley. He was
afraid, however, that no one scheme
C- octreld accommodate both Wellesley
he village and Listowel, and in this re-
in spect the two pilules are antagonistic to
11 each other. However, that was a met-
a- ter for future consideration, bat he
CO cduld assure the meeting of one thing,
to that if the Credit Valley is to be ex-
(3- tended to the lake from Elora, the
people of Listowel are bound to have it
-pass through their town, as it would
as never do for them to permit it to pass
d within a few miles on either side of
them.
Dr. Vardon, of Wellesley, said the
- extension of the Credit Valley Railway
by the route proposed was no new
m scheme to the people of Wellesley.
8 They had been agitating the scheme for
yeers, and he himself had had a great
, deal of correspondence with the Credit
O Valley people about it, and he was glad
e that indications now pointed to the
d scheme taking definite shape. One
y reason which induced him to feel very
• strongly that the Credit 'Valley people
h will take hold of this scheme is the fact
✓ that they _are now applying for a char-
ter to build a lop line from Elora via
- Berlin to Diitnfries station. The
scheme now proposed is far more likely
x and feasible than this one. The town -
d ship of Woolwich had granted. a bonus
, of sixty thousand dollars for an exten-
e sion of the Grand Trunk, and he
e thought that this bonus could be di-
d verted to the present scheme. The
Wellesley people are very anxious for
railway facilities. In some way all the
schemes have given them the go-by,
and that township is still isolated from
railways, and would give a very liberal
'bonus to get a road running through or
convenient to the township. In this
respect; they mean business, and will
give every assistance in their power to
carry the scheme through. He advised
the appointing of a large delegation the
from the municipalities along the route the
to interview the Credit Valley people..
He believed they did not urlderstand
the situation, as he felt convinced that
the advantagesof this route could. be
shown them so plainly that they would
see it to be ite their interests to take
hold of it, eta whatever is to Le done
sheuld be done at -oece. In conclusion
he would say to all concerned that the
people of Wellesley will welcome any
scheme that will give them railway fa-
cilities and will work hand in hand
earnestly for the accomplishment of
such an object.
Mr. D. D. Hay, M. P. P., Listowel,
could not look upon this large meeting
otherwise than being quite significant
views and letters on the subject. It
may seem unkind to say that probably
nothing will come of all this agi tation but
the pollution of the moral atmosphere
for the time being, but it is difficult to
see what can be done. The law may
be enforced a little more stringently fon
a while, but, the law, as it stands at' noble
present, is utterly inadequate to sup. Islan
press, or even restrain the evil, which! to Sa
has grown to alarming dimeetioxis in l to shi
this city. Various remedies, some of al Storn
fiercely repressive, and some of a con -e beach
trolling and tolerating kind are being+ fishin
proposed; but each one is open to the' destro
objection of having been tried and found swept
wanting., As was said by an eloquent house
ministeeawhert treating of the subject sea r
last Sunday evening, "As long as evil thoro
exists in the world this evil will exist,". At Po
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vented charging discriminating wee
for freight and passengers.
Messrs. J. W. Scott and D. rt
Campbell also s.ddreased the meeta`ag:
Their remarks were in precisely tas
same strain and to much the saris
effect as the tomer speakers from tits
Jla:hen. Leckie,,Brussels, was gist
tsomeMs see so Ps o many at the meeting whisk
remirzded him of the railway camps*
days of nine or ten years ago. He fele
convinced that so many people nee
not gathered together for fun or out of
mere curiosity, but he believed they
were in earnest; that they felt tits
need of railway competition and wen
anxious to get it. He detailed the
reasons which had induced the cant*,
of the meeting. He said Brussels hal
one good railway, but they felt keenly
the lack of competition and their
ability to compete with those places
which possessed this advantage. The
present road will only carry aWay
produce when they can't get anything
else to do, and consequently shippers
are forced to holcl their produce for
months after it is purchased, and whea
compelled to do to almost invariably
lose good sales and suffer loss. This
loss falls upon the shipper or dealer in
the first place but ultimately on the'
producer, and hence railway compel&
tion is even more in the interests of the
farmer than of the townstaian. In re.
gard to the scheme under consideration
he has been in correspondence with
the Credit Valley people for a lone
time, urging upon their attention the
extension of their road from Eloreto
Goderich, but as yet,he regretted to
say, he had not got much satisfaction.
However, they did not say that they
would not build it. He had select
Credit Valley because he thought that
road less likely to be anaalgamated
with the Grand Trunk or Great West-
ern than any other. The main live
runs from Toronto and connects with
the Canada Southern, oweed and coa-
trolled by Vanderbilt. Both roads feel
the benefit of this connection, and he
felt convinced that the Canada South-
ern would never permit so valuable aa
adjunct to he swallowed up by one of
its rivals. When the road now pro-
jected is eopapleted from Toronto to
Ottawa thiewill afford a through route
to the seaboard, and there will then be
railway competition right through. Re
felt justified in saying that if the Credit
Valley directors decided to have an
outlet on Lake Huron, they would select
this route as it is decidedly the most
feasible and would be the most
profitable to the company of any that
has yet been agitated. He thought
they did not understand the situation;
y they do not know how much in earnest
r the people are nor yet how much they
h are willing to assist th e would
O advise the appoining of a large dela-
- gation to wait upon the Credit Valley
, Conapany, and he felt sure that
If the case could be put so strongly that
- they would see it to be to their own
y ad.vantage to accede to their wishes. A
e delegation from along the whole line
. would produce good fruit. He would
e much prefer that the Company would
O agree to accept of so much money kon.
o the municipalities and build the road
- themselves. It would be so very much
t easier in this way than to organize a
a local company and get a local charter
O for the constiuction if tia.a re.tad.
thought it worth while to make one
general effort. and then if that fails the
other plan might be tried. He read
letter which he had received from Mr.
n Geo. Laidlaw, the President of the
o Credit Valley Company, a few days age.
O He had written to that gentleman for a
final answer, and aeked him to say
o. definitely, yes or no, as to whether
there would be any use in making an
effort to get this extension, and if the
company would assume and equip it if
built. This letter, in reply, was very
- non -committal., It was evident from it,
however, that Mr. Laidlaw did not
want to entirely drown out the scheme.
He said in effect that the Company did
not want to assume additional burdeas
at the present time, but if the people
must have a road the best way was to
form a local company and prbetire a
charter and construct it themseleee.
He said that when the Credit -Valley
scheme was first floated there was very
little money in it besides the bonuses.
He, Mr. Leckie, considered that all the
rctunicipalities which had given bonuses
had been so well repaid that they
would be willing to give more for addi-
tional railway facilities. In conclusion
he urged the iiijustice of the present
law requiring a majority of the votes in
each municipality to carry a bonus
by-law, and hoped such influence could
be brought to bear upon the Legisla-
ture as would induce them either to
_repeal the law or make it compttlsotr
for every man possessed of a vote to
oast it.
Mr. Clegg, Reeve of Blyth, spoke of
the disadvantages which that village
labored under for the lack of railvray
competition, and stated that the people
would give the present scheme every
possible countenance and support.
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Mr. Thos. Strachan, Reeve of Grey,
did not attend the meeting as a dele-
gate or in the interests of the township
of Grey but entirely on his own respon-
sibility. He wanted to hear what was
going on. As a ratepayer of Grey he
would like to see another railway pass
through Brussels, Ile thought, however,
as they need not expect any public aid
that it would be pretty difficult to get
it, and he supposed that if the road is
built those who give the most money
will get it. This route he thought fea-
sible; in fact if an o_utlet upon Lake
Huron is desired, he thought this de-
cidedly the best and most direct route.
He fully appreciated the benefits of
competition and these benefits did not
accrue to towns and villages alone, but
to the rural districts as well. In fact
he believed that the farmers are more
benefitted than the business men. What-
ever loss is sustained by merchants and
pro duce dealers through the lack of ac-
commodatibn or competition in reality
fell upon the farmers. They are at the
foundation and it is they upon Whom in
the end the loss falls. It would be for
the Credit Valley or any other com-
pany who wanted to build this road to
say how much they wanted, and then
people could decide whether or not
benefit offered would. be worth the
amount asked. He believed that the
people had received full value, more
than value, for the money they had
already expended in railways, and he
had no doubt but ff they could see an
equally profitable investment in the
faurethey would take advaetage of it.
There would be no use, however, in
submitting any scheme for the support
of the people, unless ample guarantees
can be given that the road will remain
a competing one with those they now
have. He also thought the Legislature
should take some . steps to prevent
one road swallowing nip others for the
purpose of destroying competition,
and railway companies should be pre -
Mr. Horton, Mayor of Goderich, said
that the delegation from that town
had been sent to the meeting more as a
corps of observation than to take an
active part in the proceedings. God-
erich has already been committed to
the southern route via St. Marys and
Exeter, and they have no intention of
going back on their friends in the
south, as it would not be honorable to
do so. Should the scheme fail by that
route, however, then Goderich would
be free to choose, and they would most
likely join in with the people etrom the
north and. get the road from that di-
rection. There is one thing sure, the
Credit Valley will not extend both
; branches to Goderich. He said the
; people of Goderich were not wedded to
the southern route, only they had
adopted it as the first wh'zch offered
and which seemed at the time the most
likely to be carried Out. It was his
own private opinion, however, that if
the Credit Valley should fall into the
hands of the Syndicate, and they de-
termined. upon getting an outlet upon
Lake Huron, they would adopt the
northern route, as it was the most
feasible, being the most direct and
:the shortest. Should this take place,
the people along this route might oouut
upon Goderich being with them. There
was another scheme he had heard
mooted and one which he thought
would serve the north country fully
better than this one. - He referred to
the extension of the Toronto, Grey and
Bruce from Wroxeter to Godericlo
Should that scheme come to the sur-
face, providing the road be not under
the management of the Grand Trask
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