Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - October 29, 1875, Winnipeg, Manitoba Fri Day oct. 29, 1876, of the Kok Tii West tories. Sekki the appointments of the Lieut. Governor of Tho North Wett and the coun cil it now understood will it to made ii put Spring. There May however another and possibly two us Moudary magistrates appointed be sides colonel maj Jed and the remain the officials will be selected Early next year. Way and Survey. It has been asserted by those opposed to Tho present Dordi Ioir. That or Mackenzie Hud no intention of carry ing out any part pm to Canada Pacific railway policy of the government of sir John a Mac Don Ald and his determination to utilize the magnificent water Stretcher was in Sta cod As corroborative of this want 01 intention upon his part. This added to Bis failing to put any part of the Road under immediate contract Macio but a Case to Strong apparently that Many people in Manitoba and the North West began to Tho policy of the Mackenzie govern ment was inimitable to the rapid development of this country mud to government declined in popularity in this province and . When the actual construction of the sections lying Between so it irk and rut Portage Between Bay and Lake Shebandowan commenced and vigorously pushed Forward Asi hey have Boon during the present season the feeling of and uncertainty rapidly gave place to Confidence Lope and to believe that today the Mackenzie government Are More Popup to in the North West than thac of sir John Evor. Was. This restored Confidence is the Rosel Tbs the Cony Clion or a i Kenzior has so modified of a mad government that it can to carried out a Able period but must to Confes i Sod an immense Strain re sources of the Dominion but Cecii w o think which vigorous and Prosper Ous Canada can be the stronger for the Effort our Reader s know what Progress has been made in the of on oif Reid River but they Are not to Well informed As to Tho preparations West. The following facts which we find in the Globe the re cognized Ontario Organ of the Mer it will be Resad with inter est while of the sections of the Pacific railway lying Between Thunder Bay and Lako sheban Down and Between the Luko of Tho Woods River is being pushed rapidly Forward so As to ensure the Eari Yosr possible communication with1 Manitoba and the North West territory the government surveyors have been be Tiwi exploring to Tho Westward of Rod View of Detor Miniri Tho most practicable and eligible in that direction. Tho extends from red River to living a station situated Swan River District. In the first Section trav forty five Miles the country is described presenting cation in question and it is therefore alternations of Wood and Prairie the almost unnecessary to refer to each item Lormer Zirri j separately. Lot to say however that fact in connect in every Case the estimate is quoted lion with the work of Yoonsi unction the i whereas in every i Aso did Tho Capon i of the surveyors have confirmed favourable impressions hitherto entertained of Tho adaptability of the soil to the purposes agriculturist. Whit the labor of Clearing Largo tracts for cultivation will be land being to easily obtained and the of the North West Over Many of the Western american states will be thus established. The evidence afforded is thus Fargo favourable As to justify the most sanguine expectations of chose who look Forward at no Distant Day to Sec this Fine country settled up with an outer prising and prosperous a reply not a to ii Oil it. M3ttjer. A Letto r appeared some time ago in Tho Ottawa free press from Hon or. 0 Donnell. The Issue containing the let ter being distributed rather freely in this province to re publish a reply to said letter from the same paper of the 20th inst. To the editor of the Ottawa abbe Presb. Your Issue of the 30th ult i notice a communication signed by Hon or o Donnoll sneaker of the Legisla Tive Council of Manitoba. To object of Tho letter is prejudice Tho Case of Tho local government in their plea to the Dominion for better ,erms." letter Likely Aye Gono unchallenged had if not re coined a quasi editorial and oration in he same Issue. The writer says a in Ito that what i propose to say is rather of the nature of fact than of opinion would that it had taken More of the a , space would not have been solicited for Oast by me your correspondent seeks to create a most unrighteous comparing Tho estimates of the existing government with those of Tho had the latter kept their expenditures anything Noary Down to their estimates doubtless they would have been in pow to Day. You Are told by the Hondo Tor or through Tho letter to which to subscribes that while the Davis gov to by the Economy cry asked to carry on to business of the province for a year that sum exceeded the amount asked by the Clarke government for a like service by that is quite Correct but it is not mentioned in that connection As it fairly should to that for Tho year to which reference is made though the estimates wore 065, the expenditures wore vide Public accounts 1873, Page c wore never found fault with on account of their estimates Tho trouble came about from the expenditures. This really disposes of Tho array of figures in Tho comte uni subsequent pc operations of the Road and Tho settlement of the District. One Dolfl Mculty of some Little magnitude is met with in Tho shape of a Largo bog some Throe Miles Broad but it is stated that this can be drained at a moderate Cost. The Hind for the other portions of. The distance is tolerably dry the Marsh in piano being Over a footer a foot and a half in depth and this will to drained by the cuttings in connection with Tho railway itself by a fall in Tho land to the eastward from our Lylo to country is a Little More Ole rated being some forty feet above the level of Luke Manitoba. In this Region Oak arid Poplar abound the former the Small scrub one of the Prairie while Tho Many cases of a Good size. Are Prowty frequent but they Are As to involve much labor in draining Over two or three loot on the the operations of the railway engineers will convert them into Rich land of to its Vuturo owners. At railway to. will Lake and for 08 w03t of some route to Manila that station it nil whole the Tam Raij part bet Veon on the of Cor f Tho in to Turo exceed it. Civil government you Are told was estimated at the pub he accounts show Public accounts 1873, Page go that the expenditure under that heading was of. In like manner the appropriation for the administration of Justice might have been Only the expenditure however was accounts 1873, Page likewise though Tho printing estimate was Only the Public accounts 1873, Page show that there was expended in Liis connection hence under Tho Clarke administration Tho estimates wore not Tho slip Chat est Index to certainly does the expenditure it Tho honorable but Little credit that knowing the facts to Boas i have related to should Endea Vor to cast a false impression by Tho Means Hohns adopted. True Tho Esti mates of the present government Are greater than those Clarke but in. High Ashe. Are Thoy As corresponding expenditure of that government. In a Clarke government asked. And expended and the Davis government have asked and it his yet to be shown that they will expend More. Indeed taking the Public accounts 1874. Page for Tho eight months of their time of holding office up to the last session of parliament As a criterion it is indicated that they Are conducting the att aii.8 of the country upon a sum within what parliament , at their or upon a amount than 30 per cent less than was actually spout under Tho Clarke administration. Then the communication to which Tho lion doctor has appended his came and addition would give it to he un3crstoqd that the Public accounts Wero. Not brought Down last session. Tho Jour i Ala Are Tho contradiction of this. Vide journals log Assembly Manitoba 38 moreover the fiscal Surv Sui mount forever the fiscal a Tor terminates 30th of june pediment Jarko to is Middle of i ill Iris while the explorations that the Davis government were not obligated to bring Down any Joti tement of any portion of own expend i Tare last session nor Isit Likely that Dorie to Cirl they been conducting As some would have it believed bit to the detailed accounts of the previous fiscal term was appended an abstract of their accounts up to the very sat. No one is Likely to misunderstand Reading the communication to which i am referring that the Hon doctor is an opponent of the present local govern ment and All their supporters in the House presume that but comparatively few of your readers Are interested in our provincial political movements otherwise i would follow the letter through All its allusions i men of easy virtue office seekers and Pound who assisted in Tho govern ment reconstruction of february last. Were 1 to do so i should to bound to say that the Hon doctor was one of Tho Foremost in the work of increasing the government from three to five even though he does condemn it so to Day and i should also allege notwithstanding the assertion to which to subscribes that one of the of the present go Vern men to or Norquay was bought with a seat in the that none manifested such eagerness for the con summation of Tho reconstruction by Tho addition to the government of tier gentleman named As Hon. Doctor. I should also say owes it to the Active pare he took in. This Ion that to is speaker of the legislate Council. From All is evident hat though to is now in opposition 10 was not always so. His hostility to the govern Man t began when he discovered that it unalterable portion or their policy to so Tho legislative Council and g Avo evidence thereof by the vote which perpetuated that burlesque of a House of which to presides despite nearly a three fourths vote of the popular Branch of Tho legis lature and this opposition became if possible More intense when to ascertained it to be the determination of the. Government seeing that the legislative Council would perpetuate itself to Cut Down Tho open pcs Komi acted therewith and in carrying out this purpose had put Only two Hundred dollars in the estimates for Tho speaker s salary in Stead of Tho five Hundred of previous years. Nor is the the degree of Hostil Ity thus created Likely to diminish in View of Tho known fact that it is the re solution of the present government to wipe out the legislative Council at Tho earliest possible Day. Yours truly Wai. F. , . For Rockwood. P Forward per this mail copies of All books referred to in Tho above. W. F. L. A Winnipeg oct 11. 1875. Taet1jnq news rebellion in the West and liquor Csc re w. Radiger Bro toe groceries spirit crush and Picans. A Large of French and Arneric pts canned goods and groceries. . Porter q. Arcs John West India and be Orange Bombolo the British lion raised and looking after at j. H. Ashdown s. Stoves Bass and pints some Choice son Cooj Jed Congo Green Gunpowder. Japan Lesu in Market. Sherry. S i terse Selle still Martell "1 t Jules Robin big quit f f casks co. J a. Case. De ;