Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - November 19, 1875, Winnipeg, Manitoba Friday nov. 19, 1875 to Day s appears in a new out fit of Type. That just discarded had been in use Over three years and although by no Means used up nor anything nearly As much worn As Type ordinarily is before being Dis carded the determination to keep Tan free of kiss in the very front rank of first class Canadian newspapers has induced this improvement. It will be noticed that the new Type is considerably smaller than that for Merly used consequently the Quantity of Reading matter will be correspondingly in creased. A Point in this connection Worth mentioning is the fact that the entire outfit is of Canadian manufacture being the pro duct of the Dominion Type foundry Mon Treal and the Fine appearance of to Day s paper is As High a tribute to the excellence of the same As can be asked. Elections act have but increased the Public Confidence in the efficiency of these Laws there were not a few among our most astute and experienced statesmen who were apprehensive that the provisions of these act were of so severe a character As to Defea their successful operation. There Are a now who do not believe Tomt e i fit Oral corruption but very be Dom can of resorted to without dete Clio. And punishment. The Only door now Lei open by which a fair expression of the pub lie opinion of the country can be Defeated is the indifference of the voters to the pro per exercise of their High privileges. Interest in political subjects ways warm and Lively. Their eyes Shoul always be upon their Public servants. Thei rulers should feel that they Are daily Brough into judgment by everyone to whom the franchise is that the collect tie verdict will one Day decide their fat thei be a the if there is More than any other eve City. In one cry raised by a political Humbug party it is that which is being so much employed at the present time that the Domin Ion government arc Lamable for the Dull times by reason of their non protective policy to manufactures. As a matter of fact the present government increased the pro. Yective tariff1 from 15 to 11 k per cent. Con duct the very opposite to that with which they Are charged by the opposition. If manufactures Are languishing with per cent Protection How would they be had they Only the 15 percent of the former government certainly worse. Still while Tariff was increased by the Mackenzie government upon taking office it was done to secure an increased Revenue rendered necessary to restore the country to its nor Mal financial condition after the extra a. Gance of their predecessors in office but though imposed for Revenue purposes solely it nevertheless afforded a measure of in creased Protection to manufactures the cry for More Protection has been very much used in the. Montreal and Toronto elections just closed. An Ontario contemporary com. Meriting upon this matter makes the follow ing Wise remarks it is just As Well Liat the people should consider this cry. If bound to have More pro. Text in and will support no party or. No government which will not concede their demands it is time to enquire if there Are no other interests in the country which re quire consideration As Well As the manufacturing interest. What of the Farmers who compose three fourths of our population let us see How the system of Protection to manufacturers would affect them. In the four old provinces of the Dominion we have Over Farmers occupying acres of land. A Safe calculation for them will give an expenditure of a year for implements and the additional 10 per cent duty will impose upon additional Burden of a year. What do Farmers think of a policy that would bring about a result of that sort we can Tell manufacturers that if they arc determined to be governed by selfish considerations entirely when making Choice of representatives in parliament that there Are other interests More important than theirs. The Farmers of this country three fourths of the Public taxes now and. They grumble Over it either. But Man fac must beware that they Don t carry their selfishness to the extreme and put the remaining fourth on the Farmers too. It Urban constituencies will persist in Clam Oring for More Protection to manufactures they need not be surprised if Rural constituencies will look More closely than they have hitherto done after their own interests and manufacturers May rest assured that no government in this country will adopt a protective policy pure and simple so Long As agriculture continues to be our leading in Terest and Farmers our heaviest contributors to the the remarks quoted though. Intended for application to Only the. Four older provinces apply. Pre eminently to Manitoba where from the very nature of things for Many years at any rate manufacturing. Must be limited and where with a certainty which cannot be evaded and with a declaration so full that it canno be gainsaid. That is not the Case at pros ent. The declaration is not a full one an it May not to judgment of the people. So Long As the electors will through their own indifference remain away or Are persuaded by their opponents to stay away from the poll the result of an election Mai be a fraud upon the Public interests. An one who accepts a Trust should discharge that Trust and if he should neglect or re fuse it is not for him to complain that he is afterwards brought to task for a breach o that Trust by those Whoso interests have suffered from his weakness negligence Contu Macy or Malversa Tion. If he Lias acquire cd a right he should at All times be ready to maintain and defend it or be contented to be regarded As a Coward or treated As an offender. So if one insists upon enjoying the privileges of the Constitution of enter ing within its Pale and acquiring the rights and immunities of an Independent Freeman he should be prepared manfully to his duties and uphold in uprightness All its institutions. Nor should he regard it harsh or tyrannical to be made by the civil Community of which he has voluntarily become a member show cause Why lie should not forfeit the franchise he has neglected to use in the manner by Law pre scribed. Such a neglect May to of serious consequences to the Public interests. A de serving ministry May lose their position by it. An entire change of Public policy May ensue As a consequence. A representative who enjoys the undoubted Confidence of the majority of his constituents May lose his election by the Luke wanness indifference or Over Confidence of his supporters. The result of an election by a partial vote May stand for years As a condemnation of a course of legislation which a majority really approves. The Only Way such a. Gross wrong can be is to cause those to vote whose duty it is to pass judgment upon the Public policy submitted to them at every election and failing in their to visit them with adequate punishment the infliction of a penalty or the deprivation of the rights they neglect to use or both As the Wisdom of the Legisla Ture May from our geographical situation until. We transportation facilities be tween the older provinces and this it will be to our advantage to Purchase heavy agricultural implements in the United a totes if artificial hindrances in the shape of heavy import duty to not placed upon Tho like. Ing that a measure for o Ontario papers Are anticipate _ of or Bethune member for Stormont is the Cham Pion of this measure. During the last two successive sessions he called the attention of the House to it and last session submit Ted it m the form of a Bill. One of the wis est speaking journals of the St. journal in discussing this matter it appears to us Tho complement of much Ennel of geological of i Kivor. From the Gione. Between Lako Huron and James Bay there is an extensive Region concerning which Little information of a reliable nature has hitherto been available. With the exception of a narrow strip along the Northern Shore of Lake Huron and Tho exploratory line for the Pacific railway this Large Sec Tion of Tho Dominion is represented on the maps As a Blank space with a few straggling lines intended to represent the existence of some of the principal Rivers. The geology of this District has been investigated during the season just passed by professor Bell of the Dominion Survey who passed through Toronto a few Days ago on his Way to Winter quarters in Montreal. This is the seventh consecutive year that Lar. Bell has been engaged in exploring oui Northern and North Western territories. We understand that his explorations of this year extended As far As the shores of James Bay from which he returned by Way of the West Branch of Mooso Eiver and the Michipicoten River to Lake Superior. It appears that or. Bell has ascertained the interest ing fact that the Huronian rocks Are More extensively developed in this Region than in any other part of the continent so far As known. The Huronian series being Tho richest in metallic ores and other economic minerals the importance of this discovery is evident. Or. Beli estimates the extent of this new Huronian Region at Many Mil Lions of acres. Although the object of the exploration was to ascertain the nature and the geographical distributions of the Rock formations rather than to search for mines it is understood that valuable discoveries of Iron Copper serpentine soapstone and other minerals have been made. To the northward of this great Huronian area the same gentleman is reported to have ascertained the existence of a kind of Coal in apparently Largo quantities. He also examined the extensive Beds of Gypsum which occur along the lower part of the Moose Eiver. In the course of his explorations or. Bell makes notes on the Timber soil and climate and on the animals and plants of the Conn try passed through and an account of these As Well As of the geology will no doubt be Given As usual in his annual re port. From what or. Bell says we should judge that there is an extensive tract of promising Timber land in the Southern part of the Basin drained by the branches of the Moose Eiver. Nearer Lake Huron however much of the country is reported As having been Burnt Over. To wards Moose factory he says there is much Good soil and a climate sufficiently warm for the production of the majority of our farm crops. Fis n. Were not found to be generally abundant in the lakes and. Streams passed Over the Southern part of James Bay and game was very scarce except around the shores of the Bay in the autumn. Few indians were seen on the journey but at Moose factory and Rupert s House considerable numbers were employed by the Hudson s Bay company during the summer in farming Hay making n of open. Having received their full assortment of. Are now to show a Good assortment of m e citizens Al Fli if life. Accident 1 capital re Are mow prepared risks a s23-lm feet the statutes of vat bound j. M. Mcgregor enquire at free press gloves Mitt tie scarfs Hose hoods crossovers Clouds winces furs jackets handkerchiefs Tita shirts blankets rugs Etc arrival of fall goods fall Stock has arrived. Sacks Tonka flour pork Ham Bacon California pickles in bbl pie fruit in Gal. Tins dried and canned fruits confectionary crockery glassware. to chant. A h. Wilson tic Baccus wholesale. Of lace and warehouse and first door North of new Post office. S2-im Chicago Milwaukee railway the great through line Between Chicago new York new England the Green Black and mixed Tea from to 50 cts. Per in. Round package. A Beautiful Chromo Given with Euch five a Complete Stock of Choice family groceries constantly on hand. We fall goods. And nil. Eastern and Southern Points nil great North West connect Luc in coca with All Eastern and Southern lines. Chicago Comer canal and Weil mad son streets. Dorsc cars and sauce lines Torab parts of the City constantly passing. The Only through. Dine Between Chinco 1iiu Waukee St. Paul and Jorinne Ripolls. B it traverses a finer country with grander seen r Graner seen r cry and passes through More business centres and pleasure resorts than nov other North West. Ern line and the Only Roll inv Lynn a Watonna and Faribault. Through Palace coach is and sleeping cars of the Best and track connecting it St. Annl and Minneapolis with the several lines entering at those Points. St. Paul of Jackson Street and 1 levee. I City knit Jackson Street Corner of third sired. V h. Mcdougah ticket Agar Winnipeg Jan Lton 30m 17 a. V. H. Gen. Pass and ticket Mclena Chani m a l Loch s f ties. F for promoting of the highest Cash Price paid for All kinds of raw furs that been n of Post. Patterson. Ontario make. To skim milk. Cheese o22m has arrived Otje 1875. Sum Ier . Of passenger tracks West Wisconsin and North Western railways and is ready for ins pee Jagt i o n Tail our new Cutter has furniture r. Cerr1e co., i i. And House furnishing goods. Importers two through exp Rosa leaving St. Paul As follows Chlap Day exp. Doily except sundays arriving in Chicano 7.15am -1. V i. Arriving in Chicago 4.00p.m ii aying Chicago As follows St. any sex. Dally except sundays . Daily except saturday this is the Only Lixe running the celebrated Pullman Dav and night coaches. Between and Chicago. Also line the air Brake Between St. Paul and Chicago. A Miller s Patent platforms Miller s Patent piers Westinghouse air Brake Etc. Alln. For this .r.1 the Best route to. Madison Beloit and nil Points East and South. Fat Ean of and Havard and ample time Lor y get Youk ticket of h. Mcdougall ticket Winnipeg Manitoba. Canada full hat co3 established 1832. Of Staple dry goods. I 515, 517, 519, 521, and 523 to. Paul wholesale manufacturers and Jay 1st, 1875 ;