Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - April 27, 1877, Winnipeg, Manitoba Gifu f1uday, april 27, 1877. Ti1k Pac by in Manitoban will notice with general Satis faction that the question of the Pacific Hail Way taking a route through this province South of Lake Manitoba has been revived during the present session of a Miramont to an extent which encourages the Hope that Tho claims assorted in Favori of its Stipe priority will be tested by a special Survey to senator Girard to believe the credit is due f of initiating a discussion which has made this matter once More a live Issue and it is evident from several expressions let fall by the Premier that the Public works department is not indisposed to take it into consideration. A very import ant literary contribution to the general Stock of information and argument is a let Ter by or. Walter Moberly of this City whose professional opinion on a subject of Tho kind is entitled to due weight oven though to May not be Able to concur in All his conclusions. This communication which first appeared in the mail treats of two distinct branches of the main question Cien Wirig first of All with the route decided upon for the Pacific railway West of Tho lied River and secondly with Throe suggested methods of establishing communication with Ontario and Quebec. With respect to Tho first consideration or. Moberly says did not at All exaggerate when he told the government they arc now build ing Tho Canadian a Acilie r Ailway through Manitoba 01. A Lino that will Render it comparatively useless to that province. Tho line of railway now adopted West of the Lake of the Woods is a mistake and runs too far to Tho northward thereby avoiding the Best agricultural land in Manitoba. From the crossing of red River at Tho town Selkirk the Lino of railway turns still further to the North and crosses Lake Manitoba at the Narrows with what substantial advantages to be gained we in Manitoba have yet to learn. To arc old it is the shortest line for the through Pacific rail Way and therefore in the interest of the Dominion it should be adopted yet As no Lino has been surveyed South of Lake Mani Toba we can hardly to expected to to Satis fied with such an the opinion above expressed represents matters from i Manitoba standpoint and to believe it Wilbo endorsed by nearly All the people of this province. In regard to the explanation of lied by the ministry that the route had been made to pass by the Narrows in conformity with the recommendation of the engineers or. Moberly seems inclined to Challenge any professional Man to stake Bis standing by vowing such a lie observes j have so far been unable to Lind any report published by any Engineer to that elect. Lot Tho government publish any such re port or reports As have led to the clop Tiou of the present line and let such in Pond that time will have neither Freigh nor passenger traffic to make it pay any thing towards running the heavy Spring importations for Tho Supply o Manitoba and the North West being Roquiz of there before the navigation is open 01 Lako Superior that freight would to lost t Tho railway. Tho consequence would be he contends that each succeeding year i Largo demand would be made on Tho do minion government to Grant Money t keep it up. Following up this Lineo Fargo ment he proceeds to say it would to a very Short sighted policy on Tho part of Tho inhabitants of our pro Mcc to induce the government for the smal present advantage to might gain am i know we would gain something temporarily if the railway were constructed on Tho pro per Lino to involve itself in such an Nniro i table and costly work As this railway Ami it is my belief that Lor the present at All events All further work on it should to slopped 1 having thus disposed to his own satisfaction of Tho first two prepositions or. Moberly Falls Back upon the third which he considers Tho Only one recommending Ruelf to Prudential consideration. That is to say again adopting sir a. T. Salt s views to it willing to leave Manitoba for an Indeli Nito period to carry on her import and Export Trade by Sufferance Over american routes. To believes that instead of establishing Cli Root railway communication Between Rod River and Thunder Hay fhe Pembina Branch should to completed without any positive Assurance of Tho connections in Minnesota being built and that All the Nonoy Tho country can spare for railway construction should be expended on pushing v Hue Westward from red River. With his Deas As thus presented to believe or. Moberly will Lind very few Manitoban to Sgroe even supposing that Thero was the least probability of such a fundamental change in the method of building the paid lie railway finding favor at. Ottawa and else where. He altogether ignores political considerations in thus confining himself to purely engineering and economical reasoning. If Canada is Ever to become a Dominion enjoying actual autonomy Means must be provided for intercommunication Between Tho various provinces and patriotic considerations with a View to this end must be accorded do weight. It is besides important in the highest de that immigrants irom tin Anil from Europe should have aedes to the without being subjected to the and immigration j. Us Lotf co., just received per express one Small lot cigars imported havanas. A. B. D. Briars in endless variety cigarette holders. Cigarette paper. Pachona Cigar lighters and a Small assortment ambers. Call and Soe thin. Of c. J Brown co. M i 0 by Manitoba Carriage Sleigh manufactory is now importing two Oah loads of Wagon Sand buggies Hlili will arrive on lie navigation and will lie hollered at Bottom la Cir Thomas lusted painting paper hanging or Kals mining Lone cull on Stanley a Tuy i cat their new slum Nezir Harvey s livery stump. Stanley Payne. I Lulu and i a icy v b he k hot k Brick i has inn leased i Lii Lark Yard Oil lie Load we Are prepay in to make Brick of the Husi la Billly me. Having had ill Veirs a Lei if in in Hind he ill i Columbia mid Hie stairs. He Cabin i Etc As a net icel Brick maker re Omni end a by misses. Llu Lnier a Huck Iii Ril Hie arrest Brick makers in Canada. 1 riffs per thousand nil round. I pressed Brick i ,.x. I d Iii ally expressly Tor 1 . Orders aril. Foxley Disbrowe. It the Ini Iid Central hotel or ii Hie cajole ments Tho bullying and the dwindling Loo often practice upon them on their Way hither through the i United slates. Further Only the opening up of a Canadian route can our merchants did Farmers Hope to obtain the advantages which Competition will a lord in the Way of cheap transportation both of and exports. We therefore j protest against or. Moberly s re Spect to tin abandonment of the Thunder railway being accented in Canada As ii. Pis. Al lil l Ginor or engineers take the responsibility representing Manitoba opinion which of having induced the government to adopt continuing in argument or. Moberly proceeds in the following temper ate and logical manner to Advance his the construction of both that Lino and the one to Pembina As equally essential to the Eom Porcial and Agricia Lymal Prosperity of the prov Ince. Jenny . I urls from mrs. Hooper. 11 we have nothing to do with the details of the matter Between the government and the engineers but we have to do with the Lino of railway and arc More deeply inter ested in the portion of it in on province than those living in the other provinces. I do not mean to say that the line through Tho province of Manitoba for Tho main line of the 0. J. R. Should to adopted exclusively for local advantages it the sacrifice of do minion interests but l do mean to say such Aline should to adopted that will secure the greatest commercial advantages to a rail Way constructed on it and ensure the settlement of the largest area of Tho lands in the localities through which it passes. The line As now adopted will not accomplish Tho above objects but one Lurther to Tho South East of red River and to Tho Csc of it passing to the South of Lake Manitoba would attain Thorn ultimately should tin through line from Manitoba to Ontario Ever at some Distant future period be an accomplished the second Branch of the subject is opened up As follows. Or Moberly says at the present time the g eat want of Manitoba is a connection by rail with the East and three ways of securing it Are pro posed 1st. By constructing a through line of railway from Rod River North of Lake Superior to connect with the Ontario lines. 2nd. Liy constructing a railway from red River to Thunder Bay perhaps a continuous me of railway or partly by Mil and partly by water mixed rail and water one it is needless to discuss and it is much to to regretted the government Ever spent any Money on the canals. "3rd. By completing the bomb him Branch and forming Tho connection with Tho Ameri can railways 1 or. Moberly thinks the first of Tho above so manifestly beyond the present Means of Tho Dominion to construct out of Revenue that it May for All present wants to Dis missed from consideration. At any rate other portions of the line Are More to to regarded in the Light of an immediate no pcs sity so to too May Well pass to the other Points presented. With respect to the con. Striction of the railway to connect red Kiver with Thunder Bay or. Moberly adopts the views of sir. A. T. Gait As publicly expressed about twelve months since reasons in favor of the proposed Southern route being surveyed before perchance Money is expended upon a line advantageous to Manitoba and the Dominion it apropos of Lenny Lind j recently Hud a Long and very interesting conversation respecting her with a lady who had often met her in musical circles in England und has heard her sing. Though every vestige of the once glorious voice and How glorious it was to Middle aged lovers of music can Well remember has Long since departed j the Peerless method and exquisite finish of i her style still reveal Somo of Tho marvellous i qualities that made Jenny Lind the great i Singer of her Day and generation. Her hair is Well nigh Snow White but the kindly intelligent features still preserve a Strowig rest ibo co to to to remits and bus is that were Laken of in the heyday of her career now Well nigh thirty years ago. She left the a tinge. It is said not from any religious prejudices As has often been stated but because the excitement of acting never failed to bring on an excruciating nervous headache which left her prostrate for the whole of the succeeding Day. She still suf fers extremely from nervousness and her otherwise Happy and tranquil existence is embittered by the recoiled Ion of one deeply regretted action of her retired dirt while still in full Possession of her unrivalled voice. She knows now what she then re Allan line i Oval m i steam every saturday from Quebec Londonderry and Liverpool. , i Fri ice i and 1 vhf i at i passengers booked Shroi incl i Kadi Hel his Londonderry or poo to Winnipeg for line in i Ocean and and Al us on curs of the Allan line m been for the the at Lunue ire Lutted up with nil modern trip Provin if Lull and built in water i Lyhl Coin und tolls. Hats hats hats hats arrival no Puiul by f l i 1 1 us i the Iii ill la i and h. Mcd Curall Anent Allan mile Ollilee 1s77 soft Felt hats All shades. Hard Felt hats. Black silk hats new styles drab Shell hats Etc. Men s clothing and furnishing and . A dicer Linqui shed but no regrets can Call Back the years that might Havo Given added Fame and Fortune and brought her Tho Delight of enchanting thousands by the witchery of her song. She has but Little admiration for the singers of the Day with the one exception of Albani and there is nothing that will no quickly ruffle her usually Placid temper As to hear any one style Nilsson the second swedish Nightingale strange to say who detests the music of Tho future and Nevor has been brought to listen to any of wag Ner s operas save under protest Lucr eldest daughter has a very charming voice but has no aspirations for an artistic career and refuses to study. It May to All for Tho once sadly remarked she who had once been unrivalled among Tho stars of Tho Lyric stage. Men s and boys boots and shoes Many of which will u Down Tho first Al la i Lii re time Evoi Btl Gnu required in the Bovo Lino May be had i. To in Llano. And it in icon Linit duly Elim petition. of nes f. L. Johnson co., wholesale of Zooi hand posh Kil us tors Sanii Manila Ivy mls Cli Urc Hinish in All kinds of Plain and ornamental Luis Kline material. Price lists moulding Bonk intimates or any Inlo Nealion in our line Iunisi Slid on 3d St. And 3rd Avenue South. Minneapolis Minn. Spirits in his speech at Toronto and considers this to to extravagant and unnecessary on flu ground that the line can Only be Oscr ated for Somo six months in the year to any advantage and if kept running be to Ikka is no doubt that British men of War have been very unfortunate of late. On this question the saturday Jie Cico says All that need be said is that within six months eight ships have broken Hydra Armor plated Turret ship Shah Iron frigate cased with Wood thunderer Armor plated Iron Turret ship Alexandra Armor plated Turret ship Boadicea Wood cased Iron Corvette invincible double Iron ship Armor plated Dative steam Corvette and Shannon Armor plated ship. For a Long time there was hardly a week passed with out Ono or More accidents of this kind and Tho times Tho other any published a Cata Logue of eleven in a single week. In Short nothing can to All appearances to More Loose and rickety than the construction of Tho vessels of the Jiri Tish cigars b a. G. B. Wholesale and retail grocer main St., Winnipeg. As All our wines and spirits arc Pur chased in pm pc directly from producers we can guarantee to inc Trade und the Public generally the very 1 est article sold in the Market. Lias on hand a Slock of teas tobacco general groceries provisions and flour wines and liquors. I the of navigation will receive larger stocks ban Ever ii Oil re imported by him and which he Voll in a to soil Bolli on Tofor import wholesale and retail at lower prices thu a Over. Give me a Call. Town lots and farm Phol Katy for Sale in desirable parts of the province. T o t ii to t t. To Pic in spa Peri newspaper of ;