Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - May 10, 1878, Winnipeg, Manitoba S if a Ivor newspaper colonization scheme London advertiser. The obstructive Ness of the opposition Jority in the House of commons and the my threats of the opposition majority in had the effect of compelling a government to withdraw for this session i e colonization railway Bill of the minister f the Interior. In View of the certainty of re introduction at some future time and f the effect its withdrawal for Tho causes 0 have specified will hive on political f eel not be amiss to state n fat the general features of the proposed o 1 1 ii m scheme Are and Why it should in the meter t of Tho whole Dominion and More Par of the North West territory have been allowed to pass. Anyone who chooses to look at a map of this part of the Domin Ion will perceive that owing to the deflect in of the line of Tho Canada Pacific in a North Westerly direction from Selkirk to Ward the Narrows of Lake Manitoba the country South of that Sheet of Moat Fertile spot of Tho most Fertile country in the left without railway accommodation. Tho Fertile Belt extends Westward far beyond the Boundary of Tho Little Hod River it is into this Magni cent agricultural District that Tho enormous tide of emigration from the West has commenced to pour. Far up Tho Assini Boine Olivay beyond Tho Little Saskatchewan even the continuous settlement which has Winnipeg for its East Ern terminus will before Tho year has sex what these settlers Aro go in to do without railway accommodation Hai become a very serious question indeed Jasty oar something like n Quarter of a Mil lion of bushels of Grain was grown in the Portage 1ft Prairie settlement alone and although that is Distant not More than four Days from the eed River the Cost of trans porting the wheat is so great As to place a practical embargo upon Export and keep arming operations confined within extremely narrow limits. Emigrants have Corn fenced to crowd in to this and still More Westerly regions at the rate of not less Thryn a week and before another year has elapsed the amount of Grain raised will positively be enormous. What is to become of it All and How Are these people to live with any kind of Comfort without some Safe and speedy Means of communicating with the outside world. Had or. Mills measure been allowed to pass operations could have been begun at once and there might have been a railway in operation past the port age and oven As far As the Little Saskatchewan before the crop of 1879 was ready Lor Market. As matters now stand nothing can be done till next year and this Means u Twelvemonth lost without the slight est reason for throwing it away. We have implicit Faith in Tho merits of colonization railways As a Means of settling up the North West and developing its re sources. The land policy at present in Vogue is to give away Tho Crown Domain to actual settlers in free Grants and until some outlet is provided for surplus produce land is Worth nothing except As a Means of getting a Bare living. But let a portion of the land in any Good District be utilized in helping to construct a railway and Forth with All the rest of the land becomes a valuable commodity. Or. Mills proposition is to use i Art of the Public lands in this Way and this Means Call Forth local Effort so far to secure the building of certain Linos of railway. Were this done the Crown would be More than recouped by the enhanced Price of the land retained Lor Sale while the settler would have from the Iery first Access to Market if not actual railway facilities for getting to his Neir iome. The scheme has about it the n Ngo True statesmanship and it has received the cordial end oration of the people of that Distant regi on who will learn with deep and bitter regret that the government has been forced to yield for the present to the intrigues and senseless opposition of a faction. The Bill before Tho House of commons does not specify what particular roads Are be aided but we have reason to believe that eventually two separate lines radiating from Winnipeg will be recognized. One of the main pass immediately South of Lake and intersect the extremely Fertile Region lying to Tho North of the Assiniboine. This is exactly in the line of settlement and the Road ought to go on pan Pom with the Westward March of immigration until it Falls into Tho main line of the Canada Pacific at some Point West of livings tone. The other colonization railway should Tun in a southwesterly direction from Winnipeg towards the United states Frontier so a if possible to Stop the traffic of the District North of the Northern Pacific As Well m Supply much needed railway facilities to our own settlers. While the people of Mani Toba Are quite competent to judge of a states manlike scheme of this sort on its merits Here is just now a special reason Why they desire its inauguration at once. That reason is the enormous increase in Tho num Ber of emigrants going into the province just in proportion As this desire is Lauda ble and natural the feeling of exasperation at apposition factious Ness will be Strong from a party Point of View we know nothing better that could happen the to Vermont than Tho Way in which Mani Toba railway interests have been dealt with Ola season by the opposition we confess to Heen feeling of regret that the scheme has been buried for the present year. English Pluck. Russia knows from experience that an English army would not hesitate to attack 1 russian army five times its own strength numerically. She cannot have forgotten the Alma the first Battle four lit in Tho Crimea. Kurjia expected to hold this position at East six weeks. A grand stand was erected of russian ladies and statesmen to witness first attack and defeat of the allies. In Ess than six hours that stand together with Ine private baggage and carriages of some of he in the hands of the tacking party. Again on that cold foggy morning at Inkerman the eng so position was attacked by at least ten russians to one English Soldier and in that open tight the russians were terrify Defeated. So while the army of Russia s so much larger than thai of England the qllrcrenc6 when it comes to fighting is not great As it appears. Russia Well knows Natin her present crippled and physically it would be a terrible for her to stand two years War with England. Past Winter a new Hamp woman has Cut and piled Twenty o w o y s e. Chi o o 3 w o s 3 q. O 3 q i a o c o p 3 a s e q 05v 0 5 o r r free and Marine in v7 Durance co. Of Hamilton. And National insurance company of Robert Strang agent for Manitoba. 0. W. Radiger Bro. T o Anh wholesale dealers wines spirits cigars a a21 Asia Onta Iuo sock Kukin and commanded by the Woll known and Eft clout of decors of past Yearb. Runali if Between Farnlun and Duluth and in. Terino late ports. This Liuo in a bettor position to carry freight and i Linn any other Luke line Ink ing Quli Ker time and in better Railroad con no clone. To suit Imus thnh Mno will be found Evoi freight via Duluth cheaper and quicker Bun by Tho All rail rogue. Thiol my Kioh from All Canadian Points to from mini Tobii. To passengers this is the finest Louto to travel combining1 safety Speed and Comfort As they the ont Iilda or Shaunel of Lake Huron thereby avoiding the Rocky and dangerous North . Tickets issued to All Points in Canada and the Eastern states which ran be had on application to our agent it Dii nth or. In. B Mcnally or on Board any of the company Tea mics. This line having carried ten 10 liars inf ers and three ilm ii As much to and irom Duluth last by Nihon 1r77 than other line is a run Natoo of its popu Larity and that it is the Only Ilont class line on the upper lakes. This company have a resident agent at do Liili to look after the interests of Tho Travell Liik nubile and shippers in preventing the Dclay of freight in being forwarded to Manitoba. Any communications to him will receive prompt tent on. Consign All freight care it. W. T. Co., Barilla. Kor rates or further information apply to holy b ratty Cicil. Man nor Sarnia. . Man ally Duluth. Collingwood Lake Superior line of steamers compel stir Tho following Glrst clip. Upper Cabin steamers a City of Winnipeg City of Owen Frances j100 tons. 800 b 50 the of this line will run Kui iry during the Hobson of navigation Between Ujj Wiluth and Collingwood leaving Duluth every tues Day and saturday at midday alter the arrival of Northern race Fly train. The Days and hour of falling can be idled upon As the Stea Mcra will Arrhe at Duluth Tho pro Loube veil ing. 1 Nesenger leaving Winnipeg by Tho red River steamers on wednesday and saturday will Nikko direct connection at Duluth without Lovs of time. Alec is Ihly Une go via the Beautiful North Channel of Lake Huron known As Tho inside scenery of which if unsurpassed andal Ronvold the frequently rough Pas Kego of this ill Pih permanently established and Wil carry freight from Montreal Toronto and Hamil ton at m Low As any other line and will quote in from Duluth to Toronto trial Nodi Alli Kastern Points on Grain in Robes ind All Manitoba exports. Tickets via this for Toronto and Orn Points can be procured at the of ii in ticket office of the St Paul and i Winnipeg and from the agent at Duluth. James t. Rose North Western agent Duluth ;