Harbor Grace Standard, 1881-05-14

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VOLUME XXII
HARBOR GRACE, NEWFOUNDLAND, SATURDAY, MAY 14, 1881.
NUMBER 23.
Advortisements.
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^..jMathingof certainly. whotliU    .
oth realized,
and the-y adhered tenaciously to their jnir-
poae. notwithatanding the unworthy efforts
made to d.-atroy tho reputation olthe country. In .pile of all ibat some of ourselves
did. aud il was left toounelves, « thwart
ttic project by our continual cry olunsavory
fish, we found that capitalists abrsad were
ready to come forward and undertate for ua
that which many of us, even tlio*c laroring
the project, think we .bould not assume to
do ourselves. Certain well informed per-
eons, having faith in tbe credit and usabilities of tho colony, have expressed a leadi-
ness to construct a railroad through the
Island, greatly to the relief of the public
mind, which had feared the effect* of tuch
persistent efforts against the country's in-
ercata. Then came the petition and the
letitiona j Ihere wasa1 change of base, and we
isve been confronted will, another rnove-
ne-nt upon the part of those who petitioned
he Legislature to delay dealing with the
aubiect until a general elecUon ahoubl be
' ' i to take the rcoae of the people upon
Thi. memorial was signed by but a few
reside-iil* of St. John's, while counter-memorials from St John'* and other district*,
signed by huudred. of pcrtona, urged the
legialatnre to immediate action. These
petitioner, enquired of themselves, whether
in respect to the postponement asked for by
the others, the question of constitutional
ncce.ilty was uppermost in their minds, and
they decided for themselves io the negative.
They aetlle-d the question iu their own
minds, aud addressed the other House with
petitions, praying that tho suggestion for
postponement should not be acceded to ;
that i reference to tho country *houlJ be
avoided, that the circumstances of tlie colooy
admitted of no unnecessary delay ; and th-y
may be said to have opposed themael r«s tooth
and uail to the object sought for by the first
memorialist*. They represented, upon
late parliamentary precedent, that the- public
husiiies* waa in a etate of urgency ; they acted a sort of cloture against obstruction ;
thoy earnestly besought the I.i s,.|a; ;r.- to
lend all its influence anrt aid in the i-.nuieJ.i-
ate furtherance of a wo-ik cslcul.tcd.as ih-v
hclivved it, to release them from the diili-
s lhat surround them, aud lh«yfurther
:d to be apared a reference to the polls
r.i.d those untoward iiill-ieiici-a that would
be- exerted to raiso faise issues before the
country : and defeat the object the people
had so much at heart. The resolutions we
;o now lie-fore us have been largely pro-
iote-d by those demonstration* of popular
ill, harmonised na it waa by the unanimity
■ith which they have been adopted in anther place, tho result, no doubt, in some
lessors of the general concurrence of opinio All argument upon the main question
ha* long since been disposed of, and in fact
the report of tho joint committee of laat
year, which he held in Ida hand, asserted and
aetatreatthe reasons and motives fer the
initiation of the railway policy. All tb*t ia
essential to the question in tho way of argument ia contained iu that docum™t which
has been affirmed
Duldgoio
hon. Mr. Han
per crot., on $195,000 a year,
the colonial re.enuo. But it
to calculate that as »n additional item, bo-
eauae the boo gentleman has left out of the
account the fact that those of our people
who would be employed upon the work are
now contributor* to the revenue. Probably
they would receive larger wages, laboring
upon Ihe railroad than they
wa* only that increase that
feat or imputed faults, its benefit*, on the
other hand, «re manifold and undoubted.
M ueh may well be laid in urgiog caotioa in
defining the terms of arrangement with the
syndicate contracting for the work : many
points io the proposals may not be quite so
clear and distinct »i we *hould wish, but all
these matter* of detail cad be defined in th*
contract, and very »erkfus obligation will
devolve upou thoao framing that instrument,
in guarding with tho utraoat vigilance tbe
interests of the colony entrusted to their
hand.. As we move along, ho had littlo
doubt thai many apparent difficultie* will
be amoolheued down and overcome, and
t'-at arruage-ments eatiafactory to both parlies will ultimately be arrived at Aa baa
been prcperly suguc-stod the necessity will
devolve upon ua of guarding our fiahery in-
earuiiig £25ayeai
is proceeding a man ahould earn £35, it was
only upon the difference   of £10 that hia
>n would hold good, and that  is
all that could be   relied upon  for revenue
from the employment of local labor.    Then
| supposing    a    number   of   stranger,   aro
br'ui-ht here to work upon the construction
of the road. *ay 2,.'io0 men out of 4000 employed, it i* not siipposoble that all  their
irnings would be laid out in this country.    .__
considerable portion would certainly bo ; bo
would furnish | teresulnall their *urroundiDg»,
ver and above | the contract: this wouUlof conra
tcr ot primary consideration, for it behove*
us to protect and cherc.ii the staple indu»-
tries of the colony, and see that nothing
■hall be done to militate in the sligbteat
degree against that which we bare al-
looked to in the past, and must for*
time in the future- look to, as the mainstay
and support of the colony. Ho believed
that the construction of a railway will not
prejudice the fishery interests, that on the
contrary it will benefit the mercantile coin-
inunity, some of whom have appeared to
be ao much opposed to it He conridered
their home* in the States, or j t|10 j„tore*la of commercial men lie in pro-
they came from, and it wa* only 1 motiug thia enterprise, and th»t the lapse
portion of their wage* expended j 0f a 9|,ort time would demouatrato thi. to
nere mat the revenue would benefit. Such ! tj„.jr satisfaction. Ho believed that the
were the points which struck him as being placiug of the labor of the country on a more
chief of those upon which a difference independent basis that it is at present, will
niicjit exist between the view of hon. Mr. i benefit both fisherman and merchant. Tbe
Harvey and that of others. The hon gen- 1 latter will then run leu risk of bad debt*,
perfectly correct hi Stating that j thouzh hia profits will be smaller but ■
fill up after the assured. It is a pity that class intei
we ahould have , 8hould have been mixed up in the dicua
sased popula-    o( ,he question, but he supposed it waa
route to St. Johns, to a station to that point
Person* could cross over from Booarista to
CaUlina, get on board steamer there, tan
Dildo harbor, meat tho train.nd no—
St John's, so that tha people of both
bay. would benefit by a »t««merotixlisS bay
to conuect-villi to* railroad wheat boat.
Application* have been freqaently losde to
the Ugialaturo for atcamcr* to ply in tbe
bays, and no doubt they would be most use-
ful, il the colony could afford to provide
Hon. J. Wabsek—The railroad might, In
the way mentioned by tbe hon Keatleoaan,
bo of benefit to a few paaaeagera from Triav-
itr Bay by enabling tbaia to meet the railroad sear Random Sonad, bat then they
would have a herculean task to reach it,tho
distance would be so great A road.hoold
fir*t be made from Random Sound to tbo
railroad, and that would cost tomethiag
considerable, a. the distance would bo
about ten miles. H. did no* think any
persona from Bonavista would think- el
travelling over to Trinity Bay to ooose in
the way stated to St John'*, but what ha
chiefly spoke of wa*  the imposubilir* at
ilUing steamer, for conveying;  prodneo
the lino; a few passengers might avaU
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"350,11
we should hai        _ .
work i» comple-ti-d, whicl
tion  and  iucreajed   iod, .. .
Hia calculation* of aaving in certain direc
tious would, he (C. S.) feared, be found illusory. He has estimated lhat $C0,000 a
year may be obtainrd from the steam subsidies and applied iu aust-sntation of the
railway : now he (C. S.)   hod   little
the lino ; a
Srr.ntF.:; Ris'dell said i* w
i effected for
<d local  steai .
onomi'sid from these aource* will
needed in other directions. Appeals arc
lond and continuous for increase of local
The people of tlio principal bays
through their representatives, sre each year
bee -.suing more importunate in their demands for steamers on these bays. Such application* will increase in urgency rather thun
diminish ns the- population   grows  larger ;
ntling the disfavor
which it bos  been regarded by some
ur mercantile men, he trusted «nd be-
d that  when tho   project comes  into
uion, it will be found thoir interests, ai
as those of all classes of the oommun-
»ill share in the general adiancement of
iug may    the country : that those who endeavored to
ie ocean • thwart it in its inception will hereafter find
I rj,ajon to regret that they ever took a hostile attitude, and will be ready to admit the
wisdom which dictated for it ao earnest and
strenuous advocacy.
lion. It Tiloiiiu-liX—As regards the petition* presented in this Chamber, and elsewhere, alluded to by the hon Colonial Secretary, the first one praying for delay was
presented al lae earliest Bt.li-e- of se-siiooal
proceeding»,when only the original propoai-
tio'is -.vert- li.-fure f.e Legislature. Nothing
tie, then publicly known of tho later proposals, if they did exist at all: therefore, tho
lii.-moiiil «*s reasonable and based on
rational grounds, as the result of delay
has already proved. It was not known at the
time of its presentation how tho Auombly
would act. nor could it bo clearly aucn how
otherwise tho representative* of the people
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quenee of the proposed railroad that steamers should be employed upon some of the
bays lo connect ns far as possible with the
line. Increasing population bring, increased want*, aud therefor, it was unsafe
to depend upon reduction of present expenditure* to support outlay on account of
tbe railroad. Aa to girinn away our mines,
is it is said by parties adverse to the railway we propose doing, that idea ia a fallacy, unless the mere act of bargaining territory for valuable returns ran be called
giving it a^ay. The more mines wo have
to give in this way the better for ouraelves,
and it is a fortunate circumstance  that we
del  posses*   valuable miue-s, otherwise the         __
 -oslyby the I question   wo  arc   now  considering  would    lno qucati	
Legislature.     It describe,  the increase of    scarcely ever have been approachable by ua. , laa, veJlr.    iIence| nc contended, there
 •   ' -   '     •*-- . .      i of,  .bould. to  iccure   thu   wort   in that    nothing at all unreasonable in  the prayer
event, be obliged to give much more large- | of the petition*; one of which he had present-
ed to this Chamber.   It was thought imposing a very aerioti* responsibility to expect
the representatives   wilhout    consultation
their con*titneut«, to pronounce defi-
belief tt . _.
road Syndicate, such parties sre untrertak-
-— '*■ - matter chiefly speculating upon tha
i-_ j. .- reeoup than* fiw their.- ♦*■»
rcrtainly hoped they woa'l>
iccsaful in, their operatiotw,
because it failure should, attend efforts is
this direction, there would: be conaiderable
liabilities devolving upon us which it would
be difficult to meet Ho trusted.thereiore,
tho result of their (peculation would prove
a* profitable aa they can desire. In the
course of the discussion on this subject reference has been made to the mining »sm-
ciation lately formed in tho States for tho
purpose of working mineral lands in this
country. Ho did not know whether that
Company, as has been hinted, has any connection with tlie American Railwsy syndicate, nor did he think it of much cotuc-
quence to us whether they am in alliance or
Hon. Colonial Secretart—They have
Hon. S. Rendell—Whether they have or
ye not it is more than probable that the
impany would take a very deop
the syndicate'• proceedings, and
 ._ ._. igjjjjr-—'—''-
.tituenti upon so important a matter. It
was only the metropolitan member,
that could readily do «o; outpor
members resident in St. John'* ha,
no means of consulting their districts upoi
tho proposal* recently made, and coul,
only be acquainted with   their views upoi
Feb.  7.	
St. John's Marble Works.
rrsllE SUBSCRIBER respectfully th«nk.
L hi. friend, .nd the public generally for
the liberal patronage beatowed upon him
tho many year, past aWi begs to inform
from that hu lia. now on hand the largest
.n.ek of ITALIAN MARBLE ever impor-
ed into thi. lehmd, from which ho i. pre-
. p»rA to furnish
i     Monument.. Tomb-Stones,
Table-Tot)*  Mantel-Pieces, Ac,
executed in aXupeno, manner,
nr Terms moderate.
F    ALEXANDER SMITH.
St .John's.
Bible* all size* and qui
St John'., Dec. 10th.
J. F. CHISHOLM.
Bargains, Bar gaius,
Parsons's Furniture Depot.
The Subscribers thankful for pint favour*
beg to intimate to the public generally that
tbey now offer for sale—
109 BEDSTEADS »t 12/ »nd upwards.
3 do*. LOUNGES at 27/6 and upward*,
4 dox. Toilet TABLES at 7/ and upward.
\ do. WASHSTANDS »t 7/aud upwards
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CHROMOS  snd   PICTURES. RUSTIC
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*~ A, * E. PARSONS.
Nov. 80. ...
population in the country, the growing
poverty and no augmentation of means to
meet tiie increasing want*, of tha people,
and it forcihly point* to the necessity of
enlciprismg some remedial measures. On
the other hand, it declares that we have
large agricultural tracts lying dormant and
useless, only awaiting aetllementaiid industry to convert them iiitocoiufortsblohotne-
ateada that would support prosperously a
much larger population. Such were mainly
tho reasons urged forcibly and ably in the
joint committee'* report which contain* in
a small compass all lhat is necessary to induce a favorable consideration of tlie subject matter of the resolutions before ua today. We have then arrived at tho point
which call* upon ua to consider whether tho
proposals submitted to ua now are inch a.
we may hclieve beneficial
the colony or otherwise.	
thought   there could be little beiii	
to what the dcci»ionof this Chamber ahould
bo. Some hon. member* appeared todapre-
crte the idea of iuerea*ing the present tariff
to meet the subsidy for this undertaking.
Tho report he referred to contain* a recommendation tending to a different effect. Tho
work, it stales, was to be carried out in accordance with tho means of tho country
and in the following term* tho Committee
»tated they were •• convinced tbat ample
compensation wonld be found in the improved condition of the country for any outlay
the undertaking may require.'' 'Ibis language, it will be seen, contemplated th* necessity of aome increased mean* to defray tho
anticipated outlay, and looking at our present revenue, it i* obviou* at a glance that
mean* beyond what ia offered by that will
be required to meet it The hon. Mr. Harvey, in hi* calculations laid before the houao
a few day* ago, i* of opinion that there will
be no need to increase ihe taxes ia any di
lion to sustain the railway ; tbat it w<
be cv.n more than aelf-.a.taining with the
aavinga that hs abowed might be economized te support it, He (C. S.) must eon-
fe«* the hon gentleman'. estimate* wero ol
a most atriking character, and we could nol
fail to bo encouraged by the poetry of arithmetic tbat figured ia hi* very excellent
speech on tho railw»yquestion. H* (C. H.)
was to pleased with it that he felt loth to
discern anything fanffy in it, yet ho failod
lo fall in with tho huh gentleman', view,
in all reapecta. He no doubt took great
trouble to atudy the question, and establish
Use position ho l*id"cn»wo ; yet it would bo
«afor not to indulge pkch over-sanguine,
anticipations of producl/ve results, a. tho*.
which animate the liou gentleman'a statements. He (C.S ) thought it wouldybemore
pn.,1 .',,t ihat we should adopt tho view o'
the Joint Committee of hu>t year and inak,
up ear mind, that we most pay by an additional coat for tbe benefit* wo expect t<
derive-   la the loeg run, he bad no doubt,
ither  direction
■ for tho employment  of  our people.
bjection raised that Newfoundlanders
1  not   make good   miner*,   ha*  been
fully disposed of by tho opinion of Mr. El-
"—x I and others, who employed tbem
operations in thiseountry. These
competent authorities on such matter*, de-
i!.,r<- 1 frequently that there could be no
better miner* than the native* of thiscoun-
proved themselves to be. Then
we have also many evidences tbat when
they ,1. vote themaelvea to the cultivation of
■' they havo thriven in a marked do-
agriculturiats, thus dissipating the
old notion thai tbey are unfit for farm,,,-/ or
any other occupntion than that of fisher-
From all the proofs that we have
the people of this country aro fitted
for any occupation thoy set themselves
earnestly about, and it was heretofore owing to the want of opportunity or means
■-" ir operation* have been confined to
two pursuit*. It ha* in tho courso
of these discussion* been urged that wo
,ld, by weeding to the proposals beforo
ie creating a monopoly ia the country,
and that monopolies »honld be always regarded with di.tru»t. Ho would «*y that
he *hould prefer, if it were possible, to »ee
railroad built by «ome agency that would
ot bear that character, but how, he ahould
ask, can a contract be entered into for any
«uch purpose with a lyndicato wilhuut subjecting ourselves to the influence more or
less of a monopoly? It was so everywhere
else, and how wore we to arrange special
exemption in our ease ? If it can be shown
by any hon gt-ntlemai
J---  he (C.S.) should
how that
t once join  hand*
p»rably incidental
:ue thai  a  monopoly
well employed undei
and in the enjoyrr.eoi
--T   dragging
with'bim.V  if
proposal* of this na
should cxiit. and  hi
labouring populatioi
a state of monopoly,
of an honest independence,
out an exiateuoe of enforced
liou, with the sentimental offset of freedom
from monopoly.    Such objectieu* a* aro
railed upon lhat score, have uo weight or
force In preaeno. of almost certain results.
Should tbe edrantages which  this project
hold* out to u» be admitted, then WS must
be  prepared to  accept them with I■.-iiain
drawbacks    He (C.S.)   was not  blind
cafe, whether politically or otherwise,
powerful corporation of the kind proposed
in pursuing operation, in the colony; but
that, be repeated, wa. inevitable, sad no{M
bo componnded for in dealing with a mea-
aure of such large power for the relief of
the material disabilities of tlie colony. Sue'.
being hi* view of the case, he wa. prepared'
to accept the proponl for better <
worts, because whatever may be its ,
nitely upon the first blush in favor of sad-
"' ,gtho colooy with $250,000»ye*r which
ainco  been  reduced to $180,000   and
er   land concessions than   waa at first
asked.   Much ati
Mini
Now, a* regard, tho puW
this country, it has been denial
it is altogether in favor of t
railway, but that assertion was Open I
question. Tbo feeling of the peoplo about
St John's and neighboring distriata i» no
doubt in accord with the project but when
»omo further time ha* elapsed a little reaction may bo perceptible in regard to it
When he considered th. poaitioa of tbe
peoplo of Fogo and .Twilliagato, whero
there is a large population who have not
been hoard from on thi* queition, of thoso
of Bonavista Bay, and Trinity Bay, he asked himself how »ro the peoplo of these
places to be benefitted by thi. railway. And
then, when be cast. hi. eye along shore,
south and we3t of tho Island, he «aw ex-
tenaive portion* of the inhabited part, of
the country from St. John', to Cape Race,
nnd from that to Cape Ray, the numerous
u,l. kbitants of which will not receive a par- .
tide of advastago from this work, and
their pronouncement upon it has not yet
lieen heard. Very probably the conititoen-
cie* of tho*o place* will put to themselves
tbe question, how ia thi* undertaking for
the support or which wo, «* well as the
other inhabitant, of the colony «re to be
called upon to pay, in sny powible wsy to
benefit u* or promote our welfare? Branch
be carried to Harbor Grace snd
the prayer of th
res. ha* been laid upon the
by others in opposition to
"i mtmorial, but he thought
iirely a local expression of
nion that wa* heard at tho  time of proving   the first   memorial.    I|e did   not
an lossy that the feeling of the outporta,
mown, would bo found opposed to the
proposals', but it was fair to assume, in tho
absence of knowledgo of  their views,   that
snt so much capital is made of
;imo  only a local one ; and to
contend  otherwise,  was placing him  and
those that signed the- memorial asking delay
until lhc.conatitnr.cie* were consulted, in
a false position, which he deairod to defend
them from.    It cannot bo denied  that de-
lav has already borne   good frnit -, and   ho
believed he  before h*d .tated   that if he
thought tho objcot prayed (or by tha petition   in  question wa* intended merely  to
embarrass the Government, ho should   not
feel called upon to aupportit.
Hon. Colonial Secretary only reierred
to those petitions in favor of action, a* an
evidence of tbo strong popular feeling that
prevail! upou tho subjeot The latter petitions wtro not nonfilled to St. John's, bat
came in *lao from various oulportt.
Hon. ft, TlIORBURS—There was ono from
Trinity Bay against the movement
Hon Colonial Si:,',:i:ro:v.-Thepetition*
booed tho strong desire that prevailed
againat delay, and the fear le.t the question
should be deferred to the decision of • general election, ami iho promotion of the undertaking thereby h.xardcd.
Hon J. Waiihen differed with the hon
Colonial Secretary on ono point, that w*.
iho .Utement that steamer* will b.- required
on the bay. lo connect with tho railway and
bring traffic to the Hue. Steamers could
not coin, within many mile* of tbe line in
the northern baya, and il wohld require i
enoruiouaexpeniliture to construct road*
connect them with the iie*re»t harbor. Cor
that purpose.    Still he admitted that small
steamer, would be very  useful  and n	
sary on the principal bay*  to conncc
various aottleiuentswilh tho present c<
Hon   It  Tiiobsussi—The  railroad will
taut bay* in the island .
thnt bay touching at aome point there, could
bring paasenger. both from Trinity B.y,
and those coming  oyer from Bonavista en
Brigu. .      .
peoplo of tbo.0 localities, yet tl
population ot the Island are unfairly expected to pay for it There are many eeri-
ou. matter* (or the Joint Committee to
take into consideration, and particularly as
to the aettlemeat of the land ooaceasion. ;
and in regard to this point it struck him M
being uot a little remarkable that Mr.
Blaekmaa in hi. aecond proposal ahould
mako *o considerable a reduction ia his demand for land a* well a* in the smoost of
■ubaidy. It went to provs the largely
rfl character of h» prcoeedmoe,oe-
isu*e neither he nor Mr. Pluoket* were
on- thtough the Island SO as to acquire
any personal knowledge of the character or
worth ot tbo land*. It will of course be
neccMary to in*titate a careto! *arvey of
the country »0 a* to *how what amount of
territOf} will be given away, and what reserved to the colony. A* we have been informed by report* of rorvey* already made,
and other exploration!, much of tha.urfaoe
of Newfoundland is occupied by bays and
lake., and I* it «uppo*ed the »ynJieate obtaining concession* of territory, are to take
its* it comes, water aa welt a. land? It
their portion i* to cou*i»t all o( .olid land,
it i* worth while to couaider what amount
of .imilar territory will be left to tbe
colony whon those grants, along with
all that have already been made to
other parties, .hall bo given to them.
He double.! whather thia consideration has
presented itaelf to the mind, ol those «o
ready to enter into thi* project. A* regard.
tbe financial branch of the .abject he had
not bestowed much thought upon it He
relied a good deal upon the state menu
made by other hon geutlemen, especially
(Mr. linney'r.) thoughtbathoii|[ead.man's
calculation* are rather Kulgniue. at the rame
time wo iiiuat veuiember he did sot pot
me,ii forward aVacbitr
m proposed.
taxation ia some form, though if an equivalent be derived from it in the w»y of
in.iieiisl good, that burden may be borne ,
without being felt oppre*»ive. But whatever the cost, or whatever the corresponding advantage, the fact cannot bo concealed
that a very large portion of the people will
in oo way be beneficially affected by it He
entertained sot *uch strong faith in the
railway's power for good, ,i'*
• agriculture