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The Toronto and OiTkWk Railway.

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FACTS FOB THE CONSIDERATION OF HON. MEMBERS.

THE ORIGINAL CHARTER TO W. H. SCOTT AND OTHERS.

HOW AND WHY IT WAS SOLD TO MR. GOODERHAM.

WHAT WAS PAID FOR IT.

WHO GOT THE MONEY.

WHEN THE NEW COMPANY OBTAINED CONTROL.

WHAT THEY HAVE SINCE DONE.

WHAT THEY ARE DOING.

A NEW RAILWAY FROM TORONTO TO OTTAWA.

WHO WANTS IT.

IS IT nOJ^A FIDE /

SOME SLANDERS REFITTED.

THE GRAND TRUNK AND MR. GOODERHAM.

WHO REALLY OWNS THE TORONTO AND OTTAWA.

The present owncis (k the cluirtt'i- ibr tho Toronto und Ottawa Railway,
understanding that applicMtiuiis have heen made by the same parties both to
tli'J Parliament of Canada and to tht; Legislature of the Province of Ontario for
charters over the line of road ct)\ered bv tlh* Toronto and Ottawa charter,
desire to show to the inembeis of botli Houses of the Dominion Parliament
and to the members of the Loe.-il Lei^islaturo how they became possessed of the
charter, from whom they purchased it, and the present position of the under-
taking.

A charter wad granted for this line of road as early as the year 1871,
and after being amended and passing through various hands, became the pro-
perty of W. H. Scott, Hon. J. C. Aikins, Henry S. Howland, D. W. Dumble,
and some othei-s, who held the same for some years.

At the last ses.^iou of the Legislature of Ontario the various Acts relating
to the Company were consolidated and amended, and the time for the com-
mencement of the work extended for two yeavs It unfortunately happened
that Mr. W, H. Scott, who had devoted the best years of his life to the
attempt to build this road, was stricken with paralysis, and being unable to
take any further acUve [>art in carrying through the scheme, reluctantly con-
cluded to endeavor to place it in hands that would carry out his plans.

HOW THE CHARTER WAS PURCHASED BY THE NEW COMPANY.

It having become known that the charter was for sale, negotiations were
opened between Mr. H. S. Howland, one of those interested in it, for the sale by
himself and his friends to W. Gooderham, Jun., representing large moneyed
interests in Ontario. These negotiations continued for some time, and after the
lapse of some months, were finally brought to a conclusion, through the inter-
vention of Mr. W. B. Hearth, a well-known gentleman in Toronto, and the sale
was concluded by the following instrument :

" MEMORANDUM OP AGREEMENT

** Made the ticeniy-Oiinl day of April, 1880.

" Between William Hepburn Scott, of Peterboro', Esquire, and David
William Dumble, of the same place, Esquire, and Alexander F. Scott, of
Brampton, Esquire, hereinafter called the Vendors, of thfr one part ; and
William Gooderham, the younger, of the City of Toronto, Esquire, hereinafter
called the Purchaser, of the other part.

"WITNESSETH that the vendors agree, for the consideration hereinafter men-
tioned, to assign and transfer, or cause to be assigned or transferred, to the pur-
chaser, by a good title, and in a clear and indisputable manner, and to the
satisfaction of the purchaser's solicitor, all the subsisting stock in the Toronto
and Ottawa Railway Company except ninety shares thereof ; and should any
objection be raised by them as to the transfer of said stock which vendors
cannot agree to, then the same shall be referred to the Honorable Matthew C.
Cameron, whose decision upon such point or objection shall be final between
the parties.

" That they will deliver, or cause to be delivered, ever to the purchaser the
stock book and all other books, and all papers and all property and assets of
every kind of the Company.

" That they will, before or at the time of payment of the consideration here-
inafter mentioned, pay, or cause to be paid and discharged, all debts, demands,
and liabilities of the Company due or accruing due, except any contracts or
engagements (if any) which may be bindirg on the Company under any
municipal by-laws.

" That they will procure to be assigned to the purchaser all and every claim
and interest which John Fowler has in oi against the Company, and his agree-
ment with the Company, or the said Scott and Dumble, or either of them.

" That they will assign and transfer to the purchaser all claim which they
or either of them have against che Company for promotion of the Company's
undertaking to this date.

" That an election of Directors shall take place at such date as the pur*
chaser shall fix, but not later than the first Tuesday in June next, and the

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I '* That no new stock shall be subscribed by them, or permitted, or allowed

by the present Board to be subscribed by others in the books of the said Com-
pany, without the consent of the purchaser.

*' The vendors covenant with the purchaser that the subsisting stock of the
Company consists of seven hundred and fifty shares and no more, and should it
prove otherwise, the vendors covenant to get in, and without further charge or
cost transfer, the extra stock, free of all liens ov claims as agreed, to the pur-
chaser.

"That they will use every exertion and use all means within their power to
procure to be withdrawn or defeated the Bill now before the Parliament of
Canada known as the * Quebec and Ontfirio Railway Bill:'

•' TuAT they will, at the expense of the purchaser and upon his request, give
all the assistance in their power towards obtaining from municipalities on the
line of Railway such bonuses as may be reasonably asked for in the interest of
the said Railway. .

" The purchaser agrees that on the ti-ansfer of stock, and on delivering over
the books, pajiers and property of the Company, and on satisfactory evidence
being furnished, that all debts and liabilities of the Company, except as above
mentioned, htive been discharged so that the Charter with all its rights and
privileges shall l>o intact and clear of encumbrance, and on the performance by
the vendors of their part of this agreement in all respects, to the satisfaction of
the purchaser's solicitor, or the Honorable M. C. Camenm, as above mentioned,
and immediately after the election of Board of Directors named by him, he will
pay to their attorney or assigns the sum of Thirty-three thousand five hundred
dollars.

"The pui-chaser agrees that if required by the vendors, on the transfer to
him of five hundred and sixty .shares of the said stock, and on delivery of the
Stock and Minute Book of tiie Company, he will pay over to them or their duly
appointed a,i:ent, for the purj)ose of enabling them to procure an assignment of
the Fowler claim and the di.scharge «»f the debts of the Company, the sum of
Six thousand dollars, and will pay the balance of the said purchase money on
the complete performance by them of their part of the agi'eement.

" in witness whereof the said parties have hereto set their hands and affixed
their seals the day and year first above written."

HOW THE CHARTER WAS PAID FOR.

Subsequent to this, Messrs. Scott and Durable gave to W. B. Scarth an
order on W. Gooderham, Jun., for $10,000 in payment of the interest of Messrs. ■

Hpwland, Aikins, and Smith, who held 200 shares of the stock. This order
was duly accepted and paid, as will be seen by the acknowledgment given
below :

William Gooderham, Jun.

Sir,— Please pay to W. B. Scarth, Esquire, Trustee for Hon. J. C. Aikins,
Henry S. Howland, and A. M. Smith ten thonsund dollars oiit of the last pay-
ment, payable to Scott & Dumble, under contract for sale of Toronto and Ottawa
Kailway Company's Stock, when they shall have assigned to you two hundred
Shares of the Toronto and Ottawa Railway Company's Stock.

(Signed), D. W. DUMBLE,

A. R SCOTT;
W. H. SCOTT,

Per A. F. SCOTT. -
April 23rd, 1880.

Accepted — payable under terms of agreement with A. F, Scott, W. H.
Scott, and W. D. Dumble.

(Signed), W. GOODERHAM, Jun.
Received on account, 15th June, 1880, the sum of Eight thousand dollars.

(Signed), W. B. SCARTH.

Received in full, 25th June, 1880, Two thousand dollars.

(Signed), W. B. SCARTH.

WHEN THE NEW COMPANY GOT PO -SESSION.

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It was then found that no legal chiinge could be made in the Director
until the Annual Meeting, nor could the present shareholders till then get con-
trol of the charter. The Annual ^Meeting A^as held and the necessary changes
made on the 8th day of June, 1 880, being the first Tuesday in Juno, as stated in
our agreement for the purchase of the charter.

WHAT THEY HAVE SINCE BKEN DOING.

Immediately after the Annual Meeting Mr. J. C. Bailey was appointed
Chief Engineer of the Road. Mr. Bailey was at that time engaged as Consulting
Engineer in an inspection of the proposed line of the Ontario and Pacific Junc-
tion Railway, and on his return started at once to commence work on the
Toronto and Ottawa Road. His first report is as follows :

Toronto, July 9th, 1880.

Dear Sir, — On the 22nd of last month I received instructions from you
to make a survey of the lino between Peterborough and Ottawa, over the pro-
posed route of the Toronto and Ottawa Railway.

I started for Peterborough the next day and began work at once, and now
lay before yon an estimate of the cost of both the northern and southern routes.
As you will observe by the accompanying memorandum the northern route is
three miles shorter than the southern, one being 155 miles andthe other 158 miles
in length; there is, however, little diflerenco in tho actual work of either line.

Should we yo by Perth, we cogjd not very well connect with the Canada
Central at Carleton Place, btit must build an independent line right through
to Ottawa ; H<{ai]i, if wo take the north line and join the Canada Central at
Carleton Place, it will bo nijcossary to well consider whether it is better to run
on and use their truck right through to Ottawa, or build an independent line
parallel with thoir present fence. It might pay to build an independent line, as
I notice a few of the grades on the Canada Central are sixty-five feet to the
mile; and if all these grades had to be made up by the other road, this, with the
annual rent or charges, might amount tip to more than the building of our own
independent track.

Perth is the only town of importance through which the line passes on the
scuth ; Lanark, on the north, is quite small, but has several mills and does a large
business. The principal trade, as far as local traffic i'j concerned on either lines,
will be that derived from mining operations. There are numerous mill sites
with first-class water power, and only now await the opening of some railway
through the country to bring the mills into full operation.

As far as the building of the road is concerned, it can be done for the
figures in my estimate, for although it is very rough, rocky and broken, yet by
careful location we can get a good alignment — no curve being sharper than
three degrees (1910'), and the maximum grade one in one hundred (53 per
mile). The only formidable stream is at Peterborough; thi; others are small, and
without exception all have good rock bottoms, so that there will be no trouble
with foundations.

Ties can be delivered on the track for 15 cents ; timber plentiful, and the
very best stone for culverts, bridge piers and abutments ; so that should the
Company build the road themselves, a great saving can be made with ties, tim-
ber, stone, and right of way, which cannot possibly come up to my figures in
the estimate.

As i said before, a great deal of time must necessarily be taken in locating
the line, as it will be no easy task to escape the mountains of rock unless more
than ordinai'y care is bestowed upon the work. One thing in favor of the
country is, thali,the valleys as a rule run parallel with the proposed track.

Yours truly,

(Signed),
John LbYkS, Esq.,

Solicitor, Toronto and Ottawa R. R.

J. C. BAILEY.

Mr. Bailey is onj^agod by the Company for three years, and has had a large
staff of men at work locating; tho linn, and has done so under instructions to spare
neither time nor money in finding the v«!ry best route from Toronto to Ottawa.
Ho is proceedinj; as rapidly as jiossihle, jjetting over the {ground as fast as is con-
sistent witli findiiij,' the hest line to he had hetweun the terminal points.

A very (ionnidifnihlf sum lias hccn spent in engineering,', and a tinancial
arrangement has hoon made to go on with the work as soon as the lino is located
through.

ANOTHKK CHAKTKH ASKKI) OVEK THE SAME LINE.

The present ownera of the charter having purchased it in g<iod faith, paid a
large sum for it, and jiaving gone on with all |»ossil)le despatch to build the
road, were 8urpri.sed to find that an apjtlication was being made to the Dominion
Parliament, ;ind also to the Legislature of Ontario, for another Act of Incorpo-
ration, auf' that at least one of the parties who had sold out the existing charter
to its present holders was engaged in endeavoring to get another one over the
same line of road.

Hereunder will be found the notices of application for the charter — the one
to the Dominion Parliament signed by Morrison, Wells &> Gordon, the other to
the Legislature of Ontario by Mr. H. W. fanu'son, a clerk in the law office of
that lirm.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT
an apih^oatiun will be made to the I'lirtiunicnt
of Canada, at its next Session, f»)r an Act to Incorpo-
rate

THE "ONTARIO AND QUEBEC RAILWAY
COMPANY OF CANADA."

to eunstruct and work u line of riillway running in a
north-easterly direction from tlie City of Toronto to
the Villa),'c of Carluton Place, in the County of Lan-
ark, with power to aniulifimiutc with any lines of
railway running westerly out of the City of Toronto,
or easterly out of the Village of C'arluton l»lnco, or itut
of the City of Ottawa, and to cross and make running;
arrangements with any lines of railway on the route
of the said railway, or toucliin;^ ut points connected
therewith, and to make arran;foinenti with any ninnl-
cipality through which the snid railway laoy pass,
and to authorize and empower any such niunioipulity
to transfer to the said Company any bemuses that
may have been ciinditionully awnrded to an; ither
Railway Company on conditions on which the said
bonus was awarded not being com|>liod with by such
Railway Conipany.

MORRISON, WELLS & GORDON,

Holicitort /nr Applicants.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT
an application will be made to the Parliament
of the Province of Ontario, nt its next session, for an
Act to Incorporate

THE "CANADA WEST RAILWAY COMPANY,"

to construct and work a line of railway running in a
north-easterly direction from the (Mty of Toronto to
the Villa<;c of Carlctoii Place, in the County of Lanark,
with power to umulj^amate with any lines running
westerly out of the City of Toronto or easterly out
of the Village of Carleton Place, or out of the City of
Ottawa, and to cross and make running arrangements
with any lines of railway on the route of the said
railway or touching at points connected therewith,
and to make arrangements with any municipality
through which the said railway may puss, and to
authorize and empower any such municipality to
transfer to the said company any bonuses that may
have been conditionally awarded to any other Railway
Company on the conditions on which the said bonus
was awarded not being complied with by such rail-
way company.

R. W. JAMESON.

Solicitor for Applicants.

WHO WANTS THE NEW CHAETER.
Mr. W. H. Lockhart Gordon, of the firm of Morrison, Wells & Gordon, and
Mr. Chaffee, a gentleman from Vermont, now residing in M ontreal, and inter-

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ested in an Amprican Railway, will be fo'nd to bo parties to the petitions pre-
sented both at Ottawa and Toronto

The following is a «opy of the petition in both canea : —

To the Honorable the Legislature of the
Province of Ontario, in Parliament aa-
aembled :

The Petition of Itirhunl Wcllit Jameson, the
Honorable Ku pert Mtarae Wells, Edmund
B, Osier, A. H. (Via fee, and William
Ilenry Lockhart (lordon,

Humbly Sheweth:

That Whereas, the uonstruction of a
railway from the City of Toronto to Carleton
Place in the County of Lanark and Province
of Ontario, and from thence to the City of
Ottawa, would be of great public advantage
i by affording facilities for tlie settlement of
' the back country, and for bringing to the
market the produce thereof.

rf And Whereas, tlie persons before men-
tioned arc desirous with others of being in-
corporated as a Company, to construct and
work a line of Railway running from tlie
jsaid City of Toronto iu a north-easterly
direction tlirougii the said district to Carle-
ton Place aforesaid, with pow er to amalga-
mate with any lines of Uailway running
■ westerly out of the City oi Toronto and
easterly out of the N'illage of (!"arleton Place
■tor out of the City of Ottawa, an»l to cross
•nd to make running arrangements with
other lines of Railways on the route of the
inid Railway, and touching at points con-
ifected therewith.

Your petitionei's therefore pray : That
it will please your Honorable House
to allow a Bill to be introduced (and
passed) incorporating your petitioners

tfor the purpose of building and work-
ing the said Railway under the name
of the Canada West Railway Com-
pany.

And your petitioners will ever pray,&o.

To the Honorable the House of Commons of
the Dominion of Canada, in Parliament
assembled:

The Petition of h. S. Hotoland, Duncan Mc-
Intyre, A^^haffee^ L. Rufjgles Church,
G. J. Campbell, and W. H. Lockhart
Oordon,

Humbly Slievfelh :

That Whereas, the construction of a
Railway from the City of Toronto, through
the Counties of Ontario, Durham, Victona,
Peterborougli, Hastings, Wellington, Fron-
tenac, Lanark, and to Carleton Place in the
County of Lanark and Province of Ontario,
and from thence through the County of Car-
leton to the City of Ottawa, would be of
(Treat public advantage by affording facilities
for the settlement of the back country and
for bringing to tlie market the productions
thereof, and forming through the centre of
the Province of Ontario a most valuable line
of communication for national defence.

Ani> Whereas, tiie persons before men-
tioned are desirous with others of being in-
corporated as a Company to construct and
operate a line of Railway from the said City
of Toronto through the said district to Car-
leton Place aforesaid, and from thence to
work and operate a Railway to the City of
Ottawa, with power to cross the Ottifiwa
River at or near the City of Ottawa, and to
unite, amalgamate and make running ar-
rangements with other lines of Railway in
the Provinces of Ontario and Quebec, and to
lease or purchase the same.

Your petitioners therefore pray: That
it will please your Honorable House
to allow a Bill to be introduced (and
passed) incorporating your petitioners
for the purpose of building, construct-
ing and operating the said Railway
under the name of the Ontario and
Quebec Railway Company.

And your petitioners will over prayt-fto.

It will be seen from the Act that the Legialature of Ontario at its last
leasion extended the time for the commencement of work on the Toronto and
Ottawa Railway to two years ; that owing to Mr. Scott's unfortunate illness and
the inability of his associates to prosecute the work, the churtcr became b} pur-
chase the property of its present holders ; that in good fuith they paid $33,500
for it, of which sum Mr. H. S. Howland and his particular aHsooiutes got $10,000
less than eight months ago; that the sellers to uh ai'veed to cuuho to bo with-
drawn or defeated the Bill known as the Quebec nud Ontario Bill then before
the Parliament of Canada ; and that they agreed to aid us in every way in
their power in getting municipal aid.

As a matter of fact, we have been met with opposition at every point.
Mr. Lockhart Gordon, one of the solicitors above mentioned, appeared in Ottawa
when we were endeavoring to get a by-law passed there, and told the people
that they were foolish to grant us aid, as his friends would go on und build the
road as soon as they got a new charter, without municipal aid.

They did succeed, by what means we do not know, in getting the Quebec
and Ontario Bill withdrawn at the last session of Parliament, but after wo had
paid our money and gone on with the work, we find the same bill agnin intro-
duced this session in the Dominion Parliament, and by the same parties in
disguise, to the Ontario Legislature.

The present owners of the charter respectfully submit that, until they
have had a reasonable time within which to satisfy the public of their honest
intention to build the road immediately, no charter should be granted over the
same territory to another Company, and that most certainly no new charter
should be granted to parties some of whom received within ei^ht months u
large sum of money for an interest in the existing charter.

DOES THE GRAND TRUNK CONTROL THE TORONTO aND

OTTAWA CO.?

Since the above was written, it having been stated in the Railway Com
mittee at Toronto that there was an impression existing that the Grand Trunk
Railway Company controlled the present charter, and that no denial of this had
ever been made, it is considered advisable to reproduce certain articles from the
Globe, with certain letters written at the time, showing that as soon as the charge
was made it was emphatically denied.

The Toronto Daily Globe of the 29th November, 1880, contained the fol
lowing editorial :

TORONTO AND OTTAWA RAILWAY.

" The present proprietors of the Toronto and Ottawa Railway charter seem
conscious that there is a public prejudice against Mr. Gooderham's management
which may defeat the proposed grant of municipal subsidies to the scheme.

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■ of the (iiiunl Trunk. His course iiiiiy have been a peifnclly independent oiif ;
: if KO, it is lo be ni^ietted that numy pttople HJuuiId entert.iiii doubts concernini^
■' it. Mr. I.ev« stati's thiit the decision whether the railway shall be built rests

entirely with the cities of Toronto and Ottawa. It would be a great pity if

they should lefnse to ussist the scheme just as the company seems ready to '^d

on with it. To remove the tiuspicions of the public would not be a hopeless

task if Mr. (Joodeiham woidd frankly answer one rpjestion ; Did he receive

",^'Mi,(HH) from the (!ninil Trunk with which to buy the Toronto and Ottawa

4 charter frotn the Scott combination ? It is said that Mr. Hickson's Compuny

.ifurnislH'd the money, and Mr. (ioodeilmm cannot deny the assortion — in jtlnin

I terms, the inference must bo that t; o Grand Trunk has a Hen on him. It is

■ also alleged that Mr. (xooderham is the only mendxjr (>f his wealthy connection
I who lias an interest in the projected roa I, neither }tlv. Worts nor any other
1 Clooderham being concerned.

1 "We wish so much to see the Toronto and Ottawa Railway built that wo

I would willingly assist the holders of the charter if satistiod of their indepenil-
j^ence of Grand Trunk influence. Ibit it is not possible to meet and dispose nf
Mthe damaging statements which are continually cropping up, except by refer-
ence to a clear statement of his position and int^iitions, wliich Mr. Ooolerham
refuses to give. Should ho continue the policy of reticence, tlio subsidy ;iski!il
of Toronto is not likely to be granted."

Tho above appeared op Monday, and in the Olobe of sVedn.tflay, Decem-
ber Ist, it was answered as follows :

( To the Editor of ty Ghhe.)

"Sir, — In your editorial referring to the To. onto nnd Ottawa Railvv;r,, in
to-day's issue of the Globe, you say :— ^

"Tliere is no doubt a strong suspicion tliat Mr. Gooderham's interest's are those of
the Grand Trunk." "To remove the suspicion of the public wouUl not be a hopeless task
if Mr. (ronderham would frankly answer one question : Did he receive §30,000 from the
Grand Trunk with which to buy the Toronto and Ottawa charter from the Scott comhina-
• 'tion? It is said that Mr. Hickson's Company furnished the money, and Mr. Gooderham
cannot deny the assertion. "

" My iuiswor to this is that I did not receive $30,000 or any other sum from
"the Grand i runk, nor did Mr. Hick son nor Mr. Hickson's Company furnish me
with any money for any ich purpo*^. You further say : — * It is also alleged
that Mr. Goode .am is tl, only ra«m "r of his wealthy connection who has an
interest in the projected ro.i ' neither Mr, Worts nor any other Gooderham being
concerned,' This allegation, like the other, is unti-ue, as both Mr. Worts and
, Mr. George Gooderham have ai equal intt est with myself in the undertaking.

" I have reason to believe that this statement has been set afloat by parties
connocteil with a short road inn.nng from a small town a few miles east of tliis,
the owner? of whicli have been making great exertions to divert trade v.hich now
liiids its way to Toronto to another point. I may take this opportunity of con-
tiiniing what was stated by Mr. Leys, Solicitor for the Company, at Ottawa last
week — that on Toronto granting a bonus of $300,000, and some of the other
municipalities who have already voted over .|80O,000 modifying some of the
conditions contained in their by laws, we will be prepared to go on at once t{>
build the road, to finijih it with all speed, and run it as un independent line free
from the control of any other Company. I am, &c.,

" W. GOODERHAM, Jun.

"November 30, 1880."

Upon which the Globe made the following editorial remarks :

MR. OOODEBHAM 8 DENIAL.

" We publish to day a letter from Mr. froouerham which should set at rest
the rumor that he purchased tlie charter of the Toronto and Ottawa Railway
with Grand Trunk money and on Grand Trunk account. As he appeals to be
acting on behalf of an independent company, including important members of
his wealthy family connection, there is no reason to su[)pose that his piomise to
keep the line indepen<lent is not made in good faith. The citizens of Toronto,
who will be asked to aid the enterprise, have now as good a guarantee as can
be given that the road will not pass under Grand Tiunk control. The proprie-
tors of the charter intend to keep the line independent, and it appears to us
that to do so will be to consult their own interest. Toronto will gain a com-
peting line to the east by subsidizing Mr. Gooderham's Company, and there aie
many reasons why the necessary money should be voted by the people."

In the Ottawa correspondence of the Daily Glohi of December 29th last
appeared the following, which speaks for itself :

" The voting on the Toi*onto and Ottawa Railway bonus takes place here en
Thursday. The agitation in favor of the by-law appears to have been charac-
terized by hard work and close personal canvass rather than by public meetings
and loud talk. So as to meet the cry that the Grand Trunk Railway Company
are secretly backing the Toronto and Ottawa Railway Company, Mr. Good6r-
ham, Jun., has written a letter to Mr. John Leys, in which he denies that he is
interested in any way in the Grand Trunk, or that the Grand Trunk has any
interest in the Toronto and Ottawa Railway Company. The letter is to-day
published for the first time, and will be found interesting to Toroutonians as
well as Ottawaites. It reads as follows : "

" ToKONiv), December 23, ISbO.
" John Leys, Es(). :

" Deal Sir, — In answer to youra iuforiniiig me that it has been reported in Ottawa that
1 am a director and a large shareliohler in the Grand Trunk Railway Company, I have to say
once for all that I am in no way interested in the Gi'and Trunk, and I am not either a
shareholder or a director in it, and what is of far more importance to the people of Ottawa,
the Grand Trunk Company has no share or interest directly or indirectly in any way what-
ever in the Toionto and Ottawa Railw.ay Company. Since we obtained control of the
charter on first June last — a little over six months — we have expended a large sum of
money in making surveys, and our engineers are now definitely locating the line east and
west from Peterboro\ Any one ac(]uainted with railway construction knows the import-
ance or plenty of time being taken to find the very best line, a matter which is of very
great importance in our ease, l)ecause we shall have to compete with an old established line.
1 desire now to say tliat on the completion of the location of the line — which is being
pushed rapidly forward— and on the nninicipalities granting the aid asked for, we will go
on at once with tlie construction of tlie road, and will run it as an independent line. "

"I hope the people of Ottawa will not allow themselves to lie deceived by stories set
afloat by rival railway companies interested in blocking our road ; and regretting very much
tliat illness alone prevented me from being with you,

" I am sincerely, yours,

"\V. GOOOKRHAM, Jun.,
" President Toronto and Ottawa Railway."