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CAPITAL STOCK $3,000,000. tUMIDT OBAKTED BY THE PROVINCE OF QUIBIC 8%\PEE AmfUM ON $5000 PER MILE FOB 20 TBABB. yv -7" 'a. >^ i /i c/c c y^ QUEBEC "LE CANADIEN" PRINTING OPFICI S, Buad* Str««t. 1878. HE i«J>-. . « f » j». 1^5 J •^U^Muir: 4:':;w- ■■,1-4 .^l^li*' ■ ■ ' V» i / ;jO0,OM,€l SdOf 8 "JEAIHI!) 7 ^ r s£5 ■ ;;iia:4U5> ^.v^ a(^KJ/«'-H^i "si-It TtH iiaTt'.AJjO YoiMy-^; """^ix. 'SW.v.^.j n JO/ r ■4 i 7» p OFFICERS : PRESIDENT Hon. J. G. BLANCHET, M. D. (Speaker LegislAtive AMembly) VICE-PRESIDENT HON. THOS. McGREETT. DIRECTORS : HON. A. R. G. DELERY; P. GARNEATJ, ESQ., (Mayor op Quebec) ; J. B. RENAUD, ESQ. ; E. BEAUDET, ESQ., (of Chinic & Beaudet) ; J. JOBIN, ESQ., (Mayor op Levis) ; L. P. DEMERS, ESQ, (op Demers & Dion) ; F. X. LEMIEUX, ESQ. " V * T PBXX9 XNOINBEft, J. J. RICKON, ESQ. SECT. TREAS., E. DEMERS, esq; BANKERS : . J^ BANQUE NATIONAL!. ■■"■■'-">■! • f,-:'- ,;-v', ^-.^■ . , » . ^ ; SOLICITOR: , ; ^ JOS. G. BOSSft. ESQ. NOTARY : «. LEMIEUX, ESQ. ' OFFICE : t ; ! i ! 'II I ori*J'^J^\^ij f<-. ill rr^UfitV .1 MU r «,uH;*t/?i»%a.''in|!:;> .V'>i3 ,.yihr:flii X .% * .p-TTrcaccc ,a:a".i^.:&3: rraiuai^e:..^ :t»^ PROSPECTUS or THK LEVIS AND KENNEBEC .RAILWAY COMPANY Pkovincb of Quebsc, Dominion of Canada. ORGANIZATION. ^Ivft*' ■■^_. The Levis and Kennebec Railway Company was incor- porated by a special Act of the Legislature of the Province of Quebec in 1869, and has for its object the construction of a line of Railway from the Town of Levis, opposite the City of Quebec, on the south shore of the river Saint Lawrence, to the United States boundary line, and bordering the stat« of Maine. It is the intention of the Company to construct an American gauge (4 ft.8^ in track), so as to form a through gauge route to all parts of the United States. ^i,im^* PRESENT POSITION. io '■■■ r. j^j. The Company commenced operations in June 1871, and at the present time have about twenty-seven (27) miles of th« line graded and ready to receive the rails ; they have also pre- pared during the past winter, and delivered on the line, the full complement of ties for laying the rails, and the timber fpr the construction of the Bridge, trestle work, and culverts, for the first section, viz : thirty miles. — The line from Levig to the United States boundary has a total length of about ninety (90) njiles. The company have been obliged to suspend operations for the present, but they are confident the suspension is but a temporary one ; for a line of railway — 6 — pofsessing such facilities for a remunerative traffic, cannot long remain dormant ! — Owing to the want of capital in Canada, for the construction of Railways, and considering it advisable as a preliminary measure, or as a forerunner to an iron track, the Company proposed constructing a wooden Railway and were incorporated with a capital consistent therewith, but, after due consideration, the idea of a wooden Railway on so important a line was abandoned, and it was decided to increase the capital to a sufficient amount to construct an iron road. In* December 1872, art amendment to the Act (herewith appended) was granted, by which the capital was increased to $3,000,000, with the privilege of issuing debentures to that extent. — With these privileges, the Government subsidy, and the largo traffic which may be readily anticipated from the magnificent country through which the line passes, together with the important connections, to be made with the american lines of Railway in the state of Maine, the Company nov, anticipate no difficulty in raising the necessary capital to complete thjir road within two or three years from the present time. , THE COUNTRY THROUGH WHICH THE LINE PASSES. The flourishing town of Levis, (which has voted $50,000^ towards the construction of this Railway,) has a population of 13,021 inhabitants and is situated on the south side of the river Saint Lawrence, immediately opposite the City of Quebec, and is a terminus for the Grand Trunk Railway,and will also be a terminus for the Intercolonial Railway now approaching completion.—The Levis and Kennebec Railway will start from this town, running through the counties of Levis, Dorchester and Beauce in a southerly direction ^ along the whole line of Railway for fully seventy (7§) miles, the country is thickly settled with a good class of farmers, and it is from this district that the Levis and Quebec mar- kets are furnished with a large proportion of their produce, and live stock. — After leaving Levis the line intersects th* parishes of Saint Henri, distant ten (10) miles (crossing the Riviere du Loup section of the Grand Trunlc Railway,) Saint Anselme seventeen (17) miles, Sainte Henedine twenty-three (23) miles, Sainte Marie thirty-two (32) miles, Saint Joseph forty two (i2) miles, St. Francis, fifty two (52) miles, and Saint George sixty two (62) miles. After leaving the last named place, the line will pass through a magnificent lum- bering region, where lumbering is now being carried on by Canadian Capitalists, and'lhe lumber, in the shape of logs, is being driven down the Chaudiere river to or near Quebec, there to be sawn, and exported, principally to the United States. — The line of Railway from Levis crosses the Etchnniiu River at Saint Anselme, and down this river yearly are dri- ven upwards of one hundred and fifty thousand (150,000) pine, and spruce logs, to the mills near Quebec. — When this' Railway is in operation, an enormous quantity of lumbercan be shipped from Saint Anselme to the United States by saw- ing the logs at that point, where there are magnificent water powers near the Railway Bridge, and where already several manufactories of different kinds are in operation. — The line after leaving Saint Anselme intersects the Chau- diere river about three and a half miles (3J) below Sainte Marie, and upon this river a large quantity of lumber may be made and exported. The lumber that may be destined for the United Stales markets cut in these districts, and sawn in Quebec, will, after the Railway is in operation through to Maine, be sawn on the spot, thus saving an immense distance in the transport. The general character of the line, throughout, is very level, following the beautiful valley of the Chaudiere river as far as Saint George a distance of thirty two (32) miles, and from thence along the River du Loup valley to the boundary line. — The *' Steepest" gradient on the section already graded is 1 in 60, only i of a mile in length, and the most abrupt curve is but 5o or a radius of 1 146 feet The line will be easily kept open in winter as there are no very heavy cuttings, and the snow does not dccumulate to nearly so great an extent as on the shores ui the St. Lawrence. NATURE OF THE SOIL AND PRODUCTS. The soil almost throughout the whole district through "which the line runs is exceedingly rich and fertile, is the finest part of the Province of Quebec, the oldest, and most thickly settled portion now without railway communication. The farmers grow wheat, oats, rye, barley, potatoes, &c., in abundance, with immense crops of hay. Owing to the large business now being carried on in the exportation of pressed hay to the United States market by rail, estimated at from 8,000 to 10,000 tons from the vicinity of Quebec aloie during the past year, a considerable traffic may be anticipa ted in this article. — It can be readily understood that when the Railway is in operation, a large increase in production may be looked forward to, as at present the only available markets are Levis and Quebec, and the condition of the roads, where there is so much traffic, is such, that the farmers do not make as much use of their facilities for growing produce as they would do, if they had a cheap means of transit to market — After intersecting the Chaudiere and du Loup valleys, consisting of extensive plateaus, the soil is much more productive and the line of Railway follows them for upwards of sixty (60) miles. -.«-'-»V'"- -^— - ■.: i WATER PRIVILEGES. ^ -xtw^i^H^ od The rivers and streams which are met with on the line of this railway offer advantages for mill sites unequalled in any part of the world ; among the number may be men- tioned the rivers Etchemin, Chaudiere, des Plantes, le Bras, Gilbert, Famine, Du Loup and many others, where mills of any description and of almost any capacity may be erected ! . ', , '/ „ a ^,j, . , i'^^mwoit :.M MINES. ' ' it Mi 1 1 At Saint Joseph and close to where the Railway will pass, large deposits of magnetic iron have been discovered but have, so far, not been worked, owing to the want of a means of transit to market A company is now being organized to work these deposits as soon as the Railway is in operation. Besides iron, gold and copper exist in important quantities, and extensive operations hayo been carried on ia working the alluvial gold deposits at or near the village of St Francois for several years past ; but although on the whole, (with a few exceptions) the miners have not been successful, yet a large quantity of the precious metal has been taken out, estimated at $1,000,000. Most of the claims have been abandoned owing to the difiicuUies that wef« encountered in the way of water, but an English company is now being organized to work the mines, and as il is intended to drain the diggings by means of an adit level to be driven a distance of three (3) miles, there is every prospect that this branch of industry will be brought to a successful issue. From this and like enterprise8,con8iilerable traffic may be expected for the Railway. INHABITANTS. ills Ibe t^- \ The Inhabitants in the districts through which the line of railway passes, are industrious, and as a rule, well to do, chiefly of french origin as far as Saint George, when they are intermixed with Irish, Scotch, English and American!. From Levis to Saint George, all are of the farming class and from that point to the Boundary line, besides farming, they make their livelihood by working in the lumbering shanties. rUI A/i""^ ' 'i; mm!v/ TIMBER. •,'':!iV,l f)U'U .T Between Levis and Saint George, no important amount of available Timber exists ; but beyond that point to the U.S. Boundary line, immense forests are to be found composed of Pine, Spruce, Hemlock, Tamarac, Cedar, Birch, and Maple, now comparatively untouched, owing to the want of an outlet to a market. Many companies now owning land grants through these districts, are only waiting for the cons- truction of the Railway, to commence operations in lum- bering I The Pine found on the Ghaudiere river is " a soft yel- low pine," and is said to be the finest in Canada, and the u--- ■;! ; 1 I i ! 1 I . ! ! — 10 — i lumber sawn from it is much esteemed in the United States market Tiie Timber lands' on this river, are of immense J Talue, and those in the immediate vicinity of the stream • yield about 100,000 logs annually for the Quebec market. lid' FIREWOOD. ..u 1<- In Quebec and Levis there is an annual consumption • of 120,000 cords of wood ; the price paid for hardwood is from $5 to $7, and for soft wood 13 to $5 per cord ; it can therefore • easily be seen that when wood can bo had almost for the ■ chopping, and when the freight will not exceed Sl^'^'^per cord, an important traffic may be expected in this material. At the present time Levis is almost altogether supplied with ' fuel from the districts through which the road runs, and the consumption in this Town alone will reach upwards of 30,000 cords. COLONIZATION. A company has been organized in England and France, to colonize with emigrants from Alsace and Lorraine the Townships of Metgermette, Liniere, Jersey and Marlow, and the governnj|ent has granted 300,000 acres of land for that purpose, and the first batch of emigrants numbering about 510 families are to arrive in May next, and at the present time 350 dwellings are under contract to be constructed for the accommodation of these families, when they arrive. It is the intention of this company to establish manufactories of , various descriptions in these new settlements. These grants of land, in Beauce, are situated on the Railway about 75 to 80 miles from Levis, and it can be readily seen, that this enterprise will afford no small item of traffic to the road ! CONNECTIONS WITH OTHER RAILWAYS. For its entire length, this railway will have no competing Une, and will form, in connection with the roads in the state of Maine, the shortest line between Quebec and Port- land, thus drawing the winter trade between Quebec and -11- ■urope, instead of by the Grand Trunk Railway as at present It will also be the shortest route from Quebec to the Maritime Provinces ; as also to Boston and New- York, yik the Sherbrooke, Eastern Townships and Kennebec Rail- way now in course of construction, to connect at Sherbrooke, with the Connecticut and Passumpsic Railway (see map and Table of distances !) AtSainle Marie or Saint George, the line will connect with the S. E. T. and K. R. for all points west ; at the United States boundary, it will connect with a line (40 miles of which will be in operation next fall) which is des- tined to connect with six lines of Railway, some now in oper- ation, and others under construction, all leading towards the Canadian Frontier. These lines of Railway are, the Portland and Oxford central ; the Leeds and Farmington, the Somer- set and Kennebec, the Dexter and Newport, (the three last are consolidated with the Maine Central railway) theSomer- let, and the Bangor and Piscatiquis Railways. GOVERNMENT SUBSIDY. The government of the Province of Quebec have granted to the company as will be seen by the act in the appendice a subsidy of 3 per cent per annum for 20 years on $5000 per mile, or a capitalized subsidy of about $1748 per mile payable in cash, on the completion of 25 miles of Road, and for every mile afterwards constructed. MAP AND TABLE OF DISTANCES. . ting the Borl- and Special attention is directed to the map showing the route of the L. K. R. R. together with a table showing the difference in distances as compared with other lines. ■I : ^ I- r APPENDICES. • t >: . In the appendices, important matter may be read with reference to what the outside world think of the Levis & Kennebec Railway as projected, and under construction, and •pecial attention is r uled to the article taken from the New m K i. — n — York Stockholder, as also to the Editorial taken from ikt Quebec Mercury. In addition, will be found the act incor- porating the company with the amendments thereto, also tk« act granting the subsidy, and other items of interest. DEBENTURES. , ^.'smI .!•; t't^-tU V '"'' The Company purpose issuing Debentures redeemable in 20 years and bearing an interest of 7 per cent, for tb« completing of their line of Railway, and as the Debenturet will be a first mortgage on the Road, they anticipate that tba security is such, that there will be no difficulty m nego. elating them at a reasonable figure. ■t'£- FUTURE BUSINESS OF THE ROAD. - ;!■ The all important question in the construction of a Rail, way, is to ascertain whether its working, will show a profitable result to those investing in its securities ! It is anticipated that no doubt can exist with regard to this Road. THE SOURCES OF TRAFFIC WHEN THE ROAD WILL BE COMPLBTIl. 1ft. It will be seen on reference to the table showing the returns of population, and the agricultural produclt of the countries through which the Road will run, that 211,501 tons of Cereals, Vegetables, flay, Butter, Maple Su- gar, &c., were the principal products for 1861, together witk 251,383 head of live stock. Since that time it can be safely increased 25 per cent. Quebec and Levis are the only mar- kets for these productions. 2nd. The square Timber and Lumber business, from tjiis district, can hardly be estimated, for owing to the want of a cheap means of transport but little is brought to market ; but when the Railway is in operation, the immense forests now almost untouched, will be worked to assist in giving that increase, which the Lumber market is yearly demanding. The annual produce of Lumber from Rivers on this line of Railway, is even now, about 40,000,000 feet, worth $400,000 to 1500,000. -- *om tk« ;t incor- aUo tkt .7 3emabl« for tbtt lenturei that the in nejro. faRaU- 'ofitable icipated PLBTB*. lowinj roductt , that pleSu- r witk safely y mar- froin 3 want arket ; forest* )g that Qding. ine of 0,000 — 13 — Srd. The annual supplies furnished the Lumbering shan- ties and the merchants through the country, now drawn by learns of horses for distances Varying from 20 to 90 miles and which would amount to upwards of 5C,000 tons in weight per annum will, of course, be conveyed by the Rail- way, when in operation. 4th. The Firewood (from this district) supplied to, and fonsumed by the Quebec and Levis population, and amount- ing to about 30,000 cords per annum, will be conveyed by the Railroad. ' - ' , ' 5th. The passenger Traffic may be calculated approxi- mately by the returns of the population of the counties through which the line passes, and proportioned by tht returns of the Toll Gate through which about 75 per cent are known to pass to market. The receipts from this (St. Henri) Toll Gate were $G,000 the past year, and each vehicle was taxed six cents (average), thus making a total of 50,000 vehiiN^- each way per annum. These passengers come from a di&iaiice of from 10 to 80 miles to market with produce, and return loaded. 6th. The mail subsidy will give about $100 per mile per aanum. 7th. As a natural result of a speedy means of com- munication being opened up, it may be readily expected that a large mcrease both in population and products may be yearly expected. 8th. It will be readily seen that no correct estimate can be formed of the traffic of the whole 90 miles of Road until such lime as the intended connections with the United- States and other lines are formed, but that the traffic will be a highly remunerative one, cannot be doubted, when it is considered that the Levis aad Kennebec Railway with its intended connections will be by far the shortest route from Quebec to the Atlantic Sea Board, to Portland, to the Ma- ritime Provinces, and to Boston and New- York, than by aay other line that is, or may be constructed^ laying aside I '.)] — 14 — altogether the immense Lumhering /business, ^at most assuredly will be carried on in the vicinity of the U. 8 boundary line, both in Canada, and in the United States. •'; , , 'til , ESTIMATED COST OF ROAD. In making an estimate of the cost and equipment of this Road, the Engineer has been very careful and concise so as not to undervalue the work ; al the same time it was not his intention to base a calculation upon the extravagant systems as adopted by some engineers in the (Construction of Rail- ways : what is wanted, is a good, safe and speedy means of transportation at a reasonable cost, such as is had on most of the american lines. ' The entire line of 90 miles Railway can be constructed and thoroughly equipped to meet the anticipated traffic, for $15,000 per mile which will include everything necessary for the proper maintenance of way station. Plouses, Tele- graph, etc. The government subsidy deducted fio.a this amount will show a net cost of $13,242 per mile. As the estimated traffic is based upon the working of 30 miles of the Road, viz : from Levis to Ste. Marie, the following figures will show the amount required to complete this first section : -^^^ SO miles at $15,000 per mile IM,000 Less: Amount of Government subsidy : 30 miles at $1748 $48,944 Extra Bridge subsidy 1,748 ' Amount expended thus far in grading 27 miles and in furnishing sleepers .... and trestle timber. 100,000 150,691 Balance required to complete the 1st ' ' section $299,308 In the above estimate ample provision has been made for everything necessary to thoroughly equip the Road to meet the trafBc as shewn in Estimate. — i5 — 9,308 *»i*iuK^» t>Vi ESTIMATE OF TRAFFIC. ' There being no reliable data upon which to base a correct Estimate of Traffic upon the whole length of the projected Levif, and Kennebec Rail Road, on account of the connections net being accuratly determined, »he Engl- y neer has thought it advisable to restrict himself to an estimate ;r on the first section of Road, 30 miles, and in making that :t Estimate he is confident that he has kept far within bounds ^ of a just calculation. Although a highly remuneratlTe ., result is shown, yet it must be considered that in the estimate no allowance is made for increase of traffic, taking '; into consideration the quick means of transit afforded, but xi that the traffic is based in a great measure upon the actual statistics as furnished by government of the products of the counties through which the line passes, and of the passenger traffic, upon the receipts of the tolls through which the farmers (from those districts) pass, and it must be remem- ^ bered that no estimate is made upon the increase in the "^ population by means of emigration, the tide of which has * already commenced to incline towards the rich settlements - through which the line is to run. Trafl&c on 30 miles of Railway rimniiig the year round, between Levis and St. Marie, La Beauce. Population of Counties through which the line will pass, and the proportion of the population which will qm /, the Railway as a means of transit : — 1871 Pop. Proportion Pass. Dorchester 16,779 all 16,779 Beauce 27,253 do 27,253 BeUechBsae ,- 17,637") ^..^.i Meffantic 18,879 f «.,^^ Lotbinifere 20.606 f ^^'"^ Levis 24,83lJ > t'i.<.^V$ . . . . . 125,986 ' -H 69,03J \i- 1 1 1 1 ' I .i 1 [J 1 ! -:,'il I :(( I 1 I 1 -^ Agricultural census for 1861 for the above counties, allowing approximate proportion of produce which will be •arried orer the line : — irt f.fl.ij/ Qrains Tegetables Hay Batter Beef&Pork(inbrl8.).. Maple Sugar.. Tons. 69,652 42,359 94,335 1,027 8,321 807 Prop. Freight 23,217 '' 14,119 ''1^' 31,445 .[, : 1>660 /:wMM 404 •^ n>'/,' 71,358 ':iAi:'[T 211.501 Freight down 71,358 tons, at 3 cts. p. mile p. ton. 864,222.20 49 up 12,500 tons at $1 per ton 12,500.00 |o up fromSt. Henri 12,500 at 90 cts. p. ton. 11,250.00 lo Firewood 30,000 cords at $1 per cord.. . . 30,000.00 Square Timber and Knees 500 cars at $9. p. car.. 4,500.00 Live Stock, 500 cars at $10 per car 5,000.00 ^ MaU subsidy 3,000:00 In Passenger Traffic, it is generally estimated i •. > that a population make a round trip once a i < li^^f/ou^i year : in this instance, however, it is seen advisable to keep within bounds, and the r? estimate is reduced one half; therefore, 69,- '■''■ ''"" 032 souls, travelling 30 miles, (instead of H:"kI 60) once a year at $1 each will give 69,032.00 Amount of estimated traffic. $199,504.20 Operating Expenses, which, at the highest figure fr :.i il may be estimated at sixty (60%) percentvm ;• H/^ui'-'' -' 9/ Traffic ,.,..... ..$119,702.52 ., I it\JO,\f^ • - • • BdUmce to meet interests on debentures, sinking ":**"*:' Amd a»d profits ,,..,.,.a. $79,801.68 ntiett, iUbo ght 217 119 445 513 660 404 if ■ > I 358 222.20 500.00 250.00 OOO.OO 500.00 000.00 OOOiOO wytih )32.00 )04.20 I 1 >' 00 — 17 — ^ I S ? 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S* • 8 ^ I 3 « to «•> Cn •^ Ct> <0 H- Popalation 1871 ts •^ S g en o -'I •-4 C)l .-J 09 -J Bushels Grains Is ^ (^ -I on en o» en e«9 CO H- S;s 00 I— «>» o -I 00 Bushels Vegetables en ii^ •^ 00 to — ►r r- 1 Oi Tons Hay g 09 OS o> h9 09 eo 09 >u — p o» 09 0* 00 o o 00 en «o lbs Butter 00 en 00 en en -I 00 4^ ^ 00 eo -4 lbs Cheese 09 09 to en en en en o c Oi en to —1 01 o CO 00 -' CO o 10 «- Barrels Beef and Fork en ts en "-J I o en o to -J to «o en o to e;t en 00 09 O 2 lbs Maple Sugar to 0* ti eo I— —1 to o en CD 09 09 to — o o> en —I 51 w 00 00 Oi to g Yards Cloth Flannel and Linen 00 00 to 09 00 00 to to CO ^ to en h- 1 CO -J -J en h- • O CO CO to CO 09 CO 00 lbs Flax and Hemp to en 09 to CO 09 -J 09 -4 09 09 en -J -I to O d> en 09 O Htad Liye Stock H QD (D H I to 5 09 00 en en CO en ■^ en •^ -J CO ^ CO en to CO Value Live Stock $ en 3 e i at 00 o> t— o 00 XO 0? 09 S en oS CO -4 09 O ^ 2 Acres cultivated Land (S to rs 10 s I-- -J •a o en to S Amount held in acres fU- !» ' . '. ' " l,".'V^ ' j) ! LgB ' . *'l! J ^ , I » ."" ■ ■J f J »■ » »» ■ » m 'I i ! ! -i i I 1 ; b! !. '!• ; I -J,, ' 'J ■ ; ' -I '". I ' '" ' ' .1,'.' '"■'..'■'- ."J"~II .JT'SJ.' J. ' ^ik*-^ ^ % ^ ^ *^ ' \ ' \ • I l» 5j T E A D E OP THE f. , A ST. LAWRENCE. ?* 5 (From the Neiv-York Stockholder, 1872.) i Just now about half of the grain sent by water from Chicago, Toledo and Milwaukie is going to St. Lawrence ports. The total shipment of grain by water from these ports for the week ending May 30lh was 1,797,961 bushels. Of this quantity 558,608 bushels were consigned to Buffalo, 558,608 bushels to Kingston and Montreal, and 194,219 bushels to Port Golborne. The aggregate shipments by lake to all the United States ports were 827,122 bushels of corn, against 809,119 bushels to all the Canadian ports. The consignments of corn to Canadian ports during the last week in May, the Buffalo Commercial states, were larger than ever before in the same length of time. There are now three lines of foreign steamers which sail from Montreal, and three ships sail each week. They have a capacity of about 180,000 bushels of grain. The grain trade of Canada increases very rapidly. Quebec is the great seaport of the Canadian region. A few days ago it was noticed that no less than fifty vessels were receiving lumber in Quebec for the South American and other markets. In this connection one of our morning jour- nals, the Bulletin^ remarks that formerly all this trade be- longed to New York, but, while Quebec is crowde(f, there are scarcely half a dozen vessels receiving lumber in this port for foreign destination. For a long period of years to come Quebec will be the chief port on this continent for the export of lumber. Its facilities for this trade are great, and are such as more than over-balance the difficulties and dangers in the winter months of the navigation of the lower St. Lawrence. The cargoes of lumber are got off before October and the vessels engaged in the trade find other employment in the winter months. IE. 72.) aler from ^awrence lese ports lis. Of this 0, 558,608 bushels to i to all the -n, against signments . May, the L- before in which sail hey have a ;rain trade ion. A few Bssels were erican and ing 30?^- 3 trade be- dedP, there ber in this I will be the mber. Its more than the winter ence. The the vessels the winter -19- •^ If the navigation of the St. Lawrence were supplemented, with a view to commerce in the winter, by a short and cheap communication from Quebec to a good Atlantic port, not only would the lumber trade receive large benefit, but it is likely that Quebec would become a large market for grain and other exportable products of the West. When these pro- ducts are once upon the wafer, whether shipped at Duluth, Milwaukee, Chicago, Toledo or other point, it is of obvious advantage to carry them by the samo freightage as far as possible towards their market. Quebec is 150 miles nearer the market than Montreal — nearer the market which is to become more and more important with respect to our wheat and meat products. We refer to the market for B^uropean consumption. As respects wheat, the producers of the Mississippi valley might control that market, provided they knew how to suppress the extortions of Vanderbilt rates of transportation and avoid at the same time the extortions and disturbances created by Chicago speculators, BulFalo forwarders and the vario-us "tribes of middlemen who now waylay the grain and provision traffic. That is to say, if the gram business, from the lime the cereals leave the farmer's fields till the time the product reaches the point of con- sumption, or of export, were conducted as squarely, for instance, as is the lumber trade and the general commerce of Quebec, there is no reason why our grain should not be laid down in Liverpool cheaper than the wheat of southern Russia, notwithstanding the better facilities lately afforded for transportation from the interior to Black Sea ports. The most sanguine expectation of cheap'corn for Great Britain has never placed the expected supply of wheat delivered at Liverpool from the Black Sea at less than £2 per quarter, equivalent to Si. 23 per bushel, coin. Wheat can be raised at a profit in the Mississipi valley at 75 cents, currency, per bushel, at points where it can be delivered at lake ports at 5 cents per bushel ; from the farthest of these it can be delivered at Quebec at 20 cents per bushel. It can be freighted from Quebec to Liverpool for 15 cents per bushel, from May to September. Elevator char- ges, interest and insurance should not exceed 4 cents per bushel. The aggregate is 119 cents, currency, per bushel. This calculation implies no middlemen's or speculative profits, but it allows the farmer, the freighter, and the mer- chant actually furnishing capital or credit for the business, as much as realized in the present course of trade. It would be of infinite advantage to our country, and honest industry , would profit by the change, if the trade were conducted oa the basis hero denoted, since on the terms indicated our — 20 — 1 1.? i< Ijlllp II ! I I !i I!: I'll :!f r l(j ! ••country could absolutely supply the demand of all Western Europe — a demand sufilcient lo make the agriculture of the West a source of large and enduring wealth. What is needed, so far as Quebec is concerned, lo justify the undertaking of this trade, is cheap and direct •communication by rail with the Atlantic. That by the "Grand Trunk or the Intercolonial railway is loo indirect and costly. The plain line from Quebec to the Atlantic, indicated by the geography and topography of the country, is up the -valley of the Ghaudiere, which flows through a fairly fertile country, and thence by the route of what is known in Maine as the Canada road, in the valloy of the Upper Ken- nebec. Wiscassott, in Maine, one of the best harbors in the •world, is the port that would be the obvious terminus of ■this traffic. A railway from Wiscassott northward is already in progress, the company being composed of men of wealth in Wiscassett, of which Mr. Henry Iiigalls (president of the First National Bank at that place) is the president. Their road is to be constructed, we understand, on the 3 feet gauge. The distance between Quebec and Wiscassett is 240 miles. The road between the two cities, fully equipped, can be built the entire distance on that gauge inside of $5,000,000. Wheat could be carried by it from Quebec to Wiscassett profitably at 8 to 10 cents per bushel, while freights by sail from Wiscassett to Liverpool could be had at all seasons of the year at prices quite as low as those from Quebec, and probably somewhat lower, rates of insurance being taken into consideration. Delivered in Liverpool, as it then might be, at all seasons of the year, the traffic would allow a margin, on wheat raised in the Mississippi valley, of 14 cents, currency, per bushel, as compared with the lowest price at which wheat can be delivered in England from the Black Sea — 14 cents when sent via rail to Wiscassett, and from 22 to 24 cents when shipped direct from Quebec. •lui There are, moreover, undeniable facilities and advanta- ges, which, in reference to the difficulties of navigating the Lower St. Lawrence in the winter months, would be secured to the present commerce of Quebec through the construction of the proposed railway. What' must be steadily kept in view, however, is a cheap railway — cheaply constructed and cheaply worked. Such a railway could profitably carry lumber from Quebec to Wiscassett, to be shipped thence in winter to European, West Indian and South American ports, and likewise carry cheaply the merchandise for Que- Dec account arriving by vessels from England and elsewhere, ft would not be strange if a railway on this route should -21 — stern if the # • • id, to Urect f the It and icated ip Ihe fertile ,va in r Ken- in the nus of h-eady ^vealth of the Their gauge. is 240 uipped, Iside of ^bec to while be had e from urancc I, as it would |lley, of lowest |om the tt, and Ivanta- ling the )ecured (ruction Lept in itructed carry lence in lerican lor Que- Where. should make Quebec one of the most considerable commercial port^ on this continent. U* >■*■ I 't . I Ml' I. l'\ 'lln ' i(i i f 11 |. ' I I :: I M I — 22 — very large proportion of that lying in the immediate vicinity of the proposed railway is mineral land, and likelv to ho devoted to mining purposes. At the American end of the line steady settlements have always been going on. Maine is deeply engaged in the sawn lumber business, and very anxious to increase her supply of saw-logs, for which she is partly dependent now upon New Brunswick. From the terminus on our frontier to Moose Head Lake, in Maine, there is, a distance of but thirty miles. Moose Head Lake is connected by railway with the whole of the United States ; therefore, it will be seen that the construction of the Levi railway to the frontier, and of the thirty miles to the lakf^, would place Quebec in direct communication with Portland and Boston, by a line at least eighty miles shorter than that via Richmond. The present railway distance to Portland from Quebec is 320 milles ; by the new route it will not exceed 240. Moreover, the distance from Moose Head Lake to Woodstock, in New Brunswick, is only thirty miles more ; and there is railway communication from WoodslO(;k to St. Andrews, a seaport at the entrance to the Bay of Fundy, which is open during the W'hole twelve months of the year. Taking all these facts into consideration, the Levis railway project inspires confidence, not alone as a work of great importance to the District of Quebec but as one which interests the whole province. The extent of agricultural wealth and the richness of the mineral ressources it is des- tined to dcvelope, the prospect it affords of opening up a Erofitable traffic w-ith Maine and the frontier settlements, esides the value of extending and opening ulw markets for the timber resources of the North Shore, all conspire to stamp this project as one conspicuous for practical utility and certain of accomplishment. > ) '( lijN An Act to incorporate the Levis and Kennebec Railway Company. : , , . ■»)i. [Assented to 5th April, 1869.] Whereas the Honorable Hector Louis Langevin, G. B., the Honorable Alexandre Chaussegros de L6ry, the Hono- rable Thomas McGreevy, the Honorable Joseph Goderic Blanchet, Christian Henry Pozer, George Honore Simard, Louis Carrier, George Couture, Frangols-Xavier Lemieux, Joseph Hopeley Simons, and Peter Arnold Shaw, Esquires, and others, hare petitioned the legislature for an act of cinily to bo jf the aine is [ very ;h she m Ihc Maine, Lake is Slates ; le Levi le lakf^, ortland lan that ortland w'\\\ not id Lake s more ; sto^k to ■ Fundy, he year. 1 railway of great which cultural is des- iip a ements, rketsfor I spire to I utility mebec 1869.] ^n, C B., le Hono- Goderic Simard, jeroieux, Ssquires, In act of nor — 28 — incorporation to construct a railroad from Iho town of Levis, at some place in Notre-Dame ward, in the said town of Levis, to or near the frontier of tho State of Maine, in the ' county of Beauce, passing through the counties of Levis^ Dorchester and Beauce, and whereas it is expedient to grant the prayer of the said petition ; Therefore, Her Maiosty, by and with the advice and consent of tho Legislature of Quebec, enacts as follows : i i- 1. The said Hector Louis Langevin, Alexandre Chausse- gros de L6ry, Thomas McGreovy, Joseph Goderic Blanchet, Christian Henry Pozer, George Ilonore Simard, Louis Gar- '' rier, George Couture, Franrois-Xavier Lemioux, Joseph ' Hopelev Simons and Peter Arnold Shaw, together with such other persons or corporation as shall become subscriberR and shareholders in tho company hereby incoiporated, shall be, and are hereby ordained, constituted and declared to bo a body corporate and politic, by and under tho name and style of the ((Levis and Kennebec railway company.!) 2. The said company and their servants shall have full power and authority to lay out, construct, make and finish a double or single wooden railway at their own cost and charges, of such width or gauge, and from such point in Notre-Dame ward, in the town of Levis, as the Directors of said company for the time being may think most advanta- geous, and as will ensure the best grades, to a point most con* venient on the frontier of the state of Maine in the county of Beauce ; with power hereafter to substitute iron rails for wooden, on any part of said road, at the discretion of the directors ; and further the said company shall have the power to construct the said wooden railway to the foot of the hill in the town of Levis, from Notre-Dame ward afore- said, to and into Lauzon ward in the said Town of Levis, should the directors deem it expedient so to do. 3. The capital stock of the said company shall notexceed in the whole, the sum of five hundred thousand dollars (with power to increase the same as provided by The Quebec Railway Act, 1869. passed during the present session,) to be divided into fifty thousand shares of ten dollars each, which amount shall be raised by the persons hereinbefore named^ and such other persons and corporations as may become shareholders in such stock, and the money so raised shall be applied in the first place, towards the payment of all fees, expenses and disbursements for procuring the passing of this act, and for making the surveys, plans and estimates connected with the railway, and all the rest and remainder of such money shall be applied towards the making, com- pleting and maintaining the said railway, and other purposes ^i ii' m^hU-i I Ill : i h ' ' ill ;: I ' 1 1- I, I": ' ( > I ii! Ml-i. i 1 '" I I 1 IM «, -., i —21 — of this act ; provided always, that until the said preliminary expenses shall be paid out of the capital stock, it shall be lawful for the municipality of any county, city, town or township interested in the railway, or otherwise, to pay out of the general funds of such municipality, such preliminary expenses, which sums shall be refunded to such municipality from the stock of the said company, or be allowed to ihem in payment of stock. 4. The said Hector Louis Langevin, Alexandre Ghausse- gros de L6ry, Thomas McGreevy, Joseph Goderic Blanchet, Christian Henry Pozer, George Honore Simard, Louis Car- rier, George Couture, FranQois-Xavier Lemieux, Joseph Hopeley Simons and Peter Arnold Shaw, shall be and are hereby constituted a board of directors of the said company, and shall hold ofUces as such until other directors shall be elected under the provisions of this act, by the shareholders, and shall have power and authority immediately after the passing of this act, to open stock-books and procure subs- criptions for the undertaking, to make calls upon the subs- cribers, to cause surveys and plans to be made and executed, and as hereinafter provided to call a general meeting of the shareholders for the election of directors. 5. The said directors are hereby empowered to take all necessary steps for opening the stock-books for the subs- criptions of parties desirous of becoming shareholders in the said company, and all persons subscribing to the capital stock of the said company shall be considered proprietors and partners in the same, but shall be liable only to the extent of their stock therein. 6. When and so soon as one-tenth part of said capital stock shall have been subscribed, as aforesaid, it shall and may be lawful for the said directors, or a majority of them, to call a meeting of the shareholders at such time and place as they may think proper, giving at least two weeks notice in one" newspaper published in the town of Levis, and in one newspaper published in the city of Quebec, at which general meeting, and at the annual general meetings in the following sections mentioned, the shareholders present, either in person or by proxy, shall elect nine directors, in the manner and qualified as hereinafter provided, which said nine directors shall constitute a board of directors, and shall hold office untill the first Monday in July, in the year following their election. 7 On the said first Monday of July, and on the first Monday of July in each year thereafter, there shall be holden' a general meeting of the shareholders of the said company at the principal office of said company at which ■^r^ ninary lall be iwn or )ay out minary :ipaUty them hausse- anchet, ais Gar- Joseph md are mi pan y, shall be holders, fler the re subs- ,he subs- xeculed, ig of the take all he snbs- rs in the capital oprietors to the capital hall and of them, ind place s notice and in which ^s in the- present, ctors, in. which tors, and the year the first shall be the said at which It meeting the shareholders shall elect nine directors for the then ensuing year in the manner and qualified as hereinaf- ter provided : and public notice of such annual general mee- ting and election shall be published one month before the day of election in one or more newspapers published in the towns of Quebec and Levis, and the election of directors shall be by ballot; and the persons so elected, together with the ex officio directors under the said Quebec Railway Act, 1869, shall form the board of directors. 8* Five directors shall form a quorum for the transac- tion of business, and the said board of directors may employ one or more of their number as paid director or directors ; provided, however, that no person shall be elected director unless he shall be the holder and owner of at least fifty shares of the stock of the said company, and shall have paid up all calls upon the said stock. 9* In the election of directors under this act, and in the transaction of all business at general shareholders' meetings, each shareholder shall be entitled to as many votes .as he holds shares upon which the calls have been paid up, and shall be entitled to vote either in person or by proxy. 10* The directors may, at any time, call upon the share- holders for such instalments upon each siiaro which they or any of them may hold in the capital stock of the said company, and in such proportion as they may see fit, except that no such instalment shall exceed ten per cent, on the suberibed capital, and that one month's notice of each call shall be given in such manner as the directors shall think fit. 11« The directors, or a majority of them, may supply the place or places of any of their number, from time to time, dying or declining to act as such directors, from among the several persons being subscribers for or owning and holding shares in the said company sufiicient to qualify him or them to act as directors as aforesaid. 12t All deeds and conveyances of lands of the said com- pany for the purposes of this act, in so far as circumstances will admit, may be in the form of the schedule A, to this act subjoined, or in any other form to the like effect; and for the purposes of due enreg'stration of the same, all regis- trars in their respective counties are required to register in their registry books such deeds and conveyances, upon the production and proof of the due execution -thereof, without any memorial, and shall minute the en registration or entry on such deed ; and tlie registrar shall receive from the said company, for all fees on every such enregis- tration, and for a certificate of the same, fifty cents and no i!i!. U 'i i i i-^^'' lii'i I li ill' . Ir t I ■ . — 2«-- more, and such enregistratian shall be deemed to be valid ' in law ; any statute or provision of law to the contrary not- withstanding. ' 13* The said company shall have power and authority to become parties to promissory notes and kills of exchange for sums not less than one hundred dollars ; and any such promissory note made or endorsed or any such bill of exchange drawn, accepted or endorsed by the president or vice president of the company, and countersigned by the secretary and treasurer of the said company, and under the authority of a quorum of the directors, shall be binding on the said company ; and every such promissory note or bill of exchange so made, shall be presumed to have been made with proper authority, until the contrary be shown, and in no case shall it be necessary to have the seal of the said company affixed to such promissory note or bill of exchange, nor shall the president or vice president or the secretary and treasurer, be individually responsible for the same, unless the said!promissory notes or bills of exchange have been issued without the sanction and authority of the board of directors, as herein provided and enacted. 14* The directors of the said company shall have the power, upon being duly authorized thereto by a vote of the majority of the shareholders in the said company pre- sent at any annual meeting in the month of July, for the purpose of electing directors, or at any general meeting of the said shareholders, whereof notice shall have been given in the manner hereinabove provided in the case of a general annual meeting and election, and in which notice shall be stated and published the object of such meeting, to issue their bonds made and signed by tli§ president or vice- president of the said company, and countersigned by the secretary and treasurer, and under the seal of the said com- pany, for the purpose of raising money for prosecuting the undertaking, and such bonds shall be and be considered to be privileged claims upon the property of the said company, and shall bear hypothec upon the said railway without regis- tration ; provided, however, that no such bonds bearing such hypothec shall be issued until after ten per cent of the whole capital stock of the said company, as provided by this act, shall have been expended in and upon the said railway ; and provided, also, that the whole amount raised by such bonds shall not exceed one half the capital stock of the company nor be in excess of the amount actually paid up on its shars capital at the time of the issue of suck bonds. 15* It shall be lawful for the said company to enter into ii I lil i1 be valid ] rary not- j uthority ' ixchange ' ny such ' I bill of ident or i by the nderthe binding ' note or ,ve been shown, .1 of the rbill of L or the e for the exchange ty of the lave the vote of iny pre- ' for the eting of n given general lall be to issue or vice- ' by the aid com- ting the dered to ornpany, )ut regis- bearing nt of the ^ided by the said t raised stock of lly paid of suck nter into — as- — 27- any agreement with any other railway company, in this province, for leasing the said railway or any part thereof or the use thereof, at any time or times, or for any period to such other company, or for leasing or hiring from such other company any railway or part thereof, or the usa thereof, or for the leasing or hiring any locomotives, tender* or moveable property, and generally to make any agreement or agreements with any such other company, touching the use by one or the other or by both companies of the railway or moveable property of either or both or any part thereof, or touching any service to be rendered by the one company to the other, and the compensation therefore ; and any such agreement shall be valid and binding, and shall be enforced by courts of law according to the terms and tenor thereof. 16« This act and all the provisions thereof shall become null and void unless the construction of the said railroad be commenced within four years and completed within eight years of the passing of the same. I7» This act shall be subject to the said Quebec railway act, 1869, except in so far as the special provisions of this act may be inconsistent therewith. SCHEDULE A. FORM OF DEED OF SALE. • Know all men by these presents, tliat I, A. B. of , do hereby in consideration of paid to me by the Levis and Kennebec Railway Company, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, grant, bargain, sell and convey unto the said Levis and Kennebec railway company, their successor:^ and assigns, all that tractor parcel of land, (describe the land,) the same having been selected and laid out by the said company for the purpose of their railway ; to have and to hold the said land and prcihises unto the said company, their successors and assigns forever. Witness my hand and seal this day of one thousand eight hundred and Signed, sealed and delivered in presence of A. B. (L. S.) An Act to amend the Act incorporating " The f; Levis and Kennebec Eailway Company." 'A:, a •» Whereas, the directors of the Levis and Kennebec Rail- way Company have, by petition, prayed that their act of \ i'll , I I I : i t III; ( I' , ' I I; ill. i i;'|l' . Mi', JMi;i, !!■ '1 11 ' , II rill 1 I V '.\ .1 I!. -28— incorporation be amended ; and whereas, it is expedient to grant the prayer of the said petition ; Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislature of Quebec, enacts as follows : j!: It The following words, in the second, third, fourth and fifth lines, in the third section of chapter fifty-four, of the thirty-second Victoria, to wit : « five hundred thousand dollars (with power to increase the same as provided by the Quebec Railway Act, 1869, passed during the present session), to be divided into fifty thousand,)* are struck out, and the following are substituted therefor : a three million dollars, and shall be divided into three hundred thousand.* 2i The seventh section of said act is hereby repealed, and the following substituted therefor : «7. The annual meeting of the shareholders of the said company shall be lield on the first Tuesday of February in each year, and the directors shall be elected thereat yearly. The first of such meetings, after the passing of this act, for the despatch of business and the election of directors, shall be held on the first Tuesday of February next, and the di- rectors shall be elected thereat, whether the stock autho- rized by this act were subscribed to, or not, in whole or in part.)) 3* The eighth section of said act is amended by striking out the word ((five » in the first line thereof, iind substituting therefor the word (( three » and by adding after the word • directors)) in the fourth line thereof, the following words : «and the board of directors may, by resolution, appoint the whole orany of their number to be an executive committee of the whole board, and may delegate to such committee all or any of the powers of said board, subject to such restrictions and in such manner as they shall think fit. The directors may also appoint one of their own number to be managing director, pay him, and delegate to him such of the powers of the board as they may think fit. n 4« The fourteenth section of said act is hereby repealed, and the following substituted therefor: « 14. The directors of the said company may, by a reso- lution to that efi'ect, issue their bonds or debentures for the purpose of raising money necessary for the undertaking. Such bonds must be signed by the president, countersigned by the secretary-treasurer, and the seal of the company must be afiixed thereto. They shall constitute a privileged claim on the moveable property of the said company, and shall bear hypothec, from the date of the resolution, authorizing the same, on the immoveable property belonging to said company, and this, without any enregistration. The said company [pedient to y, by and )f Quebec, fourth and ur, of the thousand led by the nt session), jt, and the on dollars, ■ repealed, of the said ebruary in eat yearly, lis act, for ;tors, shall and the di- ock aulho- ^hole or in by striking \i\ ■•• ■ the word ng words ppoint the ommittee imiltee all estrictions directors managing he powers '■ repealed, by a reso- res for the dertaking. iitersigned pany must ged claim shall bear arizing the company, company — 29 — shall have power to issue bonds to the amount of three millions dollars, the capital of the said company, and such bonds shall not be for less than Ave hundred dollars each. 5. The fifteenth section of said act is amended by adding after the word « therefore » in the thirteenth line thereof, the following words : « or to contract and agree with any rail- way company, or private parties, in this province or else- where, for the purchase, transfer, amalgamation, fusion or leasing of their line of railway or undertaking, with the appurtenances, and privileges thereto belonging, or in any manner appertaining thereto, upon such terms and con- ditions, and with restrictions as the company may deem expedient. »» 6. Inthe event of the amalgamation of the said railway companywith any other railway company, the name of the companyso amalgamated shall be approved of by the lieu- tenant-governor in council, and published in the Official Gazette^ and subscriptions for shares or other contributions shall be, for all purposes whatsoever, as valid as if the name of the railway had not been changed. 7. The following section is added after the last word of the fifteenth section : 16 «The said company may also acquire by mutual con- sent all the necessary lands to extract therefrom all the sand, gravel, stone or other necessary material, and the pro- visions of the said act, a& well as those of the railway general act, relating to the expropriation of and payment for lands, shall apply to all lands necessary for the extraction of such sand, gravel, stone, and other material." Extracts from an Act for the encouragement of certain Colonization Railways. [Assented to oth April 1869] Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislature of Quebec, enacts as follows : 1. Provincial aid, to the amount, in the manner, and subject to the conditions and limitations hereinafter set forth, is hereby assured to the construction in wood, main- tenance and working, of the following projected lines of colonization railway communication, namely : The Quebec and Gosford Railway, /V The Levis and Kennebec Railway, The Montreal Northern Colonization Railway, and ■•j4 'I! \ I Ill: i ! 'I*!! M^lll HI' < J! !' '" Illii'i iU liiii .; I ■ '! ' ' i li 1 '' ' ' lilili' ^ ' ! ' ll|ii|H t;:i|i ; ! I'li'i i I ':i:::!i!li , ; I I ' -30- The Richelieu, Drummond and Arthabaska Counties Railway. 2. For such continuous and unbroken length, not less than fifteen miles of each of the said railways, as shall have been constructed in wood, and be in bonii fide operation, to the satisfaction of the lieutenant-governor in council, on or before the first day of July eighteen hundred and seventy-two, there shall be paid from the consolidated revenue fund of the province, — by yearly payments to fall due on the first day of September in every one of the twenty years nextjjfollGwing the first of such payments, during which such lenf/th of railway shall he continuously maintained in such bond fide operation^ but not otherwise, nor for any longer term, — a subsidy at the rate of tliree per cent on the bond fide cost of the construction tliereof; such cost however (unless for exceptional bridges) not to exceed the average amount of five thousand dollars per mile. 3. In calculating such subsidy, any bridge over any river or stream exceeding fifty yards in breath at high water, the reasonable and actual cost of which, at such site and of such plan, materials and construction, as shall have been approved beforehand by the lieutenant-governor in council, shall bo shown to the satisfaction of the lieutenant- governor in council to exceed five thousand dollars, shall be deemed an exceptional bridge ; and shall be allowed for, not upon the length thereof, but at the exceptional rate of three per cent yearly on the established bond fide cost thereof, not exceeding however such total as in each case the lieutenant-governor in council shall expressly limit and allow as the reasonable and true value thereof for cal- culation of such subsidy. 4. The lieutenant-governor in council may from time to time provide as may be deemed expedient, for payment of any such subsidy, or of any part or amount thereof, to any parties claimant from the company primarily entitled thereto ; and for assuring such payment, may issue any descriptions of conditional debenture, scrip or certificate, with or without coupons attached, payable to order or to bearer, and otherwise in such form, for such amounts, and subject to all such provisions in respect thereof, as shall be deemed to be in the public interest. 5. Whenever one continuous half of any such railway or not less than twenty -five continuous miles of unbroken length thereof, shall be satisfactorily shown to have been completed and to be in bond fide operation, the lieutenant- governor in counril, on demand to that effect from the company, may declare the half of the subsidy thereof to a Counties ,h, not less 5 shall have e operation, in council, jndred and :onsoUdated lents to fall [ the twenty 3nts, during I maintained nor for any per cent on [; such cost ) exceed the le. ge over any alh at high , at such site as shall have -governor in le lieutenant- ioUars, shall I he allowed ^eptional rate }ond fide cost j in each case pressly limit ;reof for cal- ly from time for payment it thereof, to arily entitled ay issue any 31- certificate, ) order or to imounts, and reof, as shall such railway of unhroken to have heen le lieutenant- 3Ct from the iy thereof to — 31 — have become and to be thereafter converted into a subsidy payable, not on the condition above set forth of the con- tinuous maintenance of the railway in bond fide operation, but on the terms and subject to the conditions foll>.vin ; and whenever the whole or not less than fifty continuous miles of unbroken length thereof shall be satisfactorily shown to have been completed and to be in 6071a fide opera- tion, the lieutenant-governor in council, on like demand, may declare the whole of the subsidy thereof to have be- come and to be thereafter converted in the like manner ; An Act to amend the Act of this Province, thirty-second Victoria, chapter fifty- two, respecting aid to certain Colonization Railways. (Assented to 2Zrd December, 1871.) Her Majosty,by and with the advice and consent of the Legislature of Quebec, enacts as follows : 1. Notwilli nding anything to the contrary, contained in the act of thio province, thirty-second Victoria, chapter fifty-two, whenever one continuous half of any of the rail- vjrays named in the said act, or of the length of the St, Francis and Megantic International Railway, defined in section thirteen of the act of this Province, thirty-fourth Victoria, chapter twenty one, or any continuous portion of such railways, not less then twenty-five miles in length, shall be completed and in operation, the lieutenant-gover- nor in council may, on demand of the company, pay for such half, or for every such length of road, the full amount of the converted subsidy granted by the said act, in pro- portion to the number of miles so completed. 2 Such payment may be made either in money or by means of capitalized government debentures, and the pro- visions of sub-sections four, five, six, seven and eight, of section five of the said act, shall apply to the said deben- tures mentioned in the said sub-sections, and shall subject the company and the railway, and all the properties and appurtenances thereof to the same obligations, conditions and lien, as they would have been subject to in the case of the payment of the annual subsidy or of debentures having been issued in virtue of the said act. — 32 — ' il!: 71 !|.M| I t i ' \\\ Wri^^ i). \\ m^ % Extracts from amendment to Railway Act.^ -■..-- .- *■ >^^. [Assented to 2\th December \S10.] a 12. The delay mentioned in the second section of the colonization railway aid act of 1869, is hereby extended to the first day of July, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-five. u,\' - ;. ? 15. Iron rails may be laid instead of wooden rails on any of the railways mentioned in the said colonization railway aid act of 1869, without affecting the right of ob- taining the aid thereby assured for the construction of such railway. , . , , _ . , . m ■.^'., ■■ [ .V ; : » i i 'i fir''-'"-' ! i .- sfe.'' •-.til '? , - r' r ay Act. I T1870.1 J tioD of iho extended to undred and en rails on colonization right of ob- tioii of such " i. « I •> i 'M---^ ,:J^W'' ' . ■■ I . 'i! vj'r.,,' ' ■.til :^ 1 ''? *|-^. HP V- TA.BLE OP ii| I : ' 1 ;!■ in :: li' ■■^' i'i;:!!' M I . M 1 , COMPARATIVE DISTANCES. (8BE MAP.) FROM 1 To Queb«e. do do do do do Mechanics Falls. . Leeds West Waterville. . , KendaU's Mills... Newport Old Town. Bumham Portland St John N. B. (via M. C R. ) ....•< Halifax (via Anna- Bangor (via M. 0. R.) Belfast (via M. O. R) Solon. Canton Parmingttn Solon Skowhegan Dexter Dover ft Guilford.. Belfast. .a 27 37 40 16 14 49 34 a ? • a M. H Z, •r, ^6 M. 3l7i 256 605 446 795 399 392 636 246 233 140 I -3 6 z> M o btf *• as 12 M. 581 679 M. 61 159 159 159 159 J 2 « O 2 i« 8 Miles. 135 43 NoTR. — It will be aeen on referring to the map that in all probalility the Leeds and Faraiin|{ton, Mechanics Falls and Canton, as also the Bangor and Piscataquis Railways, will eventually connect with the extension of the Levis and Kennebec Railway, at Solon, or thereabout, thereby lessening the distance to Portland, and the Maritime Provinces to a greater extent than shewn by the above Table. 197 ; ;ES. J 6 o 5 M. 61 159 159 159 159 j2 •« 2' J o !* 3 M Miles 136 43 • • • • • probalility I also th« with tht ;hereabout, Proviaces WLJL ^ ^# I I L m :mr. VV^ J? -^ ^^"-N ' ^ c o u ff s £ a: — -^ ^w 'JL J> COflSTf?iJCm>N <:<3NM€CT^0N s 1 % V ^ ^^' 5 C4 Z-f MILES • l« I* JM */ rffl »0 COMfilLtO BY C.A.Scott. REFERENCE. ffAfLi^A YS IN OPEMT/O/^ O? . PPOffCTfO^ (//v/reo srATts B0OM?ARy \/>lCflM(3HD iSlAhgi LE600 * Cf STEAM LITH.