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,» . One Mr. George’Laidlaw, a forwarder at Toronto, has managed to create a sensation, of late, by publishing his peculiar views, upon the subject of “ cheap 1 Railways,’? in the form of a pamphlet,' which he has addressed r to the Ward-“cos of Bruce and Grey, the Mayor of“ ,Owen Sound, and the Farmers on the( !:*'* Route of the proposed Central Rail* lt way we have read it, and gleaned considerable information from it in regard to the construction of Railways in Australia, India, Norway and Sweden, and have no doubt that the farmers of Bruce and Grey will conclude that- it looks very well—on paper.Since reading Mr Laidlaw’s pamphlet, wc have been favoured with the views of Mr F. W. Cumberland, also published in pamphlet form ; after a careful perusal of the latter, wc confess that we aro convinced of the soundness of Mr. Cum* berland’s arguments*, he shows-clearly that Mr. Laidlaw’s “ cheap Railway*’ i is not suited to the wants of the people of Bruce and Grey; that it would not be capable of doing the work which would I* required of itand points out a way by which the produce of those counties can find the deaired market, at a much smaller outlay of capital than Mr. Laidlaw proposes ; it is that a line of Railway be laid between Durham and Angus connecting with the Northern Railway, a distance of 47 miles, which would at 01.ce enable the farmers of that section of country to reacj^the best Upper Canada market with equal, if uot more rapid, speed than any other route that may be adopted ; this new line can be laid for $940,000, whereas Mr. Laidlaw’s “cheap narrow gauge” scheme would require an outlay of* $1,245,000 to build a line from Toronto to Durham, j Mr. Cumberland is the well knownmanaging director of the Northern Railway, who has had much experience inRailway matters; he has, by his good management and skill, proved himself to be the mosfc-'efficient officer the'company has ever had, and is excellent authority upon any subject connected with Canadian Railways. It is to be sincerely hoped that the people of Bruce and Grey
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Richmond Hill York Herald
Richmond Hill, Ontario, CA
Fri, Jun 14, 1867
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