Daily Colonist (1899-03-22) by Unknown

Author:Unknown
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: British Columbia; Newspapers
Published: 1899-03-25T16:00:00+00:00

lv/|GTC»liikiI)Al]Qy^^ 1899

HAVE YOU TRIED IT?

THE CORBIN SCHEME.

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bent that could be said Tor the Coii)in plan uppL'iUuil to be thiit it would eiiable Uasteru lueiuhiints to control the Kieater part Ol the trade of the Ltritisli Columbia mlmng sections. Ue ooiiUl uot see thai it was of adviiutuge to Victorians to (indorse this platform, and he accordingly offered the following iis au amendment: ' "Whereas iu the opinion of this board it is the true policy of Canada to turther such measures as will brin^' about the smelting aud reliniug of Canadian ores within the Dominion, then^by bniklin},' up Canadian towns, and lurnishinf; markets for Canadiuu aKrieuUaral products and merchandise as well as labor lui- our own people; and whereas tins Imanl lias already allirined this principb' m ("uiiec-tioii with the lea.l -laelliii^: induslry; and whereas the evident nb.ie.l ..I the .nroiMJsed Kettle Hiver railway is idenliral with that of the Ked Monntau. railway, namely tiie earryui:^- ol ores "Ul ul [lie country to be smelted lu the I ni.e. States; and whereas sueli exportation ot ores leads lo a eorrespoudiiiK inipoi-ta-li„n of merchandise, as is sh.iun by the trade returns of Kooteuay an.l whereas tlu' necessity for safetruanliii- ( aiiadi.m interests in resi.eel to smellniK is eniplia-sized l)V the reeeiit formatlou oC a smelter trust in the United States With a .••iniiiil of !i;(ir),()0(),t)UO; and whercds tlio Canadian r:uilic Railway company is now construct iiif; a line of railway iroin Robson to I'eulicton, touching all iiuuits propcjsed lo be reached by the proposed Kettle Kivcr railway, and whereas the Dominion government has renoryed the right to regulate and control freifiht rates and tolls on all Canadian ranlie lines leased, owned or controlled south ol lue main line in British Columbia, which power precludes all possibility of 8ive rates; therefore be il resolved that this board is of opinion lliat parliament should not sanction the eoustruetion ol any railway from the Xinileil Slates into the southern portion of British Columbia until our inlerior towns and smell iiifr and reBning centres have been lirinly established and brought uilo close relation with the Canadian agricultural and commercial centres."

MK. C. IT. TAIcniN. .Mr T.ngiin seconded the amendment oflerod by Jlr. Davie,,, and in doing so paid a graceful complimenl to Mr. Bod-well upon his admirable statement of the case for Mr. Corliin—a case which all would agree had been stated in the stiongeet possible manner. Indecfl, coming after Mr. Bodwell in this matter all otlicra would necessarily be at a considerable disadvantage, as he had, as he staled, had abundant opportunities tij prepare bis case, as Mr. Corbin's paid lopre.sentative which Others coulil not possibly enjoy.

iSlr. Bodwell had prefaced his remiirkR by seektaR to disassociate himself on the present occasion from Mr. Corbin—he had he said, come to this meeting as a citizen of Victoria having all his interests in this city and proviiici>. bcniml np with its progress and prosperity. This all would be (luite prepared to believe, but the

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