CORRESPONDENCE.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XXII, Issue 132, 7 June 1888, Page 2

CORRESPONDENCE.

To THE E»ITOB OY THB ' EVENING MAIL "

Sir — Will you again nllow me space in your widely circulated puper lo call the, attention of yoor readers and the publio to come of the advantages and profits {to be gained by taking tho Midland railway by tbe Tadmcr, Mo'.ueka. rivr, and mudflUt route. I have before pointed out some of the advantngea to be gained on f.hia route by tho good grades and curves and the low* nets of tbe Tadmor Saddle and shortneFß of the route, together with the large quantities o£ timberß and barks row growing. I pee a correspondent) in tbe Mail of April 13 b and 19th fOwr the Rangrs) baa more than borne me out us to the resources of a part of the route. Ido net know who he is, btr> think tho b he has got a good knowledge of the conn try in buoß a ahott time, and speaks out manfully without fenr or favor. I hope thttt ha nnd more like him will look as the remainder of tbe roule. H.» ttiinks tbe Company will tunnel through Spooner'a Range, as the Government will do-, nllow any land for the Mntueka roue, bat I cannot ccc tb* justice of th«t, as the people on this route have to pay on much for public works in the colony. I will point ont thut tbe money it will tike to tunnel through the Range would take tbe line a long way iowaris Motueko, *nd «void the grades to and from the tunnel and J nkina' Hill if the line is taken by tbe mud flu rout", and surely the Government or anyone el?e would not be actuated by tbe dog iv tho manger polioy of not reoleiming suoh an eye Bore, stinking nuisance, and heelth destroyer as those abominable mudflats, bat would be actuated by a more noble desire of making the ooun^ try inord beauliful, healthy, and profitable by giving the land to tbe Railway Company to reolaim, find t iko tho railway by the moat level and best route. Of ciuree the Government would make proper rea'rves for roads across and around the flats and extensive res^rvrs on the Ribbit Island for pleasure ground*, which combined with the fine sea boaoh could be mado into a fins pleasure and bathing place, and then Nelson might reap some advantage from her fine climate and bsautiful ooenery, and thelt&ilway Company gnn greatly by an enlarged passenger traffic. Then ob the lin* goes up the M©tueka river the railway will out aorosa all the valleyß from the Moutoro Hills and Spooler's Range on one side, and the villoya from the Mount Arthur ranges on the other Bide, by tbe beat route to Up all fcbe mineral resources of this part of t>>6 ouuo ry, I might say the only routo for such a purjos*, making it impossible for any other line of railway as a trunk line to get behind it. There iB known to be in the Mount Arthur ranges lime stone, marble of tho best quality, gold, good indications of iron, coppor, silver, and co forth, and coal at, ths Baton, which can only be got by tbis routo, as it will not pay to cart coil over two or threo r;>ngr ß to get i* to market. There sre also known to be other seams of coal on this route. As tho saying is, the mineral resources of this district hay» ouly been tickled by a atiaw at present. Then wben the Bailee coals are on the Tadmor Saddle it will bo a down or level grade to Nelson. The rivors and sea will bear (his assertion out. Mr Editor, if you (.Continued on third Page.)

inanitions of coal, iron, barks 1 OZB Of gold,, silver, and *' Ido hob tniiik all those things will for the next thousand yearfj \%s. , r V f 'pt ihore»,or until We have sohoolmasters aud *. in our schools who oan give on the blackboard about geology, ;?*^* Jb&mtlogy, botany, and suoh like things 'vj our. boys and girls to under - %f$ x 'rama^ancl'deVelop them. And the country '^t'fi'' yvptia tracks, roads, and railways, and V'^vinillioDß of capital with tens of thousands ,1 , * of good strong 1 intelligent men to develope , ' > _ ,it properly. We must not let the bad times --'', f depVeßa our brains too much, but remember •• that there is to be a seed time^ and a harvest -> . time, 4£ long as the world endureth, and all ; *hpse richer stores in our hills are to be „< b\it by ub or those that; come after us. Jfpwasitiß well known that the Company " ' '^^ ite 116618 ore nofc satisfied with the {rTophouse 4fQ»te, and are all in favor of the , , Motneka route, we ought to point out all true facts in its favor (as, we will hope all ± Mes will be of no avail anywhere) to use foots and truths only as our best weapons and not try to gull a large Company and the , Governm nt with a heap of rubbish and , untruths, but state suoh things as anyone j, v ' can go and see for themselves if they like to ■"^^'^tttke the trouble to look at them, and if we .succeed in developing the resources of the , ,;^, country, as succeed we must" in time, there ' ': Vwill be no need for parents to call out, What ''^u'fto be done with our boys and girls? if. - 1 th^Kwill bring them up not to be above t honest work and teach them how' to do it J "^properly and with economy -and intelligence so as to be" able to compete with the. rest of th^ world' on fair terms like, so many true K> ,7*9Btijtaiiß, so that ■< our mother country will . Ji^er be ashamed of us or our ohildren, but be w * ll * n £' *° take us as 0 ltf £ great and mighty Empire that 'IrPiOl'^■s ntl^ °^ prosperity and contents •>|«g^^?«^r^ohamber]iftj[n said to the ip be the home of intelligent iSwif«wihgiiiiett who are the only men that , oan hold- together a great and strong Empire^wlQi true liberty.— Yours &c., > '