Canadian grocer July-December 1903 . a would be approached bj Quebec members and delegates wanting aterminal port there, and any Governmentwould hesitate before offending such powerful friends. If we advocate merely afast Atlantic service, naming no port, then the Government will feel backed upby the Maritime Board of Trade. Thematter can safely be left to the contract-ors, who are sure to pick the most suit-able port. The President : If this board were toexpress the opinion that a terminal portshould be sought for in the MaritimeProvinces rather than up the St. Law-rence, it would materially
Canadian grocer July-December 1903 . a would be approached bj Quebec members and delegates wanting aterminal port there, and any Governmentwould hesitate before offending such powerful friends. If we advocate merely afast Atlantic service, naming no port, then the Government will feel backed upby the Maritime Board of Trade. Thematter can safely be left to the contract-ors, who are sure to pick the most suit-able port. The President : If this board were toexpress the opinion that a terminal portshould be sought for in the MaritimeProvinces rather than up the St. Law-rence, it would materially lessen thedifficulty. Mr. Geo. Watt, Chatham : I have aresolution prepared, in order to bringsomething definite before the board upon. There is no question thatwe need a fast Atlantic service. As iustanced by Capt. Read, some of the dele-gates to the convention at Montreal cameby the New York route. Even our ownCabinet Ministers travel that way sometimes. The subject of marine insuranceis also worthy of attention. If Halifax. M. G. DeWclfeAn ex President of the Board. is the splendid port some speakers heresaid, then there can be no two views onthe subject at all. 1 can easily under-stand why the Cabinet do not come to aconclusion as to a port. It was for thesame reason that they made Moncton theterminal of the proposed Grand TrunkPacific Railway, fear of offending eitherone or the other opposing parties in Where we have opinions Ibelieve we should state them, but as aboard I do not think it would be advis-able to bind ourselves to any particularport. Mr. Watt then read a resolutioncalling for an immediate fast line to port. Mr. M. (i. DeWolfe read from I lie Can-adian Grocer the resolution adopted bythe Maritime Board of Trade on thissubject last year at Sydney, and addedthat Mr. Watts resolution was not strongenough. Tt looked like a new move on 24 the part of the Maritime Board of Trade,and he thought something should beadded to show th
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