Railway development.

Projected lines, surveys, construction, betterments, etc.

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Lindsay, Bobcaygeon and Pontypool Ry.—H. W. D. Armstrong has been appointed Chief Engineer, and has opened an office at Lindsay, Ont. A survey party is in the field locating the line from Burketon, 46 miles from Toronto on the C.P.R. Montréal-Toronto line, to Lindsay, and another party is engaged locating the line from Lindsay to Bobcaygeon. The total length of the line is about 41 miles, of which 25 miles lies between Lindsay and Burketon. Among the engineers engaged on the surveys are A. N. Bruce, H. W. Gzowski, W. H. Brunel, and F. Lambert.

The L., B. and P. Ry. Co. was incorporated under a Dominion Act in 1890 10 construct a railway from Burketon or Pontypool on the C.P.R. line to Lindsay, and thence to Bobcaygeon. In 1899 the Dominion Parliament voted a subsidy of $3,200 a mile for 40 miles, and in 1902 the Ontario Legislature granted a subsidy of $3,000 a mile for 19 miles between Lindsay and Bobcaygeon. In 1900 local municipalities voted the following subsidies: Harvey township, $3.000; Bobcaygeon, $11,000; Verulam township, $14,000; Ops township, $ 1,000; Lindsay, $25,000; Manvers township, $5,000; total $73,000. W. T. Boyd, of Bobcaygeon, is President of the company, and T. A. Stewart, of Lindsay, is Secretary. The other directors are also local men. There is little doubt that fresh blood bas recently been infused mbt the company, but no information as to who is providing the c money is available. The line when built will be operated by the C.P.R., and it is probable that that company, or people closely allied with it, are behind the present movement. Clarke, Bowes & Swabey, solicitors, Toronto, are acting for the persons interested, and have made the arrangements for the surveys, etc. (April, pg. 119.)

Railways: C.P.Ry., L.B. & P.Ry.

Stations: Bobcaygeon (CPR), Lindsay (CPR)

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