ROADS AND RAILWAYS. 69' 



When so miicli lias been accomplished in sucli a hrief period in 

 road-making, it may lie safely ]iredicte(l that hundreds of miles 

 additional ^vi]l soon he iuiind necessary as feeders to the I'ailway. 



MAIT.S IJY RAILWAY. 



The railway now carries nearly all the nnrthern mails, whicli 

 in winter nsed to be con\'eyed by couriers on foot or with the 

 aid of dogs over the surface of the snow. Small steameis ])ly 

 from Shoal Harbour, Exploits an<l ('lode Sound, arouml the ^m\s 

 conveying mails and passengers to and from the various settle- 

 ments. A wonderful impetus has thus been given to civilizing 

 influences in these districts, and Ixith social and material progress 

 lias been initiated by the railway and its satellites the roads. 



H'3IBKIJIXO INDliSTKY. 



The most marked feature, however, in the cliange already 

 effected is the surprising development of Inmlieriug industry 

 v'liich has followed i'ailway extension. This far exceeds the 

 most sanguine expectations and amidy sustains the statements of 

 those Avho have been proclaiuiing, too often in deaf ears, the 

 value of the forest Avealth of the island. Fi\e large and well- 

 equij)ped lumbering establishments ha\i' sprung up along the 

 line of railway and are luniiug out large quantities of excellent 

 lumber, mainly pine and spruce. These are — the (.'ami)bell Lum- 

 bering Co., on the Terra Nova River ; Murphy's Mill, at Gambo ; 

 Benton Mill, operated by Mr. 11. H. Reid on Souli's Brook ; Ster- 

 ritt's Glenwood Lumber Co., Glenwood, on Gander Rivei', and 

 the Exploits' Wood Co., at Botwoodville, on Peter"s Arm of Ex- 

 ploits Bay, and Phillijjs' tine Mill on Gander Arm. A large 

 amount of capital is invested in these establishments, and hun- 

 dreds of men are emphncil at good wages. 



QUAXTITIKS ANU Ql'ALITY OF Ll^IBEE. 



Li the winter of 1893-94 it is calculated that tliese ^•arious 

 lumber mills will turn out neaily twenty million feet of lumber, 

 most of ■which would have i-emaiiied in its primeval condition but 

 for the facilities aflbrded ))v the railwav for conductiuu tliis new 



