Show A GIGANTIC KAILWAY SCHEME I From Quebec to the Labrador Coast Thence I to Milford Haven Ijy Boat Special to TIE HERALD Examiner Dlspatch1 NEW YORK Aug 2121 Quebec Lays L-ays the most pigantlc rallwtfy scheme ever proposed in Canada outside of the Canadian Pacific railway is now about engaging a very large share of public attention at-tention The promoters are chelly French and English capitalists though Sir Hector Langevin minister of public works of Canada and Sir Chares Tupper high commissioner for Canada England are largely interested Tho schQmQ is to build a railroad eastward from Quebec some 850 t miles to St Charles bay on the Labrador coast from which point large steamships are expected to make voyages to Mlllord Haven in Wales in three and a half days hal By this route it is said passengers and perishable freight can be carrie from Cnicago to London within seven days It is propose by the company which calls itself the North Canadian Atlantic Railroad Steamshij company to construct a new railway mom Milford to London The capital is S OUOOUO but it is also author ized to bond th roai and issue debentures for the purchas ol steamships I The head office of the company is in England L En-gland and the English directors have sen tout t-out Mr Balch to make preliminary arrangements rangements while Mr Alfred Palmer an engineer has been sent to superintend tho necessary surveys accompanied by M Duval an engineersent out by the French shareholders Mr Palmer left Saturday for > Tadonssac at moulhjof the Sagunay river whence he will commence immediately I ately a long exploratory journey along the coat to Labrador aided e a large staff of assistant engineers andattendants It is said the difficulties in fchls way of the execution cution of the all scheme w be easily surmounted sur-mounted Premier Mercier approves of ho scheme < |