1894  1 Dec  Yarmouth  

1494. Arthur McGray to N. W. White, in receipt of letter. Relative to the conservative platform in the forthcoming election and the standard versus narrow gauge railway. He points out the advisability of the candidate's taking a stand for the standard gauge. "If the General [Laurie] wants the Government to coax him I think one of the things that should be thoroughly understood between them and him is that he is to enunciate a good decent flatfooted platform of progress and that dont go hand in hand with N. G. {narrow gauge] I am perfectly satisfied that we will get good financial support from the South Shore Ry. Co. in the coming contest and any cold-bloodedness toward them on the part of our candidate would to say the least be a great surprise to them - and as the two roads will be the largest factor in the campaign it will have to be fought squarely." Futher consideration of same subject. Holograph.

White Family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 Vol. 956 No. 1494