The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-08-01
RAILROAD NOTES.
a Prospective Railway Fight.

According to advices from Montreal the rail-
way war between the Grand Trunk and the
Canada Pacific companies is beginning TO
grow. The latter company has DOW PRACTICAL
ly secured control OF every line running east
ward from Montreal The new proprietors OF
the North Shore line between Montreal and
Quebec have taken sides with the Grand
Trunk, tho reasons given for this being that
the Canada Pacific has lately been discharging
large number of French Canadians A
branch railroad is being built around Mount
Royal which will connect the North Shore
and the Canada Atlantic, and thus they have
an independent line of railway through Ottawa
in spite of the Canadian Pacific line. by thls
Canada Atlantic leader to Ottawa the drana
Trunk will be able to run into the capital qulte
as quickly as the Canada Pacific, and even
quicker as there are no heavy grades to be en-
countered. But that is not all. The Canada
Pacific must get even with this deal, and hence
the negotiations said to be in progress for the
purchase of them of the Montreal and Sofel
railway. But the latter road is said to nave
become the property of Mr.. SENEGAL, the 1or-
mer President of the North Shore Railway
Co., who will complete it to Dundee. on the
boundary line, and there, making connection
with American roads, will soon establish a
through line from Montreal to Chicago, indie
pendent of either the Grand Trunk or the
Canada Pacific. Then again the Grand Trunk
bids fair to be sharp competitor OF the Cana
da Pacific toward the Northwest. Having OBJ
tanned control of the Midland system it is push
ing to obtain connection with the Sault ste.
Marie The managers intend opening IN
few days another portion OF their Georgian pay
and Lake Erie Division, from lara 10 War
ton, the section being on Colpoys bay, out OF
which line Of steamers will run TO the oauiG
and Lake Superior. 1t is said that the Grand
Trunk will ultimately connect with the North
ern Pacific at Duluth or Marquette.
The Grand Trunks New Acquisition.
A Milwaukee special says: Itseems to be
generally understood in railway circles, though
no formal announcement to that effect has yet
been made that the Grand Trunk Co. will take
possession of the Detroit, Grand Haven and
Milwaukee railway.on the 18th of August A d.
rect effect of this transfer of control and man
agement will be to afford an additional outlet
for the east bound freight traffic of Milwaukee
and the Northwest. Hitherto Grand Trunk
business has been outlawed by the Detroit and
Milwaukee control, and compelled to move
Eastward via Chicago or Ludington. When
the change takes place this discrimination will
be done away with. Another effect will be to
put the business of the two roads under one
management The Great Eastern and Com
mercial fast freight lines are to be operated, as
usual over the Flint and Pere Marquette road,
as that company is pecuniarily interested in
them. The two new propellers OF the Flint
and Pere Marquette railway, bearing the awk-
ward names of f. and P. M. No and r. and
P. M. No. 2, will begin running between Mil
waukee and Ludington about the 10Th OF Sep
TENDER and thereafter the fast freight lines
named be expected to enter once more into
active competition with similar lines for East
and West bound business.
Railroad Notes.
1t is reported that the Boston and Maine has
accepted the proposition of the Eastern direc-
tors looking to lease of the latter road. and
has returned the prospectus to the Eastern di-
rectors with some amendments, for their ratif-
cation. But how is the New Hampshire rail-
way law to be got over?
Four new and elegant passenger cars have
been added to the rolling stock of the Eastern
Railroad. They were built in Troy, n. Y, by
Gilbert, Bush & Co. They ara finished in
California redwood; the seats and cushions are
upholstered with scarlet plush and trimmed
with nickel and bronze.