New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-02
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Canadian Pacific Railway C0nplly.
ny SPECIAL CHARTER FROM THE
DOMINION OF CANADA

y-,,tep ,ropos, viii received by The undersigned
the On and 7,h days February 1ss3 10 the hour Of
r. m for the purchase Of any part OF 'APl
TAI STOCK Of tho CANADlAN PACIFIC RAILWAY
COMPANY corporation created In 1881 by letters patent
under the great the Dominion OF Canada uude au
boty Of an act Of Dominion Parliament assed February
H. 1851.
TIE CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY
runs continuously through Canadian territory from tho city
Of Montreal Canada to Port Moody IN British Coum
no ope of the ii nest harbors tho PacIdc Ocean.
Tho main line 2.0Oi miles on' and with branches
n, An, mile. now under construction th' total mileage will be
2 sos mi g. either already butt or now building.
The optre line will be laid with steel rails Weighing 80
opd Der yard and upward will be first class In every
respect
1870 MILES HAVE BEEN ALREADY built AND
EQUIPPED
1578 miles are in process OF construction
In August 1898 will be through communication from
Montreal to winnipeg the oompanys railway except
for the length Of Lake superior over which the company Will
operate lIs own line Of steamboats,.
The entire limo west winnipeg be completed In 1885
at which will be through communication from tho
city OF he Pacific Ocean over the Canadian
Pacific Railway via Chicago st. Paul and Winnipeg and
from Montreal 70 Pacific Ocean, by the Companys
RAILWAY with its connecting line OF steamboats, on Lake
superior.
The emit o railway IL to finished In 1886. to make
COMPLETE THROUGH RAIL CONNECTION from Mon
treal TO Pacific within Canadian territory
ADVANTAGES OF THIS LINE.
The Main line OF tho Canadian Pacific Railway from Mon
treal 10 the Pacific Ocean will 29Dl miles In length being
427 miles shorter than the line from NewYork TO
san Francisco by It's Brockylle Branch has
direct rail- connections NewYork city and the distance
from New York TO tho Pacific Ocean by the Canadian Pacific
Railway will be 1877 miles shorter than from New YORK TO
san Francisco by the shortest existing line.
The grades OF the will generally be extremely moderate
II ia believed that with exception OF about 100 miles in
the Mountains AIDES viii rarely exceed forty feet
TO the mile ard that maximum grades eastward from
feet TO the mile while the grades OF the mountain region
tai lines.
The Eastern OF the Railway runs mainly through
settled and popuous country and also through valuable tim
Der lands In which
AN IMMENSE LUMBER BUSINESS
now done The Superior Section runs through lands
containing vast amounts valuable timber iron and copper
For 800 miles Winnipeg and 10 the loot of
the Rocky Mountains. the lse runs through
THE FINEST WHEAT REGION IN THE WORLD,
capao producing crops the best wheat
cats. and barley.
The mean temperature Of Winnipeg approxmates closely to
that of Montreal and ST. Paul Westward the climate mode
rates steadily TO the base of the Rocky Mountains
where cattle unshotered throughout tho winter
Tho climate again moderate m further the western
base of the mountains Pacific part
Of this territory desirable redesce and for
cultivation.
PRIVILEGES.
The charter Of Canadian Pacific Railway Company con-