The Portland daily press., 1883-10-22
RAILWAY NOTES.
The Canadian Pacific.

Saturdays Journal says: cat the end of
this year the Canadian Pacific will have been
completed from Montreal westward 40 miles;
from Winnepeg eastward $50 miles; from
Winnepeg westward to the summit of the
Rocky Mountains 963 miles, and from Victoria,
British Columbia, eastward, 40 miles, making
a total of 2,103 miles. The distance from
Montreal to Victoria is 2,870 miles, and 1t is
expected that the entire line will be completed
and opened to traffic within two years. A
branch line from point on the main line Of
the Eastern division to the Northern extremity
of Lake Huron is expected to be completed
and ready for business by the time lake navi-
CATION opens next spring. so that the Canadian
Pacific Company, by means of steamers plying
between the branch terminus on Lake Huron
and Port Arthur, near the head of Lake Su-
perior, will have the advantage of through
rail and water route from Montreal to the
Rocky Mountains. Upon the division from
Port Arthur. North of Lake Superior, there is
force of 5000 men at work, and, as an attempt
will be made to push construction all through
the coming Winter, an opportunity will be
offered to test the question of whether a line
can be operated in that region through the
cold terms. Portland at present aspires to thS
honor of being made the Winter port of the
Canadian Pacific upon the Atlantic. We are
confident in the belief, however, that Boston
will participate, in some degree at least, in
future developments of Canada's great Pacific
railway"
The South Eastern.
About 80 of the unsecured creditors OF the
South Eastern railway held a meeting in
Farnham Town Hall, P. O., Thursday, repre-
senting claims of more than 100000. Mr..
Willett of Chambly, President of the Mon
treal, Portland & Boston railway, occupied tho
chair. There was good deal of discussion,
and some dissatisfaction was expressed at the
appointment of trustees by the parties control
ing the road. In order to prevent the interests
of the unsecured creditors being injured there
by, the following committee was appointed:
Messrs Willett of Chambly, Donahue, Mayor
OF West Farnham, A. s. Walbridge of Sher-
brooke, F. Fairman and NJ Babcock of Mon
treal, with Mr.. J. c. Hatton, @. c., of Mon
treal, and Mr.. Baker, @. O., M. p, Of
Cowansyille as legal advisers. This committee
will consider what steps can be taken in the
interests of those whom they represent.
Franklin & Somerset Railroad.
The Railroad Commissioners of Maine gave
hearing at Pennington Friday night to per-
sons interested in the building of the Franklin
& Somerset railroad. A number OF prominent
persons were present, including friends of the
franklin, Megantic & Somerset railroad, own
ers of timber lands and business men. The
papers, organization, payment of stock, etc,
were examined, and the parties in favor and
opposed were heard. A certificate of approval
was granted. The survey will probably be
made this fall.
The Grand Trunk Lease.
The Boston Globe says; "The statements in
city papers, according to the Advertiser, that
the directors Of the Boston & Lowell are to
act next week on proposition to lease their
for the excellent reason that no such PROPOSE
tion has yet been made"