Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-09-15
DISALLoWASCe Of BOUNDARY
RAILWAYS.
Victoria Colonist. I

At its late session the local legislature
passed private bills authorizing the con
strGc.lon OF the lines sf RAILWAYS from
points on Fraser river TO The boundary
line. While the bills we're before the
House II Vas shown that under the 9th
section OF the British North America
Act the i7gls allure had not the power
- en- .rter lines OF railways and steam
e-s having connection with foreipn
lines. Ii Is true tina. the bills did not
STATE IN express terms the intention of
tAe promoters to form a connection
With the Northern Pa ific or anv other
foreign line o. railway: that intention.
although not stated, was implied; be-
cause. with ut SONS such connection
tie lines would be of 10 practical value.
ana would be built at dead loss to the
prom oters. The bills went TO Ottawa
IN cue course. and when Sir Alexander
Campbell visited tbs Royal CITY he was
interviewed by the members OF the
board OF trade. In course Of his re-
marks Sir Alexander referred to these
railway bills. He said that the lines il
Quilt would have the effec: of throwing
the trade of the Province into the hands
OF a foreign corporation, and that the
Canadian Pacific syndicate having ex-
pended many millions of dollars for the
benefit OF Canada, the prospect of hav-
ing their trade tapped by means of
boundary line railways could not be
tolerated. This announcement was &C.
oepted by those who heard It as evil
dence OF the intention of the federal
government to disallow the bills. The
Columbian of Saturday last contained
an article which strongly combatted the
views Of the Canadian govern
ment as heretofore expressed by Sir
Alexander. The position taken BY our
contemporary is that the Dominion Gov
eminent regard it as of more import
ance to protect the interests of the C.
r. Z. Il. Co. than those Of the provinces.
Now, the interests of the country are 90
bound up with those of the G. p. Rail-
way that the two would seem to be m
separable. The prosperity of the rail
way means the prosperity Of the prov.
ince; and it II the duty Of every British
Columbian to lend his support 70 q poll
cy which fosters that railway aeeiust
the entertainments Of q foreign oorpo-
ration. II 10 absurd for cur ooutempo-
rary to cite the Island Railway as q pre-
cedent for the allowance Of the boun-
dairy railways The Island Railway is
essential to the prosperity of the G. p.
Railway. II runs entirely through
British soil, has no connection with any
foreign line, and places within easy
reach az terminus one of the finest
haxbors in the world. Besides, the
building OF the Island Railway is NOT
due TO the grace or magnanimity of the
main land at all. Il was the offspring
Of . solemn treaty with the Imperial
Government, confirmed and ratified BY
three successive legislatures almost
unanimously. The Canadian Pacific
syndicate a. we'll a. the Federal Govern
ment are e. thoroughly alive to the i'm
portance of the Island Railway a. they
are to the necessity of preventing the
trafic OF the line throuRh British ter
ritory falling to the share Of . foreign
company. Nov, what has made
lines of railway 10 tho boundary line de-
erable! The construction of the Cana
dian Pacific line along the valley of the
Fraser. Were It not for that line these
boundary lines would not bo dreamed
Of. Such being the fact, the Dominiou
Government are acting in good faith
towards the Canadian Pacific syudioata
and really protecting this province
(Which has besn largely bsnefttsd by
The eyndicate) from the inroads Of for
e19neEB. In refusing 10 sanction enter-
pgiseo which, under the thin Ruiss OF To-
cal railways, are really intended 10 d.
0eroy the oomunroo Of Burfafd InIek
and Victoria, vhilo they aim = mur(3er-
Gus blow ct the Canadian Pacific rnil-
way. The Colsmbian asku In what vay
The boundary hneo would damage the
pEoyinooY I'VE anDWer, IN diveetinO it,