The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1884-02-09
THE EMlGRANT BUSINESS.
The Canada Pacific Officials Fixing Rate
for the Northwest.

The Canada Pacific Omcials Fixing Rates
for the Northwest.
CHICAGO, January 80. - Railroad
officials interested in the emigrant busi-
ness In the northwest are in session at
the Grand Pacific to-day. At meeting
held IN this city a week or two ago 1t
transpired that the Canadian Pacific
had decided to make a rate via Port
Arthur from all Ontario points to Win
nipeg at SO rs. This is cnt Of about
$40. The announcement caused con-
siderable excitement among rail
road people interested in this
business. If the Canadian Pacific ad-
hered to that rate it would compel them
to make similar rate to all points in the
northwest equi-distant with'Wippir eg j.,
which would make the season., emigrant
business most Improbable one. As
the Canadian Pacific Road claimed
to have made the rate in ac-
cordance with instructions from the
Canadian minister Of emigration, General
Passenger-Agent Stephenson, of the
Grand Trunk, was instructed 10 call
upon the Canadian minister of emigra-
tion and see if satisfactory arrange
ment could not be effected that would
prevent a disastrous fight between
the Canadian Pacific and the Amer
would prove necessarily more disas-
trous for the former than for the latter
lines, as at equally low rates emigrants
would greatly prefer to settle in the
productive agricultural lands of the
Northern Pacific and st. Pau. and Man
itoba Roads than the unproductive snow
and ice covered regions along the line of
the Canadian Pacific. Stephenson says
he has consulted with the Can
adian minister of emigration, and
learned that after the opening
of navigation from Algomah Mills the
rates for CaDaCian settlers will be SIT
instead of S15 as first proposed. How
ever, the Canadian Pacific people claim
that they will make SO * rate from
Ontario points to Winnipeg. Settlers
effects will be carried at one half rate for
Glass No. from Port Arthur to Winni-
peg, $50 per car, and to Calgary Sl75
per car. The reduced rates will take eff
feet Immediately upon the opering of
navigation. This is to be the rate of the
road, and if the American lines wish to
fight they are at liberty to do so.
CHICAGO, January 31.-The Canadian
Pacific people will not recede from the
position they have taken ID regard to emf
grant rates on seaboard and European
business to Maritoba, and Insist upon q
80. Is rate. In view of this fact the rail-
road representatives who have been in
session here for several days
trying to effect an agreement ad-
journed subject to the call of w.
Alexander, of the st. Paul, Minneapo-
lis and Mani'oba Railroad. Before sep
arating it was agreed to make tempo
rafy rates only until the opening of Lake
Superior navigation, up to which time
the Canadian Pacific will not be able to
compete for the business, and take ac-
tion only in regard to the summer rates
at a future meeting. It was also
decided that the emigrant rates
on Canadian business should be
as follows, and prevail from March 1st
until the openipg of navigation: Toronto
to Winnipeg, s23. 90; from Montreal TO
Winnipeg, S27. This is ON Canadian
business only. The Northern Pacific
asked that these rates be made to apply
to points on its line equi-distant with
Winnipeg. The northwestern roads
and their eastern confederates seem to
be determined in case the Canadian Pa
cific does not recede from its po-
sitlon to make equally low rates
to all points on the Mort bern Pacific
and st. Paul. Minneapolis and Manitoba
Roads on all seabord and European
business. This would make the bust
ness highly Improbable, but the Ameri-
can roads could not afford to let the Can
adian Pacific take away the bulk of the
business. With equal rates, or even if
they are trifle higher, immigrants are
not likely to be Induced to locate in the
unproductive regions of Manitoba,
where agricultural pursuits can
not be carried on for more than
three or four months OF the year. The
great bulk of people who have hereto
fore emigrated to those regions have
since left and located on the productive
lands along the lines of the Northern
Pacific and ST. Paul, Minneapolis and
Manitoba, and new corners are not likely
to be willing to go through the SINE
experience simply because the Canadian
Pacific offers them extraordinarily low
rates