St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-09
THE RAILROADS.
Every Indication Of a Bitter Rate
War Between Northwest
ern Roads.
The General Managers are Avoiding
Meeting and Seem to Invite
HOstilities.
General Reduction of Rates on Immigrant
Hovables to Manitoba and Dakota.
Contracts Let for the Western Advance of
the Canadian Pacific Railroad.
An Immense Contract.

The GLOBE yesterday morning set forth the
facts that Mr. James Ross, superintendent of
construction of the western division of the
Canadian Pacific road, had been in ST. Paul
for several days letting contracts for grading
and other work on that part of the road and
that he contracted for most of the heavy work
with Philip Brady, of Montana, one of
the principal contractors on the Northern Pa
cifc road, and J. B. Hubbell, of st. Paul.
After making these contracts with these par
ties Mr.. Ross left for Winnipeg He did not
make contracts for all the rock work, or for
all the grading, nor for the tunnels, of
which there are thirteen or fourteen. The
exact amount of work these gentlemen have
contracted to do cannot be very accurately
stated, owing to various reasons, and
the exact amount is not stated in the con-
tract. The amount, however, is supposed to
be about 500,0 900 yards of rock and earth
work, chiefly rock, near the Kicking Horse
pass, about 100 miles west of Calgary, on the
first, or eastern ridge of the Rocky noun
tains. 1t is expected that the sum total of
the contracts will foot up something over
81, 900, 900 and contracts were let for about
the following prices.
Earth work. 20 to 35 cents per yard
Loose rock. rs cents per yard
Soft rock. S1.25 to $3.50 per yard
Limestone ......... $500 per yard
Granite. So. % to $3.50 per yard
Hard pan........... 10 cents per yard
Clearing. ........... $40 per acre
Grabbing. .s....... rs cents per yard
Messrs. Brady and Hubbell will get to
work not later than the 1st of May, and, in
accordance with the plans and arrangements
will crowd the work as rapidly as possible.
The railroad company now that it
has the immense sum of money
furnished it by the Canadian govern
ment will hurry up the work as speedily as it
is possible to do. 1t is an immense job.
There are three ridges of the Rockies to cross
before the road can descend into the slope
of the Pacific and other, and larger contracts
perhaps will have to be let before the cars
cross to the other side. At present the com
pany is well heeled, and will press forward
the work rapidly to completion.
Mr.. Brady is well known rs
one of the biggest of the
Northern Pacific contractors and is rusher
in this kind of business. He worked on the
Yellowstone and Mountain divisions. Mr..
Hubbell is we'll known contractor and has a
quiet, but very effective and successful way
of getting through with good deal of work.
They will make the dirt and rock fly when
they commence.
Among the other bidders are Grant broth
ers, of Minnesota: Muir, of Montana; Muir
ply, O'Toole & Co., of st. Paul, and Peter
Larson.
No time is fixed for the contractto be com
pleted At thesspresent time the track is
within thirty miles of the mountains. So far
as the prices are concerned they are better
for the contractors than the con-
tracts ON the Northern Pacific were, and in
consideration of the cheapness of the supplies
they are quite liberal, and were made here at
the invitation of Mr.. Ross.
1t is understood that it is probable that
Murphy, O'Toole & Co., will have a contract
on this work for the removal of $50, 900 yards
of work in the same locality, and that Peter
larson will also get contract for 5000
yards.