St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-07-04
The Canadian Pacific Road.

Vice President and General Manager W.
c. Van Horne, of the Canadian Pacific
road, and a party of gentlemen connected
with that line in various capacities passed
through the city yesterday on their way to
Winnipeg. In conversation with a GLOBE
reporter Mr.. Van Horne stated that the
line would be completed by Oct. across
the Rocky mountains, which will give all
rail communication to Canadians from Hal
flax. Nova Scotia, to Vancouver, b. c.. on
the Pacific coast. Some difficulty was ex-
perieneed in the selection of a western ter
minus. Coal Harbor was at one time
thought to be the best terminal point. as its
harbOr is exceptionally fine and without
making any Improvements the largest ocean
vessels could go into port. But Van
couver is a daisy and caps them all.
Work on the line has been pushed as rapidly
as possible, though it has been impossible
to get ALI the men that the company wished
TO do tunIlel and rock work on the noun
tainS. The grading OH the western end
will be finished within six weeks, with the
exception OF six miles of tunneling of the
Rockies. Until the tunnel work is COM
pleted a Switch-back arrangement will be
used. The recent loan of 80, 900, 900 to the
company has greatly aided it in its work.
Also the bold policy of the government of
Canada in graphing with the Canadian Pa
cific railway, building other railways
throughout Canada by subsidies, and pro-
viding the country with a comprehensive
immigration policy, added to the success
which has attended the effort to develop the
manufactures, has obtained its reward in
the great success of this boom. No
doubt also the instruction, by direct
ing public attention to the immen-
Sity of the Canadian Northwest,
and by demonstrating the practical unity of
the country and the strength of the central
government in the hearts of the people, has
had very considerable influence III the rapid
advance the credit of Canada has made
That the line is a necessity was demon
strated to the government by the Indian
outbreak. Mr.. Van Horne says it is not
nor will be the policy of the Canadian Pa
cific road to carry on war againstitS Ameri-
can competitors, but it was built to carry
the traffic between Eastern Canada and
Manitoba and vice versa, and il will extend
every means, just and legitimate ones, to
secure the majority of the business passing
back and forward. The completion of the
line round the north shore of Lake Superior
has shown its result, and the business of
the company has increased wonderfully by
the connection. The little difficulty
between the Grand Trunk and Cana
dian Pacific has been amicably adjusted,
and rates have been restored to their for
mer prices. Rate wars Mr.. Van Horne re-
garded as Tuinous and very injudicious on
the part of the companies and officials of
the companies that precipitate them. That
there is a scheme OH foot to amalgamate
the Grand Trunk and Canadian Pacific
companies is all trash. Nothing of the
kind has been talked of and the interests
of the two companies will be as foreign as
they are at present, though the relationship
between the two might possibly become
more intimate. The earnings of the
Canadian Pacific road are on the increase.
and the net earnings show up well for a
new company. The prospects for a good
years business are promising, and the ex-
pected large traffic of No. hard from
Manitoba TO the eastern markets will be a
great help to the finances of the company.