St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-05-19

the fact that it was the obstructive and
aggressive policy of the Canadian Pa
cltic railroad that caused the initiation
OF the Red river valley project, and
from the fact that Mr.. Van Horne de-
clined to entertain any reasonable propo-
sition for the assumption of the Emer-
son branch at a time when arrange
mentS had
NOT BEEN FULLY MADE.
The government of the province is
not and cannot be held responsible for
the depreciation in value of the Can
adam Pacific railway property, if such
is possible, considering that company
did not construct the Emerson branch,
and is to receive guarantee of $15,0 00,-
600 in bonds as a SOlatium for it's sup
posed ACCOMPLISHMENTS of monopoly
that never existed so far as the old
province was concerned. The Canadian
Pacific Railway company does not
choose to accept the terms of the rail-
way aid act of 1885, for the extension of
its branches. Fortunately for the peO-
pie interested there are other companies
who will do SO. and Mr.. Van Horne
must blame his own shortsightedness
and not the people of this country if the
value of his railway is further decreased.
One thing should have been learned
by Mr.. Van Horne from his experience
of the past. and that is that the govern
ment and the people of this province
may yield to arguments, but they will
never concede to threats. If proper in
ducements had been offered to this gov
eminent at the time of the conference at
Ottawa in March last, the gov
eminent would have given them
every consideration. But up to this
time there has been no substantive offer
from the Canadian Pacific railroad
which could possibly be considered as
an alternative to the completion of the
Red River Valley railway. So far as
giving publicity to all that has passed is
concerned, the government has no OBJ
lection to the fullest
INFORMATION BEING GIVEN,
and will bring the correspondence down
as public papers to the legislature now
in session. | might add that the act to
which l referred in my conversation
with you few days ago was under our
railway act, which empowers us to
grant assistance to lines to the extent
of sc, 400 per mile. This, we believe,
to be sufficient to cover the cost of
the extension of your SOuris branch"
Before the correspondence had been read
i'll the legislature Douglas, member from
Emerson, made motion in favor of the
leasing of the Emerson branch and self
ing the Red River Valley, but on papers
being peruSed every member denounced
Van Horne for his threats, and the mo-
ton was defeated by % to l. Premier
Greenway, in his speech, said: 1.-THE
government had pledged themselvesato
build the road at the earliest possible
moment. and they were going to do
it. Arrangements had been made with
Mr.. Cakes, of the Northern Pacific, by
which as soon as the road is completed
he will afford every facility, and would
on limited express running all the
way to Montreal. The early compile
ton of the road was in the interests.
this city, in the interest of Manitoba.
The reason why the Canada Pacific
railroad so bitterly opposed the compile
ton OF the Red River Valley railroad
was because they know that the moment
the Northern Pacific could run into the
this city they would have to drop
their rates, and then merchants
would be given benefit of competi-
ton rates from eastern points, and
the farmers the advantage Of
competing rates to Duluth" Norquay
and LercOck, Conservatives, also spoke
strongly Oh the subject. The company
had tried to dictate to the province, and
whatever difference there might be.
among themselves, it was the duty Of,
every Mantobian to resent their action.