New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-20
UNION WITH CANADA.
PRACTICALLY FORMED by RAILROAD
BUILDERS
NUMEROUS IMPORTANT PROJECTS ALL LOOKING TO
CLOSER TRAFFIC CONNECTION Whit HI
COUNTRY.

NUMEROUS IMPORTANT PROJECTS ALL LOOKING To
CLOSER TRAFFIC CONNECTION Whit HI
COUNTRY.
frnoM AN ocC ,sroSAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE
OTTAWA Feb 15-If the Dominion OF Canada were
not so throted by the Canadian Pacific tyranny
her railroad development would soon cntlc her 10
knock at tho doors Of tho Union for admission. ii
f. worthy of note I'm connection with the general re-
awakening OF activity how large part American
capital and enterprise play in IT. and how closely tho
development Of Dominion railroads is related ia that OF
the United States.
Application will be made TO the Parliament OF tho
Dominion at tho coming session for tho Incorporation
of the st. Lawrence and Adirondack Railway Company,
TO start from salabory dc Vallcyfcld TO the United
States frontier, there TO mako New-York and western
connections. Another undertaking connecting this
side Of the ST. Lawrence with the United States Is
railroad bridge the river to be called the Grenvlc
International Bridge from Prescott to ogdcns-
burg Among similar applications over or under tho
water boundaries dividing the two countries Is ono by
n company TO tunnel for railways under the Detroit
River from point I'm near Sandwich or Windsor
toward Detroit to connect with the works from tho
United States end. Another is made by tho Esqnl-
manIt and Nanalmo Railway Company to connect tho
terminus Of tho company the Straits of Fuca with
the railroad system OF the United States terminating at
Port Angeles or some other point the Straits OF
Fuca within the territory Of the United states.
Connection with the United States under the laws Of
the Dominion is desired by the Port Arthur Duluth
and Western Railway of Canada. This company APP
rles for an Act declaring the railway to be work for
tho general benefit OF Canada and for Dominion IN
corporation with power to make connection at the
boundary line with the Duluth and Iron Range Rail-
way Company An Act Of Incorporation is applied for
ly the Southwestern Railway Company, with power TO
construct a railway from a point on the Canadian
Pacific Railway at Canghnawaga to point on the
province line at or near Dundee there to connect
with the railway system Of the United States" New
connection between tho western part Of NewYork
state and Canada by way of Niagara Falls IS proposed
by the Buffalo, Chippewa and Niagara Falls Steamboat
and Railway Company. The company asks for power
10 connect its proposed terminus on the Canadian Side
upon the Niagara River or Wclland River In the
village of Chippewa by rail TO point in the town OF
Niagara Falls. to operate line Of steamboats, be-
tween Buffalo, the American side and the Canadian
terminus above dcsoribed Other steamboat connect
ions between the United States and Canada pro-
posed by the Chatham Navigation Company. for limo
between Chatham Canada, aud Detroit and by tho
Halifax, " s., and Newfoundland Steamship Company
(.imitcd for line of steamships between Canada,
Newfou ndland and the United States.
In the Northwest the applications for Incorporation
Of railroad companies are Sufficiently numerous to AFFORD
an idea of the development that world follow the r.
mova Of the Canadian Pacific restrictions. and csab-
llshn Of fr9e ncctois with the United States
roads. The Alberta and Aihlbasca Railway Company
gives notice I'll application for amendment OF Charter
giving power To extend lis railway from us southern
terminal point on Bow river or the Canadian rae nc
RAILWAY s0uthcriy To tho ntrrnaiiohal oouhnsiy anu
also from lis northern terminus on the AthaoaSca
River nOrthWrStcrly 10 the bOnnuafy OF Alasha Inc
Ontario Manitoba and western apples lot n'orpofa-
ton with power to construct a railroad from Port
Arthur, Ontario, westerly to Winnipeg CLOSING the
narrOws Of the Lake Of the Woods and south OF tho
line of the Canadian Pacific and extensions westerly
from Winnipeg through the Northwest Territories, south
OF the Canadian Pacific. with branches feeders there
to. to connect with acquire other railroads running