The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-05-09
CANADA OUR RIVAL
Il Is Already the Highway
Of Asiatic Trade.
THE cASADIAS rAcxF1c LINE


kk~ loxx. Mar S--TAe senate commits
ee fnycstigazins The worxfngx al the In
strx5ase tcsnme<sN Lag ana Caasls3u
roads doing hus:'zess IN this eonnsry. re.
kuMed the hearing this morning. TIE frxi
witness called was fsre<zdens chsriss
Fx4nels AsiSms. Of tie uAson reelfc,
Adams shtasat tie Interstate commerce
laH was il many cases cruel These who
ohsyei Il lost. and those who Grades.
prcsfsd. Il should like. houesex, to see il
universally obeyed and siren fair trial. :
he said and since January / really be.
fiese the Law has been Aeftez oa<yea than
ever before know. for instance. thar
large shippers woo hcresntore practically
dictated their own terms. can 40 50 10
longer. The interstate commissioners
think. are aesng . good work The great.
esf service the commissioners cnusd lio
raiiruads IN general ucEs6 Ne 10 prosecute
sonae of the Offenders. Nethssx wuuld hare
bs<fer eject en- the situation =
Adams fheaght a common Fsflroai law
between Canada ana the unffaC states
and iegalixed POOL. would he q good
thing, and would tend ta bring aheuf 4
sosnsion oI the present sroEalss in reaatlnn
III you think the interstate law 4 coed
thing. where does all the opposition come
from asked senator Blair.
lou should remember thA. the country
has been built up on . system of dixsrfbE.
ton which The Interstate law shakes To sts
foundation. The long AID short haul
elanse gives in effect 10 the sa1alle7 cities
many of tie advantages heretofara exelu-
s1vely enjoyed By the larger cities and the
consequence Is That In city like Sal,
francesca the opposition Is very strong.n
HIGHWAY or AslA's eoaaERcr
PRESIDENT Hill. OF the ST. Paul. Ninnes.
polis = Manitoba railroad, was the first
witness called after recess He gave an
account OF the probable route Of the future
between Asia aud Europe, the Canadian
Pacific road He said they had fast line
OF steamers running from the western ter
minus to Asia and from the eastern ter
Hiuus to Liverpool
rs there much foreign trade from Asia
coming over the Canadian Pacific road7s'
asked Chairman Cuiiom.
Considerable: some comes over our road
destined Tor Omaha
why does 1t take such roundabout
Probably because flve ar ssx eants =
hundred pounds Is an indutement. We
have diferentiai rate, and time IL no
object II pays 70 take advantage Of the
lower rate
THE FvruKR or CANADA.
Erastux Wiman spoke strongly In favor
OF commercial reciprocity. Any attempt
% eHul OUT tnnads~n lines nom operating
IN this country would be serious blow to
Western American farmers- and would be
beuly received by the Canadian people
lis Il policy for the American peoplc,-
asked Senator Blair. ito help with their re-
sources TO build up great nation. with
hostile or al least alien connections, to the
north OF ux?''
The tie VIII ch binds Canada TO England
Is but sentiment. The state Of New York
today. in certain sense, ID far more Inn
portant than all OF Canada. Canada cannot
stay ~ ehe H. She must either become an
independent republic or join with the
United ststes There are many forces 1t
work In Canada The hopes OF . great
party there rest entirely upon an old man.
After the death OF Sir John Macdonald Will
como the tieluge.v
Wtman spoke at considerable length on
the various Jesuit, Catholic and Orange
movements In Canada. hut said the farm.
ers. fishermen, iumbermeu and miuers al
favored commercial union, which Of itself
WAS step toward annexation.