New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-11-29
the exact place between tattoo and retreat on THIS
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CANADIAN PACIFIC CHECKED.
NOT ALLOWED TO GO TO HALIFAX
SIR JOHN MACDONALD SAYS No-so SIR DONALD
SMITH THROWS UP THE ATLANTIC
MAII, SUBSIDY.

NAIL SUBSlDi
Ottawa Nov % (SpeciaD General Sir Donald
Smith and Field Marshal Van Horne the commanders
inchief OF the Canadian Pacific Railway have had a
prettv bad setback at the hands Of Commodore Sir
Jobn A. Macdonald Prime Minister Of the Dominion
treasure vaults The General and Field Marshal have
been in the habit OF coming up here from their place
In Montreal whenever they wanted anything nom the
Government, naming their requirements, and getting
whatever 1t they wanted. pretty much as a mat
fer Of course The understanding is that whenever a
general election takes place the Canadian Pacific Rail
way influence goes solid for the candidates Of the
Government The matter NewYork, not
merely because It affects railway interests with which
NETWORKS prosperity is intimately bound up but for
the bearing it has on future projects affecting the
ocean carrying trade. When It was decided by the
Dominion Government 10 establish line OF fast ocean
steamers make better time between Domnion ports
and Great Britain than is now made between New
York and Europe, the thing looked simple enough.
1t appeared to be chiefly question of subsidy. A
line of steamships in which Sir Donald A. Smith was
interested tender through the medium OF pri-
vate parties for the construction and maintenance OF
the feet The Central Pacific Railway influence on
the London market was be used TO back up the
financing OF the plan. In pursuance OF this arrange
ment, the subsidy scheme for the Japan fleet at the
Pacific end OF the line put through the Canadian
and Imperial Paraments. and that for the Atlantic
feet through the Canadian Parliament The CANADIAN
Pacific Railway openly appeared sponsors Of the
Japan scheme. No opposing Canadian interest was
involved The Imperial approval was Of itself SUM-
cient TO carry the thing through and the necessary
contracts for steamers let. On the Atlantic SIDE
OF the scheme, the men who were nominaly to MAKE
the contracts here from London TO 80 through
the necessary formallties with the Dominion Govern
ment Obstacles were at once placed IN the way DIV
the existing steamship lines. The Allans were
promptly up here and tho Grand Trunk people took
hand No end Of pressure was brought TO bear on
Ministers, much work was done through the press
on this side of the water and just enough
doubt thrown the project in the right
financial quarters the other side to dscredlt II ana
brighten capital, always timd, from investing In any
company that might be launched, or from aHoroIne
the necessary facilities to finance the scheme IN any
shape.
simultaneously with these operations the arrange
ments for making the proper land connections were
going on. The main question was the ocean terminus
on the Atlantic coast. The Canadian racine halfway
had at fhe time port on the Atlantic, but were
heading fast for the coast in more than one drccton
the main scheme being the now famous Short Line
through Maine connecting the system with the Nova
scotia ports and giving air line 10 St. Andrews,
fine open port in New Brunswick, near tho Mdiuo
border On the English side of the water strong
feeling was manifested in favor OF an al[Canadlah
route. with Halifax as the port 1t was soon seen
that this feeling together with the opposition gen
Grated in the money market would surely wreck any
proposal TO establish steamship line to ST. Andrews
In the meantime the Canadian Pacific Railway had
come TO the conclusion perhaps Independently OF the
considerations mentioned, that In order TO make sue
cess certain Il must have complete control OF the
Government railway between St. John and HALIFAX,
the International Railway the only branch OF the fOad
that was showing profit They not only required
this road in order to shut other roads from OBJ
tanning running powers into Halifax over IT, but sought
pledges not TO allow other roads TO be chartered to
Halifax for term Of years. To these proposals the
Government was Obliged TO give refusal The IN
trrnatOnal Is of the thOrnS In the Slde OF lhc
Cabinet Successive Ministers have killed their rpua-
lions in trying 10 manage IL. Sir John A. Macdonall
now that he has taken the Portfolio of Railways
the only remunerative branch was little too much
even for Government that has yielded pretty nearly
everything 10 the Canadian Pacific Railway on demand
The result was that Sir Donald Smlth snuueh! Ihp ~,
fleet his caspaws and fgureheads cabled that they
withdrew from their contracts, and the whole thhS
seemed 10 collapse. IT then arranged that smth
and Van Horne should here and have a pow
WOW with Sir John. They have done so, and found
for once that the Premier could be hrIn lie canhol
yield If he wanted 10 ever so much In hne 70 cum n
up. in his emphatic declaration as the "c1nian
broke nm; You want 10 go to Halifax, gentlemen,
and send me to Hadrs.' ,
And so the Canadian Pacific has met with one OF
the most serious that IL has ever encountered
now whether the whole scheme will not collapse and
the Canad an Pacific Railway be oDngen 10 coh'eu'
itself with its present ocean service lor year 10
come and lose the subsidy which has been inc oDr''
blow soften It how one may, Is severe SAP IN ,ne
face for pretansions which are becoming ItIl 700
aIlembrarng, even for the 9aticnt people ana COM
plaisant Government OF CANA