New-York tribune., 1889-12-25
THE CANADIAN RAILROADS.
IMPORTANT SCHEMES TO BE LAID BEE fohE
THE DOMINION PARLIAMENT
RAILWAY EXTENSIONS AND NEW CONNECTIONS


serves after careful study of the notices covering
ihe railway business to be passed upon az tue next
session of the Dominion Parliament There are huncr
nus roads surveyed Of railways giving new cohhecos
between Central Canada and New-lork Cenuai oanaua
and Boston Eastern Canada and the New England sys
80 o,or,uv the maritime Provinces and the Atlantic
Cites Manitoba and the Northwest with st. Paul.
chicago. Duluth and sault Ste Marie There are I'M
porant extensions proposed to the American roaus al
ready tapping British territory and connections be-
tween the British Columbia and California sysVes VI
road. - l.,
= series of links intended soon TO form complete
E.st and West trunk line from the Atlantic to the
Pacific The North Pacific is understood to be lnlcr
ested IN one or OF these links, through the lho
statement is true, practically controlling the ehIire
chain which would end In Canadian seaport on 'ile
Atlantic twenty four hours nearer than NewlorR Is "
Enropc and terminus on the Pacific little hor'h oi
he nresent Canadian Pacific. The route through inc
pockle originally surveyed for the Canadian racine
has been selected. Toward this great scheme III ,o
East a charter Of proposed new line In nova ooo'is
has been secured In Quebec road Is being DliV "'
with extensions proposed will give diTec' roo'
saving l5o miles. from Quebec TO the 500 reaonis
tho line of the Canadian Pacific Railroad al poin'
between ottawa and Montreal. The ROAD IS locsOeu
few miles north Of Ottawa and VIII cross t'e ro"
Pacific This Pontiac Pacific, by the BY Is now sPpF
ing IN Parliament for powers to build great pi"eo
NcyyYork by connection with new road from o'Vawd
sor,bcard which has been surveyed shortening inc
pc fuv Two hours between the Canadian capiVal ahu
The commercial metropolis of the great RepuDhc "es,
of the lakes the Northwest Central and connexions WI
carry the route up TO the Rockies Ihehce 'i'c Ai'0
work is surveyed 20 the coast. "a o,.
Among the new roads proposed on the Pachc siope
n ono IN the Province Of British Columbia 10 oohhoV'
with The American system OF railways from poi' Oh
tbe southern boundary Of said Province at OF near ''
mouth of the Pend d'Oreile River in northery orec
tion TO a convenient point at or near t"o 'o"" "
Nelson on the west arm Of Kootenay Lake
Auother proposed British Columbia railway Is 10
-, ,.i,r the american system the boundary
o,r Ke..lc River in a westerly direction by way VI
pock Creek and OsOogo0s Lake TO poiit MA. WV
Fraser River on the coast; also Drahch iioI'i',H
the south end Of Okanagan Lake Inc ooiuipi" NV, nv,
railway Company is the name OF new roao 10 ou"
,rom a point on the Columbia River southwarup -
,hc head waters OF the middle FORK OF 'he 0Pon
ocbccrc Rivcr This road proposes further oo az
,nlre and develop the water power of the sa'u rNe
rho most important probably Of the proposed new
Work roads is the ottawa, MorrlsDurg anu .. No"
railway This roed proposes TO bridge tie o''aW" AZ
the captal and the 81. Lawrence near Moiiis'".e ,
Uy tIe former II viii connect with inc roi'a0 CIV
paeiac and the Gatineau Valley roads, bo'i ho" ',,
-, ,,aer constructions and both destined 10 TAP uo
- as, and west great Pacific trunk line sMN
miles or so north of Ottawa, ana II cNe"'S ~ N
-, decide with the Canadian Pacific, giving WI ."Vs'
roads a new and very direct short cut TO Ne" iorA
saving the long detour by way OF OeuehsouIH oi INV
one side or Montreal on the other. and consderaOie
mileage A. compared with the shortcut 'an"u"
,n,ptic NOW running trains direct to New-lorA DN
cotcou Valleyfeh and ROuseS Point oioSSi"S VI.
Il Lawrence with q steam ferry capable Oh trahSpor'S
an express train complete. ,,,,
The invasion by the Northern Pacluc OF the hri'iS"
Northwest has enormously quickentd railway ehter
6 ,I.a
Intended to connect with American roads ohe Vi
the sr ON the list is the Manitoba and South Eastern
pailUav extension TO build from point on It's nam
line 10 some point the Lake Of the Woods' or au
iaccnt waters, with power TO operate s'eamoo"'e vi
those waters. -. .,o
Next comes a road from the chartered Inc OF ,he
Saskatchewan Railroad from the present terminus a.
ar rear saskatoon crossing the South saskatchewan
pivcr and running nOriheastcrly to Fort La COrne'
tbonc 10 crossing Of Saskatchewan River at or near
10 Grand Bend thence northeasterly by the mos.
favorable route to a junction with the projected
Hudson Pay Railway.
THE Manitoba Railway and Canal Company applies
for power TO construct extension from poilV ."
Inc route Of the present railway thence norhwe'ery
between Dauphin Lake and Duck Mountain ana by
Swan Lake to the saskatchewan River.
Application is made for power to construct
the Saskatchewan Colonization Railway, to Dulu
from near Portage Ia Prairie, or west
bourne, or from point on the proposed inc
of the Lake Manitoba Railway, as direct
as practicable to point near the Junction Oh lhe CA
.ot ard Saskatchewan Rivers; also branch TO Prince
Albert and a branch to "A point on Lake Whnpcf
near the mouth Of tile Saskatchewan, with power 10
erect wheat and grain elevators, acquire and run
steamships, and so forth
The portace IA Prairie and Duck Mountain Railway
Is proposed TO construct a line from Portage II
Prairie on the line of the Canadian Pacific. norther
of
10 the Saskatchewan. with branch from the Sas-
katchewan TO the IIudsOn's Lay Railway, ana
branch crossing the narrows Of Lake Manitoba ana
connecting there with the said Iiudson's Bay KaWa'.
An important proposed road is the Calgary ana
Edmonton Railway to build from point on the
Canadian Pacific Bow River, at or near Calgary u
a point at or near Edmonton, with power to extend
southerly 10 the Intentional boundary and northery
TO Peace River.
The Canadian Pacific is a party to an application
for leave to lease the On 'Appelle. Long Lake ana
saskatchewan Railroad between Regina and Prince
Albert.
Power TO extend its road is asked by the North
western Coal and Navigation Company from It's
present terminus at Lethbridge in westerly di-
rection through the Crows Nest Pass TO point on
the main line of the Canadian Pacific or to a poini
ON the international boundary also for power TO OWL
and work steamship lines on contiguous waters
A Colonization road through the Rockies TO the
Pacific is the Alberta. 1t proposes 10 bgiio mo-"
or near Casss. the Canadian Pacific, westerly u
the Bow River thence to the mouth of the Crows
Nest Pass and through said pass TO the Pacific Ocean
one of the most important Of the roads making applca
ton powers 10 build IS the Ste Marie ana HUDSON
PAY Railway Company This road is projected from
the Canadian Sooo northeIy and easteIly TO point
on the line OF the Canadian Pacific between Dalton
Station and Rldout station, and thence nortlerly and
easterIy Moose Factory other point on james
Bay or Hudson Bay, with powers to own and run
steamships, OpcraIe nneS dispose OF land, 10 acquire
running powers st. Mary River bridge, cntcI
into agreements with railways in the state of Michigan
for the use by either road OF the other 10 amalga
mate with the Canadian Pacific Railway or Grand
Trunk, and forth.
The new railroad projects in the lower Province
and Ouei,ec are numerous this in the
West hut number of companies having charters
nreparing for commencing construction or anlalga