The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-11-21
THE csxaDf4y psurrcs NEW noAD.
IL Gets It's Rival. the IutcrcoIonisi, ns a
CIT, In Return for Promises

.a'''""o "e"i 10 ABOUT conSufnmuted here. At
tno coming session OF the Dominion Parlia-
inent tho lntcrco'onlal. n Government line,
which has cost the Canadian taSpayers $50.
100000. will I've turned over TO the Canadian
thcihc MS clean gift on condition that the
'ahadian Pacific shall establish n line OF fast
steamships between Halifax ana Liverpool TO
which tho dominion Treasury will contribute
nan million year as subsidy
Thn lntercolonial was built as a political
road to unto tho Maritime Provinces with tho
provinces OF Quebec and Ontario. It's con-
s"uction was provided for by the articles of
confederation. Originally 1t started from
,'Viere dn Loup in Quebec. thence along the
lower ~. Lawrence and through n wilderness
ni JACK pine and swamp to Moncton in Now
brunswick. and from Moncton to 81. John an
Halifax: but somo years ago the Grand Trunk
sold to tho Government the section OF road
rom Point Lewis. opposite tho city OF Quebec,
10 hiViero du Lour. and 1t Ia now part and
parcel OF the Intcrcolonial. There is
much shorter route from Montreal and
Vuepec TO Halifax. but the long route was
adopted on the ground that 1t was more re-
noto from the American frontier and there
.ore less liable to attack. The attention o! the
hrltish Government had been called to tho
ihattor at tho time OF the seizure OF tho front
Ia l"ol. when. In anticipation of trouble with
ou ''"'cs brltish troops were do
Spucnen 10 Halifax and compelled to march
VI rue IN s!cishs all the way to Quebec. Tho
brtish Government desired the cons truction
OF the ln;crcoonial for military PURPOSES. anI
guaranteed tho interest of IA loan OF $1,000
wv applied by the Government of Canada to
III" work. 1t was in <enserucnco OF i'm
.'''"' REPRESENTATIONS that the road was
''Nvn oy 'he cirrnitous course Just do
st''o'o' inc road was built under the
supervision OF the Canadian Government, and
rs subsequent GcvclDnmcnts proved. there
was IN immense d"al OF boolling. 1t has
".on operated ty the Government ever since
az ioss. w"rking expenses exceeding re-
'''r's every year III" deficit last year was
MAJ! Il million. The Ser of tho line TO tlo
Canadian Pacific comes in reality to this, that
'"n""a Is giving away property which has
COST h'r MY millions on capital account and
On which she loses half IL million annually.
without counting tho interest on the money
SUNK IN It, torn steamship line which will en-.
tail similar charge on her revenues
lie main line OF tho Intercoloninl from
Lewis to Halifax is GsS miles long, but with
the branches and tho extension into Cane
breton the actual lenE of the system Is /. 100
miles. From Lewis to Moncton. 525 miles the
rem. Their, il snn,I ,j, I,n,, I.,,., va" va,
e p,. no'o - h''nc 'l!r iand between Lows
"''u HN'cre du Lon!. though II has been CROP
ped 70 death during til, last TWO centuries Nv
tho French ,,n.Ji,n r,rn,.,, ,,,,,' 10 y,
N""Au'"' ia'hets' whose ancient
methods are ruinous TO the hos; Of soils: but
beyond kiv!tre du Ioup ,her, ;s nn,hi,, M
sub.arct.c dcsontion up,il Won ,essh w. U"e
ton. when tho face o. the country bcgjns
TO improve. A few years ago IN, Cnn,5i,r
Pacific obtained sn,'siy TO-, wv y. . ,,,,
Tor the construction Of Il route TO the Maritime
Provinces AMI Boston through til. north.rr
n'i. VI me 'tnte OF Maine; In other wo:ds
Ihriianent Deliberately cut tho throat of tho
Intercoloniai n $ a through line, and did 90 l,v
ur.ps ,r 3, r,o1 r,,,i,, 10 ~ -
means , % u ronu running IN great rnlt through
american territory political and military con-
geography '|"'''' VI
~ any
The lnter"olonial touches six ocean ports
nruns,.ioi, 49,, ,,,a ,r,;r 800, We"
n"'' m'ch' anu lic'o" iia!itaH' sydney. and
Pacific promises to run A stcarshin lin, no
fast as In, White Star hr:w.nn H uI"I go
ana Britain Tor tho subsidy named. but
many question the feasibility of the
project. 1t is certain that such n line
the chief province OF the Dominion. and mono
Moi",y wni, ,nino ." or ', rl oumthih
iial;aS. ,.,aii,.. Of ~, 'i ii, ot"t" 20
shr Tor Liverpool When one can leave Az 70 f..
side Now io-N Harbor bv uo mon ncx xu oe out
wi,t,r ,onErn~ =" li1I;, ~" ,vn MAJ "iy. IN
.rr.e ,ndivs fo .in;y wv" W.; ne y" ~ tme
colonin runs thruu IL I'VE frSt Of snow on tho
niwuys IN Of hi G snoT Shras IS
:. navs Ia ia ~ n,arnr iy.rn ;n,i,aN IN
YORK and Mr. Van II"rur fin,.,,s ,n' ,'"m .r" a
draw from %.v S,ri M and ~, , ,.t. ne , vuh
sstI,,.r n, 4 f,arht Hnsinn.. NLnr ~ ,n tns'
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tat stInsy WHEN is "artr rp Srrn nso ,en
tiaIifo, w,itT .nnr ho ~, hi.i t,,nn mi ian
az IN" PM svnnr s,i pott
1shinr yi'la",., irair seeks The ro,In a. ,nnnf
resistnne Which H. no; nnr,ssn,iv tna 'enst
est roate. why" IS NV A''''S''''' ''' s"or'-
nv soma ,,a.nsN Mr. vnn uor,a hoe irdrooa |
n norton ni III" ibern nr.ss '' tn rnmr'i,
Itself in favor OF tn. transtsr Of the Intnr.. |
roIuni,i /" his romnon~: 1,.r,rihei.ss w"an
Parliament meets til" liberal narv is sure mnt to-
.,fy.r =, r.runus rssis,ann. I'd, f,," III ~
I'M, ,.ini 81 ;ons t wn,in,, - tnr ,,, no
shin linz nor ar i.ss ,wihirni ,h moesassin
~ thn iptnrcn,oni,,i wniu Tivn iSa r. n'Ion
~ c IN ahuni,,, nliicaj uI ,o Se
mnrhirc Of thn Maritime pr"yinc"s If ~
ready elects the dominion members from
Mnnlt1ha. the Northwest IrITltorles; and
sixty from Ontario u nd Quebec besides having