The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-14
AMERIoA,s RAILWAY BUSINESS.
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Mr.. Hepburn respecting Canadian railways
and their relations to and detrimental effect
upon our transcontinental railway traffic de-
serves the consideration OF all who are inter-
estod In the development and preservation OF
our Internal and transcontinentalc commerce.
Our transcontincntal railway traffic Is yet
In its infancy. and II Justly protected and
promoted by the Government Will become an
Immense and permanent source OF profit and
wealth to the nation, and a stimulus to our
shipping interests In the Atlantic and Pacific.
Why should Canadian railways be permitted
to disturb 1t or grow rich upon It at our ex-
pense' We do not permit Canadian vessels to
share In our coasting trade or lake trafflc.
Why should Canadian railways he allowed to
do what Canadian vessels are prevented from
doing by legislation Canadian railways can
not be maintained IL treated BY this Govern
mont Just as we treat Canadian vessels upon
the lakes.
The most arrogant anti-Amorican corpora
ton upon this continent Is the Canadian Pa
cifc hallway Company.
Why should 1t be permitted to prey upon
American railways? II forced to confne its
traffic to Canadian freight, It could not Darn
rentals upon its leased lines or interest upon
It's bonds
When the Grand Trunk. Great Western, and
Intercolonial railways were constructed the
hve-foot six-inch gauge was adopted. The
objectwas to divert all Canadian traffic to Mon
treaL Quebec and Halifax and prevent 1t as
much as possible from passing into this coun-
ernmont OF Canada, and is still operated by 1t.
IL mas mas meyer earned working EXPENSES;
inc other two lines were reduced to the
verge OF bankruptcy. Ordi nary supplies could
not 30 purchased in Canada except upon per
Grand Trunk Railway Company absorbed the
s treat western to destroy competition in local
t upon t the road MI g; J: Bridses; who was
ssPfta ana the to TINS
tho remedy and apply it. The. desper-
r p Of hs 0 q the ossp6
free from prejudice against America or Hmsri.
condition that, the adoption s o. the American cam
fore; the Internati9naI Car. Company was
organiZed. which built 1,0OO freight cars with
r meyf roS 6Ssss 50 that 5ssh might be
New York without being unloaded ut Windsor
or tere Huron anG again at Niagara River
leased to the Grand Trunk hallway Com
pAny ny at tron very y, high annual rental; When
out out, to 9. the Canadian gauge. and when
were pressed in to the American gauge aug "a" As
the roadbed was in bad condition and the
Rraues heavy. large number OF accidents oc-
CURED as the result of movable wheels. and
cars of this kind had to be abandoned.
=. The lesson as to the great value Of American
fore the shareholders in England. They were
told that the company must go into bank
traffic. Al great expense third rail was laid
upon vi Its lines. The result. another failure.
foot d-lnch gauge nni 9th ers upon a 4-foot
Sh.ineh gauge going down heavy grades and
srana sharp curves upon 4 rough roadbed.
therefore. the third rail had to be abandoned
and the entire rolling stock and roadbed ad-
The shareholders and Eondholders were
again told that they must come forward and
they had invested. Sir. ickson saw rlain i
that ne must have direct line to Chicago TO
ing expenses To enrourase the etf
e. furnish capital to build tho extention from
Port Huron to Chicago the Govern ment Of Can
Railway which extended from Quchec to III. |
Were du Loup and mado it part OF the Inter-
and It's sale was a relief to the Grand Trunk |
galway Rcailway Company. Tho sale enabled the Grand |!
secure a share of the American traific. and to !
build or purchase other feeders in Michigan:
Trunk ilwaS Company from s baSHr Se fan'
Its American trallic Is so large and valuable
that It has ately built a tunnel under the st. |
ing S2.7OOOOO. MI Jossph Hickson. general !
manager manager Of the Grand Trunk Halfway; was
q
his great services IN rcscu ing the Grand Trunk
Hallway from collapse by the diversion OF |
ana imperial Govcrnracnts both fully reaiizing
tf serious Ti1ect which the bankruptcy Of
have upon Canadian development.
In 1891 several hundred thousand loaded
ears I were ferred aSr.ss the river at Detroit
mel or o p the bridge mt Sault Ste. Marie l |
In addition to tho above there is tho tramc
from our Pacific coast carried b. tho Canadian
Pacific Railway which re,inters tho United
Island Pond and other Esstern Tonts and
the Eastern freight for our Fnrlnc coust car.
Wo sow the FFa ncy and Grand
Trunk Rtilway compan ies to tap our traffic by
at at s 81 orts and f.rry it their
ton Rincardine. Owen Sound. and Collng-
wood and then carry it in bond to our eastern
traffic and reestahlish its finances by carry
Railway would never have been Hnilf and t we
should now have entire control Of tho rapldiy
Increasing transcontinental, railway tralfo
of both the Atlantic and tho Pacific than we
ROW haze The The Allan line Of steamers from
line from Vancouver to China anil Japan arethe
9utcrowth Of our policy, We allow the Tanadlan
ment o. Canada to prey, upon RAILWAYS which
this Government aided in building. BY this
Central and Union Pacific roads Tha result
OF our policy toward canadian railways may be
summed up as follows:
]. The salvation OF a grand trunk railway
system from bankruptcy and its establish |
ment npon a tinahntat=basis which makes it
vigorous rival to our own railways
z. Tho development md maintenance OF the
Allan line of steamer, from Montreal 10 LIVER |
pool and Glasgow upon profitable basis and
which would otherwise have gone to Europe
by our Atlantic ports.
3. The construction Of the Canadian Pacific
Railway upon such n financial basis as makes
It an az ;ressive competitor OF our own trans.
continental lines.
4. The maintenance OF n limo OF steamers
rom Vancouver TO japan and ChEa and from
to Australia to compete with our
own ships.
:. inc diversion 4, during the past ten ycars Of
American railways TO Canadian lines.
y. rho diversion at tho present time OF So.
100000 annually in earnings from American
railways to Canadian rOpds.
extensive railway systoms antnGonistic to
tnercan railways Beyond the jurisdiction OF
he Government Of the United States or its
influence except through tho abolition OF the