The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-06-06
WILL LET tbs CONTRACTS.

BsrSand Inlss 4 Fraser Valley Rosd
70 BE Built Immediately.
C. d. Rand, OF Vancouver, president of
the Burrand Inlet & Fraser Valley rail-
way, was in the city last evening on his
return from Tacoma, where he went to
make final arrangements for beginning
construction, which no accomplished
Speaking Of the work last evening, he
said:
Ihavs Just returned this afternoon from II.
coma, whore have been making final arrange.
mcnts for the commencement OF active opera
tfous for the construction Of the road. ! nave
been met most literally By the p,rties con.
cornsd and have been fully authorised to 70
ahead at once with clearing the right.of-way,
and have received promises that the road will
Be pushed forward to completion ct a early Q
date - possible. The road will b forty seven
miles in length. and has bcen subsidized BY the
city Of Vancouver for $500 900 aud by the city o.
New Westminster by an additional amount of
S2ao.0s0. This IL the Northern Paci6cs extension
from Sumaa TO Vancouver. and IL 10 confidently
expected that the deal with the Great Northern
will be completed within few days. This deal
will enable the Great Northern also to have
terminal point ct vansouver, as 1t Is proposed
70 give them joint tracssge from their present
terminus at South Westminster over our road
With the establishment of the Australian line
OF steamships. now an assured fact. Vancouver
should be strictly in It The conditions OF the
subsidies are that the roaf must BE- completed
by January l, 1895, but the work will be done
much sooner than thar.
An interesting history is attached to this
forty-seven miles OF railroad which Mr..
Rand 50 confidently asserts will be built
this year, and it forms the only instance
in which the Canadian Pacific has been
han mi Sx
originally started by a number of Van.
couver citizens who desired some other
railroad connection for the town
than the Canadian Pacific. Mr.. Rand
was the primo mover aud dominant spirit
of the enterprise and has fought the thing
through to the finish. Their first promo
sition was to J. J. Hill to afford him con.
nection with the Great Northern, but the
basis OF operations was subsequently
shifted and the deal was com pleted as a
part of the Northern Pacific. 1t has been
hot fight, and, in a way, q political one.
A charter was obtained from the provin.
cial parliament, and also from the Domin-
ion parliament. before the Canadian Pa
citic realized the meaning OF the deal.
Then the tigh; began. With all the wire
pulling that both sides could do aud the
work OF the best attorneys TO be hired. it
forms bit OF history not likely to be soon
repeated in the provinces. Tho city
council Of Vancouver favored it,
Twice the bylaw granting the
subsidy was voted on favorably BY the
people of Vancouver. Twice the bylaw
was fought to the supreme court OF the
province by the Canadian Pacific CON-
pany. which was beaten each time. The
company also appealed the case to the
divisional court ana got decision in its
favor from two judges. making three of
the supreme court judges in favor Of the
bylaw and two against il. Eut it vas no
use, and the Canadian Pacific has now
given up the contest and will now have n
competitor, in fact two competitors in its
territory.