The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-08-26
THE CONTRACT MADE.
Traffic Agreement to Admit
the n. P. to Vancouver.
THROUGH TRAIN FROM SEATTLE.
xinsI Arrangement for Barnard iniet
Line Approved by the Court
wheat shipment. for Seattle.

The petition of Thomas r. Brown, re-
eeIver oftfs Seattle. Lake Shore a Eastern
Railway Company 70 be allowed 70 con-
summate the agreement made on Aoyea1-
Der ie. lsa2. between the Northern PacifSc
Railroad Company. the Bsrrard Inlet q
Fraser Valley Railway Company, the city
Of Vancouver, b. c.. and the Seattle, Lake
Shore Il Eastern Railway Company. was
filed in the United States district court
yesterday, together with Judge Hanford's
order granting the petition
This Is the signal for the resumption OF
the fight between the Canadian Pacific
Railway Com pany and the Northern Pa
eIac Railroad Company over the latter
roads gaining an entry into Vancouver.
Fast November the city of Vancouver
voted q subsidy Of 1900. 600 20 the Northern
Pacific Railroad Company for the building
OF line from the terminus of the Lake
Shore road at sumas TO Vancouver, dis
lance OF about forty-tiye miles. This bold
invasion of its own territory the Canadian
Pacific resented, especially as u vas the
principal taxpayer OF Vancouver and some
s50000 Of the subsidy woaid have TO be
paid BY IL. The city Of Vancouver voted
IL. however. and the agreement was ap-
proved By the Canadian parliament. Then
an appeal 20 the courts was taken BY the
Canadian Pacific The agreement was
held 70 be lawful one. and the agreement
was about 10 be consummated when the
Lake Shore went into the bands OF re-
ceivcr and ali negotiations were then
broken of. By the action Of Judge Han
ford in granting Receiver Browns petit
tion TO be allowed TO carry out the agree
ment on behalf of the Lake Shore. IL Is
now in fair way to be signed by all par
ties and tho road built
In his petition the receiver says that all
parties have assented TO the terms of the
agreement and that the same has been
formally executed by the Burrard Inlet Il
Fraser Valley Railroad Company, and
only the formal execution OF the agree
ment by the remaining parties Is necessary
10 finally complete IL, and that after due
investigation he is Of the opinion that il ~
TO the best interest of the Lake Shore
20 execute ii by its receiver. In his order
granting the petition Judge Hanford states
that II appears To tho satisfaction of the
court that no injustice can be done TO any
of the parties interested by so doing. This
petition and order were submitted for the
judges signature on August 3, but owing
10 the Northern Pacific going into the
hands Of receiver the attorneys for the
receiver did not think IL desirable to place
the papers on file until yesterday.
As an explanation of the petition, there
was filed with il n copy of the contract or
agreement 10 be executed by the railroad
companies and the city OF Vancouver.
BY the terms of this contract the Northern
Pacific Is to build into Vancouver from
Sumas within two years from the
date OF the execution of the in
strument, tho work to begin
within sir months from that date. Upon
the execution OF the agreement the city OF
Vancouver Is to pay to the Northern Pa.
ciiic $4,000 the subsidy already voted.
The traffic arrangements are very favor.
able TO the Lake shore and the Northern
Pacific railroad companies. They are not
hindered from making any agreement they
please with the Canadian Pacific regard
ing through freight or passenger business
The city OF Vancouver only requires that
the Burrard Inlet Il Fraser Valley road
shall sSntrol the road running from Sumas
20 Vancouver, with the right TO allow any
other railway company admission &c
that city on equal terms with the
Northera Pacific and Lake Shore roads
The latter roads are also to give to this
Burrards Inlet 4 Fraser Valley line al
freight or passengers for points touched
by thai line. that Is, all traffic between Sc
attic and Vancouver over the Lake Shor.
must DO over the Burrard Inlet road and
not over the Canadian Pacific. TIL,
Northern Pacific must run at least ON,
through train per day from Seattl,
80 Vancouver and also an accom-
mediation train for farmers. which
train must stop at the five stations re
qa;red by the city of Vancouver to be
built on the line between Snmas and Van
couver. Tho Northern Pacific is also I,
build and maintain = bridge across tn,
Fraser river, thus giving Vancouver direc
rail communication with oil points south
on the Burrard Inlet line.
IL is still considered doubtful whethe
the agreement VIII be signed by all parties
and II it is not. by the requirements of ia
hy-iaws passed by the city of Vancouver
the entire agreement will have to be re
submitted 10 the people aud run tn
gauntlet Of the Canadian parliament Il
case any of the contracting parties wis
the slightest alteration made.