The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-03


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Eikins Explains secttoa n
After discussing AZ length some az the
oid provisions OF the bill. Carter concluded
BY saying that section Ia Of the measure
had been Incorporated In ~ by the eorn-
msstee as a protection to the business ma a.
merchant and shipper Of the country. He
regarded IL as an excellent provision and
ons thai ought 70. have place Ia tas
bill. He said Elkins. % west virginia.
Desired 10 address the saaate Cp0s taA.
section ard would cover {: fully.
Elkins. who had been waiting durirs the
greater part of TIA afternoon an oppcr-
sun.ty TO address the senate. sa.d Ia be-
ginning his remarks that ne WIS gl&d 20
see that an effort was bs.ns made TO
exact something from canada ~ view CT
all that the Dominion government ard SIS
States. That part OF sectIon g Of the
pending bin 10 which E-lkIas par liegsizrly
referred and upon which his remarks
were principally based. provides hat the
privilege CT entering goods under hex ds
or Of p.acing them &c b0adsd axe houses
al the post of WrangeI. In the district OF
Alaska. and Withdrawing the same for sx-
pofta,ion 10 any place Ia Brush CClurn-
bla or the Northwest Territory without
payment Of duty is hereby grained 10 tie
government OF the Dominion OF Canada
and lis citizens when on proclamation by
the president OF the United States IL shall
appear that 10 exclusive privilege of
Transporting through British Columbia or
the Northwest territory goods or passen-
gers arriving from or destined for ether
ports In Alaska has been or will be granted
to any person or corporation by the gev-
srnments OF tho Dominion Of Canada
Inroads of the Canadian Pacific
For long years." said E.lklns. Canada
has taken business from our country and
dsspoiled the business Of our railroads. and
al this without any proper return. In or
der 70 understand the better what / have
10 say, desire TO refer particularly to the
Canadian Pacific railway.
The Canadian Pacific extends from Hal
tfax to Vancouver. making. with it's con-
neotions, T.l1s miles, nearly 2.U0o miles Of
which are I'm tho United States. II CON
trolls taa politics and dictates the policy OF
Canada. II could. with It's Sea connections.
transport b1.9a troops from England 10
Canada I'm ten dayN. For It's ship line, now
being bulit To run between Southampton
&nd Halifax. II will receive a subsidy Of
tieo.ooo from England and Canada. from
It's steamship line from Vancouver to the
Orient II receives go. and from Van
couver 20 Australia a subsidy OF $50 90.
The Pacific Mall. Tor carrying more mail.
received .rom the United States only
Sis.ss0
'I'he Canadian Pacific railway is now
cutting rates t~ainst American railroads
% as 10 get the klondike business. and is
actually carrying passengers from New
York To Vancouver. distance Of 1900
miles. for sSs. II the Canadian Pacific is
permitie. to proceed on these lines. 1t viii
shortly moaopeli2e through business frem
the Atlantic seahoard to the Pacific. ana
oil business 20 and from the Orient. ieav-
ing the American roads only local bust
ness and making only one transcontinenial
Line on this continent
"The amount OF business taken from the
American roads annually by the Canadian
Pacific aggregates nearly xo..a.os This
sum should be saved 20 the United States
90 give employment 10 our own people. and
as their trustees we should zee that IL Is
saved.
in 1896 the Canadian Pacific hauled
s.eo1.so tons ~ freight In sso 80 ears from
poin;s Ia The United States 10 other points
In the United States through Canada
These ears would make a train that would
reach across the continent.
I'VE pas $500 oo0 go per annum. or 81 oco-
CO for every working day in the year. 10
foreign ships - haul shat We sell aud buy,
our exports and Imports. England getting
"a per cent OF this vast sam Ninety per
cent. 81 this would be saved IN Americans
Americans have suffered tho great hGmilia-
sisn az being driven from the sea. and 20
make this humiliation the more emphatic.
England ard Canada seem 80 make she
Canadian Pacific the only transcon.inentai
hns. and 20 mouopoi.ze the carrying by
rail or large share of cur trAnaconsi-
mental commerce and ali OF our trade 10
and from the orient"
Abolish III. Bonding Privilege.
i1lkins said that seemingly there was
little help for our condition. foreign In
fuencr belng too powerful noswishstanar
ing the fact that thc 81. Louis plat
form. the presidents letter % accept
ance ana h.s Inaugural address ali ia
vored discriminating duties. When those
utterances were made there Was great
enthusiasm. bus now tho whole CONNER.
eial world was cailisd As remedy for
the existing ills. E.kIus said tha: he
would first abolish aha bonding privilege
and consular seals az Vancouver. The
effect 81 this would va 20 divert trade
from the Orient 70 san Francisco. Sec
endiv. he would compel obedience 20 IN
;egstate commerce statutes ~ all lines