The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-28
Will Resume the Fight for His
Railway Charter.
NE HAS FRIENDS m PARLIAMENT
Kettle River valley scheme Has Not
ican Was Defeated by Canadian
Pacific Lobbyists striving to
Perpetaaas the Great MonOp-
Oiy's Grip ON British Columbia.

Special Dispatch to the Post-Inteliigeneer.
OTTAWA. April 21.-The Kettle Valley
railway BIN Is likely TO be restored 10 the
order paper OF the Dominion house OF
commons at an early day. and the fight
between the two big railway corporations
continued. Mr.. Bos1ock. who Is fathering
the measure 20 charter the railway. IS
being urged to take this course, as pari.a-
ment viii be In session six or eight weeks
longer. The bill disappeared from the
order paper in consequence OF the defeat
Of an amendment offered by its promoters
in committee OF the whole. Under the
rules TX may be restored at the commit
tee stage. and so test the sentiment of the
full house upon the bill.
In the memory OF the oldest parliament
tartan there has been no lobbying 10 COM
pare with that to which members were
subjected during the six weeks OF the
great Corbn charter struggle The stake.
10 the casual observer. seemed hardly
worthy OF the tremendous efforts put
forth by the two great railways. being
only the right to build about thirty miles
OF railway along the valley Of the Kettle
river. In the Boundary creek district In
effect. however. the battle has been one
on the part OF Mr.. Corbin, and his allies
of the Grand Trunk. for the right TO COM
pete with the Canadian Pacific railway
Tor a share OF the traffic of the mining
OF the Canadian Pacific Railway Company
for an absolute monopoly OF the Carrying
trade Of British Columbia
IL has been and will be, fight for
province. From the foothills OF the
Rockies to the shores of The Pacific the
Canadian Pacific IL supreme. Ii has by
treaty or by purchase secured control OF
the charters that would have permitted
the construction Of second provin-
cial railway. Only one rival remains
in the province from whom dangerous
competition may be expected, and that
rival Is Mr.. Corbin. the American who
first pushed railway into the Kootenay.
The energies of the officers of the
greatest railway monopoly in the world
are directed towards the prevention of any
extension OF the Corbin roads in British
Columbia, and 70 the buttressing of the
Canadian Pacific in its possession of. the
land 1t * a repetition OF the fight that
occurred In Manitoba several years ago
when the Canadian Pacific tried 20 retain
monopoly OF railway transportation il,
that province. but failed and was bound
10 submit TO competition. The present
Issue involves the prestige of the Cana
dian Pacific no less than id the Manitoba
conflict
Notwithstanding the apes rance of Sir
William Van Horne before the railway
committee of the house. the most sys-
se'udtic iOubN ever Undertaken. the I'M
portation OF men OF inf uence from air over
the country. the loading OF the mails with
circulars and the wire with telegrans
the Canadian Pacific was defeated before
the committee. To wipe OUT this reverse
efforts were redoubed, more lobbyists
were imported. and since the Easter vaca-
hon the members have been haunted day
and night and piled with every argument
that could he suggested.
The Corbn supporters. while This went
on seemed to slacken their efforts. The
advantage gained by the Canadian Pacific
was pushed TO the utmost with the re-
suit that the bin was dropped from the
order aper by reason OF the adverse vote
on the amendment mentioned The fact
that only los woes out OF ai3 we're boiled
In the house shows what extraordinary en-
deayors We're made 10 get away from this
important issue. The defeat. however, is
considered only temporary by great
MANY here