The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-03
AN UNFAIR COMPETITOR.
How the Canadian Pacific Railway
DemoraIizes Business
New York Commercial Advertiser.

New York Commercial Advertiser
The interstate commerce comm. ssi0n
has hit upon the right way 10 meet the
Legitimate competition OF the Canadian
railways with American lines. by sus-
pending the operation OF the long and
short haul clause OF the law on traffic
between Manitoba points and New En-
gland points through Detroit. The ex-
tension should extend 20 traffic between
Minnesota points and the East and be
tween the North Pacific coast and the
Atlantic seaboard. In the former case
the Sault Ste. Marie read. connecting AZ
1T. Mary's river with the Canadian Pa
cific. Is able TO underbii American rosds
restricted b. the interstate commerce
law In the latter The Canadian Pacific
connecting az Vancouver over American
lines with Seattle and Portland f. able
% take tVafiic from the American trans
continental roads In tho same way All
these cases come under the qualification
Of the interstate commerce law which
requires enforcement Of the long and
short haul clause only under subs.anti-
ally similar conditions ard circ,im-
stances" Competition Of n foreiag5 .Cad
subsidized by government and free from
restriction In cutting through rates con-
sututes circumstance as exceptional as
water route competition.
The most that foreign line has the
" -
desire 10 ship over a foreign line can
reasonably expect. IS thu privilege Of COM
petition with cur own railroads on equal
terms. No other government grants
more than this. and few grant 50 much.
For many years W have granted
through the privilege 81 Shipping goods
across the frontier In bond the right ..
competition 90 Canadian railroads which
enjoys two distinct advantages over our
Ia 4era.
subsidy which enables them n disDonse
with earnings on Tire commercial hasfz
ana The advantage n freedom from legal
restrictions which forsi3 American rail
roads 20 meet their rates on through
without fatal sacrifice ~ local business
IL is certain thst this unfair cone-.e.l-
fioC Viii DOT - endured forever. and that
sentiment n favor ~ repeal OF the bond
fTG p.>vsl 20 VIII gain strength constant
If "rl'ss ne advantage enjoyed bv The
Cans it1n roads can DO removed and cen
diucus - c9upe,ition made iuv, ar7
equal We csn0ot abolish the BRITISH
Imperial subsidy % the Canadian paete.,
t1t te's * m a1~artaE A. snf.vea tv orfv
eae Tor Syn competitor. and n ~ zt,es
ai"~e &c - oud b p ~tv cT~et by tNa
advantages = local '~srfc orr transcor-
t-.c--7l roeGs nNss-~s over that Rut
shew are fsrNtftsr - v~-re ~ stEs a.
vantage hy the ia1E ara short haaf
clause. u~3r~ whi-e through cor'nefi-fo,
cannot - at without sae.iaes az an
rrre. or iera, business
TBS eis-Ft0i -atior against our own
frf3' = our own work and the remedy
ts !r oar rea-a. We can sEp.y &c with
ott 1sur.s g clr cwu shippers cr ehee1
~afes hy susrrnE tre 'arr aaa sh1rt
sHH' CLAUSE r~ 80 vt.-h has 80 raee.
t'-e Tn scmee -ttt0u. A. ruhls- sep-f-
>Ha1 haVe 20 choose between this ard
ste.-lc1 - che bout.rg privilege. r
~etre shippers wcuit complain bstterfv
F7r = - certain that the present uufust
user rlir4ton e. favor = alien trans
rortatlca v.u rot be ca3are3 FER long