The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-30
AREGRANTED 4 MONOPOLY.
LAKE TEsLIy ROAD WILL HAVE no
CANADIAN COMPETITION.
Contractors Have Clause In Ihear
Grant Which Forbias the BuiId-
ing Of Any other Railway Into the
kIondfke for the Next Five Years.

TORONTO Ont, Jan. 9.-Eot1ing could
create much iivelisr interest than mas Dsen
aroused ali over Canada by the announce
m=nt Of the contract between the Domin-
boa government and MesSrs. Mckenzie and
Mann for the construction OF railway
between the Siicksen river and Tesisn
lake in the Yukon country. Everyone -
taking OF X, and the newspapers. govern
menl and opposition alike. conceoe the
deal 10 be a master stroke on the part OK
the government
Tho Toronto Globe governmental pre-
faces strong leader with the following:
The extent Of the revolution which VIII
be effected In tee problem OF trans porta-
fIon 20 the Yukon gold country IL osst
understood H1eE Ii Is stated that the
journey between Victoria and vancouver
and Dawson. watch Il now a matter OF
months and attended win appaIiing difn-
sou Of navigation and after the projected
galway has Deen completed. De reduced TO
a,9sl 5xeR nil aa slitIe more MOI than those
which any traveller undergoss In a tram
or sEe1f. boat.
The Toronto World foppositIonl. in an
equally strong article. says:
The deal not only calls for the con-
dian territory. bat i prohibits the construc,,
ton Of any rival line This through ran
and waterway is not only purely cana
dian enieFpr.se, but lis duplication by the
United States is an mpossibiity. Herein
we have despoied the Americans Of their
bower 10 aarass us in the hlondike trade
All traffic, whether passenger or freight,
is bound 10 20 by the line OF the least re-
distance The only possible rival the all.
Canadian route may nave t. via 81 Michael
and the Yukon river. but this Involves an
ocean and river voyage OF 100 miles.
One would az soon travel from rom New New
York to Chicago hS me canal "a, "a ano y axe
river. This then. is the first great feat
IRE OF the all-Canadlan route, 1t VIII
aud in addition 20 it's unique advantages
ln this respect the all-Canadian route VIII
be handica pped ~ no tariff r exactions or
ties the whole Yukon transportation PROB
lem"
An Ottawa dispatch says Sir Charles
Tupper the veteran leader Of the Conserv-
alive party In the house OF commons. gives
thu government credit for acting with such
vigor and he asserts that the opening OF
the all-Canadian route is the proper course
10 pursue.
He does no; anticipate any trouble with
the United States IN transferring cargoes
in the oc AN boats to river boats at Wran-
gel while the Teslln lake railway is being
constructed IL, however. such should hap
pen. Canada has Fort Simpson 20 fall back
on. which Will be equally serviceable,
Messrs. Mckenzie and Mann have tn
capital and resources and energy to carry
out what is acknowledged by all sompe-
tent authorities 10 be most cosby and
hazardous undertaking. They ar prob
ably the only men In Canada who could put
the road through by September next the
time specified. Extraordinary measures
will be taken by the contractors to insure
the construction Of tn, road by that date
Mr. Mann left Montreal this morning for
the scene OF operation. All day yesterday
the transcontinental wires were kept hot
hurrying men and supplies to the front A
small army Of laborers and wagon teams
thar hav been working on the Crows Nest
railway are already working toward the
Yukon.
Thomas White. civil engineer of St.
Thomas, ont. has been engaged as chief
engineer OF construction. In six weeks ac-
cording TO the terms Of the contract 4
ri agh road has to be completed from
Wrangel 10 Teslia lake. nearly 500 miles
and II Is expected thousands of men viii
take advantage of this 10 go as far as Tes-
I'm lake this winter. During the summer
as tie railway pushes inward travellers
can go TO IN end OF the line and then 60
by wagon road TO the lake.
contractors Mckenzie and Mann are IN
have monopoly OF all railway connections
Ter i've years from the Pacific coast to the
Yukon country.