The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-01-21
CANADIAN is
In TROUBLE
Its Formidable Rival Again
After Grants In British
Columbia.
AMERICANS INTERESTED
Kettle River Valley Railway
Wants to Build Its Line in
the Territory.
THE FIGHT IN PARLIAMENT
Canadians Claim Trsde Should Be Kept
at Home and Oppose Granting
Access to Americans.

NEW YORK. Jan. "a dispatch to
the Tribune from Ottawa, Ont. saws:
The meeting OF parliament viii see the
renewal OF hostllities between the Can
adam Pacific railroad and It's most for
midable rival In the rich mining districts
OF southern British Columbia. An appli-
cation Is pending on behalf OF the KettlA
River Valley railroad In terms similar TO
the measure which last session was de-
feated through the influence Of the Can
adian Pacific.
The promoters OF the Kettle River pro-
position are Americans-the d. c. Cor
bin syndicate-which was the pioneer rail
way building in this part Of British Co.
lumbla, and controls the only means OF
access 10 and from the KootenaIs until
the Crows Nest line is completed. Mr..
corbin's road. the Spokane Falls & Nor
thern' runs north from Spokane. Il cor
meets with the Great Northern. Northern
Pacific, Union Pacific and generally with
the railroad systems OF the United
States. Its connections into Canada are
known as the Nelson & Fort SHEPPARD.
which opens up a rich part OF West Koot-
enai and the Red mountain from
Northport across the boundary TO Ross
land.
The proposed new line to the Kettle
River win make a southern outlet to the
Boundary creek district. whose rich de-
posits OF copper, gold and silver have at
tracted the eyes OF shrewd capitalists as
showing mineral wealth equal to. IL not
exceeding. the famous country surround
Ing Butte. Mont. For the mastery OF the
situation in this country the Canadian
Pacific is straining every influence that
an influential corporation knows so well
to command and apply. The applicants
have shown themselves capable of nut.
ting up an exceedingly strong case, which
all but won for them last session against
the Canadian Pacific railroad in parlia-
ment, where. for many years, the infu-
ence OF the latter was Invariably para
mount. Even the ministry itself gave,
ON the whole, support TO the Kettle river
bill. although the matter not being one
Of gvernment policy. the ministry was
not called upon TO give its unanimous
Influence as a body either way.
Mr. Corbin's syndicate asks no subsidy
and has received none for any OF the
roads which It has constructed in Cam
adian territory. and offers the means of
carrying the ores of the Boundary creek
country across the boundary for treat
ment at reasonable rates and with all due
guarantee for the protection of Canadian
interests. But II is just here that the
Canadian Pacific railroad steps In with
the argument that II is prepared and
indeed, engaged. in this very same under
taking and that the people of British
Columbia want no trespassing on Can
adian territory by American companies
and that, in short, the interests of Cam
ada will be best served by keeping trade
within her own borders instead Of divert
Ing It into American channels The argu-
ment is one that carries some weight.
although the minister of railways has
himself as satisfied that the
fullest provision may be made for Cam
adan protection and TO guard against
handling valuable franchises to American |
capitalists TO the hurt and prejudice of
Canadian trade.