Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-01-20
RIP VAN WRINKLE AWAkENS.
Canada Fin Her Mining Teriioyls Invaded
by American Railways.
canadian Paeinc %. %. TIA. Formulas
BILE rival In ftritish Columbia
Ia ih. Ket,i. River Road.

New York. Jan. eo-A dispatch to
the Tribune from Ottawa says;
Tho meeting OF Parliament viii see
IN, renewal uf hoatlliiicH between the
Canadian Pacific railroad and ~ most
formidable rival In the rich mining dis
,ricts Of southern British Columbia.
An application II pending ON behalf OF
the Kettle River Valley Railroad COM
pany In terms similar to the measure
which last session was defeated
through the influence Of the Canadian
pnoino.
The promoters OF the Kettle River
proposition are Amcricnns-thc u. G.
Corbin syndicate. which was the pio-
nccr OF railway building In this part
OF british Columbia, and controls the
onlN means ~ access 10 ana from the
kourenais until tho Crows Nest line
u completed. Mr corhin'a road, the
spokane Falls and Northern, runs
north from spokane. Wash. II cone
meets with The Great Northern. North
cIu Pacific. Union Pacific ana generally
with the railroad system Of the Unit
ed Siutea. 10 connections Into Canada
nrc known az the Nelson a Fort Shep-
hard. which opens NJ u rich part ~
FROM North Port across the boundary
10 hoHsland,
The proposed now line 10 tho Kettle
River VIII make "a southern outlet to
the boundary Creek district. whose
rich deposits Of copper, gold ana silver
have attracted the eyes of shrowd cap-
ituliriH ~ showing mineral wealth
equal t0 u not exceeding. the famous
country surrounding Butte. Montana,
For the mastery ~ the situation lu this
country the Canadian Pacific ~ Htf.lin.
lng every influence that an influential
corporation knows ~ well how 10 COM
mnnd and apply. The applicants have
shown themselves capable Of putting
M an exceedingly strong ease which
all but won Tor them last session
against the Canadian Pacific railroad
IN parliament, where Tor many years
the influence of the latter was invuri-
ably paramount. Even the ministry
the Kettle River bill, although tho mat
ter, not being one ~ government poll
ley the ministry was not called upon
TO give lis unanimous influence rs a
body either way.
Nj. Corbln's syndicate asks no sub
sldy and has received none ON any "
the roads which IL has constructed in
Canadian territory and oncrs the
means OF carrying the ores ~ the
boundary Creek country across the
boundary Tor treatment az reasonable
rates and with an due guarantee FOR
the protection ~ Canadian interests
liut Il IN lust here that the Canadian
Pacific railroad steps IN with the ar
Hument that Il Is prepared ana indeed,
engaged IN this very same undertake
Ing and that the people ~ british Coz
lumbla want no trcspaasing on Cana
dian territory by American companies.
and that, In short, the interests OF
Canada win be best served by keeping
trade within her own borders instead
OF dlvcrting II into American channels
The argument IL one that carries some
weigh, although the minister 81 rail.
ways has expressed himself as satisfied
that the fullest provision may be made
for Canadian protection and 10 guard
against handling franchises to AmeH-
can capitalists 10 the hurt ana preJu-