New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-14
TO RIVAL CANADIAN PACIFIC.
CANADA HELPS TO CONSTRUCT RAILWAY
ACROSS THE CONTINENT,

Montreal Aug 10 (SpeciaD.-The amounts voted
az the session Of Parliament which has just closed
in aid of railway projects aggregated over SoVVoVV'
Not for fifteen years has there been so great sum
voted for such purposes. The bulk OF TINS money
goes to roads that TO form links OF new trans
continental line in opposition TO the Canadian Pa
clfc These roads under separate manage
nents and there are still large gaps between them,
but II IL apparent that the various interests nave
an understanding and are working toward COM
mon end and the subsidies show that the Govern
ment IL in the scheme
The plan calls for a line from Quebec 10 fort
Simpson on the Pacific. Starting from the former
civ there is a railway known the Great North
ern which runs southwestery to Toilette. and is
now being extended westward TO join the Canaoa
Atlantic system at South Indian, the Ottawa River
being bridged at Hawkesbury 10 permit this being
done. Large subsidies to aid IN the complexion Va
this link have been voted.
The Canada Atlantic road runs westward 10
Depot Harbor. on Georgian Bay. and the Great
Lakes will be utilized for the present as far az
Fort William near the head OF Lake Superior.
From that point there is now in process of con-
struction a road which will extend 10 winnipeg
running through the rich Rainy River country ana
skirting the Minnesota boundary. encroachhs
upon that State for distance Of thirty miles. This
road is known as the Ontario and Rainy River
roau and to aid in its construction Parliament mas
lust voted SOc0OcO. In addition handsome subVen-
tions have been voted by the Legislatures Of on
tario and Manitoba toward the sections falling
within their territory. Altogether the combined
subsidies to this line will amount to more than
sl4 900 a mile.
The Dominion subsidies subject to stringent
conditions providing for Government supervision
Of freight rates and guarding against absorption
by other roads under penalty of forfeiture OF the
charter
AT Winnipeg the Ontario and Rainy River road
ac{r, tph ms W
ward to Portage lie Prairie, distance of siXty-six
miles There begins the Canadian Northern. owned
by the proprietors of the Ontario and Rainy River
road II runs northward and westward for a dis
lance Of some four hundred miles. There is sub
sdy for this and additions TO # are being made
every year Its objective point IS Edmonton. in the
Far Northwest To another company-supp TO
be simply an alias for Mann & Mackenzie, the own
OF the Ontario and Rainy River-there has been
granted charter, with a subsidy of $50 mile.
for the construction Of road from Edmonton
westward to the Yellowhead Pass through the
Rocky Mountains. From the Yelowhead Pass the
old abandoned route of the Canadian Pacific runs
to the waters Of the Pacific at Port Simpson. pass
ing through the upper valley Of the Fraser and the
rich Caribou mineral country.
Thus the new system will extend across the
continent from tidewater to tidewater. and Will be
composed of sections OF the Great Northern, the
Canada Atlantic the Ontario and Rainy River road
and the Canadian Northern. with the Great Lakes
as a connecting link. 1t will be essentially freight
line and will depend in the main on the local traffic
which Il will develop along the line 1t VIII follow
closciy the route laid out for the Canadian Pacific
when II was intended to build IL as public work
il will run through much more fertlle country
than that traversed BY the present line of the
Canadian Pacific but the mileage will be much
greater that it can hardly hope to be an effective
competitor for passenger traffic.
Quebec will be the eastern terminus in summer
and in winter the new bridge across the St Law
renee at Quebec will afford access to the Govern
ment railway the Intercolonal. which runs TO
Halifax and ST John. The scheme for this bridge
has been considered for n long time but at last II
looks as though something is to be done. The
bridge is to cross the ST. Lawrence eight miles
above Quebec 1t will cost 100000. and One-fourth
! of this amount has just been contributed by the
/ Canadian Parliament. The company holding the
/ charter announces that IL will begin work within
the next two months and 1t hopes to have II com
/ peted within years.