The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-27

While Washington is furnishing employ
| ment to several thousand railroad labor
] ers on construction and Improvement
work, British Columbia contractors are
| figuring on franchises that, II granted,
| will place that province and adjacent dis
tricts far ahead of any other section Of
the West in contemplated construction,
a greater portion of which will be begun
this season.
While on the face Of the applications 1t
would appear that a great majority are
private enterprises 1T Is stated the Cana
dian Pacific is backing most of them and
has a prospect of building a network of
short lines to the many mining districts
that will aid much in their development.
Among the largest railroad contractors
engaged on the Western divisions of that
line is Roger T. McDougall. of Winnipeg,
who for the past year has been making
his home at Vancouver. Mr.. McDougall,
who spent several days in the city last
week. says that within two years, IL the
present applications are granted, the
Washington smelters will be running a
very large amount OF ore for treatment
from across the boundary.
There is a tremendous amount OF rail-
way construction work contemplated this
year in British Goiumei he said sale yes
chtses the government has been asked
to grant may not go through this year,
sufficient number win to cause q railroad
are completed the ore shipments from
British Columbia to the Western WASH
smeteps T be greatdy Ss
been filed with the British Columbia iegis-
lature by Bodwell & Dun, of Victoria.
for an act to incorporate a company and
build line of railway from a point near
the outlet of Kamloops lake. thence to
the plateau of the Bonaparte river. thence
TO a point on the Cariboo road, thence
northerly to a point near Williams or
Antler creek. in the Cariboo district, with
a branch running to the confluence of the
sam ana hne has also given motto.
for an act to incorporate company and
build railroad from point on Kitamaat
to Hazelton. on the Stiekeen river, In the
Cassiar district, and to build and operate
electric tramways on all its branches.
These applications it is believed will go
Robertson & Robertson. of Victoria,
are now making application to the provin-
a company to build railroad from a
point at or near Taku Arm. in the Cassiar
district, at the junction OF the Atlintoo
thence along the northern side of that
river to a point on Atlin lake. near the
outlet of the river, and to build tramways
and branches. This latter firm will also
apply for power TO build line from the
point where the Dalton trait crosses the
northern boundary line, thence southerly
to the village of Kuchwan. or the nearest
point on the boundary line to the shores
of Lynn canal and to build branches
and tramways to be operated by steam or
electricity.
Davis Marshall e. Mcneil, of Van
couver will shortly make application to
the legislature for an act to incorporate
a company and build a railroad from a
point on tombstone strait, Vancouver
island near Chatham Point. thence south
to point near Upper Campbell lake.
They VIII also ask permission to build
from point on tombstone strait, a short
distance east Of Bear river, thence south
to point near the south end of Bear
lake: also TO build electric tramways.
branch lines, wharves and docks. They
have now on file an application for an
act To Incorporate n company TO build
a line from n point on the line Of the
Canadian Pacific, near Vancouver. p. C,
10 a point on the Westminster branch OF
the same road, near Westminster.
beside these lines there are several
other shorter ones, the main object In
building all Is the hauling of mineral ore.
In some of the sections through which
they will pass there Is timber also. but
this alone would not be sufficient to
maintain n road.
THE present intention. IL the franchises
are granted. IL to begin work on the five
lines mentioned this fail.