The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-16
IHRO' FLOUR CITY
Grand Trunks Pacific Connections
to Be Made That Way, Say 49,,
Winnipeg Advices.
Canadian Northern Has Transcon
tinental Ambitions Which It
r.. Will Not Surrender.

Advices from Winnipeg outline with
more clearness than earlier reports the
probable course railroad building will take
IN Canada, including the Grand Trunk s
Intentions. These latter include a line
through the twin cities connecting with
the Chicago end Of the present Grand
Trunk. .. .zs-s. u 1 - : -7.. h..
The real object Of the Grand Trunk Pa
c11lc is to extend it's lines from Mnneapo-
lis, which it now reaches through it's con-
nect1ons, to the northwestern states and
the Canadian northwest. and ultimately to
the Pacific coast in British Columbia. In
order, however, to secure the support of
the Dominion government, an ALL Cana
dian end has been offered, which would
run from North Bay westward, north of
Lake Superior ~...< -.s.r =.
1T cannot be seen why the Canadian
Northern, now that it has managed to get
over its experimental stage and is about
TO strike out on a much more extensive
scale than ever, should hand over such an
ambitious proposition in the hour of tri-
umph. The Canadian Northern will con-
tinue it's lines westward over the prairie
and through both the Yellow Head and
Pine River passes to the Pacific, and also
eastward from Port Arthur, with connec-
lions to Toronto, Montreal and Quebec, in
dependent of the Grand Trunk Pacific
Within ten years also there will be an
established line Of the Canadian Northern
to Europe, via Hudson bay.
Routes to Be Taken, .-.," =.
The Canadian Pacific will extend its
system from it's main line, near Moose
min, passing north of QuAppelle Valley.
south of Battleford and north of Manitou
lake, and onward to Yellow Head Pass
by way of Wetaskiwin or Strathcona,
While the Grand Trunk Pacific will pass
south of Lake Manitou, south of the
TouchWood Hills, south of Buffalo Lake.
by way of Lacombe on the Calgary and
Edmonton railway, and westward to the
coast through Yellow Head pass. OF
course. the Canadian Northern route by
way of Edmonton is already settled. Ali
these roads will traverse an excellent
farming country.
The government will not permit these
lines to be constructed within from forty
to fifty miles of each other, excepting at
mountain passes and river crossings: In
stead of paying cash subsidies, the Don,
inion government will doubtless guaran
tee the bonds of the lines up to SIS, OJC
per mile on the prairie sections, and up tC
S5o,oOO per mile in the Rocky mountain
sections and north of Lake Superior. -
Room for Three Lines:
There is room for three lines north Of
| Lake Superior The only place where the
| lines would be within thirty miles of each
| other would be south of Lake Nipigon and
| In wooded regions, such as this is, the
! lines might as well be within twenty miles
of each other. 1t would pay Canada tc
have three transcontinental roads with ar
additional Canadian Pacific line across the
| prairie.
1t is thought among Canadians that il
would be good policy to guarantee the
bonds of these roads; also the interest or
the bonds, not only of the Canadian
| Northern and tho Grand Tr,,p1- l,,,+ olt.-
of the Canadian Pacific for a new railwa,
| across the prairie, and for the double
tracking and the reduction of grades anf
curves on the main line to Port Artflu,
and east therefrom. The country, it is
felt, would never be called upon to pay
single cent of such guarantee. Manitoba
has not been called upon yet. The guar.
antee is worth more to the RAILWAYS arf
costs the country infinitely less than cash
! subsidies.