The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-13
HEAD OF THE CD. R.
Important Interview With Sir
Thomas Shaughnessy on Can
adian-American Relations.
He Gives Out an Interesting Budget
Of News About Extensions
and Improvements.
From a Staff CORRESPONDENT,

: Montreal Que, Dec. 13-Sir Thomas
.Shaughnessy, president Of the Canadian
Pacific, is one Of those Americans who
have submitted very docilely to Canadian
izatiOn. In his youth in Milwaukee, Mr..
Shaughnessy would probably have not
have been very respectful to any of his
playmates who might have told him that
he would one day be a British subject and
sport a handle on his name. But, how
ever that may be Sir Thomas now pro-
fesses to be most excellent Canadian
and doubtless he is. In this day Of gigan-
tic Industrial and transportation systems
nations are becoming economic rather
than political organizations. And so men
of talent change their patriotism with
as much ease as they go from one en-
ployer to another, the salary being better
II some American road had, got Mr..
Shaughnessy before the Canadian Pacific
found out his worth, he would be a very
loyal American and might even now be
opposing reciprocity with Canada as Of
no benefit to the United States. But as
it is Mr.. Shaughnessy serves the Canadian
Pacific railway, the dominion of Canada
and the British empire. But after all he
is American, and if he has been Canadian
lied in some eXternals he has done his
full share towards that Americanization
Of Canada, which, despite all the efforts
to arouse feeling against the United
States, goes on at such a rate that the
change is pronounced from year to year.
Mr.. Shauehnessy a Protectionist.
In an interview with Mr.. Shaughnessy
I asked him whether he was now in favor
Of an aggressive policy for Canada as
against the United States. He replied
that he never talked politics, but added
that while he was not in favor of an ag-
gressive policy against the United States,
he believer in a vigorous Canadian
national policy designed to develop Can
ada's resources and enhance her well be-
ing and keep her markets for her own
people. Canada, in his opinion, is enter
ing upon just such an era as the United
States began some thirty years ago, and
can, therefore, profit much from the ex-
perience of the United States in the time
that has since elapsed.
The Wheat Congestion.
f.: Regarding the difficulty in handling the
western Canadian wheat crop, Mr..
Shaugnessy said that his company had
done everything in its power to keep up
with the development of the country and
while it had mot succeeded to its own sat-
isfaction, it must be remembered that not
only in the Canadian west, but throughout
the United States, had the railways found
themselves unable to cope with the I'M
precedented traffic of the last year.
ArcoIa- Regina Line.
AS for new lines, Mr.. Shaughnessy said
that the line southeastern AssinibOia
from Arcola to Regina, a line that is of
much direct interest to many Minneapolis
holders of Assiniboia lands, would GER
tainly be built this coming season. The
Manitoba & Northwestern will also be
extended.
Milling In Bond.
Mr.. Shaughnessy was not inclined to
say much about the work of the Wash
burn Crosby company of Minneapolis in
milling Canadian wheat in bond, although
he is familiar with the subject phases
of it having been brought to him for final
decision, while the company was laying its
plans He said thatof course; as a gen.
eral statements the 4Canadian Pa eific would
prefer to have the whole haul of western
Canadian Wheate for itself; but that there
were other considerations-which same he
did not specify. :..-
3d. Double Tracks.
The Canadian Pacific, according to Mr.
Shaughnessy is looking forward to the
time when it will have a double ira exec
transcontinenta1. The forerunners of this
double track are the long sidings which
the company is building every three miles
which when joined together, viii make
second track Chief Engineer McHenry
formerly Of the Northern Pacific, is now
devoting himself to the reduction of cur
vature and grades.
Jolt for Minneapolis MiIers.
Our Minneapolis mjllers will not relish
the cool way in which their Canadian RI
walls talk of them. One of the big millers
of Canada told me here that Minneapolis
no longer leads the world IN -four milling
progress 1--WE have some new ideas OF
our own" he said. land when we look to
others for hints we arc more apt to hnd
them in England or on the continent thar
| in Minnea polis''r Competition had slim
ulated the European millers, he said, and
they had been brushing up and building
new mills whereas the Minneapolis anc
other American millers were resting on
| their laurels with mills that were not up
| to- date. y 49,
| United States Still Raises Some Wheat.
| This same miller said that there hao
| been a lot of nonsense talked about the
western Canadian wheat possibility. lie
thought it would be a long, time before the
Americans really needed it, in view OF
the fact that they now export zoe, 100000
bushels and raise about zoe, 900, 900 to Can
adas 100000 900. He remarked, too. thai
only a part of the Canadian west was 9
hard wheat country-just how much has
mot vet been determined. He had seer
himself much western Canadian Whea1
graded as No. I hard that was not sucf
| at ALL but very excellent wheat of {
different kind. He considered the sugges'
ton that if the United States took the
| import duty off wheat, the Canadian:
should put it on. to keep all the whea
for their own mills and their own trans
portation routes, as another piece of wllc