The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-12
Railroads.
6. P. RS AMBITION
That System Trying to Divide. the
Washington Lumber and
Grain Trade.
Two Invading Lines Already Pro-
z~jected in Retaliation for Hills =
49,. -. Canadian Incursions.,
Special to Tho journal.

Special to Tho journal.
Spokane, Wash, Jan. 1.-THE efforts
OF the Canadian Pacific Railway company
to get into the state Of Washington and
divide the heavy understanding and lum-
Der trade with the Great Northern and
the Northern Pacific is rapidly assuming
shape. Senator George Turner and his
associates have petitioned the Spokane
city council for a franchise to operate a
street car system for freight as we'll as
passenger business connecting the whole
sale and milling districts OF Spokane with
the terminus In this city of the proposed
railway to the north which shall tap the
Canadian Pacific. ,'--
Two weeks ago Senator Turner and his
associates Incorporated the Spokane &
Kootenai Railway company with the
avowed purpose Of building a line into
Spokane from the Canadian Pacific Three
days later articles were filed in Seattle
for the Seattle & Canada Railroad COM
pany for road from that city through
Sumas to connection with the Canadian
Pacific. It would thus appear that the
Canadian Pacific will have two entrances
to this state, on the one side getting into
the wheat country in direct opposition to
the Northern Pacific and it's branches, and
on the west side tapping the great lum-
Der districts in opposition to the Great
Northern. '
By the new connection freight would
travel between Spokane and St., Paul on
north Of the boundary between the United
States and Canada, crossing into North
Dakota near the western end. There the
500 line takes it into Minneapolis and St.
Paul. This Canadian Pacific route be-
tween Spokane and Minneapolis is at no
point more than It's miles north of the
Great Northern. the average distance be-
ing considerably less than that.
For some time the Great Northern has
been pushing its branches into the terri
tory Of the Canadian Pacific in British
Columbia. Lines of the Great Northern
now tap the Canadian Pacific at Fernie
Grand Forks, Rossland Nelson, Creston
and Lethridge, Alberta. Evidently the
climax was reached when the purpose Of
James J. Hill was announced to push the
Great Northern line from Curlew, Wash,
on into the very heart Of the Similkameen
country, in British Columbia, on his way
to the coast. His entrance In the British
Columbia field with the charter Of the
Vancouver, Victoria & Eastern road has
aroused hedrce resentment on the part Of
the Canadian Pacific managers with
whom he has heretofore maintained an
agreement on territory. ......
The incorporators of the Spokane &
KootenM Railway company are D. c.. Cor
bin and Senator George Turner of Spo-
kane; Jacob Furth and John H. McGraW
Of Seattle, and Charles s. Bihler of Ia
coma. It has capital stock Of $4,000, 900,
divided into shares Of 500 each. From
Spokane the proposed road will extend in
a portheasterly direction by the way OF
Pen d'Oreille river and lake, Kootena]
river and tributaries, to the international
boundary line in Idaho, distance of about
200 miles A reconnaissance Of the route
has already been made and as soon as the
weather will permit, surveying parties will
be put inthe field. t;sg ,ss
The Seattle & Canada Railroad com
pany is Incorporated by the same men as
the Spokane & Kootenai; will be abou,
$50 miles long and is capitalized at s2,700,-
900. Surveyors will begin at once.
n u. c.. Corbin OF Spokane, who is to DC
the president and who will probably have
the active business management OF the
Spokane & sKootenai railway, is vel
known here and in the east as a successful
railroad builder. He built the first rail
road into the Occur dAlenes. Later MI,
Corbin built the Spokane & Northern, run
ming from Spokane to the international
boundary, with branches extending t,
Rossland and Nelson, B. G.. The road il
now part of the Great Northern.
Senator George Turner will be genera
counsel for the new road, He IS also un
derstood to be the chief legal adviser o
the Canadian Pacific in this section of TIL
United States. His term as United State
senator will expire March
Jacob Furth is president Of the Puge