The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-03
WORK IS CURIAILED
Canadian Pacific Compelled to Shut
Off Big Plans for I'm
provement.
Some Difficulty Felt as by American
- Lines, Lack Of Ma
terial. ~ -

Official announcement is made by the Can
adam Pacific that when the work at present
under way on the western division is COM
owing to the difficulty in securing material.
This official statement is the first sign that
the Canadian roads are feeling the same in
the Milwaukee, Wabash, Atchison, Rock Is
land and Great Northern-in fact, on all
American lines west of Chicago and on good
many in trunk line territory
In the case of the Canadian Pacific, the
cessation of work on new local enterprises
follows period OF two years during which
the work has been continuous and Of some
company decided that the fulfllment of its
destiny as a great trunk line demanded tre-
mendous expenditures, more particularly on
had been originally we'll laid down; but many
years ago, and it was not in 1900 as modern
as it should have been.
The nature of the work that has been con-,
stantly carried on on this western division
cannot be better illustrated than by the fol-
lowing table from the report of 1902. The
table shows that out of a total Of 81, $4,000
main line, ST. 900 was spent on the line
west of Bon1eld. OF the remainder over $780,
900 went into terminals at Montreal, designed
freight: t
Bonfleld to Port Arthur: E
Additional sidings, buildings, sta
permanent rns bridges and improve 5000
wharves docks and warehouses -. 13s75.57
Port Arthur to Laggan:
Additional sidings, buildings sta
tons and yards .$l7S, 497 .26
Permanent bridges and improve
ment line So. .Z48 OSl.77
Winnipeg terminals .................. q, 696.6s
Right OF way 1900. .....:............ ,462.77
Wharves docks and warehouses 80. "a, 613.56
Coal handling plant, Fort William ....44, $40. 81
Annex elevators A and B, Fort Will
6.I9
Laggan to Pacific coast: '''''1''1
Additional sidings, buildings, sta - -
lions and yards ...................$ S1 ,207. IS
Permanent bridges and improve
ment OF line zig, 81. SO
Right of way ......................,... 1,095.05
Wharves. docks and warehouses. 37,s52.72
Diversion OF lines between Field and ,,o
Iasgan is at the beginning Of the i'i R SoeCy
Mountain division, and Port Arthur is at the
head Of Lake Superior. It is noteworthy that
the great item in this expense account is
permanent bridges and Improvement of
lines" The expenditure of money on this
work was resolved upon in view Of the much
heavier trains now in use on the system, and
for the purpose of getting as much out of the
new equipment possible. ..-.s.- e..
The same work has been continued thruout
1903. It's curtailment at the present time
means great deal not merely to Canadian
Pacific, but to the British, German and Amer
lean manufacturers Of steel rails, bridge ma
In 1902 the company used over $4,000 tons
of so-pound steel rails, the major part of
which was used in replacing 4so miles of
in sera A Of - the directors to have the
entire main line laid with so-pound
rails before the end Of 1904
Whether this intention can now be carried
Importance both to Canadian Pacific and to
the manufacturers Of material that would
have been used in the work