The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-07-07
GREAT NORTHERN Will ENrER NEW WESTMINSTER fHis
MONTH AND TIE SANE COMPANY NOW eAs a ROAD IN
OPERATION NORTH PROM VICTORIA

1 Fraser river Opposite New West
Minister ON account Of u high noun
{ tain
The main line Wlll cross the Fra
ser river over tho new Canadian
government bridge. and the line
/ rom Victoria viii effect an en-
trance Iato Vancouver hY thu
means This places tho Great Nor
lhcrn Ia actual competition with
she Canadian Pacific on two routes
and has been the cause uf open huh,
tintY on the part Of that road liilfu
road on Vancouver island. the Vic.
toria Terminal Railway a Perry
company. Is attempting 90 get a
share OF the business on the island
and the steamer line To the Fraser
river h e0mnetinS ON the water.
II is claimed that Hitl has rail
line enough 10 beat the Canadian
Pacific steamers from Victoria 20
Vancouver. and when the plan Il
finally carried cut he viii mako
things Interesting between the two
cities.
To meet this invasion Of It's field
the Canadian Pacific put the fast
steamer Princess Victoria On the
run between the two cities. In fact.
/ lt b. asserted that she vas built Tor
the purpose % competing with che
Great Northern in this territory,
Hat the entire plan Of The Canadian
road r. said net Co have been entire
| II worked out In August. iani. the
7 Canadian Pacific stockholders voted
an increase Of 8 t01. 600 Ia bonds
I for the purpose OF actively entering
into competition With the Great
Northern and Northern Pacific,
which had then showed au Intention
70 invade Canadian territory.
A part ~ this money IL said 60
have been spent in the construction
af the Princess Victoria. which waa
[ designed % Be speedy. and Il re-
putea TO be the fastest small vea-
/ eel on the Coast Some more % the
money IL claimed 20 have been Hpent
In projecting the Eaqulmault a Ma
nalma railroad from Victoria e.
I Wellington. This road claims 20 b.
an independent proposition. bat
those close 20 ita construction de-
partment assert that the Canadian
I Pacific can tell where the money
for huildlaE the road came from.
With the Esauimauh 4 Nauaifao
road in operation % the northern
part % Vancouver island and Lac
OF steamers from Wellington or Va
uAiuo % Vancouver The Canadian
I Pacific could make the Great Nor.
tharu hustle 20 hold it, competitive
schedule ~ would place the Cana
Z dian Pacific Ia a stronger position
I ia Western Canada than Il u az the
present time and might effect a
E Junction with Hartman lIneH irum
the south. thus hasinE Hlll between
two fires
The plan 81 the Canadian Pacifle
aud the Hartman iorcrs. ha out
ilued BY men Who are Ia authority
[ and know. Ia sooner Or later 20
unlte their lines BY a ferry from
I Port Angeles to Victoria The Can.
adlAn Pacific would have It, con
nectlun from Vancouver 20 Vietos
ria. As outlined above The Har-
I riman interests would carry uut the
plan q hullding the Union Pacific
uorthward 20 Port Angeles b. way
% Olympia. and the ferry would
completo the union.
Prom the south the Hartman.
Z Roc kefclier interests are planning 4
similar Invasion OF territory aud
before the next five years have
passed u Il upeniY asserted ~ thess
railroad interests that SIR Hiii vii
have his hands fun IN defending ths
territory In which he has had q
complete monopoly for years
Mf Hartman has surveyors and
engineers Ia che section betwee-
Portland and Port Angeles and thsv
are quietly working out The pinnz
/ that wlll BE- followed ~ soon as the
railroad maEuhte Is ready 90 strike
Mr. Hartman. like Mr. Hill Il not
hiring a brass band % play AZ ever
point where his agents are working
Orders for absolute secrecy have
been Issued
The same rule 81 secrecy in BE-
lng observed By the workers who
are carrying out the plans Of ths
Canadian Pacific. Separate cumpa.
nies are being organized and aspa.
rate work carried cut. but heh Ind e