The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-04

Canadian Northern Intends Push Its Line in the Spring
English Newspapers Do Not Like Cana dian Inter
ference in Irish Affairs-Winnipea's Labor PARTY

ago British newspapers were content to
clip paragraph or two from the Asso-
ciated Press dispatches, Canadians have
not much to complain of in the exist
ing situation. $500 =
~ Hudson Bay Route. ~
A letter has been received from Major
Noodle, in command of the mounted
police posts on Hudson Bay, saying
that in view of the early probability
of one or more railways making Port
Churchill their terminus, he has staked
off government reserve to prevent the
land in the vicinity of the Hudson Bay
company'sF fort being captured by
spectators, The erection, of commod;;
under way at the time of writing.
It is learned from an authoritative
source that next year the Canadian
Northern intend to push energetically
the construction of their line from Win
nipeg to Hudson Bay. It is already
completed to the Saskatchewan river.
When Mr.. Mann. of Mackenzie & Mann,
was here a few days ago, he stated that
the opening of the Hudson Bay route
was only a question of year or two.
The reports received from explorers sent
north by the Canadian: government go
to show that Hudson Straits are navig-
able for five months of the year, and
perhaps even longer. This is almost as
long as the period of navigation on the
ST.. Lawrence, and there is no longer
any reason to doubt that once a rail-
way has been completed to the shores
of the bay, and a line of suitably con-
structed vessels placed on the route
from Churchill to Liverpool, the COM
mercial success Of the undertaking is
assured. In fact many well-informed
transportation men claim that, in view
of the saving in time as compared with
any of the existing routes to the At
lantic seaboard, the Hudson Bay route
must sooner or later capture the bulk
of grain shipments from the west to
Europe.
There is an impression in western
Canada that the east is opposed to the
opening Of the Hudson Bay route. This
may be the case SO far as few
narrow-minded men are concerned, but
whatever they may have thought in
the past it is certain that Sir Wilfrid
Laurler and his government are today
heartily in sympathy with the desire
Of western Canada for an outlet for
their produce by way of Hudson bay,
and may be relied on to further that
object in any way in their power.
Winnipeg Labor Party.
COnSldefaDl6 interest IS taken IN DO
litical circles here in the recent organi-
zation of a labor party in Winnipeg,
to form a part of the proposed indie
pendent labor party decided upon at
the last convention of the Trades and
Labor congress. There are already
three or four avowedly labor men in
the Canadian house of commons, and
present indications point to a consid-
cradle increase in the number at the
next general election. What effect this
may have on the political situation it
is hard to say, but if the labor inter-
ests succeed in electing a sufficient
number Of their own men to form
strong group in parliament, they may
be able to control the situation and
secure legislation that would now be
impossible.
French Demand for semolina.
The British consul general at Mar
settles reports that Canadian millers
should inquire into the possibility of
supplying the demand at Marseilles
for grammar -four (semolina). The i'm.
preston prevails in Canada that gran
ular -four cannot travel we'll, but this
is mistake. The sole cause of de-
terioration in transit is defective mill
ing. The grain should not be washed
when cleaned. The process is simple
one, as every Minneapolis miller knows.
There is a steady demand in France
for this species Of -four, and the hard
wheats of Manitoba and Saskatchewan
are peculiarly well adapted to it's manu-
facture.