New-York tribune., 1906-04-16
DOMINION NOTES.
Canadians Keeping Close Watch on
Ur. Hills Railroad Schemes.

Ottawa. Ont April "a (speciaa-Csnadiaps are
beginning he interested in the recent announce
nent that James J. Hin is planning TO capture "a
much Of the Western carrying trade of the Domin-
ion as he can. Details have recently been pub
lshcd regarding the network of railways which he
has in course os construction. or Is planning for
the prairie and British Columbia sections OF ihe
Dominion. The prediction is also mace 'hat the
IIin interests will at no distant date, build announcer
:ranscontnental system across the country
Mr. Hill has at the present time five railways In
-he coast province. For number OF years IN Fa'-
lament and out OF Il. the Canadian Pacihc inter
ests led at first by Sir William Van Horne ana
more recently by Thomas Shaughnessy. have fought
the entrance Of Mr. Hill to Canadian territory. The
appeal 10 Parliament largely on patriotic
grounds. the argument being that large snare OF
British Columbia would find outlet through
the United States If the Hill lines were permitted
TO come in. and that the Canadian Pacific. which
was to large extent national undertaking, would
suffer financially ard otherwise.
One of the most memorable Of these fights oc-
CURED during the last session of Parliament over
the Vancouver. Victoria and Eastern DILL pro-
y'ding for a Hill railway through the mining dis
tricts of Southern British Columbia 10 the coast
cities Hitherto there had not been any direct COM
munica ton. the mining district being tapped by a
branch line running down from the main line OF
the Canadian Pacific The fight in the railway
committee was so keen that the bill passed
only on the deciding of the chairman. The ad-
vocates of policy of free trade in railways were
triumphant and the Hill project indorsed bv
Parliamentary majority.
In the prairie section OF the West there has been
no opposition and Mr.. Hill and his associates
quietly acquired provincial charters for lines in
several directions all tapping rich wheat belts 1t
is not likely that any knows the number of
charters for lines on Canadian territory Mr.. Hill
has but glance at the map will show at least six
branch lines starting from the Great Northern S
main line in the United States and reaching into
Manitoba From these lines extensions are con-
ten,plated which will tap the new. provinces of
Saskatchewan and Alberta
prominent official of the Canadian Pacific
Railway in discussing this invasion Of Canadian
territory by Mr. Hill said that Mr.. Hill would find
that in every part Of the Canadian West people
tent He cannot get the waole business. or the
half of IT, especially this business increases
through the incoming Of population. He will get
more for hauling wheat Duluth than the Cana
dian Pacific Railway will get for hauling II from
the point of marketing TO the Great Lakes All
wheat diverted to the United States will mean just
that much loss TO Canada whole. The Cana
dian Pacific Railway s alert and WILL in all propa-
bility deliver some counter strokes by invading
American territory at a number Of points
The fear is expressed that the Hill enterprises
will seriously affect the prospects Of the new trans
continental railway, otherwise known as the Grand
Trunk Pacific, but there many who believe that
the great stretch of fertile lands in the Canadian
West will in the production Of grain, cattle and
horses keep pace with the railway development