The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-12-12
N BRIDES ELECTION
MEANS MUCH
cANADA's NEW PREMIER WILL
PROBABLY HASTEN ANOTHER
TRANscoNTiNENTAL ROAD.

Victoria, II. g, Dec. 1l.-Railway
development Of Canada gained in mo-
mentum by the landslide OF the Brit
ish Columbian election which returned
To power Premier Richard Mcbride.
on ANALYSIS the result of the election
has brought much nearer the compile
ton of the second Unconstitutional
railway Of the Dominion, the Cana
dian Northern. and through Canadian
Northern trains will be running into
Vancouver within four years.
The election was fought out largely
on the provincial railway policy Of
Premier Mcbride and his conservative
victory is taken as emphatic indorse-
ment of the policy which he has out
lined the undertaking to guarantee
the bonds of the Canadian Northern
for the proposed lines from Yellow
head Pass to Vancouver and New
Westminster. and from Victoria to
Barley sound i'm Vancouver island.
The guarantees which wcr. approved
at the election are on the same prin-
ciple as those which have brought
/ about the construction of 5000 miles
| of the Canadian Northern through the
richest portions of the prairie prov
! inees. The opposition also favored as
| sstancc to the Mackenzie and Mann
/ railway. but i'm the shape. of cash
| bonuses from the Dominion and pro-
/ vinciai governments. The new line
| viii open up the valley of the North
| Thompson river and is to he COM
! menccd within three months of the
/ passing of the act, implemonting the
preliminary agreement. Through trains
! to Vancouver are To be running four
years thereafter.
2 Premier Mcbride. who succeeded in
/ forming II government in 1903 upon the
DISMISSAL of the Prior government
/ from office, and who then became pre-
mier and chief commissioner Of lands
. and works. WAS also sustained ut the
general election i'm November. 1905
and February. 1907. His personal pop
ularity has been given added force by
his policies. particularly as to the
opening up OF the interior of British
Columbia by railways. He has been
continuously in the public eye since
1896. and was first elected tn the leg
| islature at the general elections OF
1898. and was first appointed minister
of mines in 1900 during the Dunsmuir
( administration. Since then he has
been power in provincial politics.
the liberal party being practically an
initiated at the recent election.
The eyes of all the provinces have
been upon this election and the con-
seryatires are elated M the result.
! Richprd Blain. conservative whip for
! ontario. has been quoted as saying
Premier Mcbride. trusted the people
! just rs Premier whitney has done.
and they in turn have trusted him. !
/ look unon Mcbride as arclean and nble
] man. and | am certain that he will
give Il clean and honest government"
: ID. u. Mann. vice president sof the
! Canadian Northern railway. said: TT
is now assured that the Canadian
Northern is coming to the coast by
grades which | think viii he lower
than those possessed by any rival
line. While the route for the main
line has been determined. 4 am APP
preaching with an open mind the
question Of the building of branch
lines. our main line from the prairies
In tho coast has been located. We be-
lieve we viii have lower grades than
any ether transcnntinental line
through the mountains. We purpose
following a water rnute-the easiest of
all routes. This line runs west from
Edmonton through the Yellowhcad
pass the Cranberry lake, which is the
summit of the divine. thence down the
North THOMPSON river. and by the
south hank of the latter to the coast
We have survey parties now i'm the
field working in both directions from
Cranberry lake. when our road has
reached the coast We shall haul no
empty cars back on the eastern run,
| can tell YOU. Ev the time we have
opened the line To the coast we shall
have 5nnh miles of track in the prairie
provinces. Today we are operating
a,5ha miles af track in the wheat grow
ing area