Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-12
MANY MILLIONS BEING ExPEND.
Ed ON NEW LINES IN WEST.
ERN DOMINION.
EMPLOYMENT TO
10000 MEN AND 10000 TEAMS
Line 70 Hudson Bay Among important
Undertakings - Development Has
Bearing on Reeipreeity-kssn Com
petition Among Three Trunk Limos
to Gain Access to New Territory.
Especial Correspondence.

Washington, Aug 12.-The amazing
extent OF railway development in west
ern Canada is described by Consul Cen
e-al John E. Jones. of Winnipeg. in
fashion that is OF peculiar interest just
now, with reciprocity expected soon to
go INFO effec, between the United States
and the Dominion.
Mr.. Jones says tina: in his consular
district, embracing much of western
Canada, this season will involve the
expen di,ure OF sA5 900. 900 and the con-
,inuous employment of 10000 men and
10000 teams and that the accomplish
men. will be the building Of 2,S0O miles
OF new track.
At ar early date. two more railways
will reach the Pacific coast-the Can
adam Northern and the Grand Trunk
Pacific. The former hwich is following
a route said 10 have been the original
nronos.d location of the Canadian Pa
ciac. will terminate at Vancouver: nc
,a,,er will reach the Pacific at Prince
Rupert, abou, $50 miles north OF Van
couYer
Line TO Hudson Bay.
ReSlOeS
the northward ramifcations of the rail-
way system include line TO fof' >e'-
son on Hudson bay. two conVeFslhs
branches from North Batt!eford anu
Edmonton meeting at Athabasca Ian
ing. and a line running up 10 Within
forty miles OF the fertile PEACE rive!
country In Ontario there are 10 ne
constructed branches of important size
entering the Thunder Bay Aieona ois-
tric;. Thru southern Manitoba tie
G.aa, Northern railway. OF the Hi'i
system, will enter Winnipeg.
The three railways now traNersihe
western Canada, the Canadian NVE'n-
en-. Canadian Pacific and Grand trunk
Pacific, are vying with eacn otIiei ~
extension work. The Canadian
cinc. which crosses Canada from coast
10 coas, is double tracking It's system
Constructed by Government.
OF the vast amount of work helns
done by the Canadian Northern. or as
an addition to that system. 10 part Oh
i, is more important than the HUDSON
Bay line Of $50 miles running from LIE
Pas TO Fort Nelson on Hudson Bay
This is being constructed by the gov
eminent and will be operated, II Is
thought, by the Canadian Northern II
Is regarded as a part OF the CANADIAN
Northern system. At present. the con-
tractors are busy on the bridge that is
to span the Big Saskatchewan river
This is large part OF the work on
this line. When the line is completed
to Hudson Bay. efforts will be made.
thru freight trains and steamers TO
Europe via Hudson Bay, to divert a
vast traffic in wheat to this route
That New York and other American
grain shipping centers will feel the ef-
feet is not at all unlikely.
Keen Composition.
The Grand Trunk Pacific is spending
81. 100000 this year in constructing
some thousands OF miles of new track
1t is stated that 10000 men and about
1000 teams have been engaged. Keen
competition exists between the Grand
Trunk Pacific and the Canadian Nor
thern as to which will be first to reach
the Pacific coast. 1t is the Grand Trunk
Pacific that contemplates the line into
the Peace River country. In one dis
trict tapped by the Grand Trunk Pa
cif1c. the BraZeau fields. 1t Is estimated
there are 400 600 900 tonseof coal avail
able. The Grand Trunk Pacific expects
to complete its line to the coast by the
end OF 1913. An agreement was ap-
proved by the Prince Rupert city coun-
Gil June s last under which the COM
pany was to give the city 100 feet Of
water front and certain areas for park
and cemetery purposes: build dry
dock to cost $500. 900; build a station
and terminal buildings to cost 81 .00O.-
900. and hotel to cost a similar
amount, with $4,000 a year taxes for
ten years.
The Canadian Pacific will add over
1000 miles Of track in the current
year.