Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-01-04
GRAND TRUNK IS
READY TO FIGHT
Backed Up by Steamship Lines
in Effort to Secure Fair
Share Of Immigrants.

Montreal. Doc s. fight is now in
progress between the Grand Trunk Pacific
md the Trunk Line association, which
veil nrove IN exnensiVc affair. unless IN
advancement Is arrived al more speedily
than there IS eny Indication of lust Ut
Ircecnt.
TIE cause Of the dlscuta T. that tho
Grand rrunl; has asked for represented, IN
IN the tariff Of the Trunk Line associa-
sion On account of immigration going to
western Canada BY the Grand Trunk
railwnv The association covers lines
running from New York to Buffalo. 10
common and local points on the Grand
Trunk. via Chicago The Grand Trunk
owns its own rails from Suspension
bridge to Chicago. and the management
considers the demand Of the ASSOCIATE III
tina. the Grand Trunk should route rs
passengers for the West, either by way
OF Montreal or Via Prescott. as gross
discrimination against the interests of
the line on the part Of the association.
The United States transatlantic steam
ship companies are said to nc III
sympathy with the contention of the
Grand Trunk management, that they
should have proper representation via
their own rails to Chicago. AS the as
ISOLATION has not yet acknowledged the
Justice Of the company's demands the
Grand Trunk have declared war by Civ
ing notice to the association, and to the
passenger agents of the steamship COM
panies, that they will increase their rates
of commission to nearly double what
they were before viz, TO 50 per capita,
on business to western Canada. routed
over the LchEh Valley and Grand Trunk
route from New York to Chicago and
over the Boston & Maine, Central YER
mont and Grand Trunk route from Bos-
Ton to Chicago: also from Philadelphia.
Reading. IAhgh Valley and Grand Trunk
route
As the number Of emiGrants cleared
from Ellis island, for western Canada last
year. was over Sp,Do a commission Of
81 per head viii mean taking passengers
from Boston and Philadelphia into con-
sideration. that sum which If estimated
at $4,000, Is to be paid by the company
in the first place, but the officials of the
Grand Trunk are confident they will not
be the ultimate losers, though they agree
that some one will have 10 provide the
amount named as the agents will certain
ly receive II
MAY BENEFIT CENTRAL VERMONT
New York, Dec 2S-Cnless negotat ions
now being carried on in this city are
successful il IS possible that passenger
traffic for tho Canadian West now com
Ing to the port OF New York will be d.
verted to other ports of the nited States
The Grand Trunk railway system con.
siderS Itself aCgrlevel because IL cannot
get the same terms for passengers Il
Winnipeg as are accorded to the Cana
dian Pacific. through the latters connec
ton with the New York Central lines
Charles NJ. Hays is pushing the ne
Rotiations for his company and he is
said to have the hacking Of the Vari-
GUS steamship. comrari"s arriving a.
this port. The railroads west of chi
cago are also faVo'jp3c TO the Crane
Trunk view ana the other roads goina
out Of New York are willing to CO.
operate. but the New York Central
which so far has. through its arrange.