The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-17

dAitnOu6 OplnlOn tnat the ROAD 0n0Ol0
be pushed to completion at once. In a
intently by all the ministers on the
treasury benches. Hon. Frank Oliver
showed the advantages to be gained
by the road. and stated emphatically
mat there was no reason for delay.
ihere was no question Of the start
Ing point. there was no question Of
the portion which had been contract
Ill or Nelson. II the government
could not decide upon the terminus
by the time this portion was complet-
ed. then 1t was dilatory in gaining in
formation. The underlyir- note Of
the debate may be gathered from ex-
cerpts from speeches on both sides.
There ts no question:" said Mr..
Atkins In part "of such great in
terest to the west as that Of a short.
cheap route to the markets. Eastern
Canada can more easily bear the bur-
den of the duties under the national
policy than can western Canada. 1t
is not possible that eastern Canada
alone should furnish the market for
.. west. 1t 10 better. however, to
% market in eastern Canada than
IL CD nited States: 1t is far better
ada's product should be Canadian and
otherwise British. In order to do so,
the west should have a short, cheap
route.
DR.. Clark Replies.
DR.. Clark Of Red Deer. pounced on
the opportunity offered. "My hon.
orable friend says that it is not desir-
able to trade with the south. I re-
quire more than his ipse dixit to con-
vert me to that position. Does the
c. p. r. with which he has had long
and honorable connection. find 1t un-
desirable to trade with the south :?
ary today dotted with lines in forty
two places? Do the bankers find it
undesirable to do business with the
south? But the homesteader must
leave his grain to rot on the plains
or Saskatchewan because that trade
was denied to him. 1t Is the most fu.
tile contention in the world to say
that we should not do business with
the south when the facts Of inter-
national trade show that we are do
ing half our trade with that country
now"
Looking to Future.
1.-THE grain statistics of 1870" said
James Mckay Of Prince Albert, Show
that there are only 100000 acres
under crop in the west There are
l46,O0o.000 acres Of land surveyed. If
this small proportion cripples the
carving capacity Of our railways.
land is cultivated? Even IL we never
sent a bushel of grain through the
straits; the building Of one. or even
two roads into the Hudson bay coun-
try would be justified by the country
traversed."
Worse Than Even Before.
Said Frank Oliver: To-day we are
In far worse ~osition than ever be-
fore. The grain blockade is produc-
ing more serious results than were
ever experienced In the history Of the
country. The railways are either
unable to handle the traffic, or are
guilty Of gross violation Of their
duty. Either they have miscalculat.
ed their equipment or they have de-
iiberately set out to do the people an
injustice. The people Of the west
look to this government as to its pre-
decessors to push the construction OF
BILE. and look with very grave disap-
probation Upon tn action OF the min.
lister OF railways in suspending the
work." ~" :
DR.. Scna6ner.
What is the condition Of the west
today?" asked DR.. Schaffner of Souris
Are the members getting any cores
pondence with regard to education OF
the administration OF other affairs
NO. the correspondence that we get
refers to the impossibility of getting
facilities for the transportation OF
grain. The long haul will always be
detrimental to the profit Of the farm.
ers."
j. G. Turriff.
J. q. Turriff. Assinboia: Every
word which has been said by the hon
aroble member for Brandon has been
condemnation of the policy advo-
Gated by the government during the
last election. They have all pointed
out the difficulties which now assail
the people. but which would have
been remedied II they>had been able
to get the market they were offered.
The national policy weighs heavily
upon the people Of the west. 1t is re-
ported that there. is a shortage of
over 10000 cars in the west TODAY.
That means that there is over 10, 0,000,-
600 bushels Of wheat which should
have been transported months ago.
but which is not vet transported. II
100000 acres Of grain can block
up the traffic and that when scarcely
twenty-five per cent in places is yet
unthreshed. what will it be when we
have 26.00o.000 acres? The Hudson
Bay route will not take the extra
amount and we will still be under the
necessity Of finding other markets and
better facilities to get them."
Gold Comfort.
"It Is cold. comfort" said Mr.. Nc
Mutt Of Saskatoon. ITO the farmers
out west. who are unable to get their
grain to market or to gain the where-
withal to buy coal to talk Of the Hud-
son Bay road az an assistance in the
present situation. important as the
road undoubtedly is. The people are
tied up. the country is tied UP. We
were offered transportation to the
south but the gates were shut
Mr.. Atkins in speaking again to his
resolution said he had not changed
his opinion of the late governmental q
trade policy.
WOULD IMPROVE
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