The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-05
High Bid for the Northwestern
Immigrants
NEW LONDON LANDING PORT
Will Fight the Trunk Line Associa
tion-Steamship Companies
Are Said to Be in
Sympathy.

Providence, r. T., Jan. 5.--The Journa
says:
A strong attempt is being made by
the Grand Trunk railway, it is stated
to have the big steamship companies
| land immigrants at New London insteaC
OF at New York. 1t is declared that
the Canadian company is making bid
for the immigrant service to the North
west.
II the steamship companies accept the
proposition, it is stated, the Grand
Trunk will pay them SO head instead
Of $3.50 head, now paid at New York
| 1t is said that the railroads which get
| the immigrant business from New York
/ have paid the steamship companies $3.50
for each passenger secured from them
for Winnipeg or beyond.
In making this proposition the Grand
Trunk is fighting the Trunk Line as
ISOLATION. The cause of the dispute is
that the Grand Trunk has asked for
representation in the tariff of the Trunk
Line association on account of immi-
grafton going to western Canada by the
Grand Trunk railway.
The association covers lines running
from New York to Buffalo, TO common
and local points on the Grand Trunk,
viz Chicago. The Grand Trunk owns
its own rails from Suspension bridge to
Chicago, and the management considers
the demand of the association that the
Grand Trunk should route its passen-
gers for the West, either by way of
Montreal or via Prescott, as gross dis
elimination against the interests OF the
line on the part of the association.
The United States transatlantic
steamship companies are said to be in
sympathy with the contention of the
Grand Trunk management that they
should have proper representation via
their own rails to Chicago.
As the association has not yet ae-
knowledged the justice of the company's
demands, the Grand Trunk has declared
war by giving notice to the assoeia-
ton and TO the passenger agents of
the steamship companies that they will
increase their rates Of commission to
So per capita, on business to western
Canada. routed over the Lehigh Valley
and Grand Trunk route from New York
to Chicago, and over the Boston &. Maine,
Central Vermont and Grand Trunk route
from Boston TO Chicago; also from Phil
adelpha, Reading. Lehigh Valley and
Grand Trunk routes.
The Grand Trunk railway system con.
siders itself aggrieved because it can
not get the same terms for passengers
to Winnipeg as are accorded TO the Can
adam Pacific, through the latter's con
nection with the New York Central
lines.
President Charles NJ, Hays is pushing
the negotiations for his company and he
is said to have the backing of the va
rious steamship companies arriving at
New York. The railroads west of Chi
cago are also favorable to the Grand
Trunk view and the other roads going
out of New York are willing to CO.
but the New York Central, !
which so far has, through its arrange
ments with the Canadian Pacific railway |
this traffic, seems to be hold
ng out against giving the Grand Trunk |
system any portion of this trade.
The Lehigh Valley connection of the
Grand Trunk. with its 500 miles OF dou-
Die track leading out Of New York, could
be utilized in carrying passengers to
Chicago, Should the Trunk Line asso-
ration not meet the claims of the Grand
Trunk it is intimated that some of the
steamship lines will land passengers at
Sew London, where they will 60 West
ia Central Vermont direct over Grand
Trunk lines to Chicago.