The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-11-24

Grand Trunk Pacific are forging their
initial single track lines to the Pacific
coast, announcing that they expect to
be there before 1915, the Canadian Pa
cifc confidently states that its entire
, system will be double tracked and
possess the best transcontinental
grades in the western hemisphere.
1t Is no secret now that the Cana
dian Pacific as well as the provincial
and federal governments are looking
to the Pacific coast for an outlet for
Canada's increasing grain crop. In
the fall of each year Canada's middle
western and eastern Stripping points.
are lined to bursting with the golden
yield from Canada's wonderfully fer
tile prairie farms. Therefore, if Van
ouVer which is declared to be situat-
ed on one of the best harbors on the
Pacific coast, can be utilized to han
die the increased grain crops year by
year and ship via the Panama canal
to all ports on the Atlantic, and from
Vancouver across the Pacific, the
terminal city, as 1t Is known, will
undoubtedly prove to be ono of the
keenest competitors for highest hon-
Ors among the Pacific coast cit1es.
To handle this aver increasing
grain crop, the Canadian Pacific has,
during the past five Years.. maintained
an enormous cHI6IlSINe pa 70
With the same programme under way
and with a vaster one of double track
ing the entire system being inaugu-
rated, Canada offers one Of the best
replies in the world as to which way
ii thinks the increased trad result
ant from the opening Of the Panama
canal will go.
Added to this enormous effort being
made to facilitate it's rail routes and
prepar them for the opening of fu-
ture prosperity-the year 1915-the
Canadian Pacific is steadily increas-
ing its shipping accommodations.
Additions by larger, more modern and
swifter steamships are augmenting
the cOmpany's fleet which now plies
the five oceans. The Empress Of Rus !
STA and the Empress of Asia, two huge
sister ships, 500 feet in length, with
a gross tonnage of over Is, 900 tons,
and Il speed Of approximately % knots
IN hour, have been added within the
past -four months to the transpacific
steamship service from the far east
to Vancouver. These two new steam
ers, costing over $4,000, 900 each, are
the last words in naval architecture
and are calculated to offer an almost
irresistible barrier to competing
steamship companies on the Pacific.
They more than doubled the compa-
ny's existing transpacifc steamship
facilities and, instead Of having three
fast steamers from Vancouver to the
Orient. the Canadian Pacific now OPP
crates five, the last two additions be-
ing almost as large each as the other
three vessels together. The company
now operates twenty-five steamships
on the Pacific coast. These include |
steamers to British Columbia, Alas
kan and Puget Sound waters.
Throughout the length and breadth
Of Canada building activity, in which
the Canadian Pacific railroad plays a
more prominent part than any other
one factor, Is most noticeable and
eTen a casual glance at the newspa-
pers from the domain north Of the in
ternattonal boundary will reveal the
fact that the Canadian firmly believes
that he will reap fully as much bene-
fit from the joining Of the two oceans
as will the nation which has made this
possible. The Canadian, backed by
his greatest corporation, the Canadian
Pacific, believes this so thoroughly
that he is throwing his capital and
all his energy into making himself
ready for his increased trade.