Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-26

that II the road fell into the hands OF
a receiver it would in all probability
eventually pass over to the Canadian
Pacific railway. which is openly stated
to be back of the opposition to the
present deal Canadians have a very
wholesome respect for the business
acumen and enterprise of the great
corporation which has probably done
more than any other one agency 10
build up Canada, but they also are
a little afraid of it, With the concens
tration of such unlimited power as
the control of the Grand Trunk by the
Canadian Pacific railway would in
volve. they fear their own Canadian
National railway formerly the Ca
madam Northern and the the Inter-
coloniaD. particularly without ade-
quate eastern connections, would not
last long.
The Grand Trunk was the pioneer
railway system in Canada. 1t was in
line from Toronto to Montreal. The
major portion of the present system
was acquired by amalgamation ana
consolidation with other companies.
including one-the Champlain and st.
Lawrence railway-which, perhaps.
really deserves the name Of pioneer,
as 1t began operations in 1885 from
Montreal to Rouses Point as a horse
drawn affair. after the primitive
steam coach" of the day had proved
a failure. The gauge OF the first ROADS
in the system was five feet six inches.
standard gauge being adopted in
1879. -
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Lease in United States.
The Grand Trunk early recognized
the coming great development OF
railways in the United States. ana IN
1S45 secured a 999-year lease on the
Atlantic and st. Lawrence railway.
from Portland Me-. to the Canadian
boundary. Continually thereafter It
kept extending it's holdings in both
the United states and Canada. and:
in 1890 had absorbed or controlled
seventeen railroads in Canada ana
fifteen in the United states. ATT
erward it acquired the Centrai
mont railway. with a mileage OF BIZ
miles. and giving steamship connec-
tion with the city OF New York ~
has elevators, steamship lines ana
various other business interests III
different states.
At present the Grand Trunk serves
and has more or less important IN
terests in the following states Mans
New Hampshire. Vermont. ConhectIr.
cut. Massachusetts, New YORK. rev
Jersey. Pennsylvania, Micnigann;; ;n III
nois. Ohio Wisconsin, Indiana Mime.
sofa and Washington. with proJecte1
lines which would bring sevensI
other states under its sphere OF m
huence."
It will be seen that IL there Is any,
thing at ali in the contention OF the
French-canadian member OF ~ 2 parma
The following are the principai
lines in the United states; Atlantic
and st. Lawrence. Portland to cana.
dian boundary; Buffalo and LAKE
Huron. Bufralo to Goderich: Cham,
plain and St; Layrencs from poInt caH n Y
Cbica 90 Detroit and Canada: Grand
trunk JUNCTION ,silwayM i from M Msi.
De.ro. Al line railroad. from Rich
m gam t to Jackson. Mich; United States
and Canada railroad, from ho Masssna
Cincinnati. Saginaw and Mackinaw
railroad from Durham r to Ray With with
MIA raerous subsidiaries: Detroit, Grand
Haven and Milwaukee railway. from
Detroit to Grand Haven. on LAKE
Michigan. and Grand Trunk Western.
from port Huron to Chicago, together
with many small local lines.