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Show Wif DOWN THE GAUMTLETJO HILL Chairman of the Canadian Pacific Paci-fic Has No Fear of Competition. WILL BEAT PRESIDENT OF GREAT NORTHERN 2 TO 1 Hill Sajs Canadian Is Talking Nonsense, but He Will Build His Road. t NEW YORK. Aug. 24. Representatives Representa-tives of the two great rntlwuy systems of tho Northwest that, aro at da'ggors' points about invasions of each other's territory, arrived in this city ycslcrdav. They woro James J. Hill, president 6f the Groat Northern railway, and Sir William O. Van Uorne, chairman of tho directors of thn Canadian Pacific railway. rail-way. Sir William promptly threw down tho gauntlet to Mr. Tlill when askod for his opinion of tho latler's plan to build a Canadian line from tho Pacific ocean to Winnipog, Manitoba, in retaliation for tho Canadian Pacific's encroachment on the Great Northern's preserves. Will Beat Hill Two to One. "I don't, know what. Mr. Hill's plans are," said Sir William. "Mr. Hill may bo seriously planning tho building of some lines into Canadian territory, and, whilo T. am little more than an individual director in that, company now, I do not hesitate to sa' that two miles of lino in the interest of the Canadian Ca-nadian Pacific will be built in his territory ter-ritory to every mile he builds in that of the Canadian Pacific." Sir William cxnrcssod a belief that the real motivo for Mr. Hill's project to build a Canadian line was the aclivo competition of the Canadian Pacific in through business from Chicago to Spokane, Spo-kane, Wash. Line Oannot Be Profitable. "Mr. Hill," he said, "is foolish to attribute his attitudo to any other motive. mo-tive. In carrying through business from Chicago to Spokane his company adds to its through rates, tho local rato from Spokane to tho coast and back. Mr, Hill has built a few spurs northward, into Cannda, but I don't, seo how ' lie can mako profitable a through lino from Vancouver across the mountains to Winnipeg along tho route he talks about. From the Fraser River valle3' to tho places named he would have a heavy grade system, and he would have to parallel a brand new line of the Canadian Pacific." Mr. Hill, when informed of Sir William's Wil-liam's observations, intimated that the Canadian Pacific's interests ovidcntly dul not have a clear realization of the situation. "That talk about the rates to Spo-kauo Spo-kauo is nonsenso, " ho said, "but 1 am not going to talk back. Tho Canadian line is going to be built, but not by Mr. Hill aud his friends, i am not building any railroads as ah individual. Tt is a Groat Northern enterprise." |