Show CANADIAN GOVERNMENT AIDING NEW TRANSCONTINENTAL R RAILWAY Consul General aril l Tones of of ci Winnipeg makes the following eli ob- I concerning the Grand Pacific railway h which it ii b being constructed con cou td across rn the he continent bv by a company com coin company pany patty under agreement I with tc Canadian Cana slim dian government o During the current year ear car there went in p I operation l 1017 li mills miles mi on the thc main line and 31 miJ miles on h bram-h lines There are arc now under construction to h be ito finished tin fin this year lj O mills miles of which ln are arc on un the main mam line and anti 1 j iii 10 on branch lines tine Since construction on work has sufficiently sufficiently flU flU- suf suf- advanced settlers settlers' effects have e hc been n moved into the l different areas nl lIC the line and on September 21 J loop 1000 the first train currying n for fm for the lime tion ef of r. r inaugurated To i w tb movement the th company in IPos gri forty grain r J. J with 1 1 r t. t Jn capacity t f- f if f a a si paCI lOi 00 hu ou bushel h h i l find anti fifty grain crain cad ho 10 to handle wil x crop A terminal storage rind and trai tran ri vator ator minus minus' under construction hi at Fort han ham has haR a total 1 rapacity of about i h bushels bushel fJ Th ho Unit uni of 10 11 great 1 at is thi l. l lt rapidly Manni Maria I tron and will mil to hold bold b buhel Tho Time Country Served Thin Tho Jr iri section of th lime Gra Grai Trunk J fie which 1 extend rom rein W niJ to In W If reck r k n a lislane i t n of WI 91 II mil with its branches serves a Is tar grain growing rt III and aud mixed f farming irmin r 10 I. I tT try In ir u addition n the railways railway's rout rt ro over o the tho interior pl plain or Plateau ll I northern British h Columbia bet FIrt George eorge l' l on the tho 1 u liiv X anti and and Pj p Rupert the tIme entire area arca with hut but f h ft exceptions heimi being suitable i for fr cit eit farming or fir ranch ni to a within about JOO miles mil 8 of 1 pert Titus The interior plateau referred t I is approximately luO 1110 mil miles 8 Jon long lone ai a ai stretches Jf north to tt the Pearl Peace river rin-r a 3 south o an In approximate distance of ft five miles mile containing about square m of territory 21 25 jj per c cof tt r of which is is suitable for grain crain gro growl ro an and the production of the harrl hardier r fruit There arc aro ro in iu iii this thui section ahi also abl able mineral deposits ansi and much coil rod bituminous and sonic of anthracite ch h affer acter Tho The cost co-cl of the prairie c has been about per mile mito fin fumi furni hed by hy the tho Grand Trunk 1 Par Pai 3 on There is Worth u heavy bridge c work yet et to ho he d done ne j i jorder order to J the low gradient l throughout hout The Grand Grant Trunk Pai claims ms t that ha t. t it will ave s-ave 1 approximate miles mileR operating from Prince RIl Row to Yokohama over on the pres present nt rr vr vui carrying route to the orient Suez dunn canal Tho This Grand Orand Trunk runk Pacific i is 5 1111 operating three steamers on the n river nr r and t they are arl hn busily ily t engaged transporting supplies for or the milliand mini milli and anul trading of the interior The TIle Rk Skeena lm river is one of tho NI pal torrential streams of British Coin Coil bia hi and aile its fisheries are arc noted i i Th The company oll linus hai rc recently JIbe placed tho time market town sites in Prince R Rg Reft tin has rp realized excellent f t j Bailie same It is ii interesting to note Dot t tei li ti ei eighty eighty- new s have bave b been en open along the tIme main maui line liM of th the tion between Winnipeg and Edmo Edne The Tho work rork is being hurried with Tab aU alip iLle dispatch and th company compan cueto cue 1 to add mammy talks milts oi of track during durinS 19 Hudson Bay Line Lino Tho The active o work of or locating th the Bof B n of the Hudson Hudon Bay hay railway rail October 18 at tho the Pas fj ion Oth parties iI's will m be bo sent ent out nut J. J later hater t r. Tb rhe h rT p pr survey of thu-i thu roa road w completed d this thi year has given the f staff weeks of labor to figu fi fion on grades and the tho facilities tics of If ratio vario routes Lakes Lales and other difficulties difficulties- the Ibe formation of the country fi finish nish nishi engineering pro problems but bitt it ItIS is I intention to push the location lioe fast Cast as al possible Time Tho TIo party will III T Tout we o out all winter receiving supplies supplied by d trains train Progress is aided aider U by the lit ire Ir elo closing up tip swamps and s. s i n. I. I killing hilling the tho mosquitoes and sand fl ill fl which infest this region Tion Directness in the time lines Jines is alm aimed d with a n low grade for the th- grain rain haul Mut t ward Vara t thin tho hI ha hay The terminus on H hay bay has not yet ct been decided decided CoD Conn Trade T I. I |