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Show GREAT NORTHERN TO ABANDON VICTORIA VICTORIA, B. C, Dec. 9. T. W. Pat-erson, Pat-erson, M. P. P.. announced to the Victoria Vic-toria Board of Trade at Its meeting last niffht, that he had the best authority for telling them that the Great Northern North-ern Railway company had decided to withdraw from this city and would abandon all its Interests here within a few months. The Canadian Pacific Railway company com-pany Is spending huge sums here on improvements im-provements of various kinds and the City Council and citizens have the assurance as-surance of the company's directors that It is the intention to make Victoria the headquarters of the company's business on the Pacific coast. |