Salt Lake Telegram | 1918-01-26 | Page 1 | Canada is About Ready to Take over Railroads

I CANADA CANADA IS ABOUT READY TO TAKE TAKEOVER TAKEOVER TAKEOVER OVER RAILROADS I By Inte International nat News ws Service 1 TORONTO Ont Jan Ian 26 ln In In the opinion of 1 P F. II H. Phippen solicitor Q I for the Canadian Northern railroad rail ralI- railroad I road who attended a hearing yesterday yesterday yesterday yes yes- in Ottawa for proposed Increases Increases' In Increases In- In creases creases' cr asEs In freight rates Premier Borden is IR contemplating me the nationalization nationalization na na- of all railways No opportunity was given the railways railways railways rail rail- ways by the government to lay 1 their side of of the question before the ministers yesterday he said and from that fact it is fair to as assume assume assume as- as sume some new policy Is being is-being being for for- Under the war measures act the government has the tho power to take over all railways s said Mr 1 Phippen and I 1 think that Is about to be done i