| Show NEW NES CANADIAN CANIAN ROAD A ale Canadian love London March J Grand Orand Trunk railroad shareholders at lt u a meeting to today I tiny day the agreement with wih the tho Canadian nt for lor or the tho tU con construction or of a n Grand Trunk line hue to the Pacific The decision del lol was WIH reached only after n It I prolonged rolo t discussion The meeting was as packed and nt at one singe stage of tho thu proceedings the tone tonu wits was Wil unmistakably hostile to embarking on vo no O huge an UI enterprise e General Manager hays who had como come from Canada Capada especially to attend the meeting saved RaYed tho the slum altun tb on and antI the hc t dual vote ole was aa taken there thele were only a IL I few tow opponents I to the Grand Trunk runk railroad undertaking to build n a n transcontinental road Sir Charles RIvers Wilson Wison president of the th company said sh tho the now line lne wax was Justified by the flow of ot population I from east cast cn t to West Vest At and anti the Increasing Im un In Immigration migration Into tho the United States Tho h Grand Trunk could ouM not lot hope hOlle to re Ce reIo Io such Auch generous treatment front from tho the Canadian government an nn the Cana Canadian than dian laele railway hail had but hut the tho pre hire premier mier Sir Wilfred lutler had ha acted absolutely fairly In Iii 11 spite of ot violent Political opposition with the object of or attaining opIO facilities for tor the development of Canada ruin Tho president characterized tho the de do PosIt demanded d by b tho the Canadian gov government go In ilL II connection with the agree agreement ment moot as rue an on extremely unnecessary and unreasonable demand Then ono one after another shareholder representing blocks of antI moro loro shares wo rose rOlo anti declared they had hod not hind had tuna to consider so 10 huge hugo hugean nn an enterprise An amendment was vas WI proposed by George A Allen Alen who hud limiti resigned re his hll cro of seat scat In tho the directorate on account the tha matter mater under discussion In which Mr Ir Allen declared 11 the tho he action would woul Alen ruin the Grand Trunk Tunk railroad Several largo large Int o shareholders withdrew their th lr proxies iCe B and placed them In Ufo the of ot the directors Tho Thu ho president t In reply rophy rely to cries cried crl of Adjourn explained that the tho Cana aila iian parliament nt at It Its meeting on March Marjh 10 have hae nn an In answer one ono way tray WiY or o the th other Vice Ice President Smith Smithers ers el attributed some of or the tho criticism crl I cism to tho the Instigation of ot rival rail rai matte Then General Genell Manager Hays bluntly told tho the lint If It th tiiA y did not hot toll accept the tho Canadian otTer offer other Influences would nHI that oter extension without n a transcontinental tho the future of ot tho lie Grami Trunk would woul bo be 1 gloomy In lu tho the extreme Mr lr Hays 11 l a 0 great future futuro for tor tho the new now rond tOll which would lIU bo lie attic able to hold ho Its If own In lu It comp with wih the existing systems In iii Canada CaMil niti the tho lie United States Slates After two n a I half hours discus de do defeated detente idon sian Mr Aliens Allens amendment was wal tented tente tIlt was drafted the Tho accounts were sero lutes lines 1111 ed oil but not without of tho lie In iii II expenditures which tim the president dent tient mid I 11 worn on 01 of lt the larger r severe Revere weather mid and higher prices |
