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Newspaper
Cascade Record
Location
Cascade, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Apr 14, 1900
Page
2
Stanley Mayall argues that the Canadian Pacific Railway dominates through government collusion and calls for railway competition. He supports local boards and a Kettle River line, urges a charter that excludes government ownership, and warns against contractors using privileged channels to undercut local merchants.
Andrew Laidlaw forms a company to build a smelter while Greenwood and Grand Forks vie for location. KR L. Armit may build an ore sampler and consider the metropolis. The Record urges Cascade to unite, noting Cascade’s lead over rival towns and urging community solidarity to win the enterprises.
An editorial argues against Kettle River Valley railway competition in Boundary District. It credits Mr. Shaughnessy for seeking single ownership to allow lower rates, suggests joint profit logic, and criticizes dual lines as raising costs. It cites government ownership as more efficient and cites Intercolonial Railway as poor benchmark. The piece closes endorsing Shaughnessy if honorable.
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