CANADIAN RAILWAYS.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 13861, 12 October 1910, Page 6

CANADIAN RAILWAYS.

ALIEN LABOUR DESIRST), :j-'-United Press Association—By Elft-feMji Tel egraph—Copyright. OTTAWA. October & The Grand Trunk Pacific Railway CfS» pany applied to the British Cchlffli* ') ■■ Cabinet for permission to import A«U# labour for railway making in "?** : province. The application was rcfs»4the Government reiterating that $& policy was to preserve British CotonH* for whites. j - ;

"Eight thousand more W«mwrt«jjj I be used on tho construction ft «? « Grand Trunk Pacific if wo w"*.J" g them," said Mr Colling., ood &**»** it Government Consulting Engine? J" X the Grand Trunk Paci_n, in aa t&P | .lew early in August. " I ao'i«*g I see how the farmers are going WBS3H » their harvests, labour is so scarce. ■*£• ffi Giand Trunk Pacific could **W*s W !_OOO more men on the contraction? -« tho Edmonton and Prince Bup«t "«* I Five thousand more are needed wk»¥ ■ at the Prince Rupert end, but « , impossible to get nearly this. o^^L A recent consular report in states that contracts let aud Mfffl* ments entered into with the D° a,D fC and Provincial Governments .y S • various Canadian railway dicate that at least 7COO milea of railroads will be buils during tf »*£", five years. Tlie construction tor j*r present year is JoOO miles, about .» timo as' last year. Tbo brggtj crease in mileage will be in un - - 1 Columbia. ' " 6