Intercolonial west bound freight.

It was recently stated in Montréal that arrangements had been made whereby all west bound through freight originating on the Government system would be turned over to the G.T R. at Montréal, instead of being given to the C.P.R. at St. John, N.B., as was heretofore the case, & that in return for this the G.T.R. would give the I.C.R. its share of freight bound east, more especially export cargoes of grain & the like.

Enquiry at Intercolonial headquarters fails to elicit any further information than that part of the statement is true &; part is not. The Traffic Manager of the G.T.R. informs us that the statement is not altogether correct, & that the facts are that the G.T.R.'s agreement with the Government system is based upon the ordinary railway principles of exchange, & contemplates that the Government line will take advantage of its long haul from the East to Montréal, & there exchange the traffic with the G.T.R., the latter agreeing to give the Government railway traffic at Montréal instead of hauling it to Chaudiere Jct., as was done in the past.

Railways: C.P.Ry., G.T.Ry., I.C.Ry.

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