Canadian Northern Ry. construction, etc.

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Canadian Northern Ontario Ry.—A bill has been passed by the House of Commons authorizing the company to enter into agreement as specified by sec. 361 of the Railway Act with the following companies:—Central Ontario Ry., Ontario and Ottawa Ry., Irondale, Bancroft and Ottawa Ry., Marmora Ry. and Mining Co., Bay of Quinte Ry., Brockville, Westport and North Western Ry., Toronto, Niagara and Western Ry. and Bessemer and Barry's Bay Ry. Work on the Hawkesbury-Ottawa line has been completed, and trains are being operated over it. There are questions connected with the entrance of the line into Ottawa from Toronto yet to be settled, but for the present construction in Ottawa is completed.

The construction of the first 100 miles of the Toronto-Ottawa line, from the Don valley to Trenton, is being pushed forward. The work is being carried out by the general contractor—Angus Sinclair Co.—in four sections, on all of which sub-contracts have been let, and gangs of men are at work, 700 men being at present engaged. There is a considerable amount of heavy clay work in the Don valley, and there is also some heavy work to be done in the vicinity of Scarboro Jct., where the line is to be carried under the G.T.R. tracks. The only points at which construction is not actively in progress are Cobourg and Port Hope, where some matters of route are in course of settlement with the local authorities.

The company has completed and opened for traffic the extension of its line from Sellwood Jct. to Gowganda Jct., Ont., 30.7 miles. The construction was carried out by Angus Sinclair Co.

Railways: B.Q.Ry., B.W. & N.W.Ry., C.N.O.Ry., C.No.Ry., C.O.Ry., I.B. & O.Ry.

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