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Grimsby at about the same time of the' day on September 16th and reach- 

 ed North Bay at about 3 p-m. on September 18th, at about the same rate 

 of despatch. Upon his return from the West, the writer communicate'd 

 these facts to the Grand Trunk Division Freight Agent, and received the 

 rollowing reply : 



Dear Sir, — Your favor of the 8th inst. was received on my return to the 

 city this morning. 



I am sorry that there has apparently been some delay to your shipments of 

 fruit from the Niagara District to the Northwest, in so far as our transportation 

 service from shipping points to North Bay is concerned. I am taking matter iip 

 with our Car Service Agent with a view of seeing if a more satisfactory 

 schedule can be arranged, and will advise you as soon as I receive his reply. 



Yours truly, 



C. E. Dewey . 



C. P. R. The' first car left North Bay at 2 p-ni. on Saturday the 

 17th, having been held over from the preceding evening to take the fast 

 freight. This through freight leaving North Bay daily at ;^ p.m. is due at 

 Fort William at 4.30 a.m. on the second day following; the train to which 

 the first car was attached was due at Fort William on Monday morning 

 at 4.30. Having seen the first car out at North Bay on Saturday after- 

 noon, and made all arrangements with the trainmaster and the yardmaster 

 for proper attention to the second car upon its arrival, the writer pro- 

 ceeded on Saturday evening to Fort W'illiam, and reached there on the) 

 following evening. The next morning (Monday), the first car being due, 

 inquiries elicited the fact that it had not arrived. Upon request, the chief 

 despatcher traced the car, found that it had been laid over at White River 

 for repairs, as the report said, and that it would arrive at Fort William 

 that evening by the way freight. As to despatch from Fort W^illiam to 

 Winnipeg, the fast freight leaves Fort William daily at .5.30 a.m., and 

 arrives at Winnipeg the next morning at 7.40- There is, however, a way 

 freight that leaves Fort William in the evening, reaching Winnipeg some 

 time the following night, and the yardmaster was requested to see that 

 this car left by that train. The request was not attended to, and instead, 

 the car was sent out by the through freight next morning, and reached 

 Winnipeg Wednesday morning about 9 o'clock. From the freight yards 

 the car was next to be placed at the siding of the Ottawa Fruit and Pro- 

 duce Exchange on Princess Street. There is a Winnipeg by-law that for- 

 bids the shunting of cars on sidings between the hours of 7 a.m. and 12 

 p.m. Hence, by the failure to send the car out from Fort William by the 

 eve^ning train as requested, a delay occurred of 24 hours in the placing 

 of the car. 



Now, mark the case in brief. The schedule rate of despatch by fast 

 freight from North Bay to Winnipeg is 16 miles an hour. Provided the 

 Grand Trunk would give the same service, the time from St. Catharines 

 to North Bay would be 19 hours instead of 49. Provided, further, that 

 connection is made at North Bay with the west-bound through freight, 

 and the time from St. Catharines, Grimsby, and other fruit sections ar- 



