The Prairie Provinces of Canada : their history, people, commerce, industries, and resources . lesof construction, however, the claims ofPort Nelson were ultimately favoured. Whilst an estimate of traffic must at thepresent moment of necessity be somewhattheoretical, it may be of interest to notethat in the report already mentioned it isassumed that traffic upon this road willeventually amount to 3,002 trains per year,1,800 running towards the Bay and 1,200returning, the heavier total northwardbeing accounted for by the greater quantityof freight which should pass in that direc-tion. Another e
The Prairie Provinces of Canada : their history, people, commerce, industries, and resources . lesof construction, however, the claims ofPort Nelson were ultimately favoured. Whilst an estimate of traffic must at thepresent moment of necessity be somewhattheoretical, it may be of interest to notethat in the report already mentioned it isassumed that traffic upon this road willeventually amount to 3,002 trains per year,1,800 running towards the Bay and 1,200returning, the heavier total northwardbeing accounted for by the greater quantityof freight which should pass in that direc-tion. Another estimate, solely concernedwith the grain traffic, may well be this instance, during a limited space oftime amounting to 3 > days, 16 trains perdiem are allowed, each train carrying4,000 tons. It is improbable, however, thatthe heavy total thus reached will be ex-ceeded, since it is unlikely that shippingcould be secured to handle a greaterquantity of grain within the limits of timeimposed by the maturing of the crop inWestern Canada and the movement of theice in Hudsons THE IMPERIAL, LIMITED, THE GREAT TRANSCONTINENTAL. 4-1
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