Sets” Precedent for Similar Lases. .

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The full text of the final decia- |

ion of the railway. commission re
South Hazelton station’ has come
to hand. It is dated Ottawa,
Oct. 2.1912, and i is as. ‘follows:

- Application of the Grand Trunk
Pacific Railway Company, under

Section "258, . for an order, ap-|'

proving, of. a station location. on
its line ‘at: South Hazelton, on
Lot 9, <Cassiar District,’ ‘British
Columbia. : *. (File , 18849), . Mr.
Commissioner McLean: . ;

The judgment retidered June.

10, 1912, specifically: reaffirmed
the provision of.the original order
directing that a station should be

also atated that’ ‘the: oa ee

tives of the _ present’ ‘town: of ce

than. ‘would: be. afforded by. the,
location on Lot: 882...
The plans of the proposed sta;
tion at South Hazelton’ have’ beet’
received and: the. board is.in.re-|:
ceipt, of applications | of | parties
who desire to be heard -in oppo-.
sition. — Mr. Smells’ desires to be
heard on behalf of the owners of
the land at New. Hazelton, B.. G.,:
Messrs. Pringle & ‘Guthrie state}!
that the clients whorn they rep-

5 ere ;
-| hearing aneantoe more as ‘far. 8

New Hazelton’ 8 objection. is. con-
cerned. i ” ~

- There’ retains: ‘the: considera: pl

tion: of the engineering and oper-

ating ‘features.’ ‘Pertaining to thé] / In: ae
and operating features, the. board eas

proposed. ‘station ‘at South- Hazel-
ton, ‘Th the. judgment of ‘Jun
10, 1912, it was said : ;

tion: of. the. station - at. South Haz-|i

yelton' which i is before. us, shows

| that the railway in the layout’ of
‘the station grounds and sidings,

To the buyer of |

“these

| ‘We have bought the. stock of fe
Cohen, Zackon & Co. i in”

lines -

lines, such: ‘a8 -

: Flour-“Royal Household,
others —per: 49 ‘Ibs...

We will: puti ina eomplate: stock. of: staples,
| and-as the. railway now gives: this town a.
freight service it will not be difficult for: us. .
to make you prices that. will be Jas good as . |.
any. you can get: on the: coast, ‘with freight ~|)

_ charges. added; ‘and. the: stock: will be:-here,
making the service tauch quicker. Ina few -
‘days we will be able. to- give quotations on _
all staples. “At. pesent \ we quote" on a few

Hay ind Oats, at car, “pet ton, $45: at store 848 90 . . on i

"400: 4
per fa 12 1 Las ber case.

Five a Roses," ‘and’

, departed from practically: every-
‘thing which ‘it:has considered as
‘Ta. standard. from’ the. standpoint|

of engineering.and _operating|
practice: Had the board required |
the railway to. locate | a. station
under. the engineering ‘and oper-

ating conditions, which it -itself
‘chose-i ‘in this case,. there undoubt- |’
J edly :would have been the most
strenuous objection upon the part
. of the railway. When. called up-

on. by the ‘railway to. approve of.

|such ‘station site as it. may deem
1) convenient. for the people of, Haz-
‘|e elton, ‘the board cannot, and will

‘he boat chief engineer and

hief operating’ Officer, ‘in report-
ing on the plans now “submitted
1 by the Grand Trunk Pacific, | says:

- “The plans-attached ‘to. appli-|y

leation would indicate that the |;
Ih Grand: Trunk ‘Pacific Railway ;
Hi now ‘propose to locate Passenger :

Hazelton, with short siding..for|’
Ai | the handling of carload. freight, |
while previous plans. submitted |
|; showed passenger — and ~ freight :
station with passing: ‘track for. the].
. meeting: oe and. passing - of:

over: the: ‘situation® disclosed: “Gn

the plan’ formerly. filed to: this

|| extent,’ vizy, | within _the- head:
: blocks of the: siding as Eroposed

al | cd from a two degree ‘curve toa
I tangent,’ with : a: Tength: of ‘one

" [recognized the justice of: the plea ¢

has-’ ‘in more’ » than: ‘one. instance, |’,

fof the Grand: Trapk | Pacific th:

struct, its stations, ‘or even ‘give a
siding facilities on. anything. Apa}.
proximating its maximum grade, |
‘Tt has recognized: algo - ‘the plea |"
‘that ‘the railway. ‘should’ not. be a
required to build ia sta

out ‘whieh involve ranning 2 off a a 5 OWNS)

six: decree curve: on to's a five de-

involved - ‘these’: of “engisee

and. operating, L ‘would have: no

hesitation. i in saying ‘that ‘in my
opinion : the: plans: should ‘not be’ a
sanctioned.” But® ‘the board. oe
faced’ ‘by the question: ‘that-facili-:

ties - are. required. by. the public,.

Limited’ and * inadequate as the

‘| facilities at:South. Hazelton: ‘must’ ae i
“ inevitably be, ‘as: the traffic. tribu-’

tary: to this: station: expands,’ the:
people’ of Old: ‘Hazelton: appear’ "to.
we willing. tor accept’ them. A

they’ are

seem - to. ‘me. the . board
withhold: its sanction. ewes