. ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁new ▁Canadian ▁National ▁Rail ways ▁cons uming ▁considerable ▁tax p ayer ▁money , ▁critics ▁fe ared ▁costs ▁to ▁build ▁radial s ▁could ▁es cal ate . ▁There ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁boost ▁in ▁autom obile ▁and ▁tr uck ▁traffic ▁after ▁World ▁War ▁I . ▁The ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁provincial ▁election ▁brought ▁into ▁power ▁the ▁United ▁Farm ers ▁of ▁Ontario ▁party ▁which ▁was ▁extremely ▁ske pt ical ▁of ▁Beck ' s ▁plan . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 1 , ▁Premier ▁Charles ▁Dr ury ▁announced ▁that ▁the ▁province ▁would ▁not ▁guarantee ▁radial ▁b onds , ▁thus ▁killing ▁the ▁radial ▁scheme . ▁ ▁Pro pos al ▁for ▁a ▁Toronto ▁water front ▁entrance ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 2 , ▁Beck ▁made ▁a ▁proposal ▁to ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Toronto ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁high - speed , ▁ 4 - ▁or ▁ 6 - track ▁radial ▁entrance ▁to ▁the ▁city ▁via ▁the ▁water front . ▁There ▁were ▁ob jections ▁to ▁the ▁radial s ▁crossing ▁the ▁grounds ▁of ▁the ▁Canadian ▁National ▁Ex hib ition ▁and ▁fear s ▁of ▁a ▁det r iment al ▁impact ▁on ▁water front ▁economic ▁development . ▁In ▁January ▁ 1 9 2 3 , ▁vot ers ▁rejected ▁the ▁radial ▁proposal . ▁▁▁ ▁Despite ▁the ▁decl ine ▁of ▁the ▁inter urban ▁industry , ▁Beck ▁continued ▁his ▁advoc acy ▁for ▁radial s ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 5 ▁which ▁ended ▁Ontario ▁H ydro ' s ▁efforts ▁to ▁promote ▁radial s . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Canadian ▁National ▁Electric