Mission Aratlve Bridge Question Near Old Enough To Vote
The British Columbian recalls a January 1900 report from Mission Guy where a large public meeting urged the C P R to add a traffic bridge with the railway bridge when the new steel structure would be built. MPs McBride Munro and Morri son spoke. Morri son held back until more Ottawa information.
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Mission Aratlve Bridge
British Columbian
Mission Guy
R. McBride
Cc. W. Munro
Aulay Morrison
Ottawa
Vancouver Island
Courtney
Courtenay
Pitt River
W. J. Manson
Vancouver
Mission-Matsqui
Mission City
Road Maker Samuel Hill Addresses Vancouver Auto Club
Samuel Hill, veteran road builder and president of the Pacific Highway Association, spoke to Vancouver Automobile Club members on the Columbia Highway project and the value of highways for trade, agriculture, and scenic tourism. He argued roads advance Pacific Coast development and cited Japan’s use of auto tax to fund road construction and tourism as a model.
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Appius Claudius
Julius Caesar
London
Chester
Napoleon
Samuel Hill
United States
Vancouver Automobile Club
Columbia
Pacific Coast
North American
Vancouver
Japan
Fraser
Ocean
Pacific
Ealing
Domimon
Hnl
California
South
Mr. Hill
Road expert Samuel Hill urges curved designs for durable highways
Vancouver audience hears Samuel Hill argue roads depend on two ideas: fit the grade and ensure longitudinal and vertical curves. He cites Washington and the Pacific Highway as experiments, warns against wasteful spending, and promotes a road school to teach practical skills to motorists and officials.
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California
British Columbia
Blaine
Yellowstone Park
Samuel Hill
Vancouver Automobile Club
Maryhill
State of
Washington
Hill
Mr. Hill
Europe
England
Scotland
France
Columbia Highway
Continent
North America
Bill
Lersen
Mexico
Will
Wetern Canadian Motorist
Vancouver
B.C
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Ginta
Riré
Tecntise
H. O. Hartley
Abbotsford
B. C
Ile Club
Taylor & Humphrey
Henderson & Taylor
Civie Engineers & Surveyors
Kent
Fen Addiy Sparrow's
P. O
Vicetoria, Li. C
Albert Lee
Grocer
A. McCallum
Alexandria Hotel
M. Murphy
Huntingdon
Bates’ Printing Office
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