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Cranbrook Declared Regional Trade Center And Rail Hub
Cranbrook is described as the natural commercial and mining center for Southeast Kootenay with growing rail significance. The piece cites distances to surrounding towns, wholesale trade by firms like Fort Steele Mercantile and Sherlock & Bremner, and the expansion of C P R infrastructure including machine shops and yards. It notes rapid growth, regional prosperity, and plans from the North Star branch boosting Cranbrook’s status as district headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herald
Cranbrook
Kootenay
Wardner
Cranston
Elko
Coal Creek
Fernie
Swansea
Moyie
Moyelle
Kitchener
Fort Steele
St. Eugene Mission
Kimberley
North Star and
Sullivan Hills
Perry Creek
Marysville
Palmers Bar
Tracy Camp
St. Marys Lake
Wasa
Wild Horse
Bull River District
North Star
St. Marys
Fort Steele Mercantile Company
Sherlock & Bremner
M. McInnes &Co
Maggs & Hughes
G. H. Miner
South East Kootenay
Cran- Lrook
C. P R
Crows Nest
C. P.R
South Hast Kootenay