Railway policy and farming interests shape Canada’s transport needs
A Toronto Globe article argues Parliament should balance railway expansion with farming needs. It notes promoters will build if economically viable and warns against futile competition among Grand Trunk Pacific Canadian Pacific and Hill interests. It calls for lines that boost elevator capacity and lower haul distances for western grain.
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Toronto Globe
Parallel Railways and a Curious Tale of Gunnery History
A Ottawa Railway Committee debate over distances for new lines warns that wide gaps between parallel routes raise farm haul costs. The article shifts to a British crime tale and a mysterious sixteenth to eighteenth century cannon stories, ending with an Imperial judge’s tale of dice and doom.
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