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Western Canada poised as new railway age drives prairie settlement
The piece extols Western Canada as the frontier of national growth, led by railway magnates like William Whyte and Charles Hays. It highlights the Grand Trunk Pacific and Canadian Northern, surveys 20 000 workers, and foresees wheat yields and immigration shaping a vast commerce from coast to coast.
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Asie
Tomas
Canada
Umier
Neda
Dominion Railway
Wilhouettes
Willerness
Prairies
Charles M. Havas
Grand ‘Trunk ‘Pacific
Willam Whyte
Canadian Pacific
Frank Oliver
Interior
William Mackenzie
Davidson
Canadett Northern
T Kipling
Glvdson's Bay
Impany
Cibus
Hale
William Why
Grand Trunk
William Whyte
Grand Tromk Pacific
Charles Milville Hays
Grand Trunk System
Destiny-Guider
Grand Trunk Pacific Railway
Tlufison's Bay
Lake Michigan
Mevba
Athabasca
Miisummer Sim Stinen
White Horse
Yukon
Leadville
Upper
Arkansas
Prince Rupert
Paris
Westen
Camarha
William Med ‘Kenzin
D. Mannac
Manitoba
Canal Parry
Riley
Botti
Macke Ie
Cecil
Mackenzie
Hare
Ani
D. D. Mann
Matin
Markenzie
Catter
Saskatchewan
Tridge
Battleford
Sialy
Frank
Met
Tran
Fee Sidia
Col
Scott
Americn
Hanared Grein
Millas
Chicago
Duluth
Prince Albert
St Page Ag
Lapa
Ay Son
Cal