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Old Days of Road Work and Early Speed Mail System
A historical retrospective notes Mid-West Construction's role in 1920s road building in the Asessippi valley, the shift from 16 horse outfits to Caterpillar tractors, and the wage era. It also describes ITT Speed Mail introduced for rapid postal transmissions, detailing its machine stages from printing to distribution. Sir John Abbott served as Canada’s first Canadian-born Prime Minister in 1891.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jens
Mid-West
Asessippi
Harold Coulter
Elgerly
Coulter
Bevin Bros
Jack and Art
Russell
Turkey
Canada
United States Post
Oy International Selepha and Telegraph Corporation
Wea
Washington
Ceronge
Battle Creek
Mich
Speed Mall
T Hat
ITT
Ar & T
I i
Sir John Abbott