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Montreal Letter from Cutts Bousquet on Grand Trunk Pacific
Cutts Bousquet writes from Montreal dated April 2 1906, describing his work with the Grand Trunk Pacific railway in the engineering and drafting offices. He details plans to build 3000 miles on paper by 1913, government funding terms, westward routes from Morcreaj to the Pacific, and a Klondike branch, noting Russian timber, wheat and corn potential, Canadian immigration, Montreal population, language, and city features. He compares Canadian and U.S. conditions and expresses optimism about Canada’s growth and opportunities.
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