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Transcontinental train features and Vancouver growth plans
The article describes deluxe transcontinental train cars built in Montreal for a fast long distance service, and notes construction of the 18 storey Marine Building in Vancouver. It highlights Vancouver as a western terminus for the CPR line and mentions plans for a monument to Sir William Van Horne, plus CPR advertising spend and a quoted London Truth assessment of British Columbia.
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Angus
Burrard and
Hastings Streets
Vancouver
Toronto
New Royal York Hotel
Canada
William van Horne
Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian Pacific
London
Dominion
British Columbia
Hudson Bay Company
Manitoba