Reading Standard Etc 02-1914

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tho longer dooff:vcn
the
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Tbcee who lave
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enjoy Iuune8 und~1I1t.
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In ~hls movement of oom
Allan LIne

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18 ooocerned

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the Gra.nd

the best laid

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the Journey a.crCHI ' he
played a promlDont part a n I

t.he
'popula.T1ty that. t.heIr ent.er
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{Xlfilt of IU~ and splendour t.he. I Al$a.t.lan
a.nd hcrlSUltiq , hlP bbe Calga.rlan are thoda.rgc6t
and f'ioc.t\l. I t.he Canadian trade
I'd dcslgn a na
construct.lon t~e vessels represent ~he very Jatcet
thmg lD nava.l a.r chltc.yturo the umque e:lpe1';leDCC
and ~u rCC6 of thp Allan l] 100 bavlDg beel} dra.wn
upon. .~ol\ tho r~lC6t extent In t.h<, productIOn of the
hlghe:!d IclRI!oI5 .slups fo r mati nrd p&li6Cnge r I!IervlCC
a.nd t ho .coniyancc of frClglit. Safcty hu bet:o
the paramo nt corunderatLOD tlirouohout. the de
Sign In co
ruct.lon cwcryth ma: h aa ~n dOM to
seoure thl6 o~Ject and the Alsatlltn IS th~ first
Brltu;h ~Cf;6C1 provided Wlih a. moLor hfe
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boat fitLed WJLh a. ,complete WlrelC66 If
Ista.lla.t.ion:. I
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dOCksl fhe pubhc rooqu; I
r oom on shelter dock
ca.rd room a¥d ]owpr

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tho IDcrealO }ng t raffic

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voh cd ad oul~ay of abQut £1 000 000, and was ac
comphsh¢ o~t, of revenue 1 To-da:y the 840 nules
of line bQtwoon Montreal and Cblljigo 18 not lonly

Ca.r as the Ilea
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p(oTrDanc n t way WM qaodelled upon Br t)Sb liD~
was Ia.ld \\ t h heal ~ ra.ilJJ whil?! st.ronger steel
ljndgcs were built. to a..coommodaoo acoelera.t.OO
6p~ OOS and h{J a"~r t ram loads r Th.i6 work n

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every

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fasLest stretch of!}/Lilwa.y on the

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A!mcr~can IICont,lDent bUbj lS
t be longest
oontmjl.lOUl! sect.ldn of d<l ublo tri ck 'jJ;Oad (UDder <lnc
management m ~h e world
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f! rhe ccoDOmu:a.II.. a.lue of t~ co.untT}j traversed

North

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18 pot realised at biS dalt; I 1e G{)\ ~r:pmcnt sec
tiOD tlu:ead.s valuo.ble tlmoor
meral a.nd ag,t"lcul
cOuntry Ipcludmg tHe cla.y OO1t of On
~a.rl<r which ha& dev~6~ sj1ddcruy
So fa.r JlI3
t he Gra.nd Trunk rp~lfic IS con q::~noo Ita outlook IS
far I more Imprestnve
Bctwd m WUlnl~g and
i Edmonton It trave~ wha.t 15 mt tntamed to uc
~he fi nC6t stretch} of gram. g.rowlpg land tn tile
p?mlDlon "hlob 1& welJ ,,~t.ored~) nature and
fbere no recour e ver will havo. lto be made

\t.urBl

u'Tlgatlon

In trave r.t;a ng t he R oclty Mount.aiDs

to

tourISt faujland lexcelling S~ltrer1a.nd ID
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u~por pr~m(J~il.dc deck

upper

smokmg room
on boat deck

on A pphcntlOlI
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Jr all klltlls
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th

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1~ a. oon
required
of Ca.nada
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iHu"tliatiOlI oC tins
tha.t of the

RalWs.yi v; as fo:mcd ,kn 1860

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of the lieheme

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da.nger
Jears ago now
a.n end
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farms

o'"b" rds.

m~ket

,ardells

Thc &WaU oommurut.l("s
In relility lthe nu~e, of
t he r&il'fa., w.aa bUll!..
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hie
project only Itt 000 P rf,lcul ar
been l"'lli L\\ e.nt.y rudeslfartH er
ad;·',,,t,.. . 'I'h e n t raffio wlg'bt. havq b*"n

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1n o rder to 6{'(:ure through \ ail oommum ahop
bcl \ ""C L Ontano pomtl Mont
and the ..out. \t
bt."Ca til( n~ary to const.ruct a. bridge &er096 I

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Lawrenoo Rl\~r to ont.el' Montreal ~ ThIS
d a gigantic und c.ri-alnng OWing to the lIi"mt h
at the v;at.erv;ay at Montrea1 Jee mo\(~men" cm
fenLs etc StlU the problem 1ffY
~ complctely by MUM It088 a.nd St.ephep WI
a. tubular
bridge nearlYt two mIles In l lo~tb
ts completion
was a strlkmg e ngmeerlDg achuwem
which "or
ma.ny years W8Ji known as We II BIg
WOndel f
lb. World'
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Oth, r competitIve hues we~
uilt. bet.
n
Toron(o and t.he St 9,1&)r &1\ er T elr fulfilment
WIth
qonstruchonlil
rammc oC
Trunk Railws..,. but tlie diflivult.y finally
v; as sahed by t fJ r aoqWSlt..IOP andl r
TporaliOll
With the :hplUlh project
jl
As the Canadian wa.ntlwe t rame 0' the North
AUantJc 16 mCTCulDg by le&ps and bo'nds. It. caD
not fad t() exerc~ a. Car reaching In8uence upqn
1be Grand Trunk Railway &II shipments from and
tc Umt.ed St.ati!6 porta on the Great. I:..ak.ee are heIDg miulr. through Canadian POIDt.J A few yean;;
a.go the growth of t.his traffic demanded the vir
t.ual reoon&truction "of the ongtDai hne between
Mont.rc&l and Chicago Tho grade. were lIattened
curvC6 eased or ehIDln.ted ~ wileIJ of hoe aban
doncd ID favour of sboricr rout.e& bal.weon differ~ ent po~t& At the .&me tune. eeoond tna. wu
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a raj.l\\ay frotP Portland on the
Ailanbc
o f the Stat.e of fJa1n e (U SA) w
Ih I Jnl l'lI lt lonlll boundary U~ Ita complet1.)n
tk' CIRUd Trunk Rail9>ay un1f.l€(ilat.ely ! toqk It
d\ r Uj)OI (l 999 Jeal'S lease
was ~ asrnt.e
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"ce It. g8\ C t.he r~ulw,~ &D a.tlt hc-"}'car
round ROn Ilo~ the fiLlantu!i rea.board ",hC:"C'RS
Mont real was a,s.lIablc to oceall-'golltg ve&sols dur

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