. . idered a great achievement and was much commented on bythe press. Such a thing in these days of rapid transit wouldhardly excite attention, when men think nothing much of takinga journey of 3,000 miles without stopping over by the way, andwhen 30ung ladies run round the world in seventy or eightydays. In 1859 a number of the Liverpool shareholders of the GrandTrunk Piailway sent Mr. Poole to Canada to inspect and reporton its management and future prospects. Mr. Poole made a closeinspection of all parts of the line, its traffic,
. . idered a great achievement and was much commented on bythe press. Such a thing in these days of rapid transit wouldhardly excite attention, when men think nothing much of takinga journey of 3,000 miles without stopping over by the way, andwhen 30ung ladies run round the world in seventy or eightydays. In 1859 a number of the Liverpool shareholders of the GrandTrunk Piailway sent Mr. Poole to Canada to inspect and reporton its management and future prospects. Mr. Poole made a closeinspection of all parts of the line, its traffic, capabilities, etc., andcollected an immense amount of statistics in reference to theCanadian and United States trade; and afterwards, for someweeks, ran through the United States at the rate of 500 miles aday, beating his London record by some thousands of miles. made a long report to the Liverpool gentlemen, but I donot think it was ever published, as we never saw it at this sideof the Atlantic. Mr. Poole dedicated his work, already spoken of, to the. \ SIR JAMES ALLPORT. Early English Goods Managers. 57 goods managers, and in bis introductory address to them hemade the following very sensible remarks :— We are engaged in a most bonom-able and even holy cause,in toiling for the mutual benefit of our fellow creatures, many ofwhose families are probably dependent to a great extent on ourexertions ; and by a friendly alliance we can promote the welfareof all parties concerned. The interests of railway companieswith the public in general are closely identified ; every induce-ment, therefore, to encourage reciprocal accommodation should beheld out. The more cheaply and quickly goods are transmitted fromone place to another, the more extensively will they be carried;and the more goods the public send by railways, the less will bethe rates charged. SIR JAMES ALLPORT. When hearts whose truth \Yas proven,Like thine are laid in earth,There should a wreath be tell the
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