. Railway Times . assenger cars, 1,064; freight cars,33,525. The total capitalisation at the end of 1910, includingthe (Irand Prunk Pacific and affiliated lines, was §577,356,682. In regard to schemes for the benefit of employees, par-ticulars are givi-n of the Superannuation and Iroviclent Iund-Association, the insurance and Brovident Sojicty, and thePension Depart nient. When Sir Charles Rivers Wilson retired from the prcsideni:vin i<)09, .after 15 years service, Mr. .\. W. Smithers .!•elected chairman of the board, while Mr. Charles ]\L Hays \\.i^elected president, with headtiuarters at
. Railway Times . assenger cars, 1,064; freight cars,33,525. The total capitalisation at the end of 1910, includingthe (Irand Prunk Pacific and affiliated lines, was §577,356,682. In regard to schemes for the benefit of employees, par-ticulars are givi-n of the Superannuation and Iroviclent Iund-Association, the insurance and Brovident Sojicty, and thePension Depart nient. When Sir Charles Rivers Wilson retired from the prcsideni:vin i<)09, .after 15 years service, Mr. .\. W. Smithers .!•elected chairman of the board, while Mr. Charles ]\L Hays \\.i^elected president, with headtiuarters at Montreal. By thisarrangement the i)rcsident becomes a resident of ) Trunk Pacific. The concluding section of the book deals with the GrandTrunk Iacilic Railway Company. This -company was in-corporated in ()ctobcr, 1903, under contract whereby theGrand Trunk Railway and the Dominion Government co-oi)eratc iu the construction of a line from .Moucton, , to April 6 iqi: THE RAILWAY TIMES. 359. Jrincc Rupert, 1^).C., \v]uilly within Canadian territory. Thorailway is divided into two grand dnisions, the Eastern andthe Western. The Western J^ivision, extending from Winni-peg to Prince Rupert on tlie Iacific Coast, is sub-divided intothe trairic Section and the Mountain Section, and the entirehne is being constructed by the Grand Trunk Pacific RailwayCompany, and is to be completed by December i, 1913. Themileage of the Western Division is 1,755 niiles. The Eastern Division embraces main lines east of Winnipeg,comprising 1,804 miles, extending to Moncton, Themain line will be constructed by and at the cost of the Cana-dian Ciovcrnment, under the supervision of the Commissionersof the Transcontinental Railway, and upon completion willbe leased to the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway for a periodof 50 years on the following terms :— For the first seven years the company shall operate thesame subject only to payment of Working Expenditure;for the next succeedi
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