The land of open doors; being letters from western CanadaWith foreword by Earl Grey . a matter of fact Mile 28will soon rejoice in the name of Resplendent. Here, on the banks of the Fraser, has grownup a regular little settlement. It consists of anumber of shacks and tents, but, like all headof steel towns, its day will soon be over, and itwill have to give place to Mile 53, which is TeteJaune Cache. Up to now. Mile 28 has beenthe base from which all freighting has been done. You must bear in mind that the RailwayCompany does not undertake its own constructionwork. It is all let out to contrac
The land of open doors; being letters from western CanadaWith foreword by Earl Grey . a matter of fact Mile 28will soon rejoice in the name of Resplendent. Here, on the banks of the Fraser, has grownup a regular little settlement. It consists of anumber of shacks and tents, but, like all headof steel towns, its day will soon be over, and itwill have to give place to Mile 53, which is TeteJaune Cache. Up to now. Mile 28 has beenthe base from which all freighting has been done. You must bear in mind that the RailwayCompany does not undertake its own constructionwork. It is all let out to contractors, and Foley,Welsh & Stewart are the great contractors inthe West. A powerful company like this takeson perhaps a good many hundred miles of they sublet practically every yard of it tosmaller companies, who in turn may sublet any case, the work itself is performed byarmies of hired labourers, who are paid so mucha day. Foley, Welsh & Stewart contract withthe to do the whole work for so much,and, in the same way, sub-contractors agree with 144.
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