. The story of the Dominion : four hundred years in the annals of half a continent ; a history of Canada from its early discovery and settlement to the present time ; embracing its growth, progress and achievements in the pursuits of peace and war. LOUIS H. FRECHETTE, , , NICHOLAS FLOOD DAVIN, , CONSTRUCTION OF THE CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY 447 litsclf; splendid hotels were erected at Vancouver, Banff, Montreal,Quebec and other places ; handsome Clyde-built steamers were puton the Great Lakes ; the Empress Line of steamers was placedon the Pacific and run from Vancouv
. The story of the Dominion : four hundred years in the annals of half a continent ; a history of Canada from its early discovery and settlement to the present time ; embracing its growth, progress and achievements in the pursuits of peace and war. LOUIS H. FRECHETTE, , , NICHOLAS FLOOD DAVIN, , CONSTRUCTION OF THE CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY 447 litsclf; splendid hotels were erected at Vancouver, Banff, Montreal,Quebec and other places ; handsome Clyde-built steamers were puton the Great Lakes ; the Empress Line of steamers was placedon the Pacific and run from Vancouver to Hong-Kong; anotherand snnilar Line was established between Vancouver and AustralianDorts. All this was accomplished within a few years, though not withoutfurther difficulties of a political and fmancial nature. The latter werenow easily overcome ; the former included the prolonged struggle in^ lanitoba for the freedom of that Province from the so-called monop-oly clause in the original contract. From 1880 to 1887 the agita-tion, in this connection, was continuous and the demand of Manitobato be allowed to build its own railways as it liked was as energetic as thefree air of the Western prairies could make it. The original protestsagai
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