. Canada: an encyclopædia of the country; the Canadian dominion considered in its historic relations, its natural resources, its material progress and its national development, by a corps of eminent writers and specialists. uction of the Victoria Bridge, who crieddisaster and failure; but the same skilland good judgment that stilled the voice of jeal-ousy and mistrust in the successful completion ofthe great sub-marine tunnel in September, 1891,will undoubtedly re-assert itself in the comple-tion of the work over the St. Lawrence Interstate Commerce Act, passed by Congress, t


. Canada: an encyclopædia of the country; the Canadian dominion considered in its historic relations, its natural resources, its material progress and its national development, by a corps of eminent writers and specialists. uction of the Victoria Bridge, who crieddisaster and failure; but the same skilland good judgment that stilled the voice of jeal-ousy and mistrust in the successful completion ofthe great sub-marine tunnel in September, 1891,will undoubtedly re-assert itself in the comple-tion of the work over the St. Lawrence Interstate Commerce Act, passed by Congress, took effect on April 5th, 1887, andto a certain extent hampered the operations ofthe leading Companies in the United States. The Grand Trunk running, as it does, throughseven States of the Union (Maine, New Hamp-shire, Vermont in the east. New York State atseveral points, and Michigan, Indiana and Illinoisin the west) had to comply with the requirementsof the Act. In February, 1888, the Northern and NorthWestern lines were fused in the Grand Trunksystem, and in a few months after the Toledo,Saginaw, and Muskegon and the UnitedStates and Canada lines were taken over. Thelast subsidiary road incorporated in theCompanvs. Sir Joseph Hickson. system under Sir Joseph Hicksons managementwas that running from Durand to Saginaw,Mich. This took place in October, 1890. Onthe 2gth December following that gentleman laiddown the cares of office after having piloted theCompany safely through the rocks and shoals ofseventeen years, and the Board in accepting hisresignation expressed its sense and appreciationof the eminent services he had rendered and ofhis devotion to the interests of the concern dur-ing his term of service. He took a warm interest CANADA : AN :DIA. in the Companjs welfare up to the time of hisdeath in January, 1897. He was succeeded inthe management in January, 1891, by Mr. LewisJ. Seargeant, formerly Traffic Manager of theCompany. In April, 1893, the consolidatio


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