. 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. ny was merged into the GrandTrunk Railway Mr. Gzowski resigned, and formeda partnership with the late Sir A. T. Gait, theHon. L. H. Holton and Sir D. L. 1853 the firm obtained the contract forthe construction of the line from Toronto toSarnia. They also constructed the line from PortHuron to Detroit, and from London to St. connection with this, in
. 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. ny was merged into the GrandTrunk Railway Mr. Gzowski resigned, and formeda partnership with the late Sir A. T. Gait, theHon. L. H. Holton and Sir D. L. 1853 the firm obtained the contract forthe construction of the line from Toronto toSarnia. They also constructed the line from PortHuron to Detroit, and from London to St. connection with this, in 1857, they establishedthe Toronto Roiling Mills but these were closed in i86g when steel rails superseded the iron ones. In 1861, when there was some prospect of awar between England and the United States, planned an arsenal for Canada, forwhich he offered to supply the capital. This,however, was refused, though there is reason tobelieve that his patriotic proposals and sugges-tions were fully appreciated by the Imperial Gov-ernment. He also took a prominent part indeveloping the Rifle Association of Ontario, andbecame its President, and was also President ofthe Dominion Rifle Association. He was instru-. Colonel Sir Casimir S. Gzowsici, mental in semiing the first team of representative-riflemen from Canada to Wimbledon in 1870. In 1872 he was appointed Lieutenant-Colonel of theCentral division of Toronto Volunteers, and in 1873 became Lieutenant-Colonel on the 1879 he was appointed Honorary Aide-de-Camp to Her Majesty Queen Victoria. firm in 1870 had been given the con-tract for the International Bridge at Buffalo,which was completed in 1873, at a cost of$1,500,000. After its completion Colonel Gzowski CANADA: AN ENCYCLOIVKDIA. 235 wrote an elaborate account of the work. He haspublished many pamphlets and reports upon en-gineering matters and has shared in much of thework which has resulted in making Ontario a net-work of railways. S
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