. Electrical news and engineering . , Mr. Camp-bell bek)ngs originally to the maritime provinces, having beenborn in Colchester, .\. S., in 1858. Some early experience inrailway work was gained dufing the construction of the Inter-colonial, with whose Road Department he was afterwards forsome time connected. In 1879 Mr. Campbell went west and wasengaged on the construction of section B of the C. P. R., withheadquarters at Rat Portage. Subsequently he filled the positionof cashier of freight department, and of city ticket agent for in Winnipeg, and was in 1890 appointed general immigr
. Electrical news and engineering . , Mr. Camp-bell bek)ngs originally to the maritime provinces, having beenborn in Colchester, .\. S., in 1858. Some early experience inrailway work was gained dufing the construction of the Inter-colonial, with whose Road Department he was afterwards forsome time connected. In 1879 Mr. Campbell went west and wasengaged on the construction of section B of the C. P. R., withheadquarters at Rat Portage. Subsequently he filled the positionof cashier of freight department, and of city ticket agent for in Winnipeg, and was in 1890 appointed general immigra- tion agent, with headquarters in that city. In 1891 Mr. Campbell,realizing the favorable opportunity which the dead-lock betweenthe existing company and the city offered for securing a favorablefranchise for an electric road, succeeded In Interesting the neces-sarv capital in making an agreement with the city under which thesystem of the Winni|3eg Electric Street Railway Company hassince been successfully Installed and Mr. Geo. H. Campbell. Manager Winnipeg Electric Street Rail THE GALT AND PRESTON ELECTRIC RAIL-WAY. The Gait & Preston Klectric Railway has been ex-tended to within half a mile of the town of Hespeler, andcommunication will shortly be completed to the centre ofthe town. The company have installed an additionalg-enerator of the C. G. E. type, and have added to theircar equipment, to accommodate the extra business aris-ing- out of the extension of their lines. Thev have alsoconstructed a commodious car barn adjoining their pow-er station. .\ representative of the Electrical News,who visited Preston recently, was informed that forsome time after the system was put in operation, thefreight business was so extensivethat the profits therefrom weresufficient to cover, not only theoperating expenses of the road,but also interest charges on thecapital invested. A large part ofthis business consisted in thecarrying of coal. Unfortunatelyfor the company, howev
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