. Newfoundland at the beginning of the 20th century : a treatise of history and development . ost prosperous and thickly populatedparts of Canada, and traversing the States of Maine, New Hamp-shire, Vermont, Michigan, Indiana and Illinois. Chicago is itsWestern terminus where connection is made for all points in theWestern and Northwestern States and the Pacific Coast. Its extremeEastern terminus is Portland, Maine, from whence its trains runthrough the heart of the White Mountains. Other points reached onits main line are Montreal, Cornwall, Prescott, Brockville, Kingston,Belleville, Toronto,
. Newfoundland at the beginning of the 20th century : a treatise of history and development . ost prosperous and thickly populatedparts of Canada, and traversing the States of Maine, New Hamp-shire, Vermont, Michigan, Indiana and Illinois. Chicago is itsWestern terminus where connection is made for all points in theWestern and Northwestern States and the Pacific Coast. Its extremeEastern terminus is Portland, Maine, from whence its trains runthrough the heart of the White Mountains. Other points reached onits main line are Montreal, Cornwall, Prescott, Brockville, Kingston,Belleville, Toronto, Hamilton, Niagara Falls, London, Port Huron,etc. Montreal is the connecting point for passengers and touristsfrom Newfoundland and the maritime provinces. The trains run by the Grand Trunk are models of elegance, theinterior fittings of the coaches and sleeping cars being ofluxurious finish and are furnished throughout with a view to comfortand ease for the traveler. All trains are equipped with the latestappliances for safety and speed. The only double track line inCanada. La Grande Duchesse. THE PLANT LINE. The Plant Systems line to the maritime provinces and to New-foundland has placed in service the present season the magnificentS. S. La Grande Duchesse, which has broken the record betweenBoston and Halifax, having made the passage in 21 hours, theshortest previous time being made by the S. S. Olivette, of thesame line, in 23 hours and 20 minutes. Tourists by this line may land at Halifax or may go through toCharlottetown, which is the final landing of the line, or they may stopoff at Hawkesbury, Cape Breton, and visit the beautiful Bras dOrlakes. Newfoundland tourists also land at Hawkesbury pass throughthe lake region of Cape Breton to North Sydney, whence by the ele-gant S. S. Bruce, they come to Port-aux-Basques, and take thetrain for St. Johns, the capital city. This route is over a countryrich in scenic attractions and is noted as the sportsmans r
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