. Railways and other ways: being reminiscences of canal and railway life during a period of sixty-seven years; with characteristic sketches of canal and railway men, early tram roads and railways, steamboats and ocean steamships, the electric telegraph and Atlantic cable, Canada and its railways, trade and commerce . to know the consignor and consignees well, I cangive them credit for the latter. Great changes from old habits or customs, which happen toclash with some existing interest, have generally to run the gaunt-let of opposition, and the cartage agency was no exception to thisrule, and
. Railways and other ways: being reminiscences of canal and railway life during a period of sixty-seven years; with characteristic sketches of canal and railway men, early tram roads and railways, steamboats and ocean steamships, the electric telegraph and Atlantic cable, Canada and its railways, trade and commerce . to know the consignor and consignees well, I cangive them credit for the latter. Great changes from old habits or customs, which happen toclash with some existing interest, have generally to run the gaunt-let of opposition, and the cartage agency was no exception to thisrule, and they (Hendrie & Shedden) came in for their full share ofit. Public meetings were held to denounce the system, physicalforce was appealed to, a riot took place in Montreal, Mr. Sheddensstables were set on fire once or twice, and his life was threatened-Hendrie & Shedden from time to time jointly, and afterwardsseparately, imported a superior class of draught horses into theProvince, and at this day their powerful and brightly harnessedteams with steady drivers are seen and admired in Montreal,Toronto and other cities of the Dominion, as well as in parts ofMichigan and Illinois. They (Hendrie & Shedden) were together for several years,but finally dissolved partnership and arranged for a division of. JOHN SHEDDEN. The Pichfords of Canada. 107 territory, Mr. Shedden mainly acting for the Grand Trunk andMr. Hendrie for the Great Western. Both became eminentcontractors for the building of railways and other public works. JOHN SHEDDEN. Among those built by Mr. Shedden were the Union Stationand Grand Trunk elevator, Toronto, the latter being erected twice,the first one having been burned down. He also built the Toronto,Grey & Bruce (narrow gauge), and the Toronto & Nipissing, ofwhich he became president. On May 16, 1873, he, with a num-ber of citizens from Toronto, went up the T. & N. road to attenda land sale of Mr. Sheddens. On returning, he got out of thecar at Cannington station, a
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