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| 505 | 8 | |a ST. PAUL. CAPITALIZING SCENERY. MOUNTAIN HOTELS. FIGHT WITH MANITOBA GOVERNMENT. THE ONDERDONK SECTION. -- CHAPTER XIV-1888-90. APPOINTED PRESIDENT. T. G. SHAUGHNESSY. GEORGE M. CLARK. THE GRAND TRUNK. U.S. BONDING PRIVILEGES. THE "SOO" AND SOUTH SHORE LINES. PRAIRIE SETTLEMENTS. -- CHAPTER XV-1882-90. THE PERSONAL SIDE. JAPANESE POTTERY. PAINTING. GAMES. MIND-READING. JIMMY FRENCH. -- CHAPTER XVI-1891. A GENERAL ELECTION. MANIFESTO AGAINST RECIPROCITY WITH U.S. OFFER OF KNIGHTHOOD. THE CHÂTEAU FRONTENAC. THE FIRST ROUND-THE-WORLD TOUR. -- CHAPTER XVII-1892. ENCOURAGING FARMERS AND RAISING THE PRICE OF WHEAT. THE GRAND TRUNK SEEKS AN ALLIANCE. THE INTERCOLONIAL AND ATLANTIC STEAMSHIP SERVICE. MOUNTSTEPHEN RESIGNS. -- CHAPTER XVIII-1893. COMMERCIAL DEPRESSION. STRENGTHENING THE COMPANY'S FINANCIAL ORGANIZATION. J. J. HILL AND THE DULUTH AND WINNIPEG RAILWAY. -- CHAPTER XIX-1893-96. THE DULUTH AND WINNIPEG, BUSINESS PARALYSIS. FLOODS OF THE FRASER. APPOINTED A K. C. M. G. MILITARY MAPS. A GENERAL ELECTION. THE MANITOBA FREE PRESS. -- CHAPTER XX-1896-99. THE LOSS OF THE DULUTH AND WINNIPEG. A BITTER BLOW. ATLANTIC STEAMSHIP SERVICE. RESIGNS PRESIDENCY OF C. P. R. A HOLIDAY IN CALIFORNIA. -- CHAPTER XXI-1890-1900. PRIVATE INTERESTS. THE WINDSOR SALT CO. THE LAURENTIDE PULP CO. COVENHOVEN. JAPANESE POTTERY. ART COLLECTIONS. PAINTINGS. CUBA. -- CHAPTER XXII-1900-02. CUBA AND THE CUBA COMPANY. ORGANIZATION. T. F. RYAN. RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION. THE RIGHT OF WAY. A GENERAL RAILWAY LAW. GENERAL LEONARD WOOD. CELEBRATION AT CAMAGUEY. OPENING OF RAILWAY. -- CHAPTER XXIII-1903-05. HARD TIMES IN CUBA. A GOVERNMENT LOAN. RAILWAYS IN THE PHILIPPINES. THE GUATEMALA RAILWAY. DEATH OF MARY VAN HORNE. -- CHAPTER XXIV-1905-08. INSURRECTIONS IN CUBA AND GUATEMALA. A VISIT TO GUATEMALA. J. J. HILL AGAIN. THE DOMINION STEEL AND COAL COMPANIES. STOCK-BREEDING. | |
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| contents | Intro -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS -- MAPS -- CHAPTER I-1843-51. ANCESTRY. BIRTH AND CHILDHOOD. -- CHAPTER II-1854-60. SCHOOLDAYS. TELEGRAPHY. A PANORAMA. FOSSILS AND GEOLOGY. HIS FIRST POST. DISMISSAL. THE MICHIGAN CENTRAL. THE AGASSIZ CLUB. -- CHAPTER III-1861-67. ENLISTMENT. THE CHICAGO AND ALTON. AGASSIZ. DRAWING. MARRIAGE. -- CHAPTER IV-1868-74. PROMOTION. THE CHICAGO FIRE. THE ST. LOUIS, KANSAS CITY AND NORTHERN. RAILWAYMEN'S CLUBS. A STRIKE. A PRACTICAL JOKE. NURSING. -- CHAPTER V-1874-79. THE SOUTHERN MINNESOTA. ESPRIT DE CORPS. FLOODS. GRASSHOPPERS AND PRAYERS. PUTTING PLACES ON THE MAP. -- CHAPTER VI-1879-81. THE CHICAGO AND ALTON. PRESIDENT HAYES. THE CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE AND ST. PAUL. ENGINES AND CARS. STATION DESIGNS. A RAILWAY FIGHT. JAMES J. HILL. FOSSILS AND HORTICULTURE. -- CHAPTER VII-1881. THE CANADIAN PACIFIC. ITS INCEPTION. DONALD A. SMITH, J. J. HILL, GEORGE STEPHEN, R. B. ANGUS. THE SYNDICATE. THE CHARTER. -- CHAPTER VIII-1882. WINNIPEG. THE LAKE SUPERIOR SECTION. HILL'S WITHDRAWAL. KICKING HORSE PASS. MAJOR ROGERS. T. G. SHAUGHNESSY. ORGANIZATION AND CONSTRUCTION. VAN HORNE'S DRIVING FORCE. REMOVAL TO MONTREAL. -- CHAPTER IX-1883. LAKE SUPERIOR SECTION. INDIANS ON THE PRAIRIES. CHIEF CROWFOOT AND PERE LACOMBE. THE MOUNTAIN SECTION. EASTERN EXTENSIONS AND THE GRAND TRUNK. A GOVERNMENT LOAN. -- CHAPTER X-1884. TOURS OF INSPECTION. VANCOUVER. PHYSICAL COURAGE. FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES. SIR JOHN MACDONALD. -- CHAPTER XI-1885. THE SECOND RIEL REBELLION. DESPERATE FINANCIAL PLIGHT. DIFFICULTIES AT OTTAWA. ANOTHER GOVERNMENT LOAN. THE LAST SPIKE. SILVER HEIGHTS. THE FIRST THROUGH TRAIN. -- CHAPTER XII-1885-86. CREATING TRAFFIC. SLEEPING-CARS. POLITENESS. EXTENSIONS. SNOWSHEDS. PLACES ON THE MAP. THE VAN HORNE RANGE. PACIFIC STEAMSHIPS. -- CHAPTER XIII-1887-88. THE PRESIDENCY OF THE CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE & ST. PAUL. CAPITALIZING SCENERY. MOUNTAIN HOTELS. FIGHT WITH MANITOBA GOVERNMENT. THE ONDERDONK SECTION. -- CHAPTER XIV-1888-90. APPOINTED PRESIDENT. T. G. SHAUGHNESSY. GEORGE M. CLARK. THE GRAND TRUNK. U.S. BONDING PRIVILEGES. THE "SOO" AND SOUTH SHORE LINES. PRAIRIE SETTLEMENTS. -- CHAPTER XV-1882-90. THE PERSONAL SIDE. JAPANESE POTTERY. PAINTING. GAMES. MIND-READING. JIMMY FRENCH. -- CHAPTER XVI-1891. A GENERAL ELECTION. MANIFESTO AGAINST RECIPROCITY WITH U.S. OFFER OF KNIGHTHOOD. THE CHÂTEAU FRONTENAC. THE FIRST ROUND-THE-WORLD TOUR. -- CHAPTER XVII-1892. ENCOURAGING FARMERS AND RAISING THE PRICE OF WHEAT. THE GRAND TRUNK SEEKS AN ALLIANCE. THE INTERCOLONIAL AND ATLANTIC STEAMSHIP SERVICE. MOUNTSTEPHEN RESIGNS. -- CHAPTER XVIII-1893. COMMERCIAL DEPRESSION. STRENGTHENING THE COMPANY'S FINANCIAL ORGANIZATION. J. J. HILL AND THE DULUTH AND WINNIPEG RAILWAY. -- CHAPTER XIX-1893-96. THE DULUTH AND WINNIPEG, BUSINESS PARALYSIS. FLOODS OF THE FRASER. APPOINTED A K. C. M. G. MILITARY MAPS. A GENERAL ELECTION. THE MANITOBA FREE PRESS. -- CHAPTER XX-1896-99. THE LOSS OF THE DULUTH AND WINNIPEG. A BITTER BLOW. ATLANTIC STEAMSHIP SERVICE. RESIGNS PRESIDENCY OF C. P. R. A HOLIDAY IN CALIFORNIA. -- CHAPTER XXI-1890-1900. PRIVATE INTERESTS. THE WINDSOR SALT CO. THE LAURENTIDE PULP CO. COVENHOVEN. JAPANESE POTTERY. ART COLLECTIONS. PAINTINGS. CUBA. -- CHAPTER XXII-1900-02. CUBA AND THE CUBA COMPANY. ORGANIZATION. T. F. RYAN. RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION. THE RIGHT OF WAY. A GENERAL RAILWAY LAW. GENERAL LEONARD WOOD. CELEBRATION AT CAMAGUEY. OPENING OF RAILWAY. -- CHAPTER XXIII-1903-05. HARD TIMES IN CUBA. A GOVERNMENT LOAN. RAILWAYS IN THE PHILIPPINES. THE GUATEMALA RAILWAY. DEATH OF MARY VAN HORNE. -- CHAPTER XXIV-1905-08. INSURRECTIONS IN CUBA AND GUATEMALA. A VISIT TO GUATEMALA. J. J. HILL AGAIN. THE DOMINION STEEL AND COAL COMPANIES. STOCK-BREEDING. CHAPTER XXV-1907-10. A STOCK-MARKET PANIC AND SPANISH-AMERICAN INVESTMENTS. GEORGIAN BAY CANAL. EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. BIRTH OF GRANDSON. A CIRCUS PARTY. RESIGNS CHAIRMANSHIP OF C. P. R. -- CHAPTER XXVI-1910-11. LIFE IN CUBA. SARDINE PLANT. TOWN-PLANNING. VIEWS ON IMPERIALISM. RECIPROCITY AND GENERAL ELECTION IN CANADA. -- CHAPTER XXVII-1912-14. FESTIVAL AT JOLIET. A WHIMSICAL LETTER. HUMBUG. THE KEY TO SUCCESS. ILLNESS. READING. CONVALESCENCE. LAST VISIT TO EUROPE. -- CHAPTER XXVIII-1914-15. THE GREAT WAR. CHAIRMANSHIP OF NATIONAL COMMISSION. SECOND ILLNESS. DEATH. JOHN E. LOGAN'S VERSES. -- CHAPTER XXIX-PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS. PORTRAITS. FRIENDS. G. T. BLACKSTOCK'S APPRECIATION. -- BIBLIOGRAPHY. |
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| spelling | Vaughan, Walter Verfasser aut The Life and Work of Sir William Van Horne 1st ed Chicago Braunfell Books 2022 ©2022 1 Online-Ressource (266 Seiten) txt rdacontent c rdamedia cr rdacarrier Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources Intro -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS -- MAPS -- CHAPTER I-1843-51. ANCESTRY. BIRTH AND CHILDHOOD. -- CHAPTER II-1854-60. SCHOOLDAYS. TELEGRAPHY. A PANORAMA. FOSSILS AND GEOLOGY. HIS FIRST POST. DISMISSAL. THE MICHIGAN CENTRAL. THE AGASSIZ CLUB. -- CHAPTER III-1861-67. ENLISTMENT. THE CHICAGO AND ALTON. AGASSIZ. DRAWING. MARRIAGE. -- CHAPTER IV-1868-74. PROMOTION. THE CHICAGO FIRE. THE ST. LOUIS, KANSAS CITY AND NORTHERN. RAILWAYMEN'S CLUBS. A STRIKE. A PRACTICAL JOKE. NURSING. -- CHAPTER V-1874-79. THE SOUTHERN MINNESOTA. ESPRIT DE CORPS. FLOODS. GRASSHOPPERS AND PRAYERS. PUTTING PLACES ON THE MAP. -- CHAPTER VI-1879-81. THE CHICAGO AND ALTON. PRESIDENT HAYES. THE CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE AND ST. PAUL. ENGINES AND CARS. STATION DESIGNS. A RAILWAY FIGHT. JAMES J. HILL. FOSSILS AND HORTICULTURE. -- CHAPTER VII-1881. THE CANADIAN PACIFIC. ITS INCEPTION. DONALD A. SMITH, J. J. HILL, GEORGE STEPHEN, R. B. ANGUS. THE SYNDICATE. THE CHARTER. -- CHAPTER VIII-1882. WINNIPEG. THE LAKE SUPERIOR SECTION. HILL'S WITHDRAWAL. KICKING HORSE PASS. MAJOR ROGERS. T. G. SHAUGHNESSY. ORGANIZATION AND CONSTRUCTION. VAN HORNE'S DRIVING FORCE. REMOVAL TO MONTREAL. -- CHAPTER IX-1883. LAKE SUPERIOR SECTION. INDIANS ON THE PRAIRIES. CHIEF CROWFOOT AND PERE LACOMBE. THE MOUNTAIN SECTION. EASTERN EXTENSIONS AND THE GRAND TRUNK. A GOVERNMENT LOAN. -- CHAPTER X-1884. TOURS OF INSPECTION. VANCOUVER. PHYSICAL COURAGE. FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES. SIR JOHN MACDONALD. -- CHAPTER XI-1885. THE SECOND RIEL REBELLION. DESPERATE FINANCIAL PLIGHT. DIFFICULTIES AT OTTAWA. ANOTHER GOVERNMENT LOAN. THE LAST SPIKE. SILVER HEIGHTS. THE FIRST THROUGH TRAIN. -- CHAPTER XII-1885-86. CREATING TRAFFIC. SLEEPING-CARS. POLITENESS. EXTENSIONS. SNOWSHEDS. PLACES ON THE MAP. THE VAN HORNE RANGE. PACIFIC STEAMSHIPS. -- CHAPTER XIII-1887-88. THE PRESIDENCY OF THE CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE & ST. PAUL. CAPITALIZING SCENERY. MOUNTAIN HOTELS. FIGHT WITH MANITOBA GOVERNMENT. THE ONDERDONK SECTION. -- CHAPTER XIV-1888-90. APPOINTED PRESIDENT. T. G. SHAUGHNESSY. GEORGE M. CLARK. THE GRAND TRUNK. U.S. BONDING PRIVILEGES. THE "SOO" AND SOUTH SHORE LINES. PRAIRIE SETTLEMENTS. -- CHAPTER XV-1882-90. THE PERSONAL SIDE. JAPANESE POTTERY. PAINTING. GAMES. MIND-READING. JIMMY FRENCH. -- CHAPTER XVI-1891. A GENERAL ELECTION. MANIFESTO AGAINST RECIPROCITY WITH U.S. OFFER OF KNIGHTHOOD. THE CHÂTEAU FRONTENAC. THE FIRST ROUND-THE-WORLD TOUR. -- CHAPTER XVII-1892. ENCOURAGING FARMERS AND RAISING THE PRICE OF WHEAT. THE GRAND TRUNK SEEKS AN ALLIANCE. THE INTERCOLONIAL AND ATLANTIC STEAMSHIP SERVICE. MOUNTSTEPHEN RESIGNS. -- CHAPTER XVIII-1893. COMMERCIAL DEPRESSION. STRENGTHENING THE COMPANY'S FINANCIAL ORGANIZATION. J. J. HILL AND THE DULUTH AND WINNIPEG RAILWAY. -- CHAPTER XIX-1893-96. THE DULUTH AND WINNIPEG, BUSINESS PARALYSIS. FLOODS OF THE FRASER. APPOINTED A K. C. M. G. MILITARY MAPS. A GENERAL ELECTION. THE MANITOBA FREE PRESS. -- CHAPTER XX-1896-99. THE LOSS OF THE DULUTH AND WINNIPEG. A BITTER BLOW. ATLANTIC STEAMSHIP SERVICE. RESIGNS PRESIDENCY OF C. P. R. A HOLIDAY IN CALIFORNIA. -- CHAPTER XXI-1890-1900. PRIVATE INTERESTS. THE WINDSOR SALT CO. THE LAURENTIDE PULP CO. COVENHOVEN. JAPANESE POTTERY. ART COLLECTIONS. PAINTINGS. CUBA. -- CHAPTER XXII-1900-02. CUBA AND THE CUBA COMPANY. ORGANIZATION. T. F. RYAN. RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION. THE RIGHT OF WAY. A GENERAL RAILWAY LAW. GENERAL LEONARD WOOD. CELEBRATION AT CAMAGUEY. OPENING OF RAILWAY. -- CHAPTER XXIII-1903-05. HARD TIMES IN CUBA. A GOVERNMENT LOAN. RAILWAYS IN THE PHILIPPINES. THE GUATEMALA RAILWAY. DEATH OF MARY VAN HORNE. -- CHAPTER XXIV-1905-08. INSURRECTIONS IN CUBA AND GUATEMALA. A VISIT TO GUATEMALA. J. J. HILL AGAIN. THE DOMINION STEEL AND COAL COMPANIES. STOCK-BREEDING. CHAPTER XXV-1907-10. A STOCK-MARKET PANIC AND SPANISH-AMERICAN INVESTMENTS. GEORGIAN BAY CANAL. EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. BIRTH OF GRANDSON. A CIRCUS PARTY. RESIGNS CHAIRMANSHIP OF C. P. R. -- CHAPTER XXVI-1910-11. LIFE IN CUBA. SARDINE PLANT. TOWN-PLANNING. VIEWS ON IMPERIALISM. RECIPROCITY AND GENERAL ELECTION IN CANADA. -- CHAPTER XXVII-1912-14. FESTIVAL AT JOLIET. A WHIMSICAL LETTER. HUMBUG. THE KEY TO SUCCESS. ILLNESS. READING. CONVALESCENCE. LAST VISIT TO EUROPE. -- CHAPTER XXVIII-1914-15. THE GREAT WAR. CHAIRMANSHIP OF NATIONAL COMMISSION. SECOND ILLNESS. DEATH. JOHN E. LOGAN'S VERSES. -- CHAPTER XXIX-PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS. PORTRAITS. FRIENDS. G. T. BLACKSTOCK'S APPRECIATION. -- BIBLIOGRAPHY. Railroads--Canada Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Vaughan, Walter The Life and Work of Sir William Van Horne Chicago : Braunfell Books,c2022 |
| spellingShingle | Vaughan, Walter The Life and Work of Sir William Van Horne Intro -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS -- MAPS -- CHAPTER I-1843-51. ANCESTRY. BIRTH AND CHILDHOOD. -- CHAPTER II-1854-60. SCHOOLDAYS. TELEGRAPHY. A PANORAMA. FOSSILS AND GEOLOGY. HIS FIRST POST. DISMISSAL. THE MICHIGAN CENTRAL. THE AGASSIZ CLUB. -- CHAPTER III-1861-67. ENLISTMENT. THE CHICAGO AND ALTON. AGASSIZ. DRAWING. MARRIAGE. -- CHAPTER IV-1868-74. PROMOTION. THE CHICAGO FIRE. THE ST. LOUIS, KANSAS CITY AND NORTHERN. RAILWAYMEN'S CLUBS. A STRIKE. A PRACTICAL JOKE. NURSING. -- CHAPTER V-1874-79. THE SOUTHERN MINNESOTA. ESPRIT DE CORPS. FLOODS. GRASSHOPPERS AND PRAYERS. PUTTING PLACES ON THE MAP. -- CHAPTER VI-1879-81. THE CHICAGO AND ALTON. PRESIDENT HAYES. THE CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE AND ST. PAUL. ENGINES AND CARS. STATION DESIGNS. A RAILWAY FIGHT. JAMES J. HILL. FOSSILS AND HORTICULTURE. -- CHAPTER VII-1881. THE CANADIAN PACIFIC. ITS INCEPTION. DONALD A. SMITH, J. J. HILL, GEORGE STEPHEN, R. B. ANGUS. THE SYNDICATE. THE CHARTER. -- CHAPTER VIII-1882. WINNIPEG. THE LAKE SUPERIOR SECTION. HILL'S WITHDRAWAL. KICKING HORSE PASS. MAJOR ROGERS. T. G. SHAUGHNESSY. ORGANIZATION AND CONSTRUCTION. VAN HORNE'S DRIVING FORCE. REMOVAL TO MONTREAL. -- CHAPTER IX-1883. LAKE SUPERIOR SECTION. INDIANS ON THE PRAIRIES. CHIEF CROWFOOT AND PERE LACOMBE. THE MOUNTAIN SECTION. EASTERN EXTENSIONS AND THE GRAND TRUNK. A GOVERNMENT LOAN. -- CHAPTER X-1884. TOURS OF INSPECTION. VANCOUVER. PHYSICAL COURAGE. FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES. SIR JOHN MACDONALD. -- CHAPTER XI-1885. THE SECOND RIEL REBELLION. DESPERATE FINANCIAL PLIGHT. DIFFICULTIES AT OTTAWA. ANOTHER GOVERNMENT LOAN. THE LAST SPIKE. SILVER HEIGHTS. THE FIRST THROUGH TRAIN. -- CHAPTER XII-1885-86. CREATING TRAFFIC. SLEEPING-CARS. POLITENESS. EXTENSIONS. SNOWSHEDS. PLACES ON THE MAP. THE VAN HORNE RANGE. PACIFIC STEAMSHIPS. -- CHAPTER XIII-1887-88. THE PRESIDENCY OF THE CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE & ST. PAUL. CAPITALIZING SCENERY. MOUNTAIN HOTELS. FIGHT WITH MANITOBA GOVERNMENT. THE ONDERDONK SECTION. -- CHAPTER XIV-1888-90. APPOINTED PRESIDENT. T. G. SHAUGHNESSY. GEORGE M. CLARK. THE GRAND TRUNK. U.S. BONDING PRIVILEGES. THE "SOO" AND SOUTH SHORE LINES. PRAIRIE SETTLEMENTS. -- CHAPTER XV-1882-90. THE PERSONAL SIDE. JAPANESE POTTERY. PAINTING. GAMES. MIND-READING. JIMMY FRENCH. -- CHAPTER XVI-1891. A GENERAL ELECTION. MANIFESTO AGAINST RECIPROCITY WITH U.S. OFFER OF KNIGHTHOOD. THE CHÂTEAU FRONTENAC. THE FIRST ROUND-THE-WORLD TOUR. -- CHAPTER XVII-1892. ENCOURAGING FARMERS AND RAISING THE PRICE OF WHEAT. THE GRAND TRUNK SEEKS AN ALLIANCE. THE INTERCOLONIAL AND ATLANTIC STEAMSHIP SERVICE. MOUNTSTEPHEN RESIGNS. -- CHAPTER XVIII-1893. COMMERCIAL DEPRESSION. STRENGTHENING THE COMPANY'S FINANCIAL ORGANIZATION. J. J. HILL AND THE DULUTH AND WINNIPEG RAILWAY. -- CHAPTER XIX-1893-96. THE DULUTH AND WINNIPEG, BUSINESS PARALYSIS. FLOODS OF THE FRASER. APPOINTED A K. C. M. G. MILITARY MAPS. A GENERAL ELECTION. THE MANITOBA FREE PRESS. -- CHAPTER XX-1896-99. THE LOSS OF THE DULUTH AND WINNIPEG. A BITTER BLOW. ATLANTIC STEAMSHIP SERVICE. RESIGNS PRESIDENCY OF C. P. R. A HOLIDAY IN CALIFORNIA. -- CHAPTER XXI-1890-1900. PRIVATE INTERESTS. THE WINDSOR SALT CO. THE LAURENTIDE PULP CO. COVENHOVEN. JAPANESE POTTERY. ART COLLECTIONS. PAINTINGS. CUBA. -- CHAPTER XXII-1900-02. CUBA AND THE CUBA COMPANY. ORGANIZATION. T. F. RYAN. RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION. THE RIGHT OF WAY. A GENERAL RAILWAY LAW. GENERAL LEONARD WOOD. CELEBRATION AT CAMAGUEY. OPENING OF RAILWAY. -- CHAPTER XXIII-1903-05. HARD TIMES IN CUBA. A GOVERNMENT LOAN. RAILWAYS IN THE PHILIPPINES. THE GUATEMALA RAILWAY. DEATH OF MARY VAN HORNE. -- CHAPTER XXIV-1905-08. INSURRECTIONS IN CUBA AND GUATEMALA. A VISIT TO GUATEMALA. J. J. HILL AGAIN. THE DOMINION STEEL AND COAL COMPANIES. STOCK-BREEDING. CHAPTER XXV-1907-10. A STOCK-MARKET PANIC AND SPANISH-AMERICAN INVESTMENTS. GEORGIAN BAY CANAL. EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. BIRTH OF GRANDSON. A CIRCUS PARTY. RESIGNS CHAIRMANSHIP OF C. P. R. -- CHAPTER XXVI-1910-11. LIFE IN CUBA. SARDINE PLANT. TOWN-PLANNING. VIEWS ON IMPERIALISM. RECIPROCITY AND GENERAL ELECTION IN CANADA. -- CHAPTER XXVII-1912-14. FESTIVAL AT JOLIET. A WHIMSICAL LETTER. HUMBUG. THE KEY TO SUCCESS. ILLNESS. READING. CONVALESCENCE. LAST VISIT TO EUROPE. -- CHAPTER XXVIII-1914-15. THE GREAT WAR. CHAIRMANSHIP OF NATIONAL COMMISSION. SECOND ILLNESS. DEATH. JOHN E. LOGAN'S VERSES. -- CHAPTER XXIX-PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS. PORTRAITS. FRIENDS. G. T. BLACKSTOCK'S APPRECIATION. -- BIBLIOGRAPHY. Railroads--Canada |
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