The Greenwood Miner
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
issued: 2015-11-30
issued: 1899-10-27
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note: THE GREENWOOD MINER. Vol. 1, No. 39. GREENWOOD, B. C, FRIDAY, OCT. 27, 1899. $200 Per Year C. P. R. PRESIDENT1 And Party of Officials Arrive in Greenwood Over the C. & W. Ry. on a Tour of Inspection ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ Are Highly Pleased With Prospects. The C. P. R. party, consisting of the president and a number of the oflicials, arrived on a special train in Greenwood Wednesday evening at f> o'clock. Tbe personnel of tbe visitors was: T. G. Shaughnessy, President; W. Whyte, Western Superintendent, and L. A. Hamilton, Land Commissioner, Winnipeg; Geo. McL, Brown, Executive Agent, and It. Marpole, Superintendent Pacific Division, Vancouver; P. A. Peterson. Chief Engineer, Montreal; II. J. Cambic. Engineer Pacific Division, Vancouver; J. I'. Guteliua, Superintendent C. & W., Trail;.I. G. Sullivan, Assistant Engineer, Trail; II. C. Dennis, Track Engineer, Eholt; Captain Troup, Commodore of the Kootenay Lake fleet; and 1). F. Ooyle, private secretary to Mr. Whyte, Winnipeg. Accompanying the party were 11. S. Holt, president of the Gas Co., Montreal; A. W. Ross, Columbia, and K. S. Barnard, .Victoria. W. II. Aldridge, Trail; Ross Thompson, Rossland, and Alex Dick were expected in as well, but did not arrive in time. Upon arrival the party was driven to the Imperial, after which an adjournment was made to the club. At seven o'clock they, with several invited guests, had dinner, nbout-twenty-flve in all sitting down. The party returned yesterday morning to Robson, leaving at nine o'clock. The president is on a tour of inspection of the entire ('. P. It. system, and is now on his way to the Coast. He has traveled so far about 11,700 miles, which in itself gives some idea of the vastness of the interests over which lie presides as chief executive. The facts of principal interest to the public of Greenwood, which the Miner is at liberty to announce as the result of the visit of Mr. Khaughnessy are as follows : Passenger trains will be into Greenwood in two weeks, and a regular daily s…
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Greenwood (B.C.)
spatial: Greenwood
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0081919
language: English
lat: 49.0883330
long: -118.6763890
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Greenwood, B.C. : The Greenwood Miner Printing Company
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source: Original Format: Royal British Columbia Museum. British Columbia Archives.
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