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Canadian- Pacific Railway A V o Completed Fifty Years Ago To-day

Ility years ago to-day, cn _Nov- ginbar 7. 1%, in the presence of a aim-ll group of awed men an ordin- III lmnspike wu driven into a railway tla at Craigellachle high up in the Canadian Rookies firmly unl- ting two railway lines reaching to- ward this point from eastem and western extremities of the Domin- ion and completing Canada's first trons-continental line under the name oi the Canadian Pacific Rail- way. By that event Canadian Con- federation became a physical fact and the Dominion of Canada. then and there set out upon the path oi national development along which it has since travelled so far.

Growth of the Canadian Pacific Railway in the intervening half cen- tury ls a matter oi history. its ex- pansion has mirrored the coming of age of Canada as ramifications of this first main line made their gleaming way carrying settlement and development into every quarter oi the Dominion, while ships carry- ing the Company's flag have become regular visitors at world ports on every ocean.

Although world embracing in its consequences, the driving oi ~lie izi t spike was a comparatively simple ceremony and the number ll‘l al- tendance was small. The event is described vividly in "Steel cf Em- pire", the recently published history oi the Canadian Pacific Railtvay by John Murray Gibbon.

“L/brd Lansdovme lthcn Gover- nor-General of Canada) had ex- pected to be present at the driving oi the last spike on November seventh," Mr. Gibbon writes, "and in anticipation oi that happy event had ordered s. silver spike to ne pre- pared and suitably mounted 11s a souvenir. Van Horne (then general manager of the Company). how- ever, was of the opinion that spikes of silver and gold were not so good as plain iron. l-le knew of too maiw bankrupt roads inaugurated with the driving of a. golden spike to consider the more precious metal a good omen. And in his downright fashion he declared that anyone who came to see the driving oi the last spike on the Canadian Pacino Railway, must be connected with the railway or pay his way. r ~"Dugald McKenzie. who piloted

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rails and the like to the place where East and West were to meet, was equally emphatic on the subject in his account of the Proceedings:

“What do they think we were building-a King's palace? I sup- pose they think we had caviar for Liéisch and breakfast served to us in "Bo the precedent oi the Union Pacific was not followed» There were no telegraph wires lo carry the sound oi the hammer aoroas the continent, and no arrangements to fire salvoes oi artillery in Montreal or Va couver. Nor. as had been ar- ranged at the driving of the golden spike on the Northern Pacific two years before, were any Indian chiefs brought in formally to cede their hunting grounds to the great oi the Canadian Pacific to the ac- companying blare oi s brass band. Yet the ceremony m. described by sandford Fleming. now a director of the company, was a fitting climax to the greatest adventure in railway history. The place chosen was on the Eagle Pass, discovered twenty years before by Walter Moberly, and named ‘Craigellachie’ in memo y of the historic telegram from George Stephen (first president of the com- pany and later Baron Mount Steph- en) to Donald Smith (later Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal.) Present were Donald A. Smith him- self; Van Horne; Sandford Fleming, with his square white beard; Major Rogers, Marcus Smith; Henry I. cambie, one oi the government en- gineers on the construction; M. J. Haney, working for Onderdonk (contractor for a large section oi the line); John M. Egan. general superintendent for western lines, James Ross, manager oi construe- tion for the Rocky Mountain Sec- tion; George R. Harris, oi Boston, a director; John H. McTavish, land commissioner; Arthur Piers, secret- ary to Van Horne and afterwards manager of C. P. R. steamship su- vlces; Frank Brothers, roadrnsster; Miller, the porter on the private car Metapedla; Tom Wilson, Major Rogers’ guide; Dugald McKenzie, locomotive engineer; and 1:, Mai. landaine, a boy. Major Rogers him- self held the tie in position"

After the spike was drivenholie by Donald A. Smith, the silence a- mained unbroken for a moment or two, each witness reverently silent with his own thoughts. Then a spontaneous cheer arose that awoke the echoes of Craigellachie.

Driving the spike, Donald Smith struok it first it glancing blow so that the head was turned over. Ready lor the emergency. Road-

twiated spike out and replaced it wifii another. This time Donald A. took n0 chances and drove 1t with g succession o! careful taps, To mm each tap added another link to this

New Ze _ The discarded spike was recover.

were mounted. with diamonds and presented to ladies who were closely

present. Other ladies ielt piqued go the resourceful Donald A. secured

souvenirs, slightly larger, however, to distinguish them.

The actuallast spike was remand by Roadmaster Brothers to fore. stall souvenir hunters and after-

cumDent oi the presidential chair’, Sir Edward Beatty,

the absence oi invitation in good

ver spike to Van Horne. in whose family it is a treasured possession.

Italian Students On Rampage

(C P By Guardian's Special Wire)

VENICE. Italy, Nov. 5—-Shouting “down with sanctions," 500 stu- dents of Venice tore British signs from shops today.

They jammed a narrow street w‘. rie fashionable shops displayed perfumes and oomsetics and forced proprietors w clear their windows oi the produce oi lib-once and other "sanctionist" oountrla-

Then shouting and jostling, they followed leaders who hoisted new signs on hotels and bars carrying English names.

Amid vivas, the youths put up a sign reading "Alotsi Bar" to re- place "Eden Bar." Likewise. the “Hotel lnndon" became the "Hotel Aduwa.’ (Anthony Eden is the Brituh Minister for League Affairs; Baron Pompec Aloitai is Italy's envoy to Geneva.)

The students also exlended their wrath to films. coincdiel. and

demanding such p=uul mow b! shunned. '

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