Cranbrook Divisional Headquarters: 0050.0194
DIVISIONAL ADVANTAGES – Fortunate Is
The statement made by J.H. Macleod, acting engineer for the Crow’s Nest Pass Railroad in a recent issue of The Herald, relative to the necessary buildings at this point for the establishment of divisional headquarters, simply confirms what has been claimed by this paper from the start. It has Mr. Macleod’s opinion that the road will be completed to
There are those who perhaps fail to fully appreciate the importance attached to the action of the railroad company in making this the divisional point. It must be borne in mind that when the Crow’s Nest Road is completed it will at once become the principal line of traffic, both in freight and passengers, from coast to coast. This change will be due to the easy gradients that have been secured through the mountain passes. Through passengers and through freight, east or west, will be diverted by this line, as this route will be far more economical for heavy work. That means that a divisional point on this line will become at once a place of great industry. The
Therefore, when The Herald states that
0050.0194: Cranbrook Divisional HeadquartersCranbrook to be the largest and best town in East Kootenay due to Crow's Nest Pass Railroads decision to make Cranbrook it's divisional headquarters. Medium: Newspaper - Text
Date:
April 12, 1898
Pages: 1
Publisher: Cranbrook Herald
Collection: Columbia Basin Institute (0050)
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