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Railway bungling (and worse) in British Columbia

[British Columbia? : s.n., 1918?]; 32 images with full-text search

Document Record

Creator
Cotsworth, M. B. (Moses Bruine), 1859-1943
Title
Railway bungling (and worse) in British Columbia
Published
[British Columbia? : s.n., 1918?]
Identifier
75507
oocihm.75507
Subject
Railroads--British Columbia--Finance
Railroads and state--British Columbia
Chemins de fer--Colombie-Britannique--Finance
Chemins de fer--Politique gouvernementale--Colombie-Britannique
Document source
University of British Columbia, Special Collections Division, Vancouver
Collection
Monographs
Language
English
Description
32 p. : map ; 23 cm.
Compiled at the time of the Meredith Commissions enquiries into Mackenzie and Mann's railway financial dealings in B.C., in connection with the Canadian Northern Pacific Railway. Charges Mackenzie and Mann with acquiring large sums of money for railway construction on Vancouver Island which was never done, and criticizes railway dealings of the McBride and Brewster administrations. It was intended to publish a complete pamphlet later.
Reference: Edwards & Lort, 1090.
URL
https://www.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.75507