Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1916-12-24 | Page 30 | Canada to Take up 1500 Miles of Railroad

CANADA TO T TAKE m UP 1500 MILES OF Material 1 Will ill Be Shipped S Sto to France to Build Lines I for or W War ar Purposes Ottawa Dec 23 Approximately 1600 miles mies of Canadian railroad will wi ill bo be tor torup torn up and amid transported to France within the tue next three months It was estimated tonight after atter a meeting hero of ot railway officials The rime object of or tho meeting was wn to ascertain what mileage could be Jo spared for use In constructing new Ines in France for tor tho the movement of troops Sir Henry Drayton chairman of ot the Canadian railway board stated that only anI siding steel and rails rals from lines line where there Is duplication would be required Sir Donald Mann Iann designated I OO miles mies of Canadian Northern rails which he said could be spared pared Northen The Tho Ca- Ca Pacific offered mileage from tocks and branch sidings s. s The International Nickel company a quantity of or material now on 01 mad band c. c