Canadian National: Livestock Special Contract - Shipping Order
Name/Title
Canadian National: Livestock Special Contract - Shipping OrderEntry/Object ID
2021.997.01Description
Document, Canadian National Branded Shipping order for Livestock. The form details the terms of the agreements around shipping livestock. The form itself is not filled out, however it has sections to record: shipper's number, agent's number, received, station, date, origins, cars, initials, numbers, consignee, destination, number and description shipper's load and count, weight, prepaid, money received, agent or cashier signature, per, the shipper agrees to a rate of, charges advanced, signature of shipper, signature of agent, number of cars, rate paid, signatures of parties involved, signature of agent. Pages 2 of 2, first page is the contract, second is the shipping order, first page is marked "1", second page is marked "2". Distinguishing Features: noneContext
Original document used to establish a shipping order for shipping livestock. Canadian National was created following the end of the First World War, by combining five lines which were financially troubled. It soon became the largest railway in the country. Canadian National Railways was founded in 1919 as a combination of several railways that had become bankrupt and were being ran by the Canadian Government Railways, its primary service was freight but also operated passenger service until 1978 until it was absorbed by VIA rail. The Canadian National Railways was created by the Government of Canada as a means to fund the failing railway corporations including: Intercolonial Railway of Canada, National Transcontinental Railway, Prince Edward Island Railway, and Hudson's Bay Railway.Collection
Library ArchiveCategory
Canadian National