Canadian National Guarantee Re: Shipment of Goods
Name/Title
Canadian National Guarantee Re: Shipment of GoodsEntry/Object ID
2021.998.01Description
Document, Canadian National branded guarantee for the shipment of goods by freight train. The form is blank but includes the spots to record: name of the railway company, date the bill of landing was issued, where the goods are coming from, the province or state in which the goods are coming from, what the goods consist of, names of the company shipping and company receiving, the province the goods are going to, company name, date, witness signature. Distinguishing Features: noneContext
Original document used by Canadian National to agree to terms on shipping goods. 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