Canadian National: Railway Construction Agreement between Canadian National and Lowphos Ore Limited
Name/Title
Canadian National: Railway Construction Agreement between Canadian National and Lowphos Ore LimitedEntry/Object ID
2021.1023.01Description
Formal and finalized agreement made between Canadian National and Lowphos Ore Limited for the construction of a railway for Lowphos to use. The agreement lines out the responsibilities of each party. Canadian National: to construct and maintain the railway, to pay $10.00 for every car load shipped over the lines of the company, the payments by Canadian National to Lowphos will cease when the total amount paid to Lowphos by Canadian National equals the total cost of construction for the railway line Lowphos: pay for the construction of the railway in advance, and cover the cost of both perishable and nonperishable material labor and other expenses Distinguishing Features: noneContext
Original document, a typed copy of the agreement made after the fact, likely kept for the records. 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
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Canadian National