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~ PAGE FIVE 1881 FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY CANADIAN PACIFIC TODAY The Canadian Pacific Railway runs from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. lis liners sail from «...... [THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, SATURDAY, JUNE 20, 1931 i, 7: "Y %.. 4 +5 7 HE Canatlian Pacific Railway desires to pay tribute to the Pioneer Women of Canada, who, by their unflinching devo- tion to their men, encouraged them to endure, to win out. Bringer of all the world to her door, by train, telegraph, cable and radio service, the Canadian Pacific knows well the part the Pioneer Woman of Canada has played in its making, Homes to be made, husbands, fathers and brothers to be hear- tened and strengthened, children to be reared and equipped for their struggle to maintain Canadian ideals; a whole nation / 3% 4 Cs 4 a fot Af 48 to be uplifted, inspired--who but the Pioneer Women of Can- ada could have accomplished this work? Behind officers, engineers, workmen and behind every man em- ployed in this system, is and always will be the fine spirit of Canadian Womanhood 7 7 From 567,480 telegrams from 43% offices in" 1887 to 6,420,299 telegrams feo 1650 offices 42 years later is the record of growth of Canadian Pacific Telegraphs between the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the Dominion of Canada. On December 31, 1886, the outside plant consisted of 4,525 miles of poles, 14,506 miles of wire and 50 miles of cable, most of the latter being used to connect Vancouver Island with the mainland. Extension of the lines and the provision for increased traffic was so great that on December 31, 1930, there were 17,718 miles of poles, 172,070 miles of wire, and 324 miles of cable containing 5,505 miles of wire. Cablegrams filed in 1928 numbered 440,539 and cablegrams re- ceived were 383,797, totalling 824,336 in all for the year. The broadcast transmission system of the Canadian Pacific Railway Company's Telegraphs covers a network of 4,700 miles in Canada,