[Cover Illustration] [Illustration: _Mount Sir Donald and Illecillewaet Glacier_ _Lake Louise_ _Moraine Lake_ _The Bow River Valley and Banff Springs Hotel_ _Typical Canadian Pacific Scenery_] The Romance _of the_ Canadian Pacific Railway _By_ R. G. MacBETH _Author of “The Making of the Canadian West,”_ _“The Romance of Western Canada,” Etc._ THE RYERSON PRESS TORONTO * * * * * Copyright, Canada, 1924, by THE RYERSON PRESS CONTENTS ────────────────────────────────────────── Chapter Page I. Famous Forerunners 1 II. The Approach to a Great Task 11 III. Giants in Action 18 IV. The Chariot Wheels Drag 33 V. Getting Up Speed 43 VI. A Great Adventure 53 VII. The New Company 67 VIII. A Constructive Genius 79 IX. Crossing the Prairie 94 X. Battling for Life 110 XI. Ocean to Ocean 129 XII. Guardians of the Road 151 XIII. Intensive and Extensive Work 164 XIV. The Guiding Hands 181 XV. The Wonders of the Deep 207 XVI. War Service 220 XVII. The Floodtide of Wheat 235 XVIII. Special Features 245 ILLUSTRATIONS ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Page Typical Canadian Pacific Scenery _Fron tispi ece_ The Bow River Valley and Banff Springs Hotel; Lake Louise; Mount Sir Donald and Illecillewatt Glacier; Moraine Lake. Early Builders 76 Lord Mount Stephen, First President; Sir William Van Horne, First General Manager and Second President; Lord Shaughnessy, Early Financier and Third President. An Interesting Group 93 Lord Shaughnessy, Lord Strathcona (Donald A. Smith), Lady Strathcona.