The first shipment of Canadian creosote railway ties to come to China is now on its way up-river to Hankow for use on the Canton-Hankow railway. The ties are to be ald for from money raised upon the security of the Boxer Indemnity.
The ties arrived here on the Norwegian motor-ship Danwood, a 3,764 tons vessel under management of the i Ocean Shipping Ca.; she entered port on April 20, and the work of unloading the 120,000 creosoted ties commenced. This amount of wood equivalent to about 4,500,000 square fect of timber valued at about Can. $160,000.
'The business' was secured for the face of many diffcully through the persistent efforts of Colonel L. M, Cosgrave, Canadian Trade Commissioner. Keen competition was encountered from the Australian Jarrah tle companies and the British steel tle -manufacturer
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