A column by Bruce Uzelman
British Columbia at the end of the 19th century was a hotbed for the emerging railroad industry. Two large railway companies were particularly active here, the Montreal based Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) and the Great Northern Railway (GNR) headquartered in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
In 1855, James J. Hill, a Canadian, moved to the U.S., gained valuable business experience and developed high level contacts, two in Canada: Donald A.
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