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Canadian National Railway System ANNUAL REPORT THE CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY SYSTEM FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1927 ANNUAL REPORT -OF THE - CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY SYSTEM FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1927 McGill University School of Commerce I Library CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAYS DIRECTORS *SIR HENRY W. THORNTON, K.B.E., CHAIRMAN.. .........................MONTREAL,-QUE 'MR. GERARD RUEL, K.C.. ................................................. ..MONTREAL,QUE. *MAJOR G. A. BELL, C.M.G.. .....................................................OTTAWA, ONT. *MR. ERNEST R. DECARY. ...................................................MONTREAL, QUE. MR. FREDERICK G. DAWSON. ......................................... .PRINCERUPERT, B.C. MR. TOM MOORE. ........................................................... .OTTAWA,ONT. COLONEL 0. E. TALBOT ......................................................QUEBEC, QUE MR. D. J. McDOUGALD. ...................................................... .TORONTO,ONT. *MR. JAMES GILL GARDNER. .............................................BROCKVILLE, ONT. *MR. J. STUART RAYSIDE. ...................................................MONTREAL, QUE. MR. MATHEW LODGE .......................................................MONCTON, N.B. HON. EDWARD BROWN.. ...................................................WINNIPEG, MAN. MR. NELSON RATTENBURY. ........................CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E;I. MR. R. P. ORMSBY, Secretary, MONTREAL,QUE. *The Exehutive Committee is composed of the six Directors against whose names an asterisk is shown. CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAYS SIR HENRY W. THORNTON, PRESIDENT MR. L. V. HOMMEL............................... .Assistant to the President. ......................... .MONTREAL MR. D. E. GALLOWAY............................. .Assistant Vice-president.. .......................... .MONTREAL MR. R. A. C. HENRY............................. .Director, Bureau of Ewnomics.. .....................MONTREAL MR. W. S. TEOMPSON............................. .Director of Publicity.. ....:. ........................MONTREAL MR. E. P. MALLORY.............................. .Director, Bureau of Statistics. .......................MONTREAL MR. H. J. PAGE.. .................................Director of Investigation.. ..........................MONTREAL MR. WM. PFIILLIPS............................... .Manager, Industrial Department. ....................MONTREAL LEGAL DEPARTMENT MR. GERARD RUEL, KC., VICE-PRESIDENT MR. W. C. CHISHOLM,KC., General Counsel MR. D. B. SMITE.. ............................... .Assistant to Vice-president and to the General Counse~..Mo~~a~~L MR. R. H. M. TEMPLE............................ .Assistant General Connxl ........................... MOXTEEAL MR. ALISTAIR FUSER.K.C.. ...................... .Commission Counsel. ...............................MONTREAL Ma. T. WATERSTON.............................. .General Solicitor. ..................................MONTREAL MR. I. C. RAND,K.C.. .......................... ..Regional Counsel.. .................................MONCTON MR J. P. PUTT.. ................................ .Regional Counsel.. ................... ; ............ .TORONTO MR. R. E. LAIDLAW............................... .Assistant Regional Counsel. ......................... .TORONTO Ma. G. M. HAIR................................. .Regional Counsel.. ................................ ,WINNIPEG MR. R. W. HANNINGTON.......................... .Assistant Regional Counsel. .........................VANCOUVER MR. H. R. MARTIN.. ............................. .General Attorney.. ................................ .DETROIT Ma. T. G. WATSON............................... .Tax Commissioner.. ................................MONTREAL OPERATION AND CONSTRUCTION DEPARTMENT MR. S. J. HUNGERFORD, VICE-PRESIDENT Ma. A. J. HILLS.. ................................ .Assistant to Vice-president ......................... .MONTREAL MR. D. CROMBIE................................. .Chief of Transportation. ........................... .MONTREAL MR. C. B. BROWN............................... ..Chief Engineer, Operation Department .............. ..MONTREAL MR. C. S. GZOWSKI.............................. ..Chief Engineer, Construction Department.. ...........MONTREAL MR. C. E. BROOKS................................ .Chief of Motive Power.. ........................... .MONTEDL Ma. G. E. SMART................................. .Chief of Car Equipment.. .......................... .MONTREAL Mu. WALTER PUTT. ............................. .General Manager, Hotels & Sleeping & Dining Cars.. .. .MONTREAL MR. A. E. CRILLY.. ...............................Chief of Wage Bureau. ............................ .MONTREAL MR. W. H. KILBY.. .............................. .Chief of Forest Protection.. ........................ .MONTREAL MR. W. S. MUEPBV.............................. .General Time Supervwr. .......................... .MONTREAL Ma. W. U. APPLETON............................. .General Manager.. ................................. MONCTON Ma. A. E. WARREN............................... .General Manager.. ................................ .Tonom MR. W. A. KINGSLAND............................ .General Manaxer.. .................................WINNIPEG -- MR. C. G. BOWKER............................... .General Manaier.. .................................DETROIT MR. R. W. SIMP~ON.............................. Assistant General Manager. .........................MONCTON MR. J. R. CAMERON.............................. .Assistant General Manager. ........................VANCOUVER MR. W. R. DAVIDSON.. ........................... .Assistant General Manager. .........................DETROIT PURCHASING AND STORES DEPARTMENT MR. R. C. VAUGHAN, VICE-PRESIDENT MR. D. McK. FORD.............................. .Assistant to Vice-president. ........................ .MONTREAL Ma. L. LAYOIE..................................... .General Purchasing Agent.. .........................:MONTREAL MR. L. C. TEOMSON.............................. .Manager of Stores.. ............................... .MONTREAL MR. G. H. JENKINS............................... .General Fuel A~ent................................ .MONTREAL MR. A. L. GRABURN.............................. .Assistant General Fuel Agent.. ......................MONTREAL MR. G. P. MACLAREN............................ .General Tie & Timber Agent.. ...................... .MONTREAL MR. I. W. CORBETT............................... Purchasinz* Aeent- .................................~ ~~~~~~~~ .TORONTO~ -~ ME. F. H. KINNEAR............................... Purchasinpr- A~ent..- ................................ .MONCTON MR. F. W. TISDALE............................... .Purchasing Agent.. ................................ ,WINNIPEG MR. C. C. LABR~E.............................. :. .Purchasing Agent. ..................................VANCOUVER MR. W. E. EVANS................................ .Purchasing Agent.. .................................DETROIT CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAYS TRAFFIC AND EXPRESS DEPARTMENT MR. A. T. WELDON, VICE-PRESIDENT MR. JOHNPULLEN.. ............................. .Assistant to Vice-President .......................... MR. D. 0. WOOD................................. General Freight Traffic Manager. .................... MR. R. L. BURNAP.............................. .Assistant General Freight Traffic Manager.. ........... ME. FRANK J. WATSON........................... .Commission Traffic Representative. .................. MR. L. MACD~NALD............................ Freight Traffic Manager.. ........................... MR. W. G. MANDERS........................... .Freight Traffic Manager.. ........................... MR. E. F. FLINN............................... .Freight Traffic Manager.. ........................ MR. M. F. TOMPKINS........................... .Traffic Manager.. .................................. MR. R. J. FOREMAN.............................. .General Foreign Freight Agent.. ..................... MR. H. H. MELANSON.......................... .General Passenger Traffic Manager. .................. MR. C. W. JOHNSTON............................. .Assistant General Passenger Traffic Manager. ......... MR. R. L. FAIRBAIRN............................ .Manager Passenger Service Bureau.. ................. MR. R. CREELMAN............................... .Passenger Traffic Manager.. ....................... MR. W. C. Mum.. ............................. .General Manager, Express Department. ............. FINANCE DEPARTMENT MR. D. C.' GRANT, VICE-PRESIDENT MR. C. D. COWIE................................ .Assistant to Vice-President. ...................... .MONTREAL MR. J. M. ROSEVEAR............................. General Comptroller. .......................... .MONTREAL MR. J. A. YATES.............................. .General Treasurer. .................................MONTREAL MR. C. E. FRIEND............................... .Assistant General Comptroller. .................... .MONTREAL MR. H. G. FOREMAN.............................. .Assistant General Treasurer. ...................... .MONTREAL MR. T. H. COOPER............................... .General Auditor.. ................................ .MONTREAL MR.G.F.ANCRUM................................ Treasurer ..........................................MONTREAL MR. W. S. HARRISON.......................... .General Auditor of Revenues. .......................MONTREAL MR. J. B. MCLAREN............................. .Comptroller. ..................................... .TORONTO MR.A.C.EGAN.................................. Comptroller .......................................WINNIPEG
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