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177p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition good
177p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition good
56 pages. Features: Cover illustration of winter golfer; Nice photo ad inside front cover for a huge International Harvester bulldozer at work at a logging operation; Full-page Royal Canadian Air Force (R.C.A.F.) recruiting ad; Houses, Houses, Where are the Houses? - The more we build, the greater the shortage; Mrs. Majesty - photo-illustrated article on Queen Mary; The Sound of Yesterday - story by Davis Grubb - illustrated by Mike Mitchell; The Big Lies - just as the Germans were misled by the lies of Goebbels, we're swallowing fables juast as fantastic and dangerous; Git Aloft, Little Dogie - Cattle are now shipped by airplane; Ballet Rally - There is a ballet boom in Canada - article with photos; Pension Poverty - Life on $30 a month is a bitter dose for our aged, but can we afford to pay more?; A Man of Principle - story by Robert Zacks - illustrated by W.J. Book; He Suits Millions - David H. Dunkelman is the Founder of Tip Top Tailors - article with photos; Bright red two-page ad for the new 1949 Chevrolet; Oldsmobile ad. Somewhat above-average wear. Unmarked. A worthy vintage copy. Book
Features: New Presidents for Harriman Railway System - informative article with excellent photo of Harriman officials in Seattle in November of 1909; Golden Spike Driving at Bend, Oregon (article); Increased use of Oil on Railroads; Seattle Port Commission studies improvements; President Shaughnessy's Report to C.P.R Stockholders - major article; Feature write-up of James Rolph, Jr., the next mayor of San Francisco, with photo; How is This For Passenger Traffic?; New Invention by David H. Wilson of Chicago Revolutionizes Telephony - C.P.R. sends message by telephone from Montreal to Fort William via telegraph line; Railroad Ties Pickled in Great Salt Lake, UT; Freight Congestion in New York City - major article with two photos; Death of Popular Ship Master Capt. Walter McWilliams of the American-Hawaiian S.S. Co. - article with photo; C.P.R. Purchases Fast Turbine Steamer Queen Alexandra for the Vancouver - Nanaimo Run; Successful Trial Trip of new Sound Steamer Calista; Schooner Daisy Gadsby Launched; Ramona Captain and Engineer Found Guilty; The Gaertner Releasing Hook - article with diagram; Review of Marine Insurance and Shipping Law; Casualties to Pacific Coast Shipping; Bernard N. Baker, president of the Atlantic & Pacific Transport Co. Tells of Great Trade Possibilities; and more. 44 pages including several pages of nostalgic ads, some illustrated in black and white, featuring local marine and rail interests. Printed upon glossy coated stock. Average wear. Binding intact. Few library markings to front cover. A well-preserved copy of this highly-informative memento of Pacific Northwest transportation over a century ago. 12" x 9". Magazine