| Untitled Page 1FORM NO. 25. 10M-5-12.
MACKENZIE, MANN & CO., LIMITED
EASTERN LINES
ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT UCD L 17/1
IN YOUR REPLY REFER TO FILE
I wrote T. B. Dillon before last Xmas.
to Synge St. & I have not
since heard from him---
Frank. Flanagan has never
answered me either. Why
I wonder?
If you are coming here
I hope you will call & see me.
R.P.OL---
85 Gloucester St
Toronto, Ontario
4-August 13
My dear Professor,
Your letter of 24th July to hand--
I have tried to get in touch with Geffery. thro
O'Farrell, but the latter has lost track of him, and was
himself anxious to know where he was_ It is a good idea
to form a Canadian Branch of the Engineering Society, and as
you have asked him to undertake it I will be glad to assist any
way I can. I have many opportunities of nominating men
for jobs and have filled 4 within the last 2 months. _ I may
say, however that as far as construction of our Trans Continental
line is concerned. - It is nearly through and there is not much
likelihood of our taking on many new men until the line has been
completed some time, when, branch lines will probably be started.
Of course you understand the man on the spot has a better chance
than any of our men at home _ and I could not have got properly
in touch with them in time. - I tried to fix Bourke
but failed. To reply to your query as to my progress since
I left you - March 1911. From March to {?} June 1911 I was with | Untitled Page 1FORM NO. 25. 10M-5-12.
MACKENZIE, MANN & CO., LIMITED
EASTERN LINES
ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT UCD L 17/1
IN YOUR REPLY REFER TO FILE
I wrote T.13 [Della?] before last Xmas.
to [Synge?] ST. & I have not
since heard from him---
Frank. [Flauager?]. has never
answered me either. Why
I wonder.
If you are coming here
I hope you well call & see me.
R.P.OL---
85 Gloucester St
Toronto, Ontario
4-August 13
My dear Professor,
Your letter of 24th July to hand--
I have tried to get in touch with Geffery. thro
O'Farrell, but the latter has lost track of him, and was
himself anxious to know where he was_ It is a good idea
to form a Canadian Branch of the Engineering Society, and as
you have asked him to undertake it I will be glad to assist
way I can. I have many opportunities of nominating men
for jobs and have filled 4 within the last 2 months. _ I may
say, however that as far as construction of our Trans Continental
line is concerned. - It is [nearly?] through and there is not much
likelihood of our taking on many new men until the line has been
completed some time, when, branch lines will probably be started.
Of course you understand the man on the spot has a better chance
than any of our men at [home] _ and I could not have got properly
in touch with them in time. - I tried to [find] [Bourke?]
but failed. To reply to your query as to my progress since
I left you - March 1911. From March to {?} June 1911 I was with |
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