time‚ a financial depression swept across the United States. Because of the bad economy‚ Pullman cut the wages of workers to on-third and then refused to cut down the rents in company housing. In response to Pullman’s decision‚ the A.R.U. (American Railway Union) called to for a strike at the Pullman Palace Car Company complex. Being the local branches of the union called for a total of 150‚000 members‚ the strike spread nationwide. In response to the strikes‚ George Pullman decided to close the plant
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by the prime minister Alexander Mackenzie What diffuclties did the liberal govt. face? A major economic depression was sweaping NA(railway was a huge undertaking) Mackenzie disagreed with mcdonals vision of a nation linked by rail from sea to sea Mackenzie thought it was a loot of expensive trouble The main geographical problems with building the railway was the mountains to the west. The Fraser River the canadians shield and the distance from the mainland and vancouver land. A formula
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and during the “great spurt”(1892 did he make huge improvements. A major example of how Witte improved Russia’s industrial standing was the completion of the trans-Siberian railway in 1903 after its 10 year construction. It extended Russia’s railways from 30‚000km in 1890 to 60‚000km in 1904‚ and therefore Since the railway stretched across most of Russia‚ it allowed for resources in areas such as Siberia to be made use of since prior to its construction there was no way to reach them. This was
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not aware of the full name and address of the principal‚ it was impossible to contact Mr Smithfield and inform him of the delay‚ which was apparently caused by certain external factors‚ not the company. In contrast‚ in the Springer v. Great Western Railway Co‚ [1921] 1 KB 257: the agent lost the case‚ because of the existence of the possibility of communication with Springer. Even though the agency was not responsible for the
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AGRICULTURAL INNOVATION PLATFORMS IN RWANDA: A CASE STUDY OF RESEARCH INTO USE PROJECT Leonidas Dusengemungu (Makerere University‚ Agriculture extension/Education M.Sc. Tel. +250788617194‚ e mail:leonidassusenge@yahoo.com) SUMMARY The research was conducted in Rwanda with four agricultural Innovation Platforms (IPs). These IPs focus on cassava‚ round potato‚ maize production and farmers’ associations. RIU funding will end in 2011. Capacity building is vital to sustain these platforms beyond the project
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heavy taxes; through this Witte succeeded in creating the centrepiece of his system – the Trans-Siberian railway. This in turn would provide the communication system essential to exploit the economic potential of Russia by allowing the export of raw materials. Witte also had economic success with raw materials. Coal and oil increased by 150% and iron by 200%. With the accomplishment of the railway and the increase in raw materials‚ Russia was able to break through the poor internal communications that
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for office: In Michelle Obama’s first major address at the Democratic National Convention‚ she declared “I love this country”. Obama wants to serve as a compassionate servant leader for her country. During her time as the First Lady‚ she used her platform in the White House to address issues like access to better schools for children‚ access to healthier food for children‚ and access to better job training for all Americans. She rarely shied away from taking on her critics and had no problem inspiring
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Canada didn’t want to have “bad immigrants” that were the ones that didn’t have the same qualities as the rest of Canadians or were native from countries with warm climates but the Canadian government started the construction of Canadian pacific railway‚ which attracted the attention of Canadians as well of from other immigrants that were in need for a job. And in The Government of Canada released the Federal Skilled Trades Program in January 2013 to make it easier for the immigrants of skilled tradespeople
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The clouds hovered over the train creating a barrier of security from the outer world. The wake of the river created ripples forming the ice around the iciclistic trees. The rails of the track whined around the curve creating a sparkle from the peeking sun. You could look out the window to see this along with Indians and wild game creating adventures while traveling. Bringing the railroad to Montana formed it into what it is today. While Montana may have not been a state yet‚ the railroad brought
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the prominent hospitals in the Philippines‚ numerous hospitals were abandoned‚ some became dysfunctional‚ and yes -- lacked overall support from the government. One of the poorest is the PNR hospital. Philippine National Railways (PNR) in the country owns not only those railways for transportation for long distance passenger‚ cargo/freight express‚ real estate services but also a hospital. 109 Samson Road‚ known as Caimito Road before‚ at the City of Caloocan is where the said hospital is still
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