The farmer and mechanic., 1915-08-31
CANADA THRILLER
WITH WAR SPIRIT
Troop Trains Passing Tr
Towns Are Accorded Heart.
Greetings
New York Times

EVERY week and nearly eya--.
now troop trains are moving rs
ada, and those in the smaller ~
from Rogers Pass to Winnipe- -..
| at the stations, when ii is know
| troops are scheduled to pass
the men and present them with >r.4
gifts. Recruiting is going ahea3 u.t
vigor. and as fast as the men
| equipped they are sent thr.r.t
squads from the various raer.t..-..
stations to the big training o,roo,
These are at Vancouver. Nictor7 c
gary. Winnipeg, Toronto Mur,ra
| and Val Cartier
| In the larger cities recrui4fr
geants use tents placed in the h..,.,.....
| sections. These men are chosen f-
the work because of th.ir tn.en-
gence and soldierly bearing .Nr.
| DON'T you enlist?" is the q.o~ts.1
| they ask likely looking vo1inr r..
| Another salutation is 'Youn. -.a
your country needs YOU
Applicants are examined and
cepted they are equipped a~ ~.un
possible. When sutticicnt r.-,.t..~
have been accepted they arr ~,rt r
one Of the various camps. ANA -Uro
the training that Will fit them f, rs
in the trenches is begun
How many steamships ar~ .<r,
Montreal and Quebec with troops rov,
| is a matter for SpeCulatiou Th. ..y-
ernment is not giving ont Stt st..,
but it is said by man Who .nan
that at least two troop Slips 4re .s-
ing Canadian port each week
The work Of moving the tl..n4
across the continent is i'm chaf..
the Canadian Pacific Railroad 81 n
acts as the agent of the government.
: Troop trains are always on GOVERN
r ment business, and therefore th-,
/ have the right of way. M0yiug tIt
} sands Of men on trips that sometimes
last fifteen days is a task requiring
the resourcefulness of a trained la-
S Senger manager, but the Canadian
: Pacific with its hundreds Of tourist
! care was in a position to give excel
2 lent service when the emergency
: arose.
e The question of feeding thc nm
f was one that required careful con-
r sideration. The railrGad solved ths
r problem by building six special 5lN-
|. ing cars. These are arranged on ne
: "quick lunch" plan. From door 70
e door and down almost to the center
r Of the cars runs q long counter BACK
y Of this stand the serving men and
O near them against the side Of the car
d are the steam receptacles for keeping
d the food hot, the plate racks the cup
h holders, and the other restaurant
e back wall is the large stove over winch
y the chief presides. The men pass n
IT one door and take their places AZ ne
Is stools before the counter The rail-
d road maintains "restaurants serves
n on the dining cars though It Is nec15-
1t sary to move with more rapldl1! 80
e is necessary in serving passengers
%
S, troop train and each train carrirs IN
* average Of 900 soldiers. The Officers
e travel in the first class cars. The Aa--
~ commissioned officers are accomi.o -
20 dated in the tourist cars and the -
h listed men go in the colonist car
n All troop trains travel AZ sIee 7
and consequently are accordea IT,
right Of way. When it is necessary
as ordinary trains are side tracAed l0 4'.
IS the troop trains pass This Is '
N the interesting things about
1e transportation. The regular e trI. =
gs usually. standing on the side tF'
le the troop train comes Slow
re From every window on "a q
De there is a head to be seen ais
le times from a single WIndo"
oy heads have been squeezed '.t-
Of From the platform Of the u"ol
ed the khaki uniformed men lean
4 and sometimes the Canadian --
ly perhaps the flag of England IS
ly The arrival of q troop tTa-A
to town is a great event, and the
is the town the greater the enta
e Towns from Winnipeg T. Aibe3
lis laid out on the prairie hts
IS, seen for miles, and they f1N
be vantage Of having nothing u
From the car window the traN
see prettv nearly the entire
out on the plain before MN
tive can see the train con.I-
. time before it puffs noisILy
station. They can spot III
er with almost unfailing accaia
an there is a general process
Ie- direction Of the railroad stat
ill Sometimes there is only rf..
ie- cheer or part Of a song ar-
of train owes on and more ~
ost hood that was building up
o. Northwest is speeding east