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... point of every railway undertaking must be its suitability and completeness in every respect for the duty for which it is intended . Notes of what has been done are always valuable for con- sideration and comparison , and that the ...
... point of every railway undertaking must be its suitability and completeness in every respect for the duty for which it is intended . Notes of what has been done are always valuable for con- sideration and comparison , and that the ...
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... point will present its own individual claim for consideration when selecting the route which promises the greatest amount of public convenience and commercial success . In new countries - in our colonies , and especially out in the far ...
... point will present its own individual claim for consideration when selecting the route which promises the greatest amount of public convenience and commercial success . In new countries - in our colonies , and especially out in the far ...
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... point . But when a route has to be laid out over some of those lofty mountain ranges which are met with abroad , the locating of a suitable line , or of any line , becomes particularly intricate and difficult . A comparatively low ridge ...
... point . But when a route has to be laid out over some of those lofty mountain ranges which are met with abroad , the locating of a suitable line , or of any line , becomes particularly intricate and difficult . A comparatively low ridge ...
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... points skirting high ledges , and ample provision must be made for those mountain torrents which rise so suddenly , and are liable to sweep away all before them . Many grand examples of these detour lines are in existence in different ...
... points skirting high ledges , and ample provision must be made for those mountain torrents which rise so suddenly , and are liable to sweep away all before them . Many grand examples of these detour lines are in existence in different ...
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... points with which the scheme must conform , and the latter know the limit of their legal demands . No line of ... point is of paramount importance , and due weight must be given to it when preparing to refute the evidence of opponents to ...
... points with which the scheme must conform , and the latter know the limit of their legal demands . No line of ... point is of paramount importance , and due weight must be given to it when preparing to refute the evidence of opponents to ...
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