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Telegraph systems of the Dominion, 1907

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Telegraph systems of the Dominion, 1907
  Lines Conductors  
  Aerial Underground Aerial Underground Offices
  miles number
Great North Western Telegraph Co. 11,921 - 46,497 - 1,360
Canadian Pacific Telegraphs 11,095 2 61,785 57 1,150
Western Union Telegraph Co. 2,589 28 10,518 44 219
Government telegraph service 6,840 - 6,840 - 382
Total 32,445 30 125,640 101 3,111
Source: Statistics Canada, The Canada Year Book 1907.