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Telegraph systems of the Dominion, 1907
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| 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. | |||||
