Monsieur William P. Duperow — General Passenger Agent, Grand Trunk Pacific and Canadian Government Railways
Text of an address presented to him at Toronto on the occasion of his transfer May, 1910, to “Grand Trunk Pacific” service at Vancouver, B.C.
Mr. Gladstone declared “A book that will move many people of different temperaments, and different degrees of intelligence, must have power.” So it is with the individual: and because your friends in the complacent East think you undoubtedly possess the magnetic current and a warm heart, we are loth to separate from so much animated sunshine.
Colleagues, small and great, recount your generosity and regret departure, while those distressed mortals who knew your kindly assistance pour full the measure of credit.
If the public, and this galaxy of happy-go-lucky railroaders who foregather have imperfectly recited how they will miss you at quilting bees, it is not because they are hostile, but they lack Chantecler’s brazen crow.
As a scout of broad gauge calibre, tracking business to its lair, reconnoitering Indian bands or negotiating with sinner, saint and suffragette, you have been all things to all men, and along the tortuous trail they do say your sang froid, ingratiating manner and elegance of diction ranked not as common garden varieties.
The King’s currency, bestowed in embarrassing quantities, is apt to jolt one’s system into repudiating labor’s noble avocations; hence the modest proportions of this accompanying bag of francs, which your confreres—elderly, youthful, handsome—unhesitatingly tender you with earnest protests of regard.
You are now at the Hemisphere’s portal, where you can, without obstruction, behold the Fates unfolding your future; where old Sol, with blushing countenance, sinks in the “Pacific” without his bathing suit, and all supplicate you not to trip o’er the guy ropes when gazing at comets with the astronomers.
We trust the doors to preferment, now open, will disclose to you and yours the uneven highway of life growing smoother and wider, and may the blessing of good health crown all.
The Committee:—R. S. Lewis, L.V.R.; A. J. Taylor, C. M. & St.P.R.; J. J. Rose, C.P.R.; J. A. Richardson, Wabash Railroad; B. H. Bennett, C. & N.W.R.; C. E. Horning, G.T.R.
Passport Photograph Collection loaned by
| W. J. Moffatt | City Passenger Agent, G.T.R. | Toronto |
| John J. Rose | General Agent, Union Pacific Railway | Toronto |
Read from left to right—
| W. Adamson | T.F.A., N.P.R. | Toronto, Ont. |
| S. A. Baker | G.A., C.G.W.R. | Toronto, Ont. |
| B. H. Bennett | G.A., C. & N.W.R. | Toronto, Ont. |
| F. Bowman | C.F.A., C.P.R. | Hamilton, Ont. |
| J. J. Brignall | T.P.A., Robert Reford Co. | Toronto, Ont. |
| J. H. Callahan | Passenger Conductor, G.T.R. | Goderich, Ont. |
| F. R. Caldwell | Manager, Cluett, Peabody Co. | Toronto, Ont. |
| S. Crossley | Dining Car Conductor, G.T.R. | Toronto, Ont. |
| W. Corbett | T.P.A., C.P.R. | Toronto, Ont. |
| E. J. Downey | Inspector, C. C. S. Bureau | Toronto, Ont. |
| G. Easson | T.F.A., C.N.R. | Toronto, Ont. |
| T. Evans | G.A., M.C.R. | London, Ont. |
| F. C. Foy | C.P.A., N.Y.C. & H.R.R. | Toronto, Ont. |
| J. Gray (late) | Agent, G.T.R. | Toronto, Ont. |
| W. A. Gray | C.F.A., D.L. & W.R. | Toronto, Ont. |
| W. Grundy | Depot, T.A., G.T.R. | Toronto, Ont. |
| M. M. Hagarty | Advertising Department, C.P.R. | Toronto, Ont. |
| J. C. Heaton | Manager, Time Table Distribution Co. | Toronto, Ont. |
| L. Howe | Traffic Department, Board of Trade | Toronto, Ont. |
| D. M. Johnson | Agent, G.T.R. | Preston, Ont. |
| R. J. Kearns | New York Life | Toronto, Ont. |
| J. W. McGuire | T.F.A., C.P.R. | Hamilton, Ont. |
| S. J. Murphy | T.P.A., Canada S.S. Lines | Toronto, Ont. |
| F. A. Nancekivell | Traffic Manager, Ford Motor Co. | Ford, Ont. |
| A. E. Pernfuss | C.P. & T.A., G.T.R. | Kitchener, Ont. |
| T. Symington | Superintendent, Shedden Co. | Toronto, Ont. |
| H. E. Watkins | G.E.C.A., G.N.R. | Toronto, Ont. |
| G. C. Wilson | T.F.A., Soo Line | Buffalo, N.Y. |
| D. H. Way | Agent, T. & N.O.R. | Cobalt, Ont. |
| H. E. Uttley | Assistant Traffic Manager, Imperial Oil Co. | Toronto, Ont. |
Passport Photograph Collection loaned by Messrs W. J. Moffatt and J. J. Rose.
Read from left to right—
| A. M. Adams | Agent, G.T.R. | Toronto, Ont. |
| W. J. Burr | S.P.A., G.T.R. | Toronto, Ont. |
| F. R. Clarke | S.F.A., G.T.R., Import Department | Toronto, Ont. |
| J. M. Copeland | T.F. & P.A., C. & N.W.R. | Toronto, Ont. |
| E. S. Davies | Advertising Manager, C.N.R. | Toronto, Ont. |
| H. T. Duffy | D.P.A., Soo Line | Duluth, Minn. |
| W. Fulton | Assistant Dist. Passenger Agent, C.P.R. | Toronto, Ont. |
| R. A. Gill | T.P.A., G.T.R. | Toronto, Ont. |
| L. L. Grabill | General Baggage Agent, G.T.R. | Toronto, Ont. |
| T. J. Hennessy | T.F.A., L.V.R. | Chicago, Ill. |
| F. V. Higginbottom | C.P. & T.A., C.N.R. | Toronto, Ont. |
| C. E. Hilliker | D.F. & P.A., C.M. & St. P.R. | Des Moines, Ia. |
| H. B. Hollaway | C.A., Adams Express Co. | Toronto, Ont. |
| J. Jolly | S.F.A., C.P.R. | Toronto, Ont. |
| S. R. Joyce | T.P.A., G.T.R. | Toronto, Ont. |
| C. M. Knowles | C.T.A., N.Y.C. & H.R.R. | Toronto, Ont. |
| R. A. Lennox | S.F.A., G.T.R. | Toronto, Ont. |
| A. J. Letch | Inspector, C.C.S. Bureau | Toronto, Ont. |
| C. H. Lown | Traffic Mgr., Imperial Oil Co. | Toronto, Ont. |
| D. A. McCall | T.F.A., C.P.R. | Toronto, Ont. |
| R. McRae | Accountant, G.T.R. | Toronto, Ont. |
| R. G. McCraw | Inspector, C.F. Association | Toronto, Ont. |
| M. Macdonald | Assistant Inspector of Weighing, G.T.R. | Toronto, Ont. |
| W. McIlroy | C.C., D.P.A., C.P.R. | Toronto, Ont. |
| T. Mullins | C.P.A., C.P.R. | Toronto, Ont. |
| L. R. Mulholland | Kent, McLean Co. | Winnipeg, Man. |
| G. G. O’Flaherty | C. C., Sup’t Transportation, G.T.R. | Toronto, Ont. |
| W. H. Polley | C.T.A., C.P.R. | Toronto, Ont. |
| J. H. Roberts | C.C., C.T.A., G.T.R. | Toronto, Ont. |
| W. J. Ryan | Inspector of Trade-marks | Toronto, Ont. |
| C. P. Sargent | T.P.A., White Star Line | Toronto, Ont. |
| H. Scott | T.C., C.O., G.T.R. | Toronto, Ont. |
| F. H. Terry | T.A., G.N.R. | Toronto, Ont. |
| G. M. Thomas | T.A., Canadian Government Railways | Toronto, Ont. |
| E. F. Walker | Manager, Old Country Tours | Toronto, Ont. |
| J. A. Yorick | C.F. & P.A., C.B. & Q.R. | Toronto, Ont. |