Taken over by Canada Steamship Lines in 1913, then sold to Furness Withy in 1919 and dissolved in 1921.
In my message of 18 Sept. concerning Canada Steamship there was a quote listing this Montreal-based company as one of many to merge into the current firm.
The house flag had a red cross throughout; the upper hoist and lower fly quarters were white, the other ones blue; letters N and N were placed on the upper quarters, and C and O on the lower, all counterchanged.
Urban poverty was a chronic presence in cities in the West and across Canada.
By the autumn of 1913, Canada was in the grips of the worst depression in two decades.
By 1913, however, inflation was rising, investment was dwindling, and the prices of Canada's major exports such as wheat, lumber, newsprint, and base metals were dropping steadily.