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In the 1870s and 1880s, the Allan Line of Steamers spent more money on advertising for immigrants to Canada.
But steamships could only bring immigrants so far.
A railway was urgently needed to take passengers west to settle the vast area of the North-West Territories
Recently acquired by the Canadian government.
The Americans had a national railway network in place by 1869.

http://www.civilization.ca/educat/oracle/modules/ckitzan/page01_e.html
Nicholas Kitzan came to Canada from Bukovyna, now part of Ukraine, to make enough money to bring his family to
the New World.
The Canadian government began its push to settle the Prairies by introducing a new initiative aimed at attracting settlers.