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R. GEORGE J. BURY, who succeeds Mr. D. McNicoll, is a Montrealer. He was born here in 1866. and was educated at the Montreal Col- lege. I-iis whole career has been spent in the service of the C.P.R. He started work in 1883 as clerk in the Purchasing Department of the C.P.R. Since then he has made a steady progression upward. He became Secretary to the Vice-President, now Sir Thomas Shaughnessy. and .PresI- dent. Sir William Van Horne, successively, in 1837, and Acting Superinten- dent ot the Sleeping Car Service in 1889. In 1904, Mr. Bury was appointed General Superintendent of the central division of the C.P.R. at Winnipeg. and continued in that olce some time. Since then Mr. Bury has always been engaged in the western work of the Canadian Pacic, and when a few years ago the late Sir William Whyte retired tom the western executive once, Mr. Bury was appointed to succeed him as Vice-President. Since the. time Mr. Bury has been in charge of the western interets of the C..P.R. Dnr ng much 0! his career. Mr. Bury has worked in close touch with Sir Thomas Shaughnessy. Sir William Van Horne. and Mr. David McNicoll, and is fully imbued with the progressive C.P.R. spirit. Mr. Bury takes up his duties at Montreal on January 1st.