▁treat ments ▁for ▁ac ute ▁an emia . ▁After ▁being ▁educated ▁at ▁a ▁local ▁school ▁and ▁sp ending ▁much ▁of ▁his ▁child hood ▁at ▁his ▁father ' s ▁farm ▁he ▁tra ve led ▁west ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 9 ▁where ▁he ▁began ▁his ▁career ▁in ▁the ▁rail road ▁business . ▁He ▁returned ▁east ▁to ▁marry ▁his ▁child hood ▁sweet heart , ▁Mary ▁Mc Int osh , ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 9 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 1 , ▁Mc Ar thur ▁decided ▁to ▁invest ▁in ▁a ▁saw ▁mill ▁and ▁brick ▁factory . ▁However , ▁it ▁wasn ’ t ▁until ▁ 1 9 0 6 ▁that ▁he ▁took ▁on ▁the ▁major ▁job ▁of ▁construct ing ▁ 2 5 0 ▁miles ▁of ▁the ▁Grand ▁Pacific ▁Railway . ▁ ▁Four ▁years ▁later ▁Mc Ar thur ▁almost ▁went ▁bank rupt ▁on ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁Ed mont on , ▁Dun ve gan ▁and ▁British ▁Columbia ▁Railway . ▁He ▁tried ▁to ▁build ▁an ▁extensive ▁system ▁in ▁Al berta , ▁the ▁Ed mont on , ▁Dun ve gan ▁and ▁British ▁Columbia ▁Railway , ▁which ▁was ▁ham per ed ▁by ▁the ▁World ▁War ▁I . ▁" He ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁western ▁Canada ’ s ▁greatest ▁railway ▁contract ors , ▁having ▁built ▁over ▁ 2 , 8 3 3 ▁miles ▁of ▁track , ▁but ▁he ▁was ▁also ▁one ▁of ▁its ▁most ▁controvers ial ." ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Man it ob ans ▁Who ▁Made ▁a ▁D ifference : ▁John ▁Dun can ▁Mc Ar thur ▁ ▁Category :