ant an am ero , ▁Ag ust ín ▁Pérez ) ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : 1 9 3 4 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 9 6 ▁death s ▁Category : Transport ▁minister s ▁of ▁Cuba ▁Category : Comm un ist ▁Party ▁of ▁Cuba ▁polit icians ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Gu ant án amo ▁Province <0x0A> </s> ▁Rh odes ▁Cur ry ▁Company ▁was ▁a ▁construction ▁contract or ▁and ▁builder ▁of ▁railway ▁rolling ▁stock ▁based ▁in ▁Nova ▁Scot ia . ▁ ▁Indust rial ist ▁Nelson ▁Admir al ▁Rh odes , ▁Nathan iel ▁Cur ry ▁and ▁Barry ▁D odge ▁founded ▁a ▁construction ▁company ▁in ▁Am her st , ▁Nova ▁Scot ia ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 7 . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁originally ▁a ▁manufact urer ▁of ▁s ash ▁and ▁doors , ▁but ▁they ▁soon ▁switched ▁to ▁construction ▁business . ▁It ▁later ▁acquired ▁mill s ▁and ▁other ▁manufact uring ▁plants ▁( br ick ▁and ▁other ▁building ▁materials ) ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 8 0 s . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁departure ▁of ▁D odge , ▁the ▁company ▁expanded ▁into ▁the ▁rail car ▁repair ing ▁business ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 0 s . ▁ ▁Rh odes ▁and ▁Cur ry ▁acquired ▁Harris ▁Car ▁Works ▁and ▁Found ry ▁of ▁Saint ▁John , ▁N B ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 3 ▁and ▁moved ▁operations ▁to ▁Am her st . ▁ ▁Rh odes ▁Cur ry ▁Company ▁began ▁operations ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 1 ▁and ▁began ▁building ▁rail c ars ▁for ▁rail ways ▁in ▁the ▁region . ▁The ▁company