agon ▁on ▁Mon ck ▁Road . ▁ ▁Business men ▁in ▁Toronto ▁were ▁becoming ▁interested ▁in ▁capt uring ▁some ▁of ▁this ▁traffic ▁for ▁themselves , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁providing ▁transport ▁for ▁goods ▁they ▁were ▁personally ▁interested ▁in . ▁The ▁first ▁attempt ▁was ▁back ed ▁by ▁William ▁Good er ham , ▁Sr ., ▁James ▁Good er ham ▁Wort ss ▁and ▁Henry ▁P ell att , ▁who ▁char tered ▁the ▁Toronto ▁and ▁N ip iss ing ▁Railway ▁( T & N ) ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 9 ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁narrow ▁gauge ▁line ▁with ▁the ▁ult imate ▁aim ▁of ▁reaching ▁the ▁Ott awa ▁Valley . ▁After ▁opening ▁as ▁far ▁as ▁U x bridge ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 1 , ▁the ▁contract or ▁walked ▁away ▁from ▁the ▁job , ▁leaving ▁the ▁partially ▁completed ▁line ▁to ▁Cob o con k . ▁With ▁the ▁T & N ▁st alled , ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 4 , ▁George ▁La id law , ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁instrument al ▁in ▁setting ▁up ▁the ▁T & N , ▁char tered ▁the ▁compet ing ▁Victoria ▁Railway ▁with ▁roughly ▁the ▁same ▁goals . ▁The ▁Victoria ▁like wise ▁ran ▁out ▁of ▁money ▁after ▁reaching ▁Hal ib ur ton ▁late ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 8 . ▁ ▁My les ▁Branch ▁Tr am way ▁ ▁William ▁My les , ▁" an ▁Irish ▁born ▁coal ▁deal er ▁from ▁Toronto ", ▁purchased ▁a ▁share ▁of ▁the ▁Snow don ▁and ▁began ▁plans ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁railway ▁connection ▁to ▁the ▁Victoria , ▁a ▁little ▁over ▁ ▁from ▁the