hiː hˈɛlpt fˈɔːɹm ðə pˈoːɹt wˈɪtbi ænd pˈoːɹt pˈɛɹi ɹˈeɪlweɪ ænd, wɪð ˈʌðɚz, wˈʌn ɐ kˈɑːntɹækt tə bˈɪld pˈɑːɹt ʌvðə kɐnˈeɪdiən pɐsˈɪfɪk ɹˈeɪlweɪ lˈaɪn bᵻtwˌiːn fˈɔːɹt wˈɪljəm nˈaʊ pˈɑːɹt ʌv θˈʌndɚ bˈeɪ, ɑːntˈæɹɪˌoʊ ænd sˈɛlkɜːk, mˌænɪtˈoʊbə.
He helped form the Port Whitby and Port Perry Railway and, with others, won a contract to build part of the Canadian Pacific Railway line between Fort William (now part of Thunder Bay, Ontario) and Selkirk, Manitoba.