1889年2月14日, 国会议员阿瑟·惠灵顿·罗斯(Arthur Wellington Ross)通过与CPR西部终点挂钩的幽默性房地产广告推动温哥华的发展。 On Feb. 14, 1889, MP Arthur Wellington Ross promoted Vancouver’s development through a humorous real estate ad tied to the CPR’s western terminus.

1889年2月14日, 马尼托巴省利斯加(Lisgar)的联邦议员Arthur Wellington Ross(Arthur Wellington Ross)登入一个幽默的房地产广告, 宣传他的公司Ross和Ceperley, 该公司为加拿大太平洋铁路网在Granville-later温哥华的西部终点出售土地。 On February 14, 1889, Arthur Wellington Ross, a federal MP for Lisgar, Manitoba, was featured in a humorous real estate ad promoting his firm Ross and Ceperley, which sold land for the Canadian Pacific Railway’s western terminus in Granville—later Vancouver. 该广告赞扬罗斯的立法工作,同时注意到他的合作伙伴Henry Tracy Ceperley管理当地业务。 The ad praised Ross’s legislative work while noting his partner Henry Tracy Ceperley managed local operations. Ross是温哥华早期发展的关键人物,他利用自己的政治影响力保护土地,提升城市潜力,反映出不列颠哥伦比亚省铁路扩张与城市增长之间的密切联系。 Ross, a key figure in Vancouver’s early development, used his political influence to secure land and promote the city’s potential, reflecting the close link between railway expansion and urban growth in British Columbia.