"Leonard Gaetz was a brilliant businessman. in 1890, Gaetz offered half of his land to the Calgary and Edmonton Railway Co. The condition was that the railroad would cross the river on his property. In November 1890 when the railroad was built as far as Red Deer, the new townsite was surveyed and on Gaetz's Farm site. On November 23, the first train with passengers travelled from Red Deer to Calgary. Once the lots in the new townsite went on sale in January 1891 people began to move to new Red Deer."
(Excerpts from "Red Deer: An Illustrated History" by Michael J Dawe)
We have all heard the quote "build it and they will come."
How about "give it and they will come."
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