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Transportation Co. bought Kingston & Montreal Forwarding Co. in 1906. The purchase included 13 barges used in the grain, coal and pulpwood trades. In July 1914 Montreal Transportation Co. acquired the last five vessels (three steamers and two lake barges) owned by the Calvin family of Garden Island Ontario. The Calvin vessels were bought with Montreal Transportation Co. stock. The Calvin family had been heavily involved in timber forwarding since 1835 or 1836 but their vessels handled some grain as well, particularly in later times. During 1916-17, Montreal Transportation Co. came under the ownership and operational control of the Canada Steamship Lines syndicate. Montreal Transportation Co. made four acquisitions in that period. They were partly to replace modern canallers that Montreal Transportation Co. had sold at great profit earlier during the war and partly to expand the holdings of the Canada Steamship Lines syndicate. One of the purchases was Lake Commerce Ltd., operator of one package freighter and another was Lake & River Transportation Ltd. that owned two package freighters. The other two firms acquired by Montreal Transportation Co. in that period were both from the lakehead [see definitions]. One of these was Canadian Northwest Steamship Co. Ltd. of Port Arthur Ontario. Canadian Northwest Steamships operated three upper lake steamers, a canaller and one upper lake consort barge. These vessels were transferred to the Montreal Transportation Co. fleet. The other takeover was 50% of the Canadian Towing & Wrecking Co. Ltd. Montreal Transportation Co. also bought some second-hand American vessels to try and build up its fleet after the sale or loss of most of their canallers during the early part of the war. MARINE INNOVATION: Other than their early move to canallers, Montreal Transportation Co. was also a leader in the introduction of diesel engines for propulsion. The new technology promised an overall reduction in the amount of space and weight necessary for a vessel's machinery and fuel. This came by not having boilers and coal bunkers and using lighter and more compact engines. These changes would result in an increase in cargo capacity and a reduction in the size of the crew needed to operate the vessel. In 1910, Montreal Transportation Co. briefly had an option on the diesel-propelled TOILER until she was deemed unsuccessful. They had the diesel-electric TYNEMOUNT built in 1913 but she was also a failure. Neither vessel actually entered Montreal Transportation Co. service. GROWTH IN BUINESS: Montreal Transportation Co.'s shift to new lake carriers instead of tugs and barges was accompanied by a cumulative increase in capital. The paid up capital tripled between 1900 and 1914 (Salmon). As stated earlier, the original capitalization of 5