text_original: To enable the farmers of Western Canada to feed the mill hands of Lancashire and the miners of South Wales ; to bring Liverpool within a fortnight of Vancouver ; to unite in commercial and political bonds the Pacific slope and the Atlantic littoral — this was the purpose and this was the achievement of the Empire  builders who planned and constructed the Canadian Pacific Rail  road.
text_transcription: TO ENABLE THE FARMERS OF WESTERN CANADA TO FEED THE MILL HANDS OF LANCASHIRE AND THE MINERS OF SOUTH WALES TO BRING LIVERPOOL WITHIN A FORTNIGHT OF VANCOUVER TO UNITE IN COMMERCIAL AND POLITICAL BONDS THE PACIFIC SLOPE AND THE ATLANTIC LITERAL THIS WAS THE PURPOSE AND THIS WAS THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE EMPIRE BUILDERS WHO PLANNED AND CONSTRUCTED THE CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILROAD
phonemes: tʊ ɛnˈeɪbəl ðə fˈɑːɹmɚz ʌv wˈɛstɚn kˈænədə tə fˈiːd ðə mˈɪl hˈændz ʌv lˈæŋkəʃɚ ænd ðə mˈaɪnɚz ʌv sˈaʊθ wˈeɪlz ; tə bɹˈɪŋ lˈɪvɚpˌuːl wɪðˌɪn ɐ fˈɔːɹtnaɪt ʌv væŋkˈuːvɚ ; tə juːnˈaɪt ɪn kəmˈɜːʃəl ænd pəlˈɪɾɪkəl bˈɑːndz ðə pɐsˈɪfɪk slˈoʊp ænd ðɪ ɐtlˈæntɪk lˈɪɾɚɹəl — ðɪs wʌzðə pˈɜːpəs ænd ðɪs wʌzðɪ ɐtʃˈiːvmənt ʌvðɪ ˈɛmpaɪɚ bˈɪldɚz hˌuː plˈænd ænd kənstɹˈʌktᵻd ðə kɐnˈeɪdiən pɐsˈɪfɪk ɹˈeɪl ɹˈoʊd.