Editing Joseph Howe (section)

==Railway promotion==
[[File:1881 $5 Bill Bank of Nova Scotia.png|thumb|Joseph Howe Portrait, 1881 $5 Bill [[Bank of Nova Scotia]]]]
In 1854, he resigned as the provincial secretary in order to head a bi-partisan railway commission.  Due to the cost of the project, it was never fully completed.  However, Howe was successful in completing lines from [[Halifax, Nova Scotia|Halifax]] to [[Windsor, Ontario|Windsor]].{{sfnp|Beck|1982|page=148}}  This railway enabled Halifax to monopolize the trade of Minas Basin because it passed through the land between [[Halifax, Nova Scotia|Halifax]] and [[Hants County, Nova Scotia|Hants County]].  This wealth helped the midland counties improve their economic stability.{{sfnp|Beck|1982|page=148}} Due to the economic benefits being realized in [[Halifax, Nova Scotia|Halifax]], Howe even proposed the creation of a hotel to attract wealthy travellers using the railway, however this was never built.{{sfnp|Beck|1982|page=148}}