He later lobbied for the incorporation of Winnipeg as a town and helped keep it on the route chosen for the transcontinental railroad .
McMicken took on the role of lands agent and had to deal with the thorny problem of distributing land in Manitoba .
McMicken later lobbied for the incorporation of Winnipeg as a town and helped keep it on the route chosen for the transcontinental railroad .
McMicken took on the role of lands agent and had to deal with the thorny problem of distributing land in Manitoba .