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At the bej^iimiiijf of this eeiitury very little was known about t'anad.i, ;ind the outside world trained their kiiowledj;e of it througli the Hijfhts of I'aiiey of the story writers ;inil artists wlie uiuoiiseiously ere.ited an impression th;il it was :i l;iiul of almi>st perpetual winter — one inimi-nse wilderness inhabited by Im'.ians .mil wolves — th.il there were only .1 haiull'ul of while people seattereil .ilonir the frontier, .•iiid that they were clotheil summer ;md winter in furs. This uiuloubleillN' relanleil its projjress for a time. H.'ippily other inlluemes li.ive been at work for the last decade or more, .nul this erroneous idea is fast beinjj elimin.iled. To those who w.int more knowledge of its vast wealth of forest, lielil ;iih1 mine, this brochure, with its few facts ;ind plu>to,i!;r;iphs of scenes from here, there .mil .mywhere, will be of interest. The pictures reproiluccd were not selecteil speci.illy for this purpose, but were simply those ;il hanil, .mil it is not too much to say Ih.il thoiis.'inds of others of .i more pretentious ch.'iracler or jfieater v.ilue could li.ive bi-eii secured, but these will sulVice to jjive an ide.i of the enterprise of its people .is corporate boilies or private citi/ens, to show the subslaiilial ch.ir.icter of the centres of population .mil those other fe.itures that .are accepted as the eviilence of exp.msioii and incre.isinjf pros- perity in ;iny country; and to those who li.ive Laid this bro.iil foundation, believing; in its future .as ;in im- port.int part of the Kinpire, this booklet is respectfullv d^dic.'iteil. ,,, . , . , tb^ Dominion. THK VASTNKSS OK IIKK IKKKirOKY, llKl'Ai i NDKN Kl.OI'i;! > UKSlHK- CKS OF TllK l-ORKSr. MINK .\M> lAKM. \V\mMl \0\< TIIK (.Al'ITAI.lST ANDTIIK I.AltOKKK. rilK STAIUI.ITV Ol' IIKK I'KOtiKKSS DKI'K TKI) HY 1 1.I.ISTK ATIONS OK TIIK I.KOISl.ATIVK I! II I. MINUS. - oo'.^oo I UK I^OMIMON OK C'.WAOA loiiiprisos all lliat piniinn nl tlio iiHiliiiiMit 111' NdiiIi Anu'iii-a luirtli nl' tin- L'liiloil Slali's, i-xti'pl Alaska ami Now- louiullaiul and llu- iMasI of l.aliraiKir. Canada is iMiliii'ly .soU-uini'ininjf ami st'H'-inaintain- ini; ami is nul i-alioil iipun to pay anv taxos wlialovoi' U) llii- Mollu'i- Comilry, its lonnoilion with llroal Britain In-inji almost wluillv a MiattiM- lit liiyallN ami T New Mriiii>i«uk alVi'i-liiin. 'riu- area of Canada lijLjini's up to .^,45(1,000 sipiaro mill's, wiruli is almost 500,000 sipi.ni- miU's mini' tli.in tlii- tot.il aroa of tin- I'nitoil Statfs, oxilu- sivf of Al.isk.i, .iml not far short of lu'in.i;^ I'lpial to llio aro.i of .all Eiiropo. Abixit 150,000 sipiare milt's of lliis .iri'.i is lakon up liy l.'ikt's .ind rivors, proviil! j;;nia,y;- nitii'i'nt w.-itorways forthomami- ""' fai'tnri'r; when all tlio ni'i-ossary ■ illow.iiui's lijivo lu'cn m.ido tlu'rc still rt'in.'iins in Canada an im- nu'nso ari'.i with soil fortilo onoiijjh ;ind I'limato favor.iblo onoii.uli the purposes of a liiifhly I'ivili/.od popul.ition. As ;i protiiin- I'Ul Amorii'.in jourtialist, who ri'i-ently made a trip tliroujfh Wi'stern C.'inatla, says : " Tho members of the American Press Assoei.ation made the --2 — aciniainlanri' of llio Canailians iif llu" \i)rlli\vfst ami loanu'il soriu'lliiiiif of llu- vast fxloni of llu-ir tiMiilmv aiul ol its fjicat resDUfCi's, wliioli aro ilosliiu'il to inaki- it mir iiuist Cormiilabk' i-iiiniiu'ii'ial lompi-lilDr in llu- worlils tnarkcts lor the sale of a^fiiiMil- tiiial protlui-ts. Wo U-anu-il that tlio Norlhwost Torri- rilory of Canada, insli-ail of lu-inyf a barri-ii waste, as tauiflil hy jfeojfiapliies of a iiuarlor of a eeiitiiiv a^fo, is eapable of siistaiiiiiiif an empire of 50,000,000 of people." OviT i)()i),ooo sini.iie miles of the Pominion of Can- ada ;ire aln-aily oeiupieil, ;iiul of the oeeiipieil ;ir«'.i fully one-half h.is been "improved." The oldi-i' I'ro- vinees Onl.irio, Oi'ebei', New Hrunswiek, Nov.i Si-otia ■ iml I'liiiee Kihvaril Isl.inil are, ;u'ri' for aere, .is snit.ible for .ly^rienltnr.il pin-suits .-is is tin- l.inil in .my other portion of the known world. .M.mitob.i, the I'rairie Province, Is iilniosi one Viist wheat fu-ld, with its pro- diietivity unei.|iialled anywhere. The No. 1 h.ird wheat irrown there is unsiirp.ised ; the averajife yielil per .u-re is veiy hiifh, beinj; .inywhere from iS to ^o bushels, and even hiifher yields .ire very freiiueiilly known. It nener.illy brinjTs from 5 to 10 eents per bushel more than the whe.at jfrown in the more southern latitiules, on aeeount ot its ipiality. British Columbi.i is a l.uul of .-ilmost infinite possibilities, not only bee.iuse of its mineral iind timber resoini'es, but ;ilso bec.iiise of its e.ip.ibilities tor .itjriinil- ture ;iiul fruit fjfrowinjr. The Territories .ire so v.ist in .ire.i th.il no jjeneral ileseription of them is possible, but it m.iy be s.iid that the tfreit wheal v.illey of the S.isk.-itehe- ilili 111 llu'ir ii.iliM" laiul, aiKl aii' ii'iiiniiiij^ u> I'lijuv iiu'ir iumii; Till- ailiiiinislialiM- sysli'iii oslalilislu'il ill Canaila imilcr llii- I'liimi Ai'l i}f iS()- i^ a (Vilfial iininii, h.uinii a ifi-iu'ial tir ii-iilial goviTiiiiu-nl i-iiiitiiiHiiii; iiialliMs I'ssi-iilial In tin- jfi'iu'ial lUn I'liip- iiu'iil, llu' piTinaiuMux , ami llu- iinily idllu- wlinU- noiiiiiiinM ; ami a iiuiiiluM- 111' l.iH-al nr I'rm iiu'ial tiini'inini-iils, liavinj;^ llu- iimlini aiul iiiaiia>;:i'iiu'iil ul' I'lMlaiii iiialli'is iialiirally ami iniui'iiii'iilly falliiiii;- williiii llu>ir ildiiu'il jurisiliitinn ; whiU' i\uli >;;ii\iTiiimMil is ailmiiiisU'ii'il in aiiniilaiiii- willi llii' Urilisli sy-,li'in of parlia- nu'iilaiy iiisiitiiiinns. l\i-pri>soiilali\ i-s lo llii'si- ),'-iiVi'iiiiiu'nts aif I'U'i-toil by llu' poopK', llu' lliiiisi' iiT V."oinnuins, nr l'\'ili'ral luivvMiiim'iil, now iiiiisisliiii,' nt' ji,^ iiu'inlu'i> ; llu' iniiiiboi' 111' ivpn-soiiialivi's in llio l.tual or I'rcn invial lioviMnnu-nl-. varyi;ii;- ai'i'oiiliny: lo llu' si/ool' llic Piminii". Pini'ly loi-al alVairs appoilain- , injj to tlio loiinly ili\ isions an- looki'cl alu-r by I coutu'ils I'K'i'i'il for ibat purposo, ami oaili villajfo, 'own anil lily has ils own nuniiii- pal K.-.vi'nnni'nl ; llu- wliolo sysUMH, iVoiii llu- smallosi villajji' lOiiiuil lo llio l-'i>iliMal dov- friuniMil, boiii.n: basi'il on llu- piimiplo of j;^ov- ernriienl by llu- pi-oplo riio illiislralions on iIk'si' paj^i-s ifivo a jfood iili-a of llio subslanlial iliararU'r of the sovoral I'rovimial ami l'\'iU'ial l-i'^-islalivi- buiklinifs. Him 1 ISM PuLLMBIA 4 ^.'■/\, 'iAS/^'':>r.y-fS^hJA-^K-:.'i/"" >:.:•. ■.\:U.\'.\.''M . -** j..i*..*Jtjy: . 'lV.'iH!-1 4;; i/X-.l /./;.,> . Tin: 1 i:i)i;k.\i, i-akm amkn i iu 11. dim. s \i 01 iaw a. tb^ Growing time. Assiunw iiv mi; ri in.k kkiokds. ikadi; and nwihahon ukiiuns. hank SI AIKMKMS. AND 11 IK M AIIII.HV OI- ITS liKH>UTII I'k' I OK I Al.i.^ II. I, IS- TKAri;!) uv \ii:\vs oi si ki:i;is am> ». i\ U' lu ii.niMis si:i.[\r. i:i) I KivM iickm:. tiikki:, wd \nv\viii:ki:. FKW COrXTUIKS IN Till-: XWlKl.n ImM' iii.uli- mor.' iii.Miii.il pioKii'ss timing llif la>t iIi'i'.'kIc iIimii has 1','im:kI,i. IK siuli an fMfiil is this liin' that llii'st' last fi'w M'ais ha\i' hfi'ii aptly si \ Jcil "Caiiaila's liiowiii^ Tiiiii'. ' ND lii'ltiT I'vicli'iui' laii In- otlcii'il than tin- piililii' ii-intils ; tVi Ihoso who want to j^i't a iiiiii'i'l iili'a of how C'anaila is piospi'iin^ they will piiui' nlvalui'. For pniposi's of lonipaiismi icitain vi'ais siiuo ConlViii'ialion only will hf takoii, say i.S()S, 1.S7S, iSSS, ami iS<)7 iiml iSiiS, ami U>i)kin^ at tin- iinpoils for Ihose years in rSdS. tlii-y ^»' anioniitt'il to S7,V45>).''44 ; in il^7*^. SiU.oSi,7M7 ; in iS.ss, Si 10.- ^ S<)4,(),V i '" iSi)7, Si ii),JiS.(>()i) ; in iH )S, S 1^(1,^25,05 ^ ; ,'iii ini-i'i-:isi> nf lu'arly ilniibli- in tlif lliirly yi'.iis, , iiuiiMsi' oviT lli.it lit' |S((3. 'ruriiinif In tin- I'xpoiis wi- lliul i-vi-ii a Ih-IIit sliowiiij^ llian this -in |H()K ilu- 5(17, SSS ; ill iSy.S, $71),;.' 5,()(i7 ; in iSSS, Si)C>.,?<>.^"<'" ! in iSi)7, .Si,?7,<)5(), .'.s.? i '" iJ^'ii^i .S1I14, i5.', ;ij^,iiii>l I'anaila; in 187S il was $j,5,45J,5(m) ajj^ainsl ; in iSSS il w.is Sj<>,- 9<)i,(i_V) ajjainsi, wliili-in iS<)7 il was Si,?, 7.5i,(>44 in favor of Canada, ami in iS()S this incri-asi'tl Id Sj.V 8ji),(i,v'. an iiu'ieasi' of over 100 per I't-iil. ovi-r llial 1)1 iSi)5, llii- lirsl year siiiiH" Conlfili'ial ion, I'Sieplinj; i^iSo, llial llie h.ilam-i- ol' Ir.ule w.is in ("avor of Caiiaila. Looking al llie sliippitij;-, llie lonnajj;!- eiii- ployi'il is nearlj' twii-e as nuuli as il w.is in iS(i.S, .iml _>:; pi-r eenl. more tli;in lour years aifo. In llie eoaslimj Ir.ule llie relurns show llijil lliere is more llian llirei- limes .is imuli emploM'il as in 1.S7S, .iml ne.irly j^ per ei-nl. inoii- lli.in t'ovir yi'.iis a>;o. The ^•rowlll of the r.iilw.iy syslem in C'an- acl.i has been marvellous ; in i.S<).S ihen- was 1(1,718 iiiiK's in opi-ralioii, ,-ii(,iinsl -•,.•7.8 miles in i.Sd.S, , iml llie .imoinil iml J' lolal ' j per eeiil . .■xporls wi-ri' Ot .11) S^7.- of fivijilll iMllil'll ll.is Uo]ll p.ll'l', .ITul is .111 I'Xl'l'llcMl liailMlU'l iT ( if I ' ^lOWtll of Ilk' woallli of till- i'minliv . In iS-h, ilic liisi \ f.ir that rcliiriis wcii' Uf|i|, >■ was (i, ; ',i ,- 757 liMis lanii'il; In iSi|S lln'ii' was jS.tN^.cii'.i li'iis, uh'nli was a lliiul iiinii' lliaii in iS.ii. l.iioUiiii;' al llu' lifi' iiisiiiaiu'i' sialisliis [\\c\ slunv llial llu'ic was Umi liiiu's as iinu'li vaiiii'il in iSijS lS.V'^.5'7'" 074I as tluTf was ill iSyiiiS,;^.- S-'i, aiul llu'ii' has Iuh'ii an iiiri'i'asi- 111 i>\oi' .'11 I'lT iiMil. ill (111' last fmir vi'ois. In fno iiisiii- ,iiui' llu" iiu Ti'asi' lias ln-iMi lU'aily >ix tiilU's ; llu' aiiioiinl laiiioil in iSiiS lii'iii^' S.S)5, ;Sj,S.4(i. l.\iiii- injj' to llu- iiuiif laiii;ilili' i'\ ii I'lU'i- i>f llu' Wi'allli of iiuli\iiliia l-ili/l'lls, llu- slall-llKMllS o\' llu- I'liaili'ii'il haiiUs show ihal in iSdS llii' iloposils ui'ii' S,;.;.,;i 7,- S-q : in 1S7.S, S(i5,ol"l,.;-'ii ; in iSSS, Si I -',S(H),lii)i); in iSo7,S_'(m,- 141, (iSS; in iSc)S, Sj.'7,o(>.'>. ,;-),;: a \i'.ii>i, iiiul ainiiil ,;; pi'r ii-iil. oviM' lli.il ol' 1X1)4. Willi llu' sii\inj;>. l),inU'> llu' slmwiiii; i-. luMtiT slill ; in iSdS llu'ii' was 84,,^'".'")- 011 ili'piisil ; ill iSi)S lluMi' was S()5.5i),^>- ") ! •' liru'i'ii-lnlil iiii'iiMsi' in llu- lliirlx M'ais, anil ovit J(i pi'r I'l'iil. in llu" last lour voars. This is loi laiiily iMiiviiuinj;' i'\ iiU-iu'i" of llu- lapiil tli'vi'lopiin-nl of llu' iiniiilr\ . I'luli-r oiilinai\ liiviimslaiu'os nulliiniL; iiuitv wnnlil 'I lU'i'il 111 Ih' --iiiil ; hut as lliis liookK-t may, ami wry liki'ly will, fail iiilo llio lianils of lluisi- wlio aio lookiiiij lor salV' invi-sliiu'iit for llu'ii' lapilal, or pi-rhaps a homo or a tu'W tu'lil in whii'li to oxloiicl tlioir biisiiu'ss, a low woiils alioul llio o.iiisi" of llu'>.o siriilos may provo ovi'ii inoro ooiiviiuinjf lliaii an arrav ollinuros. Take luinini,'- as an inslaiu'i'. I'lu- alloiilioii ol llio workl is lii'imf ilrauii mori' anil moio to C'anail.i as a miiiini;; ooimlry. Apart Trom iIk' prooimis molals, llioro is a woallli ot'ollior molallii' anil iion-molallio siihsianoos llio minim;' ol wliioli ijivos omploymont lo mnnliors of our poopli' anil alVonls romuiii'rali\o avonuos tor llu- omploNinont ofoapilal. Thai tiu'ro lias hi-i'ii a vory j^'roal ilo- M'lopmonl olllioso minoral rosouroos will apjioar Ironi llio lahli's isNuoil by llio Ciooloniial Survoy, uivinif till' minoral proiliKlion i>f C'anaila for sonio yi'ars baok. Tlio total valuos ol minoial proiluition Iro'ii iSijo to iSi|S woro ; ol" lato yoars liavo, ol ooiirso, boon partly iluo lo llio ilisoovoiy ami workiiii; ol' llio rioli iroUl plaoors of llu- N'ukon, ollior iiii- port.inl miiii'ral imlustrios liavo also oontriluiloil lo lliom ami tliori' is ovory roason lo I'xpoot a I'oiiliniii il rapiil i;rin\ 111 in many oftliom lor somo vimis lo oomo. Anil so it is ill ovory olhoibranoli from Olio oiul of tlio nominioii to tlio otiior our imlustrios iiowr ilisplayoil nfoalor \ilalily, ooiifulonoo ami liopolulnoss than now. Kvorywiiori' iiioii aro bus\-, Faotorios an- working; to tlio limit o( llioir oapaoily, ami many of lliom aro imroasiiiif llioir oapaoity or liavi- alroaily iloiio so. Kiiiplo\ors ,iro lookiiii;' for iiion, not moil for omployors. Tlioro is ooiifulonoo in Cin.iili.in oiilorprisos. I'rovioiisly iIumi- was ;i i^ri'al iloal of l.ilk about rosouri'os, hut 1H417 . iS„.S. ^S.iiin.lio 111 iSi)S tlii'io is an iiuio.aso ot o\or ',_• por iiMil. ,is oomp.iroil with iSiij'. Whilst llio larj;o imroasos WilMlipi vi"i\ lillli- ii.voNlnuMit. This fomlilioii lias ln-oii iwi-rsoil. 'I'liosi' iialiiral iMiilinviiu-iits ol" wliiili iiu'ii wro'i' ami pernraleil, but ill wliiili llu-y lU'WT put any iiioiii'V, lia\i' al li'iiv;'lli hoiiiiiu- pi.u'lical ami lani;ihK' iiiati-iial wliitli lal)i>i- is liaiisiiiuliiiit iiilii .u'olil- III Capo Hii'loM an iiniiuMisc iron ami slocl imiiisliv is bfiiiii rapidly oiyani/cil. At llio ollii'r i-xliiMiiily of llu' nDiiiiiiiiiii Canatliaii rapilal is tU'Vi'lopiiii;' llu' ilioiii'sl iiiiiii'ial I ' ] aii'as 1)1' Miilisli t'ohinihia. About miilway bi'lwi-i'ii it is doinn' llu- saiiio for N'l'W l.'>iUaiio. At sfViM.il points in oklor (.'>nlaiio blast liirnaii's aii' in opcta- tion, or ail' ln'ii'i; pro|Viivtl to bi" put in opi'ialion. .•'*^4;iJ'jJt»A' . ■ ' i > ^- -> .tMi - '^Kt£& 'I'lii' ininu-nsc UiMnisils ol' iron ori" wliifli t'orim'ilv si'i'iiu'il to iiioik lis by llu'ir apparoiit iiiiitilil\- arc about to be opoiu'il up b\ railways ami to taUo tlii'ir plaoo as that soliil ami lirin-si-t basis ol imliistr\' whiili llioy havo boon foiiml to bo in olhor amis. This cuiiolvonim; of tlu- inclustrial pulso aiul oxpaiision oltrailo is so obsoivabli- I'M'iyw horo lliat Iho L'anailian Journal of loiiuiioroi- of July .'SlIi, in ii'l'oi liiij; to llu' Jiiiio banU stali'iiu'iil, sa\s ; "I'ro- liniinarv slatoim-nts oi' impi>rts ami oxpoits imliialo a yoar ol unpioooiU'uti'il I'oii'inii tiaili'. 'I'lio imports woro Si^-'.o-'iai.iS, ami oxpoils ,Si,s4,o,v'^.'>5o, niaUiiii; a total of S,^o(), i()4,7()M. I'ntil a lovisoil n lurii is publislu'il an i-xaol ooniparison i-anmit ln' iiiailo bo- twi'i'ii llio yi'ar iiist olosi'd ami iMi)7-i|S; but thoro is no iloiibl that Iho onornioiis oxpaiision ol I'l'ioi^ii 'ifk:: ^i^ r .*?»_^- M .n.r.u tr idf lor ISSlll'N i.l last yo; Itiins li ;i liiiilii ir IS imii' ivo Ih'iMI I puiiil I h laiijiM' ll'visi'll. lan I'viM" than any Till' I'll In-loii" in on ii'fiircl iiilalion Inno. r l:isl numl 111' in '1 111' total not I'xpansloti was Si,()-'>i,i)7J, siilijoe't to I'oniHlion when tho nionlli iniii'asiv ! iVoni S.',7,oi J,i)i4 lo S.^q.oiiy, 708, thus st'iulini;: tlu' nolo lOi'oaso o'oi' ■- 111" nioMlli \St)- is Sti, 7.51 .ono, sliowini; tho onlari;omont in lasl two vi'ais to ha\o ho-ii Si,4()o,oo() in oxi'i'ss of wh.il Hiuiiotl !n till' Ion yoar poiioil iS7S-iSi).S. TIk' I. - il rno\oniont in tin- lall will simuI iho i-iii'iija- tion I'onsiilorahU ahovo loily millions, a liynro it has iit'wr \ol loaolioil. tii'ilit halanoos roniainoil nuioh tho sanio Ihroiiyhont lasl nionth. Hoposits roso tVoin Si(>4, 1 1 7.i>1^7 to Si()<), 541). 1)40, an inoioaso of Sj,4,;.',S55, whii'h is 0110 million nioro than tlu' in- oioaso in Jimo, iiScjS. In tlu' lasl twi-lvo months tho iloposiis pavahli' altor nolioo ha\i' lison IVom S144,- 71)4,44,? to Si()l),54ii,<)-'o, an .iiUMlion of Sj 1 ,Soo,Si)7. Sinoo Jtnio. iS()7, ihoso iloposits haw oxpaiuU'il 10 tin- oxIiMil of S4l),S():^,5oo, .iiul in tho la-.t U-ti yoars iho in- oii'asi- has lii'on 8(17,707,41)0. That is, in tho List ilooailo tho lioposits p.iy.ibli' altor nolioo in llio hanks of this Hominion h.ivo inoro.isoil h\ Sji),i)f^5.o4o nioro Ih.in tho tol.il .imoinil ai'i'iminlatoil in iho h.inl<>~ sinoo h.iitks woio ost.ihlishoil in Canail.i. In Juno, 1S7J, tho tot.il lioposits lioKI hy tin- hanUs payahlo .iftoi" notii'o was Sii).5i)<).5.^7i 'o' 'li''' '" •'"■ t wi-nty-soM'ii vi'ars sinoo then tho Ciiiailian poopio havo laiti hy fmiils on iloposit lo extt'iil of Si 4(1,1)5(1, 4o,v TIu'm' fail-, .ill li'inl woiylil to llu' I'oiiti'iilioti llijit this is tlu' l)i\y;iiiniM,u: of bi't'.vf ;iml jtiimIit thinijs in Ciii.iil.i. Till- ra|-iiil iiuri'.iM' in iinini,i;r.itii)ii, llu' lillint;' up of tlu' rmuitrv \\ ilh llie niiisl ili'sii.iiiU' olassi-s nf (H-npli.', tin- s.it'i" foumlalion upon whiili our ni()iu'l,u\ sysli'ni is l.iiil, tin- lonsi'ivativi- .nul thin priiu'ipU's obsoivi'il by .ill our tinaiii'i.tl institutions, s.il'i'i^u.iiil .i^f.tinst an uiuu-iossai y spie.uiini;- out or tlu- roikloss exploiiiui; ol our i\'si>urri's. As tlu- l.itoni .Klv.int.iiri's .-11111 parli.illy known ilistriits lonu- uiuli-r llu- vit.ilizini;- t'orii-s now ;it woiU, ami wliii'li li.ivi- lu'i^.m to niaUo llu-insi-lvos iVlt in i-vory .irloiy of our nation.il lil'i", it is not too iniu'li to oxpoit that this f;iowini; tinu- will List (or .it lo.ist many ' V 1 iT js^' - '■ •"* ■- vi'.irs to lOuic. l.V Can add' s Leading newspaper. lOK I'll- TV-i i\ i: vi;.\ks in tin-: van ov i:\ i:rv ki>k\vaki> .Mo\ i:.mi;n I' I Ts impui-.ss has hi;i;n madk on tiik TAGKS 01-' ^.ANADIAN II ISTOK V 11 1 K MOST CAKKI-ILLV KKAI) NKWSPAPKK IN Till-: DOMINION. DlklNU Till-: KIKTV-KIVK VKARS whUh have dapsLcl Miice i1k' first copy ot Tiik tli.oiiK was pnhlislifil tlif aihancLMiKMit ot ihi- lu'st iIItcr^.■s^^^ of CanaJa lias hivii its aim. aiui rvcry ocvasion ihal prcsi'Tituil ilsrlt ot hriiif^jin^f (his lOuntry in its host aspects lvt*»rc the uorlii has Ivcii taken aJ\ an la ^'e of. It was an earnest anJ consistent aihocate of C'onfederalloTi. arul for the purchase and anwil^;a- niation *»f the Ilnilson Hay Territory no opportunity was alloweJ to slip in presenting the source ot wealth which it is tIestineJ to he to the Dominion, Mul neither pains nor expense lia\e heen spared in portra\ inj^ the adxanta^-es md the developed and unde\eloped resources of the whole cvmntry b> pen md picture in a way that h.'is alreadx hrou^;lit \:;iH'i^\ results arul is destined to '4- M^. %u Montreal OIVkv : C'an.'ula Lilc HiiilJing'. :\IoiUn-al. l^nn^- j^n-atiT anJluMliT, On scviTal iHvasit>ns it has prinhuvJ special nliliiMis which have Kvn of incalculabli' Ivru'tit to CanaiL; ; ni>taiik' ainoM);' thcsi- nii^^hl hr nu-ntioni'ii the ^,'^ivat .Manitolia Harvest lulition, reaching; consiilerahly over 2(k».ikh» ; the Ijiieens Dlatnonil Jubilee luiitiiMi, which rankul aniotit; the very liest ol the many e\celleiu pr*Hinctions which coninuMnoraiCLl that e\enllul occasion ; the Kosslaiul Miiiinj^^ lulition. aiui the eilitions Jesiriptixi- i>t the cities, ttuvris aiui country tVoni tlie Atlantic to the I'acilic whidi have appeared troni lime to time liuriti^,' the past ten i»r eleven years, white its Christmas and other lioliJav eiUlions ha\e assisted in eJucatinjj .-mil enlifj^hteiiin^,' the worlJ at lar^'e. and especiallv the people of tlie nuuherlaiul. as to the j;reat possibilities that t anada iitVers (or the successful investment I'f their surplus weahh »»r as a lanil in which to make a ht»me. As a result i^f tlie pri>>;ressive and cnterprisiti^; policy pursued by llie rn'Mia^'emeiit all these years, the position K^i Tin-; tilA>ni; as one ol tlie leading; newspapers on the Con- tinent is uni\ersall\ acknou ledy:ed by Canadian and Ameri- cut conieniporaries. In a recetit issue The l''ourth Mstate o^ New York uas pleasfd to reler to it as follou s : — " The tHobe, which is probably the best known of all the Canadian papers, has for a loii^f time i>ccupied a hij^'h place in the newspaper worlil. The w hole man.i^'cinenl oi the p.iper h.is been niarkei! b\ pro- j^-'ri'ssixeness and enterprise, and its editorial iipinions .are widel> cpioled as representative of the most intelli^;ent class of Can.iili.-uis. " The repul.ition enjoved b\ Tin-: iii.om-; after catering- for .s.S >i"''>rs to tlie best elements of the Canadian people t;i\es it a position in Canadian joiirn.ilisni tlwit m.akes it oi the ^'reatest \alue to the successful advertiser. There are thousanils ot homes in Canada which have taken it re^'nlarly since it started ; there are thousands more which have had it ftir more than a ipi.-irler of a century, and it is kept on fylc by man\ i.-*'i the le.uUn^c fin.incial .and educational institutions. Asan advertising; medium it li.as no e^iu.-il in the Doiuinion, .uul its constituency cannot he readied by an\ other medium. .Man\ i>f the best advertisers hn\e used Tin; Cii.OKK const.-mtly fi>r nu*re than a third of a centur\. and those who have ^Mven it tlie most severe tests are its most iiber.il patrons to-day. Thev ^;et results. - IS- Chicaj^o Ollii v WWn- Ni'W York Ollii I'rilnmc Hiiiiiiiii^;. Canada's Geographical Position. The acconipaiiyiii^ map on Mc-rcator's Pro- jection will convey to the mind a more correct idea of Canada's exact ^geographical position in relation to the rest of the Hritish ICnipire, and give a clearer concejition of its si/e, in comparison with other conntries, than wonld colnnuis of statistics, no matter how cleverly they were pre- pared. This map is an ontline reiirodnction of one prepared hv those eminent scholars (■. R. Parkin, M.A. and I. G. Harlholomew, F.K.G.S., and which is acceiited as one of the most authentic published. The importance of Canada in the all-British route around the world, and an independent route in case anything should occur to the .Suez Canal, will he api)arent to even the most casual observer. The importance to he attached to this map, how- ever, from the Imjierial standpoint, is the fact that it clearly demon.strates that the shortest route across the Atlantic to luuope and across the Pacific to Japan and China are from Canadian ports, and must in time materially alTecl the carrying trade of the world. The crossed lined .sections are the jiorlions of the world over which the Tnion Jack tloals and comprise nearly a ([uarLer of the hahilahle globe and show.s Canada to be nearly one third of the British Ivmpire. i)isr.\Nci;s. l''r>Mii I.ivirpool li> II.ilir.i\ .... Now York ■' |lliriHi|,'li C.iiiail.i \i;i \';iiU\Mi\ii " \ia Ni» Voik.iiul S.m I'r.iiui^i- " " vi.T Sm'/ Clil.il to Vokoliama J. 475 mile .i.-'".S ik«ill;mia Uoh;iina iimji i V r , sn5- ,q«»? ^NOJ > T H P f< I A^V .^ i« s )-,. p' C I F I C i. ... *y sou: €\ <2''^'^- rP ^■jr.'>' '^"^, n \ jy. se V-' V. - j^NCOUVER I N I r V. I) SI \ Ti:- \r/'-^" *1-V ATLANTIC //• ' --^~( *, \ ' EVMUBK -.- «... - «>"**" ) ' 'vJl.,.- i'. \- () L T II •\ AMI UK \ OCEAN SOUTH PACIFIC OCEAN / SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN ,;,; J J Wore Canadian trade. TiiK Ki;i.oiiM/i;ii Mi;\Ns itv wimii vol' la\ i;i;t IT Tin; IMMMON OK A I KW Ol' TIIK ItKST \i)\ i:kn.si:Ks iiikik i-xi'iiuii-.mk MAY hi;m;itt voi'. T III-: M11I;K.\I. PATKONAliK i-nuvMii In Tm- C.\.ouv is the ht.'st rviiU-iuv tit il-* pn'spiTily with thi- K-iuh'n^; .uKit- tiMTs .>t thf work!. riK'> riioj,'ni/i' thi- t.ul th.it nn nthir nu'iliiim ^fiws thrrn .'uvi's-. ti> m' riih a i"»>iisiitiK'iu"y in Oin.'uta as it il»ics. aiul ihi- tart ot'ihfir utlli/inj; nuTi'spaiV at thi' pri'M-rU tiiiu- llian f\iT hi-tori- unuUi iiulii-alr that ihi-v aiv tfftiin^' KKSri, rs. Ilfre is what a ti'W ot thiin >a\ : TIk' iMirtu'v Foiiiulrx Company, Toronto, ont' of tlu- lai^^fsi niamitaiMurfrs o( stoves, radiators, t-if.. sa\ : " tii'ntli'iiii.'n. — Von arr wfll awjirt- that we lia\i' hiin tpiiif (.Mt'nsiM' aJ\irtistrs lor the past hall' iiritury. and arnon^f thi' inrilinins we have eonsistttitlv and eiuiiinuoiisU used f "rMn.iit..-. I'liMi. I'lrk^, iluriny^ that iinu* Tm-: Gi.oiik has taken a toreniost rank, It ^;oes willuMit sa>ir)j»- tlial we should not have eiMitinui»nsly used The n.Ml.v and WkkkI-V Oia^uk as a tneiliuni ilid not « e eonslder that il ealered to a lar^e and widely seallered eon- stiluenex whieh it is our desiri' to ri;uh. I\» epilonii/e, we wi>iild sa\ in a lew words tli.it we eonsider Tiik (.it.oin; onv ol the hest advertising^ mediums in Canada. Mr. W. K. Milli^-an. .Manager ot the Corlieeili Silk Co.. sa\ s : — " We h.'ive hei-n usin^;' the advertisin^jf et^lunins of TlIK til.OBi-: sinee iS88, ;ind h.'i\e r.iund >.MMe lo he the hesi niedinni in the province. At ditVerent times we h.i\ e 'kevi'd our ;uh ertiseitunls ;irul ha\e alwa\K liad the liest resnlts from I'm-: Cli.om:. ' lluniphrevs jjiinui'v'pathie Mciiieine Co. ot New York, writes:—" We h.ive ;il\\.i>s inelnded Tlti-: til.iMtK in inir list fi»r C.'inada. now some twenty >e.irs. .'IS we h.ive alwa\s kthn\n il to he one ot' the leading; papers o\' the l\>ininion.' James l*\le & Sons. New York (Pearline), sa\ : - "We hold newsp.iper advertis- ing- til be the stronj^ .'irm ot sneiess hi in.'ikin^;^ and holding a husiness similar to ours; henee. we h.ive used I'm: Cil iMiK tor sueh pnrpi»se eiintinni>iisl\ tor >ears. ileenn'n^ its\Ireid;ilion the l.tr^est in Its tield, and its eonstilueney of the 'lest.' J. r. .MeConnell. Advt. Manager. The Sl.iter Slioe. says: " . . . If >on wish lo Use this interiiew so as to slate that ' we ha\e ri-eeixeil iro^^■^ one eat.ilo^-ue .ut. In Tin-: CiIamu-: more m.ail replies than from .any other morning- p.'iper in Can- .iil.i ■ >ou m.i\ iio so. tor it is .i taet. to wlileh I cheerfully suhserihe.' In Caii.ida more perh.ips th.in in any other eountr\ in the world- the newer and — IS— lu'ltrr mc-tlu'J ol iKmiij; hu>.iiu'sN prfvaiK. I'lio pnulmiT arul on-lnnuT aro lii'lrnr l'riKt'llH'r. ami a>lvi'rlisint{ has liriiut;lit aluuit this imist ili'sirnhle i-haii^i'. Till' prmluiir. to -vW his >;iiinls, ninsi lalk ilinvl ti' the pi'i'pli' as a man woiiM l.> his iu'ft;liliia>hin),' thr piMpli' thr ni«spapir thr iu'«sp;ipir riaJ h\ the people w h.i art' riMpinK ilii' In lU'lil ol ihis ttrowin),' linn- ami it is nniMTsally iumvileil liy llii' Ivsi ad\ irlisiTs »lui are now in ihc lieUI ili.u Thk lii.oiiK is the nietliiiin llirounh whirh lo n-.n h llie inonrv-spcmlinn people ol Canada. W'lu-n senilin^ in a rene\\al i*t eiMi- tract, The Tope MIk. to., ol llarlloril, C'lMin. K'l'Unnhia ltie\eles), writes: " We are wi'll ple.'isi'il with our ailvertis- in^; in 'rut-; tii.imi-: this \ear, atui si-leeteil \»Mir puhlie.ition hi-eause impiirv anil *ihser\;itliMi leil us to lieliex e that Thk CilA>nl-: was K\nc ot the hest ail\ ertisin^^ Mieilimns in Canada. " S. I. Wells \ Co.. New York (Shiloh's l-'ainil> Kenieiliest. writes: "We eonsiJiT 'I'm-: Ciiamu-: one ot' the hest, if not the hest, ,-iil\ eriisini.; nieiliuui in Can* ad.'i. *l'lu* (aet that we h.-ivi- iniTeasod our eontrael the eiiniin^^ >i-ar o\'er pre- \ious \ears wi>nld he ,ni iiuliiatitin ot what we think ol the \;ilueor lllK. lir.oiia .IS an ad\ertisiiin medium. IT IS S.MI) I'll.M C.\X.\1).\ ll.NS MOKK SI l;SI ANII.M. I'l HI.U' .\N|) PKIXATI-: HI II. DISCS IN I'lUIIMIMION i)i:\ i:i.iii'.\ii-.N I iH.w .\Nv oiiii;k coinikv in riii-; wnui.i). — ig— l> ITS 1'01'IL.\TII)N AND Canada is Prospering, oiorxnoNs \KO\\ nir; si'i:i iin s oi' i'KimiimvNi \ii;n. \NM \l Kl I'ON IS. i: li. . i,l\ I- IXIPINil Ol II Till'. HON. i'.i:o. i;. i-osii;k, ix-Miiu-i.i ,,r i-iniiu,' ;nul liii.nui.il Ic.uUt hI llcr M.ijrvlx s V^ppcisil ion :il l^tlaw.i, ill ilisi'iissiiii; till' liiiilm't Spi'i'ili, s.iiil : " I .nil iii>t ui»iii!L; lo r.'ixil with .'i I.iti.;i* p.itl i»l tlu' lli^ini's wliiili wciT pi i".i'nli'il. 1 I'oiiUI ni>l ilii lli.il. riu'V .ire l.iUi'ii liinii ijii' iHililir iliHinni'Mls, uliii'li, li.ippih, ill oiii iiniiiliN .in' .i1h>\i' r ■• l|. ;■' lfpr»';uli, .iiui \s I' .Ui'i'pt llii'in li>\.ill\ Iumii cillu'i suK' ol llu' Ihnisi' .1-. llu'\ .III' issued limn llir ilillrri'iil ilrp.ii I nii'iil s. * TliMl l.'aii.ul.is li.iili- li>-il.i\ is .il llir liii;lii-si pxiiil lli.il il >'\ I'l w.is is a ni.illcr ol pi iJr lo i'\ ri \ l.'.ni.uli.iii ; .iiuliii.i\ ncl.iWMi pass .ilii'i I liis \\ ln'ii I ill' In.;!!! I's sliall nul li,i\ i' > liinlu'il \ el lilv;li<'i li\ inillii'iis; 111, il il h.ippi'iis in llif i\'\ I'K iiii; i\ li.'s nl' ili'pri'ssinii ' ami ol pioi^ifss, ih.il IJu'sr lii^inrs iriiniiiish. In il lu' lli.il il sli.ill ln' llu' ii'siill ,.1 v\ oi l,|-(\ i,li> i-.nisrs i.illu mislaki's in polii \ m in .uliiiinislr.il ion .mi llir p.iil ,\l uIi.iIcmt iii.n iu' ilir ( '.lu .'i niiu-iil nT I lu' il.n. 111. Ill llu' l.'sllll III' .Ml. Ivli.ls K..i;.-rs, ?"^ *'^>.i :U, .-=:>^ ex-PifsiiUMil 111' till' Toronlii Hoaril of Tiiuli', wIumi aililresNiiiij llio aiimial inoctiii.u of thai liody, saiil : •• ♦ * 'riiniini;- to tin- always iiitorosliiiif sulijeil o\' iiiti-r-Im- perial fori-i.un tiaiU", llio ri-tiospei-t was no K-ss anioi'ablo. Kor the liist timo in Iho history of Canaila tho total impoits ami i-xporls hail exiooiloil S,V)0,o()o,ooo in valiio. • * How inuili of till' prospi'iity now to ho si-on on o\ ory siilo is ihio to iho iniioaso of the export trade must remain a matter of opinion. It may he notieeil in passini; that until si\ years aijo the exports of Canailian proihiei" never exeeeileil one hnnilreil millions, ami that, as eompareil with a ilate so reieni as iSciO, the exports ol' iSciS show an imrease of Ihirly-fonr anil a half million ilollars. At the annual nieetinif ot the Mon- treal Hoaril of Iratle, therelirini; Presiilent, Mr. Charles V. Smith, , spoke as follows : " I think llu I time opportune to e.ill youi .it- teiitioii to this faet, tor we ;ire now in the I'njoyment of pros- ''fti.-ijii Mil Mil,'!! S» ''111' .It I .i\\ W iltlti^ •■ u- rtlu Mf 111) ''^Tir'^^iiSi'r ,r :iK^-,' ;:•> polity sufh as this eountry h.is never known, ami it is prell\ i'\enly iliviileil lhrouj;houl v.',in;ul.i. Our popul.ilion is steadily in- ere.isiiit;, with a ilevelop- incnl in our ;i.i;rii'ullur.il .iiul mininu resourees, to the importame ol whieh we slunilil hi' fully .ili\e. M.niy of the low iis on oi' ne.ir the lines of Ir;it1ii' .ire huildinjf I'levalors, ili'epenini;' their h.irhors, or otherwise prep.irinn- 'o sh.ire in the prolils oC handling the produee thai is movinif e.isl w.ird. (lentlemen, I helieve Ih.il we cannot re.di/i' till' N.dii.ihli' i;rowlli ol Ihe Hade .iiul Ir.illie lli.il must heeome our porliiui ii) Ihe near future. If spaee woulil pi-rniil hundreds more ol just sueh i| not a lions iiuilil he i;i\eii, hut these will sulliee.^ 'Canail.i's niosperilv is so apparent on evi-rv IiiIikI thai it eoiilil not he hiililen e\eii if il were desii ahle lo ilo so, hut il is not Ihe worlil is askeil in to share il. T Wotivc Power. " Nit pciU-iip I'tii'a i-»>iilrai"ts ytnir power. hilt ihc whole houiulless continent is \oiirs." Sl'\\.'i11. IX TIIKSK DAYS when eltvtiicily li;is coiiu' iiiuler the coiitiolhiijf hilliieiice of man and can be iililizeil tor ahnost every pinfiose, the (.|iieslion of clieap power to g'cnerate it heiomes of prime conse- quence. Nature has been so liounliful to Canada in the ilislribu- tion of the many inijfhly waterfalls which the formation of ihe country has broujifht into existence, that it will be only a short time until cheap motive |)ower will be another of tlie material inlluences which will atliact capitalists to the Canadian tield and make the development ot her many latent resources a much easier task than it is now. The power available alonjj; the new Welland Canal, now running to waste, could be developed with the consent of the Ciovernincnt to almost ei|ual that of .Niagara itself. The new canals along the St. Lawrence have created thousands of horse-|>ower -^.v which can be harnessed u\t at any lime. Then lliere is ihe mighty power at SaiiM Sti'. Marie, the many falls on the l. Ottawa, the Oatinea'.i, Ihe Hii I.ivre, the Si. .\(aiirice, the Sagiienay, the Winnipeg, Ihe Kiaser, aiul the hnnilreiis of oilier smaller streams, all w.iiting to have their energy, which has been iimning to waste .ill these past years, brought into active seivice. Science along Ihe liiie of Iransniitling power is ileveloping so rapidly, and water-power being Ihe basis as Ihe motive power to be em- ploved, ihe value of this gift of nature to Canad.i is beyonil comprehension. The convenionce of many of these powers lo Ihe eslablislieil centres of trade make lliem all the more valuable, as they can be utilized by those industries alre;idy established, as well as enable Ihe new ones, which .aie to come, to locale where the best shipping facilities can be had. -J4- CJ^e Tdrm. " 1 Ik' llrsi Lirnur w. . tin- lirst nliin. aiul all lii>^tt>ru- iioliiliu sts iMl possf^sinn aiul list' oi taiui. I'aiuTson CANADA is, aiul probably ever will be, chietly an ajjiiiul- liir.il lomiiUMiily, llioiijjli as the mineral resources of the country are nioie I'lilly developeil there is little iloiiht thai tliese, ami their resultant imliistries, will greatly iiiciease in value. But the farmer is tci-tla\' the hackhone of the country, anil whatever benefits him and improves tiu con- lii \..rlli,Tii M.iiulol,., Ill SmiiI1i,.|T1 M.lint"lM In \MriluTti I illl-ili'i In Hii' I itl.iu.i \'.illf\' ilitions miller which he pursues his calling^ m\ist necessarily be ;in improvement in the conilition of the counti\- as a whole. The special elVoiis put forwaiil by the Peminion <."iovermi\ent to open up lbreit;ii markets for the proilucls o{ tlu' Cauailian stockyaril, lielil ami orchard have been eminenllx successful. Wheal, of course, is L'anaila s staple ajjricultuial proiluct. .\s the wheat harvest is, so is the ye.ir i;raded, ;is jjooil, h.til or indilVerenl. While more or less whe.at is c\iltivaled in all the I'lovinces, .M.miloba .inil the Northwest Territories are the great wlieat-piodiicing sei-lioiis ot'llie Domiiiioi), and wlien the coimtrv is reasonably well tilled up, and the population eo iimen- surate with the area of the eounlry, this vast section will he the premier wheat-producing ten itory of the world. The im iistries both of liiilter ;ind cheeseinaUing are largely cairied on in Canatla, and the CNporls of both products are very consul jrable. The export of Canadian cheese to the rniled Kingdom has largely increased within the last tew years. In 1307 thlse.\|>ort was only 1. 577.0-7 pounds, and in 181)6 it was 164,410,940 pounils, valued at 813,1124,672. The total export of C:inadian cheese to all countries in iSqd was 164,609,123 pounds, valued at $13,956,571, thus leading all cheese-exporting countries in the v.ihie of this export. Near the large towns market gar- dening is profitably carried on. A comp.iraiively small capital is neces- sarv, and with industry and persever- .mce, backed by experience, a good income is assined. The illustrations of the several farm houses on these pages convey an ex- cellent idea ot the comfort enjoyed by the great m.ijority of the farmers throughout the country. The illustra- tions of the several market scenes are tvpical of what may be seen in nearly every town, excepting that of Smith's ["alls, which is an ammal occurrence, in addition to their regul.ir bi-weekly market, and is a good in- indication of the attention being paid to the i.iising of poultry as an industry in almost every p.irt of the countrv. fouirrvr 26- 1 1 TK llli.XKISli AMMAI '. PAIKVIMi. imiT. Ml- \i Avn 1 isH I anxim;. I rM»:.niM;. Shipping TaeiJities. The iluMp tiai)spviit;ition of tlii' iiroclmns oC .iiiy fount iv is ;i prime t.iclor in the developnient of its lesoiiiies. In <.";in;iil.i this problem has oceiipietl and now ociiipies the mimls of her leading men, anil its sohilion is being worked out with eonsidcr- able suceess. The rapid increase in the mileage of the rail\va\s during the past tew years, leferreil to elsewhere, and the number of roads beinjr pusheil out in the newly settleil districts, would indicate that they recojjnize the importance o\' r.iilw.iys as the pioneer of colonization. At present there are the two j;^real s\ stems, the (•. T. I\., with its br.mches reacliinjf out to the limits of tr.ide in almost every direction, .mil the C 1', K., with its m.iny feeders and j^real tr.ins-continenl.il road; then the Cmvernment system of railroads, the Intercolonial and its branches, coveriiij;; the eastern part of the Dominion, while another smallei Inn im- porlanl link has just recently been completeil. the Olt.iwa, P.irr\- >*■- \-, -mIs |M,Mii;; Uin Sound & .Arnpiior, connecting^ the Canada Atlantic with the upper lakes. These h.ive all done much towards the opening up of the coun- try, anil ihev will be active workers tow.ird the ilevelopment iifthe sections tliiough which thev pass. A new line l.ir to the noilh of the C.P.R., in ilie western part of the Oominion is being projected, and short stretches aie .ilre.idv built. When the coniecting links are cont- pleleil it will give Canaila another transcontinental line, opening up what is believed to be one of the most fertile wheat belts. Its Pacific port will be ;il Port Simpson, 5110 miles north of X'.mcouver. It is shown o\\ the ni.ip in the cenlie of this book as the Canad.i Northern Railw.'iy. .Another means of transport.ition which n.'iture has con- stiucted to the very centre of the continent is the great inland hikes, of which much has been written. It only remained tor man to remove a few obstructions to enable vessels to sail from tide-water to the extreme .;V-A iiil''r'it^'^"'''-'-'-'^ii" •.-r-l- ' «^« eiul of tills most woiuleit'iil sysloiii of walorwax >. The valiii- nt this j;roal watoiwas as a compi-lilor wilh the tailwa\s lor the jfiaiii eiii\- Inj; tiaile can hardly lie ovei eslimated. The coinpletion of ihe St. Lawrence syslein of canals will eiiahle vessels ilra'.vinjf 14 feel of water to ^o Iroin the exireine end of Lake Superior to tide-water, aiul lo Liver|iool if necessary. At present Ihe pan waler anil pail land ronle is very generally adopted, and the illuslralions of the elevators y,'i\e a partial idea only of Ihe enormous amount of freij;ht that is c.irrifil in this way— while that of the vessels at the Sault Sle. Marie will verify the truth of the remark, that the smudj^e of steamer smoke is never out of view durinj^ Ihe na\ii^:al ion season. Last season there were i7.7()i passaj^es ihrounh Ihe can.d, carryinif freight worlli over Sj;,o,oo(),ocn. This yeai', up lo Ihe present, the increase has been greatly in excess of th.it of last year. It may he reasonably expected that the entei prise which has furnislied this means of ileveloping the resources will see Ih.il they are kept fully abreast of the iei|uiremenls in hamlliiig the proilucts. /Midland (iLIiVATOt^.S A I Fl\ E . I K 111 1- Pl^lXCIl'AL LaKK p. iPTS COLLI MGWOOti Pulp Industry. The f'liluie ot'tlie pulp indu^lrv is iniite as pioinisiiij; as that of liiiiiliLM ; ill some respects llie millook is even iiioie luipet'iil, inasimic-li as no oilier i-ounlry in the world possesses siiih an ahiMiilance of raw material and suitable water powers for the maniifai-tine of pulp. These advantages are gradually he- eoniing reeognizeil, and eapitalisis are showing their faith in this industry in the uuisl tangible way. New mills are being ereeted in various parts of the eountry and negotia- tions are being made for others, so that its develop- ment will he anolhei' im- portant addition to the i 1. ■•/; . .». fi&#"*o^k country's wealth. Eumbeting. The lumbering industry has brought Canada more promin- ently before the world in the past than any other of her many re- sources, and without being too o|)timistic, it is safe to say that the future of Canada as a timber supplying country is brighter now than il has ever been. No one who gives the ipiestion any consideration can fail to arri\e at the conclusion that our timber resources are bouiul to go a long way towards making this a great manufactuiing n.ilion. The great variet\' of both soft and hard woods which are at hand, the starting up of new industries for mamifacturing of wooden goods, and the ilevelopmeni of the other resources give encouragement and grouml for this asser- tion. I Vl'li \1, I \K%|INt. SI KM- -30 — ®l)e (!5lc»bc -r.OKS TO Al.l. 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