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Les diagrammes suivants illustrent la methods. irrata to pelure, n A □ 32X 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 ; .: ' - ' '^m'^^'^^mfmrnmrmillllllKK^^ pIWVINCE OW BRITISH COLUMBIA. ,#:. COUVBI^. MB Progress and Industries. A Rtcofd U«paral^|d|i|i the History of Oanadt. WJuaaimo mm oouifc mfmrnma jam mmmBr TO VA»€OUVBB CJTT AK© THE PBQVIKOa 0* - *i^«w> A» nn TAlf(!OVy»R, & c., .^f^Mtpi ^tNT ndi oacaca NMHiiiiita 'iiidlitii^irlifMi-f tr .1 '^ ' /s!^ M\ '% ,v, IIm> Ifeat 'V v*'-^ 1%^ i . '^.''ji'^.-ys'Kg*'/:^?:!^ S'tf^T"^'Ccgc1) OF Hfg "LSor^liip jilayor BppeniieiineF AT Till-; First Sitting of the Council on January 2, i88&\ (/•.'.(■•/'(u7 I'iciii WihCuiircr Xcui^-Adidtit^er of Jaiinnrii -Uli aiuJ -'tit. ISSS.) YlYi'TE hist mee'.i'io; of the CuuiK-il for lss7 aviis held on Momlay :it II. H) ii nx. J I u hcvi the ii'inntes of the previous meetina; wore rend find npjjrnved. Thr^ ')~ retirii'^ Mayor ii'jule isn iuhhofi>', anndini,' to the pheasant re'ations always.". exisfiii.4' I'clwce.i tlie Coin i;;l and liimsclf, and takini,' his farewell of the meinliers. At noo:i MayoT Oiiix-uheimer look tlie chair, the nu-mhei' of the new ConnciE were swoiu in, and the Mayor made the followins addres.s : - G3 ;tijEMK.v,- .It h.is been the eustoni for the Mayor at the ll -sf mpeiin,y of the' Coil; Oil to Itrit'Hy fore^indow the more iin[)ort:ud sulijocis which ai'e ]il" to oc;- ipy i'.>< ..tt'Mition dminH' the enKuinj: term. I fe)ratioii of the eity has ])resided at the C'oinieil. lior.i I. an. I w 'losi^'minent ability in plaein«r Ineidly and tersely before the Aldenueu" liis iifws nil' in any matter is well known, I am placed in u position of no ordinary diltienliy and ihat an ardnous tat-k is iini)o;'ed upon me. I therefore take this oppor- lunily (.1 Uhkini,' von to bear patiently with me whilst I make a few remarks uiiort t!u! work which is liel'ore r.s and to which no donbt yon will yive yonr earne^t atteu- tion diiniii,' the pr(Nent ye.ir. I am pleased (or^ee aroniid n'.e so many of the ^'ontle- men who were my i;rother .Mlernien dnrin;; the past year, and their presence nWei^ me assnii ne > ihat onr policy for the jiresent, as in the past, will be vi,'4'oroiis whilst it is const rvidive, economical yet itrofj;ressive. i undent at the sann^ time that it i« liberal in iis vie\v.><. The i;enih'men, wliose faces are for the iirst time seen aronnii this Board, are men of enerf.;y and ability who I am confident will co-operate heartily in all measnn s for the pnblic f,")od. juid T doubt not that at the close nf their vear (>f olUoe their constituents wdl a;^jiin demand that they shall act as their lepre- sentatives. Ami b(>fore entt'rin discussion of the mea.snres which will call for yonr attention di.rinsi the ensnins,' year, 1 desire to exjiresHthe regiel whicii I know will be shared by iiis late eolleaffnes at the absence from the Council of the late Mayor. His expenence, his administrntive ability, and tlie assiduous attention which lie u'ives to all civic matters have indeed made the tiisk of his suc- cessors a didienlt one. I ret,'ret, also, very much the disappearance fnmi our Boartl of Alderman Hamilton. Oeenpyinf?, ns he did, finmi tlie incorporation of the city the, onerous position of Chniiman of the lUiard of Woiks. much of the extraordinnry proKt'ess which luia been so rennirkable m Vancouver's history is due to the expevi- eueo and ability which he limu^ht to bear upon his work and to the patience niwl devotion which ha (>xliihited in the performance of his dulie.-. As re>,Mirds Aldermeu- Lockerby inid .'-aiulcia you, gentlemen, wiio were ])rcsent dnriii^r last year wiUi endori-e me when I i-iiy that the way in which they perfonned their duties may sewn T IXAUGUKAIi SPEECH OF MAYOR OPPENHEIMER, JANUARY, 1888. aa a motlel to ii« darin between ilie sidcAvalks and roadways, which, from the necessity of jiaving a uniform street grade, reijuircii cutting and filling', must be attetided to. and the jilanking ami sidewalks widened if the present centres of popu- lation should materially change. In conncciion with streets comes surface drainage, which must be carried on this year to a grcuit extent because, if not, tar^e sums will tie re(piired to keep our streets, tiiere beinir danger fnnn the heavy rainfall of their Ix'ing washed away. We have secured, as you are aware, f I (mi the Dominion (lovernment the privi- leire of using the reserve to the nortlnvest of tln^ city as a nark, and the Provincial Government have agrei^l to donate oO acres of the H stings townsite to the city for a similar purpose on the eastern l)onndary of the city. A sum is lieing expended in i'onstriicting a ri.ad around tiie wesltM'u ]>ark. Hastings street, which leads directlv to the eastern park, should be exieudivl to it, and etVorts be made to secure a com- pany to build a stre(>t railway from one park to the olher. We should induce such ,company to run a street car line, connecting with the Hastings street line and New West 111 iiistei' Avenue and (iranville Street. Improvemeids should also be made to make ti.ese parks attractive, and efTirts shouKl be made while land is cheap to IXAUGrRAL SI'KKCIl OF MAYOU orPENHKIMKl!, JAXUAltY, IWS. 3 secure locations for two central ])iirks midway ])et\voen tlinso in the west and the east for the advanta^'os and ii^e of those who niav not have the opportunity to fre- quently visit the parks, situatetl in the outskirts of the city. To tbe south of us lie^ one oi tiie most f< /tilH tracts of a^'riciiltnral land in the Province, on the north aim of the Fraser, and it will hi) of tiic {greatest benefit to our citizens if any eafv and direct means ot comniuflication can be opened to it. In order to provide this easy access the munirifiality of Eichmoiid, in wliich district the lands referred to are situated, have decided to raise ])art of the fvuids necessary to bridfje the Fraser Hiver, to build roads Ihrou^di t leir municii)ality, and to the boiuidary line of the C. .1*. li. lands, in conjunction Avith the Provincial Ooveniinent, which has agreed to assist in the work. The V. P. K. have a^'reed to continue the road through tlieir lands to False Creek, and I would strongly recommend that the city should, at its own ex|)ei)se, build a bridtre across False Creek. The alleys or lanes in the business portion of the cily and in the more densely settled [)arts sliould also he put in a state of ret)air, suHicient, at least, to admit of merchandise, or mpplies being carried over them. A market for our citizens is alsD a nei:essity, and city scalea should ho jjrovided at once. A plan in conlorniity with the re(|niremeuts shouhi [w made at onci^ of tlie False Creek foresliore, as ^ have received assurance that upon the application oi the city it can be procured lor the cor|juration. FIRE, WATER AND LICiHT. The duties of this Committee are also very imitortaiit. The protection of life and property fnjm the ravages of tire is something without whicli no t-ity can ptos- per. Diu'iug the past great strides in the right diiection were made, Imt as we have long since passed, according to iioimlation and wealth, beyond the mere .>f/r(^(/.>( of a village, \.e must iu'-reaso and keen increasing our means of cimibatitis: the devouring element. In this connection I tliink it would not be out of i)lace to give utterance to my warm ajjpreciation of the voluntary services of our jziillant tire brigade, who, from purely public spirited motives, have organized and drilled to such a degree of perfectimi as to be .the lii.-t lirigade in i^'int of t'tliciency in the Province, and it is greatly through their ener;.'y, proniptitutle and skill, tliat we have sustained such little loss Ironi lire since the department was or^'ani/.ed. Considering cmr poi)ulation and the inliammuijle luiture of many of our buildings,! trust in the future as in the past, every encourajicmeul will h.; ^iven to our hriga.lc hy this Board and the Coun- cil at larj;e. The question of a com[)lele outlit in every branch coiniecied with our Fire De- ^lartment should at all tinus receive attention. Water is of course iniiis])ensible, and tliis board should at oni'e inqui'C into the possihi:i'y of yeltin:; a full supply at all time for jii'o purposes. As you are aware, our prusent suiiiJly of water for lire is supplied l)y tanks capable of holding 42,UJ0 gallons of water each, and these tanks are so distriliuted that they can be matle aviiilable at any fire Avhich takes place within the present populateil parts of the city. Ihit as the f)opuLitad area ii^creases ])rovisiiin nnist i)e madej'or a furllier sui)ply. The watei's of liurrard Inlet and False deck cm also be made av;nl;il)le, and apjiroachcs to these waters suitable for the lire enyiiie at any staue of the tide .-hould at once be built id such points as will be selected as the mo>t convenient. But, genlleiutMi, no matter how numerous are our I aides or silt water approaches, no matter how powerful our lire engine or how able and devoted our tire brigade, ill ii great conlhigrKiion, or in the caseot' two or more lircs at the same time, a serious cidamity will again helall us il' we do not increase our means t)f comb.diiii: it, and stei)s should lie taken in tlie rainy season to place us in a pnsition of seiuiri'y Inun any disast(!r in the coming dry sea.'^on. 'ilie most eiVicacious means to furnish this ;iecuiity would be a system I'f water works having mains laid along our ])rincipal jiopuljiteil districts with hydrants at ])roper i)laces and with a jircssure sutUcient to reacli and jiroiect any l)uiKling which may be erected at any place in our city. There is now ii conqiauy at work l)i'inying such a system of water works to tlie city, but il is, as yo" know, a |iri\ah' enterprise, and beyond our ci»nfrol. This Board should at ome ascertain fcoin thecompanv referreil to w l;en thev will be able to furnish ^m INAUGURAL SPHECH OF MAYOR OrPENIIEISIER, iAXUARY, 188S. Its willi a fiQ- d wnttT supply, and the terms n\trin which we can receive if.* If wc are not assured that the mains with hydrants will he in position hy tiie 1st of June next, I stronirly recommend that another lire enjiine he at once piuenred. The exi ensc of snch a jmrcliase will he comparatively t-niall iind will he amjily repaid hy tlu- feeling of security it will engender and l)y the reduction in the rates of insurance whicli at present are very iiigh. A thorouf.'li system of fire a.larm is also needed. En(|uiries were ordered hy the .late Hoard info the comiiarative advantages of the dill'eient ^y!-leIrlS in use in other places, and I hope tlie present Board will hasten to provide ns with an independent system based upon tlie result of these encpiiries. Tlic question of a water supply for family and puhlie use should env'age the early attention of this r.oard. The health of our eiiizeiis shmild be its first con- sidera.ion, ant! nothing will coiltriliute more to preserve it, and add to llie comforts of people g(;nerally, flian good Wiiter. As the central portion of the ( ify becomes more thickly populated, the wells fnmi which the water used fur d(miestie purposes is ol)tained will become tainted, and the ehtnger of its en,;endering disease will lie very great. It has bemi found l)y experience to be the best policy to have the water supply of a city for all purposes umhr the control of the cori>()ration. The main object of a com[)any supplying a city with wafer is fo \riikc money. Tlie council of a city c;in have no such oliject. Jts only desiie would le to furnish W!d(>v to the citizens at such rates as would pay worknig expenst-s aitd provide for tbe interest and sinkiui: fund necessary to comi'lete the work. Tlie citizens could at the polls decide whether they are satisfied wuh the working of their wafer suj)ply. From these and ofluT ennsideratinus, I would su;.'gc>t to this IJdaid to nseer- t'du upon v. hat terms flie city can iKiy the charters otllie twocompiuiies liaving the right to su[)ply us with wafer, and if a satisfi'.elory iinanjjement eanuot i)e come tf), then I suggest that we take step- to t;et an independent sy,-;feui Avitli ils souree of stipply at Seymour Creek, and to apply to the Legislature at its next tfe^sitm for the necessary pov ers to do so. The liiiiting of our streets is also under tlu^ eonlrol (if this Hoard. The present plan of ligiitiiig the city is not iit all satisf;:etory. In the business i):irts of the city we hav(> an elect lic light at each street eoim r, hut general dissafisfacion jirevails at the illuHiination atl'orded. The l^)ard should at once empiire into the cau-es of the failure of the electrii; lights, and either ha\o flie cindle pov,(N' of the lights incre.ised or else substitute gas for them. BOARD OF HEALTH. Th.e first duly of this I5oarel;is to see that the sanifarv rr^^ulations laid down in our health by law be rigidly observed, and a scavenger Khoiiid be at (jnce a[i|ioinfeJ to assume control of the work. No time should he lost by it in hurrying on the erecti'm and ci mplefion of the city hospital. The present liospifal is not at ail suitable fiU' in\ahds, a<'id is, I nniy say, a disgrace to us as a progressive people. As a seaport town liaving direct cominuiiicati:'n with the overcrowded countries of Asia, this board should take up at an early day the cpiisions uf a marine hospital and (piaranfine -;fati(m at this city. At the present time smallitox is raging in San Francisco and Seattle, tind the )ivse of your members nio-t suitable to fill tlie po-iiion-s on each 13 )ard. Tli*! cliainn in on eadi B yard in particuinr shouM ])■'. one wiio Avill have a great deal of tim-! at his disposal and special lilm^ss for the ])osiiiou, as ujion the m;umer in which the duli^s of the various I'.oirds are pcMM'ormeU will, in a fjreat measure, deocnd the successful carrying' out of the improvemonts necessary for the general gos of the Council, but a little reflection will show that iudirtclly they are of j^rreat importance. Anion'jf lho-!e are the Ni"ola. Okani;,' ui auil Cariboo branchViilways, the lin(>s of which have been surveyed and the Pi'ovincial lloverunieut has apreed to assist them with a grant of .>i?2 >0,0V), provided the Dominion Cxovernment will also aid them. This, nj) to the present tim->, (hat Government has not done. Now, as these roads run throu>;h thr> m i-t fen lie wheat and oatile prrvlncing i)arts of oar Pro- vince, and the Caiiboo br.incli run-; ihronuh the best mining districts, and as each line will connect with the C. 1'. 1!, it will be of inmicuse bcni fit to the Province, raid to us as a city, if they are built. One of the arguments against our projjosed bonus to smelting works was that we hid no covn'nunic ttion with the districts richest in metals, but these branches, if ompleted, wiji place us in ilirect coumiunic.a- fiou with them aii i we should memori;ilizo the Dominion (iovernment to roil in their construe! ion. Among questions of u'"«'i'-'e importance an 1 more directly aiT'ctinv; us are: 1st. The estahli-ihment of a P. O. Savings ]')ank here. 2nd. Tlie erection of immi>;riXtion sheds and the appointment of an iminigra tion a;ient here. 8rd. The apiiointment of a resident judge. 'ith. The establishment of a City Ijand llegisfry ofhce. 5tli. The immediate erection of a school in (he western jiait o" the ciiy. (Uh The ])rfivisions for the building at an early date of the school in the sonthein jiart of the city. 7th. The jilacingof P. O. boxes nt certain parts of the city for the mailing of letters and tlie iuaugundion ftf a city delivery. All thes3 matters must be attended to before the next witlings of the Dominion and Provincial Governments respect ively. Dy lav.'s have hocn pa-scd nv,H»'ing the most imnortant requirenicnis for tlie regulatiiui and government of our citizens and I tliink they ,'^hould be printed in book form under the authority of the City Council. Other matter.-^ will come up from time to time requiring your action and will, no doubt, be dealt with as they arise. One thing, L'cntlcmen, before closin>.' mv remark.s I wish to imjjress upon you. ■ It is of the great importance Unit you attend council and connnittee meetings ))unc- tually. Yon are r.il busiTiess nuni and yiuir time is valuable. It must be admitted that "a o nsiderable sacilll'*e was made by you in assuming your pre>,.nt positions. 'I'hat sacri'ice will be made greater if you lose valuable time wailiiiL' h)r a ipioruni. AVheu an hour is named for meetings to take place, if a (inoriim be assembled at the time designated, the business will not delay you for very long, i'.ut on the other hand the tardiness of one dilatory member may amotnit to the cost of more than (he time required for (he trans^acticm of the business. t^t&: ! li V Vciqcoiivcr's Goirin^Gi/CG, AX^TAL ADDTtESS OF TTTE PRESIDENT OF Til OF TIfADE AT THE (GENERAL MEETIX(; OX FI E r>OARI) :inirAUV 5x11, 1S88. fV "ZHE first RPiicrnl stntutorv moetiiiq' of Iho VuiiPonvor Tioanl of Trjulo wns held '•-'}■ -V;' in tlie rooms of tho I'.oarcl on .Monday hist, tlie otli inst. Tho .Mfi\or. ^fr. D. (Ti) Oppenlieimer, who is also Fiosideut of tlio lioard, 'Aas in tho chair, and there Avas a eood attendance of tlie memhers. After some routiiio busiiiess had beeo transacted, the President delivered the foUowinsr address : (xKN'TiiEMKN,- Before iiroceedins with the election of mc^mbfrs of your Counc'' for the eu«uinf,' vear, I tliinlc it d^'sirahle to place lieforo yon the work which has* been accoriiplished by tlie Board since its inan^niration. As you r.re aware, the first step to establish a Board of Trade in this city was taken at a x>ublic meeting of citizens on tho 2Slh of September iast. At that time many persons thonj^dit it jireniature to form a Boanl of Trade in a^city of only 15' months .cjrowth, but 1 think a review of Miiat we have accomi)lished, and the, benefit which our labors liave been to the city, will show that our organization was not too- early. Concerning the Board itself, I am pleased to be able to state that it is in a tho- roughly healthy condition. The number of its members is r>'2, and its financial standing is sound. Tliough our existence has l)een sucli a sliort one. tlie work per- formed by the Board has been very important, enihraciii^ many matters which afTected botli this city and the Province very beneficially. Before referring in detail to what has been done, I would say that the Board of Trade of Vancouver should. I think, embrace within the circle of its operations a much wider range even ttian the limits of this great Province. Situated as Vancouver is at the western terminus of the greatest transcontinental railway in the world, and also as a port of departure for a line of steamers to the great and populous countries on the other side of the Pacific Ocean, with the iiossibilities of an enormous future trade with Asia and the Australian Colonies, witli nnrivalled advantages as regards location for controlling the coast and interior trade of the Province, we should feel it our duty to labor earnestly so that the city may reap tho advantages which she should derive from her geographical situation. Tiie prt)gress of Vancouver will to a great extent depend upon the c.zp'-tions of her citizens, with the manner in which they make themselves thoroughly acquainted with all the resources of the Province,, and with the way in which they turn these resources to account by develojiing them. I wnll now briefly refer to the acttial work df)ne by your Council since November last, which was the time when we got settled in onr present offices. In December the presence of the Hon. John Kobson, the Provincial Secretary, ih this city, gave the Council an opportunity of discussing with him many mattei's of importance to Vancouver. Amongst them was the question of dual taxation of personal property in Vancouver By our charter llio City Council is entitled to im- pose a tax on jjersonal property. Notwithstanding this the Provincial Government has also taxed it, thus placing a double burden upon its oAvners. We objected to this, and Mr. Robson promised to place the matter before the Executive, and I feel satisfied that onr claim for a cbango will be acceded to. We also discussed with Mr. Eobson the question of a, ^Mechanics' Lien Law. He said that, although it was not a matter for the Covernnient to deal with, yet it would be pleased to g've its support to a good measure of such a charncter. VAN'COUVEK's ( OMMERCE. I) Since then the Board of Traile, in conjunction with representatives of onr m?chnnics and otiiers have prepared a bill on the subject that is sutis^faetory to tlit; interests of all parties. We also uryed upon Mr. Kobs(jn the inii)ortance of a |)pointin^' a resi- dent judt»e and erecting,' a court house in this city. AlthoUf,^li not within tlie province of the Local Legislature, the honorable gentleman promised his aid in i,'t'ttin{,' a judge appointed, and said that then a court house Avould naturally follow. We also asked that a registrar of vital statistics should be appointed here. This has since been done. We urged the desirability of the establishment of a land registry oHice in Van- couver, but although Mr. Kobson thoutrbt this premature, I think it is a matter of so much imp<)rtance in a place like this, where real i)roperty is clKingiiiij: hands every day, tliat I would urye upon the Board to keep this sidjject continually before the CJovernment. In response to further suggestions by your Council, .Mr. IJobson jtromiseil that a new school in the west end of liie city should be built at once, and that a uM-snt of at. lea-' """O acres of land in the Hastings townsite should l)e given for a public park. Ho ah/, romised that a proposal for (jtTering a bonus for the encour- agement of fruit growing would be considered oy the Executive if jilaccd before it; in a practicid fo'-m. His attention was also drawn to the desirability ( f ameiidint; the law so thai ■■> majorily of ratepayers could raise a loan to efl'ect m-cessary driiiu- age impvovenieuts, sucb as were most necessary iu the delta of the Fraser, and which wonkl enable a iarge tract of land, consisting of many thousaiulsof acrea within a short di^tpiicv iroin Vancouvor, to be brought under cultivation. Mr. Robson also i)romised that the (rovernmeni would contribute one-half of the cost of bri'Iuim: the North Arm of the Fraser Eiver, and arrangements havo since been made by this city, the C. 1'. Kailway Company and the Municipality of Richr raond, by which the road to that rich agricultural district will be cinistrncted at once, thus placing it within easy comni /.nidation of this city. Mr. Robson was also requested to urge the Provincial (ioverument to sui)plement the action of ytmr Board in impres-siug upon the i'ost oifice department the necessity of jiioviding direct mail communication between Vancouver and Nannimo, and also for extended mail ccmimunicatiou with various places m the interior where mining industries are being commeiu;ed. ]Mr. liobson also ofTered to ])rcsent the Board with a number of maps and various public documents which have since been received. Your Council have also forwarded memorials to the proper departments at Ottawa, showing the necessity that exists for the following: — Immigrant buildings and the appointment of an immigrant agent here; the establishment of a marine hospital and quarantine station at this port; the necessity of gra?)ting to the city some foreshore on tidal waters, especially on False Creek; thatl'ost Oflice receiving Ixjxes should be erected in various parts of the city; that the channel of the Narrows should be buoyed and a lighthouse placed at its entrance; that permission should be granted to organize a battalion of infantry and a battery of artillery in this city; that a Government Postal Savings Bank bliould be established here an(2 also a resident Post Office Inspector be api)ointed. Of these matters several hare already been either carried out or promised, and the rest, I have reason to believe, will be favorably entertained. • oril GOLD AND SILVEK ORES. One memorial we forwarded to me Government asked that aidshonkl he granted to assist in building branch railways from the mam line of the O. P. R. to various points in the Nicola, Okanagan, Cariboo and Kootenay districts, these being the centres of rich mineral deposits. The development of the mineral resources of British Columbia is ol vital interest, not only to this city, but to the province at large. The City Council, fetling the importance of this, asked the voters to give a bonus of §25,000 to any person who would establish smelting works of a certain capacity in Vancouver, and this proposal was agreed to unanimously by the citizens. The confidence thus shown by our oAVn people in the mineral resources of the province has induced many outsiders to inquire into the matter ; the City Council has had several proposals made to it by parties proposing to erect smelters, and T am ])leased to be able to say that within, a few days I expect an agreement will be coucludeJ. Ijetween the city and English capitalists for the erection of a smelter here. At present, there bein;.^ no smelting works in the province, all tlie ore has to be shipped (o Omaha and San T^ VAXCOUVER S COMMERCE. Fraiicisco at a cost for fivipht of about $19 per ton, wliiist it can 1)e bronjiht to Vau- couver for aljont Si, a Jitfercnco so enormous as to require no comment. Onr C)l),joct in askinj,' lor aid for the branch railways rcferroil to wa3 to enable mining I.o(l."),()00 It Avill tints be seen that in the whole mountain range from the south in , Arizona to the Canadian border, and to the north of us again in Alaska, iliere has been a yielil of (he precions metals of nearly one huuilred mill- son dollars, during the year ISST. Is it not reieonable then to conclude tliat iilong the 700 miles of mountain range through this Province equally good lesults would bi ol)iained from a (horouuh ex, ' ..tion of onr minerals? T look on the vCBtablisIiraiMit of smelting works in Vancouver as the initial step in the opening up •of our immense natural treasure house. IROX. Britisli Colundiia is however, not less rich in h'^' resimroes uf oiher minerals than she is in (hose of (he precious niftais. Eton, which when found neir coal, has l)een (ho foundation of some of the most prosi)erous countries in the world, abojmds in many parts of the Province, but at present has been scarcely opened n\) for want rtjf capital and the necessary works to treat it. At Texada Island, not 20 miles from -our i)ort, large quantities of magnetic iron ore are to be founil. Bog ore is also found in great abundance along Puiiet Sound, and I have no doul)t also exists in this Province. Within 4') miles of (liis eity coal is obtained in unlimited quantities. At SSooke hematite ore of great value is found, which can be laid down in Vancouver at ^:5 per ton. The direct comnmnicatioii between this port and China and Japan can- not fail to be of ^reat advantage to Vnu(!ouver when Bmelting works are established ____^^__^_^_— ___ _ ^-^-^_.^^_^^^___ * BinoB the (Into at whioli tho Rhitvp mldrpss was ddlivorod tlip KiikUhIi Company rofcrrPil t.' 'iiin flntorod into an a«ri.'omi'iit witli tli« ("ity of Vancfjiivcr l),v wliicli, in conHidi'ration of a l)()nus of Sii.OJK) from tii" City, it Ims awropd to orcpt nnioltiiiK wt)rkM()f a ciTtain capaoit.y, TlioC<>Tii|iiiny lian piiroiiaHPd ;50 acres of taiid in tlic City, lia-i alroaily cominoiici.'d the erection eforp tiic close of IHSS. _t Heforo the LoKislutiiro adjourned it paused sncli an Act and already foreign oompanios are pro- jij«>-ui« U) enter upon niiuiug enterpriBi's iu ihi.' Froviueo. VANCOUVEB S COMMERCE. here. For centiiiies these vast countries, teeminfj with a population of s 5 many mil- lions, have been closed to all the modern iinpruveinents in m.iehini'ry and mauufae- tures which exist among other nations. A chan;;e has taken plaice within tlie last few years; Japan has already made vast strides and e:igerly welcomes every new invon- "tiou or idea. China also is now apparently chaiiu'ing the policy which has hitherto guidf'd her rulers. Railways are bein;? constnuited, and the demand for in.m ro- BuUine called to the immense deposits of coal and iron which the Province l)ossesses, t(3 these large futurti c(Mitres of eonsnmi)tion, and to the easy iuid direct means of communication which v,-e have with them, to cause them to take stei)S to largely develop our minerals in the direction wliich I have imliciitetl. v.\vt';u;vKu"s imports and exports. In refei-ring to the benf fits that will accrue to British Columbia if it can open up a market in Japan and Clhna for the manufactures wliich are beginning to spring uj) in our midst, permit me briefly to speak of the extraordinary ja-ogress maile in Vancouver itself, the jdaco wliich is most certainly destined to be the out- let and inlet for the bulk of this foreign eommerci'. Two years ago the townsite of Vancouver was a forest. Iiiei)r[)oi'at^Ml()n .Aiiril (ilh, ISSO, it had a. population of nearly o,()'lO when on .Tune IMt'i, (jf that year, the whole town was destroyed by fire. Ccmseipxeut u])on tliat calamity many pe:'s(ms left the jilace where they had lost all their property by the conflagration and at the close of ISSti the i»o!>ulation ditl not exceed 1,."M)0. To-day we li.ave within the city about (),5t)0 i)eople. Tliere are 15 miles of street with msiny line business blocks of stone, brick or cement and wood, with handsome n sidences scattered all over the beautiful site on which the city is located. The first train from the Athnitic seaboard only arrived in Vancouver on May 2:>rd last, a))out nine months ago. On June l>]th, Is^T, precisely one year after the lire there steamed into our magnitieejit harlior the Abyssinia, the tiist of the Canadian racitic lim; of steamships from China and Jaiian. hjince that time at in- tervals of about o weeks, one of these steamers h;is arrived and sailed from our l>orts, bringing here the silks, teas, rice and curios of the east and ca.rrying fnmi our siiores the products of our shops and factories, to the valu<> of many hundreds of tiiousiinds of diillars. Within a short time these sailings will be fortnightly, to be still further reduced ultimately to a weekly siM'vice. Alreaily negotiations are on foot for another line lielween \ ancouver and the Australian Colonies, destined to dcvehjp a large trade between these far distant parts of the British Empire. To the east of our jirovince for hundreds of miles there are praries destitute of timber, but the soil of which jilaccs that country amongst the richest agricultural jxirtions of the glolie. Already on those great plains " is heard tiie tramp of pion- eers, the vanguard of a nation soon to be."' a.nd with the Jiext few yCiirs we may ex- ])ect to see those great ten itoiies covered with iiourisiiing farms, the abode of a luijipy i'.nd prosjierous people. With them we should have an extensive trade. We can supiily them with the products of our min(>s, our lisheries, our orchards and our forests, whilst iu return we take their br^adstiitl's (^ which they can raise clieai)er than we can) for the feeding of (Uir peo[ile and for shipment to our customers in China and Jaiani. It is, however, necessary that we shcmld study all these tnarkets, make our- selves aciimiint(>d with the retpiirements and iieculiarities of each, ami in this tnatter the JJoartl of Trade can be of the greatest possible advantag(» to our merchants and manufacturers by obtaining and disseminsiting amongst them the reiniisite knowledge. OUR nSHKlilES, FORESTS AXD FRUIT. British Columbia is known till over the world by its salmon, whicii, when canned, is sent to every (juarter of the globe. The canneries, extensive as they are, are still capalileof large increase. Another branch of this industry has, as yet, not been 10 VANCOUVEK S COMMERCE. really commenced. I allude to the shipment of fresh fish by 'means of rcfriyeratoi' cars all over the eastern part of the Dominion which is destined within a few years to prove a large source of traffic to the 0. P. Railway. Our waters abound with many other kinds of flsh, but no systematic attempt has, as yet, been made to develop this branch of our fisheries When this is done, this industry will itself support a lar^re population, either in the actual fisheries theraselves or in their kindred branches, and Viincouver from its excellent location will be the centre of this trade. Of our forests I need say but little. Our province is famous for its timber, and the lumber manufactured from our fir, our cedar and our pine is recognized by the best that is produced on tliis continent. The foreign lumber trade has already assumed large i)roportions. In our harbor to day are six large ocean going vessels loading for China, Jjipan, South America and Australia, and this business will shortly be supplemented by extensive shipments of lumber to China and Japan by our line of steamers. Our sash and door factories are also commencing to send their manufactures to foreign countries, whilst wuole train loads of lumber and of manufactured woodwork are constantly being sent l)y the railway to the eastern provinces. Every descrijjtion of fruit raised in the temi)erate zone can lie raised here in the greatest abundance and ejcellence. Although in the valley of the Fraser fruit culture has l)een carried on for many years Avith great success, the ])roduction is insignificant compared to what it will be in a few years. The market in the North west territories alone will tax our efforts to supply it. and it is difficult to point out a i)ursuit which olVers better returns to the small cajjitalist and agriculturist than is to be found in fruit raising in British Columbia. THE WESTMINSTER DISTRICT. The rich oction of the province known as the Westminster District, and in which Vancouver is situated, contains the largest amount of agricultural land to be found in the province. Along the Fraser River are large alluvinl tracts of unsur- I)as8ed richness. It is estimated to contain 503,000 acres, and is intersected by two great C(tmmercial arteries, the C. V. Railway and the Fraser River. The average annual rainfall is frt)m 50 to 60 inches. Some of this land is timbered, whilst other parts of it are either open Cf)untry or dotted with luiderbush. The soil is generally a deep black, with a clay subsoil. Enormous cro])S can be raised up(m these lands. Altliough wheat has sometimes failed to ripen, very large crojjs can be raised. From (iO to 80 l)ushels to the acre is a common yield. Oats will give 75 bushels, barley ■40 bushels, turnips 40 to 50 tons, potatoes 80 tons. Roots and vegetables attain all almost incredible size. Pumpkins weigh 50 to 70 lbs., squash CO lbs., vegetable marrows lbs., cab])age 2G lbs., onions I'^jlbs., turnips, U! lbs,, mangolds '20 lbs. The average yield of hay is S^^ tons to the acre. Hops do well, and the strength and fertility of the delta lands within a short distance of Vancouver are almost unrivalled. Whilst, however, all these products arc raised easily and find a good market, the growing demand for all descriptions of dairy ])roduco which Vancouver offers i)resent extraordinary inducements to tlie industrious farmer. Besides this, eggs, chickens, geese and turkeys all command high ])riees, and at ])resent our market is chiefly su|)plied with these things from the (>asteru provinces or by im- portatitm from the States. The.se things must be raised in the province. By this means thousands of dollars will be kej)t at home to be expended amongst our mer- chants and mechanics which are now sent abroad. I advise immigrants to i)urclinse email tracts of land, say from 50 to 100 acres, cultivate them thoroughly, and the net returns will far exceed what can be realized from ten times the (luantity of land in the prairie states and provinces. The ])eoi)le of Vancouver must t^ee that good roads are built at once thnjughout these farming districts, bringing them all into easy conimuuicatiou with our city. BEET ROOT SUOAH. Another industry, jirnctically untouched as yet, is undoubtedly destined to become of imi)ortance in the future and contribnto to Vancouver's trade while adding greatly to the wealth of the Province, that of the cultivation of the sugar beet and the extraction therefrom of sugar. In flie districts covered with the rich V ' VANCOUVKB S COMMERCE. 11 l)S. til st )»! tvcr nil I to bilo rieli allnvial soil Avithiu a fow miloM from Vancouver the cultivation of beets for tliia purpose ^vill ouyajje tbe attention of a lar^i'e pro])ortion of the farmers. As loiiif ago as 18(58 an attempt Avas made in this (lirectirn terminus. That this young nation should undertake such an imme ise enterprise is a i)roof l)otb of its (>n- ergy and of its belief iu the future of the Domi lion, and it is tbe duty of every citizen of Canada to aid as much as possible in making the road financially a sncc(>ss. It has oi)ened up to ca[)italists the great mineral resources on tbe nortli shore of Lake Superior and of this ])rovince, and has made accessil>le tbj> millit)iis of fertile acres in the great North West, whilst it has ojjcned an Imperial Highway entirely under the shelter of the Unicm Jack frtmi England to the great liritisli possessions in Asia and Au;*tralia. Travelling as I have done througli this })rovince before tlie raib'oad was built, I can fully realize tbe beneiits we derive from it. At present only t!ie main line is built, yet tlie local traffic along it i)ays fairly well. But when branch lines are C(ni- structetl, radiating to all points within the })rovinee, not only British Columbia, but tbe Company itself, will derive immense benefit from tbe vast increase in trade which such enterprises will make ixjssible. STE^VMSHIP SUBSIUT. At the time British Columbia entered tbe Confederation, tbe only nutans of communication with tbe east W(>re by the Central and Union Pacific Kaihvay rid San Francisco. The trade between this Province and the States was small, and in order to establish a fortnightly mail serWee tbe Dominion (Tovernment granted a subsidy to a line of steamers l)etween Victoria and California. But tbe completion of the Northern and Canadian Pacific Railways has changed this state of things, and, by our national road, we now receive our Eastern and European mails every day with great regularity, and in a much shorter space of time than Avas jjossible liefore. T\\o construction of a railway along the coast, from San Francisco to Puget S(mnd, also brings us our daily mail fnmi California, instead of tbe fort- nighly t)r weekly mail by these subsidi'«ced stiMimers. At the time that this st(^ani- ship iine was subsidized, it was necessary to get an American company to ])erl"orm the service. The result of this is now, however, a matter of great inconvenience and loss to juiy other Provincial ixu't than Victoria, as steamers under tbe .\merican fiag cannot call at two Canauiiui p<\rts consecutivi'ly. An illuNiratiou of the injury this causes us is seen in tbe fruit trade of Vancouver, which is greatly injured by the delay and transbipnumts caused by th(> i)i'(^sent arrangeim als. I would there- fore urge upon this r.oard tbe imi)ortance of asking tbe Dominion (iovernuKnit to subsidize n British instead of an American line of steamers. There can bo no doubt that at tbe time that this subsidy Avas granted it was intended as much as a sub- vention in tbe interests of trade and commerce as for a mail subsidy, and we should insist upon tbe subsidy being continued for this reason, even if its necessity tor mail puri)oses is no longer as urgent a.s it was at tbe time it was originally {(ranted. 12 VANCOUVEI! S COMMERCE. THAT A CITY Ol over G.OOO slioulJ spring np in less thiin two yoars, Avitli all the sul)stautial im- })rovemouts that we see around n,-t, is in itself fourprisin,'?. Yet the trade which must inevitably centre here within the next few years warrants the prediction tliat ill a short time San Francisco alone will excel us iti population, wealth and com- merce on tlie Pacific Coast. The trade of the whole interior will pass into the hand.'5 of our mercliants, wliile this city will be the centre of tlie .'jfrcat s'uelting industries, of iron manufactories, and of many other industries. Throu^'h Van- couver will i)ass the immense trade of the Dominion witli Asia and Australia. Already Ave have no less than seven saM'-mills turning out millions of feet of lumber annually, two sash and door factories, tliree furniture factories, two iron works and machine shops — one of them being tlie largest in the province, — l)oiler works, three l)reweries. soa]) works, lime works, soda water works. The city is lighted ])y both gas and electricity, and in c^'-urse of a few months will liave one of the finest systems of water works to be found oa the couti:-:cnt. All these undertakings have lieen started by i)rivate enterprise. Trade and commerce is rei)resented by numer- ous houses, both wholesale and retail, who.se comraerciid ramification extend not only over this province, l)ut throughout the adjoining territories, whilst our ])roduce and commission merchants h;mdle an immense simount botli of domestic ami foreign produce. Tliree chartered l)anks, those of Biitish Columbia, INhnitreal and Brili-^ii North America, and one ^jnivate banking firm, Wulfrsohn k Bewi<'ke, conduct the liiuuieial business of the cit,v. I must not omit to mention tlie exten- sive operations carried on here by the C. P. lU'.ilwav Company, whose moiithlv pav roll is .tbcjut st'i.l.tKjO. ill] IJqpqi/^Ueled S1|0A\ ii|H (■: I , y^O l.,LOWINi i is n statement of the receipts aiu\ ex|)endiiures of l!ie city from "'•'iptlj J''i»iifii'y 1 h> November :>!> submitted l)y Aid. 1). Oppenheimer, the ablo Chair- (^fr^n man of the Fhiance Committee, to the Council with the f i. . ing remarks: - At the close of our fi-e d y.ar it devolves upon me, as Chairman of yor.r Finance Committee, to lay l)efore yon the receipts and ex[)eiulitures for the current year, and explain to you the linanci;d condition of our city. Tlie esiimates of prolial)lo revenue and expenditures for tlie ensuing year will be laiil before ymi by my successor. That the finances of your city for tlie i>ast year have been economically hus- banded, the balance sheet 1 have in my hands for your perusal will corroboiate. I also fairly state that no city can show as much woik for the money expended ns the City of Vancouver ; it smiirises even the most (M'onomical ol)server who visits (»nr city t^j see the amount of work (h)iie for the nK.aey exi)ended. I will here ex- ]ilaiii to you the compiled balance sheet of receipts and ex[)enditiuHv'. as taken from the books of the corporation up to the 1st December. A general itemized balance sheet will be brought before the ("oiincil at the first or Hecond meeting of the new' board, including the assets and liabilities. I luive to congratulate you, Urolher Aldermen, that instead of our treasury being empty, us wluvi we took ollice. we lire able to hand over to cuu' successors a large contingent hanking b;ilance and !iii."i,(>IM) unpaid ta.\es, to be collected. VAXCOVNEU S COMMERCE. I 13 The totiil receipts from vnrious t-ourccs for the [^cur- rent ye.'ir, up to the 1st December, are :|-();5,'ir)3.C9 Total expenditures 17U,776.43 Balance in Bank B. C !!32,483.2G Out of this balance about !i^2'2,000 -will be required for rnnuirf,' exi)en!-es for December and work ujuler contract, and available for conlinj^Tnt fund s^ijy ."^^.IM!, nud tlie §5,000 unpaid taxes, making a^total of !i?lo,(i(:() available for next year. Regarding taxes collected 1 l)ave to say that the atses.-nient roll for ISS? was : - .?2,738,S00 at II4 per cent ^^;3;;.7G3.( Taxes collected l;:;27,oJ2.(il ]''ivc |)er cent rebate if paid on or 1 eiore August 1st, 1887 ] ,:i09.2o 2K.( ;.*!.: .7 Unphid taxes to be collected .1, n,1 1 l,l;3 As the system of .5 per cent, rebate allowed on taxes this year is a real kss to the city, I recommend that for the ensuing year 20 per cent, should be added lo the rate struck, and if taxes are paid on or before August 1st, 1888, 20 per cent, will bo d'-'dncled. Tlie progress our city iias ma^le during cur terra of olliee will run the ; ssef s- merd roll of i8S,s to over .';.vl,( 100,000- not s(j bad for a city of oidy IN months' growth. The ditlei-ent comraittes of your Council will no doubt lay their annual reports before you. which I cm sure y(>u will find exli!!Uf1i\e and vciy intere^ting. es]iecia]ly the report from Mie able mind and liand of tlie Chaiiman of tl;e IJoa.rd of V\'otks. I have al.-o to ecMigratnlate you on the harmonious working of tl!t> Council. '1 hat your city stands today lugh in the money market of the world, the result of our tin;ineiid standing/, lia.s been fully illustr; led lo yoir by tloating onr debentures i-o successfully, and keeping our treasury e!!icieutly supplied to meet tie city's engage- ments with pf{miptnes><. It is very gratifying to me, as it mm.t be to every eitizen pn sent, to I'otice tie unanimity whirU prevails aviiong us as a community. During tlie past ye^ir my brother Aldernu^n and uiyself worlied assiduonsly iu the performa'iee of oui'iluties. Tlisii these diilies were well performed, and the trust re[K)sed in us was not wilfully violated, and that tise citizens ap'preeiale this, is evident from the fact that ]u^!irly nil the Alileimen of last year have been re-elected. This appreciation of our labors will, I am .sure, spur us on, if j-ossilde, to still greater exertions for the public wel- fare next year, so that at the end of our term of otliee we shall be still in tlie pos>es- sion of the conlidence of the citizens. I do Jiot int(>nd to d(>lay yon liy nuddng a long speech, but sliail merely refer to a f ( w of lite works perl'oi'med l.y us this year. After the tire of the iJith ,lune, ls8(!, iu order to start again Mith(>ut any delay, ]iublic iniprovemeuts in the central portiim of the city, the fnnitage tax system wm adoptcnl with the umhMstanding that as soon as tlie city wa.s in a [losition to do so, tlie debentures issued on tlie fronta.ge system should be taken n\) by (ienei'al De- bentures of the City, 'i lie tinaneial part of this selieme b 11 upon the Board of Mhieh r had the honor to b(> chairman, and so favorably did we ]ilace our i^osition betori' lli(> monied centres of the world, tluit W(> were a.bli^ to reaii/e < rr I'lt-t lot of debentures at nearly pjir, a thing unknowu in the history of i ny eily (f less than a year old. I'(>sides the l^SnO.OOO reiinired to ta.ke up our street debentures, we ])ro- viiled .^!'2."),()()|| for sewerage, a most important matter ; 5)105.(10 for street and other imi)rovement«, expending th(> monies at ,u to show to advantage the magnilicriit scenery suiiounding our City and its beautiful situntinu, and to place thei-c properly lu'loie strangers, and also to furni-h nu'ans of rtcieation for our people the Park Road loan was projectetJ 14 VANCOUVEU S COMMERCE. and carried through and the debentures for that loan sold at par. The whole result of our exertions is that financially Ave stand high in the money market, and shall be able without unduly oppressing the citizens, to continue to make the necessary im- provements to meet the unusual large increase in our populatitm at a small annual outlay. In general matters we have also tried to keep pace with our rai)id progress as the gateway city of the traffic between Europe and Asia. A sanitary by-law lias 1)een passed which will enable us to deal with disease at its incipiency, and we have also provided for a hospital in wliich the diseases or injuries of our unfortunate fellow citizens will be promptly and efficiently treated. At no time in the history of the world has there been a city wliose ijrosperity has been so marked or its future promises so bright as the City of Vancouver. It is an universal exj^ression by all who see the progress our city has made that its equal has never been known. The buildings erected and city improvements made this year are over .iJljoOlMXJO, and the buildings to be erected next year will exceed that sum. We have no paper Iwoni; our growth is rai)id and has a sound fountlation. People who buy property mostly do sci to build thereon and remain and become citisens. The tutnre of Vancouver is assured, and no rival's action can check her progress and growth. Eeceipts and expenditures of the City of Vancouver for the eleven months end- ing November 30th, 1887 :— RECEIPTS. To I'.alance from IHHO .S 2.*227 OS " Licenses 12.848 1)8 " Police Court lines 8, ISO 5.") '• Kents 141 .50 " Proceeds of Debouturts l~yC\l')2 7.") " Taxes collected 27.:$4:'5 8S " Hospital ( refund from C. IMl. ) 240 (M) " Provincial (iovernment grants l,tKK) (M) " Cemetery plot : 28 50 .'k;208,2.'";8 0'.) EXPENDITrUKS. I'y I'olico (.'ommissioners :i? 2.SSi) 88 " Exi)ense ■! of Charier 1,720 85 '• r.oard of Health l.'.);)i» 40 " (ieneral exjx'use.^ grants, fuel, etc 8,202 50 •• Hoard of W orks . . .' .58,K-5() 18 " Fire, Wat(>r and l.iglit Ccmimittee 7,(;85 OS " Printing and stfitionerv 1.508 78 '' Salaries O.sno 02 " Purnitiiro 40() 10 " Interest <">.S(;o 10 • " Sewerage construction 18.s',)7 00 " Notes paid oiV 7.412 0(1 " Debentures piiid oil .50.7i)0 80 " Sinking fmul 2,010 47 " r.ahince 82,4S8 20 S208,258 ()0 Appropriiiticms for the year 1SS7, with the various lialanees ifmainiiig ou the same'on No's ember 80th, 1SS7. VAXCorVEK S COMMERCE. 15 UNDER BY-LAW NO. 12 .1?14,100 LOAN. Appropriation. l?al;incp. Water tanks, hook and ladder, etc 85,0(10 CO fc; 1-5 SO City Hall, offices, etc 2,500 00 2S 01 Landed in lieu of 2:2 2.(100 (10 2,(:('0 ( () Cemetery 1,(:00 CO 5)3 50 Total balances .$2.1:35 37 UNDER BY-LAW NO. 29 - S150,n(!0;LOAN Public streets .$58,485 CO J^rains and sewers 25,000 (M) Hospital 2,000 CO Local Debentures ('>2.0().5 00 • Fire Deparlraont 2,.^C0 CO $7,5^0 !:7 7.K02 L7 1.^20 !-2 3.205 !'3 534 10 Total balances .'?;21,0r2 30 REVENUE. "Board of Works $2,100 00 Fire, Water and Li^lit 1,700 00 Board of Health 2.4(K) 00 Salaries 12,(i00 00 Printing,' Gazette 250 00 " City ,soo CO Fuel and Oil ;-5()0 co Interest on street debentures 2.500 CO Liabilities of ISSfi 4.0' iO (iO Interest and Sinking,' Funds 12,048 CO Total balances Police Commissioners iti;2.250 00 ytationery 2.50 CO § 79 S2 218 73 933 02 2.981 98 250 (;0 47 22 223 CO 1.801 34 715 30 4,525 48 ..SI 1,895 89 ^ l^!4 28 7 95 Total overdrafts ,S 1 !i VANCOUVER THE EMPIRE CITY. ^jf^N July. 1880. the city had a iiopulafion of about 1.2C0. fj|^ In .luly, 18,S7, the pot)u1ati()n was 3.000. (sW^ In 'Inly, 18S8. a careful calculation shows that the cH v hi;s t-oiiu^ witlun its limits. 8.."ilH people 1 .^ww/K^'- <''^*™" ceilaintv ot DeccmnnH- a ]ilace of wrcat mn'ortauce. In addition to this, however, she is tlie only seaiKul on the Pacific coast of the l)omini(m th. , has a harbor ci!pahl(> of I'eiiij.- entered at all states of the tide and at every seasrm of the Mar bv tliehirnest ocean-^roDijr vessels. Plus has ccnsecpiently led, in conneclion with her beinu'tho lailway tenmnus, to Vancouver bemo' selected as tlu' home port of (lie lines oi' mail s enmers to Japan and China. New Zealand and Australia, already been commenced, audit is anticipat.'dl hat within i ii.-iaii s(>rvice will also be inau^'urated. V, Th(> fni'iner s<'rvire has I'cw numtiis (lie Austral- 16 VANCOUVEE THE EMPIRE CITY. In 188fi Vancouver had no commnnication by railway with the rest of the world and the only way by which either passengers or mails arrived was by a steamer calling on its way from Victoria to Port Moody. Now Vancouver has a daily steamer from here to Vii;toria; a steamer twice a week (shortly to be made three times weekly) from Port Townsend, Seattle and Tacoma; a steamer every three weeks to Japan and China, beside extra boats on frequent occasions and numerous steamers from the various provincial ports. X'ancouver has a daily mnil service over the Canadian Pacific llailway with the Fast, and three trains .a dfiy between tliis city and Westmnister. Letters have arrived hero in 12 days from J^ngland, and v.-ith faster steamers on the Atlantic it is contemplated that within a few montlis Van- couver will be 8 or 9 days of England. The industries- and resources of Vancouver are many in num1)er and diverse in their cliaracter. The ijroduction (.)f lumber on Burrard Inlet is the largest on the British Pacific Coast. Gi'eat as it is a considerable aJdi+%:n is ex[)ected to be made to its amount in a short time by the erection of one or more large mills. Within the past year sash and door and furniture factoiies have been started ai\d already their productions are being shipped to the far east both of the Dinninion and I'nited States. Several other woodworking industries are expected to be com- menced shortly. Vancouver's future as the centre of one of the niost important indirstries — that (.f smelting gold and silver ores is assured. Ground lias b(>on i)nrcliased within the cily limits for the erection of large smelting works and before the close of the year they will he in full operation. The lustory of Onialia, Penver, Butte City and Salt Lake will be rei)eated at Viineouver, i\r"\ around the smelting Avorks will spring uj) a large ])()i)ulali{)n and the city will be \ i)e location of numerous sub- sidiary industries. Already there aio in opera! ion iron vorks and foundiies. bi>iler works, shipyards and boatbuilding cstablishmenis and niiiny smaller iV.otories and works of other desx-riptions. 'the location of Vancouver is ])robabIy the finest of any city en the coast. Sii- uateil on Burrard Inlet which is a naiurid harbor'some 11 miles long by 2'.)' to ''^ miles wido\ comidetcly landlocked, it is impossible to conceive a more favoiablo position for a large naval and mercantile jiorl. What tran I'rancisco is on the Paci- fic and New York on the Atlantic to the Inited Slates or biviriio'ilto (ireat Uriiain, A^'incouver will become to the Demi iiiion, while as the half way house on the pccn- liarly British rotde betv.een Great J^iitain and her Indiitnand Australian (l(;eiulen- cies, she will be always a city of great importimee in ilic views of il:e Inn (Mi;'l i iov ernment. l'V)r beanlifnl situation, for the building up of a grciit city with excellent drainage and everything which tends to attract population, the location of \'ancon- ver leaves nothing to be desired. With tJie Inlet on the north and !■ alse Creek on the south, the city is easily accessible by water thus aii'urding excellent opf.'ortunitiep for bringing in cheaply all kinds of supplies. With her streets 'iUl planked or gravelled, with good sidewalks, loc. .motion around the city is both easy and agreeable at all times whde tlie streets ajid buildings are lighted with both gas and electricity. The Canadian I'acitlc Hallway has recetdiy completed and opened one of the finest hotels on the Continent while there are numerous other hotels and boarding lunises in the city aiVording aeciniinodation at lu'ices to suit the means or tastes of every visitor. In the western portiim of the city there is a ])ublic jtark of l,(l(iO acres in extent man Catholics, Methodists, I'res- livterians, baptists and Congregationalists all have places of worship and some of the.'e denominations are about erecting additional chuiclies in other i arts of the city. Jf< H \ ■ *ti': Mri ^^^■MffJg,