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The  iJUSY  MAN'S 
CANADA 

Published  monthly  in  the  interests  of  Canadian  Progress  and  Development. 
VOL  II  JANUARY    1912  No     1 


ALONG    THE    TRAIL 


HOW'S  BUSINESS? 

NEW  YEAR,  1 91 2,  finds  the 
business  situation  in  Canada 
sound  and  prospering.  On 
every  side  are  signs  that  business 
men  have  abundant  faith  in  the  near 
and  distant  future  of  the  Domin.ion. 
New  factories  are  going  up,  old  ones 
are  being  enlarged,  new  businesses  are 
springing  into  existence  on  every  side. 
The  condition  is  not  confined  to  any 
part  of  Canada  ;  it  is  the  same  all  over, 
fiom  seaboard  to  seaboard.  R.  G. 
Dun  &  Company  state  that: 

"  191 1  has  probably  been  one  of  the 
best  years  in  merchandize  that  Canada 
has  experienced. 

"Manufacturers  have  also  done  well, 
and  laibor  has  'been  fully  employed." 

The  Toronto  Neivs,  in  an  article  on 
the  business  situation,  remarks  that, 
*'  the  business  community,  which  in  a 
sense  iiad  rested  on  its  oars  during  the 
reciprocity  campaign,  experienced  a 
fresh  access  of  courage  once  the  un- 
certainty was  ended.  Capital,  which 
had  timidly  held  back  in  fear  of  a 
fiscal  revolution,  resumed  its  construc- 

Copyrijfht   Canada.    1911. 


tive  projects."  The  Nezvs  adds  thii 
the  present  expansion  is  "  so  universal 
as  to  be  phenomenal,  and  probably  un- 
precedented in  our  history  .  .  .  Every- 
vVhere  labor  is  fully  employed,  and 
often  it  is  impossible  to  get  necessary 
work  done  except  by  special  favor. ' 
Canadians  must  feel  satisfaction,  with- 
out unfriendliness,  in  the  following 
comparison  drawn  by  the  Nczvs : 

"  In  this  respect  the  Dominion  pre- 
sents a  remarkable  contrast  to  the 
United  States,  where  unemployment 
is  still  (|uite  general  and  where  wide- 
spread, industrial  and  social  unrest  is 
lamentably  apparent." 

There  Was  No  Setback 

The  annual  statements  recentl)  ,.:  - 
sented  to  their  share'holders  by  the 
Canadian  Bank  of  Commerce,  the 
Bank  of  Montreal,  the  Bank  of  .To- 
ronto, the  Merchants  Bank  and  other 
financial  institutions,  reflect  the  pros- 
perity of  the  country  at  large.  Some 
weeks  ago  it  looked  a$  >^V«e.''.siTppld 
experience  a  temporlVy  moneta.ry 
pinch  when  we  caoje  to  bar\esf  .ind 

.   by   Busy   Man's   Limited,  v  ■  ■ 

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Along  the  Trail 


BUSY  MAN'S  CANADA 


January,  1912 


move  ithe  crops.  The  situation  was 
relieved  by  the  early  cold  weather  in 
tihe  W^st,  which  delayed  ithreshing 
over  a  wide  area,  and  hy  the  inability 
of  the  railways  to  handle  all  the  grain 
that  was  offered.  These  developments 
lightened  the  task  of  the  banks,  and 
Ave  were  alble  to  iscramble  throiigh 
anoither  autumn  without  an  actual 
shortage  of  eithier  circulation  or  credit. 
In  this  connection  the  Toronto 
News  suggests  that  "  by  arrangement 
between  the  banks  and  the  Govern- 
ment, or  in  some  other  manner,  the 
facilities  for  'handling  our  increasing 
crops  must  be  extended.  There  is  strll 
tihe  possibility  oif  calling  in  European 
banks  to  help  move  our  wheat  as  they 
already  assist  in  marketinc;  the  Ameri- 
can cotton  crop  " 

At  present  there  is  no  prospect  of 
any  monetary  sttringency  Funds  are 
plentiful  in  the  United  States  and  not 
too  tight  in  Great  Britain.  The  Cana- 
dian West  is  behind  hand  in  paying  its 
bills  partly  because  mucli  grain  is  still 
in  .tihe  elevators  r.Tid  farmers'  bins^ 
partly  because  much  grain  is  still  un- 
threshed,  partly  because  the  returns 
from  grain  that  is  held  for  feeding 
purposes  will  not  be  availaible  until 
next  year,  and  partly  because  in  a 
numlber  of  circumscribed  districts  this 
season's  crops  were  hailed  out,  frozen 
out  or  otherwise  destroyed.  Generally 
speaking,  however,  the  harvest  of 
191 1  will  bring  the  Prairie  Provinces 
'handsome  returns  for  the  simple  rea- 
son that  in  the  present  state  of  the 
■world's  markets  even  low  grade  grain 
coninTfaia<{s /gi^ptd  prices. 

'\.  Cut  there  is  not  the  slightest  note 
of  distress  from  1ii),e  prairies.  Western 
people  are  as  sanguine  of  the  outlook 


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as  ever.  The  Winnipeg  Saturday 
Post  says :  "  One  of  the  features  of  the 
early  setting  in  of  winter  in  Western 
Canada  is  the  fact  that  business  in 
general  has  suffered  Ibut  little,  not- 
withstanding the  fact  that  the  late 
harvest  and  severe  wealther  have  left 
much  of  the  harvest  still  uncompleted. 
In  Manitoba,  the  crop  has  been  pretty 
thorougMy  saved,  but  in  Saskatche- 
wan and  Alberta  there  is  still  a  large 
percentage  of  the.  crop  in  the  fields, 
yet  conditions  are  reported  to  be 
fairly  satisfactory,  and  payments  are 
being  made  without  difficulty." 

One  of  the  features  of  the  western 
crop  situation  which  is  freely  com- 
mented on  by  the  eastern  i^apers  is  the 
surprising  manner  in  which  orders  are 
coming  in  from  commercial  houses 
throughout  the  west.  It  is  stated  that 
the  volume  of  orders  which  is  coming 
in  from  the  prairie  districts  is  so  large 
as  to  take  everyone  by  surprise.  Yet 
the  situation  is  not  one  which  should 
cause  surprise  to  anyone  familiar  with 
the  peculiar  crop  conditions  which  pre- 
vail this  year  in  Western  Canada. 

The  Farmers  are  Safe,  and 
"Sound" 

It  is  true  that  the  early  advent  of 
winter  weather  caught  a  large  per- 
centage of  the  farmers  of  Saskatche  • 
wan  and  Alberta  with  their  crop  still 
on  the  ground.  Thait  this  unfortunate 
circumstance  will  cost  the  farmers  a 
considerable  proportion  of  the  returns 
they  would  otherwise  have  got 
for  itheir  crops  is  also  true.  But 
threshing  has  gone  on  steadily,  and 
the  prices  obtaining  for  this  year's 
crop  go  far  to  compensate  the  farmer 
for  any  loss  in  volume  or  grade. 


January,  1912 


BUSY  MAN'S  CANADA 


Along  the  Trail 


It  is  poinitecl  out  in  the  West  that 
coni'mercial  loans  are  extremely  high 
for  this  season  of  the  year,  and  thait 
the  farmers,  on  whom  the  retailers 
depend  for  taking  up  their  paper  at 
the  shipping  season,  are  in  a  great 
many  cases  asking  for  short  renewals. 
But  the  very  fact  that  these  renewals 
are  being  made  for  short  terms  only  is 
proof  of  the  financial  soundness  of 
the  agricultural  population  in  general. 

The  railways  have  been  "  put  to  it " 
again  this  fall  to  handle  the  Western 
crop,  but  the  situation  is  improving. 
Our  tiwo  new  transoontinenitals,  the 
G.T.P.  and  the  C.N.R.,  will  not  be 
ready  for  trafific  any  too  soon  for  the 
increasing  requirements  of  the  West, 
which  has  already  displaced  the  United 
States  as  an  expoi-'ter  of  wheat,  and  h 
running  a  winning  race  with  Argen- 
tina. 

The  completion  of  the  Grand  Trunk 
Pacific  and  the  Canadian  Northern 
Railways,  the  construction  of  the 
Hudson  Bay  road,  the  double-tracking 
of  the  C.P.R.,  the  deepening  of  the 
eastern  canals,  promised  by  the  new 
Minister  of  Marine  and  Fisheries, 
Hon.  J.  D.  Hazen,  and  the  opening  of 
the  Panama  Canal,  will  solve  our 
transportation  troubles.  No  country 
on  earth  has  a  brighter  outliook  than 
"  this  Canada  of  Ours." 


GOOD  ROADS  ARE  COMING 

A  movement  for  Good  Roads  in  a 
big  business-like  way  is  now  started. 
Premier  Borden  has  announced  him- 
self in  favor  of  Federal  aid,  and  the 
speculators  are  speculating — How  will 
the  aid  be  distributed?  That  will 
come  later. 


The  Ontario  Government  is  con- 
sidering a  system  of  provincial  high- 
ways, if  Federal  assistance  comes,  and 
to  show  that  they  mean  business,  Dr. 
Reaume,  Minister  of  Public  Works 
for  Ontario,  has  -held  a  parley  on  the 
subject  with  the  Good  Roads  Associa- 
tion. This  augurs  well.  The  G.  R.  A. 
is  composed  of  progressive  men  with 
Twentieth  Century  Ideas  and  the  gift 
of  persistence.  They  have  been 
hammering  at  the  door  these  many 
years,  and  -have  had  a  pretty  cold 
job  out  there  all  right,  all  right. 

A  Federal  Good  Road  from  coast  to 
coast  through  Canada  is  also  being 
urged  by  the  Canadian  Highway  As- 
sociation, of  which  J.  W.  Kerr  is 
president.  Another  big  project  on 
right  lines.  Sooner  or  later  it  will 
have  to  come,  so  let  it  be  sooner, 
^lodern  transportation  demands  it. 
That  the  motor  car  'has  come  to  stay 
nobody  will  now  deny.  That  its  ad- 
vantages over  the  air-wagon  will  be 
appreciated  by  careful  people  for 
many  moons,  few  will  care  to  dis- 
pute. We  sometimes  make  progress 
backward.  This  time  the  automobile 
came  first,  and  had  to  w^it  for  the 
automobile  road.  The  motor  car  is 
no  longer  a  mere  joy-wagon  for  the 
disportment  of  the  rich  and  frivolous. 
It  has  taken  its  place  with  the  railroad, 
the  dray  wagon  and  the  Clydesdale. 
The  days  of  the  dray-horse  almost 
seem  to  be  numbered,  whereat  the  So- 
ciety for  the  Prevention  of  Cruelty  to 
Animals  will  wax  glad.  Yet  there  is 
no  need  for  the  farmer  to  despair; 
the  price  for  good  horses  was  never 
higher  than  to-day.  When  the  motor 
displaces  the  horse,  the  price  of  gaso- 
line will  be  so  high  that  farmers  will 


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BUSY  MAN'S  CANADA 


January,  1912 


make  money  growing  root  crops  for 
the  manufacture  of  denatured  alcohol. 

The  Century's  Requirement 

iThe  saving  of  time  is  this  century's 
requirement.  Competition  demands 
it.  The  auto  car  is  a  time  saver,  but 
to  do  its  best  it  must  have  a  good 
road.  The  demand,  therefore,  for 
Good  Roads  was  never  so  great  as 
now.  Good  Roads  on  a  broad  scale 
have  got  to  come,  and  Premier  Borden 
is  the  first  big  man  to  see  it. 

Tax  the  auto  and  use  the  money 
for  Good  Roads.  So  long  as  the 
money  is  used  for  roads  your  autoist 
will  stand  for  a  good  stiff  tax.  He  is 
shrewd  enough  to  look  on  it  as  a  good 
investment  thait  will  pay  big  dividends. 
Put  the  case  to  him  in  the  right  light 
and  the  farmer  too  along  the  Good 
Road  will  be  willing  to  contribute. 
No  argument  is  needed  to  prove  that 
where  the  roads  are  good  the  farmers 
are  prosperous,  while  -bad  roads  keep 
farmers  poor.  Good  roads  add  to  the 
value  of  ithe  land  they  pass  through. 
Think  how  the  price  would  go  up  all 
along  the  way  of  an  up-to-date  Trans- 
continental Road  !  Moreover  the  ten- 
dency is  for  the  farmer  to  pocket  his 
wrath  at  the  go-devil  machine  and 
buy  one  for  himself.  He  can  afford 
to  pay  for  it,  and  once  he  has  one  he 
can't  afford  to  do  without  the  Good 
Road  to  run  it  on  any  more  than  the 
rest  of  us. 

British  Columbia  Leads 

Progressive  people  clean  across 
Canada  favor  the  raising  of  the  Mud 
Embargo.  From  Vancouver  to  Win- 
nipeg the  sentiment  is  unanimous  that 
a  Great  Canadian  Highway  should  be 


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constructed.  In  the  East  the  feeling 
is  equally  strong,  even  among  the 
farmers. 

British  Columbia  is  in  the  band- 
wagon. When  she  builds  a  road  she 
copies  the  Romans  and  builds  a  Good 
Road  for  To-morrow.  She  spent  five 
million  dollars  on  roads  and  high- 
ways during  the  year  1910.  In  the 
present  year  she  will  expend  in  the 
neighborhood  of  five  million  dollars 
in  constructing  new  thoroug^hfares 
and  improving  old  ones,  and  for  the 
four  years,  1910  to  1913  inclusive,  a 
grand  total  of  about  $20,000,000  will 
be  poured  through  these  channels. 
Add  to  this  enormous  appropriation 
the  existing  roads  and  the  spirit  of 
co-operation  on  all  sides,  and  you  have 
a  combination  that  will  give  Britisli 
Columbia  a  system  of  roads  unexcelled 
in  North  America. 

Big,  But  Not  So  Big 

A  Trans-Canada  Highway  sounds 
big,  yet  it  is  not  so  big  that  it  is  not 
practicable.  The  Federal  and  the 
Provincial  Governments  have  been 
sounded.  They  are  favorably  dis- 
posed. 

All  that  remains  is  for  the  People 
to  say  they  want  the  Big  Highway 
and  they'll  get  it.  To  line  up  the  pub- 
lic behind  the  job  the  Canadian  High- 
way Association  is  forming  branches 
in  all  parts  of  the  Dominion.  Next 
year  there  will  be  a  convention  at  Cil- 
gary,  Winnipeg  or  Regina.  Which- 
ever shows  the  most  active  interest 
in  the  Big  Good  Road  will  get  the 
convention.  Therefore  watch  Cal- 
gary, keep  your  eye  on  Winnipeg,  and 
don't  overlook  Regina.  There  will  be 
some  Good  Western  Dust  kicked  up 


January,  1912 


BUSY  MAN'S  CANADA 


Along  the  Trail 


aiong  the  Old  Koad  out  there  between 
now  and  convention  day. 

Dr.  Kaiser,  of  Oshawa,  who  'has  live 
ideas  on  Good  Roads,  has  worked  the 
thing  down  to  this  : 

That  a  commission  be  appointed  at 
once  by  the  Federal  Government  to 
build  a  national  highway  from  Hali- 
fax to  Vancouver ;  to  use  all  th'e  latest 
methods  of  road-ibuilding  and  to  make 
it  a  road  that  could  be  used  by  all 
manner  of  vehicles.  Each  province 
should  be  equally  represented  on  the 
commission  and  a  standard  line  of  con- 
duct should  be  laid  down  for  each  sec- 
tion of  the  highway  to  be  built. 

Because  Eastern  Ontario  has  been 
more  neglected  than  Western,  the 
Doctor  proposes  that  the  start  be  made 
by  building  the  first  section  of  the 
fTrunk  Road  between  Toronto  and 
Kingston,  a  distance  of  i6o  miles.  He 
estimates  the  cost  at  $5,000  a  mile — 
less  than  the  mileage  subsidy  given 
by  the  Federal  Government  to  rail- 
ways. 

Good  Roads  are  a  social  and 
economic  necessity,  and  Good  Roads 
we  shall  surely  have — first  the  high- 
ways and  then  the  byways,  all  over 
the  country  and  across  itihe  continent. 
For  note  you  this :  Good  Roads  are 
catching.  They  have  caug'ht  Premier 
Borden,  they  have  caught  Finance 
Minister  White,  and  they'll  surely 
catch  the  rest  of  us ! 

NOW  FOR  TOWN   PLAN- 
NING 

Town  planning  is  a  move  in  th€ 
right  direction.  Anybody  who  had  a 
bit  of  land  to  subdivide  has  been  al- 
lowed to  lay  it  out  in  his  own  sweet 
way.    He  could  drop  in  a  street  here 


and  a  street  there,  regardless  of  the 
streets  adjoining.  He  could  play  rag 
generally,  pretty  much  according  to 
his  own  peculiar  ideas.  Consequently 
in  some  of  our  big  cities  there  are 
very  few  through  streets.  We  laugh 
at  the  windings  of  old  country  streets. 
Ours  don't  wind — they  zig-zag.  We 
have  the  disadvantage  of  the  round- 
about without  the  artistic  beauty  of 
the  curve. 

iThere  will  soon  be  an  end  to  this. 
Canada  is  seized  of  the  importance 
of  two  splendid  things — Good  Roads 
and  Town  Planning — there  is  going  to 
be  something  doing.  The  right  sort 
of  people  are  interested,  and  they're 
working. 

We  are  going  to  have  a  Town  Plan- 
ning Congress,  talk  things  over  and 
then  get  down  to  business.  Calgary 
has  a  Town  Planning  Commission, 
twenty-seven  strong,  with  the  Mayor 
in  the  front  seat.  Winnipeg  has  a 
Town  Planning  Commission,  made  up 
of  its  most  progressive  business  men. 
As  a  starter  Winnipeg  will  spend 
$2,500  on  a  statistical  social  survey  of 
the  city.  Toronto  and  other  places  are 
catching  the  fever,  which  looks  like  a 
malignant  type.  Busy  Man's  Can- 
ada wafts  a  blessing.  Readers  will 
be  kept  posted.  Town  Planning  is 
good. 


ENGLEHART-HIS  DOINGS 

Premier  Whitney's  recent  announce- 
ment that  an  agreement  has  been  made 
with  the  Grand  Trunk  Railway  for 
running  rights  on  the  Toronto  and 
Northern  Ontario  Railway  came  as  a 
surprice.  It  was  more  evidence  that  the 
T.  &  N.  O.  is  a  business  concern  run 
on  business  lines.     The  agreement  is 


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January,  1912 


for  25  years,  renewable  for  25  years 
more,  and  tnen  50— in  all  a  century. 
That's  what  you  call  looking  ahead. 
For  the  privilege  the  G.  T.  R.  will  pay 
$300,000  a  year.  The  secret  is  that 
the  T.  &  N.  O.  has  a  good  roadbed, 
well  maintained,  and  the  G.  T.  R. 
kncws  it.  That  other  railways  inter- 
ested in  the  district  know  it,  is  not 
rash  guessing,  and  if  they  too  apply 
for  running  rights  nobody  will  be  sur- 
prised. Co-operation  and  not  slash- 
w'hacking  one  another  in  competitior; 
that  is  profitless  to  all,  is  the  growing 
spirit  of  the  times.  It  is  cheaper  to 
pay  for  running  rights  over  my 
brother's  line  than  to  build  a  line  of  my 
own. 

The  news  from  the  Premier  i-  a 
feather — another  feather — for  the  cap 
of  Chairman  Englehart,  'who  always 
sleeps  with  his  ear  on  the  ground  and 
with  one  eye  open.  He  works  quie*-ly, 
persistently  and  has  something  to  show 
at  the  day's  end.  And  he  doesn't  come 
home  in  the  twilight  headed  by  a 
brass  band,  with  drums  and  then  more 
drums.  The  professional  fault-finder 
complains,  yet  how  many  know  that 
some  three  hundred  families  have  been 
settled  along  th^e  T.  &  N.  O.  during  the 
present  year?  It  is  good  for  Mr. 
Englehart  and  it  is  good  for  the 
country. 

Settlers  In  Train  Loads 

*'  The  nexit  Dominion  census,"  said 
Chairman  Engle'hart  the  other  day, 
•'will  have  a  different  story  for  On- 
tario. There  is  room  in  our  north 
country  for  a  population  equal  to  that 
of  the  whole  of  Canada  at  the  present 
time,   and   soon    the  people  will   be 


pouring  in  there,  not  by  the  car  load, 
but  by  the  train  load. 

"  The  exhibition  car  that  we  are 
sending  all  over  the  Province  to  show 
what  can  be  grown  in  New  Ontario, 
is  causing  the  greatest  enthusiasm 
wherever  it  goes." 

With  a  smile  of  fatherly  pride  he 
added  that  the  popuilation  of  the  north 
country  is  now  fully  50,000. 


THE    IMPORTANCE    OF 
MONTREAL  HARBOR 

Ir  has  been  officially  and  therefore 
authentically  reported  that  of  the 
Canadian  wheat  sent  eastward 
for  export  from  Lake  Superior  ports 
by  steamer  during  the  past  season,  as 
much  went  out  by  way  of  New  York 
as  went  out  by  way  of  Montreal.  This 
statement  is  discouraging  in  view  of 
the  efforts  made  to  improve  the  St. 
Lawrence  system  of  navigation,  says 
the  Toronto  Globe.  It  is  extreniely 
desiralble  that  the  real  cause  or  causes 
of  the  transfer  of  so  much  Canadian 
grain  to  the  American  route  should 
be  ascertained,  so  that  the  steps 
necessary  to  counteract  this  diversion 
of  traffic  may  be  taken  as  soon  and  as 
effectively  as  possible. 

Two  reasons  are  given  for  the  fail- 
ure of  the  St.  Lawrence  route  to  cap- 
ture the  great  bulk  of  the  export 
wheat  trade;  defective  terminal  facil- 
ities at  Montreal  and  high  rates  of  in- 
surance on  ocean  vessels  using  the  St. 
Lawrence  River.  So  far  as  Montreal 
harlbor  is  concerned,  its  condition  may 
easily  and  should  promptly  be  ade- 
quately improved.  The  wheat  traffic 
of  to-day  is  only  a  fraction  of  what 
the  future  will  show,  and  the  trouble 


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and  loss  sustained  by  forwarders  will 
increase  quite  as  rapidly  as  the  total 
amount  of  grain  for  transatlantic 
shipment.  It  is  alleged  also  that  the 
St.  Lawrence  route  suffers  from  the 
lack  of  ocean  vessels  as  compared 
with  New  York,  but  that  defect  will 
be  remedied  as  the  St.  Lawrence 
route  is  improved. 

The  country  has  spent  so  much  on 
the  betterment  of  this  route  that  it 
cannot  afford  to  leave  undone  what 
is  still  unaccomplished.  The  new 
Welland  Canal  should  be  undertaken 
as  soon  as  practicable,  and  the  im- 
provement of  'Montreal  harbor  should 
be  urgently  hastened  in  order  that  the 
Canadian  grain  trade  may  not  con- 
tinue to  suffer  from  remedialble  de- 
fects. During  the  past  few  years, 
w'hile  Mr.  G.  W.  Stephens  has  held 
the  position  of  Chairman  of  the  Har- 
bor Commission,  quite  a  revolution 
has  taken  place  in  the  condition  of 
the  harbor ;  it  may  be  difficult  to  fill 
his  place  satisfactorily,  but  an  earnest 
attempt  to  find  an  equally  efficient 
Chainnan  should  be  made. 


TORONTO,   AN   OCEAN 
PORT 

TORONTO  now  indulges  in  the 
fond  hope  of  becoming  an 
ocean  port.  Toronto's  long 
cherished  dream  is  to  be  a  great  na- 
tional port,  with  vessels  from  all  ports 
of  the  world  in  her  harbor.  iThe  Hon. 
F.  D.  Monk,  ^  Minister  of  Public 
Works,  and  Hon.  J.  D.  Hazen,  Min- 
ister of  Marine  and  Fisheries,  have 
paid  her  a  visit  on  business  intent. 
Toronto  s^howed  them  a  list  of  what 
she  wanted  in  harbor  improvements, 
and  then  "they  examined  the  harbor. 


The  honorable  gentlemen  showed 
friendliness  toward  the  requests.  Mr. 
Monk  went  so  far  as  to  say  that  they 
almost  certainly  would  be  carried  out. 
So  Toronto  is  shaking  ihands  with  her- 
self and  is  in  a  good  humor  with  all. 

Honors  are  due  to  Mayor  Geary. 
He  has  fought  hard  and  persistently 
for  the  improvement  and  development 
of  Toronto's  waterfront. 

The  new  Government  at  Ottawa 
promises  to  do  things  to  develop  the 
inland  ports — ^not  only  at  Toronto. 
At  the  luncheon  Mr.  Monk  said  the 
old  Government  bad  done  mu<^h  for 
railroad  transportation  and  a  great 
deal  to  help  the  ocean  ports.  The 
new  Government  proposes  to  have  a 
care  for  inland  ports,  haribors  and 
waterways,  which  have  been  ne- 
glected. 

Said  Mr.  Hazen  at  the  luncheon: 
"  Every  dollar  spent  at  Montreal  or 
Toronto  will  be  spent  to  aid  naviga- 
tion and  increase  the  commerce  of  the 
whole  country." 


BRITISH   BRANCHES    IN 
CANADA 

MR.  NORTON  GRIFFITHS,  a 
member  of  the  British  House 
of  Commons,  has  been  advising 
Briitis»h  manufacturers  to  take  a 
leaf  out  of  their  United  States 
Competitors'  book,  and  start  branch 
factories  in  Canada.  In  his  opin- 
ion Canada  is  bound  to  'be  one  of 
the  greatest  countries  in  the  world. 
Our  shrewd  neighbors  will  agree  with 
him  on  that  point.  It  is  because  they 
appreciate  its  wonderful  endowments 
and  prospects  that  they  are  making 
such  endeavors  to  be  foremost  in  the 
race  for  trade  here.    They  left  nothing 


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January,  1912 


undone  for  the  promotion  of  the 
reciprocity  pact.  Faihng  to  get  that 
established  they  have  -begun  again  the 
work  of  transplanting  branches  of 
their  factories  here.  If  it  is  profitable 
for  a  United  States  manufacturer  to 
establish  in  Canada  branch  works  for 
the  manufacture  of  products  he  de- 
sires to  sell  here,  rather  than  to  ship 
goods  in  from  the  present  factory,  it 
should  be  equally  advantageous  to  the 
British  manufacturer  to  have  branch 
works  here.  Canada  is  drawing  capi- 
tal from  Britain  at  the  rate  of  about 
$200,000,000  a  year,  and  in  applying 
that  capital  it  ibenefits  the  trade  of  the 
United  States  much  more  than  the 
trade  of  Britain.  Our  neiglibors  are 
investing  capital  in  Canada,  but 
they  are  building  manufacturing 
plants  with  most  of  it.  British  manu- 
facturers would  have  no  trouble  about 
capital.  .There  should  be  a  great 
development  of  British  enterprise  in 
the  planting  of  branch  factories  here. 


MORE   REQUIRED   OF 
STUDENTS 

It  is  likely  that  before  the  opening 
of  the  next  annual  session  of  Toronto 
University  the  standard  of  qualifica- 
tion required  of  students  entering  the 
Faculty  of  Arts  will  be  consideraibly 
raised.  This  will  mean  that  young 
men  and  women  intending  to  take 
university  courses  will  remain  in  the 
secondary  schools  for  a  year  longer 
than  now.  It  is  there  that  the  founda- 
tion work  should  be  done,  and  it  can 
be  done  cheaper  than  in  the  university, 
because  most  students,  while  attend- 
ing such  schools,  usually  live  at  home. 

The  university  is  not  intended  to 
do  this  work,  and  the  greater  the  ex- 


tent to  which  the  university  is  re- 
lieved, the  better  it  can  do  the  work 
that  belongs  to  it. 

This  plan  will  enable  the  student  tO' 
prove  whether  he  has  the  capacity  and 
the  energy  required  to  master  the 
higher  branches  of  education  without, 
the  expense  of  a  year's  residence  in 
a  city  and  the  payment  of  university 
fees. 

The  change  will  throw  greater  re- 
sponsibility on  the  secondary  schools.. 
They  will  have  to  carry  on  their  work 
a  step  further,  which  will  give  the 
teachers  wider  scope,  and  possibly  im- 
prove their  work  in  all  departments. 

Possibly  the  higher  standard  re- 
quired at  entrance  is  to  some  extent 
designed  to  prevent  more  students  en- 
tering than  can  be  taught  under  fav- 
orable conditions.  In  order  to  keep 
the  number  of  students  within  reason- 
able limits,  two  courses  are  open.  One 
is  to  raise  fees  and  shut  out  those  of 
small  means ;  the  other  is  to  raise  the 
entrance  standard  and  shut  out  those 
short  in  intellectual  qualifications. 
The  test  by  means  of  (brains  and  dili- 
gence is  more  in  keeping  with  uni- 
versity traditions  than  the  test  by  poc- 
ket-book. 


REDUCED  CABLE  RATES 

In  1910  the  telegraph  companies 
instituted  the  night  letter  and  the  day 
letter  at  reduced  rates.  These  innova- 
tions have  proved,  from  the  standpoint 
of  the  public,  a  pronounced  success,, 
and  there  is  no  reason  to  believe  they 
have  proved  anything  but  successful 
from  the  standpoint  of  the  companies. 
Now  the  system  of  reduced  rates  is 
extended  to  the  cable  service  between^ 
this  country  and  Europe.    Three  vari- 


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eties  of  reduced  rates  are  now  in  force 
— the  cable  letter,  the  week-end  letter, 
and  a  deferred  caible  service  for  mes- 
sages in  plain  language  (not  in 
cipher),  at  half  the  regular  rate,  with 
the  understanding  that  such  messages 
are  liable  to  be  deferred  for  a  period 
not  exceeding  twenty-four  iiours.  ,The 
present  cable  rate  is  twenty-five  cents 
a  word. 

The  cable  letter  is  sent  with  the  un- 
derstanding that  it  will  be  delivered 
not  later  than  the  second  morning  af- 
ter it  is  filed  at  New  York  or  Boston. 
It  may  'be  forwarded  from  the  local 
telegraph  office  to  the  terminal  at  New 
York  or  Boston,  either  by  mail  or  by 
wire,  and  will  be  delivered  from  the 
European  terminal  at  London  or 
Liverpool  by  either  of  the  same 
methods. 

Tihe  rate  for  cable  letters  is  a  dollar 
and  a  half  for  twenty  words,  with 
thirty  cents  added  for  each  additional 
five  words. 

Week-end  letters  may  be  sent  to 
reach  New  York  or  Boston  up  to  mid- 
night on  Saturday  for  delivery  at  Lon- 
don or  Liverpool  on  the  following 
Tuesday  morning.  The  rate  for  these 
letters  is  one  dollar  and  a  half  for 
thirty  words,  with  twenty-five  cents 
added  for  each  additional  five  words. 

Most  of  the  new  cable  rates,  as  in 
the  case  of  the  new  telegraphic  rates, 
were  first  introduced  by  the  Western 
Union  Company,  but  the  example  of 
that  company  was  promptly  followed 
by  the  other  cable  companies.  The 
benefits  which  will  accrue  to  the  pub- 
lic from  these  improvements  in  the 
cable  service  are  unquestioned.  There 
is  hardly  more  room  for  question  that 
the  companies  will  also  find  themselves 


benefitted  by  th€  inevitable  increase  of 
business— business  of  a  kind  to  be 
handled  during  the  hours  when  their 
lines  are  now  used  the  least. 


Imperial  Ontario 

Few  people  realize  what  an  extra- 
ordinary country  in  point  of  size  we 
five  in.  The  Province  of  Ontario,  un- 
til now,  has  been  228,000  square  miles 
in  area,  almost  exactly  the  size  of  the 
German  Empire  in  Europe.  The  pre- 
sent addition,  from  the  partial  division 
of  Keewatin  with  Manitoba,  will  add 
146,000  square  miles,  or  a  territory 
somewhat  larger  than  Austria,  making 
a  huge  state  of  375,000  square  miles 
in  extent,  larger  than  any  European 
country  except  Russia. 

Manitoba  from  being  the  "  postage 
stamp  "  province,  becomes  a  great  ter- 
ritory of  240,000  square  miles,  many 
a  thousand  square  miles  larger  than 
Germany. 


The  Indian  in  Canada 

The  Department  of  Indian  Aflfairs 
at  Ottawa  has  just  come  out  with 
interesting  statistics  atx)ut  the  red  men 
of  Canada. 

There  are  108,261  India*i>  in  Can- 
ada ;  4,600  of  these  are  Eskimos. 

Indians  last  year  earned  $1,500,000 
in  v^'ges. 

British  Columbia  has  more  braves 
than  any  of  the  other  Provincr 

581. 

There  are  324  Indian  schools  e<lu- 
cating  the  Indian 

The  report  is  a  contradiction  of  the 
statement  so  current  that  the  Canadian 
Indian  is  fast  disappearing;  for  it 
shmvs  that  the  increase  of  births  over 
deaths  in  the  past  year  was  346. 


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What  the  Home  Market  Means 
to  Canada 


UNDER  the  heading  "  Markets — 
Where  ? "  the  iTororito  Weekly 
Sun  says : 

"  The  chief  need  of  Canada,  all 
parties  are  agreed  as  to  this,  is  a  stead- 
ily widening  market  for  the  products 
of  the  farm.  Production  in  the  west 
is  bound,  despite  occasional  set-backs, 
to  increase  by  leaps  and  bounds.  Pro- 
duction in  Ontario  can  easily  be  mul- 
tiplied many  times  over.  All  that  we 
need  is  markets.  Where  are  they  to 
be  found  ?  " 

In  reply  to  its  own  question  the 
Weekly  Sun  argues  that  we  cannot 
secure  an  expanding  market  in  Eng- 
land unless  foreign  food  products  are 
shut  out  of  the  British  market  by  an 
Imperial  Preferential  Tariff  arrange- 
ment, which  the  Weekly  Sun  thinks 
would  be  injurious  to  British  consum- 
ers. It  points  out  that  the  old  land  is 
full  of  people  now  and  its  food  con- 
sumption cannot  be  expected  to  in- 
crease to  any  great  extent.  There  is 
a  good  deal  of  force  in  this  argument, 
but  it  must  be  remembered  that  very 
large  quantities  of  food  are  imported 
into  the  United  Kingdom,  and  if  a 
large  proportion  of  these  foreign  food 
imjx)rts  were  shut  out  the  imports 
from  the  colonies  would  increase. 

However,  there  is  undoubtedly  a 
limit  to  the  quantity  of  food  the  Brit- 
ish people  can  consume  and  the  rapid 


increase  in  the  quantities  of  Canadian 
food  products  produced  makes  it 
necessary  to  look  for  a  market  else- 
w'here.     Where  shall  we  look  ? 

The  Weekly  Sun  says  we  should 
look  to  the  United  States  for  a  mar- 
ket. 

Home  Market  is  Sure 

Who  would  consume  Canadian 
farm  products  in  the  United  States  if 
they  were  sent  to  that  country  ?  The 
people  of  the  cities  and  towns  built  up 
by  manufacturing  industries. 

Why,  then,  should  we  not  build  up 
manufacturing  cities  in  Canada  and 
thus  increase  our  own  consuming 
population  ? 

The  home  .market  is  the  sure  mar- 
ket. It  is  under  our  own  control  and 
we  can  keep  it  under  our  own  control. 
We  cannot  be  certain  of  any  foreign 
market. 

The  true  policy  for  farmers  is  to 
favour  a  policy  that  will  develop  Cana- 
dian manufacturing  industries,  giving 
employment,  directly  and  indirectly, 
to  a  large  consuming  population.  T!he 
larger  the  city  population  in  proportion 
to  the  farm  population  the  better  the 
prices  for  farm  products. 

Farmers  and  Protection 

If  the  greait  question  for  farmers  is 
to  find  a  market  for  their  products, 
then  the  National  Policy  of  protection 


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is  more  important  to  the  farmers  than 
to  any  other  class  of  the  people. 

Al'thoug'h  Canada's  population  is 
built  up  largely  by  immigration,  it  is 
an  accepted  fact  that  large  numbers 
of  wealth-producing  workers  annually 
leave  Canada  for  the  United  States, 
because  of  the  superior  industrial  op- 
portunities which  the  United  States  has 
had  to  offer.  The  movement  has  not 
been  from  the  Canadian  farm  to  the 
United  States  farm,  because  the  de- 
cline in  the  farm  population  of  the 
United  States  has  been  more  marked 
than  the  decline  of  the  farm  popula- 
tion of  Canada.  The  movement  has 
been  from  the  Canadian  farm  to  the 
United  States  city. 

So  that  the  lessons  to  be  taken  from 
our  census  figures  may  be  very  simply 
stated.  Undoubtedly  one  of  them  is 
that  intensive  farming  should  be  en- 
couraged in  every  possible  way,  that 
farming  should  be  rendered  as  attrac- 
tive as  possible  and  that  the  great  ques- 
tion of  tariff  and  transportation  should 
be  treated  with  more  enlightened  in- 
terest for  the  farmers'  welfare. 

The  Boy  and  the  Farm 

Still  another  lesson  is  that  if  Can- 
ada is  to  hold  all  her  own  people  she 
must  provide  industrial  opportunities 
for  them.  Young  men  can  be  urged 
to  remain  on  the  farm,  but  fchey  can- 
not be  forced  to  do  so.  Canada's  com- 
mercial and  industrial  wealth  must  be 
expended  to  meet  every  recognized 
form  of  youthful  ambition.  If  Can- 
ada fails  in  this  duty  s'he  will  continue 
to  lose  people  to  the  United  States, 
which  in  the  most  highly  developed 
commercial   and   industrial  life  exer- 


cises a  magnetic  influence  on  youthful 
enterprise. 

The  two  lessons  are  in  no  sense  con- 
flicting. There  is  no  reason  why  under 
one  clearly  formulated  national  policy 
our  farming  and  industrial  interests 
should  not  develop  and  prosper.  The 
greater  our  home  market,  the  greater 
will  be  the  prosperity  of  the  Canadian 
farmer.  And  nothing  will  develop  our 
home  market  like  industrial  expan- 
sion. 

Canada's  Greatest  Requirement 

Canada's  most  urgent  requirement 
to-day  is  a  stronger  industrial  move- 
ment in  the  Western  Canadian  cities. 
The  great  market  is  in  the  West  and  it 
cannot  always  remain  fifteen  hundred 
miles  from  the  base  of  supply.  Eastern 
Canadian  manufacturers  would  do  well 
to  recognize  this  fact  and  to  recognize 
it  quickly.  They  should  get  into  West- 
ern Canadian  cities  with  their  branch 
factories  and  hold  what  is  destined  to 
be  one  of  the  greatest  markets  in  the 
world.  That  is  an  incidental  lesson 
which  may  be  taken  from  the  census 
returns. 

There  is  nothing  in  the  census  fig- 
ures which  would  suggest  to  Canada 
the  wisdom  of  forsaking  a  national  for 
an  un-national  policy,  and  sacrificing  a 
profitable  home  market  for  the  much- 
advertised  but  deceptive  market  of 
ninety  millions.  The  census  figures  tell 
us  plainly  that  the  problems  which  we 
have  to  work  out  we  must  work  out 
ourselves  on  broad  national  lines,  but 
with  a  more  zealous  and  enlightened 
interest  than  has  heretofore  been  dis- 
played in  the  administration  of  Can- 
ada's affairs. 


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What  We  Pay  for  Hustle 

WE   take   pride    in   the    wealth  Killed  Six  a  Day 

of    our   natural     resources,         In  the  past  four  years  there  have 

our     general     development,  been    killed    and    injured    in    Canada 

the   enterprise   of    our    people,     and  45,428  persons  on  our  railways,  by  in- 

the  extent  of    their   prosperity.      We  dustrial  accidents  and  by  fires.     This 

boast  of  our  time-saving  methods,  ra-  is  at  the  rate  of  11,357  P«r  annum.    In 

pidity  of  action  and  of  our  American  other   words,   every   day  during  that 

hustle.     We  observe  John  Bull  plod-  period  6  persons  have  been  killed  and 

ding  along   slowly,  apparently   doing  19  injured  :  about  one  killed  or  injured 

business  in  double  the  time  it  takes  us  every  hour  of  the  twenty-four.     Tihis 

to  do  it.  We  give  many  a  wink,  mean-  appalling  record,  too,  applies  to  only 

w'hile  sending  out  sensational  stories  of  the  few  causes  mentioned.    If  statistics 

how  we  build  towns  in  a  week,  bridges  could  be  obtained  of  all  fatalities  and 

in  a  month,  large  buildings  in  fifteen  injuries  in  the  Dominion,  the  bill  of 

weeks ;  how  we  move  structures  a  mile  cost  would  have  a  still  more  serious 

or  so  without  disturbing  business,  and  appearance. 

how  we  lay  rails  for  the  locomotive  at  Many,  if  not  the  majority,  of  these 
a  wonderful  speed.  In  short,  we  are  accidents  can  be  traced  to  carelessness, 
speeders,  and  we  are  proud  to  be  first-  thoughtlessness  or  selfishness.  The  de- 
class  exponents  of  that  North  Ameri-  ^^^^  ^°  achieve  big  results  in  the 
can  art,  hustle.  What  price  do  we  pay  shortest  possible  time  at  the  expense  of 
for  the  boast  ?    Here  at  a  glance  is  a  efficiency  is  a  national  trait  which  the 

section  of  the  bill  of  cost  :  "^^^^''^  "^^^  ^^"  ^^^^  immediate  steps 

to  obliterate.      The  evil  of  dollar  and 

In  4  years-killed  by:  Persons.  dividend    hunting,    regardless  of    de- 

_  .,  struction  in  its  wake,  is  a  menace  to 

bteam  railways 2,049  n       ^  >  j        i-     atm     ,      ■ 

^,        .         .,  ^^  Canada  s  progress  and  credit.  The  basis 

Electric  railways    wi  r    •   -r     ^-       •    .1 

^    ,        .  ,        .  ;  ^  ot  civilization  is  the  proper  respect  for 

Industrial  accidents  ...  .    5,296  rx        j  .       inr    •     ,,  • 

^'  ^  life  and  property.    We  m  this  country 

'  ^  have  by  no  means  sufficient  regard  for 

8,718  either.    The  fact  is  noted  by  the  capi- 
talist   and    investor    abroad,    and    we 

Injured  by:  g^^^^.   thereby   and   will   do   so   to   a 

Steam  railways 7,344  greater  extent,  if  early  improvement 

Electric  railways 8,296  is  not  made. 

Industrial  accidents  ....  10,444 

Fires  (estimated)  1,908  Our  Huge  Fire  Waste 

27,992         The  national  spirit  of  carelessness  is 

vividly  portrayed  in  the  fire  waste.    Im 

36,710  the  past  2,2  months  Canadian  property 
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has  been  burned  to  the  value  of  $57, 
880,678.  This  year's  losses  to  date 
have  been  at  the  rate  of  $44  a  minute. 
In  addition,  lives  lost  in  fires  in  four 
years  have  numbered  1,072. 

Railway  accidents  account  for  a 
great  loss  of  life.  "Making  up  lost 
time  "  is  responsible  for  many.  But 
the  stage  apparently  has  not  been 
reached  where  we  would  prefer  to  ar- 
rive at  our  destination  two  hours  late 
and  alive,  rather  than  on  time  and 
dead.  Collisions,  derailments  and  part- 
ings of  trains  were  responsible  in  four 
years  for  894  killed  and  injured.  In 
three  years  190  persons  were  killed 
and  201  injured  at  highway  crossings. 
During  the  past  23  years,  7,263  per- 
sons ihave  been  killed  and  25,668  in- 
jured on  Canada's  steam  railways. 

By  the  Explosion  Route 

Analyzing  the  statistics  of  industrial 
accidents  in  the  latest  published  report, 
under  the  heading  of  mining,  it  is 
found  that  explosions  caused  over  35 
per  cent,  of  the  deaths  and  over  20  per 
cent,  of  the  injuries.  Falls  accounted 
for  nearly  all  of  the  deaths  and  over 
66  per  cent,  of  the  injuries  in  the 
building  trades.  Among  unskilled  lab- 
orers, 21  men  were  killed  by  being  run 
over  iby  vehicles,  and  17  by  falling  ma- 
terial, and  53  were  injured  in  a  similar 
way.  An  alarming  increase  has  occur- 
red in  the  number  of  fatalities  among 
workpeople  engaged  in  the  handling  of 
explosives.  iThis  summer,  too,  there 
were  63  drownings  in  the  Lachine 
Canal.  "The  chief  danger,"  says  a 
civic  official  noting  the  fact,  "  is  in  the 
canal  with  its  deep  drop  from  the 
banks,  making  rescue  difficult,  and  it 


seems  advisable  to  have  a  railing  along 
those  parts  of  the  canal  where  people 
most  congregate,  so  that  they  will  not 
be  so  liable  to  tumble  into  the  waiter." 
Sixty-three  drownings,  before  a  rail 
was  suggested!  Such  records  can  be 
found  in  any  part  of  the  country. 

•'She's  Going  to  Fall" 

The  writer  heard  an  engineer  admit 
that  a  certain  structure,  which  had 
been  criticized,  "  might  faill  in  three 
years'  time,"  with  possibly  serious  loss 
of  life.  Railroad  contractors  were 
laying  new  steel  recently  at  a  record- 
breaking  (pace,  while  the  big  crack  in 
the  concrete  abutment  of  a  bridge  was 
allowed  to  wait,  despite  the  fact  that 
work  trains  used  the  bridge  daily. 
Carelessness  with  hve  wires,  reckless 
driving  of  automobiles — in  a  thousand 
ways  we  violate  the  first  principles  of 
a  civilized  community. 

The  reasons  for  the  existence  of 
such  conditions  are  due  largely  to  the 
individual,  corporate  and  legislative 
carelessness.  We  need  better  laws  for 
the  protection  of  Hfe  and  property  and 
the  strict  enforcement  of  such  laws. 
If  the  Imperial  Board  of  Trade,  fe- 
instance,  had  to  deal  with  the  question 
of  our  railroad  fatalities  as  they  do  in 
Great  Britain,  their  action  for  reform 
would  be  drastic  enough  to  startle  us 
in  no  slight  degree.  We  can,  there- 
fore, afford  to  emulate  John  Bull  in 
his  thof-oughness  of  work  and  his  re- 
gard for  life.  Ultimately  his  results 
are  better,  safer  and  more  durable 
than  ours.  American  bustle  takes  the 
vitality  out  of  the  nation  in  more 
senses  than  one. 


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The    Magic    of    Single    Tax 

Vancouver's  Experiment  in  Exempting  Improve- 
ments from  Taxation  is  a  Success,  and  the  Mayor 
gets  Scores  of  Letters  from  Outside  Places  Asking 
How  the  New  Idea  is  Doing. 

Walter  A.  Hilliam  in  British  Columbia  Magazine 


THERE  is  a  degree  of  reluctance 
— one  might  almost  say  an 
aversion — in  the  minds  of  all 
of  us  to  a  tax  on  our  own  industry — 
on  something  particularly  the  product 
of  our  own  ingenuity  and  resourceful- 
ness. 

Many  people  believe  that  the  energy 
of  man  should  not  'be  taxed,  contend- 
ing that  the  natural  resources  of  a 
country  from  which  may  be  obtained 
riches  without  material  assistance  from 
man,  or  as  a  natural  sequence  of 
events,  should  bear  the  burden  of 
taxation.  This  doctrine — as  even  the 
most  cursory  study  of  causation  will 
reveal — is  one  of  the  principles  of  that 
great  free-thinker  and  economist, 
Henry  George,  who  did  so  much  to 
promulgate  the  single-tax  idea. 

The  first  city  approaching  metro- 
politan proportions  that  has  essayed, 
even  in  a  moderate  degree,  to  bring 
into  operation  the  single-tax  principle 
of  exempting  improvements  from 
taxation  is  Vancouver.  This  city,  with 
a  population  now  of  considerably 
more  than  110,000,  and  an  area  of 
approximately  thirteen  square  miles, 
exclusive  of  waterways  and  its  large 
natural  park,  has  been  attracting  the 
attention  of  cities,  governing  bodies, 
publicity  organizations  and  economists 
almost  the  world  over,  and  the  press 


of  itlie  American  continent  has  evinced 
keen  interest  in  what  was  at  first 
termed  "  the  Vancouver  experiment," 
but  which  has  now  been  conclusively 
proved  a  decidedly  successful  innova- 
tion. 

Same  Platform,  Same  Mayor 

It  nlay  be  mentioned  that  single  tax 
was  one  of  the  planks  in  the  platform 
of  the  successful  candidate  for  mayor 
in  the  civic  elections  of  1910,  Mr.  L. 
D.  Taylor.  He  was  re-elected  again 
this  year  upon  a  similar  platform. 

That  the  step  has  heen  attended  with 
distinct  and  unqualified  success  is  an 
indisputable  fact  in  the  face  of  the 
comparative  figures  of  the  building 
permits,  both  in  number  and  value, 
issued  during  the  year  1910,  the  year' 
preceding,  and  previous  years,  the 
aggregate  for  19 10  breaking  all  pre- 
vious records. 

Of  course,  there  were  people  who 
doubted  the  wisdom  of  the  single  tax. 
They  had  an  unbounded  faith  in  the 
future  of  Vancouver,  and  believed  tha;t 
the  onward  march  of  progress  could 
not  be  retarded  by  any  influences,  but 
at  the  same  time  did  not  quite  grasp 
the  true  significance  of  the  principle. 
After  over  a  year  of  successful  opera- 
tion, 'however,  the  fact  has  become  ap- 
parent even  to  the  most  sceptical  that 


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th€  building  industries  ihave  received  a 
tremendous  impetus  through  the  aboli- 
tion of  the  tax  on  improvements. 

A  Stimulus  to  Building  - 

The  character  of  whole  streets  has 
been  changed  by  the  enormous  amount 
of  building  that  has  been  projected  and 
completed  during  the  past  twelve 
months ;  huge  office  buildings  now 
pierce  the  skyline,  where  formerly  the 
land  was  unoccupied ;  blocks  which, 
though  not  old — the  city  has  been  in 
existence  less  than  a  quarter  of  a  cen- 
tury— were  not  bringing  in  sufficient 
income  in  the  estimation  of  the  own- 
ers, have  been  demolisihed  and  replaced 
by  imposing  and  better  revenue-pro- 
ducing structures.  Many  apartment 
houses  have  been  erected  all  over  the 
city,  and  a  much  better  type  of  resi- 
dence has  been  built  in  consequence  of 
the  encouragement  in  the  way  of  a  tax 
on  vacant  land,  and  no  tax  on  improve- 
ments. A  tax  on  vacant  land — that  is 
what  the  exemption  of  improvements 
from  taxation  really  means ! 

This  year  the  city  council  decided  to 
continue  the  single-tax  system,  and 
found  that  they  could  do  so  without 
raising  the  tax  rate  of  twenty  mills  net 
on  the  dollar,  or  the  assessment ;  and 
furthermore,  tihey  do  nOit  anticipate 
having  to  do  so  for  many  years  if  the 
increase  in  the  "  unearned  incre- 
ment "  goes  on  at  the  same  rapid  rate 
that  it  has  done  during  the  past  five 
years. 

Dozens  of  letters  have  been  received 
by  the  mayor  asking  what  success  has 
attended  the  adoption  of  the  single 
tax,  and  enquiring  whether  special 
legislation  had  to  be  secured  to  enable 
the  city  council   to  exempt  improve- 


ments upon  ithe  land  within  the  city. 
As  this  is  a  point  upon  which  even 
some  of  the  people  who  live  in  Van- 
couver may  not  be  clear,  it  will,  per- 
haps, be  as  well  to  state  that  author- 
ization for  partial  or  total  exemption 
of  improvements  from  taxation  was 
given  the  city  in  its  Special  Act  of  In- 
corporation, and  the  city  council, 
therefore,  can  decide  for  the  current 
year  whether  a  certain  proportion  or 
the  whole  of  the  improvements  shall 
be  free  from  taxation.  Judging  from 
the  success  that  attended  the  adoption 
of  the  single-tax  principle  last  year,  a 
success  wihioh  is  being  evidenced 
again  this  year  in  a  phenomenal  de- 
gree, there  is  a  strong  probability  that 
it  will  be  continued. 

Vancouver's  Eye-Opener 

It  is  interesting  to  note  how,  com- 
mencing in  1895,  the  various  city 
councils  of  Vancouver  became  aware 
of  the  importance  of  encouraging 
builders  by  reducing  the  tax  on  im- 
provements. From  that  year  until 
1905  fifty  per  cent,  of  the  value  of 
buildings  was  levied,  this  being  re- 
duced to  twenty-five  per  cent,  in  1906, 
and  continued  up  to  the  time  the  civic 
authorities  decided  to  eliminate  the  tax 
entirely. 

In  connection  with  the  question  of 
"  unearned  increment "  a  glance  at 
the  annual  report  of  the  city  shows 
•how  remarkable  has  been  the  increase 
in  land  values  in  Vancouver. 

For  instance,  t4ie  first  assessment 
estimated  the  value  of  realty  in  the 
city  a(t  $2,456,842.  Ten  years  later  it 
had  been  raised  to  $13,000,869. 
Twenty  years  later  $38,346,335  was 
the  city  assessor's  valuation  of  prop- 


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erty  in  Vancouver,  and  the  latest  re- 
turns show  ah  estimate  of  $98,720,345 
after  the  sitting  of  .the  Court  of  Re- 
vision. 

From  ithe  city  statistics  for  1895 — 
the  year  the  city  council  commenced 
to  partially  exempt  improvements  by 
levying  a  tax  on  only  half  the  value 
of  buildings — ^we  find  that  improve- 
ments were  assessed  at  $4,317,660. 
In  1905,  after  this  system  had  been  in 
operation  ten  years,  improvements 
were  assessed  ait  $11,804,250.  How- 
ever, in  1906  the  council  gave  another 
stimulus  to  the  building  industries  by 
reducing  the  tax  on  improvements  to 
twenty-five  per  cent.,  and  then  each 
year  up  to  the  time  the  improvement 
tax  was  eliminated  a  decided  increase 
was  noted,  the  figures  for  1906  being 
$14,087,640;  1907,  $16,381,475;  1908, 
$20,127,035;  1909,  $24,405,210;  and 
at  the  end  of  the  year  1909,  $29,- 
644,720. 

Now  compare  the  difference  in  the 
increase  of  improvements  since  the 
single-tax  idea  was  adopted  in  its  en- 
tirety. After  the  system  had  been  in 
operation  less  than  twelve  months  the 
value  of  building  was  increased  to 
$37,858,^60,  a  truly  remarkable  de- 
monstration of  the  building  activity 
during  the  year  1910,  with  a  single  tax 
Encouraging  owners  of  vacant  lots  to 
make  their  investments  revenue-pro- 
ducing. 

Of  course,  in  this  connection  one 
must  take  into  consideration  the  other 
contributory  causes  which  have  at- 
tended the  growth  and  development 
of  the  city ;  but  there  is  no  doubt  that 
one  of  the  greatest  determining  in- 
fluences has  been  the  encouragement 
to  builders  and  capitalists  in  the  shape 


of  freedom  from  taxation  on  the  re- 
-sult  of  their  entenprise,  instead  of,  as 
formerly,  a  tax  on  their  industry. 

Tax  Rate  Not  Raised 

When  the  tax  on  improvements  was 
duced  to  twenty-five  per  cent,  in  1906, 
an  increase  of  two  mills  on  the  dollar 
was  made,  and  this  rate  of  twenty 
mills  has  been  in  vogue  up  to  the 
present  period,  the  city  council  decid- 
ing recently  that  sufiicient  revenue 
would  be  derived  without  raising  the 
tax  rate. 

Many  of  the  enquirers  who  have 
written  to  the  mayor  requesting  in- 
formation anent  the  Vancouver  sys- 
tem of  taxation  could  not  understand 
the  distinction  made  in  British  Col- 
umbia between  civic  and  provincial 
taxes.  Personal  and  income  taxes  and 
a  poll  tax  are  collected  by  the  Gov- 
ernment, a  return  in  some  measure 
being  made  to  the  city  in  the  shape  of 
grants  for  schools,  parks  and  other 
special  purposes.  Pavements,  cement 
sidewalks  and  improvements  of  a 
similar  nature  are  carried  on  under 
the  initiative  local  improvement  prin- 
ciple, property-owners  paying  the 
major  portion  of  the  cost  and  the  city 
paying  for  street  intersections,  etc. 

A^hough  Vancouver  is  barely 
twenty-five  years  old,  and  therefore 
quite  a  youngster  by  comparison  with 
the  established  cities  of  Eastern  Can- 
ada and  the  Prairie  Provinces,  she 
attained  last  year  the  enviable  dis- 
tinction of  figuring  in  the  fourth 
place  in  the  building  records  for  the 
whole  of  the  Dominion ;  Toronto,  with 
a  population  three  times  as  large,  hav- 
ing issued  $21,127,783  worth  of  build- 
ing permits  for  twelve  months;  Mont- 


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real,  with  a  population  of  over 
■450,000,  permits  to  the  tune  of  $15,- 
815,859;  and  Winnipeg,  the  prairie 
metropolis,  permits  estimated  at  $15,- 
106,450;  while  Vancouver  followed 
close  on  the  prairie  city's  heel  with  a 
total  .of  pennits  of  $13,150,365.  iThe 
vast  total  outshone  all  her  previous 
achievements  for  building  activity. 

Building  Permits  Jumping    Up 

This  year  Vancouver's  building  per- 
mits almost  warrant  the  prediction 
fhat  she  will  pass  both  Winnipeg  and 
Montreal  in  the  race  for  honors,  the 
figures  for  the  month  of  January 
showing  that  this  city  'had  the  largest 
increase  in  the  number  and  value  of 
permits  of  all  the  cities  of  Canada — 
an  advance  of  100  per  cent,  over  those 
issued  for  a  similar  period  in  1910. 

Suddenly  —  almost  dramatically  — 
Vancouver  has  come  to  the  front,  and 
it  would  be  exceedingly  difficult  to  de- 
termine the  immense  amount  of  pub- 
licity the  city  has  received  through 
eliminating  the  tax  on  buildings.  Far 
away  in  England,  where  the  question 
of  "  unearned  increment "  has  been 
a  live  issue  during  the  past  few  years, 
Vancouver  is  becoming  known  to  thou- 
sands as  the  city  on  the  Canadian 
Pacific  coast  enterprising  enoug^h  to 
adopt  the  single-tax  idea  in  its  en- 
tirety. 

Joseph  Fels,  the  millionaire  single- 
tax  exponent,  who  has  organized  a 
fund  for  the  promulgation  of  the  doc- 


trines of  Henry  George,  and  has  him- 
self spent  huge  sums  in  disseminating 
the  gospel  of  that  great  philosopher 
and  free-thinker,  speaks  with  great  en- 
thusiasm of  the  admirable  object- 
lesson  Vancouver  affords — a  practical 
example  of  what  can  be  accomplished 
when  man  is  not  taxed  for  his  in- 
dustry and  resourcefulness. 

iMore  could  be  easily  written  K)f  the 
far-reaohing  and  stimulating  effects  of 
single  tax  on  a  city's  growth  and  de- 
velopment— in  fact,  the  subject  is  al- 
most inexhaustible — and  it  is  the 
earnest  belief  of  the  writer  that  the 
above  brief  account,  dealing  only  with 
a  few  phases  of  the  question  of  tax- 
ing the  "  unearned  increment  "  will 
convince  the  most  incredulous  that 
single  tax  in  Vancouver  has  encour- 
aged and  brought  about  an  unprece- 
dented amount  of  activity  and  bene- 
fited all  classes  from  the  wealthiest 
capitalist  to  the  humblest  hcMne- 
builder. 

Vancouver's  N  ext 

Encouraged  by  its  Single  Tax  ven- 
ture, Vancouver  is  now  considering 
Government  by  Commission.  A  special 
Act  has  been  drawn  up  and  submitted 
to  the  Provincial  Government  for  en- 
dorsation.  It  calls  the  commission- 
ers "  Aldermen  "  and  provides  for 
each  a  salary  of  $7,500  a  year — $10,- 
000  for  tiie  Mayor.  The  new  Act  will 
probably  not  go  into  force  for  another 
year,  so  the  citizens  'have  time  to  size 
the  innovation  up. 


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Mc  Namara — The  Lesson  for  Canada 


THE  iToronto  Star  Weekly  sizes 
up  the  McNamara  case  from  a 
Canadian  standpoint  in  a  way 
most  thinking  people  will  fall  in  with. 
T'hose  wiio  opposed  reciprocity  ibecause 
they  desired  Canada  to  keep  free  from 
entanglemenits  with  the  United  States, 
will  find  satisfaction  in  the  Star's 
statement  that  "  the  various  incidents 
of  this  case  from  first  to  last  will  be 
taken  to  mean  that  the  United  States 
is  a  country  without  government  and 
run  in  contempt  of  law."  Here  is 
part  of  the  Stars  article : 

It  is  not  possible^,  all  at  once,  to 
understand  how  tremendous  a  thing 
has  happened  in  the  exposure  at  Los 
Angeles  of  the  guilt  of  the  Mc- 
Namaras.  A  year  or  two  hence  we 
may  look  back  to  the  present  time 
over  an  astounding  series  of  revela- 
tions. 

A  Wholesale  Murder  Business 

H  John  J.  McNamara  was  regular- 
ly engaged  in  the  task  of  directing 
from  ihis  office  in  Indianapolis  a 
wholesale  murder  business  through 
agents  scattered  from  Maine  to  Cali- 
fornia ;  if,  under  bis  orders,  explosions 
have  occurred  causing  the  death  of 
112  persons  and  the  destruction  of 
property  to  the  value  of  $3,500,000; 
if  all  this  violence  was  directed  against 
the  work  of  contractors  who  refused 
to  countenance  the  union  whose  sal- 
aried secretary  he  was ;  if  his  agents 
were  paid  from  $500  to  $5,000  for 
each  job  done,  according  to  the  amount 
of  death  and  destruction  involved  in 
h — then  one's  common  sense  refuses 
to  believe  that  the  responsibility  for 


a  campaign  so  far-reaching  and  so  ex- 
pensive to  carry  on  rests  solely  with 
the  McNamara  family. 

Unionism  Under  Indictment 

Organized  labor  will  come  to  see 
presently,  as  soon  as  normal  thinking 
can  be  done  on  the  subject,  that  their 
whok  system  is  under  indictment. 
The  great  body  of  workers  will  pres- 
ently feel  that  it  is  their  duty  to  learn 
at  any  cost  how  the  operations  of  Mc- 
Namara were  financed,  and  whether 
the  earnings  of  honest  men  who  abhor 
crime  were  surreptitious'ly  used  to  re- 
plenish a  treasury  emptied  by  paying 
the  wages  of  journeymen  murderers. 

Lalbor  unionists  have  precisely  the 
same  horror  of  the  crimes  that  were 
done  as  that  which  stirs  the  whole 
body  of  society.  Nobody  can  doubt 
this  for  a  moment ;  but  they  must  face 
and  deal  with  the  fact  that  these 
crimes  were  done  in  the  name  of  their 
cause  and  by  means  of  the  organiza- 
tion whidh  they  maintain  for  quite 
other  purposes.  How  came  this 
about?  No  people  among  us  should 
be  more  anxious  for  the  exposure  of 
the  whole  naked  truth  itiian  the  honest 
millions  of  labor  unionists  of  North 
America. 

Fear  About  "  Confessions  " 

There  is,  however,  a  somewhat  un- 
fortunate phrasing  of  resolution's  by 
labor  men  on  the  subject,  as  if  the 
crime  of  the  'McNamanas  consisted  in 
the  act  of  admitting  their  crimes 
rather  than  in  the  devilish  deeds  they 
performed. 

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some  quarters  to  deplore  the  whole 
aflPair,  mostly  on  account  of  the  injury 
the  McNamara  "  confessions  "  may 
do  the  labor  movement.  iTheir  guilt, 
not  their  confessions,  is  the  serious 
thing,  and  time  is  wasted  wihidh  is  not 
spent  in  flacing  that  fact. 

T'he  skilled  mechanic  in  Toronto  or 
Detroit  who  is  a  loyal  supporter  of 
labor  unionism — who  marries,  buys  a 
home,  and  raises  a  family  of  sons  and 
daughters — is.  as  much  as  any  other 
man  in  the  country,  an  advocate  of 
law  and  order. 

W'hen  this  kind  of  man  heard  that 
John  J.  McNamara  had  been  arrested 
at  Indianapolis,  charged  with  carrying 
on  a  wholesale  business  in  murder  to 
promote  the  interests  of  the  trade? 
union  of  w'hich  he  was  secretary,  this 
man  refused  to  believe  it.  To  him 
the  thing  was  unbelievable.  No 
decent  white  man  could  believe  it. 
Knowing  'his  fellow  unionists,  and 
holding  many  of  the  labor  leaders  in 
high  respect,  he  was  bound  to  believe 
that  the  charge  agiainst  iMcNamara 
was  a  conspiracy  on  the  part  of  dis- 
reputable hirelings  to  damage  the 
great  cause  of  labor.  But  it  was  not. 
iThe  guilt  of  tihe  man  has  been  made 
so  evident  that  be  admitted  it. 

Labor  Should  Demand  Inquiry 

This  changes  the  whole  situation. 
The  skilled  mec'hanic  who  loyally  sup- 
ports organized  labor  acted  in  a  man- 
ner creditable  to  himself  and  his  cause 
when  he  refused  to  believe  the  terriible 
charges  made  against  McNamara,  and 
stinted  himself  like  a  man  to  con- 
tribute his  mite  towards  tftie  defence 
of  one  whom  'he  regarded  as  a  victim 
of  slander — one  who  had  been  kid- 
napped and   involved    in    a    struggle 


where  money  was  in  such  demand  that 
it  seemed  as  if  money,  not  justice, 
would  shape  the  verdict. 

But  it  is  different  now.  The  guik 
of  McNamara  is  undoulbted,  and  tha4 
being  so,  the  good  citizen  wtio  loyally 
supports  lalbor  unionism  sihould  not 
regret  the  discovery  of  guilt,  shouW 
not  desire  the  'hushing  up  of  inquiry, 
but  should  insist  that  it  be  made  aib- 
solutely  clear  to  the  world  at  large 
that  any  Who  countenanced  crime 
thereby  betrayed  a  great  cause,  worked 
it  irretrievable  iharm,  and  cannot  find 
shelter  for  a  moment  behind  the  skirts 
of  the  labor  movement. 

Is  it  not  impossible  to  believe  that 
among  the  decent  white  men  of  North 
America  there  will  be  any  voice  raised 
except  in  condemnation  of  a  crime  so 
senseless  and  cowardly?  Will  there 
not  be  a  demand  for  the  exposure  and 
punishment  of  all  who  advised  or  en- 
couraged such  a  deed — or  who  even 
suspected  the  doing  of  such  deeds 
without  taking  desperate  measures  tc 
prevent  theon  ? 

An  Ungoverned  Country 

One  hundred  and  twelve  persons 
were  killed  and  $3,500,000  worth  of 
property  destroyed,  it  is  claimed,  in 
tfhe  series  of  crimes  which  were 
directed  from  the  central  office  in  In- 
dianapolis. If  this  statement  be  true, 
or  anywhere  near  the  truth,  it  be- 
comes necessary  to  ask  how  many 
were  concerned  in  the  guilty  business. 

Were  these  terrible  deeds  due  to 
the  criminal  insanity  of  one  man,  who 
occupied  a  place  of  trust  and  author- 
ity, or  were  they  the  outcome  of  a 
policy  that  had  come  to  be  counten- 
anced by  a  group  of  men  ?  "  I  had  to 
fight  against  odds,"  says  McNamara, 


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"  and  did  it  in  the  best  way  I  could." 
This  idea  is  poison'ous  wherever  en- 
tertained. It  is  the  argument  that 
the  end  justifies  the  means. 

It  may  surprise  an  American  to  be 
told  tihat  in  most  other  civilized  coun- 
tries the  various  incidents  of  this  case 
from  first  to  last  will  be  taken  to 
mean  that  the  United  States  is  a  coun- 
try without  government  and  run  in 
contempt  of  law. 

Was  McNamara  Shielded  ? 

Dynamiting  outrages  were  brazenly 
done,  and  McNamara  does  not  seem 
to  care  how  significantly  the  finger  of 
suspicion  pointed  towards  him. 
Wherever  his  union  suffered  affront, 
dynamite  avenged  it,  and  he  appears 
to  have  considered  himself  safe  be- 
hind the  ramparts  of  Labor,  with 
money  and  lawyers  to  defend  him. 

And  j>erhaps  he  would  have  been 
safe  enougth  against  the  law,  except  for 
the  fact  that  lawlessness  was  used 
against  him.  He  was  kidnapped  from 
behind  his  ramparts,  from  the  midst 
of  his  encircling  lawyers,  and  bustled 
to  Los  Angeles,  where  he  had  no 
status  but  that  of  a  prisoner  charged 
with  atrocious  crimes. 

It  was  not  the  law  that  got  after 
him,  but  a  rival  lawlessness.  Tihe 
people  whose  property  he  had  'been 
destroying  hired  a  private  detective  to 
run  (him  down. 

He  was  not  brouglht  to  book  iby  an 
officer  of  the  law  sworn  to  the  service 
of  justice,  but  by  a  paid  agent  of  the 
men  against  whom  he  had  been  war- 
ring. Both  sides  laughed  at  law. 
Each  side  made  its  own  fight,  while 


law  and  government  looked  on,  as 
ready  to  refuse  extradition  at  Indian- 
apolis as  to  try  tilie  kidnapped  prison- 
ers at  Los  Angeles. 

Law  and  Government  Blind 

And  as  law  and  government  had  no 
eyes  to  see  nor  'hands  to  reach  the 
criminals,  wben  the  private  enmity  of 
the  injured  had  by  lawless  means 
brought  the  captives  into  what  is 
called  a  court  of  justice,  even  then 
the  law  remained  a  helpless  spectator 
while  the  rival  interests  produced  en- 
ormous sums  of  money  for  prosecu- 
tion and  defence.  Instead  of  a  trial 
there  began  a  theatrical  performance 
for  the  entertainment  of  a  continent. 

The  show  has  ended,  /but  it  was  not 
a  trial  in  a  court  of  justice.  It  abrupt- 
ly concluded,  in  practical  effect  settled 
out  of  court  by  the  rival  private  in- 
terests, on  terms  wlhich  for  the  most 
part  can  only  be  conjectured,  while 
law  and  government,  looking  on,  ratify 
the  agreement  as  far  as  it  concerns 
them. 

A  despatch  states  that  J.  B.  Mc- 
Namara cannot  now  be  called  as  a 
witness  against  others,  and  that  the 
same  is  perhaps  true  of  his  brother. 
Was  this  in  the  deal?  Did  the  Mc- 
Namaras  confess  not  only  to  save 
themselves,  buit  to  ensure  the  safety 
of  accomplices,  while  the  prosecution 
is  saved  the  perils  that  would  have 
attended  the  conviction  of  labor  lead- 
ers w*ho  professed  their  innocence., 
claimed  to  Ibe  victims  of  conspiracy, 
and  wouild  have  been  believed  by  mil- 
lions of  honest  and  well-meaning  men 
all  over  the  continent? 


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What  We  Can  Teach  Great  Britain 


\Mf.  Arthur  Hawkes,  s'ljining  light 
in  joumaHsm,  heavy-weight  in  ora- 
tory, wllio  vanquished  a  bishop,  started 
The  British .  News  of  Canada,  and 
mercilessly  punched  Reciprocity  all  in 
this  year  of  grace  has,  as  every- 
ibody  knows,  been  appointed  Special 
Commissioner  of  Imimigration  by  the 
Dominion  Government. 

He  is  making  a  tour  across  Canaida.. 
studying  conditions,  and  'has  ad- 
dressed sundry  Canadian  Clubs  be- 
tween trains.  Now  Arthur  Hawkes 
has  one  singular  distinction  in  Cana- 
dian oratory — iwhen  he  makes  a 
speedh  he  says  something.  Here  are 
some  meaty  extracts  from  "his  address 
to  the  Canadian  Club  at  Vancouver. 
The  Neivs- Advertiser  called  it  "  a  re- 
markable address  " : — 
.  "  If  I  interpret  correctly  the  possi- 
bility for  us  as  citizens  of  this  country 
it  is  that  we  may  consciously  combine 
with  the  Old  Country  to  work  out  a 
high  and  exceeding  salvation  for  the 
Britislh  Empire — the  noblest  nation  of 
all  time.  But  we  willUiave  to  get  right 
down  to  'hardpan.  Poetry  and  scen- 
ery are  all  very  well,  but  they  don't 
accomplish  anything  tangible.  They 
don't  pull  any  stumps  or  carry  any 
grain  to  market.  We  have  arrived  at 
the  time  when  every  man  should  take 
stock  of  his  country  and  of  the  Em- 
pire. 

The  Emigrant  Made  the 
Empire 

The  British  Empire  has  been  made 
by  the  emigrant,  which  just  means 
you  and  me.  They  don't  understand 
that  in  the  Old   Countrv  as  well  as 


tihey  ought  to,  and  we  don't  under- 
stand it  as  well  as  we  ought  to  either. 
"The  Imperial  Conference  is  the 
midst  remarkable  parliamentary  de- 
velopment of  the  past  century,  al- 
though it  has  no  legal  status.  When 
the  Conference  meets  in  London  the 
British  public  asks  noK:  what  is  Eng- 
land doing,  but  what  are  Canada  and 
Australia  and  New  Zealand  and  South 
Africa  doing,  and  when  the  confer- 
ence is  in  session  the  whole  world  is 
at  the  keyhole  trying  to  find  out  what 
John  Bull  and  his  partners  are  getting 
ready  to  do. 

"  The  Emigrant  Come  Back  " 

"What  is  this  Imperial  Conference? 
It  is  just  the  emigrant  come  back.  The 
Old  Country  has  a  lesson  to  leam  in 
this.  (Take,  for  instance,  the  case  of 
Sir  Joseph  Ward,  and,  perhaps  even 
more  significant  still,  of  Rt.  Hon.' An- 
drew Fisher,  Prime  Minister  of  Aus- 
tralia. Some  years  ago  Andrew  Fish- 
er took  a  third-class  passage  to  Aus- 
tralia. To-day  he  is  the  Premier  of 
the  second  of  the  great  Overseas 
Common'wealths. 

'•'There  are  10,000  or  20,000  po- 
tential Andrew  Fishers  in  the  Old 
Country  to-day,  and  if  they  don't  go 
across  the  sea,  it  is  up  to  the  Mother- 
land to  give  them  every  oportunity 
to  make  good, 

"  The  average  Englishman  has  to 
go  back  to  the  Old  Country  in  order 
to  find  out  what  has  happened  to  him- 
self in  Canada.  When  he  goes  back 
he  discovers  that  he  is  a  new  man. 
He  talks  better.  He  is  more  self-re- 
liant.   He  'has  lost  the  ndte  of  servil- 


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ity,  and  'he  has  made  the  greatest  dis- 
covery possible  to  an  Englishman — 
the  letter  '  H.' 

He's  a  Living  Lesson 

"  When  such  a  man  goes  back  to 
the  Old  Country  ihe  goes  back  a  living 
lesson  to  his  countrymen,  and  it  seems 
to  me  they  ihave  got  to  apply  that  les- 
son. If  I  am  right  in  supposing  that 
the  emigrant  from  Britain  is  the 
means  whereby  the  Mother  Country  is 
to  recreate  itself,  how  can  we  help 
our  kinsmen  to  apply  the  lesson  ? 

"  In  the  first  place  I  think  the  Brit- 
ish nation  must  learn  to  think  imper- 
ially. We  have  never  yet  fully  under- 
stood how  we  can  use  Britishers  in 
Canada  as  the  means  of  re-creating 
the  minds  of  people  in  the  Old  Coun- 
try." 

Muoh  time  and  money,  the  speaker 
said,  was  expended  in  the  efforts  to 
Christianize  people  in  remote  districts 
of  China.  "  But,"  said  Mr.  Hawkes. 
"  when  we  are  trying  to  create  a  na- 
tion and  to  re-create  an  empire  let  us 
see  if  we  cannot  do  something  with 
our  own  kith  and  kin." 

The  Seeds  of  Ambition 

Mr.  Hawkes  said  that  every  emi- 
grant who  returned  to  the  Old  Coun- 
try after  making  good  in  Canada  sow- 
ed the  seed  of  ambition  in  the  young 
men  of  'his  village  to  come  to  Canada, 
or  at  least  to  apply  some  of  tlie  Cana- 
dian spirit  to  their  lives  in  the  Old 
Land.  E/very  assistance  should  be 
given  the  British  immigrant  to  the  end 
that  he  mig<bt  "  make  good."  "  If  • 
you  are  interesited  in  foreign  missions 
get  a  little  bit  interested  in  Imperial 
missions,"  said  Mr.  Hawkes. 


"  The  extent  to  which  we  can  influ- 
ence Britain  is  absolutely  incalculable. 
We  can  make  ourselves  both  great  and 
humble  and  contribute  to  the  increas- 
ing greatness  of  the  land  from  wihich 
we  sprang  by  working  hand  in  hand 
with  our  kinsmen  across  the  sea. 

"  I  wisih  I  had  been  born  in  Cana- 
ada,"  said  Mir.  Hawkes.  "  It  must  be 
a  great  thing  to  be  a  native-born  Cana- 
dian, to  be  able  to  stand  on  the  sea 
coast  of  Nova  Scotia  or  upon  the 
Plains  of  Abraham  or  on  the  shore  of 
the  Pacific  and  claim  this  great  coun- 
try as  your  own,  your  native  land. 
But,  after  all,  it  is  no  small  thing  tc 
have  ibeen  raised  in  the  cradle  of  na- 
tions, to  have  breathed  the  atmos- 
phere of  men  who  have  carried  the 
principles  lof  liberty  and  fair  play 
to  all  the  parts  of  the  world." 

Mr.  Hawkes  was  introduced  to  his 
audience  by  Mr.  D.  Von  Cramer,  the 
new  president  of  the  Canadian  Club. 
At  the  conclusion  of  Mr.  Hawkes'  ad- 
dress, Mr.  C.  S.  Douglas  moved  a 
vote  of  thanks  and  appreciation.  The 
Government  of  Canada  was  such,  he 
said,  that  men  of  all  countries  found 
it  possible  to  adapt  themselves  tc 
Canadian  life.  At  the  same  time  the 
people  of  Canada  wished  to  draw  the 
drafts  of  immigrants  from  their  own 
kith  and  kin  in  the  Mother  Country. 
He  thought  that  the  services  of  Mr. 
Haiwkes  would  prove  invaluable  tc 
the  Irmmigration  Department,  and 
would  not  only  assist  in  bringing  the 
Britisher  to  Canada,  but  would  help 
to  leaven  the  British  Isles  with  the 
spirit  of  Overseas  Imperialism  and 
democracy. 


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How  Flag-waving  Helps  Prosperity 

We  Don't  want  to  Become  Flag  Crazy,  but  Pride  in 
the  Old  Rag  counts  in  many  ways  and  is  a  Neglected 
Part  of  our  Patriotism  in  Building  up  Canada — Yankee 
Journalists  Rub   Things  in,  which  are   Here  Considered 


"  Flag-waving,  in  the  United  States," 
writes  Arthur  Hawkes  in  The  British 
News  of  Canada,  "  has  been  descri'bed 
as  a  disease,  and,  by  inference,  we  are 
warned  against  contracting  it.  But 
because  a  man  laughs  himself  into 
lockjaw  is  no  reason  why  'has  neighbor 
sihould  eschew  happiness. 

"  The  United  States  flag  is  young, 
and  changeful — every  now  and  then 
another  star  is  slapped  on  to  it ;  and 
the  stars  sing  together.  I  have  dared 
to  tell  several  United  States  audiences 
that  we  do  not  mind  their  effusiveness 
for  the  Stars  and  Stripes ;  for  those 
who  have  had  a  flag  for  a  thousand 
years  can  afford  to  look  kindly  on 
symbols  that  are  not  one-seventh  as 
venerable.  An  excellent  characteristic 
of  an  American  audience  is  that  you 
can  say  anything  you  like  to  it,  so 
long  as  there  is  an  element  of  '  jolly- 
ing '  in  it. 

More  Than  a  Disease 

"  But  flag-waving  is  something  more 
than  a  disease  in  the  United  States. 
It  has  done  a  great  deal  to  implant  a 
republican  spirit  among  the  new- 
comers— the  people  whose  citizenship 
must  needs  be  made  over  again.  The 
flag  flies  over  every  school-house,  dur- 
ing tuition.  From  public  buildings  it 
is  never  absent.  The  intense  doting 
on  it  at  home  has  produced  a  some- 
what repellant  flaunting  of  it  abroad ; 
and  if  it  were  not  for  a  good4iumored 


toleration  in  Canada,  we  migiit  have 
had  many  regrettable  incidents. 

"  Thousands  of  Americans  who 
come  to  us  for  holidays  run  up  their 
flag;  albeit  their  countrymen  would 
pull  ours  down,  if  we  flew  it  on  their 
soil.  Awhile  ago  Major  Beattie 
moved  a  resolution  in  the  House  of 
Commons  providing  that  the  Union 
Jack  be  above  any  foreign  flag  that 
is  flung  to  the  breeze.  The  Govern- 
ment endorsed  the  principle  of  the 
resolution,  which  their  men  voted 
down.  A  debate  in  Parliament  does 
good,  even  when  the  papers  give  it 
short  shrift.  But  what  counts  is  the 
steady  growth  of  patriotic  sentiment 
everywhere,  especially  in  schools.  For 
we  are  in  deep  need  of  it." 

The  other  day  the  Ontario  Board  of 
Censors  came  down  on  moving  picture 
shows  and  refused  to  allow  them  to 
exhibit  films  showing  the  American 
flag.  The  supply  of  films  in  Canada 
being  controlled  fby  a  New  York  com- 
pany, the  appeal  was  at  once 
to  Washington,  to  Queen's  Park,  and 
then  to  Ottawa.  There  were  diplo- 
matic exchanges,  but  Ottawa  refused 
to  intervene,  and  the  Ontario  Censors 
won't  (budge. 

This  Yankee  Editor  Laughed 

Outpourings  have  come  from  .\m- 
eric3an  papers,  which  appear  to  think 
Canadians  have  no  right  to  be  sensi- 
tive  on   the   flag   question.      George 


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Horace  Lorkner,  editor  of  the  Satur- 
day Evening  Post,  ^yrote  an  article 
professing  to  be  amused.  He  couldn't 
imagine  why  Canadian  patriots  should 
object  to  seeing  iBriti^  Tommies  put 
to  rout  by  Uncle  Sam's  braves  in  a 
moving  picture. 

"  If,  in  Canada,  we  must  dook  at 
pictures  of  men  running  and  others 
chasing  tihem,"  says  the  Toronto  Star 
Weekly,  "  we  do  not  require  to  go 
back  to  Etlhian  Allen.  If  there  are 
not  scenes  of  interest  enough  in  the 
world  of  to-day,  we  see  no  reason  for 
going  back  beyond  the  days  of  Isaac 
Brock.  (Tihe  same  actors  who  perform 
one  stunt  could  fake  up  another  if  put 
at  the  task.  A  rattling  picture  could 
be  made  of  the  affair  at  Queenston 
Heights,  or  that  at  Ohateauguay.  Or 
a  fine  picture  of  Detroit,  Ont.,  at  the 
close  of  the  war,  before  it  was  re- 
turned by  treiaty,  would  prove  quite  a 
drawing  card. 

"  There  is  no  reason  for  faking  up 
pictures  of  the  kind  mentioned  at  all. 
The  world  of  to-day  has  its  thousands 
of  interests.  But  it  is  sheer  gall  to 
expect  that  the  faked  pictures  of 
Ethan  Allen  shall  be  tolerated  in 
Canada. 

Don't  Canadians  Care  ? 

'^The  editor  of  the  Post  says  that 
Canadian  youths,  like  American 
youths,  do  not  care  a  rap  wbether 
British  soldiers  chase  American  sol- 
diers or  vice  versa,  so  long  as  the 
moving  picture  is  a  good  one.  How 
does  he  know  ?  When  did  he  ever  see 
in  a  moving  picture  exhibited  in  the 
United  States  American  soldiers  being 
chased?  That  kind  of  picture  would 
make  no  end  of  a  row  if  it  were 
shown. 


"  American  youths  care  a  rap.  And 
Canadian  youths  care  a  rap,  too,  as  is 
shown  by  the  kick  they  are  making 
against  being  asked  to  siit  and  gaze  at 
faked  pictures  meant  to  stir  a  jingo 
interest  in  the  Stars  and  Stripes. 
These  pictures  are  all  right  at  home; 
they  are  popular,  they  are  just  what 
American  audiences  want,  and  for  that 
reason  they  are  just  what  Canadian 
audiences  do  not  want.  The  film- 
makers may  as  well  understand  that 
if  they  want  Canadian  business  they 
must  consult  Canadian  taste. 

"  All  the  argument  that  has  been 
heard  on  this  subject  must  convince 
people  in  this  country  that  the  people 
of  the  United  States  labor  under  a 
strange  incapacity  to  understand  or 
allow  for  any  national  feeling  but 
their  own.  Their  own  is  intense. 
They  do  not  even  suspect  the  pres- 
ence of  anything  similar  in  us.  The 
absurd  replies  they  have  made  to  the 
protests  whidh  Canadian  self-respect 
could  no  longer  stifle  make  it  quite 
clear  that  we  must  draw  the  line  and 
keep  it  drawn  in  matters  of  this  kind. 
We  sbould  insist  on  our  own  flag,  or 
none." 

Do  We  Deserve  This  Jibe  ? 

Just  before  the  general  election  the 
Boston  American  handed  out  this  one : 

"  Outside  the  French-Canadians,  the 
old  -English  settlers  and  the  purely 
British  people,  one  must  not  set  too 
much  store  upon  the  loyalty  of  Cana- 
dians to  itihe  Empire.  The  spirit  of 
tolerance  which  allows  the  flag  of  an- 
other nation  to  be  paraded  through 
the  streets,  hung  from  housetops  and 
worn  in  buttonholes,  w'hidh  permits 
the  presence  of  the  Stars  and  Stripes 
upon  hundreds  of  thousands  of  mov- 


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ing  pictures  throughout  the  country 
and  which  even  debases  its  nationahty 
by  putting  the  flag  of  another  nation 
upon  its  pleasure  'boats,  menu  cards 
and  railway  time-tables  as  an  induce- 
ment to  draw  a  few  more  dollars, 
comes  perilously  near  to  treachery. 
Por  the  mercenary  object  of  attracting 
a  few  additional  cents,  a  Nova  Scotia 
railway  prints  the  Stars  and  Stripes 
upon  its  literature,  and  a  steamship 
company  on  the  St.  Joihn  River  actu- 
ally flies  the  American  flag." 

"  Perhaps,"  says  the  Toronto  News, 
"  the  American  flag  is  allowed  too 
much  prominence  in  this  country. 
Certainly  we  do  not  fly  our  own  flag 
nearly  enough.  While  the  Stars  and 
Stripes  are  so  much  in  evidence  here, 
it  would  be  almost  as  much  as  his  life 
is  w^orth  for  a  Canadian  to  hoist  the 
Union  Jack  in  some  parts  of  the 
United  States.  We  should  not  like 
our  people  to  become  flag-crazy,  but 
we  do  think  that  all  Canadians  should 
develop  a  reasonable  amount  of 
national  self-respect.  As  for  those 
Canadians  who  bang  out  a  foreign 
flag  to  secure  trade  they  give  a  poor 
illustration  of  patriotism. 

The  Flag  in  Nation-Building 

"  iTbis  is  not  a  matter  of  mere 
national  pride  and  arrogance.  The 
flag  is  an  instrument  of  nationality. 
It  can  be  made  a  powerful  factor  in 
nation-building.  The  rising  genera- 
tion and  the  ever-increasing  army  of 
settlers  from  other  lands  require  to 
see  more  of  it  if  we  are  going  to  make 
them  true  Canadians  and  loyal  citizens 
of  the  Empire. 

"  The  country  is  receaving  immi- 
grants at  the  rate  of  200,000  to  300,000 
a  year,  and  probably  the  influx  shortly 


will  amount  to  500,000  or  600,000  per 
annum.  To-day  half  .of  the  ne»w- 
comers  hail  from  the  ^  British  Isles. 
They  already  know  and  love  the  fli^. 
The  other  half  are  Americans  and 
continental  Europeans.  They  must 
be  accustomed  to  the  Union  Jack,  and 
taugilit  that  it  stands  for  civil  and  re- 
ligious liberty  the  world  around. 
They  must  learn  that  the  quiet  and 
security  of  their  lives  and  their  pur- 
suit of  comfort  and  happiness  is  guar- 
anteed by  the  clustered  crosses. 

"  The  emphasis  placed  on  the  Stars 
and  Stripes  has  enabled  the  United 
States  successfully  to  assimilate  mil- 
lions of  aliens  and  to  make  them  loyal 
American  citizens.  The  proportion  of 
new  arrivals  to  the  standing  popula- 
tion is  larger  in  Canada  than  it  ever 
was  in  the  United  States.  Surely, 
therefore,  in  the  interests  of  a  united 
confederation  and  of  a  confederated 
Empire  we  cannot  do  better  than  im- 
press the  Union  Jack  upon  all  classes. 

Hoist  the  Flag  Over  Schools 

"  iThe  national  and  In*perial  ensign 
should  be  given  daily  prominence  in 
and  out  of  the  public  schools.  It 
should  float  more  generally  upon  pub- 
lic buildings,  from  places  of  business 
and  even  in  front  of  private  houses. 
The  flying  of  the  flag  is  a  patriotic 
duty  that  devolves  upon  every  citizen. 
The  national  ensign  may  be  made  a 
■potent  influence  in  showing  new  ar- 
rivals and  their  children  the  supreme 
value  of  that  citizenship  to  which  they 
aspire  in  this  Western  land  of  liberty 
and  safety.  Viewing  it,  they,  may 
learn  that  it  represents  free  speech, 
law  and  dfder,  and  the  disp>ensalion 
of  equal  justice  to  rich  and  poor. 

"  This  bit  of  -bunting  flung  out  on 


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the  upper  air  should  be  a  source  of 
inspiration  to  Canadian-^born,  British- 
born,  and  foreign-born  alike.  In  a 
time  of  perhaps  over-emphasized  in- 
dividualism it  should  remind  us  that 
we  owe  a  duty  to  the  State,  and  that 
a  roibust  corporate  consciousness  must 
be  cultivated  if  the  Dominion  is  to 
realize  a  worthy  destiny." 

"  Exploit  our  Maple  Leaf  " 

Mrs.  Coleman  (Kit),  whose  pen 
phosphorizes  whatever  she  writes 
about,  drops  some  sensible  words  on 
the  flag  question. 

"  It  is  said,"  s'he  writes,  "  that  one 
good  result  of  the  defeat  of  reciprocity 
is  that  it  has  started  a  great  wave  of 
Canadian  patriotisim.  Not  before  it 
was  wanted.  One  of  the  things  which 
-strike  a  new-comer  as  strange  is  the 
apparent  lack  of  that  deep  and  fervent 
love  of  country  which  is  characteristic 
of  some  other  nations  and  races.  Per- 
haps it  comes  from  British  reticence, 
perhaps  because  Canada  is  too  busy 
commercially  just  now,  occupied  as 
she  is  with  self-'development.  Per- 
haps the  sentiment  is  there,  but  lies 

"  '  Too  deep  for  tears.' 

"There  is  no  need  for  the  tears, 
thank  God.  This  land  is  too  bright, 
and  young,  and  sunny,  too  charged 
with  hope  and  enterprise  for  any  dole- 
ful nonsense  of  that  sort — but — 
couldn't  we  turn  aside  for  a  moment 
now  and  then  to  cheer  her  on,  to  wave 
our  own  good  red  flag,  to  exploit  our 
Beaver  and  our  Maple  Leaf  a  little 
more? 

Xmericans  for  Patterns 

"  One  thing  I  'honor  our  neighbors 
for   is  their  devotion  to  Old   Glory. 


Not  one  w'hit  more  than  we,  deep  in 
our  hearts,  honor  the  Jack  and  the 
Beaver — ^but  they  exploit  it  more. 
They  teach  the  children  love  of  flag 
and  country;  they  wave  their  Stars 
and  Stripes  on  every  occasion  and  in 
every  place  they  can — and  here  in 
Canada  we  give  them  the  liberty  to  do 
it  far  too  often.  Raise  the  Jack  over 
there  and  what  a  storm  is  stirring ! 

"  You  and  I  more  than  once  have 
felt  the  wave  of  anger  rise  when  our 
emblem  was  torn  down  or  disfigured 
by  alien  hands ;  indeed,  I  had  my  best 
hat  knocked  over  my  eyes  defending 
the  old  flag  from  a  herd  of  small  boys 
once  in  a  border  town,  and  if  there  is 
any  enemy  in  this  world  I  would  run 
from  it  is  the  Small  Boy  of  any 
nation.  A  regular  Giant  he  is — out 
for  the  blood  of  any  unfortunate 
woman  who  may  happen  to  interfere 
with  his  games.  To  be  hailed  with 
*  Hello,  old  Pie  Face !'  is  not  an  agree- 
aible  salutation  to  any  woman  of  sen- 
sibility, even  if  it  has  a  semblance  of 
truth  to  back  it ;  but  '  old  Pie  Face  ' 
rescued  the  Jack  that  day  and  whacked 
the  Small  Boy  with  the  handle  of  it 
good  and  plenty. 

The  Teaching  of  Patriotism 

"  To  return  to  our  flags.  Canada 
stopped  in  her  self-developing  process 
long  enough  to  assure  Old  Glory  that 
this  was  no  place  for  an  alien  ensign, 
and  she  did  it  soundly  and  to  the  ad- 
miration of  old  Britain,  but  let  her  do 
more.  Let  ber  make  a  science  of 
educating  patriotism  and  all  that  it 
stands  for,  into  the  hearts  of  the  youu':^ 
people.  For  instance,  we  do  not  cele- 
brate Dominion  Day  the  way  we 
should.     There  are  no  house  decora- 


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tions,  no  little  '  flag-buttonholes '  for 
sale ;  very  few  Jacks  flown,  and  fewer 
of  the  Canadian  emblem.  People  go 
away  to  spend  the  holiday.    ,There  is 


no  patriotic  entliusiasm.  It  mig'ht  be 
any  sort  of  a  holiday  instead  of  the 
Birthday  of  the  greatest  Dominion  in 
all  the  world." 


Business  as  a  War-Preventative 


A  few  centuries  ago,  war  was  the 
vocation  of  governments,  and  admin- 
istration was  their  avocation.  Nowa- 
days, administration  is  their  vocation, 
war  is  an  unfortunate  incident. 

In  those  older  days,  when,  as  Mim- 
sey's  Magasine  remind  us,  war  was 
the  most  important  fact  of  national 
life,  each  country  stood  more  or  less 
on  its  own  bottom.  The  interdepen- 
dence which  has  come  with  intricate 
commercial  and  industrial  relation- 
ships was  unknown.  A  ruler  or  a  gov- 
ernment could  open  hostilities  at  his 
or  its  pleasure,  and  no  other  could  for- 
bid. 

The  finest  illustration  that  recent 
times  have  afforded  of  the  complete 
Change  from  the  older  condition  is  to 
be  found  in  the  recent  experience  of 
Germany  in  Morocco.  It  seems  that 
certain  statesmen  in  Berlin  thought, 
by  threatening  to  involve  Europe  in  a 
great  war,  to  exact  important  conces- 
sions from  France.  Germany  could 
count  more  .men,  more  guns,  more 
ships,  than  France,  therefore  France, 
it  was  assumed,  must  yield  when  con- 
fronted with  a  show  of  force. 

Reckoned  Without  Realizing 

But  those  responsible  for  the  Agadir 
incident  had  reckoned  without  reaHz- 
ing  how  impossible  it  is,  nowadays,  for 
one  power  to  act  independently  of  the 
rest.   Europe  was  not  in  the  humor  for 


a  big  war.  It  was  not  willing  to  look 
on  while  Germany  devastated  France, 
or  France  exacted  her  revenge  for 
1870.  The  world  has  learned  that  the 
momentary  advantage,  the  temporary 
prosperity,  which  comes  to  non-com- 
ba'tants  in  such  a  crisis,  is  a  delusion. 
Nobody  gets  rich  by  the  impoverish- 
ment of  his  neighbors. 

Business  has  become  the  chief  busi- 
ness of  this  world,  and  business  lost 
no  time  impressing  Germany  with  the 
fact  that  it  did  not  want  a  war.  No 
country  can  make  war  without  paying 
the  price,  and  no  country  can  pay  the 
price  unless  the  business  world  is  will- 
ing to  furnish  the  cash.  The  financial 
powers  gave  emphatic  signal  of  their 
disapproval  of  die  German  programme. 
Credits  were  withdrawn  from  the  Ger- 
man bourses,  bankers  called  loans  to 
German  houses,  panic  impended  in 
German  industrial  centres.  France, 
the  capital  of  international  finance,  ac- 
cepted the  situation  with  a  calm  that 
was  in  marked  contrast  to  her  neigh- 
bor's nervous  tension.  Germany  might 
have  the  men,  the  guns,  the  dread- 
noughts, but  France  had  the  money 
and  the  sympathy  of  the  Enipire  of 
Business.  It  was  a  humiliating  dis- 
covery that  the  Germans  made,  but 
the  demonstration  was  a  good  thing 
for  them  as  well  as  the  rest  of  the 
world. 

War,  doubtless,  we  shall  continue  to 

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have  for  a  long  time.    There  will  come     hard-headed  financiers  who  handle  the 


crises  in  which  it  cannot  be  avoided. 
But  it  will  not  come  so  often  as  it 
used  to,  and  there  will  have  to  be  a 
mighty  good  excuse  for  it  before  the 


savings  of  the  simple,  peaceful,  toil- 
ing m,ilJions  of  plain  people  will  loosen 
the  purse-strings  that  the  war  lords 
may  spend. 


Ontario  Hygienic  Institute 


The  Ontario  Government,  in  the 
very  near  future,  will  pay  over  the 
amount  voted  for  the  equipment  of 
the  Hygienic  Institute  in  London,  Ont. 
The  appropriation  was  voted  some 
time  ago,  hut  there  has  been  a  delay 
in  payment,  pending  an  agreement  as 
to  the  conduct  of  the  institute.  lit  has 
been  decided  by  the  Government  to 
appropriate  $10,000  annually  for  main- 
tenance, the  $5,000  originally  voted 
having  been  considered  inadequate. 
This  amount  will  be  incorporated  in 
the  estimates  for  the  coming  year. 
Control  of  the  institute's  aflFairs  will 
be  vested  jointly  in  the  faculty  of  the 
Western  University  and  the  faculty  of 
the  Medical  School.  The  appointment 
of  the  superintendent  will  be  subject 
to  the  approval  of  the  Provincial 
Board  of  Health,  whidh  will  co-oper- 
ate with  the  Board  of  Governors.    iTo 


ithe  Hon.  Adam  Beck  is  due  the  cre- 
dit for  having  the  institute  built  and 
maintained  in  London. 

The  work  of  the  institute  will  be 
along  the  lines  of  research  in  medi- 
cine, agriculture,  hygiene  and  sanita- 
tion. It  is  the  first  of  its  kind  in  this 
country,  and  one  of  few  on  the  North 
American  continent.  Its  value  to  the 
province  can  hardly  be  overestimated. 
In  medicine  and  hygiene  the  medical 
faculty  of  the  university  will  be  able 
to  assist  the  institute,  and  the  insti- 
tute will  help  the  faculty. 

Western  Ontario  farmers  will  also 
have  at  their  services  experts  for  the 
solution  of  certain  agricultural  prob- 
lems, and  the  Boards  of  Health  in  On- 
tario towns  and  cities  may  have  per- 
formed here  the  various  analyses  and 
tests  which  have  hitherto  had  be  made 
in  Toronto. 


Technical  Education  of  the  Worker 


The  fact  that  Canada  is  not  yet 
abreast  of  the  times  in  the  matter  of 
practical  education  for  the  mechanical 
trades  is  enforced  by  Dr.  A.  C.  Mc- 
Kay, principal  of  the  Toronto  Techni- 
cal High  School,  who  says : 

"  When  we  sum  up  all  the  places  of 
education  that  we  have  established  it 
is  seen  that  we  are  leaving  out  about 
50  per  cent,  of  the  men  ahcl'Very  many 


callings  in  life.  This  is  where  we  fall 
down  in  our  educational  system.  Con- 
sequently, many  of  our  young  men 
cannot  rise  above  the  position  of  mere 
helpers  and  their  incomes  remain  low. 
Statistics  show  that  we  spend  for  Pub- 
lic School  education  $1.08  per  student ; 
for  Hig*h  Schools  $4.50;  for  Model 
Schools  $112;  and  for  university  stu- 
dents $126.    Yet  nothing  is  done  for 


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those  who  wish  to  become  builders, 
decorators,  specialists  in  manufactur- 
ing trades,  and  so  forth.  We  are  be- 
hind the  times  in  this  respect.  In  Ger- 
many and  England  industrial  training 
is  a  large  feature  in  the  schools.  The 
fact  is  that  there  are  very  few  men  in 
this  country  who  can  do  special  work. 
Most  of  those  who  can  do  this  work 
are  the  older  men  who  have  come  from 
the  Old  Land,  where  the  apprentice- 
ship system  has  prevailed.  We  are  not 
supplying  the  demand. 

To  Meet  the  Need 

"  To  meet  that  need,"  continued  Dr. 
McKay,  "  the  Board  of  Education  is 
proposing  to  build  a  large  and  well 
equipped  industrial  school,  in  the  cen- 
tre of  the  city,  and  to  estaiblis'h 
branches  in  the  east,  south,  and  west 
ends.    The  plan  is  to  have  a  day  and 


night  sdiool.  The  course  for  young 
men  is  to  cover  four  years,  and  that 
for  girls  three  years ;  as  girls,  who  have 
to  earn  their  own  money,  must  'be 
trained  for  their  suitable  callings  too. 
Then  the  youth  will  go  to  his  trade 
with  a  knowledge  of  its  principles,  and 
perform  his  duties  intelligently. 

*'  The  need  of  a  teohnical  training 
for  girls,"  h€  concluded,  "  is  evident. 
There  are  about  45,000  unmarried  wo- 
men who  have  to  earn  their  living  in 
this  city.  And  they  should  be  properly 
equipped  for  it.  The  Government  is 
with  the  movement ;  the  Ontario 
Legislature,  the  labor  unions,  and  the 
Board  of  Education  are  with  us." 

It  is  earnestly  to  be  hoped  that  other 
cities  will  follow  iT/oronto's  lead  in 
this  respect.  No  subject  is  of  greater 
importance  to-day  than  the  practical 
hand-and-eye  training  of  the  rising 
generation  of  Canadians. 


A  Bureau  of  Household  Arts 


In  the  cant  phra'seology  of  the  times 
the  "  basic  art  "  is  the  art  of  agricul- 
ture, but  as  a  writer  in  Everybody's 
points  out,  there  is  just  one  employ- 
ment more  basic  than  agriculture.  He 
suggests  the  establishment  of  a  gov- 
ernment Bureau  of  Household  Arts. 

The  work  of  such  a  bureau  would  be 
to  provide  a  collecting  and  distribut- 
ing centre  for  the  scattered  but  enor- 
mous quantities  of  information  now 
being  produced  by  schools  and  univer- 
sities and  laiboratories  with  regard  to 
the  right  feeding,  the  right  clothing, 
the  right  housing,  and,  in  general,  the 
right  care; of  human  beings. 

It  would  therefore  .make  inquiries 


into  the  selection  and  preparation  of 
foods,  from  the  standpoint  both  of 
nutritive  value  and  of  money-cost. 

To  Help  the  Children 

,  It  would  study  human  hygiene,  in- 
cluding in  that  term  not  only  rules  of 
right  living  for  the  individual,,  but  the 
maintenance  of  a  sanitary  environ- 
ment for  him.  Ventilation,  drainage, 
refuse-disposal,  would  come  within  its 
field.  It  would  thus  be  the  equivalent, 
in  large  part,  of  a  Department  of 
Health.  Further,  it  would  study  the 
physical  and  mental  development  and 
education  of  the  child  and  would  thus 
be  the  equivalent,  in  lafge  part,  of  the 


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Children's  Bureau  proposed  by  many 
social  workers. 

The  scope  of  a  Bureau  of  House- 
hold Arts  would  therefore  'be  The  Care 
of  the  Human  Family. 

iThe  appearance  of  such  a  bureau  is 
not  conjured  up  out  of  the  empty  cabi- 
net of  sentiment.  It  is  a  solider  pros- 
pect than  that.  It  is  the  almost  pre- 
dictable outcome  of  events  precisely 
parallel  to  those  which  led  up  to  the 
federal  Department  of  Agriculture. 

To  Fight  Mortality 

For  countless  centuries  plants  and 
animals  and  human  beings  were  all 
cared  for  by  methods  transmitited  per- 
sonally from  father  to  son  and  from 


mother  to  daugihter.  We  have  seen 
the  nurture  of  plants  and  animals — 
farming — pass  from  ibeing  a  provincial 
enterprise  into  being  a  world-enter- 
prise on  which  all  the  applicaible 
knowledges  of  all  the  known  world 
are  made  to  play.  We  are  now  see- 
ing the  nurture  of  human  beings — 
ihousekeeping — make  that  same  pas- 
sage. 

The  fight  against  infant  mortality 
would  have  its  principal  base  in  the 
Bureau  of  Household  Arts.  (The  gov- 
ernment experiment-stations  would  be 
enlarged  to  include,  along  with  in- 
quiries into  the  care  of  calves,  in- 
quiries into  the  care  of  children. 


An  All-Canadian  Forestry  Policy 

Our  Vast  Lands  now  Unproductive  must  be  made  to  Pro- 
duce Timber,  Which  Grows  Scracer  and  More  Valuable 
Every  Year.      Local  Plantations  for  Local  Supplies 

By  R.   G.  Lewis^  of  the  Faculty  of  Forestry^   Toronto   University 


SOME  sort  of  a  comprehensive  for- 
estry policy  exists  in  almost 
every  civilized  nation.  Even  in 
countries  like  Denmark,  where  the 
forest  has  practically  disappeared, 
there  is  a  policy  for  reforestation  of 
waste  areas  of  heath  and  sand  dunes. 

In  the  United  States  and  Canada 
the  difficulty  'has  been  in  the  separate 
jDowers  of  the  states  or  provinces, 
j^ac'h  state  has  its  own  laws  for  the 
administration  of  timber  lands,  and 
only  w'here  new  states  or  provinces  are 
created  is  there  a  universal  policy. 

Forestry  is  an  old  science,  dating 
back  to  the  days  of  Charlemagne,  and 
the  underlying  principles  have  been 
well  understood  for  hundreds  of  years. 


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In  each  country,  and  in  each  climatic 
region  of  that  country,  different  con- 
ditions exist,  and  these  conditions  give 
rise  to  changes  in  the  general  pro- 
cedure. Just  what  the  procedure  in 
eadh  isolated  case  will  be  must  be  de- 
termined by  experiment.  What  serves 
in  one  place  might  cause  disaster  in 
another.  On  the  other  hand,  what 
proves  to  be  a  satisfactory  forestry 
policy  in  one  country,  may  be  slightly 
altered  to  serve  in  another  region, 
thousands  of  miles  away. 

Trees  for  the  Waste  Lands 

Northwestern  Canada  is  very  similar 
in  climatic  conditions  to  the  better 
parts  of  Russia,    The  coast  region  of 


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British  Columibia  is  similar  to  Eng- 
land. As  we  had  to  go  to  Norway  to 
find  a  kind  of  wheat  suitable  for  our 
northern  prairies,  we  may  have  to  go 
to  Russia  for  a  type  of  timber  tree 
for  the  vast  areas  of  waste  lands  west 
of  Hudson  Bay. 

The  forestry  policy  of  a  country 
s'hould  be  universal  for  that  country  in 
l)rinciple,  and  the  details  s'hould  be 
worked  out  by  experts,  who  can  bring 
the  experience  of  the  world  to  their 
aid. 

In  Canada  the  older  provinces  con- 
trol their  own  timber  lands,  and  each 
adopts  a  method  of  its  own.  Each 
has  its  own  way  of  measuring  timber. 
There  are  in  existence  a  dozen  or 
more  log  rules  in  Canada.  Confusion 
is  always  present  under  such  condi- 
tions. One  province  makes  certain 
rules  for  the  protection  of  timber 
lands  from  fire,  and  its  neighbor  makes 
entirely  different  regulations,  although 
the  boundary  between  their  forests  is  a 
purely  political  one. 

In  the  new  Provinces  of  Alberta  and 
Saskatchewan,  in  Manitoba  and  in  the 
twenty-mile-wide  railway  (belt  in  Brit- 
is'h  Columbia,  the  timber  lands  are  con- 
trolled by  the  Dominion  Government. 
(The  Department  of  the  Interior  has  a 
forestry  'branch  that  has  accomplished 
wonders  in  outlining  a  plan  for  the 
control  of  these  lands. 

Money  in  Useless  Land 

,Wit<h  the  exception  of  the  railway 
belt  there  is  very  little  timber  on  these 
lands.  But  there  is  a  large  area  of 
potential  forest  land;  land  unfit  for 
agriculture,  which  will  support  and 
has  supported  tree  growth  in  the  past. 
This  land  should  )be  withdrawn  from 


settlement.  The  timber  existing  should 
be  protected  from  fire  and  injudicious 
lumbering.  It  should  be  controlled  by 
one  body,  and  so  managed  that  it  will 
produce  a  crop  of  timber  large  enough 
to  supply  the  local  demand  for  all 
time.  This  can  only  be  done  by  one 
administration  to  bring  about  satisfac- 
tory results.  If  the  control  is  vested 
in  the  separate  Provincial  Govern- 
ments they  will  lose  the  benefit  of  the 
work  already  done  by  the  Federal  Gov- 
ernment, and  the  country  at  large  will 
lose  the  source  of  future  supply.  An 
interchange  of  ideas  and  experience 
stimulates  any  business.  A  conserva- 
tion of  ideas  in  one  isolated  adminis- 
tration will  result  in  a  lack  of  con- 
servation of  resources. 

The  forestry  branch  at  Ottawa  has 
just  succeeded  in  getting  on  its  feet. 
Rough  surveys  have  been  made  of  part 
of  the  waste  lands  of  the  North- West 
and  information  has  been  gathered  con- 
cerning the  extent  of  the  non-agricul- 
tural land.  This  has  been  withdrawn 
from  settlement,  and  laid  out  as  forest 
reserves.  In  no  case  has  land  been 
withdrawn  that  would  support  agri- 
cultural crops.  Timber  has  been  found 
in  considerable  quantities  on  this  land, 
and  timber  can  be  grown  on  all  of  it. 
The  idea  is  to  prevent  so-called  set- 
tlers from  holding  timber  lands  for 
speculation.  Where  timber  is  found 
on  good  agricultural  land  it  is  reserved 
only  to  protect  it  from  fire  and  dam- 
age until  it  can  be  cut  and  marketed. 
After  the  boundaries  of  such  reserves 
are  determined  the  timber  is  estimated 
and  the  country  carefully  mapped.  A 
plan  of  management  for  that  particu- 
lar reserve  is  then  prepared  and 
carried  out  by  trained  foresters  and 
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woodsmen  in  the  employ  of  the  for- 
estry 'branch.  From  lack  of  funds  this 
work  has  been  necessarily  slow,  and 
has  covered  only  a  small  part  of  the 
total  area. 

The  Scarcity  of  Timber 

The  most  important  fact  to  bring 
before  the  public  is  the  scarcity  of  tim- 
ber, and  this  can  only  be  done  by  mak- 
ing surveys  of  the  vast  regions  north 
of  the  prairies  and  south  of  the  limit 
of  tree  growth.  Much  of  this  country 
has  been  swept  by  fire.  Much  is 
swampy,  muskeg  country,  and  on  the 
northern  limit  of  this  belt  the  timber  is 
small  and  scrubby,  except  along  the 
watercourses.  The  old  explorers  tra- 
velled along  the  watercourses  and 
fondly  imagined  that  all  Northern 
Canada  was  one  huge  timber  forest. 
This  idea  is  rapidly  disappearing  as 
surveyors  come  back  with  accurate 
data  showing  enormous  areas  of  tun- 
dra or  barren,  open  muskeg,  Where 
timber  was  thought  to  exist.  Along 
the  line  of  the  Hudson  Bay  Railway 
there  is  scarcely  enough  timber  to  pro- 
vide for  the  rough  construction  of  the 
line  itself. 

It  migiht  ibe  safe  to  say  that  there  is 
enough  timber  in  fthe  three  prairie  pro- 
vinces to  provide  for  the  local  demand, 
outside  of  the  big  cities,  until  the  coun- 
try is  settled.  By  that  time,  if  a  for- 
estry policy  'has  been  maintained  and 
the  wasite  areas  and  cut-over  lands 
have  been  replanted,  there  should  be 
an  existing  forest  large  enough  to  sup- 
ply the  wants  of  the  western  provinces 
for  the  future.  In  the  past  summer 
several  parties  were  engaged  in  this 
work  in  Manitoba,  Saskatchewan  and 
Al'berta. 


Reserves  are  Established 

In  Maniltoba  many  reserves  have 
been  established,  and  are  now  under 
management.  Timber  in  the  real  sense 
of  the  word  does  not  exist  on  any  of 
these  reserves,  but  the  poplar,  spruce 
and  jack  pine  are  sufficient  to  supply 
the  local  demand  for  firewood  and 
fence  posts,  if  properly  administered. 

In  Nonthern  Saskatchewan  and  Al- 
berta there  is  quite  a  supply  of  saw 
timber,  spruce  and  tamarac,  which  is 
not  of  the  first  grade,  but  is,  neverthe- 
less, very  valuable  locally.  The  lumber 
used  on  the  prairies  at  present  is  im- 
ported, mostly  from  British  Columbia 
on  ithe  western  side,  and  from  Ontario 
on  the  Manitoba  side.  The  prices  are 
almost  prohibitive  on  account  of  the 
high  freight  charges.  For  rough  con- 
struction work,  spruce,  jack  pine  and 
tamarac  are  good  enough,  and  the  sup- 
ply is  greater  than  most  people  im- 
agine. 

Take,  for  example,  the  new  Peace 
River  country,  and  the  Valley  of  the 
Athabasca  and  Lesser  Slave.  This  is 
destined  to  be  a  great  farmiing  and 
stock-raising  country,  and  there  is 
enough  timber  in  the  immediate  vicin- 
ity to  serve  for  buildings,  fences,  rail- 
way ties  and  construction  timbers. 

Vast  Potential  Forests 

In  the  Swan  Hills,  south  of  Lesser 
Slave  Lake,  on  the  direct  route  to  the 
Peace  River,  is  a  potential  forest  sev- 
eral hundreds  of  square  miles  in  ex- 
tent. The  timiber  is  mostly  spruce  and 
lodge-pole  pine.  The  existing  areas 
of  timiber  run  as  high  as  thirty  thou- 
sand to  the  acre  for  spruce,  and  over  a 
hundred  first-grade  trees  to  the  acre 
for  lodge-pole  pine.    This  country  is 


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non-agricultural,  being  rough  and  'hilly, 
and  covered  with  stony  soil.  Timber 
has  existed  here  in  the  past  in  great 
quantities,  but  it  has  been  burned  and 
cut  by  unlicensed  lumbermen  until  only 
a  shadow  of  its  greatness  remains.  But 
the  fact  is  clearly  demonstrated  that 
timber  can  grow  there  to  a  merchant- 
able size.  It  only  remains  tliat  careful 
management  be  instituted  and  this  one 
small  part  of  the  vast  country  would 
become  a  valuable  source  of  supply 
for  the  future. 

It  is  to  be  hoped  that  the  new  Gov- 


ernment will  see  fit  to  retain  its  control 
of  the  lands  and  fores.ts  in  the  new 
provinces.  This  control  cost  tthe  people 
of  Canada  a  large  sum  of  money  and 
it  should  be  wisely  administered.  One 
policy  for  the  control  and  lease  of  tim- 
ber lands,  one  plan  for  the  exploration 
and  estimation  of  new  areas  of  forest, 
one  governing  body  of  experts  for  the 
management  of  timiber  reserves  for  the 
future,  and  the  people  of  the  west  will 
have  the  question  of  their  future  sup- 
ply of  timber  settled  for  all  time. 


The  Bahamas  May  Come  In 


The  movement  on  the  part  of  the 
Bahama  Islands  to  secure  closer  con- 
nection with  the  Dominion  was  ad- 
vanced another  step  when  Sir  William 
Grey-Wilson,  a  cousin  of  Earl  Grey, 
iddressed  the  Toronto  Empire  Club  re- 
cently. Sir  William  had  been  Governor 
of  the  Bahamas  for  six  years.  He  dis- 
cussed the  possibility  of  a  commercial 
and  political  union  with  Canada,  and 
stated  his  belief  that  should  the  Domin- 
ion accede  to  the  desire  of  the  Bahamas 
the  whole  of  the  rest  of  the  British 
West  Indies  would  speedily  follow. 

Speaking  of  the  United  States,  with 
all  their  tropical  and  semi-tropical  pos- 
sessions, Sir  Widliam  thought  the 
flocking  down  to  the  Bahamas  of 
Americans  in  vast  numtoers  was  a  tre- 
mendous tribute  to  the  finest  climate 
in  the  world.  They  had  only  had  seven 
hot  days  in  the  past  season,  and  the 
temperature  varied  from  62  to  yj  de- 
grees. The  bathing  was  unrivaled,  and 
the  brillancy  of  the  colors  of  the 
marine  scenery  was  such  that  eminent 
artists  told  him  they  dare  not  attempt 


to  portray  such  rainbow  brightness. 

The  Bahamas  are  three  days  from 
New  York,  or  17  hours  from  Florida. 

Commercially  the  BaJiamas  are  im- 
portant, as  having  the  largest  territory 
in  the  British  West  Indies.  The  main 
steamship  lines  of  the  world  intersect 
the  islands,  and  the  opening  of  the 
Panama  Canall  will  greatly  increase 
the  traffic.  The  Islands  require  the 
produce  of  the  North,  which  is  not 
grown  in  the  West  Indies.  Nearly 
80  per  cent,  of  their  American  imports 
are  from  the  United  States,  and  only 
2^  per  cent,  from  Canada. 

"  I  ask  you,  gentlemen,"  said  Sir 
William  Grey- Wilson,  "  why  the  80 
per  cent,  now  imported  from  the 
United  States  should  not  be  imported 
from  Canada  ?  It  is  a  reproach  to  us, 
who  seek  to  draw  together  the  outly- 
ing portions  of  the  Empire,  if  wc  do 
not  endeavor  to  divert  the  whole  of 
that  80  per  cent,  from  the  United 
States  to  Canada.' 

The  House  of  Assembly  has  asked 
for  the  aippointment  of  Commissioners 


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on  the  part  of  Canada  and  the  a  commission  would  leave  Canada  free 
Bahamas,  to  enquire  on  what  terms  after  the  enquiry  to  accept  it  or 
t'he  fusion  could  be  carried  out.    Such     reject  it. 

Increase  British  Trade  in  Canada 


SPEAKING  before  the  Canadian 
Manufacturers'  Association  re- 
cently, Mr.  Richard  Grigg,  His 
Majesty's  ^Trade  Commissioner  in 
Canada,  gave  expression  to  a  senti- 
ment which  iis,  perhaps,  nolt  reaUzed  as 
clearly  as  it  should  be.  "  So  long,"  he 
said,  "  as  the  production  of  Canada  in 
regard  to  manufactured  artiicles  is  not 
equal  to  the  market  afforded  by  the 
country,  you  must  have  imports  of 
manufaotured  goods.  The  question 
which  interests  you  and  interests 
me  is  from  what  quarter  are 
such  manufactured  goods  to  be 
obtained  ?  I  represent  a  desire 
to  maintain,  and,  if  possible,  en- 
large, the  volume  of  British  trade  in 
friendly  competition  with  all  import- 
ers, and  while  it  is  unavoidable  that 
such  competition  may  sometimes  seem 
to  be  directed  against  production,  yet 
I  can  say  that  my  desire,  for  what- 
ever it  is  worth,  is  to  enlarge  com- 
petition rather  against  imported  goods 
than  against  the  products  of  Canadian 
manufacture. 

Magnitude  of  Resources 

"And  this  fact  must  ibe  remembered, 
that  in  order  to  convey  to  the  British 
manufacturer  and  merchant  the  size 
and  character  of  the  Canadian  market, 
it  is  my  pleasure  as  well  as  my  duty 
to  convey  also  to  him  an  idea  of  the 
natural  resources  and  industry  of  the 
Dominion  which  will  indicate  the  mag- 
nitude, present  and  future,  of  the  mar- 
ket, a  part  of  which  he    desires    to 


supply.  I  hope  it  will  be  felt  that  the 
British  Trade  Commissioner  has  not 
failed  in  his  duty  in  reflecting  the  ac- 
tual conditions  and  the  probabilities 
of  the  future  in  this  great  country. 

"  It  is  sometimes  said  that  the  Bri- 
tisher does  not  know  as  much  as  he 
might  do  about  Canada.  That  is  a 
common  remark  in  every  country  of 
every  other  country,  and  if  severe 
critics  of  the  poor  Britisher  were  asked 
geographical  questions  about  Great 
Britain  they  would  appear  to  very 
little  better  advantage  than  the  Brit- 
isher does  about  Canada. 

Is  Britain  Decadent? 

"Of  late  years  it  'has  become  the 
fashion  to  speak  of  tlie  decadence  of 
British  industry.  Well,  gentlemen,  in 
the  year  1902  the  products  of  British 
industry  exported  to  all  countries 
amounted  in  round  figures  to  $1,379,- 
000,000;  a  steady  progress  has  been 
maintained  through  the  intervening 
years,  until  in  1910  the  export  of  Brit- 
ish industry  reached  the  largest  fig- 
ures ever  known,  viz.,  $2,094,000,000, 
and  the  increase  of  the  five  years  from 
1905  to  1910  amounted  to  no  less  than 
thirty  per  cent. 

"  These  figures  rival  Canadian  pro- 
gress and  make  it  very  difficult  to  say 
that  the  Britisher  has  gone  to  sleep 
and  has  had  his  day.  On  the  contrary, 
you  believe,  and  I  believe,  that  Great 
Britain  with  her  sturdy  sons  around 
her  will  long  continue  to  grow  and 
prosper." 


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The  Importance  of  Pure  Water 


WITH  the  increasingly  rapid 
growth  of  Canadian  cities 
there  is  no  question  of  great- 
er urgency  than  a  constant  and 
sufficient  supply  of  pure  water. 
It  is  satisfactory  to  note  that 
many  towns  and  cities  are  fully  alive 
to  the  necessity  of  purity  as  weM  as 
volume  of  water,  but  there  are  still 
a  few  places  where  the  supply  leaves 
much  to  be  desaired. 

In  any  water  service  for  the  supply 
of  human  beings  the  question  of  plac- 
ing its  wholesomeness — of  guarding 
it  absolutely  against  contamination,  or 
of  su'bjecting  it  to  such  a  process  of 
sedimentation  and  filtration  as  will 
definitely  ensure  its  purity — should  be 
the  primary  consideration. 

Year  by  year  the  fouling  of  the 
lakes  and  rivers  becomes  worse.  Farm 
drainage,  city  sewerages,  filth  borne  by 
floods  ibecomes  greater. 

Many  of  the  cities  of  the  continent 
are  becoming  alive  to  the  importance 
of  water  purification,  (but  others  have 
taken  refuge  in  neglect,  and  in  prepar- 
ing for  waterworks  extensions,  entirely 
ignore  the  matter  of  purity. 

For  many  years  the  city  of  Wash- 
ington, D.C.,  presented  probably  the 


highest  typhoid  rate  of  any  of  the 
large  United  States  cities.  Sanitarily 
and  economically  the  situation  became 
intolerable.  A  few  years  ago  an  elab- 
orate system  of  filtration  was  intro- 
duced and  river  water,  far  from  pure, 
was  uitilized.  By  a  process  of  sedi- 
mentation and  filtration  tbis.was  ren- 
dered wholesome,  and  there  was  an 
immediate  drop  in  the  typhoid  rate. 
From  being  one  of  the  most  typhoid 
scourged  cities  of  the  United  States, 
Washington  in  a  few  years  attained  an 
enviaible  position  in  the  list.  The  ex- 
pense incurred  was  large,  the  works 
costing  about  three  and  a  half  millions. 
They  provide  for  more  than  twenty- 
five  filtering  basins,  three  of  which  are 
always  in  process  of  clleansing.  Bac- 
teriological experts  conduct  conunuous 
tests,  and  nothing  is  sparea  to  main- 
tain the  efficiency  of  the  purifying 
process.  And  it  pays.  From  a  simple 
doMars-and-cents  points  of  view,  it  has 
been  s/hown  that  the  saving  effected  by 
the  avoidance  of  typhoid  losses  more 
than  meets  the  cost  of  the  system. 

MenJbers  of  local  governing  bodies 
can  have  no  higher  ideal  to  work  for 
than  a  pure  and  plentiful  water  supply. 


To  Encourage  British  Settlers 


iThe  Duke  of  Sutherland,  one  of 
Scotland's  largest  land  owners,  who 
owns  vast  estates  near  Edmonton,  in 
his  recent  trip  to  the  West  made  ar- 
rangements for  the  furtherance  of 
his  big  scheme  ito  place  on 
Western   farms    some  of  the  sturdy. 


farmers  from  his  Scottish  estate.  Next 
spring  the  first  batch  of  men  will  come 
from  Scotland  to  take  up  the  land 
the  Duke  has  purchased. 

In  an  interview  the  Duke  stated  that 
his  object  was  to  encounafge  English 
and  Scotch  ammigration  to  the  farms 


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of  the  iCanadian  West.  Instead  of 
Ruthenians,  Galicians  and  Doukho- 
'bors,  the  west  should  he  settled  hy 
British  citdzens,  who  would  develop 
into  good  loyal  Canadians.  He  inti- 
mated that  the  foreigners  who  had 
taken  up  so  much  land  in  the  west 
were  poor  settlers  and  poor  citizens. 

Scotchmen,  Englishmen  and  men 
from  the  United  States  made  good  set- 
tlers, s:aid  the  Duke.  The  Americans 
were  coming  in  well  enough  because 
of  their  proxiimity  to  the  new  land, 
but  the  English  and  Scotch  need  some 
encouragement  and  assistance.  He  is 
endeavoring  to  pave  the  way  for  them. 
A  dozen  farms  had  been  prepared  by 
himself  near  Clyde,  Alta.  There  were 
2,500  acres  in  that  block  of  land.  It 
was  close  to  the  C.P.R.,  and  the 
C.N.E.  was  building  a  line  near  it. 

On  his  own  1,500  acre  estate  near 
Edmonton,  the  Duke  wilJ  put  laborers 
from,  his  Scotch  estates,  and  there  they 
will  learn  the  art  of  farming  and  will 
in  time  be  able  to  buy  their  own  land. 


The  wages  on  the  Duke's  farm  will 
be  double  what  they  receive  in  Scot- 
land. 

The  mlajor  object  of  the  Duke's  visit 
to  Canada  was  to  interest  prominent 
Canadians  in  the  formation  of  a  syn- 
dicate for  the  purpose  of  bringing  out 
good  men  to  settle  in  the  West. 

The  Duke's  desire  is  to  merely 
start  the  matter  and  to  have  it  fol- 
lowed up  by  similar  colonization  pro- 
jects in  the  way  of  prepared  farms 
started  throughout  the  country. 

Many  big  Canadians  have  been  seen 
by  the  Duke  so  far  in  his  efforts  to 
get  his  scheme  going.  In  Toronto  he 
has  put  the  matter  before  Sir  Henry 
Pellatt,  Sir  Edmund  Walker  and  Sir 
Wm.  Mackenzie.  In  the  West  he  has 
seen  Sir  Wm.  Whyte,  Sanford  Evans, 
Carter  Cotton  and  others.  It  is  under- 
stood that  all  are  favorable  to  the 
scheme.  Several  members  of  provin- 
cial parliaments  have  endorsed  the  pro- 
posal and  will  further  it  in  any  way  in 
their  power. 


An  Essay  on  the  Automobile 


George  Fitch  in  the  Ford  Times: 
The  automobile  is  a  rubber-tired 
cash  separator  which  is  being  used 
largely  to  keep  prosperous  citizens 
from  worrying  over  how  to  invest  their 
money.  There  are  a  great  many  varie- 
ties of  cash  separators,  but  the  auto- 
mobiJe  is  by  far  the  best.  It  can  go 
through  an  ordinary  flush  citizen  in 
a  vefy  few  months  and  leave  very 
little  cash  in  the  taihngs.  In  fact,  its 
work  is  approached  in  thoroughness 
only  by  the  private  yacht,  the  society 
bug  and  the  private  schod  for  girds. 
The  automobile  is  driven  by  gaso- 


line, assisted  by  waiter,  oil,  electricity, 
wind  and  gas,  and  sometimes  horses 
and  mules.  Some  drivers  have  also 
used  brains  with  great  success,  but  the 
supply  is  too  limited  to  be  generally 
adopted.  If  every  automobile  driver 
were  equipped  with  a  small  set  of 
brains,  we  woulld  have  no  more  acci- 
dents which  Occur  while  a  car  is  being 
driven  about  15  miles  an  hour,  the 
speed  limit. 

An  auto  consists  of  an  engine  with 
175  parts,  connected  by  a  clutch  with 
95  parts  to  a  gear  box  with  75  parts 
and   then   to   a    differential    with   50 


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parts.  When  all  these  parts  are  feel- 
ing well  and  are  working  together  like 
the  Old  Guard  Republicans  in  New 
York,  the  automobile  is  said  to  be  in 
good  running  order.  If  any  indi- 
vidual part  of  an  automobile  is  feel- 
ing convalescent,  and  will  not  work 
at  all,  the  man  who  wants  to  sell  the 
machine  to  you  second-hand,  will 
solemnily  s-wear  that  the  machine  will 
run  like  a  watch. 

Come  In  All  Sizes 

Automobiles  come  in  all  sizes,  in- 
cluding the  piker  size,  the  family  size, 
the  bank  director  size  and  the  fool 
size.  A  small  car  with  only  12  con- 
densed horses  in  it  can  be  bought  for 
$350  and  can  be  driven  over  the  curb 
and  into  a  tree  as  successfully  as  a 
big  car  which  cost  $5,000  and  has 
tires  as  fat  as  elephant's  legs. 

Automobiles  are  now  very  carefully 
made  and  are  entirely  practicable,  be- 
ing used  for  hauling  trunks,  trans- 
porting passengers  and  getting  rid  of 
the  idle  rich.  Automobiles  are  made 
which  can  run  100  miles  an  hour, 
but  fortunately,  others  are  made 
which  can  run  two  miles  an  hour  and 
will  stop  when  requested.  Very  few 
automoibiles  break  down  any  more, 
but  the  number  of  owners  who  break 
up  is  steadily  increasing.  Tbis  is  be- 
cause the  automobile  is  no  loOger  a 
weird  hobby,  but  a  badge  of  prosper- 
ity, and  a  great  many  people  are  wear- 
ing the  badge  who  can't  afford  to  pay 
their  dues. 

New  Things,  New  Records 

Automobiles  are  more  costly  now, 
because  they  are  more  reliable,  and 
also  because  hundreds  of  people  are 


busy  €very  day  inventing  new  things 
to  hang  on  them.  Ten  years  ago  an 
automobile  would  go  ten  miles  and 
then  stop  a  month,  because  of  a  50- 
cent  breakdown.  But  now  an  auto 
owner  will  go  200  miles,  pay  $35  in 
fines,  wear  out  $50  of  tires,  eat  $10 
worth  of  food,  knock  $75  out  of  a  $40 
buggy  and  neglect  $1,000  worth  of 
business  all  in  one  day. 

The  number  o*  automobiles  made 
in  this  country  next  year  will  approach 
225,000.  This  will  not  supply  one- 
fourth  of  the  people  who  want  them, 
but  after  the  people  who  can  afford 
them  have  bought,  there  will  be  100,- 
000  left — and  they  will  all  be  sold. 


CITY  PLANNING  AND 
CIVIC   ART 

TOWN  planning  is  a  subject  of 
whic?h  mudi  is  heard  these  days. 
It  deserves  the  attention  of  au- 
thorities in  cities  and  towns  of  every 
stage  of  development,  and  the  earlier  in 
the  history  of  the  municipal  community 
sensible  ideas  of  town  planning  are 
adopted,  the  better,  as  prevention  is 
always  less  costly  than  cure.  True 
principles  of  town  planning  underlie 
not  only  the  lay-out  and  structure  of 
the  town  but  they  are  also  at  the 
bottom  of  good  municipal  government. 
The  efforts  now  being  made  in  some 
of  our  larger  cities  to  obtain  some 
control  over  the  lay-out  of  new  dis- 
tricts, point  to  a  desire  to  do  something 
to  put  a  stop  ito  the  present  haphazard 
style  of  laying  out  a  city.  The  old  coun- 
try has  gone  far  ahead  in  this  respect, 
and  instead  of  creating  more  slums, 
"  garden  suburbs  "  are  being  planned 


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and  laid  out.  The  necessity  for  some 
such  action  in  the  rapidly  growing 
cities  of  Canada  is  obvious. 

The  problem  of  the  great  cities  of 
to-day  is  to  provide  light,  air,  ample 
means  for  healthful  recreation,  relief 
from  congestion,  facilitation  of  traffic, 
housing  of  the  poor,  better  public  im- 
provements and  attractive  surround- 
ings for  the  multitude. 

It  would  be  of  great  advantage  to 
any  city  if  a  commission  of  citizens  in 
every  way  qualified  for  the  task  were 
appointed  to  make  a  thorough  study 
of  the  municipal  situation  and  bring 
in  recommendations  to  form  the  basis 
of  improvements  and  serve  as  the  guid- 
ing principles  of  the  future.  One  mem- 
ber of  that  commission  oug'ht  to  be 
particularly  competent  to  review  the 
financial  position  of  the  city  and  lay 
down  the  lines  for  reform. 


NIAGARA  MORE  THAN 
HALF  USED  UP 

iThe  first  inventory  ever  taken  of 
the  water-powers  of  Canada  bas  been 
completed  by  the  Commission  of  Con- 
servation and  the  results  are  em- 
bodied in  a  large  profusely  illustrated 
report  just  issued.    The  investigation, 


which  has  extended  over  a  period  of 
two  years,  shows  that  there  are  i,oi6,- 
521  horsenpower  developed  from 
water-power  in  Canada. 

The  power  situation  in  Ontario  is 
treated  very  fullly,  special  attention 
being  given  to  the  power  possibilities 
at  Niagara  and  the  conditions  affect- 
ing development  there.  Each  of  the 
power  companies  operating  there, 
whether  on  the  Canadian  or  American 
side,  is  described  in  detail. 

Reference  is  made  to  the  granting 
of  franchises  to  develop  power  at 
Niagara  Falls.  The  report  states 
that  the  low  water  flow  of  the  Niagara 
River  would  yield  at  the  falls  about 
2,250,000  horse-power,  of  which  Can- 
ada's share  (one-half)  would  be 
1,125,000  horse-power. 

"  Franchises  have  already  been 
granted,"  says  the  report,  "  and  plants 
partially^  completed,  for  the  develop- 
ment on  the  Canadian  side  of  the 
river,  of  about  450,000  horse-power. 
In  other  words,  instead  of  millions  of 
horse-power^  being  available  as  is 
sometimes  stated,  iit  appears  that 
about  one-half,  and  by  all  odds  the 
better  hallf  of  Canada's  usable  share 
of  Niagara  Falls  power  has  already 
been^ 'placed  under  private  control," 


"DUSINESS  is  done  only  where  there  is  enthusiasm.  Without 
■"-^  good'  cheer,  firm  faith  in  the  future  and  in  your  fellow  men, 
you  are  a  candidate  for  the  Down-and-Out  Club. 

There  is  always  excuse  for  hedging  if  you  want  to  make  use 
of  it.  The  law  of  inertia  is  ever  at  work — fight  it!  Factory 
melancholia  is  fatal. 

The  man  who  starts  a  bear  movement  and  the  business-baiter 
are  social  pests  and  commercial  bacteria.  Let  their  names  be 
anathema  forevermore.     Sign  your  letters,  "  Yours  for  Prosperity." 

—Elbert  Hubbard. 


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Our  Big  Fire  Losses— and  Why 

Inexcusable^  Carelessness'  is  a  Serious  Factor  in  too  many 
cases,  and  loss  of  Life  and  Property  the  result.  The  **No 
Smoking"  sign  and  the  Faithful  Watchman  count  for  little 
when  everybody  else  is  careless.  What  we  should  do 
about  jt  is  here  set  down. 

That  loss  of  life  and  property  by  tive  wiring,  and  one  each  of  the  fol- 

fire  in  Canada  is   far  bigger  than  it  lowing:    Grinder  ignited  grass,  sparks 

need  be  is  the  general  opinion  of  ex-  between    chimney   and    wall,    waste 

perts  and  thinking  people  generally.  P'^P^'"  "^^'^  radiator,  crossed  electric 

Here  are  some  of  the  causes  attributed  '''''^''  spontaneous  combustion,  over- 

r-          ,,  •     X'          ,  turned  lantern,  overheated  pipes,  over- 

to  our  hre  roll  m  iMovember:  ,      ,    ,                          m,          .  .        , 

heated   gas   stove.      Ihe  origin   of  a 

Five  upset  lamps,  3  incendiarism,  2  i^rge  number  of  the  fires  which 
gasoline  explosions,  2  cardess  occurred  during  the  month  were  re- 
smokers,  2  overheated  stoves,  2  defec-     ported  as  unknown. 

The  Monetary  Times'  estimate  of  Canada's  fire  losses  during  November 
amounted  to  $1,506,500,  compiared  with  $580,750  for  October  and  $1,943,708 
for  the  corresponding  period  last  year. 

The  following  is  an  estimate  of  the  October  losses : — 

Fires  exceeding  $10,000 $1,222,000 

Small   fires    88,000 

Fifteen  per  cent,  for  unreported  fires  196,500 


Total    $1,506,500 

The  following  are  the  monthly  totals  compared  with  1909  and  1910: 

1909.  1910.  191 1. 

January    $1,500,000  $1,275,246  $2,250,550 

February    1,263,005  750,625  941.045 

March    851,690  1,076,253  852,380 

April    720,650  1,717.237  1,317,900 

May    3.358,276  2,735,536  2,564,500 

June    1,300.275  1,500,000  1,151,150 

July    1,075,600  6,386,674  5.384.300 

August     2,582,915  1,667,270  920.000 

September     1,615.405  894,125  1,123,550 

October    2,208,718  2,195,781  1.506.500 

November    935.^91  i.943.7o8           

December    i.433.8i3  i,444.86o           


iTotal    $18,905,538      $23,593,315      $18,592,625 

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Many  Large  Fires 

There  were  twenty-seven  fires  at  which  ithe  loss  was  $10,000  and  over. 

The  fires  at  which  damages  of  $10,000    and    over  occurred  were  as 
follows : — 

Progression,  Ont Woollen  mill    $  10,000 

Eegina,   Sask Warehouse    160,000 

South  Clinton,  Ont Planing  mills    10,000 

Melville,  Ont Evaporator,  etc 15,000 

Pemlbroke,  Ont Factory    35,ooo 

Lachine,    Que Gasoline  launches,  etc 15,000 

St.  John,  N.B Residence,  etc 12,000 

Bethany,  Ont Business  block   20,000 

Toronto,  Ont Factory    10,000 

London,  Ont Business;  section    455,000 

Port  Haney,  Man Store    25,000 

Victoria,  B.C Building    100,000 

North  Bay Store    10,000 

Ottawa,  Ont Club  house 35,ooo 

Gretna,   Man Business  section 15,000 

Hailifax,  N.S Stable,  etc 10,000 

Winnipeg,  iMan Garage 1 1,000 

Golden,  B.C Business   section    27,000 

Belleville,  Ont , .  .  .  .  Business  section 23,000 

Harvey  Junction,  Que Mill    15,000 

Ottawa,  Ont Garage  10,000 

St.  Stephen's  N.B Business  section 50,000 

Mattawa,  Ont Hotel    12,000 

Disraeli,  Que Business  'Mock  75,ooo 

St.  Jerome,  Que Convent  20,000 

St.  (Thomas,  Ont Packing  plant 12,000 

Quebec,  P.Q Hotel    30,000 


Total    $1,222,000 

The  Structures  Destroyed 

The  following  structures  were  destroyed  or  damaged:  24  stores,  21 
residences,  12  barns  and  stalbles,  11  factories,  9  business  sections,  4  hotels, 
3  garages,  2  stations,  2  boathouses,  and  one  each  of  the  following:  school- 
house,  church,  printing  office,  slaughter  house,  evaporator,  carriage  shop, 
boiler-house,  iboathouse,  golf  club  house,  steamship,  electric  station,  convent, 
packing  plant,  hotel. 

The  animals  destroyed  by  fire  were:  56  'horses,  51  cows,  and  a  large 
number  of  hogs  and  poultry.  There  were  also  destroyed  25  tons  of  hay, 
200  bushels  of  oats,  22  gasoline  launches,  25  automobiles  and  5  taxicabs. 

iThe  number  of  deaths  from  fire  last  month  were  20,  as  compared  with 

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17  for  October  and  19  for  the  corresponding  period  last  year.    Unfortunately, 
the  number  does  not  show  any  signs  of  diminishing. 

Carelessness,  Carelessness. 

Fire  waste  in  Canada  is  far  too  great.  We  are  almost  as  bad  as  the 
United  States.  Nearly  one-half  of  our  ftres  are  caused  iby  somebody  disregard- 
ing the  fire  peril.  Edward  F.  Croker,  for  twelve  years  fire  chief  of  New 
York,  puts  down  the  causes  of  fires  in  this  order : 

Carelessness  in  factories,  which  in  most  cases  means  dirt  and  rulbbish  and 
oily  waste.  Carelessness  in  the  use  of  matches.  Do  you  stop  to  watch  where 
a  lighted  match  fal>ls  after  you  have  lighted  your  cigar?  Bad  electrical  wiring. 
Careless  housekeeping.  Dark  and  dirty  hallways.  People,  at  night,  scratch 
matches  to  find  their  way  about,  throw  the  match  in  a  corner  into  a  pile  of 
rubbish,  and  a  few  hours  later  there  is  a  call  for  the  firemen.  Dark  basements. 
Tenants  go  down  after  coal  or  wood  with  a  candle  or  with  matches.  A 
startling  number  of  bad  fires  occur  this  way.  Oil  stoves.  Old-fashioned  oil 
lamps.  Cigar  and  cigarette  stubs.  They  are  petty  things  taken  one  by  one, 
but  they  are  the  principal  reasons  for  the  great  number  of  fires  occurring  in 
cities. 

We  Play  With  Fire 

"  Ugly  fires,"  says  Mr.  Croker — "  oil,  factory,  packing  house,  or  lumber 
yard — are  practicaHy  all  caused  by  inexcusable  carelessness.  This  is  one  of 
the  facts  that  makes  the  experienced  fireman  fed  strongly  against  our  national 
habit  of  playing  with  fire.  It  is  true  that  in.  buildings  where  inflammable 
material  or  explosives  are  kept,  and  in  industries  where  the  danger  of  fire  is 
greatest,  certain  regulations  are  in  force  to  minimize  the  peril.  iThese  regula- 
tions consist  mainly  of  signs  reading  '  No  Smoking,'  a  watchman  whose  job 
is  to  keep  an  eye  out  for  incipient  fires,  and  a  few  fire  extinguishers  on  the 
wall.  And  thus  regulations  are  in  force  solely  because  the  insurance  under- 
writers insist  upon  them,  and  not  because  the  owners  of  the  estabdishment  are 
awake  to  the  fire  peril  and  seek  to  do  their  duty  in  this  matter, 

"  It  requires  no  training  in  fire-fighting  to  understand  how  uttdy  inade- 
quate such  precautions  are.  In  nine  cases  out  of  ten  when  small  fires  start  in 
such  places — as  they  are  sure  to  start  sooner  or  later — these  safeguards  amount 
to  nothing." 

Is  Prevention  Hopeless  ? 

Since  leaving  the  fire  department  of  Greater  New  York  to  take  up  the 
work  of  preventing  fires,  Mr.  Croker  (has  been  asked  many  times:  "Do  you 
not  think  it  is  a  hopeless  task?" 

The  answer  always  has  been  that,  if  he  did  think  so,  he  naturally  would 
not  attempt  to  start  such  a  campaign.  But  the  question  illustrates  the  attitude 
of  a  good  portion  of  the  public  toward  the  fire  problem.     Most  people  look 

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upon  fire  as  something  inevitable,  almost  natural,  and  consider  their  pre- 
valence in  this  country  something  that  must  be  borne,  along  w^ith  other 
damages  caused  by  the  acts  of  nature. 

This  is  all  wrong.  The  average  fire  is  no  more  to  be  accepted  as  inevit- 
able or  natural  than  is  the  collapse  of  a  poorly  ibuilt  building.  Both  may  be 
ascribed  to  the  same  specific  causes :  careless  building,  careless  inspection, 
careless  usage.  Both  are  preventaible ;  and  the  occurrence  of  either  is  not  to 
be  considered  as  due  to  anything  but  pure,  man-made  carelessness. 

.The  work  of  fire-preventing  is  not  a  hopeless  task.  On  the  contrary,  if 
owners  and  occupants  of  buildings  throughout  the  country  would  adopt  and 
put  into  effect  a  proper  standard  of  cleanliness,  inspection  and  common-sense 
carefulness,  the  number  of  fires  in  this  country  would  be  reduced  50  per  cent, 
within  a  year. 

The  Ounce  of  Prevention 

Automatic  sprinklers  and  automatic  alarms  should  be  installed  to  the  last 
limit  of  precaution.  Tihere  is  no  case  where  the  old  adage,  "  an  ounce  of 
prevention  is  worth  a  pound  of  cure,"  is  as  true  as  with  fire. 

T'he  doors  should  open  outwardly  and  be  fastened  only  in  such  a  manner 
that  they  will  yield  instantly  to  slight  pressure.  iThe  windows  should  be 
unobstructed  and  the  fire  escapes  should  lead  to  safety  instead  of  into  a  trap. 
These  are  the  changes  that  could  be  brought  about  without  any  revolution  in 
most  establishments,  and  they  would  be  sufficient.  It  is  the  lack  of  them  that 
is  responsible  for  most  of  our  fires  and  loss  of  life. 

Is  Fireproofing  a  Farce  ? 

The  science  of  fireproofing  is  a  farce.  What  good  d'oes  it  do  to  make  the 
walls,  floors  and  ceilings  of  a  building  fireproof  if  you  will  fill  it  with  inflam- 
mable material  and  fittings  and  expose  them  to  contact  with  fire?  It  saves 
the  building  to  some  extent  it  is  true.  It  doesn't  save  anything  else.  There 
is  no  such  thing  as  a  fireproof  factory. 

But  with  all  these  things — fire  prevention,  better  buildings  and  better 
men  in  the  fire  departments — ^the  war  against  fire  never  will  be  won  until  the 
people  of  this  country  have  ibecome  educated  to  the  new  idea. 

Teach  It  in  The  Schools 

It  is  the  individual  citizen  who  is  responsible  for  the  prevalence  of  fires, 
and  he  will  continue  to  be  so  until  he  has  been  differently  trained.  You  could 
build  a  country  full  of  so-called  fireproof  buildings,  and  a  careless  people 
would  find  a  way  to  burn  them  up.  It  is  not  too  much  to  say  that  this  educa- 
tion toward  carefulness  in  regard  to  fire  should  begin  with  the  training  of 
children  in  the  public  schools.  The  boy  who  has  been  taught  to  regard  fire  as 
something  that  should  be  handled  with  the  same  care  as  explosives,  or  poisons, 
or  deadly  weapons,  will  not  forget  it  when  he  becomes  a  man.  The  necessity 
for  proper  carefulness  will  be  with  'him  always. 

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Banking  and 
Finance 


The  West  and  the  Careful  Investor 

The  Attitude  of  Loan  and  Insurance  Companies  should 
Inspire  Confidence.  There  is  nothing  safer  than  good 
First  Mortgage  Loans  on  Farm  Property.  Municipal  De- 
bentures  are  also  good. 


IP  there  are  any  Doubting  iThomases 
who  douibt  ithe  soundness  of  the 
Canadian  Wiest  as  an  dnvestment 
field,  the  attitude  of  loan,  trust  and  in- 
surance companies  should  inspire  con- 
fidence aplenty. 

Broadly  speaking,  the  Canadian 
West  to-day  offers  two  branches  of 
investment  that  between  them  cover 
the  requirements  of  the  conservative 
investor  who,  at  the  same  time,  de- 
sires larger  income  return  fhan  older 
settled  communities  afford. 

These  consist  of  mimicipal  deben- 
tures and  well  selected  first  mort- 
gage loans — ^particularly  on  farm 
lands  favorably  situated. 

According  to  Western  Finance,  of 
Winnipeg,  at  the  beginning  of  191c 
the  invested  funds  of  insurance,  loan 
and  trust  companies  in  the  three 
Prairie  Provinces  alone  totalled  well 
over  $105,000,000.  By  the  close  of 
the  year  this  total  had  increased  to 
$135,000,000  and  by  now  is  probably 
$150,000,000. 

Nor  does  this  amount  take  into  ac- 
count the  investments  w*hiich  trust 
companies  have  been  instrumental  in 
placing  in  the  West  on  'behalf  of  pri- 
vate clients. 

Then,  too,  there  are  in  Winnipeg, 
Regina,  Calgary,  Edmonton  and  other 
centres,  well-established  investment 
firms  whose  activities  vastly  supple- 
ment the  above  figures. 

The  noteworthy  increase  of  over 
25  per  cent,  during  1910  in  the  Mid- 


Western  investments  of  staid  financial 
institutions  is  significant  of  'their 
strong  faith  in  the  stability  of  the 
West's  progress. 

Ups-and-downs  there  will  some- 
times be.  Local  crop  failures,  too.. 
are  always  possible.  The  seascm  of 
1 910  was  about  as  generally  trying  as 
can  be  well  imagined — but  the  esti- 
mates of  only  a  90,000,000  bus.  wheat 
crop  were  followed  by  a  crop  of  well 
over  the  'hundred  million  mark. 

It  would  take  a  harvest  outlook 
much  less  favorable  'than  that  of  last 
year  at  its  worst  really  to  disquiet 
mortgage  loaning  institutions.  In 
fact,  even  a  comparatively  general 
crop  failure — which  at  no  time  seems 
possible  over  so  wide  a  cultivated  area 
as  the  West  now  possesses — would 
not  affect  the  permanent  value  of  in- 
vestments in  mortgage  loans. 

The  Personal  Side 

J.  R.  Lowry,  manager  of  the  Bank 
of  Hamilton  at  Fernie,  B.C.,  'has  been 
promoted  to  the  post  of  inspector  of 
branches  for  Aliberta.  He  is  suc- 
ceeded by  J.  R.  Sloan,  of  Mordan. 
Man. 

J.  M.  Lay,  manager  of  tlie  Nelson 
branch  of  the  Imperial  Bank,  has  been 
appointed  manager  of  the  Victoria 
branc^h. 

W.  E.  Jardine,  manager  of  the  Bank 
of  New  Brunswick  at  Fredericton. 
has  resigned  and  will  go  to  Vancouver 
where  he  will  take  over  the  manage- 
ment of  the  Bank  of  Vancouver. 


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January,  1912 


Financial  Statement  Shows 
Prosperity 


The  Dominion  financial  statement 
for  November  gives  indications  of 
prosperity  and  buoyant  revenues. 

During  November  the  consoHdation 
revenue  was  $11,595,670  as  against 
$10,001,060  in  November,  1910. 

In  the  eight  months  of  the  fiscal 
year  the  aggregate  revenue  was  $87,- 
886,848,  compared  witl^  $75,875,446  in 
the  corresponding  period  of  last  year, 
an  increase  of  over  twelve  millions. 

The  expenditure  during  the  month 


on  consoHdated  account,  was  $7,485,- 
650,  and  for  the  eight  months,  $47,- 
784,009,  a  very  slight  increase  over 
the  same  periods  of  last  year. 

On  capital  account  $15,835,194  has 
been  spent  in  the  eight  months,  al- 
most exclusively  on  railways  and  pub- 
lic works. 

The  total  net  debt  at  the  end  of  the 
month  was  $315,436,632,  a  decrease 
since  October  of  $535,356,  and  dur- 
ing the  eight  months,  of  $3,157,291. 


British  Savings  Come  to  Canada 

Sir   Robert   Perks   says   the  Old  Country  will  send  us 
£30,000,000  Sterling  in  1912. 


Sir  Robert  Perks,  the  English  mil- 
lionaire contractor,  and  one  of  the 
most  eminent  'Methodist  laymen  in  the 
world,  was  in  an  interesting  vein  as 
he  discussed  Canada's  financial  rela- 
tions to  the  United  Kingdom,  prior  to 
his  departure  for  England. 

Montreal,  he  said,  had  received  no 
less  a  sum  than  thirty  million  pounds 
sterling  from  England  last  year,  and 
he  thought  the  amount  to  come  over 
the  water  to  aid  in  the  development 
of  the  Dominion  during  the  year  now 
coming  to  a  close  would  reach  albout 
the  same  figure. 

"  We  in  Englamd  are  afraid,"  he 
added,  "  of  the  too  radical  tendencies 
of  the  powers  that  'be,  and  knowing 
that  Canada  is  a  country  of  bound- 
less prairies,  immense  timber  domains, 
and  splendid  mineral  deposits,  the 
purse  strings  of  John  Bull  are  loos- 


ened and  millions  of  British  savings 
are  poured  into  this  country." 

Sir  Robert  referred  to  the  savings 
of  the  English  people,  which  he  es- 
timated at  $750,000,000  a  year.  He 
figured  that  British  savings  during 
three  short  months  would  pay  for  the 
whole  cost  of  the  Georgian  Bay  canal. 

He  thought  that  public  sentiment 
favored  the  early  construction  of  this 
work,  although  he  declined  to  tell 
what  Premier  Borden  said  of  the  mat- 
ter when  he  was  interviewed  by  Sir 
Robert  the  day  before.  He  was  glad 
to  know  that  the  great  railway  cor- 
porations had  practically  withdrawn 
their  opposition  to  the  project  and 
said  they  were  wise.  The  canal  would 
carry  the  heavy  products  such  as  lum- 
ber, pulp  and  other  commodities  at  a 
rate  which  would  be  very  unprofitable 


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Banking  and 
Finance 


business  for  the  railways,  and  the  lat- 
ter could  get  any  amount  of  profit  out 
of    the    manufactured    goods,    conse- 


quently, the  construction  of  the  na- 
tional waterway  would  be  profitable 
to  all  concerned. 


Easy  to  Forge  Certified  Checks 

Mr.  Eckardt  tells  How  Banks  might  Safeguard  Themselves 
Against  Cheques  from  distant  towns  in  a  very  simple  way. 


Unlike  some  other  branches  of  the 
forger's  art  there  does  not  appear  to 
be  any  considerable  difificulity  in  coun- 
terfeiting tlie  rulbber-stamp  used  by 
banks  in  the  certification  of  cheques. 

As  Mr.  H.  M.  P.  Eckardt  points  out 
in  the  Monetary  Times,  the  activity  of 
the  certification- forger  has  already 
served  to  discredit  to  some  extent  this 
particular  method  of  intimating  that 
the  drawer  of  a  cheque  has  the  re- 
quisite amount  of  funds  at  his  credit. 
It  cannoit  be  said  that  the  mode  of  at- 
tack on  the  banks  is  novel  or  that  it  is 
difficult  to  resist.  Wihere  this  parti- 
cular trick  is  successfully  tried  in  Can- 
ada it  usually  owes  its  success  to  inat- 
tention to  rules  or  carelessness  on  the 
part  of  the  bank  officials  immediately 
concerned. 

For  many  years  there  'has  been  a 
rule  in  the  well-regulated  banks  for- 
bidding the  tellers  to  cash  for  strangers 
certified  cheques  on  other  banks.  It  is 
a  simple  matter  to  get  a  certification 
stamp  similar  to  those  used  by  the 
banks ;  and  as  for  the  ledger-keeper's 
initial,  that  is  never  known  in  a  distant 
town  or  city.  So  when  a  stranger  pre- 
sents himself  at  the  counter  and  hands 
in  a  certified  cheque  on  a  bank  in  some 
other  town  or  city,  up-to-<iate  banking 
practice  calls  upon  the  bank  officer  to 
wliom  such  cheque  is  tendered  to  ig- 
nore erttirely  the  purported  certifica- 


tion on  the  instrument  and  to  refuse 
to  pay  cash  or  accord  credit  until  the 
bank  has  absolutely  secured  itself 
against  loss,  by  the  endorsement  of  a 
responsible  party  whom  it  knows  or 
by  some  other  means. 

The  bank  miglit  safeguard  itself 
satisfactorily  by  placing  the  amount 
to  the  credit  of  stranger's  account,  pro- 
viding he  was  identified,  on  the  strict 
condition  that  no  part  of  the  credit 
balance  thus  created  should  be  with- 
drawn in  any  form  until  the  bank  had 
positive  evidence  tliat  the  certified 
cheque  had  been  authenticated. 

The  prominence  given  to  tliese  recent 
forgeries  is  likely  to  have  an  effect  in 
impressing  upon  the  mind  of  the  busi- 
ness community  the  fact  that  the  cer- 
tified ohecjue  is  not  suitable  or  proper 
as  a  means  of  remittance  to  a  party  in 
another  town  or  neighborhood  unless 
he  is  known  to  the  banks  in  his  town 
as  a  responsible  person.  If  he  is  a 
stranger  or  traveller  unable  to  get  a 
local  endorser,  he  may  have  difficulty 
in  negotiating  his  cheque.  In  a  case  of 
that  kind  it  is  desirable  that  the  re- 
sponsibility of  the  bank  hokiing  the 
funds  to  be  transferred  shall  be  attest- 
ed with  more  formality  and  distinct- 
ness than  a  mere  certification  of  stamp 
and  a  ledger-keeper's  initial  can 
supply. 


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January,  1912 


Some  Bank  Statistics 

The  monthly  banking  statistics,  as      Nova  Scotia  113 

reported  in  the  /bank  directory,  show     New  Brunswick 74 

that  during  November,  23  new  bran-      Prince  Edward  Island 14 

ches  of  the  Canadian  chartered  banks  Manitoba  180 

were  opened  and  closed.     La  Banque  Alberta  21Q 

Nationale  makes  the  first  appearance,  o    ^    ^  u 

.  ,     ,,            ^                   ■     \^            ,      baskatchewan 321 

with    three   offices,   two   m   Montreal  t>  .^-  ,    /-»  ,      ,  •  „ 

J          •     -.  r     1         ^                               British  Columbia  208 

and  one  in  Verdum,  Que. 

iThere  are  now  2628  banking  offices                  ^ 

,  N  W  T  T 

representing  branches  of  our  charter-         •»».-•■ 

ed  banks,  2,560  offices  being  within  the  

Dominion.                                                              Total  for  Canada 2,560 

The  statistics  as  of  date  Nov.  30th,      In  Newfoundland   12 

follow :                                                         Elsewhere   56 

Ontario 1,02c  

Quebec    398             Grand   total    2,628 


Mortgage  Money  in  Winnipeg 


THE  Financial  Post  says  that 
most  of  the  loaning  compan- 
ies in  Winnipeg  are  practi- 
cally loaned  to  their  limit.  iThe  winter 
will  see  many  of  them  out  for  more 
money  for  next  years  operations. 

What  money  comes  back  to  Winni- 
peg in  the  form  of  interest  and  prin- 
cipal repayment  will  be  availaible  for 
re-loaning,  but  this  wall  not  be  quite 
so  large  as  expected  before  the  bad 
weather  sets  in. 

Those  companies  which  draw  their 
funds  from  Europe  are  in  a  fortunate 
position.  Their  operations  had  to  be 
curtailed  somewhat  because  of  the 
trouble  between  Germany  and  France. 
Now  that  is  out  of  the  w'ay,  and  the 
supply  of  French  money  is  unusually 
large  for  this  season  of  the  year. 

The  Canadian  Mortgage  Associa- 
tion has  just  succeeded  in  placing  de- 


bentures to  the  extent  of  $4,000,000  in 
France,  and  this  will  be  available  for 
the  west.  In  little  more  than  two 
years  this  organization  will  have 
placed  in  the  west  a  sum  of  $8,000,- 
000.  This  constitutes  somewhat  of  a 
record  in  quick  loaning.  The  Nether- 
lands Company  has  also  a  large  sum, 
which  it  is  placing  at  the  present  time. 


BANK    IN    REMOTE 
NORTH-WEST 

Edmonton,  Alta.,  Oct.  4. — The 
Canadian  Bank  of  Commerce  has 
opened  a  branch  at  Grouard,  Alberta, 
in  charge  of  H.  S.  Bruce.  Brouard  is 
situated  at  the  west  end  of  Lesser 
Slave  Lake,  in  the  Peace  Eiver  dis- 
trict, about  250  miles  north-west  of 
Edmonton. 


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Finance 


CANADIAN  IMPORTS  AND  EXPORTS 
A  Summary  of  Overseas  Trade 


Year  ending:  July  31st.  1908. 

Imports  for  Conaumption.  $ 

Dutiable   groods    192.556,108 

Free    g-oods    119,185,571 

Total    imports     (mdse.) 311,741,679 

Coin  and   bullion    6,716,197 

Total   imports    318,457,876 

Duty   collected    52,174,512 

Exports.  ,  , 

Canadian   produce —  , 

The   mine    38,663,572 

The    fisheries     14,348,693 

The    forest     42,810.151 

Animal    produce    54,507,717 

Agricultural    products    ,  61.340,400 

Manufactures     28,748,002 

Miscellaneous     57,087 

Totals,    Canadian    produce.  240,475,622 

Foreign  produce    ' 16,102,213 

Total  exports    (mdse.) 256,577,835 

C5oln  and   bullion    12,738,649 

Total   exports    269,316,484 

Aggregate    trade    587,774,360 

Imports  by  Countries. 

United    Kingdom      Dutiable 69,463,030 

Free 19,435,370 

Australia     393.857 

British  Africa     24,938 

East    Indies     3,352.682 

Guiana     1,375,110 

"         West      Indies,      including 

Bermuda    7,386,714 

Newfoundland     1,890,583 

New    Zealand     108,921 

Other    Britisih     999.450 

United   Staites      Dutiable 97.083,856 

Free 91,933,489 

Belgium     1,801,980 

France    8,784,154 

Germany    7,294,041 

Other    foreign    15,129,699 

Total   Imports    318,457,876 

Exports  by  Countries. 
United    Kingdom — 

Canadian    produce    120,821,365 

Foreign  produce    7,213,085 

Australia 3,090,460 

Britisih  Africa    1,890,933 

East  Indies    32.898 

Guiana    609,882 

"         West      Indies,      including 

Bermuda    2.984,681 

Newfoundland    3.460,599 

New    Zealand     1,050,834 

Other    British     743.956 

United  States — 

Canadian    produce     87,838,395 

FV^reign    produce     18,896,294 

Belgium     4.003,035 

France    2.871.044 

Germany      2,257.552 

Other    foreign    11,551.521 

Total    exports    269.316.484 


1909. 


188,742,829 
121,769,822 

310,512,651 
7,871,573 


1910. 


248.631,085 
152,665,187 

401,296,272 
8.250,025 


51,674,454 


37,066,831 
12.622,140 
41,112,588 
52,930,482 
75,086,728 
29,864,946 
113.454 

248,797,169 
18,993,450 

267,790.619 
1.829.388 


39,877,342 
16,441,061 
48,455,654 
53,313,811 
95,919,216 
32,662,004 
96,432 

286,765,520 
18,899,559 

305,665,079 
2.641,769 


56,861.314 

20,469,614 

439,663 

650,460 

3,126,279 

2,088,151 

8,100,306 

1,681,728 

425,022 

379,253 

98,301,705 

91.743.513 

2.419.648 

8,870.730 

6,833,971 

15,998.867 


77,872.570 

25,258,559 

537,874 

1.060,768 

4,015.590 

3,177,314 

6,213,296 

1.484.173 

816.752 

632,743 

131,255.050 

114,665.073 

3,684.621 

10.752.331 

8.025,104 

20,094,479 


1911. 


293,409,897 
171.927,264 

465,337,151 
13,508,587 


318,384,224         409,546,297         478,845,738 
65,460,947  76,386,943 


43,081,870 
15,546,644 
42,992,252 
51,812.369 
83,662.672 
34,799,766 
272,518 

272,068,091 
16,945.674 

289,013,765 
7,636,398 


269.620,007    308.306,848    296,650,163 


588,004,231    717,853,145    776,495,901 


127,044,546 

8,537.061 

2.971.049 

1,984,045 

329.887 

489,843 

2.677,030 

3,546,576 

922,434 

699,980 

90,396.831 
8.250,168 
3,613,056 
2,400,995 
2,201.569 

13,554,958 


84,148,410 

25,574.549 

483,021 

538,332 

4,564.406 

4,231,068 

6,904,156 

1,900,174 

865,964 

1,010,765 

163.857.098 

137.201,782 

3,357.665 

11.325,748 

10,685,736 

23,196,865 


318,384,224    409,546,297    478,845,738 


146,861,613 

9,837,199 

3.661,577 

2,226,543 

94,834 

612,976 

4,227,168 

4,025,313 

866,683 

816,633 

102,739.249 
8.106,087 
3,042.436 
2.944,038 
2.693,963 
15,751.601 


130,969.534 

4,745,316 

3,828.263 

3,494,618 

188,515 

568,871 

4.413,623 

4.060,873 

1.049,055 

675,234 

103.225,733 

17,393.783 

3,044,466 

2,433.096 

3.044.165 

14.525.136 


269,620.007    308.306.848    296.650.163 


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AGRICULTURE 


Farm  Help  Scarcity  a  Blessing 


The  scarcity  of  farm  "help  in  the 
West  has  proved  a  boon  to  manufac- 
turers of  labor-saving  machinery,  and 
there  is  probably  no  other  country  in 
which  mechanical  appliances  have  so 
taken  the  place  of  human  hands  in  the 
agricultural  industry.  Another  result 
has  been  to  encourage  the  adoption  of 
mixed  farming,  under  v^hich  method 
the  working  oif  the  average  farm  is 
more  equitalbly  distributed  over  the 
whole  year.  This  dhange  is  likely  to 
make  more  rapid  progress  during  the 
next  few  years. 

At  last  the  western  farmer  is  be- 
ginning to  realize  the  immense  eco- 
nomic loss  through  the  deterioration  of 
his  lands  by  an  uninterrupted  series 
of  wheat  crops,  and  also  by  the  im- 


mense sums  paid  out  to  Ontairio  and 
the  United  States  annually  for  dairy 
producits  wihidh  'he  could  just  as  well 
raise  and  sell  himself. 

The  anomaily  presented  by  ship- 
ments of  hundreds  of  thousands  of 
cases  of  butter  and  eggs  into  dis- 
tricts possessing  every  natural  advant- 
age for  dairying  and  poultry-raising, 
and  of  Chicago  beef  into  centres  adja- 
cent to  the  range  country,  must  con- 
tinue for  some  time  yet,  and  will  pos- 
sibly not  end  until  people  cease  to  be- 
lieve that  their  easily  obtained  wealth 
in  grain-growing  permits  them  to  dis- 
regard the  needs  of  the  country  by 
neglecting  to  develop  its  other  natural 
industries. 


New  Farming  Era  in  Old  Quebec 

What  else  could  happen  with  all  these  in  active  operation  : 
Agricultural  Schools,  Technical  Education,  Experimental 
Farms,  Dairy  Associations,  Butter  and  Cheese  Syndicates, 
Money  Grants  to  the  Fruit  Industry — and  all  Receiving 
Government  Support.     Then  add  $250,000  for  Good  Roads. 


QUEBEC  is  coming  into  her  own 
in  an  agricultural  sense.  For 
years  the  name  of  the  province 
was  synonymous  with  backwardness  in 
educational  matters  and  in  agricul- 
tural progress. 

The  Province  of  Quebec,  as  Mr. 
J.  C.  Ross  points  out  in  an  interesting 
article  in  the  Toronto  Globe,  is  natur- 
ally rich,  there  being  many  very  fer- 
tile areas  which  are  capable  of  pro- 


ducing excellent  crops,  but  up  to.  the 
present  time  little  or  no  encourage- 
ment was  given  to  agriculture  and 
things  were  allowed  to  drift  along  in 
a  hapliazard  manner.  Agricultural 
schools  were  unknown,  dairy  associa- 
tions, fruit-growers'  clubs,  etc.,  were 
unheard-of  institutions.  No  attention 
was  given  to  the  problem  of  finding 
better  markets  or  to  such  questions  as 
cold-storage,  the  destruction  of  noxi- 


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Agriculture 


ous  weeds,  the  improvement  of  rural 
roads  or  the  hundred  and  one  other 
problems  vdiich  are  of  vital  interest 
to  farmers. 

New  Era  of  Prosperity 

This  is  all  being  dianged,  and  Que- 
bec to-day  is  entering  upon  a  new  era 
of  prosperity.  Agricultural  schools 
and  experimental  farms  have  been  es- 
tablished at  various  points  throughout 
the  province.  Some  of  these  were  es- 
tablished by  private  beneficiaries,  but 
the  Government  are  co-operating  with 
t'hem  in  an  efifort  to  advance  the 
science  of  agriculture.  The  Govern- 
ment are  also  encouraging  the  dairy 
industry  iby  giving  grants  of  money  to 
dairy  associations  and  to  butter  and 
cheese  syndicates.  The  fruit  industry 
is  also  being  encouraged  by  the  grant- 
ing of  money.  The  formation  of  vari- 
ous agricultural  societies,  farmers' 
clubs  and  other  kindred  associations  is 
encouraged,  and  all  receive  Govern- 
ment support,  while  lectures  on  agri- 
cultural topics  and  the  maintenance  of 
agricultural  schools  play  an  important 
part  in  the  scheme  of  development 
which  has  been  undertaken  by  the 
Government. 

Opening  the  Purse-Strings 

During  the  last  year  the  province  ex- 
pended the  sum  of  $295,000  for  educa- 
tional work  in  connection  with  agri- 
culture in  this  province.  In  addition  it 
expended  $60,000  for  the  improvement 
of  rural  roads,  $146,000  was  given  to 
various  agricultural  societies,  farmers 
clubs  and  kindred  associations,  $47,- 
000  was  given  to  butter  and  dheese  syn- 
dicates, and  to  various  dairy  organi- 


zations. Fruit-growers  were  given 
$5,000.  The  sum  of  $8,000  was  ex- 
pended in  lectures  on  agriculture, 
while  the  sum  of  $30,000  was  provided 
for  the  maintenance  of  agricultural 
schools.  For  the  coming  year  the  Leg- 
islature has  set  aside  $323,000  for  edu- 
cational purposes  in  connection  with 
agriculture,  and  the  sum  of  $250,000 
for  a  good  roads  scheme  throughout 
the  rural  districts. 

Technical  Education 

In  addition  to  these  large  expendi- 
tures for  agricultural  development,  the 
province  has  expended  tens  of  thou- 
sands of  dollars  in  its  technical  educa- 
tion work.  A  large  and  finely-equip- 
ped technical  school  has  just  been 
opened  in  Montreal  by  the  Provincial 
Government,  and  they  are  planning 
to  extend  this  system  of  education  to 
other  large  centres  of  population 
throughout  the  province.  The  matter 
of  securing  better  teachers  for  rural 
sdiools  is  also  receiving  the  Govern- 
ment's attention,  and  they  have  co- 
operated witli  the  various  agricultural 
colleges,  normal  schools  and  other 
seats  of  ihiglier  learning  in  Ijheir  en- 
deavor to  secure  better  training  and 
more  efficient  teachers  than  they  were 
aWe  to  secure  in  the  past. 

While  not  openly  antagonistic  to  the 
so-called  parish  schools  furnished  by 
the  clergy,  tlie  Government  are  doing 
all  in  their  power  to  supplement  the 
efforts  of  the  clergy  by  a  wise  system 
of  technical  and  agricultural  education. 
The  Government  realize  that  the  young 
men  of  the  province  were  seriously 
handicapped  under  the  old  order  of 
things  and  have  come  to  the  conclusion 
that  if  they  are  to  compete  with  the 


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January,    1912 


youth  of  other  provinces  they  must  be 
better  educated.  To  the  credit  of  tihe 
present  Government  it  must  be  said 


fhat  they  are  putting  forth  heroic 
efforts  to  remove  the  reproach  which 
has  so  long  hung  over  the  province. 


Canada's  Share  of  the  World's  Wheat 

This  year  She  stands  Fifth  in  Wheat  Production.     She  grew  a 
Fifteenth  of  the  "World's  Supply  and  may  soon  grow  a  Tenth 


CVNADA  has  this  year  produced 
•  one-fifteenth  of  all  the  wheat 
grown  in  the  north  temperate 
zone.  As  .the  only  two  countries 
growing  wheat  on  any  large  scale 
in  the  south  temperate  zone  are 
Argentine  and  Australia,  it  be- 
comes apparent  that  by  1920  Canada 
is  not  at  all  unlikely  to  produce  a  tenth 
of  all  the  wheat  grown  throughout  the 
•world.  This  year's  Canadian  produc- 
tion is  set  down  lay  the  International 
Agricultural  Institute  of  Rome  at 
204,634,000  bushels.  The  entire  wheat 
production  of  the  world  last  year  was 
3,667,000,000  bushels.  As  the  follow- 
ing figures  show,  Canada  this  year 
stands  fifth  among  the  nations  in 
wheat  production: — 


Acres  Bcsiibls 

United  States 52,123,000  658,567,000 

*Russia  in  Europe....  73,818,000  629,300,000 

British  India 29,670,000  370,413,000 

France 15,644,000  320,142,000 

Canada 10,503,000  204,634  000 

Hungary 9,095,000  192,691.000 

•Incomplete 

Canada  is  third  already  in  the  pro- 
duction of  oats,  the  only  countries  hav- 
ing a  greater  product  being  Russia, 
with  866,801,000  bushels,  and  the 
United  States,  with  792,917,000.  The 
Canadian  oat  crop  this  year  is  368,153,- 
000  busihels.  It  is  quite  certain  that 
in  'both  wlieat  and  oats  the  increase 
during  the  next  ten  years  will  be  much 
greater  than  in  the  past  decade.  The 
steady  increase  of  the  volume  of  im- 
migration into  the  grain-growing  pro- 
vinces assures  that. 


Great  Future  for  British  Columbia 

Fruit 


Mr.  W.  H.  Bunting,  one  of  the 
most  prominent  fruit  growers  in  the 
Niagara  District,  accompanied  by  Mr. 
F.  H.  Grindley,  a  horticultural  gradu- 
ate of  Macdonald  College,  has  been 
investigating  horticultural  conditions 
in  British  Columbia  for  the  Dominion 
Government.  "  The  fruit  industry  in 
British  Columbia,"  he  says,  "  is  on  the 


eve  of  a  wonderful  expansion.  Apples 
and  pears  do  well,  and  there  is  an  im- 
mense acreage  under  cultivation,  and 
larger  areas  will  soon  become  produc- 
tive. 

"  My  'Observation  has  given  me  the 

impression  that  peaCh  growing    in    a 

large  way  in  British  Columbia  will  not 

be    commercially    successful.     While 

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it  is  true  that  peaches  can  be  raised, 
the  result  is  more  or  less  uncertain. 

Not  Being  Overdone 

"  It  is  a  mistaken  idea  that  fruil 
growing  in  British  Columbia  is  being 
overdone,  as  the  demand  frcan  the 
prairie  provinces  is  growing  fas«ter 
than  the  supply.  I  am  paying  special 
attention  to  the  question  of  providing 
some  means  of  getting  the  producer 
and  consumer  into  closer  and  more 
direct  relations. 

"  On  my  western  trip  I  was  sur- 
prised to  see  Nova  Scotia  fruit  on 
sale  in  Revelstoke  and  Kamloops.  All 
in  all,  I  must  say  that  I  found  the 
quality  of  the  home  apples  very  good. 

Too  Many  Varieties  Grown 

"  But  too  many  varieties  are  being 
produced.  I  think  British  Columbia 
producers  should  restrict  themselves 
to  the  cultivation  of  five  or  six  stand- 
ard varieties  and  then  they  would  be 
sure  of  achieving  better  results.  The 
province  is   to  ibe    congratulated    on 


having  so  able  a  provincial  horticul- 
turist as  Mr.  R.  M.  Winslow,  and  so 
able  a  commercial  agent  as  Mr.  Met- 
calfe, who  looks  after  the  distribution 
of  the  fruit  shipments  on  the  prairies. 
Consumers  are  complaining  of  prices, 
which  are  bound  to  go  lower." 

Th€  commissioners  have  already 
toured  the  Maritime  Provinces  and 
portions  of  Ontario,  as  well  as  the 
Arrow  Lakes  and  Okanagan  Valley  in 
British  Columbia.  On  their  way  west 
they  studied  market  conditions  m  the 
prairie  provinces.  The  Lower  Arrow 
region,  the  Boundary  district  and  East 
Kootenay  fruit  regions  will  be  in- 
spected after  they  attend  the  Spokane 
apple  fair. 

Mr.  Bunting's  report  will  be  sub- 
mitted to  the  conference  of  fruit 
growers  to  be  held  at  Ottawa  next 
February,  when  fruit  from  various 
provinces.  Great  Britain,  the  United 
States,  Australia,  New  Zealand  and 
South  Africa  will  be  on  exhibition  for 
comparative  purposes. 


Grand  Forks  Fruit  Looms  Big 


With  forty-seven  cars  of  apples  and 
substantial  quantities  of  pears  and 
prunes  grown  and  shipped  to  eastern 
points,  and  a  production  of  about  125 
carloads  of  potatoes  and  vegetables, 
over  50  per  cent,  of  which  has  been 
shipped,  the  Grand  Forks  district  in 
British  Columbia  has  this  year  estab- 
lished a  new  record  in  the  production 
of  fruit  and  vegetables  far  exceeding 
that  of  any  previous  year,  and  one 
which  bears  eloquent  testimony  to  the 
growing  importance  of  Grand  Forks 
and  to   the  productivity   of   the   soil 


which  surrounds  the  city,  whidi  is  as 
yet  in  its  infancy  of  cultivation. 

The  production  of  fruiit  and  v^e- 
tables  this  year  in  the  Kettle  valley 
has  been  practically  twice  that  of  last 
year,  and  all  was  of  particularly  good 
quality.  Of  the  forty-seven  cars  of 
apples  already  shipped  out  of  the  dis- 
trict the  principal  growers  have  been 
the  Grand  Forks  Fruit  Growers'  As- 
sociation, the  Covert  estate,  E.  Law- 
son,  Grand  Forks  Fruit  and  Nursery 
Company,  t*he  Big  Y  Orchard  Com- 
pany and  the  tTraunweiser  ranch.  The 


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Fruit  Growers'  Association  shipped 
its  last  two  cars  of  apples  to  Edmon- 
ton. 

The  Boundary  Trust  Company  and 
Big  Y  Orchard  Company  have  pro- 
bably been  the  most  extensive  growers 
of  potatoes  this  year,  other  leading 
growers  being  Thomas  Powers,  W.  T. 


Ross,  Hardy  Brothers,  Thomas  Law- 
rence, the  McAdam  estate  and  the 
Grand  Forks  Fruit  and  Nursery  Com- 
pany. The  principal  growers  of 
mixed  vegetables  were  the  Doukho- 
bors,  Chas.  Hesse,  C.  C.  Heaven,  the 
Big  Y  Orchard  Comipany  and  the 
Traunweiser  ranch. 


Britain  and  Canadian  Cattle 

Hon.    Bonar   Law   in   a   Speech  at   Glasgow 


GLASGOW,  as  the  largest  port, 
was  very  much  interested  in 
being  allowed  to  receive  Cana- 
dian cattle  free,  and  the  reason  was  a 
division  of  interests  even  among  agri- 
culturists. Some  wanted  them  kept 
out.  It  is  not  merely  that  there  is  a 
division  of  interests  on  this  question 
in  Scotland,  and  even  in  England,  but 
in  Canada  there  is  a  very  strong  feel- 
ing about  it.  Canadian  people  dislike 
this  embargo  very  much.  I  am  speak- 
ing from  memory,  but  I  am  sure  my 
memory  does  not  betray  me. 

"  I  think  that  at  the  last  conference, 
or  the  one  previous  to  the  last,  Sir 
Wilfrid  Laurier  pressed  this  matter 
upon  the  Government,  and  I  think  he 
went  so  far  as  to  suggest  that  this  em- 
bargo was  Priotection  in  disguise. 
Well,  suppose  this  embargo  were  re- 
moved. Those  who  would  suflfer 
most,  apart  from  the  spread  oi  the 
disease  which  mig'ht  arise  from  it, 
would  be  the  people  who  raise  store 
cattle  in  Ireland.  Well,  inevitably,  I 
shall  be  in  strong  conflict  with  the  Na- 
tionalist members,  but  in  this  matter 
I  am  not  in  conflict.  It  always  has 
been  part  of  our  policy,  and  it  always 
would  be  my  desire,  to  help  in  every 


possible  way  in  developing  the  re- 
sources of  Ireland.  There  is  nothing 
I  should  like  more  than  that  which 
would  enable  us  to  make  Ireland  feel 
that  she  has  an  economic  interest  in 
having  the  closest  possiible  connection 
with  Great  Britain.  For  that  reason 
I  for  one  would  give  a  preference  to 
store  cattle  from  Ireland  and  Great 
Britain,  even  over  Canada,  but  I 
should  do  it  openly  and  honestly. 

"  When  I  examined  this  question  I 
came  to  the  conclusion  that  we  were 
justified,  apart  altogether  from  Pro- 
tection, in  excluding  these  Canadian 
cattle.  I  will  tell  the  House  why.  No 
matter  how  careful  the  Canadian  Gov- 
ernment were,  we  must  remember 
that  they  have  an  enormous  frontier 
bordering  on  another  country,  and 
that  makes  it  at  least  possible,  if  not 
probable,  that  disease  from  the  United 
States  might  come  into  the  United 
Kingdom  through  Canada.  For  that 
reason  I  think  we  are  justified  in  con- 
tinuing the  embargo.  Will  not  our 
position  be  enormously  weakened  if 
we  make  this  new  arrangement  ?  The 
Canadian  Government  m.ay  come  to 
uis — I  think  that  very  likely  they  will 
come — and  say,  'You  have  two  sys- 
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terns  of  admintistration  in  your  own 
islands,  and  allow  cattle  to  pass  from 
Scotland  to  England.  You  do  it  be- 
cause you  have  confidence  in  the 
Scottish  administration.  Let  us  prove 
to  you  that  our  admiinistration  is 
equally  good,  and  how  can  you  then 


refuse  to  give  us  the  same  privil€ge 
ais  you  now  give  Scotland  in  her  deal- 
ings with  England  ? '  In  my  opin- 
ion, that  is  a  consideration  which 
ought  to  have  the  utmost  weight  with 
the  Government  in  dealing  with  this 
question." 


How  to  Become  a  Farmer 


If  the  city  man  who  has  a  longing 
to  get  back  to  the  farm,  imagines  Ihe 
can  lead  a  quiet  rural  life  in  the  cap- 
acity of  an  agriculturist  and  succeed 
in  that  line,  he  is  mistaken,  according 
to  Professor  O.  S.  Morgan,  of  Colum- 
bia University,  New  York,  who  deliv- 
ered the  first  of  a  series  of  fifteen  lec- 
tures on  economic  agriculture  at  Col- 
umbia the  other  day.  Professor  Mor- 
gan took  for  his  subject  ''  How  a  City 
Man  Can  Succeed  in  Farming." 

New  economic  conditions  and  a  tem- 
pered public  opinion  toward  the  life 
of  the  farmer  had  turned  the  tide,  so 
that  to-day  the  tendency  was  for  the 
city  man  to  seek  agricultural  pursuits 


rather  than  for  the  proverbial  farm- 
er's boy  to  come  to  the  city  to  seek 
his  fortune.  iThe  city  man  who  de- 
sired to  take  up  fanning  was  advised 
to  go  slow  and  first  acquire  at  least 
a  general  knowledge  of  some  of  the 
sciences,  such  as  biology,  physics,  geo- 
logy, botany  and  chemistry. 

Then  specialize,  said  he.  The  city 
man  is  normally  a  specialist  from  tem- 
perament and  training,  and  thai  kind 
of  farming  pays  best.  He  might  take 
up  truck  gardening,  floral  culture, 
poultry  raising,  dairying,  stock  rais- 
ing, or  some  kind  of  fruit  growing 
as  a  specialty. 


Heavy  Loss  To  Farmers 

Between  Care  and  Lack  of  Care  in  Orchards  there  is  Over  $100  an  Acre 


ALTHOUGH  mudh  improvement 
has  taken  place  in  the  general 
standard  of  orchard  manage- 
ment in  the  Province  of  Ontario  dur- 
ing the  past  few  years,  it  cannot  be 
said  that  correct  methods  are  as  gen- 
eral as  they  should  be.  The  policy  of 
care  and  scientific  methods  in  the 
growing  of  apples  and  other  fruit  can- 
not be  pushed  too  vigorously. 

Principally  responsible  for  the  bet- 
ter care  of  orchards,  w'hich  has  spread 
to  enormous  degree  in  the  last  few 


years,  is  the  organization  of  co-opera- 
tive growers'  associations  in  older 
Ontario,  where  six  years  ago  there 
were  not  more  than  a  dozen.  In  the 
county  of  Lambton,  w'hich  is  one  of 
the  latest  sections  to  awake  to  a  real- 
ization of  its  possibilities,  are  two 
apple  orchards,  separated  only  by  a 
wire  fence,  with  the  same  soil,  and 
trees  of  the  same  age.  One  orchard 
bore  abundantly  this  year.  On  the 
trees  of  the  other  there  was  scarcely 
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care  and  lack  of  care,  between  proper 
pruning,  spraying,  cultivating  and 
fertilizing — and  neglect. 

Mr.  W.  F.  Kydd  (who  has  charge 
of  the  demonstration  orchards  in  the 
Georgian  Bay  district)  told  the  On- 
tario Fruit-Growers'  Convention  that 
twelve  thousand  acres  of  apple 
orchards  in  Simcoe  county  were  losing 
their  owners  $90,000  annually  througli 
sheer  neglect.  Tfhey  were  netting  on 
the  average  only  $25.00  per  acre, 
w'hereas  if  cared  for  $100.00  would  be 
a  very  low  crop  estimate. 

Where  an  orchard  has  heen  taken 
in  hand  in  a  scientific  manner 
phenomenal  increase  in  production  has 
resulted.  One  Ontario  grower  for 
years  had  averaged  $60.00  per  acre. 
I-^st  year  he  took  things  in  hand  and 
cleared  no  less  than  $225  an  acre. 
Another  had  for  years  averaged 
$225.00  with  half-'hearted  work.     He 


also  followed  the  advice  of  Mr.  Kydd, 
and  in  consequence  averaged  $500.00 
last  year,  and  this  season  he  expects  to 
double  that  sum. 

To  obtain  these  results,  four  things 
are  essential :  Careful  pruning,  with  a 
tendency  to  get  the  fruit  low  down; 
spraying  carried  out  conscientiously; 
cultivation  varying  with  the  particular 
locaHty;  and  far  more  time  should  be 
given  to  the  picking  and  packing  of  the 
crop. 

Orchards  that  are  merely  "  allowed 
to  grow  "  are  still  far  more  common 
than  those  which  indicate  care.  It  is 
rapidly  being  realized  that  Ontario 
can  grow  better  apples  than  any  other 
province  in  the  Dominion.  Let  it  be 
impressed  on  the  farmers  that  they 
can  only  make  their  orchards  success- 
ful by  the  adoption  of  scientific 
methods,  and  Ontario  will  be  the  great 
apple-producing  section  of  America, 
perhaps  of  the  world. 


Compulsory  Hail  Insurance 


Hail  insurance  has  always  been  a 
debatable  question,  upon  which  many 
men  have  many  minds.  There  is  one 
thing  certain,  the  hail  insurance  situa- 
tion in  Alberta  is  not  satisfactory,  and 
some  better  method  must  be  found, 
says  the  Lethbridge  Herald.  The 
Board  of  Trade  council  is  asking  the 
members  of  the  associate  Boards  of 
Tradfe  of  Southern  Alberta  for  their 
opinions. 

The  Herald  thinks  one  thing  that 
must  be  altered  is  the  amount  of  in- 
surance paid  when  crops  are  damaged 
by  hail.  The  present  maximum  re- 
imbursement of  four  dollars  per  acre 


is  not  nearly  sufficient,  and  the  aver- 
age farmer  does  not  think  it  worth 
while  to  get  insured  for  such  an 
amount.  He  would  rather  take  his 
chances,  and  if  he  gets  struck  by  hail 
will  let  the  "  tail  go  with  the  hide." 

The  Herald  is  of  the  opinion  that 
the  maximum  should  be  increased  to 
at  least  fifteen  dollars  per  acre,  and 
that  insurance  should  be  made  com- 
pulsory and  automatic.  The  matter  is 
simple  enough.  Let  the  government 
put  a  tax  of  a  few  cents  per  acre  on 
every  acre  of  arable  land  in  the  pro- 
vince. This  tax  will  be  paid  with  all 
other  taxes,  and  will  be  iust  as  com- 


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pulsory.    This  will  give  a  large  fund, 
quite  sufficient  to  m^et  all  demands. 

Then  when  a  farmer  is  hailed  out 
he  will  automatically  get  his  insur- 
ance, something  worth  whik,  without 
having  had  to  get  his  grain  insured. 
If  bis  taxes  are  paid,  his  ipremium  is 
paid,  and  he  will  get  his  money  if  he 
is  unfortunate  enough  to  be  in  the 
pathway  of  a  hailstorm. 


This  method  would  be  fair.  The 
man  who  is  not  hailed  out  -would  have 
no  more  kick  than  the  man  who  car- 
ries accident  insurance,  but  never  gets 
injured.  The  min  who  owns  uncul- 
tivated land  has  no  kick,  for  if  he  is 
paying  for  others'  losses  now,  others 
will  pay  his  some  other  time.  And 
a  reasonable  sum  per  acre,  such  as, 
say,  fifteen  dollars,  will  save  many  a 
man  from  ruin  if  hail  strikes  him. 


Work  For  Mr,  Burrell 


Hon.  Martin  Burrell  undertakes  the 
administration  of  the  Department  of 
Agriculture  at  a  time  w'hen  there  is 
much  to  be  done  to  bring  it  abreast  of 
the  needs  of  the  farming  industry. 

One  of  the  most  important  questions 
is  the  necessity  of  separating  the  fruit 
division  from  the  dairy  and  cold 
storage  branch.  Fruit-growers'  asso- 
ciations in  all  parts  of  the  Dominion 
have  expressed  strong  feelings  in  re- 
gard to  this  matter. 

The  fruit  division,  which  is  sup- 
posed to  be  operated  in  the  interests 
of  our  great  and  growing  fruit  in- 
dustry, is  still  under  the  control  of  the 
Dairy  Commissioner.  Fruit  interests, 
therefore,  always  have  received  sec- 
ondary consideration.  Fruit-growers 
feel  that  the  marvellous  development 
in  fruit  production  which  is  taking 
place  in  all  fruit  districts,  from  Nova 
Scotia  to  British  Columbia,  warrants 
the  appointment  of  a  fruit  commis- 
sioner, who  will  be  responsible  only 
to  the  Minister ;  also  that  an  extension 
of  experiment  station  work,  an  in- 
crease in  the  number  of  fruit  inspec- 
tors, and  various  other  matters  should 
be  dealt  with. 


The  excellent  work  that  Mr.  Burrell 
did  at  the  Dominion  conference,  and 
for  many  years  in  connection  with  the 
Fruit-Growers'  Association  of  Ontario 
and  British  Columbia,  the  fact  that  he 
is  a  practical  grower  himself,  and  at 
one  time  was  experimenter  in  peaches 
for  the  Ontario  Government,  and  the 
part  he  has  taken  as  representative  for 
British  Columbia  at  leading  fruit  ex- 
hibitions in  Great  Britain,  in  increas- 
ing the  popularity  of  Canadian  fruit 
abroad,  make  him  eminently  fitted  for 
the  important  work  of  his  department 

Mr.  Burrell  is  practical  and  pro- 
gressive, and  it  will  not  take  him  long 
to  put  new  life  into  his  Department. 


A  MILD  DECEMBER 

Decerr»ber,  1911,  has  been  exceed- 
ingly mild  all  over  Ontario.  At  the 
time  of  writing  (i6th)  reports  state 
that  farmers  in  the  western  part  of 
the  province  are  engaged  in  plowing 
operations.  An  unusually  mild  spell 
has  been  enjoyed  in  the  vicinity  of 
Berlin  and  Waterloo,  and  a  great  deal 
of  land  has  been  prepared  for  early 
seeding  in  the  spring. 


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VIEWS  AND  INTERVIEWS 


Earl  Grey's  Fine  Tribute  to  Canada 

Earl  Grey  at  London,  England 


Those  who,  Hke  myself,  have  been 
fortunate  enough  to  live  in  Canada 
during  .the  last  seven  years  have  felt 
and  seen  the  Imperial  spirit  growing, 
and  if  I  may  venture  upon  a  bit  of 
advice  to  my  friends,  I  would  remind 
them  that  good  husbandry  refrains 
from  tapping  the  sap  from  the  trunk 
of  a  young  and  growing  tree. 

Do  not  weaken  the  growing  tree  of 
future  Imperial  sitrength  by  prema- 
ture tappings.  Feed  and  water  its 
roots  with  generous  and  encouraging 
sympathy.  Direct  to  Canada  and  the 
other  self-governing  Dominions  of  the 
Crown  the  surplus  population  which 
swarms  annually  across  the  seas.  Con- 
tinue to  give  a  preference  in  your  in- 
vestments, which  will  help  ithe  growth 
of  Greater  Britain.  In  your  purchases 
also  give  a  preference  to  the  products 
of  your  Overseas  Dominions.  Bring 
your  Overseas  kinsmen  nearer  and 
nearer  to  the  motherland  by  quickened 
and   cheaper   transportation,   and   the 


lowering  of  cable  rates.  Gentlemen, 
there  is  much  to  be  done  by  all  of  you 
in  this   and  other  directions. 

I  most  respectfully,  most  earnestly, 
make  one  special  appeal  to  this  most 
distinguished  and  influential  audience. 
I  would  beseech  you  to  make  it  a  point 
of  bonor,  those  of  you  wbo  ihave  not 
yet  crossed  the  Atlantic,  and  who  have 
the  time,  to  visit  Canada.  I  am  satis- 
fied that,  just  as  in  the  case  of  Cana- 
dians visiting  the  United  Kingdom,  so 
in  the  case  of  Englishmen  visiting  the 
Doflninions,  nine  out  of  every  ten  will 
come  back  prouder  than  ever  of  their 
British  citizenship  and  more  confident 
than  ever  of  the  proud  and  glorious 
future  which  is  destined  to  surround 
with  a  new  ihalo  Ithe  brow  of  the  Brit- 
ish Empire,  and  to  cause  her  to  be  re- 
garded more  and  more  as  the  best 
friend  of  the  suffering  and  the 
oppressed  in  every  country  of  the 
earth. 


Premier  Roblin  on  Canada's  Duty 

Before  the   Canadian   Club   at   Nelson,    B.C. 


CANADA'S  foremost  duty  was 
to  fight  for  the  consolidation 
of  the  Empire,  to  remember 
that  the  Dominion  drew  her  sitrength 
from  her  conne'ction  with  the  mother 
land  and  her  other  colonies,  that  Can- 
ada must  remain  British  to  the  back- 


bone and  lay  a  foundation  that  would 
remain  as  unassailable  when  Canada 
had  100,000,000  as  to-day  with  her  8,- 
000,000. 

(Turning  to  the  Canadian  navy,  he 
said  the  policy  that  had  created  battle- 
ships  that   were   independent   of   the 


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Views  aod 
Interviews 


rest  of  the  Empire  was  not  only  a  mis- 
take 'but  a  menace  to  imperial  con- 
federation, and  might  ultimately  lead 
to  a  'breach  with  the  mother  country. 
He  believed  Canada  should  pay  her 
share  of  the  debt  for  the  protection 
that,  as  an  integral  part  of  the  Em- 
pire, she  'had  received  in  the  past  and 
would  always  receive  in  the  future. 

The  day  was  not  far  off  when  the 
colonies  would  be  given  a  share  in  im- 
perial affairs,  for  the  British  Isles 
were  beginning  to  recognize  the  fact 
that  Britain's  supremacy  among  na- 
tions could  only  be  maintained  by  (the 


limitless  energy  and  resources  of  her 
overseas  kingdoms. 

Canada  must  also  remain  true  to 
herself.  Once  she  declared  her  in- 
dependence she  would,  be  split  in  two 
by  the  thousand  miles  of  barren 
country  that  separated  east  and  west, 
and  she  would  become  two  separate 
nations,  speaking  different  languages. 

Such  institutions  as  the  Canadian 
Clulb  were  playing  a  vital  part  in  pre- 
venting such  a  calamity  and  leaven- 
ing Canada  with  the  spirit  that  in- 
sured prosperity,  unity  and  a  glorious 
future. 


The  New  Naval  Policy 

Hon.  R.  L.  Borden,  at  Ottawa 


The  proposals  of  the  late  Govern- 
ment involved  an  expenditure  on  the 
navy  of  nearly  fifty-five  millions  in 
the  next  ten  years.  It  presented  the 
following  drawbacks : 

1.  When  completed  it  would  be  ab- 
solutely useless  as  a  fighting  force. 

2.  It  established  the  principle  of  a 
disunited  navy. 

3.  Before  it  could  be  completed, 
such  a  navy  would  be  absolutely  obso- 
lete. 

There  is  only  one  thing  to  be  done, 
and  that  is  to  stop  such  a  system  of 
wasteful  expenditure.  We  propose  to 
do  it.    Further,  the  whole  policy  must 


be  reconsidered,  and  we  shall  recon- 
sider it,  and  so  grave  and  im- 
portant a  departure  affecting  for  all 
time  to  come  the  relations  of  this  Do- 
minion to  the  rest  of  the  Empire,  it 
is  infinitely  better  to  he  right  than 
to  be  in  a  hurry. 

The  question  of  permanent  co-oper- 
ation between  this  Dominion  and  the 
rest  of  the  Empire  ought  to  be  thresh- 
ed out  and  debated  before  the  people, 
and  they  should  be  given  an  c^por- 
tunity  of  pronouncing  upon  it.  Fur- 
ther "we  shall  take  pains  to  ascertain 
in  the  meantime  what  are  the  condi- 
tions that  confront  the  Empire. 


The  Vast  Possibilities  of  Vancouver 

C.  H.  Lugrin,  Editor  of  "  Victoria  Colonist,"  at  Vancouver 


We  are  witnessing  in  British  Col- 
umbia a  demonstration  of  public  faith 
in  the  future  of  the  country  such  as 
perhaps  the  world  has  never  seen  else- 


where. These  great  public  works  are 
costing  millions  of  money  and  nearly 
all  of  it  is  being  paid  out  for  labor. 
Hence  whatever  ultimately    may    be- 


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come  of  it,  it  goes  into  active  circula- 
tion in  the  first  instance. 

'Most  of  the  work  is  permanent. 
Our  neighbors  on  Puget  Sound  made 
plank  roads  and  sidewalks  when  they 
did  not  leave  the  soil  to  be  churned 
up  into  mud  by  vehicles,  but  we  are 
leaving  streets  that  are  meant  to  last. 

You  can  go  from  the  Vancouver 
Hotel  to  Eburne  over  a  good  road 
almost  as  smoolth  as  a  table,  and  the 
distance  is  six  miles,  and  from  Eburne 
to  New  Westminster,  about  nine  miles 
I  think  it  is,  they  are  making  a  fine 
wide  thoroughfare,  whidh  when  com- 
pleted will  put  to  shame  some  city 
streets.  Then  at  short  intervals  you 
see  streets  running  ofif  in  all  directions, 
each  of  them  made  with  the  view  of 
permanency. 

Shaugihnessy  Heights  present  a 
scene  that  is  calculated  to  set  the  most 
sluggish  mind  actively  thinking.  Two 
years  ago  all  that  area  was  primeval 
forest.     Now  there  are  residences  al- 


most palatial  in  character,  by  the 
score.  Of  course,  there  are  very  ex- 
tensive areas  that  are  yet  unimproved 
except  cutting  down  the  forest,  and 
these  are  to  be  put  on  the  market  at 
$i5poo  an  acre.  Two  years  ago  al- 
most an  impenetrable  forest — now  a 
residential  district  at  $15,000  an  acre. 

Over  at  New  Westminster  to-day 
at  the  session  of  the  Tax  Commission 
iwe  had  a  protest  against  the  valuing 
of  farm  land  at  $20  a  front  foot, 
where  it  borders  on  the  Eraser  two 
miles  and  more  from  an  existing 
wharf. 

When  the  commission  sat  in  Van- 
couver it  had  a  complaint  from  a  man 
whose  farm  land  fronting  on  the  Era- 
ser River  was  assessed  at  $60  a  front 
foot.  When  he  was  asked  what  he 
would  sell  it  for  he  declined  to  fix 
a  price,  but,  like  the  farmer  in  New 
Westminster,  he  was  sure  that  to  tax 
farms  by  a  frontage  rate  per  foot  was 
something  new. 


Why  We  Refused  Reciprocity 

Hon.  R.  L.  Borden,  before  the  Canadian  Society,  in  New^  York 


You  may  possibly  have  heard  of  the 
recent  campaign  in  Canada  and  of  its 
result.  Permit  me  to  assure  you  that 
the  result  was  not  due  in  any  sense 
or  in  any  respect  to  a  spirit  of  un- 
friendliness to  this  great  country. 
Admitted  facts  demonstrate  with  cer- 
tainty that  no  such  spirit  exists.  *  * 
*  *  Erom  1878  to  1897  Canada 
kept  upon  her  statute  books  a  stand- 
ing offer  to  the  United  States  of  re- 
ciprocity in  natural  products.  During 
all  that  period  you  declined  to  enter- 
tain the  offer,  and  no  Canadian  could 
deny  your  perfect  and  absolute  right 


to  take  that  course,  believing  as  you 
did  that  it  was  in  the  interest  of  your 
people. 

In  the  early  days  of  our  develop- 
ment and  progress  we  imagined  that 
we  were  almost  completely  depend- 
ent upon  your  markets,  and  when  the 
reciprocity  treaty  of  1854  was  de- 
nounced in  1866  a  feeling  of  despair 
prevailed  in  some  parts  of  our  coun- 
try. That  feeling  has  long  since 
passed  away,  never  to  return.  Eor 
30  years  and  more  we  have  followed 
certain  national    ideals    and    policies 


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which  we  firmly  intend  to  pursue  and 
continue  in  the  future. 

No  Tariffs  in  Diplomacy 

We  reaahed  the  conclusion  tliat  the 
recent  proposals  were  inconsistent 
with  those  ideals  and  ipolicies.  More- 
over, we  entirely  disibelieve  in  the 
framing  of  tariffs  by  diplomatic 
methods.  That  system  has  been  test- 
ed between  different  States  under  the 
British  flag,  notably  in  South  Africa, 
and  the  results  have  been  far  from 
satisfactory.  May  I  he  permitted  to 
express  my  personal  conviction  that 
in  the  interests  of  good  relations  be- 
tween our  countries  it  is  better  that 
each  should  maintain  and  preserve 
unhampered  to  the  fullest  extent  the 
control  of  its  fiscal  policy.  And  as- 
suredly good  relations  between  the 
two  countries  do  not  depend  upon  the 
existence  of  any  particular  form  of 
reciprocal  trade  relations.  No  press, 
however  jaundiced,  can  lead  me  to 
accept  any  such  conclusion. 

I  ask  you  to  believe  that  the  re- 
cent decision  did  not  proceed  from 
any  desire  to  refuse  you  trade.  Dur- 
ing the  past  ten  years  we  have  bought 
your  products  to  the  amount  of  $i,- 
784,000,000,  and  sold  to  you  our  own 
products  to  the  amount  of  $869,000,- 
000,  leaving  in  your  favor  a  trade 
balance  of  $915,000,000. 

Canada  Doesn't  Discriminate 

In  other  words,  one  Canadian  buys 
from  you  as  much  as  26  of  your  citi- 
zens buy  from  us.  Last  year  we  im- 
ported from  the  United  States  com- 
modities to  the  amount  of  $285,000,- 
000 ;  and  in  the  same  year  we  soVd  to 
you  our  products  to  the  value  of  $104,- 
000,000  only.    Great  Britain  has  paid 


to  us  during  the  past  ten  years  a  trade 
balance  of  $505,000,000,  which  has 
gone  to  pay  in  part  the  balance  which 
you  hold  against  us.  Our  producers 
are  met  at  your  Customs  House,  with 
an  average  tariff  of  about  43  per  cent. 
We  meet  you  with  an  average  tariff 
of  less  than  26  per  cent.  Our  aver- 
age duties  against  imports  from  the 
United  States  are  less  than  our  aver- 
age duties  on  imfports  from  Great 
Britain.  I  trust  that  this  brief  sum- 
mary will  convince  you  that  Canada 
has  not  discriminated  against  her  good 
neighbor. 


LAND   BOOMERS   IN 
THE   WEST 

J.  N.  Greenshields,  K.C.,  at  Montreal 

My  recent  visit  to  the  West  has 
more  than  ever  convinced  me  that 
there  is  one  serious  retarding  influence 
in  connection  with  the  settlement  and 
progress  of  the  Western  Provinces, 
and  that  is  in  the  matter  of  procuring 
land.  Real  estate  speculation  is  wide- 
spread, and  the  method  in  vogue  of 
the  wholesale  purchases  of  valuable 
lands  by  people  who  hold  for  a  big 
rise  is  clearly  against  the  interest  of 
the  country  at  large. 

It  would  be  advantageous  to  the 
Western  provinces  if  this  practice 
could  be  put  a  stop  to,  as  in  number- 
less cases  the  extortionate  price  asked 
by  speculators  proves  prohibitive  to 
many  who  would  make  first-class  set- 
tlers, and  who  wish  to  procure  lands 
close  to  railway  facilities. 
'  It  is  a  matter  for  the  Government 
to  look  into,  as  its  removal  would  still 
further  stimulate  productive  activity 
in  the  Western  provinces. 


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Canadian- American  Friendship 

Hon.  Geo.  E.  Foster,  Minister  of  Trade  and  Commerce, 
at  Canadian  Club  Banquet,  New^  York 


It  is  absolutely  false  to  say  that 
Canada  has  a  feeling  of  animosity  to- 
wards itJie  United  States.  But  we  did 
not  like  the  peculiar  form  of  that 
agreement.  We  in  Canada  are  Brit- 
ish, and  we  intend  to  remain  British 
until  (the  crack  of  doom. 

We  are  proud  of  the  progress  we 
have  made,  but  we  are  not  strong 
enough  to  throw  down  the  barriers  of 
proteotion.  We  must  have  popula- 
tion, and  we  cannot  break  down  the 
barriers  of  a  fair  protection.  And  so 
we  declined  with  thanks  your  offer  of 
reciprocity. 

I  agree  with  the  peace  ideas  which 
we  have  just  heard,  peace  between 
the  two  'peoples  wlho  dominate  the 
North  American  continent.  It  would 
be  a  great  thing  if  these  peoples 
would  not  only  preserve  peace  be- 
tween themselves,  but  would  also 
unite  to  force  peace  upon  the  rest  of 
the  world.  I  believe  that  the  two  re- 
sults of  the  late  election  have  been 
that  you  'have  discovered  us,  and  we 
have  discovered  ourselves.  Do  you 
know  that  your  foreign  trade  amounts 
to  $40.00  per  head,  and  that  ours  is 
$100.00  a  head  ?  pPihat  the  export 
trade  of  Canada  is  $40.00  a  head,  and 
that  yours  is  only  $22  ?  The  United 
States  with  its  old  and  eflfete  civiliza- 
tion, had  better  look  out. 

He  reminded  the  club  and  its  guests 
that  Canada  was  the  United  States' 
third  best  customer,  and  that  soon  it 
would  be  its  second.  He  caufioned 
them    against     crediting    intemperate 


speakers  and  firebrand  newspapers. 
He  reminded  them  that  it  was  the 
United  States  which  abrogated  the 
last  trade  treaty  between  the  two 
countries. 

"  Don't  let  us  go  away  with  the  idea 
that  Canada  does  not  want  to  do  trade 
with  the  United  States.  It's  only  a 
question  of  how  we  can  do  it.  What 
we  want  to  do  is  to  try  to  get  the  view- 
point of  each  other.  Admiration  and 
the  desire  to  profit  by  your  experience 
are  the  two  feelings  of  Canada  toward 
the  United  States." 


FOR   REASONABLE 
PROTECTION 

Hon.  W.  T.  White,  at  Lansdowne 

I  have  always  believed  in  a  policy 
of  reasonable  protection  for  Canada, 
including  proltecbion  for  the  farmer. 
Especially  is  such  protection  desirable 
for  him  during  the  constructive  stage 
of  a  nation's  development.  Now  we 
are  in  the  midst  of  these  prosperous 
conditions,  and  I  need  not  counsel 
how  careful  we  should  be  in  taking 
any  step  or  doing  any  act  that  might 
tend  to  change  these  conditions.  .  .  . 
I  think  I  am  safe  in  saying  that  there 
is  in  contemplation  no  immediate 
change  in  the  tariff  without  the  most 
careful  enquiry,  without  the  most  just 
consideration  of  the  claims  of  all  who 
may  be  interested,  producer  and  con- 
sumer alike. 


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Where  Canada  is  Ahead  of  the 
United  States 

Governer  Woodrow  Wilson  at  New  Jersey,  U.S.A. 


Do  you  know  the  real  reason  why 
reciprocity  was  voted  do>wn  in  Can- 
ada ?  Have  any  of  you  visited  Can- 
ada recently  ?  The  contrast  between 
Canada  and  the  United  States  is  this.' 
In  the  United  States  business  is  fever- 
ish and  fretful  and  distrusted.  In 
Canada  it  is  absolutely  buoyant  with 
confidence  and   with  liope. 

The  contrast  is  extraordinary,  and 
the  Canadians  feared  that  reciprocity 
would  be  the  opening  lever  to  a  very 
much  closer  commercial  and  industrial 
relationship  with  the  United  States. 
They  felt  their  situation  in  regard  to 
these  matters  was  vastly  superior  to 
ours,  and  they  did  not  want  to  be 
pulled  down  into  our  distress. 

I  do  not  take  that  by  conjecture.  I 
take  that  from  gentlemen  in  Canada 


who    know    wihat    they    are     talking 
about. 

The  truth  is,  Canada  is  just  about 
a  generation  ahead  of  us  in  the  regu- 
lation of  corporations,  in  her  banking 
system,  and  in  her  currency  system. 
S'he  (has  gone  through  all  the  deep 
waters  we  are  in  now,  or  rather,  she 
was  never  in  them,  she  never  let  her- 
self get  into  them.  Wbile  we  have 
been  going  on  helplessly  from  one 
financial  crisis  to  another,  Canada,  if 
we  must  admit  the  truth,  feels  her 
economic  superiority  to  the  United 
States,  because  she  did  some  time  ago, 
as  a  matter  of  course,  the  things  now 
called  radical  in  the  United  States,  and 
which  are  making  business  men  un- 
easy. 


Bi-Lingual  Schools  in  Ontario 

N.  W.  Rowell,  K.C.,  Liberal  Leader  of  Ontario,  in  Toronto 


EngWs'h  is  the  language  of  this  con- 
tinent. Any  child  whether  of  French- 
Canadian  origin  or  of  any  other  na- 
tionality, fwbo  does  not  gdt  a  good 
working  knowledge  of  English  in  his 
school  days  is  handicapped  for  life, 
and  cannot  make  the  same  progress 
and  advancement  as  if  he  had  acquir- 
ed the  English  language.  So,  in  the 
interest  of  the  children  themselves  we 
should  see  that  in  every  school  in  the 
province  every  child  receives  a 
thorough  English  education.  We  have 
no  right  to  say  that  a  child  shall  not 


speak  the  language  it  has  learned  to 
lisp  at  its  mother's  knee.  All  that 
we  have  the  right  to  ask  is  that  they 
should  know  and  understand  English 
and  tbe  able  to  use  it. 

Hon.  J.  J.  Foy : 

There  cannoit  lawfully  'be  any  Bi- 
lingual Schools  in  the  ProvitKe  of  On- 
tario, and  if  any  is  found  it  must 
cease  to  exist.  iThe  English  language 
should  be  thoroughly  taught  in  our 
schools  to  every  pupil  by  teachers 
fully  competent  to  teach  English.    No 


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Other   language  should  be   taught   in 
those  schools. 

This  policy  is  not  one  that  is  in  the 
slightest  way  unfriendly  to  any  por- 
tion of  the  community,  but  on  the  con- 
trary, is  in  the  interest  and  for  the 
benefit  of  each  one  of  the  rising  gen- 
eration. It  will  remove  what  would 
otherwise  be  a  drag  on  many  a  youth 
in  the  race  of  life,  and  enable  him  to 
fairly  compete  with  his  fellows  on  an 
equal  footing. 


TOO    MANY    BOILED- 
CURATEY  HYMNS 

Principal  Peterson  of  McGill  Uni- 
versity at  Quebec 

"  Perhaps  you  don't  know  it,  but  I 
am  quite  a  specialist  in  hymns,  and 
when  I  have  time  I  am  going  to  com- 
pile a  hymn-book  which  will  contain 
nothing  but  good  English  and  pure 
verse.  At  present,  in  the  words  of  a 
friend,  we  have  only  hymns  of  the 
namiby-pamby  boiled-curatey  kind. 

"  tThe  symbols  of  civilization  in  this 
country  are  said  to  be  the  railroad, 
the  newspaper  and  the  schools.  £Dhe 
railways  are  successful,  and  make  ajll 
the  money.  As  regards  the  newspa- 
pers, we  never  cease  praying  for  their 
improvement.  The  sdhool  is  at  the 
other  extreme.  It  makes  no  money., 
and  the  profession  is  poorly  paid.  The 
school  should  be  regarded  as  one  part 
of  the  social  problem,  and  the  first 
object  is  to  get  to  the  masses  and 
give  them  the  broadest  and  most  lib- 
eral education,  to  make  the  most  of 
the  brains  of  our  people,  not  only  by 
learning,  but  also  by  doing  things.  A 
nation  at  school  is  the  counterpart  of 
a  nation  in  arms." 


THE    WHITE    MAN'S 
BURDEN 

Sir  D.  MacKenzie  Wallace,  at 
London,  England 

Addressing  the  Authors'  Club  on, 
"  Imperial  Obligations,"  he  viewed  the 
question  in  the  light  of  a  "  white  man's 
burden."  He  said  that  Great  Britain 
had  no  reason  to  fear  the  impartial 
verdict  of  history. 

"  The  pioneering  talents  of  English- 
men," said  Sir  Donald,  "were  often 
usefully  supplemented  by  certain  dis- 
tinctive peculiarities  of  the  Scottish 
character  which  were  not  olosely  al- 
lied to  rashness  and  impetuosity. 
When  their  Empire  had  been  com- 
pletely built,  precautions  must  be 
taken  to  prevent  it  from  falling  to 
pieces.  A  mother  country  surrounded 
by  dutiful,  affectionate  offspring  in  the 
form  of  Colonies  m^ust  sooner  or  later 
be  transformed  into  some  sort  of  fed- 
eration very  different  from  any  fed- 
eration which  had  hitherto  existed  in 
the  world." 


BRITISHERS,    TAKE 
NOTICE 

J.  Norton  Griffiths,  M.P.,  at  London 

The  moment  has  arrived  for  Eng- 
lish manufacturers  to  take  practical 
steps  towards  establishing  independ- 
ent branches  of  their  works  in  Can- 
ada, or  of  associating  themselves  with 
local  concerns. 

They  should  follow  the  United 
States  practice  of  personally  control- 
ling and  directing  the  same  with  their 
experience  and  their  money,  in  order 
to  share  in  the  great  prosperity  that 


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must  inevitably  take  place  from  now 
onwards. 

There  is  hardly  a  single  branch  of 
trade  in  this  country  which  could  not 
be  fully  established  in  Canada  under 
experienced  management,  and  to  reap 
a  full  share  of  the  business  they 
would  be  wise  at  the  outset  to  send 
out  their  own  men  and  partly  manu- 
factured materials  until  such  indus- 
tries attain  full  development. 

United  States  business  men  are  do- 
ing this  all  the  time,  and  the  indus- 
tries which  have  been  started  lately 
in  Canada  have  proved  a  commercial 
success  in  every  case. 

It  is  undeniable  that  a  personal 
visit  to  the  country  is  most  necessary. 


The  fullest  opportunities  for  investi- 
gation are  available  on  every  hand. 
Information  and  assistance  are  gladly 
given  by  the  local  boards  of  trade, 
bank  managers,  and  other  disinter- 
ested persons. 


WILL  SIR  WILFRID 
RESIGN? 

Sir  Wilfrid  Laurier  at  Ottawa 

I  must  say  in  all  candour,  that  judg- 
ing from  the  manner  in  which  the 
present  government  has  commenced 
its  career,  I  feel  that  the  task  of  watch- 
ing and  criticizing  their  actions  will  be 
too  great  for  my  advancing  years. 


THE  MAN  AND  THE  WORK 

np  HE  man  who  is  most  wanted  for  positions  of  trust  is  the  one 
who  does  not  work  for  mere  selfish  gain,  but  for  the  love 
of  the  task.  If  he  does  his  work  for  love  of  it,  and  not  out  of 
consideration  alone  for  the  result,  he  will  serve  his  own  interests 
best,  for  he  will  do  his  work  well  and  thereby  make  himself  indis- 
pensable to  his  employer;  and  when  the  time  comes  to  choose  a 
man  for  a  higher  position  the  choice  will  likely  fall  upoti  him  who 
has  done  his  work  well. 

I  have  sometimes  found  it  difficult  to  find  the  right  men  for 
the  Government  service.  There  are  plenty  of  men  to  fill  every 
job,  but  few  who  want  the  job  for  its  own  sake.  This  applies 
equally  in  business.  There  are  too  many  who  seek  work  for  the 
salary  alone.  As  a  result,  sometimes  if  they  are  well  paid,  they 
will  commit  acts  for  which  they  would  not  otherwise  be  responsible. 

The  new  order  that  is  coming  to  the  fore  in  the  business  world 
does  not  seek  this  kind  of  man.  It  is  looking  for  the  man  who 
will  work  for  the  satisfaction  of  work  well  done — for  the  joy  of 
achievement.     For  him  there  are  large  opportunities. 

—President  Taft. 


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TRANSPORTATION 


The  Romance  of  Our  Railways 

From  Three  to  Thirty  Thousand  Miles  of  Mileage  in  Thirty- 
One  Years  is  Good  Going.  The  Canadian  Northern  has 
grown  like  June  grass 


THESE  are  the  days  for  Canada 
wihen  the  opening  of  a  railway 
means  the  coming  of  larger  op- 
portunities and  increased  wealth  for 
everybody.  The  romance  of  our  rail- 
way building  is  little  more  than  begun, 
though  its  story  is  already  one  of  the 
most  remarkable  chapters  of  a  nation's 
development.  The  growth  of  Canada's 
railways  has  been  astonisihing.  A  few 
facts  will  show  the  enormous  strides 
made  in  the  railway  development  of 
the  Dominion. 

It  is  not  a  far  cry  to  the  beginning. 
CDhdrty-one  years  ago — in  1867 — Can- 
ada possessed  under  3,000  miles.  Now 
we  have,  including  all  sidings  and 
tracks,  over  31,000. 

Growth  of  the  C.  N.  R. 

Canada's  railway  mileage  has 
doubled  in  twenty  years.  The  three 
main  railway  companies,  namely,  tbe 
Canadian  Pacific,  the  Grand  Trunk, 
and  the  Canadian  Nortbem,  have 
under  their  control  the  greater  part 
of  the  miileage.  Like  everything  else 
in  Canada,  they  are  still  pus'hing  ahead. 

The  growth  of  the  Caniadian  North- 
ern has  been  in  some  respects  more  re- 
markable than  that  of  the  others. 
Only  fourteen  years  have  passed  since 
its  beginning.  Its  nucleus  was  thfe 
Lake  Manitoba  Railway  and  Canal 
Company,  and  the  first  train  to  earn 
revenue  for  that  line  left  Gladstone, 
Manitoba,  in  December,  1896,  for  its 


lOO-mile  trip  to  Dauphin,  then  a  ham- 
let— now  a  flourishing  town  of  4,000 
inhabitants.  At  that  time  thirteen  men 
and  a  boy  formed  the  staff,  and  $650 
a  month  represented  the  wages  bill. 
Fourteen  years  have  seen  that  small 
troop  of  employees  increase  to  an 
army  of  nearly  50,000.  In  the  same 
period  the  gross  revenue  of  the  C.N.R. 
and  its  allied  railways  has  increased 
ffom  $60,000  to  over  $18,000,000;  and 
the  100  miles  of  track  in  1896  (had  be- 
come 5,350  in  1910. 

Born  in  obscurity,  the  Canadian 
Northern  bas  advanced  rapidly  to  its 
position  of  national  importance.  Its 
trains  now  run  in  six  provinces.  iThe 
rate  of  its  growth  is  a  record  in  the 
annals  of  railroad  construction — a  mile 
a  day  for  fourteen  years.  With  the 
completion  of  the  lines  between  Lake 
Superior  and  the  Ottawa  Valley,  and 
between  Edmonton  and  Port  Mann  on 
the  Pacific  Coast,  the  lines  of  C.  N.  R. 
will  stretch  across  the  Dominiion. 

Best  of  the  West 

The  C.  N.  R.  controls  several  sub- 
sidiary lines  in  the  East,  but  its  p'heno- 
menal  growith  is  due  to  the  fact  that 
its  tracks  traverse  the  most  productive 
portions  of  the  Prairie  Provinces. 
They  open  up  some  of  itlhe  finest  farm- 
ing lands  of  the  Dominion,  and  along 
its  lines  in  Saskatchewan  and  Alberta 
are  4,000,000  lacres  of  free  land  avail- 
able this  year,  all  within  thirty  miles 


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of  the  track.  Of  the  total  grain  ship- 
ments from  the  Provinces  of  Mani- 
toba, Saskatchewan  and  Alberta  dur- 
ing the  past  two  years,  th€  Canadian 
Northern  carried  over  30  per  cent. 

C.  N.  R.'s  inauguration  of  the 
"  Royal "  steamship  service  from 
Bristol  to  Quebec  and  Montreal  in  t*he 
summer,  and  to  Halifax  in  the  winter, 
shared  from  the  outset  the  same  suc- 
cess which  has  attended  all  the  other 
projects  of  Mackenzie  and  Mann. 

Nothing  done  by  the  Canadian 
Northern  is  done  by  halves.  It  is  no 
good  to  build  railroads  unless  there 
are  people  along  the  way  to  make  tra- 
ffic. So  as  new  sections  were  opened 
up  with  the  steel,  out  over  the  prairie, 
settlers  were  induced  to  come  and 
take  up  homesteads  and  tickle  the  soil 
with  Cockshutt  plows,  that  rich  har- 
vests might  ibe  hauled  by  fhe  Canadian 
Northern. 

The  immigration  department  of  the 
C.  N.  R.  is  a  busy  organization  with 


offices  in  iToronto  and  Winnipeg  and 
in  Bristol  and  London,  England.  De- 
sirable settlers  have  been  encouraged 
to  come  out  by  assisted  passage,  those 
most  desired  being  agricultural  labor- 
ers and  domestic  servants.  These  arc 
the  people  Canada  is  in  need  of,  and 
badly.  How  badly  was  shown  last 
summer  when  a  party  of  domestics 
reached  Winnipeg.  There  .was. almost 
a  scramble  to  get  a  maid.  In  many 
oases  ithe  people  who  wanted  them 
paid  their  fares  before  leaving  the 
C.  N.  R.  office. 

These  parties  of  new  corners  are 
carefully  seleoted  and  gathered  to- 
gether in  London  and  Bristol  and  then 
personally  conducted  across  the  ocean 
and  away  to  Winnipeg  by  C.  N.  R. 
officials  in  a  thorough  business-like 
manner.  The  money  advanced  for  the 
"  assisted  passage "  is  repaid  by  the 
settlers  under  a  special  arrangement 
which  is  easy  for  the  settler  and  satis- 
factory for  the  C.  N.  R, 


Consider  the  Railways— How  They 

Grow 

Little  Notes  Which  Show  Some  of  the  Big  Things  that  are 
Doing  This  Fall  in  the  Dominion's  Railway  Development. 


THE  G.T.P.  steel  has  now  reached 
the  British  Columbia  border  on 
its  westward  way,  some  280 
miles  from  Edmonton.  H.  J.  Fetter. 
sui>erintendent  of  the  construction 
work  for  Foley,  Welch  and  Stewart., 
is  making  arrangements  for  the  trans- 
portation of  supplies  to  points  west  of 
Tete  Jaune  Cache  (about  50  miles 
over  the  B.C,  border),  wfhere  grading 
work  is  to  be  done  next  year. 


Tofield,  Alta.,  is  now  the  northern 
terminal  of  the  freight  service  on  the 
fTofield^Calgary  branch  of  t4>e  Grand 
Trunk  Pacific,  which  joins  the  main 
line  at  this  point. 

Large  quantities  of  ties  are  'being 
forwarded  to  the  head  of  the  steel, 
which  is  106  miles  south  of  Tofield. 
It  is  understood  that  the  grade  for 
about  60  miles  is  ready  for  the  steel. 
This  will  mean  that  this  winter  steel 


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will  be  laid   150  or   160  miles  south 
from  Tofield  and  about  40  miles  from 

Calgary. 

*  *     * 

C.N.R.  engineers  have  completed 
the  location  of  the  main  line  between 
Yellow  Head  Pass  and  a  point  in  the 
vicinity  of  Xete  Jaune  Cadhe.  A 
maximum  grade  of  less  than  seven- 
tenths  of  one  per  cent,  has  been  se- 
cured. 

*  *     * 

Premier  McBride  announced  at  a 
party  convention  recently,  that  the 
B.C.  government  had  in  view  a  com- 
prehensive plan  for  railway  lines  to 
tap  additional  resources  and  bring 
still  more  settlers  to  the  agricultural 
valleys.  Later,  in  an  interview,  the 
premier  stated  'he  was  not  at  present 
in  a  position  to  outline  the  govern- 
ment's proposed  plan,  but  declared 
that  its  aim  would  be  to  prepare  the 
province  for  the  vast  trade  which  will 
be  stimulated  toy  the  Panama  canal. 


Application  for  a  charter  is  being 
made  for  the  High  River,  Saskatohe- 
wan  and  Hudson  Bay  Railway  Com- 
pany, to  run  from  High  River  via 
Saskatoon  to  The  Pas,  with  power  to 
generate  electrical  energy,  and  to  dis- 
pose of  the  surplus  thereof,  to  own 
and  operate  vessels;  to  construct  and 
operate  telephone  and  telegraph  lines, 
and  to  charge  tolls  for  the  use  there- 
of ;  to  own  and  operate  hotels ;  also 
authorizing  amalgamatiion  with  other 
companies.  A.  A.  Ballachey,  High 
River,  Alberta,  is  solicitor  for  the  am- 
bitious applicants. 

The  new  branch  lines  opened  for 


traffic  by  the  C.N.R.  this  fall  amount 
to  over  600  miles. 

Hon.  Frank  Cochrane  has  approved 
of  location  of  the  routes  of  the  fol- 
lowing among  other  railway  lines  in 
Western  Canada : — ^C.N.R.  revision  of 
Maryfield-Lethbridge  line;  C.N.R. 
Calgary  to  Macleod,  ^thence  westerly 
to  Kootenay  Pass;  C.N.R.  Underhill 
to  Lampman;  C.P.R.  revision  of 
Manitou  Lake  hranch;  C.P.R.  Shep- 
ard  to  Medicine  Hat;  C.N.R.  revision 
of  iMoose  Jaw-Kindersley  extension; 
C.P.R.  revision  of  Swift  Current 
south  easterly  branch;  C.P.R.  revi- 
sion of  Wilkie-Anglia  branch ;  C.P.R. 
Bassano  easterly ;  Alberta  Central 
line  revision  between  Rock  Mountain 
house  and  Yellow  Head  Pass  and 
brandh  to  Big  Horn  Coal  Fields ;  Es- 
quimiault  and  Nanaimo  railway  Black 
Creek  to  Duncan  Bay;  G.T.P.  rail- 
way Canora  to  Etoimami;  C.N.R.  re- 
vision of  Yorkton-Hudson  Bay  junc- 
tion line;  G.T.P.  railway  Moose  Jaw 
northwesterly,  revision;  G.T.P.  Moun- 
tain Park  coal  branch ;  Pacific  and 
Peace  Railway  from  Bella  Coola  or 
Dean  Channel,  B.C.,  to  Dunvegan; 
Pacific  Northern  and  Omenica  rail- 
way lines  from  sixth  to  eighth  meri- 
dian, via  Pine  Pass ;  Edmonton,  Dun- 
vegan  and  B.C.  Railway,  Edmonton 
to  Dunvegan,  via  Lesser  Slave  Lake, 
approved  all  but  entrance  to  Edmon- 
ton ;  G.T.P.  Branch  Lines  Co.,  revi- 
sion from  Edson  northerly  to  Pacific 
Northern  and  Omenica  Railway: 
G.T.P.  Branch  Lines  Co.,  Lazare  to 
Edgeley  and  Lebert ;  C.P.R.  Tantallon 
to  Dysart;  C.N.R.  Brandh  Lines  Co.. 
Craven  to  Yorkton;  C.N.R.  Branch 
Lines  Co.,  Craven  northeasterly  to- 
wards Hudson  Bay  Junction ;  Algoma 
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Central  and  Hudson  Bay  Railway,  re- 
vision of  line  from  meridian  83.80  to 
Transcontinental  Railway ;  C.N.O. 
Railway  Sudbiiry-Port  Arthur  line, 
reviison  in  district  of  Algoma. 


The  rail  mills  at  Sault  Ste.  Marie 
have  orders  on  hand  which  will  keep 
them  busy  turning  out  a  thousand  tons 
of  rails  daily  until  next  spring — all 
for  Canadian  railways. 


Shortage  of  Cars 

The  West  is  troubled  over  the  car 
shortage.  ,This  is  a  usual  complainit 
and  one  that  can  never  be  entirely 
avoided.  This  year,  however,  it  has 
been  aggravated  by  the  necessity  for 
moving  coal  West,  so  that  instead  of 
the  usual  long  trains  of  empties  being 
rushed  back  from  Fort  William, 
sihorter  and  slower  trains  of  coal- 
laden  cars  have  helped  congest  traffic 
so  that  it  is  remarkable  that  the  short- 
age has  not  been  more  acute. 


Great  Development  in  British 
Columbia 


ON  his  return  to  Vancouver  after 
his  recent  visit  to  Ottaiwa  and 
Montreal,   Hon.   Richard  Mc- 
Bride,  Premier  of  British  Columbia, 
said  to  an  interviewer : 

"  Canada  is  now  commencing  a  new 
era  of  progress,  and  our  own  Pacific 
province  looms  very  large  in  the  eyes 
of  the  Eastern  section  of  the  Domin- 
ion. If  I  can  read  the  signs  of  the 
time  correctly,  we  may  'look  forward 
with  confidence  to  an  early  and  tre- 
mcndkDus  upward  movement  in  trade 
and  development  in  these  parts  Not 
only  in  our  own  country,  but  also  in 
New  York  and  down  South,  everyone 
seems  to  be  turning  to  British  Colum- 
bia and  the  consensus  of  opinion  is 
•  that  with  the  completion  of  the  differ- 
ent transcoiutinental  railiways  and  of 
the  Panama  Canal  we  shall  come  into 
a  commercial  supremacy  in  these  parts 
little  dreamt  of  in  the  days  gone  by. 

"  In  Montreal  I  saw  Sir  Thomas 
Shaughnessy  and  I  gathered  from  him 
that  his  company  plans  for  the  coming 


year  provide  very  generously  for 
the  Western  sections  of  the  road.  I 
also  had  a  long  conference  with  Sir 
William  Mackenzie.  He  informed  me 
that  he  has  been  recently  on  a  trip 
through  ithe  Okanagan  district,  and  tit 
was  more  than  inspiring  to  hear  hkn 
recount  the  impressions  obtained  dur- 
ing his  hasty  tour.  He  is  determined 
to  press  through  to  completion  his 
work  in  this  Province,  and  he  assures 
me  that  in  very  little  more  than  two 
years  'Canadian  Northern  trains  will 
be  running  from  the  west  coast  of 
Vancouver  Is'land  clear  through  to  the 
Atlantic  ports. 

"  Every  mile  of  the  road  from  the 
end  of  the  Vancouver  IsJand  section  to 
the  Adantic  is  now  eitfier  under  con- 
tract and  actual  consitruction,  or  is 
the  subject  of  invited  tenders  assuring 
immediate  consitniotion  activity.  (The 
work,  too,  is  in  the  hands  of  exclu- 
sively practical  men,  and  is  being 
carried  forward  in  sudi  a  manner  as 
to  enalhle  Sir  WtHiam  t»  feel  perfectly 
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justified  in  saying  that  when  com- 
pleted it  will  be  found  of  suoh  high 
standard  as  to  give  entire  satisfac- 
tion. 

"  I  also  saiw  President  Hays  of  the 
G.T.P.,  and  in  this  connection  I  have 
just  received  a  telegram  that  steel  has 
been  laid  over  tbe  great  divide  in 
Niorthern    British    Columbia.       Last 


summer  t'he  G.T.P.  bad  several  par- 
ties in  the  tield  in  tbis  Province  and  I 
hope  to  soon  have  copies  of  some  of 
their  reports  so  that  as  far  as  the 
Province  consisitently  can  it  will  be  in 
a  position  to  co-operate  with  the  rail- 
way company  in  the  work  of  having 
suitable  park  lands  in  the  railway  area 
properly  conserved." 


The  C.  N.  R.  is  Fast  Crossing  the 

Continent 


The  Canadian  Northern  has  finished 
its  construction  year,  having  made  a 
new  record  for  191 1.  Four  thousand 
four  hundred  and  fifteen  miles  of 
Canadian  Northern  line  are  now  oper- 
ating west  of  tbe  lakes.  Out  of  a  total 
building  program  of  1982  miles  to  be 
completed  two  years  from  now,  985 
miles  of  track  were  laid  this  year. 

This  summer,  (west  of  Port  Arthur, 
16,686  men  were  employed  in  C.N.R. 
construction.  Every  contract  on  the 
entire  trainsconitinentol  system  as  pro- 
jected by  Mackenzie  and  Mann  from 
Montreal  to  Port  Mann  and  Bartlett 
Sound  on  Vancouver  Island  is  let,  and 
work  on  them  all  has  been  proceeding. 
Contracts  for  80  miles  of  line  on  Van- 
couver Island,  500  miles  from  Port 
Mann  to  the  Yellow  Head  Pass 
through  British  Columbia,  will  con- 
tinue to  be  worked  all  winter. 

The  New  Ontario  line  will  also  em- 
ploy 4,500  men  all  winter,  cutting  rigbt 
of  way,  blasting  and  bringing  in  sup- 
plies on  the  snow  roads.  Half  a  mil- 
lion dollars  are  being  spent  on  the  new 
coal  dock  at  Port  Arthur,  and  much  of 
this  work  will  probiably  be  continued 
all  winter. 
.  The  old  Portage  to  Athaibasca  Land- 


ing from  Edmonton  across  the  heights 
of  land. from  the  Saskatdhewan  to  the 
waters  of  the  Mackenzie  River  system 
— a  trail  used  by  the  fur  traders  for 
miore  than  a  century — is  now  crossed 
by  a  line  of  rail.  The  C.N.R.  branch 
is  completed  ready  for  operaition.  iThe 
Peace  River  line  has  also  been  well 
started  on  its  way  to  serve  Canada's 
"last  West."  Over  6,100  miles  of 
C.N.R.  are  now  in  actual  operation. 
East  of  Port  Arthur  1,755  miles  are 
carrying  passengers  and  freight. 

Work  on  the  lines,  Grenville  to 
Montreal,  Oittaw<a,  to  French  River, 
Trenton  to  Ottawa,  Toronto  to  Nia- 
gara Falls  will  ibe  taken  up  in  the 
spring. 

Sir  William  Mackenzie,  the  financial 
power  of  the  road,  brought  consider- 
able English  capital  into  Canada  this 
year,  the  last  loan  figuring  at  thirty- 
five  million  dollars. 


DOUBLE  TRACKING 

In  order  to  cope  with  the  rapidly 
growing  freight  and  passenger  traflfic 
in  the  Prairie  Provinces,  the  main  line 
of  the  C.  P.  R.  is  to  be  double-tracked 
from  Brandon  to  Medicine  Hat,  a  dis- 
tance of  524  miles. 


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C.  p.  R.  Has  an  Eye  to  Beauty 


THE  Canadian  Pacific  Railway 
is  a  system  as  unique  as 
it  is  practical.  It  is  the 
only  railway  in  Canada,  or  on 
the  American  continent  for  that  mat- 
ter, which  considers  the  decoration 
of  its  lines.  Away  up  in  Alberta  the 
Irrigation  Department  is  making  the 
barren  spots  of  earth  to  blossom  as 
the  rose,  and  a  Forestry  Department 
in  Winnipeg  is  endeavoring  to  coax 
the  Western  people  to  plant  a  tree. 
Here  and  there  throughout  this  long- 
linked  system  this  wonderful  railway 
is  establishing  experimental  vegetable 
and  fruit  farms ;  and  the  experimen- 
ters are  the  hard-worked  agents  and 
seotionmen,  as  well  as  the  locomotive 
foremen  on  the  working  staflf. 

In  Montreal,  at  fhe  headquarters 
within  the  Windsor  Station,  the  space 
for  a  Floral  Department  is  accorded 
a  busy  staff  of  willing  workers  whose 
duty  it  is  to  distribute  flower  seeds 
througliout  the  length  and  breath  of 
the  line. 

Last  year  more  than  one  hundred 


thousand  packages  of  seeds  and  bulbs 
were  sent  out  by  this  department. 
Thirty-six  different  varieties  of  bloom 
are  included,  and  a  "  prize  garden  " 
has  been  established,  enabling  the 
busy  workers  along  the  line  to  turn 
the  leisure  moments  of  dieir  labors 
into  the  cultivation  of  flowers  and 
gardens.  The  prizes  offered  by  the 
company  aire  cash  in  kind,  and  each 
year  the  competition  grows  keener. 

On  the  Atlanitic  division  in  1911  the 
grand  prize  ($25)  was  won  by  A. 
Wright,  of  Woodstock,  N.B.  D.  J. 
Steele,  of  Sherbrooke,  Que.,  was  also 
a  grand  prize  winner ;  J.  A.  Niool,  of 
Rossport,  Ont.  (Lake  Superior  divi- 
sion), carried  off  honors,  and  the 
Pacific  honors  were  upheld  by  Mr. 
Preece,  of  Portage  la  Prairie,  Whose 
garden  'beat  everything  in  sight.  In 
Agassiz,  B.C.,  it  was  a  wcanan  who 
beat  former  records,  for  Mrs.  Lovdl, 
wife  of  the  section  foreman  at  that 
point,  carried  off  the  $50  in  gold.  The 
C.  P.  R.  gardens  are  attracting  world- 
wide attention. 


WANTED— THE  RIGHT  MAN 

IN  the  present  trend  of  the  times  when  every  movement  is  regu- 
lated by  a  pendulum  of  value  there  are  thousands  of  oppor- 
tunities going  to  waste  for  want  of  people  to  take  them  when 
they  come.  As  a  matter  of  fact  the  history  of  reverses  in  business 
might   be  summed   up  in  two  words,  "  Lost   Opportunity." 

Daily  we  hear  the  cry,  "  If  I  had  only  taken  hold  at  the  time." 
But  when  fate  knocked  at  his  door  no  one  opened. 

— Theodore  P.  Shonts. 


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The  Mormons  in  Alberta 


Canada  Monthly  for  December  is 
even  more  than  usually  bright.  The 
opening  article,  '"  Till  Death  Do  Us 
Part,"  by  Emily  F.  Murphy,  deals 
with  iMormonism  in  Canada,  and  will 
be  of  general  ijnterest.  iTlhere  are 
some  seven  thousand  Mormons  in 
Alberta.  They  are  located  around 
Cardston  and  Raymond.  As  the  writ- 
er says,  they  are  a  community  to  be 
reckoned  with.  It  has  been  a  fashion 
lately  to  muckrake  the  Mormons. 
(Those  who  know  least  a'bout  them 
i^ise  the  loudest  noise. 
,,,In  the  present  issue,  Mrs.  Murphy 
takes  up  the  question  of  polygamy 
from  first  hand  knowledge ;  next 
month  she  will  discuss  the  question  of 
Alormon  influence  in  politics. 

The  idea  that  polygamy  is  practised 
by  the  Mormons  in  Alberta  Mrs. 
Murphy  calls  "  A  Mischievous  Story 
and  Foolish." 

"  It  is  true,"  she  says,  "  that  certain 
of  the  older  Mormons  have  more  than 
one  wife  whom  tfhey  support  either  in 
Alberta  or  Utah — ^tbey  acknowledge 
this  themselves — but  we  have  no  rea- 
son to  doubt  their  assurance  that  they 
are  the  ihusband  of  one  wife  only. 

"  It  is  like  this  :  When  the  Mormons 
first  came  to  Canada  fifteen  years  ago, 
they  agreed  with  the  Dominion  Gov- 
ernment that  for  the  privilege  of  tak- 
ing up  land,  and  of  becoming  Cana- 
dian citizens,  they  would  rigidly  es- 
chew the  practice  of  plural  marriages. 
Some  of  these  men  had  two  wives,  or 
perhaps  even  more.     Popular  preju- 


dice being  'opposed  to  such  an  act,  it 
was  not  advisable  to  kill  ofif  the  extra 
wives  by  starvation,  so  that  it  de- 
volved upon  the  man  to  support  them. 
Be  it  said  to  the  credit  of  the  men 
that  they  have  not  shirked  the  duty, 
but  in  every  case  have  made  good. 
What  would  you  do,  good  fellows  all. 
were  you  in  their  place  ? 

"  On  her  recent  visit  to  our  pro- 
vince, 'Miss  Nan  Moult  on,  a  clever 
Winnipeg  journalist,  had  the  follow- 
ing conversation  with  Bishop  Harker 
of  Magrath: 

"  Then  is  polygamy  not  practised  in 
Cardston  at  all  ?"  asked  the  journalist, 
in  search  of  adverse  evidence. 

"  Not  with  the  knowledge  and  con- 
sent of  the  Church,  ma'am  !  "  replied 
the  farmer-bishop.  "  Not  since  the 
manifesto  of  1890.  A  man  might  not 
desert  a  woman  married  in  all  good 
faith,  and  some  of  the  elder  men — 
and  here  he  gave  a  name  or  two — 
have  two  wives  here  in  Alberta;  one 
in  Sterling  and  one  in  Raymond;  or 
Magrath  and  Raymond,  as  the  case 
may  be;  one  is  his  wife  keeping  home, 
the  other  a  wife  no  longer,  but  within 
supporting  distance."  He  said,  more- 
over :  "  We  try  to  have  our  people 
keep  a  law  that  is  not  to  us  the  law  of 
God,  just  because  it  is  the  law  of  your 
country. 

"  The  tongues  of  men  and  angels 
could  say  no  more.  Here  is  a  man 
wlio  looks  with  level  eyes  into  those 
of  his  critics  and  tells  the  truth,  and 
when  a  man  does  this  there  is  no  great 
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gulf  fixed  between  him  and  the  rest 
of  the  people." 

Mrs.  Murphy's  artdcle  is  accom- 
panied by  a  photograpihic  group  of 
representative  Alberta  Mormons — a 
bright,  intelligent  and  more  than  aver- 
age good-looking  lot  of  people.  Some 
of  the  young  girls  are  strikingly 
pretty. 

On  the  front  cover  of  the  magazine 
is  a  large  size  picture  in  colors  of 
Councillor  John  Henry  Smith,  one  of 
the  Mormon  leaders.  It  is  a  strong, 
handsome  face. 

,The  balance  of  Canada  West  is  fill- 
ed with  good  things.  "  Philomel's 
Doll,"  by  J.  A.  Dobson,  told  in  French 
Canadian  dialect,  is  a  pretty    bit    of 


Ohristmas  reading,  characteristic  of 
Jean  Bapti&te,  with  a  dash  of  pathos 
in  it.  "The  Taking  of  Almighty 
Voice,  'Bad  Indian  ',"  by  A.  A.  Stra- 
chan,  is  the  first  of  a  series.  The 
aut'hor,  rwho  ihas  seen  ten  years  service 
in  the  Mounted  Police,  says  it  is  writ- 
ten first-hand — not  handed  down.  If 
the  others  of  the  series  are  as  good 
they  will  make  interesting  reading. 
"On  the  Other  Side  of  the  Moun- 
tain," is  a  bear  story,  and  "  Out  at 
French's  "  is  a  sketch  of  a  visit  to  the 
naturalist  ast  Victoria,  B.C.,  who  keeps 
an  extensive  private  menagerie,  which 
you  can  scent  from  afar — all  Victor- 
ians know  it.  The  rest  of  the  num- 
ber includes  some  good  fiction. 


When  Honesty  May  be  Dangerous 


IN  Mac  Lean's  Magazine  for  Decem- 
ber, Frederick  Greyson  has  a 
clever  article  entitled  "  iThe  Men- 
ace of  Honesty  at  Ottawa."  The 
writing  is  racy  and  the  point  of  view 
sensible  and  original.  This  is  how  it 
opens  out: 

"  Mere  honest  men  are  a  menace  in 
Canadian  politics.  In  the  Govern- 
ment of  Canada  are  required  men  of 
genius — imagination  and  enterprise. 

*'  The  danger  in  the  honest  man  is 
that  he  may  be  chosen  for  a  high  office 
because  of  his  honesty.  When  he  has 
been  in  office  a  few  months  it  is  evi- 
dent that  he  is  honest  and  no  more; 
he  has  no  genius. 

"Honest  men  are  very  desirable; 
and  after  everything  is  said  and  done, 
honesty  must  be  the  basis  of  all  good 
things,  in  Government  or  in  any  other 
thing.  But  mere  honesty  is  apt  to  be 
stupid,  while  genius  is  often  associated 


with  moral  frailties.  The  question  in 
our  mind  is  this :  Is  the  Borden  Cabi- 
net too  honest  ? 

"  Horse-stealing  and  Piracy  upon 
the  High  Seas  are  forms  of  genius, 
misdirected.  Great  men  in  history 
have  had  their  weaknesses,  amiable  and 
otherwise.  Placed  in  different  cir- 
cumstances, Napoleon  might  have 
been  a  master  yegg-man.  Given  an 
opportunity,  Captain  Kidd  and  King 
John  and  Louis  Riel  might  have  be- 
come hank  presidents,  railway  promo- 
ters, great  evangelists  or  statesmen.  In 
the  present  instance,  we  refer  to 
statesmen. 

"  In  the  old  school  readers.  Honest 
John,  the  Miller,  set  forth  the  charm 
of  his  honesty.  While  he  did  not  give 
s-hort  weight  in  flour,  still  it  is  op^n 
to  question  whether  he  was  not  the 
man  in  the  village  who  opposed  all 
progress,  all  reforms.  For  honesty  is 
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a  solid  thing.  Its  chief  quality  is  fix- 
edness. Like  an  ample  iwaistcoat  it  is 
inclined  to  accompany  self-content. 

"  Unfortunately,  business  genius., 
the  kind  which  is  needed  at  Ottawa,  is 
never  out  of  work  in  Canada.  A 
thousand  opportunities  open  every 
morning  to  the  Canadian  who  can  see 
and  think  and  act,  aniore  clearly  and 
with  more  speed  than  others.  The 
difficulty  is  to  attract  these  men  of 
genius  into  the  service  of  the  nation. 
iTihey  can  make  more  money  in  selling 
real  estate  or  promoting  companies. 
In  pohtics,  their  ambition  meets  more 
re'buffs  and  the  reward  is  partly  paid 
in  glory,  which  is  something  li'ke  one 
of  those  cheques  for  ten  thousand — 
good  'wishes,  which  one  receives  at 
Christmas  time  from  a  wealthy  rela- 
tive. 

"  One  might  be  led  to  believe  that 
Premier  Borden's  Cabinet  is  too  hon- 
est, that  it  lacks  Genius.  From  the 
things  said  by  the  daily  papers  it  is 
composed  either  of  incapables  or  'hope- 
less paragons  of  honesty. 

"  Sir  Wilfrid  Laurier,  while  he  was 
himself  above  the  shadow  of  reproach, 
employed  in  hia  Cabinet  at  different 
times  men  who  were  notoriously  lack- 
ing in  a  sense  of  personal  honor.  In 
probing  open  our  wilderness  with  steel 
rails  and  rolling  flat-cars  full  of  civi- 
lization into  Canadian  fastnesses,  his 
own  government  co-operated  with 
men  who  were  undoubtedly  dishonest 
in  some  things  and  men  who  have 
even  gone  so  far  as  to  attempt  brib- 
ery. 

'*  Laurier  may  not  'have  knotwn  that 
he  was  dealing  with  such  men.  In 
his  loyalty  to  his  colleagues  he  may 
have    ignored    the   allegations   made 


against  them.  But  there  are  those 
who  have  a  shrewd  suspicion  that  he 
knew,  and  that  he  preferred  to  em- 
ploy tainted  genius  even  at  the  cost  of 
promoting  dishonest  men,  'rather  than 
suffer  the  development  of  the  nation 
to  be  retarded  in  the  hands  of  mere 
Honesty.  We  have  no  evidence  that 
this  was  Sir  Wilfrid's  policy.  One 
could  not  say  that  such  would  be  a  de- 
siraible  policy.  But  in  the  Govern- 
ment of  Canada  it  must  always  be  wise 
for  any  Prime  Minister  to  bear  in 
mind  that  Canada  must  not  only  be 
governed,  but  constructed:  that  na- 
tional construction  work  requires  the 
biggest  brains  obtainable  and  that, 
rather  than  employ  mere  honest  dul- 
lards, it  might  pay  Canada  to  hire  a 
Bill  Miner  or  a  Jesse  James  even  at 
the  cost  of  letting  them  steal  the  gilt 
from  the  picture  frames  in  the  Senate. 
"There  is  not  quite  enough  imagina- 
tion in  the  Borden  'Cabinet.  Hon. 
Mr.  Borden,  Mr.  Perley,  Mr.  Doherty, 
Mr.  Foster,  Mr.  White  and  Mr.  Coch- 
rane, never  dream.  Mr.  Burrell  may, 
but  his  dreams  touch  more  the  ques- 
tion of  apples  than  Dreadnaughts.  Of 
the  others,  two  offer :  Mr.  Monk  and 
Mr.  Hughes.  Colonel  Hughes  has 
enough  imagination  to  supply  a  regi- 
ment. His  dreams  are,  however,  in- 
clined to  be  quickly  built  and  quickly 
unbuilt,  like  patent  tents,  or  portable 
houses  in  Cobalt.  The  Colonel's  im- 
agination runs  like  fire  over  short  dry 
grass.  There  is  a  blaze  of  light  and 
it  is  gone.  There  is  a  crackling  sound 
and  then  silence.  Colonel  Hughes' 
irnagination  will  serve  its  purpose  in 
the  New  Cabinet.  It  may  act  as  tin- 
der to  the  heavy  mass  with  which  it  is 
associated.    It  may  blaze  up  and  give 


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proper  light  at  proper  times.  (The 
imagination  of  Honorable  F.  D,  Monk 
is  of  a  different  sort.  It  is  of  the  slow, 
smouldering  kind,  that  works  slowly 
into  the  vitals  of  things,  warming  the 
material,  heating  the  fibres ;  and  then 
suddenly,  one  day  there  may  be  a 
blaze  and  the  whole  Cabinet  shall  have 
caught  fire  from  this  one  man's  brain. 
But  beyond  th'cse  two  men,  where  else 
is  there  any  imagination  in  the  Borden 
Cabinet  ?  Is  there  a  daring  man  in 
it?  Someone  may  suggest  Mr.  Rogers. 
Perhaps  he  may  serve  the  purpose. 
But  it  is  not  likely ;  his  career,  so  far, 
has  given  no  great  signs.  Meantime 
some  of  the  new  men  may  develop 
What  is  wanting." 

Mr.  Greyson  'holds  out  the  hope  that 
there  will  be  surprises — that  the  new 
environment  may  develop  unsus- 
pected trails. 

Will  the  Borden  Cabinet,  we  ask, 
be  able  to  pull  together  ?  Provided  it 
has  genius,  what  assurance  is  there 
that  this  very  genius  might  not  wreck 
the  cabinet  by  importing  controversial 


matters  ?  He  answers  his  own  ques- 
tion thus:  "There  is  one  man  who 
will  keep  this  cabinet  together.  His 
name  is  C.  J.  Doherty,  the  new  Min- 
ister of  Justice."  Mr.  Doherty  is  shy 
on  the  plait  form  and  not  much  at 
speech-making,  "but  in  the  Cabinet, 
and  at  times  in  the  House  of  Com- 
mons itself,  he  will  be  to  the  leader 
of  the  Government  like  the  Shadow 
of  a  Rock." 

The  article  is  illustrated  with  por- 
traits of  the  Ca)binet  'Ministers,  each 
of  whom  comes  in  for  spicy  charac- 
ter-painting. 

"  Some  Cities  I  Know/'  by  Augusta 
Bridle,  deals  with  the  characters  of 
the  cities  dealt  with  as  the  author  sees 
them.  "  Sylvia's  Best  Seller,"  is  a 
bright  bit  of  fiction.  "Some  Don'ts  in 
Furnishing,"  gives  in  half-tone  and 
text  some  good  points  on  how  to 
avoid  ugliness  in  a  big  house.  The 
second  of  Dr.  Orison  Swelt  Morden's 
series  of  articles,  entitled  "  Ambition," 
contains  sage  advice  to  the  young  man 
who  aims  to  "  arrive." 


The  Sportsman's  Milk-and-Honey 

Land 


Rod  and  Gun  for  December  is  full 
of  good  things  to  interest  the  sports- 
man. The  illustrations,  which  are 
numerous,  are  splendidly  brought  out. 
There  are  no  less  than  twenty  articles, 
covering  shooting  and  fisliing  from 
Nova  Scotia  all  the  way  across  the 
Dominion  to  British  Columbia. 

Those  who  know  Vancouver  Island 
and  those  (who  are  most  of  us)  fond 
of  a  good  climate  and  sport  galore, 
will  appreciate  "  A  iThanksgiving  Day 


on  Vancouver  Island,"  by  Bonny- 
castle  Dale.    Listen  to  this : 

"  Would  you  hear  of  the  land  that 
'  flows  with  milk  and  honey,'  where 
every  day  is  pleasantly  warm  and 
every  night  cool  enough  for  the  blank- 
ets ?  A  land  of  green  fields  and 
sparkling  rivers,  lichen  clad  hills  and 
heavily  forested  benches,  set  amdd 
a  circle  of  snow  tipped  mountains — 
July  nestling  in  the  lap  of  December. 

"  The  scene  is  the  Sooke  River — a 


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river  .but  five  miles  long  by  some 
twenty-five  to  fifty  yards  wide — in 
places  it  is  but  a  few  inches  deep,  in 
others  thirty  feet.  In  places  wide, 
alluvial  flats  border  it,  in  others  the 
hills  push  their  wide  bases  into  its  very 
bed.  These  hills  are  amply  clothed 
with  great  Douglas  firs  and  pictur- 
esque cedars.  The  annual  irains  in  the 
fall  have  distributed  greait  masses  of 
pebbles — ^making  what  we  call  'rifiies.' 

"  Not  much  of  a  stream  for  fish, 
you  would  say.  In  Ontario  any  good 
sized  fish  would  stick  its  back  clear 
out  of  the  water  if  it  tried  to  ascend 
so  shallow  a  stream.  It  would  seem 
as  though  a  school  of  fifty  fish  would 
fill  this  stream  for  breeding  purposes. 
What  will  you  call  me  w^hen  I  tell  you 
that  fully  a  quarter  of  a  millon  fish, 
from  one  to  twelve  pounds  in  weight, 
Coho  and  Dog  Salmon,  Steelhead  and 
Cut-throat  trout  spawned  in  that  Sooke 
River  and  its  one  little  tributary  with- 
in four  weeks  before  and  four  weeks 
after  Thanksgiving  Day  ?  Truly  a  land 
that  'flows  with  milk  and  honey.' 
Come  with  my  youthful  assistant  and 
myself  and  see  these  scenes  of  Na- 
ture's extravagance. 

"  In  the  Inlet  that  forms  the  first 
harbor  of  Sooke  the  sea  running  food 
fishes  had  been  gathering  since  Sep- 
tember. It  was  only  the  night  before 
Thanksgiving  that  we  'had  forcibly 
thrust  upon  us  the  magnitude  of  this 
throng.  For  weeks  we  had  seen  them 
streaming  up  the  river,  but  that  night 
we  met  them  in  solid  masses  in  the 
water.  We  had  been  studying  and 
picturing  the  flight  of  ibhe  wild  fowl  on 
an  adjoining  spit.  iThe  lad  had  'been 
making  a  closer  study  with  his  gun 
and    some  of    his    misses    were    as 


graphic  as  my  blank  films  when  I  miss 
with  the  camera — 'but  more  spectacu- 
lar. Night  had  fallen  as  we  paddled 
slowly  across  the  calm  Inlet.  Long 
lines  of  ducks  swam  sidling  away 
from  us.  We  were  trying  to  dis- 
tinguish the  varieties  by  the  way  they 
leaped  or  the  noise  they  made  in  get- 
ting under  way — not  so  difficult  as  it 
seems.  Every  flock  of  mallards  an- 
nounced their  breed  by  loudly  quack- 
ing. The  teal  jumped  with  so  little 
splash  and  so  light  a  fanning  of  the 
wings  that  we  usually  guessed  them 
correctly.  The  widgeons  always  gave 
themselves  away  by  their  sweet,  short 
calls,  '  a-peet-a-peet.'  The  low,  swift, 
strong,  rising  flight  marked  the  blue- 
bills,  the  deep  notes  of  the  whistling 
of  the  wings  any  of  the  three  surf 
ducks.  The  coot  and  the  ooween  both 
fooled  us  constantly,  unless  the  form- 
er pattered  or  the  latter  called  '  kla- 
how-yah'  (a  salutation  'good-day'  in 
the  Chinook  or  coast  jargon).  Ahead 
of  us  the  tide  rippled  more  noisily  in 
its  channel  than  was  its  usual  custom. 
It  seemed  fairly  to  boil.  We  knew 
the  tide  was  running  out,  but  in  the 
semi-darkness  this  sound  made  me, 
as  steersman,  sit  up  and  strain  forward 
in  the  canoe  to  locate  the  cause  of 
the  much  increased  confusion.  A  mo- 
ment more  and  the  good  old  Rice  Lake 
canoe  swept  off  the  tide  flats  into  the 
swiftly  ebbing  tide  channel. 

"Instantly  there  was  a  mighty  leap- 
ing, splashing,  struggling  host  of 
salmon  all  about  us.  The  slim  craft 
swept  so  swiftly  into  this  crowded 
water  way  that  we  were  in  constant 
collision  with  the  Cohoes  and  Dog 
Salmon  that  swam,  awaiting  the  next 
tide  to  ascend  the  river.     While  we 


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were  iboth  assured  there  was  no  dan- 
ger there  was  plenty  of  excitement 
whenever  we  struck  a  specially  thick 
mass  and  they  leaped  and  swam  away 
before  us,  as  does  the  water  before  a 
falling  stone.  With  bare  trolhng 
hooks  sweeping  behind  us  we  could 
soon  have  loaded  our  sixteen  footer." 
A  few  of  the  titles  of  other  articles 


in  Rod  and  Gun  will  illustrate  its 
Ohrisitmas  bill  o'  fare :  "  Some  »Trips 
to  Petawawa,"  "  Moose  Hunting  in 
North-Western  Ontario,"  "  A  Suc- 
cessful Big  Game  Hunt,"  "Fishing  in 
t'he  Laurentians,"  "  Fishing  and  Hunt- 
ing in  Nova  Scotia,"  "  The  Alpine 
Club  of  Canada,"  "  A  Day's  Shooting 
in  Manitoiba." 


Feathers  Twice  the  Price  of  Gold 


The  December  Westminster  con- 
tains an  attractive  bill  o'  fare,  opening 
with  the  story  of  "  An  Ascent  of 
Mount  Sinai,"  well  illustrated  with 
photographs.  "  ,The  Trade  in  Fea- 
thers," by  Christian  Richardson,  gives 
an  interesting  insight  into  those  fine 
things  which  make  fine  birds,  human 
and  otherwise.  Here  is  an  extract 
which  will  be  interesting  as  well  as 
news  to  many  wlio  are  not  million- 
aires : 

"  The  feathers  were  the  most  beau- 
tiful I  bad  ever  seen.  One  plume  was 
24  inches  long  and  12  inches  wide — 
not  the  knotted  '  willow  '  type,  but  the 
perfect  single  feather.  A  pure  white 
boa  was  at  least  a  foot  through  in  the 
centre  and  worth  $50.  A  few  bours 
before  a  well-known  Canadian  woman 
had  purchased  $100  worth  of  plumes 
to  smuggle  home. 

"But  beautiful  and  costly  as  the  os- 
trich feather  exhibit  was  it  sank  into 
complete  insignificance  before  the 
rainbow  display  of  other  feathers. 
And  I  began  immediately  to  wonder 
why  so  many  '  feather  merchants ' 
have  only  ostrich  feathers  in  the  firm 
name.  Is  this  trade  in  dead  song 
birds  of   Britain   and  dead  birds  of 


more  gorgeous  plumage  from  all  over 
the  globe  at  last  becoming  one  which 
even  the  dealers  are  chary  of  adver- 
tising ?  One  would  not  judge  so 
from  a  glance  into  any  retail  millin- 
er's window.  But  why  is  it  ?  The 
display  in  this  wholesale  'house  was 
like  a  blazing  tangle  of  broken  rain* 
bows.  The  '  made  '  pieces  could  with 
difficulty  be  detected  from  actual 
wings.  On  some  were  scores  of 
feathers  of  an  Indian  bird  glistening 
like  jewels  in  dozens  of  iridescent 
tints.  Each  separate  feather  is  hard- 
ly larger  than  a  pin  head.  There 
were  feathery  masses  of  Bird-of- 
Paradise  sprays,  armfuls  of 
'  aigrettes ',  the  nuptial  plumes  of 
the  egret  and  tihe  wihite  heron,  wortb 
£4  an  oz.  and  stands  of  the  filmy 
marabout  plumes,  retailing  at  £8  an 
oz.,  just  twice  the  price  of  gold." 

The  article  is  a  plea  for  the  -preser- 
vation of  bird  life  from  wanton  de- 
struction. 

"  Fox  Ranching  on  Prince  Edward 
Island,"  by  R.  G.  Sinclair,  tells  of  the 
development  on  a  successful  and  quite 
a  large  scale  of  a  new  industry.  flPhe 
kind  these  breeders  are  raisng  is  the 
black  fox.  There  is  big  money  in 
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them.  Single  skins  have  brought  from 
fifteen  hundred  to  two  thousand  dol- 
lars on  the  London  market. 

Edward  E.  Brai'thwaite  contributes 
an  informative  article  on  "  Higlh^er 
Education  in  Western  Canada,"  s'how- 
ing  the  money  that  the  west  is  spend- 


ing, and  the  progress  being  made  in 
higher  education.  The  article  has 
some  good  ihalf  tones  of  colleges  and 
professors.  In  '"Phe  Winter  Sky," 
star  gtazers  will  find  an  interesting 
study.  Tihe  whole  number  is  credit- 
able to  the  publishers. 


The  "Canadian  Magazine" 


The  Canadian  for  December  is  up 
to  its  usual  high  standard.  Newton 
MacTavish's  article  on  "  Dear  Old 
Piccadilly "  is  noticed  elsewhere. 
Arthur  Stringer,  whose  analyses  of 
Shakesperean  characters  have  been  so 
interesting,  contributes  "  A  Study  of 
lago,"  whom  he  calls  "  the  greatest 
villain  ever  created,"  beside  whom 
Milton's  Satan  "  is  a  mild  and  sym- 
pathetic figure."  Mr.  Stringer  has 
certainly  not  missed  many  of  the  bad 
points  of  the  undoubtedly  bad  lago. 
Pre-election  editorial  writers  wbo  are 
short  on  epithets  to  hurl  at  the  enemy 
will  find  a  ready  compilation  in  this 
study  of  lago. 


Peter  McArthur  has  an  amusing 
story,  "  The  Madness  of  the  Alillion- 
aire,"  who,  seized  with  a  longing  for 
old-fashioned  pork  and  beans  for  a 
change,  instead  of  turtle  soup,  has  a 
struggle  to  get  them  as  he  used  to 
know  them  in  ihis  hard-up  days. 

Other  good  things  are  "  The  Fairy 
iTale  in  Art,"  by  A.  B.  Cooper,  "  The 
Pioneer  Teacher,"  "  The  Woods  in 
Winter,"  "The  Trail  of  Missing  Men," 
"iThe  Cabinet  Mystery,"  "The  Pioneer 
iTeadher."  In  "  Calgary  Station,"  Isa- 
bel Ecclestone  Mackay  paints  a  fam- 
iliar picture,  in  verse,  of  the  immigrant 
just  arrived. 


In  Dear  Old  Piccadilly 


Newton  MacTavish  contributes  to 
the  Canadian  Magazine  for  December 
a  vivacious  and  life-like  sketch  of 
"Dear  Old  Piccadilly,"  illustrated 
with  characteristic  drawings  and 
{Photographs.  It  almost  makes  you 
feel  you  are  there.  For  instance,  what 
could  be  better  than  this : 

From  the  top  of  an  omnibus  you 
look  down  for  the  first  time  in  your 
life  upon  this  great  whirlpool  of 
humanity — Piccadilly  Circus.  You 
had  often  heard  of  it  and  had  won- 


dered. Piccadilly  !  A  name  to  relish 
trippingly  on  the  tongue,  to  dilly- 
dally with,  to  pronounce  an<I  repeat 
and  intone  until  it  takes  its  place  in 
the  vocabulary  with  such  expressions 
as  helter-skelter,  wil'ly-nilly,  hurly- 
burly,  and  topsey-turvy. 

Topsy-turvy  !  iThat  is  the  very 
word  for  the  top  of  an  omnibus  as 
you  swing  with  the  tide  down  into 
this  Gargantuan  vortex.  You  have 
mounted,  we'll  say,  somewhere  near 
Whitehall,  have  swished  past  Down- 


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ing  Street,  past  the  Horse  Guards, 
past  the  Admiralty,  made  the  curve 
of  Trafalgar,  slipped  into  Cockspur 
Street,  and  literally  slambanged  with 
all  the  others,  wonderingly,  over  in- 
to Piccadilly. 

But    you    are    not    in    yet.      You 
thought  you  were,  but  you  weren't. 
You  thought  your  driver  had  lost  con- 
trol of  the  motor,  that  all  the  other 
drivers   in   front  and  behind  and  at 
the  sides  had  lost  control    of    theirs, 
that  the  taxis  buzzing  amongst  them 
were   all   running  away,   that    proud 
equipages  of  the  lofty  were  in  peril 
of  degradation,  that  delivery  tricycles 
were  entirely  submerged,  that  persons 
afoot   were  hopelessly  entangled;   in 
short,  that    the    whole    congregation 
was  coming  together  in  a  crusning,  de- 
moralizing mass.     Unnerving  enough 
it  would  be  with  the  inrush  from  Pic- 
cadilly street  itself,  but  when  you  see 
the  circus  vibrating  with  like  disgorg- 
ings    from    Shaftesbury   Avenue   and 
Regent  Street  and  the  Haymarket,  in- 
voluntarily  you   shut   your   eyes  and 
check  your  breath,  for  you  know  that 
the  crash  is  coming.     But,  somehow, 
it  does  not  come.     Some'how  or  other 
the  catastrophe  has  been  averted,  and 
you  open  your  eyes  to  behold,  almost 
with  a  gasp,  the  astounding  regulation 
of  the  London  streets.    Your  'bus  has 
sttopped,  all  the  other  vehicles  in  your 
line  of  march  have  stopped,  and  you 
see  in  front  the  uplifted  hand  of  au- 
thority, the    token    of    the    supreme 
power  of  the  London  bdbbie. 

But  you  are  looking  through  an 
astigmatic  lens,  for  the  scene  is  still 
all  topsy-turvy.  But  topsy-turvy, 
even  now,  cannot  be  the  word ;  for  al- 
though    the     scene     changes     with 


kaleidoscopic  confusion,  there  must 
be  moments  when  the  trained  eye  can 
fix  the  picture,  like  a  group  of  in- 
animate puppets  on  a  stage,  and  sec 
how  one  cog  fits  into  another. 

Perhaps  it  is  this  sense  of  turmoil 
and  confusion  that  makes  men  the 
world  over  sigh  deeply  and  exclaim, 
"  Dear  old  Piccadilly  !  "  But,  no ;  it 
must  be  something  else,  the  something 
that  dazzles  and  ensnares  as  you  step 
down  from  the  'bus  and  join  the  com- 
mingling throng.  You  have  a  feeling 
of  centrality.  The  great  movement  of 
humanity,  the  incoming  and  outgoing 
of  vehicles,  the  phantasmagoric  big- 
ness from  a  human  standpoint  make 
it  all  seem  as  if  this  is  the  centre  of 
the  universe,  as  if  from  or  to  this 
circle  everything  human  radiates  or 
converges. 

And  again:  Everyone  seems  to  be 
intent  on  going  somewhere — everyone 
except  you  yourself,  for  you  are  apart 
from  the  throng,  and  you  stand  awe- 
struck at  this  mareh  past  of  the  legions 
of  cosmos.  Who  are  they  ?  Where 
are  they  all  going  to  ?  Everybody. 
Everywhere.  And,  yet,  who  are  you  f 
Nobody.  And  where  are  you  going 
to  ?     Nowhere. 


"C^OR  those  who  see  Truth  and  would 
■*"  follow  her;  for  those  who  recog- 
nize Justice  and  would  stand  for  her, 
success  is  not  the  only  thing.  Success  I 
Why,  Falsehood  has  often  that  to  give; 
and  Injus/tice  often  has  that  to  give. 
Must  not  Truth  and  Justice  have  some- 
thing to  give  that  is  their  own  by  pro- 
per right — theirs  in  essence,  and  not  by 
accident?  That  they  have,  and  not  here 
and  now,  every  one  who  has  felt  their 
exaltation  knows. — Henry  George. 
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Agin  The  Government 


THE  Irishman  who,  on  being 
asked  about  his  political  opin- 
ions, said  t'hat  he  was  "  agin  the 
Government,"  had  a  sounder  li^rt 
and  possibly  a  clearer  head.  When 
in  doubt,  it  is  pretty  safe  to  support 
the  Opposition.,  The  Opposition  is 
not  always  right,  but  there  are 
so  many  time-servers  and  poor- 
spirited  creatures  who  will  support 
anything  that  has  the  appearance  of 
power  and  authority,  that  the  inde- 
pendent voter  will  hardly  make  a  mis- 
take  in   throwing   his   weight   on   the 


side  that  is  ''  agin  the  Government." 
Although  the  hero  of  the  story  is 
an  Irishman,  the  idea  of  opposing  the 
Government  on  general  principles  is 
prevalent  throug'hout  the  United 
Kingdom,  and  seems  to  be  a  charac- 
teristic of  "  the  British-iborn."  Brit- 
ish Governments  usually  lose  in  the 
bye-elections.  Englishmen,  Scotch- 
men, Irishmen,  Welshmen,  have  learn- 
ed by  centuries  of  experience  that  re- 
forms are  achieved  by  invoking  the 
spirit  of  resistance  and  revolt. — 
Toronto  Star, 


Go  West  For  Ideas 


British  Columbia  allows  its  munici- 
palities to  exempt  improvements  and 
place  heavier  taxes  on  vacant  lands, 
and  Vancouver  is  a  conspicuous  ex- 
ample of  the  benefits  of  the  system. 

Premier  Sifton,  of  Alberta,  declared 
that  he  was  highly  pleased  with  the 
resolution  of  the  Alberta  Local  Im- 
provement Districts  Association  as  to 
the  taxation  of  land  only.  The  reso- 
lution was  in  these  words : 

That,  in  the  opdnion  of  this  conven- 
tion, it  is  desirable  that  all  rural  lands, 
whether  situated  in  rural  municipali- 
ties, local  improvement  districts,  school 
districts,  or  hamlets,  shall  ibe  assessed 
on  land  values  only,  and  that  all  im- 
provement whatsoever  be  exempt,  and 
that  a  rebate  per  acre  be  allowed  on 


all  cultivated  knd,  the  rate  of  rebate 
to  be  fixed  by  the  municipality. 

The  Premier  said  that  if  he  had 
been  drawing  up  the  resolution  him- 
self he  would  have  used  similar 
language. 

Saskatoon  seems  to  have  solved  the 
language  problem.  0Ohe  Toronto 
News  interviewed  the  Minister  of 
Education  of  that  Province.  "  When 
asked  by  the  News  if  there  was  any 
bilingual  problem  in  Saskatchewan, 
Mr.  Calder  said  that  in  all  foreign- 
speaking  settlements  the  trustees  were 
allowed  to  have  the  native  language 
of  the  people  taught  to  the  pupils  for 
a  half  hour  each  day.  For  all  the 
rest  of  the  day  the  English  language 
must  be  used." — Toronto  Star. 


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Coalition  Government 


Some  things  said  by  Liberals  in 
Parliament  and  many  things  written 
by  Lifberals  in  the  press  of  Canada 
have  been  designed  to  create  the  im- 
pression that  Mr.  Borden's  is  a  coali- 
tion government,  says  the  Montreal 
Gazette.  It  is  not  evident  why  any- 
body should  greatly  abject  to  this. 
Most  governments  are  in  some  senses 
coahtions. 

It  is  not  easy  to  get  from  a  dozen 
to  a  score  of  men  with  strength  to  fill 
ministerial  positions  who  do  not 
diverge  on  some  questions.  The  late 
Laurier  Government  when  it  was 
formed  contained  men  who  did  not 
call  themselves  Liberals,  or  who  had 
been  associated  in  public  life  with 
opponents  of  the  Liberal  party.  Mr. 
Tarte  and  Mr.  Blair  are  in  instance. 

The  Salisbury-Balfour  Government 
in  Great  Britain  contained  men  as 
radical  as  Mr.  Chamberlain,  and  as 
conservative  as  Lord  Salisbury.  iThe 
Asquith  Government  to-day  contains 
Mr.  Lloyd  George  and  Sir  Edward 
Grey,  men  as  apart  in  their  ways  as 
are    any    Conservative    and    Liberal 


leaders  in  Canada.  In  Canada  also 
one  coalition  government  did  most  to 
make  confederation  an  actuality,  and 
another  carried  the  confederation 
through  its  early  years  of  trial. 

There  is  nothing  in  the  word  coali- 
tion, therefore,  whether  as  regards 
its  dictionary  meaning  or  in  connection 
with  its  historical  association  to  make 
people  doubt  the  good  faith  of  a 
cabinet  to  which  it  is  applied. 

In  these  days  administrations  are 
judged  by  their  acts,  rather  than  by 
their  names;  and  this  is  reasonable. 
It  may  be  pointed  out  also  that  the 
mose  effective  way  of  unifying  a  coali- 
tion is   for  its  enemies  to  attack  it. 

Men  acting  together  in  a  common 
cause,  defending  a  common  policy 
against  a  common  enemy,  are  liable 
to  forget  what  they  may  have  differed 
upon  and  to  think  most  of  that  on 
which  they  are  agreed.  Tliose  whose 
votes  made  the  present  government 
possible  need  not  worry  about  what 
it  is  called  if  its  work  is  well  done; 
and  it  has  made  some  good  beginnings 
on  its  varied  tasks. 


Effective  Policy  For  Liberals 


Reciprocity  cannot  be  discussed 
profitably  except  as  a  part  of  a  policy 
of  tariff  relief.  It  is  a  change  that 
can  be  effected  only  under  specially 
favorable  circumstances.  It  requires 
a  unanimity  of  views  between  two 
nations.  Reluctance  on  the  part  of  one 
may  be  sufficient  to  hold  back  both. 
A  former  attempt  at  reciprocity  be- 
tween Canada  and  the  United  States 


was  made  futile  by  the  attitude  of  the 
Republic.  The  recent  attempt  was 
frustrated  by  the  attitude  of  the  Cana- 
dian people. 

It  would  have  been  of  marked  ad- 
vantage to  the  Dominion  to  have 
effected  the  proposed  reductions  in 
her  own  tariff  without  regard  to  the 
American  policy.  The  advantage 
would  be     greatly     enlianced  by  the 


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simultaneous  removal  of  the  Ameri- 
can tariff  as  contemplated. 

Under  all  the  circumstances  it 
would  seem  the  most  effective  policy 
for  ithe  Liberal  party  to  concentrate 
not  on  effecting  any  improvement  in 
the  tariff,  but  on  preventing  it  from 
being  made  materially  worse. 


In  this  there  will  be  a:bundant  scope 
for  all  their  energies.  If  they  can 
prevent  the  tariff  from  being  made 
worse  until  a  more  enlightened  public 
opinion  has  had  time  to  develop  they 
will  be  rendering  a  valuable  public 
service  to  the  Dominion. — Toronto 
Globe. 


Champ  Clark  is  Still  Champing 


Speaker  Champ  Clark  keeps  on  ex- 
plaining long  after  his  explanations 
have  ceased  to  'be  valuable.  He  has 
now  publicly  declared  in  the  most 
solemn  way  that  when  he  supported 
reciprocity  as  a  step  toward  annexa- 
tion he  meant  peaceful  annexation 
and  not  the  m.iHtary  conquest  of  Can- 
ada. 

This  shows  that  the  Speaker  of 
Congress  has  not  yet  begun  to  under- 
stand the  Canadian  position.  The 
people  of  this  country  did  not  vote 
down  reciprocity  because  they  feared 
a  military  invasion.  They  know  that 
if  an  invasion  should  ever  be  under- 
taken it  would  have  to  he  met  as  it 
was  met  before. 

But  they  are  just  as  mueh  opposed 
to  the  method  of  annexation  which 
Mr.  Clark  had  in  mind  as  they  are  to 
armed  conquest.  They  agreed  with 
the  leader  of  the  Dem'ocratic  party 
and  the  leader  of  the  Republican 
party  that  the  treaty  was  a  step  to- 
ward separation  from  the  Empire  and 
continenital  union.  They  refused  to 
taike  that  step. 

The  time  may  come  when  Mr. 
Champ  'Clark  will  understand  why 
Canadians  resent  the  suggestion  that 
Canada  may  be  gathered  into  the 
United  States  by  some  process  of  bar- 


gaining. iThen  he  will  not  take  the 
trouble  to  explain  himself  away  by 
saying  that  this  is  the  kind  of  annexa- 
tion he  advocates. — Vancouver  News- 
Advertiser. 


SWORDS  INTO  PLOUGH- 
SHARES 

Colonel  Sam.  Hughes  had  not  been 
long  at  the  heaid  of  the  militia  de- 
partment before  he  learned  that  the 
officers  were  equipped  with  swords 
made  in  Germany.  These  weapons 
will  ibe  passed  over  to  Mr.  Burrell  to 
beat  into  ploughshares. — Vancouver 
News-Advertiser. 


WHY   DEPORT   WORKERS? 

Men  who  come  into  Canada  seeking 
work,  and  finding  it  and  doing  it,  are 
again  being  hunted  down  by  immi- 
gration officers  and  fined  and  de- 
ported. There  are  some  men  in  the 
public  employ  who  think  more  of  the 
letter  than  of  the  spirit  of  the  law. 
They  should  be  instructed  that  a  man 
at  work,  even  if  he  is  poor,  is  not  a 
danger  to  the  country. — Montreal 
Gazette. 


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How  To  Build  Up  Canada 


CANADA  is  for  national  policy 
all  along  the  line.  National 
policy  in  fe<:leral  and  provin- 
cial affairs. 

We  can't  have  too  mu<ih  of  this 
doctrine. 

Our  own  work  for  our  own  work- 
people. 

Our  own  markets  for  our  own  pro- 
ducts. 

And  it's  in  the  metals  more  than 
anything  else  that  we  want  the  prin- 
ciple of  encouragement  of  native  pro- 
ducts. 

We  are  producing  iron,  copper, 
lead,  gold,  silver,  coal  and  perhaps 
more  nickel  than  any  of  these.  But 
we  don't  know.  We're  sending  our 
nickel  ore  unrefined  out  of  the  coun- 
try to  American  mills  and  to  Ameri- 
can lalbor. 

iThe  government  at  Ottay^a  is  or 
ought  to  be  a  national  policy  govern- 
ment, one  that  believes  in  the  produc- 
tion of  our  metals  here  in  Canada. 
Nickel   must  be   finished   in   Canada.. 


like  gold  and  silver,  and  if  the  pig- 
iron  industry  needs  a  restitution  of  a 
portion  of  the  bounty  in  order  to 
build  up  the  production  or  iron,  steel, 
wire,  etc.,  in  Canada,  we  can  afford  to 
do  it  and  must  do  it.  An  export  duty 
will  fix  nickel  and  a  return  of  the 
bounty  aid  iron. 

These  are  not  things  for  a  tariflf 
commission  to  consider  so  much  as  for 
parliament  and  the  government  to  de- 
clare as  a  principle. 

The  two  live  questions  are  nickel 
and  pig-iron  and  they  must  be  dealt 
with.  And  quick,  outspoken  handling 
is  what  the  country  wants.  If  there 
is  anything  that  ever  paid  Canada  it 
was  protection  to  native  products. 

The  farmers  and  consumers  are  en- 
titled to  every  consideration  and  there 
is  a  point  of  adjustment  between  them 
and  the  principle  of  protection  that 
it  is  not  difficult  for  public  men  who 
have  courage  to  find. — Toronto 
World. 


Wasting  Public  Money 


THE  Ottawa  Free  Press  points 
out  that  on  a  recent  afternoon 
in  the  House  of  Commons 
there  were  just  57  memlbers  out  of  221 
present  when  a  question  of  great  im- 
portance, the  suspension  of  operations 
on  the  Hudson's  Bay  Railway,  was 
under  discussion.  Later  on,  when  the 
House  was  discussing  the  site  for  the 
iTranscontinental  Station  in  Quebec, 
the  numiber  had  dwindled  to  51.  The 
Free  Press  adds: 

"All  the  mem/bers  are  paid. at  the 


rate  of  $100  per  week  to  attend  the 
sessions  of  the  House. 

"  How  were  the  other  175  earning 
their  pay  ?  " 

The  question  is  pertinent.  Wihen  the 
indemnity  was  increased  to  $2,500,  it 
gave  a  mennber  of  Parliament  the 
means  of  devoting  his  whole  time  tc 
his  duties,  without  financial  loss.  A 
member  of  Parliament  has  no  more 
right  to  absent  hunself  from  the 
House,  without  reasonable  excuse, 
than  a  lawyer  has  to  be  absent  from 
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the  court  roam  w'hiik  'his  client's  life 
or  pcoperty  is  at  stake.  His  place  is 
in  the  House  of  Commons  just  as 
clearly  as  the  civil  servant's  place  is 
at  his  desk. 

In  the  case  of  members  who  are 
aJbsent  from  Ottawa  without  excuse, 
there  is  a  penalty  in  the  form  of  a 
loss  of  a  part  of  the  sessional  indem- 
nity. But  there  is  no  penalty  for  the 
man  who  takes  no  part  in  the  work  of 
the  House;  for  the  man  who  votes 
upon  a  divisiion  when  he  ihas  not  heard 
a  word  of  the  delbate. 

While  it  might  be  diffiicult  to  frame 
rules  Which  'Would  cover  every  ne- 
glect of  duty  of  this  kind,  much  coula 
Ibe  done  along  the  line  adopted  by  the 
Free  Press,  watching  the  attendance, 
and  letting  the  people  know  that  their 
interests  are  'being  neglected,  and 
their  money  taken  without  service 
giiven  in  return. 

What  is  the  sense  or  justice  of 
memlbers  of  Parliament  making 
speeches  against  waste  and  extrava- 
gance, when  they  set  the  example  of 
waste  of  public  money  by  themselves 
taking  pulblic  money  without  working 
for  iit?  What  is  the  sense  or  justice 
of  criticizing  civil  servants,  and  advo- 
cating civil  service  reform,  when  legis- 
lators set  so  bad  an  example  to  offi- 
cials?— ^Toronto  Star. 


AMERICANS    COMING 
HERE 

Reports  show  that  immigraition 
from  the  United  States  into  Canada 
has  not  been  checked,  but  is  much  in- 
creased by  the  defeat  of  reciprocity. 
It  has  not  struck  the  people  over  the 
line  that  Canada  has  done  anything  to 
her  disadfvanitage. 


On  the  contrary,  it  has  been  made 
clear  that  Americans  who  desire  to 
make  money  out  of  Canadian  re- 
sources must  come  to  Canada  to  find 
their  opportunity. 

Since  the  election  there  ihas  been  a 
oonsideraJble  revival  of  United  States 
investment  in  Canadian  industries. 
Many  United  States  concerns,  which 
were  considering  the  establishment  of 
Canadian  branches,  waited  to  learn 
the  result  of  the  election.  It  was  pro- 
claimed that  the  reciprocity  compact 
was  only  the  beginning  of  closer  rela- 
tions, which  would  give  the  United 
States  the  run  of  the  Canadian  mar- 
ket. That  briglht  dream  has  vanished, 
and  now  men  who  want  the  Canadian 
market  are  preparing  to  produce  goods 
in  Canada. — Vancouver  News- Adver- 
tiser. 


VANCOUVER 
INVESTMENTS 

We  can  place  your  money 
in  Vancouver  to  advantage, 
either  by  purchasing  pro- 
perty, which  should  show 
handsome  profits  within  the 
next  few  years,  or  on  first 
mortgage,  bearing  7  to  8  per 
cent,  per  annum. 

We  invite  correspondence. 

North  West  Canada 
Trust  Co.,  Limited 

CAPITAL,  $250,000 

433  Homer  St.,  Vancouver,  B.C. 


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Progress  and  Development 

OF  THE 

TOWNS    AND   CITIES 

Latest  Reports  from  The  Busy  Man's  Correspondents 
Tell  of  Increasing  Prosperity  Throughout  the  Domin- 
iQft — Many  Nciv  Factories  Being  Built  and  Old  Ones 
Being  Enlarged  —  Phenomenal  Expansion  in  the 
Middle  West — British  Columbia  Making  Gigantic 
Strides  in  Building  Construction — Bank  Clearings 
Shozv  Remarkable  Increases. 


Abbotsford,  B.C. 

Abbotsford  wants  furniture  factories 
and  wood-working  plants.  There  is  an 
abundant  supply  of  choice  material  in 
the  adjoining  forests  which  can  be  had 
at  low  rates.  Write  the  secretary  of  the 
Board  of  Trade  for  full  information.  A 
sash  and  door  factory  would  certainly 
be  an  extremely  profitable  enterprise. 
There  are  also  openings  for  a  milliner 
and  a  watchmaker. 

The  town  is  on  the  line  of  the  Van- 
couver, Sumas  &  Seattle  Railway,  48 
miles  from  Vancouver.  C.  P.  R-  and 
G.N.W.  Telegraph.  Dominion  Express. 
Bell  and  rural  phones.  Public  and  High 
Schools  and  Opera  House. 

The  principal  industries  operating  here 
are  brick  and  tile  works,  several  saw- 
mills and  safety  powder  company.  New 
coal  mines  are  being  developed.  Electric 
light  and  power  are  supplied  by  two 
large  power  companies  at  15  cents. 

The  population  is  600.  Assessment 
roll,  $250,000.  Tax  rate,  3^/2  mills.  The 
Royal  Bank  is  under  the  management  of 
A.  S.  Morley. 

Municipal  officers  are:  J.  J.  Sparrow, 
Mayor;  W.  J.  McCallum,  Clerk. 

Chas.    Hill-Tout    is    President    of    the 


Board  of  Trade;  J.  W.  McCallum,  Sec- 
retary. 

The  annual  agricultural  fair  is  held  in 
September. 

Antigonish,  N.S. 

There  are  good  openings  here  for 
manufacturers,  where  exemption  from 
taxes,  water  rates  and  other  considera- 
tions would  be  an  advantage.  There  are 
excellent  shipping  facilities,  local,  rural 
and  long  distance  telephone,  Western 
Union  and  C.P.R.  telegraph. 

On  the  Intercolonial  Railway,  146 
miles  West  of  Halifax,  130  miles  frona 
Sydney. 

The  population  is  2,000;  assessment, 
$473,480;  tax  rate,  20  mills. 

There  are  eight  miles  of  town  streets, 
five  miles  of  sidewalks,  public,  high  and 
separate  schools,  convent,  university, 
public  works  buildings,  court  house, 
county  buildings,  Celtic  hall,  theatres, 
club  room,  billiard  halls,  and  one  of  the 
best  hotels  in  the  Province. 

Electric  light  and  power  are  owned 
by  a  private  company;  the  water  supply 
gives  40-lb.  pressure  in  the  hydrants. 
Ample   fire  protection,  with  hose   reels, 

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etc.,  under  Fire  Chief  W.  S.  Copeland; 
Chief  of  Police  is  Jno.  McDonald. 

The  convention  of  the  Nova  Scotia 
Union  of  Municipalities  will  take  place 
here  in  1912. 

Banks  are,  Nova  Scotia,  managed  by 
E.  F.  McNeil;  Royal,  F.  St.  C.  Harris, 
and  Commerce,  W.  H.  Harrison. 

The  Mayor  is  D.  Mclsaac;  Town  Clerk 
and  Treasurer  is  D.  C.  Chisholm;  Town 
Engineer,  S.  A.  Hulbert;  Postmaster, 
Alex.  MacKinnon. 

Asquith,  Sask. 

There  are  openings  here  for  a  lawyer, 
a  veterinary  surgeon,  a  brick  plant  and  a 
machine  shop.  For  particulars  of  the  con- 
cessions made  to  new  industries,  write 
the  Secretary  of  the  Board  of  Trade. 

Asquith  is  448  miles  north-,west  of 
Portage  la  Prairie,  on  the  Saskatoon  and 
Edmonton  branch  of  the  C.P.R.  The 
G.T.P.  also  serves  the  town. 

A  150-barrel  flour  mill,  and  25,000  bus. 
elevator  have  just  been  completed.  There 
are  public  school,  town  hall,  exhibition 
buildings,  hotel,  C.P.R.  and  G.T.P.  tele- 
graph, and  Government  phones,  fire  pro- 
tection includes  gasoline  fire  engine, 
and  equipment  in  charge  of  F.  J.  C.  Ding- 
wall, Fire  Chief. 

The  population  is  437;  assessment, 
$475,000;  and  tax  rate,  18%  mills. 

The  Union  Bank  is  under  the  manage- 
ment of  H.  G.  Parrott.  C.  L.  Mather  is 
.  President  Board  of  Trade;  R.  Saunders, 
Secretary  and  Town  Clerk;  J.  G.  Lay- 
cock,  Secretary  Board  of  Trade. 

Athabasca  Landing,  Alta. 

A  flour  mill  and  a  brick  yard  would  be 
welcomed  here.  Fuel  is  plentiful  and 
cheap. 

Athabasca  Landing  is  75  miles  north 
of  Edmonton,  on  the  Athabasca  River, 
1,650  ft.  above  sea  level;  from  this  point 
navigation  extends  through  Clare  Lakes 
and  Mackenzie  River  to  the  Arctic 
Ocean.      The    Northern    Transportation 


Co.  attend  to  the  freight  and  passenger 
traffic. 

Jas.  H.  Wood  is  President  of  the 
Board  of  Trade;  A.  L.  Sawle,  Secretary; 
C.  E.  Naucekeville,  Sec.-Treas.  of  the 
town. 

The  Imperial  Bank  (managed  by  A.  L. 
Sawle)  and  Royal  Bank  (managed  by 
J.  M.  Howley)  attend  to  the  financial 
wants  of  this  district. 

There  are  public  schools,  public  hall, 
theatre,  hotel,  large  sawmill  and  lumber 
industries,  Government  telegraph  sys- 
tem. Town  water  supply  from  Atha- 
basca River  will  be  installed  next  sea- 
son. 

Population,  550;  assessment,  $250,000; 
tax  rate,  21  mills. 

Belleville,  Ont. 

Belleville  is  a  busy  manufacturing  cen- 
tre as  well  as  a  summer  resort.  Its 
speckled  trout  and  maskinonge  fishing  is 
unexcelled.  Fifty  miles  north  is  the 
deer  country,  the  delight  of  the  hunter. 

The  surrounding  country  is  noted  for 
its  minerals  (iron,  gold,  asbestos,  litho- 
graphic stone,  corundum,  arsenic  and 
lead),  and  rich  farming  and  fruit  lands. 
New  manufacturing  industries  would  be 
welcomed  by  the  town  and  suitable  con- 
cerns would  be  granted  fixed  assessment 
for  10  years,  and  free  site  with  cheap 
power. 

Among  the  many  industries  here  al- 
ready are  lock  works,  shirt  factories, 
flour  mills,  foundries,  rolling  mills,  brew- 
ery, evaporator,  marble  works,  mattress 
factory,  pork  factory,  canning  factory, 
boat  building,  woollen  mills,  cement 
works,  carriage  works,  paper  mills,  ma- 
chine works,  furniture  factories,  distil- 
lery, vinegar  works,  stone  quarries, 
brick  works,  tannery,  tinware  and  lan- 
terns, planing  mills. 

The  banks  and  their  managers  are: 
Union,  J.  P.  C.  Phillips;  Dominion,  J. 
W.  Murray;  Standard,  Jno.  Elliott;  Mont- 
real, R.  Tannahill;  Commerce,  C.  M. 
Stork;  Merchants,  H.  Sneyd. 

Transportation     facilities     are     Grand 

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Trunk  Railway  (main  line  and  Midland 
division),  .connections  with  C.P.R.  and 
steamiboat  lines,  giving  regular  connec- 
tions with  Canadian  and  American  ports. 
Its  splendid  harbor  is  well  patronized. 

There  are  two  daily  newspapers,  opera 
house,  Y.M.C.A.,  hospitals,  city  home, 
county  home.  Government  assay  office, 
Deaf  and  Dumb  Institute,  colleges,  fif- 
teen churches,  public,  separate  and  high 
schools,  business  colleges,  public  library, 
municipal  water,  gas  and  fire  department 
and  sewerage  systems,  custom  house 
and  armouries.  Bell  and  rural  phones, 
G.N.W.  and  C.P.R.  telegraph. 

Electric  power  i8  and  20  dollars  per 
H.P.,  24-hour  service.  The  sidewalks  are 
mainly  concrete. 

The  President  of  the  Board  of  Trade 
is  W.  B.  Deacon;  Secretary,  W.  N.  Pon- 
ton; Mayor,  H.  W.  Ackerman;  Clerk,  W. 
C.  Mickel;  Treasurer,  D.  Price;  Engineer, 
J.  G.  Lindsay;  Postmaster,  D.  R.  Leav- 
ens; Fire  Chief,  W.  H.  Campbell;  Chief 
of  Police,  Jno.  Newton. 

The  population  is  10,440;  assessment, 
$4,946,817;  tax  rate,  26J/2  mills. 

The  leading  hotels  are:  Hotel  Quinte, 
Balmoral,  City,  Crystal,  Dominion. 
Queens,  Anglo-American,  Hastings, 
Windsor. 

Two  new  schools  are  being  built  at  a 
cost  of  $95,000. 

Berlin,  Ont. 

Berlin  has  applied  for  letters  of  in- 
corporation as  a  city,  having  a  popula- 
tion of  15,300.  The  municipality  owns 
all  the  public  utilities  (water,  gas,  elec- 
tric light  and  power,  and  the  electric 
street  railway)  and  find  it  decidedly  to 
their  advantage.  The  Hydro-Electric 
power  from  Niagara  is  also  under  muni- 
cipal control,  and  is  fully  installed.  Water 
is   supplied  from  Artesian  wells. 

Berlin  is  in  the  heart  of  the  western 
peninsula  of  Ontario,  on  the  Grand 
Trunk  Railway.  Also  C.P.R.  connec- 
tions by  electric  street  railway,  six  miles 
of  which  are  within  the  corporation  limits 


and  electric  railway  to  Gait,  Hespeler, 
Preston,  Brantford,  Hamilton,  etc.  There 
are  five  public  and  one  separate  school, 
collegiate  institute,  colleges  and  business 
colleges.  Town  hall,  Carnegie  library, 
county  buildings,  theatre  and  three 
amusement  halls.  Bell  phones,  G.N.W. 
and  C.P.R.  telegraph,  Canadian  and  Do- 
minion express. 

W.  H.  Schmalz  is  Mayor;  E.  Huber, 
Treasurer;  A.  H.  Millar,  City  Clerk; 
Hubert  Johnson,  City  Engineer;  J.  A. 
Scellen,  President  of  the  Board  of  Trade; 
W.  M.  Lochead,  Secretary;  Chas.  Nie- 
hans.  Postmaster. 

Busy  Berlin  needs  seven  banks  to  at- 
tend to  the  volume  of  its  business.  They 
are,  with  their  managers,  Bank  of  Nova 
Scotia,  V.  D.  Macleod;  Bank  of  Hamil- 
ton, C.  L,  Laing;  Bank  of  Toronto,  J. 
K.  Bait;  Union,  F.  D.  Anderson;  Do- 
minion, Karl  Bergmann;  Commerce,  G. 
M.  Wedd;  Merchants,  W.  E.  Butler. 

Berlin  was  the  first  town  to  agitate 
•  for  Niagara  power,  and  the  first  muni- 
cipality to  enjoy  its  benefits. 

Birtle,  Man. 

There  is  plenty  of  trade  here  for  a 
good  grist  mill,  a  foundry  and  a  machine 
shop.  The  town  is  liberal  and  good 
terms  can  be  arranged  with  suitable 
parties. 

A  new  flax  mill  is  just  about  com- 
pleted. 

There  are  public  school,  town  hall, 
hotels  and  boarding  houses.  Government 
and  Municipal  phones,  C.P.R.  telegrraph, 
gas  plant  owned  by  the  town,  cement 
and  board  sidewalks,  eight  miles  of  gra- 
vel streets,  municipal  buildings  and  An- 
drew's Hall. 

The  Union  Bank  is  under  the  manage- 
ment of  R.  H.  Parsons. 

E.  J.  Wilson  is  Mayor;  J.  C.  Dudley, 
Sec.-Treas.;  W.  H.  H.  Wood,  Postmas- 
ter; H.  A.  Manwaring,  Pres.  Board  of 
Trade;  Jno.  Patterson,  Secretary. 

The  population  is  600.  Assessment, 
$500,000;  tax  rate,  25  mills. 


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Blackfalds,  Alta. 

They  want  here  a  druggist,  a  doctor, 
an  up-to-date  general  merchant,  a  sash 
and  door  factory,  a  starch  works,  and  a 
cement  block  factory. 

Blackfalds  is  situated  on  the  C.P.R., 
io6  miles  north  of  Calgary,  12  miles 
north  of  Red  Deer,  on  the  Calgary  and 
Edmonton  branch  of  the  C.P.R.  There 
are  three  churches,  public  schools,  pub- 
lic hall,  hotel,  electric  light  and  power. 
Government  telephone,  local  and  rural, 
C.P.R.  telegraph. 

The  overseer  is  A.  J.  Shular;  Sec- 
Treasurer,  Jas.  McNicol;  P<3stmaster, 
W.  Waghorn;  President  Board  of  Trade, 
L.  A.  Hill;  Secretary,  W.  McNicol. 

The  population  is  150;  assessment 
$171,400,  with  a  tax  rate  of  10  mills. 

Fire  protection  is  volunteer  brigade; 
Chief  of  Police,  A.  J.  CoUicult. 

Bounty,  Sask. 

They  would  welcome  a  general  store 
here,  als'O  a  veterinary  surgeon,  a  lawyer 
and  a  restaurant. 

Bounty  is  on  the  C.P.R.  15  miles  west 
of  Outlook  and  135  miles  north-west  of 
Moosejaw.     Population,  150. 

President  of  the  Board  of  Trade  is  C. 
Sutton;  Secretary,  Jos.  Kennedy;  Mayor, 
H.  H.  Davidson;  City  Clerk,  F.  Bishop; 
Postmaster,  D.  W.  Gordon. 

The  Union  Bank  is  managed  by  F. 
N.  Mundell,  and  Commerce  by  J.  P.  Ken- 
nedy. 

Three  implement  agents,  two  lumber 
yards,  two  livery  barns,  foundry  and  a 
good  hotel.     C.P.R.  telegraph. 

Brandon,  Man. 

Brandon  has  advanced  a  new  idea  by 
way  of  paying  for  the  municipal  street 
railway  system.  The  council  has  de- 
cided to  sell  a  subdivision  of  160  acres, 
having  a  half-mile  frontage  on  the  city 
limits  to  the  south,  between  Eighteenth 
and  Twenty-sixth  streets.  The  subdi- 
vision  will   have   a   car   line   through   it. 


water  mains,  sewers  and  electric  light  will 
also  be  installed.  This  will  net  the  city 
a  considerable  sum  towards  the  cost  of 
the  railway. 

The  Commercial  Bureau  has  recently 
issued  a  map  showing  the  shipping  area 
of  Brandon,  as  against  the  other  dis- 
tributing cities  of  the  western  provinces. 
A  table  of  comparative  freight  rates  is 
included,  showing  that  goods  can  be 
shipped  at  a  lower  rate  within  the  area 
than  from  any  other  point.  It  also  shows 
that  the  elevator  capacity  of  the  Bran- 
don shippmg  area  is  19,324,000  bushels. 

Building  permits  were  issued  in  1909 
for  $350,120;  1910,  $982,385;  and  191 1 
(first  nine  months)  $979,759;  while  the 
increase  in  population  may  be  noted 
from  the  following:  1901,  5,620;  1906, 
10,408;  1908,  11,282;  1909,  13,000;  1910J 
13.S00;   191 1,  15,000. 

Every  week  346  passenger  trains 
are  in  and  out  of  Brandon,  while  the 
freight  trains  total  478. 

The  population  is  15,000;  assessment, 
$9,573,740;  tax  rate,  21  mills. 

Is  fortunate  to  have  the  Government 
Experimental  farm  of.  one  thousand 
acres  located  on  its  outskirts.  The 
C.P.R.,  Canadian  Northern  and  Great 
Northern  centre  here,  affording  excep- 
tionally good  transportation  for  its  300,- 
000  bushel  capacity  elevators,  its  2,000 
bbl.  daily  flour  mill,  and  other  industries. 

There  are  Government  phones,  both 
local  and  rural.  C.P.R.,  Can.  Nor.,  Gt. 
N.W.  and  Western  Union  Telegraph. 

The  streets  are  asphalt  block  paved, 
and  38  miles  concrete  sidewalks. 

Brandon  College  (affiliated  with  Mc- 
Master  University),  business  college,  six 
public  schools,  collegiate  institute,  nor- 
mal school  not  yet  completed.  Princess 
theatre,  opera  house,  city  hall.  There  are 
four  hotels,  and  another  very  near  com- 
pletion, costing  $500,000,  built  by  C.N.R. 

New  industries  will  be  welcome  here, 
and  the  city  offers  special  inducements  to 
those  wishing  to  locate.  Fixed  assess- 
ment, special  water  rate  to  manufactur- 
ers,  etc.     Good  stores  can  be  obtained. 


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and  there  is  a  splendid  opening  for  dis- 
tributing houses. 

The  street  railway  is  at  the  present 
time  under  construction,  some  rails  al- 
ready being  laid.  Also  transfer  railway 
tracks,  and  street  paving  in  progress. 
Building  a  new  C.P.R.  depot  and  Pro- 
vincial Asylum  costing  $500,000. 

The  gas  supply  is  owned  by  the  cor- 
poration and  the  electric  light  and  power 
plant  by  private  company,  at  loc  per  M. 
watts.  Water  is  supplied  by  Assiniboine 
River.     Good  sewerage  system. 

The  fire  protection  is  good.  Equip- 
ment in  charge  of  J.  M.  Malhuich;  Chief 
of  Police  is  W.  Boyd. 

The  Mayor  of  Brandon  is  J.  W.  Flem- 
ing; City  Treasurer,  Geo.  F.  Sykes;  City 
Clerk,  Harry  Brown;  City  Engineer,  R. 
E.  Speakman;  Pres.  Board  of  Trade,  J. 
Willmott;  Secretary,  O.  L.  Harwood; 
Postmaster,   Kennith   Campbell. 

The  banks  and  their  managers  are: 
Imperial,  A.  R.  B.  Hearn;  Bank  of  Ham- 
ilton, M.  W.  Morton;  Royal,  C.  K.  Eville; 
British  North  America,  A.  MacCallum; 
Union,  J.  J.  Millidge;  Dominion,  W.  A. 
Peace;  Northern  Crown,  E.  S.  Phillips; 
Montreal,  J.  W.  G.  Watson;  Commerce, 
A.  Maybee;  Merchants,  J.  S.  Willmott. 

The  volume  of  trade  transacted  here 
is  indicated  by  the  following  statistics  of 
bank  clearances: 

*For  9  mos.  ending  Dec,  19 10. $21,278,869 

For  October,  1910 1    2,747,645 

For  October,  191 1   2,702,675 

For  10  mos.,  ending  Oct.,  191 1-  22,169,806 

*Nine  months  only.  Clearing  House 
was  established  April  ist,  1910. 

Brantford,  Ont. 

The  City  of  Brantford  has  a  strong 
and  well-organized  Board  of  Trade,  and 
'has  appointed  Mr.  Jno.  S.  Dowling  as 
Industrial  Commissioner,  for  the  pur- 
pose of  assisting  and  encouraging  indus- 
trial developments.  There  are  already 
more  than  60  factories  established,  and 


the  number  of  hands  employed  exceeds 
6,000,  with  an  annual  pay  roll  of  $2,500,- 
000.  There  are  numerous  factory  sites 
available  for  manufacturing  purposes, 
either  on  or  off  the  railways,  as  required. 
Brantford  is  unequalled  in  shipping  fa- 
cilities, and  besides  being  a  great  manu- 
facturing centre  is  a  very  pleasant  place 
to  live  in.  Power  and  fuel  are  cheap, 
natural  gas  is  used  throughout  the  city, 
and  Niagara  electric  power  is  delivered 
in  unlimited  quantities. 

Population  25,000.  Tax  rate  22H  mills. 
Brantford  has  recently  paved  its 
streets  to  a  very  large  extent.  Also  put- 
ting in  sewers.  Two  more  companies 
have  recently  located  here,  viz.,  Brandon 
Shoe  Co.  (capital  $40,000)  and  Crown 
Electrical  Mfg.  Co.  ($100,000). 

There  are  openings  for  almost  every 
kind  of  manufacturing  plant,  and  the 
city  offers  very  liberal  inducements.  By 
writing  the  Secretary  of  the  Board  of 
Trade,  Mr.  Jno.  S.  Dowling,  full  particu- 
lars may  be  obtained.  Metal  workers  of 
various  kinds  are  in   demand. 

Electric  power  is  supplied  by  Domin- 
ion Power  &  Iron  Co.  at  $18  to  $22.  Gas 
is  supplied  by  a  private  company  at  40c 
for  light  and  35c  for  power. 

There  are  10  miles  of  street  failway, 
7  miles  paved  streets,  and  concrete  side- 
walks. Grand  opera,  Wycliffe  Armoury, 
six  public  schools,  one  collegiate,  busi- 
ness college,  city  hall,  post  office,  six  up- 
to-date  hotels,  C.P.R.  and  G.N.W.  tele- 
graph, Bell,  local  and  rural  phones. 

The  fire  equipment  is  complete,  having 

two  stations  in  charge  of  Fire  Chief  D. 

J.  Lewis;  Chief  of  Police,  Chas.  Slemin. 

Market   days  are    Tuesday,    Thursday 

and  Saturday. 

City  Officers  are:  Geo.  S.  Matthews, 
Pres.  Board  of  Trade;  Jno.  S.  Dowling, 
Secretary  and  Industrial  Commissioner; 
R.  A.  Rastell,  Mayor;  H.  F.  Leonard, 
City  Clerk;  A.  K.  Bumnell,  City  Treas- 
urer; T.  Harry  Jones,  City  Engineer;  W. 
G.  Raymond,  Postmaster. 

The  following  are  the  banks  with 
their  managers:     Bank  of  Nova  Scotia, 


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F;  J.  Mabon;  Imperial,  H.  T.  Watt;  Bank 
of  Hamilton  (2),  B,  Forsayeth  aiid  G.  S. 
Smyth;  British  North  America,  G.  D. 
Watt;  Bank  of  Toronto,  A.  S.  Towers; 
Standard  (2),  W.  C.  Boddy;  Montreal, 
A.  Montizambert;  Commerce,  H;  W;  Fit- 
ton. 

The  bank  clearances   show: — 
Amount  of  clearings  for  Oct., 

1911    $  2,210,42s 

Total  for   10    months,    ending 

Oct.,   1911    • 22,128,426 

Building  permits, — 

Year  1909  ..;... 439,335 

Year   1910    681,030 

ist  10  mos.  191 1 555,660 

ist  10  mos.,  October,  1910  •  •  •  •  519,130 

I  St  10  mos.,  October,  191 1  555,66o 

Bridgewater,  N.S. 

Bridgewater  wants  some  new  indus- 
tries, such  as  foundry  and  machine  shop, 
boat  building,  furniture  and  wood-work- 
ing establishments,  fruit  and  canning  fac- 
tory. The  Secretary  of  the  Board  of 
Trade  will  explain  the  advantages  to  be 
obtained   here. 

The  President  of  Board  of  Trade  is 
Dr.  D.  Stewart,  M.P.;  Secretary,  P.  G. 
Hall;  Mayor,  Robt.  Danson;  Clerk,  J. 
A.  Curll;  Postmaster,  W.  C.  Hunter. 

The  population  is  2,500;  assessment, 
$12,198;  tax  rate,  155.  There  are  good 
public  and  high  schools.  Telephone, 
local  and  rural,  operated  by  Nova  Scotia 
Telephone  Co.;  Western  Union  tele- 
graph; municipal  electric  power  and 
light,  generated  by  water  power;  water 
supply  from  two  large  lakes. 

The  principal  industries  are  lumber, 
confectionery  and  biscuits,  waggons,  gas 
engines. 

The  banks  and  their  managers  are: 
Royal,  P.  G.  Hall;  Montreal,  H.  H. 
Archibald;  Commerce,  E.  C  Grundy. 

Broadview,  Sask. 

Broadview  offers  the  opportunity  to 
land  seekers  to  obtain  land  just  north  of 
the  town   which   is   now  in   the   market, 


havmg  been  reserved  by  the  Government 
for  some  years  past. 

This  is  an  ideial  country  for  horse 
breeding,  grain  growing,  or  the  gen- 
eral agriculturist.  The  Government  Re- 
mount Station  is  here  where  choice 
horses  are  bred. 

Broadview  is  a  divisional  point  on  the 
main  line  C.P.R.,  266  miles  west  of  Win- 
nipeg. Handled  last  season  through  its 
three  elevators  (capacity  90,600  bushels) 
173,000  bushels  of  grain,  and  the  stock 
yards  shipped  300  cattle  and  350  horses. 
There  are  seven  miles  of  track  in  the 
C.P.R.  yards  here.  The  C.P.R.  monthly 
pay  roll  exceeds  $10,000. 

The  population  is  1,000;  Assessment, 
$453,424;  tax  rate,  17  mills.  A.  L.  Brown 
is  Mayor;  A.  Sinclair,  Treasurer  and 
Clerk;  R.  G.  Wilkinson,  President  Board 
of  Trade;  H.  W.  Macdonald,  Secretary; 
A.  L.  Brown,  Postmaster.  There  are 
schools,  churches,  hotels,  fire  equipment, 
C.P.R.  pipe  line,  hydrants.  Government 
phones,  local,  rural,  and  long  distance, 
C.P.R.  telegraph,  Dominion  express. 

The  Imperial  Bank,  tinder  the  manage- 
ment of  R.  S.  Wilkinson,  attends  to  the 
no  small  money  transactions  of  this  busy 
town. 

Brock,  Sask. 

There  are  openings  here  for  a  dentist, 
a  lawyer  and  a  tailor.  Inducements  will 
be  offered  for  the  location  of  a  good  flour 
mill  at  this  point. 

Brock  is  20  miles  east  of  Kindersley, 
on  the  Calgary  section  of  the  Canadian 
Northern.  Population,  300.  Assessment, 
$250,000. 

Industries  locating  here  will  find  cheap 
fuel  from  the  mines,  which  are  now  in 
operation. 

The  President  of  the  Board  of  Trade 
is  J.  W.  Tackabe»ry;  Secretary,  E.  E. 
Mackay. 

Town  officials  are  W.  E.  Bailey,  W.  J. 
Gordon,  J.  R.  Ward,  Postmaster. 

The  Northern  Crown  Bank  is  under 
the  management  of  E.  M.  McKay. 

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Burnaby,  B.C. 

The  municipality  is  now  expending 
$500,000  on  roads,  $350,000  on  water- 
works, and  $86,000  on  school  sites  and 
buildings.  On  June  30  last  there  were 
103  miles  of  roads  and  38  miles  of  side- 
walks. 

The  municipality  of  Burnaby  joins 
Vancouver  on  the  east  and  extends  from 
Burrard  Inlet  to  the  North  Arm  of  the 
Fraser.  Its  area  is  38  square  miles, 
population  8,000,  apd  assessment  for 
1910  $18,500,000.  The  tax  rate  is  10  mills 
on  the  dollar  on  improved  property  and 
18  mills  on  wild  land.  It  was  the  first 
community  on  the  coast  to  adopt  single 
tax,  to  the  extent  of  exempting  all  build- 
ings and  other  real  estate  improvements 
from  taxation.  This  it  has  done  ever 
since  its  incorporation  seventeen  years 
ago. 

Burnaby  has  two  and  three-quarter 
miles  waterfront  on  the  North  Arm  of  the 
Fraser,  which  is  being  deepened  to  ac- 
commodate deep-sea  shipping.  There 
are  fourteen  miles  of  electric  railway 
within  its  boundaries.  The  C.P.R.  and 
G.N.R.  lines  cross  it.  Telephone  and 
electric  light  and  power  services  are 
available  in  every  part  of  it. 

The  soil  of  Burnaby  is  very  rich,  like 
that  of  most  of  the  Fraser  Valley,  and 
capable  of  producing  a  great  variety  of 
crops,  including  many  varieties  of  small 
fruits. 

Calgary,  Alta. 

Since  the  exact  location  of  the  C  P.  R. 
shops  has  been  settled,  an  impetus  has 
been  given  to  real  estate  transactions  in 
south-east  Calgary,  and  any  acreage  in 
the  immediate  neighborhood  of  the  C. 
P.  R.  Industrial  Division  has  been  eagerly 
bought  up.  One  of  the  largest  recent 
deals  was  about  400  acres  on  the  south- 
west side,  purchased  by  F.  C.  Lowes,  of 
Calgary,  one  of  the  best-known  real  es- 
tate brokers  in  the  West,  for  $775,000. 

The  Vegreville-Calgary  branch  of  the 
Canadian  Northern  Railway  is  now  with- 


in measurable  distance  of  completion  into 
Calgary.  It  is  expected  that  orders  for 
preliminary  work  on  the  depot  sit'C  will 
be  received  by  the  date  of  this  issue,  and 
it  is  reported  that  an  official  announce- 
ment has  already  been  made  in  Winni- 
peg that  the  C.  N.  R.  will  erect  a  $1,000,- 
000  hotel  near  their  Calgary  depot. 

$100,000  blocks  are  becoming  quite 
common  in  Calgary  in  these  days,  and 
another  six-story  block  with  a  50  ft. 
frontage,  and  to  cost  a  similar  amount, 
is  to  be  erected  on  7th  Avenue,  between 
1st  and  2nd  Streets  East,  adjoining  the 
Beveridge-Travis  5-story  block  of  150  ft. 
frontage,  just  completed,  while  the  Hud- 
son Bay  Store  and  two  other  large  blocks 
on  the  corners  of  i&t  Street  West  to  be 
also  constructed,  will  tend  to  draw  a  con- 
siderable amount  of  traffic  and  business 
to  7th  Avenue. 

The  population  is  now  conservatively 
estimated  at  55,000.  Assessment,  $53,- 
747,600.     Tax-rate  14J  mills. 

Many  improvements  have  been  recent- 
ly added  to  the  city.  A  $300,000  City 
Hall,  $150,000  Carnegie  Library,  $100,000 
Central  Fire  Hall,  Power  House  Station 
costing  $100,000.  Ten  new  business 
blocks  valued  from  $160,000  to  $250,000. 
Twenity-two  additional  miles  concrete 
sidewalks,  12  miles  more  street  paving. 

The  erection  of  C.  P.  R.  hotel  is  now  in 
progress,  which  will  cost  $1,500,000. 
Also  Sherman's  Theatre,  $250,000,  and 
three  other  hotels  (average  $150,000 
each).  A  sewage  disposal  plant  is  being 
put  in. 

P.  Burns  &  Co.,  Cushing  Bros.,  and 
about  45  other  manufacturing  concerns 
all  report  excellent  business. 

A  number  of  companies  located  here 
last  year,  some  of  them  being,  Gordon 
Nail  Works  ($150,000),  Alberta  Sewer 
Pipe  Co.  ($100,000),  Alberta  Pressed 
Brick  Co.  ($200,000),  C.  P.  R-  establish- 
ing Western  Car-shops,  employing  3,000 
men,  involving  an  expenditure  of  $4.- 
500,000. 

There  is  a  good  opening  here  for  nearly 
every  line  of  business.  They  would  wel- 
come   wholesales   for   books,   stationery, 

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novelties  and  millinery.  There  are  spe- 
cial opportunities  for  manufacturers  of 
boots  and  shoes,  bags,  binder  twine, 
brushes  and  brooms,  butter,  cheese,  fur- 
niture, farm  machinery,  gelatine  pro- 
ducts, linens,  paints  and  oils,  ready-made 
clothing,  shirts  and  overalls,  starch  pro- 
ducts, stoves  and  furnaces,  straw  paper, 
tar  and  building  paper,  tanned  leathers, 
woodenware  and  woollens,  and  beet 
sugar. 

There  is  plenty  of  employment  for 
skilled  workmen,  particularly  in  building 
lines.  The  City  offers  very  attractive 
inducements  such  as:  exemption  from 
taxation  until  1918  (where  at  least  25 
men  are  employed),  power,  light  and 
water,  and  industrial  site,  at  cost.  To 
ascertain  the  numerous  advantages  in  lo- 
cating here  write  the  Secretary,  Board 
of  Trade,  Mr.  Wm.  H.  Willson. 

The  principal  public  buildings  are 
Paget's  Hall,  Sherman's  Rink,  Shriners' 
Hall,  Exhibition  Auditorium,  Sherman's 
Theatre,  Lyric  Theatre  and  Empire 
Theatre.  There  are  twenty-three  Pub- 
lic Schools,  built  at  a  total  cost  of 
$1,250,000,  and  four  new  schools  were 
built  in  1911;  also  three  Separate  Schools, 
High  School  and  Provincial  Normal 
School,  Western  Canada  College,  Mount 
Royal  College,  St.  Hilda's  College  and 
Bishop  Pinkham  College.  University 
buildings  are  to  come  next,  and  $1,000,- 
000  has  been  already  subscribed  for  the 
purpose.  Work  starts  in  the  spring. 
1,800  new  residences  and  office  blocks 
have  been  completed  this  year.  Total 
building  returns  exceed  $1,500,000  for  the 
year.     There  are  eight  good  hotels. 

There  are  150  miles  of  streets,  20  miles 
macadam,  granitoid,  creosoted  wood 
block  and  asphalt  pavement;  75  miles 
concrete  walks,  and  60  miles  board  walks; 
40  miles  street  railway,  C.  P.  R.  tele- 
graph, Alberta  Government  telephones. 

The  Calgary  Power  Co.  supplies  the 
city  with  electric  power;  privately  owned 
gas  plant  supplies  at  $1.35  per  thousand 
cubic  feet.  By  August  ist,  1912,  fifty 
million  cubic  feet  of  natural  gas  will  be 
available  per  day  at  15c.  per  thousand 
cubic  feet. 


Water  is  supplied  by  gravity  system 
from  Elbow  River,  12  miles  above  the 
city.  Reservoir  capacity,  16,000,000  gal- 
lons; 200  miles  water  mains,  7,000  con- 
nections. 

Calgary  has  a  most  efficient  and  up- 
to-date  fire  equipment,  consisting  of 
steam  engines,  hose  wagons,  2  double 
chemicals,  hook  and  ladder  trucks,  motor, 
9,500  ft.  hose,  etc.  In  fact,  everything 
necessary  for  the  protection  of  a  large 
city.  A  new  $1,000,000  central  fire  head- 
quarters is  to  be  completed  in  the  near 
future.  Fire  Chief  is  Mr.  Smart,  and 
Chief  of  Police  Thos.  S.  Mackie. 

Calgary  Industrial  Exhibition,  held 
during  the  first  week  in  July,  secures  an 
ajttendance  of  100.000  visitors. 

The  Mayor  is  Jno.  W.  Mitchell;  City 
Clerk,  W.  D.  Spence;  City  Treasurer, 
Thos.  H.  Burns;  City  Engineer,  Jas.  T. 
Child.  The  President  of  the  Board  of 
Trade  is  T.  J.  S.  Skinner,  and  the  Sec- 
retary, William  H.  Wills'on.  Postmaster, 
Geo.  C.  King;  Industrial  Commissioner, 
Andrew  Miller. 

The  banks  and  their  managers  are: 
Bank  of  Nova  Scotia,  Wm.  Connacter; 
Molsons,  F.  Macbeth;  Imperial  (2),  A. 
L.  Nunna  and  J.  H.  Wilson;  Quebec 
Bank,  W.  H.  Clarke;  Traders,  J.  A. 
Walker;  Royal,  J.  W.  Cameron;  British 
North  America,  G.  F.  Laing;  Toronto, 
C.  R.  Latimer;  Union,  R.  H.  MacMick- 
ing;  Dominion  (2),  R.  K.  Beairsto; 
Standard  (2),  G.  C.  Perkins;  Northern 
Crown,  B.  P.  Hutton;  Montreal,  W.  H. 
Hogg;  Commerce  (4),  E.  M.  Saunders, 
M.  R.  Complin,  E.  M.  Saunders;  Mer- 
chants (2),  E.  W.  McMullen  and  W.  S. 
Bragg. 

Bank  clearings  show  Calgary  to  be 
fifth  city  in  Canada. 

The  increasing  volume  of  Calgaiy's 
trade  is  indicated  by  the  following  fig- 
ures of  bank  clearances: 

For  the  full  year  1910 $150,677,031 

For  month  of  October,  1910. . .  12,796,081 
For  month  of  October,  19 1 1- .  .20,874,277 
For  10  mos.  ending  Oct.,  1911.172,997,450 

The  enormous  strides  in  the  building 


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activity  of  the  city  is  shown  by  the  sub- 
joined statistics  of  building  permits: 

Full  year  1909 $2,420,450 

Full  year  1910 1 5,589,594 

ist   10  months,   191 1    11,664,138 

October,  1910  568,290 

October,    191 1     803,160 


K.  Hart  Nichols  H.  P.  Otty  Savary 

Nichols  &  Savary 

Barristers,  Solicitors,  etc. 


CALGARY 


CANADA 


BUILDING  SITES 

for  sale  in  the  heart  of  the  industrial 
district  of 

CALGARY 

Suitable  for  warehouses  and  manufacturing 
plants.     Undoubted  bargains.      Remember 
that  Calgary  keeps  on  growing. 
Prices  from  $100  to  $200  per  lot.    Private 
funds  loaned  at  8  per  cent. 

G.  S.  WHITAKER  &  CO. 

Financial,  Real  Estate,  and  Fire 

Insurance  Brokers 

CALGARY       -        ALTA. 


Campbellton,  N.B. 

Campbellton  would  welcome  new  in- 
dustries, especially  furniture,  small 
woodenware,  boots  and  shoes.  The 
town  offers  exemption  from  taxation  and 
financial  help.  There  are  good  openings 
for  fresh  fish,  poultry  and  farm  produce 
exchange  with  cold  storage.  An  up-to- 
date  store  would  do  a  good  business. 

The  population  is  4,300;  assessment 
$30,000;  tax  rate,  1.65. 

International  Railway  of  N.  B.  and  In- 
tercolonial Railway  and  tide  water  navi- 
gation afford  transportation. 

There  are  15  miles  of  streets  and  12 
miles  of  sidewalks;  custom  house,  post- 
office,  grammar  and  high  schools,  opera 
house,  G.  N.  W.  Telegraph,  New  Bruns- 
wick Telephone,   electric  light,   10  cents 


per  K.W.,  electric  power,  5  cents  per 
K.H. 

The  new  16-inch  water  main  and  new 
electric  power  plant  are  just  completed. 

A.  McG.  McDonald  is  Mayor;  S.  H. 
Lingley,  Treasurer;  J.  F.  Reid,  Clerk; 
R.  J.  S.  Sly,  Engineer;  A.  D.  McKen- 
drick.  Postmaster;  Jno.  Harquail,  Presi- 
dent Board  of  Trade;  J.  T.  Reid,  Secre- 
tary; W.  J.  Christie,  Fire  Chief;  C.  W. 
Hughes,  Chief  of  Police. 

The  principal  industries  are  wood- 
working factory,  foundry  and  machine 
works,  and  lumber  mills. 

There  is  a  good  demand  for  labor  in 
building  trades. 

Cardstone,  Alta. 

Cardston  would  welcome  a  brick-mak- 
ing plant,  for  which  there  is  a  good 
opening. 

The  population  is  1,250.  Assessment 
$673,755-  Tax  rate,  25  mills.  Ten  miles 
good  streets  are  paved  with  cement  and 
plank  sidewalks. 

There  are  Public  Schools,  Court  House, 
Masonic  Hall,  Oddfellow's  Hall,  As- 
sembly Hall,  Co-operative  Dairy,  and 
gravity  water  system.  The  flour  mill  hai 
a  capacity  of  150  barrels  a  day.  Muni- 
cipal-owned electric  light  plant,  Govern- 
ment telephone  system,  A.  R.  &  I.  Co. 
Telegraph,  as  well  as  Livingston  Co.'s 
lines.    There  are  two  hotels. 

The  banks  and  their  managers  are: 
Union,  R.  W.  Baillie;  Montreal,  G.  H. 
Harman. 

Municipal  officers  are:  J.  A.  Hammer, 
Mayor;  A.  LongstaflF,  Town  Engineer; 
T.  C.  Rowberry,  Secretary-Treasurer; 
S.  N.  Woolf,  Postmaster;  D.  S.  Beach, 
President  Board  of  Trade;  L.  N,  Barker, 
Secretary. 

Cardston  is  50  miles  south-west  of 
Lethbridge,  on  the  Alberta  R.  &  I.  Co.'s 
line. 

Carman,  Man. 

There  are  good  openings  here  for  a 
pork-packing  plant,  a  cheese  factory,  a 
creamery,   a   wire-fence   works,   a   brick 


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yard,  a  steam  laundry,  and  a  sash  and 
door  factory.  If  cheap  sites  on  the  in- 
dlustrial  siding  of  the  three  railroads 
would  be  any  inducement  to  locating, 
W.  L.  Birnie,  secretary  of  the  Board  of 
Trade,  will  give  every  information. 

Carman  is  the  garden  town  of  Mani- 
toba, 57  miles  south-west  of  Winnipeg. 
It  is  certainly  an  inviting  spot  in  which 
to  make  a  home,  the  town  being  well 
laid  out,  and  with  so  many  trees  along 
its  well-kept  streets  and  around  the  well- 
built  homes,  one  can  hardly  believe  that 
it  is  a  town  on  the  prairie. 

It  takes  three  banks  to  attend  to  the 
financial  wants  of  this  busy  place.  Bank 
of  Commerce  (F.  J.  Macoun,  manager) ; 
Hamilton  (W.  L.  Birnie,  manager) ;  and 
Union  (W.  R.  Bell,  manager). 

The  five  elevators,  with  a  capacity  of 
178,000  bushels,  and  the  big  flour  mills 
create  no  small  business  among  the  well- 
to-do  farmers.  There  is  good  accom- 
modation at  either  of  the  two  hotels. 

The  railroads  centering  here  are  the 
Canadian  Pacific,  Canadian  Northern, 
and  Great  Northern. 

C.  P.  R.,  C.  N.  R.,  and  Great  Northern 
telegraph  and  Government  telephones 
are  in  operation. 

Garvin  McClure  is  Mayor;  A.  Mal- 
colmson.  Clerk  and  Treasurer;  M.  J. 
Melville,  Engineer;  Johnston  Watson, 
Postmaster. 

The  President  of  the  Board  of  Trade 
is  A.  S.  Doyle;  Secretary,  W.  L.  Birnie. 

The  population  is  1,650;  assessment 
$765,157. 

There  are  municipal  electric  light, 
water  and  sewer  systems,  fine  parks, 
schools,  churches,  hospital,  and  land 
titles  office. 

Carstairs,  Alta. 

They  want  a  flour  mill,  shoemaker, 
tannery,  blacksmith,  baker  and  creamery 
here. 

Carstairs  is  40  miles  north  of  Calgary, 
on  the  C.  P.  R.,  in  the  heart  of  a  good 
stock  and  grain  country.  Here  is  located 
one   of  the   few  broom  factories   in  the 


West.  The  population  is  425;  assess- 
ment $285,000;  tax  rate,  8  mills.  C.  P.  R. 
telegraph.  Government  long  distance, 
local  and  rural  phones,  are  in  operation. 
There  are  three  miles  of  board  side- 
walks, good  streets,  public  schools,  opera 
house,  and  two  hotels. 

The  annual  fair  is  to  be  held  here 
July  28th,  1912. 

The  Union  Bank  is  under  the  manage- 
ment of  D.  E.  McGregor;  the  Merchant's 
Bank  is  managed  by  W.  A.  Shields. 

Simon  Downie  is  President  of  the 
Board  of  Trade;  H.  G.  May  is  Mayorj 
G.  W.  Gorman,  Secretary-Treasurer;  J. 
Clarkson,  City  Engineer;  A.  R.  Shantz, 
Postmaster. 

A  new  town  hall  has  recently  been 
constructed,  and  steps  are  being  taken  to 
procure  a  large  Watrous  fire  engine,  in 
addition  to  the  two  chemical  engines 
and  equipment  now  in  charge  of  Chief 
Lloyd  Aldrich. 

Castor,  Alta. 

Castor  is  one  of  the  most  rapidly 
growing  towns  of  Alberta. 

The  townsite  was  put  on  the  market 
in  July,  1909;  incorporated  a  town  in 
June,  1910,  with  a  population  of  about 
1,400.  The  present  population  is  1,800. 
Assessment  roll,  $706,000.  Tax  rate,  25 
mills. 

There  is  a  splendid  opening  here  for  a 
creamery,  a  steam  laundry,  and  a  flour 
and  grist  mill.  Write  the  secretary  of 
the  Board  of  Trade  for  information  re- 
garding these  openings. 

Electric  light  plan  and  waterworks  are 
projected  for  1912. 

Castor  is  on  the  C.  P.  R.,  84  miles  east 
of  Lacombe,  in  a  rich  agricultural  dis- 
trict. Has  C.  P.  R.  telegraph.  Dominion 
Express,  Government  phones  (local  and 
rural),  gravel  roads,  board  sidewalks, 
public  and  high  schools,  town  hall,  which 
cosit  $10,000,  hospital,  costing  $25,000, 
theatre,  opera  house,  and  good  hotels. 

There  are  now  six  coal  mines  operat- 
ing within  two  miles  of  the  town.  Sand- 
stone quarries  supply  abundance  of  fine 

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stone.  The  new  public  school,  costing 
$20,000,  was  built  of  stone  from  these 
quarries,  as  were  the  Merchants  Bank 
and  other  buildings. 

The  banks  and  their  managers  are: 
Traders,  W.  N.  Harrison;  Merchants, 
R.  J.  Dinning. 

President  Board  of  Trade,  R.  J.  Din- 
ning; L.  B.  Browne,  Secretary;  Hugh 
Smith,  Mayor;  L.  B.  Browne,  Secretary- 
Treasurer;  Andrew  Addison,  Postmaster. 

Chilliwack,  B.C. 

There  are  openings  here  for  iron  works 
(plenty  of  material  close),  pork-packing 
plant,  pickle  works,  and  a  canning  fac- 
tory. Good  hotels  wanted  at  once. 
There  is  good  demand  for  farm  labor  any 
time. 

This  district  is  noted  the  world  over 
for  its  famous  fruit.  There  are  two  can- 
ning factories,  two  creameries,  sash  and 
door  factories,  lumber  mills,  etc. 

Recent  improvements  are:  New  City 
Hall  ($30,000),  concrete  work.  Govern- 
ment Armory,  new  Post  Office  (will  cost 
$35,000),  Bank  of  Montreal'  ($35,000), 
Merchant's  Bank  ($30,000).  Water  is 
obtained  from  a  mountain  stream  (Elk 
Creek),  and  there  are  450  connections  to 
houses  from  the  water  main.  Electric 
light  and  power  from  B.  C.  Electric  Ry. 
Co.  at  low  rates. 

There  are  Public  and  High  Schools, 
City  Hall,  Court  House,  Opera  House 
(can  seat  800),  three  good  hotels,  ten 
miles  macadam  and  gravel  streets,  six 
miles  plank  or  concrete  sidewalks, 
C.  P.  R.  Telegraph,  Chilliwack  Tele- 
phone Co.  (600  connections),  local,  rural 
and  long  distance. 

The  population  is  2,000.  Assessment 
$1,302,763.  Tax  rate  17%  mills.  James 
Munro,  Mayor;  E.  P.  Bouchre,  Treasurer 
and  Clerk;  J.  B.  Croley,  City  Engineer; 
S.  Melland,  Postmaster;  J.  H.  Barber, 
President  Board  of  Trade;  H.  T.  Good- 
land,  Secretary. 

Banks  and  their  managers  are:  Bank 
of  Vancouver,  E.  M.  Anderson;  Royal, 
F.  B.  Lyle;   Montreal,  E.  Duthie;   Com- 


merce, K.  V.  Munro;  Merchants,  N.  S. 
Mackenzie.  This  shows  the  financial 
aspect  of  the  community. 

Chilliwack  is  on  the  Eraser  River,  and 
can  be  reached  by  C.  P.  R.  or  B.  C.  Elec- 
tric Ry.  from  Vancouver  (72  miles). 
The  Great  Northern  Ry.  is  not  quite 
co'mpleted.  The  Canadian  Northern  will 
be  built  very  soon. 


IF  IT'S  A  FARM 

IF  IT'S  FRUIT  LAND 

IF  IT'S  A  CHICKEN  RANCH 

Chilliwack 

The  Garden  of  British  Columbia 

is  the  Place 

Write  for  Our  Map  and  Prices 


Chas.  Hutcheson 

&  COMPANY 

CHILLIWACK,  B.C. 


Claresholm,  Alta. 

There  is  an  opening  here  for  a  flour 
mill,  a  free  site  for  which  would  be 
given  to  a  responsible  party.  Further 
particulars  may  be  obtained  from  C.  W. 
James,  Secretary  Board  of  Trade. 

Claresholm  is  on  the  C.  P.  R.,  81  miles 
south  of  Calgary,  27  miles  north  of  Mc- 
Leod.  A  $25,000  brick  block  and  a  new 
creamery  are  now  under  construction. 
The  Government  experimental  farm  is  be- 
ing laid  out.  A  new  railway  station  cost- 
ing   $18,000    will     be     opened    shortly. 

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Electric  light  and  power  are  supplied 
by  the  town  plant.  The  waterworks  sys- 
tem takes  its  supply  from  Willow 
Creek,  a  pure  mountain  stream. 

They  have  graded  streets,  wooden  side- 
walks, a  $50,000  school,  with  six  teachers, 
Oddfellows'  Hall,  C.  P.  R.  telegraph. 
Government  phones,  local  and  rural. 

The  population  is  1,250;  assessment 
$1,102,000;  tax  rate,  22  mills. 

M,  Holmes  is  president  of  the  Board 
of  Trade;  C.  W.  James,  secretary;  T.  C. 
Milnes,  Mayor;  D.  Going,  City  Engineer; 
Geo.  Simpson,  Secretary-Treasurer  and 
Postmaster. 

The  banks  and  their  managers  are: 
Union,  J.  F.  Miller;  Dominion,  O.  H. 
Ehnes;  Commerce,  W.  A.  Cornwall. 

Cranbrook,  B.C. 

There  appear  to  be  good  openings 
here  for  a  flour  mill  or  creamery,  an 
apartment  house  and  a  department  store. 

Cranbrook  is  a  busy,  prosperous  place, 
as  well  as  a  tourist  and  summer  resort, 
on  the  C.P.R.  Crow's  Nest  Pass  line,  308 
miles  from  the  Calgary  main  line. 

The  population  is  4,000,  tax  rate  i8j^ 
mills.  There  are  public  and  high  schools, 
municipal  buildings.  Provincial  Govern- 
ment building,  hospital.  Masonic  temple, 
foundry  (capacity  300  tons),  machine 
shop,  Y.M.C.A.  building,  garage,  seven 
hotels,  theatre,  auditorium.  Electric 
light  and  power  are  supplied  by  a  pri- 
vate company  at  6c.  per  K.W.  for  power. 
Municipal  water  supply  comes  from 
mountain  streams.  Septic  tanks  are  now 
under  construction.  C.P.R.  telegraph, 
Dominion  express,  local,  rural  and  long 
distance  phones  (Kootenay  Tel.  Lines 
Ltd.)   are  in  operation. 

Among  the  iodustries  here  are  lumber 
mills  and  lumber  companies,  sash  and 
door  factories,  and  a  $12,000  steam  laun- 
dry. 

The  banks  and  their  managers  are. 
Commerce,  T.  R.  Brymner;  Imperial,  H. 
W.  Supple;  Royal,  D.  D.  McLaws. 


Dauphin,  Man. 

In  this  busy  and  rapidly-growing  town 
there  are  opportunities  for  a  furniture 
factory,  biscuit  factory,  cannery,  cream- 
ery and  a  wood  and  pulp  mill.  For  par- 
ticulars of  exemptions  and  other  con- 
cessions application  should  be  made  to 
the  Secretary  of  the  Board  of  Trade. 

Dauphin  is  on  the  Vermillion  River, 
on  the  C.N.R.,  121  miles  north-west  of 
Portage  la  Prairie.  There  are  four  ele- 
vators, flour  mill,  sawmill,  creamery, 
municipal-owned  electric  light.  Govern- 
ment telephone,  Canadian  Northern  tele- 
graph and  express,  20  miles  of  grano- 
lithic sidewalks,  and  25  miles  of  streets. 
They  have  two  schools  with  a  total  of 
22  rooms,  also  normal  and  collegiate  in- 
stitute, town  hall,  good  hotels,  theatre 
and  amusement  hall. 

The  banks  are:  Commerce  (E.  R.  Jar- 
vis,  manager),  Ottawa  (G.  L.  Irwin,  man- 
ager), and  Union  (G.  A.  Campbell,  man- 
ager). 

H.  F.  Caldwell  is  Mayor;  J.  W.  John- 
stone, Treasurer  and  City  Clerk;  G.  H. 
Power,  Town  Engineer.  The  President 
of  the  Board  of  Trade  is  R.  Lilly,  and 
the   Secretary   R.   Hawkins. 

The  population  is  3,750,  assessment  $1,- 
508,610,  tax  rate  18-2/10  mills. 

Davidson,  Sask. 

The  public  park  and  municipal  rink  are 
completed,  electric  light  and  power  are 
installed,  municipal  gas  plant  and  com- 
plete fire  equipment  make  this  little 
town  look  quite  prosperous. 

Davidson  is  90  miles  north-west  of 
Regina,  on  the  Canadian  Northern  Rail- 
way. It  has  a  population  of  500,  assess- 
ment of  $445,163,  and  tax  rate  of  17  mills. 

The  Royal  Bank  is  under  the  manage- 
ment of  W.  L.  Hornsby,  and  the  British 
North  America,  A.  G.  Donaldson. 

The  President  of  the  Board  of  Trade  is 
G.  A.  Scott;  Secretary,  A.  J.  Robertson, 
who  is  also  Town  Clerk  and  Treasurer; 
Jno.  Wilson  is  Mayor. 

There  are  Government  and  rural  phone 
systems,   C.N.R.    telegraph   and   express, 

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four-roomed  public  school,  city  auditor- 
ium and  three  miles  of  plank  sidewalks. 
Saturday  is  market  day  and  an  annual 
fair  is  held  here. 

Deseronto,  Ont. 

This  town  offers  inducements  to 
manufacturers,  according  to  the  nature 
of  the  industry  to  be  established,  and  it 
certainly  would  be  well  for  anyone  de- 
siring a  location,  with  oheap  water 
transportation  and  low  price  power,  to 
make  enquiries. 

Deseronto  is  situated  on  the  shore  of 
the  Bay  of  Quinte,  207  miles  west  of 
Montreal  and  127  miles  east  of  Toronto; 
18  miles  from  Belleville.  Terminus  of 
the  Bay  of  Quinte  Railway,  now  owned 
by  the  C.  N.  R..  Direct  connection 
made  with  the  G.  T.  R.  at  Napanee. 
Also  the  C.  P.  R.  at  Tweed- 

The  population  is  3,000  Assessment 
$1,022,746. 

President  Board  of  Trade  is  A.  G- 
Bogart;  Secretary,  Henry  R.  Bedford; 
Mayor,  Jno.  Newton,  M.D.;  City  Clerk 
and  Treasurer,  H.  R.  Bedford;  Post- 
master, Jas.  L.  Gaulin. 

The  principal  industries  now  in  opera- 
tion are  lumber,  chemical  works  and 
match  factory,  car  works,  smelting 
works,  sash  and  door  factory,  etc.  Elec- 
tric light  and  power,  water  service,  and 
up-to-date  fire  brigade  add  to  Deseronto's 
attractions. 

Steamboats  call  for  lake  ports  east 
and  west,  Toronto,  Montreal,  etc. 

Canadian  and  Dominion  Express,  Cus- 
toms House,  C.  P.  R.  and  G.  N.  W.  Tele- 
graph, Bell  Telephone. 


Didsbury,  Alta. 

There  is  a  splendid  supply  of  fine 
brick  clay  close  to  this  town,  a  brick 
yard  would  pay  well  here.  A  steam 
laundry  is  also  needed,  and  the  town 
offers  inducements  to  new  industries  lo- 
cating here,  particulars  of  which  can  be 
had  by  writing  Secretary  of  the  Board  of 
Trade,  J.  E.  Stauffer. 

Didsbury  is  47  miles  north  of  Calgary 
on  the  C.P.R.  It  takes  two  banks  to 
look  after  the  financial  interest  of  this 
district — the  Traders,  managed  by  R. 
M.  MacPherson,  and  the  Union  under  the 
management  of  T.  W.  Cuncannon. 

A  75-bbl.  per  day  capacity  flour  mill,  a 
steel  culvert  factory  and  municipal  elec- 
tric light   plant   are   under   construction. 

There  are  Government,  rural,  local  and 
long  distance  phones,  public  schools, 
hotels,  masonic  hall,  opera  house  and 
C.P.R.  telegraph.  The  population  now 
exceeds  1,000,  assessment  $600,000,  tax 
rate  18  mills. 

The  Mayor  is  H.  B.  Atkins;  City 
Clerk  and  Treasurer,  J.  M.  Reed;  Presi- 
dent Board  of  Trade,  W.  H.  Smith;  Sec- 
retary, J.  E.  Stauffer;  Postmaster,  D.  S. 
Shantz.  The  City  Engineer  is  J.  M.  Max- 
well. 

Edmonton,  Alta. 

Edmonton's  real  estate  reached  high 
water  mark  recently,  when  a  50-foot  lot 
on  First  St.  changed  hands  at  $1,500  per 
foot.  It  is  understood  that  a  modern 
office  building  will  be  erected  on  the 
site. 

Considerable  activity  continues  to  pre- 


There   are   two   banks,   the    Standard,     vail  in  all  lines  of  business.     New  fac- 


under  the  management  of  R.  J.  S.  Dewar, 
and  the  Bank  of  Montreal,  under  the 
management  of  J.  P.  As>hworth. 

Deseronto  is  situated  in  a  rich  farm- 
ing district,  and  some  of  the  richest 
mines  in  Canada  are  located  here — iron, 


tories  are  being  erected  on  every  hand, 
and  the  prosperity  of  the  city  is  increas- 
ing all  the  time. 

The  population  of  Edmonton,  includ- 
ing suburbs,  is  now  32,000,  assessment 
$46,494,740,   tax   rate   has   now  been   re- 


lead,   mica,   asbestos,  iron  pirites,   gold,  duced  to  13.7  mills, 

limestone,  etc.  Among  the   recent   improvements   are 

The   town   has   a  water  front   of   two  six   miles   of   street   railway,   two   miles 

miles.    Any  boat  that  can  pass  the  Wei-  street  paving,  and  seven  miles  concrete 

land  Canal  can  dock  here.  sidewalks. 

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Amongst  the  most  important  works 
now  in  course  of  construction  are  the 
bridge  over  t-he  Saskatchewan  River 
($140,000),  C.P.R.  bridge  ($1,540,000), 
Provincial  Parliament  buildings  ($2,000,- 
000),  court  house  ($300,000),  hospital 
($250,000). 

There  are  good  openings  here  for  bis- 
cuit factory,  furniture  factory,  shoe  fac- 
tory, paper  and  pulp  mill,  and  wholesale 
glass  and  china  house.  Almost  every 
kind  of  manufacturing  plant  would  be 
welcome.  The  city  offers  every  induce- 
ment, such  as  taxes  on  land  only,  im- 
provements free,  etc.  For  full  particu- 
lars, write  the  Secretary  of  the  Board 
of  Trade,  F.  T.  Fisher. 

The  Mayor  is  Geo.  S.  Armstrong;  Sec- 
retary-Treasurer, F.  M.  C.  Crosskill;  F. 
M.  Morgan  is  President  of  the  Board 
of  Trade;  Secretary,  F.  T.  Fisher;  City 
Engineer,  A.  J.  Latornell;  Postmaster, 
A.  E.  May. 

Some  of  the  manufacturing  plants  oper- 
ating here  are  Swift  Canadian  Co.,  Jno. 
Walber,  Ltd.,  D.  R.  Eraser  &  Co.,  Ltd., 
Edmonton  Lumber  Co.,  W.  H.  Clark  & 
Co.,  Ltd.,  Cushing  Bros.  Co.,  Ltd.,  Great 
Western  Garment  Co.,  Edmonton  Cigar 
Co.,  Alberta  Mattress  and  Springs  Co., 
Great  Northern  Tannery  Co. 

The  municipal-owned  electric  light 
plant  supplies  current  at  8c.  per  K.W, 
hour,  with  a  reduction  to  large  consum- 
ers. 

Water  is  supplied  from  Saskatchewan 
River,  with  4,000  connections.  There  is 
a  good  sewerage  system,  with  3,920  con- 
nections. 

There  are  large  public  and  separate 
schools.  University  of  Alberta,  Alberta 
college,  Grand  Trunk  business  college, 
six  good  hotels,  C.P.R.,  C.N.R.,  G.T.P. 
and  Government  telegraph  companies. 
Municipal,  local,  long  distance,  rural, 
Government  telephones  are  in  operation. 

There  are  11  miles  of  concrete  side- 
walks, and  73  miles  plank  walks,  90  miles 
of  streets,  bitulithic,  wood  block  and 
granitoid. 

The    Presbyterian   Synod   for   Canada 


will  meet  here  in  1912.  Also  the  Cana- 
dian Medical  Association. 

The  banks  and  their  managers  are: 
Bank  of  Nova  Scotia,  B.  W.  McLeod; 
Molsons,  G.  W.  Swaisland;  Imperial,  G. 
R.  F.  Kirkpatrick;  Traders,  H.  C.  Ander- 
son; Royal,  J.  F.  McMillan;  British  North 
America,  A.  K.  Henderson;  Bank 
D'Hochelaga,  Alex.  Lefort;  Union,' "J-  J- 
Anderson;  Ottawa,  A.  H.  Dickins;  Do- 
minion (2),  E.  C.  Bowker;  Northern 
Crown,  H.  H.  Richards;  Montreal,  E.  C. 
Pardee;  Commerce,  T.  M.  TurnbuU;  Mer- 
chants (2),  A.  C.  Fraser  and  G.  B.  Chad- 
wick. 

The  rapid  and  substantial  increase  in 
the  commerce  of  Edmonton  are  indi- 
cated by  the  following  statistics  of  the 
bank  clearings: 

Year  1910 $71,635,125 

October,  1910 6,927,932 

October,  191 1  12,583,265 

10  mos.  ending  Oct.,  1911  93,120,051 

Building  operations  are  making  rapid 
headway  as  will  be  seen  by  the  annexed 
table: 

Total  value  of  permits  issued — 

During   1909   $2,128,166 

During  1910   2,159,106 

ist  10  mos.  191 1   3,466,400 

During  Oct.,  191 1  389,650 

During  Oct.,  1910 146,874 

Fredericton,  N.B. 

There  are  splendid  openings  here  for 
a  shoe  factory,  and  also  for  furniture, 
woodworking  and  canning  establish- 
ments. The  liberal  assistance  offered  by 
the  city  is  worth  considering  by  those 
who  desire  a  location  where  power  and 
labor  are  plentiful,  with  excellent  ship- 
ping facilities  and  factory  sites  at  low 
rates. 

Fredericton  is  the  capital  of  New 
Brunswick,  and  an  important  shipping 
point  on  the  River  St.  John.  Easily 
reached  by  Canadian  Pacific  Railway. 
Now    has     four     banks — The     Bank     of 


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Montreal,  managed  by  G.  W.  H.  Massey; 
British  North  America,  by  O.  H.  Sharpe; 
Bank  of  Nova  Scotia,  by  W.  H.  Bin- 
ning; Bank  of  New  Brunswick,  by  W.  E. 
Jardine,  and  the  Royal  Bank. 

The  President  of  the  Board  of  Trade 
is  J.  T.  Jennings;  Secretary,  H.  S.  Camp- 
bell; Mayor,  Chas.  H.  Thomas;  Treas- 
urer, E.  R.  Golding;  City  Engineer,  Jno. 
Feeney;  City  Clerk,  J.  W.  McCreedy; 
Postmaster,  John  A.  Edwards. 

The  population  is  7,208;  assessment, 
$78,000;  tax  rate,  15  mills. 

There  are  15  miles  of  paved  and  ma- 
cadam streets,  30  miles  asphalt  and  con- 
crete sidewalks,  good  water  supply  with 
filtration  plant,  and  complete  sewerage. 
The  electric  light  and  power  plant,  own- 
ed by  a  private  company,  supplies  cur- 
rent at  I2C.  to  ISC  per  K.W.,  2c.  to  9c. 
per  K.W.H.P. 

The  school  system  is  complete — kinder- 
garten, public  and  high  schools,  Univer- 
sity of  New  Brunswick,  Provincial  Nor- 
mal School  and  several  business  colleges. 

Fort  Ou'Appelle,  Sask. 

A  flour  mill  will  be  welcomed  here. 
Water  power  can  be  had  if  desired. 
This  should  prove  attractive  to  some 
one.  D.  Wilson,  secretary  Board  of 
Trade,  will  give  full  particulars  of  this 
exceptional  opportunity. 

The  town  is  on  the  Grand  Trunk 
Pacific,  49  miles  north  of  Regina,  47 
miles  south  of  Melville;  is  in  one  of 
the  prettiest  districts  in  the  west.  The 
name  of  the  post-ofifice  has  recently  been 
changed  from  Qu'Appelle  to  Fort 
Qu'Appelle. 

Previous  to  the  advent  of  the  G.  T.  P. 
Fort  Qu'Appelle  was  reached  from 
Qu'Appelle  station,  on  the  main  line  of 
the  C.  P.  R.,  20  miles  distant.  Hunting, 
sihooting  and  fis-hing  parties  always  find 
plenty  of  sport  in  the  district. 

The  Imperial  Bank  is  under  the  man- 
agement of  H.  Robarts. 

Population  375.  Assessment  $323,836. 
Tax  rate,  3  mills.  Jno.  Anderson  is 
President  of  the  Board  of  Trade;  David 


Wilson,  Secretary;  J.  Anderson,  Mayor; 
Wm.  Thomson,  Secretary-Treasurer. 
Government  phones  and  telegraph. 
Cement  sidewalks,  gravelled  streets,  new 
public  school  nearly  completed,  costing 
$17,000. 

Fort  William,  Ont. 

Another  step  in  the  progress  of  de- 
velopment of  the  Grand  Trunk  Pacific 
Railway  has  been  made  by  the  comple- 
tion of  the  new  freight  shed  on  the  Mis- 
sion Terminal  here.  The  shed  is  900 
feet  long  and  70  feet  wide,  located  along- 
side the  basin,  opposite  the  elevator,  and 
equipped  with  trackage  sufficient  for  one 
hundred  cars. 

Fort  William  is  the  distributing  centre 
for  the  west,  and  a  city  of  great  possi- 
bilities, which  are  being  realized  by  enter- 
prising concerns,  four  of  which  located 
here  during  the  last  year,  viz.,  Copp 
Stove  Co.,  Ltd.,  International  Harvester 
Co.,  Coalette  Co.,  Lumby-Stenhouse 
Foundry.  There  are  a  great  many  other 
manufacturing  concerns  here,  among 
them  the  Kakabeka  Brewing  Co.  and 
Canada  Iron  Corporation. 

They  would  welcome  many  new  in- 
dustries, such  as  clothing,  furniture, 
wagons,  manufacturers  of  heavy  iron 
goods,  autos,  engines,  etc. 

Fort  William  has  unrivaled  transpor- 
tation facilities,  plentiful  labor,  cheap 
power  and  harbor  advantages.  They  also 
offer  free  site  and  tax  exemption,  par- 
ticulars of  which  are  obtainable  from  the 
Indust/ial  Commissioner. 

The  population  is  now  stated  at  22,- 
000,  assessment  $21,675,178,  tax  rate  26 
mills.  C.P.R.  and  C.N.R.  telegraph,  and 
municipal-owned  telephone  service  are  in 
operation. 

Electric  power  is  supplied  by  Kakabeka 
Falls,  exploited  by  Kaministiquia  Power 
Co. 

Water  is  supplied  from  Loch  Lomond, 
332  feet  above  city,  in  hills  seven  miles 
away. 

The  city  is  remarkable  for  its  sub- 
stantial    and     prosperous     appearance. 

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There  are  many  fine  churches,  twelve 
schools,  collegiate  institute,  public  lib- 
rary, city  hall,  court  house  and  several 
up-to-date  hotels. 

The  Mayor  is  Samuel  C.  Young;  Secre- 
tary-Treasurer, William  Phillips;  City 
Clerk,  Alex.  McNaughton;  City  Treas- 
urer, Wm.  Phillips;  City  Engineer,  Jno. 
Wilson;  President  Board  of  Trade,  Geo. 
A.  Coslett;  Secretary,  Geo.  W.  Gorman; 
Postmaster,  William  Armstrong. 

Ten   chartered  banks   operate   here 

Imperial  Bank  of  Canada,  M.  Cochran, 
manager;  Bank  of  Hamilton,  W.  W.  Mc- 
Gillivray,  manager;  Traders,  F.  G.  De- 
pew,  manager;  Royal,  J.  W.  Ryan,  man- 
ager; Union,  G.  J.  Hunter,  manager; 
Ottawa,  W.  R.  Berford,  manager;  Do- 
minion, W.  C.  McFarlane,  manager; 
Montreal,  W.  Stevenson,  manager;  Com- 
merce, A.  A.  Wilson,  manager;  Mer- 
chants, F.  W.  Bell,  manager. 

The  building  trades  have  been  very 
busy  lately.  The  permits  issued  during 
October  show  a  total  value  of  $538,300, 
as  against  $95,155  for  1910,  an  enormous 
increase. 

The  bankers  clearing  house  was  estab- 
lished ist  October,  191 1,  the  first  month's 
clearings   reaching  $2,387,883. 


HOOD  &  SCOTT 
ARCHITECTS 

Phones:  Office  247.     Residence  1  369 
Suite  43.  Murray  Block 

FORT  WILLIAM 


28 


W.  A.  MATHESON 

Barrister,  Solicitor,  etc. 

504  Victoria  St.        -        Fort  William  29 


G.  R.  EVANS 

Farms  and  City  Property 

Write  for  Maps  and  Booklets 

FORT  WILLIAM  30 


Gait,  Ont. 

A  Gait  syndicate  has  purchased  120 
acres  on  the  southern  outskirts  of  the 
town  and  40  acres  are  to  be  given  free 
to  manufacturers  who  wish  to  locate 
their  plant  here.  The  town  will  also  pre- 
sent a  free  school  site  and  sufficient 
ground  on  which  to  build  a  church  will 
also  be  given  away. 

There  are  good  openings  here  for  any 
manufacturing  concern  connected  with 
the  metal  trades  and  the  town  deals  lib- 
erally wtih  the  promoters  of  new  in- 
dustries. 

Gait  is  on  the  Grand  River,  25  miles 
north-west  of  Hamilton,  and  57  miles 
west  of  Toronto.  The  steam  railroads 
centering  here  are  the  Ontario  main  line 
of  C.P.R.,  G.T.R.  (Gait  and  Elmira 
branch),  Brantford  and  Guelph  branch. 
The  electric  railways  are  Gait,  Preston 
and  Hespeler  Railway,  Preston  and  Ber- 
lin Railway,  and  the  Grand  Valley  Elec- 
tric. Two  more  lines  projected — the 
Canadian  Northern  Railway  and  Hamil- 
ton,  Gait  and   Guelph   Electric  Railway. 

Natural  gas  is  supplied  for  manufac- 
turing purposes  (35c.  per  M.),  and  domes- 
tic (50c.  per  M.).  Electric  power  is  sup- 
plied by  a  local  company,  as  well  as  the 
Hydro-Electric  Power  from  Niagara  (4c. 
per  K.W.). 

Gait  is  known  as  the  Manchester  of 
Canada,  owing  to  its  many  manufactur- 
ing plants,  which  find  cheap  power, 
abundant  water,  easy  shipping  facilities, 
and  contented  labor. 

As  an  indication  of  the  volume  of  busi- 
ness done,  six  banks  are  kept  busy.  They 
are,   with   their   managers:    Imperial,    C. 

C.  Easton;  Royal,  Wm.  Philip;  Toronto, 

D.  McLennan;  Union,  H.  W.  D.  Brown; 
Commerce,  C.  E.  A.  Dowler;  Merchants, 
F.  S.  Jarvis. 

There  are  Bell,  City,  Local  and  Long 
Distance  phones,  C.P.R.  and  G.N.W. 
telegraph,  Canadian  and  Dominion  ex- 
press, four  public  schools,  one  separate 
school,  collegiate  institute,  business  col- 
lege, city  hall  and  public  buildings,  and 
opera  house.     The  streets  are  well  kept 

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and  the  town  presents  a  very  attractive      starter  Mr.  J.  W.  Lyon  has  recently  pur- 


appearance. 

The  population  is  10,300;  tax  rate,  23J4 
mills. 

The  President  of  the  Board  of  Trade 
is  F.  S.  Scott;  Secretary,  Jno.  H.  Han- 
cock; Mayor,  T.  E.  McLellan;  Treas- 
urer, J.  M.  Hood;  City  Engineer,  E.  O. 
Puce;  City  Clerk,  W.  McCartney;  Post- 
master, W.  S.  Turnbull. 

Guelph,  Ont. 

The  Provincial  Winter  Fair  on  Decem- 
ber i2th  to  15th  was  a  record  success. 

The  Taylor-Scott  deal,  whereby  the 
factory  was  to  locate  here,  has  fallen 
through,  owing  to  the  company  refusing 
to  abide  by  the  verbal  agreement  with 
Mr.  Lyon  and  Mayor  Thorp,  trustees  for 
the  lot  purchasers,  and  the  Guelph  Stove 
Company  has  accepted  the  proposition 
and  will  build  a  new  factory  on  the  site 
in  St.  Patrick's  ward,  commencing  work 
immediately. 

Guelph  is  situated  48  miles  west  of 
Toronto,  and  is  the  largest  shipping  and 
transhipping  point  on  the  Grand  Trunk 
Railway  between  Toronto  and  the  Cana- 
dian border  at  Sarnia. 

The  population  now  exceeds  15,000, 
and  the  total  assessm^nit  amounts  to 
$8,922,836.  The  tax  rate  has  been  re- 
duced to  14  mills — one  of  the  lowest 
in  all  Canada.  All  the  public  utilities  are 
municipally  owned,  including  water,  elec- 
tric light  and  power,  gas,  street  railway 
and  the  Guelph  Junction  Siteam  Railway 
of  15  miles,  which  is  leased  on  a  percent- 
age to  the  C.  P.  R. 

About  70  factories  are  fully  employed 
in  various  lines  of  business  and  there 
are  openings  for  many  others. 

Guelph  is  the  home  of  the  world- 
famed  Ontario  Agricultural  College, 
Experimental  Farm  and  Macdonald 
Institute.  Students  from  all  parts  of  the 
world.  100,000  visitors  annually.  Be- 
tween 40,000  and  50,000  visitors  during 
annual  excursions  in  June. 

A  new  industrial  centre  is  to  be  estab- 
lished just  outside  of  the  city  limits  on 
the    York    Road    next    spring,   and   as   a 


chased  some  fifty  acres  of  land  just  out- 
side the  town  line,  a  little  northeast  of 
Lyon  Park.  On  this  tract  of  land  will 
be  erected  a  new  $100,000  factory  for  the 
manufacture  of  sheaf  loaders,  employing 
at  the  outset  between  400  and  500  men, 
and  leaving  plenty  of  room  for  exten- 
sions. It  is  expected  that  the  factory 
itself,  with  the  adjoining  buildings,  will 
occupy  about  twenty-five  acres  of  ground, 
and  the  other  twenty-five  acres  will  be 
used  only  for  factory  purposes,  not  a 
single  house  to  be  erected. 

There  are  now  six  banks  established 
here,  viz.:  Metropolitan,  managed  by  T. 
G.  McMaster;  Traders,  F.  J.  Winlow; 
Royal,  R.  L.  Torrance;  Dominion,  A.  R. 
Sampson;  Montreal,  C.  E.  Freer;  Com- 
merce, J.  M.  Duff. 


JONES  &  JOHNSTON 
REAL  ESTATE 

St.  George's  Sq. 
GUELPH 


WATT  &   WATT 

Barristers,  Solicitors,  etc. 

GUELPH 


Halifax,  N.S. 

Considerable  activity  has  marked  the 
building  operations  here  recently.  The 
total  value  of  permits  issued  for  the 
month  of  October  reaches  $43,588, 
against  $23,915  for  the  same  month  last 
year,  an  increase  of  over  80  per  cent. 

The  bank  clearings  for  October  reached 
a  total  of  $7,801,024,  a  slight  advance  on 
those  of  1910. 

Halifax  has  a  population  of  47,000,  and 
there  are  fourteen  miles  of  street  rail- 
way, claimed  to  be  the  best  east  of  Mont- 
real, 

There  are  26  public  schools,  two  high 


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schools,  academy,  academy  of  music,  uni- 
versity, Presbyterian  college,  medical  col- 
lege, technical  college,  ladies'  college, 
and  Haifax  medical  college. 

There  are  113  miles  of  streets  and  220 
miles  of  sidewalks.  The  plank  walks  are 
being  replaced  by  concrete. 

The  banks  and  their  managers  are: 
Bank  of  Nova  Scotia  (2),  R.  Dole  and 
R.  d  Wallace;  Royal  (4),  C.  W.  Frazee, 
J.  W.  Douglas,  W.  F.  Mitchell,  R.  V. 
Dimock;  British  North  America,  F. 
Hope;  Union,  F.  O.  Robertson;  Mont- 
real (2),  W.  B.  Graveley  and  E.  C. 
Helsby;  Commerce,  D.  Macgillwray; 
Merchants,  F.  M.  Scarff. 

The  principle  industries  are  car  works 
and  cotton  mills.  The  town  is  spending 
$5,000,000  on  better  railway  and  shipping 
facilities. 

Michael  Dowyer,  President  of  the 
Board  of  Trade;  E.  A.  Saunders,  Secre- 
tary; Jos.  A.  Chisholm,  K.C.,  is  Mayor; 
Wm.  L.  Brown,  City  Treasurer;  L.  F. 
Monoghan,  City  Clerk;  F.  W.  W.  Doane, 
City  Engineer;  H.  W.  Blackadar,  Post- 
master. 

Irvine,  Alta. 

Irvine  wants  a  brick  plant  and  a  drug- 
gist. 

The  population  is  about  400;  assess- 
ment, $400,000;  tax  rate,  16  mills.  Good 
schools,  creamery,  Government  phone 
system,  C.P.R.  telegraph,  two  hotels,  and 
good  fire  equipment. 

The  town  is  putting  down  a  gas  well, 
both  coal  and  gas  are  plentiful  in  this 
district. 

The  President  of  the  Board  of  Trade 
is  E.  H.  Bally;  Secretary,  E.  S.  Bolton, 
M.D.;  Mayor,  John  Pollock;  Secretary- 
Treasurer,  D.  Reid;  Postmaster,  H.  E. 
Price. 

The  Union  Bank  is  under  the  manage- 
ment of  E.  H.  Bally. 

Irvine  is  situated  22  miles  east  of 
Medicine  Hat  on  the  main  line  of  the 
CP.R. 


Kamloops,  B.C. 

If  you  do  not  go  to  Kamloops  for  busi- 
ness go  there  for  a  rest  anyway.  It  is 
an  ideal  spot  for  tired  nerves,  for  it  is 
nearly  always  sunshiny  and  you  can  do 
exactly  as  you  like — among  hospitable 
people — none  very  rich  and  none  poor. 
The  well  cultivated  fruit  farms  are  a 
pleasure  to  the  eye,  and  a  profit  to  their 
owners,  and  it  is  more  than  likely  if 
you  are  there  a  while  you  will  want  one 
for  the  pleasurable  profit  there  is  in  it. 
Or  perhaps  you  will  decide  to  start  the 
canning  factory  they  want  so  badly. 

The  population  is  4,500,  assessment 
$2,951,430,  tax  rate  20  mills.  Telephone, 
B.   C.  Telephone  Co. 

The  town  has  recently  installed  an 
eighty  horse  power  chemical  engine  and 
eighty  horse  power  hose  wagon,  carrying 
five  thousand  feet  of  hose  and  valued  at 
$15,000.  They  are  of  the  same  type  as 
Vancouver's,  only  thirty  horse  power 
larger.  This  is  the  first  city  of  five  thou- 
sand population  on  the  continent  to  get 
fire  fighting  machines  of  this  nature. 

Dr.  S.  M.  Wade  is  President  of  the 
Board  of  Trade;  John  F.  Smith,  Secre- 
tary; J.  T.  Robinson,  Mayor;  J.  J.  Gar- 
ment, Clerk  and  Treasurer;  C.  L.  Wain, 
engineer;  W.  T.  Slavin,  Postmaster. 

The     important     industries     are    fruit, 

ranching,  lumber,  foundries,  mining,  etc. 

Kamloops  is  on  the  Thompson  River, 

250  miles  east  of  Vancouver,  on  the  main 

line  of  the  C.P.R. 

There  are  five  banks,  which  with  their 
managers  are:  Imperial,  R.  A.  Bethune; 
Hamilton,  A.  H.  Skey;  Royal,  G.  M.  Sin- 
clair; Commerce,  G.  S.  Holt;  Montreal. 

There  are  Local  Government  long  dis- 
tance and  rural  phones,  C.P.R.  telegraph 
and  Dominion  express;  25  miles  maca- 
damized streets,  four  miles  concrete  side- 
walks. 

The  public,  separate,  high  and  private 
schools  fulfil  all  requirements.  There 
are  opera  house,  two  theatres,  five  good 
hotels,  Dominion  lands  office,  customs 
house,  Provincial  law  courts,  land  regis- 
tration office.  Provincial  land  office,  min- 


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ing  records,  fire  hall,  etc.  The  municipal- 
owned  electric  light  and  power  plant  sup- 
plies current  at  7c.  to  loc. 

Kenora,  Ont. 

Special  inducements  are  offered  to  new 
industries  here.  There  are  cheap  power, 
excellent  water  supply,  electric  light  and 
cheap  factory  sites.  They  require  pulp, 
paper,  woodenware,  flour  mills,  sacJc  fac- 
tory, R.  R.  tie  industries,  €tc. 

The  banks  and  their  managers  are: 
Imperial  Bank,  J.  Walker;  Traders,  H. 
E.  Armstrong;  Ottawa,  N.  O'Lee. 

Kenora  is  situated  on  the  Lake  of  the 
Woods,  126  miles  east  of  Winnipeg,  on 
C.P.R.  and  now  has  a  population  of 
6,132.  Assessment  $4,212,912.  Tax  rate 
22^  mills.  The  dockage  for  steamers 
and  boats  is  twelve  hundred  feet  long. 
Civic-owned  electric  plant  (five  thousand 
H.P.)  supplies  current  at  low  rates.  High 
pressure  water  supply  and  sewerage  are 
installed   throughout   the   town. 

The  principal  buildings  are:  Court 
house,  jail,  land  titles  office,  hospital, 
post  office,  concrete  subway  on  Main 
St.  cost  $40,000.  There  are  one  central, 
three  ward  schools,  high  and  separate 
school,  municipal  town  hall,  theatre  and 
rink,  custom  house. 

D.  H.  Currie  is  Mayor;  M.  McCulloch, 
Secretary-Treasurer;  H.  P.  Thomas, 
Electrical  Engineer;  J.  A.  Parsons,  Post- 
master; J.  T.  Brett,  President  of  the 
Board  of  Trade;  R.  H.  Moore,  Secretary. 
Transportation  is  provided  by  C.P.R. 
and  lake  boats  (passenger  and  freight). 
Kenora  is  a  first-class  summer  resort 
with  good  fishing  and  hunting.  Rich 
showings  of  gold,  silver,  iron  and  other 
minerals  are  found  in  this  district. 

Kincardine,  Ont. 

Kincardine  oflfers  liberal  inducements 
for  a  new  furniture  factory  or  a  cream- 
ery. The  Secretary  of  the  Board  of 
Trade  will  give  full  particulars. 

The  population  2,650,  assessment  $736,- 
892,  tax  rate  28  mills. 

R.  Patterson  is  Mayor;  E.  Fox,  Treas- 


urer; J.  H.  Scougall,  City  Clerk;  Wm. 
Mitchell,  President  of  the  Board  of 
the  Board  of  Trade;  E.  Rinkes,  Secre- 
tary. 

There  are  six  miles  of  gravel  .streets, 
four  miles  cement  sidewalks,  public,  high 
and  ward  schools,  town  hall,  library, 
post  office,  opera  house  and  amusement 
hall.  Electric  light  and  power  plant  are 
owned  by  the  town.  Water  is  supplied 
from  Lake  Huron. 

Among  the  already  established  indus- 
tries here  are  furniture,  chairs,  bridge 
and  boiler  works,  fruit  evaporators,  salt 
wotks  and  flour  mills. 

The  bank  are:  Traders,  managed  by 
W.  H.  Roper;  Merchants,  by  A.  M. 
Smith. 

Kindersley,  Sask. 

Wants — Flour  mill,  linseed  mill,  fiax 
and  twine  factory  and  foundry.  If  you 
really  want  a  location  where  you  can 
make  money,  and  a  rich  agricultural  dis- 
trict that  had  70  gasoline  ploughing  out- 
fits working  the  second  year  of  its  ex- 
istence, and  if  this  is  any  help  to  your 
business  get  busy  and  write  J.  D.  Mc- 
Leod,  Secretary  Board  of  Trade.  He 
will  give  you  special  attention. 

Is  the  first  divisional  point  on  C.N.R., 
126  miles  west  of  Saskatoon,  200  miles 
east  of  Calgary. 

Several  different  lines  of  rails  centre 
at  Kindersley.  Population  is  800.  As- 
sessment roll,  $437,000.  Four  miles  of 
streets,  3  miles  board  walks,  four-room 
public  school  (high  school  work  taken 
up),  C.N.R.  telegraph,  telephone  system 
building.  Water  supplied  from  drilled 
wells,  and  ttiore  being  drilled.  Two 
hotels. 

J.  W.  Richardson  is  President  of 
Board  of  Trade;  J.  D.  McLeod,  Secre- 
tary (also  Sec.-Treas.  of  the  town);  P.  C. 
West,  Mayor,  and  T.  M.  McEwen,  Post- 
master. 

The  Union  Bank  is  under  the  manage- 
ment of  C.  C.  King,  and  the  Bank  of 
Commerce,  of  W,  U.  Ogden. 

There  is  good  demand  for  labor  in  all 
branches  of  the  building  trades. 

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Lethbridge,  Alta.  power    plant     (nc    K.W.).     There     are 

C.P.R.    and   Western     Union     telegraph, 

Lethbridge  is  rapidly  becoming  a  large  Government  phones  (local,  rural  and  long 

wholesale    centre,    87    members     of     the  distance),  40  miles  of  graded  streets,  33 

North-Western    Commercial    Travellers'  j^ills     of     concrete     walks,     six     public 

Association  have  already  reported  here,  schools,  one  separate  school,  high  school 

and   large   warehouses   built   in   the   last  ^^^    Provincial    court   house.    Provincial 

two  years.  j^^jl^   j^  churches,  good  hotels,  six  thea- 

There  is  an  opening  here  for  a  first-  ^^^^  ^^^  amusement  halls, 

class   hotel   which   should   cost   $100,000,  Automobiles    run    continuously   in    the 

and  there  is  ample  busmess  to   support  .            ,            ,            •  •     .,         .1 

,.             .               .     -     ^            .,,  city  and  on  the  prairie  the  whole  year 

It.    A  gasoline  engine  repair  factory  will  ,      ^  .    , 

find  all  the  business  that  it  can  do,  as  the  ^°""d.     Little  or  no  snow  remaining  on 

majority  of  the  farmers  in   this   district  the  ground  here  in  the  winter,  owing  to 

use   gasoline   traction    engines    for   their  the  Chinook  winds, 

farm  work.  The  city  has  under  construction  agri- 

For  inducements  that  the  town  offers  cultural  buildings,  and  large  grounds,  ad- 
to  reliable  concerns  locating  here,  appli-  ditional   water   mains,    sewers   and   side- 
cation  should  be  made  to  the  Secretary  walks,  at  a  total  outlay  of  $600,000. 
of  the  Board  of  Trade,  Mr.  J.  L.  Man-  Contracts  have  been  called  for  10  mile 
waring.  equipment  of  street  railway,  to  be  owned 

The  Grand  Trunk  Pacific  and  Canadian  ^    ^j^^  municipality. 
Northern  (two  branches)  are  building  to-  ^j^^  International  Dry  Farming  Con- 
wards  Lethbridge.  x    t.        •     .^.^ 

gress  meets  here  in  1912. 

Half  a   million   dollars   have  been   set  -pj^^  ^^^^^  ^„^  tj^^jr  managers  neces- 

aside  for  a  street  railway  system.     Ten-  ^^^^  ^^   ^^^^^^  ^^  ,^^^  financial   require- 

ders  are  out  and  contracts  have  been  let.  ^^^^^  ^^  ^^.^           ^^^.     ^^^^^^^  ^^^^_ 

By  August  next  it  is  expected  that  the  ,  .        ,„,    ^    ^             n    ,,  ,           /t^    tn 

•I-            rr    xuu  -A          -u  u        4.U  ships   (W.  D.  Lawson),  Molsons  (K.  D. 

citizens  of  Lethbridge  will  have  the  same  ^     ^             ^               .'     ^„^    _,    „      ,  _ 

opportunity    of   enjoying   the   luxury   of  J'  C-  Johnson),  Imperial  (W.  R.  Seatle), 

the  only  real  joy  ride.     Eleven  miles  of  R^y^l    (J-   M.   Aitken),   Toronto    (C.   A. 

double  track  are  to  be  laid.  Stephens),  Union  (G.  R.  Tinning),  Mont- 

Lethbridge   is   the   centre   of   the   coal  real    (W.    J.    Ambrose),    Commerce    (C. 

district  in  Southern  Alberta,  and  also  the  G.  K.  Nourse),  Merchants  (C.  R.  Young), 

centre  of  the  district  in  which  the  fam-  The  bank  clearances  are  compared  in 

ous  "Alberta  Red"  fall  wheat  is  grown,  the  following  table: 
This    wheat   has    taken    the     first     prize 

wherever  it  has  been  shown.  For  full  year  1910 $27,095,769 

Lethbridge    is    situated    on    the    Belly  For  month  of  October,  1910  •  •     2,013,409 

River,  140  miles  south  of  Clagary.     It  is  For  month  of  October,  191 1  ••     2,737,941 

the  headquarters  of  the  Alberta  Railway  For  10  mos.  ending  Oct.,  191 1-  22,701,236, 

and  Irrigation  Co.     This  road  connects  * 

with  the  Great  Northern  at  Coutts,  and  Progress  in  the  building  operations  is 

with  the  C.P.R.  shown  below: 

The   population    is    10,300,    assessment 

$11,375,000,  tax  rate  15  mills.  Total  building  permits— 

Geo.  M.  Hatch  is  President  Board  of         Issued  during  year  1908 $365,495 

Trade;   J.   L.   Manwaring,   Secretary;   E.         Issued    during   year    1909 1,268,215 

Adams,    Mayor;    G.   W.    Robinson,    City         Issued  during  year  1910  1,220,810 

Clerk;  A.  C.  D.  Blanchard,  City  Engin-         ist  10  mos.  191 1   1,058,719 

eer;  E.  N.  Higinbotham,  Postmaster.  October,    1910    77,49© 

The  city  owns  the  electric  light  and         October,   191 1    69,500 

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Lindsay,  Ont. 

Lindsay  is  oflfering  free  sites  and  other 
inducements  to  new  industries  locating 
here.  To  malleable  iron  works  or  flour 
mills,  this  is  an  exceptional  opportunity. 

Some  of  the  industries  now  in  opera- 
tion are:  Flour  mill,  cereal,  leather, 
lumber,  farm  implements,  woollens, 
wheels,  shoes. 

Electric  power  is  $20  maximum,  and 
light  7c  per  thousand  Watts. 

Three  new  schools  are  being  erected 
and  the  collegiate  institute  enlarged.  The 
population  is  7,415;  tax  rate  20  mills. 

Business  facilities  are:  C.P.R.  and 
G.T.R.,  Bell  and  Canadian  phones, 
G.N.W.  and  C.P.R.  telegraph,  Canadian 
Dominion  express. 

Banks  and  their  managers  are:  Do- 
minion, Robt.  Ross;  Standard,  F.  F. 
Loosemore;  Montreal,  H.  B.  Black;  Com- 
merce, H.  A.  Holms;  and  Home  Bank. 

The  streets  are  asphalt  block  paved. 

Winter  fair,  poultry  show,  stock  and 
seed  judging,  and  short  agricultural 
course,  are  held  every  year. 

The  President  of  the  Board  of  Trade  is 
F.  W.  Sutcliflfe;  Allan  Gillies,  Secretary; 
R.  M.  Beal,  Mayor;  D.  Ray,  Clerk;  Peter 
Kennedy,  Treasurer;  H.  Gladman,  Post- 
master. 

Manor,  Sask. 

There  are  splendid  openings  here  for 
general  store  and  a  photographer. 

Manor  is  in  the  Moose  Mountain  dis- 
trict, is  59  miles  south-west  of  Brandon, 
and  254  miles  south-west  of  Winnipeg. 
The  surrounding  district  is  a  rich  pro- 
ductive country. 

The  four  elevators  have  a  capacity 
of  119,000  bushels,  and  handled  last  sea- 
son 231,000  bushels  of  grain.  Through 
the  stock  yards  were  handled  129  cattle 
and  753  hogs. 

The  population  is  350  with  a  tribu- 
tary population  of  about  1,500.  Assess- 
ment roll,  $283,000;  tax  rate,  20  mills. 
There  are  Government  phones,  C.P.R. 
telegraph   an,d    Dominion    express.     The 


Crown  Bank  is  managed  by  W.  N. 
White. 

Municipal  Oflficers  are:  E.  C.  McDiar- 
mid.  Mayor;  D.  E.  Brown,  Secretary- 
Treasurer;  A.  H.  de  Tremauden,  Presi- 
dent Board  of  Trade;  D.  E.  Brown,  Sec- 
retary. 

The  new  large  public  school  cost  $15,- 
000;  post  office  cost  $12,000;  bank,  $12,- 
000;  hotel,  $18,000.  These  will  give  an 
idea  of  the  class  of  buildings  that  are 
in  the  town. 

Melville,  Sask. 

Melville  is  ready  to  assist  any  industry 
locating  here.  Write  the  Secretary  of 
the  Board  of  Trade  and  see  to  what 
length  their  generosity  goes. 

The  town  is  on  the  Grand  Trunk 
Pacific  Railway,  279  miles  west  of  Win- 
nipeg. Now  has  a  population  of  2,500. 
An  assessment  roll  of  $2,693,903,  and  tax 
rate  only  15  mills.  Government  phones, 
G.T.P.  telegraph,  the  waterworks  sys- 
tem and  electric  light  plant  are  just  com- 
pleted. Sewers  and  G.T.P.  coal  dock 
now  in  progress.  The  large  flour  mill  is 
nearly  completed.  Good  water  is  ob- 
tained from  wells  180  feet  deep. 

Mayor  is  R.  B.  Taylor;  Clerk,  Jno. 
Crow;  Engineer,  C.  R.  Heath;  Postmas- 
ter, H.  W.  Lindsay;  J.  W.  Dawsey  is 
President  of  the  Board  of  Trade;  John 
Rowan,  Secretary.  Bank  of  Commerce  is 
managed  by  A.  N.  Strang,  Merchants 
Bank  by  W.  H.  Barton. 


Merritton,  Ont. 

Merritton,  with  its  free  sites  for  new 
factories,  shows  increased  growth.  The 
population  in  1910  was  1,560,  in  191 1  it  is 
1,767,  with  an  assessment  of  $632,995,  and 
tax  rate  of  23  mills,  including  school 
taxes. 

The  situation  on  the  Welland  Canal  is 
desirable  for  manufacturers.  Water 
from  the  old  Welland  Canal  furnishes 
abundant  water  for  factories. 

Shipping  facilities  are:  Grand  Trunk 
Ry.   and   Electric   Ry.     to     Niagara   (10 

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miles),  Hamilton  (34  miles).  C.  P.  R. 
and  G.  N.  W.  telegraph,  Bell  phone. 

The  Ontario  Power  Co.,  at  Niagara 
Falls,  supplies  power  for  public-owned 
plant.  Rate  per  H.P.  is  $17,  and  5c  for 
18  candle  power  lamps. 

The  Imperial  Bank  has  a  branch  here. 

There  are  five  miles  of  macadam 
streets,  cement  and  plank  sidewalks, 
sewerage  system,  town  hall,  public  and 
separate  schools,  volunteer  fire  brigade, 
three  reels,  hook  and  ladder.  P.  Clark 
is  Fire  Chief,  and  S.  A.  Moflfatt,  Chief  of 
Poliice. 

H.  H.  Wilson  is  President  of  the 
Board  of  Trade;  R.  Clark,  Secretary;  W. 
H.  Wilson,  Reeve;  R.  Clark,  Clerk;  Jas. 
Gander,  Treasurer;  M.  A.  Scholey,  Post- 
master. 

Business  here  is  very  brisk;  there  are 
no  stores  vacant,  but  more  are  required, 
as  well  as  dwelling  houses. 

Among  the  principal  industries  are  the 
Riorden  Paper  Mills,  Lincoln  Paper  Co., 
Canada  Wheel  Works,  Willson  Carbide 
Works,  Independent  Rubber  Co.,  Inter- 
lake  Tissue  Paper  Co.  There  is  a  good 
demand  for  labor,  and  a  special  demand 
for  rubber  shoe  makers. 

Midland,  Ont. 

There  are  many  openings  for  business 
here,  the  town  offering  free  sites,  ex- 
emptions, or  fixed  assessments.  The  tax 
rate  is  26  mills.  Streets  are  macadam, 
with  cement  sidewalks.  There  are  three 
schools,  town  hall  and  theatre. 

Midland  is  on  one  of  the  finest  harbors  in 
Ontario,  where  boats  unload  the  western 
grain  into  the  large  elevators,  logs  are 
brought  to  the  many  sawmills  and  iron 
ore  to  the  Iron  Corporation,  which  turns 
out  90,000  tons  of  iron  a  year.  Ship- 
building is  an  important  industry. 

The  population  is  5,000.  Transporta- 
tion is  easy,  large  boats  load  and  unload 
at  the  wharf  and  G.T.R.,  Bell  phones, 
G.N.W.  telegraph  are  in  operation. 

The  banks  and  their  managers  are: 
Standard,  H.  J.  Craig;  British  North 
America,  W.  A.  Bishop;  Hamilton,  D.  L. 
McKeand. 


Jas.  Playfair  is  President  of  the  Board 
of  Trade;  G.  B.  Frank,  Secretary;  D. 
Horrell,  Reeve;  F.  R.  Weston,  Clerk;  S. 
J.    Milbken,   Secretary-Treasurer. 

Montreal,  Que. 

Building  operations  continue  steady, 
the  latest  figures  showing:  1910,  total 
permits  value,  $15,715,859;  1911  (first  ten 
months),  permits  value,  $13,079,165;  1910 
(October),  permits  value,  $1,910,240; 
191 1  (October),  permits  value,  $1,- 
659,955- 

In  the  various  lines  of  manufacturing 
activity  employment  is  good.  Cigar 
hands  and  workers  in  the  clothing  trades 
are  urgently  needed. 

Montreal  is  extending  and  growing 
rapidly  in  every  direction.  Real  estate 
on  the  island  should  continue  to  become 
more  and  more  valuable  as  time  passes. 
And  as  an  investment  Montreal  real 
estate  is  reasonably  sure.  The  above 
may  be  taken  briefly  as  the  opinion  of 
dealers  in  this  city,  and  they  are  not  far 
wrong.  One  need  only  stop  to  consider 
the  enormous  increase  in  business,  to- 
gether with  the  erection  by  large  com- 
panies and  corporations  of  their  own 
buildings  and  also  of  buildings  for  rent- 
ing purposes  to  believe  this.  Such  build- 
ings as  the  Transportation  and  the  Ex- 
press buildings,  the  various  bank  build- 
ings and  insurance  edifices  indicate  that 
these  institutions  have  implicit  confi- 
dence in  the  present  as  well  as  future 
welfare  of  Montreal. 

By  the  latest  computation  the  city  now 
has  a  population  of  592,000  (including  its 
immediate  suburbs).  There  are  over  900 
manufacturing  plants,  covering  nearly 
every  industry. 

The  location  of  the  city  at  the  head  of 
ocean  navigation  and  as  the  terminus  of 
all  the  great  railway  lines  makes  it  the 
greatest  shipping  and  distributing  point 
in  Canada. 

The  customs  revenue  for  1910  was  $10,- 
833,191,  and  the  tonnage  of  the  port 
2,234,722  tons. 

Lieut.-Colonel  Jeffrey  Burland  is  Pre- 


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sident  of  the  Board  of  Trade;  Geo.  Had- 
rill,  Secretary. 

The  Board  of  Commissioners  are: 
Joseph  Aisey,  L.^  N.  Dupris,  E.  R. 
Lachapelle,  F.   L.  Wanklyn. 

Hon.  J.  E.  E.  Guerin,  Mayor;  Chas. 
Arnoldi,  City  Treasurer;  Hon.  L-  O- 
David,  City  Clerk;  Geo.  Janin,  City  En- 
gineer; L.   O.  Tallion,   Postmaster. 

The  city  has  voted  $100,000  to  abolish 
the  tolls  now  charged  traffic  on  the 
bridge,  and  two  and  a  half  million  dol- 
lars is  being  expended  in  public  improve- 
ments. 

The  Business  Men's  League  (under  the 
auspices  of  the  Montreal  Board  of 
Trade)  is  doing  good  work  for  the  busi- 
ness houses.  The  President  is  Henry 
Miles;  Vice-President,  Chas.  Chaput; 
Treasurer,  J.  C.  Holden. 

Twenty-one  chartered  banks  operate 
the  following  eighty  branches: 

Bank  of  New  Brunswick — L.  Robert- 
son. 

Bank  of  Nova  Scotia — W.  P.  Hunt. 
National — L.  DeGuise. 
Eastern  Townships — Centre,  267  St. 
James  St.,  B.  Austin;  East  End,  120 
St.  Catherine  E.,  E.  L.  Sleeper;  West 
End,  661  St.  Catherine  W.,  M.  A.  Mac- 
Farlane. 

Molsons— St.  James  St.,  T.  B.  Phepoe; 
St.  Catherine  St.,  F.  W.  G.  Johnson; 
Market  and  Harbor,  J.  D.  Molson;  St. 
Henri  Branch,  M.  S.  Stevenson;  St. 
Lawrence  Blvd.,  E.  Haberer;  Maison- 
neuve,  Que.  Br.,  C.  Hudon;  Cote  Des 
Neiges  Br.,  D.  Ducharme;  Cote  St.  Paul, 
W.  R.  Church. 

Imperial — St.  Lawrence  Blvd.,  J.  A- 
Richardson,  E.  L.  Brown. 

Quebec    Bank — Place    D'Armes,    Allan 
McDougall;     Atwater     Ave.,    L.     de     G. 
Garand;   St.   Catherine   St.    E.,   C.   de  V. 
Harwood. 
Traders— F.  W.  Bain. 
Royal — F.   J.    Sherman;    Beaubien    St., 
A.  B.  Phillips;  Stanley  and  St.  Catherine, 
J.  J.  Keyes;  Seigneurs  and  Notre  Dame 
W.,  J.  W.  Fulton;  Laurier  Ave.,  W-   S. 
Greene;  Montreal  West,  M.  L.  Jackson. 
International  Bank — J.  Godfrey  Bird. 


British  North  America — J.  Elmsly. 
Hochelaga— St.  James  St.,  F.  G.  Leduc; 
Mount  Royal  Ave.,  J.  E.  Genereux; 
Mount  Royal  Ave.,  E.  A.  Desrochcs; 
Delorimier  Ave.,  O.  L.  Baillargeon;  St. 
Catherine  E.,  E.  J.  Chartiez;  St.  Cath- 
erine Centre,  Jules  Hamel;  St.  Edouard 
Boulevard,  A.  Lapointe;  Notre  Dame  St. 
est,  Jules  Trepanier;  Hochelaga,  Ant. 
Gariepy;  Maisonneuve,  D.  Dion;  St. 
Henry,  Que.,  G.  Itzweire;  Point  St. 
Charles,  Que.,  Aug.  Genand;  town  of  St. 
Louis,  Que.,  A.  Lewis. 

Bank  of  Toronto— St.  James  St.,  H.  B. 
Henwood;  Board  of  Trade,  G.  J.  Cuth- 
bertson;  St.  Catherine  and  Guy  Sts., 
E.  H.  Fuller;  Point  St.  Charles  (sub  to 
Board  of  Trade  Branch);  512  St.  Law- 
rence Boulevard,  C.  L.  Parkinson. 

Provincial — Tancrede  Bienvenu;  408 
Rue  Rachel  E.,  C-  A.  Roy;  103  Rue  Roy, 
A.  Larose;  742,  Rue  Ontario  E.,  J.  P. 
Leblanc;  848  Notre  Dame  W.  Branch, 
A.  E.  Prudhomme;  972  Rue  Beaubien, 
Geo.  L.  Marsolais;  Eastern  Abattoirs 
(exchange  office  only);  Ste.  Cunegonde, 
Jos.  Berthiaume. 

Union — A.  S.  Jarvis;  St,  Catherine  St. 
W.  Br.,  R.  H.  Killaly. 

Ottawa — Francis  Cole;  Fairmount  Ave., 
A.  W.  Laing. 

Dominion — ^J.  H.  Horsey;  Bleury  St. 
Br.,  N.  L.  Lauchland;  Guy  St.,  C.  A. 
Pack;  St.  Lawrence  Boulevard,  G.  C. 
Marriot. 
Sterling— B.  Walker. 
Montreal — C.  W.  Dean;  Hochelaga, 
J.  H.  Judson;  Papineau  Ave.,  C.  B. 
Robin;  Peel  St.,  H.  .T,  Allan;  Point  St. 
Charles,  G.  S.  Low;  Seigneurs  St.,  G.  C. 
Smith;  Ste.  Anne  de  Bellevue,  A-  M. 
Chevalier;  St,  Henri,  J.  F.  Grant;  West 
End,  D.  B.  MacPherson;  Westmount, 
G.  E.  F,  Aylmer. 

Commerce— H,  B,  Walker;  West  End, 
D,  McLennan. 

Merchants— D.  C.  Macarow;  West  End, 

W.  B.  Scott;  East  End,  J.  Mondor;  St. 

Lawrence   St.,   E.   G.   St.  Jean;    Laurier 

Ave.,  F.  X.  Leduc. 

The  importance  of  the  trade  of  Mont- 

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real  is  indicated  by  the  following  statis- 
tics of  Bank  Clearings: 

Total  clearings  for  year  1910,  $2,088,- 
558,000. 

Total  clearings  for  month  of  October, 

1910,  $180,559,232. 

Total  clearings  for  month  of  October, 

191 1,  $217,714,346. 

Total  clearings  for  ten  months  ending 
October,  191 1,  $1,910,425,350. 

Moose  Jaw,  Sask. 

Building  operations  here  are  very 
active,  the  total  value  of  permits  for  the 
first  nine  months  of  191 1  being  $2,- 
016,525.  For  the  month  of  September 
alone  the  figures  are  $192,400,  an  in- 
crease of  400  per  cent,  over  the  same 
month  of  1910. 

Moose  JaviT  is  on  the  C.  P.  R.  main 
line,  399  miles  west  of  Winnipeg,  and  is 
one  of  the  fastest  growing  cities  of 
Western  Canada. 

There  are  five  elevators  (capacity 
293,000  bushels),  at  which  were  handled 
418,000  bushels  of  grain;  flour  mill 
(capacity  2,000  barrels  daily);  oatmeal 
mill  (capacity  300  barrels  daily) ;  exten- 
sive stock  yards,  at  which  were  handled 
2,050  horses,  2,000  cattle,  600  sheep  and 
300  hogs  last  season;  electric  light  and 
power;  street  railway;  industrial  spurs 
for  manufacturing  and  wholesale  pur- 
poses; is  the  customs  port  of  entry; 
office  of  the  Dominion  Land  Depart- 
ment; is  headquarters  of  C.  P.  R.  lines 
in  Saskatchewan;  Dominion  Express. 

Among  its  industries  are:  Cement 
block  plant,  lumber  yards,  meat-packing 
plants,  many  wholesale  houses,  nine 
banks,  two  daily  newspapers. 

Opportunities:  Hotel,  soap  works,  tan- 
nery, creamery,  wholesale  houses  in  all 
lines  of  business. 

The  total  assessment  in  1910  was  $13,- 
548,402.  This  had  increased  by  191 1  to 
$27,770,453,  an  advance  of  over  100  per 
cent. 

The  population  in  1901  was  1,558;  in 
1906,  6,250;  and  the  returns  of  a  census 
just  completed  by  the   Board  of  Trade 


and  the  City  Council  shows  the  popula- 
tion to-day  to  be  19,500  people. 

The  Customs  House  receipts  for  the 
fiscal  year  of  1904-5  were  $23,902.51. 

The  receipts  for  the  fiscal  year  of  1910- 
II  were  $276,736.25. 

Some  of  the  largest  industries  in 
Western  Canada  have  seen  the  un- 
doubted advantages  of  being  located  at 
this  point,  and  their  unqualified  success 
has  proved  their  sound  judgment. 
Among  these  are  the  Saskatchewan 
Flour  Mills  Co.,  Ltd.,  with  a  capacity  of 
2,600  barrels  per  day;  the  Saskatchewan 
Bridge  and  Iron  Co.,  Ltd.,  who  have 
found  it  necessary  to  reorganize  with  a 
capitalization  of  $1,000,000,  and  intend 
commencing  early  in  the  spring  to  erect 
a  plant,  covering  27  city  lots,  and  expect 
to  employ  within  two  years  in  the  neigh- 
borhood of  400  men.  Messrs.  Gordon. 
Ironsides  and  Fares  have  just  completed 
an  abattoir  and  packing  plant,  which  to 
erect  and  equip  cost  over  $1,000,000,  and 
there  are  others. 

Nine  chartered  banks  operate  here,  and 
a  bankers'  clearing  house  was  established 
February  ist,  191 1.  The  clearances  for 
the  first  nine  months  totalled  $28,- 
670,825,  and  the  month  of  October  $3,- 
968,879.  The  following  are  the  banks  and 
their  managers:  Imperial,  W.  R.  Scott; 
Bank  of  Hamilton,  S.  S.  DuMoulin; 
Home  Bank,  F.  G.  Nickerson;  Royal, 
F.  G.  D.  Cameron;  Union,  J.  G.  Vicq; 
Dominion,  M.  J.  Torrance;  Northern 
Crown,  O.  C.  Dix;  Montreal,  J.  S. 
Holmsted;  Commerce,  H.  M.  Stewart. 

The  opening  of  the  coal  mines  forty 
miles  south  of  Moose  Jaw  will  greatly 
lessen  the  cost  of  steam  power.  The  new 
mines  are  being  watched  with  great  in- 
terest by  the  citizens,  who  have  no  fears 
of  a  coal  shortage  during  the  coming 
winter.  The  mines  will  be  served  by  a 
branch  of  the  Canadian  Pacific  Railway, 
which  will  be  laid  to  the  mouth  of  the 
pit,  a  double  track  having  already  been 
laid  at  the  mines.  The  equipment  now 
includes  coal  sheds,  bunk  houses,  scales, 
machine  shops  and  power  plant. 

In    respect    of    educational    facilities. 


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BUSY  MAN'S  CANADA 


Moose  Jaw  stands  in  the  forefront 
among  the  cities  of  Saskatchewan,  the 
pupils  having  taken  highest  honors  for 
the  province  at  the  departmental  ex- 
amination's. 

There  are  already  six  schools  located 
in  the  city,  while  two  more  of  eight  and 
twelve  rooms  respectively  are  at  present 
under  construction  at  an  estimated  cost 
of  $175,000.00  The  Collegiate  Institute, 
costing  over  $150,000.00,  is  the  finest 
building  of  its  kind  in  the  Prairie  Pro- 
vinces, the  exterior  and  interior  being 
favorably  commented  upon  by  all  visi- 
tors. The  number  of  pupils  in  attend- 
ance at  the  various  schools  aggregates 
2,400,  with  a  teaching  staff  of  sixty. 

Transportation,  coupled  with  the  city's 
position  in  the  largest  and  most  re- 
nowned wheat  belt  in  the  world,  is  re- 
sponsible for  the  fact  that  Moose  Jaw 
is  to-day  the  largest  milling  centre  be- 
tween Winnipeg  and  the  coast,  the 
figfures  of  the  Department  of  the  In- 
terior being:  Winnipeg,  3,500  barrels; 
Moose  Jaw,  2,200  barrels;  Regina,  125 
barrels;    and    Calgary,    1,100   barrels    per 


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Nanaimo,  B.C. 

Nanaiino  has  another  industry  in  the 
shape  of  a  packing  plant,  located  in  the 
building  formerly  occupied  by  the  Na- 
naimo Canning  Co.,  Ltd.  The  new  plant 
is  owned  by  Robert  Broder  and  Samuel 
Manery,  both  of  New  Westminster.  The 
plant  is  now  turning  out  about  seventy- 
five   cases   per   day. 

Nanaimo  is  situated  on  Vancouver 
Island,  38  miles  from  Vancouver.  The 
largest  coal  mines  of  the  island  are  situ- 
ated here,  and  so  well  are  they  operated 
that  strangers  would  not  know  of  their 
presence  were  their  attention  not  drawn 
to  them.  There  is  also  a  great  fishing 
industry. 

The  population  is  8,330.  Assessment 
roll,  $3,510,736.  Tax  rate,  32-20/100 
(buildings  are  exempt,  land  only  is 
taxed).  There  are  20  miles  of  asphalt 
and  macadamized  streets,  12  miles  of 
concrete  sidewalks.  C.P.R.  Government 
telegraph,  local  and  long  distance 
phones,  public,  separate  and  high  schools, 
convent,  churches.  Provincial  Court 
House,  Post  Ofiice,  Customs  House,  In- 
land Revenue  offices.  City  Hall,  Fire 
Hall,  City  Court  and  Police  Hall,  Agri- 

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cultural  Buildings,  good  hotels,  Masonic 
Hall,  Oddfellows,  theatres,  opera  house, 
and  many  other  buildings  for  social 
gatherings. 

It  is  worth  while  to  note  that  all  im- 
provements are  exemipt  from  taxation. 

Exceptional  opportunities  are  offered 
here  for  the  location  of  iron  works,  steel 
plant,  ship  yards,  soap  factory,  shoes, 
autos,  rope  walk,  in  fact  almost  any  class 
of  manufacture  or  wholesale  house  will 
be  welcomed.  Write  to  H.  R.  Hickling, 
the  Secretary  of  the  Citizens  League,  and 
see. 

Electric  light  and  power  are  supplied 
by  a  private  company  at  low  rates,  also 
gas  for  light  and  power.  Water  supply 
is  inexhaustible.  Sewage  is  carried  to 
the  sea.  Electric  railway  is  expected  to 
be  completed  in  the  spring  of  1912. 

The  banks  and  their  managers  doing 
business  here  are:  Royal,  W.  A.  Sch- 
wartz; Union,  D.  T.  Ashley;  Commerce, 
E.  H.  Bird;  Merchants,  F.  L.  Randall. 

Building  permits  issued  during  the  ist 
nine  months  of  191 1  were  $9,148,000. 
Without  doubt  the  permits  will  exceed 
a  quarter  of  a  million  dollars  for  191 1, 
as  there  are  many  buildings  already  pro- 
jected. 

Fire  protection  is  good,  with  steam 
fire  engine.  J.  Parkins,  Fire  Chief.  J. 
Crosson,  Chief  Police. 

Municipal  officers  are:  A.  E.  Planta, 
Mayor;  S.  Gough,  Treas.  and  City  Clerk; 
A.  Waters,  City  Engineer;  G.  Home, 
Postmaster.  The  Citizens  Business  Lea- 
gue, acting  for  board  of  trade  purposes, 
are:  J.  W.  Coburn,  President;  H.  R. 
Hickling,    Secretary. 

Neepawa,  Man. 

Neepawa  is  building  a  300-bbl.  a  day 
oatmeal  mill  ($35,000),  a  match  factory 
($15,000),  and  the  C.N.R.  round  house. 
They  badly  need  a  steam  laundry.  W. 
L.  Belton,  Secretary  Board  of  Trade,  will 
attend  promptly  to  enquiries. 

Both  the  C.P.R.  and  C.N.R.  come  to 
Neepawa.  It  is  61  miles  north-west  of 
Portage    la    Prairie.       Population     2,000, 


assessment  $1,073,000,  tax  rate  18  mills. 

W.  H.  Gossell  is  Mayor;  J.  W.  Brad- 
ley, Clerk  and  Secretary-Treasurer;  E.  J. 
Harris,  Postmaster;  R.  H.  Fusee,  Presi- 
dent Board  of  Trade;  and  W.  L.  Belton, 
Secretary. 

Waterworks  and  sewerage  systems  are 
being  installed.  Electric  light  and  power 
are  municipal-owned.  There  are  grano- 
lithic walks  on  principal  streets,  two  pub- 
lic schools,  collegiate  institute  and  cus- 
toms house. 

It  takes  four  banks  to  look  after  the 
money  in  this  town:  Home  Bank,  R.  B. 
Burland,  manager;  Union,  G.  E.  T. 
Sherry,  manager;  Commerce,  C.  Ballard, 
manager;  Merchants,  H.  W.  Nesbitt, 
manager. 

The  three  elevators  and  stock  yards 
last  season  handled  356,000  bushels  of 
grain,  985  cattle,  and  1,562  hogs. 

Nelson,  B.C. 

Mr.  H.  H.  Currie,  B.A.,  Secretary  of 
the. Publicity  Bureau,  reports  that  there 
are  good  openings  here  for  flour  mill, 
tannery,  box  factory,  broom  factory  and 
pulp  -mill,  and  he  will  gladly  give  par- 
ticulars of  these  openings,  and  special 
advantages  of  locating  here. 

Nelson  is  the  centre  of  the  non-irri- 
gated fruit  growing  district,  as  well  as 
the  mining  capital  of  the  Kootenay  dis- 
trict. 

At  the  termination  of  nayigation  on 
the  west  arm  of  Kootenay  Lake.  The 
climate  is  mild  and  well  sheltered,  plenty 
of  rain  fall.  Transportation  facilities  in 
addition  to  the  steamships  plying  on  the 
lakes  are,  Canadian  Pacific  Railway 
(Crows  Nest  Pass  division).  Great 
Northern  (Spokane  Line),  Express  Co.'s 
are  Dominion  and  Great  Northern; 
C.P.R.  and  Western  Union  telegraph; 
local,  rural  and  long  distance  phones; 
electric  cars  (54  miles),  electric  light  and 
power  (23,600  h.p.),  eleven  miles  gra- 
velled streets,  17  miles  cement  and  plank 
sidewalks;  manufactured  gas  for  light 
and  power;  pure  water  from  the  moun- 
tain streams;  gravity  sewerage  system. 

Two   public,   one   high   and   one    night 

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school.  Mining  school  in  connection 
with  high  school  is  being  arranged  for. 
Seven  churches,  daily  newspaper,  court 
house,  Oddfellows  block,  opera  house 
and  other  places  of  amusement,  Y.M.C.A. 
building,  six  wholesale  houses,  commer- 
cial and  summer-resort  hotels. 

Among  its  industries  are:  Iron  worKs, 
sawmills,  C.P.R.  shipyards,  railroad  di- 
visional shops,  sash  and  door  factories, 
brewery,  marble  works,  two  jam  fac- 
tories, mattress  works,  mineral  water 
factory,  the  products  of  gold,  silver,  cop- 
per, lead,  zinc  and  marble  mines  are  five 
million  dollars. 

The  eight  rail  and  steamer  routes 
afford  easy  and  rapid  transportation. 
This  is  a  business  centre,  distributing 
and  industrial  point  of  no  mean  propor- 
tions, being  the  third  city  in  British 
Columbia,  with  a  population  of  7,003, 
within  one  and  a  half  miles  of  the  post 
office.  Assessment,  $3,072,970;  assess- 
ment 7  mills  on  50  per  cent,  value  of  im- 
provements and  45  mills  on  land.  The 
city  has  recently  purchased  $70,000  worth 
of  its  own  bonds,  showing  the  city  is 
progressive  and  in  strong  financial  posi- 
tion. The  city  saved  some  $20,000  by 
purchasing  its  bonds  with  money  set 
apart  for  that  purpose.  The  city  im- 
provements in  191 1,  cost  $30,000. 

Four  banks  are  needed  to  attend  to 
the  financial  wants  of  the  district.  They 
are,  with  their  managers:  Commerce, 
J.  S.  Monro;  Imperial,  J.  M.  Lay;  Mvnl- 
real,  LeB.  DeVeber;  Royal,  A.  B.  Neth- 


ersky. 

Harold  Selous  is  Mayor;  W.  E.  Was- 
son,  City  Clerk  and  Treasurer;  G.  C. 
Mackay,  Engineer;  H.  H.  Currie,  Secre- 
tary Publicity  Bureau;  E.  K.  Beeston, 
Secretary  Board  of  Trade;  and  T.  G. 
Proctor,  President. 

Fire  protection — 67  hydrants,  14  alarm 
boxes,  pressure  150  lbs.,  3  halls,  3  sub- 
stations, chemical  hose  cart,  etc.  D. 
Guthrie,  Fire  Chief,  and  C.  W.  Young. 
Chief  Police. 


New  Glasgow,  N.S. 

Business  is  good  here,  for  before  a  new 
store  is  completed  the  tenant  is  ready  to 
move  in.  There  are  many  good  open- 
ings here  for  live  men.  Just  write  to 
Rod.  G.  Mackay,  Secretary  Board  of 
Trade,  tell  him  what  line  you  are  in  and 
he  will  tell  you  all  about  it. 

The  population  is  7,000,  assessment 
$2,500,000,  tax  rate  2.20.  Jno.  Under- 
wood is  Mayor;  Jas.  Roy,  City  Clerk  and 
Treasurer. 

New  Glasgow  is  on  the  Intercolonial 
Railway,  a  shipping  point  of  no  mean 
importance,  and  manufacturing  city. 
Among  its  principal  industries  are: 
Structural  steel,  brick  and  tile  works, 
machinery,  motors,  wire  works,  tools, 
wheels  and  specialty  works. 

Electric  light  and  power.  Abundant 
water  supply  and  sewers  (1,400  connec- 
tions). Nine  miles  of  street  railway. 
Western  Union  and  C.  P.  R.  tele- 
graph, Nova  Scotia  telephone  (local, 
rural,  long  distance).  Forty-five  miles  of 
streets  (mostly  macadam),  concrete  side- 
walks. The  town  is  well  supplied  with 
schools  and  churches,  and  court  house. 

The  banks  and  their  managers  are: 
Commerce,  B.  DeVeber;  New  Brunswick 
(2),  J.  H.  Stevenson  and  A.  Comrie; 
Royal,  C.  E.  McLaggan. 

Niagara  Falls,  Ont. 

Niagara  Falls  offers  to  new  manufac- 
turers cheap  sites,  low  fixed  taxation,  the 
cheapest  and  most  reliable  power  in  Can- 
ada and  easy  shipping  facilities.     There 
-^  is  plenty  of  help,  male  and  female,  to  be 


had  here.  Natural  gas  can  be  had  at  30c 
per  M. 

The  railways  entering  are  G.T.R., 
C.P.R.,  Mich.  Cent.,  Wabash,  Erie, 
N.Y.C.  Eight  miles  City  Electric  Rail- 
way, and  Inter-urban  Electric  Railway  to 
Hamilton.  Canadian,  Dominion  and 
American  Express,  Customs  House, 
G.N.W.  and  C.P.R.  telegraph,  Bell  phone. 

There  are  among  the  many  industries 
three  electric  power  companies,  generat- 
ing 280,000  H.P.,  supplying  light  at  four 
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January,  1912 


and  a  half  cents  per  K.W.,  and  H.P.  at 
$12  to  $20  a  year. 

The  water  supply  is  obtained  above 
the  Falls,  and  there  is  a  good  sewerage 
system. 

The  population  is  over  io,ooo  and 
steadily  increasing.  Assessment,  $6,487,- 
158;  tax  rate,  25  mills  on  one-half  valua- 
tion. There  are  60  miles  of  streets,  40 
miles  of  macadam  and  brick  pavement, 
40  miles  concrete,  public  and  separate 
schools,  collegiate  institute  and  Stamford 
high  school,  city  hall,  fire  hall,  library, 
armoury  and  14  churches. 

The  banks  and  their  managers  are: 
Imperial,  A.  H.  Murray;  Hamilton,  J. 
H.  Stewart;  Royal,  E.  R.  Dewart. 

S.  E.  Boulter  is  President  of  the 
Board  of  Trade;  W.  E.  Tuttle,  Secretary; 
O.  E.  Dores,  Mayor;  W.  J.  Seymour, 
Clerk;  W.  J.  McMurray,  Treasurer;  J. 
C.  Gardner,  City  Engineer;  Wm.  Phem- 
ister.  Postmaster. 

North  Battleford,  Sask. 

Recent  developments  here  point  to 
steady  progress,  and  leading  citizens  are 
more  insistent  than  ever  that  North 
Battleford  is  going  to  be  one  of  the  big 
distributing  centres  of  the  West. 

As  divisional  point  on  the  C.  P.  R., 
G.  N.  R.,  and  G.  T.  P.,  with  its  fine 
brick  public,  high  and  separate  schools, 
and  municipal  owned  electric  light  and 
power  plant,  the  town  presents  many 
points  of  attraction. 

Among  its  many  industries  are  the 
large  flour  mill,  elevators,  concrete 
works,  and  sash  and  door  factory. 

The  President  .of  the  Board  of  Trade 
is  E.  A.  Fox;  Secretary,  M.  J.  Howell. 

J.  A.  Foley  is  Mayor;  H.  W.  Dixon, 
Secretary. 

The  population  2,500,  assessment  $1,- 
698,383,  tax  rate  21  mills.  The  town  is 
growing  rapidly,  with  every  indication  of 
stability,  there  being  three  banks  to  at- 
tend to  the  financial  interests.  Imperial 
Bank,  managed  by  A.  T.  Spohn;  Com- 
merce, by  E.  A.  Fox,  and  British  North 
American,  by  T.  Weeks. 

There  are  some  splendid  openings  here 


for  busmess  men.  Brick  plant,  oatmeal 
mill.  Ask  the  Secretary  of  the  Board  of 
Trade  about  concessions  to  new  indus- 
tries. 

North  Sydney,  N.S. 

North  Sydney  will  give  liberal  help  to 
industries  locating  within  her  borders. 
The  s-ecretary  of  the  Board  of  Trade  will 
gladly  give  any  information  to  parties 
desiring  a  location.  If  you  are  interested 
write  to  him. 

The  population  is  5,418.  Assessment 
roll,  $1,859,570.  North  Sydney  is  the 
Atlantic  terminal  of  the  Intercolonial 
Railway.  West  Union  and  C.  P.  R. 
Telegraph.    Local  and  rural  phones. 

Among  the  many  industries  are 
Thompson  &  Sutherland's  stove  foundry, 
employing  100  hands;  Western  Union 
Cable  Co.,  employing  60  hands.  The 
Sydney  mines  are  three  miles  distant, 
connected  with  electric  car  line.  The 
splendid  harbor  affords  shelter  and  dock- 
age for  a  fleet  of  steamships  plying  on 
the  Atlantic. 

The  banks  located  here  are:  Royal, 
R.  W.  Elliott,  manager;  and  Bank  of 
Nova  Scotia,  R.  A.  Rowley,  manager. 

The  president  of  the  Board  of  Trade  is 
W.  S.  Thompson;  W.  P.  Mofifatt,  Sec- 
retary; F.  L.  Kelly,  Mayor;  Angus 
Young,  Treasurer  and  City  Clerk;  A. 
Moore,  City  Engineer;  R.  Musgrave, 
Postmaster. 

There  are  four  miles  of  street  railway 
in  the  town.  Electric  light  and  power 
are  supplied  by  a  private  company. 
Price  from  3  cents  up.  Water  reservoir 
and  lake  near  the  town  supply  by  gravi- 
tation an  abundance  of  water.  Sewage  is 
disposed  of  by  gravitation  to  the  sea. 

There  are  12  miles  of  granite  streets 
and  6  miles  of  concrete  and  gravel  side- 
walks. Public  and  High  Schools,  Cus- 
toms House,  public  halls,  good  hotels. 
Fire  equipment  is  hydrants,  100  pounds 
pressure,  with  first-class  engine  and 
equipment,  in  charge  of  B.  L.  Rice,  fire 
chief.    J.  McLean  is  chief  of  police. 

Market  days  are  Tuesday  and  Satur- 
day. The  county  exhibition  is  held  here 
in  October. 


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Oshawa,  Ont.  a   point   about   four  miles  to  the  south 

All    lines    of    business    continue    busy  °f  ^"^'^^-     ^^^^^   ^°P'   ^'"  8'^«   «"»- 

here;     the   big   carriage   and   automobile  P'^^"^^"/   J^   *t   least  4.000  men.     As  a 

factories,  the  Malleable  Iron  Co.  and  the  ^                 *  "^  ^""^  ^'"'''^''  evidences  of 

Pedlar    Co.    report     trade     exceptionally  P^'^f  ^^^  ^''^   expansion,  the   real  estate 

brisk.     There  are  openings  for  labor  of  ^'"^'^f"   '"^P^'^t  the  nearest  approach  to 

many  kinds,   the  only  difficulty  seeming  ^      '^°^'"  "  *"  P^operty  that  is  likely  to 

to  be  the  necessary  houses  for  incoming  ''"^'^  ^°  dignified  a  capital  as  Ottawa. 

inhabitants.     Many     municipal     improve-  ^^    outlook    for    the    coming   year   is 

ments  have  been  carried  through  lately,  ^°''  ^.^'"'^^  expansion.    Mr.  H.  W.  Baker, 

and    some    of    the    principal' streets    are  ^"''''"^'ty    Commissioner,    is    at    present 

now    being    paved    with    asphalt  'block  "^»°t'ft'"&  with  over  170  different  indus- 

pavement.     Another    new    industry    here  ^"*'   "prospects,"   which   include   almost 

is  Bricks,   Limited,  with  a  capitalization  ^^^""^  ^^^^^  °^  manufacturing  for  which 

of  $50,000,  for  the  manufacture  of  build-  O^^^a  is  a   suitable   centre, 

ing  bricks.  Ottawa   is   still    the   largest   individual 

The   population   is   increasing  steadily,  manufacturer   of  lumber  in    the    world, 

the  latest  estimate  placing  the  figure  at  ^^^  district  output  for  191 1  wrill  approxi- 

7,600.  mately  be  359,000,000  feet  board  measure, 

The  principal  officials  are.  Mayor,  W.  ^'^^  ^  monetary  valuation  of  over  $10,- 

E.  N.  Sinclair;    City  Clerk,  Thos.  Monis,  000,000.       The    city    has     176    industries, 

who    is    also    City    Treasurer    and    Sec-  employing  16,500  people  and  a  conserva- 

Treasurer;     President    Board    of    Trade,  *'^^  estimate  of  the  output  of  these  ir^- 

M.    F.    Smith;    Secretary,    Geo.    Milkr;  dustries      is      $38,000,000.        The      three 

City    Engineer,    Frank    Chappell;     Post-  P^^  rolls— Industrial,  Governmental,  and 

master,  J.  Tamblyn.  Railroads— combined,     distributed     $14,- 

The    banks    and    their    managers    are:  930,000  last   year. 

Royal,    R.    G.    Baird;    Dominion,    A.    H.  Building  operations  continue  to  make 

Black;    Standard,  J.  P.  Owens.  steady  increase,  and  it  is  expected  that 

the  total  for  191 1  will  exceed  that  of  last 

Ottawa,   Ont.  year,   but   will   not   equal   the   figures   of 

The   »r,^cf     •      -c       X    r                  ,      ,  ^909-     The  following  comparative  state- 

Ihe   most    significant    feature     of    the  .,,  ^        r  ■ 

rpal  <»cfaf/»  c;f.,o<-;^     •     r\^^           .    .  ment  will  be  of  mterest: 
real  estate  situation  in  Ottawa  at  the  pre- 
sent time  is  the  purchase  of  small  blocks 

of  land  on  the  outskirts  of  city  property  ^ 

by  small   capitalists,   men   who  are   able  Building  permits   in   1909. ..  .$4,527,590 

to  pay  practically  outright  for  small  pro-  Building    permits    in    1910. . .  -3,022,650 

perties.     For  years  there  has  been  com-  ,^^  ,^  ^^^ths  of  1911    2.587.900 

paratively    little    buying     of     this    class.  October,    1910    438,9^5 

Practically  all  the   purchases  have  been  ^  .   u                                                 to    y  j 

by   big   men    who    have    bought    broad         °^^°^^^'  '^"  ^^'"^^ 

vea'rf  o'r  °/,r''7''"  ^\"^'  '"''•  "^  V"^'  ^he  bank  clearings  are  ahead  of  last 

years,  or  else  at  once  having  it  sold  in  .                     .,?  .               u      u     r  i 

lot*    or    fr.    ^-.^->i          u       1.           L        ,  years  figures  as  will  be  seen  by  the  fol 

lois    or    to    people     who     have     bought  J             ^                                         ' 

houses.  lowing  table: 
The   Canadian    Pacific     Railway    state 

that   they   are   about   to   expend   several      ^°'  ^""  ^^^^  '^lo $193,714,890 

million    dollars    on    the    construction    of  ^°^  '"""^^  °^  October,  1910-      17.058,814 

new  terminals   in  this   city.     The   Cana-  ^°^  month  of  October,  19H.     I9.I99.275 

dian    Northern    Railway     are     preparing  ^"or  10  months  ending  Octo- 

plans  for  the  establis-hment  of  shops  at  ber,   191 1    172.317.25.^ 

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When  in  XJi^TtT^J      f^TT'C^lJ 

Ottawa  go  to  rlU  1  XLJ^    \^rj\^ll^ 

The  touri8t"rendezvou8."Centrally  situated 
for  the  theatres  and  shoppinR.     Furnished 
throughout  in  Mission  Oak.    Every  modern 
convenience.    Elaborate  service. 
EUROPEAN   AND   AMERICAN    PLANS 

Walter  B.  Wai.by,  Proprietor. 
Write  for  tariff  and  descriptive  literature. 


ARTHUR  LeB.  WEEKS 

ARCHITECT 

Canada  Life  Building 

Ottawa 


THE  NEW  RUSSELL 

Ottawa's  Leading  Hotel 

European  Plan  Exclusively 

Rates,  single       -        -        -        $1.00  to  J3.50 

Rates,  double        ■       -       -        92. OU  to  $5,00 

MULLIGAN  BROS..  Proprietors 

Geo.  E.  Mulligan,  Manager 


Porcupine,  Ont. 

From  all  present  indications  the  Por- 
cupine district  will  be  the  producer  of 
gold  bullion  within  the  course  of  a  very- 
few  months.  The  new  Hollinger  mill  is 
being  rushed  to  completion  as  rapidly  as 
rather  adverse  transportation  facilities 
will  permit,  and  it  is  likely  that  the 
stamps  will  begin  to  pound  about  March 
1st  next.  The  Dome  mill  will  be  ready 
some  time  before  this  date,  as  early  as 
Jan.  15th  being  talked  of  as  the  time  for 
the  inception  of  rock  crushing.  It  is 
probable,  however,  that  about  Feb.  isth 
will  see  the  real  commencement  of  seri- 
ous operations.  This  means  that  the  two 
big  Porcupine  properties  will,  from 
present  indications,  be  able  to  ship  out 
gold  some  time  next  spring. 

After  two  years  and  a  half  of  prepara- 
tion, interrupted  by  the  lamentable  holo- 
caust of  June  lastj  the  Porcupine  camp 
will  commence  to  give  forth  rewards 
adequate  to  its  promise  next  year.  To 
all  men  who  saw  the  western  gold 
camps  send  out  bricks  in  the  first  year 


of  their  existence  it  will  appear  strange 
that  to-day  there  is  not  a  stamp  drop- 
ping in  Porcupine. 

The  gold  is  there — dazzling  to  the 
naked  eye — on  the  surface,  visible  in  little 
cores  that  the  black  diamonds  cut  as 
they  twirl  at  the  end  of  their  long  tubes, 
biting  into  the  rock.  As  an  outward  and 
visible  belief  that  the  gold  is  there  for 
the  mining  ten  thousand  people  have 
ousted  the  cow  moose  from  the  low- 
lying  lands  of  Porcupine  and  have  set 
up  their  habitations  on  the  great  Matta- 
gami  and  many  another  mighty  river 
flowing  to  the  mud  banks  of  James  Bay. 
Three  towns  have  sprung  up,  jealous  of 
each  other  and  squabbling,  as  all  town- 
lets  on  the  frontier  will,  and  people  in 
Canada,  Britain  and  the  United  States 
who  will  never  see  the  camp  have  sent 
millions  of  dollars  in  machinery  to  get 
the  gold  out  of  the  earth,  and  when  they 
have  it  to  reduce  it  to  the  universal  cur- 
rency for  which  all  toil. 

The  mill  is  or  should  be  the  outward 
and  above-ground  sign  of  the  abundance 
of  wealth  below.  Previously  in  the  his- 
tory of  gold-mining  in  Ontario  the  mill 
was  built  to  impress  the  stockholders 
and  to  embody  in  the  annual  report.  In 
Porcupine,  to  a  very  large  extent,  indeed, 
the  mill  is  for  the  purpose  of  producing 
gold.  The  early  promoters  who  desired 
to  rush  into  mills  experienced  a  killing 
frost,  and  the  result  is  to-day  that  the 
plants  commenced  or  projected  are  to  a 
very  large  extent  justified  by  the  promise 
of  the  mine. 

To  date  not  $100,000  in  gold  has  been 
shipped  from  the  Porcupine  camp.  Yet 
the  mills,  involving  an  outlay  of  $680,000, 
will  probably  have  been  completed 
before  the  end  of  the  year.    They  are: — 

Stamps. 

Dome'  (building)   $300,000        40 

Hollinger  (building)  . .  250,000  40 
Mclntyre  (proposed) . .  70,000  10 
Vipond  (commenced) . .  30,000  10 
Rea  (proposed)   30,000        10 


$680,000      no 
So  far  the  weather  has  not  Ijeen  at  all 


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severe,  though  the  thermometer  showed 
about  21  below  zero  a  couple  of  days. 
Without  a  wind,  however,  that  does  not 
feel  cold  hereabouts,  owing  to  the  dry 
atmosphere.  People  are  dressed  for 
cold,  and  they  do  not  suffer  half  so 
much  as  people  in  the  big  cities  might 
imagine.  Hundreds  of  prospectors  and 
others  sleep  in  tents  every  night  in  the 
bush,  but  even  when  the  mercury  drops 
to  thirty  and  thirty-five  below  there 
is  comparatively  little  real  suffering. 
Life  here  has  not  half  the  hardships 
that  might  be  imagined,  though  at  the 
same  time  it  has  many  discomforts  and 
inconveniences,  and  is  quite  trying 
enough  for  the  average  tenderfoot,  or 
old-timer,  either. 

Among  the  buildings  in  Porcupine 
which  are  a  credit  to  the  camp,  the  new 
King  George  Hotel  is  worthy  of  special 
mention.  It  is  modern  and  up-to-date  in 
every  way  both  as  regards  equipment 
and  service,  and  would  be  an  ornament 
to  many  an  older  and  larger  city. 

By  December  31  Toronto  will  have 
direct  train  connection  with  the  gold 
fields.  Passengers  will  be  enabled  to 
leave  Toronto  at  eight  o'clock  each  even- 
ing and  go  direct  through  by  Pullman  to 
South  Porcupine,  arriving  there  next 
evening  in  time  for  supper. 

A  new  hotel  with  20  rooms  is  to  be 
built  immdiately  at  Mattagami  Landing, 
and  next  spring  a  permanent  hotel  will 
be  built  directly  facing  the  river.  Need 
of  good  accommodation  is  felt,  as  traffic 
through  this  settlement  is  increasing. 

Mattagami  Landing  is  the  point  from 
which  launches  connect  with  Waweatin 
and  Sandy  Points,  above  and  below, 
respectively,  where  power  companies 
have  generating  stations,  and  it  is  also  a 
stopping  place  for  prospectors  going  to 
and  from  the  townships  to  the  west  of 
Tisdale. 

The  future  of  this  place  looks  bright, 
as  it  has  every  facility  for  a  big  distribut- 
ing centre. 


Port  Arthur,  Ont 

The  Barnett-McQueen  Company  has 
received  a  contract  from  the  Canadian 
Northern  Coal  and  Ore  Docks  Company 
to  double  the  coal  handling  capacity 
of  the  company's  plant  here,  and  will 
start  work  at  once.  Two  hundred  men 
will  be  employed  all  winter,  and  the 
expenditure  will  reach  half  a  million 
dollars. 

The  granting  of  ten  acre  site  to  a  com- 
pany headed  by  W.  R.  Sinks,  of  the 
Canadian  Stewart  Company,  for  an  in- 
dustry to  employ  from  the  start  150 
men  and  expend  $350,000  on  the  plant, 
has  been  approved  of  by  the  City  Coun- 
cil. 

The  population  is  18,000;  assessment 
$12,000,000. 

Western  Dry  Dock  and  Shipbuilding 
Plant,  costing  one  and  a  half  million  dol- 
lars is  in  course  of  construction.  Also 
a  wagon  works,  to  employ  300  hands, 
and  an  enamel  works  to  employ  350 
hands.  Several  other  industries  are  clos- 
ing  negotiations   to  establish   here. 

There  are  especially  good  opportuni- 
ties here  for  iron  and  steel  industries, 
woodenware  factories,  clothing,  sewing 
machines,  pianos,  etc.,  as  electric  power, 
steam-coal,  and  pig  iron  are  cheap. 
Labor  can  be  secured  at  moderate 
wages,  and  raw  materials  can  be  obtained 
at  a  minimum  cost  by  water.  The  town 
will  grant  free  factory  sites,  fixed  assess- 
ment, etc.,  to  suitable  parties.  N.  G. 
Neill,  Industrial  Commissioner,  will  sup- 
ply full  particulars. 

The  Canadian  Northern  Company's 
Elevator  (capacity  7,500,000  bushels)  is 
the  largest  in  the  world.  The  coal  trade 
is  important  at  C.  N.  dock  (capacity 
800,000  tons).  Vessels  unloaded  at  the 
rate  of  10  tons  a  minute.  Price  of  steam 
coal,  f.o.b.  is  around  $3.50  to  $4.00  per 
ton. 

Gold  and  silver  have  been  found  in 
the  district  and  there  are  vast  |iron 
deposits  at  Atikokan  on  C.  N.  R.  The 
ore  is  smelted  at  Port  Arthur. 

Farming  lands  are  being  rapidly  opened 
up,  and  increasing  in  value.    The  assured 


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employment  and  good  wages  offered  at 
the  Lake  Ports,  in  the  saw-mills  and 
mines,  in  the  water-power  development 
and  on  the  railways  place  the  making 
of  a  comfortable  home  and  a  good  farm 
in  the  agricultural  sections  of  this  district 
within  the  reach  of  the  industrious  and 
enterprising  man  without  capital.  Not 
only  do  the  lines  of  labor  mentioned 
offer  a  means  of  a  man  establishing  him- 
self on  a  farm  in  the  district,  but  the 
fact  that  the  resources  of  the  district 
are  industrial  rather  than  agricultural 
assures  a  good  home  market  for  the  pro- 
ducts of  the  farm  after  it  has  been 
brought  under  cultivation.  Market  gar- 
den land  within  five  miles  of  Port  Arthur 
can  be  purchased  from  $50.00  per  acre. 
The  market  for  all  kinds  of  produce 
is  good  and  continually  increasing. 

There  are  15  miles  of  street  railway 
connecting  Port  Arthur  with  Fort  Wil- 
liam (2V2  miles  away),  own'ed  and 
operated  by  the  city. 

As  a  health  resort  Port  Arthur  is 
unique.  The  climate  is  most  delightful, 
seldom  more  than  6  inches  of  snow 
in  winter,  with  only  an  occasional  really 
cold  day.  Summer  days  are  just  pleas- 
antly warm,  and  evenings  refreshingly 
cool.  Maximum  sunshine  and  minimum 
rain.  The  city  rises  in  a  series  of 
plateaus  from  Thunder  Bay,  making  it 
an  ideal  place  of  residence.  The  re- 
markable purity  of  the  water  is  attri- 
buted to  the  rock  formation  and  the  en- 
tire absence  of  limestone.  These  quali- 
ties, together  with  the  purity  of  the 
air  and  the  charming  scenery  makes 
Port  Arthur  an  ideal  summer  and  health 
resort. 

There  are  a  great  many  industries 
located  her,  such  as,  two  boiler  works, 
blast  furnace,  two  sawmills,  two  found- 
ries, two  elevators,  sash  and  door  fac- 
tory, stock  yards,  two  brick  factories, 
brewery,  aerated  water  factory,  stone- 
cutting  establishment,  three  transhipping, 
freight  houses,  two  systems  cold  storage 
and  lake  fisheries. 

Electric  light  is  furnished  by  the  City 
at  an  average  cost  of  10  cents  per  lamp 
per  month. 


Water  is  supplied  by  the  City.  Domes- 
tic rate  averages  $15.00  per  year.  The 
Municipal-owned  telephone  system  has 
3,500  subscribers. 

S.  W.  Ray  is  Mayor;  J.  M.  McTeigue, 
City  Clerk;  J.  W.  Gurney,  City  Treasurer. 

The  banks  and  their  managers  are: 
Bank  of  Nova  Scotia,  A.  Mooney;  Mol- 
sons,  J.  A.  Little;  Imperial,  H.  C.  Hous- 
ton; Montreal,  W.  H.  Nelson;  Commerce, 
A.  W.  Roberts. 


ARCHITECTS 

Hood  &  Scott 

Benger  Bldg.,  177  Arthur  St. 


PORT  ARTHUR 
PHONE  135 


PORT   ARTHUR   GARAGE 

Expert   Automobile   and 

Motor  Boat  Repairs 

Workmanship  Guaranteed 

Phone  993  DOC.  WILKINSON,  Prop. 

25 


■When  in  Port  Arthur  stop  at  the 

flDariagot  Ibotel 

FACING  LAKE  SUPERIOR 
CONVENIENT  TO  BOATS  AND   TRAINS 

PORT    ARTHUR,    ONTARIO 

26 


■■  Not  the  biggest  but  the  BEST." 

ALGOMA  HOTEL 

PORT  ARTHUR 

15  Large  Sample  Rooms 

Merritt  &  Hodder,  props. 
Rates  $2.00  to  $3.50,  American  Plan     16 


Real  Estate  &  Investments 
THE  MEIKLE  CO. 

PORT  ARTHUR 


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Radville,  Sask. 

Builders  and  carpenters  are  wanted 
here.  Splendid  opening  for  flour  mill. 
Plenty  of  water  in  the  river.  Also  op- 
portunity for  dentisit  and  veterinary  sur- 
geon. 

The  Seed  Fair  will  be  held  Dec.  21st, 
191 1.     The  market  day  is  Saturday. 

Radville  is  a  new  town  and  divisional 
point  on  C.N.R.  line,  between  Maryfield 
and  Lethbridge,  a  line  to  Moose  Jaw 
starts  from  here,  and  a  line  to  run  to  the 
coal  mines,  20  miles  distant. 

The  town  is  one  year  old,  and  has  fine 
town  hall,  fire  hall,  red  brick  two-story 
public  school,  municipal  hall,  churches, 
public  hall,  licensed  hotel,  Bank  of  Com- 
merce, managed  by  W.  Hastie;  Wey- 
burn  Security  Bank,  under  the  manage- 
ment of  McG.  Wilkinson. 

C.N.R.  telegraph  and  express,  phone 
lines  being  constructed,  two-tank  chemi- 
cal engine  and  other  fire  equipment. 

Papulation,  350;  assessment,  $120,000; 
tax  rate,  5  mills;  President  Board  of 
Trade,  C.  S.  Hill;  Secretary,  G.  F.  Blun- 
dell;  Overseer,  C.  S.  Hill;  Secretary- 
Treasurer,  E.  J.  Moore;  Postmaster,  C. 
S.  Hill. 

Rainy  River,  Ont. 

Rainy  River  has  lately  received  an- 
other addition  to  its  industries  in  the 
shape  of  a  $50,000  stave  mill.  There  are 
many  large  lumber  mills  here,  and  there 
!s  a  good  opening  for  a  box  factory,  an- 
other stave  mill,  and  for  any  industry 
using  lumber,  as  the  supply  is  practically 
unlimited  and  can  be  run  down  the 
many  rivers  to  this  point,  where  cheap 
power  (water  or  electric)  is  abundaiit. 
There  is  also  a  good  opportunity  for  a 
brick  plant,  a  doctor,  a  dentist  and  a 
lawyer.  Write  to  Sydney  Bateman,  Sec- 
retary Board  of  Trade. 

The  town  of  Rainy  River  is  on  the 
river  of  the  same  name,  and  located  153 
miles  east  of  Winnipeg,  and  286  miles 
west  of  Port  Arthur,  on  the  Canadian 
Northern    Railway.  .  There    is    a    daily 


boat  service  in  the   summer  to  Kenora, 
about  86  miles  distant  on  C.P.R. 

The  population  is  2,300;  assessment, 
$717,458;  six  teachers  in  the  public 
school,  also  separate  school,  colleges, 
town  hall,  fire  hall,  gravel  or  cinder  in 
the  streets.  The  sidewalks  are  being  re- 
placed with  cement  on  the  principal 
streets.  Canadian  Northern  telegraph, 
telephones,  electric  light  and  power 
(private  ownership),  theatre,  dance  hall, 
waterworks  (250  connections),  sewers 
and  settling  beds. 

An  agricultural  fair  and  exhibition  will 
be  held  here  1912. 

The  Bank  of  Commerce  is  managed 
by   H.  W.   Graham. 

W.  O.  Chapman  is  Mayor;  S.  Bate- 
man, Town  Clerk  and  Treasurer;  S. 
Sage,  Town  Engineer;  G.  S.  Parker, 
President  Board  of  Trade;  R.  Reid,  Post- 
master. 

Fire  protection  in  charge  of  Chief  A. 
H.  Hanna,  with  fire  hall,  engine  and  lat- 
est equipment.  Thos.  McMahon  is  Chief 
of  Police.    There  are  four  good  hotels. 

There  is  a  good  demand  for  carpen- 
ters and  laborers. 

Red  Deer,  Alta. 

A  hundred  thousand  dollar  cement 
plant  has  just  located  here.  There  are 
brick  yards,  roofing  and  tile  works,  tent 
and  mattress  factories,  lumber  mill,  tan- 
nery and  other  manufacturing  concerns. 

Red  Deer  is  midway  on  the  C.P.R.  be- 
tween Calgary  and  Edmonton.  Has 
added  a  thousand  to  its  population  in 
the  last  year.  It  is  now  2,700;  assess- 
ment, $4,119,270.  G.  W.  Greene  is  Presi- 
dent of  Board  of  Trade;  J.  R.  Davison, 
Secretary;  R.  B.  Williver,  Mayor;  A.  T. 
Stephenson,  Treasurer  and  Clerk;  H. 
Wallace,  Postmaster. 

There  are  public,  separate  and  high 
schools,  convent,  business  college,  ladies' 
college,  court  house,  municipal  build- 
ings, fire  hall,  .  societies  hall,  theatres, 
four  hotels.  Government  phones  and 
Western  Electric  phones  (local,  rural 
and  long  distance),  C.P.R.  telegraph,  ex- 


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press,  waterworks  and  sewer  systems, 
electric  light  and  power. 

The  banks  indicate  the  strong  finan- 
cial position  of  this  district.  They  are 
with  their  managers:  Commerce,  W.  L. 
Gibson;  Imperial,  J.  G.  Gillispie;  Mer- 
chants, F.  M.  Hacking;  Northern  Crown, 
J.  H.  Menzies. 

There  is  urgent  need  here  for  foundry, 
also  pressed  brick  works,  cement  works, 
pulp  mill  and  concerns  using  leather.  J. 
R.  Davison,  Secretary  Board  of  Trade, 
will  indicate  what  the  town  will  do  for 
new  comers. 

Regina,  Sask. 

The  Brantford  Roofing  Company,  of 
Brantford,  Ontario,  have  decided  to  erect 
a  large  warehouse  here,  and  to  make 
Regina  their  distributing  point  for  its 
Western  trade.  The  building  will  be 
one  of  the  largest  in  the  city,  and  will 
be  of  brick  and  steel  construction. 

Regina  strikes  the  visitor  as  being 
a  clean,  wiholesome  city.  Her  paved 
streets,  boulevard  avenues,  handsome 
buildings,  huge  warehouses,  etc.,  mark 
her  as  a  solid,  substantial,  modern  city  in 
every  respect. 

Investments  are  safe  and  sure;  they 
are  increasing  in  value  daily.  Unlimited 
opportunities  lie  open  here  for  the 
capitalist,  the  investor  and  the  financier. 

Situated  on  the  C.  P.  R.  main  line,  358 
miles  west  of  Winnipeg,  Regina  is  the 
capital  and  largest  city  in  Saskatchewan, 
the  commercial  and  industrial  centre  of 
the  middle  west  and  possesses  unique 
advantages  for  manufacturers,  whole- 
salers and  investors. 

Regina's  distributing  territory  com- 
prises over  60,000  square  miles,  in  which 
are  located  over  250  towns  and  villages, 
and  a  population  of  nearly  half  a  mil- 
lion. 

Over  200  wholesale  and  distributing 
firms  are  now  located  here,  and  it  is 
claimed  that  the  city  is  the  point  of 
largest  distribution  of  agricultural  im- 
plements in  the  world. 


Revelstoke,  B.C. 

There  are  openings  here  for  pulp 
mills,  machine  shop,  saw  and  shingle 
mills  and  tannery.  W.  F.  Laing,  Secre- 
tary Board  of  Trade,  will  be  glad  to 
give  full  particulars  regarding  the  ad- 
vantages   of  locating  in    Revelstoke. 

The  town  is  situated  on  the  Columbia 
River,  where  it  is  crossed  by  the  main 
line  of  the  C.P.Ry.  Is  the  junction  of 
the  main  line  of  the  Arrowhead  and 
Kootenay  Railway,  which  connects  with 
the  palatial  steamers  of  the  C.P.R.  on 
the  Arrow  Lakes,  and  with  the  B.  C. 
Southern,  Columbia  and  Western,  Crow's 
Nest  Pass  and  Great  Northern  Railway 
systems  to  the  south. 

Revelstoke  is  surrounded  by  the  larg- 
est lumber  and  mining  dsitrict  in  B.C. 
Municipality  owns  an  unlimited  water 
power  and   Hydro-Electric  plant. 

The  land  in  this  district  is  extremely 
fertile  and  able  to  support  a  population 
of  30,000  people. 

This  is  also  a  mining  district  of  no 
mean  importance.  One  of  the  largest 
deposits  of  zinc  ore  on  the  continent  is 
now  being  developed  at  Pingston  Creek 
and  the  ore  is  being  successfully  treated. 
Here  is  the  place  where  a  prospector 
could  certainly  make  a  strike,  as  the 
showings  of  mineral  are  abundant.  Those 
that  have  been  opened  up  have  panned 
out  to  the  entire  satisfaction  of  the 
owner. 

The  fruit  growing  possibilities  must 
not  be  overlooked.  Irrigation  is  not  re- 
quired, winters  are  mild  and  winter- 
killed trees  are  almost  unknown.  To 
the  sportsman  the  attractions  are  great. 
Both  large  and  small  game  are  plenti- 
ful. 

The  population  is  4,000;  assessment, 
$2,223,721;  taxes  are  25  mills. 

W.  H.  Pratt,  President  Board  of  Trade; 
F.  W.  Laing,  Secretary;  Dr.  J.  H.  Ham- 
ilton, Mayor;  Bruce  A.  Lawson,  Secre- 
tary-Treasurer; Alex.  McRae,  Postmas- 
ter. 

The  banks  required  for  this  busy  town 
are,    with    their    managers:      Commerce, 

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F.  M.  Gibson;  Imperial,  A.  B.  McClen- 
eghan;  Molsons,  W.  H.  Pratt. 

There  are  two  public  schools,  eight 
rooms  each,  high  school,  city  hall,  court 
house,  two  fire  halls,  opera  house,  thea- 
tre and  picture  shows. 

Other  commercial  equipments  include 
C.P.R.  telegraph,  Dominion  express, 
Government  telephone.  Also  private 
phone,  local,  rural  and  long  distance. 
About  seventy  miles  of  streets,  cement 
sidewalks   and   good   hotels. 

Water  supply  is  from  mountain 
streams,  gravity  system.  Sewers  are 
complete. 

The  town  is  increasing  its  power  plant 
by  an  addition  of  i,ioo  feet  of  new  flume, 
enlargements  to  the  dam,  and  water  sys- 
tem. 

Electric  light  and  power  owned  by  the 
municipality  and  supplied  at  extremely 
low  rates. 

Rosetown,  Sask. 

There  are  openings  here  for  flour  mill, 
machine  shop,  electric  light  plant,  lin- 
seed mills,  furniture  store,  hotel,  flax 
mills.  Write  to  J.  H.  Tregea,  Secretary 
Board  of  Trade,  or  C.  W.  Holmes,  Presi- 
dent. They  will  give  generous  treat- 
ment to  new  industries. 

Rosetown  is  a  new  town  on  C.P.R., 
i66  miles  north-west  of  Moosejaw,  and 
46  miles  west  of  Outlook. 

W.  McDougald  is  Mayor;  S.  B.  Robin- 
son, Secretary-Treasurer;  L.  Heartwell, 
Postmaster. 

The  population  is  600.  There  are  a 
four-room  brick  school,  town  hall,  fire 
station,  an  hotel.  Government  phones, 
C.P.R.  and  C.N.R.  telegraph  and  express. 

There  are  two  banks — Traders  (N. 
McVicar,  manager),  and  Union  Bank 
(R.  Gordon,  manager). 

Saskatoon,  Sask. 

The  city  of  Saskatoon  does  not  agree 
with  the  count  of  the  Dominion  census 
officials.  When  the  Ottawa  fig^ures  came 
out    a    few   weeks    ago.    Saskatoon    was 


listed  as  having  two  people  over  twelve 
thousand.  Since  then,  civic  enumerators 
have  got  busy  and  have  found  a  few 
thousand  more  people  in  Saskatoon — six 
thousand  more  to  be  exact.  The  civic 
figures  give  the  city's  population  as 
18,096.  Which  is  right — 12,002  or  18,096? 
Saskatoon  is  certainly  going  ahead.  Its 
population  eight  years  ago  was  only  113. 
The  school  attendance  is  1,824,  assess- 
ment $23,392,528,  and  tax  rate  only  18 
mills. 

The  Grand  Trunk  Pacific,  Canadian 
Northern  and  Canadian  Pacific  Railroads 
centre  there.  Twenty-six  passenger 
trains  enter  and  leave  daily.  Twenty-two 
mails  are  received  and  distributed  daily 
by  the  post  office.  There  are  24  miles 
of  water  mains,  252  fire  hydrants,  22  miles 
of  sewers,  up-to-date  fire  equipment, 
including  60  h.-p.  chemical  and  hose 
motor,  four  fully  equipped  fire  halls,  20 
miles  concrete  sidewalks,  12  modern 
hotels  (one  costing  $300,000),  municipal 
light  and  power,  Government  automatic 
phone  system,  local,  rural  and  long  dis- 
tance. 

Among  the  largest  buildings  are: 
Court  house,  land  titles  office.  Dominion 
lands  office,  masonic  temple,  I.O.O.F. 
temple,  labor  temple,  opera  houses, 
barracks  of  R.  N.  W.  Mounted  Police, 
city  club,  five  large  modern  schools  (3 
more  now  building),  collegiate  institute, 
business  colleges,  hospital,  owned  and 
operated  by  Municipality,  and  a  $200,000 
new  one  nearly  completed.  There  arc 
four  trust  companies,  Y.  M.  C.  A.  build- 
ing, Y.  W.  C.  A.,  provincial  university 
under  construction. 

The  new  provincial  agrcultural  college 
is  under  construction.  The  provincial 
agricultural  farm  of  1,333  acres  is  close 
to  the  City. 

Nine  miles  of  street  railway  will  be  in 
operation  September,   1912. 

Negotiations  are  just  completed  for  a 
$75,000  Carnegie  library. 

The  President  of  the  Board  of  Trade 
is  Malcolm  Isbister,  Commissioner  is  F. 
Maclure  Sclanders. 
James  Clinkskill  is  Mayor;  R.  M.  Keat- 


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jng,  Treasurer;  Geo.  T.  Clark,  City 
Engineer;  Andrew  Leslie,  City  Clerk; 
Malcolm  Isbister,  Postmaster;  Thos. 
Heath,  Fire  Chief;  R.  C.  Dunning,  Chief 
Police. 

Just  an  instance  of  "  how  they  do 
things  "  here.  One  hundred  and  thirty- 
seven  thousand  dollars  was  contributed 
within  two  days  for  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.  and 
Y.  W.  C.  A.  buildings  erected  in  this 
city.     Saskatoon  certainly  "  does  things." 

The  banks  and  their  managers  re- 
quired by  the  heavy  business  interests 
here  are:  Bank  of  Nova  Scotia,  S.  S. 
Sterns;  Imperial,  P.  Bidwell;  Hamilton, 
S.  S.  Cameron;  Quebec,  J.  Ingram; 
Traders,  T.  K.  McCallum;  Royal,  G.  R. 
Chisholm;  British  North  America,  G.  A. 
C.  Weir;  Union,  A.  P.  Van  Someren; 
Dominion,  F.  W.  Diggle;  Nor.  Crown, 
K.  F.  Dewar;  Montreal,  K.  A.  Ashworth; 
Commerce,  W.  P.  Kirkpatrick;  Mer- 
chants, R.  R.  Randall. 

Sackville,  N.B. 

Condensed  milk  plant,  and  furniture 
manufacturing  will  find  special  opportun- 
ities here.  Also  iron,  textile  and  malle- 
able works. 

Land  seekers  should  enquire  about 
this  district.  A  line  to  G.  R.  McCord, 
Secretary  Board  of  Trade,  or  E.  M.  Copp, 
President,  will  bring  the  necessary  in- 
formation. 

Sackville  wants  iron  moulders.  The 
foundries  are  extending  their  already 
large  plants.  A  new  wharf  is  under  con- 
struction, also  new  railway  station,  and 
freight  sheds.  The  old  sidewalks  are 
being  replaced  with  concrete. 

The  industries  added  the  last  year  are 
concrete  works,  leather  manufacturing 
and  wood-working  plants. 

There  are  2,000  people  within  the  in- 
corporated town  limits. 

Sackville  is  on  the  tide  water  and 
Intercolonial  Railw;ay,  147  miles  west  of 
Halifax,  and  38  miles  east  of  Moncton 
Jet.  There  are  C.P.R.  and  West  Union 
telegraph,  local,  rural  and  long  distance 
phones,    electric    light    and    power    from 


Eastern  Development  Co.,  gravity  water 
system,  owned  by  the  town. 

There  are  three  grammar  schools,  high 
school,  university,  arts,  engineering,  ap- 
plied science  schools,  ladies'  college,  con- 
servatory of  music,  art  gallery,  business 
college,  four  public  halls,  and  first-class 
hotels. 

The  banking  interests  are  Royal  Bank, 
G.  H.  Mackenzie,  manager,  and  Bank  of 
Nova  Scotia,  R.  C.  Williams,  manager. 

C.  W.  Fawcett  is  Mayor;  Thos.  Murray, 
Treasurer  and  Clerk;  J.  F.  Allison,  Post- 
master. 

Sault  Ste.  Marie,  Ont. 

It  is  little  wonder  that  manufacturers 
like  to  locate  in  the  Soo,  where  labor 
is  not  scarce,  where  water  and  electric 
power  are  abundant,  and  where  there  is 
low  taxation,  with  excellent  sites,  having 
railway  siding  on  one  side  and  dockage 
on  the  other,  affording  cheap  and  easy 
transportation. 

It  is  here  the  products  of  the  mine 
and  forest  come  to  be  prepared  for 
every  day  commercial  use,  and  the  manu- 
facturer desiring  a  site  will  find  Sault 
Ste.  Marie,  Ontario,  a  desirable  location 
in  every  way.  The  President  of  the 
Board  of  Trade,  Mr.  C.  H.  L.  Jones,  will 
gladly   supply   information   to    enquirers. 

The  Town  is  situated  on  the  St.  Mary's 
River,  where  power  is  generated  for  the 
immense  and  varied  plants  of  the  Lake 
Superior  Corporation  and  its  allied  in- 
dustries. These  include  three  blast 
furnaces,  coke  ovens,  open  hearth  and 
Bessemer  steel  plants,  rail  mill,  structural 
steel,  bar  and  billet  mills,  rail  fastenings, 
splice  bar,  tie  plates,  etc.,  bolt  and  nut 
works,  charcoal,  alcohol  and  acetate 
plant,  railway  car  building  works,  ore 
and  coal  docks,  copper  and  nickel 
smelters,  veneer,  saw,  shingle  and  stave 
mills,  iron  and  brass  foundries,  sulphite- 
pulp  and  ground  wood-pulp  mills,  oil  re- 
fineries and  other  industries  of  no  mean 
importance.  Lake  Superior  is  the  Mill 
Pond  for  the  water-power,  and  St.  Mary's 

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River  the  waste  water  way.  100,000 
horsepower  can  be  generated  here. 

Six  million  dollars  are  now  being 
spent  in  industrial  construction  here. 

W.  H.  Munroe  is  Mayor;  C.  W. 
McCreai,  Treasurer;  C.  J.  Pirn,  City 
Clerk. 

The  heavy  business  interests  requne 
six  banks  to  attend  to  their  hnancial 
wants.  They  are,  with  their  managers: 
Commerce,  A.  D.  McLean;  Montreal, 
A.  M.  Peters;  Royal,  H.  J.  Bulley; 
Traders,  A.  G.  Knowles;  Imperial  (2),  E. 
K.  Boultbee. 

The  locks  at  the  ship  canal  are  the 
largest  in  the  world  and  will  easily  ac- 
commodate three  or  four  of  the  largest 
boats  in  the  carrying  trade  on  Lake 
Superior. 

The  railway  facilities  are:  C.  P.  R. 
and  Algoma  Central  and  Hudson  Bay 
Railway.  The  Manitoulin  and  North 
Shore  road  is  now  building  to  have  con- 
nections here.  There  are  four  miles  of 
electric  street  railway  within  the  corpora- 
tion. 

The  population  is  10,613,  and  town 
has  applied  for  a  city  charter.  The 
assessment  is  $5,967,764,  tax  rate  20  mills. 
There  are  good  macadamized  streets, 
cement  sidewalks,  electric  light  and 
power,  water  mains  and  sewers,  local 
and  rural  phones,  with  the  Bell  long 
distance  line  about  completed.  C.  P.  R. 
and  G.  N.  W.  Telegraph,  public,  separate, 
high  and  technical  schools,  Government 
Municipal  buildings,  custom  house  and 
good  hotels. 


S.  W.  FAWCETT 

Real  Estate 

Loans  and  Insurance 

PHONE  124                              p.  0.  BOX  384 
SAULT  STE,  MARIE            22 

O'CONNOR  &  SHERIDAN 
Real  Estate  and  Mining  Brokers 

665  Queen  street    .-.     Phone  723 
SAULT  STE.  MARIE.  ONT. 

Industrial  Sitefl  and  High-claai) 
Investments 


Sherbrooke,  Que. 

The  Electric  City.  Claims  it  can  sup- 
ply the  cheapest  electric  power  in  Can- 
ada. There  are  four  trunk  lines  of  rail- 
roads—C.P.R.,  G.T.R.,  Quebec  Central, 
and  Boston  and  Maine.  Thirty-three  pas- 
senger trains  enter  or  depart  from  Sher- 
brooke every  day.  The  electric  street 
railway  is  doubling  the  length  of  its 
tracks  within  the  city  limits. 

Free  site,  $15  power,  tax  exemnrf" 
and  other  advantages  make  up  Sher- 
brooke's  claim  to  the  manufacturer  de- 
siring a  location. 

The  population  is  17,000.  Assessment, 
$7,200,000.     Tax  rate,  18^  mills. 

Mayor,  C.  W.  Cote;  Sec'y.-Treas.,  F.  J. 
Griffith;  City  Engineer,  I.  Tremblay; 
Postmaster,  W.  A.  Morehouse;  Presi- 
dent Board  of  Trade,  E.  Winn  Farwell; 
Secretary,  Ghas.   E.  Bradford. 

Bell  Telephone,  People's  Local  and 
Rural;  C.P.R.  and  G.N.W.  Telegraph; 
Ghurches,  Schools;  Educational  facilities 
are  abundant  with  their  libraries  and 
evening  Technical  School. 

Drill  Hall  just  erected,  cossting  $100,- 
000;  Court  House,  Municipal  Buildings, 
Art  Hall,  Monument  Nationale  and 
theatres.     Plenty  of  good  hotels. 

Eight  miles  of  Electric  City  railroad, 
first-class  fire  equipment  in  charge  of  R. 
Davidson,  Fire  Chief. 

Seven  banks  are  required  to  look  after 
the  financial  interests  of  this  important 
industrial  centre.  They  are,  with  their 
managers:     National,     A.     U.     Dorais; 


REAL 
ESTATE 


CHITTY,  MOFFUY  (Q,  CHIPLEY 

SAULT  STE.  MARIE 
REALTY    IN    ALL    IT*  BRANCHES 

Reference— Canadian  Bank  of  Commerce.     The  purchase  of  Sault 
Real  Estate  is  the  bext  buy  in  Canada  to-'lay.  


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Eastern  Townships  Bank  (2),  E.  W. 
Farwell  and  F.  A.  Briggs;  Quebec,  Colin 
Crawford;  Hoc'helaga,  M.  A.  Laine; 
Montreal,  R.  A.  E.  Aitken;  Merchants, 
H.  Irwin. 

Souris,  Man. 

There  is  an  opening  here  for  a  cream- 
ery, a  steam  laundry,  and  a  shoe  store. 

New  recreation  grounds  and  summer 
resort  are  being  laid  out;  a  post-office 
is  under  construction. 

Souris  handled  last  season  251,000 
bushels  of  grain,  436  cattle  and  995  hogs. 
There  are  four  elevators  (capacity  180,- 
000  bushels),  stock  yards,  flour  mill,  etc., 
public  and  high  schools,  churches,  gas 
plant  owned  by  private  company,  water 
works,  town  hall,  fire  hall,  post-office, 
and  a  good  hotel. 

Souris  is  on  the  C.P.R.,  26  miles  south- 
west of  Brandon,  on  the  Souris  River. 

The  President  of  the  Board  of  Trade  is 
T.  L.  Arnett;  Secretary,  A.  S.  Morrison; 
Mayor,  A.  J.  Hughes;  Clerk,  J.  W.  Brec- 
key;  City  Engineer,  J.  H.  Smith;  Post- 
master, W.  Wenman. 

Dominion  express,  C.P.R.  telegraph, 
Government  phone  (rural  and  long  dis- 
tance), population  2,000,  assessment  $1,- 
000,000,  taxes  23  mills. 

The  Union  Bank  is  under  the  manage- 
ment of  V.  L.  Ferguson,  and  Merchants 
Bank,  F.  L.  Adolph. 

Smith's  Falls  Ont. 

There  is  good  demand  for  all  kinds 
of  skilled  labor  here.  Cement  walks, 
water  works,  and  sewerage  are  being  ex- 
tended throughout  the  to>wn. 

The  Collegiate  Institute  is  nearly 
completed.  The  total  cost  will  be  $60,- 
000,  and  the  new  General  Hospital,  also 
Hearing  completion,  will  cost  $40,000. 

There  is  an  opening  here  for  iron 
working  plants,  foundries,  knitting  fac- 
tories, textile  factory  and  others,  and 
the  town  offers  many  inducements  to 
parties  desiring  to  locate  'here. 

Five  good  hotels  supply  the  wants  of 
the  travellers. 


Smith's  Falls  is  a  divi'sional  point  on 
the  C.P.R.  Customs  House,  Dominion 
Express,  Bell  Telephone,  rural,  local  and 
long  distance,  G.N.W.  and  C.P.R.  Tele- 
graph. 

The  population  is  6,146.  Assessment, 
$2,096,052.     Tax  rate,  31  mills. 

President  of  Board  of  Trade  is  Ogle 
Carss;  Sec'y.,  R.  Hawkins;  Mayor,  Adam 
Foster;  City  Treasurer,  Henry  Layng; 
City  Engineer,  S.  B.  Code;  City  Clerk, 
J.  A.  Lewis;  Postmaster,  D.  A.  Fer- 
gusson. 

H.  B.  Wilson  is  manager  of  the  Mol- 
sons  Bank;  L.  J.  R.  Richardson,  manager 
of  the  Union  Bank;  and  S.  L.  Forrest, 
manager  of  Ottawa  Bank. 

Smith's  Falls  is  46  miles  S.-W.  of  Ot- 
tawa, on  the  Rideau  Canal  and  River,  with 
passenger  and  freight  steamboat  service 
There  are  four  public  schools,  high 
school,  collegiate  institute,  library,  town 
hall,  public  halls,  opera  house  and  other 
amusement  centres.  Waterworks,  elec- 
tric light  and  power. 

The  principal  factories  are  engaged  in 
the  production  of  farm  implements,  wire 
fence,  malleable  castings,  ploughs,  stoves, 
cooperage,  etc.  The  Canadian  Northern 
Railway  is  being  built  to  get  a  share  of 
the  large  volume  of  merchandise  ship- 
ped from  this  point. 

St.  Catharines,  Ont. 

St.  Catharines  reports  the  building  in- 
dustry very  brisk,  new  manufacturing 
concerns  locating,  making  houses  for  em- 
ployees scarce. 

There  are  special  facilities  for  paper 
and  pulp  mills,  plenty  of  water,  Hydro 
Electric  power,  and  cbeap  coal.  A 
foundry  would  find  this  an  advantage- 
ous location.  Grand  Trunk  Railway  and 
C.N.R.,  with  Welland  Canal  for  boats; 
electric  railway  between  Hamilton  and 
Niagara,  eight  miles  of  which  are  in 
the  city. 

There  are  20  miles  of  streets,  paved 
with  brick,  cement  block,  biulithic  and 
macadam,  and  thirty  miles  of  concrete 
sidewalks.    The  population  is  13,450;  as- 


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sessment  roll,  $7,781,905;  tax  rate,  22 
mills;  waterworks,  sewerage,  electric 
power  from  Hydro-Electric  and  Cataract 
Power  companies;  also  natural  and 
manufactured  gas. 

Among  the  fine  buildings  are  seven 
public  schools,  two  separate  schools,  col- 
legiate institute,  business  colleges,  Lor- 
etto  Abbey  and  college,  county  buildings, 
city  hall,  public  library,  Y.M.C.A.,  gener- 
al and  marine  hospitals,  isolation  hospi- 
tal  and  hospital   for  consumptives. 

There  are  eight  hotels,  masonic  hall, 
opera  house  and  hippoctrome.  Three 
fire  halls  (50  alarm  boxes),  chemical  en- 
gine and  full  equipment  in  charge  of 
W.  Early.  The  Chief  of  Police  is  H. 
N.   Green. 

The  manufacturing  concerns  are  too 
numerous  to  mention,  and  there  is  plenty 
of  room  for  more.  G.  F.  Knight,  Secre- 
tary Board  of  Trade,  will  give  all  par- 
ticulars. 

The  chief  city  officials  are:  J.  Mc- 
Bride,  Mayor;  Wm.  Mittleberger,  Treas- 
urer; A.  Pay,  City  Clerk;  Alex.  Milne, 
City  Engineer;  S.  G.  Smith,  Postmaster. 
Bell  Telephone,  local  and  long  distance; 
G.N.W.  and  C.P.R.  telegraph;  Dominion 
express. 

St.  Catharines  is  in  the  centre  of  the 
fruit-growing  district  of  the  Niagara 
peninsula,  and  is  justly  designated  "  The 
Garden  Cjjty."  Its  25  daily  express  trains 
are  hardly  able  to  carry  the  fruit  shipped 
from  this  point  in  the  season. 

The  canning  factories  put  up  five  mil- 
lion cans  of  fruit  in  a  season,  not  count- 
ing that  put  up  by  other  canneries  in  the 
vicinity. 

It  takes  eight  banks  to  attend  to  the 
financial  wants  of  the  city.  They  are, 
with  their  managers:  Commerce,  R.  G. 
W.  ConoUy;  Imperial  (2),  J.  A.  Forster; 
Nova  Scotia,  J.  W.  Corning;  Traders,  D. 
Muir;  Toronto,  G.  W.  Hodgette;  Union, 
W.  J.  Dawson;  Sterling,  D.  B.  Crombie. 

St.  John,  N.B. 

To  the  manufacturer  St.  John  has 
points  which  no  business  man  can  over- 
look.    Coal   from  the  mines  close  by  is 


obtained  at  advantageous  prices;,  trans- 
portation is  easy  and  at  low  rates;  fac- 
tory sites  are  obtainable  at  a  nominal 
cost;  labor  is  not  scarce,  but  contented, 
the  one  point  which  no  employer  of  labor 
can  overlook,  labor  troubles  being  un- 
known here. 

The  population  is  52,341  (an  increase 
over  last  year  of  4,800),  assessment  $637,- 
760,  tax  rate  1.94  (land  values  only). 
There  are  fifty-two  miles  of  paved  streets 
(creosote,  wood  block,  granite  block, 
biulithic),  and  over  ^^  miles  asphalt  side- 
walks. 

The  city  is  now  putting  down  granite 
block  pavements,  costing  $180,000,  and 
improving  the  gravitation  supply  of 
spring  water  at  a  cost  of  $1,125,000.  They 
are  extending  the  boulevard  system  in 
the  residential  section. 

There  are  over  100  plants  manufactur- 
ing for  shipment  to  overseas  markets,  and 
there  are  facilities  here  for  any  works  re- 
quiring coal,  wood,  iron,  lime,  copper, 
antimony,  etc,  as  raw  materials  are 
abundant  and  cheap. 

There  is  an  exceptional  opportunity 
for  cement  works,  glass  works,  canning 
factory  and  furniture  factory.  E.  Ander- 
son, Secretary  of  the  Board  of  Trade, 
will  supply  particulars. 

Electric  light  and  power  from  private 
corporation  can  be  had  at  iSc  less  30 
per  cent.,  and  power  6c  less  1/3.  Gas 
can  be  had  at  90c,  less  10  per  cent,  for 
lighting.  Specially  low  prices  are  given 
to  power  users. 

There  are  fifteen  miles  of  street  rail- 
way, market  every  day,  which  is  one  rea- 
son for  the  low  cost  of  living. 

Fire  equipment  in  charge  of  Fire  Chief 
Kerr  (six  fire  stations,  with  full  equip- 
ment); W.  W.  Clark  is  Chief  of  Police. 

The   school   system   is   very   complete. 

There  are  Y.M.C.A.,  Masonic  and  other 
society  halls,  opera  house,  libraries, 
yacht  clubs,  etc.  Also  municipal  build- 
ings, Customs  House,  museum  of  natural 
history,  the  many  large  well  kept  parks 
and  squares,  which  go  to  make  the  city 
beautiful. 

The    banks    and    their    managers    are: 

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Bank  of  New  Brunswick  (5  branches), 
A.  McDonald,  C.  H.  Lee,  T.  G.  Marquis, 

D.  W.  Harper,  A.  J.  Macquarie;  Bank  of 
Nova  Scotia  (2  branches),  E.  S.  Esson 
and  E.  S.  Crawford;  Royal  Bank  (2 
branches),  T.  B.  Blain  and  R.  E.  Smith; 
British  North  America  (5  branches),  A. 
P.  Hazon  and  C.  A.  Robinson,  with  three 
assistant-managers;  Union  Bank,  W.  A. 
Connor;  Montreal  Bank,  E.  M.  Shadbolt; 
Bank  of  Commerce,  C.  W.  Hallamore; 
Merchants  Bank,  F.  J.  Shreve. 

T.  H.  Estabrooks  is  the  President  of 
the  Board  of  Trade,  and  W.  E.  Anderson 
Secretary. 

Municipal  Officers  are:  Jas.  H.  Frink, 
Mayor;  Adam  P.  Mclntyre,  Comptroller; 
Wm.  Murdoch,  C.E.,  City  Engineer;  H. 

E.  Wardroper,  City  Clerk;  D.  G.  Ling- 
ley,  Chamberlain;   E.  Sears,  Postmaster. 

It  is  stated  that  there  is  an  opening 
here  for  a  five-hundred  room  hotel,  to 
take  care  of  tourist  traffic  and  trans- 
Atlantic  travel.  The  Secretary  of  the 
Board  of  Trade  will  give  full  particu- 
lars. 

Stettler,  Alta. 

The  municipal  council  are  installing  a 
system  of  waterworks,  which  are  near- 
ing  completion.  An  electric  light  and 
power  plant  is  under  construction,  and 
numerous  street  improvements  are  in 
view.  The  town  hall  buildings  are  cen- 
trally situated,  including  fire  hall,  council 
chamber,  and  secretary-treasurer's  office. 

The  fire  department  is  a  well-equipped 
organization,  having  a  highly  efficient 
staflf  of  volunteers.  The  apparatus  in- 
cludes gasoline  fire  engine,  two-cylinder 
chemical  engine,  hose  reels,  ladders,  etc. 

Quite  recently  there  have  been  several 
residences  placed  under  construction,  and 
the  occupied  area  of  the  town  is  rapidly 
increasing. 

Stettler  is  between  Lacombe  and 
Moosejaw,  at  the  intersection  of  the 
C.  P.  R.  and  C.  N.  R.,  Vegreville  and 
Calgary  branch,  49  miles  east  of  La- 
combe, on  the  Calgary  and  Edmonton 
branch.     The    population    is    1,800.      As- 


sessment roll,  $1,107,500.  Tax  rate,  25 
mills. 

There  are  municipal  buildings.  Public 
School  (cost  $50,000),  Opera  House, 
fire  hall,  flour  mill,  creamery,  steam 
laundry,  machine  shops,  and  good  hotels, 
municipal  water-works  and  electric  light 
plant,  local,  rural  and  Government  tele- 
phones, C.  P.  R.,  C.  N.  R.  telegraph  and 
express. 

There  are  four  miles  of  plank  paved 
streets,  and  two  and  one-half  miles  of 
sidewalks. 

There  are  good  openings  for  furniture 
store,  butcher,  painter,  brickyard,  whole- 
sale houses,  sash  and  door  factory,  tan- 
nery, cement  plant  and  flax  mill. 

The  secretary  of  the  Board  of  Trade 
will  give  full  information. 

The  banks  are:  Traders,  managed  by 
A.  H.  Preston,  and  the  Merchants,  by 
J.  H.  Johnson. 

As  an  indication  of  the  prosperity  of 
this  district,  it  may  be  noted  that  farm 
machinery  to  the  value  of  a  quarter  of  a 
million  dollars  were  sold  last  season. 
At  the  annual  cattle  round-up  there  were 
5,700  head  in  the  bunch,  and  thorough- 
bred horses  are  a  feature  of  this  dis- 
trict. 

Municipal  officers  are:  J.  P.  Grigg, 
Mayor;  D.  Mitchell,  Secretary-Treas.; 
Miss  K.  L.  Raemer,  Postmistress;  W.  W. 
Sharpe,  President  of  the  Board  of  Trade; 
D.  Mitchell,  Secretary. 

Toronto,  Ont. 

According  to  the  summary  of  statistics 
just  issued  by  City  Treasurer  Coady, 
the  total  expenditure,  uncontrollable, 
and  otherwise,  for  the  first  ten  months 
of  191 1  are  $4,725,458,  and  the  appropria- 
tions for  the  year  are  $6,268,179. 

The  uncontrollable  expense  total 
$2,101,080,  while  the  Board  of  Control  has 
spent  $418,968,  out  of.  $509,072.  Other 
figures  are: 

Apropriations.  Expended. 
Works  Committee  ..$606,723  $491,402 
Waterworks   360,413  285,881 

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Street  cleaning 654,333  532,260 

Fire  and  light 649,494  454,67o 

Property    276,573  171,267 

Parks    253',o85  208,663 

Island   45,763  33,017 

Architect    47,036  28,250 

The  number  of  buildings  for  which  the 
City  Architect's  Department  issued  per- 
mits during  the  first  ten  months  of  191 1 
was  7,576,  an  increase  over  the  same 
period  of  1910  of  1,206.  The  total  ap- 
proximate value  of  buildings  for  which 
permits  were  issued  from  January  ist, 
to  October  31st,  this  year  was  $20,306,- 
699,  as  compared  with  $17,734,488,  the 
value  for  the  same  period  of  last  year. 

The  total  number  of  buildings  for 
which  permits  were  issued  during 
October  of  this  year  was  804,  with  an 
approximate  value  of  $1,798,042.  This  is 
a  decrease  on  the  figures  for  the  corres- 
ponding months  of  1910  when  the  number 
was  862  and  the  value  $2,914,980.  The  de- 
crease in  value  is  attributed  to  the  fact 
that  October  was  the  record  month 
of  last  year,  a  considerable  portion  of 
the  new  General  Hospital  being  included 
in  the  permits. 

This  year  will  make  a  new  record  in 
building  for  Toronto,  and  the  value  of 
the  buildings  will  be  several  millions 
greater  than   ever  before. 

The  Customs  revenue  for  October 
reaches  a  total  of  $1,360,000.  The  returns 
for  the  correspondiug  month  of  1910  were 
$1,053,607,  which  exceeded  the  returns  of 
any  previous  October.  Thus  October, 
191 1,  is  a  record  month,  with  an  increase 
of  slightly  over  $300,000.  This  gain  is 
remarkable,  being  the  greatest  since 
March,  1910,  which  showed  an  increase  of 
$356,000. 

The  statement  of  the  assessment  and 
population  of  the  city  for  the  present 
year  serves  to  emphasize  the  extremely 
rapid  growth  during  the  past  ten  years. 

The  population  has  increased  from  199,- 
043  in  1901  to  374,672  this  year,  according 
to  the  assessors'  figures,  which  are  sup- 
posed to  be  a  little  conservative  though 
fairly  accurate. 

This  represents  a  growth  of  88  per 
cent,    in    the   population'  in    one    decade, 


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— John    Wannamaker. 

Most  of  the  fortunes  have  been 
accumulated  by  men  who  began 
life  without  capital.  Anyone  who 
is  willing  to  practice  a  little  self- 
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many  small  depositors,  and  many 
who  began  in  a  small  way  and 
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or  a   doubling  of  the  population   of  the 
city  in  about  twelve  years. 

The  assessment  of  the  city  has  in- 
creased even  faster.  In  1901  it  was 
$133,844,955,  while  the  assessment  just 
completed  places  it  at  $344,835,115,  an 
increase  during  the  decade  of  no  less  than 
158  per  cent. 

The  Growth  Year  by  Year. 

The  poulation  and  increases  from  year 
to  year  were  as  follows: 

Year.            Population.  Increase.  P.  C. 

1901  199,043  ...'... 

1902  205,887                6,844  3-4 

1903  211,735                5,848  2.8 

1904  226,04s  14,310  6-8 

1905  238,642  12,597  5.5 

1906  253,720  15,078  6.3 

1907  272,600  18,880  7.4 

1908  287,201  14,601  5.3 

1909  325,302  38,101  13.2 

1910  341,991  16,689  5.1 

191 1  374,672  32,681  9.7 

Bank  clearings  at  Toronto  continue  to 
expand,  the  amount  for  October  having 
totalled  $155,221,805,  which  is  $9,214,981 
greater  than  in  October  last  year,  when 
clearings  were  considerably  above  the 
previous  high  record.  The  following 
comparisons  show  the  remarkable  expan- 
sion of  the  banking  business  at  Toronto 
in   the   past   eleven   years: 


October. 


1907 
1908 
1909 
1910 
1911 


.$108,925,057 

•  115,724,711 

•  133,768,916 

•  146,006,824 

•  155,221,805 


Clearings  for  the  ten  months  compare 
as  follows: 

Ten  months,  1910  •■ $1,284,367,371 

Ten  months,  191 1 1,485,216,749 

The  increase  in  the  assessment  of  the 
City  since  1905  is  shewn  in  the  follow- 
ing comparative  table: 


1906 
1907 


•  $167,411,678 
.   184,283,085 


1908   206,088,990 

1909   227,800,000 

1910   269,866,219 

1911    • 306,604,774 

1912   344,835,115 

The  new  General  Hospital,  now  being 
erected,  will,  when  completed,  occupy  an 
entire  block,  comprising  in  all  about 
ten  acres,  and  will  be  probably  the  most 
complete  of  its  kind  in  Canada.  The 
aggregate  cost  of  the  completed  structure 
will  total  $1,750,000. 

The  Mayor  is  G.  R.  Geary;  City  Clerk 
W.  A.  Liittlejohn;  Chief  Clerk,  Jas.  W. 
Somers;  City  Treasurer,  R.  T.  Coady; 
City  Engineer,  C.  H.  Rust;  Medical 
Health  Officer,  Chas.  J.  Hastings,  M.D. 

Twenty  chartered  banks  have  between 
them  137  branches  in  Toronto.  The  head 
offices  and  their  managers  are:  Union 
Bank,  G.  Wilson;  Ottawa,  L.  C.  Owen; 
Dominion,  A.  Pepler;  Sterling,  A.  G. 
Gamble;  Northern  Crown,  V.  F.  Cronyn; 
Standard,  H.  T.  McMillan;  Montreal,  A. 
D.  Braithwaite;  Commerce,  M.  Morris; 
Merchants,  A.  B.  Patterson;  Metropoli- 
tan, W.  H.  Burns;  Home  Bank,  J.  Cooper 
Mason;  Traders,  Frank  W.  Strathy; 
Royal,  W.  F.  Brock;  British  North 
America,  Robert  Inglis;  Bank  of  Toronto, 
W.  R.  Wadsworth;  Bank  of  Nova  Scotia, 
L.  B.  C.  Mann;  Molsons,  P.  W.  D.  Brod- 
erick;  Imperial,  O.  F.  Rice;  Bank  of 
Hamilton,  F.  E.  Kilvert;  Quebec  Bank, 
P.  D'E.  Strickland.    , 

Trenton,  Ont. 

Alter  caretuUy  noting  all  the  varied  ad- 
vantages possessed  by  Trenton,  one  can 
come  to  no  other  conclusion  than  that 
this  little  town  will  in  the  course  of  a 
very  few  years  become  a  big  city.  There 
are  many  facilities  for  manufacturers  and 
anyone  desiring  information  should  write 
A.  Jones,  Secretary  Board  of  Trade.  The 
town  has  many  advantages  to  offer  to 
sound  concerns,  and  especially  to  those 
using  water  or  electric  power. 

The  Banks  necessary  to  attend  to  fin- 
ancial requirements  here  are  Molsons, 
managed  by  H.  A.  Thomson;    Montreal, 


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by  B.  H.  Siddall;  Standard,  by  E.  U. 
Illsey. 

Jesse  Funnell  is  Mayor;  J.  W.  Delaney, 
Treas.;  G.  W.  Ostrom,  City  Clerk. 

Trenton  is  on  the  shore  of  the  Bay  of 
Quinte,  at  the  southern  outlet  of  the 
Trent  Canal  System.  It  is  a  port  of  call 
for  the  passenger  and  freight  boats  to 
Toronto,  Montreal,  and  all  lake  ports. 

Trenton  is  on  the  main  line  of  the 
Grand  Trunk  Ry.,  loi  miles  east  of  To- 
ronto. The  Canadian  Northern  and  Cen- 
tral Ontario  Railways  also  serve  the 
town;    the  C.  P.  R.  is  reached  via  C.  O. 

Ry. 

The  population  is  4,500,  assessment 
$1,522,270,  tax-rate  25  mills.  There  are 
40  miles  macadam  streets,  20  miles  ce- 
ment walks.  Bell  Phone  system,  local 
and  long  distance,  G.  N.  W.,  C.  P.  R. 
and  C.  N.  O.  Telegraphs,  Dominion  and 
Canadian  Northern  Express,  Custom 
House,  Public,  Separate  and  High 
Schools,  Post  Office,  Town  Hall,  R.  C. 
Parish  Hall  and  Grand  Opera  House. 

Some  of  the  principal  industries  here 
are,  paper  mills,  sash  and  door  factory, 
baby  carriage  factory,  foundries,  bridge 
works,  button  and  clothing  factories,  and 
cooperage. 

There  are  good  openings  for  an  up- 
to-date  business  college  and  a  first-class 
book  store. 

Vancouver,  B.C. 

Building  operations  on  an  extensive 
scale  are  in  progress  in  all  parts  of  the 
city  and  the  neighboring  municipalities, 
and  the  demand  for  residential  property 
continues  unabated,  while  most  satisfac- 
tory conditions  prevail  in  commercial 
circles. 

During  the  last  year  or  two  the 
growth  of  this  city  has  been  enormous. 
The  entrance  of  new  railways,  the  flock- 
ing here  of  retired  settlers  from  the  east 
who  seek  a  warmer  climate — for  even 
now  it  is  warmer  in  Vancouver  than 
many  other  spots  on  the  globe — and  the 
immigration  of  so  many  new  citizens 
who  look  upon  the  city  as  an  ideal  place 
for  the   creation   of   a   fortune,   all   tend 


to   promote   the   growth   and   prosperity 
of  the  terminal  metropolis. 

Vancouver  is  distinguished  as  being 
the  only  city  where  a  definite  and  so  far 
successful  attempt  has  been  made  to  ob- 
tain an  adequate  local  revenue  from  a 
tax  on  land  values.  Vancouver  owns  its 
waterworks,  and  obtains  some  revenue 
from  the  tramway  system  and  licenses, 
but  the  bulk  of  its  revenue  comes  from 
a  tax  of  2  per  cent,  on  the  site  values 
of  land.  The  yield  of  this  tax  has  been 
found  to  be  so  satisfactory  that  all  other 
sources  of  revenue  could  be  dispensed 
with  without  adding  much  to  this  rate. 
This  result  has  been  arrived  at  grad- 
ually. Buildings  and  other  improve- 
ments were  at  first  exempted  up  to  50 
per  cent,  of  their  value,  later  to  the 
extent  of  75  per  cent.,  and  finally,  in  1910, 
they  were  exempted  altogether.  At  the 
last  municipal  election  a  council  was  re- 
turned pledged  to  continue  the  experi- 
ment. Statistics  covering  the  population, 
amount  of  annual  building  permits,  char- 
acter of  buildings  erected,  and  growth 
of  land  values,  all  point  to  phenomenal 
results  as  accompanying  the  interesting 
municipal  experiment. 

Vancouver  proper  has  an  area  of  8i 
square  miles,  exclusive  of  Stanley  Park 
and  False  Creek.  This  was  the  size  of 
the  original  townsite.  Additions  have 
recently  been  made  consisting  of  Hast- 
ings townsite,  2,800  acres,  and  District 
Lot  301,  640  acres.  Probably  South 
Vancouver  will  be  added  also,  making  a 
total  of  some  thirty  odd  square  miles. 

There  are  eighteen  chartered  banks 
in  Vancouver,  having,  besides  their  local 
head  offices,  36  branch  offices  scattered 
throughout  the  city.  The  following  is  a 
complete  list,  with  names  of  managers: — 
Bank  of  Nova  Scotia— H.  D.  Burns; 
Granville  St.  branch,  H.  Rogers. 

Eastern  Townships  Bank— W.  H.  Har- 
grave;  Kitsilano  branch,  P.  Gomery 
(Acting). 

Molsons— J.    H.    Campbell;     Main    St., 
A.  W.  Jarvis   (Agent). 
British  North  America— W.  Godfrey. 
Quebec  Bank— G.  S.  F.  Robitaille. 
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Imperial    Bank — A.    Jukes;     Fairview, 


Hastings  and  Abbott — A.  R.  Green; 
Main  Street,  W.  A.  Wright. 

Bank  of  Hamilton — E.  Buchanan;  E. 
Vancouver,  H.  L.  Paynter;  N.  Vancou- 
ver, C.  G.  Heaven;  S.  Vancouver,  F.  N. 
Hirst. 

Bank  of  Vancouver — F.  Dallas;  Broad- 
way West,  O.  Moon;  Cedar  Cottage,  E. 
G.  Sutherland;  Pender  Street,  C.  Reid; 
Granville  St.,  A.  H.  Hawkes. 

Traders— A.   R.  Heiter. 

Royal— F.  T.  Walker;  Bridge  St.,  G. 
Bowser;  Cordova  St.,  H.  F.  Montgom- 
ery; East  End,  S.  G.  Jardine;  Fairview, 
F.  C.  Birks;  Granville  St.  Centre,  R.  F. 
Howden;  Hillcrest,  A.  A.  Steeves;  Mt. 
Pleasant,  P.  L.  Bengay;  Park  Drive,  R. 
Jardine;    Robson  St.,  G.  H.  Stevens. 

Toronto — F.  A.  Brodie;  Hastings  and 
Carrall  Sts.,  E.  J.  H.  Vanston. 

Union — T.  McCaffrey;  Cordova  St., 
J.  Anderson;  Main  St.,  C.  C.  Dickson; 
Mt.  Pleasant,  W.  G.  Scott;  Vancouver 
South,  R.  J.  Hopper. 

Ottawa — ^Chas.  G.  Pennock. 

Dominion — W.  F.  Gwyn  (Acting); 
Granville    St.,  . 

Northern  Crown — ^J.  P.  Roberts;  Gran- 
ville St.,  E.  Stuart  George;  Mount  Plea- 
sant, D.  McGowen. 

Montreal — C.  Sweeny;  Main  St.,  S.  L. 
Smith   (Sub-Agent). 

Commerce — Wm.  Murray;  East,  C.  W. 
Durrant;  Fairview,  J.  C.  E.  Chadwick; 
Mt.  Pleasant,  J.  G.  Mullen;  Park  Drive, 
M.  Nicholson. 

Merchants — G.  S.  Harrison;  Hastings 
St.,  F.  Pike. 

The  rapid  and  substantial  rise  of  Van- 
couver is  shown  in  the  following  statis- 
tics of  Bank  Clearances: 

1901     $47,000,000 

1902 54,000,000 

1903  .  .  .   66,000,000 

1904 74,000,000 

1905  •  .  •  88,000,000 

1906  .  .  .  132,000,000 

1907  ....  191,000,000 

1908  .  .  .  183,000,000 


1909 287,000,000 

1910  .  .  . 445,000,000 

For  the  first  nine  months  of  191 1  the 
total  was  $389,809,930,  an  increase  of 
more  than  seventy  millions  over  the  cor- 
responding period  of  1910. 

Up  'to  the  present  the  chief  products  of 
manufacture  have  been  lumber,  sashes, 
doors,  etc.  The  output  has  been  very 
large.  Last  year  one  mill  alone  exported 
to  foreign  countries  thirty-eight  million 
feet  of  lumber. 

There  are  now,  however,  many  other 
commodities  produced  in  Vancouver,  as 
the  following  list  of  industries  and  pro- 
ducts will  indicate:  Abattoirs,  aerated 
waters,  asbestos  goods,  auto  and  buggy 
tops,  bakeries,  bamboo  furniture,  boats, 
book-binderies,  boots  and  shoes,  boxes 
(paper  and  wood),  brass  foundries,  brew- 
eries, biscuits,  bottling  works,  brick 
(clay,  cement,  etc.),  brooms,  cigars,  con- 
crete blocks,  confectionery,  cooperages, 
cornices,  coffee-grinding,  dairy  products, 
drugs,  engravings,  feed  and  flour  mills, 
fences,  fish-packing,  fire-proof  walls,  fish- 
ermen's supplies,  furniture,  furriers,  gas, 
gasoline  lamps  and  engines,  gas  and  elec- 
tric fixtures,  glass-blowing,  granite  works, 
harness,  trunks  and  leather  goods,  ice, 
ironworking,  jewellers,  jams  and  spices, 
etc.,  ladies'  garments,  lithographing,  log- 
ging engines  and  tools,  lumber,  shingles, 
sashes  and  doors,  mantels  and  show- 
cases, marine  machinery,  office  files  and 
furniture,  pianos,  portable  houses,  poul- 
try supplies,  car  fenders,  rice  mills,  roof- 
ing, sawmill  supplies,  soap,  sugar,  stoves 
and  furnaces,  umbrellas,  wagons  and 
carriages,  wire  and  nails,  wooden  pipes, 
etc» 

The  industrial  future  of  Vancouver  is 
assured,  for  here  will  be  the  factors  re- 
quired for  the  upbuilding  of  a  great 
manufacturing  centre — the  raw  materials, 
plentiful  supply  of  hydro-electric  power, 
immense  coal  deposits,  and  ideal  trans- 
portation facilities  by  land  and  sea.  It 
is  no  idle  boast  to  predict  that  Vancouver 
will  become  one  of  the  greatest  industrial 
centres  of  Canada  and  of  the  Pacific 
coast. 

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Building  Returns — Comparative  state- 
ment of  Building  Permits  from  1902  to 
1910  inclusive. 

Year.                      No  of  Value  of 

Permits.  Buildings. 

1902  .  .  .   417  $833,607 

1903  .  .  .  580  1,426,148 

1904  ...   836  1,968,591 

1905  •  •   940  2,653,000 

1906 1,096  4,308,410 

1907  •  •  • ^,773  5,632,744 

1908 1,697     ^  5,950,893 

.     1909  •  ■  ■   2,054  7,258,56s 

1910  .  .  .   2,260  13,150,365 

No.  of  Value  of 

Permits.  Buildings. 

First  9  mos.,  191 1.. 2,144  $13,559,270 

First  9  mos.,  1910- -1,779  9,010,190 


Increase  for   1911- -..365 


$4,549,080 


The  chief  City  officials  are:  Mayor, 
L.  D.  Taylor;  City  Treasurer,  John  John- 
stone; City  Clerk,  Wm.  McQueen;  Con- 
troller, C.  F.  Baldwin;  City  Engineer,  F. 
L.  Fellows;  President  Board  of  Trade, 
.\.  G.  McCandless;  Secretary,  W.  Skene; 
Postmaster,  R.  G.  McPherson. 

The  electric  supply  is  operated  by  the 
B.  C.  Electric  Railway  Co.  and  also  by 
the  Western  Canada  Power  Co.  Prices 
for  both  lighting  and  power  vary  accord- 
ing to  quantity.  The  gas  works  are 
owned  by  the  B.  C.  Electric  Railway 
Company.  The  whole  city  is  supplied 
with  a  complete  sewerage  system,  and 
the  tire  department,  with  its  eleven  halls, 


123  men  and  latest  motor  equipment,  is 
under  the  direction  of  Fire  Chief  J.  H. 
Carlisle.  The  Chief  of  Police  is  W.  H. 
Chamberlain.  The  tax  rate  of  2  per  cent., 
as  mentioned  above,  is  on  realty  only, 
and  has  not  varied  in  several  years.  The 
official  census  return  gives  Vancouver  a 
population  of  101,000,  but  in  all  fairness 
this  figure  should  be  very  considerably 
increased,  because  there  are  large  num- 
bers of  people  who  work  or  carry  on 
their  business  in  the  city  and  who  reside 
just  outside  the  limits.  A  moderate  com- 
putation of  the  present  population  of 
Vancouver  with  its  immediate  suburbs 
would  be  145,000. 

The  street  railway  service  covers  a 
very  large  area,  including,  besides  the 
city  proper,  the  points  in  Point  Gray, 
South  Vancouver  and  New  Westminster. 

Victoria,  B.C. 

Building  figures  for  the  ^rst  ten 
months  of  the  year  1911  have  set  a  new 
mark,  $3,145,540.  This  exceeds  the  whole 
of  last  year,  and  is  over  $1,000,000  ad- 
vance on  the  first  ten  months  of  1910. 

The  October  figures  for  this  year  are 
$541,325,  as  against  $124,375  for  October, 

I^IO. 

Bank  clearings  continue  to  indicate  the 
steady  growth  of  the  city's  commerce. 
Only  ten  months  of  the  present  year  are 
gone,  yet  for  the  first  time  in  the  city's 
history  the  figures  or  any  period  within 
a  year  are  beyond  the  hundred  million 
dollar  mark.  To  date,  the  bank  clear- 
ings   for    the    year    are    $110,306,688,    as 


WATCH  NORTH  VANCOUVER 

Now  that  the  bridge  across  the  inlet  to  Vancouver  is  assured,  all  property, 
especially  in  vicinity  of  the  Imperial  Car  Company's  immense  plant,  must 
advance  soon.     Lots,  from  ^350  to  $1000,  on  easy  payments,  can  be  had  now. 
Buy  before  you  are  too  late,  these  will  double  in  a  few  months. 
Write  for  full  particulars  to 

GEORGIA  REAL  ESTATE  CO.,  544  Georgia  St.,  Vancouver,  B.C. 
Bert  D.  Frost  Phone  6331 


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against  $80,996,428  for  last  year,  an  in- 
crease of  37  per  cent.  For  the  month  of 
October  this  year,  the  figures  returned 
were  $11,527,732,  as  against  $8,750,129  for 
October,    1910. 

Victoria  is  an  extremely  pleasant  city 
to  reside  in  and  its  climate  is  supurb. 
The  population  has  increased  rapidly 
during  the  past  five  years,  and  now 
stands  at  over  50,000.  Of  business  oppor- 
tunities there  are  many.  Mr.  F.  El- 
worthy,  Secretary  of  Board  of  Trade, 
will  be  glad  to  answer  enquiries.  The 
Mayor  is  A.  J.  Morlay;  City  Treasurer, 
Edwin  C.  Smith;  and  City  Clerk,  W.  J. 
Dowler.  Great  improvements  have  been 
recently  made  in  many  departments  of 
public  activity.  Thirty-five  miles  of 
streets  have  been  newly  paved  and  the 
street  railway  system  now  totals  26 
miles.  The  tax  rate  has  been  reduced 
from  26%  mills  'to  24  mills  with  a  re- 
bate of  one-sixth. 

The  following  are  the  banks,  with 
names  of  their  managers:  Bank  of  Nova 
Scotia,  W.  H.  Silver;  Eastern  Townships 
Bank,  R.  W.  H.  King;  Imperial,  J.  S. 
Gibb;  Bank  of  Vancouver,  W.  H. 
Gossip,  Government  St.,  Lim.  Bang; 
Royal,  J.  A.  Taylor;  British  North 
America,  D.  Doig;  Union,  A.  E.  Christie; 
Dominion,  C.  E.  Thomas;  Northern 
Crown,  G.  Booth;  Montreal,  A.  J.  C.  Gal- 
letly;  Commerce,  F.  L.  Crawford  ; 
North,  H.  R.  Beaven;  Merchants,  R.  F. 
Taylor. 


Welland,  Ont. 

A  company  composed  of  Welland  men 
has  been  organized  to  erect  a  $200,000 
hotel  here.  They  plan  to  put  up  one  of 
the  finest  hotels  in  Canada,  outside  of 
the  larger  cities.  It  will  be  of  the  style 
of  the  Chateau  Laurier,  Ottawa. 

Twenty-five  new  manufacturing  con- 
cerns have  located  in  the  town  in  the 
last  five  years.  The  Deer  Co.  are  about 
to  locate  there  with  a  million-dollar  plant. 
Also  the  Automatic  Transportation  Co., 
with  a  $40,000  plant. 

Electric  power  is  supplied  by  Ontario 
Power  Co.,  and  the  Dominion  Power  Co. 
at  from  $13  to  $16  per  h.p. 

Town  gas  may  be  had  for  domestic  use 
at  30c.  per  thousand,  and  for  power 
at  20c.  per  thousand  cubic  feet. 

Water  is  supplied  through  a  four-mile 
conduit  from  Lake  Erie.  The  town  is 
building  a  new  water-works  plant,  street 
railway  and  street  pavements,  which  are 
to  be  all  concrete  and  completed  in  1912. 
The  sewerage  system  is  good. 

G.  W.  Sutherland  is  Mayor;  J.  H.  Bur- 
gor,  Treas.;  J.  Black,  Engineer;  G. 
Boyd,  Clerk;  G.  H.  Burgor,  Postmaster; 
B.  J.  McCormick,  Industrial  Commis- 
sioner; D.  Ross,  President  Board  of 
Trade;    J.  D.  Payne,  Secretary. 

There  is  an  Ai  Volunteer  Fire  Bri- 
gade, with  Chas.  Staff,  Fire  Chief;  H. 
Jones  is  Chief  of  Police. 

The  banks  and  their  managers  are: 
Dominion  (C.  S.  Prim),  Toronto   (F.  A. 


VANCOUVER  ISLAND 

SHAWNZGAN  XiAKi:  is  one  of  tii'e  most  beaubiful  scenic  s^pots  in  tili.is  Province.  It  is 
situated  witih.in  twenty-fivie  miles  of  VICTORIA,  on  the  E.  &  N.  Railway,  at  an  elevation 
of  about  eight  'hundred  feet.  As  a  sum'mier  resort  it  is  unsurpassed,  being  free  from 
miosquitoes,  etc.,  and  on  aiocounit  of  the  dis.ba.ntce  from  the  salt  water  an^d  the  elevajtion  it 
giives  a  oomplete  change  of  air.  The  LAKE  is  idieal  for  boating,  and  the  railroad  com- 
!peny  run  suburban  trains  for  the  co^nrvemiiemcie  of  bU'Siness  men  during  the  sum'mer  months 
— fare,  50c.  During  the  shootimg  season  'one  wilH  find  deer,  blue  and  willow  grouss,  also 
mounitain  quail  very  abundant.  Now  that  tihe  City  of  Victoria  is  taking  over  Sooke  Lake 
for  waterworks,  SHAWNIGiA.N  will  be  the  oniy  desirable  body  of  fresh  water  within 
reach.  We  offer  for  quick  sale  some  of  the  'choioest  locations  at  the  right  price,  on  easy 
terms.  I>o  not  wait  until  the  Spring  to  secure  gi-ound  there — ^everyone  intends  buying 
in  the  Spring.     Write  us  now,  before  values  increase  50   to  100  per  cent. 

BEATON    &     HEMSWORTH 

329  Pender  Street  West  =  =  Vancouver 

PHONE     SBYMOUR7221 

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Lount),  Royal  (G.  S.  Moore),  Imperial 
(G.  C.  Brown),  Nova  Scotia  (A.  H.  M. 
Hay). 

Transportation  is  good  via  G.  T.  R., 
Mich.  Cent.,  T.,  H.  &  B.,  and  Wabash 
Railroads;  the  electric  line  to  Niagara  or 
Hamilton,  and  the  Welland  Canal  for 
boat  traffic. 

Amongst  the  public  buildings  are 
County  Court  House,  County  Hospital, 
Industrial  Home,  Town  Hall,  Post  Of- 
fice, Public  and  High  Schools,  Business 
Colleges,  Temple  Building,  Orient  Hall 
and  theatres. 

The  population  is  now  figured  at  6,500; 
assessment,  $3,076,000;  tax  rate,  25  mills. 

Very  liberal  inducements  are  oflFered  to 
new  industries. 

Windsor,  Ont. 

Land  values  are  soaring  in  Windsor, 
and  its  assessment  has  increased  four 
million  dollars  in  one  year. 

The  total  assessment  is  now  $i5.93i.- 

925- 

Windsor  has  forty  acres  set  apart  for 
factory  sites.  Under  a  special  Act  of 
Parliament  the  city  has  the  power  to 
offer  its  sites  with  free  taxes,  free 
water  and  free  light.  The  shipping 
facilities  are  excellent,  Windsor  being 
one  of  the  principal  ports  on  the  Great 
Lakes,  opposite  Detroit,  Mich. 

There  are  Dominion,  Canadian,  Amer- 
ican, Pacific  and  U.  S.  Express,  Bell,  local 
and  long  distance  telephone,  G.  N.  W. 
and  C.  P.  R.  telegraphs,  electric  light  and 
power,  natural  gas  (12c.  per  thousand  for 
power),  60  miles  of  streets,  concrete,  as- 
phalt and  macadam,  and  60  miles  of  con- 
crete sidewalks. 

The  population  is  18,200,  the  assess- 
ment $13,500,  and  tax-rate  24  mills.  The 
Mayor  is  J.  W.  Hanna;  City  Treasurer, 
W.  R.  Thomson,  City  Engineer.  M.  E. 
Brian;  City  Clerk,  Stephen  Lusted;  Post- 
master, Alf.  Wigle;  President  Board  of 
Trade  is  O.  E.  Fleming;  Secretary,  A.  W. 
Jackson. 

It  takes  five  banks  to  look  after  the  busi- 
ness of  the  city:  Imperial  (G.  J.  Lack- 
ner).  Traders  (Geo.  Mair),  Dominion  (H. 


Rush),  Commerce   (A.  E.  Tayler),  Mer- 
chants (G.  Carruthers). 

Mr.  Fox,  of  Fox  Bros.,  thus  expresses 
his  opinion  of  manufacturing  in  Wind- 
sor: "  I  consider  Windsor  the  best, 
cheapest  and  most  advantageous  city  for 
the  shipper  of  manufactured  goods  of  any 
city  I  know  of  in  Canada."  This  is  a 
pretty  strong  statement.  If  you  question 
it  and  desire  a  location,  A.  W.  Jackson, 
Sec.  Board  of  Trade,  will  cheerfully  give 
you  every  information  you  desire  and  as- 
sistance to  locate  your  business. 

The  railway  facilities  are  unexcelled  in 
Western  Canada.  There  are  five  lines 
of  the  Canadian  Pacific  Railway,  two 
lines  of  the  Canadian  Northern,  and  one 
line  of  the  Grand  Trunk  Pacific.  Two 
additional  lines  of  the  Grand  Trunk 
Pacific  will  be  in  operation  shortly,  and 
three  other  lines  are   projected. 

The  Candian  Northern  will  have  an  ad- 
ditional line  west  in  operation  within 
a  year's  time.  The  Canadian  Pacific 
contemplate  building  an  additional  line 
south  from  Regina. 

When  this  full  programme  of  railway 
construction  is  completed  Regina  will 
have  a  total  of  fifteen  lines  of  railway 
radiating    in    all    directions. 

The  city  owns  and  operates  the  elec- 
tric light  and  power  plant,  and  excellent 
water   supply. 

Amongst  the  leading  industrial  con- 
cerns are  harness  factory,  flour  mill, 
(capacity  150  barrels)  cement  and  brick 
plants,  sash  and  door  factories,  baking 
powder  factory,  ice  company,  aerated 
water,  cigar,  mattress,  friction  engine, 
soap  and  other  factories,  foundries, 
brewery,   steam  laundry,   tannery,   etc. 

There  are  12  wholesale  threshing 
machine  warehouses,  20  agricultural  ma- 
chinery warehouses,  groceries,  hard- 
ware, hides  and  tallow,  oil,  fruit,  sta- 
tionery, builders'  supplies,  manufactur- 
ers' agents,  and  others. 

There  are  openings  for  a  biscuit  fac- 
tory, a  motor  car  factory,  lithographic 
printing  works,   etc. 

As  evidence  of  the  progress  and  de- 
velopment which   have  taken  place,  the 

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statistics   given   below   will   be    of   inter- 
est. 

Population. 

1882    200 

1891    2,000 

1901 2,645 

1905    5,500 

1910    18,500 

1911    30,210 

Building. 

1904    $210,000  00 

1907     1,177,840  00 

1910 2,351,288  00 

To  Sept.  30,  191 1 4,250,000  00 

,    .  Assessment. 

1904 •  • $2,284,710  00 

1906  •     6,448,092  00 

1910   20,900,000  00 

191 1 34,840,003  00 

Bank  Clearings. 

1st  nine  months  1910 $33,547,433  48 

1st  nine  months  191 1 49,269,937  70 

Customs  House. 

ist  nine  months  1910 $512,880  61 

1st  nine  months  191 1 642,573  64 


Increase    $129,693  03 

Post   Office. 

Stamp  Sales: 

ist  nine  months  1910 $64,898  55 

ist  nine  months  1911 •••     85,505  72 


Increase  this  year  over  last  $10,707   17 

The  principal  city  officials  are:  Mayor, 
P.  McAra,  Jr.;  City  Clerk,  A.  E. 
Chivers;  City  Treasurer,  A.  W.  Goldie; 
Commissioner,  A.  J.  McPherson;  City 
Engineer,  A.  W.  Thornton;  President 
Board  of  Trade,  T.  B.  Patton;  Secretary, 
R.  J.  Burdett;  Postmaster,  J.  Nicoll. 

The  following  are  the  banks  and  their 
managers:  Bank  of  Nova  Scotia,  A.  G. 
Macdonald;  Imperial,  J.  A.  Wetmore; 
.Traders,   C.    O.    Hodgins;    Royal,    R.    L. 


Ritchie;  Union,  B.  B.  Carter;  Ottawa,  T. 
M.  Hyndman;  Dominion,  W.  S.  Gray; 
Northern  Crown,  W.  M.  Logan;  Mont- 
real, A.  F.  Angus;  Commerce,  A.  W. 
Ridout;  Merchants,  H.  R.  Belt. 

Winnipeg,  Man. 

Plans  are  being  prepared  for  new  Par- 
liament buildings  and  a  new  Court 
House.  Figures  taken  from  the  report 
of  the  City  Comptroller  for  the  year 
ending  April  30th  last  show  Winnipeg's 
land  assessment  to  be  $118,407,650; 
building  assessment,  $54,269,600;  total 
rateable  assessment,  $172,677,250;  busi- 
ness assessment,  $4,037,475;  property 
exempt  from  taxation,  $27,511,350;  popu- 
lation, 151,958. 

The  City  Planning  Commission  has 
appointed  F.  J.  Cole  as  permanent  Sec- 
retary. 

The  building  permits  issued  this  year 
in  the  city  of  Winnipeg  show  a  total 
value  of  nearly  $17,000,000,  and  it  is 
expected  this  figure  will  be  considerably 
exceeded  before  the  end  of  the  year. 

The  total  permits  for  the  whole  of 
last  year  amounted  to  $15,116,450,  and 
constituted  a  record  period  in  the  his- 
tory of  the  city.  Winnipeg  holds  third 
place  amongst  the  cities  of  Canada  in  the 
matter   of   annual   building  returns. 

The  chief  building  feature  of  the  year 
in  this  respect  has  been  the  building  of 
residences  to  accommodate  the  steadily 
growing  population,  which  is  reported  to 
have  increased  during  the  past  year  by 
the  addition  of  fourteen  to  eighteen 
thousand. 

Many  new  factories  have  also  been 
erected.  It  is  stated  the  city  now  has 
nearly  three  hundred  factories,  represent- 
ing a  capitalization  of  about  $40,000,000, 
and  employing  about   14,000  workers. 

The  measures  which  the  city  has  re- 
cently taken  towards  the  supplying  of 
cheap  power  is  expected  to  greatly  in- 
crease the  number  of  manufacturing 
plants  there. 

Winnipeg  owns  its  water-works,  street 
lighting  system,  a  300-lb.  high  pressure 


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fire  protection  system,  and  civic  power 
plant  of  60,000  horsepower  capacity.  At 
the  close  of  1910  Winnipeg  had  185  miles 
of  sewers,  425  miles  of  sidewalks,  133 
miles  of  paved  streets  and  225  miles  of 
graded  thoroughfares.  Has  11  fire-hall 
stations,  employing  165  firemen;  169  en- 
rolled patrolmen,  officers  and  stafi  in 
Police  Department. 

The  municipal  power  plant  is  located 
at  Point  du  Bois,  on  the  Winnipeg 
River,  TJ  miles  north-east  of  the  city  of 
Winnipeg.  The  water  fall — naturally  32 
feet — is  increased  by  the  power  devel- 
opment dam  to  47  feet.  Mill  pond  of 
6,000  acres.  The  total  power  available 
without  storage  is  60,000  horsepower, 
which  can  be  increased  to  100,000.  The 
cost  of  the  works,  including  generating 
stations,  transmission  line  and  terminal 
stations,  all  completed  and  equipped,  is 
$4,000,000. 

Winnipeg  has  available  raw  materials 
in  abundance:  grains  of  all  kinds  for 
the  flour  and  cereal  food  manufacturer; 
wool  for  the  spinner;  flax  seed  for  the 
oil  manufacturer;  sugar  beets  can  be 
grown  profitably;  hides  for  the  tanner 
and  shoe  manufacturer;  big  scrap  iron 
centre;  clay  for  brick  and  pottery; 
straw  and  pulp  for  paper  mills;  mineral; 
gypsum;  peat,  sale;  manganese;  lime- 
stone and  sand  for  glass  making;  iron 
deposits  on  navigable  water  to  city; 
and  many  other  natural  resources  un- 
developed. 

Winnipeg  is  one  of  the  world's  health- 
ful cities;  the  death-rate  last  year  was 
only  13.6  per  1,000  inhabitants.  The 
city's  artesian  well  water  is  unexcelled 
for  its  purity.  Winnipeg  is  710  feet 
above  the  sea  level.  Summer  days  have 
16  hours'  sunshine,  and  winter  is  marked 
by  clear  weather,  absence  of  moisture 
making   climate   agreeable   and   pleasant. 

Winnipeg  has  expended  in  the  past 
six  years  and  nine  months  ending  Sep- 
tember 30th,  191 1,  $75,461,175  in  new 
buildings.  This  represented  23,451  build- 
ings, and  it  is  safe  to  say  that  no  city 
on  the  continent  can  show  a  better  bal- 
anced  distribution   for    a    solid    growth 


than  has  gone  into  the  wholesale  houses, 
business  blocks,  churches,  schools  and 
handsome  homes  and  apartments  of 
Winnipeg.  For  example,  take  the  nine 
months  of  year  191 1  ending  September 
30th:  $2,333,300  has  gone  into  fine 
apartment  blocks,  the  average  cost  of 
the  eight  largest  being  $96,000  each,  and 
of  the  fifteen  largest  $76,333  each;  eighty- 
seven  factory  and  warehouse  buildings 
have  been  erected  in  the  nine  months  at 
a  cost  of  $2,487,400,  and  for  schools, 
churches  and  hospitals,  $1,018,500.  Pros- 
perity is  indicated  in  the  handsome  pri- 
vate homes  of  citizens  that  have  been 
erected  from  January  to  October,  191 1. 
Twenty-four  of  these  residences  have 
cost  on  an  average  $17,270  each,  while 
there  have  been  one  hundred  and  sixty- 
three  homes  built  costing  between 
$5,000  and  $10,000  each,  and  four  hundred 
and  seventy-two  houses  that  cost  over 
$3,000  and  less  than  $5,000.  Among  the 
goods  that  are  made  in  Winnipeg's  fac- 
tories are  awnings,  tents  and  Hags,  Japan 
ware,  coflFee  ware,  milk  cans,  bags  of 
cotton  and  jute,  grain  bags,  flour  bags, 
bags  of  burlap  for  coal  and  heavy  ma- 
terial; bedding,  mattresses  and  pillows; 
boxes  and  crates;  brick,  clay  and  ce- 
ment products;  concrete  blocks;  butter 
and  dairy  products;  carriages,  trucks, 
wagons,  fire  department  trucks  and  wag- 
ons, sleighs,  cigars,  confectionery,  can- 
dies, cornices,  tin  and  galvanized  house 
fittings  and  roofing  materials;  copper 
plate,  zinc  and  tin  engravings,  wire, 
woven  wire,  gate,  farm,  poultry  and 
stock  fencing,  cereals  and  breakfast 
goods;  chipped,  bevelled  and  stained 
glass;  harness,  horse  collars,  saddlery, 
robes,  whips,  rugs,  horse  clothing;  iron 
and  brass  ware,  boilers,  machinery, 
transmitters,  structural  steel,  iron  fenc- 
ing, ornamental  ironwork,  rolled  iron, 
hoisting  engines,  jewelry,  marble  and 
other  stone  monuments;  lubricating  and 
linseed  oil;  packing-house  products, 
pork  products,  lard,  cured  meats;  house 
and  carriage  paints,  varnishes,  putty, 
stock  food;  laundry  and  toilet  soap, 
washing  powder;  dressed,  artificial  and 
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ornamental  stone  and  marble;  grocery 
sundries,  package  teas,  coffees,  baking 
powder,  spices,  extracts,  bottled  syrups, 
vinegar,  pickles,  catsup;  ladies'  and  chil- 
dren's ready-made  clothing,  men's  shirts, 
overalls  and  caps;  office  and  bank  fit- 
tings, fixtures,  sash,  doors,  screens, 
S(tairwork;  furs;  brooms,  gypsum  and 
plaster  products;  rubber  stamps;  trunks; 
asbestos  goods. 

The  increase  in  population  is  shown  in 
the  following  table: 

1902  .  .  .  48,41 1 

1904  .  .  .  67,262 

1906 101,057 

1908  .  .  .  128,000 

1910  .  .  .  151,450 

191 1  (Estimated)    180,000 

Winnipeg  realty  values  increase  stead- 
ily. The  following  figures  give  the  total 
assessments  of  the  city: 

1901  .  .  .  $25,077,400 

1902  .  .  .   28,615,810 

1905  .  .  .   62,727,680 

1906  .  .  .    80,511,727 

1909  .  .  .   131,402,800 

191 1  .  .  .    172,677,250 

191 1  Tax  Rate,  13!  mills. 

As  an  indication  of  the  expansion  of 
business  the  following  table  of  bank 
clearings  will  be  of  interest: 

1902 $188,370,003 

1904  .  .  •   294,601,437 

1906 504,585,914 

1908    614,111,801 

1910 953,415,281 

1911  (ist  nine  months). . .  751,795,673 

The  marked  advance  in  the  value  of 
new  building  operations  which  took  place 
in  1910  has  been  well  maintained  during 
the  present  year.  A  comparative  state- 
ment will  make  this  clear: 

Building  Permits. 

1908   $5,513,700 

1909   9,226,325 

1910    15,116,450 

1911  (ist  10  months) 16,939,650 

Twenty-fOtie    chartered    banks,    having 


altogether  44  branches,  operate  in  the 
city.  Below  is  the  complete  list,  with 
respective  names  of  managers: 

Bank  of  Nova  Scotia,  W.  W.  Watson; 
Easitern  Townships  Bank,  W.  L.  Ball; 
Molsons,  E.  F.  Kohl;  Molsons,  Portage 
Avenue  Branch,  A.  H.  Young;  Imperial, 
N.  G.  Leslie;  Imperial,  North  End,  W.  A. 
Hebblewhite;  Quebec  Bank,  C.  F.  Pent- 
land;  Standard,  J.  S.  Turner;  Bank  of 
Hamilton,  W.  Loree;  Bank  of  Hamilton, 
Princess  Street  Branch,  C.  H.  Bartlett; 
Bank  of  Hamilton,  Norwood  Branch,  W. 
H.  Leek;  Home  Bank,  W.  A.  Machaffie; 
Traders,  F.  B.  Bennett;  Royal,  D.  C. 
Rea;  Royal,  Grain  Exchange,  G.  J. 
Scale;  British  North  America,  A.  G.  Fry; 
Hochelaga,  E.  Belaid;  Hochelaga, 
Higgins  Avenue,  J.  H.  N.  Leveille; 
Toronto,  J.  R.  Lamb;  Union,  R.  S. 
Barrow;  Union,  Logan  Avenue  Branch, 
J.  V.  Harrison;  North  End  Branch,  T.  L. 
Cavanagh;  Sargent  Avenue  Branch,  J. 
V.  Harrison;  Ottawa,  J.  B.  Monk; 
Dominion,  F.  L.  Patton;  Dominion, 
North  End  Branch,  H.  Ransford;  Domin- 
ion Notre  Dame,  G.  H.  Mathewson;  Do- 
minion, Portage  Avenue,  V.  R.  F.  Sutton; 
Sterling,  W.  A.  Weir;  Northern  Grown, 
W.  P.  Sloane;  Northern  Crown,  Main 
and  Selkirk,  W.  C.  Richardsion;  Northern 
Crown,  Portage  and  Sherbrooke,  R.  L. 
Paterson;  Northern  Crown,  Nena  and 
William,  T.  E.  Thorsteinson;  Montreal, 
A.  F.  D.  MacGachen;  Montreal,  Fort 
Rouge,  E.  A.  Moore;  Montreal,  Logan 
Avenue,  J.  E.  Wright;  Commerce,  C.  W. 
Rowley;  Commerce,  Alexander  Avenue, 
R.  E.  N.  Jones;  Commerce,  Blake  Street, 
J.  E.  D.  Belt;  Commerce,  Elmwood,  F.  C. 
Biggar;  Commerce,  Fort  Rouge,  L.  E. 
Griffith;  Commerce,  North,  C.  F.  A. 
Gregory;  Commerce,  Portage  Avenue, 
G.  M.  Patterson;  Merchants,  W.  J. 
Finucan. 

The  Mayor  is  H.  Sanford  Evans;  City 
Clerk,  Chas.  Brown;  City  Treasurer,  H. 
C.  Thompson;  Secretary-Treasurer,  W. 
H.  Evanson;  City  Engineer,  Col.  H.  N. 
Ruttan;  Postmaster,  P.  C.  Mclntyre; 
President  Board  of  Trade,  H.  Bruce  Gor- 
don; President  Winnipeg  Grain  Ex- 
change, Donald  Morrison;  Secretary 
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Board  of  Trade,  C.  N.  Bell;  Inspector  of 
Buildings,  E.  H.  Rodgers;  Medical 
Health  Officer,  A.  J.  Douglas,  M.D. 

One  hundred  and  ten  new  factories 
have  been  established  in  Winnipeg  dur- 
ing the  past  four  years. 

The  manufactured  output  in  1906  was 
$18,983,290,  and  the  estimated  amount 
for  1910  is  $36,000,000.  Electric  power 
is  supplied  by  the  city;  prices  run  from 
%c.   to  3c.  per  K.W. 

There  are  special  openings  for  manu- 
facturing farm  and  agricultural  imple- 
ments, including  gas  and  steam  tractors, 
paper  and  strawboard  mills,  men's  cloth- 
ing, ladies  ready  to  wear  goods,  food 
stuflFs,  starch,  boots  and  shoes,  felt  wear, 
metal  goods,  wire  nails,  hardware  special- 
ties, flax  and  jute  goods,  beet  sugar,  ele- 
vator machinery,  electrical  fixtures, 
automobiles,  home  and  office  furniture, 
leather  goods,  cereal  foods,  dairy  sup- 
plies, building  materials,  stoves,  ranges 
and  furnaces. 


Manitoba  Glass  Mfg.  Co.,  Limited 

Manufacturi  n  of 

Bottles  and  Fruit  Jars 

Head  Office 
503  Keewayden  Block,  WINNlPKfi 


MR.  INVESTOR: 

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clients  receive  our  mo-t  careful  atte  ■- 
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leaflet  which  will  show  you  what  we 
have  done  for  some  of  our  clients  in  the 
way  of  Investments  in  WINNIPEG 
and  SUBURBAN  PROPERTY. 

OAKES  LAND  CO. 

Suites  1010-1011  Mc  Arthur  Block.  AVinnipen 
References:  Eastern  Townships  Bank 


MANITOBA  GYPSUM  CO.,  LTD. 

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ALLAN,  KILLAM  &  McKAY 

INSURANCE.  FINANCIAL.  REAL 
ESTATE   AND  RENTAL  AGENTS 

BuUman  Block,  Winnipeg 

Phone  Garry  600 


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Yorkton,  Sask. 

Yorkton  has  just  completed  the  in- 
stallatipn  of  a  municipal  electric  light 
system,'  and  other  improvements  are  in 
progress.  There  are  Government  local 
'and  long  distance  phones.  The  phone 
system  will  be  taken  over  by  municipality 
in   1912. 

The  gas  is  supplied  by  private  com- 
pany. 

There  is  a  fine  town  hall,  theatre,  Odd- 
fellows' hall,  Collegiate  Institute  (which 
cost  $75,000),  Business  colleges.  Barracks 
of  the  Y.  N.  W.  Mounted  Police  and  a 
new  $75,000  Catholic   Hospital. 

The  population  now  exceeds  3,500, 
assessment  $2,600,000,  tax  rate  24  mills. 

Yorkton  is  on  the  C.  P.  R.  line,  282 
miles  west  of  Winnipeg.  The  Grand 
Trunk  Pacific  also  serves  town.  Customs 
House,  Dominion  and  Canadian  Express. 
C.  P.  R.  and  G.  T.  Pacific  Telegraphs  are 
in  operation. 

The  eight  elevators  have  a  capacity  of 
265,000  bushels,  and  handled  last  season 
2,181,000  bushels  of  grain. 

The  stock  yards  handled  2,874  cattle 
and  1,434  hogs.  The  flour  mill  has  a 
capacity  of  100  barrels  a  day.  The  oat- 
meal mills  find  plenty  to  do  as  well  as 
the  other  industries  located  in  this  rich 
mixed  farming  district. 

The  banks  and  their  managers  are: 
British  North  America,  J.  McDonald; 
Toronto,  M.  Duncan;  Union,  C.  W.  R. 
Pearson;   Commerce,  H.   L.   Edmonds. 

Levi  Beck  is  Mayor;  J.  A.  M.  Patrick, 
President  Board  of  Trade;  G.  H.  Brad- 
brook,  Secretary  Board  of  Trade;  A. 
McArthur,  Resident  Engineer;  T.  F. 
Acheson,  Secretary-Treasurer;  J.  M. 
Clark,  Postmaster;  F.  Pawlett,  Fire 
Chief;  Inspector  Junget  of  Royal  N.  W. 
Mounted  Police. 

There  are  18  miles  of  streets  with 
cement  sidewalks,  and  a  good  sign  of 
prosperity  is  that  there  are  no  stores 
vacant. 

The  town  will  welcome  new  industries. 
For  inducements  to  locate,  write  Secre- 
tary Board  of  Trade.     There  are  open- 

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ings  for  boarding  house,  skating  rink, 
wholesale  houses  of  all  kinds.  Trackage 
on  the  R.  R.  industrial  switch  is  obtain- 
able at  low  rates. 

The  annual  fair  is  held  in  July. 


GEO.  E.  MILLS 

BUILDER,  CONTRACTOR 
AND  BRICK  YARDS 

Stone  Quarry,  East  Hamilton 

HOUSE   ADDRESS 

614  KING  STREET  EAST 

HAMILTON 


Automobile 
Garage 


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All  types  of  machines  repaired 
or  overhauled  by  experts.  Stor- 
age charges  moderate. 

N.  GROSS 

8  Gaukel  Street  Phone  665 


THOS.  MYLES  &  SONS,  LTD. 

•Removals  anD  storage 

Main  and  Hughson  Sts.,  HAMILTON 
Phone  690  14 


SINCLAIR  G.  RICHARDSON 

< Auditor  and  Cost  Accountant 


Bank  of  Hamilton  BIdgr.      -      HAMILTON 
Phone  286.  13 


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CANADA 

Published  monthly  in  the  interests  of  Canadian  Progress  and  Development. 

VOL.  II.  FEBRUARY,  1912  No.  2 


ALONG    THE    TRAIL 


EXIT  FOUR    DOLLAR    BILL 

THE  amnounoement  fhat  the  gov- 
erniment  will  dio  away  wifth  the 
four-dollar  ndte  and  give  us  a  good 
five-dol'lar  fbill  in  ilbs  place,  is  wel- 
oomed  by  everylbody.  The  four -dollar 
get-up  has  always  been  a  nui'sanice.  It 
is  so  much  like  a  one-'dollar  hill  that  it 
■often  passes  out  as  one,  and  is  there- 
fore a  source  of  loss — alt  any  rate  to 
the  party  of  the  first  part.  Most  of 
us  have  wondered  what  excuse  there 
was  for  b(ringing  it  into  being,  for  it 
does  not  fit  well  into  our  decimail  sys- 
tem. 

The  real  reasion  for  its  exis'temce,  of 
•course,  was  thait  the  banks  objected  to 
the  Government  putting  out  a  five- 
dollar  note — that  was  their  S'pecial 
chartered  privilege. 

But  times  have  changed,  as  times 
wiill.  Conditions  have  changed  too, 
and  now  the  banks  welcome  the  Do- 
minion Five  as  the  rest  of  U's  do.  The 
demand  for  currency  in  Canada  is  in 
excess  of  the  banks'  money-issuing 
capacity.  In  the  fall,  When  the  big 
orop-movemenit  set  in,  the  Govern- 
ment    was     called     to     the     rescue. 


We  needed  the  money,  we  had  to  have 
it,  and  Ottawa  fumisihed  it  four  at  a 
time. 

But  most  of  us  frofwned  and  some 
of  us  said  things  when  we  saw  a  Four. 
Even  the  bank  clerks  looked  at  botli 
sides  of  it.  Anyhow,  the  four-dollar 
wasn't  popular,  and  as  soon  as  we 
were  through  with  it,  back  it  wenit  to 
Ottawa. 

On  Septemiber  30th,  the  Dominion 
had  $6,439,427  outstanding  in  four- 
dollar  notes.  On  November  30,  only. 
$2,813,515  was  outstanding.  Thus 
nearly  $4,000,000  had  been  "  returned 
with  thanks  "  to  the  Treasury'  in  two 
months.  All  money  does  not  look 
alike  to  Canadians. 

The  replacement  of  the  four-doilar 
issue  by  a  five-dollar  one  wiW  pay  the 
Govemmemt  handsomely.  There  will 
be  no  discriminatiion  between  the  Gov- 
ernment notes  and  those  of  the  banks. 
The  security  'be'h'ind  both  is  beyond 
question. 

Mr.  Laird,  general  manager  of  the 
Bank  of  Commerce,  pointed  out  in  his 
annual  address  that  the  curi^ency 
shortage  is  ^beginning  to  be  felt  not 
only  in  the  crop-moving  season,  but 


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February,  1912 


tihroughiout  the  greater  part  of  the 
year.  So  the  issuing  of  Domiiinion 
five-dollar  bills  will  not  act  to  the 
detriment  of  the  banks.  But  it  will 
be  an  advantage  to  the  business  of  the 
country. 

iThe  next  revision  of  the  Bank  Act 
will  pinobaibly  bring  some  Changes  en- 
larging the  issuing  powers  of  the 
banks,  a  meed  whidh  'has  been  appar- 
ent for  some  years. 

Now,  will  Pinance  Mdnister  White, 
in  the  fulness  of  his  heart,  and  the 
daring  of  his  originality,  call  in  all  the 
twenty  cent  pieces  and  have  the  dies 
destroyeid,  that  we  may  never  see  them 
more  ?  And  give  us  a  cent  whose  size 
shall  Ibe  more  fin  keeping  with  ,its 
value?  Alisio  a  five  cent  piece  that 
won't  blow  away  if  the  window  hap- 
pens to  be  open?  And,  while  he  is 
about  it,  issue  a  fiait  for  a  persistent 
cleaniing  up  of  dirty  dollar  and  two- 
dolllar  ndtes,  for  our  health's  sake? 
The  Finance  Minister,  who  shows  a 
most  encouriaging  di^sposition  not  to 
be  governed  by  tradition,  or  manacled 
with  red  tape,  will  doubtless  give  us 
these  boions  in  due  course,  together 
with  other  surprises. 


TO  PROTECT  THE  IN 
VESTOR 

ALBERTA  will  have  the  distinc- 
tion of  being  the  first  province 
to  legislate  for  the  regulation  of  the 
real  estate  business,  if  the  bill  intro- 
duced into  the  legislature  by  George 
P.  Smith,  M.P.P.,  Camrose,  is  passed. 
The  purpose  of  the  act,  which  will 
be  called'  "  an  Act  to  regulate  the  sur- 
vey, registration  and  sale  of  townsite 
and  subdivision  properties,"  is  to  pre- 


vent, as  far  as  possible,  the  fraud 
which  is  lat  present  attempted  by  the 
unscrupulous  members  of  the  real 
estate  business. 

In  some  quarters,  the  idea  of  con- 
trolling real  estate  operations  has  been 
scouted  and  described  as  an  effort  to 
legislate  brains  into  ignorant  and  un- 
thinking persons. 

"  Everybody  knows,"  said  Mr. 
Smith,  "  thiat  people  residing,  for  in- 
stance, in  Winnipeg,  buy  lots  in  Ed- 
monton. A  large  proportioo  of  real 
estate  business  is  done  on  behalf  of 
persons  who  live  hundreds  or  even 
thousands  of  miles  from  the  town 
where  they  invest  their  money,  and  in 
the  majoriity  of  such  cases  the  deal 
is  completed  without  the  purchaser 
seeing  for  himself  the  land  he  is  buy- 
ing. The  purchaser  trusts  to  the  hon- 
esty of  the  man  he  deals  with,  and  this 
opens  up  a  big  field  for  the  dishonest 
real  estate  man." 

The  purpose  of  the  bill  is  to  protect 
the  outside  buyer  and  the  ill-informed 
investor  against  unscrupulous  real 
estate  dealers.  Such  people  have  in 
the  past  frequently  bought  farm  lands 
miles  from  a  town  or  city,  represented 
to  be  valuable  residential  or  industrial 
sites.  It  was  objected  by  one  speaker 
who  opposed  the  measure  that  it  con- 
flicted with  private  rights.  If,  said 
Mr.  Smith,  so-called  private  rights 
conflicted  unduly  with  the  well-being 
of  the  community,  those  rights  must 
of  necessity  be  abolished. 

"  The  pasisage  of  this  Act  will  not 
result  in  any  injustice  to  any  indi- 
vidual," he  went  on.  "  It  will,  more- 
over, protect  the  legitimate  real  estate 
dealer.  There  are  tcnday  millioms  of 
dollars  tied  up  in  outside  subdivisions 


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Along  the  Trail 


which  will  not  be  recoveraible  for 
years." 

Mr.  Smifh  said  he  had  received  the 
endorsement  of  his  bill  from  almost 
every  Board  of  Trade  and  municiipality 
in  Albenta,  includfog  those  of  Edm'on- 
ton  and  Calgary. 

For  the  sake  of  the  good  name  of 
Canada  among  outside  investors  it  is 
a  move  in  the  night  direction.  The 
simple  fact  cannot  be  got  away  from 
that  a  satisfied  investor  is  always  a 
good  friend  to  Canada.  He  will  never 
cease  to  sing  her  praises  and  will  be 
one  of  the  finest  advertisements  she 
could  have.  On  the  other  hand,  one 
w!ho  loses  mioney  in  Canadian  invest- 
ments is  only  too  likely  to  think  that  all 
Canadian  propositions  are  bad.  He 
will  make  far  more  noiise  than  his 
brother  who  is  satisfied. 


FARMER'S    BANK    INVES- 
TIGATION 

SIR  WILLIAM  MEREDITH, 
Chief  Justice  of  Ontario,  has 
been  appointed  the  investigator  in  the 
case  of  the  Farmers  bank.  The  order 
in  council  appointing  him  confers  all 
necessary  authority  for  a  full  and  com- 
plete investigation. 

As  the  proceedings  before  the  liqui- 
dator brou'g'ht  out  pretty  fully  the  facts 
directly  connected  with  the  collapse 
of  the  ill-fated  institution,  the  more 
interesting  part  of  the  inquiry  will  have 
reference  to  the  issue  by  the  treasury 
board  at  Ottawa  of  the  certificate  upon 
the  authority  of  whdch  the  bank  started 
upon  its  reckless  career.  The  case 
promises  to  be  one  of  exceptional  in- 
terest. 

The      order-in-council      authorizes 


Chief  Justice  Mereddth  to  inquire  into 
aW  facts  in  relations  to  (a)  the  incor- 
poration of  the  bank  and  the  organiza- 
tion thereof;  (b)  the  application  for 
and  issue  by  the  treasury  board  of  the 
certificate  authorizing  the  commence- 
ment of  business;  (c)  the  conduct  and 
operation  of  the  business  of  the  bank, 
the  amount  of  capital  suibscribed  and 
paid  up,  the  causes  of  the  suspension 
and  failure,  the  extent  of  liabilities, 
and  the  value  of  the  assets. 

Evidience  taken  in  previous  proceed- 
ings concerning  the  bank  will  again  be 
admissible. 


PREMIER  BORDEN'S  PRO- 
GRAMME 

THE  announcement  from  Ottawa 
that  the  Conservative  govern- 
ment's programme  includes  a  national 
system  of  telephones  and  telegraphs, 
an  improved  cable  service  and  the  ex- 
tension of  the  system  of  free  rural 
mail  delivery,  seems  to  give  general 
satisfaction  for,  within  its  limits,  it  is 
a  scheme  deservng  of  endorsation. 

The  recent  inquiry  at  Ottawa  led  to 
some  interesting  information  being  re- 
vealed regarding  the  operation  of  the 
Canadian  telegraph  companies,  and 
may  pave  the  way  for  reforms. 
But  even  the  carrying  out  of  these  re- 
forms would  not  give  Canada  a  ser- 
vice that  would  be  equal  to  that  Which 
would  be  given  were  the  telegraph  sys- 
tem owned  and  operated  by  the  gov- 
ernment. 

The  telegraph  system  which  is  oper- 
ated by  the  British  government  furn- 
ishes ground  for  the  belief  that  the 
Canadian  government  could  embark 
upon  the  undertaking  with  profk  and 


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satisfaction  *o  all  conceimed,  barring 
the  companies  at  presenft  dntereslted  in 
Canadian  telegrap'hs.  Under  govern- 
ment ownership,  the  telegraphs  could 
be  made  a  means  of  general  communi- 
cation, wbereas  now,  outside  of  the 
news  services,  they  are  moire  a  means 
of  emergency  oommunioation. 

As  regards  telephonies,  tbe  experi- 
ence of  Alberta  is  that  a  government- 
owned  systiem  is  advisable,  as  that 
province  operates  its  telephone  system 
at  a  profit.  On  the  otiher  hand  the 
experience  of  Manitoba  is  not  so  en- 
couraging. Its  system  is  not  paying 
and  there  is  dis satisfaction  amiong  the 
public.  But  what  can  be  done  in 
Ailbenta  can  be  repeated  in  Manitoba 
or  by  the  Dominion,  by  cuitting  to  the 
same  pattern. 


TO  DEVELOP  NORTHERN 
ONTARIO 

THE  announcement  of  Sir  James 
Whitney  that  $5,000,000  will 
be  appropriated  for  the  settlement 
and  development  of  Northern  Ontario 
is  received  with  keen  gratification  in 
all  parts  of  the  Province,  irrespective 
of  party  leanings.  The  only  claim 
made  by  Sir  James'  political  oppo- 
nents is  that  the  development  of 
Northern  Ontario  was  part  of  their 
platform  and  to  them  belongs  the 
glory. 

"  I  must  compliment  my  Hon. 
friend,  Sir  James  Whitney,  on  this 
announcement,"  said  Mr.  N.  W. 
Rowell,  leader  of  the  Opposition. 
"  The  question  is  is  this  amount 
enough  ?  I  see  that  our  campaign  for 
the  development  of  New  Ontario  is 
besfinning  to  take  eflfect." 


Sir  James  replied  with  the  pleased 
smile  of  one  with  a  bird  in  the  hand: 
"  My  Hon.  friend  opposite  is  peculiar. 
Luckily  anyone  who  is  able  to  read 
even  the  newspapers  saw  what  I  have 
announced  in  my  campaign  addresses 
regarding  the  Government's  deter- 
mination to  assist  in  the  development 
of  New  Ontario  in  every  way.  If  my 
Hon.  friend  can  give  credit  for  this 
to  any  other  person,  thing  or  organi- 
zation, I  have  nothing  more  to  say." 

Then  arose  Allan  Studholme  of 
Hamilton.  "  This  little  stove-mount- 
er," said  he,  "  has  been  urging  this 
very  thing  since  1907,  and  all  the 
Boards  of  Trade  of  the  Province  have 
been  urging  it  too." 

Liberal  newspapers  still  claim  the 
glory,  although  reference  to  Sir 
James  Whitney's  ante-election  pledges 
shows  that  Northern  Ontario  develop- 
ment was  part  of  his  programme. 

"The  money,"  said  Sir  James,  "will 
be  used  for  the  colonization  of  New 
or  Northern  Ontario,  including  not 
only  the  Temiskaming  country,  but 
the  country  in  the  vicinity  of  Saulf 
Ste.  Marie,  Port  Arthur  and  Fort 
William,  the  Rainy  River  District  and 
other  localities  in  tRe  northern  por- 
tion of  the   Province." 

The  amount  to  be  appropriated 
will,  it  is  understood,  be  independent 
of  railway  and  other  activities,  and 
will  be  devoted  to  road-making  immi- 
gration and  settlement — in  all  prob- 
ability to  the  clearing  of  homesteads, 
the  assistance  of  settlers  and  the 
practical  treatment  of  agriculture  and 
perhaps  lumber  problems,  so  far  as 
they  concern  the  settler. 


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GOOD  FOR  GOOD  ROADS 

THE  movement  to  lift  Mud  Em- 
bargo and  supplant  it  with 
Good  Roads  is  making  progress  these 
days.  First  came  the  Province  of 
Quebec  with  a  vote  of  $10,000,000  for 
the  assistance  of  public  highways. 
Next  came  Premier  Borden's  assur- 
ance to  the  deputation  which  waited 
on  him  from  the  Ontario  Motor 
League,  the  Ontario  Good  Roads  As- 
sociation and  the  Associated  Boards 
of  Trade,  that  the  Dominion  would 
co-operate  with  the  Provinces  finan- 
cially and  otherwise  to  help  in  the 
buildings  of  goods  roads.  This,  as 
Mr.  Borden  remarked,  is  by  the  con- 
stitution not  a  matter  pertaining  to 
the  national  Government  so  much  as 
to  the  Provinces. 

Later  came  Premier  Whitney's  an- 
nouncement that  another  million  dol- 
lars has  been  set  aside  by  the  Provin- 
cial Government  to  aid  in  the  im- 
provement of  public  highways.  A 
similar  amount,  which  was  set  aside 
some  time  ago,  having  become  ex- 
hausted, provision  is  now  made  by  the 
Ontario  Government  to  continue  its 
policy  of  defraying  one-third  of  the 
cost  of  building  good  roads  through- 
out the  Provinces. 

The  movement  is  being  pushed  by 
the  right  kind  of  people  to  get  things 
done,  and  the  right  kind  of  people, 
namely,  the  Governments,  are  taking 
it  up  in  a  way  that  looks  like  business. 


IMMIGRATION   IN   1911 

IMMIGRATION  statistics  are  al- 
ways full  of  iin'tereat  to  a  growing 
people,  and  the  report  of  the  number 
and  kind  of  new  settlers  who  came 


to  Canada  last  year  k>ses  none  of  its 
interest  because  of  the  general  discus- 
sion of  the  iirmmigration  problem  which 
originated  in  the  last  census  report. 

In  the  year  just  ending,  a  total  of 
35^595  immigrants  have  arrived  here, 
presumably  as  permanent  residents. 
Of  this  number,  141,835,  or  alxjut  40 
per  cent.,  were  from  Great  Britain  and 
Ireland.  Up  to  December,  125.399 
persons  had  crossed  the  border  from 
the  United  States,  and  72,478  had 
come  from  various  European  coun- 
tries. 

All!  ithree  divisi'Ons  show  a  satisfac- 
tory increase  over  last  year.  Nearly 
nineteen  thousand  more  British 
settlers  came  over,  while  the  total  is 
larger  by  forty  thousand  than  the 
record  for  1910.  We  are  receiving 
new  settlers  just  about  as  fast  as  we 
can  assimilate  them. 


FREIGHT  RATES   INVES- 
TIGATION 

AN  order  has  been  issued  by  the 
Railway  Commission  calling 
for  a  general  inquiry  into  the  whole 
question  of  freight  rates  charged  by 
the  railway  companies  west  of  Port 
Arthur.  The  inquiry  began  at  Ottawa, 
February  13th.  The  Western  Board 
of  Trade  and  the  railways  were  noti- 
fied in  January  to  be  ready  to  appear. 
Counsel  has  been  appK>inted  by  the 
Minisiter  of  Railways  to  represent  the 
public  during  the  investigation. 

It  is  probable  that  only  the  pirelimin- 
ary  investigation  will  be  held  at 
Ottawa.  Sittings  will  be  held  later 
all  through  the  West,  inquiring  into 
conditions  on  the  ground.  It  is  gpven 
out  from  Ottawa  that  the  inquiry  will 


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be  thorough,  goimg  into  every  phase 
of  the  charges  of  discrimination 
against  the  West. 


AN   EXTERNAL  AFFAIRS 
DEPARTMENT 

THE  decision  of  the  Government 
to  establish  a  Department  of 
Ex?ternal  Affiairs  seems  to  have  met 
with  general  app-roval,  and  none  the 
less  because  Mr.  Borden  has  an- 
nounced his  intention  of  taking  charge 
of  the  new  depantmenit  himself. 

It  is  an  important  move  forward  in 
the  direction  of  the  Empire  of  Bigger 
Things  and  Better  Business. 

Australia  h(as  realized  the  need  of 
this  separaite  Department  of  Govern- 
ment; and  it  must  be  clear  to  every 
student  of  the  recent  progress  of  Em- 
pire development.  When  we  remem- 
ber such  common  inlteresits  as  Empire 
defence,  Empire  trade,  Empire  com- 
munications, fiscal  relations,  immigra- 
tion, and  the  like,  it  is  obvious  that 
each  self-.govermng  Dominion  re- 
quires the  service's  and  concentrated 
attention  of  a  responsible  Minister, 
wtho  can  answer  to,  anid  speak  for,  his 
Governmenit  in  its  external  or  Imperial 
affairs. 


WHAT  WE  PAY  FOR 
HUSTLE 

THOSE  who  read  the  artide  on 
"What  We  Pay  for  Hustle,"  in 
the  January  num'ber  of  The  Busy 
Man's  Canada,  will  be .  interested  in 
a  further  'oomiparison  wb.idh  is  mow 
possible  since  the  figures  for  191 1  have 
been  issued.  The  corDditions  as  re- 
gards fata:lit'ies  and  accidents  result- 
ing   from    carelessness    are  growing 


worse  rather  than  better.  The 
"  fatality  "  figures  in  Toronto,  for  in- 
stance, not  including  the  scores  of 
serious  or  minor  accid'enlts,  are  as 
f oiiows  for  the  pasit  three  years : 

1909 — Killed  by  vehicles,  3 ;  by 
trains,  3 ;  by  trotliey  oars,  8 ;  total,  14. 

1 9 10 — Killed  by  vehicles,  8;  by 
trains,  10 ;  by  trolley  cars,  13  ;  toitiall,  31. 

191 1 — Killed  by  ve!hioles,  8;  by 
trains,  19 ;  by  troldey  cars,  19 ;  (total,  46. 

The  price  we  pay  for  the  mad  rush 
to  Get  Rich  Quick  and  Get  Things 
Done  in  a  Hurry  is  certainiy  hig'h. 
By  studying  tihese  ^mortaility  figures 
and  taking  thought  of  the  High  Cost 
of  Hustle  some  o'f  us  might  easily 
add  to  our  length  of  days. 


A^AILWAY'S  MODEL  CITY 

ONE  feature  of  the  Canadian 
Northern's  plans  for  an  en- 
trance into  Montreal  is  woirtt'h  special 
notice.  The  expenditure  o^f  $25,000,- 
000  on  terminals,  a  hotel  and  a  sta- 
tion is  magnificent  but  conventional. 
The  construction  of  a  model  city  along 
its  tracks  between  the  Miounitain  and 
the  Back  River  is,  in  oonception, 
equally  brilliant  and  much  more  out 
of  the  ordinary. 

It  is  an  extraordinary  thing  that  so 
little  care  'has  been  taken  in  the  past 
to  make  the  great,  common  approaches 
to  a  ilarge  city  more  worthy  of  the 
functions  they  dischairge.  First  im- 
pressions have  a  certain  weight,  and 
the  effect  iof  scanning  a  juraiMe  of 
tumble-down  tenemenlts,  rickety- 
sheds  and  squalid  out-ihouses  is  not 
of  benefit  to  a  city  or  its  visitors.  If 
we  must  have  slums — ^^and  the  question 
is  debatable — we  are  surely  under  no 
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obligaition  to  flaunt  them  in  ;th€  face 
of  whatever  pKDirtion  of  the  worid 
happens  to  pass  our  premises. 

The  vahie  of  a  "model  city"  depends, 
necessarily,  upon  the  modd.  With  the 
sudden  up-springing  of  mushroom 
subunbs,  we  are  greartlly  in  need  of 
lessons  in  'how  it  is  possible  to  make 
a  subdivision  beautiful  as  well  as  pro- 
fitable. It  is  no  part  of  the  business 
of  the  Canadian  Northern  to  give 
lessons  in  practical  civism,  but  if  it 
chooses  to  do  so,  other  pilaces  than 
Montreal  should  not  be  aibove  taking 
advantage  of  them. 

A  BOOST  FOR  WOMAN'S 
SUFFRAGE 

SINCE  her  arrival  on  this  side  of 
the  herring  pond,  Mrs.  Pankhurst, 
leader  of  the  English  militant  suffra- 
gettes, 'has  travelled  many  miles  and 
visited  many  places,  among  them  be- 
ing several  of  the  Westenn  States, 
where  women  exercise  the  framchise 
on  a  footing  of  equality  with  men. 
She  then  returned  to  New  York,  de- 
livered a  farewell  address,  and  sailed 
for  home. 

That  the  last  meeting  on  this  side 
of  the  Atlantic  was  sympathetic  to  her 
cause  was  sihown  by  the  fact  that  be- 
fore the  meeting  broke  up  the 
audience  subscriibed  neady  six  thou- 
sand doillars  for  the  use  of  the  suffra- 
gette leader. 

In  the  dosing  address  of  her  Am- 
erican tour  Mrs.  Pankhurst  made  a 
number  of  interesiting  statements.  It 
had  often  been  said  that  courtesy 
wouild  disappear  when  women  get  the 
ballot.  Mrs.  Pankhurst's  experience 
refuted  tihis. 


"  Men,"  said  she,  "  are  mudh  more 
courteous  to  women  in  those  States 
where  women  vote  than  tbey  are  in  the 
crowded  English  cities." 

She  also  answered  t)he  objection 
that  women  could  not  maintain  the 
peace,  and,  therefore,  should  not  vote. 
In  a  western  dty  sihe  met  a  young 
woman — a  sdip  of  a  gird,  wtho  was  a 
factory  inspector — ^^wlio  had  arrested  a 
man  and  taken  him  to  the  police  sta- 
tion. "  And  yet  they  say  that  women 
coiild  not  enforce  laws  or  maintain 
peace !  " 

Mrs.  Pankhurst  wished  that  every 
one  of  her  'hearers  could  "  visit  those 
states  and  see  what  an  air  of  dignit>' 
and  security  it  gives  those  women  to 
possess  the  right  of  franchise." 

This  wias  Mrs.  Pankhurst's  conclud- 
ing message  :  "  I  hope  and  trust  that 
every  womian  in  this  hall  will  put 
aside  every  other  cause,  every  philan- 
thropy, and  work  for  nothing  else,  un- 
til that  which  will  dignify  and 
strengthen  every  other  interest  is  in 
the  grasp  of  women." 

A   MILLION   FOR   MANI- 
TOBA 

AN  important  event  in  the  history 
of  Manitoba  occurred  in  Win- 
nipeg last  month.  It  was  the  organi- 
zation of  ithe  Million  for  Manitoba 
League,  at  a  'banquet  attended  by  two 
hundred  prominent  citizens  of  the 
Province,  including  the  Hon.  the  Lieut. 
Governor;  the  Premier;  the  Minister 
of  Agriculture;  the  Mayor  of  Win- 
nipeg; the  Mayors  and  Reeves  of  all 
the  municipalities;  the  Presidents  of 
the  Boards  of  Trade. 

Never  before  has  such  a  compre- 
hensive movement  been  or^nized  to 


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attract  imimigration  to  any  part  of 
Canada;  never  'has  there  been  shown 
more  enitlhuisiiasm,  more  patriotic  zeal, 
on  'the  occasiion  of  the  launching  of  aai 
imiportant  enterprise. 

Under  the  .slog-an  "  A  Miillion  for 
Manitoba "  and  wilth  the  thoroug'h 
and  efficient  working  foroes  of  this 
League,  Manitoba  stands  a  good 
chance  of  securing  a  round  million 
good  citizens  (before  the  next  census. 

It  was  not  to  be  expected  that  Mani- 
toba would  sit  tranquilly  watching 
the  flow  of  immigration  into  the  pro- 
vinces farther  west  without,  sooner 
or  later,  entering  a  resounding  pro- 
test. Perhaps  it  came  sooner  tban 
expected,  but  it  certainly  took  a  pro- 
nounced form. 

All  the  West  can  do  big  things 
when  it  sets  about  it,  but  the  organi- 
zation of  the  Million  for  Manitoba 
League  was  one  of  the  most  spontianie- 
ous  exhibitions  of  public-spirit  of  har- 
monious determination,  of  province- 
wide  eagerness,  that  has  ever  spurred 
development  in  the  Canadian  West. 
Is  was  a  surprising  and  gratifying  dis- 
play of  earnest  and  deliberate  purpose. 

The  personnel  of  the  organiz-altion 
is  such  as  to  justify  the  most  sanguine 
anticipations  of  isuccess.  iThe  plan  is 
broad  in  'scope,  and  mieans  much  to  t'he 
intending  settler  in  intelligent  guid- 
ance. It  should  quickly  acquaint  the 
world  with  Manitoba's  resources  and 
opportunities,  through  hundreds  of 
channels. 

The  Winnipeg  press  is  'enthusiastic 
over  the  prospects.  The  Dominion 
says  :  "  'Manitoba  will  gain,  not  'only 
an  immense  increase  of  oitizens,  but 
the  right  kind  of  citizens — and  it  is 
worth  keeping  in  mind  that  upon  thie 


kind  of  citizens  we  secure  must  de- 
pend much  of  our  future  welfare. 
Mixed  farming  will  extend  an'd  flour- 
ish througout  the  province  to  supply 
the  needs  'of  our  own  people  and  those' 
of  our  western  neighibors  as  well .  We 
will  no  longer  impoirit  our  poultry  and 
eggs  from  Minnesota,  Wi'soonsin  and 
Iowa;  we  will  produce  them  here  and 
have  a  'surplus  for  export. 

"  Industries  will  naturally  follow 
our  increase  of  population  and  every 
natural  substance  we  possess  that  can 
be  converted  to  the  use  of  man  will  'be 
worked  into  innumerable  products 
and  by-products  'in  Manitoba  factories. 
The  extiens'ion  of  the  boundaries,  the 
building  of  the  Hudson  Bay  railroad,, 
the  opening  of  the  shortest  shipping 
route  to  Europe,  will  alll  help  thiis 
splendid  '  Million  for  Manitoba  '  move- 
m^efit  and  help  to  attain  for  this  prov- 
ince the  eminence  it  is  destined  to  earn 
as  the  centre  of  Empire." 

GRAIN  FIGURES  FOR  1911 

NINETEEN  hundred  and  eleven 
with  the  girowers  of  grain  was 
one  of  sunshine  anid  sbadow.  The 
hardships  of  the  present  year  will  not 
be  an  immixed  evil  if  they  press  home 
the  folly  of  having  all  the  eggs  in  one 
basket.  In  that  section  of  Alberta,^ 
lying  between  Calgary  and  Edimonton, 
mixed  farming  is  being  pushed  with 
perhaps  more  systema)tic  vigor  than 
in  any  dther  portion  of  the  three 
prairie  provinces,  and  though  this  ter- 
ritory sufif'ered  quite  as  much  from 
frost  as  any  other  district,  the  fact 
that  there  was  plenty  oif  sto'ck  to  feed 
the  frostdd  grain  to  has  put  them  in 
a  position  to  turn  a  seeming  disaster 
iiito  a  very  real  victory 


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Fiigures  for  the  year  are  not  com- 
plete, but  roughly  about  106,000,000 
busheils  of  wheat  crop  has  passed 
from  first  into  second  hajnds,  which 
leaves  some  63,725,000  bushels  still  to 
be  accountied  for.  flDhe  prices  for  the 
crop  have  so  far  been  fairly  steady 
and  relatively  high.  The  average 
price  for  contract  wiheait  has  been 
round  9714'  ^'"'^  ^'^  lower  grades 
about  85. 

There  is  still  much  threshing  to  be 
done,  and  a  good  deail  of  it  may  have 
to  be  left  over  until  the  spring.  A 
large  quaotity  will,  no  douibt,  ibe  fed 
and  reach  the  miarket  in  the  form  of 
beef  amd  pork,  and  may,  in  the  end, 
show  a  wider  margin  of  profit  than 
if  sold  as  raiw  material.  The  ortly 
difficulty  is  thalt  there  is  not  any- 
thing like  enough  live  stock. 


STILL  THEY  COME  CON- 
SERVATIVE 

CONSERVATIVE  victories,  if 
they  keep  up  at  the  present 
rate,  will  soon  become  monotonous. 
Last  month  Price  Edward  Island,  for 
twenty  years  a  Liberal  stronghold, 
turned  into  a  landslide  for  the  Con- 
servatives. Twenty-eight  Conserva- 
tives and  two  Liberals  is  the  story — 


just  about  on  a  par  with  British 
Columbia,  as  far  as  the  Liberals  go. 

In  September  it  was  the  Dominion ; 
in  December  it  was  Ontario ;  and  now 
Prince  Edward  Island.  Some  are  ask- 
ing, Will  the  others  come  in?  Others 
say.  We  hope  not,  for  the  country's 
good. 

Liberal  papers  ascribe  the  big  turn- 
over to  the  promise  from  Ottawa  of  a 
car  ferry  service  to  the  Island,  and 
even  the  Toronto  Mail  and  Empire 
admits  that  the  promise  played  its  part. 
The  temptation  was  undoubtedly 
great  for  the  Islanders.  Add  to  that 
the  fact  that  the  Island  still  clings  to 
open  voting,  where  every  man  is 
known  by  his  vote  as  well  as  by  the 
company  he  keeps,  and  the  desire  of 
the  Islanders  to  stand  in  with  Ottawa, 
and  at  ileast  make  sure  of  that  ferry 
service,  must  have  been  great  indeed. 

Premier  Mathieson,  by  the  way,  is 
pledged  to  introduce  a  modem  ballot 
law  and  relegate  open  voting  to  the 
scrap  heap  where  it  belongs.  Prince 
Edward  Island  is  the  last  of  the  nine 
provinces  to  tolerate  the  ear-marked 
voter. 

At  the  last  general  election  in  1908 
seventeen  Liberals  and  thirteen  Con- 
servatives were  elected.  At  the  latest 
bye-election,  November  15th,  the 
party  stood  16  to  14. 


I  F  a  mind  is  capable  of  fitting  its  best  truth  to  each  new  experi- 
*  ence,  instead  of  fitting  each  new  experience  to  its  accepted 
truth,  it  may  hope  to  grow  and  expand  normally  and  healthfully. 


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Peace,  Imperfect  Peace — Another 
Step  Forward 


By  the 

LEAVING  out  the  War  Parties, 
and  the  interests  that  thrive  on 
war  and  preparations  for  war,  the 
whole  world  is  rejoicing  over  Premier 
Asquith's  announcement  in  the  Brit- 
ish House  of  Commons  that  Lord 
Haldane's  visit  to  Berlin  has  brought 
about  a  better  understanding  between 
Britain  and  Germany.  As  Mr. 
Asquith  said,  Lord  Haldane's  infor- 


"  CONVERSATIONS  " 

— Toronto   Globe. 

mal  visit  certainly  "  involved  on  both 
sides  a  departure  from  conventional 
methods."  But,  he  added,  "  on  both 
sides  it  was  thought  that  frankness  of 
statement  and  communication  would 
be  easier  if  in  the  first  instance  there 
should  be  informal  and  non-committal 
conversations  rather  than  full-dress 
diplomatic  negotiations." 


Editor 

That  is  the  common-sense  view  and 
the  logical  way — one  might  also  add, 
the  Asquith  Government's  way.  A 
similar  stroke  of  business  would 
doubtless  have  borne  similar  fruit 
many  moons  ago.  It  was  simply  too 
clever,  too  cleverly  simple,  for  the 
war  lords  and  distinguished  diplo- 
mats to  see  through.  They  are  gen- 
erally looking  for  something  pro- 
found. 

Nations  making  faces  at  each  other 
in  full  dress  uniforj^  is  ugly  business, 
and  at  the  present  stage  of  what  we 
delight  to  call  Civilization,  mighty 
antiquated.  But  it  is  part  of  the 
game,  if  the  game  is  to  survive.  If 
you  get  too  near  to  each  other,  and 
talk  in  too  much  of  a  conversational 
style,  you  will  get  to  like  each  other 
too  well,  and  then  the  demand  for 
dreadnaughts  and  power  and  guns,  at 
so  much  per,  will  fade  away.  Also, 
some  easy  occupations  will  be  gone. 

But  the  world  is  waking  up  and 
getting  some  common-sense  into  it. 
A  few  more  Asquiths,  a  few  more 
Lloyd-Georges,  a  few  more  Sir  Ed- 
ward Greys,  a  few  more  Tafts,  and — 
shall  we  say  it  after  all  ? — a  few  more 
Emperor  Bills,  maybe,  and  the  War- 
less  Era  will  be  really  here. 

The  Parliament  of  Man,  the  feder- 
ation of  the  world,  commonly  regard- 
ed in  circles  where  profound  things 
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are  the  only  things  that  count,  as  a 
beautiful  dream,  is  not  so  far  away 
after  all.  At  any  rate,  recent  events 
have  shown  that  the  word  "  unattain- 
able "  can  safely  be  left  out  of  the 
lexicon  of  international  relations. 

The  War  Idea  has  been  fostered 
and  fed  from  time  immemorial, 
mainly  by  ignorance,  partly  by  dis- 
tance, largely  because  it  was  an  easy 
means  of  livelihood  for  a  certain  privi- 
leged class,  who  toiled  not  neither  did 
they  spin  anything  but  tall  yarns  of 
how  war  simply  couldn't  and  never 
would  be  done  without.  Their  mono- 
cles must  now  be  falling  from  their 
eyes.  With  the  diplomats  of  the 
Britishers  and  Germans  and  Yankees 
and  Frenchmen  conferring  together 
to  the  end  of  knowing  each  other  bet- 
ter, which  must  mean  liking  each 
other  better,  on  the  one  hand ;  and 
with  the  picture  before  them  which 
we  have  all  seen  recently,  of  a  hun- 
dred thousand  men  in  a  public  square 
in  Berlin,  holding  up  their  hands  vot- 
ing against  war  with  France  over 
Morocco,  on  the  other  hand,  the  War 
Parties  of  the  nations  must  surely  be 
stricken  with  qualms  of  misgiving  as 
the  Future  of  the  War  Idea. 

Norman  Angell  is  right.  Money 
in  the  past  has  made  war  and  money 
in  the  future  can  prevent  it. 

"  Some  time  ago  a  French  paper, 
Humanite,  protested  against  the  un- 
patriotic conduct  of  French  banks, 
which  by  their  loans  had  been  build- 
ing up  German  industry  and  German 
arms,  instead  of  developing  the  trade 
and  industry  of  France.  '  It  was 
French  money,'  said  this  paper, 
'  which  paid  for  German  cannons  and 
rifles.    If  Germany  were  to  attack  us, 


we  should  be  fighting  against  French 
money  to-morrow.' 

"  It  was  pointed  out  that,  m  case  of 
hostilities,  the  French  depositors 
would  lose  their  deposits,  for  Ger- 
many would  want  all  the  borrowed 
money. 

"  Think  of  the  case  that  was  here 
presented  to  the  thrifty  French  peas- 
ant. It  was  from  his  savings  that  the 
French  banks  got  their  money.  The 
French  banks  lent  it  to  Germany, 
Germany  put  it  into  armies,  which 
might  invade  France.  The  French 
peasant's  money  would  be  used  to 
destroy  the  French  peasant's  home. 

''  The  shot  went  home.  The  French 
banks  began  to  withdraw  their  invest- 
ments from  Germany.  As  soon  as 
there  was  talk  of  war  between  France 
and  Germany  the  situation  became 
acute.  Ten  million  pounds  were  with- 
drawn from  Germany  to  France,  ten 
million  pounds  to  England.  The 
question  of  peace  or  war  rests  largely 
in  the  hands  of  the  banks  and  million- 
aires. But  there  is  something  behind 
that.  The  banks  and  the  millionaires 
get  their  money  largely  from  the  sav- 
ings of  the  people.  The  French 
peasant  can  prevent  his  savings  being 
used  to  destroy  his  home.  The  small 
investor  may  make  his  power  felt  in 
other  ways." 

There  is  so  much  to  be  said  against 
war  and  so  little  in  its  favor  that  the 
War  Idea  cannot  long  survive  in  the 
face  of  modern  knowledge  and  mod- 
em conditions,  international  and 
otherwise.  Transportation  is  mass- 
ing the  people.  The  telegraph  and  the 
rapid  rotary  press  have  done  their 
part  in  opening  their  eyes  to  a  good 
many  things.   They  have  long  realized 

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the  absurdity  of  war  contests  in  which 
men  who  have  no  quarrel  with  each 
other  blow  each  other's  brains  out, 
while  the  men  who  make  the  quarrel 
stay  at  home  in  their  arm  chairs  and 
calmly  discuss  the  results. 

Then  along  comes  Norman  Angell 
with  his  remarkable  book  "  The  Great 


Illusion,"  and  shows  us  the  economic 
absurdity  of  the  thing.  After  which, 
Haldane's  visit  to  Berlin,  wT!h  all  the 
world  cheering  the  announcement  of 
the  result. 

The    Asquith    Government 
tainly  do  move." 


cer- 


Develop  the  Market  Near  Home 


w 


How  the  West  Threatens  the  East 

ITH  the  West  coming  to    the         "  For  several    years    past,    consid- 


front  more  and  more  every 
day  in  an  industrial  sense,  it  behoves 
the  old  established  Eastern  Provinces 
of  the  Dominion  to  keep  a  close  eye 
on  the  morrow. 

Through  the  progress  and  rapid 
settlement  of  the  West,  the  East  has 
lost  ground  agriculturally  at  an  enor- 
mous rate.  The  question  now  is,  will 
the  same  thing  be  allowed  to  happen 
industrially  ? 

To  put  it  another  way,  the  West  is 
building  up  home  industries  and  mak- 
ing home  markets  for  local  products. 
The  West  realizes  that  only  thus  can 
it  be  free  from  the  expense  of  the  long 
haul  from  the  East.  It  is  a  sensible 
business-like  view.  But  it  means 
that  the  West  will  grow  less  and  less 
dependent  on  the  East  for  the  pro- 
ducts of  the  factory.  It  will  be  so 
much  less  western  business  for  the 
Eastern  manufacturer.  Then  it  will 
pay  him  to  keep  an  ever-watchful  eye 
open  to  improve  his  opportunities 
closer  home. 

In  his  inaugural  address  before  the 
Toronto  Board  of  Trade  the  new 
president,  Mr.  George  T.  Somers, 
had  this  to  say  on  the  subject  of  the 
Market  Near  Home: 


erable  publicity  has  been  given  to 
the  question  of  development  of  Nor- 
thern Ontario.  The  Board  of  Trade, 
under  the  retiring  president,  has  done 
practical  work  along  these  hnes. 
There  has  yet  to  come  the  initia- 
tion of  an  actual  movement  for  the 
immediate  settlement  and  develop- 
ment of  that  vast  region,  rich  in 
natural  resources  and  trade  prospects. 
"  In  the  exhaustive  report  on  this 
subject,  which  was  prepared  on  behalf 
of  the  Board,  it  is  conservatively  esti- 
mated that  the  purchasing  power  of 
the  present  population  between  North 
Bay  and  Cochrane  is  $45,000,000  per 
annum.  Toronto  manufacturers  and 
merchants  are  reaping  to  some  extent 
the  benefits  of  that  business,  but 
should  have  a  still  larger  share.  Fur- 
ther, it  is  not  difficult  to  imagine  the 
tremendous  impetus  which  would  be 
given  trade  conditions  in  Toronto  and 
other  Ontario  cities,  were  an  aggres- 
sive development  policy  inaugurated 
in  connection  with  the  northern  part 
of  the  province. 

The  Menace  of  the  West 

"  We  must  remember  that    British 
Columbia  is  fast  becoming  an  indus- 


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* 


G.  T.  SOMERS 

President  of  Toronto  Board  of  Trade  for  1919. 

Mr.  Somers  is  a  strong  advocate  of  Developing  the  Market  Near  Home,  and 
as  a  member  and  persistent  worker  of  the  Toronto  Board  of  Trade  has  done 
much  to  further  the  movement  to  open  and  build  up  Northern  Ontario. 


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trial  Province;  that  Manitoba  has 
more  than  four  hundred  industries ; 
and  that  Alberta  and  Saskatchewan 
are  establishing  industries  wherever 
local  conditions  are  favorable.  This 
industrial  movement  in  Western  Can- 
ada will  gain  strength  from  year  to 
year, 

"  While  the  eastern  districts  of 
Ontario  are  still  supreme  in  manufac- 
turing, it  would  appear  necessary  in 
order  for  this  part  of  the  country  to 
retain  its  supremacy  that  develop- 
ment of  the  North  should  be  insti- 
tuted at  the  earliest  possible  moment. 

"  The  benefits  will  be  felt  not  only 
by  Toronto,  but  also  by  the  whole  of 
Southern  Ontario,  and  it  seems  to  me 
that  every  effort  must  be  made  by  the 


Board,  the  Associated  Boards  of 
Trade  and  the  different  municipali- 
ties of  the  Province,  to  urge  strongly 
upon  both  federal  and  provincial  au- 
thorities the  necessity  of  some  pro- 
gressive policy  for  the  immediate  de- 
velopment and  peopling  of  this  vast 
heritage. 

"A  line  with  its  terminus  at  James 
Bay  would  greatly  promote  the  de- 
veloping of  farming  and  industries, 
While  planning  the  opening  of  the 
northern  part  of  its  own  Province, 
Quebec  is  also  invading  the  northern 
portions  of  Ontario,  locating  many  of 
its  own  people  as  settlers,  and  obtain- 
ing considerable  business  there,  an 
additional  reason  for  practical  work 
on  the  part  of  Southern  Ontario." 


Child-Life  and  Motherhood  as 
National  Assets 

The  Right  of  the  Child  to  be  Well  Born 

By  Sir  John  Kirk 


"N 


OTHING  Too  Good  for  the 
Children,"  was  the  topic  of 
an  inspiring  address  by  Sir  John  Kirk 
before  the  members  of  the  Canadian 
Club  at  Vancouver. 

"  I  am  not  here  to-day,"  said  Sir 
John,  "  to  talk  about  the  material  re- 
sources of  the  Empire.  I  have  been 
very  much  impressed  all  round  by  the 
desire  to  show  me  whatever  natural 
resources  and  products  have  been 
abounding  around  the  cities  I  have 
been  visiting.  I  have  thought  very 
often  that  we  are  acting  like  the  pro- 
digal, and  presently  shall  have  to  stay 
our  hands  and  be  less  wasteful  with 
the  material  God  has  given  us  so 
bountifully. 


Breaks  Every  Barrier 

We  are  centring  ourselves  very 
much  upon  the  physical,  sometimes 
to  the  detriment  of  the  higher  things 
of  life,  and,  wherever  I  have  been,  I 
have  always  asked  about  the  child- 
life,  because  I  realize  that  at  the  back 
of  all  our  problems  lies  that  of  the 
child.  We  may  prosper  in  every  sort 
of  material  wealth,  but  unless  we  look 
after  the  children — the  true  wealth  of 
life — we  shall  be  in  a  parlous  state. 
One  socialistic  writer  seriously  made 
the  suggestion  that  there  should  be 
placed — preferably  in  Westminster 
Abbey — a  fine  baby,  and  before  any 
one  of  our  legislators  of  whatever 
party  goes  to  the  House  of  Commons, 


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he  should  sit  for  two  hours  contem- 
plating this  baby — and  whatever  su'b- 
ject  he  may  be  advocating,  it  will  all 
centre  itself  in  the  life  and  welfare 
of  that  little  child. 

In  dwelling  upon  this  subject  I 
need  make  no  apology — we  are  all  in- 
terested in  children.  Affection  for 
the  child  breaks  down  every  barrier. 
It  has  been  my  privilege  for  fifty 
years  to  be  associated  with  those  who 
have  tried  to  lift  up  the  little  ones 
from  conditions  which,  happily,  you 
are  free  from  in  these  newer  coun- 
tries. 

We  have  arrived  at  certain  basic 
ideas,  that,  to  rightly  estimate  the 
value  of  child-life  and  do  the  best 
for  the  children,  we  must  conform  as 
much  as  possible  to  certain  principles 
— the  right  of  every  child  to  be  v/ell 
born.  Unless  we  concern  ourselves 
about  the  stock  we  shall  be  far  more 
unwise  than  the  farmer  is.  Nov^^  the 
science  of  eugenics  is  doing  a  great 
deal,  but  between  the  laws  of  heredity 
and  environment  we  realize  that,  un- 
less the  children  are  well  born  and 
have  a  healthy  moral  tendency,  they 
will  not  be  worth  very  much. 

I  have  noticed  in  my  travels  certain 
trends  in  the  national  and  Imperial 
life  which  will  militate  against  a  good 
generation  coming  after  us.  Those 
forces  are  going  on  in  our  midst 
which,  unless  they  are  checked,  will 
lead  to  disaster.  This  is  not  the  occa- 
sion to  go  into  them  fully.  It  should 
concern  us  as  a  community  as  to 
whether  conditions  are  as  good  as 
they  might  be  for  a  healthy  genera- 
tion to  come  or  not. 

May  I  not  emphasize  the  value  of 
motherhood?     Unless    we    exalt  mo- 


therhood we  shall  be  in  a  very  bad 
way  in  regard  to  the  future.  Recent- 
ly the  President  of  the  United  States 
uttered  an  urgent  note  upon  the  ques- 
tion of  population  and  the  value  of 
motherhood.  We  shall  lose  our  place 
pily,  we  now  occupy,  if  we  are  not 
careful  of  the  child-life. 

Let  me  emphasize  the  value  of  the 
home.  I  have  noticed  through  all 
Australasia  the  breaking  up  and  re- 
laxing of  home  life.  Is  it  not  signifi- 
cant that  the  English  nation  is  the 
only  one  which  has  the  sacred  word 
"home"  in  its  vocabulary?  Let  us 
see  to  it  that  any  indications  in  our 
midst  that  detract  from  the  advant- 
ages of  home  life  be  arrested.  I  speak 
more  particularly  just  now  because  of 
Australian  life.  There,  young  people 
mature  eariy ;  there  is  very  little  twi- 
light, a  great  deal  of  open-air  life, 
and  it  does  not  speak  well  for  the 
community  that  the  state  of  things 
which  exists  there  should  exist.  If 
we  have  a  poor  idea  of  the  value  of 
child-life,  we  shall  not  think  much  of 
its  development. 

Children's  Happy  Faces 

I  congratulate  you  upon  the  ad- 
vanced state  of  things  in  Canada.  I 
met  Mr.  Kelso,  of  Toronto,  some 
twenty-two  years  ago,  and  know  him 
to  be  a  lover  of  children  and  one  who 
has  used  his  influence  very  helpfully 
in  reference  to  child-life.  I  was  so 
glad  to  hear  that  in  British  Columbia 
you  have  a  real  Father  of  the  Chil- 
dren. 

It  was  my  privilege  to  go  with  Mr. 
South  into  the  midst  of  his  big  fam- 
ily of  one  hundred  and  thirty-nine 
children.    It  was  a  pleasure  as  we  ap- 


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proached  the  building  to  see  the  glee 
of  the  children  in  the  presence  of  Mr. 
South.  I  liked  the  atmosphere  of  the 
home.  The  children  were  happy  and 
looked  into  your  face  fearlessly.  I  am 
sure  the  utmost  is  being  done  for 
these  stranded,  handicapped  children. 
I  know  that  you,  as  business  men, 
concerned  about  material  progress 
and  the  accumulation  of  wealth,  will 
withhold  nothing  from  the  children. 

Worth  Of  a  Boy 

I  remember  upon  one  occasion 
some  gentleman,  advocating  the  cause 
of  an  orphanage,  saying  that,  if  all 
the  money  which  had  been  spent 
upon  the  institution  had  been  the 
means  of  rescuing  only  one  boy,  it 
had  been  well  worth  the  money.  Af- 
terwards he  was  called  to  question  as 
to  whether  that  was  not  an  exagger- 
ated statement.  "  Well,"  he  said, 
"  not  if  it  was  my  boy."  (Applause.) 
That  is  the  secret. 

We  must  have,  if  we  are  to  have 
a  good  child-life,  a  healthy  municipal 
life.  You  have  just  had  your  elec- 
tions here,  and  unless  we  get  the  best 
members  of  the  community  to  take  a 
healthy  interest  in  municipal  life 
things  are  sure  to  go  wrong. 

There  is  a  temptation  in  new  com- 
munities to  be  so  absorbed  in  the  pro- 
gress of  affairs  which,  perhaps,  for 
the  moment  are  more  lucrative.  If 
the  municipal  life  gets  into  the  hands 
of  the  unworthy  it  will  be  a  bad 
thing  for  the  community  and  react 
upon  child-life. 

Now,  I  want  to  advocate  this  as  a 
practice :  why  should  we  have  so 
many  childless  homes?  There  is  not 
a  home  in  the  country  that  has  not  its 


pet  animal.  In  our  Rotten  Row  we 
see  dear  little  dogs  clothed  by  well- 
known  tailors  and  fed  on  mutton 
chops.  I  wish  it  was  the  practice  of 
every  home  to  have  pets  of  another 
sort. 

*     *     * 

The  Unfortunate  Mother 

Touching  upon  this  subject  the 
editor  of  the  Canadian  Courier  drops 
some  kindly  humane  thoughts.  He 
says : 

A  little  story  which  appeared  not 
long  ago  on  the  front  page  of  a  Win- 
nipeg daily  paper  made  an  impression 
upon  my  mind.  A  man  walking  home 
one  night,  passed  the  "  Home  of  the 
Friendless  Children,"  one  of  Winni- 
peg's numerous  charitable  institu- 
tions. It  was  a  cold,  cold  night,  and 
they  do  have  cold  nights  in  that  city 
in  late  December.  So,  when  he  heard 
the  pitiful  sobbing  of  a  child,  he  start- 
ed in  to  investigate.  He  found  a 
pretty  baby  boy  wrapped  in  three  sets 
of  clothing  and  covered  with  a  warm 
woollen  shawl — but  deserted.  He 
took  it  home  for  the  night  and  next 
day  it  was  sent  to  the  Children's 
Home. 

But  what  struck  me  most  was  the 
comment  of  the  people  who  had  to 
do  with  the  case  and  with  the  lan- 
guage of  the  reporter  who  compiled 
the  story.  The  reporter  said  that  it 
was  left  there  by  an  "  unnatural  and 
heartless  mother,"  and  that  the  police 
were  searching  for  "  the  mother  who 
abandoned  it  so  heartlessly."  The  ma- 
tron of  the  Home  is  reported  to  have 
"  voiced  her  indignation  of  the  heart- 
less desertion." 

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be  supposed  to  be,  to  be  accused  of 
"  heartlessness  "  ?  The  babe  was  well 
nourished,  and  warmly  clothed.  It 
was  placed  at  the  gate  of  the  Home 
to  which  such  children  are  sent.  Is 
it  not  more  probable  that  the  mother 
went  home  to  weep  and  to  pray  that 
her  child  would  be  cared  for?  Was 
it  her  fault  that  she  was  forced  to 
abandon  her  child,  or  the  fault  of  the 
""  heartless  "  people  who  would  con- 
demn her  and  sneer  at  her  if  she  were 
to  keep  it  and  be  proud  of  it? 

Here  is  a  big  subject,  and  one  well 
worthy  of  more  attention  than  it  re- 
ceives. It  does  seem  as  If  we  are  too 
Iiarsh  in  our  criticism  of  the  women 
who  mav  be  so  unfortunate  as  to  be- 


come mothers  under  circumstances  of 
which  society  cannot  approve.  It 
does  seem  that  by  our  lack  of  sym- 
pathy, by  our  lack  of  a  fair  and  just 
attitude,  we  are  compelling  child- 
desertion  and  worse. 

Surely  there  must  be  a  remedy  for 
such  a  state  of  affairs.  Our  present 
methods  are  irrational  and  destruc- 
tive. Why  should  not  the  matrons  of 
these  Homes  invite  the  confidence  of 
these  unfortunate  girls  and  thus  pre- 
vent child-desertion?  Why  should 
not  society  give  such  a  girl  a  second 
chance?  Even  criminals  are  given 
that,  and  these  unfortunates  are  not 
criminals  unless  we  make  them  such. 


The  High  Cost  of  Living — and  Why 

Better  Quality,  More  Luxury,  Partly  Tells  the  Story 

By  Roger  W.  Babson 


THE  present  high  cost  of  living 
has  been  brought  about  by  a 
combination  of  conditions.  Most  of 
these  are  natural  conditions  follow- 
ing the  growth  and  development  of  a 
new  nation.     On  the  other  hand,  the 


individual  is,  to  a  great  extent,  direct- 
ly responsible. 

Some  eminent  authorities  have  told 
us  that  this  increase  is  entirely  due 
to  the  increased  production  of  gold 
and   the   consequent   depletion   of  its 


purchasing  value.  I  rate  this  as  but 
one  factor. 

There  are  three  important  divisions 
of  expense  in  the  household,  and  I 
will  make  a  brief  comparison  of  the 
increased  cost  in  these  three  items, 
viz. : 

Food,  rent  and  clothing. 

Thie  increased  cost  in  the  matter  of 
dress  or  house  rent  can  be  compared 
intelligently  in  only  one  way. 

It  would  be  useless  to  argue  with  a 
man  that  the  expense  to  clothe  his 
family  had  not  greatly  increased  in 
the  last  twenty  years.  On  the  other 
hand,  if  you  should  ask  him  if  his 
family  were  not  wearing  better 
clothes,  better  shoes  and  better  hats 
than  ever  before,  he  would  have  to 
reply  that  they  were,  and  if  they  were 
content  to  wear    the    same    kind  of 


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clothes,  the  same  kind  of  shoes  and 
hats  that  were  good  enough  twenty 
years  ago,  he  would  doubtless  find 
they  had  not  greatly  advanced  in 
price  since  then. 

In  the  matter  of  rent,  the  increase 
is  very  marked  and  can  be  charged 
up  largly  to  two  causes.  First,  the 
increased  cost  of  labor ;  but  the  prin- 
cipal advance  is  also  due  to  the  in- 
creased demand  for  more  conveni- 
ences and  more  attractive  homes. 

If  we  would  be  content  with  houses 
having  as  few  conveniences  as  the 
houses  of  OUT  grandfathers,  we  would 
find  the  rent  was  still  quite  reason- 
able. The  point  is,  we  require  more 
in  this  generation,  and  consequently 
must  pay  for  it. 

Now,  in  regard  to  the  increase  m 
the  cost  of  food,  this  is  the  item 
which  has  undoubtedly  shown  the 
greatest  proportionate  increase,  and 
perhaps  the  public  is  the  least  respon- 
sible for  this  incTease. 

When  Living  Was  Low 

Tbere  is  no  argument  necessary 
that  the  lowest  cost  of  living  in  our 
country  was  during  the  diays  of  our 
ancestors  and  before  the  introduction 
of  machinery  or  the  development  of 
our  great  cities,  when  every  home 
was  surrounded  by  spacious  grounds, 
with  gardens  and  live  stock  yielding 
products  sufficient  practically  to  supply 
the  wants  of  the  household.  In  such 
a  community  there  was  no  market  for 
milk,  eggs  or  butter,  as  each  house- 
hold produced  their  own  supply. 

Now,  if  the  growth  of  our  country 
in  population  had  kept  on  in  that  sim- 
ple community  wiay,  we  would  have 
to-day  very  cheap  milk,  butter,  eggs, 


etc. ;  but  the  growth  of  our  country 
has  not  been  along  those  lines,  for  the 
rush  of  immigration  has  been  toward 
the  cities  and  not  toward  the  coun- 
try. 

For  every  producer  of  food  pro- 
ducts on  the  farm,  we  are  getting  loo 
families  in  the  cities  to  be  supplied 
from  the  same. 

There  are  certain  logical  conditions 
which  exist  during  periods  of  pros- 
perity in  our  country  as  to  the  rela- 
tion of  commodity  prices  to  the  price 
of  labor. 

If  the  cost  to  produce  increases 
through  an  advance  in  wages  the  cost 
to  the  purchaser  will  increase 
whether  it  is  a  house  to  be  rented  or 
a  pair  of  shoes  to  be  worn.  The  price 
inevitably  advances.  On  the  other 
hand,  when  business  is  dull  and  there 
is  less  demand  for  labor  than  the  sup- 
ply, then  the  tendency  is  for  cheaper 
commodities  and  cheaper  rents. 

Eating  Our  Cake 

"  We  cannot  eat  our  cake  and  have 
it,  too,"  or,  in  other  words,  prosper- 
ity plus  high  wages  equals  high  cost 
of  living;  dull  times  plus  low  wages 
equals  low  cost  of  living. 

You  cannot  combine  prosperity  and 
high  wages  and  get  a  low  cost  of  liv- 
ing. The  present  generation  does 
not  know  the  meaning  of  the  word 
"  economy "  in  any  sense  as  our 
grandmothers  did. 

In  speaking  of  the  growing  extra- 
vagance of  our  people,  a  large  paper 
manufacturer  remarked  recently  that 
were  it  not  for  the  introduction  of 
wood  for  the  manufacture  of  paper 
it  would  be  impossible  to  supply  our 
country  with  paper  to-day  at  any  cost, 
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That  is,  if  we  were  dependent  upon 
rags  to  manufacture  our  paper,  as  we 
were  only  a  few  years  ago,  we  should 
have  to  stop  using  paper,  as  we  have 
stopped  saving  rags. 

Why?  Because  this  is  not  a  rag- 
saving  generation.  Our  grandmothers 
used  to  sell  rags  in  exchange  for  tin- 
ware. They  thought  it  worth  while, 
but  this  generation  would  rather  burn 
them  up  than  save  the  five  or  ten 
cents. 

The  present  cost  of  living  has  been 
brought  about  largely  by  our  desire 
or  demand  for  "  better  living,"  and  in 
most  cases  we  are  getting  "  value  re- 
ceived." The  only  hope  for  cheaper 
food  is  to  create  so  gre^t  a  public  sen- 
timent toward  "  back  to  the  country  " 
that  this  modern  tendency  to  fill  the 
tenement  districts  of  our  cities  with 
such  a  congestion  of  humanity  shall 
be  overcome  since  now  there  are  not 
even  sunshine  and  fresh  air  enough 
to  go  around,  to  say  nothing  of  fresh 
vegetables  and  pure  milk. 


ONE    SOLUTION 

"np  HE  high  cost  of  living  is  one 
X  of  the  absorbing  topics  of  the 
hour,"  said  Mr.  Hugh  Blain,  Presi- 
dent of  the  Dominion  Wholesale 
Grocers  Guid.  at  the  annual  conven- 
tion of  the  Guild, 

The  establishmerit  of  a  commission 
by  the  Dominion  Government  to  in- 
quire into  and  if  necessary  fix  the 
price  of  a  standard  commodity 
charged  by  manufacturer,  whole- 
saler or  retailer  was  strongly  urged 
by  Mr.  Blain.  The  commission,  he 
said,  should  be  constituted  with  pow- 
ers commensurate    with    the  require- 


ments and  corresponding  in  scope 
and  authority  with  that  of  the  Do- 
minion Railway  Commission. 

"  When  goods  are  placed  upon  the 
market,"  he  declared,  "  they  become 
articles  of  commerce  in  which  the 
public  has  an  interest,  and  when  fixed 
prices  are  established  they  should  be 
subject  to  the  examination,  adjust- 
ment and  approval  of  the  commis- 
sion. In  this  way  the  interests  of  all 
parties  concerned  could  be  properly 
protected." 

Mr.  Blain  showed  how  at  the  pres- 
ent time  under  the  act  of  Hon.  Mac- 
kenzie King  for  the  regulation  and 
investigation  of  combines  a  consumer 
had  the  means  of  instituting  an  inves- 
tigation when  he  thought  he  was 
being  charged  at  an  exorbitant  rate. 
The  act,  he  thought,  was  admirable 
so  far  as  it  went,  but  it  stopped  short 
of  being  readily  effective  at  the  im- 
portant point  where  a  properly  con- 
stituted permanent  commission  could 
take  it  up  and  carry  it  to  a  satisfac- 
ory  conclusion. 

"  It  is  the  duty  of  a  Government," 
he  said,  '|  to  extend  to  every  citizen 
equal  rights  and  privileges  so  far  as 
is  possible,  and  there  is  no  question 
that  I  know  of  more  important  to  the 
consumer  than  this." 

Pending  the  establishment  of  a  Do- 
minion Commission  the  Guild  has 
taken  the  matter  up  and  adopted  the 
best  method  of  dealing  with  the  price 
problem.  The  majority  of  manufac- 
turers of  "  propriety  lines  "  have  been 
prevailed  upon  to  sell  their  products 
on  the  "  contract  selling  "  or  "  protec- 
tive "  plan,  while  the  trade  in  On- 
tario has  decided  to  agree  to  uniform 
terms  and  abolish  discounts  for  cash. 

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The  Abundant  Health — Common- 
Sense  on  Maintaining  It 

Deep  Breathing  a  Cure  for  the  Blues 

By  William  S.  Sadler,  M.D. 


WE  hear  a  good  deal  these  days 
aJbout  the  so-called  "  return 
to  nature."  This  nature  movement  is 
very  good  in  some  respects,  but  it 
must  be  remembered  that  human 
genius  has  made  many  improvements 
upon  Nature  as  she  exists  at  present; 
that  is,  man  in  his  present  weakened 
condition  was  dealt  with  very  harshly 
by  Nature  in  some  of  her  moods. 
The  ingenuity  of  man  has  done  much 
to  improve  the  happiness  of  the  civil- 
ized races,  to  prolong  life,  and  to  in- 
crease hum'an  efficiency. 

We  need  all  the  virtues  and  hygie- 
nic uplifts  of  modern  civilization, 
minus  the  vices  and  excesses  of  pres- 
ent-day living.  Give  us  the  benefit  of 
modern  scientific  investigation  and 
advanced  thinking,  minus  the  immod- 
eration and  intemperance  so  in  evi- 
dence on  every  hand.  And  we  want 
the  simplified  life  in  its  genuine  sim- 
plicity, without  the  fads,  freaks  and 
fancies  of  every  crank  or  ignoramus 
who  may  choose  to  inflict  his  dogmas 
upon  an  unsuspecting  public. 

Fresh  Air;  Outdoor  Life 

Man  is  an  outdoor  animal.  He  was 
made  to  live  in  a  garden — not  in  a 
house.  Sunshine  is  essential  to  the 
growth  of  all  forms  of  legitimate  life. 

The  vital  resistance  of  an  individ- 
ual, a  family,  or  a  race  of  people,  is 
an  exact  inverse  ratio  to  the  number 
of  years  they  have    been    away  from 


the  soil;  in  other  words,  the  shorter 
the  time  you  have  been  away  from 
the  farm — all  things  being  equal — 
the  better  your  health ;  and  the  longer 
you  or  your  ancestors  have  been 
"  citified,"  the  lower  your  vital  resist- 
ance. 

Consumption  (tuberculosis),  pneu- 
monia, bronchitis  and  catarrh  are 
"  house  diseases."  Man,  or  no  other 
animal,  contracts  consumption  when 
living  altogether  out  of  doors.  The 
direct  ray  of  the  sun  is  fatail  to  the 
tuberculosis  germ.  These  diseases 
attack  only  such  men  or  animals  as 
live  in  houses  or  barns. 

Sunshine  and  fresh  air  are  essen- 
tial to  animal  life.  With  the  excep- 
tion of  fresh,  unfermented,  unsweet- 
ened fruit- juices,  sunshine  is  the  only 
known  suibstance  that  will  effectually 
kill  disease  germs  and  yet  in  no  way 
harm  the  human  body. 

Oxygen  is  the  vital  fire  of  life. 
Food  is  useless  without  it.  However 
well  digested  and  perfectly  assimi- 
lated the  food,  it  is  useless  to  the  body 
without  the  oxygen  by  which  it  is 
burned  up  within  the  tissues.  With- 
out oxygen,  digested  food  is  just  as 
useless  as  is  the  coal  in  the  furnace 
when  all  the  drafts  are  closed  down. 

Avoid  Bedroom  Climate 

Bedroom  climate  is  responsible  for 
many  common  maladies.  If  you  can- 
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of  doors,  or  as  near  to  it  as  possible. 
Boost  the  fashion  for  outdoor  bed- 
rooms and  sleeping  porches.  Sleep- 
ing out  of  doors  is  a  preventive,  as 
well  as  a  cure,  for  tuberculosis. 

Foul  air  is  the  curse  of  modern 
manufacturing.  Take  an  interest  in 
the  men  and  women  of  the  workshop. 
Aid  the  crusade  for  legitimate  meas- 
ures to  enforce  the  proper  ventilation 
of  all  shops. 

See  that  the  school-children  have 
fresh  air  and  sunshine.  Much  of  the 
stunting  effects  of  the  city  schools  is 
due  to  poor  ventilation. 

Agitate  against  the  atrocious  ven- 
tilation of  churches  and  other  audi- 
ence-rooms. During  the  last  century, 
the  atmosphere  of  one  church,  dur- 
ing revival  meetings,  was  so  poison- 
laden  that  a  single  flickering  candle 
was  extinguished.  This  was  regard- 
ed as  an  evidence  of  God's  displeasure 
with  sinners,  as  indeed  it  was — for 
sinners  who  denied  themselves  the 
blessing  of  God's  free  air. 

Natural  Breathing,  Vitalized  Air 

It  is  self-evident  that  the  value  of 
the  outdoor  life,  with  its  intake  of 
oxygen,  is  entirely  dependent  upon 
the  full  exercise  of  the  breathing 
function.  It  does  little  more  good  to 
go  outdoors  without  deep  breathing 
than  it  would,  when  hungry,  to  go  to 
the  dining-table  and  refuse  to  eat. 

Oxygen  is  Nature's  tonic.  We  fre- 
quently prescribe  breathing  exercises 
in  the  open  air  for  patients  who  want 
a  tonic.  Very  few  people  appreciate 
the  value  of  natural,  full,  and  deep 
breathing. 

The  lungs  are  the  divine  blood-pur- 


ifiers. It  is  the  only  way  Nature  has 
of  purifying  the  blood.  In  the  place 
of  taking  sarsaparilla  and  other 
spring  medicines,  ventilate  the  house, 
go  outdoors,  breathe  deeply. 

Do  not  breathe  merely  with  the  top 
of  the  chest,  as  a  woman  is  forced  to 
do  when  wearing  a  tight  corset.  Let 
the  diaphragm  move  up  and  down 
with  every  breath,  so  as  to  ventilate 
thoroughly  the  lungs  at  the  bottom. 

Bad  Breathing  and  Worry 

Despondent  people  are  always  shal- 
low breathers.  Bad  breathing  and 
worry  go  together.  Get  rid  of  both 
of  them.  Getting  rid  of  either  one 
will  probably  help  in  overcoming  the 
other. 

Shallow  breathing  beclouds  the 
mind  by  causing  a  retention  of  blood 
poisons,  and  places  heavyL_and  un- 
necessary burdens  upon  the  moral 
nature. 

Brain  action  is  heightened  and 
stimulated  by  deep  breathing. 

The  blood  is  purified  and  its  circu- 
lation quickened  by  deep  breathing. 
The  blood  is  the  vital  stream  that 
turns  the  wheels  of  life,  and 'it  must 
contain  more,  by  weight,  of  oxygen 
than  it  does  of  digested  food. 

Every  cell  of  the  body  must 
breathe  for  itself,  but  its  countless 
millions  of  little  creatures  are  suffo- 
cated if  the  lungs  are  not  r^^larly 
and  fully  ventilated  by  proper  breath- 
ing. 

Superficial  breathing  decreases  the 
elimination  of  the  poisonous  gases  of 
the  blood,  thereby  indirectly,  slowly, 
but  none  the  less  surely,  exposing 
every  cell  of  the  body  to  poisoning 
influences. 


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A  Cure  for  the  Blues 

Deep  breathing  aids  digestion,  pre- 
vents dyspepsia,  and  favors  healthy 
liver  action. 

Natural  breathing  is  iboth  a  preven- 
tive and  a  cure  for  many  forms  of 
constipation,  as  the  diaphragm  exerts 
a  downward  pressure  on  the  stomach 
and  bowels  of  about  two  hundred 
pounds. 

Deep  breathing  empties  the  portal 
vessels  of  the  abdomen,  the  conges- 
tion of  which  is  the  chief  cause  of  the 
"blues."  When  the  blood  is  long 
stagnant  in  these  vessels,  the  white 
blood-cells  become  so  intoxicated  and 
poisoned  that  they  actually  devour 
their  cousins,  the  red  blood-cells,  thus 
giving  rise  to  anemia  and  debility. 

A  flat  chest  indicates  not  only  weak 
lungs,  but  in  all  probability  curvature 
of  the  spine. 

Remember,  it  is  just  as  important 
to  have  fresh  air  at  night  and  ventila- 
tion in  the  winter  as  at  any  other 
time.  Night  air  is  just  as  pure,  or  a 
lit'le  more  so,  than  day  air.  Do  not 
forget  to  ventilate  the  sleeping-car. 

Muscular  Exercise,  Active  Life 

Man  is  a  working  machine.  The 
study  of  anatomy  seems  to  indicate 
that  he  was  never  made  to  sit  down. 

Physical  exercise  destroys  body 
poisons  and  thus  favors  mental  activ- 
ity and  lessens  the  moral  struggle. 

Exercise  should  not  be  excessive. 
Be  moderate.  Do  not  begin  what 
you  can  not  keep  up.  It  is  not  neces- 
sary that  we  should  spend  all  our  time 
"  oiling  the  machine." 

We  think  regular,  light  and  useful 
exercise  is  far  superior  to  the  modern 


athletics,  which  are  greatly  overdone 
and  sometimes  highly  injurious.  The 
ideal  exercise  is  walking  five  to  ten 
miles  a  day  out  of  doors,  with  the 
arms  swinging  freely.  The  health 
seems  to  be  better  if  the  regular 
physical  exercise  is  useful,  pleasant 
and  agreeable. 

Indian  clubs,  Delsarte,  etc.,  are 
good  exercises  for  young  girls  and  in- 
valids (they  are  useful  for  the  culti- 
vation of  gestures),  but  they  are 
practica!lly  useless  for  the  develop- 
ment of  muscle  and  the  cultivation  of 
health. 

It  is  the  heavy  moves  that  count  in 
the  battle  for  health.  Make  yourself 
familiar  with  some  system  of  self-  re- 
sistive exercises.  In  these  systems 
every  move  counts  double.  You  are 
working  against  your  own  muscles 
and  not  against  a  dead  weight. 

A  daily  sweat  is  just  as  good  for 
your  health  as  your  daily  bread. 

Systematic  physical  exercise  is  ab- 
solutely essential  to  good  circulation 
and  sound  digestion.  Body  work  is 
essential  to  first-class  brain-work. 

Muscular  exercise  promotes  com- 
plete and  regular  bowel  movement. 

Physical  exercise  is  a  sure  pro- 
ducer of  deep  breathing.  (The  aver- 
age man  breathes  only  one-half  his 
capacity ;  the  average  woman  but  one- 
fourth.) 

Scientific,  Sensible  Clothing 

Clothing  should  be  physiologic  and 
anatomic;  that  is,  the  clothes  should 
be  made  to  fit  the  body,  and  not  the 
body  to  fit  the  clothes. 

Avoid  waterproof  and  rubber  shoes 
as  far  as  possible.  They  are  un- 
heakhful. 


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Clothe  the  extremities  well.  This 
advice  applies  with  special  force  to 
young  girls  and  women. 

Constrictions  of  the  waist,  as  by 
the  modern  corset,  favor  liver  and 
gallstone     disorders,     together     with 


stomach     trouble,     constipation     and 
other  serious  diseases. 

Corsets  worn  by  women,  and  tight 
belts  by  men,  interfere  with  natural 
and  normal  respiration  and  weaken 
the  abdominal  muscles. — The  Fra. 


An  Easy  Way  to  Get  Rid    of 
Level  Crossings 

A  Million  Dollar  Fund  is  Ready 

By  Peter  McArthur 


EVERYBODY'S  business  is  no- 
body's business.  I  have  been 
hearing  that  bit  of  wisdom  ever  since 
I  was  born,  but  I  never  realized  how 
true  it  is  until  I  stirred  up  this  level 
crossing  question. 

Now,  I  do  not  want  to  startle  any- 
one, so  I  am  going  to  begin  by  asking 
all  who  are  reading  this  article  to  go 
slowly  and  to  be  prepared  for  a 
shock. 

The  simple  truth  is  that  there  need 
not  be  a  dangerous  level  crossing  in 
all  of  Canada. 

Please  stop  for  a  minute  and  let 
that  fact  sink  in. 

In  response  to  my  request  for  in- 
formation on  the  subject  of  level 
crossings,  Mr.  Duncan  C.  Ross,  mem- 
ber for  this  riding,  sent  me  a  com- 
plete statement  of  what  has  been 
done  to  remedy  this  appalling  evil.  It 
is  so  surprising  that  I  feel  it  would  be 
criminal  for  me  to  delay  an  hour  in 
giving  it  the  widest  publicity  possi- 
ble, and  I  hereby  appeal  to  every  edi- 
tor and  writer  for  the  public  press,  in 
the  name  of  humanity,  to  give  these 
facts  to  the  people  everywhere. 


A  Million  Dollar  Fund 

We  have  at  our  disposal  the  sum 
of  one  million  dollars  to  help  defray 
the  cost  of  protecting  dangerous 
crossings,  and  the  railways  and  muni- 
cipalities of  the  country  can  be  com- 
pelled to  spend  at  least  four  million 
dollars  additional  for  the  same  pur- 
pose. That  amount  would  more  than 
pay  for  installing  at  least  an  auto- 
matic electric  signal-bell  at  every 
level  crossing  in  Canada.  These  are 
not  a  complete  protection,  but  they 
are  a  help. 

All  that  anyone  who  wishes  to  have 
a  dangerous  crossing  protected  needs 
to  do  is  to  write  a  letter  to  the  Board 
of  Railway  Commissioners,  Ottawa, 
and  give  the  reasons  for  considering 
the  crossing  dangerous.  The  Board 
will  then  investigate,  and  if  the  com- 
plaint is  justified  will  issue  an  order 
dividing  the  expense  of  the  protection 
afforded  between  the  railway,  the 
municipality  and  the  Government. 

Any  person  can  make  the  com- 
plaint, and  that  is  all  he  will  have  to 
do. 

Three  yeao-s   ago  the   Government 


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voted  the  sum  of  one  million  dollars, 
to  be  spent  at  the  rate  of  two  hun- 
dred thousand  dollars  a  year,  for  the 
purpose  of  doing  away  with  danger- 
ous level  crossings.  With  this  money 
the  Railway  Commission  can  pay 
twenty  per  cent.,  up  to  $5,000,  of  the 
cost  of  protecting  any  crossing,  and 
can  compel  the  railways  and  the 
municipalities  to  pay  the  remainder. 

Must  Have  a  Complaint 

The  weak  spot  in  this  otherwise 
excellent  law  is  that  the  Commission 
is  not  instructed  to  go  ahead  and 
order  the  protection  of  crossings 
without  having  received  a  complaint. 

The  Government  has  placed  on  us 
— on  you  and  me — the  responsibility 
of  making  the  first  move. 

I,  for  one,  did  not  know  that  I  had 
been  made  to  that  extent  my  brother's 
keeper,  but  I  know  it  now,  and  you 
who  are  reading  this  know  it.  There 
is  no  longer  any  excuse  for  us.  If 
we  know  of  dangerous  crossings  and 
neglect  to  do  what  we  should  to  have 
them  protected,  and  anyone  is  killed 
or  injured,  we  are  not  free  from  guilt. 
It  is  not  pleasant  to  think  about,  but 
it  is  the  truth.  I  have  already  eased 
my  conscience  by  having  one  crossing 
protected.  Don't  you  think  you 
would  feel  better  if  you  did  the 
same? 

I  am  convinced  that  very  few 
people  know  of  the  remedy  at  hand  or 
of  the  responsibility  that  rests  on 
them.  Instead  of  urging  the  mem- 
bers of  Parliament  to  act  as  I  did  in 
an  earlier  article,  I  find  it  is  only 
necessary  to  urge  those  who  read  this 
to  do  their  duty.     Knowing  what  we 


do,  how  can  any  mother  let  her  chil- 
dren go  to  school  over  a  dangerous 
crossing  or  let  them  go  on  errands  to 
a  village  where  the  crossing  is  not 
protected?  If  anything  happens,  can 
she  avoid  blaming  herself  for  her  ne- 
glect ? 

Another  thing  that  convinces  me 
that  few  people  know  of  what  they 
can  and  should  do  is  the  small  num- 
ber of  complaints  that  have  been 
made  to  the  Board  of  Railway  Com- 
missioners since  the  grade  crossing 
fund  was  established. 

No  Applications  Refused 

In  the  information  furnished  by 
Mr.  Ross  I  find  that  during  the  three 
years  that  have  elapsed  only  129 
crossings  have  ibeen  protected.  A 
memorandum  enclosed  shows  that,  in 
response  to  a  question  asked  by  Mr. 
Haughton  Lennox,  M.P.,  the  Board 
of  Commissioners  reported  as  fol- 
lows : — 

"  The  board  is  not  aware  of  any 
applications  having  been   refused." 

This  is  sufficient  evidence  that  it  is 
worth  while  to  ask  for  protection.  It 
seems  incredible  that  so  few  have 
asked  when  we  note  the  fact  that  dur- 
ing the  past  three  years  one  hundred 
and  seventy-four  persons  have  been 
killed  on  level  crossings  and  two  hun- 
dred and  eighteen  injured.  Those 
who  are  injured  and  live  might  have 
been  expected  to  take  action,  had  they 
known;  but  if  only  those  who  have 
looked  on  their  dead  had  protested, 
much  would  have  been  accomplished. 

We  are  so  thoroughly  accustomed 
to  having  all  matters  of  public  inter- 
est attended  to  by  public  officials  that 


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we  find  it  a  little  hard  to  realize  that 
in  this  case  the  responsibility  rests 
with  ourselves. 

It  is  not  necessary  to  have  the  offi- 
cers of  the  municipality  act.  This  is 
an  excellent  feature  of  the  law. 
Reeves  and  Councillors  have  to  be 
very  careful  how  they  incur  expenses, 
and  for  that  reason  they  are  afraid 
to  ask  for  protection  that  may  lead  to 
the  municipality  being  assessed  for 
part  of  the  cost.  Fortunately,  they 
need  not  be  considered  in  this  matter. 

Any  citizen  who  has  a  touch  of 
public  spirit  or  humane  feeling  can 
have  a  dangerous  crossing  abolished 
without    consulting    anyone.      More- 


over, the  man  who  lodges  a  complaint 
need  not  be  a  resident  of  the  munici- 
pality which  has  the  dangerous  cros- 
sing. This  makes  it  possible  for  the 
farmer  who  is  endangered  by  the  cros- 
sing in  the  town  or  village  in  which 
he  does  business  to  have  the  danger 
removed.  As  a  majority  of  the  level 
crossing  victims  are  ccXintry  people 
they  should  take  advantage  of  the  law 
without  hesitation  not  only  by  hav- 
ing village  crossings  protected,  but 
dangerous  country  crossings  as  well. 
But  this  need  not  keep  the  people  of 
the  towns  and  villages  from  acting. 
The  responsibility  rests  on  them  just 
as  much  as  on  anyone. 


A  New  Phase  of  the  Apple  Trade 

Tendencies  Which  Indicate  that  Canada  Must  Wake  Up 

By  the  Canadian  High  Commissioner 


THE  reports  recently  appearing 
in  the  newspapers  that  a  mil- 
lion barrels  of  apples  have  been  re- 
ceived in  the  United  Kingdom  this 
season  from  Nova  Scotia,  appear  to 
be  substantially  correct  and  it  is  esti- 
mated that  another  300,000  or  400,- 
000  barrels  remain  to  be  shipped. 

The  condition  of  those  already  re- 
ceived has  not  been  uniformly  good, 
the  keeping  qualities  having  been  be- 
low the  average,  owing,  it  is  thought, 
to  the  fruit  having  ripened  too  quick- 
ly. The  huge  quantity,  combined 
with  the  disappointing  quality,  has 
had  an  adverse  effect  on  prices. 

A  member  of  a  well-known  firm  in 
the  trade  states  that,  although  the 
number  of  barrels  received  was  so 
great,  he  had  not  heard  of  one  which 
had  been  branded  "  falsely  marked," 


but  he  had  had  one  very  bad  instance 
of  fraudulent  packing  and  had  heard 
of  several  others, 

A  new  feature  will  be  introduced 
into  the  trade  very  shortly  by  the  ar- 
rival of  6,000  cases  of  apples  from 
Cape  Colony,  but  these  will  compete 
not  with  Canadian,  but  with  Austra- 
lian fruit. 

It  is  becoming  more  evident  each 
year  that  apple  growing  on  scientific 
lines  is  making  progress  in  Britain, 
and  that  the  eflforts  which  have  been 
made  for  a  number  of  years  to  bring 
about  an  improvement  in  the  apple 
orchards  here  are  meeting  with  suc- 
cess. 

The  better  kinds  of  apples  are  being 
planted,  the  varieties  are  being  limited 
and  the  numbers  are  such  that  the 
produce  can  be  marketed  in  commer- 


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cial  quantities ;  the  trees  are  being 
sprayed  and  the  orchards  cultivated, 
and  the  practice  of  grading  and  care- 
ful packing  in  boxes  being  greatly  ex- 
tended. 

The  development  has  been  such 
and  promises  so  well  that  a  leading 
firm  with  branches  at  all  the  prin- 
cipal ports,  and  hitherto  engaged  in 
the  import  trade  only,  has  been  com- 
pelled to  start  a  department  to  deal 
with  English  fruit.  They  express  the 
opinion  that  it  will  not  compete  with 
the  Canadian  product,  but  if  the 
movement  grows,  as  it  has  every  ap- 
pearance of  doing,  it  is  difficult  to  see 
why  the  late  native  apples  will  not 
influence  the  market  for  the  earlier 
Canadian  importations,  especially  if 
the  latter  are  not  of  very  good  qual- 
ity. 

As  the  improvement  in  the  Eng- 
lish apple  is  likely  to  raise  the  quality 
standard  of  the  demand  generally,  the 
necessity  will  ibe  perceived  for  con- 
tinued watchfulness  and  effort  on  the 
part  of  Canadian  growers. 

An  English  Fruit  Show 

One  of  the  most  significant  fea- 
tures of  the  season  was  the  show  of 


apples  which  was  held  last  month  at 
Ashford,  Kent.  There  have  always 
been  exhibits  of  specimens  of  the 
fruit  at  horticultural  and  other  shows, 
but  an  exhibit  graded,  packed  and  in 
quantities  on  commercial  lines,  is 
quite  a  new  departure. 

The  fact  that  such  a  show  was  suc- 
cessfully held  in  December  indicates 
that  the  competition  to  which  allusion 
has  been  made,  is  quite  possible.  The 
Champion  cup  exhibit,  consisting  of 
two  boxes  of  Annie  Elizabeth  apples, 
was  sold  at  the  close  of  the  show  for 
£3  IDS.,  about  a  shilling  per  pound, 
but  this  is  not  a  criterion  of  value,  as 
the  bidding  at  the  auction  ran  the 
price  up  for  advertising  purposes. 
The  remainder,  550  boxes  weighing 
about  ten  tons,  and  including  among 
other  varieties  Newton  Wonder, 
Bramley's  Seedling,  and  Gascoigne's 
Scarlet,  were  disposed  of  at  very  sat- 
isfactory prices. 

As  further  evidence  of  the  head- 
way which  is  being  made,  the  report 
may  be  mentioned  that  considerable 
quantities  of  English  apples  have 
been  exported  to  South  America. 


Foreign  Missions  Again  Questioned 

Too  Much  Attention  Given  to  Asia 

John  A.  Cooper,  in  "  The  Canadian  Courier " 


THAT  Canada  is  bestowing  too 
much  attention  and  money  upon 
foreign  mission  work  has  again  been 
publicly  stated.  In  his  charge  to  a 
Toronto  jury,  sitting  upon  the  case  of 
a  girl  charged    with    concealing  the 


birth  of    a   child,  Mr.  Justice  Latch- 
ford  spoke  as  follows : 

'  In  view  of  lihe  deplorable  condi- 
tions which,  as  I  know,  and  as  you 
may  know,  exist  in  places  not  very 
remote  from  here  you  may  well  won- 


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der  if  it  would  not  be  better  to  divert 
some  of  the  money  which  is  at  pres- 
ent sent  to  foreign  missions  into 
channels  which  would  help  to  pre- 
vent the  iterance  and  lack  of  moral 
teaching  which  exists." 

Several  times  I  have  expressed 
similar  sentiments  on  this  page. 
Canada  has  recently  increased  its 
contributions  to  foreign  missions  at 
the  suggestion  of  a  band  of  New 
York  enthusiasts.  These  men  may 
have  the  highest  possible  ideals,  but 
thev  do  not  understand  Canadian 
conditions.  Further,  the  universities 
are  being  honeycombed  by  emissaries 
of  foreign  mission  proclivities  who 
are  turning  the  minds  of  impression- 
able students  from  the  local  and  na- 
tional needs  to  the  foreign  mission 
field.  The  consequence  is  that  do- 
mestic missions,  social  rescue  work, 
and  general  moral  education  through- 
out the  country  are  not  increasing  in 
efficiency  in  proportion  to  the  needs 
of  the  nation. 

On  the  same  day  as  Mr.  Justice 
Latch  ford  made  his  remarks,  Mr. 
Recorder  Weir,  of  Montreal,  spoke 
as  they  affected  young  men  and 
young  women.  "  Do  you  think  the 
devil  is  dead  ?"  said  he.  "  He  is  not 
dead  but  is  walking  about  incarnated 


in  hundreds  of  profligate  men  and 
women."  Yet  right  beside  these  pro- 
fligates are  church- workers  dho  are 
concentrating  their  efforts  upon  the 
"  uplift,"  as  Hhey  term  it,  of  the  peo- 
ples of  Asia. 

Again,  while  Canada  is  sending 
wealth  and  missionaries  to  work  in 
India,  the  same  country  is  trying  to 
prevent  the  Sikhs  in  Canad.-i  Irom 
bringing  over  to  this  country  their 
wives  and  children.  And  yet  the 
Sikhs  are  a  civilized  and  Christian- 
ized people.  They  do  not  say,  "  We 
will  follow  the  Sikhs  to  come  in  if 
their  standards  of  civilization  are 
equal  to  ours  in  all  essential  re- 
spects." That  would  be  fair.  But 
they  say,  "  No  Hindu  shall  enter 
Canada." 

Personally  I  am  in  favor  of  the 
Y.  M.  C.  A.  rather  than  the  mission- 
ary for  foreign  work.  The  Y.  M. 
C.  A.'s  already  have  over  a  hundred 
highly  cultured  men  from  America 
working  in  Asia.  These  go  among 
the  students  and  educated  classes, 
while  the  missionary  mingles  only 
with  the  ignorant  and  uncultured. 
The  Y.  M.  C.  A.  also  works  through, 
not  against,  the  existing  regime.  In 
any  case  the  old  idea  of  foreign  mi."?- 
sions  is  doomed. 


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HONORED  BY  THE  KING 

Four  Prominent  Canadians  Knighted  in  1912 


Sir  John   Gibson,  K.C.M.G., 

Lieutenant-Governor  of  Ontario. 


Sir  Joseph   Pope,   K.C.M.G., 

Under   Secretary  of   External   Affairs   at 
Ottawa. 


Sir  Edmund  Osier,  K.B., 

Financier  and  Stock  Broker,  Toronto. 


Sir  Rodolphe  Forget,  K.B. 

Financier   and    Stock   Broker,   Montreal 


IN   THE   PUBLIC   EYE 


Col.  Sam 


A  CHARACTER 

By  W.  L.  M 

WHEN  Col.  Sam  Hughes  became 
Minister  of  Militia  all  Canada 
knew  there  'would  soon  be  something 
doing.  Col.  Sam  has  personality  plus. 
His  outstanding  characteristic  is  that 


SKETCH 


Hon.  Sam  Hughes 

Minister  of  Militia 

he  means  ibusiness — he  is,  to  use  a  war- 
like phrase,  in  deadly  earnest.  The 
man  who  fought  his  own  way  into  the 
Sotith  African  war  in  spite  of  the 
powers  is  not  the  man  to  sit  down  and 
temporize  with  Things  as  They  Are 
when  he  becomes  Chief  of  Canada's 
War  Department. 

Col.  Sam  has  the  progressive,  crea- 


tive mind,  coupled  with  ambition  and 
ability.  His  ballast  is  a  good  digestion 
and  kindly  good  cheer.  When  those 
around  him  get  dull  he  tells  a  good 
sitory,  and  thus  lubricates  the  machin- 
ery. That  the  Colonel  is  popular  every 
one  knows.  That  he  is  also  unpopular 
on  occasion  and  in  certain  company 
goes  without  saying.  Only  strong 
men  make  strong  enemies.  When  the 
Colonel  hits  out  he  usually  lands. 
When  he  struck  out  for  South  Africa 
he  landed  the  Ministry  of  Militia. 

The  Colonel  created  more  than  mild 
surprise  in  military  circles  when  he 
recently  summoned  to  Ottawa  a  hun- 
dred and  fifty  senior  officers.  He  kept 
them  there  for  three  days  discussing 
ways  and  means.  How  can  we  best 
improve  the  militia  as  a  defence  force? 
Around  this  question  the  conference 
circled.  Make  no  mistake,  there  was 
no  going  around  in  circles — Col.  Sam 
would  look  after  that.  They  got  down 
tight  to  business. 

It  was  noised  about  that  the  French 
Canadians  in  Quebec  would  eat  up 
anybody  who  advocated  an  army  or  a 
navy  for  Canada.  So  the  Colonel 
hied  him  to  Montreal  and  made  a 
speech  on  the  subject,  taking  along 
with  him  Hon.  Mr.  Monk,  the  Minis- 
ter of  Public  Works,  who  gives  out 
the  contracts.  What  the  Minister  of 
Militia  said  has  rung  round  the  earth 
and  furnished  much  material  for 
jaded  paragraphers. 

"  Canada."  he  said,  "  has  a  million 


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CANADA  S  GOVEKNER-GENEKAL  IN  A  MERRY  MOOD 
A  Characteristic  Expression 


The  Duke  of  Connaught's  recent  visit 
to  Washington  and  New  York,  although 
unofficial,  was  certainly  a  step  in  the  pro- 
motion of  international  good-will.  His 
Royal  Highness  is  immensely  liked  wher- 


ever he  goes.  He  was  accompanied  by 
the  Duchess  and  Princess  Patricia,  and 
was  the  guest  of  Ambassador  Bryce. 
The  welcome  accorded  the  Royal  party 
on  every  hand  was  most  cordial. 


and  a  half  of  men  capable  of  bearing 
arms.  Give  me  a  million  such  men 
capable  of  hitting  the  bull's  eye  at 
5CXD  yards,  and  no  foe  will  ever  dare 
to  cross  the  boundary  into  the  Do- 
minion." The  Colonel  wasn't  "  et 
up."    There  were  cheers. 

"  There  is  no  military  aristocracy 
in  Canada,"  said  he.    "  It  is  the  busi- 


ness men  who  are  prepared  to  give 
their  time  to  military  work;  such  men 
as  I  see  before  me."  More  cheers. 
Not  a  man  ventured  on  the  platform 
to  try  and  bite  Canada's  First  War- 
rior. As  a  matter  of  fact  he  is  not  the 
kind  to  be  bit.    He  looks  it. 

The  Colonel  said  he  regarded  mili- 
tary training  as  essential  to  the  moral 


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and  manly  up-bringing  of  the  people. 
He  was  strong  on  cadet  work.  "  It  is 
my  intention,"  said  he,  "  to  drill  dur- 
ing the  coming  summer  as  many 
cadets  as  will  turn  out,  from  25,000 
upwards,  at  the  various  camps  during 
the  school  holidays.  We  will  trans- 
port them  to  camp,  ration  and  uni- 
form them  and  instruct  them,  but  they 
must  ask  no  pay.  That  is  our  inten- 
tion regarding  the  cadets,  and  I  am 
sure  it  will  be  for  the  benefit  of  the 
country." 

The  Colonel  will  be  popular  with 
the  cadet  boys.  He  knows  boys  and 
he  loves  them.  He  has  the  boy  heart. 
He  used  to  be  a  school  teacher.  He 
was  especially  strong  on  geography — 
it  was  a  veritable  delight  to  him. 
One  day  during  a  lesson  a  boy  asked 
him  what  was  the  chief  product  of 
Vii^inia.  "  Chawin'  terbaccer !"  came 
the  reply.  The  class  roared.  Teach- 
er samiled  too,  all  over  his  face — the 
kind  of  smile  that  has  put  those  laugh- 
furrows  on  his  rugged  countenance 
through  life-ling  practise. 

The  Colonel  has  the  original  mind. 
Because  a  thing  has  been  done  a  cer- 
tain way  is  a  good  argument  for  do- 
ing it  another  way.  Here  is  what  Col. 
Sam.  thinks  albou/t  an  odd  way  and 
a  new  one  that  might  be  better: 

"  There  is  more  money  spent  to- 
day on  police  constables,  magistrates, 
courts,  and  prisons  than  there  is  on 
the  militia.  The  city  of  Ottawa 
spends  more  money  in  forcing  the 
people  to  live  morally  than  is  spent  on 
the  local  militia  forces.  The  ranks  of 
crime  are  not  recruited  from  the  boys 
who  wear  the  uniform — from  the  sol- 
diers. 


"  From  the  moral  viewpoint  I  am 
strongly  in  favor  of  doing  away  with 
the  police  and  training  the  boys  of 
the  country  to  discipline  and  obedi- 
ence. The  cadet  corps  of  the  coun- 
try is  doing  a  splendid  work,  and  the 
day  is  going  by  fast  when  people  op- 
pose their  sons  entering  the  service. 
They  are  fast  learning  that  the  militia 
uplifts  the  morals  of  the  country." 

But  let's  go  back  to  that  Montreal 
speech.    The  Colonel  didn't  only  talk 

YOU  MAY  SAY  WHAT  YOU  LIKE— 


— Moiiitreal    Herald. 


Militia;  he  talked  Navy— NAVY, 
mind  you,  in  Quebec — rushed  in,  so 
to  speak,  where  angels  fear  to  walk. 
He  didn't  mince  matters,  either.  He 
never  does.  He  blurts  it  right  out. 
Spades  are  spades  with  the  Minister 
of  Militia — every  time. 

He  referred  to  his  visit  to  England 
during  the  Coronation,  and  said  he 
had  met  people  from  South  Africa, 
New  Zealand  and  other  distant  por- 
tions of  the  Empire  who  pointed 
with  pride  to  their  ships  in  the  naval 
parade. 


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Rt.  Hon.  R.  L.  Borden, 

Who  was  recently  honored  by  the  King 
by  being  made  a  member  of  the  Privy 
Council,  and  who  will  'take  charge  of  the 
new  Department  of  External  Affairs  at 
Ottawa. 


"  We  Canadians  alone  could  not 
point  to  one  ship  where  we  had  a  dol- 
lar's worth,  and  I  had  to  hang  my 
head  with  shame  to  think  of  it.  Let 
us  hope  that  the  time  will  soon  come 
when  we  shall  find  our  autonomy 
broadened  instead- of  narrowed,  in- 
creased instead  of  diminished,  until 
the  flag  of  the  entire  Empire  will  re- 
present a  full  Empire  partnership, 
where  every  part  of  the  Empire  will 
stand  for  the  upholding  of  human  lib- 
erties, when  we  stand  one  King  one 
flag,  one  navy  and  one  people." 

This  sally,  according  to  the  Mon- 
treal Gazette,  "  was  greeted  with  pro- 


longed cheers  and  a  lively  demonstra- 
tion from  every  part  of  the  room." 

Then  came  Hon.  F.  D.  Monk,  who 
said  that  in  spite  of  a  rush  of  busi- 
ness at  Ottawa  he  felt  it  his  duty  to 
come  to  Montreal,  "  because  I  par- 
ticularly desired  to  testify  my  great 
friendship  for  your  guest,  and  my  ap- 
preciation of  his  qualifications  for  the 
high  office  conferred  upon  him,  and 
my  knowledge  of  the  importance  of 
the  department  over  which  Col. 
Hughes  has  been  so  aptly  and  justly 
called  to  preside. 

"  It  has  ibeen  rumored,"  said  Mr. 
Monk,  "that  Col.  Hughes  breakfasts 
on  a  French-Canadian  every  morning, 


Sir  Montague  Allan, 

President  of  the  Merchants  Bank,  who 
announced  recently  that  the  book  value 
of  the  bank's  premises,  $1,917,3.50,  repre- 
sents only  about  half  the  actual  value  of 
the  bank's  holdings. 


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Hon.  W.  H.  Hoyle, 
The   new   Speaker   of   the    Ontario 

Legislature. 
"  The  office  of  Speaker,"  said  Sir 
James  Whitney,  in  referring  to  Mr. 
Hoyle's  appointment  in  the  Legislature, 
""  was  both  dignified  and  important,  be- 
cause the  Speaker  represented  in  his  per- 
son the  people,  and  was  the  custodian  of 
the  liberty  and  privilege  of  the  men  who 
represented  the  people." 

and  has  a  Roman  Catholic  for  kinch. 
But  these  rumors  are  without  founda- 
tion, and  I  say  that  Col.  Hughes  has 
high  motives  and  generous  impulses 
which,  in  this  old  Province  of  Quebec, 
will  appeal  to  our  young  men  and 
arouse  their  pride  and  the  honorable 
traditions  they  have  always  main- 
tained, and  that  they  will  give  him 
a  generous  support.  That  is  shown 
by  the  presence  here  of  Col.  Roy  and 
so  raanv  officers  of  mv  French-Cana- 


dian nationality,  and  I  am  proud  to 
see  them  here." 

There  were  rounds  of  applause. 
There  wasn't  a  dissenting  voice  the 
.whole  evening.  The  Colonel  stormed 
and  caiptured  all  hearts.  He  has  the 
oj)en,  winning  way. 

Some  say  Col.  Hughes  is  "  stuck 
on  "  the  Minister  of  Militia.  The 
cartoonist  of  the  Montreal  Herald  is 
one  of  these.  There  are  others.  And 
then  there  is  the  oth^r  kind,  plenty  of 
them,  who  think  the  Colonel  is  the 
real  stuff  that  soldiers  are  made  of. 


C.  W.  Rowley, 

Mr.  Rowley  was  formerly  manager  of 
the  Bank  of  Commerce  at  Calgary,  and 
is  now  manager  at  Winnipeg.  Mr. 
Rowley  was  a  great  believer  and  strong 
supporter  of  every  progressive  move- 
ment in  Calgary.  He  will  now  be  a 
booster  for  Winnipeg.  He  has  always 
been  a   Western   Canada  enthusiast. 


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February,   1912 


SOME  OF  ONTARIO'S  MAYORS  FOR  1912 


Dr.  A.  B.  Welford, 

Mayor  of  Woodstock. 


Frank  J.  Hoag, 

Mayor    of   Kingston. 


Capt.  S.  C.  Young, 

Mayor  of  Fort  William. 


Colonel  Ray, 

Mayor  of  Port  Arthur. 


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In  the 
Public  Eye 


W.  H.  Bradburn, 
Mayor  of  Peterboro'. 


W.  H.  Munro, 

Mayor  of  Sault   Ste.   Marie. 


Charles  C.  Cole, 
Mayor  of  Niagara  Falls. 


Will  U.  L.  Borden  let  the  I  Or  will  K  L.Borden  handle 
spoilsmen  M.  P  '.s  handle  I  the  spolliimen  M.  P.'s  like 
him  like  this?  I  t hit.?— Toronto  Telegram 


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H&rk,  from  the  tomba  a  doleful  aoond— I'oronto  News 


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February,  1912 


HONOR  WHERE  HONOR 
WAS  DUE 

MR.  C.  C.  James,  for  twenity-five 
years  Deputy  Minister  of  Ag- 
riculture for  Ontario,  has  been  ap- 
pointed by  the  Dominion  Government 
a  Special  Commissioner  to  inquire 
into  itihe  whole  question  of  Federal 
and  Provincial  Co-operation  in  the 
advancement  of  agriculture 

Mr.  James  is  recognized  as  one  of 
the  most  capable  men  conneoted  with 
the  Ontario  Government.  On  agri- 
cultural questions  he  speaks  with  au- 
thority and  his  long  connection  with 
the  provincial  department  of  agricul- 
ture has  given  a  wide  and  varied  ex- 
perience. He  not  only  understands 
his  subject,  but  knows  how  to  present 
it  to  an  audience  in  an  interesting 
way. 

Most  promotions  made  by  the  Gov- 


C.  C.  James,  C.M.G 


Dr.  J.   G.  Rutherford,  C.M.G., 

Dominion  Live  Stock  Commissioner. 

The  decisoin  of  Dr.  Rutherford  to  for- 
sake the  Department  of  Agriculture  for 
perhaps  the  broader  sphere  of  politics 
was  learned  with  mixed  feelings  of 
pleasure  and  regret.  Unsuccessful  efforts 
have  been  made  in  live  stock  circles  to 
induce  Dr.  Rutherford  to  retain  his  posi- 
tion as  Live  Stock  Commissioner,  which 
he  has  filled  with  marked  ability  and  with 
satisfaction  to  the  stockmen  of  the 
Dominion. 

ernment  in  this  country  have  a  parti- 
san flavor.  Few  men  have  been  more 
highly  honored  in  this  respect  than 
Mr.  James.  He  was  appointed 
Deputy  Minister  of  Agriculture  by  a 
Liberal  Government,  continued  in  the 
same  position  by  a  Conservative  Gov- 
ernment, and  is  now  appointed  to  an 
entirely  new  office  by  anotlher  Conser- 
vative Government — a  unique  record. 


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For  three  and  a  half  years  Mr. 
James  was  on  the  staflf  of  the  Agri- 
cultural College  at  Guelph.  He  en- 
tered the  service  of  the  Ontario  Gov- 
ernment in  1891.  His  services  to 
agriculture  were  recognized  by  King 
George,  who  conferred  on  him  the 
Order  of  St.    Michael  and  St.  George. 

The  Dominion's  gain  is  Ontario's 
loss.  The  Toronto  World  says,  "Mr. 
James  is  worth  double  the  money  to 
Ontario  that  the  Federal  Government 
may  be  willing  to  pay  him." 

"  It  is  useless  for  us  to  sum  up  Mr. 


Mr.  D.  B.  Detweiler, 

of  Berlin,  Ont.,  who  recently  brought  to- 
gether the  conference  of  representatives 
of  Western  Ontario  municipalities  at 
Berlin,  resulting  in  the  formation  of  the 
Great  Waterways  Union  of  Canada,  the 
project  of  which  is  to  develop  the  St. 
Lawrence  route.  Mr.  Detweiler  was  also 
instrumental  in  bringing  hydro-electric 
power  into  that  part  of  th«  Province. 


Mr.  Lewis  V/.  Clemens, 

President  of  the  Canadian  Travel  Club, 
who  was  recently  elected  Fellow  of  the 
Royal  Colonial  Institute,  London,  Eng- 
land. Mr.  Clemens  is  an  artist  and  writer. 
Last  December  his  Imperialistic  Essay 
on  Jamaica,  B.W.I.,  won  first  place  in 
the  list  of  awards. 


James'  ability  and  value  to  the  Pro- 
vince," said  Sir  James  Whitney,  in 
the  Ontario  Legislature,  in  referring 
to  Mr.  James'  removal  to  Ottawa. 
"  His  services  have  been  invaluable^ 
and  taking  everything  into  consider- 
ation in  his  relations  as  Deputy  Min- 
ister of  Agriculture,  Mr.  James  is  en- 
titled to  all  the  credit  that  is  givea 
him." 

If  you  like  Busy  Man's  Canada 
buy  it  next  month.  If  your  book- 
seller is  so  indiscreet  as  not  to  have 
it  in  stock  reprimand  him,  and  send 
direct  to  the  publishers. 


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February,   1912 


Little  did  the  artist  think  when  he 
sketched  this  cartoon  that  the  price 
would  be  $2.40  in  less  than  two  months' 
time. 

Toronto  Globe. 


Mr.  Borden,  face  to  face  with  it — "And 
these  Nationalist  fellows  said  the 
Navy  Question  was  only  a  nightmare." 


Sir  Wilfrids — "  Worst  roads  and  weather 
I've    struck    for    sixteen    years." 

- — Toronto   News. 


Nurse  Borden — What  a  persistent  child 
— Toronto   Globe. 


'The  Law — How  it  is  enforced,  and  the 
inevitable  result  in  case  of  fire. 

— Montreal  Star. 


Looks  good  for  Western  Canada. 

— Vancouver    World. 


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Public  Eye 


A  Breezy  Article  About  A  Breezy 
Western  Town 

By  John  Richardson,  Industrial  Commissioner  for  Macleod,  Alberta 


A  Western  Lumber  Mill. 

This  is  a  lumber  mill  in  the  Macleod  district  of  Southern  Alberta — 
a  district  which  grows  the  best  wheat  in  the  world.  Macleod  is  close 
to  the  lumbering  camps,  which  put  their  logs  into  the  Old  Man  River. 
It  has  natural  advantages  in  the  way  of  iron  ore,  coal,  and  water  power. 


They  told  me  Macleod  was  noted 
for  wind.  I  told  them  it  was  noted 
for  Wheat.  They  spoke  of  it  in  de- 
rision ;  they  are  now  talking  of  its 
progression. 

In  short,  Macleod  has  changed  from 
the  old  order  of  things.  From  the 
■oldest  and  slowest  town  in  Alberta,  it 
has  become  the  brightest  and  best. 
There's  a  wonderful  air  of  optimism 
about  the  place — it's  as  catching  as 
measles.  But  it  differs  from  measles 
in  this  respect — it's  come  to  stay. 

fThere  have  been  a  good  many  New 
Year  resohitions.  The  Board  of 
Trade's  resolution  is :  "We've  got  to 
go  ahead,  so  let's  go  ahead  right  now." 

The  Mayor's  New  Year  resolve  is : 
"Get    Busy."      The  "town's   coat    of 


arms  says :  "  Hold  Fast."  The  towns- 
folk are  saying:  "  Catcn  Hold." 

That's  how  things  are  developing  at 
Macleod.  Rudyard  Kipling  said : 
Medicine  Hat  was  born  Lucky.  If 
he  had  gone  another  150  miles  further 
West  he  would  have  said  that  Mac- 
leod was  born  Wealthy. 

We  are  going  to  develop  our  wealth. 
Our's  is  going  to  be  a  big  milling 
centre.  We  have  known  for  a  long 
time  that  wheat  costs  a  miller  five 
cents  a  bushel  less  in  Macleod  than 
in  Calgary,  and  that  Calgary  millers 
have  to  come  here  for  a  great  deal 
of  their  wheat.  But  our  fault  has 
been  that  we  have  been  satisfied  with 
knowing  it.  Now  we're  going  to  let 
other  people  know  it.    You  remember 


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Februar,  1912 


Some  places  were  born  LUCKY;  Macleod  was  born 
WEALTHY.       If    you    want    to    go    west    go     to 

MACLEOD,  Alberta 


HERE  ARE  A  FEW  OF  THE 
PEOPLE  WE  WANT. 


1.  A  Tent  and  Mattress 
Maker.    Grand  Chance. 

2.  A  Sash  and  Door  Maker. 
Big  Market. 

3.  A  Ladies'  Hairdresser. 
No  competition,  big  prices. 

4.  A  First=class  Restau= 
rant.  A  man  who  knows  his 
business  will  do  a  roaring 
trade,  and  will  make  money 
hand  over  fist. 

5.  A  Linseed  Oil  and  Cake  I 
Maker.  Will  do  brisk  trade  ' 
with  farmers. 


I      _^i __,  .i;*r*BME^' 


Main  Street  Macleod.     It  is  Growing  Every  Day. 


Duck  and  Goose  Shooting-  by  Automobile  in  the 
Macleod  District. 


Come  with  your  family, 
because  it's  a  good  place  to 
LIVE  in. 

Come  with  your  money, 
because  it's  a  good  place  to 
INVEST  in. 

Come  yourself.  It's  one  of 
the  best  places  to  GROW  in. 

Macleod  has  a  population 
of  2500,  and  before  the  end 
this  year  it  will  be  served  by 
three  railways  and  perhaps 
four. 

Macleod  is  the  centre  of 
the  richest  farming  country 
in  the  world. 


FARMERS  ARE  COMING  IN  FROM  EVERY  QUARTER.     IF  YOU'RE 

A  FARMER,  YOU  COME. 

If  you  want  to  share  the  wealth  of  Macleod,  write  to 

JOHN  RICHARDSON, 
Industrial  Commissioner,  -  =  Macleod,  Alberta. 

Mention  what  your  line  of  business  HAS  been,  what  you  grant  It  to  be, 
and  how  much  capital  you  have  behind  you,  and  you  will  get  TRUTHFUL 
INFORMATION. 

MACLEOD   IS   NOT  A   FREAK  TOWN.      IT  IS  SITUATED  WHERE 
NATURE    INTENDED   A   BIG   CITY  TO   BE 


February, 1912 


BUSY  MAN'S  CANADA 


111  me 
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the  old  story  about  hiding  your  Ugiht 
under  a  bushel.  At  one  time  it  could 
be  applied  to  Macleod  with  some 
truth ;  it  can't  now. 

Hanging  in  the  Macleod  Branch  of 
the  Canadian  Bank  of  Commerce  is 
this  motto :  "  Don't  wait  until  your 
ship  comes  in,  row  out  to  meet  it." 
We're  rowing  already.  The  work  is 
not  being  done  by  a  few.  If  there 
are  any  blisters  on  the  hand,  every- 


industries,  and  there  are  signs  that 
fhey  are  coming.  Before  long  you 
will  see  smoke  on  this  part  of  the 
prairie.  Of  course,  agriculture  is  the 
backbone  of  the  district.  We  have 
the  best  wheat  in  the  world;  but  the 
policy  of  building  up  manufacturing 
industries  in  agricultural  centres  is 
the  policy  for  the  West.  Factories 
mean  population;  population  assures 
large  consumption  of  farm  products. 


A  Group  cf  Western  Indians  in  Full  Costume. 
These  are  Peigan  Indians,  about  1,500  of  whom  live  on  a  reserve 
near  the  town  of  Macleod.  They  are  fairly  well  civilized,  and  make 
a  lot  of  money  by  gnowing  grain  and  herding  cattle.  They  cause 
the  authorities  no  trouble,  and  bring  a  lot  of  business  to  the  town  of 
Macleod. 


body  will  have  them,  because  the 
whole  town  is  taking  a  share  in  the 
pulling. 

Even  the  farmers  have  caught  hold 
of  the  spirit.  Many  of  them  are  going 
in  for  mixed  farming  this  year. 
"Hard  wheat  is  all  right;  one  fellow 
said  to  me  the  other  day,  "  But  we 
don't  like  to  have  all  our  eggs  in  one 
basket." 

The  Board  of  Trade  have  entered 
on  a  big  programme.     They're  after 


The  larger  the  town  population,  in 
proportion  to  farm  population,  the 
better  the  price  for  the  products  of 
the  iarm.  The  sooner  the  West  puts 
up  its  awn  factories,  the  sooner  will 
it  be  self-sustaining  and  free  from 
the  expense  of  the  long  haul  from  the 
East. 

Therefore,  Macleod  is  out  for  in- 
dustries. 

Charles  F.  Roland  says:  Winnipeg 
is  th€  Gateway  to  the  West.    Macleod 


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is  the  Gateway  to  the  Crow's  Nest 
Pass  and  all  that  territory  west  of  it. 
Our's  is  the  natural  distributing  point. 
Five  of  the  things  we  are  out  for  are : 
a  big  flour  mill,  a  lumber  mill,  a  sash 
and  door  factory,  a  biscuit  factory, 
and  a  large  brick  making  plant.  For 
these  things  we  oflfer  free  sites,  cheap 
power,  low  rates,  and  a  big  market. 
We  believe  we've  coal  here  in  large 


cause  we  know  it  will  pay  them  to 
come. 

Dozens  are  accepting  our  standing 
invitation :  "  Come  and  Grow  with 
us."  And  both  town  and  new-comers 
are  growing.  Scores  are  writing  me 
and  asking  what's  best  to  start  in  at 
Macleod?  They're  asking  questions, 
and  they're  coming  to  see  for  them- 
selves.    It's  a  good  sign. 


The  Largest  Grain  Elevator  West  of  the  Great  Lakes. 

It  is  situated  at  Macleod,  Alberta,  and  has  a  capacity  of  300,000 
bushels.  This  is  where  the  Macleod  farmer  takes  his  wheat,  and  goes 
away  with  the  dollars  in  his  pocket. 


quantities.  There  are  signs.    We  shall 
soon  have  proofs. 

We're  building  a  new  Town  Hall,  a 
new  post-office,  a  new  theatre — we're 
building  a  new  town.  No  other  place 
in  Alberta  ofifers  better  inducements 
to  investors.  Men  of  enterprise  are 
here,  and  others  are  on  their  way. 
We  have  prosperous  men,  and  men 
who  will  be  prosperous — some  day. 
Anybody  who  wants  to  take  a  hand  in 
the  building  of  a  big  city  are  welcome 
here.     We  know  they  will  come,  be- 


One  of  the  things  we  want  is  a 
first  class  restaurant.  An  enterpris- 
ing caterer  won't  find  a  better  place 
in  the  Dominion. 

The  Canadian  Northern  Rail-way 
will  be  running  out  of  Macleod  next 
summer.  The  site  for  the  depot  is 
settled,  and  the  shops  will  give  em- 
ployment to  several  hundred  men. 

The  Grand  Trunk  Pacific  and  the 

Interuriban  Railways  are  also  coming. 

With  these  railways  and  the  C.  P.  R., 

now  here,  we're  going  to  be  the  rail- 

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Public  Eye{ 


way  centre  of  Southern  Alberta.  I'm 
not  giving  away  any  professional 
secrets  when  I  say  that  those  who  get 
into  business  first  will  be  mighty  glad 
they  came. 


The  townspeople  m  Macleod  have 
adopted  this  slogan :  *'  Do  something 
for  Macleod  and  Macleod  will  do 
something  for  you  ' 


A  Threshing   Scene   at    .\Lacici)u,    .viuciid,  wucie  sonic  ui  the  finest  crops 
in  Canada   are  obtained. 


NEW  HYDRO-ELECTRIC  LIGHTING   SYSTEM    AT   WATERLOO,   ONT. 

Throughout  Ontario  the  Government's  Hydro-Electric  policy  continues  to  be 
popular.  No  community  that  has  voted  to  participate  in  it  has  gone  back  on  its 
decision.  On  January  ist  no  less  than  twenty-nine  municipalities  voted  on  it 
for  the  first  time,  and  every  one  decided  favorably.  The  cluster  lights  in  the  above 
scene  at  Waterloo  are  most  creditable  to  a  live  town. 


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TRANSPORTATION 


The  Situation  In  The  West 


G.  J.  BUKY. 

Vice  President  of  the  C.P.R.,  who  says 
Western  farmers  must  malie  better  provision 
for  storing  their  grain  until  railways  are 
able  to  handle  it. 

THE  grain  blockade  in  the  West 
has  assumed  serious  propor- 
tions. Farmers  in  many  locaHties 
are  absolutely  tied  up  because  they 
cannot  get  their  grain  shipped  out, 
and  merchants  say  it  is  impossible  to 
collect  money  from  them.  They  can- 
not pay  until  the  railroads  move  the 
grain.  Money  is  very  tight.  In  the 
meantime  millions  of  bushels  of  grain 
are  rotting  on  the  ground,  and  we 
must  all  pay  our  share  of  the  loss 
eventuallv. 


By  the  Editor 

The  farmers  blame  the  railroads, 
quite  naturally.  The  hospitable  ele- 
vators are  packed  to  their  utmost 
capacity,  and  the  railroads  cannot  be- 
gin to  supply  the  necessary  cars  to 
move  the  grain  that  has  to  stand  in 
consequence  exposed  to  the  elements. 
Owing  to  the  unfavorable  weather 
last  fall  much  of  the  grain  is  still  un- 
threshed,  and  a  large  proportion  still 
in  the  stook.  The  farmers  will  not 
be  able  to  blame  the  railroads  for  the 
grain  that  is  in  the  stook. 

The  Western  farmer  who  grows 
large  grain  areas,  or  small  ones  either, 
which  are  often  largely  measured  by 
his  capacity  and  finance,  has  much  to 
contend  with  in  the  best  of  seasons. 
But  it  is  plain  that  as  Mr.  Bury,  the 
new  vice-president  of  the  C.  P.  R., 
says,  the  farmers  of  Western  Canada 
must  depend  less  upon  the  railways 
and  make  more  provision  to  store 
their  own  grain. 

Mr.  Bury  hits  a  big  nail  square  on 
the  head.  How  many  Western  farm- 
ers make  such  provision?  True, 
many  are  too  poor ;  but  many  who  are 
able  to  do  so  don't.  The  farmers  will 
have  to  realize  that  it  is  a  physical 
impossibility  for  the  railways  to 
handle  their  enormous  output  of 
grain  within  three  or  four  months  of 
the  year.  They  will  be  wise  heads 
who  take  the  present  lesson  to  heart 
and  at  once  start  in  to  build  ample 
granaries. 
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I"or  years  past  the  railways  have 
been  building  main  lines  and  going- 
into  new  territory  with  far-flung 
feeders.  They  have  been  building  as 
fast  as  labor  and  other  conditions 
would  let  them.  They  will  continue 
to  do  so.  Yet,  with  all  their  efforts, 
all  their  extensions,  the  West  grows 
faster. 

The  country  will  continue  to  open 
up  at  an  accelerating  rate  of  speed, 


out  of  all  proportion  to  the  ability  of 
the  railroads  to  handle  the  business 
within  a  limited  period  of  the  year. 
Grain  growers  will  be  wise  and  will 
save  much  money  by  doing  better 
their  part  and  providing  home  stor- 
age facilities.  The  railways  will  then 
be  able  to  handle  the  grain  output  to 
the  satisfaction  of  everybody.  Other- 
wise they  won't,  especially  in  a  good 
vear. 


The  Rush  To  Our  Western  Wheat 
Fields  Will  Beat  Records 


New  Settlers  Travelling  to  their  New  Homes  in  the  West  by  (J.P.R. 


CANADIAN  Pacific  Railway  of- 
ficials expect  to  carry  more  new 
settlers  from  the  Atlantic  seaports  to 
the  Western  wheat-fields  this  year 
than  ever  before.  The  rapidity  with 
which  passages  are  being  booked  on 
the  company's  steamships  from  Bri- 
tain points  to  a  record  traffic.  C.P. 
R.  agents  throughout  Europe  report 
that  they  are  having  more  enquiries 


than  ever  from  prospective  new  set- 
tlers regarding  Canada. 

Many  of  those  who  took  passage  to 
Britain  during  November  and  De- 
cember to  pass  Christmas  at  their  old 
homes  are  returning,  and  the  Cana- 
dian Pacific  will  soon  be  sending  spe- 
cial after  special  train  westward 
laden  with  newcomers.  Generally 
the  ibig  rush  is  during  the  three 
months  of  March,  April  and  May. 


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Last  year  the  C.P.R.  transported 
westward  from  the  Atlantic  ports 
over  175,000  new  settlers.  Fox  sev- 
eral weeks  during  the  spring-  montlis 
settlers  were  being  carried  through 
Montreal  to  the  West  at  the  rate  of 
over  a  thousand  a  day. 

An  important  feature  of  the  colon- 
ization work  of  the  Canadian  Pacific 


is  that  the  new  colonists  brought  to 
Canada  have  been  carefully  selected. 
Nearly  all  of  those  carried  by  the 
company  last  year  seemed  to  be  in 
fairly  comfortable  circumstances.  It 
is  estimated  that  the  new  settlers 
brought  into  Canada  with  them,  at 
the  least,  $50,000,000. 


A  Modern  Fleet  Twenty-Five  Strong 


The   "  Princess   Patricia,"   the   new    Pacific    Coast   steamship    of   the    G.P.R., 
which  is  now  on  her  long  voyage  from  Glasgow  around  Cape  Horn  to 

Victoria,  B.C. 

ONE    of    the     most     remarkable     a  transportation    company    has   been 
features   of    the   development     the   rapid    extension    of    its  fleet  of 
of    the    Canadian  Pacific  Railway  as      ocean-going  and  lakes  steamships.  It 

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Trnnsportation 


is  not  so  very  long  since  the  steam- 
ships owned  by  the  company  could  be 
counted  on  one's  fingers;  but  a  re- 
cent census  taken  by  the  steamship 
department  discloses  the  fact  that 
when  the  ships  at  present  being  built 
are  added  to  those  now  in  commis- 
sion the  C.  P.  R.  will  have  a  fleet  of 
seventy-five  steamships. 

If  all  of  these  vessels  were  placed 
end  to  end  they  would  stretch  a  dis- 
tance of  nearly  four  miles. 

The  greatest  development  of  the 
C.  P.  R.  fleet  has  been  on  the  Pacific 
Coast,  where  the  company  has  been 
adding  new  boats  at  the  rate  of  two  a 
year.  Of  the  famous  "  Princess " 
boats  alone  there  are  now  nine  oper- 
ating on  the  Pacific  Coast,  and  these 
will  shortly  be  augmented  by  two 
more  of  the  same  class — the  "Prin- 
cess Patrica "  and  the  "  Princess 
Sophia," 

The  "  Princess  Patricia "  is  al- 
ready on  its  long  trip  around  Cape 
Horn  to  Victoria.  The  "  Princess 
Sophia  "  will  leave  Britain  in  a  few 
weeks  on  the  same  journey.  When 
these  two  boats  are  put  into  commis- 
sion they  will  bring  the  number  of 
new  boats  added  to  the  Pacific  Coast 
fleet  since  1910  up  to  five,  the  other 
three  boats  being  the  "Princess  Adel- 
aide," the  "  Princess  Mary,"  in 
1910,  and  the  "  Princess  Alice,"  in 
1911. 


But  the  "  Princess  Patricia "  and 
the  "  Princess  Sophia "  are  not  the 
only  boats  being  added  to  the  fleet 
this  year  by  the  C.  P.  R.  Two  more 
boats  are  now  under  construction  on 
the  Pacific  Coast  itself,  one  a  twelfth 
"  Princess "  and  the  other  a  tug. 
Altogether  this  will  bring  the  num- 
ber of  C.  P.  R.  coast  service  ships  up 
to  twenty-five. 

For  the  ocean  service  on  the  Pa- 
cific the  C.  P.  R.  is  building  in 
Britain  two  monster  "  Empresses," 
which  will  make  six  boats  operated 
bv  this  company  between  Canada, 
Japan  and  China.  These  new  "  Em- 
presses "  are  to  be  called  the  "  Em- 
press of  Russia  "  and  the  "  Empress 
of  Asia,"  and  they  will  be  the  fastest 
and  most  luxurious  boats  on  the 
Pacific. 

Another  development  of  C.P.R. 
shipping  on  the  Pacific  Coast  has 
been  the  adoption  of  oil  for  fuel  on 
the  "  Princess  "  boats.  It  has  been 
found  that  the  oil  not  only  makes  ef- 
ficient fuel,  but  that  it  does  away 
with  the  smoke  and  dirt  resulting 
from  the  use  of  coal,  so  the  company 
is  rapidly  equipping  its  boats  for  oil 
burning. 

With  its  seventy-five  steamships 
the  C.P.R.  carries  a  staflF  of  12,000 
employees,  and  the  amount  of  coal 
burned  is  about  3,000  tons  a  day. 


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St.  Clair,   one   of  the   Longest 
Submarine  Tunnels 


Overhead   work   in   the   yards   in    con     nection  with  the  electrification  of  the 

St.  Clair         Tunnel. 


Electric  locomotive  emerging  from  St.  Clair  Tunnel,  G.T.R. 

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Transportation 


St.  Clair,  one  of  the  Longest  Submarine  Tunnels 


THE  St.  Clair  tunnel  is  the  link 
that  joins  two  nations.  A  levia- 
than tube  of  iron  twenty- feet  in  diame- 
ter, more  than  two  miles  long,  it 
stretches  below  the  St.  Clair  River  be- 
tween Sarnia,  Ontario,  and  Port 
Huron,  Michigan.  The  St.  Clair  is  one 
of  the  longest  submarine  tunnels  in 
the  world.  Over  it  flow  the  waters  of 
the  Great  Lakes.  It  was  commenced 
in  1888  and  opened  for  traffic  in  1891. 
In  its  consitruction  56.000,000  pounds 
of  iron  were  used. 

The  original  cost  of  the  tunnel  was 
$2,700,000.  It  was  first  operated  by 
steam  power,  and  the  engines,  weigh- 
ing 200,000  pounds  each,  were  the 
largest  in  the  world  when  built.  Since 
1908  the  tunnel  has  been  operated  by 
electricity,  the  cost  of  electrification 
being  over  half  a  milHon  dollars.  It 
was  one  of  the  largest  electrical  con- 
tracts  ever   given   on   the   American 


continent  and  was  carried  out  by  the 
Westinghouse  Electric  Company. 

The  tunnel  is  lighted  throughout  by 
hundreds  of  electric  lights.  The 
power  plant  is  located  on  the  Port 
Huron  ibank  of  the  St.  Clair  River. 
The  train  service  operated  through 
the  St.  Clair  is  the  heaviest  railway 
service  operated  by  electricity  in  the 
world.  Also,  it  is  interesting  to  note, 
the  annual  tonnage  of  vessels  passing 
over  the  tunnel  through  the  St.  Clair 
River  is  about  twice  as  great  as  that 
passing  through  the  Suez  Canal. 

The  engineers  who  built  the  canal 
were  Joseph  Hobson,  chief  engineer ; 
T.  E.  Hillman.  First  Assistant,  and 
M.  S.  Blaiklock,  Second  Assistant.  It 
was  a  big  undertaking,  and  the  Grand 
Trunk  Railway,  by  whom  it  is  owned, 
point  to  it  with  pride  as  one  of  the 
interesting  features  of  the  system. 


The  Safety  of  Railroad  Travel 


IN  spite  of  occasional  accidents  on 
the  railways,  a  careful  working 
out  of  the  chances  goes  to  show  that 
about  as  safe  a  place  as  is  to  be  found 
is  a  seat  in  a  railway  car. 

According  to  the  international 
commerce  reports  last  year  356  pas- 
sengers were  killed  on  the  railways 
of  the  United  States.  That  is  a  con- 
siderable number. 

But,  then,  about  a  bililion  passen- 
gers were  carried  last  year  on  the 
railways  reporting  to  the  Interstate 
Commission.  Each  passenger  tra- 
velled on  an  average  33  miles.     We 


find  that  approximately  one  passen- 
ger was  killed  for  every  100,000,000 
miles  of  travel,  or  4,000  times  around 
the  globe. 

The  percentage  of  passengers'killed 
on  Canadian  railways  is  far  less  than 
in  the  United  States. 

It  is  shown  by  actual  statistics  that 
it  is  a  hundred  times  more  dangerous 
to  walk  about  the  streets  than  to  ride 
in  the  railway  cars.  A  man  is  safer 
in  a  car  seat  than  in  his  bed.  A  thou- 
sand times  as  safe  as  in  his  private 
carriage.  Five  hundred  times  as  safe 
as  in  his  private  automobile. 


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Our  Rapid  Progress — A  Word  of 

Warning 

The  Need  for  Care  and  Conservation 

By  Mr.  Duncan  Coulson,  President  of  the  Bank  of  Toronto 


IT  is  perhaps  difficult  to  estimate  the 
amount  of  foreign  capital  that 
has  been  brought  into  the  country  to 
assist  in  railroad  building  and  in  the 
development  of  our  industrial  and 
municipal  enterprises. 

According  to  a  tabulated  list  which 
has  been  published,  the  bonds  for 
Canadian  undertakings  that  have  been 
issued  in  the  London  market  during 
the  last  year  aggregate  about  $200,- 
030,000.  In  addition  to  this  sum, 
moneys  have  been  obtained  by  private 
loans  and  investments,  the  total  of 
which  is  not  easy  to  determine. 

Nor  must  we  lose  sight  of  the  fact 
that,  although  the  expenditure  of 
these  large  sums  of  money  is  tending 
to  promote  prosperity  at  the  present 
time,  and  is,  we  believe,  being  ex- 
pended in  channels  that  will  ulti- 
mately prove  profitable,  yet  the  coun- 
try must  provide  a  large  amount 
yearly  for  interest  charges  on  the  in- 
debtedness which  is  steadily  accumu- 
lating in  consequence  of  these  borrow- 
ings. 

So  long  as  the  population  of  the  Do- 
minion continues  to  increase  and  its 
lands,  forests,  fisheries  and  mines  are 
productive,  so  long  will  the  country 
be  able  to  bear  the  burden  of  this  in- 
debtedness, and  at  the  same  time  build 


up  a  happy  and  prosperous  commun- 
ity. 

The  necessity  for  the  extension  of 
railroads  and  the  construction  of 
other  public  works  will  continue, 
though  it  is  not  certain  that  it  will 
necessarily  proceed  at  the  same  rapid 
rate  that  has  characterized  recent 
years. 

Foreign  money  markets  are  not  al- 
ways prepared  to  supply  capital  on  a 
large  scale  for  the  promotion  of  new 
enterprises,  and  we  must  not,  there- 
fore, assume  that  money  can  always 
be  borrowed  to  the  same  extent  as 
heretofore,  nor  must  we  harbor  the 
delusion  that  the  expenditure  of  bor- 
rowed money  and  the  apparent  pros- 
perity created  thereby  always  consti- 
tute a  stable  foundation  for  solid 
growth. 

The  enterprises  into  which  this  bor- 
rowed capital  is  put  must  become  pro- 
ductive in  order  that  the  heavy  bur- 
den of  the  interest  charges  may  be 
carried,  and  since  a  time  may  be  ex- 
pected when  rapid  expansion  will  be- 
come less  vigorous  and  expenditures 
of  borrowed  money  be  curtailed,  we 
should  not  now  assume  that  present 
favorable  conditions  will  always  con- 
tinue. 


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Finance  and 
Commerce 


At  the  moment  it  is  perhaps  safe  to 
say  that  the  outlook  is  favorable,  but 
the  necessity  for  care  and  conserva- 
tism ought  never  to  be  lost  sight  of. 

We  should  perhaps  call  attention  to 
the  extent  to  which  speculation  in  real 
estate  has  developed. 

This  is  not  confined  to  any  one  part 
of  the  country,  but  the  prices  of  pro- 
perties in  and  adjacent  to  Eastern  and 
Western   cities  and  towns  are  being 


advanced  in  very  many  cases  far  be- 
yond what  is  prudent. 

There  was  a  basis  for  a  reasonable 
advance,  as  many  of  these  cities  and 
towns  will  have  a  steady  growth,  but 
the  upward  movement,  in  our  esti- 
mate, is  being  overdone,  and  we  can- 
not let  the  opportunity  pass  without 
uttering  a  word  of  caution  and  call- 
ing the  attention  of  all  who  are  inter- 
ested to  the  danger  that  exists. 


Bank  Inspection  from  the  Outside 

By  Mr.  Duncan  Coulson, 
President  of  the  Bank  of  Toronto 


IT  has  been  suggested  that  all  banks 
should  undergo  an  outside  audit 
or  inspection.  We  have  no  objection 
to  such  an  external  inspection  if  made 
by  competent  authority,  and  should 
the  Government  decide  to  incorporate 
provisions  to  that  effect  in  the  Bank 
Act,  we  will  be  ready  to  agree  to 
whatever  inspection  the  country, 
through  its  representatives,  desires. 

At  the  same  time  we  believe  that  in 
the  interests  of  the  bank  and  of  you, 
the  shareholders,  no  inspection  that 
may  be  devised  can  be  so  thorough 
and  valuable  as  that  which  the  bank 
now  undergoes  at  the  hands  of  our  in- 
specting officers  and  the  executive 
and  committee  of  the  directors. 

Personally  we  are  not  in  favor  of 
an  inspection  by  the  Canadian  Bank- 
•ers'  Association,  which  would  involve 
a  responsibility  being  placed  upon 
the  banks  constituting  that  body. 

From  an  article  recently  published 
on  Bank  Act  Revision  the  following 
extract  is  taken : 


'Assumption  by  the  Bankers'  As- 
sociation of  the  duty  of  inspection  or 
examination  would  place  upon  the  as- 
sociated banks  a  certain  amount  of 
responsibility  for  bank  failures.  For, 
if  the  association  periodically  over- 
hauls the  afTairs  of  the  various  banks 
and  certifies  that  all  of  them  are  sol- 
vent, or  worthy  to  continue  in  busi- 
ness, the  public  will  look  to  the  As- 
sociation for  any  losses  suffered 
when  a  bank  closes  its  doors.  This 
responsibility  of  the  associated  banks 
may  not  be  expressed  especially  in  the 
banking  law,  but  it  will  nevertheless 
be  present,  and,  that  being  so,  the 
Association  is  likely  to  require  exten- 
sive powers  before  it  undertakes  any 
duty  of  this  nature." 

Our  opinion  is  that  the  responsi- 
bility therein  referred  to  should  not 
be  assumed,  and  that  no  action  which 
may  be  taken  by  the  Association 
should  permit  any  such  responsibility 
to  be  imposed,  nor  even  to  be  inferred. 

The  directors  of  this  bank  are  quite 


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prepared  to  assume  responsibility  for 
their  own  acts  and  will  always  en- 
deavor to  present  to  you  a  conserva- 
tive statement  of  the  affairs  of  the 
bank,  but  we  do  not  think  that  this 
bank,  as  a  member  of  the  Canadian 
Bankers'  Association,  should  have  im- 
posed upon  it  any  responsibility  that 
may  attach  to  the  condition  of  any 
other  bank  which  is,  or  may  become, 
a  member  of  the  Association,  and 
whose  affairs  may  ultimately  prove  to 
be  in  an  unsatisfactory  state. 

We  think  that  the  Association 
should,  if  required  by  the  Government, 
stand  ready  to  aid  them  in  exercising 


supervision,  and  should  give  their  best 
services  towards  making  such  super- 
vision or  inspection  effective,  but  we 
consider  it  would  be  wholly  against 
the  interests  of  the  stockholders  of 
this  bank  to  have  a  responsibility 
placed  upon  the  bank  as  a  member  of 
the  Canadian  Bankers'  Association 
that,  in  our  opinion,  no  bank  should  as- 
sume. We  have  gone  quite  far  enough 
in  that  direction  in  connection  with 
responsibilities  which  attach  to  us  as 
contributors  to  the  "  Bank  Circula- 
tion Redemption  Fund." — From  Mr. 
Coulson's  Annual  Address. 


Bank  Expansion  in  the  Dominion 


THE  Canadian  chartered  banks 
had  2,654  branches  on  Janu- 
ary 31st,  according  to  Houston's 
Bank  IJirectory,  just  published.  This 
means  an  increase  of  15  during  the 
past  month.  Of  the  total  number  of 
offices,  2,584  are  in  the  Dominion,  38 
in  the  West  Indies  and  South 
America,  14  in  the  United  States,  12 
in  Newfoundland,  6  in  Great  Britain, 
2  in  Mexico  City,  and  one  in  Paris, 
France.  The  large  foreign  affilia- 
tions of  our  banking  institutions  are 
plainly  exemplified  in*  these  figures. 

There  were  20  new  branches  open- 
ed in  the  Dominion  in  January  and 
5  closed.  The  expansion  of  the  Union 
Bank  in  the  west  was  the  leading  fea- 
ture of  the  month's  record,  that  insti- 
tution having  opened  6  new  branch 
offices  in  Manitoba,  Saskatchewan 
and  British  Columbia. 


The  statistics  of  the  branches  main- 
tained are  as  follows: 

In   Canada    2,584 

Ontario 1,023 

Quebec    403 

Nova    Scotia    114 

New  Brunswick   75 

Prince  Edward  Island 14 

Manitoba    194 

Alberta .  222 

Saskatchewan    321 

British  Columbia  214 

Yukon    3 

N.  W.  T I 

In  Newfoundland   12 

Elsewhere    58 

Total   2,654 

The  new  branches  opened  in  Janu- 
ary are  as  follows : 


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Commerce 


Bow  Island,  Alta.,  Union  Bank  of 
Canada ;  Clarke's  Harbour,  N.S., 
Bank  of  New  Brunswick;  Fairville, 
N.B.,  Union  Bank  of  Canada;  L'- 
Ange-Guardien  ( Co. — Montmorency ) 
Que.,  La  Banque  Nationale;  New 
Hazelton,  B.C.,  Union  Bank  of  Can- 
ada; Ottawa,  Ont.,  By- Ward  Market 
Branch,  Dominion  Bank ;  Ottawa, 
Ont.,  Somerset  Street,  Union  Bank  of 
Canada;  Princeton,  B.C.,  Bank  of 
Montreal;  Rocky  Mountain  House, 
Alta.,  Imperial  Bank  of  Canada; 
Santa  Domingo,  Dominican  Republic, 


Royal  Bank  of  Canada ;  Shannonville, 
Ont.,  Standard  Bank  of  Canada ;  St. 
Andre  Avellin,  Que.,  La  Banque  Pro- 
vinciale  du  Canada;  Thetford  Mines, 
Que.,  Bank  of  Montreal;  Three 
Three  Rivers,  Que.,  Banque  Interna- 
tionale du  Canada;  Toronto,  Ont., 
Dupont  and  Christie  Sts.,  Dominion 
Bank;  Vancouver,  B.C.,  Granville  St., 
Union  Bank  of  Canada;  Viceroy, 
Sask.,  Union  Bank  of  Canada;  Win- 
nipeg, Man.,  Portage  Avenue,  Union 
Bank  of  Canada;  Winnipeg,  Man., 
Corydon  Avenue,  Union  Bank  of 
Canada ;  Young,  Sask.,  Quebec  Bank. 


Bank  Clearings,  Our  Trade 
Barometer 


TAKING  bank  clearings  as  a  bor- 
ometer  of  trade,  January,  1912, 
was  far  ahead  of  January,  191 1.  The 
Winnipeg  clearings,  for  instance, 
amounted  last  month  to  $110,993,506, 
compared  with  $76,019,597  in  the  cor- 
responding month  of  last  year,  and 
when  it  is  said  that  the  month  was 
quiet,  it  is  only  in  comparison  with 
other  seasons  of  the  year  and  not  in 
comparison  with  the  same  period  in 
other  years. 

The  clearings  for  all  Canada  in 
January  show  great  increase  over 
January  a  year  ago.  especially  in  the 
West.  The  average  increase  in  the 
cities  west  of  Lake  Superior  was 
about  55  per  cent.,  while  the  increase 
in  the  Eastern  cities  was  about  22  per 
cent.  The  following  table  shows  the 
comparison  in  the  different  cities,  and 
the  clearings  in  two  Western  cities 
that  have  not  had  a  clearing  house  for 
a  whole  \ear  vet : 


1912. 

1911. 

Montreal 

.$207,216,549 

$175,630,018 

Toronto   .. 

175,019,996 

144.716.325 

Winnipeg 

•    110,993,506 

76.020,097 

Vancouver 

.     48,371,226 

38,953.289 

Ottawa    .  . 

.      22,028,048 

16,687,248 

Calgary    . . 

•      18,599,428 

13,033,848 

Quebec    .  . 

.      11,631,964 

9.833.769 

Victoria   .. 

.      11,902,519 

9,013.716 

Hamilton 

12,670,922 

9,124,652 

HaHfax  .. 

•        8,747.945 

7,435,148 

St.  John   . 

6,918,209 

6.412.783 

Edmonton 

.      14,328,480 

7,029.019 

London   . . 

6,904,546 

6.542.859 

Regina    . . 

7,860,842 

4,189,527 

Brandon  .. 

.        2,498,257 

2,111.243 

Lethbridge 

2,669.025 

2,014.213 

Saskatoon 

7,010,084 

3.321,646 

Brant  ford 

.       3,178.805 

2,190,669 

Totals  .. 

.$678,550,351 

$534,260,069 

Ft  Wm.    . 

2.425.250 

Moo-^e  Taw 

3.070,006 

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February,   1912 


Industrial  Expansion  Everywhere 


ACCORDING  to  the  Monetary 
Times  the  forthcoming  census 
figures  will  show  that  more  than 
$1,000,000,000  is  invested  in  Can- 
adian manufacturing  industries,  that 
these  industries  each  year  produce 
another  $1,000,000,000  worth  of  fin- 
ished products,  that  our  industrial  es- 
tablishments exceed  20,000  in  number 
and  that  they  pay  out  $250,000^00  in 
wages  to  500,000  work  people. 

The  Dominion  has  become  a  great 
manufacturing  as  well  as  a  great  agri- 
cultural nation,  each  half  of  the  popu- 
lation furnishing  a  profitable  market 
for  the  other  half. 

In  the  last  six  years  alone  the  num- 
ber of  our  industries,  the  number  of 
hands  employed,  the  capital  invested, 
and  the  wages  earned  have  increased 
33  per  cent. 

The  consumptive  capacity  of  the 
home  market  grows  so  fast  that  our 
factories  are  not  more  than  able  to 
keep  pace  with  the  demands  upon 
them.  At  this  moment  they  are  be- 
ing enlarged  on  a  scale  never  before 
contemplated.  Everywhere  plants  are 
being  extended,  everywhere  fresh 
openings  are  being  provided  for  in- 
creasing numbers  of  workmen  and 
wage-earners. 

The  Potential  North 

We  have  the  natural  resources,  the 
water  powers,  the  transportation  fa- 
cilities, the  capital  and  we  have  and 
are  obtaining  the  right  kind  of  popu- 
lation to  make  the  most  of  these  ad- 
vantages. The  Toronto  News  points 
out  that  Northern  Ontario  possesses 


a  purchasing  power  of  $45,000,000' 
per  annum,  which  is  not  fully  appreci- 
ated or  taken  advantage  of  by  the 
people  of  this  Province. 

Ontario,  Quebec,  New  Brunswick 
and  Nova  Scotia  are  still  supreme  in 
manufacturing,  but  the  West  is 
rapidly  securing  factories  of  its  own. 
Manitoba  boasts  400  separate  indus- 
tries. Alberta  and  Saskatchewan  are 
rapidly  following  in  its  footsteps  and 
British  Columbia  is  beginning  to 
realize  upon  its  enormous  potentiali- 
ties in  the  the  manufacturing  field. 

The  new  census  is  expected  to  give 
to  Manitoba  or  possibly  Saskatche- 
wan the  greatest  percentage  of 
growth  in  the  number  of  industries 
during  the  past  ten  years. 

There  is  every  prospect  that  the  far- 
mers of  the  two  youngest  provinces 
will  awake  to  the  industrial  possibili- 
ties of  their  country,  and  support 
moderate  protection  as  a  means  of 
providing  themselves  with  a  stable 
home  market.  Even  to-day  they  do 
not  grow  anything  like  enough  of 
many  kinds  of  farm  produce  to  supply 
the  towns  and  cities  which  are  spring- 
ing up  on  the  prairies. 

Engineering  Development 

Simultaneously  with  the  agricul- 
tural and  industrial  development  of 
the  country  and  partly  interlocked 
with  them  we  have  marked  activity  in 
engineering  work.  Mr.  E.  A.  James, 
B.A.,  Sc,  is  quoted  as  saying:  "Never 
before  in  the  history  of  Canada  has 
there  been  so  much  money  spent  in 
one  year  on  the  extension  of  railways, 
installation  of  water  plants,  construc- 


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tion  of  sewerage  systems,  the  erection 
of  bridges,  large  factories  and  ottice 
buildings,  as  was  expended  during 
1911. 

"  The  business  activity  and  expan- 
sion have  not  yet  reached  their  great- 
est activities,  and  as  191 1  exceeded 
1910  in  this  regard,  so  will  1912  ex- 
ceed 191 1. 

"  We  are  acquiring  the  solidity  of 
an  older  community.  We  are  opening 
high  office  buildings,  developing  rapid 
transportation  routes,  highly  efficient 


sanitary  schemes,  large  factories  and 
manufacturing  establishments,  and 
extending  into  the  urban,  suburban 
and  rural  communities,  the  telephone 
wire  and  electric  circuit.  During  1911 
the  expenditure  of  public  money  on 
construction  work  in  Canada  exceed- 
ed $300,000,000  and  with  the  work 
not  yet  completed  and  the  prospective 
work  which  will  probably  be  carried 
out,  the  figures  for  1912  will  exceed 
these  by  at  least  $50,000,000." 


The  Showing  of  a  Well-Off 
Country 


THE  Monetary  Times,  in  its  annu- 
al review  of  Canadian  finance, 
notes  that  the  January  dividend  and 
interest  payments  in  Canada  amount 
to  a  total  of  $34,000,000. 

In  spite  of  the  high  cost  of  living, 
the  wage-earner  finds  a  respectable 
margin  for  savings.  The  per  capita 
deposits  of  the  people  of  Canada,  al- 
lowing a  population  of  7,100,000,  is 
$98.75,  just  $1.25  short  of  $100  for 
every  man  woman  and  child  in  the 
Dominion.     The  deposits  are  placed : 

Per 

Deposits  in  Amount.     Capita. 

Chartered  banks,  after 

notice     (September,    . 

1911)    $577,591,045    $81  35 

Government     Savings 

Bank  (August,  191 1)  14,486,593  204 
Post     Office    Savings 

Bank  (August,  191 1)  44,232,377  623 
Special  Savings  Bank 

(September,  191 1)  •  37,204,390  5  24 
Building     Society, 

Loan      and      Trust 


Company     (Decem- 
ber,  1910)    25,421,628        3  89 


Total     $698,936,033     $98  75 

The  deposits  in  the  chartered  banks 
were,  in  June,  1868,  only  $33,000,000; 
in  June  last  year,  they  totalled  $874,- 
000,000.  Deposits  after  notice,  that 
is,  deposits  in  the  chartered  banks, 
were  last  year  $577,591,045. 

The  deposits  in  the  post  office  sav- 
ings banks  amount  to  $43,017,587. 
Deposits  in  Government  savings 
banks,  excepting  the  post  office,  have 
been  decreasing,  and  the  number  of 
Government  savings  banks  is  being  re- 
duced. The  deposits  at  the  end  of 
last  year  were  $14,341,668.  Special 
savings  banks  accounted  for  $2,672,- 
884. 

The  total  bank  deposits  of  Canada, 
exclusive  of  loan  and  trust  companies 
and  building  societies,  amounted  to 
June  30  last  to  $968,183,879. 


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Particular  Groups  in  too  Many 
Enterprises 


DURING  the  past  few  weeks  the 
outstanding  features  of  the 
Canadian  financial  situation  has  per- 
haps been  the  weakness  in  many  of 
the  securities  which  were  brought  on 
the  market  during  the  course  of  last 
year,  writes  Coupon,  in  the  Canadian 
Courier. 

This  weakness  has  been  due  to  a 
large  extent  to  the  fact  that  in  most 
instances  particular  groups  seem  to 
have  become  identified  with  too  many 
enterprises,  with  the  result  that  their 
friends  and  they  themselves  are  tied 
up  to  a  very  large  extent,  and  on  this 
account  are  perhaps  not  able  to  give 
as  much  support  as  is  necessary  to 
any  particular  issue  if  any  liquidation 
of  tlie  securities  arises  from  different 
conditions. 

In  fact,  this  situation  would  seem 
to  offer  certain  difficulties  for  some 
months  to  come,  inasmuch  as  most 
industrial  enterprises  find  it  difficult 
to  carry  through  the  construction  of 
their  various  plants  in  the  time  that 
was  estimated  by  engineers  at  the  out- 
set owing  to  the  difficulty  there  has 
been  to  get  delivery  of  materials. 

As  long  as  things  are  on  the  boom 
there  is  no  difficulty  in  looking  after 
such  issues,  because  new  buyers  are 
coming  in  to  take  up  securities  which 
other  traders  are  selling,  but  this  is 
far  from  being  the  case  when  such  is- 
sues are  on  the  decline.  In  such  cases 
it  is  the  insiders  who  have  to  stand 
under  and  give  their  particular  issues 
the  necessary  support,  and  if  this  is 


found  wanting  new  securities  of  this 
class  must  necessarily  be  offered 
down  several  points  before  they  find  a 
buyer. 


A  BIG  YEAR  OF  MERGERS 

ACCORDING  to  the  Monetary 
Times,  the  number  of  mergers 
consummated  in  Canada  during  the 
past  year  was  forty-one.  Of  thirty- 
nine  of  these  the  authorized  capital 
was  $344,938,266.  One  hundred  and 
ninety-six  individual  companies  were 
merged  in  forty-one.  One  hundred 
and  ninety  of  these  merged  compan- 
ies had  an  aggregate  capitalization  of 
$124,766,580.  Twenty-eight  of  these 
mergers  issued  securities  to  the  pub- 
lic to  the  extent  of  forty-four  mil- 
lions. 

As  the  Weekly  Sun  remarks,  it  is 
therefore,  plain  that  the  process  of 
merging  companies  and  business  is 
not  altogether,  as  sometimes  said,  a 
process  of  selling  out  to  the  public. 
How  far  it  is  a  process  of  destroying 
competition,  making  economies  and  at 
the  same  time  exacting  larger  tolls 
from  the  consuming  public  will  con- 
tinue to  be  the  subject  of  lively  con- 
troversy. Manufacturing  industry 
has  now  for  a  few  years  reaped  in- 
creasing profits  as  a  result  of  the  in- 
flux of  immigrants  and  capital.  The 
allurements  of  a. sale  to  the  public  at 
prices  based  on  earnings  during  a 
period  of  relatively  great  prosperity 
have  been  strong. 


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OLIVER   PLOW  WORKS 
EXTENSIONS 

THE  Oliver  Chilled  Plow  Works 
of  Canada,  Ltd.,  will  at  once  make 
further  extensive  additions  to  its  al- 
ready mammoth  plant  on  the  bay 
shore,  east  of  Hamilton. 

James  Oliver,  vice-president  of  the 
company,  states  that  the  Canadian 
company  will  increase  its  capital  from 
one  million  to  two  and  a  half  million 
dollars,  and  as  soon  as  the  weather 
breaks  make  $500,000  worth  of  addi- 
tions, including  an  immense  four- 
storey  warehouse  on  the  bay  to  take 
care  of  the  company's  lake  and 
foreign  shipments.  Most  of  the 
foreign   shipping  all   over  tlie   world 


will  be  done  now  from  Hamilton.  A 
foundry  building  570  by  150  feet  is 
also  to  be  erected. 


HOW  MANY  PEOPLE  TO 
A  BANK? 

A  CALCULATION  has  been 
made  which  shows  that  in  the 
eastern  provinces  there  is  a  branch 
bank  for  each  four  or  five  thousand 
people,  and  in  Ontario  and  Manitoba 
one  for  each  2,500  or  so.  In  the  other 
provinces  the  average  community  on 
which  a  bank  depends  for  business  is 
less  than  2,000.  Less  than  two  thou- 
sand people  must  afford  small  profit 
for  a  bank.  Bankers  in  the  West,  like 
some  others,  have  to  build  to  a  con- 
siderable extent  on  prospects. 


GODERICH  HARBOR,  ONTARIO. 

The  busy  lake  port  which  handled  more  grain  last  year  than  ever 
before.  The  total  was  more  than  10,000,000  bushels.  The  Goderich 
Board  of  Trade  is  agitating  for  the  taxation  of  the  mail  order  cata- 
logue business.     (See  article  in  this  issue). 


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The  Wonderful  Story  of  the  West 

A  New  Record  of  Development 

By  Charles  F.  Roland 


THE  year  191 1  has  again  made 
records  in  figures  of  growth 
and  development  along  all  lines  of 
agriculture,  industry  and  trade  in 
Winnipeg  and  Western  Canada.  City 
and  country  both  have  shared  equally 
in  the  growth  that  has  made  substan- 
tial progress. 

The  farmers  of  Western  Canada 
have  never  had  to  bring  their  crops 
through  a  year  of  more  ill-assorted 
weather  experiences  than  during  the 
past  twelve  months,  but  in  spite  of 
these  ill-favored  conditions  the  farms 
of  Western  Canada  have  produced 
by  far  the  largest  crops  in  the  coun- 
try's history.  Manitoba  alone  has 
yielded  61,058,786  bushels  of  wheat, 
73,786,683  bushels  of  oats,  and  29,- 
000,000  bushels  of  barley,  while  the 
yield  for  the  three  provinces  includ- 
ing Saskatchewan  and  Alberta  is 
computed  to  be  not  less  than  177,000,- 
000  bushels  of  wheat,  182,000,000 
bushels  of  oats,  34,000,000  bushels  of 
barley  and  6,000,000  bushels  of  flax. 
The  purchasing  power  in  money 
when  the  191 1  crop  is  all  marketed, 
gives  the  cash  value  to  the  country  of 
approximately  $260,000,000. 

Immigration  Solid 

Another  gratifying  feature  is  the 
rapid  development  of  agricultural 
lands  in  the  three  prairie  provinces. 


This  immigration  movement  into 
Canada,  has  advanced  very  rapidly 
in  the  past  five  years.  In  1907,  262,- 
469  persons  came  in  from  all  sources, 
in  1908  146,908  came,  in  1909  208,- 
794  immigrants  arrived,  and  1910 
brought  311,094,  and  in  191 1  the  fig- 
ures sihow  350,420  settlers,  all  of 
whom  have  come  with  the  avowed  in- 
tention of  taking  up  their  permanent 
residences  in  Canada. 

In  course  of  the  building  up  of  the 
population  of  the  West  there  has  been 
a  most  rapid  development  in  the  build- 
ing trades,  as  much  as  $70,000,000 
going  into  new  buildings  in  the  ten 
chief  cities  west  of  the  Great  Lakes 
during  191 1. 

203  New  Towns 

During  191 1,  1,596  miles  of  new 
railway  were  completed  in  Western 
Canada,  203  new  towns  were  started 
in  the  three  prairie  provinces,  41  be- 
ing established  on  the  C.P.R.,  system, 
130  on  the  C.N.R.  Western  system, 
and  32  towns  on  the  Grand  Trunk 
Pacific  railway.  The  building  of 
these  railway  towns  naturally  causes 
a  demand  for  western  banking  facili- 
ties and  in  this  connection  67  new 
branch  banks  have  been  added  to  the 
647  institutions  that  were  operating 
at  the  close  of  1910. 

Notwithstanding    the     unfavorable 


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crop  season  the  wholesale  and  retail 
business  in  all  lines  has  been  very  sat- 
isfactory, and  tilie  annual  turnover 
was  at  least  25  per  cent,  above  the 
year  1910. 

The  outlook  for  general  business 
for  the  season  of  1912  is  bright  not 
only  in  Winnipeg  but  in  the  whole 
of  "the  four  Western  provinces.  With 
the  combined  forces  of  such  far- 
reaching  advertising  campaigns  as  are 
outlined  by  the  Dominion  Govern- 
ment, the  big  railway  corporations, 
the  Provincial  Governments,  cities, 
towns  and  districts  all  working  for 
population,  industry  and  capital,  it  is 
sure  to  result  in  a  great  influx  of 
population  and  capital.  Agriculture 
and  industry  will  move  forward  to- 
gether in  1912.  A  keener  interest  is 
abroad  to  develop  home  industry 
throughout  the  land  and  with  this 
patriotic  spirit  abroad  to  buy  Can- 
adian goods — the  product  of  Can- 
adian labor  and  resources — Western 
Canada  will  receive  its  rightful  share 
in  general  development  for  19 12. 

A  Campaign  for  People 

Manitoba  has  awakened  to  the  im- 
portance of  a  vigorous  campaign  for 
people.  Geographically  situated  so  as 
to  offer  the  farmer  the  greatest  of 
combined  advantages,  those  seeking 
opportunity,  especially  in  mixed  farm- 
ing, are  sure  to  respond  to  the  invita- 


tions that  will  'be  sent  out  to  every 
corner  of  the  world  during  191 2.        • 

Without  taking  account  of  the  hunr 
dred  million  acres  to  be  added  to  the 
Province,  Manitoba  "has  already  36,- 
754,000  acres  capable  of  cultivationi 
This  equals  229,712  quarter  sections 
of  160  acres  each,  and  taking  an  aver-; 
age  of  four  people, to  the  quarter  sec- 
tion, it  will  give  a  rural  population  o* 
nearly  a  million  people  exclusive  of 
cities,  towns  and  villages,  or  in  othe^ 
words,  room  and  opportunity  for  an 
additional  three-quarters  of  a  milHoa 
farming  population. 

Based  on  these  possible  population 
figures  for  Manitoba  and  a  like  de- 
velopment for  Saskatchewan  and  Al- 
berta, greater  Winnipeg  is  bound  to 
become  a  city  of  half  a  million  people 
in  the  next  few  years. 

The  wealth  of  Western  Canada's 
partially  developed  natural  resources 
is  yet  untold.  With  only  10  per  cent, 
of  the  vast  stretches  of  fertile  land 
under  crop,  with  lumber  and  miineral 
resources  merely  surface  touched, 
with  millions  of  acres  of  free  land 
and  other  millions  of  acres  of  cheap 
land,  Western  Canada  is  bound  to 
have  first  place  among  the  countries 
of  the  world  as  a  place  in  which  peo- 
ple may  come  and  settle  and  make  for 
themseves  a  home  and  business  equal 
to  their  ability,  capacity  and  capital 
invested. 


The  Dominion  Estimates 

THE  main  estimates  of  the  Gov-  total  expenditure  on  the  consolidated 
emment  for  the  coming  fiscal  fund  account  of  $104,919,304.  a  de- 
year  total  $149,789,677.  The  esti-  crease  of  $4,697,612  over  the  esti- 
mates as  brought  down  provide  for  a  mates  of  last  session.    The  main  item 


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of  decrease  is  $2,050,939  chargeable 
to  the  pubHc  debt;  and  a  decrease  di 
$910,000  for  the  agricultural  depart- 
ment, due  to  the  saving  of  $1,000,000 
on  the  census,  which  was  included  in 
last  year's  estimates. 

There  are  increases  of  $1,188,570 
in  subsidies  to  provinces,  based  on  the 
-new  census  figures;  $191,000  for  ad- 
ditional militia  expenditures;  nearly 
$1,000,000  extra  for  the  post  office  de- 
partment, and  over  half  a  million  for 
the  management  of  the  government 
railways. 

Capital  Expenditure 

On  the  capital  expenditure,  a  total 
vote  of  $44,870,372  is  asked,  of  which 
$25,000,000  is  for  the  National  Trans- 
continental Railway,  $3,000,000  for 
the  Quebec  bridge,  $2,000,000  for  the 
Hudson  Bay  Railway,  $4,156,350  for 
capital  improvements  on  the  Inter- 
colonial Railway,  including  $1,000,- 
000  for  the  branch  line  from  Dart- 
mouth to  Dean's  settlement,  $900,000 
for  the  dock  and  wharves  at  Halifax, 
and  $400,000  for  increased  accommo- 
dation at  Riviere  du  Loup. 

The  Trent  Canal  appropriation  is 
$1,900,000,  as  against  $2,250,000. 
Proposed  capital  expenditures  on 
harbors  and  rivers  include  $100,000 
for  harbor  and  river  improvement  at 
Port  Arthur  and  Fort  William; 
$150,000  for  a  deep  water  wharf  at 
Levis,  Quebec ;  $500,000  for  naviga- 
tion improvements  in  the  River  St. 
Charles;  $1,000,000  for  St.  John, 
N.B.,  improvements ;  $137,000  for 
Tiffin    Harbor,    Ont. ;    $164,000    for 


Victoria  Harbor,  Ont. ;  $500,000  for 
Victoria  Harbor,  B.C. ;  and  $300,000 
for  Vancouver,  B.C. 

There  is  an  expenditure  of  $193,- 
000  for  harbor  improvements  at  To- 
ronto. That  city  also  gets  $300,000 
for  a  new  customs  examining  ware- 
house, and  a  similar  amount  will  be 
spent  on  an  examining  warehouse  for 
Ottawa. 

For  the  Welland  ship  canal  there  is 
a  vote  for  surveys  of  $50,000.  There 
is  no  vote  for  the  Georgian  Bay 
Canal. 

For  Timber  Protection 

The  total  expenditure  to  be  voted 
for  the  Militia  Department  is  $8,312,- 
850. 

The  appropriation  for  the  St.  Law- 
rence ship  channel  in  the  marine  esti- 
mates is  decreased  by  $59,000,  but 
there  is  an  additional  $77,000  to  the 
vote  for  the  construction  of  a  dredg- 
ing plant  for  the  River  St.  Lawrence 
from  Montreal  to  Father  Point. 

Miscellaneous  items  include  the  fol- 
lowing:— The  purchase  of  a  car, 
"Canada,"  for  the  Governor-General, 
$15,000;  enlarging  the  Port  Colborne 
elevator,  $200,000;  and  other  im- 
provements at  Port  Colborne  $212,- 
000;  to  provide  a  car  ferry  to  Prince 
Edward  Island,  and  to  change  the 
gauge  of  the  island  railway  to  stand- 
ard gauge,  $400,000. 

There  is  an  appropriation  of 
$355,000,  an  increase  of  $100,000,  for 
the  protection  of  timber  in  Manitoba, 
Saskatchewan  and  Alberta,  the  terri- 
tories and  the  British  Columbia  rail- 
way belt. 


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BUSY  MAN'S  CANADA 


Fingerpost 
Figures 


TRADE  OF  CANADA 
Summary  of  the  Trade  of  Canada,  Twelve  Months  Period 


Imports  for  Consumption 

Dutiable    goods    

Free   goods    

Total  imports   (mdse. ).... 
Coin  and  bullion    

Total    imports     

Duty    collected     

Exports. 
Canadian  produce — 

Tlie  mine    

The  fisheries    

The  forest    

Animal   produce    

Agricultural  products    

Manufactures 

Miscellaneous 

Totals,  Canadian  produce. . 
Foreign    produce    

Total   exports    (mdse)     .  .  . 
Coin  and  bullion    

Total  exports    

Aggregate    trade    

Imports  by  Countries. 
United  Kingdom 

Dutiable  .... 

Free 

Australia 

British    Africa    

"        East    Indies    

"        Guiana 

"        West     Indies,      including 

Bermuda 

Newfoundland 

New   Zealand    

Other   British    

United  States. 

Dutiable 

Free 

Belgium    

France   

Germany 

Other  foreign    

Total   imports    

Exports  by  Countries. 
United   Kingdom. 

Canadian   produce    .  . 
Foreign  produce   .... 

Australia    

British  Africa   

"       East    Indies     

"       Guiana    

"       West     Indies,      including 

Bermuda 

Newfoundland 

New   Zealand    

Other    British     

United  States. 

Canadian  produce 
Foreign    produce. 

Belgium    

France   

Germany 

Other   foreign    

Total  exports    


1908. 
$ 

174,899,694 
109,339,772 


1909. 
$ 

207,316,576 
130,602,374 


1910. 

I 

267,256,049 
163,047,260 


1911. 
% 

313,070,208 
180,844,797 


284,239,466 
9,466,498 

337.918,950 
5,485,810 

430,303,309 
9,690,295 

493,915,005 
21,734,193 

293,705,964 

343,404,760 

439,993,604 
69,226,094 

515,649,198 

47,996,785 

56,251,082 

82,119,261 

36,370,069 
14,172,536 
38,961,835 
53,207,919 
70,929,463 
28,914,630 
51,324 

38,382,143 
14,584,539 
46,009,717 
52,234,402 
75,619,425 
30,623,192 
120,406 

41,055,196 
16,133.623 
46,715,928 
53,205,924 
98,496,325 
33,932,193 
261,352 

42.598,320 
15,606,880 
40,654,422. 
50,445,781 
92,506,468 
34,739,341 
131,332 

242,607,776 
18,973,401 

257,573,824 
18,472,490 

289,800,541 
17,101,213 

276,682,544 
17.453,592 

261,581,177 
9,640,814 

276,046,314 
2,222,849 

306,901,754 
2,745,370 

309,647,124 

294,136,136 
7,465,735 

271,221,991 

278,269,163 

301,601,871 

564,927,955 

621,673,923 

749,640,728 

817,251,069 

54.285.565 

17,530.222 

390,907 

228,702 

3.175,777 

1.210,668 

64,163,773 

22,447,693 

499,491 

684,065 

3,176,664 

2,762,787 

82,353,579 

25,487,078 

509.330 

1,167,451 

4.388.463 

3,891,635 

85,650,682 

26,557,408 

474,577 

211,852 

4.661,812 

4,426,624 

7,548,763 

1.680,076 

120,879 

927,392 

6,932.305 

1,573,306 

666,856 

367,469 

6,574,787 

1,692,130 

844.350 

816,224 

5,532,733 

1,779,236 

770.483 

906,547 

89,042,207 

86,961.839 

1.478.528 

8.158,675 

6.305,098 

14,660,666 

108,256,473 

94,926.324 

2.877.689 

9,558,393 

7,463,799 

17,047,673 

141,355,773 

125,335,477 

3,788.693 

11.329,735 

8,764,636 

21,694,313 

181.638,533 

152,749,792 

3,733,613 

11,617,587 

10,911,056 

23,946,663 

293,705,964 

343,404,760 

126,013,421 

9,688,968 

3,545,485 

1,916,626 

206,320 

519,230 

439,993,604 

515,649.198 

129,708,237 

8,667,411 

2,594,438 

1,949,169 

163,325 

563,974 

147,637,919 

6,213,468 

3,838.264 

2,458.010 

105,510 

641,776 

137.891.504 

4,463,537 

3,936,050 

2,613,679 

233,112 

578,133 

2,927,671 

4,015,186 

970,116 

913,568 

2.915,696 

3,548,849 

854,384 

654,511 

4,593,147 

3,781,801 

930,138 

817,649 

4,521.434 

4,413,787 

1,137,482 

698.515 

81,476.836 

14,944,925 

4.703.123 

2.843.385 

1.995.067 

12,785.562 

98.174,141 
8,729,006 
3,022,130 
2,460,796 
2.580.525 

13.439.075 

104,640.693 
9,782,625 
2,832.185 
2.851.788 
2,789.684 
15,732,465 

99.325,834 

18,438.030 

3.116.015 

2.260.875 

3,222.846 

14.751.038 

271,221.991 

278.269,163 

309,647.124 

301.601,871 

87 


REAL  ESTATE  AND  INVEST- 
MENTS 


Big  Things  Doing  in  Western  Land 


THE  general  movement  of  farm 
lands  in  Western  Canada  dur- 
ing 191 1  was  very  large.  The  busi- 
ness increased  greatly  over  that  of 
1910,  and  the  average  price  per  acre 
obtained  was  fully  25  to  30  per  cent. 
greater  than  that  of  the  previous  sea- 
son. There  were  many  large  pur- 
chases made  by  foreign  and  other 
than  Canadian  interests.  Some  of 
these  made  an  exceptional  mark  on 
t]ie  history  of  Canadian  land  business. 

Until  a  very  short  time  ago,  any 
large  sales  put  through  were  nearly 
always  in  the  southern  or  open 
prairie  country.  The  exceptional  part 
of  last  year's  Ibusiness  was  that  siome 
off  the  very  large  sales,  and  at  lea  sit  50 
per  cent,  of  the  total  sales,  were  put 
through  in  the  northern  and  eastern 
part,  notably  in  Northern  Manitoba 
and  Northern  Saskatchewan.  It  is 
notable  that  some  of  the  largest  sales 
of  last  year  were  for  immediate  colo- 
nization work. 

A  big  London  syndicate  purchased 
over  75,000  acres  in  Southern  Alberta. 
Immediately  upon  the  consummation 
of  the  sale,  over  $200,000  worth  of 
equipment  was  placed  on  the  land, 
with  the  intention  of  immediately 
getting  it  ready  for  a  settlement  of 
first-class  farmers  from  the  south  of 
i^ngland.  In  Northern  Manitoba  and 
Northern  Saskatdhewan  another  Eng- 
lish syndicate,  entirely  new  to  Wes- 


tern Canada,  bought  over  150,000 
acres,  for  which  they  paid  over  $2,- 
000,000  in  cash.  Before  the  close  of 
191 1,  between  twenty  and  thirty  thou- 
sand acres  of  these  lands  had  already 
been  placed  in  the  hands  of  the  actual 
settler. 

At  Wadena,  in  Northern  Saskat- 
chewan, over  10,000  acres  were  pur- 
chased in  one  block  for  a  single  farm 
at  a  cost  of  over  a  quarter  of  a  mil- 
lion dollars.  This  was  bought  by 
American  capitalists,  and  the  inten- 
tion is  to  make  a  great  grain  and 
stock  farm.  Within  thirty  days  from 
the  time  this  was  bought,  work  had 
started  on  the  land,  and  many  thou- 
sands of  dollars  have  already  been 
spent  preparing  for  this  year's  opera- 
tions. 

Sales  Well  Distributed 

One  of  the  most  satisfactory  parts 
of  last  year's  business,  says  Canadian 
finance,  of  Winnipeg,  was  that  the 
great  business  was  spread  over  the 
entire  West.  For  some  years  it  was 
considered  that  the  open  prairie  coun- 
try was  so  easily  brought  under  cul- 
tivation that  the  most  of  the  out- 
side investors  purchased  there.  The 
year  191 1  showed  more  than  any  pre- 
vious year  that  outside  capital  and 
those  guiding  it  have  weighed  the 
North  with  the  South,  the  East  with 
th?  West,  the  scrub    land    with    the 


February,  1912 


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Real  Estate  and 
Investments 


open  prairie^  and  as  a  result  they 
have  found  advantages  in  one  to  off- 
set the  disadvantages  of  the  other. 
The  disadvantage  of  the  scrub  in  the 
North  is  greatly  offset  by  the  albun- 
dant  rainfall. 

It  is  recognized  by  all  of  our  people 
and  by  others  who  have  knowledge  of 
Western  Canada,  that  a  total  crop 
failure  is  practically  impossible.  The 
area  of  our  good  agricultural  land  is 
so  great  that  conditions  that  ad- 
versely affect  one  locality  are  not  felt 
at  all  in  the  others^  and  the  result  is 
that  no  matter  how  unfavorable  the 
year  may  be,  we  can  hardly  fail  to 
take  off  a  good  average  crop  over  the 
whole  of  the  West.  This  advantage 
will  increase  as  our  farmers  gradu- 
ally work  into  a  better  and  more  di- 
versified system  of  farming. 

Outlook  For  1912 

Western  Canada  has  taken  a  consid- 
erable number  of  years  to  build  up 
her  reputation,  but  by  the  beginning 
of  this  year  Canadian  lands  stand  in 
the  recognized  position  of  being  a 
standard  marketable  commodity  on 
the  great  monetary  markets  of  the 
world.  It  is  gratifying  to  know  that 
our  lands  to-day  are  looked  upon 
both  in  the  Old  World    and    in    the 


United  States  as  one  of  the  invest- 
ments in  which  is  combined  absolute 
security  and  a  fair  measure  of  profit. 

At  a  recent  meeting  of  the  direc- 
tors of  a  loan  company  operating 
very  largely  in  Western  Canada,  the 
managing  director  made  the  state- 
ment that  loans  that  had  'been  placed 
on  lands  less  than  five  years  ago  and 
then  represented  50  per  cent,  of  the 
valuation  of  the  land  to-day  did  not 
represent  more  than  25  per  cent,  of 
their  valuation. 

In  older  farming  countries  where 
largely  the  same  products  are  produced 
that  (we  ihave  here,  lands  are  vailued 
a/ocording  to  the  average  yearly  crop 
returns.  It  will  be  a  numiber  of  years 
before  Western  lands  will  have  ob- 
tained sudh  a  price  that  they  are  only 
paying  a  fair  rate  of  interest  on  their 
investment.  Until  such  a  time  arrives 
Canadian  lands  will  advance.  As  to 
'bow  rapidly  they  will  advance  depends 
upon  the  colonization  work  of  the  in- 
terested companies  and  of  the  settlers 
already  in  the  West.  As  both  colo- 
nization companies  and  the  settlers 
are  well  satisfied  and  doing  their  work 
well  with  the  aid  of  the  different  gov- 
ernments, it  is  easily  seen  that  there 
will  be  a  steady  advance  in  the  price 
of  lands  during  191 2. 


The  Building  Record 


THE  past  year  was  another  one  of 
active  building  operations,  and 
the  fact  that  this  condition  was  gen- 
eral is  additional  proof  of  national 
rather  than  sectional  progress  during 
191 1.  The  building  of  warehouses, 
factories,  office  blocks  was  a  marked 


feature,  while  there  was  no  slacken- 
ing in  the  demand  for  residences. 
The  current  year  will  probably  wit- 
ness the  construction  of  a  consider- 
able number  of  workmen's  cottages 
in  all  parts  of  the  country. 
The  following   statistics    show    the 


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Real  Estate  and 
Investments 


BUSY  MAN'S  CANADA 


February,  1912 


value  of  building  operations  during 
the  past  two  years,  in  20  selected  cities 
and  towns : — 


City  or  town. 
Brandon  .. 
Calgary  .  . 
Edmonton 
Ft.  Wm.  .. 
Halifax  .  . 
Hamilton  , 
Lethbridge 
London  . .  . 
Montreal  . 
Ottawa  ..  . 
Peterborough. 
Pt.  Arthur 
Regina  .  .  . 
St.  John  .. 
St  Thomas 
Sydney  .... 
Toronto  . . 
Vancouver 
Vicitoria  .  . 
Windsor  . . 
Winnipeg   . 


1910. 

$1,224,385 

5,589,594 
2,161,356 

2,381,125 

471,140 

2,604,605 

1,210,810 

805,074 

15,815,859 

3,040,350 

517,958 

1,062,616 

2,351,288 

520,275 

286,650 

347,554 

21,127,783 

13.150,365 

2,271,095 

392,040 
15,106,450 


1911. 

$1,142,939 

12,907,638 

4,328,960 

3,078,010 

548,734 

4,255,730 

1,033,380 

1 ,036,880 

14,657,210 

2,997,610 

345,372 

597,705 
5,089,340 

572,700 

285.515 

495,642 

24,250,000 

17,652,642 

4,026,315 

739,515 
17,600,000 


The  value  of  the  building  permits 
issued  last  year  as  a  rule  exceeded  the 
value  of  the  previous  year.  The  most 
remarkable  increases  were  at  Calgary 
and  Regina,  which  more  than  doubled 
their  figures.  Large  gains  were  also 
made  at  Hamilton,  Toronto,  Vancou- 
ver, Windsor,  and  Winnipeg.  The 
outlook  for  building  work  is  good. 


A  farmer  out  west  used  to  keep 
himself  supplied  with  coal  by  mak- 
ing faces  at  the  engineer  as  the  train 
zvent  by. 


John  Wesley  Hanna, 

Late  Mayor  of  Windsor,  Ont.,  who  died 
this  month.  He  was  born  in  Leeds 
County  in  i860,  and  was  admitted  to  the 
Bar  in  1884.  He  was  one  of  the  best 
criminal  lawyers  in  Western  Ontario. 
In  politics  he  was  a  Conservative.  He 
was  re-elected  Mayor  of  Windsor  in 
January  for  the  third  term  by  the  largest 
majority  ever  polled  for  that  office.  His 
death  was  due  to  a  nervous  breakdown. 


Sir  Frank  Lascelles,  who  was  Ger- 
man Ambassador  at  Berlin  from 
1895  to  1908,  at  a  banquet  given  in 
his  honor  in  Glasgow  recently,  said: 
"  While  I  was  staying  with  the  late 
King  his  Majesty  referred  me  to  a 
book  which  had  then  been  published 
by  Norman  Angell,  entitled  '  The 
Great  I'llusion'.  I  read  the  'book,  and 
while  I  think  that  at  present  it  is  not 
a  question  of  practical  politics,  I  am 
convinced  that  it  will  change  the 
thought  of  the  world  in  the  future." 


no 


AGRICULTURE 


Golden  Opportunities  for  Manitoba 

Dairymen 

By  P.  B  .Tustin,  Chief  of  Food  and  Dairy  Division, 
Health  Department,  Winnipeg 


Dairy  Farm  at  Headingly,  showing  Modern  Barn  and  House. 


MANITOBA  up  to  the  present 
time  has  been  regarded  solely 
as  a  wheat  raising  Province,  and 
while  it  is  true  that  vast  quantities  of 
wheat  have  been  raised,  there  is  a 
much  safer  way  in  which  the  farmer 
can  direct  his  energies,  and  that  is 
dairying. 

Many  farmers  try  to  grow  more 
wheat  by  enlarging  their  farms  and 
sometimes  tackle  a  bigger  proposi- 
tion    than     thev     can      comfortablv 


handle,  and  owing  to  the  scarcity  of 
help  at  the  harvesting  season,  some- 
times sustain  losses  by  being  unable 
to  get  their  crops  off  in  time  to  avoid 
frost,  etc. 

The  dairy  industry  in  the  Province 
has  been,  up  to  the  present,  operated 
largely  as  a  side  line  and  after  the 
day's  work  in  the  fields  has  been 
done.  The  farmers  have  only  been 
able  to  obtain  a  low  price  for  their 
milk  and  have  not  received  much  en- 


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Agriculture 


BUSY    MAN'S    CANADA 


February,  1912 


couragement  to  go  in  for  dairying 
and  mixed  farming.  But  these  con- 
ditions have  been  altered,  and  at  the 
present  time  and  for  many  years  to 
come  the  dairy  farmers  will  be  the 
men  who  make  the  money.  Our  far- 
mers have  made  money  by  raising 
wheat  because  they  understood  the 
business  and  they  will  make  more 
money  at  less  trouble  and  expense  to 
themselves  when  they  learn  the  dairy 


water  supply,  soil  that  will  grow  corn, 
alfalfa,  peas  and  almost  every  kind 
of  cutivated  grain  and  grass.  It  will 
also  grow  finer  root  crops  than  any- 
where else  in  the  world.  There  is  an 
abundance  of  grazing,  and"  hay  that 
can  be  dbtained  for  the  cost  of  putting 
it  up  and  hauling.  And  most  impor- 
tant of  all,  there  is  the  finest  market 
in  the  world  right  in  their  own  Pro- 
vince,  where  the   highest  prices   can 


Alfalfa  is  an  important  ingredient  of  the  Daily  Ration.     This  also  grows  well 

in  Manitoba. 


business.  But  they  will  have  to  learn 
it  first. 

In  Wisconsin  and  other  States, 
England,  Scotland,  Holland,  and  Den- 
mark, dairy  farmers  are  making  a 
good  living  oflf  land  ten  times  higher 
in  price  and  not  one  half  as  fertile  as 
our  Manitoba  soil.  Feed  is  more  ex- 
pensive and,  with  the  exception  of  la- 
bor, everything  is  more  expensive, 
but  they  are  making  a  good  living 
because  they  understand  the  business. 

Manitoba  land  is  cheap  and  much 
of  it  is  ideal  for  dairy  farming ;  good 


be  obtained  for  milk,  butter,  cream 
and  poultry,  in  the  rapidly  growing 
Western  Metropolis  City  of  Winni- 
peg- 

Within  from  20  to  30  miles  of  the 
City  of  Winnipeg,  land  can  be  now 
purchased  for  from  $20  to  $30  an  acre, 
and  that  will  grow  20  tons  of  corn, 
30  tons  of  alfalfa  or  70  bushels  of 
oats  to  the  acre. 

In  some  of  the  districts  around 
Winnipeg,  Raeburn,  Stonewall,  Clan- 
deiboye,  Headingly,  farmers  are  be- 
ginning to  realize  the  possibilities  of 


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Agriculture 


dairying.  These  districts  are  getting 
up-to-date  barns  and  equipment,  a  ro- 
tation of  crops,  and  as  they  employ 
steady  help  all  the  year  round,  these 
farmers  have  threshed  out  before  far- 
mers who  grow  wheat  only.  As  soon 
as  the  district  gets  the  name  of  a 
good  dairy  district,  the  value  of  the 
land  increases. 

Take  Letellier,  in  Southern  Mani- 
toba. A  few  years  ago  things  were 
not  very  prosperous,  but  now  many 
fanners  have  taken  to  dairying  and 
sell  to  a  local  skimming  station,  and 
to-day  in  the  Letellier  district  are  to 
be  found  some  of  the  finest  homes 
and  most  prosperous  farms  in  Wes- 
tern Canada.  Dairy  farmers  can  ob- 
tain information  to  run  the  business 
successfully  by  calling  personally  or 
writing  to  the  Food  and  Dairy  Divis- 
ion. Health  Department,  Winnipeg, 
Man.  They  can  obtain  plans  of 
barns  suited  to  their  requirements, 
and  advice  as  regards  the  growing  of 
crops  suitable  for  dairy  cattle  and  all 
other  matters  pertaining  to  their  ibusi- 
ness  absolutely  free. 

I  will  quote  an  example  of  success- 
ful dairymen  who  followed  the  ad- 
vice of  the  Health  Department.  Two 
Belgians,  aged  20  and  22,  and  their 
mother,  came  to  Winnipeg  six  years 
ago;  could  not  speak  the  language, 
and  were  without  capital.  They 
worked  three  years  as  laborers  and 
saved  $700.  They  ibought  a  dairy- 
man out  and  purchased  his  28  cattle 
for  $1,600,  making  the  $700  as  first 
payment,  and  rented  his  premises  for 
$25  a  month. 

The  first  year  they  paid  off  their 
debt  of  $900  and  purchased  5  acres 
of  land  of  their  own.      The    second 


year  they  built  a  modern  house  and 
stable  to  hold  80  cows.  Modern  con- 
veniences such  as  concrete  floors, 
steel  stanchions,  individual  water 
basins,  and  litter  carriers  were  in- 
stalled. The  herd  had  been  increased 
to  66.  These  cattle  were  tested  and 
33  were  found  diseased  and  put  out 
of  the  iherd.  This  was  a  loss  of  half 
their  cattle,  but  they  were  not  dis- 
couraged, and  they  steadily  added  to 
their  herd,  having  all  new  cattle  test- 
ed, and  to-day,  6  years  after  their 
arrival  in  the  country,  they  have  a 
herd  of  no  cows,  a  modern  house 
and  stalble,  and  five  acres  of  land  all 
paid  for,  are  renfmg  a  300-acre  farm, 
on  which  they  raised  a  large  crop  of 
oats  for  feeding  this  year. 

They  also  own  10  acres  of  addi- 
tional land  further  out,  six  acres  of 
which  were  planted  to  potatoes,  and 
they  are  at  present  erecting  another 
large  stable.  They  are  getting  $600 
or  more  per  month  for  their  milk, 
which  they  retail  from  house  to  house 
in  Winnipeg  at  loc,  a  quart  in  sum- 
mer and  I2C.  in  Winter  and  are  worth 
$30,000  in  property,  stock  and  money, 
which  is  a  good  reward  for  6  years 
hard  work. 

The  price  paid  for  milk  in  Wiscon- 
sin, where  land  is  much  more  valu- 
able but  poorer  in  quality,  ranges 
from  $1.30  to  $1.80  for  the  year 
round  per  100  lbs.  In  Winnipeg  the 
price  is  $1.60  to  $2.50  the  year  round 
per  100  lbs.,  and  the  Winnipeg 
Creameries  will  make  contracts  for 
several  years.  They  have  been  driven 
to  importing  milk  from  the  States  to 
supply  the  demand,  and  after  paying 
freight  and  duty  this  milk  costs  them 
$3.80  per  100  lbs. 
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There  is  a  splendid  opportunity  for 
any  man  in  Manitoba  to  make  money 
on  the  land,  and  if  he  has  a  large 
family  so  much  the  better,  as  he  will 
not  have  to  depend  on  hired  help.  In 
the  winter  months  he  can,  if  he 
wishes,  send  one  of  his  sons  to  the 
Manitoba  Agricultural  College,  where 
he  can,  for  the  cost  of  his  board — 
which  is  very  small — spend  the  win- 
ter in  the  study  of  scientific  farming 
in  all  its  branches.  (This  Institution  is 
carried  on  by  the  Government  of 
Manitoba  under  the  able  supervision 


of  Professor  Black,  B.S.A.  All 
branches  of  farming  are  taught — 
Dairying,  Animal  Husbandry,  Farm 
Engineering,  etc. — and  there  are  also 
courses  in  Domestic  Science  for  the 
girls.  The  College  also  provides 
Judges  and  Instructors  for  country 
fairs  and  agricultural  shows,  and 
sends  a  college  train  through  the 
Province  during  the  Summer.  Farm- 
ers who  cannot  get  away  from  their 
homes  itlhus  have  skilled  instructors 
brought  to  their  doors. 


The  Cry  is  "Let  the  People  Rule 


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Prof.  Stephen  Leacock,  at  Toronto 


"1  F  he  is  so  wise,  why  did  he  never 
1  make  any  money?"  This,  said 
Prof.  Stephen  Leacock  in  a  lec- 
ture at  Toronto  University,  is  the 
typical  Canadian  way  of  judging  a 
poor  man.  He  called  on  the  univer- 
sities to  provide  an  antidote  for  this 
insidious  idea. 

The  feudalism  and  aristocracy  of 
the  old  world  had  been  almost  alto- 
gether lost  on  this  side  of  the  At- 
lantic, but  great  material  wealth  Hud 
brought  a  false  bias. 

As  a  result  of  the  general  tendency 
of  the  times,  politics  in  Canada  had 
become  bound  up  with  business. 

"  Animated  discussions  on  rail- 
ways," he  said,  "  are  now  to  be  heard 
only  among  railway  men.  Criminal 
law  is  discussed  eagerly  only  among 
lawyers  and  burglars." 

Democracy,  bullied,  bulldozed  and 
bribed,  now  lay  prone  in  the  dust.  It 
writhed  to  and  fro  attempting  to  find 
a  new  form. 

What  of    the    democratic  commis- 


sion ?  The  people  said :  "  Pay  our 
commissioners  so  much  that  they  will 
look  like  real  business  men ;  give 
them  salaries  which  will  enable  them 
to  join  expensive  clubs  and  wear 
coats  like  commercial  millionaires. 
Then  commission  government  must 
be  a  success." 

But  commission  government  al- 
ready showed  signs  of  decay,  and  the 
cry  now  was,  "  Let  the  people  rule.'" 
To  educate  the  people  for  this  task 
was  the  duty  of  the  university. 

Upon  how  Canada  worked  out  her 
destiny  depended  the  fate  of  the  Brit- 
ish Empire,  and,  perhaps,  the  peace 
of  the  world.  The  problems  of  Can- 
ada were  too  important  to  be  left  to 
party  prejudice  or  a  deluded  elector- 
ate for  solution.  The  people  must  be 
educated  in  self-government,  and 
sound  citizenship  depended  more 
than  on  anything  else,  on  the  spread 
by  the  universities  of  the  spirit  of 
"Truth  for  Truth's  sake." 


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VIEWS  AND  INTERVIEWS 


Prairie  Farmers  Turning  to  Van- 
couver as  a  Grain  Outlet 

Discouraged  With  The  East 

Mr.  F.  A.  Walker,  of  the  Alberta  Legislature,  at  Vancouver 


♦*'T^  HE  business    men   of  Vancoii- 

X  ver  will  have  to  get  busy  or 
else  wake  up  some  day  and  find  that 
Alberta  has  another  Western  outlet 
for  its  products. 

"  There  are  hundreds  of  (thousands 
of  bushels  of  grain  in  the  granaries  of 
Alberta  awaiting  shipment,  which 
necessariily  must  keep  on  a»waiting 
shipment  until  tthe  opening  of  naviga- 
tion at  Fort  William. 

"  Now,  Vancouver  is  omly  one-Jhalf 
the  distance  from  Calgary  that  Fort 
William  is,  and  if  the  C.  P.  R.  rates 
between  here  and  Calgary  were  in 
accordance  with  the  distance,  we 
would  adopt  Vancouver  as  our  port, 
for  we  are  anxious  to  ship  our  grain 
twelve  months  out  of  tiwelve. 

"  It  is  common  talk  that  witlh  the 
completion  of  the  G.  T.  P.  Alberta 
grain  will  go  to  Prince  Rupert  for 
transhipment  to  Europe.  Now,  w'hy 
sihould  this  grain  not  be  shipp^  to 
Vancouver  right  now  when  the  dist- 
ance from  Alberta  to  this  port  is  no 
farther  than  it  will  be  to  Prince 
Rupert?  The  whole  proiMem  means 
that  unless  Vancouver  wakes  up  to 
what  it  sitands  to  lose,  before  very  long 
it  will  find  that  k  is  practically  out  of 
the  race  so  far  as  Alberta  grain  is  con- 
cerned, and  that  is  not  all  by  any 
means. 


"  »The  people  of  Eastern  and  North- 
ern Saskatchewan  and  Western  Mani- 
toba are  agitating  for  the  completion 
of  the  Hudson  Bay  Railway,  whidh 
will  bring  their  wheatfields  within  650 
miiles  of  Hudson  Bay — aibout  the  same 
disitance  as  from  central  Alberta  to 
Vancouver.  It  is  a  known  fact  that 
the  Hudson  Bay  and  the  Hudson  Bay 
Straits  cannot  be  navigaJted  for  about 
six  or  seven  months  after  the  middle 
of  November,  and  this  natu rally  means 
a  loss  of  about  four  monfhs  to  farmers, 
as  the  open  navigation  season  only 
takes  in  the  previous  crop,  which  in 
reality  only  gives  two  montlhs  of  free 
navigation  for  any  one  year's  crop. 

"  If  Vancouver  is  working  hand  and 
foot  to  get  wheat  from  the  Peace  River 
country,  about  a  thousand  miles  away, 
why  does  it  not  think  of  doing  every- 
thing in  its  ipower  to  bring  here  the 
grain  that  is  already  awaiting  ship- 
ment only  onenhalf  the  distance  away  ? 

"  There  is  already  an  extensive  rail- 
way programime  forecasted  by  Premier 
Sifton  .and  applications  for  charters  of 
new  railways  are  already  very  exten- 
sive, as  it  is  the  object  to  connect 
existing  railways  in  Alberta  with  the 
Peace  River  country  and  the  great 
waterways  in  the  north.  I  know  that 
from  Fort  McMurray  any  river  boat 
drawing  five  feet  of  water  can  navi- 


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gate  the  waterways  of  the  North  up  to 
the  mouth  of  the  Mackenzie  River, 
with  the  only  exception  of  an  impedi- 
ment at  Fort  Smith,  for  'about  six 
months  in  the  year.  There  is  about 
3,500  miles  of  navigable  water  which 
will  be  tapped  by  a  railway  to  Fort 
McMurray,  and  the  C.  N.  R.  has  al- 
ready applied  for  a  charter  there. 

"  In  vi.ew  of  all  this  activity  on  our 
part  to  find  a  suitaible  Western  outlet 
there  is  no  reason  why  Vancouver  can- 
not imeet  us  hailf  way,  so  to  speak.  We 
are  trading  now  with  the  East,  but  if 
we  ship  grain  to  Vancouver  the  same 
cars  could  come  back  to  us  loaded  witlh 
mercihamdise.  This  is  very  feasible,  in- 
deed, w'hen  it  i's  taken  into  oonsidera- 
ton  that  this  woald  mean  a  very  much 
shorter  haul  than  bringing  goods  into 
Alberta  from  Montreal.     We  are  dis- 


couraged with  the  East,  and  there  is 
not  a  merchant  in  Alberta  who  wouM 
not  gladily  prefer  to  do  his  trading  in 
the  West,  and  paritioularly  at  Van- 
aouver.  We  cannot  see  any  reason 
why  the  rates  cannot  'be  adjusted  to  en- 
able us  to  reach  Vancouver  as  our 
Western  outlet." 

"  We  must  establish  an  inter-iprovin- 
cial  export  trade.  Why  shoultd  you 
look  for  overseas  conquests  before 
conquering  the  fields  that  are  knock- 
ing at  your  doors  ?  You  must  help  us 
to  market  our  grain  in  the  markets 
of  the  world  and  we  will  help  you  to 
consume  your  products  and  imports. 
There  is  a  bond  between  British 
Columbia  and  Alberta  that  does  not 
exist  between  any  other  two  provinces ; 
we  produce  timber  and  grain  and  you 
produce  fruit  and  fisih." 


Shall  the  Mail-Order  House  Be 

Taxed  ? 


AT  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trade  at  Goderich,  Ont.,  held 
for  the  purpose  of  considering  the 
effect  of  the  mail  order  business  on 
the  merchants  and  municipalities,  a 
resolution  was  moved  by  Neil  C. 
Cameron,  seconded  by  Dermot  Mc- 
Evoy : 

"  Th;at  this  Bioard,  after  careful  oon- 
siideration,  is  satisfied  that  the  large 
departmiental  stores  and  others  w'hich 
carry  on  business  by  the  system 
known  as  the  retail  mail  order  and 
catalogue  systems  are  dioang  a  serious 
injury  to  the  merchants  throughout 
the  Province,  and  as  they  contribute 
nothing  towards  the  upkeep  of  the 
various  municipalities : 


"  Resolved,  that  an  efi^ort  be  made 
to  remedy,  or  at  any  rate  mitigate,  this 
evil,  and  for  that  purpose  the  local' 
Legislature  be  requested  to  pass  an 
Act  oompelliing  companies  and  persons 
conducting  such  business  either  to 
pay  a  fixed  annual  license  fee  to  each 
municipality  in  which  goods  are  sold 
and  delivered,  by  said  means,  or  to 
pay  an  assessment  by  way  of  percent- 
age on  the  value  of  the  goods  so  sold 
and  deHvered  in  any  mundoipaliity  lother 
than  the  one  in  whiich  they  are 
assessed  and  have  their  chief  place 
of  business  ;  and,  further,  that  the  vari- 
ous Boards  of  .Trade  !throughout  the 
Province  be  communicated  with  and 
requesited  to  take  this  mialtter  up  with 
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their  local  members  and  urge  them  to 
assist  in  procuring  'the  said  legisla- 
tion." 

A  'bi'1'1  to  provide  taxation  on  the 
mail  order  and  catalogue  business  in 
towns  and  ciities  of  the  Province  will 
be  introduced  at  the  present  session  of 


the  Ontario  Legislature  by  Mr.  Wil- 
liam Proudfoott,  M.P.P.,  for  Centre 
Huron.  Although  the  detailed  plan  is 
not  completed,  the  tax  desired  will 
equal  the  average  tax  of  retail  busi- 
nesses. 


Sir  Wilfrid  Will  Fight  For  Principles 


Sir  Wilfrid  Laurier  at  Montreal 


"HP  HE  business  men  of  Vancou- 
JL  alists  who  revile  me  cannot 
take  from  me  the  prestige,  power, 
growth  and  development  which  came 
to  Canada  under  the  Liberal 
regime.  Her  progress  is  regis- 
tered in  the  eyes  of  the  world. 
It  is  now  a  matter  of  history. 
And  let  me  tell  you,  that  fhose  ideals 
are  still  mine :  the  principles  of  British 
justice,  of  fair  play,  equality,  the  ideals 
of  Liberalism — all  we  strove  for  in  the 
past  we  cleave  to.  Althougih  defeated 
I  will  not  stoop  to  appeal  to  racial  or 
religious  passions.  I  will  not  en- 
deavor to  regain  power  by  setting 
class  against  class  or  race  against  race. 
I  will  still  appeal  to  you  sM  on  the  samie 
broad  principles  I  always  fought  for. 
jThe  programme  laid  down  by  Lafon- 
taine  in  1841  has  been  mine :  that  Can- 
ada should  be  developed  by  uniting 
the  races,  and  not  by  appealing  to 
classes  and  creeds.  As  Champion  of 
these  ideals  I  may  be  defeated,  but  the 
ideals  will  triumph.  They  cannot  faiil, 
because  they  are  just  and  right." 

Sir  Wilfrid  closed  his  address  with 
an  app^eail  thait  raciail  and  religious 
strife  should  be  buried,  that  we  should 
realize  our  duties  and  responsibilities 
towards   the    Empire,   and  that    the 


young  Liiberalis  who  had  called  the 
meeting  together  should  never  forsake 
the  prinoiiples  of  Liberalism. 

"  If  I  were  to  consult  my  personail 
preferences,"  said  Sir  Wilfrid,  "  I 
would  retire  in  favor  of  a  younger 
man.  But  my  colleagues  and  the 
Liberal  press  wish  me  to  remain  at  the 
head  of  the  party,  so  I  will  continue  as 
your  leader.  But  I  am  not  gtoing  to 
appeal  to  passions  and  prejudices  to 
win.  I  will  fight  for  principles  and 
win  on  that  basis  or  not  at  aJl.  Prin- 
ciples will  tniumpih  in  the  end." 

WESTERN    LIBERALS    AND 
THE    TARIFF 

W.  L.  Knowles,  M.P.  for  Moosejaw 

"  Any  further  attempt  to  increase 
the  present  tariff  will  be  met  with  as 
determined  antagonism  as  it  is  pos- 
sible for  an  Oppositiion  to  put  up. 
We  are  against  it  from  the  drop  of 
the  hat.  We  propose  to  resist  to  the 
utmost  any  further  attempts  by  this 
Government  to  pay  the  interests  which 
elected  them  with  tariffs  and  taxes,  to 
further  capitulate  to  the  great  and  the 
mighty  and  the  strong  at  the  expense 
of  the  consumers  who  are  the  nation- 
builders." 


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Gold— Canada's  Wonderful  Gold 

Porcupine  Will  Supply  the  World — 
Other  Promising  Finds 


THAT  Quebec  has  a  gold  field 
which  will  surpass  Porcupine, 
is  the  belief  of  J.  O.  Wood- 
ward, of  New  York,  who  is  in  the 
city.  "  I  saw,"  says  Mr.  Wood- 
ward, "one  nugget  of  twenty^two 
carat  gold  whidh  I  could  Ihandly  Hftt 
witlh  my  rig'hit  hand.  I  have  seen  gold 
from  all  over  the  world,  'but  none  of  it 
could  equai  tihe  collection  I  refer  to. 
It  was  taken  from  a  disltnict  240  miles 
bellow  Quebec  ciity.  Development  has 
been  started  on  the  property  from 
which  tihe  nugget  came.  A  $36,000 
dredge  has  been  purchased,  and  has 
been  in  operaltion,  but  the  work  on  the 
property  has  been  stopped  for  the 
winter. 


"  I  was  also  in  icommiunicaltion  with 
a  man  who  has  wihat  he  'bedtieves  to 
be  a  second  Porcupine  on  the  line  of 
the  Grand  Trunk  Pacific.  A  number 
of  daiims  have  already  been  located. 
If  .it  is  as  he  describes  it  will  have 
Porcupine  beaten. 

"  Your  Canadian  peopile  do  not  half 
realize  what  Porcupine  is.  They 
will  not  do  so  until  the  gold  is  com- 
ing out  in  bricks.  I  do  not  look  for 
any  immediate  boom  at  Porcupine,  but 
Canada  has  there  a  gold  camp  whidh 
is  going  to  supply  the  world.  There 
will  be  much  more  money  made  at 
Porcupine  tlhan  at  Coballt." 


Divorce  For  All 


FOR  the  third  time  within  almost 
as  many  years  the  Ontario  Bar 
Association  wrestled  with  the  question 
of  establishing  a  divorce  court  in  the 
province,  at  the  continuation  of  the 
annual  meeting,  and,  while  adopting 
the  principle,  miade  no  progress  to- 
wards stating  the  ground  upon  which 
divorce  shoulld  be  granted. 

"  There  should  be  a  place  where  rich 
or  poor  can  get  the  same  redress," 
remlarked  J.  W.  iCurry,  K.C.,  in  the 
discusision  on  divorce.  The  right 
which  is  not  denied  to  a  wealthy  sec- 
tion of  the  community  should  be  ex- 
tended to  all  classes. 

"  If  they  have  cause,  people  should 
get  divorce  as  a  ri:giht  and  not  as 
an  act  of  grace,"  declared  Mr.  Lud- 


wig.    "  Either  take  it  away  altogether 
or  give  it  to  the  people." 

The  committee  recommended  that 
the  court  should  be  along  the  Hnes  of 
the  Admiiralty,  Probate  and  Divorce 
Court  of  London,  England.  It  should 
have  the  power  to  dissolve  the  mar- 
riage of  either  of  the  contracting 
panties,  if  they  were  guilty  of 
adultery,  murder  and  other  kindred 
crimes.  If  the  husband  was  the 
guilty  parity,  the  court  shoiuM  have 
the  power  to  order  him  to  provide 
suitable  maintenace  for  the  wife.  On 
the  other  hand,  if  the  woman  was 
guilty,  and  possessed  of  funds,  she 
should  contribute  to  her  husband's 
maintenance  if  he  was  unalble  to  sup- 
port himsdf. 


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PULSE  OF  THE  PRESS 


Is  Abundance  a  Curse  ? 


Eggs  have  recently  sold  at  75  cents 
a  dozen  in  New  York.  Also  several 
carloads  have  been  taken  from  cold 
storage,  where  they  had  been  held 
too  long  in  the  effort  "  to  prevent  the 
demoralization  of  the  market,"  and 
dumped.  Think  over  that  a  bit,  will 
you !  Carloads  of  valuable  foodstuffs 
deliberately  held  back  from  the  pub- 
lic till  they  are  spoiled,  in  order  to 
prevent  them  being  sold  to  a  starving 
people  at  living  prices.  The  doctrine 
of  the  artificial  increase  of  prices, 
which  underlies  the  theory  of  protec- 


tion, is  thus  being  carried  to  its  logi- 
cal conclusion.  Famine,  flood,  fire — 
waste  in  any  form — is  to  be  regarded 
as  a  blessing ;  plenty,  a  curse !  De- 
stroy half  the  good  things  for  which 
men  hunger  and  labor;  the  remainder 
will  be  boosted  in  price  beyond  the 
ability  of  the  masses  to  buy.  What 
though  the  people  will  suffer  for 
want?  Isn't  abundance  a  curse? 
The  doctrine  of  protection  teaches  so. 
Why  should  we  thank  Providence  for 
plenty  ? — Hamilton  Times. 


A  Way  to  Try  Out  Arbitration 


It  is  a  good  thing  to  have  a  volunitary 
international  court  such  as  exists  at  the 
Hague.  It  is  just  possible  that  nations 
may  at  times  take  advajitage  of  the 
fact  that  such  a  court  is  in  existence 
and  ready  to  act  wihen  *hey  would  not 
themselves  create  a  court.  Thus  we 
may  ge)t  matters  arbitrated  and  out 
of  the  way  whidi  would  otherwise  con- 
tinue to  cause  dangerous  friction. 

But  to  talk  of  a  sweeping  and  com- 
prehensive arbitrajtion  treaty  between 
any  two  nations  to-day  which  are  at 
all  likely  to  come  into  collision,  is  to 
talk  amiable  nonsense. 

•The  United  States  and  the  British 
Empire  can  go  very  far  along  this 
line;  for  they  sdmply  dare  not  fight 
each  other  now.  Any  matters  in  dis- 
pute wiill  either  he  settled  or  hung  up. 
They  will  not  be  fought  out. 


Then  the  United  States  and  France 
are  not  more  likely  to  fight  than 
Bolivia  and  Switzerland.  So  they,  too, 
can  give  themselves  superior  airs. 

But  if  the  arbitration  advocates  at 
Washington  mean  business,  let  them 
try  to  get  an  arbitration  treaty 
through  with  Japan  to  which  sufficient- 
ly heavy  penalties  are  attached  to 
render  violation  costly. 

If  there  be  Britisih  sentimentalists 
who  dream  that  aribitration  has  really 
become  a  substitute  for  war,  let  them 
urge  Sir  Edward  Grey — or  Lord 
Lansdowne — to  frame  up  an  arfbitra- 
tion  treaty  with  Germany;  and  let  us 
see  if  the  German  Government  will 
respond. 

Movements  of  this  kind  would  be 
along  the  line  of  reality ;  and  we  would 
soon  learn  just  where  we  are.     And 


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it  would  do  some  of  us  a  great  deal  community  are  of  surrouniding  them- 

of  giood.     It  is  m.'arvdlous  bow  fomd  selves  with  the  velvet  mi'sits  of  senti- 

certain  elements  in  every  enligihtened  mental  ihypocrisy. — Montreal  Star 

Reciprocity  That  Isn't 


Western  Conservative  memibers 
want  tariff  redu'ctions  on  both  sides  of 
the  line ;  they  would  like  to  see  grain 
and  cattle  passiing  freely  from  Canada 
to  the  United  States,  and  from  the 
United  States  to  Canada. 

Hut  this  must  not  be  called  reciproc- 
ity. 

There  wourld  be  an  understanding 
thalt  if  the  duties  were  removed  on 
one  side  they  would  he  removed  on 
the  other. 

But  for  goodness'  sake  don't  call  this 
understanding  an  agreement.  Above 
all,  don't  let  anyt)ody  caM  it  a  Pact. 


Names  are  wonderfuilly  potent.  The 
holding  of  raffles  at  church  fairs  was 
justly  condemned  as  a  form  of  gamb- 
ling. .One  congregation  introduced  a 
drastic  reform.  It  abolis'hed  raffles  en- 
tirely, substituting  therefor  an  ar- 
rangement by  iw'hidh  a  prize  was 
awarded  to  a  person  hoilding  a  ticket 
bearing  a  certain  numiber. 

Apparently  tihe  Western  Conserva- 
tives are  going  to  adopt  the  same 
means  of  winning  the  farmer  away 
from  his  desire  for  reciprocity. — 
Toronto  Star. 


Curse  of  Big  Expenditures  to  Win 

Elections 


Toronto  has  always  been  pretty 
free  from  graft  in  municipal  politics, 
and  this  has  been  a  source  of  consid- 
erable satisfaction  to  the  citizens.  It 
is  highly  desirable  tliat  this  record 
should  be  preserved. 

Nobody  doubts  that  among  the 
men  who  do  business  with  the  city 
are  some  who  would  be  quite  willing 
to  meet  any  alderman  half-way  in 
any  kind  of  deal  that  would  be  mut- 
ually profitable. 

It  is  for  this  reason — 'because  there 
is  a  tradition  on  this  continent  that  a 
man  would  not  be  an  alderman  if  he 
were  not  ''on  the  make."  and  because 
there  are  agents  and  salesmen  who 
use  this  as  their  working  theory — 
that  we  make  protest  against  a  recent 


tendency  to  increase  the  spending  on 
the  part  of  candidates  for  controller- 
ships  and  aldermanic  seats. 

If  men  whose  honesty  cannot  be 
doubted  and  whose  ability  to  spend  is 
unquestioned  begin  shedding  money 
freely  when  they  run  for  office,  all 
other  candidates  will  be  forced  to 
spend  on  a  similar  scale  or  stand  no 
chance  of  winning. 

It  will  mean  that  good  men,  whose 
means  are  small,  will  be  forced  to  re- 
tire from  the  City  Hall. 

It  will  mean  worse  things  than 
that.  Heavy  election  expenditures 
will  inevitably  lead  to  graft  in  one 
form  or  another,  for  candidates  who 
have  not  money  to  spend  in  getting 
ejected  will  raise  funds  from  interest- 
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ed  sources,  or,  after  election,  will,  to 
avoid  bankruptcy,  recoup  themselves 
by  feeling  around  for  the  easy  money 
which  can  be  had. 

It  is  not  necessary  to  spend  bun- 
dles of  money  in  our  municipal  elec- 


tions, and  it  should  not  be  made 
necessary.  The  good  sense  of  the 
town  should  declare  against  it  at  the 
outset,  because  selfish  interests  can 
out-spend  all  competitors  in  a  contest 
of  that  kind. — Toronto  Star. 


The  Transient  Trader  as  a 
Destroyer 


^lerchants  of  Bdimoniton,  Alta.,  are 
strenuously  objecting  to  transiient 
traders  arriving  in  busy  seasons,  and 
with  little  expense  and  small  license 
fees,  departing  "  in  the  night  "  with 
the  creaim  of  the  trade. 

There  are  so  many  short-sighted 
city  councils  in  existence  Hhait  muni- 
cipalities are  suflFering  in  all  parts  of 
Canada  with  the  transient  trader  evil. 
As  will  be  seen  from  an  article  on  an- 
other page  of  this  issue,  the  Edmonton 
merchants  show  that  transient  traders 
sud'denlly  appear  in  the  city  when  there 
is  tihe  greatest  possible  opportunities 
for  selling  tlheir  particuilar  lines,  skim 
off  the  best  of  the  trade  and  depart 


suddenly,  as  soon  as  their  season  is 
over,  with  the  people's  money. 

If  this  money  were  spent  among 
permanent  merchants  and  kept  at 
home,  where  it  would  do  some  useful 
building  for  the  benefit  of  the  city, 
the  municipality  would  undoubtedly 
reap  greater  advantages. 

It  is,  therefore,  a  short-sighted  pol- 
icy on  the  part  of  city  councils  to  en- 
courage with  small  fees  transient 
traders  to  come  into  the  city. 

The  merchants,  at  considerable  ex- 
pense, are  permanent  assets  and  help 
build  up  the  municipality.  The  tran- 
sient trader,  on  the  other  hand,  helps 
pull  it  down. — Canadian  Grocer. 


Jesuit  and  Other  Oaths 


The  letter  written  by  Rev.  John 
Schofield,  pastor  of  Broadview 
Avenue  Congregational  Church,  to 
Rev.  C.  O.  Johnston,  is  in  a  splendid 
spirit.  Mr.  Schofield  points  out  that 
sixteen  or  eighteen  years  ago,  during 
a  wave  of  anti-Catholic  sentiment, 
the  Rev.  Washington  Gladden  made 
a  careful  inquiry  into  the  alleged 
Jesuit  oaths  and  other  infamous  docu- 
ments, and  found  them  all  to  be 
wicked  forgeries. 

Even  without  such  an  inquiry,  no 
Protestant  .should  allow  himself  to  be 


disturbed  by  stories  of  oaths  in  which 
Jesuits  swear  to  boil,  flay,  burn,  or 
bury  alive  their  Protestant  neighbors. 
People  in  civilized  countries  do  not 
do  such  things  in  the  name  of  relig- 
ion. Many  years  ago  it  was  a  com- 
monly accepted  belief  that  heresy — 
which  means  your  opponent's  opinion 
— was  so  awful  a  crime  that  it  was 
justifiable  to  imprison,  torture,  or 
burn  the  heretic.  We  have  all  got 
over  that.  We  may  be  worse  than 
our  ancestors  in  some  respects,  but  in 
this  we  have  improved  and  advanced. 
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Now,  as  you  know  that  your  Cath- 
olic neighbor  is  as  good  and  humane 
as  yourself,  what  is  the  use  of  worry- 
ing over  mouldy  oaths,  forged,  or 
even  genuine?  We  live  in  the  twen- 
tieth century.  Let  us  live  by  its  light. 
— Toronto  Star. 

HOME  DEFENCE 

Those  who  object  to  the  plam  of  the 
Minister  of  Militia  for  giving  the  boys 
of  Canada  a  certain  amount  of  military 
training  seem  to  oon found  it  with 
miilitarism,  as  it  is  undersit'ood  in  Con- 
tinenital  Europe.  As  an  exchange 
points  out,  Canada  is  simply  preparing 
herself  to  take  a  leading  place  among 
natiions,  but  to  do  this,  anid  also  tio  help 
in  the  preservation  of  international 
peace,  it  is  essentiial  that  she  should 
have  an  efficient  system  of  home  de- 
fence.— M  one  ton  (N.B.)  Times. 

WHERE  IS  THE  ENEMY? 

Hon  Sam  Hughes  promises  that  if 
he  is  given  an  army  of  a  million  men 
who  can  hit  the  bull's  eye  every  time 
at  500  yards,  no  foreign  foe  will  ever 


set  foot  in  Canada.  Bravo,  Sam !  That 
is  almost  as  clever  as  Capt.  Babadil's 
method  of  defeating  an  army.  But 
somebody  without  due  regard  for  offi- 
cial dignity  rises  to  ask  w^ho  is  to  hoe 
the  corn  and  milk  the  cows  while  this 
army  is  in  the  field,  and  where  is  the 
enemy  to  be  found  to  supply  targets" 
— Hamilton  Times, 
f 
A  SIGNIFICANT  PHRASE 

Canadian  chartered  banks  have 
special  privileges  which  sometimes 
are  spoken  of  as  "  rights."  Sir  Ed- 
mund Walker,  with  his  usual  fair- 
ness, does  not  so  speak.  In  his  excel- 
lent annual  address  to  his  sharehold- 
ers he  uses  these  words : 

"  In  view  of  the  franchise  we  enjoy 
we  recognize  the  duty  and  responsi- 
bility upon  us  to  aid  in  the  develop- 
ment of  the  country." 

This  is  in  the  proper  spirit.  If  our 
bankers  all  had  that  spirit  and  fol- 
lowed it  logically,  there  would  be  less 
tendency  to  criticise,  and  less  jeal- 
ousy of  the  tremendous  profits  which 
the  chartered  banks  are  making. — • 
Canadian  Courier. 


Editorial  Musings — Lively  and  Severe 


A  strong  Government  in  Sweden, 
with  the  cordial  approval  of  the  King, 
announces  that  women  are  to  have 
the  right  to  vote  on  equal  terms  with 
men.  Yet  nobody  seems  to  have  been 
breaking  windows  in  Sweden  lately. 
— Toronto  Globe. 

In  the  last  four  years  the  Salvation 
Army  has  placed  10,153  immigrants 
as  farm  laborers  in  Canada,  and  has 
received  in  bonuses  from  the  Govern- 


ment $11,716.  Who  will  be  so  ill-ad- 
vised as  to  claim  that  money  was  not 
well  expended  ? — Hamilton  Spectator. 

i 
Will  anybody  explain  just  why  the 

opening  meetings  of  City  Councils 
should  take  place  in  the  daytime,  to 
the  great  inconvenience  of  every- 
body? It  is  a  statutory  provision,  of 
course,  but  there  are  lots  of  things  on 
the  statutes  which  need  to  be  remov- 
ed, and  this  is  one  of  them.  By  all 
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means  let  this  proviso  be  expurgated     way  Board  should  be  invoked. — To- 


from  the  municipal  rosters  of  all  com- 
munities.— Brantford  Courier. 

Sir  Wilfrid  has  given  an  inspiring 
lead  to  the  rank  and  file,  and  they  will 
march  forward  with  high  hopes  and 
renewed  courage,  convinced  of  the 
justice  of  the  people's  cause  and  con- 
fident of  its  early  triumph. — Halifax 
Chronicle. 

Five  boxes  of  tainted  sausages 
have  been  seized  at  Cobalt.  They 
were  probably  made  from  the  blind 
pigs  with  which  that  town  is  infested. 
— Toronto  Star. 

Christmas  brings  with  it  a  realiza- 
tion of  the  need  of  a  better  parcel 
post  system  in  connection  with  the 
Canadian  post-offices. — Ottawa  Jour- 
nal. 

Some  day  soon,  it  is  to  be  hoped, 
Ontario  journalism  will  be  honored 
by  the  bestowal  of  a  knighthood  on 
some  such  representative  Ontario 
newspaper  man  as  John  Ross  Robert- 
son, of  the  Toronto  Telegram,  who  is 
a  real  philanthropist,  as  well  as  a  first 
rate  journalist. — Hamilton  Herald. 

Toronto  is  clearly  on  the  down- 
graBe.  First,  the  people  insisted  on 
travelling  on  Sunday  cars.  Now  the 
children  are  countenanced  in  sliding 
on  the  ice  in  toboggans  on  Sunday. 
The  toboggans  are  specially  reprehen- 
sible, being  a  heathen  invention. 
Amid  all  this  revelry  the  milkmen  go 
on  delivering  milk  on  the  first  day  of 
the  week.  The  cows  refuse  to  "  hold 
up  "  on  Saturdays.   The  Ontario  Rail- 


ronto  World. 

This  is  leap  year.  We  hope  some 
of  these  old  duffers  of  bachelors  who 
have  been  hanging  around  for  years 
will  get  caught  in  191 2.  They  lack 
nerve,  that  is  all — Watford  Guide- 
Advocate. 

Judge  Gary,  of  the  Steel  Trust, 
presented  Mrs.  Gary  with  a  Christ- 
mas present  of  a  million-dollar 
pearl  necklace.  Users  of  steel,  which 
indirectly  means  all  of  us,  had  better 
get  ready  to  pay  for  Mrs.  Gary's 
present,  as  it  is  rather  probable  the 
public  will  "  get  it  "  in  the  neighbor- 
hood where  the  pearls  are  to  adorn 
the  lady  in  question. — Ottawa  Jour- 
nal. 

The  tariff  commission  ought  to  be 
authorized  to  inquire  into  the  quality 
of  manufactured  products  enjoying 
protection.  Take  matches,  for  in- 
stance. Why  should  a  firm  enjoying 
protection  be  allowed  to  sell  a  match 
made  of  wood  so  rotten  that  it  breaks 
in  two  when  struck,  causing  grave 
danger  of  fire? — Toronto  Star. 

Frost  in  California?  Well,  why 
not?  Even  we  have  had  a  little. — 
Winnipeg  Saturday  Post. 

And  now  the  merry  manhole  ex- 
hales its  fragant  breath,  and  every 
time  we  get  a  whiff,  we  nearly  choke 
to  death. — Winnipeg  Saturday  Post. 

We  love  our  winter,  but  oh,  you 
balmy      days ! — Winnipeg     Saturday 
Post. 
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A  Plea  for  the  Study  of  War 


ARBOR,  ithe  Toronto  University 
miagazime,  has  an  article  iby  J. 
T.  Fotheringiham  in  its  January  issue 
on  "Military  Knowledge  as  a  Culture 
Subject."  It  takes  the  view  that  uni- 
versities, being  encyclopedic  in  edu- 
cation, should  give  studemts  an  oppor- 
tunity to  study  "  the  underlying  laws 
of  the  science  of  war  as  practiced  by 
Xenophon  and  Stonewall  Jackson,  by 
Alexander  the  Great  and  Lord  Kitch- 
ener, by  Napoleon  and  Wellington, 
and  Gustavus  and  Adolphus  of 
Sweden  and  Frederick  the  Great." 

Mr.  Fotheringham  evidently  pins 
more  faith  to  the  precept  that  the  bat- 
tle is  to  the  strong  than  he  does  to  the 
patency  of  the  Hague.  The  outstand- 
ing condition  of  human  progress,  he 
tells  us,  is  "  rivalry,  competition,  ithe 
pitting  of  the  strong  against  the  less 
strong,  the  survival  of  the  fittest." 
The  principle  still  holds  true  that  "  he 
must  keep  who  can." 

It  is  quite  true,  that  as  organiza'tion 
proceeds,  the  sanctions  and  prohibitions 
of  the  Decalogue  attain  more  force,  at 
least  as  between  individuals,  the  police 
forces  of  civilization  to  the  contrary  not- 
withstanding. 

It  appears  too  that  even  as  between 
communities,  the  imponderable  thing 
known  as  Public  Opinion  is  losing  some- 
what of  the  motive  of  pure  self-interest 
which  is  the  spring  of  all  international 
relationships,  and  taking  on  a  feeble 
altruism.  But  the  day  is  yet  far  distant 
when  the  diplomats  of  any  people  can 
safely  conduct  their  "  conversations " 
on  a  peace-footing,  or  in  any  atmosphere 
other  than  that  of  potential  war. 

"  While  it  is  true,"  says  Mr.  Fother- 
ingham,  that  "  blessed   is  the  nation 


that  has  no  history,"  it  is  equally  true 
that  the  nation  that  pays  no  attention 
to  these  things  soon  disappears  from 
history  under  the  inexorable  opera- 
tion of  Nature's  laws.  Canada,  he 
points  out, 

is  busily  engaged  in  proclaiming  to  the 
world  that  she  is  already  well  worth 
the  plundering,  engrossed  in  blind  devo- 
tion to  the  exploiting  of  the  riches  that 
tempt  necessitous  and  predatory  races, 
yet  taking  practically  no  serious  precau- 
tions against  national  disaster. 

Surely  the  Universities  of  the  country 
have  some  responsibility  in  this  regard. 
Surely  we  of  Alma  Mater  can  be  the 
leaven  to  work  upon  the  inert  mass  out- 
side, and  by  informing  ourselves  become 
the  source  of  necessary  light  and  leading 
to  the  people  as  a  whole.  So  far  we  of 
this  generation  have  neglected  this  func- 
tion, and  we  are  failing  in  our  duty  to 
the  community. 

The  course  of  lectures  in  military 
knowledge  which  is  being  given  this 
year  is  a  beginning,  "  but  the  atten- 
dance of  undergraduates,"  says  the 
writer,  "  has  been  disappointingly 
small." 

The  committee  in  charge,  which  is^ 
working  with  the  consent  of  the  presi- 
dent and  board  of  governors,  and  un- 
der the  authority  of  the  Department 
of  Militia  and  Defence,  appeals  to  the 
undergraduate  body  to  turn  out  for 
the  rest  of  the  lectures  in  numbers 
that  will  not  put  the  University  to- 
shame  before  the  lecturers  from  Otta- 
wa, the  Royal  Military  College,  and 
elsewhere,  who  are  to  come  to  the 
Chemical  Building  on  Wednesday  af- 
ternoons during  January  and  Febru- 
ary. 
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The  Editor's  Desk 


Ihe  Ontario  Branch  of  the  Can- 
adian Defence  League  has  offered 
three  prizes  of  $50,  $30  and  $20  res- 
pectively to  the  three  candidates  who 
shall  have  attended  most  regularly 
and  who  shall  have  taken  tlie  best 
stand  at  the  examination  to  be  held 
in  the  late  winter. 

Mr.  Fotheringham  concludes  his 
article  by  hoping  that  the  men  of  the 


Iniversity  of  Toronto  will  "  show 
themselves  alive  to  their  opportuni- 
tties  and  to  their  responsibilities  as 
citizens  in  a  democracy." 

Other  articles  of  interest  in  Arbor 
are  "  French-Canadian  Labrador,"  by 
Col.  Wm.  Wood,  of  Quebec ;  "Fair 
Game,"  a  short  story ;  "  Heraldry  in 
North  America,"  and  a  character 
sketch  of  Sir  Daniel  Wilson,  by 
George  M.  Wrong. 


Our  Transcontinental  Highway 


MACLEAN'S  Magazine  for  Feb- 
ruary contains  an  interesting 
article  entitled  "A  Natural  High- 
way," by  Brian  Bellasis.  It  refers  to 
the  proposed  transcontinental  high- 
way from  Halifax  to  Vancouver,  a 
distance  of  3.900  miles — truly  a  mar- 
vellous dream,  and  yet  one  which  may 
soon  be  realized. 

"  The  Canadian  National  High- 
way," says  Mr.  Bellasis,  "  would  start 
at  Halifax,  probably  with  a  branch 
southward  to  St.  John,  and  the  first 
thousand  miles  would  be  compara- 
tively simple — merely  a  matter  of  re- 
construction. Through  New  Bruns- 
wick, Quebec,  and  old  Ontario  it 
would  follow  the  existing  highways — 
most  of  them  old  stage  and  post  roads. 
some  with  a  century  or  more  of  his- 
tory at  their  backs.  When,  for  ex- 
ample, in  1793  Lord  Simcoe  was  hew- 
ing out  the  famous  "  Governor's 
Road  "  from  London  to  Burlington — 
itself  a  link  in  a  "'  National  Highway  " 
scheme  of  the  time — there  was  al- 
ready a  good  road  in  existence  from 
Halifax  to  Montreal. 

"  This  ran  bv  wav  of  Truro,  Am- 


herst, Moncton  and  Campbellton 
across  the  provincial  boundary  to  St. 
Flavie  and  thence  by  the  south  s'hore 
oif  the  St.  Lawrence  as  far  as  Quebec, 
where  it  crossed  the  river  before  con- 
tinuing to  JMon.treal.  This  ancient  road 
would  probably  be  perpetuated  in  the 
National  Highway,  though  an  alterna- 
tive would  be  to  take  a  shorter  cross- 
country route  along  the  new  line  of 
the  G.  T.  R. 

"  Toronto  would  be  the  end  of  this 
first  thousand-mile  stage  except  for 
short  branching  continuations  to  such 
places  as  Windsor,  Sarnia  and  Owen 
Sound. 

"From  Toronto  the  highway  would 
strike  northwdrd  througth  the  Mus- 
koka  country  to  Parry  Sound ;  an- 
other two  hundred  miles  of  fairly 
easy  going  along  roads  which  are  at 
least  sketched  out  already. 

"  From  Parry  Sound  there  would 
be  another  hundred  miles  through 
rough  and  sparsely  settled  country  to 
Sudbury,  whence  to  the  Soo  the  high- 
way would  follow  the  new  trunk  road 
between  these  points — an  excellent 
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improvement  than  the  old  stage  roads 
farther  east. 

"  At  the  Soo  the  smoothly  running 
dream  gets  jarred.  It  is  a  far  cry  to 
Port  Arthur  overland ;  a  good  four 
hundred  miles  of  rocks  and  woods — 
chiefly  rocks.  The  same  obstacle 
which  Lord  Wolseley  and  his  little 
army  took  months  to  overcome  and 
caused  a  delay  which  lost  many  lives 
in  the  wild  doings  of  '85.  Heart- 
breaking country  in  which  to  build  a 
road,  and  country  in  which,  at  first 
glance,  it  seems  that  a  road  would  be 
of  no  particular  use  anyway. 

"  There  are  no  thickly  populated 
farming  districts  for  the  road  to 
serve;  no  towns  and  settlements 
worth  mentioning  to  be  linked  up 
with  one  another.  The  highway 
would  provide  little,  apparently,  but 
an  interesting  run  through  the  wilder- 
ness for  the  long  distance  tourist. 

"  Let  us  leave  it  at  that  for  the 
time  being.  That  the  road  can  be  of 
some  service  in  this  hopeless  wilder- 
ness we  can  show  later  on.  For  the 
moment  allow  the  highway  to  get 
through  to  Port  Arthur. 

"  Beyond  Port  Arthur  there  would 
be  three  hundred  miles  more  of  more 
or  less  difficult  country  with  the  high- 
way swinging  slightly  northward  in 
order  to  skirt  Lake  of  the  Woods  at 
Kenora.  The  easiest  and  more  direct 
route  round  the  southern  end  of  the 
lake  is  barred  by  the  international 
boundary. 

Through  Prairies  and  Mountains 

"  Crossing  the  prairie  provinces  is 
simplicity  itself.  The  road  would 
simply  follow  the  original  ruts  of  the 
pioneer  Red  River  carts  of  the  'six- 


ties and  'seventies  till  it  struck  the 
foothills  beyond  Calgary.  No  more 
simplicity  then.  The  Rockies  are  far 
miore  formlidable  an  obstacle  even 
than  the  Lake  Superior  region,  and  a 
road  through  them  must  be  a  very 
sophisticated  piece  of  engineering  in- 
deed. 

"  It  is  difficult  even  to  say  what 
would  be  the  best  point  of  attack — 
Crow's  Nest^  Kicking  Horse,  or  the 
break  in  the  barrier  further  north.  At 
present  there  is  a  good  road  from 
Calgary  as  far  as  Banff — a.  road 
which  was  opened  to  automobiles  for 
the  first  time  during  last  summer — 
and  possibly  it  could  be  continued 
along  the  line  of  the  C.P.R.'s  mag- 
nificent piece  of  engineering.  Once 
clear  of  the  Selkirks  the  Highway 
would  soon  connect  with  the  excel- 
lent road  systems  which  radiate  from 
Kamloops,  and  the  rest  of  the  descent 
into  Vancouver  would  be  compara- 
tively simple  along  roads  for  the  most 
part  made.  Alberni  in  Vancouver 
Island  is  the  terminus  chosen  for  the 
Highway  by  the  Highway  Associa- 
tion. It  is  served  locally  by  the  finest 
roads  in  Canada — the  work  of  the 
Royal  Engineers. 

"  A  good  deal  of  light  will  be  shed 
on  the  subject  next  summer  when  Dr. 
Percival,  of  New  York,  will  try  to 
win  the  gold  medal  offered  to  the  first 
motorist   making    a    continuous    trip 

.  from  Victoria,  B.C.,  to  Winnipeg. 
Unfortunately — though  unavoidably 
under  present  conditions — the  terms 
of  fhe  othier  allow  competitors  to  pass 
through  Washington  and  Idaho,  but 
whatever  route  Dr.  Percival  and  the 
other  probable  competitors  may  elect 
to  take,  the  information    gained    re- 

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garding  mountain  motor  travel  in 
those  regions  will  be  extremely  valu- 
able. 

"  If  any  kind  of  road  becomes 
practicable  through  any  of  the  Can- 
adian passes  it  would  be  one  of  the 
finest  scenic  roads  in  the  world.  It 
would  be  more  beautiful  even  than 
the  hill  roads  of  India  where  the 
Himalayas  are  so  huge  and  awe-in- 
spiring ais  sometimes  to  ibe  almost  re- 
pellant,  and  better  by  far  than  the 
self-conscious  beauty  of  tourist-rid- 
den Switzerland. 

"An  extensive  motor  tour  through 
part  of  the  Dominion  is  down  upon 
the  Duke  of  Connaught's  programme 
for  next  summer.  That  means  that 
he  will  be  smothered  with  dust,  cov- 
ered with  mud  and  jolted  into  semi- 
insensibility  over  some  of  the  worst 
roads  and  through  some  of  the  loveli- 
est scenery  in  the  Empire.  Just  con- 
sider how  different  it  would  be  if  we 
could  take  the  King's  representative 
— or  the  King  himself  on  his  proposed 
visit  in  three  years'  time — through 
the  same  magnificent  scenery,  the 
same  wonderful  country — with  com- 
fort. It  is  an  axiom  that  you  cannot 
see  a  country  from  a  railway  carri- 
age; yet  outside  a  railway  carriage 
there  is  no  hope  for  comfortable 
travel  in  present-day  Canada. 

A  Marvellous  Dream 

"  What  a  road  the  completed  high- 
way would  be!  No  other  country  in 
the  world  could  show  the  like.  It 
would  pass  through  some  of  the  rich- 
est, most  closely  cultivated  farming 
country  and  some  of  the  most  savage- 
ly beautiful  of  untamed  wildernesses 
in  the  world;  it  would  rise  and   fall 


over  the  flower-crested  waves  of  the 
prairie's  motionless  ocean;  it  would 
curve  and  pant  and  struggle  upward 
through  the  Rockies  till  it  slid  wind- 
ing downwards  through  the  orchards 
to  Vancouver. 

"  Four  thousand  miles  of  Canada 
and  Canadians !  Four  thousand 
miles  of  the  thronging  traffic  of  a 
nation  in  the  making!  A  walk  from 
end  to  end  of  the  Highway  would  be 
a  liberal  education." 

The  writer  goes  into  the  probable 
cost,  which,  as  he  points  out,  "  all  de- 
pends. At  one  end  of  the  highway 
are  four  or  five  hundred  miles  of  ex- 
pensive mountain  work — but  this,  as 
has  been  said,  is  already  begun  at  any 
rate,  and  other  sections  of  it  will  have 
to  be  constructed  anyway  as  part  of 
the  natural  development  of  British 
Columbia ;  in  the  middle,  north  of 
Lake  Superior,  is  that  difficult  and 
costly  obstacle  already  mentioned; 
and  there  would  be  other  expensive 
bits  of  roadmaking  here  and  there 
throughout  its  whole  length. 

"  On  the  other  hand  there  are  near- 
ly a  thousand  miles  of  cheap  road- 
making  through  the  prairies.  And  in 
the  older  provinces  where  it  would  be 
a  question  solely  of  reconstruction 
and  improvement,  much  of  the  pre- 
liminary expense,  survey  and  the  like, 
would  be  saved." 

Speaking  of  the  Back  to  the  Roads 
Miovement,  Mr.  Bellasis  thinks  tJhe 
sooner  Canada  yields  to  the  modem 
tendency  the  better  for  her. 

"  Last  year  in  Manitoba  there  were 
nearly  two  hundred  per  cent,  more 
motor-cars  than  the  year  before. 
Given  fairly  respectable  branch  roads 
as  feeders  and  every  section  of  the 
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great  main  highway  would  be  throng- 
ed with  motors  of  farmers  and  city 
men  travelHng  from  farm  to  farm 
and  town  to  town ;  with  heavy  motor- 
trucks piled  high  with  freight  of  in- 
terurban  commerce ;  with  road  en- 
gines and  their  strings  of  trucks  tak- 
ing the  produce  of  a  syndicate  of  far- 
mers to  market  or  railway." 

The  article  is  full  of  meaty  points 
concerning    the     project,     and     those 


who  are  interested  in  the  movement 
should  not  fail  to  read  it  There  are 
several  half-tones  and  a  good  map 
showing  the  proposed  route. 

Among  other  articles  in  the  Feb- 
ruary Maclean's  are  "  Canadian  Au- 
tographs and  Their  Value,"  "  The 
Rise  of  the  Oyster  Trust,"  a  char- 
acter sketch  of  Sir  Charles  Tupper, 
"  Education  in  Reading,"  "  Dickens 
Revisited,"  and  some  capital  fiction. 


Does  the  Alberta  Mormon  Control 

Politics? 


CANADA  Monthly  furnishes  an 
excellent  bill  of  contents.  Mrs. 
Emily  F.  Murphy  has  another  inter- 
esting article  entitled  "  Does  the  Al- 
berta Mormon  Control  Politics?"  to 
which  she  replies  with  an  emphatic 
no,  and  backs  it  up  with  evidence 

"  We  are  informed,"  she  says,  "that 
these  Mormons  are  a  national  menace, 
in  that  they  vote  exactly  as  they  are 
told  and  that  their  leaders  aim  at  se- 
curing the  balance  of  political 
power,"  Then  she  tells  us  that  after 
fifteen  years  residence  in  Alberta 
they  have  only  one  m€m;ber  in  the 
Legislature.  "  There  would  seem," 
she  adds,  "  to  be  small  cause  for 
anxious  care  on  the  part  of  our  na- 
tion in  this  matter.  Neither  does  Mr. 
John  Woolf,  M.P.P.  for  Cardston,  ap- 
pear to  be  unduly  aggressive  in  claim- 
ing special  privileges  for  his  support- 
ers, although  he  might  with  some  de- 
gree of  fairness  be  entitled  so  to  do, 
in  that  his  is  the  most  prosperous  ru- 
ral constituency  in  the  whole  Pro- 
vince. 

"As  a  matter  of   fact,   from  what 


I  have  observed  of  Mr.  Woolf  in  the 
different  sessions  of  the  Legislature, 
he  seems  to  be  rather  a  quiet  man 
among  other  quiet  men  iwho  tied  up 
in  the  House  for  all  the  world  like  so 
many  letters  in  a  dictionary.  The  only 
idiosyncrasy  about  him  is  that  you 
are  aware  that  he  is  entitled  to  be 
called  '  a  saint '  back  home  in  Cards- 
ton.  This  seems  a  pity,  for  '  Johnny 
Woolf  '  is  too  much  like  other  men  to 
deserve  so  unfortunate  a  title.  Be- 
sides, who  ever  saw  a  saint  with  gold 
teeth,  a  well-tailored  coat,  and  an  ex- 
pansive smile?" 

Mrs.  Murphy  supposes,  for  argu- 
ment's sake,  that  these  Mormon  lead- 
ers do  aim  at  political  power,  and 
asks :  "  Since  when,  pray,  has  ambi- 
tion for  political  power  become  a 
graceless  standard?  If  the  question 
be  too  hard  to  answer,  you  may  gain 
considerable  data  and  assistance  from 
a  study  of  the  French  vote,  the 
Methodist  vote,  the  temperance  vote, 
to  say  nothing  of  the  Irish  one 

"  Indeed,"  she  says,  "  these  witless 
phrases  we  read^  concerning  '  grave 
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national  menace,'  or  '  a  pernicious 
political  power/  are  only  so  many 
striking  illustrations  of  the  effect  of 
writing  without  thinking. 

"  But  do  the  Monnons  vote  as  they 
are  told  ?  Are  they  men  without  civic 
conscience — mere  impersonal  powers 
to  be  moved  hither  and  thither  ac- 
cording to  the  irresponsible  whim  of 
their  leaders? 

"  This  is  not  a  peculiarity  of  men 
who  live  in  the  West — you  may  have 
noticed  it.  There  would  appear  to  be 
something  in  our  highly  ozonated 
atmosphere  that  precludes  such  a  pos- 


Mrs.  Murphy  illustrates  how  the 
Mormons  play  fair,  even  at  an  elec- 
tion. In  1902  Mr.  Woolf ,  representing 
the  Reformers,  ran  against  Mr.  H.  A, 
Allan,  the  Conservative  candidate. 

"  This  was  one  of  the  hottest  and 
most  keenly  contested  elections  that 
took  place  in  the  whole  Province ; 
bishops,  elders  and  saints  fighting  the 
issue  to  its  ultimate  ditch.  The  Re- 
former was  elected  in  spite  of  the 
fact  that  the  late  Dr.  Card,  of  Cards- 
ton,  an  ardent  Conservative  and  the 
big  man  of  the  burgh,  threw  his  whole 
influence  against  him.  Moreover 
(and  hearken  well  to  this),  Mr. 
Woolf's  opponent  was  on  the  eve  of 
becoming  the  highest  church  digni- 
tary of  the  Mormon  community.  If 
the  so-called  '  hierarchy '  were  wont 
to  exercise  an  arbitrary  power  over 
the  votes  of  the  people,  this  was  most 
surely  an  occasion  upon  which  they 
would  have  exercised  it  to  the  full. 

"  But  even  the  defeated  party  ack- 
nowledged that  the  Mormons  had 
played  the  game  with  a  fair  and  un- 
derstanding   spirit,    which    fact    was 


vouched  for  on  the  floor  of  the  Legis- 
lature by  Mr.  Robertson,  of  High 
River,  the  leader  of  the  Conservative 
opposition." 

Mrs.  Murphy  says  the  allegations 
so  loosely  bandied  about  concerning 
the  Mormons  "  have  their  origin  in 
no  more  substantial  grounds  than 
that  childish  and  knock-kneed  couplet 

I  do  not  like  you.  Dr.  Fell; 
The  reason  why  I  cannot  tell." 

Rex  Croasdell  contributes  another 
of  his  Money-Mad  Farming  articles, 
which  is  quoted  from  in  the  Agricul- 
ture Section  of  The  Busy  Man's 
Canada.  In  the  next  issue  of  Canada 
Monthly  he  will  write  on  the  subject 
of  dairy  products.  "  The  Cost  of 
Cream  in  Your  Coffee."  His  article 
will  be  interesting  and  quite  as  spicy 
as  his  other  Money-Mad  papers. 
They  should  be  read  by  every  farmer 
for  the  moral  that  is  in  them. 

As  usual,  this  issue  of  the  Monthly 
contains  some  good  fiction,  and  is 
well    illustrated, 

"  Increasing  Human  Efficiency  in 
Business,"  is  another  volume  from 
the  press  of  the  Macmillan  Co.,  of 
Canada.  Prof.  Scott  is  a  psycholog- 
ist of  the  new  school,  in  that  he  be- 
lieves in  making  practical  the  results 
of  the  scientist's  experimenting  and 
research.  Among  the  means  of  in- 
creasing efficiency  which  are  touched 
upon  in  the  volume  are:  Imitation, 
competition,  loyalty,  concentration, 
wages,  pleasure,  using  experience,  re- 
laxation, and  "  the  love  of  the  game." 
Chapters  on  practice  plus  theory  and 
on  habit  formation  are  of  specially 
direct  value  to  the  business  men. 


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Hunting  Bear  Near  Muddy  York 


JAMES  E.  Orr,  contributes  to  Rod 
and  Gun  some  interesting  notes 
on  pioneer  experiences  just  north  of 
Itaronto.  One  can  iscarcely  realize 
that  but  eighty  years  ago  the  farmers 
of  King  Towns'hip  lindulged  in  the  ex- 
citing sport  of  bear  and  wolf  bunting. 
Yet  Mr.  Orr  tells  us  that  only  thirty 
miles  north  of  Toronto,  or  "  Muddy 
York "  as  it  was  then  called,  where 
bis  parents  were  the  early  pioneers, 
wolves  abounded  and  bear  hunting 
was  a  common  pastime. 

"  Many  interesting  narratives  of 
these  early  days  I  have  listened  to," 
be  said,  "  when  the  old  people  would 
gather  together  for  a  social  visit  or 
to  assist  one  another  in  some  of  the 
laborious  work  of  the  new  farms, 
such  as  chopping,  logging,  cradling, 
flailing  or  building  the  log  house  or 
barn. 

"  When  the  work  was  finished  the 
pipe  of  peace  would  be  smoked  as  the 
tired  men  would  cluster  around  the 
cosy  old  fireplace.  Toes  were  toast- 
ed and  stories  of  adventure  ex- 
changed, and  occasionally  a  sip  of  hot 
toddy  that  the  women  folk  had  pre- 
pared was  taken. 

"  Whiskey  was  then  only  seven- 
teen cents  per  gallon  and  nearly 
everybody  drank  it.  It  was  the  pure 
stuff  and  nobody  appeared  to  have 
the  blues  as  they  have  after  drinking 
a  few  glasses  of  the  present-day  con- 
coctions. 

"  During  these  happy  gatherings 
story  after  story  would  be  told  of  the 
hunting  scenes  passed  through  and 
of  the  narrow  escapes  encountered 
among    the     wild     animals     that    so 


abundantly  roamed  over  the  pictur- 
esque lands  of  King  and  the  neigh- 
boring townships. 

"  When  still  quite  young  I  accom- 
panied some  men  on  their  rounds 
among  their  traps.  These  would  be 
hidden  away  in  some  very  secluded 
place,  and  as  neatly  as  possible  so  as 
not  to  arouse  the  least  suspicion. 
Wolves  are  very  wary  customers  at 
best,  and  it  was  to  catch  them  that 
the  traps  were  mostly  set,  for  they 
were  certainly  a  continual  source  of 
annoyance  to  the  early  settlers. 

"  On  one  particular  fall  morning 
we  hurried  through  the  rustling 
leaves  of  the  heavy  bushland  and 
visting  trap  after  trap  found  many 
wolves  caught.  We  soon  dispatched 
them  'and,  securing  hide  and  scalp, 
for  this  is  all  that  was  of  any  value, 
pushed  on  into  the  darker  recesses 
of  the  unending  forest. 

"  To  one  trap  we  came  and  found 
in  it  a  beautiful  specimen  of  a  swamp 
wolf  which  was  not  much  hurt.  For 
the  excitement  and  fun  of  it,  more 
than  anything  else,  the  men  tied  the 
big  fellow's  legs  together  with  strings 
of  buckskin.  We  found  this  no  easy 
trick,  for  ithe  wolf  would  snap  and 
scratch  viciously,  although  a  wolf  is 
naturally  a  coward  unless  encour- 
aged to  fight  by  its  mates. 

"  After  considerable  manoeuvring 
we  eventually  got  Mr.  Wolf  on  his 
back  and  soon  ran  a  pole  between  his 
legs  and  turned  our  tired  footsteps 
homewards.  All  along  our  journey 
we  would  stop  at  the  little  log  cabins 
of  the  settlers  and  proudly  exhibit  our 
trophy  to  the  women  and  children, 
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and  to  fully  demonstrate  my  courage 
I  would  put  my  hand  on  the  wolf's 
head  and  carefully  stroke  his  soft  fur. 

"  Bears  were  also  a  torment  to  the 
original  settlers.  On  several  occa- 
sions my  father  and  some  of  his 
brothers  had  their  pigs  carried  away 
by  bears.  I  can  even  remember  when 
a  bear  came  and  took  a  hundred  and 
fifty  pound  pig  away  to  the  woods 
with  him,  and  while  Mr.  Bear  and 
his  family  feasted  on  fresh  pork  in  the 
woods,  my  father  and  his  family 
went  hungry  for  pork. 

''  Another  night  a  two  hundred 
pound  porker  met  a  similar  fate,  frr 
he  was  caught  and  bodily  lugged 
away,  much  to  our  chagrin  and  sor- 
row, for  pork  in  the  olden  days  was 
a  staple  product  and  much  sought 
after  by  the  lumber  camps  and  other 
places  where  gangs  of  men  were 
working. 

"  To  offset  the  losses  which  had 
been  constantly  occurring  among  the 
settlers,  about  a  dozen  met  one  fall 
day  and  built  a  log  hut  in  a  dense 
piece  of  woodland,  to  be  used  special- 
ly to  entrap  the  p'ilfering  bears. 

"  It  was  made  out  of  black  ash  logs, 
strongly  dovetailed  together  at  each 
comer,  and  at  the  foundation  was 
about  twelve  feet  square.  Above 
this  the  logs  in  each  succeeding  tier 
were  drawn  in  a  trifling  degree,  so 
that  when  eight  feet  in  height  had 
been  reached  the  hut  had  diminished 
in  size  until  at  the  top  it  was  not 
more  than  six  feet  square. 

"  This  rustic  enclosure  made  an  in- 
teresting place  for  a  bear  out  for  a 
picnic  to  climb  upon,  as  they  are  nat- 
urally brimful  of  curiosity.  Once 
the  bear  got    on    top  of  it  he  would 


scent  the  bait  that  had  been  placed  in- 
side. 

"Sometimes  the  bait  was  the  offal 
of  fish,  or  a  deer's  head  that  had  pre- 
viously been  thoroughly  smoked  by 
hanging  it  four  or  five  feet  above  the 
fire  in  the  old-fashioned  fireplace,  or 
a  honeycomb  from  which  the  honey 
had  been  extracted.  Sometimes  all 
these  things  would  be  thrown  in  pro- 
miscuously and  combine  to  make  an 
alluring  supper  for  a  company  of 
bears. 

"  After  the  bear  had  got  his  head 
poked  through  into  the  enclosure  and 
had  scented  the  bait,  it  was  no  trick 
for  him  to  drop  to  the  bottom.  But 
no  bear  could  possibly  reach  the  exit 
again  and  once  in  Mr.  Bear  was  a 
prisoner.  I  have  seen  bears  try  with 
their  utmost  strength  and  cunning  to 
gain  their  freedom,  but  after  reach- 
ing up  nearly  to  the  exit  down  they 
would  come  with  a  rolling  flop. 

"  Sometimes  when  there  would  be 
a  couple  or  more  bears  caught  they 
w^ould  try  and  '  boost '  each  other  out. 
One  fellow  would  stand  on  his 
haunches  w^hile  the  one  who  was  try- 
ing to  escape  would  climb  up  on  his 
back  and  head.  But  even  if  the  top 
bear  could  get  hold  on  the  uppermost 
logs  with  his  forepaws  he  could  find 
no  foothold  for  his  hind  legs  and  so, 
of  course,  he  would  tumble  to  the 
ground  again. 

"  As  a  result  of  the  adoption  of  this 
plan  we  soon  cleared  the  township  of 
all  superfluous  bears.  Bear  meat  was 
used  on  our  tables  and  made  a  very 
savory  dish  when  roasted,  fried  or 
made  into  a  pot-pie.  The  hides  did 
not  go  to  waste  by  any  means,  but 
were  made  use  of  in  various  ways,  a 
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^ood  many  being  sold  to  furriers." 

This  number  of  Rod  and  Gun  is 
full  of  good  hunting,  fishing  and 
•other  sporting  stories.  There  are  no 
less  than  twenty-eight  contributions, 
ranging  from  "  By  Trail  and  River  to 
Dawson,"  by  Frank  W.  Feague,  and 
■*'  Wolf  Hunting  on  the  Prairies,"  to 
^'  Adventures  with  a  Grizzly  Bear : 
the    Story    of    'Old    Three    Legs.'" 


The  latter  is  told  by  J.  L.  Pearson,  a 
big  game  guide  in  British  Columbia. 
Pearson  has  already  encountered 
Old  Three  Legs  several  times,  has 
treated  him  to  sundry  doses  of  lead, 
and  knows  that  others  have;  yet 
Three  Legs  still  travels,  though  Mr, 
Pearson  says  he  hopes  to  be  in  at  the 
final  killing. 


Monopoly — A  Step  Towards 
Socialism 


THE  apparent  growth  of  Social- 
ism, as  evinced  by  the  late  elec- 
tions, lends  significance  to  the  atti- 
tude of  the  Socialists  toward  what  is 
commonly  termed  Big  Business. 
With  a  Republican  President  enforc- 
ing the  Sherman  Law,  with  a  Demo- 
cratic House  of  Representatives  be- 
rating monopoly,  we  are  witness  to 
the  spectacle  of  Socialism  fondly  de- 
fending the  Trust.  Charles  Edward 
Russell,  erstwhile  Socialist  candidate 
for  Governor  of  New  York,  in  his 
recent  book  ridicules  "  Dr."  Sher- 
man's panacea  for  economic  troubles 
and  boldly  champions  monopoly. 

Mr.  Russell  regards  as  inevitable 
our  present  industrial  combinations 
and  regards  the  trust  formation  as  a 
step  toward  socialism. 

Before  long,  he  admits,  under 
tlie  present  conditions,  we  will  all 
Tdc  hired  men  of  some  Interest.  The 
purpose  of  our  employment  will  be 
to  increase  the  fortunes  of  Mr.  Mor- 
gan, Mr.  Rockefeller  or  some  other 
man  already  rich. 

"  How  would  it  do,"  lie  asks,  "  in- 
stead, to  be  the  hired  men  of  the  com- 


munity, and  to  have  for  the  purpose 
of  our  employment  the  profit  of  the 
Common  Good?" 

The  Hen  and  the  Worm. 

The  next  inevitable  step,  he  claims, 
will  be  Business  (with  a  capital  B) 
conducted  for  the  communal  profit 
,  instead  of  Business  conducted  for 
private  profit.  Meanwhile  he  watches 
the  growth  of  the  trust  with  the 
benign  interest  of  the  hen  for  the 
worm. 

Mir.  Russell  has  whatever  .faults 
come  from  years  of  diligent  "  muck- 
raking "  for  the  magazines.  His 
favorite  colors  seem  to  be  yellow  and 
blue,  and  he  must  be  read,  as  all  of 
us  must  'be,  with  allowance  for  tem- 
perament. 

Thus,  in  a  sentence  evidently  writ- 
ten before  certain  recent  court  deci- 
sions, he  informs  us  that  the  Stand- 
ard Oil  Company  would  "  never  "  be 
dissolved.  Even  "  straining  his  imag- 
ination to  the  utmost  "  he  w^as  unablf. 
to  conceive  of  such  a  thing.  He  tells 
us  also  that  meat  inspection  is  a  jest, 
and  facetiously  assures  us  that  a 
friend   of   his    is    writing    a   "  comic 


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opera "   on  the  enforcement    of    the 
"  pure  food  law." 

Nevertheless  this  valiant  Socialist 
writer  is  often  suggestive,  always  vig- 
orous, and  attempts  to  be  just  to  indi- 
viduals. Our  economic  troubles  he 
ascribes  to  conditions,  not  men.  The 
public,  he  tells  us,  must  always  blame 
some  bogeyman  for  its  misfortunes. 
We  seem  to  be  afflicted  on  all  sides 
with  a  plague  of  bad  men,  bad  men  in 
our  public  affairs,  in  our  municipali- 
ties and  in  our  Business. 

Bad  Men  are  Numerous. 

Bad  men,  he  adds,  seem  to  be  won- 
derfully numerous  in  America,  and, 
if  it  be  true,  as  we  are  occasionally 
assured,  that  the  product  of  one  hun- 
dred and  twenty-two  years  of  their 
institutions  is  a  race  -of  men  peculi- 
arly and  atrociously  wicked,  the  only 
thing  to  do  with  their  venture  in 
human  government  is  to  sink  it.  But 
men  are  not  so  bad  as  they  are  paint- 
ed ;  they  are  merely  the  victims  of 
conditions. 

The  present  United  States  Govern- 
ment, thinks  Mr.  Russell,  is  govern- 
ment by  Business  under  the  guise  of 
democracy.  If  they  would  only  drop 
the  guise  and  freely  admit  the  su- 
premacy of  Business,  there  would  be 
less  need  of  hypocrisy  and  corrup- 
tion. 


Individuals,  as  well  as  banks  and 
corporate  bodies,  are,  in  his  opinion, 
habitual  law-breakers,  and  not  only 
are,  but  must  be.  Nothing  is  gained 
therefore  by  sending  men  to  jail.  Jail 
cannot  change  inexorable  conditions. 
If  all  bankers  were  sent  to  jail  to- 
morrow their  successors  would  con- 
tinue to  conduct  the  banks  in  the 
same  way  and  not  in  another ;  because 
in  this  way  alone  can  banks  be  con- 
ducted. 

"As  for  putting  people  into  jail,  sup- 
pose, for  the  sake  of  example,  we  were 
to  seize  the  three  persons  at  the  head 
of  the  great  packing  houses  of  Chicago 
and  imprison  them  for  life.  Suppose 
we  were  to  put  into  jail  with  them  all 
the  managers,  submanagers,  superin- 
tendents, clerks  and  foremen.  How 
would  that  reduce  the  price  of  meat? 
It  might  possibly  increase  the  price,  be- 
cause, for  a  itime,  it  might  make  pro- 
duction more  difficult;  but  it  could  never 
reduce  the  price.  The  great  Armour 
establishment  would  have  to  go  on  if 
Mr.  Armour  were  in  jail;  the  great 
Swift  establishment  could  not  stop  if  all 
the  Swifts  and  Morrises  in  the  world 
were  locked  up.  They  would  go  on 
and  go  on  exactly  as  they  go  now.  and 
the  prices  they  charged  would  be  then, 
as  now,  independent  of  the  will  of  any 
man,  and  produced  by  great  economic 
causes  that  were  first  great  economic 
results   of  other  great  causes." 


Are  All  Canadians  Poets? 


In  an  article  in  the  Methodist 
Review,  Mr.  Newton  MacTavish,  edi- 
tor of  the  Canadian  Magazine,  de- 
velops the  original  thought  that  all 
Canadians  are  poets,  perhaps  not  con- 
sciously so,  but  nevertheless  poets. 
\V\<  view   is  that   one  cannot   live   in 


Canada  without  being  responsive  at 
least  to  poetic  sentiments  and  moods. 
After  this  preface,  Mr.  MacTavish 
asks  :  "  Why  ?  Why  is  Canada  a  land 
of  poets?"  The  answer  follows: 
Because  nowhere  in  the  whole  Do- 
minion can  one  get  away  from  the  sea, 
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or  at  least  from  the  moods  that  the 
sea  and  its  tributaries  impart. 

Much  of  the  best  verse  had  its  or- 
igin on  the  Bay  of  Fundy,  along  the 
Atlantic  Coast,  in  the  Maritime  Pro- 
vinces. Thence  came  Bliss  Carman, 
Charles  G.  D.  Roberts,  Lockhart,  and 
they  have  exercised  a  far  reaching  in- 
fluence on  recent  Canadian  literature. 

Ascending  the  St.  Lawrence  we  en- 
counter the  work  of  Frederick 
George  Scott,  Duncan  Campbell  Scott 
and  Louis  Frechette.  Mr.  MacTavish 
might  have  mentioned  the  late  Dr. 
Drummond,  some  of  whose  Habitant 
verses  describe  life  on  the  great  river. 

The  Lachine  Rapids  inspired  Tom 
Moore's  famous  "  Canadian  Boat 
Song,"  and  also  a  fine  poem  by 
Charles  Sangster.  The  Great  Lakes 
region  produced  Archibald  Lampman 
and  William  Wilfred  Campbell.  The 
latter's  "  Lake  Lyrics  "  strike  perhaps 
the  high  notes  of  Canadian  poetry. 
Arrived  at  the  head  of  Lake  Superior, 
the  final  source  of  the  St.  Lawrence 
water  system  so  tersely  and  yet  beau- 
tifully described  by  Thoreau,  Mr. 
MacTavish  still  grips  his  theme  firm- 
ly. "  In  order/'  he  says,  "  to  trace 
further  our  impulse  of  the  sea,  we 
must  fare  westward  again  until  we 
reach  in  the  words  of  the  poet, 
Charles  Mair: 

"  The  Prairie  realm,  vast  ocean's 
paraphrase. 

The  simile  cannot  but  appeal  to 
anyone  who  knows  the  infinite  rolling 
plains  in  all  their  changing  lights  and 
moods. 

To  some  extent  Arthur  Stringer, 
E.  Pauline  Johnson  and  J.  D.  Logan 
have  caught  this  inspiration  of  the 
West.      Isabel    Ecclestone    Mackay's 


later  verses  reflect  the  fact  that  they 
are  written  in  sight  of  the  Pacific. 

Though  writing  up  to  a  deliber- 
ately selected  objective,  Mr.  Mac- 
Tavish has  made  out  an  interesting 
case.  At  any  rate,  as  he  says,  "  the 
poetry  of  Canada  has  been  pre-emi- 
nently the  poetry  of  nature.  It  is 
with  the  elements  of  nature  that  Can- 
adians mostly  have  had  to  conspire, 
and  they  have  seen  in  sea  and  lake 
and  river  and  stream  and  mountain 
and  hill  and  sky  those  forces  and 
those  beauties  against  which  they  also 
have  had  to  contend." 


A  MOST  VALUABLE  PUBLI- 
CATION 

The  1912  issue  of  the  Canadian  Al- 
manac, which  forms  the  sixty-fifth  of 
the  series,  is  unusually  valuable  and 
is  indispensable  to  every  office  and 
liibrary  in  the  Dominion.  Many  of  ithe 
lists  and  tables  given  are  not  to  be 
found  elsewhere,  and  in  no  other 
volume  can  so  much  information 
about  Canada  be  found  in  so  small  a 
space. 

The  Canadian  Almanac  has  been 
published  continuously  since  1848.  It 
contains  among  other  things :  Tide 
tables,  Halifax,  Quebec,  St.  John; 
complete  customs  tariff;  weights  and 
measures  and  exchange  taibles ;  banks, 
with  branches  and  names  of  man- 
agers ;  full  Canadian  militia  list ;  pos- 
tal information ;  complete  list  of  post 
offices,  with  railAvay  on  which  located, 
or  nearest  railway  station;  list  of 
newspapers  published  in  Canada  with 
their  circulation  and  politics;  names 
of   titled   Canadians ;    Dominion   and 

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Provincial  Government,  and  names  of 
officials ;  foreign  consuls  in  Canada ; 
complete  clergy  list,  all  denomina- 
tions; legal  and  judicial  information; 
county  and  township  officers ;  bank 
and  other  stocks,  show^ing  dividend 
and  highest  and  lowest  prices  at 
which  sold. 


FEBRUARY  ROD  AND  GUN 

"  Wild  Duck  Conservation,"  by 
Frank  Hyde,  formerly  editor  of  Otit- 
door  Canada,  is  the  leading  number 
in  the  February  issue  of  Rod  and 
Gun  in  Canada,  published  by  W.  J. 
.Taylor,  Limited,  Woodstock,  Ont.  No 
sportsman  interested  in  the  preserva- 
tion of  this  important  species  of  our 
wild  fowl  should  fail  to  procure  a 
copy  of  the  February  number  and 
read  this  article  from  first  to  last. 

A  fascinating  tale  is  that  which  has 
been  contributed  by  Martin  Hunter, 
the  w^ell  known  writer  who  spent 
forty  years,  from  1863  to  1903,  in  the 
service  of  the  Hudson  Bay  Co.  The 
story  which  is  entitled,  "  A  Tragedy 
which  Caused  the  Siege  of  Fort 
EUice,"  deals  with  the  rash  act  of  an 
employee  of  the  company,  by  which 
the  passions  of  the  Indians  were  in- 
flamed and  the  Hves  of  all  in  the  fort 
endangered,  and  the  subsequent  dip- 
lomatic handling  of  the  red  men  by 
the  Factor. 

Fox  Farms  in  Prince  Edward 
Island,  A  Holiday  Trip  in  the  Lil- 
looe.t  District,  British  Columibia,  A 
Moose  Hunt  on  the  Preserve  of  the 
Shawinigan  Club,  Quebec,  and  other 


articles  serve  as  interesting  reminders 
of  the  representative  character  of 
this  sportsman's  publication. 

MONETARY  TIMES  AN- 
NUAL 

The  Annual  Review  number  of  the 
Monetary  Times  for  1912  is  a  volume 
of  178  pages,  and  is  packed  from 
cover  to  cover  with  most  valuable  in- 
formation for  the  financial  man  and 
the  investor,  and  the  business  man 
whose  operations  are  on  an  extensive 
scale.  It  covers  every  conceivable 
phase  of  Canadian  development  from 
bank  statistics  to  the  moving  of  the 
crops.  An  interesting  feature  is  the 
autographed  messages  of  the  ten 
Premiers  of  the  Dominion,  in  which 
they  refer  to  the  progress  of  191 1 
and  the  outlook  for  191 2.  The  pro- 
prietors of  the  Monetary  Times  are 
to  be  congratulated  on  the  excellence 
of  their  production,  which  bears  evi- 
dence of  careful  and  conscientious 
preparation. 

Discount  on  American  Bills 

In  order  to  discourage  the  circula- 
tion of  American  National  Bank  bills 
and  silver  certificates  in  eastern  On- 
tario, the  Postoffice  Department  at 
Ottawa  has  issued  an  order  to  post- 
masters instructing  them  to  charge  a 
discount  of  one-half  per  cent,  on  all 
such  money  presented  at  their  offices. 

The  action  is  due  to  the  refusal  of 
the  Bank  of  Montreal  to  accept  large 
deposits  of  American  bills  from  the 
department. 


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BUSY  MAN'S  CANADA 


An  Interesting 
Opportunity 


FARM  NEAR  TORONTO 
READY  TO  SUBDIVIDE 

HALF  a  mile  from  Yonge  street. 
Electric  cars.  190  acres  of 
first-class  land,  ready  for  subdivision, 
either  in  acreage  lots,  or  for 
suburban  homes. 

THE  PRICE  at  which  this  can  be 
had  to-day  (twenty-six  thou- 
sand) makes  it  a  very  interesting 
proposition,  well  worth  considering. 


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Full   particulars   from 

J.  B.  PEWTRESS 

79  Adelaide  Street  East,      -      TORONTO,  ONT. 


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Progress  and  Development 

OF  THE 

TOWNS    AND   CITIES 

Correspondents  of  "  The  Busy  Man's  Canada  " 
report  great  developments  and  growing  prosperity  all 
over  the  Dominion.  Wonderful  expansion  in  the 
Middle  West.  Prairie  cities  have  gone  ahead  dur- 
ing the  past  year  with  amazing  strides.  New  factories 
going  up  everywhere.  Great  increases  in  building, 
banJcing,  assessment  and  population  figures. 


Abbotsford,  B.C. 

The  town  is  on  the  line  of  the  Van- 
couver, Sumas  &  Seattle  Railway,  48 
miles  from  Vancouver.  C.  P.  R.  and 
G.X.W.  Telegraph.  Dominion  Express. 
Bell  and  rural  phones.  Public  and  High 
Schools  and  Opera  House. 

Abbotsford  wants  furniture  factories 
and  wood-working  plants.  There  is  an 
abundant  supply  of  choice  material  in 
the  adjoining  forests  which  can  be  had 
at  low  rates.  Write  the  secretary  of  the 
Board  of  Trade  for  full  information.  A 
sash  and  door  factory  would  certainly 
be  an  extremely  profitable  enterprise. 
There  are  also  openings  for  a  milliner 
and  a  watchmaker. 

The  principal  industries  operating  here 
are  brick  and  tile  works,  several  saw- 
mills and  safety  powder  company.  New 
coal  mines  are  being  developed.  Electric 
light  and  power  are  supplied  by  two 
large  power  companies  at  15  cents. 

The  population  is  600.  Assessment 
roll,  $250,000.  Tax  rate,  sVi  mills.  The 
Royal  Bank  is  under  the  management  of 
A.  S.  Morley. 

Municipal  officers  are:  J.  J.  Sparrow, 
"Mayor;  W.  J.  McCallum,  Clerk. 

Chas.    Hill-Tout    is    President    of    the 


Board  of  Trade;  J.  W.  McCallum,   Sec- 
retary. 

The  annual  agricultural  fair  is  held  in 
September. 

Antigonish,  N.S. 

On  the  Intercolonial  Railway,  146 
miles  West  of  Halifax,  130  miles  from 
Sydney. 

There  are  good  openings  here  for 
manufacturers,  where  exemption  from 
taxes,  water  rates  and  other  considera- 
tions would  be  an  advantage.  There  are 
excellent  shipping  facilities,  local,  rural 
and  long  distance  telephone.  Western 
Union  and  C.P.R.  telegraph. 

The  population  is  2,000;  assessment, 
$473,480;   tax  rate,  20  mills. 

There  are  eight  miles  of  town  streets, 
five  miles  of  sidewalks,  public,  high  and 
separate  schools,  convent,  university, 
public  works  buildings,  court  house, 
county  buildings,  Celtic  hall,  theatres, 
club  room,  billiard  halls,  and  one  of  the 
best  hotels  in  the  Province. 

Electric  light  and  power  are  owned 
by  a  private  company;  the  water  supply 
gives  40-lb.  pressure  in  the  hydrants. 
.Ample   fire   protection,   with   hose   reels, 


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etc.,  under  Fire  Chief  W.  S.  Copeland; 
Chief  of  Police  is  Jno.  McDonald. 

The  convention  of  the  Nova  Scotia 
Union  of  Municipalities  will  take  place 
here  in  1912. 

Banks  are,  Nova  Scotia,  managed  by 
E.  F.  McNeil;  Royal,  F.  St.  C.  Harris, 
and  Commerce,  W.  H.  Harrison. 

The  Mayor  is  D.  Mclsaac;  Town  Clerk 
and  Treasurer  is  D.  C.  Chisholm;  Town 
Engineer,  S.  A.  Hulbert;  Postmaster, 
Alex.  MacKinnon. 

Asquith,  Sask. 

Asquith  is  448  miles  north-west  of 
Portage  la  Prairie,  on  the  Saskatoon  and 
Edmonton  branch  of  the  C.P.R.  The 
G.T.P.  also  serves  the  town. 

There  are  openings  here  for  a  lawyer, 
a  veterinary  surgeon,  a  brick  plant  and  a 
machine  shop.  For  particulars  of  the  con- 
cessions made  to  new  industries,  write 
the  Secretary  of  the  Board  of  Trade. 

A  ISO-barrel  flour  mill,  and  25,000  bus. 
elevator  have  just  been  completed.  There 
are  public  school,  town  hall,  exhibition 
buildings,  hotel,  C.P.R.  and  G.T.P.  tele- 
graph, and  Government  phones,  fire  pro- 
tection includes  gasoline  fire  engine, 
and  equipment  in  charge  of  F.  J.  C.  Ding- 
wall, Fire  Chief. 

The  population  is  437;  assessment, 
$475,000;  and  tax  rate,  18^   mills. 

The  Union  Bank  is  under  the  manage- 
ment of  H.  G.  Parrott.  C.  L.  Mather  is 
President  Board  of  Trade;  R.  Saunders, 
Secretary  and  Town  Clerk;  J.  G.  Lay- 
cock,  Secretary  Board  of  Trade. 

Athabasca  Landing,  Alta. 

A  flour  mill  and  a  brick  yard  would  be 
welcomed  here.  Fuel  is  plentiful  and 
cheap. 

Athabasca  Landing  is  75  miles  north 
of  Edmonton,  on  the  Athabasca  River, 
1,650  ft.  above  sea  level;  from  this  point 
navigation  extends  through  Clare  Lakes 
and  Mackenzie  River  to  the  Arctic 
Ocean.      The    Northern    Transportation 


Co.  attend  to  the  freight  and  passenger 
traffic. 

Jas.  H.  Wood  is  President  of  the 
Board  of  Trade;  A.  L.  Sawle,  Secretary; 
C.  E.  Naucekeville,  Sec.-Treas.  of  the 
town. 

The  Imperial  Bank  (managed  by  A.  L. 
Sawle)  and  Royal  Bank  (managed  by 
J.  M.  Howley)  attend  to  the  financial 
wants  of  this  district. 

There  are  public  schools,  public  hall, 
theatre,  hotel,  large  sawmill  and  lumber 
industries.  Government  telegraph  sys- 
tem. Town  water  supply  from  Atha- 
basca River  will  be  installed  next  sea- 
son. 

Population,  550;  assessment,  $250,000; 
tax  rate,  21  mills. 

Belleville,  Ont. 

Among  the  many  industries  here  al- 
ready are  lock  works,  shirt  factories, 
flour  mills,  foundries,  rolling  mills,  brew- 
ery, evaporator,  marble  works,  mattress 
factory,  pork  factory,  canning  factory, 
boat  building,  woollen  mills,  cement 
works,  carriage  works,  paper  mills,  ma- 
chine works,  furniture  factories,  distil- 
lery, vinegar  works,  stone  quarries, 
brick  works,  tannery,  tinware  and  lan- 
terns, planing  mills. 

Belleville  is  a  busy  manufacturing  cen- 
tre as  well  as  a  summer  resort.  Its 
speckled  trout  and  maskinonge  fishing  is 
unexcelled.  Fifty  miles  north  is  the 
deer  country,  the  delight  of  the  hunter. 

The  surrounding  country  is  noted  for 
its  minerals  (iron,  gold,  asbestos,  litho- 
graphic stone,  corundum,  arsenic  and 
lead),  and  rich  farming  and  fruit  lands. 
New  manufacturing  industries  would  be 
welcomed  by  the  town  and  suitable  con- 
cerns would  be  granted  fixed  assessment 
for  10  years,  and  free  site  with  cheap 
power. 

The  banks  and  their  managers  are: 
Union,  J.  P.  C.  Phillips;  Dominion,  J. 
W.  Murray;  Standard,  Jno.  Elliott;  Mont- 
real, R.  Tannahill;  Commerce,  C.  M. 
Stork;  Merchants,  H.  Sneyd. 

Transportation  facilities  are  Grand 
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SETTLERS   WANTED 


IS  YOUR  CITY  looking  for  New  Business— New 
Settlers?  Are  you  going  after  the  191 2  Business, 
or  are  you  going  to  let  the  OTHER  CITY  have  it? 

ome  places  are  Born  Dead,  some  Achieve  Death, 
and  some  have  slow  Death  thrust  upon  them  by  their 
live  neighbors,  who  sleep  with  one  eye  open,  rise  be- 
times, Advertise,  and  work  Like  Sixty  for  population, 
six  days  a  week  and  one  more, 

Some  places  don't  realize  it  yet,  but  the  town  that 
gets  the  population  is  the  town  that  advertises. 

Advertising  inspires  confidence  in  the  Man  on  the 
Move.  He  knows  the  town  that  advertises  is  no  one- 
horse  afiair,  but  is  alive  and  progressive  ;.nd  a  good 
place  to  go  to. 

There  is  nothing  mysterious  about  advertising. 
The  same  power  that  draws  you  towards  the  advertiser 
of  merchandise  draws  people  towards  centres. 

Look  at  Winnipeg  ! 

A  well-known  newspaper  man  was  talking  to  a  farm 
laborer  on  the  Dartmoor  Hills,  who  had  never  been 
farther  from  his  own  fireside  than  the  nearest  village. 
He  spoke  of  Canada.  "  That's  where  I  carr^e  from," 
said  the  scribe.  "Oh,  yes,"  drawled  the  Devonian,  "  I've 
heard  tell  o'  Canadey — it's  somewhere  near  Winnipeg, 
ain't  it?" 

Persistent  advertising  has  made  Winnipeg  as  well 
known  abroad  as  Canada  itself 

There  is  no  better  medium  to  carry  your  story  to  the 
Intending  Settler  than  the  BUSY  MAN'S  CANADA. 
It  contains  the  kind  of  information  that  Settlers  and 
Investors  are  looking  for. 

Try  an  ad.  for  a  while.  You'll  be  surprised  at  the 
results. 


BUSY  MAN'S  LIMITED, 

Phone  Main  1191  79  Adelaide  St.  East,  Toronto 


BUSY  MAN'S  CANADA 


February,  1912 


Trunk  Railway  (main  line  and  Midland 
division),  connections  with  C.P.R.  and 
steamboat  lines,  giving  regular  connec- 
tions with  Canadian  and  American  ports. 
Its  splendid  harbor  is  well  patronized. 

There  are  two  daily  newspapers,  opera 
house,  Y.M.C.A.,  hospitals,  city  home, 
county  home,  Government  assay  office. 
Deaf  and  Dumb  Institute,  colleges,  fif- 
teen churches,  public,  separate  and  high 
schools,  business  colleges,  public  library, 
municipal  water,  gas  and  fire  department 
and  sewerage  systems,  custom  house 
and  armouries,  Bell  and  rural  phones, 
G.N.W.  and  C.P.R.  telegraph. 

Electric  power  i8  and  20  dollars  per 
H.P.,  24-hour  service.  The  sidewalks  are 
mainly  concrete. 

The  President  of  the  Board  of  Trade 
is  W.  B.  Deacon;  Secretary,  W.  N.  Pon- 
ton; Mayor,  H.  W.  Ackerman;  Clerk,  W. 
C.  Mickel;  Treasurer,  D.  Price;  Engineer, 
J.  G.  Lindsay;  Postmaster,  D.  R.  Leav- 
ens; Fire  Chief,  W.  H.  Campbell;  Chief 
of  Police,  Jno.  Newton. 

The  population  is  10,440;  assessment, 
$4,946,817;  tax  rate,  265^  mills. 

The  leading  hotels  are:  Hotel  Quinte, 
Balmoral,  City,  Crystal,  Dominion. 
Queens,  Anglo-American,  Hastings, 
Windsor. 

Two  new  schools  are  being  built  at  a 
cost  of  $95,000. 

Berlin,  Ont. 

The  new  City  Council  started  business 
for  1912  with  about  $10,000  in  the 
treasury,  $9,000  of  which  willbe  applied 
toward  keeping  down  the  tax  rate  for 
this  year.  $7,100  will  be  paid  by  the 
Light  Commission  out  of  the  profits  of 
the  light  and  power  plant  for  191 1  to 
the  town  treasury.  This  is  equivalent  to 
one  mill   of  assessment. 

During  191 1  the  Berlin  &  Waterloo 
Street  Railway  carried  794,814  passen- 
gers, an  increase  of  87,122  over  the  pre- 
vious year. 

Berlin  is  in  the  heart  of  the  western 
peninsula     of     Ontario,    on    the    Grand 


Trunk  Railway.  Also  C.P.R.  conn^- 
tions  by  electric  street  railway,  six  miles 
of  which  are  within  the  corporation  limits 
and  electric  railway  to  Gait,  Hespeler, 
Preston,  Brantford,  Hamilton,  etc.  There 
are  five  public  and  one  separate  school, 
collegiate  institute,  colleges  and  business 
colleges.  Town  hall,  Carnegie  library, 
county  buildings,  theatre  and  three 
amusement  halls.  Bell  phones,  G.N.W. 
and  C.P.R.  telegraph,  Canadian  and  Do- 
minion express. 

W.  H.  Schmalz  is  Mayor;  E.  Huber, 
Treasurer;  A.  H.  Millar,  City  Clerk; 
Hubert  Johnson,  City  Engineer;  J.  A. 
Scellen,  President  of  the  Board  of  Trade;. 
W.  M.  Lochead,  Secretary;  Chas.  Nie- 
hans.  Postmaster. 


Phone  665. 


D.  &  N.  Gross,  Props. 


The  Gross  Garage  and  Electrical 
Company 

F.LECTRICAL  CONTRACTORS 

Dealers  in  Automobiles  and  Electric  Supplieb 

All  kinds  of  Automobile  and  Electrcal  Repairin<r 

a  Specialty 

BERLIN.  ONTARIO 


Birtle,  Man. 

A  new  flax  mill  is  just  about  com- 
pleted. 

There  is  plenty  of  trade  here  for  a 
good  grist  mill,  a  foundry  and  a  machine 
shop.  The  town  is  liberal  and  good 
terms  can  be  arranged  with  suitable 
parties. 

There  are  public  school,  town  halJ,. 
hotels  and  boarding  houses,  Government 
and  Municipal  phones,  C.P.R.  telegraph, 
gas  plant  owned  by  the  town,  cement 
and  board  sidewalks,  eight  miles  of  gra- 
vel streets,  municipal  buildings  and  Anr 
drew's  Hall. 

The  Union  Bank  is  under  the  manage- 
ment of  R.  H.  Parsons. 

E.  J.  Wilson  is  Mayor;  J.  C.  Dudley, 
Sec.-Treas.;  W.  H.  H.  Wood,  Postmas- 
ter; H.  A.  Manwaring,  Pres.  Board  of 
Trade;   Jno.   Patterson,   Secretary. 

The    population    is    600.      Assessment, 
$500,000;  tax  rate,  25  mills. 
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Blackfalds,  Alta. 

Blackfalds  is  situated  on  the  C.P.R., 
io6  miles  north  of  Calgary,  12  miles 
north  of  Red  Deer,  on  the  Calgary  and 
Edmonton  branch  of  the  C.P.R.  There 
are  three  churches,  public  schools,  pub- 
lic hall,  hotel,  electric  light  and  power, 
Government  telephone,  local  and  rural, 
C.P.R.  telegraph. 

They  want  here  a  druggist,  a  doctor, 
an  up-to-date  general  merchant,  a  sash 
and  door  factory,  a  starch  works,  and  a 
cement  block  factory. 

The  overseer  is  A.  J.  Shular;  Sec- 
Treasurer,  Jas.  McNicol;  Postmaster, 
W.  Waghorn;  President  Board  of  Trade, 
L.  A.  Hill;  Secretary,  W.  McNicol. 

The  population  is  150;  assessment 
$171,400,  with  a  tax  rate  of  10  mills. 

Fire  protection  is  volunteer  brigade; 
Chief  of  Police,  A.  J.  CoUicult. 

Bounty,  Sask. 

Bounty  is  on  the  C.P.R.  15  miles  west 
of  Outlook  and  135  miles  north-west  of 
Moosejaw.     Population,  150. 

They  would  welcome  a  general  store 
here,  also  a  veterinary  surgeon,  a  lawyer 
and  a  restaurant. 

President  of  the  Board  of  Trade  is  C. 
Sutton;  Secretary,  Jos.  Kennedy;  Mayor, 
H.  H.  Davidson;  City  Clerk,  F.  Bishop; 
Postmaster,  D.  W.  Gordon. 

The  Union  Bank  is  managed  by  F. 
N.  Mundell,  and  Commerce  by  J.  P.  Ken- 
nedy. 

Three  implement  agents,  two  lumber 
yards,  two  livery  barns,  foundry  and  a 
good  hotel.     C.P.R.  telegraph. 

Brandon,  Man. 

Messrs.  Coltman  &  Mas'ter  write  the 
"  Busy  Man's,"  Canada,  as  follows: 

"  The  year  that  has  just  closed  has 
seen  a  new  era  begun  for  our  city,  with 
many  new  and  important  works  begun 
that  make  for  a  bigger  and  a  better 
Brandon.  The  year  1912  will  see  an  im- 
mense increase  in  the  outside  money  that 
will  be  invested  by  capitalists  for  specu- 


lative as  well  as  commercial  purposes,  as 
Brandon  is  fast  becoming  known  the 
world  over.  1912  will  in  all  likelihood 
see  the  greatest  building  expansion  the 
city  has  ever  experienced. 

■'  New  schools,  busines>s  blocks, 
churches,  residences,  etc.,  have  been 
springing  up  in  almost  every  quarter  of 
the  city,  making  a  most  creditable  record 
and  showing  what  complete  confidence 
tinancia!  institutions,  railway  corpora- 
tions and  others  have  in  the  future  of 
Brandon.  We  have  it  on  reliable  author- 
ity that  both  the  Canadian  Northern  and 
the  Canadian  Pacific  Railways  contem- 
plate hundreds  of  thousands  of  dollars 
worth  of  expenditure  upon  improve- 
ments to  their  large  terminals,  made 
necessary  by  the  tremendous  expansion 
of  their  business  here. 

"Real  estate  has  been  very  brisk  dur- 
ing the  past  few  weeks.  Some  of  the 
more  important  deals  are  recorded  be- 
low:— • 

■  Brown  &  Mitchell  purchased  the 
property  immediately  east  of  their  store 
for  $23,000,  a  trifle  over  $12  a  foot  front. 
The  south-east  corner  of  Pacific  Ave.  and 
Tenth  St.,  50  x  100  feet,  was  sold  for 
$20,000.  A  syndicate  of  business  men, 
believed  to  be  backed  by  English  capital, 
purchased  the  farm  of  D.  W.  Shaw  for 
$38,000.  The  local  lodges  and  chapter 
of  the  A.  F.  &  A.  M.  purchased  a  prop- 
erty 75  X  120  feet  on  the  corner  of  8th 
St.  and  Lome  Ave.  for  $10,000,  on  which 
it  is  intended  to  erect  a  combination 
Masonic  lodge  room  and  apartment 
block. 

The  Commercial  Bureau  has  received 
many  enquiries  from  firms  with  a  view 
to  locating  in  Brandon.  A  big  English 
concern  will  probably  erect  a  building 
worth  $125,000  here.  A  few  concessions 
are  being  asked  from  the  City  Council 
which  will  likely  be  granted,  and  the 
transaction  should  be  concluded  shortly. 

The  Assisted  Passage  Association 
have  received  five  applications  for  the 
transport  of  twenty-eight  people,  thus 
keeping  up  and  improving  on  its  good 
work. 

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February,  1912 


Clearing  house  returns  for  December, 
191 1,  were  $3,383,992,  as  against  $3,- 
032,924  for  December,   1910. 

The  population  is  15,000;  assessment, 
$9,573,740;  tax  rate,  21  mills. 

The  street  railway  is  at  the  present 
time  under  construction,  some  rails  al- 
ready being  laid.  Also  transfer  railway 
tracks,  and  street  paving  in  progress. 
Building  a  new  C.P.R.  depot  and  Pro- 
vincial Asylum  costing  $500,000. 

The  gas  supply  is  owned  by  the  cor- 
poration and  the  electric  light  and  power 
plant  by  private  company,  at  loc  per  M. 
watts.  Water  is  supplied  by  Assiniboine 
River.      Good   sewerage  system. 

The  Mayor  of  Brandon  is  J.  W.  Flem- 
ing; City  Treasurer,  Geo.  F.  Sykes;  City 
Clerk,  Harry  Brown;  City  Engineer,  R. 
E.  Speakman;  Pres.  Board  of  Trade,  J. 
Willmott;  Secretary,  O.  L.  Harwood; 
Postmaster,    Kennith    Campbell. 

The  banks  and  their  managers  are: 
Imperial,  A.  R.  B.  Hearn;  Bank  of  Ham- 
ilton, M.  W.  Morton;  Royal,  C.  K.  Eville; 
British  North  America,  A.  MacCallum; 
Union,  J.  J.  Millidge;  Dominion,  W.  A. 
Peace;  Northern  Crown,  E.  S.  Phillips; 
Montreal,  J.  W.  G.  Watson;  Commerce, 
A.  Maybee;  Merchants,  J.  S.  Willmott. 

The  volume  of  trade  transacted  here 
is  indicated  by  the  following  statistics  of 
bank  clearances: 

*For  9  mos.  ending  Dec,  1910. $21,278,869 

For  October,  1910  2,747,645 

For  October,  191 1   2,702,675 

For  10  mos.,  ending  Oct.,  191 1-  22,169,806 

*Nine  months  only.  Clearing  House 
was  established  April  ist,  1910. 

Brantford,  Ont. 

Brantford  has  recently  paved  its 
streets  to  a  very  large  extent.  Also  put- 
ting in  sewers.  Two  more  companies 
have  recently  located  here,  viz.,  Brandon 
Shoe  Co.  (capital  $40,000)  and  Crown 
Electrical  Mfg.  Co.  ($100,000). 

The  City  of  Brantford  has  a  strong 
and  well-organized  Board  of  Trade,  and 


has  appointed  Mr.  Jno.  S.  Dowling  as 
Industrial  Commissioner,  for  the  pur- 
pose of  assisting  and  encouraging  indus- 
trial developments.  There  are  already 
more  than  60  factories  established,  and 
the  number  of  hands  employed  exceeds 
6,000,  with  an  annual  pay  roll  of  $2,500,- 
000.  There  are  numerous  factory  sites 
available  for  manufacturing  purposes, 
either  on  or  ofif  the  railways,  as  required. 
Brantford  is  unequalled  in  shipping  fa- 
cilities, and  besides  being  a  great  manu- 
facturing centre  is  a  very  pleasant  place 
to  live  in.  Power  and  fuel  are  cheap, 
natural  gas  is  used  throughout  the  city, 
and  Niagara  electric  power  is  delivered 
in  unlimited   quantities. 

Population  25,000.  Tax  rate  22^^  mills. 

There  are  openings  for  almost  every 
kind  of  manufacturing  plant,  and  the 
city  offers  very  liberal  inducements.  By 
writing  the  Secretary  of  the  Board  of 
Trade,  Mr.  Jno.  S.  Dowling,  full  particu- 
lars may  be  obtained.  Metal  workers  of 
various   kinds   are  in    demand. 

Electric  power  is  supplied  by  Domin- 
ion Power  &  Iron  Co.  at  $18  to  $22.  Gas 
is  supplied  by  a  private  company  at  40c 
for  light  and  35c  for  power. 

There  are  10  miles  of  street  railway, 
7  miles  paved  streets,  and  concrete  side- 
walks. Grand  opera,  Wyclifife  Armoury, 
six  public  schools,  one  collegiate,  busi- 
ness college,  city  hall,  post  office,  six  up- 
to-date  hotels,  C.P.R.  and  G.N.W.  tele- 
graph. Bell,  local  and  rural  phones. 

The  fire  equipment  is  complete,  having 
two  stations  in  charge  of  Fire  Chief  D. 
J.  Lewis;  Chief  of  Police,  Chas.  Slemin. 

Market  days  are  Tuesday,  Thursday 
and  Saturday. 

City  Officers  are:  Geo.  S.  Matthews, 
Pres.  Board  of  Trade;  Jno.  S.  Dowling, 
Secretary  and  Industrial  Commissioner; 
R.  A.  Rastell,  Mayor;  H.  F.  Leonard, 
City  Clerk;  A.  K.  Bumnell,  City  Treas- 
urer; T.  Harry  Jones,  City  Engineer;  W. 
G.  Raymond,  Postmaster. 

The  following  are  the  banks  with 
their  managers:     Bank  of  Nova  Scotia, 

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F.  J.  Mabon;  Imperial,  H.  T.  Watt;  Bank 
of  Hamilton  (2),  B.  Forsayeth  and  G.  S. 
Smyth;  British  North  America,  G.  D. 
Watt;  Bank  of  Toronto,  A.  S.  Towers; 
Standard  (2),  W.  C.  Boddy;  Montreal, 
A.  Montizambert;  Commerce,  H.  W.  Fit- 
ton. 

The  bank  clearances   show: — 
Amount  of  clearings  for  Oct., 

191 1    $  2,210,425 

Total  for   10    months,    ending 

Oct.,   1911    22,128,426 

Building  permits, — 

Year  1909   439,335 

Year    1910    681,030 

ist  10  mos.  191 1  5SS,66o 

ist  10  mos.,  October,  1910 519,130 

ist  10  mos.,  October,  1911   5S5>66o 

Bridgewater,  N.S. 

Bridgewater  wants  some  new  indus- 
tries, such  as  foundry  and  machine  shop, 
boat  building,  furniture  and  wood-work- 
ing establishments,  fruit  and  canning  fac- 
tory. The  Secretary  of  the  Board  of 
Trade  will  explain  the  advantages  to  be 
obtained   here. 

The  President  of  Board  of  Trade  is 
Dr.  D.  Stewart,  M.P.;  Secretary,  P.  G. 
Hall;  Mayor,  Robt.  Danson;  Clerk,  J. 
A.  Curll;  Postmaster,  W.  C.  Hunter. 

The  population  is  2,500;  assessment, 
■$12,198;  tax  rate,  155.  There  are  good 
public  and  high  schools.  Telephone, 
iQcal  and  rural,  operated  by  Nova  Scotia 
Telephone  Co.;  Western  Union  tele- 
graph; municipal  electric  power  and 
light,  generated  by  water  power;  water 
supply  from  two  large  lakes. 

The  principal  industries  are  lumber, 
confectionery  and  biscuits,  waggons,  gas 
engines. 

The  banks  and  their  managers  are: 
Royal,  P.  G.  Hall;  Montreal,  H.  H. 
Archibald;  Commerce,  E.  C.  Grundy. 

Broadview,  Sask. 

Broadview  offers  the  opportunity  to 
land  seekers  to  obtain  land  just  north  of 
the   town    which    is   now   in    the   market. 


havmg  been  reserved  by  the  Government 
for  some  years  past. 

This  is  an  ideal  country  for  horse 
breeding,  grain  growing,  or  the  gen- 
eral agriculturist.  The  Government  Re- 
mount Station  is  here  where  choice 
horses  are  bred. 

Broadview  is  a  divisional  point  on  the 
main  line  C.P.R.,  266  miles  west  of  Win- 
nipeg. Handled  last  season  through  its 
three  elevators  (capacity  90,000  bushels) 
173,000  bushels  of  grain,  and  the  stock 
yards  shipped  300  cattle  and  350  horses. 
There  are  seven  miles  of  track  in  the 
C.P.R.  yards  here.  The  C.P.R.  monthly 
pay  roll  exceeds  $10,000. 

The  population  is  1,000;  Assessment, 
$453,424;  tax  rate,  17  mills.  A.  L.  Brown 
is  Mayor;  A.  Sinclair,  Treasurer  and 
Clerk;  R.  G.  Wilkinson,  President  Board 
of  Trade;  H.  W.  Macdonald,  Secretary; 
A.  L.  Brown,  Postmaster.  There  are 
schools,  churches,  hotels,  fire  equipment, 
C.P.R.  pipe  line,  hydrants,  Government 
phones,  local,  rural  and  long  distance. 
C.P.R.  telegraph,  Dominion  express. 

The  Imperial  Bank,  under  the  manage- 
ment of  R.  S.  Wilkinson,  attends  to  the 
no  small  money  transactions  of  this  busy 
town. 

Brock,  Sask. 

Brock  is  20  miles  east  of  Kindersley, 
on  the  Calgary  section  of  the  Canadian 
Northern.  Population,  300.     Assessment, 

There  are  openings  here  for  a  dentist, 
a  lawyer  and  a  tailor.     Inducements  will 
be  oflfered  for  the  locatipn  of  a  good  flour 
mill  at  this  point. 
$250,000. 

Industries  locating  here  will  find  cheap 
fuel  from  the  mines,  which  are  now  in 
operation. 

The  President  of  the  Board  of  Trade 
is  J.  W.  Tackaberry;  Secretary,  E.  E. 
Mackay. 

Town  officials  are  W.  E.  Bailey,  W.  J. 
Gordon,  J.  R.  Ward,  Postmaster. 

The  Northern  Crown  Bank  is  under 
the  management  of  E.  M.  McKay. 

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Burnaby,  B.C. 

The  municipality  of  Burnaby  joins 
Vancouver  on  the  east  and  extends  from 
Burrard  Inlet  to  the  North  Arm  of  the 
Fraser.  Its  area  is  38  square  miles, 
population  8,000,  and  assessment  for 
1910  $18,500,000.  The  tax  rate  is  10  mills 
on  the  dollar  on  improved  property  and 
18  mills  on  wild  land.  It  was  the  first 
community  on  the  coast  to  adopt  single 
tax,  to  the  extent  of  exempting  all  build- 
ings and  other  real  estate  improvements 
from  taxation.  This  it  has  done  ever 
since  its  incorporation  seventeen  years 
ago. 

The  municipality  is  now  expending 
$500,000  on  roads,  $350,000  on  water- 
works, and  $86,000  on  school  sites  and 
buildings.  On  June  30  last  there  were 
103  miles  of  roads  and  38  miles  of  side- 
walks. 

Burnaby  has  two  and  three-quarter 
miles  waterfront  on  the  North  Arm  of  the 
Fraser,  which  is  being  deepened  to  ac- 
commodate deep-sea  shipping.  There 
are  fourteen  miles  of  electric  railway 
within  its  boundaries.  The  C.P.R.  and 
G.N.R.  lines  cross  it.  Telephone  and 
electric  light  and  power  services  are 
available  in  every  part  of  it. 

The  soil  of  Burnaby  is  very  rich,  like 
that  of  most  of  the  Fraser  Valley,  and 
capable  of  producing  a  great  variety  of 
crops,  including  many  varieties  of  small 
fruits. 

Calgary,  Alta. 

The  building  development  during  the 
year  has  exceeded  the  most  sanguine  ex- 
pectations of  the  building  inspector.  The 
value  of  the  buildings  erected  here  this 
year  has  reached  $12,907,638.  The  num- 
ber of  permits  issued  was  2,169.  The  in- 
crease over  last  year  is  130.9  per  cent. 

Following  are  the  comparative  figures 
for  1910  and  1911: 

Value  of  buildings.     No.  of  permits. 

1910 $5,589,594  1,499 

191 1 12,907,638  2,619 

It  will  be  seen  by  the  foregoing  figures 


that  about  twice  the  amount  of  building 
was  done  here  this  year  than  last  year. 

The  Canadian  Pacific  Railway  shops 
coming  to  Calgary  was  the  biggest  event 
of  the  year  191 1,  and  the  next  biggest 
was  the  coming  to  this  city  of  the  Do- 
minion Steel  works. 

The  C.  P.  R.  shops  will  cost  $2,500,000 
and  will  employ  2,500  citizens. 

The  biggest  event  for  Calgary  for  1912 
at  present  looming  on  the  horizon  will 
probably  be  the  entrance  of  the  new 
lines  of  the  C.  P.  R.,  C.  N.  R.  and  G.  T.  P., 
and  the  erection  of  their  roundhouses, 
hotels,  freight  sheds  and  office  buildings 
here. 

Bank  clearings  for  the  past  year  show  a 
gain  over  the  total  of  the  previous  year 
of  $66,536,848,  and  total  $217,215,879.  The 
total  for  I910  was  $150,677,031. 

Every  month  last  year,  in  fact,  since 
the  Calgary  street  railway  commenced 
operation,  the  city  officials  have  been 
boasting  of  the  large  increase  in  the  re- 
ceipts. For  the  month  of  January,  1912, 
the  receipts  just  doubled  the  same  period 
in  191 1.  The  figures  are:  January,  191 1, 
$18,920;   January,    1912,  $37,439. 

Last  April  a  committee  of  the  Board 
of  Trade  canvassed  the  city  for  funds  for 
municipal  advertising,  raising  $6,200.  An 
industrial  commissioner  was  engaged  to 
advertise  the  advantages  of  Calgary. 
Towards  October  it  was  found  that  the- 
amount  raised  was  not  nearly  sufficient, 
and  a  fund  of  $100,000  was  raised.  The 
subscribers  formed  a  separate  association 
and  title  name,  "  Calgary  Industrial  and 
Development  Bureau,"  which  is  now 
carrying  on  the  work  which  was  started 
by  the  industrial  committee  of  the  Board 
of  Trade. 

The  Dominion  Bridge  Company  have- 
announced  that  they  will  build  shops  in 
this  city,  work  to  begin  this  spring,  and 
the  factory  to  employ  about  500  hands, 
to  begin  with.  Eighty  acres  of  land  have 
been  secured  by  the  company  for  a  site. 
The  plans  will  profcably  be  a  duplicate 
of  the  Dominion  Bridge  Company's  plant 
in  Winnipeg. 

The  New  City  Clerk,  Mr.  John  Miller,. 

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of  Winnipeg,  has  had  extensive  experi- 
ence in  municipal  affairs  in  that  city. 
There  were  21  applications  for  the  posi- 
tion.    The  salary  is  $2,400  a  year. 

In  order  to  enable  the  farmers  of  Al- 
berta to  sell  their  produce  direct  to  the 
consumer,  the  Farmers'  Co-operative 
Company  will  open  a  store  in  Calgary. 
The  organization  already  has  five  stores 
in  operation  in  Alberta.  A  storage  plant 
and  sales  depot  are  being  established  in 
Calgary,  where  potatoes,  poultry  and 
vegetables  will  be  sold.  Later  on  a  gen- 
eral store  will  be  opened. 

The  Canadian  Equipment  and  Supply 
Company,  which  is  piping  gas  from  Bow 
Island  to  Calgary,  has  placed  an  order, 
for  steel  pipe  and  couplings  costing  about 
$3,000,000.  It  will  take  2,800  cars  to 
transport  it.  The  order  was  filled  in  the 
United  States. 

Since  the  exact  location  of  the  C.  P.  R. 
shops  has  been  settled,  an  impetus  has 
been  given  to  real  estate  transactions  in 
south-east  Calgary,  and  any  acreage  in 
the  immediate  neighborhood  of  the  C. 
P.  R.  Industrial  Division  has  been  eagerly 
bought  up.  One  of  the  largest  recent 
deals  was  about  400  acres  on  the  south- 
west side,  purchased  by  F.  C.  Lowes,  of 
Calgary,  one  of  the  best-known  real  es- 
tate brokers  in  the  West,  for  $775,000. 

The  Vegreville-Calgary  branch  of  the 
Canadian  Northern  Railway  is  now  with- 
in measurable  distance  of  completion  into 
Calgary.  It  is  expected  that  orders  for 
preliminary  work  on  the  depot  site  will 
be  received  by  the  date  of  this  issue,  and 
it  is  reported  that  an  official  announce- 
ment has  already  been  made  in  Winni- 
peg that  the  C.  N.  R.  will  erect  a  $1,000,- 
000  hotel  near  their  Calgary  depot. 

$100,000  blocks  are  becoming  quite 
common  in  Calgary  in  these  days,  and 
another  six-story  block  with  a  50  ft. 
frontage,  and  to  cost  a  similar  amount, 
is  to  be  erected  on  7th  Avenue,  between 
1st  and  2nd  Streets  East,  adjoining  the 
Beveridge-Travis  5-story  block  of  150  ft. 
frontage,  just  completed,  while  the  Hud- 
son Bay  Store  and  two  other  large  blocks 
on  the  corners  of  ist  Street  West  to  be 


also  constructed,  will  tend  to  draw  a  con- 
siderable amount  of  traffic  and  business 
to  7th  Avenue. 

The  population  is  now  conservatively 
estimated  at  55,000.  Assessment,  $53,- 
747,600.     Tax-rate  145  mills. 

Many  improvements  have  been  recent- 
ly added  to  the  city.  A  $300,000  City 
Hall,  $150,000  Carnegie  Library,  $100,000 
Central  Fire  Hall,  Power  House  Station 
costing  $100,000.  Ten  new  business 
blocks  valued  from  $160,000  to  $250,000. 
Twenty-two  additional  miles  concrete 
sidewalks,  12  miles  more  street  paving. 

The  erection  of  C.  P.  R.  hotel  is  now  in 
progress,  which  will  cost  $1,500,000. 
Also  Sherman's  Theatre,  $250,000,  and 
three  other  hotels  (average  $150,000 
each).  A  sewage  disposal  plant  is  being 
put  in. 

P.  Burns  &  Co.,  Cushing  Bros.,  and 
about  45  other  manufacturing  concerns 
all  report  excellent  business. 

A  number  of  companies  located  here 
last  year,  some  of  them  being,  Gordon 
Nail  Works  ($150,000),  Alberta  Sewer 
Pipe  Co.  ($100,000),  Alberta  Pressed 
Brick  Co.  ($200,000),  C.  P.  R.  establish- 
ing Western  Car-shops,  employing  3,000 
men,  involving  an  expenditure  of  $4,- 
500,000. 

There  is  a  good  opening  here  for  nearly 
every  line  of  business.  They  would  wel- 
come wholesales  for  books,  stationery, 
novelties  and  millinery.  There  are  spe- 
cial opportunities  for  manufacturers  of 
boots  and  shoes,  bags,  binder  twine, 
brushes  and  brooms,  butter,  cheese,  fur- 
niture, farm  machinery,  gelatine  pro- 
ducts, linens,  paints  and  oils,  ready-made 
clothing,  shirts  and  overalls,  starch  pro- 
ducts, stoves  and  furnaces,  straw  paper, 
tar  and  building  paper,  tanned  leathers, 
woodenware  and  woollens,  and  beet 
sugar. 

There  is  plenty  of  employment  for 
skilled  workmen,  particularly  in  building 
lines.  The  City  offers  very  attractive 
inducements  such  as:  exemption  from 
taxation  until  1918  (where  at  least  25 
men  are  employed),  power,  lighj  and 
water,  and  industrial  site,  at  cost.  To 
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ascertain  the  numerous  advantages  in  lo- 
cating here  write  the  Secretary,  Board 
of  Trade,  Mr.  Wm.  H.  Willson. 

The  principal  public  buildings  are 
Paget's  Hall,  Sherman's  Rink,  Shriners' 
Hall,  Exhibition  Auditorium,  Sherman's 
Theatre,  Lyric  Theatre  and  Empire 
Theatre.  There  are  twenty-three  Pub- 
lic Schools,  built  at  a  total  cost  of 
$1,250,000,  and  four  new  schools  were 
built  in  191 1 ;  also  three  Separate  Schools, 
High  School  and  Provincial  Normal 
School,  Western  Canada  College,  Mount 
Royal  College,  St.  Hilda's  College  and 
Bishop  Pinkham  College.  University 
buildings  are  to  come  next,  and  $1,000,- 
000  has  been  already  subscribed  for  the 
purpose.  Work  starts  in  the  spring. 
1,800  new  residences  and  office  blocks 
have  been  completed  this  year.  Total 
building  returns  exceed  $1,500,000  for  the 
year.     There  are  eight  good  hotels. 

There  are  150  miles  of  streets,  20  miles 
macadam,  granitoid,  creosoted  wood 
block  and  asphalt  pavement;  75  miles 
concrete  walks,  and  60  miles  board  walks; 
40  miles  street  railway,  C.  P.  R.  tele- 
graph. Alberta  Government  telephones. 

The  Calgary  Power  Co.  supplies  the 
city  with  electric  power;  privately  owned 
gas  plant  supplies  at  $1.35  per  thousand 
cubic  feet.  By  August  ist,  1912,  fifty 
million  cubic  feet  of  natural  gas  will  be 
available  per  day  at  15c.  per  thousand 
cubic  feet. 

Water  is  supplied  by  gravity  system 
from  Elbow  River,  12  miles  above  the 
city.  Reservoir  capacity,  16,000,000  gal- 
lons; 200  miles  water  mains,  7,000  con- 
nections. 

Calgary  has  a  most  efficient  and  up- 
to-date  fire  equipment,  consisting  of 
steam  engines,  hose  wagons,  2  double 
chemicals,  hook  and  ladder  trucks,  motor, 
9,500  ft.  hose,  etc.  In  fact,  everything 
necessary  for  the  protection  of  a  large 
city.  A  new  $1,000,000  central  fire  head- 
quarters is  to  be  completed  in  the  near 
future.  Fire  Chief  is  Mr.  Smart,  and 
Chief  of  Police  Thos.  S.  Mackie. 

Calgary  Industrial  Exhibition,  held 
during  the  first  week  in  July,  secures  an 
aittendance  of  100.000  visitors. 


The  Mayor  is  Jno.  W.  Mitchell;  City 
Clerk,  W.  D.  Spence;  City  Treasurer, 
Thos.  H.  Burns;  City  Engineer,  Jas.  T. 
Child.  The  President  of  the  Board  of 
Trade  is  T.  J.  S.  Skinner,  and  the  Sec- 
retary, William  H.  Willson.  Postmaster, 
Geo.  C.  King;  Industrial  Commissioner, 
Andrew  Miller. 

The  banks  and  their  managers  are: 
Bank  of  Nova  Scotia,  Wm.  Connacter; 
Molsons,  F.  Macbeth;  Imperial  (2),  A. 
L.  Nunna  and  J.  H.  Wilson;  Quebec 
Bank,  W.  H.  Clarke;  Traders,  J.  A. 
Walker;  Royal,  J.  W.  Cameron;  British 
North  America,  G.  F.  Laing;  Toronto, 
C.  R.  Latimer;  Union,  R.  H.  MacMick- 
ing;  Dominion  (2),  R.  K.  Beairsto; 
Standard  (2),  G.  C.  Perkins;  Northern 
Crown,  B.  P.  Hutton;  Montreal,  W.  H. 
Hogg;  Commerce  (4),  E.  M.  Saunders, 
M.  R.  Complin,  E.  M.  Saunders;  Mer- 
chants (2),  E.  W.  McMullen  and  W.  S. 
Bragg. 

The  increasing  volume  of  Calgaiy's 
trade  is  indicated  by  the  following  fig- 
ures of  bank  clearances: 

For  the  full  year  1910   $150,677,031 

For  month  of  October,  1910- ..  12,796,081 
For  month  of  October,  19 1 1.  .  .20,874,277 
For  10  mos.  ending  Oct.,  1911.172,997,450 

The  enormous  strides  in  the  building 
activity  of  the  city  is  shown  by  the  sub- 
joined statistics  of  building  permits: 

Full  year  1909 $2,420,450 

Full  year  1910  5,589,594 

1st   10  months,   1911    11,664,138 

October,  1910  568,290 

October,    1911     803,160 


BUILDING  SITES 

for  sale  in  the  heart  of  the  industrial 
district  of 

CALGARY 

Suitable  for  warehouses  and  manufacturing 
plants.    Undoubted  bargains.     Remember 
that  Calgary  keeps  on  growing. 
Prices  from  3100  to  3200  per  lot.    Private 
funds  loaned  at  8  per  cent. 

G.  S.  WHITAKER  &  CO. 

Financial,  Real  Estate,  and  Fire 

Insurance  Brokers 

CALGARY       -       ALTA. 


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E.  Halt  Nichols  H.  P.  Otty  Savary 

Nichols  &  Savary 

Barristers,  Solicitors,  etc. 


CALGARY 


CAXADA 


Campbellton,  N.B. 

The  principal  industries  are  wood- 
working factory,  foundry  and  machine 
works,  and  lumber  mills. 

Campbellton  would  welcome  new  in- 
dustries, especially  furniture,  small 
woodenware,  boots  and  shoes.  The 
town  offers  exemption  from  taxation  and 
financial  help.  There  are  good  openings 
for  fresh  fish,  poultry  and  farm  produce 
exchange  with  cold  storage.  An  up-to- 
date  store  would  do  a  good  business. 

The  population  is  4,300;  assessment 
$30,000;  tax  rate,  1.65. 

International  Railway  of  N.  B.  and  In- 
tercolonial Railway  and  tide  water  navi- 
gation afford  transportation. 

There  are  15  miles  of  streets  and  12 
miles  of  sidewalks;  custom  house,  post- 
office,  grammar  and  high  schools,  opera 
house,  G.  N.  W.  Telegraph,  New  Bruns- 
wick Telephone,  electric  light,  10  cents 
per  K.W.,  electric  power,  5  cents  per 
K.H. 

The  new  16-inch  water  main  and  new 
electric  power  plant  are  just  completed. 

A.  McG.  McDonald  is  Mayor;  S.  H. 
Lingley,  Treasurer;  J.  F.  Reid,  Clerk; 
R.  J.  S.  Sly,  Engineer;  A.  D.  McKen- 
drick,  Postmaster;  Jno.  Harquail,  Presi- 
dent Board  of  Trade;  J.  T.  Reid,  Secre- 
tary; W.  J.  Christie,  Fire  Chief;  C.  W. 
Hughes,  Chief  of  Police. 

There  is  a  good  demand  for  labor  in 
building  trades. 

Cardstone,  Alta. 

Cardston  would  welcome  a  brick-mak- 
ing plant,  for  which  there  is  a  good 
opening. 

The  population  is  1,250.  Assessment 
$673,755.     Tax  rate,  25  mills.     Ten  miles 


good  streets  are  paved  with  cement  and 
plank  sidewalks. 

There  are  Public  Schools,  Court  House, 
Masonic  Hall,  Oddfellow's  Hall,  As- 
sembly Hall,  Co-operative  Dairy,  and 
gravity  water  system.  The  flour  mill  has 
a  capacity  of  150  barrels  a  day.  Muni- 
cipal-owned electric  light  plant.  Govern- 
ment telephone  system,  A.  R.  &  I.  Co. 
Telegraph,  as  well  as  Livingston  Co.'s 
lines.    There  are  two  hotels. 

The  banks  and  their  managers  are: 
Union,  R.  W.  Baillie;  Montreal,  G.  H. 
Harman. 

Municipal  officers  are:  J.  A.  Hammer, 
Mayor;  A.  Longstaff,  Town  Engineer; 
T.  C.  Rowberry,  Secretary-Treasurer; 
S.  N.  Woolf,  Postmaster;  D.  S.  Beach, 
President  Board  of  Trade;  L.  N.  Barker, 
Secretary. 

Cardston  is  50  miles  south-west  of 
Lethbridge,  on  the  Alberta  R.  &  I.  Co.'s 
line. 

Carman,  Man. 

Carman  is  the  garden  town  of  Mani- 
toba, 57  miles  south-west  of  Winnipeg 
It  is  certainly  an  inviting  spot  in  which 
to  make  a  home,  the  town  being  well 
laid  out,  and  with  so  many  trees  along 
its  well-kept  streets  and  around  the  well- 
built  homes,  one  can  hardly  believe  that 
it  is  a  town  on  the  prairie. 

There  are  good  openings  here  for  a 
pork-packing  plant,  a  cheese  factory,  a 
creamery,  a  wire-fence  works,  a  brick 
yard,  a  steam  laundry,  and  a  sash  and 
door  factory.  If  cheap  sites  on  the  in- 
dustrial siding  of  the  three  railroads 
would  be  any  inducement  to  locating, 
W.  L.  Birnie,  secretary  of  the  Board  of 
Trade,  will  give  every  information. 

It  takes  three  banks  to  attend  to  the 
financial  wants  of  this  busy  place.  Bank 
of  Comrucrce  (F.  J.  Macoun,  manager); 
Hamilton  (W.  L.  Birnie,  manager);  and 
Union  (W.  R.  Bell,  manager). 

The  five  elevators,  with  a  capacity  of 
178,000  bushels,  and  the  big  flour  mills 
create  no  small  business  among  the  well- 
to-do    farmers.     There    is    good    accom- 
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modation  at  either  of  the  two  hotels. 

The  railroads  centering  here  are  the 
Canadian  Pacific,  Canadian  Northern, 
and  Great  NoTthern. 

C.  P.  R.,  C.  N.  R.,  and  Great  Northern 
telegraph  and  Government  telephones 
are  in  operation. 

Garvin  McClure  is  Mayor;  A.  Mal- 
colmson.  Clerk  and  Treasurer;  M.  J. 
Melville,  Engineer;  Johnston  "Watson, 
Postmaster. 

The  President  of  the  Board  of  Trade 
is  A.  S.  Doyle;  Secretary,  W.  L.  Birnie. 

The  population  is  1,650;  assessment 
$765,157. 

There  are  municipal  electric  light, 
water  and  sewer  systems,  fine  parks, 
schools,  churches,  hospital,  and  land 
titles  office. 

Carstairs,  Alta. 

Carstairs  is  40  miles  north  of  Calgary, 
on  the  C.  P.  R.,  in  the  heart  of  a  good 
stock  and  grain  country.  Here  is  located 
one  of  the  few  broom  factories  in  the 
West.  The  population  is  425;  assess- 
ment $285,000;  tax  rate,  8  mills.  C.  P.  R. 
telegraph,  Government  long  distance, 
local  and  rural  phones,  are  in  operation. 
There  are  three  miles  of  board  side- 
walks, good  streets,  public  schools,  opera 
house,  and  two  hotels. 

They  want  a  flour  mill,  shoemaker, 
tannery,  blacksmith,  baker  and  creamery 
here. 

The  annual  fair  is  to  be  held  here 
July  28th,  1912. 

The  Union  Bank  is  under  the  manage- 
ment of  D.  R,  McGregor;  the  Merchant's 
Bank  is  managed  by  W.  A.  Shields. 

Simon  Downie  is  President  of  the 
Board  of  Trade;  H.  G.  May  is  Mayor; 
G.  W.  Gorman,  Secretary-Treasurer;  J. 
Clarkson,  City  Engineer;  A.  R.  Shantz. 
Postmaster. 

A  new  town  hall  has  recently  been 
constructed,  and  steps  are  being  taken  to 
procure  a  large  Watrous  fire  engine,  in 
addition  to  the  two  chemical  engines 
and  equipment  now  in  charge  of  Chief 
Lloyd  Aldrich. 


Castor,  Alta. 

Th^re  i-s  a  splendid  opening  here  for  a 
creamery,  a  steam  laundry,  and  a  flour 
and  grist  mill.  Write  the  secretary  of 
the  Board  of  Trade  for  information  re- 
garding these  openings. 

Castor  is  one  of  the  most  rapidly 
growing  towns  of  Alberta. 

The  townsite  was  put  on  the  market 
in  July,  1909;  incorporated  a  town  in 
June,  1910,  with  a  population  of  about 
1,400.  The  present  population  is  1,800. 
Assessment  roll,  $706,000.  Tax  rate,  25 
mills. 

Electric  light  plan  and  waterworks  are 
projected  for  1912. 

Castor  is  on  the  C.  P.  R.,  84  miles  east 
of  Lacombe,  in  a  rich  agricultural  dis- 
trict. Has  C.  P.  R.  telegraph.  Dominion 
Express,  Government  phones  (local  and 
rural),  gravel  roads,  board  sidewalks, 
public  and  high  schools,  town  hall,  which 
cost  $10,000,  hospital,  costing  $25,000, 
theatre,  opera  house,  and  good  hotels. 

There  are  now  six  coal  mines  operat- 
ing within  two  miles  of  the  town.  Sand- 
stone quarries  supply  abundance  of  fine 
stone.  The  new  public  school,  costing 
$20,000,  was  built  of  stone  from  these 
quarries,  as  were  the  Merchants  Bank 
and  other  buildings. 

The  banks  and  their  managers  are: 
Traders,  W.  N.  Harrison;  Merchants, 
R.  J.  Dinning. 

President  Board  of  Trade,  R.  J.  Din- 
ning; L.  B.  Browne,  Secretary;  Hugh 
Smith,  Mayor;  L.  B.  Browne,  Secretary- 
Treasurer;  Andrew  Addison,  Postmaster. 

Chilliwack,  B.C. 

This  district  is  noted  the  world  over 
for  its  famous  fruit.  There  are  two  can- 
ning factories,  two  creameries,  sash  and 
door  factories,  lumber  mills,  etc. 

There  are  openings  here  for  iron  works 
(plenty  of  material  close),  pork-packing 
plant,  pickle  works,  and  a  canning  fac- 
tory. Good  hotels  wanted  at  once. 
There  is  good  demand  for  farm  labor  any 
time. 
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Recent  improvements  are:  New  City 
Hall  ($30,000),  concrete  work.  Govern- 
ment Armory,  new  Post  Office  (will  cost 
$35,000),  Bank  of  Montreal  ($35,000), 
Merchant's  Bank  ($30,000).  Water  is 
obtained  from  a  mountain  stream  (Elk 
Creek),  and  there  are  450  connections  to 
houses  from  the  water  main.  Electric 
light  and  power  from  B.  C.  Electric  Ry. 
Co.  at  low  rates. 

There  are  Public  and  High  Schools, 
City  Hall,  Court  House,  Opera  House 
(can  seat  800),  three  good  hotels,  ten 
miles  macadam  and  gravel  streets,  six 
miles  plank  or  concrete  sidewalks, 
C.  P.  R.  Telegraph,  Chilliwack  Tele- 
phone Co.  (600  connections),  local,  rural 
and  long  distance. 

The  population  is  2,000.  Assessment 
$1,302,763.  Tax  rate  17V2  mills.  James 
Munro,  Mayor;  E.  P.  Bouchre,  Treasurer 
and  Clerk;  J.  B.  Croley,  City  Engineer; 
S.  Melland,  Postmaster;  J.  H.  Barber, 
President  Board  of  Trade;  H.  T.  Good- 
land,  Secretary. 

Banks  and  their  managers  are:  Bank 
of  Vancouver,  E.  M.  Anderson;  Royal, 
F.  B.  Lyle;  Montreal,  E.  Duthie;  Com- 
merce, K.  V.  Munro;  Merchants,  N.  S. 
Mackenzie.  This  shows  the  financial 
aspect  of  the  community. 

Chilliwack  is  on  the  Eraser  River,  and 
can  be  reached  by  C.  P.  R.  or  B.  C.  Elec- 
tric Ry.  from  Vancouver  (72  miles). 
The  Great  Northern  Ry.  is  not  quite 
completed.  The  Canadian  Northern  will 
be  built  very  soon. 

Claresholm,  Alta. 

Claresholm  is  on  the  C.  P.  R.,  81  miles 
south  of  Calgary,  27  miles  north  of  Mc- 
Leod.  A  $25,000  brick  block  and  a  new 
creamery  are  now  under  construction. 
The  Government  experimental  farm  is  be- 
ing laid  out.  A  new  railway  station  cost- 
ing   $18,000     will     be     opened     shortly. 

There  is  an  opening  here  for  a  flour 
mill,  a  free  site  for  which  would  be 
given  to  a  responsible  party.  Further 
particulars  may  be  obtained  from  C.  W. 
James,  Secretary  Board  of  Trade. 


IF  IT'S  A  FARM 

IF  IT'S  FRUIT  LAND 

IF  IT'S  A  CHICKEN  RANCH 

Chilliwack 

The  Garden  of  British  Columbia 

is  the  Place 

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CHILLIWACK,  B.C. 


Electric  light  and  power  are  supplied 
by  the  town  plant.  The  waterworks  sys- 
tem takes  its  supply  from  Willow 
Creek,  a  pure  mountain  stream. 

They  have  graded  streets,  wooden  side- 
walks, a  $50,000  school,  with  six  teachers. 
Oddfellows'  Hall,  C.  P.  R.  telegraph, 
Government  phones,  local  and  rural. 

The  population  is  1,250;  assessment 
$1,102,000;  tax  rate,  22  mills. 

M.  Holmes  is  president  of  the  Board 
of  Trade;  C.  W.  James,  secretary;  T.  C. 
Milnes,  Mayor;  D.  Going,  City  Engineer; 
Geo.  Simpson,  Secretary-Treasurer  and 
Postmaster. 

The  banks  and  their  managers  are: 
Union,  J.  F.  Miller;  Dominion,  O.  H. 
Ehnes;  Commerce,  W.  A.  Cornwall. 

Cranbrook,  B.C. 

There  appear  to  be  good  openings 
here  for  a  flour  mill  or  creamery,  an 
apartment  house  and  a  department  store, 

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Cranbrook  is  a  busy,  prosperous  place, 
as  well  as  a  tourist  and  summer  resort, 
on  the  C.P.R.  Crow's  Nest  Pass  line,  308 
miles  from  the  Calgary  main  line. 

The  population  is  4,000,  tax  rate  183^^ 
mills.  There  are  public  and  high  schools, 
municipal  buildings.  Provincial  Govern- 
ment building,  hospital.  Masonic  temple, 
foundry  (capacity  300  tons),  machine 
shop,  Y.M.C.A.  building,  garage,  seven 
hotels,  theatre,  auditorium.  Electric 
light  and  power  are  supplied  by  a  pri- 
vate company  at  6c.  per  K.W.  for  power. 
Municipal  water  supply  comes  from 
mountain  streams.  Septic  tanks  are  now 
under  construction.  C.P.R.  telegraph. 
Dominion  express,  local,  rural  and  long 
distance  phones  (Kootenay  Tel.  Lines 
Ltd.)    are  in   operation. 

Among  the  industries  here  are  lumber 
mills  and  lumber  companies,  sash  and 
door  factories,  and  a  $12,000  steam  laun- 
dry. 

The  banks  and  their  managers  are. 
Commerce,  T.  R.  Brymner;  Imperial,  H. 
W.  Supple;  Royal,  D.  D.  McLaws. 

Dauphin,  Man. 

Dauphin  is  on  the  Vermillion  River, 
on  the  C.N.R.,  121  miles  north-west  of 
Portage  la  Prairie.  There  are  four  ele- 
vators, flour  mill,  sawmill,  creamery, 
municipal-owned  electric  light,  Govern- 
ment telephone,  Canadian  Northern  tele- 
graph and  express,  20  miles  of  grano- 
lithic sidewalks,  and  25  miles  of  streets. 
They  have  two  schools  with  a  total  of 
22  rooms,  also  normal  and  collegiate  in- 
stitute, town  hall,  good  hotels,  theatre 
and  amusement  hall. 

In  this  busy  and  rapidly-growing  town 
there  are  opportunities  for  a  furniture 
factory,  biscuit  factory,  cannery,  cream- 
ery and  a  wood  and  pulp  mill.  For  par- 
ticulars of  exemptions  and  other  con- 
cessions application  should  be  made  to 
the  Secretary  of  the  Board  of  Trade. 

The  banks  are:  Commerce  (E.  R.  Jar- 
vis,  manager),  Ottawa  (G.  L.  Irwin,  man- 
ager), and  Union  (G.  A.  Campbell,  man- 
ager). 


H.  F.  Caldwell  is  Mayor;  J.  W.  John- 
stone, Treasurer  and  City  Clerk;  G.  H. 
Power,  Town  Engineer.  The  President 
of  the  Board  of  Trade  is  R.  Lilly,  and. 
the   Secretary   R.    Hawkins. 

The  population  is  3,750,  assessment  $1,- 
508,610,  tax  rate  18-2/10  mills. 

Davidson,  Sask. 

Davidson  is  90  miles  north-west  of 
Regina,  on  the  Canadian  Northern  Rail- 
way. It  has  a  population  of  500,  assess- 
ment of  $445,163,  and  tax  rate  of  17  mills. 

The  public  park  and  municipal  rink  are 
completed,  electric  light  and  power  are 
installed,  municipal  gas  plant  and  com- 
plete fire  equipment  make  this  little 
town  look  quite  prosperous. 

The  Royal  Bank  is  under  the  manage- 
ment of  W.  L.  Hornsby,  and  the  British 
North  America,  A.  G.  Donaldson. 

The  President  of  the  Board  of  Trade  is 
G.  A.  Scott;  Secretary,  A.  J.  Robertson,, 
who  is  also  Town  Clerk  and  Treasurer; 
Jno.  Wilson  is  Mayor. 

There  are  Government  and  rural  phone 
systems,  C.N.R.  telegraph  and  express,, 
four-roomed  public  school,  city  auditor- 
ium and  three  miles  of  plank  sidewalks. 

Saturday  is  market  day  and  an  annual 
fair  is  held  here. 

Deseronto,  Ont. 

Deseronto  is  situated  on  the  shore  of 
the  Bay  of  Quinte,  207  miles  west  of 
Montreal  and  127  miles  east  of  Toronto; 
18  miles  from  Belleville.  Terminus  of 
the  Bay  of  Quinte  Railway,  now  owned 
by  the  C.  N.  R..  Direct  connection 
made  with  the  G.  T.  R.  at  Napanee. 
Also  the  C.  P.  R.  at  Tweed- 

This  town  offers  inducements  to 
manufacturers,  according  to  the  nature 
of  the  industry  to  be  established,  and  it 
certainly  would  be  well  for  anyone  de- 
siring a  location,  with  cheap  water 
transportation  and  low  price  power,  to 
make  enquiries. 

The  population  is  3,000  Assessment 
$1,022,746. 

President  Board  of  Trade  is  A.  G- 
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Bogart;  Secretary,  Henry  R.  Bedford; 
Mayor,  Jno.  Newton,  M.D.;  City  Clerk 
and  Treasurer,  H.  R.  Bedford;  Post- 
master, Jas.  L.  Gaulin. 

The  principal  industries  now  in  opera- 
tion are  lumber,  chemical  works  and 
match  factory,  car  works,  smelting 
works,  sash  and  door  factory,  etc.  Elec- 
tric light  and  power,  water  service,  and 
up-to-date  fire  brigade  add  to  Deseronto's 
attractions. 

Steamboats    call    for    lake    ports    east 
•  and  west,  Toronto,  Montreal,  etc. 

Canadian  and  Dominion  Express,  Cus- 
toms House,  C.  P.  R.  and  G.  N.  W.  Tele- 
graph, Bell  Telephone. 

There  are  two  banks,  the  Standard, 
under  the  management  of  R.  J.  S.  Dewar, 
and  the  Bank  of  Montreal,  under  the 
management  of  J.  P.  Ashworth. 

Deseronto  is  situated  in  a  rich  farm- 
ing district,  and  some  of  the  richest 
mines  in  Canada  are  located  here — iron, 
lead,  mica,  asbestos,  iron  pirites,  gold, 
limestone,  etc. 

The  town  has  a  water  front  of  two 
miles.  Any  boat  that  can  pass  the  Wel- 
land  Canal  can  dock  here. 

Didsbury,  Alta. 

Didsbury  is  47  miles  north  of  Calgary 
on  the  C.P.R.  It  takes  two  banks  to 
look  after  the  financial  interest  of  this 
district — the  Traders,  managed  by  R. 
M.  MacPherson,  and  the  Union  under  the 
management  of  T.  W.  Cuncannon. 

There  is  a  splendid  supply  of  fine 
brick  clay  close  to  this  town,  a  brick 
yard  would  pay  well  here.  A  steam 
laundry  is  also  needed,  and  the  town 
offers  inducements  to  new  industries  lo- 
cating here,  particulars  of  which  can  be 
had  by  writing  Secretary  of  the  Board  of 
Trade,  J.  E.  Stauflfer. 

A  75-bbl.  per  day  capacity  flour  mill,  a 
steel  culvert  factory  and  municipal  elec- 
tric light  plant  are  under  construction. 

There  are  Government,  rural,  local  and 
long  distance  phones,  public  schools, 
hotels,  masonic  hall,  opera  house  and 
C.P.R.   telegraph.     The  population  now 


exceeds    1,000,    assessment   $600,000,    tax 
rate  18  mills. 

The  Mayor  is  H.  B.  Atkins;  City 
Clerk  and  Treasurer,  J.  M.  Reed;  Presi- 
dent Board  of  Trade,  W.  H.  Smith;  Sec- 
retary, J.  E.  Stauflfer;  Postmaster,  D.  S. 
Shantz.  The  City  Engineer  is  J.  M.  Max- 
well. 

Edmonton,  Alta. 

The  satisfactory  nature  of  present 
business  conditions  at  Edmonton,  and 
the  phenomenal  development  that  has 
taken  place  during  the  year  is  strikingly 
indicated  by  the  accompanying  figures: 

1910.  1911.  Incr. 

$  $         % 

Customs 

returns      363,736  705,233     94 

Building 

permits     2,161,356         3,672,260     70 

Bank 

Clearings      ••71,633,115     121,438,392  69^ 
Post  Oflfice 
(stamps 
only)      ••  83,411  114.565     37 

Street 

railway: 
Passengers 

carried    3,688,859        6,281,452     70 

Revenue     I57,5ii  261,713     66 

Homestead 
entries    4,999  6,187     24 

The  amalgamation  of  the  cities  of  Ed- 
monton and  Strathcona  became  a  fact  on 
February  ist,  when  the  agreement  re- 
cently passed  by  the  two  cities  went  into 
effect. 

On  that  date  a  reduction  of  one  cent 
per  killowatt  hour  for  day  power  users 
was  made  by  the  electric  light  depart- 
ment. Strathcona  light  users  who  have 
been  paying  12  cents  per  kilowatt  hour 
now  enjoy  a  reduction  of  33^^  per  cent, 
on  their  light  bills,  the  Edmonton  rate 
being  8  cents. 

A  large-sized  real  estate  flurry  has 
taken  place  in  the  north-western  por- 
tion of  the  city,  as  the  result  of  the  re- 
ported purchase  by  J.  D.  McArthur,  of 

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Winnipeg,  of  a  block  of  land  lying  a 
mile  north-west  of  the  G.T.P.  shops. 
This  property,  it  is  thought,  may  be 
wanted  for  terminals.  The  belief  that 
the  Hudson's  Bay  Company  will  put  its 
property  on  the  market  at  large  prices 
and  that  there  will  be  a  strong  demand 
for  it  has  also  tended  to  strengthen  the 
demand  in  this  direction.  The  price  said 
to  have  been  paid  for  this  block  in  ques- 
tion is  $136,000. 

The  opening  month  of  the  year  is  a 
record  breaker  in  land  office  figures,  and 
something  of  the  land  rush  which  is  des- 
tined to  be  one  of  the  most  notable  fea- 
tures of  the  season  in  Edmonton  district 
and  tributary  territories  is  perhaps  in- 
dicated by  the  returns. 

During  the  month  of  January  271 
homestead  entries  were  granted,  an  in- 
rease  of  35  per  cent,  as  compared  with 
the  total  of  209  for  January  of  last  year. 
Eleven  half-breed  scrips  were  taken  up 
during  the  month,  as  compared  with  209 
in  January,  191 1.  There  was  one  pre- 
emption, while  145  patents  were  granted, 
as  compared  with  168  in  January,  the 
corresponding   period    last   year. 

The  population  of  Edmonton,  includ- 
ing suburbs,  is  now  32,000,  assessment 
$46,494,740,  tax  rate  has  now  been  re- 
duced to  13.7  mills. 

The  Mayor  is  Geo.  S.  Armstrong;  Sec- 
retary-Treasurer, F.  M.  C.  Crosskill;  F. 
M.  Morgan  is  President  of  the  Board 
of  Trade;  Secretary,  F.  T.  Fisher;  City 
Engineer,  A.  J.  Latornell;  Postmaster, 
A.   E.   May. 

Water  is  supplied  from  Saskatchewan 
River,  with  4,000  connections.  There  is 
a  good  sewerage  system,  with  3,920  con- 
nections. 

There  are  large  public  and  separate 
schools.  University  of  Alberta,  Alberta 
college.  Grand  Trunk  business  college, 
six  good  liotels,  C.P.R.,  C.N.R.,  G.T.P. 
and  Government  telegraph  companies. 
Municipal,  local,  long  distance,  rural, 
Government  telephones  are  in  operation. 

There  are  11  miles  of  concrete  side- 
walks, and  73  miles  plank  walks,  90  miles 


of  streets,  bitulithic,  wood  block  and 
granitoid. 

The  banks  and  their  managers  are: 
Bank  of  Nova  Scotia,  B.  W.  McLeod; 
Molsons,  G.  W.  Swaisland;  Imperial,  G. 
R.  F.  Kirkpatrick;  Traders,  H.  C.  Ander- 
son; Royal,  J.  F.  McMillan;  British  North 
America,  A.  K.  Henderson;  Bank 
D'Hochelaga,  Alex.  Lefort;  Union,  J.  J. 
Anderson;  Ottawa,  A.  H.  Dickins;  Do- 
minion (2),  E.  C.  Bowker;  Northern 
Crown,  H.  H.  Richards;  Montreal,  E.  C. 
Pardee;  Commerce,  T.  M.  TurnbuU;  Mer-. 
chants  (2),  A.  C.  Eraser  and  G.  B.  Chdd- 
wicJc. 

The  rapid  and  substantial  increase  in 
the  commerce  of  Edmonton  are  indi- 
cated by  the  following  statistics  of  the 
bank  clearings: 

Year  1910 $71,635,125 

October,  1910 6,927,932 

October,  191 1    12,583,265 

10  mos.  ending  Oct.,   19TI    ••••   93,120,051 

Building  operations  are  making  rapid 
headway  as  will  be  seen  by  the  annexed 
table: 

Total  value  of  permits  issued — 

During   1909    $2,128,166 

During  1910   2,159,106 

1st  TO  mos.  191 1   3,466,400 

During  Oct.,  191 1  389,650 

During  Oct.,  1910 146,874 

Fredericton,  N.B. 

Fredericton  is  the  capital  of  New 
Brunswick,  and  an  important  shipping 
point  on  the  River  St.  John.  Easily 
reached  by  Canadian  Pacific  Railway. 
Now    has     four     banks — The     Bank     of 

There  are  splendid  openings  here  for 
a  shoe  factory,  and  also  for  furniture, 
woodworking  and  canning  establish- 
ments. The  liberal  assistance  offered  by 
the  city  is  worth  considering  by  those 
who  desire  a  location  where  power  and 
labor  are  plentiful,  with  excellent  ship- 
ping facilities  and  factory  sites  at  low 
rates. 

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Montreal,  managed  by  G.  W.  H.  Massey; 
British  North  America,  by  O.  H.  Sharpe; 
Bank  of  Nova  Scotia,  by  W.  H.  Bin- 
ning; Bank  of  New  Brunswick,  by  W.  E. 
Jardine,  and  the  Royal  Bank. 

The  President  of  the  Board  of  Trade 
is  J.  T.  Jennings;  Secretary,  H.  S.  Camp- 
bell; Mayor,  Chas.  H.  Thomas;  Treas- 
urer, E.  R.  Golding;  City  Engineer,  Jno. 
Feeney;  City  Clerk,  J.  W.  McCreedy; 
Postmaster,  John  A.  Edwards. 

The  population  is  7,208;  assessment, 
$78,000;  tax  rate,  15  mills. 

There  are  15  miles  of  paved  and  ma- 
cadam streets,  30  miles  asphalt  and  con- 
crete sidewalks,  good  water  supply  with 
filtration  plant,  and  complete  sewerage. 
The  electric  light  and  power  plant,  own- 
ed by  a  private  company,  supplies  cur- 
rent at  I2C.  to  15c.  per  K.W.,  2c.  to  Qc. 
per  K.W.H.P. 

The  school  system  is  complete — kinder- 
garten, public  and  high  schools.  Univer- 
sity of  New  Brunswick,  Provincial  Nor- 
mal School  and  several  business  colleges. 

Fort  Ou'Appelle,  Sask. 

The  town  is  on  the  Grand  Trunk 
Pacific,  49  miles  north  of  Regina,  47 
miles  south  of  Melville;  is  in  one  of 
the  prettiest  districts  in  the  west.  The 
name  of  the  post-office  has  recently  been 
changed  from  Qu'Appelle  to  Fort 
Qu'Appelle. 

A  flour  mill  will  be  welcomed  here. 
Water  power  can  be  had  if  desired. 
This  should  prove  attractive  to  some 
one.  D.  Wilson,  secretary  Board  of 
Trade,  will  give  full  particulars  of  this 
exceptional  opportunity. 

Previous  to  the  advent  of  the  G.  T.  P. 
Fort  Qu'Appelle  was  reached  from 
Qu'Appelle  station,  on  the  main  line  of 
the  C.  P.  R.,  20  miles  distant.  Huntmg, 
sihooting  and  fishing  parties  always  find 
plenty  of  sport  in  the  district. 

The  Imperial  Bank  is  under  the  man- 
agement of  H.  Robarts. 

Population  375.  Assessment  $323,836. 
Tax  rate,  3  mills.  Jno.  Anderson  is 
President  of  the  Board  of  Trade;  David 


Wilson,  Secretary;  J.  Anderson,  Mayor; 
Wm.  Thomson,  Secretary-Treasurer. 
Government  phones  and  telegraph. 
Cement  sidewalks,  gravelled  streets,  new 
public  school  nearly  completed,  costing 
$17,000. 

Fort  William,  Ont. 

Fort  William  is  the  distributmg  centre 
for  the  west,  and  a  city  of  great  possi- 
bilities, which  are  being  realized  by  enter- 
prising concerns,  four  of  which  located 
here  during  the  last  year,  viz.,  Copp 
Stove  Co.,  Ltd.,  International  Harvester 
Co.,  Coalette  Co.,  Lumby-Stenhouse 
Foundry.  There  are  a  great  many  other 
manufacturing  concerns  here,  among 
rhem  the  Kakabeka  Brewing  Co.  and 
Canada  Iron  Corporation. 

Another  step  in  the  progress  of  de- 
velopment of  the  Grand  Trunk  Pacific 
Railway  has  been  made  by  the  comple- 
tion of  the  new  freight  shed  on  the  Mis- 
sion Terminal  here.  The  shed  is  900 
feet  long  and  70  feet  wide,  located  along- 
side the  basin,  opposite  the  elevator,  and 
equipped  with  trackage  sufficient  for  one 
hundred  cars. 

They  would  welcome  many  new  in- 
dustries, such  as  clothing,  furniture, 
wagons,  manufacturers  of  heavy  iron 
goods,  autos,  engines,  etc. 

Fort  William  has  unrivaled  transpor- 
tation facilities,  plentiful  labor,  cheap 
power  and  harbor  advantages.  They  also 
offer  free  site  and  tax  exemption,  par- 
ticulars of  which  are  obtainable  from  the 
Industrial  Commissioner. 

The  population  is  now  slated  at  22,- 
000,  assessment  $21,675,178,  tax  rate  26 
mills.  C.P.R.  and  C.N.R.  telegraph,  and 
municipal-owned  telephone  service  are  in 
operation. 

Electric  power  is  supplied  by  Kakabeka 
Falls,  exploited  by  Kaministiquia  Power 
Co. 

Water  is  supplied  from  Loch  Lomond, 
332  feet  above  city,  in  hills  seven  miles 
away. 

The  city  is  remarkable  for  its  sub- 
stantial    and     prosperous     appearance. 

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There  are  many  fine  churches,  twelve 
schools,  collegiate  institute,  public  lib- 
rary, city  hall,  court  house  and  several 
up-to-date   hotels. 

The  Mayor  is  Samuel  C.  Young;  Secre- 
tary-Treasurer, William  Phillips;  City 
Clerk,  Alex.  McNaughton;  City  Treas- 
urer, Wm.  Phillips;  City  Engineer,  Jno. 
Wilson;  President  Board  of  Trade,  Geo. 
A.  Coslett;  Secretary,  Geo.  W.  Gorman; 
Postmaster,   William  Armstrong. 

Ten   chartered   banks   operate   here 

Imperial  Bank  of  Canada,  M.  Cochran, 
manager;  Bank  of  Hamilton,  W.  W.  Mc- 
Gillivray,  manager;  Traders;  F.  G.  De- 
pew,  manager;  Royal,  J.  W.  Ryan,  man- 
ager; Union,  G.  J.  Hunter,  manager; 
Ottawa,  W.  R.  Berford,  manager;  Do- 
minion, W.  C.  McFarlane,  manager; 
Montreal,  W.  Stevenson,  manager;  Com- 
merce, A.  A.  Wilson,  manager;  Mer- 
chants, F.  W.  Bell,  manager. 

The  building  trades  have  been  very 
busy  lately.  The  permits  issued  during 
October  show  a  total  value  of  $538,300, 
as  against  $95,155  for  1910,  an  enormous 
increase. 

The  bankers  clearing  house  was  estab- 
lished ist  October,  191 1,  the  first  month's 
clearings    reaching  $2,387,883. 


HOOD  &  SCOTT 
ARCHITECTS 

Phones:  Office  247.    Residence  1 369 
Suite  43,  Murray  BIocIc 

FORT  WILLIAM 


28 


W.  A.  MATHESON 
Barrister,  Solicitor,  etc. 

504  Victoria  St.        -        Fort  William  29 


G.  R.  EVANS 

Farms  and  City  Property 

■Write  for  Maps  and'Booklets 

FORT  W^ILLIAM  30 


Gait,  Ont. 

There  are  good  openings  here  for  any 
manufacturing  concern  connected  with 
the  metal  trades  and  the  town  deals  lib- 
erally wtih  the  promoters  of  new  in- 
dustries. 

A  Gait  syndicate  has  purchased  12a 
acres  on  the  southern  outskirts  of  the 
town  and  40  acres  are  to  be  given  free 
to  manufacturers  who  wish  to  locate 
their  plant  here.  The  town  will  also  pre- 
sent a  free  school  site  and  sufficient 
ground  on  which  to  build  a  church  will 
also  be  given  away. 

Gait  is  on  the  Grand  River,  25  miles 
north-west  of  Hamilton,  and  57  miles 
west  of  Toronto.  The  steam  railroads 
centering  here  are  the  Ontario  main  line 
of  C.P.R.,  G.T.R.  (Gait  and  Elmira 
branch),  Brantford  and  Guelph  branch. 
The  electric  railways  are  Gait,  Preston 
and  Hespeler  Railway,  Preston  and  Ber- 
lin Railway,  and  the  Grand  Valley  Elec- 
tric. Two  more  lines  projected — the 
Canadian  Northern  Railway  and  Hamil- 
ton,  Gait  and  Guelph   Electric  Railway. 

Natural  gas  is  supplied  for  manufac- 
turing purposes  (35c.  per  M.),  and  domes- 
tic (50C.  per  M.).  Electric  power  is  sup- 
plied by  a  local  company,  as  well  as  the 
Hydro-Electric  Power  from  Niagara  (4c. 
per  K.W.). 

Gait  is  known  as  the  Manchester  of 
Canada,  owing  to  its  many  manufactur- 
ing plants,  which  find  cheap  power, 
abundant  water,  easy  shipping  facilities, 
and  contented  labor. 

As  an  indication  of  the  volume  of  busi- 
ness done,  six  banks  are  kept  busy.  They 
are,   with   their   managers:    Imperial,    C. 

C.  Easton;  Royal,  Wm.  Philip;  Toronto, 

D.  McLennan;  Union,  H.  W.  D.  Brown; 
Commerce,  C.  E.  A.  Dowler;  Merchants, 
F.  S.  Jarvis. 

There  are  Bell,  City,  Local  and  Long 
Distance  phones,  C.P.R.  and  G.N.W. 
telegraph,  Canadian  and  Dominion  ex- 
press, four  public  schools,  one  separate 
school,  collegiate  institute,  business  col- 
lege, city  hall  and  public  buildings,  and 
opera  house.     The  streets  are  well  kept 

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and  the  town  presents  a  very  attractive 
appearance. 

The  population  is  10,300;  tax  rate,  23^^ 
mills. 

The  President  of  the  Board  of  Trade 
is  F.  S.  Scott;  Secretary,  Jno.  H.  Han- 
cock; Mayor,  T.  E.  McLellan;  Treas- 
urer, J.  M.  Hood;  City  Engineer,  E.  O. 
Fuce;  City  Clerk,  W.  McCartney;  Post- 
master, W.  S.  Turnbull. 

Guelph,  Ont. 

Guelph  is  situated  48  miles  west  of 
Toronto,  and  is  the  largest  shipping  and 
transhipping  point  on  the  Grand  Trunk 
Railway  between  Toronto  and  the  Cana- 
dian border  at  Sarnia. 

The  Taylor-Scott  deal,  whereby  the 
factory  was  to  locate  here,  has  fallen 
through,  owing  to  the  company  refusing 
to  abide  by  the  verbal  agreement  with 
Mr.  Lyon  and  Mayor  Thorp,  trustees  for 
the  lot  purchasers,  and  the  Guelph  Stove 
Company  has  accepted  the  proposition 
and  will  build  a  new  factory  on  the  site 
in  St.  Patrick's  ward,  commencing  work 
immediately. 

The  population  now  exceeds  15,000, 
and  the  total  assessment  amounts  to 
$8,922,836.  The  tax  rate  has  been  re- 
duced to  14  mills — one  of  the  lowest 
in  all  Canada.  All  the  public  utilities  are 
municipally  owned,  including  water,  elec- 
tric light  and  power,  gas,  street  railway 
and  the  Guelph  Junction  Steam  Railway 
of  15  miles,  which  is  leased  on  a  percent- 
age to  the  C.  P.  R. 

About  70  factories  are  fully  employed 
in  various  lines  of  business  and  there 
are  openings  for  many  others. 

Guelph  is  the  home  of  the  world- 
famed  Ontario  Agricultural  College, 
Experimental  Farm  and  Macdonald 
Institute.  Students  from  all  parts  of  the 
world.  100,000  visitors  annually.  Be- 
tween 40,000  and  50,000  visitors  during 
annual  excursions  in  June. 

A  new  industrial  centre  is  to  be  estab- 
lished just  outside  of  the  city  limits  on 
the    York   Road    next    spring,   and   as   a 


starter  Mr.  J.  W.  Lyon  has  recently  pur- 
chased some  fifty  acres  of  land  just  out- 
side the  town  line,  a  little  northeast  of 
Lyon  Park.  On  this  tract  of  land  will 
be  erected  a  new  $100,000  factory  for  the 
manufacture  of  sheaf  loaders,  employing 
at  the  outset  between  400  and  500  men, 
and  leaving  plenty  of  room  for  exten- 
sions. It  is  expected  that  the  factory 
itself,  with  the  adjoining  buildings,  will 
occupy  about  twenty-five  acres  of  ground, 
and  the  other  twenty-five  acres  will  be 
used  only  for  factory  purposes,  not  a 
single  house  to  be  erected. 

There  are  now  six  banks  established 
here,  viz.:  Metropolitan,  managed  by  T. 
G.  McMaster;  Traders,  F.  J.  Winlow; 
Royal,  R.  L.  Torrance;  Dominion,  A.  R. 
Sampson;  Montreal,  C.  E.  Freer;  Com- 
merce, J.  M.  Duff. 


JONES  &  JOHNSTON 
REAL  ESTATE 

St.  George's  Sq. 

GUELPH  21 


WATT  &   WATT 

Barristers,  Solicitors,  etc. 


GUELPH 


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Halifax,  N.S. 

A  comprehensive  scheme  for  the  future 
development  of  Halifax  by  city  planning 
is  now  before  the  City  Council.  Leading 
business  people  of  the  city  who  have  been 
interviewed  on  the  subject  are  unani- 
mously of  the  opinion  that  city  planning 
for  future  growth  should  be  taken  in  hand 
at  once. 

The  Nova  Scotia  Car  Works  here, 
which  have  recently  completed  their  steel 
underframe  erecting  shed,  have  received 
an  order  from  the  Canadian  Pacific  Rail- 
way for  200  steel  underframe  gondola 
cars.     Particular  interest  attaches  to  this 


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order,  it  being  the  first  placed  with  local 
car  works  by  the  railway  company.  The 
car  works  are  exceedingly  busy  in  the 
wooden  underframe  department,  having 
an  order  on  hand  from  the  Canadian 
Northern  Railway  for  i,ooo  box  cars. 

Considerable  activity  has  marked  the 
building  operations  here  recently.  The 
total  value  of  permits  issued  for  the 
month  of  October  reaches  $43,588, 
against  $23,915  for  the  same  month  last 
year,  an  increase  of  over  80  per  cent. 

The  bank  clearings  for  October  reached 
a  total  of  $7,801,024,  a  slight  advance  on 
those  of  1910. 

Halifax  has  a  population  of  47,000,  and 
there  are  fourteen  miles  of  street  rail- 
way, claimed  to  be  the  best  east  of  Mont- 
real. 

There  are  26  public  schools,  two  high 
schools,  academy,  academy  of  music,  uni- 
versity, Presbyterian  college,  medical  col- 
lege, technical  college,  ladies'  college, 
and  Haifax  medical  college. 

The  principle  industries  are  car  works 
and  cotton  mills.  The  town  is  spending 
$5,000,000  on  better  railway  and  shipping 
facilities. 

Irvine,  Alta. 

Irvine  wants  a  brick  plant  and  a  drug- 
gist. 

The  population  is  about  400;  assess- 
ment, $400,000;  tax  rate,  16  mills.  Good 
schools,  creamery.  Government  phone 
system,  C.P.R.  telegraph,  two  hotels,  and 
good  fire  equipment. 

The  town  is  putting  down  a  gas  well, 
both  coal  and  gas  are  plentiful  in  this 
district. 

The  President  of  the  Board  of  Trade 
is  E.  H.  Bally;  Secretary,  E.  S.  Bolton, 
M.D.;  Mayor,  John  Pollock;  Secretary- 
Treasurer,  D.  Reid;  Postmaster,  H.  E. 
Price. 

The  Union  Bank  is  under  the  manage- 
ment of  E.  H.  Bally. 

Irvine  is  situated  22  miles  east  of 
Medicine  Hat  on  the  main  line  of  the 
C.P.R. 


Kamloops,  B.C. 

The  town  has  recently  installed  aa 
eighty  horse  power  chemical  engine  and 
eighty  horse  power  hose  wagon,  carrying 
five  thousand  feet  of  hose  and  valued  at 
$15,000.  They  are  of  the  same  type  as 
Vancouver's,  only  thirty  horse  power 
larger.  This  is  the  first  city  of  five  thou- 
sand population  on  the  continent  to  get 
fire  fighting  machines  of  this  nature. 

If  you  do  not  go  to  Kamloops  for  busi- 
ness go  there  for  a  rest  anyway.  It  is^ 
an  ideal  spot  for  tired  nerves,  for  it  is 
nearly  always  sunshiny  and  you  can  do 
exactly  as  you  like — among  hospitable 
people — none  very  rich  and  none  poor. 
The  well  cultivated  fruit  farms  are  a 
pleasure  to  the  eye,  and  a  profit  to  their 
owners,  and  it  is  more  than  likely  if 
you  are  there  a  while  you  will  want  one 
for  the  pleasurable  profit  there  is  in  it. 
Or  perhaps  you  will  decide  to  start  the 
canning  factory  they  want  so  badly. 

The  population  is  4,500,  assessment 
$2,951,430,  tax  rate  20  mills.  Telephone, 
B.   C.   Telephone   Co. 

Dr.  S.  M.  Wade  is  President  of  the 
Board  of  Trade;  John  F.  Smith,  Secre- 
tary; J.  T.  Robinson,  Mayor;  J.  J.  Gar- 
ment, Clerk  and  Treasurer;  C.  L.  Wain,, 
engineer;  W.  T.  Slavin,  Postmaster. 

The  important  industries  are  fruity 
ranching,  lumber,  foundries,  mining,  etc. 

Kamloops  is  on  the  Thompson  River,. 
250  miles  east  of  Vancouver,  on  the  main 
line  of  the  C.P.R. 

There  are  five  banks,  which  with  their 
managers  are:  Imperial,  R.  A.  Bethune; 
Hamilton,  A.  H.  Skey;  Royal,  G.  M.  Sin- 
clair; Commerce,  G.  S.  Holt;  Montreal. 

There  are  Local  Government  long  dis- 
tance and  rural  phones,  C.P.R.  telegraph 
and  Dominion  express;  25  miles  maca- 
damized streets,  four  miles  concrete  side- 
walks. 

The  public,  separate,  high  and  private 
schools  f.ulfil  all  requirements.  There 
are  opera  house,  two  theatres,  five  good 
hotels.  Dominion  lands  office,  customs 
house.  Provincial  law  courts,  land  regis- 
tration office.  Provincial  land  office,  min- 

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ing  records,  fire  hall,  etc.  The  municipal- 
owned  electric  light  and  power  plant  sup- 
plies current  at  yc.  to  loc. 

Kenora,  Ont. 

Kenora  is  situated  on  the  Lake  of  the 
Woods,  126  miles  east  of  Winnipeg,  on 
C.P.R.  and  now  has  a  population  of 
6,132.  Assessment  $4,212,912.  Tax  rate 
22j^  mills.  The  dockage  for  steamers 
and  boats  is  twelve  hundred  feet  long. 
Civic-owned  electric  plant  (five  thousand 
H.P.)  supplies  current  at  low  rates.  High 
pressure  water  supply  and  sewerage  are 
installed    tliroughout    the    town. 

Special  inducements  are  offered  to  new 
industries  here.  There  are  cheap  power, 
excellent  water  supply,  electric  light  and 
cheap  factory  sites.  They  require  pulp, 
paper,  woodenware,  flour  mills,  sacJc  fac- 
tory, R.  R.  tie  industries,  etc. 

The  banks  and  their  managers  are: 
Imperial  Bank,  J.  Walker;  Traders,  H. 
E.  Armstrong;  Ottawa,  N.  O'Lee. 

The  principal  buildings  are:  Court 
house,  jail,  land  titles  office,  hospital, 
post  office,  concrete  subway  on  Main 
St.  cost  $40,000.  There  are  one  central, 
three  ward  schools,  high  and  separate 
school,  municipal  town  hall,  theatre  and 
rink,  custom  house. 

D.  H.  Currie  is  Mayor;  M.  McCulloch, 
Secretary-Treasurer;  H.  P.  Thomas, 
Electrical  Engineer;  J.  A.  Parsons,  Post- 
master; J.  T.  Brett,  President  of  the 
Board  of  Trade;  R.  H.  Moore,  Secretary. 

Transportation  is  provided  by  C.P.R. 
and  lake  boats   (passenger  and  freight). 

Kenora  is  a  first-class  summer  resort 
with  good  fishing  and  hunting.  Rich 
showings  of  gold,  silver,  iron  and  other 
minerals  are  found  in  this  district. 

Kincardine,  Ont. 

Kincardine  offers  liberal  inducements 
for  a  new  furniture  factory  or  a  cream- 
ery. The  Secretary  of  the  Board  of 
Trade  will  give  full  particulars. 

The  population  2,650,  assessment  $736,- 
892,  tax  rate  28  mills. 

R.  Patterson  is  Mayor;  E.  Fox,  Treas- 


urer; J.  H.  Scougall,  City  Clerk;  Wm. 
Mitchell,  President  of  the  Board  of 
the  Board  of  Trade;  E.  Rinkes,  Secre- 
tary. 

There  are  six  miles  of  gravel  .streets, 
four  miles  cement  sidewalks,  public,  high 
and  ward  schools,  town  hall,  library, 
post  office,  opera  house  and  amusement 
hall.  Electric  light  and  power  plant  are 
owned  by  the  town.  Water  is  supplied 
from  Lake  Huron. 

Among  the  already  established  indus- 
tries here  are  furniture,  chairs,  bridge 
and  boiler  works,  fruit  evaporators,  salt 
works  and  flour  mills. 

The  bank  are:  Traders,  managed  by 
W.  H.  Roper;  Merchants,  by  A.  M. 
Smith. 

Kindersley,  Sask. 

Is  the  first  divisional  point  on  C.N.R., 
126  miles  west  of  Saskatoon,  200  miles 
east  of  Calgary. 

Wants — Flour  mill,  linseed  mill,  fiax 
and  twine  factory  and  foundry.  If  you 
really  want  a  location  where  you  can 
make  money,  and  a  rich  agricultural  dis- 
trict that  had  70  gasoline  ploughing  out- 
fits working  the  second  year  of  its  ex- 
istence, and  if  this  is  any  help  to  your 
business  get  busy  and  write  J.  D.  Mc- 
Leod,  Secretary  Board  of  Trade.  He 
will  give  you  special  attention. 

Several  different  lines  of  rails  centre 
at  Kindersley.  Population  is  800.  As- 
sessment roll,  $437,000.  Four  miles  of 
streets,  3  miles  board  walks,  four-room 
public  school  (high  school  work  taken 
up),  C.N.R.  telegraph,  telephone  system 
building.  Water  supplied  from  drilled 
wells,  and  more  being  drilled.  Two 
hotels. 

J.  W.  Richardson  is  President  of 
Board  of  Trade;  J.  D.  McLeod,  Secre- 
tary (also  Sec.-Treas.  of  the  town);  P.  C. 
West.  Mayor,  and  T.  M.  McEwen,  Post- 
master. 

The  Union  Bank  is  under  the  manage- 
ment of  C.  C.  King,  and  the  Bank  of 
Commerce,  of  W.  U.  Ogden. 

There  is  good  demand  for  labor  in  all 
branches  of  the  building  trades. 

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Lethbridge,  Alta. 

A  most  radical  change  in  connection 
with  the  city  government  has  just  been 
made.  The  council  unanimously  adopted 
the  report  of  City  Assessor  Meech  advo- 
cating that  the  single  tax  method  of  taxa- 
tion be  put  in  force  in  Lethbridge  during 
the  coming  year.  The  idea  of  single  tax 
has  been  growing  rapidly  in  this  city  for 
the  past  year  and  found  many  staunch 
supporters. 

Lethbridge  is  rapidly  becoming  a  large 
wholesale  centre,  87  members  of  the 
North-Western  Commercial  Travellers 
Association  have  already  reported  here, 
and  large  warehouses  built  in  the  last 
two  years. 

There  is  an  opening  here  for  a  first- 
class  hotel  which  should  cost  $100,000, 
and  there  is  ample  business  to  support 
it.  A  gasoline  engine  repair  factory  will 
find  all  the  business  that  it  can  do,  as  tne 
majority  of  the  farmers  in  this  district 
use  gasoline  traction  engines  for  their 
farm  work. 

The  Grand  Trunk  Pacific  and  Canadian 
Northern  (two  branches)  are  building  to- 
wards Lethbridge. 

Half  a  million  dollars  have  been  set 
aside  for  a  street  railway  system.  Ten- 
ders are  out  and  contracts  have  been  let. 
By  August  next  it  is  expected  that  the 
citizens  of  Lethbridge  will  have  the  same 
opportunity  of  enjoying  the  luxury  of 
the  only  real  joy  ride.  Eleven  miles  of 
double  track  are  to  be  laid. 

Lethbridge  is  the  centre  of  the  coal 
district  in  Southern  Alberta,  and  also  the 
centre  of  the  district  in  which  the  fam- 
ous "Alberta  Red  "  fall  wheat  is  grown. 
This  wheat  has  taken  the  first  prize 
wherever  it  has  been  shown. 

Lethbridge  is  situated  on  the  Belly 
River,  140  miles  south  of  Clagary.  It  is 
the  headquarters  of  the  Alberta  Railway 
and  Irrigation  Co.  This  road  connects 
with  the  Great  Northern  at  Coutts,  and 
with  the  C.P.R. 

The  population  is  10,300,  assessment 
$11,375,000,  tax  rate  15  mills. 

Geo.  M.   Hatch  is  President  Board  of 


Trade;  J.  L.  Manwaring,  Secretary;  E. 
Adams,  Mayor;  G.  W.  Robinson,  City 
Clerk;  A.  C.  D.  Blanchard,  City  Engin- 
eer; E.  N.  Higinbotham,  Postmaster. 

The  city  owns  the  electric  light  and 
power  plant  (iic  K.W.).  There  are 
C.P.R.  and  Western  Union  telegraph, 
Government  phones  (local,  rural  and  long 
distance),  40  miles  of  graded  streets,  33 
mills  of  concrete  walks,  six  public 
schools,  one  separate  school,  high  school 
and  Provincial  court  house.  Provincial 
jail,  14  churches,  good  hotels,  six  thea- 
tres and  amusement  halls. 

The  city  has  under  construction  agri- 
cultural buildings,  and  large  grounds,  ad- 
ditional water  mains,  sewers  and  side- 
walks, at  a  total  outlay  of  $600,000. 

Contracts  have  been  called  for  10  mile 
equipment  of  street  railway,  to  be  owned 
by  the  municipality. 

The  International  Dry  Farming  Con- 
gress meets  here  in  1912. 

The  banks  and  their  managers  neces- 
sary to  attend  to  the  financial  require- 
ments of  this  city  are:  Eastern  Town- 
ships (W.  D.  Lawson),  Molsons  (K.  D. 
J.  C.  Johnson),  Imperial  (W.  R.  Seatle), 
Royal  (J.  M.  Aitken),  Toronto  (C.  A. 
Stephens),  Union  (G.  R.  Tinning),  Mont- 
real (W.  J.  Ambrose),  Commerce  (C. 
G.  K.  Nourse),  Merchants  (C.  R.  Young). 

The  bank  clearances  are  compared  in 
the  following  table: 

For  full  year  1910 $27,095,769 

For  month  of  October,  1910  •  •  2,013,409 
For  month  of  October,  191 1  ..  2,737,941 
For  10  mos.  ending  Oct.,  191 1.  22,701,236 

Progress  in  the  building  operations  is 
shown  below: 

Total  building  permits — 

Issued  during  year  1908 $365,495 

Issued    during    year    1909 1,268,215 

Issued  during  year  1910   1,220,810 

1st  10  mos.  1911    1,058,719 

October,    1910    77,490 

October,    191 1    69,500 

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Lindsay,  Ont. 

Some  of  the  industries  now  in  opera- 
tion are:  Flour  mill,  cereal,  leather, 
lumber,  farm  implements,  woollens, 
wheels,    shoes. 

Lindsay  is  oflfering  free  sites  and  other 
inducements  to  new  industries  locating 
here.  To  malleable  iron  works  or  flour 
mills  this  is  an  exceptional  opportunitj'. 

Electric  power  is  $20  maximum,  and 
light  7c  per  thousand  Watts. 

Three  new  schools  are  being  erected 
and  the  collegiate  institute  enlarged.  The 
population  is  7,415;  tax  rate  20  mills. 

Business  facilities  are:  C.P.R.  and 
G.T.R.,  Bell  and  Canadian  phones,  G. 
N.W.  and  C.P.R.  telegraph,  Canadian 
Dominion   express. 

Banks  and  their  managers  are:  Do- 
minion, Robt  Ross;  Standard,  F.  F. 
Loosemore;  Montreal,  H.  B.  Black;  Com- 
merce, H.  A.  Holms;  and  Home  Bank. 

The  streets  are  asphalt  block  paved. 

Winter  fair,  poultry  show,  stock  and 
seed  judging,  and  short  agricultural 
course,    are    held    every   year. 

The  President  of  the  Board  of  Trade 
is  F.  W.  Sutcliflfe;  Allan  Gillies,  Secretary, 
R.  M.  Beal,  Mayor;  D.  Ray,  Clerk;  Peter 
Kennedy,  Treasurer;  H.  Gladman.  Post- 
master. 

Manor,  Sask. 

Manor  is  in  the  Moose  Mountain  dis- 
trict, is  59  miles  south-west  of  Brandon, 
and  254  miles  south-west  of  Winnipeg. 
The  surrounding  district  is  a  rich  pro- 
ductive country. 

There  are  splendid  openings  here  for 
general   store  and   a  photographer. 

The  four  elevators  have  a  capacity 
of  119,000  bushels,  and  handled  last  sea- 
son 231,000  bushels  of  grain.  Through 
the  stock  yards  were  handled  129  cattle 
and  753  hogs. 

The  population  is  350  with  a  tribu- 
tary population  of  about  1,500.  Assess- 
ment roll,  $283,000;  tax  rate,  20  mills. 
There  are  Government  phones,  C.P.R. 
telegraph  and  Dominion  express.  The 
Crown  Bank  is  managed  'by  W.  'N. 
White. 


Municipal  Officers  are:  E.  C.  McDiar- 
mid.  Mayor;  D.  E.  Brown,  Secretary- 
Treasurer;  A.  H.  de  Tremauden,  Presi- 
dent Board  of  Trade;  D.  E.  Brown,  Sec- 
retary. 

The  new  large  public  school  cost  $15,- 
000;  post  office  cost  $12,000;  bank,  $12,- 
000;  hotel,  $18,000.  These  will  give  an 
idea  of  the  class  of  buildings  that  are 
in  the  town. 

Macleod,  Alta. 

Macleod  is  situated  in  Southern  Al- 
berta, on  the  foot-hills  of  the  Rocky 
Mountains,  on  the  Crow's  Nest  Pass  line 
of  the  C.P.R.  The  Canadian  Northern 
Railway  will  shortly  have  a  line  into 
Macleod. 

This  is  the  centre  of  a  fine  agricul- 
tural country,  where  the  famous  "  Al- 
berta Red  "  fall  wheat  grows  to  perfec- 
tion, and  other  cereals  do  equally  as 
well.  The  town  has  Municipal  owned 
Electric  light  and  power  plant;  power 
being  supplied  day  and  night  at  cost. 
Natural  gas  will  be  brought  in  by  Sep- 
tember ist  next;  there  is  an  unlimited 
supply  and  it  will  be  furnished  at  cost 
to  new  industries  locating  here. 

The  town  is  bristling  with  activity, 
very  largely  stimulated  by  the  appoint- 
ment of  Mr.  John  Richardson,  as  Indus- 
trial Commissioner.  Two  or  three  im- 
portant industrial  firms  are  expected  to 
locate  here  in  the  near  future.  Special 
efforts  are  being  made  to  induce  a  sash 
and  door  manufacturer,  linseed-oil  and 
cake  maker  and  a  large  wholesale  house 
to  locate  here.  A  large  business  awaits 
them  in  supplying  the  wants  of  the 
thousands  in  the  Craw's  Nest  Pass, 
Macleod's   back   door  market. 

By  the  fall  of  the  present  year  the 
C.N.R.  will  be  building  their  shop  here. 
It  will  give  employment  to  about  five 
thousand  extra  men.  The  G.T.P.  will 
also  enter  Macleod  next  year,  which  will 
make  it  the  railway  centre  of  Southern 
Alberta. 

Present  industries  include  flour  mills, 
saw  mills,  a  creamery  and  a  steam 
laundry.  There  are  three  hotels,  a  Sihort- 


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hand  and  typewriting  college,  and  a  new 
general  hospital  is  contemplated  during 
1912.  An  up-to-date  fire  equipment  is 
in .  charge  of  J.  S.  Lambert,  fire  chief. 
The  Chief  of  Police  is  S.  O.  Lawson. 

There  is  a  demand  here  for  almost 
every  class  of  ^business,  with  particu- 
larly good  openings  for  boot  and  shoe, 
furniture,  woodworking,  waggon,  stoves, 
automobile,  engine,  factories,  wire  fence 
works  and  furnace  makers.  There  is  also 
an  opening  for  a  poultry  and  farm  pro- 
duce exchange  with  cold  storage  facil- 
ities. '  The  farmers  have  the  stuff  to  sell 
and  the  miners  in  the  Crow's  Nest  Pass 
have  the  money  to  buy  with. 

A  movement  is  on  foot  to  build  a  new 
town  hall,  costing  in  the  neighborhood 
of  $100,000,  and  a  new  Post  Office  is 
also  about  to  be  erected.  In  a  few 
months  the  new  opera  house  will  be 
completed.  These  are  only  a  few  signs 
that  Macleod  is  entering  upon  an  era 
of  prosperity  that  will  not  be  surpassed 
by  any  other  town  in  the  West. 

There  are  eight  miles  of  concrete  side- 
walks; four  banks  and  about  four  hund- 
red telephones.  Good  schools,  good 
roads,  and  good  water.  A  case"  of 
typhoid  has  not  been  known  in  the  town, 
which  speaks  well  for  the  water  and 
sanitary  conditions. 

The  population  is  2,500;  assessment, 
$1,951,701.  Government  telephone  sys- 
tem, C.P.R.  telegraph,  and  Dominion 
Express. 

The  Industrial  Commissioner  and 
Secretary  of  Board  of  Trade  is  John 
Richardson;  Mayor,  E.  H.  Stedman; 
City  Clerk,  G.  Foster  Brown;  City  En- 
gineer, G.  H.  Altham;  Postmaster,  M. 
McKay. 

Liberal  inducements  are  oflfered  to  new 
industries.  The  Industrial  Commissioner 
will  gladly  welcome  inquiries  and  give 
full  particulars  on  any  subject. 

An  illustrated  article,  descriptive  of 
Macleod  and  district,  appears  in  the 
magazine  section  of  this  numiber  of  The 
Busy   Man's    Canada. 


Melville,  Sask. 

The  town  is  on  the  Grand  Trunk 
Pacific  Railway,  279  miles  west  of  Winni- 
peg. Now  has  a  population  of  2,500. 
An  assessment  roll  of  $2,693,903,  and  tax 
rate  only  15  mills.  Government  phones, 
G.T.P.  telegraph,  the  waterworks  sys- 
tem and  electric  light  plant  are  just  com- 
pleted. Sewers  and  G.T.P.  coal  dock 
now  in  progress.  The  large  flour  mill  is 
nearly  completed.  Good  water  is  ob- 
tained  from   wells    180  feet   deep. 

Melville  is  ready  to  assist  any  industry 
locating  here.  Write  the  Secretary  of 
the  Board  of  Trade  and  see  to  what 
length    their   generosity   goes. 

Mayor  is  R.  B.  Taylor;  Clerk,  Jno. 
Crow;  Engineer,  C.  R.  Heath;  Postmas- 
ter, H.  W.  Lindsay;  J.  W.  Dawsey  is 
President  of  the  Board  of  Trade;  John 
Rowan,  Secretary.  Bank  of  Commerce  is 
managed  by  A.  N.  Strang,  Merchants 
Bank   by   W.    H.    Barton. 

Merritton,  Ont. 

The  situation  on  the  Welland  Canal  is 
desirable  for  manufacturers.  Water  from 
the  old  Welland  Canal  furnishes  abun- 
dant water  for  factories. 

Merritton,  with  its  free  sites  for  new 
factories,  shows  increased  growth.  The 
population  in  1910  was  1,560,  in  191 1  it  is 
1,767,  with  an  assessment  of  $632,995,  and 
tax  rate  of  23  mills,  including  school 
taxes. 

Shipping  facilities  are:  Grand  Trunk 
Ry.  and  Electric  Ry.  to  Niagara  (10 
miles),  Hamilton  (34  miles).  C.  P.  R. 
and  G.  N.  W.  telegraph,  Bell  phone. 

The  Ontario  Power  Co.,  at  Niagara 
Falls,  supplies  power  for  public-owned 
plant.  Rate  per  H.P.  is  $17,  and  5c  for 
18  .candle-power   lamps. 

The  Imperial  Bank  has  a  branch  here. 

There  are  five  miles  of  macadam 
streets,  cement  and  plank  sidewalks, 
sewerage  system,  town  hall,  public  and 
separate  schools,  volunteer  fire  brigade, 
three  reels,  hook  and  ladder.  P.  Clark 
is  Fire  Chief,  and  S.  A.  Mofifatt,  Chief  of 
Police. 


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H.  H.  Wilson  is  President  of  the 
Board  of  Trade;  R.  Clark,  Secretary;  W. 
H.  Wilson,  Reeve;  R.  Clark,  Clerk;  Jas. 
Gander,  Treasurer;  M.  A.  Scholey,  Post- 
master. 

Business  here  is  very  brisk;  there  are 
no  stores  vacant,  but  more  are  required, 
as  well  as  dwelling  houses. 

Among  the  principal  industries  are  the 
Riordan  Paper  Mills,  Lincoln  Paper  Co., 
Canada  Wheel  Works,  Willson  Carbide 
Works,  Independent  Rubber  Co.,  Inter- 
lake  Tissue  Paper  Co.  There  is  a  good 
demand  for  labor,  and  a  special  demand 
for  rubber  shoe  makers. 

Midland,  Ont. 

Midland  is  on  one  of  the  finest  harbors  in 
Ontario,  where  boats  unload  the  western 
grain  into  the  large  elevators,  logs  are 
brought  to  the  many  sawmills  and  iron 
ore  to  the  Iron  Corporation,  which  turns 
out  90,000  tons  of  iron  a  year.  Ship- 
building is  an  important  industry. 

There  are  many  openings  for  business 
here,  the  town  offering  free  sites,  ex- 
emptions, or  fixed  assessments.  The  tax 
rate  is  26  mills.  Streets  are  macadam, 
with  cement  sidewalks.  There  are  three 
schools,  town  hall  and  theatre. 

The  population  is  5,000.  Transporta- 
tion is  easy,  large  boats  load  and  unload 
at  the  wharf  and  G.T.R.,  Bell  phones, 
G.N.W.  telegraph  are  in  operation. 

The  banks  and  their  managers  are: 
Standard,  H.  J.  Craig;  British  North 
America,  W.  A.  Bishop;  Hamilton,  D.  L. 
McKeand. 

Jas.  Playfair  is  President  of  the  Board 
of  Trade;  G.  B.  Frank,  Secretary;  D. 
Horrell,  Reeve;  F.  R.  Weston,  Clerk;  S. 
J.    Milbken,    Secretary-Treasurer. 

Montreal,  Que. 

Interesting  comparisons  are  being 
made  with  regard  to  the  great  growth 
of  Montreal  from  the  point  of  the  aug- 
mented value  of  property.  The  increase 
for  191 1  over  1910  nearly  equals  the 
total  valuation  in  Montreal  thirty  years 
ago.  According  to  a  statement  just  com- 


pleted by  Mr.  P.  Collins,  the  new  assist- 
ant city  treasurer,  the  increase  in  the 
value  of  property  for  the  current  year 
over  1910  amounts  to  $61,839,232,  while 
in  1880  the  total  value  of  Montreal  tax- 
able real  estate  was  but  $64,624,359. 

The  completed  figures  for  191 1  are  so 
large  as  to  be  difficult  to  grasp  readily. 
The  gross  assessed  value  is  half  a  bil- 
lion dollars,  and  the  net  taxable  value 
is  $381,180,848.  In  1880  the  gross  value 
was  $78,387,759,  and  the  net  value  was 
$64,624,359;  in  1885  the  gross  value  was 
$89,845,000,  and  the  net  value  was  $77,- 
937358;  in  1890  the  gross  value  of  pro- 
perty was  $122,859,859,  and  the  net  value 
stood  at  $101,979,939;  in  1895,  the  gross 
value  was  $173,827,055,  and  the  net  value 
was  $137,872,695;  in  1900  the  gross  value 
was  $185,228,471,  and  the  net  value  was 
$148,095,202;  in  1905  the  gross  value  was 
$428,534,115;  and  the  net  value  was  $319,- 
341,616;  and  for  191 1  the  gross  value  is 
$501,291,82  (and  the  taxable  value  is 
$501,291,812). 

The  notable  increase  from  1905  to 
1910  is  due  to  a  certain  extent  to  the 
eight  new  wards  annexed  to  the  city, 
and  which  appear  as  city  property  for 
that  year. 

As  will  be  noted  the  exempted  pro- 
perties have  kept  pace  with  the  other 
developments.  For  the  present  year  the 
exemptions  on  which  the  city  does  not 
collect  a  property  tax  amount  to  $120,- 
110,964.  This  is  made  up  of  municipal, 
provincial,  federal,  church  and  school 
property. 

According  to  the  statement  of  Cus- 
toms duties  collected  during  the  year 
191 1,  given  out  by  Mr.  W.  J.  McKenna, 
Accountant  of  Customs  for  the  port  of 
Montreal,  all  preceding  years  were  left 
far  behind. 

There  is  an  increase  of  nearly  two 
million  dollars  between  the  amount  col- 
lected during  the  past  year  and  the  total 
amount  for  1910. 

The  largest  month  proved  to  be 
March,  when  $1,825,217.80  was  collected. 
It  was  the  largest  amount  ever  collected 
in   any   one   month   since   Customs   have 

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been  established  in  Montreal.  April  was 
the  poorest  month  of  the  year,  only  $i,- 
332,096.47  finding  its  way  into  the  cof- 
fers of  the  Government  thirough  the 
■Customs. 

In  only  one  instance  was  there  a  de- 
crease as  compared  with  the  correspond- 
ing month  of  the  year  1910.  This  was 
in  February,  when  the  figures  of  1911 
were  $10,000  short  of  last  year's.  It 
was  more  than  made  up  by  the  March 
increase,  which  amounted  to  nearly 
$300,000. 

There  is  no  appreciable  increase  in  the 
figures  for  the  months  that  the  port  of 
•  Montreal  is  open  to  ocean-going  .steam- 
ers. May,  June,  July,  August,  September, 
October  and  November  not  coming  up 
to  March  and  December. 

The  totals  for  1910  and  191 1  were  as 
follows: — - 

Total,  1910,  $17,746,716.72;  total,  1911, 
$19,457,427.31;  an  increase  in  191 1  of 
--$1,710,710.59. 

The  largest  increase  between  any 
month  of  the  past  year  and  the  cor- 
responding month  of  1910  was  for  the 
month  of  December,  where  a  difference 
•of  $307,514.08  was  recorded  in  favor  of 
1911. 

The  stock  Exchange  did  more  busi- 
ness than  in  1910.  But  the  feature  which 
strikes  one  about  the  movements  on 
Exchange  in  191 1  was  not  the  volume  of 
stocks  bought  and  sold,  but  the  exten- 
rsion  of  the  Montreal  market  by  the  list- 
ing of  new  industrial  issues.  A  steam- 
boat and  a  bank  merger,  the  reorganiza- 
lion  of  the  paper  and  pulp  industries  in 
the  Province  of  Quebec,  were  influences 
Tvhich  contributed  to  opening  new  op- 
portunities  for  investors. 

Montreal  maintained  her  position  as 
a  banker.  Clearing  house  returns  in- 
'deed  show  a  record  advance,  for  the 
totals  of  191 1  were  $28,000,000  ahead  of 
the  preceding  year.  The  returns  were 
$2,368,493,362,  as  compared  with  $2,088,- 
559.563  in  1910.  Montreal  was  respon- 
sible for  one-third  of  the  total  bank 
clearings  of  the  Dominion.  Among  the 
cities  of  America,  Montreal  is  ninth 
with  regard  to  bank  clearings. 


Last  year  was  a  heavy  one  in  the 
port.  Despite  serious  interference  with 
shipping  owing  to  strikes  in  Great  Brit- 
ain in  the  summer,  steamboat  traffic  in 
and  out  of  Montreal  was  greater  than 
in  any  previous  year;  726  vessels  of  a 
total  tonnage  of  2,338,252  docked  in 
Montreal.  It  is  interesting  to  note  the 
cargoes  of  some  of  the  boats  which  left 
the  Canadian  port:  1,810,666  boxes  of 
cheese,  139,503  packages  of  butter,  29,- 
893,184  bushels  of  grain,  2,217,365  sacks 
and  186,470  barrels  of  flour;  45,966  head 
of    cattle    and    3,725    sheep. 

Building  operations  continue  steady, 
the  latest  figures  showing:  1910,  total 
permits  value,  $15,715,859;  1911  (first  ten 
months),  permits  value,  $13,079,165;  1910 
(October),  permits  value,  $1,910,240; 
191 1  (October),  permits  value,  $1,- 
659,955. 

Moose  Jaw,  Sask. 

The  Saskatchewan  Flour  Mills  Com- 
pany, Limited,  have  decided  to  imme- 
diately rebuild  the  Robin  Hood  Mills 
here,  with  a  capacity  double  of  that  of 
the  old  plant  recently  burnt.  In  addition 
to  the  flour  and  oatmeal  mills  the  com- 
pany will  build  an  elevator  to  have  a 
capacity  of  half  a  million  bushels. 

The  City  Council  have  recently  closed 
with  five  reputable  manufacturing  con- 
cerns, who  will,  at  the  earliest  possible 
date,  commence  active  building  opera- 
tions lon  their  new  plants. 

The  outstanding  feature  of  the  Moose 
Jaw  realty  market  at  present  is  the  de- 
mand for  inside  property.  It  is  next 
to  impossible  to  buy  inside  property.  Any- 
thing owned  outside  between  Fifth  Av- 
enue and  Main  Street  and  between  River 
Street  and  Hochelaga  cannot  be  secured 
for  building  purposes  except  at  prohibi- 
tive prices.  The  satisfactory  results  be- 
ing attained  by  the  Board  of  Trade  in  its 
eorts  to  develop  tihe  industrial  possibili- 
ties O'f  Moose  Jaw  are  considered  a  most 
faviorable  market  factor,  and  are  taken 
to  indicate  that  the  demand  for  property 
having  value  as  a  commercial  or  indus- 
trial site  will  be  good  this  year,  imparting 
an  impetus  to  prices. 
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The  Walch  Land  Company,  of  Winni- 
peg, has  purchased  the  sub-division  of 
Saskatchewan  Beach  from  the  owners, 
McKillop,  Benjafield  Co.,  and  have 
opened  their  Moose  Jaw  office  at  Room 
I,  new  Grayson  Block. 

There  are  five  elevators  (capacity 
293,000  bushels),  at  which  were  handled 
418,000  bushels  of  grain;  fiour  mill 
(capacity  2,000  barrels  daily);  oatmeal 
mill  (capacity  300  barrels  daily) ;  exten- 
sive stock  yards,  at  which  were  handled 
2,050  horses,  2,000  cattle,  600  sheep  and 
300  hogs  last  season;  electric  light  and 
power;  street  railway;  industrial  spurs 
for  manufacturing  and  wholesale  pur- 
poses; is  the  customs  port  of  entry; 
office  of  the  Dominion  Land  Depart- 
ment; is  headquarters  of  C.  P.  R.  lines 
in.  Saskatchewan;  Dominion  Express. 

Among  its  industries  are:  Cement 
block  plant,  lumber  yards,  meat-packing 
plants,  many  wholesale  houses,  nine 
banks,  two  daily  newspapers. 

Opportunities:  Hotel,  soap  works,  tan- 
nery, creamery,  wholesale  houses  in  all 
lines  of  business. 

The  total  assessment  in  1910  was  $13,- 
548,402.  This  had  increased  by  191 1  to 
$27,770,453,  an  advance  of  over  100  per 
cent. 

The  population  in  1901  was  1,558;  in 
1906,  6,250;  and  the  returns  of  a  census 
just  completed  by  the  Board  of  Trade 
and  the  City  Council  shows  the  popula- 
tion to-day  to  be  19,500  people. 

The  Customs  House  receipts  for  the 
fiscal  year  of  1904-5  were  $23,902.51. 

The  receipts  for  the  fiscal  year  of  1910- 
II  were  $276,736.25. 

Some  of  the  largest  industries  in 
Western  Canada  have  seen  the  un- 
doubted advantages  of  being  located  at 
this  point,  and  their  unqualified  success 
has  proved  their  sound  judgment. 
Among  these  are  the  Saskatchewan 
Flour  Mills  Co.,  Ltd.,  with  a  capacity  of 
2,600  barrels  per  day;  the  Saskatchewan 
Bridge  and  Iron  Co.,  Ltd.,  who  have 
found  it  necessary  to  reorganize  with  a 
capitalization  of  $1,000,000,  and  intend 
commencing  early  in  the  spring  to  erect 


a  plant,  covering  27  city  lots,  and  expect 
to  employ  within  two  years  in  the  neigh- 
borhood of  400  men.  Messrs.  Gordon, 
Ironsides  and  Fares  have  just  completed 
an  abattoir  and  packing  plant,  which  to 
erect  and  equip  cost  over  $1,000,000,  and 
there  are  others. 

Nine  chartered  banks  operate  here,  and 
a  bankers'  clearing  house  was  established 
February  ist,  191 1.  The  clearances  for 
the  first  nine  months  totalled  $28,- 
670,825,  and  the  month  of  October  $3, 
968,879.  The  following  are  the  banks  and 
their  managers:  Imperial,  W.  R.  Scott; 
Bank  of  Hamilton,  S.  S.  DuMoulin; 
Home  Bank,  F.  G.  Nickerson;  Royal, 
F.  G.  D.  Cameron;  Union,  J.  G.  Vicq; 
Dominion,  M.  J.  Torrance;  Northern 
Crown,  O.  C.  Dix;  Montreal,  J.  S. 
Holmsted;  Commerce,  H.  M.  Stewart. 

The  opening  of  the  coal  mines  forty 
miles  south  of  Moose  Jaw  will  greatly 
lessen  the  cost  of  steam  power.  The  new 
mines  are  being  watched  with  great  in- 
terest by  the  citizens,  who  have  no  fears 
of  a  coal  shortage  during  the  coming 
winter.  The  mines  will  be  served  by  a 
branch  of  the  Canadian  Pacific  Railway, 
which  will  be  laid  to  the  mouth  of  the 
pit,  a  double  track  having  already  been 
laid  at  the  mines.  The  equipment  now 
includes  coal  sheds,  bunk  houses,  scales, 
machine  shops  and  power  plant. 

In  respect  of  educational  facilities. 
Moose  Jaw  stands  in  the  forefront 
among  the  cities  of  Saskatchewan,  the 
pupils  having  taken  highest  honors  for 
the  province  at  the  departmental  ex- 
aminations. 

There  are  already  six  schools  lucated 
in  the  city,  while  two  more  of  eight  and 
twelve  rooms  respectively  are  at  present 
under  construction  at  an  estimated  cost 
of  $175,000.00  The  Collegiate  Institute, 
costing  over  $150,000.00,  is  the  finest 
building  of  its  kind  in  the  Prairie  Pro- 
vinces, the  exterior  and  interior  being 
favorably  commented  upon  by  all  visi- 
tors. The  number  of  pupils  in  attend 
ance  at  the  various  schools  aggregates 
2,400,  with  a  teaching  staff  of  sixty. 

Transportation,  coupled  with  the  city's 

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position  in  the  largest  and  most  re- 
nowned wheat  belt  in  the  world,  is  re- 
sponsible for  the  fact  that  Moose  Jaw 
is  to-day  the  largest  milling  centre  be- 
tween Winnipeg  and  the  coast,  the 
figures  of  the  Department  of  the  In- 
terior being:  Winnipeg,  3>500  barrels; 
Moose  Jaw,  2,200  barrels;  Regina,  125 
barrels;   and  Calgary,   i,loo  barrels. 


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payments,  balance  easy  teims. 


Nanaimo,  B.C. 

The  estimates  of  the  Dominion  Gov- 
ernment provide  $io,ooo  for  public  build- 
ings  at   Nanaimo. 

Nanaimo  has  another  industry  in  the 
shape  of  a  packing  plant,  located  in  the 
building  formerly  occupied  by  the  Na- 
naimo Canning  Co.,  Ltd.  The  new  plant 
is  owned  by  Robert  Broder  and  Samuel 
Manery,  both  of  New  Westminster.  The 
plant  is  now  turning  out  about  seventy- 
five    cases    per   day. 

Nanaimo  is  situated  on  Vancouver 
Island,  38  miles  from  Vancouver.  The 
largest  coal  mines  of  the  island  are  situ- 
ated here,  and  so  well  are  they  operated 
that  strangers  would  not  know  of  .their 
presence  were  their  attention  not  drawn 
to  them.  There  is  also  a  great  fishing 
industry. 

The  population  is  8,330.  Assessment 
roll,  $3,510,736.  Tax  rate,  32-20/100 
(buildings  are  exempt,  land  only  is 
taxed).  There  are  20  miles  of  asphalt 
and  macadamized  streets,  12  miles  of 
concrete  sidewalks.  C.P.R.  Government 
telegraph,  local  and  long  distance 
phones,  public,  separate  and  high  schools, 
convent,  churches.  Provincial  Court 
House,  Post  Office,  Customs  House,  In- 
land Revenue  offices,  City  Hall,  Fire 
Hall,  City  Court  and  Police  Hall,  Agri- 
cultural Buildings,  good  hotels.  Masonic 
Hall,  Oddfellows,  theatres,  opera  house, 
and  many  other  buildings  for  social 
gatherings. 

It  is  worth  while  to  note  that  all  im- 
provements  are   exempt   from  taxation. 

Exceptional  opportunities  are  offered 
here  for  the  location  of  iron  works,  steel 
plant,  ship  yards,  soap  factory,  shoes, 
autos,  rope  walk,  in  fact  almost  any  class 
of  manufacture  or  wholesale  house  will 
be  welcomed.  Write  to  H.  R.  Hickling, 
the  Secretary  of  the  Citizens  League,  and 
see. 

Electric  light  and  power  are  supplied 
by  a  private  company  at  low  rates,  also 
'vas  for  light  and  power.     Water  supply 

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is  inexhaustible.  Sewage  is  carried  to 
the  sea.  Electric  railway  is  expected  to 
be  completed  in  the  spring  of  1912. 

The  banks  and  their  managers  doing 
business  here  are:  Royal,  W.  A.  Sch- 
wartz; Union,  P.  T.  Ashley;  Commerce, 
E.  H.  Bird;  Merchants,  F.  L.  Randall. 

Building  permits  issued  during  the  ist 
nine  months  of  191 1  were  $9,148,000. 
Without  doubt  the  permits  will  exceed 
a  quarter  of  a  million  dollars  for  1911, 
as  there  are  many  buildings  already  pro- 
jected. 

Fire  protection  is  good,  with  steam 
fire  engine.  J.  Parkins,  Fire  Chief.  J. 
Crosson,  Chief  Police. 

Municipal  officers  are:  A.  E.  Planta, 
Mayor;  S.  Gough,  Treas.  and  City  Clerk; 
A.  Waters,  City  Engineer;  G.  Home, 
Postmaster.  The  Citizens  Business  Lea- 
gue, acting  for  board  of  trade  purposes, 
are:  J.  W.  Coburn,  President;  H.  R. 
Hickling,    Secretary. 

Neepawa,  Man. 

Both  the  C.P.R.  and  C.N.R.  come  to 
Neepawa.  It  is  61  miles  north-west  of 
Portage  la  Prairie.  Population  2,000, 
assessment  $1,073,000,  tax  rate  18  mills. 

Neepawa  is  building  a  300-bbl.  a  day 
oatmeal  mill  ($35,000),  a  match  factory 
($15,000),  and  the  C.N.R.  round  house. 
They  badly  need  a  steam  laundry.  W. 
L.  Belton,  Secretary  Board  of  Trade,  will 
attend  promptly  to  enquiries. 

W.  H.  Gossell  is  Mayor;  J.  W.  Brad- 
ley, Clerk  and  Secretary-Treasurer;  E.  J. 
Harris,  Postmaster;  R.  H.  Fusee,  Presi- 
dent Board  of  Trade;  and  W.  L.  Belton. 
Secretary 

Waterworks  and  sewerage  systems  arc 
being  installed.  Electric  light  and  power 
are  municipal-owned.  There  are  grano- 
lithic walks  on  principal  streets,  two  pub- 
lic schools,  collegiate  institute  and  cus- 
toms house. 

It  takes  four  banks  to  look  after  the 
money  in  this  town:  Home  Bank,  R.  B. 
Burland.  manager;  Union,  G.  E.  T 
Sherry,  manager;  Commerce,  C.  Ballard. 


manager;    Merchants,     H.     W.     Nesbitt, 
manager. 

The  three  elevators  and  stock  yards 
last  season  handled  356,000  bushels  of 
grain,  985  cattle,  and  1,562  hogs. 

Nelson,  B.C. 

The  city  council  has  passed  an  agree- 
ment with  the  Western  Box  and  Shingle 
Mills,  Limited,  which  will  open  a  large 
factory  here  in  a  few  weeks.  It  will  be 
fitted  with  the  most  modern  machinery 
and  will  manufacture  a  thousand  boxes 
and  fifty  thousand  shingles  per  day  at 
the  commencement. 

Mr.  H.  H.  Currie,  B.A.,  Secretary  of 
the  Publicity  Bureau,  reports  that  there 
are  good  openings  here  for  flour  mill, 
tannery,  box  factory,  broom  factory  and 
pulp  mill,  and  he  will  gladly  give  par- 
ticulars of  these  openings,  and  special 
advantages  of  locating  here. 

Nelson    is    the   centre   of   the   non-irri- 
gated  fruit   growing  district,   as  well   as 
the  mining  capital  of  the  Kootenay  dis 
trict. 

At  the  termination  of  navigation  on 
the  west  arm  of  Kootenay  Lake.  The 
climate  is  mild  and  well  sheltered,  plenty 
of  rain  fall.  Transportation  facilities  in 
addition  to  the  steamships  plying  on  the 
lakes  are,  Canadian  Pacific  Railway 
(Crow's  Nest  Pass  division),  Great 
Northern  (Spokane  Line),  Express  Co.'s 
are  Dominion  and  Great  Northern; 
C.P.R.  and  Western  Union  telegraph; 
local,  rural  and  long  distance  phones; 
electric  cars  (54  miles),  electric  light  and 
power  (23,600  h.p.),  eleven  miles  gra- 
velled streets,  17  miles  cement  and  plank 
sidewalks;  manufactured  gas  for  light 
and  power;  pure  water  from  the  moun- 
tain streams;  gravity  sewerage  system. 

Two  public,  one  high  and  one  night 
school.  Mining  school  in  connection 
with  high  school  is  being  arranged  for. 
Seven  churches,  daily  newspaper,  court 
house,  Oddfellows  block,  opera  house 
and  other  places  of  amusement.  Y.M.C.A. 
building,  six  wholesale  houses,  commer- 
cial and  summer-resort  hotels. 

Among  its  industries  arc:     Iron  work.s. 


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sawmills,  C.P.R.  shipyards,  railroad  di- 
visional s'hops,  sash  and  door  factories, 
brewery,  marble  works,  two  jam  fac- 
tories, mattress  works,  mineral  water 
factory,  the  products  of  gold,  silver,  cop- 
per, lead,  zinc  and  marble'  mines  are  five 
million  dollars. 

The  eigtht  rail  and  steamer  routes 
afford  easy  and  rapid  transportation. 
This  is  a  business  centre,  distributing 
and  industrial  point  of  no  mean  propor- 
tions, being  the  third  city  in  British 
Columbia,  with  a  population  of  7.003, 
within  one  and  a  half  miles  of  the  post 
office.  Assessment,  $3,072,970;  assess- 
ment 7  mills  on  50  per  cent,  value  of  im- 
provements and  45  mills  on  land.  The 
city  has  recently  purchased  $70,000  worth 
of  its  own  bonds,  showing  the  city  is 
progressive  and  in  strong  financial  posi- 
tion. The  city  saved  some  $20,000  by 
purchasing  its  bonds  with  money  set 
apart  for  that  purpose.  The  city  im- 
provements in   191 1,  cost  $30,000. 

Four  banks  are  needed  to  attend  to 
the  financial  wants  of  the  district.  They 
are,  with  their  managers:  Commerce, 
J.  S.  Monro;  Imperial,  J.  M.  Lay;  Mont- 
real, LeB.  DeVeber;  Royal,  A.  B.  Neth- 
ersky. 

Harold  Selous  is  Mayor;  W.  E.  Was- 
son,  City  Clerk  and  Treasurer;  G.  C. 
Mackay,  Engineer;  H.  H.  Currie,  Secre- 
tary Publicity  Bureau;  E.  K.  Beeston, 
Secretary  Board  of  Trade;  and  T.  G. 
Proctor,   President. 

Fire  protection — dy  hydrants,  14  alarm 
boxes,  pressure  150  lbs.,  3  halls,  3  sub- 
stations, chemical  hose  cart,  etc.  D. 
Guthrie,  Fire  Chief,  and  C.  W.  Young, 
Chief  Police. 

New  Glasgow,  N.S. 

New  Glasgow  is  on  the  Intercolonial 
Railway,  a  shipping  point  of  no  mean 
importance,  and  manufacturing  city 
Among  its  principal  industries  are: 
Structural  steel,  brick  and  tile  works, 
machinery,  motors,  wire  works,  tools, 
wheels  and  specialty  works. 

Business  is  good  here,  for  before  a  new 
store  is  completed  the  tenant  is  ready  to 


move  in.  There  are  many  good  open- 
ings here  for  live  men.  Just  write  to 
Rod.  G.  Mackay,  Secretary  Board  of 
Trade,  tell  him  what  line  you  are  in  and 
he  will  tell  you  all  about  it. 

The  population  is  7,000,  assessment 
$2,500,000,  tax  rate  2.20.  Jno.  Under- 
wood is  Mayor;  Jas.  Roy,  City  Clerk  and 
Treasurer. 

Electric  light  and  power.  Abundant 
water  supply  and  sewers  (1,400  connec- 
tions). Nine  miles  of  street  railway. 
Western  Unicm  and  C.  P.  R.  tele- 
graph. Nova  Scotia  telephone  (local, 
rural,  long  distance).  Forty-five  miles  of 
streets  (mostly  macadam),  concrete  side- 
walks. The  town  is  well  supplied  with 
schools  and  churches,  and  court  house. 

The  banks  and  their  managers  are: 
Commerce,  B.  DeVeber;  New  Brunswick 
(2),  J.  H.  Stevenson  and  A.  Comrie; 
Royal,  C.  E.  McLaggan. 

Niagara  Falls,  Ont. 

There  are  among  the  many  industries 
three  electric  power  companies,  generat- 
ing 280,000  H.P.,  supplying  light  at  four 
and  a  half  cents  per  K.W.,  and  H.P.  at 
$12  to  $20  a  year. 

Niagara  Falls  offers  to  new  manufac- 
turers cheap  sites,  low  fixed  taxation,  the 
cheapest  and  most  reliable  power  in  Can- 
ada and  easy  shipping  facilities.  There 
is  plenty  of  help,  male  and  female,  to  be 
had  here.  Natural  gas  can  be  had  at  30c 
per  M. 

The  railways  entering  are  G.T.R., 
C.P.R.,  Mich.  Cent.,  Wabash,  Erie, 
N.Y.C.  Eight  miles  City  Electric  Rail- 
way, and  Inter-urban  Electric  Railway  to 
Hamilton.  Canadian,  Dominion  and 
American  Express,  Customs  House, 
G.N.W.  and  C.P.R.  telegraph.  Bell  phone. 

The  water  supply  is  obtained  above 
the  Falls,  and  there  is  a  good  sewerage 
system. 

The  population  is  over  10,000  and 
steadily  increasing.  Assessment,  $6,487,- 
158;  tax  rate,  25  mills  on  one-half  valua- 
tion. There  are  60  miles  of  streets,  40 
miles  of  macadam  and  brick  pavement, 
4o  miles  concrete,  public  and  separate 
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schools,  collegiate  institute  and  Stamford 
high  school,  city  hall,  fire  hall,  library, 
armoury  and  14  churches. 

The  banks  and  their  managers  are: 
Imperial,  A.  H.  Murray;  Hamilton,  J. 
H.  Stewart;  Royal,  E.  R.  Dewart. 

S.  E.  Boulter  is  President  of  the 
Board  of  Trade;  W.  E.  Tuttle,  Secretary; 
O.  E.  Dores,  Mayor;  W.  J.  Seymour, 
Clerk;  W.  J.  McMurray,  Treasurer;  J. 
C.  Gardner,  City  Engineer;  Wm.  Phem- 
ister,  Postmaster. 

North  Battleford,  Sask. 

Railway  operations  will  be  active  in 
the  Battleford  district  this  summer.  The 
Canadian  Northern  Railway  will  build 
another  50  miles  on  the  North  Battle- 
ford Athabasca  line,  which,  when  com- 
pleted, will  tap  a  fertile  country  for  120 
miles  north  of  the  town.  The  North 
Battleford-Prince  Albert  line  will  also 
be  completed. 

Real  estate  continues  active,  $100,000 
worth  of  property  having  been  disposed 
of  by  local  dealers  in  one  week  recently. 

Recent  developments  here  point  to 
steady  progress,  and  leading  citizens  are 
more  insistent  than  ever  that  North 
Battleford  is  going  to  be  one  of  the  big 
distributing  centres  of  the  West. 

As  divisional  point  on  the  C.  P.  R., 
G.  N.  R.,  and  G.  T.  P.,  with  its  fine 
brick  public,  high  and  separate  schools, 
and  municipal  owned  electric  light  and 
power  plant,  the  town  presents  many 
points  of  attraction. 

The  President  of  the  Board  of  Trade 
is  E.  A.  Fox;  Secretary,  M.  J.  Howell. 

J.  A.  Foley  is  Mayor;  H.  W.  Dixon, 
Secretary. 

The  population  2,500,  assessment  $1,- 
698,383,  tax  rate  21  mills.  The  town  is 
growing  rapidly,  with  every  indication  of 
stability,  there  being  three  banks  to  at- 
tend to  the  financial  interests.  Imperial 
Bank,  managed  by  A.  T.  Spohn;  Com- 
merce, by  E.  A.  Fox,  and  British  North 
American,  by  T.  Weeks. 

There  are  some  splendid  openings  here 
for  busmess  men.     Brick  plant,  oatmeal 


mill.  Ask  the  Secretary  of  the  Board  of 
Trade  about  concessions  to  new  indus- 
tries. 

North  Sydney,  N.S. 

The  population  is  5,418.  Assessment 
roll,  $1,859,570.  North  Sydney  is  the 
Atlantic  terminal  of  the  Intercolonial 
Railway.  West  Union  and  C.  P.  R. 
Telegraph.     Local  and  rural  phones. 

North  Sydney  will  give  liberal  help  to 
industries  locating  within  her  borders. 
The  secretary  of  the  Board  of  Trade  will 
gladly  give  any  information  to  parties 
desiring  a  location.  If  you  are  interested 
write  to  him. 

Among  the  many  industries  are 
Thompson  &  Sutherland's  stove  foundry, 
employing  100  hands;  Western  Union 
Cable  Co.,  employing  60  hands.  The 
Sydney  mines  are  three  miles  distant, 
connected  with  electric  car  line.  The 
splendid  harbor  affords  shelter  and  dock- 
age for  a  fleet  of  steamships  plying  on 
the  Atlantic. 

The  banks  located  here  are:  Royal, 
R.  W.  Elliott,  manager;  and  Bank  of 
Nova  Scotia,  R.  A.  Rowley,  manager. 

The  president  of  the  Board  of  Trade  is 
W.  S.  Thompson;  W.  P.  Moffatt,  Sec- 
retary; F.  L.  Kelly,  Mayor;  Angus 
Young,  Treasurer  and  City  Clerk;  A. 
Moore,  City  Engineer;  R.  Musgrave, 
Postmaster. 

There  are  four  miles  of  street  railway 
in  the  town.  Electric  light  and  power 
are  supplied  by  a  private  company. 
Price  from  3  cents  up.  Water  reservoir 
and  lake  near  the  town  supply  by  gravi- 
tation an  abundance  of  water.  Sewage  is 
disposed  of  by  gravitation  to  the  sea. 

There  are  12  miles  of  granite  streets 
and  6  miles  of  concrete  and  gravel  side- 
walks. Public  and  High  Schools,  Cus- 
toms House,  public  halls,  good  hotels. 
Fire  equipment  is  hydrants,  100  pounds 
pressure,  with  first-class  engine  and 
equipment,  in  charge  of  B.  L.  Rice,  fire 
chief.    J.  McLean  is  chief  of  police. 

Market  days  are  Tuesday  and  Satur- 
day. The  county  exhibition  is  held  here 
in  October. 


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Oshawa,  Ont. 

The  population  is  increasing  steadily, 
the  latest  estimate  placing  the  figure  at 
7,600. 

All  lines  of  business  continue  bus)' 
here;  the  big  carriage  and  automobile 
factories,  the  Malleable  Iron  Co.  and  the 
Pedlar  Co.  report  trade  exceptionally 
brisk.  There  are  openings  for  labor  of 
many  kinds,  the  only  difficulty  seeming 
to  be  the  necessary  houses  for  incoming 
inhabitants.  Many  municipal  improve- 
ments have  been  carried  through  lately, 
and  some  of  the  principal  streets  are 
now  being  paved  with  asphalt  block 
pavement.  Another  new  industry  here 
is  Bricks,  Limited,  with  a  capitalization 
of  $50,000,  for  the  manufacture  of  build- 
ing bricks. 

The  principal  officials  are.  Mayor,  W. 
E.  N.  Sinclair;  City  Clerk,  Thos.  Monis, 
who  is  also  City  Treasurer  and  Sec- 
Treasurer;  President  Board  of  Trade, 
M.  F.  Smith;  Secretary,  Geo.  Miller; 
City  Engineer,  Frank  Chappell;  Post- 
master, J.  Tamblyn. 

The  banks  and  their  managers  are: 
Royal,  R.  G.  Baird;  Dominion,  A.  H. 
Black;    Standard,  J.   P.   Owens. 

Ottawa,  Ont. 

The  most  significant  feature  of  the 
Teal  estate  situation  in  Ottawa  at  the  pre- 
sent time  is  the  purchase  of  small  blocks 
of  land  on  the  outskirts  of  city  property 
by  small  capitalists,  men  who  are  able 
to  pay  practically  outright  for  small  pro- 
perties. For  years  there  has  been  com- 
paratively little  buying  of  this  class. 
Practically  all  the  purchases  have  been 
by  big  men  who  have  bought  broad 
stretches  of  suburban  land,  holding  it  for 
years,  or  else  at  once  having  it  sold  in 
lots  or  to  people  who  have  bought 
houses. 

The  Canadian  Pacific  Railway  state 
that  they  are  about  to  expend  several 
million  dollars  on  the  construction  of 
neiw  terminals  in  this  city.  The  Cana- 
dian Northern  Railway  are  preparing 
plans  for  the   establishment  of  shops   at 


a  point  about  four  miles  to  the  south 
of  Ottawa.  These  shops  will  give  em- 
ployment to  at  least  4,000  men.  As  a 
result  of  these  and  similar  evidences  of 
progress  and  expansion,  the  real  estate 
brokers  report  the  nearest  approach  to 
a  "  boom  "  in  property  that  is  likely  to 
attack  so  dignified  a  capital  as  Ottawa. 

The  outlook  for  the  comiing  year  is 
for  a  large  expansion.  Mr.  H.  W.  Baker, 
Publicity  Commissioner,  is  at  present 
negotiating  with  over  170  different  indus- 
trial "  prospects,"  which  include  almost 
every  class  of  manufacturing  for  which 
Ottawa   is  a   suitable   centre. 

Ottawa  is  still  the  largest  individual 
manufacturer  of  lumber  in  the  world. 
The  district  output  for  191 1  will  approxi- 
mately be  359,000,000  feet  board  measure, 
with  a  monetary  valuation  of  over  $10,- 
000,000.  The  city  has  176  industries, 
employing  16,500  people  and  a  conserva- 
tive estimate  of  the  output  of  these  in- 
dustries is  $38,000,000.  The  three 
pay  rolls — Industrial,  Governmental,  and 
Railroads — combined,  distributed  $14, 
930,000   last    year. 

Building  operations  continue  to  make 
steady  increase,  and  it  is  expected  that 
the  total  for  191 1  will  exceed  that  of  last 
year,  but  will  not  equal  the  figures  of 
1909.  The  following  comparative  state- 
ment will  be  of  interest: 

Total   value — • 

Building   permits   in    1909- •• -$4,527,590 
Building    permits    in     1910- •• -3,022,650 

1st  10  months  of  1911    2,587,900 

October,    1910    438,925 

October,  1911   390,250 

The  bank  clearings  are  ahead  of  last 
years  figures  as  will  be  seen  by  the  fol- 
lowing table: 

For  full  year  1910   $193^714,890 

For  month  of  October,  1910-      17,058,814 
For  month  of  October,  191 1-      19,199.275 
For  10  months  ending  Octo- 
ber,   T91T    172,317.255 


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S;S.^^J'^oto  HOTEL  CECIL 

The  tourist  "rendezvous. "Centrally  situated 
the  theatres  and  shoppinjf.      Furnished 
hrouKhout  in  Mission  Oat.    Every  modern 
onveniisrice.    Elaborate  service. 
EUROPEAN   AND   AMERICAN   PLANS 

Waltkr  B.  Wai.by,  Proprietor. 
Write  for  tariff  and  descriptive  literature. 


ARTHUR  LeB.  WEEKS 

ARCHITECT 

Canada  Life  Building 

Ottawa 


THE  NEW  RUSSELL 

Ottawa's  Leading  Hotel 

European  Plan  Exclusively 

Hates,  single        -        -        -        $1.00  to  $3.50 

Rates,  double        -       -       -        $2.00  to  $5.00 

MULLIGAN  BROS.,  Proprietors 

Geo.  E.  Mulligan,  Manager 


Porcupine,  Ont. 

After  two  years  and  a  half  of  prepara- 
tion, interrupted  by  the  lamentable  holo- 
caust of  June  lastj  the  Porcupine  camp 
will  commence  to  give  forth  rewards 
adequate  to  its  promise  next  year.  To 
all  men  who  saw  the  western  gold 
OBinps  send  out  bricks  in  the  first  year 
of  their  existence  it  will  appear  strange 
that  to-day  there  is  not  a  stamp  drop- 
ping in  Porcupine. 

From  all  present  indications  the  Por- 
cupine district  will  be  the  producer  of 
gold  bullion  within  the  course  of  a  very 
few  months.  The  new  Hollinger  mill  is 
being  rushed  to  completion  as  rapidly  as 
rather  adverse  transportation  facilities 
will  permit,  and  it  is  likely  that  the 
stamps  will  begin  to  pound  about  March 
1st  next.  The  Dome  mill  will  be  ready 
some  time  before  this  date,  as  early  as 
Jan.  15th  being  talked  of  as  the  time  for 
the  inception  of  rock  crushing.  It  is 
probable,  however,  that  about  Feb.  15th 
will  see  the  real  commencement  of  seri- 
ous operations.    This  means  that  the  two 


big  Porcupine  properties  will,  from 
present  indications,  be  able  to  ship  out 
gold  some  time  next  spring. 

The  gold  is  there — dazzling  to  the 
naked  eye— on  the  surface,  visible  in  little 
cores  that  the  black  diamonds  cut  as 
they  twirl  at  the  end  of  their  long  tubes, 
biting  into  the  rock.  As  an  outward  and 
visible  belief  that  the  gold  is  there  for 
the  mining  ten  thousand  people  have 
ousted  the  cow  moose  from  the  low- 
lying  lands  of  Porcupine  and  have  set 
up  their  habitations  on  the  great  Matta- 
gami  and  many  another  mighty  river 
flowing  to  the  mud  banks  of  James  Bay. 
Three  towns  have  sprung  up,  jealous  of 
each  other  and  squabbling,  as  all  town- 
lets  on  the  frontier  will,  and  people  in 
Canada,  Britain  and  the  United  States 
who  will  never  see  the  camp  have  sent 
millions  of  dollars  in  machinery  to  get 
the  gold  out  of  the  earth,  and  when  they 
have  it  to  reduce  it  to  the  universal  cur- 
rency for  which  all  toil. 

The  mill  is  or  should  be  the  outwaru 
and  above-ground  sign  of  the  abundance 
of  wealth  below.  Previously  in  the  his- 
tory of  gold-mining  in  Ontario  the  mill 
was  built  to  impress  the  stockholders 
and  to  embody  in  the  annual  report.  In 
Porcupine,  to  a  very  large  extent,  indeed, 
the  mill  is  for  the  purpose  of  producing 
gold.  The  early  promoters  who  desired 
to  rush  into  mills  experienced  a  killing 
frost,  and  the  result  is  to-day  that  the 
plants  commenced  or  projected  are  to  a 
very  large  extent  justified  by  the  promise 
of  the  mine. 

To  date  not  $100,000  in  gold  has  been 
shipped  from  the  Porcupine  camp.  Yet 
the  mills,  involving  an  outlay  of  $680,000, 
will  probably  have  been  completed 
before  the  end  of  the  year.     They  are:^- 

Stamps. 

Dome  (building)   $300,000        40 

Hollinger  (building)  . .  250,000  40 
Mclntyre  (proposed).-  70,000  10 
Vipond  (commenced)..  30,000  10 
Rea  (proposed)    30,000         10 


$680,000       1 10 
So  far  the  weather  has  not  l)een  at  all 


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severe,  though  the  thermometer  showed 
about  21  below  zero  a  couple  of  days. 
Without  a  wind,  however,  that  does  not 
feel  cold  hereabouts,  owing  to  the  dry 
atmosphere.  People  are  dressed  for 
cold,  and  they  do  not  suffer  half  so 
much  as  people  in  the  big  cities  might 
imagine.  Hundreds  of  prospectors  and 
others  sleep  in  tents  every  night  in  the 
bush,  but  even  when  the  mercury  drops 
to  thirty  and  thirty-five  below  there 
is  comparatively  little  real  suffering. 
Life  here  has  not  half  the  hardships 
that  might  be  imagined,  though  at  the 
same  time  it  has  many  discomforts  and 
inconveniences,  and  is  quite  trying 
enough  for  the  average  tenderfoot,  or 
old-timer,  either. 

Among  the  buildings  in  Porcupine 
which  are  a  credit  to  the  camp,  the  new 
King  George  Hotel  is  worthy  of  special 
mention.  It  is  modern  and  up-to-date  in 
every  way  both  as  regards  equipment 
and  service,  and  would  be  an  ornament 
to  many  an  older  and  larger  city. 

By  December  31  Toronto  will  have 
direct  train  connection  with  the  gold 
fields.  Passengers  will  be  enabled  to 
leave  Toronto  at  eight  o'clock  each  even- 
ing and  go  direct  through  by  Pullman  to 
South  Porcupine,  arriving  there  next 
evening  in  time  for  supper. 

A  new  hotel  with  20  rooms  is  to  be 
built  immdiately  at  Mattagami  Landing, 
and  next  spring  a  permanent  hotel  will 
be  built  directly  facing  the  river.  Need 
of  good  accommodation  is  felt,  as  traffic 
through  this  settlement  is  increasing. 

Mattagami  Landing  is  the  point  from 
which  launches  connect  with  Waweatin 
and  Sandy  Points,  above  and  below 
respectively,  where  power  cornpanies 
have  generating  stations,  and  it  is  also  a 
stopping  place  for  prospectors  going  to 
and  from  the  townships  to  the  west  of 
Tisdale. 

The  future  of  this  place  looks  bright, 
as  it  has  every  facility  for  a  big  distribut- 
ing centre. 

3 


Port  Arthur,  Ont 

That  a  new  era  of  prosperity  has  set 
in  at  Port  Arthur  is  evidenced  by  the 
statements  of  Mr.  N.  G.  Neill,  secretary 
of  the  Board  of  Trade,  and  Industrial 
Commissioner,  who  says  American 
manufacturers  are  tumbling  over  them- 
selves to  secure  sites  for  the  purpose  of 
establishing  .  industrial  plants  in  and 
around  here. 

One  of  the  new  industries  is  a  $450,- 
000  steel  mill,  which  will  manufacture 
sheet  steel  and  galvanized  iron  for  the 
northwest,  while  another  is  the  Garden 
City  Feeder  Company  in  which  the 
municipality  of  Port  Arthur  will  invest 
75  per  cent,  of  the  capital,  the  balance 
being  found  by  the  company.  Mr.  Neill, 
commenting  on  the  fact  that  many 
American  conerns  had  been  held  back 
by  limited  capital  from  entering  Canada, 
stated  that  this  difficulty  had  been  over- 
come as  far  as  Port  Arthur  was  con- 
cerned, by  bringing  English  capital  in 
touch  with  American  manufacturers. 

Like  other  up-to-date  cities.  Port 
Arthur  is  to  have  a  garden  suburb,  an 
English  syndicate  having  purchased  150 
acres  of  land,  on  which  they  are  erecting 
model  workmen's  houses,  the  property 
being  laid  out  along  the  lines  of  the 
famous  Garden  City  of  Letchworth, 
England.  A  rental  of  $10  monthly  is  to 
be  made  for  these  houses,  but  the  ten- 
ants are  given  the  opportunity  of  pur- 
chasing their  homes  by  increasing  this 
amount   to  $15. 

The  fact  that  the  electric  power  and 
lighting  plant  is  municipally  owned  has 
brought  about  a  reduction  in  the  charges 
for  this  service,  and  as  a  result,  the  cost 
to  the  consumer  is  probably  lower  than 
at  any  other  point  in  the  Dominion.  A 
campaign  is  being  prosecuted  for  the 
purpose  of  interesting  some  more  promi- 
nent manufacturers  in  the  development 
of  Port  Arthur. 

The  population  is  18,000;  assessment 
.$12,000,000. 

Farming  lands  are  being  rapidly  opened 
up,  and  increasing  in  value.    The  assured 

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employment  and  good  wages  offered  at 
the  Lake  Ports,  in  the  saw-mills  and 
mines,  in  the  water-power  development 
-ind  on  the  railways  place  the  making 
f  a  comfortable  home  and  a  good  farm 
m  the  agricultural  sections  of  this  district 
within  the  reach  of  the  industrious  and 
enterprising  man  without  capital.  Not 
only  do  the  lines  of  labor  mentioned 
offer  a  means  of  a  man  establishing  him- 
self on  a  farm  in  the  district,  but  the 
fact  that  the  resources  of  the  district 
are  industrial  rather  than  agricultural 
assures  a  good  home  market  for  the  pro- 
ducts of  the  farm  after  it  has  been 
brought  under  cultivation.  Market  gar- 
den land  within  five  miles  of  Port  Arthur 
can  be  purchased  from  $50.00  per  acre. 
The  market  for  all  kinds  of  produce 
is  good  and  continually  increasing. 

There  are  15  miles  of  street  railway 
connecting  Port  Arthur  with  Fort  Wil- 
liam (2^  miles  away),  owned  and 
operated  by  the  city. 

As  a  health  resort  Port  Arthur  is 
unique.  The  climate  is  most  delightful, 
seldom  more  than  6  inches  of  snow 
in  winter,  with  only  an  occasional  really 
cold  day.  Summer  days  are  just  pleas- 
antly warm,  and  evenings  refreshingly 
cool.  Maximum  sunshine  and  minimum 
rain.  The  city  rises  in  a  series  of 
plateaus  from  Thunder  Bay,  making  it 
an  ideal  place  of  residence.  The  re- 
markable purity  of  the  water  is  attri- 
buted to  the  rock  formation  and  the  en- 
tire absence  of  limestone.  These  quali- 
ties, together  with  the  purity  of  the 
air  and  the  charming  scenery  makes 
Port  Arthur  an  ideal  summer  and  health 
resort. 

There  are  a  great  many  industries 
located  her,  such  as,  two  boiler  works, 
blast  furnace,  two  sawmills,  two  found- 
ries, two  elevators,  sash  and  door  fac- 
tory, stock  yards,  two  brick  factories, 
brewery,  aerated  water  factory,  stone- 
cutting  establishment,  three  transhipping, 
freii^ht  houses,  two  systems  cold  storage 
and  lake  fisheries. 

Electric  light  is  furnished  by  the  City 
at  an  average  cost  of  10  cents  per  lamp 
per   month. 


Water  is  supplied  by  the  City.  Domes- 
tic rate  averages  $15.00  per  year.  The 
Municipal-owned  telephone  system  has 
3,500  subscribers. 

S.  W.  Ray  is  Mayor;  J.  M.  McTeigue, 
City  Clerk;  J.  W.  Gurney,  City  Treasurer. 

The  banks  and  their  managers  are: 
Bank  of  Nova  Scotia,  A.  Mooney;  Mol- 
sons,  J.  A.  Little;  Imperial,  H.  C.  Hous- 
ton; Montreal,  W.  H.  Nelson;  Commerce, 
A.  W.  Roberts. 


ARCHITECTS 

Hood  &  Scott 

Benger  Bldg.,  177  Arthur  St. 
PORT  ARTHUR 

PHONE  135  28 


PORT   ARTHUR   GARAGE 

Expert  Automobile  and 
Motor  Boat  Repairs 

Workmanship  Guaranteed 
Phone  993  DOC.  WILKINSON,  Prop. 

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When  in  Port  Arthur  stop  at  the 

flDariaoot  Ibotel 

FACING  LAKE  SUPERIOR 
CONVENIENT  TO  BOATS  AND   TRAINS 

PORT   ARTHUR,    ONTARIO 

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■  Not  the  biggest  but  the  BEST." 

ALGOMA  HOTEL 

PORT  ARTHUR 

15  Large  Sample  Rooms 

Merritt  &  Hodder.  props. 
Rates  $2.00  to  $3.50,  American  Plan     16 


Real  Estate  &  Investments 
THE  MEIKLE  CO. 

PORT  x\RTHUR 


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Radville,  Sask. 

Radville  is  a  new  town  and  divisional 
point  on  C.N.R.  line,  between  Maryfield 
and  Lethbridge,  a  line  to  Moose  Jaw 
starts  from  here,  and  a  line  to  run  to  the 
coal  mines,  20  miles  distant. 

Builders  and  carpenters  are  wanted 
here.  Splendid  opening  for  flour  mill. 
Plenty  of  water  in  the  river.  Also  op- 
portunity for  dentist  and  veterinary  sur- 
geon. 

The  Seed  Fair  will  be  held  Dec.  21st, 
191 1.     The  market  day  is  Saturday. 

The  town  is  one  year  old,  and  has  fine; 
town  hall,  fire  hall,  red  brick  two-story 
public  school,  municipal  hall,  churches, 
public  hall,  licensed  hotel,  Bank  of  Com- 
merce, managed  by  W.  Hastie;  Wey- 
burn  Security  Bank,  under  the  manage- 
ment of  McG.  Wilkinson. 

C.N.R.  telegraph  and  express,  phone 
lines  being  constructed,  two-tank  chemi- 
cal engine  and  other  fire  equipment. 

Papulation,  350;  assessment,  $120,000; 
tax  rate,  5  mills;  President  Board  of 
Trade,  C.  S.  Hill;  Secretary,  G.  F.  Blun- 
dell;  Overseer,  C.  S.  Hill;  Secretary- 
Treasurer,  E.  J.  Moore;  Postmaster,  C. 
S.  Hill. 

Rainy  River,  Ont. 

The  town  of  Rainy  River  is  on  the 
river  of  the  same  name,  and  located  153 
miles  east  of  Winnipeg,  and  286  miles 
west  of  Port  Arthur,  on  the  Canadian 
Northern  Railway.  There  is  a  daily 
boat  service  in  the  summer  to  Kenora, 
about  86  miles  distant  on  C.P.R. 

Rainy  River  has  lately  received  an- 
other addition  to  its  industries  in  the 
shape  of  a  $50,000  stave  mill.  There  are 
many  large  lumber  mills  here,  and  there 
is  a  good  opening  for  a  box  factory,  an- 
other stave  mill,  and  for  any  industry 
using  lumber,  as  the  supply  is  practically 
unlimited  and  can  be  run  down  the 
many  rivers  to  this  point,  where  cheap 
power  (water  or  electric)  is  abundant. 
There  is  also  a  good  opportunity  for  a 
brick    plant,    a    doctor,    a    dentist    and    a 


lawyer.  Write  to  Sydney  Bateman,  Sec- 
retary Board  of  Trade. 

The  population  is  2,300;  assessment,, 
$717,458;  six  teachers  in  the  public 
school,  also  separate  school,  colleges^ 
town  hall,  fire  hall,  gravel  or  cinder  ia 
the  streets.  The  sidewalks  are  being  re- 
placed with  cement  on  the  principal 
streets.  Canadian  Northern  telegraph, 
telephones,  electric  light  and  power 
(private  ownership),  theatre,  dance  halU 
waterworks  (250  connections),  sewers, 
and  settling  beds. 

An  agricultural  fair  and  exhibition  will 
be  held  here  1912. 

The  Bank  of  Commerce  is  managed 
by  H.  W.   Graham. 

W.  O.  Chapman  is  Mayor;  S.  Bate- 
man, Town  Clerk  and  Treasurer;  S. 
Sage,  Town  Engineer;  G.  S.  Parker,^ 
President  Board  of  Trade;  R.  Reid,  Post- 
master. 

Fire  protection  in  charge  of  Chief  A. 
H.  Hanna,  with  fire  hall,  engine  and  lat- 
est equipment.  Thos.  McMahon  is  Chief 
of  Police.     There  are  four  good  hotels. 

There  is  a  good  demand  for  carpen- 
ters and  laborers. 

Red  Deer,  Alta. 

Red  Deer  is  midway  on  the  C.P.R.  be- 
tween Calgary  and  Edmonton.  Has 
added  a  thousand  to  its  population  in 
the  last  year.  It  is  now  2,700;  assess- 
ment, $4,119,270.  G.  W.  Greene  is  Presi- 
dent of  Board  of  Trade;  J.  R.  Davison, 
Secretary;  R.  B.  Williver,  Mayor;  A.  T. 
Stephenson,  Treasurer  and  Clerk;  H. 
Wallace,  Postmaster. 

A  hundred  thousand  dollar  cement 
plant  has  just  located  here.  There  are 
brick  yards,  roofing  and  tile  works,  tent 
and  mattress  factories,  lumber  mill,  tan- 
nery and  other  manufacturing  concerns. 

There  are  public,  separate  and  high 
schools,  convent,  business  college,  ladies* 
college,  court  house,  municipal  build- 
ings, fire  hall,  societies  hall,  theatres, 
four  hotels,  Government  phones  and 
Western  Electric  phones  (local,  rural 
and  long  distance),  C.P.R.  telegraph,  ex- 


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press,  waterworks  and  sewer  systems, 
electric  light  and  power. 

The  banks  indicate  the  strong  finan- 
cial position  of  this  district.  They  are 
with  their  managers:  Commerce,  W.  L. 
Gibson;  Imperial,  J.  G.  Gillispie;  Mer- 
chants, F.  M.  Hacking;  Northern  Crown, 
J.   H.   Menzies. 

There  is  urgent  need  here  for  foundry, 
also  pressed  brick  works,  cement  works, 
pulp  mill  and  concerns  using  leather.  J. 
R.  Davison,  Secretary  Board  of  Trade, 
will  indicate  what  the  town  will  do  for 
new  comers. 

Regina,  Sask. 

The  official  report  of  the  investigating 
expert  on  Regina's  water  supply  has 
been  made  public,  and  shows  that  there 
is  available  for  development  in  the 
vicinity  of  Regina  some  11,150,000  gal- 
lons water  per  day.  Seven  million 
gallons  of  this  is  procurable  at  a  cost  of 
$1,106,045.  It  will  thus  be  seen  that 
Regina  is  assured  a  water  supply  for 
many  years  to  come,  which  simply  needs 
developing. 

It  is  generally  conceded  that  January 
is  one  of  the  slackest  months  of  the 
year  in  the  real  estate  business  in  West- 
ern Canada.  This  did  not  prove  to  be  the 
fact  so  far  as  Regina  is  concerned,  for 
several  important  real  estate  transfers 
were  made,  both  in  inside  and  sub-di- 
visional property. 

Investments  are  safe  and  sure;  they 
are  increasing  in  value  daily.  Unlimited 
opportunities  lie  open  here  for  the 
capitalist,  the  investor  and  the  financier. 

Situated  on  the  C.  P.  R.  main  line,  358 
miles  west  of  Winnipeg,  Regina  is  the 
capital  and  largest  city  in  Saskatchewan, 
the  commercial  and  industrial  centre  of 
the  middle  west  and  possesses  unique 
advantages  for  manufacturers,  whole- 
salers and  investors. 

Regina's  distributing  territory  com- 
prises over  60,000  square  miles,  in  which 
are  located  over  250  towns  and  villages, 
and  a  population  of  nearly  half  a  mil- 
lion. 


Revelstoke  B.C. 

Revelstoke  is  surrounded  by  the  larg- 
est lumber  and  mining  dsitrict  in  B.C. 
Municipality    owns    an    unlimited    water 

There  are  openings  here  for  pulp 
mills,  machine  shop,  saw  and  shingle 
mills  and  tannery.  W.  F.  Laing,  Secre- 
tary Board  of  Trade,  will  be  glad  to 
give  full  particulars  regarding  the  ad- 
vantages  of  locating  in   Revelstoke. 

The  town  is  situated  on  the  Columbia 
River,  where  it  is  crossed  by  the  main 
line  of  the  C.P.Ry.  Is  the  junction  of 
the  main  line  of  the  Arrowhead  and 
Kootenay  Railway,  which  connects  with 
the  palatial  steamers  of  the  C.P.R.  or» 
the  Arrow  Lakes,  and  with  the  B.  C. 
Southern,  Columbia  and  Western,  Crow's 
Nest  Pass  and  Great  Northern  Railway 
systems  to  the  south, 
power  and   Hydro-Electric  plant. 

The  land  in  this  district  is  extremely 
fertile  and  able  to  support  a  population 
of  30,000  people. 

This  is  also  a  mining  district  of  no 
mean  importance.  One  of  the  largest 
deposits  of  zinc  ore  on  the  continent  is 
now  being  developed  at  Pingston  Creek 
and  the  ore  is  being  successfully  treated. 
Here  is  the  place  where  a  prospector 
could  certainly  make  a  strike,  as  the 
showings  of  mineral  are  abundant.  Those 
that  have  been  opened  up  have  panned 
out  to  the  entire  satisfaction  of  the 
owner. 

The  fruit  growing  possibilities  must 
not  be  overlooked.  Irrigation  is  not  re- 
quired, winters  are  mild  and  winter- 
killed trees  are  almost  unknown.  To 
the  sportsman  the  attractions  are  great. 
Both  large  and  small  game  are  plenti- 
ful. 

The  population  is  4,000;  assessment, 
$2,223,721;  taxes  are  25  mills. 

W.  H.  Pratt,  President  Board  of  Trade; 
F.  W.  Laing,  Secretary;  Dr.  J.  H.  Ham- 
ilton, Mayor;  Bruce  A.  Lawson,  Secre- 
tary-Treasurer; Alex.  McRae,  Postmas- 
ter. 

The  banks  required  for  this  busy  town 
are,    with    their    managers:      Commerce, 

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F.   M.   Gibson;    Imperial,  A.   B.   McClen-  In  addition  to  $316,300  worth   of  per- 

eghan;  Molsons,  W.  H.  Pratt.  mits   issued   to   the   government   of   Sas- 

There    are    two    public    schools,    eight  katchewan    and    city    of    Saskatoon    for 

rooms  each,  high  school,  city  hall,  court  telephone    buildings,    power    house,    fire 

house,  two  fire  halls,  opera  house,  thea-  halls,    etc.,    there    were    permits    granted 

tre  and  picture  shows.  for  buildings  which  might  be  classed  as 

Other  commercial  equipments  include  public,  as  follows:  Schools  and  colleges, 
C.P.R.  telegraph.  Dominion  express,  $385,000;  theatres,  clubs,  etc.,  $91,400; 
Government  telephone.  Also  private  churches,  Y.  W.  and  Y.  M.  C.  A.  build- 
phone,  local,  rural  and  long  distance.  ings,  $S55,5oo-  Thus  it  is  evident  that 
About  seventy  miles  of  streets,  cement  preparations  are  being  made  for  the  edu- 
sidewalks   and   good  hotels.  cational,    social,    and     religious     require- 

Water     supply      is      from       mountain  ments  of  the  city.     It  may  be  noted  also 

streams,     gravity     system.      Sewers     are  that  besides  building  three  public  schools 

complete.  the   Board  of  Education  have  purchased 

The  town  is  increasing  its  power  plant  ten    new   sites,   in   anticipation   of   future 

by  an  addition  of  1,100  feet  of  new  flume,  needs. 


enlargements  to  the  dam,  and  water  sys- 
tem. 


The    permits     for     buildings     used    for 
financial,  commercial  and  industrial  pur- 


Electric  light  and  power  owned  by  the  P°ses  amount  to  $1,670,000.  These  in- 
municipality  and  supplied  at  extremely  '^^^'^^  o^'<^'^  buildings,  factories,  all  kinds 
low  rates. 

Rosetown,  Sask. 

Rosetown  is  a  new  town  on  C.P.R., 
166  miles  north-west  of  Moosejaw,  and 
46  miles  west  of  Outlook. 

There  are  openings  here  for  flour  mill, 
machine  shop,  electric  light  plant,  lin- 
seed   mills,    furniture    store,     hotel,     flax 


of  stores  and  a  number  of  wholesale 
houses.  The  smaller  buildings  are  frame, 
the  majority  brick  and  stone,  and  it  is 
notable  that  modern  concrete  construc- 
tion is  much  in   evidence. 

Perhaps,  however,  the  most  encourag- 
ing development  has  been  in  permits  for 
residences,  which  are  valued  at  $1,461,- 
190    for    about    565    residences,     ranging 


mills.     Write  to  J.  H.  Tregea,  Secretary       from    the    shack    of   $200   to    the    $ii,c 


Board  of  Trade,  or  C.  W.  Holmes,  Presi- 
dent. They  will  give  generous  treat- 
ment to  new  industries. 

W.  McDougald  is  Mayor;  S.  B.  Robin- 
son, Secretary-Treasurer;  L.  Heartwell, 
Postmaster. 

The  population  is  600.  There  are  a 
four-room  brick  school,  town  hall,  fire 
station,  an  hotel.  Government  phones, 
C.P.R.  and  C.N.R.  telegraph  and  express. 

There  are  two  banks — Traders  (N. 
McVicar,  manager),  and  Union  Bank 
(R.  Gordon,  manager). 

Saskatoon,  Sask. 

Building  permits  for  191 1  total  $5,028,- 
366,  thereby  leading  all  the  cities  of  Can- 
ada in  this  respect,  and  maintaining  a  population  eight  years  ago  was  only  113. 
place  among  the  leaders  with  regard  to  The  school  attendance  is  1,824,  assess- 
total  amount,  actual  and  percentage  in-  ment  $23,392,528,  and  tax  rate  only  18 
crease  over  1910.  mills. 

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home,  making  an  average  of  a  little  over 
$2,586. 

A  new  record  for  acreage  west  of 
Saskatoon  was  established  when  Max- 
field  Bros,  sold  a  half  interest  in  80  acres 
adjoining  Cordage  Park  at  $800  an  acre. 
The  property  is  in  Industrial  Centre, 
being  the  west  half  of  the  N.  W.  quarter 
of  23-36-6.  The  west  side  has  been  very 
active  both  in  sale  of  sud-divided  lots 
and  acreage.  The  general  outlook  is 
most  satisfactory,  and  a  big  movement 
is  anticipated  soon.  Trackage  property 
is  in  demand,  but  is  being  held  at  high 
prices. 

Saskatoon  is  certainly  going  ahead.    Its 


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BUSY  MAN'S  CANADA 


SASKATOON 


INVESTMENTS  IN 
CITY  PROPERTY 
AND  FARM  LANDS 


We  make  a  specialty  of 
Trackag^e  and  Sub-division 
Property. 

All  communications  will 
receive  the  most  prompt 
attention. 


STRATON  &  BRUCE 
McKay  bidg.,  Second  Ave. 


Sackvile,  N.B. 

Land  seekers  should  enquire  about 
this  district.  A  line  to  G.  R.  McCord, 
Secretary  Board  of  Trade,  or  E.  M.  Copp, 
President,  will  bring  the  necessary  in- 
formation. 

Condensed  milk  plant,  and  furniture 
manufacturing  will  find  special  opportun- 
ities here.  Also  iron,  textile  and  malle- 
able works. 

Sackville  wants  iron  moulders.  The 
foundries  are  extending  their  already 
large  plants.  A  new  wharf  is  under  con- 
struction, also  new  railway  station,  and 
freight  sheds.  The  old  sidewalks  are 
being  replaced  with  concrete. 

The  industries  added  the  last  year  are 
concrete  works,  leather  manufacturing 
and  wood-working  plants. 

There  are  2,000  people  within  the  in- 
corporated town  limits. 

Sackville  is  on  the  tide  water  and 
Intercolonial  Railway,  147  miles  west  of 
Halifax,  and  38  miles   east   of  Moncton 


Jet.  There  are  C.P.R.  and  West  Union 
telegraph,  local,  rural  and  long  distance 
phones,  electric  light  and  power  from 
Eastern  Development  Co.,  gravity  water 
system,  owned  by  the  town. 

There  are  three  grammar  schools,  high 
school,  university,  arts,  engineering,  ap- 
plied science  schools,  ladies'  college,  con- 
servatory of  music,  art  gallery,  business 
college,  four  public  halls,  and  first-class 
hotels. 

The  banking  interests  are  Royal  Bank, 
G.  H.  Mackenzie,  manager,  and  Bank  of 
Nova  Scotia,  R.  C.  Williams,  manager. 

C.  W.  Fawcett  is  Mayor;  Thos.  Murray, 
Treasurer  and  Clerk;  J.  F.  Allison,  Post- 
master. 

Sault  Ste.  Marie,  Ont. 

That  the  remarkable  progress  of  last 
year  is  to  be  continued  at  the  Sault  is 
shown  by  the  figures  for  improvements 
that  are  to  be  undertaken  this  year.  Ap- 
proximately $138,000  will  be  expended 
on  a  street  paving  programme,  covering 
nearly  five  miles.  Ten  miles  of  cement 
sidewalks  will  be  laid  down,  at  an  esti- 
mated cost  of  $64,000. 

Another  $130,000  will  be  expended  in 
the  construction  of  ten  and  a  half  miles 
of  sewerage.  Improvements  to  schools 
for  the  current  year  amount  to  about 
$40,000,  and  $7,500  has  been  appropriated 
for  the  purchase  of  18  acres  on  the  river 
front  to  be  used  for  park  purposes. 
Great  industrial  expansion  is  assured, 
and  1912  promises  to  be  a  banner  year 
for  Sault  Ste.  Marie  in  every  way. 

The  Town  is  situated  on  the  St.  Mary's 
River,  where  power  is  generated  for  the 
immense  and  varied  plants  of  the  Lake 
Superior  Corporation  and  its  allied  in- 
dustries. These  include  three  blast 
furnaces,  coke  ovens,,  open  hearth  and 
Bessemer  steel  plants,  rail  mill,  structural 
steel,  bar  and  billet  mills,  rail  fastenings, 
splice  bar,  tie  plates,  etc.,  bolt  and  nut 
works,  charcoal,  alcohol  and  acetate 
plant,  railway  car  building  works,  ore 
and  coal  docks,  copper  and  nickel 
smelters,  veneer,  saw,  shingle  and  stave 

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mills,  iron  and  brass  foundries,  sulphite- 
pulp  and  ground  wood-pulp  mills,  oil  re- 
fineries and  other  industries  of  no  mean 
importance.  Lake  Superior  is  the  Mill 
Pond  for  the  water-power,  and  St.  Mary's 
River  the  waste  water  way.  100,000 
horsepower  can  be  generated  here. 

Six  million  dollars  are  now  being 
spent  in  industrial  construction  here. 

W.  H.  Munroe  is  Mayor;  C.  W. 
McCrea,  Treasurer;  C.  J.  Pim,  City 
Clerk. 

The  railway  facilities  are:  C.  P.  R. 
and  Algoma  Central  and  Hudson  Bay 
Railway.  The  Manitoulin  and  North 
Shore  road  is  now  building  to  have  con- 
nections here.  There  are  four  miles  of 
electric  street  railway  within  the  corpora- 
tion. 

The  population  is  10,613,  and  town 
has  applied  for  a  city  charter.  The 
assessment  is  $5,967,764,  tax  rate  20  mills. 
There  are  good  macadamized  street.s, 
cement  sidewalks,  electric  light  and 
power,  water  mains  and  sewers,  local 
and  rural  phones,  with  the  Bell  long 
distance  line  about  completed.  C.  P.  R. 
and  G.  N.  W.  Telegraph,  public,  separate, 
high  and  technical  schools,  Government 
Municipal  buildings,  custom  house  and 
good  hotels. 

Sherbrooke,  Que. 

The  Electric  City.  Claims  it  can  sup- 
ply the  cheapest  electric  power  in   Can- 


S.  W.  FAWCETT 

Real  Estate 

Loans  and  Insurance 

PHONE  124  p.  O.  BOX  384 

SAULT  STE.  MARIE  22 


O'CONNOR  &  SHERIDAN 
Real  Estate  and  Mining  Brokers 

665  Queen  Sti  eet     .  •.     Phone  723 
SAULT  STE.  MARIE,  ONT. 

Industrial  Sites  and  Hign-class 
Investments 


ada.  There  are  four  trunk  lines  of  rail- 
roads— C.P.R.,  G.T.R.,  Quebec  Central, 
and  Boston  and  Maine.  Thirty-three  pas- 
senger trains  enter  or  depart  from  Sher- 
brooke every  day.  The  electric  street 
railway  is  doubling  the  length  of  its 
tracks  within  the  city  limits. 

Free    site,   $15    power,    tax    exonipf  ••! 
and   other   advantages    make    up     Sher- 
brooke's   claim  to   the  manufacturer  de- 
siring a  location. 

The  population  is  17,000.  Assessment, 
$7,200,000.     Tax  rate,  i8^  mills. 

Mayor,  C.  W.  Cote;  Sec'y.-Treas.,  F.  J. 
Griffith;  City  Engineer,  I.  Tremblay; 
Postmaster,  W.  A,  Morehouse;  Presi- 
dent Board  of  Trade,  E.  Winn  Farwell: 
Secretary,   Chas.   E.   Bradford. 

Bell  Telephone,  People's  Local  and 
Rural;  C.P.R.  and  G.N.W.  Telegraph; 
Churches,  Schools;  Educational  facilities 
are  abundant  with  their  libraries  and 
evening  Technical  School. 

Drill  Hall  just  erected,  costing  $100,- 
000;  Court  House,  Municipal  Buildings, 
Art  Hall,  Monument  Nationale  and 
theatres.     Plenty  of  good  hotels. 

Eight  miles  of  Electric  City  railroad, 
first-class  fire  equipment  in  charge  of  R. 
Davidson,   Fire   Chief. 

Seven  banks  are  required  to  look  after 
the  financial  interests  of  this  important 
industrial  centre.  They  are,  with  their 
managers:      National,      A.      U.      Dorais; 


REAL 
ESTATE 

CHITTY,  MOFFLY  &  CHIPLEY, 

Sault  Ste.  Marie. 
Realty  in  all  its  branches. 

REAL 
ESTATE 

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Eastern  Townships  Bank  (2),  E.  W. 
Farwell  and  F.  A.  Briggs;  Quebec,  Colin 
Crawford;  Hochelaga,  M.  A.  Laine; 
Montreal,  R.  A.  E.  Aitken;  Merchants, 
H.  Irwin. 

Souris,  Man. 

Souris  handled  last  season  251,000 
bushels  of  grain,  436  cattle  and  995  hogs. 
There  are  four  elevators  (capacity  180,- 
000  bushels),  stock  yards,  flour  mill,  etc., 
public  and  high  schools,  churches,  gas 
plant  owned  by  private  company,  water 
works,  town  hall,  fire  hall,  post-office, 
and  a  good  hotel. 

There  is  an  opening  here  for  a  cream- 
.ery,  a  steam  laundry,  and  a  shoe  store. 

New  recreation  grounds  and  summer 
resort  are  being  laid  out;  a  post-office 
is  under  construction. 

Souris  is  on  the  C.P.R.,  26  miles  south- 
west of  Brandon,  on  the  Souris  River. 

The  President  of  the  Board  of  Trade  is 
T.  L.  Arnett;  Secretary,  A.  S.  Morrison; 
Mayor,  A.  J.  Hughes;  Clerk,  J.  W.  Brec- 
key;  City  Engineer,  J.  H.  Smith;  Post- 
master, W.  Wenman. 

Dominion  express,  C.P.R.  telegraph. 
Government  phone  (rural  and  long  dis- 
tance), population  2,000,  assessment  $1,- 
000,000,  taxes  23  mills. 

The  Union  Bank  is  under  the  manage- 
ment of  V.  L.  Ferguson,  and  Merchants 
Bank,  F.  L.  Adolph. 

There   are    special   facilities   for   paper 
Smith's  Falls  Out.  and  pulp   mills,  plenty  of  water.   Hydro 

There  is  an  opening  here  for  iron  Electric  power,  and  cheap  coal.  A 
working  plants,  foundries,  knitting  fac-  foundry  would  find  this  an  advantage- 
tories,  textile  factory  and  others,  and  ous  location.  Grand  Trunk  Railway  and 
the  town  offers  many  inducements  to  C.N.R.,  with  Welland  Canal  for  boats; 
parties  desiring  to  locate  here.  electric   railway   between    Hamilton   and 

There   is   good   demand   for   all    kinds      Niagara,    eight    miles    of    which    are    in 
of    skilled    labor    here.      Cement    walks, 
water  works,  and  sewerage  are  being  ex- 
tended throughout  the  town. 

The  Collegiate  Institute  is  nearly 
completed.  The  total  cost  will  be  $60,- 
000,  and  the  new  General  Hospital,  also 
Hearing  completion,  will  cos>t  $40,000. 

Five  good  hotels  supply  the  wants  of 
the  travellers. 


Smith's  Falls  is  a  divisional  point  on 
the  C.P.R.  Customs  House,  Dominion 
Express,  Bell  Telephone,  rural,  local  and 
long  distance,  G.N.W.  and  C.P.R.  Tele- 
graph. 

The  population  is  6,146.  Assessment, 
$2,096,052.     Tax  rate,  31  mills. 

President  of  Board  of  Trade  is  Ogle 
Carss;  Sec'y.,  R.  Hawkins;  Mayor,  Adam 
Foster;  City  Treasurer,  Henry  Layng; 
City  Engineer,  S.  B.  Code;  City  Clerk, 
J.  A.  Lewis;  Postmaster,  D.  A.  Fer- 
gusson. 

H.  B.  Wilson  is  manager  of  the  Mol- 
sons  Bank;  L.  J.  R.  Richardson,  manager 
of  the  Union  Bank;  and  S.  L.  Forrest, 
manager  of  Ottawa  Bank. 

Smith's  Falls  is  46  miles  S.-W.  of  Ot- 
tawa, on  the  Rideau  Canal  and  River,  with 
passenger  and  freight  steamboat  service 
There  are  four  public  schools,  high 
school,  collegiate  institute,  library,  town 
hall,  public  halls,  opera  house  and  other 
amusement  centres.  Waterworks,  elec- 
tric light  and  power. 

The  principal  factories  are  engaged  in 
the  production  of  farm  implements,  wire 
fence,  malleable  castings,  ploughs,  stoves, 
cooperage,  etc.  The  Canadian  Northern 
Railway  is  being  built  to  get  a  share  of 
the  large  volume  of  merchandise  ship- 
ped  from  this  point. 

St.  Catharines,  Ont. 


the  city. 

St.  Catharines  reports  the  building  in- 
dustry very  brisk,  new  manufacturing 
concerns  locating,  making  houses  for  em- 
ployees scarce. 

There  are  20  miles  of  streets,  paved 
with  brick,  cement  block,  biulithic  and 
macadam,  and  thirty  miles  of  concrete 
sidewalks.     The  population  is  13,450;  as- 


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sessment  roll,  $7,781,905;  tax  rate,  22 
mills;  waterworks,  sewerage,  electric 
power  from  Hydro-Electric  and  Cataract 
Power  companies;  also  natural  and 
manufactured  gas. 

Among  the  fine  buildings  are  seven 
public  schools,  two  separate  schools,  col- 
legiate institute,  business  colleges,  Lor- 
etto  Abbey  and  college,  county  buildings, 
city  hall,  public  library,  Y.M.C.A.,  gener- 
al and  marine  hospitals,  isolation  hospi- 
tal  and   hospital   for   consumptives. 

There  are  eight  hotels,  masonic  hall, 
opera  house  and  hippodrome.  Three 
fire  halls  (50  alarm  boxes),  chemical  en- 
gine and  full  equipment  in  charge  of 
W.  Early.  The  Chief  of  Police  is  H. 
N.   Green. 

The  manufacturing  concerns  are  too 
numerous  to  mention,  and  there  is  plenty 
of  room  for  more.  G.  F.  Knight,  Secre- 
tary Board  of  Trade,  will  give  all  par- 
ticulars. 

The  chief  city  officials  are:  J.  Mc- 
Bride,  Mayor;  Wm.  Mittleberger,  Treas- 
urer; A.  Pay.  City  Clerk;  Alex.  Milne, 
City  Engineer;  S.  G.  Smith,  Postmaster. 
Bell  Telephone,  local  and  long  distance; 
G.N.W.  and  C.P.R.  telegraph;  Dominion 
express. 

St.  Catharines  is  in  the  centre  of  the 
fruit-growing  district  of  the  Niagara 
peninsula,  and  is  justly  designated  "  The 
Garden  City."  Its  25  daily  express  trains 
are  hardly  able  to  carry  the  fruit  shipped 
from  this  point  in  the   season. 

The  canning  factories  put  up  five  mil- 
lion cans  of  fruit  in  a  season,  not  count- 
ing that  put  up  by  other  canneries  in  the 
vicinity. 

It  takes  eight  banks  to  attend  to  the 
financial  wants  of  the  city.  They  are, 
with  their  managers:  Commerce,  R.  G. 
W.  Conolly;  Imperial  (2),  J.  A.  Forster; 
Nova  Scotia,  J.  W.  Corning;  Traders,  D. 
Muir;  Toronto,  G.  W.  Hodgette;  Union, 
W.  J.  Dawson;  Sterling,  D.  B.  Crombie. 

St.  John,  N.B. 

The  assurance  of  great  expenditure  to 
provide  harbor  and  terminal  facilities, 
not  only  for  the  Canadian  Pacific  but  for 


the  Grand  Trunk  Pacific  and  Canadian 
Northern  Railways,  making  St.  John  a 
great  summer  as  well  as  a  winter  port, 
has  electrified  the  business  atmosphere, 
and  a  period  of  rapid  growth  and  ex- 
pansion  has   been   entered  on. 

Real  estate  is  rapidly  rising  in  value, 
new  industries  are  materializing,  and 
the  New  Brunswick  Hydro-Electric 
Company,  with  capital  of  $1,500,- 
000  will  harness  the  water  power  and 
provide  the  city  with  cheaper  heat,  light 
and  power. 

A  number  of  Montreal  and  English 
capitalists  have  lately  invested  in  pro- 
perty at  St.  John,  and  a  very  decided  for- 
ward movement  is  in  progress.  During 
the  present  year  the  armoury  will  be 
completed,  a  new  post  office,  modelled 
somewhat  after  that  at  Winnipeg,  will 
be  begun.  A  large  new  theatre  and  the 
largest  brush  and  broom  factory  in  Can- 
ada will  be  erected;  a  beginning  will 
probably  be  made  on  a  new  mill,  by  a 
company  with  $5,000,000  capital,  of  which 
about  $2,000,000  is  invested  in  timber 
lands;  and  there  will  be  a  boom  in 
house  building,  besides  the  large  expen- 
ditures to  be  made  on  the  water  front  by 
the  Federal  Government  and  Canadian 
Pacific  Railway. 

The  contract  for  the  developments  at 
Courtenay  Bay  in  the  harbor  of  St.  John, 
has  been  let  by  the  Government  to  Nor- 
ton Griffi'ths  &  Co.,  an  English  firm.  The 
contract  price  is  $7,500,000,  and  the  work 
is  to  be  completed  within  four  years. 
Work  at  Courtenay  Bay  will  be  started 
immediately  and  when  completed  will 
make  the  harbor  one  of  the  most  modern 
in  the  world. 

The  population  is  52,341  (an  increase 
over  last  year  of  4,800),  assessment  $637,- 
760,  tax  rate  1.94  (land  values  only). 
There  are  fifty-two  miles  of  paved  streets 
(creosote,  wood  block,  granite  block, 
biulithic),  and  over  TJ  miles  asphalt  side- 
walks. 

There  are  fifteen  miles  of  street  rail- 
way, market  every  day,  which  is  one  rea- 
son for  the  low  cost  of  living. 

The    banks    and    their    managers    are: 


15S 


February,  1912 


BUSY  MAN'S  CANADA 


Bank   of  New   Brunswick   (5   branches),  sessment   roll,   $1,107,500.     Tax   rate, -25 

A.  McDonald,  C.  H.  Lee,  T.  G.  Marquis,  mills. 

D.  W.  Harper,  A.  J.  Macquarie;  Bank  of  There  are  municipal  buildings,  Public 
Nova  Scotia  (2  branches),  E.  S.  Esson  School  (cost  $50,000),  Opera  House, 
and  E.  S.  Crawford;  Royal  Bank  (2  fire  hall,  flour  mill,  creamery,  steam 
branches),  T.  B.  Blain  and  R.  E.  Smith;  laundry,  machine  shops,  and  good  hotels, 
British  North  America  (5  branches),  A.  municipal  water-works  and  electric  light 
P.  Hazon  and  C.  A.  Robinson,  with  three  plant,  local,  rural  and  Government  tele- 
assistant-managers;  Union  Bank,  W.  A.  phones,  C.  P.  R.,  C.  N.  R.  telegraph  and 
Connor;  Montreal  Bank,  E.  M.  Shadbolt;  express. 

Bank   of   Commerce,   C.   W.   Hallamore;  There   are  four  miles   of  plank  paved 

Merchants  Bank,  F.  J.  Shreve.  streets,   and   two   and   one-half   miles   of 

T.   H.   Estabrooks  is  the  President  of  sidewalks, 
the  Board  of  Trade,  and  W.  E.  Anderson  There  are  good  openings  for  furniture 
Secretary.  store,  butcher,  painter,  brickyard,  whole- 
Municipal  Officers  are:     Jas.  H.  Frink,  sale  houses,  sash  and  door  factory,  tan- 
Mayor;  Adam  P.  Mclntyre,  Comptroller;  nery,  cement  plant  and  flax  mill. 
Wm.  Murdoch,  C.E.,  City  Engineer;   H.          The  secretary  of  the  Board  of  Trade 

E.  Wardroper,   City  Clerk;  D.   G.   Ling-  will  give  full  information. 

ley.  Chamberlain;   E.  Sears,  Postmaster.  The  banks  are:  Traders,  managed  by 

It  is   stated   that  there  is   an   opening  A.    H.    Preston,   and   the   Merchants,   by 

here   for   a    five-hundred  room   hotel,    to  J.  H.  Johnson. 

take  care  of    tourist    traffic    and    trans-  As  an  indication  of  the  prosperity  of 

Atlantic   travel.     The   Secretary    of    the  this  district,  it  may  be  noted  that  farm 

Board    of   Trade    will    give    full    particu-  machinery  to  the  value  of  a  quarter  of  a 

lars.  million    dollars    were    sold    last    season 

At  the  annual  cattle  round-up  there  were 

Stettler,  Alta.  S.700  head  in  the  bunch,  and  thorough- 

_    .  ,      ,         ,  ,  ,  ored   horses    are    a   feature    of   this    dis- 

Ouite  recently  there  have  been  several  ^  .  ^ 

.  trict. 
residences  placed  under  construction,  and  t.«-     •  •     ,       «-  t    t^    a-  • 

^,  .    ,  ^    ,  .  ...  Municipal     officers    are:     J.   P.   Gngg, 

the  occupied  area  of  the  town  is  rapidly  ,,  t^      -x^-     ,    n      c-.         ,         rr. 

Mayor;    D.    Mitchell,    Secretary-Treas.; 

increasing.  ...      ^^   ^     ^  ^  .  ,,,  .,, 

T,,  •  •     ,  .,  ....  Miss  K.  L.  Raemer,  Postmistress;  W.  W. 

Ihe  municipal  council  are  installing  a„,  Y-,-j.r.,     t.       jrrr,. 

r  ,  ,  •  ,  Sharpe,  President  of  the  Board  of  Trade; 

system   of  waterworks,  which   are   near-  -r^    ■.,•    i    ,i    <- 

,     .  .         ,        •      ,•   ,  J  D.  Mitchell,  Secretary, 

ing   completion.      An    electric   light    and 

povvrer  plant   is   under  construction,   and 

numerous    street    improvements    are    in  TorontO,   Ont. 

view.     The  town  hall  buildings  are  cen- 

trally  situated,  including  fire  hall,  council  Population  of  Toronto   443-751 

chamber,  and  secretary-treasurer's  office.  ^^"^  clearings   $1,852,397,605 

The  fire  department  is  a  well-equipped  ^^'^    Office    earnings    $1,963,065.28 

organization,   having   a    highly    efficient  R^^'    estate    transfers    16.007 

staff   of  volunteers.     The   apparatus   in-  B"ilding    permits .7.296 

-i„j„^  „^^^i-       r-  ■        .  ,.    ,  Value  of  buildings  erected    ••$24,374,539 

eludes  gasoline  fire  engine,  two-cylinder  ^^        *         ,  ^  -fsjf-r,^^^ 

^1^^-  ^,         ■        ,  1      1   jj  i  New  buildings   erected    9.069 

chemical  engine,  hose  reels,  ladders,  etc.  ^       ,  ^    .  *  o 

Cf^f+i^..     -^     ^  *  T  u  J  Total  assessment  of  city $390,S99.i4o 

btettler     is     between      Lacombe     and 

Moosejaw,    at    the    intersection    of    the  These   figures  have  been   compiled  by 

C.   P.   R.   and   C.   N.   R.,  Vegreville  and  Might       Directories,       Limited,      whose 

Calgary    branch,    49    miles    east    of    La-  thirty-seventh     annual     edition     of     the 

combe,   on   the    Calgary   and    Edmonton  Toronto    City   Directory   is   just   off  the 

branch.     The    population   is    1,800.     As-  press.     In  every  one  of  the  lines  above 

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•$1,595,954,254  00 
•    1,852,397,605  00 

1,709,493  34 
1,963,065  28 
14,546 
16,007 


indicated  the  city  shows  a  gain  over 
the  preceding  year. 

In  regard  to  the  population  figures 
above,  which  are  in  excess  of  the  FcJ- 
eral  census,  the  company  says  "  It 
should  be  remembered  that  our  method 
of  enumeration  is  more  thorough  than 
theirs  and  should,  therefore,  be  more 
accurate." 

The  following  is  a  table  showing  the 
gains  Toronto  has  made  in  191 1  over 
1910:— 

Bank    clearings,    1910 
Bank  clearings,  1911  • 
P.O.   earnings,    1910    •  •  •  • 
P.O.   earnings,   19I1    •  •  •  • 
Real  estate  transfers,  1910 
Seal  estate  transfers,  191 1 

Toronto's    assessment,— 

1910      $349,206,510  00 

191 1      390,599,148  00 

The  Customs  receipts  for  the  past  year 

amounted  to  $15,538,630,  being  a  net 
gain  over  1910  of  $1,461,441. 

In  the  real  estate  business  the  appre- 
ciation of  property,  especially  downtown 
and  central  city  lots,  has  been  very 
marked.  For  instance,  a  lot  at  the 
corner  of  King  and  Yonge  streets,  60  ft. 
by  90  ft.,  was  sold  in  October,  1909,  for 
$501,291,812  (and  the  taxable  value  is 
for  $800,000.  This  is  not  an  isolated  case 
where  property  has  nearly  doubled  it- 
self in  two  years  or  less. 

The  liberal  manner  in  which  the  Do- 
minion Government  has  dealt  with  To- 
ronto is  shown  by  the  following  provis- 
ions in  the  Estimates: 

New  Customs  examining  warehouse, 
$300,000. 

Harbor    improvement,    $195,000. 

Dominion  building  for  Canadian  Na- 
tional   Exhibition,   $100,000. 

Barracks  for  permanent  corps,  $100,- 
000. 

Military  stores  building,  $75,000. 

Additions  and  alterations  "  to  Post 
Office,  $14,000;  garage  for  motor  trucks, 
$15,000. 

Dominion  buildings,  repairs,  $5,000. 

The  report  of  Assessment  Commis- 
sioner Forman  shows  that  in  five  years 
the  assessment  <oi  land  values  has  in- 
creased from  $78,611,000  to  $147,893,000, 


THE 

FOUNDATION 

OF  SUCCESS 


"The  difference  between  the  clerk 
who  spends  all  of  his  salary  and 
the  clerk  who  saves  part  of  it  is 
the  difference — in  ten  years — be- 
tween the  ovmer  of  a  b^wsiness 
and    the   man    owt    of   a   job." 

— John   Wannamakeb. 

Most  of  the  fortunes  have  been 
accumulated  by  men  who  began 
life  without  capital.  Anyone  who 
is  willing  to  practice  a  little  self- 
denial  for  a  few  years  in  order 
to  save  can  eventually  have  a  fund 
sufficient  to  invest  in  a  business 
which  will  produce  a  largely  in- 
creased   income. 

No  enterprise  can  be  started 
without  money,  and  the  longer 
the  day  of  saving  is  postponed, 
the  longer  it  will  be  before  the 
greater  prosperity  be  realized. 

Begin  to-day.  One  dollar  will 
open  an  account  with  this  old- 
established  institution.  We  have 
many  small  depositors,  and  many 
who  began  in  a  small  way  and 
now  have  large  balances  at  their 
credit.  Every  dollar  deposited 
bears  compound  interest  at  three 
and  one-half  per   cent. 


Canada  Permanent 

Mortgage  Corporation 
Toronto  Street     -      Toronto 

ESTABLISHED  1855 


IGO 


February, 1912 


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while  the  value  of  buildings  and  im- 
provements has  increased  from  $94,346,- 
000  to  $144,366,000.  In  round  figures 
land  values  have  increased  almost 
seventy  millions  in  five  years,  and  im- 
provement values  over  fifty  millions. 

The  Board  of  Directors  of  the  Cana- 
dian National  Exhibition  for  1912  is  as 
follows: 

Hon.  Pres.,  Geo.  H.  Gooderham; 
President,  John  G.  Kent;  ist  Vice,  Jos. 
Oliver;  2nd  Vice,  Noel  Marshall;  Exe- 
cutive Committee,  Section  A,  Aid.  John 
Dunn;  Section  B,  George  Booth;  Sec- 
tion C,  R.  Fleming;  Chairmen  of  Com- 
mittees— Horses,  J.  J.  Dixon;  Cattle, 
Robt.  Miller;  Dairy,  W.  W.  Ballantyne; 
Women's  Work,  Noel  Marshall;  Agri- 
culture, H.  R.  Frankland;  Manufactures, 
Geo.  Booth;  Education,  C.  A.  B.  Brown; 
Fine  Arts,  W.  K.  McNaugbt;  Poultry,  A. 
Atkinson;  Dogs,  W.  P.  Fraser;  Grounds, 
R.  H.  Graham. 

Toronto's  receipts  from  street  rail- 
way percentage  in  November  were  $38,- 
598.47.  The  amount  has  nearly  quad- 
rupled  in   six  years. 

The  number  of  buildings  for  which  the 
City  Architect's  Department  issued  per- 
mits during  the  first  ten  months  of  191 1 
was  7,576,  an  increase  over  the  same 
period  of  1910  of  1,206.  The  total  ap- 
proximate value  of  buildings  for  which 
permits  were  issued  from  January  ist, 
to  October  31st,  this  year  was  $20,306,- 
699,  as  compared  with  $17,734,488,  the 
value  for  the  same  period  of  last  year. 

The  total  number  of  buildings  for 
which  permits  were  issued  during 
October  of  this  year  was  804,  with  an 
approximate  value  of  $1,798,042.  This  is 
a  decrease  on  the  figures  for  the  corres- 
ponding months  of  1910  when  the  number 
was  862  and  the  value  $2,914,980.  The  de- 
crease in  value  is  attributed  to  the  fact 
that  October  was  the  record  month 
of  last  year,  a  considerable  portion  of 
the  new  General  Hospital  being  included 
in  the  permits. 

This  year  will  make  a  new  record  in 
building  for  Toronto,   and   the   value   of 


the  buildings  will  be  several  millions 
greater  than   ever  before. 

The  Customs  revenue  for  October 
reaches  a  total  of  $1,360,000.  The  returns 
for  the  corresponding  month  of  1910  were 
$1,053,607,  which  exceeded  the  returns  of 
any  previous  October.  Thus  October, 
191 1,  is  a  record  month,  with  an  increase 
of  slightly  over  $300,000.  This  gain  is 
remarkable,  being  the  greatest  since 
March,  1910,  which  showed  an  increase  of 
$356,000. 

The  statement  of  the  assessment  and 
population  of  the  city  for  the  present 
year  serves  to  emphasize  the  extremely 
rapid  growth  during  the  past  ten  years. 

The  population  has  increased  from  199,- 
043  in  1901  to  374,672  this  year,  according 
to  the  assessors'  figures,  which  are  sup- 
posed to  be  a  little  conservative  though 
fairly  accurate. 

This  represents  a  growth  of  88  per 
cent,  in  the  population  in  one  decade, 
or  a  doubling  of  the  population  of  the 
city  in  about  twelve  years. 

The  assessment  of  the  city  has  in- 
creased even  faster.  In  1901  it  was 
$133,844,955,  while  the  assessment  just 
completed  places  it  at  $344,835,115,  an 
increase  during  the  decade  of  no  less  than 
158  per  cent. 

The  Growth  Year  by  Year. 

The  population  and  increases  from  year 
to  year  were  as  follows: 

Year.           Population.  Increase.  P.  C. 

1901  199,043  ••• 

1902  205,887               6,844  j3-4 

1903  211,735               5,848  2.8 

1904  226,045  14.310  6-8 

1905  238,642  12,597  5-5 

1906  253,720  15,078  6.3 

1907  272,600  18,880  7-4 

1908  287,201  14,601  5-3 

1909  325.302  38,101  13.2 

1910  341.991  16,689  5.1 

191 1  374,672  32,681  9.7 

Bank  clearings  at  Toronto  continue  to 
expand,  the  amount  for  October  having 
totalled  $155,221,805,   which   is  $9,214,981 

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greater  than  in  October  last  year,  when 
clearings  were  considerably  above  the 
previous  high  record.  The  following 
comparisons  show  the  remarkable  expan- 
sion of  the  banking  business  at  Toronto 
in   the   past   eleven   years: 

October. 

1907   $108,925,057 

1908 115,724,711 

1909   133,768,916 

1910   146,006,824 

1911    155,221,805 

Clearings  for  the  ten  m^onths  compare 

as  follows: 

Ten  months,  1910 $1,284,367,371 

Ten  months,  191 1 1,485,216,749 

The  increase  in  the  assessment  of  the 
City  since  1905  is  shewn  in  the  follow- 
ing comparative  table: 

1906    $167,411,678 

1907    184,283,085 

1908    206,088,990 

1909    227,800,000 

1910   269,866,219 


191 1    306,604,774 

1912   344,835,115 

The  new  General  Hospital,  now  bemg 
erected,  will,  when  completed,  occupy  an 
entire  block,  comprising  in  all  about 
ten  acres,  and  will  be  probably  the  most 
complete  of  its  kind  in  Canada.  The 
aggregate  cost  of  the  completed  structure 
will  total  $1,750,000. 

Trenton,  Ont. 

After  carefully  noting  all  the  varied  ad- 
vantages possessed  by  Trenton,  one  can 
come  to  no  other  conclusion  than  that 
this  little  town  will  in  the  course  of  a 
very  few  years  become  a  big  city.  There 
are  many  facilities  for  manufacturers  and 
anyone  desiring  information  should  write 
A.  Jones,  Secretary  Board  of  Trade.  The 
town  has  many  advantages  to  offer  to 
sound  concerns,  and  especially  to  those 
using  water  or  electric  power. 

The  Banks  necessary  to  attend  to  fin- 
ancial requirements  here  are  Molsons, 
managed  by  R.  A.  Thomson;  Montreal, 


KING   EDWARD  HOTEL 


An  absolutely  fire-proof  hotel 
with  400  rooms,  300  with 
baths. 


Long     distance 
each  room. 


telephone    in 


Luxuriously  furnished  rooms  on 
the  upper  floor  overlooking 
the  Bay  and  Lake  Ontario, 

The  centre  of  Ontario's  famous 
tourist  district. 

Five  minutes  from  railway, 
three  minutes  from  boats. 

One  of  the  finest  equipped 
hotels  in  the  world. 


European  Plan- 
Si. 50  per  day  and  up. 

American  Plan — 

$3.50  per  day  for  room  without  bath. 
$4.00  per  day  for  room  with  bath. 


W.   C.   BAILEY,  Manager 


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BUSY  MAN'S  CANADA 


by   B.    H.    Siddall;     Standard,   by   E.   U. 
Illsey. 

Trenton  is  on  the  main  line  of  the 
Grand  Trunk  Ry.,  loi  miles  east  of  To- 
ronto. The  Canadian  Northern  and  Cen- 
tral Ontario  Railways  also  serve  the 
town;    the  C.  P.  R.  is  reached  via  C.  O. 

Ry. 

Jesse  Funnell  is  Mayor;  J.  W.  Delaney, 
Treas.;   G.  W.   Ostrom,  City  Clerk. 

Trenton  is  on  the  shore  of  the  Bay  of 
Quinte,  at  the  southern  outlet  of  the 
Trent  Canal  System.  It  is  a  port  of  call 
for  the  passenger  and  freight  boats  to 
Toronto,  Montreal,  and  all  lake  ports. 

The  population  is  4,500,  assessment 
$1,522,270,  tax-rate  25  mills.  There  are 
40  miles  macadam  streets,  20  miles  ce- 
ment walks.  Bell  Phone  system,  local 
and  long  distance,  G.  N.  W.,  C.  P.  R. 
and  C.  N.  O.  Telegraphs,  Dominion  and 
Canadian  Northern  Express,  Custom 
House,  Public,  Separate  and  High 
Schools,  Post  Office,  Town  Hall,  R.  C. 
Parish  Hall  and  Grand  Opera   House. 

Some  of  the  principal  industries  here 
are,  paper  mills,  sash  and  door  factory, 
baby  carriage  factory,  foundries,  bridge 
works,  button  and  clothing  factories,  and 
cooperage. 

There  are  good  openings  for  an  up- 
to-date  business  college  and  a  first-class 
book  store. 

Vancouver,  B.C. 

The  Royal  Bank  of  Canada  evidently 
does  not  believe  that  Vancouver  land 
prices  have  been  boomed  beyond  their 
legitimate  values.  This  conservative 
financial  institution  has  just  paid  $250,- 
000,  or  $5,000  a  front  foot,  for  a  corner 
on  Granville  street,  which  is  the  record 
price  for  lots  outside  of  a  few  blocks  on 
Hastings  street. 

The  United  Building  Corporation,  a 
newly  formed  limited  liability  company, 
intends  to  build  a  ten  storey  steel  frame 
building  on  the  site  of  the  New  York 
block,  between  Georgia  and  Dunsmuir 
Streets.  The  property  sold  for  $400,000, 
or  $4,000  a  front  foot.  The  company  is 
prepared    to    build    to    18    stories    if    the 


building    by-law    limiting    the    height  of 

buildings    is    modified    to    allow     it,  in 

which    case    an    extra    $200,000    will  be 
spent  on  the  building. 

A  permit  has  been  taken  out  for  the 
erection  of  an  eight-storey  office  build- 
ing on  the  southwest  corner  of  Pender 
and  Homer  Streets.  The  building  will 
be  of  a  steel  construction  and  will  have 
light  permanently  on  three  sides.  The 
entrance  will  be  one  of  the  most  impos- 
ing in  Vancouver.  The  basement  will  be 
fitted  up  for  large  safe  deposit  vaults, 
with  all  modern  equipment,  such  as 
cubicles,  coupon  clipping  room,  etc.  The 
second  floor  is  also  to  be  equipped  as  a 
banking  room.  The  building  is  being 
constructed  by  the  Norton  Griffiths  Con- 
struction Company,  and  it  is  under- 
stood that  the  Dominion  Trust  has  se- 
cured a  long  term  lease  on  the  base- 
ment and  main  floor. 

At  a  'banquet  of  the  Master  Builders  in 
Vancouver  recently  the  announcement 
was  made  that  building  permits  for  the 
year  had  passed  the  $15,000,000  mark. 

During  the  last  year  or  two  the 
growth  of  this  city  has  been  enormous. 
The  entrance  of  new  railways,  the  flock- 
ing here  of  retired  settlers  from  the  east 
who  seek  a  warmer  climate-^-for  even 
now  it  is  warmer  in  Vancouver  than 
many  other  spots  on  the  globe — and  the 
immigration  of  so  many  new  citizens 
who  look  upon  the  city  as  an  ideal  place 
for  the  creation  of  a  fortune,  all  tend 
to  promote  the  growth  and  prosperity 
of  the  terminal  metropolis. 

There  are  eighteen  chartered  banks 
in  Vancouver,  having,  besides  their  local 
head  offices,  36  branch  offices  scattered 
throughout  the  city.  The  following  is  a 
complete  list,  with  names  of  managers: — 

Bank  of  Nova  Scotia — H.  D.  Burns; 
Granville  St.  branch,  H.  Rogers. 

Eastern  Townships  Bank — W.  H.  Har- 
grave;  Kitsilano  branch,  P.  Gomery 
(Acting). 

Molsons — J.  H.  Campbell;  Main  St., 
A.  W.  Jarvis   (Agent). 

British  North  America — W.  Godfrey. 


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Quebec  Bank— G.  S.  F.  Robitaille. 
Imperial    Bank — A.    Jukes;     Fairview, 


Hastings  and  Abbott— A.  R.  Green; 
Main  Street,  W.  A.  Wright. 

Bank  of  Hamilton — E.  Buchanan;  E. 
Vancouver,  H.  L.  Paynter;  N.  Vancou- 
ver, C.  G.  Heaven;  S.  Vancouver,  F.  N. 
Hirst. 

Bank  of  Vancouver — F.  Dallas;  Broad- 
way West,  O.  Moon;  Cedar  Cottage,  E. 
G.  Sutherland;  Pender  Street,  C.  Reid; 
Granville  St.,  A.  H.  Hawkes. 

Traders— A.  R.  Heiter. 

Royal— F.  T.  Walker;  Bridge  St.,  G. 
Bowser;  Cordova  St.,  H.  F.  Montgom- 
ery; East  End,  S.  G.  Jardine;  Fairview, 
F.  C.  Birks;  Granville  St.  Centre,  R.  F. 
Howden;  Hillcrest,  A.  A.  Steeves;  Mt. 
Pleasant,  P.  L.  Bengay;  Park  Drive,  R. 
Jardine;    Robson  St.,  G.  H.  Stevens. 

Toronto — F.  A.  Brodie;  Hastings  and 
Carrall  Sts.,  E.  J.  H.  Vanston. 

Union — T.  McCaffrey;  Cordova  St., 
J.  Anderson;  Main  St.,  C.  C.  Dickson; 
Mt.  Pleasant,  W.  G.  Scott;  Vancouver 
South,  R.  J.  Hopper. 

Ottawa — Chas.  G.  Pennock. 

Dominion — W.  F.  Gwyn  (Acting); 
Granville   St.,  . 

Northern  Crown — J.  P.  Roberts;  Gran- 
ville St.,  E.  Stuart  George;  Mount  Plea- 
sant, D.  McGowen. 

Montreal — C.  Sweeny;  Main  St.,  S.  L. 
Smith   (Sub-Agent). 

Commerce — Wm.  Murray;  East,  C.  W. 
Durrant;  Fairview,  J.  C.  E.  Chadwick; 
Mt.  Pleasant,  J.  G.  Mullen;  Park  Drive, 
M.  Nicholson. 

Merchants — G.  S.  Harrison;  Hastings 
St.,  F.  Pike. 

The  rapid  and  substantial  rise  of  Van- 
couver is  shown  in  the  following  statis- 
tics of  Bank  Clearances: 

1901     $47,000,000 

1902  .  .  .  54,000,000 

1903  .  .  .   66,000,000 

1904 74,000,000 

190S 88,000,000 

1906  .  .  .  132,000,000 

1907  .  .  .  .  191,000,000 

1908  .  .  .  183,000,000 


1909 287,000,000 

1910  .  .  .    445,000,000 

For  the  first  nine  months  of  191 1  the 
total  was  $369,809,930,  an  increase  of 
more  than  seventy  millions  over  the  cor- 
responding period  of  1910. 

Up  to  the  present  the  chief  products  of 
manufacture  have  been  lumber,  sashes, 
doors,  etc.  The  output  has  been  very 
large.  Last  year  one  mill  alone  exported 
to  foreign  countries  thirty-eight  million 
feet  of  lumber. 

There  are  now,  however,  many  other 
commodities  produced  in  Vancouver,  as 
the  following  list  of  industries  and  pro- 
ducts will  indicate:  Abattoirs,  aerated 
waters,  asbestos  goods,  auto  and  buggy 
tops,  bakeries,  bam.boo  furniture,  boats, 
book-binderies,  boots  and  shoes,  boxes 
(paper  and  wood),  brass  foundries,  brew- 
eries, biscuits,  bottling  works,  brick 
(clay,  cement,  etc.),  brooms,  cigars,  con- 
crete blocks,  confectionery,  cooperages, 
cornices,  coffee-grinding,  dairy  prdducts, 
drugs,  engravings,  feed  and  flour  mills, 
fences,  fish-packing,  fire-proof  walls,  fish- 
ermen's supplies,  furniture,  furriers,  gas, 
gasoline  lamps  and  engines,  gas  and  elec- 
tric fixtures,  glass-blowing,  granite  works, 
harness,  trunks  and  leather  goods,  ice, 
ironworking,  jewellers,  jams  and  spices, 
etc.,  ladies'  garments,  lithographing,  log- 
ging engines  and  tools,  lumber,  shingles, 
sashes  and  doors,  mantels  and  show- 
cases, marine  machinery,  office  files  and 
furniture,  pianos,  portable  houses,  poul- 
try supplies,  car  fenders,  rice  mills,  roof- 
ing, sawmill  supplies,  soap,  sugar,  stoves 
and  furnaces,  umbrellas,  wagons  and 
carriages,  wire  and  nails,  wooden  pipes, 
etc.. 

The  industrial  future  of  Vancouver  is 
assured,  for  here  will  be  the  factors  re- 
quired for  the  upbuilding  of  a  great 
manufacturing  centre — the  raw  materials, 
plentiful  supply  of  hydro-electric  power, 
immense  coal  deposits,  and  ideal  trans- 
portation facilities  by  land  and  sea.  It 
is  no  idle  boast  to  predict  that  Vancouver 
will  become  one  of  the  greatest  industrial 
centres  of  Canada  and  of  the  Pacific 
coast. 


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Building  Returns — Comparative  state- 
ment of  Building  Permits  from  1902  to 
1910  inclusive. 

Year.                      No  of  Value  of 

Permits.  Buildings. 

1902  .  .  .   417  $833,607 

1903  .  . 580  1,426,148 

1904  •  •  .  836  1,968,591 

1905 940  2,653,000 

1906 1,096  4,308,410 

1907  •  •  • 1,773  5,632,744 

1908 1,697  5,950,893 

1909  •  •  .   2,054  7,258,565 

1910  .  .  .   2,260  13,150,365 

No.  of  Value  of 

Permits.  Buildings. 

First  9  mos.,  191 1.. 2,144  $13,559,270 

First  9  mos.,  1910-.  1,779  9,010,190 


Increase  for  1911 365  $4,549,080 

The  chief  City  officials  are:  Mayor, 
L.  D.  Taylor;  City  Treasurer,  John  John- 
stone; City  Clerk,  Wm.  McQueen;  Con- 
troller, C.  F.  Baldwin;  City  Engineer,  F. 
L.  Fellows;    President   Board  of  Trade, 

A.  G.  McCandless;  Secretary,  W  Skem^, 
Postmaster,  R.  G.  McPherson. 

The  electric  supply  is  operated  by  the 

B.  C.  Electric  Railway  Co.  and  also  by 
the  Western  Canada  Power  Co.  Prices 
for  both  lighting  and  power  vary  accord- 
ing to  quantity.  The  gas  works  are 
owned  by  the  B.  C.  Electric  Railway 
Company.  The  whole  city  is  supplied 
with  a  complete  sewerage  system,  and 
the  fire  department,  with  its  eleven  halls. 


123  men  and  latest  motor  equipment,  is 
under  the  direction  of  Fire  Chief  J.  H. 
Carlisle.  The  Chief  of  Police  is  W.  H. 
Chamberlain.  The  tax  rate  of  2  per  cent., 
as  mentioned  above,  is  on  realty  only, 
and  has  not  varied  in  several  years.  The 
official  census  return  gives  Vancouver  a 
population  of  JOi,ooo,  but  in  all  fairness 
this  figure  should  be  very  considerably 
increased,  because  there  are  large  num- 
bers of  people  who  work  or  carry  on 
their  business  in  the  city  and  who  reside 
just  outside  the  limits.  A  moderate  com- 
putation of  the  present  population  of 
Vancouver  with  its  immediate  suburbs 
would  be  145,000. 

The  street  railway  service  covers  a 
very  large  area,  including,  besides  the 
city  proper,  the  points  in  Point  Gray, 
South  Vancouver  and  New  Westminster. 

Victoria,  B.C. 

The  prospect  of  an  early  spring  has 
caused  considerable  activity  in  real  es- 
tate and  predictions  are  made  freely  that 
1912  will  be  a  banner  year  in  the  growth 
of  Victoria.  Just  at  present  there  is  a 
great  deal  of  interest  in  the  lots  running 
from  Macauley  Point  to  Esquimalt  road. 
There  is  no  doubt  that  all  through  the 
James  Bay  district,  and  everywhere 
around  the  inner  harbor,  and  the  pro- 
posed outer  harbor,  there  will  be  a  great 
many  transactions  recorded  in  the  very 
near  future.  Values  in  the  central  part 
of  the  city  still  hold  strong.  A  60-foot 
lot   sold   the  other  day  for  $42,000;   and 


WATCH  NORTH  VANCOUVER 

Now  that  the  bridge  across  the  inlet  to  Vancouver  is  assured,  all  property, 
especially  in  vicinity  of  the  Imperial  Car  Company's  immense  plant,  must 
advance  soon.     Lots,  from  $350  to  81000,  on  easy  payments,  can  be  had  now. 
Buy  before  you  are  too  late,  these  will  double  in  a  few  months. 
Write  for  full  particulars  to 

GEORGIA  REAL  ESTATE  CO..  544  Georgia  St.,  Vancouver,  B.C. 
Bert  D.  Frost  Phone  6331 

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thirty  feet  on  Yates  street  brought  $60,- 
000. 

The  packing  plant  of  the  Swift  Com- 
pany is  expected  to  locate  here  in  the 
near  future. 

The  widening  of  north  Douglas  street, 
of  which  the  estimate  is  $616,000,  which 
will  add  thirty-four  extra  feet  to  the 
street,  has  been  taken  up  by  the  council 
and  will  be  decided  on  at  an  early  date. 

Captain  C.  H.  Nicholson,  manager  of 
the  Grand  Trunk  Pacific  Steamship  Com- 
pany, says  the  plans  are  ready  for  the 
big  building  which  the  company  pro- 
poses to  erect  on  the  Wharf  Street  site, 
and  he  is  awaiting  word  from  the  head 
offices  of  the  company  to  award  the  con- 
tracts  for   construction. 

Building  figures  for  the  first  ten 
months  of  the  year  191 1  have  set  a  new 
mark,  $3,145,540.  This  exceeds  the  whole 
of  last  year,  and  is  over  $1,000,000  ad- 
vance on  the  first  ten  months  of  1910. 

The  following  are  the  banks,  with 
names  of  their  managers:  Bank  of  Nova 
Scotia,  W.  H.  Silver;  Eastern  Townships 
Bank,  R.  W.  H.  King;  Imperial,  J.  S. 
Gibb;  Bank  of  Vancouver,  W.  H. 
Gossip,  Government  St.,  Lim.  Bang; 
Royal,  J.  A.  Taylor;  British  North 
America,  D.  Doig;  Union,  A.  E.  Christie; 
Dominion,  C.  E.  Thomas;  Northern 
Crown,  G.  Booth;  Montreal,  A.  J.  C.  Gal- 
letly;  Commerce,  F.  L.  Crawford  ; 
North,  H.  R.  Beaven;  Merchants,  R.  F. 
Taylor. 


Welland,  Ont. 

Twenty-five  new  manufacturing  con- 
cerns have  located  in  the  town  in  the 
last  five  years.  The  Deer  Co.  are  about 
to  locate  there  with  a  million-dollar  plant. 
Also  the  Automatic  Transportation  Co., 
with  a  $40,000  plant. 

A  company  composed  of  Welland  men 
has  been  organized  to  erect  a  $200,000 
hotel  here.  They  plan  to  put  up  one  of 
the  finest  hotels  in  Canada,  outside  of 
the  larger  cities.  It  will  be  of  the  style 
of  the  Chateau  Laurier,  Ottawa. 

Electric  power  is  supplied  by  Ontario 
Power  Co.,  and  the  Dominion  Power  Co. 
at  from  $13  'to  $16  per  h.p. 

Town  gas  may  be  had  for  domestic  use 
at  30c.  per  thousand,  and  for  power 
at  20C.  per  thousand  cubic  feet. 

Water  is  supplied  through  a  four-mile 
conduit  from  Lake  Erie.  The  town  is 
building  a  new  water-works  plant,  street 
railway  and  street  pavements,  which  are 
to  be  all  concrete  and  completed  in  1912. 
The  sewerage  system  is  good. 

G.  W.  Sutherland  is  Mayor;  J.  H.  Bur- 
gor,  Treas.;  J.  Black,  Engineer;  G. 
Boyd,  Clerk;  G.  H.  Burgor,  Postmaster; 
B.  J.  McCormick,  Industrial  Commis- 
sioner; D.  Ross,  President  Board  of 
Trade;    J.  D.  Payne,  Secretary. 

There  is  an  Ai  Volunteer  Fire  Bri- 
gade, with  Chas.  Staff,  Fire  Chief;  H. 
Jones  is  Chief  of  Police. 

The  banks  and  their  managers  are: 
Dominion  (C.  S.  Prim),  Toronto  (F.  A. 


VANCOUVER  ISLAND 

HAWNIOAN'  ImAXE  is  one  of  tlhe  most  beauitiful  scenic  spots  in  tftiis  Province.  It  is 
'SLtuated  witfli.in  twenty-five  mil.es  of  VICTORIA,  on  the  E.  &  N.  Railway,  at  an  elevation 
of  atoout  eigihit  hundred  feet  As  a  summer  resort  it  is  unsurpassed,  being-  free  from 
miosqultoes,  etc.,  and  on  aocoojnt  of  the  distance  from  the  saJt  water  and  the  elevation  it 
gives  a  complete  chamge  of  air.  The  LAKE  Is  Ideal  for  boating,  and  the  railroad  com- 
pany run  suburban  trains  for  the  eoniveniiencie  of  business  men  during  the  summer  months 
— fare,  50c.  During  the  shooting  season  one  will  find  deer,  blue  and  willow  grouse,  also 
mooinitaln  quail  very  abundant.  Now  that  tihe  Oity  of  Victoria  is  taking  over  Soolce  Lake 
for  waterworks,  SHAWNIGiAN  will  be  the  only  desirable  body  of  fresh  water  within 
reaoh.  We  offer  for  quick  sale  some  lOf  the  oholoeist  looationB  at  tIhe  right  price,  on  easy 
terms.  I>o  not  wait  until  the  Spring  to  secure  ground  there — everyone  intends  buying 
in  the  Spring.     Wirite  us  now,  before  values  increase  50   to  100  per  cent. 

BEATON     &     HEMSWORTH 

329  Pender  Street  West  =  =  Vancouver 

PHONE     SEYMOUR     7221 

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Lount),   Royal    (G.   S.   Moore),   Imperial  burn  on  another  main  trunk  line  to  the 

(G.  C.   Brown),  Nova  Scotia   (A.  H.  M.  American   centres  of  industry. 

Hay).  Weyburn  will  be  a  divisional  point  on 

Transportation   is   good  via   G.  T.   R.,  the  C.P.R.  line  from  Winnipeg  to  Leth- 

Mich.   Cent.,   T.,   H.   &  B.,   and   Wabash  bridge,   and    on    the    G.T.P.    line    to    the 

Railroads;  the  electric  line  to  Niagara  or  west.      The    C.N.R    will    also    make    this 

Hamilton,    and    the    Welland    Canal    for  one  of  their  principal  points  in  Western 

boat  traffic.  Canada.       An    appropriation     has     been 

Amongst     the     public     buildings     are  made   by   the    C.P.R.    for   a    commodious 

County   Court   House,   County   Hospital,  new   depot   here. 


Industrial  Home,  Town  Hall,  Post  Of- 
fice, Public  and  High  Schools,  Business 
Colleges,  Temple  Building,  Orient  Hall 
and  theatres. 

The  population  is  now  figured  at  6,500; 
assessment,  $3,076,000;  tax  rate,  25  mills. 

Very  liberal  inducements  are  offered  to 
new  industries. 

Weyburn,  Sask. 


Seven  immense  elevators  that  line  the 
tracks  at  this  point,  with  a  combined 
capacity  of  300,000  bushels,  were  kept 
busy  handling  last  year's  crop,  and  a  mil- 
lion and  a  quarter  bushels  of  wheat  were 
dealt  with. 

Weyburn  is  the  headquarters  of  the 
Weyburn  Security  bank  (W.  M.  Little, 
manager),  the  only  chartered  bank 
financed  by  local  capital  west  of  Win- 
nipeg. This  bank  has  ten  branches  in 
Simultaneously    with    the    decision    of      the   province.      Other   banks    doing  busi- 

the   Weyburn    Board   of  Trade    to   enter      ness    here    are      Bank   of    Commerce,    A. 

on    a    campaign    of    publicity,    there    has      Swinford,   manager;   Union   Bank,   C.    H. 

been  a  marked  activity  in  industrial  cir-      Hartney,  manager;  Bank  of  Montreal,  R. 

cles    here.      Mr.    Charles    A.    Cooke,    of      S.    Whateley,    manager;    Home    Bank,   J. 

Saskatoon,  has  been  appointed   publicity      K.    Hislop,  manager. 


agent,  and  is  prepared  to  answer  any  in- 
quiries  relating  to  Weyburn. 

There  are  excellent  openings  for  busi- 
ness    in     this     Southern     Saskatchewan 


Weyburn  has  no  water  or  fuel  pro- 
blem. After  the  expenditure  of  much 
time  and  money  an  abundance  of  excel- 
lent   water    has    been    secured.      Under 


town,  appropriately  enough  named  "The      present    conditions    the    supply   is   ample 

for  the  population  of  15,000,  and  can  be 
largely  increased.  The  provincial  analyst 
pronounces  the  water  to  be  of  the  high- 
est quality  and  remarkably  pure.  Situ- 
ated in  the  centre  of  a  vast  coal  bearing 
region,  Weyburn  will  never  know  the 
meaning  of  a  shortage  of  fuel,  coal  be- 
ing laid  down  at  a  very  low  rate  by  the 
Souris  mines. 

Weyburn  has  four  main  operating 
railway  outlets,  and  the  construction  of 
the  G.T.P.  and  C.N.  roads  into  the  town, 
will   add   four   more,  besides   greatly   ex- 


International  Gateway."  An  opportunity 
is  oflfered  for  the  establishment  of  a 
flour  mill,  planing  mills,  biscuit  factory, 
foundry  and  machine  shop,  pottery  fac- 
tory and  wholesale  houses.  Special  in- 
ducements are  oflfered  in  the  matter  of 
sites. 

The  population  has  grown  from  600  in 
1906,  to  3,300  in  1912.  The  town  assess- 
ment is  $1,780,875,  and  the  balance  of 
borrowing  power  still  unimpaired  is 
$127,684. 

Weyburn  is  situated  on  the  main  Soo 
Line,  and  on  the  short  C.P.R.  line  from 


Winnipeg    to    Lethbridge.    It    has    also  tending   the   area   of   the   town's   natural 

direct    communication    with    Regina    and  distributing   territory.      Weyburn    enjoys 

the  north.     Assurances  have  been  given  freight    tariflf,    covering    the    whole    pro- 

that    the    G.T.P.    and    C.N.R.    will    build  vince,   and  "can   thus   cojppete   to  advan- 

into  Weyburn  at  once,  the  former  con-  tage    with    other'~rf!s1:nbuting    centres, 
necting    up    with    the    Hill    interests    in  There  are   19  wholesales  located  here, 

the  United  States  and  thus  placing  Wey-  2  large  brick  schools.     A  handsome  high 

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school  building  will  be  erected  this  year. 
The  town  has  admirable  fire  protec- 
tion provided  by  a  municipality  owned 
power  plant,  capable  of  developing  650 
horse  power.  There  are  five  excellent 
churches,  two  hospitals,  two  live  weekly 
newspapers,  four  fine  hotels,  with  an- 
other in  contemplation,  government- 
owned  telephones  with  long  distance 
connections,  two  theatres,  Masonic 
temple,  and  one  of  the  largest  and  most 
picturesque  fair  grounds  in  the  West. 

Among  the  principal  buildings  to  be 
erected  during  the  present  year  are: 
Post  Office,  $65,000;  collegiate  institute, 
$75,000;  McKinnon  Co.,  department 
store,  $100,000,  and  the  International 
Harvester    Co.,   warehouse,   $80,000. 

Joseph  Mergens  is  president  of  the 
Board  of  Trade;  Charles  A.  Cooke,  Sec- 
retary; J.  McTaggart,  Mayor;  G.  Ross, 
Town  Clerk;  N.  Murray,  Town  Engineer 
and   Harry   McGowan,   Postmaster. 

Windsor,  Oat. 

Windsor  has  forty  acres  set  apart  for 
factory  sites.  Under  a  special  Act  of 
Parliament  the  city  has  the  power  to 
oflfer  its  sites  with  free  taxes,  free 
water  and  free  light.  The  shipping 
facilities  are  excellent,  Windsor  being 
one  of  the  principal  ports  on  the  Great 
Lakes,  opposite  Detroit,  Mich. 

Land  values  are  soaring  in  Windsor, 
and  its  assessment  has  increased  four 
million  dollars  in  one  year. 

The  total   assessment  is  now  $15,931,- 

925- 

There  are  Dominion,  Canadian,  Amer- 
ican, Pacific  and  U.  S.  Express,  Bell,  local 
and  long  distance  telephone,  G.  N.  W. 
and  C.  P.  R.  telegraphs,  electric  light  and 
power,  natural  gas  (12c.  per  thousand  for 
power),  60  miles  of  streets,  concrete,  as- 
phalt and  macadam,  and  60  miles  of  con- 
crete sidewalks. 

The  population  is  18,200,  the  assess- 
ment $13,500,  and  tax-rate  24  mills.  The 
Mayor  is  J.  W.  Hanna;  City  Treasurer, 
W.  R.  Thomson,  City  Engineer,  M.  E. 
Brian;  City  Clerk,  Stephen  Lusited;  Post- 
master, Alf.  Wigle;    President  Board  of 

] 


Trade  is  O.  E.  Fleming;  Secretary,  A.  W. 
Jackson. 

It  takes  five  banks  to  look  after  the  busi- 
ness of  the  city:  Imperial  (G.  J.  Lack- 
ner).  Traders  (Geo.  Mair),  Dominion  (H. 
Rush),  Commerce  (A.  E.  Tayler),  Mer- 
chants (G.  Carruthers). 

Mr.  Fox,  of  Fox  Bros.,  thus  expresses 
his  opinion  of  manufacturing  in  Wind- 
sor: "  I  consider  Windsor  the  best, 
cheapest  and  most  advantageous  city  for 
the  shipper  of  manufactured  goods  of  any 
city  I  know  of  in  Canada."  This  is  a 
pretty  strong  statement.  If  you  question 
it  and  desire  a  location,  A.  W.  Jackson, 
Sec.  Board  of  Trade,  will  cheerfully  give 
you  every  information  you  desire  and  as- 
sistance to  locate  your  business. 

The  railway  facilities  are  unexcelled  in 
Western  Canada.  There  are  five  lines 
of  the  Canadian  Pacific  Railway,  two 
lines  of  the  Canadian  Northern,  and  one 
line  of  the  Grand  Trunk  Pacific.  Two 
additional  lines  of  the  Grand  Trunk 
Pacific  will  be  in  operation  shortly,  and 
three  other  lines  are  projected. 

The  Candian  Northern  will  have  an  ad- 
ditional line  west  in  operation  within 
a  year's  time.  The  Canadian  Pacific 
contemplate  building  an  additional  line 
south  from  Regina. 

When  this  full  programme  of  railway 
construction  is  completed  Regina  will 
have  a  total  of  fifteen  lines  of  railway 
radiating    in    all    directions. 

The  city  owns  and  operates  the  elec- 
tric light  and  power  plant,  and  excellent 
water   supply. 

Amongst  the  leading  industrial  con- 
cerns are  harness  factory,  flour  mill, 
(capacity  150  barrels)  cement  and  brick 
plants,  sash  and  door  factories,  baking 
powder  factory,  ice  company,  aerated 
water,  cigar,  mattress,  friction  engine, 
soap  and  other  factories,  foundries, 
brewery,   steam  laundry,   tannery,   etc. 

There  are  12  wholesale  threshing 
machine  warehouses,  20  agricultural  ma- 
chinery warehouses,  groceries,  hard- 
ware, hides  and  tallow,  oil,  fruit,  sta- 
tionery, builders'  supplies,  manufactur- 
ers' agents,  and  others. 

There  are  openings  for  a  biscuit  fac- 
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Population      —it        w                       •            l    /^                            Population 

in  1906     The  International  bateway.     in  iqh 

600                                                                                                      3,300 

WEYBURN 

SASKATCHEWAN                   CANADA,  g 

The  Railroad  Centre  of  the  World's 
Great  Wheat  Fields 

THE  BIGGEST  LITTLE  CITY  IN  CANADA 

Unexcelled  opportunities  for  Investors 
and  Wholesale  Distributors. 

Unlimited  Pure  Water.                                            Municipal  Power  Plant. 
Fuel  Abundant  and  Cheap. 

CHAS.  A.  COOKE,  Secretary, 

Write  for  Information.                                                              Board  of  Trade. 

The 
W.  H.   McCallum]  Co.,  Limited 

Weyburn,  Sask. 
Weyburn  Real  Estate  a  Specialty.! 

BOWMAN,  GRIFFIN  &  CO. 
Real  Estate,  Insurance,  Loans 

Weyburn,  Sask. 
Reference:  The  Union  Bank  of  Cai.ada 

GOODWYN  &  COMPANY 

REAL  ESTATE  AND 
INVESTMENT 

239  Portage  Ave. 

Winnipeg.               Weyburn,  Sask. 
Phone,  Main  5990.             Phone  154. 

W.  LEROUX  &  CO. 

W^e  Specialize  in  Saskatchewan 

Farm   Lands  and   Weyburn 

City  property. 

W^rite  for  Price  Lists  and  Maps. 

Weyburn,  Sask. 

E.  V.  CAMBION  &ICO. 
Western  Canada  Real  Estate 

We  require  the  services 
of  a  few  first  class  sales- 
men.     Special    Commis- 
sions to  right  parties. 

WEYBLRN,  SASK. 

H.  A.  STAVELEY 
FARM  LANDS,  CITY  PROPERTY 

WEYBURN,  SASK.,  CANADA. 

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tory,   a    motor    car    factory,    lithographic  The  following  are  the  banks  and  their 

printing   works,    etc.  managers:     Bank  of  Nova  Scotia,  A.  G. 

As   evidence   of  the  progress   and   de-  Macdonald;    Imperial,    J.    A.    Wetmore; 

velopment   which    have   taken   place,   the  Traders,    C.    O.    Hodgins;    Royal,    R.    L. 

statistics    given   below   will   be    of   inter-  Ritchie;  Union,  B.  B.  Carter;  Ottawa,  T. 

est.  M.    Hyndman;    Dominion,    W.    S.    Gray; 

Population.  Northern  Crown,  W.   M.  Logan;   Mont' 

^  real,     A.    F.   Angus;     Commerce,   A.    "W. 

o        ^°°  Ridout;  Merchants,  H.  R.  Belt. 

1091    2,000 

1901    2,645 

1905  5,500  Winnipeg,  Man. 

^^^°    18,500  Winnipeg's     greatest     building    year— 

^^^^    30,210  sm,j^  jg   ^j^g  ^.j^lg  jj^^^  ^jjg  yg^j.  ^j^^^  jj^g 

Buildine  ^^^^  gone  out  has  earned  for  itself.  Over 

seventeen  and  a  half  millions  of  dollars 

^904    $210,000  00  represent  the   total  cost  of  the  building 

^907     1,177,84000  permits      taken     out     during     1911,     an 

^^^^    2,351,288  00  amount  which  has  never  been  equalled  in 

To  Sept.  30,  191 1 4,250,000  00  any  previous  year  of  the  history  of  the 

city.     Not  only  is  there  an  increase  over 

Assessment.  j.j,g    permits   last   year,   but    the    increase 

xgo4 $2  284  710  00  ^^^  been  steady  and  substantial,  showing 

1906  6,448,092  00  ^"  advance  over  the  figures  of  last  year 

1910    20,900,000  00  ^y  ^^'-'  ^"^  ^  ^^^^  millions  of  dollars. 

191 1 34,840.003  00  ^^^^  building  during  the  year  has  been 

steady  and  constant,  and  while  the  four 

Bank  Clearings.  winter    months    are    the    only    ones    in 

which  the  total  cost  of  the  permits  taken 

ist  nine  months  1910 $33,547,433  48  out   has    fallen   below   the   million    mark, 

ist  mne  months  1911 49.269,937  70  yet  in  each  case  the  sum  has  been  such 

,-     ,           TT  as  to  show  that  even  in  the  severe  win- 
Customs  House.  ,.               ...               ...      „,. 

ter   climate   which   prevails   m   Winnipeg 

ist  nine  months  1910 $512,880  61  it.  is  possible  to  do  a  certain  amount  of 

1st  nine  months  191 1 642,573  64  building  in  what  has  generally  been  re- 

■  garded  as  the  off  season. 

Increase    $129,69303  Even    greater    things    are    expected    in 

1912. 
Post   Office.  ^^    ^    ^    g^jj^  Secretary  of  the  Win- 
Stamp  Sales:  nipeg    Grain    Exchange,    announces    that 

ist  nine  months  1910 $64,898  55  Winnipeg  again  leads  all  grain  shipping 

1st  nine  months  1911 85,505  72  cities  as  the  largest  market  on  the  con- 

tinent,  outclassing  Minneapolis  last  year 

Increase  this  year  over  last  $10,707   17  by   5,000,000  bushels   of  wheat,   and   15,- 

000,000    bushels    of    oats,    while    on    the 

The  principal  city  officials  are:    Mayor,  other   hand   Winnipeg   leads    Chicago    in 

P.      McAra,     Jr.;      City     Clerk,     A.      E.  the    quantity    of    wheat    handled    in    the 

Chivers;   City  Treasurer,  A.  W.   Goldie;  year  by  60,000,000  bushels. 

Commissioner,    A.    J.    McPherson;    City  Winnipeg  must  shortly  become  a  bor- 

Engineer,    A.    W.    Thornton;    President  rower  on  the  London  money  market,  for 

Board  of  Trade,  T.  B.  Patton;  Secretary,  a  million  and  a  half  is  needed  for  urgent 

R.  J.  Burdett;  Postmaster,  J.  Nicoll.  local  improvements.    A  number  of  works 

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have  been  ordered  by  the  Council  within 
the  last  few  years,  but  there  has  not  been 
nearly  enough  mon«y  available  and  the 
result  is  that  at  present  about  $1,500,000 
worth  of  works  have  been  ordered  and 
not  executed. 

The  to^al  earnings  of  the  street  rail- 
way last  year  were  $1,634,019,  an  in- 
crease of  over  a  quarter  of  a  million  on 
the  previous  year.  Total  passengers  car- 
ried were  over  40,000,000,  and  the  city's 
percentage  share  is  $8r,ooo,  being  5  per 
cent,  of  the  gross  revenue. 

The  municipal  power  plant  is  located 
at  Point  du  Bois,  on  the  Winnipeg 
River,  "jy  miles  north-east  of  the  city  of 
Winnipeg.  The  water  fall — naturally  32 
feet — is  increased  by  the  power  devel- 
opment dam  to  47  feet.  Mill  pond  of 
6,000  acres.  The  total  power  available 
without  storage  is  60,000  horsepower, 
which  can  be  increased  to  100,000.  The 
cost  of  the  works,  including  generating 
stations,  transmission  line  and  terminal 
stations,  all  completed  and  equipped,  is 
^4,000,000. 

Winnipeg  has  available  raw  materials 
in  abundance:  grains  of  all  kinds  for 
the  flour  and  cereal  food  manufacturer; 
wool  for  the  spinner;  flax  seed  for  the 
oil  manufacturer;  sugar  beets  can  be 
grown  profitably;  hides  for  the  tanner 
-and  shoe  manufacturer;  big  scrap  iron 
centre;  clay  for  brick  and  pottery; 
straw  and  pulp  for  paper  mills;  mineral; 
gypsum;  peat,  sale;  manganese;  lime- 
stone and  sand  for  glass  making;  iron 
deposits  on  navigable  water  to  city; 
and  many  other  natural  resources  un- 
developed. 

Winnipeg  is  one  of  the  world's  health- 
ful cities;  the  death-rate  last  year  was 
only  13.6  per  1,000  inhabitants.  The 
city's  artesian  well  water  is  unexcelled 
for  its  purity.  Winnipeg  is  710  feet 
above  the  sea  level.  Summer  days  have 
16  hours'  sunshine,  and  winter  is  marked 
by  clear  weather,  absence  of  moisture 
making  climate   agreeable   and   pleasant. 

Winnipeg   has    expended    in    the    past 


six  years  and  nine  months  ending  Sep- 
tember 30th,  191 1,  $75,461,175  in  new 
buildings.  This  represented  23,451  build- 
ings, and  it  is  safe  to  say  that  no  city 
on  the  continent  can  show  a  better  bal- 
anced distribution  for  a  solid  growth 
than  has  gone  into  the  wholesale  houses, 
business  blocks,  churches,  schools  and 
handsome  homes  and  apartments  of 
Winnipeg.  For  example,  take  the  nine 
months  of  year  1911  ending  September 
30th:  $2,333,300  has  gone  into  fine 
apartment  blocks,  the  average  cost  of 
the  eight  largest  being  $96,000  each,  and 
of  the  fifteen  largest  %y(i,ZZZ  each;  eighty- 
seven  factory  and  warehouse  buildings 
have  been  erected  in  the  nine  months  at 
a  cost  of  $2,487,400,  and  for  schools, 
churches  and  hospitals,  $1,018,500.  Pros- 
perity is  indicated  in  the  handsome  pri- 
vate homes  of  citizens  that  have  been 
erected  from  January  to  October,  191 1. 
Twenty-four  of  these  residences  have 
cost  on  an  average  $17,270  each,  while 
there  have  been  one  hundred  and  sixty- 
three  homes  built  costing  between 
$5,000  and  $10,000  each,  and  four  hundred 
and  seventy-two  houses  that  cost  over 
$3,000  and  less  than  $5,000.  Among  the 
goods  that  are  made  in  Winnipeg's  fac- 
tories are  awnings,  tents  and  flags,  Japan 
ware,  coffee  ware,  milk  cans,  bags  of 
cotton  and  jute,  grain  bags,  flour  bags, 
bags  of  burlap  for  coal  and  heavy  ma- 
terial; bedding,  mattresses  and  pillows; 
boxes  and  crates;  brick,  clay  and  ce- 
ment products;  concrete  blocks;  butter 
and  dairy  products;  carnages,  trucks, 
wagons,  fire  department  trucks  and  wag- 
ons, sleighs,  cigars,  confectionery,  can- 
dies, cornices,  tin  and  galvanized  house 
fittings  and  roofing  materials;  copper 
plate,  zinc  and  tin  engravings,  wire, 
woven  wire,  gate,  farm,  poultry  and 
stock  fencing,  cereals  and  breakfast 
goods;  chipped,  bevelled  and  stained 
glass;  harness,  horse  collars,  saddlery, 
robes,  whips,  rugs,  horse  clothing;  iron 
and  brass  ware,  boilers,  machinery, 
transmitters,  structural  steel,  iron  fenc- 
ing, ornamental  ironwork,  rolled  iron, 
hoisting    engines,    jewelry,    marble    and 


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other  stone  monuments;  lubricating  and 
linseed  oil;  packing-house  products, 
pork  products,  lard,  cured  meats;  house 
and  carriage  paints,  varnishes,  putty, 
stock  food;  laundry  and  toilet  soap, 
washing  powder;  dressed,  artificial  and 
ornamental    stone    and   marble;    grocery 


Building  Permits. 

1908   $5,513,700 

1909 9,226,325 

1910    15,116,450 

1911  (ist   10  months) 16,939,650 

Twentywone    chartered    banks,    having 


sundries,    package    teas,    coffees,    baking      altogether   44   branches,    operate   in   the 


powder,  spices,  extracts,  bottled  syrups, 
vinegar,  pickles,  catsup;  ladies'  and  chil- 
dren's ready-made  clothing,  men's  shirts, 
overalls  and  caps;  office  and  bank  fit- 
tings,    fixtures,     sash,     doors,      screens. 


city.     Below    is  the  complete    list,  with 
respective  names  of  managers: 

Bank  of  Nova  Scotia,  W.  W.  Watson; 
Eastern  Townships  Bank,  W.  L.  Ball; 
Molsons,  E.  F.  Kohl;  Molsons,  Portage 


stairwork;     furs;     brooms,    gypsum    and      Avenue  Branch,  A.  H.  Young;  Imperial, 


N.  G.  Leslie;  Imperial,  North  End,  W.  A. 
Hebblewhite;  Quebec  Bank,  C.  F.  Pent- 
land;  Standard,  J.  S.  Turner;  Bank  of 
Hamilton,  W.  Loree;  Bank  of  Hamilton, 
Princess  Street  Branch,  C.  H.  Bartlett; 
Bank  of  Hamilton,  Norwood  Branch,  W. 
H.  Leek;  Home  Bank,  W.  A.  Machaffie; 
Traders,  F.  B.  Bennett;  Royal,  D.  C. 
Rea;  Royal,  Grain  Exchange,  G.  J. 
Seale;  British  North  America,  A.  G.  Fry; 
Hochelaga,  E.  Belaid;  Hochelaga, 
Higgins  Avenue,  J.  H.  N.  Leveille; 
Toronto,  J.  R.  Lamb;  Union,  R.  S. 
Barrow;  Union,  Logan  Avenue  Branch, 
J.  V.  Harrison;  North  End  Branch,  T.  L. 
Cavanagh;  Sargent  Avenue  Branch,  J. 
V.  Harrison;  Ottawa,  J.  B.  Monk; 
Dominion,  F.  L.  Patton;  Dominion, 
North  End  Branch,  H.  Ransford;  Domin- 
ion Notre  Dame,  G.  H.  Mathewson;  Do- 
minion, Portage  Avenue,  V.  R.  F.  Sutton; 
Sterling,  W.  A.  Weir;  Northern  Crown, 
W.  P.  Sloane;  Northern  Crown,  Main 
and  Selkirk,  W.  C.  Richardson;  Northern 
Crown,  Portage  and  Sherbrooke,  R.  L. 
Paterson;  Northern  Crown,  Nena  and 
William,  T.  E.  Thorsteinson;  Montreal, 
A.  F.  D.  MacGachen;  Montreal,  Fort 
Rouge,  E.  A.  Moore;  Montreal,  Logan 
Avenue,  J.  E.  Wright;  Commerce,  C.  W. 
Rowley;  Commerce,  Alexander  Avenue, 
R.  E.  N.  Jones;  Commerce,  Blake  Street, 
J.  E.  D.  Belt;  Commerce,  Elmwood,  F.  C. 
Biggar;  Commerce,  Fort  Rouge,  L.  E. 
The  marked  advance   in   the  value   of      Griffith;     Commerce,     North,     C.    F.    A. 

new  building  operations  which  took  place      Gregory;    Commerce,     Portage    Avenue, 

m  1910  has  been  well  maintained  during      G.     M.     Patterson;      Merchants,    W.     ]'. 

the  present  year.     A  comparative  state-      Finucan. 

ment  will  make  this  clear:  The  Mayor  is  H.  Sanford  Evans;  City 

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plaster  products;  rubber  stamps;  trunks; 
asbestos  goods. 

The  increase  in  population  is  shown  in 
the  following  table: 

1902  .  .  . 48,411 

1904 67,262 

1906 101,057 

1908  .  .  .   128,000 

1910  .  .  .   151,450 

191 1  (Estimated)    180,000 

Winnipeg  realty  values  increase  stead- 
ily. The  following  figures  give  the  total 
assessments  of  the  city: 

1901  .  .  .  $25,077,400 

1902 28,615,810 

1905  .  .  .   62,727,680 

1906  .  .  .   80,511,727 

1909  .  .  .   131,402,800 

191 1  •  •  •    172,677,250 

191 1  Tax  Rate,  13 J  mills. 

As  an  indication  of  the  expansion  of 
business  the  following  table  of  bank 
clearings  will  be  of  interest: 


1902  . 

1904 

1906 

1908 

1910 


pi88,37o,oo3 
•  294,601,437 

504,585,914 
614,111,801 
953,415,281 


1911  (ist  nine  months)...  751,795,673 


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Nevv  Permanent  Exhibition  Building  erected  by  the  City  of  Winnipeg  Industrial  Bureau 
It  occupies  a  most  prominent  position  on  Main  Street,  in  the  very  centre  of  the  city.  In  addition 
to  being  the  new  headquarters  of  the  City's  Industrial  and  Publicity  Department,  under  the 
control  of  the  Industrial  Commissioner,  the  new  building  contains  a  large  number  of  permanent 
exhibits  by  'Winnipeg  firms. 

To  the 

Manufacturer 

Western  Canada  is  a  big  field,  filled  with  a  prosperous 
people.  The  remarkable  development  taking  place  is 
creating  an  unprecedented  demand  for  home  in- 
dustries. 

WINNIPEG 

the  natural  supply  centre,  wants  these  manufacturers 
and  oilers  greater  combined  advantages  in  cheap 
power,  light,  sites,  low  taxation,  labor  conditions,  rail- 
way facilities,  banking,  etc.,  than  any  city  in  Canada 

Special  reports  prepared  and  mailed  free  of 
charge,  on  the  manufacturing  possibilities  of  any 
line  of  industry,  by  addressing 

CHAS.    F.    ROLAND,    commissioner 

Winnipeg  Industrial  Bureau  :-:  WINNIPEG,  Manitoba 

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February,  1912 


Clerk,  Chas.  Brown;  City  Treasurer,  H. 
C.  Thompson;  Secretary-Treasurer,  W. 
H.  Evanson;  City  Engineer,  Col.  H.  N. 
Ruttan;  Pos'tmaster,  P.  C.  Mclntyre; 
President  Board  of  Trade,  H.  Bruce  Gor- 
don; President  Winnipeg  Grain  Ex- 
change, Donald  Morrison;  Secretary 
Board  of  Trade,  C.  N.  Bell;  Inspector  of 
Buildings,  E.  H.  Rodgers;  Medical 
Health  Officer,  A.  J.  Douglas,  M.D. 

One  hundred  and  ten  new  factories 
have  been  established  in  Winnipeg  dur- 
ing the  past  four  years. 

There  are  special  openings  for  manu- 
facturing farm  and  agricultural  imple- 
ments, including  gas  and  steam  tractors, 
paper  and  strawboard  mills,  men's  cloth- 
ing, ladies  ready  to  wear  goods,  food 
stuflfs,  starch,  boots  and  shoes,  felt  wear, 
metal  goods,  wire  nails,  hardware  special- 
ties, flax  and  jute  goods,  beet  sugar,  ele- 
vator machinery,  electrical  fixtures, 
automobiles,  home  and  office  furniture, 
leather  goods,  cereal  foods,  dairy  sup- 
plies, building  materials,  stoves,  ranges 
and  furnaces. 


OSCAR  HUDSON  &  CO. 

Chartered  Accountants, 

TORONTO,  MONTREAL, 

WINNIPEG. 


Manitoba  Glass  Mfg.  Co.,  Limited 

Manufactur(  rs  of 

Bottles  and  Fruit  Jars 

Head  Office 
503  Keewayden  Block,  WINNIPEG 


MR.  INVESTOR: 

Funda  entrusted  to  us  by  non  resident 
clients  receive  our  most  careful  atten- 
t  ion.  Write  for  "Profits,"  a  four-page 
leaflet  which  will  show  you  what  we 
have  done  for  some  of  our  cients  in  the 
way  of  Investments  in  WINNIPEG 
and  SUBURBAN  PROPERTY. 

OAKES  LAND  CO. 

Suites  1010-1011  McArthur  Block.  'Winnipeg 
References  :  Eastern  Townships  Bank 


MANITOBA  GYPSUM  CO.,  LTD. 

WINNIPEG.  MAN. 
Manufacturers  of  the 

"  EMPIRE  "  Brands  of 
WALL  PLASTER 


ALLAN,  KILLAM  &  McKAY 

INSURANCE.  FINANCIAL,  REAL 
ESTATE   AND  RENTAL  AGENTS 

BuUman  Block,  "Winnipeg 

Phone  Garry  600 


WINNIPEG'S  Bureau  of  Information 

The  Canadian  Wet^t  offers  many  opportunities  to  men  with  push  and  pluck.  It  has  made  hun- 
dreds of  men  richer,  manufacturers  more  wealthy,  and  has  raised  thousands  of  young  men  to 
influence  and  affluence. 

18  Winnipeg  business  bodies  conduct  a  bureau  of  information  upon  the  West's  wonderful  oppor- 
tuniti 's.    This  bureau  has  compiled  statistics  in  every  line  of  business  and  industry. 
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Yorkton,  Sask. 

Yorkton  is  on  the  C.  P.  R.  line,  282 
miles  west  of  Winnipeg.  The  Grand 
Trunk  Pacific  also  serves  town.  Customs 
House,  Dominion  and  Canadian  Express. 
C.  P.  R.  and  G.  T.  Pacific  Telegraphs  are 
in  operation. 

Yorkton  has  just  completed  the  in- 
stallation of  a  municipal  electric  light 
system,  and  other  improvements  are  in 
progress.  There  are  Government  local 
and  long  distance  phones.  The  phone 
system  will  be  taken  over  by  municipality 
in  1912. 

The  gas  is  supplied  by  private  com- 
pany. 

There  is  a  fine  town  hall,  theatre,  Odd- 
fellows' hall.  Collegiate  Institute  (which 
cost  $75,000),  Business  colleges.  Barracks 
of  the  Y.  N.  W.  Mounted  Police  and  a 
new  $75,000  Catholic  Hospital. 

The  population  now  exceeds  3,500, 
assessment  $2,600,000,  tax  rate  24  mills. 
The  eight  elevators  have  a  capacity  of 
265,000  bushels,  and  handled  last  season 
2,181,000  bushels  of  grain. 
:  The  stock  yards  handled  2,874  cattle 
and  1,434  hogs.  The  flour  mill  has  a 
capacity  of  100  barrels  a  day.  The  oat- 
meal mills  find  plenty  to  do  as  well  as 
the  other  industries  located  in  this  rich 
mixed  farming  district. 

The  banks  and  their  managers  are: 
British  North  America,  J.  McDonald; 
Toronto,  M.  Duncan;  Union,  C.  W.  R. 
Pearson;   Commerce,  H.   L.   Edmonds. 

Levi  Beck  is  Mayor;  J.  A.  M.  Patrick, 
President  Board  of  Trade;  G.  H.  Brad- 
brook,  Secretary  Board  of  Trade;  A. 
McArthur,  Resident  Engineer;  T.  F. 
Acheson,  Secretary-Treasurer;  J.  M. 
Clark,  Postmaster;  F.  Pawlctt,  Fire 
Chief;  Inspector  Junget  of  Royal  N.  W. 
Mounted  Police. 


There  are  18  miles  of  streets  with 
cement  sidewalks,  and  a  good  sign  of 
prosperity  is  that  there  are  no  stores 
vacant. 

The  town  will  welcome  new  industries. 
For  inducements  to  locate,  write  Secre- 
tary Board  of  Trade.  There  are  open- 
ings for  boarding  house,  skating  rink, 
wholesale  houses  of  all  kinds.  Trackage 
on  the  R.  R.  industrial  switch  is  obtain- 
able at  low  rates. 

The  annual  fair  is  held  in  July. 


GEO.  E.  MILLS 

BUILDER,  CONTRACTOR 
AND  BRICK  YARDS 


Stone  Quarry,  East  Hamilton 

HOUSE   ADDRESS 

614  KING  STREET  EAST 

HAMILTON 


THOS.  MYLES  &  SONS,  LTD. 

IRemovalB  anO  storage 

Main  and  Hughson  Sts,,  HAMILTON 
Phone  690  14 


SINCLAIR  G.  RICHARDSON 

Auditor  and  Cost  Accountant 


Bank  of  Hamilton  Bid?.      -       HAMILTON 
Phone  286.  13 


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VOL.  II.  APRIL,  1912  No.  3 


ALONG    THE    TRAIL 


Judge  Mabee  Protects  Capital. 


THE  long-drawn-out  rate  case  of 
the  Dawson  City  Board  of 
Trade  vs.  the  White  Pass  and  Yukon 
Raihvay  has  been  finally  disposed  of 
by  the  Railway  Board.  After  hear- 
ing the  evidence  the  board  in  January, 
191 1,  issued  an  order  reducing  the 
rates  by  one-third.  The  company  ap- 
pealed to  the  late  Government,  and 
the  case  was  reopened  and  much  ad- 
ditional evidence  submitted. 

"  The  Railway  Board,  as  a  result 
of  this  new  evidence,  has  now  decided 
to  rescind  the  order  of  January,  191 1, 
but  it  has  succeeded  in  securing  from 
the  company  an  agreement  to  consid- 
erably reduce  the  existing  rates. 

The  chief  reason  for  the  Board's 
change  of  opinion  is  that  evidence  was 
submitted*  which  made  it  clear  that  if 
the  reduced  rates  ordered  had  gone 
into  effect  the  company  would  have 
defaulted  in  the  payment  of  the  in- 
terest to  British  bondholders  to  the 
extent  of  $127,000. 


Judge  Mabee  states  that  while  the 
public  should  not  be  allowed  to  be 
robbed  by  railway  companies,  it  is 
equally  important  "  that  the  capital 
invested  in  transportation  companies 
should  be  permitted  to  earn  fair  and 
reasonable  dividends.  Railway  con- 
struction in  Canada  depends  entirely 
on  outside  capital,  thousands  of  mil- 
lions, that  must  be  borrowed  within 
the  next  generation  or  two. 

"  We  have  in  Canada  less  than 
thirty  thousand  miles  of  railway  as 
against  more  than  235,000  in  the 
United  States.  Within  fifty  years 
Canada  will  require  greater  railway 
mileage  than  now  exists  in  the  United 
States.  The  money  for  the  construc- 
tion of  this  must,  for  many  years  at 
least,  largely  come  from  abroad;  and 
how  long  would  these  investments 
continue,  if  it  were  known  that  their 
earning  power  might  at  any  moment 
be  terminated  by  the  intervention  of 
this  Board?" 


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April,  1912 


For  Medical  Freedom. 


THE  Ontario  League  for  Medical 
Freedom  has  just  been  organ- 
ized in  Toronto. 

The  aim  of  the  league  is  set  forth 
in  the  following  declaration  of  prin- 
ciples : 

We  oppose  the  granting  of  a  mon- 
opoly of  healing  practice  to  any  sys- 
tem or  systems  of  healing. 

We  oppose  any  attempts  to  take 
from  us  our  inalienable  right  to  em- 
ploy in  the  hour  of  illness  the  practi- 
tioner or  system  of  our  choice. 

We  oppose  the  establishment  of 
State  medicine  as  we  would  oppose 
the  establishment  of  State  religion. 

While  in  favor  of  sanitation  and 
cleanliness  in  the  highest  degree  we 
oppose  the  attempted  use  of  these 
general  principles  as  a  cloak  for  com- 
pulsory medical  treatment. 

We  oppose  discrimination  in  favor 
of  any  school  of  healing  in  the  selec- 
tion of  Dominion,  Provincial  or 
municipal  officers  charged  with  the 
administration  of  sanitary  quarantine 
or  other  health  regulations. 

We  oppose  the  use  of  public  funds, 
public  schools  or  other  public  institu- 
tions for  the  dissemination  of  litera- 
ture, the  advertising  of  the  theories  or 
the  furtherance  of  the  propaganda  of 
any  particular  system  of  healing. 

We  propose  to  prosecute  a  cam- 
paign of  education  and  publicity  not 
only  to  arrest  any  further  encroach- 
ment upon  our  right  to  select  the 
practitioner  or  system  of  our  choice  in 
the  hour  of  illness,  but  also  to  regain 


the  rights  that  have  been  taken  from 
us  and  to  establish  forever  the  prin- 
ciple of  medical  freedom. 


BOARDS  OF  TRADES'   PRO- 
GRESSIVE PROGRAMME 

IN  their  two  days'  convention  at 
Toronto  the  Ontario  Associated 
Boards  of  Trade  were  practically 
unanimous  in  urging  the  following 
for  immediate  action  on  the  part  of 
the  Provincial  and  Dominion  Govern- 
ments : 

Prevention  of  the  practice  of 
bonusing  industries. 

Wide  posecution  of  these  good 
roads  policy. 

Extending  the  Hydro-electric  sys- 
tem throughout  New  Ontario. 

Appointment  of  a  Colonization 
Commission  for  New  Ontario. 

Extension  of  the  Government  rail- 
road to  Toronto,  Hudson  Bay  and  to 
Georgian  Bay. 

Establishment  of  a  prison  farm  in 
New  Ontario. 

Better  provision  for  physical  wel- 
fare of  New  Ontario  people. 

Care  of  the  levels  of  the  great 
lakes. 

Improvement  of  St.  Lawrence 
water  route. 

Enlargement  of  the  Welland  Canal. 

Making  the  French  River  naviga- 
ble. 

Apf>ointment  of  a  commission  to 
regulate  Canadian  marine  shipping 
rates. 


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GOVERNMENT  WILL 
OPERATE   ELEVATORS 

A  STATEMENT  of  policy  on  the 
Government  ownership  of  ter- 
minal elevators  has  been-made  by  Hon. 
George  E.'  Foster,  Minister  of  Trade 
and  Commerce. 

"  The  Government/'  he  said,  "  in- 
tends to  ask  Parliarrient  for  a  grant 
of  money  for  this  purpose  at  the  pre- 
sent session.  I  am  not  now  prepared 
to  say  what  the  amount  will  be.  It 
is  not  proposed  to  contsruct,  lease  or 
operate  elevators  at  any  other  place 
but  Fort  William.  The  time  may 
come  when  this  may  be  extended  to 
Prince  Rupert,  Vancouver,  Hudson 
Bay  or  other  ports,  but  I  do  not  want 
to  be  understood  as  saying  that  the 
Government  proposes  to  take  in 
charge  the  building  of  all  elevators  at 
all  ports.  Some  must  be  left  to  pri- 
vate and  corporate  enterprise,  and  a 
great  deal  must  be  left  to  private  and 
corporate  enterprise  in  the  future." 

Hon.  William  Pugsley  pressed  up- 
on the  Minister  the  need  of  elevator 
accommodation  at  St.  Lawrence  ports 
and  at  St.  John. 

Mr.  Foster  replied  that  the  Grain 
bill  contemplated  only  the  situation 
in  the  West  and  at  the  head  of  the 
Great  Lakes. 


NINETY-EIGHT  NEW 
STATIONS 

With  the  new  train  service  that 
went  into  effect  December  2C)th  on  the 
Grand  Trunk  Pacific  Railway,  98  of 
the  new  stations,  out  of  the  150  con- 


tracted for  in  the  spring,  have  been 
opened,  27  are  under  construction,  and 
the  'balance  will  be  completed  in  the 
spring.  These  stations  on  the  Grand 
Trunk  Pacific  are  an  innovation  in 
Western  Canada,  for  they  provide,  un- 
like stations  built  heretofore,  for  look- 
ing after  the  flag  stations  all  the  year 
round.  tThis  means  that  stations 
called  flag  stations,  points  where 
trains  only  stop  when  there  are  pas- 
sengers to  get  on  or  off,  are  in  charge 
winter  and  summer  of  a  capable  em- 
ployee, and  are  kept  heated  day  and 
night.  The  arrangement  has  been 
made  with  sectionmen  to  live  in  these 
stations.  Quarters  have  been  provided 
for  them,  and  in  return  for  looking 
after  the  station  and  keeping  it  in 
shape  for  receiving  passengers  at  all 
times,  they  have  beat  and  rent  free.  A 
stipulation  made  by  the  company  is 
that  the  agent  or  sectionman  must  be 
married.  In  this  way  the  company  ex- 
pects to  receive  better  service. 


DATE  OF  PUBLICATION 

The  publishers  of  The  Busv 
Man's  Canada  have  decided  in  fu- 
ture to  bring  out  the  magazine  at  the 
beginning  instead  of  at  the  end  of 
each  month  as  heretofore.  The 
present  issue,  therefore,  is  dated 
April  instead  of  March.  The 
date  of  expiry  of  all  subscriptions  and 
advertising  contracts  now  on  our 
books  will  consequently  be  advanced 
one  month — for  instance,  subscrip- 
tions dated  to  expire  in  December  will 
be  continued  till  January. 


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April,  1912 


LAih  iiux.  Edward  Blake. 


The  Hon.  Edward  Blake,  eminent  jurist,  statesman  and  scholar,  whose  whole  life 
was  practically  entirely  devoted  to  Canadian  and  Imperial  politics,  died  at  his  home 
in  Toronto,  March  ist,  in  his  79th  year.  Previous  to  Laurier's  assuming  the  leadership 
of  the  Liberal  party  in  Canada,  Blake  was  the  party  leader,  and  previous  to  his  entering 
Federal  politics  he  had  been  Premier  of  Ontario,  being  succeeded  by  Mowat.  In  1892 
he  entered  the  Imperial  Parliament  as  Nationalist  for  South  Longford,  Ireland,  retiring 
four  years  ago  on  account  of  ill-health.  Up  to  the  time  of  his  death,  whik  strength 
remained  to  him,  he  took  an  intense  interest  in  the  Home  Rule  movement  in  Ireland. 

Only  five  members  of  the  House  of  Commons,  who  occupied  seats  during  the  time 
Hon.  Edward  Blake  was  a  member  remain:  Sir  Wilfrid  Laurier,  Hon.  Geo.  E.  Foster, 
Hon.  Speaker  Sproule,    Hon.  John  Haggart,    and  Mr.  Wm.  Smith,  of  South  Ontario. 

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Prince  Rupert,  Gem  of  the  Golden 

West. 


IN  the  western  half  of  this  New 
World,  where  towns  like  mush- 
rooms grow,  there  is  scarcely  a  city 
that  does  not  hold  citizens  who  can 
boast  of  having  seen  the  place  grow 
from  a  village  to  what  it  is  to-day; 
but  at  Prince  Rupert,  the  Western  end 
of  the  Grand  Trunk  Pacific  Railway, 
we  have  the  rare  opportunity  of  look- 


Many  things  must  be  considered.  It 
must  have  a  harbor  second  to  none, 
and  lie  where  the  rails  could  reach  it 
without  seriously  lengthening  the  line, 
or  increasing  the  gradients.  The  en- 
tire north  coast  was  searched,  and 
every  harbor  sounded  before  a  final 
decision  was  made.  Although  prac- 
tically  landlocked,   the   harbor  has   a 


Bird's  Eye  View  of  Prince  Rupert,  the  Pacific  Terminus  of  the  Grand 

Trunk  Pacific. 


ing  forward  and  fashioning  in  our 
mind's  eye  a  beautiful  city  sure  to  be. 

Prince  Rupert  is  situated  550  miles 
north  of  Vancouver,  and  forty  miles 
south  of  the  Alaskan  Boundary.  It  is 
in  the  same  latitude  as  London,  and 
has  a  climate  the  mean  temperature  of 
which  is  about  the  same  as  that  of  the 
metropolis  of  the  British  Isles. 

The  selection  of  the  Pacific  Coast 
terminus  was  one  of  the  most  im- 
portant tasks  with  which  the  builders 
of  this  national    highway    had  to  do. 


mile-wide  channel,  and  is  sufficient  in 
size  to  shelter  all  the  ships  that  are 
likely  to  come  to  "it,  great  as  are  the 
possibilities  of  this  new  port. 

And  because  Prince  Rupert  is  at 
the  end  of  the  line,  and  five  hundred 
miles  nearer  Japan  and  the  East  than 
any  of  its  rivals  on  the  Pacific  Coast ; 
because  it  is  on  the  shortest  line  from 
Liverpool  to  Yokohama,  the  shortest 
route  around  the  world,  it  is  bound  to 
He  on  the  All  Red  Route. 

Probably  never  before  has  so  much 


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April,  1912 


Prince  Rupert  Dock,   Pacific  Terminus  of  the  Grand   Trunk   Pacific   Railway. 


Unloading  Steel  at  Prince  Rupert  for  the  Grand  Trunk  Pacim;  Ktiilway. 


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In  the 
Public  Eye 


money  and  time  been  expended  in  the 
planning  of  a  new  city  as  has  been  de- 
voted to  the  preliminary  work  at 
Prince  Rupert,  not  only  by  the  Rail- 
way Company,  but  by  the  Dominion 
and  Provincial  Governments  as  well. 
A  complete  topographical  survey  was 
made  of  all  lands  comprised  in  the 
townsite  covering  an  area  of  2,000 
acres,  and  great  care  was  taken  with 
this  work  on  account  of  the  important 
bearing  it  would  have  upon  the  final 
laying  out  of  streets,  etc. 


2,000  feet  in  width  at  the  narrowest 
part  with  a  minimum  depth  of  36  feet 
at  low  tide,  and  for  a  widith  of  1,500 
feet  the  minimum  depth  is  60  feet. 

Messrs.  Brett  &  Hall,  of  Boston, 
Mass.,  trained  in  that  school  of 
landscape  architectural  design  which 
claims  F.  L.  Olmstead,  deceased,  as 
its  founder  and  inspiration,  and  to 
whose  memory  Mount  Royal  Park, 
Morifcreal,  is  a  beautiful  monument — 
were  secured  by  the  Railway  Com- 
pany to  lay  out  the  townsite.       They 


Residences  at  Prince  Rupert. 


The  Dominion  Government  Hydro- 
graphic  Survey  has  made  a  complete 
survey  of  the  harbor  and  approaches, 
which  shows  that  the  entire  harbor 
from  the  entrance  to  the  extreme  end 
of  the  upper  harbor,  a  distance  of 
fourteen  miles,  is  entirely  free  from 
rocks  or  obstructions  of  any  kind  and 
of  a  sufficient  depth  to  afford  good 
anchorage. 

The  entrance   is    perfectly  straight, 


have  provided  a  plan  which  is  emin- 
ently satisfactory  and  will  ensure  a 
practical  development  while  preserv- 
ing for  the  future  city  splendid  op- 
portunities for  parks,  for  municipal 
improvements,  and  for  architectural 
embellishment.  It  is  believed  by 
many  who  have  studied  this  plan  that 
Prince  Rupert  will  be  one  of  the  most 
beautiful  cities  on  the  American  Con- 
tinent. 


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April,  1912 


SOME  OF  ONTARIO'S  MAYORS  FOR   1912 


Charles   Hopewell,   Ottawa. 


E.  Lemon,  Owen  Sound. 


George  J.  Thorpe,  Guelph. 


George  H.  Lees,  Hamilton. 


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In  the 
Public  Eye 


A.  G.  Vermilyea,  Belleville. 


William  Anderson,  Chatham. 


C.  H.  Hartman,  Brantford. 


C.  M.  R.  Graham,  London. 


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April,    1912 


R.   N.   Price,   Mayor  of   St.   Thomas. 


Rev.  Dr.  Bryce, 

Of  Winnipeg,  joint  author  with  Dr.  Wilfred 
Campbell  of  "The  Scotsman  in  Canada," 
and  member  of  the  Canadian  Commission 
on  Technical  Education  and  Industrial 
Training. 


Henri  Bourassi 

The  brilliant  journalist  and  orator,  and  the 
stormy  petrel  of  Canadian  politics,  who,  as 
leader  of  the  Nationalists,  is  waging  a 
campaign  in  Quebec  Province  to  fight  for 
the  guarantee  of  separate  schools  in  the 
District  of  Keewatin,  which  is  to  be  an- 
nexed to  Manitoba. 

"  The  Conservatives  may  have  the  power,, 
but  they  have  not  the  right  to  do  as  they 
are  doing,"  he  said,  "  and  I  warn  them  that 
before  long  their  power  will  be  stripped 
from  them.     I  have  denounced  Laurier  for 


Henri  Bourassa. 

far  less  than  this,  and  I  do  not  intend  to 
take  from  the  Conservative  party  worse  in- 
sults and  baser  treatment  than  anything 
Laurier  ever  gave  to  us." — (See  article  on 
another  page.) 

A  report  has  gone  into  circulation  that 
Mr.  Henri  Bourassa  is  preparing  to  seek 
election  to  the  House  of  Commons  as  the 
avowed  leader  of  the  Nationalist  party. 


To  conduct  great  matters  and  never 
commit  a  fault,  is  above  the  force  of 
human  nature. — Plutarch. 


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Public  Eye 


TOPICS  TOLD  IN   CARTOON 

THATS  WHATS  THE  MATTER 


— Sunday  World. 


Ml 


••«>?••, 

x/^--^-^' 


JACK  CANUCK:— "Tlw  ttoubit  with   ihn  bminMi   it  llul  Uk  dclivety  lyilaa  \m 
filial  dowa.       I  could  do  >  whale  of  >  trade  if  I    could   ooly  shoot  out  th<  (Oodi  wkoi  ihey'ie 

— Toronto  Star  Weekly. 


Let  Them  Bark. 

— Toronto  News. 


— Sunday  World. 


Songs  of  the  Day. 

— Toronto  Star  Weekly. 


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April.,  1912 


Welland  Canal,  which  is  to  be  greatly  enlarged. 

A  lock  on  the  present  system.  The  present  depth  of  14  feet  will  be 
enlarged  to  22  feet,  the  Dominion  Government  undertaking  to  spend 
$30,000,000  in  its  improvement.  This  will  go  far  to  retain  the  export 
trade  from  the  West  in  Canadian  channels,  and  supplement  in  an 
important  way  the  transcontinental  railways. 


THE   ONLY  REMEDY 

Q  OME  people  think  they  are  busy  because  they  climb  on  a 
''^  treadmill  of  a  morning  and  stay  on  all  day,  day  after  day, 
They  may  be  busy  and  they  may  not.  A  man  might  take  a  job  of 
pumping  water  and  spend  his  life  at  the  job,  ten  or  twelve  hours 
a  day,  yet  never  be  busy.  A  busy  man  would  contrive  a  wind- 
mill to  do  his  work,  while  he  busied  himself  in  discovering  and 
developing  a  new  hydraulic  system. 

No  man  is  busy  who  simply  puts  in  every  day  with  his  muscles. 
Most  people  think  they  are  so  busy  that  they  never  have  time  to 
learn  anything. 

36  '• 


April,  1912 


BUSY  MAN*S  CANADA 


In  the 
Public  Eye 


The  "Fort  Garry"  Hotel,  Winnipeg. 


The  Fort  Garry  Hotel,  Winnipeg,  Grand  Trunk  Pacitic  Railway. 


ADJACENT  to  the  ruins  of  that 
historic  monument,  "  Old  Fort 
Garry,"  memorable  in  the  early  his- 
tory of  Canada's  now  Western  me- 
tropolis is  being  erected  "  The  Fort 
Garry,"  truly  representative  of  great- 
er Winnipeg — a  magnificent  edifice — 
to  rank  with  the  world's  finest  hotels, 
embodying  in  its  construction  the 
most  advanced,  scientific  and  archi- 
tectural ideals.  Located  in  the  very 
heart  of  the  city,  to  which  all  lines  of 
traffic  converge,  it  is  readily  accessi- 


ble to  the  railroads  and  electric  car 
lines,  and  within  a  radius  of  a  few 
blocks  of  most  of  the  leading  theatres, 
while  one  minute's  walk  will  place 
one  amongst  the  largest  and  most  pre- 
tentious of  the  great  stores  in  the  cen- 
tre of  the  shopping  districts,  or  en- 
able one  to  reach  the  great  new  ter- 
minal station  of  the  Grand  Trunk 
Pacific. 

"  The  Fort  Garry,"  to  be  construct- 
ed by  the  Grand  Trunk  Pacific,  will  be 
built  of  the  finest  of  Canadian  granite 
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April,    1912 


and  buff  limestone,  in  the  style  of  the 
old  French  Chateaux  of  Normandy 
and  Touraine,  and  will  rear  its  stately 
heights  to  fourteen  stories.  The 
building  is  to  have  approximately 
three  hundred  and  fifty  sleeping 
chambers  and  will  be  richly  furnished 
in  faultless  taste.  All  its  bedrooms 
are  to  have  private  bathrooms,  and 
are  to  be  equipped  with  every  ap- 
proved modern  appointment.  No- 
thing that  would  in  any  -way  contri- 
bute to  the  comfort  and  welfare  of  its 
guests  has  been  overlooked  in  the 
preparation  of  the  plans  and  interior 
arrangements. 


THE  GRAIN  BLOCKADR 


Dreams  of  an  Alberta  Farmer. 

—Calgary  News-Telegram. 


Mr.  A.  A.  Wilson, 

Elected  President  of  the  Board  of  Trade.  Fort  William ,     He  is  the  youngest  man 
in  Canada  holding  such  a  position. 


April,  1912 


BUSY  MAN'S  CANADA 


In  t  he 
Public    Eye 


Hon.   Senator  Landry, 
Speaker  of  the   Senate. 


BUSY  MAN'S  CANADA 

You  can  have  this  magazine  delivered  to  you  regularly  every 
month  for  a  year  for  One  Dollar. 

Not  too  dear,  is  it  ? 

Just  scrutinize  the  present  number. 


3J) 


In  the 
Public  Eye 


BUSY  MAN'S  CANADA 


April,  1912 


Overweight. 

"  What's   the  matter,   dear  ?     Can't  you  get  it  together  again  ?" 
"  Oh,  yes,  I've  got  it  together,  but  I  don't  know  what  to  do  with  these 
two  bits  that  are  left  over." 

— London  Tatler. 


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The  Great  Coal  Crisis 

Threatened  Revolution  in  the  Industrial  World 


THE  eyes  of  the  whole  world  are 
on  the  great  British  coal 
strike.  It  is  a  titanic  struggle  be- 
tween capital  and  labor,  fraught  with 
terrible  possibilities  for  the  present 
and  promising  immense  world-wide 
consequences  for  the  future,  of  which 
few  may  now  dream. 

The  accompanying  cartoon,  drawn 
for  the  Daily  Chronicle  by  David  Wil- 
son, suggests  most  realistically  that 
coal  mining  is  the  fundamental  indus- 
try of  all  other  industries,  which 
are  borne  up  on  the  shoulders  of  the 
miner  who  gets  the  coal. 

Mr.  A.  W,  Innes,  in  his  new  his- 
tory of  "  England's  Industrial  De- 
velopment "  (published  by  Messrs. 
Rivington),  says  that  "labor  has  at- 
tained a  degree  of  organization  for 
which  history  provides  no  precedent, 
and  on  its  use  of  that  organization 
British  industrial  prosperity  mainly 
depends." 

"  It  seems  not  altogether  unlikely 
that  the  severest  strife  which  our  peo- 
ple will  be  absorbed  in  in  the  near 
future  may  be  the  internecine  strug- 
gle of  industrial  quarrels,  brought 
about,  in  a  large  degree,  by  the  hard 
fate  of  the  least  successful  in  the 
pitiless  economic  struggle  of  daily  life 
in  the  peaceful  shires  of  England  and 


Wales,"  writes  Mr.  Cecil  Battine  in 
the  Fortnightly  Review. 

Two  Trades  with  Power 

"  We  have  had  it  brought  home  to 
us  in  the  last  two    years,"    says  the 


THE    MODERN    ATLAS 


Westminster  Gazette,  "  that  there  are 
two  trades  in  the  country-^-the  rail- 
way trade  and  the  coal  trade — which 
differ  from  all  others  in  their  power 
to  inflict    widespread    ruin  upon  the 


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public  by  their  failure  or  stoppage, 
from  whatever  cause.  The  coal  trade, 
like  the  railways,  is  a  monopoly,  and 
in  recent  years  it  has  come  to  be  con- 
trolled by  great  combinations  on  the 
side  of  labor  and  capital,  which  have 
in  effect  destroyed  the  competitive 
safeguards    that    political    economists 


assumed  in  their  arguments  against 
State  interference.  The  fact  that  the 
whole  trade  can  strike  at  one  blow  is 
the  final  proof  of  the  completeness  of 
the  process.  The  failure  of  owners 
and  miners  to  settle  the  dispute  will 
compel  a  reconsideration  of  the 
whole  attitude  of  the  Government  to 
this  trade." 


THE  MINIMUM  WAGE  CONSIDERED 


There  is  a  spirited  defence  of  the 
Minimum  Wage  in  the  New  Age, 
which  points  out  with  much  insight 
that  if  the  minds  and  wills  of  the 
workers  were  released  of  their  bur- 
dens by  such  a  wage  their  power  of 
work  would  be  greatly  increased. 

"  The  men  would  never  have 
dreamed  of  demanding  so  humane 
and  intelligent  a  privilege  if  the  best 
minds  of  the  public  had  not  put  it 
into  their  heads,"  says  the  New  Age. 
"  Over  a  period  of  now,  at  least, 
twenty  years  the  doctrine  of  the  Min- 
imum Wage  has  been  preached,  not 
merely  by  agitators  and  Socialists,  but 
by  every  intelligent  writer,  speaker, 
and  journalist.  The  doctrine  appears 
as  a  dogma  in  the  strangest  places. 
In  the  House  of  Uords  it  may  fairly 
be  described  as  rampant.  Sir  Arthur 
Markham  has  preached  it  for  years 
in  the  House  of  Commons  and  out  of 
it. 

"  Church  congresses,  social  welfare 
conferences,  Nonconformist  assem- 
blies. Liberal  newspapers.  Unionist 
journals,  sociologists,  eugenists,  athe- 
ists, tinkers,  tailors,  etc.,  etc. — they 
have  all  been  at  it.  Except  in  first- 
class  carriages  after  a  bad  day  in  the 
city   you    will     never    hear    a    word 


spoken  against  the  principle  of  the 
Minimum  Wage,  li  the  principle 
alone  were  in  dispute  at  this  moment 
(and  we  are  sadly  afraid  that  prac- 
tice is  not  yet  in  question)  the  de- 
cision of  the  public  has  long  ago  been 
made.  The  defeat  of  the  men  will  be 
the  defeat  of  the  public,  for,  by  every 
fair  line  of  thought,  the  men  are 
fighting  the  public's  battle  as  much  as 
their  own. 

"  If  only  wages  could  be  raised 
without  reducing  dividends,  if  only 
the  poor  could  be  made  richer  with- 
out the  rich  being  made  poorer,  none 
would  be  more  eager  to  put  the  prin- 
ciple of  the  Minimum  Wage  into 
pactice  than  our  wealthy  classes.  We 
ourselves  are  disposed  to  believe  that 
the  miracle  can  under  certain  condi- 
tions be  performed. 

Case  for  Co-Partnery. 

"  Short  of  nationalisation,  what  is 
there  that  the  State  can  do  in  the  mat- 
ter of  the  existing  labor  unrest?"  asks 
the  New  Age.  "  In  the  Commons  a 
good  many  references  were  made  to 
the  device  of  co-partnery.  The  labor 
unrest,  it  was  said,  is  due  to  the 
fact  that  the  men  have  no  interest  in 
the  profits  of  their  industries.    A  sys- 


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tern  of  profit-sharing,   voluntarily   es-  The  solution  of   the   whole    problem, 

tablished  by  the  masters,  would    con-  therefore,  is  to    request,    compel,    or 

solidate  labor  and  capital   by    appeal-  persuade  the    masters    to    take    their 

ing  equally  to  the    cupidity    of   both,  men  into  co-partnership  and  to  divide 

MAP  OF  THE   STRIKE 


sr/fitur^  10.535 
1./57 


'HAOO/riG Ton  302,6 

U/^UTHCOW  ICVJ13 

LANARK  55.740 


/yo/?rf/or7B^/?LA/vo 
SCOTLAND  "^^'2^5^ 

DUMFRIES  890 

~^OORHAM 
158.445 

10.578 


3.; 


-^  \l  I  ^ 

^3.563  ^ 


WA/flfJICK  16945 


rfOffrtfATfFrcw  iss 


The  coal  districts  are  indicated  in  black.    The  number  of  strikers  in  each 
district  is  also  shown. 


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the  spoils  in  the  ratio  of  the  shares  in- 
vested in  the  business. 

"Minimum  Wage  or  no  Minimum 
Wage,  this  association  on  equal  terms 
in  management  (which  is  practically 
ownership)  is  inevitable.  Whatever 
else  may  happen,  it  is  certain  now 
that  the  trade  unions  will  grow  in 
strength,  and  their  demands  will  be 
proportionate  to  their  power.  They 
may  perhaps  be  defeated  this  year,  as 
they  were  defeated  in  191 1 ;  they  may 
be  defeated  next  year ;  but  it  is  merely 
a  matter  of  months  before  they  win. 
To  concede  a  Minimum  Wage  will  not 
then  be  enough,  even  if  its  concession 
should  stop  the  threat  of  the  present 
strike;  for  it  must  be  remembered 
that  the  minimum  wage,  established 
in  principle,  will  need  to  be  maintain- 
ed in  fact. 

"  Suppose,  for  example,  that  as  a 
result  of  Government  pressure  the 
coal  owners  within  the  next  few  days 
accept  universally  the  principle  of  the 
Minimum — who  is  to  see  that  the 
principle  is  applied?  The  coal  man- 
agers may  be  trusted  to  see  that  a 
Minimum  Day's  work  is  done  before 
the  Minimum  Day's  wage  is  paid,  but 
only  the  association  of  the  men  them- 
selves in  the  management  will  ensure 
that  what  is  being  given  with  one 
hand  is  not  being  taken  away  from 


them  with  the  other.  Horrible  in- 
justices to  the  young,  infirm  and  old 
may  be  expected  if  the  Minimum 
Wage  is  established  at  the  sole  discre- 
tion of  the  masters.  Nothing  less 
than  its  administration  by  the  men. 
jointly  with  the  owners  will  satisfy  us- 
that  even  the  concession  of  the  Mini- 
mum Wage  is  not  at  least  a  curse  as 
well  as  a  blessing. 

Management  is  Property. 

"  It  is  impossible  in  large  indus- 
tries, depending  so  much  upon  sub- 
division of  labor,  to  allocate  to  each, 
employee  a  proportionate  share  in  the 
technical  proprietorship.  His  share 
of  the  proceeds  comes  to  him  and 
must  continue  to  come  to  him  in  the 
form  of  wages,  the  amount  and  con- 
ditions and  security  of  which  must  be 
determined  by  himself  in  concert  with 
his  fellows  and  with  the  employers' 
managers.  Management,  we  have 
said,  is  property,  and  once  associate  a 
guild  or  union  of  men  with  the  actual 
management  of  their  industry  and 
they  may  be  relied  upon  to  utilise 
their  generally  superior  technical 
knowledge  to  obtain  complete  control. 
Until  nationalization  substitutes  the 
State  for  the  private  owners  this  co- 
management  is  obviously  the  best  way 
out  of  the  present  difficulty." 


WHAT  WE  MAY  EXPECT 


If  the  miners,  who  are  already 
one  of  the  best  paid  sections  of 
labor,  can  declare  that  they  have  won 
the  principle  of  the  Minimum  Wage 
by  the  threat  of  revolution,  what  will 
be  the  effect  on  the  worse-paid  mil- 
lions of  their  fellows  in  other  indus- 


tries?" asks  the  Pall  Mall  Gazette. 
"  That  is  the  point  to  which  Minis- 
terial and  public  attention  must  be  di- 
rected in  connection  with  measures 
for  the  settlement  of  the  coal  war 
only.  We  must  face  some  inevitable 
consequences,  and  face  them  in  time. 


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"  Remember  that  the  rise  in  prices 
will  continue  to  confront  us,  whether 
we  wish  it  or  not,  with  an  unprece- 
dented economic  situation  of  increas- 
ing gravity.  That  is  the  deeper  prob- 
lem. 

"  By  popular  education  we  h^ive 
changed  the  whole  mentality  of  the 
working  classes.  We  have  stimulated 
their  imagination  and  desires  in  a 
manner  certain  to  increase  their  dis- 
content with  their  environment,  and 
as  certain  to  make  them  use  the 
power  of  economic  insurrection — for 
it  is  nothing  less — as  well  as  the 
power  of  the  vote  for  the  purpose  of 
extorting  a  larger  share  of  the  re- 
wards of  industry  and  of  the  ameni- 
ties of  life. 

"  But  that  is  not  all.  While  agita- 
tion and  education  alike  have  been  ni- 
citing  the  masses  to  strive  upwards, 
economic  forces,  like  the  production 
of  gold,  have  been  steadily  and  re- 
morselessly depressing  them  by  de- 
creasing the  purchasing  power  of 
money  and  reducing  their  real  wages. 
This  is  the  situation,  and  it  is  useless 
to  blink  it.  It  is  a  situation  unprece- 
dented since  modern  democracy  be- 
gan. 

"Always  before,  since  the  middle 
of  the  nineteenth  century,  one  of  two 
things  was  happening.  Either  wages 
were  rising  strongly  or  prices  were 
falling.  In  either  case,  the  workers 
gained,  and  economists  are  divided  as 
to  whether  the  masses  made  more 
solid  progress  in  the  earlier  cycle  of 
increased  earnings  or  in  the  later 
period  of  diminishing  expense.^, 
which  lasted  down  to  1895.  In  any 
case,  the  movement  of  democratic 
well-being  in  this    country   was    con- 


tinuous and  upward  down  to  the  end 
of  the  nineteenth  century.  For  the 
first  time  the  masses,  just  when  their 
imagination  was  concentrated  more 
vividly  than  ever  upon  obtaining 
higher  rewards  for  their  labor  and 
raising  the  level  of  their  lives,  have 
suffered  a  long  set-back.  For  ten 
years  their  condition  has  been  deteri- 
orating. The  average  working-class 
household,  in  that  period,  has  lost 
about  two  shillings  a  week  on  bal- 
ance, owing  to   the   effect   of   higher 


AS  VMTET)  STATES  CARTOOXIST  VIEWS  COAL  StfV^TIONIN  E\a.AND 


prices  in  reducing  the  purchasing 
power  of  earnings  and  the  measure 
of  '  real  wages  ' — the  measure,  that 
is,  of  command  over  the  necessaries 
and  comforts  of  life. 

The  only  Sure  Path. 

"The  vast  output  of  gold  con- 
tinues, aggravating  the  whole  subtle 
revolution  in  values,  and  prices  may 
continue  to  rise  indefinitely  for  years 
to  come.  Unless  the  rewards  of  labor 
rise  with  them,  we  shall  be  threatened 


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with  further  developments  as  bad  as  a 
coal  strike,  or  worse.  Tariff  Reform 
alone,  though  a  powerful  and  indis- 
pensable help,  will  not  be  a  sufficient 
solution. 

"To  establish  the  principle  of  the 
Minimum  Wage  will  do  nothing 
whatever  to  prevent  disputes  with  re- 
spect to  the  figure  at  which  the  mini- 
mum ought  to  be  fixed.  The  remedy 
on  which  all  the  non-Socialist  parties 
can  and  must  concentrate  is  that  of 
general  co-partnership  and  profit- 
sharing.  It  is  the  only  sure  path  to 
industrial  stability  and  social  peace." 
adds  the  Pall  Mall. 

Thinking      people       are       asking, 


"Where  will  it  end?"  Certain  it  is 
that  labor  has  realized  its  strength. 
How  will  it  use  it?  To  what  ends 
will  it  go  with  its  demands?  An  all- 
world  agitation  for  an  eight-hour  day 
is  talked  of,  with  a  general  movement 
towards  it  this  year  by  organized  la- 
bor, involving  the  United  States, 
Great  Britain,  Australia,  South  Africa 
and  other  British  possessions. 

When  the  British  coal  miners 
struck,  the  Germans  followed.  The 
American  miners  will  follow  if  their 
demands  are  not  satisfied.  Where  will 
it  end?  Have  we  only  just  seen  the 
beginning?  Many  who  have  studied 
the  situation  say  yes. 


A  CANADIAN  NOTE  OF  WARNING. 


Hon.  Wallace  Nesbitt,  one  of  the 
master  intellects  of  the  Ontario  Bar, 
sounded  a  note  of  warning  to  the 
Canadian  Club  at  Ottawa  the  other 
day.  After  paying  a  tribute  to  the 
Canadian  Clubs  and  the  good  they 
were  doing,  Mr.  Nesbitt  in  opening 
his  address  called  attention  to  the  seri- 
ous currents  of  unrest  that  were  be- 
coming evident  through^  the  United 
States  and  England.  "  These  condi- 
tions shozv  us  that  we  must  study  and 
zvork  to  prevent  an  enormous  slaugh- 
ter of  the  best  interests  of  the  coun- 
try," he  said.  "  More  people  must  be- 
come interested  in  public  questions. 
It  must  be  shown  that  the  interests  of 
the  working  man  are  the  interests  of 
the  wealthy  man.  In  doing  such  work 
as  this  the  Canadian  clubs  are  per- 
forming an  immense  national  service." 

Taking  up  the  watering  of  stocks, 
Mr.  Nesbitt  said  that  something  must 


be  done  to  prevent  this  from  being 
carried  on  to  the  extent  to  which  it 
was  now  being  exploited  in  Canada. 
This  was  especially  urgent  in  connec- 
tion with  the  flotation  of  public  utili- 
ties. Men  who  had  never  done  a 
day's  work  in  their  lives  were  floating 
big  companies,  reaping  a  big  harvest 
from  the  thousands  of  honest  inves- 
tors from  whom  they  drew  money, 
and  placing  themselves  in  such  a  posi- 
tion that  when  asked  for  concessions 
they  pleaded  the  necessity  of  earning 
dividends  and  howled  for  the  protec- 
tion of  the  investing  public.  "  These 
expensive  mushroom  millionaires,  ivith 
their  loud  manners  and  extravagant 
tastes,  their  automobiles  and  cham- 
pagne suppers,  their  evidences  of  easy 
living  and  loose  conduct,  have  done 
more  to  corrupt  the  young  men  of  the 
country  than  has  any  other  influence 
flozving      from      over-capitalisation,'^ 


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said  Mr,  Nesbitt.  "  Young  men  ask 
why  they  should  work  hard  to  obtain 
a  living  when  these  men  are  able  to 
live  in  luxury  ivith  so  little  effort." 

Guard  Against  Rebellion. 

Taking  the  view  that  the  big  com- 
bines are  here  to  stay,  Mr.  Nesbitt 
said  it  was  advisable  to  bring  them 
within  control  and  to  provide  for  their 
future  regulation.  He  would  suggest 
a  new  commission,  with  as  wide  pow- 
ers as  the  railways  commission,  to 
regulate  the  price  of  commodities  to 


the  consumer.    It  would  be  an  indus- 
trial commission. 

//  was  urgently  necessary  that  this 
commission  be  placed  so  that  it  would 
guard  the  people  from  being  oppressed 
into  a  state  of  rebellion  by  an  increas- 
ing cost  of  living.  For  the  larger  in- 
terests were  sometimes  so  arbitrary  in 
their  methods  that  unprecedented  sit- 
uations arose.  "  England  to-day  is  up 
against  the  proposition  of  saying  to 
the  mine-owners,  "  You  shall  give  a 
man  a  living  wage  to  work  in  the 
bowels  of  the  earth,"  said  Mr.  Nesbitt. 


The  Coining  Anglo-Saxon  Federation 

Canada,  United  States  and  United  Kingdom. 

Reginald  R.  Buckley  in  T.  P.'s  Weekly. 


WITHIN  a  hundred  years  of 
Waterloo  we  are  in  friendly 
alliance  with  France,  and  that  with- 
out the  bond  of  language.  And  it  is 
just  a  hundred  years  ago  since  our 
Canadian  settlers,  backed  by  home 
troops,  beat  the  Americans  at  Cha- 
teauguay.  It  was  not  long  before 
that  we  learnt  at  Bunker's  Hill  the 
first  principles  of  freedom.  Upon 
battles  and  other  mistakes  rise  the 
realities.  Battles  are  the  lovers'  quar- 
rels of  history.  At  least  this  is  so 
when  three  unities — the  Dominion  of 
Canada,  the  United  States,  and  Great 
Britain — are  bound  together  by  the 
language  of  Shakespeare. 

There  were  two  arguments  in  favor 
of  a  permanent  Confederation  of  the 
Anglo-Celtic  peoples.  The  one  was 
that  as  members  of  the  Aryan  Race  it 
was  ordained  by  nature  that  we 
should  live  in  unity  as  a  tribe.  The 
other,  in  favor  with  business  men,  is 


that  our  interests  are  allied,  and  that 
our  Governments  also  should  be  in 
alliance. 

Common    Ideals. 

But  the  scientist  replies :  "  No.  The 
Aryan  Race  is  a  fallacy.  Language 
and  not  race  bound  together  the 
Aryans,  who  really  belonged  to  vari- 
ous races."  And  the  business  man 
replies :  "  The  three  peoples  are  com- 
petitors, and  it  will  never  satisfy  them 
to  amalgamate." 

Take  no  notice  of  this.  '  What 
binds  men  together  is  neither  science 
nor  business,  but  a  recognition  of 
common  ideals,  expressed  in  a  com- 
mon language.  And  I  base  this  plea 
for  the  Federation  of.  Canada,  the 
United  States,  and  ourselves  on  the 
following  reasons: — 


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a.  We  speak  the  same  language,  b.  We 
have  the  same  love  of  freedom.  c.  We 
have  the  same  origins. 


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The  first  proposition  is  self-evident. 
The  fact  that  we  have  fought  each 
other  for  freedom  proves  the  second. 
But  the  third  is  the  stumbHng  block. 
Just  as  the  Briton  is  a  mixture  of 
Northmen,  Normans,  Angles,  Britons, 
Romans,  Teutons,  and  Celts,  who 
have  been  added  to  our  stock  by  al- 
liance, by  conquest,  by  defeat,  so  the 
people  of  the  United  States  is  an  ag- 
glomeration of  English,  Scotch,  and 
Irish  exiles  or  emigrants.  Nor  is 
there  a  nation  in  Europe  that  has 
not  poured  its  alloy  into  the  melting- 
pot.  The  American  is  as  complex  a 
mixture  as  the  Briton. 

Yet,  whatever  has  happened  to 
Great  Britain  throughout  history,  her 
language  has  "  remained.  And  the 
same  may  be  said  of  the  States.  The 
ancient  Briton,  painted  blue,  may 
even  now  be  hunting. with  the  Red 
Indian  upon  the  plains  behind  the  set- 
ting sun.  But  here,  on  the  solid 
earth,  remains  the  English-speaking 
people. 

Canada  Not  a  Colony. 

Our  relations  with  Canada  are 
clear.  Canada  is  not  a  colony,  but  a 
Dominion  in  federation  with  the 
home  country.  On  the  one  hand 
British  Imperialism  claims  Canada. 
On  the  other  the  Monroe  doctrine 
calls  Canada  its  federation  with  the 
other  States  on  the  Continent  of  Am- 
erica. But,  as  we  said  on  January 
I2th: 

The  Monroe  Doctrine,  like  the  Imperial 
idea,  is  a  matter  of  territory.  But  the  time 
moves  on  towards  a  Confederation  of  the 
Race. 

Since  writing  these  words  an  im- 
portant   study    of     "  The    American 


People,"  by  A.  Maurice  Low  (Fisher 
Unwin.  Vol.  II.  8s.  6d.  net),  has 
appeared.  The  main  idea  of  that 
book  may  be  summed  up  in  a  sen- 
tence. It  is  a  great  work,  and  allies 
practical  knowledge  with  imaginative 
foresight. 

Although  the  American  people  are 
to  some  extent  a  cosmopolitan  peo- 
ple, on  the  other  hand  they  speak 
English ;  the  "  texture  of  the  Ameri- 
can mind  is  native  to  the  soil."  Their 
political  institutions,  their  architec- 
ture, universities,  athletics  are  differ- 
ent in  kind  and  degree  from  ours. 
The  American  business  man  and  the 
American  woman  are  unmistakable. 
If,  then,  it  were  proposed  that  the 
United  States  should  "  come  back " 
into  the  fold,  the  idea  Avould  be 
ludicrous.  And,  unhappily,  the  Fed- 
eral Idea  to  many  minds  means  the 
Fetteration  of  the  English-speaking 
people. 

The  Federal  Idea. 

The  States  of  America,  each  with  a 
certain  self-government,  do  not  cen- 
tralize, according  to  Mr.  Low.  Nei- 
ther Washington  nor  New  York  is  a 
capital  in  the  sense  that  London  or 
Berlin  are  capitals.  If  the  good 
American  goes  to  Paris  when  he  dies, 
he  comes  to  London  as  the  centre  of 
his  homeland,  even  though  he  is  apt 
to  spend  his  time  there  in  reminding 
the  Briton  that  the  true  seat  of  wis- 
dom lies  in  his  own  State. 

Now  local  patriotism  is  of  the  vital 
kind.  The  American,  Hke  the  Ro- 
man, is  a  "  citizen,"  not  a  "  subject." 
Here,  again,  one  would  say,  is  an  ob- 
stacle to  this  beautiful  idea  of  Con- 


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federation.  Local  patriotism  prevents 
Fetteration,  but  not  Federation.  Just 
as  Lancashire  and  Warwickshire  are 
more  real  to  their  inhabitants  than 
any  idea  of  world  politics,  so  Mary- 
land and  Virginia  are  more  essential 
than  the  Republic.  Of  course,  no  one 
admits  that  for  fear  of  being  called 
"  parochial."  But  it  is  so.  And  the 
reason  is  that  while  we  are  born  local- 
ly we  invent  our  own  world  poli- 
tics. 

The  American  Constitution  is 
written — surely  a  proof  of  its  deliber- 
ate origin.  Our  Constitution  is  not 
written,  and  from  the  time  of  the 
Witanagemote  has  changed  contin- 
ually, while  Canada  would  maintain 
what  has  been  her  noblest  distinction 
— absolute  freedom  and  independence, 
based  upon  her  own  energies. 

I  have  written  rather  like  a  family 
lawyer  arranging  the  marriage  of  an 
American  heiress  to  a  British  heir  of 
all  the  ages.  Some  may  say :  "  Are 
you  an  astute  politician,  who  sees 
what  an  impregnable  position  such  an 
alliance  would  build  up?" 

A  Shakesperean  Empire. 

Or  one  might  say :  "  This  is  an 
artist's  dream,  based  upon  a  vision  of 
a  Shakesperean  Empire,  the  sort  of 
divine  vision  conjured  up  by  passages 
in  '  The  Tempest,'  written,  as  we 
know,  when  Shakespeare's  friend  was 
Governor  of  the  Virginia  Company." 

Call  it  scheme  or  dream,  what  mat- 
ter, if  it  come  true?  But  the  obstacle 
on  our  side  lies  in  the  habit  of  think- 
ing of  Americans  as  "  Yankees ' 
(which,  of  course,  means  "English"), 
and  in  the  American,  pride  of  inde- 


pendence. The  average  Briton  has 
not  forgotten  the  people  of  Boston 
(Boston,  of  all  places!)  for  throwing 
into  the  harbor  those  chests  of  tea 
rather  than  pay  duty. 

One  can  but  deal  here  with  the 
main  question;  and  that,  as  Burke 
well  knew,  is  one  of  freedom.  The 
cause  of  disruption  was  that  which 
makes  a  high-spirited  boy  defy  his 
father.  And  in  time  the  Prodigal 
Father  will  offer  the  Son  a  partner- 
ship. 

The  Prodigal  Father. 

England  as  the  Prodigal  Father  has 
fought  his  brother  Scot.  He  has 
fought  the  Welshman  out  of  his 
mountain  fastnesses,  and  Ireland  has 
been  a  battle-ground.  But  out  of  the 
struggle  has  emerged  always  a  new 
unity.  The  Britons  can  understand 
one  another,  but,  unlike  Columbus,- 
they  have  not  discovered  America. 

What  is  an  American  ? 

"  When  does  the  animal,"  asks  Mr. 
Low,  "  cease  to  be  foreign  to  the 
soil"  The  answer  is  indefinite.  But  it 
is  clear  that  the  American  whom  you 
or  I  met  to-day  is  not  English,  or 
German,  or  Dutch,  though  he  may  be 
a  little  of  each,  or,  maybe,  Spanish, 
Italian,  or  French.  The  American 
has  a  contempt  for  law,  accei)ting  oc- 
casionally "  lynch  law,"  or  an  "  un- 
written law."  The  Briton  venerates 
even  the  absurdities  of  law.  "  Where 
the  laws  are  held  lightly,"  cries  Whit- 
man, "  there  the  great  city  stands." 
The  Three  Musketeers  were  not  like 
three  bananas  on  a  stem,  nor  were 
thev  all  Gascons.     One  does  not  fall 


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in  love  with  anyone  of  the  same  way 
of  thought.  Therefore,  to  say  that 
the  Anglo-Celtic  Confederation  is  de- 
stined to  failure  because  the  con- 
tracting parties  are  different  is  to  re- 
fuse to  see  the  obvious.  One  might 
as  well  cancel  the  penny  post  because 
people  might  write  nasty  letters  across 
the  Atlantic, 

Viewed  thus,  there  seems  to  be  no 
argument  against  a  mutual  alliance 
between  the  United  States  and  the 
United  Kingdom,  involving  the  re- 
cognition of  the  mutual  banner  of  St. 
George  without  the  abolition  of 
"Union  Jack "  or  "  Stars  and 
Stripes."  This  involves  more  than  an 
Arbitration  Treaty,  which,  after  all, 
is  only  a  code  upon  which  to  quarrel. 
It  involves  a  written  constitution  mu- 
tually signed,    providing    for  a  per- 


manent Federal  Parliament,  con- 
trolling the  mutual  interests  of  the 
new  Empire  or  Confederation,  with- 
out affecting  the  local  government  of 
Republic,  Dominion,  or  Kingdom, 
which  would  be  units  in  a  larger  and 
nobler  unity. 

This,  indeed,  would  be  Tennyson's 
"  Parliamen-t  of  Man  and  Federation 
of  the  World,"  a  dream  so  large  that 
all  the  pessimists  on  earth  will  raise  a 
Gargantuan  croak.  But  the  larger  an 
idea  the  more  powerful  its  hold  upon 
the  imagination.  British  and  Ameri- 
can liberties  have  been  forged  at  the 
anvil  of  gigantic  dreams.  And  if  the 
sword  of  liberty  has  been  so  forged, 
the  jewelled  sheath  of  unity  likewise 
can  be  welded  by  the  same  strong 
arms. 


Quebec's  Demand  for  SeparateSchools 

Mr.  Bourassa  Declares  War: 


FOLLOWING  the  lead  of  Mr. 
Henri  Bourassa  and  the  Na- 
tionalists, a  well  organized  cam- 
paign is  now  being  waged  through 
Quebec  Province  to  fight  for  the 
guarantee  of  separate  schools  in  the 
district  of  Keewatin,  which  is  to  be 
annexed  to  Manitoba. 

TWs  is  being  undertaken  by  a  body 
known  as  the  Constitutional  Defence 
Association  of  Canada,  which  is  cir- 
culating petitions  throughout  the 
whole  Province.  A  peculiar  feature 
of  the  movement  is  that  an  appeal  is 
being  made  to  Protestants  to  sign  the 
petition  on  the  ground  that  the  guar- 
antee would  protect  their  rights 
where  they  are  in  a  minority,  as  well 


as  the  claims  of  the  Catholics  where 
they  may  be  in  the  minority. 

The  petition  which  is  being  circu- 
lated reads  as  follows,  directed  to  the 
Speakers  and  members  of  both  the 
Senate  and  House  of  Commons: 

The  Petition. 

"  That  before  passing  the  bill  now 
before  the  House  of  Commons,  pur- 
porting to  annex  a  /part  of  Keewatin 
territory  to  the  Province  of  Mani- 
toba, the  Government  and  Parlia- 
ment of  Canada  make  such  provision, 
by  an  express  statement  in  the  afore- 
said bill,  or  by  a  special  law,  or  by 
any  other  constitutional  procedure  to 
the  same  eflfect,  as  will  preserve  and 


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insure  for  the  future  to  that  part  of 
the  aforesaid  Keewatin  territory  the 
g^uarantees  and  powers  from  the  point 
of  view  of  the  right  to  separate  and 
denominational  schools  which  are  in- 
sured to  it  by  and  in  the  law  of  the 
North-West  Territories  now  appH- 
cable  to  the  present  case." 

In  conjunction  with  this  the  Con- 
stitutional Defence  Association  has 
sent  out  a  series  of  circulars  to  Cath- 
olic priests  through  the  Province  ask- 
ing their  assistance  in  organizing  peti- 
tions to  the  Government  on  the  mat- 
ter. The  circulars  state  that  "  there 
are  several  weighty  reasons  peculiar 
to  the  present  circumstances  why  the 
Catholic  hierarchy  should  not  take 
the  lead,  but  rather  let  the  agitation 
in  favor  of  the  schools  originate  in 
the  ranks  of  the  Catholic  body."  And, 
accordingly,  it  is  stated  that  the 
Catholics  have  started  to  agitate,  with 
the  full  support  of  the  Bishops. 

The  circular  proceeds :  "  Keewatin 
may  some  day  contain  a  large  Catho- 
lic population.  The  maintaining  of 
Catholic  separate  schools,  without  the 
right  to  a  share  in  Government  and 
municipal  grants  by  people  who  are 
forced  to  pay  taxes  to  the  public 
schools,  will  be  a  real  hardship,  and 
in  sparsely  settled  districts  a  practical 
impossibility.  .  .  .  Your  reverence 
may  know  of  other  ways,  apart  from 
petitioning,  in  which  public  opinion 
may  be  influenced  in  favor  of  the 
cause." 

For  Immediate  Action. 

The  circular  asks  the  priests  to  take 
general  and  immediate  action,  setting 
forth  that  "  even  if  the  agitation  fail 
in  its  immediate  purpose  of  influenc- 


ing legislation  regarding  Keewatin,  it 
will  still  be  most  useful  in  uniting 
Catholics  in  view  of  the  very  serious 
dangers  now  menacing  their  rights 
from  bitter  and  organized  attacks  on 
the  marriage  legislation  of  the 
Church.  Yet  much  as  these  attacks 
are  to  be  feared,  the  only  real  cause 
for  alarm  lies  in  the  apathy  of  Catho- 
lics." 

A  mass  meeting  was  held  by  the 
Nationalists,  March  9th,  in  the  Monu- 
ment Nationale,  Montreal,  to  declare 
for  "  the  inalienable  rights  of  minori- 
ties in  all  parts  of  Canada  to  have 
separate  schools."  Mr.  Henri  Bour- 
assa  made  a  long  speech,  full  of  his 
characteristic  fire  and  vigor.  "  For 
three  hours,"  says  the  Toronto  Globe 
report,  "  he  gave  vent  to  sneers,  lo 
bitter  denunciations,  to  appeals  to 
racial  and  religious  prejudice,  until  at 
last  the  huge  audience  came  under  the 
spell  of  his  eloquence  and  thundered 
forth  their  approval  of  his  senti- 
ments." 

"  What  is  the  use  of  being  faithful 
for  150  years  to  the  British  Crown," 
asked  Mr.  Bourassa,  amid  thundering 
applause,  "if  we  are  to  be  kicked  and 
jumped  upon  at  their  pleasure  simply 
because  we  are  weak  and  in  the  piin- 
ority?  If  this  law  is  passed  by  the 
Federal  Government,  the  French- 
Canadians  may  well  ask  themselves 
that  question. 

"  The  Conservatives  may  have  the 
power,  but  they  have  not  the  right  to 
do  as  they  are  doing,  and  I  warn 
them  that  before  long  their  power  will 
be  stripped  from  them.  I  have  de- 
nounced Laurier  for  far  less  than  this, 
and  I  do  not  intend  to  take  from  the 
Conservative  party  worse  insults  and 


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baser  treatment  than  anything  Laur- 
ier  ever  gave  to  us." 

Fight  for  Rights. 

In  his  plea  for  the  French-Cana- 
dians to  fight  for  their  rights,  Mr. 
Bourassa  said :  "  I  do  not  know  what 
Parhament  will  do,  but  if  they  should 
ride  rough-shod  over  the  rights  of 
the  minority  we  will  never  give  up 
the  fight.  We  will  always  claim  for 
the  minority  of  Keewatin  the  rights 
so  basely  taken  from  them.  We  will 
never  yield  until  this  question  is  set- 
tled according  to  right  principles.  No 
question  is  ever  settled  until  settled 
according  to  right  principles." 

After  a  tirade  against  the  English- 
speaking  papers  of  Ontario,  Mr. 
Bourassa  tried  to  defend  bilingual 
schools  in  Ontario,  only  to  appeal 
again  to  the  passions  and  prejudices 
of  his  hearers.  ''  The  English  sneer 
at  us,  but  we  are  honest  if  we  are 
poor.  We  do  not  steal  the  bread 
from  OUT  neighl)ors  as  they  do. 
But,"  added  Mr.  Bourassa  in  conclu- 
sion, "  we  cannot  expect  the  English 
to  fight  our  battles  and  defend  our 
rights.  It  is  up  to  us  to  start  a  cam- 
paign and  wage  such  a  war  that  no 
person  shall  dare  to  deny  us  our 
rights." 

Cause  of  the  Storm. 

The  cause  of  the  storm  is  tersely 
sized  up  by  the  Ottawa  Journal: 

"  Certain  territory  is  being  added  to 
the  Province  of  Manitoba.  In  this 
territory  there  are  at  the  present  time 
not  more  than  one  hundred  and  sixty- 
five  white  people,  four  or  five  hundred 
half  breeds,  and  the  balance  of  the 
population  are  Indians. 


"  Now  Parliament  is  asked  to  en- 
act legislation  by  which  one  part  of 
Manitoba,  after  this  boundary  act  is 
passed,  would  be  governed  by  one 
constitutional  provision  in  respect  of 
education,  and  another  part  by  an  al- 
together different  constitutional  pro- 
vision. 

"  Regardless  of  what  the  British 
North  America  Act  of  1871  may  say 
upon  this  subject,  it  is  inconceivable 
that  the  men  who  framed  the  act  con- 
templated any  such  conditions  in  any 
province.  And  whether  it  is  constitu- 
tionally impracticable,  it  would  seem 
almost  certain  to  be  politically  im- 
practicable that  there  could  be  one 
constitutional  limitation  in  old  Mani- 
toba and  another  constitutional  limi- 
tation in  the  territory  which  it  is  pro- 
posed to  add  to  that  province  in  the 
matter  of  education. 

Settled  by  Laurier. 

"  As  for  the  alleged  grievance  of 
the  Catholic  minority  in  Manitoba, 
this  is  an  entirely  different  matter. 
For  some  years  past  most  of  Canada 
has  been  under  the  impression  that 
this  question  was  settled  for  all  time 
by  Sir  Wilfrid  Laurier  in  1896. 

"  In  the  Provinces  of  Nova  Scotia 
and  New  Brunswick  the  Catholic 
minority  without  any  constitutional 
provisions  with  regard  to  school 
rights,  have  been  dealt  with  liberally, 
generously  and  honorably,  and  no 
complaint,  so  far  as  we  know,  has 
been  made  by  them  with  regard  to  the 
treatment  which  they  have  received. 
The  Catholic  minority  in  Manitoba  is 
a  large  one,  and  it  should  not  be  too 
much  to  expect  that  in  the  future  they 
will  be  accorded  the  same  just  treat- 


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ment  in  that  province  that  they  are 
receiving  in  the  older  provinces, 
where  they  are  without  any  statutory 
provision  whatever. 

"  In  refusing  to  insert  a  separate 
school  clause  in  this  boundary  bill, 
Mr.  Borden  and  his  colleagues  have 
merely  followed  in  the  footsteps  of  a 
principle  upon    which    the  people  of 


Canada  placed  an  unmistakable  stamp 
of  approval  in  1896;  they  have  fol- 
lowed a  course  which,  we  believe,  is 
in  the  interests  of  all  concerned,  and 
one  which  we  venture  to  say  would 
be  followed  by  Sir  Wilfrid  Laurier 
himself  if  it  had  fallen  to  his  lot  in- 
stead of  Mr.  Borden's  to  introduce 
the  measure." 


The  Provincial  Boundary  Extensions. 


THE  bill  providing  for  the  boun- 
dary extensions  of  Quebec, 
Ontario  and  Manitoba  has  been  pas- 
sed by  the  Dominion  Government. 
The  Government    proposes    that   On- 


tario shall  have  a  five-mile  wide  strip 
from  the  proposed  boundary  to  the 
Nelson  River ;  a  frontage  of  ten  miles 
along  the  east  bank  of  the  river  for 
terminals,  docks  and  elevators ;  a  two- 
hundred-foot  right-of-way  to  the 
Hudson  Bay  Railway  to  connect  with 
Fort  Churchill ;  and  exemption  from 
taxes  on  land  in  Manitoba. 


The  boundaries  of  Manitoba  and 
Quebec  will  also  be  extended.  The 
subsidies  to  which  Manitoba  would 
be  entitled  apart  from  the  present  ar- 
rangement, on  July  1st,  1912,  would 
total  for  the  year  $883,438,  This  com- 
pared with  the  Alberta  subsidy  of 
$1,260,105  and  Saskatchewan  $1,551,- 
820. 

The  present  areas  of  the  provinces 
are  about  as  follows 

Square  miles. 

Quebec 35i373 

Ontario  .   . 260,860 

Manitoba 73732 

The  additional  territory  would  re- 
present (roughly)  the  following 
areas : 

Square  miles. 

Quebec 355.ooo 

Ontario 140,000 

Manitoba  . 180,000 

The  accompanying  sketch  shows 
the  new  territory  proposed  to  be  add- 
ed to  the  threee  provinces.  Quebec 
gets  Ungava,  Ontario  that  share  of 
Keewatin  shown  between  dotted  lines 
and  Manitoba  the  territory  to  the 
north  of  her  present  boundary. 

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Opportunity — The  Lesson  of  the 

Census 

Consider  the  United  States  a  Hundred  Years 
Ago,  and  You  Get  an  Estimate  of  the  Possi- 
bilities Offered  by  Canada  To-Day 

By  Hubert  McBean  Johnston,  in  "  Canada  Monthly." 


A  CENTURY  ago  when  John 
Jacob  Astor  and  his  sons  were 
beginning  to  get  on  their  feet  in  the 
United  States  and  commencing  to  ac- 
quire the  New  York  real  estate  which 
has  since  increased  so  enormously  in 
value,  their  friends  and  neighbbrs 
doubtless  questioned  the  wisdom  of 
their  course.  Indeed,  to  question  any- 
thing short  of  an  absolute  surety  is 
only  human  nature.  To-day  any  one 
of  the  millions  of  Americans  would 
jump  at  the  chance  of  following  their 
example — could  the  same  lands  but 
be  bought  at  the  same  prices. 

Yet,  could  some  powerful  magician 
wave  a  magic  wand  and  transfer  a 
few  hundred  of  us  back  a  century  to 
the  days  when  Manhattan  was  young 
and  New  York  had  but  9,356  people, 
how  many  of  the  few  hundred  do  you 
think  would  agree  with  the  Astors 
provided  they  knew  nothing  of  what 
the  future  was  to  bring  forth?  And 
how  many  would  agree  with  the 
Asftors'  critics?  You  can  answer 
those  questions  yourself;  I  carmot. 

The  situation  is  by  no  means  con- 
fined to  real  estate,  it  is  the  same  in 
many  other  lines  of  business.  The 
wonderful  growth  of  the  United 
States  has  been  so  productive  of  re- 
sults for  those  who,  in  early  days,  in- 
vested even  small  capital  and  stood  by 
their  investments,  that    in    cases  too 


numerous  to  mention  the  annual  divi- 
dends to-day  many  times  exceed  the 
original  investment. 

There  are  hundreds  of  commercial 
houses  in  the  United  States  that  were 
founded  from  fifty  to  one  hundred 
years  ago.  Some  of  them  are  im- 
mense institutions  and  do  enormous 
business;  yet,  how  much  bigger  even 
the  greatest  of  these  houses  might  be 
to-day,  had  their  founders  only  real- 
ized the  future  of  their  country. 

Where  Opportunity  Abounds 

The  same  Opportunity — with  a 
capital  O — does  exist  to-day. 

According  to  the  recently  complet- 
ed Dominion  Census,  Canada  has 
now  a  population  of  7,100,000  in 
round  numbers.  According  to  the 
Third  Federal  Census  of  the  United 
States  taken  in  18 10 — ^say  just  a  cen- 
tury ago — the  population  was  7,239.- 
881 — within  a  hundred  thousand  peo- 
ple of  what  Canada  has  to-day. 

Yet  the  relative  situations  are 
vastly  different.  In  1810,  the  great- 
est city  in  the  United  States  was  Al- 
bany, N.Y.,  with  96,375  people; 
Philadelphia,  Pa.,  came  next  with  91,- 
874  inhabitants  and  from  these  two, 
there  was  a  long  drop  down  to  Balti- 
more, Md.,  with  its  35,583.  Even 
New  York,  to-day  the  second  great- 
est city  on  the  globe,  had  only  a  lit- 


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tie  over  nine  thousand  inhabitants  a     trans-continental     railroads     to     dis- 


hundred  years  ago. 

In  1810,  the  whole  population  of 
the  United  States  was  a  mere  fringe 
along  the  Atlantic  seaboard — unless, 
indeed,  one  is  disposed  to  quibble 
about  New  Orleans  with  its  17,242 
people  on  the  Gulf  of  Mexico,  cut  off 
from  the  rest  of  civilization  by  a  vast, 
unbroken  wilderness.  The  most  west- 
ern city  claiming  any  pretence  of 
population  was  Cincinnati,  O.,  with 
its  2,540  wilderness  breakers.  What 
pioneers  they  must  have  been !  Chi- 
cago was  undreamed  of;  St.  Louis, 
Denver,  Seattle  and  San  Francisco 
were  virgin  forest  and  swamp  lands 
unknown  to  the  foot  of  civilized  man. 

Canada  Offers  Better  Chances 

While  Canada, — in  so  far  as  popu- 
lation is  concerned, — is  to-day  in  the 
same  position  as  the  United  States 
was  a  hundred  years  ago,  the  possi- 
bilities of  the  Dominion  are  very 
much  greater.  Let  us  forget  the  fact 
that  the  area  of  Canada  is  much 
greater  than  that  of  the  States ;  much 
of  the  Dominion  is  unexplored  and 
we  really  do  not  know  what  it 
amounts  to. 

Let's  concede  a  point,  if  you  will, 
and  call  the  two  countries,  roughly, 
equal  in  size.  But  let  us  remember 
that  the  development  of  the  Domin- 
ion has  already  reached  a  point  that 
was  not  even  in  sight  in  the  United 
States  at  a  similar  period  in  its  his- 
tory. 

In  1810,  the  United  States  had  not 
a  Montreal,  a  Toronto,  a  Winnipeg  or 
even  a  Vancouver  in  size.  It  had  no 
trans-Atlantic  steamship  lines  bring- 
ing in  floods  of  immigrants ;  it  had  no 


tribute  these  immigrants  where  they 
were  most  needed — even  if  they  had 
come ;  it  had  no  telephone  nor  tele- 
graph systems  to  help  open  up  the 
country  by  bringing  it  into  close 
touch  with  the  world.  It  had  few,  in- 
deed, of  the  civilizing  influences  that 
make  the  position  of  a  pioneer  desir- 
able or  even  livable.  There  was  no 
string  of  towns  of  anywhere  from 
five  to  fifty  thousand  dotting  the 
country  from  coast  to  coast.  There 
was  no  great  development  of  natural 
resources  as  there  now  is  in  Canada 
— no  steady  stream  of  commerce 
flowing  across  the  continent. 

Lord  Strathcona,  Canada's  High 
Commissioner  in  London,  predicts  a 
population  of  eighty  millions  of  peo- 
ple for  the  Dominion  by  2,000  A.D. 
James  J.  Hill,  of  the  Great  Northern, 
allows  Canada  fifty  years  in  which  to 
gain  a  total  of  fifty  millions.  Just 
let  us  see  about  these  prophecies. 
Since  we  have  had  the  problem 
worked  out  for  us  just  across  the  bor- 
der, let  us  take  a  look  at  the  figures 
offered.  We  will  run  over  the  popu- 
lation growth  of  the  United  States. 
Here  is  how  the  figures  read : 


Year 

Population 

Increase 

Percentage 
of  Increase 

181O 

7,239,881 

1820 

9,634,453 

2,398,572 

33-1 

1830 

12,866,020 

3,227,567 

33-5 

1840 

17,069,453 

4,203,433 

32-7 

1850 

23,191,876 

6,122,423 

35-9 

i860 

31,443,321 

8,251,445 

35-6 

1870 

38,558,371 

7,115,050 

22.6 

1880 

50,155-783 

11,597,412 

30.1 

1890 

62,947,714 

12,791-931 

25-5 

1900 

75-994.575 

13,046,861 

20.7 

I9IO 

91,972,266 

15-977-691 

21.0 

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Stop  and  go  over  those  figures 
again,  advancing  the  year  one  cen- 
tury each  time.  There  you  have  an 
idea  of  the  very  least  Canada  should 
do. 

Consiider  with  this,  how  much 
greater  are  her  developments  to-nay 
than  were  those  of  the  United  States 
a  hundred  years  ago  and  you  will  be 
able  to  estimate  the  possibilities  for 
yourself.  Do  you  think  Lord  Strath- 
cona  or  Mr.  Hill  have  over-esti- 
mated ? 

The  Things  We  Forget 

The  difficulty  with  the  average 
Canadian  to-day  is,  that  he  does  not 
fully  see  the  possibilities  of  his  coun- 
try— or,  if  he  does  see  them,  he  does 
not  fully  realize  them. 

To  the  American  of  the  present 
generation,  accustomed  to  thinking  of 
population  in  figures  of  ninety  mil- 
lions, Canada's  small  handful  of  peo- 
ple seems  very  insignificant.  Her 
potentiatlities  are  overlooked.  The 
fact  that  one  dollar  will  to-day  ac- 
complish the  same  work  that  it  will 
take  ten  dollars  to  do  a  couple  of  de- 
cades hence,  is  forgotten.  The  Cana- 
dian, unable  to  look  back  with  his 
own  eyes  on  what  the  United  States 
has  done,  and  reading  the  past  his- 
tory of  that  country  only  in  mere 
words  and  figures,  does  not  fully 
grasp  that  which  lies  before  him. 

Canada  has  the  area  and  the  na- 
tural resources;  all  she  needs  is  peo- 
ple. Canada's  area,  a  full  third  of 
the  whole  British  Empire,  is  larger  by 
111,992  square  miles  than  the  whole 
United  States  with  Alaska  thrown  in. 
Hex  three  northern  districts  of  Mac- 
kenzie,   Ungava    and    Keewatin    are 


larger  than  the  great  Chinese  empire, 
swarming  with  its  brown-skinned 
millions.  Indeed,  Canada  hardly 
knows  what  she  has  in  her  north 
country ;  yet,  surely,  a  million  square 
miles  of  practically  unexplored  coun- 
try must  contain  great  opfK>rtunities 
for  someone. 

Throughout  the  whole  world,  Can- 
ada is  becoming  known  as  a  wonder- 
ful wheat  producing  country.  How 
wonderful  she  really  is,  people  do  not 
realize;  the  surface  has  merely  been 
skimmed. 

The  Province  of  Alberta  alone — a 
single  province  as  large  as  the  whole 
country  of  France— produces  an  aver- 
age of  twenty-three  bushels  of 
wheat  per  acre.  Yet,  out  of  a  total 
of  120,000,000  acres  of  exceptionally 
fertile  agricultural  land,  but  a  mere 
pittance  is  under  cultivation — only 
some  1,212,644  acres. 

Saskatchewan,  her  next  door 
neighbor,  approximately  the  same 
size,  has  only  6,888,100  acres,  or  a  lit- 
tle over  7.9  per  cent,  of  her  total 
arable  acreage,  under  cultivation. 
Even  the  famous  Manitoba,  the  first 
province  to  give  the  world  any  idea 
of  how  good  No.  I  Hard  really  is,  has 
out  of  her  total  of  41,169,089  fertile 
acres  over  25,000,000  acres  of  land 
still  unoccupied ! 

Canada's  production  of  wheat, 
wonderful  as  it  is,  has  barely  begun. 
On  the  average,  for  the  five  years 
ending  with  1908,  the  Dominion  pro- 
duced 106,000,000  bushels  of  wheat 
per  year.  (It  is  only  fair  to  state 
that  had  the  productions  of  1909  and 
1910  been  taken  into  consideration 
Canada's  average  would  have  been 
122,000,000  bushels,  or  an  increase  oi 


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16,000,000  on  the  average — which 
merely  shows  how  rapidly  the  pro- 
duction is  increasing.) 

During  the  same  period,  the  Unit- 
ed States  produced  656,000,000  bush- 
els per  year;  Russia,  513,000,000 
bushels  ;  France,  329,000,000  bushels ; 
Britsh  India,  362,000,000 ;  the  Argen- 
tine Republic,  153,000,000  bushels 
and  other  countries  lesser  quantities. 
Most    of    these    other    countries    are 


Canada  stands  first  among  the  na- 
tions in  transportation  facilities  in 
proportion  to  population ;  she  has  one 
mile  of  railway  to  every  three  hun- 
dred people!  In  the  last  twenty 
years,  the  railway  mileage  of  the  Do- 
minion has  just  doubled — and  in  the 
next  ten  it  is  expected  to  double 
again. 

Some  idea  of  the  extent  of  rail- 
road building    in    Canada  within  re- 


v.^niMiiiii  III  liinni" 


f 


.^^ 


The  new  Grand  Trunk  Pacific  Union  Station  at  Winnipeg. 


nearing  the  limit  of  their  productive- 
ness, while  Canada  has  just  begun. 

Consider  Three  Transcontinentals 

Now,  consider  another  factor  in 
the  development  of  Canada — a  factor 
that  was  not  present  in  the  United 
States  a  century  ago,  nor,  indeed,  for 
many  years  later.  Just  think  of  the 
astounding  fact  that  Canada  has 
three  transcontinental  railroads  and 
consider  what  that  means  in  the  de- 
velopment of  a  country. 


cent  years  may  be  gathered  from  the 
fact  that  in  1901  the  Province  of 
Saskatchewan  had  1,019  miles  of  rail- 
road, and  in  1909  it  had  3.440  miles — 
an  increase  of  250  per  cent,  in  eight 
years.  Again,  at  the  beginning  of 
1910,  Alberta  had  1,800  miles  of  rail- 
road and  the  provincial  government 
guaranteed  that  this  would  be  doubled 
within  two  years. 

It  is  unnecessary  to  comment  on 
the  bearing  railroads  have  had  on  the 
development  of  the  country.     As  one 


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statesman  put  it  in  speaking  of  our 
transcontinental  lines :  "  The  map 
of  Canada  has  been  rolled  back  a 
thousand  miles !" 

"  Give  Us  More  Railroads  !  " 

Where  a  quarter  of  a  century  ago 
Canada's  first  transcontinental  was 
denounced  as  a  scheme  to  rob  the 
people  of  their  savings,  the  cry  goes 
up  to-day  from  both  east  and  west. 
"  Give  us  more  railroads !" 

The  people  have  awakened  to  the 
possibilities  of  the  twin  lines  of  steel 
as  the  great  forerunner  of  civiliza- 
tion. To-day,  the  home-seeker  in  al- 
most any  part  of  Canada  can  roll 
luxuriously  to  his  destination  in  a 
palace  car ;  and  when  he  starts  to 
raise  grain  or  other  products  and  is 
ready  to  ship  them  to  market,  he  can 
have  a  freight  car  come  almost  to  his 
own  door  to  carry  his  produce  to 
where  it  is  most  needed  and  where  it 
will  command  the  highest  prices. 

If  the  United  States  had  had  such 
transportation  facilities  a  hundred 
years  ago,  do  you  think  they  would  be 
a  nation  of  only  some  ninety  odd  mil- 
lion people  to-day? 

The  facts  of  Canada's  marvellous 
fertility  have  become  known  to  the 
world.  The  mian  who,  a  decade  ago, 
knew  Canada  only  as  "  Our  Lady  of 
the  Snows,"  to-day  knows  of  the 
roses  that  bloom  at  Christmas  in  Van- 
couver. And  with  its  new  knowledge 
the  woiild  has  also  learned  of  our  ex- 
cellent transportation  facilities. 

You  ask  me  how  I  know  that?  The 
facts  are  patent  in  Canada's  immigra- 
tion records.  Where  in  '96-7,  a  total 
of  21,716  foreigners  sought  our 
friendly  shores,  the  year  '09-10  saw 


an  influx  of  208,794  new  citizens — 
just  ten  times  as  many.  More,  the 
number  is  steadily  increasing  year  by 
year. 

Canada's  immigration  for  1910  is 
said  to  be  the  most  extraordinary 
ever  known  in  the  whole  history  of 
the  world.  This  applied  to  both  quan- 
tity and  quality.  Sixty-four  national- 
ities were  represented  and  of  the 
whole  number,  almost  half — 100,337 
— were  of  the  farming  class.  Of  the 
balance,  31,120  were  mechanics,  over 
12,000  were  clerks  and  traders,  6,000 
were  miners  and  the  balance  were  un- 
classified. Of  the  total  number,  for 
the  year  ending  March  31st,  1910, 
103,798  immigrants  came  from  the 
United  States  to  help  till  Canada's 
fertile  acres;  of  these,  the  Dominion 
homesteaded  forty-two  out  of  every 
hundred.  She  also  homesteaded  32 
per  cent,  of  her  continental  immi- 
grants and  22  per  cent,  each  of  both 
English  and  Scotch. 

In  the  last  thirteen  years  Canada's 
total  immigration  has  equalled  one- 
fifth  of  her  entire  present  population. 
Of  these,  40  per  cent,  have  been  Brit- 
ish subjects  before  they  came  in; 
S^Vz  per  cent,  have  been  from  the 
United  States  and  2yy2  per  cent,  have 
been  non-Anglo-Saxon. 

And  The  Wealth  They  Bring 

Nor  is  it  only  in  point  of  popula- 
tion that  these  new  immigrants  are  a 
source  of  strength  to  the  Dominion. 
They  bring  a  great  deal  of  money 
with  them.  The  wealth  taken  into 
Canada  in  1910  by  United  States  im- 
migrants allone,  would  build  a  fleet  of 
twenty  Dreadnoughts  or  a  trans- 
continental  railwav.      Yet  even   such 


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an  immense  sum  as  this  is  a  mere 
nothing  compared  to  the  vast  wealth 
they  create  in  their  new  homes. 

Tell  me,  is  there  any  reason  why 
Canada  sihould  not  grow  far  faster 
than  the  United  States  has  grown? 
She  has  all  the  odds  in  her  favor. 
She  has  the  great  fertile  areas  of 
farm  land  which  constitute  the  real 
backbone  of  any  country,  and  already 
thousands  of  farmers  have  jumped  at 
the  opportunity  to  share  in  the  great- 
est consecutive  wheat  field  in  the 
whole  world — a  wheat  field  three 
hundred  miles  wide  by  nine  hundred 
miles  long.  In  1909,  her  575,000  far- 
mers produced  field  crops  with  a 
value  of  $532,992,100 — and  the  world 
has  heard  about  it. 

Something  More  Than  Money 

Apart  from  the  mere  sordid  aspect 
of  greater  profits,  Canada  offers  a 
home  life  and  educational  opportuni- 
ties unequalled  anywhere  on  the 
globe.  Think  of  living  in  a  country 
that  consumes  more  paper  per  head 
of  population  than  any  other  country 
in  the  world. 

Someone  has  said  that  a  nation's 
civilization  is  best  judged  by  its  con- 
sumption of  paper;  the  truth  of  this 
statement  is  borne  out  in  the  educa- 
tional statistics  of  the  Dominion. 
Just  as  one  single  example,  it  might 
be  mentioned  that  out  of  a  total  of 
one  hundred  and  eighty  Rhodes  schol- 
ars at  Oxford,  one  hundred  and 
twenty- four  are  from  Canada. 

But  to  go  further  is  rather  futile. 
It  is  possible  here  only  to  skim  over 
the  surface  of  things;  to  tell  every- 
thing would  require  volumes.  My 
idea  has  been  to  show   rather   what 


the  possibilities  of  the  Dominion  are 
for  the  future  than  to  illustrate  what 
a  big  country  Canada  is.  If  I  have 
touched  on  what  Canada  already  has, 
it  has  only  been  to  demonstrate  the 
solid  foundations  that  lie  waiting  for 
the  builder.  On  our  mines,  timber 
lands,  fisheries  and  other  great  na- 
tural resources,  it  is  unnecessary  to 
comment.  Their  solidity  is  best 
vouched  for  in  the  one  simple  fact 
that  out  of  the  unprecedented  figure 
of  one  hundred  and  eighty-eight  mil- 
lion pounds  sterling  loaned  through 
London  in  1910,  more  than  forty  mil- 
lion pounds,  or  roughly  two  hundred 
million  dollars,  came  to  Canada. 
Such  figures  indicate  pretty  clearly 
the  estimation  in  which  the  assets  of 
the  Dominion  are  held  by  financiers. 

Canada  has  grown  slowly  up  to  the 
present —  so  slowly,  in  fact,  that  there 
have  been  times  in  her  history  when 
it  actually  looked  as  though  she  were 
standing  still.  Possibly,  indeed,  she 
has  stood  still  ait  times;  but  in  those 
dull  periods,  she  has  had  a  chance  to 
study  the  achievements  and  the  fail- 
ures of  other  nations.  And  while  she 
was  marking  time,  she  did  study 
them;  to-day,  with  the  command, 
"  Forward !"  ringing  in  her  ears,  she 
is  profiting  by  what  she  has  learned. 

To-day  the  Dominion  stands  on  the 
threshold  of  a  wonderful  develop- 
ment not  yet  seen  in  the  history  of 
nations.  She  affords  opportunities 
fully  as  great  if  indeed,  not  very 
much  greater,  than  were  afforded  by 
the  United  States  a  century  ago,  and 
by  many  other  countries  far  longer 
ago  than  that.  The  twentieth  cen- 
tury unquestionably  belongs  to  Can- 
ada. 


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We  Need  More  Technical  Education 


MR.  J.  G.  WHITTON,  principal 
of  the  Hamilton  Technical 
and  Art  School,  addressed  the 
Trades  and  Labor  Council  the  other 
evening  on  the  need  of  technical  edu- 
cation. 

He  explained  the  influence  of  labor- 
saving  machinery,  which  originated 
in  England,  but  later  was  taken  up 
by  Germany.  The  latter  country,  he 
said,  was  rapidly  forging  to  the  fore 
in  technical  education,  and  it  was  to 
the  detriment  of  England.  But  the 
situation  in  England  was  much  su- 
perior to  that  in  Germany,  which  did 
not  possess  the  same  natural  advan- 
tages. The  training  of  the  Germans, 
nevertheless,  was  proving  a  serious 
thing  to  the  English,  the  education  of 
whom  along  technical  lines  was  not 
equal  to  that  of  the  Germans. 

"  The  time  has  come  when  we  must 


devote  all  our  attention  to  the  situa- 
tion in  Canada,"  he  said.  "  Are  we 
to  step  back  to  the  Germans?  If  not, 
then  we  must  boost  our  technical  in- 
stitutions, and  give  the  children  of 
our  country  the  chance  they  de- 
serve." 

He  gave  an  instance  of  the  lead 
Germany  was  taking.  During  one 
year  its  exports  of  chemicals  amount- 
ed in  value  to  a  hundred  million  dol- 
lars, much  in  excess  of  the  exports 
of  other  countries. 

Several  of  the  members  were 
strong  against  the  benefits  to  union 
men  of  this  class  of  education,  de- 
claring that  it  created  more  efficient 
men  than  there  were  jobs.  Others 
stood  solid  behind  the  school  and  its 
aim,  but  thought  that  the  working- 
men  should  have  greater  control  of 
the  institution. 


The  Poles  are  Discovered — Now  Quit 


IT  is  to  be  hoped  that  the  Govern- 
ments and  scientific  societies  that 
have  furnished  the  millions  spent  on 
expeditions  to  the  North  and  South 
Poles  will  stop  the  supplies  now  that 
both  Poles  have  been  visited  by  ex- 
plorers and  their  surroundings  map- 
ped out,  says  the  Toronto  Globe. 
We  know  that  the  North  Pole  is  situ- 
ated beneath  a  perpetually  frozen  sea, 
and  that  there  is  nothing  at  all  at  the 
Pole  to  show  that  it  is  one  of  the  hubs 
around  which  the  earth  whirls,  save 
the  position  of  the  sun  and  the  stars. 
It  did  not,  of  course,  require  a  visit 
to  the  Pole  to  convince  scientists  of 


that  fact,  but  the  populace,  like  the 
man  from  Missouri,  insists  on  being 
shown. 

Amundsen  has  done  for  the  South 
Pole  what  Peary  did  for  the  North, 
and  his  observations  will  probably  be 
confirmed  when  Capt.  Scott  is  heard 
from.  The  explorer  who  visits  the 
South  Pole  has  a  better  chance  of 
having  his  record  verified  than  is  pos- 
sible in  the  North,  for  the  South  Pole 
is  situated  on  a  great  tableland  over 
ten  thousand  feet  high  instead  of  in 
water  of  unknown  depth  that  is  cov- 
ered by  continually  drifting  ice.  In 
the     North     fifty    exj^editions    might 


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Topics  of 
To-day 


reach  the  Pole  without  finding  the 
evidence  of  any  prior  visit.  In  the 
South  there  should  be  little  difficulty 
in  securing  verification  of  every  visit 
paid  to  the  Pole. 

Such  visits  should  hereafter  be 
few.  The  honors  of  Polar  discovery 
have  been  reaped.  Only  a  long  stay 
in  the  vicinity  of  the  Poles  could  add 
materially  to  scientific  knowledge  as 
to  wind,  currents  and  general  meteor- 
ological conditions,  and  it  is  impossi- 
ble at  present  to  carry  sufficient  pro- 
visions to  either  Pole  to  permit  of 
any  long  stay  there.  For  these  rea- 
sons, and  because  the  money  and 
pluck  and  perseverance  and  fine  men- 
tal equipment  that  have  been  devoted 
so  lavishly  for  a  century  to  Polar  re- 
search  would   do  much   good   in   the 


world  if  applied  to  the  problems  of 
every-day  life,  there  should  be  an  end 
of  Polar  expeditions. 

Many  men  will  be  moved  by  the 
not  ignoble  desire  to  carve  their 
names  beside  those  of  Peary  and 
Amundsen,  but  the  game  is  no  longer 
worth  the  candle.  When  the  aero- 
plane is  perfected,  and  can  carry  a 
dozen  people  at  the  rate  of  200  miles 
an  hour,  trips  to  the  North  or  South 
Pole  may  become  fashionable  week- 
end diversions,  but  until  that  time 
comes  the  nations  should  be  content 
to  know  that  the  North  and  South 
Poles  are  about  as  bleak  and  unpic- 
turesque  and  inhospitable  spots  as  any 
that  can  be  found  in  the  higher 
Andes  or  on  the  vast  ranges  of  the 
Himalayas. 


A  Solution  for  Our  Sociological 

Problems 

Set  Aside  Land  Areas  for  Charities  and  Corrections 

By  the  Editor  of  the  Calgary  "  News-Telegram  " 


ENGLAND  spends  70,000,000 
pounds  sterling  to  administer 
her  poor  laws — ^this  in  addition  to  the 
fearful  cost  of  non-employment  insur- 
ance. It  is  evident  that  this  is  a  ter- 
rible tax  on  British  industry.  We 
can  understand  why  British  capital  is 
becoming  more  and  more  interested 
in  foreign  investment. 

But  the  time  is  coming  when  Can- 
ada's poor  problems  will  be  hard 
ones.  Even  to-day  in  Calgary  we  are 
planting  the  seeds  of  pauperism  by 
our  much  prized  soup  kitchen.  Our 
jails  are  filled    with    men,  bovs  and 


girls,  boys  and  girls  who  are 
taking  lessons  from  their  jail 
companions  in  the  ways  of  crime. 
Almost  three  hundred  wayward  girls 
were  in  the  hands  of  the  de- 
partment of  correction  last  year, 
but  the  department  had  no  means  to 
properly  handle  the  problem.  Before 
Christmas  we  remember  how  active 
were  dozens  of  organizations  in  the 
solicitation  of  alms.  We  grew  weary 
of  it — we  of  this  young,  free  land. 
It  is  the  same  story  in  other  cities. 
What  of  the  future? 

Oklahoma  has   taken   a  long,   bold 


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April,  1912 


Stride  in  the  way  of  progress.  A  vast 
acreage  of  land  has  been  purchased 
by  the  state  and  set  aside  for  the 
purposes  of  the  Department  of  Chari- 
ties and  Corrections,  newly  created. 

Here  is  a  sign  post. 

Canada  has  hundreds  of  millions 
of  acres,  unplowed,  unclaimed.  Why 
not  set  aside,  for  the  purposes  of 
charities  and  corrections,  one  section 
in  each  township?  The  schools  have 
two  sections  and  we  all  know  of  what 
splendid  value  it  is. 

The  disposition  of  this  amount  of 
land  would  solve  forever  Canada's 
sociological  problems.  It  would  do 
more.  As  time  goes  on  and  Eng- 
land's poor  problems  grow  more 
severe,  Canada  could,  out  of  its  sur- 
plus, give  aid  and  succor  to  Eng- 
land's poor,  a  privilege  far  more  to 
be  prized  than  any  contribution  to 
England's  military  defence. 

You  grow  old  and  pass  away,  or 
are  taken  in  the  prime  of  life.  Your 
family  remain  behind  to  fight  the  bat- 
tle of  existence.  With  this  great  mea- 
sure in  operation,  you  would  know 
that  the  state  is  able  to  provide  for 
your  children's  comforts,  if  the  worst 
comes  to  the  worst.  With  all  this 
land  available  the  corrections  branch 
of  the  department  could  go  to  work 
to  eradicate  the  source  of  the  evil  that 
effects  society,  a  work  of  vastly 
greater  importance  than  merely  feed- 
ing and  clothing  the  poor. 

The  Dominion  should  give  us  the 
land.  The  province  should  create  a 
Department  of  Charities  and  Correc- 
tions to  administer  the  land  and  its 
uses,  to  have  charge  of  all  jails, 
asylums  and  all  phases  of  their  tasks. 


The  other  night  at  the  office  of  the 
Superintendent  of  the  Associated 
Charities,  the  proposal  was  discussed 
and  it  was  resolved  to  begin  an  or- 
ganization to  further  these  interests. 
We  have  the  land.  Its  diversion  to 
those  uses  would  cost  no  man  a  cent. 
It  would  place  charity  forever  beyond 
the  need  of  begging.  It  would  insure 
to  our  posterity  a  freedom  from 
crime  and  want  as  yet  unattained  by 
the  people  of  other  nations  of  the 
world. 

It  is  a  great  proposal,  worthy  to  be 
accepted  by  Canadians,  as  a  great 
Canadian  ideal.  The  adoption  of 
such  a  system  would  result  in  the 
standardization  of  the  work  of  char- 
ity and  correction.  At  present  each 
of  the  innumerable  branches  of  the 
charitable  organizations  are  working 
out  their  own  salvation,  and  all  work- 
ing at  cross  purposes.  Their  great- 
est aim  is  to  relieve  the  present  dis- 
tress. They  have  no  idea  for  the  fu- 
ture. There  is  no  branch  of  society 
90  poorly  organized  as  this. 

This  great  proposal  means  organi- 
zation, money  to  fight  with,  power 
for  the  greatest  good  in  the  develop- 
ment of  a  splendid  race. 


Alexander  said  that  in  his  whole 
life  he  most  repented  of  three  things. 
One  was  that  he  had  trusted  a  secret 
to  a  woman;  another,  that  he  went  by 
zvater  when  he  might  have  gone  by 
land;  the  third  that  he  had  remained 
one  whole  day  zvithout  doing  any 
business  of  moment. 


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The  Transportation  of  a  Year. 

First-track  Mileage  of  Canadian  Railways  would  more  than  "Put  a 

"Girdle  Round  the  Earth." 


THE  annual  volume  of  Dominion 
railway  statistics  has  just  been 
published.  Main  line  trackage  is 
more  than  enough  to  "  put  a  girdle 
round  the  earth  " — being  25,400  miles 
— a  gain  of  669  miles  fa-om  June  30, 
1910,  to  June  30,  191 1.  But  further, 
the  repoit  says  that  including  second 
and  other  tracks,  the  aggregate  's 
32.559  miles,  indicating  progress  in 
double  tracking  and  incresased  siding 
and  yard  facilities. 

At  the  end  of  the  fiscal  year  there 
were  over  7,000  miles  of  line  under 
construction,  of  which  1,578  miles 
were  in  actual  operaton,  although  not 
yet  declared  to  be  so  by  the  Railway 
Commission.  As  is  well  known,  in 
the  Western  Provinces  the  greater 
part  of  railway  constTuction  takes 
place  after  the  end  of  June,  and  the 
steel  is  often  not  laid  until  the  late 
fall,  so  that  this  new  mileage  does  not 
appear  in  the  official  report.  As  it  is, 
the  growth  of  main  track  mileage  by 
provinces  during  the  last  five  years 
does  not  give  an  idea  of  their  real  de- 
velopment. The  figures  are  as  fol- 
low : — 

Mileage  by  Provinces. 

Province.  June  30,  June  30, 

1907.       191 1. 

Ontario 7,638       8,322 

Quebec 3»5i6      3,882 

Manitoba 3)074      3466 


Saskatchewan 2,025  3,121 

Alberta 1,323  1,494 

British   Columbia    ....  1,686  1,842 

New  Brunswick    Ij503  1,548 

Nova  Scotia    1,329  i,354 

Prince  Edward  Island.  267  269 

Yukon 91  102 

At  the  30th  December,  191 1,  Cana- 
dian Pittance  estimated  that  three 
Western  Provinces  had  a  total  mile- 
age of  10,109,  made  up  as  follows: — 
Alanitoba,  3,796;  Saskatchewan,  4,- 
202,  and  Alberta,  2,111. 

Public  Service. 

The  public  service  of  railways  for 
the  year  ended  June  30,  191 1,  was 
demonstrated  in  the  carrying  of  37,- 
097,718  passengers  and  79,884,282 
tons  of  freight.  As  compared  with 
1910,  these  figures  show  an  increase 
of  1,203,143  passengers  and  5,401,416 
tons  of  freight. 

The  freight  business  of  the  year 
was  distributed  as  to  tonnage  among 
the  following  classes : — Products  of 
agriculture,  13,809,536  tons;  pro- 
ducts of  animals,  3,190,702  tons; 
products  of  mines,  28,652.236  tons; 
products  of  forest,  13,238,347  tons; 
manufactures,  13,573,9^7  tons;  mer- 
chandise, 2,438,089  tons;  miscellan- 
eous, 4,981,385  tons. 

The  earnings  were  $188,733,494,  an 
increase  of  $14,777,277,  nine  millions 


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of  which  were  attributable  to  freight     construction.     As    before    stated,  the 


and  four  and  a  half  millions  to  pas- 
sengers, while  the  total  increase  in 
the  cost  of  transportation  was  only- 
seven  and  a  half  millions. 

The  number  of  passengers  carried 
per  mile  was  1,460,  a  record  showing 
except  for  1908,  when  1,483  were  car- 
ried. It  was  also  a  record  year  for 
freight,  3,145  tons  per  mile  being 
hauled,  the  next  largest  being  3,012 
tons  in  1910.  The  gross  income 
from  both  passenger  and  freight  traf- 
fic was  $7,430.45,  and  the  working 
expenses  $5,158.85  per  mile,  leaving 
a  net  gain  of  $2,271.60  per  mile  in 
operation,  an  increase  of  $106.27,  or 
4.9  per  cent.,  over  the  year  1910,  pre- 
viously ithe  record  year. 

Finances  and  Dividends. 

The  recently  issued  report  of  the 
comptroller  of  railway  statistics 
shows  that  during  191 1,  $118,391,514 
was  added  to  the  capital  liability  of 
the  railways,  of  which  $61,650,300 
was  in  stocks  and  $54,741,214  in  fund- 
ed debt.  The  total  capital  liability,  on 
stocks  and  bonds,  on  June  30,  191 1, 
was  $1,528,689,201,  or  $55,821  per 
mile,  taking  into  account  mileage  un- 
der construction  for  which  capital 
had  been  issued.  On  this  basis  the 
net  earnings  for  the  fiscal  year,  191 1, 
equalled  4.1  per  cent. 

In  analyzing  these  statisitics  in  the 
Financial  Post,  Mr.  H.  C.  Carson, 
F.S.S.,  points  out  that  there  are  many 
who  will  probably  contend  that  $50,- 
000  per  mile  is  an  excessive  valuation, 
and  that  perhaps  $25,000  per  mile 
would  come  nearer  the  actual  cost  of 


present  capital  liability,  which  in- 
cludes stocks,  preferred  and  common, 
and  also  bonds,  is  equivalent  to  $55,- 
821  per  mile,  but  how  much  of  this 
represents  actual  invesitment  is,  of 
course,  a  matter  of  conjecture.  Strict- 
ly speaking,  bonds  should  not  be  con- 
sidered as  part  of  capital,  in  fact, 
they  constitute  a  creditors'  account  at 
a  fixed  rate  of  interest  which  must  be 
met,  together  with  provision  for  their 
redemption,  before  dividends  on  stock 
may  be  said  to  be  earned.  If  we  as- 
sume, then,  that  half  of  the  capital  ac- 
count is  represented  by  bonds,  or 
$25,000  per  mile,  and  that  4  per  cent. 
is  the  interest  rate,  by  doubling  the 
nominal  percentage  figures  for  each 
year,  it  will  be  seen  that  in  1907,  divi- 
dends were  paid  on  share  capital 
amounting  to  $12,760,435,  or  2.17  per 
cent.  In  1908,  at  the  rate  of  3,11  per 
cent.,  $12,955,243  were  similarly  dis- 
bursed. In  1909,  $19,230,126,  or  2.37 
per  cent.,  was  paid.  In  1910  the  divi- 
dend rate  was  3.15  per  cent.,  amount- 
ing to  $21,747,914,  and  in  191 1  the 
dividends  on  share  capital  amounted 
to  $30,577,740,  or  4.08  per  cent.  The 
records  previous  to  1907  do  not  reveal 
any  dividends  in  the  aggregate,  and 
it  is  apparent  that  the  years  were  very 
lean  prior  to  that  itime. 

Earnings  and  Rates. 

It  would  seem  that  the  increase  of 
140  locomotives  and  8,468  cars  in  the 
service  was  largely  paid  out  of  the 
current  revenue,  although  new  issues 
of  stock  have  been  made  for  equip- 
ment. The  report  does  indeed  show 
under    the    title    of    "operating    ex- 


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Transportation 


penses "  that  the  expenditure  on 
equipment  increased  from  $26,000,000 
to  $26,127,000  during  the  year,  and 
that  on  ways  and  structures  from  $27,- 
035,000  to  $29,245,093. 

Some  light    on    rates  is  shown  by 
the    statement    that    the    earnings  on 


freight  train  miles  increasd  from  2,- 
316  to  2,376,  and  that  on  passenger 
train  miles  from  1,277  to  1,348. 
Trains  of  all  kinds  travelled  89,716,- 
533  miles  during  the  year,  freight 
cars  being  one-third  of  the  time 
empity. 


Big  Doings  of  the  Canadian  Northern 


IN  addition  to  greatly  extending 
the  present  terminals  in  Fort 
Rouge,  the  Canadian  Northern  will 
build  entirely  new  yards  about  three 
miles  east  of  Winnipeg,  immediately 
next  to  the  Union  Stockyards,"  said 
Mr.  M.  H.  McLeod,  general  manager 
of  the  C.  N.  R.,  recently,  when  giving 
out  more  definite  details  regarding 
the  work  to  be  done  by  the  company 
this  year  in  the  west. 

This  year  about  five  miles  of  new 
tracks  will  be  laid  in  the  Fort  Rouge 
yards  and  probably  a  still  larger 
quantity  in  the  new  ones  to  be  con- 
structed east  of  the  city. 

Large  yard  extensions  are  to  be 
made  at  Port  Arthur,  Dauphin,  Sas- 
katoon, Edmonton  and  some  interme- 
diate points.  The  grades  between 
Winnipeg  and  Fort  Frances  will  be 
reduced  to  four-tenths.  Eight  or 
nine  new  steel  bridges  will  l>e  erected 
between  Winnipeg  and  Port  Arthur. 
No  double  tracking  will  be  done  on 
this  line,  but  in  constructing  these 
bridges,  provision  will  be  made  for 
the  extensions  to  permit  double  tracks 
when  required. 

At  Port  Arthur  a  rail  dock  is  to  be 
installed  at  a  cost  of  $40,000.  Be- 
tween Portage  and  Kamsack,  a  dis- 
tance of  220  miles,  the  present  steel 


is  to  be  replaced  by  So^ound  rails. 
It  is  doubtful  whether  all  this  will  be 
completed  before  the  end  of  1912. 
New  stations  will  be  built  at  Moose 
Jaw,  and  the  Edmonton  building  will 
be  extended.  The  company  will  con- 
struct over  fifty  new  stations  and  sec- 
tion houses  along  its  lines  in  the 
prairie  provinces  this  year.  It  is  ex- 
pected that  the  filling  in  of  Rainy 
Lake  will  be  completed  this  year, 
over  which  a  double  track  is  to  be 
laid. 


FIFTY  THOUSAND  MEN 
WANTED. 

Railway  companies  are  now  faced 
with  the  problem  of  securing  between 
fifty  and  sixty  thousand  men  to  carry 
out  the  vast  development  planned  by 
the  companies  in  the  Canadian  West 
during  the  summer  of  1912.  The 
work  to  be  undertaken  this  year  is 
greater  than  ever  before,  and  it  is 
doubtful  whether  the  supply  will 
meet  the  demand.  The  G.  T.  P.  and 
the  C.  N.  R.  are  willing  to  take  on  all 
they  can  possibly  geit.  Both  com- 
panies are  desirous  of  rushing 
through  their  main  lines  to  comple- 
tion. 


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Extensions  of  the  C.P.R, 


CONTRACTS  for  305  miles  of 
new  lines  in  the  prairie  pro- 
vinces were  awarded  recently  by  the 
Canadian  Pacific.  The  branch  lines 
put  under  contract  were  the  Wey- 
burn-Lethbridge  line,  the  northwest 
Swift  Current  extension,  the  Suffield 
branch  and  the  line  from  Sterling  to 
Weyburn. 

On  the  extension  northwest  from 
Swift  Current  80  miles  are  to  be  built 
by  W.  A.  Dutton,  contractor,  of  Win- 
nipeg. It  is  expected  that  this  line 
will  ultimately  be  carried  through  to 
Coronation.  W.  A.  Button  has  also 
been  awarded  the  contract  for  the 
double  tracking  of  the  main  line  be- 
tween Regina  and  Chaplin,  a  distance 
of  70  miles.  J.  G.  Hargreave,  of 
Winnipeg,  has  secured  the  contract 
for  the  construction  of  thirty  miles 
southwest  from  Suffield,  a    point    on 


the  main  line  thirty  miles  west  of 
Medicine  Hat, 

Starting  from  Sterling  at  the  west 
end  of  the  Weyburn  extension,  John 
Timothy,  contractor,  of  Edmonton, 
will  build  twenty-five  miles  in  an 
easterly  direction.  Foley,  Welch  and 
Stewart  have  been  awarded  the  con- 
tract for  another  100  miles  of  the 
Weyburn-Lethbridge  line.  Seventy- 
five  miles  of  this  extension  has 
already  been  constructed. 

Because  of  the  increased  freight 
traffic  at  Calgary  it  has  been  found 
necessary  by  the  C.  P.  R.  to  increase 
the  capacity  of  the  freight  yards  com- 
pleted in  East  Calgary  about  a  year 
ago.  It  is  the  intention  of  the  com- 
pany to  lay  15  additional  sidings  with 
an  increased  capacity  for  1,000  cars, 
or  practically  to  add  one-third  more 
trackage. 


A  Recasting  of  Railway  Groups. 


THE  Financial  News,  of  London, 
in  a  recent  issue  states  that  the 
current  year  is  likely  to  mark  an  era 
in  the  development  of  Canadian  rail- 
way enterprise,  and  that  the  events 
of  the  next  twelve  months  will  be  well 
worth  watching. 

"  At  the  outset,  it  may  be  said  that 
if  these  events  are  significant,  and 
even  startling,  they  will  not  be  alarm- 
ing. They  will  probably  take  the 
form  of  an  effort  to  replace  certain 
influences  now  operative  in  the  Cana- 
dian railway  business  by  others  which 
will    be   capable    of    taking   a    rather 


wider  outlook  upon  the  future  of  ij;\e 
Dominion. 

"  It  is  extremely  likely  that  there 
will  be,  to  some  extent,  a  recasting  of 
the  groups  which  are  now  dominant 
in  Canadian  railway  finance.  In  fact, 
there  may  be  some  conflict  of  view 
between  the  groups  which  stand  for 
conservatism  and  the  perpetuation  of 
present  methods,  on  the  one  hand, 
and  those  which  are  anxious  to  initi- 
ate a  wholly  diflferent  policy  on  the 
other.  The  knowledge  that  tTiese  de- 
velopments are  pending  is  producing 
a  certain  attitude  of  aloofness  and  ex- 


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Transportation 


pectation    in    the     Canadian     railway     rences  are  in  any  way  inimical  to  his 

world,  but  we  repeat  once  more  that     interests.     On    the  contrary,  there  is 

there  is  nothing  in  the  situation  which     ^^^^^^  ^.^^g^j^  ^^  beHeve  that  they  will 

need  alarm  anv  investor  or  lead  aim     ,         u  u     •     u-     £         " 

be  wholly  m  his  favor, 
to  suppose  that    the    pendmg  occur- 


Sir  Thomas  Doesn't  Favor  More 
Southern  Connections 


IN  a  recent  issue  of  the  Brooklyn 
Eagle,  Sir  Thomas  Shaughnessy 
gave  statistics  of  Canadian  railroad 
building,  and  added : 

"  There  is,  of  course,  the  possibil- 
ity that  railway  building  will  be  over- 
done, as  it  was  in  more  than  one 
period  in  the  history  of  the  Western 
United  States;  but,  if  settlers  con- 
tinue to  flow  into  the  country  and  ad- 
ditional land  is  put  under  cultivation 
with  sufficient  rapidity,  that  danger 
may  be  avoided.  We  know  that  none 
of  these  branch  lines  produce  any  net 
revenue  for  some  years  after  their 
completion,  and  while  a  strong  com- 
pany can  carry  the  burden,  caution 
and  conservatism  would  be  prudent  in 
the  case  of  the  weaker  lines. 

"  I  doubt  if  there  is  anything  to 
encourage  further  extensions  and 
connections  across  the  international 
boundary.  These  extensions  coming 
from  the  south  must  depend  upon  one 
or  other  of  the  large  Canadian  lines 
for  support,  whose  paramount  inter- 
ests are  in  other  directions. 

"  I  have  no  opinion  to  express 
about  government  supervision  as 
practised  in  the  United  States,  but  I 
cannot  help  feeling  that  in  Canada, 
with  one  federal  commission,  non- 
partisan   in    character,    composed    of 


men  specially  selected  because  of 
their  fitness,  appointed  for  a  term  of 
ten  years,  and  removable  only  for 
cause,  proper  relations  between  the 
people  and  the  common  carriers  can 
be  best  maintained. 

"  True,  our  Railway  Commission 
is  clothed  with  almost  autocratic 
powers,  and  there  are  times  when  the 
railway  companies  feel  that  they 
have  been  harshly  treated,  but  the  de- 
liberations and  findings  of  the  board 
are  on  the  lines  of  the  highest  court 
of  justice,  and  then  the  people  and 
railways  have  but  one  tribunal  to 
deal  with  instead  of  eight  or  nine,  as 
would  be  the  case  if  the  several  pro- 
vinces of  the  Dominion  had  their 
railwav  commissions  as  well." 


TO    DOUBLE-TRACK    C.P.R. 

Mr.  G.  J.  Bury,  vice-president  and 
general  manager  of  Western  lines,  an- 
nounces that  the  Canadian  Pacific 
may  parallel  its  Western  lines  at  a  cost 
of  $60,000,000.  The  great  increase 
in  the  traffic  makes  necessary  a  dou- 
ble track  from  Winnipeg  to  Vancou- 
ver. The  rapid  agricultural  settle- 
ment bringing  with  it  business  and 
foreign  trade,  is  responsible  for  the 
enormous  increase. 


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LARGE  OPERATIONS  IN  B.C. 

P  WELCH,  the  railroad  contrac- 
•  tor,  whose  firm  has  several 
large  undertakings  in  connection  with 
both  the  G.  T.  P.  and  C.  N.  P.,  says 
that  he  has  at  present  5,900  men  em- 
ployed on  Canadian  Northern  Pacific 
construction  in  British  Columbia.  All 
the  men  are  housed  and  boarded  by 
the  contractors,  and  between  Hope 
and  Kamloops  there  are  now  just  one 
hundred  camps  along  th'e  right-of- 
way. 


C.N.R.  WILL  TUNNEL 
MT.  ROYAL. 

The  Canadian  Northern  Railway 
has  placed  itself  definitely  on  record 
concerning  its  prospects  for  terminals 
and  terminal  approaches  in  Montreal. 
The  plan  involves  an  expenditure  of 
from  $20,000,000  to  $25,000,000. 

The  entrance  to  the  city  will  be  by 
means  of  a  double  track  tunnel 
through  Mount  Royal,  3.3  miles 
long.  The  tunnel  will  enter  the 
mountain  from  the  rear  at  a  point 
about  half  a  mile  west  of  the  Outre- 
mont  yards  of  the  C.  P.  R.,  and  will 
emerge  on  L'agauchetiere  Street,  about 
two  blocks  east  of  the  C.P.R.  Wind- 
sor depot.  This  is  less  than  one-half 
the  distance  traversed  by  the  Cana- 
dian Pacific  Railway  between  the 
same  points.  An  underground  sta- 
tion will  also  be  built  between 
Lagauchetiere  and  Dorchester  Sts,, 
at  the  city  end  of  the  tunnel. 

From  the  underground  station  the 
hill  falls    away    sharply  towards  the 


river.  Elevated  tracks  will  be  con- 
structed from  this  point  towards  the 
harbor,  and  elevated  freight  sheds 
will  be  built  in  the  latter  vicinity. 
Connections  with  the  present  Cana- 
dian Northern  Railway  station  in  the 
east  end  will  be  by  means  of  tracks 
along  the  river  front,  and  a  spur  line 
will  connect  the  Dorchester  Street 
station  with  the  harbor. 

The  nature  of  the  tunnel  will  de- 
pend upon  the  material  encountered. 
Where  earth  is  met  with  two  tubes 
will  probably  be  used,  and  where 
there  is  rock  a  single  tube  may  be 
preferable. 


STRATEGIC  POSITION  OF 
WINNIPEG. 

THE  strategic  position  of  Winni- 
peg as  the  gateway  of  the  West 
seems  to  assure  for  the  city  a 
great  future.  All  three  Canadian 
transcontinental  railways  converge 
there  already,  and  there  is  a  good  pros- 
pect of  further  railway  development. 

Sir  William  Mackenzie  was  recently 
in  conference  with  the  Premier  of 
Manitoba  on  the  sulbject  of  running  a 
C.N.R.  line  direct  from  Winnipeg  to 
Hudson  Bay,  connecting  with  the  line 
from  Le  Pas  to  Hudson  Bay.  (The 
province  will  probably  guarantee  an 
issue  of  b-onds. 

Another  project  under  discussion  in 
Winnipeg  has  been  the  completion  of  a 
further  C.N.R.  line  from  Winnipeg  to 
Chicago,  concerning  which  representa- 
tives of  the  Duluth  Railway  have  con- 
sulted Sir  William  Mackenzie. 


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A  Business  Man's  Budget. 

The  New  Minister  of  Finance  and  His  First  Financial  Statement. 


HON.  W.  T.  WHITE  delivered 
his  first  Budget  speech  March 
13.  It  was  a  very  satisfactory  set  of 
figures  for  Canada,  showing  that  the 
country  is  remarkably  prosperous. 

The  Toronto  News'  Ottawa  corre- 
spondent gave  a  pen  picture  of  the 
Finance    Minister    on    the    occasion, 


Hon.  W.  T.  White, 
Minister  of  Finance. 

which  those  who  know  Mr.  White 
will  recognize  as  a  faithful  portrayal: 
"Mr.  White  attempted  no  dramatic 
effects  and  accomplished  no  spectacu- 
lar interest.  He  was  in  his  place  at 
the  opening;  he  committed  the 
solecism  of  attending  prayers.    He  sat 


through  the  opening  proceedings; 
heard  the  questions  asked  and  an- 
swered. 

"When  the  moment  arrived  he  dived 
into  the  recesses  of  his  desk,  produced 
a  sheaf  of  notes  and  a  basket  to  hold 
them,  rose  and  began.  The  Conser- 
vatives on  their  side  turned  out  in 
full  numbers  to  listen;  they  cheered 
him  as  he  rose;  but  there  was  no 
stage-setting. 

A  Financial  Specialist 

"  When  Mr.  White  was  on  his  feet 
that  air  of  ease  was  very  noticeable. 
The  man  is  a  trained  financier.  The 
financial  specialist  was  on  his  own 
job.  Easily  and  quietly  the  figures 
flowed  from  his  tongue.  He  told 
about  revenues  past,  present  and  to 
come ;  he  discoursed  about  expendi- 
tures ;  he  gave  his  views  about  capi- 
tal expenditure,  sinking  funds,  and 
the  other  raw  materials  of  every  bud- 
get speech. 

"  But  by  and  bye  Mr.  A.  K.  Mac- 
lean, the  financial  critic  of  the  Opposi- 
tion, began  to  question  him.  It  was 
about  loans,  and  most  abstruse  ques- 
tions as  to  rates  of  interest,  discount, 
underwritings,  commissions  and  the 
like  were  under  discussion. 

The   '*  General  Manager  " 

"  Mr,  Maclean  apparently  had  an 
idea    that    the    Canadian     Northern 


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April,  1912 


guaranteed  loan  of  some  seven  mil- 
lion pounds  had  been  thrown  on  the 
London  money  market  in  a  lump,  and 
that  this  had  been  bad  for  other  secur- 
ities ;  and  he  wanted  information  on  a 
few  other  fine  points  as  well. 

"  Heavens !  how  the  figures  flew 
from  the  Finance  Minister!  He -told 
instantly,  off-hand,  how  82  for  a  3 
per  cent,  loan  is  equivalent  to  94  for 
a  3%  per  cent.  loan.  He  mentioned 
the  exact  mileage  of  the  Canadian 
Northern  which  was  guaranteed;  he 
expounded,  without  a  note,  without 
previous  warning,  the  history  of  the 
loan  and  the  intricacies  thereof;  he 
told  how  the  Canadian  Northern  had 
sold  the  bonds  to  a  London  house  for 
90%,  how  that  house  had  issued  them 
at  93,  how  the  coal  strike  has  shown 
that  it  was  judicious  to  take  advan- 
tage of  the  market  before  the  present 
economic  disturbance  began,  and  so 
on.  A  Minister  of  Finance?  It  was 
a  General  Manager  chatting  about 
the  details  of  his  business." 

*     *     *     * 

The  gist  of  the  Budget  is  that  the 
revenue  is  exceedingly  large,  having 
increased  during  the  year  by  about  10 
per  cent. ;  and  that  as  a  result  the 
country  this  year  is  meeting  all  its 
disbursements  out  of  current  revenue, 
and  is  even  putting  aside  rather  more 
than  a  million  dollars  for  debt  reduc- 
tion. There  is  a  surplus  of  no  less 
than  $39,000,000;  against  this  is  to 
be  set  $34,000,000  of  capital  expendi- 
ture, and  $5,000,000  of  the  subsidy  to 
the  Grand  Trunk  Pacific.  As  the 
current  expenditure  includes  $1,150,- 
000  for  sinking  fund,  the  net  debt 
goes  down  by  that  amount. 


So  much  for  the  present.  Now 
about  the  future.  The  governing  con- 
dition is  the  revenue.  This  stands  to- 
day at  $136,000,000,  and  it  increased 
during  the  past  year  by  about  $18,000,- 
000,  or  over  15  per  cent.  If  the  same 
rate  of  increase  is  maintained  we 
shall  have  a  revenue  of  about  $156,- 
000,000.  If  the  revenue  increases  at 
the  rate  of  $1,500,000  a  month,  as  it 
did  in  1911-12,  we  still  shall  have 
$154,000,000.  If  the  increase  slackens 
to  a  million  a  month  we  shall  have 
$148,000,000.  If  the  increase  is  very 
moderate  we  can  count  upon  $140,- 
000,000  or  more.  In  short  we  have  in 
prospect  a  revenue  ranging  from 
$140,000,000  to-  $160,000,000. 

Reduction  of  Debt 

At  present  the  Government  is  ask- 
ing for  appropriations  a  little  short  of 
$150,000,000;  the  figures  are  nearly 
$105,000,000  on  consolidated  fund 
and  nearly  $45,000,000  on  capital  ac- 
count. There  are  supplementary  es- 
timates to  come.  If,  following  the  ex- 
ample of  the  late  Government,  this 
Government  makes  these  some  ten  or 
fifteen  millions,  we  have  possible  dis- 
bursements of  from  $160,000,000  to> 
$165,000,000  They  may  be  less. 
Now,  bear  in  mind  that  the  Govern- 
ment never  spends  the  full  amount  of 
its  appropriations ;  considerable  sums 
lapse  for  one  reason  or  another.  For 
example,  the  record  of  the  current 
year  is : 

Appropriations    $i58,6oo,ooa 

Expenditures    131,000,000 

Lapsed $27,600,000- 

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Finance  and 
Commerce 


Among  the  chief  features  of  the 
Budget  are: 

No  bounties. 

No  tariff  changes. 

To  wait  for  the  Tariff  Commis- 
sion's report. 

Figures  for   1911-12 

Probable  Revenue    $136,000,000 

Probable  Current  Ex- 
penditure         97,000,000 

Probable       Surplus      on 

Consolidated   Fund...,     39,000,000 

Probable  Capital  Ex- 
penditure         34,000,000 

Special  Payment,  G.T.P. 

Subsidy 5,000,000 

Thus  Income  and  Ex- 
penditure  balance   but 


included  in  Current 
Expenditure  is  a  sink- 
ing fund,  debt  ex- 
penditure of    1,150,000 

Thus  Canada  paid  her  way  in  191 1- 

12  and  reduced  the  national  debt  by 

over  $1,000,000. 

Probabilities  for  1912-13 

Revenue  will  range  from  $140,000,- 
000  to  $150,000,000. 

Current  Expenditure  will  be  about 
$100,000,000. 

Capital  Expenditure  will  range 
from  $40,000,000  to  $50,000,000. 

The  prospect  is  for  a  fairly  close 
balance  of  revenue  and  total  disburse- 
ments. 

We  are  building  a  Transcontinental 
Railway  and  Reducing  the  Debt 


FEBRUARY  CLEARING  HOUSE   RETURNS] 

The  following  are  the  clearing  house  returns  for  February,  1912,  compared  with  those 
of  February,  191 1 : — 

Feb.,  191 1.  Jan.,  1912.  Feb.,  1912.  Ch'g.  % 

Montreal $162,165,125  $207,216,549  $189,650,913  +  16.9 

Toronto 127,055,592  175,019,996  147,595,624  -f  16.1 

Winnipeg  63,141,978  110,993,506  100,037,962  +58.4 

Vancouver 36,529,964  48,371,226  45,351,107  -j-  24.4 

Ottawa 13,930,522  22,028,048  17,956,478  -j-  28.8 

Calgary 1 1,265,813  18,599,428  17,867,035  -f  58-5 

Quebec 8,843,862  11,631,964  10,043,915  -f-  i3-5 

Victoria 9,078,881  11,902,5X19  12,610,627  -j-  38.8 

Hamilton 7,770,632  12,670,922  10,783,653  -j-  38.7 

HaHfax 5,855,34;8  8,747,945  7,233<773  +23.5 

St.  John  5,491,981  6,918,209  6,695,496  -\-  21.9 

Edmonton 8,213,880  14,328,480  16,648,355  +102.6 

London 4,748,319  6,904,546  5,767,826  -j-  21.4 

Regina 3,984,897  7,860,842  7,197,011  -j-  80.6 

Brandon 1,709,921  2,498,257  1,990.062  -j-  16.3 

Lethbridge 1,643,932  2,669,025  2,456,371  -|-  49-4 

Saskatoon 3,509,685  7,010,084  7,028,056  -(-100.2 

Brantford 1,702,037  3,178,805  1,918,353  -j-  12.6 

Moose   Jaw    1,770,229  3,979,906  3,903,252  +120.5 

Total  $478,412,598  $682,530,257  $612,735,869  +28.0 

Fort  William   2,425,250  2,066,946 


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For  Mutual  Protection  Against 

Debtors. 

Co-operation  Against  Fraudulent  Retailers. 


IN  a  country  which  transacts  busi- 
ness on  extended  credit,  as  Canada 
does,  the  maintenance  of  good  credit 
is  most  important.  The  Canadian 
Credit  Men's  Association,  which 
stretches  from  coast  to  coast,  there- 
fore, fills  no  mean  position  in  the  coun- 
try's financial  and  business  make-up. 
Its  legislative  committee  advises  the 
various  Provincial  Governments,  as 
well  as  the  Federal  Governmenr, 
where  improvement  is  deemed  neces- 
sary in  existing  laws  affecting  credit 
men  all  over  the  Dominion. 

The  principle  upon  which  this  com- 
mittee works,  says  the  Monetary 
Times,  is  first  of  all  to  be  satisfied  that 
certain  improvements  are  desirable. 
The  next  step  is  to  demonstrate  con- 
clusively to  the  law  makers  this  de- 
sirability. Once  this  has  been  done 
and  been  acknowledged  by  the  latter, 
it  has  been  found  that  the  various 
legislatures  are  willing  to  co-operate 
in  the  passing  of  such  Acts  as  shall  be 
for  the  general  welfare  of  the  whole 
community. 

The  prosecution  of  fraudulent  debt- 
ors is  one  of  the  most  difficult  prob- 
lems confronting  the  association  or 
individual  credit  men. 

Whilst  it  is  to  be  recognized  that 
the  services  of  the  mercantile  agencies 
are  valuable  to  credit  men,  it  is  felt 
that  considerable  improvement  is 
necessary,  and  it  is  the  duty  of  this 
committee  to  suggest  to  the  mercan- 
tile    agencies,     reasonable     improve- 


ments, which  are  considered  neces- 
sary. The  agencies  have  expressed 
their  willingness  to  consider  any  sug- 
gestion from  time  to  time  and  their 
desire  to  co-operate  if  possible. 

The  members  of  the  association 
meet  once  a  month,  such  meeting  be- 
ing preceded  by  an  informal  dinner. 

Clearing  House  Department. 

The  Clearing  House  Department  of 
the  Association  is  run  as  follows:  A 
member  who  wishes  to  obtain  infor- 
mation on  a  customer  sends  an  en- 
quiry and  the  name  of  this  customer 
is  placed  on  a  sheet  together  with  his 
place  of  business,  and,  with  other  en- 
quiries from  other  members,  is  for- 
warded to  all  members.  Each  mem- 
ber in  replying  fills  in  opposite  the 
name  of  the  customer,  on  the  date 
of  enquiry,  "  the  amount  owing," 
"  amount  overdue,"  "  highest  credit," 
"  how  long  sold,"  and  "  manner  of 
paying."  These  replies  are  collected 
daily  and  tabulated  in  detail  in  such 
form  as  to  show  the  total  amount  ow- 
ing to  members  and  other  information 
as  outlined  above.  Each  member 
commenting  showing  liability  receives 
a  copy  of  this  report,  so  that  on  one 
enquiry,  if  there  are,  say,  twenty  par- 
ties interested,  each  of  these  parties 
would  receive  a  report,  and  so  receive 
information  from  nineteen  ledgers  for 
the  information  he  furnishes. 

The  adjustment  bureau  just  formed 
has  for  its  object  the  handling  of  in- 


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Finance  and 
Commerce  n 


solvent  estates,  so  as  to  secure  for  the 
creditors  the  best  and  most  speedy  re- 
turns at  the  least  possible  cost,  the  in- 
vestigation of  weak  accounts,  and  if 
necessary,  the  carrying  on  of  busi- 
nesses that  have  got  into  low  water 
through  misfortune  or  incompetent 
management. 

Insurance  and  Accounts. 

The  Fire  Insurance  Committee  has 
charge  of  the  work  of  the  education 
of  the  retail  men  in  the  carrying  of 
adequate  fire  insurance.  It  has  at  its 
disposal  the  services  of  two  expert  fire 
insurance  men  capable  of  advising  on 
fire  insurance  matters. 

The  Improved  Credit  Department 
Methods  Committee  has  charge  of  the 
improvement  of  the  methods  adopted 
by  credit  men.  It  is  endeavoring  to 
educate  the  retail  man  as  to  the  desir- 
ability of  keeping  proper  books  of  ac- 
count, keeping  his  stock  well  assorted, 
looking  carefully  after  his  book  ac- 
counts, attending  to  his  bills  as  they 
fall  due,  taking  stock  once  a  year  at 


least  and  furnishing  the  credit  men 
and  the  mercantile  agencies  with  a 
yearly  financial  statement. 

It  also  supervises  the  preparation 
and  distribution  of  uniform  financial 
statements,  bringing  into  uniformity 
credit  methods,  and  the  publication  of 
the  weekly  "  turn  down  "  list  which  is 
run  as  follows:  'Each  member  has  a 
number  and  is  supplied  weekly  with  a 
card  upon  which  he  notes  the  name  of 
any  customer  whose  order  has  been 
"  turned  down,"  setting  forth  oppo- 
site each  name  the  reason  for  same. 
These  reasons  are  manifold  and  are 
incorporated  in  a  "  key  "  supplied  to 
each  member.  The  cards  are  collect- 
ed each  week,  tabulated  to  show  the 
name  of  the  customer,  reason  for 
"  turn  down "  and  the  number  of 
members  reporting  same,  and  the  list 
distributed  to  all  members  weekly. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  Eastern  Divis- 
ion of  the  Credit  Men's  As^ciation 
at  Toronto,  Mr.  A.  G.  McMaster  gave 
an  excellent  address  on  Commercial 
Law. 


How  Banking  Development  is  En- 
couraged. 


DISCUSSING  the  alleged  money 
trust  in  the  United  States, 
the  New  York  Chronicle  notes  that 
some  banks  of  great  magnitude,  in 
size  hardly  inferior  to  the  biggest 
banks  in  the  United  States,  exist  in 
Canada. 

"  The  Dominion,"  says  the  Chroni- 
cle, "  is  a  new  country  like  the  Unit- 
ed States,  and  the  Dominion's  policy 
in  securing  the  opening  up  and  de- 
veloping of  its  vast  virgin  resource"? 


is,  perhaps,  the  most  enlightened  ever 
pursued  under  similar  circumstances 
in  the  world's  history. 

"  The  Dominion  authorities  are  not 
afraid  of  having  too  many  million- 
aires. On  the  contrary,  they  are  af- 
fording opportunities  in  all  directions 
for  the  untold  creation  of  additional 
wealth,  out  of  which  new  colonies  of 
millionaires  will  surely  spring. 

"  In  like  manner  the  banks  are  en- 
couraged to  extend  their    operations 


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Commerce 


BUSY  MAN'S  CANADA 


April,  1912 


and  to  add  to  their  resources  and 
strength  by  the  emission  of  new  capi- 
tal or  the  absorption  of  other  institu- 
tions. Hence  it  is  a  distinguishing 
feature  of  Canadian  progress  that  the 
banks  in  their  growth  are  keeping 
pace  with  the  growth  of  the  Dominion 
itself. 

"  The  result  is  that  with  each  suc- 
ceding  year  the  leading  Canadian 
banks  are  growing  in  size,  and  a  num- 
ber of  them  have  reached  very  large 
dimensions.  x\t  the  close  of  last 
month  the  Bank  of  Montreal  reported 
deposits  of  no  less  than  $173,101,928, 
and  the  Canadian  Bank  of  Commerce 
of  $139,316,385.  Aggregate  resources 
of  the  Bank  of  Montreal  at  that  date 
amounted  to  $225,388,425  and  of  the 
Canadian  Bank  of  Commerce  to 
$179,213,201.  The  combined  assets 
of  the  two  institutions,  it  will  be  ob- 
served, exceeded  $400,000,000.  Not 
only  that,  biit  both  institutions  are  at 
the  moment  at  work  making  further 
additions  to  their  capital. 

"  The  Canadian  Bank  of  Commerce 
took  over  the  Eastern  Townships 
Bank  at  the  close  of  February. 
There  are  other  large  Canadian 
banks  which  rank  inferior  only 
to  these  two  pre-eminent  concerns. 
For  instance,  the  Royal  Bank  of  Can- 
ada on  January  31  reported  assets  of 
$108,736,004.  These  large  banking 
concerns  are  serving  to  promote  Can- 
adian advance  and  progress. 

"  Why  should  the  United  States  be 
afraid  to  let  large  banking  institutions 


spring  up  and  flourish  when  our 
Canadian  neighbors  are  finding  them 
so  helpful  and  useful  in  promoting 
their  own  material  growth?" 

SUPPLEMENTARY 
ESTIMATES. 

Supplementary  estimates  for  the 
current  year  totaling  $2,624,759.47 
have  been  brought  down  by  the  Min- 
ister of  Finance.  The  total  includes 
$2,242,485.20,  chargeable  to  consoli- 
dated fund;  $183,632,000,  chargeable 
to  capital,  and  $198,642.27  of  unpro- 
vided items  for  1910  and  191 1. 

The  estimates  provide  for  the  sal- 
ary increases  to  Ministers'"  secre- 
taries. Under  militia  and  defence 
there  is  an  appropriation  of  $31,- 
319.13  "to  replace  articles  issued  to 
fire  sufferers  at  Porcupine,  Ont., 
Campbellton,  N.B.,  and  other  places, 
further  amounts  required."  Also  an 
additional  appropriation  of  $60,000 
for  improvements,  furniture  and 
maintenance  at  Rideau  Hall.  Other 
items  are :  Intercolonial  Railway, 
$500,000;  Soulanges  Canal,  $183,632; 
mail  service,  $425,000. 


The  following  companies,  operating 
under  Alberta  charters,  have  increased 
their  capital  stock:  Crown  Lumber 
Company,  from  $500,000  to  $800,- 
000;  Cushing  Brothers  Company, 
from  $500,000  to  $T, 000,000;  Cana- 
dian Investment  Company,  from  $10,- 
000  to  $15,000. 


nPHE  only  remedy  for  agricultural  distress  is  for  the  farmers  to 
emigrate  to  some  country  where  there  isn't  any  weather — of 
any  sort  whatever. 


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April,  1912 


BUSY   MAN'S  CANADA 


Finance  and 
Commerce 


TRADE   OF  CANADA 
Summary,  Twelve  Months  Period,  Ending  December 


Twelve   Months   ending   December. 


Imports  for  Consumption 

Dutiable   goods    

Free   goods    

Total  Imports  (mdse. ).... 
Coin  and  bullion    

Total    Imports     

Duty    collected     

Exports. 
Canadian  produce — 

The  mine    

The  fisheries 

The  forest    

Animal  produce    

Agricultural  products    

Manufactures 

Miscellaneous 

Totals,  Canadian  produce. . 
Foreign    produce    

Total   exports    (mdse)     .  .  . 
Coin  and  bullion    

Total  exports    

Aggregate    trade    

/wi  ports  by  Countries.  ■ 
United  Kingdom 

Dutiable  .... 

Free 

Australia 

British   Africa    

"        East    Indies    

"        Guiana 

"        West     Indies,      including 

Bermuda 

Newfoundland 

New   Zealand    

Other   British    

United  States. 

Dutiable 

Free 

Belgium    

France   

Germany 

Other  foreign    

Total  imports    

Exports  by  Countries. 
United   Kingdom. 

Canadian   produce    . . 
Foreign  produce   .... 

Australia    

British  Africa   

"       East    Indies     

"       Guiana    

"       West     Indies,      including 

Bermuda 

Newfoundland 

New   Zealand    

Other    British     

United  States. 

Canadian  produce 
Foreign    produce. 

Belgium    

France   

Germany   

Other  foreign    

Total  exports    


1908. 

172,996,561 
109,321,675 

282,318,236 
9,970,339 

292,288,575 

47,669,276 


36,840,044 
14,435,023 
38.504,738 
53,019,843 
75,883,951 
28,892,297 
54,913 

247,630,809 
17,514,996 

265,145,805 
4,858,901 

270,004,706 

562,293,281 


53,199,574 

17.787,652 

386,221 

347,060 

3,117,616 

1,374,095 

7,093,680 

1,649,863 

130,487 

892,488 

88.629.880 

87,000,050 

1,615,744 

8,136,949 

6,168.750 

14.758.457 

292.288.575 


133,625,624 

7,494,637 

2,798,339 

1,979,752 

165,078 

531,903 

2,905,717 

3.973,337 

991,301 

942,466 

82,662,340 

10,137,827 
4,385,490 
3.064,192 
1,683,606 

12,663,097 

270,004,706 


1909. 
$ 
212,322,327 
134,194,785 

346,517,112 
5,444,900 


1910. 
% 

269,759,731 
164,467,027 

434,226,758 
9,578,110 


351,962,012  443,804,868 


57,458,316 


38.669,008 
14,863,343 
46.716.480 
53.040.391 
84,921.684 
30,807,548 
118,756 

269,137,210 
19,547,788 

288,684,998 
2,277,447 

290,962,445 

642,924,457 


66,512,568 

22,977.283 

496,832 

567,270 

3,211,227 

3,153,164 

7,091,040 

1,506,354 

726,801 

430,228 

109,989.863 

97,450,617 

2,999,377 

9,671,579 

7,652,645 

17,525.164 

351,962,012 


135,485,558 

10,309,034 

3,423,576 

2,099.117 

202,653 

515,000 

3,081,022 

3,642,531 

912,511 

624,028 

99,218,260 

8,863,308 
3,261,664 
2,431,914 
2,792,829 
14,099,440 

290,962,445 


69,784,677 


42,239,342 
16,157,301 
46,980,289 
52,674,344 
86,884,869 
34,651,108 
272,340 

279,859,593 
15,554,838 

295,414,431 
3^435,840 

298,850,271 

742,655,139 


82,451,681 

25,228,038 

523,908 

1,198,589 

4,536,710 

3,657,136 

6,518,375 

1,705,647 

824,810 

859,620 

143,777,541 

126,867,195 

3,638,408 

11,376,879 

8,782,174 

21,858,157 

443,804.868 


135,652,854 

4,843,083 

3,998,228 

2,342,883 

115,902 

633,291 

4,574,575 

4,121,731 

958,194 

886,302 

106,153,900 

10.991,655 
2,613,830 
2,728,627 
2,717,301 

15,517,915 

298,850,271 


1911. 
$ 

320,452,211 
182,388,904 

502,641,115 
22,209,677 

524,850,792 

83,906,706 


41,121,688 
15,816,992 
39,403,098 
50,045,005 
98,527,518 
34,413,265 
119,250 

279,446,816 
17,121,211 

296,568,027 
7,195,301 

303,763,328 

828,614,120 


86,575,640 

26,723,784 

464,089 

423,095 

4,487,069 

4,764,734 

5,498,560 

1,879,154 

873,587 

829,858 

186,836,477 

154,356,135 

3,740.428 

11,761,291 

11,184,790 

24.452,101 

524.850.792 


142,848,549 

4,569,772 

3,662,354 

2,599,944 

259,132 

605,529 

4,434,452 

4,178,869 

1,064,038 

655,149 

97,393,305 

17,810,149 
3,154,380 
2.2o7,789 
3,393,213 

14,876.704 

303,763,328 


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REAL  ESTATE  AND  INVEST- 
MENTS 


Present  Conditions  and  Prospect 


THE  past  month  has  been  much 
more  active  than  the  corre- 
sponding month  of  191 1  in  building 
and  contracting  circles  of  the  West. 
The  month  of  February  was,  general- 
ly speaking,  mild  and  open,  with  an 
almost  entire  absence  of  snow.  The 
result  was  that  outside  work  started 
early,  and  the  season  in  this  respect 
is  considerably  more  advanced  than 
in  other  years  at  this  time,  says  the 
Western  Contractor. 

Dealers  in  building  machinery  and 
building  supplies  report  a  heavy  de- 
mand for  all  the  staple  lines.  Particu- 
larly in  building  supplies  is  this  fea- 
ture conspicuous,  and  the  amount  of 
the  year's  business  promises  to  be 
tremendous  in  volume.  It  is  true  that 
dealers  will  take  precautions  to  see 
that  the  delays  experienced  last  year 
at  certain  points  in  connection  with 
the  supply  of  building  materials  will 
not  be  repeated  this  year.  With  the 
increased  demand  it  will  be  necessary 
to  make  more  extensive  plans  in  the 
way  of  supply  if  the  demand  is  to  be 
fully  and  promptly  filled. 

The  outstanding  feature  of  the  situ- 
ation at  present  is  the  magnitude  of 
some  of  the  projects  slated  to  be  car- 
ried out  this  year.  There  is  every  in- 
dication that  all  the  large  cities  of  the 
West  will  be  improved  by  the  addi- 
tion of  numbers  of  fine  buildings,  and 
that  such  buildings  will  be  planned  on 


a  larger  scale  than  any  yet  built  in 
the  West.  Programmes  of  civic  im- 
provements are  numerous,  and  on  a 
large  scale,  while  many  of  the  smaller 
towns  are  installing  facilities  of  this 
kind.  The  building  of  a  number  of 
new  lines  and  branches  of  railroad 
will  be  the  centre  about  which  will  re- 
volve a  great  eddy  of  activity  in 
building  and  construction  work. 

Building  during  the  month  of  Feb- 
ruary showed  a  substantial  increase  in 
volume  of  permits  over  the  same 
month  of  last  year.  Winnipeg  dou- 
bled the  figures  of  191 1  for  the  first 
two  months  of  191 2.  A  number  of 
other  cities  maEe  similar  gains,  and 
there  is  every  probability  that  the 
month  of  March  will  produce  similar 
comparisons  when  the  returns  come 
in. 

The  Labor  Market. 

The  most  interesting  phase  of  the 
labor  market  at  the  present  time  is  the 
probability  of  an  abnormal  demand 
for  some  classes  of  labor.  This  ap- 
plies in  particular  to  labor  of  the  un- 
skilled type.  It  is  stated  that  railroad 
construction  alone  will  call  for  the- 
service  of  from  forty  to  fifty  thou- 
sand men. 

Skilled  mechanics  will  also  be  in 
greater  demand  than  usual,  but  the 
increase  in  this  respect  will  be  met  by 
an  ever-increasing  supply.  There  are 
few  indications  now  that    there    will 


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April,  1912  BUSY  MAN'S   CANADA  rn?isfme*nfs""** 


be    any   widespread     labor     agitation  show  phenomenal  growth,  its  total  be- 

during  the  present  year  in  connection  ing  $938,724,  a  striking  contrast  to  its 

with    the    building     and     contracting  total  of  $333,660. 

business.       The     prospects    are    that  Port  Arthur  is  in  first  place  as  to 

such  disputes  as  arise  will  be  chiefly  percentage  increase.     It  made  the  re- 

of  a  local  nature.  markable  jump  to  $284,350  from  but 

$11,080   last    year,    a    percentage   in- 

BUILDING   PERMITS    SHOW  ^^^^^^  ^f      g'  ^^^^ 

T  Aoni?    iXTr-Di?  A  circ  crease  01  ^405.^  per  cem. 


Windsor  is  the  only    Ontario    city 
failing  to  show  a  substantial  increase. 


LARGE  INCREASES 

REPORTS  from  28  cities  indicate 
that  this  will  be  a  record  year  .  ,    ,  •    , 

for  buildings.     With    one  extra  day,  ^^s  buildmg  permits  fell  $2,250  behmd 

February  reports    show,  an  85.9  per  ^^st  Febuary's  total  of  $37,150. 

cent,  increase  over  February,  191 1.  Montreal  has    slowed    up  consider- 

Victoria,  B.C.,  leads  with  a  total  of  ably,  the  total  there  being  but  $467,- 

$1,671,070.  220,    contrasted    with    $642,428   last 

Calgary  is  another  western  city  to  year. 

Permits  for  February. 

City.  I9r2.  191 1. 

Port  Arthur,  Ontario       $284,350  $11,085 

Victoria,  B.C 1,671,070  182,940 

New  Westminster,   B.C 124,650  16,200 

Saskatoon,  Sask 69,700  9,950 

Brandon,  Man 8,730  1,400 

North  Vancouver,  B.C 43,485  10,490 

Moose  Jaw,  Sask 29,500  7,350 

Calgary.    Alta 938,724  333,66o 

Edmonton,  Alta 223,140  83,825 

Winnipeg,    Man 801,710  461,250 

Fort  William,  Ont 42,700  25,750 

Lethbridge,    Alta 1 15,350  74,300 

Vancouver,    B.C 1,200,740  1,047,090 

Regina,   Sask 65,450  67,975 

Nelson,  B.C 3,000  3,400 

Kingston,  Ont 3,555  820 

Brantford,   Ont 6,150  2,800 

Halifax,    N.S 10,160  6,000 

Sydney,  N.S 3,400  2,030 

Ottawa,  Ont 107,350  64,500 

Hamilton,  Ont 120,700  75,450 

Berlin,    Ont I5,550  10,150 

Toronto,    Ont I,333,9i5  969,590 

London,    Ont 15,585  I3,i95 

Guelph,    Ont 11,300               

Westmount.    Que 21,200  21,500 

Windsor,   Ont 34,900  37,i50 

Montreal,    Que 467,220  642,428 

Total  15  western    $5,622,299         $2,336,665 

Total  13  eastern   2,150,985  1,845,613 

Total  east  and  west  $7,773,284         $4,182,278         $3,591,006  85.9 

♦Decrease. 
From  Financial  Post. 

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Increase. 

P.C. 

$273,265 

1,488,130 

108,450 

59,750 

2,465.2 
813.4 
669.4 
600.5 

7,330 

523.6 

42,995 

409.9 

22,150 
605,064 

301.4 
181.3 

129,315 

340,460 

16,950 

154.3 
73.8 
65.8 

41,050 
153,650 

55.2 
14.7 

*2,S25 

*400 

3-7 
11.8 

2,735 

333.5 

3,350 

4,160 

1,370 

42,850 

1 19.6 
69.3 
67.5 
66.4 

45,250 

60.0 

5,400 

364,325 

2,390 

53-2 
37.6 
18.1 

11,300 

*300 

♦2,250 

♦175,208 

1.4 
6.1 

27.3 

$3,285,634 
305,372 

140.6 
16.5 

AGRICULTURE 


Progress  Down  by  the  Sea. 


THERE  is  no  better  indication  of 
the  new  spirit  that  is  permeat- 
ing Maritime  agriculture  than  the 
large  attendance  of  farmers  and  far- 
mers' sons  at  the  courses  held  at  the 
Nova  Scotia  Agricultural  College. 
Although  it  is  only  a  few  years  since 
the  College  was  established  at  Truro, 
the  attendance  at  both  the  short  aipid 
regular  courses  is  already  larger  than 
the  attendance  at  the  Guelph  College, 
when  the  size  of  the  constituency  on 
which  the  College  draws  for  students 
is  considered. 

The  awakened  interest  that  is  being 
taken  in  Maritime  agriculture  is  due  im 
no  small  measure  to  the  vigorous  edu- 
cational policy  of  the  Provincial  Gov- 
ernments. The  fruit  growers  of  the 
Annapolis  Valley  have  always  been  in 
the  front  rank  of  Canadian  orchard- 
ists.  Enthusiasm  for  better  methods 
is  now  extending  to  those  engaged  in 
other  branches  of  farming. 


Dairying  in  particular  is  making 
rapid  strides,  and  in  a  few  years  this 
will  be  the  most  important  branch  of 
agriculture  in  Maritime  Canada. 

A  comparison  with  Denmark  will 
give  an  idea  of  agricultural  possibili- 
ties of  just  one  of  the  Maritime  pro- 
vinces— Nova  Scotia.  Nova  Scotia  is 
equal  in  area  to  Denmark;  the  soil  is 
of  better  quality;  the  climate  is  ideal 
for  dairying,  much  better  than  is  that 
of  Denmark ;  and  being  next  to  the 
ocean,  the  facilities  are  the  best  for 
shipping  dairy  produce  to  foreign 
markets.  The  new  spirit  that  is  being 
displayed  by  the  Maritime  people  with 
regard  to  up-to-date  farming  methods 
will  soon  place  them  in  the  very  front 
rank. 

A  short  course  in  agriculture  with 
an  attendance  of  350  such  as  was  held 
at  Truro  this  year,  certainly  fore- 
shadows a  grand  future  for  agricul- 
ture in  the  provinces  down  by  the  sea. 


The  West's  New  Possibilities  in 

Wheat. 


THERE  was  very  general  jubila- 
tion among  Canadians  when  it 
was  announced  that  Mr.  Seager 
Wheeler,  of  Rosthern,  Saskatchewan, 
had  won  the  $1,000  prize  for  the  best 
wheat  grown  on  the  North  American 
continent.  It  was  rightly  regarded 
not  only  as  an  honor  for  an  unknown 


Saskatchewan  hamlet  to  capture  this 
snug  little  prize  of  $1,000,  but  it  was 
also  seen  to  be  a  remarkable  tribute  to 
the  real  worth  of  Canada's  wheat  belt. 
When  our  own  prairie  won  the 
prize  in  competition  with  all  the 
wheat-growing  areas  of  the  continent 
it  was  manifest  to  all  the  world  that 


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BUSY    MAN'S    CANADA 


Agriculture 


Canada's  wealth  lay  not  in  the  flam- 
boyant prospectus,  nor  in  the  fertile 
imagination  of  the  Western  real  es- 
tate speculator,  but  in  the  soil  itself. 
Our  wheat  areas  in  the  hands  of  com- 
paratively new  farmers  had  surpassed 
the  Western  lands  of  the  United 
States,  backed  with  a  whole  genera- 
tion of  exiperience  and  unlimited  capi- 
tal. 

But  this  is  not  the  most  significant 
feature  of  the  competition.  Its  eco- 
nomic meaning  is  destined  to  t)e  pro- 
found. The  prize-winning  wheat  was 
a  new  brand,  called  "  Marquis."  No 
wheat  grown  will  ripen  so  rapidly  as 
this.  At  one  test  at  Brandon  it  ma- 
tured in  ii6  days.  Another  year  it 
ripened  in  99  days,  the  character  of 
the  season  having  everything  to  do 
with  it. 

What  does  this  mean?  The  West- 
em  farmer  can  best  appreciate  it.  It 
means  that  a  much  shorter  wheat  sea- 
son is  possible,  and  yet  with  results 
of  the  most  satisfactory  kind.  The 
danger  from  early  frosts  will  be  mini- 
mized, and  this  item  bulks  very  large 
in  the  prospects  of  each  season.  It 
means,  further,  that  the  wheat-grow- 
ing area  can  be  extended  by  millions 
of  acres,  and  every  agriculturist 
knows  that  only  a  fraction  of  the 
arable  land  has  yet  been  touched  by 
the  plow. 

The  prize  wheat,  too,  yielded  at  the 
rate  of  80  2-3  bushels  an  acre.  How 
many  more  millions  of  bushels,  and 
consequently  millions  of  dollars, 
would  follow  the  general  adoption  of 
"  Marquis  "  wheat  can  hardly  be  esti- 
mated. 

It  is  matter  for  congratulation  that 


the  prize-winner  ascribes  the  credit  of 
his  splendid  venture  to  Dr.  Saunders, 
of  the  Dominion  Experimental  Farm, 
both  for  the  seed  grain  selected  and 
for  the  up-to-date  methods  employed. 
— Ottawa  Journal. 


NO  BUILDING  BOOM 

THERE  will  be  no  building  boom 
in  the  West  this  year.  A  boom 
is  an  unnatural  activity  and  is  more  or 
less  of  a  panicky  nature.  The  volume 
of  building  will  be  tremendous,  it  will 
exceed  that  of  any  previous  year  by  a 
wide  margin,  it  will  establish  a  record 
but  it  will  be  no  boom.  Every  build- 
ing erected  from  the  cottage  to  the 
college,  and  from  the  parsonage  to 
the  power-plant,  will  be  needed  as 
soon  as  completed  or  before. 

The  activity  and  construction  work 
of  the  West  during  1912  could  have 
no  more  staple  basis  than  the  private, 
public  and  business  needs  and  require- 
ments of  rapidly  increasing  popula- 
tion. Hence  the  head-line  on  this 
paragraph. — Western  Canada  Con- 
tractor. 


CN.R.'S  EASY  GRADE 

The  Chief  Engineer  of  the  Canadian 
Northern  Raiilway  Company,  states 
that,  in  revisiing  the  location  of  the  line 
from  the  summit  of  the  Yellowhead 
Pass  westwards,  a  maximum  gradient 
of  seven-tenths  of  one  per  cent,  was 
secured.  This  low  grade  will  have  an 
imporrtant  effect  in  reducing  operating 
expenses,  and  will  permit  of  the  haul- 
ing of  lc«ig  trains  in  eifher  direction. 


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VIEWS  AND  INTERVIEWS 


The  Trouble  with  the  People  of 

Ontario. 

Mr.  Henri  Bourassa  at  Toronto. 


"TT^  HE  trouble  with  people  of  On- 
X  tario  is  their  ignorance  of  the 
French  language.  In  Quebec — Mont- 
real especially — the  French  read  the 
English  as  well  as  the  French  news- 
papers ;  but  the  Ontario  people  do  not, 
because  they  cannot,  read  the  French 
newspapers.  Consequently  the  French 
know  more  about  what  is  really  going 
on  in  Ontario  than  the  people  of  that 
Province  know  about  what  is  going 
on  in  Quebec.  Therefore  the  latter 
are  free  from  that  intolerance  and 
bitterness  to  minorities  so  conspicu- 
ously exhibited  by  the  people  of  On- 
tario. Oh,  the  provincialty  of  On- 
tario; it  is  unparalleled. 

No  Best  Race. 

"  All  this  race  discrimination,  as  if 
one  race  were  better  than  another,  is 
harmful.  There  is  no  best  race,  but 
each  race  has  its  own  instructive  vir- 
tues of  mind,  imagination  and  practi- 
cal energy.  Therefore,  if  Ontario's 
citizens  keep  on  insisting  that  the 
English  are  the  first  race  on  earth  and 
the  English  language  the  noblest  and 
best  language,  and  if  they  succeed  in 
their  attempts  to  foist  their  own  pe- 
culiar system  of  education  on  all  races 
in  the  country,  then  instead  of  having 
national  schools,  we  will  have  a  sys- 
tem of  uniformly  flat  public  institu- 
tions like  the  American  system,  which 
will    destroy    the     distinctive    mental 


and  moral  social  characteristics  of  the 
different  peoples  of  Canada. 

Noisy  Loyalism. 

"  I  tell  you  this  noisy  loyalism  that 
you  hear  in  Ontario  comes  from  the 
very  people  who,  if  they  persist  as 
they  are  now  doing  towards  attempt- 
ing to  make  every  race  and  person  in 
Canada  English,  will  bring  about  an- 
nexation by  destroying  the  very  in- 
dividual characteristics  which  make 
each  race  and  person  feel  at  home  in 
Canada.  For  a  national  spirit  is  one 
which  belongs  to  peoples  who  feel  at 
home  in  their  country  and  dwell  with 
one  another,  mutually  respecting  one 
another. 

French  Most  British. 

"  The  French  people  in  Canada  are 
more  British — not  English,  but  more 
British  and  Canadian  than  are  those 
who  are  always  crying  the  Imperial- 
ism and  Canadianism.  The  reason  is 
that  the  French  were  the  first  to  col- 
onize Canada ;  it  has  been  their  home 
for  centuries,  during  which  they  have 
been  isolated  from  Europe.  They, 
therefore,  think  of  Canada  solely  in 
terms  of  this  homeland  of  their  fore- 
fathers and  of  the  beneficent  rule  of 
Great  Britain.  They  will  hold  to  this 
land,  though  all  others  forsak^  it,  as 
loyal  subjects  and  loyal  Canadians." 


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BUSY  MAN'S  CANADA 


Views  and 
Interviews 


200,000  American  Farmers  Will 
J       Invade  Canada. 

Herbert  Vanderhoof,  Editor  of  The^Canada  Monthly. 


<"T^\VO  hundred  thousand  Ameri- 
L  can  farmers,  possessing  in  the 
aggregate  milhons  of  dollars,  will  in- 
vade Western  Canada  this  year  with 
the  idea  of  acquiring  property  hold- 
ings and  settling  permanently  here. 
They  have  heard  of  the  possibilities 
of  this  great  country  and  propose  to 
be  factors  in  its  development. 

"  I  base  my  prediction  on  the  re- 
ports from  the  railroad  and  govern- 
ment immigration  officers  throughout 
the  United  States,  and  with  which  I 
am  in  touch.  The  immigration  offi- 
cers say  that  the  inquiries  are  twice  as 
heavy  as  in  former  years.  Heretofore 
the  immigration  has  been  confined 
largely  to  the  border  States.  The  im- 
migration from  these  States  along 
our  southern  boundary  has  been  so 
heavy  as  to  cause  the  organization  of 
the  Northwestern  Development 
League,  back  of  which    is    James    J. 


Hill  and  the  governors  of  the  border 
States  from  Minnesota  west  to  the 
State  of  Washington,  and  the  purpose 
of  which  IS  to  keep  so  many  of  their 
good  people  from  coming  into  this 
new  land  of  promise  and  prosperity. 

"The  plan,  of  course,  is  a  most 
laudable  one,  from  the  American  point 
of  view,  but  will  avail  little.  The  call 
of  the  land  of  the  great  northwest  is 
too  strong  for  the  sons  and  daughters 
of  pioneers,  who  made  the  prairies  of 
Illinois  and  Iowa  and  similar  States 
blossom  as  the  rose,  to  resist.  And 
the  fame  of  the  rich  Canadian  soil  has 
gone  away  beyond  the  border  States. 
Many  of  these  inquiries  come  from 
Kansas,  which  is  near  to  the  centre  of 
the  Republic,  and  Nebraska,  Olcla- 
homa  and  Pennsylvania.  The  work 
that  has  been  done  by  the  immigration 
officers  is  having  its  effect." 


Conditions  in  Canada  are  Sound. 


SPEAKING  of  conditions  and  the 
present  outlook  in  Canada,  Mr. 
R.  Y.  Hebden,  agent  for  the  Bank  of 
Montreal  in  New  York,  has  this  to 
say :  "  Fundamental  conditions  in 
Canada  are  thoroughly  sound.  The 
expansion  is  only  a  natural  develop- 
ment in  the  right  direction.  It  is  not 
improbable  that  expansion  has  been  a 
little  too  rapid  in  the  last  year  or  so. 
A  lot  of  European  and  American 
money  has  gone  into  the  country 
lately,  and  while  I  don't  doubt  that 
most  of  it  has  been  well  invested,  a 
discontinuation    of   the    movement   is 


bound  to  make  itself  felt.  Some  of 
this  money  has  been  employed  in  buy- 
ing property  and  selling  it  again, 
which  is  all  right  so  long  as  supply  of 
funds  is  forthcoming  and  people  do 
not  stop  buying.  I  don't  believe  there 
has  been  any  real  estate  boom  such  as 
we  are  accustomed  to  see  in  some 
Western  States  of  this  country.  There 
has  been  some  speculation  in  city  lots, 
but  farming  land  has  not  been  impli- 
cated to  any  extent.  It  is  a  question, 
too,  whether  the  various  industrial 
mergers  have  been  altogether  expedi- 
ent." 
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PULSE  OF  THE  PRESS 


A  Great  Growing  Year  for  Canada. 


THE  visit  of  Premier  Sifton  of 
Alberta  to  Toronto  and  the  in- 
terviews with  him  ipubHshed  in  the 
press  have  turned  many  people's  at- 
tention to  that  Province. 

The  progress  of  Alberta  has  been 
remarkable  and  its  possibilities  are 
dazzling.  Mr.  Sifton  expects  one 
hundred  thousand  people  to  settle  in 
the  Province  in  1912.  The  Legisla- 
ture has  just  guaranteed  the  bonds 
for  1,600  miles  of  new  railway  to  be 
built  within  four  years.  A  man  who 
has  but  now  returned  from  the  Peace 
River  district  met  two  hundred  and 
fifty  teams  taking  in  settlers  and  sup- 
plies. Not  only  farm  lands,  but  town 
lots   are  selling    in    lively  fashion  at 


Athabasca  Landing  and  away  beyond 
at  Fort  Vermilion. 

The  growth  of  the  West  igains  vol- 
ume each  year.  The  fact  must  be 
faced  and  reckoned  with.  If  the 
grain  of  191 1  could  not  be  handled, 
that  of  1912  will  constitute  a  greater 
bulk,  and  so  with  each  succeeding 
year. 

High-priced  railway  managers  must 
show  that  they  are  worth  their  money 
and  possessed  of  the  genius  for  busi- 
ness ascribed  to  them  by  lesser  mor- 
tals. Highly  favored  transportation 
companies  must  prove  that  they  de- 
serve the  handsome  treatment  this 
country  has  given  them. — Toronto 
Star. 


"EDMONTONESE." 

D.  D.  Mann  says  the  Canadian 
Northern  can  be  completed  through 
to  the  Coast  in  1913.  Which,  inter- 
preted into  the  best  Edmontonese, 
means  that  it  is  just  one  year  more 
until  Edmonton  reaches  her  ultimate 
destiny  as  the  greatest  inland  distrib- 
uting centre  on  the  map. — Edmonton 
Capital. 

A  STEP  TOWARDS  SOCIALISM. 

If  the  British  coal  strike  completely 
ties  up  all  commerce  and  communica- 
tion throughout  Great  Britain,  the 
Government  may  be  forced  to  take 
over  the  mines  and  work  them  by 
some  means  or  other.  Here  would  be 
an  experiment  in  the  nationalization 


of  public  resources  which  would  be  a 
long  stride,  pro  tempore,  in  the  direc- 
tion of  Socialism.  Not  even  the  most 
conservative  could  object  to  any  solu- 
tion found  by  the  Government  in  the 
present  impasse. — Ottazva  Journal. 

USE  THE  SCHOOLS  MORE. 

Not  another  schoolhouse  ought  to 
be  built  without  provision  for  utiliz- 
ing it  as  a  neighborhood  centre, 
where  the  neighborhood  can  come  to- 
gether for  whatever  beneficial,  neigh- 
borly purposes  not  devoted  wholly  to 
book  learning;  and  making  the  public 
school  building  also  a  place  where  the 
"  heart  may  teach  a  useful  lesson  to 
the  head,  and  learning  wiser  grow 
without  its  books." — Halifax  Herald. 


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BUSY  MAN'S  CANADA 


Progress  and  Development 

OF  THE 

TOWNS    AND   CITIES 

Reports  received  from  "The  Busy  Man's"  correspondents 
throughout  Canada  indicate  that  the  country  is  in  a  most 
prosperous  condition. — Building  operations  going  ahead  on 
every  hand  at  an  enormous  extent. — In  som.e  peaces  huiJding 
is  taking  place  faster  than  materials  can  be  obtained. — The 
demand  for  labor  everywhere  is  greater  than  the  supply. — Many 
promising  business  op&nings  reported. 


Berlin,  Ont. 

Berlin  is  in  the  heart  of  the  western 
peninsula  of  Ontario,  on  the  Grand 
Trunk  Railway.  Also  C.P.R.  connec- 
tions by  electric  street  railway,  six  miles 
of  which  are  within  the  corporation  limits 
and  electric  railway  to  Gait,  Hespeler, 
Preston,  Brantford,  Hamilton,  etc.  There 
are  five  public  and  one  separate  school, 
collegiate  institute,  colleges  and  business 
colleges.  Town  hall,  Carnegie  library, 
county  buildings,  theatre  and  three 
amusement  halls.  Bell  phones,  G.N.W. 
and  C.P.R.  telegraph,  Canadian  and  Do- 
minion express. 

The  new  City  Council  started  business 
for  1912  with  about  $10,000  in  the 
treasury,  $9,000  of  which  will  be  applied 
toward  keeping  down  the  tax  rate  for 
this  year.  $7,100  will  be  paid  by  the 
Light  Commission  out  of  the  profits  of 
the  light  and  power  plant  for  191 1  to 
the  town  treasury.  This  is  equivalent  to 
one  mill  of  assessment. 

During  191 1  the  Berlin  &  Waterloo 
Street  Railway  carried  794,814  passen- 
gers, an  increase  of  87,122  over  the  pre- 
vious year. 

W.  H.  Schmalz  is  Mayor;   E.   Huber, 


Treasurer;  A.  H.  Millar,  City  Clerk; 
Hubert  Johnson,  City  Engineer;  J.  A. 
Scellen,  President  of  the  Board  of  Trade; 
W.  M.  Lochead,  Secretary;  Chas.  Nie- 
hans.  Postmaster. 

Berlin  will  suit  the  manufacturer  as  a 
place   for   his   factory  because : 

Its   labor  supply  is  alequate. 

It  is  the  quality  of  labor  manufacturers 
are  glad  to  get. 

Its  shipping  facilities  are  excellent. 

Its  location  is  most  central  and  conveni- 
ent. 

Its  people  will  make  you  feel  at  home. 

Its  public  spirit  will  boom  your  busi- 
ness. 

Its  cheap  power  supply  will  lower  your 
costs. 

Its  public  utilities  will  save  you  money. 

Its   manufacturing  field  is  roomy. 

And  the  market  you  can  enter  cheaply 
from  here  is  big  and  important  to  your 
profit. 


Phone  665. 


D.  &  N.  Gross,  Props. 


The  Gross  Garag:e  and  Electrical 
Company 

ELECTRICAL  CONTRACTORS 

Dealers  in  Automobiles  and  Electric  Supplies 

All  kinda  of  Automobile  and  Electrical  R«p*irinir 

a  Specialty 

BERLIN.  ONTARIO 


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April,  1912 


Brandon,  Man. 

What  proved  one  of  the  greatest  successes 
that  has  ever  taken  place  in  the  City  of 
Brandon,  has  been  consummated  in  the  re- 
cent Winter  Fair  for  the  Province  of  Mani- 
toba, held  here  from  March  2nd  to  8th  in- 
clusive. 

At  Brandon  the  entries  exceeded  those  of 
any  other  year,  and  the  prize  list  was  the 
most  liberal  yet  offered.  The  C.N.R.  oper- 
ated their  tram  line  to  the  grounds. 

The  building  trade  is  giving  evidence  of 
great  activity  this  coming  year.  Messrs. 
Shillinglaw  &  Marshall,  architects,  announce 
they  have  in  course  of  preparation  plans 
for  the  erection  of  several  new  buildings, 
and  of  a  tbree-story  edifice  on  Ninth  St. 
Also  that  the  C.P.R.  are  preparing  to  con- 
struct a  spur  line  to  transfer  track  for  the 
use  of  a  large  warehouse  to  be  built  this 
year  for  a  wholesale  company. 

Preparations  are  being  made  for  addition 
and  expansion  on  the  railways  of  Brandon. 
Improvements  inviting  very  heavy  outlay 
are  to  be  made  by  the  Canadian  Pacific  Rail- 
way during  this  year.  Plans  are  completed 
and  work  will  be  commenced  as  soon  as 
possible  to  double  the  company's  capacity 
in  the  city.  It  is  contemplated  to  provide 
two  distinct  yards,  one  each  for  the  incom- 
ing and  outgoing  trains'.  The  repair  shops 
will  be  increased  to  give  better  facilities 
for  handling  repairs,  and  an  extra  six 
stalls  will  be  added  to  the  roundhouse  to 
accommodate  extra  engines. 

A  very  important  real  estate  deal  was  put 
through  recently.  A  half  section  east  of 
Brandon,  known  as  the  Gibson  farm,  the 
property  of  Mr.  J.  Gibson,  of  Brandon,  was 
sold  in  Ottawa  for  $40,000;  this  being 
about  $125  per  acre,  and  a  record  figure  for 
farm  land  in  this  vicinity. 

Building  permits  for  February,  1912,  $8,- 
730,  and  for  February,  191 1,  $1,400. 

An  English  syndicate  are  negotiating  for 
working  farm  lands  upon  an  extensive  scale. 
They  are  prepared  to  supply  all  their  own 
plant,  and  speak  of  erecting  their  own  ele- 
vators. They  are  prepared  to  handle  6,000 
acres,  provided  they  are  within  easy  reach 
of  one  another. 


Amongst  other  new  buildings,  the  congre- 
gation of  St.  Matthews  purpose  spending 
$40,000  on  a  handsome  new  church. 

The  government  contractors  are  enlarg- 
ing the  local  telephone  plant  to  accommo- 
date  1,500  additional  subscribers. 

The  C.P.R.  main  line  from  Brandon  to 
Medicine  Hat,  a  distance  of  524  miles,  is  to 
be  double  tracked  to  cope  with  the  rapidly 
growing  passenger  and  freight  traffic. 

The  population  is  15,000;  assessment, 
$11,801,232;  tax  rate,  21  mills. 

The  street  railway  is  at  the  present 
time  under  construction,  some  rails  al- 
ready being  laid.  Also  transfer  railway 
tracks,  and  street  paving  in  progress. 
Building  a  new  C.P.R.  depot  and  Pro- 
vincial Asylum  costing  $500,000. 

The  gas  supply  is  owned  by  the  cor- 
poration and  the  electric  light  and  power 
plant  by  private  company,  at  loc  per  M. 
watts.  Water  is  supplied  by  Assiniboine 
River.     Good  sewerage  system. 

The  Mayor  of  Brandon  is  J.  W.  Flem- 
ing; City  Treasurer,  Geo.  F.  Sykes;  City 
Clerk,  Harry  Brown ;  City  Engineer, 
E.  A.  Speakman ;  Pres.  Board  of  Trade, 
A.  E.  McKenzie;  Secretary,  O.  L.  Har- 
wood ;  Commissioner  Commercial  Bureau, 
W.  G.  Langdon ;  Postmaster,  Kennith 
Campbell. 

The  banks  and  their  managers  are: 
Imperial,  A.  R.  B.  Hearn;  Bank  of  Ham- 
ilton, M.  W.  Morton;  Royal,  C.  K.  Eville; 
British  North  America,  A.  MacCallum; 
Union,  J,  J.  Millidge;  Dominion,  W.  A. 
Peace;  Northern  Crown,  E.  S.  Phillips; 
Montreal,  J.  W.  G.  Watson;  Commerce, 
A.  Maybee;  Merchants,  J.  S.  Willmott. 

The  volume  of  trade  transacted  here 
is  indicated  by  the  following  statistics  of 
bank  clearances: 

*For  9  mos.  ending'Dec,  19 10 -$2 1,278,869 

For  October,  1910 2,747,645 

For  October,  191 1   2,702,675 

For  10  mos.,  ending  Oct.,  1911-  22,169,806 

*Nine  months  only.  Clearing  House 
was  established  April  ist,  1910. 


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The   Merchants'   Bank  of   Canada 


Established  in  1864 


Capital  Paid  Up         -        -        $6,000,000 
Reserve  Fund        -         -  $4,602,157 

HEAD  OFFICE        -        •        MONTREAL 

BOARD  OF  DIRECTORS 

Sir  H.  Montatru  Allan,  President  ;  Jonathan  Hodffson,  Esq..  Vice-President  ;  T.  Long-.  Esq.. 

C.  F.  Smith,  Esq..    H.  A.  Allan.  Esq..    C.  M.  Hays.  Esq..    Alex.  Barnet.  Esq., 

F.  Orr  Lewis.  Esq..    K.  "W.  Blackwell.  Esq.     E.  F.  Hebden.  Gen.  Man. 

T.  E.  Merrett.  Supt.  of  Branches  and  Chief  Inspector 


The  Bank  has  155  Branches  and  A«rencies  in  Canada  (67  of  them  in  the  Western  Provinces), 

extending  from  the  Atlantic  to  the  Pacific,  affording  exceptional  collecting  and 

exchangre  facilities 

A  General   Banking  Business  Transacted 

Commercial  Letters  of  Credit  issued,  available  in  Europe,  China,  Japan  and  other  countries  ; 
also.  Travellers'  Letters  of  Credit  and  Cheques  available  in  all  parts  of  the  world. 

Savings  Banic  Department 

Interest  at  3  per  cent,  per  Annum  allowed  on  Savings  Bank  Deposits  of  $1.00  and  upwards. 


NEW  YORK  AGENCY— 63  and  65  Wall  St.        TORONTO  BRANCH— A.  B.  Patterson,  Mgr. 
BANKERS  IN  GREAT  BRITAIN— The  London  Joint  Stock  Bank,  Limited 


The  Royal  Bank  of  Canada 

INCORPORATED  1869   

Capital  Paid  Up  -  -  $6,200,000 

Reserve  and  Undivided  Profits  -  $7,200,000 

Total  Assets  -  -  $100,000,000 

HEAD  OFFICE         -         MONTREAL 

EDSON  L.  PEASE,  General  Manaeer 

170  Branches  in  Canada  and  Newfoundland 

18  Agencies  in  Cuba  and  Porto  Rico 

Branches  at  Nassau,  Bahamas  ;    Bridgetown,  Barbados  ; 

Kingston,  Jamaica  ;     Port  of  Spain  and 

San  Fernando,  Trinidad. 

LONDON,  ENGLAND  NEW  YORK  CITY 

Princes  Street,  E.C.  68  William  Street 


BUSINESS  ACCOUNTS  CARRIED  UPON  FAVORABLE  TERMS 
SAVINGS  DEPARTMENT  AT  ALL  BRANCHES 


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April,  1912 


i  Brantford,  Ont. 

The  City  of  Brantford  has  a  strong 
and  well-organized  Board  of  Trade,  and 
has  appointed  Mr.  Jno.  S.  Dowling  as 
Industrial  Commissioner,  for  the  pur- 
pose of  assisting  and  encouraging  indus- 
trial developments.  There  are  already 
more  than  60  factories  established,  and 
the  number  of  hands  employed  exceeds 
6,000,  with  an  annual  pay  roll  of  $2,500,- 
000.  There  are  numerous  factory  sites 
available  for  manufacturing  purposes, 
either  on  or  off  the  railways,  as  required. 
Brantford  is  unequalled  in  shipping  fa- 
cilities, and  besides  being  a  great  manu- 
facturing centre  is  a  very  pleasant  place 
to  live  in.  Power  and  fuel  are  cheap, 
natural  gas  is  used  throughout  the  city, 
and  Niagara  electric  power  is  delivered 
in  unlimited  quantities. 

Brantford  has  recently  paved  its 
streets  to  a  very  large  extent.  Also  put- 
tiing  in  sewers.  Two  more  companies 
have  recently  located  here,  viz.,  Brandon 
Shoe  Co.  (capital  $40,000)  and  Crown 
Electrical  Mfg.  Co.  ($100,000). 

Population  25,000.  Tax  rate  22%  mills. 
There  are  openings  for  almost  every 
tend  of  manufacturing  plant,  and  the 
city  offers  very  liberal  inducements.  By 
writing  the  Secretary  of  the  Board  of 
Trade,  Mr.  Jno.  S.  Dowling,  full  particu- 
lars may  be  obtained.  Metal  workers  of 
various  kinds  are  in  demand. 
!  Electric  power  is  supplied  by  Domin- 
ion Power  &  Iron  Co.  at  $18  to  $22.  Gas 
is  supplied  by  a  private  company  at  40c 
for  light  and  35c  for  power. 

There  are  10  miles  of  street  railway, 
"i  miles  paved  streets,  and  concrete  side- 
walks. Grand  opera,  Wycliffe  Armoury, 
six  public  schools,  one  collegiate,  busi- 
ness college,  city  hall,  post  office,  six  up- 
to-date  hotels,  C.P.R.  and  G.N.W.  tele- 
graph. Bell,  local  and  rural  phones. 

The  fire  equipment  is  complete,  having 

two  stations  in  charge  of  Fire  Chief  D. 

J.  Lewis;  Chief  of  Police,  Chas.  Slemin. 

Market  days   are    Tuesday,    Thursday 

and  Saturday. 


City  Officers  are:  Geo.  S.  Matthews, 
Pres.  Board  of  Trade;  Jno.  S.  Dowling, 
Secretary  and  Industrial  Commissioner; 
R.  A.  Rastell,  Mayor;  H.  F.  Leonard, 
City  Clerk;  A.  K.  Bumnell,  City  Treas- 
urer; T.  Harry  Jones,  City  Engineer;  W. 
G.  Raymond,  Postmaster. 

The  following  are  the  banks  with 
their  managers:  Bank  of  Nova  Scotia, 
F.  J.  Mabon;  Imperial,  H.  T.  Watt;  Bank 
of  Hamilton  (2),  B.  Forsayeth  and  G.  S. 
Smyth;  British  North  America,  G.  D. 
Watt;  Bank  of  Toronto,  A.  S.  Towers; 
Standard  (2),  W.  C.  Boddy;  Montreal, 
A.  Montizambert;  Commerce,  H.  W.  Fit- 
ton, 

The  bank  clearances   show: — 
Amount  of  clearings  for  Oct., 

191 1    $  2,210,425 

Total  for   10    months,    ending 

Oct.,   1911    22,128,426 

Building  permits, — 

Year  1909  439,335 

Year   1910    681,030 

ist  10  mos.  191 1  555.660 

ist  10  mos.,  October,  1910 5i9,i30 

1st  10  mos.,  October,  1911   55S,66o 

The  following  are  some  of  the  factories 
now  enjoying  prosperity  in  Brantford: 
Adams  Wagon  Co.,  Limited,  vehicles;  Al- 
len's Brick  Yard,  bricks;  American  Radia- 
tor Co.,  radiators ;  Barber  &  Ellis  Co.,  Lim- 
ited, stationery;  Bixel  Brewing  &  Malting 
Co.,  Ltd.,  brewers;  Brant  Milling  Co.,  The, 
fiour;  Brantford  Box  Co.,  The,  paper 
boxes;  Brantford  Brick  Co.,  Ltd.,  bricks; 
Brantford  Emery  Wheel  Co.,  emery  wheels ; 
Brantford  Carriage  Co.,  Ltd.,  carriages; 
Brantford  Coffee  and  Spice  Co.,  spices; 
Brantford  Cordage  Co.,  Ltd.,  binder  twine; 
Brantford  Brewing  Co.,  Ltd.,  brewers; 
Brantford  Roofing  Co.,  Ltd.,  roofing ;  Brant- 
ford Screw  Co.,  Ltd.,  screws,  etc.;  brant- 
ford Steel  Range  Co ;  Brantford  Starch  Co., 
Ltd.,  starch;  William  Buck  Stove  Co.,  Ltd., 
stoves;  Burke  Mineral  Water  Co.,  mineral 
waters;  Canada  Glue  Co.,  Ltd.,  glue;  Cock- 
shutt  Plow  Co.,  Ltd.,  plows;  T.  J.  Fair  & 
Co.,  cigars;  Farmers'  Binder  Twine  Co., 
Ltd.,  binder  twine. 


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BUSY  MAN'S  CANADA 


Bredenbury,  Sask. 

Bredenbury  is  making  great  preparations 
for  the  coming  season,  and  it  is  expected 
that  railway  activities,  as  well  as  the  influx 
of  new  settlers,  will  make  real  estate  move- 
ments active.  As  the  centre  of  a  rich  farm- 
ing district  Bredenbury  is  already  an  estab- 
lished success.  The  district  within  a  radius 
of  15  or  20  miles,  is  well  settled,  and  this 
town  is  the  natural  market  for  several 
thousands  of  well-to-do  farmers. 

The  waterworks  system,  costing  $30,000, 
is  now  in  operation. 

In  191 1  the  grain  shipped  from  here  to- 
talled 500,000  bushels. 

Land  values  in  Bredenbury  are  rapidly 
rising.  Improved  farms  may  be  purchased 
from  $15  to  $30  per  acre.  Prairie  lands  are 
selling  at  from  $10  to  $20  per  acre. 

There  are  many  opportunities  here  for 
merchants  and  business  men.  The  Secre- 
tary of  the  Board  of  Trade  will  supply 
particulars. 


Broadview,  Sask. 

This  is  an  ideal  country  for  horse 
breeding,  grain  growing,  or  the  gen- 
eral agriculturist.  The  Government  Re- 
mount Station  is  here  where  choice 
horses  are  bred. 

Broadview  is  a  divisional  point  on  the 
main  line  C.P.R.,  266  miles  west  of  Win- 
nipeg. Handled  last  season  through  its 
three  elevators  (capacity  90,000  bushels) 
173,000  bushels  of  grain,  and  the  stock 
yards  shipped  300  cattle  and  350  horses. 
There  are  seven  miles  of  track  in  the 
C.P.R.  yards  here.  The  C.P.R.  monthly 
pay  roll  exceeds  $10,000. 

The  population  is  1,000;  Assessment, 
$453,424;  tax  rate,  17  mills.  A.  L.  Brown 
is  Mayor;  A.  Sinclair,  Treasurer  and 
Clerk;  R.  G.  Wilkinson,  President  Board 
of  Trade;  H.  W.  Macdonald,  Secretary; 
A.  L.  Brown,  Postmaster.  There  are 
schools,  churches,  hotels,  fire  equipment, 
C.P.R.  pipe  line,  hydrants.  Government 
phones,  local,  rural  and  long  distance. 
C.P.R.  telegraph,  Dominion  express. 


The  Imperial  Bank,  under  the  manage- 
ment of  R.  S.  Wilkinson,  attends  to  the 
no  small  money  transactions  of  this  busy 
town. 

Burnaby,  B.C. 

The  municipality  of  Burnaby  joins 
Vancouver  on  the  east  and  extends  from 
Burrard  Inlet  to  the  North  Arm  of  the 
Fraser.  Its  area  is  38  square  miles, 
population  8,000,  and  assessment  for 
1910  $18,500,000.  The  tax  rate  is  10  mills 
on  the  dollar  on  improved  property  and 
18  mills  on  wild  land.  It  was  the  first 
community  on  the  coast  to  adopt  single 
tax,  to  the  extent  of  exempting  all  build- 
ings and  other  real  estate  improvements 
from  taxation.  This  it  has  done  ever 
since  its  incorporation  seventeen  years 
ago. 

The  municipality  is  now  expending 
$500,000  on  roads,  $350,000  on  water- 
works, and  $86,000  on  school  sites  and 
buildings.  On  June  30  last  there  were 
103  miles  of  roads  and  38  miles  of  side- 
walks. 

Burnaby  has  two  and  three-quarter 
miles  waterfront  on  the  North  Arm  of  the 
Fraser,  which  is  being  deepened  to  ac- 
commodate deep-sea  shipping.  There 
are  fourteen  miles  of  electric  railway 
within  its  boundaries.  The  C.P.R.  and 
G.N.R.  lines  cross  it.  Telephone  and 
electric  light  and  power  services  are 
available  in  every  part  of  It. 

The  soil  of  Burnaby  is  very  rich,  like 
that  of  most  of  the  Fraser  Valley,  and 
capable  of  producing  a  great  variety  of 
crops,  including  many  varieties  of  small 
fruits. 


*  STRONG  life  is  like  that  of  a  ship 
■**•  of  war  which  has  its  own  place  in 
the  fleet  and  can  share  in  its  strength 
and  discipline,  but  can  also  go  forth 
alone  to  the  solitude  of  the  infiinite  sea. 
We  ought  to  belong  to  society,  to  have 
our  place  in  it  and  yet  be  capable  of  a 
complete  individual  existence  outside  of 
it. — Hamerton. 


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April,  1912 


Calgary,  Alta. 

The  Canadian  Pacific  Railway  shops 
coming  to  Calgary  was  the  biggest  event 
of  the  year  191 1,  and  the  next  biggest 
was  the  coming  to  this  city  of  the  Do- 
minion Steel  works. 

The  C.  P.  R.  shops  will  cost  $2,500,000 
and  will  employ  2,500  citizens. 

The  biggest  event  for  Calgary  for  1912 
at  present  looming  on  the  horizon  will 
probably  be  the  entrance  of  the  new 
lines  of  the  C.  P.  R.,  C.  N.  R.  and  G.  T.  P., 
and  the  erection  of  their  roundhouses, 
hotels,  freight  sheds  and  office  buildings 
here. 

The  building  development  during  the 
year  has  exceeded  the  most  isanguine  ex- 
pectations of  the  building  inspector.  The 
value  of  the  buildings  erected  here  this 
year  has  reached  $12,907,638.  The  num- 
ber of  permits  issued  was  2,169.  The  in- 
crease over  last  year  is  130.9  per  cent. 

Following  are  the  comparative  figures 
for  1910  and  191 1: 

Value  of  buildings.     No.  of  permits. 

1910 $5,589,594  1,499 

191 1 12,907,638  2,619 

It  will  be  seen  by  the  foregoing  figures 
that  about  twice  the  amount  of  building 
was  done  here  this  year  than  last  year. 

Bank  clearings  for  the  past  year  show  a 
gain  over  the  total  of  the  previous  year 
of  $66,536,848,  and  tot^l  $217,215,879.  The 
total  for  1910  was  $150,677,031. 

Since  the  exact  location  of  the  C.  P.  R. 
shops  has  been  settled,  an  impetus  has 
been  given  to  real  estate  transactions  in 
south-east  Calgary,  and  any  acreage  in 
the  immediate  neighborhood  of  the  C. 
P.  R.  Industrial  Division  has  been  eagerly 
bought  up.  One  of  the  largest  recent 
deals  was  about  400  acres  on  the  south- 
west side,  purchased  by  F.  C.  Lowes,  of 
Calgary,  one  of  the  best-known  real  es- 
tate brokers  in  the  West,  for  $775,000. 

The  Vegreville-Calgary  branch  of  the 
Canadian  Northern  Railway  is  now  with- 
in measurable  distance  of  completion  into 
Calgary.  It  is  expected  that  orders  for 
preliminary  work  on  the  depot  site  will 
be  received  by  the  date  of  this  issue,  and 
it  is  reported  that  an  official  announce- 


ment has  already  been  made  in  Winni- 
peg that  the  C.  N.  R.  will  erect  a  $1,000,- 
000  hotel  near  their  Calgary  depot. 

The  population  is  now  conservatively 
estimated  at  55,000.  Assessment,  $53,- 
747,600.     Tax-rate  14J  mills. 

Many  improvements  have  been  recent- 
ly added  to  the  city.  A  $300,000  City 
Hall,  $150,000  Carnegie  Library,  $100,000 
Central  Fire  Hall,  Power  House  Station 
costing  $100,000.  Ten  new  business 
blocks  valued  from  $160,000  to  $250,000. 
Twenty-two  additional  miles  concrete 
sidewalks,  12  miles  more  street  paving. 

The  erection  of  C.  P.  R.  hotel  is  now  in 
progress,  which  will  cost  $1,500,000. 
Also  Sherman's  Theatre,  $250,000,  and 
three  other  hotels  (average  $150,000 
each).  A  sewage  disposal  plant  is  being 
put  in. 

There  is  plenty  of  employment  for 
skilled  workmen,  particularly  in  building 
lines.  The  City  offers  very  attractive 
inducements  such  as:  exemption  from 
taxation  until  1918  (where  at  least  25 
men  are  employed),  power,  light  and 
water,  and  industrial  site,  at  cost.  To 
ascertain  the  numerous  advantages  in  lo- 
cating here  write  the  Secretary,  Board 
of  Trade,  Mr.  Wm.  H.  Willson. 

There  are  300  miles  of  streets,  20  miles 
macadam,  granitoid,  creosoted  wood 
block  and  asphalt  pavement;  95  miles 
concrete  walks,  and  60  miles  board  walks; 
40  miles  street  railway,  C.  P.  R.  tele- 
graph. Alberta  Government  telephones. 

Water  is  supplied  by  gravity  system 
from  Elbow  River,  12  miles  above  the 
city.  Reservoir  capacity,  16,000,000  gal- 
lons; 200  miles  water  mains,  7,000  con- 
nections. 

Calgary  has  a  most  efficient  and  up- 
to-date  fire  equipment,  consisting  of 
steam  engines,  hose  wagons,  2  double 
chemicals,  hook  and  ladder  trucks,  motor, 
9,500  ft.  hose,  etc.  In  fact,  everything 
necessary  for  the  protection  of  a  large 
city.  A  new  $1^000,000  central  fire  head- 
quarters is  to  be  completed  in  the  near 
future.  Fire  Chief  is  Mr.  Smart,  and 
Chief  of  Police,  Mr.  Cuddy. 

The  Mayor  is  Jno.  W.  Mitchell;  City 
Clerk,     J.      M.      Miller;      City   Treasurer, 


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BUSY  MAN'S  CANADA 


Thos.  H.  Burns;  City  Engineer,  Jas.  T. 
Child.  The  President  of  the  Board  of 
Trade  is  E.  A.  Dagg,  zind  the  Sec- 
retary, William  H.  Willson.  Postmaster, 
Geo.  C.  King;  Industrial  Commissioner, 
Andrew  Miller. 

Calgary  Industrial  Exhibition,  held 
during  the  first  week  in  July,  secures  an 
attendance  of  loo.ooo  visitors. 

The  banks  and  their  managers  are: 
Bank  of  Nova  Scotia,  Wm.  Connacter; 
Molsons,  F.  Macbeth;  Imperial  (2),  A. 
L.  Nunna  and  J.  H.  Wilson;  Quebec 
Bank,  W.  H.  Clarke;  Traders,  J.  A. 
Walker;  Royal,  J.  W.  Cameron;  British 
North  America,  G.  F.  Laing;  Toronto, 
C.  R.  Latimer;  Union,  R.  H.  MacMick- 
ing;  Dominion  (2),  R.  K.  Beairsto; 
Standard  (2),  G.  C.  Perkins;  Northern 
Crown,  B.  P.  Hutton;  Montreal,  W.  H. 
Hogg;  Commerce  (4),  E.  M.  Saunders, 
M.  R.  Complin,  E.  M.  Saunders;  Mer- 
chants (2),  E.  W.  McMullen  and  W.  S. 
Bragg. 

The  enormous  strides  in  the  building 
activity  of  the  city  is  shown  by  the  sub- 
joined statistics  of  building  permits: 

Full  year  1909 $2,420,450 

Full  year  1910 5,589,594 

ist  10  months,   1911    11,664,138 

February,    1912    939,924 


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April,  1912 


Chilliwack,  B.C. 

This  district  is  noted  the  world  over 
for  its  famous  fruit.  There  are  two  can- 
ning factories,  two  creameries,  sash  and 
door  factories,  lumber  mills,  etc. 

There  are  openings  here  for  iron  works 
(plenty  of  material  close),  pork-packing 
plant,  pickle  works,  and  a  canning  fac- 
tory. Good  hotels  wanted  at  once. 
There  is  good  demand  for  farm  labor  any 
time. 

Recent  improvements  are:  New  City 
Hall  ($30,000),  concrete  work.  Govern- 
ment Armory,  new  Post  Office  (will  cost 
$3S,ooo),  Bank  of  MontreaF  ($35,000), 
Merchant's  Bank  ($30,000).  Water  is 
obtained  from  a  mountain  stream  (Elk 
Creek),  and  there  are  450  connections  to 
houses  from  the  water  main.  Electric 
light  and  power  from  B.  C.  Electric  Ry. 
Co.  at  low  rates. 

There  are  Public  and  High  Schools, 
City  Hall,  Court  House,  Opera  House 
(can  seat  800),  three  good  hotels,  ten 
miles  macadam  and  gravel  streets,  six 
miles  plank  or  concrete  sidewalks, 
C.  P.  R.  Telegraph,  Chilliwack  Tele- 
phone Co.  (600  connections),  local,  rural 
and  long  distance. 

The  population  is  2,000.  Assessment 
$1,302,763.  Tax  rate  lyVz  mills.  James 
Munro,  Mayor;  E.  P.  Bouchre,  Treasurer 
and  Clerk;  J.  B.  Croley,  City  Engineer; 
S.  Melland,  Postmaster;  J.  H.  Barber, 
President  Board  of  Trade;  H.  T.  Good- 
land,  Secretary. 

Banks  and  their  managers  are:  Bank 
of  Vancouver,  E.  M.  Anderson;  Royal, 
F.  B.  Lyie;  Montreal,  E.  Duthie;  Com- 
merce, K.  V.  Munro;  Merchants,  N.  S. 
Mackenzie.  This  shows  the  financial 
aspect  of  the  community. 

Chilliwack  is  on  the  Eraser  River,  and 
can  be  reached  by  C.  P.  R.  or  B.  C.  Elec- 
tric Ry.  from  Vancouver  (72  miles). 
The  Great  Northern  Ry.  is  not  quite 
completed.  The  Canadian  Northern  will 
be  built  very  soon. 


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BUSY  MAN'S  CANADA 


Coquitlam,  B.C. 

Coquitlam  is  not  a  very  big  town  yet. 
But  it  soon  will  be.  It  is  the  site  chosen  by 
the  Canadian  Pacific  Railway  for  a  supple- 
mentary coast  terminal.  The  first  unit  of 
the  terminal  will  be  completed  this  year, 
which  will  include  twenty-five  miles  of 
tracks,  engine  houses,  coal  bunkers,  oil 
tanks,  water  tanks,  machine  and  tool 
houses,  and  all  the  necessaries  of  such  ter- 
minals. 

The  distance  from  Vancouver  is  \^  miles, 
and  the  C.P.R.  will  double-track  the  main 
line  from  the  capital  to  the  yards  at  Co- 
quitlam. At  present  five  trains  per  day  run 
in  each  direction.  The  company  has  pro- 
mised four  local  trains  a  day  in  addition. 
The  Western  Canada  Power  Co.  will  build 
an  electric  suburban  line  to  and  through 
Coquitlam,  B.C.  Both  the  Western 
Power  Co.  and  the  British  Columbia 
Electric  Co.,  have  power  lines  here.  The 
former  company's  main  line  from  Slave 
Lake  to  Vancouver,  crosses  the  townsite, 
and    the    latter    company    is    now    building 


large  water  power  works  on  Coquitlam 
Lake.  The  same  companies  will  supply  elec- 
tric light. 

With  convenient  trackage,  abundant  car 
supply,  cheap  power  and  deep  water  front- 
age, Coquitlam  seems  to  be  assured  of  every 
essential  of  economical  manufacturing  and 
distributing. 

The  C.P.R.  expect  to  employ  S,ooo  men 
when  the  new  works,  car-shops,  etc.  are 
completed,  a  number  that  with  the  neces- 
sary thousands  of  other  workers,  not  to 
mention  wives  and  families,  should  make  a 
city  of  25,000  to  30,000  people. 

As  Vancouver  grows,  so  will  Coquitlam 
grow.  And  Vancouver  is  growing  at  the 
rate  of  25,000  people  per  year. 

President  of  the  Board  of  Trade  is  R.  O. 
Galer ;  Secretary,  O.  Phillips ;  Reeve,  J. 
Mars ;  Town  Clerk  and  Treasurer,  J. 
Smith,  C.M.C.;  Engineer,  W.  H.  Kilmer; 
Postmaster,  J.  Roland;  Chief  of  Police, 
J.  R.  Edwards. 

There  are  openings  for  all  kinds  of  busi- 
ness. Stores  are  rented  as  soon  as  com- 
pleted. 


All  the  eyes  of  BUSY  MAN'S  CANADA  are  turned  on  the  CANADIAN 

PACIFIC  RAILWAY'S  NEW  TERMINALS— A  NEW 

BRITISH  COLUMBIA  SEAPORT, 

THE   BUSY  MAN'S 

COQUITLAM 

which  has  grrown  in  four  months  from  a  possibility  to  a  tremendous  reality  which 

has  attracted  more  capitalists,  manufacturers,  merchants  and  artisans  in  a  short  space 

of  time  than  any  other  to'wn  on  the  map. 

^  Coquitlam  is  conceded  by  best  informed  Transportation  men  to  be  THE        ^^' 

^^  PLACE  on  the  Pacific  Coast  for  the  economical  handlingr  of  grain  on  its        .^* 

way  to  the  Eastern  markets  via  the  Panama  Canal. 

^\  And  for  that  (and  many  other  reasons  which  you  may  have  for  the 

^^  askinsr)  investors  "cleaned  up"  all  the  property  first  offered  them. 

The  sale  of  the  2nd  Division,   will  open  soon.    If  you  are  wise 

enough  to  gret  in  on  it,  you  will  make  some  money. 


ARTHUR  W.  NUMBER  &  CO. 

Authorized  SellinB  Agents 
For  the  Coquitlam  Terminal  Company.    The  Origrinators 
and  Sole  Owners  of  the  only  Coquitlam  Townsite  on 
the  map  of  Canada. 

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April,  1912 


Edmonton,  Alta. 

The  population  of  Edmonton,  includ- 
ing suburbs,  is  now  32,000,  assessment 
$46,494,740,  tax  rate  has  now  been  re- 
duced to  13.7  mills. 

The  satisfactory  nature  of  present 
business  conditions  at  Edmonton,  and 
the  phenomenal  development  that  has 
taken  place  during  the  year  is  strikingly 
indicated  by  the  accompanying  figures: 

1910.  191 1.  Incr. 

$  $         % 

Customs 

returns      363,736  705,233     94 

Building 

permits     2,161,356        3,672,260     70 

Bank 

Clearings     ••71,633,115     121,438,392  69^ 
Post  Office 
(stamps 
only)      ..  83,411  114,565     37 

Street 

railway: 
Passengers 

carried    3,688,859        6,281,452     70 

Revenue    i57,5ii  261,713     66 

Homestead 
entries     4,999  6,187     24 

A  large-sized  real  estate  flurry  has 
taken  place  in  the  north-western  por- 
tion of  the  city,  as  the  result  of  the  re- 
ported purchase  by  J.  D.  McArthur,  of 
Winnipeg,  of  a  block  of  land  lying  a 
mile  north-west  of  the  G.T.P.  shops. 
This  property,  it  is  thought,  may  be 
wanted   for   terminals, 

During  the  month  of  January  271 
homestead  entries  were  granted,  an  in- 
rease  of  35  per  cent,  as  compared  with 
the  total  of  209  for  January  of  last  year. 
Eleven  half-breed  scrips  were  taken  up 
during  the  month,  as  compared  with  209 
in  January,  191 1.  There  was  one  pre- 
emption, while  145  patents  were  granted, 
as  compared  with  168  in  January,  the 
corresponding  period  last  year. 

The  Mayor  is  Geo.  S.  Armstrong;  Sec- 
retary-Treasurer, F.  M.  C.  Crosskill;  H. 
M.    Morgan   is    President   of   the   Board 


of  Trade;  Secretary,  F.  T.  Fisher;  City 
Engineer,  A.  J.  Latornell;  Postmaster, 
A.  E.  May. 

Water  is  supplied  from  Saskatchewan 
River,  with  4,000  connections.  There  is 
a  good  sewerage  system,  with  3,920  con- 
nections. 

There  are  large  public  and  separate 
schools,  University  of  Alberta,  Alberta 
college.  Grand  Trunk  business  college, 
six  good  hotels,  C.P.R.,  C.N.R.,  G.T.P. 
and  Government  telegraph  companies. 
Municipal,  local,  long  distance,  rural. 
Government  telephones  are  in  operation. 

There  are  11  miles  of  concrete  side- 
walks, and  73  miles  plank  walks,  90  miles 
of  streets,  bitulithic,  wood  block  and 
granitoid. 

The  banks  and  their  managers  are: 
Bank  of  Nova  Scotia,  B.  W.  McLeod; 
Molsons,  G.  W.  Swaisland;  Imperial,  G. 
R.  F.  Kirkpatrick;  Traders,  H.  C.  Ander- 
son; Royal,  J.  F.  McMillan;  British  North 
America,  A.  K.  Henderson;  Bank 
D'Hochelaga,  Alex.  Lefort;  Union,  J.  J. 
Anderson;  Ottawa,  A.  H.  Dickins;  Do- 
minion (2),  E.  C.  Bowker;  Northern 
Crown,  H.  H.  Richards;  Montreal,  E.  C. 
Pardee;  Commerce,  T.  M.  Turnbull;  Mer- 
chants (2),  A.  C.  Eraser  and  G.  B.  Chdd- 
wick. 

The  rapid  and  substantial  increase  in 
the  commerce  of  Edmonton  are  indi- 
cated by  the  following  statistics  of  the 
bank  clearings: 

Year  1910 $71,635,125 

October,  1910 6,927,932 

October,  191 1  12,583,265 

10  mos.  ending  Oct.,  1911  93,120,051 

Building  operations  are  making  rapid 
headway  as  will  be  seen  by  the  annexed 
table: 

Total  value  of  permits  issued — 

During  1909   .  • $2,128,166 

During  1910   2,159,106 

ist  10  mos.  1911  : 3,466,400 

During  Oct.,  191 1  389,650 

During  Oct.,  1910 146,874 


April,  1912 


BUSY  MAN'S  CANADA 


Fort  William,  Ont. 

Fort  William  is  the  distributing  centre 
for  the  west,  and  a  city  of  great  possi- 
bilities, which  are  being  realized  by  enter- 
prising concerns,  four  of  which  located 
here  during  the  last  year,  viz.,  Copp 
Stove  Co.,  Ltd.,  International  Harvester 
Co.,  Coalette  Co.,  Lumby-Stenhouse 
Foundry.  There  are  a  great  many  other 
manufacturing  concerns  here,  among 
them  the  Kakabeka  Brewing  Co.  and 
Canada  Iron  Corporation. 

Another  step  in  the  progress  of  de- 
velopment of  the  Grand  Trunk  Pacific 
Railway  has  been  made  by  the  comple- 
tion of  the  new  freight  shed  on  the  Mis- 
sion Terminal  here.  The  shed  is  900 
feet  long  and  70  feet  wide,  located  along- 
side the  basin,  opposite  the  elevator,  and 
equipped  with  trackage  sufficient  for  one 
hundred  cars. 

They  would  welcome  many  new  in- 
dustries, such  as  clothing,  furniture, 
wagons,  manufacturers  of  heavy  iron 
goods,  autos,  engines,  etc. 

Fort  William  has  unrivaled  transpor- 
tation facilities,  plentiful  labor,  cheap 
power  and  harbor  advantages.  They  also 
offer  free  site  and  tax  exemption,  par- 
ticulars of  which  are  obtainable  from  the 
Industrial  Commissioner. 

The  population  is  now  stated  at  20,644, 
the  assessment,  $24,362,267,  tax  rate  is  26 
mills.  C.P.R.  and  C.N.R.  telegraph,  and 
municipal-owned  telephone  service  are  in 
operation. 

Electric  power  is  supplied  by  Kakabeka 
Falls,  exploited  by  Kaministiquia  Power 
Co. 

Water  is  supplied  from  Loch  Lomond, 
332  feet  above  city,  in  hills  seven  miles 
away. 

The  city  is  remarkable  for  its  sub- 
stantial and  prosperous  appearance. 
There  are  many  fine  churches,  twelve 
schools,  collegiate  institute,  public  lib- 
rary, city  hall,  court  house  and  several 
up-to-date  hotels. 


The  Mayor  is  Samuel  C.  Young;  Secre- 
tary-Treasurer, William  Phillips;  City 
Clerk,  Alex.  McNaughton;  City  Treas- 
urer, Wm.  Phillips;  City  Engineer,  Jno. 
Wilson;  President  Board  of  Trade,  Geo. 
A.  Coslett;  Secretary,  Geo.  W.  Gorman; 
Postmaster,   William  Armstrong. 

Ten   chartered   banks   operate   here 

Imperial  Bank  of  Canada,  M.  Cochran, 
manager;  Bank  of  Hamilton,  W.  W.  Mc- 
Gillivray,  manager;  Traders,  F.  G.  De- 
pew,  manager;  Royal,  J.  W.  Ryan,  man- 
ager; Union,  G.  J.  Hunter,  manager; 
Ottawa,  W.  R.  Berford,  manager;  Do- 
minion, W.  C.  McFarlane,  manager; 
Montreal,  W.  Stevenson,  manager;  Com- 
merce, A.  A.  Wilson,  manager;  Mer- 
chants, F.  W.  Bell,  manager. 

« 

The    building    trades    have    been    very 

busy  lately.  The  permits  issued  during 
October  show  a  total  value  of  $538,300, 
as  against  $95,I5S  for  1910,  an  enormous 
increase. 

The  bankers  clearing  house  was  estab- 
lished 1st  October,  1911,  the  first  month's 
clearings    reaching   $2,387,883. 


HOOD  &  SCOTT 
ARCHITECTS 

Phones:  Office  247.    Residence  1 369 
Suite  43,  Murray  Block 

FORT  WILLIAM 


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W.  A.  MATHESON 
Barrister,  Solicitor,  etc. 
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G.  R.  EVANS 

Farms  and  City  Property 

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Gravelbourg,  Sask. 

Situated  on  the  Wood  Mountain  River, 
Gravelbourg  is  located  in  the  centre  of  a 
large  fertile  valley,  some  24  miles  wide  and 
60  miles  long.  The  town  is  ^2  miles  south- 
west of  Moose  Jaw,  and  ^2  miles  south- 
east of  Swift  Current.  Both  the  C.P.R.  and 
the  C.N.R.  are  running  lines  through  this 
valley,  and  both  will  have  stations  at  Gra- 
velbourg. 

Experts  declare  that  the  fertility  of  the 
district  is  unequalled  in  any  part  of  Sas- 
katchewan. Crops  run  as  high  as  50  bushels 
of  wheat  to  the  acre,  125  bushels  of  oats, 
and  as  much  as  24  bushels  of  flax  to  the 
acre.  There  is  actually,  according  to  the 
threshers'  report,  over  a  million  and  a  quar- 
ter of  bushels  of  grain  in  the  granaries  of 
the  district.  The  soil  is  quite  heavy,  there 
is  a  good  thickness  of  black  loam,  with  five 
or  six  feet  of  clay  subsoil. 

The  town  has  a  church,  with  a  resident 
clergyman ;  also  a  physician,  a  druggist, 
four  general  stores,  two  butcher  shops,  a 
bake  shop,  two  blacksmith  shops,  a  barber 
shop,  and  pool  room.  There  are  several 
large  implement  warehouses  and  two  loan 
and  insurance  offices.  The  Union  Bank  of 
Canada  has  a  branch  here.  The  Dominion 
Government  has  a  large  immigration  hall, 
useful  to  the  settlers  who  wish  to  go  still 
further  south.  The  Government  has  also 
a  telegraph  office,  and  a  sub-agency  of  the 
Dominion  Lands.  The  Department  of  the 
Mounted  Police  has  also  a  detachment  here. 
Several  schocds  have  been  opened  in  the 
district,  and  services  of  different  denomina- 
tions held.  There  is  a  very  good  attendance 
at  these  schools. 


A  telegraph  line  has  been  built  to  con- 
nect this  important  point  with  the  city  of 
Moose  Jaw,  and  the  Government  has  estab- 
lished here  a  sub-agency  for  Dominion 
lands,  to  attend  to  the  enormous  influx  of 
settlers  attracted  by  the  beauty  of  the  coun- 
try. 

The  natural  importance  of  the  district  in- 
duced the  C.N.R.  to  make  Gravelbourg  its 
divisional  point  for  South  Saskatchewan. 

Besides  the  Wood  River  and  the  Old 
Wives  Creek,  which  flow  across  the  valley, 
the  water  question  for  the  District  of  Gra- 
velbourg is  well  settled.  Numerous  artesian 
wells,  one  of  which  is  in  the  town,  have 
been  dug,  and  all  of  these  have  been  over- 
flowing for  years.  The  water  is  pure  and 
the  supply  unlimited. 

All  the  south  of  Saskatchewan  is  under- 
lined with  coal,  and  many  mines  have  been 
opened  up  where  the  farmers  get  their  coal 
at  rates  varying  from  $1.50  to  $S  per  ton. 

The  natural  distributing  position  of  Gra- 
velbourg, the  coal  mines  of  its  district,  the 
abundance  and  purity  of  its  water,  and  the 
most  beautiful  country  it  commands,  offer 
unlimited  possibilities  for  all  kinds  of  indus- 
tries and  wholesale  houses. 

The  survey  of  the  C.P.R.  line  from  Swift 
Current  to  Moose  Jaw  runs  through  Gra- 
velbourg, and  the  Grand  Trunk  Pacific's 
proposed  line  from  Lethbridge  to  Regina 
and  north,  also  runs  through  the  town.  It 
is  the  intention  of  the  C.N.R.  to  connect 
their  Lethbridge-Maryfield  extension  line  to 
Gravelbourg.  It  is  therefore  expected  that 
Gravelbourg  will  be  an  important  railroad 
centre. 


MAN'S   REAL    BIG   WORK. 


THE  big  work  of  man  is  neither  masonry,  manufacturing  nor 
merchandising.  It  is  life  itself.  Incidentally,  there  are  bricks 
to  be  laid,  wood  to  be  shaped  and  goods  to  be  sold;  but  these  are 
only  jots  and  tittles  rn  the  scheme  of  individual  existence.  The 
main  thing  is  life  itself.  Life  well  wrought  is  a  fabric  which  com- 
mands the  gaze  of  all  discerning  eyes,  the  responsiveness  of  all 
neighboring  hearts.    Life  bungled  is  a  producer  of  ceaseless  shame. 

— Richard  Wightman. 

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BUSY  MAN'S  CANADA 


Guelph,  Ont. 

The  population  now  exceeds  15,000, 
and  the  total  assessment  amounts  to 
$8,922,836.  The  tax  rate  has  been  re- 
duced to  14  mills — one  of  the  lowest 
in  all  Canada.  All  the  public  utilities  are 
municipally  owned,  including  water,  elec- 
tric light  and  power,  gas,  street  railway 
and  the  Guelph  Junction  Steam  Railway 
of  15  miles,  which  is  leased  on  a  percent- 
age to  the  C.  P.  R. 

Guelph  is  situated  48  miles  west  of 
Toronto,  and  is  the  largest  shipping  and 
transhipping  point  on  the  Grand  Trunk 
Railway  between  Toronto  and  the  Cana- 
dian border  at  Sarnia. 

The  Taylor-Scott  deal,  whereby  the 
factory  was  to  locate  here,  has  fallen 
through,  owing  to  the  company  refusing 
to  abide  by  the  verbal  agreement  with 
Mr.  Lyon  and  Mayor  Thorp,  trustees  for 
the  lot  purchasers,  and  the  Guelph  Stove 
Company  has  accepted  the  proposition 
and  will  build  a  new  factory  on  the  site 
in  St.  Patrick's  ward,  commencing  work 
immediately. 

About  70  factories  are  fully  employed 
in  various  lines  of  business  and  there 
are  openings  for  many  others. 

Guelph  is  the  home  of  the  world- 
famed  Ontario  Agricultural  College, 
Experimental  Farm  and  Macdonald 
Institute.  Students  from  all  parts  of  the 
world.  100,000  visitors  annually.  Be- 
tween 40,000  and  50,000  visitors  during 
annual  excursions  in  June. 

A  new  industrial  centre  is  to  be  estab- 
lished just  outside  of  the  city  limits  on 
the  York  Road  next  spring,  and  as  a 
starter  Mr.  J.  W.  Lyon  has  recently  pur- 
chased some  fifty  acres  of  land  just  out- 
side the  town  line,  a  little  northeast  of 
Lyon  Park.  On  this  tract  of  land  will 
be  erected  a  new  $100,000  factory  for  the 
manufacture  of  sheaf  loaders,  employing 
at  the  outset  between  400  and  500  men, 
and  leaving  plenty  of  room  for  exten- 
sions. It  is  expected  that  the  factory 
itself,  with  the  adjoining  buildings,  will 
occupy  about  twenty-five  acres  of  ground, 
and  the  other  twenty-five  acres   will  be 


used    only    for    factory    purposes,    not    a 
single  house  to  be  erected. 

There  are  now  six  banks  established 
here,  viz.:  Metropolitan,  managed  by  T. 
G.  McMaster;  Traders,  F.  J.  Winlow; 
Royal,  R.  L.  Torrance;  Dominion,  A.  R. 
Sampson;  Montreal,  C.  E.  Freer;  Com- 
merce, J.  M.  Duff. 


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Lethbridge,  Alta. 

A  most  radical  change  in  connection 
with  the  city  government  has  just  been 
made.  The  council  unanimously  adopted 
the  report  of  City  Assessor  Meech  advo- 
cating that  the  single  tax  method  of  taxa- 
tion be  put  in  force  in  Lethbridge  during 
the  coming  year.  The  idea  of  single  tax 
has  been  growing  rapidly  in  this  city  for 
the  past  year  and  found  many  staunch 
supporters. 

Lethbridge  is  rapidly  becoming  a  large 
wholesale  centre,  87  members  of  the 
North-Western  Commercial  Travellers' 
Association  have  already  reported  here, 
and  large  warehouses  built  in  the  last 
two  years. 

There  is  an  opening  here  for  a  first- 
class  hotel  which  should  cost  $100,000, 
and  there  is  ample  business  to  support 
it.  A  gasoline  engine  repair  factory  will 
find  all  the  business  that  it  can  do,  as  the 
majority  of  the  farmers  in  this  district 
use  gasoline  traction  engines  for  their 
farm  work. 

The  Grand  Trunk  Pacific  and  Canadian 
Northern  (two  branches)  are  building  to- 
wards Lethbridge. 

Half  a  million  dollars  have  been  set 
aside  for  a  street  railway  system.  Ten- 
ders are  out  and  contracts  have  been  let. 
By  August  next  it  is  expected  that  the 
citizens  of  Lethbridge  will  have  the  same 
opportunity  of  enjoying  the  luxury  of 
the  only  real  joy  ride.  Eleven  miles  of 
double  track  are  to  be  laid. 

Lethbridge  is  the  centre  of  the  coal 
district  in  Southern  Alberta,  and  also  the 
centre  of  the  district  in  which  the  fam- 
ous "Alberta  Red"  fall  wheat  is  grown. 
This  wheat  has  taken  the  first  prize 
wherever  it  has  been  shown. 

Lethbridge  is  situated  on  the  Belly 
River,  140  miles  south  of  Clagary.  It  is 
the  headquarters  of  the  Alberta  Railway 
and  Irrigation  Co.  This  road  connects 
with  the  Great  Northern  at  Coutts,  and 
with  the  C.P.R. 

The  population  is  10,072,  assessment 
$18,634,744,  tax  rate  low. 


E.  A.  Cunningham  is  President  Board  of 
Trade ;  J.  L.  Manwaring,  Secretary ;  G.  M. 
Hatch,  Mayor;  G.  W.  Robinson,  City 
Clerk;  A.  C.  D.  Blanchard,  City  Engin- 
eer; E.  N.  Higinbotham,  Postmaster. 

The  city  owns  the  electric  light  and 
power  plant  (iic  K.W.).  There  are 
C.P.R.  and  Western  Union  telegraph,^ 
Government  phones  (local,  rural  and  long 
distance),  40  miles  of  graded  streets,  33. 
mills  of  concrete  walks,  six  public 
schools,  one  separate  school,  high  school" 
and  Provincial  court  house.  Provincial 
jail,  14  churches,  good  hotels,  six  thea- 
tres and  amusement  halls. 

The  city  has  under  construction  agri- 
cultural buildings,  and  large  grounds,  ad- 
ditional water  mains,  sewers  and  side- 
walks, at  a  total  outlay  of  $600,000. 

Contracts  have  been  called  for  10  mile 
equipment  of  street  railway,  to  be  owned 
by  the  municipality. 

The  International  Dry  Farming  Con- 
gress meets  here  October  21st  to  26th. 

The  banks  and  their  managers  neces- 
sary to  attend  to  the  financial  require- 
ments of  this  city  are:  Eastern  Town- 
ships (W.  D.  Lawson),  Molsons  (K.  D. 
J.  C.  Johnson),  Imperial  (W.  R.  Seatle), 
Royal  (J.  M.  Aitken),  Toronto  (C.  A. 
Stephens),  Union  (G.  R.  Tinning),  Mont- 
real (W.  J.  Ambrose),  Commerce  (C. 
G.  K.  Nourse),  Merchants  (C.  R.  Young). 

The  bank  clearances  are  compared  in 
the  following  table: 

For  full  year  1910 $27,095,709 

For  1911    28,503,298 

Progress  in  the  building  operations  is 
shown  below: 

Total  building  permits — 

Issued  during  year  1908 $365,495 

Issued    during   year    1909 1,268,215 

Issued  during  year  1910 1,220,810 

Issued    during    year    191 1     1,033,380 


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Lindsay,  Ont. 

Lindsay  is  offering  free  sites  and  other 
inducements  to  new  industries  locating 
here.  To  malleable  iron  works  or  flour 
mills  this  is  an  exceptional  opportunity. 

Some  of  the  industries  now  in  opera- 
tion are:  Flour  mill,  cereal,  leather, 
lumber,  farm  implements,  woollens, 
wheels,    shoes. 

Electric  power  is  $20  maximum,  and 
light  7c  per  thousand  Watts. 

The  streets  are  asphalt  block  paved. 

Winter  fair,  poultry  show,  stock  and 
seed  judging,  and  short  agricultural 
course,    are    held    every    year. 

The  President  of  the  Board  of  Trade 
is  F.  W.  Sutcliffe;  Allan  Gillies,  Secretary, 
R.  M.  Beal,  Mayor;  D.  Ray,  Clerk;  Peter 
Kennedy,  Treasurer;  H.  Gladman,  Post- 
master. 

Manor,  Sask. 

There  are  splendid  openings  here  for 
general   store  and  a  photographer. 

Manor  is  in  the  Moose  Mountain  dis- 
trict, is  59  miles  south-west  of  Brandon, 
and  254  miles  south-west  of  Winnipeg. 
The  surrounding  district  is  a  rich  pro- 
ductive country. 

The  four  elevators  have  a  capacity 
of  119,000  bushels,  and  handled  last  sea- 
son 231,000  bushels  of  grain.  Through 
the  stock  yards  were  handled  129  cattle 
and  753  hogs. 

The  population  is  350  with  a  tribu- 
tary population  of  about  1,500.  Assess- 
ment roll,  $283,000;  tax  rate,  20  mills. 
There  are  Government  phones,  C.P.R. 
telegraph  and  Dominion  express.  The 
Crown  Bank  is  managed  by  W.  ■TST. 
White. 

Municipal  Officers  are:  E.  C.  McDiar- 
mid.  Mayor;  D.  E.  Brown,  Secretary- 
Treasurer;  A.  H.  de  Tremauden,  Presi- 
dent Board  of  Trade;  D.  E.  Brown,  Sec- 
retary. 

The  new  large  public  school  cost  $15,- 
000;  post  office  cost  $12,000;  bank,  $12,- 
000;  hotel,  $18,000.  These  will  give  an 
idea  of  the  class  of  buildings  that  are 
in  the  town. 


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"The  difference  between  the  clerk 
who  spends  all  of  his  salary  and 
the  clerk  who  saves  part  of  it  is 
the  difference — in  ten  years — be- 
tween the  owner  of  a  business 
and    the   man    owt   of   a   job." 

— John  Waxam/,ker. 

Most  of  the  fortunes  have  been 
accumulated  by  men  who  began 
life  without  capital.  Anyone  who 
is  willing  to  practice  a  little  self- 
denial  for  a  few  years  in  order 
to  save  can  eventually  have  a  fund 
sufficient  to  invest  in  a  business 
which  will  produce  a  largely  in- 
creased   income. 

No  enterprise  can  be  started 
without  money,  and  tihe  longer 
the  day  of  saving  is  postponed, 
the  longer  it  will  be  before  the 
greater  prosperity  be  realized. 

Begin  to-day.  One  dollar  will 
open  an  account  with  this  old- 
established  institution.  We  have 
many  small  depositors,  and  many 
who  began  in  a  small  way  and 
now  have  large  balances  at  their 
credit.  Every  dollar  deposited 
bears  compound  interest  at  three 
and  one-half  per  cent. 


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April,  1912 


Macleod,  Alta. 

This  is  the  centre  of  a  fine  agricul- 
tural country,  where  the  famous  "  Al- 
berta Red"  fall  wheat  grows  to  perfec- 
tion, and  other  cereals  do  equally  as 
well.  The  town  has  Municipal  owned 
Electric  light  and  power  plant;  power 
being  supplied  day  and  night  at  cost. 
Natural  gas  will  be  brought  in  by  Sep- 
tember ist  next;  there  is  an  unlimited 
supply  and  it  will  be  furnished  at  cost 
to  new  industries  locating  here. 

Macleod  is  situated  in  Southern  Al- 
berta, on  the  foot-hills  of  the  Rocky 
Mountains,  on  the  Crow's  Nest  Pass  line 
of  the  C.P.R.  The  Canadian  Northern 
Railway  will  shortly  have  a  line  into 
Macleod. 

The  town  is  bristling  with  activity, 
very  largely  stimulated  by  the  appoint- 
ment of  Mr.  John  Richardson,  as  Indus- 
trial Commissioner.  Two  or  three  im- 
portant industrial  firms  are  expected  to 
locate  here  in  the  near  future.  Special 
efforts  are  being  made  to  induce  a  sash 
and  door  manufacturer,  linseed-oil  and 
cake  maker  and  a  large  wholesale  house 
to  locate  here.  A  large  business  awaits 
them  in  supplying  the  wants  of  the 
thousands  in  the  Crow's  Nest  Pass, 
Macleod's   back  door  market. 

By  the  fall  of  the  present  year  the 
C.N.R.  will  be  building  their  shop  here. 
It  will  give  employment  to  about  five 
thousand  extra  men.  The  G.T.P.  will 
also  enter  Macleod  next  year,  which  will 
make  it  the  railway  centre  of  Southern 
Alberta. 

Present  industries  include  flour  mills, 
saw  mills,  a  creamery  and  a  steam 
laundry.  There  are  three  hotels,  a  short- 
hand and  typewriting  college,  and  a  new 
general  hospital  is  contemplated  during 
1912.  An  up-to-date  fire  equipment  is 
in  charge  of  J.  S.  Lambert,  fire  chief. 
The  Chief  of  Police  is  S.  O.  Lawson. 

There  is  a  demand  here  for  almost 
every  class  of  business,  with  particu- 
larly good  openings  for  boot  and  s'hoe. 


furniture,  woodworking,  waggon,  stoves, 
automobile,  engine,  factories,  wire  fence 
works  and  furnace  makers.  There  is  also 
an  opening  for  a  poultry  and  farm  pro- 
duce exchange  with  cold  storage  facil- 
ities. The  farmers  have  the  stuff  to  sell 
and  the  miners  in  the  Crow's  Nest  Pass 
have  the  money  to  buy  with. 

A  movement  is  on  foot  to  build  a  new 
town  hall,  costing  in  the  neighborhood 
of  $100,000,  and  a  new  Post  Office  is 
also  about  to  be  erected.  In  a  few 
months  the  new  opera  house  will  be 
completed.  These  are  only  a  few  signs 
that  Macleod  is  entering  upon  an  era 
of  prosperity  that  will  not  be  surpassed 
by  any  other  town  in  the  West. 

There  are  eight  miles  of  concrete  side- 
walks; four  banks  and  about  four  hund- 
red telephones.  Good  schools,  good 
roads,  and  good  water.  A  case  of 
typhoid  has  not  been  known  in  the  town, 
which  speaks  well  for  the  water  and 
sanitary  conditions. 

The  population  is  2,500;  assessment, 
$1)951.701.  Government  telephone  sys- 
tem, C.P.R.  telegraph,  and  Dominion 
Express. 

The  Industrial  Commissioner  and 
Secretary  of  Board  of  Trade  is  John 
Richardson;  Mayor,  E.  H.  Stedman; 
City  Clerk,  G.  Foster  Brown;  City  En- 
gineer, G.  H.  Altham;  Postmaster,  M. 
McKay. 

Liberal  inducements  are  offered  to  new 
industries.  The  Industrial  Commissioner 
will  gladly  welcome  inquiries  and  give 
full  particulars  on  any  subject. 

An  illustrated  article,  descriptive  of 
Macleod  and  district,  appeared  in  the  maga- 
zine section  of  the  number  of  The  Busy 
Man's  Canada. 


The  sociable  man  is  one  who,  hav- 
ing nothing  to  do,  comes  around  and 
bothers  one  who  has. 


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BUSY  MAN'S  CANADA 


Some  places  were  born  LUCKY;  Macleod  was  born 
WEALTHY.       If     you    want    to    go    west    go     to 

MACLEOD,  Alberta 


HERE  ARE  A  FEW  OF  THE 
PEOPLE  WE  WANT. 


1.  A  Tent  and  Mattress 
Maker.     Grand  Chance. 

2.  A  Sash  and  Door  Maker. 
Big  Market. 

3.  A  Ladies'  Hairdresser. 
No  competition,  big  prices. 

4.  A  First=class  Restau= 
rant.  A  man  who  knows  his 
business  will  do  a  roaring 
trade,  and  will  make  money 
hand  over  fist. 

5.  A  Linseed  Oil  and  Cake 
Maker.  Will  do  brisk  trade 
with  farmers. 


Main  St.,  Macleod.     It  is  growing  every  day. 

Come  with  your  family 
because  it's  a  good  place  to 
LIVE  in. 

Come  with  your  money, 
because  it's  a  good  place  to 
INVEST  in. 

Come  yourself.  It's  one  of 
the  best  places  to  GROW  In. 

Macleod  has  a  population 
of  2500,  and  before  the  end  of 
this  year  it  will  be  served  by 
three  railways  and  perhaps 
four. 


Duck  and  Goose   Shooting  by  Automobile 
in  the  Macleod  District. 


Macleod  is  the  centre  of 
the  richest  farming  country 
In  the  world. 


FARMERS  ARE  COMING  IN  FROM  EVERVi  QUARTER.     IF  YOU'RE 

A  FARMER,  VOU  COME. 

If  you  want  to  share  the  wealth  of  Macleod,  write  to 

JOHN  RICHARDSON, 

Industrial  Commissioner,  -  -  Macleod,  Alberta. 

Mention  what  your  line  of  business  HAS  been,  what  you  want  it  to  be, 
and  how  much  capital  you  have  behind  you,  and  you  will  get  TRUTHFUL 
INFORMATION.  s  -v 

MACLEOD   IS    NOT  A    FREAK  TOWN.      IT  IS  SITUATED  WHERE 
NATURE    INTENDED   A    BIG   CITY  TO    BE 


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April,  1912 


Montreal,  Que. 

According  to  the  statement  of  Cus- 
toms duties  collected  during  the  year 
191 1,  given  out  by  Mr.  W.  J.  McKenna, 
Accountant  of  Customs  for  the  port  of 
Montreal,  all  preceding  years  were  left 
far  behind. 

There  is  an  increase  of  nearly  two 
million  dollars  between  the  amount  col- 
lected during  the  past  year  and  the  total 
amount  for  1910. 

The  largest  month  proved  to  be 
March,  when  $1,825,217.80  was  collected. 
It  was  the  largest  amount  ever  collected 
in  any  one  month  since  Customs  have 
been  established  in  Montreal.  April  was 
the  poorest  month  of  the  year,  only  $1,- 
332,096.47  finding  its  way  into  the  cof- 
fers of  the  Government  thirough  the 
Customs. 

In  only  one  instance  was  there  a  de- 
crease as  compared  with  the  correspond- 
ing month  of  the  year  1910.  This  was 
in  February,  when  the  figures  of  191 1 
were  $10,000  short  of  last  year's.  It 
was  more  'than  made  up  by  the  March 
increase,  which  amounted  to  nearly 
$300,000. 

There  is  no  appreciable  increase  in  the 
figures  for  the  months  that  the  port  of 
Montreal  is  open  to  ocean-going  steam- 
ers. May,  June,  July,  August,  September, 
October  and  November  not  coming  up 
to  March  and  December. 

The  totals  for  1910  and  191 1  were  as 
follows: — 

Total,  1910,  $17,746,716.72;  total,  191 1, 
$I9>457.427-3I5  an  increase  in  191 1  of 
$1,710,710.59. 

The  largest  increase  between  any 
month  of  the  past  year  and  the  cor- 
responding month  of  1910  was  for  the 
month  of  December,  where  a  difference 
of  $307,514.08  was  recorded  in  favor  of 
1911. 

The  stock  Exchange  did  more  busi- 
ness than  in  1910.  But  the  feature  which 
strikes  one  about  the  movements  on 
Exchange  in  191 1  was  not  the  volume  of 
stocks  bought   and   sold,   but  the  exten- 


sion of  the  Montreal  market  by  the  list- 
ing of  new  industrial  issues.  A  steam- 
boat and  a  bank  merger,  the  reorganiza- 
tion of  the  paper  and  pulp  industries  in 
the  Province  of  Quebec,  were  influences 
which  contributed  to  opening  new  op- 
portunities  for  investors. 

Montreal  maintained  her  position  as 
a  banker.  Clearing  house  returns  in- 
deed show  a  record  advance,  for  the 
totals  of  191 1  were  $28,000,000  ahead  of 
the  preceding  year.  The  returns  were 
$2,368,493,362,  as  compared  with  $2,088,- 
S59>563  in  1910.  Montreal  was  respon- 
sible for  one-third  of  the  total  bank 
clearings  of  the  Dominion.  Among  the 
cities  of  America,  Montreal  is  ninth 
with  regard  to  bank  clearings. 

Last  year  was  a  heavy  one  in  the 
port.  Despite  serious  interference  with 
shipping  owing  to  strikes  in  Great  Brit- 
ain in  the  summer,  steamboat  traffic  in 
and  out  of  Montreal  was  greater  than 
in  any  previous  year;  726  vessels  of  a 
total  tonnage  of  2,338,252  docked  in 
Montreal.  It  is  interesting  to  note  the 
cargoes  of  some  of  the  boats  which  left 
the  Canadian  port:  1,810,666  boxes  of 
cheese,  139,503  packages  of  butter,  29,- 
893,184  bushels  of  grain,  2,217,365  sacks 
and  186,470  barrels  of  flour;  45,966  head 
of    cattle    and    3,725    sheep. 

Building  operations  continue  steady, 
the  latest  figures  showing:  1910,  total 
permits  value,  $15,715,859;  1911  (first  ten 
months),  permits  value,  $13,079,165;  1910 
(October),  permits  value,  $1,910,240; 
191 1  (October),  permits  value,  $1,- 
659,955. 

Mayor,  L.  A.  Lavallee;  President  Board 
Trade,  Robert  W.  Reford ;  Secretary,  G. 
Hadbull;  City  Clerk,  Hon.  L.  O.  David; 
Asst.  City  Clerk,  Rene  Bavset;  Treasurer, 
Charles  Arundle;  Postmaster,  Hon.  L.  O. 
Taillon. 

Board  of  Commissioners,  L.  A.  Lavallee, 
J.  Ainey,  L.  P.  Lachapelle,  M.D. ;  L.  N. 
Dupuis 

Fire  Chief,  J  Tremblay;  Chief  of  Police, 
O.   Campeau. 


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Ji  Store  for  Visitors 


Constant  personal  contact  with  the  world's  Leading  Fashion 
Centres  brings  to  this  Store  the  very  newest  effects  in 
Woman's  Apparel. 

Choice  Silks,  Laces  and  Dress  Fabrics 
Stylish  Millinery,  Costumes  and  Waists 
The  Newest  Neckwear  and  Belts, 
The  Finest  of  Plain  and  Fancy  Linens. 

There's  always  satis  action  in  deahng  in  Ogu.vy's  for  we 
only  keep  satisfactory  articles,  and  yuu  can  depend  on  every- 
thing being  exactly  as  represented.  Quality  —  reliable 
quality, — always  must  come  first  with  us. 


JAS.j(.0GILVV4S0NS  »"•'  •'i^rZ.S.  """■"'■ 


LA  BANQUE  NATIONALE 


FOUNDED  IN  1860 


Capital  I-  -  $2,000,000.00 

Reserve  Fund  —    ..  -  p  =  .  $1,300,000.00 


Our  system  of  Travellers'  cheques  has  given  complete  satis- 
faction to  all  our  patrons,  as  to  rapidity,  security  and  economy 
The  public  is  invited  to  take  advantage  of  its  facilities. 


Our  office  in  Paris  (rue  Boudreau,  7,   Square  de  I'Opera)  is 
found  very  convenient  for  the  Canadian  tourists  in  Europe. 


Transfers  of  funds,  collections,  payments,  commercial  credits 
in  Europe,  United  States  and  Canada  transacted  at  the  lowest 
rate. 


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BUSY  MAN'S  CANADA 


April,  1912 


Moose  Jaw,  Sask. 

The  Walch  Land  Company,  of  Winni- 
peg, has  purchased  the  sub-division  of 
Saskatchewan  Beach  from  the  owners, 
McKillop,  Benjafield  Co.,  and  have 
opened  their  Moose  Jaw  office  at  Room 
I,  new  Grayson  Block. 

There  are  five  elevators  (capacity 
293,000  bushels),  at  which  were  handled 
418,000  bushels  of  grain;  flour  mill 
(capacity  2,000  barrels  daily);  oatmeal 
mill  (capacity  300  barrels  daily) ;  exten- 
sive stock  yards,  at  which  were  handled 
2,050  horses,  2,000  cattle,  600  sheep  and 
300  hogs  last  season;  electric  light  and 
power;  street  railway;  industrial  spurs 
for  manufacturing  and  wholesale  pur- 
poses; is  the  customs  port  of  entry; 
office  of  the  Dominion  Land  Depart- 
ment; is  headquarters  of  C.  P.  R.  lines 
in  Saskatchewan;  Dominion  Express. 

Among  its  industries  are:  Cement 
block  plant,  lumber  yards,  meat-packing 
plants,  many  wholesale  houses,  nine 
banks,  two  daily  newspapers. 

Opportunities:  Hotel,  soap  works,  tan- 
nery, creamery,  wholesale  houses  in  all 
lines  of  business. 

The  total  assessment  in  1910  was  $13,- 
548,402.  This  had  increased  by  191 1  to 
$27,770,453,  an  advance  of  over  100  per 
cent. 

The  population  in  1901  was  1,558;  in 
1906,  6,250;  and  the  returns  of  a  census 
just  completed  by  the  Board  of  Trade 
and  the  City  Council  shows  the  popula- 
tion to-day  to  be  19,500  people. 

The  Customs  House  receipts  for  the 
fiscal  year  of  1904-5  were  $23,902.51. 

The  receipts  for  the  fiscal  year  of  1910- 
II  were  $276,736.25. 

Some  of  the  largest  industries  in 
Western  Canada  have  seen  the  un- 
doubted advantages  of  being  located  at 
this  point,  and  their  unqualified  success 
has  proved  their  sound  judgment. 
Among  these  are  the  Saskatchewan 
Flour  Mills  Co.,  Ltd.,  with  a  capacity  of 
2,600  barrels  per  day;  the  Saskatchewan 
Bridge  and  Iron  Co.,  Ltd.,  who  have 
found  it  necessary  to  reorganize  with  a 
capitalization    of    $1,000,000,    and    intend 


commencing  early  in  the  spring  to  erect 
a  plant,  covering  27  city  lots,  and  expect 
to  employ  within  two  years  in  the  neigh- 
borhood of  400  men.  Messrs.  Gordon, 
Ironsides  and  Fares  have  just  completed 
an  abattoir  and  packing  plant,  which  to 
erect  and  equip  cost  over  $1,000,000,  and 
there  are  others. 


DAVIS  &  MACINTYRE 

We  specialize  in  Saskatchewan  Farm  Lands 
and  Moose  Jaw  city  property.  Write  for 
price  lists  and  maps. 

Co/  guaranteed  to  investors  in  first  mort. 
^/o  gages,  farm  or  city.  Highest  refer- 
ences. Get  particulars.  2  High  St.  W- 
MOOSE  JAW^.  SASK.        .".         P.O.  Box  549 


THE 


Ralph    Manley    Ag-ency 

FOR 

REAL   ESTATE 


SIMMINQTON  BLOCK 


MOOSE  JAW 

11 


CITY   HOTEL 

MOOSE  JAW 
The  Commercial  Travellers'  House 

RATES  $2.50 

J.  E.  KINNEY.  Prop. 
Write  or  Wire  for  Room  9 


"If  It's  Real  Estate,  It's  Our  Business" 

W.  H.  FISHER 

The  Land  Man 

MOOSE  JAW  CITY  PROPERTY 

FIRST  MORTGAGES  ON  IMPROVED 

FARM  AND  CITY  PROPERTY 

A  SPECIALTY 


Moose  Jaw,  Canada 


THE  LOCATORS  LAND  CO. 

MOOSE  JAW^,  SASK.,  CANADA 

Wheat  Lands  in    100,000  acres  in 

G  ACIf  ATPHCW AN  t)locks  from  5,000 
OAuIVA  1  ^jniLVVAIi  acres  up  at  prices 
from  $17.00  to  $20.00  per  acre ;  single  sec- 
tion ?18.00  to  $25.00  per  acre.  Small  cash 
payments,  balance  easy  terms. 


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MOOSE  's  ^ --„  Make 
JAW  ""  Money 


There  are  lots  of  openings  for  wholesale  and  retail 

business. 

MOOSE  JAW  is  situated  in  the   most   prosperous, 

most  uniformly  successful  grain-growing  district  of 

the  whole  West.     The  farmers  all  have  money  and 

they  spend  it  in  MOOSE  JAW. 

For  any  information  on  any  subject — write 

H.  G.  COLEMAN, 

Secretary  Board  of  Trade, 

MOOSE  JAW,  SASKATCHEWAN 


A   Youthful   Financier. 


"TXrE  have  among  the  two  or  three  hundred  Herald  employees," 
"''  writes  Mr.  T.  Kelly  Dickinson,  financial  editor  of  that 
paper,  "  an  exponent  of  Montreal  Higher  Finance,  who  gives 
promise  of  out-Hooleying  Hooley,  and  making  some  of  our  local 
capitalists  look  like  the  smallest  denomination  in  silver  currency. 
His  name — well  that  will  be  a  household  word  in  days  to  come, 
so  I  omit  it.  His  occupation  is  that  of  Printer's  Devil.  Even  the 
linotype  could  not  drive  the  devil  to  his  remote  residence.  This 
young  Devil  bought  a  chicken.  Goodness  knows  where  he  got  it, 
but  he  bought  it  for  65  cents.  He  raffled  it  among  the  other  imps 
in  the  establishment  at  ten  cents  per  ticket.  This  netted  him  $3.50. 
The  winning  ticket  was  drawn  by  the  office  boy,  whereupon  thie 
aforesaid  Devil  gave  the  office  boy  50  cents  for  the  chicken,  took 
it  home  and  sold  it  to  his  father  for  75  cents.  If  that  boy  is  left 
alone  he  will  become  a  great  merger  promoter." 


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BUSY  MAN'S  CANADA 


April,  1912 


Nelson,  B.C. 

The  city  council  has  passed  an  agree- 
ment with  the  Western  Box  and  Shingle 
Mills,  Limited,  which  will  open  a  large 
factory  here  in  a  few  weeks.  It  will  be 
fitted  with  the  most  modern  machinery 
and  will  manufacture  a  thousand  boxes 
and  fifty  thousand  shingles  per  day  at 
the  commencement. 

Mr.  H.  H.  Currie,  B.A.,  Secretary  of 
the  Publicity  Bureau,  reports  that  there 
are  good  openings  here  for  flour  mill, 
tannery,  box  factory,  broom  factory  and 
pulp  mill,  and  he  will  gladly  give  par- 
ticulars of  these  openings,  and  special 
advantages  of  locating  here. 

Nelson  is  the  centre  of  the  non-irri- 
gated fruit  growing  district,  as  well  as 
the  mining  capital  of  the  Kootenay  dis- 
trict. 

At  the  termination  of  navigation  on 
the  west  arm  of  Kootenay  Lake.  The 
climate  is  mild  and  well  sheltered,  plenty 
of  rain  fall.  Transportation  facilities  in 
addition  to  the  steamships  plying  on  the 
lakes  are,  Canadian  Pacific  Railway 
(Crow's  Nest  Pass  division),  Great 
Northern  (Spokane  Line),  Express  Co.'s 
are  Dominion  and  Great  Northern; 
C.P.R.  and  Western  Union  telegraph; 
local,  rural  and  long  distance  phones; 
electric  cars  (54  miles),  electric  light  and 
power  (23,600  h.p.),  eleven  miles  gra- 
velled streets,  17  miles  cement  and  plank 
sidewalks;  manufactured  gas  for  light 
and  power;  pure  water  from  the  moun- 
tain streams;  gravity  sewerage  system. 

Two  public,  one  high  and  one  night 
school.  Mining  school  in  connection 
with  high  school  is  being  arranged  for. 
Seven  churches,  daily  newspaper,  court 
bouse.  Oddfellows  block,  opera  house 
and  other  places  of  amusement,  Y.M.C.A. 
building,  six  wholesale  houses,  commer- 
cial and  summer-resort  hotels. 

Among  its  industries  are:  Iron  works, 
sawmills,  C.P.R.  shipyards,  railroad  di- 
visional shops,  sash  and  door  factories, 
brewery,  marble  works,  two  jam  fac- 
tories, mattress  works,  mineral  water 
factory,  the  products  of  gold,  silver,  cop- 


per, lead,  zinc  and  marble  mines  are  five 
million  dollars. 

The  eig*ht  rail  and  steamer  routes 
afford  easy  and  rapid  transportation. 
This  is  a  business  centre,  distributing 
and  industrial  point  of  no  mean  propor- 
tions, being  the  third  city  in  British 
Columbia,  with  a  population  of  7,003, 
within  one  and  a  half  miles  of  the  post 
office.  Assessment,  $3,072,970;  assess- 
ment 7  mills  on  50  per  cent,  value  of  im- 
provements and  45  mills  on  land.  The 
city  has  recently  purchased  $70,000  worth 
of  its  own  bonds,  showing  the  city  is 
progressive  and  in  strong  financial  posi- 
tion. The  city  saved  some  $20,000  by 
purchasing  its  bonds  with  money  set 
apart  for  that  purpose.  The  city  im- 
provements in  191 1,  cost  $30,000. 

Four  banks  are  needed  to  attend  to 
the  financial  wants  of  the  district.  They 
are,  with  their  managers:  Commerce, 
J.  S.  Munro ;  Imperial,  J.  H.  D.  Benson ; 
Montreal,  LeB.  DeVeber;  Royal,  A.  B. 
Nethersby. 

J.  E.  Annable  is  Mayor;  W.  E.  Was- 
son.  City  Clerk  and  Treasurer;  G.  C. 
Mackay,  Engineer;  H.  H.  Currie,  Secre- 
tary Publicity  Bureau;  E.  K.  Beeston, 
Secretary  Board  of  Trade ;  and  T.  D.  Stark, 
President. 

Fire  protection — ^^  hydrants,  14  alarm 
boxes,  pressure  150  lbs.,  3  halls,  3  sub- 
stations, chemical  hose  cart,  etc.  D. 
Guthrie,  Fire  Chief,  and  C.  W.  Young, 
Chief  Police. 


We  Have  For  Sale 

Six  small  subdivisions  lying  between 
Kootenay  river  and  the  Granite  road, 
with  excellent  river  frontage  and  beach; 
they  contain  from  four  to  ten  acres  and 
are  very  suitable  for  pretty  summer 
homes ;  they  each  have  from  three  to 
seven  acres  of  first-class  land.  ^Ve 
shall  be  pleased  to  show  them  and 
quote  prices. 

MAWDSLEY,    SHAW  &  CO., 
NELSON. 


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BUSY  MAN'S  CANADA 


Ottawa,  Ont. 

The  outlook  for  the  comiing  year  is 
for  a  large  expansion.  Mr.  H.  W.  Baker, 
Publicity  Commissioner,  is  at  present 
negotiating  with  over  170  different  indus- 
trial "  prospects,"  which  include  almost 
every  class  of  manufacturing  for  which 
Ottawa   is  a   suitable   centre. 

Ottawa  is  still  the  largest  individual 
manufacturer  of  lumber  in  the  world. 
The  district  output  for  191 1  will  approxi- 
mately be  359,000,000  feet  board  measure, 
with  a  monetary  valuation  of  over  $10,- 
000,000.  The  city  has  176  industries, 
employing  16,500  people  and  a  conserva- 
tive estimate  of  the  output  of  these  in- 
dustries is  $38,000,000.  The  three 
pay  rolls — Industrial,  Governmental,  and 
Railroads — combined,  distributed  $14,- 
930,000   last    year. 

Building  operations  continue  to  make 
steady  increase,  and  it  is  expected  that 
the  total  for  191 1  will  exceed  that  of  last 
year,  but  will  not  equal  the  figures  of 
1909.  The  following  comparative  state- 
ment will  be  of  interest: 
Total  value — 

Building  permits   in    1909. -. -$4,527,590 
Building    permits    in    1910.  •• -3,022,650 

1st  10  months  of  1911    2,587,900 

October,    1910    438,925 

October,  191 1  390,250 


The  bank  clearings  are  ahead  of  last 
years  figures  as  will  be  seen  by  the  fol- 
lowing table: 

For  full  year  1910  $193^714,890 

For  month  of  October,  1910.      17,058,814 
For  month  of  October,  191 1.     19,199,275 
For  10  months  ending  Octo- 
ber,  191 1    172,317.255 


When  in  U/^TTT'T      f^TT^mJ 

Ottawa  go  to  rlU  1  ili^    S^ILK^IL, 

The  tourist  "rendezvous.  "Centrally  situated 
near  the  theatres  and  shopping.  Furnished 
throughout  in  Mission  Oak.    Every  modern 
convenience.    Elaborate  service. 
EUROPEAN    AND   AMERICA  N    PLANS 

Walter  B.  Wai.by,  Proprietor. 
Write  for  tariff  and  descriptive  literature. 


ARTHUR  LeB.  WEEKS 

ARCHITECT 

Canada  Life  Building 

Ottawa 


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THE  NEW  RUSSELL 

Ottawa's  Leading  Hotel 

European  Plan  Exclusively 

Rates,  single        -        -        -        $1.00  to  $3.50 

Rates,  double        -       ■       -        «2.0l»  to  fo.OO 

MULLIGAN  BROS..  Proprietors 

Geo.  E.  Mullieran,  Manager 


THE  BANK  OF  OTTAWA 

ESTABLISHED  1874 

Capital  Paid  Up,  Rest  and  Undivided 
Profits,  $7,517,938.85 

.   '  An  EfBcient  Banking  Service  is  Essential  to 

Corporations,  Merchants,  Business  Firms 


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April,  1912 


Porcupine,  Ont. 

A  new  hotel  with  20  rooms  is  to  be 
built  immdiately  at  Mattagami  Landing, 
and  next  spring  a  permanent  hotel  will 
be  built  directly  facing  the  river.  Need 
of  good  accommodation  is  felt,  as  traffic 
through  this  settlement  is  increasing. 

Mattagami  Landing  is  the  point  from 
which  launches  connect  with  Waweatin 
and  Sandy  Points,  above  and  below, 
respectively,  where  power  companies 
have  generating  stations,  and  it  is  also  a 
stopping  place  for  prospectors  going  to 
and  from  the  townships  to  the  west  of 
Tisdale. 

From  all  present  indications  the  Por- 
cupine district  will  be  the  producer  of 
gold  bullion  within  the  course  of  a  very 
few  months.  The  new  HoUinger  mill  is 
being  rushed  to  completion  as  rapidly  as 
rather  adverse  transportation  facilities 
will  permit,  and  it  is  likely  that  the 
stamps  will  begin  to  pound  about  March 
1st  next.  The  Dome  mill  will  be  ready 
some  time  before  this  date,  as  early  as 
Jan.  15th  being  talked  of  as  the  time  for 
the  inception  of  rock  crushing.  It  is 
probable,  however,  that  about  Feb.  15th 
will  see  the  real  commencement  of  seri- 
ous operations.  This  means  that  the  two 
big  Porcupine  properties  will,  from 
present  indications,  be  able  to  ship  out 
gold  some  time  next  spring. 

The  gold  is  there — dazzling  to  the 
naked  eye — on  the  surface,  visible  in  little 
cores  that  the  black  diamonds  cut  as 
they  twirl  at  the  end  of  their  long  tubes, 
biting  into  the  rock.  As  an  outward  and 
visible  belief  that  the  gold  is  there  for 
the  mining  ten  thousand  people  have 
ousted  the  cow  moose  from  the  low- 
lying  lands  of  Porcupine  and  have  set 
up  their  habitations  on  the  great  Matta- 
gami and  many  another  mighty  river 
flowing  to  the  mud  banks  of  James  Bay. 
Three  towns  have  sprung  up,  jealous  of 
each  other  and  squabbling,  as  all  town- 
lets  on  the  frontier  will,  and  people  in 
Canada,   Britain   and   the  United   States 


who  will  never  see  the  camp  have  sent 
millions  of  dollars  in  machinery  to  get 
the  gold  out  of  the  earth,  and  when  they 
have  it  to  reduce  it  to  the  universal  cur- 
rency for  which  all  toil. 

The  mill  is  or  should  be  the  outwaru 
and  above-ground  sign  of  the  abundance 
of  wealth  below.  Previously  in  the  his- 
tory of  gold-mining  in  Ontario  the  mill 
was  built  to  impress  the  stockholders 
and  to  embody  in  the  annual  report.  In 
Porcupine,  to  a  very  large  extent,  indeed, 
the  mill  is  for  the  purpose  of  producing 
gold.  The  early  promoters  who  desired 
to  rush  into  mills  experienced  a  killing 
frost,  and  the  result  is  to-day  that  the 
plants  commenced  or  projected  are  to  a 
very  large  extent  justified  by  the  promise 
of  the  mine. 

To  date  not  $100,000  in  gold  has  been 
shipped  from  the  Porcupine  camp.  Yet 
the  mills,  involving  an  outlay  of  $680,000, 
will  probably  have  been  completed 
before  the  end  of  the  year..   They  are:— 

_^  Stamps. 

Dome  (building)   $300,000        40 

Hollinger  (building)  . .  250,000  40 
Mclntyre  (proposed)..  70,000  10 
Vipond  (commenced)..  30,000  10 
Rea  (proposed)   30,000         10 

$680,000      X 10 

Among  the  buildings  in  Porcupine 
which  are  a  credit  to  the  camp,  the  new 
King  George  Hotel  is  worthy  of  special 
mention.  It  is  modern  and  up-to-date  in 
every  way  both  as  regards  equipment 
and  service,  and  would  be  an  ornament 
to  many  an  older  and  larger  city. 

By  December  31  Toronto  will  have 
direct  train  connection  with  the  gold 
fields.  Passengers  will  be  enabled  to 
leave  Toronto  at  eight  o'clock  each  even- 
ing and  go  direct  through  by  Pullman  to 
South  Porcupine,  arriving  there  next 
evening  in  time  for  supper. 

The  future  of  this  place  looks  bright, 
as  it  has  every  facility  for  a  big  distribut- 
ing centre. 


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BUSY  MAN'S  CANADA 


Port  Arthur,  Ont 

The  fact  that  the  electric  power  and 
lighting  plant  is  munidipally  owned  has 
brought  about  a  reduction  in  the  charges 
for  this  service,  and  as  a  result,  the  cost 
to  the  consumer  is  probably  lower  than 
at  any  other  point  in  the  Dominion.  A 
campaign  is  being  prosecuted  for  the 
purpose  of  interesting  some  more  promi- 
nent manufacturers  in  the  development 
of  Port  Arthur. 

The  population  is  15,000;  assessment  is 
$18,000,000. 

Farming  lands  are  being  rapidly  opened 
up,  and  increasing  in  value.  The  assured 
employment  and  good  wages  offered  at 
the  Lake  Ports,  in  the  saw-mills  and 
mines,  in  the  water-power  development 
and  on  the  railways  place  the  making 
of  a  comfortable  home  and  a  good  farm 
in  the  agricultural  sections  of  this  district 
within  the  reach  of  the  industrious  and 
enterprising  man  without  capital.  Not 
only  do  the  lines  o\  labor  mentioned 
oflFer  a  means  of  a  man  establishing  him- 
self on  a  farm  in  the  district,  but  the 
fact  that  the  resources  of  the  district 
are  industrial  rather  than  agricultural 
assures  a  good  home  market  for  the  pro- 
ducts of  the  farm  after  it  has  been 
brought  under  cultivation.  Market  gar- 
den land  within  five  miles  of  Port  Arthur 
can  be  purchased  from  $50.00  per  acre. 
The  market  for  all  kinds  of  produce 
is  good  and  continually  increasing. 

There  are  15  miles  of  street  railway 
connecting  Port  Arthur  with  Fort  Wil- 
liam (2V2  miles  away),  owned  and 
operated  by  the  city. 

Electric  light  is  furnished  by  the  City 
at  an  average  cost  of  10  cents  per  lamp 
per  month. 

Water  is  supplied  by  the  City.  Domes- 
tic rate  averages  $15.00  per  year.  The 
Municipal-owned  telephone  system  has 
3,500  subscribers. 

Col.  S.  W.  Ray  is  Mayor;  J.  McTeigue, 
City  Clerk;  W.  J.  Gurney,  City  Treasurer; 
President  Board  of  Trade,  F.  S.  Wiley. 

The  banks  and  their  managers  are: 
Bank  of  Nova  Scotia,  A.  Mooney;  Mol- 


sons,  J.  A.  Little;  Imperial,  H.  C.  Hous- 
ton; Montreal,  W.  H.  Nelson;  Commerce, 
A.  W.  Roberts. 

As  a  health  resort  Port  Arthur  is 
unique.  The  climate  is  most  delightful, 
seldom  more  than  6  inches  of  snow 
in  winter,  with  only  an  occasional  really 
cold  day.  Summer  days  are  just  pleas- 
antly warm,  and  evenings  refreshingly 
cool.  Maximum  sunshine  and  minimum 
rain.  The  city  rises  in  a  series  of 
plateaus  from  Thunder  Bay,  making  it 
an    ideal    place    of    residence. 


ARCHITECTS 

Hood  &  Scott 

Benger  Bldg.,  177  Arthur  St. 
PORT  ARTHUR 

PHONE  135  28 


PORT  ARTHUR  GARAGE 

Expert   Automobile  and 

Motor  Boat  Repairs 

Workmanship  Guaranteed 

Phone  993  DOC.  WILKINSON,  Prop. 


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When  in  Port  Arthur  stop  at  the 

riDariaggt  Ibotel 

FACING  LAKE  SUPERIOR 
CONVENIENT  TO  BOATS  AND   TRAINS 

PORT   ARTHUR,   ONTARIO 


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"  Not  the  biggest  but  the  BEST." 

ALGOMA  HOTEL 

PORT  ARTHUR 

IS  Large  Sample  Rooms 

Merritt  &  Hodder,  props. 
Rates  $2.00  to  $3.50.  American  Plan     16 


Real  Estate  &  Investments 
THE  MEIKLE  CO. 

PORT  ARTHUR 


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April,  1912 


Radville,  Sask. 

Builders  and  carpenters  are  wanted 
here.  Splendid  opening  for  flour  mill. 
Plenty  of  water  in  the  river.  Also  op- 
portunity for  dentist  and  veterinary  sur- 
geon. 

Radville  is  a  new  town  and  divisional 
point  on  C.N.R.  line,  between  Maryfield 
and  Lethbridge,  a  line  to  Moose  Jaw 
starts  from  here,  and  a  line  to  run  to  the 
coal  mines,  20  miles  distant. 

The  town  is  one  year  old,  and  has  fine 
town  hall,  fire  hall,  red  brick  two-story 
public  school,  municipal  hall,  churches, 
public  hall,  licensed  hotel,  Bank  of  Com- 
merce, managed  by  W.  Hastie;  Wey- 
burn  Security  Bank,  under  the  manage- 
ment of  McG.  Wilkinson. 

C.N.R.  telegraph  and  express,  phone 
lines  being  constructed,  two-tank  chemi- 
cal engine  and  other  fire  equipment. 

Population,  350;  assessment,  $120,000; 
tax  rate,  5  mills;  President  Board  of 
Trade,  C.  S.  Hill;  Secretary,  G.  F.  Blun- 
dell;  Overseer,  C.  S.  Hill;  Secretary- 
Treasurer,  E.  J.  Moore;  Postmaster,  C. 
S.  Hill. 

Rainy  River,  Ont. 

The  town  of  Rainy  River  is  on  the 
river  of  the  same  name,  and  located  153 
miles  east  of  Winnipeg,  and  286  miles 
west  of  Port  Arthur,  on  the  Canadian 
Northern  Railway.  There  is  a  daily 
boat  service  in  the  summer  to  Kenora, 
about  86  miles  distant  on  C.P.R. 

There  is  a  good  opportunity  for  a 
brick  plant,  a  doctor,  a  dentist  and  a 
lawyer.  Write  to  Sydney  Bateman,  Sec- 
retary Board  of  Trade. 

The  population  is  2,300;  assessment, 
$717,458;  six  teachers  in  the  public 
school,  also  separate  school,  colleges, 
town  hall,  fire  hall,  gravel  or  cinder  in 
the  streets.  The  sidewalks  are  being  re- 
placed with  cement  on  the  principal 
streets.  Canadian  Northern  telegraph, 
telephones,  electric  light  and  power 
(private  ownership),  theatre,  dance  hall, 


waterworks  (250  connections),  sewers 
and  settling  beds. 

The  Bank  of  Commerce  is  managed 
by  H.  W.  Graham. 

S.  Bateman,  Town  Clerk  and  Treasurer; 
S.  Sage,  Town  Engineer;  G.  S.  Parker, 
President  Board  of  Trade;  R.  Reid,  Post- 
master. 

Fire  protection  in  charge  of  Chief  A. 
H.  Hanna,  with  fire  hall,  engine  and  lat- 
est equipment.  Thos.  McMahon  is  Chief 
of  Police.    There  are  four  good  hotels. 


Red  Deer,  Alta. 

Red  Deer  is  midway  on  the  C.P.R.  be- 
tween Calgary  and  Edmonton.  Has 
added  a  thousand  to  its  population  in 
the  last  year.  It  is  now  2,700;  assess- 
ment, $4,119,270.  G.  W.  Greene  is  Presi- 
dent of  Board  of  Trade;  J.  R.  Davison, 
Secretary;  R.  B.  Williver,  Mayor;  A.  T. 
Stephenson,  Treasurer  and  Clerk;  H. 
Wallace,  Postmaster. 

A  hundred  thousand  dollar  cement 
plant  has  just  located  here.  There  are 
brick  yards,  roofing  and  tile  works,  tent 
and  mattress  factories,  lumber  mill,  tan- 
nery and  other  manufacturing  concerns. 

There  are  public,  separate  and  high 
schools,  convent,  business  college,  ladies' 
college,  court  house,  municipal  build- 
ings, fire  hall,  societies  hall,  theatres, 
four  hotels,  Government  phones  and 
Western  Electric  phones  (local,  rural 
and  long  distance),  C.P.R.  telegraph,  ex- 
press, waterworks  and  sewer  systems, 
electric  light  and  power. 

The  banks  indicate  the  strong  finan- 
cial position  of  this  district.  They  are 
with  their  managers:  Commerce,  W.  L. 
Gibson;  Imperial,  J.  G.  Gillispie;  Mer- 
chants, F.  M.  Hacking;  Northern  Crown, 
J.   H.  Menzies. 

There  is  urgent  need  here  for  foundry, 
also  pressed  brick  works,  cement  works, 
pulp  mill  and  concerns  using  leather.  J. 
R.  Davison,  Secretary  Board  of  Trade, 
will  indicate  what  the  town  will  do  for 
new  comers. 


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BUSY  MAN'S  CANADA 


Regina,  Sask. 

Situated  on  the  C.  P.  R.  main  line,  358 
miles  west  of  Winnipeg,  Regina  is  the 
capital  and  largest  city  in  Saskatchewan, 
the  commercial  and  industrial  centre  of 
the  middle  west  and  possesses  unique 
advantages  for  manufacturers,  whole- 
salers and  investors. 

Regina's  distributing  territory  com- 
prises over  60,000  square  miles,  in  which 
are  located  over  250  towns  and  villages, 
and  a  population  of  nearly  half  a  mil- 
lion. 

The  railway  facilities  are  unexcelled  in 
Western  Canada.  There  are  five  lines 
of  the  Canadian  Pacific  Railway,  two 
lines  of  the  Canadian  Northern,  and  one 
line  of  the  Grand  Trunk  Pacific.  Two 
additional  lines  of  the  Grand  Trunk 
Pacific  will  be  in  operation  shortly,  and 
three  other  lines  are  projected. 

The  Candran  Northern  will  have  an  ad- 
ditional line  west  in  operation  within 
a  year's  time.  The  Canadian  Pacific 
contemplate  building  an  additional  line 
south  from  Regina. 

When  this  full  programme  of  railway 
construction  is  completed  Regina  will 
have  a  total  of  fifteen  lines  of  railway 
radiating    in    all    directions. 

The  city  owns  and  operates  the  elec- 
tric light  and  power  plant,  and  excellent 
water   supply. 

There  are  12  wholesale  threshing 
machine  warehouses,  20  agricultural  ma- 
chinery warehouses,  groceries,  hard- 
ware, hides  and  tallow,  oil,  fruit,  sta- 
tionery, builders'  supplies,  manufactur- 
ers' agents,  and  others. 

There  are  openings  for  a  biscuit  fac- 
tory, a  motor  car  factory,  lithographic 
printing   works,    etc. 

The  principal  city  officials  are :  City  Clerk, 
A.  E.  Chivers;  City  Treas.,  A.  W.  Goldie; 
Commissioner,  A.  J.  McPherson;  City 
Engineer,  A.  W.  Thornton;  President 
Board  of  Trade,  W.  P.  Wells;  Secretary, 
R.  J.  Burdett;  Postmaster,  J.  Nicoll. 


REGINA 


For  Warehouse  Sites,  Business 
Property  and  Lakeview  Lots, 


— See- 


McCallum,  Hill  &  Co., 

FINANCIAL  AGENTS 


1770  Scarth  Street,     -     Regina,   Sask. 


Reference  :  Imperial  Bank  of  Canada. 


The  King's  Hotel  is  now  conducted  on  the 
European  plan 

Rates  $1.50  to  $3.00  per  day. 

Rooms  en  suit  >,  baths,  running  water 
in  every  room,  private  telephones, 
dining-room  open  from  6.30  a.m.  to 
midnight,  and  every  other  up-to-date 
hotel  convenience,  makes  this  hotel 
distinctive  in  the  Canadian  "West. 


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April,  1912 


Saskatoon,  Sask. 

A  new  record  for  acreage  west  of 
Saskatoon  was  established  when  Max- 
field  Bros,  sold  a  half  interest  in  80  acres 
adjoining  Cordage  Park  at  $800  an  acre. 
The  property  is  in  Industrial  Centre, 
being  the  west  half  of  the  N.  W.  quarter 
of  23-36-6.  The  west  side  has  been  very 
active  both  in  sale  of  sud-divided  lots 
and  acreage.  The  general  outlook  is 
most  satisfactory,  and  a  big  movement 
is  anticipated  soon.  Trackage  property 
is  in  demand,  but  is  being  held  at  high 
prices. 

Building  permits  for  191 1  total  $5,028,- 
366,  thereby  leading  all  the  cities  of  Can- 
ada in  this  respect,  and  maintaining  a 
place  among  the  leaders  with  regard  to 
total  amount,  actual  and  percentage  in- 
crease over  1910. 

In  addition  to  $316,300  worth  of  per- 
mits issued  to  the  government  of  Sas- 
katchewan and  city  of  Saskatoon  for 
telephone  buildings,  power  house,  fire 
halls,  etc.,  there  were  permits  granted 
for  buildings  which  might  be  classed  as 
public,  as  follows:  Schools  and  colleges, 
$385,000;  theatres,  dubs,  etc.,  $91,400; 
churches,  Y.  W.  and  Y.  M.  C.  A.  build- 
ings, $555,500.  Thus  it  is  evident  that 
preparations  are  being  made  for  the  edu- 
cational, social,  and  religious  require- 
ments of  the  city.  It  may  be  noted  also 
that  besides  building  three  public  schools 
the  Board  of  Education  have  purchased 
ten  new  sites,  in  anticipation  of  future 
needs. 

The  permits  for  buildings  used  for 
financial,  commercial  and  industrial  pur- 
poses amount  to  $1,670,000.  These  in- 
clude office  buildings,  factories,  all  kinds 
of  stores  and  a  number  of  wholesale 
houses.  The  smaller  buildings  are  frame, 
the  majority  brick  and  stone,  and  it  is 
notable  that  modern  concrete  construc- 
tion is  much  in  evidence. 

Perhaps,  however,  the  most  encourag- 
ing development  has  been  in  permits  for 


residences,  which  are  valued  at  $1,461,- 
190  for  about  565  residences,  ranging 
from  the  shack  of  $200  to  the.  $11,000 
home,  making  an  average  of  a  little  over 
$2,586. 

Saskatoon  is  certainly  going  ahead.  Its 
population  eight  years  ago  was  only  113. 
The  school  attendance  is  1,824,  assess- 
ment $23,392,528,  and  tax  rate  only  18 
mills. 

Total  building  permits  for  191 1,  $5,028,- 
368;  bank  clearings,  $64,090,952;  customs 
revenue,  $681,336;  postal  revenue,  $78,815; 
net  assessment,  $23,259,687;  population  by 
civic  census,  18,006 

The  President  of  the  Board  of  Trade  is 
Malcolm  Isbister,  Commissioner  is  F.  Mac- 
lure  Sclanders ;  James  Clinkskill  is  Mayor ; 
R.  M.  Keating,  Treasurer;  Geo.  T.  Clark, 
City  Engineer ;  Andrew  Leslie,  City  Clerk ; 
Malcolm  Isbister,  Postmaster;  Thos.  Heath, 
Fire  Chief;  R.  C.  Dunning,  Chief  Police. 


SASKATOON 


INVESTMENTS  IN 
CITY  PROPERTY 
AND  FARM  LANDS 


We  make  a  specialty  of 
Trackag:e  and  Sub-division 
Property. 

All  communications  will 
receive  the  most  prompt 
attention. 


STRATON  &  BRUCE 
McKay  BIdg.,  Second  Ave. 


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Sault  Ste.  Marie,  Ont. 

The  Town  is  situated  on  the  St.  Mary's 
River,  where  power  is  generated  for  the 
immense  and  varied  plants  of  the  Lake 
Superior  Corporation  and  its  allied  in- 
dustries. These  include  three  blast 
furnaces,  coke  ovens,  open  hearth  and 
Bessemer  steel  plants,  rail  mill,  structural 
steel,  bar  and  billet  mills,  rail  fastenings, 
splice  bar,  tie  plates,  etc.,  bolt  and  nut 
works,  charcoal,  alcohol  and  acetate 
plant,  railway  car  building  works,  ore 
and  coal  docks,  copper  and  nickel 
smelters,  veneer,  saw,  shingle  and  stave 
mills,  iron  and  brass  foundries,  sulphite- 
pulp  and  ground  wood-pulp  mills,  oil  re- 
fineries and  other  industries  of  no  mean 
importance.  Lake  Superior  is  the  Mill^ 
Pond  for  the  water-power,  and  St.  Mary's 
River  the  waste  water  way.  100,000 
horsepower  can  be  generated  here. 

That  the  remarkable  progress  of  last 
year  is  to  be  continued  at  the  Sault  is 
shown  by  the  figures  for  improvements 
that  are  to  be  undertaken  this  year.  Ap- 
proximately $138,000  will  be  expended 
on  a  street  paving  programme,  covering 
nearly  five  miles.  Ten  miles  of  cement 
sidewalks  will  be  laid  down,  at  an  esti- 
mated cost  of  $64,000. 

Another  $130,000  will  be  expended  in 
the  construction  of  ten  and  a  half  miles 
of  sewerage.  Improvements  to  schools 
for  the  current  year  amount  to  about 
$40,000,  and  $7,500  has  been  appropriated 
for  the  purchase  of  18  acres  on  the  river 
front  to  be  used  for  park  purposes. 
Great  industrial  expansion  is  assured, 
and  1912  promises  to  be  a  banner  year 
for  Sault  Ste.  Marie  in  every  way. 


Six  million  dollars  are  now  being 
spent  in  industrial  construction  here. 

W.  H.  Munroe  is  Mayor;  C.  W. 
McCrea,  Treasurer;  C.  J.  Pim,  City 
Clerk. 

The  railway  facilities  are:  C.  P.  R. 
and  Algoma  Central  and  Hudson  Bay 
Railway.  The  Manitoulin  and  North 
Shore  road  is  now  building  to  have  con- 
nections here.  There  are  four  miles  of 
electric  street  railway  within  the  corpora- 
tion. 

The  population  is  10,613,  and  town 
has  applied  for  a  city  charter.  The 
assessment  is  $5,967,764,  tax  rate  20  mills. 
There  are  good  macadamized  streets, 
cement  sidewalks,  electric  light  and 
power,  water  mains  and  sewers,  local 
and  rural  phones,  with  the  Bell  long 
distance  line  about  completed.  C.  P.  R. 
and  G.  N.  W.  Telegraph,  public,  separate, 
high  and  technical  schools.  Government 
Municipal  buildings,  custom  house  and 
good  hotels. 


•S.  W.  FAWCETT 

Real  Estate 

Loans  and  Insurance 

PHONE  124  p.  O.  BOX  384 

SAULT  STE.  MARIE  22 


O'CONNOR  &  SHERIDAN 

Real  Estate  and  Mining  Brokers 

665  Queen  street     .-.     Phone  723 
SAULT  STE.  MARIE,  ONT. 

Industrial  Sites  and  High-class 
Investments 


REAL 
ESTATE 

CHITTY,  MOFFLY  &  CHIPLEY, 

Sault  Ste.  Marie. 
Realty  in  all  its  branches. 

REAL 
ESTATE 

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April,  1912 


St.  John,  N.B. 

A  number  of  Montreal  and  English 
capitalists  have  lately  invested  in  pro- 
perty at  St.  John,  and  a  very  decided  for- 
ward movement  is  in  progress.  During 
the  present  year  the  armoury  will  be 
completed,  a  new  post  office,  modelled 
somewhat  after  that  at  Winnipeg,  will 
be  begun.  A  large  new  theatre  and  the 
largest  brush  and  broom  factory  in  Can- 
ada will  be  erected;  a  beginning  will 
probably  be  made  on  a  new  mill,  by  a 
company  with  $5,000,000  capital,  of  which 
about  $2,000,000  is  invested  in  timber 
lands;  and  there  will  be  a  boom  in 
house  building,  besides  the  large  expen- 
ditures to  be  made  on  the  water  front  by 
the  Federal  Government  and  Canadian 
Pacific  Railway. 

The  assurance  of  great  expenditure  to 
provide  harbor  and  terminal  facilities, 
not  only  for  the  Canadian  Pacific  but  for 
the  Grand  Trunk  Pacific  and  Canadian 
Northern  Railways,  making  St.  John  a 
great  summer  as  well  as  a  winter  port, 
has  electrified  the  business  atmosphere, 
and  a  period  of  rapid  growth  and  ex- 
pansion has  been   entered  on. 

The  contract  for  the  developments  at 
Courtenay  Bay  in  the  harbor  of  St.  John, 
has  been  let  by  the  Government  to  Nor- 
ton Griffiths  &  Co..  an  English  firm.  The 
contract  price  is  $7,500,000,  and  the  work 
is  to  be  completed  within  four  years. 
Work  at  Courtenay  Bay  will  be  started 
immediately  and  when  completed  will 
make  the  harbor  one  of  the  most  modern 
in  the  world. 

The  population  is  52,341  (an  increase 
over  last  year  of  4,800),  assessment  $637,- 
760,  tax  rate  1.94  (land  values  only). 
There  are  fifty-two  miles  of  paved  streets 
(creosote,  wood  block,  granite  block, 
bitulithic),  and  over  T]  miles  asphalt  side- 
walks. 

There  are  fifteen  miles  of  street  rail- 
way, market  every  day,  which  is  one  rea- 
son for  the  low  cost  of  living. 

The  banks  and  their  managers  are: 
Bank  of  New  Brunswick  (5  branches), 
A.  McDonald,  C.  H.  Lee,  T.  G.  Marquis, 
D.  W.  Harper,  A.  J.  Macquarie;  Bank  of 


Nova  Scotia  (2  branches),  E.  S.  Esson 
and  E.  S.  Crawford;  Royal  Bank  (2 
branches),  T.  B.  Blain  and  R.  E.  Smith; 
British  North  America  (5  branches),  A. 
P.  Hazon  and  C.  A.  Robinson,  with  three 
assistant-managers;  Union  Bank,  W.  A. 
Connor;  Montreal  Bank,  E.  M.  Shadbolt; 
Bank  of  Commerce,  C.  W.  Hallamore; 
Merchants  Bank,  F.  J.  Shreve. 

T.  H.  Estabrooks  is  the  President  of 
the  Board  of  Trade,  and  W.  E.  Anderson 
Secretary. 

Municipal  Officers  are:  Jas.  H.  Frink,. 
Mayor;  Adam  P.  Mclntyre,  Comptroller; 
Wm.  Murdoch,  C.E.,  City  Engineer;  H. 
E.  Wardroper,  City  Clerk;  D.  G.  Ling- 
ley,  Chamberlain;   E.  Sears,  Postmaster. 

Stettler,  Alta. 

Stettler  is  between  Lacombe  and 
Moosejaw,    at    the    intersection    of    the 

C.  P.  R.  and  C.  N.  R.,  Vegreville  and 
Calgary  branch,  49  miles  east  of  La- 
combe, on  the  Calgary  and  Edmonton 
branch.  The  population  is  1,800.  As- 
sessment roll,  $1,107,500.  Tax  rate,  25 
mills. 

There  are  municipal  buildings.  Public 
School  (cost  $50,000),  Opera  House, 
fire  hall,  flour  mill,  creamery,  steam 
laundry,  machine  shops,  and  good  hotels, 
municipal  water-works  and  electric  light 
plant,  local,  rural  and  Government  tele- 
phones, C.  P.  R.,  C.  N.  R.  telegraph  and 
express. 

There  are  four  miles  of  plank  paved 
streets,  and  two  and  one-h^lf  miles  of 
sidewalks. 

There  are  good  openings  for  furniture 
store,  butcher,  painter,  brickyard,  whole- 
sale houses,  sash  and  door  factory,  tan- 
nery, cement  plant  and  flax  mill. 

The  secretary  of  the  Board  of  Trade 
will  give  full  information. 

The  banks  are:  Traders,  managed  by 
A.  H.  Preston,  and  the  Merchants,  by 
J.  H.  Johnson. 

Municipal  officers  are:  J.  P.  Grigg, 
Mayor;  D.  Mitchell,  Secretary-Treas.; 
Miss  K.  L.  Raemer,  Postmistress;  W.  W. 
Sharpe,  President  of  the  Board  of  Trade; 

D.  Mitchell,  Secretary. 
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Tofield,  Alta. 

Secretary  Nicholson,  of  the  Tofield  Board 
of  Trade,  has  prepared  a  list  showing  that 
approximately  $50,000  was  expended  in 
building  operations  in  the  town  in  191 1.  The 
list  includes  twenty-one  residences,  three 
business  blocks,  opera  house,  implement 
warehouse,  the  G.T.P.  station  and  freight 
storehouse,  and  a  $3,000  addition  to  the 
Queen's  Hotel.  About  $4,000  was  expended 
in  buildings  at  two  of  the  coal  mines.  Many 
new  residences  are  planned  for  this  year. 

Trainloads  of  ties  and  rails  are  leaving 
Tofield  daily  for  the  end  of  steel  on  the 
Tofield-Calgary  branch  of  the  G.T.P.  This 
branch  is  practically  all  graded  to  Calgary, 
and  the  steel  is  laid  to  within  94  miles  of 
that  city.  An  early  start  will  be  made  on 
the  extension  of  this  branch  from  Calgary 
south  through  Lethbridge  to  the  Interna- 
tional boundary,  where  it  will  connect  with 
the  Burlington-Great  Northern  system  in 
the  States. 

Dairying  is  becoming  an  important  indus- 
try in  the  district,  and  large  quantities  of 
milk  and  cream  are   shipped   daily  to   Ed- 


monton. T.  R.  Henderson,  managing  direct- 
or of  the  Dobell  Coal  Co.,  of  Tofield,  has 
recently  purchased  a  section  of  land  two 
miles  northwest  of  the  town,  and  plans  to 
convert  it  into  an  up-to-date  stock  farm, 
with  dairying  as  one  of  the  leading  feat- 
ures. 

Work  is  now  being  pushed  on  the  natural 
gas  well  at  Tofield,  which  is  down  to  a 
depth  of  950  feet.  Four  strong  flows  of  gas 
have  been  struck,  and  it  is  the  opinion  of 
experts  that  plenty  of  gas  will  be  found  at 
a  depth  of  about  1,200  feet. 

Tofield  is  situated  on  the  G.T.P.,  752 
miles  west  of  Winnipeg,  and  40  miles  east 
of  Edmonton — junction  point  of  the  main 
line  of  the  G.T.P.  and  Tofield-Calgary 
branch. 

Population,  600;  assessment,  $412,002;  tax 
rate,  25  mills ;  land  values  only. 

Fred  McHeffy,  Fire  Chief;  Chief  of  Po- 
lice, O.  H.  Mahaflfey. 

Secretary-Treasurer  Board  of  Trade,  S. 
Nicholson ;  Postmaster,  C.  E.  Jamieson. 

Merchants  Bank  is  in  charge  of  N.  C. 
Legge. 


It 


THE  BEST  TOWN  ON  THE  LINE" 

is  what  people  who  travel  on  the  Grand  Trunk  Pacific 
between  Winnipeg  and  Edmonton  say  about 


ALBERTA. 

It  has  made  a  more  rapid  growth  during  the  past  year,  and  it  has  more  natural  resources  than 
any  other  town  on  the  line.  Tofield  is  the  Junctional  Point  of  the  Main  Line  and  the  Tofield- 
Calgary  Branch  of  the  G.  T.  P.  It  has  tributary  to  it  one  of  the  largest  and  one  of  the  best  Mixed 
Farming  Sections  in  the  West.  It  is  the  Northern  Freight  Terminal  of  the  Tofield-Calgary 
Branch,  the  longest  and  most  important  branch  of  the  Q.  T.  P.  System.  It  has  20,000  Acres  of 
Coal,  now  being  developed  by  Five  Mining  Companies.  It  has  Valuable  Clay  Deposits.  It  is  an 
Ideal  location  for  Factories,  having  good  transportation  to  good  markets  and  Cheap  Power.  The 
Mines  and  Factories  will  give  employment  to  a  large  number  of  people. 

Inside  Property— all  inside  the  original  town  limits— in  Tofield,  for  sale  at  $100  a  lot  up. 
Easy  terms,  no  interes  .  For  full  particulars,  including  views  of  the  Town  and  Coal  Mines,  address 

CANADA  WEST  TOWNSITE  COMPANY,  Ltd.. 


617  Somerset  Block, 


Winnipeg,  Manitoba* 


For  information  regarding  Basiness  and  Factory  Openings  in  Tofield.  address 
S.NICHOLSON,  SecreUry  Board  of  Trade.  TOFIBLD,  ALTA. 


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April,  1912 


Toronto,  Ont 

The  liberal  manner  in  which  the  Do- 
minion Government  has  dealt  with  To- 
ronto is  shown  by  the  following  provis- 
ions in  the  Estimates: 

New  Customs  examining  warehouse, 
$300,000. 

Harbor    improvement,    $195,000. 

Dominion  building  for  Canadian  Na- 
tional  Exhibition,  $100,000. 

Barracks  for  permanent  corps,  $100,- 
000. 

Military  stores  building,  $75,000. 

Additions  and  alterations  to  Post 
Office,  $14,000;  garage  for  motor  trucks, 
$15,000. 

Dominion  buildings,  repairs,  $5,000. 

Population  of  Toronto   443,751 

Bank  clearings   $1,852,397,605 

Post    Office    earnings    $1,963,065.28 

Real    estate    transfers    16,007 

Building    permits    7,296 

Value   of  buildings   erected    •  -$24,374,539 

New  buildings   erected    9,86o 

Total  assessment  of  city $390,599,148 

These  figures  have  Deen  compiled  by 
Might  Directories,  Limited,  .  whose 
thirty-seventh  annual  edition  of  the 
Toronto  City  Directory  is  just  off  the 
press.  In  every  one  of  the  lines  above 
indicated  the  city  shows  a  gain  over 
the  preceding  year. 

In  regard  to  the  population  figures 
above,  which  are  in  excess  of  the  Fed- 
eral census,  the  company  says  "  It 
should  be  remembered  that  our  method 
of  enumeration  is  more  thorough  than 
theirs  and  should,  therefore,  be  more 
accurate." 

The  following  is  a  table  showing  the 
gains  Toronto  has  made  in  191 1  over 
1910: — 

Bank  clearings,  1910  ••$1,595,954,25400 
Bank  clearings,  191 1  ....  1,852,397,605  00 
P.O.   earnings,    1910    •  •  •  •  1,709,493  34 

P.O.  earnings,   19I1    1,963,065  28 

Real  estate  transfers,  1910  14,546 

Real  estate  transfers,  191 1  16,007 

Toronto's   assessment, — 

1910     $349,206,510  00 

1911      390,599,14800 


Population   425,400 

The  Customs  receipts  for  the  past  year 
amounted  to  $15,538,630,  being  a  net 
gain  over  1910  of  $1,461,441. 

In  the  real  estate  business  the  appre- 
ciation of  property,  especially  downtown 
and  central  city  lots,  has  been  very 
marked.  For  instance,  a  lot  at  the 
corner  of  King  and  Yonge  streets,  60  ft. 
by  90  ft.,  was  sold  in  October,  1909,  for 
$501,291,812  (and  the  taxable  value  is 
for  $800,000.  This  is  not  an  isolated  case 
where  property  has  nearly  doubled  it- 
self in  two  years  or  less. 

The  report  of  Assessment  Commis- 
sioner Forman  shows  that  in  five  years 
the  assessment  of  land  values  has  in- 
creased from  $78,611,000  to  $147,893,000, 
while  the  value  of  buildings  and  im- 
provements has  increased  from  $94,346,- 
000  to  $144,366,000.  In  round  figures 
land  values  have  increased  almost 
seventy  millions  in  five  years,  and  im- 
provement values  over  fifty  millions. 

The  Board  of  Directors  of  the  Cana- 
dian National  Exhibition  for  1912  is  as 
follows: 

Hon.  Pres.,  Geo.  H.  Gooderham; 
President,  John  G.  Kent;  ist  Vice,  Jos. 
Oliver;  2nd  Vice,  Noel  Marshall;  Exe- 
cutive Committee,  Section  A,  Aid.  John 
Dunn;  Section  B,  George  Booth;  Sec- 
tion C,  R.  Fleming;  Chairmen  of  Com- 
mittees— Horses,  J.  J.  Dixon;  Cattle, 
Robt.  Miller;  Dairy,  W.  W.  Ballantyne; 
Women's  Work,  Noel  Marshall;  Agri- 
culture, H.  R.  Frankland;  Manufactures, 
Geo.  Booth;  Education,  C.  A.  B.  Brown; 
Fine  Arts,  W.  K.  McNaughit;  Poultry,  A. 
Atkinson;  Dogs,  W.  P.  Eraser;  Grounds, 
R.  H.  Graham. 

Toronto's  receipts  from  street  rail- 
way percentage  in  November  were  $38,- 
598.47.  The  amount  has  nearly  quad- 
rupled  in   six  years. 

The  number  of  buildings  for  which  the 
City  Architect's  Department  issued  per- 
mits during  the  first  ten  months  of  1911 
was  7,576,  an  increase  over  the  same 
period  of  1910  of  1,206.  The  total  ap- 
proximate value  of  buildings  for  which 
permits    were   issued   from   January   :st, 

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Enlillis''  AkH^Io^ 


We  have  now  on  show  a  very  tin«  and  varied  selection  of 

Rare  Old  Chippendale  and  Sheraton  Furniture 
Curious  Old  Mirrors  Quaint  Old  Brass  and  Copper 

Paintings  and  Engravings  Rare  China  and  Bric-a-8rac 

Old  Gold  and  Silver  Grandfather  and  Mantle  Clocks 

Some  very  old  four-post  Beds,  odd  Chairs,  Tables 

And  extend  a  special  invitation  to  visit  our 

As&tiqjuae   Art   Galles^ies 

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424  Yonge  Street  Toronto 


FOR  BETTER  ADVER- 
TISING IN  1912 

Never  mind  about  the  past.  Let  the  past 
look  after  itself.  But  make  your  1912 
advertising  better  than  it  has  ever  been 
before. 

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April, 

1912 

12,597 

5-5 

15,078 

6 

3 

18,880 

7 

4 

14,601 

5 

3 

38,101 

13 

2 

16,689 

5 

I 

32,681 

9 

7 

to  October  31st,  last  year  was  $20,306,699, 
as  compared  with  $17,734,488,  the  -value  for 
the  same  period  of  1910. 

The  total  number  of  buildings  for 
which  permits  were  issued  during  October 
of  last  year  was  804,  with  an  approximate 
value  of  $1,798,042.  This  is  a  decrease  on 
the  figures  for  the  corresponding  months 
of  1910,  when  the  number  was  862  and  the 
■value  $2,914,980.  The  decrease  in  value  is 
attributed  to  the  fact  that  October  was  the 
record  month  of  last  year,  a  considerable 
portion  of  the  new  General  Hospital  being 
included  in  the  permits. 

This  year  will  make  a  new  record  in 
building  for  Toronto,  and  the  value  of  the 
buildings  will  be  several  millions  greater 
than  ever  before. 

The  Customs  revenue  for  October 
reaches  a  total  of  $1,360,000.  The  returns 
for  the  corresponding  month  of  1910  were 
$1,053,607,  which  exceeded  the  returns  of 
any  previous  October.  Thus  October, 
191 1,  is  a  record  month,  with  an  increase 
of  slightly  over  $300,000.  This  gain  is 
remarkable,  being  the  greatest  since  March, 
1910,  which  showed  an  increase  of 
$356,000. 

The  statement  of  the  assessment  and 
population  of  the  city  for  the  present 
year  serves  to  emphasize  the  extremely 
rapid  growth  during  the  past  ten  years. 

The  population  has  increased  from  199,- 
043  in  1901  to  374,672  this  year,  according 
to  the  assessors'  figures,  which  are  sup- 
posed to  be  a  little  conservative  though 
fairly  accurate. 

This  represents  a  growth  of  88  per 
cent,  in  the  population  in  one  decade, 
or  a  doubling  of  the  population  of  the 
city  in  about  twelve  years. 

The  Growth  Year  by  Year. 
The  population  and  increases  from  year 
to  year  were  as  follows : 

Year.  Population.       Increase.         P.  C. 

1901  . . 199,043  

1902  205,887      6,844      3 . 4 

1903  ......  211,735      5,848      2.8 

1904     226,045  14,3^0  6.8 


1905     238,642 

1906     253,720 

1907     272  600 

1908     287,201 

1909     325,302 

1910     341,991 

1911     374,672 

Bank    clearings    at   Toronto    continue    to 

expand,  the  amount  for  October  having 
totalled  $155,221,895,  which  is  $9,214,981 
greater  than  in  October  last  year,  when 
clearings  were  considerably  aTx»ve  the 
previous  high  record.  The  following  com- 
parisons show  the  remarkable  expansion 
of  the  banking  business  at  Toronto  in  the 
-  past  eleven  years  : 

October. 

1907    $108,925,057 

1908    115,724,711 

1909    133,768,916 

1910    146,006,824 

T911    155,221,805 

Clearings  for  the  ten  months  compare 

as  follows: 

Ten  months,  1910 $1,284,367,371 

Ten  months,  191 1 1,485,216,749 

The  increase  in  the  assessment  of  the 
City  since  1905  is  shewn  in  the  follow- 
ing comparative  table: 

1906    $167,411,678 

1907    184,283,085 

1908    206,088,990 

1909    • 227,800,000 

1910   269,866,219 

1911    306,604,774 

1912   344,835,115 

The  new  General  Hospital,  now  bemg 
erected,  will,  when  completed,  occupy  an 
entire  block,  comprising  in  all  about 
ten  acres,  and  will  be  probably  the  most 
complete  of  its  kind  in  Canada.  The 
aggregate  cost  of  the  completed  structure 
will  total  $1,750,000. 

The  Mayor  is  G.  R.  Geary;  City  Clerk, 
W.  A.  Littlejohn;  Chief  Clerk,  James  W. 
Somers ;  City  Treasurer,  R.  T.  Coady;  City 
Engineer,  C.  H.  Rust;  Medical  Helath  Offi- 
cer, Chas.  J.  Hastings,  M.D. 

President  Board  of  Trade,  G.  T.  Somers ; 
Secretary,  F.  G.  Morley. 
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comfort.  A  few  dollars  invested  each  year  in  life  assurance  will  secure 
to  your  wife  at  your  death  the  funds  which  your  love  and  honor  require 
you  to  provide. 

ONE  PAYMENT  TO  US  and  you  achieve  your  purpose — you  provide  for  your 
wife  the  sum  you  wish  to  leave  for  her.  A  saving  of  less  than  $10.00  a 
month  for  a  man  in  his  twentieth  year  will  assure  $5,000.00  payable  at 
his  death,  under  a  form  of  contract  which  may  be  converted  into  an 
annual  pension,  payable  to  himself  in  old  age,  or  which  may  be  surrend- 
ered for  cash  after  he  has  made  a  few  yearly  deposits. 

IF  YOU  ASSURE  WITH  US  under  this  plan  you  become  a  partner  and  en- 
titled to  participate  in  the  Company's  surplus  earnings.  Your  share  of 
these  profits  will  be  paid  to  you  in  cash  at  regular  Intervals,  or  may  be 
used  to  increase  the  amount  of  your  policy. 

FOR  YOUR  WIFE'S  SAKE 
LET  US  QUOTE  YOU  PREMIUM  RATES. 


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TORONTO,  CANADA 


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three  minutes  from  boats. 

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Vancouver,  B.C. 

At  a  banquet  of  the  Master  Builders  in 
Vancouver  recently  the  announcement  was 
made  that  building  permits  for  the  year 
had  passed  the  $15,000,000  mark. 

During  the  last  year  or  two  the  growth 
of  this  city  has  been  enormous.  The 
entrance,  of  new  railways,  the  flocking  here 
of  retired  settlers  from  the  east  who  seek 
a  warmer  climate — for  even  now  it  is 
warmer  in  Vancouver  than  many  other 
spots  on  the  globe — and  the  immigration  of 
so  many  new  citizens  who  look  upon  the 
city  as  an  ideal  place  for  the  creation  of  a 
fortune,  all  tend  to  promote  the  growth  and 
prosperity  of  the  terminal  metropolis. 

There  are  eighteen  chartered  banks  in 
Vancouver,  having,  besides  their  local  head 
offices,  36  branch  offices  scattered  through- 
out the  city.  The  following  is  a  complete 
list,  with  names  of  managers : — 

Bank  of  Nova  Scotia — H.  D.  Burns ; 
Granville  St.  branch,  H.  Rogers. 

Eastern  Townships  Bank — W.  H.  Har- 
grave ;   Kitsilano  branch,   P.   Gomery. 

Molsons — J.  H.  Campbell;  Main  St.,  A. 
W.  Jarvis    (Agent) 

British  North  America — W.  Godfrey. 

Quebec  Bank — G.  S.  F.  Robitaille. 

Imperial     Bank — A.      Jukes ;      Fairview, 


Hastings  and  Abbott — A.  R.  Green ; 
Main  Street,  W.  A.  Wright. 

Bank  of  Hamilton — E.  Buchanan ;  E. 
Vancouver,  H.  L.  Paynter ;  N.  Vancou- 
ver, C.  G.  Heaven ;  S.  Vancouver,  F.  N. 
Hirst. 

Bank  of  Vancouver — F.  Dallas ;  Broad- 
way West,  O.  Moon ;  Cedar  Cottage,  E. 
G.  Sutherland ;  Pender  Street,  C.  Reid ; 
Granville  Street,  A.  H.  Hawkes. 

Traders— A.  R.  Heiter. 

Royal— F.  T.  Walker;  Bridge  St.,  G. 
Bowser;  Cordova  St.,  H.  F.  Montgomery; 
East  End,  S.  G.  Jardine ;  Fairview,  F.  C. 
Birks ;  Granville  St.  Centre,  R.  F.  Howden ; 
Hillcrest,  A.  A.  Steeves ;  Mt.  Pleasant,  P. 
L  Bengay ;  Park  Drive,  R.  Jardine ;  Robson 
St.,  G.  H  Stevens. 


Toronto — F.  A.  Brodie ;  Hastings  and 
Carrall   Sts.,   E.  J.   H.  Vanston. 

Union — T  McCaffrey;  Cordova  St.,  J. 
Anderson ;  Main  St.,  C.  C.  Dickson ;  Mt. 
Pleasant,  W.  G.  Scott;  Vancouver  South, 
R.  J  Hopper. 

Ottawa^ — Chas.   G.   Pennock. 

Dominion — W.      F.      Gwyn       (Acting)  ; 

Granville  St.,  ■. 

Northern  Crown — J.  P.  Roberts;  Gran- 
ville St.,  E.  Stuart  George ;  Mount  Plea- 
sant, D.   McGowen. 

Montreal — ^C.  Sweeny ;  Main  St.,  S.  L. 
Smith   (Sub-Agent). 

Commerce — Wm.  Murray;  East,  C.  W. 
Durrant;  Fairview,  J.  C.  E.  Chadwick;  Mt. 
Pleasant,  J.  G.  Mullen;  Park  Drive,  M. 
Nicholson 

Merchants — ^G.  S.  Harrison ;  Hastings 
St.,  F.   Pike. 

The  rapid  and  substantial  rise  of  Van- 
couver is  shown  in  the  following  statistics 
of  Bank  Clearances  : — 

1901 $47,000,000 

1902 54,000,000 

1903 66,000,000 

1904 74,000,000 

1905 88,ood,ooo 

1906 132,000,000 

1907 191,000,000 

•   1908 183,000,000 

1909 287,000,000 

1910 445,000,000 

For  the  first  nine  months  of  191 1  the 
total  was  $389,809,930,  an  increase  of  more 
than  seventy  millions  over  the  correspond- 
ing period  of  1910. 

Up  to  the  present  the  chief  products  of 
manufacture  have  been  lumber,  sashes, 
doors,  etc.  The  output  has  been  very  large. 
Last  year  one  mill  alone  exported  to  foreign 
countries  thirty-eight  million  feet  of  lum- 
ber. 

The  electric  supply  is  operated  by  the 
B.  C.  Electric  Railway  Co.  and  also  by 
the  Western  Canada  Power  Co.  Prices 
for  both  lighting  and  power  vary  accord- 
ing to  quality.  The  gas  works  are 
owned  by  the  B.  C.  Electric  Railway 
Company.  The  whole  city  is  supplied 
with  a  complete  sewerage  system,  and 
the  fire  department,   with  its   eleven  halls, 

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123  men  and  latest  motor  equipment,  is 
under  the  direction  of  Fire  Chief  J.  H. 
Carlisle.  The  Chief  of  Police  is  W.  H. 
Chamberlain.  The  tax  rate  of  2  per  cent., 
as  mentioned  above,  is  on  realty  only,  and 
has  not  varied  in  several  years.  The  offi- 
cial census  return  gives  Vancouver  a  popu- 
lation of  101,000,  but  in  all  fairness  this 
figure  should  be  very  considerably  increased, 
becase  there  are  large  numbers  of  people 
who  work  or  carry  on  their  business  in 
the  city  and  who  reside  jus,t  outside  the 
limits.  A  moderate  computation  of  the 
present  population  of  Vancouver  witih  its 
immediate  suburbs  would  be  145,000. 

A  permit  has  been  taken  out  for  the 
erection  of  an  eight-story  office  build- 
ing on  the  southwest  comer  of  Pender 
and  Homer  Streets.  The  building  will 
be  of  steel  construction  and  will  have  light 
permanently  on  three  sides.  The  entrance 
will  be  one  of  the  most  imposing  in  Van- 


couver. The  basement  will  be  fitted  up  for 
large  safe  deposit  vaults,  with  all  modern 
equipment,  such  as  cubicles,  coupon  clip- 
ping room,  etc.  The  second  floor  is  also 
to  be  equipped  as  a  banking  room.  The 
building  is  being  constructed  by  the  Norton 
Griffiths  Construction  Company,  and  it  is 
understood  that  the  Dominion  Trust  has 
secured  a  long  term  lease  on  the  basement 
and  main  floor. 

The  street  railway  service  covers  a  very 
large  area,  including,  besides  the  city  proper, 
the  points  in  Point  Gray,  South  Vancouver 
and  New  Westminster. 

The  chief  City  officials  are :  Mayor,  L. 
D.  Taylor ;  City  Treasurer,  John  Johnstone ; 
City  Clerk,  Wm.  McQueen;  Controller,  C. 

F.  Baldwin ;  City  Engineer,  F.  L.  Fellows ; 
President  Board  of  Trade,  A.  .G.  McCand- 
less ;   Secretary,  W.   Skene,   Postmaster,  R. 

G.  McPherson. 


WATCH  NORTH  VANCOUVER 

Now  that  the  bridge  across  the  inlet  to  Vancouver  is  assured,  all  property, 
especially  in  the  vicinity  of  the  Imperial  Car  Company's  immense  plant, 
must  advance  soon.  Lots,  from  $350  to  $1000,  on  easy  payments,  can  be 
had  now.  Buy  before  you  are  too  late,  these  will  double  in  a  few  months. 
Write  for  full  particulars  to 

GEORGIA  REAL  ESTATE  CO.,  544  Georgia  St.,  Vancouver,  B.C. 
Bert  D.  Frost  Phone  6331 


VANCOUVER    ISLAND 

SHAWNXOAN  IiAKE  is  one  of  the  most  beautiful  scenic  spots  in  this  Province.  It  is 
•situated  within  twenty-five  miles  of  VICTORIA,  on  the  E.  &  N.  Railway,  at  an  elevation 
of  about  eight  hundred  feet.  As  a  summer  resort  it  is  unsurpassed,  being  free  from 
mosquitoes,  etc.,  and  on  account  of  the  distance  from  the  salt  water  and  the  elevation  it 
gives  a  complete  change  of  air.  The  LTAKB  is  ideal  for  boating,  and  the  railroad  com- 
pany run  suburban  trains  for  the  convenience  of  business  men  during  the  summer  months 
— fare.  50c.  During  the^  shooting  season  one  will  find  deer,  Blue  and  willow  grouse,  also 
mountain  quail  very  abundant.  Now  that  the  City  of  Victoria  is  taking  over  Sooke  Lake 
for  waterworks,  SHAWNIGAN  will  be  the  only  desirable  body  of  fresh  water  within 
reach.  We  offer  for  quick  sale  some  of  the  choicest  locations  at  the  right  price,  on  easy 
terms.  Do  not  wait  until  the  Spring  to  secure  f;r;nund  there — everyone  intends  buying  In 
the  Spring.     Write  us  now,  before  values  increase   bO   to   100  per  cent. 

BEATON    &    HEMSWORTH 


329  Pender  Street  West 

Phone  Seymour  7221 


Vancouver 


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Victoria  B.C. 

The  prospect  of  an  early  spring  has 
caused  considerable  activity  in  real  es- 
tate and  predictions  are  made  freely  that 
1912  will  be  a  banner  year  in  the  growth 
of  Victoria.  Just  at  present  there  is  a 
great  deal  of  interest  in  the  lots  running 
from  Macauley  Point  to  Esquimalt  road. 
There  is  no  doubt  that  all  through  the 
James  Bay  District,  and  everywhere 
around  the  inner  harbor,  and  the  pro- 
posed outer  harbor,  there  will  be  a  great 
many  transactions  recorded  in  the  very  near 
future.  Values  in  the  central  part  of  the 
city  still  hold  strong.  A  60-foot  lot  sold 
the  other  day  for  $42,000;  and  thirty  feet 
on  Yates  street  brought  $60,000. 

The  packing  plant  of  the  Swift  Com- 
pany is  expected  to  locate  here  in  the  near 
future. 

The  widening  of  north  Douglas  street, 
of  which  the  estimate  is  $616,000,  which 
will  add  thirty-four  extra  feet  to  the  street, 
has  been  taken  up  by  the  council  and  will 
be  decided  on  at  an  early  date. 


Captain  C.  H.  Nicholson,  manager  of 
the  Grand  Trunk  Pacific  Steamship  Com- 
pany, says  the  plans  are  ready  for  the  big 
building  which  the  company  proposes  to 
erect  on  the  Wharf  Street  site,  and  he  is 
awaiting  word  from  the  head  offices  of  the 
company  to  award  the  contracts  for  con- 
struction. 

"Building  figures  for  the  first  ten  months 
of  the  year  191 1  have  set  a  new  mark, 
$3,145,540.  This  exceeds  the  whole  of  last 
year,  and  is  over  $1,000,000  advance  on  the 
first  ten  months  of  1910. 

The  following  are  the  banks,  with  names 
of  their  managers:  Bank  of  Nova  Scotia, 
W.  H.  Silver;  Eastern  Townships  Bank, 
R.  W.  H.  King;  Imperial,  J.  S.  Gibb;  Bank 
of  Vancouver,  W.  H  Gossip,  Government 
St.,  Lim.  Bang ;  Royal,  J.  A.  Taylor ;  British 
North  America,  D.  Doig;  Union,  A.  E. 
Christie;  Dominion,  C.  E.  Thomas;  North- 
ern Crown,  G.  Booth;  Montreal,  A.  J.  C. 
North,  H.  R.  Beaven;  Merchants,  R.  F. 
Taylor. 


Esquimau  CBi,  Nanaimo 
Rail^A^ay   Co. 


The  company  has  Large  Areas  Suitable  for  Fruit 
Growing  and  Poultry,  Dairying  and  Mixed  Farm- 
ing. At  Qualicum  Beach  considerable  areas  of 
cleared  and  partly  cleared  lands  are  on  the  market 
in  40-acre  Tracts.  A  beautiful  healthy  climate,  fine 
soil,  and  a  great  and  rapidly  increasing  demand  for 
poultry,  eggs  and  dairy  produce.  Mixed  Farming 
can  be  most  profitably  undertaken.     Write. 


L.  H.  SOLLY,  Land  Agent, 

VICTORIA,  -  -  B.C. 


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VICTORIA 

Vancouver    Island,     British 
Columbia       -       -        Canada 


The  investor'a  best  opportunity  on  the  Pacific  CoaBt. 

The  home-seeker's  city  beyond  compare. 

The  seat  of  the  Canadian  navy  on  the  Pacific. 

The  centre  of  railway  activity  to  the  north,  east  and  west. 

The  Capital  City  of  British  Columbia,  and  its  greatest  pride. 

The  Sundown  City,  and  last  "Western  Metropolis. 

A  city  of  law  and  order,  peace  and  prosperity. 

A  city  of  great  business  enterprise — one  hundired  million  dollars 
in  one  week's  bank  clearings. 

A  city  of  unexcelled  educational  facilities. 

A  city  of  unparalleled  beauty. 

The  business  man's  model  dty  and  community. 

The  manufacturer's  goal  on  the  Pacific. 

The  outlet  to  the  Panama  Canal. 

The  ship  building  city  of  Western  Canada. 

The  city  with  a  present  and  a  future. 

The  residence  city  without  an  equal  anywhere. 

Best     climate — Best     living — Best     people 

No  extremes  of  heat  or  cold — Most  sunshine 

Least  fog — Annual  rainfall  25  to  28  inches. 

Victoria  leads  the  procession  of  cities  in  North  America. 


DEPT.  44 


Vancouver  Island 
Development  League 
Victoria,  B.C.,  Canada 


Vancouver  Mand  Development  League 

Victoria,  B.C.,  Canada,  Dept,  kU 
Please  send  me,  free  of  charge,  Booklets,  etc. 


NAME 

ADDRESS  . 


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April,  1912 


Weyburn,  Sask. 

The  puiblicity  campaign  recently  inaugur- 
ated in  Weyburn,  Sask.,  by  the  Board  of 
Trade,  under  Commissioner  C.  A.  Cooke,  is 
already  meeting  with  success,  and  negotia- 
tions are  in  progress  that  will  add  mater- 
ially to  the  industrial  and  commercial  de- 
velopment of  the  town. 

General  Manager  Chamberlain  of  the  G. 
T.P.,  recently  announced  to  a  delegation  of 
the  Board  of  Trade  that  his  company  would 
build  two  lines  through  Weyburn  this  year. 
The  C.P.R.  will  extend  their  Lethbridge 
line,  already  in  operation  82  miles  west  of 
Weyburn,  a  further  100  miles  this  year.  The 
contract  for  the  work  has  been  let. 

This  rapid  development  by  the  railroads 
has  produced  a  salutary  effect  in  the  com- 
mercial market,  and  numerous  inquiries  are 
received  each  day  from  prospective  locators. 
The  Royal  Bank  has  secured  premises  and 
will  open  for  business  this  month.  It  is  also 
understood  that  the  Bank  of  Nova  Scotia 
will  open  here  during  the  spring.  The  ar- 
rival of  the  Royal  brings  Weyburn's  banks 
up  to  six,  and  a  clearing  house  will  be 
formed  at  once. 

There  is  a  pronounced  demand  for  inside 
property  in  Weyburn,  particularly  among 
eastern  buyers,  and  local  agents  find  the 
delivery  of  lots  their  greatest  difficulty.  The 
demand  is  greater  than  the  supply.  This 
activity  has  been  followed  by  greatly  en- 
hanced prices,  and  gains  of  three  and  four 
hundred  per  cent,  have  been  common  since 
the  opening  of  the  year. 

Construction  work  is  about  to  begin,  and 
there  will  be  a  heavy  demand  for  skilled 
and  unskilled  labor  throughout  the  year. 
Among  the  earlier  buildings  to  be  erected 
are  the  new  depot  for  the  C.P.R.,  the  post- 
office,  and  armory,  and  a  five-story  depart- 
ment store,  120  by  100  feet,  for  the  Mc- 
Kinnon   Co. 

There  are  excellent  openings  for  busi- 
ness in  this  Southern  Saskatchewan 
town,  appropriately  enough  named  "  The 
International  Gateway,"  An  opportunity 
is  offered  for  the  establishment  of  a  flour 
mill,  planing  mills,  biscuit  factory,  foundry 


and  machine  shop,  pottery  factory  and 
wholesale  houses.  Special  inducements  are 
offered  in  the  matter  of  sites. 

The  population  has  grown  from  600  in 
1906,  to  3,300  in  1912.  The  town  assess- 
ment is  $1,780,875,  and  the  balance  of  bor- 
rowing power  still  unimpaired  is  $127,684. 

Weyburn  is  situated  on  the  main  Soo 
Line,  and  on  the  short  C.P.R.  line  from 
Winnipeg  to  Lethbridge.  It  has  also 
direct  communication  wtih  Regina  and  the 
north.  Assurances  have  been  given  that  the 
G.T.P.  and  C.N.R.  will  build  into  Weyburn 
at  once,  the  former  connecting  up  with  the 
Hill  interests  in  the  United  States  and  thus 
placing  Weyburn  on  another  main  trunk 
line  to  the  American  centres  of  industry. 

Weyburn  is  the  headquarters  of  the  Wey- 
burn Security  bank  (W.  M.  Little,  man- 
ager), the  only  chartered  bank  financed  by 
local  capital  west  of  Winnipeg.  This  bank 
has  ten  branches  in  the  province.  Other 
banks  doing  business  here  are  Bank 
of  Commerce,  A.  Swinford,  manager ;  Union 
Bank,  C.  H.  Hartney,  manager;  Bank  of 
Montreal,  R.  S.  Whateley,  manager;  Home 
Bank,  J.   K.   Hislop,  manager. 

Weyburn  has  no  water  of  fuel  prob- 
lem. After  the  expenditure  of  much  time 
and  inoney  an  abundance  of  excellent  water 
has  been  secured.  Under  present  conditions 
the  supply  is  ample  for  the  population  of 
15,000,  and  can  be  largely  increased.  The 
provincial  analyst  pronounces  the  water  to 
be  of  the  highest  quality  and  remarkably 
pure.  Situated  in  the  centre  of  a  vast  coal 
bearing  region,  Weyburn  will  never  know 
the  meaning  of  a  shortage  of  fuel,  coal  be- 
ing laid  down  at  a  very  low  rate  by  the 
Souris  mines. 

Weyburn  has  four  main  operating  railway 
outlets,  and  the  construction  of  the  G.T.P. 
and  C.N.  roads  into  the  town,  will  add 
four  more,  besides  greatly  extending  the 
area  of  the  town's  natural  distributing  ter- 
ritory. Weyburn  enjoys  freight  tariff,  cov- 
ering the  whole  province,  and  can  thus 
compete  to  advantage  with  other  distribut- 
ing centres. 


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Population                                                                  i    #«i                                  Population 

'\IT      The  International  Gateway.      '"3S' 

WEYBURN 

SASKATCHEWAN,  CANADA. 

The  Railroad  Centre  of  the  World's  Great  Wheat  Fields 

THE  BIGGEST  LITTLE  CITY  IN  CANADA 

Unexcelled  opportunities  for  Investors 

and  Wholesale  Distributors 

Unlimited  Pure  Water.                          Municipal  Power  Plant. 

Fuel  Abundant  and  Cheap. 

CHAS.  A.  COOKE,  Secretary 

Write  for  Information.                                                                           Board  of  Trade. 

The 
W.  H.  McCallum  Co.,  Limited 

Weyburn,  Sask. 
Weyburn  Real  Estate  a  Specialty. 

Bowman,  Griffin  &  Co. 

Real  Estate,  Insurance,  Loans 

Weyburn,   Sask. 

Reference;  The  Union  Bank  of  Canada 

GOODWYN    &    COMPANY 

Real  Estate  and 
Investments 

239  Portage  Ave. 

Winnipeg.               Weyburn,  Sask. 
Phone  Main  5990.               Phone  154 

W.  LEROUX   &   CO. 

We  Specialize  in  Saskatchewan 

Farm  Lands,  and  W^eyburn 

City  property 

WRITE  FOR  PRICE  LISTS  AND  MAPS 

Weyburn,   Sask. 

E.  V.  CAMPION  &  CO. 

Western  Canada 
Real  Estate 

We   require   the   services   of  a  few 
first   class   salesmen.     Special   Com- 
missions to  right  parties. 

WEYBURN,  SASK. 

H.  A.  STAVELEY 

FARM  LANDS 
CITY  PROPERTY 

WEYBURN,  SASK.,  CANADA. 

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Winnipeg,  Man. 

There  are  not  many  cities  in  the  world 
that  present  greater  opportunities  to  men 
engaged  in  any  branch  of  manufacturing 
than  Winnipeg,  the  capital  city  of  Mani- 
toba. The  175,000  people  of  Winnipeg  in- 
vest annually  in  manufactured  goods  the 
sum  of  $120,000,000.  To  these  trade  turn- 
over figures  must  be  added  $36,000,000,  the 
value  of  the  output  of  the  267  factories  that 
are  now  operating  in  the  city  of  Winnipeg. 

The  volume  to  supply  this  market  is 
naturally  divided  into  many  commodities 
of  varied  classes.  A  partial  classification  of 
the  chief  products  that  go  to  make  up  the 
big  bulk  of  trade  handled  in  Winnipeg 
naturally  makes  interesting  and  instructive 
reading  for  the  manufacturer.  From  a  local 
jobbing  standpoint,  records  show  that  $25,- 
000,000  is  credited  to  the  agricultural  im- 
plement and  farm  machinery  dealer, 
$16,000,000  to  the  hardware  trade,  $15,000,- 
000  in  groceries,  $17,000,000  in  dry  goods 
and  textiles,  $12,000,000  to  the  iron  and 
building  trades,  over  $6,000,000  to  the  boot 
and  shoe  trade,  and  $5,000,000  for  the 
automobile  industry.  Encouraging  figures 
are  also  given  for  the  manufacture  of  rail- 
way and  municipal  supplies,  furniture, 
drugs,  electrical  appliances,  chemicals,  con- 
fectionery, metal  products,  leather  goods, 
stoves,  ranges,  furnaces,  household  necessi- 
ties and  other  less  important  commodities. 

The  Walch  Land  Co.  reports  the  season 
much  farther  advanced  than  in  other  years. 
Among  their  large  deals  put  through  is  one 
of  700  lots  in  Tuxedo  Park,  Saskatoon, 
which  were  sold  to  one  individual  for  a 
consideration  of  $129,000.  In  their  con- 
nection with  the  American  immigration  Mr. 
Walch  stated  that  he  had  letters  from  be- 
tween three  and  four  hundred  people,  who 
have  stated  their  intention  of  coming  to  the 
west  during  the  next  three  months  to  pur- 
chase  lands    for   farming   operations. 

Real  estate  activity  in  Winnipeg  recently 
has  not  been  confined  to  any  one  locality. 
Many  lots  have  been  taken  over  by  small 
holders,  who  will  either  build  during  the 
summer  or  hold  for  speculation.  This  is 
the   case  particularly  in  the   south  of  the 


city,  both  north  and  south  of  the  new 
Agricultural  College.  Property  has  gone 
there  at  a  price  from  $30  to  $50  a  foot 
The  promise  of  the  street  railway  and  the 
paving  of  Pembina  Highway  has  consider- 
ably enhanced  values  here.  In  the  west 
of  the  city  there  has  been  considerable  ac- 
tivity in  the  district  between  Portage  and 
Sargent  Avenues  as  far  out  as  Arlington. 
This  has  been  notably  the  case  on  Lavinia 
Street,  which  it  is  reported  will  be  widened 
in  the  near  future.  The  announcement 
that  during  the  summer  Portage  Avenue 
will  be  paved  as  far  as  the  city  limits  is 
also  of  interest  to  those  who  are  buying 
in  the  west. 

Perhaps  the  most  interesting  movement 
has  been  in  the  neighborhood  of  North 
Transcona  and  East  Kildonan,  where  a 
large  number  of  deals  have  been  put 
through  during  the  last  few  weeks.  In 
that  time  the  whole  of  the  southwest  quar- 
ter section  of  17-11-4  east  has  been  pur- 
chased, and  portions  of  the  rest  of  that 
section.  Large  tracts  in  16  and  18  and 
river  lots  58  and  59  in  Kildonan  East  and 
a  portion  of  lot  22  on  the  west  side  of  the 
river.  Prices  have  varied  as  much  as 
from  $300  to  $1,000  an  acre,  and  in  many 
cases  large  cash  payments  have  been  made. 

The  permanent  Exposition  Building  of 
the  Winnipeg  Industrial  Bureau  was 
officially  opened  by  Mayor  Waugh  in  the 
presence  of  a  large  number  of  leading 
citizens.  While  the  building  is  not  quite 
finished,  sufficient  progress  has  been  made 
to  indicate  to  the  business  community  the 
importance  of  the  idea,  and  great  credit 
in  due  to  Commissioner  Roland  and  other 
members  of  the  Industrial  Bureau  Board 
for  setting  the  pace  in  this  connection  for 
all   other   parts   of   Canada. 

In  this  building  will  be  seen  exhibits  of 
Western  industry,  and  a  very  effective  in- 
dex of  the  progress  of  development  in  all 
parts  of  the  country.  It  will  especially 
contain  specimens  of  the  leading  manu- 
factured products  and  natural  resources  of 
Western  Canada,  and  will  form  an  excel- 
lent object  lesson  to  all  visitors  who  desire 
to   learn    with   greatest   accuracy   the  pos- 

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For  sale  of  its  Townsite  Lots  in  Divisional  Points  of  Melville, 
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Pacific  Railway  between  Winnipeg  and  Edmonton. 

The  International  Securities  [Co.,  Ltd.,  is  the 
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Subdivisions  to  Cities  or  Towns,  as  follows  : 

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Moose  Jaw,  Sask.  Weyburn,  Sask. 

Medicine  Hat,  Alta.  Entwistle,  Alta. 

Lethbridge,  Alta.  Lacombe,  Alta. 

North  Battleford,  Sask.  Yorkton,  Sask. 

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splendid  openings  for  business  and  professional  men.  Full  information 
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Winnipeg— Continued 

sibilities    and    opportunities    of     tliis     great 
Western  country. 

All  the  space  for  rent  has  already  been 
taken  up,  and  so  great  is  the  demand  that 
already  the  Bureau  is  discussing  the  ad- 
visability of  enlarging  the  building.  Cities 
west  of  Winnipeg  are  particularly  desirous 
of  securing  exhibit  space.  The  interest 
taken  in  the  project  exceeds  even  the  ex- 
pectations of  the  commissioner  and  direc- 
tors. 

Figures  to  hand  from  the  office  of  the 
building  inspector  show  that  both  in  num- 
ber and  value,  the  permits  issued  in  Winni- 
peg during  February,  are  nearly  double 
those  granted  for  the  same  month  of  191 1. 
Comparison  of  the  total  for  January  and 
February  this  year  with  that  of  last  reveals 
a  like  increase — the  two  months'  total  in 
191 1  being  $680,850,  as  against  $1,144,000 
this  year. 

The  Board  of  Control  and  the  City 
Council  are  now  making  preparations  for 
a  competition  of  plans  for  the  new  city 
hall.  Apparently,  the  idea  is  to  call  for 
plans  covering  the  site  of  the  present  city 
hall,  as  well  as  the  market  in  the  rear,  the 
intention  being  to  erect  at  present  the  rear 
portion  along  utilitarian  Hnes,  to  be  fol- 
lowed later  by  the  completion  of  a  more 
handsome  front  portion. 

Winnipeg  has  available  raw  materials  in 
abundance :  grains  of  all  kinds  for  the  flour 
and  cereal  food  manufacturer;  wool  for 
the  spinner;  flax  seed  for  the  oil  manufac- 
turer ;  sugar  beets  can  be  grown  profitably ; 
hides  for  the  tanner  and  shoe  manufac- 
turer; big  scrap  iron  centre;  clay  for  brick 
and  pottery;  straw  and  pulp  for  paper 
mills;  mineral;  gypsum;  peat  sale;  mang- 
anese; limestone  and  sand  for  glass  mak- 
ing; iron  deposits  on  navigable  water  to 
city;  and  many  other  natural  resources 
undeveloped. 

Winnipeg  is  one  of  the  world's  health- 
ful cities ;  the  death-rate  last  year  was  only 
13.6  per  1,000  inhabitants.  The  city's 
artesian  well  water  is  unexcelled  for  its 
purity.     Winnipeg  is  710  feet  above  the  sea 


level.  Summer  days  have  16  hours'  sun- 
shine, and  winter  is  marked  by  clear 
weather,  absence  of  moisture  making  climate 
agreeable   and  pleasant. 

Winnipeg    has     expended     in     the     past 
six    years    and    nine    months    ending    Sep- 
tember    30th,     1911,     $75,461,175     in     new 
buildings.      This    represented   23,451    build- 
ings, and  it  is  safe  to  say  that  no  city  on 
the  continent   can   show   a  better  balanced 
distribution    for   a    solid    growth   than   has 
gone    into    the    wholesale   houses,   business 
blocks,    churches,    schools    and    handsome 
homes  and  apartments  of  Winnipeg.      For 
example,  take  the  nine  months  of  year  1911- 
ending  September  30th :   $2,333,300  has  gone 
into  fine  apartment  blocks,  the  average  cost 
of  the  eight  largest  being  $96,000  each,  and 
of  the  fifteen  largest  ^7^,333  each;  eighty- 
seven     factory     and     warehouse     buildings 
have  been  erected  in  the  nine  months  at  a 
cost  of  $2,487,400,  and  for  schools,  churches 
and  hospitals,  $1,018,500.     Prosperity  is  in- 
dicated in  the  handsome  private  homes  of 
citizens  that  have  been  erected  from  Janu- 
ary to  October,  191 1.    Twenty-four  of  these 
residences  have  cost  on  an  average  $17,270 
each,   while   there  have  been  one  hundred 
and  sixty-three  homes  built  costing  between 
$5,000  and  $10,000  each,  and  four  hundred 
and     seventy-two    houses    that    cost    over 
$3,000  and   less   than  $5,000.       Among   the 
goods    that    are    made   in    Winnipeg's    fac- 
tories are  awnings,  tents  and  flags,  Japan 
ware,     coffee    ware,    milk    cans,    bags    of 
cotton  and  jute,  grain  bags,  flour  bags,  bags 
of  burlap  for  coal  and  heavy  material ;  bed- 
ding,   mattresses    and    pillows;    boxes    and 
crates;    brick,    clay    and    cement   products; 
concrete  blocks ;  butter  and  dairy  products ; 
carriages,   trucks,   wagons,   fire   department 
trucks    and    wagons,    sleighs,    cigars    con- 
fectionery, candies,  cornices,  tin  and  galvan- 
ized house   fittings   and   roofing  materials; 
copper  plate,  zinc  and  tin  engravings,  wire, 
woven  wire,  gate,  farm,  poultry  and  stock 
fencing,     cereals      and     breakfast     goods; 
chipped,    bevelled    and    stained   glass;    har- 
ness, horse  collars,  saddlery,  robes,   whips, 
rugs,  horse  clothing;  iron  and  brass  ware. 


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TO  THE 
MANUFACTURER 


Western  Canada  is  a  big 
field,  filled  with  a  prosperous 
people.  The  remarkable  de- 
velopment taking  place  is 
creating  an  unprecedented 
demand  for  home  industries. 

WINNIPEG 

the  natural  supply  centre, 
wants  these  manufacturers 
and  offers  greater  combined 
advantages  in  cheap  power, 
light,  sites  low  taxation,  labor 
conditions,  railway  facilities, 
banking,  etc.,  than  any  city 
in  Canada. 

Special  reports  prepared 
and  mailed  free  of  charge, 
on  the  manufacturing  pos- 
sibilities of  any  line  of  in- 
dustry, by  addressing 


CHAS.    F.    ROLAND,     Commissioner 

Winnipeg  Industrial  Bureau,         -         WINNIPEG,  MANITOBA. 


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Winnipeg— Continued 

boilers,  machinery,  transmitters,  structural 
steel,  iron  fencing,  ornamental  ironwork, 
rolled  iron,  hoisting  engines,  jewelry,  mar- 
ble and  other  stone  monuments;  lubricating 
and  linseed  oil ;  packing-house  products, 
pork  products,  lard,  cured  meats;  house 
and  carriage  paints,  varnishes,  putty,  stock 
food ;  laundry  and  toilet  soap,  washing 
powder;  dressed,  artificial  and  ornamental 
stone  and  marble ;  grocery  sundries,  pack- 
age teas,  coffees,  baking  powder,  spices,  ex- 
tracts, bottled  syrups,  vinegar,  pickles, 
catsup ;  ladies'  and  children's  ready-made 
clothing,  men's  shirts,  overalls  and  caps; 
office  and  bank  fittings,  fixtures,  sash,  doors, 
screens,  stai/work;  furs;  brooms,  gypsum 
and  plaster  products ;  rubber  stamps ; 
trunks ;   asbestos  goods. 

The  increase  in  population  is  shown  in 
the  following  table : 

1902 48,411 

1904 67,262 

1906 101,057 

1908 128,000 

1910 151,450 

1911  (Estimated)  180,000 

Winnipeg  realty  values  increase  steadily. 
The  following  figures  give  the  total  assess- 
ments of  the  city  : 

1901 $25,077,400 

1902 28,615,810 

1905 62,727,680 

1906 80,511,727 

1909 131,402,800 

191 1 175,000,000 

191 1  Tax  Rate,  13%  mills 

As  an  indication  of  the  expansion  of 
business  the  following  table  of  bank  clear- 
ings will  be  of  interest  : 

1902 $188,370,003 

1904 294,601,437 

1906 504,585,914 

1908 614,1 1 1,801 

1910  .  .  . 953,415,281 

1911  ( 1st  nine  months)  ... .   751,795,673 

The  marked  advance  in  the  value  of  new 
buildings      operations     which     took    place 


in  1910  has  been  well  maintained  during 
the  present  year.  A  comparative  state- 
ment will  make  this  clear : 

Building  Perrnits. 

1908 $5,513,700 

1909 9,226,325 

1910 15,116,450 

191 1   ( 1st  10  months) 16,939,650 

Twenty-one  ohartered  banks,  having 
altogether  44  branches,  operate  in  the  city. 
Below  is  the  complete  list,  with  respective 
names  of  managers : 

Bank  of  Nova  Scotia,  W.  W.  Watson; 
Eastern  Townships  Bank,  W.  L.  Ball; 
Molsons,  E.  F.  Kohl;  Molsons,  Portage 
Avenue  Branch,  A.  H.  Young;  Imperial, 
N.  G.  Leslie;  Imperial,  North  End,  W.  A. 
Hebblewhite;  Quebec  Bank,  C.  F.  Pent- 
land;  Standard,  J.  S.  Turner;  Bank  of 
Hamilton,  W.  Loree;  Bank  of  Hamilton, 
Princess  Street  Branch,  C.  H.  Bartlett; 
Bank  of  Hamilton,  Norwood  Branch,  W. 
H.  Leek;  Home  Bank,  W.  A.  Machaffie; 
Traders,  F.  B.  Bennett;  Royal,  D.  C. 
Rea ;  Royal,  Grain  Exchange,  G.  J.  Scale ; 
British  North  America,  A.  G.  Fry;  Hoche- 
laga,  E.  Belaid;  Hochelaga,  Higgins 
Avenue,  J.  H.  N.  Leveille;  Toronto,  J.  R. 
Lamb;  Union,  R.  S.  Barrow;  Union,  Logan 
Avenue  Branch,  J.  V.  Harrison ;  North  End 
Branch,  T.  L.  Cavanagh ;  Sargent  Avenue 
Branch,  J.  V-  Harrison;  Ottawa,  J.  B. 
Monk ;  Domonion,  F.  L.  Patton ;  Dominion, 
North  End  Branch,  H.  Ransford;  Dominion 
Notre  Dame,  G.  H.  Mathewson ;  Dominion, 
Portage  Avenue,  V.  R.  F.  Sutton ;  Sterling, 
W.  A.  Weir;  Northern  Crown,  W.  P. 
Sloane;  Northern  Crown,  Main  and  Sel- 
kirk, W-  C.  Richardson;  Northern  Crown, 
Portage  and  Sherbrooke,  R.  L.  Paterson; 
Northern  Crown,  Nena  and  William  T.  E. 
Thorsteinson ;  Montreal,  A.  F.  D.  Mac- 
Gachen ;  Montreal,  Fort  Rouge,  E.  A. 
Moore;  Montreal,  Logan  Avenue,  J.  E. 
Wright;  Commerce,  C.  W.  Rowley;  Com- 
merce, Alexander  Avenue,  R.  E.  N.  Jones; 
Commerce,  Blake  Street,  J.  E.  D.  Belt; 
Commerce,  Elmwood,  F.  C.  Biggar;  Com- 
merce,   Fort    Rouge,   L.   E.    Griffith;    Com- 


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MANITOBA  GYPSUM  CO.,  LTD. 

WINNIPEG.  MAN. 
Manufacturers  of  the 

"EMPIRE"    Brand    of 
WALL    PLASTER 


ALLAN,  KILLAM  &  McKAY 

INSURBNCE.  FINANCIAL.   REAL 
ESTATE  AND  RENTAL   AGENTS 

Bulman  Block,  Winnipeg 

Phone  Garry  600 


OSCAR  HUDSON  &  CO. 

Chartered  Accountants, 

TORONTO,  MONTREAL, 

WINNIPEG 


Maniboba  Glass  Mfg.  Co.,  Limited 

Manufacturers  of 

BOTTLES  and  FRUIT  JARS 

Head  OfHce 
303  Keewayden  Block,  WINNIPEG 


MR.  INVESTOR: 

Funds  entrusted  to  us  by  non-resident 
clients  receive  our  most  careful  atten- 
tion. Write  for  "Profits,"  a  four-page 
leaflet  which  will  show  you  what  we 
have  done  for  some  of  our  clients  in  the 
way  of  Investments  in  WIMNIPEG 
and  SUBURBAN  PROPERTY. 

CAKES  LAND   CO., 

Suites  1010-1011   McArthur  Block.  Winnipeg 
References  :  Eastern  Townships  Bank 


merce,  North,  C.  F.  A.  Gregory ;  Commerce, 
Portage  Avenue,  G.  M.  Patterson ;  Mer- 
chants, W.  J-  Finucan. 

One  hundred  and  ten  new  factories 
have  been  established  in  Winnipeg  during 
the  past  four  years. 

There  are  special  openings  for  manufac- 
turing farm  and  agricultural  implements, 
including  gas  and  steam  tractors,  paper  and 
strawboard  mills,  men's  clothing,  ladies 
ready-to-wear  goods,  food  stuffs,  starch, 
boots  and  sihoes,  felt  wear,  metal  goods, 
wire  nails,  hardware  specialties,  flax  and 
jute  goods,  beet  sugar,  elevator  machinery, 
electrical  fixtures,  automobiles,  home  and 
office  furniture,  leather  goods,  cereal  foods, 
dairy  supplies,  building  materials,  stoves, 
ranges  and  furnaces. 

The  municipal  power  plant  is  located  at 
Point  du  Bois,  on  the  Winnipeg  River,  ^^ 
miles  north-east  of  the  city  of  Winnipeg. 
The  water  fall — naturally  32  feet — is  in- 
creased by  the  power  development  dam  to 
47  feet.     Mill  pond  of  6,000  acres. 

The  Mayor  is  R.  D.  Waugh;  City  Clerk, 
C.  T.  Brown;  City  Treasurer,  R.  Thomp- 
son; Secretary-Treasurer,  W.  H.  Evanson; 
City  Engineer,  Col-  R.  Ruttan;  Postmaster, 
P.  C.  Mclntyre ;  President  Board  of  Trade, 
J.  Bruce  Gordon ;  President  Winnipeg  Grain 
Exchange,  Donald  Morrison;  Secretary 
Board  of  Trade,  C.  N.  Bell;  Inspector  of 
Buildings,  E.  H.  Rodgers;  Medical  Health 
Officer,  A.  J.  Douglas,  M.D. 


CHARLES  D.  CORBOULD, 

CHARTERED    ACCOUNTANT, 
719  Somerset  Block,  Winnipeg 


OSLER,   HAMMOND  ^  NANTON 

Financial  Agents  and  Inv?stment  Brokers 

WINNIPEG,     CANADA 
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April,  1912 


Yorkton,  Sask. 

Yorkton  is  on  the  C.  P.  R-  line,  282  miles 
west  of  Winnipeg.  The  Grand  Trunk 
Pacific  also  serves  town.  Cusitoms  House, 
Dominion  and  Canadian  Express.  C.  P.  R. 
and  G.  T.  Pacific  Telegraphs  are  in  opera- 
tion. 

Yorkton  has  just  completed  the  installa- 
tion of  a  municipal  electric  light  system, 
and  other  improvements  are  in  progress. 
There  are  Government  local  and  long  dis- 
tance phones.  The  phone  system  will  be 
taken  over  by  municipality  in  1912. 

The  gas  is  supplied  by  private  company. 

There  is  a  fine  town  hall,  theatre,  Odd- 
fellows' hall,  Collegiate  Institute  (which 
cost  $7S,ooo),  Business  colleges,  Barracks 
of  the  R.  N.  W.  Mounted  Police  and  a  new 
$75,000  Catholic  Hospital. 

The  population  now  exceeds  3,500, 
assessment  $2,600,000,  tax  rate  24  mills. 

The  eight  elevators  have  a  capacity  of 
65,000  bushels,  and  handled  last  season 
2,181,000  bushels  of  grain. 

The  stock  yards  handled  2,874  cattle  and 
1,434  hogs.  The  flour  mill  has  a  capacity 
of  100  barrels  a  day.  The  oatmeal  mills 
find  plenty  to  do  as  well  as  the  other  in- 
dustries located  in  this  rich  mixed  farming 
district. 

The  banks  and  their  managers  are : 
British  North  America,  J.  McDonald;  To- 
ronto, M.  Duncan;  Union,  C.  W.  R.  Pear- 
son; Commerce,  H.  L.  Edmonds. 

Levi  Beck  is  Mayor;  J.  A.  M.  Patrick, 
President  Board  of  Trade;  G.  H.  Brad- 
brook,  Secretary  Board  of  Trade;  A. 
McArthur,  Resident  Engineer;  T.  F.  Ache- 
son,  Secretary-Treasurer;  J.  M.  Clark, 
Postmaster;  F.  Pawlett,  Fire  Chief;  In- 
spector Junget  of  Royal  N.  W.  Mounted 
Police. 


There  are  18  miles  of  streets  with  cement 
sidewalks,  and  a  good  sign  of  prosperity  is 
that  there  are  no  stores  vacant. 

The  town  will  welcome  new  industries. 
For  inducements  to  locate,  write  Secretary 
Board  of  Trade.  There  are  openings  for 
boarding-house,  skating  rink,  wholesale 
houses  of  all  kinds.  Trackage  on  the  R.  R. 
industrial  switch  is  obtainable  at  low  rates. 

The  annual  fair  is  held  in  July. 


GEO.  E.  MILLS 

BUILDER,  CONTRACTOR 
AND  BRICK  YARDS 


Stone  Quarry,  East  Hamilton 

HOUSE  ADDRESS 

614  KING  STREET  EAST 

HAMILTON 


THOS.  MYLES  &  SONS,  LTD. 

TRemovals  snD  Storage 

Main  and  Hughson  Sts.,  HAMILTON 
Phone  690  14 


SINCLAIR  G.  RICHARDSON 

Auditor  and  Cost  Accountant 

Bank  of  Hamilton  Bldg,       -       HAMILTON 
Phone  286.  13 


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Canada 

Published   Monthly   in    the    Interest   of    Canadian    Progress    and    Development 


VOL.  II 


MAY,   1912 


No.  4 


X  X 

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yllong  the  Trait 


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Industrial  Insurance  and  State 
Control 


cm  WILLIAM  MEREDITH'S  in- 
^  quiries  into  the  Workmen's  Compen- 
sation law  of  Ontario  have  led  him  to 
the  inevitable  conclusion. 

He  advises  the  Provincial  Government 
that  "the  law  of  Ontario  is  entirely  in- 
adequate to  meet  the  conditions  under 
which  the  industries  are  now  carried  on, 
or  to  provide  just  compensation  for  those 
employed  in  them  who  meet  with  injuries 
or  suffer  from  occupational  diseases  con- 
tracted in  the  course  of  their  employment." 

"It  is  satisfactory,"  he  adds,  "to  be 
able  to  say  that  there  is  practical  una- 
nimity on  this  point,  and  that  those  who 
speak  for  the  emy)loyers  concede  the  jus- 
tice of  the  claim  made  on  behalf  of  the 
employees  that  the  industries  should  bear 
the  burden  of  making  compensation." 

The  question  remains  whether  the  new 
system  shall  be  one  in  which  the  workmen 
as  well  as  the  employers  shall  contribute 
to  the  fund  for  industrial  insurance. 

The  employers  think  that  it  would 
make  for  greater  care  in  avoiding  acci- 
dents were    the   workmen    to   be   made 


responsible  for  ten  per  cent,  of  the 
amount  required  for  compensation.  The 
employees  strongly  object  to  a  contribu- 
tory system. 

Sir  William,  after  he  digs  more  deeply 
into  this  matter,  proposes  to  present  a 
recommendation  for  mutual  industrial 
insurance  by  groups  of  industries  under 
State  control.  There  may  be  some  fric- 
tion at  first  in  working  out  the  plan  Sir 
William  proposes,  but  as  the  Toronto 
Globe  points  out,  the  removal  of  com- 
pensation cases  from  the  courts  to  the 
purview  of  an  insurance  bureau  over 
which  the  State  shall  exercise  supervision 
is  a  very  great  advance,  and  one  that  will 
be  welcomed  by  the  workmen  of  Ontario, 
who  now  have  to  fight  for  compensation 
for  injuries  in  the  courts  against  hea\'y 
odds. 

Sir  William  Meredith  has  not  yet  con- 
cluded his  investigation,  but  when  the  evi- 
dence is  all  in,  his  recommendations  will 
no  doubt,  as  his  partial  report  indicates, 
point  the  way  to  a  new  and  better  order 
of  things  for  the  Ontario  workman. 


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the  Trail 


BUSY   MAN'S   CANADA 


May,    1912 


The  Call  for  Canals 


'T'HE  fact  that  the  Government  at 
*■  Ottawa  has  included  in  the  estimates 
a  sum  of  $100,000  for  the  commencement 
of  the  Georgian  Bay  Canal  at  the  French 
River  end  indicates  that  the  Government 
intends  to  pursue  a  more  active  pohcy 
later  on,  in  bringing  this  important 
scheme  to  completion. 

The  great  need  of  the  Georgian  Bay 
Caiial  will  be  felt  more  every  year,  as  the 
crops  of  the  Northwest  continue  to  increase. 
With  the  increased  acreage  going  under 
cultivation  this  year,  it  is  estimated  that 
the  yield  of  wheat  will  be  250,000,000 
bushels  in  the  three  Western  pro\dnces. 


Sir  William  Whyte,  who  knows  his 
Canada  as  well  as  any  man,  and  whose 
crop  predictions  usually  hit  the  mark 
with  surprising  accuracy,  predicts  that 
in  1915  the  Western  wheat  crop  will  be 
350,000,000  bushels.  That  will  take 
some  moving.  The  railways  are  doing 
their  best  and  doing  it  well,  but  Canada 
is  developing  at  an  accelerating  speed 
every  year,  and  experts  are  agreed  that 
largely  increased  facilities  will  be  re- 
quired to  handle  the  crop.  The  call 
seems  to  be  for  a  Georgian  Bay  as  well 
as  a  better  Welland  Canaal. 


#      # 


The  New  Reciprocity 


T^HE  Reciprocity  offer  of  the  United 
*■  States  is  likely  to  be  withdrawn — 
all  except  the  second  section,  which  ad- 
mits wood  pulp  free  of  duty.  This  is 
at  the  behest  of  the  Republican  senators  of 
the  Northwest,  who  opposed  the  bill  in 
the  last  session.  They  declared  that  its 
removal  from  the  statute  books  would 
have  a  good  effect  among  the  Republican 
farmers,  and  would  go  a  long  way  to- 
wards strengthening  the  party  in  states 
bordering  Canada.  So  the  reason  is 
political. 

But  it  was  not  in  the  nature  of  things 
that  the  Americans  would  let  the  old 
offer  stand  open  when  it  was  rejected  by 
Canada.  As  Senator  Penrose  said  in 
explaining  the  reason  for  the  repeal  of 
the  agreement: 

"Part  of  the  so-called  Canadian  reci- 
procity agreement  stands  on  the  statute 
books  without  any  purpose  because  Can- 
ada refused  to  enact  similar  legislation. 
Consequently,  it  is  thought  that  the 
United  States  ought  not  to  be  in  a  position 
of  still  holding  the  door  open  for  Canada 


to  take  advantage  of  the  opportunity 
should  the  people  there  change  their 
minds  on  the  subject.  It  is  argued  that 
in  a  few  years  conditiojis  might  change 
and  a  different  reciprocity  agreement 
might  be  proper.  Hence  the  action  of 
the  committee  in  reporting  favorably  the 
Heyburn  bill  repealing  this  law." 

Reciprocitarians  in  the  Dominion  will 
find  satisfaction  in  the  Senator's  remark 
that  "in  a  few  years  conditions  might 
change  and  a  different  Reciprocity  agree- 
ment might  be  proper." 

Most  Canadians  will  agree  with  the 
Senator.  It  was  more  the  kind  than  the 
spirit  of  the  1911  Reciprocity  that  peo- 
ple fought  shy  of. 

# 

A  woman's  advice  is  of  small  account, 
and  he  who  does  not  take  it  is  of  no  ac- 
count.-— Cervantes. 

■'^ 

There  are  only  two  kinds  of  men  who 
stay  down  when  once  they  get  down — dead 
men  and  quitters. 


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May,    1912 


BUSY   MAN'S   CANADA 


Along 
the  Trail 


Connecting  the  Empire 


THE  British  Government  is  keenly 
alive  to  the  value  of  an  imperial  sys- 
tem of  wireless  telegraphy.  It  has  just 
entered  into  contracts  for  the  erection  of 
six  stations,  which  will  mark  an  important 
step  in  the  direction  of  connecting  the 
whole  empire. 

These  stations  are  to  be  at  London, 
Alexandria,  Aden,  Bangalore,  Singapore 
and  Pretoria.  The  station  at  Bangalore, 
which  is  the  capital  city  of  the  state  of 
Mysore,  will  be  the  link  with  India,  which 
will  thus  Ije  in  direct  communication  with 


Great  Britain.  Three  other  stations  are 
projected,  one  in  Western  Australia,  one 
in  Eastern  AustraUa,  and  the  third  in 
New  Zealand.  This  will  practically  com- 
plete the  encirclement  of  the  globe,  as 
stations  are  already  established  on  the 
eastern  coast  of  Canada,  and  the  British 
Empire  will  thus  be  united  by  one  system. 
As  the  Saskatoon  Phoenix  remarks, 
it  is  quite  evident  the  Liberal  Govern- 
ment in  Great  Britain  is  not  so  negligent 
of  imperial  needs  as  some  of  the  rampant 
imj^erialists  try  to  make  out. 


British  Columbia  Elections 


IN  the  recent  provincial  elections  in 
*-  British  Columbia  the  Conservative 
party  under  the  leadership  of  Hon. 
Richard  McBride  made  a  sweep  in  that 
province.  For  the  time  being  the  Lib- 
erals are  wiped  out  completely.  The 
new  House  will  consist  of  forty  Conserv- 
atives and  two  Socialists. 

This  circumstance  in  itself  is  untor- 
tunate,  for  opposition  in  government  tends 
to  safety  and  sanity,  yet  it  tends  to  show 
the  sentiment  in  the  country.  The  peo- 
ple have  unanimously  approved  of  the 
administration  of  Mr.  McBride,  which 
has  been  a  progressive  one. 


Policies  tending  to  the  rapid  opening 
up  of  the  country  have  been  endorsed  in 
this  election  in  a  manner  which  is  almost 
without  a  parallel  in  the  history  of  the 
Canadian  provinces.  Doubtless  Premier 
McBride  will  recognize  the  peril  which 
lurks  in  over-strength.  The  sweeping 
nature  of  the  endorsation  is  sufficient 
proof  that  British  Columbians  consider 
that  Mr.  McBride,  and  the  party  which 
he  represents,  are  the  proper  custodians 
of  the  political  destinies  of  that  rich 
province;  and  all  the  people  cannot  be 


Saskatchewan's  Telephones 


LJOW  these  Western  provinces  do  go 
*  ahead!  Here's  Saskatchewan  again 
with  fifteen  new  telephone  lines — over  a 
thousand  miles — to  be  built  this  summer 
by  the  Provincial  Government. 

The  new  lines  are  Battleford  to  Lloyd- 
minster,  Nokomis  to  Elstow,  Weybum  to 
Viceroy,  Lanigan  to  Yorkton,  Biggar  to 
Unity,  Swift  Current  to  Gull  Lake,  Prince 
Albert  to  Crooked  River,  Kipling  to 
Manitoba   boundary,    where  connections 


will  be  made  with  the  Manitoba  system; 
Saskatoon  to  Lanigan,  Humboldt  to  Togo, 
Glenavon  to  Montmartre,  Strassburg  to 
Lanigan,  Rosetown  to  Kindersley,  Out- 
look to  Macklin,  and  from  Bradbury  to 
the.  Manitoba  boundary. 

In  all  the  mileage  this  year  will  reach 
about  1,100  miles.  The  material  has  all 
been  arranged  for,  and  contracts  for  con- 
struction will  soon  be  awarded. 

Saskatchewan  stands  for  progress! 


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British  Seaman — "All  ready,  sir;  it  is  our  turn  now." — Toronto  Globe. 

The  Titanic  Tragedy 

That  countless  forces  work  effectively  to  teach  men  discipline,  fortitude  and  self- 
restraint,  is  made  clear  by  the  Titanic  disaster.  Doubtless  few  of  the  sixteen  hundred 
men  who  calmly  and  resolutely  made  way  for  their  women  and  children  had  been  pre- 
pared for  their  supreme  test  by  military  training.  It  is  in  unstaged  tragedies  like  this 
that  human  society  discovers  its  primal  and  indestructible  forces  of  preservation.  The 
greatest  of  these  is  domestic  affection  which,  amid  the  alarms  of  a  changing  social  order 
and  of  weakening  belief,  amid  vice,  corruption  and  dishonesty,  never  leaves  the  path 
of  social  safety.  The  magnitude  of  this  disaster  and  the  heroism  displayed  will  give  a 
new  impulse  to  chivalry,  and  so  in  some  measure  compensate  society  for  its  loss. — 
Weekly  Sun. 

THEIR    MONUMENT 

Peasant  and  merchant  and  millionaire. 

Soldier  and  scholar  and  man  of  the  sea. 
Mourned  by  the  world,  they  are  resting  where 

No  towering  monument  ever  may  be ; 
But  the  waves  that  go  rolling  above  them  there. 

Where  the  pitiless  fogs  hover  over  the  tide. 
Shall  never  efface  and  shall  never  impair 

The  glory  they  gained  when  they  manfully  died. 

With  only  an  hour  in  which  to  pray 

Where  Death  had  found  them  and  would  not  wait. 
They  sent  the  young  and  the  weak  away. 

Entrusting  them  to  the  whims  of  Fate ; 
Robbed  of  hope,  they  had  strength  to  stay 

While  the  helpless  ones  and  the  women  went, 
And  the  dark  sea,  rolling  till  Judgment  Day, 

Is  their  ever-enduring  monument. 

Peasant  and  merchant  and  millionaire. 

Soldier  and  scholar  and  roustabout. 
By  the  torch's  fitful  and  feeble  flare 

They  manfully  swung  the  lifeboats  out ; 
Whispering  hopes  that  they  might  not  share. 

They  claimed  the  right  of  the  strong  and  brave, 
And  their  fame  shall  live  till  the  last  men  bear 

The  last  of  all  heroes  to  his  grave. 

Christian  and  Jew  and  humble  and  high. 

Master  and  servant,  they  stood,  at  last, 
Bound  by  a  glorious,  brotherly  tie. 

When  doubting  was  ended  and  hoping  past  J 
They  stayed  to  show  how  the  brave  could  die. 

While  their  helpless  ones  and  the  women  went. 
And  the  sea  that  covers  them  where  they  lie 

Is  their  ever-enduring  monument. 

— 5.  E.  Kiser,  in  Chicago  Record-Herald. 


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In  the  Public  Eye 


The  Kawartha  Lakes  for  the 
Holiday  Man 


Bv  R.  If.  Marlton. 


Vy/HEN  Samuel  de  Champlain  was 
'^  leading  the  Hurons  through  the 
beautiful  Kawartha  Lakes  he  fancied  the 
butternuts  and  other  low  trees  were 
orchards  set  out  by  the  hand  of  man,  so 
picturesque  and  charming  were  the  shore- 
trees  laced  and  laden  with  running  grape- 
vines. 


conk.  Many  of  the  lakes  are  dotted 
with  islands,  on  which  pretty  and  com- 
fortable homes  have  been  erected  for 
summer  tenants,  and  throughout  the 
chain  the  tourist  is  nowhere  far  remote 
from  busy  town  or  village,  or  humble 
cottage  home,  yet  is  in  comparative 
seclusion. 


House-Boating   on   Fenelon   Eiver. 

Courtesy  of  the  Grand  Tru>ik    h'ailutiy 


All  the  land  was  empty  and  silent  then, 
save  where  the  war-whoop  woke  the 
echoes  in  the  forest  primeval.  And  to 
this  day,  though  the  farmer  has  made 
his  home  in  the  Highlands  and  the  pic- 
turesque war  canoe  is  gone  from  these 
waters,  the  shadowy  shores  of  Kawartha 
Lakes  are  still  l)eautiful  to  behold. 

The  chain  of  lakes  which  comprises  the 
Kawartha  Lakes  District  lies  north  of 
Peterborough  and  Lindsay,  Ontario,  and 
is  composed  of  Lakes  Ketchewanooka, 
Clear,  Stoney,  Buckhorn,  Chemong,  Pig- 
eon, Bald,  Sturgeon,  Cameron  and  Bal- 
sam, with  a  magnificent  steamer  route 
of  seventv  miles  from  Lakefield  to  Cobo- 


These  Highland  Lakes  of  Ontario  are 
like,  and  yet  unlike  the  Scotch  lochs. 
They  do  not  possess  the  awful  grandeur 
of  those  of  Switzerland,  nor  the  cold 
ruggedness  of  some  of  the  Scotch  lochs; 
yet  there  is  about  them  an  inspiration 
more  subdued  and  peaceful,  while  every 
point  and  island,  every  bay  and  head- 
land, glows  with  a  sweetly  picturesque 
beauty. 

Slowly  threading  a  narrow  passage 
between  verdure-laden  islets,  the  round- 
ing of  a  point  will  suddenly  bring  into 
\iew  a  broad  expanse  of  water  whose 
continuous  shores  seem  to  have  no  out- 
let;  but  hidden   behind   some  island   or 


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Public  Eye 


BUSY   MAN'S   CANADA 


May,    1912 


Motor-Boating   on    Cameron    Lake. 

Courtesy  of  the  Grand  Tmnk  Railway 


projecting  headland  will  be  found  a 
passage  leading  through  another  laby- 
rinth of  beautiful  scenery,  and  just  as 
further  progress  seems  impossible  an- 
other miniature  sea  breaks  on  the  xiew. 

Lovely  as  were  the  Kawartha  Lakes 
M^hen  Nature  displayed  them  to  advan- 
tage before  the  enthusiastic  glance  of 
the  soldier  of  Ivry  and  his  Indian  allies, 
yet  now,  with  all  that  Nature  then  did, 
improved  by  the  artistic  hand  of  man, 
they  are  simply  enchanting.  Travellers 
in  Scotland,  or  readers  of  Sir  Walter 
Scott's  or  other  descriptive  works  of 
"Bonnie  Highlands,"  are  not  unfamiHar 
with  the  wild  grandeur  of  the  Scotch 
lochs,  and  all  this  magnificence  is  repro- 
duced  within   the   compass   of   the   Ka- 


wartha Lakes.  The  more  the  scenery 
is  studied,  the  more  convinced  one  be- 
comes that  the  charms  which  are  spread 
out  under  a  Canadian  sky  can  \ie  with 
the  most  lovely  which  are  scattered  under 
distant  climes. 

Scene  of  Mining  Surprises 

The  student  of  geology,  the  botanist 
and  the  amateur  photographer  find  a 
field  well  worth  while  in  the  Kawartha 
country.  From  the  discovery  of  the 
world's  greatest  nickel  mines  to  the 
opening  of  Gowganda,  Northern  On- 
tario has  given  the  mining  world  a  series 
of  surprises.  There  is  not  a  more  re- 
sourceful region  in  North  America  than 
the  Pro\'ince  of  Ontario,  and  yet  it  re- 


Always  Within  Sight  of  Land  on  Kawartha  Lakes 

Courtesy  of  the  Grand  Trunk  Railway 


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May,    1912 


BUSY   MAN'S   CANADA 


In  the 
Public  Eye 


Indian  Guide  and  Squaw  in  their  Canoe  on  Kawartha  Lakes 

Conrtisy  of  the  Grand  Trunk  Railway 


mains  full  of  wild  life,  and  full  of  interest 
to  all  who  love  the  land,  the  rivers,  lakes 
and  trees. 

Owing  to  the  high  altitude  of  these 
lakes  (over  600  feet  above  the  level  of 
Lake  Ontario),  the  air  is  pure,  and  laden 
with  health-giving  and  soothing  balsamic 
odors  from  the  pine  and  spruce-clad  hills — 
it  renews  physical  vigor,  restores  the  ner- 
vous system,  invigorates  the  mental 
faculties  and  gives  a  new  lease  of  life. 
To  those  who  suffer  from  hay  fever,  the 
Kawartha  Lakes  are  a  haven  of  heaven - 
given  relief  and  security. 

The  Canoeist's  Delight 

As  for  the  canoeist,  this  midland  dis- 
trict of  Ontario  is  one  broad,  continuous 
network  of  lakes  extending  to  James  Bay, 
and  the  voyages  to  be  taken  by  the  en- 


thusiastic lover  of  the  canoe  have  but  one 
limit — the  time  at  the  disposal  of  the 
voyager. 

Easy  of  access  (three  hours  from  To- 
ronto by  Grand  Trunk  Railway),  pro- 
fuse in  its  gifts,  and  diverse  in  its  at- 
tractions, having  its  fashionable  resorts, 
and  its  delightful  facilities  for  "roughing 
it."  Throw  business  to  the  janitor  for 
a  month,  cast  care  to  the  dogs,  and  when 
you  return  from  the  "Bright  Waters  and 
Happy  Lands"  (the  English  rendering 
of  the  Indian  word  "Kawartha"),  you 
will  be  a  new  creature,  fortified  for  an- 
other year's  trials. 

The  eastern  portion  of  this  district  is 
reached  via  Peterborough  and  Lake- 
field,  the  latter  being  the  point  of  em- 
barkation for  the  trip  up  Stoney  Lake 
and  westward. 


Manners  affect  for  good  or  ill  the  daily  happiness  of  every  human  being,  and  the 
fortune  and  destiny  of  every  tribe  or  nation.  Their  influence  on  human  existence  is 
profound  and  incessant.  Good  manners  are  founded  on  reason  or  common  sense  and 
good-will.  They  put  people  at  ease  in  social  intercourse,  welcome  graciously  the  stranger 
and  the  friend,  dismiss  pleasantly  the  lingering  visitor  who  does  not  know  how  to  with- 
draw, and  prompt  to  helpful  co-operation  with  others.  They  enable  people  to  dwell 
together  in  peace  and  concord;  whereas,  bad  manners  cause  friction,  strife  and  discord. — 
Dr.  C.  W.  Eliot  in  The  Century. 

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Macleod,  Alberta -A  Town  that  WAS, 

a  Town  that  IS,  and  a  Town 

that  IS  TO  BE 

By  John  Richardson,  Industrial  Commissioner 


Ji/IEN  who  have  travelled  through 
^'*'  the  Canadian  West  and  know  any- 
thing at  all  about  that  marvellous  coun- 
try, are  all  too  familiar  with  towns  that 
have  sprung  up  in  a  day  and  made  them- 
selves famous  as  if  by  magic.  Some  of 
these  towns  are  real,  and  some  aren't.  I 
know  dozens  of  places  that  have  become 
centres  of  the  universe  in  less  than  a 
week,  according  to  the  real  estate  enthusi- 
ast who  says:  "Spend  fifty  dollars  in 
Hopeland;  and  you  will  make  a  million!" 
And  to  get  in  touch  with  a  commimity 
that  is  honest  and  makes  no  pretension 
of  having  accomplished  wonders,  existing 
as  it  does  among  the  communities  that 
have  built  imaginary  sky-scrapers  out  of 
wooden  shacks,  is  a  healthy  experience. 
It's  just  like  getting  out  of  Slumdom  in 
Whitechapel  and  placing  yourself  under 
God's  blue  sky  on  the  Alberta  prairie. 
I  know  it's  a  healthy  experience,  be- 
cause I  have  felt  it. 

Where  Coats  Come  Off 

The  town  I  am  speaking  of  does  not 
call  itself  "The  Queen  of  the  Prairie," 
or  the  "Diamond  City,"  and  it  is  never 
referred  to  as  the  place  where  men  make 
fortunes  without  pulling  their  coats  off. 
It's  just  called  Macleod,  Alberta,  and  if 
you  look  at  a  map  of  Western  Canada 
you  will  find  it's  a  dot  just  west  of  Leth- 
bridge,  and  about  a  hundred  miles  south 
of  Calgary.     It's  just  plain  Macleod. 

I  call  Macleod  a  town  that  WAS,  and 
a  town  that  IS.  I  will  tell  you  why.  It 
is  one  of  the  oldest  centres  in  the  Prov- 
ince of  Alberta,  because  it  existed  long 
before  the  name  was  thought  of.     But 


because  it  is  the  oldest,  don't  imagine  for 
a  moment  that  it  is  the  slowest.  It  has 
made  men,  and  is  still  making  men. 
Abraham  was  old,  but  he  had  a  wonder- 
ful vitaUty  when  he  was  in  his  170th  year. 
Macleod  has  been  in  existence  for  a  long 
time  in  a  country  where  most  towns  have 
grown  within  the  last  ten  years. 

I  said  that  Macleod  had  made  men. 
I  know  one  fellow,  an  Irishman,  who  left 
Ireland  36  years  ago,  carrying  about  ;^20 
in  his  pocket,  and  all  the  disadvantage 
of  his  nationaUty  stamped  upon  him — 
disadvantages  that  are  often  advantages 
if  you  look  at  them  right.  He  was  one 
of  the  first  men  to  settle  in  Macleod  at 
a  time  when  his  nearest  neighbors  were 
buffalo  and  Indians,  and  there  wasn't 
another  white  man  within  200  miles.  He 
started  a  cattle  ranch,  and  to-day  he  has 
in  his  bank  account  about  a  thousand 
dollars  for  every  dollar  I  have  in  mine. 

I  heard  this  fellow  talk  about  the  early 
days.  He  said  he  went  to  Macleod  in 
1874  as  one  of  the  party  of  North -West 
Mounted  Policemen  who  had  received 
orders  to  chase  out  of  "  Ah-kin-nas-que " 
— which  being  interpreted  means  "Whoop 
Up" — a  party  of  American  whisky  trad- 
ers who  did  a  roaring  trade  in  those  da\s 
with  the  Cree  and  Black  Foot  Indians. 

Wlien  the  Mounted  Police  arrived  on 
the  scene,  they  saw  the  American  flag  in 
fort  "WTioop  Up."  The  Americans  were 
not  to  be  blamed  for  flying  this  flag,  l^e- 
cause  in  those  days  they  scarcely  kne\\'  the 
meaning  of  the  49th  parallel,  and  e\en  if 
they  had  known  it,  it  was  not  so  easy 
then  to  distinguish  which  side  of  the 
border  thev  were  on  as  it  is  now. 


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Oi  course,  the  Mounted  Police  did 
iheir  duty,  and  the  Stars  and  Stripes  were 
re|)laced  by  the  good  old  Red,  White  and 
Blue. 

Now  for  the  birth  of  the  town  that 
WAS,  and  the  town  that  IS.  The  Mount- 
ed Police  were  unable  to  make  their  way 
back  to  Fort  Walsh,  and  they  pitched 
their  tents  alongside  the  Old  Man  River. 
Colonel  Macleod  was  in  charge  of  the 
police,  and  an  interesting  discussion  arose 
over  the  christening  ceremony  of  the 
new  town.  As  the  Colonel  was  a  popular 
man  in  those  days,  it  was  unanimously 
decreed  by  this  bunch  of  Riders  of  the 
Plain  that  the  new  port  should  be  called 
Macleod.  It  has  been  a  district  head- 
quarter of  the  Royal  North-West  Mount- 
ed Police  ever  since.  The  old  name  will 
stick  as  long  as  there  is  an  East  and  as 
long  as  there  is  a  West. 

Just  as  the  Indians  clustered  round 
Macleod  in  the  old  days,  they  cluster 
round  it  to-day.  But  the  Indian  is  very 
different  now  from  what  he  was  then. 

The  incoming  of  the  white  man  gave 


Macleod  some  prominence.  From  being 
an  insignificant  location  on  the  banks  of 
a  swift-running  river,  it  became  an  im- 
portant police  centre,  and  in  later  days 
it  has  become  an  important  distributing 
})oint,  a  railway  centre,  and  a  big  wheat- 
growing  district.  But  the  Indian  is  still 
there. 

Close  to  Macleod  there  are  two  In- 
dian Reservations — the  Blood  and  the 
Piegan  Reserves.  There  are  1,000  In- 
dians on  one  reserve,  and  about  350  on 
the  other.  Any  time  you  walk  down  the 
streets  of  Macleod  you  will  see  these  In- 
dians strolling  into  shops  on  the  lookout 
for  bargains.  They  buy  anything,  from 
a  kitchen  stove  to  a  horse  collar.  They 
are  all  good,  law-abiding  members  of  the 
community,  and  grow  wheat  that  fetches 
good  prices. 

But  with  the  greater  advent  of  the 
white  man  there  has  been  a  correspond- 
ing decline  among  the  native  Indians. 

The  Indian  in  Macleod  has  had  his 
day.  The  white  man  is  now  having  his, 
and  it's  a  good  thing  for  Macleod.  There's 


A  View  of  Macleod — the  Alberta  town  that  is  growing  by  leaps  and  bounds. 
Where  only  a  few  years  ago  small  shacks  existed,  to-day  there  are  sub- 
stantial buildings  that  would  do  credit  to  any  city. 

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Macleod  enjoys  a  better  climate  than  any  other  part  of  Canada.  This  picture 
shows  a  cricket  match  in  the  middle  of  February,  1912 — on  a  day  when  it 
was  20  below  zero  in  Toronto  and  Montreal.  While  other  people  were 
wrapt  in  their  furs,  the  people  of  Macleod  were  out  in  their  flannels. 


as  much  difference  between  the  Macleod 
of  yesterday  and  the  Macleod  of  to-day, 
as  there  is  between  the  new  theology  and 
Confucianism.  The  difference  is  deep 
and  wide. 

"WTien  the  buffalo  were  swept  from  the 
prairie,  their  places  were  taken  by  cattle. 
This  part  of  Alberta  became  a  cattle- 
ranching  country,  pure  and  simple. 
Ranchers  made  money.  The  prairie  was 
a  natural  grazing  country.  There  was 
plenty  of  space  and  no  barriers.  Ranch- 
ers didn't  care  a  continental  if  their  cat- 
tle mixed.  They  were  allowed  to  wan- 
der at  will,  and  by  means  of  brands  they 
were  easily  recognizable.  The  round-ups 
in  those  days  sometimes  took  up  six 
months  of  the  cow -punchers'  time.  To- 
day, if  the  round-up  takes  six  days  it's 
a  big  thing.  The  change  is  a  sign  of 
the  times. 

Just  as  the  buffalo  gave  place  to  the 
cattle,  so  the  cattle  have  given  place  to 
wheat  growing.  The  incoming  of  the 
railway  made  a  great  difference  to  the 
ranchers — a  difference  in  more  senses 
than  one. 

The  incoming  of  settlers  has  changed 
the  face  of  the   Macleod    countrv   com- 


pletely. Finding  the  soil  was  fertile, 
they  demonstrated  that  they  could  grow 
a  class  of  wheat  that  is  unexcelled  any- 
where in  the  world.  The  news  of  the 
rich  character  of  the  soil  of  this  part  of 
the  West  spread;  and  people  in  the  East, 
in  the  United  States,  and  over  in  Great 
Britain,  were  talking  about  Sunny  South- 
ern Alberta — and  then  they  came.  They 
are  still  coming,  and  each  day  you  will 
see  new  faces  getting  off  the  Canadian 
Pacific  Railway  and  turning  towards 
this  rich  prairie  country,  just  as  flowers 
turn  their  faces  to  the  sun. 

I  have  described  Macleod  as  a  town 
that  IS.  It  has  a  past,  and  it  has  a 
future.  Its  geographical  situation  is 
one  of  the  best  in  the  country.  I  have 
been  through  some  towns  in  the  West 
that  are  freak  towns,  but  Macleod  is 
not  a  freak  town;  it's  just  where  nature 
intended  a  big  centre  to  be.  Just  as  the 
old  Indian  trails  in  that  part  of  the  prov- 
ince all  lead  to  Macleod,  so  are  the  rail- 
ways of  Southern  Alberta  centering  on  it. 

The  Canadian  Pacific  Railway  have 
got  big  shops  there,  and  have  made  it 
their  junction  between  the  Calgary  and 
the  Crow's  Nest  Pass  lines.     The  Cana- 


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dian  Northern  Railway  are  going  there, 
and  will  build  important  shops;  and  two 
other  lines,  the  Grand  Trunk  Pacific 
and  the  Interurban  Railway,  are  shaping 
plans  which  will  make  Macleod  their 
centre. 

A  man  told  me  the  other  day  that  when 
he  went  to  Macleod  nine  years  ago, 
there  were  a  few  wooden  shacks  there. 
Now  it's  a  well-built  brick  town,  and  their 
new  municipal  building  is  costing  $100,- 
000,  a  sign  that  Macleod  has  faith  in  itself. 

In  ten  ye.ars  Macleod  will  be  as  different 
from  what  is  is  to-day  as  it  is  at  the 
present  time  from  what  it  was  ten  years 
ago.  Just  as  it  changed  from  a  ranch- 
ing to  a  wheat-growing  country,  so  it  will 
change  from  a  wheat-growing  to  a  manu- 
facturing centre.  Before  long  you  will 
see  big  i)atches  of  smoke  in  that  part  of 
the  prairie.  The  district  has  immense 
natural    resources,    and    only   the   fringe 


has  been  touched.  The  opening  up  of 
the  Crow's  Nest  Pass  mining  region 
means  the  formation  of  a  big  market  at 
Macleod's  back  door.  The  opening  of 
the  Panama  Canal  will  mean  a  great 
stimulus  to  Canada's  Pacific  trade,  and 
with  the  lower  grading  along  the  Crow's 
Nest  Pass  the  Canadian  freight  traffic 
will  move  along  that  line  into  Macleod. 
Just  as  ri\ers  run  eastward  from  the 
west,  so  will  Canada's  Panama  trade  pass 
through  Macleod.  It  will  be  another 
\Mnnipeg.  Winnipeg  is  the  gateway  to 
the  West;  Macleod  will  be  the  western 
gateway  to  the  East.  You  may  tell  me 
that  there  will  have  to  be  a  wonderful 
development  before  that  comes  about; 
but  Canada  is  a  country  of  wonderful 
developments.  You  mark  my  words: 
Macleod  is  not  only  a  town  that  WAS, 
and  a  town  that  IS;  but  a  town  that  IS 
TO  BE. 


This  is  how  the  Province  of  Alberta  advertises  itself, 
the  best  towns  in  Alberta. 

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The  Business  Outlook,  the  Farmer 
and  the  Railways 


By  the  Editor 


/CONDITIONS  in  Canada  at  present 
^^^  are  favorable  and  the  outlook  is  good. 
You  cannot  count  too  much  on  how  we 
may  be  affected  by  outside  conditions, 
but  taken  by  itself  there  is  reason  to  be- 
lieve that  1912  will  probably  be  Canada's 
banner  year. 

The  main  consideration  is  the  crop. 
In  the  East  the  winter  has  been  favorable 
to  seeding  and  plant  conditions,  and  the 
spring  has  opened  well.  The  same  may 
be  said  of  the  West.  Seldom  has  seeding 
taken  place  under  better  conditions. 
Winter  wheat  in  most  cases  has  come 
through  in  good  shape. 

Western  merchants  make  favorable 
reports.  Payments  are  being  met  better 
than  a  month  ago,  and  the  promise  for 
business  in  the  season  now  opened  is 
exceedingly  bright.  Settlers  are  pouring 
in  in  trainloads,  land  is  being  taken  up 


on  every  hand;  new  land  is  being  broken 
up  in  thousands  of  acres. 

Real  Estate  Advancing 

Real  estate,  both  farm  lands  and  town 
property,  is  active  everywhere;  sales  are 
being  made  at  substantial  advances  over 
last  year's  prices.  The  investor  who 
looked  before  he  leaped  stands  to  make 
splendid  winnings.  He  has  been  doing 
so  well  in  this  country  for  many  years 
now  that  the  joyous  word  of  "found 
money"  has  gone  forth  to  the  earth's 
corners,  and  others  are  flocking  here  in 
thousands  to  invest  their  capital.  They 
are  not  likely  to  be  disappointed.  In- 
vestments in  Canadian  real  estate,  made 
with  discretion,  have  reached  a  turn 
when  they  are  almost  uniformly  profit- 
able— in  many  cases  to  an  extent  almost 
incredible. 


Making  Business  for  the  Railways. — Homeseekers  going  into  Shellbrook  District, 
Saskatchewan,  on  the  line  of  the  C.N. R.  These  six  wagons  represent  a  haul- 
ing "bee,"  and  contain  the  complete  outfit  for  erecting  a  settler's  buildings. 

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The  reports  of  correspondents  of  Busy 
Man's  Canada,  in  our  Progress  and  De- 
\elopment  Department,  show  phenom- 
enal development  all  through  the  country. 
Not  only  the  West,  but  the  extreme  East, 
is  experiencing  it — St.  John,  Fredericton, 
Halifax  and  other  places  are  once  more 
in  the  band  wagon  waving  their  hats 
with  enthusiasm  at  the  prospects. 

In  the  West  the  cry  is  again  heard: 
"Short  of  labor;  short  of  houses;  short  of 
hotel  accommodation." 


though  the  outcome  is  entirely  beyond 
our  control — would  be  an  average  crop 
which  would  help  farmers  financially 
without  overwhelmingly  swamping  the 
railroads." 

Settlers  With  Wallets 

One  very  favorable  factor  in  the  growth 
of  the  West  is  the  influx  of  settlers  from 
the  United  States  who  usually  come  with 
fat  wallets  and  advanced  ideas.  The 
United  States  has  realized  the  loss  that 


Courtesy  of  Canadian  Xorthern  Railway 

Making  the  Railways  Hustle. — The  4,000-acre  wheat  farm  of  Mr.  Fred 
Engen,  in  the  Saskatchewan  Valley.  Two  threshing  outfits  working  in 
the  one  field. 


The  Financial  Post  opines  that  j^er- 
haps  a  bumper  crop  would  be  almost  as 
bad  for  the  country  in  some  ways  as  a 
poor  one;  the  reason  being  that  the  con- 
gestion in  getting  grain  to  market  last 
fall  has  shown  that  the  present  transporta- 
tion facilities  are  far  from  adequate  to 
meet  the  needs  of  the  W'est.  "In  case 
of  a  really  large  crop,"  says  the  Post, 
"the  effects  upon  the  minds  and  patriot- 
ism of  our  Western  farmers  might  be 
almost  as  serious  as  would  the  effect  on 
their  pocketbooks,  in  the  event  of  a  poor 
one.      Perhaps    the    best    solution — al- 


she  suffers  each  year  through  the  de- 
parture of  so  many  of  her  citizens  for 
Canada,  and  is  amending  her  land  laws 
so  that  only  three  years'  residence  will 
be  necessary  to  make  good  a  claim  upon 
land  allotted  by  the  Government,  instead 
of  five  years  as  formerly. 

But  still  they  come;  and  still  will  they 
continue  to  come;  for  where  is  the  honey, 
there  will  be  the  bees. 

The  railways  have  been  greatly  scolded 
for  not  being  equal  to  the  Western  de- 
mand for  moving  the  wheat  during  the 
past    season.     The    congestion    has    un- 


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-*«9^"     J,  '  "^iiiir"' 


How    the    Western    Wheat-grower   makes    the  railways   hustle    to 
keep  up.' — Turning  over  about  an  acre  at  a  round. 


questionably  been  serious — mighty  seri- 
ous for  a  great  many.  Fair-minded  men, 
who  have  seen  before  the  fruits  of  enor- 
mous and  rapid  expansion,  do  not  blame 
the  railways — they  don't  blame  anybody. 


In  a  country  developing  as  Canada  is, 
it  is  a  difficult  problem  to  maintain  an 
even  balance  between  demand  and  sup- 
ply, in  transportation  as  in  other  things. 
It  is  now  discovered  that  settlers  far  back 


How  the  Railways  try  to  keep  up  with  the  AA'estern  Grain-grower. — Steam 
shovel  excavating  3,500  cubic  yards  per  day  on  the  Canadian  Northern 
Railway. 

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iy>.»u^:V*i 


How  the  Railways  try  to  keep  up  with  the  Western  Grain-grower. — 
This  is  the  grain  elevator  of  the  C.N.R.  at  Port  Arthur,  the 
largest  in  the  world.  Capacity  7,500,000  bushels.  Sir  Donald 
Mann  recently  stated  that  the  capacity  of  this  elevator  will 
be  increased  to  24,000,000  bushels. 


from  the  railways  are  there  in  greater 
numbers  and  have  broken  more  land  and 
produced  more  crop  than  even  the  most 
optimistic  estimated.  The  rapid  ad- 
vance of  the  steam  plow,  turning  over  a 
half  section  in  a  week,  has  done  much  to 
change  the  basis  of  estimating  crops. 

We  sometimes  forget  that  we  are  deal- 
ing with  half  a  continent,  with  people 
tlocking  in  and  getting  down  to  production 
!)}•  the  hundreds  of  thousands.  We 
have  become  so  used  to  counting  in  six 
figures  that  we  have  got  Big  Eyes — 
sometimes  bigger  than  our  capacity  to 
Dmprehend. 

The  railways  are  no  more  to  be  cen- 
sured than  the  farmers  who  grow  big 
crops,  and  make  no  provision  to  protect 
them  from  the  elements.  In  many  cases 
it  was  beyond  the  capacity  of  farmers 
(fmancially  in  their  case)  to  provide  such 
protection.  There  is  excuse  also  for  the 
railways.  We  do  not  find  them  sitting 
still,  twiddUng  their  thumbs.  They  are 
Ijuilding  new  lines  to  beat  the  band.     If 


you  read  "The  Transportation  of  a 
Year"  in  last  month's  Busy  Man,  you 
saw  that  at  the  end  of  the  fiscal  year  our 
railways  had  over  7,000  miles  of  line 
under  construction.  Seven  Thousand 
Miles — did  you  get  it  ?  And  they  handled 
over  Five  Million  Tons  more  freight 
in  1911  than  in  the  }ear  before;  and 
carried  a  Million  and  a  Quarter  more 
passengers. 

Take  a  Look  Around 

When  we  feel  like  blaming  the  railways 
because  they  can't  keep  up,  we  might 
take  a  look  around  at  what  they  are  do- 
ing. And  then  ask  ourselves  the  question 
whether,  keen  for  business  as  the  railways 
are,  with  their  immense  resources,  it 
would  be  good  business  for  them  to  move 
one  ton  of  freight  when  they  might  move 
two  if  they  could. 

Canada  is  the  growing  youth  who  keeps 
Father  hustling  to  furnish  him  with  new 
and  ever-longer  trousers.  And  Father 
is  the  railways. 


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The  New  Trade  Agreement  with  the 

West  Indies 

Another  Step  Towards  Free  Trade  Throughout  the 
British  Empire 


'T'HE   rapid    expansion   of    trade    be- 
*    tween  the  various  parts  of  the  British 
Empire  naturally  attracts  attention  from 
the  outside  as  well  as  at  home. 

The  Minister  of  Trade  and  Commerce, 
Hon.  Geo.  E.  Foster,  has  announced  a 
trade  agreement  between  Canada  and 
the  British  West  Indies,  which  was  signed 
April  9.  The  terms  have  not  yet  been 
made  public,  and  will  not  be  until  rati- 
fied by  all  the  Governments  and  Legis- 
latures concerned.  The  statement  made 
by  the  Minister  is  that  the  agreement  is 
of  comprehensive  scope  in  regard  to  the 
freer  exchange  of  nearly  all  the  items  of 
exchange  between  Canada  and  the  West 
Indies.  It  is  expected  that  it  Mill  come 
into  effect  on  January  1,  1913. 

Provision  is  made  for  including  the 
Bahamas,  Bermuda,  Jamaica  and  Brit- 
ish Honduras  in  the  reciprocal  trade  ar- 
rangement at  any  time  they  desire. 

Better  Cable  Service 

The  questions  of  improved  cable  and 
steamship  communications  between  Can- 
ada and  the  West  Indies  were  considered, 

CANADIAN  HISTORIC  8CEKE. 


The  West  Indians  make  trade  treaty  with  the 
Ottawa  Indians. 

— Toronto  News 


and  the  views.of  the  conference  were  em- 
bodied in  resolutions.  The  objective  is 
to  effect  an  up-to-date  and  adequate 
cable  and  steamship  connection,  based 
upon  the  co-operation  of  the  W^est  Indies 
colonies,  the  Dominion  of  Canada,  and 
the  Government  of  Great  Britain. 

Jamaica,  one  of  the  chief  of  the  British 
West  Indies,  was  not  represented  at  the 
conferences  held.  It  is  claimed  that  the 
chief  reason  of  this  is  Jamaican  politics 
and  policy  are  largely  affected  by  the 
wide  and  contiguous  market  of  the 
United  States.  It  is  possible  that  Jamaica 
has  been  influenced  by  the  threat  of 
certain  public  men  of  the  United  States 
that  in  the  event  of  the  Island  granting 
a  preference  to  Canadian  products  to 
the  detriment  of  the  United  States, 
reprisals  would  be  forthcoming  from  the 
big  neighbor. 

"An  interesting  feature  in  connection 
with  the  signing  of  the  new  agreement," 
says  the  Canadian  Grocer,  "is  that  dur- 
ing the  past  week  a  prominent  New  York 
lawyer,  representing  the  United  States 
milling  interests,  has  been  in  Ottawa 
endeavoring  to  block  the  portion  of  the 
agreement  giving  a  preference  to  Cana- 
dian flour  and  its  products  in  the  AA'est 
Indian  markets.  The  United  States  mill- 
ers fear  that  their  present  virtual  mono|> 
oly  of  the  West  Indian  trade  will  be 
seriously  damaged  by  the  new  treat} . 
and  hence  endeavored  to  interfere  in  the 
consummation  of  the  family  agreement 
between  Canada  and  the  West  Indies. 
The  arguments  presented  by  the  lawyer 
were  not  sympathetically  heard,  and  he 
left  somewhat  crestfallen." 


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Some  idea  of  the  benefits  possible  to 
accrue  to  Canada  from  the  treaty  may  be 
gleaned  from  the  total  trade  figures  of 
the  British  'U'est  Indies,  including  Brit- 
ish Guiana,  as  shown  in  the  blue-books 
for  1910-11: 


nations.  Indeed,  the  Tribune  finds  a 
strong  argument  for  the  British  tariff 
reformers  in  some  figures  recently  pub- 
lished by  the  British  Board  of  Trade. 
These  figures  show  that  Australia  is 
Britain's    largest    customer    except    Ger- 


Imports. 

Barbados $  6,725,965 

Jamaica 13,074,715 

Grenada 1,396,840 

St.  Lucia ! 1,386,035 

St.  Vincent 488,685 

Trinidad 16,715,055 

Leeward  Islands 2,708,565 

Bahamas 1,645,070 

British  Guiana 8,748,830 


Exports. 

$  5,444,145 

12,841,105 

1,458,800 

1,194,770 

505,895 

17,337,940 

2,689,160 

969,015 

9,100,990 


Total. 
$  12,170,110 

25,915,820 

2,855,640 

2,580,805 

994,580 

34,052,995 
5,397,725 
2,614,085 

17,849,820 


How  Will  the  U.S.  Take  It? 

As  the  Toronto  World  points  out,  with 
so  many  advantages  in  her  favor  to  begin 
with,  the  United  States  may  well  be 
chagrined  if  Canada  beats  her  out  or  even 
gives  her  serious  trouble  in  the  contest 
for  the  West  Indies  trade,  but  it  is  quite 
unlikel}-  that  an}-  responsible  statesman 
will  complain  of  any  domestic  arrange- 
ment respecting  customs  duties  within 
the  British  Empire.  Certainly  no  one 
could  or  would  take  offence  if  the  British 
Parliament  to-morrow  proclaimed  free 
trade  throughout  the  British  Empire,  as 
congress  has  b}-  piecemeal  legislation 
established  free  trade  throughout  the 
American  Empire." 

"Canada,"  says  the  World,  "has  al- 
ways been  singled  out  by  the  United 
States  for  a  tariff  preference  not  extended 
to  other  parts  of  the  empire.  She  may 
hereafter  be  singled  out  for  another  pur- 
pose." 

Meanwhile  the  New  York  Tribune 
apparently  agrees  with  the  views  publicly 
expressed  by  President  Taft  that  prefer- 
ential trade  arrangements  between  vari- 
ous states  of  the  same  empire  cannot  be 
regarded  as  discriminatory  against  foreign 


$52,889,760      $51,541,820      $104,431,580 

many;  and  Canada,  with  less  than  eight 
million  people,  takes  British  exports  to 
the  value  of  eighty-three  million  dollars 
as  against  one  hundred  and  seven  million 
taken  by  the  United  States,  with  a  popu- 
lation twelve  times  as  great. 

The  Senate  Rumbles 

The  pacific  views  of  the  New  York 
Tribune  represent  only  one  side  of  Ameri- 
can sentiment  towards  our  trade  exten- 
sions with  the  West  Indies.  The  Ameri- 
can Senate,  ugly  and  gnarlish,  as  is  too 
often  its  wont,  already  talks  of  retaliating 
against  our  reciprocal  action  with  the 
West  Indies. 

But  it  is  possible,  and  a  healthy  sign  of 
progress,  that  the  Senate  represents  only 
a  fractional  portion  of  United  States 
sentiment.  Rumblings  of  dissatisfaction 
towards  the  too  often  churlish  attitude  of 
the  Senate,  are  becoming  more  and  more 
frequent.  The  Americans,  who  are  a 
practical  people,  are  seriously  asking 
themselves  whether  the  Senate  not  only 
serves  no  useful  purpdse,  but  if  it  is  not  a 
bar  to  progress. 

The  same  question  is  being  asked  in 
Canada.     It  has  been  asked  before.     It 


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is  one  of  those  things  that  crop  up  every 
once  in  a  while,  like  the  Dog  Days.  But 
it  is  being  asked  with  greater  frequency 
and  by  a  greater  number  of  thinking 
people. 

To  know  what  people  are  thinking  is  a 
better  guide  to  the  future  than  to  know 
what  they  are  doing.  The  thinkings  of 
to-day  are  likely  to  be  the  actions  of  to- 
morrow. Two  Senates  may  disappear 
at  about  the  same  time. 

Taft's  Fears  Well  Founded 

As  the  Monetary  Times  points  out, 
"President  Taft's  recently  expressed  fears 
that  in  the  near  future  there  would  be  a 
tremendous  trade  between  the  units  of 
the  British  Empire,  were  not  groundless. 
First,  we  have  the  appointment  of  the 
Imperial  Trade  Commission,  six  members 
to  represent  the  United  Kingdom  and 
five  members  to  represent  the  opinion  of 


the  overseas  Empire.  The  Hon.  George 
E.  Foster  is  to  represent  Canada.  The 
entire  personnel  of  the  Commission  guar- 
antees the  careful  gathering  of  informa- 
tion and  a  report  replete  with  needful 
detail  and  helpful  suggestion.  The  Com- 
mission's recommendations  will  have  the 
serious  thought  of  the  nations  most  con- 
cerned, and  practical  action  is  almost 
inevitable." 

Negotiations  are  also  proceeding  with 
regard  to  better  trade  relations  between 
Canada  and  Australia,  and  some  tarifif 
changes  are  likely  as  the  result  of  confer- 
ences between  representatives  of  the  two 
countries. 

The  movement  for  greater  trade  within 
the  British  Empire  is,  therefore,  progress- 
ing. Last  year  Canada  sold  53.15  per 
cent,  of  its  exports  there,  while  of  her 
purchases,  28.03  per  cent,  were  made 
within  the  Empire. 


#      #      <$> 


No  Reciprocity  for  Roosevelt 


TF  Roosevelt  comes  back?  You  can 
*  take  it  from  the  Colonel  that  there  will 
be  nothing  doing  in  the  Reciprocity  line. 

Jt7ST  A  FETT  FINISHING  TOUCHES 


-Toronto  World 


He  has  said  so  himself.  Speaking  at 
Lafayette,  Indiana,  "in  his  most  vigorous 
form,"   we  are   told — and   we   all   know 


what  that  means — he  gave  this  pronounce- 
ment: 

"My  desire  was  to  support  the  Admin- 
istration on  every  point  where  I  possibly 
could,  and  at  first  I  supposed  that  the 
Reciprocity  agreement  was  one  upon 
which  I  could  support  it,  and  was  glad  to 
do  so.  I  have  looked  into  it  carefully, 
and  under  no  circumstances,  as  far  as  I 
have  any  power,  will  I  ever  sanction  the 
reintroduction  of  such  an  agreement. 

"I  am  perfectly  willing,  and  I  am  sure 
I  speak  for  the  farmers  when  I  say  it, 
that  the  farmers  should  pay  their  fair 
share,  but  they  are  not  to  be  required  to 
pay  everything  for  an  agreement  like  that. 

"And  in  any  future  tariff  arrangement 
I  wish  to  see  it  made  a  square  deal  in  the 
interest  of  all." 


A  noble  manhood,  nobly  consecrated  to 
man,  never  dies. — William  McKinley. 


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Some  Social  Problems  of  the  West 

A  Prominent  Winnipeg  Banker  Advocates  Industrial 

Branches  of  Canadian  Clubs,  and  Says 

the  West  Needs  More  Women 


T^HERE  is  no  more  loyal  Canadian 
*•  than  Charles  \V.  Rowley.  He  is 
imbued  with  the  real  Western  spirit  of 
progress;  enthusiastic,  optimistic  and 
true  to  the  highest  British  ideals.  A 
banker,  director  of  important  corpora- 
tions, prominent  in  Canadian  Club  and 
other  club  and  pubHc  circles,  he  is  a 
factor  in  the  social  and  business  life  of 
the  West.  He  is  prominent  in  many 
activities  and  his  encouraging;  influence 
is  felt  in  all  matters  for  the  public  good. 
He  was  one  of  the  organizers  of  the  Cana- 
dian Clubs,  and  has  held  prominent  posi- 
tions in  the  organization,  being  at  present 
treasurer  of  the  Winnipeg  Canadian  Club. 

Mr.  Rowley  beUeves  that  notwith- 
standing the  great  work  inaugurated  by 
the  Canadian  Clubs,  and  now  being  suc- 
cessfully carried  on  throughout  the  Do- 
minion, there  is  a  still  wider  range  of 
usefulness  for  them.  In  a  recent  conver- 
sation with  the  editor  of  The  Dominion 
at  Winnipeg,  he  said: 

"I  think  the  scope  and  purpose  of  the 
Canadian  Clubs  should  be  extended  so 
as  to  reach  and  interest  the  artisan  class 
in  our  factories  and  works,  on  the  farms 
and  in  rural  communities. 

"We  should  endeavor  to  ingraft  in 
the  hearts  and  minds  of  all  our  workers, 
love  of  country,  loyalty  to  the  empire, 
knowledge  of  what  the  vast  resources  and 
potentialities  of  the  Dominion  mean  to 
future  generations  of  workers,  and  pat- 
riotic zeal  for  the  development  of  a 
greater  Canada. 

Industrial  Branches  Wanted 

"Industrial  branches  of  theJCanadian 
Clubs  should  be  formed  among  the  em- 
ployees   of    our    manufacturing    enter- 


prises. They  are  in  a  way  the  substratum 
of  our  progress;  they  represent  sterling 
citizenshij:)  in  the  rudimentary  stage,  and 
to  the  extent  to  which  their  minds  are 
trained  in  broad  channels  of  wholesome 
thought  and  resolute  fealty,  to  that 
extent  we  will  be  better  oft"  in  the  ele- 
ments of  higher  creativeness. 

"The  same  is  true  of  our  farmers  and 
farm  workers.  They  need  the  broaden- 
ing force  and  wider  grasp  of  our  national 
problems  that  the}-  would  acquire  under 
Canadian  Club  influence. 

"Ours  is  a  composite  citizenship.  Our 
working  people  come  to  Canada  to  bet- 
ter  their   condition   just   as   the   fathers 


MR.  C.   W.   ROWLEV 

Manager,  Canadian  Bank  of  Coinnierc«, 
Winnipeg 


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and  grandfathers  of  most  of  them  went 
to  the  United  States  from  foreign  coun- 
tries to  better  their  condition.  They 
have  not  come  to  Canada  with  any  polit- 
ical designs. 

All  Become  Canadians 

"Before  they  came  here  they  learned 
that  Canada's  laws  were  well  adminis- 
tered, and  that  under  the  British  flag 
they  could  enjoy  self-government  to  the 
fullest  degree.  Leaving  erstwhile  na- 
tionality behind  they  have  been  melted 
into  zealous  and  trustworthy  Canadians. 
They  find ,  political  conditions  better  in 
Canada  than  those  existing  in  the  United 
States,  for  example,  and  are  perfectly 
content  in  a  land  of  boundless  oppor- 
timities  and  absolute  freedom.  They 
bring  with  them  no  alien  ideas  and  are 
prepared  to  accept  the  country  as  they 
find  it. 

"It  should  become,  not  merely  a  habit 
but  a  national  principle  with  us  to  infuse 
and  inspire  in  our  working  class  and 
agricultural  people  such  real,  material 
conceptions  as  will  create  in  Canada  the 
highest  standard  of  the  Anglo-Saxon 
race.  I  strongly  favor  the  organization 
of  these  industrial  and  farm  branches 
and  hope  that  action  looking  to  their 
formation  may  soon  be  undertaken  by 
the  Canadian  Club  of  Winnipeg." 

Upon  all  questions  of  permanent  and 
substantial  advancement  of  the  Cana- 
dian West,  Mr.  Rowley  holds  sound 
views,  and  in  dealing  with  one  of  our 
present  problems  he  says: 

Too  Many  Homeless  Men 

"One  of  our  greatest  needs  in  the 
Western  provinces  is  more  women.  Those 
in  charge  of  our  immigration  interests 
should  do  what  they  can  to  induce  healthy, 
moral,  resolute  young  women  to  come  out 
to  these  provinces,  where  opportunity 
beckons  them  in  a  hundred  channels. 
The  stability  of  our  institutions  rests 
upon  the  growth  and  security  of  our 
homes.    When  we  educate  a  boy  we  de- 


velop an  individual,  but  when  we  educate 
a  girl  we  teach  and  initiate  a  gejieration. 
In  every  part  of  the  new  provinces,  where 
a  dozen  children  can  be  brought  to- 
gether, there  should  be  a  schoolhouse 
surmounted  by  the  Union  Jack. 

"In  these  stirring  times  it  is  hardly 
possible  for  the  mother  to  keep  the  grow- 
ing generation  constantly  under  per- 
sonal observation,  bvit  it  is  the  boy  who 
is  trained  at  home,  who  absorbs  his  ideals 
from  the  teaching  of  a  good  mother,  who 
makes  the  best  citizen.  We  have  too 
many  bachelor  farmers  and  far  too  many 
homeless  young  men  in  our  cities  and 
towns.  The  moral,  intellectual  and  com- 
mercial growth  of  our  provinces  can  be 
better  safeguarded  and  expanded  under 
the  family  roof -tree  than  anywhere  else." 

//  is  not  enough  to  he  industrious;  so 
are  the  ants.  What  are  you  industrious 
about? — Thoreau. 


Are  you  working  your 
way  through  college? 

^  Would  you   like  to  win  a  college 
course? 

^  The  Busy  Man's  Canada  offers  a 
splendid   money- making  proposi- 
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fjl  It  is  specially  adapted  for  working 
during  vacation. 

CI  Many   high  -  school     boys     have 
secured    the    funds    for   a    college 
education  by  working  spare  time. 

^J  If  you  are  dependent  upon  your 
own  resources  for  a  college  edu- 
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at  home,  we  can  solve  your  problem 
for  you. 

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How  to  Get  Rid  of  the  Harmful, 
Unnecessary  Fly 

Toronto's  Medical  Health  Officer  is  His  Enemy.     One  Lady  Fly 
Swatted  Now  Means  64,136,401  Less  in  Forty  Days 


pvR.  CHAS.  J.  HASTINGS,  Toronto's 
*-^  Medical  Health  Officer,  holds  decided 
views  about  flies.  Now  some  doctors 
don't  bother  about  a  little  thing  like  the 
fly.  Perhaps  it  is  because  the  fly  is  too 
big  to  merit  their  attention.  We  live  in 
an  age  when  doctors  are  mainly  concerned 
about  things  they  can't  see  w  ith  the  naked 
eye,  such  as  appendicitis,  and  the  whole 
family  of  germs. 

Anything  alive  that  can  be  seen  without 
a  microscope  doesn't  interest  some  doc- 
tors. But  Dr.  Hastings  is  not  that  kind. 
He  takes  a  keen  interest  in  the  common  or 
swill-barrel  fly,  and  is  death  on  him.  The 
fly,  he  tells  us,  is  responsible  for  a  multi- 
tude of  mischief.  Therefore  he  advises 
us  to  swat  Mr.  Fly,  and  do  it  now. 

"For  every  female  fly  killed  NOW 
there  will  be  several  million  flies  the  fewer 
to  be  killed  in  August,"  says  the  Doctor. 

"Every  winter-seasoned  female  fly," 
says  Dr.  Hastings,  "deposits  in  the  neigh- 
borhood of  150  eggs  in  a  favorable  breed- 
ing spot.  In  ID  days  these  eggs  are  in- 
cubated and  then  we  have  a  colony  of  150 
extra  to  contend  with.  These  are  all  full 
grown  in  that  short  space  of  time. 

"  Now  flgure  it  out  for  yourself  and  you 
will  see  that  in  a  few  w^eeks  there  will  be 
millions  of  the  pest  to  fight  against." 

The  Canadian  Grocer  has  taken  the 
trouble  to  figure  it  out  by  multiplication: 
"  In  10  days  from  the  time  the  fly  deposited 
her  eggs  we  have  1 50  extra.  Suppose  half 
of  these  are  females.  Chances  are  that 
the  percentage  will  be  greater.  But  75 
females  each  deposit  150  eggs,  making 
1 1,250  eggs  altogether.  At  the  end  of  an- 
other 10  days  or  20  days  from  the  start,  we 


have  11,250  flies.  Half  of  these,  or  5,625, 
are  females.  Each  deposit  150  eggs, 
making  843,750  in  all. 

"At  the  end  of  another  10  days,  or  30 
from  the  beginning,  there  will  be  843,750 
flies,  not  counting  those  already  referred 
to.  Half  of  this  number,  or  421,875,  at 
150  eggs  each,  will  produce  in  10  days 
more,  or  40  altogether,  the  huge  number  of 
63,281,250.  Add  to  this  the  843,750,  the 
11,250,  the  150,  and  the  one  begun  with 
and  we  find  the  grand  total  of  64,136,401 
— don't  overlook  the  one — and  all  inside 
of  40  days." 

Already  an  occasional  fly  may  be  seen 
about  the  house,  having  hibernated  suc- 
cessfullv. 


DR.  C1I.\S.  J.    II.\STI\GS.   M.D. 


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■ — Canadian  Grocer 

"  If  those  that  first  appear  on  the  scene 
are  annihilated,"  says  Dr.  Hastings,  "im- 
agine the  fewer  flies  we  shall  have  two  or 
three  months  hence.  It  is  something  in 
which  every  one  should  be  directly  inter- 
ested, and  if  united  action  is  taken  early 
every  season  for  a  few  years,  there  is  no 
reason  why  the  fly  pest  cannot  practically 
be  exterminated." 

"The    favorite    breeding    spots,"    the 


Doctor  says,  "are  in  stable  refuse  and 
garbage  heaps  or  cans.  Eggs  are  freely 
deposited  in  such  places,  and  very  soon  will 
be  noticed  almost  lifeless  forms  stirring. 
Gradually  these  develop  and  at  the  end 
of  about  seven  days  large-sized  maggots 
may  be  seen  moving  about  in  lively  fash- 
ion. In  three  days  more,  by  some  won- 
derful and  unaccountable  transition,  these 
"maggots"  burst  their  shells  and  imme- 
diately start  off  as  full-grown  flies. 

"That's  why  we  never  see  any  young 
flies,"  e.xplained  the  Doctor. 

"To  prevent  flies  from  multiplying," 
the  Doctor  says,  "  all  stable  refuse  should 
be  thoroughly  moved  within  ten  days,  as 
well  as  garbage  and  other  refuse.  One  of 
the  best  fly  exterminators  for  a  garbage 
can  is  chloride  of  lime;  another  is  crude 
petroleum.  No  incubation  will  take  place 
if  all  possible  rendezvous  are  sprinkled 
regularly  with  either  of  these." 


^ 


Taft  Lets  Out  the  Reciprocity  Cat 

Sequel  to  *'The  Parting  of  the  Ways" — Says  Reciprocity 
Would    Make   Canada   Only  an    Adjunct   of    the    States 


PRESIDENT  TAFT  created  a  sensa- 
■*•  tion  by  a  speech  he  delivered  at  Bos- 
ton, April  25,  in  which  he  read  a  letter 
he  wrote  to  Roosevelt  concerning  Reciproc- 
ity between  Canada  and  the  United 
States,  ten  days  before  he  signed  the 
agreement. 

The  President  stated  in  his  letter  that 
Reciprocity  "would  make  Canada  only 
an  adjunct  of  the  United  States." 

Mr.  Taft  was  making  a  violent  attack 
on  Roosevelt  for  his  change  of  front  con- 
cerning Reciprocity.  Mr.  Roosevelt  was, 
he  said,  appealing  to  the  farmers  and  con- 
demning the  Reciprocity  agreement.  This, 
in  the  face  of  the  fact  that  Roosevelt  in 
reply  to  a  confidential  letter  of  the  Presi- 
dent before  the  agreement  was  made,  had 


approved  thoroughly  of  the  terms,  declar- 
ing that  they  were  '' admirable  from  every 
standpoint." 

Mr.  Taft  also  submitted  his  own  letter 
to  Roosevelt,  in  which  he  sized  up 
Reciprocity  from  the  United  States  stand- 
point in  these  words: 

"The  probability  is  that  we  shall  reach 
an  agreement  with  our  Canadian  friends 
by  which  all  natural  products — cereals, 
lumber,  dairy  products,  fruits,  meats  and 
cattle— shall  enter  both  countries  free,  and 
that  we  shall  get  a  re\asion — not  as  heavy 
a  one  as  I  would  like,  but  a  substantial 
one,  and  equivalent  certainly  to  the 
French  reciprocity  treaty  and  probably 
more — on  manufactures. 

"The   truth    is   that    the    minute    we 


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adopt  in  convention  the  proposal  that  our 
tariff  should  be  measured  by  the  differ- 
ence in  the  cost  of  production,  we  neces- 
saril}-  adopt  a  rule  which  would  lead  us 
straight  to  reciprocity  in  natural  products 
with  Canada,  because  the  conditions  in  the 
two  countries  are  so  similar  that  there  is 
substantially  no  difference  in  the  cost  of 
production.  Possibly,  labor  is  slightly 
lower  in  some  parts  of  Canada  than  in  the 
United  States,  but  it  is  also  higher  in  some 
parts,  and  the  adoption  of  free  trade  would 
rapidly  increase  the  cost  of  labor  in  those 
parts  where  it  is  cheaper  in  Canada,  so 
that  the  conditions  would  be  the  same. 

"It  might  at  first  have  a  tendency  to 
reduce  the  cost  of  food  products  some- 
what; it  would  certainly  make  the  reser- 
voir much  greater  and  prevent  fluctuations. 

^^  Meantime  the  amount  of  Canadian 
products  we  would  take  would  produce  a 
current  0}  business  between  Western  Can- 
ada and  the  United  States  that  would  make 
Canada  only  an  adjunct  0}  the  United 
States.  It  would  transfer  all  their  import- 
ant business  to  Chicago  and  New  York, 
with  their  bank  credits  and  everything  else, 
and  it  would  increase  greatly  the  demand 
of  Canada  for  our  manufactures.  I  see  this 
is  an  argument  against  Reciprocity  made 
in  Canada,  and  I  think  it  is  a  good  one. 


Roosevelt's  Reply 

In  a  slashing  speech  at  Worcester, 
Mass.,  on  the  day  following  Mr.  Taft's 
speech,  Mr.  Roosevelt  made  this  reply; 

"Mr.  Taft  says  that  I  changed  front  on 
the  Reciprocity  measure.  This  is  un- 
true. Incidentally,  one  of  the  unpardon- 
able sins  on  the  part  of  any  man  calling 
himself  a  gentleman  is  to  publish  con- 
fidential correspondence  without  permis- 
sion. As  to  this  I  care  nothing,  but  I  warn 
Mr.  Taft  that  in  discussing  negotiations 
with  a  foreign  power  it  is  well  not  to  pub- 
lish such  expressions  as  that  in  his  letter 
about  making  Canada  only  an  adjunct  of 
the  United  States. 

"I  told  him  I  would  support  his  Reci- 
procity proposition;  I  did  loyally  sup- 
port it  in  several  different  speeches.  I 
took  the  agreement  on  the  faith  of  Mr. 
Taft's  representation.  I^ater,  when  I 
came  to  look  up  the  matter,  I  became 
convinced  that  the  Reciprocity  agreement 
as  passed  by  Mr.  Taft  was  unwise  and 
undesirable,  because  it  improperly  sac- 
rificed the  interests  of  our  farmers  and 
fishermen,  and  because  it  carried  inde- 
fensible action  on  paper.  Nevertheless, 
because  I  had  stated  that  I  would  sup- 
port the  treaty,  I  said  not  one  word  against 
it  until  it  was  dead." 


#      # 


Why  Men  Remain  Unmarried 

By  the  Editor  of  the  St.  John  Daily  Telegraph 


/^F  the  passengers  now  on  the  ocean 
^-^  who  purpose  making  a  home  in  the 
new  land  of  Canada,  the  proportion  of 
men  to  women  is  as  eight  to  one.  The 
last  census  reveals  a  few  more  men  than 
women  in  the  whole  country. 

Canada  is  better  off  in  that  way  than 
the  countries  of  the  old  land,  where  wo- 
men greatly  predominate.  That  is,  Can- 
ada is  better  situated,  in  that  all  women 
within  their  bounds  have  an  opportunity 
of  marrying.      Statistics,   with   their  in- 


exorable numbers,  show  that  there  are 
considerably  more  women  than  men  in 
all  old  settled  countries.  Therefore  it  is 
evident  that  all  women  cannot  marry. 

Other  Careers  than  Marriage 

In  spite  of  the  fact  that  the  wise  Dr. 
Johnson  laid  down  the  dictum  that  mar- 
riage has  many  pains,  but  celibacy  has 
no  pleasure,  there  is  an  increasing  num- 
ber of  men  who  are  evidently  predestined 
bachelors,   and   of  women   who  look   to 


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some  other  career  than  marriage  for  their 
life-work. 

The  causes  for  this  unsatisfactory 
condition  are  not  at  all  clear  and  simple. 
It  is  sometimes  made  to  appear  as  if  wo- 
men were  responsible  for  the  ascending 
progression  in  the  proportion  of  unmar- 
ried men.  It  is  said  they  look  for  an  ele- 
gant house  and  a  costly  mode  of  living  at 
the  beginning  of  married  life,  and  are  un- 
ready to  undertake  the  toils  and  cares 
necessary  to  work  up  to  these  things  in 
middle  and  old  age. 

There  is,  we  are  told,  a  diminished 
skilfulness  in  housekeeping  on  the  part 
of  girls,  and  less  interest  in  home  and 
domestic  affairs;  and  this  discourages 
men  from  marriage. 

The  industrial  movement,  which  has 
taken  women  and  industry  from  the  home 
and  organized  the  factories,  is  also  a 
cause  of  the  decreasing  number  of  mar- 
riages. 

Is  Militant  Woman  Responsible  ? 

Women  have  been  withdraw  n  from  the 
traditional  paths  and  forced  into  open 
competition  with  the  men  in  industrial 
pursuits,  and,  developing  that  sturdy 
character  which  is  able  to  face  resolutely 
every  new  situation,  they  prize  their  in- 
dependence and  freedom  above  the  staid 
life  of  the  home. 

It  is  possible,  too,  that  the  leaders  of 
the  women's  movement  are  arousing  the 
opposition,  and  perhaps  also  the  misog- 
amy of  many  well-meaning  men,  and 
by  their  militant  aggressiveness,  confirm- 
ing these  men  in  their  joyless  celibacy. 

On  the  other  hand  many  men  declare 
that  they  remain  single  because  they  have 
determined  by  a  simple  calculation  in 
mathematics  that  they  could  not  continue 
their  present  manner  of  living  in  a  com- 
fortable way,  and  marriage  would  force 
them  to  dispense  with  many  things  to 
which  they  are  now  accustomed. 

This,  while  it  is  often  an  excuse  to 
conceal  selfishness  by  men  who  hate 
every  manner  of  restraint,  is  a  real  cause 


for  the  increasing  percentage  of  unmar- 
ried men  and  women. 

The  increased  expenditures  necessary 
to-day  to  maintain  a  household,  is  a  great 
cause  preventing  many  staunch  young 
men  from  undertaking  the  task. 

This  increased  expenditure  is  due  not 
only  to  the  increased  cost  of  living,  but 
to  the  large  amounts  that  are  spent  to- 
day in  pleasure,  play  and  recreation  by 
all  classes  of  citizens.  Frugality  is  com- 
ing to  be  regarded  as  a  vice  of  a  past  and 
undisceming  age,  and  it  is  being  fast 
relegated  to  the  past. 

A  Call  for  Simplicity 

Simplicity  and  unpretentiousness  in 
the  conduct  of  life  are  necessary  if  we  are 
to  retain  the  solid  ^drtues  of  the  past. 
The  mounting  cost  of  living  must  in  some 
way  be  prevented  if  the  number  of  young 
unmarried  people  is  not  to  be  greater 
from  year  to  year. 

The  greatness  of  a  country  is  not  in 
full  garners  affording  all  manner  of 
store,  nor  in  great  trusts  cornering  these 
and  increasing  their  cost  to  the  people. 
It  is  the  social  institution  of  the  family, 
with  many  sons  and  daughters,  as  Homer 
expressed  it  when  he  declared: 

Naught  beneath  the  sky 
More  sweet,  more  worthy  is,  than  firm 

consent 
Of^man  and  wife  in  household  government. 

<!> 

Without  distinction,  without  calculation, 
without  procrastination,  love.  Lavish  it 
upon  the  poor,  where  it  is  very  easy;  es- 
pecially upon  the  rich,  who  often  need  it 
most;  most  of  all  upon  our  equals,  where 
it  is  very  difficult,  and  for  whom,  perhaps, 
we  each  do  least  of  all. — Henry  Drummond. 

No  man  is  in  true  health  who  can  not 
stand  in  the  free  air  of  heaven,  with  his 
feet  on  God's  free  turf,  and  thank  his 
Creator  for  the  simple  luxury  of  physical 
existence. — T.  W.  Higginson. 


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The  Luck  of  Vancouver 

What  the  Panama  Canal  Will  Do  for  the  Lusty  Young  Liverpool 

of  the  West 

By  the  Editor  oj  the  Vancouver  Sun 


'T'HERE  is  no  doubt  that  Vancouver's 
*  biggest  booster  just  now  is  the  Pan- 
ama Canal.  Vancouver  is  marked  out 
for  a  mighty  commercial  destiny,  and  the 
Panama  Canal  will  help  enormously  to 
hurry  this  destiny. 

The  great  canal  will  re-write  the  story 
of  world  transportation  in  shorthand.  In 
the  meantime  Vancouver  is  growing  com- 
mercially, calmly,  untheatrically,  soberly, 
without  storm  or  stress,  and  her  business 
men,  the  human  equations  of  commerce, 
are  working,  and  with  the  serenity  and 
the  coldness  of  absolute  conviction,  to- 
wards the  deep,  constructive  events  of 
realizing  the  future  which  is  logically 
Vancouver's. 

Those  who  possess  an  inside  knowledge 
of  shipping  and  transportation  condi- 
tions, who  understand  the  internal  psy- 
chological problems  of  ocean  shipping 
and  land  freights,  agree  that  Vancouver 
occupies  a  geographical  situation  that  in 
its  relation  to  the  Panama  Canal  is  dra- 
matically strategic 

Traffic  will  be  using  the  canal  some 
time  before  the  date  set  for  its  formal 
opening.  Vancouver  may  look  forward 
to  the  increase  in  her  shipping  business 
which  this  shortening  of  the  searoads  will 
bring  about,  which  will  begin  to  make 
itself  felt  within  a  year  or  a  little 
longer. 

This  is  only  a  part  of  the  luck  of  Van- 
couver, which  has  become  almost  a  sup- 
erstition in  the  minds  of  people  who  have 
watched  Vancouver  expanding  commer- 
cially, attended  by  that  great  fortune 
which  seems  nothing  less  than  the  gift  of 
Heaven.     Alreadv  the  citv's  unseen  in- 


ternal business  interests  are  feeling  the 
acceleration  for  which  the  approaching 
completion  of  the  canal  is  responsible. 

Industrious  docks  and  a  rapidl\-  ex- 
tending shipping  business  Vancouver 
already  has,  and  within  the  last  few  years 
the  port  of  Vancouver  has  been  wo\en 
into  that  vast  commercial  fabric  that 
stretches  around  the  \vorld. 

Vancouver's  name  is  not  unknown  to 
the  lords  of  world  commerce,  and  this 
seajjort  is  one  of  the  most  important 
meeting  places  of  the  long  sea  avenues 
that  lead  from  horizon  to  horizon  around 
the  world.  It  has  the  maritime  atmos- 
phere that  is  characteristic  of  a  real  sea- 
port, and  it  is  linked  by  the  ties  of  trade 
with  the  great  remote  harbors  of  the 
globe. 

The  house-flags  of  many  steamship 
lines  and  shipping  companies  are  to  be 
seen  already  at  Vancouver's  wharves. 

"Is  He  Too  Busy  to  Hear  the  Rapping?" 


Vancouver  wants  elevators  for  prairie  grain. 

\',i)icouver  Sun 


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— Toronto  News 
Didn't  I  say  "Bet  on  the  Old  Cock"? 

THE  SENATE  THROWS  OUT 


— Toronto  World 


Little  Jaff  (who  has  been  monkeying  with  the 
tail  board) :  Te  hee ! 


FOUR  GOVERNMENT  BILLS 


MISS  VANCOUVER  COPS  THE  PRIZE 


— Toronto  Telegram 
Dr.  Beattie  Nesbitt  arrested  in  Chicago 


— Vancouver  World 
Note  how   she    compares    her  progress   with   the 
go-ahead  cities  of  the  North-west  States. 


'  AXOTHXB  BUMF  FOX  DBTVIUX 

— Toronto  News 
Which  will  Ontario  abolish? 


The  Conservative  party   makes  a  clean  sweep  in 
British  Columbia. 


May,  1912 


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Topics  of 
To-day 


The  Public  Ownership  of  Lawyers 

Too  Many  Eminent  Lawyers  are  Constantly  Employed  to  Thwart  the 
Will  of  the  People  and  the  People's  Interests 


'THJ-l  lawyer  who  conducts  a  case  is 
*  no  less  an  officer  of  the  court  than 
the  clerk  or  sheriff,  but  unlike  them  he 
is  keenly  interested  in  having  the  litiga- 
tion decided  in  favor  of  his  client.  The 
Toronto  World  ingeniously  argues  that 
theoretically  he  is  striving  to  have  the 
law  correctly  interpreted,  and  the  exact 
truth  sifted  from  the  conflicting  state- 
ments of  fact;  as  a  matter  of  fact  he 
desires  above  everything  else  to  w-in  his 
case.  "The  lawyer  as  an  officer  of  the 
state,"  says  the  World,  "should  be  most 
anxious  to  vindicate  the  dignity,  and  to 
promote  the  happiness  of  the  common- 
wealth; yet  as  the  employee  of  a  private 
corporation  he  must  endeavor  to  drive  a 
coach  and  four  through  Acts  of  Parlia- 
ment designed  to  protect  the  public  in- 
terest, to  discover  'jokers'  therein,  or 
e\en  to  have  them  inserted. 

Rich  Man,  Poor  Man 

"In  the  trial  of  many  civil  cases  the 
parties  to  the  controversy  do  not  stand 
upon  an  equality.  The  rich  man  has 
the  expert  practitioner,  and  the  poor  man 
the  inexperienced  advocate.  The  judge, 
sometimes  more  trained  in  politics  than 
in  law,  may  look  for  guidance  to  the 
lawyer  of  great  reputation. 

"The  inexperienced  lawyer  may  offer 
in  evidence  incompetent  testimony  which 
the  judge  admits,  because  the  great  law- 
yer interposes  only  a  perfunctory  objec- 
tion. His  ruling  will  invalidate  any 
judgment  in  favor  of  the  poor  litigant, 
but  the  great  lawyer,  'like  Br'er  Rabbit 
he  lies  low.'  He  may  have  an  authority 
at  hand  which  would  at  once  cause  the 
judge  to  rule  correctly,  but  he  is  playing 
for  points,  and  not  for  the  ideal  admin- 
istration of  justice. 


"In  the  trial  of  criminal  cases  the  idea 
of  a  gladiatorial  combat  survives.  The 
lawyer  representing  the  Crown  is  apt  to 
consider  every  conviction  as  another 
scalp  added  to  his  belt,  while  the  attor- 
ney for  the  prisoner  has  no  compunctions 
about  turning  loose  a  guilty  criminal. 

Let  Government  Pay  Lawyers 

"Should  not  the  lawyers,  like  the 
judges,  be  appointed  and  paid  by  the 
government  ? 

"As  things  are  now,  it  is  certain  that 
the  bar  has  ceased  to  be  looked  upon  as 
a  great  pillar  of  the  state.  Indeed,  the 
average  citizen  feels  uneasy  when  certain 
lawyers  appear  to  be  busy  about  the  city 
council  chamber,  or  at  Queen's  Park,  or 
on  Parliament  Hill. 

"This  is  not  because  the  members  of 
the  bar  as  a  class  are  not  high-minded 
and  patriotic  men,  but  it  is  because  so 
many  eminent  lawyers  are  constantly 
employed  to  thwart  the  will  of  the  peo- 
ple, and  the  interests  of  the  people. 

"Certainly  the  province  which  en- 
franchises the  barrister  should  have  an 
indisputable  right  to  require  his  counsel 
and  services,  and  he  should  not  be  per- 
mitted by  way  of  excuse  or  delay  to  plead 
an  'annual  retainer'  from  any  private 
corporation,  where  such  retainer  merely 
keeps  him  in  cold  storage,  and  deprives 
the  communitv  of  his  services." 


We  have  certain  work  to  do  for  our 
bread  and  that  is  to  be  done  strenuously; 
other  work  to  do  for  our  delight  and  that 
is  to  be  done  heartily;  neither  is  to  be  done 
by  halves  or  shifts,  but  with  a  wUl;  and 
what  is  not  worth  this  effort  is  not  to  be 
done  at  all. — John  Ruskin. 


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Smith  of  Iowa,  or  of  Alberta 

The  Moral  of  Sixty  Thousand  Americans  who  Came  Here  Seeking 
Welfare  where  It  May  be  Found 


"  C IXTY  thousand  men,  valuable  to 
^  this  country,"  says  the  New  York 
Evening  Jotirnal,  "essential  to  the  wel- 
fare of  the  nation  and  of  the  faims,  have 
been  drafted  from  the  United  States  into 
Canada during  the  past  year." 

This  is  one  way  of  looking  at  it.  "But 
there's  another  way,"  remarks  the  To- 
ronto Star. 

"In  discussing  this  subject,  the  New 
York  Journal  takes  the  national  view 
and  looks  upon  people  as  property. 

"But  people  are  more  than  property. 
The  sixty  thousand  men,  who,  with  their 
families,  have  entered  the  Canadian  West 
to  take  up  land,  are  seeking  their  own 
welfare  where  it  may  be  found.  If  they 
find  it  they  do  well.  We  would  suggest 
to  the  Journal  that  if  these  people  seek 
their  welfare,  and  find  it,  they  will  have 
accomplished  that  which  no  Government 
devised  in  the  interests  of  the  people  need 
complain  of. 

The  Imaginary  Line 

"There  is  a  continent  here,  and  it  is 
being  utilized  by  man.  From  the  East 
people  pushed  West  in  the  United  States. 
Years  have  slipped  away,  people  have 
multiplied,  and  now  the  agricultural 
migrant,  in  seeking  rich,  new  lands  on 
which  to  establish  his  children,  goes  into 
Alberta  or  Saskatchewan,  instead  of 
Dakota  or  Iowa. 

"He  travels  a  hundred  miles  or  three 
hundred  to  reach  a  new  home,  and  whether 
he  goes  West  or  North,  he  goes  on  the 
same  errand — he  goes  in  quest  of  his 
family's  good,  and  where  he  finds  it, 
there  he  strikes  root. 

"The  sixty  thousand  Americans  who 
last  year  entered  Canada  from  the  Unit- 
ed States  have  not  moved  off  the  earth. 


They  are  not  to  be  lamented  as  dead. 
They  have  not  even  crossed  an  ocean. 
They  stepped  over  an  imaginary  line,  a 
political  division. 

"The;  world  is  becoming  so  small  a 
place,  and  the  business  which  men  have 
with  other  men  located  everywhere, 
grows  so  great  and  complicated,  that  it 
does  not  much  matter  where  men  live 
so  long  as  they  live  well,  are  contented 
prosperous,  and  improve  the  average  of 
the  race  in  these  respects. 

"The  American  who  has  settled  in 
Alberta  can  visit  his  brother  who  re- 
mains in  Iowa.  He  will  visit  him.  If 
he  is  more  prosperous  in  Alberta  than 
the  brother  in  Iowa,  the  brother  will  sell 
out  and  go  back  with  him. 

The  Facts  of  Life  Weigh 

"Nothing  the  New  York  Journal  can 
say  will  weigh  against  the  facts  of  life 
as  these  facts  confront  these  brothers. 

"And  why  should  the  Journal  desire 
to  keep  that  man  in  Iowa  to  his  disad- 
vantage? In  actual  fact,  what  gain  is  it 
to  the  Journal  to  have  an  unprosperous 
man  named  Smith  in  Iowa  rather  than 
a  prosperous  man  named  Smith  in 
Alberta  ? 

"The  New  York  editor  is  deceiving 
himself.  He  is  not  interested — not  enough 
interested  to  warrant  him  in  interfering 
with  Smith.  Two  friendly  nations,  side 
by  side,  with  similar  laws  and  institutions 
— divided  by  an  imaginary  line  which  no 
instinct  of  bird  or  animal  can  locate,  and 
which  only  the  highly-trained  intelligence 
of  man  can  find — two  peoples  marrying 
and  giving  in  marriage,  visiting  and  re- 
turning visits,  trading  and  dealing,  worry- 
ing over  the  same  coal  strike,  striving 
towards  the  same  social  reforms,  invest- 


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ing  in  the  same  worthless  oil  wells,  in  re- 
sponse to  the  same  come-on  circulars,  and 
yet  each  peo|)le  possessing  mighty  good 
reasons  for  experimenting  with  a  separate 
form  of  government  in  the  belief  that 
neither  is  likely  to  produce  greater  good 


to  humanity  than  humanity  has  need  for; 
in  these  circumstances,  why  should  the 
New  York  Journal  lament  the  fact  that 
one  Smith  of  Iowa  has  taken  up  home- 
stead alongside  his  more  prosperous 
brother  in  Alberta?" 


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Taxation  That  Hurts  Nobody 


TPHE  British  budget  for  the  ensuing 
*  year,  which  has  just  been  presented 
to  the  House  of  Commons  by  Mr.  Lloyd 
George,  the  Chancellor  of  the  Exchequer, 
amounts  to  nearly  a  billion  dollars.  But 
Mr.  Lloyd  George  is  unembarrassed  in 
the  face  of  such  huge  expenditures  be- 
cause he  is  able  to  show  the  largest  sur- 
plus on  record  left  over  from  the  past 
year. 

How  is  it  that  Great  Britain  can  boast 
of  this  remarkable  public  solvency  in  a 
year  of  industrial  disasters,  and  after 
undertaking  extraordinary  new  expenses 
such  as  the  Compulsory  Insurance  Act 
for  workmen  and  the  acquisition  by 
the  State  of  all  the  telephones  in  the 
kingdom  ? 

The  answer  to  this  question  is  full  of 
instruction  for  American  statesmen,  says 
an  exchange.  The  answer  is  that  the 
British  have  learned  how  to  shift  the  bur- 
den of  taxation  from  the  necessaries  of 
life  to  the  superfluities  of  life. 

The  earliest  step  in  that  sound  and 
scientific  fiscal  reform  was  the  establish- 
ment of  the  income  tax;  the  latest  step 
has  been  the  estaV^lishment  of  Lloyd 
George's  tax  on  the  unearned  increment 
of  land  values. 

It  was  William  E.  Gladstone  that  first 
described  the  British  income  tax  as  "a 
colossal  engine  of  finance." 

The  income  tax  is  a  pow^erful  financial 
engine  because  it  moves  along  the  line 
of  the  least  physical  resistance.  It  lays 
no  burden  on  hunger  and  need.  It 
wrings  no  sweat  or  blood  from  poverty 


and  failure.  It  takes  its  toll  only  from 
prosperity  and  ease.  It  taxes  men  only 
when  they  are  able  to  pay. 

The  bill  now  pending  in  Congress 
levying  an  excise  tax  on  business  incomes 
has  in  it  the  elements  of  that  gigantic 
fiscal  power  that  Gladstone  praised — 
the  power  which  is  carrying  the  public 
treasury  of  Great  Britain  triumphantly 
through  a  period  of  unprecedented  econ- 
omic strain. 

This  bill  should  be  made  law,  and  Con- 
gress should  in  due  time  go  on  to  make 
further  application  of  the  principle  that 
not  necessaries,  but  superfluities,  should 
be  taxed. 

That  is  the  way  to  get  free  sugar.  It 
is  the  way  to  lower  the  cost  of  all  the 
necessaries  of  life.  It  is  the  way  to  for- 
tify the  public  treasury  against  all  the 
shocks  and  strains  of  industrial  depres- 
sion and  economic  disaster. 


Mr.  Hays'  Great  Work 

Mr.  Hays  in  no  small  degree  was 
responsible  for  the  enhanced  reputation 
that  came  to  Canada  during  his  years 
with  us.  The  tragedy  of  the  Titanic 
robbed  this  country  of  a  powerful  human 
instrument  in  nation-building;  but  it  left 
to  history  a  record  that  Canada  will 
remember  with  pride,  illumined  as  that 
record  is  with  an  achievement  that  marks 
its  author  as  one  of  the  master-minds  of 
his  day  and  generation. 

— Gait  Reporter. 


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Municipal  Publicity — How  Winnipeg 
Holds  the  Lead 


VWINNIPEG  Once-a-Week  jots  down 
'^  some  notes  of  wisdom  that  apply  to 
every  progressive  town  and  city  in  Can- 
ada as  well  as  they  do  to  Winnipeg. 
Here  they  are: 

"We  Winnipeggers  —  and  Winnipeg 
real  estate  men  more  especially — are 
quite  apt  to  sit  back  with  the  comfortable 
thought  that  Winnipeg's  future  is  fully 
assured,  and  that  things  are  bound  to 
keep  coming  our  way  without  any  special 
fuss  or  anxiety  on  our  part.  All  of  which 
is  no  doubt  the  correct  view  to  take,  gen- 
erally speaking. 

"But — we  shall  make  a  sad  mistake  if 
we  fall  into  the  notion  that  there  is  no 
other  city  in  Canada  that  has  the  slightest 
chance  in  the  race  for  Canadian  suprem- 
acy. Forgetting  for  the  moment  this 
city's  tremendous  natural  advantages,  let 
us  consider  the  fact  that  not  only  to  the 
west  of  us,  but  more  recently  in  the  East, 
such  cities  as  St.  John,  Montreal,  Toron- 
to, Port  Arthur  and  others  are  to-day 
fairly  jumping  up  and  down  with  the 
publicity  bug — talking  publicity — preach- 
ing it — dreaming  it — and,  most  of  all, 
practising  it. 

Colossal  Advertising 

"At  Montreal  the  Pubhcity  Association 
is  establishing  a  publicity  bureau  and  will 
enlist  the  active  co-operation  of  all  the 
organized  bodies  of  the  city,  and  especially 
of  the  real  estate  exchange. 

"At  St.  John  a  colossal  advertising 
campaign  is  on  foot  to  attract  immigra- 
tion to  the  Eastern  Provinces  and  to  de- 
velop the  agricultural  resources  of  New 
Brunswick.  In  other  Eastern  cities  sim- 
ilar movements  are  being  organized. 

"It  is  true  that  not  less  than  $1,000,000 
will  be  spent  in  advertising  our  Western 
Provinces  this  year,  exclusive  of  the  ad- 


vertising appropriations  of  pro\dncial 
governments,  railways  and  private  cor- 
porations. It  is  altogether  reasonable 
to  believe  that  this  extensive  publicity, 
both  East  and  W^est,  is  going  to  benefit 
Winnipeg,  more  or  less  directly,  yet  at 
the  same  time  Winnipeg  can  make  no 
mistake  in  keeping  wide-awake  every 
minute  to  the  present  trend  of  thought 
along  these  lines  ani-ong  our  good  neigh- 
bors, especially  those  down  toward  the 
Eastern  seaboard." 

Country  Life  in  Canada 

One  of  the  brightest  exchanges  that 
reach  The  Busy  Man  is  Country  Life 
in  Canada,  which  is  published  in  "Win- 
nipeg. It  deals  with  Western  Canadian 
life  in  all  its  moods  and  tenses,  in  brightly- 
written,  well-illustrated  articles. 

Country  Life  stands  for  progress.  It 
stands  for  Good  Roads  and  better,  more 
diversified  farming.  It  stands  for  a  more 
home-like  home  life,  with  greater  comforts 
and  conveniences  for  the  women  folk,  and 
brighter  gardens  and  surroundings  for 
country  homes.  It  cannot  fail  to  work  for 
good  in  every  home  it  enters.  It  is  well 
printed  on  good  paper,  and  comes  out  with 
about  70  pages  monthly — all  for  a  dollar 
a  year.  Busy  Man's  Canada  frequently 
turns  to  Country  Life  for  light  on  the 
progress  and  development  of  the  \\'est, 
and  is  never  disappointed. 

Think  not  thy  time  short  in  this  world, 
since  the  world  itself  is  not  long.  The 
created  world  is  hut  a  small  parenthesis  in 
eternity,  and  a  short  interposition,  for  a 
time,  between  such  a  state  of  duration  as 
was  before  it  and  may  be  after  it. — Browne. 


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Canada's  First  Commission 
Government 

St.  John,  N.B.,  Will  Now  Have  a  Mayor  and  Four  Aldermen  as 
Commissioners,  Instead  of  Sixteen  Aldermen 


CT.  JOHN,  N.B.,  has  the  distmction  of 
^  being  the  first  Canadian  city  adminis- 
tered under  the  commission  form  of  civic 
government.  The  first  elections  under  its 
new  charter,  which  took  place  last  month, 
resulted  in  the  return  of  the  candidates 
endorsed  by  the  citizens'  committee,  ex- 
cept in  the  case  of  the  mayoralty. 

Henceforward  St.  John  will  have  a 
mayor  and  four  aldermen  as  commission- 
ers, instead  of  the  mayor  and  sixteen  ald- 
ermen, who  formed  its  previous  citv  coun- 
cil. 

The  change  means  actual  individual  re- 
sponsibility for  the  efficiency  of  each  of 
the  departments  among  which  the  civic 
business  has  been  divided,  and  the  citizens 
will  in  future,  through  the  initiative,  refer- 
endum and  recall,  exercise  full  and  direct 
control  over  the  conduct  of  their  com- 
munal affairs. 


Under  the  new  constitution  the  old 
property  qualification  for  mayor  and  ald- 
erman has  been  removed — the  only  re- 
quirements being  that  they  are  qualified 
voters  and  entitled  to  vote. 

Instead  of  holding  office  for  one  year 
only  the  mayor  will  now  sit  for  two  years 
and  the  aldermen  for  four,  two  retiring 
each  biennial  term,  starting  with  the  two 
lowest  on  Tuesday's  poll. 

To  the  mayor  is  assigned  the  finance 
department  and  he  will  devote  as  much  of 
his  time  as  is  necessary  for  the  efficient 
discharge  of  his  duties. 

The  four  aldermen  must  give  all  their 
time  to  the  city's  business  aiid  during  their 
term  of  office  must  not  carry  on  any  other 
profession  or  business. 

St.  John  has  inaugurated  a  movement 
that  is  certain  to  extend  its  influence 
throughout  the  Dominion. 


#      <#>      ^ 


Protecting  Healtli  by  Protecting 
Our  Rivers 


C.\SKATCHEWAN  being  one  of  the 
^  flattest  of  our  provinces,  through 
which  the  rivers  and  streams  flow  but 
sluggishly,  has  felt  the  necessity  more 
than  the  others  of  protecting  its  surface 
waters  from  pollution.  Its  very  light 
rainfall  has  accentuated  the  necessity,  and 
its  small  population,  as  well  as  its  youth, 
made  legislation  in  the  matter  easier  than 
elsewhere. 

The  law  that  it  adopted  is  as  sensible 
as  it  is  simple.  No  vote  of  money  by  a 
municipality  for  a  sewage  disposal  under- 
taking shall  be  legal  until  the  plan  has 


been  submitted  to  and  approved  by  the 
Provincial  Bureau  of  Public  Health. 
Ontario  and  Manitoba  have  recently 
adopted  similar  measures. 

As  Saskatchewan's  rivers  and  streams 
almost  all  rise  in  Alberta,  and  as  the  Ot- 
tawa has  as  many  tributaries  in  Quebec 
as  it  has  in  Ontario,  Saskatchewan  and 
Ontario  both  find  themselves  unable  to 
protect  their  water  supplies  by  provincial 
legislation. 

For  this  reason  the  national  Government 
is  being  urged  to  make  it  illegal  to  raise 
money  for  sewage  disposal  works  until 


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the  plans  have  been  approved  by  the 
Board  of  Health  of  the  province  con- 
cerned. Such  a  plan  would  undoubtedly 
have  great  advantages,  inasmuch  as  no 
provincial  bureau  of  health  could  be  as 
callous  to  public  welfare  as  are  the  villages 
and  settlements  along  our  streams. 

On  the  other  hand,  a  province  that  was 
so  backward  as  to  neglect  to  provide  such 
a  safeguard  for  itself  could  hardly  be  ex- 
pected to  take  full  advantage  of  a  federal 
law  thrust  upon  it. 


The  Montreal  Witness  points  out  that 
a  more  real  result  would  accrue  from  a 
campaign  of  education  that  would  force 
the  backward  legislatures  to  act  in  the 
interest  of  their  own  people.  "How  much 
such  teaching  is  needed  in  our  own  prov- 
mce,"  says  the  Witness;  "we  have  already 
had  warning  from  the  smallpox  epidemic 
of  last  summer,  and  the  scattering  of  the 
pupils  of  religious  residential  schools  in 
which  the  children  were  infected  with 
contagious  disease." 


#      #      # 


Progress  in  the  Eastern  Townships 


By  the  Editor  oj  the  Montreal  Witness 


HTHE  local  Boards  of  Trade  in  the 
•^  Eastern  Townships  have  united  in  an 
endeavor  to  obtain  a  larger  share  of  the 
immigration  from  the  Old  Country  for 
that  section  of  the  province. 

And  why  not?  It  is  not  absolutely 
necessary  for  the  prosperity  of  the  coun- 
try that  all  of  the  intending  farmers  com- 
ing to  Canada  should  go  to  the  North- 
west, nor  is  it  absolutely  necessary  for  the 
prosperity  of  the  intending  farmers  them- 
selves. 

The  eastern  provinces  still  afford  large 
opportunities  for  success  in  farming,  and 
it  is  perfectly  in  order  for  each  section  to 
set  forth  its  own  particular  advantages. 
Some  work  in  this  direction  has  been 
done  already  for  the  Eastern  Townships 
through  the  immigration  agency  estab- 
lished by  Mr.  Fisher  when  Minister  of 
Agriculture;  and  some  results  were  ob- 
tained which  may  serve  as  guidance  for 
the  Boards  of  Trade  in  their  propaganda. 

Tempted  to  the  West 

Such  co-operation  on  the  part  of  the 
active  business  men  should  accomplish 
something.  Two  other  things  would  help 
greatly.  It  can  hardly  help  being  known, 
and  if  not,  immigrants  would  immediately 
find  out  that  the  region  in  question  has 


been  largely  depleted  of  its  most  ambi- 
tious and  competent  young  men,  who 
have  been  tempted  from  it  by  the  greater 
opportunities  of  the  West.  This  being  so, 
why  should  newcomers  not  follow  them 
thither  ? 

To  stay  this  migration,  or  to  replace  it, 
it  is  necessary  that  the  home  conditions 
should  become  equally  favorable,  and 
there  is  at  least  good  hope  that  they  may 
be  made  so. 

There  is  splendid  soil  in  the  Eastern 
Townships,  splendid  grass  and  abundance 
of  pure  water.  But  the  most  is  not  made 
of  these  advantages.  There  is  too  little 
production  to-day,  especially  too  little  pro- 
duction of  the  higher  and  more  profitable 
products,  such  as  butter.  Whole  town- 
ships which  are  eminently  suited  for 
dairying  are  content  with  the  living  afford- 
ed by  the  fattening  of  cattle.  The  latter 
is  easier  than  the  former,  and  labor  is 
scarce. 

Farm  laborers,  therefore,  would  seem 
to  be  needed  as  much  as  farmers,  if  the 
Eastern  Townships  are  to  become  what 
they  should  be,  in  \drtue  of  natural  advan- 
tages, namely,  the  leading  section  of  Can- 
ada in  dairy  production.  Systematic  effort 
could  vastly  increase  the  production  of 
butter,  and  there  is  no  danger  of  over- 


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production  in  this  article  for  some  time 
to  come,  unless  the  com])etition  of  other 
countries  in  our  own  market  is  encour- 
aged by  our  own  neglect. 

The  other  need  is  good  rural  schools. 
To-day,  the  cjuality  of  the  schools  is  a 
factor  in  the  determining  of  immigration. 
Teachers  in  the  West  get  salaries  that 
quickly  tempt  away  all  teachers  who  feel 
free  to  move  thither — the  school  equip- 
ments there  are  magnificent.  A  cheap, 
neglected-looking  schoolhouse  in  any  com- 


munity is  the  most  effective  kind  of  scare- 
crow it  can  possess.  There  is  a  notice- 
able awakening  in  the  Eastern  Town- 
ships on  this  point,  and  several  school 
boards  are  adopting  the  principle  of  con- 
solidation. 

It  is  plainly  the  one  means  of  improving 
the  schools  to  unite  three  or  four  weak 
ones  into  one  in  which  the  community  can 
take  a  substantial  interest  and  pride. 
The  good  rural  school  will  always  attract 
the  right  people. 


The  Cost  of  Living  Situation 


A  T  the  present  moment  no  economic 
**  question  is  touching  the  lives  of  the 
people  more  vitally  and  in  a  more  com- 
prehensive way  than  the  high  cost  of  liv- 
ing. We  all  remember  the  widespread 
agitation  which  swept  over  this  country 
and  the  United  States  about  three  years 
ago,  when  prices,  after  a  steady  rise  for 
more  than  ten  years,  reached  what  was 
then  regarded  as  an  unprecedentedly  high 
level. 

That  was  in  1907,  the  year  of  the  meat 
boycott.  The  financial  panic  in  the  fall 
of  that  year  somewhat  checked  the  up- 
ward movement,  and  in  1908  and  in  1909 
there  was  what  might  be  called  a  breath- 
ing spell. 

In  1910,  however,  the  progress  upward 
began  again  almost  as  rapidly  as  ever.  It 
has  continued  since  with  increasing  rapid- 
ity during  the  second  half  of  last  year  until 
we  have  at  present  a  situation  quite  as 
intense,  if  not  more  so,  than  has  existed 
for  many  years  past. 

As  is  well  known,  the  Department  of 
Labor  maintains  a  record  of  price  varia- 
tions and  tendencies  in  Canada  with  the 
object  of  being  able  to  state  at  any  time 
just  what  is  the  nature  of  the  movement 
of  prices  in  any  particular  direction, 
whether  up  or  down.  A  summary  of  this 
record  is  published  monthly  in  the  Labor 


Gazette  and  an  annual  report  at  the  end 
of  each  year. 

We  are  at  the  moment  issuing  from  the 
press  a  special  report  embodying  the  re- 
results  of  the  department's  investigations 
throughout  the  calendar  year  1911. 

Enormous  Rise  in  Prices 

Briefly  it  shows  that  prices  are  now 
considerably  higher  than  at  any  time  in 
Canada  since  the  early  seventies.  Last 
year  wholesale  prices  went  up  approxi- 
mately 3  per  cent.,  and  retail  prices  approx- 
imately 5  per  cent,  over  those  of  1910; 
while  compared  with  twelve  or  fifteen 
years  ago  the  rise  has  been  over  40  per  cent. 

The  rise  of  the  past  year  has  been  par- 
ticularly serious  from  the  cost  of  living 
standpoint.  The  general  industrial  ex- 
pansion and  trade  prosperity  has  created 
an  exceptionally  keen  demand  for  ma- 
terials of  all  kinds,  with  a  resultant  en- 
hancement in  prices,  while  at  the  same 
time  the  unfavorable  crop  reports,  due  to 
drouth  during  the  summer,  not  so  much 
in  Canada  as  in  the  other  food-producing 
countries  of  the  world,  has  sent  grains 
and  fodder,  dairy  produce,  fish  and  food- 
stuffs to  very  great  heights. 

This  whole  question  of  high  prices,  it 
may  be  pointed  out,  is  not  Canadian  in 
any  sense,  but  is  world-wide. 


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May,    1912 


At  the  present  moment  a  movement  is 
on  foot  for  the  appointment  of  an  interna- 
tional commission  to  bring  together  the 
statistics  collected  in  various  countries 
and  to  collate  them  on  the  same  basis,  in 
order  that  some  comprehensive  knowledge 
as  to  the  causes  of  the  rise  may  be  obtained 
and  a  remedy  suggested.  The  President 
of  the  United  States  has  taken  the  lead  in 
this  matter,  and  in  a  recent  message  to 
Congress  has  asked  for  an  appropriation 


of  $20,000  to  enable  the  United  States 
Government  to  invite  foreign  governments 
to  a  conference  looking  to  the  establish- 
ment of  the  commission  above  mentioned  • 
The  action  of  the  President  is  very 
significant  of  the  fact  that  the  question  is 
not  local  in  any  sense  of  the  term,  but  is 
world-wide  in  its  application.  It  is  to  be 
hoped  that  so  practical  a  suggestion  will 
meet  with  the  encouragement  it  seems  to 
merit. 


<^      #      #> 


The  Inspired  Business  Man  and 
Canadian  Water  Power 


By  Elbert  Hubbard 


'T'HERE  are  a  good  many  people  in 
■^  the  United  States  who  do  not  realize 
that  Canada  has  a  greater  available 
water-power,  twice  over,  than  has  the 
States. 

Her  best  water-power,  perhaps,  is  in 
the  Province  of  British  Columbia,  but 
the  rapids  in  the  St.  Lawrence  River 
have  never  been  utilized  except  in  a  very 
small  way. 

Now  English  capital  is  incorporating  a 
company,  with  a  capital  of  one  hundred 
million  dollars,  to  utilize  three  rapids  in 
the  St.  Lawrence  River.  These  are  en- 
tirely in  Canadian  territory.  They  are 
the  Cedars,  the  Cascades  and  the  Coteau. 

The  plan  is  to  build  an  ideal  manufac- 
turing city.  Engineers  and  architects 
will  work  together.  The  general  plan 
will  be  very  much  like  that  of  the  Central 
Manufacturing  District  in  Chicago.  There 
will  be  water  facilities  for  every  manu- 
facturer, and  railroad  sidings  as  well,  with 
parks,  playgrounds,  schools,  clubs,  opera 
houses,  electric  transportation,  and,  of 
course,  electric  lights,  indefinitely  and 
without  reserve. 

The  land  along  the  rapids  at  the  points 
named  has  been  secured,  and  options 
taken   on   a   big   acreage.     The   present 


value  of  this  acreage  is  very  slight,  and 
so  as  a  land  promotion  scheme  it  is  one 
of  the  biggest  things  ever  attempted  on 
the  American  continent. 

In  view  of  what  we  now  know  of  the 
value  of  electricity,  joined  to  our  knowl- 
edge of  architecture,  the  whole  scheme 
is  one  that  will  attract  word-wide  atten- 
tion. 

Here  is  Big  Business  which  proposes 
to  build  a  city  avowedly  of  an  industrial 
nature,  and  one  in  which  art  will  play 
an  important  part. 

It  will  be  a  city  without  slums,  without 
poverty,  %ice  or  disease.  Sanitation,  hy- 
giene, health  and  education  are  each  and 
all  to  have  careful  consideration,  and 
behind  it  all  will  be  capital  enough,  and 
an  earning  power  sufficient  to  keep  beg- 
gardom  at  bay. 

The  world  has  had  inspired  poets,  in- 
spired writers,  prophets,  orators,  agita- 
tors and  reformers,  but  the  inspired  busi- 
nessman and  industrial  leader  is  a  brand 
new  thing  in  the  evolution  of  the  genus 
homo. 

The  world  will  watch  the  evolution  of 
this  ideal  city  on  the  banks  of  the  St. 
Lawrence  with  great  interest.  —  From 
The  Fra. 


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Topics  of 
To-day 


"The  Voice  of  the  West  is  Strong" 

A  Prose-Foem  by  the  Rev.  J.  A.  Macdonald,  Editor  oj  the  Toronto  Globe 


T^HE  Toronto  Globe  has  just  issued  a 
^  special  \\'estern  Edition,  profusely 
illustrated  with  scenes  of  that  lusty  young 
land,  which  is  for  ever  surprising  us  with 
fresh  proofs  of  its  marvellous  progress 
and  development. 

The  Globe's  editor.  Rev.  J.  A.  Macdon- 
ald, gives  us  this  prose-poem  on  the 
opening  page — in  which  there  is  as  much 
truth  as  poetry: 

''  The  voice  oj  the  West  is  strong.  Some- 
times it  is  boast  Jul.  Always  it  is  confident. 
It  is  the  voice  of  youth  whose  first  enthusi- 
asms are  unquenched  and  the  withers  oj 
whose  strength  are  imwrung.  It  is  the 
assured  and  steady  voice  oj  a  people  re- 
cruited jrom  every  great  land,and  in  whose 
veins  are  mingled  the  bloods  oj  every  great 
race. 

^'The  West  speaks  to  the  East  oj  its 
prospects  and  its  problems.  Oj  its  pros- 
pects first.  In  the  speech  oj  the  West 
prospects  are  always  first.  The  horizon 
oj  its  lije  are  so  wide,  the  perspectives  are 
so  entrancing,  the  roads  running  every- 
wither  lead  so  swijtly  to  the  great  goal 
Success,  that  he  is  counted  a  Faintheart 
who  hesitates  because  there  are  problems 
to  be  solved.^' 

When  we  consider  that  not  so  many 
years  ago  the  people  of  Eastern  Canada 
regarded  the  great  region  lying  between 
Lake  Superior  and  the  Pacific  Ocean  as 
an  addition  of  very  doubtful  importance 
to  the  strength  of  Confederation ;  that  the 
strongest  opposition  was  offered  in  man\ 
parts  of  the  older  provinces  to  the  con- 
struction of  the  great  transcontinental 
railway  which  is  now  admittedly  the 
richest  and  most  powerful  railway  sys- 
tem in  the  world — offered  on  the  ground 
that  the  maintenance  of  that  road  would 
be  a  perpetual  tax  upon  the  Eastern  prov- 
inces—and that  the  province  of  British 
Columbia  was  denominated  by  a  states- 


man of  ability  and  insight  as  "a  sea  of 
mountains,"  we  can  realize  the  immense 
change  which  has  taken  place  in  the  views 
of  the  Eastern  people  with  regard  to  this 
part  of  the  national  territory. 

Mr.  McConnell,  editor  of  the  Vancou\er 
Sun,  points  out  that  "what  Eastern  Can- 
ada does  not  yet  thoroughly  realize  is 
that  the  progress  of  the  West  has  hardly 
yet  begun,  that  development  is  but  in 
its  initial  stages,  and  that  what  has  al- 
ready been  accomplished  in  no  sense 
really  represents  the  ultimate  importance 
of  Western  Canada  to  the  Canadian  con- 
federation. Publications  like  this  special 
edition  of  the  Globe  and  articles  hke  the 
one  written  by  Dr.  Macdonald  will  bring 
nearer  a  true  appreciation  by  the  people 
of  the  East  of  the  immense  heritage  which 
they  possess  in  this  great  Western  do- 
main." 

Of  Interest  to  Sportsmen 

PVERY  sportsman  interested  in  the 
•■-*  welfare  of  Canada's  fish  and  game 
resources  should  read  the  May  number 
of  Rod  and  Gun  in  Canada,  published  at 
W'oodstock,  Ont.,  which  contains  the  first 
chapter  of  the  final  report  of  Mr.  Kelly 
Evans  of  the  Ontario  Game  and  Fisheries 
Commission. 

Mr.  Evans  has  spent  two  years  in  the 
preparation  of  this  report,  and  the  infor- 
mation contained  therein  and  the  recom- 
mendations which  Mr.  Evans  makes  as  to 
a  broader  policy  of  administration  should 
be  read  by  every  sportsman. 

"An  Ideal  Canadian  Holiday"  will 
appeal  to  those  who  already  have  vis- 
ions of  a  summer  outing.  Trap-shoot- 
ers will  find  their  interests  particularly 
well  looked  after  in  this  month's  issue, 
which  contains  a  specially  illustrated  ar- 
ticle by  "Canuck"  on  the  Easter  Inter- 
Club  Shoots  between  Montreal  and  St. 
Hubert  Clubs. 


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A  Dry-Farming  Congress  That 
Won't  be  Dry 

The  World's  Greatest  Gathering  of  Progressive  Farmers  Which  Will 
be  Held  at  Lethbridge  in  October  is  a  Notable  Event 

By  W.  L.  Martin 


T^HIS  year,  for  the  first  time  in  the  his- 
*  tory  of  the  Dry-Farming  movement, 
the  nations  of  the  entire  world  will  offi- 
cially recognize  Dry-Farming. 

In  191 1,  the  Sixth  Congress  was  held  at 
Colorado  Springs.  This  year — October 
21  to  26 — the  Seventh  International  Con- 
gress will  be  held  for  the  first  time  in 
Canada.  The  favored  place  will  be  Leth- 
bridge, Alberta;  and  Lethbridge  is  mak- 
ing preparations  on  a  large  scale. 

The  big  fellows  who  furnish  the  Con- 
gress with  vibrations  hit  upon  the  more 
excellent  idea  of  holding,  at  the  same  time 
and  the  same  place  each  year,  an  Interna- 
tional Congress  of  Farm  Women,  that  the 
farmers  might  bring  along  their  wives  and 
daughters  and  make  tlie  thing  complete. 

So  surely  Lethbridge  will  have  her 
hands  full,  as  well  as  her  spare  beds;  for 
representatives  will  be  there  from  the  four 
corners  of  the  earth;  from  all  parts  of 
Canada  and  the  United  States;  from 
Mexico  and  Argentina;  from  European 
countries  and  Australia;  from  India  and 
awakened  China. 

It  will  be  the  greatest  international 
gathering  of  irrigators  and  steam-plowers 
and  reapers  and  sowers  that  the  world  has 
seen.  Indeed  it  is  not  overstating  it  to 
say  it  will  be  the  biggest  international 
gathering  in  history  of  the  world's  work- 
ers, in  which  the  Little  Fellow  will  be  on 
equal  terms  with  the  Big  Boys,  and  na- 
tion will  learn  from  nation  at  the  same 
time. 

But  the  kindly  chinook  has  blown  into 


Lethbridge,  men  with  red  blood  in  their 
veins,  and  cosmic  caloric  a-plenty,  so  the 
prospect  of  the  Biggest  Thing  in  History 
happening  there  doesn't  worry  the  Leth- 
bridgians  one  tittle. 

Coats  Came  Off 

When  word  was  received  that  the  Sev- 
enth International  Dry-Farming  Congress 
had  decided  to  meet  at  Lethbridge  in 
191 2 — within  one  brief  year — a  meeting 


HON.   A.   L.   SIFTON 

Premier,  Minister  of  Public  Works  and  Provincial 

Treasurer  of  Alberta,   who  will   attend  the 

International  Dry-Farming  Congress. 


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HON.   DLXCAX   MARSHALL 

Minister  of  Agriculture,  Alberta,  Vice-President   for 

Alberta  of  International  Dry-Farming 

Congress. 


was  called  with  coats  oft".  What  to  do? 
\\'hat  to  do? — that  was  the  theme;  and 
also  how  much?  For  be  it  known  that 
Lethbridge  is  a  city  of  only  eleven  thou- 
sand souls — these  cities  of  the  West  pile  up 
population  so  fast  that  it  might  be  well  to 
add  "at  time  of  writing." 

A  big  programme  of  prompt  develop- 
ment was  quickly  decided  on,  and  to- 
day Lethbridge  is  putting  up  a  hundred- 
thousand-dollar  hotel  with  two  hundred 
rooms;  one  of  the  other  hotels  is  adding 
to  its  capacity  a  hundred  rooms,  and  thrcf 
others  are  more  than  doubling  their 
capacity. 

That  is  the  Lethbridge  spirit— the  Sj^iirit 
of  Doing  Things;  which  is  the  spirit  of 
the  Great  Last  West. 

Big  men  in  agriculture  will  be  present 
at  the  Congress  from  all  quarters.  Head- 
ed by  Hon.  Martin  Burrell,  Minister  of 
Agriculture,  Canada  will  send  her  best. 
President  Taft,  who  can't  be  there  him- 


self, has  asked  Hon.  James  Wilson,  Sec- 
retary of  Agriculture  for  the  United  States, 
to  attend,  and  he  will  deliver  the  opening 
address  as  the  President's  representative; 
Prof.  Bailey,  of  Cornell,  whose  agricul- 
tural and  horticultural  works  enjoy  world- 
fame,  will  represent  the  Kmpire  State; 
E.  C.  Chilcott,  chief  of  the  Department 
of  Dry  Land  Culture  at  Washington; 
big  men  all,  will  attend  and  have  some- 
thing to  say  worth  hearing. 

There  will  be  exhibits  of  Dry-Farmed 
products,  machinery,  farm  sanitation  and 
labor-saving  devices.  The  world's  latest 
improvements  in  farm  machinery  will 
demonstrate  their  capabilities  under  all 
kinds  of  conditions. 

Twenty  acres  will  be  devoted  to  deep 
plowing,  all  makes  of  plows  being  demon- 
strated. Some  60  acres  will  be  given  over 
to  demonstrating  the  work  of  traction  en- 
gines in  plowing,  harrowing,  sub-surface 
packing,    rolling   and   transporting    farm 


GEORGE   HARCOURT 

Deputy  Minister  of  Agriculture.  Alberta;  Chairman 

Board  of  Governors,  International 

Dr>'-Farming  Congress. 


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FRED  W.   DOUNER 

Of  Lethbridge,  Chairman  Canadian  Board  of  Control, 
International  Dry-Farming  Congress. 


products;  and  60  acres  more  are  available 
for  all  sorts  of  mechanical  demonstrations 
and  tests  of  machinery  and  implements. 

A  Prodigal  Prize  List 

The  prodigality  of  the  prize  list  will 
ensure  an  enormous  array  of  exhibits  from 
all  parts  of  Western  Canada  and  the 
United  States. 

The  sweepstakes  prize  will  be  a  $2,500 
Rumely  Oil-pull  Traction  Engine  for  the 
best  bushel  of  hard  wheat  grown  in  19 12 
by  Dry-Farming  methods. 

Other  leading  prizes  will  consist  of  a 
$500  Stewart  Sheaf  Loader  for  the  best 
sheaf  of  wheat;  a  $500  four-furrow  Oliver 
Engine  Gang  Plow  for  the  best  bushel  of 
oats  grown  in  Canada  by  Dry-Farming 
methods  in  191 2;  an  International  Cor- 
rugated 22-Wheel  Packer  donated  by  the 
International  Harvester  Company  for  the 
best  peck  of  flax  grown  in  either  Canada 
or  the  United  States  under  Dry-Farming 
methods  in  191 2;    and  a  Deering  or  Mc- 


Cormick  Grain  Binder  for  the  best  sheaf 
of  oats  grown  in  either  the  United  States 
or  Canada,  which  is  also  donated  by  the 
International  Harvester  Company. 

The  sheaf  loader  is  one  of  the  greatest 
time  and  labor-saving  devices  used  in 
harvesting  operations,  and  a  prize  that 
will  be  appreciated  by  any  thresherman 
or  farmer. 

It  is  a  machine  that  will  pick  the  sheaves 
from  the  stook  or  from  the  ground,  when 
lying  tlat,  and  by  means  of  carriers  elevate 
them  into  a  wagon. 

The  sheaf  loader  is  used  by  a  large  num- 
ber of  the  leading  farmers  of  Mani- 
toba, Saskatchewan  and  Alberta,  many  of 
whom  have  testified  that  it  means  a  sav- 
ing of  $20  to  $25  a  dav  in  the  cost  of  their 
harvesting  operations. 

There  will  be  other  valuable  sheaf  and 
threshed  grain  prizes  for  wheat,  oats, 
barley,  rye,  flax,  millet,  corn,  sorghums, 
beans,  peas  and  alfalfa.    The  total  \'alue 


JOHN  T.   BURNS 

Of  Lethbridge,  Executive  Secretary-Treasurer, 
International  Dry-Farming  Congress. 


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DR.  JOHN  A.  WIDTSOE 

Pres.  Agricultural  College,  Logan.  Utah;    Inter- 
national President  of  International 
Dry-Fanning  Congress. 


of  the  premiums  and  prizes  will  probably 
exceed  $20,000. 

The  Congress  will  be  opened  by  the 
Governor- General,  the  Duke  of  Con- 
naught;  and  the  Duchess  of  Connaught 
will  open  the  Congress  of  Farm  Women. 
It  will  be  a  proud  and  busy  time  for 
Lethbridge. 

A  grant  of  Si 0,000  has  been  made  by 
the  Dominion  Government  to  meet  ex- 
penses of  publicity  work  and  the  enter- 
tainment of  distinguished  visitors  from 
abroad. 

Also,  the  Government  has,  through  Dr. 
Roach,  Secretary  of  State,  with  the  advice 
of  Ambassador  Bryce,  Great  Britain's  rep- 
resentative at  Washington,  issued  invita- 
tions to  the  powers  of  the  world  to  send 
representatives  and  exhibits  to  Lethbridge. 
This  they  must  do  or  be  guilty  of  interna- 
tional discourtesy,  according  to  diplomatic 
custom.  This  assures  an  enormous  at- 
tendance of  distinguished  men. 


Dry-Farming  is  to  many,  even  among 
farmers,  a  new  term.  "What  is  Dry- 
Farming?"  they  ask. 

It  is  simply  this:  The  operation  of 
farming  lands  where  the  rainfall  is  uncer- 
tain or  where  climatic  conditions  make  it 
necessary  to  conserve  moisture  by  special 
tillage  methods. 

Dry-Farming  is  more.  It  is  better 
farming,  more  intensive  culture.  It  is 
conservation.  The  dry-farmer  is  not  dry. 
He  handles  his  soil  so  that  two  years' 
rainfall,  if  need  be,  are  bottled  up  and 
used  to  grow  one  year's  crop.  That  is 
necessary  only  in  an  extra  dry  time,  or 
an  extra  dry  belt. 

Southern  Alberta  is  called  a  Dry-Farm- 
ing district,  yet  Dry-Farming  in  its  most 
intensive  form  is  seldom  necessar}^  But 
the  up-to-date  farmer  there  practises 
it  just  the  same,  for  Dry-Farming,  needed 
or  not,  is  crop-insurance. 

Dry-Farming  is  Dr\'-Farming  wherever 
the  net  precipitation  does  not  exceed  20 
inches  annually. 

Because  Dry-Farming  is  better  farming, 
it  is  a  practice  that  is  going  to  spread  far 
beyond  regions  where  regular  Dry-Farm- 
ing is  necessar}^  to  successful  farm  prac- 
tice. Had  the  Ontario  farmer  followed 
the  methods  of  Dry-Farming,  the  drought 
of  191 1  would  not  have  touched  him. 

Co-Operation  With  Nature 

The  Giver  of  All  Good  sends  the  Ontario 

farmer  about  twice  as  much  moisture  as 

.  he  needs  in  the  dryest  year — but  not  being 

a  Dr\'-Farmer  he  allows  the  sun  and  the 

wind  to  steal  it. 

Nature  is  bountiful,  but  she  believes  in 
people  taking  advantage  of  their  oppor- 
tunities. She  sends  the  rain,  and  then  if 
the  farmer  is  not  up  betimes  and  stirring 
the  soil  for  a  mulch,  she  sends  the  svin 
and  the  wind  to  take  away  the  moisture. 
Nature  believes  in  co-operation.  Dry- 
Farming  is  co-operation  with  Nature. 

The  Dry-Farmer  is  not  only  a  better 
farmer,  but  a  bigger  and  a  better  man,  for 
he  has  learned  the  lesson  of  self-reliance. 


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THREE  RUMELY  OIL-PULL  TRACTORS  PULLING  50  PLOWS 

This  farmer  will  certainly  need  a  sheaf-loader  to  take  his  crop  off.       A  15-horsepower  Rumely 

Tractor,  value  $2,500,  is  the  Grand  Sweepstake  prize  offered  for  the  best  bushel 

of  hard  wheat  at  the  International  Dry-Farming  Congress. 


If  a  dry  season  strikes  his  crop  and  it 
withers,  he  blames  No.  i.  He  doesn't 
depend  on  Providence  to  do  it  all;  and 
when  drought  comes,  he  doesn't  blame 
the  Weather-Man  if  crop  results  are  below 
standard. 

The  Dry-Farmer  is  the  only  farmer  in 
the  world  who  doesn't  waste  his  energy 
kicking  about  the  weather. 


Dry-Farming,  as  we  have  seen,  isn't 
really  "dry"  farming  at  all.  It  is  Mois- 
ture-Farming in  Dry  Times.  The  only 
"dry"  farmers  in  a  Dry-Farming  district 
are  those  who  are  not  Dry-Farmers. 

Dry-Farmers  are  never  dry.  And  that's 
one  thing  about  the  Dry-Farmng  Con- 
gress at  Lethbridge — it  will  be  anything 
but  drv. 


THE  BLESSING  OF  TOIL 

Thank  the  kind  unkind  jate  that  forces  you  to  toil.     Unyielding  need  has  hooted 
many  a  man  into  success — wealth — jame. 

Gaunt  necessity  has  wrung  undreamed  oj  residts  jrom  many  a  brain;  the  thorn- 
pricks  of  need  have  energized  many  a  hand;  the  perilous  climb  makes  sttre  the  foot. 

The  primrose  path  ne'er  made  a  man;  adversity  oft  has  made  the  slave  a  king. 

The  thinker's  brain,  the  athlete's  arm,  the  master's  power  are  yours — are  you  hut 
forced  to  toil. 

Thank  fate  for  the  pressing  need — the  relentless  urge — the  toilsome  way — that  gives 
you  power. 

Kind  is  the  fate  that  makes  WORK  your  lot.  — Business  Magazine. 


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A  National  Calamity  Lurks  in 
Imported  Potatoes 

Potato  Canker,  if  Let  into  Canada,  Will   Surely  Advance  the  High 
Cost  of  Living.     What  We  Should  all  Do  to  Keep  it  Out 

By  Fro/.  Ji .  T.  Giissow,  Dominion  Botanist,  Department  oj  Agriculture,  Ottawa 


VVTE  must  ask  ourselves:  What  is  the 
^  natural  consequence  of  the  deplor- 
able shortage  of  potatoes,  one  of  our  most 
necessary  articles  of  food? 

An  answer  to  this  question  may  be 
found  in  the  fact  that  there  are  jjeing  sold 
at  the  present  moment  on  the  markets  of 
the  large  cities  of  Canada,  considerable 
quantities  of  potatoes  imported  from  other 
countries,  which  enrich  themselves  l^v  our 
misfortune. 

If  this  were  the  only  misfortune,  noth- 
ing would  be  said  about  it.  It  may,  and 
indeed  should,  serve  as  a  lesson  to  our 
farmers  to  do  their  utmost  in  taking  care 
of  the  potato  crop  of  the  Dominion.  A 
year  of  expensive  potatoes  very  seriouslv 
affects  the  pocket  of  the  consumer,  but 
after  all,  if  this  were  the  only  factor,  then 
it  would  soon  be  forgotten — a  lean  year 
means  nothing  in  the  life  of  a  nation. 

But  what  if  other  things  should  result 
from  the  importation  of  potatoes,  from 
Europe,  for  instance,  which  would  seri- 
ously compromise  one  of  our  most  im- 
portant agricultural  industries,  not  only 
for  one  short  year,  but  permanently  and 
I)ersistently  ? 

We  cannot  object  to  the  importation 
and  sale  of  potatoes  from  our  neighbours 
willing  to  assist  us  over  a  shortage,  as  long 
as  we  receive  sound  and  healthy  potatoes 
for  our  farms  and  our  tables.  But  to 
use  a  colloquial  phrase,  "there  is  the  rub." 

Disease  Alarmingly  Close 

There  are  two  serious  potato  diseases, 
at  least,  not  known  in  Canada  up  to  the 
present,   though   alarmingly   close   to   it. 


These  two  diseases  are  perpetuated  by 
infected  potato  tubers,  and  wherever  they 
have  appeared  they  have  been  shown  to 
be  introduced  by  means  of  imported 
tubers  for  seed  or  for  the  table. 

Potato  Canker,  one  of  the  diseases  re- 
ferred to,  is  caused  by  a  parasite  fungus 
which  has  received  the  name  Chrysoph- 
lyctis  endohiotica  Schilb.  Its  history  is 
briefly  as  follows:  Originally  discovered 
in  Hungary  in  1896;  in  1900  appeared  in 
several  counties  in  F'.ngland;  in  1908  had 
spread  from  one  county  to  another,  and  is 
now  recognized  as  a  very  serious  pest, 
present  in  a  large  number  of  counties  in 


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England.  In  the  meantime  it  was  dis- 
covered in  vScotland,  Ciermany,  Russia, 
and  other  countries  of  the  Continent  of 
Europe.  In  1909  1  had  the  "mis"  fortune 
of  discovering  this  dread  disease  in  New- 
foundland, which  is  the  first  record  of  the 
appearance  of  the  disease  on  this  side  of 
the  Atlantic — the  Hon.  the  Minister  of 
Agriculture  for  the  Federal  Government 
prohibited  the  importation  of  potatoes 
from  our  close  neighbor. 

Potato  Canker*  affects  the  growing 
tubers,  rendering  them,  if  badly  attacked, 
practically  useless  as  food  for  man  or 
animals.  The  accompanying  illustration 
represents  a  potato  plant  badly  diseased 
— only  one  tuber  is  shown  that  may  be 
recognized  as  a  potato.  The  others  have 
been  transformed  by  the  disease  beyond 
recognition.  The  organism  causing  this 
disease  is  very  virulent;  it  adheres  easily 
to  farm  implements  and  the  feet  of  men 
and  animals,  and  is  thus  carried  to  other 
clean  fields,  where  it  may  infect  and  spoil 
the  soil  for  potato  culture  for  an  indefinite 
period. 

How  to  Control 

From  the  following  suggestions  of  con- 
trol, the  serious  nature  of  the  disease  may 
be  fully  recognized:  Use  sound  tubers 
only;  destroy  every  infected  tuber;  ster- 
ilize soil  and  implements;  do  not  feed 
diseased  tubers  to  animals,  as  the  organ- 
ism retains  its  vitality  after  passing 
through  the  animal's  body;  avoid  the  use 
for  the  table,  as  serious  disturbances  of 
the  digestive  organs  have  been  observed 
after  eating. 

Infested  fields  yield  practically  no  har- 
vest in  wet  seasons.  The  land  is  and 
remains  infested  for  a  period  of  six  years 
and  more. 

The  other  disease  is  a  scab  disease 
known  as  Corky  Scab  or  Potato  Tumar, 
which  is  caused  by  a  microscopic  organ- 

*  See  also  Bulletin  G3  on  this  subject  pub- 
lished by  the  Experimental  Farm,  Ottawa, 
to  be  had  on  application. 


ism  known  as  .spongosponi  siiblerraueu 
Johns.  This  has  not  yet  been  recorded 
from  any  part  of  the  American  Continent, 
but  it  is  probably  still  more  widely  dis- 
tributed in  Europe  than  the  former  dis- 
ease. It  is  very  doubtful  whether  the 
disease  is  less  dangerous  than  the  Potato 
Canker.  It  does  not  produce  the  extra- 
ordinary malformation  of  the  tubers,  but 
results  in  peculiar-shaped,  twisted  and 
knobby  tubers,  totally  unfit  for  the  market, 
and  covered  with  large  more  or  less  con- 
fluent, or  single  blotches  or  scabs,  which, 
on  removal,  may  be  found  filled  with  an 
olive  green  powdery  mass,  consisting  of 
the  reproductive  spores  of  the  disease. 

Undesirable  Aliens 

Both  diseases  are  truly  "undesirable 
aliens,"  and  every  care  should  be  prac- 
tised to  prevent  their  introduction  and 
establishment  in  the  Dominion. 

A  very  careful  examination  should  be 
made  of  all  imported  tubers,  by  the  farm- 
ers particularly,  but  also  by  the  consumer. 
They  cannot  be  too  seriously  regarded  or 
too  zealously  looked  for. 

Whenever  potatoes  are  found  which  are 
not  absolutely  smooth  and  free  from 
knobs  or  nodular  excrescences,  or  scabs  of 
the  kind  described,  they  should  not  be 
introduced  into  the  virgin  soil  of  Canada. 
It  would  be  criminal  to  plant  a  single  in- 
fected tuber,  or  to  throw  away  peelings 
from  infected  potatoes  where  they  could 
spread  an  infection. 

Considering  the  large  quantities  of  po- 
tatoes imported  this  year  from  P2urope, 
directly  or  via  the  United  States,  I  should 
be  greatly  surprised  if  the  disease  does  not 
appear  within  a  year  or  two;  if  not,  it 
would  be  nothing  short  of  a  miracle.  In 
spite  of  every  effort  of  the  Department  of 
Agriculture,  which  has  since  1909  issued 
periodical  warnings  in  this  respect,  good 
results  can  only  be  achieved  if  it  can  rely 
upon  the  close  co-operation  of  all  growers 
and  consumers. 

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the  introduction  of  the  new  diseases  would 
seriously  affect  the  market  price  of  potatoes 
and  this  not  for  one  year  only. 

An  inspection  of  all  imported  tubers  on 
entry  in  the  Dominion  likewise,  would  be 
of  little  use,  being  impracticable  owing  to 
the  enormous  expense  and  other  difficul- 
ties. There  is  no  doubt  that  the  question 
rests  almost  entirely  with  the  farmer  him- 
self; he  is  the  only  man  who  can  prevent 
the  establishment  of  these  diseases,  which 
would  be  nothing  short  of  a  national 
calamitv.     The  farmers  have  been  warned 


by  official  publications,  by  the  agricultural 
press,  and  the  consumer  has  had  his  atten- 
tion called  to  this  danger  by  the  daily  and 
weekly  press  of  the  Dominion,  which  de- 
serves the  highest  praise  for  the  service  it 
has  rendered. 

Any  further  information  will  be  gladly 
furnished  and  specimens  of  suspicious 
tubers  examined  and  reported  upon  with- 
out delay  if  letters  and  samples  are  sent 
(free  if  by  mail)  addressed  to  the  Dominion 
Botanist,  Central  Experimental  Farms, 
Ottawa. 


#      #      ^ 


Our  Diminishing  Cattle  Industry 

Geo.  Lane,  of  Calgary,  Gives  Reasons  for  the 
Large  Decrease  of  Live  Stock  in  the  West. 


"  OECTPROCITY  would  have  helped 
*^  the  cattlemen  very  much  in  the 
West.  The  cattle  raised  in  Alberta  are 
better  than  those  raised  in  Montana, 
Kansas  or  Colorado.  Buy  a  thousand 
steers  in  old  Mexico  and  send  one-half 
to  Colorado  and  one-half  to  Alberta  and 
you  will  find  that  when  ready  for  market 
the  Alberta  product  weighs  3,000  as 
against  1,100  lbs.  of  Colorado  steers. 
Every  500  miles  from  old  Mexico  to  the 
boundary  is  worth  50  lbs.  to  steers.  Why 
is  that?    It  is  something  in  the  grass. 

"Reciprocity  would  have  given  people 
confidence  to  start  breeding  cattle.  Al- 
berta is  as  well  fitted  for  cattle  as  certain 
parts  of  Kansas,  and  Kansas  could  go 
into  a  small  corner  of  Alberta,  yet  Kansas 
carries  over  3,000,000  cattle.  Alberta 
could  easily  carry  2,000,000  at  present. 
This  would  give  450,000  beef  each  year 
for  sale,  but  you  can't  get  good  business 
men  to  raise  these  cattle. 

Sheep  and  Hogs  Scarce 

"If  Alberta  had  a  cattle  surplus  low- 
grade  grain  which  now  exists  in  the  prov- 
ince could  have  been  used.     Despite  the 


fact  that  Alberta  was  a  good  sheep-raising 
country,  65  per  cent,  of  mutton  used  in 
the  province  comes  either  from  Australia 
or  the  United  States.  The  province 
doesn't  raise  25  per  cent,  of  the  hogs  used. 

"It  is  just  Uke  taking  money  and  burn- 
ing it  up  to  see  the  frozen  grain  which 
has  been  left  standing  in  the  fields  this 
year  going  to  waste,  when  sixty  days' 
feeding  with  sheep  would  have  utilized 
it  all  to  profit.  We  could  have  fed  200,- 
000  cattle  and  1,000,000  sheep  on  that 
grain  this  year  which  is  now  being  burned .' ' 

Though  himself  a  large  dealer  in 
horses,  Mr.  Lane  expressed  himself  as 
absolutely  in  favor  of  letting  down  the 
tariff  bars  against  horses. 

"I  would  be  in  favor  of  saying  to  all 
countries,  'Let  the  mares,  at  least,  come 
in  free  until  the  farmers  get  all  the  horses 
they  want.'  The  steam  plow  and  gaso- 
line engine  are  the  curse  of  the  country. 
Every  one  is  looking  for  good  mares  to- 
day. They  have  killed  the  goose  that 
laid  the  golden  eggs. 

"You  have  either  got  to  get  some  way 
of  taking  care  of  the  grain,  or  stop  peo- 
ple   from    coming    in.     If    immigration 


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keeps  on  as  it  is  doing,  we  won't  have 
cattle  or  sheej)  enough  to  provide  a  local 
market.  In  the  West  we  can  account 
for  300,000  head  eaten  now." 

No  markets  and  the  long  haul,  said 
Mr.  Lane,  were  the  chief  reasons  for  a 
large  decrease  of  the  live  stock  industry 
in  the  West.  Five  years  ago  there  were 
900,000  cattle  in  Alberta,  to-day  there 
were  no  more  than  500,000.  The  export 
trade  to  Britain  was  never  satisfactory 
to  cattlemen  in  the  West,  since  it  cost  $28 
to  $32  to  market  cattle,  and  so  export 
had  died.  In  1905  there  were  49,900 
exported  to  Britain;  in  1906,  74,733;  in 
1907,  42,960;   in  1908,  61,810;    in  1909, 


67,257;  in  1910,  51,627;  in  1911,  11,869. 
"I  doubt,"  said  he,  "if  you  will  find  a 
man  in  the  West  who  would  like  to  see 
his  son  go  into  the  export  business  so  far 
as  Britain  is  concerned." 

In  the  home  market,  which  was  the 
only  thing  left,  the  prices  were  lowered 
by  the  abattoirs  as  soon  as  the  output 
was  increased  by  the  British  embargo. 
Lack  of  a  suitable  market  had  driven 
the  cattle  rancher  out  of  business. 

Mr.  Lane  expressed  the  opinion  that 
the  immigration  laws  should  be  changed 
so  that  a  man,  instead  of  having  to  break 
so  much  each  year,  might  be  allowed 
to  put  so  many  cattle  on  his  ground. 


#      #      # 


The  Season  Opens  Well  in  the  West 


DEPORTS  from  all  portions  of  the 
*  ^  Canadian  West  indicate  that  bumper 
crops  and  their  attendant  prosperity  will 
ensue  in  1912,  if  the  balance  of  the  sea- 
son is  as  favorable  as  the  first  opening 
weeks.  Information  on  crop  conditions, 
gleaned  throughout  the  wheat  belt  of  the 
prairie  provinces,  points  to  larger  and 
probably  better  crops  than  the  average. 

Although  the  snowfall  during  the  win- 
ter has  not  been  excessive,  the  late  snow- 


storms and  more  recent  rains  have  de- 
posited an  abundance  of  moisture,  so 
that  whatever  might  happen  during  the 
summer,  the  moisture  will  give  the  seed 
a  splendid  chance  to  sprout  and  gain  a 
good  start. 

Added  to  these  favorable  conditions 
will  be  increased  acreage.  While  in 
some  regions  the  lack  of  fall  plowing  will 
curtail  acreage,  this  will  be  ofi"set  by  the 
attention  given  to  coarse  grains. 


#      #      # 


Alberta  as  a  Barley  Centre 


'THE  announcement  that  large  malting 
*■  plants  will  be  established  at  Calgary, 
Lethbridge  and  Edmonton  should  be  wel- 
come news  to  the  farmers  of  Alberta,  since 
it  means  that  they  will  be  able  to  market 
almost  unlimited  quantities  of  barley  at  a 
profitable  figure. 

It  is  estimated  that  the  three  malting 
houses  will  require  3,000,000  bushels  of 
barley  each  year.  Many  of  those  growing 
this  variety  of  grain  will  find  it  possible  to 
team  their  product  to  market  without  de- 
pending on  the  railroads,  but  in  many 


cases  there  should  be  no  difficulty  in  secur- 
ing cars  for  the  comparatively  short  haul 
that  will  be  required. 

Mr.  M.  N.  Todd,  vice-president  of  the 
Canada  Malting  Company,  which  will 
establish  a  $500,000  plant  at  Calgary, 
stated  to  the  Trade  Gazette  that  his  com- 
pany was  prepared  to  take  care  of  one 
million  bushels  each  year.  He  also  made 
the  statement  that  the  highest  price  would 
be  paid  for  No.  i  grain. 

The  day  when  the  grain-grower  mil  be 
dependent  upon  his  wheat  crop  is  passing. 


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Mr.  Borden  on  National  Ideals 
and  Dangers 

The  Unequal  Distribution  of  Wealth  is  a  Menace  to  the  Existence 
of  Democratic  Institutions 

An  Address  delivered  by  the  Prime  Minister  to 
.    the  Associated  Press  and  the  American  News- 
paper Publishers^    Association   at  New   York. 


"  TT  must  be  admitted  that  the  average 
*  standard  of  living  among  the  great 
mass  of  the  people  has  greatly  advanced 
and  that  the  reasonable  comforts  of  life 
are  enjoyed  more  widely  than  ever  before. 
^^But  the  vast  increase  of  wealth  has 
been  attended  with  an  enormous  and  alarm- 
ing inequality  in  its  distribution.  It  can- 
not be  denied  that  this  inequality  in  its  dis- 
tribution is  attended  with  a  certain  danger 


RIGHT  HON.   R.   L.  BORDEN 


or  even  menace  to  the  existence  of  democratic 
institutions  in  their  present  form! 

"Equality  of  result  can  never  be  ex- 
pected or  attained  under  an  individualistic 
system  of  national  organization,  inasmuch 
as  men  differ  widely  in  their  energies  and 
capacities.  But  no  democracy  is  built  up 
on  an  enduring  foundation  if  it  fails  to 
endow  its  citizens  with  equality  of  oppor- 
tunity so  far  as  that  may  be  humanly  pos- 
sible. 

"The  modern  democracy  is  learning  this 
lesson  slowly  and  painfully;  I  do  not  dotibt 
that  in  the  end  it  will  be  learned  thoroughly. 
Otherwise  I  would  have  little  faith  in  the 
permanence  of  existing  systems  of  govern- 
ment in  the  English-speaking  world. 

"But  no  nation,  however  advanced  in 
its  industrialism,  or  powerful  in  its  accumu- 
lated wealth,  can  long  survive  the  shock 
of  time  except  through  the  strength  de- 
rived from  the  character  of  its  people. 
That  strength  must  assuredly  be  based 
upon  faith  and  upon  ideals. 

"How  often  does  the  voice  of  idealism 
make  itself  heard  above  the  roar  of  the 
market-place  on  this  great  Western  con- 
tinent? Can  faith  endure  in  that  stifling 
atmosphere? 

"It  was  once  said  of  Thomas  Carlyle 
that  he  spent  his  life  in  preaching  earnest- 
ness to  the  most  earnest  nation  on  earth. 
There  never  was  greater  need  of  those  M'ho 
preach  a  true  and  reasonable  earnestness 
which  shall  touch  and  teach  some  higher 

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consideration  than  those  with  which  the 
money-changers  in  the  Temple  were  con- 
cerned. 

* '  Gentlemen  of  the  Associated  Press,  if 
there  be  anything  of  truth  in  what  I  have 
urged  it  touches  none  of  us  more  vitally 
than  yourselves.  You  are  the  Fourth 
Estate.  You  should  be  the  bulwark  of 
democratic  idealism. 

^'Honest  and  high-minded  publicity  is 
the  most  faithful  friend  of  good  government, 
atid  there  can  be  no  effective  public  opinion 
on  a  great  continent  like  this  without  the 
aid  of  a  powerful,  independent,  and  incor- 
rupted  press. 

"  To  you  have  been  given  the  ten  talents. 
Your  power  is  great,  and  your  opportun- 
ities as  well.  But  equally  great  is  your 
responsibility.  There  is  no  more  impor- 
tant factor  in  the  future  development  of 
national  life,  whether  in  the  United  States 
or  Canada,  than  the  just  fulfilment  of  that 
responsibility. 


"To  those  who  doubted  of  the  future 
there  came  the  tidings,  not  many  days  ago, 
of  manhood  that  failed  not'  in  the  supreme 
test  of  heroism,  that  endured  the  last 
agony  with  a  smile,  and  of  love  that 
triumphed  over  death.  Tidings  of  in- 
finite sadness,  but  yet  of  high  hope. 

A  Century  of  Peace 

"  Speaking  to  the  press  of  both  countries, 
may  I  express  my  firm  conviction  that 
upon  you  depends  in  large  measure  the 
continued  existence  and  strength  of  the 
happy  relations  which  prevail  between  this 
great  republic  and  the  Empire  to  which 
Canada  owns  a  proud  allegiance.  Within 
a  few  years  these  kindred  nations  will  fitly 
celebrate  a  century  of  peace.  Let  it  be 
our  hope  and  our  prayer  that  in  all  the 
glorious  years  to  come  our  only  contest 
shall  lie  in  a  generous  emulation  to  attain 
the  highest  standards  of  civilization  and 
the  noblest  ideals  of  democracv." 


Will  There  be  Another  North-West 

Rebellion  ? 


LJERE  is  a  despatch  from  Calgary  to 
*  *   the  Winnipeg  Free  Press: 

Within  the  next  two  years  the  question 
of  Western  Canada  drawing  away  from 
the  eastern  part  of  the  Dominion  and 
becoming  a  separate  country  altogether 
will  become  a  live  issue,  according  to 
Lieut. -Col.  James  C.  Walker,  who  has 
just  returned  from  an  extended  visit  to 
the  East. 

"We  in  the  Calgary  district,  and  in 
fact  throughout  Alberta,  have  no  idea 
of  the  talk  going  on  in  Manitoba  and 
parts  of  Saskatchewan,"  said  Col.  Walker 
this  morning.  "On  the  trains  and  all 
over  Manitoba  farmers  and  business  men 
are  discussing  this  matter,  and  I  have  been 
told  repeatedly  that  within  the  next 
twenty-four  months  this  will  become  a 
live  issue.     I  believe  it  myself,  now  that 


my  eyes  have  been  opened,  and  I  think 
that  before  long  we  will  find  that  a  big 
movement  toward  this  end  will  be  pub- 
licly started." 

Col.  Walker  states  that  the  car  short- 
age and  unsatisfactory  conditions  re- 
garding grain  are  at  the  bottom  of  the 
movement,  the  people  of  the  West  being 
tired  of  seeing  their  grain  rotting  in  the 
fields  and  not  being  moved  when  there 
is  a  market  to  the  south,  which  has  been 
closed  to  them. 

"The  West  wants  freer  trade,  that  is 
very  evident,  and  the  time  is  coming 
when  the  West  will  get  it,"  said  Col. 
Walker.  "If  they  can  get  it  by  no  other 
means  it  certainly  looks  as  if  separation 
will  be  the  means  used  to  attain  their 
ends." 


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The  Problem  of  the  Minneapolis 

Canadian 

A  Plea  for  Sympathy  between  the  East  and  the  West 

Mr.  R.  B.  Bennett,  M.P.,  of  Calgary,  at  Toronto 


"T^HOUSANDS  of  men  in  the  West, 

*  yes,  hundreds  of  thousands,  have 
never  seen  Montreal,  Toronto,  Quebec, 
St.  John  or  Halifax;  they  scarcely  even 
know  their  names.  But  they  are  familiar 
with  Chicago,  St.  Paul,  Minneapolis, 
Seattle,  and  Spokane. 

"Let  us  develop  these  men  who  come 
to  us.  To  the  journalists,  I  would  say: 
'We  need  your  influence,  which  is  one  of 
the  largest  powers  in  shaping  and  mould- 
ing the  interests  of  any  country.  No 
power  is  comparable  to  it.  The  influence 
of  a  public  man  sinks  into  insignificance 
beside  that  of  the  press. 

"But  when  I  saw  newspapers  threaten- 
ing to  boycott  Eastern  manufacturers,  risk- 
ing a  row;  when  I  saw  a  great  newspaper 
in  Western  Canada  talking  about  the  in- 
terests controlling  governments  and  mak- 
ing the  American  settlers  believe  that 
those  'interests'  were  throttling  Canadians 
and  putting  an  intolerable  burden  upon 
us,  I  was  greatly  disappointed.  I  preach 
no  insular  doctrine,  no  sectional  policy, 
but,  rather,  a  broad,  grand,  splendid  Can- 
adianism;  I  would  have  these  young  men 
grow  up  proud  of  Canada  and  of  the  Em- 
pire of  which  it  forms  a  part. 
Men  of  Convictions 

"I  cannot  tell  you  what  class  of  men 
is  going  to  grow  up  on  these  prairies.  No 
man  has  yet  seen  the  boys  grow  up  who 
have  been  bom  there,  but  I  can  say  this: 
That  the  men  born  within  sight  of  the  up- 
lifted, snow-capped  mountains  cannot  be 
anything  else  than  freedom-loving,  liberty- 
loving  men,  those  who  look  on  those  vast 
horizons  cannot  but  be  men  of  broad  sym- 
pathies and  ideas  and  of  profound  con- 
victions. 


"Think  of  your  responsibilities  to  the 
men  of  the  generations  now  coming  up, 
who  one  day  must  control  the  destinies  of 
these  two  great  provinces  of  Alberta  and 
Saskatchewan,  in  whose  hands  I  believe 
the  destiny  of  this  Dominion  of  Canada 
rests.  And  if  this  Dominion's  destiny 
rests  with  them,  then  surely  the  destiny 
of  this  great  Empire  rests  with  the  men 
and  women  that  are  to  be  in  these  two 
provinces." 

Causes  of  Unrest 

The  spirit  of  discontent  in  the  West,  Mr. 
Bennett  attributed  partly  to  the  fear  of 
the  "interests,"  which  he  appealed  to 
those  present  to  prevent  from  interfering 
with  the  unity  of  Canadian  feeling;  and 
partly  to  limited  markets,  to  unfair  taxa- 
tion, and  the  failure  to  get  a  Tarifl'  Com- 
mission; and  partly  to  the  general  feeling 
of  unrest  found  working  in  many  coun- 
tries, Great  Britain,  China,  Portugal, 
Mexico  and  others. 

Scientific  Tariff  Wanted 

"We  have  in  the  West  the  old-fashioned 
notion  that  a  man's  taxation  should  de- 
pend upon  his  ability  to  pay  the  taxes. 
Some  of  our  farmers  say,  and  properly  so, 
that  the  burden  of  taxation  imposed  upon 
them  under  the  present  tariff  not  only  is 
greater  than  their  ability  to  pay,  but 
creates  conditions  under  which  they  can- 
not hope  to  live  in  comfort.  Many  of  us 
who  live  in  the  West  were  tremendously 
interested  in  the  creation  of  an  Agricul- 
tural Commission  for  the  purpose  of  in- 
vestigating these  matters  so  as  to  build  up 
a  scientific  tariff.  No  people  are  more 
willing  than  those  in  the  West  to  pay  their 
part  towards  the  development  of   Can- 


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Views  and 
Interviews 


adian  resources.  We  realize  that  the 
tariff  must  be  built  up  for  revenue,  but 
that  tariff  must  be  based  upon  scientific 
principles.  We  hoped — but  'hope  de- 
ferred maketh  the  heart  sick' — we  would 
have  a  proper  commission  to  investigate 
this  matter  and  frame  a  tariff  upon  scien- 
tific laws;  but  it  was  not  to  be — others 
have  willed  that  it  was  not  to  be;  the  'Red 
Chamber'  has  ruled  it  otherwise." 


Mr.  Bennett  appealed  to  the  men  of 
money  to  establish  their  industries  in  the 
West,  where  they  might  not  get  as  large 
returns  in  cash,  but  would  help  materially 
in  solving  the  problem  of  Canadianizing 
the  incoming  hosts.  Mr.  Bennett  said 
that  journalists  especially  had  a  great  op- 
portunity to  exercise  a  powerful  influence 
in  the  binding  together  of  the  West  and 
the  East  in  one  Canadianism. 


#      # 


Our  Break-Neck  Pace  in  Education 


Dr.  Noble  at  Toronto 


"YV7HY  should  we  condemn  children 
^'^  to  prison?  I  objected  the  other 
night  to  night  schools.  Why  run  at  this 
break-neck  pace,  this  eternal  strain  and 
struggle,  this  mad  race?  Little  children 
are  more  philosophical  than  we  are,  and 
if  you  let  them  alone  they  will  prefer  to  be 
outdoors.  It  is  unreasonable,  it  is  cruel 
to  dwarf  them  in  their  physical  and  men- 
tal development. 

''The  first  essential  is  a  good  physique. 
Those  who  raise  horses  are  careful  to  do 
nothing  to  hinder  the  development  of  the 
young  animal.  We  are  not  so  careful  of 
the  young  human  animal,  but  force  the 
children  to  study  in  schools  in  the  day 


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and  at  home  in  the  night,  and  then  often 
follows  the  sad  story  that  they  are  carried 
off  by  some  disease. 

"There  is  lots  of  money  in  this  country 
to  support  them,  to  help  them  along,  to 
keep  them  out  in  God's  fresh  air  and  the 
bright  sunlight  till  they  grow  up  at  least 
to  six  or  seven  years  of  age.  Surely  when 
we  have  money  for  luxuries  it  is  well  spent 
when  we  devote  it  to  the  proper  care  of 
the  children." 

"A  child  is  a  mere  babe  at  five  years," 
said  Trustee  Hiltz,  "and  scarcely  more  at 
six.  I  would  favor  raising  the  age  limit 
to  seven  years." 


Looking  for  a  Boom  in  the  West 


Mr.  James  Carruthers  at  Vancouver 


"HTRADE  conditions  in  the   Canadian 
*     Northwest  are  excellent,    and    evi- 
dences   of    prosperity   are    to   be   found 
everywhere. 

"An  encouraging  factor  in  connection 
with  the  growth  of  our  great  West  is  the 
large  number  of  settlers  who  are  coming 
into  the  country,  and  authorities  say  that 
all  records  will  be  broken  this  spring. 
The  extent  of  this  immigration  may  be 


gathered  when  I  say  that  I  saw  the  arrange- 
ments made  for  the  entry  into  Canada  of 
600  carloads  of  settlers  and  settlers'  effects 
from  Minneapolis  with  the  opening  of  the 
spring. 

Collections  Improved 

"WTiolesale  houses  in  the  West  report 

good  orders,  and  commercial  travellers  say 

that  they  have  not  had  such  good  business 

for  many  years.     Collections  are  also  im- 


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BUSY  MAN'S   CANADA 


May,    1912 


proving,  with  dealers  meeting  their  notes 
as  they  come  due. 

"As  to  the  grain  situation,  the  receipts 
inspected  at  Winnipeg  every  day  show 
that  the  railways  are  moving  forward  a 
lot  of  grain  despite  the  fact  that  there  is 
such  a  cry  over  the  congestion.  A  lot  of 
this  wheat,  of  course,  is  from  the  country 
elevators,  where,  until  recently,  there  was 
as  much  as  25,000,000  bushels  of  wheat. 

"With  anything  like  favorable  condi- 
tions next  season  our  Canadian  West  will 
have  the  biggest  crop  of  wheat  on  record. 
The  farmers  there  are  hoping  for  a  rather 
late  spring,  with  continued  good  weather, 
which  they  prefer  to  an  early  spring  with 
the  usual  break  in  the  conditions. 


"While  in  the  West  I  had  a  long  chat 
with  one  of  the  highest  railway  officials 
there,  who  predicted  that  in  1915  Western 
Canada  would  have  a  wheat  crop  of  350,- 
000,000  bushels.  It  will  then  be  neces- 
sary to  use  the  Panama  Canal,  which  will 
result  in  the  export  of  a  large  amount  of 
wheat  via  Vancouver. 

West  is  Prosperous 

"Accommodation  is  hard  to  get  in  the 
Western  cities  owing  to  the  volumes  of 
business  doing,  and  this  will  be  greatly 
increased  with  the  advent  of  milder 
weather. 

"The  West  is  prosperous,  and  there  is 
nothing  on  the  horizon  to  indicate  any 
setback." 


#      #      # 


A  Vital  Issue  for  Canada 

Mr.  S.  F.  B.   Vrooman  before  the  Royal  Canadian  Institute,  London 


"  HTHE  most  vital  world  issue  to-day  is 
*•  the  Japanese  programme  of  Asiatic 
imperialism.  It  is  impossible  to  over- 
estimate the  momentous  nature  of  this 
issue  to  British  Columbia  and  Canada, 
which  Japan  is  coolly  occupying  unbidden 
and  unwelcome.  Canada  is  a  prey  to  the 
disloyalty  of  a  few  unpatriotic  manufac- 
turers and  corporations,  which  will  have 
cheap  labor  at  the  price  of  the  Canadian 
homogeneity.  Japan  is  pursuing  an  un- 
reasonable programme  and  plainly  one 
we  cannot  accept. 

"Not  satisfied  with  having  absorbed  the 
whole  western  civilization,  she  now  crosses 
the  Pacific  and  demands  on  our  own 
shores  what  she  denies  us  on  her  own. 
She  is  working  feverishly  towards  a  policy 
of  pan-Asiatic  imperialism  and  exclusion, 
while  she  is  laying'  claims  to  equal  rights 
with  the  white  man  in  his  own  white  world. 
"There  is  no  nation  in  the  world  which 
resents  more  quickly  or  more  efficiently 
any  such  sweeping  influx  of  foreigners  as 
she  demands  we  gracefully  accept  from 
her.     She  continues  to  pour  cheap  labor 


into  the  Western  hemisphere  and  proceeds 
to  raise  a  hue  and  cry  if  we  object. 

"The  time  has  come  for  the  whole 
Empire  to  co-operate  in  an  imperial  naval 
and  our  own  programme." 

Mr.  S.  F.  B.  Vrooman  is  editor  of  the 
British  Columbia  Magazine,  pubHshed 
monthly  in  Vancouver. 

Pennies  make  the  dollars,  minutes  make 
the  hours,  and  when  we  know  the  real 
value — the  true  value — of  both,  we  have  a 
solid  foundation  to  permanent  happiness. 
— Orville  Allen. 

Love  some  one — in  God's  name  love 
some  one — for  this  is  the  bread  of  the  inner 
life,  without  which  a  part  of  you  will 
starve  and  die;  and  though  you  feel  you 
must  be  stern,  even  hard,  in  your  life  of 
affairs,  make  for  yourself  at  least  a  little 
corner,  somewhere  in  the  great  world, 
where  you  may  unbosom  and  be  kind. — 
From  Max  Ehrmann's  Poems. 


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Great  Volume  of  Public  Works 


ONE  of  the  features  of  building  and 
construction  work  during  the  present 
year  in  Western  Canada  will  he  the  great 
volume  of  work  in  connection  with  the 
installation  of  improvements  and  pub- 
lic facilities.  A  number  of  the  projects 
planned  in  this  connection  are  herewith 
described. 

The  Winnipeg  city  council  recently 
j)assed  five  by-laws  pro\iding  for  the 
creation  of  a  debt  of  ;^960,000,  or  over 
$4,500,000.  The  first  by-law  authorized 
the  creation  of  a  debt  of  $1,120,000  to 
pronde  for  the  completion  and  equip- 
ment of  the  works  required  by  the  hydro- 
electric commission.  The  second  was 
for  $72,000  for  the  extension  of  the  con- 
duit system.  The  third  was  for  $200,000 
for  the  extension  of  the  electric  works. 
For  local  improvements  the  amount  of 
$1,694,366.75  is  to  be  raised.  The  vari- 
ous purposes  for  which  this  amount  is 
required  are  as  follows:  Power  works 
extension,  $1,120,000;  balance  of  power 
works,  1911,  $60,000;  enlargement  of 
conduits,  $72,000;  unissued  debentures 
on  conduit  system,  $20,000;  balance  ex- 
tending water  works  system,  1911,  $215,- 
639.25;  balance  of  erecting  and  equij)- 
ping  isolation  hospital,  $200,000;  balance 
of  erecting  and  equipping  tubercular 
hospital,  $125,000;  balance  of  grant  in 
aid  of  general  hospital,  $200,000;  bal- 
ance for  reconstruction  of  Osborne  bridge, 
$165,000;  extension  of  electrical  works 
system  in  1912,  $200,000;  school  dis- 
trict, $600,000;  local  improvements,  open- 
ing lanes  and  streets,  etc.,  $1,694,360.75. 
The  Moose  Jaw  city  council  recently 
passed  the  following  by-laws,  which  will 
be  submitted  to  the  ratepayers  on  March 
21:  $6,000  for  exhibition  ground  im- 
provements; $160,000  for  permanent  pave- 
ments, sidewalks,  and  curbs;  $70,000  for 


public  library  building;  $225,000  for 
electric  Ught  extensions;  $170,000  sewer 
and  water  extensions;  $90,000  for  11th 
avenue  subway. 

More  than  $1,000,000  will  be  required 
to  carry  on  the  work  of  sewer  and  water 
extensions  for  the  year  ending  Oct.  31, 
according  to  the  estimates  of  the  city 
commissioners  of  Edmonton.  Of  this 
amount,  $817,794  is  set  apart  for  sewer 
and  sewer  services  on  both  sides  of  the 
river  in  the  amalgamated  cities. 

The  following  expenditures  have  been 
authorized  by  the  civic  officials  of  the 
city  of  Regina:  Waterworks,  $245,000.00; 
health  and  relief,  $11,000.00;  trunk 
sewers,  $200,000.00;  street  railwav,  $205,- 
630.00. 

The  municipal  council  of  Oak  Bay 
(B.C.)  recently  passed  a  by-law  to  raise 
$275,000  for  a  sewerage  system. 

♦■ 

Enormous  Increase  in  Cus- 
toms Receipts 

A  N  increase  of  approximately  fifteen 
^*"  million  dollars  will  be  shown  in  the 
final  customs  receipts  for  the  fiscal  year 
just  closed.  The  excess  as  compared  with 
the  full  returns  for  the  fiscal  year  ending 
March  31,  1911,  is  already  over  fourteen 
millions. 

Receipts  for  March  amounted  to  $8,- 
681,783,  as  compared  with  $7,445,474  for 
the  corresponding  month  preceding  fiscal 
year. 

Total  receipts  for  1910-11  amounted  to 
$72,343,866.  The  total  receipts  for  the 
year  just  closed,  so  far  entered,  reached 
the  unusually  large  figures  of  $86,397,943. 
It  is  estimated  that  post  entries  will  swell 
this  figure  by  another  million,  in  round 
numbers  bringing  the  increase  for  the 
year  up  to  fifteen  millions  or  more. 


Commerce''**  BUSY    MAN'S    CANADA  May,    1912 


Clearing  House  Returns 

The  Monetary  Times  gives  the  following  as  the  figures  for  the  Canadian  Clearing 

Houses  for  the  weeks  of  April  27th,  1911;  April  18th  and  April  25th,  1912,  with  per- 
centage change: 

Apr.  27,  '11  Apr.  19,  '12  Apr.  25,  '12  Ch'g  % 

Montreal $42,558,443  $52,763,953  $54,259,156  +  27.4 

Toronto 36,971,125  43,586,585  40,245,812  +     8.8 

Winnipeg 22,617,611  28,512,471  26,493,176  +   17.1 

Vancouver 10,748,982  13,037,489  13,106,236  +  21.8 

Ottawa 3,937,226  6,308,632  4,931,788  +  22.7 

Calgary 3,708,889  4,840,690  4,897,017  +  32.0 

Quebec 2,189,618  3,100,858  2,409,483  +   10.0 

Victoria 4,205,946  2,519,283  3,598,067  -   14.4 

Hamilton 2,319,964  3,040,165  2,732,980  +   17.7 

Halifax 1,713,681  2,068,138  1,574,043  -     8.1 

St.  John 1,736,929  1,828,981  1,813,427  +     4.3 

Edmonton 1,993,901  4,179,709  3,727,038  +  86.9 

London 1,299,411  1,757,543  1,623,872  +  24.9 

Regina 1,294,373  1,973,117  2,627,206  +102.9 

Brandon 468,606  542,056  

Lethbridge.. 561,361  679,869  601,560  +     7.1 

Saskatoon 911,706  2,167,030  2,225,243  +144.1 

Brantford 486,896  637,617  527,622  +     8.2 

Moose  Jaw 686,247  1,236,415  1,141,173  +  66.1 

Total.. $140,410,915  $174,780,601  $ 

Fort  William 595,893  627,362     

New  Companies  in  Alberta 

THHE  enormous  strides  which  have  been  ies,  capitalized  at  $1,809,000,  were  incor- 

■     taken  by  the  Province  of  Alberta  in  a  porated  in  March,  191 1. 
commercial  way  during  the  past  year,  and  Of  the   Alberta   companies  the   great 
in  particular  during  the  month  of  March  majority  have  their  headquarters  in  Ed- 
just  past,  are  indicated  by  the  statistics  of  monton  and  Calgary.     In  Edmonton  the 
the  provincial  register,  which  show  an  in-  companies    incorporated    during    March 
crease  of  nearly  300  per  cent,  in  the  num-  have  a  capital  stock  of  $1,996,750,  those 
ber  of  domestic  companies  incorporated  of  Calgary  have  a  capital  stock  of  $2,780,- 
during  the  month,  and  over  300  per  cent.  000. 
in  the  aggregate  capitalization  as  com-  # 
pared  with  the  corresponding  period  last 

year.  Nothing  is  impossible  to  the  man  who 

Seventy-two  Alberta  companies,   capi-  can  will.    Is  that  necessary?    That  shall 

talized  at  $6,002,750,  were  incorporated  be.     This  is  the  only  law  of  success. — 

during  the  month.     Twenty-six  compan-  Mirabeau. 

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Commerce 


The  Trade  of  Canada 

Summary,  Twelve  Months  Period,  ending  February 


Imports  for  Consumption. 

Dutiable  goods    

Free  goods 

Total  imports  (mdse.)-  •  •  . 
Coin  and  bullion 

Total  imports 

Duty  collected 


Twelve  Months  ending  Februarv. 


172,081.248 
111.927.905 


284.009.153 
10.303,509 


294,312.662 


1910. 


220.550,405 
139,736.622 


47,380,603 


360,287.027 
5.968,004 


366,255,031 
59.430.097 


1911. 


277.986.855 
167.469,879 


445.456,734 
10,004,890 


455,461,624 
71.930.322 


1912. 

$ 
329.166.514 
183.606,157 

512.772,671 
24.509,592 

537,282,263 

86,049,865 


Exports. 
Canadian  produce — 

The  mine 37,048,584 

The  fisheries 13,704,367 

The  forest 39,018,687 

Animal  produce 51,876,561 

Agricultural  products 71 ,564,37 1 

Manufactures 28,884!200 

Miscellaneous 52,327 

Totals,  Canadian  produce 242.149,097 

Foreign  produce 17,073.106 

Total  exports  (mdse.) 259.222.203 

Coin  and  bullion 1.554.126 

Total  exports 260.776.329 

Aggregate  trade 555,088,991 

Imports  by  Countries. 

TTniteH    KinoHrvm     /Dutiable 51,991,824 

Umted    Kmgdom    ^^p^^^ 18;i06:776 

Australia 432,970 

British  Africa 401.934 

East  Indies 2.872,605 

Guiana 1 ,980,896 

"         West  Indies,  including  Bermuda 6.859,117 

Newfoundland 1,705,776 

New  Zealand 157.536 

Other  British 751,515 

United    States    (Dutiable 89.183,287 

Lmted    States   jp^.^^ 89,363.030 

Belgium 1.689,235 

France 8.058,374 

Germany 6.036.348 

Other  foreign 14,721,439 

Total  imports 294,312,662 

Exports  by  Countries. 

T'nit^ri    v;„<r,i,^«,     /Canadian  produce 127,303,877 

Lmted    Kmgdom    | Foreign  produce 7,349.694 

Australia 2.812,007 

British   Africa 1 .699.885 

East  Indies 327.179 

Guiana 508.796 

West  Indies  including  Bermuda 2.793.827 

Newfoundland 3.606,719 

New  Zealand 991.385 

Other  British 957,538 

United  StatM  /Canadian  produce 84,220,907 

united  Mates  (po^eign  produce 6,993,623 

Belgium 4,014.455 

France 3.136.288 

Germany 1.540.169 

Other  foreign 12.519.980 

Total  exports 260,776.329 


294.977,863 
2.516.364 


297.494.227 


69.432.256 

23.288,247 

474.448 

1,938  957 

3,516,293 

3,048.685 

6,731.798 

1,400.770 

799,508 

409,676 

114.500,733 

102,348,729 

3.178,918 

9  968.710 

7.858,469 

18  298,834 

366,255,031 


13S,086,754 

10,199,041 

3.470.511 

2,423.584 

51.152 

573.796 

3,421,209 

3.832,158 

875,338 

689.562 

101.959,145 

8.883,739 

2.985,722 

2.477,110 

2,493,972 

15,071.434 

297.494.227 


84.426.440 

25,527,540 

512,847 

692,398 

4,569,210 

3.694.921 

6.516.575 

1.812,S26 

887.578 

952,888 

149,039435 

129,904,380 

3,705,966 

11,639,115 

9,615,743 

21.963,762 


40.346.613 
16,301,170 
41.339,637 
48,994,520 
103,129.619 
35.386.441 
109,342 


43.353,604 
15.845,255 
45.959,530 
52.212,192 
83.114.681 
35.382.821 
283.491 

276,151.574 
15,541.629 

291.693.203 
6,785,733 


298,478,936         310,090,475 


663,749.258  753,940,560         847,372,738 


132,376.520 

4.806  710 

3,856.448 

2,164.507 

125.340 

639.489 

4.667,528 

4.040,825 

976.697 

691.594 

105,747.370 

14.704,664 

2,639,540 

2.892.404 

2,704,514 

15,444,786 

298,478.936 


88,415,037 

26,988,990 

444.526 

407.886 

4,723.532 

5,748.826 

5,497,887 

1,837,115 

1.145,558 

946,154 

191.915,229 

156.563,033 

3,735,443 

11.728.542 

11.068.760 

26.115.745 


455.461,624         537,282,263 


145.268,630 

4,578,980 

3  918.125 

2.597.142 

298.772 

554.997 

4.381.148 

4,276,424 

1.291,520 

813.131 

99,795.163 

17,945.892 

3.577.781 

2,191,090 

3.762.975 

14.928,705 

310.090.475 


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The  Work  of  the  Merger  Has 
Been  Mighty 

Years  of  Great  Industrial  Progress  in  Canada  Show  the  Small 
Manufacturer  and  the  Working  Man  at  a  Disadvantage 

The  following  figures  from  the  Can-  was  worthy  of  note  that  while  the  popula- 
adian  census  returns  show  the  tendency  to  tion  was  increasing  the  number  of  em- 
concentration  and  monopoly:  ployers    in    many    important    industries 

1 89 1  1906  would  appear  to  have  been  reduced.    At 

Flour  mills 3)55°  832  any  rate  the  census  returns  contain  the 

Slaughtering  and  meat  pack-  following  information: 

ing  houses 528  68                                               1891           1906 

Drug  factories 135  33                                               No.           No. 

Fish  preserving  factories 5,017  495          Factories                  E'ployees  E'ployees 

Carriage  and  wagon  factories  3,336  308  ^^^^^  ^^^  ^-^^^^ ^8^^^^        ^^^^^^ 

Agricultural  implements 221  88  Carriages  and  wagons        9,056          4,751 

Woollen  goods 377  129  Tanneries... 4,289         3,274 

Furniture  factories 1,286  181  ^.^^j^^^  g^^^^ ^^^^^          ^^^^^ 

Carpet  factories 557  5      Rubber  goods 1,388  612 

The  vears  from  1889  to  1906  were  sup- 
posed  io  be  years  of  great  industrial  Now  durmg  this  period  the  capital  sup- 
progress  in  Canada.  But  so  far  as  the  P^^^^  ^o  be  mvested  m  manufacturing  m- 
census  figures  are  a  guide  they  were  not  ^^^^ries  nearly  doubled.  Here  are  the 
years  of  progress  for  the  small  manufac-  ""^^'^^  ^8"^^^  ^'^^^  ^'^  ^^  ^^^^^  "^^^s- 
turer  or  the  workingmen.  ^^^bly  correct: 

Improved    machinery,    no    doubt,   in-  1891                     1906 

creased  production  in  many  lines,  but  it      Capital $446,916,487      $846,585,023 


Ideas  that  Help  Success 


^  Every  business  man  is  continually  in  need  of  information  upon 
^^  subjects  that  interest  him.  In  conversation,  in  trade,  in  pro- 
fessional life,  questions  are  constantly  arising  which  no  man,  well- 
read  or  not,  can  always  satisfactorily  answer. 

If  "Busy  Man's  Canada"  is  at  hand  it  is  consulted,  and  not 
only  is  the  stock  of  knowledge  increased,  but  additional  information 
is  gained,  and  ideas  are  suggested  that  will  directly  contribute  to 
success. 

The  business  man  of  to-day  requires  live  information,  precise, 
condensed,  virile,  wealth-producing  facts  that  will  make  his  life's 
work  easier  and  more  profitable. 

The  concentrated  essence  of  business  facts  and  figures,  of 
money-making  ideas,  of  modern  methods  of  success,  is  found  in 
"Busy  Man's  Canada." 

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Finance  and 
Commerce 


The  Story  of  Our  Railways 
and  Canals 


rXURING  the  last  year  the  sum  of 
*-^  forty  million  dollars  was  spent  under 
the  direction  of  the  Railways  and  Canals 
Department. 

The  main  items  of  capital  expenditure 
included  $23,488,208  on  the  National 
Transcontinental,  $184,149  on  the  Hud- 
son Bay  Railway,  and  $227,563  for  the 
Quebec  Bridge. 

The  total  Government  expenditure  on 
railways  in  Canada  now  amounts  to  the 
enormous  total  of  $475,489,401,  while  on 
canals  the  total  expenditure  has  been 
$130,200,470,  making  a  grand  total  ex- 
penditure of  $606,000,000. 

On  the  other  side  of  the  account  there 
has  been  a  total  revenue  from  Govern- 
ment railways  of  $157,406,587,  and  from 
the  canals  of  $14,377,392. 


The  main  figures  with  regard  to  the 
operation  of  Government  railways  last 
year  show  gross  earnings  of  $10,249,394, 
with  a  net  profit  of  $211,515.  The  Inter- 
colonial Railway  working  expenses  were 
$9,595,976,  with  earnings  of  $9,863,783, 
a  profit  of  $267,806. 

The  deficit  on  the  Prince  Edward  Island 
Railway  was  $86,684,  and  on  the  Windsor 
branch  $30,693. 

The  local  traffic  through  the  canals  of 
the  Dominion  during  the  season  of  1910 
amounted  to  nearly  forty-three  million 
tons,  an  increase  of  nine  and  a  quarter 
million  tons.  It  is  significant  that  of  a 
total  increase  of  through  freight  in  the 
Welland  Canal  amounting  to  about  three 
hundred  thousand  tons,  Canadian  vessels 
carried  over  five-sixths  of  this  increase. 


The  Merchants'  Bank  of  Canada 


Established  in  1864 


Capital  Paid  Up 
Reserve  Fund 


$6,000,000 
$4,602,157 


HEAD   OFFICE 


MONTREAL 


BOARD  OF   DIRECTORS 

Sir  H.  Montagu  Allan,  President  ;    Jonathan   Hodgson,  Esq.,  Vice-President;    T.  Long,  Esq.; 

C.  F.  Smith,  Esq.;    H.  A.  Allan,  Esq.;    C.  M.  Hays,  Esq.;    Alex.   Bamet,  Esq.; 

F.  Orr  Lewis.  Esq. ;  K.  W.  Blackwell,  Esq.    E.  F.  Hebden,  Gen.  Man. 

T.  E.  Merrett,  Supt.  of  Branches  and  Chief  Inspector 

The  Bank  has  156  Branches  andrAgencies  in  Canada  (67  of  them  in  the  Western 

Provinces),  extending  from  the  Atlantic  to  the  Pacific,  affording 

exceptional  collecting  and  exchange  facilities 

A    GENEEAL    BANKING    BUSINESS    TRANSACTED 

Commercial  Letters  of  Credit  issued,  available  in  Europe,  China,  Japan  and  other  countries  ; 
also.  Travellers'  Letters  of  Credit  and  Cheques  available  in  all  parts  of  the  world 

SAVINGS    BANK   DEPABTMENT 

Interest  at  3  per  cent,  per  .\nuum  allf)wed  on  Savings  Bank   Deposits  of  $1.00  and  upwards 


NEW  YORK  AGENCY    63  and  65  Wall  St.    TOBONTO  BRANCH    A.  B.  Patterson,  Mgr. 
BANKERS  IN  GREAT  BRITAIN     The  London  Joint  Stock  Bank,  Limited 


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The  Dominion  Revenue 

T^HE  Dominion  revenues  in  the  fiscal 
*  year  which  ended  March  31  aggre- 
gated $132,745,386.07,  an  increase  of 
nearly  eighteen  milUons  over  last  year's 
total  of  $114,666,225. 

The  revenue  was  made  up  as  follows: 
Customs,  $25,807,137;  excise,  $19,035,- 
563;  post  office,  $9,854,905;  pubHc  works, 
including  railways  and  canals,  $11,524,- 
768;  miscellaneous,  $6,520,511. 

Expenditure  during  the  year  on  con- 
solidated account  was  $83,560,593,  against 
$75,590,196  the  year  previous.  Capital 
outlays  for  the  twelve  months  totalled 
$28,909,985;  compared  with  $30,447,470 
in  fiscal  year  1911. 

Of  this  amount  all  but  $765,816  was 
paid  on  railway  subsidies  and  expended 
for  public  works,  including  railways  and 
canals.  Total  net  debt  up  to  Februar}- 
29  is  $322,788,994. 

Financial  Advertising 

A  T  a  recent  meeting  of  the  Associated 
^*^  Advertising  Clubs'  convention  at 
Boston,  Mass.,  financial  advertising  was 
among  the  more  important  subjects  un- 
der discussion. 

Incidentally  it  came  out  that  both  the 
habits  of  bankers  as  advertisers  and  the 
policy  of  general  advertising  mediums 
had  latterly  undergone  marked  changes. 


Reputable  bankers  are  increasing  their 
announcements,  while  disreputable  pub- 
lishers appear  to  be  losing  ground. 

Formerly  it  was  said  that  90  per  cent, 
of  all  so-called  financial  advertising  "con- 
tained the  element  of  fraud."  Post- 
master-General Hitchcock  during  his  in- 
cumbency has  estimated  that  the  "Am- 
erican public  loses  annually  $100,000,000 
through  purchasing  fake  or  near  fake 
securities." 

Increased  Immigration 

DURING  the  fiscal  year  ending  March 
31,  1912,  354,207  immigrants  ar- 
rived in  Canada.  Of  this  number  220,- 
527  arrived  at  ocean  ports,  and  133,710 
from  the  United  States. 

These  figures  show  an  increase  of  14 
per  cent,  as  compared  with  those  for  the 
fiscal  year  ending  March  31,  1911,  which 
were  189,633  at  ocean  ports,  and  121,451 
from  the  United  States,  making  a  total 
for  the  whole  fiscal  year  of  311,084. 

During  the  month  of  March  this  year 
there  were  42,341  arrivals,  26,139  of 
them  having  been  at  ocean  ports,  and  16,- 
252  from  the  United  States,  as  against 
39,692  for  March  last  year.  25,147  were 
at  ocean  ports,  and  14,545  from  the 
United  States.  Immigration  for  the  month 
of  March  this  year  shows  a  gain  of  7 
per  cent,  over  that  of  the  same  month  in 
1911. 


GAYNOR'S  NEWSPAPER  IDEAL 

This  is  how  Mayor  Gaynor,  of  New  York,  who  has  been  free  in  his  criticism  of 
the  press,  has  written  down  his  ideas  of  an  ideal  newspaper: 

A  newspaper  should  show  that  there  is  a  gentleman  in  control  of  it. 

A  newspaper  should  be  true — its  motives  fair. 

If  the  facts  are  not  known  an  editorial  should  not  be  written. 

He  would  confine  expressions  of  opinion  to  the  editorial  columns. 

Headlines  should  be  accurate  and  introductions  stripped  of  verbiage. 

It  would  be  a  good  thing  if  all  articles  were  signed. 

The  news  columns  should  give  all  political  news  without  regard  to  party. 

Readers  do  not  want  all  the  testimony  in  divorce  trials  and  sensational  criminal  cases. 

A  decent,  well-bred  official  should  not  be  cartooned  as  a  ruffian  and  a  loafer. 

No  influence  from  advertisers  should  control  news  or  editorial  columns. 

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The  Problem  of  the  Man  Below  the 

Credit  Line 

A  Thousand  Insolvent  Individuals  Can  Join  Hands  and  Borrow, 
While  a  Single  Man  of  Character  Has  No  Borrowing  Power 


"pvURING  the  session  just  closed,  the 
"-^  Ontario  Government  strengthened 
the  law  dealing  with  loan  sharks.  Their 
operations  will  be  better  regulated,  but 
still  they  will  go  on,  and  will  no  doubt 
"find  a  way  or  make  one,"  for  the  loan 
shark  has  been  at  the  business  for  a 
thousand  years  and  has  thus  far  circum- 
vented the  lawmakers. 

This  is  how  the  Toronto  Star  sums  it 
up: 

"  There  are  many  ways  of  evading  usury 
laws;  and  the  more  risky  the  business  be- 
comes through  legal  prohibitions,  the  more 
interest  the  shark  charges. 

"The  most  effective  way  of  dealing  with 
this  evil,"  says  the  Star,  "is  to  beat  the 
usurer  at  his  own  game;  to  establish  loan 
societies  which  will  lend  money  at  mod- 
erate rates. 

"The  usurer  thrives  because  there  is 
need  of  his  services.  A  man  is  sometimes 
in  urgent  need  of  money,  but  has  no 
security  that  a  bank  or  loan  company 
would  accept.  He  is  forced  into  the 
hands  of  the  sharks.  The  interest  charged 
is  so  enormous  that  he  cannot  pay  it  and 
pay  the  principal  as  well.  He  becomes 
more  and  more  deeply  involved. 

Money  at  Reasonable  Rates 

"Now  all  this  would  be  cured  if  the 
person  in  need  could  borrow  at  a  reason- 
able rate  of  interest,  even  a  high  rate,  ten 
or  twelve  per  cent.  A  loan  association 
might  be  formed,  composed  of  persons 
who  might  be  either  borrowers  or  lenders. 
Then,  if  the  interest  charged  were  higher 
than  would  be  necessary  to  carrv  the  enter- 


prise, the  surplus  would  come  back  to  the 
members.  But  it  ought  not  to  be  too  high. 
It  ought  to  be  only  enough  to  pay  the  cost 
of  management  and  cover  possible  losses. 
"Such  an  association  could  exercise 
judgment  as  to  security.  It  could  con- 
sider the  whole  position  of  the  borrower — 
his  assets,  his  character,  his  income — and 
advance  as  much  as  would  be  safe.  The 
Legislature  ought  to  encourage  the  forma- 
tion of  such  associations. 

Co-operation  the  Remedy 

The  Toronto  World  sees  a  remedy  in 
co-operation,  which,  it  says,  does  not 
strike  root  as  it  should  in  the  Western 
world. 

"The  pioneers,"  says  the  World,  "helped 
each  other  freely,  bound  together  as  they 
were  by  common  hardship  and  peril;  but 
their  descendants  have  very  largely  acted 
on  the  motto:  'Every  fellow  for  himself, 
and  the  devil  catch  the  hindmost.' 

"It  is  perhaps  inevitable  that  a  country 
rapidly  filling  up  with  immigrants  from 
all  parts  of  the  world  should  develop  the 
idea  of  individual  effort  and  individual 
success  to  the  exclusion  of  a  communal 
spirit. 

"The  self-made  man  in  vaunting  his 
own  success  usually  implies  that  his  less 
fortunate  fellows  have  lagged  behind 
either  because  they  were  lazy  or  hopelessly 
stupid.  He  scouts  the  notion  that  he 
owes  any  duty  to  them  or  to  the  com- 
munity. 

"A  heavy  hardship  upon  many  honest 
people  in  the  large  cities,  and  even  to  some 
extent  in  the  rural  districts,  is  to  be  found 


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in  the  fact  that  our  credit  system  seems  to 
be  organized  for  the  benefit  of  those  least 
urgently  in  need  of  credit. 

"Salaried  people,  some  improvident, 
some  unfortunate,  are  preyed  upon  by 
usurers.  It  would  be  interesting  to  know 
the  number  of  people  in  Canada  who  are 
'  below  the  credit  line,'  that  is,who  could  not 
borrow  monev  from  a  financial  institution. 


"Co-operative  societies,"  says  the  World, 
"would  be  a  great  boon  to  them.  It 
would  enable  them  to  utilize  their  powers 
more  economically  and  to  relieve  them- 
selves of  much  inconvenience.  For  it  is  a 
curious  fact  that  a  thousand  insolvent 
individuals  may  form  an  association  which 
will  not  only  be  solvent,  but  which  may 
become  rich." 


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The  Tenant  and  His  Vote 


/'~\NCE  again  there  is  talk  of  a  bill  being 
^^  introduced  in  the  Ontario  Legislature 
to  do  away  with  property  qualifications 
in  municipal  elections. 

The  proposal  is  not  a  new  one,  but  as 
yet  it  has  not  secured  much  support  in  the 
Legislature.  The  men  who  have  enough 
property  to  qualify  on  look  down  from  a 
great  height  on  those  who  have  not.  Men 
of  property  have  a  great  respect  for  prop- 
erty. 

When  a  city  youth  speculates  in  his  first 
suburban  lot,  he  undergoes  a  change,  and 
never  again  views  the  land  question  from 
the  same  angle.  When  he  reflects  that  he 
actually  owns  a  portion  of  this  earth — a 
portion  which,  while  it  may  not  have  much 


frontage,  is  so  tremendously  deep  that  it 
reaches  half  w^ay  through  to  China — ^he 
naturally  looks  on  tenants,  renters,  leasers, 
and  boarders  as  mere  migrants  compared 
with  himself. 

There  is  little  use,  therefore,  in  asking  a 
Legislature  composed  of  property -hold- 
ers to  abolish  any  advantage  which  prop- 
erty-holding gives;  and  there  is  little  use 
asking  house-owners  to  extend  the  fran- 
chise on  money  by-laws  to  householders 
— until  tenants  shove  these  questions  to 
the  front  and  refuse  to  vote  for  aldermen 
or  legislators  who  decline  to  pledge  them- 
selves as  advocates  of  these  reforms. — 
Toronto  Star. 


#>      #      # 


A  Pitiful  Exposure  of  Canadian 

Politics 


IJERE  is  a  pitiful  exposure  of  Canadian 
*  *■  politics.  When  taunted,  as  his  pre- 
decessors frequently  were,  with  the  big- 
ness of  his  budget,  Mr.  White,  the  Finance 
Minister,  replied  that  in  view  of  the  fact 
that  the  Conservatives  had  been  out  of 
power  for  fifteen  years,  and  that  there 
were  many  constituencies  that  had  been 
neglected,  the  expenditure  was  small. 

Here  is  an  accusation  that  the  previous 
Government  had  spent  money  not  on  the 
ground  that  it  was  needed,  but  to  reward 


constituencies  that  supported  that  Gov- 
ernment. 

It  is  also  a  frank  avowal  of  the  same 
policy  on  the  part  of  Mr.  White's  own 
Government. 

It,  of  course,  needed  no  avowal  from  a 
Minister  to  inform  the  country  that  the 
policy  of  the  new  Government  was  to  use 
the  country's  resources  lavishly  to  buy  up 
constituencies  and  even  provinces.  We 
have  even  had  expenditures  admitted  to 


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be  unnecessary,  such  as  the  subsidizing  of 
a  prosjicrous  raihvay  belonging  to  a  Con- 
servati\c  Government,  frankly  defended. 
To  (juestion  any  such  grant  is  to  make 
oneself  the  enem\-  of  the  province  receiving 
the  dole. 


Sir  James  Whitney  has,  for  no  better 
reason,  declared  Sir  Wilfrid  Laurier  to  be 
an  enemy  of  Ontario.  But  hitherto  our 
statesmen  have  observed  a  modest  leti- 
cence  as  to  such  unrighteousness. — Mon- 
treal Witness  (Ind.  Lib.). 


■#><#><§> 


British  Columbia  and  Fake 
Promotions 


TTHE  action  of  the  Canadian  Manufac- 
*■  turers'  Association  in  supporting  litiga- 
tion to  invalidate  the  application  of  the 
Companies'  Act  of  British  Columbia  to 
outside  companies,  is  endorsed  by  the 
Lumberman,  but  is  a  piece  of  impertinence. 
The  association  would  be  better  employed 
minding  its  own  business. 

The  Companies  Act  of  British  Colum- 
bia is  far  in  advance  of  the  federal  law, 
and  better  than  the  law  of  any  other 
province.  It  has  done  much  to  reduce 
fake  promotions,  and  to  protect  the  in- 
vestor. The  Companies  Act  of  British 
Columbia  is  practically  a  copy  of  the 
British  Companies  Act,  which  the  Wall 
Street  Journal  describes  as  of  high  effi- 
ciency, giving  the  investor  and  consumer 
all  the  protection  they  cannot  secure  for 
themselves. 


British  Columbia  will  insist  on  running 
its  own  business,  and  the  only  reason  the 
Manufacturers'  Association  can  have  for 
objection  to  the  Act  is  that  it  renders  some 
of  the  big  mergers  connected  with  it  fear- 
ful that  their  registration  under  it  may 
render  them  liable  to  prosecution  for  the 
breach  of  some  of  its  provisions. 

The  law  is  designed  for  the  protection 
of  the  public  against  such  organizations, 
and  shall  stay  there  and  be  enforced  if  we 
know  anything  of  public  opinion.  East- 
ern institutions  like  the  Canadian  Manu- 
facturers' Association  still  seem  to  regard 
British  Columbia  as  the  milch  cow  which 
is  to  su])ply  them  with  cream  as  well  as  the 
milk,  and  be  kicked  about  at  their  sweet 
will. — B.C.  Mining  and  Engineering 
Record. 


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Naval  Protection  and  Trade 


/^NE  of  those  earnest  patriots  who 
^-^  hopes  to  make  profit  out  of  the  build- 
ing of  warships  in  Canada,  in  a  speech 
recently  delivered  in  one  of  the  Eastern 
Provinces,  declared  that  Canada  must 
have  a  navy  in  order  to  protect  her  grow- 
ing sea-borne  commerce. 

There  is  no  greater  illusion  than  is  ex- 
pressed in  the  belief  that  the  security  of 
trade  and  credit  depends  upon  naval  and 
military  power. 


That  the  possession  of  such  power  does 
not  help  either  credit  or  trade  has  been 
made  abundantly  clear  in  the  remarkable 
book  written  by  Normal  Angell. 

Mr.  Angell  has  shown  that  the  bonds 
of  Belgium,  a  state  without  a  navy,  are 
quoted  several  points  higher  than  those 
of  Germany;  that  the  trade  of  Norway  is 
greater  per  capita  than  that  of  Great 
Britain,  although  one  British  Dread- 
nought could  blow  the  whole  NonAegian 


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navy  out  of  the  water;  and  that,  speaking 
generally,  the  people  of  small  states  like 
Holland,  Switzerland  and  Denmark  are 
more  prosperous  than  are  those  of  mighty 
empires  like  Germany,  Austria  and  Rus- 
sia. Armaments,  under  the  conditions 
that  prevail  to-day,  instead  of  being  a 
protection  to  commerce,  are  a  tax  on 
commerce. — Weekly  Sun. 

Wasting  Our  Resources 

Canada's  fiie  loss  last  month  was 
$2,200,000.  It  will  not  much  longer  be 
cheaper  to  build  fire-traps  than  perma- 
nent structures  of  steel  and  concrete.  Be- 
tween forest  fires  and  fires  in  town  the 
wood  on  this  continent  will  be  gone  in 
another  generation. — Toronto  Globe. 

The  Medical  Monopoly 

The  medical  legislation  passed  by  the 
Ontario  House  this  session  is  not  surpris- 
ing, in  view  of  the  fact  that  there  are 
eleven  medical  doctors  in  the  Legislature, 
three  of  whom  are  in  the  Cabinet.  The 
Vaccination  Act  alone  should  be  consid- 
ered "some  useful  service  for  the  medical 
profession,"  as  the  Canada  Lancet  has 
said. — Ottawa  Citizen. 


Why  Living  is  High 

Manitoba  flour  is  sold  in  Liverpool, 
England,  for  thirty  cents  a  barrel  less  than 
it  is  sold  in  Manitoba  itself.  And  yet 
there  are  people  who  ask  why  Canada  is 
a  dear  country  to  which  to  li\e.^ — Ottawa 
Free  Press. 

Questions  for  Doctors 

Why  should  not  the  Ontario  Medical 
Council  confine  its  efforts  to  discipHning 
all  its  own  members  who  diagnose  and 
prescribe  incorrectly,  as  evidenced  by  the 
mortality  statistics  of  the  province  ?  Do- 
ing this,  would  the  Ontario  Medical 
Council  have  time  or  the  inclination  to 
interfere  with  the  individual's  right  to 
choose  the  method  of  healing  which  he 
prefers,  as  was  proposed  by  the  Jamieson 
bill  aimed  at  the  osteopaths. — Ottawa 
Citizen. 

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Living  and  Taxes 

The  steady  increase  in  the  cost  of  living 
will  lead  to  the  abolition  of  food  taxes  in 
Canada  as  surely  as  the  Corn  Laws  led  to 
duty-free  foodstuffs  in  Britain. — Toronto 
Globe. 


#      #      ^-> 


A  DOLLAR  FOR  JOY 


A  dollar  well  spent  is  alu'ays  a  source  of  joy,  but  a  dollar  invested  jcr  the  purposes 
0}  quickening  business  and  of  saving  your  time  in  hunting  jcr  injcrmoticn  which  you 
will  need  a  thousand  times  in  the  course  oj  a  year,  will  be  a  dollar  that  will  come  back 
to  you  many-jold. 

Ij  you  want  to  make  more  money, 

Ij  you  want  to  save  time, 

If  you  want  to  avoid  worry, 

If  you  want  to  KNOW  THINGS, 

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Water,  Coffee  and  Chlorine 

[j^  The  Star  seems  to  think  water  that 
needs  filtration  plus  chlorination  to  purify 
it  is  the  very  thing  for  Toronto.  If  chlor- 
inated water  kills  plants,  as  it  does,  what 
effect  is  a  permanent  supply  of  chlorinated 
water  likely  to  have  on  men,  women  and 
children? — Toronto  Globe. 

The  Globe  says  that  chlorinated  water 
cannot  be  good  for  people,  because  it  is 
not  good  for  plants.  The  same  argument 
might  be  used  against  hot  coffee  or  hot 
lemonade. — Toronto  Star. 

Abolish  Life  Senatorships 

It  is  pleasant  to  see  the  Conservative 
Press  taking  an  interest  in  Senate  reform. 
Why  not  concentrate  on  an  effort  to  abol- 
ish life  senatorships  ?  No  one  can  justify 
the  appointment  of  a  man  for  life  to  the 
Upper  House  of  Parliament  in  a  demo- 
cratic State. — Toronto  Globe. 

Value  of  a  "Farm" 

The  members  of  the  Legislature  who 
think  North  Toronto  should  not  have 
power  to  tax  farm  lands  on  their  specula- 
tive \alue  will  please  note  that  on  Friday 
a  "farm"  of  sixteen  acres  just  outside  the 
limits  of  the  town  was  sold  for  $2,200  per 
acre. — Toronto  Globe. 

«> 
An  Eye -Opener 
The  building  permits  taken  out  here  in 
March  amounted  to  more  than  $1,000,000, 
which  is  conclusive  evidence  that  the  city's 
development  this  year  will  be  another 
Calgary  eye-opener. — Calgary  News-Tele- 
gram. 

♦ 

Self-inflicted  Damage 

Joe  Martin,  M.P.,  wishes  Rudyard 
Kipling  prosecuted  for  the  seditious  tone 
of  his  poem  on  Ulster.  Rudyard's  self- 
inflicted  damage  on  his  own  reputation  is 
punishment  enough. — London  Advertiser. 


Will  Be  Great  Quiet 

With  the  Dominion  Parliament  ad- 
journed, the  British  Columbia  elections 
over,  and  Henri  Bourassa  in  Europe,  the 
political  skies  will  be  as  cloudless  as  an 
Arctic  night." — Vancouver  Province. 

Too  Serious 

Just  as  we  expected.  Eastern  news- 
papers are  taking  the  irresponsible  talk  of 
Western  secession  as  seriously  as  if  it  were 
deliberate  action  of  our  legislatures. — 
Lethbridge  News. 

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A  Straight  Question 

Dr.  Frederick  A.  Cook  described  him- 
self to  the  Ottawa  public  as  "either  a 
great  discoverer  or  a  great  humbug." 
Does  he  really  want  to  have  our  opinion  ? 
— Ottawa  Journal. 

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Worked  Fine 
Dr.  Nesbitt  has  spent  his  time  in 
Chicago  working  on  an  invention  for 
shocking  wheat.  The  Travers  device  for 
shocking  farmers  worked  fine. — Toronto 
Star. 

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Accounting  for  the  Water 

The  city  engineer  is  puzzled  by  the  dis- 
appearance of  eight  million  gallons  of 
water  a  day.  Perhaps  the  milkmen  could 
help  clear  up  the  mystery. — Ottawa  Jour- 
nal. 

When  Richard  McBride  has  such  a 
cinch  in  British  Columbia,  wouldn't  he 
be  foolish  to  bump  into  all  this  trouble 
at  Ottawa  ? — Ottawa  Free  Press. 

The  close  season  for  Liberals  has  been 
extended  in  British  Columbia  another  five 
years. — Calgary  News-Telegram. 

The  tax  reformers  insist  that  Sir  James 
shall  "quit  kickin'  their  dawg  around." — 
Toronto  Globe. 


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What  People  are  Saying  about  Matters  of  Interest 


The  West  and  Its  Crops 

p^ISCUSSING  the  failure  of  the  West- 
'^  em  railways  to  move  the  crops,  Mr. 
J.  E.  Walsh,  transportation  manager  of 
the  Canadian  Manufacturers'  Associa- 
tion, who  had  just  returned  from  a  trip 
through  the  Western  Provinces,  said : 

"The  present  situation  has  arisen  be- 
cause the  farmers  have  practically  been 
depending  wholly  on  somebody  else  to 
market  their  crops. 

"It  makes  no  difference  how  many 
lines  of  rails  there  are,  a  lot  of  conditions 
will  have  to  be  changed  if  congestion  is 
to  be  prevented.  There  must  be  storage 
facilities  at  the  initial  point  of  produc- 
tion. I  think  the  grain-growers  are  be- 
ginning to  realize  that  they  have  got  to 
help  themselves  out,  as  all  through  the 
West  I  noticed  the  big  cylindrical  zinc 
tanks  that  they  are  installing  to  hold  the 
grain  until  it  can  be  marketed." 

British  Columbia's 
Chances 

Saskatchewan  is  the  third  province  on 
the  final  returns  by  a  majority  of  94. 
The  revised  census  figures  are  492,432 
for  Saskatchewan  and  492,338  for  Nova 
Scotia.  On  the  long  pull,  however,  Brit- 
ish Columbia  is  likely  to  become  more 
populous  than  the  Prairie  Provinces  be- 
cause of  its  great  variety  of  natural  re- 
sources.— Toronto  Globe. 


Praise  for  Laurier's  Navy 

"The  Empire  is  not  a  question  of  con- 
troversy; it  is  not  an  Imperial  question, 
it  is  not  a  national  question;  it  is  a  ques- 
tion of  common  decency,"  said  Mr.  J.  S. 


WilHson,  editor  of  the  Toronto  News,  in 
a  speech  at  Toronto.  "It  resolves  itself 
into  this:  whether  or  not  we  shall  take 
upon  ourselves  the  responsibility  that  is 
legitimately  ours,  or  shall  continue  to 
allow  it  to  rest  on  shoulders  that  are  less 
able  to  bear  the  burden. 

"I  charge  you  to  hold  in  some  respect 
and  honor  the  French-Canadian  Liberal 
who  fought  the  pioneer  battle  for  a  Can- 
adian contribution  to  the  Imperial  navy. 
I  am  not  one  of  those  who  severely  crit- 
icized the  Laurier  policy.  At  least  it  was 
a  first  step,  and  first  steps  are  hard  to 
take." 

# 

A  Gentle  Hint  for 
Canada 

Mr.  Frank  B.  Vrooman,  editor  of  the 
British  Columbia  Magazine,  recently  gave 
an  address  before  the  Royal  Colonial 
Institute  in  London.  In  commenting 
on  the  speech  Truth  says: 

"Before  British  Columbians  come  to 
London  beating  the  imperial  drum  they 
ought  to  insist  on  the  Dominion  Govern- 
ment's keeping  a  naval  base  on  the  Pacific 
coast  ready  for  immediate  use  by  the 
British  fleet." 

Bad  for  Industries 

"I  think  the  opportunities  in  this  great 
Canadian  West  are  perfectly  magnificent. 
While  I  couldn't  tear  myself  away  from 
my  home  in  the  old  country,  yet  if  I  had 
to  make  my  home  again,  and  could  choose 
my  own  place  of  residence,  I  would  live 
in  Canada. 

"All  through  my  trip  in  the  West  I 
particularly  noticed  the  tremendous  in- 
terest in  land,  but  I  greatly  fear  that  this 


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interest  is  rather  starving  the  other  in- 
dustries. 

"  What  will  happen  if  money  from  Eng- 
land ceases  to  How  into  Canada?  Mind 
you,  I  don't  say  it  will  stop  altogether, 
but  I  hardly  think  it  will  continue  to  flow 
here  in  the  quantity  it  has  in  the  past. 
If  it  were  not  for  the  recent  coal  strike, 
the  present  would  be  the  greatest  indus- 
trial period  in  the  world's  history." 

# 

Sir  William  Whyte  and  the 
West 

In  a  recent  conversation  with  the  Mon- 
etary Times,  Sir  William  again  empha- 
sized the  necessity  of  mixed  farming  in 
Western  Canada.  The  man  who  plowed 
hundreds  of  acres  with  power  and,  in 
fact,  did  everything  by  means  of  power, 
and  then  left  the  land  till  the  next  crop 
was  due,  was  an  exponent  of  landlordism, 
said  Sir  William.  For  months,  not  a  liv- 
ing soul  would  be  seen  on  this  land. 
That  was  being  done  by  a  large  number 
of  farmers.  They  were  all  intent  on 
making  money  rapidly  and  growing  noth- 
ing but  wheat.  That  was  not  the  proper 
way  to  settle  such  a  great  agricultural 
country  as  Canada. 

As  She  is  Spoke  in  Canada 

Dr.  Charles  E.  Moyse,  Dean  of  the 
Arts  Faculty  of  McGill,  recently  ad- 
dressed the  Montreal  Women's  Club  on 
"English  as  She  is  Spoken."  He  taught 
Montreal's  society  ladies  how  to  pronounce 
a  number  of  difficult  words  properly,  and 
it  is  now  expected  that  such  expressions 
as  "them  sangwitches  is  ham"  will  no 
longer  be  heard  among  Montreal's  best 
people. 

"Toronto  is  a  beautiful  word,"  said 
the  Dean,  "though  it  is  frequently  called 
'Tronto';  it  is  even  called  'Tronteh.' 
This  will  next  become  'Troneh,'  and  be- 
fore long  the  Queen  City  will  be  known 
as  'Tron'." 


Believes  in  the  West 

"Americans  are  just  begiiming  to  wake 
up  to  the  wonderful  opportunities  for 
profitable  investment  in  Canada,"  said 
A.  W.  Browne,  of  Chicago,  on  his  re- 
turn trip  to  Chicago  from  a  tour  of  West- 
ern Canada.  "A  man  has  fifty  chances 
here  to  one  in  other  parts  of  the  continent. 
This  year  will  see  a  greater  number  of 
Americans  come  to  Canada  than  ever 
before.  It  is  not  always  the  old  men 
that  come  from  the  United  States  to  Can- 
ada, it  is  generally  the  young  men.  Their 
fathers  buy  them  farms,  or  start  them  in 
business  out  here,  and  they  do  well. 
If  I  possessed  all  of  Rockefeller's  dollars, 
I  would  invest  every  cent  in  Western 
Canada."  Mr.  Browne  is  business  man- 
ager of  the  British-American  and  Cana- 
dian-American publications,  and  tells  of 
many  Americans  who  are  making  money 
in  the  West. 

How  Many  Workers  are   in 
Earnest  ? 

A  CORRESPON  DENT,  referring 
^^  to  the  point  quoted  from  a  promi- 
nent employer,  to  the  effect  that  "not  over 
five  per  cent,  of  the  employees  of  the  aver- 
age concern  are  in  earnest — that  is,  are 
really  trying  to  do  their  best,"  writes: 

"We  must  consider  both  sides  of  the 
question.  If  it  is  true  that  only  five  per 
cent,  are  in  earnest,  it  seems  to  my  mind 
a  severe  arraignment  of  employers  them- 
selves. Interest  cannot  be  one-sided. 
It  must  be  mutual.  Employers  can  de- 
velop more  interest  among  employees  by 
the  simple  process  of  manifesting  more 
interest  in  their  own  part.  Many  em- 
ployers do  not  know  their  employees  at 
all,  and  do  not  make  much  effort  to 
know  them.  They  know  the  heads  of 
departments,  and  sometimes  the  assist- 
ants, but  the  rest  of  the  force  they  don't 
know  even  by  sight.  Furthermore,  there 
is    seldom    anything    like    a    promotion 


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system  whereby  honest  attention  to  busi- 
ness gets  proper  recognition  and  reward. 
Vacancies  are  frequently  filled  with  new 
employees  when  the  older  ones  are  well 
able  to  do  the  work.  Let  employers  show 
some  definite  interest  in  employees,  and 
you  will  see  the  employees'  interest  in 
the  business  increasing." 

The  Cost  of  Living 

Canadian  cities  have  increased  their 
population  63.83  per  cent,  in  ten  years, 
while  the  rural  population  has  increased 
only  16.48.  That  is  not  a  proper  division 
of  the  population,  as  the  increased  cost 
of  living  shows. — Hamilton  Times. 

Subsidies  and  Regulation 

That  looks  like  a  sound  proposition — 
the  idea  ventilated  in  Parliament,  and 
accepted  by  Mr.  Borden,  that  if  the  On- 
tario Government  railway  is  to  get  a 
Dominion  bonus,  it  should  be  subject  to 


Dominion  law  and  the  Dominion  Rail- 
way Commission. 

He  who  helps  pay  the  piper  should  help 
call  the  tune.  If  the  Dominion  treasury 
is  to  give  $6,400  a  mile  to  the  Ontario 
treasury  on  the  Temiskaming  road,  the 
Dominion  will  not  be  paying  the  whole 
piper,  but  will  be  doing  enough  to  give 
good  reason  for  the  request  that  the  Temis- 
kaming road  should  be  under  the  same 
Dominion  jurisdiction  as  other  roads 
which  get  Dominion  subsidies.  Anyway, 
uniform  railway  regulation  in  Canada  is 
a  desirable  thing. — Alberta  Journal  (Ind.) . 

♦ 

The  Scum  of  Politics 

"I  have  been  sitting  in  the  scum  of 
provincial  politics  for  fifteen  years  and 
I  am  going  to  Europe  to  cleanse  my 
mind  and  rejuvenate  myself.  After  that 
I  must  give  some  of  my  helpers  on  Le 
Devoir  a  holiday.  Then  I  will  probably 
make  a  tour  through  the  West.  I  don't 
want  to  think  of  politics  for  at  least  two 
years." — Henri  Bourassa. 


HOW  DO  YOU  MAKE 
YOUR  LIVING? 

This  is  not  impertinence— merely  by  way  of  leading 
up  to  a  point. 

The  point  is  that  a  large  number  of  very  intelligent, 
active  and  enterprising  people  make  their  living  by  selling 
magazine  subscriptions. 

Some  people  are  doing  a  great  deal  better  than  making 
a  living  in  this  line  of  work— making  money,  in  fact.  Still 
others  could  greatly  improve  their  circumstances  if  they 
would  give  up  their  present  employment  and  take  up  sub- 
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A  Canadian-Northern  Innovation 


"YY/l*'  live  in  the  Ciasoline  Age,  and  the 
^  Canadian  Northern  Raihvay,ahvays 
with  an  eye  open  for  big  things,  and  new 
things,  has  just  introduced  into  Canada 
a  brand  new  proposition  in  railway 
equipment. 

It  is  a  gas-electric  car,  which  supplies 
its  own  power  and  looks  like  the  illustra- 
tion, which  doesn't  do  it  justice. 

This  independent  youngster  is  57  feet 
long  and  10  feet  5  inches  wide.  It  weighs 
40  tons  and  has  a  seating  capacity  of  78. 

The  power  is  supplied  by  a  gasoline 
engine  of  eight  cylinders,  connected  with 
an  electric  generator,  which  is  in  turn 
connected  with  two  electric  motors  of  a 
hundred  horse-power  each,  having  a  \olt- 
age  of  600. 

The  motors  are  attached  to  the  front 
truck,  and  besides  supplying  power,  they 
manufacture  electric  light  and  keep  the 
air  compressor  pumped  up  for  the  brakes. 

On  the  trial  trip  from  Toronto  to  Tren- 
ton this  car  passed  the  steel  ribbands  under 
it  at  better  than  35  miles  an  hour,  includ- 
ing stops.  It  is  capable  of  exceeding  a 
mile  a  minute. 

The  advantage  of  this  latest  in  motor 
cars  lies  in  economy  of  operation  on  short 
lines.  The  total  operating  cost  is  about 
eight  cents  a  mile,  based  on  a  run  of  thirty 
miles,  including  grades  and  stops  at  in- 
tervals of  five  miles. 

The  engineers  estimate  that  on  lines  up 
to  twenty-five  miles  the  operating  cost  of 
ordinary  electric  cars  is  slightly  lower  than 
that  of  the  gas-electric.  As  the  distance 
increases  the  gas-electric  car  becomes 
cheaper,  the  figures  for  one  hundred  miles 
of  road  being  sixteen  cents  and  seventeen 
cents,  in  favor  of  the  gas-electric  car. 

These  figures  take  into  account  the  over- 
head charge  for  trolley  wires,  the  central 
station  equipment,  and  the  power  trans- 


mission system  for  the  ordinary  electric 
railway.  For  the  gas-electric  service  the 
figures  include  the  cost  of  the  heavier 
roadbed  required. 

The  gasoline  used  on  the  trial  trip 
figured  out  at  less  than  five  cents  a  mile. 

There  are  several  such  cars  running  in 
the  United  States;   but  this  is  the  first  in 


C.N.R.  GAS  ELECTRIC  CAR 

Canada.  It  was  built  at  Schenectady, 
N.Y.,  and  the  Canadian  Northern  intend 
to  run  it  between  Quebec  and  Lake  St. 
Joseph  for  tourist  traffic. 

Though  this  is  the  first  in  Canada,  there 
will  soon  be  others — for  the  auto  car 
comes  always  to  stay.  Out  on  the  bound- 
less prairie,  where  coal  is  dear  and  hard 
to  get  at,  the  gasoline  car  will  be  a  boon 
and  a  blessing.  It  will  increase  traffic  by 
more  frequent  runs,  and  will  make  prairie 
life  more  attractive  by  bringing  commun- 
ities together. 

Great  is  gasoline!     Great  is  the  C.N.R! 


//  you  can  earn  your  own  living  and 
also  produce  a  surplus,  adding  to  the 
wealth  and  happiness  of  the  world,  yoit 
are  fit  to  be  called  an  educated  person. — 
diaries  W.  Eliot. 


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Ontario's  Road  Reduces  Rates 


TVyiATERIAL  reductions  are  made  in 
*-^  *■  the  freight  rates  on  the  Temiskam- 
ing  and  Northern  Ontario  Railway  in  a 
schedule  which  will  take  effect  on  May 
20.  The  rates  are  equalized  over  the 
system  so  as  to  conform  with  the  standard 
mileage  tariff  for  Eastern  Canada,  and 
both  for  local  traffic  and  through  ship- 
ments charges  are  considerably  lower. 

The  chief  reductions  are  to  be  found  in 
charges  on  the  points  north  of  Cobalt. 
For  instance,  from  Cobalt  to  Porcupine 
the  rate  has  been  a  class  rate  to  Iroquois 
Falls,  plus  an  arbitrary  rate  on  the  Porcu- 
pine branch.  For  first-class  freight  the 
charge  amounted  to  58  cents  per  hundred 
pounds.  Under  the  new  schedule  it  will 
be  34  cents,  a  reduction  of  24  cents. 

The  second  and  third-class  rates  show 
a  reduction  of  19  and  17  cents  respectively, 


and  the  other  classes  are  graded  down 
proportionately,  the  tenth-class  showing 
a  reduction  of  7  cents.  The  old  rate  be- 
tween North  Bay  and  Cobalt  was  36 
cents  for  first-class  freight.  It  will  be  33 
cents.  In  the  standard  mileage  tariff  the 
reductions  do  not  show  until  the  distance 
of  shipment  is  over  25  miles,  and  they 
vary  from  2  to  14  cents  at  250  miles  on  the 
through  rates,  compared  with  the  old 
through  rate. 

From  Toronto  to  Porcupine,  for  in- 
stance, the  rate  on  first-class  freight  is 
reduced  from  $1.02  to  76  cents,  a  differ- 
ence of  26  cents,  which  grades  down  on 
the  other  classes  to  an  11-cent  reduction 
on  tenth-class.  From  Toronto  to  Cobalt 
the  first-class  rate  is  reduced  from  68  to 
66  cents,  and  from  Toronto  to  Cochrane 
from  90  to  76  cents. 


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Reduction  in  Western  Freight  Rates 


IN  accordance  with  an  order  from  the 
"^  Railway  Commission,  the  railways  oper- 
ating in  Western  Canada  put  into  effect 
on  April  18  a  new  tariff.  This  tariff 
applies  from  Fort  William  and  Port 
Arthur  to  all  points  west  of  Winnipeg, 
and  is  made  up  on  the  same  basis  as  the 
present  rate  to  Winnipeg.  It  means  that 
all  cities  will  be  on  the  same  basis  and 
Winnipeg  will  not  be  favored,  as  has 
been  asserted  by  other  towns  and  cities, 
which  declared  the  railways  were  dis- 
criminating against  them. 

History  of  the  Case 

It  started  with  an  agitation  from  the 
Regina  Board  of  Trade,  which  said 
Regina  was  being  discriminated  against. 

The  Railway  Commission  held  a  num- 
ber of  sittings  at  different  points  through- 
out the  West,  and  decided  that  the  rail- 


ways must  make  up  a  new  tariff,  putting 
all  cities  on  the  same  basis. 

This  order  was  appealed  from  by  the 
railways,  and  it  was  carried  to  the  Su- 
preme Court  for  decision  in  November, 
1911.  The  court  upheld  the  Railway 
Commission.  In  February  the  Railway 
Commission  held  another  sitting  and 
issued  an  order  that  the  new  tariff  should 
be  prepared  and  issued  by  April  1.  This 
is  the  tariff"  which  is  now  going  into  effect. 

The  biggest  reduction  is  shown  in 
Class  1,  which  calls  for  heavy  bulk  goods, 
such  as  asphalt  in  bags.  On  this  class 
the  rate  has  been  reduced  from  six  cents 
at  Portage  to  22  cents  at  Edmonton , 
with  a  corresponding  reduction  at  inter 
mediate  points. 

On  Class  5  and  Class  6,  which  includes 
groceries,  the  reduction  runs  at  about  5 
cents.     All  rates  are  based  on  100  pounds. 


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The  Utility  of  the  Motor  Car 


"  piVE  or  six  years  ago,  when  the  in- 
^  dustry  was  beginning  to  expand,  the 
automobile  was  bought  solely  for  pleas- 
ure," says  John  N.  Willys.  "The  indus- 
try had  not  reached  the  stage  when  it 
could  seriously  consider  the  utility  side 
of  the  motor  car.  The  horseless  carriage 
was  practically  new  at  that  time,  and  had 
not  reached  the  highly  perfected  state  of 
to-day.  Neither  had  manufacturing  facil- 
ities acquired  the  system  for  producing 
in  great  quantities  which  is  now  a  prom- 
inent factor.  When  the  buying  public 
had  gained  confidence  in  the  motor  car 
and  learned  that  it  would  do  all  that  was 
exj)ected  of  it,  then  there  was  bom  a  new- 
field  for  development.  The  utility  vehicle 
is  not  coming — it  has  arrived. 

"A  utility  motor  car  is  not  always  the 
so-called  commercial  vehicle,  nor  the 
familiar    motor-truck.     Any    automobile, 


whether  it  is  fitted  with  a  touring  body, 
a  demi-tonneau,  coupe  or  roadster  body, 
so  long  as  its  owner  uses  it  for  business  in 
any  manner,  is  a  utility  vehicle  and  rep- 
resents an  economic  saving. 

"If  the  banker  uses  his  car  to  quickly 
carry  him  to  his  office  or  any  other  place 
of  business,  then  that  car  is  making 
money  for  him.  It  is  saving  his  time, 
and  time  is  money.  This  not  only  ap- 
plies to  the  banker,  but  to  merchant,  doc- 
tor, farmer,  real  estate  dealer,  or  to  any 
owner  who  uses  his  car  in  any  way  that  is 
not  strictly  for  pleasure. 

"It  is  this  phase  of  the  industry  that 
has  made  it  leap  with  unprecedented 
rapidity;  that  has  caused  all  manufac- 
turing records  to  be  smashed  and  created 
an  industry  that  its  like  had  never  been 
seen  in  the  industrial  world,  and  which 
will  never  be  equalled  again." 


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The  Place  of  the  Motor  in 
Modern  Life 


TTHE  Motor  Magazine  came  to  us  in 
April  with  an  altered  appearance 
and  in  a  brand  new  swell  "dress."  It 
recently  changed  hands,  and  is  now  being 
published  by  H.  Gagnier,  Limited,  of 
Toronto,  publishers  of  Saturday  Night, 
which  is  a  guarantee  of  good  things  in 
store  for  its  readers. 

The  editor,  in  speaking  of  the  need 
of  motor  literature,  and  the  future  of 
automobiling  in  Canada,  shows  how  the 
demand  for  the  motor  existed  long  be- 
fore the  arrival  of  the  perfected  machine, 
and  the  part  the  motor  is  playing  in  link- 
ing up  scattered  communities: 


"The  self-propelled  vehicle,  be  it 
pleasure  car  or  traction  truck,  was  prim- 
arily the  result  of  the  need  which  modem 
civilization  had  created  in  this  direction. 
It  came  at  a  time  when  the  growth  of 
cities  and  the  development  of  country 
life  seemed  to  demand  some  such  revo- 
lutionary method  of  transportation  be- 
fore either  could  advance  much  further. 
The  best  proof  of  this  is  found  in  the 
tremendous  strides  which  the  industry 
has  made  since  its  birth  a  very  few  years 
ago. 

"Swiftly  and  surely,  it  has  become 
among  the  most  important  industries  of 


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every  great  producing  country.  Perhaps 
even  more  revolutionary  than  was  the 
steam  engine  at  its  inception,  it  is  linking 
together  scattered  centres  of  population 
as  was  impossible  twenty  short  years  ago. 
Throughout  the  length  and  breadth  of 
the  land  it  brings  into  being  roads  such 
as  are  the  pride  of  the  older  countries  of 
Europe,  where  they  are  the  result  of 
thousands  of  years  of  civilization. 

"All  this  has  been  set  afoot  within  two 
short  decades,  and  the  limits  of  further 
development  are  far  beyond  the  ken  of 
the  present  generation. 

"It  is,  perhaps,  along  the  line  of  com- 
mercial vehicles  that  the  most  rapid  ad- 
vance will  be  seen  during  the  next  year 
or  two.  The  development  of  the  motor 
truck  and  the  light  delivery  wagon 
in  the  United  States  and  Europe  points 
the  way  to  still  greater  things,  and  this 
country  will  reap  to  the  full  the  advan- 
tages to  be  gained  from  observation  of 
the  difhculties  overcome  and  triumphs 
achieved  by  the  commercial  motor  vehicle 
in  these  countries." 

The  writer  points  out  that  Canadian 
enterprise  may  also  be  depended  upon 
to  achieve  its  full  share  in  this  great  work. 
He  is  of  the  opinion  that  the  time  is  fast 
coming  when  Toronto  will  be  the  Detroit 
of  Canada  as  far  as  the  automobile  in- 
dustry is  concerned. 


"The  most  pressing  need  of  the  motor- 
ist at  the  moment  is  good  roads.  The 
Ontario  Motor  League  and  many  clubs 
throughout  the  country  are  doing  noble 
work  in  this  connection.  Motoring,  on 
land  and  water  and  in  the  air,  has  come 
to  be  one  of  our  chief  sports,  as  it  well 
deserves  to  be.  To  keep  that  sport  clean 
and  to  encourage  its  growth  will  be  a 
patriotic  duty.  The  health  and  pleasure 
of  the  nation  stand  to  gain  immieasur- 
ably  from  the  more  general  application  of 
this  new  factor  which  the  past  few  years 
have  brought  into  our  life." 

A  Hint  to  Europeans 

Complaints  have  been  brought  to  the 
attention  of  the  Saskatoon  Board  of 
Trade  of  the  treatment  meted  out  by 
American  immigration  officials  to  immi- 
grants coming  to  the  Canadian  West, 
one  case  being  instanced  of  a  Glasgow 
lawyer  who  had  to  undergo  a  medical 
inspection  and  pay  a  head  tax  of  four 
dollars  at  Port  Huron  despite  the  fact 
that  he  had  a  through  ticket.  The  Board 
is  notifying  European  agents  to  advise 
immigrants  to  travel  West  by  all-Cana- 
dian railways. 

The  art  of  a  nation  has  its  root  in  the 
national  character. — H.  Taine. 


Why  Western  Towns  Grow 


From  the  Orillia  News-Letter 

^  What  Orillia  needs  is  publicity  and  some  judicious  adver- 
^^  tising  in  the  United  States  and  England.  Last  week  the 
citizens  of  Medicine  Hat,  Alberta,  a  town  smaller  than  Orillia, 
raised  $50,000  for  publicity  and  Calgary  raised  $100,000  for  the 
same  purpose.    No  wonder  the  Western  towns  grow. 


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^Boosting  up  ^Business     \ 


The  Man  Who  Doesn't  Advertise 


By  Orville  Allen 


TO  begin  with,  I'll  admit  that  that 
*  man  does  not  live  in  this  progressive 
day — that  is  the  man  who  doesn't  adver- 
tise himself — or  his  business — at  least  by 
his  own  personality. 

But  this  is  directed  to  the  business  man 
who  does  not  advertise  his  business  as  it 
should  be  advertised  by  present  day  ad- 
vertising. 

You'll  run  across  a  man  in  business  al- 
most every  day  who  tells  you  that  he  does 
not  advertise — that  it  is  too  expensive — 
doesn't  pay.  But  that  man  is  fooling  him- 
self. He  does  advertise  in  a  personal  way 
and  he  is  paying  a  price  for  the  advertis- 
ing that  he  is  not  getting. 

He's  paying  for  advertising.  He  may 
think  he  is  not  and  may  think  that  his  busi- 
ness does  not  need  to  be  advertised.  There 
isn't  any  question  about  his  business 
needing  advertising — all  business  does — 
and  if  it  needs  advertising  and  does  not 
get  it,  he  is  paying  for  the  advertising,  and 
a  greater  price  than  so  much  per  agate  line. 
He  is  paying  in  time  that  he  loses  in 
turning  his  stock,  in  marketing  his  product, 
or  selling  his  services — in  the  opportunities 
of  business  that  are  getting  by — because 
he  fails  to  tell  his  business  story  in  a  con- 
vincing way. 

Time  was — and  not  many  years  ago — 
when  many  businesses  were  run  without 
telephones.  But  the  man  who  runs  a 
business  to-day  has  his  telephones  and 
considers  them  a  profitable  investment — 
or  pays  for  them  in  the  business  that  is 
lost. 

Advertising  has  been  developed  to  keep 
pace  with  present  day  business  methods — 
with  present  day  distribution. 


Before  the  advent  of  the  steamship,  the 
railroad,  the  trolley  and  the  automobile, 
to  annihilate  time  and  distance,  almost 
everybody  knew  the  man  in  business — 
that  is,  all  of  those  who  were  his  possible 
customers — who  did  not  advertise. 

But  with  the  advent  of  all  modern, 
necessary  conveniences — including  adver- 
tising— making  it  as  easy  to  trade  one 
place  as  another,  to  get  any  one  of  many 
different  products  in  the  same  line,  ta 
secure  the  services  of  one  man  the  same 
as  another — distance  making  no  particular 
difference — the  world  made  a  long  step 
forward. 

And  advertising  has  come  to  be  the 
principal  factor  in  this  new  state  of  busi- 
ness— as  the  compelling  factor  of  business. 

The  man  who  advertises  helps  his  busi- 
ness in  two  ways:  He  is  taking  advantage 
of  the  possibilities  of  more  business  and 
he  is  living  up  to  the  possibilities  of  better 
business. 

Always  and  forever  he  is  going  forward 
— he  is  setting  a  new  pace  each  day,  week, 
month  and  year,  and  using  every  ounce  of 
his  ability  to  live  up  to  it. 

Advertising  makes  him  see  his  business 
problems  with  a  clearer  vision  and  he  goes 
at  them  with  a  greater  energy  and  en- 
thusiasm. 

And  after  his  day's  work  he  goes  to  the 
quiet  of  his  home,  or  for  an  evening  of 
entertainment,  without  the  worry  of  where 
business  is  coming  from  for  the  next  w  eek, 
or  month,  or  year.  Advertising  gives  him 
faith  and  confidence  in  himself  and  his 
business,  because  it  gives  the  public  faith 
and  confidence  in  him  and  his  bi'pipec«. 
— Business  Philosopher. 


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Profits  in  Real  Estate 


P^ROFITS  are  still  being  made  in  real 
*•  estate,  both  inside  and  outside  the 
city  limits;  and  we  have  been  repeatedly 
asked  by  first  one  and  then  another  as 
to  whether  they  should  accept  present 
good  offers  or  hold  on  for  higher  prices; 
and  in  every  instance  our  advice  has  been 
not  to  trifle  with  Providence  by  turning 
down  a  good  thing  when  it  is  offered,  as 
Providence  has  frowns  as  well  as  smiles. 
Don't  be  greedy;  but  leave  something  for 
the  man  from  whom  you  receive  your 
•gains.  We  have  heard  of  properties  on 
St.  Catherine  street,  for  which  the  owners 
were  offered  ten  times  more  than  could 
have  been  realized  a  few  years  ago,  that 


were  refused  and  most  extravagant  prices 
asked — far  beyond  what  could  be  paid 
for  business  purposes.  A  real  estate 
dealer  stated  a  few  days  since,  that  prop- 
erties adjacent  to  St.  Catherine  street 
were  being  sought  for  and  bought  to 
much  better  advantage  than  on  the  main 
uptown  business  artery.  Another  thing 
that  should  be  taken  into  consideration 
is  that  the  big  prices  asked  for  property 
on  St.  Catherine  street  along  with  the 
exorbitant  rents  demanded  is  driving 
good  firms  on  to  other  streets;  and  besides 
there  is  no  telling  how  soon  the  present 
boom  may  experience  a  temporary  check. 
— Trade  Bulletin,  Montreal. 


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Eastern  Building  Declines,  Western 

Advances 


"DUILDING  permits  for  March  showed 
'■-'  a  decline  of  14.5  per  cent,  for  fifteen 
Eastern  cities,  and  a  29.9  per  cent,  in- 
crease for  seventeen  Western,  as  com- 
pared with  March,  191 1.  The  increase 
from  the  West,  says  the  Financial  Post, 
•offsets  the  decrease  of  the  East,  the  total 
showing  a  11.7  per  cent,  advance  over 
March  of  last  year. 

Although  the  actual  increase  is  much 
smaller  than  that  shown  in  February,  the 
total — $11,585,295 — which  includes  the 
returns  from  the  thirty-two  below-men- 
tioned cities,  and  those  reported  from 
seven  additional  cities  whose  last  year's 
figures  are  not  available — is  much  in  ad- 
vance of  any  month  this  year. 

The  prediction  by  a  Fort  William  news- 
paper, that  that  city  would  hold  the  pre- 
mier position  with  regard  to  percentage 
Increase  overall  Canadian  cities  has  proven 


true,  the  increase  being   18.06  per  cent. 

Guelph's  increase  of  359  per  cent, 
heralds  the  largest  building  year  in  its 
career,  the  month's  figures  including  per- 
mits for  several  new  factories. 

Winnipeg  has  the  largest  actual  month's 
increase,  and  also  the  largest  amount  for 
the  month,  moving  Toronto,  which  usually 
holds  first  position,  into  second  place. 

A  large  number  of  decreases  are  shown 
in  the  East,  especially  in  Toronto  and  Mon- 
treal; and  Vancouver  in  the  Western 
division  has  declined  $713,508. 

In  the  East  the  decreases  may  be  ex- 
plained by  the  unfavorable  weather  con- 
ditions, but  the  decrease  shown  by  Moose 
Jaw,  Regina,  etc.,  would  seem  to  indicate 
that  in  these  cities  building  activity  is 
striking  a  more  normal  balance,  as  the 
weather  conditions  there,  on  the  whole, 
have  been  favorable. 


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and  Investments 


BUILDING  PERMITS  FOR  MARCH 


City.  1912 

Montreal,  Que $    091 ,449 

Westmount,  Que 98,650 

Guelph,  Ont 101,000 

Brantford,  Ont 115,085 

Ottawa,  Ont 219,250 

Maisonneuve,  Que 151,000 

Gait,  Ont 58,800 

Hamilton,  Ont 438,300 

London,  Ont 76,230 

Toronto,  Ont 1,557,750 

Kingston,  Ont 15,125 

Chatham,  Ont 5,700 

Peterboro,  Ont 5,735 

Windsor,  Ont 39,800 

Svdney,  N.S 6.475 

Vu-toria,  B.C 861,770 

Edmonton,  Alta 901,222 

Regina,  Sask 339,850 

Fort  William,  Ont • 491,300 

Port   Arthur,  Ont 36,500 

Winnipeg,  Man 1,779,750 

Brandon,  Man 73,920 

Moose  Jaw,  Sask 30,000 

Lethbridge,  Alta 176,215 

Nelson,  B.C 68,760 

Vancouver,  B.C 1,434,290 

North  Vancouver,  B.C 72,934 

Vernon,  B.C 33,750 

New  Westminster,  B.C 137,810 

Medicine  Hat,  Alta 104,150 

Saskatoon,  Sask 197,235 

Calgary,  Alta 1,086,201 

Total  15  Eastern $3,580,358 

Total  17  Western 7,825,657 

Total  East  and  West $11,406,015 

St.  Catharines,  Ont 34,800 

Owen  Sound,  Ont 3,290 

Red  Deer,  Alta 44,940 

Macleod,   Alta 17,500 

Melville,  Sask 35,000 

North  Battleford,  Sask 16.650 

Prince  Albert,  Sask 27.100 


Increase  or 

1911 

Decrease. 

P.C. 

$1,101,897 

$410,448* 

37.2 

8,000 

90,6.50 

1133  1 

22.000 

79,000 

359.1 

43  445 

71,640 

164  9 

134,475 

84,775 

63  .0 

102,000 

49,000 

48.0 

43,639 

15,161 

34.7 

350,250 

88,050 

25.1 

65,638 

10,601 

16.2 

2,210,770 

653,020* 

29.5 

19,142 

4,017* 

21.0 

5,000 

700 

14.0 

6,605 

870* 

13.2 

60,250 

20,450* 

33.9 

12,440 

5.965* 

47.1 

279,945 

581,825 

207.8 

276,825 

624,397 

225  .6 

545,025 

205,175* 

37.6 

25,775 

465,525 

1806.1 

7,950 

28,550 

359.1 

1,070,550 

709,200 

66.2 

78,306 

4,386* 

5.6 

105.105 

75,105* 

71.5 

99,400 

76,815 

77.3 

18,090 

50,670 

280.1 

2,147,798 

713,508* 

33  .2 

104,000 

31,066* 

29.9 

20,542 

4,208 

14.2 

116,225 

21,585 

18.6 

41,450 

62,700 

151 .3 

64,317 

132,918 

206.7 

1,012,260 

73,941 

7.3 

$4,185,551 

$    605,193* 

14  .5 

6,022,563 

1,803,094 

?9.9 

$10,208,114 

$1,197,901 

11.7 

TABLE  OF  RANK 


Amount  of  Building 

1st  1 

Quarter  1912 

1 

Toronto 

2 

Vancouver 

3 

Winnipeg 

4 

Victoria 

5 

Calgary 

6 

Montreal 

7 

Edmonton 

8 

Fort  William 

9 

Hamilton 

10 

Regina 

Amount  of  Building 
1st  Quarter  1911 
Vancouver 
Toronto 
Montreal 
Winnipeg 
Calgary 
Regina 
Victoria 
Hamilton 
Edmonton 
Maisonneuve 


Actual  Increase 
1912  over  1911 

Victoria 

Winnipeg 

Fort  William 

Edmonton 

Calgary 

Port    Arthur 

Hamilton 

Saskatoon 

Ottawa 

Medicine  Hat 


Percentage  of  Increase 
1912  over  1911 
Fort   William 
Port   Arthur 
Guelph 
Victoria 
West  mount 
Medicine  Hat 
Saskatoon 
Nelson 
Edmonton 
Brantford 


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Two  Years'  Profits  of  a  Real  Estate 

Speculator 

fl  ERE  is  an  interesting  table  compiled  increases  of  from  50  to  100  per  cent,  the 

*  *   by  Canada  from  a   Winnipeg   real  explanation  is  that  in  very  large  districts 

estate  agent's  books.     It  represents  the  net  of  any  urban  community  property  values 

profits  made  for  one  British  client  during  are  stagnant,  or  are  moving  up  slowly. 

the  course  of  the  past  two  years.     All  At  any  time,  where  business  requirements 

these  purchases  were  of  property  close  in  and  general  developments  crowd  a  city, 

to  Winnipeg:  special  movements  are  hkely  to  crop  up 

Net  selling  price  at  anv  moment  and  in  any  district.     The 

Purchase               Purchase     after  deducting  ^  i    *       j    •                 j        i    <-    4^v,„    • 

No.                       Price,     agent's commiss'n  general    trend    is   upwards;     but   the   m- 

$                     %  vestor  not  familiar  with  the  locality  in 

^    990  In         "^'ovt  9^  which  his  money  is  placed,  needs  guidance 

3  ........         630.00         5  55o!oO  with  respect  to  those  spots  not  likely  to 

4    1,401.20         3^291.55  progress  in  value. 

g    175  14            411  50  Profits  equally  as  good  are  being  made 

7    175.14            462.90  in  the  same  way  in  many  others  of  our 

8    175.14            462.90  growing  towns  and  cities,  not  only  in  the 

9     360.36           1,111.13  ?ir     4    u   ^  •      TT     ^         n        a                 ii 

jQ                          495  QQ            QiQ  5Q  West,  but  m  Eastern  Canada  as  well. 

11  '.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.          180J8             555.60  ^ 

12     235.95             305.25  ^ 

\l                  ;?tu         t?i4?  Building  Situation  and 

15  : 360.36           1,111.13  Outlook 

16     582.12          2,033.15  v,"».  vr 

]l    o'^^?.^            i^^'^oo  1 N  its  size-up  of  Western  conditions  in 

18     366.00              846.38  I      i      ,     .,  ,.              i        i       n  ^    •?  r        » 

19  366  00            846  38  the  buildmg  trade,  the  Retail  Lumber- 

20  '.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.         360.36         1,111.13  man,  of  Winnipeg,  for  April,  had  this  to 

21     180.18             555.60  ^^,,. 

22     180.18             5.55.60  ^^"-                                                   ,                 , 

23    180.18            555.60  The  buildmg  season  opened  out  early 

24    186.50            575  00  and  well,  thus  stimulating  operations  and 

26    360  36          1  111  10  inquiry  for  lumber  and  building  supplies. 

— — '- Latest  advices  from  all  sections  pre- 

$8,675.00      $27,780.68  ^^^^^■^■  ^  record  year,  and  these  prosperous 

Here  is  a  case  where,  within  two  years,  indications  are  not  confined  to  any  par- 
prices  increased  237  per  cent,  in  actual  ^^^^^^^  section,  but  appear  to  be  general 
trading.     The   foregoing   represent   pur-  throughout  the  whole  West, 
chases  made  in  a  district  where  special  Cement  prices  are  still  high  and  brick 
developments  were  taking  place.     When  promises  to  keep  up.     Lumber  is   at    a 
these  are  likely  to  occur  is  difficult  to  fore-  p^.^^^  ^^^^^  ^^ay  not  last  very  long.     It 
cast.     To   take   advantage   of   them   re-  certainly    could    not    be    cheaper.     Re- 
quires that  the  local  agent  have  power  to  ^^^^^^^   ^^,^10  will   benefit   by   the   spring 
act  promptly  either  in  the  matter  of  pur-  ^^^^  f^j.  material  will  stock  heavily  if  the 
chase  or  sale.     Each  year  has  its  quota  of  ^^^p  indications  appear  promising, 
these  developments,  and  the  present  one 
promises  to  have  more  than  its  share. 

When  the  general  increase  in  property  We  are  not  sent  into  this  world  to  do 

values  is  approximately  10  per  cent,  and  anything  into  which  we  cannot  put  our 

actual  sales  within  the  same  period  show  hearts. 

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Municipal 
Progress 


Progress  and  Development 


OF   CANADIAN 


TOWNS  AND  CITIES 


(Alphabetically  Arranged) 


CThis  month's  reports  from  correspondents  of  TH^  BUSY  MAN 
reflect  a  condition  of  almost  unparalleled  development  all  over  the 
Dominion.  Never  has  a  Spring  opened  more  auspiciously  for  Canada. 
From  Macleod,  Weyburn,  Winnipeg,  Vancouver,  and  far-away  St.  John, 
N.B.,  we  are  told  the  same  story — Progress  and  Development  everywhere. 
There  is  more  work  than  workers,  particularly  in  the  West,  at  good  wages. 
Farm  lands  and  city  property  are  both  advancing  in  value,  and  the 
investor  is  reaping  the  reward  of  his  foresight  plentifully. 


Berlin,  Ont. 

Berlin  is  in  the  heart  of  the  western  penin- 
sula of  Ontario,  on  the  Grand  Trunk  Rail- 
way. Also  C.P.R.  connections  by  electric 
street  railway,  six  miles  of  which  are  within 
the  corporation  limits,  and  electric  railway  to 
Gait,  Hespeler,  Preston,  Brantford,  Hamil- 
ton, etc.  There  are  five  public  and  one 
separate  schools,  collegiate  institute,  colleges 
and  business  colleges;  town  hall,  Carnegie 
library,  county  buildings,  theatre  and  three 
amusement  halls,  Bell  phones,  G.N.W.  and 
C.P.R.  telegraph,  Canadian  and  Dominion 
express. 

The  new  City  Council  started  business  for 
1912  with  about  .flO,000  in  the  treasury, 
$9,000  of  which  will  be  applied  toward  keep- 
ing down  the  tax  rate  for  this  year.  $7,100 
will  be  paid  by  the  Light  Commission  out 
of  the  profits  of  the  light  and  power  plant 
for  1911  to  the  town  treasury.  This  is  equiv- 
alent to  one  mill  of  assessment. 

During  1911  the  Berlin  &  Waterloo  Street 
Railway  carried  794,814  passengers,  an  in- 
crease of  87,122  over  the  previous  year. 

At  a  recent  Board  of  Trade  meeting,  Mr. 
S.  Nordheimer,  of  Toronto,  President  of  the 
Foster,  Armstrong  Piano  Company,  which 
has  a  branch  factory  in  Berlin,  stated  that 
the  company  would  erect  a  new  piano  fac- 
tory 60  by  200  feet,  three  stories  high,  pro- 


viding the  town  would  make  a  loan  of  $15,- 
000  vith  interest,  repayable  in  ten  years. 
He  also  agreed  to  employ  seventy  hands,  in- 
stead of  forty,  as  at  present.  The  proposi- 
tion is  looked  upon  as  a  good  one,  and  will 
be  submitted  to  the  ratepayers. 

Mr.  Edward  Smyth  was  appointed  to  rep- 
resent the  Board  of  Trade  at  the  meeting  of 
the  British  Chambers  of  Commerce  in  Lon- 
don on  June  3. 

The  Finance  Committee  of  the  Town  Coun- 
cil will  arrange  that  the  Council  contribute 
$1,000  towards  the  civic  celebration  to  be 
held  during  the  week  of  July  15.  An  in- 
vitation has  been  sent  to  the  Duke  of  Con- 
naught  to  attend,  and  the  committee  is 
awaiting  his  reply  before  the  date  of  the 
demonstration  is  finall)'  fixed. 

W.  H.  Schmalz  is  Mayor:  E.  Huber, 
Treasurer;  A.  H.  Millar,  City  Clerk;  Hubert 
Johnston,  City  Engineer;  J.  A.  Scellen, 
President  of  the  Board  of  Trade;  W.  M. 
Lochead,  Secretary;  Chas.  Niehans,  Post- 
master. 


Phone  666  D.  &,  N.  Gross,  Props. 

THE  GROSS  GARAGF  AND  ELECTRICAL 
COMPANY 

ELECTSICAL    CONTRACTOBS 

Dealers  in  Automobiles  and  Klectric  Siinplics 
All  kinds  of  .\utoinobile  and  Electrical  Repair- 
ing a  Specialty 
BERLIN  -  -  ONTARIO 


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May,    1912 


Brandon,  Man. 

Brandon  is  now  assured  of  a  Street  Car 
System.  One  of  the  most  historical  meet- 
ings in  the  history  of  Brandon  took  place 
when  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen,  with  Mr.  J. 
D.  McGregor,  signed  the  contract  granting 
the  latter  a  franchise  to  operate  a  street  car 
system  in  Brandon  for  thirty  years.  It  now 
awaits  the  electors  to  vote  upon  the  by-law, 
which  will  be  submitted  at  the  earliest  mo- 
ment. The  contract  c^lls  for  operation  at 
the  very  earliest  moment,  and  it  is  expected 
that  at  least  five  miles  will  be  in  service  by 
December  of  this  year. 

The  City  Council  has  agreed  to  vote  the 
sum  of  $15,000  for  the  publicity  campaign 
for  the  coming  year.  This  is  the  largest 
amount  the  city  has  ever  granted.  It  is  con- 
sidered that  the  Bureau  has  done  good  work 
during  the  past  nine  months,  and  that 
Brandon  is  going  to  take  a  jump  forward 
and  maintain  its  progressive  position. 

A  large  party  of  Eastern  real  estate  cap- 
itaUsts  stopped  off  at  Brandon  on  their 
way  west.  They  expressed  themselves  as 
thoroughly  pleased  with  the  opportunities 
for  sound  investment,  and  considered  that 
prices  are  very  reasonable  and  bear  favorable 
comparison  with  other  cities.  Since  the 
signing  of  the  franchise  for  Street  Car  Sys- 
tem many  properties  have  changed  hands  at 
advanced  prices.  Enquiries  are  being  re- 
ceived from  Great  Britain  for  good  invest- 
ments. 

The  Customs  Returns  for  the  years  1910-11 
were  $313,751.75,  while  for  1911-12  they 
were  $375,134.  The  Inland  Revenue  returns 
for  years  1910-11  were  $87,113.34,  while  for 
1911-12  they  were  $87,826.71. 

The  figures  of  the  City  Assessor  are  always 
looked  for  with  keen  interest.  Those  just 
published  show  the  city  to  contain  965  souls 
more  than  in  1910.  The  great  rush  of  in- 
coming emigrants  who  are  shaping  their 
course  to  Brandon  will,  it  is  expected,  more 
than  double  those  figures  during  present  year. 

With  the  increasing  population  the  house 
problem  is  being  keenly  felt.  But  the  scarc- 
ity has  not  driven  rents  up  to  an  exorbitant 
value.  When  it  became  known  that  a  con- 
tractor was  about  to  put  up  twelve  houses 
he  was  besieged  by  prospective  tenants,  and 
has  now  decided  to  erect  at  least  forty  this 
year. 


A  very  large  apartment  block,  containing 
every  modern  convenience,  will  be  erected 
by  Mr.  Bullock  of  this  city,  and  work  upon 
it  will  be  commenced  at  once,  to  have  it 
completed  for  occupation  in  October.  The 
cost  is  estimated  at  $70,000. 

An  interested  audience  listened  to  the  lec- 
ture of  Mr.  H.  H.  Harding,  of  Chicago,  in 
the  lecture  room  of  the  Y.M.C.A.,  on  the 
subject  of  Single  Tax.  This  gradually  is 
being  brought  before  the  citizens  and  has 
been  mentioned  at  public  meetings,  but  this 
is  the  first  time  they  have  had  the  pleasure 
of  Hstening  to  the  subject  from  one  qualified 
to  speak  upon  the  matter.  Mayor  Fleming, 
who  is  away  in  the  West  gathering  all  the 
information  he  can,  will  give  results  of  in- 
vestigation upon  return. 

Building  permits  for  the  three  months 
ending  March  BO,  total  $83,652.00,  and  for 
the  month  of  March,  $73,920.00. 

The  spring  weather  keeps  the  farmers  on 
the  move.  Farm  hands  are  very  scarce. 
The  implement  dealers  are  finding  trade  so 
brisk  that  last  week  over  40  cars  of  threshing 
outfits  were  shipped  out  of  Brandon. 

At  a  special  meeting  of  the  City  Council, 
held  under  the  residence  of  Acting  Mayor 
J.  H.  Hughes,  it  was  resolved  that  the  draft 
legislation  for  forming  a  Public  Utilities  Com- 
mission for  the  City  of  Brandon,  be  approved 
and  forwarded  to  the  Hon.  G.  R.  Coldwell, 
with  the  request  that  he  endeavor  to  have  it 
passed  at  the  current  session  of  the  Legis- 
lature. 

The  population  is  15,965;  assessment, 
$11,801,232;    tax  rate,  21  mills. 

The  street  railway  is  at  the  present  time- 
under  construction,  some  rails  already  being 
laid.  Also  transfer  railway  tracks,  and  street 
paving  in  progress.  Building  a  new  C.P.R. 
depot  and  Provincial  Asylum  costing  $500,000. 

The  gas  supply  is  owned  by  the  corpora- 
tion and  the  electric  light  and  power  plant 
by  private  company,  at  10c.  per  M  watts. 
Water  is  supplied  by  Assiniboine  River. 
Good  sewerage  sy.stem. 

The  banks  and  their  managers  are:  Im- 
perial, A.  R.  B.  Heam;  Bank  of  Hamilton, 
M.W.Morton;  Royal,  C.  K.  Eville;  British 
North  America,  A.  MacCallum;  Union,  J.  J- 
Millidge;  Dominion,  W.  A.  Peace;  Northern 
Crown,  E.  S.  Phillips;  Montreal,  J.  W.  G. 
Watson;  Commerce,  A.  Maybee;  Merchants'' 
J.  S.  Willmott. 


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Municipal 
Progress 


Brandon — Continued 

The  volume  of  trade  transacted  here  is  in- 
dicated by  the  following  statistics  of  bank 
clearances : 
*For  9  nios.  ending  Dec,  1910.  $21,278,869 

For  October,  1910 2,747,645 

For  October,  1911 2,702,675 

For  10  mos.,  ending  Oct.,  1911  .     22,169,806 

*Nine  months  only.  Clearing  House  was 
established  April  1,  1910. 

The  Mayor  of  Brandon  is  J.  W.  Fleming; 
City  Treasurer,  Geo.  F.  Sykes;  City  Clerk, 
Harry  Brown;  City  Engineer,  E.  A.  Speak- 
man;  Pres.  Board  of  Trade,  A.  E.  McKenzie; 
Secretary,  O.  L.  Harwood;  Commissioner 
Commercial  Bureau,  \V.  G.  Langdon;  Presi- 
dent, J.  W.  G.  Watson;  Postmaster,  Kenneth 
Campbell. 


For  Information  on  Real  Estate 
Values  in  Manitoba,  write 

RUPERT    MAGEE 

Real  Estate,  Loans  and  Insurance 


924  Bosser  Ave.        Brandon,  Manitoba 


HOTELKEEPERS  AND  JOBBERS 

In  the  Brandon  tlistrict.  ure  you  sending  your 
money  east  of  the  Great  Lakes  or  arc  you  buy- 
ing the  famous  "Launora"  and  "  Bhind  S" 
Cigars,  made  in  Brandon,  thereby  keeping  your 
money  in  circulation  in  the  Brandon  district 

where  it  belongs^    "Launora"  and  "Bland 

S"   Cigars  are  made  by  the 

WALDRON  CIOAB  CO.        -       BBANDON 


GEO. 

FORBES 

Burchill  Block 

-     Brandon,  Man. 

Real 

Estate 

Snaps  in  Farm  L; 

ind  and  City  Property 

Phones : 

966  and  1037 

EMPIRE  BREWING  CO..  LTD. 

BRANDON,  MAN. 

Manufacturers  of   Empire  Lager,  Ale 

and   Porter,    and  the  Empress   Brand 

of  Carbonated  Waters 


THE  ROYAL  BANK  OF  CANADA 


INCORPORATED  1869 


Capital  Paid  Up 

Reserve  and  Undivided  Profits 

Total  Assets 


$6,200,000 

$7,200,000 

$100,000,000 


HEAD   OFFICE 

EDSON  L.  PEASE 


MONTREAL 

General  Manager 


170  Branches  in  Canada  and  Newfoundland 

18  Agencies  in  Cuba  and  Porto  Rico 

Branches  at  Nassau,  Bahamas ;     Bridgetown,  Barbados  ; 

Kingston,  Jamaica;   Port  of  Spain  and 

San  Fernando,  Trinidad 


LONDON,  ENGLAND 
Princes  Street,  E.C. 


NEW  YORK  CITY 
68  WUliam  Street 


BUSINESS  ACCOUNTS  CARRIED  UPON  FAVORABLE  TERMS 

SAVINGS     DEPARTMENT     AT    ALL     BRANCHES 


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Progress 


BUSY  MAN'S   CANADA 


May,    1912 


Brantford,  Ont. 

Brantford  has  recently  paved  its  streets 
to  a  very  large  extent.  Also  putting  in 
sewers.  Two  more  companies  have  recently 
located  here,  viz.,  Brandon  Shoe  Co.  (capital 
$40,000)  and  Crown  Electrical  Mfg.  Co. 
($100,000). 

The  City  of  Brantford  has  a  strong  and 
well-organized  Board  of  Trade,  and  has  ap- 
pointed Mr.  Jno.  S.  Dowling  as  Industrial 
Commissioner,  for  the  purpose  of  assisting 
and  encouraging  industrial  developments. 
There  are  already  more  than  60  factories 
established,  and  the  number  of  hands  em- 
ployed exceeds  6,000,  with  an  annual  pay- 
roll of  $2,500,000.  There  are  numerous  fac- 
tory sites  available  for  manufacturing  pur- 
poses, either  on  or  off  the  railways,  as  required. 
Brantford  is  unequalled  in  shipping  facilities, 
and  besides  being  a  great  manufacturing  cen- 
tre is  a  very  pleasant  place  to  live  in.  Power 
and  fuel  are  cheap,  natural  gas  is  used 
throughout  the  city,  and  Niagara  electric 
power  is  delivered  in  unlimited  quantities. 

Population,  25,000.     Tax  rate,  22}4  mills. 

There  are  openings  for  almost  every  kind 
of  manufacturing  plant,  and  the  city  offers 
very  liberal  inducements.  By  writing  the 
Secretary  of  the  Board  of  Trade,  Mr.  Jno.  S. 
Dowling,  full  particulars  may  be  obtained. 
Metal  workers  of  various  kinds  are  in  demand. 

Electric  power  is  supplied  by  Dominion 
Power  &  Iron  Co.  at  $18  to  $22.  Gas  is  sup- 
plied by  a  private  company  at  40c.  for  light 
and  35c.  for  power. 

There  are  10  miles  of  street  railway,  7 
miles  paved  streets  and  concrete  sidewalks. 
Grand  opera,  Wycliffe  Armoury,  six  public 
schools,  one  collegiate,  business  college,  city 
hall,  post  office,  six  up-to-date  hotels,  C.P.R. 
and  G.N.W.  telegraph.  Bell,  local  and  rural 
phones. 

Market  days  are  Tuesday,  Thursday  and 
Saturday. 

The  following  are  some  of  the  factories  now 
enjoying  prosperity  in  Brantford:  Adams 
Wagon  Co.,  Limited,  vehicles;  Allen's  Brick 
Yard,  bricks;  American  Radiator  Co.,  radia- 
tors; Barber  &  Ellis  Co.,  Limited,  stationery; 
Bixel  Brewing  &  Malting  Co.,  Ltd.,  brewers; 
Brant  Milling  Co.,  The,  flour;  Brantford  Box 
Co.,  The,  paper  boxes;  Brantford  Brick  Co., 
Ltd.,  bricks;  Brantford  Emery  Wheel  Co., 
emery  wheels;   Brantford  Carriage  Co.,  Ltd., 


carriages;  Brantford  Coffee  and  Spice  Co., 
spices;  Brantford  Cordage  Co.,  Ltd.,  binder 
twine;  Brantford  Brewing  Co.,  Ltd.,  Iwewers; 
Brantford  Roofing  Co.,  Ltd.,  roofing;  Brant- 
ford Screw  Co.,  Ltd.,  screws,  etc.;  Brantford 
Steel  Range  Co. ;  Brantford  Starch  Co.,  Ltd., 
starch ;  William  Buck  Stove  Co.,  Ltd.,  stoves; 
Burke  Mineral  Water  Co.,  mineral  waters; 
Canada  Glue  Co.,  Ltd.,  glue;  Cockshutt  Plow 
Co.,  Ltd.,  plows;  T.  J.  Fair  &  Co.,  cigars; 
Farmers'  Binder  Twine  Co.,  Ltd.,  binder 
twine. 

The  following  are  the  banks  with  their 
managers:  Bank  of  Nova  Scotia,  F.  J. 
Mabon;  Imperial,  H.  T.  Watt;  Bank  of 
Hamilton  (2),  B.  Forsayeth  and  G.  S.  Smyth; 
British  North  America,  G.  D.  Watt ;  Bank  of 
Toronto,  A.  S.  Towers;  Standard  (2),  \K.  C. 
Boddy;  Montreal,  A.  Montizambert ;  Com- 
merce, H.  W.  Fitton. 

The   bank   clearances   show: 

Amount   of   clearings   for   Oct., 

1911 $  2,210,425 

Total  for  10  months,  ending  Oct., 

1911 22,128,426 

Building  permits, — 

Year  1909 '. 439,335 

Year  1910 681,030 

1st  10  mos.  1911 555,660 

1st  10  mos.,  October,  1910...  519,130 

1st  10  mos.,  October,  1911...  555,660 

The  fire  equipment  is  complete,  having 
two  stations  in  charge  of  Fire  Chief  D.  J- 
Lewis;   Chief  of  Police,  Chas.  Slemin. 

City  Officers  are;  Geo.  S.  Matthews,  Pres. 
Board  of  Trade;  Jno.  S.  Dowling,  Secretary 
and  Industrial  Commissioner;  R.  A.  Rastell, 
Mayor;  H.  F.  Leonard,  City  Clerk;  A.  K. 
Bumnell,  City  Treasurer;  T.  Harry  Jones, 
City  Engineer;   W.  G.  Raymond,  Postmaster. 

It  is  true  that  it  costs  you  more  to  live 
now  than  it  cost  your  great- grand  father, 
hut  it  wouldnH  cost  as  much  if  you  lived 
as  he  did. 


After  all,  land  values  don't  seem,  to 
decrease,  'spite  of  the  Bears  for  years  on 
end.  And  why  should  they?  The  far- 
mer is  getting  big  prices  for  his  product 
and  the  free  land  is  about  taken  up. 


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Municipal 
Progress 


Bredenbury,  Sask. 

Land  values  in  Bredenbury  are  rapidly 
rising.  Improved  farms  may  be  i)urchased 
from  $15  to  $30  per  acre.  Prairie  lands  are 
selling  at  from  $10  to  $20  per  acre. 

Bredenbury  is  making  great  preiJarations 
for  the  coming  season,  and  it  is  exi)ected  that 
railway  activities,  as  well  as  the  influx  of 
new  settlers,  will  make  real  estate  movements 
active.  As  the  centre  of  a  rich  farming  dis- 
trict, Bredenbury  is  already  an  established 
success.  The  district,  within  a  radius  of  15 
or  20  miles,  is  well  settled,  and  this  town  is 
the  natural  market  for  several  thousands  of 
well-to-do  farmers. 

The  \vater works  system,  costing  $30,000, 
is  now  in  oj^eration. 

In  1911  tlie  grain  shipped  from  here  to- 
talled 500,000  bushels. 

There  are  many  opportunities  here  for 
merchants  and  business  men.  The  Secretary 
of  the  Board  of  Trade  will  supply  particulars. 


Broadview,  Sask. 

Broadview  is  a  divisional  i)oint  on  the 
main  line  C.P.R.,  266  miles  west  of  Winni- 
peg. Handled  last  season  through  its  three 
elevators  (capacity  90,000  bushels)  173,000 
bushels  of  grain,  and  the  stock  yards  shipped 
300  cattle  and  350  horses.  There  are  seven 
miles  of  track  in  the  C.P.R.  yards  here.  The 
C.P.R.  monthly  payroll  exceeds  $10,000. 

This  is  an  ideal  country  for  horse  breeding, 
grain  growing,  or  the  general  agriculturist. 
The  Government  Remount  Station  is  here 
where  choice  horses  are  bred. 

The  Imjierial  Bank,  under  the  manage- 
ment of  R.  S.  Wilkinson,  attends  to  the  no 
small  moncv  transactions  of  this  busv  town. 


Tlie  population  is  1,000.  Assessment, 
$453,424;  tax  rate,  17  mills.  A.  L.  Brown  is 
Mayor;  A.  Sinclair,  Treasurer  and  Clerk. 
R.  G.  Wilkinson,  President  Board  of  Trade; 
H.  W.  Macdonaid,  Secretary;  A.  L.  Brown, 
Postmaster.  There  are  schools,  churches, 
hotels,  fire  equipment,  C.P.R.  pipe  line,  hy- 
drants; Government  phones,  local,  rural  and 
long  distance;  C.P.R.  telegraph.  Dominion 
express. 

Burnaby,  B.C. 

The  municipality  is  nf)vv  expending  $500,- 
000  on  roads,  $350,000  on  waterworks,  and 
$86,000  on  school  sites  and  buildings.  On 
June  30  last  there  were  103  miles  of  roads 
and  38  miles  of  sidewalks. 

The  municipality  of  Burnaby  joins  Van- 
couver on  the  east  and  extends  from  Bur- 
rard  Inlet  to  the  North  Arm  of  the  Fraser. 
Its  area  is  38  square  miles,  population  8,000, 
and  assessment  for  1910,  $18,.500,000.  The 
tax  rate  is  10  mills  on  the  dollar  on  improved 
property  and  18  mills  on  wild  land.  It  was 
the  first  community  on  the  coast  to  adopt 
single  tax,  to  the  extent  of  exempting  all 
buildings  and  other  real  estate  improvements 
from  taxation.  This  it  has  done  ever  since 
its  incorporation  seventeen  years  ago. 

Burnaby  has  two  and  three-quarter  miles 
waterfront  on  the  North  Arm  of  the  Fraser, 
wiiich  is  being  deepened  to  accommodate 
deep-sea  shipping.  There  are  fourteen  miles 
of  electric  railway  within  its  boundaries. 
The  C.P.R.  and  G.N.R.  lines  cross  it.  Tele- 
phone and  electric  light  and  power  services 
are  available  in  every  part  of  it. 

The  soil  of  Burnaby  is  very  rich,  like  that 
of  most  of  the  Fraser  Valley,  and  capable  of 
producing  a  great  variety  of  crops,  including 
manv  varieties  of  small  fruits. 


RETIRED   FARMER   MEDITATES 

/  went  through  a  factory  the  other  day  and  kind  oj  compared  the  job  with  spring 
plowing.  I'd  take  the  plowing.  A  bit  muddy,  I  know,  but  the  air's  jresh,  and  there's 
a  chance  to  look  around  a  bit  at  the  end  of  the  furrows  and  see  the  flowers.  A  fellow 
must  have  a  heap  of  grit  to  dig  in  at  the  same  dirty  job  day  after  day,  year  in  and  year 
out.  They  don't  know  what  real  life  is,  and  hang  on  to  their  jobs  like  a  bulldog,  be- 
cause they're  scared  to  let  go.  There's  drawbacks  even  to  city  life,  I  find. — Josh  Thorn p- 
kins. 


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May,    1912 


Calgary,  Alta. 

Calgary  is  now  the  headquarters  of  two  of 
the  largest  projects  of  their  kind  in  the  world, 
the  C.P.R!  irrigation  block  and  the  Western 
Canada  Natural  Gas,  Heat,  Light  and  Power 
Company.  The  irrigation  scheme  comes 
under  the  direction  of  the  Natural  Resources 
department  of  the  C.P.R.,  which  supervises 
all  the  big  transportation  company's  lands, 
townsites,  forests  and  mines — everything,  in 
fact,  except  its  railways  and  steamships. 
Millions  have  already  been  expended  in 
diverting  and  applying  the  waters  of  the 
Bow  River,  and  more  millions  are  to  follow. 

Ten  trenching  machines  are  being  unloaded 
and  one  construction  camp  has  started  work 
on  the  180  miles  of  pipe  line  from  Bow  Island 
to  Calgary.  English  capital  to  the  extent 
of  $4,000,000  is  behind  this  company,  which, 
with  nine  wells  tested  and  capped,  has  100,- 
000,000  cubic  feet  of  natural  gas  awaiting 
but  the  comjjletion  of  pipe-laying,  to  be 
turned  on  for  supplying  towns  along  the  line 
and  then  into  Calgary  itself.  By  September 
next  it  is  expected  the  work  will  be  suffi- 
ciently advanced  to  have  gas  ready  for  use. 
At  quoted  prices,  steam  power  can  be  de- 
veloped for  $13.50  per  horsepower  per 
annum,  and  in  an  ordinary  eight-room  house 
the  cooking,  heating  and  lighting  done  for 
$50.00  a  year.  Sixteen  hundred  cars  of 
steel  piping  are  required  for  this  work. 

From  an  assessment  of  $52,747,000  in 
1911,  Calgary  has  this  year  for  ratable  pur- 
poses a  valuation  of  $112,000,000.  On  this 
it  is  expected  the  rate  will  be  12^  mills. 

Customs  entries  for  the  fiscal  year  ending 
March  31,  show  an  increase  of  $644,000. 

Bank  clearings  for  the  months  of  January, 
February  and  March  were  36  per  cent,  over 
the  corresponding  period  of  1911.  Building 
permits  for  the  same  three  months  show  an 
increase  of  more  than  a  quarter  of  a  million 
dollars  per  month. 

Construction  work  is  going  forward  on  the 
C.P.R.  locomotive  and  car  shops,  where  there 
is  to  be  expended  two  and  one-half  millions 
this  year;  on  the  one  and  a  half  million 
dollar  hotel;  a  million  dollar  departmental 
store;  Grand  Trunk  Pacific  and  Canadian 
Northern  passenger  depots;  street  railway 
extensions;  three  sky-scrapers,  and  con- 
templated municipal  improvements  to  the 
extent  of  nearly  two  millions  are  now  in  hand. 


In  the  building  line  there  is  already  under 
contract  about  seven  millions  of  dollars;  by 
the  end  of  the  year  it  is  expected  the  total 
will  be  twenty  millions. 

The  Provincial  Railway  and  Telephone 
Department  is  to  give  Calgary  4,000  more 
telephones  this  summer,  and,  of  the  appro- 
priation of  $750,000  for  extensions  in  Alberta, 
one-half  a  miUion  will  be  spent  in,  or  in  the 
vicinity  of  this  city. 

Contracts  have  been  awarded  by  the  city 
for  paving  to  the  extent  of  $807,000.  This, 
with  what  the  corporation  plant  may  do,  will 
bring  the  total  for  this  kind  of  work  to  about 
one  million  dollars. 

The  Municipal  Street  Railway  System's 
revenue  for  the  month  of  March  almost 
doubled  that  of  March,  1911.  Eighty  per 
cent,  of  the  employees  have  declared  them- 
selves against  a  union. 

A  survey  party  started  to-day  on  the  new 
gravity  waterworks  pipe  line.  It  will  reach 
two  miles  higher  up  the  Bow  River  and  give 
75  feet  more  head.  This  means  water  enough 
for  120,000  people. 

Calgary  is  now  the  headquarters  of  the 
organization  for  the  conservation  of  Alberta's 
12,000,000  acre  forest  reserve. 

Grand  Trunk  Pacific  Railway  engineers 
expect  rails  laid  to  reach  Calgary  on  July  1. 

Estimates  by  the  City  Engineer  put  the 
cost  of  four  new  concrete  bridges  at  $1,720,- 
000. 

An  appropriation  of  $720,000  has  been 
made  by  the  Dominion  Government  for  build- 
ings to  be  erected  in  Calgary  this  season,  in- 
cluding a  new  Post  Office,  Customs  and  Ira- 
migration  Building,  etc. 

The  population  is  now  conservatively 
estimated  at  55,000.  Assessment,  $53,- 
747,600.     Tax  rate,  14X  mills. 

There  is  plenty  of  employment  for  skilled 
workmen,  particularly  in  building  lines. 
The  city  offers  very  attractive  inducements 
such  as:  Exemption  from  taxation  until 
1918  (where  at  least  25  men  are  employed), 
power,  light  and  water,  and  industrial  site 
at  cost.  To  ascertain  the  numerous  advan- 
tages in  locating  here  write  the  Industrial 
Commissioner. 

The  city  is  served  by  C.P.R.  telegraph  and 
Alberta  Government  telephones. 

Calgary  has  a  most  efficient  and  up-to- 
date  fire  equipment.  Fire  Chief  is  Mr.  Smart, 
and  Chief  of  Police,  Mr.  Cuddy. 


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Municipal 
Progress 


Calgary — Continued 

Tlie  Ijanks  and  their  managers  are:  Bank 
of  Xuva  vScotia,  W'ni.  Connacter;  Molsons,  F. 
Macl)eth;  Imperial,  (2)  A.  L.  Nunna  and  J. 
H.  Wilson;  Quebec  Bank,  \V.  H.  Clarke; 
Traders,  J.  A.  Walker;  Royal,  J.  W.  Cameron; 
British  North  America,  G.  F.  Laing;  To- 
nmto,  C.  R.  Latimer;  Union,  R.  H.  Mac- 
Mickinj^;  Dominion  (2),  R.  K.  Bearisto; 
Standard  (2),  G.  C.  Perkins;  Northern 
Crown,  B.  P.  Hutton;  Montreal,  W.  H.  Hogg; 
Commerce  (4),  E.  M.  Saunders,  M.  R.  Comp- 
lin, E.  M.  Saunders;  Merchants'  (2),  E.  W. 
McMullen  and  W.  S.  Blagg. 

The  enormous  strides  in  the  building 
u  tivity  of  the  city  is  shown  by  the  subjoined 
tatistics  of  building  permits: 

1-ull  year,  1909 $  2,420,450 

I'ull  year,  1910 o,o89,594 

>t  10  months,   1911 11,664,138 

!  L-bruary,   1912 939,924 

The  Mayor  is  Jno.  W.  Mitchell ;  City  Clerk, 
i  M.  Miller;  City  Treasurer,  Thos.  H.  Burns; 
^ity  Engineer,  Jas.  T.  Child.  The  President 
(if  the  Board  of  Trade  is  E.  A.  Pagg,  and  the 
Secretary,  William  H.  Willson.  Postmaster, 
Geo.  C.  King;  Industrial  Commissioner, 
-\ndrew  Miller. 


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Chilliwack,  B.C. 

There  are  openings  here  for  iron  works 
(plenty  of  material  close),  pork-packing  plant 
pickle  works,  and  a  canning  factory.  Good 
hotels  wanted  at  once.  'Jhere  is  good  de- 
mand for  farm  labor  any  time. 

This  district  is  noted  the  world  over  for 
its  famous  fruit.  There  are  two  canning 
factories,  two  creameries,  sash  and  door  fac- 
tories, lumber  mills,  etc. 

Recent  improvements  are:  New  City  Hall 
($30,000),  concrete  work,  Government  Arm- 
ory, new  Post  Office  (will  cost  $35,000),  Bank 
of  Montreal  ($35,000),  Merchants'  Bank  ($30,- 
000).  Water  is  obtained  from  a  mountain 
stream  (Elk  Creek),  and  there  are  450  con- 
nections to  houses  from  the  water  main. 
Electric  light  and  power  from  B.C.  Electric 
Ry.  Co.  at  low  rates. 

There  are  Public  and  High  Schools,  City 
Hall,  Court  House,  Opera  House  (can  seat 
800),  three  good  hotels,  ten  miles  macadam 
and  gravel  streets,  six  miles  plank  or  con- 
crete sidewalks,  C.P.R.  Telegraph,  Chilliwack 
Telephone  Co.  (600  connections),  local,  rural 
and  long  distance. 

Chilliwack  is  on  the  Eraser  River,  and  can 
be  reached  by  C.P.R.  or  B.C.  Electric  Ry. 
from  Vancouver  (72  miles).  The  Great 
Northern  Ry.  is  not  quite  completed.  The 
Canadian  Northern  will  be  built  very  soon. 

Banks  and  their  managers  are:  Bank  of 
Vancouver,  E.  M.  Anderson;  Royal,  F.  B. 
Lyle;  Montreal,  E.  Duthie;  Commerce,  K. 
V.  Munro;  Merchants',  N.  S.  Mackenzie. 
This  shows  the  financial  aspect  of  the  com- 
munity. 

The  population  is  2,000.  Assessment, 
$1,697,383;  tax  rate,  17K  mills.  R.  F. 
Waddington,  Mayor;  D.  E.  Carleton,  Treas- 
urer and  Clerk;  J.  B.  Croley,  City  Engineer; 
S.  Mellard,  Postmaster;  H.  J.  Barber,  Presi- 
dent Board  of  Trade;  D.  E.  Carleton,  Secre- 
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Coquitlam,  B.C. 

Tlie  distance  of  Coquitlam  from  Vancouver 
is  17  miles,  and  the  C.P.R.  will  double-track 
tlie  main  line  from  the  capital  to  the  yards  at 
Coquitlam.  At  present  five  trains  per  day 
run  in  each  direction.  The  company  has 
promised  four  local  trains  a  day  in  addition. 
The  Western  Canada  Power  Co.  will  build  an 
electric  suburban  line  to  and  through  Coquit- 
lam, B.C.  Both  the  Western  Power  Co.  and 
the  British  Columbia  Electric  Co.  have  power 
lines  here.  The  former  company's  main  line 
from  Slave  Lake  to  Vancouver  crosses  the 
tovvnsite,  and  the  latter  company  is  now- 
building  large  water  power  works  on  Coquit- 
lam Lake.  The  same  companies  will  supply 
electric  light. 

Coquitlam  is  the  site  chosen  by  the  Can- 
adian Pacific  Railway  for  a  supplementary 
coast  terminal.  The  first  unit  of  the  terminal 
will  be  completed  this  year,  which  will  in- 
clude twenty-five  miles  of  tracks,  engine 
liouses,  coal  bunkers,  oil  tanks,  water  tanks, 
machine  and  tool  houses,  and  all  the  neces- 
saries of  such  terminals. 

With  convenient  trackage,  abundant  car 


supply,  cheap  power  and  deep  water  front- 
age, Coquitlam  seems  to  be  assured  of  every 
essential  of  economical  manufacturing  and 
distributing. 

The  C.P.R.  expect  to  employ  5,000  men 
when  the  new  works,  car  shops,  etc.,  are 
completed,  a  number  that  with  the  necessary 
thousands  of  other  workers,  not  to  mention 
wives  and  families,  should  make  a  city  of 
25,000  to  30,000  people. 

As  Vancouver  grows,  so  will  Coquitlam 
grow.  And  Vancouver  is  growing  at  the  rate 
of  25,000  people  per  year. 

There  are  openings  for  all  kinds  of  business. 
Stores  are  rented  as  soon  as  completed. 

President  of  the  Board  of  Trade  is  R.  O. 
Galer;  Secretary,  O.  Phillips;  Reeve,  J. 
Mars;  Town  Clerk  and  Treasurer,  J.  Smith, 
C.M.C.;  Engineer,  W.  H.  Kilmer;  Post- 
master, J.  Roland;  Chief  of  Police,  J. 
R.  Edwards. 


//  was  the  saying  of  Bion  that  though 
the  boys  threw  stones  at  frogs  in  sport, 
yet  the  frogs  do  not  die  in  sport,  but  in 
earnest. — Plutarch. 


All   the    eyes    of    BUSY   MAN'S    CANADA    are    turned    on    the     CANADIAN 

PACIFIC    RAILWAY'S    NEW   TERMINALS— A   NEW 

BRITISH    COLUMBIA   SEAPORT. 

THE  BUSY  MAN'S 

COQUITLAM 

which  has  grown  in  four  months  from  a  possibility  to  a  tremendous  reality  which 

has  attracted  more  capitalists,  manufacturers,  merchants  and  artisans  in  a  short 

space  of  time  than  any  other  town  on  the  map. 

^   Coquitlam  is  conceded  by  best  informed  Transportation  men  to  be  THE 

^^  PLACE  on  the  Pacific  Coast  for  the  economical  handling  of  grain  on  its 

way  to  the  Eastern  markets  via  the  Panama  Canal. 

^   And  for  that  (and  many  other  reasons  which  you  may  have  for  the 

^*^  ajslrlns-^  <mj-«>stnrs  "o.I«"an«ri  nil"  all  the  'DrnTiertv  flr.st  nfTpreri  thprri  ^^  »., 


asking)  investors  "cleaned  up"  all  the  property  first  offered  them.  ^^  ^±. 
The  sale  of  the  2nd  Division  will  open  soon.  If  you  are  wise  enough  y^  ■^^ 
to  get  in  on  it,  you  will  make  some  money.  "*^     "^  ' 


ARTHUR    W.    NUMBER    & 

-Vuthorized  Selling  .Vgcnts 
For  the  Coauitlam  Terminal  Company.     The  Originators 
and  Sole   Owners  of    the  only   Coquitlam  Townslte   on 
the  map  of  Canada. 

SOMERSET   BLOCK  WINNIPEG,  MAN. 


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Municipal 
Progress 


BUSY   MAN'S   CANADA 


May,    1912 


p^/4 jviQ-Q-j-Qjl       /Vltfl  '^^^  satisfactory  nature  of  business  condi- 
tions at  Edmonton,  and  the  phenomenal  de- 
Edmonton  stands  in  seventh  place  to-day  velopment  that  has  taken  place  during  the 
among  the  cities  of  Canada  in  bank  clearings  year  is  strikingly  indicated   by  the  accom- 
for  the  month  of  March.     The  monthly  re-  panying  figures: 
turns  show  that  in  customs  receipts,  in  post  1910.              1911.            % 

office    returns,    in    homesteads    entered,    in  «                    at           t 

Customs  'Ip  "1'  mcr. 

express  figures;    in  fact,  in  everythmg  that 
could  be  taken  to  indicate  the  growth  and  ".^^urns 363,736  705,233     94 

prosperity  of  the  city,  Edmonton  statistics  ^^    ^"^      ^^^^' 

for  March,   1912,   are  anywhere  from  25  to  "^^^s 2,161,356         3,672,260     70 

100  per  cent,  greater  than  for  last  year.  ^ank  Clearings  71,633,115     121,438,392  69* 

Edmonton    building    for    the    year    1912  ^°^^  ^^^^ 

^     u          1                +V,     t    +  +  (stamps  only)         83,411            114,565     37 

promises  to  be  as  large  as  the  last  two,  or  ^         ^_       y^             >                       '             • 

possibly  as  the  last  three  years.     The  build-  ^^""^^^  Railway: 

ing   trades   commence   the    season    with    no  assengers 

'^       ,.  .    ,  K        +       ui      +  *u  carried 3,688,859        6,281,452     70 

suggestion    of    labor    trouble    to    mar    the  ^^•^•^^^  ^                  ,        ,                 ,       , 

^^    ,        ..    ..  Revenue 157,511  261,713     66 

season  s  activity.  ' 

Farmers  in  the  Edmonton  district  started  Homestead  en- 
seeding  a  full  month  earlier  than  in   1912,          *"^^ ^'^^^                ^•^^''     ^^ 

a  start  sufficiently  early  to  absolutely  guar-  The  banks  and  their  managers  are:    Bank 

antee  a  good  crop,  well  ripened.  of  Nova  Scotia,  B.  W.  McLeod;   Molsons,  G. 

Railway  contractors  are  getting  into  the  W.  Swaisland;  Imperial,  G.  R.  F.  Kirkpat- 
field  earlier  and  in  greater  force  than  ever  rick;  Traders,  H.  C.  Anderson;  Royal,  J.  F. 
before  in  the  history  of  the  country,  and  McMillan;  British  North  America,  A.  K. 
every  indication  points  to  the  greatest  con-  Henderson;  Bank  D'Hochelaga,  Alex.  Lefort; 
struction  season  that  the  \\'est  has  ever  Union,  J.  J.  Anderson;  Ottawa,  A.  H.  Dick- 
known,  ins;    Dominion  (2),  E.  C.  Bowker;   Northern 

Spring  opens  in  Edmonton,  1912,  without  Crown,    H.    H.    Richards;     Montreal,    E.    C. 

a  cloud  in   the   sky  and   with   the   greatest  Pardee;    Commerce,  T.   M.   Turnbull;    Mer- 

promise  of  development  ever  held  out  in  any  chants',  (2),  A.  C.  Eraser  and  G.  B.  Chadwick. 

Canadian  city.  There  are  large  public  and  separate  schools, 

J.  Haggon  has  sold  one  hundred  and  forty-  University  of  Alberta,  Alberta  college.  Grand 

five  acres  for  sub-division  into  building  lots,  Trunk    business    college,    six    good    hotels, 

receiving  the  price  of  $850,000,  or  over  $5,800  C.P.R.,  C.N.R.,  G.T.P.,  and  Government  tele- 

per  acre.     He  bought  this  land  in  1898  for  graph  companies;  municipal,  local,  long  dis- 

ten  dollars  an  acre.  tance,  rural,  Government  telephones  are  in 

Edmonton  is  situated  on  three  transcon-  operation, 

tinental   railways,   has    12    railroad     outlets  The  Mayor  is  Geo.  S.  Armstrong;    Secre- 

and    9    proposed    outlets.     American    roads  tary-Treasurer,   F.   M.   C.   Crosskill;    H.   M. 

coming  from  south.     Twenty-two  daily  pas-  Martin  is  President  of  the  Board  of  Trade; 

senger  trains  serving  Edmonton.  Secretary,  F.  T.  Fisher;  City  Engineer,  A.  J- 

There  are  over  a  hundred  wholesale  and  Latornell;  Postmaster,  A.  E.  May. 
commission  houses  in  the  city.     Seventeen  . 
banks  and  three  loan  companies.     Municip- 
ally  owned   industrial   sites  for   lease   with  /  -want  to  be  thoroughly  used  up  when 
option  of  purchase.  /  d^g^  j^r  the  harder  I  work  the  more  I 

Building  growth:    1909,  $2,128,166;   1910,  ^^^      j       -^^^^  ^^  nj^    t^^  ^^   ^^^.  ^ake. 

$2,159,106;   1911,  $3,672,260.  ^-^^    -^  ^^  .^^.^^  ^^^^^^„  ^^^  ^,_     ^    •, 

The   population   of   Edmonton   is   24,882;  ,      ,      ^7     j-j    .,       ?          i  •  i     t    i  „..« 

r^       ,            -  ^or^  »  sort  Of  splefidid  torch,   which  I    have 

Strathcona,  o,.o80.  .   ,    u      r    r       ,,                   .         j    r          , 

Assessment:     1910,    $30,105,110;    Strath-  ^ot  hold  of  for  the  moment,  and  I  want 

cona,  $6,777,012;  1911,  $46,494,740;  Strath-  to  ^^^^  ^^   ^«^«   «^   hnghtly  as  possible 

cona  $7  280,274.                     '  before  handing  it  on  to  future  generations. 

Tax  rate,  13.7  mills.  — George  Bernard  Shaw. 

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May,    1912 


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Municipal 
Progress 


Fort  William,  Ont. 

Mr.  George  Coslett,  the  retiring  president 
if  the  Board  of  Trade,  in  reviewing  the  work 
i)f  the  past  year,  dealt  with  the  growtli  of 
Fort  William  in  1911.  The  figures  are  of 
interest ; 


1910 

1911 

Population. ..  . 

18,644 

20,644 

Valuation  of 

Ft.  William  $22,609,326. 50  $24,362,267.50 

Customs       re- 

ceipts  

630,692.45 

1,621,111.98 

.\nthracite 

coal  receipts 

211,638.00 

311,323.00 

Bituminous 

coal  receipts 

998,865.00 

1,880,502.00 

Steel    rail    re- 

ceipts  

290.00 

39,071.00 

Building    per- 

mits  

2,381,125.00 

3,077,860.00 

Grain  shipm'ts 

bushels 

78,381,075 

96,485,360 

\essels    arriv- 

ing and  de- 

parting  

2,648 

3,028 

Tonnage 

4,401,294 

5,614,510 

It  has  been  announced  that  the  Grand 
Trunk  Pacific  Railway  will  erect  a  30,000,000 
bushel  grain  elevator  at  Fort  William.  This 
is  twice  as  large  as  the  biggest  elevator  in 
existence, 

Fort  William  would  welcome  many  new  in- 
dustries, such  as  clothing,  furniture,  wagons, 
manufacturers  of  heavy  iron  goods,  autos, 
engines,  etc. 

Fort  William  has  unrivalled  transportation 
facilities,  plentiful  labor,  cheap  power  and 
liarbor  advantages.  They  also  ofYer  free  site 
uid  tax  exemjition,  particulars  of  which  are 
'•btainable  from  the  Industrial  Commissioner. 

The  population  is  now  20,644;  the  assess- 
ment, $25,088,608.. 50;  tax  rate  is  26  mills. 
C  PR.,  CNR.  and  G.T.P.  telegraph,  and 
municipal-owned  telephone  service  are  in 
operation  and  Bell  connections. 

Electric  power  is  supplied  by  Kakabeka 
Falls,  exploited  by  Kaministiquia  Power  Co. 

Water  is  supplied  from  Loch  Lomond,  332 
feet  above  city,  in  hills  seven  miles  away. 

Ten  chartered  banks  operate  here.      Banks 


and  managers:  Imperial  Bank  of  Canada, 
M.  Cochran;  Bank  of  Hamilton,  W.  W. 
McGillivray;  Traders,  F".  G.  Depew;  Royal, 
J.  W.  Ryan;  Union,  G.  J.  Hunter;  Ottawa, 
W.  R.  Berford;  Dominion,  W.  C.  McF'arlane; 
Montreal,  W.  Stevenson;  Commerce,  A.  A. 
Wilson;  Merchants',  F.  W.  Bell. 

The  Western  Press  Association  meets  here 
in  July. 

The  Mayor  is  Samuel  C.  \'oung;  Secretary- 
Treasurer,  William  PhilUps;  City  Clerk,  Alex. 
McNaughton;  City  Treasurer,  Wm.  Phillips; 
City  Engineer,  Jno.  Wilson ;  President  Board 
of  Trade,  A.  A.  Wilson;  Secretary,  Geo.  W. 
Gorman;  Postmaster,  William  Armstrong; 
Fire  Chief,  A.  D.  Cameron. 

Habit  is  everything.  A  good  habit  is 
like  good  oil.  It  reduces  friction.  A 
bad  habit  is  like  sand  in  the  gearing.  It 
wears  out  the  machinery,  and  may  end 
in  a  catastrophe. 

Some  people  will  sit  on  a  red  hot  stove 
and  then  wonder  what  hurt  them;  and  it 
matters  not  how  often  they  mount  the 
stove,  they  will  always  be  surprised  at 
the  effect. 


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Progress 


BUSY   MAN'S   CANADA 


May,    1912 


Gravelbourg,  Sask. 

Experts  declare  that  the  fertility  of  tlie 
district  is  unequalled  in  any  part  of  Saskatch- 
ewan. Crops  run  as  high  as  50  bushels  of 
wheat  to  the  acre,  125  bushels  of  oats,  and  as 
much  as  24  bushels  of  flax  to  the  acre.  There 
is  actually,  according  to  the  threshers'  re- 
port, over  a  million  and  a  quarter  of  l:)ushels 
of  grain  in  the  granaries  of  the  district.  The 
soil  is  quite  heavy,  there  is  a  good  thickness 
of  black  loam,  with  five  or  six  feet  of  clay 
subsoil. 

Situated  on  the  Wood  Mountain  River, 
Gravelbourg  is  located  in  the  centre  of  a  large 
fertile  valley,  some  24  miles  wide  and  60 
miles  long.  The  town  is  72  miles  south-west 
of  Moose  Jaw,  and  72  miles  south-east  of 
Swift  Current.  Both  the  C.P.R.  and  the 
C.N.R.  are  running  lines  through  this  valley, 
and  both  will  have  stations  at  Gravelbourg. 

The  town  has  a  church  with  a  resident 
clergyman;  also  a  physician,  a  druggist,  four 
general  stores,  two  butcher  shops,  a  bake 
shop,  two  blacksmith  shops,  a  barber  shop, 
and  pool  room.  There  are  several  large  im- 
plement warehouses  and  two  loan  and  insur- 
ance offices.  The  Union  Bank  of  Canada  has 
a  branch  here.  The  Dominion  Government 
has  a  large  immigration  hall,  useful  to  the 
settlers  who  wish  to  go  still  further  south. 
The  Government  has  also  a  telegraph  office, 
and  a  sub-agency  of  the  Dominion  Lands. 
The  Department  of  the  Mounted  Police  has 
also  a  detachment  here.  Several  schools  have 
been  opened  in  the  district,  and  services  of 
different  denominations  held.  There  is  a 
very  good  attendance  at  these  schools. 


A  telegraph  line  has  been  built  to  connect 
this  important  point  with  the  city  of  Moose 
Jaw,  and  the  Government  has  established 
here  a  sub-agency  for  Dominion  lands,  to 
attend  to  the  enormous  influx  of  settlers  at- 
tracted by  the  beauty  of  the  country. 

The  natural  importance  of  the  district  in- 
duced the  C.N.R.  to  make  Gravelbourg  its 
divisional  point  for  South  Saskatchewan. 

Besides  the  Wood  River  and  the  Old  Wives 
Creek,  which  flow  across  the  valley,  the 
water  question  for  the  District  of  Gravel- 
bourg is  well  settled.  Numerous  artesian 
wells,  one  of  which  is  in  the  town,  have  been 
dug,  and  all  of  these  have  been  overflowing 
for  years.  The  water  is  pure  and  the  supply 
unlimited. 

All  the  south  of  Saskatchewan  is  under- 
lined with  coal,  and  many  mines  have  been 
opened  up  where  the  farmers  get  their  coal 
at  rates  varying  from  $1.50  to  $5  per  ton. 

The  natural  distributing  position  of  Gravel- 
bourg, the  coal  mines  of  its  district,  the 
abundance  and  purity  of  its  water,  and  the 
most  beautiful  country  it  commands,  offer 
unlimited  possibilities  for  all  kinds  of  indus- 
tries and  wholesale  houses. 

The  survey  of  the  C.P.R.  line  from  Swift 
Current  to  Moose  Jaw  runs  through  Gravel- 
bourg, and  the  Grand  Trunk  Pacific's  pro- 
posed line  from  Lethbridge  to  Regina  and 
north,  also  runs  through  the  town.  It  is 
the  intention  of  the  C.N.R.  to  connect  their 
Lethbridge-Maryfield  extension  line  to  Grav- 
elbourg. It  is,  therefore,  expected  tliat 
Gravelbourg  will  be  an  important  railroad 
centre. 


THE  DREAMS  OF  THE  EAST  COME  TRUE 

Men  look  in  the  East  for  the  dawning  things,  jar  the  light  oj  a  rising  sun, 

But  they  look  to  the  West,  to  the  crimson  West,  for  the  things  that  are  done,  are  done! 

The  eastward  sun  is  a  new-made  hope  from  the  dark  oj  the  night  distilled; 

But  the  westward  sun  is  a  sunset  sun,  is  the  sun  oj  a  hope  fulfilled! 

And  in  the  waiting  West  they  go  with  the  dream-child  of  the  East, 

And  find  the  hopes  that  they  hoped  of  old  are  a  hundredfold  increased; 

For  there  in  the  East  they  dream  their  dreams  of  the  things  they  hope  to  do, 

But  here  in  the  West,  the  crimson  West,  the  dreams  of  the  East  come  true! 

— Retail  Lumberman 


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May,   1912 


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Municipal 
Progress 


Guelph,  Ont. 

riirce-cent  tickets  tliat  may  be  used  at  any 
time,  and  pay-as-you-enter-cars,  are  big 
features  oi  Oueli^h's  civic  operation  of  the 
car  service.  The  city  operates  every  public 
utility.  It  owns  a  16-mile  stretch  of  steam 
road,  leased  to  the  C.P.R.,  which  makes  20 
per  cent,  a  year  on  the  investment.  The 
returns  from  its  operation  of  the  street  cars 
have  so  far  just  about  equalled  expenses,  but 
with  increasing  population  it  will  soon  be 
making  money  for  the  peoi)le. 

That  the  Stewart  Sheaf  Loader  Company, 
of  Winnipeg,  mean  business  in  locating  in 
Guelph  is  shown  by  the  fact  that  they  have 
taken  up  the  options  they  held  on  the  Farr 
and  Gibson  properties  in  the  industrial  sec- 
tion of  St.  Patrick's  Ward.  The  Gibson 
property  consists  of  75  acres  in  a  splendid 
location  for  industrial  purposes,  and  the 
price  paid  was  S  10,000,  which  is  considered  a 
fair  price  for  such  desirable  property.  The 
Farr  farm  consists  of  ten  acres,  and  brought 
a  much  higher  price  relatively  than  the  otlier, 
it  being  brought  for  $5,000,  or  $500  per  acre, 
while  the  Gibson  property  brought  $].'^3.33 
per  acre. 

The  Hare  Engineering  Company  has  also 
closed  the  deal  with  the  parties  from  whom 
they  purchased  the  land  in  that  section  to 
build  their  factory  on. 

■  The  population  now  exceeds  15,000  and 
the  total  assessment  amounts  to  $8,922,836. 
The  tax  rate  has  been  reduced  to  14  mills- — 
one  of  the  lowest  in  all  Canada.  All  the 
public  utilities  are  municipally  owned,  in- 
cluding water,  electric  light  and  power,  gas, 
street  railway  and  the  Guelph  Junction  Steam 
Railway  of  15  miles,  which  is  leased  on  a 
percentage  to  the  C.P.R. 

Guelph  is  situated  48  miles  west  of  Toronto, 
and  is  the  largest  shipping  and  transhipping 
point  on  the  Grand  Trunk  Railway  System 
between  Toronto  and  the  Canadian  border  at 
Samia. 

About  70  factories  are  fully  employed  in 
various  lines  of  business  and  there  are  open- 
ings for  many  others. 

There  are  now  six  banks  established  here, 
viz.:  Metropolitan,  managed  by  T.  G.  Mc- 
Master;  Traders,  F.  J.  Winlow;  Royal,  R.  L. 
Torrance;  Dominion,  A.  R.  Sampson;  Mon- 
treal, C.  E.  Freer;  Commerce,  J.  M.  DufT. 


Pompey  bade  Sylla  recollect  that  more 
worshipped  the  rising  than  the  setting 
sun. 

■*■ 

/  am  oj  the  opinion  that  my  lije  be- 
longs to  the  whole  community,  and  as 
long  as  I  live  it  is  my  privilege  to  do  for 
it  whatsoever  I  can. 


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Progress 


BUSY   MAN'S   CANADA 


May,   1912 


Lethbridge,  Alta. 

Local  real  estate  men  are  reporting  a  strong 
demand  for  near-in  farm  lands;  and  en- 
quiries are  being  received  from  all  parts  of 
the  Dominion.  Among  the  most  recent  of 
these  is  one  from  Warren,  Illinois,  indicating 
that  a  large-sized  party  of  farmers  will  be 
here  from  that  place  early  in  the  Spring  with 
a  view  to  locating  in  this  vicinity.  A  similar 
report  comes  from  Danville,  Kentucky,  the 
home  of  blooded  thoroughbreds.  It  is  also 
stated  that  the  coming  reason  will  witness  an 
enormous  am.ount  of  building  in  and  about 
Lethbridge,  chiefly  of  residences  of  the  $2,000 
and  $3,000  class,  and  a  good  number  of  them 
brick.  A  large  amount  of  railway  building 
has  also  been  mapped  out  for  this  section, 
the  Lethbridge-Weyburn  line  of  the  C.P.R. 
being  among  the  most  important  of  the  pro- 
jected developments. 

Announcement  has  been  made  by  the 
Board  of  Trade  that  Lethbridge  is  to  have  a 
$300,000  hotel  to  be  erected  immediately. 
All  but  $50,000,  which  will  be  subscribed 
locally,  will  be  Calgary  capital.  Dr.  Paul 
Faber  and  J.  F.  Davis,  of  Calgary,  being  the 
men  behind  the  enterprise.  The  hotel  will 
be  a  six-storey  building  of  concrete  construc- 
tion and  will  be  up-to-date  in  every  particular. 
The  building  permits  for  March  of  this 
year  aggregated  nearly  double  those  of  a  year 
ago,  the  figures  being:  March,  1911,  $99,400, 
against  $176,215  for  this  year.  The  customs 
receipts  were  $50,021,  the  largest  in  the  his- 
tory of  the  city,  and  nearly  fifty  per  cent, 
more  than  for  March  of  a  year  ago. 

Lethbridge  is  the  centre  of  the  coal  dis- 
trict in  vSouthern  Alberta,  and  also  the  centre 
of  the  district  in  which  the  famous  "Alberta 
Red"  fall  wheat  is  grown.  This  wheat  has 
taken  the  first  prize  wherever  it  has  been 
shown. 

Lethbridge  is  situated  on  the  Belly  River, 


140  miles  south  of  Calgary.  It  is  the  head- 
quarters of  the  Alberta  Railway  and  Irriga- 
tion Co.  This  road  connects  with  the  Great 
Northern  at  Coutts,  and  with  the  C.P.R. 

The  population  is  10,072;  assessment  $18,- 
634,744,  tax  rate  low. 

The  city  owns  the  electric  light  and  power 
plant  (lie.  k.w.).  There  are  C.P.R.  and 
Western  Union  telegraph,  Government  phones 
(local,  rural  and  long  distance),  40  miles  of 
graded  streets,  33  miles  of  concrete  walks,  six 
public  schools,  one  separate  school,  high 
school  and  Provincial  court  house.  Provincial 
jail,  14  churches,  good  hotels,  six  theatres 
and  amusement  halls. 

The  city  has  under  construction  agricul- 
tural buildings,  and  large  grounds,  additional 
water  mains,  sewers  and  sidewalks,  at  a  total 
outlay  of  $600,000. 

The  International  Dry-Farming  Congress 
meets  here  October  21  to  26. 

The  bank  clearances  are  compared  in  the 
following  table: 

For  full  year,  1910 $27,095,709 

For  1911 28,503,298 

Progress  in  building  operations  is  shown 
below : 

Issued  during  1908 $    365,495 

Issued  during  1909 1,268,215 

Issued  during  1910 1,210,810 

Issued  during  1911 1,033,-380 

The  banks  and  their  managers  necessary 
to  attend  to  the  financial  requirements  of 
this  city  are:  Eastern  Townships,  W.  D. 
Lawson;  Molsons,  K.  D.  J.  C.  Johnson;  Im- 
perial, W.  R.  Seatle;  Royal,  J.  M.  Aitken; 
Toronto,  C.  A.  Stephens;  l^nion,  G.  R.  Tin- 
ning; Montreal,  W.  J.  Ambrose;  Commerce, 
C.  G.  K.  Nourse;   Merchants',  C.  R.  Young. 

E.  A.  Cunningham  is  President  Board  of 
Trade;  J.  L.  Manwaring,  Secretary;  G.  M. 
Hatch,  Mayor;  G.  W.  Robinson,  City  Clerk; 
A.  C.  D.  Blanchard,  City  Engineer;  E.  N. 
Higinbotham,  Postmaster. 


.     ^       #       #> 

It  is  the  junction  o]  the  press  to  diagnose  our  social  ills.  We  must  knew  the  truth, 
and  only  the  truth  can  set  us  free.  To  this  end  any  so-called  exposure  must  he  preceded 
by  an  intelligent  and  thorough  investigation,  and  the  facts  ascertained  must  be  presented 
with  a  view  to  disseminating  the  information  thus  obtained.  Of  course,  the  presenta- 
tion must  be  skilful  and  interesting.  If  the  investigation  is  thorough,  the  preseniaticn 
skilful  and  the  purpose  to  secure  a  remedy,  there  is  probably  7to  social  ill  which  canrct 
be  profitably  treated. — Louis  D.  Brandeis. 

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May,   1912 


BUSY    MAN'S   CANADA 


Municipal 
Progress 


Lindsay,  Ont. 

Lindsay  is  offering  free  sites  and  other  in- 
ducements to  new  industries  locating  here. 
To  malleable  iron  works  or  Hour  mills  this  is 
an  exceptional  opportunity. 

Some  of  the  industries  now  in  operation 
are:  Flour  mill,  cereal,  leather,  lumber,  farm 
iniplenienls,  woollens,  wheels,  shoes. 

Electric  power  is  $20  maximum,  and  light 
7c.  ])er  thousand  watts. 

The  streets  are  asphalt  lilock  paved. 

Winter  fair,  ]5oultry  show,  stock  and  seed 
judging,  and  short  agricultural  course,  are 
held  every  year. 

The  President  of  the  Board  of  1  rade  is 
F.  W.  Sutclifie;  Allan  Gillies,  Secretary; 
R.  M.  Beal,  Mayor;  D.  Ray,  Clerk;  Peter 
Kennedy,  Treasurer;  H.  Gladman,  Post- 
master. 

♦ 

Manor,  Sask. 

There  are  splendid  openings  here  for  gen- 
eral store  and  a  photographer. 

Manor  is  in  the  Moose  Mountain  district, 
is  59  miles  south-west  of  Brandon,  and  254 
miles  south-west  of  Winnipeg.  The  sur- 
rounding district  is  a  rich  productive  country. 

The  four  elevators  have  a  capacity  of 
119,000  bushels,  and  handled  last  season 
231,000  bushels  of  grain.  Through  the  stock 
yards  were  handled  129  cattle  and  753  hogs. 

The  population  is  350  with  a  tributary 
population  of  about  1,500.  Assessment  roll, 
$283,000;  tax  rate,  20  mills.  There  are 
Government  phones,  C.P.R.  telegraph  and 
Dominion  express.  The  Crown  Bank  is  man- 
aged by  \V.  N.  White. 

The  new  large  public  school  cost  $15,000; 
post  office  cost  $12,000;  bank,  $12,000; 
hotel,  $18,000.  These  will  give  an  idea  of 
the  class  of  buildings  that  are  in  the  town. 

Municipal  Officers  are:  E.  C.  McDiarmid, 
Mayor;  D.  E.  Brown,  Secretary-Treasurer; 
A.  H.  de  Tremauden,  President  Board  of 
Trade;    D.  E.  Brown,  Secretary. 

'"The  most  popular  method  of  distrib- 
uting wealth  is  the  method  of  the  rou- 
lette table,  because  it  always  distributes  it 
nnjairly,  and  we  all  want  more  than  our 
share.'"— George  Bernard  Shaw. 


The  Foundation  of 
Success 


"  The  difference  between  the  clerk 
who  spends  all  of  his  salary  and  the 
clerk  who  saves  part  of  it  is  the  difference 
— in  ten  years — between  the  owner  of  a 
business  and  the  man  out  of  a  job." 
— John  Wanam.'vker. 


Most  of  the  fortunes  have  been 
accumulated  by  men  who  began 
life  without  capital.  Anyone  who 
is  willing  to  practise  a  little  self-denial 
for  a  few  years  in  order  to  save  can 
eventually  have  a  fund  sufficient  to 
invest  in  a  business  which  will  produce 
a  largely  increased  income. 

No  enterprise  can  be  started  without 
money,  and  the  longer  the  day  of 
saving  is  postponed,  the  longer  it  will 
be  before  the  greater  prosperity  be 
realized. 

Begin  to-day.  One  dollar  will  open 
an  account  with  this  old-established 
institution.  We  have  many  small 
depositors,  and  many  who  began  in  a 
small  way  and  now  have  large 
balances  at  their  credit.  Every  dollar 
deposited  bears  compound  interest  at 
three  and  one-half  per  cent. 


CANADA  PERMANENT 

MORTGAGE  CORPORATION 
TORONTO  STREET   -    TORONTO 


Established  1855 


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Municipal 
Progress 


BUSY   MAN'S   CANADA 


May,    1912 


Macleod,  Alta. 

The  announcement  that  the  representa- 
tives of  the  Canadian  Northern  Railway  have 
purchased  their  right-of-way  from  Macleod 
right  through  to  Calgary,  is  having  its  effect 
on  Macleod  real  estate,  where  considerable 
activity  is  looked  for  this  year. 

The  representative  of  the  C.N.R.  went  all 
over  the  proposed  road  the  other  day,  and 
signed  agreements  with  the  various  property 
owners  through  whose  land  the  Macleod- 
Calgary  line  will  run.  Construction  is  ex- 
pected to  begin  at  once,  and  it  will  be  pushed 
through  with  all  possible  speed.  Already, 
some  of  the  mules  have  arrived  at  Macleod, 
and  tools,  shovels,  scrapers,  etc.,  are  on  their 
way,  and  men  are  being  sent  from  the  Ed- 
monton district.  The  grading  south  of 
Macleod  is  in  good  shape,  so  that  without 
doubt  the  C.N.R.  intend  to  put  some  serious 
work  into  this  line  this  summer. 

It  is  understood  that  the  license  commis- 
sioners of  Alberta,  who  recently  heard  the 
application  of  the  company  who  intend  to 
build  a  $100,000  Connaught  Hotel  at  Mac- 
leod, have  written  to  the  company  that  the 
license  will  be  granted  providing  they  can 
furnish  proof  that  there  is  the  required  popu- 
lation in  Macleod.  There  appears  to  be  no 
difficulty  in  assuring  the  commissioners  on 
this  point,  as  a  recent  census  showed  that 
the  population  is  2,508,  and  altogether  there 
is  a  prospect  of  the  license  being  granted  and 
work  being  commenced  without  delay. 

There  are  many  signs  on  all  sides  of  much 
activity  in  Macleod.  The  excavation  work 
of  Mr.  A.  T.  Leather's  new  block  on  24th 
Street  was  started  this  week,  and  quite  a 
number  of  men  are  employed  there.  Ex- 
actly opposite  the  roadway  another  batch  of 
workers  are  putting  in  all  their  time  in  the 
erection  of  Macleod's  new  Opera  House, 
which  will  be  a  valuable  acquisition  to  the 
townspeople. 

This  is  the  centre  of  a  fine  agricultural 
country,  where  the  famous  "Alberta  Red" 
fall  wheat  grows  to  perfection,  and  other 
cereals  do  equally  as  well.  The  town  has 
municipal-owned  electric  light  and  power 
plant;  power  being  supplied  day  and  night 
at  cost.  Natural  gas  will  be  brought  in  by 
September  1  next ;  there  is  an  unlimited 
supply  and  it  will  be  furnished  at  cost  to 
new  industries  locating  here. 


Macleod  is  situated  in  Southern  Alberta,  cm 
the  foot-hills  of  the  Rocky  Mountains,  on 
the  Crow's  Nest  Pass  line  of  the  C.P.R.  The 
Canadian  Northern  Railway  will  shortly  have 
a  line  into  Macleod. 

Present  industries  include  fiour  mills,  saw 
mills,  a  creamery  and  a  steam  laundry. 
There  are  three  hotels,  a  shorthand  and 
typewriting  college,  and  a  new  general  hos- 
pital is  contemplated  during  1912.  An  up- 
to-date  fire  equipment  is  in  charge  of  J.  S. 
Lambert,  fire  chief.  The  Chief  of  Police  is 
S.  O.  Lawson. 

There  is  a  demand  here  for  almost  every 
class  of  business,  with  particularly  good  open- 
ings for  boot  and  shoe,  furniture,  woodwork- 
ing, wagon,  stoves,  automobile,  engine  fac- 
tories, wire  fence  works  and  furnace  makers. 
There  is  also  an  opening  for  a  poultry  and 
farm  produce  exchange  with  cold  storage 
facilities.  The  farmers  have  the  stuff  to  sell 
and  the  miners  in  the  Crow's  Nest  Pass  have 
the  money  to  buy  with. 

The  population  is  2,500;  assessment,  $1,- 
951,701.  Government  telephone  system, 
C.P.R.  telegraph,  and  Dominion  express. 

Liberal  inducements  are  offered  to  new 
industries.  The  Industrial  Commissioner  will 
gladly  welcome  inquiries  and  give  full  par- 
ticulars on  any  subject. 

An  illustrated  article,  descriptive  of  Mac- 
leod and  district,  appears  in  the  magazine 
section  of  the  number  of  The  Busy  Man's 
Canada. 

The  Industrial  Commissioner  and  Secre- 
tary of  Board  of  Trade  is  John  Richardson; 
Mayor,  E.  H.  Stedman;  City  Clerk,  G. 
Foster  Brown;  City  Engineer,  G.  H  Altham; 
Postmaster,  M.  McKay. 

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Occasionally  a  woman  who  doesn^t 
gossip  furnishes  a  lot  of  material  for  it. 


To  be  good  is  noble;  but  to  teach  others 
how  to  be  good  is  nobler — and  less  trouble. 
— Mark  Twain. 

/  expect  to  see  the  day  when  the  con- 
versational method  will  be  supreme,  and 
teaching  will  be  done  practically  without 
books,  by  object  lessons,  thinking  things 
out  and  doing  things. — Elbert  Hubbard. 


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MACLEOD  WANTS  INDUSTRIES 


BUSINESS  FACTS  INTENDED  FOR  BUSINESS  MEN 

WHEN  a  manufacturer  contemplates  the  erection  of  a  Western 
plant  he  considers  four  points:  1st,  transportation  facilities; 
2nd,  geographical  location;  3rd,  fuel,  and  4th,  inducements. 

In  a  nutshell  this  is  Macleod's  position : 

1st.  Served  by  C.P.R.  main  Crow's  Nest  Pass  line,  which  connects 
Macleod  with  Eastern  towns  and  points  in  the  Crow's  Nest  Pass,  and 
the  Calgary  and  Edmonton  line  that  connects  Macleod  with  those  two 
cities  and  intervening  points. 

The  C.N.R.  line  going  south  to  the  United  States  boundary  and 
north  to  Calgary  is  in  course  of  construction,  and  trains  are  expected  to 
run  by  the  end  of  this  year. 

The  G.T.P.  announce  that  they  will  connect  with  Macleod  next 
year,  and  the  Alberta  Interurban  Railway  will  tap  a  rich  territory 'be- 
tween Calgary  and  Macleod  and  Macleod  and  Pincher  Creek.  This  is 
a  proof  that  Macleod  is  already  the  centre  of  an  important  network  of 
railways  and  that  the  network  is  extending. 

2nd.  The  district  surrounding  Macleod  is  one  of  the  richest  in 
Canada,  both  in  mineral  and  agricultural  products.  The  world's  best 
wheat  grows  in  the  Macleod  district.  It  is  at  the  entrance  of  the 
Crow's  Nest  Pass,  where  the  mining  camps  are  supporting  a  larger 
population  each  year ;  and  all  this  territory  can  be  best  served  from 
Macleod,  where  distributing  warehouses  will  soon  be  built  to  look  after 
that  market. 

3rd.  Macleod  owns  its  own  electricity,  and  this  will  be  supplied 
to  prospective  manufacturers  at  a  low  rate. 

Gas  will  connect  with  Macleod  from  Bow  Island  on  the  1st  of 
September,  1912,  and  will  be  sold  for  manufacturing  purposes  at  30 
cents  per  1,000  cubic  feet.  Steam  coal  can  be  bought  in  Macleod  at 
$3.20  per  ton,  a  cheaper  price  than  in  any  other  prairie  town. 

4th.  The  town,  which  has  a  population  of  2,510,  is  offering  liberal 
inducements  to  manufacturers  who  will  locate  at  Macleod.  These 
inducements  are  in  the  nature  of  free  sites,  low  taxation,  cheap  water, 
and  cheap  electricity.  Everthing  depends  upon  the  size  of  the  plant 
and  its  pay-roll. 

If  you  are  contemplating  the  establishment  of  a  western  branch  of 
your  business,  write  to  John  Richardson,  Industrial  Commissioner. 
Macleod,  and  ask  what  inducements  Macleod  can  offer  you. 

This  is  not  intended  as  a  SPLASHY  advertisement,  it  is  intended 
as  a  plain  business  statement. 

If  you  want  to  locate  a  western  plant,  consider  the  position  of 

MACLEOD ALBERTA 


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Municipal 
Progress 


BUSY   MAN'S   CANADA 


May,    1912 


Montreal,  Que, 

After  waiting  half  the  night  for  the  office 
of  the  C.N.R.  land  department  here  to  open, 
Mrs.  A.  P.  B.  Simard  was  the  first  party  to 
purchase  a  property  in  the  new  C.N.R. 
model  city,  at  the  back  of  Mount  Royal. 
Mrs.  Simard  bought  land  to  the  value  of 
$30,000. 

At  noon  the  purchases  totalled  over  $500,- 
000,  and  a  large  crowd  of  local  buyers  and 
representatives  of  investors  from  Ottawa, 
Toronto,  Hamilton  and  other  places  was  in 
attendance. 

Some  interesting  facts  as  to  the  growth  of 
the  real  estate  business  in  Montreal  are 
brought  out  in  a  review  of  the  market  for 
1911,  published  by  Messrs.  Cradock,  Simp- 
son. In  1901  the  registered  sales  of  real 
estate  in  Montreal  and  adjoining  municipal- 
ities made  up  a  total  of  $12,768,713.  In 
1911,  registered  sales  in  Montreal  city  alone 
made  up  a  total  of  $71,921,391,  and  in  the 
principal  suburb  of  Westmount,  $6,557,338. 
These  totals,  not  taking  into  consideration 
transfers  in  some  thriving  suburbs,  show  an 
increase  in  business  of  over  500  per  cent,  in 
the  decade.  In  1896  the  total  business  of 
the  year  was  only  $5,896,000,  or  about  half 
the  total  of  the  one  month  of  December  fif- 
teen years  later.  The  Cradock,  Simpson 
firm— one  of  the  oldest  and  most  conservative 
in  Montreal- — remarks  that  the  facts  furnish 
ample  material  for  the  conclusion  that  the 
market  "has  given  a  very  satisfactory  ac- 
count of  itself,  and  conditions  are  such  that 
another  wave  of  development  is  confidently 
anticipated  for  the  present  year." 

Interior  shippers  should  bear  in  mind  that 
Montreal  is  the  largest  market  in  Canada  for 
flour,  grain,  hay,  seeds,  provisions,  butter, 
cheese,  eggs  and  general  country  produce. 

The  elevator  and  warehouse  capacities  of 
Montreal  are  very  large,  and  storage  rates 
reasonable,  whilst  the  facilities  for  handling 
grain,  seeds,  provisions,  etc.,  are  unexcelled. 

Montreal  also  possesses  the  finest  cold  stor- 
age warehouses  on  the  chemical  refrigerating 
principle  to  be  found  on  this  continent.  It 
is  also  the  headquarters  of  the  largest  refrig- 
erating and  ice-making  machinery  establish- 
ments to  be  found  on  the  Western  hemisphere. 

Montreal  is  also  the  great  cheese  and  butter 
export  emporium  of  North  America. 

Receipts  at  the  customs  house  for  the  fiscal 


year  just  closed  amounted  to  $19,952,789, 
against  $18,327,193  the  previous  year. 
Every  month  showed  an  increase  over  the 
corresponding  month  of  1910-11.  The  re- 
ceipts for  March,  1912,  were  $1,881,847, 
against  $1,825,217  in  March,  1911,  although 
there  was  one  working  da^'  less  this  March 
than  last.  The  March  revenue  at  the  inland 
revenue  office  this  year  was  $747,638,  against 
$643,869  in  March,  1911. 

Last  year  was  a  heavy  one  in  the  port. 
Despite  serious  interference  with  shipping 
owing  to  strikes  in  Great  Britain  in  the  sum- 
mer, steamboat  traffic  in  and  out  of  Montreal 
was  greater  than  in  any  previous  year;  726 
vessels  of  a  total  tonnage  of  2,338,252  docked 
in  Montreal.  It  is  interesting  to  note  the 
cargoes  of  some  of  the  boats  which  left  the 
Canadian  port:  1,810,666  boxes  of  cheese, 
139,503  packages  of  butter,  29,893,184  bush- 
els of  grain,  2,217,365  sacks  and  186,470 
barrels  of  flour;  45,966  head  of  cattle,  and 
3,725  sheep. 

Building  operations  continue  steady,  the 
latest  figures  showing:  1910,  total  permits 
value,  $15,715,859;  1911  (first  ten  months), 
permits  value  $13,079,165;  1910  (October), 
permits  value,  $1,910,240;  1911  (October), 
permits  value,  $1,659,955. 

Mayor,  L.  A.  Lavallee;  President  Board 
Trade,  Robert  W.  Reford;  Secretary,  Geo. 
Hadrill;  City  Clerk,  Hon.  L.  O.  David;  Asst. 
City  Clerk,  Rene  Bauset;  Treasurer,  Charles 
Amolde;  Postmaster,  Hon.  L.  O.  Taillon; 
City  Engineer,  Geo.  lanin. 

Board  of  Commissioners,  L.  A.  Lavallee, 
J.  Ainey,  L.  P.  Lachapelle,  M.D.;  L.  N. 
Dupuis;   F.  S.  Wanklyn,  C.E. 

Fire  Chief,  J.  Tremblay;  Chief  of  Police, 
O.  Campeau. 

Some  dog  owners  think  that,  according 
to  law,  a  dog  is  entitled  to  one  bite  at 
somebody's  leg.  Your  dog  is  no  more 
entitled  to  one  bite  at  a  man  than  a  man 
is  entitled  to  'one  shot  at  your  dog. 

/  doubt  me  much  that  the  time  will 
ever  come  when  two  pigs,  meeting  at  the 
trough,  will  hesitate  before  jumping  into 
the  swill,  and  the  bigger  one  say  to  the 
other,  "After  you,  my  dear  Alphonse." — 
Elbert  Hubbard. 


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A  Store  for  Visitors 


Constant  perst)nal  contact  with  the  world's  Leading  Fashion 
Centres  brings  to  this  Store  the  very  newest  effects  in 
Woman's  Apparel. 

Choice  Silks,  Laces  and  Dress  Fabrics 
Stylish  Millinery,  Costumes  and  Waists, 
The  Newest  Neckwear  and  Belts, 
The  finest  of  Plain  and  Fancy  Linens. 

There's  always  satisfaction  in  dealing  in  OGILVY'S,  for  we 
only  keep  satisfactory  articles,  and  you  can  depend  on  every- 
thing being  exactly  as  represented.  Quality  —  reliable 
quality— always  must  come  first  with  us. 


JAS.  A.  OfilLVV  i  SONS  =—'  '%S,t1Z"JJ"~'"' 


LA  BANQUE  NATIONALE 

FOUNDED   IN  1860 

Capital  -  -  -  $2,000,000.00 

Reserve  Fund        -  -  $1,300,000.00 


Our  system  of  Travellers'  cheques  has  given  complete  satisfaction 
to  all  our  patrons,  as  to  rapidity,  security  and  economy.  The  public 
is  invited  to  take  advantage  of  its  facilities. 


Our  office  in  Paris  (rue  Boudreau,  7,  Square  de  I'Opera)  is  found 
very  convenient  for  the  Canadian  tourists  in  Europe. 


Transfers  of   funds,  collections,  payments,  commercial   credits  in 
Europe,  United  States  and  Canada  transacted  at  the  lowest  rate. 


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Municipal 
Progress 


BUSY   MAN'S   CANADA 


May,   1912 


Moose  Jaw,  Sask. 

The  Board  of  Trade  and  City  Council  have 
thoroughly  realized  the  importance  of  the 
industrial  features  of  Moose  Jaw,  and  are 
using  every  effort  to  induce  new  industries 
and  commercial  enterprises  to  locate  here. 

Within  the  last  three  weeks  definite  arrange- 
ments have  been  made  with  the  following 
concerns  to  locate  in  this  city: 

A  large  tannery  to  employ  from  50  to  75 
men;  a  well-established  firm  that  will  manu- 
facture a  line  of  gasoline  engines  and  acces- 
sories; a  flour  and  oatmeal  mill  which  will 
employ  in  the  neighborhood  of  300  men,  and 
four  other  firms  in  the  East  and  South  will 
establish  warehouses  from  three  to  five 
stories  in  height. 

The  announcement  of  the  Canadian  North- 
em  Railway,  of  their  intention  to  establish  a 
divisional  point  at  Moose  Jaw,  and  announce- 
ments from  other  railways  regarding  the  ex- 
tension of  lines  running  from  Moose  Jaw, 
which  will  give  this  city  direct  railway  con- 
nection with  any  point  in  Western  Canada, 
no  doubt  has  considerable  bearing  on  general 
conditions,  and  even  the  oldest  "old  timer" 
does  not  remember  a  spring  which  opened  up 
under  such  favorable  circumstances. 

Moose  Jaw  has  entered  into  an  agreement 
with  the  Saskatchewan  Flour  Mills  Company, 
Limited,  whereby  the  Robin  Hood  Mills 
would  be  rebuilt  at  Moose  Jaw. 

According  to  agreement  the  mill  must  be 
of  concrete  construction  and  the  buildings 
will  include  a  3,000  barrel'  flour  mill  and 
quarter-million  bushel  elevator. 

An  instance  is  being  cited  among  real 
estate  men  here,  of  a  Moose  Jaw  investor 
who  a  few  days  ago  bought  ten  lots  from  an 
early  spring  buyer  at  exactly  doubleTthe 
original  figure. 

One  dealer  states  that  his  house  has  re- 
cently received  applications  for  70  lots,  to  a 
total  value  of  about  $14,000,  many  of  the 
purchasers  being  Moose  Jaw  citizens. 

The  Walch  Land  Company,  of  Winnipeg, 
has  purchased  the  sub-division  of  Saskatche- 
wan Beach  from  the  owners,  McKillop,  Ben- 
jafield  Co.,  and  have  opened  their  Moose  Jaw 
office  at  Room  1,  new  Grayson  Block. 

There  are  five  elevators  (capacity  293,000 
bushels),  at  which  were  handled  418,000 
bushels  of  grain;    flour  mill  (capacity  2,000 


barrels  daily);  oatmeal  mill  (capacity  300 
barrels  daily) ;  extensive  stock  yards,  at 
which  were  handled  2,050  horses,  2,000  cattle, 
600  sheep  and  300  hogs  last  season;  electric 
light  and  power;  street  railway;  industrial 
spurs  for  manufacturing  and  wholesale  pur- 
poses; is  the  customs  port  of  entry;  office 
of  the  Dominion  Land  Department;  is  head- 
quarters of  C.P.R.  lines  in  Saskatchewan; 
Dominion  express. 

Among  its  industries  are:  Cement  block 
plant,  lumber  yards,  meat-packing  plants, 
many  wholesale  houses,  nine  banks,  two 
daily  newspapers. 

Opportunities :  Hotel,  soap  works,  tannery, 
creamery,  wholesale  houses  in  all  lines  of 
business. 

The  total  assessment  in  1910  was  $13,548,- 
402.  This  had  increased  by  1911  to  $27,- 
770,453,  an  advance  of  over  100  per  cent. 

The  population  in  1901  was  1,558;  in  1906, 
6,250;  and  the  returns  of  a  census  just  com- 
pleted by  the  Board  of  Trade  and  the  City 
Council  shows  the  population  to-day  to  be 
19,500  people. 

The  Customs  House  receipts  for  the  fiscal 
year  of  1904-5  were  $23,902.51. 

The  receipts  for  the  fiscal  year  of  1910-11 
were  $276,736.25. 

Some  of  the  largest  industries  in  Western 
Canada  have  seen  the  undoubted  advantages 
of  being  located  at  this  point,  and  their  un- 
qualified success  has  proved  their  sound 
judgment.  Among  these  are  the  Saskatche- 
wan Flour  Mills  Co.,  Ltd.,  with  a  capacity 
of  2,600  barrels  per  day;  the  Saskatchewan 
Bridge  and  Iron  Co.,  Ltd.,  who  have  found 
it  necessary  to  reorganize  with  a  capitaliza- 
tion of  $1,000,000,  and  intend  commencing 
^rly  in  the  spring  to  erect  a  plant,  covering 
27  city  lots,  and  expect  to  employ  within 
two  years  in  the  neighborhood  of  400  men. 
Messrs.  Gordon,  Ironsides  and  Fares  have 
just  completed  an  abattoir  and  packing  plant, 
which  to  erect  and  equip  cost  over  $1,000,000, 
and  there  are  others. 


Early  to  bed  and  early  to  rise  and  you 
don't  meet  any  nice  people. 

Two   heads   are  better  than  one — con- 
sider the  barrel. 


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Progress 


Man    is    made   oj   dust.     Dust   settles. 
Be  a  man. 


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MOOSE  JAW,  SASK.  P.O.  Box  549 


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MOOSE     JAW 

Tlie  Commercial  Travellers'  House 

RATES  $2.50  J.  E.  KINNEY,  Prop. 

Write  or  Wire   for  Room 


THE  LOCATORS  LAND  CO. 

Moose  Jaw,   Sask.,   Canada 

Wheat  Lands  in  100,000  acres  in  blocks 
c  k^iz  k Tr" u Eli;  1  hi  from  5 ,000  acres  up  at 
aASKAItnbWAIN  prices  from  SI 7.00  to 
S20.00  per  acre  ;  single  section  $18,00  to  $25.00 
per  acre.  Small  cash  payments,  balance  easy 
terms. 


MOOSE 
JAW 


75  THE  PLACE 
WHERE  YOU 


CAN 


Make 
Money 


There  are  lots  of  openings  for  wholesale  and  retail 
business, 

MOOSE  JAW  is  situated  in  the  most  prosperous, 
most  uniformly  successful  grain- growing  district  of  the 
whole  West,  The  farmers  all  have  money  and  they 
spend  it  in  MOOSE  JAW. 

For  any  information  on  any  subject — write 
H.  G.  COLEMAN, 

Secretary  Board  of  Trade, 

MOOSE  JAW,  SASKATCHEWAN 


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Municipal 
Progress 


BUSY   MAN'S   CANADA 


May,   1912 


Nelson,  B.C. 

Mr.  H.  H.  Currie,  B.A.,  Secretary  of  the 
Publicity  Bureau,  reports  that  there  are 
good  openings  here  for  flour  mill,  tannery, 
box  factory,  broom  factory  and  pulp  mill, 
and  he  will  gladly  give  particulars  of  these 
openings,  and  special  advantages  of  locating 
here. 

The  City  Council  lias  passed  an  agreement 
with  the  Western  B(ox  and  Shingle  Mills, 
Limited,  which  will  open  a  large  factory 
here  in  a  few  weeks.  It  will  be  fitted  with 
the  most  modern  machinery  and  will  manu- 
facture a  thousand  boxes  and  fifty  thousand 
shingles  per  day  at  the  commencement. 

Nelson  is  the  centre  of  the  non-irrigated 
fruit-growing  district,  as  well  as  the  mining 
capital  of  the  Kootenay  district. 

At  the  termination  of  navigation  on  the 
west  arm  of  Kootenay  Lake.  The  climate 
is  mild  and  well  sheltered,  plenty  of  rainfall. 
Transportation  facilities  in  addition  to  the 
steamships  plying  on  the  lakes  are :  Canadian 
Pacific  Railway  (Crow's  Nest  Pass  division), 
Great  Northern  (Spokane  Line),  Express 
Cos.  are  Dominion  and  Great  Northern; 
C.P.R.  and  Western  Union  telegraph;  local, 
rural  and  long  distance  phones;  electric  cars 
(54  miles);  electric  light  and  power  (23,600 
h.p.) ;  eleven  miles  gravelled  streets,  17  miles 
cement  and  plank  sidewalks;  manufactured 
gas  for  light  and  power ;  pure  water  from  the 
mountain  streams;  gravity  sewerage  system. 

Two  public,  one  high  and  one  night  school. 
Mining  school  in  connection  with  high  school 
is  being  arranged  for.  Seven  churches,  daily 
newspaper,  court  house.  Oddfellows  block, 
opera  house  and  other  places  of  amusement, 
Y.M.C.A.  building,  six  wholesale  houses, 
commercial  and  summer  resort  hotels. 

Among  its  industries  are :  Iron  works,  saw- 
mills, C.P.R.  shipyards,  railroad  divisional 
shops,  sash  and  door  factories,  brewery, 
marble  works,  two  jam  factories,  mattress 
works,  mineral  water  factory,  the  products 
of  gold,  silver,  copper,  lead,  zinc  and  marble 
mines  are  five  million  dollars. 

The  eight  rail  and  steamer  routes  afford 
easy  and  rapid  transportation.  This  is  a 
business  centre,  distributing  and  industrial 
point  of  no  mean  proportions,  being  the 
third  city  in  British  Columbia,  with  a  popu- 
lation of  7,003,  within  one  and  a  half  miles  of 


the  post  office.  Assessment,  $3,072,970; 
assessment  7  mills  on  50  per  cent,  value  of 
improvements  and  45  mills  on  land.  The 
city  has  recently  purchased  $70,000  worth  of 
its  own  bonds,  shov\ing  the  city  is  progressive 
and  in  strong  financial  position.  The  city 
saved  some  $20,000  by  purchasing  its  bonds 
with  money  set  apart  for  that  purpose.  The 
city  improvements  in  1911  cost  $30,000. 

Four  banks  are  needed  to  attend  to  the 
financial  wants  of  the  district.  They  are, 
with  their  managers :  Commerce,  J.  S.  Munro; 
Imperial,  J.  H.  D.  Benson;  Montreal,  LeB. 
DeVeber;    Royal,  A.  B.  Nethersby. 

J.  E.  Annable  is  Mayor;  W.  E.  Wasson, 
City  Clerk  and  Treasurer;  G.  C.  Mackay, 
Engineer;  H.  H.  Currie,  Secretary  Publicity 
Bureau;  E.  K.  Beeston,  Secretary  Board  of 
Trade;  and  T.  D.  Stark,  President. 

Fire  protection — 67  hydrants,  14  alarm 
boxes,  pressure  150  lbs.,  3  halls,  3  sub-sta- 
tions, chemical  hose  cart,  etc.  D.  Guthrie, 
Fire  Chief,  and  C.  W.  Young,  Chief  of  PoHce. 

//  may  be  a  little  further  around  the 
corners  of  a  square  deal,  but  the  road  is 
better. 

//  the  boss  calls  you  down  be  thankful — 
the  probabilities  are  that  you  should  have 
been  fired. 

■i- 

When  Alexander  asked  Diogenes 
whether  he  wanted  anything,  "  Yes," 
said  he,  "I  would  have  you  stand  from 
between  me  and  the  sun." 


WE  HAVE  FOR  SALE 

Six  small  subdivisions  lying  between 
Kootenay  river  and  the  Granite  road, 
with  excellent  river  frontage  and 
beach ;  they  contain  from  four  to  ten 
acres  and  are  very  suitable  for  pretty 
summer  homes  ;  they  each  have  from 
three  to  seven  acres  of  first-class  land. 
We  shall  be  pleased  to  show  them  and 
quote  prices. 

MAWDSLEY,  SHAW  &  CO. 

NELSON 


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BUSY   MAN'S   CANADA 


Municipal 
Progress 


Ottawa,  Ont. 

The  annual  Dominion  Exliibition,  to  which 
the  Federal  Government  makes  a  grant  of 
$50,000,  will  this  year  be  held  in  Ottawa. 
The  exhibition  will  probably  last  two  weeks 
and  will  be  the  greatest  ever  held  in  Ottawa. 

The  conditions  include  the  doubling  of  the 
prize  lists  in  all  departments,  in  addition  to 
which  a  percentage  of  the  grant  has  to  be  de- 
voted to  paying  transportation  of  live  stock 
and  other  exhibits  from  a  distance,  extra 
advertising  and  buildings.  The  association 
proposes  the  erection  of  a  new  machinery 
and  agricultural  implement  building,  and 
plans  are  being  prepared  for  a  $90,000  struc- 
ture. 

The  report  of  Building  Inspector  Fother- 
ingham  shows  that  several  big  structures 
were  erected  here  last  year.  Mr.  Fothering- 
ham  says  he  considers  the  outlook  for  im- 
usual  building  activity  this  year  is  bright. 
657  building  permits  were  issued  in  1911, 
compared  with  671  in  1910. 

The  total  approximate  cost  of  such  build- 
ings aggregated  $2,997,610,  the  amounts 
being:  Solid  brick  or  stone,  $1,171,953; 
concrete,  $206,400;  brick  veneer,  $1,505,376; 
iron  clad,  $25,585;  wood,  $88,300. 

The  outlook  for  the  coming  year  is  for  a 
large  expansion.  Mr.  H.  W.  Baker,  Pub- 
licity Commissioner,  is  at  present  negotiating 
with  over  170  different  industrial  "  prcspects," 
which  include  almost  every  class  of  manufac- 
turing for  which  Ottawa  is  a  suitable  centre. 

Ottawa  is  still  the  largest  individual  manu- 
facturer of  lumber  in  the  world.  The  dis- 
trict output  for  1911  will  approximately  be 
359,(K)0,000  feet  board  measure,  with  a 
monetary    valuation    of    over    $10,000,000. 


The  city  has  176  industries,  employing 
16,500  people  and  a  conservative  estimate  of 
the  output  of  these  industries  is  $38,000,000. 
The  three  payrolls — Industrial,  Govern- 
mental, and  Railroads — combined,  distrib- 
uted $14,930,000  last  year. 


Even  a  nod  from  a  person  who  is 
esteemed  is  of  more  force  than  a  thousand 
arguments  or  studied  sentences  from  others. 


Ottawa  go  to     riU  I  HL     V/CV/lLi 

The  tourist  "rendezvous."  Centrally  situated 
near  the  theatres  and  shopping  Furnished 
throughout  in  Mission  Oak.  Every  modern 
convenience.      Elaborate  service. 

EUROPEAX   AND   AMERICAN   PLANS 

WALTER  B.   WALBY,   Proprietor. 
Write  for  tariff  and  descriptive  literature 


Arthur  LeB.  Weeks 

ARCHITECT 

Canada  Life  Building 

Ottawa  IS 


THE  NEW  RUSSELL 

Ottawa's  Leading  Hotel 

European  Plan  Exclusively 

Rates,   single        -        -       -       SI. 00   to  $3.50 

Rates,  double        -        -        -       $2.00  to  S5.00 

MULLIGAN  BROS.,  Proprietors 

Geo.   E.    Mulligan.  Manager 


The  Bank  of  Ottawa 

ESTABLISHED    1874 

Capital  Paid  Up,  Rest  and  Undivided 
Profits,  $7,517,938.85 

An  Efficient  Banking  Service  is  Essential  to 

CORPORATIONS,    MERCHANTS,    BUSINESS    FIRMS 


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Municipal 
Progress 


BUSY   MAN'S   CANADA 


May,   1912 


Porcupine,  Ont. 

Speaking  at  the  Dome  celebration  at  South 
Porcupine  not  a  month  ago,  Mr.  Ambrose 
Monell  said :  "I  would  like  to  utter  a  note  of 
warning  against  the  embarkation  in  the  en- 
terprise of  creating  a  producing  property 
until  those  embarking  in  the  enterprise  are 
well  assured  by  conservative  engineering  ad- 
vice as  to  the  amount  of  money  that  will  be 
required  before  they  can  hope  to  get  any 
return.  If  care  is  exercised  in  this,  much 
loss  and  heartburning  will  be  avoided,  be- 
cause if  an  enterprise  is  started  with  too  little 
money  in  the  treasury,  first  to  develop  and 
(even  if  they  have  the  ore)  to  follow  up  that 
development  with  a  mill  to  produce  the  gold 
from  the  ore,  the  inevitable  result  must  fol- 
low of  bankruptcy  and  reorganization." 

The  President  of  the  International  Nickel 
Company  and  the  Dome  Mines  read  the  above 
statement  from  a  carefully  prepared  manu- 
script and  when  he  did  so  Captain  Delamar, 
veteran  gold  miner  and  operator  in  many 
States  of  the  Union,  sat  beside  him,  assenting. 
Therefore  it  is  not  surprising  that  his  prophecy 
is  so  soon  being  verified. 

In  less  than  a  month  the  Rea  Consolidated, 
the  Pearl  Lake  Mining  Company,  the  Dobie 
and  the  Bewick -Moreing  have  closed  down. 
The  Pearl  Lake  has  made  an  assignment.  The 
Rea  will  certainly  rise  again ;  there  is  a  good 
body  of  ore  actually  blocked  out,  and  there  is 
not  a  mine  manager  in  Porcupine  who  w'ould 
not,  on  a  royalty  basis,  engage  to  find  more 
ore  for  the  company. 

The  Rea  has  been  chiefly  unfortunate  in  its 
controlling  stockholders,  and  until  there  is 
drastic  reorganization,  little  can  be  expected. 
Mr.  Ben  Hughes,  Porcupine  correspondent  of 
the  Toronto  Globe,  says:  "There  is  little  ex- 
cuse for  the  closing  down  of  the  Pearl  Lake 
mine.  If  Burr  Cartwright  had  conserved  the 
money  he  spent  on  the  adornment  of  the 
bungalow  for  the  development  of  the  mine, 
the  men  would  not  be  unpaid  to-day  and  the 
company  would  be  solvent  and  working. 

"Operations  had  reached  a  stage  where  a 
few  more  thousands  of  dollars  would  very 
probably  have  opened  up  a  good  body  of  ore ; 
as  it  stands  to-day  the  stockholders  of  Pearl 
Lake  own  a  very  extensive  plant,  but  have 
only  the  evidence  of  diamond  drill  cores  that 
there  is  a  pound  of  ore  at  depth.  There  is 
little  comfort  for  the  stockholders  in  the  as- 


surance that  these  properties  are  good  prop- 
erties, and  will  in  all  probability  develop  into 
mines.  If  they  are  reorganized  and  re-fin- 
anced it  will  be  by  alien  capital,  and  little  re- 
gard will  be  paid  to  their  interests. 

"The  Dobie  shut  down  for  quite  other 
reasons.  It  was  felt  that  it  was  only  waste 
of  money  to  continue  working  on  the  property 
where  the  plant  is  now  situated,  and  the 
company  has  now  a  large  acreage  it  can 
prospect  and  develop  this  summer.  The 
Bewick-Moreing  Company  found  they  could 
not  obtain  control  of  the  Hollinger,  and  so 
after  making  a  decent  show  of  sampling  the 
claims  they  had  acquired  from  the  Timmins 
syndicate,  they  retired  to  Alaska  with  a  $60,- 
000  profit  on  the  manipulation  of  Hollinger 
shares  and  allowed  the  Pearl  Lake  villa  to  be 
transformed  into  a  hospital. 

"It  seems,  therefore,  folly  for  a  man  to  in- 
vest money  in  a  Porcupine  company  intending 
to  mine  and  produce  gold  unless  there  is 
assured  $250,000in  the  treasury  to  bedevoted, 
every  dollar  of  it,  to  transforming  the  hole  in 
the  ground  into  a  producer. 

A  new  hotel  with  20  rooms  is  to  be  built 
immediately  at  Mattagami  Landing,  and  a 
permanent  hotel  will  be  built  directly  facing 
the  river.  Need  of  good  accommodation  is 
felt,  as  traffic  through  this  settlement  is  in- 
creasing. 

Mattagami  Landing  is  the  point  from  which 
launches  connect  with  Waweatin  and  Sandy 
Points,  above  and  below,  respectively,  where 
power  companies  have  generating  stations, 
and  it  is  also  a  stopping  place  for  prospectors 
going  to  and  from  the  townships  to  the  west 
of  Tisdale. 

Among  the  buildings  in  Porcupine  which 
are  a  credit  to  the  camp,  the  new  King  George 
Hotel  is  worthy  of  special  mention.  It  is 
modern  and  up-to-date  in  every  way  both  as 
regards  equipment  and  service,  and  would  be 
an  ornament  to  many  an  older  and  larger  city. 

The  future  of  this  place  looks  bright,  as  it 
has  every  facility  for  a  big  distributing  centre. 

//  a  man  is  your  friend  he  doesnH  have 
to  tell  you  so. 

# 

Cato  said:  "/  had  rather  men  should 
ask  why  my  statue  is  not  set  up  than 
why  it  is." 


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May,   1912 


BUSY   MAN'S   CANADA 


Municipal 
Progress 


Port  Arthur,  Ont. 

Kastern  Canadian  financiers  and  manufac- 
turers, headed  by  F.  B.  McCurdy,  J.  R.  Mc- 
Leod  and  F.  M.  Brown,  have  signed  an  agree- 
ment with  the  city  of  Port  Arthur  for  the  im- 
mediate erection  of  a  modern  steel  and  wood 
car  plant,  with  a  capitalization  of  $5,000,000. 
These  people  are  organizers  of  the  Nova 
Scotia  Car  Company,  Limited,  wliich  is  oper- 
ating successfully  in  Halifax. 

The  company  will  employ  one  thousand 
men,  and,  as  the  jilant  is  located  at  the  head 
of  navigation  and  in  the  centre  of  Canada,  it 
will  be  in  position  to  supply  freight  and  pas- 
senger cars  to  the  various  transcontinental 
railways  at  the  points  where  most  needed. 

A  great  deal  of  credit  is  due  to  the  Indus- 
trial Commissioner,  Mr.  N.  G.  Neill,  who  has 
been  the  means  of  promoting  tliis  enterprise 
and  interesting  Eastern  capital. 

The  C.P.R.  has  notified  the  Mayor  that  the 
company  will  build  here  a  cleaning  elevator 
in  time  to  deal  with  tlie  fall  crop,  capacity 
l,0;j(),000  bushels. 

The  fact  that  the  electric  power  and  light- 
ing plant  is  municipally  owned  has  brought 
about  a  reduction  in  the  charges  for  this  ser- 
vice, and  as  a  result,  the  cost  to  the  consumer 
is  probably  lower  than  at  any  other  point  in 
the  Dominion.  A  campaign  is  being  prose- 
cuted for  the  purpose  of  interesting  some 
more  prominent  manufacturers  in  the  devel- 
opment of  Port  Arthur. 

The  population  is  15,000;  assessment  is 
$18,(K)0,(KK). 

There  are  05  miles  of  street  railway  con- 
necting Port  Arthur  with  Fort  William  (2K 
miles  away),  owned  and  operated  by  the  city. 

Electric  light  is  furnished  by  the  City  at  an 
average  cost  of  10  cents  j)er  lamp  per  month. 

Water  is  supplied  by  the  City.  Domestic 
rate  averages  .^hl.CX)  per  year.  The  muni- 
cipal-owned telephone  system  has  3,500  sub- 
scribers. J5 

As  a  health  resort,  Port  Arthur  is  unique. 
The  climate  is  most  delightful,  seldom  more 
than  6  inches  of  snow  in  winter,  with  only  an 
occasional  really  cold  day.  Summer  days  are 
just  pleasantly  warm,  and  evenings  refresh- 
ingly cool.  Maximum  sunshine  and  mini- 
mum rain.  The  city  rises  in  a  series  of 
I)lateaus  from  Thunder  Bay,  making  it  an 
ideal  place  of  residence. 


The  banks  and  their  managers  are:  Bank 
of  Nova  Scotia,  A.  Mooney;  Molsons,  J.  A. 
Little;  Imperial,  H.  C.  Houston;  Montreal, 
W.  H.  Nelson;  Commerce,  A.  W.  Roljerts. 

Col.  S.  W.  Ray  is  Mayor;  J.  McTeigue, 
City  Clerk;  W.  J.  Gumey,  City  Treasurer; 
President  Board  of  Trade,  F.  S.  Wiley ;  Sec- 
retary, N.  G.  Neill. 


ARCHITECTS 

HOOD  &  SCOTT 


Benger  Bldg.,  177  Arthur  St. 
Phone   135  -  PORT  ARTHUR 


PORT  ARTHUR  GARAGE 

Expert  Automobile  and  Motor 
Boat  Repairs 


Workmanship  Guaranteed 


Phone  993 


DOC.  WILKINSON,  Prop, 


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When  in  Port  Arthur  stop  at  the 

nOariaGQi  Ibotel 

FACING  LAKE  SUPERIOR 
CONVENIENT  TO  BOATS  AND  TRAINS 

PORT  ARTHUR,  ONTARIO 


"Not  the  Biggest,  but  the  BEST" 

ALGOMA  HOTEL 

PORT  ARTHUK 

15  Large  Sample  Rooms 

Merritt  &  HoDDER.  Props. 

Bates  $2.00  to  $3.50,  American  Plan 
16 


Real  Estate  and  Investments 

THE  MEIKLE  CO. 

PORT  ARTHUR 


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Progress 


BUSY   MAN'S   CANADA 


May,    1912 


Radville,  Sask. 

Radville  is  a  new  town  and  divisional  point 
on  C.N.R.  line,  between  Maryfield  and  Leth- 
bridge;  a  line  to  Moose  Jaw  starts  from  here, 
and  a  line  to  run  to  the  coal  mines,  20  miles 
distant. 

The  town  is  one  year  old,  and  has  fine 
town  hall,  fire  hall,  red  brick  two-story  pub- 
lic school,  municipal  hall,  churches,  public 
hall,  licensed  hotel.  Bank  of  Commerce,  man- 
aged by  W.  Hastie;  Weybum  Security  Bank, 
under  the  management  of  McG.   Wilkinson. 

Builders  and  carpenters  are  wanted  here. 
Splendid  opening  for  flour  mill.  Plenty  of 
water  in  the  river.  Also  opportunity  for 
dentist  and  veterinary  surgeon. 

C.N.R.  telegraph  and  express,  phone  lines 
being  constructed,  two-tank  chemical  engine 
and  other  fire  equipment. 

Population,  350;  assessment,  $120,000; 
tax  rate,  5  mills.  President  Board  of  Trade, 
C.  S.  Hill;  Secretary,  G.  F.  Blundell;  Over- 
seer, C.  S.  Hill;  Secretary-Treasurer,  E.  J. 
Moore;    Postmaster,  C.  S.  Hill. 

# 

Rainy  River,  Ont. 

There  is  a  good  opportunity  here  for  a 
brick  plant,  a  doctor,  a  dentist  and  a  lawyer. 
Write  to  Sydney  Bateman,  Secretary  Board 
of  Trade. 

The  town  of  Rainy  River  is  on  the  river 
of  the  same  name,  and  located  153  miles  east 
of  Winnipeg,  and  286  miles  west  of  Port 
Arthur,  on  the  Canadian  Northern  Railway. 
There  is  a  daily  boat  service  in  the  summer 
to  Kenora,  about  86  miles  distant  on  C.P.R. 

The  population  is  2,300;  assessment,  $717,- 
458;  six  teachers  in  the  public  school,  also 
separate  school,  colleges,  town  hall,  fire  hall, 
gravel  or  cinder  in  the  streets.  The  sidewalks 
are  being  replaced  with  cement  on  the  principal 
streets.  Canadian  Northern  telegraph,  tele- 
phones, electric  light  and  power  (private 
ownership),  theatre,  dance  hall,  waterworks 
(250  connections),  sewers  and  settling  beds. 

The  Bank  of  Commerce  is  managed  by 
H.   W.  Graham. 

S.  Bateman,  Town  Clerk  and  Treasurer; 
S.  Sage,  Town  Engineer;  G.  S.  Parker,  Presi- 
dent Board  of  Trade;    R.  Reid,  Postmaster. 

Fire  protection  in  charge  of  Chief  A.  H. 
Hanna,    with    fire    hall,    engine    and    latest 


equipment.     Thos.     McMahon    is    Chief    of 
Police.     There  are  four  good  hotels. 

Red  Deer,  Alta. 

A  party  of  British  capitalists  came  here 
recently  on  an  extensive  trip  through  the 
West.  They  propose  to  establish  a  group  of 
important  industries  in  the  West,  and  after 
visiting  the  principal  points,  have  decided  to 
establish  their  interests  at  Red  Deer,  Alta. 

Red  Deer  is  midway  on  the  C.P.R.  between 
Calgary  and  Edmonton.  Has  added  a  thou- 
sand to  its  population  in  the  last  year.  It  is 
now  2,700;  assessment,  $4,119,270.  G.  W. 
Greene  is  President  of  Board  of  Trade;  J.  R. 
Davison,  Secretary;  R.  B.  Williver,  Mayor; 
A.  T.  Stephenson,  Treasurer  and  Clerk;  H. 
Wallace,  Postmaster. 

Red  Deer  has  public,  separate  and  high 
schools,  convent,  business  college,  ladies' 
college,  court  house,  municipal  buildings, 
fire  hall,  societies'  hall,  theatres,  four  hotels. 
Government  and  Western  Electric  phones 
(local,  rural  and  long  distance),  C.P.R.  tele- 
graph, express,  waterworks  and  sewer 
systems,  electric  light  and  power. 

The  banks  indicate  the  strong  financial 
position  of  this  district.  They  are,  with  their 
managers:  Commerce,  W.  L.  Gibson;  Im- 
perial, J.  G.  Gillispie;  Merchants',  F.  M. 
Hacking;   Northern  Crown,  J.  H.  Menzies. 

There  is  urgent  need  here  for  a  foundry, 
pressed  brick  works,  cement  works,  pulp  mill 
and  concerns  using  leather.  J.  R.  Davison, 
Secretary  Board  of  Trade,  will  gladly  tell 
inquirers  what  the  town  will  do  for  new- 
comers. 


Good  judgment  is  often  a  lucky  guess!^ 


The  love  oj  money  is  also  the  root  oj 
much  matrimony. 

The  beauty  about  a  thirst  jor  knowledge 
is  that  there  is  no  ^'Morning  After^ 

<♦■' 

//  is  a  true  proverb  that  if  you  live 
with  a  lame  man  you  will  learn  to  halt. — 
Plutarch. 


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BUSY   MAN'S   CANADA 


Municipal 
Progress 


Regina,  Sask. 

Regina's  distributing  territory  comiirises 
over  GU.OOO  square  miles,  in  which  are  located 
over  250  towns  and  villages,  and  a  popula- 
tion of  nearly  half  a  million. 

Situated  on  the  C.P.R.  main  line,  358  miles 
west  of  Winnipeg,  Regina  is  the  capital  and 
largest  city  in  Saskatchewan,  the  commercial 
and  industrial  centre  of  the  middle  west  and 
possesses  unique  advantages  for  manufac- 
turers, wholesalers  and  investors. 

The  railway  facilities  are  unexcelled  in 
Western  Canada.  There  are  five  hnes  of  the 
Canadian  Pacific  Railway,  two  lines  of  the 
Canadian  Northern,  and  one  line  of  the 
Grand  Trunk  Pacific.  Two  additional  lines 
of  the  Grand  Trunk  Pacific  will  be  in  opera- 
tion shortly  and  three  other  lines  are  pro- 
jected. 

The  Canadian  Northern  will  l,ave  an  ad- 
ditional Hne  west  in  operation  within  a  year's 
titae.  The  Canadian  Pacific  contemplate 
building  an  additional  line  south  from 
Regina. 


When  this  full  programme  oi  railway  con- 
struction is  completed  Regina  will  have  a 
total  of  fifteen  lines  of  railway  radiating  in 
all  directions. 

The  city  owns  and  operates  tlie  electric 
light  and  power  plant,  and  excellent  water 
supply. 

There  are  12  wholesale  threshing  machine 
warehouses,  20  agricultural  machinery  ware- 
houses, groceries,  hardware,  hides  and  tallow, 


SASKATCHEWAN 

FARM  LANDS 


AND 


REGINA 

CITY    PROPERTY 


THE  FLOOD  LAND  GO. 

REGINA,   CANADA 

Maps  and  Quotations  Free 


REGINA 


The  Capital,  Financial 
Educational,  Commercial 
and  Railway  Centre  of  the  Province  of  Saskatchewan 


^  A  city  of  large  commercial  buildings,  big  warehouses,  beautiful  homes, 

splendid  parks,  paved  streets,  and  supplied  with  an  abundance  of  pure 

spring  water,  situated  in  the  heart  of    the  finest  dry  farming  district  in 

the  world. 

^  Owing  to  the  rapid  development  of  the  surrounding  country  and   the 

splendid  prospects  for  the  future  of  the  city,  there  are  splendid  openings 

for  wholesalers  and  manufacturers. 

%  Kor  the  investment  of  capital  in  real  estate  this  city  can  conipare  most 

favorably  with  any  city  in  the  West.     We  offer  some  splendid  investments  in 

business  sites,  residential  and  suburban  property.    We  will  gladly  send  maps, 

pamphlets  and  particulars  to  those  interested.     Correspondence  solicited. 


ANDERSON,  LUNNEY  &  CO. 

REGINA,  SASKATCHEWAN 

Appraisers,  Valuators,  Real  Estate,  Western  Bonds  and  Mortgages 


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Municipal 
Progress 


BUSY   MAN'S   CANADA 


May,    1912 


Regit!  a — Continued 

oil,  fruit,  stationery,  builders'  supplies, 
manufacturers'  agents,  and  others. 

There  are  openings  for  a  biscuit  factory,  a 
motor  car  factory,  lithographic  printing 
works,  etc. 

The  principal  city  officials  are:  Mayor,  P. 
McAra ;  City  Clerk,  A.  W.  Poole ;  City  Treas- 
urer,   A.    W.    Goldie;     Commissioner,    A.    J. 


A.  B.  WADDELU 

Real  Estate 

City  Property       Farm  Lands 

Suite  108  Simpkins  Block  Phone  2051 

BEGINA,  SASK. 


REGINA 


For     Warehouse     Sites,    Business 
Property  and  Lakeview  Lots 

SEE 

McCallum,  Hiil  &  Co. 

FINANCIAL  AGENTS 

1770  Scarth  Street 
REGINA,    SASKATCHEWAN 

Reference :    Imperial   Bank  of  Canada 


McPherson;  City  Engineer,  A.  W.  Thornton; 
President  Board  of  Trade,  W.  P.  Wells; 
Postmaster,  J.  Nicoll. 


Send  us  your  Listings  of 

REGINA 

PROPERTIES 


MARSHALL  &  KNIGHT 


REGINA 


THE 


King's  Hotel 


The  King's  Hotel  is  now  conducted  on 
the  European  Plan 

Rates   $1.50  to    $3.00   per  day 

Rooms  en  suite,  baths,  running 
water  in  every  room,  private  tele- 
phones, dining-room  open  trom  6.30 
a.m.  to  midnight,  and  every  other 
up-to-date  hotel  convenience,  makes 
this  hotel  distinctive  in  the  Canadian 
West. 


AT  REGINA  IT   IS  ALWAYS 
THE   KING'S 


Premier  Place 

Plans  and  Particulars  on  Application  to 

HOTCHKISS  and   KENNEDY 


Just  between 
G.T.R.  and  C.N.R. 
Yards   and    Shops 


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BUSY   MAN'S   CANADA 


Municipal 
Progress 


Saskatoon,  Sask. 

The  opportunity  is  now  to  be  offered  to  in- 
vestors to  secure  an  interest  in  new  industries 
locating  in  Saskatoon  from  time  to  time 
through  the  medium  of  the  local  industrial 
league.  The  idea  is  that  if  railways  can 
build  miles  of  trackage  on  public  credit,  then 
small  industries  should  have  a  chance  to  do 
the  same  on  private  credit.  The  amount  of 
the  league's  subscription  in  each  instance  will 
be  in  direct  proportion  to  the  proposed  ex- 
penditure of  the  concern  locating  here.  It 
is  believed  that  the  idea  will  become  very 
popular  with  both  large  and  small  investors. 
The  league  is  capitaHzed  at  $1,000,000. 

A  $75,000  office  building  for  3rd  Avenue 
and  a  $20,000  apartment  block  for  Nutana 
have"  been  announced  for  the  spring.  Arch- 
itects of  the  city  are  busy  preparing  plans 
for  many  other  important  buildings.  Activ- 
ity in  the  real  estate  market  continues.  Mr. 
Weaver,  of  the  Business  Exchange,  reports 
the  sale  of  the  south-west  corner  of  25th 
Street  and  Ontario  Avenue,  with  a  frontage 
of  90  feet  on  the  avenue,  at  a  price  of  $450 
per  foot.  The  Archibald  Haining  Company 
report  that  the  last  of  the  Rogers  addition 
has  been  disposed  of.  The  total  sales  amount- 
ed to  $312,000.  They  also  recently  sold  75 
feet  on  4th  Avenue,  near  22nd,  at  about  $400 
a  foot. 

A  record  of  $2,000  a  foot  has  been  reached 
here  for  real  estate,  Col.  D.  T.  Smith  hav- 
ing sold  twenty-five  feet  to  Stepney  & 
Swindley  for  $.50,000.  Colonel  Smith  bought 
this  lot  in  1903  for  $300.  He  recently  sold  a 
comer  of  100  feet  on  Third  Avenue  for  $65,- 
000,  which  cost  him  $125  in  the  same   year. 

Saskatoon  added  another  industry  to  the 
already  long  list  which  will  Uxrate  here  this 
spring  when  tlie  El-Oso  Paving  Company,  of 
Vancouver,  B.C.,  bought  a  large  site  on  the 
outskirts  of  the  city,  where  they  will  erect  a 
plant  that  will  handle  the  business  of  the 
entire  middle  west. 

The  company  have  secured  contracts  in 
Medicine  Hat,  in  addition  to  Saskatoon, 
where  they  are  going  to  do  half  the  paving  to 
be  done  this  year.  Other  contracts  are  under 
consideration  in  Moose  Jaw  and  Calgary. 

The  Canadian  Agency,  of  London,  England, 
will  spend  $2,000,000  in  constructing  a  river 
dam  for  the  production  of  power,  and  in  lay- 


ing down  about  nine  miles  of  street  railway, 
which  will  be  operating  by  September  of  the 
present  year. 

Saskatoon's  water  revenue  for  191 1  amount- 
ed to  $46,118.1)8. 

Saskatoon's  population  eight  years  ago  was 
only  113.  To-day  it  is  18,096.  A  notable 
feature  of  this  development  is  the  fact  that 
it  has  been  paralleled  by  the  progress  of 
the  city's  tributary  trade  territory,  which 
embraces  a  prosperous  region  of  some  45,0(X) 
square  miles,  and  includes  within  its  confines 
over  180  thriving  towns  and  villages,  having 
direct  railway  connection  with  Saskatoon. 

The  school  attendance  is  1,824,  assessment 
$23,392,528,  and  tax  rate  only  18  mills. 

Total  building  permits  for  1911,  $5,028,368; 
bank  clearings,  $64,090,952;  customs  rev- 
enue, $681,336;  postal  revenue,  $78,815; 
net  assessment,  $23,259,687. 

The  President  of  the  Board  of  Trade  is 
Malcolm  Isbister;  Commissioner  is  F.  Mac- 
lure  Sclanders;  James  Clinkskill  is  Mayor; 
R.  M.  Keating,  Treasurer;  Geo.  H.  Clark, 
City  Engineer;  Andrew  Leslie,  City  Clerk; 
Malcolm  Isbister;  Postmaster;  Thos.  Heath, 
Fire  Chief;    R.  E.  Dunning,  Chief  Police. 


SASKATOON 

INVESTMENTS  IN 
CITY  PROPERTY 
AND  FARM  LANDS 


We  make  a  specialty  of 
Trackage  and  Sub- Division 
Property, 

All  communications  will  re- 
ceive the  most  prompt  atten- 
tion. 


STRATON  &  BRUCE 

McKay  Bldg.,  Second  Ave. 


Municipal 
Progress 


BUSY   MAN'S   CANADA 


May,    1912 


Sault  St.  Marie,  Ont. 

Sault  Ste.  Marie  is  now  an  incori_  orated 
city.     Its  population  is  11,000. 

Figures  of  last  year's  business  and  progress 
show  that  Sault  Ste.  Marie  is  fast  coming  to 
the  front  rank  of  mid -western  cities.  Post 
office  returns  for  the  year  give  money  orders 
$595,600,  postage  stamps  $25,078,  and  postal 
savings  $122,014,  in  every  instance  about 
double  the  amounts  of  1910.  Customs  re- 
turns totalled  $768,617  and  building  permits 
reached  $4,588,647.  Local  railway  freight 
handled  during  the  year  was  706,275  tons, 
and  through  freight  handled  over  two  million 
tons.  Local  marine  freight  is  estimated  at 
150,000  tons,  while  marine  freight  passing 
through  the  Ontario  Sault  locks  approximated 
about  31,064,000  tons.  The  population  of 
the  city  has  reached  the  17,000  mark. 

The  city  is  situated  on  the  St.  Mary's  River, 
where  power  is  generated  for  the  immense 
and  varied  plants  of  the  Lake  Superior  Cor- 
poration and  its  allied  industries.  These  in 
elude  three  blast  furnaces,  coke  ovens,  open 
hearth  and  Bessemer  steel  plants,  rail  mill, 
structural  steel,  tar  and  billet  mills,  rail  fast- 
enings, splice  bar,  tie  plates,  etc. ;  bolt  and 
nut  works,  charcoal,  alcohol  and  acetate 
plant,  railway  car  building  works,  ore  and 
coal  docks,  copper  and  nickel  smelters,  veneer, 
saw,  shingle  and  stave  mills,  iron  and  brass 
foundries,  sulphite-pulp  and  ground  wood- 
pulp  mills,  oil  refineries  and  other  industries 
of  no  mean  importance.  Lake  Superior  is 
the  Mill  Pond  for  the  water-power,  and  St. 
Mary's  River  the  waste  waterway.  100,000 
horsepower  can  be  generated  here. 

Six  million  dollars  are  now  being  spent  in 
industrial  construction  here. 

The  railway  facilities  are:  C.P.R.  and 
Algoma  Central  and  Hudson  Bay  Railway. 
The  Manitoulin  and  North  Shore  road  is  now 
building   to   have   connections   here.     There 


are  four  miles  of  electric  street  railway  within 
the  corporation. 

The  population  is  10,613,  and  the  assess- 
ment is  $5,967,764;  tax  rate,  20  mills.  There 
are  good  macadamized  streets,  cement  side- 
walks, electric  light  and  power,  water  mains 
and  sewers,  local  and  rural  phones,  with  the 
Bell  long  distance  line  about  completed. 
C.P.R.  and  G.N.R.  telegraph;  public,  sep- 
arate, high  and  technical  schools.  Govern- 
ment municipal  buildings,  custom  house  and 
good  hotels. 

W.  H.  Munroe  is  Mayor;  C.  W.  McCrea, 
Treasurer;   C.  J.  Pim,  City  Clerk. 

Man  is  a  spirit,  and  hound  by  invisible 
bonds  to  all  men. — Thomas  Carlyle. 

When  opposing  warriors  join  in  battle, 
he  who  has  pity  conquers. — Lao  Tzii. 
# 

James  Russell  Lowell  said:  "Some  kind 
of  force  may  be  got  out  of  the  veriest  jade 
by  the  near  prospect  of  oats;  but  the  thor- 
oughbred has  the  spur  in  its  blood.'''' 


S.    W.    FAWCETT 
Real  Estate 

LOANS    AND     INSURANCE 

Phone  124  P.  O.  Box  384 

SAULT  STE.  MARIE  22 


O'CONNORS  SHERIDAN 

Real  Estate  and  Mining 

Brokers 

665   Queen  Street  Phone  723 

SAULT  STE.  MARIE,  ONT. 

Industrial  Sites  and  High-class  Investments 


REAL 
ESTATE 

Chitty,  Moffly  &  Chipley 

SAULT  STE.  MARIE 
Realty  in  all  its  Branches 

REAL 
ESTATE 

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Municipal 
Progress 


St.  John,  N.B. 

The  general  manager  of  the  Canadian  Bank 
of  Commerce,  visiting  the  Maritime  Provinces 
last  week,  observed  what  he  believes  to  be  a 
well-founded  confidence  that  a  period  of 
substantial  expansion  has  been  liegun.  There 
is  perhajjs  no  better  evidence  of  this  con- 
fidence than  the  activity  and  advance  in  the 
price  of  real  estate.  The  movement  is  with- 
out parallel,  and  continues  with  unabated 
interest.  Several  more  farms  in  the  out- 
skirts of  the  city,  both  on  the  east  and  west 
sides,  have  been  purchased  by  syndicates, 
and  in  the  city  an  option  was  recently  taken 
on  a  large  brick  building  on  King  Street,  and 
also  on  a  most  desirable  corner  lot,  on  which 
it  is  said  a  large  apartment  house  may  be 
erected. 

Cement  propositions  are  attracting  a  good 
deal  of  attention  at  the  present  time.  Not 
only  is  it  stated  that  an  English  company, 
with  large  capital,  is  likely  to  close  with  a  St. 
John  proposition,  but  another  English  com- 
pany is  negotiating  with  a  view  to  the  estab- 
lishment of  a  cement  plant  in  the  oil  shales 
region  in  Albert  County.  This  is  the  enter- 
prise in  which  Senator  Domville  is  interested. 

The  annual  report  of  the  City  Chamberlain 
shows  that  the  assets  of  St.  John  largely  ex- 
ceed the  liabilities,  and  that  last  year,  despite 
an  issue  of  bonds  for  permanent  improve- 
ments, the  city's  debt  was  reduced  by  more 
than  $64,000. 

The  exports  by  the  winter  steamshijjs  from 
St.  John  to  trans- Atlantic  ports  is  now  close 
to  $15,000,000  in  value,  over  a  million  and  a 
half  ahead  of  the  business  for  the  like  period 
last  year. 

The  population  is  52,341  (an  increase  over 
last  year  of  4,800),  assessment  $637,760,  tax 
rate  1.94  (land  values  only).  There  are 
fifty-two  miles  of  paved  streets  (creosote, 
wood  block,  granite  block,  bitulithic),  and 
over  77  miles  asjihalt  sidewalks. 

There  are  fifteen  miles  of  street  railway, 
market  every  day,  which  is  one  reason  for 
the  low  cost  of  living. 

The  banks  and  their  managers  are:  Bank 
of  New  Brunswick  (5  branches),  A.  McDon- 
ald, C.  H.  Lee,  T.  G.  Marquis,  D.  W.  Harper, 
A.  J.  Macquarie;  Bank  of  Nova  Scotia  (2 
branches),  E.  S.  Esson  and  E.  S.  Crawford; 
Royal  Bank  (2  branches),  T.   B.  Blain  and 


R.  E.  Smith ;  British  Xcjrth  America  (5 
branches),  A.  P.  Hazon  and  C.  A.  Robinson, 
with  three  assistant-managers;  Union  Bank, 
W.  A.  Connor;  Montreal  Bank,  E.  M.  Shad- 
bolt;  Bank  of  Commerce,  C.  W.  Hallamore; 
Merchants'  Bank,  F.  J.  Shreve. 

T.  H.  Estabrooks  is  the  President  of  the 
Board  of  Trade,  and  W.  E.  Anderson,  Secre- 
tary. 

Municipal  Officers  are:  Jas.  H.  I'rink, 
Mayor;  Adam  P.  Mclntyre,  Comptroller; 
Wm.  Murdoch,  C.E.,  City  Engineer;  H.  E. 
Wardroper,  City  Clerk ;  D.  G.  Lingley,  Cham- 
berlain;  E.  Sears,  Postmaster. 


Stettler,  Alta. 

There  are  good  openings  here  for  furniture 
store,  butcher,  painter,  brickyard,  wholesale 
houses,  sash  and  door  factory,  tannery, 
cement  plant  and  flax  mill. 

Stettler  is  between  Lacombe  and  Moose 
Jaw,  at  the  intersection  of  the  C.P.R.  and 
C.N.R.,  Vegreville  and  Calgary  branch,  49 
miles  east  of  Lacombe,  on  the  Calgary  and 
Edmonton  branch.  The  population  is  1,800. 
Assessment  roll,'  $1,107,500;  tax  rate,  25 
mills. 

There  are  municipal  buildings,  public 
school  (cost  $50,000),  opera  house,  fire  hall, 
flour  mill,  creamery,  steam  laundry,  machine, 
shops,  and  good  hotels,  municipal  water- 
works and  electric  light  plant ;  local,  rural  and 
Government  telephones;  C.P.R.,  C.N.R.  tele- 
graph and  express. 

There  are  four  miles  of  plank -paved  streets, 
and  two  and  one-half  miles  of  sidewalks. 

The  Secretary  of  the  Board  of  Trade  will 
give  full  information. 

The  banks  are:  Traders,  managed  by  A. 
H.  Preston,  and  the  Merchants',  by  J.  H 
Johnson. 

Municipal  officers  are:  J.  P.  Origg,  Mayor; 
D.  Mitchell,  Secretary-Treasurer;  Miss  K.  L. 
Raemer,  Postmistress;  W.  W.  Sharpe,  Presi- 
dent of  the  Board  of  Trade;  D.  Mitchell, 
Secretary. 

■*■ 

''Stocks  may  rise  and  fall,  prices  of  all 
securities  may  depress  until  they  lose  their 
value,  but  land  can  not  vanish,  nor  can 
thieves  steal  it,  nor  can  the  touch  of  timt 
ruin  it." — A.  H.  Fredericks. 


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Progress 


BUSY   MAN'S   CANADA 


May,    1912 


Tofield,  Alta. 

That  the  Tofield  district  is  making  a  sub- 
stantial record  as  the  home  of  mixed  farm- 
ing is  indicated  by  the  testimony  of  local 
farmers.  C.  C.  Harriman,  who  lives  a  mile 
and  a  half  from  town,  says:  "I  took  up 
dairying  as  the  best  paying  business  on  a 
farm,  with  the  result  that  now  the  income 
derived  from  15  cows  keeps  my  family  com- 
fortably, leaving  as  an  absolute  profit  all 
grain  raised  for  market,  also  hogs  and  other 
live  stock,  and  any  other  produce  we  may 
sell."  It  is  stated  that  not  less  than  25 
families  settled  in  the  immediate  vicinity  of 
Tofield  last  year;  and  many  newcomers  are 
expected  this  spring.  The  Secretary  of  the 
Board  of  Trade  states  that  there  arenumerous 
business  openings  in  this  district  for  ener- 
getic people,  and  farmers  who  have  already 
settled  here  are  in  nearly  all  cases  making 
money. 

Trainloads  of  ties  and  rails  are  leaving 
Tofield  daily  for  the  end  of  steel  on  the  To- 
field-Calgary  branch  of  the  G.T.P.  This 
branch  is  practically  all  graded  to  Calgary. 
The  steel  is  laid  to  within 94  miles  of  that  city. 


Work  is  now  being  pushed  cm  the  natural 
gas  well  at  Tofield,  which  is  down  to  a  depth 
of  950  feet.  Four  strong  flows  of  gas  have 
been  struck,  and  it  is  the  opinion  of  experts 
that  plenty  of  gas  will  be  found  at  a  depth  of 
about  1 ,200  feet . 

Tofield  is  situated  on  the  G.T.P. ,  752  miles 
west  of  Winnipeg,  and  40  miles  east  of  Ed- 
monton— junction  pomt  of  the  main  line  of 
the  G.T.P.  and  Tofield-Calgary  branch. 

Population,  600;  assessment,  $412,002; 
tax  rate,  25  mills;    land  values  only. 

Fred  McHeffy,  Fire  Chief;  Chief  of  Police, 
O.  H.  Mahaffey. 

Secretary-Treasurer  Board  of  Trade,  S. 
Nicholson;    Postmaster,  C.  E.  Jamieson. 

Merchants'  Bank  is  in  charge  of  N.  C.  Legge. 


You  never  know  what  is  enough  unless 
you  know  what  is  more  than  enough. — 
William  Blake. 

Some  strand  of  our  own  misdoing  is 
involved  in  every  quarrel. — R.  L.  Stev- 
enson. 


"THE    BEST   TOWN    ON    THE    LINE" 

Is  what  people  who  travel  on  the  Grand  Trunk  Pacific 
between  Winnipeg  and  Edmonton  say  about 

TOFIELD 

=AUBBRTA— 

It  has  made  a  more  rapid  growth  during  the  past  year,  and  it  has  more  natural  resources,  than 
any  other  town  on  the  line.  Tofield  is  the  Junctional  Point  of  the  Main  Line  and  the  Tofield-Calgary 
Branch  of  the  G.T.P.  It  has  tributary  to  it  one  of  the  largest  and  one  of  the  best  Mixed  Farming 
.Sections  in  the  West.  It  is  the  Northern  Freight  Terminal  of  the  Tofield-Calgary  Branch,  the 
longest  and  most  important  branch  of  the  G.T.P.  System.  It  has  20,000  Acres  of  Coal,  now  being 
developed  by  Five  Mining  Companies,  It  has  Valuable  Clay.  Deposits.  It  is  an  Ideal  Location  for 
Factories,  having  good  transportation  to  good  markets  and  Cheap  Power.  The  Mines  and  Factories 
will  give  employment  to  a  large  number  of  people. 

Inside  Property — all  inside  the  original  town  limits — in  Tofield,  for  sale  at  $100  a  lot  up.  Easy 
terms,  no  interest.     For  full  particulars,  including  views  of  the  Town  and  Coal  Mines,  address 

CANADA   WEST   TOWNSITE   COMPANY,   LIMITED 
617  Somerset  Block  -  Winnipeg,  Manitoba 


For  information  regarding  Business  and  Factory  Openings  in  Tofield,  address 
S.  NICHOLSON,  Secretary  Board  of  Trade  -  -  TOFIELD,  ALBEBTA 


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Progress 


Toronto,  Ont. 

I'liere  is  talk  of  pulling  down  the  Canada 
Life  Building  to  make  w  ay  for  a  great  modern 
bank.  A  Toronto  paper  remarks  that  "it 
was  but  the  other  day  that  people  travelled 
to  see  the  Canada  Life  Building,  which  was 
considered  a  triumph  in  office  architecture. 
But  it  is  an  old,  old  building  now  in  down- 
town Toronto,  for  it  is  twenty  years  old." 

Mr.  James  O'Neill,  of  the  St.  Charles  res- 
taurant, will  shortly  build  what  will  be 
Toronto's  biggest  hotel.  He  has  sold  to  the 
Dominion  Bank  his  property  at  the  corner  of 
Yonge  and  Melinda  Streets. 

"1  am  planning  for  a  hotel  with  six  hun- 
dred rooms,"  said  Mr.  O'Neill  to  The  Globe  on 
Saturday.  "I  have  not  secured  the  site  yet, 
and  1  would  rather  not  tell  you  the  exact 
location  until  I  do,  but  you  may  say  it  w  ill  be 
nearer  Queen  than  King  Street." 

The  King  Edward  Hotel  has  four  hundred 
rooms. 

Mr.  O'Neill  thought  the  Dominion  Bank 
contemplated  the  erection  of  an  eighteen- 
storey  office  building  on  the  corner  of  King 
and  Yonge  Streets.  He  has  sold  the  new  St. 
Charles,  or  old  Harry  Webb  property,  con- 
sisting of  fifty-six  feet  on  Y'onge  Street  and 
seventy-eight  feet  on  Melinda  Street,  for 
$525,000,  which  includes  the  surrender  of  the 
remaining  fourteen  years'  lease  of  the  thirty 
feet  on  Yonge  Street,  now  occupied  by  the 
old  St.  Charles'  Cafe.  The  price  works  out 
at  about  $75  per  square  foot. 

The  Dominion  Bank  will  probably  erect  on 
the  site  an  eighteen-storey  building. 

Mr.  O'Neill  expects  to  commence  construc- 
tion work  on  his  new  hotel  and  restaurant 
this  summer.  The  financing  of  the  project 
has  been  practically  completed  already.  That 
the  work  may  proceed  without  delay,  how- 
ever, Mr.  O'Neill  may  sell  the  Land  Security 
building  at  the  corner  of  Adelaide  and  Vic- 
toria Streets,  for  whicli  he  is  offered  $400,000. 
This  property  has  a  frontage  of  60  feet  on 
Adelaide  Street  and  210  feet  on  Victoria  Street 

Leases  of  Yonge  Street  store  property 
down  town  are  hard  to  get,  for  they  come 
high  and  those  who  hold  them  place  fancy 
figures  in  the  terms  for  their  disposal.  This 
fact  is  being  impressed  ujion  Mr.  A.  Bollard, 
the  tobacco  man,  whose  lease  at  128  Yonge 
Street  expires  on  August   1,  when  he  con- 


cludes a  ten-year  occupancy  of  the  premises. 
The  property  is  owned  by  Mr.  Henry  Sheard 
and  Mr.  Bollard  has  been  paying  a  rental  of 
$5,000  per  annum.  Tlie  terms  for  a  renewal 
of  the  lease  are  $0,000  per  annum  and  it  is 
understood  that  Mr.  Bollard  has  decided  to 
do  business  elsewhere  in  preference  to  pay- 
ing that.  Enquiries  made  in  regard  to  other 
leases  in  the  neighborhood  show  that  the 
holders  want  anywhere  from  five  to  thirty 
thousand  dollars  to  surrender  them. 

The  Board  of  Directors  of  the  Canadian 
National  Exhibition  for  1912  is  as  follows: 
Hon.  Pres.,  Geo.  H.  Gooderham;  President, 
John  G.  Kent;  1st  Vice,  Jos.  Oliver;  2nd 
Vice,  Noel  Marshall;  Executive  Committee, 
Section  A,  Aid.  John  Dunn;  Section  B, 
George  Booth  ;  Section  C,  R.  Fleming;  Chair- 
men of  Committees:  Horses,  J.  J.  Dixon; 
Cattle,  Robt.  Miller;  Dairy,  W.  \V.  Ballan- 
tyne;  Women's  \\^ork,  Noel  Marshall;  Agri- 
culture, H.  R.  Frankland;  Manufactures, 
Geo.  Booth;  Education,  C.  A.  B.  Brown; 
Fine  Arts,  W.  K.  McNaught;  Poultry,  A. 
Atkinson;  Dogs,  W.  P.  Eraser;  Grounds, 
R.  H.  Graham. 

Dredging  eastern  channel $  24,300 

Strengthening  jiier,  eastern  channel  10,000 

Island  breakwater 21 ,000 

Dredging  steamer  channels  in  the 

harbor 20,000 

Protection  of  reclaimed  land  at  the 

new  western  channel 163,000 

Total $238,517 

This  is  the  work  the  Dominion  Govern- 
ment has  undertaken  to  do  this  season  on 
Toronto  harbor. 

The  $163,000  protection  at  the  western 
channel  will  be  spent  in  building  a  long  row 
of  piles  to  retain  the  forty-six  acres  of  newly- 
made  land. 

The  Island  breakwater  to  be  built  v  ill  ex- 
tend from  a  point  west  of  the  eastern  channel 
along  the  lake  shore  at  the  Island  to  a  point 
west  of  Centre  Island,  a  continuation  of  what 
has  already  been  erected. 

The  $24,000  to  be  expended  in  dredging  the 
eastern  channel  will  be  used  to  obtain  a  uni- 
form depth  of  twenty-five  feet. 

The  sum  of  $10,000  is  to  be  expended  in 
renewing  the  superstructure  of  the  western 
channel  pier. 


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Toronto — Continued 

Mr.  A.  Claude  Macdonald,  K.C.,  M.P.  of 
South  Toronto,  has  notified  the  board  that 
he  expects  the  new  western  channel  will  be 
completed  this  season.  This  will  include  a 
new  Government  lighthouse  to  be  placed  on 
it  which  will  take  the  place  of  the  present 
lighthouse  on  the  old  eastern  channel. 

The  Harbor  Board  is  now  calling  for  tenders 
for  the  annual  dredging  around  the  docks. 

The  statement  of  the  assessment  and  popu- 
lation of  the  city  for  1911,  serves  to  empha- 
size the  extremely  rapid  growth  during  the 
past  ten  years. 

The  population  has  increased  from  199,043 
in  1901  to  374,672  in  1911,  according  to  the 
assessors'  figures,  which  are  supposed  to  be 
conservative. 

This  represents  a  growth  of  88  per  cent, 
in  the  population  in  one  decade,  or  a  doubling 
of  the  population  in  about  twelve  years.  At 
the  same  rate  the  population  in  1921  will  be 
704,382,  or  750,000  in  1922. 

The  report  of  Assessment  Commissioner 
Forman  shows  that  in  five  years  the  assess- 
ment of  land  values  has  increased  from  $78,- 
611,000  to  $147,893,000,  while  the  value  of 
buildings  and  improvements  has  increased 
from  $94,346,000  to  $144,366,000. 

The  assessment  of  the  city  has  increased 
even  faster.  In  1901  it  was  $133,844,955, 
while  the  assessment  just  completed  places  it 
at  $344,835,115 — an  increase  during  the  de- 
cade of  no  less  than  158  per  cent. 

The  population  and  increases  from  year  to 
year  were  as  follows: 

Year  Population  Increase  P.  C. 

1901  199,043      

1902  205,887  6,844  3.4 

1903  211,735  5,848  2.8 

1904  226,045  14,310  6.8 

1905  238,642  12,597  5.5 
•1906  253,720  15,078  6.3 

1907  272,600  18,880  7.4 

1908  287,201  14,601  5.3 

1909  325,302  38,101  13.2 

1910  341,991  16,689  5.1 

1911  374,672  32,681  9.7 

The  increase  in  the  assessment  of  the  city 
since  1875  has  been  as  follows: 

1875 $  46,506,208 

1880 50,166,639 

1885 68,957,706 

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1890 $136,887,328 

1895 146,382,412 

1900 124,992,959 

HlOl 128,318,703 

1902 138,844,955 

1903 138,588,605 

1904 142,328,897 

1905 149,159,206 

The  most  rapid  increase  in  the  assessment 
has  been  since  1905,  and  the  figures  are  as 
follows : 

1906 $167,411,678  $18,252,472 

1907 184,283,085  16,871,407 

1908 206,088,990  21,805,905 

1909 227,800,000  21,711,010 

1910. 269,866,219  42,066,219 

1911 306,604,774  36,738,556 

1912 344,835,115  38,230,341 

Percentage  of  increase:  1906,  12.2;  1907, 
10.07;  1908,  11.18;  1909,  10.05;  1910,  14.5; 
1911,  13.6;    1912,  12.4. 

The  customs  revenue  in  Toronto  for  the 
fiscal  year  ended  March,  1911,  was  $14,379,- 
114,  only  $4,000,000  less  than  the  figures  of 
Montreal,  which  were  $18,327,198.  The 
actual  revenue  for  the  calendar  year  of  1911 
was  $15,550,000,  an  increase  of  a  million  and 
a  half  over  1910,  without  including  the  rev- 
enue from  the  port  of  \^'est  Toronto  of  over 
$500,000. 

The  following  is  a  table  showing  the  gains 
Toronto  has  made  in  1911  over  1910: 

Bank  clearings,  1910 $1,595,954,254.00 

Bank  clearings,  1911 $1,852,397,605.00 

P.  O.  earnings,  1910 $1,709,493.34 

P.  O.  earnings,  1911 $1,963  065.28 

Real  estate  transfers,  1910.  14,546 

Real  estate  transfers,  1911.  16,007 

Building  permits 7,296 

Value  of  buildings  erected.  $24,374,539 

New  buildings  erected 9,869 

Population,  according  to 

Might's  Directory 425,400 

The  Customs  receipts  for  the  past  year 
amounted  to  $15,538,630,  being  a  net  gain 
over  1910  of  $1,461,441. 

The  Mayor  is  G.  R.  Geary;  City  Clerk, 
W.  A.  Littlejohn;  Chief  Clerk,  James  W. 
Somers;  City  Treasurer,  R.  T.  Coady;  City 
Engineer,  C.  H.  Rust;  Medical  Health  Offi- 
cer, Chas.  J.  Hastings,  M.D. 

President  Board  of  Trade,  G.  T.  Somers; 
Secretary,  F.  G.  Morley. 


May.  1912  BUSY   MAN'S   CANADA  ^p^oglesl 


Jenkins'  Antiques 

We  have  now  on  show  a  very  fine  and 
varied  selection  of 

Rare  Old  Chippendale  and  Sheraton  Furniture 
Curious  Old  Mirrors  Quaint  Old  Brass  and  Copper 

Paintings  and  Engravings        Rare  China  and  Bric-a-Brac 
Old  Gold  and  Silver  Grandfather  and  Mantle  Clocks 

Some  very  old  four-post  Beds,  odd  Chairs,  Tables 

And  extend  a  special  invitation  to  visit  our 

ANTIQUE   ART  GALLERIES 

PHILLIPS  SQUARE.  MONTREAL 


B.  M.  AND  T.  JENKINS 

424   YONGE    STREET,    TORONTO 


King  Ed^va^d  Hotel 


An  absolutely   fire-proof  hotel   with   400   rooms,  300  with  baths. 

Long  distance  telephone  in  each  room. 

Luxuriously  furnished  rooms  on  the  upper  floor  overlooking  the 

Bay  and  Lake  Ontario. 
The  centre  of  Ontario's  famous  tourist  district. 
Five  minutes  from  railway,  three  minutes  from  boats. 
One  of  the  finest  equipped  hotels  in  the  world. 

European  Plan — $1.50  per  day  and  up 

American  Plan — $3.50  per  day  for  room  without  bath 

$4.00  per  day  for  room  with  bath 

W.   C.  BAILEY      MANAGER 


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\^3n.COUVCr      B*C>i»  ^'^'^^   names   of   managers:     Bank   of   Nova 

Scotia,  H.  D.  Burns;    Granville  St.  branch, 

The  Vancouver  Board  of  Trade  has  decided  h.  Rogers;   Eastern  Townships  Bank,  W.  H. 

to  take  aggressive  steps  to  advance  the  in-  Hargrave;     Kitsilano    branch,    P.    Gomery; 

terest  of  this  port  in  regard  to  future  com-  Molsons,  J.  H.  Campbell;    Main  St.,  A.  W. 

merce.     All  the  Pacific  ports  of  the  United  jarvis  (Agent);    British  North  America,  W. 

States  are  expending  large  sums  of  money,  Godfrey;  Quebec  Bank,  G.  S.  F.  Robitaille; 

varying  from  $9,000,000  at  San  Francisco  to      imperial  Bank,  A  Jukes;   Fairview,  ; 

$2,500,000  at  Tacoma,  and  the  members  of  Hastings  and   Abbott,   A.   R.   Green;    Main 

the  Board  of  Trade  felt  that  something  should  g^  ^  -w.  A.  Wright;    Bank  of  Hamilton,  E. 

be  done  at  Vancouver  without  delay  if  a  sue-  Buchanan;    E.   Vancouver,   H.   L.   Paynter; 

cessful  bid  were  to  be  made  for  the  increased  ]sj   Vancouver,  C.  G.  Heaven;   S.  Vancouver, 

traffic  which,  it  is  felt,  is  bound  to  come  when  p    j^    Hirst;    Bank  of  Vancouver,  F.  Dallas; 

the  Panama  Canal  is  opened  in  a  year  or  two.  Broadway  West,  O.  Moon;    Cedar  Cottage, 

More  than  one  prominent  American  busi-  E.  G.  vSutherland;  Pender  St.,  C.  Reid;  Gran- 

ness  man  has  declared  that    Vancouver,  as  ^ille   St.,    A.   H.   Hawkes;    Traders,    A.    R. 

an  established  Western  Canadian  port,  will  Heiter-    Royal    F,  T.  Walker-    Bridge  St 

be  the  most  active  competitor  of  San  Fran-  q   Bowser;  Cordova  St.,  H.  F.  Montgomery'; 

Cisco  for  the  canal  commerce.     To  make  sure  ^^^^   g^d,  S.  G.  Jardine;    Fairview,  F.  C. 

that   no  condition  is   lacking,    each   of  the  gi^ks;  Granville  St.  Centre,   R.  F.   Howden; 

American  coast  cities,  Seattle,  Tacoma,  Port-  HiUcrest,   A.  A.  Steeves;    Mt.   Pleasant,   P. 

land  and  Los  Angeles,  are  expending  large  l   Bengay;  Park  Drive,  R.  Jardine;  Robson 

amounts  to  improve  their  harbors  and  to  g^  _  q    h.  Stevens;    Toronto,  F.  A.  Brodie; 

instal  docking  facilities.  Hastings  and  Carroll  Sts.,  E.  J.  H.  Vanston; 

The   mover   of  the  resolution   before  the  Union,  T.  McCaffrey;  Cordova  St.,  J.  Ander- 

Board  declared  that  the  question  of  harbor  gon;   Main  St.,  C.  C.  Dickson;   Mt.  Pleasant, 

improvement   was  the  most   pressing  of  all  w.  G.Scott;  Vancouver  South,  R.  J.  Hopper; 

the  great  commercial  problems  at  present,  Ottawa,  Chas.  G.  Pennock;  Dominion,  W.  F. 

and  the  motion  was  unanimously  adopted      Gwyn  (Acting);    Granville  St.,  ; 

that  the  vice-president,  in  the  absence  of  the  Northern  Crown,  J.   P.   Roberts;    Granville 

president,  name  seven  men  to  act  as  a  com-  gt.,  E.  Stuart  George;    Mount  Pleasant,  D. 

™it^^^-  McGowen;    Montreal,  C.  Sweeny;    Main  St., 

Mr.  A.  S.  Burgess,  of  \A'anganui,  New  g.  L.  Smith  (Sub- Agent);  Commerce,  Wm. 
Zealand,  who  arrived  on  the  Australian  Murray;  East,  C.  W.  Durrant;  Fairview, 
steamer,  declared  that  this  port  would  be-  j.  c.  E.  Chadwick;  Mt.  Pleasant,  J.  G. 
come  the  greatest  terminal  of  the  whole  Mullen;  Park  Drive,  M.  Nicholson;  Mer- 
Pacific  coast.  He  was  of  the  opinion  that  chants',  G.  S.  Harrison;  Hastings  St.,  F.  Pike, 
shipments  to  and  from  the  Antipodes  through  -phe  rapid  and  substantial  rise  of  Vancouver 
Vancouver  would  steadily  increase  in  volume.  ig  ghown  in  the  following  statistics  of  Bank 
He  mentioned  that  many  automobiles  des-  Clearances" 
tined  for  New  Zealand  went  via  San  Fran- 
cisco which    should  be  sent  through  Van-      ^^^^ ^  47,000,000 

couver,    since   the   machines   were   exported  

from  Canada  and  the  United  Kingdom.  1^03 66,000,000 

Mr.  H.  S.  Paterson,  a  member  of  the  Win-      ^^^^ 74,000,000 

nipeg  grain  exchange,  expressed  the  opinion  *      '       ' 

that  the  Dominion  Government  should  build      ^^^^ 132,000,000 

grain  elevators  here.     In  the  east,  he  said,      ^^^^ 191,000,000 

Minneapofis    interests    controlled    the    grain      ^^^^ ^^^^^^'^^n 

terminals,  which  was  not  in  the  best  interests      ^^^^ 287,000,000 

t  ,u  -i  1910 445,000,000 

of  the  people.  ' 

There    are    eighteen    chartered    banks    in  For  the  first  nine  months  of  1911  the  total 

Vancouver,  having,  besides  their  local  head  was  $389,809,930,  an  increase  of  more  than 

offices,  36  branch  offices  scattered  throughout  seventy    millions    over    the    corresponding 

the  city.     The  following  is  a  complete  list,  period  of  1910. 

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Progress 


Vancouver — Continued 

The  electric  supply  is  operated  by  the  B.C. 
Electric  Railway  Co.,  and  also  by  the  West- 
ern Canada  Power  Co.  Prices  for  both  light- 
ing and  power  vary  according  to  quality. 
The  gas  works  are  owned  by  the  B.C.  Electric 
Railway  Company.  The  whole  city  is  sup- 
plied with  a  complete  sewerage  system,  and 
the  fire  department,  with  its  eleven  halls,  123 
men  and  latest  motor  equipment,  is  under 
the  direction  of  Fire  Chief  J.  H.  Carlisle. 
The  Chief  of  Police  is  \\'.   H.  Chamberlain. 

The  ofticial  census  return  gives  \'ancouver 
a  population  of  101,000.  Population,  1909, 
78,000;  1910.  93,700;  1911,  133,000.  A 
moderate  computation  of  the  present  popu- 
lation of  Vancouver  with  its  immediate 
suburbs  would  be  145,000.  Assessments, 
1910,  $106,454,265;  1911,  $136,623,045. 
Tax  rate,  2  per  cent,  nett  on  realty,  improve- 
ments are  free. 

The  chief  City  Officials  are:  Mayor,  Jas. 
Findlay;  City  Treasurer,  John  Johnstone; 
City  Clerk,  Wm.  McQueen;  Controller,  C.  F. 
Baldwin;     City    Engineer,    F.    L.    Fellows; 


President  Board  i>f  Trade,  A.  B.  Erskine; 
Secretary,  W.  .Skene;  Postmaster,  R.  G. 
McPherson. 

Grand  Trunk  Pacific  Telegraphs 

At  the  close  oj  the  construction  season 
of  the  present  year  the  Grand  Trunk  Pacific 
and  its  ally,  the  National  Transcontin- 
ental, will  be  in  a  position  to  carry  tele- 
graphic despatches  from  150  miles  west 
of  Yellowhead  Pass  to  Cochrane,  a  point 
900  miles  east  of  Winnipeg,  a  distance  of 
1,975  miles  over  its  own  lines.  Besides 
this  the  Grand  Trunk  Pacific  will  build 
over  700  miles  of  telegraphic  lines  on 
branch  lines  and,  from  the  Prince  Rupert 
end  of  the  Grand  Trunk  Pacific,  a  total  of 
830  miles  in  all. 

♦ 

Ralph  Waldo  Emerson  said:  ^^ Speak  as 
you  think;  be  what  you  are;  pay  your 
debts  of  all  kinds." 


WATCH  NORTH  VANCOUVER 

Now  that  the  bridge  across  the  inlet  to  Vancouver  is  assured,  all  property, 
especially  in  the  vicinity  of  the  Imperial  Car  Company's  immense  plant, 
must  advance  soon.  Lots,  from  $350  to  $1,000,  on  easy  payments,  can  be 
had  now.  Buy  before  you  are  too  late;  these  will  double  in  a  few  months. 
Write  for  full  particulars  to 

Georgia  Real  Estate  Co.,  544  Georgia  St.,  Vancouver,  B.C. 


BERT  D.  FROST 


Phone   6331 


VANCOUVER   ISLAND 

SHAWXIGAX  LAKE  is  one  of  the  most  beautiful  scenic  spots  in  this  Province.  It  is  situated 
within  twenty-five  miles  of  VICTORIA,  on  the  E.  &  N.  Railway,  at  an  elevation  of  about  eight 
hundred  feet.  As  a  summer  resort  it  is  unsurpassed,  being  free  from  mosquitoes,  etc.  and  on 
account  of  the  distance  from  the  salt  water  and  the  elevation  it  gives  a  complete  change  of  air. 
The  LAKE  is  ideal  for  boating,  and  the  railroad  company  run  suburban  trains  for  the  con- 
venience of  business  men  during  the  summer  months — fare,  50c.  During  the  shooting  season  one 
will  find  deer,  blue  and  willow  grouse,  also  mountain  quail  very  abundant.  Now  that  the  City  of 
Victoria  is  taking  over  Sooke  Lake  for  waterworks.  SHAWNIG.\N  will  be  the  only  desirable  body  of 
fresh  water  within  reach.  We  offer  for  quick  sale  some  of  the  choicest  locations  at  the  right  price, 
on  easy  terms.  Do  not  wait  until  the  Spring  to  secure  ground  there — everyone  intends  buying  in 
the  Spring.     Write  us  now.  before  values  increase  50  to  100  per  cent. 

Beaton  &  Hemsworth,  329  Pender  St.  West,  Vancouver 

PHONE  SEYMOUR  7221 


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Victoria,  B.C. 

Louis  Coste,  Dominion  Government  En- 
gineer, has  reported  favorably  to  a  three 
thousand  foot  breakwater  to  cost  a  niiUion 
and  a  quarter  dollars,  in  preparation  for  the 
increased  business  expected  here  on  the  com- 
pletion of  the  Panama  Canal. 

Captain  Robinson,  who  is  at  present  at  the 
coast,  in  an  interview  stated  that  the  con- 
tract was  signed  for  the  erection  of  the  North- 
ern Crown  Bank's  new  premises  on  the 
south-west  comer  of  Yates  and  Government 
Streets.  The  contract,  which  is  for  about 
$150,000,  provides  for  a  building  of  eight 
storeys,  which  will  cover  the  whole  of  the  site 
at  present  owned  by  the  company,  which  has 
a  frontage  of  70  feet  on  Government  Street. 
The  bank  will  occupy  the  corner  and  the  rest 
of  the  building  will  be  composed  of  suites  of 
offices  of  the  most  modern  design.  The  fin- 
ish of  the  building  will  be  of  terra  cotta,  and 
will  be  fully  in  keeping  with  the  best  class  of 
building  to  be  found  in  Victoria.  Before 
demolishing  the  present  building  the  bank 
will  have  to  find  temporary  quarters  else- 
where. 


By  disposing  of  a  small  amount  of  the  site, 
the  bank  secures  a  sum  equal  to  that  which 
it  paid  for  the  whole  site  some  years  ago, 
which  indicates  how  land  is  appreciated  in 
Victoria,  as  well  as  in  other  portions  of  the 
Canadian  West. 

The  following  are  the  banks,  with  names  of 
their  managers:  Bank  of  Nova  Scotia,  W.  H. 
Silver;  Eastern  Townships  Bank,  R.  W.  H. 
King;  Imperial,  J.  S.  Gibb;  Bank  of  Van- 
couver, W.  H.  Gossip;  Government  St.,  Urn. 
Bang;  Royal,  J.  A.  Taylor;  British  North 
America,  D.  Doig;  Union,  A.  E.  Christie; 
Dominion,  C.  E.  Thomas;  Northern  Crown, 
G.  Booth;  Montreal,  A.  J.  C.  North;  H.  R. 
Beaven;?  Merchants',  R.  F.  Taylor. 

# 
Don't  make  promises!    Get  busy — make 
good!    Put  in  your  subscription   now  be- 
fore the  raise  in  price. 
# 
Honor  lies  not  in  never  jailing,  but  in 
rising  every  time  you  jail. — Confucius. 
# 
Be  punctual,  saving,  temperate. 


Two 

Important  Things 

to 

Consider 


Cost  Less 
Per  Horsepower 

and 
Wheel  Base  Inch 


Than  any  other  fully  equipped  automobile  selling  in  Canada  for  $1,650  or  over 


A-30  Roadster,  30  H.P.,  116  in.  W.  B.,  full  equipment,  nickel  finish,     $1,650 
T-35,  5  Passenger  Touring,  30  H.P.  116  in.  Wheel  Base  -  -  $1,725 

T-55,  5  or  7  Passenger,  50  H.P.,  126  in.  Wheel  Base     -  -  -  $2,350 

AGENTS  WANTED  EVERYWHERE — Write  for  Catalogue  and  Comparative  Table 


Model  T-35,   Full  Equipment  and  Nickel  Finish,  only  $1,725 
Wholesale  Distributers  for  Canada 

CUTTING  MOTOR  SALES  CO.  OF  CANADA  ''4oTo*,'o?c?n." 


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VICTORIA 

VANCOUVER   ISLAND 

BRITISH   COLUMBIA.   CANADA 


The  investor's  best  opportunity  on  the  Pacific  Coast. 

The  home-seeker's  city  beyond  compare. 

The  seat  of  the  Canadian  navy  on  the  Pacific. 

The  centre  of  railway  activity  to  the  north,  east  and  west. 

The  Capital  City  of  British  Columbia,  and  its  greatest  pride. 

The  Sundown  City,  and  last  Western  Metropolis. 

A  city  of  law  and  order,  peace  and  prosperity. 

A  city  of  great  business  enterprise — one  hundred  million  dollars 
in  one  week's  bank  clearings. 

A  city  of  unexcelled  educational  facilities. 

A  city  of  unparalleled  beauty. 

The  business  man's  model  city  and  community. 

The  manufacturer's  goal  on  the  Pacific. 

The  outlet  to  the  Panama  Canal. 

The  shipbuilding  city  of  Western  Canada. 

The  city  with  a  present  and  a  future. 

The  residence  city  without  an  equal  anywhere. 

Best     climate  —  Best    living  —  Best     people 

No  extremes  of  heat  or  cold— Most  sunshine 

Least  fog — Annual    rainfall    25   to   28  inches. 

Victoria  leads  the  procession  of  cities  in  North  America. 


DEPX.    E3.IV1. 


VANCOUVER  ISLAND 
DEVELOPMENT  LEAGUE 

VICTORIA,  B.C.,  CANADA 


Vancouver  Island  Development  League 

Victoria,  B.C..  Canada.  Dept.  B.M. 

Please  send  me.  free  of  charge.  Booklets,  etc. 

NAME 

ADDRESS 


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Weyburn,  Sask. 

The  remarkable  progress  made  by  the 
town  of  Weyburn  during  the  past  year  is  in- 
stanced by  the  figures  recently  announced 
by  the  postal  and  customs  authorities. 

The  total  revenue  from  the  sale  of  stamps 
at  the  local  post  office  during  the  year  ending 
March  31,  1912,  amounted  to  $14,692.02,  as 
compared  with  $9,454.91  in  the  previous 
year,  an  increase  of  considerably  over  50  per 
cent. 

The  customs  receipts  for  the  fiscal  year  just 
closed  totalled  $142,710.98,  as  against  $60,- 
616  in  the  previous  year,  and  $21,546  in  1910, 
the  first  year  of  operation. 

Building  operations  began  early  in  April 
and  are  now  in  full  swing.  The  programme 
already  mapped  out  will  involve  an  expendi- 
ture of  considerably  over  one  million  dollars, 
and  includes  such  items  as  a  municipal  hos- 
pital, $110,000;  department  store  of  five 
storeys,  $100,000;  post  office  and  armory, 
$65,000;  collegiate  institute,  $75,000;  tele- 
phone exchange,  $30,000;  C.P.R.  depot, 
freight  sheds  and  roundhouse,  $80,000;  three 
business  and  office  blocks  to  be  erected  by 
the  Proctor  Co.,  Toronto;  Canadian  City  and 
Town  Properties,  Ltd.,  Liverpool,  Eng.,  and 
a  syndicate  of  Newfoundland  capitalists, 
respectively,  that  will  cost  $50,000  each. 
Plans  are  also  under  way  for  the  erection  of 
another  fine  hotel,  and  it  is  probable  that  the 
Bank  of  Commerce  will  erect  new  premises. 

The  Home  Bank  recently  acquired  new 
premises  in  the  heart  of  the  business  centre 
at  a  cost  of  $1,000  per  foot  frontage. 

This  extensive  programme  of  construction 
will  call  for  a  large  amount  of  labor,  both 
skilled  and  unskilled,  and  artisans  in  the 
building  trades  will  be  in  great  demand. 

Owing  to  the  rapid  influx  of  new-comers, 
there  is  a  distinct  shortage  of  business  and 
residential  accommodation.  A  splendid 
opening,  therefore,  presents  itself  for  contract- 
ors with  capital.  Large  numbers  of  houses 
and  stores  will  be  needed  for  rental,  and 
building  in  Weyburn  will  prove  a  very  profit- 
able investment. 

There  are  opportunities  in  Weyburn  for  all 
classes  of  retail  business  and  wholesalers. 
The  industries  most  needed  are  planing  mills, 
sash  and  door  factories,  twine  factories,  ma- 


chine shops,  flax  and  oatmeal  mills,  box  and 
soap  factories. 

The  Saskatchewan  Dairy  Co.  has  just 
established  a  branch  creamery,  here,  and 
numerous  other  industries  are  likely  to  locate 
within  the  next  few  weeks. 

The  Secretary  of  the  Board  of  Trade  will 
be  pleased  to  answer  any  inquiries  as  to  busi- 
ness openings  in  Weyburn,  and  to  furnish 
literature  on  application. 

The  population  has  grown  from  600  in 
1906,  to  3,300  in  1912.  The  town  assessment 
is  $1,780,875,  and  the  balance  of  borrowing 
power  still  unimpaired  is  $127,684. 

Weyburn  is  situated  on  the  main  Soo  Line, 
and  on  the  short  C.P.R.  line  from  Winnipeg 
to  Lethbridge.  It  has  also  direct  communi- 
cation with  Regina  and  the  north.  Assur- 
ances have  been  given  that  the  G.T.P.  and 
C.N.R.  will  build  into  Weyburn  at  once,  the 
former  connecting  up  with  the  Hill  interests 
in  the  United  States,  and  thus  placing  Wey- 
burn on  another  main  trunk  line  to  the  Am- 
erican centres  of  industry. 

\^'eybum  is  the  headquarters  of  the  Wey- 
burn Security  Bank  (W.  M.  Little,  manager), 
the  only  chartered  bank  financed  by  local 
capital  west  of  Winnipeg.  This  bank  has  ten 
branches  in  the  province.  Other  banks  doing 
business  here  are,  with  managers:  Bank  of 
Commerce,  A.  Swinford;  Union  Bank,  C.  H. 
Hartney;  Bank  of  Montreal,  R.  S.  Whateley; 
Home  Bank,  J.  K.  Hislop. 

Weyburn  has  four  main  operating  railway 
outlets,  and  the  construction  of  the  G.T.P.  and 
C.N.  roads  into  the  town  will  add  four  more, 
besides  greatly  extending  the  area  of  the 
town's  natural  distributing  territory.  Wey- 
burn enjoys  freight  tariff,  covering  the  whole 
province,  and  can  thus  compete  to  advan- 
tage with  other  distributing  centres. 

President  Board  of  Trade,  Jos.  Mergens; 
Commissioner,  Chas.  K.  Cooke;  Mayor,  John 
McTaggert;  Clerk,  G.  Ross;  Postmaster,  F. 
McGowan. 

1910  Assessment,  $1,455,454;  1911  assess- 
ment, $1,780,875. 

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//  a  man  doesn't  recognize  failure, 
failure  cannot  work  him  harm. 


If  youWe  disappointed,  don^i  drift,  but 
shift. 


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Winnipeg,  Man. 

The  new  headquarters  of  the  Winnipeg  In- 
dustrial Bureau  is  now  open,  including  the 
Home  Reunion  and  Information  Bureau. 
Extensive  exhibits  of  natural  resources  and 
manufactured  products  are  being  installed. 
It  is  stated  that  a  few  well-located  booths  are 
still  open  for  rental  to  large  manufacturers; 
but  reservations  are  being  made  rapidly. 

Mixed  farming  as  a  profitable  field  of  enter- 
prise in  Western  Canada  continues  to  com- 
mand the  attention  of  real  estate  men,  home- 
seekers  and  investors  in  this  part  of  the  West. 
A  well-known  Winnipeg  real  estate  man  says : 
"The  whirlwind  campaign  of  the  Million  for 
Manitoba   League  this  week,   and  the  keen 
enthusiasm    which    this    movement   is   com- 
manding in   Winnipeg   and   throughout  the 
province,   would   seem   to   suggest  a   fitting 
occasion  to  local  real  estate  men  to  exploit 
the  opportunities  afforded  by  the  rich  out- 
lying districts  of  this  immediate  neighbor- 
hood.    It  is  coming  to  be  realized,  for  in- 
stance, that  there  is  a  lucrative  market  for 
poultry  and  dairy  products  such  as  could  be 
produced  all  through  the  surrounding  dis- 
tricts adjacent  to  this  city;  and  without  any 
question  the  next  five  years  will  witness  the 
development  of  many  large  poultry  and  dairy 
farms  within  a  very  few  miles  of  Winnipeg, 
which  will  be  reaping  the  profits  that  now  go 
to  distant  producers,  and  to  the  railways  for 
carrying  charges.     Should  the  Million  move- 
ment lead  to  no  other  result  than  the  devel- 
opment of  these  industries  along  judicious 
commercial  lines,  without  question  the  efTort 
would  have  been  well  worth  while." 

Winnipeg  Once-a-Week  comes  forward  in 
advocacy  of  a  chain  of  official  bureaus  to  be 
established  through  the  several  provinces  and 
designed  for  the  sole  purpose  of  affording  pro- 
tection to  the  investing  public  against  the 
frequently  reported  confidence  games  that 
are  being  more  or  less  successfully  perpetrat- 
ed by  so-called  wild-cat  sub-division  opera- 
tors. 

The  system  advocated  would  be  endowed 
with  full  powers  for  investigation  and  with 
unrestricted  access  to  the  channels  of  broad- 
cast publicity.  Such  officials  would  make  it 
their  business  to  institute  searching  inquiry 
into  the  character  and  methods  of  sub-divi- 
sion    and     other     investment     propositions 


placed  on  the  market,  with  a  view  to  furnish- 
ing an  official  endorsement  or  guarantee  of 
such  enterprises  as  could  show  intrinsic  merit. 
It  is  pointed  out  that  Moose  Jaw  has  re- 
cently petitioned  the  Saskatchewan  Govern- 
ment for  legislation  requiring  all  maps  or 
plates  used  for  advertising  purposes  to  indi- 
cate whether  new  sub-divisions  are  within  or 
without  the  city  limits,  and  the  distance  of 
the  properties  from  the  main  streets  of  the 
city. 

A  press  dispatch  from  Edmonton,  Alberta, 
tells  of  similar  legislation  proposed  in  that 
province,  a  bill  having  already  been  intro- 
duced by  George  P.  Smith,  M.L.A.,  of  Cam- 
rose,  designed  to  provide  buyers  of  sub- 
division real  estate  with  some  better  assur- 
ance than  is  possible  at  present  that  they  are 
not  investing  real  money  in  "gold  bricks"  or 
"blue  sky."  It  is  admitted  by  careful  ob- 
servers that  the  jiroblem  is  a  serious  one  for 
the  West  and  for  the  East;  but  the  position 
is  taken  that  Western  legislatures  can  at 
least  make  a  plain  statement  of  the  situation 
for  the  benefit  of  the  investing  public. 

The  population  of  Winnipeg  and  suburbs, 
including  St.  Boniface,  is  estimated  by  the 
Henderson  Directory  compilers  as  227,339 
— multiplying  the  82,669  names  in  the  di- 
rectory by  2.75.  This  multiple,  which  would 
be  a  moderate  one  for  older  Eastern  cities, 
may  be  a  trifle  over-large  for  a  new  country 
where  young  single  men  are  so  much  in  evi- 
dence— but  the  calculation  goes  to  bear  out 
the  now  general  impression  that  Winnipeg 
and  its  environs  have  a  population  around 
the  200,000  mark. 

There  are  not  many  cities  in  the  world  that 
present  greater  opportunities  to  men  engaged 
in  any  branch  of  manufacturing  than  Winni- 
peg, the  capital  city  of  Manitoba.  The  175,- 
000  people  of  Winnipeg  invest  annually  in 
manufactured  goods  the  sum  of  $120,000,000. 
To  these  trade  turn-over  figures  must  be 
added  $36,000,000,  the  value  of  the  output  of 
the  267  factories  that  are  now  operating  in 
the  city  of  Winnipeg. 

The  volume  to  supply  this  market  is  natur- 
ally divided  into  many  commodities  of  varied 
classes.  A  partial  classification  of  the  chief 
products  that  go  to  make  up  the  big  bulk  of 
trade  handled  in  Winnipeg  naturally  makes 
interesting  and  instructive  reading  for  the 
manufacturer.     From  a  local  jobbing  stand - 

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Winnipeg — Continued 

point,  records  show  that  $25,000,000  is  cred- 
ited to  the  agricultural  implement  and  farm 
machinery  dealer,  $16,000,000  to  the  hard- 
ware trade,  $15,000,000  in  groceries,  $17,000,- 
000  in  dry  goods  and  textiles,  $12,000,000  to 
the  iron  and  building  trades,  over  $6,000,000 
to  the  boot  and  shoe  trade,  and  $5,000,000 
for  the  automobile  industry.  Encouraging 
figures  are  also  given  for  the  manufacture  of 
railway  and  municipal  supplies,  furniture, 
drugs,  electrical  appliances,  chemicals,  con- 
fectionery, metal  products,  leather  goods, 
stoves,  ranges,  furnaces,  household  necessities 
and  other  less  important  commodities. 

The  Board  of  Control  and  the  City  Council 
are  now  making  preparations  for  a  competi- 
tion of  plans  for  the  new  city  hall.  Appar- 
ently, the  idea  is  to  call  for  plans  covering  the 
site  of  the  present  city  hall,  as  well  as  the 
market  in  the  rear,  the  intention  being  to 
erect  at  present  the  rear  portion  along  utili- 
tarian lines,  to  be  followed  later  by  the  com- 
pletion of  a  more  handsome  front  portion. 

Winnipeg  has  available  raw  materials  in 
abundance:  Grains  of  all  kinds  for  the  flour 
and  cereal  food  manufacturer;  wool  for  the 
spinner;  flax  seed  for  the  oil  manufacturer; 
sugar  beets  can  be  grown  profitably;  hides 
for  the  tanner  and  shoe  manufacturer;  big 
scrap  iron  centre ;  clay  for  brick  and  pottery ; 
straw  and  pulp  for  paper  mills;  mineral; 
gypsum;  peat  sale;  manganese;  limestone 
and  sand  for  glass  making;  iron  deposits  on 
navigable  water  to  city;  and  many  other 
natural  resources  undeveloped. 

Winnipeg  is  one  of  the  world's  healthful 
cities;  the  death-rate  last  year  was  only  13.6 
per  1,000  inhabitants.  The  city's  artesian 
well  water  is  unexcelled  for  its  purity.  Win- 
nipeg is  710  feet  above  the  sea  level.  Sum- 
mer days  have  16  hours'  sunshine,  and  winter 
is  marked  by  clear  weather,  absence  of  mois- 
ture making  climate  agreeable  and  pleasant. 

Winnipeg  has  expended  in  the  past  six 
years  and  nine  months  ending  September 
30th,  1911,  $75,461,175  in  new  buildings. 
This  represented  23,451  buildings,  and  it  is 
safe  to  say  that  no  city  on  the  continent  can 
show  a  better  balanced  distribution  for  a  solid 
growth  than  has  gone  into  the  wholesale 
houses,  business  blocks,  churches,  schools  and 
handsome  homes  and  apartments  of  Winni- 


peg. For  example,  take  the  nine  months  of 
year  1911,  ending  September  30th:  $2,333,- 
322  has  gone  into  fine  apartment  blocks,  the 
average  cost  of  the  eight  largest  being  $96,- 
000  each,  and  of  the  fifteen  largest  $76,333 
each;  eighty-seven  factory  and  warehouse 
buildings  have  been  erected  in  the  nine 
months  at  a  cost  of  $2,487,400,  and  for  schools, 
churches  and  hospitals,  $1,018,500.  Pros- 
perity is  indicated  in  the  handsome  private 
homes  of  citizens  that  have  been  erected  from 
January  to  October,  1911.  Twenty-four  of 
these  residences  have  cost  on  an  average 
$17,270  each,  while  there  have  been  one  hun- 
dred and  sixty-three  homes  built  costing  be- 
tween $5,000  and  $10,000  each,  and  four 
hundred  and  seventy-two  houses  that  cost 
over  $3,000  and  less  than  $5,000.  Among  the 
goods  that  are  made  in  Winnipeg's  factories 
are  awnings,  tents  and  flags,  Japan  ware, 
coffee  ware,  milk  cans;  bags  of  cotton  and 
jute,  grain  bags,  flour  bags,  bags  of  burlap  for 
coal  and  heavy  material ;  bedding,  mattresses 
and  pillows;  boxes  and  crates;  brick,  clay 
and  cement  products;  concrete  blocks;  but- 
ter and  dairy  products;  carriages,  trucks, 
wagons,  fire  department  trucks  and  wagons, 
sleighs;  cigars,  confectionery,  candies;  corn- 
ices, tin  and  galvanized  house  fittings  and 
roofing  materials;  copper  plate,  zinc  and  tin 
engravings,  wire,  woven  wire,  gate,  farm, 
poultry  and  stock  fencing;  cereals  and  break- 
fast goods;  chipped,  bevelled  and  stained 
glass;  harness,  horse  collars,  saddlery,  robes, 
whips,  rugs,  horse  clothing;  iron  and  brass 
ware,  boilers,  machinery,  transmitters,  struc- 
tural steel,  iron  fencing,  ornamental  ironwork, 
rolled  iron,  hoisting  engines;  jewellery,  mar- 
ble and  other  stone  monuments;  lubricating 
and  linseed  oil;  packing-house  products, 
pork  products,  lard,  cured  meats;  house  and 
carriage  paints,  varnishes,  putty,  stock  food ; 
laundry  and  toilet  soap,  washing  powder; 
dressed,  artificial  and  ornamental  stone  and 
marble;  grocery  sundries,  package  teas,  cof- 
fees, baking  powder,  spices,  extracts,  bottled 
sjTups,  vinegar,  pickles,  catsup;  ladies'  and 
children's  ready-made  clothing,  men's  shirts, 
overalls  and  caps;  office  and  bank  fittings, 
fixtures,  sash  doors,  screens,  stairwork;  furs; 
brooms,  gypsum  and  plaster  products;  rub- 
ber stamps;  trunks;  asbestos  goods. 

The  increase  in  population  is  shown  in  the 
following  table: 


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To  the  MANUFACTURER 


TyyrESTERN  Canada  is  a  big 

''•  field,  filled  with  a  prosperous 
people.  The  remarkable  develop- 
ment taking  place  is  creating  an 
unprecedented  demand  for  home 
industries. 

WINNIPEG 

The  natural  supply  centre,  wants 
these  manufacturers  and  offers 
greater  combined  advantages  in 
cheap  power,  lights,  sites,  low 
taxation,  labor  conditions,  railway 
facilities,  banking,  etc.,  than  any 
city  in  Canada. 

Special  reports  prepared  and 
mailed  free  of  charge,  on  the 
manufacturing  possibilities  of  any 
line    of   industry,    by    addressing 


Chas.  F.  Roland,  Gommissioner 

Winnipeg  Industrial  Bureau,  Winniped*  Manitoba 


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Municipal 
Progress 


BUSY   MAN'S   CANADA 


May,    1912 


Winnipeg — Continued 

1902 48,411 

1904 67,262 

1906... 101,057 

1908 128,000 

1910 151,450 

1911   (Estimated) 180,000 

Winnipeg  realty  values  increase  steadily. 
The  following  figures  give  the  total  assess- 
ments of  the  city: 

1901 $  25,077,400 

1902..; 28,615,810 

1905 62,727,680 

1906 80,511,727 

1909, 131,402,800 

1911 175,000,000 

1911  Tax  Rate,  13  X  mills. 

As  an  indication  of  the  expansion  of  busi- 
ness the  following  table  of  bank  clearings 
will  be  of  interest: 

1902 $188,370,003 

1904 294,601,437 

1906 504,585,914 

1908 614,111,801 

1910 953,415,281 

1911   (1st  nine  months) 751,795,673 

The  marked  advance  in  the  value  of  new 
buildings'    operations   which    took    place   in 

1910  has  been  well  maintained  during  the 
present  year.  A  comparative  statement  will 
make  this  clear: 

Building  Permits: 

1908 %  5,513,700 

1909 9,226,325 

1910 15,116,450 

1911  (1st  10  months) 16,939,650 

Twenty-one  chartered  banks,  having  alto- 
gether 44  branches,  operate  in  .  the  city. 
Below  is  the  complete  list,  with  respective 
names  of  managers: 

Bank  of  Nova  Scotia,  W.  W.  Watson; 
Eastern  Townships  Bank,  W.  L.  Ball;  Mol- 
sons,  E.  F.  Kohl;  Molsons,  Portage  Avenue 
Branch,  A.  H.  Young;  Imperial,  N.  G.  Leslie; 
Imperial,  North  End,  W.  A.  Hebblewhite; 
Quebec  Bank,  C.  F.  Pentland;  Standard,  J. 
S.  Turner;  Bank  of  Hamilton,  W.  Loree; 
Bank  of  Hamilton,  Princess  Street  Branch, 
C.  H.  Bartlet;  Bank  of  Hamilton,  Norwood 
Branch,  W.  H.   Leek;    Home  Bank,   W.  A. 


Machaffie;  Traders,  V.  B.  Bennett;  Royal, 
D.  C.  Rea;  Royal,  Grain  Exchange,  G.  J. 
Scale;  British  North  America,  A.  G.  Fry; 
Hochelaga,  E.  Belaid;  Hochelaga,  Higgins 
Avenue,  J.  H.  N.  Leveille;  Toronto,  J.  R. 
Lamb;  Union,  R.  S.  Barrow;  Union,  Logan 
Avenue  Branch,  J.  V.  Harrison;  North  End 
Branch,  T.  L.  Cavanagh;  Sargent  Avenue 
Branch,  J.  V.  Harrison;  Ottawa,  J.  B.  Monk; 
Dominion,  F.  L.  Patton;  Dominion,  North 
End  Branch,  H.  Ransford;  Dominion,  Notre 
Dame,  G.  H.  Mathewson;  Dominion,  Portage 
Avenue,  V.  R.  F.  Sutton;  Sterling,  W.  A. 
Weir;  Northern  Crown,  W.  P.  Sloane; 
Northern  Crown,  Main  and  Selkirk,  W.  C. 
Richardson;  Northern  Crown,  Portage  and 
Sherbrooke,  R.  L.  Paterson;  Northern 
Crown,  Nena  and  William,  T.  E.  Thorstein- 
son;  Montreal,  A.  F.  D.  MacGachen;  Mon- 
treal, Fort  Rouge,  E.  A.  Moore;  Montreal, 
Logan  Avenue,  J.  E.  Wright;  Commerce, 
C.  W.  Rowley ;  Commerce,  Alexander  Avenue, 
R.  E.  N.  Jones;  Commerce,  Blake  Street, 
J.  E.  D.  Belt;  Commerce,  Elmwood,  F.  C. 
Biggar;  Commerce,  Fort  Rouge,  L.  E. 
Griifith;  Commerce,  North,  C.  F.  A.  Gregory; 
Commerce,  Portage  Avenue,  G.  M.  Patterson; 
Merchants',  W.  J.  Finucan. 

One  hundred  and  ten  new  factories  have 
been  established  in  Winnipeg  during  the  past 
four  years. 

There  are  special  openings  for  manufactur- 
ing farm  and  agricultural  implements,  in- 
cluding gas  and  steam  tractors,  paper  and 
strawboard  mills,  men's  clothing,  ladies' 
ready-to-wear  goods,  food  stuffs,  starch, 
boots  and  shoes,  felt  wear,  metal  goods,  wire 
nails,  hardware  specialties,  flax  and  jute 
goods,  beet  sugar,  elevator  machinery,  elec- 
trical fixtures,  automobiles,  home  and  office 
furniture,  leather  goods,  cereal  foods,  dairy 
supplies,  building  materials,  stoves,  ranges 
and  furnaces. 

The  municipal  power  plant  is  located  at 
Point  du  Bois,  on  the  Winnipeg  River,  77 
miles  north-east  of  the  city  of  Winnipeg. 
The  water  fall — naturally  32  feet — is  in- 
creased by  the  power  development  dam  to 
47  feet.     Mill  pond  of  6,000  acres. 

The  Mayor  is  R.  D.  Waugh ;  City  Clerk, 
C.  J.  Brown;  City  Treasurer,  R.  Thompson; 
Secretary -Treasurer,  W.  H.  Evanson;  City 
Engineer,  Col.  R.  Ruttan;  Postmaster,  P.  C. 
Mclntyre;     President    Board    of    Trade,    J. 


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Municipal 
Progress 


Winnipeg — Continued 

Bruce  Gordon;  President  Winnipeg  Grain 
Exchange,  Donald  Morrison;  Secretary  Board 
of  Trade,  C.  N.  Bell;  Inspector  of  Buildings, 
E.  H.  Rodgers;  Medical  Health  Officer,  A.  J. 
Douglas,  M.D. 


MANITOBA  GYPSUM    CO. 

LIMITED 
WINNIPEG,  MAN. 

Manufacturers   of  the 

"EMPIRE"   Brand   of 
WALL   PLASTER 


ALLAN,  KILLAM  &  McKAY 

INSURANCE.     FINANCIAL,    REAL 
ESTATE  AND    RENTAL    AGENTS 


Bulman    Block,    Winnipeg 

Phone   Garry   600 


OSCAR  HUDSON  &  CO. 

Chartered  Accountants 

TORONTO,        MONTREAL 
WINNIPEG 


MR.  INVESTOR 

Funds  entrusted  to  us  by  non-resi- 
dent clients  receive  our  most  careful 
attention.  Write  for  "Profits,"  a  four- 
page  leaflet  which  will  show  you  what 
we  have  done  for  some  of  our  clients  in 
the  way  of  Investments  in  WINNIPEG 
and  SUBURBAN  PROPERTY. 

OAKES  LAND  CO. 

Suites  1010-1011  Mc  Arthur  Block.  Winnipeg 

References:  Eastern  Townships  Bank 


CHARLES    D.    CORBOULD 

j  CHARTERED  ACCOUNTANT 
719  Somerset  Block,   Winnipeg 


Manitoba  Glass  Mfg.  Co.,  Ltd. 

Manufacturers  of 

BOTTLES  and  FRUIT  JARS 

Head  Office 
303  Kee wayden  Block,  W I N  N I P  E  G 


OSLER,  HAMMOND  CSb  NANTON 

Financial  Agents  and  Investment  'Brokers 

WINNIPEG,  CANADA. 


The  West  Shows  the  East 


{From  the  St.  Thomas  Journal) 

M\    A   small  Alberta  town  spends  thousands  of    dollars  on  an 
advertising  scheme,  while  a  rich  and  prosperous  county  in 
Ontario  is  afraid  to  spend  a  few  hundreds.    And  yet  people  wonder 
that  Western  towns  go  ahead  quickly ! 


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Municipal 
Progress 


BUSY   MAN'S   CANADA 


May,    1912 


Yorkton,  Sask. 

W.  Boerema,  an  Englishman  representing 
a  strong  syndicate  of  investors  in  the  Old 
Country,  recently  made  the  following  state- 
ment after  visiting  Yorkton:  "Land  values 
are  lower  in  Yorkton  than  in  any  other  town 
of  its  size  in  Canada.  Yorkton  has  never 
had  a  real  estate  boom,  but  has  always  gone 
forward  on  a  sure  and  sound  basis  of  actual 
industrial  improvement."  As  illustrating 
the  recent  rapid  advances  in  property  values, 
the  case  is  cited  of  B.  F.  Patrick,  who  bought 
100  feet  on  First  Avenue  at  $30  per  foot. 
About  four  weeks  later  he  sold  the  same 
property  to  Winnipeg  investors  for  $5,300, 
Similar  deals  have  since  been  recorded  in  the 
immediate  vicinity. 

The  Yorkton  Board  of  Trade  have  decided 
to  take  an  exhibition  booth  in  the  Winnipeg 
Industrial  Exposition  building,  and  at  a  re- 
cent meeting  authorized  a  contract  being 
made  for  a  period  of  three  years. 

Yorkton  is  on  the  C.P.R.  line,  282  miles 
west  of  Winnipeg.  The  Grand  Trunk  Pacific 
also  serves  town.  Customs  House,  Dominion 
and  Canadian  Express.  C.P.R.  and  G.T. 
Pacific  Telegraphs  are  in  operation. 

Yorkton  has  just  completed  the  installa- 
tion of  a  municipal  electric  light  system,  and 
other  improvements  are  in  progress.  There 
are  Government  local  and  long  distance 
phones.  The  phone  system  will  be  taken 
over  by  municipality  in  1912. 

The  gas  is  supplied  by  private  company. 

There  is  a  fine  town  hall,  theatre.  Odd- 
fellows' hall.  Collegiate  Institute  (which  cost 
$75,000),  business  colleges,  barracks  of  the 
R.N.W.  Mounted  Police  and  a  new  $75,000 
Catholic  Hospital. 

The  population  now  exceeds  3,500;  assess- 
ment $2,600,000,  tax  rate  24  mills. 

The  eight  elevators  have  a  capacity  of 
65,000  bushels,  and  handled  last  season 
2,181,000  bushels  of  grain. 

The  stock  yards  handled  2,874  cattle  and 
1,434  hogs.  The  flour  mill  has  a  capacity  of 
100  barrels  a  day.  The  oatmeal  mills  find 
plenty  to  do  as  well  as  the  other  industries 
located  in  this  rich  mixed  farming  district. 

The  banks  and  their  managers  are :  British 
North  America,  J.  McDonald;  Toronto,  M. 
Duncan;  Union,  C.  W.  R.  Pearson;  Com- 
merce, H.  L.  Edmonds. 


There  are  18  miles  of  streets  with  cement 
sidewalks,  and  a  good  sign  of  prosperity  is 
that  there  are  no  stores  vacant. 

Levi  Beck  is  Mayor;  Dr.  E.  L.  Cash,  Hon. 
President  Board  of  Trade;  J.  A.  M.  Patrick, 
President;  J.  M.  Clark,  Vice-President;  G. 
H.  Bradbrook,  Secretary -Treasurer ;  A.  Mc- 
Arthur,  Resident  Engineer;  T.  F.  Acheson, 
Secretary-Treasurer;  J.  M.  Clark,  Postmaster; 
F.  Pawlett,  Fire  Chief;  Inspector  Junget  of 
Royal  N.W.  Mounted  Police. 


' SAKDY  MAGDONALD" 
SCOTCH  WHISKY 

TEN    YEARS    OLD 

We  would  make  it  better — 

BUT  WE  CAN'T! 

We  could  make  it  cheaper — 

BUT  WE  WON'T! 


Ask  for  "Sandy  Macdonald"  at  the  Bar 


Thos.  Myles  &  Sons,  Ltd. 

Removals  and  Storage 

Main  and  Hughson  Sts.,  HAMILTON 
PHONE   690  14 


SINCLAIR  G.  RICHARDSON 

Auditor  and  Cost  Accountant 


Bank  of  Hamilton  Bldg..      -        HAMILTON 
Phone  286  13 


GEO.  E.  MILLS 

BUILDER,  CONTRACTOR  AND 
BRICK  YARDS 


Stone   Quarry,   East    Hamilton 

HOUSE  ADDRESS 

614  KING  STREET  EAST 
HAMILTON 


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The  Modern  Canadian 

To   the   Britisher  on  First  Acquaintance  He  is  Unmistakably  and 
Almost  Indistinguishably  American 

Rei'.  R.  F.  Dixon,  of  Woljville,  N.S.,  in  The  Standard  of  Empire. 


T^HEl  British  Empire  is  being  sub- 
jected to  a  twofold  set  of  forces,  at 
first  sight  apparently  antagonistic  and 
mutually  conflicting,  but  in  reality  com- 
plementary. 

The  very  influences  that  are  swiftly 
tending  to  a  disintegration  of  the  older 
solidarity  are  making  for  the  newer  and 
final  consolidation. 

The  old  ties  are  parting  one  by  one, 
but  their  place  is  being  taken  by  the  still 
more  durable  bonds  of  reciprocal  re- 
sponsibilities. 

Exactly  to  predict  the  constitution  of 
the  British  Empire  within  the  next 
twenty-five  or  thirty  years  is,  of  course, 
an  impossibility,  for  the  world  has  never 
seen  anything  like  it  before. 

But  the  general  principles  by  which 
it  will  subsist  and  hold  together  are  al- 
ready declaring  themselves. 

That  the  Empire  therefore  will  de- 
velop   upon   what    may    be    called    sub- 


national  lines,  which  will  result  in  the 
evolution  of  distinctive  national  types, 
is  already  evident. 

Eventually  it  is  likely  that  a  dual  type 
will  be  produced  which  I  may  call  the 
Imperial  and  the  National. 

There  will  be,  as  indeed  there  is  now 
to  a  certain  extent,  the  generic  type  of 
Briton,  possessed  the  Empire  over  of 
certain  well-defined  traits. 

Then  there  will  be  the  local  and  par- 
ticular type,  unmistakably  difi"erentiated 
from  each  other  in  certain  minor  but 
easily  recognized  characteristics. 

Four  Distinct  National  Types 

To-day,  outside  of  the  United  King- 
dom, we  have  at  least  four  more  or  less 
distinct  national  types  under  the  Flag: 
the  Australian,  the  South  African,  the 
New  Zealander,  and  the  Canadian. 

To  these  I  may  add  the  "Tropical" 
— the  type  produced  in  the  West  Indies, 


Topics  of 
To-day 


BUSY   MAN'S   CANADA 


June,  1912 


for  instance,  where  our  race  has  been 
planted  for  nearly  three  centuries,  and 
in  other  tropical  dependencies. 

By  far  the  most  marked  and  distinc- 
tive of  these  sub-national  types  is  the 
Canadian. 

For  while,  speaking  from  my  own 
experience,  you  might  possibly  mistake 
the  typical  Australian,  or  South  African, 
or  West  Indian  for  an  old  countryman, 
you  could  never  mistake  the  typical  Cana- 
dian for  a  native  of  the  British  Isles. 

He's  an  American 

The  true  Canadian  is  a  thorough 
"American."  And  here  I  stop  to  ex- 
plain. I  used  the  term  "American" 
in  its  wider,  truer,  and  only  legitimate 
sense. 

Our  neighbors  to  the  south  have  as 
yet  monopolized  the  name  almost  un- 
challenged. 

History  nowhere  records  a  more  colos- 
sal and  stupendous  piece  of  race  as- 
sumption than  this  cool  and  exclusive 
appropriation  of  the  name  "American" 
by  one  out  of  at  least  a  dozen  nationali- 
ties equally  entitled  to  its  use. 

It  is  as  if  Frenchmen  were  to  insist  on 
calling  themselves  Europeans  and  all 
the  rest  of  the  inhabitants  of  the  Con- 
tinent, Italians,  Spaniards,  Germans,  etc. 

This  tremendous  bit  of  self-assertion 
on  the  part  of  "United  Statesers"  has  as 
yet  been  meekly  submitted  to  by  the  other 
American  nations. 

But  with  us  Canadians  a  kindred  na- 
tion, and  inheriting,  by  the  way,  from 
our  common  ancestors  a  pretty  good 
conceit  of  ourselves,  there  has  been  a 
growing  feeling  that  however  Mexicans 
and  Chilians  and  Brazilians  may  regard 
the  matter,  we  have  just  as  much  right  to 
this  comprehensive  title  as  have  our 
"separated  brethren"  on  the  other  side 
of  the  line,  which  is  mostly  imaginary. 

And  Here  He  Is 

The  Canadian,  then,  may  be  described 
as  an  American  of  the  old   pre-revolu- 


tionary  type,  possessing  many  of  the 
characteristics  of  the  typical  "American" 
and  "United  Stateser"  of  to-day  (or 
yesterday),  but  still  retaining  a  certain 
individuality,  neither  exclusively  Am- 
erican nor  exclusively  British,  but  ap- 
proximating to  both. 

To  the  Britisher  on  first  acquaintance 
he  is  unmistakably  and  almost  indis- 
tinguishably  American. 

To  the  "American"  he  smacks  strong- 
ly of  the  Britisher. 

In  a  company  composed  of  the  three 
races  his  superficial  resemblance  to  the 
"American"  and  his  unlikeness  to  the 
Briton  will  be  very  marked. 

But  a  short  acquaintance  will  reveal 
the  fact  that  while  superficially  or  ex- 
ternally, in  accent,  personal  appearance, 
and  bearing  he  is  noticeably  and  some- 
times strikingly  un-English,  in  his  deeper 
characteristics  he  is  British  to  the  core. 

His  Material  Standards 

Go  deeper  still  and  you  will  find  some- 
thing that  is  peculiarly  and  emphaticalh- 
his  own. 

He  has  all  the  American  inability 
for  comprehending  fine  social  distinc- 
tions, the  prestige  of  high  birth  and  con- 
nections; his  instinctive  admiration  for 
success  and  for  the  man  who  "makes 
good"  and  "gets  there";  the  disposition 
to  judge  all  "progress"  by  material 
standards,  the  readiness  to  extend  a 
helping  hand  to  all  those  ready  to  help 
themselves,  and  consideration  for  women. 

On  the  other  hand,  he  has  all  the 
Briton's  reverence  for  duly  constituted 
authority  as  embodied  in  the  majesty  of 
the  law,  which  is  most  impressively  evi- 
denced by  the  fact  that  never  once  in 
the  history  of  the  Dominion  has  there 
been  a  case  of  lynching;  in  his  decided 
preference  for  monarchical  forms  of 
government;  in  his  regard  for  the  sanc- 
tity of  marriage — there  were  only  seven 
divorces  in  Canada  last  year — and  in  his 
ready  and  peaceable  acquiescence  in  the 
rule  of  the  majority. 


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He  is  Hritish,  moreover,  in  his  love  of 
field  sports,  though  this  is  probably  not 
exceptionally  strong  in  his  case;  in  a 
certain  stolidity  of  temperament  which 
makes  him  far  less  susceptible  than  the 
"American"  to  sudden  appeals  to  his 
emotions  and  imagination. 

His  Better  Physique 

Over  and  above  all  this,  the  Canadian 
again  has  his  own  traits  and  character- 
istics. Personally,  he  has  a  better  phy- 
sique than  the  "American,"  living  as  he 
does  a  simpler  and  more  wholesome  life, 
and  coming  of  purer  stock.  His  accent, 
again,  though  on  the  whole  it  must  be 
acknowledged,  markedly  approximating 
to  the  "American,"  has  a  character  of 
its  own  unmistakable  to  the  trained  ear. 

The  accent  in  Canada  varies  to  a 
certain  extent. 

In  the  Maritime  Provinces,  and  espe- 
cially in  Nova  Scotia,  it  is,  on  the  whole, 
more  "EngUsh"  than  it  is  in  Ontario  and 
the  West  generally.  By  "EngHsh"  I 
mean  the  use  of  the  broad  "a"  in  such 
words  as  pass,  grant,  can't,  half,  etc. 
In  Ontario  and  the  West  the  "a"  is  in- 
variably flat,  as  it  is  in  the  North  of 
England. 

On  the  whole,  however,  it  may  safely 
be  said  that  the  general  average  of  the 
English  spoken  in  Canada  is  far  above 
what  one  hears  in  the  British  Isles.  And 
there  is  a  conciseness  and  expressiveness 
about  the  ordinary  talk  of  the  ordinary 
people  that  one  seldom  hears  in  Great 
Britain. 

The  number  of  plain,  imperfectly 
educated  people  who  can  at  a  pinch 
make  a  creditable  speech  in  public  is 
remarkably  large. 

All  our  public  bodies,  city  and  town  and 
village  and  county  councils,  synods,  con- 
ferences, "lodges,"  legislatures,  etc.,  in- 
clude a  surprisingly  high  percentage  of 
excellent  and  often  forcible  and  eloquent 
speakers. 

For   a   progressive   people,   the   Cana- 


dians are  politically  remarkably  Con- 
servative. 

Governments  once  established  have  a 
strong  tendency  to  remain  established. 

In  the  province  of  Ontario  the  same 
party  held  power  for  over  thirty  years. 

Since  Confederation,  in  1867,  there 
have  been  few  changes. 

The  Canadians  are  great  hero-wor- 
shippers, and  as  long  as  I  have  been  here, 
the  country  has  been  mainly  ruled  by 
"grand  old  men." 

In  Ontario,  Sir  Oliver  Mowat  gradu- 
ally came  to  occupy  an  absolutely  im- 
pregnable position  as  Provincial  Premier, 
winning  some  seven  or  eight  general 
elections  one  after  the  other.  Sir  Oliver 
finally  retired  to  the  Senate. 

Almost  the  same  could  be  said  of  Sir 
John  A.  Macdonald,  the  great  Conser- 
vative leader,  who  died  in  office. 

On  the  whole,  the  Canadian  is  an  in- 
dividual of  markedly  temperate  habits, 
the  consumption  of  intoxicants  per 
capita  for  the  whole  country  being,  I 
believe,  the  lowest  in  the  civilized  world. 

In  the  Maritime  Provinces,  outside  two 
or  three  towns  and  cities,  prohibition 
prevails,  and  in  many  of  the  Ontario 
municipalities  the  selling  of  liquor  has 
been  abolished  by  local  option. 

Doesn't  Like  "  Crooking  the  Elbow." 

The  prejudice  against  the  habitual  use 
of  liquor  is  among  large  masses  of  the 
inhabitants  almost  fanatical  in  its  in- 
tensity, and  the  man  who  is  known  to 
"indulge"  or  "crook  his  elbow,"  unless 
he  is  a  person  of  exceptional  and  tran- 
scendant  ability,  has  no  standing  what- 
ever in  the  community. 

It  is  safe  to  say  that  even  the  strictly 
moderate  user  of  intoxicants  is  almost 
fatally  handicapped  in  seeking  any  posi- 
tion of  trust. 

Personally,  I  think  matters  are  carried 
too  far  in  this  respect. 

But  it  is  the  safe  extreme,  and  it  is 
a  prejudice  with  which,  if  a  man  be 
not  prepared  to  reckon,  he  may  as  well 


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make  up  his  mind  not  to  seek  his  fortune 
in  the  country. 

Canadians  are  a  civil  but  hardly  what 
I  would  call  a  well-mannered  people. 

To  a  certain  extent,  however,  I  would 
make  an  exception  in  the  case  of  the 
Maritime  Provinces,  where  as  someone 
once  put  it  to  me,  "the  people  are  not  in 
such  a  desperate  hurry  as  they  are  further 
West,  and  have  time  to  be  polite." 

Brusque  but  Good-Natured 

A  certain  brusqueness  of  manner  is 
often  calculated  to  produce  a  false  im- 
pression; for  a  more  hospitable,  good- 
natured,  and  even-tempered  individual 
than  the  same  typical  Canadian,  as  I 
can  testify  from  nearly  forty  years'  ex- 
perience, it  would  be  hard  to  find. 

I  attribute  this  brusqueness  largely  to 
the  almost  universal  employment  of 
female  teachers  in  our  rural  schools,  and 
the  consequent  lack  of  vigorous  discip- 
line for  the  boys. 

To  pass  on  from  the  superficial  to  the 
fundamental,  and  from  the  accidental  to 
the  essential,  the  Canadians  are  a  re- 
markably moral,  clean-living  people. 

In  no  country  in  the  world  is  life  and 
property  safer  and  the  law  more  effi- 
ciently administered  throughout  the 
length  and  breadth  of  the  land. 

His  Courts  are  Clean 

During  the  whole  course  of  my  long 
residence  in  the  country  I  never  remember 
a  single  instance  of  any  aspersion  on  the 
personal  character  of  any  of  our  judges, 
or  any  charge  of  malfeasance  in  their 
decisions  in  the  public  press. 

The  percentage  of  illegitimate  births 
is  one  of  the  lowest  in  the  world. 

The  religious  statistics  of  1901  show 
only  a  few  thousand  avowed  unbelievers. 
Church  attendance  all  over  the  country 
is  high,  much  higher,  I  should  judge, 
from  what  I  remember  to  have  seen  than 
in  Great  Britain. 

The  observance  of  the  Lord's  Day  is 
far   stricter   than   in   the  United    States, 


and  certainly  a  good  deal  more  so  than 
in  England. 

Man  for  man — I  speak  from  the  im- 
partial standpoint  of  a  born  Englishman 
— the  Canadian  is  superior  to  the  "Am- 
erican." 

He  is  more  thorough. 

Professional  standards  are  higher  with 
us  than  in  the  States.  The  ability  which 
with  us  will  enable  a  man  to  hold  his  own, 
will,  on  the  other  side  of  the  border,  push 
him  to  the  front. 

His  Predominating  Loyalty 

The  loyalty  of  the  typical  Canadian  is 
known  the  Empire  over,  and  is  of  tough 
and  durable  fibre.  Of  all  political 
forces,  it  is  the  predominating  factor  in 
our  national  life. 

On  this  all  Canadians  stand  on  com- 
mon ground,  and  all  unite  in  making  it 
the  touchstone  of  political  orthodoxy. 

During  the  whole  of  my  residence  here 
I  cannot  call  to  mind  a  single  attack, 
direct  or  veiled,  by  any  reputable  pub- 
licist or  newspaper  on  the  British  con- 
nection. 

Such  a  publication  as  the  Sydney  Bulle- 
tin, full  of  sneers  at  the  Mother  Country, 
innuendos  about  the  Royal  Family,  is 
absolutely  unimaginable  in  Canada. 

To  sum  up,  the  Canadian  has  undoubt- 
edly his  limitations,  and  failings;  but, 
taken  all  round,  he  is  a  type  of  citizen  of 
which  the  Empire  may  well  be  proud, 
and  without  which  she  would  be  appre- 
ciably poorer. 

He  is  strong,  virile,  steadfast,  serious, 
self-reliant,  clean-minded,  simple  (as  yet) 
in  his  tastes;  religious,  and  well-balanced, 
and  exhibits  in  his  person  a  remarkably 
well-adjusted  blend  of  all  the  best  and 
strongest  qualities  of  the  three  races  from 
which  he  is  sprung. 

It  required  more  brains  and  greater 
courage  to  practise  the  Golden  Rule  than 
to  win  battles  or  measure  the  stars,  or  gain 
wealth. — Luke  North. 


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War  Against  War  as  a  Business 
Movement 

"I  Have  Spoken  of  the  Enthusiasm  for  War.    I  Propose  that  We 
Attack  War  and  Plunder  Its  Treasury" 

Mr.  Joint  Lewis  bcjore  the  Conjerence  on  International  Arbitration. 


TV/TR.  JOHN  LEWIS,  of  the  Toronto 
Daily  Star,  addressed  the  Conference 
on  International  Arbitration  at  Lake 
Mohonk,  N.Y.  He  dealt  with  the  ques- 
tion of  law  and  order  for  the  world,  the 
re-organization  of  humanity,  and  the  co- 
operation of  nations.  It  is  upon  these 
lines  that  the  Mohonk  Conference  pro- 
ceeds. Its  members  are  not  dreamers, 
but  largely  business  men,  who  regard  war 
as  a  nuisance  and  a  hindrance  to  busi- 
ness. It  does  not  merely  denounce  war, 
but  seeks  to  put  something  better  in  its 
place — to  substitute  law  and  order  for 
anarchy. 

"I  begin,"  said  Mr.  Lewas,  "with  a 
reference  to  my  own  calling,  that  of  a 
writer  for  a  newspaper,  because  I  desire 
to  indicate  in  a  practical  way  a  difficulty 
that  I  find  in  furthering  this  movement — 
and  a  possible  solution. 

"I  find  little  or  no  opposition  of  an 
active  kind  to  these  views.  But  I  do 
find  a  certain  lack  of  enthusiasm. 

"Some  of  you  may  say  that  when  the 
audience  goes  to  sleep,  the  remedy  is  to 
wake  up  the  speaker,  and  I  am  quite 
willing  to  be  awakened.  But  I  find  that 
this  difficulty  is  not  peculiar  to  myself. 

^Wfy  experience  is  that  a  meeting  held 
jor  the  promotion  oj  peace  is  a  small  meet- 
ing. The  people  who  attend  are  good 
people,  but  they  are  too  jew,  and  they  are 
usually  the  same  people.  The  military 
procession  with  the  band  will  attract  a 
hundred  people  to  our  one. 

"Now,  I  for  one  am  not  disposed  to 
grumble  at  those  who  do  not  come  to 
our  meetings.  There  is  no  use  scolding 
the  people.     They  are  the  material  we 


have  to  work  with.  And  we  as  workers 
in  a  movement  for  the  unity  and  brother- 
hood of  the  human  race  must  have  con- 
fidence in  the  people,  and  in  the  essen- 
tial goodness  of  human  nature. 

"So  we  must  keep  walking  around 
human  nature,  and  approaching  it  at 
one  angle  after  another  until  we  succeed. 

The  Jingo's  Easier  Task 

"What  is  the  reason  the  jingo  has  so 
much  easier  a  task  than  we  have,  and 
that  even  in  a  Christian  church  the  peo- 
ple respond  to  a  sermon  with  a  martial 
ring  more  quickly  than  to  an  appeal  for 
peace  ? 

"The  first  and  obvious  answer  is  that 
the  jingo  speaker  is  touching  a  match 


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to  a  lot  of  inflammable  material;  and  we 
all  know  it  is  much  easier  to  start  a  fire 
than  to  put  the  fire  out,  or  to  rebuild  the 
house. 

"But  that  is  the  worst  side,  and  it  is 
often  better  to  tackle  an  enemy  on  his 
strong  side. 

"What  is  the  strong  side  of  this  jingo 
appeal  ? 

"It  is  calling  for  action;  and  action  is 
good.  It  is  calling  for  conflict;  and  con- 
flict is  not  always  bad.  We  cannot  meet 
it  by  advising  people  to  sit  still  and  do 
nothing.  We  must  say  yes,  action  is 
good,  but*  you  are  calling  for  the  wrong 
kind  of  action. 

Conflict  is  good,  but  you  are  asking  men 
to  fight  the  wrong  things  and  the  wrong 
people. 

"Heroism  and  self-sacrifice  are  good, 
but  you  are  asking  men  to  waste  heroism 
and  self-sacrifice. 

"No  tragedy  of  war  is  deeper  than 
that.  Waste  of  money  and  of  the  pro- 
ducts of  honest  industry  is  bad. 

"Waste  of  life  is  worse. 

"But  worst  of  all  is  waste  of  heroism, 
of  courage,  of  self-sacrifice,  of  all  the 
nobler  qualities  which  in  war  are  often 
perverted  to  evil  uses. 

Not  Peace,  but  a  Sword 

"So  I  think  we  must  approach  human 
nature  saying:  We  come  not  to  bring  you 
rest  and  quietness,  but  to  show  you  the 
need  and  opportunity  for  intelligent 
action,  for  a  life  as  strenuous  as  that  of 
war  and  infinitely  more  fruitful.  We 
bring  you  not  peace  but  a  sword,  a  sword 
not  drawn  against  your  brother  in  France 
or  Germany  or  Russia,  but  against  the 
common  enemies  of  mankind. 

"We  find  more  response  to  our  efforts 
to  awaken  interest  in  positive  and  con- 
structive things. 

"When  there  is  a  world-wide  disaster, 
a  shipwreck,  a  famine,  an  earthquake, 
there  is  little  difficulty  in  awakening  the 
interest  and  sympathy  of  the  world.  We 
find   ourselves  moving  with  one   of   the 


great  elemental  forces  of  the  universe, 
the  force  of  human  sympathy.  We  have 
hitched  our  wagon,  not  to  a  star,  but 
to  the  sun,  the  source  of  power. 

"I  believe  that  this  conference  and 
kindred  movements  are  tending  toward 
nothing  less  than  a  general  reorganization 
of  humanity  upon  a  basis  analogous  to 
that  of  nations  and  empires. 

The  human  race  as  a  whole  will  have 
its  recognized  institutions,  its  courts, 
its  parliament,  its  press,  its  educational 
system.  And  these  institutions  will  have 
as  their  driving  power  a  force  akin  to 
that  of  the  broadest  and  warmest  pat- 
riotism— the  enthusiasm  of  humanity. 

"You  have  made  a  beginning.  You 
have  an  international  court  which  has 
been  a  triumphant  success  in  itself,  and 
which  points  the  way  to  other  things. 

"The  Hague  Tribunal  is  important, 
not  only  for  what  it  has  achieved  directly 
in  settling  disputes  without  war,  but  be- 
cause it  points  the  way  to  a  general  re- 
organization of  human  society,  upon  a 
basis  v\'hich  will  render  war  impossible 
and  give  an  immense  impulse  to  civili- 
zation. 

"It  marks  the  beginning  of  a  true 
citizenship  of  the  world,  with  a  sense 
of  duty  toward  the  whole  human  race. 

"Now,  looking  at  The  Hague  Tribu- 
nal as  one  of  our  pieces  of  international 
machinery,  what  is  its  driving  power, 
its  steam? 

"W^e  used  to  hear  the  objection  made 
that  its  judgments  could  not  be  enforced. 

"If  that  means  that  it  works  without 
the  backing  of  physical  force,  I  regard 
that  as  an  advantage,  not  as  a  drawback. 

"It  is  a  sublime  spectacle,  full  of  hope, 
to  see  that  court  extending  a  silent,  yet 
cordial  invitation  to  the  nations;  oft"er- 
ing  its  services  to  all,  but  forcing  them 
upon  none. 

"I  am  glad  that  its  judgments  are  ac- 
cepted purely  by  their  intrinsic  merit, 
by  their  justice,  by  their  appeal  to  the 
reason  and  conscience  of  mankind. 

■"'Force  will  rule  the  v.-orld  until  right 


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is  ready,'  is  the  maxim  that  might  be 
written  over  the  portals  of  The  Hague 
Tribunal. 

"That  shows  us  again  the  field  in 
which  our  work  is  to  be  done. 

"Those  whose  aim  is  to  keep  nations 
apart  must  work  mainly  in  the  physical 
world.  I  refer  not  only  to  armies  and 
fortifications,  but  to  Customs  taritTs.  I 
have  no  faith  in  protective  tariffs,  but  as 
a  worker  in  this  cause  I  am  not  much 
worried  about  tariffs. 

"Tariffs  operate  upon  physical  things, 
while  you  work  in  the  realm  of  ideas.  Let 
me  illustrate. 

"When  we  who  live  in  other  countries 
return  to  our  homes,  the  Customs  col- 
lector searches  our  baggage  for  alien 
boots,  but  he  does  not  search  our  hearts 
and  minds  for  any  thoughts  or  senti- 
ments we  have  received  here. 

No  Duty  on  Thought 

There  are  duties  on  stoves  and  clothes 
and  potatoes  and  wheat.  But  ideas  are 
on  the  free  list.  Friendship  is  on  the 
free  list.  So  tariffs  need  not  worry  us 
a  great  deal  so  long  as  thought  is  free. 

"It  is  in  this  view  that  I  mention  two 
or  three  methods  of  international  organ- 
ization and  co-operation.  Some  already 
begun,  some  possible.  I  do  not  guar- 
antee that  all  are  practicable,  but  they 
will  serve  as  illustrations  of  the  field  in 
which  we  may  work  and  the  activities 
that  are  open  to  us. 

"There  is  the  inter-Parliamentary 
union,  which  may  develop  into  a  true 
Parliament  of  man. 

"You  hear  the  objection  made,  as  you 
heard  it  in  the  case  of  The  Hague  Tribu- 
nal, that  physical  force  is  lacking,  that 
a  Parliament  of  man  could  not  enact 
statutes  which  could  be  enforced.  I 
attach  little  weight  to  that  objection. 

"National  Parliaments  do  much  more 
than  enact  statutes.  They  express  and 
they  mould  public  opinion.  They  afford 
means  for  interchange  of  thought.  They 
promote  great  national  enterprises. 


"Your  world  Parliament  would  do 
analogous  things  in  a  wider  field. 

"It  could  express  and  mould  the  pub- 
lic opinion  of  the  world. 

"It  could  provide  for  the  interchange 
of  thought  between  nations. 

"It  could  promote  enterprises  of  world- 
wide scope. 

"It  has  occurred  to  me  as  a  possible 
development  of  the  organization  of  world 
forces  that  we  might  have  an  interna- 
tional university  and  an  international 
newspaper  or  magazine. 

"But  there  are  details  and  difficulties 
to  be  discussed  with  which  I  shall  not 
trouble  you  to-night,  and  I  mention  them 
merely  to  illustrate  the  idea  of  the  pos- 
sible construction  of  new  machinery  for 
a  world-wide  organization. 

"Now,  I  return  to  the  question  of 
driving  power,  the  steam  for  our  ma- 
chinery. 

"In  The  Hague  Tribunal  you  have 
the  force  of  justice. 

"In  the  Parliamentary  Union,  possibly 
in  the  world  university  and  the  world 
journal,  you  have  the  driving  power  of 
intellect. 

"But  there  are  greater  forces  than 
these — the  driving  power  of  sentiment, 
of  sympathy,  of  courage,  of  self-sacrifice, 
of  heroism. 

"Take  the  Titanic  disaster. 

"It  aroused  world-wide  sympathy.  It 
afforded  instances  of  heroism  and  affec- 
tion stronger  than  death.  Finally  it 
brought  forth  a  proposal  for  an  inter- 
national conference  on  life-sa\ing  at  sea. 

"If  the  nations  would  co-operate  they 
could  make  the  oceans  as  safe  from  such 
disasters  as  they  are  now  from  pirates. 

"A  vessel  sinking  hke  the  Titanic  and 
sending  out  its  wireless  messages  for  aid 
would  not  have  to  depend  upon  the 
chance  proximity  of  another  ship.  There 
would  be  systematic  co-operation. 

"Already  we  read  of  battleships,  built 
for  purposes  of  destruction,  sent  upon 
errands  of  mercy. 

"On  the  occasion  of  the  earthquake  in 


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Sicily  some  years  ago  all  the  great  powers 
sent  warships  to  the  assistance  of  the  in- 
habitants. 

"A  New  York  newspaper  then  made 
this  remarkable  comment: 

"'There  is  a  portent  in  this  alliance  of 
the  fighting  forces  of  the  world  to  do 
battle  against  disaster,  and  to  mitigate 
a  great  calamity  that  has  fallen  upon 
mankind.  It  foreshadows  a  day  that 
shall  surely  dawn  upon  the  earth,  when 
men  will  put  an  end  to  the  fearful  cruelty 
and  waste  of  war,  and  will  unite,  not  only 
on  great  and  exceptional  occasions,  but 
in  a  steady  and  perpetual  concord,  to 
bring  all  the  resources  of  organized 
science  and  art  to  bear  upon  the  diffi- 
culties and  dangers  of  our  earthly  ex- 
istence. 

Plunder  War's  Treasury 

"7  have  spoken  of  the  enthusiasm  for 
war.     I  propose  that  we  not  only  attack 


war,  but  plunder  its  treasury,  destroy 
what  is  evil,  and  loot  and  carry  away 
what  is  good,  and  use  it  for  our  own  pur- 
poses. 

"Undoubtedly  in  war,  inspired  though 
it  be  by  hatred  and  many  baser  qualities, 
you  create  an  emergency  which  draws 
forth  heroism,  self-sacrifice,  and  the 
spirit  of  comradeship.  So  if  you  set 
fire  to  a  building,  you  would  bring  out 
the  courage  of  firemen;  if  you  sink  a 
ship,  you  bring  forth  the  courage  of 
sailors  and  passengers. 

''^  But  while  we  call  the  gallant  fireman 
a  hero,  we  call  the  incendiary  a  criminal; 
and  criminal  is  the  man  who  encourages 
war,  or  who  sows  ths  seed  of  international 
hatred. 

"  Yet  all  these  calamities  do  serve  to 
show  to  what  heights  human  nature  may 
rise.  They  point  to  sources  of  power 
which,  if  rightly  used,  might  almost 
abolish  the  crime  and  misery  of  the  world. ^^ 


#      #      #> 


The  Titanic 

By  Elbert  Hubbard 


TT  is  a  night  of  a  thousand  stars.  The 
■■■date,  Sunday,  April  14,  1912.  The 
time,  11.20  p.m. 

The  place,  off  Cape  Race — that  Ceme- 
tery of  the  Sea. 

Suddenly  a  silence  comes — the  engines 
have  stopped — the  great  iron  heart  of 
the  ship  has  ceased  to  beat. 

Such  a  silence  is  always  ominous  to 
those  who  go  down  to  the  sea  in  ships. 

"The  engines  have  stopped!" 

Eyes  peer;  ears  listen;  startled  minds 
wait ! 

A  half -minute  goes  by. 

Then  the  great  ship  groans,  as  her  keel 
grates  and  grinds.  She  reels,  rocks, 
struggles  as  if  to  free  herself  from  a 
titanic  grasp,  and  as  she  rights  herself, 
people  standing  lose  their  centre  of  gra- 
vity. 


Not  a  shock — only  about  the  same 
sensation  that  one  feels  when  the  ferry- 
boat slides  into  her  landing-slip,  with  a 
somewhat  hasty  hand  at  the  v. heel. 

On  board  the  ferry  we  know  what  has 
happened — ^here  we  do  not. 

"An  iceberg!"  some  one  cries. 

The  word  is  passed  along. 

"Only  an  iceberg!  Barely  grated  it — 
side-swiped  it — that  is. all!     Ah,  ha!" 

The  few  on  deck,  and  some  of  those  in 
cabins  peering  out  of  portholes,  see  a 
great  white  mass  go  gliding  by. 

A  shower  of  broken  ice  has  covered 
the  decks.  Passengers  pick  up  speci- 
mens, "for  souvenirs  to  carry  home," 
they  laughingly  say. 

Five  minutes  pass — the  engines  start 
again — but  only  for  an  instant. 

Again  the  steam  is  shut  off.     Then  the 


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siren-whistles  clea\e  and  saw  the  frosty 
air. 

Silence  and  the  sirens!  Alarm,  but 
no  tumult — but  why  blow  the  whistles 
when  there  is  no  fog? 

The  cold  is  piercing.  Some  who  have 
come  up  on  deck  return  to  their  cabin 
for  wraps  and  overcoats. 

The  men  laugh — and  a  few  nervously 
smoke. 

It  is  a  cold,  clear  night  of  stars.  There 
is  no  moon.  The  sea  is  smooth  as  a 
summer  pond. 

The  great  towering  iceberg  that  loomed 
above  the  topmost  mast  has  done  its 
work,  gone  on,  disappeared,  piloted  by 
its  partners,  the  darkness  and  the  night. 

"There  was  no  iceberg — you  only 
imagined  it,"  a  man  declares. 

"  Go  back  to  bed — there  is  no  danger — 
this  ship  can  not  sink  anyway!"  says  the 
Managing  Director  of  the  Company. 

In  a  lull  of  the  screaming  siren,  a  hoarse 
voice  is  heard  calling  through  a  mega- 
phone from  the  bridge — "Man  the  life- 
boats!    Women  and  children  first!" 

"It  sounds  just  like  a  play,"  says  Henry 
Harris  to  Major  Butt. 

Stewards  and  waiters  are  giving  out 
life-preservers  and  showing  passengers 
how  to  put  them  on. 

There  is  laughter — a  little  hysteric. 
"I  want  my  clothes  made  to  order,"  a 
woman  protests.  "An  outrageous  fit! 
Give  me  a  man's  size!" 

The  order  of  the  Captain  on  the  bridge 
is  repeated  by  other  officers — "Man  the 
lifeboats!    Women  and  children  first!" 

"It's  a  boat-drill— that's  all!" 

"A  precautionary  measure — we'll  be 
going  ahead  soon,"  says  George  Widener 
to  his  wife,  in  reassuring  tones  as  he 
holds  her  hand. 

Women  are  loath  to  get  into  the  boats. 
Officers,  not  over-gently,  seize  them,  and 
half-lift  and  push  them  in.  Children, 
crA-ing,  and  some  half-asleep,  are  passed 
over  into  the  boats. 

Mother-arms  reach  out  and   take  the 


little  ones.  Parentage  and  ownershij) 
are  lost  sight  of. 

Some  boats  are  only  half-filled,  so  slow 
are  the  women  to  believe  that  rescue  is 
necessary. 

The  boats  are  lowered,  awkwardly, 
for  there  has  never  been  a  boat-drill,  and 
assignments  are  being  made  haphazard. 

A  sudden  little  tilt  of  the  deck  hastens 
the  proceeding.  The  bows  of  the  ship 
are  settling — there  is  a  very  perceptible 
list  to  starboard.  - 

An  Englishman,  tired  and  blase,  comes 
out  of  the  smoking-room,  having  just 
ceased  a  card  game.  He  very  delib- 
erately approaches  an  officer  who  is  load- 
ing women  and  children  into  a  lifeboat. 

The  globe-trotting  Briton  is  filling  his 
pipe.  "I  si,  orficer,  you  know;  what 
seems  to  be  the  matter  with  this  bloomin' 
craft,  you  know?" 

"Fool,"  roars  the  officer,  "the  ship  is 
sinking!" 

"Well,"  says  the  Englishman,  as  he 
strikes  a  match  on  the  rail,  "Well,  you 
know,  if  she  is  sinking,  just  let'  er  down 
a  little  easy,  you  know." 

John  Jacob  Astor  half-forces  his  wife 
into  the  boat.  She  submits,  but  much 
against  her  will.  He  climbs  over  and 
takes  a  seat  beside  her  in  the  lifeboat. 
It  is  a  ruse  to  get  her  in-^he  kisses  her 
tenderly — stands  up,  steps  lightly  out 
and  gives  his  place  to  a  woman. 

"Lower  away!"  calls  the  officer. 

"Wait — here  is  a  boy — his  mother  is 
in  there!" 

"Lower  away!"  calls  the  officer — 
"there  is  no  more  room." 

Colonel  Astor  steps  back.  George 
Widener  tosses  him  a  woman's  hat, 
picked  up  from  the  deck.  Colonel  Astor 
jams  the  hat  on  the  boy's  head,  takes 
the  lad  up  in  his  arms,  runs  to  the  rail 
and  calls,  "You  won't  leave  this  little 
girl,  will  you?" 

"Drop  her  into  the  boat,"  shouts  the 
officer.  The  child  drops  into  friendly 
hands  as  the  boat  is  lowered. 


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Astor  turns  to  Widener  and  laughingly 
says,  "Well,  we  put  one  over  on  'em 
that  time." 

"I'll  meet  you  in  New  York,"  calls 
Colonel  Astor  to  his  wife  as  the  boat 
pulls  off.  He  lights  a  cigarette  and 
passes  the  silver  case  and  a  match-box 
along  to  the  other  men. 

A  man  runs  back  to  his  cabin  to  get 
a  box  of  money  and  jewels.  The  box 
is  worth  three  hundred  thousand  dollars. 
The  man  changes  hi§  mind  and  gets 
three  oranges,  and  gives  one  orange  each 
to  three  children  as  they  are  lifted  into 
safety. 

As  a  lifeboat  is  being  lowered,  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Isador  Straus  come  running 
with  arms  full  of  blankets,  brought  from 
their  stateroom.  They  throw  the  bed- 
ding to  the  people  in  the  boat. 

"Help  that  woman  in!"  shouts  an 
officer.  Two  sailors  seize  Mrs.  Straus. 
She  struggles,  frees  herself,  and  proudly 
says,  "Not  I — I  will  not  leave  my  hus- 
band." Mr.  Straus  insists,  quietly  and 
gently,  that  she  shall  go.  He  will  fol- 
low later. 

But  Mrs.  Straus  is  firm.  "All  these 
years  we  have  travelled  together,  and 
shall  we  part  now  ?     No,  our  fate  is  one." 

She  smiles  a  quiet  smile,  and  pushes 
aside  the  hand  of  Major  Butt,  who  has 
ordered  the  sailors  to  leave  her  alone. 
"We  will  help  you — Mr.  Straus  and  I — 
come!  It  is  the  law  of  the  sea — W'omen 
and  children  first — come!"  said  Major 
Butt. 

"No,  Major;  you  do  not  understand,  I 
remain  with  my  husband — we  are  one, 
no  matter  what  comes — you  do  not 
understand!" 

"See,"  she  cried,  as  if  to  change  the 
subject,  "there  is  a  woman  getting  in 
the  lifeboat  with  her  baby;  she  has  no 
wraps!" 

Mrs.  Straus  tears  off  her  fur-lined  robe 
and  places  it  tenderly  around  the  woman 
and  the  innocently  sleeping  babe. 

William  T.  Stead,  grim,  hatless,  with 
furrowed  face,  stands  with  an  iron  bar 


in  hand  as  a  Ufeboat  is  lowered.  "Those 
men  in  the  steerage,  I  fear,  will  make  a 
rush — they  will  swamp  the  boats." 

Major  Butt  draws  his  revolver.  He 
looks  toward  the  crowded  steerage.  Then 
he  puts  his  revolver  back  into  his  pocket, 
smiles.  "No,  they  know  we  will  save 
their  ViOmen  and  children  as  quickly  as 
we  will  our  own." 

Mr.  Stead  tosses  the  iron  bar  into  the 
sea. 

He  goes  to  the  people  crowding  the 
afterdeck.  They  speak  a  polyglot  lan- 
guage. They  cry,  they  pray,  they  sup- 
plicate, they  kiss  each  other  in  frenzied 
grief. 

John  B.  Thayer,  George  Widener, 
Henry  Harris,  Benjamin  Guggenheim, 
Charles  M.  Hays,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Straus,. 
move  among  these  people,  talk  to  them 
and  try  to  reassure  them. 

There  are  other  women  besides  Mrs. 
Straus  who  will  not  leave  their  husbands. 

These  w^omen  clasp  each  other's  hands. 
They  smile — they  understand. 

Mr.  Guggenheim  and  his  secretary 
are  in  full  dress.  "If  we  are  going  ta 
call  on  Neptune,  we  will  go  dressed  as 
gentlemen,"  they  laughingly  say. 

The  ship  is  slowly  settling  by  the  head.. 

The  forward  deck  is  below  the  w'ater. 

The  decks  are  at  a  vicious  angle. 

The  icy  waters  are  full  of  struggling 
people. 

Those  still  on  the  ship  climb  up  from 
deck  to  deck. 

The  dark  w^aters  follow  them,  angry,, 
jealous,  savage,  relentless. 

The  decks  are  almost  perpendicular. 
The  people  hang  by  the  rails. 

A  terrific  explosion  occurs — the  ship's 
boilers  have  burst. 

The  last  lights  go  out. 

The  great  iron  monster  slips,  slides,, 
gently  glides,  surely  down,  down,  down 
into  the  sea. 

Where  once  the  great  ship  proudly 
floated,  there  is  now  a  mass  of  wreckage,. 
the  dead,  the  dying,  and  the  great  black 
all-enfolding  night. 


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Overhead,    the    thousand    stars    shine 
with  a  brightness  unaccustomed. 


The  Strauses,  Stead,  Astor,  Butt, 
Harris,  Thayer,  Widener,  Guggenheim, 
Hays — I  thought  I  knew  you,  just  be- 
cause I  had  seen  you,  realized  somewhat 
of  your  able  qualities,  looked  into  your 
eyes  and  pressed  your  hands,  but  I  did 
not  guess  your  greatness. 

You  are  now  beyond  the  reach  of 
praise — flattery  touches  you  not — words 
lor  you  are  vain. 

Medals  for  heroism — ^how  cheap  the 
gilt,  how  paltry-  the  pe\vter! 

You  are  beyond  our  praise  or  blame. 
We  reach  out,  we  do  not  touch  you.  We 
call,  but  you  do  not  hear. 

Words  vmkind,  ill-considered,  were 
sometimes  flung  at  you,  Colonel  Astor, 
in  your  lifetime.  We  admit  your  handi- 
cap of  wealth — pity  you  for  the  accident 
of  birth — but  we  congratulate  you  that 
as  your  mouth  was  stopped  with  the 
brine  of  the  sea,  so  you  stopped  the  mouths 
of  the  carpers  and  critics  with  the  dust 
of  the  tomb. 

If  any  think  unkindly  of  you  now,  be 
he  priest  or  plebeian,  let  it  be  with  finger 
to  his  lips,  and  a  look  of  shame  into  his 
own  dark  heart. 

Also,  shall  we  not  write  a  postscript 
to  that  booklet  on  cigarettes? 

Charles  M.  Hays — you  who  made 
life  safe  for  travellers  on  shore,  yet  you 
were  caugjit  in  a  sea-trap,  which,  had 
you  been  manager  of  that  Transatlantic 
Line,  would  never  have  been  set,  baited 
as  it  was  with  human  lives. 

You  placed  safety  above  speed.  You 
fastened  your  faith  to  utilities,  not  futili- 
ties. 

You,  John  B.  Thayer,  would  have  had 
a  searchUght  and  used  it  in  the  danger 
zone,  so  as  to  have  located  an  iceberg 
five  miles  away.  You  would  have  filled 
the  space  occupied  by  that  silly  plunge- 
bath  (how  ironic  the  thing)  with  a  hun- 
dred collapsible  boats,  and  nest  of  dories. 


You,  Hays  and  Thayer,  believed  in 
other  men, — you  trusted  them — this  time 
they  failed  you.     We  pity  them,  not  you. 

And  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Straus,  I  envy  you 
that  legacy  of  love  and  loyalty  left  to 
your  children  and  grandchildren.  The 
calm  courage  that  was  yours  all  your 
long  and  useful  career  was  your  posses- 
sion in  death. 

You  knew  how  to  do  three  great  things 
— you  knew  how  to  live,  how  to  love, 
and  how  to  die. 

Archie  Butt,  the  gloss  and  glitter  on 
your  spangled  uniform  were  pure  gold. 
I  always  suspected  it. 

You  tucked  the  ladies  in  the  lifeboats, 
as  if  they  were  going  for  an  automobile 
ride. 

"  Give  my  regards  to  the  folks  at  home," 
you  gaily  called  as  you  lifted  your  hat 
and  stepped  back  on  the  doomed  deck. 

You  died  the  gallant  gentleman  that 
you  were.  You  helped  preserve  the  old 
English  tradition,  "Women  and  children 
first." 

All  America  is  proud  of  you. 

Guggenheim,  Widener  and  Harris, 
you  were  unfortimate  in  life  in  having 
more  money  than  we  had.  That  is  w'hy 
we  wrote  things  about  you,  and  printed 
them  in  black  and  red.  If  you  were 
sports,  you  were  game  to  the  last,  cheer- 
ful losers,  and  all  such  are  winners. 

As  your  souls  play  hide-and-seek  with 
sirens  and  dance  with  the  naiads,  you 
have  lost  interest  in  us.  But  our  hearts 
are  with  you  still.  You  showed  us  how 
death  and  danger  put  all  on  a  parity. 
The  women  in  the  steerage  were  your 
sisters — the  men  your  brothers;  and  on 
the  tablets  of  love  and  memor}'  we  have 
'graved  your  names. 

William  T.  Stead,  you  were  a  writer, 
a  thinker,  a  speaker,  a  doer  of  the  word. 
You  proved  your  case;  sealed  the  brief 
with  your  heart's  blood;  and  as  your 
bearded  face  looked  in  admiration  for 
the  last  time  up  at  the  twinkling,  shining 
stars,  God  in  pardonable  pride  said  to 
Gabriel,  "Here  comes  a  man!" 


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And  so  all  you  I  knew,  and  all  that 
thousand  and  half  a  thousand  more  I 
did  not  know,  passed  out  of  this  Earth- 
Life  into  the  Unknown  upon  the  unfor- 
getting  tide.  You  were  sacrificed  to 
the  greedy  Goddess  of  Luxury  and  her 
consort,  the  Demon  of  Speed. 

Was  it  worth  the  while?  Who  shall 
say?  The  great  lessons  of  life  are 
learned  only  in  blood  and  tears.  Fate 
decreed  that  you  should  die  for  us. 

Happily,  the  world  has  passed  for  ever 
from  a  time  when  it  feels  a  sorrow  for 
the  dead.  The  dead  are  at  rest,  their 
work  is  ended,  they  have  drunk  of  the 
waters  of  Lethe,  and  these  are  rocked  in 
the  cradle  of  the  deep.  We  kiss  our 
hands  to  them  and  cry,  "Hail  and  Fare- 
well— until  we  meet  again!" 

But  for  the  living  who  wait  for  a  foot- 
step that  will  never  come,  and  all  those 
who  listen  for  a  voice  that  will  never 
more  be  heard,  our  hearts  go  out  in  ten- 
derness, love  and  sympathy. 

These  dead  have  not  lived  and  died 
in  vain.  They  have  brought  us  all  a 
little  nearer  together — we  think  better 
of  our  kind. 

One  thing  sure,  there  are  just  two 
respectable  ways  to  die.  One  is  of  old 
age,  and  the  other  is  by  accident. 

All  disease  is  indecent. 

Suicide  is  atrocious. 


But  to  pass  out  as  did  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Isador  Straus  is  glorious.  Few  have 
such  a  privilege.  Happy  lovers,  both. 
In  life  they  were  never  separated,  and 
in  death  they  are  not  divided. 


The  Titanic 

When  the  seas  demand  their  tribute, 
and  a  British  ship  goes  down, 
There's    something    in    the    English 
after  all: 
There's  no  panic-rush  for  safety,  where 
the  weak  are  left  to  drown. 
For  there's  something  in  the  English 
after  all; 
But  the  women  and  the  children  are 
the  first  to  leave  the  wreck, 
With  the  crew  in  hand  as  steady  as 
a  wall. 
And  the  Captain  is  the  last  to  stand 
upon  the  sinking  deck, 
So  there's  something  in  the  English — 
after  all. 

—Bertrand  Shadwell. 

The  above  is  the  third  stanza  of  a 
poem,  entitled  There's  Something  in 
the  English  After  All,  which  I  published 
many  years  ago.  It  will  be  seen  that  it 
was,  and  has  remained  absolutely  true 
to  facts. — Bertrand  Shadwell,  Washing- 
ton, D  C. 


#      <t>      # 


THE  SERVICE  THAT  SERVES       • 

In  observing  conditions  as  they  reach  me  in  my  efforts  to  serve  my  fellow-man,  I 
have  concluded  that  any  man  can  succeed  provided  he  gets  into  his  head  that  he  is  a 
manufacturer  of  the  greatest  commodity  in  all  the  world — and  that  that  commodity  is 
Service  that  Serves. 

Let  any  man  sell  the  Service  that  Serves,  and  he  is  a  success  already.  He  is  a  creator, 
because  the  world  is  looking  for  the  manufacturing  establishment  which  offers  and  furn- 
ishes this  rare  commodity. 

There  is  always  room  for  folks  who  are  willing  to  serve.  Greatness  is  often  found 
in  simplicity — the  simplicity  of  Service. 

Apply  all  the  strength  with  which  you  are  endowed  to  useful  ends  and  you  will  be  led 
step  by  step,  degree  by  degree,  plane  by  plane,  into  the  sunny  atmosphere  of  this  life. 

Believe  in  yourself  and  you  will  get  others  to  believe  in  you. — C.  F.  Johnson. 

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Immigration:  An  Economic  Factor 
in  Canadian  Progress 

Mr.  Arthur  Hawkes'  Report  on  the  Subject  is  a  Most  Unique  and 

Interesting  Document  which  all  Progressive 

Canadians  should  Read 


npHE  Report  on  Immigration  by  Mr. 
Arthur  Hawkes,  who  was  appointed 
a  Special  Commissioner  by  the  Hon. 
Robt.  Rogers,  Minister  of  the  Interior, 
to  propose  measures  of  co-operation 
between  the  Dominion  and  Provincial 
Governments,  is  packed  full  of  new 
matter  and  contains  a  scheme  of  reor- 
ganization of  the  Immigration  Depart- 
ment involving  the  establishment  of  a 
Central  Board  at  Ottawa,  the  erection  of 
distinct  pro V'incial  immigration  services, 
and  an  enlargement  of  the  Department's 
propaganda  in  Britain.  Extracts  will 
indicate  the  scope  and  strength  of  the 
document. 

The  Problem  Broadly  Stated 

"  Immigration  to  Canada  is  the  crucial 
economic  factor  in  the  progress  of  the 
Dominion.  Every  financial  responsibility 
that  has  been  assumed  for  the  develop- 
ment of  Canada,  whether  in  pledging 
public  credit  for  railways,  or  for  civic 
expansion,  or  for  industrial  enterprises, 
has  been  assumed  in  expectation  of  a 
greater  increase  of  population  than  the 
natural  increase.  With  capital  pouring 
in,  chiefl34from  Britain,  it  is  easy  to  con- 
fuse the  prosperity  that  arises  from 
expenditure  which  represents  an  obli- 
gation to  pay  interest,  with  the  perma- 
nent prosperity  that  comes  from  in- 
crease of  production  from  Canadian  soil, 
mines,  forests  and  waters. 

"Continuous  immigration  to  keep 
pace  with,  and  get  ahead  of,  continuous 
inflow  of  capital  is,  therefore,  a  funda- 
mental constructive  necessity  of  govern- 
ment. 

"  What  a  failure  in  this  would  lead  to  is 
suggested  by  the  discrepancy  of  three- 


quarters  of  a  million  between  the  esti- 
mated and  ascertained  census  in  1911. 
Governments  borrow  their  money  and 
establish  their  credit  on  the  number  of 
people  who  pay  tribute.  If  there  be 
under-estimation  of  the  cost  of  all- 
important  works,  and  over-estimation  of 
the  number  of  people  whose  collective 
strength  is  the  only  strength  of  their 
governments,  the  first  thing  to  do  is  to 
supply  the  deficiency  of  people.  This  is 
the  more  necessary  if  population  has 
actually  declined  in  certain  localities  in 
the  East. 

"There  is,  consequently,  a  double 
problem — to  provide  settlers  on  the  land 
in  Eastern  Canada;  and  to  maintain  the 
flow  to  the  West.  The  sum  of  immigra- 
tion should  be  increased.  The  methods 
used  must  be  systematic  and  far-sighted, 
to  secure  the  maximum  efficiency  and 
permanence  of  the  incoming  stream. 

"The  former  Postmaster-General,  the 
Hon.  Mr.  Lemieux,  in  the  House  of 
Commons,  laid  it  down  as  'good  policy 
to  have  the  bulk  of  your  immigration 
from  the  British  Islands.'  This  view 
rests  upon  practical  facts,  other  than 
those  of  racial  similarity  and  traditional 
political  unity.  By  a  statesmanlike 
course  in  immigration,  Canada  may  not 
only  build  more  rapidly  her  own  nation- 
hood, but  may  speedily  achieve  a  peculiar 
leadership  within  the  British  Empire." 

The  Case  for  Co-ordination 

"With  nine  provinces  calling  for  im- 
migration, with  immigration  com- 
pounded of  all  the  difl&culties  of  trans- 
planting people  into  conditions  vitally 
different  from  anything  they  have  known, 
with  the  conflicts  of  interest  and  ambition 


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that  surround  the  word  'politics'  in  one 
Dominion  and  nine  provincial  arenas — 
to  reconcile  and  administer  such  an 
aggregation  of  complexities  must  be  a 
severe  undertaking. 

"The  present  situation  speaks  for 
itself.  Several  provinces  are  bidding 
for  immigrants  in  the  United  Kingdom, 
and  are  carrying  on  immigration  services 
at  home,  alongside  those  of  the  Do- 
minion Government.  In  both  spheres 
there  is  overlapping,  which  is  always 
against  efficiency. 

"The  function  of  the  Dominion  is  to 
demonstrate  that  the  interests  of  the 
provinces  are  not  antagonistic  but  com- 
plementary, A  scheme  is  required  by 
which  the  provinces  will  hold  the  major 
responsibility  where  the  provincial  in- 
terest is  primary,  and  the  Dominion  will 
carry  the  major  responsibility  where 
the  credit  and  effect  of  Canada  as  a 
whole  are  the  paramount  concern.  It 
is  necessary  to  find  some  way  of  com- 
bining these  two  main  responsibilities 
under  one  general  administration. 

Four  Conclusions 

"From  a  discussion  of  the  basic  con- 
ditions that  affect  Canadian  immigra- 
tion,  four  conclusions  clearly   emerge: 

"1.  That  immigration  must  be  se- 
cured and  directed  for  the  immediate 
production  of  commodities  from  Cana- 
dian natural  resources,  as  distinct  from, 
and  more  necessary  than,  its  employ- 
ment for  the  expenditure  of  capital 
brought  in  from  outside. 

"2.  That  plans  for  placing  and  em- 
ploying new  population  in  each  prov- 
ince should  be  made  and  primarily  car- 
ried out  on  provincial  bases,  in  sym- 
pathetic conjunction  with  the  Domin- 
ion; without  regard  to  the  likelihood  of 
political  accidents. 

"3.  That  the  Dominion  should  re- 
adapt  its  machinery  for  obtaining  im- 
migrants with  a  view  to  securing  the  ut- 
most degree  of  permanence  in  the  stream 
of  immigration  and  the  most  equal  dis- 


tribution of  it,  in  accordance   with  the 
requirements  of  each  province. 

"4.  That  it  is  imperative  in  view  of 
changed  conditions  in  Canada  and 
Britain,  and  in  order  to  take  the  great- 
est possible  advantage  of  the  pro-Cana- 
dian sentiment  prevailing  in  the  United 
Kingdom,  to  give  the  most  expert  atten- 
tion to  the  conditions  which  underlie, 
and  ultimately  govern,  emigration  from 
the  United  Kingdom." 

Scope  of  Provincial  Services 

"The  determination  of  an  immigra- 
tion policy  as  between  provinces  and 
Dominion,  is  perhaps  a  more  delicate 
matter  than  most  other  arrangements 
between  different  governments,  because 
of  the  special  intricacy  of  the  human 
factor  that  must  always  be  dealt  with, 
and  because  so  much  of  the  vital  work 
must  be  done  thousands  of  miles  away 
from  the  seat  of  any  of  the  governments. 
Railway  building,  which  is  really  an 
introduction  to  immigration,  has  become 
a  distinctly  provincial  as  well  as  a  dis- 
tinctly federal  concern.  It  affords  a 
convenient,  if  incomplete,  analogy  for 
immigration  purposes.  The  province 
wants  railways,  and  offers  financial  in- 
ducements to  railway  builders,  who 
obtain  the  money  in  their  own  way, 
subject  to  certain  checks  and  safeguards, 
and  generally  backed  by  a  Dominion 
cash  subsidy.  Neither  operation  could 
be  successful  without  a  traffic-creating 
population  that  will  make  the  railway 
pay- 
Settlement  Organizations 

"Inquiry  into  and  comparison  of 
views  of  Ministers  and  public-spirited 
citizens  in  all  the  provinces  leads  to  the 
proposal  that  in  each  province  there 
should  be  an  immigration  and  land 
settlement  organization  whose  executive 
head  shall  be  the  constant  medium  of 
co-operation  with  the  Dominion.  Such 
an  organization  would  be  responsible 
for  the  following  operations: 


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''a.  Collecting  data  intended  to  at- 
tract settlement. 

''6.  Enlisting  the  systematic  help  of 
public-spirited  bodies  such  as  Boards  of 
Trade  and  Imperial  Home  Reunion 
Associations  in  the  placing  of  people  in 
their  own  localities. 

"c.  Working  out  plans  for  the  settle- 
ment of  special  localities  with  the  aid  of 
capital  secured  at  low  rates  of  interest 
primarily  on  the  public  credit. 

"fi?.  Receiving  and  distributing  immi- 
gration of  all  kinds. 

"g.  Promoting  semi-public  agencies 
for  the  social  service  of  new  and  sparsely 
peopled  districts. 

A  Dominion  Immigration  Board 

"The  end  to  be  reached  is,  funda- 
mentally, as  important  as  that  of  the 
Railway  Commission;  and  may  well  be 
reached  through  a  Board  constituted 
with  as  much  care  as  the  Railway  Com- 
mission is,  answerable  to  Parliament 
through  the  Minister,  with  wide  respon- 
sibilities thoroughly  defined. 

"The  Board  would  consist  of  a  Chair- 
man, who  would  be  the  chief  executive 
officer;  the  Superintendent  of  Immigra- 
tion, the  Commissioner  of  Immigration 
in  charge  of  the  West,  a  nominee  of  the 
Minister  of  Finance,  and  a  representative 
of  each  province,  agreeable  to  the  Pro- 
vincial Government,  who  would  be  the 
principal  local  executive  immigration 
officer  in  the  province,  but  paid  by  the 
Dominion. 

"The  Minister  of  the  Interior  would 
be  the  President  of  the  Board,  and  would 
preside  at  such  meetings  as  he  found  it 
convenient  to  attend.  The  Board  would 
decide  the  general  lines  of  policy,  subject 
to  confirmation  by  the  Minister  or 
Order-in-Council,  and  its  participation 
in  each  provincial  work  would  be 'dele- 
gated to  a  Committee,  consisting  of  the 
Chairman,  the  Superintendent  of  Immi- 
gration, and  the  provincial  member; 
which  would  act  with  such  provincial 
body  as  might  be  constituted.     Each 


province  would  make  its  own  local 
machinery,  constructed  on  a  general 
plan  for  all  the  provinces,  for  handling 
land  settlement,  the  distribution  of 
labor  and  other  matters,  with  reports 
through  a  Minister  to  the  Governor  in 
Council,  as  well  as  to  the  Dominion 
Board. 

"The  Board  would  deal  with  all  the 
matters  now  covered  by  the  Immigra- 
tion Department,  agencies  on  this  con- 
tinent reporting  direct  to  the  Superin- 
tendent of  Immigration  and  agencies  in 
Europe  reporting  to  the  principal  exec- 
utive officer  in  the  United  Kingdom,  he 
acting  under  the  general  direction  of  the 
Chairman  of  the  Board." 

"It  may  soimd  paradoxical,  but  it  is 
true,  that  the  people  we  should  chiefly 
interest  in  emigration  to  Canada  are 
those  who  are  not  likely  to  emigrate — 
the  people  who  are  consulted  by  persons 
contemplating  changes  in  life,  and  who 
therefore  may  become  permanent  con- 
tributors to  the  peopling  of  the  Do- 
minion. 

"The  county  furnishes  a  satisfactory 
basis  for  discussing  this  situation  for 
three  special  reasons:  (1)  it  is  an  adminis- 
trative unit  which  has  a  statutory  auth- 
ority to  conduct  emigration  in  conjunc- 
tion with  Governments  in  Canada;  (2) 
it  has  a  patriotism  of  its  own  which  is 
already  expressing  itself  in  social  organi- 
zations in  Canada;  (3)  it  has  already 
been  utilized  as  a  basis  for  voluntary 
public-spirited  work  in  aid  of  emigra- 
tion. 

"In  the  public  elementary  schools  of 
the  United  Kingdom  there  are  places  for 
twelve  million  children,  a  fact,  the  rela- 
tion of  which  to  the  authoritative  esti- 
mate that  British  countries  may  obtain 
400,000  people  from  Britain  yearly  for 
the  next  twenty  years  is  of  the  greatest 
importance. 

"Assume  that  70,000  of  those  people 
will  go  to  foreign  countries,  in  spite  of  all 
that  may  be  done  against  it.  Of  the 
330,000  remaining,  assume  that  80,000 


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will  be  of,  or  under,  school  age  — it  is  a 
high  estimate.  There  are  left  250,000 
persons  of  both  sexes,  going  to  British 
countries,  all  of  whom  will  have  passed 
through  school.  Put  the  school  life  of 
British  children  at  the  low  average  of 
seven  years,  and  there  are  a  million  and 
three-quarters  of  English,  Welsh,  Irish 
and  Scotch  children  going  to  school  to- 
day who  will,  in  due  course,  be  trans- 
ferred to  British  countries.  Of  that  mil- 
lion and  three-quarters,  Canada  at  the 
lowest  computation  should  receive  a 
million. 

"Potentially,  those  children  are  as 
much  Canadian  citizens  as  if  they  were 
going  to  school  in  Nova  Scotia  or  British 
Columbia.     If  Canadian  influence  can 


project  so  far,  it  is  as  important  to  exer- 
cise it  in  the  school  they  are  attending 
to-day  as  it  would  be  if  they  were  trans- 
ferred to  Nova  Scotia  or  British  Colum- 
bia to-morrow. 

"If  the  school  committees  of  Britain 
could  know  that  a  million  and  three- 
quarters  of  their  scholars  would  become 
carpenters  they  would  spend  money  with 
wise  liberality  to  cause  the  children  to 
think  in  chisels,  joists  and  lintels.  If 
they  could  sort  out  a  million  and  three- 
quarters  who,  in  future  years,  will 
markedly  affect  the  judgment  about 
Britain  of  millions  of  British  citizens 
who  have  never  seen  the  British  Islands, 
they  would  assuredly  tune  their  educa- 
tion for  such  a  future." 


#      ^      # 


The  New  Diplomacy  and  the  Old 

Cunning 


By  the  Editor  of  Toronto  Star  Weekly 


nPHE  attack  on  Ambassador  Bryce, 
which  flared  up  and  died  away  so 
soon,  may  have  set  some  of  us  thinking 
about  the  duties  and  functions  of  am- 
bassadors. 

Mr.  W.  A.  Phillips,  M.A.,  who  is  an 
authority  on  the  subject,  says  that  diplo- 
macy was  once  a  game  of  wits  played 
in  a  narrow  circle. 

Nations  were  regarded  as  the  property 
of  their  sovereigns,  which  it  was  the 
main  function  of  their  agents  to  enlarge 
or  protect.  Time  was  wasted  over  pro- 
cedure and  etiquette.  The  diplomatic 
game  was  "a  process  of  exalted  haggling, 
conducted  with  an  utter  disregard  of  the 
ordinary  standard  of  morality,  but  with 
the  most  exquisite  politeness." 

Three  changes  have  occurred:  a  grow- 
ing sense  of  the  community  of  interest 
among  nations;  the  rise  of  modern 
democracy;  and  modern  meaias  of  com- 
munication. 


It  was  in  regard  to  the  older  diplomacy 
that  Sir  Henry  Wotton  said  that  an  am- 
bassador was  "a  man  sent  to  lie  abroad 
for  the  good  of  his  country."  He  was 
also  to  be  "an  honorable  spy,"  worming 
himself  into  the  confidence  of  foreign 
rulers,  and  not  disdaining  to  use  for  this 
purpose  "good  cheer  and  the  warming 
effect  of  wine." 

The  new  idea  means  the  abandonment 
of  lying  and  spying,  and  to  some  extent 
of  secrecy.  The  new  conception  is  not 
that  of  duellists  dealing  at  sword's  length, 
or  exchanging  elaborate  and  artificial 
courtesies,  but  of  friendly  nations  seek- 
ing to  maintain  and  increase  friendship. 

Mr.  Bryce,  for  instance,  acts  upon  the 
assumption  that  the  people  of  Great 
Britain,  the  people  of  Canada,  the  peo- 
ple of  the  United  States,  are  natural 
friends,  not  natural  enemies;  that  if 
misunderstandings  and  enmities  should 
arise,  it  is  through  accidents,  which  it  is 
his  business  to  prevent. 


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Mr.  Bryce  has  been  accused  of  "gush- 
ing" over  the  United  States.  But  what, 
after  all,  do  we  mean  by  the  United 
States?  We  mean  a  hundred  millions 
of  all  sorts  and  conditions  of  men,  wo- 
men, and  children,  of  a  dozen  races. 

Ancient  Way  to  Think 

They  have  their  good  and  their  bad 
qualities;  but  to  suppose  that  each  one  of 
them  is  a  "natural  enemy"  of  somebody 
living  in  England  or  Ontario,  and  must, 
therefore,  be  spied  upon,  lied  to,  and  held 
at  arm's  length,  is  a  monstrous  absurdity. 
It  is  clearly  a  relic  of  the  old  way  of  think- 
ing and  governing. 

A  diplomat  of  the  old  style  would  have 
regarded  the  United  States  as  the  prop- 
erty of  President  Taft,  and  Canada  as 
the  property  of  King  George;  each  of 
whom  was  always  tr3-ing  to  trespass  on 
his  enemy's  domain.  The  ambassador 
must  walk  as  "  circumspeckitly "  as  the 
cat  on  the  wall  covered  with  broken 
bottles.  He  must  also  watch  President 
Taft  and  other  representative  Americans, 
especially  in  the  unguarded  moments  of 
hospitality   and    social    intercourse,    and 


send  home  elaborate  reports  of  their  say- 
ings and  doings. 

Instead  of  that,  we  have  to-day  at 
Washington  a  frank,  friendly  man,  whose 
liking  for  the  American  people  is  not  an 
artificial  pose,  but  the  natural  sympathy 
of  a  genial  soul  with  the  human  race.  In 
the  same  manner  we  are  told  that  Am- 
erican ambassadors  in  England  have 
done  much  to  remove  prejudice  and  to 
represent  nation  to  nation. 

As  to  reciprocity,  Mr.  Bryce  was  justi- 
fied in  carrying  out  the  wishes  of  the 
Canadian  Government.  If  the  people 
chose  afterwards  to  defeat  the  Govern- 
ment and  condemn  reciprocity,  that  was- 
our  business. 

The  censure  passed  upon  Mr.  Bryce 
by  some  high-flying  feudal  journals  in 
England  is  based  upon  the  old  notion 
that  Canada  was  the  property  of  the  rulers 
of  England. 

Mr.  Bryce  is  a  modem  diplomat.  For 
cunning  and  Ipng  he  substitutes  candor, 
wisdom,  breadth  of  mind,  and  friendship; 
a  recognition  of  the  rule  of  the  people, 
and  of  the  fact  that  the  greatest  interests 
of  the  people  all  over  the  world  are  com- 
mon, not  conflicting  interests. 


#-      #■      ^ 


War  on  Unmarried  Men 

Women  Will  Retire  Them  to  Private  Life,  "Where  They 
Properly  Belong" 


gACHELORS  have  had  their  day. 
It  has  been  a  long  one  and  a  merry 
one,  too,  for  the  most  part,  as  compared 
with  the  day  of  their  benedict  brothers. 
To  use  one  of  Lord  Macaulay's  expres- 
sions, the  bachelors  have  been  enjoying, 
the  irresponsible  freedom  of  the  wild  ass. 
But  the  Montreal  Standard  sa.ys,  "A 
halt  has  been  called  to  the  bachelors' 
gallop  so  far  as  public  life  is  concerned 
— at  any  rate  in  the  State  of  Massachu- 
setts.    In  that  State  there  is  an  organi- 


zation known  as  the  Woman's  Home- 
stead Association,  whose  membership  is 
composed  largely  of  single  women — 
spinsters  to  use  an  old-fashioned  term 
of  the  common  law. 

"The  other  day  these  spinster  home- 
steaders of  Massachusetts  held  their 
annual  meeting,  when  they  proceeded  to 
put  the  bachelor  in  his  place,  which  is 
not  a  public  office.  The  Association 
adopted  the  following  resolution: 


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'"Be  it  resolved,.  That  the  Woman's 
Homestead  Association  purposes  to  keep 
a  tag  on  all  bachelor  candidates  for  pub- 
lic office  at  the  hands  of  the  people  until 
we  retire  them  to  private  life,  where 
they  properly  belong,  because  they  are 
the  misfits  of  society.'" 
pAs  this  resolution  did  not  contain  all 
the  women  wished  to  say  about  bach- 
elors, a  supplementary  statement  was 
made  and  signed  by  the  President  of  the 
Association,  Mrs.  Charlotte  Smith,  who. 


being  a  married  woman,  could  speak 
her  mind  without  being  open  to  the 
suspicion  that  there  is  anything  personal 
in  her  animus.  In  her  case,  at  any  rate, 
it  cannot  be  said  that  she  is  severe  be- 
cause she  has  been  neglected. 

Mrs.  Smith  declares  that  confirmed 
bachelors  are  arrogant,  egotistic  and 
make  money  their  God.  They  dodge, 
squirm  and  evade  their  duties  to  society 
and  seek  to  hold  public  offices  which 
they  are  incompetent  to  fill. 


##><$> 


Afraid  of  Woman  Suffrage 


*T^HERE  were  two  features  which  im- 
pressed  the  public  mind  about  the 
parade  of  advocates  of  woman  suffrage  in 
New  York.  One  was  that  it  was  so  or- 
derly; the  other  was  that  it  was  so  big. 

The  Toronto  Star  Weekly  urges  that 
in  comparing  this  parade  with  the  win- 
dow-breaking in  London,  it  must  be 
borne  in  mind  that  the  position  of  women 
is  better  in  the  United  States  than  in 
England.  "The  English  suffragist  is 
embittered  by  the  injustice  of  the  laws 
relating  to  women,"  says  the  Weekly. 
"The  vote,  after  all,  is  only  a  means  to 
an  end.  If  women  feel  that  they  have 
all  that  the  vote  will  give,  their  desire  for 
the  vote  is  apt  to  be  academic. 

"In  this  country  the  main  reason  why 
woman  suffrage  makes  slow  progress  is 
that  women  themselves  are  not  enthus- 
iastic about  it.  At  least,  that  is  the 
general  belief. 

"If  women  demanded  the  vote  and 
called  for  it  with  practical  unanimity,  it 
is  doubtful  whether  it  could  be  refused. 

"The  common  arguments  against  it 
are  weak — so  weak  that  those  who  use 
them  may  fix  upon  men  the  stigma  of 
being  the  illogical  sex. 

"They  say  that  women  are  subject  to 


hysteria,  yet  in  elections  they  make  hys- 
terical appeals  to  men. 

"They  say  that  women  are  swayed  b}* 
sentiment.  Yet  they  declare  that  a  man 
who  in  voting  is  not  swayed  by  senti- 
ment is  a  melancholy  example  of  the 
gross  materialism  of  the  age. 

"They  say  that  a  country  is  ruled  by 
physical  force.  Yet  they  give  votes  to 
men  over  eighty,  men  who  never  do  a 
stroke  of  manual  labor,  men  with  flabby 
muscles,  men  whose  breathing  apparatus 
would  not  allow  them  to  run  a  hundred 
yards. 

"Some  people  advocate  an  educational 
test  for  a  voter ;  nobody  proposes  a  physical 
test,  a  test  of  lungs,  muscle,  blood,  or 
endurance.  Therefore  it  is  rank  non- 
sense to  talk  about  the  physical  inca- 
pacity of  a  woman  to  read  the  political 
articles  in  a  paper,  listen  to  the  speeches, 
and  once  in  four  or  five  years  mark  a 
cross  on  a  piece  of  paper  behind  a  screen, 
in  a  place  as  quiet  as  a  nunnery. 

"There  may  be  other  and  more  power- 
ful arguments  against  w'oman  suffrage. 
If  so,  as  one  who  is  deeply  interested  in 
preserving  the  monopoly  now  enjoyed 
by  men,  I  hope  somebody  will  work  them 
out,  and  produce  them  when  the  trouble 
begins. 


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To-day 


Churchill's  Navy  Call:  and  Canada's 

Reply 


By  the  Editor 


T\/'INSTON  CHURCHILL,  First 
Lord  of  the  Admiralty,  is  a  states- 
man who  doesn't  talk  in  parables,  isn't 
ambiguous  when  he  makes  speeches, 
and  doesn't  minte  matters  triply  fine. 
He  speaks  out  in  short,  epigrammatic 
phrases  that  the  world  may  understand. 

The  other  day  he  talked  to  Germany 
on  Reduction  of  Armaments,  and,  talk- 
ing to  Dutchmen,  he  talked  like  a 
Dutch  uncle.  It  was  Dutch  that  the 
Germans  might  understand;  and  that 
it  was  uncle-like  we  now  know,  for  the 
Germans  resented  it. 

"God  gave  us  our  relatives — thank 
heaven  we  can  choose  our  friends," 
said  the  Kaiser  and  his  ministers,  be- 
low their  breath. 

And  the  steel-plate  barons,  eyeing 
their  bread  and  butter,  said  "Hear, 
hear;  certainly  we  must  build  battle- 
ships." 

In  London,  May  15,  the  Right 
Honorable  Winston  gave  a  talk  at  a 
banquet  of  the  Shipwrights'  Company 
for  Canada  to  take  note  of.  It  was  a 
navy  talk. 

And  here  is  Mr.  Churchill's  message 
for  Canada: 

"We  live  in  times  of  increasing  strain. 
Every  month  witnesses  measured  de- 
velopments of  the  tremendous  forces 
against  which  we  are  bound  to  guard 
ourselves. 

"It  is  my  duty  to  go  again  to  Parlia- 
ment this  year  for  men,  money,  and 
material. 

The  policy  of  naval  construction 
which  lately  has  been  brought  to  its 
final  act  has  given  a  real  measure  of 
security  to  the  heart  of  the  Empire. 

"But  the  fact  that  the  fleet  must  be 
concentrated    at    decisive    theatres    in 


European  waters  creates  a  new  want,  a 
new  need,  and  a  new  opportunity  for 
the  self-governing  dominions. 

To  Grapple  a  Combination 

"We  should  always  be  in  a  position  to 
overcome  the  strongest  combination  of 
powers.  We  believe  that  we  are  in  that 
position  now,  and  for  the  immediate 
future;  but  a  war  may  be  protracted  or 
indecisive,  or,  more  likely,  war  may 
never  come  in  our  time. 

"Meanwhile,  and  pending  decision  in 
critical  theatres,  the  general  mobihty  of 
our  fleet  is  reduced  at  the  present  time, 
and  for  some  years  to  come  we  shall  only 
be  able  to  maintain  a  sufficient  margin 
in  home  waters  at  decisive  points. 

"But  by  making  special  arrangements 
for  effecting  partial  mobilization  we  can, 
in  case  of  need,  outfit  and  despatch 
strong  squadrons  to  the  aid  of  any  of 
the  Colonies  whose  vital  interests  are 
menaced  or  attacked. 

Sacrifices  for  Empire 

"That  is  a  duty  which  we  are  able 
and  proud  to  discharge.  It  is  a  duty 
which  we  do  not  hesitate  to  run  risks 
in  discharging. 

"We  do  not  hesitate  to  make  sacri- 
fices for  the  protection  of  the  self- 
governing  Dominions. 

"And  when  I  speak  of  this  I  mean  not 
only  by  general  sea  supremacy,  which 
operates  simultaneously  and  univer- 
sally in  every  quarter  of  the  globe,  but 
by  the  despatch,  if  necessary,  of  partic- 
ular squadrons  to  any  part  of  the  Em- 
pire where  special  dangers  might  men- 
ace our  fellow-countrymen.  That 
we  can  do  now,  next  year,  and  in  the 
years  immediately  before  us. 


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"Still,  we  must  recognize  that  with 
every  new  development  of  the  Con- 
tinental navies,  with  every  step  in  the 
ceaseless  accumulation  of  the  naval 
strength  with  which  we  are  confronted, 
the  world-wide  mobility  of  the  British 
navy  becomes  sensibly  restricted. 

Canada  is  Stirred 

"And  here  is  the  great  opportunity 
for  the  overseas  dominions,  those  strong 
young  nations  which  have  grown  up  under 
the  shelter  of  the  British  flag,  and  by  the 
stimulus  of  its  protection. 

"They  have  already  begun  to  seize  it. 
Already  we  have  seen  the  development  in 
A  ustralia  of  a  strong  modern  fleet  unit. 

"New  Zealand  has  contributed  a  noble 
ship  to  the  general  service  of  the  British 
navy. 

"And  in  Canada,  men  of  all  parties 
and  of  both  races  are  deeply  stirred  over 
the  problem  of  the  share  which  that  great 
Dominion  should  take  and  the  means 
whereby  it  and  all  other  parts  of  the  Em- 
pire are  to  be  kept  free  from  harm. 

"We  shall  soon  receive  representa- 
tives of  the  new  Canadian  Adminis- 
tration who  are  coming  over  to  con- 
sult the  Government  and  the  Admir- 
alty upon  the  course  and  the  policy 
which  should  be  adopted  for  the  future. 

"If  the  main  naval  developments  of 
the  last  ten  years  have  been  a  con- 
centration of  British  fleets  in  decisive 
theatres,    it   is   not    unlikely    that    the 


main  naval  developments  of  the  next 
ten  years  will  be  the  growth  of  effective 
naval  forces  in  the  great  dominions  over- 
seas. 

"Then  we  shall  be  able  to  make  a  true 
division  of  labor  between  the  mother 
country  and  the  daughter  States,  which 
is,  that  we  shall  maintain  sea  supremacy 
against  all  comers  at  decisive  points, 
and  they  shall  guard  and  patrol  all  the 
rest  of  the  Empire. 

Give  Colonies  Control 

"I. am  not  going  to  attempt  to  fore- 
cast or  prescribe  the  exact  form  which 
these  developments  should  take,  al- 
though the  march  of  opinion  appears  to 
be  proceeding  along  thoroughly  practi- 
cal lines. 

"And  this  I  venture  to  say,  that 
the  Admiralty  see  no  reason  why  arrange- 
ments should  not  be  made  to  give  the  Do- 
minions a  full  measure  of  control  over  the 
movements,  in  time  of  peace  of  any  naval 
forces  which,  with  our  help,  they  may 
bring  into  efficient  existence. 

"In  war,  we  know  that  our  countrymen 
overseas  will  have  only  one  wish,  namely, 
to  encounter  the  enemy  wherever  the  need 
and  danger  are  most  severe. 

"The  important  thing  is  that  the 
gaps  should  be  filled  so  that  while  we 
in  the  Old  Country  guard  the  decisive 
centres,  our  comrades  and  brothers 
across  the  seas  shall  keep  the  flag  fly- 
ing on  the  oceans  of  the  world." 


Canada  Will  Do  Her  Share 


TN  a  speech  at  the  National  Club, 
■*■  Toronto,  May  17,  Hon.  W.  T.  White, 
Minister  of  Finance,  gave  answer  to 
Mr.  Churchill's  navy  call  in  these 
words: 

'What  about  the  Empire?  And  our 
place  in  it?  This  is  hardly  a  disputa- 
tious question  here.     Take  a  look  at  it 


geographically.     That  little  patch  of  red 
in  the  North  Sea  is  its  Heart. 

"From  these  two  islands  for  over  400 
years  have  gone  ceaseless  streams  of 
sailors,  soldiers,  adventurers,  traders, 
emigrants,  to  the  ends  of  the  earth. 
What  has  that  going  not  meant  for 
liberty,  for  justice,  for  equal  laws,  for 


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civilization !  Great  Britain  is  the  mother 
of  free  parliaments,  the  champion  of 
liberty  throughout  the  world. 

"There  are  five  great  partners  in  the 
Empire  to-day — Great  Britain  and  Ire- 
land, Canada,  Australia,  New  Zealand, 
South  Africa. 

What  We  Have  We  Must  Hold 

"Now,  I  desire  to  point  out  that  the 
age  of  Britain's  expansion  of  territory 
has  passed.  The  bounds  of  the  Em- 
pire are  set.  The  waste  places  of  the 
earth  are  taken  up  by  the  nations — no 
more  extension.  What  we  have,  we 
must  hold,  preserve,  consolidate.  This 
is  the  key  of  Britain's  policy  to-day. 
Not  a  stationary  policy,  because  it  will 
take  a  century  with  the  best  effort  of 
man  to  develop  what  we  have.  How 
the  world  has  grown  since  we  were 
boys;  how  its  face  has. changed!  Dur- 
ing the  last  century.  Great  Britain  was 
the  most  powerful  nation  in  the  world 
and  rested  in  satisfaction  upon  her 
laurels  after  the  Titanic  contests  of 
the  century  before.  The  Victorian  age 
in  art  and  literature  was  but  an  ex- . 
pression  of  this  fact. 

The  Situation  To-Day 

"Let  us  look  at  the  situation  to-day. 

"To  the  South  of  us,  the  great  Repub- 
lic with  100,000,000  souls.  Germany 
consolidated  by  the  great  Bismarck 
into  one  of  the  greatest  empires  of  the 
world.  Both  strong  competitors  with 
Great  Britain  for  the  trade  of  the 
world. 

"Ten  years  have  witnessed  the  rise 
of  Japan  as  a  great  military,  naval  and 
commercial  power.  China  is  awaken- 
ing, and  what  an  awakening  it  will  be 
when  the  splendid  virility  of  that  great 
nation  becomes  imbued  with  the  learning, 
the  knowledge,  the  science  of  the  Occi- 
dent. 

"Now,  all  these  nations  are  compact 
and  growing.  Great  Britain  can  only 
grow  in  her  overseas  dominions,     Brit- 


HON.  W.  T.  WHITE 

ain's  strength  is  in  her  colonies.  They 
are  now  in  the  plastic  state,  and  it  is  im- 
portant that  the  mould  of  British 
traditions  of  British  ideals  should  not 
be  broken.  It  is  important  that  the 
five  nations  should  be  welded  as 
closely  as  possible  together, 

"Sentiment  is  strong.  Loyalty  is 
strong.  Would  it  not  strengthen  them 
to  add  the  bond  of  trade?  A  rampart  of 
tariffs  surrounds  the  Empire.  Why 
not  build  up  a  system  of  reciprocal 
preferential  tariffs  within  the  Empire? 

Count  on  Canada 

"At  present  the  world  is  at  peace. 
Let  us  hope  it  will  long  remain  so.  In 
order  to  maintain  peace  it  is  neces- 
sary to  be  strong.  And  that  is  the 
reason  the  five  nations  are  getting  to- 
gether, not  for  aggression  but  for 
defence. 

"  That  the  Parliament  and  the  people 
of  Canada  will  be  prepared  to  do  its  full 
share  in  the  matter  of  Imperial  defence  I 
entertain  no  manner  of  doubt. 

"What  will  be  the  farther  future, 
under  what  federal  system  shall  the 
Empire  be   federated?    I  shall  not  at- 


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tempt  to  forecast,  but  it  seems  to  me 
to  present  no  insuperable  difficulty. 
It  will  be  a  matter  of  growth,  of  develop- 
ment, as  is  always  the  case  with  the 
British  race. 

"Distance  is  fast  becoming  annihilat- 
ed. Halifax  is  nearer  to  London  than 
to  Vancouver.  What  more  ultimate 
difficulty  in  federating  the  Empire  than 
in  federating  Canada  or  the  United 
States? 


"  The  statesmanship  of  the  Empire  will, 
I  believe,  be  always  equal  to  the  Empire'' s 
needs.  What  place  in  that  later  and 
greater  Empire  will  Canada  hold?  We 
are  the  eldest  son  to-day.  We  have  the 
territory,  the  resources,  the  situation.  Look 
at  the  globe.  Canada  the  centre  of  the 
Empire.  Will  she  not  in  numbers, 
wealth,  power  and  influence,  be  the  very 
heart  of  the  Empire  in  days  that  are  to 
come? ' ' 


Premier  McBride  on  the  Navy 


TN  discussing  the  navy  question  at 
the  Canadian  Club  dinner  in  Lon- 
don, Eng.,  May  8,  Premier  McBride, 
of  British  Columbia,  said:  "I  assure 
you  an  intense  interest  is  being  taken  in 
British  Columbia  in  this  question.  We 
have  an  assurance  from  Mr.  Borden 
that  his  Government  propose  to  take  up 
this  question  at  once  and  deal  with  it 
effectively. 

"We  in  British  Columbia  are  remind- 
ed day  by  day  of  all  that  a  navy  means. 
"I  have  confidence  that  when  the 
Premier  proposes,  as  he  will  do  shortly, 
a  strong  policy  making  for  an  active  and 
efficient  Canadian  navy  he  will  have  the 
entire  Dominion  behind  him. 


"One  is  very  much  encouraged  to  be- 
lieve that  there  will  be  results,  and 
quickly,  too,  when  one  has  watched  the 
earnest  and  splendid  fashion  in  which 
the  First  Lord  of  the  Admiralty,  Mr. 
Churchill,  has  discharged  the  duties  of 
his  office.  Without  meaning  any  re- 
flection on  his  predecessors,  I  think  I 
may  safely  say  that  Mr.  Churchill  has 
made  a  name  for  himself  unique  in  the 
annals  of  his  department. 

"I  want  to  emphasize  the  strong  de- 
termination of  the  Canadian  people,  as 
far  as  I  can  gauge  it,  to  deal  with  this 
question  quickly,  and  we  may  expect 
good  results  from  the  fact  that  at  the 
head  of  the  Admiralty  there  is  such  a 
strong  personality  as  Mr.  Churchill," 


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The  Need  For  Scientific  Colonization 


TF  there  is  one  lesson  more  than  an- 
other  to  be  drawn  from  the  census 
returns,  it  is  that  our  immigration  poHcy 
is  unscientific,  says  the  Toronto  World. 
It  brings  the  immigrant  to  Canada,  but 
it  neither  insures  that  he  shall  find  a 
corner  in  which  to  work  out  a  successful 
future  nor  does  it  guard  against  the 
immigrant  crossing  the  border  to  add  to 


the  population  of  the  United  States. 
Our  policy  is  all  right  as  far  as  it  goes, 
but  it  does  not  go  far  enough.  It  does 
not  place  people  where  they  are  most 
wanted  nor  where  they  will  do  the  best 
for  themselves  and  the  country. 

The  Duke  of  Sutherland,  Britain's 
greatest  landowner,  proposes  to  bring 
out    settlers.     He    is    providing    small 


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farms,  with  houses,  stables,  barns, 
fences,  wells,  and  implements.  Every 
man  who  settles  on  one  of  these  farms 
will  be  under  bond  to  stay  there  and  will 
be  in  a  position  to  live  comfortably  and 
produce  a  crop  the  first  season.  His 
settlers  will  stay  where  they  are  put, 
unless  they  can  find  a  purchaser  willing 
to  assume  their  obligations.  Here  is  a 
scheme  which  sounds  reasonable  and 
sensible.  It  is  not  haphazard.  It  may 
be  slow,  but  it  is  sure. 

Perhaps  it  would  be  too  much  to 
expect  that  the  Dominion  Government 
should  adopt  such  a  plan,  but  certainly 
the  Provincial  Government  might.  It 
would  be  especially  suitable  in  Eastern 
Canada,  where  more  capital  is  required 
to  startan  agriculturist  than  in  Western 
Canada.  Sir  James  Whitney  should 
adopt  it  to  stay  the  decline  in  the  agri- 
cultural population  of  Ontario.  Mr, 
Flemming  should  adopt  it  to  help  build 
up  the  stagnant  farming  population  of 
New  Brunswick.  Mr.  Murray  might 
consider  it  to  fill  up  the  depopulated  dis- 
tricts of  Nova  Scotia.     Even  Manitoba 


might  favor  it,  since  the  rural  popula- 
tion of  that  province  is  not  growing  with 
anything  like  the  rapidity  which  is  in 
evidence  in  Saskatchewan  and  Alberta. 

Canada's  greatest  need  is  farmers. 
There  are  many  good  farmers  in  Great 
Britain  and  Europe,  and  even  in  the 
cities  of  the  United  States,  who  would 
take  up  farming  in  Canada  if  they  could 
be  sure  that  they  had  sufficient  capital 
and  an  even  chance  against  isolation  and 
hardship.  These  men  will  not  take 
their  families  to  a  farm  which  has 
meither  house  nor  barn  nor  well,  nor 
fields  ready  for  planting.  They  will  not 
wait  ten  years  for  churches,  schools, 
post-offices  and  roads.  All  these  things 
must  be  provided  for  them  in  advance, 
or  assured  to  them  in  the  very  near 
future. 

Canada's  agricultural  future  depends 
upon  the  spirit  with  which  this  problem 
is  approached.  Our  governments  can- 
not do  everything,  but  they  can  do 
much  more  for  the  new  settler  than  they 
are  now  doing. 


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The  Workers  and  the  Church 

By  L.  D.  Taylor,  Editor  of  the  Vancouver  World 


T  ONDON  has  just  witnessed  a  re- 
markable midnight  procession. 

Five  hundred  Anglican  church  Social- 
ists, headed  by  Mr.  George  Lansbury, 
M.P.,  bearing  a  cross,  and  with  the  Rev. 
Conrad  Noel  and  the  Countess  of  War- 
wick prominent  in  the  ranks,  marched 
from  Westminster  to  the  Archbishop's 
palace  at  Lambeth,  to  lay  before  His 
Grace  a  memorial  expressing  surprise 
and  regret  that  the  bishops  had  failed  to 
take  the  side  of  the  workers  in  the  recent 
industrial  troubles. 

The  Archbishop  was  away  and  the 
memorial  was  accepted  by  his  chaplain. 


The  demonstration  in  front  of  the  grand 
old  pile  which  has,  for  seven  centuries, 
been  the  official  home  of  the  head  of  the 
Anglican  Church,  was  on  this  occasion  a 
peaceable  one,  but  Lambeth  Palace,  in 
its  time,  has  had  to  be  defended  from 
very  hostile  attacks. 

It  is  no  new  thing  for  the  working 
classes  to  entertain  the  idea  that  His 
Grace  of  Canterbury  has  but  little  in 
common  with  "the  toilers." 

Lambeth  Palace  entertained,  with  mag- 
nificent hospitality,  Plantagenet,  Tudor 
and  Stuart  kings;  Queens  Mary  I,  Eliza- 
beth, Mary  II,  and  Victoria  Wsited  the 


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Archbishop  and  were  received  with  great 
pomp. 

Let  in  the  Poor 

The  grand  gates  of  Morton's  Tower 
were  gladly  opened  to  those  who  could 
smile  royal  favors,  but  only  a  very  few 
years  ago — since  the  days  of  Archbishop 
Benson — have  the  spacious  and  beauti- 
ful grounds  of  the  palaces  been  open  for 
the  enjoyment  of  the  poor  of  crowded 
and  squalid  Lambeth. 

The  great  library  of  Lambeth  Palace, 
the  great  hall,  the  noble  guard  room, 
have  been  the  scenes  of  many  historic 
gatherings,  councils  and  trials — ^hard- 
fought  battles  over  such  questions  as  a 
priest's  genuflexions  in  front  of  an  altar, 
the  decoration  of  a  vestment  or  the  posi- 
tion of  a  candlestick,  but  how  compara- 
tively seldom  has  Lambeth  Palace — the 
home  and  office  of  the  head  of  the  church 
— been  the  scene  of  a  conference  for  bet- 
tering the  condition  of  the  toiling  poor. 

Garden  parties  for  the  dwellers  of  the 
West  End  have  been  many  under  the 
shadow  of  the  Lollards  Tower — but  it 
took  years  of  agitation  to  convince  the 
head  of  the  church  that  the  green  and 
broad  acres  of  Lambeth  Palace,  seldom 
used  by  His  Grace  of  Canterbury,  who 
had  another  beautiful  palace  at  Ad- 
dington — would  be  a  boon  and  a  blessing 
to  the  children  of  those  who  toiled  in  the 
potteries,  the  iron  works  and  soap  fac- 
tories of  murky  Lambeth. 

Take  the  long  line  of  Archbishops,  from 
Lanfranc  in  1070  to  Benson,  and  the 
"courtiers"  who  have  held  sway  at 
Lambeth,  who  have  far  outnumbered 
those  who  have  followed  The  Master,  as 
a  friend  of  "the  people." 

Names  Spolcen  Reverently 

Lambeth  has  had  a  Stephen  Langton, 
a  Henry  Chicheley,  a  Whitgift,  a  Tillot- 
son,  a  Howley  and  a  Tait,  names  to  be 
spoken  with  love  and  reverence — but 
some  of  these  had  hard  work  in  doing 
good  to  atone  for  the  mischief  wrought 
by  a  Laud  who  "saw  eye  to  eye"  and 


"worked  hand  in  hand  with  those  who 
tried  to  murder  EngUsh  liberty." 

The  terms  of  the  memorial  to  the 
present  Archbishop  are  not  before  me, 
but  it  will  not  surprise  any  student  of 
history  to  find  the  head  of  the  Enghsh 
Church  reminded  of  his  duty  to  those 
who  toil. 

Lambeth  has  just  been  the  scene  of  a 
very  peaceable  demonstration,  but  there 
have  been  episodes  of  violence  in  its 
history. 

Archbishop  Boniface,  "who  had  com- 
mitted an  outrage"  on  the  Prior  of  St. 
Bartholomew's,  Smithfield,  had  to  repel 
a  regular  siege  by  excited  Londoners. 

The  followers  of  Wat  Tyler — who  was 
not  such  an  awful  rebel,  as  some  his- 
torians have  painted  him — attacked  the 
palace,  and — to  their  honor — some  five 
hundred  London  apprentices  held  a  very 
hostile  demonstration  at  Lambeth  against 
the  obnoxious  Laud. 

In  1780  Lambeth  Palace  suffered  from 
the  followers  of  the  fanatic  Lord  George 
Gordon,  and  the  Archbishop  and  his 
family  had  to  beat  a  hasty  retreat  across 
the  river. 

The  present  head  of  the  church  has 
but  recently  read  the  clergy  a  lecture  on 
the  signs  of  the  times.  He  has  the  wis- 
dom to  see  that  the  church,  to  hold  its 
position,  must  take  cognizance  of  the 
problems  of  every-day  life,  and  that  fact 
will  certainly  be  brought  home  to  him  b}- 
the  midnight  visit  of  a  band  of  people 
who,  although  their  methods  are  un- 
conventional, must  have  the  excuse  and 
be  given  the  credit  of  being  deadly  in 
earnest. 

Give  me  the  money  that  has  been  spent 
in  war,  and  I  will  clothe  every  man, 
woman  and  child  in  an  attire  of  which 
kings  and  queens  would  he  proud.  I  will 
build  a  schoolhouse  in  every  valley  over 
the  whole  earth.  I  will  crown  every  hill- 
side with  a  place  of  worship  consecrated  to 
the  gospel  of  peace. — Charles  Summer. 


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Topics  of 
To-day 


The  March  of  Surgical  Science 

Organs  Successfully  Transferred  from  One  Animal  to  Another,  and 
Other  Remarkable  Experiments 


CJURGICAL  experiments  on  dogs  and 
cats  conducted  during  the  past  six 
years  were  explained  to  the  delegates  to 
the  Ontario  Medical  Association  meet- 
ing by  Professor  Alexis  Carell  of  the 
Rockefeller  Institute  of  New  York. 

The  successful  accomplishment  of 
such  operations  as  the  transferring  of 
complete  organs  from  one  dog  to  an- 
other dog,  from  one  cat  to  another  cat, 
and  even  from  a  dog  to  a  cat,  were  de- 
scribed to  an  audience  filled  with  ever- 
increasing  wonder  by  the  little  French- 
man, in  language  which  seemed  to  treat 
them  as  every-day  occurrences. 

Professor  Carell  described  experi- 
ments in  suturing  veins  and  arteries  in 
dogs. 

As  a  climax  to  these  experiments  he 
had  removed  a  portion  of  the  aorta  of  a 
dog  and  replaced  it  by  a  section  of  a 
jugular  vein  of  another  dog.  The  dog 
died  several  years  later  by  being  run 
over  by  an  automobile. 

In  another  dog  he  had  inserted  an 
aluminum  tube  in  the  thoracic  aorta. 
No  coagulation  of  the  blood  took  place, 
and  the  circulation  went  on  normally. 


But  the  audience  was  not  allowed  to 
pause  in  its  wonderment. 

Professor  Carell  next  told  of  remov- 
ing the  entire  kidneys  from  a  dog,  plac- 
ing them  in  a  jar  for  fifty-five  minutes, 
then  placing  them  back  in  the  dog. 
The  animal  lived  for  two  years  after- 
wards. 

Following  a  number  of  these  experi- 
ments, Professor  Carell  determined  to 
see  if  tissue  could  not  be  kept  in  stock 
in  latent  life  so  that  it  might  be  ready 
for  such  surgical  operations. 

He  told  of  having  kept  a  portion  of 
human  tissue  taken  from  a  baby  which 
died  as  soon  as  it  was  born. 

This  tissue  was  kept  in  a  solution  in 
cold-storage  for  seven  weeks  and  was 
then  grafted  successfully  on  a  human 
being. 

As  a  climax  he  told  of  having  taken  a 
carotid  artery  from  a  dog,  keeping  it  in 
cold-storage  for  twenty-four  days,  and 
then  substituting  it  for  the  carotid  artery 
in  a  cat.  The  cat  lived  with  the  canine 
artery  for  three  years,  and  finally  died 
of  "acute  old  age." 


^ 


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Western  Notes  Due" 

F.  W.  F.  in  the  Monetary  Times 


CJASKATOON  cannot  stop  growing. 
Mixed  farming  is  the  best  crop 
failure  preventive. 

If  men  cannot  get  homes  in  the  West, 
the  country  will  suffer. 

Do  not  let  the  real  estate  man  corner 
the  fresh  air  and  the  blue  sky. 

What  a  library  collection  those  real 
estate  oil  paintings  w^ould  make! 


Subdivision  lots  are  for  sale  at  Great 
Slave  Lake.     Shades  of  Peary  and  Cook ! 

How  the  Western  bank  manager  suc- 
ceeds in  sifting  his  clients,  he  alone 
knows. 

New  Brunswick  potatoes  shipped  to 
Southern  Alberta  is  the  latest  coals-to- 
Newcastle  version. 

Who   has   the   best   solution    for   the 


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To-day 


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June,   1912 


rapid  shipment  of  200,000,000  bushels 
of  wheat  this  year? 

Mortgage  payments  are  generally 
good  because  the  good  mortgage  com- 
panies seek  only  good  clients. 

No  subdivision  lots  on  the  Rocky 
Mountains'  side  have  yet  been  placed 
in  the  market.     Do  not  be  impatient. 

Thousands  of  gasoline  outfits  at 
Regina  for  distribution  make  one 
ponder  on  the  question  of  increased 
acreage. 

The  opportimities  for  legitimate  money 
making  in  the  West  are  just  as  great  to- 
day as  ten  years  ago,  but  it  requires 
more  capital. 

Prices  of  inside  property  in  Western 
cities  generally  are  not  unreasonable. 
There  and  farm  lands  are  the  places  for 
real  estate  investment. 

The  Grand  Trunk  Pacific  is  construct- 
ing a  large  debt  but  it  will  also  have  a 
road  which  will  be  a  credit  to  Canada 
and  to  British  capital. 

Western  Canada — a  country  which 
produces  raw  materials — ships  them 
thousands  of  miles  and  pays  heavily  to 
bring  them  back  again  in  another 
form. 


Empty  condensed  milk  cans  at  the 
back  of  the  western  farm-house  are 
testimony  to  extravagance,  thoughtless- 
ness and  lack  of  proper  responsibility. 

He  is  indeed  a  doubter  who  has  mis- 
givings respecting  Edmonton's  future. 
The  possibilities  of  the  vast  Peace  River 
empire  beyond  are  unquestionable. 

The  Hudson  Bay  Company  is  market- 
ing 1,300  of  3,785  lots  at  Edmonton  on 
May  15.  The  entire  property  com- 
prises 1,100  acres.  The  prices  are  high. 
The  company  cannot  be  accused  of  pre- 
cipitating a  subdivision  slump. 

Western  cities  should  benefit  by  the 
bitter  experiences  of  Ontario  in  the  mat- 
ter of  bonusing  industries.  Free  sites^ 
water  at  cost,  guaranteed  bonds  and 
tax  exemption,  really  mean  buying  the 
industry  twice  over  and  then  not  get- 
ting control. 

Never  was  there  a  time  when  oppor- 
tunities for  good  investment  in  Western 
Canada  were  better  and  dishonest 
schemes  more  numerous.  There  are 
nearly  3,000  bank  managers  and  repu- 
table financial  journals  to  advise  the  in- 
vestor. Do  not  invest  without  sound 
and  reliable  advice  as  a  side  partner. 


#      #      <i> 


Ontario's  Peat  Bogs 


T^HE  associated  manufacturers  at 
Brantford,  Ont.,  have  become  so 
convinced  that  the  air-dried  peat  method 
employed  by  the  mines  branch  can  be 
made  a  commercial  success  that  they  have 
contracted  with  the  Government  to  con- 
tinue the  work  at  Alfred,  Ont.,  and  will 
spend  over  $50,000  in  trying  to  improve 
peat  machines. 

The  machine  to  be  used  will  have  a 
capacity  of  60  to  80  tons  per  day,  as 
compared  with  the  30  tons  which  the 
Government  turned  out. 

The  Government  experimental  plant 
at  Alfred  exhibited  samples  of  machinery 


and  peat  ready  for  market  at  the  Ottawa 
fair.  A  thousand  tons  of  peat  were 
made  up,  which  was  sold  at  $3.25  a  ton. 
The  orders  came  with  such  a  rush  that 
the  supply  was  soon  exhausted.  The 
peat  was  used  in  parlor  grates,  in  kitchen 
ranges,  and  in  furnaces.  It  burns  to  a 
fine  ash,  there  being  practically  no  resi- 
due, and  is  much  cheaper  than  coal. 

The  truths  of  Nature  come  into  view  like 
the  distant  stars,  filling  the  night  of  the 
world  with  new  wonder  and  new  light. 
— George  J.  Holyoake. 


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Arthur  Hawkes 

A     CHARACTER     SKETCI-f 

By  W.  L.  Martin 


"l^THEN  a  man  who  is  not  a  politi- 
cian is  widely  credited  with  hav- 
ing achieved  big  political  results,  you 
have  got  a  political  situation  worth 
studying  out. 

Nine  months  after  the  Federal  election 
that  put  Sir  Wilfrid  Laurier  out  of 
office,  Liberal  newspapers  continue  to 
attribute  a  large  responsibility  for  that 
defeat  to  Mr.  Arthur  Hawkes,  the  To- 
ronto journalist,  who  never  took  part 
in  any  election,  civic,  provincial  or  Do- 
minion, who  has  not  been  tied  up  with 
either  party  in  Canada,  who  has  been  the 
best-abused  man  in  the  country,  and  is 
more  closely  watched  than  any  publicist 
outside  the  ten  Governments  and  ten 
Oppositions  which  distil  wisdom  for  our 
good. 

Watching  for  Hawkes 

A  former  member  of  Parliament  from 
British  Columbia,  who  had  never  seen 
Mr.  Hawkes,  said  recently:  "I'm  one 
of  a  growing  number  of  people  who  al- 
ways look  out  for  anything  of  his,  both 
for  what  he  says  and  how  he  says  it. 
There  were  men  in  Vancouver  who 
went  to  hear  him  at  the  Canadian  Club, 
with  the  idea  that  he  was  what  their 
party  papers  made  him  out  to  be;  but 
who  said  afterwards  they  wished  their 
party  had  half  a  dozen  like  him.  You 
always  get  a  new  and  illuminating  point 
of  view  from  Mr.  Hawkes.  Did  you 
notice  that  when  he  was  speaking  to 
the  Colonial  Institute  in  England,  he 
told  them  he  would  rather  be  called  a 
German  than  a  Colonial?  Every  good 
Canadian  who  read  that  was  tickled  to 
see  that  somebody  had  had  the  courage 


to  put  Canadian    feeling   so   strikingly 
before  the  British  people." 

An  Original  Personality 

Mr.  Hawkes,  somehow,  imparts  to 
what  he  does  a  quality  you  don't  get 
elsewhere.  That  is  another  way  of 
saying  he  has  personality  as  well  as 
character. 

He  is  in  the  public  eye  now  through 
the  publication  of  his  report  on  Immigra- 
tion, about  which  there  has  been  more 
talk  than  about  any  public  document 
that  has  been  turned  out  of  Ottawa  for 
many  a  long  day.  Several  times  ques- 
tions were  asked  about  it  in  the  House 
of  Commons,  and  then  stories  went  out 
to  the  effect  that  the  Minister  to  whom 
it  was  presented  would  rather  kill  it 
than  publish  it;  that  he  had  appointed 
a  commission  to  investigate  the  report 
of  his  Commissioner;  that  the  report 
contained  nothing  definite;  that  it  was 
much  too  fair  to  the  late  administration 
to  suit  the  Minister;  that  it  contained 
big  proposals  that  the  Government 
would  not  have  the  nerve  to  carry  out. 

Editorials  were  written  about  it;  and 
at  least  one  former  Cabinet  Minister 
carried  to  a  big  popular  audience  the 
story  that  it  was  crude  and  worthless. 

The  Toronto  News  editorially  an- 
nounced that  it  was  believed  to  be  an 
able  and  valuable  document.  The  Van- 
couver News-Advertiser  discussed  the 
rumors  in  which  the  Toronto  Globe  had 
indited  a  serious  editorial  article  on 
"The  Suppressed  Report,"  and  said  that 
Mr.  Hawkes  would  no  doubt  receive  the 
reflections  of  the  Liberal  press  with  the 


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June,   1912 


same  cheerful  philosophy  that  he  showed 
under  the  attacks  on  his  famous  "Ap- 
peal to  the  British-born." 

That  was  a  correct  size- up,  for  the 
only  statement  Mr.  Hawkes  gave  out 
was  that  he  would  be  quite  content  to 
be  judged  on  the  merits  of  the  report 
when  it  appeared. 

The  report  is  out,  and,  as  everybody 
who  asks   the  Department  of  the  In- 


tential  element  in  future  British  unity, 
and  lays  down  methods  of  handling  it 
that  are  practical,  economical  and  per- 
manently far-reaching. 

It  proposes  methods  of  co-operation 
between  the  Dominion  and  provinces, 
and  a  linking  up  with  public  sentiment 
in  Britain  that  could  only  occur  to  a 
man  with  the  fullest  knowledge  of  con- 
ditions in  Canada  and  Britain.     Indeed, 


MR.   ARTHUR  HAWKES  AT  WORK 


terior  for  a  copy  will  get  one,  no  student 
of  Immigration  need  depend  on  the  news- 
papers for  his  judgment  of  it.  It  is  the 
sort  of  document  that  those  who  know 
Mr.  Hawkes  expected  from  him — it  dis- 
plays a  unique  grasp  of  a  big  question, 
and  is  full  of  constructive  dynamic  force. 
Extracts  from  the  report  will  be  found 
on  page  37  of  the  present  issue  of  Busy 
Man. 

It  shows  immigration  from  the  United 
Kingdom  to  Canada  to  be  the  most  po- 


the  report  is  in  a  class  by  itself  as  an 
exposition  of  Immigration ;  and  is  the  first 
Canadian  Departmental  Report  that 
will  be  read  and  discussed,  and  produce 
results  in  the  United  Kingdom  as  well 
as  in  Canada. 

From  time  to  time  there  are  calls  for 
men  of  vision  to  participate  in  Canadian 
affairs.  Mr.  Hawkes  has  rendered  a 
public  service  which  finally  proves  him 
to  be  more  than  a  journalist  with  an 
exceedingly    powerful    pen;      and    very 


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much  more  than  an   effective  gladiator 
in  the  electoral  arena. 

Knows  His  Canada 

Mr.  Hawkes  has  seen  the  world.  He 
knows  South  Africa,  Germany  and  the 
United  States;  and  he  knows  Canada 
as  well  as  any  man.  As  farmer's  boy 
on  the  prairies,  as  editor  of  the  Toronto 
World,  editor  of  the  Monetary  Times, 
and  as  inaugurator  of  the  publicity 
department  of  the  Canadian  Northern 
Railway,  he  went  everywhere  and  packed 
away  in  his  phonographic  memory  a 
wealth  of  experience,  information  and 
anecdote. 

His  articles  on  the  railways  and  the 
West  are  masterpieces  of  memory  and 
condensation.  He  delights  to  recount 
the  days  when  he  was  a  hewer  of  wood 
for  the  cookstove  and  a  drawer  of  water 
for  the  cattle  in  Saskatchewan. 

He  tells  with  gusto  of  the  good  Western 
housewife  who,  in  her  most  excellent 
economy,  gradually  reduced  the  sugar  and 
increased  the  salt  in  the  porridge  until 
one  fine  morning  she  had  it  down  to  all 
salt  and  no  sugar;  which  she  candidly 
confessed  when  the  "hired  boy"  put 
the  question. 

Arthur  Hawkes  has  two  most  blessed 
gifts— the  gift  of  humor  and  the  gift  of 
tongues.  No  pen  in  Canada  is  more 
facile,  few  tongues  more  eloquent.  His 
intimate  sketches  of  Canadian  life  in 
The  British  News  of  Canada  are  classics. 
His  speeches  reveal  a  depth  of  thought 
and  originality  of  expression  entirely 
his  own.  His  viewpoint  is  so  often  out 
of  the  ordinary  that  it  sets  the  critics 
to  work.  And  when  he  has  the  critics 
going,  Mr.  Hawkes  is  in  his  best  element. 

Christ  lU-Spoken  Of 

Here  is  an  instance  of  his  originality. 
The  other  day  when  the  Brotherhood 
Federation  of  Canada  was  convened  in 
Toronto,  a  learned  Doctor  of  Divinity 
said:  "You  cannot  have  a  Churchless 
Christ."     And  this  is  what  Mr.  Hawkes 


said  about  that — right  out  in  meetin': 
"I  have  never  heard  Christ  so  ill-spoken 
of!" — which  sentiment  he  proceeded  to 
clinch  with  clinchers. 

It  takes  ability  as  well  as  courage  to 
tackle  big  game  and  then  land  your 
quarry.  A  winter  ago  Mr.  Hawkes 
shocked  the  Toronto  Empire  Club  by 
calling  down  a  bishop  for  making  a 
bitter  attack  upon  the  suffragettes,  who, 
his  reverence  said,  ought  to  be  "bitten 
with  rats." 

Bitten  with  rats,  indeed !  Here  was 
an  opportunity,  and  Mr.  Hawkes  sailed 
in  at  the  next  meeting.  It  was  a  speech 
that  made  short  work  of  his  lordship. 

When  the  President  of  the  Club  inter- 
fered and  apologized  to  the  Bishop  for 
the  Hawkes'  criticism,  the  next  thing 
for  Mr.  Hawkes  was  to  dispose  of  the 
President,  which  he  finally  accomplished 
in  the  face  of  resistance,  by  insisting 
upon  the  production  of  the  reporter's 
notes.     That  settled  everything. 

Mr.  Hawkes'  British-born  campaign 
in  last  year's  Reciprocity  campaign  is 
fresh  in  the  minds  of  all.  He  took  a 
prominent  part  against  Reciprocity  in 
Ontario,  taking  his  stand  not  as  a  parti- 
san, but  as  a  fervent  believer  in  Canada's 
increasing  power  within  the  Empire. 
During  the  campaign  he  addressed  many 
meetings  and  cut  deep  into  Reciprocity. 
His  famous  Appeal  to  the  British-born 
could  easily  have  been  so  framed  or 
handled  as  to  do  more  harm  than  good 
to  the  cause  in  which  it  was  made.  But 
by  Mr.  Hawkes  it  was  made  with  an 
ability,  a  vigor,  a  commonsense  and  a 
good  humor  which  gave  it  every  possible 
force. 

After  the  election  the  Ottawa  Journal 
sized  things  up  in  these  words:  "Mr. 
Hawkes  seems  to  be  a  man  likely  to 
continue  to  be  of  marked  public  value 
to  this  country." 

The  Journal  expressed  what  many 
others  were  thinking.  Arthur  Hawkes 
is  a  man  to  keep  your  eye  on. 


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Men  Who  are  Making  the  West 

Pat  Burns,  "  Cattle  King  "—A  Character  Sketch 

By  the  Editor 


THHE  Pat  Burns  idea  of  building  up  a 
great  industrial  Calgary  is  that  any 
manufacturer  who  goes  to  Calgary  with 
a  clean  record  and  a  good  proposition, 
and  who  is  possessed  of  half  the  money 
required  to  put  the  establishment  in 
commission,  should  receive  every  sup- 
port possible,  including  enough  money  to 
put  the  plant  in  operation. 

This  is  the  real  way,  says  Mr.  Burns,  to 
build  up  Calgary  as  a  manufacturing 
centre. 

''I  want  to  see  Calgary  developed 
along  these  lines,"  said  the  veteran  meat 
packer,  who  has  done  as  much  for  the 
city  as  any  other  man  in  it,  "and  I  stand 
ready  to  put  my  money  into  anything 
that  looks  right,  always  providing  that 
the  people  back  of  it  come  to  us  for  help 
with  clean  hands,  and  enough  of  their 
own  funds  to  show  good  faith." 


PAT  BURNS 
"Cattle  King" 


The  progressive,  public-spirited  citi- 
zens of  Calgary  have  raised  a  fund  of 
$100,000  and  established  an  Industrial 
Bureau  to  help  build  up  the  city  of  which 
they  are  so  justly  proud. 

Thus  is  the  modern  spirit  of  prog- 
ress exemplified  in  the  Golden  West. 
It  comes  out  in  the  recognition  by  com- 
munities of  the  law  of  interdependence 
which  operates  in  society. 

The  truth  is  coming  home  to  us  at 
last  that  we  are  our  brother's  keeper  in 
very  truth — and  on  other  days  than  Sun- 
days. And  the  law  of  interdependence  is 
this,  that  we  gain  by  giving,  and  that  as 
one  interest  or  industry  prospers  or  suf- 
fers, so  do  we  all,  in  varying  degree. 

Incidentally  a  flush  of  pride  brings 
this  to  mind:  that  progressive- people  read 
The  Busy  Man  to  keep  in  tune  with 
that  law  by  keeping  posted  on  the  way 
the  man  across  the  continent  is  prosper- 
ing— and  loosen  up  or  draw  in  slack 
according  to  the  way  the  wind  is  blow- 
ing. 

We  Gain  by  Giving 

And  thus  are  we  all  advertisers,  or 
readers  of  advertising,  whether  we  know 
it  or  not.  We  read  the  matter  up  and 
then  pass  along  the  good  word  or  the 
warning.  So  that  whether  we  gain  or 
lose,  we  gain  by  keeping  posted. 

And  so  Calgary  is  in  the  game  to  gain 
by  giving,  in  a  very  big  way,  with  Pat 
Bums  sitting  in  the  band  wagon  hand- 
ing out  the  favors. 

It  has  come  to  light  for  recognition 
that  Pat  is  as  good  a  judge  of  human 
nature  as  he  is  of  a  steer.  He's  the  best 
judge  of  a  steer  on  the  whole  bald  prairie. 
He  runs  an  eye  over  the  beast  and  fig- 
ures it  out  in  hundredweights,  pounds 
and  dollars  in  the  flink  of  a  steer's  tail. 
He   knows   to   a   pound   how    much   to 


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knock  off  for  a  white  critter,  and  how 
much  to  add  on  for  a  black  one,  to  allow 
for  optical  variation. 

And  it's  just  this  little  matter  of  hav- 
ing the  thing  down  fine,  coupled  with  a 
keen  discrimination  between  white  men 
and  black  ones,  red  ones  and  blue  ones; 
and  then  added  to  his  long-eyed  vision 
of  a  Big  To-morrow,  that  has  made 
Patrick  a  millionaire  many  times  over. 

Riding  with  Bums  in  the  music  chariot 
are  such  men  as  J.  P.  Strong,  J.  H. 
Woods,  O.  S.  Chapin,  Andy  Miller, 
Minister  of  Publicity,  and  a  score  of 
others,  all  good  Calgarians,  working  to 
make  Calgary  second  only  to  Winnipeg 
— and  that  only  for  a  while,  if  these  big 
boys  know  anything  about  it. 

Faces  Radiant  and  Grim 

You  don't  have  to  ask  them;  you  can 
see  it  in  their  faces,  radiant  with  hope, 
grim  with  determination;  and  you  hear 
it  in  the  ring  of  Bums'  voice  when  he 
says,  drawing  out  his  walletoski:  "I 
want  to  see  Calgary  developed  along 
these  lines." 


It's  a  great  way,  all  right,  to  build  up 
a  Big  City — and  the  only  way,  if  you  want 
to  see  the  result  of  your  labors  before 
you  pass  out. 

Other  lusty  youngsters  are  falling  into 
line  and  whooping  it  up  for  the  home 
town  and  the  Big  To-morrow — Prince 
Albert,  Saskatoon,  Regina,  Weyburn, 
Macleod,  Lethb ridge — all  have  the  Big- 
Eyes  bacilli,  all  display  the  open  money- 
bag, and  all — every  one  of  'em — is  going 
to  give  Winnipeg  a  run  for  the  money. 

The  West  is  great  because  it  grows 
great  people.  The  people  have  had  the 
lesson  of  the  West's  black  soil  written 
deep  into  their  cosmic  fibre;  and  that 
lesson  is  the  proposition  we  started  out 
with,  that  you  gain  by  giving. 

The  black  muck  of  Manitoba,  Sas- 
katchewan and  Alberta  has  given  boun- 
tifully of  its  riches,  and  as  those  sons  of 
toil  have  gathered  in  the  golden  grain, 
they  have  taken  the  lesson  to  heart. 

And  lo  and  behold,  when  the  time 
comes,  and  the  call  goes  out  for  funds 
to  make  the  home  town  a  Big  City,  and 
do  it  quick,  a  thousand  hands  are  in  the 
air  waving  greenbacks. 


Ideas  that  Help  Success 


^  Every  business  man  is  continually  in  need  of  information  upon 
^^  subjects  that  interest  him.  In  conversation,  in  trade,  in  pro- 
fessional life,  questions  are  constantly  arising  which  no  man,  well- 
read  or  not,  can  always  satisfactorily  answer. 

If  "Busy  Man's  Canada"  is  at  hand  it  is  consulted,  and  not 
only  is  the  stock  of  knowledge  increased,  but  additional  information 
is  gained,  and  ideas  are  suggested  that  will  directly  contribute  to 
success. 

The  business  man  of  to-day  requires  live  information,  precise, 
condensed,  virile,  wealth-producing  facts  that  will  make  his  life's 
work  easier  and  more  profitable. 

The  concentrated  essence  of  business  facts  and  figures,  of 
money-making  ideas,  of  modern  methods  of  success,  is  found  in 
"Busy  Man's  Canada." 


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Gladiators  in  the  Quebec  Provincial 

Elections 

The  Provincial  Election  held  in  Quebec,  Maj^  15,  resulted  in  a 

victory  for  Sir  Lomer  Gouin  and  the  Liberal  Party 

by  a  slightly  reduced  majority 


SIR  LOMER  GOUIN,   PREMIER  OF  QUEBEC 
Elected  in  Portneuf 


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HON.  J.  L.  DECARIE 
Elected  in  Maisonneuve 


HON.  JULES  ALLARD 
Elected  in  Drummond 


HON.  CHARLES  R.  DEVLIN 
Elected  in  Nicolet 


HON.  L.  A.  TASCHEREAU 
Elected  in  Montmorency 


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June,    1912 


HON.  J.  E.  CARON 
Who  was  defeated  in  I'lslet 


MR.  ARMAND  LAVERGNE 
Opposition,  elected  in  Montmagny 


MR.  J.  M.  TELLIER 

Leader  of  the  Opposition 

Elected  in  Joliette 


GOUIN  SWEEPS  QUEBEC 

— Toronto  World 


Through  zeal  knowledge  is  obtained, 
through  lack  of  zeal  knowledge  is  lost. 
Let  a  man  who  knows  this  double  path  of 
gain  and  loss  thus  place  himself  that  knowl- 
edge may  grow. — Buddha. 


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MAYOR  GEARY,  OF  TORONTO 

Pitching  the  first  ball  at  the  opening  baseball  game 
at  Hanlan's  Island,  May  6 


The  most  manifest  sign  of  wisdom  is 
continued  cheerfulness. — Montaigne. 


Let  us  beware  of  losing  our  enthusiasm. 
Let  us  ever  glory  in  something  and  strive 
to  retain  our  admiration  for  all  that  would 
ennoble,  and  our  interest  in  all  that  would 
enrich  and  beautify  our  life. — Phillips 
Brooks.  y*^.  f1? 


The  New  Grand  Trunk 
President 

TPHE  appointment  of  Mr.  Edson  J. 
Chamberlin  as  President  of  the 
Grand  Trunk  and  Grand  Trunk  Pacific 
Railways  has  given  general  satisfaction 
throughout  Canada.  There  undoubtedly 
was  no  man  on  the  Grand  Trunk  staff 


MR.  E.   J.  CH.JiMBERLIN 

The  new  President  of  the  Grand  Trunk  and  Grand 

Trunk  Pacific  Railway  Companies. 

SO  well  qualified  to  take  up  the  duties  of 
the  Presidency  as  Mr.  Chamberlin. 

In  a  measure  his  appointment  empha- 
sizes the  growing  importance  of  the 
Grand  Trunk  Pacific  end  of  the  com- 
bination. This  received  a  large  portion 
of  the  late  President's  best  thought  as 
well  as  Mr.  Chamberlin 's  undivided  at- 
tention for  the  past  three  and  a  half 
years.  In  future  it  will  become  an  in- 
creasingly important  factor  in  the  ad- 
ministration of  the  two  roads. 

Science  is  bound  by  the  everlasting  law 
of  honor  to  face  fearlessly  every  problem 
which  can  be  fairly  presented  to  it. — 
Thomson. 


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Augustine :    The  Engine  of  the  Future 

The  Production  of  Power  by  Rotary  Action,  Attempted  by 

Inventors  for  Centuries,  Has  Been  Solved 

by  a  Canadian 

By  the  Editor 


"PROGRESS  in  business  these  days 
means  the  development  of  inven- 
tion. 

Power  is  the  alpha  and  omega  of 
progress,  and  any  method,  if  producing 
power  cheap,  means  greater  radiation 
of  prosperity. 

Power,  generally  speaking,  is  pro- 
duced by  engines;  althou  h  in  Canada 
we  are  looking  forward  to  some  extent  to 
the  production  of  power  by  harnessing 
flowing  streams. 

But  whatever  method  of  economical 
power  production  is  presented  as  being 
available,  an  eager  demand  is  at  once 
created,  and  orders  for  the  same  rapidly 
accumulate. 

There  is  being  introduced  into  Can- 
ada a  new  sort  of  engine,  known  as  the 
Augustine  Automatic  Rotary  Engine, 
which  is  obtaining  wide  notice  among 
mechanics  and  power  users.  Its  won- 
derful compactness,  simplicity,  and  mul- 
tifarious fields  of  utility,  seem  to  des- 
tine it  to  supersede  all  other  types  of 
power  producers. 


BENJAMIN  F.   AUGUSTINE 


The  manufacturing  cost  of  the  Augus- 
tine engine  is  only  a  fraction  of  what  it 
costs  to  make  other  engines,  and  its  ex- 
treme lightness  and  readiness  of  port- 
ability ensure  its  adoption  in  all  fields 
where  power  is  used. 

Canadian-Born  Inventor 

The  engine  is  the  invention  of  a  Can- 
adian born,  Mr.  Benjamin  F  Augustine, 
whose  birthplace  is  Humberstone,  near 
Welland,  Ontario. 

This  fact  is  a  source  of  patriotic  con- 
gratulation when  it  is  recalled  that  the 
solution  of  the  problem  of  producing 
artificial  power  by  rotary  action  has 
been  attempted  for  two  centuries  by 
geniuses  and  inventors  all  over  the 
civilized  world. 

The  Augustine  rotary  engine  is  oper- 
able not  only  by  steam,  but  is  also  a 
combustion  engine,  operable  by  the  ex- 
plosion of  gasoline,  gas,  crude  oil,  or 
alcohol. 

Its  principles  are  applicable  and  suc- 
cessful in  engines  of  any  horsepower 
desired. 

At  present  and  preceding  the  issuance 
of  patents  on  the  explosion  attachments, 
which  make  of  it  a  combustion  engine, 
only  steam  engines  are  being  installed. 
As  soon  as  the  combustion  features  are 
properly  protected,  then  gasoline  en- 
gines will  be  manufactured  for  use  in 
motor  boats,  automobiles,  on  farms,  in 
mines,  etc. 

There  are  many  of  these  new  type  of 
engines  in  use  in  the  United  States,  its 
American  plant  being  in  Buffalo,  N.Y.; 
and  the  company  there  has  numerous 
testimonials  from  the  users  as  to  the 
unexcelled  merits  of  the  invention. 


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A  number  of  the  steam  engines  are 
already  in  use  in  Canada,  giving  good 
satisfaction. 

A  unique  exhibit  of  one  of  them  in  op- 
eration on  an  electric  generator  may  be 
seen  at  the  ofl&ce  of  the  Canadian 
Augustine  Automatic  Rotary  Engine 
Co.,  at  No.  80  East  King  St.,  Toronto. 
This  is  the  parent  Canadian  company, 
and  the  plan  and  scope  of  the  organiza- 
tion embraces  a  score  or  more  of  sub- 
sidiary companies,  tributary  to  the 
parent  company,  each  of  which  will 
have  its  own  manufacturing  plant. 

This  means  that  the  business  of 
manufacturing  the  engines  will  be  di- 
vided into  classes,  each  branch  control- 
ling all  of  Canada  in  its  special  field, 
the  same  as  is  the  case  in  the  United 
States. 

One- Quarter  the  Cost] 

Inasmuch  as  the  merits  of  the  Augus- 
tine rotary  engine  and  the  cheapness  of 
manufacturing  cost  (about  one-fourth 
of  the  cost  of  making  slide  valve  en- 
gines) are  so  advantageous,  it  is  claimed 
that  the  various  subsidiary  companies 
will  have  a  monopoly  in  its  special  field, 
which  ensures  a  large  output  for  each 
subsidiary  company,  also  great  profit. 

Patents  covering  the  steam  features 
of  this  remarkable  prime  mover  have 
been  issued  in  all  countries,  the  Canadian 
patent  having  87  claims,  many  of  them 
basic.  It  is  stated  that  already  over 
100  claims  have  been  allowed  by  the 


A    12  HORSEPOWER   AUGUSTINE    ROTARY 

STEAM   ENGINE 

Runs  750  revolutions  a  minute;  is   14  inches  high; 

12x12  inches  at  base;  weighs  only  400  lbs., 

including  flywheel;    operating  in  the 

plant   of  Richards  Bros.,   254 

Niagara  St.,  Toronto 


Patent  office  on  the  combustion  features, 
with  a  still  further  number  pending,  and 
which  are  expected  to  be  allowed. 

It  will  be  seen  that  this  invention  will 
necessarily  bring  into  being  a  great  in- 
dustry, divided  into  many  component 
parts,  and  its  plants  will  be  located  in  a 
number  of  towns  from  Halifax  to  Van- 
couver. The  location  of  its  first  plant 
has  not  as  yet  been  determined,  although 
it  is  expected  to  be  in  or  near  the  city 
of  Toronto. 

It  will  be  worth  while  for  everybody 
interested  in  power  or  the  progress  of 
invention  to  keep  posted  on  the  Augus- 
tine engine. 


/  believe  in  boys  and  girls,  the  men  and  women  of  a  great  to-morrow,  that  whatso- 
ever the  boy  soweth,  the  man  shall  reap.  I  believe  in  the  curse  oj  ignorance,  in  the  effi- 
cacy of  schools,  in  the  dignity  of  teaching,  and  the  joy  of  serving  another.  I  believe  in 
wisdom  as  revealed  in  human  lives  as  well  as  in  the  pages  of  a  printed  book;  in  lessons 
taught  not  so  much  by  precept  as  by  example;  in  ability  to  work  unth  the  hands  as  well 
as  to  think  with  the  head;  in  everything  that  makes  life  large  and  lovely. 

I  believe  in  beauty  in  the  school-room,  in  the  home,  in  the  daily  life  and  out  of  doors. 
I  believe  in  laughter,  in  all  ideals  and  distant  hopes  that  lure  us  on.  I  beliei'e  that  every 
hour  of  every  day  we  receive  a  just  reward  for  all  we  do. 

I  believe  in  the  present  and  its  opportunities,  in  the  future  and  its  promises,  and  in 
the  divine  joy  of  living. — Edwin  Osgood  Grover. 

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Some  Topical  Cartoons  of  the  Month 


The  Beaver:  O  you  Willie. 

— Toronto  World 


Party  with  umbrella:  Looks  like  I'd  have   to 
open  it  again.  — Toronto  World 


Old  Man  Ontario:  Look  here,  Mr.  Pathmaster, 
better  see  to  this  hole.  All  our  banks  will  be  falling 
in.  — Toronto  World 


The  Duke  pays  a  flying  visit  to  Toronto. 

— Toronto  World 


Premier  Scott:  For  the  last  year  these  waters 
have  been  disastrous  to  thin  men. — Toronto  News 


And  the  cat  came  back  (from  Canada). 

— Toronto  News 


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The  Prime  Minister  on  National 

Dignity 

Why  Reciprocity  Was   Rejected.     The  Unpatrolled  Boundary  Line 
Proves  that  Both  Nations  Have  Confidence  in  Each  Other 

Speech  by  Mr.  Borden  to  the  American  Society  of  International  Law 

at  Washington 


"  T>  ECIPROCITY  is  much  discussed 
in  Canada  even  yet,  and  its  echo 
has  not  died  out  even  in  the  most  remote 
corners. 

"There  probably  can  be  a  number  of 
reasons  assigned  for  the  rejection  of  the 
measure  by  my  fellow-citizehs. 

"  One  is  that  the  terms  under  which  the 
treaty  would  have  been  made,  would 
have  left  it  to  the  respective  legislatures 
of  the  two  countries  as  to  whether  or 
not  it  should  be  carried  out. 

"Another  reason  is  that  the  standing 
offer  of  reciprocity  made  by  Canada, 
and  open  for  acceptance  from  1878  to 
1907,  was  not  accepted  by  the  United 
States. 

"It  must  be  apparent  to  all  fair- 
minded  men  that  in  order  to  maintain 
our  dignity,  it  was  necessary  to  reject 
the  offer  made  by  the  United  States. 

"Acceptance  of  the  offer  would  have 
been  a  departure  from  our  standard. 

No  Unfriendliness 

"Unfriendliness  towards  the  United 
States  did  not  prompt  the  rejection  of 
Reciprocity,  because  there  are  no  un- 
friendly relations  as  far  as  we  know, 
and  I  feel  perfectly  safe  to  say  that 
there  never  will  be. 

"In  so  far  as  arbitration  is  concerned, 
there  can  be  laws  enacted  that  will  give 
satisfaction  in  both  the  United  States 
and  Canada  in  the  adjustment  of  any 


dispute  that  may  arise  between  the  two 
countries.  I  know  of  at  least  fifteen  or 
sixteen  occasions  where  arbitrators  have 
satisfactorily  settled  slight  disputes 
which  have  arisen  between  the  United 
States  and  Britain  over  Canadian  terri- 
tory. 

"Another  matter  to  which  I  would 
like  to  call  attention  is  the  coming  cele- 
bration of  100  years  of  peace  between 
Great  Britain  and  the  United  States. 
I  sincerely  hope  that  the  statesmen  of 
both  countries  will  give  the  proper  at- 
tention to  the  celebration  when  the  time 
comes  for  its  consummation. 

"There  is  a  boundary  line  nearly 
4,000  miles  long,  between  the  United 
States  and  Canada,  unpatrolled  by  man 
or  gun.  Therefore  it  seems  to  me  no 
better  living  celebration  could  be  made. 

"This  means  that  people  of  both  na- 
tions are  confident  in  each  other,  and 
such  confidences  mean  that  war  is  not 
even  considered  a  possibility. 

"Arbitration  treaties  are  magnificent 
institutions,  but  we  must  be  careful  lest 
our  zeal  makes  us  enter  into  an  agree- 
ment which  will  not  be  kept  sacredly  to 
the  end." 

"In  this  way  a  standard  may  be 
kept  that  will  reduce  war  to  a  minimum. 
So  far  as  I  know,  I  carry  from  my  citi- 
zens the  message  of  good-will  toward  all 
citizens  of  this  country  and  all  its  in- 
stitutions. " 


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Hon.  Geo.  E.  Foster  on  the  Mad 
Rush  for  Riches 


TN  a  speech  at  a  banquet  of  the 
Overseas  Club  at  Ottawa,  Hon. 
Geo.  E.  Foster,  Minister  of  Trade  and 
Commerce,  urged  a  turning  point  in 
Canadian  life  from  materialism  and  the 
mad  rush  for  money-getting  through 
real  estate  speculation. 

"You're  getting  rich  by  swapping 
houses  here  in  the  city  of  Ottawa,"  de- 
clared Mr.  Foster.  "If  you  set  your 
minds  on  it  too  much,  you've  made  a 
mistake  and  lost  the  sweetness  of  con- 
tentment. The  curse  in  the  midst  of 
Ottawa  is  the  new  wealth  and  the  sense- 
less extravagance  of  that  new  wealth. 
I  would  like  to  throw  mildew  and  ashes 
on  a  lot. 

"We  are  possessed  with  the  idea  of 
getting  rich  because  we  hear  of  a  man 
who  bought  a  property  for  $1,200  and 
then  sold  it  for  $12,000. 

"Every  man  is  so  much  poorer  be- 
cause of  that  unreasoning  rise  in  price, 
and  every  man  will  pay  his  share. 

"Think  of  the  price  of  land  in  Van- 
couver. What  could  be  bought  for 
$100  a  foot  a  few  years  ago  is  now  sell- 
ing for  $1,000.  The  people  are  no 
wealthier,  but  every  man  is  paying 
more  because  of  this  inordinate  rise  in 
the  price  of  land.  The  man  who  swaps 
houses  and  land  on  account  of  the  in- 


crease, which  he  does  not  add,  is  not 
adding  to  the  wealth  of  the  land. 

"We  should  begin  to  modify  this  mad 
rush  in  wealth  accumulation.  Public 
service  is  the  thing.  Preach  it  in  the 
clubs  and  home  society  and  do  not 
make  your  bodies  mere  clothes  racks 
on  which  to  stick  extravagant  garments, 
nor  mere  accumulating  machines  for 
adding  money.  This  is  not  the  pur- 
pose of  citizenship.  Minister  to  the 
good  of  somebody  else." 

"Simply  Damnable'' 

CjPEAKING  at  a  banquet  of  the 
University  of  New  Brunswick 
alumni,  Hon.  George  E.  Foster  deplored 
the  fact  that  the  public  men  of  Canada 
were  kept  so  busy  that  they  had  no  time 
to  fully  consider  the  problems  of  the 
country. 

Referring  to  members  of  Parliament, 
he  said  that  while  in  Ottawa  they  were 
harassed  by  an  enormous  correspond- 
ence, and  hounded  by  a  patronage  sys- 
tem which  was  simply  damnable. 

Because  of  this,  he  went  on  to  say, 
members  of  the  Government  and  Parlia- 
ment had  no  opportunity  to  earnestly 
consider  matters  which  came  before 
them,  and  consequently  their  decisions 
were  often  hastily  given. 


<»      #      # 


Each  day  it  becomes  more  and  more  ap- 
parent that  all  questions  in  this  country 
must  be  settled  at  the  bar  of  public  opinion. 
If  our  laws  regulating  large  business  con- 
cerns provide  for  proper  and  complete  pub- 
licity— so  that  the  labor  of  a  concern  will 
know  what  it  is  doing,  so  that  the  stock- 
holders will  know  what  is  being  done,  and 
the  public  will  have  as  much  information 
as  either — many  of  our  present  difficulties 


will  disappear.  In  place  of  publicity  be- 
ing an  element  of  weakness  to  a  business 
concern,  it  will  be  an  element  of  strength. 
— George  W.  Perkins. 


# 


He  is  the  optimist  who  endures,  sacri- 
fices and  even  suffers,  if  necessary,  for  the 
sake  of  the  thing  he  goes  after — for  the  sake 
of  reaching  his  goal. — Orville  Allen. 


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A  Racy  Talk  to  Vancouver 
Business  Men 

Dr.  Elliott  Rowe,  at  the  B.C.  Credit  Men's  Association 


'"T'HERE  are  many  young  men  pres- 
ent,  and  they  must  feel  that 
they  are  here  laying  the  business  foun- 
dation of  a  city  that  is  to  be  one  of  the 
great  commercial  centres  of  the  world, 
that  will  be  spoken  of  with  Montreal 
and  Toronto  in  our  own  Dominion,  with 
New  York  and  San  Francisco  to  the 
south,  and  with  London,  Liverpool  and 
Glasgow  in  the  Old  Land. 

"It  has  often  been  said  that  Van- 
couver people  live  by  selling  lots  to  one 
another.  Well,  I  suppose  the  people 
who  have  complained  of  that  are  not 
the  people  who  have  been  buying  and 
selling  lots — they  have  done  very  well 
out  of  it — the  only  ones  who  find  fault 
are  those  who  have  sold  and  not  bought. 
For  Business  Health 

"  But  the  upward  march  of  real  estate 
prices  must  cease  somewhere — it  must 
cease  at  a  point  that  will  allow  business 
to  be  done  upon  it  profitably,  otherwise 
business  will  be  ruined  by  the  cost  of 
the  machine. 

''After  all  it  is  not  by  buying  and  sell- 
ing real  estate,  but  by  the  production 
and  distribution  of  commodities  that 
men  live,  and  those  who  are  engaged  in 
either  should  be  encouraged. 

Dr.  Rowe  spoke  of  the  influence  that 
the  opinions  of  the  credit  men  must 
have  on  the  business  of  any  community, 
and  emphasized  particularly  the  need 
for  the  encouragement  of  the  distribu- 
tion of  the  products  of  home  industry. 
Ways  to  Get  Money 

There  were  only  two  ways  of  getting 
money  without  earning  it,  or  inheriting 
it;  one  was  to  borrow  and  pay  interest 
on  it,  and  the  other  was  to  go  to  gaol 
for  it.  He  -exhorted  the  business  men 
to  try  to  get  people  to  buy  things  of 


which  the  price  would  remain  in  the 
city — in  that  way  they  would  have  an- 
other chance  at  the  money. 

He  would  like  to  see  all  such  associa- 
tions as  the  Credit  Men's  Association 
take  a  practical  interest  in  public  affairs. 
Questions  such  as  that  of  the  price  of 
coal,  of  power,  or  of  other  commodities 
affected  them  as  well  as  others.  He 
advised  them  to  stay  together  and  build 
up  their  association,  no  matter  what 
others  might  say. 

The  "  Ha,  ha  "  Attitude 

"You  know,"  he  said,  "when  any  new 
thing  is  proposed,  there  are  people  in 
every  community  who  first  take  the 
'Ha,  ha'  attitude  towards  it.  Then 
when  they  find  they  cannot  laugh  it 
down,  they  grow  savage  and  take  the 
'bow  wow'  attitude,  and  as  it  continues 
to  gather  strength  in  spite  of  them  and 
it  is  shown  that  they  cannot  overthrow 
it  they  take  the  'Hear,  hear'  attitude, 
giving  their  applause  when  it  is  no 
longer  needed." 

Turning  to  the  social  aspect,  Dr. 
Rowe  said  that  however  much  a  man 
might  pride  himself  on  the  business  he 
had  built  up  and  the  money  he  had 
made,  if  his  experience  went  for  any- 
thing, it  showed  that  in  the  end  a  man 
valued  more  the  friendships  and  human 
relationships  he  had  built  up  in  life  than 
all  other  things  put  together.  The  im- 
portance of  building  up  the  social  rela- 
tionship was  particularly  apparent  in 
Vancouver,  because  it  was  comparatively 
a  city  of  strangers,  and  unity  of  purpose 
could  not  be  effected  by  people  who  did 
not  know  one  another. 


You  can  not  be  brave  in  a  crisis,  if  you 
are  habitually  a  coward. — F.  B.  Meyer. 


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The  Part  of  the  Railways  in 
Immigration 

The  Great  Work  of  Our  Transcontinental  Lines  as  Builders  of 

the  West 

By  Arthur  Bumstead,  Publicity  Commissioner,  International  Securities 
Company,  Ltd.,  Winnipeg 


T^HE  future  of  Canada  is  a  theme  of 
perennial  interest  that  grows  in 
its  hold  upon  the  imagination  in  pro- 
portion as  the  student  approaches  it  in 
intimate  familiarity. 

In  such  a  study  the  impressive  facts 
and  figures  now  available  touching  the 
Canadian  railways  and  their  relation  to 
Canadian  immigration  will  take  a  posi- 
tion of  leading  importance. 

For  a  comprehensive  view  of  this  sub- 
ject probably  no  better  method  of  ap- 


ARTHUR  bumstead; 


proach  will  be  found  open  to  the  busy 
man  looking  for  facts  than  that  of  a  few 
minutes'  session  with  a  well-selected 
package  of  tourists'  guides  and  immi- 
gration literature  such  as  is  now  being 
issued  in  such  attractive  and  readable 
form  by  the  leading  transcontinental 
trunk  lines. 

Here  we  come  face  to  face  with  a 
body  of  literature  that  stands  in  a  class 
by  itself. 

Picking  out  our  facts  at  random — 
and  we  have  page  after  page  of  them — 
we  find  ourselves  amazed  at  the  signifi- 
cant array.  The  process  should  be 
conducive  to  a  more  comprehensive  con- 
ception of  the  promise  and  future  pos- 
sibilities of  Canada  as  related  to  the 
ever-swelling  stream  of  inflowing  im- 
migration. 

One  Railway's  Record 

Ten  thousand  immigrants  brought 
into  Canada  by  one  railway  during  1911 
is  a  startling  record;  but  it  is  vouched 
for  by  the  immigration  department  of 
the  Canadian  Northern;  and  moreover 
this  railway  expects  at  least  to  double 
that  record  during  1912. 

Immigration  Manager  W.  A.  Nicol 
arranged  in  England  transportation  for 
a  party  of  over  1,000  farm  laborers  and 
domestics  to  be  brought  to  Manitoba 
early  this  Spring  and  distributed  in 
various  parts  of  the  province. 

How  great  an  opportunity  there  ex- 
ists to-day  for  effort  of  this  kind  is  only 


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New  Union  Station,  Winnipeg,  built  by  the  Canadian  Northern  Railway 


faintly  suggested  by  the  fact  that 
whereas  the  present  population  per 
square  mile  in  such  agricultural  States 
as  Iowa  and  Minnesota  is  39.4  and  23.5 
respectively,  the  population  per  square 
mile  in  Manitoba  is  only  7.1. 

This  means,  as  pointed  out  by  a  well- 
known  real  estate  authority  at  the  re- 
cent organization  meeting  of  the  "Mil- 
lion for  Manitoba"  League,  that  if  in 
every  one  of  the  194,734  vacant  quarter 


sections  of  the  province  an  average 
family  of  four  persons  were  placed,  there 
would  result  an  additional  rural  popula- 
tion of  778,948,  to  say  nothing  of  the 
accompanying  increase  in  the  towns  and 
cities. 

Million  for  Manitoba) 

In  view  of  Manitoba's  comparative 
nearness  to  the  great  Eastern  and  Cen- 
tral markets,  and  her  superior  trans- 
portation facilities,  it  seems  reasonable 


Headgates  of  the  Irrigation  System  of  the  C.P.R.,  near  Calgary,  where 
3,000,000  acres  are  being  irrigated  and  sold  to  settlers. 

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to  anticipate  that  the  wide  pubHcation 
of  these  conditions  will  in  the  very  near 
future  be  found  to  be  stimulating  the 
immigration  movement  into  this  section 
of  the  West  at  a  rate  unprecedented  in 
the  history  of  civilization. 

In  all  this  vast  work  of  upbuilding  the 
future  empire  of  the  West,  the  railways 
have  played  and  must  continue  to  play 
the  leading  role. 

And  just  as  Winnipeg,  by  virtue  of  its 
commanding  position  at  the  gateways 


Lethbridge's  history  are  fully  aware  of 
the  fact  that  the  railways  have  been  the 
making  of  Lethbridge. 

How  the  Railways  Help 

Another  notable  example  of  what  the 
railways  can  and  do  accomplish  in 
Western  Canada  in  the  city  building  line 
is  found  in  the  case  of  Regina. 

In  a  recent  interview  Mr.  A.  E.  Whit- 
more,  M.P.P.,  a  member  of  the  Saskat- 
chewan Legislature,  and  one  of  Regina's 


Threshing  on  the  C.P.R.  Demonstration  Farm  at  Strathmore,  Alta. 


between  the  East  and  West,  developed 
into  a  great  metropolis,  so  other  import- 
ant business  centres,  now  just  emerging 
from  infancy,  are  already  giving  tokens 
of  their  destined  future  as  points  of  con- 
stantly increasing  importance  in  the  de- 
velopment of  the  years  just  ahead. 

To  cite  but  one  or  two  examples,  we 
have  the  case  of  Lethbridge,  Alberta, 
which  has  grown  in  five  years  from  a 
town  of  about  2,000  inhabitants  into  a 
thriving  municipality  of  over  10,000,  as 
shown  by  the  local  census.  With  the 
completion  of  the  nine  new  railway  lines 
promised  for  this  section  of  Alberta, 
the  future  of  Lethbridge  is  regarded  by 
large  investors  as  fully  assured. 

Insiders  acquainted  with  the  facts  of 


leading  business  men,  made  this  state- 
ment: 

'*  Regina's  growth  was  shown  recently 
by  the  of3&cial  census,  which  gave  the 
population  as  30,210.  In  1906  we  had 
only  7,550;  so  you  can  judge  of  the 
rapid  strides  Regina  has  made  within 
the  past  few  years. 

"Regina  has  the  reputation  of  being 
the  point  of  largest  distribution  of 
agricultural  implements  in  the  world. 
The  trade  is  a  growing  one.  In  fact,  as 
a  central  distributing  centre  the  city 
has  many  advantageous  facilities. 

"The  Canadian  Pacific  has  five  lines 
radiating  from  east  and  west,  including 
the  main  line  east  and  west;  the  Can- 
adian Northern   two;    and   the   Grand 


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Trunk  Pacific  one.  In  addition,  five 
new  branches  are  under  construction, 
and  Regina  is  really  becoming  a  big 
railway  centre. 

''And  now,  after  the  publication  of 
this  interview,  comes  the  announce- 
ment of  the  Grand  Trunk  Pacific  man- 
agement that  they  have  laid  out  a 
programme  involving  the  expenditure 
of  not  less  than  $20,000,000  in  and  about 
Regina  during  1912. 


tion  in  all  probability  within  the  next  ten 
years,  according  to  the  present  rate  of 
increase. 

2.  Seven  million  square  miles  of  ter- 
ritory already  opened  up  for  develop- 
ment by  one  railway  alone — the  Grand 
Trunk  Pacific — offering  wonderful  op- 
portunities to  capital  and  initiative. 

3.  Not  an  acre  of  land  being  offered 
for  sale  by  this  railway  outside  of  town- 
sites,  the  Company  having  no  interest 


Jasper  Avenue,  Edmonton. 


This  programme  includes  a  magnifi- 
cent hotel  costing  probably  three-quart- 
ers of  a  million  dollars;  a  S100,000  sta- 
tion; and  in  addition  the  completion  of 
the  main  line  to  Prince  Rupert,  as  well 
as  the  branch  lines  to  Prince  Albert, 
Brandon,  Calgary,  Moose  Jaw,  and 
Lethbridge. 

The  Impressive  Facts 

Here,  then,  are  the  impressive  facts 
which  confront  the  student  upon  his 
inquiry  into  the  probable  future  of  Can- 
ada as  involved  in  the  present  signifi- 
cant era  of  immigration  and  railway 
building: 

1.  Another  ten  niillion  of  new  popula- 


in  the  "cornering"  of  lands,  or  in  the 
sale  of  lands  except  in  so  far  as  such  sale 
will  contribute  to  the  industrial  and 
commercial  development  of  those  vast 
territories  through  which  the  Company's 
right  of  way  extends. 

4.  The  inauguration  by  this  Com- 
pany of  a  comprehensive  system  by 
which  these  lands  are  certain  to  pass 
into  the  hands  of  the  small  holder,  the 
actual  tiller  of  the  soil,  and  not  into  the 
hands  of  speculators. 

5.  Upwards  of  fifty  towns  now  on 
the  map  where  less  than  two  years  ago 
the  same  country  was  open  prairie. 

6.  A  wheat  area,  three  times  as  great 
as  the  wheat  area  of  the  entire  United 


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States,  now  being  opened  up  by  the 
new  transcontinental  and  its  various 
branches;  while,  to  quote  a  well- 
known  authority,  "westward  from  Man- 
itoba there  is  over  four  times  as  much 
wheat  land  as  in  the  whole  of  the  United 
States  west  of  Chicago." 

Multiply  Ten  Times 

7.  A  wheat-growing  area  of  over  240,- 
000,000  acres  in  the  prairie  provinces 
alone,  but  one-tenth  of  this  area  being 
as  yet  developed  and  under  cultivation; 


taking  place  throughout  Canada  due  to 
the  sudden  realization  on  the  part  of 
British,  French  and  American  capital- 
ists of  the  tremendous  undeveloped  re- 
sources of  the  Dominion;  and  millions 
of  money  being  placed  for  the  develop- 
ment of  Canadian  manufacturing  plants, 
railways,  townsites  and  water  and  elec- 
tric power  plants. 

So  the  enumeration  might  be  con- 
tinued almost  indefinitely. 

Should  we  wonder,  then,  that  the 
years  just  ahead  look  bright  with  prom- 


•n-iaSS^S.^ 


Scene  at  Dauphin,  Manitoba,  the  Canadian  Northern  terminal  in  1896, 

which  consisted  then  of  two  log  houses.     To-day  Dauphin 

has  a  population  of  three  thousand. 


which  means  that  the  wheat-growing 
possibilities  of  the  area  are  ten  times 
the  present  annual  production. 

8.  Hundreds  of  American  manufac- 
turers, acknowledging  the  present  im- 
possible industrial  and  political  tend- 
encies that  have  for  several  years  past 
maintained  in  the  States,  now  crossing 
the  border  and  establishing  branch 
houses  and  powerful  industrial  plants; 
with  thousands  of  small  merchants, 
tradesmen  and  skilled  artisans  follow- 
ing in  their  pathway. 

9.  A  difference  of  two  whole  days  of 
time  on  freight  shipments  to  the  Orient 
and  also  to  Liverpool  in  favor  of  the 
Canadian  producer  and  manufacturer 
as  against  their  American  competitors. 

10.  A  great  industrial  awakening  now 


ise  to  those  who  have  investigated  the 
facts — that  those  who  have  investigated 
them  most  searchingly  are  the  ones  who 
feel  the  most  unbounded  confidence  in 
that  promise — or  that  they  are  backing 
their  confidence  by  staking  their  per- 
sonal resources  on  the  future  of  the 
Dominion? 

Confidence  imparts  a  wonderful  inspira- 
tion to  its  possessor. — Milton. 

Those  who  travel  heedlessly  from  place 
to  place,  observing  only  their  distance  from 
each  other,  and  attending  only  to  their 
accommodation  at  the  Inn  at  night,  set  out 
Fools,  and  will  certainly  return  so. — 
Chesterfield. 


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The  Promise  of  Railway  Development 


^INETY-THREE  customers  lined  up 
•^  ^  at  the  land  office  counter  yesterday 
morning,  is  a  manifestation  of  the  esteem 
in  which  Alberta  lands  are  held  by  the 
outside  world,  says  the  Edmonton  Capi- 
tal. A  remarkable  characteristic  of  the 
crowd  which  besieges  the  land  office  daily 
is  that  they  are  overwhelmingly  Ameri- 
can, and  another  remarkable  charac- 
teristic is  that  they  are  unanimously 
posted  upon  the  country  in  w^hich  they 
desire  to  settle. 

Alberta  citizens  who  have  any  doubts 


about  the  wisdom  of  the  railway  policy 
adopted  by  the  Alberta  Government  may 
have  those  doubts  set  at  rest  by  spending 
a  few  minutes  in  tlie  neighborhood  of  the 
land  office  counter  and  watching  these 
newcomers  from  United  States  filing  on 
land  adjacent  to  the  MacArthur  road, 
the  Onoway  branch  or  the  Lac  La  Biche 
line.  The  promise  of  railway  develop- 
ment is  bringing  more  good  settlers  to 
Edmonton  at  the  present  time  than  any 
other  one  thing  in  the  whole  list  of  Al- 
berta's attractions.  *■ 


^      #      # 


Port  McNicoll  Service  Inaugurated 


npHE  great  lakes  service  of  the  Can- 
adian Pacific  for  1912  was  inaug- 
urated May  4,  when  the  steamship 
Assiniboia  left  Port  McNicoll  for  the 
Soo,  Port  Arthur  and  Fort  William. 

This  was  also  the  inauguration  of 
the  new  route  from  Port  McNicoll, 
where  the  company  has  erected  the  most 
cornplete  and  extensive  terminals  on 
the  eastern  portion  of  the  great  lakes. 

This  will  be  the  leading  grain  and 
package  route  between  Eastern  and 
Western  Canada. 

The  new  line  cuts  off  120  miles  of  rail 
haul  between  the  lakes  and  ocean  navi- 
gation at  Montreal,  and  20  miles  be- 
tween the  lakes  and  Toronto,  while  the 
improvement  in  the  reduced  grades  on 
the  road  will  more  than  double  the 
carrying  capacity  of  each  train. 

Coincident  with  the  opening  of  this 
new  route  was  the  running  of  special 
expresses,  which  leave  Toronto  every 
day  in  the  week  except  Friday  and  Sun- 
day at  12.45  p.m.  Similar  specials  are 
run  from  Port  McNicoll  on  the  arrival 
of  the  company's  steamers  from  the 
West. 

In  addition  to  the  steamship  service 


by  Port  McNicoll,  there  will  be  a  sailing 
every  Wednesday  from  Owen  Sound  on 
the  arrival  of  the  Canadian  Pacific  after- 
noon train  from  Toronto. 


Railway  Extensions 

*"  I  "'HE  Canadian  Pacific  Railway  sta- 
tion at  Winnipeg  will  be  'greatly 
enlarged  and  improved  at  an  early  date. 
The  plans  for  these  changes  have  been 
practically  completed,  but  these  do  not 
provide  for  a  building  of  sufficient  size 
for  future  requirements.  They  are,  con- 
sequently, now  being  revised.  As  soon 
as  the  new  plan  is  ready,  work  will  be 
begun  and  vigorously  prosecuted  both 
on  the  hotel  and  the  depot.  The  de- 
mand for  new  equipment  to  handle  the 
business  of  Western  lines  is  very  great, 
and  the  order  for  the  year  has  been  in- 
creased by  the  sum  of  $22,000,000. 
Large  numbers  of  new  locomotives  and 
cars  will  be  provided  for  the  handling  of 
the  grain  crop  of  1912. 

More  than  1,500  men  and  300  teams 
are  now  at  work  on  the  construction  of 
the  Brazeau  branch  of  the  Canadian 
Northern  Railway. 


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Vancouver  Island  Railways 


AXTHILE  the  Union  Pacific,  Great 
Northern,  Canadian  Pacific  and 
Grand  Trunk  Pacific  Railways  have 
their  field  particularly  on  the  mainland 
of  British  Columbia,  it  looks  as  if  the 
Canadian  Northern  Railway  will  be 
foremost  on  Vancouver  Island. 

True,  the  Canadian  Northern  is  not 
behind  on  the  mainland,  but  with  a  line 


from  Victoria  up  the  west  coast  of  the 
Island,  and  another  from  the  northern 
end  to  the  capital,  it  will  be  the  only 
keen  competitor  there  with  the  Canadian 
Pacific  Railway  for  honors. 

The  C.P.R.  has  been  active,  and  with 
a  newly  constructed  line  across  to  Alberni 
it  has  also  planned  for  an  extension  to 
the  northern  end  of  the  Island. 


#      #      ^ 


A  Device  that  Might  have  Saved 
the  Titanic 


"  TTAD  the  Titanic  been  equipped 
with  a  micro-thermometer,  the  un- 
fortunate accident  which  bfefel  the  gigan- 
tic liner  would  not  have  occurred,"  says 
Dr.  Howard  T.  Barnes,  of  the  Science 
Faculty  of  McGill  University. 

The  micro-thermometer  is  an  instru- 
ment which  Prof.  Barnes  has  invented, 
the  purpose  of  which  is  to  prevent  such 
calamities  as  the  one  that  astounded  and 
shocked  the  world  on  April  14. 

Dr.  Barnes  has  been  working  for  sev- 
eral years  past  on  this  micro-thermometer, 
which  to-day  is  practically  perfect,  and 
which  has  attracted  the  attention  of  the 
Canadian  Government  to  such  an  ex- 
tent that  a  vessel  will  be  placed  at  Dr. 
Barnes'  disposal  this  summer  in  which 
he  will  tour  the  Labrador  coast  line  in  a 
further  series  of  experiments  with  water 
temperature. 

The  instrument  is  designed  to  detect 
the  proximity  of  icebergs  at  night  and 
in  a  fog. 

"Had  the  Titanic  been  equipped  with 
this  instrument,"  says  Dr.  Barnes,  "the 
officers  would  have  known  of  the  iceberg 
which  caused  the  wreck  when  they  were 
at  least  two  miles  away." 


The  Royal  Line  of  the  Canadian  North- 
ern have  made  arrangements  to  instal 
Dr.  Barnes'  instruments  on  their  ships. 

Ten  New  C.N.R.  Bridges 

T^ENDERS  will  be  called  for  imme- 
diately by  the  C.N.R.  for  the  con- 
struction of  ten  steel  bridges  along  the 
Eraser  and  Thompson  Rivers.  The 
plans  were  designed  by  J.  A.  L.  Waddell, 
City  Engineer,  of  Kansas  City.  The 
bridges  will  be  completed  within  twelve 
months.  The  first  will  be  a  420-foot 
arch  span  across  the  Eraser,  directly 
above  the  C.P.R.  bridge  at  Casco,  a  few 
miles  below  Lytton.  Then  comes  a 
semi-cantilever  bridge  across  the  same 
river  at  Lytton.  The  entire  cost  of  the 
bridges  will  be  a  milHon  and  a  quarter 
dollars. 

I  have  lived  to  know  that  the  great 
secret  of  human  happiness  is  this:  Never 
sufjer  your  energies  to  stagnate!  The  old 
adage  of  ^'too  many  irons  in  the  fire,'' 
contains  an  untruth — you  can  not  have  too 
many — poker,  tongs  and  all,  keep  them 
going. — Adam  Clark. 


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Enter  the  Concrete  Roadway 

The  Economic  Failure  of  the  Railway  May  at  Any  Time  Nullify  its 

Mechanical  Triumph,  and  then  the  Old  Highway 

and  the  Motor  Come  In 


"DECAUSE  automobile  traffic  and 
heavy  trucking  are  too  much  for 
the  ordinary  macadam  road,  the  Good 
Roads  Commissioners  of  York  County, 
Ont.,  propose  to  substitute  concrete  for 
macadam. 

A  deputation  representing  the  Good 
Roads  Commissioners  interviewed  Hon. 
J.  O.  Reaume,  Minister  of  Public  Works, 
and  pointed  out  to  the  Minister  that  the 
standard  macadam  roadway  would  not 
wear  under  the  heavy  traffic  to  which 
certain  roads  approaching  Toronto  are 
subject. 

In  the  scheme  for  improving  the  high- 
ways they  suggested  that  a  different 
style  of  roadway  construction  be  adopt- 
ed for  a  certain  portion  of  the  main 
arteries  leading  into  the  city.  This,  of 
course,  would  involve  an  increased  cost, 
and  they  asked  that  the  Government 
bear  its  portion  along  with  the  county 
and  the  city. 

The  plan  to  substitute  concrete  for 
macadam  involves  a  portion  of  the  Lake 
Shore  road,  comprising  about  two  miles 
from  Sunnyside;  the  road  leading  to 
Weston;  a  part  of  Yonge  street  from 
the  city  limits,  and  a  portion  of  the 
Kingston  road. 

This  is  only  a  portion  of  the  good 
roads  system  contemplated  for  Toronto 
and  the  County  of  York.  It  will  mean 
an  expenditure  of  about  S60,000  over 
the  estimate. 

The  standard  roadway  costs  $5,000 
per  mile  to  construct,  but  the  perman- 
ent concrete  roadway,  which  it  is  pro- 
posed to  build  in  the  sections  mentioned, 
will  cost  about  SI 2,000  per  mile.     The 


length  of  road  affected  is  between  seven 
and  eight  miles. 

The  Minister  of  Public  Works  gave 
a  patient  ear  to  the  deputation,  and 
promised  to  bring  the  matter  before  the 
attention  of  the  Government. 

The  chances  are  that  the  Govern- 
ment will  consider  the  prop  osition 
favorably. 

The  Toronto  Globe,  in  an  editorial 
article,  offers  some  w&U-reasoned  argu- 
ments in  favor  of  the  concrete  roadway 
as  a  business  proposition: 

Importance  of  Road  Traffic 

"The  active  demand  for  a  well-built, 
modern  highway  between  Toronto  and 
Hamilton  serves  as  a  reminder  of  the 
importance  of  road  traffic,"  says  the 
writer. 

"The  railed  highways  and  their  roll- 
ing stock  are  triumphs  of  engineering 
achievement  and  mechanical  perfection, 
but  they  cannot  supersede  the  older 
roadways. 

"Economic  failure  may  at  any  time 
nullify  mechanical  triumph. 

"A  few  years  ago  some  merchants 
put  freight  wagons  on  the  road  be- 
tween Toronto  and  Hamilton  because 
this  ancient  method  was  found  cheaper 
than  the  railway  rates. 

"They  carried  on  the  operation  se- 
cretly for  fear  the  railways  would  pun- 
nish  them  through  the  shipments  that 
could  not  profitalbly  be  made  by  freight 
wagon. 

"The  mechanical  triumph  of  the  rail- 
way was  more  than  counterbalanced  by 
its  economic  failure. 


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The  common  highway  is  open  to  and 
available  for  everyone,  and  is  not  men- 
aced by  economic  mismanagement.  Its 
mechanical  construction  is  of  prime  im- 
portance, and  in  that  there  is  still  scope 
for  improvement. 

"Macadam  roadways  do  not  resist 
the  deteriorating  effect  of  the  spring 
break  up  in  our  climate.  The  water  is 
certain  to  find  weak  spots  left  by  the 
frost. 

"Asphalt  is  severely  tested  by  ex- 
tremes of  temperature,  and  may  be  too 
soft  in  summer  or  too  brittle  in  winter. 

Demands  of  Motor  Traffic 

"With  the  increased  importance  of 
ordinary  highways  through  the  intro- 
duction of  motor  vehicles  there  should 
be  a-  concentrated  effort  toward  im- 
provement in  methods  of  construction. 

"The  proposed  roadway  will  be  an 
invitation  to  motor  traffic,  and  will  aid 
traffic  by  other  vehicles.     It  will  also 


be  a  step  toward  regulating  railway 
rates  by  a  new  line  of  competition. 

"The  original  design  of  the  railway 
was  a  railed  highway  available  for  all 
owners  of  rolling  stock.  As  the  railways 
were  in  private  hands  the  control  of 
terminals  enabled  the  owning  companies 
to  crowd  off  all  other  users  and  operators. 

"This  situation  will  not  be  repeated, 
and  the  owners  of  motor-trucks  will  be 
free  to  compete  in  tran  portation  busi- 
ness over  the  perfected  public  highway. 

"This  will  be  an  additional  safeguard 
against  economic  breakdowns.  Fail- 
ures in  this  regard  are  more  frequent 
than  in  engineering  or  mechanical  work. 

"The  railway  will  become  a  temporary 
failure  whenever  its  services  become 
more  costly  than  transportation  by 
modern  motor-trucks  over  well-built  and 
well-maintained  highways.  This  will 
set  a  more  exacting  standard  for  railway 
service. 


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Dependability:    Why  More  People 
Will  Adopt  the  Motor 


TT  strikes  us  that  any  one  who  has 
-^  seeil  fit  to  analyze  the  conditions 
that  surround  the  use  of  the  automobile 
must  be  impressed  with  the  fact  that 
the  popularity  of  this  means  of  convey- 
ance is  not  based  upon  a  fleeting  whim 
or  fad,  says  E.  C.  Tibbitts,  advertising 
manager  of  the  B.  F.  Goodrich  Co.,  of 
Akron,  Ohio. 

True  there  is  perhaps  a  small  percent- 
age of  users  who  take  up  any  new  means 
of  diversion  simply  because  it  is  new, 
and  may  be  led  to  abandon  the  automo- 
bile at  some  time  for  more  novel  means 
of  providing  pastime  and  enjoyment. 
But  this  class  are  in  such  a  minority  that 
they  have  no  particular  bearing  on  the 
stability  of  the  automobile  industry. 

In  the  writer's  opinion,  the  automo- 


bile is  just  beginning  to  come  into  its 
own,  for  with  the  ability  of  the  automo- 
bile manufacturer  to  provide  a  depend- 
able low-cost  car  (already  demonstrated), 
and  the  increase  of  good  roads,  the  in- 
centive is  sufficient  to  lead  tens,  yes, 
hundreds  of  thousands  to  join  the  al- 
ready enormous  army  of  600,000  users. 
The  automobile  has  superseded  the 
horse,  just  as  the  steamship  has  largely 
superseded  the  sailing  vessel,  and  any 
one  who  is  waiting  for  the  bottom  to 
drop  out  of  the  industry  is,  in  the  writ- 
er's estimation,  doomed  to  a  mighty  long 

wait. 

<♦■ 

Thousands  of  successful  men  have 
found  it  necessary  to  alter  their  original 
plans. 


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A  Record  in  Building  Progress 


"DUILDING  operations  in  the  lead- 
ing American  and  Canadian  cities 
have  just  one  important  difference.  In 
over  200  American  cities  a  big  drop  is 
noticeable  during  the  past  two  years, 
while  the  39  Canadian  cities  enumerated 
have  almost  doubled  their  building  activ- 
ity between  the  two  years  1909  and  1911. 

In  1909  the  building  figures  for  206 
large  cities  in  the  United  States  amounted 
to  $1,005,292,359.  A  year  later  the 
total  was  $962,896,905,  while  last  year 
the  amount  dropped  to  $938,467,502. 

In  Canada,  on  the  other  hand,  instead 


of  retrogression,  we  find  phenomenal 
progress.  In  1909  our  39  largest  cities 
and  towns  carried  on  building  to  the 
extent  of  $71,611,697.  In  1910  the  fig- 
ures were  28J  per  cent,  larger,  or  $103,- 
573,506.  Last  year  the  amount  was 
$132,791,232,  an  advance  in  two  years 
of  85^  per  cent. 

It  is  commonplace  nowadays  to  say 
that  these  days  belong  to  Canada.  But 
figures  such  as  these  show  very  plainly 
that  in  no  other  country  on  the  globe 
can  such  a  record  of  progress  be  dupli- 
cated. 


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Four  Months'  Building  Permits 


nPHE  appended  tables  of  building 
permits  issued  in  various  Canadian 
cities  so  far  this  year  (furnished  by  the 
Financial  Post),  show  that,  with  a  few 
exceptions,  every  city  has  kept  up  with, 
and  in  many  instances  greatly  exceeded, 
the  pace  set  last  year. 

Taken  collectively,  there  has  been  an 
advance  of  over  $11,747,000,  or  36  per 
cent,  on  the  total  of  the  first  four  months 
in  1911. 

Including  seven  cities  which  had  no 
building  permit  by-law  last  year,  or 
whose  1911  figures  are  not  available,  the 
total  is  considerably  over  forty-five  and 
a  half  million  dollars. 

Only  fourteen  cities  in  the  East  have 
reported.  Their  figures  are  $1,198,000, 
or  8,8  per  cent,  ahead  of  last  year's. 

In  the  West  twenty-one  cities  show 
the  remarkable  gain  of  $10,549,000,  or 
55.6  per  cent. 

Toronto,  although  somewhat  below 
last  year's  total,  still  holds  first  place  in 
actual  amount,  the  total  being  over 
$6,500,000. 

Winnipeg  comes  next  with  an  estimat- 
ed value  of  slightly  over  $5,000,000. 


Vancouver's  total  is  almost  five  mil- 
lion dollars,  but  over  $800,000  behind 
last  year's  mark. 

Edmonton  has  the  largest  actual  in- 
crease for  the  four  months'  period,  the 
advance  being  over  S2,500,000.  Vic- 
toria has  the  next  largest  gain,  slightly 
smaller  than  Edmonton's.  Calgary  and 
Winnipeg  are  the  only  other  cities  with 
gains  exceeding  a  million  dollars. 

Chatham  leads  in  percentage  increase 
with  a  gain  of  552  per  cent.  Other 
large  advances  are  Port  Arthur,  481  per 
cent;  North  Battleford,  432  per  cent,; 
Medicine  Hat,  359  per  cent,;  Victoria, 
276  per  cent,;  Edmonton,  268  per  cent.; 
Prince  Rupert,  264  per  cent. ;  and  Brant- 
ford,  259  per  cent.  Gains  as  high  as 
these  would  not  be  considered  excep- 
tionally large  if  they  were  for  a  month 
only,  but  for  a  four  months'  period  they 
are  not  far  from  phenomenal. 

These  figures,  it  should  be  remem- 
bered, are  "approximate  values"  and  it 
is  likely  they  are  considerably  under  the 
actual  expenditure. 

Permits  for  the  first  four  months  of 
1912  on  next  page. 


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PERMITS  ISSUED  FOR  FIRST  FOUR  MONTHS,  1912 

-    City.  1912  1911  Inc.  % 

Montreal,  Que $  3,745,180  $  3,822,136  $       76,956*  2 . 0 

London,  Ont 317,271  218,197  99,074  45.4 

Brantford,  Ont .  .  .  439,615  122,210  317,405  259.7 

Guelph,  Ont 147,736  43,050  104,686  243.2 

Halifax,  N.S 67,975  47,700  20,275  42 . 5 

St.  John,  N.B 105,750  109,150  3,400*  3 . 1 

Windsor,  Ont 238,225  198,375  39,850  20.1 

Berlin,  Ont.  .  . 176,893  160,378  16,515  10.3 

Hamilton,  Ont 1,573,000  1,089,100  483,900  44.4 

Chatham,  Ont 66,435  10,190  56,245  552.0 

Kingston,  Ont 114,949  57,867  57,082  98 . 6 

Toronto,  Ont 6,508,825  6,911,758  402,933*  5.8 

Ottawa,  Ont 861,735  449,950  411,785  91 . 5 

Maisonneuve,  Que 456,428  382,000  74,428  19.5 

Medicine  Hat,  Alta 570,365  124,112  446,253  359.6 

Red  Deer,  Alta 84,685  33,785  50,900  150. 7 

Lethbridge,  Alta 450,505  285,490  165,015  57.8 

Port  Arthur,  Ont... 421,385  89,685  431,700  481.4 

Prince  Rupert,  B.C 155,975  42,831  113,144  264.2 

Fort  William,  Ont 1,227,775  413,310  814,465  197. 1 

Vancouver,  B.C 4,968,212  5,793,650  825,438*  14.2 

Prince  Albert,  Sask 472,925  319,635  153,290  48.0 

Calgary,  Alta 4,117,098  2,769,216  1,347,882  48.7 

Regina,  Sask 1,092,625  1,184.715  92,090*  7.8 

Saskatoon,  Sask .  1,775,805  1,306,607  469,198  35.9 

Nelson,  B.C 150,175  70,790  79,385  112.1 

Edmonton,  Alta 3,505,452  951,955  2,553,497  268.2 

Winnipeg,  Man 5,030,710  3,790,550  1,240,160  32.7 

Nanaimo,  B.C 72,564  53,486  19,078  35 . 7 

New  Westminster,  B.C 518,448  229,875  288,573  125.5 

North  Battleford,  Sask 181,570  34,070  147,500  432.9 

North  Vancouver,  B.C.. 234,784  173,985  60,799  34.9 

Moose  Jaw,  Sask 1 ,069,250  357,498  71 1 ,752  199 . 1 

Victoria,  B.C 3,367,575  894,450  2,473,125  276 . 5 

Vernon,  B.C... 45,860  44,907  953    2^ 

Total  14  Eastern $14,820,017  $13,622,061  $1,197,956  8.8 

Total  21  Western 29,513,743  18,964,602  10,549,141  55.6 

Total  East  and  West $44,333,760  $32,586,663  $11,747,097  36.0 

Macleod,  Alta $       61,700 

South  Vancouver,  B.C 940,527 

Melville,  Sask 67,015 

Owen  Sound,  Ont 49,470 

Welland,  Ont 73,905 

St.  Thomas,  Ont 38,175 

Belleville,  Ont 50,000 

$45,614,552 

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Real  Estate 

and  Investments 


For  Honest  Advertising 


J^  COMMITTEE  of  the  Board  of 
Trade  at  Welland,  Ont.,  which  was 
appointed  to  investigate  the  real  estate 
advertising  of  Welland,  presented  a  re- 
port, May  8,  reflecting  on  some  of  the 
methods  employed.  Here  is  a  resolu- 
tion passed  by  the   Board: 

"Whereas  it  has  been  brought  to  the 
attention  of  the  Board  that  misleading 
real  estate  advertising  has  been  issued 
by  real  estate  firms  operating  in  the 
environs  of  Welland,  and  whereas  this 
advertising  is  intended  to  convey  the 
idea  that  lots  so  advertised  are  located 
in  the  town  of  Welland,  with  the  ad- 
vantage of  all  local  improvements,  while, 
as  a  matter  of  fact,  the  lots  advertised 
are  outside  of  the  corporation  limits, 
with  no  immediate  prospect  of  local  im- 


provements; and  whereas  all  this  ad- 
vertising is  done  on  the  strength  of  the 
prosperity  and  growth  of  Welland, 
which  has  been  fostered  through  legit- 
imate advertising,  and  should  not  be 
misused,  but  conserved  to  the  advan- 
tage and  ultimate  success  of  Welland; 
Resolved,  that  it  is  the  opinion  of  this 
Board  that  this  method  of  advertising 
should  be  corrected  by  such  firms  so 
operating,  and  the  plain  truth  be  told, 
without  misrepresentation.  Be  it  further 
resolved,  that  intending  purchasers 
should  not  buy  real  estate  without  first 
making  a  personal  inspection  as  to  its 
location.  Be  it  further  resolved  that  a 
copy  of  this  resolution  be  sent  to  all  real 
estate  firms  operating  in  Welland." 


#>      #      ^ 


Take  Off  the  Tax  on  Builders 


"C^VERY  effort  should  have  been  made 
in  the  interest  of  the  building  trades 
to  have  taxes  placed,  as  much  as  possible, 
on  land  values.  Our  present  system  of 
taxation  discourages  building,  fines  the 
industrious  and  penalizes  legitimate  busi- 
ness. 

The  reason  considerable  building  is 
not  being  done,  and  the  reason  that  the 
owners  do  not  improve  their  property, 
is  the  fear  of  being  fined.  To  allow  a 
reduction  of  the  actual  value  of  build- 
ings, while  taxing  land  up  to  its  full  value, 
would  have  a  tendency  to  encourage 
building  and  check  land  speculation. 
That  is  exactly  what  we  need.  Churches 
should  pay  taxes.  The  proper  solution 
would  be  to  tax  the  land  and  not  the 
building,  so  that  a  religious  body  could 
spend  as  much  as  it  liked  on  the  building. 

Building  should  be  encouraged  by 
every  means  possible.  If  a  man  burns 
a  house  down  he  is  fined  once;  if  he  builds 


one  we  fine  him  every  year.  Do  you 
see  the  point? 

Another  injustice  of  our  present  sys- 
tem is  the  taxation  of  improvements. 
It  was  stated  that  the  assessment  was 
raised  fifty  dollars  on  one  house  because 
the  owner  had  it  painted. 

If  a  citizen  is  sober  and  industrious 
and  paints  his  house,  builds  a  fence,  lays 
down  a  lawn,  or  does  anything  to  beau- 
tify his  home,  and  the  neighborhood,  he 
is  sure  to  be  fined. 

We  also  know  a  case  of  where  the  as- 
sessment was  raised  $500  in  one  year, 
although  not  a  nail  had  been  put  in  the 
house  or  a  cent's  worth  of  paint  put  on 
it.  However,  we  believe  that  this  party 
was  fined  for  putting  up  a  fence  and  sod- 
ding his  lawn.  After  viewing  the  prem- 
ises we  can  see  no  other  reason  for  the 
fine. 

Can  we  afford  to  allow  this  injustice 
to    continue?    If   we   remain    silent   we 


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deserve  to  suffer.  This  pernicious  sys- 
tem of  taxation  exists  by  our  permission. 
When  sufficient  of  us  awaken  to  our  re- 
sponsibiKty  in  this  matter  we  shall  de- 
mand and  obtain  a  just  system  of  taxation. 
We  trust  every  builder  and  contractor 
will  wake  up  and  support  every  move 
to  help  forward  the  building  interests 
of  Western  Canada. — Retail  Lumberman 
and  Western  Builder. 

Edmonton  Has  a  Housing 
Problem 

INVESTORS  looking  for  a  good 
place  to  put  some  of  their  money, 
found  opportunity  in  a  recent  editorial 
in  the  Edmonton  Capital,  which  read  as 
follows: 

"With  every  hotel  and  lodging  house 
in  the  city  filled  to  the  attic,  a  housing 
problem  confronts  Edmonton  which 
must  be  taken  hold  of  and  grappled 
with  at  once. 

"By  competent  realty  men  it  has 
been  estimated  that  Edmonton  is  at 
the  present  time  not  less  than  one  thou- 
sand houses  short  of  the  requirements. 
In  some  cases  fabulous  rents  are  being 
paid  and  in  others  famihes  are  being 
crowded  together  in  a  thoroughly  un- 
comfortable manner  to  say  the  least. 

"Advertisements  have  been  appear- 
ing in  the  local  papers  for  some  weeks 
back  offering  rewards  to  anyone  who 
would  tell  where  a  house  could  be  rent- 
ed, and  these  offers  are  made  in  ail 
seriousness," 

How  Canada   Makes 
Millionaires 

T^HE  other  day  I  noticed  in  a  Cana- 
dian  paper  an  item  to  the  effect  that 
Mr.  So-and-So  had  purchased  a  piece  of 
property  in  one  of  our  large  cities,  the 
price  being  $245,000,  says  a  writer  in 
Toronto  Saturday  Night.  In  these  days 
of  expansion,  in  these  times  when  the 


land  poor  man  of  yesterday  finds  himself 
a  millionaire  to-day,  there  appears  noth- 
ing extraordinary  in  an  individual  buy- 
ing a  piece  of  city  real  estate  for  a  sum 
just  a  trifle  short  of  a  quarter  million  dol- 
lars. And  neither  there  is,  but  for  the 
fact  that  within  the  period  of  fifteen  years 
or  so  this  same  man  was  a  bootblack; 
indeed  he  has  shined  my  boots,  and 
shined  them  well,  on  many  occasions, 
and  was  glad  of  the  five  or  ten  cents  that 
he  obtained  for  the  job. 

Graduating  from  the  boot  shining  busi- 
ness, he  became  proprietor  of  the  stand, 
then  of  two  stands.  Next  he  took  over 
the  management  of  a  barber  shop,  and 
then  I  remember  him  as  the  manager  of 
an  hotel.  To-day  he  can  write  his  cheque 
for  the  sum  of  $245,000  on  a  real  estate 
deal,  and  he  will  probably  die  with  a 
million  to  his  credit,  for  he  is  still  a  com- 
paratively young  man. 

An  Uncertain  Market 

Simple  Simon,  aeroplaning. 

Said  he  didn't  know 
That  he'd  ever  seen  the  time 

When  land  was  quite  so  low. 
Touched  a  harmless-looking  lever. 

Tumbled  to  his  fate. 
"Zounds!"  said  Simon.     "What  a  sud- 
den 

Rise  in  real  estate!" 

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Increase  in  Trade  Largest  in  History 


/CANADA'S  total  trade  for  the  past 
^^  fiscal  year  amounted  to  $862,699,- 
732,  an  increase  of  no  less  than  $103,- 
605,343,  as  compared  with  the  preced- 
ing fiscal  year. 

Imports  totalled  $547,382,582,  an  in- 
crease of  nearly  $86,000,000;  exports 
totalled  $315,317,250,  an  increase  of 
nearly  $18,000,000. 

The  year's  increase  in  trade,  over 
fourteen  per  cent.,  is  one  of  the  largest,  if 
not  the  largest,  in  the  history  of  Canada. 

According  to  present  indications,  the 
Dominion's  trade  for  the  current  fiscal 
year  will  run  very  close  to  the  million- 
dollar  mark. 

Of  the  total  imports  for  the  past  year 
$335,204,452  were  dutiable  goods,  while 
$186,144,249  were  free  goods. 

The  Customs  revenue  totalled  $87,- 
548,452,  an  increase  of  $14,250,908. 

Exports  of  domestic  products  for  the 


year  totalled  $290,223,857,  the  principal 
items  being:  Agricultural  products, 
$107,143,375;  animals  and  their  produce 
$48,210,654;  mines,  $41,324,516;  for- 
ests, $40,892,674;  manufactures,  $35,- 
836,284;   fisheries,  $16,704,678. 

The  increase  in  agricultural  exports 
was  approximately  $24,500,000.  In 
manufactures  the  increase  was  not  quite 
half  a  million. 

Fisheries  exports  increased  by  a  little 
over  a  million. 

On  the "  other  hand,  there  were  de- 
creases of  a  little  over  four  millions  in 
the  exports  of  animals  and  their  pro- 
duce; nearly  five  millions  in  the  exports 
of  the  forest,  and  a  million  and  a  half 
in  mineral  exports. 

During  the  year  Canada  imported 
coin  and  bullion  to  the  value  of  $26,033,- 
881,  as  compared  with  only  $10,206,210 
for  the  preceding  year. 


#      #      # 


Potato  Importations 


"T  have  been  in  business  for  a  long 
period  of  years,"  said  a  St.  John, 
N.B.,  dealer  recently,  "but  for  nearly 
forty  years  back  I  cannot  remember  of 
there  having  been  such  large  receipts  of 
Irish  potatoes  as  has  been  the  case  this 
season.  It  is  most  unusual,  and  it  will 
probably  be  another  long  period  before 
they  are  again  imported  in  such  large 
quantities. 

"When  I  remember  their  first  being 
shipped  here,  nearly  forty  years  since, 
they  spoiled  for  the  most  part  on  the 
voyage  from  the  Old  Country,  and  when 
they  were  landed  in  St.  John  they  were 
fit  for  little  else  than  for  cattle  feeding. 


though  some  of  them  were  used  in  seed- 
ing. 

"The  importing  of  these  potatoes  has 
lowered  the  price  of  the  local  stock,  and 
it  is  a  distinct  surprise  to  note  than 
with  the  remarkably  large  crop  har- 
vested in  New  Brunswick  last  year,  that 
months  before  the  new  'spuds'  are  seen 
on  the  market  we  should  be  compelled 
to  import  from  Ireland. 

"If  the  crop  in  Ireland  had  not  been 
good  this  year,  Canadian  people  would 
have  had  to  pay  much  higher  prices  than 
have  been  asked,  though  $3  and  even 
$2.75,  which  prevailed  for  a  time,  are 
decidedly  high  for  St.  John  and  other 
parts  of  New  Brunswick." 


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BUSY  MAN'S   CANADA 


June,   1912 


Census  of  Dairy  Industries 


nPHE  Census  and  Statistics  Bulletin 
for  March  just  issued,  gives  the 
records  of  butter,  cheese  and  condensed 
milk,  as  collected  at  the  census  of  last 
year. 

There  were  3,628  factories  in  operation 
in  1910. 

The  quantity  of  butter  made  in  the 
year  was  59,875,097  pounds,  having  a 
value  of  $15,682,564.  This  is  23,818,- 
358  pounds  more  than  in  1900,  and  the 
value  is  more  by  $8,441,592. 

The  quantity  of  cheese  is  231,012,798 
pounds,  which  is  more  than  at  the 
previous  census  by  10,179,529  pounds, 
but  the  value  is  less  by  $600,776. 

The  total  value  of  butter,  cheese  and 
condensed  milk  in  1910  was  $39,143,089, 
and  in  1900  it  was  $29,731,922,  being 
an  increase  of  $9,411,167  in  ten  years. 

Taking  butter  alone  the  value  of  the 
factory  product  was  $7,240,972  in  1900 
and  $15,682,564  in  1910,  and  the  value 
of  cheese  alone  was  $21,890,432  in  1900 
and  $21,620,654  in  1910. 

The  average  price  of  factory  butter 
was  20  cents  per  pound  and  of  cheese  10 
cents  per  pound,  whilst  in  1910  the  aver- 
age price  of  butter  was  26.2  cents  per 
pound  and  of  cheese  only  9  cents  per 
pound. 

The  increased  price  of  factory  butter 
led  to  a  larger  production  in  1910  than 
in  1900,  and  this  was  made  especially  in 
Quebec  at  the  cost  of  a  lower  rate  of 
duty  on  cream  in  the  United  States, 
which  encouraged  larger  exports  to  that 
country. 

The  number  of  condensed  milk  fac- 
tories in  operation  increased  from  four 
in  1900  to  twelve  in  1910,  and  the  value 
of  product  increased  from  $269,520  to 
$1,839,871. 

There  are  now  six  factories  in  Ontario 
with  a  product  value  of  $1,335,689,  two 
in  Nova  Scotia  with  $133,956,  two  in 
Quebec  with  $275,000,  one  in  British 


Columbia    with    $44,326,    and    one    in 
Prince  Edward  Island  with  $50,900. 

In  1900  there  were  two  factories  in 
Nova  Scotia  and  one  each  in  Prince 
Edward  Island  and  Ontario. 

# 

The  Bank  Clerk's  Revolt 

npHE  revolt  of  the  bank  clerk  has 
spread.  In  Britain,  as  well  as  here, 
they  are  making  a  bold  effort  to  bring 
about  a  new  order  of  things,  which  will 
display  more  justice  than  has  hitherto 
prevailed. 

Time  was  when  the  avocation  of  the 
bank  employee  was  considered  in  the 
"genteel"  class,  and  while  it  may  still 
remain  there,  the  progress  of  the  world 
has  opened  up  many  avenues  of  employ- 
ment equally  as  respectable  and  much 
more  profitable  to  the  man  who  applies 
himself.  Therefore  the  necessity  of 
filling  the  depleted  ranks  from  the  old 
land,  where  the  emoluments,  it  is  pre- 
sumed, are  still  less  than  they  are  here. 

A  policy  that  prohibits  a  clerk  from 
marrying  on  less  than  $1,200  a  year, 
even  when  he  is  unable  to  gain  that  figure 
until  he  is  thirty,  is  all  wrong,  and  should 
be  promptly  remedied,  even  if  the  salaries 
of  bank  presidents  and  fat  dividends  of 
shareholders  should  suffer  in  conse- 
quence.— Hamilton  Spectator. 

No  one  would  think  of  using  a  fine 
trotter  to  draw  a  grocery  wagon,  nor  a 
Percheron  to  do  the  work  of  a  little  mule. 
No  more  should  a  mechanic  be  allowed  to 
do  the  work  for  which  a  trained  laborer 
can  be  used.  An  average  laborer  can  be 
taught  to  do  the  most  difficult  and  delicate 
work  if  it  is  repeated  enough  times;  and 
his  lower  mental  calibre  renders  him  more 
fit  than  the  mechanic  to  stand  the  monotony 
of  repetition. — Frederick  W.  Taylor. 


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Clearing  House  Returns 

The  following  are  the  figures  for  the  Canadian  Clearing  Houses  for  the  weeks 

of  May  18,  1911;   May  9  and  May  16,  1912,  with  percentage  change: 

May  18,  '11.  May  9,  '12.  May  16,  '12.  Ch'g  % 

Montreal $46,764,171  $56,404,041  $57,520,897  +  23.0 

Toronto 36,091,626  46,366,401  49,103,309  +36.5 

Winnipeg 23,028,418  30,076,054  29,925,066  +29.9 

Vancouver 10,222,265  13,188,819  12,192,531  +19.2 

Ottawa 4,191,293  6,621,203  5,456,376  +  30. 1 

Calgary 3,806,946  5,760,280  5,590,950  +46.8 

Quebec 2,724,411  3,298,497  2,481,569  —    8.8 

Victoria 2,704,240  3,337,052  3,612,457  +33.2 

Hamilton 2,527,066  3,274,747  3,258,777  +28.9 

Halifa.x 1,747,441  1,908,105  1,887,857  +     8.0 

St.  John 1,842,226  1,796,601  1,717,657  —     6.1 

Edmonton 1,907,911  3,876,293  4,279,473  +124.3 

London 1,525,723  1,930,568  1,572,920  +     3.0 

Regina 1,441,416  2,029,522  2,153,508  +49.4 

Brandon 498,395  647,318  779,020  +56.2 

Lethbridge 499,739  693,950  630,546  +  20 . 6 

Saskatoon 1,201,219  2,564,879  2,561,360  +112.4 

Brantford 459,270  581,130  618,423  +34.6 

Moose  Jaw 706,260  1,303,502  1,116,107  +57.9 

Totals $143,890,036    $185,658,962    $186,458,803   •  +  29.0 

Fort  William 1,271,717  937,947 

<»      #      # 

In  Praise  of  New  Brunswick 

Mr.  J.  Norton  Griffiths,  M.P. 

''THHE  Province  of  New  Brunswick  province,  unsurpassed  in  the  world, 
need  have  no  fear  of  a  prosperous  which  it  should  be  the  endeavor  of  every 
future  if  all  its  citizens  will  co-operate  New  Brunswick  man  to  see  that  every 
with  the  government  in  putting  people  on  square  mile  is  producing  the  necessities 
the  land.  There  are  thousands  of  peo-  and  requirements  of  man. 
pie  who  want  to  get  there  if  they  have  'St.  John  city  will  become  a  big, 
the  opportunity.  There  are  thousands  prosperous  shipping  and  industrial  cen- 
of  people  in  the  Old  Country  who  will  tre  under  a  good,  determined  and  ener- 
assist  them  to  get  there;  but  a  ready-  getic  administration,  evidence  of  which 
made  farm  organization,  with  a  good  exists  on  all  sides,  and  it  is  a  great  priv- 
government  inspector  and  advisor,  is,  in  ilege  to  me  and  my  colleagues  to  be 
my  humble  opinion,  one  of  the  most  associated  with  the  development  of 
necessary  and  apt  steps  which  I  under-  your  great  harbor  works, 
stand  the  people  of  New  Brunswick,  "In  making  good,  we  will  be  able  to 
through  their  government,  are  about  to  feel  that  we  are  one  with  you  in  our  de- 
organize,  termination  to  share  in  your  progress 
"You  have  a  magnificent,  rich,  fertile  and  prosperity." 

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XX  XX 

^      I        Agriculture        i      n 

AionociryincjniinuntjniiniintinantiotiniiotAintjntJotA 


What  to  Do  with  the  Western  Crop 

By  J.  A.  Maharg,  President  0}  Saskatchewan  Grain  Growers'  Association 


npHE  loss  to  ^the  farmers  of  Saskatche- 
wan through  the  inability  of  the 
railway  companies  to  handle  all  grain 
offered  for  shipment  has  been  enormous 
and  in  a  great  many  cases  has  constituted 
a  real  hardship,  but  should  a  large  amount 
of  the  grain  still  in  the  country  become 
a  total  loss,  the  condition  then  will  be- 
come really  desperate.  How  a  solution 
of  this  difficulty  is  going  to  be  reached 
in  the  near  future  is  something  that  is 
engaging  the  thought  of  some  of  our  best 
men  at  the  present.  Even  some  of  our 
rivals  are  offering  suggestions. 

The  Credit  Men's  Association  claim 
that  changing  or  perhaps  abrogating 
that  clause  in  the  Grain  Act  dealing  with 
the  distribution  of  cars  would  solve  the 
whole  difficulty.  However,  it  does  not 
require  a  very  powerful  microscope  to 
discover  who  is  going  to  benefit  by  such 
change. 

Would  it  be  Practical  ? 

Others  think  that  reciprocal  demurrage 
is  what  is  wanted.  Compel  the  railways 
to  handle  all  grain  offered  them  with 
despatch. 

If  this  were  possible,  would  it  be  prac- 
tical ?  Would  it  be  wise  to  force  all  our 
grain  on  the  market  in  the  course  of  a 
few  months?  Then  we  should  look  at 
this  from  the  laborer's  point  of  view. 

If  we  compel  the  railways  to  handle 
our  grain  as  fast  as  it  is  offered,  it  will 
be  necessary  for  them  to  treble  their 
equipment,  and  consequently  their  em- 
ployees for  a  period  of  a  few  months  at 
most. 

Railroading  is  a  business  that  requires 
experienced  men — this  is  absolutely  neces- 
sary to  protect  life  and  property.  To  get 
those    men    they   must   of   necessity    be 


given  steady  employment,  otherwise  they 
and  their  families  must  suffer. 

On  the  other  hand,  there  are  thousands 
of  settlers  in  our  province  who  have  been 
and  are  at  the  present  time  suffering 
through  not  being  able  to  market  their 
grain  to  enable  them  to  purchase  the 
necessaries  of  life. 

The  conditions  we  do  business  under 
compel  the  farmer  to  market  his  grain 
early  in  the  season.  The  banks,  imple- 
ment dealers,  merchants,  in  fact,  every 
line  of  business,  demands  a  fall  settle- 
ment. Railroad  magnates  and  others 
say  the  farmers  should  build  granaries 
and  not  market  their  grain  all  at  once. 
This  is  all  very  well,  but  if  they  were  in 
the  farmer's  place  they  would,  through 
force  of  circumstances,  be  compelled  to 
do  just  as  he  does,  otherwise  their  grain 
would  be  marketed  for  them  at  a  cost 
far  in  advance  of  what  they  could  do  it  for 
themselves. 

What  is  the  remedy  ?  In  one  instance 
the  laborers  will  suffer.  As  it  is  the 
farmers  suffer.  What  we  want  is  to 
devise  some  plan  that  will  benefit  both. 

Internal  Storage  Wanted 

When  we  consider  the  tremendous 
developments  in  the  West  it  seems  it 
will  be  almost  an  impossibility  for  the 
railroads  to  handle  the  grain  of  this 
country  as  fast  as.  it  is  offered.  Take 
Saskatchewan  alone;  it  is  estimated  that 
there  were  over  five  million  acres  of 
prairie  broken  last  year,  which  by  the 
time  seeding  is  over  will  be  about  six 
million  acres.  Place  this  at  an  average 
of  seventeen  bushels  to  the  acre,  which 
is  much  below  the  usual  average  for  all 
grain,  and  you  will  have  over  one  hun- 
dred million  bushels — practically  as  much 


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June,  1912 


BUSY   MAN'S    CANADA 


Agriculture 


as  all  our  railroads  got  out  before  the 
close  of  navigation  last  fall. 

The  development  of  Saskatchewan  is 
only  just  started,  providing  conditions 
are  improved  so  that  new  settlers  can 
market  their  produce  in  time  to  protect 
themselves  from  loss  and  hardship. 

What  is  the  solution?  The  southern 
outlet  is  practically  closed;  the  northern 
outlet  is  years  away  as  yet;  the  eastern 
and  western  outlets  are  entirely  inade- 
quate. It  appears  to  me  that  the  only 
immediate  solution  is  by  providing  some 
system  of  internal  storage  where  the 
settler  can  secure  weight  and  grade  for 
his  grain  to  enable  him  to  finance  on 
same. 

# 

Potato  Canker  Has  Reached 
Canada 

pROF.  GlisSOW  Dominion  Botan- 
ist at  the  Central  Experimental 
Farm,  Ottawa,  whose  article  on  Potato 
Canker  in  last  month's  Busy  Man 
created  much  interest  because  of  the 
important  warning  it  contained  for  all 
Canadians,  writes  as  follows: 

"Since  writing  on  Potato  Canker  in 
the  May  issue  of  Busy  Man's  Canada, 
I  may  inform  you  that  I  have  found  the 
Potato  Canker  in  a  consignment  of 
potatoes  imported  from  England.  This 
called  for  the  immediate  publication  of 
a  new  circular,  which,  no  doubt,  will 
reach  you  in  due  course." 

The  circular  referred  to  by  Prof. 
Giissow  may  be  obtained  free  of  charge 
by  writing  him  at  the  Experimental 
Farm. 

Our  Friend  Barley 

TTHE  Farm  and  Ranch  Review,  of  Cal- 
gary,   points    out    that    users    of 
barley  have  been  industriously  urging 
farmers  to  grow  more  of  this  cereal. 

Many  of  the  advantages  of  the  crop 
have  been  set  forth,  including  the  suit- 
ability of  the  soil  and  climate  of  the 


West  for  barley  production;  the  ad- 
vantage of  dividing  up  the  crop,  the  use 
of  barley  in  killing  weeds  and  the  fact 
there  is  an  alternative  use  for  barley 
when  the  market  fails  to  absorb  all  the 
crop. 

On  the  part  of  farmers  there  seems  to 
be  a  disposition  to  grow  more  barley  and 
to  grow  it  with  more  care,  says  the  Re- 
view. But  the  barley  crop  has  not  had 
all  the  advantages  that  might  be  given 
it  in  any  of  the  Western  provinces. 

Frequently  barley  is  sown  as  a  catch 
crop,  with  the  idea  of  getting  a  little  of 
something  ofiE  the  land.  At  other  times, 
when  it  is  sown  for  a  market  crop,  it  is 
seeded  late,  upon  ground  thought  to  be 
unfit  for  other  crops. 

Barley  deserves  better  treatment. 
The  time  is  pretty  well  past  when  bar- 
ley could  not  be  sold  rapidly.  There  is 
a  growing  local  demand  for  it,  and  it  is 
more  generally  handled  in  car  lots.  The 
growing  of  barley  should  enjoy  some 
expansion. 

To  Encourage  Scientific 
Farming 

^  I  ^HE  Conservation  Commission  will 
this  summer  co-operate  with  the 
Federal  and  Provincial  Agricultural  De- 
partments in  assisting  the  spread  of 
information  to  encourage  scientific  farm- 
ing. One  new  departure  will  be  the  pub- 
lication by  the  Commission  of  illustrated 
reports  describing  improved  farming  con- 
ditions on  selected  farms  in  each  province. 
Illustration  farms  in  several  localities 
in  each  province  will  be  used  as  types  of 
what  can  be  accomplished  through  scien- 
tific farming,  and  the  owners  will  be  en- 
couraged to  co-operate  with  the  Com- 
mission in  giving  and  receiving  informa- 
tion bearing  on  the  problem  of  economic 
husbandry. 

See  that  your  children  he  taught,  not 
only  the  labors  of  the  earth,  but  the  loveli- 
ness of  it. — John  Ruskin. 


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MiO(>o<)OononoooooOoocinonortoO(jnon<iO(iOon<)nooonooc^  AiOiiouotinuotioijnnnDni  AjOiini 

Pulse  of  the  Press       | 

iTk  lObotinooununtina/VincincjOununDOononcin^ 


Workmen's  Compensation  for 

Injuries 


npHE  Toronto  Globe  points  out  that 
the  long  delay  in  bringing  Ontario's 
laws  regarding  the  compensation  of 
workmen  for  injuries — or  their  relatives 
in  the  case  of  fatalities — arising  out  of 
their  employment  is  beginning  to  cause 
keen  resentment  in  labor  circles. 

"It  was  hoped,"  says  the G/o^e,  "that 
Sir  William  Meredith's  inquiry  would 
have  been  sufficiently  far  advanced  to 
permit  of  the  introduction  of  legislation 
at  the  last  session  of  the  legislature. 

"The  year's  further  delay  that  must 
now  take  place  will  mean  that  hundreds 
of  maimed  workmen,  and  dozens  of 
families  of  Ontario  men  killed  as  the 
result  of  industrial  accidents,  must  go 
through  life  without  the  aid  that  a  just 
and  progressive  law  would  secure  for 
them. 

"The  existing  legislation  is  more 
fruitful  of  law  suits  than  of  money  for 
the  claimants. 


"Coroners'  juries  are  beginning  to 
take  notice  of  present  conditions.  The 
other  day  a  jury  at  Palmerston,  after 
reporting  on  the  circumstances  under 
which  a  railway  employee  named  George 
Hassen  lost  his  life  in  the  G.T.R.  yards, 
added  the  following  clause  to  its  verdict: 

"'We  recommend  that  a  fund  of 
some  kind,  under  the  guidance  of 
Parliament,  be  established  for  ade- 
quate financial  aid  to  those  dependent 
upon  men  whose  lives  are  occupied  in 
such  hazardous  callings.' 

The  Globe  concludes  that,  "the  pas- 
sage of  similar  resolutions  in  the  case  of 
industrial  fatalities  of  all  sorts  that 
come  before  Coroners'  juries  in  Ontario 
during  the  next  twelve  months  would 
be  a  powerful  lever  in  the  hands  of  the 
members  of  the  House  who  are  fighting 
for  a  proper  Workmen's  Compensation 
Act." 


#      #>      #> 


The  Demand  for  Commissions 


'T'HE  Hydro-Electric  Commission 
must  have  had  an  experience  of  its 
own  or  Hon.  Mr.  Beck  would  not  press, 
as  he  appears  to  be  doing,  his  bill  which 
insists  that  the  public  utilities  of  any 
municipality  which  is  using  the  Hydro 
power  shall  be  under  the  direction  of 
a  commission. 

Of  course  this  commission  may  not  be 
a  paid  one.  The  time  occupied  by  it 
may  not  be  any  more  than  the  time  of  the 
average  committee  man,  but,  continued 


in  office,  and  upon  one  phase  of  public 
service,  one  should  become  more  expert 
in  it. 

St.  John,  N.B.,  under  a  special  act, 
and  like  so  many  that  have  been  granted 
by  the  state  legislatures,  will  be  the  first 
city  in  Canada  to  try  government  by 
commission. 

It  is  remarkable  that  New  Brunswick, 
which  is  regarded  as  slow  and  non-pro- 
gressive, should  lead  the  way  in  legis- 
lation of  this  kind. 

St.  John  will  have  a  commission  of 


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live  persons,  the  Mayor  and  four  others. 
The  Mayor  will  represent  the  finance 
department;  the  other  four  will  be 
chosen  with  regard  to  their  particular 
fitness  for  departmental  supervision. 

The  commissioners  will,  with  the  one 
exception,  that  of  the  Mayor,  have  to 
give  all  their  time  to  the  public  business, 
and  they  will  be  paid  $3,000  each  per 
annum.     There  is  a  total  of  $15,000  a 


year.  It  is  a  huge  sum,  but  perhaps  not 
too  much  for  a  city  of  the  size  of  St. 
John. 

The  result  will  be  watched  with  inter- 
est. Upon  the  success  of  it  will  depend 
the  spread  of  the  new  idea  in  Canada, 
and  perhaps  it  may  reach  Kingston. 
Commissioners  may  be  secured  without 
salary,  and  commission  is  the  ideal 
system. — Kingston  Whig. 


"t-      #      <^ 


What  Does  the  West  Owe  the  East? 


'T'HE  Winnipeg  Free  Press  objects  to 
certain  Eastern  papers  lecturing  the 
West  on  the  gratitude  it  owes  to  the 
East.     It  says: 

"Westerners  who  talk  of  secession 
from  the  Dominion  are  talking  fool- 
ishly. But  they  are  not  talking  as 
dangerously    as    those    Easterners    of 

whose  utterances  the extract 

from  the  Belleville  Intelligencer  furn- 
ishes a  representative  sample,  and  upon 
whom  the  responsibility  will  rest,  if 
antagonism  between  West  and  East 
should  assume  proportions  threatening 
the  disruption  of  the  Dominion." 

All  this  talk  of  the  debt  which  the 
West  owes  to  the  East  is  rank  sec- 
tionalism. What  the  people  of  East- 
ern Canada  did  to  acquire  the  West 
and  to  equip  it  with  railways  was 
done,  not  for  the  West  alone,  but  for 
all  Canada. 

The  people  of  the  West  are  not  an 
alien  race.  Many  of  them  are  natives 
of  old  Canada  or  their  descendants. 
Others  came  from  Great  Britain,  from 
the  United  States,  from  the  continent  of 
Europe,  at  our  urgent  invitation. 

The  purchase  money  paid  to  the  Hud- 
son Bay  Company  was  a  mere  bagatelle. 
The  money  subsidies  paid  to  the  Cana- 
dian Pacific  Railway  were,  as  the  Free 
Press  pointed  out,  borrowed  on  the  credit 
of  the  Dominion,  and  Westerners  paid 
their  share  of  the  interest  charges.     Far 


exceeding  the  money  subsidies  were  the 
subsidies  in  land,  which  came  out  of 
the  West  itself. 

Canada  made  very  slow  progress 
until  the  immigrants  began  to  pour 
into  the  West.  And  once  that  move- 
ment began,  it  benefited  Eastern  On- 
tario. We  have  a  greater  Toronto  and 
a  greater  Montreal,  because  we  have  a 
greater  Canada. 

It  is  fashionable  now  to  say  that  in 
immigration  we  have  been  paying  too 
much  attention  to  the  West  and  neglect- 
ing Ontario. 

It  is  good  policy  to  fill  up  Ontario's 
vacant  lands. 

But  if  we  have  an  immigration  boom 
in  Ontario  it  is  because  there  was  an 
immigration  boom  in  the  West. 

The  rich  prairie  lands  of  the  West 
were  an  advertisement  for  all  Canada. 

All  this  talk  about  pampering  the 
West  is  nonsense — sectional  and  un- 
patriotic nonsense.  Those  who  talk 
about  the  West  as  a  burden  are  giving 
encouragement  to  those  who  talk  about 
secession.  The  way  to  stop  the  talk 
about  secession  is  to  tell  the  Western 
man  that  we  like  him  too  well  to  let 
him  go. — Toronto  Star. 


What  folly  to  tear  one's  hair  in  sorrow, 
just  as  if  grief  could  be  assuaged  by  bald- 
ness.— Cicero. 


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Canada's  Honor  and  the 
Titanic 

IJOW  does  Canada's  record  stand 
with  the  Titanic? 

Some  United  States  journals  have 
been  trying  to  belittle  the  British  pas- 
sengers and  extol  the  United  States 
record. 

Alas,  such  an  effort  is  hardly  worth 
while!  Small  are  the  men  who  turn  to 
such  work  at  such  a  time. 

But  Canada  has  no  need  to  blush  for 
her  people  endangered  or  for  those 
lost.  The  Canadian  record  is  a  clear 
one. 

It  is  now  known  that  there  were  on 
the  boat  36  Canadians,  21  men  and  15 
women.  Of  these  21  were  drowned;  15 
were  saved.  Of  the  saved  13  were  wo- 
men; 2  were  men. 

Of  the  lost  19  were  men;  2  were 
women. 

Of  the  two  drowned  Canadian  women 
one  at  least — Mrs.  Allison — was  urged 
to  enter  a  boat,  but  preferred  to  go 
with  her  husband. 

Of  the  two  Canadian  men  saved,  one 
was  ordered  into  a  boat  that  was  in- 
sufficiently manned.  The  other  was 
given  a  place  in  a  boat  after  all  the 
women  on  his  part  of  the  vessel  had 
embarked. 

The  Titanic  disaster  left  no  dishonor 
on  Canadian  manhood.  Hold  up  your 
heads! — Hamilton  Spectator. 

Won't  Stay  Bottled  Up 

HTHE  London  Advertiser  is  carrying  on 
a  brisk  "stay  in  Ontario"  cam- 
paign. It  declares  that,  with  reciproc- 
ity defeated,  the  East  is  a  better  farming 
proposition  than  the  West.  "The  West 
is  tied  down  to  a  European  market  and 
a  narrow  outlet  through  Eastern  Can- 
ada," and  "The  West  for  the  moment  is 
bottled  up,"  are  among  the  statements 
which  the  Advertiser  makes  in  support 
of  its  argument. 


Seeing  that  the  West  was  deprived  of 
reciprocity  by  the  vote  of  Ontario  this 
is  a  good  deal  like  rubbing  it  in.  Never- 
theless the  West  will  continue  to  draw 
settlers  from  all  parts  of  the  world, 
Ontario  included. 

The  resulting  problems  of  transporta- 
tion and  markets  will  be  put  up  to  the 
Borden  Government,  and  it  will  have  to 
find  a  solution  or  take  the  consequences. 
The  West  will  not  stay  bottled  up. — 
Winnipeg  Free  Press. 

The  Big  New  Liner 

TpHE  new  White  Star  liner  which  was 
already  under  construction  when 
the  Titanic  met  with  disaster  will  be 
quite  as  large  as  its  predecessor.  But 
it  will  have  lateral  as  well  as  transverse 
bulkheads,  it  will  carry  plenty  of  life- 
boats, and  we  may  be  sure  it  will  not 
retain  full  speed  through  an  icefield 
at  night. — Toronto  Star. 

The  West  Will  Win 

/^NTARIO,  as  population  now  stands, 
has  the  power,  and  exercised  it  last 
September,  of  defeating  the  policy  which 
a  majority  of  the  people  in  the  West 
believe  would  be  in  the  best  interest  of 
the  national  progress  and  welfare.  The 
West  must  needs  submit  to  the  rule  of 
the  majority,  but  the  time  will  come 
when  the  majority  will  be  on  this  side 
of  the  great  lakes. — Manitoba  Free  Press. 


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All  Canadians  Now 

Suppose  our  fathers  were  Scotch,  Eng- 
lish, Irish,  or  something  else.  Forget  it. 
We  are  all  Canadians  now. — Windsor 
Record. 

# 

No  Advance  Noted 

Congratulations  all  around!  Scanning 
to-day's  market  reports,  not  a  single  neces- 
sary of  life  appears  to  have  aviated  during 
the  past  twenty-four  hours. — Ottawa  Jour- 
nal. 

# 

Back  to  the  Land 

Some  day  before  long  Ontario  will  ex- 
perience a  decided  ''back-to-the-land" 
movement.  Many  an  amateur  farmer 
works  at  a  desk  in  London  at  the  present 
time. — London  Advertiser. 
<f> 
Quite  a  Difference 

A  Montreal  girl  thinks  she  has  seen 
Heaven.  She  was  impressed  by  the  dif- 
ference between  that  place  and  Montreal. 
— Toronto  News. 

# 

Have  you  made  your  peace  with  the 
moving  van  man? — Toronto  Star. 

The  Wrong  Goal 

The  people  of  this  age  badly  need  all  the 
sermons  of  all  the  journalistic  converts  to 
the  doctrine  of  ''go  slow."  But  as  long 
as  the  goal  of  life  is  great  possessions 
rather  than  mental  treasures,  the  world 
will  continue  to  take  short  cuts. 

Things  to  Lean  On 

"Women  all  hke  a  strong  shoulder  upon 
which  to  lean."  This  is  Laura  Jane 
Libbey's  opinion.  Man's  preference  for 
leaning  purposes  is  a  telegraph  pole. — 
Toronto  News. 


A  Question  of  Speed 

Dr.  Reaume  says  that  farmers  and 
motorists  should  get  closer  together.  In 
many  cases  they  would  if  the  farmers 
could  run  fast  enough. — Toronto  Star. 

After  the  Election 

Not  one  black  sheep  in  British  Colum- 
bia!    "We  told  you  so." — Ottawa  Journal. 

A  Camden  girl  has  been  sent  to  jail  for 
kicking  a  policeman  on  the  chin.  No 
Hobble  Skirts  there! — Toronto  News. 


If  Britain  and  Germany  agree  to  ex- 
change naval  information,  it  will  be  much 
wiser  than  if  they  proceed  to  exchange 
shots. — Toronto  Star. 

Valuables  Overlooked 

Thieves  robbed  a  local  stove  magnate's 
house  of  diamond  rings  and  other  jewel- 
lery, but  carelessly  overlooked  some  price- 
less new-laid  eggs  in  the  refrigerator,  and 
a  bag  of  valuable  potatoes  in  the  cellar. 
— Toronto  Star. 

#■ 

Don't  Need  Showing 

If  the  Standard  Oil  is  invading  the  Do- 
minion with  the  idea  of  showing  us  all 
about  the  trusts,  we  would  respectfully 
inform  it  that  several  Canadian  organiza- 
tions have  shown  us  all  that  is  necessary 
about  mergers,  combines,  restraint  of 
trade,  etc. — Calgary  News-Telegram. 

Ask  Them 

"If,"  says  Sir  John  Simon,  "you  say 
that  Home  Rule  for  Ireland  will  injure 
the  Empire,  ask  the  twenty-eight  home 
rule  governments  already  existing  in  the 
Empire  what  their  opinion  is." — Toronto 
Star. 


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What  "People  are  Saying  about  Matters  of  Interest       x 

X 


Gripping  Trade  Monopolies 


/^  ERMANY  has  its  own  method,  and 
^^  a  most  effective  one,  for  dealing 
with  monopolists.  This  is  to  take  over 
the  business  of  a  syndicate  when  it  be- 
comes a  menace  or  a  trouble  to  the 
state. 

Dr.  Belbrueck,  Secretary  of  State  of 
the  Interior,  speaking  in  the  Reichstag 
lately,  said: 

"Our  economic  policy  last  year  suc- 
cessfully withstood  two  severe  tests — 
the  drought  and  the  tension  in  foreign 
politics.  This  shows  that  the  country's 
economic  life  rests  on  a  sound  basis. 

"During  the  last  thirty  years  the  in- 
dustry of  foreign  countries  has  grown 
stronger.  We  must  go  out  to  fight  both, 
not  only  for  the  home  market,  but  also 
for  foreign  markets.  Tariffs  do  not 
help  us  against  foreign  countries  which 
protect  themselves.  Owing  to  free 
trade,  England  has  to  put  up  with  any- 
thing foreign  countries  think  fit  to  do. 
Our  trade  relations  are  to  be  built  up 
on  the  basis  of  the  most  favored  nation 
treatment. 

"In  the  syndicates  are  growing  up 
organizations  which  are  assuming  a 
character  of  private  monopoly,  which 
may  become  a  good  deal  more  danger- 
ous than  a  state  monopoly.  I  consider 
it  not  improbable  that  we  may  have  to 
gradually  transform  private  monopolies 
into  state  monopolies.  On  the  other 
hand  I  am  convinced  that  we  are  not 
yet  ripe  for  such  a  measure. 

"The  state  cannot  be  deprived  of  the 
right  to  enter  into  a  syndicate  when 
this  appears  economically  desirable." 

In  other  words,  as  the  Kingston  Whig 
puts  it,  Germany,  true  to  its  paternal 
instincts,  will  control  trade  rather  than 


let  trade  control  its  government.  Of 
all  the  protectionists  in  the  world  the 
Germans  are  the  most  docile  or  innocuous. 
They  may  organize  for  a  specific  pur- 
pose, as  they  do  in  the  United  States  and 
Canada,  but  they  will  invite  the  atten- 
tion of  the  government  and  it  will  de- 
termine what  the  line  of  action  shall  be. 
"If,"  says  the  Secretary  of  State,  "we 
must  have  a  monopoly  of  any  kind,  the 
state  will  control  it." 

If  Reciprocity  Had  Passed 

"PARMERS  are  burning  off  enough 
feed  in  Southern  Alberta  to  feed 
thousands  of  head  of  cattle,"  said  P. 
Burns,  Alberta's  cattle  king.  "At  the 
Olds  experimental  farm  of  the  Provincial 
Government,  99  head  of  the  best  beef 
cattle  that  I  have  ever  seen,  are  being 
fattened  on  the  same  kind  of  material 
that  is  being  burned  by  the  ton  in 
Southern  Alberta,  all  because  the  farm- 
ers have  no  other  way  of  getting  rid  of  it. 
If  reciprocity  had  passed,  we  could  have 
brought  the  American  cattle  to  the  feed, 
or  the  feed  to  the  cattle,  and  the  farmers 
and  cattlemen  on  both  sides  of  the  line 
could  have  benefited  to  the  extent  of 
thousands  of  dollars." 


McBride  on  the  Navy 

CREAKING  of  the  Dominion's  naval 
policy  in  London,  Eng.,  Premier 
McBride  of  B.C.  declared  that  the 
Canadian  electors  condemned  the  inade- 
quate naval  scheme  of  the  Laurier  Gov- 
ernment and  the  responsibility  had  now 
been  assumed  by  the  Borden  ministry, 


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superseding  it  with  a  broader  and  more 
effective  plan, 

"This  is  a  matter  which  closely  affects 
British  Columbia,"  he  said.  "Since  the 
withdrawal  of  the  Pacific  squadron,  we 
have  been  left  practically  defenceless  on 
the  Pacific  coast.  We  have  been  greatly 
impressed  with  the  vigor  and  strength 
of  Hon.  Winston  Churchill's  naval  policy, 
and  we  have  hope  and  confidence  that 
any  naval  scheme  in  which  he  and  the 
Canadian  Government  concur,  will  re- 
store to  British  Columbia  a  full  and  fair 
measure  of  naval  protection." 


Nagging  at  Engineers 

npHE  life  of  the  municipal  engineer  at 
best  is  a  hard  one.  Their  work  is 
seldom  appreciated,  yet  the  manage- 
ment and  construction  and  design  of  all 
the  city's  affairs  are  in  their  hands.  An 
engineer  who  is  employed  by  a  private 
corporation  has  a  comparatively  easy 
task,  for  the  people  he  must  satisfy  are 
few  in  number  and  quite  amenable  to 
reason.  On  the  other  hand,  it  seems  to 
be  a  universal  practice  for  certain  mem- 
bers of  town  and  city  councils  by  their 
constant  nagging  and  lack  of  fairness 
to  make  the  life  of  their  engineers  a  hard 
thing. — Canadian  Engineer. 

Genius  Honored  Too  Late 

"  YIT^HEN  an  incident  such  as  that  of 
the  Titanic  occurs,  attention  is 
directed  for  the  moment  to  the  man 
whose  genius  has  made  possible  the 
rescue  of  passengers,  but  unfortunately 
men  like  Marconi  receive  too  little  rec- 
ognition from  the  world  at  large  in  the 
course  of  their  lifetime.  A  hundred 
years  from  now  men  will  honor  the  name 
of  Marconi  and  speak  it  with  reverence. 
As  a  great  inventor  he  will  be  honored 
after  his  death,  but  there  is  something 
still  lacking  in  a  civilization  that  does 
not  provide  for  a   due  share  of  that 


honor  to  be  accorded  during  the  life- 
time of  the  pre-eminently  deserving. — 
J.     K.     Mclnnis,     Editor     Saskatoon 

Phoenix. 

♦ 

Reciprocity  Sized  Up 

"  T  HAVE  never  seen  such  a  blunt  ad- 
mission before,  but  it  correctly 
represents  the  view  we  took  in  Canada 
before  the  general  election,"  said  Prem- 
ier McBride,  of  British  Columbia,  speak- 
ing of  President  Taft's  "  adjunct "  speech. 
"The  American  reciprocity  movement 
was  deliberately  designed  to  detach 
Canada  from  the  Imperial  reciprocity 
scheme  and  defeat  the  coming  Imperial 
preferential  policy  to  which  Canada  i& 
fervently  devoted." 

Open  Windows  During 
Recess 

""P\0  let  the  little  children  have  some 
of  God's  fresh,  pure  air  that  is 
knocking  at  the  windows,  and  which  we 
won't  let  in.  We  imprison  them  and 
feed  them — starve  them,  poison  them 
with  bad  air.  Why  do  you  do  it?  It  is 
a  relic  of  the  dark  ages!" 

Such  was  Dr.  Noble's  plea  before  the 
Board  of  Education  at  Toronto,  in  sup- 
port of  his  motion,  which  was  carried, 
to  instruct  the  teachers  to  open  the  win- 
dows at  every  recess  and  noon  hour, 
closing  them  before  the  classes  come  in 

again. 

♦ 

Search  thine  own  heart;  what  paineth 
thee  in  others  in  thyself  may  be. — Whittier. 

# 

Half  the  joy  of  life  is  in  little  things 
taken  on  the  run.  Let  us  run  if  we  must 
— even  the  sands  do  that — but  let  us  keep 
our  hearts  young  and  our  eyes  open,  that 
nothing  worth  our  while  shall  escape  us. 
And  everything  is  worth  its  while  if  we 
only  grasp  it  and  its  significance. — Victor 
Cherbuliez. 


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Elbert  Hubbard  to  Business  Men 

*'The  More  People  who  Work  in  Harmony  with 
You,  the  Better  You  Are" 


"COLBERT  HUBBARD,  the  seer  of 
East  Aurora,  writer,  farmer,  lec- 
turer, business  man,  organizer  extraor- 
dinary; editor  and  publisher  of  The  Fra 
and  The  Philistine,  each  of  which  has 
over  a  hundred  thousand  a  month  cir- 
culation, throws  down  the  shovel  or  the 
hayfork,  or  the  pen,  .whichever  he  hap- 
pens to  be  using,  leaves  the  Roycroft 
Shops  and  once  in  a  while  comes  over 
to  Canada  for  a  talkfest. 

Wherever  Elbert  Hubbard  goes  he 
needs  no  boosting  in  order  to  fill  the 
house — the  trouble  is  to  get  in.  He 
understands  human  nature  and  its 
problems  as  few  men  living  or  dead 
have  understood — and  he  has  a  message. 
It  is  a  message  of  Hope,  and  not  a  mes- 
sage of  Fear. 

When  Fear  seizes  us,  says  Hubbard, 
we  are  all  in  and  our  number  goes  up. 
Co-operation  and  good  cheer  is  his 
message,  which  he  freely  sprinkles  with 
wit  and  raillery,  with  a  big  dash  of 
exaggeration  thrown  in  occasionally  to 
jolt  us  into  thinking. 

The  other  day  he  came  over  and  ad- 
dressed the  Canadian  Club  at  Hamilton. 
His  subject  was  "Men  and  Women." 
It  sparkled  with  philosophy  and  original 
phrases. 

No  Lawyers,  Doctors,  Preachers 

He  introduced  his  subject  by  an  an- 
alysis of  bee  life.  The  bee,  he  said, 
knew  what  to  do  with  the  drones,  some- 
thing which  was  puzzling  humanity 
now.  The  bees  knew  how  to  make 
honey,  peace,  etc.,  and  as  far  as  he 
knew  they  had  no  lawyers,  doctors  or 
preachers.  Whether  they  were  wise  it 
would  be  indelicate  to  ask. 


He  explained  interestingly  the  co- 
operation and  system  of  bees.  A 
man  alone  had  really  no  intelligence. 
All  our  acts  have  other  people  in  mind. 
Man  realizes  when  alone  that  his  reason 
reels  and  his  mind  rocks.  The  more 
people  who  work  in  harmony  with  you 
the  greater  and  better  you  are. 

The  economic  theory  was  that  all 
were  down  on  Nature's  handbook  at  $5 
a  day.  There  were  men  you  would  not 
employ  at  $1  a  day.  The  $10,  $50  and 
$100  a  day  men  were  the  men  with  pro- 
phetic vision;  men  who  saw  things  and 
did  things. 

The  secret  of  life  was  to  get  someone 
to  do  your  work.  Blessed  is  the  man 
who  finds  someone  do  his  work. 

To  Make  Friends— Be  One 

There  were  two  places  to  which  men 
out  of  society's  equation  were  sent — 
the  insane  asylums  and  penitentiaries. 
Those  who  were  sent  there  were  those 
who  could  not  look  after  one  man — 
themselves.  The  recipe  for  reforming 
the  world  was  "reform  yourself."  The 
recipe  for  making  friends  was  be  one 
yourself. 

We  live  in  the  greatest  time  the  world 
has  ever  known.  There  has  been  greater 
progress  in  the  past  few  hundred  years 
than  there  were  in  the  two  thousand 
years  before. 

Mr.  Hubbard  alluded  to  the  recent 
celebration  in.  memory  of  Abraham 
Lincoln  and  said  that  the  47  years  that 
elapsed  was  not  a  long  time.  In  that 
time  Lincoln's  son  had  become  presi- 
dent of  a  Pullman  company.  Lincoln 
never  rode  in  a  Pullman,  dined  in  a  din- 
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typewriter  or  a  typewritist — the  latter, 
two  of  the  world's  most  beautiful  things. 
He  used  the  allusion  to  illustrate  the 
progress  of  the  world. 

The  business  man  was  the  man  who 
looked  the  pay-roll  in  the  eye.  Book- 
keepers and  elevator  men  were  necessary,- 
but  the  secret  of  the  successful  man  was 
to  get  business — get  the  orders  and  fill 
them.     Let  someone  else  do  the  work. 

"I  know  of  more  rotten  schemes  to 
make  money  than  any  man  in  Toronto," 
he  said.  "And  that's  some  boast,"  he 
added. 

The  business  world  was  now  for  the 
first  time  in  its  history  adopting  the 
golden  rule.  Truth,  for  a  business  max- 
im.    Truth  is  the  new  virtue. 

Lemon  Became  a  Melon 

Mr.  Hubbard  went  into  an  entertain- 
ing history  of  the  famous  Standard  Oil 
verdict,  and  stated  that  by  a  peculiar 
coincidence  the  company  declared  a 
$29,000,000  dividend  on  the  first  of 
April.  The  $29,000,000  lemon  which 
the  court  handed  the  company  had 
grown  into  a  $29,000,000  melon.  "The 
day  of  miracles  is  not  passed.  We  are  a 
wonderful  people  on  the  other  side  and 
we  acknowledge  it." 

The  dissolution  of  the  Standard  Oil 
had  been  brought  about,  he  said,  be- 
cause the  people  asked  for  it.  The 
American  people  were  not  ruled  by  law 
— public  opinion  ruled.  The  good  judge 
had  no  opinion,  but  had  his  ear  to  the 
ground.  The  chief  justice  knew  the 
people  wanted  Barabas,  and  he  gave 
them  Barabbas. 

The  Standard  Oil  retaliated  by  rais- 
ing the  price  of  gasoline  a  cent  a  gallon. 
"They  have  got  the  jack  screw  under 
gasoline  and  John  D.  sits  up  at  nights 
working  the  jackscrew." 

The  rebate,  which  the  fine  really  was, 
was  not  following  the  one  price  system. 

Doctors  were  all  rebaters,  he  said. 
Lawyers  and  doctors  took  all  they  got 
and  the  preachers  took  what  they  got. 


Business  men,  however,  had  lined  up 
behind  the  one  price  system.  He  could 
remember  the  time  when  negotiations 
were  carried  on  for  the  purchase  of  a 
pair  of  trousers.  The  business  man 
then  pitted  his  knowledge  of  values 
against  the  innocence  and  ignorance  of 
the  customer.  The  business  man  to- 
day was  the  attorney  for  the  buyer,  and 
the  girl  of  10  could  trade  in  the  big  de- 
partment store  with  the  same  safety  as 
a  woman. 

The  Successful  Man 

The  successful  American  business  man 
was  the  man  who  kept  faith  with  his 
customers.  He  apologized  for  referring 
to  the  business  men  of  the  other  side  as 
Americans  in  the  present  company. 
"We  are  all  one  people,"  he  said.  "Your 
ancestors  are  mine." 

The  greatest  idea  of  the  times  was 
the  Brotherhood  of  Man.  It  was  an  old 
idea  taught  2,000  years  ago,  but  for 
teaching  it  then  the  cross  awaited  men 
— the  rack,  the  thumb  screw  and  the 
gallows. 

The  exceptiomal  man  always  knew 
the  great  truth.  The  crowning  achieve- 
ment of  the  times  was  that  all  knew  and 
accepted  it.  He  desired  to  live  to  see 
the  time  when  all  would  be  on  the 
level. 

The  first  and  most  important  business 
in  the  world,  the  speaker  continued,  was 
farming.  The  farmer  supplied  the 
things  that  were  needed  to  sustain  man. 
Hunger  was  the  first  incentive  to  mi- 
gration. 

Half  the  people  should  be  farmers. 
Half  the  time  of  every  man  should  be 
spent  on  the  soil.  One-half  the  people 
of  the  States  were  farmers  50  years  ago. 
One-half  the  people  of  Canada  are  farm- 
ers now.  "That's  the  reason  we  wanted 
to  annex  you,"  he  said.  The  balance  in 
the  States  was  lost. 

The  migration  of  the  farmers  to  the 
city  he  attributed  as  the  cause  for  the 
aviation  of  food  prices.    There  was  only 


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enough  food  in  New  York  City  to  last 
for  48  hours. 

The  second  most  important  business 
in  the  world  was  transportation.  Il- 
linois gave  to  Canada  the  man  most  in- 
strumental in  the  success  of  the  C.P.R., 
and  Canada  gave  to  the  States  its  great- 
est railroad  figure,  James  J.  Hill. 

The  Place  of  Advertising 

The  third  most  important  business 
was  manufacturing,  the  fourth  distribu- 
tion, and  the  fifth  advertising. 

Advertising  tells  who  you  are  and 
what  you  have  to  offer  the  world. 
Everyonie  advertises  himself  whether  he 
likes  it  or  not. 

There  was  no  such  thing  as  the  per- 
fect man.  The  man  who  carried  bricks 
up  a  ladder  knew  a  thousand  things  the 
man  with  the  college  education  and  the 
alphabet  behind  his  name  did  not  know. 

Man  is  in  the  process.  In  order  to 
get  the  perfect  man  you  have  to  make 
him  in  imagination.  You  sit  in  the 
grandstand  and  watch  life's  procession 
go  by.  Do  you  think  the  Deity  who 
planned  the  world  made  anything  he 
was  going  to  lose  ? 

Man  should  not  prepare  to  die,  but 
prepare  to  live.     All  were  living  under 


the  sentence  of  death;  on  a  reprieve  of 
unknown  duration.  To  live  now  up  to 
the  highest  and  best  was  the  way  to 
prepare  to  die. 

There  was  a  certain  time  each  day  a 
man  was  a  damn  fool.  It  was  up  to 
him  not  to  exceed  the  speed  limit  at 
that  time. 

He  thought  Hamilton  could  be  made 
one  of  the  most  beautiful  cities  on  the 
continent.  It  had  an  ideal  climate,  and 
he  liked  to  come  to  Canada  in  his  auto- 
mobile and  spin  through  the  orchards 
where  the  Scotch  and  Irish  tickled  the 
soil  until  it  seemed  to  smile. 

The  Scotch,  he  said,  owned  the  world 
and  the  Irish  run  it. 

The  Scotch  were  people  of  seven 
wonderful  virtues.  They  possessed  the 
virtues  of  industry  and  economy.  He 
told  a  story  of  a  Scotchman  who  used 
to  run  his  window  up  to  save  the  glass 
by  not  looking  through  it.  There  were 
three  bad  things  they  produced— Scotch 
whiskey,  Scotch  humor  and  Scotch  re- 
ligion. 

Mr.  Hubbard  concluded  with  an 
eloquent  appeal  to  the  business  men  to 
co-operate  for  the  good  of  each  other 
and  the  welfare  of  the  city. 


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T^ROM  time  to  time  our  attention  is 
called  by  business  men  and  others  to 
the  growing  lack  of  courtesy  in  business, 
says  an  exchange.  Sometimes  the  com- 
plaints refer  more  especially  to  the  an- 
swering of  telephone  calls.  Sometimes 
it  is  the  incivility  and  indifference  of  clerks 
and  office  staff,  and  at  other  times  it  is 
the  lack  of  courtesy  on  the  part  of  the 
employer  himself.  Whatever  the  cause, 
it  is  to  be  regretted  that  this  tendency 
towards  discourtesy  is  growing.  Un- 
doubtedly the  present  is  an  age  of  hurry. 


The  man  of  business  that  does  not  hustle 
is  left  behind  in  the  race.  Competition 
is  keen  and  competitors  often  unfair  in 
their  methods.  While  we  acknowledge 
the  keenness  of  business  competition  and 
the  age  of  hurry  in  which  we  live,  we  still 
contend  that  there  is  time  for  the  little 
courtesies  which  make  our  business  life 
pleasant.  These  Httle  courtesies  are  to 
business  what  oil  is  to  machinery.  It 
takes  very  Uttle  more  time  to  give  a 
courteous  answer  than  it  does  to  shout 
a  rude  reply. 


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In  Praise  of  Age 

By  Edward  L.  Sabin 


'T'HIS  is  proffered,  not  necessarily  to 
disparage  the  golden  hours  and 
youth,  but  in  praise  of  those  other  hours 
of  gold  more  rich,  yet  of  value  less  ap- 
preciated. For  the  champions  of  youth 
are  many,  and  the  champions  of  age  are 
few.  Nevertheless,  if  peace  hath  its 
victories,  age  hath  its  rewards,  and  in 
years  there  should  be  no  shame. 

Age  is  but  comparative.  I  well  can 
recall  when  it  appealed  to  me  that  should 
I  ever  attain  to  the  ripeness  of  ten,  and 
stand  as  mature  as  my  swaggering 
brother,  who  had  donned  long  trousers, 
then  would  I  be  at  all  desirable  dignity. 
How  must  it  seem  to  be  ten — with  a 
roundly  uttered,  manly  "Darn,"  with 
long  trousers,  and  a  nickel  in  the  pocket ! 

At  ten,  did  that  prove  to  be  only  a 
foothill,  with  maturity  and  all  the  ap- 
purtenances thereto  still  beyond;  and 
twenty  beckoned,  ahead,  from  the  pin- 
nacle of  manhood.  Aye,  to  be  twenty;  to 
go  to  bed  when  one  chose,  to  throw  a 
baseball  swift  as  a  rifle-bullet,  and  to 
wait  upon  the  young  ladies!  At  twenty 
would  I  be  old — and  sometimes  I  won- 
dered how  it  would  feel. 

But  at  twenty,  forty  was  an  ultimate 
goal  where  life  would  have  been  lived 
and  spent,  and  the  backward  look  could 
outdistance  the  forward.  Forty,  with 
wife  and  family  and  business,  the  world 
mostly  seen,  and  a  stiffness  of  the  joints 
hampering  the  gay  activities  of  preceding 
years.  For  a  little  fear  was  clouding  the 
horizon. 

And  now  at  forty — what?  Nothing, 
in  particular.  The  fear — that  suspicion 
of  fear — was  very  foolish.  At  forty,  one 
has  the  same  new  interests,  the  same 


sense  of  anticipation  for  a  morrow,  the 
same  expectation  of  doing  and  com- 
pleting, the  same  recurring  pleasures; 
and  while  one  accepts  that  the  knees 
wobble  a  little  in  running,  and  that  a  few 
teeth  are  on  the  danger  line,  one  has  the 
same  impression  of  remoteness  when 
considering  the  topic  of  final  dissolution. 

So  will  it  be,  I  fancy,  at  fifty.  Fifty 
now  looms  portentous.  At  fifty  life  will 
have  been  two-thirds  lived.  No,  not 
lived;  two-thirds  past.  It  will  only  be 
two-thirds  past.  In  those  remaining 
fifteen,  or  twenty,  or  twenty-five  years, 
it  may  be  found  that  living  has  only  just 
begun ! 

There  will  be,  of  course,  a  further 
gradual  stiffening  of  the  joints,  a  further 
gradual  weakening  of  the  unused  mus- 
cles, a  further  acquisition  of  artificial 
teeth.  This  to-day  fills  youth  at  forty 
with  a  certain  sadness,  an  awe  of  the 
inexorable  march  of  time. 

But  lo,  when  fifty  comes  it  is  only 
a  change  in  figures,  and  off  of  paper  signi- 
fies nothing.  So  indefinable  has  been 
the  progress  through  the  decade,  that  we 
scarcely  may  realize  when  mental  exer- 
cise stole  in  to  succeed  physical,  and 
proved  as  satisfactory.  For  every  privi- 
lege removed,  another  privilege  as  pleas- 
ant has  been  substituted. 

And  so  will  it  be,  let  us  accept,  at 
sixty,  and  at  seventy,  and  at  eighty.  The 
change  is  but  a  change  in  viewpoint;  and 
the  Grand  Canyon  of  life  still  opens, 
marvellous,  in  every  direction. 

So  why  dread  or  pity  age?  Age 
deserves  not  dread,  and  asks  not  pity. 
Only  to  be  pitied  is  he  or  she  who  resists 
it,  and,  frightened  or  rebelling  at  the 
kindly  current,  would  turn  and  breast  it. 


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Whereas  to  be  envied  is  he  who  floats 
serene  along  and  finds,  I  am  sure,  all  the 
shore-line  lovely. 

There  is,  students  state,  a  peace  and  a 
content,  a  broadening  of  the  perspective, 
a  blissful  forbearance,  a  philosophy  war- 
ranted by  experience,  to  give  age  a 
charm  possessed  by  no  other  epoch — 
no,  not  even  by  youth.    This  happy 


state  is  evident  in  the  gentle  voice  of 
the  grandmother,  in  the  ready  doze  of  the 
grandfather,  in  a  mild  acquiescence  to 
weather  and  ills,  in  a  pleased  looking-on 
without  participating.  To  render  up 
oneself  thus,  is  to  live  as  fully  as  to  dance 
at  the  May-pole  of  time.  For  life  is  but 
relative. 

— From  LippincoWs. 


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Contents  of  the  June  Magazines 


System 

Motion  Study  in  Office  Work.  By 
J.  Geo.  Frederick  and  H.S.  McCormack. 

Ideas  for  Little  Shop  Fronts.  By 
Will  Bradley. 

Cutting  the  Corners.  By  Edward 
Mott  Woolley. 

The  Dealer's  Part  in  Distribution. 
By  Geo.  L.  Louis. 

The  Salesman  as  the  Buyer  Sees  Him. 
By  G.  H.  Read. 

Keeping  the  Money  at  Work.  By 
E.  R.  Boyer. 

Selling  "Under  the  Hammer."  By 
Jos.  P.  Day. 

Adventures  in  Advertising.  By  Thos. 
Russell. 

Keeping  Sales  up  to  the  Mark.  By 
G.  W.  Montgomery. 

How  to  Ship  Goods  into  Canada.  By 
W.  A.  Rothwell-Currie  Love. 

Sales  Records  as  Incentives.  By  C.  F. 
Sweet. 

Ideas  for  the  Man  Who  Buys. 

The  Craftsman 

Boyhood  Days  with  John  Burroughs. 
By  Julian  Burroughs. 

The  Song  of  Jethro  the  Potter:  A 
Poem.  By  Reginald  D  under  dale 
Forbes. 

Jean  Francois  Raffaelle,  a  French 
Painter  of  the  People.  By  Delia  Aus- 
trian. 


The  Story  of  Government  Reserva- 
tions for  Wild  Water  Birds.  By  T. 
Gilbert  Pearson. 

Bringing  Country  Beauty  to  City 
Streets.     By  Arthur  Hay. 

The  Return  of  the  Innocent:  A 
Story.     By  Alphonse  Courlander. 

Modern  Country  Homes  in  England. 
By  Barry  Parker. 

Handicraft  in  To-day's  Civilization. 
By  Edward  Wilbur  Mason. 

The  Wild  Gardens  of  the  Pacific. 
By  Mrs.  A.  S.  Hardy. 

Industrial  Art  in  Public  Schools. 

Improving  the  Woodlot:  Extracts 
from  One  of  Cornell's  Helpful  Pamph- 
lets on  Farm  Forestry. 

The  Value  of  the  Small  Farmer.  By 
The  Editor. 

The  Business  Philosopher 

Out  of  the  Rut.  By  Arthur  Frederick 
Sheldon,  President  of  The  Sheldon 
School. 

The  Common  Basis  for  True  Religion 
and  Successful  Business.  By  J.  D. 
Kenyon,  First  Vice-President  of  The 
Sheldon  School. 

The  Advertising  Club  in  Cleveland, 
Sixth  City.     By  Arthur  W.  Newcomb. 

Merchandising  from  the  Theological 
Viewpoint.     By  Dr.  Stanley  L.  Krebs. 

Opportunities  for  Young  Men  in  the 
Department  Store.     By  Morton  Mayne. 


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Canadian  Magazine 

Manitoba's  Centennial,  1912.  By 
G.  W.  Bartlett. 

Henry  Mill  Pellatt— a  Study  in 
Achievement.     By  Newton  MacTavish. 

Browning  and  Tennyson — a  Browning 
Centenary  Study.  By  Prof.  George 
Herbert  Clarke. 

Our  Other  Royal  Duke.  By  Daniel 
Owen. 

Confidences  of  a  Woman  Lawyer.  By 
J.  Sedgwick  Co^vper. 

The  Child  and  the  Wolverine.  By 
W.  E.  Traill. 

West  Country  Wanderings.  By  H. 
M.  Clark. 

The  Rights  of  the  French-Canadians. 
By  W.  S.  Wallace. 

Maritime  Provincialisms.  By  F.  A. 
Wightman. 

Regina:  The  Capital  of  Saskatchewan. 
By  Emily  P.  Weaver. 

Rod  and  Gun  in  Canada 

A  British  Columbia  Outing:  A  Journey 
up  into  the  Arctic  Slope.  By  Dr. 
Luther  Harvey. 

Schools  Under  Canvas:  In  Canada's 
Silent  Places. 

The  Culture  of  Black  and  Silver 
Foxes:  Origin.  By  R.  B.  and  L.  V. 
Croft,  B.A.,  M.D. 

A  Trip  to  Algonquin  Park.  By  C.  S. 
McDonald. 

Some  Experiences  of  a  Woman  on 
Transcontinental  Railway  Construction. 

Pheasant  Rearing  in  British  Columbia. 
By  A.  P.  Cummins. 

Pioneer  Experiences  in  Antigonish 
County,  N.S.     By  R.  D.  McDonald. 

Report  of  the  Alberta  and  Saskatche- 
wan Fishery  Commission. 

Salmon  Fishing  in  Nova  Scotia. 

British  Columbia  Magazine 

The  New  Pacific.  An  illustrated 
article  on  the  Panama  Canal,  the  Exposi- 
tions that  are  being  prepared  at  San 


Diego  and  San  Francisco,  and  the  value 
of  the  Canal  to  British  Columbia  com- 
mercially. 

Effect  of  the  Panama  Canal  on  the 
Trade  and  Development  of  British 
Columbia.  A  symposium  of  the  opin- 
ions of  distinguished  men  whose  names 
are  well  known  throughout  the  world. 

British  Columbia  and  the  West  Indies. 
By  Dr.  F.  L.  de  Verteuil,  R.N. 
(retired).  This  outlines  the  possi- 
bilities of  developing  new  trade  between 
these  two  parts  of  the  Empire  when  the 
Panama  Canal  is  completed. 

Queen's  Quarterly 

International  Trade  Relations  and 
Reciprocity  between  Canada  and  the 
United  States.     By  William  R.  Riddell. 

Protestants'  Education  in  Quebec. 
By  J.  C.  Sutherland. 

Culture  and  Specialization.  By  W.  L. 
Goodwin. 

The  Status  of  Women  in  New  England 
and  New  France.     By  James  Douglas. 

The  Canadian  Militia.  By  A.  B. 
Cunningham. 

The  German  Elections.  By  E.  W. 
Patchett. 

Current  Literature 

The  Presidential  Campaign  and  the 
Preferential  Primary.  Vast  Sums  Ex- 
pended in  the  Taft-Roosevelt  Fight. 

President's  Letter  about  Canada  as 
an  Adjunct:  British  Fury  and  Canadian 
Horror. 

The  Great  Demonstration  for  Woman 
Suffrage  in  New  York.  Are  Women 
Capable?  Growth  of  the  Agitation 
Favoring  Votes  for  Women. 

Living  on  Less  than  a  Thousand  a 
Year. 

A  World's  Department  of  Agriculture. 

Peary  on  the  Result  of  Polar  Conquest. 

The  Four  Great  Problems  of  Eugenics. 

Skirts  and  the  Feminine  Limb. 

The  Unsinkable  Ship. 


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What  the  Men  and  Religion  Forward 
Movement  Actually   Accomplished. 

Is  Woman  Making  a  Man  of  Herself? 

How  America  Views  Syndicalism. 

America's  Reception  of  the  World's 
Supreme  Woman-Hater  (with  caricature 
of  the  late  August  Strindberg), 

A  Prayer  to  the  Spirit  of 
Humor 

■QELIVER  us  from  those  Terrible 
Crimes — Old  Jokes,  Puns,  Perver- 
sions of  Speech,  and  Mere  Foolishness. 

Vouchsafe  that  we  may  not  fall  into 
the  Labored,  Hard-As-Nails,  Dry-As- 
Dust  forms.  That  we  may  give  no 
Imitations.  That  we  may  bear  in  mind 
that  Humor  poises  above  three  Dark 
Morasses:  Cruelty,  Bad  Taste,  and  Sil- 
liness. Falling  into  any  of  these.  Humor 
becomes  a  Vice. 

That  we  may  Studiously  avoid  making 
fun  of  a  Nation,  a  Cause,  or  an  Individual 


that  is  weak.     That  we  may  not  Laugh 
at  Cripples. 

That  we  may  never  forget  our  Cli- 
maxes. 

That  we  may  maintain  a  Playful 
Spirit,  and  a  Sense  of  Beauty  and  Senti- 
ment, which  will  prevent  us  from  becom- 
ing Dull. 

That  we  may  not  be  Pedantic,  Arbi- 
trary, or  Self-conscious. 

That  we  may  bear  in  mind  that  if 
there  could  be  one  condition  worse  than 
a  World  of  Eternal  Tears,  it  would  be  a 
World  of  Everlasting  Smiles. 

Grant  us,  therefore,  some  Sane  and 
Lucid  Intervals. 

Keep  us  from  that  Literary  Cowardice 
that  is  sometimes  Spoken  of  as  Whole- 
some Simplicity. 

From  Cheap  Slang, 

From  Bad  Lines, 

From  Commonplace  Themes, 

From  Parodies  on  Omar, 
Deliver  Us! 
— ELate  Masterson  in  LippincoU's. 


'»<$>'#> 


Canada  Importing  Farm  Produces 


CJERIOUS  discussion  is  heard  in  the 
West  regarding  the  problem  of 
wheat  growing  at  the  expense  of  mixed 
farming.  Canadians  are  well  acquaint- 
ed with  the  sound  views  of  Sir  William 
Whyte  on  this  matter.  Mr,  C.  W.  Row- 
ley, manager  of  the  Canadian  Bank  of 
Commerce  at  Winnipeg,  who  is  a  Can- 
adian of  the  best  type,  holds  similar 
opinions. 

|i>"The  Western  people  are  mining 
wheat  with  traction  engines,"  he  said  in 
an  interview.  "This  agricultural  coun- 
try, rich  in  natural  resources  and  possi- 
bilities, is  exporting  chiefly  wheat  and 
cattle,  the  latter  declining  in  volume. 
We  are  importing  eggs,  milk,  cream, 
butter,  potatoes,  and  a    score    of    the 


necessaries   of  life  which  all  can   and 
should  be  grown  at  home." 

There  is  evidence  of  this  condition 
everywhere.  The  cult  of  mixed  farm- 
ing will  help  to  solve  one  of  the  prob- 
lems of  Western  Canada.  High  prices 
are  received  for  garden  truck,  which  can 
be  grown  in  Canada  just  as  well  as 
abroad,  and  can  be  sold  practically  on 
the  spot.  The  markets  are  at  the  edge 
of  where  the  market  garden  should  be. 


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Agnes  Deans  Cameron 


"OY  the  death  of  Miss  Agnes  Deans 
Cameron,  the  well-known  writer  and 
lecturer,  which  occurred  at  Victoria, 
May  13,  at  the  age  of  49,  British 
Columbia  loses  one  of  its  most  energetic 
publicists. 

Agnes  Deans  Cameron,  who  was  a 
native  of  Victoria,  belonged  to  the 
newer  sisterhood  of  virile  Canadian 
women  writers,  of  whom  Agnes  Laut 
is  another  distinguished  member.  Miss 
Cameron  was  in  every  sense  a  product 
of  the  West  and  a  true  apostle  of  the 
newer  Canada.  For  eighteen  years  she 
taught  in  the  schools  of  Victoria. 
This  experience  brought  her  into  col- 
lision with  higher  authority  in  the  per- 
sons of  the  august  School  Board  of  the 
city.  Coming  to  a  deadlock  with  them 
over  a  matter  of  "discipline"  in  1906, 
she  was  dismissed  for  "insubordination," 
and  her  certificate  suspended  for  three 
years.  The  discharged  pedagogue 
sought  the  suffrage  of  the  people  and 
was  immediately  returned  by  popular 
election  to  a  place  on  the  board  that  had 
dismissed  her. 

Miss  Cameron  later  undertook  the  work 
of  explorer,  writer  and  lecturer,  by  which 
she  will  be  chiefly  remembered.  In 
1908  she  set  out  with  Miss  Jennie 
Brown,  on  a  journey  which,  it  is  be- 
lieved, had  not  previously  been  under- 
taken by  a  Canadian  woman.  This 
was  a  10,000  mile  expedition  from 
Chicago  to  the  Arctic  Ocean  by  way 
of  the  Mackenzie  River,  and  was 
undertaken  to  secure  data  for  a  series 
of  magazine  articles  and  for  a  course  of 
lectures  on  unknown  Canada.  Much 
of  the  material  gathered  found  a  place 
in  Miss  Cameron's  book,  "The  New 
North."  On  this  journey  Miss  Cameron 
spent  nearly  six  months   in  the  society 


of  the  Crees,  Chippeweyans  and  other 
dusky  aborigines  of  the  north.  A  year 
later  another  book,  "The  Outer  Trail," 


THE  LATE  AGXES  DEANS  CAMERON 

narrated  further  experiences  in  the  far 
Northwest. 

Miss  Cameron  spent  two  years  in 
Great  Britain  sounding  the  praises  of 
Canada. 

Growth  in  Immigration 

nPHE  total  immigration  to  Canada 
during  the  fiscal  year  ended  March 
31,  1912,  was  354,237,  as  compared  with 
311,084  in  the  previous  year,  an  increase 
of  fourteen  per  cent.  Of  the  total  ar- 
rivals during  the  year  215,138  were  at 
ocean  ports,  as  compared  with  183,817 
in  the  previous  year.  There  was  an  in- 
crease in  the  number  of  arrivals  from 
the  United  States  from  121,451  for  the 
fiscal  year  1910-1911  to  133,710  in  the 


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the  Trail 


BUSY   MAN'S   CANADA 


June,  1912 


fiscal  year  1911-12.  Of  the  total  immi- 
gration, 211,266  were  adult  males,  82,- 
922  adult  females  and  60,049  were  chil- 
dren. The  increase  being  26,068,  11,- 
834,  and  5,201,  respectively. 

The  statistics  of  the  Dominion  Immi- 
gration Department  at  Halifax  for  the 
season  closed  at  the  end  of  April,  show 
that  the  number  of  new-comers  landing 
at  Halifax  was  63,086. 

Of  these,  44,169  arrived  within  the 
past  six  months. 

This  immigration  at  Halifax  was  five 
thousand  greater  than  the  year  before. 

The  Halifax  agent  of  the  Department 
says  that  three-fourths  of  the  immi- 
grants were  from  the  British  Islands  and 
the  next  largest  number  from  Holland. 

The  influx  by  months  during  the  past 
half-year  was:  November,  1,629;  De- 
cember, 3,374;  January,  2,491;  Feb- 
ruary,   3,495;     March,    14,813;     April, 

21,357. 

# 

A  National  Loss 

npHE  death  of   Hon.    Mr.  Judson  P. 

Mabee,    Chairman     of    Board    of 

Railway    Commissioners    for    Canada, 

which  occurred  at  Toronto,  May  6,  was 


JUDGE  MABEE 


nothing  less  than  a  national  loss  to 
Canada.  The  position  he  filled  was  of 
national  importance,  and  he  filled  it  in 
every  sense  of  the  word. 

Of  all  the  bodies  to  which  power  has 
been  delegated  by  the  Dominion  Parlia- 
ment, the  most  important  and  power- 
ful is  the  Railway  Commission.  It  is 
doubtful  if  any  other  court  in  the  Em- 
pire possesses  equal  powers. 

Judge  Mabee  transformed  the  Railway 
Commission  from  a  follower  of  prece- 
dent into  a  servant  of  justice. 

In  his  death  Canada  lost  a  great 
public  servant.  His  shoes  will  not  be 
easy  to  fill. 

Alberta  Bye-elections 

"D  ETURNS  in  the  five  bye-elections 
■*^  held  in  Alberta,  May  27,  resulted 
in  a  clean  sweep  for  the  Sifton  Admin- 
istration. 

The  results  were  as  follows: 

Edmonton — Hon.  C.  W.  Cross,  ma- 
jority 886. 

Sturgeon — Hon.  J.  R.  Boyle,  majority 
550  so  far  as  heard  from. 

Sedgewick — Hon.  Charles  Stewart, 
majority  so  far  over  1,000. 

Cardston — Martin  Woolf,  majority 
112,  with  twelve  polls  to  hear  from. 

Claresholm — Hon.  Malcolm  McKen- 
zie,  majority  20,  with  one  poll  to  hear 
from.  ^ 

Royal  Society  Election 

"1^7"  ITH  the  election  of  officers  and 
the  adoption  of  a  revised  con- 
stitution the  annual  meeting  of  the 
Royal  Society  of  Canada,  which  was 
held  at  Ottawa  May  13  to  16,  elected 
the  following  new  officers: 

President,  Dr.  W.  D.  Lesueur,  Ot- 
tawa; Vice-President,  Dr.  Fred.  Adams, 
Montreal;  Honorary  Secretary,  Duncan 
C.  Scott,  Ottawa;  Honorary  Treasurer, 
Lawrence  M.  Lambe. 

The  society  will  meet  in  Ottawa  again 
next  year. 


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Events  of  the  Month 

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May  2.— 

The  Titanic  Enquiry,  presided 
over  by  Lord  Mersey,  opened  in  Lon- 
don, Eng. 

Mr.  Houghton  Lennox,  K.C, 
was  sworn  in  by  Sir  John  Alexander 
Boyd  as  a  judge  of  the  Supreme  Court 
and  a  Justice  of  the  High  Court  of 
Justice  for  Ontario. 

May  3.— 

Nova  Scotia  Legislature  pro- 
rogued after  a  session  of  ten  weeks, 
one  of  the  longest  on  record. 

May  4. — 

Great  Lakes  Service  of  the  C.P.R. 
inaugurated  at  Port  McNicoll.  Also, 
inauguration  of  the  new  route  from 
Port  McNicoll,  which  will  cut  off  120 
miles  of  rail  haul  between  the  lakes 
and  ocean  navigation  at  Montreal. 
(See  "Transportation"  section). 

May  6.— 

Death  of  Judge  Mabee,  Chair- 
man of  the  Railway  Commission,  at 
Toronto,  following  an  operation  for 
appendicitis. 

May  8.— 

The  Supreme  Court  decided  to 
postpone  the  hearing  of  the  marriage 
law  reference  on  a  question  of  juris- 
diction raised  by  Quebec.  It  was 
stated  that  the  companies  case,  now 
before  the  Privy  Council,  contains  the 
same  principles  and  the  idea  is  to 
wait  until  it  has  been  decided. 

A  Judgment  in  the  Supreme  Court 
finds  the  Lord's  Day  act  in  Quebec 
ineffective  in  the  matter  of  closing 
moving-picture  shows  on  Sunday. 

Mr.  F.  W.  Thompson,  of  Montreal, 
managing  director  of  the  Ogilvie  Mill- 

7  99 


ing  Company,  died  suddenly  in  Eng- 
land. 

Premier  McBride,  of  British  Col- 
umbia, stated  in  a  speech  at  London, 
England,  that  Premier  Borden  will 
shortly  propose  a  strong  policy  for 
an  efficient  Canadian  navy. 

Manitoba  Elevator  Commission 
announced  through  Chairman  D.  W. 
McCuaig  that  the  business  of  the 
Commission  will  be  closed  up  at  the 
end  of  the  present  crop  year,  Aug.  3L 
Reason:  The  Commission's  elevators 
have  not  received  sufficient  support. 
The  system  comprises  152  elevators; 
capacity  4,300,000  bushels.  They  will 
either  be  rented  or  sold. 

Nomination  of  candidates  for  the 
Provincial  elections  in  Quebec  shows 
a  contest  in  every  seat. 

A  Million  Bushel  Elevator  an- 
nounced to  be  built  by  the  Quebec 
Harbor  Commissioners. 

Ne\v  C.N.R.  Line  to  Hudson  Bay 
started  construction  at  Prince  Albert, 
Sask. 

May  13.— 

A  Cold  Wave  struck  Western  On- 
tario; ground  covered  with  snow  at 
London,  Chatham,  Durham  and  other 
places. 

May  14. — 

Premier  Borden,  accompanied  by 
Mrs.  Borden,  Hon.  J.  D.  Reid,  Min- 
ister of  Customs,  and  Mrs.  Reid,  paid 
his  first  visit  to  Toronto  as  Prime 
Minister  of  Canada. 

May  15. — 

Quebec  Provincial  Elections  re- 
sulted in  the  Liberals,  under  the 
leadership  of  Sir  Lomer  Gouin,  being 
returned  by  an  increased  majority. 


Events  of 
the  Month 


BUSY  MAN'S   CANADA 


June,  1912 


May  16.— 

The  Duke  and  Duchess  of  Con- 
naught  and  Princess  Patricia  arrived 
in  Toronto  for  a  ten  days'  visit. 

The  Railway  Commission  ordered 
the  restoration  of  the  press  service  in 
the  Maritime  Provinces,  but  refused 
the  order  requiring  the  G.N.W.  and 
Western  Union  to  give  special  rates 
for  press  messages  similar  to  those  of 
the  C.P.R. 

The  Made-in-Canada  train  began 
its  tour  at  Montreal. 

Toronto  Ad  Club  sent  sixty  dele- 
gates to  the  Ad  Club  Convention  at 
Dallas,  Texas. 

May  18.— 

Ontario  Jockey  Club's  spring 
meet  opened  at  the  Woodbine  in 
fine  weather,  with  the  Duke  of  Con- 
naught  and  party  in  attendance. 
Over  15,000  spectators  present.  The 
King's  Plate  was  won  by  Heresy, 
of  the  Dyment  Stable;  C.  A.  Crew's 
Amberite  second;  Jos.  E.  Seagram's 
Rustling  third. 

May  20.— 

Canadian  Association  for  the 
Prevention  of  Tuberculosis  opened 
its  twelfth  annual  meeting  at  Toronto. 

May  21.— 

Ontario  Medical  Association 
opened  its  thirty-second  annual  meet- 
ing at  Toronto. 

Mr.  G.  Lemieux  (Liberal)  was 
elected  to  the  Quebec  Legislature  by 
acclamation  in  Gaspe,  Mr.  D.  Dugay, 
the  Conservative  candidate,  retiring. 
Sir  Lomer  Gouin's  majority  is  now  46. 


May  27.— 

Alberta  Bye-Elections  resulted 
in  a  clean  sweep  for  the  Sifton  Ad- 
ministration. 

May  29.— 

Sir  Wilfrid  Laurier  Banqueted 
by  the  Montreal  Reform  Club  and 
made  a  stirring  speech,  in  which  he 
declared  the  Liberal  party  will  press 
the  fight.  Among  the  guests  were  Sir 
Lomer  Gouin,  Premier  of  Quebec; 
Hon.  G.  H.  Murray,  Premier  of  Nova 
Scotia;  Hon.  Walter  Scott,  Premier 
of  Saskatchewan;  and  Mr.  N.  W. 
Rowell,  Leader  of  the  Ontario  Opposi- 
tion. 

The  Duke  and  Duchess  of  Con- 
naught  arrived  in  London,  Ont.,  and 
were  given  a  great  reception. 

United  States  Senate  passed  an 
amendment  to  the  steel  bill,  proposing 
to  abolish  the  Reciprocity  Act. 

Hamilton  Methodist  Confer- 
ence, meeting  at  Woodstock,  and 
the  Western  Association  of  Baptist 
Churches,  both  endorsed  Mr.  Rowell's 
"banish  the  bar"  policy. 

May  31.— 

Hon.  Geo.  E.  Foster  left  Canada 
for  London,  Eng.,  to  attend  the  Im- 
perial Trade  Conference. 


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The  Woman  and  the  Trousers 

{A  Fable.) 
/^NCE  upon  a  time  there  was  a  young 
^^  married  man  who  had  some  slight 
bickering  with  the  woman  of  his  choice. 
These  ha\ing  occurred  with  great  fre- 
quency, he  went  to  his  father,  who  was 
older  and  much  more  married. 

"Father,"  he  said,  "is  it  not  meet  that 
I  should  be  the  ringmaster  in  my  own 
wickiup?  Or  must  I  kowtow  to  the  old 
lady?" 

Whereat  the  old  man  smiled  wisely  and 
said: 

"My  son,  yonder  are  a  hundred  chick- 
ens and  here  a  fine  team  of  horses.  Do 
you  place  the  feathered  tribe  on  this 
wagon,  hitch  up  the  team  and  start  out. 
WTierever  you  find  a  man  and  his  wife 
living  together,  make  diligent  investiga- 
tion to  find  out  who  the  commanding 
officer  is,  and  where  it  is  the  woman  give 
her  a  chicken.  If  you  find  a  man  rvm- 
ning  a  house  give  him  one  of  the  horses." 

So  the  young  man  loaded  up  the  fowls 
and  started  out  upon  his  pilgrimage  of 
self -education;  and  when  he  had  but 
seven  chickens  left,  he  approached  a  hab- 
itation with  his  forlorn  inquiry,  to  which 
the  man  replied: 

"I'm  the  ace-high  cockalorum  of  this 
outfit." 

And  the  wife  without  fear  or  favor  cor- 
roborated the  statement.  Then  the  young 
man  said: 

"Take  your  choice  of  the  horses. 
Either  one  you  fancy  is  yours." 

And  after  the  man  had  walked  around 
the  team  se%eral  times  and  looked  in  their 
mouths,  he  said : 

"Well,  I'll  take  the  bay." 

Now  the  wife  didn't  like  bay  horses, 
and  she  called  John  aside,  and  after 
whispering  in  his  ear  she  allowed  him  to 
return. 


"I  guess  I'll  take  the  black  horse,"  he 
said. 

"Not  a  bit  of  it,"  said  the  pilgrim; 
"you'll  take  a  chicken." 

A  Model,  All  Right 

"|Y/[R.  JONES  came  home  at  an  un- 
seemly hour  the  other  night,  and 
was  surprised  to  see  Mrs.  Jones  sitting 
up  for  him  below  stairs  with  no  other 
light  than  that  of  the  gas  lamp,  which 
faced  the  door,  to  keep  her  company. 
"M-M-Marie,"  he  said,  hnskity,  "y-you 
shouldn't  sit  up  s'  late  when  I'm  out  on 
business."  As  Mrs.  Jones  did  not  an- 
swer him,  he  continued,  in  an  alarmed 
voice:  "Shorry,  m'dear,  but  it's  last 
time — tell  you  I'm  sorry — won't  shpeak 
to  me?"  At  this  moment  Mrs.  Jones 
called  from  above  stairs:  "Mr.  Jones, 
to  whom  are  you  talking  at  this  hour 
of  the  night?" 

"Thash  what  I'd  like  toknowm-m-my- 
self,"  stammered  Jones. 

Mrs.  Jones  hastened  downstairs,  lamp 
in  hand.  When  she  saw  the  situation 
she  laughed,  in  spite  of  being  very 
angry.  "It's  the  model,"  she  said. 
"The  model  I  bought  to-day  to  fit  my 
dresses  on!" 

"Yes,  thash  so,"  said  Jones,  tipsily. 
"Model  woman— didn't  talk  back. 
Make  some  fellow  good  wife." 

#> 
Saskatchewan  Note 

Out  in  Saskatchewan  a  village  council 
is  becomingly  modest,  and  we  are  told 
that  when  a  tax  on  dogs  was  imposed 
they  made  the  ordinance  read,  "Tax 
on  each  dog — male,  one  dollar;  vice 
versa,  three  dollars." 
* 

Some  men  are  men,  others  are  only 
coat  and  trousers  filled  up. 


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BUSY   MAN'S   CANADA 


June,  1912 


Put  It  in  Writing 

"T^HERE  was  never  but  one  guest  at 
this  here  hotel  that  stung  me  while 
I  was  on  the  job,"  the  landlord  confided. 
"  Several  have  beat  us,  but  not  while  I  was 
awake.  But  this  here  feller  certainly  got 
one  on  me.  Say,  he's  livin'  here  yet,  an' 
he  ain't  never  paid  me  a  cent.  Why 
don't  I  collect  his  bill?  How  can  I? 
Wait  till  I  tell  you. 

"He'd  been  stoppin'  here  for  near  two 
months  when  I  approached  him  on  the 
subjeck  of  gettin'  something  on  account. 
He  was  cheerful.  I  was  polite.  Finally 
I  got  mad  and  put  it  up  to  him  straight. 

'"Young  man,'  says  I,  'you  can't  leave 
this  hotel  till  you  pay  your  bill.' 

" '  Will  you  put  that  in  writin'  ? '  says  he. 
And  before  I  knowed  what  I  was  doin'  I 
done  it!" — Cleveland  Plain  Dealer. 

The  Sky  and  the  Liver 

Dinkelspiel  writes  us  as  follows:  "If  ve 
all  receifed  vot  ve  dink  ve  deserf  dare  vould 
be  nudding  left  for  der  udder  fellow. — 
It  ain't  poetical,  but  it  is  der  bitter  truth, 
dot  der  blueness  of  der  sky  depends  on 
der  vellness  of  der  liver. — Politeness 
alyays  pays  vun  hunnert  per  cent. — A 
suspicious  man  vas  alvays  a  suspicious 
character. — Der  owl  is  suppositioned  to 
be  a  vise  bird  because  it  hesitates  to 
speak." 

# 

They  Know 

"What's  the  trouble  in  Plunkville?" 

"We've  tried  a  Mayor  and  we've  tried 
a  commission." 

"Well?" 

"Now  we're  thinking  of  offering  the 
management  of  our  city  to  some  good 
magazine." 

Wife  (anxiously). — Do  you  think  you 
can  do  anything  for  him  ? 

Doctor  (absentmindedly). — You  sent 
for  me  just  in  time — if  you  had  waited  an 
hour  longer,  he  would  have  been  well. 


Who  It  Was 

A  friend  of  ours  has  in  his  employ  a 
faithful  but  rather  stupid  Scandinavian 
maid.  The  other  day  (as  he  tells  it),  she 
responded  to  the  telephone. 

"Who  is  there?"  came  over  the  wire. 

"It  is  me,"  replied  Hedvig. 

"Who's  me?" 

"Me  iss  me." 

"But  for  heaven's  sake,  whom  do  you 
mean  by  me?" 

"How  do  I  know  yet?  I  ain't  never 
saw  you.  Don't  get  funny  wid  a  per- 
feckly  goot  girl." 

"My  dear  person,  I'm  not  tr}dng  to  be 
funny.    Who  is  talking?" 

"Seems  to  me  you  is  talking,  and  you 
von't  giff  nobody  no  chance  to  quit  on 
you.  I  ain't  sait  a  vort  an'  I  ain't  goin' 
ta  say  a  vort.  I'm  hired  in  dis  har  house 
to  be  a  girl  unt  nod  to  be  a  riddle  answerer. 
De  next  time  you  say  who  iss  talking  de 
answer  will  be  nobody,  because  I  won't  be 
here!" 

This  friend  of  ours  has  raised  the  girl's 
wages,  and  the  girl  don't  know  why.  But 
he  does. 

Just  Dissolved 

"So  you  broke  your  engagement  with 
Miss  Spensive?" 

"No,  I  didn't  break  it." 

"Oh,  she  broke  it?" 

"No,  she  didn't  break  it." 

"But  it  is  broken?" 

"Yes,  she  told  me  what  her  clothing 
cost  and  I  told  her  what  my  income  was; 
then  our  engagement  sagged  in  the  middle 
and  gently  dissolved." 

A  Solitude 

Here  is  an  extract  from  a  prospectus  in 
Switzerland : 

"Veissbach  is  the  favorite  place  of  re- 
sort for  those  who  are  fond  of  solitude. 
Persons  in  search  of  it  are,  in  fact,  con- 
stantly flocking  here  from  the  four  quart- 
ers of  the  globe." 


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Municipal 
Progress 


Progress  and  Development 


OF   CANADIAN 


TOWNS  AND    CITIES 


(Alphabetically  Arranged) 


^  The  progress  made  during  the  past  month  by  the  live 
^^  centres  of  the  Dominion,  as  shown  by  the  following 
reports,  is  really  surprising.  It  is  backed  up,  however,  by 
the  building,  banking  and  trade  returns,  which  will  be  found 
in  the  magazine  section  of  Busy  Man.  The  only  thing  there 
seems  to  be  a  shortage  of  at  the  present  time  is  labor,  the 
cry  for  which  goes  out  from  all  points  of  the  compass.  If 
the  record  made  by  the  first  five  months  of  the  year  is  main- 
tained, 1912  will  be  Canada's  greatest  year. 


Berlin,  Ont. 

The  new  City  Council  started  business  for 
1912  with  about  $10,000  in  the  treasury, 
S9,000  of  which  will  be  applied  toward  keep- 
ing down  the  tax  rate  for  this  year.  $7,100 
will  be  paid  by  the  Light  Commission  out 
of  the  profits  of  the  light  and  power  plant 
for  1911  to  the  town  treasury.  This  is  equiv- 
alent to  one  mill  of  assessment. 

Berlin  is  in  the  heart  of  the  western  penin- 
sula of  Ontario,  on  the  Grand  Trunk  Rail- 
way. Also  C.P.R.  connections  by  electric 
street  railway,  six  miles  of  which  are  within 
the  corporation  limits,  and  electric  railway  to 
Gait,  Hespeler,  Preston,  Brantford,  Hamil- 
ton, etc.  There  are  five  public  and  one 
separate  schools,  collegiate  institute,  colleges 
and  business  colleges;  town  hall,  Carnegie 
library,  county  buildings,  theatre  and  three 
amusement  halls;  Bell  phones,  G.N.W.  and 
C.P.R.  telegraph,  Canadian  and  Dominion 
express. 

During  1911  the  Berlin  &  Waterloo  Street 
Railway  carried  794,814  passengers,  an  in- 
crease of  87,122  over  the  previous  year. 

At  a  recent  Board  of  Trade  meeting,  Mr. 
S.  Nordheimer,  of  Toronto,  President  of  the 
Foster,  Armstrong  Piano  Company,  which 
has  a  branch  factory  in  Berlin,  stated  that 


the  company  would  erect  a  new  piano  fac- 
tory 60  by  200  feet,  three  stories  high,  pro- 
viding the  town  would  make  a  loan  of  $15,- 
000  with  interest,  repayable  in  ten  years. 
He  also  agreed  to  employ  seventy  hands,  in- 
stead of  forty,  as  at  present.  The  proposi- 
tion is  looked  upon  as  a  good  one,  and  will 
be  submitted  to  the  ratepayers. 

The  Finance  Committee  of  the  Town  Coun- 
cil will  arrange  that  the  Council  contribute 
$1,000  towards  the  civic  celebration  to  be 
held  during  the  week  of  July  15.  An  in- 
vitation has  been  sent  to  the  Duke  of  Con- 
naught  to  attend,  and  the  committee  is 
awaiting  his  reply  before  the  date  of  the 
demonstration  is  finally  fixed. 

W.  H.  Schmalz  is  Mayor;  E.  Huber, 
Treasurer;  A.  H.  Millar,  City  Clerk;  Hubert 
Johnston,  City  Engineer;  J.  A.  Scellen, 
President  of  the  Board  of  Trade;  W.  M. 
Lochead,  Secretary;  Chas.  Niehans,  Post- 
master. 


Phone  665  D.  &  N.  Gross,  Props. 

THE  GROSS  GARAGE  AND  ELECTRICAL 
COMPANY 

ELECTKICAL    CONTEACTOaS 

Dealers  in  Automobiles  and  Electric  Supplies. 
All  kinds  of  Automobile  and  Electrical  Repair- 
ing a  Specialty 
BERLIN  •  ONTABIO 


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June,  1912 


Brandon,  Man. 

The  new  Prince  Edward  hotel,  erected  by 
the  C.N.R.  at  Brandon,  will  be  opened  for 
business  on  Saturday,  June  1.  On  the  even- 
ing previous  a  house-warming  in  the  nature 
of  a  charity  ball  will  be  given  by  the  ladies  of 
that  city.  For  the  occasion  of  the  ball  the 
C.N.R.  will  throw  the  hotel  open,  and  pro- 
vide the  attendants.  The  proceeds  from  the 
ball  will  be  devoted  to  charity,  probably  the 
Brandon  hospital.  A  committee  of  Brandon 
ladies  has  the  matter  in  charge,  the  personnel 
being:  Mrs.  J.  W.  Fleming,  Mrs.  Christie, 
Mrs.  Matheson,  Mrs.  Millidge  and  others. 

When  the  hotel  opens  for  public  business  on 
June  1  it  will  be  under  the  managership  of 
J.  E.  Hutchinson,  a  former  Winnipegger,  and 
well  known  to  the  travelling  public  in  West- 
em  Canada.  Mr.  Hutchinson  was  at  one 
time  manager  of  the  Royal  Alexandra,  Win- 
nipeg, and  also  of  the  Empress  hotel  at 
Victoria,  B.C. 

The  Evans  Coleman  Co.  report  they  have 
sold  within  three  days  142  lots  in  parcels, 
besides  two  large  houses.  This  firm  is  mov- 
ing into  larger  and  more  commodious  offices 
upon  Rosser  Avenue. 

The  building  of  many  houses  is  in  full 
swing,  which  has  caused  a  dearth  of  carpenters. 
One  firm  alone  is  asking  for  seven  men. 
The  Bespoke  Clothing  Trade  are  also  com- 
plaining of  the  scarcity  of  hands. 

A  branch  of  the  Million-for-Manitoba 
League  was  successfully  launched  here 
recently.  The  Hon.  G.  R.  Coldwell,  Minister 
of  Education  for  Manitoba,  presided  and 
gave  an  outline  of  the  work  and  objects  of 
the  League,  which  was  to  increase  the  popu- 
lation of  Manitoba  to  One  Million  souls  and 
fill  up  the  smaller  cities  with  families,  trades 
and  manufacturers.  The  representative  of 
Parliament  for  Brandon,  J.  A.  M.  Aikens, 
Esq.,  also  made  a  brilliant  and  entertaining 
speech,  after  which  a  committee  was  formed  to 
raise  a  membership  of  900.  The  campaign 
was  started  upon  the  spot.  Eighty-one  mem- 
bers were  enrolled,  since  which  two  hundred 
and  sixty-nine  have  been  obtained. 

'  The  new  Dominion  Budget  showed  a  total 
of  $22,927,200  in  aid  of  transportation.  Par- 
ticular interest  is  found  by  Brandon  in  the 
announcement  that  the  Grand  Trimk  Pacific 


branch  from  Harte  to  Brandon,  a  distance  of 
15  miles,  has  been  provided  for;  also  that  a 
subsidy  had  been  granted  to  the  Manitoba 
and  North- Western  Railway  Co.  for  a  branch 
from  Hamiota  to  Birtle,  a  distance  of  30 
miles.  A  further  grant  of  $20,000  was  made 
to  the  Grand  Trunk  Pacific  for  a  bridge  over 
the  Assiniboine  at  Brandon,  to  allow  their 
branch  to  reach  this  city. 

Great  excitement  was  caused  in  the  city 
when  it  became  known  that  gas  had  been 
struck  within  a  few  miles.  During  opera- 
tions for  well-digging,  natural  gas  was 
noticed,  and  after  further  tests  a  light  was 
applied,  and  the  flow  burned  steady  for  over 
forty-eight  hours.  This  vein  was  tapped  at 
thirty-two  feet  below  the  surface.  Further 
tests  will  be  made,  and,  if  successful,  it  will 
be  the  means  of  revolutionizing  the  indus- 
trial importance  of  Brandon. 

Business  has  been  very  brisk  in  the  auto 
trade.  One  firm  alone  reports  the  sale  of 
two  cars,  including  two  delivery  cars,  four 
Reos  and  two  Hudsons.  Another  firm  re- 
ports the  sale  of  fourteen  cars.  Business  is 
also  brisk  in  other  departments  of  trade,  all 
tradesmen  reporting  increased  turnovers. 
The  city  as  a  whole  is  looking  forward  to 
this  being  one  of  the  busiest  years  that  has 
been  known  in  Brandon. 

A  special  session  of  the  City  Council  was 
held,  by  which  five  by-laws  were  sanctioned 
to  raise  funds,  $172,000,  for  waterworks  and 
other  improvements. 

Female  help  is  extremely  difficult  to  ob- 
tain at  the  present  time.  There  are  adver- 
tisements appearing  daily  for  over  25  servants 
at  wages  varying  from  $15  to  $25  per  month, 
with  board  and  lodging.  As  one  gentleman 
remarked,  "The  person  that  can  get  these 
positions  filled  would  be  worthy  of  being 
knighted. 

There  is  also  a  dearth  of  stenographers  and 
typists,  mattress  makers,  tent  and  awning 
makers,  dressmakers,  etc.,  and  all  at  good 
salaries. 

The  Fire  Department  of  the  City  Coimcil, 
always  on  the  alert  to  have  the  most  efficient 
apparatus  for  the  safety  of  the  city,  have 
agreed  to  purchase  a  new  motor,  combina- 
tion chemical  and  hose  wagon  from  Messrs. 
W.  E.  Seagram  &  Co.,  of  Walkerville,  Ont., 
at  a  cost  of  $7,580. 


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Progress 


Brandon — Continued 

Mr.  English,  of  Kenton,  who  recently  sold 
his  section  of  land  for  $30,000,  has  purchased 
a  large  residence  on  Princess  Avenue  and 
14th  St. 

The  population  is  15,965;  assessment, 
$11,801,232;    tax  rate,  21  mills. 

The  street  railway  is  at  the  present  time 
under  construction,  some  rails  already  being 
laid.  Also  transfer  railway  tracks,  and  street 
paving  in  progress.  Building  a  new  C.P.R. 
depot  and  Provincial  Asylum  costing  $500,000. 

The  gas  supply  is  owned  by  the  corpora- 
tion and  the  electric  light  and  power  plant 
by  private  company,  at  10c.  per  M  watts. 
Water  is  supplied  by  Assiniboine  River. 
Good  sewerage  system. 

The  banks  and  their  managers  are:  Im- 
perial, A.  R.  B.  Heam;  Bank  of  Hamilton, 
M.  W.  Morton;  Royal,  C.  K.  Eville;  British 
North  America,  A.  MacCallum;  Union,  J.  J. 
Millidge;  Dominion,  W.  A.  Peace;  Northern 
Crown,  E.  S.  Phillips;  Montreal,  J.  W.  G. 
Watson;  Commerce,  A.  Maybee;  Merchants', 
J.  S.  Willmott. 

The  Mayor  of  Brandon  is  J.  W.  Fleming; 
City  Treasurer,  Geo.  F.  Sykes;  City  Clerk, 
Harry  Brown;  City  Engineer,  E.  A.  Speak- 
man;  Pres.  Board  of  Trade,  A.  E.  McKenzie; 
Secretary,  O.  L.  Harwood;  Publicity  Com- 
missioner, Watson  GriflBn;  President,  J.  W. 
G.  Watson;  Postmaster,  Kenneth  Campbell. 


For  Information  on  Real  Estate 
Values  in  Manitoba,  write 

RUPERT    MAGEE 

Real  Estate,  Loans  and  Insurance 


924  Bosser  Ave.        Brandon,  Manitoba 


HOTELKEEPERS  AND  JOBBERS 

In  the  Brandon  district,  are  you  sending  your 
money  east  of  the  Great  Lakes  or  are  you  buy- 
ing the  famous  "  Launora  "  and  "Bland  S" 
Cigars,  made  in  Brandon,  thereby  keeping  your 
money  in  circulation  in  the  Brandon  district 
where  it  belongs'  "Launora"  and.  "Bland 
S"  cigars  are  made  by  the 
WALDKON  CIGAB  CO.        -       BBANDON 


GEO. 

FORBES 

Burchill  Block 

Brandon,  Man. 

Real 

Estate 

Snaps  in  Farm  Land  and  City  Property 

Phones: 

956  and  1037 

EMPIRE  BREWING  CO..  LTD. 

BRANDON,  MAN. 

Manufacturers  of   Empire  Lager,  Ale 

and   Porter,    and  the  Empress   Brand 

of  Carbonated  Waters 


AWAY  FROM   THE   MADDENING   CROWD 

/  thank  heaven,  every  summer's  day  oj  my  life,  that  my  lot  was  humbly  cast  within 
the  hearing  of  romping  brooks,  and  beneath  the  shadow  oj  oaks.  And  from  all  the  tramp 
and  bustle  of  the  world,  into  which  fortune  has  led  me  in  these  latter  years  of  my  life, 
I  delight  to  steal  away  for  days  and  for  weeks  together,  and  bathe  my  spirit  in  the  free- 
dom of  the  old  woods,  and  to  grow  young  again,  lying  upon  the  brook  side  and  counting 
the  white  clouds  that  sail  along  the  sky,  softly  and  tranquilly,  even  as  holy  memories 
go  stealing  over  the  vault  of  life.  I  like  to  steep  my  soul  in  a  sea  of  quiet,  with  nothing 
floating  past  me,  as  I  lie  moored  to  my  thought,  but  the  perfume  of  flowers,  and  soaring 
birds,  and  shadows  of  clouds. 

Two  days  ago  I  was  sweltering  in  the  heat  of  the  city,  jostled  by  the  thousand  eager 
workers,  and  panting  under  the  shadow  of  the  walls.  But  I  have  stolen  away,  and  for 
two  hours  of  healthful  regrowth  into  the  darkling  past,  I  have  seen  this  blessed  summer^s 
morning  lying  upon  the  grassy  bank  of  a  stream  that  babbled  me  to  sleep  in  boyhood. 
Dear,  old  stream,  tmchanging,  unfaltering — never  growing  old — smiling  in  your  silver 
rustle,  and  calming  yourself  in  the  broad,  placid  pools — /  love  you,  as  I  love  a  frien^r 
—Donald  G.  Mitchell. 

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June,    1912 


Brantford,  Ont. 

The  City  of  Brantford  has  a  strong  and 
well -organized  Board  of  Trade,  and  has  ap- 
pointed Mr.  Jno.  S.  Dowling  as  Industrial 
Commissioner,  for  the  purpose  of  assisting 
and  encouraging  industrial  developments. 
There  are  already  more  than  60  factories 
established,  and  the  number  of  hands  em- 
ployed exceeds  6,000,  with  an  annual  pay- 
roll of  $2,500,000.  There  are  numerous  fac- 
tory sites  available  for  manufacturing  pur- 
poses, either  on  or  off  the  railways,  as  required. 
Brantford  is  unequalled  in  shipping  facilities, 
and  besides  being  a  great  manufacturing  cen- 
tre is  a  very  pleasant  place  to  live  in.  Power 
and  fuel  are  cheap,  natural  gas  is  used 
throughout  the  city,  and  Niagara  electric 
power  is  delivered  in  unlimited  quantities. 

Brantford  has  recently  paved  its  streets 
to  a  very  large  extent.  Also  putting  in 
sewers.  Two  more  companies  have  recently 
located  here,  viz.,  Brandon  Shoe  Co.  (capital 
$40,000)  and  Crown  Electrical  Mfg.  Co. 
<$100,000). 

Population,  25,000.  Tax  rate,  22%  mills. 
'  There  are  openings  for  almost  every  kind 
•of  manufacturing  plant,  and  the  city  offers 
very  liberal  inducements.  By  writing  the 
Secretary  of  the  Board  of  Trade,  Mr.  Jno.  S. 
Dowling,  full  particulars  may  be  obtained. 
Metal  workers  of  various  kinds  are  in  demand. 

Electric  power  is  supplied  by  Dominion 
Power  &  Iron  Co.  at  S18  to  $22.  Gas  is  sup- 
plied by  a  private  company  at  40c.  for  light 
and  35c.  for  power. 

There  are  10  miles  of  street  railway,  7 
miles  paved  streets  and  concrete  sidewalks. 
Grand  opera,  Wycliffe  Armoury,  six  public 
schools,  one  collegiate,  business  college,  city 
hall,  post  office,  six  up-to-date  hotels,  C.P.R. 
and  G.N.W.  telegraph.  Bell,  local  and  rural 
phones. 

Market  days  are  Tuesday,  Thursday  and 
Saturday. 

The  following  are  some  of  the  factories  now 
enjoying  prosperity  in  Brantfprd:  Adams 
Wagon  Co.,  Limited,  vehicles;  Allen's  Brick 
Yard,  bricks;  American  Radiator  Co.,  radia- 
tors; Barber  &  Ellis  Co.,  Limited,  stationery; 
Bixel  Brewing  &  Malting  Co.,  Ltd.,  brewers; 
Brant  Milling  Co.,  The,  flour;  Brantford  Box 
Co.,  The,  paper  boxes;  Brantford  Brick  Co., 


Ltd.,  bricks;  Brantford  Emery  Wheel  Co., 
emery  wheels;  Brantford  Carriage  Co.,  Ltd., 
carriages;  Brantford  Coffee  and  Spice  Co., 
spices;  Brantford  Cordage  Co.,  Ltd.,  binder 
twine;  Brantford  Brewing  Co.,  Ltd.,  brewers; 
Brantford  Roofing  Co.,  Ltd.,  roofing;  Brant- 
ford Screw  Co.,  Ltd.,  screws,  etc.;  Brantford 
Steel  Range  Co. ;  Brantford  Starch  Co.,  Ltd., 
starch ;  William  Buck  Stove  Co.,  Ltd.,  stoves; 
Burke  Mineral  Water  Co.,  mineral  waters; 
Canada  Glue  Co.,  Ltd.,  glue;  Cockshutt  Plow 
Co.,  Ltd.,  plows;  T.  J.  Fair  &  Co.,  cigars; 
Farmers'  Binder  Twine  Co.,  Ltd.,  binder 
twine. 

The  following  are  the  banks  with  their 
managers:  Bank  of  Nova  Scotia,  F.  J. 
Mabon;  Imperial,  H.  T.  Watt;  Bank  of 
Hamilton  (2),  B.  Forsayeth  and  G.  S.  Smyth ; 
British  North  America,  G.  D.  Watt ;  Bank  of 
Toronto,  A.  S.  Towers;  Standard  (2),  W.  C. 
Boddy;  Montreal,  A.  Montizambert ;  Com- 
merce, H.  W.  Fitton. 

The  fire  equipment  is  complete,  having 
two  stations  in  charge  of  Fire  Chief  D.  J. 
Lewis;   Chief  of  Police,  Chas.  Slemin. 

City  Officers  are:  Geo.  S.  Matthews,  Pres. 
Board  of  Trade;  Jno.  S.  Dowling,  Secretary 
and  Industrial  Commissioner;  R.  A.  Rastell, 
Mayor;  H.  F.  Leonard,  City  Clerk;  A.  K. 
Bumnell,  City  Treasurer;  T.  Harry  Jones, 
City  Engineer ;  W.  G.  Raymond,  Postmaster. 


//  you  are  an  employee^  trust  your  em- 
ployer; if  you  are  an  employer,  trust  yotir 
men. 


# 


Gloom   restricts   the 
anger  dull  the  vision 


view;  worry  and 
while  cheerfulness 
expends  the  forces  of  life,  and  love  gives 
glimpses  of  heaven!— John  H.  Griff es. 


Banish  the  future;  live  only  for  the  hour 
and  its  allotted  work.  Think  not  of  the 
amount  to  be  accomplished,  the  difficulties 
to  be  overcome,  but  set  earnestly  at  the  little 
task  at  your  elbow,  letting  that  be  sufficient 
for  the  day;  for  surely  our  plain  duty  is 
"not  to  see  what  lies  dimly  at  a  distance, 
but  to  do  what  lies  clearly  at  hand." — Osier. 


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Progress 


Bredenbury,  Sask. 

Bredenbury  is  making  great  preparations 
for  the  coming  season,  and  it  is  expected  that 
railway  activities,  as  well  as  the  influx  of 
new  settlers,  will  make  real  estate  movements 
active.  As  the  centre  of  a  rich  farming  dis- 
trict, Bredenbury  is  already  an  established 
success.  The  district,  within  a  radius  of  15 
or  20  miles,  is  well  settled,  and  this  town  is 
the  natural  market  for  several  thousands  of 
well-to-do  farmers. 

Land  values  in  Bredenbury  are  rapidly 
rising.  Improved  farms  may  be  purchased 
from  $15  to  $30  per  acre.  Prairie  lands  are 
selling  at  from  $10  to  $20  per  acre. 

The  waterworks  system,  costing  $30,000, 
is  now  in  operation. 

In  1911  the  grain  shipped  from  here  to- 
talled 500,000  bushels. 

There  are  many  opportunities  here  for 
merchants  and  business  men.  The  Secretary 
of  the  Board  of  Trade  will  supply  particulars. 


Broadview,  Sask, 

This  is  an  ideal  country  for  horse  breeding, 
grain  growing,  or  the  general  agriculturist. 
The  Government  Remount  Station  is  here 
where  choice  horses  are  bred. 

Broadview  is  a  divisional  point  on  the 
main  line  C.P.R.,  266  miles  west  of  Winni- 
peg. Handled  last  season  through  its  three 
elevators  (capacity  90,000  bushels)  173,000 
bushels  of  grain,  and  the  stock  yards  shipped 
300  cattle  and  350  horses.  There  are  seven 
miles  of  track  in  the  C.P.R.  yards  here.  The 
C.P.R.  monthly  payroll  exceeds  $10,000. 

The  Imperial  Bank,  under  the  manage- 
ment of  R.  S.  Wilkinson,  attends  to  the  no 
small  money  transactions  of  this  busy  town. 

The  population  is  1,000.  Assessment, 
$453,424;  tax  rate,  17  mills.  A.  L.  Brown  is 
Mayor;  A.  Sinclair,  Treasurer  and  Clerk; 
R.  G.  Wilkinson,  President  Board  of  Trade; 
H.  W.  Macdonald,  Secretary;  A.  L.  Brown, 
Postmaster.  There  are  schools,  churches, 
hotels,  fire  equipment,  C.P.R.  pipe  line,  hy- 
drants; Government  phones,  local,  rural  and 
long  distance;  C.P.R.  telegraph.  Dominion 
express. 


Burnaby,  B.C. 

The  municipality  of  Burnaby  joins  Van- 
couver on  the  east  and  extends  from  Bur- 
rard  Inlet  to  the  North  Arm  of  the  Fraser. 
Its  area  is  38  square  miles,  population  8,000, 
and  assessment  for  1910,  $18,500,000.  The 
tax  rate  is  10  mills  on  the  dollar  on  imjiroved 
property  and  18  mills  on  wild  land.  It  was 
the  first  community  on  the  coast  to  adopt 
single  tax,  to  the  extent  of  exempting  all 
buildings  and  other  real  estate  improvements 
from  taxation.  This  it  has  done  ever  since 
its  incorporation  seventeen  years  ago. 

The  municipality  is  now  ex{)ending  $500,- 
000  on  roads,  $350,000  on  waterworks,  and 
$86,000  on  school  sites  and  buildings.  On 
June  30  last  there  were  103  miles  of  roads 
and  38  miles  of  sidewalks.  *uP,  ^  if 

Burnaby  has  two  and  three-quarter  miles 
waterfront  on  the  North  Arm  of  the  Fraser, 
which  is  being  deepened  to  accommodate 
deep-sea  shipping.  There  are  fourteen  miles 
of  electric  railway  within  its  boundaries, 
The  C.P.R.  and  G.N.R.  lines  cross  it.  Tele- 
phone and  electric  light  and  power  services 
are  available  in  every  part  of  it. 

The  soil  of  Burnaby  is  very  rich,  like  that 
of  most  of  the  Fraser  Valley,  and  capable  of 
producing  a  great  variety  of  crops,  including 
many  varieties  of  small  fruits. 


^ 


Imagination    rules    the   world. — Napo- 
leon. 


Man  has  not  yet  reached  his  best.  He 
nroer  will  reach  his  best  until  he  walks 
the  upward  way  side  by  side  with  woman. 
Plato  was  right  in  his  fancy  that  man  and 
woman  are  merely  halves  of  humanity, 
each  requiring  the  qualities  of  the  other  in 
order  to  attain  the  highest  character. 

Shakespeare  understood  it  when  he  made 
his  noblest  women  strong  as  men,  and  his 
best  men  tender  as  women.  The  hands 
and  breasts  that  nursed  all  men  to  life  are 
scorned  as  the  forgetful  brute  proclaims  his 
superior  strength  and  plumes  himself  that 
he  can  subjugate  the  one  who  made  him 
what  he  is. — Eugene  V.  Debs. 


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June,    1912 


Calgary,  Alta. 

Five  liundred  tons  of  machinery,  to  be 
placed  early  in  July  for  the  Tregillus  Clay 
Products  Company,  is  on  order.  This  com- 
pany, with  half  a  million  of  local  capital,  will 
be  the  pioneer  large  organization  to  develop 
the  valuable  deposits  of  clay  and  shales  found 
near  Calgary.  Mr.  Tregillus,  the  president, 
is  also  president  of  the  United  Farmers  of 
Alberta.  Two  other  companies  are  looking 
for  similar  locations. 

The  city  holds  in  abeyance  the  proposal 
to  buy  coal  mines  and  operate  them  as  public 
utilities.  With  the  introduction  of  natural 
gas  in  such  quantities  so  near  at  hand,  this 
is  admittedly  the  wise  course.  On  the  pur- 
chase of  coal  from  Wyoming  last  fall,  when 
the  city  was  threatened  with  a  famine  because 
of  the  strike,  the  corporation  stands  to  lose 
money.  The  soft  coal  unsold  has  deteriorated 
greatly. 

Contracts  have  been  awarded  for  the 
Pioneer  Tractor  Company's  buildings  to  be 
ready  in  October.  This  is  the  first  of  the 
big  farm  engine  manufacturing  firms  to 
invade  Western  Canada. 

No  other  general  topic  is  more  absorbing 
at  times  than  the  effect  of  the  Panama 
Canal  on  Calgary.  To  look  at  the  map  it  is 
evident  some  change  will  occur.  Miss  Agnes 
Laut,  the  noted  Canadian  writer,  who  has 
been  working  on  the  Canal — reporter's  office 
only — and  has  written  so  comprehensively 
about  it,  says  that  it  will  do  for  Calgary 
what  the  Mississippi  has  done  for  St.  Louis. 
This  latter  city  is  now  reaching  towards  the 
million  mark  of  population.  Even  the 
manufactu,rers  of  the  east  and  south  are 
spying  out  the  land  that  they  may  avail 
themselves  of  the  opportunities.  Those 
already  on  the  ground  are  trying  to  arrive 
at  the  right  perspective.  Everyone  acknowl- 
edges that  it  means  much  for  the  West. 

Fifty  millions  of  dollars  is  the  amount  fixed 
as  being  expended  in  and  in  close  proximity 
to  Calgary  this  year,  on  building  and  con- 
struction work. 

Calgary's  assessment  on  buildings  this  year 
is  only  25  per  cent,  of  the  value.  Last  year 
it  was  50  per  cent.  The  city  council  is  obliged 
to  reduce  at  least  10  per  cent,  per  annum  until 
the  whole  is  wiped  out  and  the  assessment  is 
made  on  land  values  only.     These  latter  are 


fixed  as  near  as  may  be  by  the  actual  market 
value.  Mercantile  stocks  are  assessed  at  two- 
thirds  of  the  cost  of  the  average  stock  carried . 

Ratepayers  authorized  the  issuing  of  bonds 
for  $483,000  this  month.  Park  improve- 
ments will  take  $95,000  of  this,  the  street  rail- 
way sub-base  $88,000  and  extension  of  sur- 
face drainage  $300,000.  Later  on  the  school 
trustees  will  ask  for  $975,000  to  build  more 
schools.  The  increase  in  scholars  attending 
school  is  34  per  cent. ;  street  railway  earnings 
69%,  and  customs  receipts  45%. 

The  city  post  offices  now  handle  72,000 
letters  per  day  as  against  32,000  a  year  ago. 

Bank  clearings  for  the  first  foiur  months 
of  1912  were  $76,768,361  and  for  the  same 
term  in  1911  $55,371,155. 

Building  permits  first  four  months  1911, 
$2,769,216;  for  1912,  $4,216,868. 

Weather  conditions  continue  cool,  but  good 
for  the  growing  crop  and  general  spring  work. 

A  committee  of  the  Industrial  and  Develop- 
ment Bureau  has  under  consideration  the 
establishment  of  a  Hall  of  Industry,  wherein 
will  be  permanently  displayed  all  the  natural 
and  manufactured  products  of  Central  and 
Southern  Alberta.  The  same  Bureau — 
which,  by  the  way,  is  the  outcome  of  the 
$100,000  private  fund  raised  by  citizens  for 
making  known  the  advantages  of  the  city — 
will  also  institute  a  "Calgary"  day  in  May. 
Of  the  55,000  or  more  child  and  adult  popu- 
lation, all  are  .expected  that  day  to  join  in 
writing  to  friends  or  relatives  elsewhere, 
setting  forth  the  opportunities  to  be  realized 
by  living  in  this  city.  Suitable  literature  is 
being  supplied  by  the  Bureau. 

The  population  is  now  conservatively 
estimated  at  55,000.  Assessment,  $53,- 
747,600.     Tax  rate,  14K  mills. 

There  is  plenty  of  employment  for  skilled 
workmen,  particularly  in  building  lines. 
The  city  offers  very  attractive  inducements 
such  as:  Exemption  from  taxation  until 
1918  (where  at  least  25  men  are  employed), 
power,  light  and  water,  and  industrial  site 
at  cost.  To  ascertain  the  numerous  advan- 
tages in  locating  here  write  the  Industrial 
Commissioner. 

The  city  is  served  by  C.P.R.  telegraph  and 
Alberta  Government  telephones. 

Calgary  has  a  most  efficient  and  up-to- 
date  fire  equipment.  Fire  Chief  is  Mr.  Smart, 
and  Chief  of  Police,  Mr.  Cuddy. 


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Municipal 
Progress 


Calgary — Continued 

The  banks  and  their  managers  are:  Bank 
of  Nova  Scotia,  W'm.  Connacter;  Molsons,  F. 
Macbeth;  Imperial,  (2)  A.  L.  Nunna  and  J. 
H.  Wilson;  Quebec  Bank,  W.  H.  Clarke; 
Traders,  J.  A.  Walker ;  Royal,  J.  W.  Cameron ; 
British  North  America,  G.  F.  Laing;  To- 
ronto, C.  R.  Latimer;  Union,  R.  H.  Mac- 
Micking;  Dominion  (2),  R.  K.  Bearisto; 
Standard  (2),  G.  C.  Perkins;  Northern 
Crown,  B.  P.  Hutton;  Montreal,  W.  H.  Hogg; 
Commerce  (4),  E.  M.  Saunders,  M.  R.  Comp- 
lin, E.  M.  Saunders;  Merchants'  (2),  E.  W^ 
McMullen  and  W.  S.  Blagg. 

The  enormous  strides  in  the  building 
activity  of  the  city  is  shown  by  the  subjoined 
statistics  of  building  permits: 

Full  year,  1909 $  2,420,450 

Full  year,  1910 5,589,594 

1st  10  months,  1911 11,664,138 

February,  1912 939,924 

The  Mayor  is  Jno.  W.  Mitchell;  City  Clerk, 
J.  M.  Miller;  City  Treasurer,  Thos.  H.  Bums; 
City  Engineer,  Jas.  T.  Child.  The  President 
of  the  Board  of  Trade  is  E.  A.  Dagg,  and  the 
Secretary,  William  H.  Willson.  Postmaster, 
Geo.  C.  King;  Industrial  Commissioner, 
Andrew  Miller. 


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June,  1912 


Chilliwack,  B.C. 

A  high  school  costing  $40,000  will  be  built 
by  the  Chilliwack  school  board  this  year. 
An  appropriation  of  $24,000  has  been  made 
towards  it  by  the  provincial  department  of 
education  with  the  understanding  that  a  like 
amount  is  expended  by  the  city  for  the  school. 
An  ideal  site  of  three  acres  centrally  located 
has  been  secured  and  an  option  taken  for  the 
purchase  of  it.  The  city  council  in  a  few 
days  will  submit  a  by-law  to  the  ratepayers  to 
procure  their  sanction  for  the  raising,  by 
debenture  loan,  the  sum  of  $25,000.  This 
amount,  together  with  that  appropriated  by 
the  government,  will  buy  the  site,  and  con- 
struct and  fully  e:iuip  the  proposed  building. 
The  new  school  will  have  four  rooms  and 
accommodation  for  about  150  pupils.  With 
the  present  building,  there  is  accommodation 
for  less  than  half  that  number,  and  only  two 
teachers  can  be  employed.  More  than  half 
the  pupils  in  the  valley  desirous  of  attending 
high  school,  have  to  be  accommodated  in  out- 
side schools.  This  illustrates  how  Chilliwack 
is  growing. 

There  are  openings  here  for  iron  works 
(plenty  of  material  close),  pork -packing  plant, 
pickle  works,  and  a  canning  factory.  Good 
hotels  wanted  at  once.  There  is  good  de- 
mand for  farm  labor  any  time. 

This  district  is  noted  the  world  over  for 
its  famous  fruit.  There  are  two  canning 
factories,  two  creameries,  sash  and  door  fac- 
tories, lumber  mills,  etc. 

There  are  PubUc  and  High  Schools,  City 
Hall,  Court  House,  Opera  House  (can  seat 
800),  three  good  hotels,  ten  miles  macadam 
and  gravel  streets,  six  miles  plank  or  con- 
crete sidewalks,  C.P.R.  Telegraph,  Chilliwack 
Telephone  Co!  (600  cbnheetions),  local,  rural 
and  long  distance. 

Banks  and  their  managers  are:  Bank  of 
Vancouver,  E.  M.  Anderson;  Royal,  F.  B. 
Lyle;  Montreal,  E.  Duthie;  Commerce,  K. 
V.  Munro;  Merchants',  N.  S.  Mackenzie. 
This  shows  the  financial  aspect  of  the  coln- 
munity. 

The  population  is  2,000.  Assessment, 
$1,697,383;  tax  rate,  17K  mills.  R.  F. 
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Progress 


Coquitlam,  B.C. 

Coquitlam  is  the  site  chosen  by  the  Can- 
adian Pacific  Railway  for  a  supplementary 
coast  terminal.  The  first  unit  of  the  terminal 
will  be  completed  this  year,  which  will  in- 
clude twenty-five  miles  of  tracks,  engine 
houses,  coal  bunkers,  oil  tanks,  water  tanks, 
machine  and  tool  houses,  and  all  the  neces- 
saries of  such  terminals. 

The  distance  of  Coquitlam  from  Vancouver 
is  17  miles,  and  the  C.P.R.  will  double-track 
the  main  line  from  the  capital  to  the  yards  at 
Coquitlam.  At  present  five  trains  per  day 
run  in  each  direction.  The  company  has 
promised  four  local  trains  a  day  in  addition. 
The  Western  Canada  Power  Co.  w ill  build  an 
electric  suburban  line  to  and  through  Coquit- 
lam, B.C.  Both  the  Western  Power  Co.  and 
the  British  Columbia  Electric  Co.  have  power 
lines  here.  The  former  company's  main  line 
from  Slave  Lake  to  Vancouver  crosses  the 
townsite,  and  the  latter  company  is  now 
building  large  water  power  works  on  Coquit- 
lam Lake.  The  same  companies  will  supply 
electric  light. 

With  convenient  trackage,  abundant  car 


supply,  cheap  power  and  deep  water  front- 
age, Coquitlam  seems  to  be  assured  of  every 
essential  of  economical  manufacturing  and 
distributing. 

The  C.P.R.  expect  to  employ  5,000  men 
when  the  new  works,  car  shops,  etc.,  are 
completed,  a  number  that  with  the  necessary 
thousands  of  other  workers,  not  to  mention 
wives  and  families,  should  make  a  city  of 
25,000  to  30,000  people. 

As  Vancouver  grows,  so  will  Coquitlam 
grow.  And  Vancouver  is  growing  at  the  rate 
of  25,000  people  per  year. 

There  are  openings  for  all  kinds  of  business. 
Stores  are  rented  as  soon  as  completed. 

President  of  the  Board  of  Trade  is  R.  O. 
Galer;  Secretary,  O.  Phillips;  Reeve,  J. 
Mars;  Town  Clerk  and  Treasurer,  J.  Smith, 
C.M.C.;  Engineer,  W.  H.  Kilmer;  Post- 
master, J.  Roland;  Chief  of  Police,  J. 
R.  Edwards. 

Mankind  is  always  a  little  bit  shy  of, 
realizing  its  opportunities.  The  Golden 
Rule  has  not  yet  become  universal  practice. 
— Smith. 


All   the    eyes    of    BUSY   MAN'S    CANADA    are    turned    on    the    CANADIAN 

PACIFIC    RAILWAY'S    NEW   TERMINALS— A   NEW 

BRITISH    COLUMBIA   SEAPORT, 

THE  BUSY  MAN'S 

COQUITLAM 

which  has  grown  in  four  months  from  a  possibility  to  a  tremendous  reality  which 

has  attracted  more  capitalists,  manufacturers,  merchants  and  artisans  in  a  short 

space  of  time  than  any  other  town  on  the  map. 

^   Coquitlam  is  conceded  by  best  informed  Transportation  men  to  be  THE 

^  PLACE  on  the  Pacific  Coast  for  the  economical  handling  of  grain  on  its 

way  to  the  Eastern  markets  via  the  Panama  Canal. 

^   And  for  that  (and  many  other  reasons  which  you  may  have  for  the       >  ^ 

^^  asking)  investors  "cleaned  up"  all  the  property  first  ofiered  them.      ^^ 

The  sale  of  the  2nd  Division  will  open  soon.    If  you  are  wise  enough 

to  get  in  on  It,  you  will  make  some  money. 


ARTHUR    W.    NUMBER    & 

Authorized  Selling  .Vnents 
For  the  Coquitlam  Terminal  Company.     The  Originators 
and  Sole   Owners   of    the  only   Coquitlam  Townsite  on 
the  map  of  Canada. 

SOMERSET  BLOCK  WINNIPEG,  MAN. 


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Progress 


BUSY  MAN'S   CANADA 


June,    1912 


Edmonton,  Alta. 

Municipal  ownership  of  utilities  is  proving 
a  success.  The  city  hall  announces  a  surplus 
of  $57,000,  and  the  electric  light  department 
$8,000.  The  telephones  and  street  railway 
are  also  now  showing  good  profit. 

Five  hundred  and  sixty  thousand,  eight 
hundred  and  fifty  dollars'  worth  of  building 
started  in  one  week,  is  the  story  told  in  the 
office  of  the  city  building  inspector. 

A  six-storey  warehouse  is  to  be  erected  by 
Revillon  Bros,  on  Fourth  street,  reinforced 
concrete  and  steel  construction,  to  cost  a 
quarter  of  a  million  dollars.  The  building  will 
be  six  storeys  high,  a  distance  of  79  feet  from 
the  grade.  McRiarmind  &  Co.,  Limited, 
of  Winnipeg,  have  the  contract. 

Building  permits  for  this  month  will  exceed 
the  more  than  $2,000,000  mark  reached  last 
month.  April  permits  in  Edmonton  equalled 
Winnipeg,  eclipsed  Calgary  and  were  sur- 
passed by  only  two  cities  in  Canada,  Toronto 
and  Montreal,  and  surpassed  by  those  cities 
by  but  a  few  hundred  thousands  dollars.  The 
expenditure  of  this  money  is  not  made  by 
those  who  disbelieve  in  Alberta's  railroad 
development. 

The  satisfactory  nature  of  business  condi- 
tions at  Edmonton,  and  the  phenomenal  de- 
velopment that  has  taken  place  during  the 
year  is  strikingly  indicated  by  the  accom- 
panying figures: 

1910.  1911.  % 

Customs  $  $  Incr. 

returns 363,736  705,233     94 

Building      per- 
mits      2,161,356         3,672,260     70 

Bank  Clearings  71,633,115      121,438,392  69i 

Post  Office 

(stamps  only)         83,411  114,565     37 

Street  Railway: 
Passengers 
carried 3,688,859         6,281,452     70 

Revenue 157,511  261,713     66 

Homestead  en- 
tries   4,999  6,187    24 

Edmonton  is  situated  on  three  transcon- 
tinental railways,  has  12  railroad  outlets 
and  9  proposed  outlets.  American  roads 
coming  from  south.  Twenty-two  daily  pas- 
senger trains  serving  Edmonton. 

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There  are  over  a  himdred  wholesale  and 
commission  houses  in  the  city.  Seventeen 
banks  and  three  loan  companies.  Municip- 
ally owned  industrial  sites  for  lease  with 
option  of  purchase. 

Building  growth:  1909,  $2,128,166;  1910, 
$2,159,106;   1911,  $3,672,260. 

The  population  of  Edmonton  is  24,882; 
Strathcona,  5,580. 

Assessment:  1910,  $30,105,110;  Strath- 
cona, $6,777,012;  1911,  $46,494,740;  Strath- 
cona, $7,280,274. 

Tax  rate,  13.7  mills. 

The  banks  and  their  managers  are:  Bank 
of  Nova  Scotia,  B.  W.  McLeod;  Molsons,  G. 
W.  Swaisland;  Imperial,  G.  R.  F.  Kirkpat- 
rick;  Traders,  H.  C.  Anderson;  Royal,  J.  F. 
McMillan;  British  North  America,  A.  K. 
Henderson;  Bank  D'Hochelaga,  Alex.  Lefort; 
Union,  J.  J.  Anderson;  Ottawa,  A.  H.  Dick- 
ins;  Dominion  (2),  E.  C.  Bowker;  Northern 
Crown,  H.  H.  Richards;  Montreal,  E.  C. 
Pardee;  Commerce,  T.  M.  TurnbuU;  Mer- 
chants', (2),  A.  C.  Eraser  and  G.  B.  Chadwick. 

There  are  large  public  and  separate  schools, 
University  of  Alberta,  Alberta  college,  Grand 
Trunk  business  college,  six  good  hotels, 
C.P.R.,  C.N.R.,  G.T.P.,  and  Government  tele- 
graph companies;  municipal,  local,  long  dis- 
tance, rural,  Government  telephones  are  in 
operation. 

The  Mayor  is  Geo.  S.  Armstrong;  Secre- 
tary-Treasurer, F.  M.  C.  Crosskill;  H.  M. 
Martin  is  President  of  the  Board  of  Trade; 
Secretary,  F.  T.  Fisher;  City  Engineer,  A.  J. 
Latomell;  Postmaster,  A.  E.  May. 

The  only  man  who  never  makes  a  mis- 
take is  the  man  who  never  does  anything. 

You  never  can  tell  just  what  is  going 
to  he  the  pivotal  point  of  your  fortune,  so 
keep  striving. 

<♦> 

Giuseppe  M'azzini  said:  "Preach  vir- 
tue, sacrifice,  and  love;  and  be  yourselves 
virtuous,  loving,  and  ready  for  self- 
sacrifice.  Speak  your  own  thought  boldly 
and  bravely  name  your  wants;  but  without 
anger  and  without  threats.^' 


June,  1912 


BUSY   MAN'S   CANADA 


Municipal 
Progress 


^  We  own  a  property  ad- 
joining the  City  limits  on 
the  two-mile  circle  from  the 
Post  Office.  Also  a  prop- 
erty in  the  same  vicinity  on 
the  three-mile  circle. 

^  These  properties  will 
easily  reach  three  to  five 
times  the  present  prices. 

Q  We  guarantee  every  lot  we 
sell  to  be  high,  dry  and  level. 
If  you  find  it  different  you 
can  have  your  money  back 
with  interest. 

fl  Our  Edmonton  Office  has  re- 
sold several  lots  already  at  an 
advance  of  from  $50  to  $100  a 
lot  on  a  two  months'  holding, 
showing  over  100  per  cent,  on 
the  money  invested. 

^  Half  of  the  subdivision  was  sold 
through  our  Edmonton  Office  in  about 
six  weeks  to  Edmonton  people.  Several 
of  them  intend  building  this  summer. 
Q  We  reserved  some  lots  and  are  build- 
ing on  them  now. 

The  Property  Is  Restricted 

and  will  be  a  most  desirable 
residential  district 

fl  Edmonton  is  destined  to  be  one  of  the 
largest,  if  not  the  largest,  city  of  the  Canadian 
Prairie.  You  can't  go  wrong  in  buying  close- 
in  properties  at  first  prices  direct  from  the 
owners. 

^  Write  to-day  for  information  that  may  lead 

to  a  very  profitable  investment. 

Address  — 

F.  I.  GREEN 

WESTERN  CANADA  PROPERTIES 

Limited 

30  Victoria  Street 
TORONTO 

Telephones — Main  4220-4221 


Your  Opportunity 

IS  IN 

Lincoln  Park 


Lincoln  Park  is  the  closest- 
in  addition  to  what  is  going 
to  be  Alberta's  most  impor- 
tant Railway  Centre, 

ATHABASCA  LANDING 

You  have  heard  of  the  fortunes  many 
people  have  made  through  buying  lots 
in  a  Western  town  when  it  was  young. 
The  same  opportunity  awaits  you  now. 
Western  Canada  was  never  in  better 
shape  for  real  estate  investment  than 
she  is  to-day.  You  are  assured  of  her 
progress  and  development.  Rouse 
yourself  and  take  advantage  of  a  good 
thing  when  it  is  offered  you. 
The  C.N.R.  has  just  entered  Atha- 
basca Landing,  which  will  shortly  be 
the  centre  of  Five  Railroads,  running 
direct  from  Edmonton,  Prince  Albert, 
North  Battleford,  and  Saskatoon. 
Work  is  to  commence  at  once  on  three 
railroads  from  Athabasca  Landing 
to  the  Peace  River  Country  and  the 
North,  with  its  unlimited  natural 
resources,  including  Natural  Gas. 
If  you  have  a  few  dollars  to  invest, 
look  with  wide-open  eyes  for  a  Western 
town  having  the  natural  resources  and 
of  which  the  railway  companies  are 
making  a  Railroad  Centre. 
That  is  the  jiosition  of  Athabasca 
Landing,  which  at  the  present  rate 
of  growth  will  become  a  city  in  a  very 
short  time. 

A  post  card  will  bring  you  interesting 
printed  matter  and  any  particulars 
you  desire. 


Northwest  Empire 
Land   Company,   Ltd. 

303-304  Stair  Building 

BAY  STREET   -  TORONTO 


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June,   1912 


Fort  William,  Ont. 

The  general  increase  in  bank  clearings, 
Customs  House  returns,  post  office  stamp 
sales  and  building  permits  and  all  other 
statistics,  by  which  a  fair  indication  of  the 
city's  growth  can  be  ascertained,  denote  a 
most  healthy  state  of  affairs  in  Fort  William. 
The  increases  are  shown  in  all  statistics 
ranging  from  20  to  200%  over  the  figures 
of  last  year,  which  is  an  assured  fact  that  the 
real  growth  of  Fort  William  has  just  begun. 
The  next  few  succeeding  years  will  undoubted- 
ly show  a  marvellous  development  of  this 
city  at  the  head  of  the  Inland  Lakes. 

One  of  the  further  features  that  will  enter 
into  the  development  is  the  immediate 
development  of  the  iron  deposits  that  are 
known  to  exist  in  the  vicinity  and  will  event- 
ually lead  to  a  commerce  and  trade  in  the 
iron  and  steel  industry  at  Fort  William' 

For  some  time  past  the  City  Council  have 
been  endeavoring  to  secure  a  site  for  a  new 
market  building.  It  is  now  ascertained  that 
an  option  has  been  secured  on  the  site  of  the 
old  Arena  Rink  on  North  Archibald  Street 
for  the  sum  of  $20,000.00  and  it  will  only  be 
a  short  time  before  Fort  William  will  have  a 
new  modern  market  under  civic  control. 

Houses  to  rent  here  are  very  few.  Messrs. 
Young  and  Lillie  will  build  ten  houses  and 
other  construction  companies  contemplate 
building  largely  in  the  immediate  future. 

In  order  to  keep  pace  with  the  growing 
times  in  Fort  William,  the  proprietors  of  the 
Avenue  Hotel  have  been  obliged  to  enlarge 
their  premises.  A  new  wing  of  forty  rooms 
has  now  been  added  which  will  be  of  material 
advantage  to  the  increased  travelling  public 
that  is  now  coming  to  Fort  William. 

Since  the  opening  of  navigation.  May  3, 
over  sixteen  million  bushels  of  grain  have 
been  loaded  and  shipped  by  vessels  from 
Fort  William.  The  trade  has  been  on  an 
average  of  seven  boats  a  day  leaving  this 
port  carrying  grain  to  the  Eastern  market. 

It  is  estimated  that  no  less  than  six  new 
elevators  will  be  built  in  Fort  William  during 
the  present  year  by  the  Canadian  Pacific 
Railway  and  private  individuals.  Work 
has  already  been  started  on  the  Muirhead 
Elevator  at  West  Fort  William;  A.  E.  Fen- 
ton  has  already  prepared  plans  for  a  large 
storage  and  shipping  elevator.  The  contract 
has  also  been  let  for  the  new  cleaning 
elevator  of  the  C.P.R. 


Fort  William  would  welcome  many  new  in- 
dustries, such  as  clothing,  furniture,  wagons, 
manufacturers  of  heavy  iron  goods,  autos, 
engines,  etc. 

Fort  William  has  unrivalled  transportation 
facilities,  plentiful  labor,  cheap  power  and 
harbor  advantages.  They  also  offer  free  site 
and  tax  exemption,  particulars  of  which  are 
obtainable  from  the  Industrial  Commissioner. 

The  population  is  now  20,644;  the  assess- 
ment, $25,088,743.50;  tax  rate  is  26  mills. 
C.P.R.,  C.N.R.  and  G.T.P.  telegraph,  and 
municipal-owned  telephone  service  are  in 
operation  and  Bell  connections. 

Electric  power  is  supplied  by  Kakabeka 
Falls,  exploited  by  Kaministiquia  Power  Co. 

Water  is  supplied  from  Loch  Lomond,  332 
feet  above  city,  in  hills  seven  miles  away. 

Ten  chartered  banks  operate  here.  Banks 
and  managers:  Imperial  Bank  of  Canada, 
M.  Cochran;  Bank  of  Hamilton,  W.  W. 
McGillivray;  Traders,  F.  G.  Depew;  Royal, 
J.  W.  Ryan;  Union,  G.  J.  Hunter;  Ottawa, 
W.  R.  Berford;  Dominion,  W.  C.  McFarlane; 
Montreal,  W.  Stevenson;  Commerce,  A.  A. 
Wilson;  Merchants',"  F.  W.  Bell. 

The  Western  Press  Association  meets  here 
in  July. 

The  Mayor  is  Samuel  C.  Young;  Secretary- 
Treasurer,  William  Phillips;  City  Clerk,  Alex. 
McNaughton;  City  Treasurer,  Wm.  PhilUps; 
City  Engineer,  Jno.  Wilson ;  President  Board 
of  Trade,  A.  A.  Wilson;  Secretary,  Geo.  W. 
Gorman;  Industrial  Commissioner,  R.  J. 
Burdett;  Postmaster,  William  Armstrong; 
Fire  Chief,  A.  D.  Cameron. 

The  world  is  blessed  most  by  men  who 
do  the  things,  and  not  by  those  who  merely 
talk  about  them. — James  Oliver. 

Men's  minds  are  as  variant  as  their 
faces.  Where  the  motives  of  their  actions 
are  pure,  the  operation  of  the  former  is  no 
more  to  be  imputed  to  them  as  a  crime, 
than  the  appearance  of  the  latter.  For 
both,  being  the  work  of  Nature,  are  alike 
unavoidable. — George  Washington. 


W.  A.  MATHESON 

Barrister,    Solicitor,    etc. 
504  Victoria  St.      -      Fort  WUliam 


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Municipal 
Progress 


Gravelbourg,  Sask. 

Situated  on  the  Wood  Mountain  River, 
Gravelbourg  is  located  in  the  centre  of  a  large 
fertile  valley,  some  24  miles  wide  and  60 
miles  long.  The  town  is  72  miles  south-west 
of  Moose  Jaw,  and  72  miles  south-east  of 
Swift  Current.  Both  the  C.P.R.  and  the 
C.N.R.  are  running  lines  through  this  valley, 
and  both  will  have  stations  at  Gravelbourg. 

Experts  declare  that  the  fertility  of  the 
district  is  unequalled  in  any  part  of  Saskatch- 
ewan. Crops  run  as  high  as  50  bushels  of 
wheat  to  the  acre,  125  bushels  of  oats,  and  as 
much  as  24  bushels  of  flax  to  the  acre.  There 
is  actually,  according  to  the  threshers'  re- 
port, over  a  million  and  a  quarter  of  bushels 
of  grain  in  the  granaries  of  the  district.  The 
soil  is  quite  heavy,  there  is  a  good  thickness 
of  black  loam,  with  five  or  six  feet  of  clay 
subsoil. 

The  town  has  a  church  with  a  resident 
clergyman ;  also  a  physician,  a  druggist,  four 
general  stores,  two  butcher  shops,  a  bake 
shop,  two  blacksmith  shops,  a  barber  shop, 
and  pool  room.  There  are  several  large  im- 
plement warehouses  and  two  loan  and  insur- 
ance offices.  The  Union  Bank  of  Canada  has 
a  branch  here.  The  Dominion  Government 
has  a  large  immigration  hall,  useful  to  the 
settlers  who  wish  to  go  still  further  south. 
The  Government  has  also  a  telegraph  office, 
and  a  sub-agency  of  the  Dominion  Lands. 
The  Department  of  the  Mounted  Police  has 
also  a  detachment  here.  Several  schools  have 
been  opened  in  the  district,  and  services  of 
different  denominations  held.  There  is  a 
very  good  attendance  at  these  schools. 


A  telegraph  line  has  been  built  to  connect 
this  important  point  with  the  city  of  Moose 
Jaw,  and  the  Government  has  established 
here  a  sub-agency  for  Dominion  lands,  to 
attend  to  the  enormous  influx  of  settlers  at- 
tracted by  the  beauty  of  the  country. 

The  natural  importance  of  the  district  in- 
duced the  C.N.R.  to  make  Gravelbourg  its 
divisional  point  for  South  Saskatchewan. 

Besides  the  Wood  River  and  the  Old  Wives 
Creek,  which  flow  across  the  valley,  the 
water  question  for  the  District  of  Gravel- 
bourg is  well  settled.  Numerous  artesian 
wells,  one  of  which  is  in  the  town,  have  been 
dug,  and  all  of  these  have  been  overflowing 
for  years.  The  w  ater  is  pure  and  the  supply 
unlimited. 

All  the  south  of  Saskatchewan  is  under- 
lined with  coal,  and  many  mines  have  been 
opened  up  where  the  farmers  get  their  coal 
at  rates  varying  from  $1.50  to  $5  per  ton. 

The  natural  distributing  position  of  Gravel- 
bourg, the  coal  mines  of  its  district,  the 
abundance  and  purity  of  its  water,  and  the 
most  beautiful  country  it  commands,  offer 
unlimited  possibilities  for  all  kinds  of  indus- 
tries and  wholesale  houses. 

The  survey  of  the  C.P.R.  line  from  Swift 
Current  to  Moose  Jaw  runs  through  Gravel- 
bourg, and  the  Grand  Trunk  Pacific's  pro- 
posed line  from  Lethbridge  to  Regina  and 
north,  also  runs  through  the  town.  It  is 
the  intention  of  the  C.N.R.  to  connect  their 
Lethbridge-Maryfield  extension  line  to  Grav- 
elbourg. It  is,  therefore,  expected  that 
Gravelbourg  will  be  an  important  railroad 
centre. 


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Guelph,  Ont. 

Three-cent  tickets  that  may  be  used  at  any 
time,  and  pay-as-you-enter-cars,  are  big 
features  of  Guelph' s  civic  operation  of  the 
car  service.  The  city  operates  every  public 
utility.  It  owns  a  16-mile  stretch  of  steam 
road,  leased  to  the  C.P.R.,  which  makes  20 
per  cent,  a  year  on  the  investment.  The 
returns  from  its  operation  of  the  street  cars 
have  so  far  just  about  equalled  expenses,  but 
with  increasing  population  it  will  soon  be 
making  money  for  the  people. 

That  the  Stewart  Sheaf  Loader  Company, 
of  Winnipeg,  mean  business  in  locating  in 
Guelph  is  shown  by  the  fact  that  they  have 
taken  up  the  options  they  held  on  the  Farr 
and  Gibson  properties  in  the  industrial  sec- 
tion of  St.  Patrick's  Ward.  The  Gibson 
property  consists  of  75  acres  in  a  splendid 
location  for  industrial  purposes,  and  the 
price  paid  was  $10,000,  which  is  considered  a 
fair  price  for  such  desirable  property.  The 
Farr  farm  consists  of  ten  acres,  and  brought 
a  much  higher  price  relatively  than  the  other, 
it  being  brought  for  $5,000,  or  $500  per  acre, 
while  the  Gibson  property  brought  $133.33 
per  acre. 

The  Hare  Engineering  Company  has  also 
closed  the  deal  with  the  parties  from  whom 
they  purchased  the  land  in  that  section  to 
build  their  factory  on. 

The  population  now  exceeds  15,000  and 
the  total  assessment  amounts  to  $8,922,836. 
The  tax  rate  has  been  reduced  to  14  mills — 
one  of  the  lowest  in  all  Canada.  All  the 
public  utilities  are  municipally  owned,  in- 
cluding water,  electric  light  and  power,  gas, 
street  railway  and  the  Guelph  Junction  Steam 
Railway  of  15  miles,  which  is  leased  on  a 
percentage  to  the  C.P.R. 

Guelph  is  situated  48  miles  west  of  Toronto, 
and  is  the  largest  shipping  and  transhipping 
point  on  the  Grand  Trunk  Railway  System 
between  Toronto  and  the  Canadian  border  at 
Samia. 

About  70  factories  are  fully  employed  in 
various  lines  of  business  and  there  are  open- 
ings for  many  others. 

There  are  now  six  banks  established  here, 
viz. :    Metropolitan,  managed  by  T.  G.  Mc- 


Master;  Traders,  F.  J.  Winlow;  Royal,  R.  L. 
Torrance;  Dominion,  A.  R.  Sampson;  Mon- 
treal, C.  E.  Freer;  Commerce,  J.  M.  Duff. 

A  man  makes  his  own  luck. 

//  you're  really  competent,  some  com- 
munity somewhere  has  need  of  you. 

Be  a  live  wire  and  you  won't  get  stepped 
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Before  we  can  bring  happiness  to  others, 
we  must  first  he  happy  ourselves;  nor  will 
happiness  abide  within  us  unless  we  confer 
it  to  others.  If  there  be  a  smile  upon  our 
lips,  those  around  us  will  soon  smile,  too, 
and  our  happiness  will  become  the  truer 
and  deeper  as  we  see  others  happy. — 
Maeterlinck. 


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Progress 


Lethbridge,  Alta. 

The  biggest  real  estate  deal  in  Lethbridge's 
history  was  put  through  recently.  H.  J.  H. 
Skeith  sold  to  C.  P.  McQueen,  of  Calgary, 
the  southwest  quarter  of  section  eight,  im- 
mediately adjoining  Galbraith  Street  and 
Adams  Park  on  the  north.  This  property 
has  a  frontage  of  half  a  mile  on  Westminster 
road.  It  is  understood  that  the  considera- 
tion in  connection  with  the  sale  was  approx- 
imately S200,000. 

Mr.  McQueen  intends  to  improve  the  prop- 
erty at  once  with  water  and  sewerage,  and 
will  make  a  high-class  residential  subdivision 
of  it,  with  a  moderate  building  restriction. 

The  people  of  Lethbridge  will  this  year 
show  their  faith  in  their  city  to  the  extent  of 
approximately  $1,350,000.  That  will  be  the 
expenditure  for  1912 — that  amount  of  money 
will  be  checked  out  by  the  secretary-treasurer 
before  December  31  next.  Their  confidence 
in  the  future  of  Lethbridge  may  therefore  be 
financially  rated  in  the  millions. 

Never  before  has  this  city  spent  so  much 
money  in  one  year. 

The  1912  expenditure  will  be  divided 
SI,  100,000  for  capital  outlay  and  $250,000 
for  current  or  administration  expenses. 
These  figures  are  only  approximate,  but, 
based  on  expenditures  already  fixed  and 
estimates  which  have  gone  through,  they 
give  a  very  close  estimate  of  the  grand  total. 

Included  in  the  list  of  new  buildings  for 
Lethbridge  this  year  are  a  Labor  Temple,  a 
Masonic  structure,  at  least  two  churches, 
and  many  residences. 

Lethbridge  is  the  centre  of  the  coal  dis- 
trict in  Southern  Alberta,  and  also  the  centre 
of  the  district  in  which  the  famous  "Alberta 
Red"  fall  wheat  is  grown.  This  wheat  has 
taken  the  first  prize  wherever  it  has  been 
shown. 

Lethbridge  is  situated  on  the  Belly  River, 
140  miles  south  of  Calgary.  It  is  the  head- 
quarters of  the  Alberta  Railway  and  Irriga- 
tion Co.  This  road  connects  with  the  Great 
Northern  at  Coutts,  and  with  the  C.P.R. 

The  population  is  10,072;  assessment  $18,- 
634,744,  tax  rate  low. 

The  city  owns  the  electric  light  and  power 
plant  (lie.  k.w.).  There  are  C.P.R.  and 
Western  Union  telegraph,  Government  phones 


(local,  rural  and  long  distance),  40  miles  of 
graded  streets,  33  miles  of  concrete  walks,  six 
public  schools,  one  separate  school,  high 
school  and  Provincial  court  house,  Provincial 
jail,  14  churches,  good  hotels,  six  theatres 
and  amusement  halls. 

The  city  has  under  construction  agricul- 
tural buildings,  and  large  grounds,  additional 
water  mains,  sewers  and  sidewalks,  at  a  total 
outlay  of  $600,000. 

The  International  Dry-Farming  Congress 
meets  here  October  21  to  26. 

The  bank  clearances  are  compared  in  the 
following  table: 

For  full  year,  1910 $27,095,709 

For  1911 28,503,298 

Progress  in  building  operations  is  shown 
below : 

Issued  during  1908 $    365,495 

Issued  during  1909 1,268,215 

Issued  during  1910 1,210,810 

Issued  during  1911 1,033,380 

The  banks  and  their  managers  necessary 
to  attend  to  the  financial  requirements  of 
this  city  are:  Eastern  Townships,  W.  D. 
Lawson;  Molsons,  K.  D.  J.  C.  Johnson;  Im- 
perial, W.  R.  Seatle;  Royal,  J.  M.  Aitken; 
Toronto,  C.  A.  Stephens;  Union,  G.  R.  Tin- 
ning; Montreal,  W.  J. 'Ambrose;  Commerce, 
C.  G.  K.  Nourse;  Merchants',  C.  R.  Young. 

E.  A.  Cunningham  is  President  Board  of 
Trade;  J.  L.  Manwaring,  Secretary;  G.  M. 
Hatch,  Mayor;  G.  W.  Robinson,  City  Clerk; 
A.  C.  D.  Blanchard,  City  Engineer;  E.  N. 
Higinbotham,  Postmaster. 

Difficulties  are  things  that  show  what 
men  are. 

The  history  of  errors,  properly  man- 
aged, often  shortens  the  road  to  truth. — 
Sir  Joshua  Reynolds. 


Presumption  is  ineradicably  interwoven 
with  every  beginning  that  the  world  has 
ever  seen. — H.  G.  Wells. 

There  are  few  mental  exercises  better 
than  learning  great  poetry  or  prose  by 
heart. — Arnold  Bennett. 


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June,  1912 


Lindsay,  Ont. 

Some  of  the  industries  now  in  operation 
are:  Flour  mill,  cereal,  leather,  lumber,  farm 
implements,  woollens,  wheels,  shoes. 

Lindsay  is  offering  free  sites  and  other  in- 
ducements to  new  industries  locating  here. 
To  malleable  iron  works  or  flour  mills  this  is 
an  exceptional  opportunity. 

Electric  power  is  $20  maximum,  and  light 
7c.  per  thousand  watts. 

The  streets  are  asphalt  block  paved. 

Winter  fair,  poultry  show,  stock  and  seed 
judging,  and  short  agricultural  course,  are 
held  every  year. 

The  President  of  the  Board  of  Trade  is 
F.  W.  Sutcliffe;  Allan  Gillies,  vSecretary; 
R.  M.  Beal,  Mayor;  D.  Ray,  Clerk;  Peter 
Kennedy,  Treasurer;  H.  Gladman,  Post- 
master. 

Manor,  Sask. 

There  are  business  openings  here  for  a 
hardware  store,  general  store,  tinsmith,  meat 
market  and  a  flour  mill.  Communications 
with  me  re  the  above' will  receive  attention. 
D.  E.  Brown,  Secy.,  Board  of  Trade,  Manor, 
Sask. 

Manor  is  in  the  Moose  Mountain  district, 
is  59  miles  south-west  of  Brandon,  and  254 
miles  south-west  of  Wirmipeg.  The  sur- 
rounding district  is  a  rich  productive  country. 

The  four  elevators  have  a  capacity  of 
119,000  bushels,  and  handled  last  season 
231,000  bushels  of  grain.  Through  the  stock 
yards  were  handled  129  cattle  and  753  hogs. 

The  population  is  350  with  a  tributary 
population  of  about  1,500.  Assessment  roll, 
$283,000;  tax  rate,  20  mills.  There  are 
Government  phones,  C.P.R.  telegraph  and 
Dominion  express.  The  Crown  Bank  is  man- 
aged by  W.  N.  White. 

The  new  large  public  school  cost  $15,000; 
post  office  cost  $12,000;  bank,  $12,000; 
hotel,  $18,000.  These  will  give  an  idea  of 
the  class  of  buildings  that  are  in  the  town. 

Municipal  Officers  are:  E.  C.  McDiarmid, 
Mayor;  D.  E.  Brown,  Secretary-Treasurer; 
A.  H.  de  Tremauden,  President  Board  of 
Trade;    D.  E.  Brown,  Secretary. 


The  Foundation  of 
Success 


"  The  difference  between  the  clerk 
■who  spends  all  of  his  salary  and  the 
clerk  who  saves  part  of  it  is  the  difference 
— in  ten  years — between  the  owner  of  a 
business  and  the  man  out  of  a  job." 
— ^JOHN   Wanamaker. 


Most  of  the  fortunes  have  been 
accumulated  by  men  who  began 
life  without  capital.  Anyone  who 
is  willing  to  practise  a  little  self-denial 
for  a  few  years  in  order  to  save  can 
eventually  have  a  fund  sufficient  to 
invest  in  a  business  which  will  produce 
a  largely  increased  income. 

No  enterprise  can  be  started  without 
money,  and  the  longer  the  day  of 
saving  is  postponed,  the  longer  it  will 
be  before  the  greater  prosperity  be 
realized. 

Begin  to-day.  One  dollar  will  open 
an  account  with  this  old-established 
institution.  We  have  many  small 
depositors,  and  many  who  began  in  a 
small  way  and  now  have  large 
balances  at  their  credit.  Every  dollar 
deposited  bears  compound  interest  at 
three  and  one-half  per  cent. 


CANADA  PERMANENT 

MORTGAGE  CORPORATION 
TORONTO  STREET   -    TORONTO 

Established  1855 


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Progress 


Macleod,  Alta. 

There  are  signs  of  a  real  estate  boom  in 
Macleod,  where  prices  have  received  an  im- 
petus through  the  announcement  of  great 
railroad  activity  in  the  neighborhood.  Al- 
together about  400  men  are  now  engaged  on 
the  C.N.R.  lines  constructing  railways  from 
Calgary  to  Macleod,  and  from  Macleod  to 
Pincher  Creek.  Coupled  with  this  is  the 
announcement  that  a  Grand  Trunk  survey 
party  at  Barons  is  heading  towards  Macleod. 

People  who  are  in  the  position  of  knowing 
inside  information  are  buying  up  available 
property,  and  brokers  in  Calgary,  Vancouver, 
Winnipeg,  Toronto,  and  Quebec  have  been 
busy  acquiring  options  for  unknown  clients. 

Macleod  is  being  called  to-day  the  Saska- 
toon of  Alberta,  on  account  of  the  railways 
that  are  centering  upon  it.  Railway  men 
look  upon  it  as  the  natural  centre  of  South- 
ern Alberta,  and  their  predictions  that  the 
three  transcontinental  lines  would  centre 
upon  Macleod  in  order  to  get  their  wheat  to 
the  Panama  Canal  through  the  lowest  grade 
across  the  Mountains  appears  to  be  coming 
true. 

There  are  many  other  signs  of  great  activ- 
ity. The  new  opera  house  is  almost  com- 
pleted, and  plans  are  nearly  ready  for  the 
new  municipal  building,  which  will  cost 
$100,000.  Work  has  already  started  on  the 
S100,000  hotel,  to  be  built  near  the  C.N.R. 
depot. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  Council  the  other  day 
arrangements  were  made  for  ordering  of  a 
filtration  plant  to  cost  in  the  neighborhood 
of  $50,000. 

The  assessment  figures  tell  a  story  of  great 
development.  In  1911  the  assessment  was 
$1,936,806.00.  In  1912  it  was  $3,949,970, 
an  increase  of  over  100%. 

Customs  duties  collected:  April,  1911, 
$1,378;   April,  1912,  $3,730. 

This  is  the  centre  of  a  fine  agricultural 
country,  ■\\here  the  famous  "Alberta  Red" 
fall  wheat  grows  to  perfection,  and  other 
cereals  do  equally  as  well.  The  town  has 
municipal-owned  electric  light  and  power 
plant;  power  being  supplied  day  and  night 
at  cost.  Natural  gas  will  be  brought  in  by 
September  1  next ;  there  is  an  unlimited 
supply  and-  it  will  be  furnished  at  cost  to 
new  industries  locating  here. 


Macleod  is  situiited  in  Southern  Alberta,  on 
the  foot-hills  of  the  Rocky  Mountains,  on 
the  Crow's  Nest  Pass  line  of  the  C.P.R.  The 
Canadian  Northern  Railway  will  shortly  have 
a  line  into  Macleod. 

Present  industries  include  flour  mills,  saw 
mills,  a  creamery  and  a  steam  laundry. 
There  are  three  hotels,  a  shorthand  and 
typewriting  college,  and  a  new  general  hos- 
pital is  contemplated  during  1912.  An  up- 
to-date  fire  equipment  is  in  charge  of  J.  S. 
Lambert,  fire  chief.  The  Chief  of  Police  is 
S.  O.  Lawson. 

There  is  a  demand  here  for  almost  every 
class  of  business,  with  particularly  good  open- 
ings for  boot  and  shoe,  furniture,  woodwork- 
ing, wagon,  stoves,  automobile,  engine  fac- 
tories, wire  fence  works  and  furnace  makers. 
There  is  also  an  opening  for  a  poultry  and 
farm  produce  exchange  with  cold  storage 
facilities.  The  farmers  have  the  stuff  to  sell 
and  the  miners  in  the  Crow's  Nest  Pass  have 
the  money  to  buy  with. 

The  population  is  2,500;  assessment,  $3,- 
949,970.  Government  telephone  system, 
C.P.R.  telegraph,  and  Dominion  express. 

Liberal  inducements  are  offered  to  new 
industries.  The  Industrial  Commissioner  will 
gladly  welcome  inquiries  and  give  full  par- 
ticulars on  any  subject. 

An  illustrated  article,  descriptive  of  Mac- 
leod and  district,  appears  in  the  magazine 
section  of  the  number  of  The  Busy  Man's 
Canada. 

The  Industrial  Commissioner  and  Secre- 
tary of  Board  of  Trade  is  John  Richardson; 
Mayor,  E.  H.  Stedman;  City  Clerk,  G. 
Foster  Brown;  City  Engineer,  G.  H  Altham; 
Postmaster,  M.  McKay. 

//  you  make  a  promise,  keep  it,  even  if 
it  takes  the  shirt  off  your  back. 


Remember  that  there  is  more  honesty 
than  dishonesty,  nine  times  over. 

Remember  that  work  is  the  greatest 
thing  in  this  world.  When  a  man  stops 
producing  he  stagnates. 


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June,    1912 


Montreal,  Que. 

The  report  of  the  Harbor  Commissioners, 
just  issued,  shows  that  during  the  year  1911 
the  business  of  Montreal  port  increased 
twenty-five  per  cent,  over  that  of  the  previous 
year.  The  receipts  on  revenue  account  in- 
creased by  $100,000.  The  amount  expend- 
ed in  construction  work  of  various  kinds  was 
also  in  excess  of  the  work  completed  in  1910. 
The  report  points  out  that  the  new  elevator, 
with  a  capacity  of  2,000,000  bushels,  will  be 
in  operation  next  month,  while  the  new  dry- 
dock  will  arrive  in  July. 

The  combined  registered  tonnage  of  the 
767  vessels  which  entered  the  harbor  during 
the  past  year  was  2,300,000  tons.  Of  the 
vessels  sixty-seven  per  cent.,  or  520,  flew  the 
British  flag. 

Improvements  to  Montreal  harbor,  cost- 
ing $2,000,000,  will  be  started  immediately. 
The  new  works  will  include  the  erection  of  a 
new  1,000  foot  pier,  the  lengthening  of  sev- 
eral others,  and  the  deepening  of  Basin  No. 
1.  Improvements  are  rendered  necessary  by 
the  larger  ships  now  entering  this  port. 

Interior  shippers  should  bear  in  mind  that 
Montreal  is  the  largest  market  in  Canada  for 
flour,  grain,  hay,  seeds,  provisions,  butter, 
cheese,  eggs  and  general  country  produce. 

The  elevator  and  warehouse  capacities  of 
Montreal  are  very  large,  and  storage  rates 
reasonable,  whilst  the  facilities  for  handling 
grain,  seeds,  provisions,  etc.,  are  unexcelled. 
Montreal  also  possesses  the  finest  cold  stor- 
age warehouses  on  the  chemical  refrigerating 
principle  to  be  found  on  this  continent.  It 
is  also  the  headquarters  of  the  largest  refrig- 
erating and  ice-making  machinery  establish- 
ments to  be  found  on  the  Western  hemisphere. 
Montreal  is  also  the  great  cheese  and  butter 
export  emporium  of  North  America. 

Receipts  at  the  customs  house  for  the  fiscal 
year  just  closed  amounted  to  $19,952,789, 
against  $18,327,193  the  previous  year. 
Every  month  showed  an  increase  over  the 
corresponding  month  of  1910-11.  The  re- 
ceipts for  March,  1912,  were  $1,881,847, 
against  $1,825,217  in  March,  1911,  although 
there  was  one  working  day  less  this  March 
than  last.  The  March  revenue  at  the  inland 
revenue  office  this  year  was  $747,638,  against 
$643,869  in  March,  1911. 

Last  year  was  a  heavy  one  in  the  port. 
Despite   serious   interference   with    shipping 


owing  to  strikes  in  Great  Britain  in  the  sum- 
mer, steamboat  traffic  in  and  out  of  Montreal 
was  greater  than  in  any  previous  year;  726 
vessels  of  a  total  tonnage  of  2,338,252  docked 
in  Montreal.  It  is  interesting  to  note  the 
cargoes  of  some  of  the  boats  which  left  the 
Canadian  port:  1,810,666  boxes  of  cheese, 
139,503  packages  of  butter,  29,893,184  bush- 
els of  grain,  2,217,365  sacks  and  186,470 
barrels  of  flour;  45,966  head  of  cattle,  and 
3,725  sheep. 

Building  operations  continue  steady,  the 
latest  figures  showing:  1910,  total  permits 
value,  $15,715,859;  1911  (first  ten  months), 
permits  value  $13,079,165;  1910  (October), 
permits  value,  $1,910,240;  1911  (October), 
permits  value,  $1,659,955. 

Mayor,  L.  A.  Lavallee;  President  Board 
Trade,  Robert  W.  Reford;  Secretary,  Geo. 
Hadrill;  City  Clerk,  Hon.  L.  O.  David;  Asst. 
City  Clerk,  Rene  Bauset;  Treasurer,  Charles 
Amolde;  Postmaster,  Hon.  L.  O.  Taillon; 
City  Engineer,  Geo.  lanin. 

Board  of  Commissioners,  L.  A.  Lavallee, 
J.  Ainey,  L.  P.  Lachapelle,  M.D.;  L.  N. 
Dupuis;  F.  S.  Wanklyn,  C.E. 

Fire  Chief,  J.  Tremblay;  Chief  of  Police, 
O.  Campeau. 


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A  Store  for  Visitors 


Constant  personal  contact  with  the  world's  Leading  Fashion 
Centres  brings  to  this  Store  the  very  newest  effects  in 
Woman's  Apparel. 

Choice  Silks,  Laces  and  Dress  Fabrics 
Stylish  Millinery,  Costumes  and  Waists, 
The  Newest  Neckwear  and  Belts, 
The  finest  of  Plain  and  Fancy  Linens. 

There's  always  satisfaction  in  dealing  in  OGILVY'S,  for  we 
only  keep  satisfactory  articles,  and  you  can  depend  on  every- 
thing being  exactly  as  represented.  Quality  —  reliable 
quality — always  must  come  first  with  us. 


JAS.  A.  OCILVV  i  SONS  ■=•""  "iS'JK.S'.,*'— " 


LA  BANQUE  NATIONALE 

FOUNDED  IN  1860 

• 

Capital  -  -  -         $2,000,000.00 

Reserve  Fund        -  -  $1,300,000,00 


Our  system  of  Travellers'  cheques  has  given  complete  satisfaction 
to  all  our  patrons,  as  to  rapidity,  security  and  economy.  The  public 
is  invited  to  take  advantage  of  its  facilities. 


Our  office  in  Paris  (rue  Boudreau,  7,  Square  de  I'Opera)  is  found 
very  convenient  for  the  Canadian  tourists  in  Europe. 


Transfers  of   funds,  collections,  payments,  commercial   credits  in 
Europe,  United  States  and  Canada  transacted  at  the  lowest  rate. 


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June,  1912 


Moose  Jaw,  Sask. 

All  records  for  building  in  the  history  of 
Moose  Jaw  were  found  to  be  broken  when 
the  permits  were  totalled  for  the  month  of 
April. 

The  total  amount  of  the  permits  for  the 
month  amounted  to  $1,004,250,  or  an  increase 
over  the  corresponding  month  of  1911  of 
$759,207. 

The  highest  month  for  any  previous  year 
was  June,  1911,  when  the  permits  totalled 
^752,165,  and  the  permits  for  April  of  this 
year  are  in  excess  of  this  figure  by  the  hand- 
some margin  of  $252,085. 

The  total  permits  issued  for  twelve  months 
of  1910  amounted  to  $1,071,990;  and  from 
these  figures  it  will  be  seen  that  the  month 
of  April,  1912,  has  only  lacked  $66,840  of 
equalling  the  total  figures  for  that  year. 

One  hundred  and  fifty-three  permits  were 
issued  for  the  month.  Included  in  this  are 
permits  for  one  hundred  and  four  residences, 
at  a  total  cost  of  $283,000. 

Customs  returns  totalled  $75,404,  as 
against  $48,170  for  the  corresponding  month 
last  year.  Clearing  house  returns  amounted 
to  $4,739,082,  as  against  $4,216,220  for 
April,  1911. 

Negotiations  have  been  concluded  with 
Mr.  Sherman,  the  theatrical  magnate,  for  a 
site  on  Fairfield  Street,  on  which  will  be 
erected  a  tjieatre  to  cost  over  $100,000. 
The  contract  for  the  erection  of  the  new 
library  building  has  been  awarded  to  Peter 
Lyall  &  Sons,  whose  figure  was  $69,000,  ex- 
clusive of  plumbing  and  heating,  which  it  is 
expected  will  make  the  cost  of  the  building 
over  $75,000. 

A  group  of  local  and  Eastern  capitalists 
have  purchased,  at  a  total  cost  of  $500,000, 
the  following  properties,  through  the  real 
estate  firm  of  M.  &  A.  Primeau,  800  acres, 
known  as  St.  Cuthbert's  farm,  owned  by 
Jas.  M.  Keay,  Mrs.  Jones'  estate,  together 
with  a  quarter  section  belonging  to  the 
Hayes  estate,  and  140  acres  of  Kingsley 
Park. 

Advance  estimates,  compiled  at  the  build- 
ing inspector's  office,  place  the  May  total  of 
building  permits  at  $900,000.  This  estimate 
includes  the  final  permits  for  the  Saskatche- 
wan Flour  Mills  and  the  Saskatchewan  Col- 


lege, besides  a  number  of  large  warehouses 
and  residences. 

The  large  number  of  high-class  residences 
now  being  erected  in  Moose  Jaw  is  in  excess 
of  all  past  records,  the  list  including  many 
handsome  structures  of  the  $5,000  and  the 
$10,000  class.  Practically  all  of  these  houses 
are  being  put  up  for  occupation  by  the 
actual  owners. 

Money  by-laws  totalHng  $321,000  have 
been  passed  by  the  ratepayers. 

The  valuation  placed  on  Moose  Jaw's  new 
post-office  building,  work  on  which  is  now 
starting,  is  fixed  at  $260,000  on  the  permit. 
The  building  in  architectural  style  will  be 
practically  a  replica  of  the  Regina  post 
office. 

The  issue  of  permits  during  the  present 
season  figures  about  $1,000,000  monthly; 
and  many  new  residences  are  going  up  in 
almost  every  part  of  the  city. 

A  movement  is  now  on  foot  to  erect  a 
boat  house  for  the  boat  club,  and  in  addition 
a  shelter  club  house  further  up  the  river.  It 
is  the  intention  of  the  club  managers  to  pro- 
ceed with  these  plans  as  soon  as  the  muni- 
cipal programme  for  the  dredging  of  the 
Moose  Jaw  River  is  decided  upon.  An 
active  campaign  for  new  memberships  is 
now  being  carried  on  by  the  new  boat  and 
canoe  club. 

There  are  five  elevators  (capacity  293,000 
bushels),  at  which  were  handled  418,000 
bushels  of  grain;  flour  mill  (capacity  2,000 
barrels  daily);  oatmeal  mill  (capacity  300 
barrels  daily) ;  extensive  stock  yards,  at 
which  were  handled  2,050  horses,  2,000  cattle, 
600  sheep  and  300  hogs  last  season;  electric 
light  and  power;  street  railway;  industrial 
spurs  for  manufacturing  and  wholesale  pur- 
poses; is  the  customs  port  of  entry;  office 
of  the  Dominion  Land  Department ;  is  head- 
quarters of  C.P.R.  lines  in  Saskatchewan; 
Dominion  express. 

Among  its  industries  are:  Cement  block 
plant,  lumber  yards,  meat-packing  plants, 
many  wholesale  houses,  nine  banks,  two 
daily  newspapers. 

Opportunities :  Hotel,  soap  works,  tannery, 
creamery,  wholesale  houses  in  all  lines  of 
business. 

The  total  assessment  in  1910  was  $13,548,- 


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402.  This  had  increased  by  1911  to  $27,- 
770,453,  an  advance  of  over  100  per  cent. 

The  population  in  1001  was  1,558 ;  in  1906, 
6,250;  and  the  returns  of  a  census  just  com- 
pleted by  the  Board  of  Trade  and  the  City 
Council  shows  the  po])ulation  to-day  to  be 
19,500  people. 

The  Customs  House  receipts  for  the  figcal 
year  of  1904-5  were  $23,902.51. 

The  receipts  for  the  fiscal  year  of  1910-11 
were  $276,736.25. 

Some  of  the  largest  industries  in  Western 
Canada  have  seen  the  undoubted  advantages 
of  being  located  at  this  point,  and  their  un- 
qualified success  has  proved  their  sound 
judgment.  Among  these  are  the  Saskatche- 
wan Flour  Mills  Co.,  Ltd.,  with  a  capacity 
of  2,600  barrels  per  day;  the  Saskatchewan 
Bridge  and  Iron  Co.,  Ltd.,  who  have  found 
it  necessary  to  reorganize  with  a  capitaliza- 
tion of  $1,000,000,  and  intend  commencing 
early  in  the  spring  to  erect  a  plant,  covering 
27  city  lots,  and  expect  to  employ  within 
two  years  in  the  neighborhood  of  400  men. 
Messrs.  Gordon,  Ironsides  and  Fares  have 
just  completed  an  abattoir  and  packing  plant, 


which  to  erect  and  equip  cost  over  $1,000,000, 
and  there  are  others. 


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MOOSE  JAW  is  situated  in  the  most  prosperous, 
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whole  West.  The  farmers  all  have  money  and  they 
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Municipal 
Progress 


BUSY  MAN'S   CANADA 


June,  1912 


Nelson,  B.C. 


Mr.  H.  H.  Currie,  B.A.,  Secretary  of  the 
Publicity  Bureau,  reports  that  there  are 
good  openings  here  for  flour  mill,  tannery, 
box  factory,  broom  factory  and  pulp  mill, 
and  he  will  gladly  give  particulars  of  these 
openings,  and  special  advantages  of  locating 
here. 

The  City  Council  has  passed  an  agreement 
with  the  Western  Box  and  Shingle  Mills, 
Limited,  which  will  open  a  large  factory 
here  in  a  few  weeks.  It  will  be  fitted  with 
the  most  modern  machinery  and  will  manu- 
facture a  thousand  boxes  and  fifty  thousand 
shingles  per  day  at  the  commencement. 

Nelson  is  the  centre  of  the  non-irrigated 
fruit-growing  district,  as  well  as  the  mining 
capital  of  the  Kootenay  district. 

At  the  termination  of  navigation  on  the 
west  arm  of  Kootenay  Lake.  The  climate 
is  mild  and  well  sheltered,  plenty  of  rainfall. 
Transportation  facilities  in  addition  to  the 
steamships  plying  on  the  lakes  are :  Canadian 
Pacific  Railway  (Crow's  Nest  Pass  division), 
Great  Northern  (Spokane  Line),  Express 
Cos.  are  Dominion  and  Great  Northern; 
C.P.R.  and  Western  Union  telegraph;  local, 
rural  and  long  distance  phones;  electric  cars 
(54  miles);  electric  light  and  power  (23,600 
h.p.);  eleven  miles  gravelled  streets,  17  miles 
cement  and  plank  sidewalks;  manufactiu-ed 
gas  for  light  and  power;  piu-e  water  from  the 
mountain  streams;  gravity  sewerage  system. 
Two  public,  one  high  and  one  night  school. 
Mining  school  in  connection  with  high  school 
is  being  arranged  for.  Seven  churches,  daily 
newspaper,  court  house.  Oddfellows  block, 
opera  house  and  other  places  of  amusement, 
Y.M.C.A.  building,  six  wholesale  houses, 
commercial  and  summer  resort  hotels. 

Among  its  industries  are:  Iron  works,  saw- 
mills, C.P.R.  shipyards,  railroad  divisional 
shops,  sash  and  door  factories,  brewery, 
marble  works,  two  jam  factories,  mattress 
works,  mineral  water  factory,  the  products 
of  gold,  silver,  copper,  lead,  zinc  and  marble 
mines  are  five  million  dollars. 

The  eight  rail  and  steamer  routes  afford 
easy  and  rapid  transportation.  This  is  a 
business  centre,  distributing  and  industrial 
point  of  no  mean  proportions,  being  the 
third  city  in  British  Columbia,  with  a  popu- 
lation of  7,003,  within  one  and  a  half  miles  of 

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the  post  office.  Assessment,  $3,072,970; 
assessment  7  mills  on  50  per  cent,  value  of 
improvements  and  45  mills  on  land.  The 
city  has  recently  purchased  $70,000  worth  of 
its  own  bonds,  showing  the  city  is  progressive 
and  in  strong  financial  position.  The  city 
saved  some  $20,000  by  purchasing  its  bonds 
with  money  set  apart  for  that  pvirpose.  The 
city  improvements  in  1911  cost  $30,000. 

Four  banks  are  needed  to  attend  to  the 
financial  wants  of  the  district.  They  are, 
with  their  managers:  Commerce,  J.  S.  Munro; 
Imperial,  J.  H.  D.  Benson;  Montreal,  LeB. 
DeVeber;   Royal,  A.  B.  Nethersby. 

J.  E.  Annable  is  Mayor;  W.  E.  Wasson, 
City  Clerk  and  Treasurer;  G.  C.  Mackay, 
Engineer;  H.  H.  Currie,  Secretary  Publicity 
Bureau;  E.  K.  Beeston,  Secretary  Board  of 
Trade;  and  T.  D.  Stark,  President. 

Fire  protection — 67  hydrants,  14  alarm 
boxes,  pressure  150  lbs.,  3  halls,  3  sub-sta- 
tions, chemical  hose  cart,  etc.  D.  Guthrie, 
Fire  Chief,  and  C.  W.  Young,  Chief  of  Police. 

Opportunities  are  not  half  so' rare  as 
are  the  men  who  are  prepared  to  receive 
them. 

The  aim  of  education  should  he- to  teach 
us  rather  how  to  think  than  what  to  think. 
— Beattie. 


A  good  wife  is  half  the  battle.  Most  of 
the  had  deals  are  made  when  men  neglect 
to  consult  their  wives. 


WE  HAVE  FOR  SALE 

Six  small  subdivisions  lying  between 
Kootenay  river  and  the  Granite  road, 
with  excellent  river  frontage  and 
beach ;  they  contain  from  four  to  ten 
acres  and  are  very  suitable  for  pretty 
summer  homes  ;  they  each  have  from 
three  to  seven  acres  of  first-class  land. 
We  shall  be  pleased  to  show  them  and 
quote  prices. 

MAWDSLEY,  SHAW  &  CO. 

NELSON 


June,  1912 


BUSY   MAN'S   CANADA 


Municipal 
Progress 


Ottawa,  Ont. 

During  last  year  six  hundred  and  fifty- 
seven  buildings  were  erected  in  Ottawa. 
The  total  cost  was  but  a  few  hundred  dollars 
below  the  three  million-dollar  mark.  Build- 
ing Inspector  Fotheringham  estimates  that 
the  prospects  for  the  present  year  are  just  as 
ample.  Last  year's  satisfactory  total  of 
$3,000,000  is  in  no  way  phenomenal,  having 
been  exceeded  by  $25,000  the  year  previous 
and  by  over  a  million  dollars  when  the  totals 
included  such  costly  structures  as  the  Cha- 
teau Laurier  and  the  Central  Station. 

The  civic  plans  for  this  year  are  quite  as 
plethoric.  No  less  than  one  million  dollars 
will  be  spent  on  city  works,  according  to 
City  Engineer  Ker's  estimates.  Ten  miles 
of  pavements  and  concrete  sidewalks,  twelve 
miles  of  sowers  and  drains  will  be  laid,  the 
Bank  street  traffic  and  aqueduct,  and  prob- 
ably the  Bronson  avenue  viaduct  and  other 
municipal  undertakings  are  all  on  this  year's 
calendar.  Fifteen  hundred  men  will  find 
employment  on  these  works. 

Truly  these  are  growing  times  for  Ottawa. 

Ottawa  offers  a  great  many  advantages 
for  the  locating  of  industries.  Two  of  the 
main  ones  that  may  be  mentioned  are  cheap 
power  and  advantageous  freight  rates. 

The  civic  authorities  are  not  losing  sight 
of  what  cheap  power  means  to  this  city,  and 
towards  encouraging  firms  from  England, 
the  States  and  other  parts  of  Canada  to 
locate  here.  Their  plans  for  the  future  con- 
template acquiring  power  rights  so  that  they 
will  be  available  not  only  for  purely  local 
purposes,  but  also  to  sell  at  reduced  rates  to 
any  manufacturers  that  may  care  to  locate 
here. 

Two  other  features  that  serve  to  brighten 
up  the  capital,  and  which  should  appeal  to 
manufacturers  are  that  it  is  one  of  the  best 
lighted  cities  on  the  continent,  and  that  no 
city  provides  power  and  labor  on  more  fav- 
orable conditions. 

Ottawa  at  present  offers  opportunities  for 
the  establishment  of  industries  of  various 
kinds,  particularly,  perhaps,  for  the  making 
of  any  of  the  following  lines:  Automobiles, 
boxes,  bags,  biscuits,  barrels,  bottles,  cloth- 
ing, cigars,  confections,  cereal  foods,  ele- 
vator and  mill  building  machinery  and  ma- 
terials, furniture,  flour,  gloves,  oatmeal, 
paper,  paperwares,  pottery,  roller  mill  pro- 


ducts, rubber  and  felt  goods,  shirts  and 
collars,  shoes,  steel,  castings,  tiles,  textiles, 
woodenwares. 

Ottawa  is  still  the  largest  individual  manu- 
facturer of  lumber  in  the  world.  The  dis- 
trict output  for  1911  will  approximately*^ be 
359,000,000  feet  board  measure,  with  a 
monetary  valuation  of  over  $10,000,000. 
The  city  has  176  industries,  employing 
16,500  people  and  a  conservative  estimate'of 
the  output  of  these  industries  is  $38,000,000. 
The  three  payrolls — Industrial,  Govern- 
mental, and  Railroads — combined,  distrib- 
uted $14,930,000  last  year. 

As  bank  clearances  and  customs  statistics 
are  a  fair  indication  of  the  amount  of  busi- 
ness going  on  in  any  city,  the  following  figures 
dealing  with  conditions  in  1910  and  1911  are 
of  interest: 

Bank  clearances,  1910 $195,752,033. 18 

Bank  clearances,  1911 211,767,153.64 

Customs,  1910 1,258,788. 31 

Customs,  1911 1,632,777. 64 

Building  permits,  1910 3,022,650. 00 

Building  permits,  1911 3,425,775.00 

PubUc  improvements,  1910. .  756,000. 00 

Public  improvements,  1911. .  812,000. 00 

Gross  assessment,  1910 86,529,000.00 

Gross  assessment,  1911 105,833,800.00 

Increase  in  valuations,  1911.     19,304,800.00 

Sympathy  and  kindness  go  a  long  way 
in  business. 

//  there  is  peace  in  the  home,  there  is 
peace  in  one's  work. 

It  was  stated  that  the  value  of  archi- 
tecture depended  on  two  distinct  characters: 
the  one,  the  impression  it  receives  from 
human  power;  the  other,  the  image  it 
bears  of  the  natural  creation. — Ruskin. 


Arthur  LeB.  Weeks 

ARCHITECT 

Canada  Life  Building 

Ottawa  li 


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Municipal 
Progress 


BUSY  MAN'S   CANADA 


June,  1912 


Porcupine,  Ont. 

The  Dome's  third  shipment  of  gold  bullion, 
approximating  150  pounds,  not  officially  an- 
nounced, added  to  two  former  shipments  of 
129  pounds,  gives  a  net  shipping  produc- 
tion for  that  property  since  March  30,  of 
279  pounds,  with  amalgam  in  store  which 
must  always  be  on  hand  till  the  last  clean-up 
is  made.  There  may  also  be  bullion  on  hand 
not  accounted  for  in  the  shipment. 

Thus  a  total  value  of  over  $60,000  has 
been  sent  to  market  from  the  first  40-stamp 
mill  to  operate  in  the  district. 

But,  not  since  the  first  10  days  the  mill 
was  set  in  operation  have  over  20  stamps 
been  running  continuously.  In  fact,  since 
April  12,  not  over  20  stamps  and  many  times 
less  than  that  number,  have  been  pounding. 
The  electrical  pumps  have  not  been  able  to 
furnish  the  water  necessary  for  the  tanks 
and  the  plates,  while  certain  underground 
work  had  to  be  taken  care  of  in  levelling  down 
the  pinnacle  of  quartz,  to  get  an  harmonious 
mixture  of  ore  for  the  mill,  and  to  make  it 
possible  to  operate  over  20  stamps  at  a  time. 

Plans  for  the  building  of  the  Dome  Lake 
Mines  stamp  mill  and  tube  grinders  are  out, 
and  ground  is  being  broken  for  the  basement 
of  the  structure. 

Ten  stamps  to  be  operated  with  tube 
grinders,  which  give  an  added  capacity  of  10 
stamps,  a  total  of  100  tons  every  24  hours, 
is  the  size  of  the  latest  Porcupine  ore  separ- 
ator to  be  announced. 

The  Dome  Lake's  property  consists  of 
three  40-acre  claims,  adjoining  the  West 
Dome  on  the  south,  and  two  claims  south- 
west of  the  Big  Dome.  Manager  McKenzie 
is  in  charge  of  the  work. 

Two  shafts  are  down,  one  below  the  100- 
foot  level,  and  the  other  nearing  that  mark. 
Drifting  on  the  main  lead  for  several  hun- 
dred feet  has  been  done  and  considerable  of 
a  body  of  ore,  sufficient  to  run  the  mill  for  a 
year,  is  blocked  out. 

At  the  100-foot  depth  the  main  lead  shows 
over  four  feet  in  width  in  finely  crystallized 
quartz  that  averaged  $44  to  the  ton  in  5,700 
pounds  of  ore  sent  out  for  tests.  The  ore 
was  taken  indiscriminately  from  main  shaft. 
The  new  compressor  plant  of  the  style 
and  pattern  of  the  Dome  Extension  outfit, 
is  being  installed  and  will  be  ready  for  opera- 
tion shortly.     Forty  men  are  employed. 


Stamp  mills  in  addition  to  those  now  in 
operation  should  open  in  the  order  named: 
Vipond  crushing  plant,  150  tons  capacity, 
June  1;  HoUinger,  40  stamps,  with  cyanide 
plant,  June  1;  Little  Pet,  five  stamps,  free 
milling,  June  10;  Dome  Lake,  10  stamps, 
and  tube  mill,  100  tons  capacity,  August  1; 
Crown  Chartered,  not  officially  designated, 
as  plant  will  not  be  built  till  late  in  summer, 
but  is  to  comprise  10  stamps.  Of  the  40 
stamps  to  be  added  to  the  Mclntyre,  10  more 
should  be  in  operation  by  October  1. 

Thus,  Porcupine,  exclusive  of  whatever 
sized  mill  the  Crown  Chartered  may  put  up, 
by  mid-summer  will  have  stamp  mills,  crush- 
ing plants,  and  tube  grinders  that  will  take 
care  of  1,135  tons  of  rock  each  24  hours. 
Conservatively,  it  may  be  said  that  the  first 
six  months'  run  will  yield  $20  to  the  ton,  mak- 
ing a  daily  output  of  $22,700. 

It  will  be  seen  that  in  view  of  the  fact 
that  the  Hollinger  expects  to  run  for  the 
first  year  on  high-grade  ore  averaging  $30 
to  the  ton,  the  above  figures  are  below 
what  the  production  will  actually  be. 

Also,  the  fact  that  the  Mclntyre  will  be 
operating  50  stamps  by  the  beginning  of  the 
fall  in  ore  from  the  120-foot  wide  ore  body 
now  connected  from  two  sides  is  not  consid- 
ered in  the  above  tabulation. 

The  figures  are  therefore  a  conservative 
estimate  of  what  Porcupine  will  be  showing 
at  the  beginning  of  winter  in  1912. 

A  new  hotel  with  20  rooms  is  to  be  built 
immediately  at  Mattagami  Landing,  and  a 
permanent  hotel  will  be  built  directly  facing 
the  river.  Need  of  good  accommodation  is 
felt,  as  traffic  through  this  settlement  is  in- 
creasing. 

Mattagami  Landing  is  the  point  from  which 
launches  connect  with  Waweatin  and  Sandy 
Points,  above  and  below,  respectively,  where 
power  companies  have  generating  stations, 
and  it  is  also  a  stopping  place  for  prospectors 
going  to  and  from  the  townships  to  the  west 
of  Tisdale. 

Among  the  buildings  in  Porcupine  which 
are  a  credit  to  the  camp,  the  new  King  George 
Hotel  is  worthy  of  special  mention.  It  is 
modern  and  up-to-date  in  every  way  both  as 
regards  equipment  and  service,  and  would  be 
an  ornament  to  many  an  older  and  larger  city. 

The  future  of  this  place  looks  bright,  as  it 
has  every  facility  for  a  big  distributing  centre. 


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June,  1912 


BUSY   MAN'S   CANADA 


Municipal 
Progress 


Port  Arthur,  Ont. 

Tenders  are  called  for  offices  and  telephone 
exchange  to  cost  $15,000.  Architect,  Hood 
&  Scott;  3-storey,  32x50,  concrete  founda- 
tion, brick,  steel  beams,  hot  water  heating, 
electric  lighting,  oak  and  maple  floors,  lire 
escapes  and  passenger  elevator. 

Permission  has  been  granted  by  the  Legis- 
lature to  consolidate  $1,885,000  worth  of 
bonds  for  the  city. 

The  C.P.R.  has  notified  the  Mayor  that  the 
company  will  build  here  a  cleaning  elevator 
in  time  to  deal  with  the  fall  crop,  capacity 
1,0(J(),000  bushels. 

The  fact  that  the  electric  power  and  light- 
ing plant  is  municipally  owned  has  brought 
about  a  reduction  in  the  charges  for  this  ser- 
vice, and  as  a  result,  the  cost  to  the  consumer 
is  probably  lower  than  at  any  other  point  in 
the  Dominion.  A  campaign  is  being  prose- 
cuted for  the  purpose  of  interesting  some 
more  prominent  manufacturers  in  the  devel- 
opment of  Port  Arthur. 

The  population  is  15,000;  assessment  is 
SI  8,000,000. 

There  are  35  miles  of  street  railway  con- 
necting Port  Arthur  with  Fort  WiUiam  i2}4 
miles  away),  owned  and  operated  by  the  city. 

Electric  light  is  furnished  by  the  City  at  an 
average  cost  of  10  cents  per  lamp  per  month. 

Water  is  supplied  by  the  City.  Domestic 
rate  averages  $15.00  per  year.  The  muni- 
cipal-owned telephone  system  has  3,500  sub- 
scribers. 

As  a  health  resort.  Port  Arthur  is  unique. 
The  climate  is  most  delightful,  seldom  more 
than  6  inches  of  snow  in  winter,  with  only  an 


occasional  really  cold  day.  Summer  days  are 
just  pleasantly  warm,  and  evenings  refresh- 
ingly cool.  Maximum  sunshine  and  mini- 
mum rain.  The  city  rises  in  a  series  of 
plateaus  from  Thunder  Bay,  making  it  an 
ideal  place  of  residence. 

The  banks  and  their  managers  are:  Bank 
of  Nova  Scotia,  A.  Mooney;  Molsons,  J.  A. 
Little;  Imperial,  H.  C.  Houston;  Montreal, 
W.  H.  Nelson;  Commerce,  A.  W.  Roberts. 

Col.  S.  W.  Ray  is  Mayor;  J.  McTeigue, 
City  Clerk;  W.  J.  Gumey,  City  Treasurer; 
President  Board  of  Trade,  F.  S.  Wiley;  Sec- 
retary, N.  G.  Neill. 


PORT  ARTHUR  GARAGE 

Expert  Automobile  and  Motor 
Boat  Repairs 


Workmanship  Guaranteed 


Phone  993 


DOC.  WILKINSON,  Prop. 


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When  in  Port  Arthur  stop  at  the 

nDariacioi  Ibotel 

FACING  LAKE  SUPERIOR 
CONVENIENT  TO  BOATvS  AND  TRAINS 

PORT  ARTHUR,  ONTARIO 


"Not  the  Biggest,  but  the  BEST" 

ALGOMA  HOTEL 

POET  ABTHUB 

15  Large  Sample  Rooms 

Merritt  &  HODDER,  Props. 

Bates  $2.00  to  $3.50,  American  Plan 

16 


Why  Western  Towns  Grow 


From  the  Orillia  News-Letter 

^  What  Orillia  needs  is  publicity  and  some  judicious  adver- 
^^  tising  in  the  United  States  and  England.  Last  week  the 
citizens  of  Medicine  Hat,  Alberta,  a  town  smaller  than  Orillia, 
raised  $50,000  for  publicity  and  Calgary  raised  $100,000  for  the 
same  purpose.    No  wonder  the  Western  towns  grow. 


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Municipal 
Progress 


BUSY  MAN'S   CANADA 


June,   1912 


Radville,  Sask. 

Builders  and  carpenters  are  wanted  here. 
Splendid  opening  for  flour  mill.  Plenty  of 
water  in  the  river.  Also  opportunity  for 
dentist,  veterinary  surgeon,  milliner  and 
dressmaker. 

Radville  is  a  new  town  and  divisional  point 
on  C.N.R.  line,  between  Maryfield  and  Leth- 
bridge;  a  line  to  Moose  Jaw  starts  from  here, 
and  a  line  to  run  to  the  coal  mines,  20  miles 
distant. 

The  town  is  one  year  old,  and  has  fine 
town  hall,  fire  hall,  red  brick  two-storey  pub- 
lic school,  municipal  hall,  churches,  public 
hall,  licensed  hotel.  Bank  of  Commerce,  man- 
aged by  W.  Hastie ;  Weybum  Security  Bank, 
under  the  management  of  McG.  Wilkinson. 

C.N.R.  telegraph  and  express,  phone  lines 
being  constructed,  two-tank  chemical  engine 
and  other  fire  equipment. 

Population,  350;  assessment,  $120,000; 
tax  rate,  5  mills.  President  Board  of  Trade, 
C.  S.  Hill;  Secretary,  G.  F.  Blundell;  Over- 
seer, C.  S.  Hill;  Secretary-Treasurer,  E.  J. 
Moore;   Postmaster,  C.  S.  Hill. 

Rainy  River,  Ont. 

The  town  of  Rainy  River  is  on  the  river 
of  the  same  name,  and  located  153  miles  east 
of  Winnipeg,  and  286  miles  west  of  Port 
Arthur,  on  the  Canadian  Northern  Railway. 
There  is  a  daily  boat  service  in  the  summer 
to  Kenora,  about  86  miles  distant  on  C.P.R. 

The  population  is  2,300;  assessment,  $717,- 
458;  six  teachers  in  the  public  school,  also 
separate  school,  colleges,  town  hall,  fire  hall, 
gravel  or  cinder  in  the  streets.  The  sidewalks 
are  being  replaced  with  cement  on  the  principal 
streets.  Canadian  Northern  telegraph,  tele- 
phones, electric  light  and  power  (private 
ownership),  theatre,  dance  hall,  waterworks 
(250  connections),  sewers  and  settling  beds. 

There  is  a  good  opportunity  here  for  a 
brick  plant,  a  doctor,  a  dentist  and  a  lawyer. 
Write  to  Sydney  Bateman,  Secretary  Board 
of  Trade. 

The  Bank  of  Commerce  is  managed  by 
H.  W.  Graham. 

S.  Bateman,  Town  Clerk  and  Treasurer; 
S.  Sage,  Town  Engineer;  G.  S.  Parker,  Presi- 
dent Board  of  Trade;   R.  Reid,  Postmaster. 


Fire  protection  in  charge  of  Chief  A.  H. 
Hanna,  with  fire  hall,  engine  and  latest 
equipment.  Thos:  McMahon  is  Chief  of 
Police.     There  are  four  good  hotels. 

Red  Deer,  Alta. 

April  returns  show  that  expansion  in  Red 
Deer,  Alberta,  continues.  The  building 
permits  for  the  first  four  months  of  1912  are 
$84,685,  compared  with  $33,785  for  1911, 
which  was  a  record  for  Red  Deer  up  until 
that  time.  This  is  a  gain  of  nearly  two  and 
a  half  times,  or  250  per  cent.  Every  depart- 
ment   of    business    shows    large    increases. 

In  regard  to  customs.  Red  Deer  was  made 
a  port  of  entry  on  April  1,  and  the  business 
done  since  then  has  shown  the  great  need 
there  was  for  such  an  office.  The  business 
done  since  the  office  was  opened,  shows  that 
Red  Deer  will  have  more  business  during 
its  first  year  than  any  port  in  Western  Can- 
ada except  Winnipeg.  The  receipts  will  be 
.  greater,  too,  than  seven  of  the  eleven  West- 
ern points  up  until  two  years  ago,  and  will 
exceed  that  of  several  places  of  more  than 
double  Red  Deer's  population  last  year. 

Red  Deer  is  midway  on  the  C.P.R.  between 
Calgary  and  Edmonton.  Has  added  a  thou- 
sand to  its  population  in  the  last  year.  It  is 
now  2,700;  assessment,  $4,119,270.  G.  W. 
Greene  is  President  of  Board  of  Trade;  J.  R. 
Davison,  Secretary;  R.  B.  Williver,  Mayor; 
A.  T.  Stephenson,  Treasurer  and  Clerk;  H. 
Wallace,  Postmaster. 

Red  Deer  has  public,  separate  and  high 
schools,  convent,  business  college,  ladies' 
college,  court  house,  municipal  buildings, 
fire  hall,  societies'  hall,  theatres,  four  hotels. 
Government  and  Western  Electric  phones 
(local,  rural  and  long  distance),  C.P.R.  tele- 
graph, express,  waterworks  and  sewer 
systems,  electric  light  and  power. 

The  banks  indicate  the  strong  financial 
position  of  this  district.  They  are,  with  their 
managers:  Commerce,  W.  L.  Gibson;  Im- 
perial, J.  G.  GilUspie;  Merchants',  F.  M. 
Hacking;   Northern  Crown,  J.  H.  Menzies. 

There  is  urgent  need  here  for  a  foundry, 
pressed  brick  works,  cement  works,  pulp  mill 
and  concerns  using  leather.  J.  R.  Davison, 
Secretary  Board  of  Trade,  will  gladly  tell 
inquirers  what  the  town  will  do  for  new- 
comers. 


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BUSY   MAN'S   CANADA 


Municipal 
Progress 


Regina,  Sask. 

The  ensuing  year  promises  to  be  a  ban- 
ner one  for  building  activity.  Although  the 
building  permits  issued  to  date  have  for  the 
most  part  been  for  dwellings  and  small 
buildings,  there  never  were  so  many  large 
buildings  in  prospect,  according  to  Building 
Inspector  Falls.  The  building  figures  for 
the  year  are  expected  to  be  at  least  $6,000,- 
000,  and  probably  $7,000,000,  according  to 
the  estimate  of  the  building  inspector. 

Regina  is  increasing  in  population  at  the 
rate  of  a  thousand  a  month.  The  records  at 
the  office  of  the  baggage  master  at  the  Can- 
adian Pacific  Railway  station  show  that 
1,700  pieces  of  baggage  were  brought  into 
this  city  in  one  week. 

The  latest  estimate  is  a  population  of 
over  37,000  people. 

The  ratepayers  have  just  passed  by-laws 
totalling  $738,000,  including  $200,000  for 
waterworks  and  $150,000  for  street  railway 
purposes. 


The  railway  facilities  are  unexcelled  in 
Western  Canada.  There  are  five  lines  of  the 
Canadian  Pacific  Railway,  two  lines  of  the 
Canadian  Northern,  and  one  line  of  the 
Grand  Trunk  Pacific.  Two  additional  lines 
of  the  Grand  Trunk  Pacific  will  be  in  opera- 
tion shortly  and  three  other  lines  are  pro- 
jected. 

The  Canadian  Northern  will  have  an  ad- 
ditional line  west  in  operation  within  a  year's 


REGINA 

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REGINA 


The  Capital,  Financial 
Educational,  Commercial 
and  Railway  Centre  of  the  Province  of  Saskatchewan 


^  A  city  of  large  commercial  buildings,  big  warehouses,  beautiful  homes, 

splendid  parks,  paved  streets,  and  supplied  with  an  abundance  of  pure 

spring  water,  situated  in  the  heart  of   the  finest  dry  farming  district  in 

the  world. 

^  Owing  to  the  rapid  development  of  the  surrounding  country  and  the 

splendid  prospects  for  the  future  of  the  city,  there  are  splendid  openings 

for  wholesalers  and  manufacturers. 

^  For  the  investment  of  capital  in  real  estate  this  city  can  compare  most 

favorably  with  any  city  in  the  West.    We  offer  some  splendid  investments  in 

business  sites,  residential  and  suburban  property.    We  will  gladly  send  maps, 

pamphlets  and  particulars  to  those  interested.     Correspondence  solicited. 


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Progress 


BUSY   MAN'S   CANADA 


June,   1912 


Regina — Continued 

time.     The    Canadian    Pacific    contemplate 

building    an     additional    line     south     from 

Regina. 

The  city  owns  and  operates  the  electric 
light  and  power  plant,  and  excellent  water 
supply. 

There  are  12  wholesale  threshing  machine 
warehouses,  20  agricultural  machinery  ware- 
houses, groceries,  hardware,  hides  and  tallow, 
oil,  fruit,  stationery,  builders'  supplies, 
manufacturers'  agents,  and  others. 

There  are  openings  for  a  biscuit  factory,  a 
motor  car  factory,  lithographic  printing 
works,  etc. 

The  principal  city  officials  are:  Mayor,  P. 
McAra;  City  Clerk,  A.  W.  Poole;  City  Treas- 
urer, A.  W.  Goldie;  Commissioner,  A.  J. 
McPherson ;  City  Engineer,  A.  W.  Thornton ; 
President  Board  of  Trade,  W.  P.  Wells; 
Postmaster,  J.  Nicoll. 


Money  is  like  promises — easier  made 
than  kept. 


A.  B.  WADDELL 

Real  Estate 

City  Property       Farm  Lands 

Suite  108  Simpkins  Block  Phone  2051 

EEGINA,  SASK, 


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FARM  LANDS 

AND 

^  REGINA 

CITY    PROPERTY 


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PROPERTIES 


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REGINA 


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Property  and  Lakeview  Lots 

SEE 

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FINANCIAL  AGENTS 

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REGINA,    SASKATCHEWAN 

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Premier  Place 

Plans  and  Particulars  on  Application  to 

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Municipal 
Progress 


Saskatoon,  Sask. 

Saskatoon's  assessment  for  1912  is  $36,- 
734,270,  made  up  as  follows: 

Land $35,534,495 

Improvements 2,910,455 

Business 1,417,215 

Total $39,862,165 

Exemptions 3,127,895 

Net  Assessment $36,734,270 

It  was  deemed  best  by  the  officials  that 
the  figure  should  be  kept  down  as  low  as 
possible,  and  after  it  was  found  that  the 
amount  would  run  between  forty  and  fifty 
millions,  it  was  decided  to  make  the  necessary 
cuts. 

It  is  not  likely  that  the  general  rate  of  13 
mills  will  be  changed  this  year.  It  is  just 
possible  that  the  school  rate  may  be  lowered 
a  little.  Last  year  it  was  5  mills.  At  pres- 
ent the  assessors  are  busy  at  work  differentiat- 
ing between  the  rates  for  the  separate  and 
public  schools.  This  year  the  public  schools 
will  require  $132,000,  while  the  separate 
schools  are  only  asking  for  $15,000. 

The  total  up  to  May  15,  this  year,  repre- 
sented by  the  building  permits,  is  $1,900,880. 
This  compares  very  favorably  with  the  total 
last  year  for  the  first  five  months  of  1911, 
which  was  $1,795,816.  There  still  remains 
this  year  almost  two  weeks  and  a  half  to 
even  further  surpass  the  record  attained  last 
year.  One  of  the  most  gratifying  features 
represented  in  these  figures  is  the  fact  that 
the  permits  issued  for  the  most  part  this 
year  have  been  largely  for  residences,  and 
few  big  buildings  are  amongst  the  list. 

It  is  expected  that  the  grand  total  for  this 
month  will  over-reach  the  million  dollar  mark, 
as  there  are  three  permits,  which  must  be 
taken  out  before  that  time,  that  alone  aggre- 
gate $540,000. 

The  opportunity  is  now  to  be  offered  to  in- 
vestors to  secure  an  interest  in  new  industries 
locating  in  Saskatoon  from  time  to  time 
through  the  medium  of  the  local  industrial 
league.  The  idea  is  that  if  railways  can 
build  miles  of  trackage  on  public  credit,  then 
small  industries  should  have  a  chance  to  do 
the  same  on  private  credit.  The  amount  of 
the  league's  subscription  in  each  instance  will 
be  in  direct  proportion  to  the  proposed  ex- 
penditure of  the  concern  locating  here.     It 

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is  believed  that  the  idea  will  become  very 
popular  with  both  large  and  small  investors. 
The  league  is  capitalized  at  $1,000,000. 

Saskatoon's  water  revenue  for  191 1  amount- 
ed to  $46,118.68. 

Saskatoon's  population  eight  years  ago  was 
only  113.  To-day  it  is  18,096.  A  notable 
feature  of  this  development  is  the  fact  that 
it  has  been  paralleled  by  the  j:irogress  of 
the  city's  tributary  trade  territory,  which 
embraces  a  prosperous  region  of  some  45,000 
square  miles,  and  includes  within  its  confines 
over  180  thriving  towns  and  villages,  liaving 
direct  railway  connection  with  Saskatoon.^ 

The  school  attendance  is  1,824,  assessment 
$23,392,528,  and  tax  rate  only  18  mills. 

Total  building  permits  for  1911,  $5,028,368; 
bank  clearings,  $64,090,952;  customs  rev- 
enue, $681,336;  postal  revenue,  $78,815; 
net  assessment,  $23,259,687. 

The  President  of  the  Board  of  Trade  is 
Malcolm  Isbister;  Commissioner  is  F.  Mac- 
lure  Sclanders;  James  Clinkskill  is  Mayor; 
R.  M.  Keating,  Treasurer;  Geo.  H.  Clark, 
City  Engineer;  Andrew  Leslie,  City  Clerk 
Malcolm  Isbister;  Postmaster;  Thos.  Heath, 
Fire  Chief;    R.  E.  Dunning,  Chief  PoHce. 


SASKATOON 

INVESTMENTS  IN 
CITY  PROPERTY 
AND  FARM  LANDS 


We  make  a  specialty  of 
Trackage  and  Sub-Division 
Property. 

All  communications  will  re- 
ceive the  most  prompt  atten- 
tion. 


STRATON  Sc  BRUCE 

McKay  Bldg.,  Second  Ave. 


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June,   1912 


Sault  St.  Marie,  Ont. 

Figures  of  last  year's  business  and  progress 
show  that  Sault  Ste.  Marie  is  fast  coming  to 
the  front  rank  of  mid-western  cities.  Post 
office  returns  for  the  year  give  money  orders 
$595,600,  postage  stamps  $25,078,  and  postal 
savings  $122,014,  in  every  instance  about 
double  the  amounts  of  1910.  Customs  re- 
turns totalled  $768,617  and  building  permits 
reached  $4,588,647.  Local  railway  freight 
handled  during  the  year  was  706,275  tons, 
and  through  freight  handled  over  two  million 
tons.  Local  marine  freight  is  estimated  at 
150,000  tons,  while  marine  freight  passing 
through  the  Ontario  Sault  locks  approximated 
about  31,064,000  tons.  The  population  of 
the  city  has  reached  the  17,000  mark. 

Sault  Ste.  Marie  is  now  an  incorporated 
city.     Its  population  is  11,000. 

The  city  is  situated  on  the  St.  Mary's  River, 
where  power  is  generated  for  the  immense 
and  varied  plants  of  the  Lake  Superior  Cor- 
poration and  its  allied  industries.  These  in 
elude  three  blast  furnaces,  coke  ovens,  open 
hearth  and  Bessemer  steel  plants,  rail  mill, 
structural  steel,  bar  and  billet  mills,  rail  fast- 
enings, splice  bar,  tie  plates,  etc. ;  bolt  and 
nut  works,  charcoal,  alcohol  and  acetate 
plant,  railway  car  building  works,  ore  and 
coal  docks,  copper  and  nickel  smelters,  veneer, 
saw,  shingle  and  stave  mills,  iron  and  brass 
foundries,  sulphite-pulp  and  ground  wood- 
pulp  mills,  oil  refineries  and  other  industries 
of  no  mean  importance.  Lake  Superior  is 
the  Mill  Pond  for  the  water-power,  and  St. 
Mary's  River  the  waste  waterway.  100,000 
horsepower  can  be  generated  here. 

Six  million  dollars  are  now  being  spent  in 
industrial  construction  here. 

The  railway  facilities  are:  C.P.R.  and 
Algoma  Central  and  Hudson  Bay  Railway. 
The  Manitoulin  and  North  Shore  road  is  now 
building   to   have   connections   here.     There 


are  four  miles  of  electric  street  railway  within 
the  corporation. 

The  population  is  10,613,  and  the  assess- 
ment is  $5,967,764;  tax  rate,  20  mills.  There 
are  good  macadamized  streets,  cement  side- 
walks, electric  light  and  power,  water  mains 
and  sewers,  local  and  rural  phones,  with  the 
Bell  long  distance  line  about  completed. 
C.P.R.  and  G.N.R.  telegraph;  public,  sep- 
arate, high  and  technical  schools.  Govern- 
ment municipal  buildings,  custom  house  and 
good  hotels. 

W.  H.  Munroe  is  Mayor;  C.  W.  McCrea, 
Treasurer;   C.  J.  Pim,  City  Clerk. 

Cheer  up — there  is  always  lots  of  room 
at  the  bottom. 

If  a  man  amounts  to  anything  in  a  small 
town  he  soon  begins  to  think  he  would 
amount  to  more  in  a  big  town. 

Bigotry  has  no  head  and  cannot  think, 
no  heart  and  cannot  feel.  When  she 
moves  it  is  in  wrath;  when  she  pauses  it  is 
amid  ruin.  Her  prayers  are  curses,  her 
God  is  a  demon,  her  communion  is  death, 
her  vengeance  is  eternity,  her  decalogue 
written  in  the  blood  of  her  victims  and  if 
she  stops  for  a  moment  in  her  infernal 
flight  it  is  upon  a  kindred  rock  to  whet  her 
vulture  fang  for  a  more  sanguinary 
desolation. — Daniel  O^Connell. 


O'CONNOR  &  SHERIDAN 

Real  Estate  and  Mining 

Brokers 

665  Queen  Street  Phone  723 

SAULT  STE.  MARIE,  ONT. 

Industrial  Sites  and  High-class  Investments 


REAL 
ESTATE 

Chitty,  Moffly  &  Chipley 

SAULT  STE.  MARIE 
Realty  in  all  its  Branches 

REAL 
ESTATE 

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Municipal 
Progress 


St.  John,  N.B. 

Cement  propositions  are  attracting  a  good 
deal  of  attention  at  the  present  time.  Not 
only  is  it  stated  that  an  English  company, 
with  large  capital,  is  Hkely  to  close  with  a  St. 
John  proposition,  but  another  English  com- 
pany is  negotiating  with  a  view  to  the  estab- 
lishment of  a  cement  plant  in  the  oil  shales 
region  in  Albert  County.  This  is  the  enter- 
prise in  which  Senator  Domville  is  interested. 

The  general  manager  of  the  Canadian  Bank 
of  Commerce,  visiting  the  Maritime  Provinces 
last  week,  observed  what  he  believes  to  be  a 
well-founded  confidence  that  a  period  of 
substantial  expansion  has  been  begun.  There 
is  perhaps  no  better  evidence  of  this  con- 
fidence than  the  activity  and  advance  in  the 
price  of  real  estate.  The  movement  is  with- 
out parallel,  and  continues  with  unabated 
interest.  Several  more  farms  in  the  out- 
skirts of  the  city,  both  on  the  east  and  west 
sides,  have  been  purchased  by  sjoidicates, 
and  in  the  city  an  option  was  recently  taken 
on  a  large  brick  building  on  King  Street,  and 
also  on  a  most  desirable  comer  lot,  on  which 
it  is  said  a  large  apartment  house  may  be 
erected. 

The  annual  report  of  the  City  Chamberlain 
shows  that  the  assets  of  St.  John  largely  ex- 
ceed the  liabilities,  and  that  last  year,  despite 
an  issue  of  bonds  for  permanent  improve- 
ments, the  city's  debt  was  reduced  by  more 
than  S64,000. 

The  exports  by  the  winter  steamships  from 
St.  John  to  trans -Atlantic  ports  is  now  close 
to  $15,000,000  in  value,  over  a  million  and  a 
half  ahead  of  the  business  for  the  like  period 
last  year. 

The  population  is  52,341  (an  increase  over 
last  year  of  4,800),  assessment  $637,760,  tax 
rate  1.94  (land  values  only).  There  are 
fifty-two  miles  of  paved  streets  (creosote, 
wood  block,  granite  block,  bitulithic),  and 
over  77  miles  asphalt  sidewalks. 

There  are  fifteen  miles  of  street  railway, 
market  every  day,  which  is  one  reason  for 
the  low  cost  of  living. 

The  banks  and  their  managers  are:  Bank 
of  New  Brunswick  (5  branches),  A.  McDon- 
ald, C.  H.  Lee,  T.  G.  Marquis,  D.  W.  Harper, 
A.  J.  Macquarie;  Bank  of  Nova  Scotia  (2 
branches),  E.  S.  Esson  and  E.  S.  Crawford; 
Royal  Bank  (2  branches),  T.  B.   Blain  and 


R.  E.  Smith;  British  North  America  (5 
branches),  A.  P.  Hazon  and  C.  A.  Robinson, 
with  three  assistant-managers;  Union  Bank, 
W.  A.  Connor;  Montreal  Bank,  E.  M.  Shad- 
bolt;  Bank  of  Commerce,  C.  W.  Hallamore; 
Merchants'  Bank,  F.  J.  Shreve. 

T.  H.  Estabrooks  is  the  President  of  the 
Board  of  Trade,  and  W.  E.  Anderson,  Secre- 
tary. 

Municipal  Officers  are:  Jas.  H.  Frink, 
Mayor;  Adam  P.  Mclntyre,  Comptroller; 
Wm.  Murdoch,  C.E.,  City  Engineer;  H.  E. 
Wardroper,  City  Clerk;  D.  G.  Lingley,  Cham- 
berlain;  E.  Sears,  Postmaster. 

Stettler,  Alta. 

Stettler  is  between  Lacombe  and  Moose 
Jaw,  at  the  intersection  of  the  C.P.R.  and 
C.N.R  ,  Vegreville  and  Calgary  branch,  49 
miles  east  of  Lacombe,  on  the  Calgary  and 
Edmonton  branch.  The  population  is  1,800. 
Assessment  roll,  $1,107,500;  tax  rate,  25 
mills. 

There  are  good  openings  here  for  furniture 
store,  butcher,  painter,  brickyard,  wholesale 
houses,  sash  and  door  factory,  tannery, 
cement  plant  and  flax  mill. 

There  are  municipal  buildings,  public 
school  (cost  $50,000),  opera  house,  fire  hall, 
flour  mill,  creamery,  steam  laundry,  machine, 
shops,  and  good  hotels,  municipal  water- 
works and  electric  light  plant ;  local,  rural  and 
Government  telephones;  C.P.R.,  C.N.R.  tele- 
graph and  express. 

There  are  four  miles  of  plank-paved  streets, 
and  two  and  one-half  miles  of  sidewalks. 

The  Secretary  of  the  Board  of  Trade  will 
give  full  information. 

The  banks  are:  Traders,  managed  by  A. 
H.  Preston,  and  the  Merchants',  by  J.  H 
Johnson. 

Municipal  officers  are:  J.  P.  Grigg,  Mayor; 
D.  Mitchell,  Secretary-Treasurer;  Miss  K.  L. 
Raemer,  Postmistress;  W.  W.  Sharpe,  Presi- 
dent of  the  Board  of  Trade;  D.  Mitchell, 
Secretary. 

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The  higher  the  intelligence  the  finer  the 
powers  of  discrimination;  the  finer  the 
powers  of  discrimination  the  more  things 
you  wUl  reject;  the  more  things  you  reject 
the  finer  you  become. — Elbert  Hubbard. 


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June,  1912 


Toronto,  Ont. 

Although  marked  by  no  large  deals,  the 
realty  market  of  the  past  month  has  been 
very  brisk.  A  quiet  undertone  of  confidence 
is  apparent  in  the  many  deals  ranging  from 
a  quarter  of  a  million  down.  The  suburban 
movement  has  been  switched  from  the  pur- 
chase of  farms  to  the  selling  of  lots.  Shrewd 
observers  say  that  there  will  be  a  quieting 
down  of  the  big  outside  transactions  the  rest 
of  this  year,  it  being  generally  understood 
that  prices  must  be  given  an  opportunity  to 
settle  again  to  some  respectable  point  within 
the  reach  and  scope  of  the  speculator  and  the 
sub-dividing  agent. 

The  Realty  Review  gives  the  following 
advice  to  those  having  $500  to  $10,000  to 
invest  in  Toronto  real  estate: 

For  investors  with  from  $500  to  $2,000.— 
Purchase  lots  either  in  the  Danforth-Gerrard 
East  district  or  in  the  northern  sub-divisions 
that  are  moderate  in  price.  With  the  early 
advent  of  car  service  on  Danforth  Avenue, 
this  district  will  be  rapidly  built  up  by  a  good 
class  of  artisans,  as  the  more  central  portions 
of  the  city  are  akeady  overcrowded.  The 
northern  section,  over  the  hill,  is  bound  to  be 
soon  built  up  by  a  good  class  who  like  fresh 
air  and  plenty  of  spaec. 

For  investors  up  to  $5,000. — Purchase 
solid  brick  houses  in  the  district  bounded  by 
Spadina  in  the  east  and  High  Park  in  the 
west,  by  the  railway  tracks  in  the  north. 
Houses  in  this  district,  owing  to  their  con- 
venient location  to  car  lines  and  the  gradual 
increase  in  the  population  of  the  city,  will 
easily  advance  in  value  from  15  to  20  per 
cent,  during  the  next  five  years.  As  desir- 
able tenants  can  always  be  obtained,  this 
offers  an  investment  equalled  by  none  other 
known  to  us  at  present,  both  as  regards  safety 
and  good  return. 

For  investors  with  from  $6,000  to  $10,000. 
— Residential  building  lots  in  Rosedale, 
High  Park  and  on  the  Hill  will  advance  in 
value  during  the  next  five  years  at  least  15 
per  cent.,  and  will  prove  a  very  satisfactory 
purchase.  Any  Bloor  Street  or  Spadina 
Avenue  frontages  that  are  on  the  market  for 
$10,000  should  be  picked  up,  as  both  these 
streets  will  be  good  business  thoroughfares. 
In  our  opinion,  nothing  but  an  earthquake 
could  cause  a  loss  in  present  purchases  of 
any  of  these  properties. 


To  the  investors  who  have  from  $12,000 
up,  there  is  no  better  investment  on  the  con- 
tinent than  central  properties.  Toronto  is 
going  to  be  a  city  of  600,000  in  five  years, 
and  central  property  will  increase  accord- 
ingly. In  our  opinion,  an  $100,000  property 
on  Bay  Street  to-day  will  be  worth  $175,000 
in  five  years.  There  are  some  good  York 
Street  bargains  on  the  market  to-day  that 
should  be  picked  up  quickly,  as  the  shacks 
on  this  street  have  got  to  disappear  to  make 
way  for  commercial  activity  in  this  district. 
Mr.  Investor,  if  you  wait  till  the  new  Union 
Station  is  built  before  acquiring  some  of 
this  property,  you  will  pay  25  to  50  per  cent, 
more  for  it. 

The  Board  of  Directors  of  the  Canadian 
National  Exhibition  for  1912  is  as  follows: 
Hon.  Pres.,  Geo.  H.  Gooderham;  President, 
John  G.  Kent;  1st  Vice,  Jos.  Oliver;  2nd 
Vice,  Noel  Marshall;  Executive  Committee, 
Section  A,  Aid.  John  Dunn;  Section  B, 
George  Booth ;  Section  C,  R.  Fleming;  Chair- 
men of  Committees:  Horses,  J.  J.  Dixon; 
Cattle,  Robt.  Miller;  Dairy,  W.  W.  Ballan- 
tyne;  Women's  Work,  Noel  Marshall;  Agri- 
culture, H.  R.  Frankland;  Manufactures, 
Geo.  Booth;  Education,  C.  A.  B.  Brown; 
Fine  Arts,  W.  K.  McNaught;  Poultry,  A. 
Atkinson;  Dogs,  W.  P.  Eraser;  Grounds, 
R.  H.  Graham. 

The  population  has  increased  from  199,043 
in  1901  to  374,672  in  1911,  according  to  the 
assessors'  figures,  which  are  supposed  to  be 
conservative. 

This  represents  a  growth  of  88  per  cent, 
in  the  population  in  one  decade,  or  a  doubling 
of  the  population  in  about  twelve  years.  At 
the  same  rate  the  population  in  1921  will  be 
704,382,  or  750,000  in  1922. 

The  report  of  Assessment  Commissioner 
Forman  shows  that  in  five  years  the  assess- 
ment of  land  values  has  increased  from  $78,- 
611,000  to  $147,893,000,  while  the  value  of 
buildings  and  improvements  has  increased 
from  $94,346,000  to  $144,366,000. 

The  Mayor  is  G.  R.  Geary;  City  Clerk, 
W.  A.  Littlejohn;  Chief  Clerk,  James  W. 
Somers;  City  Treasurer,  R.  T.  Coady;  City 
Engineer,  C.  H.  Rust;  Medical  Health  Offi- 
cer, Chas.  J.  Hastings,  M.D. 

President  Board  of  Trade,  G.  T.  Somers; 
Secretary,  F.  G.  Morley. 


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Hamilton  Jockey  Club 

SPRING  MEETING 

June  15th  to  22nd 


7  races  each  day,  including  a  steeplechase. 

A  special  train  will   leave   Toronto  each 

day  at  1.30  p.m. 

On   Saturdays  trains   leave  Toronto  at  1 

o'clock  and  1.30. 

Reduced  fares  on  all  railroads. 


ADMISSION  $1.50         -         -         -         LADIES  $1.00 


^^The   House  That    Satisfies" 

SERVICE  QUALITY  FAIR   PRICES 


TRADE  ^»^^^-^  MARK 


Blank  Book  Manufacturers 

Bookbinders,  Catalogue  Makers 


PRINTING  OF  ALL  KINDS 


THE  HUNTER-ROSE  COMPANY,  LTD. 

12-14  SHEPPARD  ST.,  -  -  TORONTO,  CAN. 


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June,  1912 


Vancouver,  B.C. 

Here  are  some  statistics  of  Vancouver  that 
show  the  progress  being  made :  Customs  Re- 
turns for  April,  1912,  over  $800,000;    Cus- 
toms Returns  for  April,  1911,  $616,174;  In- 
land Revenue  for  April,  1912,  over  $63,000 
Inland   Revenue   for   April,    1911,    $47,598 
Building  Permits  for  April,  1912,  $1,481,905 
Building  Permits  for  April,  1911,  $1,186,320 
Bank  Clearings  for  April,    1912,  $52,324,013 
Bank  Clearings  for  April,  1911,  $41,337,756 
Land    Registry    Returns    for     April,    1912 
$27,518;    Land  Registry  Returns  for  April 

1911,  $23,892;     Logs   Scaled   during   April 

1912,  65,000,000  feet;    Logs  Scaled  during 
April,  1911,  44,000,000  feet. 

.  A  number  of  British  and  French  financiers 
have  decided  to  promote  a  scheme  for  build- 
ing a  floating  dry-dock  for  Vancouver.  The 
capital  for  the  scheme  has  already  been  sub- 
scribed and  joint  boards  have  been  formed 
in  London  and  Paris  in  connection  with  the 
project. 

The  growth  of  tonnage  calling  at  Van- 
couver has  made  the  necessity  for  the  new 
dock  increasingly  apparent.  It  will  have  a 
Hfting  power  of  15,000  tons,  and  will  be  built 
in  two  years. 

It  will  be  possible  to  use  a  part  separately 
for  smaller  vessels  and  to  put  them  together 
and  use  them  as  a  whole  for  larger  vessels. 
The  dock  will  have  a  total  length  of  600  feet, 
a  depth  of  55  feet  and  a  width  of  80  feet. 

The  Hudson's  Bay  Co.  will  erect  in  Van- 
couver a  new  store  to  cost  $1,500,000.  The 
United  Buildings  Corporation  will  erect  on 
Granville  Street,  east  side,  between  Duns- 
muir  and  Georgia,  a  block  below  the  Van- 
couver Hotel,  a  building  ten  storeys  in  height 
on  the  full  size  of  the  lot,  and  a  tower  of 
eight  storeys  above  this,  to  conform  with 
the  city  building  laws.  The  total  cost  of 
the  structure  and  lot  will  be  about  $800,000; 
Molsons  Bank  have  taken  out  a  building  per- 
mit for  $80,500  for  the  new  branch  on  Hastings 
Street.  One  million  dollars  is  asked  for  the 
laying  of  pavements  in  the  city  of  Vancouver. 
An  opera  house,  to  cost  $600,000,  will  be 
erected  just  west  of  the  court  house. 

The  Union  Bank  of  Canada  has  estab- 
lished a  new  branch  in  Fairview,  Vancouver, 
at  2418  Granville  Street.  This  bank  now 
has  seven  branches  in  Vancouver. 


There  are  eighteen  chartered  banks  in 
Vancouver,  having,  besides  their  local  head 
offices,  36  branch  offices  scattered  throughout 
the  city.  The  following  is  a  complete  list, 
with  names  of  managers:  Bank  of  Nova 
Scotia,  H.  D.  Burns;  Granville  St.  branch, 
H.  Rogers;  Eastern  Townships  Bank,  W.  H. 
Hargrave;  Kitsilano  branch,  P.  Gomery; 
Molsons,  J.  H.  Campbell;  Main  St.,  A.  W. 
Jarvis  (Agent);  British  North  America,  W. 
Godfrey;  Quebec  Bank,  G.  S.  F.  Robitaille; 

Imperial  Bank,  A  Jukes;   Fairview,  ; 

Hastings  and  Abbott,  A.  R.  Green;  Main 
St.,  W.  A.  Wrightj  Bank  of  Hamilton,  E. 
Buchanan;  E.  Vancouver,  H.  L.  Paynter; 
N.  Vancouver,  C.  G.  Heaven;  S.  Vancouver, 

F.  N.  Hirst;  Bank  of  Vancouver,  F.  Dallas; 
Broadway  West,  O.  Moon;  Cedar  Cottage, 
E.G.Sutherland;  Pender  St.,  C.  Reid;  Gran- 
ville St.,  A.  H.  Hawkes;  Traders",  A.  R. 
Heiter;    Royal,  F.  T.  Walker;    Bridge  St., 

G.  Bowser;  Cordova  St.,  H.  F.  Montgomery; 
East  End,  S.  G.  Jardine;  Fairview,  F.  C. 
Birks;  Granville  St.  Centre,  R.  F.  Howden; 
Hillcrest,  A.  A.  Steeves;  Mt.  Pleasant,  P. 
L.  Bengay;  Park  Drive,  R.  Jardine;  Robson 
St.,  G.  H.  Stevens;  Toronto,  F.  A.  Brodie; 
Hastings  and  Carroll  Sts.,  E.  J.  H.  Vanston; 
Union,  T.  McCaffrey;  Cordova  St.,  J.  Ander- 
son; Main  St.,  C.  C.  Dickson;  Mt.  Pleasant, 
W.  G.  Scott ;  Vancouver  South,  R.  J.  Hopper; 
Ottawa,  Chas.  G.  Pennock;  Dominion,  W.  F. 

Gwyn  (Acting);    Granville  St.,   ; 

Northern  Crown,  J.  P.  Roberts;  Granville 
St.,  E.  Stuart  George;  Mount  Pleasant,  D. 
McGowen;  Montreal,  C.  Sweeny;  Main  St., 
S.  L.  Smith  (Sub-Agent);  Commerce,  Wm. 
Murray;  East,  C.  W.  Durrant;  Fairview, 
J.  C.  E.  Chad  wick;  Mt.  Pleasant,  J.  G. 
Mullen;  Park  Drive,  M.  Nicholson;  Mer- 
chants', G.  S.  Harrison;  Hastings  St.,  F.  Pike. 

The  rapid  and  substantial  rise  of  Vancouver 
is  shown  in  the  following  statistics  of  Bank 
Clearances : 

1901 $  47,000,000 

1902 54,000,000 

1903 66,000,000 

1904 74,000,000 

1905 88,000,000 

1906 132,000,000 

1907 191,000,000 

1908 183,000,000 

1909 287,000,000 

1910 445,000,000 


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Progress 


Vancouver — Continued 

For  the  first  nine  months  of  1911  the  total 
was  $389,809,930,  an  increase  of  more  than 
seventy  millions  over  the  corresponding 
period  of  1910. 

The  electric  supply  is  operated  by  the  B.C. 
Electric  Railway  Co.,  and  also  by  the  West- 
ern Canada  Power  Co.  Prices  for  both  light- 
ing and  power  vary  according  to  quality. 
The  gas  works  are  owned  by  the  B.C.  Electric 
Railway  Company.  The  whole  city  is  sup- 
pUed  with  a  complete  sewerage  system,  and 
the  fire  department,  with  its  eleven  halls,  123 
men  and  latest  motor  equipment,  is  under 
the  direction  of  Fire  Chief  J-  H.  Carlisle. 
The  Chief  of  Police  is  W.  H.  Chamberlain. 

The  official  census  return  gives  Vancouver 
a  population  of  101,000.  Population,  1909, 
78,000;  1910,  93,700;  1911,  133,000.  A 
moderate  computation  of  the  present  popu- 
lation of  Vancouver  with  its  immediate 
suburbs  would  be  145,000.  Assessments, 
1910,  $106,454,265;  1911,  $136,623,045. 
Tax  rate,  2  per  cent,  nett  on  realty,  improve- 
ments are  free. 


The  chief  City  Officials  are:  Mayor,  Jas. 
Findlay;  City  Treasurer,  John  Johnstone; 
City  Clerk,  Wm.  McQueen;  Controller,  C.  F. 
Baldwin;  City  Engineer,  F.  L.  Fellows; 
President  Board  of  Trade,  A.  B.  Erskine; 
Secretary,  W.  vSkene;  Postmaster,  R.  G. 
McPherson. 

Say  not  that  this  or  that  thing  came  to 
thwart  you;  it  came  only  to  test  you. — 
Muriel  Strode. 

# 

He  who  influences  his  time  influences 
all  the  times  that  follow — he  has  left  his 
impress  on  eternity. — Elbert  Hubbard.. 


The  feller  that  looks  at  th'  bill  o'fare  in 
a  restaurant  the  longest  time  generally 
orders  a  nickel  sandwich  and  a  cup  o' 
coffee  and  eats  ten  cents  worth  o'  sugar. — 
Indianapolis  Independent. 


WATCH  NORTH  VANCOUVER 

Now  that  the  bridge  across  the  inlet  to  Vancouver  is  assured,  all  property, 
especially  in  the  vicinity  of  the  Imperial  Car  Company's  immense  plant, 
must  advance  soon.  Lots,  from  $350  to  $1,000,  on  easy  pajrments,  can  be 
had  now.  Buy  before  you  are  too  late;  these  will  double  in  a  few  months. 
Write  for  full  particulars  to 

Georgia  Real  Estate  Co.,  544  Georgia  St.,  Vancouver,  B.C. 


BERT  D.  FROST 


Phone  6331 


VANCOUVER   ISLAND 

SHAWNIGAN  LAKE  is  one  of  the  most  beautiful  scenic  spots  in  this  Province.  It  is  situated 
within  twenty-five  miles  of  VICTORIA,  on  the  E.  &  N.  Railway,  at  an  elevation  of  about  eight 
hundred  feet.  As  a  summer  resort  it  is  unsurpassed,  being  free  from  mosquitoes,  etc.,  and  on 
account  of  the  distance  from  the  salt  water  and  the  elevation  it  gives  a  complete  change  of  air. 
The  LAKE  is  ideal  for  boating,  and  the  railroad  company  run  suburban  trains  for  the  con- 
venience of  business  men  during  the  summer  months — fare,  50c.  During  the  shooting  season  one 
will  find  deer,  blue  and  willow  grouse,  also  mountain  quail  very  abundant.  Now  that  the  City  of 
Victoria  is  taking  over  Sooke  Lake  for  waterworks,  SHAWNIGAN  will  be  the  only  desirable  body  of 
fresh  water  within  reach.  We  offer  for  quick  sale  some  of  the  choicest  locations  at  the  right  price, 
on  easy  terms.  Do  not  wait  until  the  Spring  to  secure  ground  there — everyone  intends  buying  in 
the  Spring. itiWrite  us  now,  before  values  increase  50  to  100  per  cent. 

Beaton  &  Hemsworth,  329  Pender  St.  West,  Vancouver 

PHONE  SEYMOUR  7221 


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June,  1912 


Victoria,  B.C. 

The  fifteenth  edition  of  Henderson's  Vic- 
toria city  directory  and  Vancouver  Island 
gazetteer,  just  issued,  gives  the  population 
of  Greater  Victoria,  exclusive  of  Oriental 
residents,  as  55,959,  and  in  this  estimate 
takes  in  Esquimalt,  Oak  Bay,  the  Saanich 
municipality,  and  all  the  districts  adjacent 
to  the  city  embracing  Greater  Victoria.  The 
figures  are  obtained  by  following  the  custom 
used  by  directory  publishers  of  multiplying 
the  number  of  individual  names  contained 
in  the  directory  by  2.75.  The  volume  issued 
by  the  company  in  1908  contained  9,948 
individual  names,  which  when  multiplied  by 
2.75  gave  a  population  then  of  27,357.  An 
increase  in  four  years  of  28,602  means  that 
the  population  of  Greater  Victoria  has  prac- 
tically doubled  in  that  short  period  of  time. 

The  contract  for  the  new  ten-storey  struc- 
ture, which  is  to  be  erected  at  the  north- 
east corner  of  Douglas  and  Johnson  Streets, 
for  the  B.C.  Permanent  Loan  Company's 
offices,  has  been  awarded  to  the  Norton 
Grifiiths  Steel  Construction  Company. 

Building  permits  for  April   totalled 


000,  as  against  $280,110  for  the  month  last 
year. 

The  following  are  the  banks,  with  names  of 
their  managers:  Bank  of  Nova  Scotia,  W.  H. 
Silver;  Eastern  Townships  Bank,  R.  W.  H. 
King;  Imperial,  J.  S.  Gibb;  Bank  of  Van- 
couver, W.  H.  Gossip;  Government  St.,  Lim. 
Bang;  Royal,  J.  A.  Taylor;  British  North 
America,  D.  Doig;  Union,  A.  E.  Christie; 
Dominion,  C.  E.  Thomas;  Northern  Crown, 
G.  Booth;  Montreal,  A.  J.  C.  North;  H.  R. 
Beaven;    Merchants',  R.  F.  Taylor. 


"SANDY  MAGDONALD 
SCOTCH  WHISKY 

TEN    YEARS    OLD 

We  would  make  it  better — 

BUT  WE  CAN'T! 

We  could  make  it  cheaper — 

BUT   WE   WON'T! 


Ask  for  "Sandy  Macdonald"  at  the  Bar 


Two 

Important  Things 

to 

Consider 


Cost  Less 
Per  Horsepower 

and 
Whieel  Base  Inch 


Than  any  other  fully  equipped  automobile  selling  in  Canada  for  $1,650  or  over 

A-30  Roadster,  30  H.P.,  116  in.  W.  B.,  full  equipment,  nickel  finish,     $1,650 
T-35,  5  Passenger  Touring,  30  H.P.  116  in.  Wheel  Base  -  -  $1,725 

T-55,  5  or  7  Passenger,  50  H.P.,  126  in.  Wheel  Base     -  -  -  $2,350 

AGENTS  WANTED  EVERYWHERE— Write  for  Catalogue  and  Comparative  Table 


Model  T-35,   Full  Equipment  and  Nickel  Finish,  only  $1,725 


Wholesale  Distributers  for  Canada 

CUTTING  MOTOR  SALES  CO.  OF  CANADA  "iS^^^.'^dln'' 


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Progress 


VICTORIA 

VANCOUVER   ISLAND 

BRITISH   COLUMBIA,    CANADA 

The  investor's  best  opportunity  on  the  Pacific  Coast. 

The  home-seeker's  city  beyond  compare. 

The  seat  of  the  Canadian  navy  on  the  Pacific. 

The  centre  of  railway  activity  to  the  north,  east  and  west. 

The  Capital  City  of  British  Columbia,  and  its  greatest  pride. 

The  Sundown  City,  and  last  Western  Metropolis. 

A  city  of  law  and  order,  peace  and  prosperity. 

A  city  of  great  business  enterprise — one  hundred  million  dollars 
in  one  week's  bank  clearings. 

A  city  of  unexcelled  educational  facilities. 

A  city  of  unparalleled  beauty. 

The  business  man's  model  city  and  community. 

The  manufacturer's  goal  on  the  Pacific. 

The  outlet  to  the  Panama  Canal. 

The  shipbuilding  city  of  Western  Canada. 

The  city  with  a  present  and  a  future. 

The  residence  city  without  an  equal  anywhere. 

Best     climate  —  Best    living  —  Best     people 

No  extremes  of  heat  or  cold — Most  sunshine 

Least  fog — Annual    rainfall    25   to   28  inches. 

Victoria  leads  the  procession  of  cities  in  North  America. 

DERT.    B.IVl. 

VANCOUVER  ISLAND 
DEVELOPMENT  LEAGUE 

VICTORIA.  B.C..  CANADA 

Vancouver  Island  Development  League 

Victoria,  B.C.,  Canada,  Dept.  B.M. 

Please  send  me.  free  of  charge.  Booklets,  etc. 

NAME       ; 

ADDRESS 

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June,  1912 


Weyburn,  Sask. 

The  month  of  April  was  marked  by  very 
rapid  development  along  all  lines  of  civic 
progress  in  Weyburn,  the  energetic  cam- 
paign of  publicity  waged  by  the  Board  of 
Trade  since  the  opening  of  the  year  having 
attracted  the  attention  of  large  numbers  of 
prominent  industrial  and  commercial  con- 
cerns. During  the  month  new  industries 
were  opened  up  here  as  follows:  A  sash  and 
door  factory  backed  by  large  Winnipeg  cap- 
italists, a  bottling  plant,  a  creamery  and 
dairy  plant  installed  by  the  Saskatchewan 
Dairy  Co.,  a  firm  of  electrical  contractors,  a 
well-equipped  foundry,  and  a  firm  of  con- 
crete contractors. 

The  advertising  campaign  carried  on  in 
conjunction  with  the  publicity  work  has 
brought  some  thousands  of  inquiries  from 
all  parts  of  the  continent  and  Great  Britain, 
and  negotiations  are  now  under  way,  with 
every  prospect  of  early  materialization,  for 
the  establishment  of  a  steam  laundry, 
steam  bakery,  carriage  body  factory,  dye 
works,  wholesale  and  manufacturing  grocery 
plant,  gasoline  engine  works,  machine  shops 
and  a  tent  and  awning  factory. 

Building  permits  issued  during  April  ex- 
ceeded a  quarter  of  a  million,  with  only  one 
of  the  larger  structures  planned  for  the  year 
included.  Permits  for  the  month  of  May 
will  be  greatly  in  excess  of  that  figure. 

Customs  receipts  for  the  month  amounted 
to  S16,668  and  the  number  of  entries  put 
through  the  books  to  209,  the  highest  figure 
for  one  month  yet  recorded  in  Weyburn. 

Throughout  the  month  there  was  a  steady 
influx  of  new-comers,  attracted  largely  by 
the  heavy  programme  of  construction  work 
to  be  done,  and  it  is  estimated  very  conserva- 
tively that  at  least  500  people  were  added  to 
the  population  in  that  period. 

The  town  authorities  have  decided  to  take 
up  the  matter  of  standard  illumination  for 
the  principal  streets,  and  estimates  are  being 
prepared  to  show  the  cost  of  so  lighting 
Third  Street,  the  main  business  thorough- 
fare. A  heavy  programme  of  civic  improve- 
ments has  been  entered  on,  comprising  the 
construction  of  seven  miles  of  concrete  side- 
walks, six  miles  of  water  mains,  three  miles 
of  sewers,  and  some  five  miles  of  electric 
extensions.  Other  municipal  work  com- 
prises the  building  of  a  municipal  hospital, 


the  plans  for  which  are  in  the  hands  of  Mr. 
T.  Halley,  of  Winnipeg,  and  the  new  col- 
legiate institute,  the  contract  for  which  has 
been  let. 

Owing  to  the  unprecedented  demand  made 
on  the  Board  of  Trade  for  business  premises, 
several  of  the  property  owners  have  recently 
decided  on  the  erection  of  large  blocks,  suit- 
able for  stores  and  office  accommodation, 
and  together  with  those  already  announced, 
no  less  than  eight  structures  of  this  nature, 
ranging  from  two  to  five  storeys  in  height, 
will  be  built. 

The  C.P.R.  company  are  about  to  begin 
operations  on  their  new  depot  and  freight 
sheds,  and  it  is  anticipated  that  the  location 
of  the  G.T.P.  terminals  will  be  announced 
immediately,  and  that  work  on  these  will 
begin  shortly. 

Plans  are  under  way  for  a  fine  new  fire  hall 
to  cost  close  to  $20,000,  and  it  is  probable 
that  arrangements  will  be  completed  for  a 
handsome  city  hall  this  year. 

There  are  openings  in  Weyburn  for  a  flax 
and  oatmeal  mill,  soap  factory,  box  factory, 
starch  factory,  twine  factory,  and  wholesale 
houses  of  all  descriptions.  Special  induce- 
ments in  the  way  of  sites,  exemption  from 
taxation,  and  low  rates  for  power  and  water 
are  offered. 

The  assessor  is  now  in  the  midst  of  his 
annual  duties,  and  it  is  estimated  that  the 
assessment  for  the  year  will  reach  the  total 
of  $6,000,000,  as  against  less  than  $2,000,000 
last  year. 

The  Secretary  of  the  Board  of  Trade  will 
be  pleased  to  answer  any  inquiries  as  to  busi- 
ness openings  in  Weyburn,  and  to  furnish 
literature  on  application. 

The  population  has  grown  from  600  in 
1906,  to  3,300  in  1912.  The  town  assessment 
is  $1,780,875,  and  the  balance  of  borrowing 
power  still  unimpaired  is  $127,684. 

There  are  opportunities  in  Weyburn  for  all 
classes  of  retail  business  and  wholesalers. 
The  industries  most  needed  are  planing  mills, 
sash  and  door  factories,  twine  factories,  ma- 
chine shops,  flax  and  oatmeal  mills,  box  and 
soap  factories. 

President  Board  of  Trade,  Jos.  Mergens; 
Commissioner,  Chas.  K.  Cooke;  Mayor,  John 
McTaggert;  Clerk,  G.  Ross;  Postmaster,  F. 
McGowan. 

1910  Assessment,  $1,455,454;  1911  assess- 
ment, $1,780,875. 


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YOU'RE  A  BUSY  MAN 

Hence  this  advertisement  will  appeal  to  you. 

rM  A  BUSY  MAN 

Kept  busy  answering  inquiries  about 

WEYBURN 

The  Bi^^est   and   Busiest 
Little  City  in  Western  Canada 


ARE  YOU  A  MANUFACTURER? 

Let   me  tell  you  how^  to  reach  the  great  market 
that  awaits  you  in  Southern  Saskatchewan. 

ARE  YOU  A  BUSINESS- SEEKER? 

Let  me  tell  you  about  the  opportunities  for  retail 
business  offered  by  ^A^eyburn. 

ARE  YOU  A   HOME- SEEKER? 

Let  me  tell  you  of  the  residential,  educational  and 
social  advantage  to  be  found  in  Weyburn. 

ARE  YOU  AN  INVESTOR? 

Let  me  explain  how   you  can  place  your  capital 
to  the  most  profitable  advantage. 

THE  BUSY  CITY  NEEDS  BUSY  MEN 

Some  features  of  our  busy  city  are 

Municipal  Power  and  Light.  Unlimited,  unexcelled  ^A^ate^. 

$1,000,000  in  Buildings  in  1912.  Preferential  Freight  Tariff. 

Four  new  Railways  this  year.  Six  Chartered  Banks 

HOW'S  THAT  FOR  "BUSY"-NESS 

CHAS.  A.  COOKE,  Secretary,  Board  of  Trade 

WEYBURN,  SASKATCHEWAN 


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Progress 


BUSY   MAN'S   CANADA 


June,    1912 


Winnipeg,  Man. 

Several  big  buildings  are  now  well  on  the 
way  to  completion.  The  two  huge  steel 
structures  of  the  Confederation  Life  and 
Union  Trust  Companies  on  Main  Street  are 
now  practically  ready  for  the  brick  builders, 
and  the  skeleton  framework  has  been  erected 
in  a  very  few  weeks.  In  contrast  is  the  con- 
crete building  of  the  mushroom  type  going 
up  on  Lindsay's  corner,  at  Garry,  Notre  Dame 
and  Ellice.  Among  the  new  structures  an- 
nounced is  a  large  school,  the  most  up-to- 
date  in  the  West,  on  Lenore  Street,  at  a  cost 
of  $208,000.  Work  has  started  on  the  Do- 
minion Express  building  on  Main  Street,  ad- 
joining the  tracks,  but  no  plans  are  as  yet  an- 
nounced regarding  the  alterations  to  the 
depot  and  Royal  Alexandra  Hotel. 

An  important  deal  in  St.  Boniface  realty 
was  put  through  lately,  when  J.  Henry  Bonin, 
of  St.  Boniface,  sold  the  corner  of  Provencher 
Avenue  and  St.  Joseph  Street  for  $20,000, 
to  Moscovitch  Brothers,  dry  goods  mer- 
chants of  St.  Boniface.  The  v;ndor  was  J. 
H.  Ashdown.  As  an  illustration  of  the  value 
of  the  land  here  it  may  be  interesting  to  note 
that  Mr.  Ashdown  bought  this  same  lot  over 
30  years  ago  for  $200.  The  purchasers  in- 
tend to  erect  one  of  the  finest  business  blocks 
in  the  city  of  St.  Boniface  on  their  property. 

Immigration  keeps  up  at  an  unprecedented 
pace,  and  the  demand  for  farm  lands  is  cor- 
respondingly brisk.  Enquiry  for  Manitoba 
lands  is  encouragingly  on  the  increase.  From 
overseas  a  larger  proportion  than  in  some 
years  past  of  fairly  well-to-do  new-comers  is 
reported. 

From  across  the  line  the  influx  is  large. 
On  one  day,  recently,  well  over  225  land- 
seekers  and  homeseekers  came  in  various 
parties  in  charge  of  land  companies,  notably 
the  Pearson  Land  Co.  and  the  Luse  Land 
and  Development  Co.  In  the  former  party 
were  70.  Splendid  samples  of  the  class  of 
the  American  settlers  who  are  now  seeking 
new  homes  in  Western  Canada  were  those  to 
be  seen  at  the  Union  Station  recently  on  the 
arrival  from  the  south  of  a  special  train  on 
the  Great  Northern  Railway. 

One  of  the  party  when  interviewed  ex- 
plained that  most  of  the  men  on  the  train 
were  worth  over  $50,000,  and  having  been 
shown  the  possibilities  which  lie  untouched 
practically  as  yet,  for  an  experienced  farmer. 


have  decided  to  add  a  portion  of  Canadian 
territory  to  their  estates.  The  men  are 
mixed  farmers,  and  raise  very  little  grain, 
with  the  result  that  when  they  come  to  Can- 
ada, this  is  the  kind  of  farming  which  they 
will  eventually  go  in  for. 

Winnipeg's  assessment  for  1912  will  prob- 
ably be  about  $207,000,000,  an  increase  of 
$35,000,000  over  last  year — the  average  in- 
crease in  property  value  being  20  per  cent. 

Building  permits  for  the  year  have  now 
passed  the  six  million  mark. 

The  population  of  the  city  of  Winnipeg  at 
January  1,  1912,  was  166,553,  according  to 
the  statistics  just  compiled  by  J.  W.  Harris, 
city  assessment  commissioner  and  city  sur- 
veyor. Mr.  Harris  has  just  completed  the 
annual  assessment  rolls,  in  compiling  which 
the  field-men  of  his  department  also  take  a 
careful  census  of  the  population. 

Last  year  the  civic  population  return 
showed  151,938.  The  increase  is  therefore 
14,595,  which  is  slightly  less  than  the  increase 
during  1910,  but  is  considerably  over  the 
average  increase  reported  for  several  years 
previous. 

Twenty-one  chartered  banks,  having  alto- 
gether 44  branches,  operate  in  the  city. 
Below  is  the  complete  list,  with  respective 
names  of  managers: 

Bank  of  Nova  Scotia,  W.  W.  Watson; 
Eastern  Townships  Bank,  W.  L.  Ball;  Mol- 
sons,  E.  F.  Kohl;  Molsons,  Portage  Avenue 
Branch,  A.  H.  Young;  Imperial,  N.  G.  Leslie; 
Imperial,  North  End,  W.  A.  Hebblewhite  ; 
Quebec  Bank,  C.  F.  Pentland;  Standard,  J. 
S.  Turner;  Bank  of  Hamilton,  W.  Loree; 
Bank  of   Hamilton,  Princess  Street  Branch, 

C.  H.  Bartlet;  Bank  of  Hamilton,  Norwood 
Branch,  W.  H.  Leek;  Home  Bank,  W.  A. 
Machaffie;    Traders,  F.   B.   Bennett;    Royal, 

D.  C.  Rea;  Royal,  Grain  Exchange,  G.  J. 
Scale;  British  North  America,  A.  G.  Fry; 
Hochelaga,  E.  Belaid;  Hochelaga,  Higgins 
Avenue,  J.  H.  N.  Leveille;  Toronto,  J.  R. 
Lamb;  Union,  R.  S.  Barrow;  Union,  Logan 
Avenue  Branch,  J.  V.  Harrison;  North  End 
Branch,  T.  L.  Cavanagh;  Sargent  Avenue 
Branch,  J.  V.  Harrison;  Ottawa,  J.  B.  Monk; 
Dominion,  F.  L.  Patton;  Dominion,  North 
End  Branch,  H.  Ransford;  Dominion,  Notre 
Dame,  G.  H.  Mathewson;  Dominion,  Portage 
Avenue,  V.  R.  F.  Sutton ;  Sterling,  W.  A. 
Weir;  Northern  Crown,  W.  P.  Sloane; 
Northern  Crown,   Main  and  Selkirk,   W.   C. 


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To  the  MANUFACTURER 


T  ATESTERN  CANADA  is  a  big 
••  field,  filled  with  a  prosperous 
people.  The  remarkable  develop- 
ment taking  place  is  creating  an 
unprecedented  demand  for  home 
industries. 

WINNIPEG 

The  natural  supply  centre,  wants 
these  manufacturers  and  offers 
greater  combined  advantages  in 
cheap  power,  lights,  sites,  low 
taxation,  labor  conditions,  railway 
facilities,  banking,  etc.,  than  any 
city  in  Canada. 

Special  reports  prepared  and 
mailed  free  of  charge,  on  the 
manufacturing  possibilities  of  any 
line    of   industry,    by    addressing 


Ghas.  F.  Roland,  Gommissioner 

Winnipeg  Industrial  Bureau,  Winnipeg,  Manitoba 


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Progress 


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June,  1912 


Winnipeg — Continued 

Richardson;  Northern  Crown,  Portage  and 
Sherbrooke,  R.  L.  Paterson;  Northern 
Crown,  Nena  and  William,  T.  E.  Thorstein- 
son;  Montreal,  A.  F.  D.  MacGachen;  Mon- 
treal, Fort  Rouge,  E.  A.  Moore;  Montreal, 
Logan  Avenue,  J.  E.  Wright;  Commerce, 
C.  W.  Rowley ;  Commerce,  Alexander  Avenue, 
R.  E.  N.  Jones;  Commerce,  Blake  Street, 
J.  E.  D.  Belt;  Commerce,  Elmwood,  F.  C. 
Biggar;  Commerce,  Fort  Rouge,  L.  E. 
Griffith;  Commerce,  North,  C.  F.  A.  Gregory; 
Commerce,  Portage  Avenue,  G.  M.  Patterson; 
Merchants',  W.  J.  Finucan. 

There  are  special  openings  for  manufactur- 
ing farm  and  agricultural  implements,  in- 
cluding gas  and  steam  tractors,  paper  and 
strawboard  mills,  men's  clothing,  ladies' 
ready-to-wear  goods,  food  stuffs,  starch, 
boots  and  shoes,  felt  wear,  metal  goods,  wire 
nails,  hardware  specialties,  flax  and  jute 
goods,  beet  sugar,  elevator  machinery,  elec- 
trical fixtures,  automobiles,  home  and  office 
furniture,  leather  goods,  cereal  foods,  dairy 
supplies,  building  materials,  stoves,  ranges 
and  furnaces. 

The  municipal  power  plant  is  located  at 
Point  du  Bois,  on  the  Winnipeg  River,  77 
miles   north-east   of   the   city   of    Winnipeg. 


MANITOBA  GYPSUM    CO. 

LIMITED 

WINNIPEG,  MAN. 

Manufacturers  of  the 

"EMPIRE"   Brand   of 
WALL   PLASTER 


ALLAN,  KILLAM  &  McKAY 

INSURANCE  .«5  FINANCIAL,   REAL 
ESTATEJAND    RENTAL    AGENTS' 


Bultnan    Block,    Winnipeg 

Phone  Garry  600 


The  water  fall — naturally  32  feet — is  in- 
creased by  the  power  development  dam  to 
47  feet.     Mill  pond  of  6,000  acres. 

The  Mayor  is  R.  D.  Waugh;  City  Clerk, 
C.  J.  Brown;  City  Treasurer,  R.  Thompson; 
Secretary-Treasurer,  W.  H.  Evanson;  City 
Engineer,  Col.  R.  Ruttan;  Postmaster,  P.  C. 
Mclntyre;  President  Board  of  Trade,  J. 
Bruce  Gordon;  President  Winnipeg  Grain 
Exchange,  Donald  Morrison ;  Secretary  Board 
of  Trade,  C.  N.  Bell ;  Inspector  of  Buildings, 
E.  H.  Rodgers;  Medical  Health  Officer,  A.  J. 
Douglas,  M.D. 


OSCAR  HUDSON  &  CO. 

Chartered  Accountants 

TORONTO,        MONTREAL 
WINNIPEG 


Manitoba  Glass  Mfg.  Co.,  Ltd. 

Manufacturers  of 

BOTTLES  and  FRUIT  JARS 

Head  Office 
303  Keewayden  Block,  WINNIPEG 


MR.  INVESTOR 

Funds  entrusted  to  us  by  non-resi- 
dent clients  receive  our  most  careful 
attention.  Write  for  "Profits,"  a  four- 
page  leaflet  which  will  show  you  what 
we  have  done  for  some  of  our  clients  in 
the  way  of  Investments  in  WINNIPEG 
and  SUBURBAN  PROPERTY. 

OAKES  LAND  CO. 

Suites  1010-1011  McArthur  Block.  Winnipeg 

References:  Eastern  Townships  Bank 


OSLER,  HAMMOND  C8b  NANTON 

Financial  Agents  and  Investment  "Brokers 

WINNIPEG,  CANADA. 


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THE     MONTHLY     NEWS  -  MAGAZINE     OF     PROGRESS     AND     DEVELOPMENT 


VOL.    II 


JUNE,    1912 


No.    5 


CONTENTS 


Agriculture 

What  to  Do  with  the  Western  Crop 


Page 
82 
Potato  Canker  Has  Reached  Canada .      83 

Our  Friend  Barley 83 

To  Encourage  Scientific  Farming ....      83 


Along  the  Trail 

Agnes  Deans  Cameron 97 

Growth  in  Immigration 97 

A    National    Loss — The    Late    Judge 

Mabee 98 

Alberta  Bye-Elections 98 

Royal  Society  Election 98 

Among  the  Magazines 

In  Praise  of  Age 93 

Contents  of  the  June  Magazines 94 

A  Prayer  to  the  Spirit  of  Humor 96 

Canada  Importing  Farm  Products. ...  96 


Boosting  up  Business 

Elbert  Hubbard  to  Business  Men. 
Courtesy  in  Business 


Editorial  Wit  and  Wisdom 

Clever  Things  from  the  Canadian  Press 

Events  of  the  Month 

A  Diary  of  Important  Happenings. .  . 


90 
92 


87 


99 


Finance  and  Commerce 

Increase  in  Trade  Largest  in  History.  79 

Potato  Importations 79 

Census  of  Dairy  Industries 80 

The  Bank  Clerk's  Revolt 80 

Clearing  House  Returns 81 


Good  Roads  and  The  Motor     page 

Enter  the  Concrete  Roadway 73 

DependabiUty :      Why    More    People 

Will  Adopt  the  Motor 74 

In  the  Public  Eye 

Arthur  Hawkes — A  Character  Sketch.  51 
Men  Who   Are   Making   the   West — 

(Character  Sketch) 54 

Gladiators  in  the  Quebec  Provincial 

Elections 56 

The  New  Grand  Trunk  President.  ...  59 

Augustine:  The  Engine  of  the  Future.  60 

Topical  Cartoons  of  the  Month 62 


Points  of  View 

Gripping  Trade  Monopolies 88 

If  Reciprocity  Had  Passed 88 

McBride  on  the  Navy 88 

Nagging  at  Engineers 89 

Genius  Honored  Too  Late 89 

Reciprocity  Sized  Up 89 

Open  Windows  During  Recess 89 


Progress  and  Development 
of  Canadian  Towns  and 
Cities 103  144 


Pulse  of  the  Press 

Workmen's  Compensation  for  Injuries     84 
The  Demand  for  Commissions 84 


What  Does  the  West  Owe  the  East? 

Canada's  Honor  and  the  Titanic 

Won't  Stay  Bottled  Up 

The  Big  New  Liner 

The  West  Will  Win 


85 
86 
86 
86 
86 


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CONTENTS-^Continued 


Real  Estate  and  Investments  page 

A  Record  in  Building  Progress 75 

Four  Months'  Building  Permits 75 

For  Honest  Advertising 77 

Take  Off  the  Tax  on  Builders 77 

Edmonton  Has  a  Housing  Problem. .  .  78 

How  Canada  Makes  Millionaires 78 

An  Uncertain  Market 78 

Ten  Minutes  Interval 

Spicy  Things  from  Clever  Pens 101 

Topics  of  To-day 

The   Modern   Canadian.      (Character 

Sketch) 25 

War  Against  War  as  a  Business  Move- 
ment    29 

The  Titanic— By  Elbert  Hubbard.  .  .  32 
Immigration:   An  Economic  Factor  in 

Canadian  Progress 37 

The  New  Diplomacy  and  the  Old  Cun- 
ning   40 

War  on  Unmarried  Men 41 

Afraid  of  Woman  Suffrage 42 

Churchill's  Navy  Call:   And  Canada's 

Answer 43 

Canada  Will  Do  Her  Share 44 

Premier  McBride  on  the  Navy 46 


Topics  of  To-day — Continued       p^ge 

The  Need  for  Scientific  Colonization. .  46 

The  Workers  and  the  Church 47 

The  March  of  Surgical  Science 49 

"  Western  Notes  Due  " 49 

Ontario's  Peat  Bogs 50 

Transportation 

The  Part  of  the  Railways  in  Immigra- 
tion    66 

The  Promise  of  Railway  Development  71 

Port  McNicoU  Service  Inaugurated. .  .  71 

Railway  Extensions 71 

Vancouver  Island  Railways 72 

A  Device  that  Might  have  Saved  the 

Titanic 72 

Ten  New  C.N.R.  Bridges 72 

Views  and  Intervievs^s 

The  Prime  Minister  on  National  Dig- 
nity   63 

Hon.  Geo.  E.  Foster  on  the  Mad  Rush 

for  Riches 64 

"Simply  Damnable" ^ 

A  Racy  Talk  to  Vancouver  Business 

Men 65 

In  Praise  of  New  Brunswick 81 


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HOW  THE  PANAMA  CANAL  WILL 
AFFECT  CANADA 

Vancouver  icill  he  made  a  great  national  open  port,  which  will  revolu- 
tionize the  transportation  of  a  great  deal  of  Western  Canada's  wheat, 
which  will  go  West  instead  of  East.     Also,  the  prairie  prov- 
inces  will  get  manufactured  goods  from  Europe 
cheaper  via  Panama,  which  will  affect 
Eastern  manufacturers. 


AT  the  instigation  of  the  Calgary 
Board  of  Trade  there  is  to  be 
called  in  Calgary,  on  June  28 
and  29,  a  convention  of  representatives 
of  all  Boards  of  Trade  in  Western 
Canada,  including  Alberta,  British 
Columbia  and  Western  Saskatchewan, 
for  the  purpose  of  discussing  the  prob- 
able effect  of  the  Panama  Canal  upon 
Western  trade,  and  to  make  such  recom- 
mendations to  the  Government  as  the 
deliberations  of  the  convention  suggest 
as  necessary  to  take  full  advantage  of 
the  opportunities  furnished  by  the  new 
trade  route. 

'  'The  Borden  government  has  decided 
to  make  Vancouver  a  great  national 
open  port,  so  that  British  Columbia  and 
the  prairie  provinces  can  take  advantage 
of  the  growing  wealthy  Oriental  trade,  and 


also  the  opening  of  the  Panama  Canal," 
said  Mr.  H.  H.  Stevens,  M.P.  for  Van- 
couver. 

"The  Dominion  government  has  de- 
cided on  a  broad  and  comprehensive 
policy  which  will  make  of  Vancouver 
one  of  the  finest,  if  not  the  finest,  port  of 
the  continent.  A  final  plan  will  be  de- 
cided upon,  necessary  to  make  a  general 
survey  of  the  harbor,  and  work  will  be 
started  immediately. 

'  T  expect  the  opening  of  the  Panama 
Canal  will  revolutionize  the  transport- 
ation of  a  great  deal  of  Western  Canada's 
wheat,  which  will  be  shipped  by  Van- 
couver. On  the  other  hand  the  prairie 
provinces  will  be  able  to  get  manufac- 
tured goods  from  England  much  cheaper 
by  this  route.  The  new  treaty  which 
Hon.  Geo.  E.  Foster  has  negotiated  with 


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H.  H.  STEVENS,    M.P.  OF  VANCOUVER 

the  West  Indies  will,  with  the  opening 
of  the  Panama,  mean  great  development 
of  trade. 

"Before  the  harbor  scheme  at  Van- 
couver can  be  finally  developed,  plans 
of  control  must  be  decided  upon.  This 
is  a  question  which  must  be  settled  at 
once.  Lower  freight  rates  between  the 
prairies  and  coast  are  imperative,  where 
they   must   come." 

The  Edmonton  Capital  remarks  that  as 
every  other  port  from  San  Diego  north  is 
already  hopelessly  tied  up  to  railway 
corporations,  this  will  mean  that  Van- 
couver will  be  the  only  port  on  the 
Pacific  Coast  north  of  the  canal  at  which 
the  steamships  of  all  nations  will  be  able 
to  land  and  handle  their  goods  freely, 
without  paying  tribute  to  the  railways, 
whose  interests  lie  not  in  making  the 
canal  trade  a  success,  but  in  exactly  the 
opposite. 

"In  this,"  says  the  Capital,  "there  is 
contained  the  promise  for  Edmonton 
that  she  will  become  the  greatest  city  of 


the  interior,  not  only  of  Canada,  but  of 
the  continent. 

"Edmonton  stands  at  the  gateway  of 
the  best  mountain  pass  between  Panama 
and  Cape  Nome.  In  four  thousand 
miles  of  mountain  range,  traffic  could 
not  find  a  better  route  across  the  conti- 
nental divide,  and  added  to  this  the 
advantage  of  a  free  port  at  Vancouver, 
there  is  the  additional  advantage  that 
Alberta  will  supply  the  grain  traffic 
which  will  draw  to  the  Vancouver- 
Edmonton  route  the  return  freight  from 
Europe  demanded  as  a  counterbalance 
to  the  grain  trade. 

"All  this  trade,  not  only  for  the 
Canadian  prairies,  but  for  a  very  large 
part  of  the  United  States  prairies,  must 
come  through  Edmonton,  for  the  reason 
that  the  mountain  grades  will  not  permit 
it  to  go  any  other  way,  and  that  the 
United  States  railways  have  added  to 
the  handiwork  of  nature  by  placing 
additional  handicaps  upon  all  other  ports 
except  the  port  which  will  furnish  the 
outlet  for  Edmonton  trafl&c. 

'  Tf  any  corroboration  of  this  is  neces- 
sary it  is  found  in  the  plans  of  the  Hill 
lines,  which  are  now  proposing  to  build 
into  the  Canadian  Northwest  in  order 
to  connect  up  with  what  is  destined  to 
become  the  main  highway  of  traffic 
across  the  continent." 


Vancouver  as  a  Grain  Port 

TN  response  to  a  request  from  Hon. 
George  E.  Foster,  Minister  of  Trade 
and  Commerce,  a  special  committee  of 
the  Vancouver  Board  of  Trade  has  been 
investigating  the  position  and  possibil- 
ities of  Vancouver  as  a  grain-shipping 
port,  in  view  of  the  approaching  com- 
pletion of  the  Panama  Canal. 

The  committee's  conclusions,  based 
on  careful  study  of  rail  and  ocean  rates 
for  Alberta  and  Western  Saskatchewan 
grain,    support   the   general   view    that 


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most  of  it  is  likely  to  find  an  outlet 
through  the  Pacific  gateway. 

In  the  face  of  such  obstacles  as  high 
rail  rates,  lack  of  elevators,  the  neces- 
sity of  sacking  and  inadequate  shipping 
facilities,  750,000  bushels  of  wheat  and 
500,000  bushels  of  oats  from  the  prairies 
have  been  exported  via  Vancouver 
within  three  years. 

Mexico  took  most  of  the  wheat,  and 
the  oats  went  to  the  Philippines. 

The  committee  has  endeavored  to 
estimate  what  rail  and  ocean  rates  for 
grain  should  be,  under  conditions  likely 
to  be  created  by  the  use  of  the  canal. 

With  all  three  Canadian  transcontin- 
ental lines  completed  to  Vancouver,  the 
grades  seldom  exceeding  those  on  the 
prairie,  grain  rates  from  Alberta  points 
should  be  about  15  cents  per  hundred 
pounds,  or  9  cents  a  bushel. 

The  present  rate  is  about  23  cents, 
equal  to  14  cents  a  bushel,  which  rate  is 


equal  to  the  rate  on  Fort  William,  a 
distance  800  miles  longer. 

Rates  westward  from  Alberta,  if 
equalized  with  rates  for  a  similar  dis- 
tance eastward,  would  be  reduced  25  to 
35  per  cent,  from  present  rates. 

The  cutting  off  of  6,000  miles  of  water 
carriage  from  Vancouver  to  Liverpool, 
that  being  the  advantage  given  by  the 
Panama  Canal  over  the  Cape  Horn  or 
Suez  Canal  route,  should  make  a  reduc- 
tion in  the  ocean  rate  of  5  to  10  shillings 
per  long  ton  or  establish  a  new  rate  of 
about  13  cents  a  bushel. 

The  combined  rate  would  probably 
not  exceed  25  cents  a  bushel. 

The  Toronto  Mail  and  Empire  is  of 
the  opinion  that  as  Vancouver  is  an  all- 
year  port,  with  a  consequent  saving  in 
elevator  storage  charges,  it  is  exceed- 
ingly improbable  that  the  great  lake 
route  will  be  felt  in  Alberta  as  a  com- 
petitor of  the  new  Panama  route. 


Plan  for  the  City  Beautiful 


nPHERE  passed  away  the  other  day 
at  Heidelberg,  Germany,  Daniel 
H.  Burnham.  By  profession  he  was  an 
architect,  and  a  great  architect.  His 
specialty  was  modern  office  buildings; 
his  hobby  was  Civic  Beautification,  or 
what  we  materialistic  ones  call  Town 
Planning. 

It  was  Burnham  who  designed  and 
built  the  White  City  at  the  Columbian 
Exposition  in  1893,  the  artistic  beauty 
of  which  amazed  and  delighted  the 
whole  world. 

A  few  of  the  buildings  in  America 
which  owe  to  Burnham  their  being  are: 
The  Masonic  Temple,  Chicago;  the 
lUinois  Trust  Building,  and  the  Marshall 
Field  Store;  the  Mills  Building  in  San 
Francisco,  the  EUicott  Square  Building 
in  Buffalo,  the  Society  for  Sa\dngs 
Building  in  Cleveland,  and  the  Flatiron 
Building  in  New  York. 


So  far  as  tall  buildings  are  capable 
of  beauty  in  line  and  decoration,  those 
of  Mr.  Burnham's  were  supremely  suc- 
cessful. 

The  noble  civic  plan  towards  which 
Chicago  is  working  was  designed  by 
Burnham;  Cleveland  owes  to  him  its 
proposed  Court  of  Honor;  Washington 
is  becoming  more  attractive  through  his 
advice  and  inspiration;  Brooklyn  and 
San  Francisco  are  his  debtors. 

Burnham  believed  it  was  abundantly 
worth  while  to  make  a  city  an  attractive 
place  to  live  and  do  business  in.  And 
he  left  among  other  things  this  message, 
which  every  Canadian  in  every  fast-grow- 
ing town  or  big  city  run  to  seed  can  afford 
to  take  home  and  make  a  part  of  his 
creed  as  a  citizen: 

"Get  the  right  start.  Begin  by 
making  your  people  enthusiastic.  Go 
after  them  and  keep  on  going  after  them 


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by  speeches,  pamphlets,  charts,  and  lec- 
tures. You  must  have  the  people  be- 
hind you  before  you  can  do  anything 
for  a  city.  Show  them  that  it  pays  in 
dollars  and  cents  that  a  city  should  be 
beautiful.  Do  this  and  the  rest  will  be 
easy." 
And  then  he  added  this  as  a  rider: 
'  'The  way  to  plan  for  an  undertaking 
of  this  magnitiide,  is  to  look  upon  the  city 
as  a  place  of  residence  and  a  place  of 
business  for  those  who  will  come  in  the 


future.  This  is  the  unselfish  side  and  the 
side  for  those  who  are  willing  to  sacrifice 
for  the  future. 

''This  does  not  mean  a  mere  fad,  a 
mere  interesting  thing  which  you  should 
go  into  because  you  enjoy  the  novelty 
of  it.  It  means  that  to-day  men  have 
arrived  at  a  certain  level  of  intelligence 
and  having  arrived  there  they  inevitably 
desire  to  have  good  air,  wide  spaces,  a 
place  for  the  children  to  play  in." 


BRITISH  MANUFACTURERS  SEEING 

CANADA 

Among  the  things  they  will  see  are  the  conditions  from  which  the  wonder- 
ful development  of  the  country  has  sprung.     Also  the  splendid 
opportunities  there  are  for  establishing  branch  plants 
in  Canada — and  the  kindly  sheltering 
wing  of  Protection. 


By  the  Editor  of  the  Toronto  Mail  and  Empire 


THE  large  and  representative  party 
of  British  manufacturers  who  are 
touring    Canada    are  travelling 
leisurely  and  taking  time  to  visit  centres 
that  are  likely  to  have  special  interest 
for  them. 

In  the  portion  of  the  country  already 
covered  they  have  seen  on  all  hands  speci- 
mens of  the  flourishing  and  diversified 
manufacturing  industry  that  has  devel- 
oped in  Canada. 

They  will  be  impressed  with  the  con- 
ditions from  which  this  development 
has  sprung — conditions  which  for  the 
most  part  are  open  for  inspection  by 
the  observant  visitor. 

Eastern  Canada's  Advantages 

Nova  Scotia  has  an  abundance  of 
coal  which  can  be  distributed  over  the 
three  Maritime  Provinces  and  through- 
out the  entire  length  of  Quebec.     The 


whole  of  Eastern  Canada,  including 
Ontario,  is  dotted  with  natural  water 
powers  convenient  to  sources  of  raw 
material  which  can  be  utilized  by  Hydro- 
Electric  power.  The  transportation  sys- 
tem is  of  wide  sweep  and  is  being  con- 
stantly improved.  There  is  land  enough 
in  Eastern  Canada  to  grow  food  for 
twenty  times  the  population  now  living 
there. 

When  the  visitors  enter  Western 
Canada  they  will  be  surprised  at  the 
magnitude  of  capacity  for  the  consump- 
tion of  manufactured  products  and  at 
the  comparative  backwardness  of  man- 
ufacturing industry  there.  The  con- 
suming capacity  of  the  West  is  not  to  be 
gauged  by  its  population,  which,  how- 
ever, is  increasing  by  leaps  and  bounds. 

As  a  whole,  people  of  the  West  are 
exceptionally  prosperous.  They  have 
land  that  is  cheap  as  well  as  fertile.. 


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29 


How  Western  Towns  advertise  themselves.     This  is  a  grain  exhibit  made  by  the  Macleod 

Board  of  Trade,  Alberta,  advertising  the  advantages  of  one  of  the 

best  districts  in  Western  Canada. 


The  average  farmer  in  the  prairie  country 
cultivates  many  acres  more  than  the 
average  farmer  in  Ontario,  and  has 
developed  a  farm  economy  of  his  own, 
an  economy  which  calls  for  a  liberal 
expenditure  on  outfit,  including  steam 
plows  and  motor  implements.  The  West 
offers  a  large  field  for  products  manu- 
factured in  Eastern  Canada. 

How  the  Railways  Grow 

Canada  is  extending  its  railway  system 
at  an  astonishing  rate.  In  the  last  four 
years  3,000  miles  was  added  to  the  Cana- 
dian railway  lines  under  operation.  At 
the  present  time  the  mileage  is  being 
increased  at  a  much  greater  rate.  Set- 
tlement and  industrial  development  not 
only  keep  pace  with  the  expansion  of 
railways,  but  greatly  outrun  it. 


Besides  the  large  fund  accumulated 
in  Canadian  productive  operations  every 
year  and  reinvested  as  capital,  there  are 
capital  imports  amounting  to  about 
$200,000,000  per  annum  over  and  above 
a  sum  at  least  half  as  large  that  is  brought 
into  the  country  every  year  by  fore- 
handed immigrants. 

When  they  contemplate  these  and 
other  advantages,  of  which  tariff  pro- 
tection is  not  the  least,  the  British 
manufacturers  now  visiting  the  country 
may  well  be  moved  to  consider  the  ad- 
visableness  of  taking  a  leaf  out  of  their 
competitors'  book  across  the  border  and 
establishing  branch  plants  in  Canada. 

Notwithstanding  that  the  United 
States  keeps  on  increasing  its  exports  of 
manufactured  goods  to  Canada,  its 
manufacturers   are   every  year  adding 


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largely  to  the  number  of  branch  plants 
already  located  here.  British  manufact- 
urers have  at  least  as  large  motive  and 
inducement  for  doing  so  as  manufacturers 
across  the  line  have. 

Our  Expanding  Market 

Our  neighbors  have  keen  insight  and 
sure  foresight  into  economic  develop- 
ments in  this  country.  They  perceive 
that  its  market  is  at  present  expanding 
more  rapidly  than  any  other  market  in 
the  world.  It  is  growing  by  the  process 
of  making  annexations  from  external 
markets — that  is,  by  drawing  into  its 
population  every  year  hundreds  of 
thousands  of  people  from  other  countries, 
people  who  in  many  cases  had  been  in- 
sulated from  Canadian  trade  by  high 
tariffs.  They  are  now  efficient  domestic 
consumers  of  manufactured  articles  that 
are  for  the  most  part  of  domestic  pro- 
duction. And  Canada  is  just  in  the 
beginning  of  her  wonderful  career. 

The  Manufacturer's  Friend 

If  British  manufacturers  do  not  take 
kindly  to  the  American  idea  of  establish- 
ing branch  plants  in  Canada,  they  should 
at  least  make  the  most  of  the  advantage 
the  tariff  preference  gives  them.  This 
country,  though  it  has  built  up  a  great 
manufacturing  system  of  its  own,  is 
still  a  large  importer  of  manufactured 
goods.  If  British  manufacturers  were 
as  enterprising  in  their  methods  of 
competition  as  their  rivals  across  the 
line  are,  no  small  part  of  the  Canadian 
trade  that  now  falls  to  our  neighbors 
would  go  to  British  firms.  The  present 
tour  may  lead  to  material  changes  for 
the  better  in  the  business  methods  of 
British  firms  seeking  customers  in  Can- 
ada. Some  pains  may  be  taken  to  study 
the  special  needs  of  this  market  and  to 
adapt  the  British  supply  to  the  Cana- 
dian demand.  British  exporters  will 
find  it  to  their  advantage  to  take  the 
trouble  to  make  out  their  price  quota- 
tions in  Canadian  currency  and  to  cover 


charges  all  the  way  to  the  point  of  de- 
livery in  Canada.  When  the  Canadian 
buyer  knows  the  precise  amount  in 
dollars  and  cents  for  which  the  British 
goods  would  be  laid  down  to  him  at  his 
railway  station,  he  will  be  in  a  position 
to  decide  for  or  against  giving  the  order 
to  the  British  house,  for  he  not  uncom- 
monl}^  has  the  price  of  an  American 
house  and  of  a  German  house  quoted  in 
the  same  terms. 

When  the  Panama  Canal  is  finished, 
as  it  will  be  two  years  hence,  British 
goods  will  have  a  cheaper  approach  into 
British  Columbia  and  Alberta.  Possibly 
by  that  time  an  arrangement  of  mutual 
preference  may  be  established  between 
Canada  and  the  Mother  Country.  In 
making  their  present  exploratory  tour 
of  the  Canadian  market  these  British 
manufacturers  have  not  erred  in  the 
way  of  taking  time  by  the  forelock. 


*'  Heretical  Free  Trade 
Ideas" 

TPHE  Toronto  Globe  remarks  that  the 
British  manufacturers  are  wel- 
come to  Canada,  even  if  they  bring  with 
them  heretical  free  trade  ideas.  Ideas 
are  not  yet  taxed. 

"If  the  British  manufacturers  want 
to  see  what  is  beneath  the  veneer  let 
them  propose  free  trade  within  the 
Empire,"  says  the  Globe.  "They  will 
speedily  discover  that  free  importation 
of  British  goods  would  be  just  a  little 
less  objectionable  to  Canadian  protec- 
tionists than  free  importation  of  goods 
from  the  United  States.  Even  Liberals 
could  not  favor  free  trade  because  of 
revenue  considerations,  and  because  it 
takes  much  longer  to  cure  the  hurt  of 
protection  than  to  inflict  it. 

"It  was  the  Liberal  party,  however — 
a  party  it  pleases  the  Imperialists  to  re- 
gard as  disloyal — that  introduced  the 
British  trade  preference.  It  was  the 
flag-waving  Tories  that  fought  against 


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preference  and  who  would  abolish  it  to- 
morrow if  they  dared. 

"And  the  Liberal  party  when  it  re- 
turns to  power  may  find  that  the  only 
effective  way  of  securing  a  further  re- 
moval of  tariff  burdens  lies  in  the  direc- 
tion of  an  increase  in  the  British  pref- 
erence. 

"The  visiting  manufacturers  will  hear 
a  great  deal  during  their  stay  about  the 
peril  from  which  the  Big  Interests 
rescued  Canada  last  fall.  They  should 
understand  that  the  men  who  shouted 


themselves  hoarse  for  'Canada  and  the 
Empire'  with  the  object  of  preventing 
an  increase  of  Canada's  trade  with 
the  United  States,  would  with  as  little 
hesitation  yell  'Canada  for  the  Can- 
adians' if  there  were  any  serious  danger 
of  the  lessening  of  their  protection  by 
a  reduction  of  the  tariff  on  British  goods. 
''That  is  the  very  essence  of  the  trade 
situation  in  the  Dominion  to-day. 
Nicely  rounded  periods  about  our  com- 
mon heritage  should  not  be  permitted 
to  obscure  the  truth." 


sS  ^ 


PUBLIC  CREDIT  FOR  THE  SETTLER 

The  C.P.R.  sells  ready-made  farms  to  settlers  who  will  pay  $100 

down    and   provide  live  stock,  the  compayiy  getting  payment  on  a 

crop  basis.     Thus  the  C.P.R.  puts  land  and  improvements 

worth  $6,000  against,  not  the  farmer's  capital,  but 

his  ubiliiy  to  make  good.      The  provinces  of 

New  Brunswick  and  Nova  Scotia 

are  following  the  lead. 


NEW  Brunswick  and  Nova  Scotia 
have  passed  legislation  to  promote 
the  re-creation  of  agriculture  in 
those  provinces  by  financing  the  farmer 
with  cheap  money. 

The  East  has  therefore  given  Canada 
a  lead  in  progressi veness ;  and  it  is 
significant  to  find  this  subject  dealt 
with  on  these  lines  in  Mr.  Hawkes' 
report  on  Immigration.  He  says: 
"The  financing  of  settlement  as  a 
function  of  government  now  seems 
to  be  inevitable.  It  contains  nothing 
revolutionary  in  principle.  It  would  be 
difficult  for  those  whose  railway  divi- 
dends are  founded  on  government  guar- 
antees and  subsidies  to  oppose  the  appli- 
cation to  Canada  of  a  principle  that  is 
operating  in  the  United  Kingdom,  Aus- 
tralia and  New  Zealand,  and  is  about  to 
be  applied  to  South  Africa. 

'  'It  may  be  objected  that  it  is  unfair 
to  afford  to  present  day  pioneers  facilities 


that  were  not  available  for  heroic  old- 
timers.  The  objection  might  be  good 
if  you  refused  to  give  a  new  district  a 
railway  because  your  grandfather  had 
none  when  he  started  his  farm. 

"The  governing  factor  in  the  use  of 
public  credit  is  the  object  to  be  achieved, 
and  not  the  incidental  advantage  that 
may  alight  on  an  individual  here  or  there. 

"The  object  of  immigration  and  land 
settlement  being  the  increase  of  popula- 
tion and  commerce  for  the  whole  country, 
it  is  clear  that  the  advantage  of  any  new 
departure  in  land  settlement  must  not 
be  confined  to  people  who  come  from  out- 
side. 

'  'It  would  be  foolish  to  make  an  Elder 
Brother  of  the  Native  Son.  The  fatted 
calf  should  not  be  reserved  exclusively 
for  the  former  inhabitant  of  a  far  country. 

'  'If,  in  the  use  of  the  five  million  dollars 
voted  by  Ontario,  it  is  decided  to  advance 
money  for  prepared  farms,  holding  the 


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land  as  security  till  the  obligation  is 
wiped  out,  the  offer  should  be  open  to, 
say,  a  workman  in  Toronto  or  Brantford 
who  desires  to  own  a  farm. 

"His  removal  to  New  Ontario  will 
be  just  as  surely  an  immigration  as  the 
arrival  in  New  Ontario  of  a  man  from 
Ayrshire;  for  he  will  have  left  a  gap  in 
Toronto  or  Brantford  for  a  new  immi- 
grant from  Ayrshire  to  fill. 

"An  exclusively  government  scheme 
of  land  settlement  must  be  under  certain 
disadvantages. 

"The  growth  of  communities  is  so 
intensely  human  an  affair  that  in  pro- 
moting it  a  more  intimately  human  note 
is  necessary  than  can  be  struck  by  a 
purely  government  department. 

'  'The  effective  method  must  be  sought 
in  a  combination  of  pubHc  and  private 
enterprise— the  substantiality  of  govern- 
ment partnership,  and  the  warmth  and 
camaraderie  of  the  barn-raising  and  the 
quilting  bee. 

'  'If  settlers  must  come  from  beyond  the 
seas,  if  their  ultimate  market  is  in  the 
country  from  whence  they  came,  and 
if  capital  is  available  in  that  country  for 
the  development  of  settlement,  there  is 
every  reason  to  devise  means  for  attach- 
ing the  immigration  to  the  capital  and 
the  capital  to  the  immigration.  The 
farm  is  greater  than  the  railway  station. 

Help  the  Settler  as  Well  as  the  Railway 

' '//  the  success  of  a  railway  guarantee 
depends  absolutely  on  the  agriculture  of 
the  district  through  which  the  railway  runs, 
there  can  he  no  fundamental  reason  why 
capital  should  not  he  availahle  for  develop- 
ing the  agriculture  with  a  similar  guar- 
antee to  what  is  given  the  railway;  the  land, 
like  the  railway,  being  the  immediate  secur- 
ity for  the  loans.  It  would  scarcely  he 
popular  to  contend  that  the  farmer  is  less 
trustworthy  than  the  railway  director. 

"In  preparing  either  for  new  settle- 
ment or  for  the  re-creation  of  settlement, 
the  time  is  opportune  for  estimating  and 
providing  for  the  establishing  of  living 


communities  as  scientifically  as  the 
treasury  calculates  the  revenue  from  the 
death  duties  and  the  expenditure  on  the 
suppression  of  blind  pigs.  It  is  as  much 
a  public  work  to  create  a  community  in 
the  hush,  or  to  re-create  a  district  that  has 
suffered  through  agricultural  ignorance,  as 
it  is  to  build  a  dam  or  subsidize  a  steamer. 

"The  guaranteeing  of  a  railway  has 
the  initial  advantage  of  securing  capital 
at  a  low  rate  of  interest.  The  guarantee- 
ing of  settlement  will  do  that  for  the 
settler,  and  much  more.  It  will,  by 
the  control  and  co-operation  that  will  he 
provided  for  at  the  beginning,  prevent  the 
species  of  speculation  which  is  inimical  to 
the  country,  because  it  saddles  the  culti- 
vation of  the  soil  with  heavy  capital  charges 
which  retard  the  farmer's  progress.  The 
farmer  will  be  able  to  prosper  without  the 
burden  of  excessive  cost  of  his  land. 

"Capital,  co-operation  and  control 
are  the  three  requirements  of  scientific 
land  settlement  in  definite  areas— whether 
in  new  or  old  countries 

'  Tn  years  gone  by  attempts  have  been 
made  to  organize  local  colonies  with 
indifferent  results,  but  with  very  clear 
evidences,  which  need  not  be  discussed 
here,  as  to  the  causes  of  failure. 

"It  is  said  that  the  individual  immi- 
grant must  have  capital  as  a  sine  qua 
non  of  his  being  entrusted  with  land  for 
which  public  or  private  credit  has  been 
pledged.  That  this  is  a  defective  idea 
has  been  proved  by  experience  already 
gained  in  the  ready-made  farm  move- 
ment. 

Example  of  the  C.P.R. 

"The  Canadian  Pacific  Railway  has 
placed  ready-made  farms  in  Alberta  at 
the  disposal  of  settlers  who  would  pay 
$100  down,  and  provide  themselves  with 
stock  and  provisions,  the  company 
looking  for  payment  only  according  to 
the  crop  returns,  spread  over  several 
years.  The  decisive  point  in  the  alloca- 
tion of  the  farm  is  the  capital  of  the 
farmer. 


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'  ^The  Canadian  Pacific  Railway  stacks 
up  160  acres  of  land  worth  $3,200,  and 
improvements  that  have  cost  $2,800,  against 
what?  ^\  gainst,  say,  the  $2,000  the  settler 
brings?  Not  really.  The  Canadian 
Pacific  Railway  stacks  up  money  and 
assets  to  the  tune  of  $6,000  against  the 
farmer's  ability  to  make  good. 

Compared  with  that  crucial  quantity 
tie  difference  between  the  Canadian 
Pacific  Railway  financing  the  enterprise 
to  the  extent  of  $6,000  and  doing  it  to 
the  extent  of  $8,000  is  a  mere  nothing. 

'  'The  Canadian  Pacific  Railway  would 
do  better  to  obtain  a  worker  who  is 
accustomed  to  the  land,  who  has  a 
family  that  expects  to  work,  and  put 
them  on  the  land,  letting  them  work  for 
the  farm  instead  of  for  weekly  wages, 
and  controlling  them  till  they  have 
mastered  new  conditions,  than  to  put 
the  place  at  the  disposal  of  a  man  and 
his  family  who  have  been  accustomed  to 
having  somebody  else  to  do  the  hard 
work  for  them,  and  whose  possession  of 
capital  may  hinder  rather  than  help 
their  readiness  to  become  Canadianized. 

Where  to  Look  for  the  Right  People 

"The  place  in  which  to  look  for  the 
right  material  to  re-create  Canadian 
Canadian  farms  is  not  only  the  comfort- 
able farmhouse  of  Britain,  but  also  the 
allotment  gardens  in  which  toilers  com- 
pete against  one  another  for  prizes  at 
the  Cottage  Gardeners'  Show. 

"These  men  are  thrifty,  in  love  with 
the  soil,  ambitious  and  not  afraid  to 
work  after  six  o'clock.  Their  wives  and 
families  exhibit  in  the  home  the  qualities 
that  make  them  succeed  in  the  garden. 
I  speak  with  confidence  on  this,  having 
had  many  years'  intimate  knowledge  of 
this  class  of  emigrant  material. 

*  'Take  a  concrete  example  of  the  work 
that  a  provincial  immigration  and  land 
settlement  service  might  do: 

"There  are  districts  in  the  Maritime 
Provinces  in  which  land  and  buildings 
can  be  bought  at  very  reasonable  prices. 


and  on  the  inherent  profitableness  of 
which  Principal  Cumming  of  the  Truro 
Agricultural  College  would  risk  his 
reputation. 

"Let  a  group  of  ten,  fifteen,  twenty 
farms  be  selected  and  regarded  as  one 
cohesive  proposition,  as  the  Canadian 
Pacific  Railway  regarded  the  Bow  River 
Valley,  when  it  set  about  converting  it 
from  a  ranching  to  a  farming  locality. 

Borrow  the  Money  and  Buy  the  Farms 

'  'Let  the  farms  be  bought,  either  with 
money  borrowed  by  the  province,  or 
by  an  approved  settlement  company  to 
which  a  fixed  interest  is  guaranteed  by 
the  province. 

'  'Let  the  lands  be  brought  into  scien- 
tific farming  under  the  control  of  a  board, 
of  which  a  man  of  the  stamp  of  Principal 
Cumming  would  be  managing  expert, 
with  the  condition  that  each  farm  would 
be  cultivated  by  the  family  that  would 
presently  own  it,  under  a  system  of 
payments  worked  out  with  some  of  the 
precision  with  which  premiums  are  deter- 
mined, and  which  makes  insurance  a 
scientific  triumph  over  all  the  myriad 
chances  of  disaster  in  this  mortal  life. 

'  'Let  the  man  in  immediate  charge  of 
the  scheme  work  one  of  the  farms  while 
he  directs  the  rest.  Let  the  marketing 
of  produce  be  economically  arranged  for 
and  you  have  secured  a  combination  of 
capital  co-operation  and  control. 

Money  and  People  Both  Available 

"The  money  for  such  a  scheme  of 
land  settlement  is  available  in  Britain, 
and  the  people  are  available  too — people 
who  can  be  controlled. 

"No  vast  expenditure  is  required,  no 
imposing  scale  of  transference  can  wisely 
be  contemplated.  Small  nuclei  of  pro- 
gressive settlement  are  needed  in  which 
local  public  spirit  can  find  scope  for 
public  service — such  service  as  would 
render  it  impossible  for  so  eminent  a 
Canadian  as  Dr.  Parkin  to  say,  as  he 
did  recently,  to  a  public  meeting  of  the 
Colonial  Institute  in  London,  that  there 


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was  nobody  equal  to  the  farmer  of  his 
native  province  in  the  art  and  practice 
of  skinning  an  immigrant. 

'  'In  connection  with  immigration  plans 
involving  the  sale  of  land  to  settlers  for 
actual  cultivation,  it  may  be  well  to 
repeat  that  it  is  necessary  to  prevent  the 


speculative  element,  and  that  it  will  be 
to  the  interest  of  Canada  for  the  Govern- 
ment to  give  to  schemes  that  may  be 
promoted  by  private  individuals  in 
strict  accordance  with  its  own  policy, 
such  sanction  as  will  keep  the  unscrupu- 
lous speculator  out  of  the  British  market." 


Fallacies  Concerning  the  Right  to  Strike 
and  Lock-out 


"l^riTH  the  air  full  of  the  echoes  of 
strikes  past  and  of  rumors  of 
strikes  to  come,  employers  and  em- 
ployees alike  may  read  with  profit  an 
article  in  the  Hihhert  Journal,  by  Dr. 
Robert  A.  Duff.  "  Its  language  is  tem- 
perate, its  reasoning  cogent,  and  its 
presentation  of  the  entire  subject  of 
strikes  is  characterized  by  sound  com- 
mon sense,"  says  the  American  Review 
of  Reviews. 

Dr.  Duff  clears  the  ground  by  the 
observation  that  "it  has  to  be  said,  in 
view  of  the  claims  frequently  made  by 
masters  and  men  to  have  an  absolute 
right  to  work  or  not  work  at  their  dis- 
cretion, that  such  a  claim  is  without 
warrant  from  the  state." 

For  there  are  no  single  or  separate  rights 
in  single  persons  or  in  combinations  of  per- 
sons which  give  them  an  absolute  title  to 
act  in  this  way  or  that.  All  rights  that  may 
be  enjoyed  within  a  state  form  a  system  or 
unity.  They  are  dependent  on  one  another, 
limited  by  and  effective  through  one  another 
...  I  have  no  right  to  act  in  a  way  which 
will  lead  to  the  disintegration  of  society. 
.  .  .  Even  though  property  is  in  the  pop- 
ular sense  my  own,  there  are  many  uses  of  it 
which  I  am  not  entitled  to  make.  For  ex- 
ample, I  may  not  buy  a  war-vessel  with  it, 
nor  use  it  to  bribe  a  magistrate,  or  to  pro- 
cure a  false  witness,  or  to  support  a  rebellion 
or  a  crime,  or  to  erect  houses  contrary  to  the 
Buildings  Regulations  Act,  or  to  set  up  an 
obstruction  on  the  highway,  or  to  print  a 
libel.  And  what  is  true  of  property  is 
equally  true  of  life  and  working  power.  .  .  . 
From  this  it  follows  that  no  individual  or 
combination  of  individuals  can  have  even  a 
prima  facie  claim  to  act  according  to  their 


own  discretion,  unless  they  can  show  that 
the  general  interest  will  be  better  served  by 
allowing  such  discretion. 

These  "semi-philosophical  or  com- 
mon-sense remarks"  are  made  by  the 
writer  "because  one  hears  so  much 
loose  talk  indulged  in  by  both  masters 
and  men  to  the  effect  that  the  state  has 
no  right  to  interfere  in  trade  disputes. 
For  this  contention,  he  says,  there  is  no 
ground. 

The  state  has  a  right — and  not  only  a  right, 
but  a  duty — to  intervene  (or,  if  you  like,  to 
interfere)  when  its  own  unity,  strength,  and 
security  are  involved,  compromised,  or  en- 
dangered. 

The  right  to  strike  has  been  defined 
by  a  zealous  defender  of  it  as  "the  right 
to  demonstrate  the  value  of  labor  by 
withholding  it."  This  definition  is  in- 
adequate, "because  both  in  theory  and 
in  practice  a  strike  involves  much  more 
than  a  withholding  of  labor." 

First  of  all,  it  is  a  combined  or  organized 
stoppage,  and  involves  concerted  common 
action  on  the  part  of  a  considerable  number 
of  persons  for  a  single  end.  This  puis  it  at 
once  on  a  different  plane  from  the  liberty  to 
work  or  not  work  which  the  law  allows  to 
each  individual.  .  .  .  A  is  at  liberty  to  sell 
or  to  refuse  to  sell  food  to  Y.  So  also  are  B 
and  C  and  D,  etc.  And  the  state  can  allow 
this  liberty  because  it  is  on  the  whole  in  the 
interest  of  each.  But  if  A,  B,  C,  D,  etc., 
combine  to  refuse  to  sell  food  to  Y,  Y  may 
justly  ask  the  state  to  compel  them,  as  their 
combination  is  a  negation  of  his  very  exist- 
ence. Or  again,  though  each  of  us  has  lib- 
erty to  walk  along  the  street,  if  ten  thousand 
of  us  agree  to  go  in  solid  procession  through 
the  streets,  we  may  lawfully  be  forbidden  to 


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do  so.  Or  though  each  of  us  is  at  liberty  to 
stand  at  a  shop  window,  or  door,  it  does  not 
follow  that  a  thousand  of  us  have  the  right 
at  one  and  the  same  time.  Or,  if  anyone  is 
at  liberty  to  ring  your  bell,  it  is  not  intended 
that  a  thousand  people  should.  .  .  .  In  a 
meeting  each  man  is  at  liberty  to  speak,  but 
we  are  not  at  liberty  to  combine  and  all 
speak  at  once,  else  there  will  be  no  meeting. 

As  to  the  element  that  enters  into 
both  the  theory  and  practice  of  the 
strike — namely,  the  claim  that  no  one 
else  shall  do,  or  be  allowed  to  do,  the 
work  of  those  who  go  on  strike — Dr. 
Duflf  says:  "This  distinguishes  it  from 
every  voluntary  discharge.  The  men 
stop  work,  but  they  do  not  intend  to 
give  up  the  work." 

When  the  strike  is  over,  they  not  only 
demand  to  be  taken  back,  but  to  be  taken 
back  as  a  body.  .  .  .  Every  nerve  is 
strained  to  see  that  those  who  have  hitherto 
done  the  work  shall  not  be  replaced  by  new- 
comers. Now  consider  what  this  involves. 
It  means  that  if  those  who  carry  on  a  par- 
ticular service  decide  either  that  they  will 
no  longer  carry  it  on,  or  that  they  will  only 
carry  it  on  under  conditions  for  which  they 
stipulate,  then  the  community  must  go  with- 
out that  service  until  they  please  or  until 
their  terms  are  granted.  ...  A  claim  of 
this  nature  is  obviously  liltle  removed  from 
taking  society  by  the  throat.  For  it  means 
that  each  section  of  our  very  complex  in- 
dustrial organization  will  be  wholly  within 
the  control  of  any  small  body  of  men.  And 
not  only  each  section,  but  the  whole  indus- 
trial life  of  the  community;  for  the  whole 
would  in  a  few  days  or  hours  come  to  a 
standstill  if  any  one  of  a  hundred  trades  or 
occupations  were  to  be  wholly  stopped. 

Referring  to  the  suggestion  that  has 
been  made,  that  state  ownership  of  rail- 
ways would  be  a  remedy  for  railway 
strikes.  Dr.  Duff  negatives  the  idea. 
From  the  employees'  point  of  view,  it 
is  doubtful  whether  the  workers'  posi- 
tion would  be  improved;  for  the  first 
thing  to  disappear  would  be  the  right 
to  strike.  "Any  refusal  to  work  under 
the  conditions  imposed  by  the  state 
would  be  a  criminal,  and  probably  a 
treasonable,  act,  punishable  by  fine  and 
imprisonment."  Setting  aside  state 
ownership  as  no  solution,  continuing  his 
argument.  Dr.  Duflf  asks: 


Should  we  begin  to  reconcile  ourselves  to 
the  idea  that  the  vital  necessities  of  our  na- 
tional existence  are  at  every  moment  at  the 
mercy  of  what  each  section  of  the  workers 
or  the  employers  may  think  to  be  their  rights 
or  their  due  reward?  Or  is  this  a  condition 
of  things  fraught  with  peril  to  the  interests 
of  all?  .  .  .  Can  any  class  enjoying  un- 
checked power  be  trusted  to  be  a  fair  and 
just  judge  in  its  own  cause? 

And  he  makes  this  strong  point: 
Supposing  the  community  to  be  satis- 
fied that  a  strike  or  lockout  is  unwar- 
ranted, what  power  has  it  to  make  its 
opinion  operative?  At  present,  none. 
The  community  has  managed  to  "mud- 
dle along"  without  such  power  because 
strikes  were  seldom  universal,  and  the 
sympathetic  strike  was  not  preached  or 
practised.  These  conditions  are  now 
changed.  The  "sympathetic  strike 
tends  to  widen  infinitely  the  area  to 
which  the  paralysis  extends."  And 
capital  will  not  be  slow  to  use  the  de- 
vices of  labor,  if  only  in  self-defence,  and 
it  will  be  forced  to  grasp  and  wield  them 
in  earnest;  for  this  is  a  game  at  which 
one  party  can  play  as  well  as  the  other. 

Dr.  Duff  inquires  whether  it  would 
not  be  well,  before  this  comes,  for  the 
workers  to  ask  themselves  seriously 
whether  the  paralyzing  of  industry  can 
bring  them  aught  but  suffering  and  loss. 
After  all  it  is  pure  coercion,  "reckless 
of  all  consequences,  like  presenting  a 
pistol  at  a  man's  head,  or  starving  him 
into  compliance  with  your  demands. 
You  may  do  this  once,  but  he  will  take 
means  to  see  that  you  shall  not  do  it 
again."  It  is  "  not  by  coercive  measures 
that  better  relations  are  established, 
but  by  seeking  out  the  real  causes  of 
the  difficulty."  It  is  only  in  this  way, 
says  Dr.  Duflf,  that  a  solution  can  be 
reached. 


In  order  to  succeed,  it  is  much  more 
desirable  that  a  yotmg  man  should  have 
push  than  a  pull.  In  fact,  plenty  of  push 
is  vital  to  success  in  these  seething  times 
in  which  we  live. 


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HOW  CANADA  ESCAPED  CIVIL  WAR 

An  interesting  bit  of  history  concerning  the  Kiel  Rebellion^  when  Sir 

John  Macdonald  dared  Chapleau,  as  Secretary  of  State,  to 

resign  and  bring  on  bloodshed  between  two  races; 

and  Chapleau  withdrew. 


LE  CANADA,  of  Montreal,  recently 
published  an  article  headed  '  'Sou- 
venirs of  1885,"  the  same  being 
attributed  to  the  pen  of  Hon.  Rodolphe 
Lemieux. 

Speaking  of  the  death  of  Riel,  Le 
Canada  said:  "Chapleau  was  to  have 
resigned.  As  a  matter  of  fact  he  sent 
in  his  resignation  to  Sir  John  Macdonald, 
and  the  question  is,  what  induced  him  to 
withdraw?  We  must  risk  a  reply,  but 
we  must  be  just  to  the  dead." 

Commenting  on  this  La  Presse  says: 
*  'We  know  what  took  place  on  the  night 
of  Nov.  16.  Chapleau  had,  as  a  matter 
of  fact,  placed  his  resignation  in  the  hands 
of  Sir  John,  but  why  did  he  withdraw  it? 
*  'Here  are  the  facts :  When  Chapleau, 
as  Secretary  of  State,  said  he  would  not 
approve  of  the  execution  at  Regina,  and 
that  he  would  have  to  go  against  his 
leader  with  his  Province  of  Quebec,  Sir 
John  replied  very  coldly  and  with  the 
greatest  possible  determination  in  his 
voice:  'AH  right;  stay  with  the  Province 
of  Quebec;  but  I  will  remain  with  the 
Province  of  Ontario,  and  before  a  month 
blood  will  flow  in  this  country,  as  there 
will  be  a  civil  war.  Will  you  accept  the 
responsibility?"' 

La  Presse  continuing,  says:  "Those 
who  took  part  in  the  events  of  1885, 
know  that  Sir  John  did  not  exaggerate 
the  situation,  as  it  only  required  a  move- 
ment of  this  kind  and  the  two  races 
would  have  been  at  each  other's  throats. 
"As  for  the  responsibility.  Sir  John 
Macdonald  accepted  it,  and  it  was  up  to 
Chapleau  to  decide  what  he  was  going 
to  do. 

'  'More  human  and  conscientious  than 


Sir  John,  Chapleau  asked  time  for  reflec- 
tion. He  left  the  office  of  the  first 
minister  and  wired  several  friends  to 
come  to  Ottawa  without  delay.  They 
did  not  reach  the  capital  until  the  fol- 
lowing morning,  and  they  found  Chapleau 
walking  to  and  fro  in  his  office,  not  hav- 
ing slept  a  wink  during  the  night. 

"'My  friends,'  he  said,  'I  wanted  to 
consult  with  you,  but  it  is  now  too  late. 
I  thought  the  matter  over  all  night  and 
I  have  decided  that  I  have  no  right  to 
take  the  responsibility  of  civil  war  in 
this  country,  and  I  withdrew  my  resigna- 
tion before  you  arrived  for  fear  you 
might  persuade  me  to  change  my  mind.' " 

People's  Memories  and  the 
Weather 

npHE  lateness  of  the  spring  and  the 
coldness  of  the  weather  has  been 
much  commented  on  by  the  press  and  the 
people.  Most  of  us  have  talked  of  it 
as  quite  out  of  the  ordinary.  But  the 
Ottawa  Citizen  moves  an  amendment 
and  reminds  us  of  a  few  things. 

"It  is  remarkable,"  says  the  Citizen, 
"how  short  the  memory  of  the  average 
person  is  in  regard  to  the  weather  condi- 
tions from  year  to  year.  A  despatch  pub- 
lished on  Saturday  from  Niagara  Falls 
states  that  a  few  flakes  of  snow  fell  there 
and  mentions  it  as  something  unheard 
of  even  by  the.  oldest  inhabitant  in  this 
province. 

"About  June  24,  1909,  there  was 
snow  in  the  air  in  Ottawa  and  other 
places  throughout  Ontario.  Of  course, 
it  was  not  what  could  be  called  a  snow- 


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37 


fall,  but  the  snow  was  visible  in  the  air, 
though  it  melted  as  soon  as  it  touched 
the  ground. 

"The  present  spring  and  summer  is 
also  being  referred  to  in  the  press  as 
something  phenomenal,  when,  as  a 
matter  of  fact,  it  is  not  so. 

'  'It  is  true  that  there  are  wide  fluctua- 
tions from  year  to  year  in  the  breaking 
up  of  winter  and  the  coming  of  summer, 
but  these  fluctuations  seldom  injuriously 
affect  the  crops.  As  a  matter  of  actual 
fact  what  is  called  a  late  spring  is  usually 
better  for  the  crops,  at  least  in  Eastern 
Canada,  than  an  earlier  spring. 

"In  1907  there  was  quite  a  heavy 
snowfall  on  the  10th  of  May.  The  first 
day  on  which  it  was  safe  to  go  out  with- 
out an  overcoat  was  May  24th,  and  as 
late  as  this,  the  season  was  equally 
backward  as  far  as  the  general  average 
of  warmth  was  concerned. 

"In  1909  the  weather  was  wet  and  cold 


practically  up  to  the  last  midweek  in 
June. 

"In  1910  there  were  butterflies  in 
Rockcliffe  Park  on  March  25th  and  the 
air  was  as  balmy  as  a  day  in  June. 

'  Tn  1911  the  mercury  was  down  below 
zero  during  the  first  week  in  April  and 
there  was  one  and  a  half  feet  of  snow  on 
the  ground.  Within  a  week  the  snow 
disappeared  and  by  the  1st  of  May  the 
weather  was  as  hot  as  summer  and 
continued  very  hot  and  dry  throughout 
that  month.  The  average  temperature 
for  the  month  was  abnormally  high. 

"This  year  the  snow  went  away  late 
and  the  temperature  has  been  below 
normal  up  to  the  present  date,  with  an 
abundance  of  rain. 

"With  such  a  variation  in  the  course 
of  five  years  it  is  scarcely  in  order  for 
even  the  oldest  inhabitant  to  pronounce 
an  opinion  as  to  what  is  the  average 
spring  weather  in  Canada." 


£9   £2 


THE  CANADIAN  SPIRIT 

It  shows  up  in  our  Canadian  Clubs,  which  work  together  for  the 

common  good  of  the  Dominion  and  have  given  Canada  pretty  nearly 

a  genuine  democracy.     They  have  brought  the  people  together 

and  cemented  the  industrial  interests,  obliterated  party 

lines,  destroyed  sectarianism,  and  made  the 

people  acquainted  with  each  other. 

By  Elbert  Hubbard 


THERE  has  arisen  in  Canada,  with- 
in ten  years,  a  distinctly  Canadian 
spirit.  The  crystallization  of  this 
spirit  sprang  from  an  unspoken  idea  in 
the  mind  of  one  man.  This  one  man 
was  Charles  R.  McCullough,  of  Hamil- 
ton, Ontario. 

In  the  year  eighteen  hundred  ninety- 
two,  there  existed  in  New  York  a  Can- 
adian Club,  made  up  of  men  born  in 
Canada  who  had  gone  to  New  York  to 


seek  their  fortunes.  This  Club  was  a 
social  affair,  and  at  first  had  merely  an 
annual  meeting,  where  a  spirit  of  gentle 
jinkstide  prevailed.  McCullough,  down 
at  New  York,  met  with  this  Club. 

Suddenly  an  Idea  seized  him! 

So  McCullough  said,  "If  they  can 
have  a  Canadian  Club  in  New  York, 
why  can't  we  have  one  in  Canada?" 
He  returned  to  Hamilton  and  organized 
his  Club,  with  a  dozen  members. 


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July,  1912 


CHAS.  R.   McCULLOUGH 
Founder  of  Canadian  Clubs 

The  idea  was  to  consider  and  discuss 
things  that  were  of  importance  to  the 
health,  wealth,  and  general  betterment 
of  the  Dominion. 

The  Club  grew,  and  a  similar  Club  was 
formed  in  Toronto.  These  two  worked 
together.  Then  came  Montreal  and 
Quebec,  and  so  the  idea  spread  until  now 
there  are  more  than  one  hundred  Can- 
adian Clubs.  Every  city  and  town  of 
any  size  in  the  Dominion  has  its  Can- 
adian Club. 

These  Clubs  are  made  up  of  men  in 
every  line  of  legitimate  business.  The 
trades,  the  arts,  the  professions  are  all 
represented.  Any  man  who  is  earning 
an  honest  living  and  is  adding  to  the 
well-being  of  his  community  is  eligible. 

In  some  cities  an  endeavor  has  been 
made  to  build  a  home  for  the  Canadian 
Club;  but  in  order  to  keep  the  institution 
a  pure  democracy  and  moving  on  simple 
lines,  the  idea  of  the  Clubhouse  has  been 
made  taboo. 

The  Club  meets  once  a  week  at  noon 
for  a  very  simple  lunch,  which  costs  the 
member,  say,  fifty  cents. 


If  some  speaker  of  prominence  and 
worth,  who  is  travelling  through,  can  be 
secured,  so  much  the  better.  But  if 
not,  some  member  of  the  Club  reads  a 
paper  or  makes  a  speech,  and  anything 
that  relates  to  the  well-being  of  the 
Dominion  is  considered. 

The  Canadian  Club  idea  has  spread 
until  it  forms  a  veritable  Zeitgeist  and 
represents  a  solidarity. 

These  Clubs  are  now  federated  and 
work  together  in  many  ways  for  the 
common  good  of  the  Dominion.  They 
have  brought  the  people  together,  and 
especially  cemented  the  industrial  inter- 
ests, obliterated  party  lines,  destroyed 
sectarianism,  erased  denominationalism, 
and  made  the  people  acquainted  with 
each  other  to  a  degree  which  no  other 
movement  of  modern  times  has  equalled. 

The  national  spirit  in  Canada  owes  its 
birth  to  the  Canadian  Clubs.  Also,  it 
might  well  be  stated  that  much  of  the 
prosperity  which  the  Dominion  is  now 
enjoying  traces  to  the  same  fertile  and 
fecund  source. 

The  Advertising  Clubs 

The  nearest  approach  we  have  in  the 
States  to  the  Canadian  Club  is  the 
Advertising  Clubs.  But  these,  as  yet, 
are  wearing  knee-breeches.  Yet  the 
idea  is  growing,  expanding,  and  is  bound 
to*  be  an  untold  source  of  good.  Every 
good  thing  begins  as  something  else. 

James  Bryce,  in  his  American  Common- 
wealth, called  attention  to  the  fact  that 
American  municipalities  were  governed 
by  the  worst  in  the  worst  possible  way. 
We  elected  a  Mayor  and  a  Board  of 
Aldermen,  but  over  them  there  was  no 
supervising  body.  They  were  account- 
able to  no  one,  and  the  little  men  we 
elected,  occasionally  got  drunk  on  power. 
No  single  individual  could  call  the  Mayor 
and  the  Common  Council  to  order  nor 
compel  them  to  make  an  accounting. 
Their  answer  was  simply  a  loud  guffaw. 
Power  unrestrained  develops   into  tyr- 


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39 


rany.  Also,  the  open  cash-drawer  and  no 
system  of  checking  and  auditing  is  bound 
to  breed  corruption. 

If  the  people  are  to  rule  they  must  be 
banded  together  in  some  way  so  as  to 
express  their  opinion  and  bring  their 
influence  to  bear  upon  their  public  ser- 
vants. Otherwise,  the  servants  will 
think  that  they  own  the  institution,  and 
will  act  accordingly. 

The  Canadian  Clubs  exert  a  distinct 
influence  over  all  public  officials.  The 
Clubs,  being  strictly  non-partisan,  reflect 
the  will  of  the  people  and  bring  this  will 
to  bear  on  the  public  servants.  This 
applies  not  only  to  the  municipal  govern- 
ments, but  to  the  general  parliament  as 
well.  A  government  that  is  not  audited 
and  supervised  by  Public  Opinion  is 
always  corrupt. 

In  the  United  States  the  idea  of  the 
commission  form  of  government  is  grow- 
ing rapidly,  but  the  commission  form  of 
government  without  a  supervising  board 
is  bound  to  end  in  disappointment. 
This  supervising  board  must  not  be 
made  up  of  members  of  any  one  partic- 
ular party.      The  whole  people  must 


express  themselves  and  focus  their 
attention  on  their  Commissioner,  who  is 
really  the  general  manager  of  the  public 
business  of  the  town. 

What  we  need  now  is  to  arouse  the 
people  in  the  United  States  so  that  the 
Ad  Clubs,  or  some  similar  federated 
band  of  citizens,  shall  be  able  to  bring 
their  influence  to  bear  on  Congress. 
To  send  our  friends  down  to  Washington 
in  the  hope  that  they  will  do  their  duties 
nobly  and  well,  without  counsel  or 
assistance  from  those  who  sent  them 
there,  unselfishly  and  for  the  good  of  all 
the  people,  is  quite  absurd.  You  can  not 
slip  the  bridle  off  your  horse  and  turn 
him  loose  on  the  track  and  expect  him 
to  run  a  race.  Both  the  curb  and  the 
spur  are  needed. 

In  any  city  of  the  world  let  from  one 
hundred  to  a  thousand  of  the  representa- 
tive citizens  meet  fifty-two  times  a  year 
for  an  open  discussion  on  public  matters, 
and  you  get  a  governing  body  before 
which  grab  and  graft  are  impotent. 

The  Canadian  Clubs  have  given 
Canada  pretty  nearly  a  genuine  democ- 
racy.— From  The  Fra. 


fi3  £2 


THE  MARRIAGE  LAW  DECISION 

That  Parliament  has  no  authority  to  enact  the  Lancaster  Marriage 

Bill,  and  if  it  had  the  authority  it  would  have  no  need  to  use  it,  is  the 

Court's  answer  to  the  Government's  questions. 


^ 


THE  Supreme  Court  has  decided 
that    the    Lancaster     marriage 
bill  is  beyond  the  competency  of 
Parliament. 

It  has  further  decided  that  the  law  of 
Quebec,  as  it  now  exists,  does  not  in- 
vahdate  a  mixed  marriage  or  a  marriage 
between  two  Roman  Catholics  performed 
by  a  Protestant  minister. 

The  Court  further  decided  that  if  the 
Quebec  law  had  declared  such  marriages. 


or  either  class  of  them,  invalid,  Parlia- 
ment would  be  without  authority  to 
validate  them. 

In  short,  the  decision  nowhere  indi- 
cates any  control  in  the  Dominion  Par- 
liament over  the  various  Provinces  such 
as  would  be  vindicated  by  the  enact- 
ment of  a  civil  marriage  law.  The 
Court,  however,  was  not  asked  to  decide 
whether  a  civil  marriage  law  for  the 
Dominion  would  be  valid. 


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July,  1912 


By  inference  the  Court  has  decided 
that  the  ne  temere  decree  is  not  a  part 
of  the  civil  law  of  Quebec,  but  it  is  not 
plain  that  the  power  to  incorporate  its 
provisions  in  the  civil  code  is  denied  to 
the  Quebec  Legislature.  The  Court, 
however,  was  not  asked  to  rule  on  this 
point. 

The  judgment  may  be  reversed  by 
the  Privy  Council,  provided  that  body 
consents  to  pass  upon  a  hypothetical 
case  and  to  answer  academic  questions. 
Should  the  Privy  Council  sustain  the 
Supreme  Court  or  decline  to  review  its 
decision,  Parliament  will  have  to  obtain 
the  necessary  jurisdiction. 

What  the  Questions  Were 

The  questions  submitted  to  the  Court 
by  the  Dominion  Government  were  three 
in  number.  In  the  first  it  was  asked  if 
the  Parliament  of  Canada  has  authority 
to  pass  the  bill.  In  the  second  it  was 
asked  if  the  law  of  Quebec  renders  null 
and  void,  unless  contracted  before  a 
Roman  Catholic  priest,  a  marriage, 
otherwise  legal  in  that  Province, 
between  persons  one  of  whom  is  a 
Roman  Catholic,  or  both  of  whom  are 
Roman  Catholics. 

In  the  third  question  it  was  asked 
whether,  in  the  event  of  the  second  being 
answered  aflirmatively,  the  Parliament 
of  Canada  can  make  legal  and  binding 
any  Quebec  marriages  that  are  so  in- 
validated. 

All  three  questions  were  answered  in 
the  negative.  That  is  to  say,  there  was 
a  majority  of  the  Court  of  the  opinion 
that  Parliament  is  not  competent  to 
pass  the  bill;  that  in  Quebec  a  marriage 
between  two  Roman  Catholics  or  be- 
tween a  Roman  Catholic  and  a  Prot- 
estant is  not  rendered  void  by  the 
circumstance  that  it  was  not  contracted 
before  a  Roman  Catholic  priest;  and 
that  if  such  marriages  were  so  rendered 
void  the  Parliament  of  Canada  could 
not  pass  an  Act  to  make  them  legal  and 
binding. 


The  purpose  of  the  Lancaster  Bill 
was  to  put  beyond  question  the  validity 
of  all  marriages  solemnized  before  per- 
sons having  authority  to  perform  any 
ceremony  of  marriage.  Where  a  clergy- 
man's authority  to  perform  the  marriage 
ceremony  as  between  people  of  certain 
religious  beliefs  is  undisputed,  the  bill 
would  make  equally  good  his  authority 
to  perform  the  ceremony  between  people 
of  other  religious  beliefs. 

The  reference  will  now  pass  on  to  the 
Privy  Council  in  Great  Britain,  which 
may  decide  that  the  Parliament  of 
Canada  is  competent  to  pass  the  Lan- 
caster Bill. 

In  the  opinion  of  the  Toronto  Globe 
the  judgment  of  the  Supreme  Court 
narrows  materially  the  ground  of  con- 
troversy and  points  the  way  to  a  final 
settlement. 

'  Tt  removes  altogether  the  issue  upon 
which  public  interest  was  largely  center- 
ed," says  the  Globe,  "for  Sir  Charles 
Fitzpatrick  and  Mr.  Justice  Anglin,  who 
are  Catholics,  join  with  their  three  Prot- 
estant colleagues.  Sir  Louis  Davies,  Mr. 
Justice  Duff,  and  Mr.  Justice  Idington, 
in  stating  without  qualification  or 
evasion  that  the  ne  temere  decree  has 
no  more  force  or  effect  in  Quebec,  so 
far  as  the  civil  law  is  concerned,  than  in 
any  other  Province,  and  that  Protestant 
ministers  have  the  same  right  as  priests 
of  the  Roman  Catholic  communion  to 
oflficiate  at  ''mixed"  marriages.  Here- 
after, therefore,  any  person  suggesting 
that  a  Catholic  who  has  been  married 
to  a  Protestant  by  a  Protestant  minister 
is  not  married  at  all  in  the  eyes  of  the 
civil  law  is  liable  to  be  dealt  with  as  is 
any  other  slanderer.' ' 

The  Globe  points  out  that  the  Govern- 
ment of  Canada  is  a  Federal  Government 
that  will  ere  long  have  its  hands  full 
attending  to  the  great  national  affairs 
of  many  millions  of  people  scattered 
over  a  wide  expanse  of  territory.  "It 
should  leave  affairs  such  as  the  issue  of 
marriage  licenses  and  the  authorization 


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TOPICS   OF   TO-DAY 


41 


of  persons  to  perform  the  marriage 
ceremony  to  the  Provinces,  which,  under 
the  Confederation  pact,  have  control  of 
all  questions  of  ''property  and  civil 
rights,"  unless  it  is  clearly  shown  that 
the  Provinces  are  doing  injustice  by  the 
adoption  of  laws  that  favor  one  religious 
body  at  the  expense  of  all  others.  If 
the  law  of  Quebec  is  what  the  Supreme 
Court  says  it  is,  there  is  no  need  for  any 
amendment  of  the  British  North  America 
Act." 

"It  would  have  been  better  in  every 
way,"  says  the  Toronto  World,  "for 
Parliament  to  have  asserted  jurisdiction. 
Parliament  should  declare  the  law  and 
let  the  courts  interfere  at  their  peril. 
The  representatives  of  the  people  should 
not  go  cap  in  hand  to  judges  asking 
permission  to  legislate.  Neither  should 
the  political  responsibility  of  the  govern- 
ment be  passed  on  to  the  courts. 

'  'If  we  keep  running  to  the  courts  for 
every  whipstitch  of  legislative  power  we 
will  encourage  the  growth  of  those 
conditions  which  have  led  the  United 
States  into  a  veritable  quagmire." 

Mr.  Lancaster's  Views 

Mr.  A.  E.  Lancaster,  K.C.,  M.P.,  the 

framer  of  the  Marriage  Bill,  had  this  to 
say  about  the  Supreme  Court's  decision : 

"The  principal  purpose  of  my  bill, 
and  the  evil  in  the  country  which  I 
sought  to  remedy  (as  I  explained  in 
Parliament  at  the  time),  was  to  remove 
the  doubt  and  uncertainty  heretofore 
cast  by  the  courts  of  Quebec  on  the 
validity  of  marriages  performed  before 
a  clergyman  where  his  religious  faith 
differed  from  that  of  the  persons  con- 
tracting the  marriage,  and  to  declare 
such  marriages  to  have  legal  status;  in 
other  words,  that  no  question  of  the 
parties'  religion  should  have  anything  to 
do  with  the  vahdity  of  a  marriage  other- 
wise legally  contracted. 

"If  the  Privy  Council  confirms  in  its 
entirety  the  opinion  of  the  majority  of 
the  Supreme  Court,  as  I  understand  to 
have  been  pronounced,  then  the  doubts 


caused  by  these  Quebec  decisions  will 
be  removed,  and  the  status  of  all  per- 
sons so  married  and  their  children  will 
be  settled  and  fully  established,  and  my 
legislation  may  not  then  be  necessary, 
the  object  of  my  bill  being  then  accom- 
plished and  the  evil  removed." 

Why  Appeal  It  ? 

It  strikes  the  Toronto  Sunday  World 
as  quite  unnecessary  to  take  the  Su- 
preme Court's  decision  on  the  Lancas- 
ter Marriage  Bill  to  the  Privy  Council. 

"If  the  Supreme  Court  decision  has 
made  the  Lancaster  Bill  or  any  marriage 
bill  unnecessary,"  saystheSunday  World; 
"if  the  law  of  Quebec  after  all  differs  in 
no  way  from  the  law  of  any  other  Prov- 
ince respecting  the  solemnization  of 
marriage;  if  the  Ne  Temere  lion  is 
really  chained  up  by  the  Supreme  Court 
and  the  little  boy  and  girl  on  their  way 
to  school  so  touchingly  portrayed  in  one 
of  the  daily  newspapers  are  free  to  get 
married  immediately — why  go  to  the 
expense  and  trouble  of  having  an  ap- 
peal carried  to  England  ? 

"Why  should  the  Government  em- 
ploy lawyers  to  upset  a  decision  so 
satisfactory  ? 

"The  Province  of  Quebec  is  quite 
satisfied  with  the  judgment  and  has  no 
intention  of  appealing.  The  Dominion 
Government,  we  are  told,  has  achieved 
a  great  victory  and  has  won  every  point; 
then  why  is  it  appealing  ? 

"It  reminds  one  of  the  young  lawyer 
who  showed  great  irritation  on  meeting 
the  judge  after  court  had  adjourned  for 
the  day.  The  judge  expressed  some 
surprise,  saying: 

"  'Did  I  not  decide  the  case  in  your 
favor  ?' 

"'That's  what  I  complain  of,'  an- 
swered the  lawyer,  *I  wanted  you  to 
decide  against  me  so  I  could  win  the 
case  on  appeal.' 

"Not  having  a  government  for  a 
client  the  lawyer  could  not  get  any 
further  fees  by  trying  to  upset  a  judg- 
ment in  his  own  favor." 


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July,  1912 


MARRIAGE  AND  DIVORCE  IN  THE 

FUTURE 

Earl  Russell,  who  believes  that  the  greater  the  freedom  the  greater  the 

virtue,  comes  out  for  some  radical  departures  from  the  old  lines,  such 

as :  Divorce  to  be  granted  for  every  case  which  destroys  the  home 

and  renders  true  marriage  impossible ;  complete  equality 

for  men  and  women;  all  remnants  of  ecclesiastical 

procedure  and  practice  to  be  abolished;  local 

tribunals  for  people  of  moderate  means. 

By  W.  B.  Thompson 


IT  is  safe  to  say  that  no  Royal  Com- 
mission report  for  many  years  has 
been  looked  forward  to  with  so  much 
public  eagerness  as  that  of  the  com- 
mission that  recently  sat  to  investigate 
the  working  of  the  divorce  laws  of  Great 
Britain. 

At  such  a  time,  therefore,  Earl  Russell's 
book  '  'Divorce' '  has  a  piquant  interest. 

Earl  Russell  is  a  reformer,  one  who 
believes  that  the  greater  the  freedom 
the  greater  the  virtue.  He  has  expressed 
these  opinions  in  more  than  one  bill  that 
he  has  introduced  in  the  House  of  Lords 
since  1902,  and  also,  he  stated  them  at 
length  in  his  evidence  before  the  Royal 
Commission. 

Summarized  briefly,  the  evils  of  the 
present  system  of  divorce  law  and  the 
remedies  as  noted  by  Earl  Russell  are 
as  follows: 

The  Evils  of  To-day 

The  Evils — 1 ,  Divorce  is  denied  for  all 
causes  except  misconduct,  although  they 
may  be  such  as  render  married  life  im- 
possible. 

2.  The  present  law  has  grave  inequali- 
ties between  men  and  women. 

3.  The  procedure,  practice  and  tra- 
ditions of  the  present  divorce  court  tend 
to  the  denial  of  divorce  in  numerous 
cases  where  continued  co-habitation  of 
the  spouses  is  impossible. 


4.  Judicial  separation  is  not  a  remedy, 
but  an  incentive  to  immorality. 

5.  The  remedies  of  the  existing  court 
are  denied  to  the  poor  on  account  of  its 
central  character  and  expensive  pro- 
ceedings. 

The  Remedies 

1.  Divorce  to  be  granted  for  every 
case  which  destroys  the  home  and  renders 
true  marriage  impossible. 

2.  Complete  equality  for  men  and 
women. 

3.  All  remnants  of  ecclesiastical  pro- 
cedure and  practice  to  be  abolished. 

4.  Judicial  separation  to  be  abolished. 

5.  Local  tribunals  to  be  established 
for  persons  of  moderate  means. 

Now  the  average-minded  man  will 
scent  danger  in  the  very  first  of  these 
remedies,  and  he  will  find  his  fears 
realized  in  the  author's  forecast  of  the 
marriage  state  of  time  to  come. 

In  the  future,  says  Earl  Russell,  we 
may  hope  that  public  opinion  will  re- 
gard misconduct  as  disgraceful  for  the 
reason  that,  in  addition  to  being  anti- 
social, it  will  be  unnecessary  and  in- 
excusable. Moreover,  the  present  re- 
volting trials  in  the  divorce  courts  will 
disappear.  We  shall  no  longer  have  the 
hired  and  unreliable  evidence  of  maids 
and  butlers  who  have  been  incited  to 
spy  upon  their  masters  and  mistresses; 


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there  will  be  no  more  private  detectives 
suggesting  impure  thoughts  to  maid- 
servants about  their  mistresses  and 
corrupting  a  whole  household,  or  even, 
as  in  a  recent  case,  themselves  inventing 
the  evidence. 

Dissolved  for  Desertion 

On  the  contrary,  Earl  Russell  con- 
tinues, it  cannot  be  doubted  that  in 
nearly  all  cases  the  charge  made  will  be 
simply  one  of  desertion  for  the  statutory 
period,  and  the  court  will  proceed  upon 
the  bare  proof  of  that  fact  to  dissolve  the 
marriage  of  the  parties  and  to  re-adjust 
their  pecuniary  relations.  Among  the 
poor  the  effect  will  be  even  more  deeply 
felt  than  among  the  rich,  and  that  not 
only  by  the  establishment  of  local  courts 
in  which  their  cases  can  be  heard,  but 
also  owing  to  the  simple  character  of  the 
evidence  it  is  necessary  to  give. 

Under  Earl  Russell's  proposals  a  wife 
whose  husband  has  deserted  her  to  live 
with  another  woman,  but  who  is  too 
poor  to  take  proceedings  for  divorce, 
would  be  enabled  to  charge  her  husband 
with  desertion  in  the  local  country  court, 
"and  no  evidence  save  that  of  herself 
and  her  mother  would  be  required,  so 
that  the  whole  matter  could  be  disposed 
of  for  two  dollars  at  the  outside." 

"Finally,"  says  Earl  Russell,  "the 
effect  of  such  legislation  will  be  that  men 
and  women  will  be  free  in  their  marriage 
relations:  free  to  maintain  them  so  long 
as  the  bond  of  love  and  mutual  affection 
unites  them,  and  free  to  get  rid  of  their 
fetters  when  such  a  state  of  affairs  has 
arisen  as  makes  it  either  degrading  or 
impossible  to  continue  a  joint  married 
life. 

Compulsion  Not  Essential 

'  'Nor  need  it  be  supposed  that  there  is 
any  compulsion  upon  married  persons  to 
avail  themselves  of  the  relief  which  they 
<lo  not  desire. 

"The  injured  wife  may  still  forgive 
her  husband's  infidelities  or  his  violence 


if  she  thinks  fit  to  do  so;  the  husband 
whose  wife  has  left  him  may  still  reclaim 
her  allegiance  and  her  love  if  he  has  the 
desire  and  the  power. 

'  'A  patient  and  devoted  husband  may 
wait  as  many  years  as  he  will  for  the 
recovery  of  his  wife  from  insanity,  while 
a  loving  and  devoted  wife  is  not  prevent- 
ed from  again  receiving  a  husband  who 
has  long  deserted  her,  or  who  has  served 
a  long  term  of  imprisonment. 

"It  is  only  in  cases  where  the  parties 
themselves  feel  the  hardship  to  be  intoler- 
able that  they  need  or  that  they  will  seek 
the  assistance  of  a  court  of  law  to  dis- 
solve officially  a  tie  which  has  ceased  to 
have  any  meaning  for  them.  Marriage 
will  then  become  a  real  thing." 

Earl  Russell  quotes  some  interesting 
extracts  showing  the  causes  for  which 
divorce  is  granted  in  various  countries. 
The  following  are  some  of  the  more 
striking: 

Bavaria. — Condemnation  to  impris- 
onment for  ten  years;  marked  enmity; 
dislike  and  aversion  after  separation  has 
been  tried. 

Belgium. — Condemnation  to  infamous 
punishment;  unwavering  and  legal  ex- 
pression of  parties  that  their  common 
life  is  intolerable. 

Denmark. — Incurable  insanity;  lep- 
rosy; penal  servitude  for  three  years. 

France. — Conviction  for  crime  over 
five  years. 

Germany. — Disease;  insanity,  but  not 
idiocy;  confinement  for  crime  to  fortress; 
drunkenness  and  incurable  extravagance; 
insuperable  aversion. 

Saxony. — Change   of   reHgion. 

Servia, — Treason;  ascession  from 
Christianity. 

Sweden. — Mutual  aversion;  prodigal- 
ity; drunkenness;  violent  temper;  sen- 
tence to  loss  of  civil  rights. 

,-^ 

The  house  can  get  along  without  you  all 
right;  but  if  you  are  really  on  to  your  job 
the  house  will  never  think  so. 


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PLAIN  TALK  ON  OUR  ENORMOUS 
FIRE  WASTE 

The  total  cost  of  fire  in  a  year  almost  equals  half  the  cost  of  the 

year's  new  buildings. 


A  T  the  recent  International  Muni- 
cipal Congress,  Mr.  H.  H,  Glidden, 
in  discussing  the  reduction  of  the  fire 
waste,  handed  out  thoughts  which  might 
burn  holes  in  many  coats  in  Canada  no 
less  than  in  the  United  States.  Here 
are  a  few  of  them: 

"The  direct  loss  by  fire  in  297  cities 
of  the  United  States  having  a  popula- 
tion of  20,000  and  upward,  during  1910, 
with  total  population  29,996,723,  was 
$71,559,097— a  per  capita  loss  of  $2.35, 
as  against  45  cents  per  capita  for  1910 
in  thirty-five  similar  cities  of  England, 
France,  Germany,  Ireland  and  Norway, 
having  over  thirteen  millions  of  people. 

"The  comparison  is  humiliating.  This 
is  only  the  direct  loss,  the  value  of  the 
property  destroyed.  To  this  is  to  be 
added  the  indirect  loss  through  disturb- 
ance of  business,  loss  of  profits,  loss  of 
rents  or  other  use  of  property,  mainten- 
ance of  fire  department,  use  of  water, 
private  expenditures  for  fire-extinguish- 
ing devices,  cost  of  collecting  and  dis- 
bursing the  fund  out  of  which  the  in- 
dividual losers  are  wholly  or  partially 
indemnified,  in  all  probability  as  much 
more,  so  that  we  are  confronted  with  an 
annual  loss  of  fully  $4.78  per  capita  per 
annum. 

Personal  Responsibility  Comes  In 

"Why?  Because  we  fail  to  appre- 
ciate the  danger  that  exists  almost  every- 
where. 

"Because  we  are  lacking  in  that  sense 
of  personal  responsibility  that  leads 
to  regard  for  the  safety  of  our  neigh- 
bor's property. 

"Because  we  are  lacking  in  that  moral 


courage  that  is  insistent  upon  our  neigh- 
bor having  due  regard  for  the  safety  of 
our  own. 

"Because  we  expect  laws  and  ordin- 
ances to  act  automatically,  to  be  self- 
enforcing, 

"Because  we  are  in  too  much  haste, 
and  haste  leads  to  waste. 

"We  are  not  thorough.  We  are  too 
prone  to  adopt  make-shifts,  to  be  con- 
tent with  a  lick  'and  a  promise.' 

"We  build  too  many  buildings  of 
combustible  material,  arranging  the  ma- 
terials as  we  would  if  we  intended  to 
burn  them. 

"Because  we  have  a  false  conception^ 
as  to  who  bears  the  loss.  We  think 
that  because  the  loser  is  directly  in- 
demnified by  another  it  is  the  loss  of 
another,  not  ours. 

To  Lighten  the  Load 

"How  may  we  lighten  the  load? 

"By  all  doing  just  those  things  that 
an  enlightened  self-interest  would  impel 
each  of  us  to  do  were  we  each  certain 
that  whatever  the  loss  we  must  each 
bear  his  own. 

"We  would  lessen  the  possible  total 
loss  in  any  one  fire  as  much  as  possible 
by  sub-dividing  our  destructible  prop- 
erty as  to  location  into  as  many  parts 
as  we  would  with  due  regard  to  economy 
in  the  conduct  of  our  business,  we  would 
isolate  all  highly  volatile  or  combustible 
material  and  processes  cf  a  specially 
hazardous  nature.  Where  we  had  con- 
centration of  values  we  would  provide 
the  highest  type  of  protection  and  over 
all  exercise  an  intelligent,  vigilant  care. 

"It   is    apparent   that    the    state   is. 


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directly  interested  in  preventing  the 
destruction  of  property  by  fire  or  other- 
wise, in  order  that  the  basis  of  the 
revenues  may  be  decreased,  resulting  in 
increased  taxation  on  the  remainder. 
Hence  it  has  authorized  municipal  gov- 
ernment to  maintain  fire  departments  at 
the  public  expense,  has  in  the  police 
powers  granted  them,  given  them  the 
means  of  suppressing  the  causes  of  fires, 
has  branded  the  wilful  destruction  of 
property  by  fire  as  a  crime,  and  in  many 
states  has  established  the  office  of  state 
fire  marshal  with  comprehensive  powers, 
looking  particularly  tow^ard  minimizing 
the  causes  of  fires. 

"We  have  given  great  attention  to 
the  spectacular  pound  of  cure — fire  ex- 
tinguishment, we  should  no  longer  so 
sadly  neglect  the  more  important  ounce 
of  fire  prevention." 

Indifference  to  General  Welfare 

Fire  prevention  recommendations  were 
discussed  by  Mr.  H.  H.  Kelsey,  who 
said  that  "the  appalling  loss  of  life  and 
property  in  the  United  States  is  the 
greatest  evidence  of  the  indifference  of 
the  average  citizen  in  matters  pertaining 
to  the  general  welfare. 

"It  is  a  revelation  of  a  national  trait 
of  prodigality  and  great  wastefulness  in 
a  people. 

"The  United  States  geological  survey, 
conducted  by  the  Hon.  Herbert  M.  Wil- 
son and  John  L.  Cochrane,  investigated 
the  fire  loss  and  also  the  cost  of  fire  pro- 
tection in  the  United  States  in  1907  and 
report  as  follows: 

"'The  investigation  disclosed  the  fact 
that  the  total  cost  of  fire  in  the  United 
States  in  1907  amounted  to  almost  one- 
half  the  cost  of  new  buildings  constructed 
in  the  country  for  the  year. 

"'The  total  cost  of  the  fires,  exclud- 
ing that  of  forest  fires  and  marine  losses, 
but  including  excess  cost  of  fire  protec- 
tion due  to  bad  construction,  and  ex- 
cess premiums  over  insurance  paid, 
amounted  to  over  $456,485,000 — a  tax 


on  the  people  exceeding  the  total  value 
of  the  gold,  silver,  copper  and  petroleum 
produced  in  the  United  States  in  that 
year. 

"'The  cost  of  building  construction  in 
forty-nine  leading  cities  of  the  United 
States  reporting  a  total  population  of 
less  than  18,000,000,  amounted  in  1907 
to  $661,076,286,  and  the  cost  of  build- 
ing construction  for  the  entire  country 
in  the  same  year  is  conservatively 
estimated  at  $1,000,000,000. 

"'Thus  it  will  be  seen  that  nearly 
one-half  the  value  of  all  the  new  build- 
ings constructed  within  one  year  is 
destroyed  by  fire. 

"The  total  fire  cost  in  this  country  is 
five  times  as  much  per  capita  as  in  any 
country  in  Europe. 

"'The  fire  cost  was  greater  than  the 
value  of  the  real  property  and  improve- 
ments in  any  one  of  the  following  States: 
Maine,  West  Virginia,  North  Carolina, 
North  Dakota,  South  Dakota,  Alabama, 
Louisiana  and  Montana. 

Insurance  Doesn't  Make  Up 

'"Since  1880  the  population  in  this 
country  has  increased  73  per  cent., 
while  the  fire  loss  for  the  same  period  has 
increased  134  per  cent. 

"'Loss  by  fire  is  an  irretrievable  one; 
the  value  is  wiped  out  of  existence. 

"'Insurance  is  only  a  distributer  of 
the  loss,  and  the  funds  so  distributed 
come  from  the  pockets  of  the  people. 

"'Over  one-half  of  the  destruction  of 
property  is  due  to  carelessness  and  from 
such  causes  as  are  easily  preventable. 

"'Many  of  the  governors  at  this  time 
are  issuing  proclamations  establishing  a 
Fire  Prevention  Day,  to  wit,  October 
9th,  the  date  of  the  great  Chicago  fire. 
This,  if  rightly  developed  by  public 
officials  and  citizens  generally,  will 
arrest  the  attention  of  the  individual  to 
this  great  national  ash  heap,  and  im- 
press upon  him  his  individual  responsi- 
bility;   but  municipalities  will  have  to 


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follow  up  such  a  movement  with  laws 
which  will  convert  the  good  intentions 
of  such  well-meaning  citizens  who  have 
had  this  subject  brought  to  their  atten- 
tion into  active  operation. 

"'We  recommend  the  establishment 
on  the  part  of  every  city  of  a  fire  pre- 
vention bureau,  in  which  the  activities 
of  the  fire  department  and  all  municipal 
authorities,  including  the  state  fire 
marshal,  or  public  prosecuting  officials 
and  boards  of  underwriters  in  fire  pre- 
vention work  should  co-operate,  centre 
and  become  effective. 

"'Firemen  should  be  given  power,  in 
conjunction  with  the  fire  prevention 
bureau,  to  enforce  their  recommenda- 
tions, even  to  demolishing  buildings  un- 
safe and  a  menace  to  life  and  imperilling 
other  property. 

"'Every  state  should  have  its  fire 
marshal  to  investigate  the  cause  of  every 
fire,  with  power  to  examine  witnesses 
and  to  compel  attendance,  and  to  hold 
any  one  so  examined  to  the  crime  of 
perjury  for  false  testimony. 

'"The  repeal  of  valued  policy  laws  is 
essential  to  the  lessening  of  criminally 
caused  fires. 

" '  Every  village  and  every  city  in  this 


country  should  be  alert  in  its  building 
ordinances  to  see  that  they  are  strictly 
enforced  and  that  they  are  adequate. 

'"The  manufacture,  sale  and  use  of 
the  '  snap '  or  '  incendiary '  match  should 
be  prohibited.  The  loss  of  life  and 
fires  caused  from  careless  use  of  matches, 
as  well  as  from  the  use  of  bad  matches, 
is  one  of  the  most  prolific  causes  of  fires. 
Our  country  uses  10,000  matches  a 
second — more  than  in  all  the  civilized 
countries  combined. 

"'The  introduction  of  proper  elec- 
trical ordinances  is  a  movement  which  is 
well  advanced,  and  every  city  that  is 
without  an  ordinance  as  provided  by 
the  national  electrical  code  should  at 
once  enact  the  same. 

'"Chimneys  should  be  inspected  be- 
fore they  are  permitted  to  be  used. 
Defective  flues  are  one  of  the  most  com- 
mon causes  of  fires. 

" '  Great  good  can  be  accompUshed  by 
cities  and  the  state  as  well  as  in  the 
education  of  the  dangers  of  fire  and  in 
simpler  fire  hazards  and  methods  of 
extinguishment  and  the  rescue  work  and 
fire  drills  in  our  public  schools.  Every 
boy  and  girl  should  be  a  fire  warden  and 
a  fire  fighter.' " 


Ideas  that  Help  Success 

^  Every  business  man  is  continually  in  need  of  information  upon 
^^  subjects  that  interest  him.  In  conversation,  in  trade,  in  pro- 
fessional life,  questions  are  constantly  arising  which  no  man,  well- 
read  or  not,  can  always  satisfactorily  answer. 

If  "Busy  Man's  Canada"  is  at  hand  it  is  consulted,  and  not 
only  is  the  stock  of  knowledge  increased,  but  additional  information 
is  gained,  and  ideas  are  suggested  that  will  directly  contribute  to 
success. 

The  business  man  of  to-day  requires  live  information,  precise, 
condensed,  virile,  wealth-producing  facts  that  will  make  his  life's 
work  easier  and  more  profitable. 

The  concentrated  essence  of  business  facts  and  figures,  of 
money-making  ideas,  of  modern  methods  of  success,  is  found  in 
"Busy  Man's  Canada." 


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ONTARIO'S  EXPERIMENT  IN 
COLONIZATION 

Land  will  be  cleared  by  private  enterprise,  and  partly -cleared  farms, 

ivith  a  house,  barn  and  well,  sold  to  settlers  on  favorable 

terms  and  at  prices  to  be  fixed  by  the  Minister 

of  Crown  Lands. 


^ 


AN  experiment  in  colonization  in 
which  private  capital  and  enter- 
prise will  be  brought  into  play  has 
been  entered  upon  by  the  Ontario  Gov- 
ernment, in  working  out  its  policy  of 
development  for  Northern  Ontario.  Two 
townships  in  the  great  clay  belt — 
Kendry  and  Haggart — have,  in  ex- 
change for  a  cash  payment  of  nearly 
$100,000  and  sundry  undertakings,  been 
handed  over  to  an  influential  syndicate 
composed  of  Mr.  Willis  K.  Jackson,  of 
Buffalo,  and  his  associates,  a  body  of 
men  who  have  made  a  success  of  colon- 
ization in  Northern  Michigan.  Within 
the  next  three  months  the  start  will  be 
made.  The  agreement  is  an  absolute 
guarantee  that  the  land  will  be  cleared 
as  the  Government  desires  it  to  be 
cleared,  that  the  settlers  will  be  given 
the  land  on  terms  that  will  not  mort- 
gage their  future,  and  under  conditions 
that  will  do  away  with  many  of  the 
earlier  hardships  of  life  in  the  uncleared 
bush, 

Partly-Made  Farms 

Partly  improved  farms  are  among  the 
undertakings  to  which  the  syndicate 
are  pledged — farms  with  25  acres  cleared, 
a  house  and  barn  built  and  a  well  sunk; 
and  upon  their  success  in  securing  the 
right  class  of  settlers  will  depend 
whether  the  Government  will  embark 
upon  a  large  scheme  of  improving  farms 
as  part  of  their  policy  of  development. 

The  syndicate  pays  in  cash  to  the 
Government  $98,364,  or  $1  an  acre. 
The  title  of  the  land  remains  in   the 


Crown  and  is  only  conveyed  to  each 
settler  on  a  farm  of  150  acres  when  he 
has  performed  the  same  settlement 
duties,  including  residence  and  improve- 
ments, as  are  required  by  a  free  grant 
settler  before  obtaining  his  patent. 
There  will  be  no  speculation  in  the  lands 
by  absentee  owners. 

A  Market  for  the  Settlers 

The  settlement  of  the  townships  will 
be  made  possible  by  the  lumbering 
operations  carried  on  under  the  agree- 
ment, and  one  of  the  features  of  the 
arrangement  is  that  it  will  provide  the 
settlers  not  only  of  Kendry  and  Hag- 
gart, but  of  the  nearby  townships  re- 


HOX.   W.   H.   HE.\RST 
Minister  of  Lands.  Forests  and  Mines  for  Ontario 


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cently  opened  up,  with  a  convenient 
market  for  their  timber,  and  a  cheap 
and  abundant  supply  of  lumber  for 
building. 

In  many  townships  in  Temiskaming, 
and  particularly  in  the  northern  town- 
ships and  those  far  from  the  railway, 
the  settlers  have  been  forced  in  clearing 
their  land  to  destroy  a  large  amount  of 
valuable  timber  owing  to  the  impossi- 
bility of  securing  a  nearby  market  for  it. 

This  arrangement  will  enable  the 
timber  on  these  townships  and  those 
adjoining  to  be  used  to  advantage,  ma- 
terially assisting  the  settler  in  his  early 
years  on  the  farm. 

Prices  Fixed  by  the  Minister 

The  terms  of  the  agreement  ensure 
the  settler  a  fair  price  for  the  timber  he 
has  to  sell.  All  agreements  with  him 
must  be  approved  by  the  Minister. 
The  price  he  has  to  pay  for  his  land 
must  be  fixed  by  the  Minister.  The 
Government  retains  absolute  control  so 
far  as  all  dealings  with  the  settlers  are 
concerned. 

The  syndicate  must  improve  farms  on 
the  lines  stated,  if  requested  by  the  Min- 
ister, and  must  offer  them  for  sale  at  a 
price  approved  in  the  Minister.  Hon. 
Mr,  Hearst  is  ready  to  make  this  re- 
quest just  as  soon  as  there  appears  to  be 
a  demand  for  such  farms. 

It  is  thought  that  these  improved 
farms  may  attract  well-to-do  settlers 
who  will  bring  considerable  money  into 
the  country,  men  who  would  not  be 
willing  to  undergo  the  hardships  of 
pioneer  farming  in  the  usual  way. 

This  experiment  will  demonstrate  to 
the  Government  whether  or  not  it  is 
expedient  or  necessary  to  embark  upon 
a  large  scheme  of  improving  farms  in 
the  North. 

The  purchasers  must,  at  their  own 
expense  and  to  the  satisfaction  of  the 
Minister,  construct  and  maintain  all 
roads,  bridges  and  other  improvements 
that  may  be  necessary  in  the  interest  of 


the  settlers,  and  they  are  further  bound 
to  make  adequate  provision  to  the  satis- 
faction of  the  Minister  for  the  institu- 
tion of  public  schools  and  the  erection 
of  suitable  school  buildings,  the  schools 
being  entitled  to  the  usual  Government 
and  municipal  aid. 

The  water  power  in  the  townships, 
together  with  the  beds  of  all  streams  in 
the  townships,  and  the  right  to  storage 
of  water  for  power  purposes,  has  been 
reserved  to  the  Crown,  and  800  acres 
have  been  reserved  at  the  site  of  the 
power  to  the  Crown  to  afford  room  for 
the  location  and  development  of  future 
industries  that  might  require  this  power. 

The  Crown  has  also  reserved  an  area 
of  404  acres  as  a  town  site  on  the  banks 
of  the  Mattagami  River,  where  the 
Transcontinental  Railway  crosses.  The 
purchasers  are  not  permitted  to  lay  out 
any  town  sites  except  with  the  consent 
of  the  Government,  and  it  is  expected 
that  the  industries  to  be  established  by 
the  company  will  create  an  active  mar- 
ket for  the  Government  town  site  when 
it  is  offered  for  sale. 

The  agreement  compels  the  purchasers 
to  settle  the  whole  of  the  lands  in  the 
two  townships  as  rapidly  as  possible. 
They  guarantee  to  settle  at  least  2,400 
acres  with  16  settlers  within  two  years 
from  the  date  of  the  agreement,  and  at 
the  rate  of  16  settlers  each  year  there- 
after. They  also  undertake  to  clear  a 
minimum  of  15,000  acres  in  five  years. 

Failure  on  the  part  of  the  purchasers 
to  comply  with  any  one  term  or  con- 
dition in  the  agreement  not  only  for- 
feits to  the  Crown  the  purchase  money 
paid,  but  also  all  other  rights  and  privi- 
leges to  which  the  purchasers  are  en- 
titled under  the  agreement. 


All  the  men  and  women  who  have  ever 
lived  and  loved  and  hoped  and  died  were 
God's  children,  and  we  are  no  more. — 
Elbert  Hubbard. 


July,   1912 


TOPICS  OF  TO-DAY 


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Sidney  Lee's  Criticism  of  King  Edward 


TM[R.  SYDNEY  LEE,  in  the  supple- 
ment  to  the  Dictionary  of  Na- 
tional Biography,  says  some  unexpected 
things  about  Edward  the  Seventh. 

Lee  says  King  Edward  did  not  play 
a  part  in  foreign  politics,  and  that  he 
had  no  direct  responsibility  for  the  good 
understanding  with  France.  No  more 
subtle  aim  underlay  his  movements  than 
a  wish  for  friendly  intercourse  with 
foreign  statesmen  and  rulers.  He  had 
not  the  greatness  of  statesmanship,  nor 
any  originating  political  faculty. 

The  Toronto  Star,  in  a  thoughtful 
editorial  article,  thinks  that  whether  the 
estimate  be  accurate  or  not,  is  a  per- 
sonal, rather  than  a  public  question. 
The  public  question  is  whether  the  sys- 
tem works  well  or  ill. 

''Of  necessity,"  says  the  Star,  "the 
occupants  of  the  throne  from  time  to 
time  must  be  men  and  women  of  vary- 
ing ability  and  experience.  What  is 
claimed  for  the  system  is  that  it  enables 
full  use  to  be  made  of  the  sovereign's 
capacity  and  experience;  and  that  what- 
ever defects  he  has  are  remedied  by  his 
advisors,  and  by  the  power  which  the 
people  have  of  changing  his  advisors. 

Powers  Not  to  Exercise 

"  Bagehote  says  that  the  powers  of  the 
monarchy  are  those  which  a  man  would 
most  seek  to  exercise  and  least  fear  to 
possess.  The  notion  of  a  far-seeing 
and  despotic  statesman,  who  can  lay 
down  plans  for  ages  yet  unborn,  is,  he 
says,  a  fancy.  'A  wise  and  great  con- 
stitutional monarch  attempts  no  such 
vanities.  His  career  is  not  in  the  air; 
he  labors  in  the  world  of  sober  fact.' 
He  makes  suggestions  to  his  Ministers. 
'By  years  of  discussion  with  ministry 
after  ministry,  the  best  plans  of  the 
wisest  king  would  certainly  be  adopted, 
and  the  inferior  plans,  the  impracticable 
plans,  rooted  out  and  rejected.' 


"On  the  other  hand,  he  says  an  idle 
king  on  the  throne  can  do  no  great  harm. 
The  most  dangerous  type  is  that  of 
George  the  Third — honest,  unwise,  head- 
strong, obstinate.  Between  all  these 
extremes  we  have  the  average  man ;  the 
man  who  is  willing  to  learn  and  take 
advice,  who  does  learn  and  take  advice, 
and  who,  in  time,  becomes  competent 
to  give  advice.  By  such  a  course  of 
training  and  bearing  of  responsibility, 
one  who  i?  called  '  ordinary '  may  become 
what  is  called  'extraordinary.'  Such 
words,  of  course,  are  very  loosely  used. 
The  Christian  injunction,  'Judge  not,' 
is  as  wise  in  regard  to  intellect  as  in  re- 
gard to  conduct." 

"Most  men  and  women,"  says  the 
Star,  "do  not  philosophize  about  the 
constitution  as  Bagehote  and  his  ad- 
mirers and  opponents  do.  They  are  in- 
terested in  a  person  and  a  picture. 
Hence  there  is  a  constant  effort  to  ideal- 
ize the  person  and  to  make  the  picture 
as  attractive  as  possible. 

"So  far  as  this  tends  to  order  and 
stability  it  does  no  harm.  It  may  go  so 
far,  however,  as  to  cause  a  reaction  to- 
ward despotism,  as  it  undoubtedly  did 
under  George  the  Third. 

"It  is  not  wise  to  overwork  the  mon- 
archy. It  should  always  be  remembered 
that  the  function  of  monarchy  is  to 
steady  democracy,  not  to  excite  Cava- 
lier sentiment,  which,  under  the  Stuarts, 
produced  such  disastrous  results. 

"A  certain  soberness  is  essential  to 
the  right  working  of  British  institutions 
and  to  that  kind  of  democracy  which 
consists  in  government  by  the  reason 
of  the  people,  not  by  their  passion  and 
will. 

There  is  only  one  thing  in  life  to  he 
afraid  of,  and  that  is  fear. — Elbert 
Hubbard. 


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Archbishop,  Editor  and  Better  Education 


■V|R.  GODFREY  LANGLOIS,  editor 
of  Le  Pays,  published  at  Montreal, 
will  not  retract  what  he  has  written,  nor 
will  he  promise  to  refrain  from  discuss- 
ing educational  questions  in  the  future. 
This  is  the  substance  of  an  editorial 
which  appeared  in  Le  Pays,  in  answer  to 
the  pastoral  letter  of  Archbishop  Bru- 
chesi,  read  in  all  the  Catholic  churches, 
June  9. 

In  his  letter  Archbishop  Bruchesi 
threatened  to  put  Le  Pays  under  the 
ban  because  of  its  persistent  advocacy 
of  free  and  compulsory  education  in  the 
Province  of  Quebec. 

Le  Pays'  editorial,  in  part,  follows: 
"The  creation  of  a  Minister  of  Public 
Instruction,  free  and  obligatory  educa- 
tion, with  uniformity  of  school  books, 
cannot  encroach  on  any  religious  teach- 
ing or  hurt  any  belief. 

"In  his  letter  Archbishop  Bruchesi 
advises  us  to  lend  our  talents  and  our 
pens  to  better  causes.     We  cannot  con- 


ceive of  a  finer  or  more  patriotic  cause 
than  that  of  public  education;  and, 
furthermore,  we  are  cpnvinced  that  it  is 
only  by  the  appointment  of  a  responsible 
Minister  of  Education  that  we  can  re- 
gain the  ground  lost  in  the  past  fifty 
years.  Our  readers,  numbering  10,000 
of  the  most  intelligent  of  our  free  and 
enlightened  citizens,  have  already  en- 
dorsed our  views  in  this  respect.  As- 
suredly Archbishop  Bruchesi  cannot 
make  a  crime  of  our  stand  against  St. 
Jean  Baptistism,  against  this  evil  which 
permeates  French-Canadians,  who  nurse 
illusions  and  wrong  impressions,  who 
look  backward  instead  of  forward,  and 
whom  Archbishop  Langevin  denounced 
in  the  most  eloquent  terms  at  Winnipeg, 
recently,  when  he  declared:  'French- 
Canadians  were  men  of  words  and  not 
of  action';  that  they  were  'terrible 
talkers';  that  they  'lacked  initiative,^ 
and  that  they  '  receded  instead  of  ad- 
vancing. '  " 


Important  Colonization  Movement 


A  N  important  corporation  is  being 
formed  under  the  auspices  of  the 
Duke  of  Sutherland  for  the  further  ex- 
tension of  his  ideas  in  promoting  and 
extending  the  settlement  of  British  set- 
tlers under  improved  conditions. 

The  corporation,  which  will  be  under 
the  presidency  of  Sir  William  Whyte, 
will  be  controlled  by  some  of  Canada's 
prominent  business  men,  among  them 
being  Sir  William  Mackenzie,  Sir  Ed- 
mund Walker,  Sir  Henry  Pellatt,  Mr. 
J.  A.  M.  Aikins,  M.P.,  Mr.  J.  S.  Dennis, 
Hon.  Wallace  Nesbitt,  Mr.  A.  M. 
Nanton,  and  the  Duke  of  Sutherland 
himself. 

The  object  is  the  promotion  of  colon- 
ization  throughout  the  Dominion,     It 


will  be  conducted  on  a  sound  business, 
basis,  and  those  investing  will  be  re- 
stricted as  to  profits,  it  being  the  object* 
of  those  interested  only  to  utilize  capital 
for  the  benefit  of  British  settlers.  All 
profits  above  a  small  interest  will  be 
devoted  for  the  purpose  of  enlarging  the 
sphere  of  the  movement, 

Mr.  Ernest  Devereux,  who  shortly 
sails  for  England,  is  organizing  the  com- 
pany. 


Progress  is  born  of  doubt,  for,  until  you 
doubt  the  perfection  of  the  present  order, 
there  is  no  progress  for  you. — Elbert 
Hubbard. 


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McBRIDE,  BENEVOLENT  AUTOCRAT 

A   character  sketch  of  British  Columbia's  Premier,  Hon.   "Dick'' 

McBride,  Empire  Builder  extraordinary;   born  ruler  of  men,  with 

the   great  shoulders  of  an   athlete,  the  strong  firm  walk  of  a  giant 

in  good  form;   a  man  of  many  parts,  who  has  the  look  of  one 

who  could  shoulder  his  way  through  any  crowd,  however 

dense  or  strong.     Since  this  article  was  written 

Mr.  McBride  has  been  knighted. 

By  T.  p.  O'Connor 


THERE  dwelt  for  a  few  weeks 
lately  in  London  one  of  the  most 
remarkable  of  the  true  Empire 
builders  of  our  time.  Doubtless  he 
passed  through  many  scenes  unknown 
and  unnoticed  ;  and  that,  to  him,  must 
have  been  an  experience  as  welcome  as 
it  was  novel.  For  it  is  quite  unlike  his 
ordinary  experiences  in  his  own  country. 
There,  for  every  moment  of  every  day, 
he  has  rows  of  people  standing  outside 
his  door,  eager  to  win  his  ear,  to  excite 
his  interest,  or  even  to  have  the  pleasure 
of  shaking  him  by  the  hand  and  of  ex- 
changing a  few  words  with  him.  In 
passing  outside  his  office  through  the 
streets  of  his  city,  there  is  not  a  man, 
woman  or  child  that  does  not  recognize 
him,  few  who  do  not  greet  him  with  a 
word,  none  who  do  not  give  him  a 
kindly  smile  as  he  passes.  Many  of 
them,  simple  as  well  as  gentle,  address 
him  as  "Dick,"  and,  in  turn,  he  ad- 
dresses the  most  of  them  by  their 
Christian  names.  No  man  ever  had  in 
a  greater  degree  that  terrible  gift  of 
familiarity  which  so  exasperated  the 
father  of  the  great  Mirabeau;  no  man 
was  ever  so  endowed  by  nature  with 
those  gifts  of  kindliness,  simplicity, 
good-fellowship,  which  are  among  the 
chief  requirements  of  the  ruler  of  one  of 
those  great  young  communities,   mon- 


archical to  the  heart's  core  so  far  as  the 
old  mother  country  is  concerned,  but 
within  their  own  sphere  and  towards 
their  own  public  men  democratic  to  a 
degree  undreamt  6f  even  in  the  philoso- 
phy of  countries  that  call  themselves 
republics. 

He  Looks  What  He  Is 

Yet,  though  his  name  and  personality 
might  be  strange,  this  dweller  for  brief 


SIR   RICHARD  McBRIDE,  K.C.M.G. 
Premier  of  British  Columbia 


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space  within  our  gates  could  not  appear 
anywhere  without  attracting  some  at- 
tention. 

He  looked  what  he  was:  the  born 
ruler  of  men.  Very  tall,  and  at  the 
same  time  very  robust,  with  the  great 
shoulders  of  an  athlete,  the  strong,  firm 
walk  of  a  giant  in  good  form,  he  looks 
the  man  who  could  shoulder  his  way 
through  any  crowd,  however  dense  or 


myriads  of  human  souls  and  find  out 
whether  gold  or  mud  are  at  their  un- 
fathomed  depths. 

And  then  comes  a  massive  head  of 
hair — thick,  curly,  but  all  white  as  snow. 
Therein  he  bears  some  resemblance  to 
that  other  great  Canadian  of  whom  he 
has  been  the  personal  friend  and  the 
political  opponent  all  his  life;  for  the 
massive    white    mane    of    Sir    Wilfrid 


Canadian  Pacific  Railway  Depot,  Vancouver,  B.C. 


however  strong.  He  is  the  embodi- 
ment of  massive  physical  strength  and 
of  inflexible  will.  The  head  and  face 
are  a  worthy  culmination  to  the  splen- 
did figure.  The  face  is  round  and  some- 
what short — the  face  of  one  whose  blood 
is  mainly  Celtic.  The  jaw  has  the 
strength  of  the  strong  man  of  action,  of 
the  fighter,  of  the  man  who  knows  no 
fear.  The  mouth  is,  curiously  enough, 
small  and  delicate;  but  again  firmness  is 
its  chief  indication.  The  brow  is  high 
and  broad,  and  the  eyes,  bright,  blue, 
piercing  and  vigilant,  reveal  the  man 
who  has  had  to  look  into  the  depths  of 


Laurier  has  become  historic  in  Canada, 
and  by  his  enthusiastic  friends  used  to 
be  compared  to  that  oriflamme  of  the 
French  king  which  always  led  the  way 
in  battle  and  always  rallied  the  French 
soldier  to  courage  and  to  victory. 

Shrewdness,  kindliness,  good  nature, 
and  yet  vigilance,  keen  insight,  indul- 
gent but  thoroughgoing  instinctive 
knowledge  of  human  nature,  and  above 
all,  inflexible  will;  these  are  the  differ- 
ent qualities  of  the  inner  man  that  are 
expressed  in  his  physique.  Mr.  Winston 
Churchill,  once  addressing  a  meeting  in 
his  honor,  said  of  him  that  "high  des- 


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tinies"  were  written  on  his  face,  and  that 
is  a  true  as  well  as  eloquent  expression 
of  what  this  man  suggests  even  at  a 
cursory  glance. 

Calls  Him  "Dick" 

Such  is  "Dick"  McBride.  I  call  him 
"Dick,"  for  nobody  ever  calls  him  any- 
thing else.  It  is  one  of  the  many  signs 
of  the  extraordinary  hold  he  has  on  his 


came  from  Ulster  and  was  an  Orange- 
man; his  mother  came  from  Limerick 
and  is  a  Catholic.  From  the  one  came 
the  strength,  from  the  other  the  genial- 
ity, the  kindliness,  the  fraternity  of  feel- 
ing that  makes  him  a  popular  idol. 

Mr.  McBride's  parents  gave  him  a 
good  education,  and  he  was  sent  to  the 
other  end  of  Canada — that  is  to  say,  to 
the  law-school  of  Halifax,  to  be  trained 


Residence  on  Shaughnessy  Heights,  Vancouver,  B.C. 


people;    it  is  symptomatic  of  the  spirit 
of  the  community  he  rules. 

Of  that  community  he  is  the  child  in 
every  sense  of  the  word.  His  parents 
were  among  the  many  who  left  Ireland 
to  find  a  freer  and  more  prosperous  home 
in  the  New  World.  And  in  the  circum- 
stances of  his  parentage,  as  in  so  many 
things  in  his  prosperous  life,  fortune 
smiled  upon  him,  for  it  was  a  mixed 
parentage  both  as  to  race  and  creed; 
and  this  accounts  largely  for  the  singu- 
lar combination  of  qualities  that  has 
made  him  so  ideal  a  ruler  for  a  young 
and  democratic  community.    His  father 


as  a  barrister;  and  then  he  set  up  for 
himself  in  the  small  office  in  which  in 
primitive  communities  men  have  to 
open  their  struggle  for  existence. 

Natural  Political  Gifts 

But  he  was  not  left  long  to  study 
briefs;  his  natural  gifts  as  a  political 
man  asserted  themselves  early.  Before 
he  was  thirty  he  was  a  Cabinet  Minister, 
and  he  soon  made  it  quite  clear  that  he 
was  a  man  so  strong,  so  fearless,  so 
astute,  that  he  had  to  be  counted  with. 
A  Ministry  brought  in  a  railway  bill, 
giving  a  big  concession ;  he,  with  a  small 


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group  of  members,  fought  the  bill  all 
through  a  session,  not  to  be  bullied,  or 
tired,  or  cajoled  into  surrender. 

Then,  having  felt  his  feet,  he  fought 
for  a  new  principle  in  official  and  polit- 
ical life  in  his  native  province.  The 
Ministerial  and  Opposition  parties  were 
then  settled  on  the  simple  and  good  old 
system  of  the  "  ins  "  and  the  "  outs  " ;  Mr. 
McBride  resolved  that  party  govern- 
ment was  the  cure  for  the  sordid  and 
mean  personal  motives  which  influenced 
political  contests  so  primordial;  and, 
fighting  his  way  through  tremendous 
obstacles  and  over  powerful  interests, 
he  established  a  party  government,  and 
soon  he  was  himself  kt  the  head  of  a 
Ministry.  He  was  Prime  Minister  at 
thirty-two — the  youngest  Prime  Min- 
ister in  the  British  Empire. 

It  was  a  dazzling  eminence;  but  also 
a  perilous  one.  The  Province  was  not 
in  a  healthy  condition;  its  finances  were 
suspect;  and  when  the  young  Prime 
Minister  went  to  the  banks  for  backing, 
the  cautious  managers  had  politely  to 
refuse  him  their  aid. 

Here,  then,  was  a  strange  and  para- 
doxical problem.  Nobody  could  doubt 
that  the  Province  had  gigantic  and 
varied  resources;  time  only  was  re- 
quired to  make  the  world  and  the  Prov- 
ince itself  realize  its  immeasurable  po- 
tentialities. Population  had  to  be  at- 
tracted, and  that  is  not  an  easy  task. 

B.C.  Fairest  of  Lands 

When  you  get  to  British  Columbia 
you  reach  one  of  the  fairest  and  most 
attractive  lands  in  the  world.  Do  you 
want  scenery  of  the  same  appalling 
magnificence  as  that  of  the  Zermatt  re- 
gion of  Switzerland?  You  find  it  al- 
most immediately  after  you  enter  its 
borders.  Do  you  want  fertile  land 
bearing  the  most  beautiful  fruit  in  the 
world?  It  is  to  be  found  in  the  famous 
Okanagan  Valley.  Are  you  a  mining 
prospector?  You  can  ramble  through 
British    Columbia    with    the    certainty 


that  in  time  you  will  reach  gold  or  cop- 
per, or  some  other  of  the  metals  for 
which  the  world  is  calling  out. 

These  form  the  material  attractions  of 
British  Columbia;  but  if  you  seek  for 
other  things,  for  a  lovely  and  healthy 
climate,  for  scenery  soft,  or  spots  that 
nestle  under  the  gigantic  mountains, 
and  bring  vigor  and  the  joy  of  life  back 
again;  these  also  you  can  find,  they 
come  to  you  without  the  asking.    . 

And,  finally,  you  get  to  the  Pacific, 
spread  before  you,  one  of  the  loveliest 
sheets  of  water  the  world  can  show. 
Around  and  about  it  are  growing  those 
gigantic  buildings,  those  mighty  wharves, 
those  docks  that  are  attracted  by  a 
great  world  centre  and  depot,  and  the 
tall  funnels  or  the  spreading  sails  of 
ships  from  every  land  are  crowded  in 
by  the  water  side. 

Wonderful  Vancouver 

A  city  whose  growth  is  like  a  tale 
from  the  "Arabian  Nights,"  in  its  sud- 
denness and  its  opulence,  has  grown  up 
around  the  magnificent  depot.  Van- 
couver, one  of  the  marvels  of  the  world, 
has  increased  in  a  few  years  by  fifty  per 
cent,  of  its  population;  and  here,  at  the 
end  of  the  world,  you  find  a  city  as 
modern  as  if  it  were  in  the  heart  of 
London;  with  plots  of  land — nay,  with 
square  feet — selling  at  prices  such  as 
sometimes  equal  those  that  ten  centur- 
ies of  civilization  and  of  the  central  and 
supreme  position  as  capital  of  the  world 
of  commerce  and  finance  have  given  to 
the  core  of  London. 

Beautiful  Victoria 

Then  take  the  steamer,  and  you  reach 
in  a  few  hours  the  Island  of  Vancouver. 
Never  shall  I  forget  the  impression  made 
upon  me  when  first  I  caught  sight  of  the 
city  of  Victoria,  There  are  some  scenes 
which,  by  their  overpowering  beauty, 
make  you  forget  everything;  that  give 
you  something  of  the  ecstasy  of  an 
opium  eater's  dream;  and  the  first  sight 


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of  Victoria  is  one  of  these.  Imagine 
Venice,  and  combine  with  that  some- 
thing of  the  truly  British  air  of  Brighton, 
and  it  will  give  you  a  faint  idea  of  what 
Victoria  is  like. 

And  when  you  get  there  you  find  some- 
thing of  the  same  combination  of  im- 
pressions. Victoria  is  the  political  cap- 
ital of  British  Columbia,  and  to  make 
assurance  doubly  sure  and  to  prevent 


much  to  the  health-giving  properties  of 
the  climate  of  our  own  Brighton. 

Like  Brighton,  too,  Victoria  has  its 
fine  esplanades;  its  perfect  pavements; 
all  the  signs  of  an  old-world  and  not  a 
new  city  of  the  Far  West.  And  the 
population  is  English  to  the  core.  It  is 
English,  too,  largely  of  our  own  sea-side 
resorts;  the  well-to-do  and  the  tired, 
who,  having  won  in  life's  battle,  desire 


Ml 

Empress  Hotel,  Victoria,  B.C.  The  Empress  is  one  of  the  finest  of  the  C.P.R.  Hotels 


any  attempt  to  transfer  the  capital  to 
the  mainland,  Victoria  has  buildings 
palatial  enough  to  adorn  the  metropolis 
of  an  Empire;  a  noble  Parliament 
House;  in  it  and  around  it  ministerial 
buildings;  a  fine  museum,  and  around 
it,  grounds  that  have  all  the  softness  of 
an  English  garden  and  all  the  spacious- 
ness of  a  city  like  Washington. 

The  atmosphere  has  more  sun  than 
ours,  and  the  sun,  gilding  the  water 
which  seems  everywhere  gives  a  sense 
of  surpassing  beauty.  There  is  in  even 
this  warm  atmosphere  a  slight  tang  of 
that    invigorating    cold    that    adds    so 


to  spend  their  closing  days  in  a  perfect 
and  a  tranquilizing  climate;  the  middle 
class  parents  who  desire  to  live  in  one 
of  the  cheapest  and  best  educational 
centres  of  the  world;  the  retired  admiral 
or  general,  who  desires  to  live  under  the 
British  flag,  in  thoroughly  British  sur- 
roundings, with  the  inspiration  of  a  new, 
young  and  thriving  country  superadded. 

You  Go  a  Long  Distance 

All  these  things,  I  say,  you  find  in 
British  Columbia;  but  you  have  to  go 
a  long  distance  to  reach  them.  Victoria 
is  four  thousand  miles  from  the  Atlantic 


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coast  of  Canada  and  seven  thousand 
from  England;  and  though  there  is  a 
splendid  train  service,  either  by  Can- 
adian lines  or  by  a  detour  through  the 
United  States,  still  it  is  a  long  journey. 
And  on  the  way  you  are  met  by  tempters 
from  any  of  the  other  great  centres  of 
the  abounding  life  and  the  growing 
prosperity  of  Canada. 

Montreal  with  its  gigantic  population 
and  its  throbbing  commercial  life;  To- 
ronto with  its  great  size  and  its  fiercely 
active  spirit;  Winnipeg — of  rapid  growth 
and  a  depot  between  Eastern  and  West- 
ern Canada;  Regina  and  Edmonton 
and  Calgary — all  beg  you  to  remain 
with  them  and  not  go  farther.  And 
thus  it  is  that  population  has  been,  and 
still  is,  the  great  want  of  British  Col- 
umbia. 

Progress  Followed  McBride 

But  all  these  difficult  problems  were 
faced  by  Mr.  McBride  with  that  extra- 
ordinary courage  which  is  one  of  his 
greatest  qualities.  He  ignored  the  banks 
and  the  financiers,  went  straight  on  with 
his  work,  and  soon  the  people  of  British 
Columbia  realized  that  at  last  there  was 
at  the  head  of  the  Government  a  man 
native  to  the  soil,  knowing  all  its  con- 
ditions; and  bringing  to  its  problems 
exhaustless  energy  and  proud  local 
patriotism.  Progress  began  to  be  made, 
not  slowly,  but  rapidly,  until  in  the  end 
it  came  to  be  felt  that  all  the  safety  and 
advance  of  the  province  were  bound  up 
with  his  personality.  And  thus  there 
came  to  pass  in  British  Columbia  what 
has  happened  in  other  countries  and 
times — that  all  the  politics  of  the  coun- 
try were  bound  with  one  single,  powerful 
and  popular  personality. 

A  position  like  this  may  be  quickly 
won  and  as  quickly  lost.  But  that  has 
not  been  the  experience  of  Mr.  McBride. 
There  have  been  three  General  Elec- 
tions since  he  became  Prime  Minister 
for  the  first  time;  and  each  succeeding 
election  has  only  increased  his  power. 


British  Columbia  has  only  one  house 
of  legislature;  it  consists  of  forty- two 
members.  In  the  last  legislature  thirty- 
nine  were  supporters  of  Mr.  McBride; 
in  the  present  legislature  the  three  mem- 
bers of  the  Opposition  have  been  reduced 
to  two;  the  supporters  of  the  Prime 
Minister  and  of  his  policy  thus  number 
forty  out  of  the  entire  membership  of 
forty-two. 

This  extraordinary  dominance  has  not 
been  won  by  mere  force  of  character;  an 
instinctive  adroitness,  tact  and  good 
sense  have  been  among  the  contributory 
causes. 

Take,  for  instance,  his  treatment  of 
what  even  in  British  Columbia  is  a  not 
infrequent  occurrence — namely,  labor 
unrest.  Labor  unrest  is  serious  in  any 
country — but  it  is  most  serious  in  coun- 
tries where  the  prospect  of  the  quick 
return  of  mining  draws  the  strong  and 
adventurous  and  sometimes  unruly  men 
of  all  nationalities.  British  Columbia  is 
full  of  great  mining  camps;  and  thus 
the  Prime  Minister  has  had  to  deal, 
more  than  once,  with  situations  that, 
beginning  in  a  dispute  about  wages  or 
hours  of  labor,  or  a  conflict  between 
union  and  non-union,  might  easily  have 
developed  into  bloodshed.  And  blood- 
shed there  would  have  been  if  the  con- 
flict between  elements  so  stubborn  and 
so  resolute  as  the  miners  on  the  one  side 
and  the  mine-owners  on  the  other  had 
not  all  to  be  submitted  to  the  cold,  clear 
judgment  of  the  ruler  of  the  country. 

For  such  a  momentous  position,  the 
very  contradictions  of  Mr.  McBride's 
political  philosophy  made  him  ideal. 
He  and  his  friends  are  called  Conserva- 
tive in  Canada;  but  the  same  names 
mean  different  things  in  different  coun- 
tries. 

Free  Trade  that  Isn't 

What  are  the  party  lines  that  divide 
men  in  Canada  and  in  all  its  provinces? 
Free  Trade  and  Protection  is  one  great 
dividing  line.     And  yet  that  would  not 


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57 


be  an  entirely  accurate  or  exhaustive 
description,  for  the  Liberals,  though 
their  leanings  are  towards  Free  Trade, 
have  not  in  recent  years  ever  adopted  an 
entirely  Free  Trade  policy;  they  have 
been  moderate  Protectionists,  but  Pro- 
tectionists all  the  same. 

Again,  there  is  a  certain  slight,  but 
very  slight,  difference  in  point  of  view 
on  the  supreme  question  of  Imperialism. 


and  England  farther  apart.  And  as 
everybody  knows,  this  was  practically 
the  issue  which  decided  the  last  Can- 
adian election  in  favor  of  the  Conserva- 
tives and  against  the  Liberals. 

On  the  other  hand,  in  such  matters  as 
divide  us  in  domestic  politics  in  England, 
it  is  hard  to  see  where  the  Canadian 
Liberal  and  the  Canadian  Tory  differ. 

If  they  differ,  it  is  not  on  our  lines. 


Another  view  of  the  Empress  Hotel,  taking  in  part  of  Government  Street  and  the 
Harbor,  with  the  Pariiament  Buildings  in  the  background 


Every  Canadian  Liberal  would  claim, 
and  justly  claim,  that  he  is  a  loyal  and 
convinced  friend  of  the  Mother  Country 
and  of  the  Empire;  and  he  would  argue 
that  closer  trade  relations  between  Can- 
ada and  the  United  States  would  not  in 
the  least  prejudice  that  feeling. 

The  Conservative  holds  strongly  that 
Canada  is  strong  enough  to  be  self- 
sufficing,  and  that  commercial  bonds  be- 
tween their  country  and  the  United 
States  might  soon  develop  into  closer 
political  bonds,  and  thereby  bring  Am- 
erica and  Canada  nearer  and  Canada 


Every  Canadian  Conservative  would  be, 
in  our  domestic  questions,  more  in  sym- 
pathy with  the  Liberal — perhaps  even 
with  the  Radical — than  with  the  Con- 
servative. They  are — men  of  both 
parties  alike — democrats;  and  on  such 
questions  as  the  franchise  the  relations 
between  England  and  Ireland,  and  taxa- 
tion, the  Conservative  would  be  on  the 
side  of  the  Liberals,  and  even  on  the 
side  of  Mr.  Lloyd  George. 

The  future  development  of  British 
Columbia  must  go  on  at  even  a  more 
rapid    rate  than  even  its  present  enor- 


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mous  advance.  In  a  couple  of  years 
from  now  the  Panama  Canal  will  be 
open  to  the  commerce  of  the  world,  and 
all  the  Western  Coast  on  the  Pacific 
must  receive  an  immense  impetus  from 
this  extraordinary  new  development  of 
ocean  traffic. 

The  thoughts  of  Mr.  McBride  have 
been  devoted  for  some  years  towards 
preparation  for  this  momentous  revolu- 
tion. He  went  to  the  country  a  few 
months  ago;  and  the  chief  plank  in  his 
platform  was  the  construction  of  rail- 
ways to  the  enormous  amount  of  twenty 
millions  sterling,  and  the  result  I  have 
already  told — a  legislature  of  forty  sup- 
porters and  two  opponents. 

Apart  from  this  extraordinary  polit- 
ical triumph,  there  was  the  even  greater 
personal  triumph  of  being  Prime  Min- 
ister, with  omnipotent  hold  over  the 
destinies  of  his  province,  three  times  in 
succession,  and  after  he  had  already  held 
office  for  ten  long  years. 

This  Active,  Restless  Man 

But  there  are  other  developments 
going  on  under  this  active  and  restless 
man.  He  is  building  one  of  the  great- 
est Universities  in  the  world  for  his 
province,  and  he  is  searching  all  Europe 
for  men  who  are  the  foremost  in  educa- 
tional work.  It  is  his  ambition,  as  he 
says  himself,  not  to  reach  as  high  an 
educational  position  as  Oxford  or  Cam- 
bridge or  Harvard,  but  to  start  equal 
with  them. 

Finally,  one  little  touch  will  help  to 
complete  one's  conception  of  this  re- 
markable personality.  Sir  Wilfrid 
Laurier  and  he  have  always  been  warm 
personal  friends,  though  equally  ardent 
political  opponents.  A  couple  of  years 
before  the  last  General  Election  Sir 
Wilfrid  went  on  a  tour  to  the  West  of 
the  great  Dominion,  and  everywhere  he 
had  a  triumphant  reception.  In  some 
provinces  he  found  political  friends  in 
office  and  power;  in  Saskatchewan  Mr. 
Walter  Scott,  the  Premier,  is  a  Liberal; 


in  Alberta  the  office  is  held  by  Mr. 
Sifton,  also  a  Liberal;  but  in  British 
Columbia  there  was  Mr.  McBride,  the 
stout  Conservative,  in  power. 

His  Welcome  to  Laurier 

And  yet  it  was  at  Victoria  that  Sir 
Wilfrid  received  the  most  enthusiastic 
and  the  most  sumptuous  reception. 
Great  arches  spanned  the  streets,  the 
Government  buildings  were  decorated, 
the  townspeople  were  all  out  for  a  holi- 
day, and  there  stood  Mr.  McBride,  to 
receive  him  with  the  welcome  of  an 
honored  guest. 

It  was  a  sublime  stroke;  it  showed  at 
once  generosity  and  shrewdness — the 
generosity  of  a  naturally  warm  Irish 
heart  and  the  shrewdness  of  a  keen 
politician  who  turned  what  might  have 
been  a  campaign  against  to  one  in  favor 
of  himself  and  his  policy. 

Finally,  a  few  statistics  to  show  what 
progress  British  Columbia  has  made 
in  the  ten  years  of  Mr.  McBride's 
rule: 

The  net  revenue  has  grown  from 
$2,044,000  in  1902-3  to  $10,500,000  in 
1910-11.  Whereas  the  province  was 
heavily  in  debt  in  1903,  the  Public  Ac- 
counts showed  at  the  close  of  the  last 
fiscal  year  a  balance  of  $1,500,000  over 
all  liabilities,  and  by  reason  of  the  sur- 
pluses which  of  late  years  have  been  the 
invariable  result,  the  estimated  expendi- 
tures for  the  present  fiscal  year  are  more 
than  $16,000,000. 

The  population,  too,  has  grown  in  ten 
years  more  than  113  per  cent.,  and  is 
now  400,000. 

The  figures  are  the  most  eloquent 
testimony  to  a  wise  and  popular  rule. 
Mr.  McBride  has  often  been  asked  to 
transfer  his  energies,  his  gifts  and  his 
magnetism  to  Ottawa;  he  could  have 
had  a  Cabinet  office  in  the  new  Conser- 
vative Government;  but  he  has  pre- 
ferred to  remain  in  his  native  province 
until  his  work  has  there  been  done. — 
From  T.  P,'s  Magazine. 


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King's  Birthday  Honors 

npHE  list   of  honors  conferred  on  the 
occasion  of  the    King's    birthday 
includes  the  names  of  a  number  of  emi- 
nent Canadians. 

Premier  R.  P.  Roblin,  of  Manitoba, 
and  Premier  Richard  McBride.  of  Brit- 
ish Columbia,  are  created  Knight  Com- 
manders of  the  Order  of  St.  Michael  and 
St.  George;  Hon.  Joseph  Dubuc,  until  a 
short  time  ago  Chief  Justice  of  Manitoba, 
is  made  a  Knight  Bachelor;  Mr.  J. 
MacDougald,  of  the  Department  of 
Customs,  and  Professor  James  Melville 
Macoun,  of  the  Department  of  Mines, 
Canada,  are  appointed  Companions  of 
the  Order  of  St.  Michael  and  St.  George; 
and  Mr.  William  Henry  Walker,  of  the 
Department  of  External  Affairs,  receives 


the  decoration  of  the  Imperial  Service 
Order. 


SIR  RODMOND  RCJBLIX.  K.C.M.G. 


n    C  MARK  IS   Toronto's  New  88 .000-a- Year  Works  Commissioner 


MR.  C.  W.  ROWLEY 


Dominion  Day  Thoughts 


CANADA'S  FORTY-FIFTH  BIRTHDAY 


"IT  TT  XE  believe  in  our  Country — The  Dominion  of  Canada. 
\/\/  We  believe  in  our  King,  our  Flag,  our  Constitution, 
our  Laws,  our  Institutions,  and  the  principles  for 
which  they  stand.  We  believe  in  our  future — we  believe  in  our 
vast  natural  resources  from  the  Atlantic  to  the  Pacific,  our  great 
possibilities — yea,  our  wonderful  certainties. 

"We  believe  in  the  Canadian  people,  in  their  honesty, 
integrity,  reliability,  genius,  in  their  brain  and  brawn.  We 
believe  that  nothing  can  stand  in  the  way  of  our  advancement 
and  prosperity. 

"The  great  thing  to  remember  is  that  we  are  all  Canadians 
— ^in  our  veins  runs  the  blood  of  many  an  old  and  new  world 
nation.  We  are  kin  to  each  and  identical  with  one  only.  We 
should  keep  ever  before  our  eyes  the  fact  that  we  are  a  British 
Canadian  people,  with  high  ideals  and  standards.  Let  us  be 
true  to  ourselves,   for  then  we  cannot  be  false  to  any  man. 

"We  who  live  in  Canada  should  be  proud  of  the  fact,  and 
live  so  that  Canada  will  be  proud  of  us," 

C.  W.  ROWLEY 

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The  World's  Greatest  Peril 

Rev.  Dr.  R.  P.  Mackay,  of  Toronto,  at  the  Presbyterian  General 
Assembly,  Edmonton 


"\^7"HAT  is  the  message  to-day?  It 
does  not  require  much  of  the  pro- 
phetic spirit  to  recognize  that  we  are  liv- 
ing in  extraordinary  times — exceptional 
conditions.  The  fields  are  white  to  the 
harvest. 

We  in  Canada  have  perils  peculiar  to 
ourselves.  We  cannot,  for  example, 
close  our  eyes  to  the  dangers  of  a  rapidly 
increasing  foreign  population.  We  have 
a  chance,  and  perhaps  the  last  chance, 
of  building  a  great  and  good  nation. 
We  are  at  the  beginning  of  our  history, 
with  great  resources,  British  traditions 
and  institutions,  and  the  experience  of 
history  to  direct  and  guide  us.  But  to 
accomplish  it  we  must  be  wise  master- 
builders.  The  result  must  depend  upon 
the  class  of  people  that  come  to  our 
shores,  the  rate  at  which  they  come,  and 
the  way  they  are  cared  for  after  they 


come.  '  'The  world's  greatest  peril  is  that 
the  Church  should  fail  in  her  duty.  May  I 
not  add  that  in  the  church  the  greatest 
responsibility  lies  with  the  ministry? 
The  eldership  might  be  named,  but 
chiefly  the  ministry.  It  is  our  social 
calling,  and  we  are  accountable  to  God 
and  man.  A  faithful  ministry  is  God's 
greatest  gift  to  man  and  an  unfaithful 
ministry  the  greatest  calamity  that  can 
befal  any  nation.  This  calamity  has 
happened  in  the  past,  is  always  liable  to 
happen  again,  and  needs  constant  watch- 
fulness." 

Dr.  Mackay  referred  to  the  war  cloud 
hanging  over  the  nations,  and  spoke  at 
length  of  the  even  more  alarming  cloud, 
the  industrial  war — the  war  of  classes — 
becoming  more  and  more  acute  year  by 
year. 


British  Settlers  to  Leaven  the  Mass 

The  Duke  of  Sutherland  at  Calvary 


"TF  the  sentiment  of  loyalty  to  the 
British  empire  is  to  be  maintained 
in  Canada  every  encouragement  should 
be  given  to  British  immigrants,  so  that 
the  influx  of  United  States  settlers  may 
be  offset. 

"Although  the  Americans  are  excel- 
lent citizens  and  we  are  very  glad  to 
have  them,  yet  at  the  same  time  we  need 
some  British  settlers  to  leaven  the  mass 
with  real  loyalty.  There  is  plenty  of 
money  in  England  to  send  out  immigrants 
and  settlers,  but  Australia  is  getting  a 


lot  of  them,  and  Australia  can  wait  for 
a  while;  we  need  them  most." 

With  reference  to  the  flag  disputes 
which  have  occurred  in  Calgary  lately 
the  Duke  of  Sutherland  said  that  in  his 
opinion  the  best  way  to  deal  with  this 
trouble  is  to  give  the  Canadian  flag 
predominance  over  everything  in  Canada. 

*  'A  great  deal  of  the  trouble  over  flags 
is  due  to  ignorance.  Many  people  do 
not  mean  to  fly  a  flag  that  is  incorrect, 
but  they  do  not  know  what  is  right  and 
what  is  not." 


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Doubts  About   Commission 
Government 

A  T  the  annual  meeting  of  the  Ontario 
Municipal  Association  in  Toronto, 
Mr.  S.  Morley  Wickett,  in  speaking  on 
Commission  Government,  admitted  that 
it  had  supplied  a  measure  of  relief  to  a 
number  of  municipalities  in  the  United 
States  where  the  ward  boss  prevailed, 
and  where  conditions  were  intolerable. 
Such  conditions  were  not  likely  to  obtain 
in  this  country. 

Mr.  Wickett  advocated  the  engage- 
ment of  municipal  experts  as  Controllers, 
and  the  payment  of  good  salaries. 
He  referred  to  the  present  salary  of 
a  Controller  in  Toronto,  $2,500,  as  "a 
trifling  income."  He  said  he  did  not 
believe  an  individual  who  could  not 
speak  the  English  language  should  be 
allowed  to  vote. 

Mr.  W.  C.  Mikel,  K.C.,  solicitor  of 
Belleville,  following  up  Mr.  Wickett's 
plea  for  experts  to  manage  municipal 
affairs,  suggested  that  men  should  be 
sent  to  colleges  to  train  as  municipal 
experts,  either  at  the  expense  of  the 
country  or  the  municipalities. 

Woman  and  War 

T^HAT  the  efforts  of  the  peace 
societies  are  frustrated  by  woman's 
innate  approval  of  war  is  the  belief  of 
Olivia  Howard  Dunbar.  Writing  in 
Harper's  Weekly,  she  says:  "From  the 
beginning  of  time  women  have  been 
taught  that  romance  and  war  are  glori- 
ous synonyms.  The  glory  of  organized 
slaughter,  the  death-deserving  qualities 
of  any  enemy  whatever,  the  unmitigable 
disgrace  of  defeat — these  have  been  the 
lessons  that  women  of  all  ages  have 
gUbly  and  unreluctantly  learned.  And 
this  being  the  case,  it  can  hardly  be 
expected  that  they  would  be  alert  to 
seize  the  opportunity  for  peace-promot- 
ing that  their  own  children  afford  them.' ' 


Let  Workmen  Share 

' '  A  FAIR,  equitable,  and  material  in- 
terest in  the  success  of  the  enterprise 
in  which  he  invests  his  skill  and  strength 
would  insure  the  workman's  best  exer- 
tions, brighten  his  life,  inspire  within  him 
visions  of  advancement,  and  conduce  to 
the  stability  of  industry  and  trade," 
said  Hon.  T.  W.  Crothers,  Minister  of 
Labor,  at  Toronto.  He  asked  the  heads 
of  great  industries  present  to  allow  the 
workmen  a  large  division  of  the  wealth 
produced  by  their  toil. 

"Unionism,  intelligently  and  reason- 
ably directed,  inures  to  the  benefit  of  all," 
he  said. 


No  Nation  to  Tackle  Us 

"  CHOULD  Great  Britain  ever  come 
into  conflict  with  the  boy-trained 
nation  of  Germany  she,  with  her 
small,  ill-trained  army,  would  not  find 
herself  up  to  the  mark.  If  half  the 
young  men  of  this  country  were  trained 
to  hit  a  target  at  50  yards  we  could  not 
coax  a  nation  on  earth  to  tackle  us," 
said  Hon.  Sam.  Hughes,  Minister  of 
Militia,  in  an  address  at  Hamilton. 


^ 


The  armed  fleets  of  an  enemy  approach- 
ing our  harbors  would  he  no  more  alarming 
than  the  relentless  advance  of  a  day  when 
we  shall  have  neither  sufficient  food  nor  the 
means  to  purchase  it  for  our  population. 
The  farmers  of  the  nation  must  save  it  in 
the  future,  just  as  they  built  its  greatness 
in  the  past. — James  J.  Hill. 


TAUGHT 
BY    MAIU 

O  u"r   new    and 

improved  course 

—  which  will  qualify 

you  to  write  a  good  hand  is  now  ready.     Let  us 

send  you  full  particulars.     Address  E.  Warner, 

Instructor,  C.B.  College,  395  YongeSt.,  Toronto. 

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I        Pulse  of  the  Press 

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About  Assessing  Improvements 


Toronto  Star 


TT  would  be  an  exaggeration  to  say 
that  citizens  sneak  in  their  new  wall 
paper  over  the  back  fence  lest  the  as- 
sessor see  it,  and  raise  the  valuation  on 
their  houses.  It  would  be  an  exaggera- 
tion to  say  that  Toronto  people  hesitate 
to  put  in  telephones  lest  they  be  taxed 
as  an  "improvement."  But  it  is  no 
exaggeration  to  say  that  minor  improve- 
ments to  the  exteriors  of  residences  in 
this  city  are  likely  to  result  in  an  in- 
creased assessment,  whereas  deprecia- 
tion to  an  equal  extent  will  not  be 
noticed  by  the  assessors.  Houses  are 
assessed  to  nearly  their  full  value,  and 


in  some  cases  to  more  than  their  value, 
while  vacant  lots  pay  taxes  on  only  half 
their  selling  price. 

Toronto  is  waking  up  to  the  serious- 
ness of  a  situation  which  penalizes  the 
man  who  builds  a  house,  and  rewards 
the  man  who  speculates  in  vacant  lots; 
which  discourages  the  fresh  coat  of 
paint  and  the  new  roof,  and  the  added 
verandah.  It  is  bad  enough  when  these 
things  are  assessed  on  a  par  with  the 
land,  as  the  law  provides.  But  in 
Toronto  they  are  assessed  on  a  scale 
twice  as  high  as  that  which  is  applied  to 
the  lot  on  which  the  only  improvements 
are  burdocks  and  thistles. 


A  Set-back  for  the  North 

Cobalt  Nugget 


"y\/'E  were  told  last  fall  that  the  very 
best  plan  for  Northern  Ontario 
was  to  turn  to  the  other  side  for  relief 
and  a  more  just  policy  of  development 
for  the  north  land.  We  were  urged  to 
elect  an  opponent  of  the  Ontario  Govern- 
ment in  Temiskaming  district. 

After  listening  to  the  many  arguments 
put  forth  on  both  sides  The  Nugget 
must  confess  that  it  is  disappointed  with 
the  action  of  the  Opposition  in  both  the 
Ontario  house  and  the  Dominion  Govern- 
ment at  Ottawa. 

The  two  measures  most  vital  to  this 
north  country,  the  T.  &  N.O.  subsidy, 
and  the  good  roads  bill,  were  thrown 
out  by  the  Liberal  majority  in  the  Sen- 
ate. This  delays  the  work  which  might 
have  been  commenced  this  year  in  two 
very  important  departments. 

The  T.  &  N.O.  needs  the  money  to 


make  necessary  improvements,  and  the 
trunk  roads  which  the  Dominion  Govern- 
ment proposed  to  build  would  have  been 
a  tremendous  asset  to  Northern  Ontario, 
for  we  would  have  had  a  share  of  that 
work  here. 

All  hope  is  not  lost  that  the  money 
will  be  granted  later,  for  the  Liberal 
majority  in  the  Senate  will  not  be  al- 
lowed to  defeat  the  will  of  the  people. 
The  Borden  Government  has  pledged 
itself  to  these  two  matters,  the  T.  &  N.O. 
subsidy  and  the  good  roads  plan,  and 
the  people  endorsed  the  propositions. 

It  is  greatly  to  be  regretted  that  the 
Liberals  have  taken  it  upon  themselves 
to  stand  in  the  way  of  reasonable  and 
just  propositions  which  would  have  been 
of  such  great  benefit  to  this  north  coun- 
try. The  T.  &  N.O.  subsidy  should  have 
been  granted  by  the  Laurier  Government 


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while  in  power.  It  is  a  just  debt  to  the 
province  and  must  be  met  at  some  time. 
The  good  roads  measure  is  just  as 
important.  The  building  of  trunk  roads 
in  New  Ontario  would  be  the  best 
of  development  that  possibly  could  be 
put  into  effect.  This  new  country  will 
not  be  effectively  opened  up  until  the 
trunk  roads  are  built.  New  Ontario 
feels  the  action  of  the  Senate  far  more 
keenly  than  any  other  part  of  the  Do- 


minion. There  is  no  place  in  Canada 
where  trunk  roads  are  more  urgently 
needed  than  in  this  section  of  Ontario. 

The  trouble  is  that  we  have  too  much 
politics  and  not  enough  practical  busi- 
ness. It  is  to  be  hoped  that  the  time  will 
come  when  such  important  propositions 
will  be  considered  on  their  merits  as 
plans  to  benefit  the  country  or  not  as 
the  case  may  be  and  that  the  political 
aspects  of  the  matter  be  lost  sight  of. 


In  Peace  Prepare  for  More  Peace 

Toronto  Globe 


T^HE  old  maxim  of  the  militarists, 
quoted  the  other  day  by  the  Hon. 
Colonel  Hughes — "In  peace  prepare  for 
war" — is  disproved  and  repudiated  alike 
by  reason  and  by  history. 

So  long  as  war  was  counted  the  chief 
business  and  highest  glory  of  nations, 
that  maxim  passed  unchallenged. 

Now  that  civilization  has  begun  to 
discredit  war  between  nations,  as  long 
ago  it  discredited  duelling  and  assault 
between  individuals,  the  maxim  of  semi- 
barbarism  gives  way  to  the  saner  coun- 
sel: In  peace  prepare  for  more  peace. 

This  distinction  cuts  far  deeper  than 
mere  words.  It  openly  and  deliberately 
establishes  peace,  and  not  war,  as  the 
chosen  objective  of  the  nation.  It 
frankly  and  unabashedly  renounces  mili- 
tary glory  as  an  end  even  to  be  desired. 
It  accepts  what  all  history  teaches,  that 
to  the  victors  even  the  victories  of  war 
are  not  gain,  but  loss.  It  rejects  the 
shallow  claptrap  that  the  law  of  the 
survival  of  the  fittest  in  war  works  for 
the  physical  and  moral  betterment  of 
the  nation. 

In  war  that  law  of  evolution  is  re- 
versed. The  fittest  do  not  survive. 
The  young,  the  physically  fit,  the  mor- 
ally courageous  were  first  to  be  chosen 
and  first  to  fall.     The  war  nations  bred 


from  less  than  their  best — from  the 
under-sized,  the  unheroic,  the  calculat- 
ing. Like  father,  like  child.  Every 
great  war  was  followed  by  physical  de- 
generation. 

In  matters  of  commercial  honesty  the 
investigations  into  scandals  over  army 
equipment  and  food  supplies  for  the 
soldiers  in  camp  and  on  the  field  proved 
that  the  reflex  of  war  was  damaging  to 
business  morality. 

The  records  not  of  pagan  nations 
alone,  but  of  Britain,  of  the  United 
States,  and  even  the  brief  records  of 
Canada  yield  shameful  evidence.  War 
is  discredited  as  a  purpose  of  peace. 

The  century  of  peace  between  the 
United  States  ajid  Canada  justifies  up 
to  the  hilt  the  more  civilized  counsel: 
In  peace  prepare  for  more  peace.  Had 
there  been  war  preparations  on  the  great 
lakes  and  along  the  boundary,  who  can 
tell  what  war  experiences  would  have 
stained  our  history  ? 

The  United  States  is  even  now  reduc- 
ing and  removing  the  remnants  and 
reminders  of  the  old-time  *'prepare-for- 
war"  policy.  What  these  two  nations 
have  done  on  this  continent  can  be  done 
in  Europe  just  so  soon  as  international 
war  syndicates  are  broken,  and  in  peace 
the  people  prepare  for  more  peace. 


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Edwin  N.  Ferdox  in  The  Business  Builder 


//    isnt    tJte    amount   of   money 

spent  til  at  makes  advertising 

successful. 

<^ 

A  NYONE  making  it  a  business  to 
sell  advertising  of  one  sort  and  an- 
other to  any  but  the  large  business 
houses — manufacturing  or  retail — finds 
himself  constantly  confronted  with  the 
statement:  "It  won't  pay  me  to  adver- 
tise on  a  very  small  scale,  because  the 
big  houses  overshadow  me  with  their 
costly  advertising,  and  I  can't  afford  to 
spend  a  lot  of  money  in  advertising.  I 
need  it  in  my  business. 

There  never  was  a  greater  fallacy  of 
reasoning,  nor  one  so  calculated  to  keep 
a  small  business  small,  or  even  put  it 
out  of  the  running  entirely. 

There's  a  saying  that  "every  little  bit 
helps,"  and  it's  as  true  in  advertising  as 
in  anything  else. 

It  isn't  the  amount  of  money  spent 
that  makes  advertising  successful.  Some 
of  the  biggest  national  campaigns  ever 
undertaken,  with  tens  of  thousands  of 
dollars  behind  them,  have  failed  igno- 
miniously.  Some  of  the  least  expensive 
campaigns  entered  into  by  small  mer- 
chants— who  had  the  goods  to  deliver, 
and  put  thought  into  the  little  adver- 
tising they  did  do — have  succeeded  be- 
yond the  highest  expectations,  and 
eventually  made  those  small  merchants 
great  ones. 

Advertising  a  Sign  of  Life 

Tom  Murray  of  Chicago — the  "meet 
me  face  to  face"  man — wasn't  afraid  to 
pit  his  brains  and  a  very  small  advertis- 
ing  appropriation   against   the   biggest 


houses  in  Chicago — one  of  them  the 
biggest  in  the  world.  The  cents  he 
could  spend  for  advertising  were  limited, 
but  not  the  common-sense  he  could 
spend  to  make  that  little  advertising 
draw  trade,  despite  its  littleness. 

Tom  Murray  has  been  "alive"  ever 
since  he  started  in  business,  and  every- 
one knows  he's  alive. 

That's  one  of  the  things  that  a  little 
advertising  done  right,  helps  to  accom- 
plish for  the  smallest  business — it  shows 
that  business  to  be  alive.  And  folks 
Hke  to  trade  with  a  house  that's  alive, 
that  makes  an  impression,  and  they 
aren't  likely  to  go  a  block  out  of  their 
way  to  look  for  a  dead  one. 

A  live  appearing  house  generally  offers 
live  service^ — even  if  there's  only  one 
man  behind  the  counter  or  in  the  office. 
The  dead  house  usually  offers  dead  ser- 
vice— and  dead  service  is  the  sort  that 
a  customer  dislikes  to  linger  near — like 
a  graveyard. 

Suppose  there  are  but  twenty-five, 
fifty,  one  hundred  dollars  to  spend  on 
advertising.  The  question  then  isn't 
"What's  the  use  of  advertising  at  all?" 
but  rather  "  In  what  way  can  that  little 
amount  of  money  be  used  to  the  best 
advantage? " 

Not  Much  to  Spend— But— 

I  could  name  for  you  little  merchants 
who  are  to-day  taking  S50  worth  of  ad- 
vertising and  getting  more  returns  out 
of  the  expenditures  than  other  mer- 
chants in  the  same  city  spending  five 
and  ten  times  as  much.  These  little 
fellows  haven't  much  to  spend,  but  every 
cent  they  spend  is  doing  service.  They 
are  studying  their  advertising  problems, 
staying  abreast  of  the  times,  keeping  in 


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touch  with  every  advertising  suggestion 
that  might  be  used  to  their  advantage. 
They  may  not  be  spending  much  money, 
but,  what  counts  more  in  advertising, 
they  are  spending  unlimited  thought 
and  study  of  the  subject.  They're 
little  men  to-day,  but  look  out  for  them 
to-morrow,  especially  if  they  are  com- 
petitors of  yours.  ' 

First  put  your  house  in  order.  Know 
that  your  goods  are  right  and  your  ser- 
vice r'ght.  Then  use  your  brains  in 
expending  ten,  twenty-five,  fifty,  one 
hundred  dollars,  any  amount  you  can 


spare,  to  tell  people  about  those  goods 
and  that  service.  Only  use  your  brains 
first  and  spend  afterwards.  There's  no 
investment  on  this  earth  that  will  turn 
itself  over  faster  than  the  right  kind  of 
advertising. 

They  say  that  he  who  does  something 
better  than  his  neighbor,  even  though  he 
live  in  the  middle  of  a  wood,  will  find  a 
beaten  path  made,  to  his  door.  Yes,  he 
will,  but  only  provided  he  has  found  a 
way  of  letting  those  outside  know  he's 
alive  and  doing  that  something  they 
want  done. 


Is  Moderation  an  Asset? 

Thomas  Dreier,  in  the  Business  Philosopher 


"lyriKE  KINNEY,  Teamster,"  a 
brother  editor  of  mine  who  edits 
The  Gimlet  for  a  big  hardware  house 
down  in  St.  Louis,  is  a  very  wise  man 
in  giving  advice.  He  never  goes  the 
full  limit  in  anything.  He  advises  mod- 
eration. He  knows  that  too  much  of 
the  best  is  too  bad.  Being  sensible  he 
knows  that  there  is  such  a  thing  as  the 
Law  of  Diminishing  Returns. 

In  accordance  with  this  any  pleasure 
persisted  in  becomes  pain. 

The  lover  pays  for  his  joy  with  periods 
of  misery. 

The  drinker  must  ever  rue  the  head- 
ache in  the  morning. 

We  lose  our  power  to  enjoy  by  disuse 
or  by  too  much  use. 

Concentration  is  not  always  a  virtue. 

Scatteration  is  not  always  an  evil. 
Sanity  and  wisdom  is  a  mixture  of  both. 

To  Quote  Mike 

Here  I  go  talking  my  own  talk  when 
my  intention  when  I  started  this  para- 
graph was  to  quote  Mike.  Listen  to 
him  for  a  moment: 

"I  used  to  think  that  when  the  presi- 
dent of  a  large  corporation  locked  him- 


self up  in  a  room  and  made  himself  in- 
accessible— that  he  was  developing  a 
case  of  enlarged  cranium.  Now  I  think 
differently.  The  president  of  a  large 
business  who  allows  his  time  to  be 
taken  up  by  every  irresponsible  Tom, 
Dick  and  Harry,  instead  of  carrying  out 
his  own  work,  is  wasting  a  large  part  of 
his  time.  One  thing  is  sure,  and  that  is 
there  is  not  enough  time  to  go  around, 
and  the  first  thing  you  and  I  have  got 
to  do  in  the  new.  year,  if  we  expect  to 
accomplish  any  net  results,  is  to  con- 
serve our  time. 

"Therefore,  brother,  if  you  have  a 
real  message  to  deliver,  come  to  see  me, 
but  if  you  simply  wish  to  fool  away  a 
few  hours,  write  me  a  postal  card  and 
put  in  the  rest  of  your  time  at  a  Carnegie 
library. 

"Then  I  noticed  that  some  of  the 
great  thinkers  I  have  met  were  exceed- 
ingly careful  about  their  physical  cori- 
dition.  I  talked  to  a  number  of  them 
on  this  subject.  They  all  believed  in 
temperance  and  moderation.  They  con- 
sidered their  bodies  with  great  respect. 
They  appreciated  that  when  the  body 
broke  down  their  work  came  to  an  end. 


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67 


Each  one  desired  to  get  the  greatest  joy 
and  the  fullest  measure  of  life  out  of 
this  existence,  and  he  knew  that  in 
order  to  do  this  he  must  take  the  best 
possible  care  of  his  physical  machinery. 

The  Reasonable  Life 

"So  these  people  were  living  a  ra- 
tional and  reasonable  life.  They  had 
regular  hours  for  sleep  in  rooms  with 
open  windows.  They  were  careful  of 
their  diet.  They  considered  their  cloth- 
ing. They  exercised  regularly.  They 
went  to  the  best  oculist.  They  had 
annual  engagements  with  the  dentists. 

"It  certainly  did  surprise  me  in 
chatting  with  some  of  these  great  minds 
to  learn  how  much  care  they  bestowed 
upon  their  physical  bodies. 

"Therefore,  when  I  think  of  how 
some  of  my  friends  among  merchants 
and  travelling  salesmen  are  doing  every- 
thing possible  to  destroy  their  health  by 
overwork,  by  excessive  drinking,  by 
over-eating,  by  irregular  hours,  I  feel 
an  internal  urge  to  hang  out  the  red 
danger  signal  to  the  boys. 

"Just  the  other  day  an  old  friend 
called  on  me;  he  had  not  been  around 
for  a  long  time.  He  used  to  be  a  fat, 
jolly  fellow,  but  now  his  cheeks  hang 
down  and  his  eyes  are  watery.  He  saw 
the  expression  of  surprise  and  consterna- 
tion in  my  face.  He  said,  'I'm  all  in. 
It's  only  a  question  of  a  few  months.' 
And  saddest  of  all,  he  told  me  that  the 
doctor   had   informed    him   he    was   a 


victim  of  the  excessive  drinking  of  ice 
water. 

"For  some  we  loved,  the  loveliest  and  the  best 
That  from  his  Vintage  rolling  Time  hath 
prest, 

Have  drunk  their  Cup  a  Round  or  two  before, 
And  one  by  one  crept  silently  to  rest. 

"After  this  old  friend  had  left  my 
office  I  could  not  help  but  think  of  the 
monuments  that  are  raised  to  the  brav- 
ery of  soldiers  who  have  died  courage- 
ously on  the  field  of  battle.  Why,  to 
die  in  battle  with  the  blood  all  heated 
up,  would  be  fun  compared  with  the 
slow,  lingering  death  of  this  friend  of 
mine  and  hundreds  of  others  who  quietly 
disappear  from  the  ranks  of  active  men 
and  who  are  not  heard  from  again  until 
we  see  the  final  notice  in  the  paper. 

"And  the  saddest  part  of  all  this  is 
that  in  most  cases  these  men  could  have 
gone  on  enjoying  life  to  a  ripe  old  age 
if  it  had  not  been  for  an  excess  of  some 
kind  or  because  they  did  not  take  suffi- 
cient exercise,  did  not  get  out  in  the 
open  air,  did  not  study  the  laws  of 
Nature  and  get  in  line  with  her. 

"So  as  we  gently  pass  into  a  new 
year  I  thought  I  would  preach  a  ser- 
monlet,  not  on  prohibition,  but  on  tem- 
perance. 

"I  think  what  each  of  us  needs  is  just 
a  little  development  of  our  will  power. 
If  you  never  make  an  effort  to  control 
yourself  in  any  way,  naturally  your  will 
power,  instead  of  being  strong  and  hard, 
is  like  a  flabby,  unused  muscle." 


The  Man  Who  Delivers  the  Goods 


By  Walt 

T^HERE'S  a  man  in  the  world  who  is 
never  turned  down,  wherever  he 
chances  to  stray;  he  gets  the  glad  hand  in 
the  populous  town,  or  out  where  the  farm- 
ers make  hay;  he's  greeted  with  pleasure 
in  deserts  of  sand,  and  deep  in  the  aisles 
of  the  woods;    wherever  he  goes  there's 


Mason 

the  welcoming  hand — he's  The  Man  Who 
Delivers  the  Goods.  The  failures  of  life 
sit  around  and  complain;  the  gods  haven't 
treated  them  white;  they've  lost  their 
umbrellas  whenever  there's  rain;  and 
they  haven't  their  lanterns  at  night;  men 
tire  of  the  failures  who  fill  with  their  sighs 


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the  air  of  their  own  neighborhoods; 
there's  the  man  who  is  greeted  v^ith  love- 
lighted  eyes — he's  The  Man  Who  Delivers 
the  Goods. 

One  fellow  is  laying  and  watches  the 
clock,  and  waits  for  the  whistle  to  blow ;  one 
has  a  hammer,  with  which  he  will  knock, 
and  one  tells  the  story  of  woe;  and  one,  if 
requested  to  travel  a  mile,  will  measure 
the  perches  and  roods;   but  one  does  his 


stunt  v^ith  a  whistle  or  smile — ^he's  The 
Man  Who  Delivers  the  Goods.  One  man 
is  afraid  he'll  labor  too  hard — the  world 
isn't  yearning  for  such;  and  one  man  is 
ever  alert,  on  his  guard,  lest  he  put  in  a 
minute  too  much;  and  one  has  a  grouch, 
or  a  temper  that's  bad,  and  one  is  a  crea- 
ture of  moods,  so  it's  hey  for  the  joyous 
and  rollicking  lad — for  the  One  \\'ho 
Delivers  the  Goods. 


Take  Time  to  Think 


TT  doesn't  pay  to  be  too  busy.  Unless 
a  man  has  some  time  to  think  in  a  nat- 
ural way  about  things  in  general  he  loses 
a  great  measure  of  mental  growth. 

It  is  well  to  be  active — a  wholesome 
thing  for  every  faculty  of  the  mind.  But 
as  trees  and  flowers  need  both  periods  of 
rain  and  periods  of  sunshine,  so  man 
needs  to  be  sometimes  busy  and  some- 
times able  to  stop  and  think.  Quiet 
thought  is  refreshing  to  the  busy  man. 

A  great  many  men  in  business  do  not  at 
all  appreciate  this  fact — ^however  common- 
place it  may  seem.  They  drive  themselves 
or  let  themselves  be  driven  by  their  work 
all  day  long,  day  in  and  day  out,  year  in 
and  year  out.  What  time  they  have  away 
from  their  work  is  often  spent  in  an  end- 


less round  of  social  and  pleasurable  activ- 
ities, lea\dng  practically  no  half -hour  with- 
out its  impending  purpose,  no  time  to 
stop  and  think  and  set  their  minds  in 
order,  no  time  to  reflect  or  to  let  the  mind 
act  from  impulses  other  than  the  purposes 
with  which  it  is  being  driven  continuously. 

Such  a  man's  mind  gets  into  a  whirl, 
revolving  in  a  very  small  orbit  and  making 
him  oblivious  to  greater  themes  that  lie 
wholly  outside  of  the  limited  circle  of  his 
own  strenuous  activity. 

On  a  strictly  business  basis,  this  does 
not  pay.  It  deprives  the  man  of  thoughts 
and  ideas  that  might  open  up  new  op- 
portunities of  immeasurable  value  to  his 
work.  Whatever  clogs  up  thinking,  re- 
tards progress. 


PERFUMES  OF  SYMPATHY 

jTJO  not  keep  your  sublime  love  and  tenderness  sealed  up  until  your  friends  are  dead. 
'-^  Fill  their  lives  with  sweetness;  speak  approving,  cheering  words  while  their  hearts  can 
be  thrilled  and  made  happier  by  them.  The  kind  things  you  mean  to  do  when  they  are 
gone,  do  before  they  go.  The  flowers  you  mean  to  send  for  their  coffins,  send  to  brighten 
and  sweeten  their  homes  before  they  leave  them.  If  my  friends  have  alabaster  boxes 
laid  away  full  of  fragrant  perfumes  of  sympathy  and  affection  that  they  intend  to  break 
over  my  dead  body,  I  should  rather  they  would  bring  them  out  in  my  weary  and  troubled 
hours  and  open  them  that  I  may  be  refreshed  and  cheered  by  them  while  I  need  them. 
I  should  rather  have  a  plain  coffin  without  flowers,  a  funeral  without  an  eulogy,  than 
life  without  sweetness  of  love  and  sympathy.  Let  us  learn  to  anoint  our  friend  before- 
hand for  burial.  Post-mortem  kindness  does  not  cheer  the  burdened  spirit;  flowers  on 
a  coffin  cast  no  fragrance  backward  over  the  weary  way. — L.  C.  Ball. 


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Agriculture 


THE  DOMINION  GRANT  FOR  ONTARIO 
AGRICULTURE 

The  Ontario  Government  has  received  its  share  of  the  $500,000  grant 

for  agriculture  which  the  Dominion    Government  decided  to  divide 

among  the  nine  provinces  at  its  last  session.      How  the 

money  will  he  expended  is  here  outlined. 


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THE  Province  of  Ontario  will  benefit 
to  the  amount  of  $175,753  of  the 
federal  grant.  A  cheque  for  one- 
half  of  this  sum  has  been  received  and 
the  balance  will  be  payable  when  Hon. 
J.  S.  Duff,  Minister  of  Agriculture, 
decides  that  it  is  necessary  to  further 
promote  the  work  of  development 
throughout  the  province. 

The  following  is  the  plan  for  the  ex- 
penditure of  the  grant : 

Field  Husbandry  Building,  Ontario 
Agricultural  College,  $40,000 

This  will  provide  for  accommodation 
for  the  department  of  field  husbandry  at 
the  college.  It  will  furnish  much-needed 
room  for  the  large  and  growing  classes 
in  long  and  short  courses  and  give 
greatly  increased  facilities  for  the  work 
in  seed  improvement  carried  on  in  con- 
junction with  5,000  farmers  throughout 
the  province.  It  will  also  give  in- 
creased class  accommodation. 

District  Representatives,  $21,000 

This  will  be  used  to  pay  the  expenses 
and  some  of  the  salaries  in  connection 
with  the  work  of  new  representatives, 
and  to  extend  the  work  and  usefulness 
of  representatives  already  appointed. 

Poultry  Work,  $10,000 

The  object  of  this  is  to  further  develop 
the  poultry  industry  throughout  the 
province.     To  do  this  it  is  necessary  to 


extend  the  equipment  at  the  Agricultural 
College  to  carry  on  breeding  work  on  a 
larger  scale  in  order  to  supply  both  birds 
and  eggs  of  the  best  breeds.  Two  extra 
men  will  also  be  employed,  one  to  devote 
all  his  time  to  the  work  of  the  plant,  and 
one  to  do  extension  work  among  district 
representatives.  In  addition  to  pro- 
viding for  this  assistance,  provision  is 
made  for  a  2,000  egg  incubator,  a  new 
poultry  house,  and  improvements  in  the 
administration  and  teaching  accommoda- 
tion. It  also  includes  a  sum  to  make  a 
study  of  handling  eggs  in  Great  Britain, 
Denmark,  and  other  countries,  for  which 
purpose  Prof.  W.  R.  Graham  left  for 
England  in  June. 

Milking  Shorthorns,  $12,500 

This  provides  for  the  purchase  in  Eng- 
land of  a  small  herd  of  high-class  milking 
shorthorns  in  order  to  test  the  possibilities 
of  the  development  of  a  class  of  cattle 
in  Ontario  which  will  be  profitable  both 
for  beef  and  milk  production.  They  will 
be  handled  almost  entirely  at  the  On- 
tario Agricultural  College.  Prof.  Geo. 
E.  Day,  head  of  the  department  of 
animal  husbandry,  will  leave  shortly  for 
England  to  make  the  purchases. 

Fruit  Works,  $9,000 

S3,000  will  be  set  apart  for  the  On- 
tario Horticultural  Exhibition,  in  addition 
to  the  $2,000  they  are  now  receiving; 
$3,000    for    orchard    competition,    and 


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$3,000  for  a  market  commissioner  to 
develop  markets  for  the  sale  of  Ontario 
fruit  in  the  West. 

Short  Courses,  $7,000 

This  provides  for  a  largely  increased 
number  of  short  courses  in  stock-raising 
and  seed  improvement,  which  have 
proven  so  effective  and  popular.  It  also 
includes  salary  for  a  temporary  seed 
specialist  to  be  attached  to  the  institutes 
branch  and  to  be  engaged  largely  in  this 
line  of  work. 

Eastern    Ontario    Live  Stock    Building, 
$10,000 

This  is  a  contribution  toward  more 
accommodation  for  the  Eastern  On- 
tario Winter  Fair  held  at  Ottawa  annual- 
ly to  encourage  the  live  stock  industry. 

Grants   for    Agricultural   Exhibition 
Buildings,  $10,000 

This  includes  $5,000  for  Fort  William 
and  Port  Arthur,  $2,500  for  London,  and 
$2,500  for  Windsor. 

Agricultural   Work    in   Connection    with 
Public  Schools,  $10,000 

To  interest  the  children  of  the  primary 
schools  in  agricultural  study  and  agri- 
cultural work  is  one  of  the  most  important 
movements  at  the  present  time.  This 
money  is  to  assist  in  a  propaganda  of 
this  nature  now  being  carried  out  through 
the  co-operation  of  the  Department  of 
Education  and  the  Agricultural  Depart- 
ments 

Drainage  Work,  $6,000 

This  is  to  enable  the  drainage  staff  at 
the  Ontario  Agricultural  College  to  meet 
the  demands  for  assistance  in  this  line 
being  received  from  all  parts  of  the  prov- 
ince. It  will  also  be  used  to  demonstrate 
the  possibilities  of  drainage  in  certain 
sections  where  it  has  been  maintained 
that  drains  would  not  work. 

Live  Stock  in  Northern  Ontario,  $5,000 
This  is  to  provide  for  placing  male 
animals  of  various  classes  at  different 


points  in  Northern  Ontario  in  order  to 
establish  a  live  stock  industry  on  a  proper 
basis. 

Women's  Institutes,  $3,500 

This  provides  for  courses  in  domestic 
science  in  connection  with  forty  or  fifty 
institutes  along  similar  lines  to  those 
found  successful  last  year  in  Haldimand 
County.  These  courses  will  include 
cooking,  sewing,  home  nursing,  home 
sanitation  and  decoration. 

Dairy  Survey,  $2,000 

This  is  to  gather  information  as  to  the 
actual  conditions  of  the  dairy  farms  in  a 
few  counties  in  Eastern  Ontario,  and  a 
few  counties  in  Western  Ontario.  It  is 
felt  that  this  information  will  be  most 
useful  in  making  future  dairy  work  more 
effective. 

Western  Ontario  Creamery  Works,  $1 ,500 

This  is  to  employ  a  competent  man  to 
give  instruction  among  those  engaged  in 
producing  cream  for  creameries  in  West- 
ern Ontario. 

Soil  Survey,  $500 

To  provide  means  for  obtaining  in- 
formation as  to  the  making  of  a  soil 
survey  of  the  province,  and  testing  the 
advisability  of  such  a  plan.  The  ques- 
tion of  maintaining  the  fertility  of  the 
soil  is  one  of  the  most  important  de- 
manding consideration  at  the  present 
time. 

Miscellaneous  Work,  $3,733 

This  makes  provision  for  incidental 
items  which  may  be  found  desirable, 
such  as  experiments  in  vegetable  grow- 
ing, assistance  in  live  stock  shipments, 
encouraging  alfalfa  growing,  etc. 

Ontario   Veterinary  College,  $25,000 

This  provides  for  the  purchase  of  the 
land  necessary  to  finish  out  the  block  of 
the  present  L-shaped  site  on  University 
avenue,  with  a  view  to  later  extending 
the  college  to  be  a  Dominion  institution. 


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FOR  BETTER  FARMING  IN  ONTARIO 

The  Ontario  Government  has  taken  further  steps  to  provide  experts 

in  agriculture,  in  the  different  districts  of  the  province.     Eleven  new 

appointments  have  just  been  made,  eight  of  them   to 

counties  not  hitherto  included. 


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ONTARIO  will  now  have  a  total 
of  32  counties  in  which  a  cam- 
paign of  education  in  better 
farming  methods  will  be  carried  on. 

The  eight  counties  which  are  to  receive 
representatives  for  the  first  time  are 
Brant,  Welland,  Kent,  Middlesex.  Fron- 
tenac,  Leeds  and  Grenville,  Bruce  and 
Lennox,  and  Addington. 

R.  Schuyler  is  appointed  to  Brant 
County,  with  headquarters  at  Paris.  E. 
Austin  goes  to  Welland,  and  will  make 
the  county  town  his  abiding  place.  The 
Kent  representative,  C.  H.  Buchanan, 
is  to  be  located  at  Chatham;  I.  B.  Whale, 
of  Middlesex,  at  London;  J.  G.Taggart, 
of  Frontenac,  at  Sydenham;  W.  H. 
Smith,  of  Leeds  and  Grenville,  at  Athens; 
N.  C.  McKay,  of  Bruce,  at  Walkerton; 
and  C.  B.  Curran,  of  Lennox  and  Adding- 
ton, at  Napanee. 

Other  appointments  to  counties  pre- 
viously included  are:  W.  W.  Emmerson 
to  Lanark,  with  headquarters  at  Perth. 
D.  E.  MacRae,  to  Glengarry,  with 
headquarters  at  Alexandria;  and  E. 
Bradt  to  Dundas,  with  headquarters  at 
Morrisburg.  Glengarry  formerly  had 
but  an  assistant  from  one  of  the  ad- 
joining counties. 

In  addition  to  the  men  appointed,  the 
Department  of  Agriculture  will  place 
another  assistant  at  Port  Hope  to  serve 
the  united  counties  of  Northumberland 
and  Durham. 

The  district  representative  will  have 
general  charge  and  his  two  assistants  will 
each  take  a  county. 

A  temporary  post  is  being  established 
in  Lambton  at  Oil  Springs  in  addition  to 
the  present  one  at  Petrolea,  while  the 


north  country's  increasing  needs  will  be 
met  by  the  placing  at  different  points 
for  the  summer  of  four  experienced  men. 

The  district  representatives  are  main- 
tained jointly  by  the  Department  of 
Agriculture  and  the  Department,  of 
Education.  The  men  are  attached  as 
instructors  to  High  Schools  in  their  re- 
spective counties  and  their  salaries  are 
paid  by  the  Department  of  Education. 
Their  work  extends  beyond  the  class- 
room. In  fact,  a  great  deal  of  the  benefit 
derived  by  the  farming  community 
from  the  work  of  the  district  representa- 
tives, comes  from  the  practical  instruc- 
tion, the  good  advice  backed  up  by  con- 
vincing demonstrations,  given  upon  the 
farms. 

The  cost  of  this  outside  work  is  borne 
by  the  Department  of  Agriculture. 


New  Experts  for  Agriculture 

nPHREE  new  ofl&cials  have  been  add- 
ed  to  the  Dominion  Department 
of  Agriculture,  all  in  connection  with  the 
experimental  farms.  These  oflEicials  will 
be  known  as  the  Dominion  Agrostologist, 
Dominion  Animal  Husbandman,  and  the 
Assistant  Dominion  Field  Husbandman. 
These  appointments  have  been  rendered 
necessary  by  the  increasing  volume  of  the 
work  connected  with  live  stock,  field 
husbandry  and  forage  crop  production 
on  the  Dominion  E.xperimental  Farms. 
In  addition  to  assuming  some  of  the 
duties  formerly  discharged  by  the  Do- 
minion Agriculturist,  the  Dominion 
Agrostologist,  Dr.  0.  M.  Make,  takes  up 
some  of  the  work  previously  supervised 


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by  the  Dominion  Cerealist,  Dr.  C.  E. 
Saunders,  and  by  the  Dominion  Botanist, 
Prof.  H.  T.  Giissow.  He  will  devote 
his  time  more  especially  to  the  breeding 
and  improvement  of  Canadian  forage 
crops  of  all  kinds,  paying  special  atten- 
tion to  grasses,  clovers  and  alfalfas. 

Dr.  Malte,  who  was  born  in  March, 
1880,  is  a  native  of  southern  Sweden 
and  has  had  years  of  training  along  lines 
necessary  for  the  work.  He  has  been 
long  engaged  in  teaching  these  subjects, 
and  is  the  author  of  several  publications 
which  are  accepted  as  standard  works  on 
the  subjects  he  will  now  deal  with  for 
Canada. 

The  Dominion  Animal  Husbandman, 
Mr.  E-  S.  Archibald,  B.A.,  B.S.A.,  was 
born  in  Yarmouth,  Nova  Scotia,  in 
1885,  of  an  old  farming  and  fruit-growing 
family.  He  has  passed  most  success- 
fully through  a  severe  school,  college 
and  practical  training  for  his  work  and 
has  been  instructor  in  agriculture  and 
experimentalist  in  the  Truro  Agricultural 
College,  being  appointed  professor  of 
agriculture  and  farm  superintendent  at 
the  college  in  1910. 

Mr.  O.  C.  White,  B.S.A.,  who  has  for 
some  time  been  assistant  to  the  Domin- 
ion Agriculturist,  was  born  on  August  14, 
1887,  at  Auburn,  Ontario  county,  where 
his  father  is  still  a  most  successful  farmer. 
He  has  had,  first,  under  his  father,  then 
in  southern  Manitoba,  and  in  Pennsyl- 
vania, several  years  of  practical  farming 
experience.  He  is  a  graduate  of  the 
Ontario  Agricultural  College,  has  been 
a  drainage  surveyor  and  demonstrator 
and  a  judge  at  the  Chicago  International 
Cattle  ShoM\ 

Progress  of  the  Dry-Farming 
Congress 

T^HE  Board  of  Control  which  is  com- 
pleting the  arrangements  for  the 
Dry-Farming  Congress  to  be  held  in 
Lethbridge  in  October  have  appointed 
Mr.  W.  H.  Fairfield,  director  of  the  Ex- 


perimental Farm,  as  chairman  of  the 
board  of  judges. 

Mr.  Fairfield  will  have  as  assistants 
seven  of  the  best  agriculture  experts 
available.  He  will  also  have  a  separate 
board  of  judges  to  decide  the  winner  of 
the  great  wheat  contest,  in  which  will 
be  exhibited  hard  wheat  grown  in  prac- 
tically every  country  in  the  world,  in 
which  there  are  sections  where  the  rain- 
fall annually  does  not  exceed  20  inches. 

South  America,  Australia.  India,  Tur- 
key, Hungary,  Egypt,  and  the  arid  and 
semi-arid  sections  of  the  western,  south- 
western, and  northwestern  States,  as  well 
as  the  four  Provinces  of  Canada,  will  all 
be  represented.  Farmers  from  these 
places  are  competing  for  the  prize,  valued 
at  $2,500,  for  the  best  bushel  of  hard 
wheat  exhibited. 

James  Murray,  farm  manager  of 
Canadian  Wheat  Lands  Limited,  has 
accepted  the  chairmanship  of  the  sec- 
tion of  farm  management,  one  of  the 
most  important  of  the  nine  sections  of 
the  International  Dry-Farming  Congress. 

A  programme  of  addresses  by  the 
world's  most  practical  agriculture  teach- 
ers and  dry-farming  experts  will  be 
arranged. 

Serious  Losses  of  Foals 

nPHERE  have  been  heavy  losses  of 
foals  in  Ontario  this  spring  and 
in  many  cases  the  dams  have  died  as 
well.  The  Weekly  Sun  considers  it 
"the  most  serious  feature  in  the  live 
stock  situation  in  Ontario  this  spring." 
In  one  case,  it  says,  forty  foals  are  re- 
ported to  have  been  lost  within  a  limited 
area. 

"The  trouble  does  not  seem  to  be 
general,"  says  the  Sun.  "Many  locali- 
ties report  an  excellent  season,  but  where 
trouble  has  occurred  the  losses  appear  to 
have  been  exceedingly  heavy. 

The  Weekly  Sun  is  of  opinion  that 
"in  any  case  the  situation  seems  to  be 
serious  enough  to  demand  an  enquiry  by 
the  Ontario  Department  of  Agriculture,' ' 


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BRITISH  CAPITAL  WILL  STILL  FLOW 

That  Canada  offers  one  of  the  most  secure  and  profitable  fields  for 

investment  in  the  world;  that  from  East  to  West  it  is  athrill  with 

purpose,  efficiency,  confidence  and  energy;  that  the  Old  Country 

can  ivith  advantage  copy  some  of  its  institutions — these 

are  the  views  of  a  financial  visitor. 


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MR.  J.  HILL  MARSH,  associated 
with  a  group  of  London  and  Liv- 
erpool financiers,  has  been  "do- 
ing" Canada  for  business  reasons.  At 
Vancouver  he  had  a  talk  with  the 
World,  which  shows  him  to  be  a  shrewd 
observer. 

"For  some  time  past  I  have  endeav- 
ored to  keep  in  general  touch  with  de- 
velopments in  the  Dominion,"  said  Mr. 
Marsh,  "and  like  all  other  observers,  I 
was  familiar  with  and  surprised  at  the 
reports  reaching  England  of  the  enor- 
mous growth  of  all  sections  of  Canada 
within  the  past  few  years. 

"  My  expectations  were  therefore  high, 
but  they  have  been  altogether  eclipsed 
by  what  I  have  seen. 

"The  statistics  that  demonstrate  this 
development,  the  trade  and  immigra- 
tion returns,  the  customs  and  post 
ofl&ce  receipts,  the  bank  clearings,  the 
building  permits — all  these  were  ex- 
plained when  I  found  myself  in  touch 
with  the  Canadian  people.  Energy, 
efficiency,  optimism — these  strike  me 
as  the  three  dominating  notes  of  Can- 
adian commerce  and  industry.  We  in 
the  old  world  are  inclined  to  do  every- 
thing by  traditional  methods,  and  so 
are  apt  to  fall  into  a  rut.  It  does  an 
English  business  man  good  to  receive 
by  personal  contact  the  stimulus  of 
Canadian  buoyancy  and  obstacle-con- 
quering energy. 

"On  my  way  to  the  Pacific  from  Bos- 
ton, I  stopped  at  Montreal,  Winnipeg 


and  Calgary,  and  was  struck,  as  I  came 
westward,  with  the  progressive  develop- 
ment of  what  I  regard  as  typical  Can- 
adian characteristics. 

"Montreal  differed  little,  if  at  all, 
from  many  European  cities  in  its  ex- 
ternal appearance,  though  few  could 
vie  with  it  for  business  energy.  But  on 
arriving  at  Winnipeg,  I  sensed  alto- 
gether new  impressions.  Coupled  with 
the  characteristic  industry  and  energy 
of  the  good  business  man  wherever  you 
find  him,  I  seemed  to  feel  a  largeness 
and  comprehensiveness  of  grasp  to  me 
totally  new. 

The  Western  Patriotic  View 

"Moreover,  the  belief  was  forced 
upon  me  that,  as  in  no  other  place,  the 
business  men  of  Western  Canada  had 
grasped  the  idea  that  the  building  of  a 
successful  business  had  a  real  patriotic 
and  imperial  value — the  realization  that 
the  extension  of  every  man's  business 
operations  had,  as  the  inevitable  result, 
the  material  development  and  financial 
progress  of  the  country  of  which  he  was 
a  citizen. 

"Both  in  Winnipeg  and  in  Calgary  I 
found  a  municipal  patriotism  that  was 
almost  passionate,  and  though  the  ex- 
cesses of  some  of  the  more  ardent  lovers 
of  their  city  would  sometimes  provoke 
a  smile,  still  the  feeling  itself  is  wholly 
admirable  and  goes  far  to  explain  the 
wonderful  progress  made  by  both  these 
cities  in  recent  years. 


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"I  am  impressed  with  Vancouver's 
resemblance  to  the  best  British  cities, 
and  with  the  striking  natural  beauty  of 
its  location.  I  do  not  think  it  has  an 
equal  in  any  of  the  many  cities  I  have 
visited.  I  have  seen  Naples — and  in 
spite  of  the  proverb,  have  had  no  par- 
ticular desire  to  die  then  or  thereafter. 
From  Cairo  to  Edinburgh  I  have  seen 
most  of  the  tourist-haunted  cities  of 
Europe,  and  though  in  point  of  historic 
association  and  picturesqueness,  no  city 
on  this  continent  can,  I  suppose,  begin 
to  compare  with  them,  still  there  are 
none  of  them  that  has,  in  my  judgment, 
the  natural  beauty  that  Vancouver 
possesses.  Situated  on  a  peninsula  be- 
tween two  arms  of  the  sea,  overlooked 
by  mile-high  mountains,  and  possessing 
the  finest  natural  park  in  the  world, 
your  citizens  should  learn  to  speak  of 
their  home  as  'Vancouver,  the  Beauti- 
ful.' 

"And  its  commercial  promise  is  al- 
most equal  to  its  natural  beauty.  It  is 
strategically  located  so  that  the  busi- 
ness of  a  territory  imperial  in  its  extent 
must  of  necessity  be  conducted  through 
its  portals. 

The  Promise  of  Panama 

"When  the  Panama  Canal  is  com- 
pleted, the  rapid  development  that  has 
already  taken  place  will  be  greatly  ac- 
celerated. By  that  time  the  natural 
resources  of  the  province  will  have  been 
more  fully  developed,  with  correspond- 
ing increase  in  Vancouver's  trade. 

"As  you  know,  I  am  from  Liverpool, 
and  as  I  compare  your  magnificent  har- 
bor with  the  River  Mersey,  around 
which  is  built  the  greatest  port  in  the 
world,  I  could  not  help  but  envy  Van- 
couver its  natural  advantages,  and  when, 
as  I  have  gone  to  and  fro  among  your 
business  men,  I  have  felt  the  driving 
power  that  was  behind  your  business 
activity,  and  when  I  have  considered 
your  strategic  geographical  position,  I 
think  that  in  the  near  future  your  city 


will  be  a  namesake  of  my  own  and  be- 
come known  the  world  over  as  the  'Liv- 
erpool of  the  Pacific' 

A  Trip  to  the  Interior 

"I  decided  to  make  a  trip  into  the 
interior  of  British  Columbia  to  look  into 
it  as  a  field  of  investment.  I  had  ex- 
pected that  a  trip  into  a  country  as  yet 
only  partially  opened  up  would  be  at- 
tended with  some  personal  inconveni- 
ence, and  even  possible  hardship,  and 
for  this  I  was  quite  prepared. 

"I  was  surprised  to  find  that  I  could 
go  from  Vancouver  to  the  central  in- 
terior of  the  province  almost  as  com- 
fortably as  on  the  best  travelled  routes 
in  Europe.  I  went  part  of  the  way  in  a 
Pullman  car.  From  Ashcroft  to  Soda 
Creek  I  travelled  over  the  historic  Cari- 
boo road,  which  would  almost  compare 
with  the  noted  roads  of  France  for  its 
upkeep  and  general  condition.  We 
made  the  distance  of  nearly  170  miles, 
by  automobile,  in  one  day.  This  auto- 
mobile trip  was  intensely  interesting  and 
delightful,  not  only  because  of  the  un- 
expected excellence  of  the  road  and  the 
varied  and  charming  scenery,  but  also 
because  of  the  tales  told  en  route  of  the 
picturesque  days  of  the  'Cariboo  rush' 
fifty  years  ago. 

"The  last  stage  of  our  journey  was 
made  up  the  Fraser  on  a  splendid  river 
steamer,  the  equipment  and  service  on 
which  was  as  much  a  surprise  to  me  as 
the  auto  trip.  I  had  not  expected  to 
see  in  a  country  that  is  as  yet  almost  an 
undeveloped  wilderness,  a  palatial 
steamer,  electrically  lighted,  and  with 
almost  all  the  conveniences  of  a  trans- 
Atlantic  liner,  even  down  to  brass  beds 
in  the  superior  cabins.  The  trip  from 
Soda  Creek  to  Fort  George  was  particu- 
larly most  enjoyable,  interest  being  add- 
ed by  the  steamer  heading  through  the 
Cottonwood  and  Fort  George  Canyons. 

"We  arrived  without  incident  at  Fort 
George,  which  was  one  of  the  places  I 
had  come  out  from  England  especially 


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75 


to  see.  Examination  of  conditions  on 
the  ground  confirmed  me  in  the  belief, 
based  on  previous  study  of  its  geograph- 
ical location,  that  at  the  point  where  the 
Nechaco  and  the  Eraser  Rivers  join,  and 
which  is  the  centre  of  an  important  sys- 
tem of  inland  waterways  radiating  in 
three  separate  directions,  and  which  will 
be,  furthermore,  the  junction  point  of 
several  important  railroads,  here  there 
must  of  necessity  arise  one  of  the  most 
important  cities  of  the  Province  of  Brit- 
ish Columbia.  I  found  that  the  town- 
site  itself  was  splendidly  suited  for  the 
development  of  a  fine  city,  being  some 
seventy  feet  above  the  Nechaco  River, 
and  with  a  gentle  slope  to  that  stream. 
The  view  from  the  river  bank  in  both 
directions  is  beautiful,  and  I  think  will 
in  future  years  attract  visitors  on  that 
account  alone,  just  as  Vancouver  does, 
throughout  the  whole  of  the  summer 
season.  As  a  trading  and  distributing 
centre,  backed  by  a  territory  of  great 
natural  resources  and  of  enormous,  but 
us  yet  unknown  mineral  wealth.  Fort 
George  has  the  substantial  and  essential 
requirements  that  are  the  foundation  of 
the  building  of  all  cities. 

Lesson  of  Our  Boards  of  Trade 

"On  Victoria  Day,  May  24,  there  was 
a  banquet  given  by  the  Fort  George 
Board  of  Trade,  at  which  I  was  an  in- 
vited guest.  These  Boards  of  Trade  in 
the  various  cities  and  towns  of  Canada 
seem  to  me  to  fulfil  a  new  and  most  de- 
sirable function.  The  representations 
are  regarded  as  being  of  great  import- 
ance, and  the  deliberations  of  some  of 
the  Boards  of  Trade  of  the  large  cities, 
such  as  Montreal,  Toronto,  Winnipeg 
and  Vancouver,  carry  almost  national 
weight.  The  chambers  of  commerce  in 
England  are  not  nearly  so  comprehen- 
sive in  their  functions,  nor  are  they  of 
any  practical  importance  as  a  means  of 
expressing  matured  and  impartial  busi- 
ness opinion.  They  are  simply  offices 
for  the  compilation  of  business  statistics. 


"Here  in  Canada  I  find  your  Boards 
of  Trade  are  centres  of  authoritative  in- 
formation, unprejudiced  by  political,  re- 
ligious or  any  other  than  purely  busi- 
ness considerations,  and  are  advisory 
bodies  of  the  utmost  weight  and  value. 
The  organization  of  such  bodies  in  Great 
Britain  would  be  one  of  the  several 
valuable  lessons  that  we  in  the  Old 
Country  might  learn  from  your  young 
and  energetic  Dominion. 

Optimistic  Flotations 

"The  expectations  with  which  I  came 
out  to  Canada  have  been  more  than 
abundantly  realized  throughout  the 
whole  of  my  trip.  It  has  been  five  or 
six  weeks  of  hustle,  but  every  moment 
.was  full  of  interest,  and  almost  every 
moment  one  of  pleasure.  I  am  confirmed 
in  my  previous  belief  that  Canada  offers 
a  magnificent  field  for  investment  for 
British  capital,  and  that  this  capital  will 
come  to  the  Dominion  in  increasing 
amounts  as  the  years  go  by. 

"It  is  true  that  there  have  been  re- 
cently floated  on  the  British  money 
market  a  number  of  Canadian  proposi- 
tions that  are,  to  say  the  least,  very 
optimistic  in  their  expectations,  and 
that  all  future  offerings  should  be,  and 
no  doubt  will  be,  scrutinized  with  care 
before  the  British  investor  will  put  his 
money  into  them.  But  for  the  sound 
Canadian  propositions  there  is  money 
in  plenty,  and  particularly  for  those 
which  are  based  on  legitimate  civic 
growth  and  on  the  development  of  land 
or  other  natural  resources." 

Nothing  is  so  hygienic  as  success,  and 
the  success  in  making  a  picture  and  then 
reproducing  it  is  a  pleasure  never  to  be 
forgotten.  It  is  an  achievement,  and  all 
successes  write  themselves  on  the  face 
We  are  what  we  are  on  account  of  the 
difficulties  we  have  overcome,  the  obstacles 
that  we  have  met  and  surmounted. — 
Elbert  Hubbard 


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CANADA'S  DEVELOPMENT  ONLY 
BEGINNING 

That  the  English  investors''  appetite  for  Canadian  securities  has  not 

by  any  means  been  satisfied  and  continues  as  strong  as  ever,  is  shoivn 

by  the  following  remarks  made  by  the  Chairman  of  the  Scottish 

and  Canadian  General  Investment  Company  at  the 

annual  meeting  held  in  Edinburgh  recently. 


UNDOUBTEDLY,  large  sums  of 
money  are  being  poured  into 
Canada  at  the  present  moment, 
and  the  remark  is  often  made  that  Can- 
ada cannot  absorb  all  this  money  profit- 
ably, and  that  trouble  is  sure  to  follow. 
I  think,  however,  that  such  a  view  is  an 
unduly  pessimistic  one,  and  is  made  by 
those  who  do  not  realize  the  value  and 
potentialities  of  this  immense  Land  of 
Opportunities  which  now  holds  such  a 
vitally  important  place  in  the  British 
Dominions. 

"The  vast  immigration  to  Canada 
which  is  taking  place  to-day,  and  which 
will,  in  all  probability,  continue  for 
many  years,  necessitates  the  provision 
of  large  sums  for  financing  these  immi- 
grants, most  of  whom  are  connected 
with  the  leading  industry  of  agriculture. 
In  addition  to  this,  towns  are  springing 
up  all  over  the  Dominion,  and  industries 


and  manufactures  of  all  kinds  are  being 
developed  at  a  very  rapid  pace. 

"Such  being  the  case,  I  venture  to 
think  that  we  have  seen  only  the  be- 
ginning of  the  progress  and  development 
of  Canada,  and  that  if  we  invest  a  con- 
siderable proportion  of  our  money  there, 
in  securities  selected  with  that  care  and 
consideration  which  it  will  be  the  en- 
deavor of  your  Board  to  exercise,  the 
shareholders  of  this  company  will  be 
amply  satisfied  with  the  results. 

"With  the  valuable  assistance  of  our 
Canadian  agents,  we  have  been  fortun- 
ate in  securing  exceedingly  good  outlets 
for  our  money  there.  We  propose  to 
continue  to  devote  ourselves  largely  to 
Canadian  investments  when  satisfac- 
tory opportunities  arise,  in  order  to  take 
advantage  of  the  great  prosperity  of  the 
Dominion." 


Mr.  Foster's  Epigrams  of  Empire 


nPHE  Royal  Colonial  Institute  gave 
a  dinner,  June  11,  in  honor  of 
Hon.  George  E.  Foster,  Minister  of  Trade 
and  Commerce,  in  Fishmongers'  Hall. 
The  gathering  included  many  mercantile 
and  commercial  magnates  and  most  of 
the  leaders  in  the  London  Canadian 
circle.  Earl  Grey  presided,  and  Mr. 
Foster's  was  the  only  speech.  He  spoke 
for  half  an  hour,  sketching  the  wonder- 
ful rise  of  the  Dominion. 

'  'We  may  have  gone  wrong  according 
to  Cobden's  theories,"  said  Mr.  Foster, 


"but,  by  George,  we  have  results,"  was 
one  of  his  epigrams. 

Another  was: '  T  wish  somebody  would 
bury  the  word  emigrant.  When  a  man 
leaves  Britain  for  Canada  he  is  simply 
moving." 

In  an  eloquent  peroration,  Mr.  Foster 
appealed  for  the  combined  wisdom  and 
experience  of  all  parts  of  the  Empire  to 
be  brought  together:  "Within  the  last 
25  years  the  Empire  has  outlived  its 
organization.  Shall  we  lie  down  and  say 
we  are  unable  to  make  an  organization 
which  shall  keep  this  empire  one?" 


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Canada's  Trade  Prosperity 


PIGURES  issued  from  Ottawa  on 
Canada's  trade  for  the  past  fiscal 
year  demonstrate  conclusively  the  sound 
commercial  state  of  the  country. 

The  total  trade  for  the  year  amounted 
to  $862,699,732,  an  increase  of  no  less 
than  $103,605,343,  as  compared  with 
the  preceding  fiscal  year. 

Imports  totalled  $547,382,582,  an  in- 
crease of  nearly  $86,000,000;  exports 
totalled  $315,317,250,  an  increase  of 
nearly  $18,000,000. 

The  year's  increase  in  trade,  over 
fourteen  per  cent.,  is  one  of  the  largest, 
if  not  the  largest,  in  the  history  of 
Canada. 

Of  the  total  imports  for  the  past  year 
$335,204,452  were  dutiable  goods,  while 
S186, 144,249  were  free  goods. 

The  Customs  revenue  totalled  $87,- 
548,452,  an  increase  of  $14,250,908. 

Exports  of  domestic  products  for  the 
year  totalled  $290,223,857,  the  principal 
items  being:  Agricultural  products, 
8107,143,375;  animals  and  their  produce, 


$48,210,654;  mines,  $41,324,516;  forests, 
$40,892,674;  manufactures,  $35,836,284; 
fisheries,  $16,704,768. 

The  increase  in  agricultural  exports 
was  approximately  $24,500,000.  In 
manufactures  the  increase  was  not  quite 
half  a  million.  Fisheries  exports  in- 
creased by  a  little  over  a  million.  On 
the  other  hand,  there  were  decreases  of 
a  little  over  four  millions  in  the  exports 
of  animals  and  their  produce;  nearly 
five  millions  in  the  exports  of  the  forest, 
anda  million  andahalf  in  mineral  exports. 

During  the  year  Canada  imported 
coin  and  bullion  to  the  value  of  $26,- 
033,881,  as  compared  with  only  $10,206,- 
210  for  the  preceding  year. 

No  better  indication  of  the  prosperity 
of  the  country  can  be  brought  forward 
than  what  is  represented  in  the  above 
figures.  With  the  rapid  peopling  of 
Western  Canada  and  the  development 
of  our  vast  natural  resources  no  other 
result  could  be  expected. 

A  table  giving  a  summary  of  trade 
returns  appears  on  the  next  page. 


S2  ^ 


Our  1911   Pulpwood  Trade 


T^HE  Forestry  Branch  of  the  Depart- 
ment of  the  Interior  has  finished 
the  compilation  of  the  statistics  of  pulp- 
wood  consumption  for  1911,  and  will 
shortly  publish  the  results  as  their 
Bulletin  No.  30. 

The  consumption  of  pulpwood  showed 
an  increase  of  73,801  cords  (or  12.3  per 
cent.),  namely,  from  598,487  cords  in  1910 
to  672,288  cords  in  1911.  The  average 
price  per  cord  ($6.45)  was  the  highest 
paid  since  these  statistics  began  to  be 
compiled  in  1908. 


The  increase  in  the  production  of  pulp 
was  22,229  tons,  vi/.,  from  474,604  tons 
in  1910  to  496,833  tons  in  1911  (an  in- 
crease of  4.7  per  cent.)  Fifty-four  firms 
sent  in  reports,  an  increase  of  three. 

Quebec  mills,  28  in  number,  consumed 
58  per  cent,  of  the  total  quantity  of  wood 
used;  Ontario,  with  fourteen  mills,  used 
almost  one- third;  the  four  mills  in  New 
Brunswick  took  6.8  per  cent,  of  the  total 
and  Nova  Scotia's  seven  mills  about  half 
that  quantity. 

The  actual  quantities  of  pulp   con- 


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The  Trade  of  Canada    One  Month  Period 


Trade  by  Classes. 

Imports  for  Consumption. 

Dutiable  goods 

Free  goods 

Totals,  imports,   (merchandise)  , 
Coin  and  bullion 

Total  imports 

Duty  collected 

Exports. 
Canadian   Produce: — 

The  mine 

The  fisheries 

The  forest 

Animal  produce 

Agricultural  products 

Manufactures 

Miscellaneous 

Totals,   Canadian   produce 

Foreign  produce 

Totals,   exports,    (merchandise). 
Coin  and  bullion 

Total  exports 

Recapitulation. 

Total  trade — Merchandise 

Coin  and  bullion 

Totals 


Trade  by  Countries. 


British  Empire — Total 

United  Kingdom 

Australia 

British  Africa 

British  Guiana 

British  West  Indies  (incl.  Bermuda)  , 

Newfoundland 

New  Zealand 

Foreign  Countries — Total 

United  States 

Argentine  Republic 

Belgium 

France ,  . 

Germany 

Holland 

Italy 

Japan 

Mexico 


One  Month  ending  April. 
1909  1910  1911 


13,440,343 
9,091,330 


18,578,642 
12,093,790 


20,164,063 
11,514,911 


1,926,144 
232,350 
1,642,465 
1,469,776 
4,843,112 
1,747,833 
1,117 

11,862,797 
492,041 

12,354,838 
42,445 

12.397,283 


2,276,828 
355,370 
1,900,903 
1,518,729 
6,061,072 
2.380,011 
14,768 

14,507,681 
362,222 

14.869,903 
287,004 

15,116.907 


2,156,814 
306.093 
1,653,526 
1,671,775 
3,051,035 
2,102,368 
1,621 

10,943,232 
607,854 

11,551,086 
326,614 

11,877,700 


1912 

$ 


30,214,139 
15,393,352 


32,531,673 
69,898 

30,672,438 
184,549 

31,678,974 
865,213 

45.607,491 
246,062 

22,601,571 

30,856,987 

32,544,157 

45,853.553 

3,788,480 

4,883,015 

5,265,450 

7,860,759 

2,384,849 
235,036 
1,478.042 
1.032,168 
5,936,313 
2,601,537 
9.044 

13.676.989 
562.667 

14.239.656 
1.240,684 

15,480.340 


34,886,511 

45,542,341 

43,230,060 

59.847.147 

112,343 

431,553 
45,973,894 

1,191,827 

1.486.746 

34,998,854 

44,421,887 

61.333.893 

Imports. 

Exports 

1911 

1912 

1911 

1912 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

7,407,757 

9,388,657 

5,276,733 

6,326,107 

6.536.128 

8,213,125 

4,810.318 

5.6.53,477 

44,458 

38,707 

146,173 

158,215 

12.164 

8,748 

16,000 

211,856 

67.672 

58,050 

2,208 

9,871 

359,399 

387,045 

175,625 

146,269 

29,001 

13,665 

94,276 

35,860 

45,006 

157,778 

7,694 

81,767 

25,136,430 

36,465,496 

6,600,967 

9,154,233 

21,947,138 

32,165,742 

5.421,517 

7,980,626 

270.002 

313,485 

132.893 

231,617 

127.387 

211,647 

177,706 

265,842 

667,555 

1,007,189 

101.924 

56.068 

557.100 

812,469 

225.850 

195,839 

225,586 

376,768 

37,499 

84.. 501 

69,537 

121,930 

1,282 

21.323 

98.331 

267,480 

5,876 

19,685 

275,569 

70,527 

21,686 

21,003 

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sumed  are  as  follows:  Quebec,  390,429 
cords;  Ontario,  213,667  cords;  New 
Brunswick,  45,824  cords,  and  Nova 
Scotia,  22,221  cords.  Pulp  manufacture 
in  British  Columbia  is  still  in  the  experi- 
mental stage. 

Quebec's  Export  Regulations 

The  effect  on  the  price  of  pulpwood  of 
Quebec's  prohibitory  regulations  as  to  ex- 
port of  wood  cut  on  crown  lands  has  been 
awaited  with  interest.  The  conclusion 
to  be  drawn  from  the  figures  of  the 
bulletin  is  that  an  increase  of  almost  one 
dollar  per  cord  has  resulted. 

The  average  price  paid  for  pulpwood 
in  Quebec  in  1911  was  97  cents  per  cord 
greater  than  that  paid  in  1910. 

In  Ontario  the  price  fell  twenty  cents, 
while  New  Brunswick  and  Nova  Scotia 
show  increases  of  twenty  to  thirty  cents 
per  cord. 

Spruce  is  still  far  in  the  lead  as  a  pulp- 
wood, over  four-fifths  of  the  wood  used 
being  of  this  species.  Somewhat  less 
than  one-fifth  of  the  total  consumption 
was  balsam  fir,  and  poplar  and  hemlock 
each  furnished  less  than  one  per  cent,  of 
the  total.  The  Canadian  Forestry  Jour- 
nal points  out  that  the  proportion  of 
balsam  fir  used  for  pulp  is  constantly 
increasing. 

Only  four  species — namely,  spruce, 
balsam  fir,  poplar  and  hemlock — were 
used  for  pulp  in  1911.  Quebec  used  all 
four,  Ontario  and  Nova  Scotia  all  but 
hemlock,  and  New  Brunswick  only  spruce 
and  balsam  fir.  The  proportions  of  the 
two  principal  woods  to  the  total  con- 
sumption in  the  various  provinces  were 
as  follows:  Quebec:  spruce,  75  per  cent., 
balsam  fir, 23.8 per  cent.;  Ontario:  spruce, 
90  per  cent.,  balsam  fir,  9  per  cent. ;  Nova 
Scotia:  spruce,  81  per  cent.,  balsam  fir, 
18  per  cent;  New  Brunswick:  spruce,  96 
per  cent.,  balsam  fir,  4  per  cent. 

The  annual  consumption  of  pulpwood 
per  mill  in  the  Dominion  was  12,450 
cords,  almost  the  same  as  that  for  1909 
(12,442  cords)  and  quite  an  increase  over 


that  for  1910  (11,735  cords).  Ontario 
gives  the  highest  average  cut  per  mill, 
viz.,  15,262  cords. 

The  aggregate  export  of  wood-pulp 
was  259,514  tons,  of  which  221,167  was 
mechanical  and  38,347  chemical  pulp. 

The  total  value  of  the  pulp  exported 
was  S4,902,862,  an  average  value  of 
$18.89  per  ton. 

In  1910,  328,977  tons  of  pulp,  valued 
at  $5,694,896,  were  exported.  The  me- 
chanical pulp  was  worth  $3,436,670, 
or  $15.54  per  ton,  and  the  chemical 
$1,466,192,  or  $38.23  per  ton.  The 
mechanical  pulp  thus  formed  85.2  per 
cent,  of  the  export,  and  the  chemical 
14.8  per  cent. 

The  United  States  received  99.1  per 
cent,  of  the  mechanical  pulp  exported, 
and  99.8  per  cent,  of  the  export  of  chemi- 
cal; the  United  Kingdom,  0.9  and  0.2  per 
cent,  respectively.  There  was  practically 
no  export  to  any  other  country. 

While  exports  of  wood-pulp  decreased 
by  69,463  tons,  the  quantity  exported  to 
the  United  States  increased  over  that 
taken  in  1910  by  3,103  tons,  that 
country  taking  almost  52  per  cent,  of 
Canada's  total  product. 

In  trans-Atlantic  markets  it  seems  that 
Scandinavian  and  German  pulp  are  suc- 
cessfully competing  with  the  Canadian 
product,  probably  owing  to  the  lower  cost 
of  labor  in  these  countries  and  perhaps, 
also,  to  the  fact  that  smaller  profits  may 
be  satisfactory  to  capital.  The  home 
market,  also,  has  increased  its  production 
by  some  40  per  cent,  since  1908,  when 
it  took  34  per  cent,  and  in  1911  took  al- 
most 48  per  cent. 

Our  United  States  Trade 

Canada  now  supplies  approximately 
half  of  the  United  States  import  of  pulp. 

Less  pulpwood  in  the  unmanufactured 
state  was  e.xported  in  1911  than  in  any 
year  since  1907.  The  decrease  is  con- 
fined to  Quebec,  which  sent  to  the  United 
States  over  140,000  cords  less  pulpwood 
than  in  1910;  Ontario  and  New  Bruns- 


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wick,  on  the  other  hand,  have  both  in- 
creased their  imports  to  the  United 
States. 

Still,  of  the  1,520,227  cords  of  pulp- 
wood  produced  in  Canada  in  1911,  con- 
siderably over  half  (nearly  56  per  cent.) 
is  exported  unmanufactured,  the  quan- 
tity being  847,939  tons. 

The  total  value  of  the  pulpwood  pro- 
duced was  $9,678,616,  that  of  the  pulp- 
wood  manufactured  inCanada  $4,338,024, 
and  that  of  the  export  being  $5,340,592. 

Had  Canada  manufactured  into  pulp- 
wood  the  pulp  she  exported,  she  would 
have  received,  instead  of  the  $5,340,592 
she  actually  got,  approximately  $15,- 
000,000. 

The  pulpwood  thus  exported  would 
have  supplied  sixty-eight  mills  of  the 
average  size  of  those  operating  in  Canada, 
and  the  Dominion,  instead  of  having 
fifty-four  pulp-mills,  would  thus  have  a 
hundred  and  twenty-two.  Quebec  could 
supply,  with  her  export,  forty-five  mills 
of  the  average  size  operating  in  the 
province,  and  New  Brunswick  could 
double  her  number. 

Imports  of  wood-pulp  nearly  doubled 
in  value,  namely,  from  $49,000  in  1910 
to  $94,000  in  1911. 


Special  Government  Com- 
mission 

A  SPECIAL  Commission  of  the  De- 
partment of  Trade  and  Commerce, 
consisting  of  Mr.  Richard  Grigg,  Com- 
missioner of  Commerce;  Prof.  Adam 
Shortt,  Civil  Service  Commissioner; 
E.  H.  Godfrey,  of  the  Census  and  Sta- 
tistics Branch;  W.  A.  Warne,  of  the 
Statistical  Branch  of  the  Trade  and 
Commerce  Department;  R.  H.  Coates, 
of  the  Department  of  Labor,  and  John 
R.  K.  Bristol,  of  the  Department  of 
Customs,  will  begin  work  at  once  on  the 
task  of  co-ordinating  and  making  gen- 
erally more  complete  the  various  sta- 
tistical reports  and  information  not  gath- 
ered by  the  Federal  and  Provincial 
Governments. 

At  present  there  is  considerable  dupli- 
cation of  effort  and  diversity  of  re- 
sults apparent  in  the  reports  on  crop 
statistics,  labor  statistics,  trade,  trans- 
portation, and  other  subjects  dealt  with 
by  both  the  Provincial  and  Federal 
Departments,  and  the  object  of  the 
Commission  is  to  secure  a  larger  measure 
of  collaboration  between  the  Dominion 
and  Provincial  authorities. 


May  Bank  Clearings 


A  GAIN  of  over  $170,000,000,  or  26.5 
per  cent.,  over  May,  1911,  a  grand 
total  of  $814,220,000,  or  over  $100,000,- 
000  larger  than  the  preceding  month's 
clearings,  is  the  record  of  bank  clearings 
in  Canadian  cities  for  the  month  just 
passed,  according  to  the  Financial  Post — 
a  most  reassuring  index  of  Canada's 
financial  position. 

Montreal's  total  was  the  largest,  al- 
though only  some  $41,000,000  greater 
than  that  shown  by  Toronto.  With  re- 
gard to  actual  increase  Toronto  had  first 
place,  with  an  advance  of  $42,857,000. 
Winnipeg's  actual  increase  was  over 
forty  million  dollars,  while  Montreal  had 
third  place    with    a  $38,181,000    gain. 


Out  of  nineteen,  fifteen  cities  had  gains 
in  advance  of  one  million  dollars.  Four 
of  these  were  below  the  $2,000,000  mark, 
three  above  it,  and  five  of  four,  five,  six, 
eight  and  nine  million  dollars,  in  addition 
to  the  larger  gains  by  Toronto,  Winnipeg 
and  Montreal. 

Saskatoon  still  held  first  place  in  per- 
centage increase,  that  tor  the  last  week 
being  123  per  cent.  Next  came  Edmon- 
ton with  97  per  cent.  Four  other  cities 
with  percentage  advances  of  over  40  per 
cent,  are  Regina,  Moose  Jaw,  Winnipeg 
and  Brandon. 

A  decrease  of  35  per  cent,  by  Brant- 
ford  slightly  mars  the  good  record  made 
by  other  cities. 


July,   1912 


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April,  1912 

Montreal S222,790 

Toronto 170,540 

Winnipeg 115,841 

Vancouver 52,324 

Ottawa 23,655 

Calgary 20,760 

Quebec 11,633 

Victoria 14,683 

Hamilton 13,561 

Halifax 7,923 

St.  John 6,774 

Edmonton 16,335 

London 6,986 

Regina 9,038 

Brandon 2,207 

Lethbridge 2,601 

Saskatoon 9,307 

Brantford 2,370 

Moose  Jaw 4,739 

Total $714,072 

Ft.  William 2,693 

*  Decrease.            (OOO's  omitted.) 


May,  1912 

May,  1911 

Inc. 

$247,675 

$209,494 

$  38,181 

18.2 

206,382 

163,524 

42,857 

26  2 

139,362 

99,142 

40,219 

40.6 

55,979 

4(),522 

9,45(i 

20.3 

24,599 

18,545 

(),054 

32.6 

24,105 

19,241 

4,864 

25.3 

13,078 

11,154 

1,924 

17.2 

14,814 

12,670 

2,143 

16.9 

13,901 

11,090 

2,811 

25.3 

8,043 

7,297 

746 

10.2 

7,657 

7,312 

344 

4.7 

18,229 

9,247 

8,981 

97.1 

7,567 

6,148 

1,418 

23.1 

8,738 

5,835 

2,902 

49.7 

3,052 

2,177 

874 

40.1 

2,932 

2.488 

443 

17.8 

10,598 

4,747 

5,851 

123.3 

2,465 

*3,833 

1.367 

35.7 

5,037 

3,411 

1,625 

47.6 

$814,220 

$643,886 

$170,333 

26.5 

5,309 

LATER  CLEARING  HOUSE  RETURNS 

Returns  for  weeks  June  15,  1911;  June  6,  June  13,  1912,  with  percentage  change: 

June  21,  1911  June  13,  1912  June  20,  1912     Ch'g  % 

Montreal $  37,124,207  $  58,163,330  $  60,859,033   +     63 .9 

Toronto 30,046,840  48,242,908  41,384,846   +     37 . 7 

Winnipeg 17,858,412  29,347,581  28,982,273   +     62.2 

Vancouver 9,124,467  12,800,239  12,810,249   +     40.3 

Ottawa 3,265,222  4,692,091  4,345,797+     33.0 

Calgary 3,680,416  5,834,920  5,616.241    +     52 . 5 

Quebec 2,324,189  3,304.984  3,209,946   +     38 .0 

Victoria 2,351,238  3,689,050  3,820,983   +     62.4 

Hamilton 2,137,029  2,974,278  2,998,963   +     40.2 

Halifax 1,244,609  1,885,943  1,869.066  +     50. 1 

St.  John 1,325,830  1,795,630  1,693,722   +     27. 7 

Edmonton 2,306.639  4,561,787  3,851,865+     23.6 

London 1,159,239  1,725,366  1.543,984   +     33  1 

Regina 1,216,948  2,003,544         

Brandon 470,130  610,613  603,809   +     28.3 

Lethbridge 631,349  586,117  762,658   +     20.7 

Saskatoon 892,838  2,237,621  2,213,283   +   147.8 

Brantford 527,705  544,367  661,305+     25.2 

Moose  Jaw 714,004  1,258,078  1,302,071    +     82.2 

Total $118,401,311  $186,258,447 

Ft.  William 1,777,914        $1,147,725       


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Great  Increase  in  Dominion  Trade 


AT  the  rate  of  increase  in  the  trade 
of  Canada  maintained  since  the 
beginning  of  the  present  fiscal  year,  the 
total  t'*ade  of  the  Dominion  for  the  full 
year  will  considerably  pass  the  billion- 
dollar  mark. 

For  April  the  imports  increased  by 
over  $13,000,000  and  exports  by  nearly 
$3,000,000.  The  complete  figures  for 
May  are  not  available  at  the  time  of 
going  to  press,  but  the  increase  for  that 
month  and  for  the  present  month  to  date 
has  been  about  the  same  in  proportion. 


This  means  an  increase  of  approximated 
$200,000,000  for  the  twelve  months. 

The  total  trade  of  the  Dominion  for 
the  last  fiscal  year  was  a  httle  over 
$862,000,000.  The  current  year  prom- 
ises to  pass  the  billion-dollar  mark  by 
at  least  $50,000,000 

As  another  indication  of  prosperity  and 
the  rapid  development  of  the  country,  the 
Finance  Department  reports  an  increase 
in  revenue  for  the  first  two  months  of  the 
fiscal  year  totalling  a  little  over 
$5,000,000. 


Increase  in  Import  Trade 

/CANADIAN  import  trade  returns 
just  announced  indicate  that  during 
the  fiscal  year  ending  April  30,  there 
has  been  an  increase  of  more  than  $80,- 
000,000  in  the  trade  with  the  United 
States  and  of  over  $8,000,000  in  trade 
with  Great  Britain. 

Imports,  dutiable,  from  the  United 
Kingdom  were  $90,684,068;  on  imports, 
free,  $27,800,343,  as  against  $84,710,285 
of  dutiable  and  $25,167,074  free  in  the 
previous  year. 

Dutiable  imports  from  the  United 
States  were  $204,886,583  and  free  im- 
ports, $161,695,200,  as  compared  with 
$154,552,151,  and  free  imports  of  $131,- 
854,862. 


A  Hint  for  Municipalities 

'T'HAT  a  much  more  conservative 
policy  must  be  followed  by  West- 
ern Canadian  municipalities  in  order  to 
keep  good  their  welcome  on  the  London 
money  market,  is  the  impression  Mr.  R. 
B.  Bennett,  M.P.  for  Calgary,  brought 
home  from  England  with  him  and  ex- 
pressed to  the  Monetary  Times.  One 
of  the  leading  financiers  of  London  is 


credited  with  saying  that  Mr.  Bennett 
would  do  Western  Canada  substantial 
service  by  passing  the  impression  along. 
"My  own  opinion  is,"  says  Mr. 
Bennett,  "that  old  country  financiers 
have  concluded  that  Western  Canada  is 
obtaining  money  much  too  cheaply,  and 
they  think  that  they  should  share  in  the 
increased  profits  being  realized  from  the 
use  to  which  their  money  is  put." 


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the  sharpest  we  still  have  survived,  but 
what  torments  of  pain  we  endured  from 
the  evils  that  never  arrived  ! 


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THE  GROWTH  OF  THE  CANADIAN 
NORTHERN 

From  (me  hundred  miles  in  1896    to    nearly   five    fhousand  miles 

to-day;  also  controlling  fifteen  hundred    miles  in  Eastern  Canada, 

and  a  highly  efficient  trans-Atlantic  steamship  service. 

Iriteresting  facts  concerning  its  entrance 

into  British  Columbia. 


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T^HE  advent  of  the  Canadian  North- 
ern Railway  into  British  Columbia 
was  heralded  by  the  Provincial  election 
of  November,  1909. 

The  British  Columbia  Government, 
wishing  to  secure  the  expansion  of  the 
Canadian  Northern  from  Alberta  to  the 
Pacific  Coast,  proposed  to  guarantee  the 
bonds  of  the  Canadian  Northern  for  the 
construction  of  this  extension  up  to 
$35,000.00  per  mile,  a  guarantee  which 
when  submitted  to  the  electors  of  the 
Province  resulted  in  the  return  of  thirty- 
eight  supporters  of  the  McBride  Govern- 
ment in  a  Legislature  of  forty  members. 

The  arrangement  on  which  the  elec- 
tion was  contested  in  November,  1909, 
was  translated  into  an  Act  in  the  session 
of  1910,  and  this  was  speedily  followed 
by  the  commencement  of  construction 
eastward  from  Port  Mann  at  the  mouth 
of  the  Eraser  River;  so  that,  as  provided 
in  the  Statute,  the  unpopulated  section 
of  British  Columbia  may  receive  its 
first  competitive  communication  with 
the  prairie  provinces  during  the  year  of 
1914. 

The  Canadian  Northern  Railway  is 
the  most  remarkable  product  of  the 
prairie  provinces.  Since  1896  it  has 
grown  from  100  miles  of  railway  to  near- 
ly five  thousand  miles,  operating  in  the 
great  wheat  growing,  cattle  raising  and 
lumber  producing  areas  of  the  prairie 
provinces    alone.     This  in   addition   to 


the  fifteen  hundred  miles  of  road  under 
its  control  in  Eastern  Canada,  and  a 
highly  efficient  trans-Atlantic  Steamship 
Service. 

Entering  British  Columbia 

The  Canadian  Northern  goes  to  Brit- 
ish Columbia  wnth  a  force  of  achieved 
business  behind  it  and  an  assurance  of 
great  trade  already  secured  in  the  Prov- 
inces nearest  at  hand.  It  will  not  only 
give  a  remarkable  impetus  to  the  com- 
mercial development  of  the  Province,  but 
will  create  and  carry  an  immense  trans- 
continental and  trans-oceanic  trade. 

The  location  of  the  British  Columbia 
section  of  the  line  has  been  wisely  gov- 
erned by  the  ultimate  cost  of  operation. 
The  gradients  and  curvature  will  be 
remarkably  light,  taking  into  consider- 
ation the  mountainous  nature  of  the 
country  through  which  the  lines  passes. 
For  almost  the  entire  distance  of  500 
miles  between  New  Westminster  and  the 
Yellowhead  Pass,  the  maximum  gradi- 
ent in  either  direction  will  not  exceed 
0.40%,  or  ^l  feet  per  mile;  and  no 
curve  will  be  sharper  than  8%,  or  716 
feet  radius. 

The  line  is  being  built  to  the  standard  of 
construction  required  by  the  Dominion 
and  Provincial  Governments.  The  gauge 
will  be  4  ft.  8^2  inches  and  rails  weighing 
80  lbs.  per  yard  will  be  used. 

For  the  first  fifty  miles   from  New 


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Where  the  Canadian  Northern  Pacific  skirts  the  Thompson  River  five 
miles  below  Ashcroft,  B.C. 


Hell's  Gate,  Fraser  River,  B.C.    Engineers'  Camp  of  the  Canadian 
Northern  Pacific  on  the  right. 


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TRANSPORTATION 


85 


Western  End  of  the  Canadian  Northern  Pacific  Tunnel  at  Yale,  B.C., 
which  is  2,070  feet  in  length. 


Westminster,  the  construction  work  has 
been  comparatively  easy,  but  practi- 
cally all  the  way  from  Hope  to  Kam  loops 
the  buildmg  of  the  line  is  proving  a 
difficult  and  costly  undertaking.  No 
less  than  34  tunnels,  a  total  length  of 
19,000  feet,  will  be  driven. 

Five  crossings  of  the  Fraser  River 
necessitate  bridges  of  the  cantilever  type, 
each  of  500  feet  span. 

There  will  be  eight  crossings  of  the 
Thompson  River,  which  will  require 
bridges  varying  in  length  from  two  to 
four  hundred  feet. 

Between  Kamloops  and  the  Yellow- 
head  Pass  no  engineering  or  construction 
difficulties  are  anticipated,  and  it  is  ex- 


pected that  this  portion  of  the  Hne,  some 
260  miles  in  length,  will  be  completed 
within  12  months. 

It  is  interesting  to  note  that  the  eleva- 
tion of  the  Canadian  Northern  Railway 
summit  at  the  Yellowhead  Pass  is  3,705 
feet,  while  that  of  the  Canadian  Pacific 
Railway  at  the  Kicking  Horse  Pass  is 
5,200  feet. 


Locomotives  for  the  G.T.P. 

The  Grand  Trunk  Pacific  Railway  has 
placed  an  order  with  the  Canadian 
Locomotive  Works,  Kingston,  for  fifteen 
locomotives. 


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The  Railways  and  the  Coal  Outlook 


TN  a  country  with  the  great  coal  re- 
sources  of  British  Columbia,  and  the 
comparatively  backward  conditions  of 
industrial  development,  it  might  be  sup- 
posed that  the  inroads  being  made  by 
oil  threaten  the  markets  for  coal. 

The  British  Columbia  Mining  and 
Engineering  Record  points  out  that  the 
economies  effected  in  heating  plants  and 
in  the  steamship  service  of  the  Canadian 
Pacific  Railway,  by  the  use  of  residuum 
oil  as  fuel  in  place  of  coal  have  proved 
to  be  substantial,  and  though  the  extent 
of  the  consumption  of  coal  replaced  by 
oil  is  not  as  yet  large,  a  new  departure  is 
noted  which  will  undoubtedly  affect  the 
coal  market  of  the  interior  for  the  present 
— the  use  of  oil  on  the  railways. 

Grant  Hall,  head  of  the  mechanical 
department  of  the  C.P.R.,  says  he  hopes 


to  have  every  engine  on  the  Mountain 
Division  equipped  with  oil  burners  by 
May,  and  looks  for  important  economies 
in  labor,  cost  of  fuel,  and  a  lessening  of 
the  fire  risk. 

If  the  experiment  is  successful,  it  is 
certain  the  use  of  oil  on  the  railways  will 
be  extended,  and  the  coal  mines  will  find 
serious  inroads  on  one  of  their  most  im- 
portant markets  as  a  consequence. 

The  Coast  mines  are  better  situated 
than  the  mines  of  the  interior,  as  they 
have  the  whole  Pacific  Coast  of  the  Am- 
erican Continent  for  their  markets.  The 
demand  in  this  direction  is  rapidly  in- 
creasing, is  far  in  excess  of  present 
available  supplies,  and  likely  to  be  such 
as  cannot  be  easily  overtaken  despite 
the  extended  use  of  oil. 


Sir  William  Mackenzie  on  the  C.N.R. 

the  West 


and 


CJIR  Wm.  Mackenzie,  returning  from 
a  tour  of  the  West,  June  14,  announced 
important  road  extensions  for  the 
future. 

At  the  Port  Mann  yards  and  shops, 
Sir  William  stated,  surveyors  were 
already  laying  out  the  site,  which  would 
cover  150  acres.  It  would  be  enlarged 
as  the  line  developed  in  the  West. 

Regarding  the  extension  of  the  C.N.R. 
in  Western  Canada,  the  new  road  to 
Calgary  would  be  opened  in  October. 
The  C.N.R.  were  constructing  numerous 
lines  in  Alberta,  Saskatchewan  and 
Southern  Manitoba,  and  when  these 
were  completed,  the  road  would  have  a 
web  of  lines  throughout  the  West  that 
would  greatly  facilitate  the  handling  of 
grain  during  the  rush  season. 

Sir  William  said  that  the  C.N.R.  will 
this  season  make  a  bid  for  a  large  share 


of  the  grain  trade,  the  company  being 
now  in  a  better  position  to  handle  this 
trade  than  they  had  been  previously. 

Large  yards  and  shops  will  also  be 
created  near  Toronto  and  Ottawa  and 
a  12-storey  ofl5ce  building  erected  in 
Toronto. 

In  discussing  his  Western  tour,  Sir 
William  stated  that  he  found  everything 
in  the  best  of  order,  and  that  the  West 
was  booming.  The  country,  he  said, 
never  appeared  to  be  in  better  shape 
than  it  was  at  present,  and  he  believed 
that  the  crops  would  be  fully  up  to  those 
of  last  year. 


I  know  a  man  who  goes  through  life 
ten  minutes  late.  He  was  horn  behind 
schedule,  and  has  never  been  able  to  catch 
up. — Elbert  Hubbard. 


July,  1912 


TRANSPORTATION 


87 


Enormous  Transportation  Development 


npHESE  are  the  days  of  important 
railway  announcements. 

The  C.N.R.  makes  it  known  that  its 
line  to  Calgary  will  be  completed  in 
October  and  that  a  regular  network  of 
lines  will  be  established  throughout  the 
West  from  Manitoba  to  the  Rockies 
about  the  same  time.  Also  that  it  is 
spending  $1,000,000  a  month  in  British 
Columbia. 

The  C.P.R.  announces  plans  for  the 
shortening  of  its  Calgary-Manitoba  line 
by  47  miles  and  the  building  of  several 
double-tracked  cut-offs;  the  building,  at 
an  early  date,  of  a  new  road  across  the 
Rockies  north  of  the  present  main  line 
and  the  probable  electrification  of  its 
mountain  system. 

The  G.T.P.  announces  that  it  is  on 
the  last  lap  of  its  line  to  Calgary  and 


Big  Transportation  Deal 

A  DEAL  has  been  closed,  just  as  The 
Busy  Man  goes  to  press,  whereby 
Sir  William  Mackenzie  takes  over  the 
Dominion  Power  and  Transmission  Co., 
the  $25,000,000  holding  company  of 
fourteen  subsidiary  concerns,  including 
transmission  lines,  generating  plants  and 
electric  roads. 

It  is  understood  that  Sir  William  will 
at  once  link  up  the  various  lines  which  he 
now  controls  from  Niagara  to  Detroit, 
and  extend  the  radial  line  from  Oakville 
to  Toronto. 

Two  G.T.R.  Appointments 

jyjR.  L.  G.  COLEMAN,  assistant 
superintendent  of  the  Eastern  Divi- 
sion of  the  G.T.R.,  with  headquarters 
at  Belleville,  Ont.,  has  been  appointed 
superintendent  of  the  Ottawa  division  in 


that  its  other  work  in  the  West  is  being 
rushed  to  completion. 

It  must  further  be  remembered  that 
J.  J.  Hill  has  his  preparations  about 
finished  for  an  invasion  of  the  prairies, 
and  that  the  Hudson  Bay  railways  will 
be  in  operation  within  the  next  few  years. 
Then,  too,  there  is  a  large  number  of 
independent  railways,  electric  and  steam, 
that  are  either  under  construction  or 
proposed. 

And  last,  but  not  least,  the  Panama 
Canal  will  be  ready  for  use  in  1915. 

With  all  these  tremendous  works 
either  under  way  or  contemplated,  it  is 
little  wonder  that  those  who  are  given 
to  peering  into  the  future  are  optimistic. 
They  recognize  that  these  transportation 
companies  would  not  be  spending  many 
millions  of  dollars  in  the  West  were  not 
the  West's  future  assured. 


^    ^ 


succession  to  Mr.  Morley  Donaldson, 
who  goes  to  Winnipeg  to  take  over  the 
duties  of  general  manager  of  G.T.P. 
lines  west  of  Fort  William. 

Fine  Year  for  C.N.R. 

A  T  the  time  of  writing  the  Canadian 
Northern  Railway  has  only  a  fort- 
night to  go  to  complete  its  fiscal  year, 
which  ends  on  June  30.  At  the  close  of 
the  week  ending  June  14  last  gross  earn- 
ings showed  an  increase  over  the  corre- 
sponding 50  weeks  in  the  previous  year  of 
$4,179,200,  or  29  per  cent.  Earnings 
from  July  1,  1911,  to  June  14,  1912, 
were  $18,547,200.  In  the  week  ending 
June  14  gross  earnings  were  $375,100, 
an  increase  of  $61,900. 

■^ 

Fortunately,  most  of  our  troubles  never 

come  to  pass.      - 


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July,  1912 


Some  Topical  Cartoons  of  the  Month 


THfc,    KING'S  BIRTHDAY 
"  Many  Happy  Returns  of  the  Day,  Your  Majesty. 

— Toronto  Globe 


Uncle    Sam:  "Another   'Adjunct'    if   Reciprocity 
had  carried." 

— Toronto  News 


New  Ontario's  Deputation  to  Queen's  Park 

— Toronto  World 


A  Chained  Lion 


— Toronto  News 


Toronto's  Earthquake  Shock 

— Vancouver  World 


Premier  Flemming  Tops  the  Poll 


Among  the  Magazines 


Marriage  and  Business 

Arthur  W.  Newcomb  in  the  Business  Philosopher 


WT  I'-  got  through  it  somehow.    When 

^  *   the   survivors  were   counted,  there 
were  none  missing. 

Perhaps  we  ought  to  have  expected  it, 
then  we  might  have  been  prepared.  But 
while  we  hoped  it  would  happen,  we 
dreaded  it,  until  the  ice  formed  around 
our  several  hearts.  And  while  we  feared 
it  would  occur,  we  should  have  mourned 
bravely,  but  bitterly,  if  it  had  not  tran- 
spired. 

When  the  event  was  assured,  our 
bright  spring  sunshine  flickered  out  be- 
hind a  thick  cloud  of  lonely  grief.  Also, 
at  the  same  time,  our  joy  would  have 
shattered  our  vocal  chords  if  we  had 
tried  to  sing  it. 

Do  you  remember  the  somewhat  un- 
comfortable and  fatal  death  of  Mr.  Brian 
de  Bois  Guilbert  in  Scott's  Ivanhoe? 
'Twas  an  excess  of  conflicting  emotions 
that  killed  him. 

That  is  why  we  carefully  counted  one 
another  after  we  had  congratulated  Wig- 
gins. 

Yes,  yes,  impatient  reader,  I  thought 
you  knew  I  was  talking  about  Wiggins' 
announcement  of  his  betrothal  to  Ada 
Cricket. 

We  inundated  Wiggins  with  felicita- 
tions upon  his  almost  unbelievable  good 
fortune.  And  we  meant  it  all  from  the 
bottom  of  our  happy  hearts.  Good  old 
scout!    He  almost  deserved  her! 

Also  we  could  have  deluged  him  with 
tears,  and  drowned  him  in  the  bitter 
flood  as  a  matter  of  conscientious  homi- 
cide— for  taking  Ada  Cricket  away  from 
us.  And  we  meant  that,  too,  from  the 
bottom  of  our  sadly  riven  hearts. 

The  violence  of  the  storm  passed. 
Maggie    O'Brien    wrung   out   our   long- 


suffering  office  rug,  and  hung  it  over  the 
window-sill  to  dry.  Its  colors  would 
never  be  the  same  again. 

Still  angry  because  we  were  so  glad, 
and  still  glad  because  we  were  so  angry, 
we  slowly  groped  our  emotional  way 
toward  lucidity. 

Wiggins  was  as  serene  as  the  Pleiades 
in  his  lofty  ecstasy. 

The  face  of  Socratic  was  enigmatical — 
not  to  say  cryptic. 

Finally  Fussberg  overflowed  his  fragile 
dykes  again. 

Marriage  for  the  Barnyard 

"After  all,  Wiggins,  a  man  of  high 
aspirations  has  no  business  to  do  any- 
thing so  commonplace  as  to  marry. 
Marriage  is  for  barnyard  fowls.  Let  the 
eagle  have  none  of  it.  You  may  prefer 
the  coop — my  choice  is  the  sky." 

"Solace  yourself  the  best  you  can, 
Fuss,"  derided  Wiggins,  seeing  through 
his  would-be  tormentor.  "Ada  says 
there's  sound  philosophy  in  declaring  all 
unattainable  grapes  sour." 

"Your  treatment  of  the  vanquished  is 
magnanimous,  Wigg.  There  is  nothing 
more  noble  on  the  part  of  a  victor  than 
this  pleasing  disposition  to  rub  it  in. 
Why  try  to  convince  me  that  the  lost 
grapes  are  sweetly  palatable?" 

"I  suppose  you  are  trying  to  be  face- 
tious. Fuss,"  beamed  Wiggins,  too  happy 
to  care,  "and  it  does  credit  to  your  stout- 
ness of  heart.  Here's  hoping  that  you 
speedily  find  the  One  Woman,  and  that 
she  makes  you  as  happy  as  I  am." 

And  Wiggins  was  so  simple  and  sin- 
cere about  it  that  even  so  irreverent  a 
cynic  as  our  own  Fussberg  could  only 
bow  in  silence. 


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July,  1912 


A  little  air  of  seriousness  having  for 
a  time  cooled  our  minds,  Socratic  took 
advantage  of  the  lull  to  ask  a  question. 

"Purely  as  a  business  proposition, 
Wiggins,  what  is  your  opinion  of  mar- 
riage?" 

"Socratic,  I'm  surprised  and  pained," 
lamented  the  blushing  hero  of  this  idyl. 
"With  me,  at  least,  marriage  is  in  no 
sense  a  business  proposition.  So  I  have 
no  such  opinion  as  you  request." 

"Your  romantic  position  is,  then,  that 
man's  marital  state  bears  no  relation 
whatever  to  his  economic,  financial,  and 
commercial  concerns  and  interests?" 

"Oh!  I  beg  your  pardon.  I  didn't 
get  your  drift.  Naturally,  marriage  bears 
a  close  relation  to  a  man's  business  car- 
eer. It  steadies  him,  gives  him  inspira- 
tion and  incentive,  encouragement  and 
consolation,  counsel  and  warning,  cour- 
age and  determination." 
"Always?" 

"Of  course  always,"  mocked  Fuss- 
berg,  "when  viewed  through  a  brand 
new  solitaire  diamond  ring." 

"Of  course  I  referred  to  harmonious 
marriages"  announced  Wiggins  in  oro- 
tund. "Unhappy  wedlock  has  quite  the 
opposite  effect.  It  kills  a  man's  in- 
spiration, saps  his  incentive,  discourages 
effort,  multiplies  his  cares,  impairs  his 
judgment,  dulls  his  moral  sense,  drives 
him  to  dissipation,  robs  him  of  peace, 
and  makes  him  a  prey  to  anxieties  and 
fears  that  unfit  him  for  responsibility." 

"Well,  then,  as  a  good  business  man, 
what  would  be  your  advice  to  a  young 
man  of  marriageable  age — Fussberg,  for 
example?" 

"Thanks,  Socratic,"  scoffed  Fussberg, 
*I  have  been  perishing  for  Wigg's  wis- 
dom. My  business  future  halts,  limps, 
hestitates,  and  crumbles  for  want  of  it." 
"My  advice  to  dear  Fussberg — or  any 
other  young  man  similarly  situated — is  to 
get  himself  carefully  and  harmoniously 
married  without  needless  delay." 

"My  word,  but  that's  profound,"  ad- 
mired   Fussberg.     "How    do    you    ever 


think  up  such  clever  original  things, 
Wiggs  ?  And  how  shall  I  ever  thank  you, 
you  perfectly  grand  man?  With  those 
few  words,  so  simple,  and  yet  so  satur- 
ated— not  to  say  dripping — with  mean- 
ing, you  have  made  the  way  so  clear, 
so  plain  that  I  think  even  the  wayfaring 
man,  though  a  Dubheimer,  would  not 
err  therein.     The  rest  is  easy." 

Finding  the  Ideal 

"Could  you  be  a  little  more  specific, 
Wiggins?"  pleaded  Socratic,  eliminating 
Fussberg  from  the  colloquy  with  a  ges- 
ture. 

"First  of  all,  of  course,  is  to  find  the 
Right  Woman." 

"And  how?" 

"I  can  only  tell  you  how  I  found  her," 
confided  Wiggins.  "It  was  by  doing  my 
best  all  the  time,  to  make  myself  worthy 
of  the  kind  of  woman  I  had  pictured  as 
my  ideal." 

"You  think,  then,  that  this  self -devel- 
opment, by  mystic,  occult  power,  brought 
you  and  your  ideal  together?" 

"I  can't  say  as  to  that.  But  I  do 
think  that  unworthiness  on  my  part 
would  have  clouded  my  vision  and  warped 
my  judgment,  so  that  I  might  not  have 
known  her  when  we  met.  And,  even  if 
I  had  known  her,  it  might  well  have 
prevented  my  winning  her." 

"Having  found  and  won  the  Right 
One,  then,  what  is  the  next  step?" 

"Well,  there  you  go  beyond  my  ex- 
perience, Socratic.  What  would  you 
suggest?" 

"You  don't  think  it  all-sufficient,  then, 
to  have  found  and  won  the  Ideal?" 

"Why,  no.  I  suppose  adjustments 
would  have  to  be  made,  even  when  li\ing 
with  one's  ideal.  I've  read  somewhere 
that  the  way  for  a  husband  to  live  har- 
moniously with  his  wife  is  to  win  her 
love  anew  every  day  and  under  every 
circumstance  and  condition  of  their  Hfe 
together." 

"And  how,  Wigg?" 


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91 


"I  can  only  echo  your  question,  So- 
cratic,"  sighed  Wiggins.  "Of  course  I 
have  my  theories,  but  no  real  knowledge 
of  the  subject." 

"You  have  had  some  practical  experi- 
ence and  gained  some  real  knowledge 
about  winning  a  woman's  love  during 
your  courtship,  haven't  you?" 

"Yes,  but  that's  different." 

"Why  different?" 

"Well,  why — er — oh — hum.  WTiy, 
you're  together  more  after  you're  mar- 
ried, and — oh — er — well,  and  you  have 
to  face  commonplace,  humdrum,  mate- 
rial realities  instead  of  musicales,  yacht- 
ing parties,  and  moonlight  strolls." 

"Why  should  being  together  more 
change  your  methods  of  making  love? 
And  you  have  both  attended  to  your 
commonplace,  humdrum,  material  affairs 
during  the  last  year,  haven't  you?" 

"I  see,  I  see!  The  conclusion  is 
obvious  and  inevitable.  Marriage  is  a 
lifelong  courtship'." 

And  Wiggins  lapsed  into  silence,  gaz- 
ing out  of  the  open  window,  over  roofs, 
across  the  sunlit  bay,  and  far  away  to  the 
dim  horizon  of  the  Pacific. 

Looking  Always  for  Best  Motives 

"But  you  and  Ada  have  had  your 
troubles  occasionally,  even  during  court- 
ship, haven't  you,  Wiggins?"  What  a 
way  for  Socratic  to  break  that  beautiful 
reverie  1 

"Oh,  we  used  to,  but  not  for  a  long 
time,  now." 

"How  did  you  learn  to  avoid  them?" 

"Well,  we  used  to  have  misunder- 
standings. I  used  to  take  offence  at 
some  things  she  said  and  did.  But  I 
always  found,  when  we  adjusted  our 
differences,  that  I  had  misinterpreted 
her  motives.  So  I  made  up  my  mind, 
once  for  all,  that  I  could  trust  her,  abso- 
lutely— that  she  was  good,  beautiful, 
and  true  at  heart.  Then,  no  matter  what 
she  said  or  did,  I  assigned  to  the  words 
or  act,  the  highest  and  best  motives. 
And  I  have  not  been  disappointed!" 


"But  has  she  never  misunderstood 
you?" 

"Yes,  she  used  to.  But  I  learned  to 
give  her  my  full  confidence  and  treat 
her  with  perfect  frankness,  and  now  she 
doesn't  misunderstand." 

"I  notice  that  you  buy  flowers  for  her, 
open  the  office  door  for  her,  get  her  wraps 
and  help  her  into  them,  put  on  her  rub- 
bers, are  on  the  alert  for  Uttle  gifts  that 
please  her,  lower  the  shade  if  the  sun 
shines  in  her  eyes,  carry  her  bundles, 
study  her  and  anticipate  her  little  wishes. 
Do  you  expect  to  let  an  elegant  home, 
plenty  of  servants,  and  a  big  allowance 
take  the  place  of  all  that  after  you  are 
married  ?" 

"Well,  wouldn't  she  appreciate  the 
larger  substantial  e\ddence  of  my  affec- 
tions more?" 

"Do  you  think  she  appreciates  your 
present  tireless  industry  and  financial 
acumen  more — even  when  she  knows 
it  is  all  for  her  sake?" 

"No,  I  guess  not.  I  never  saw  any- 
one so  delighted  with  little  attentions  and 
thoughtfulness.  Perhaps  that's  the  wo- 
man of  it." 

"Perhaps,"  remarked  Socratic  seri- 
ously, "even  with  all  these  attentions, 
however,  Wiggins,  do  you  ever  find  it 
necessary  to  tell  the  lady  how  you  feel 
toward  her?" 

"Well,  if  I  don't  tell  her  frequently, 
she  makes  pointed  inquiry." 

"Think  it  would  be  a  good  thing  to 
keep  that  up,  then?" 

"I  hadn't  thought  of  it,  but  unques- 
tionably it  would  be.  She  doesn't  seem 
satisfied  with  one  declaration.  Nor  does 
she  care  to  take  it  for  granted.  And  I 
don't  see  why  she  should  change  in  that 
respect  after  marriage." 

"Did  you  ever  hear  of  married  folks 
quarrelling?" 

"Unfortunately  I  understand  such 
occurrences  are  frequent." 

"And  how  many  does  it  take  to  make 
a  quarrel?" 


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"At  least  two." 

"What,  then,  is  a  sure  and  certain 
prevention  of  quarrels?" 

"Well,  I  found  some  time  ago,  that  if 
I  were  to  be  cross  or  speak  sharply  at 
all,  it  most  certainly  must  not  be  in  re- 
sponse to  angry  or  grieved  words.  But 
these  all  are  mere  surface  indications, 
Socratic.  How  are  we  to  keep  the  inner 
life  sweet  and  harmonious,  so  that  all 
these  expressions  shall  be  spontaneous 
and  genuine?" 

"How  do  you  expect  Mrs.  Wiggins 
will  occupy  her  time?" 

"Why,  she  will  manage  our  home, 
read,  go  calling,  entertain,  perhaps  get 
into  the  woman's  club  work,  attend  to 
her  church  duties,  and  go  to  places  of 
amusement  and  instruction  with  me. 
Why?" 

The  Right  to  Be  Useful 

"Go  over  all  that  again  in  your  mind. 
Would  you  be  satisfied  with  that  kind 
of  existence?" 

"Why,  no,  I  can't  say  that  I  would. 
But  that's  the  way  women  seem  to  want 
to  live." 

"Taking  the  sex  by  and  large,  should 
you  say  they  are  satisfied  and  happy 
with  nothing  better  to  do  than  that?" 

"Well,  they  are  rather  a  discontented 
lot.     But  what's  the  remedy?" 

"What  would  be  the  remedy  in  your 
own  case?" 

"Why,  I'd  get  to  doing  something 
really  useful  and  profitable  mighty  quick. 
But  I'm  a  man.  With  a  woman,  it's 
different.  Besides,  I  don't  want  my 
wife  to  work  for  money." 

"Why  not?" 

"Well,  if  I'm  not  able  to  supply  her 
with  all  she  needs,  I'll  not  marry  her." 

"Noble  sentiment,  surely.  Sure  you 
don't  want  her  to  be  dependent  upon 
your  purse,  and  to  feel  her  dependence?" 

"Well,  what's  the  harm?" 

"How  would  you  like  to  be  dependent 
upon  her  income,  and  to  be  made  to  feel 
your  dependence  every  day?" 

"I  wouldn't  endure  it  a  minute." 


"And  do  you  think  she  has  a  spirit 
less  noble  and  independent  than  yours? 
Do  you  think  her  desire  to  be  useful  is 
less  than  yours?" 

"But  she  can  find  expression  for  her 
aspirations  in  the  training  of  her  chil- 
dren." 

"But  will  her  children  occupy  all  her 
time  for  the  rest  of  her  life?" 

"No,  I  suppose  not.  But  what  can 
she  do?" 

"Think  she  has  intelligence  enough 
to  find  her  work  and  make  a  success  of 
it  if  you  encourage  and  help  her?" 

"She  could  do  it  without  my  help  if 
I  were  willing.  And  I  see  now  that  I 
will  be." 

Independence  and  Freedom 

"Then,  if  she  is  financially  independ- 
ent, what  is  the  logical  conclusion  ?  " 

"She  will  be  otherwise  independent, 
I  suppose — or  ought  to  be.  If  I  trust 
her — and  I  do — I  ought  not  to  subject 
her  to  any  kind  of  restraint  or  coercion. 
But  wouldn't  we  grow  apart  that  way?" 

"Have  you  ever  read  Ibsen's  'Lady 
of  the  Sea'?" 

"Yes,  I  remember  now,  she  was  wild 
to  leave  her  home  and  husband  until  he 
gave  her  freedom  to  go.  Then  she  was 
perfectly  contented  to  stay.  I  think  I 
get  your  idea  very  clearly." 

"And  what,  deeper  than  all  these 
things,  and  permeating  them,  is  the  one 
great  element  in  marital  harmony  and 
happiness,  Wiggins?" 

"Love,  of  course." 

"And  is  this  of  less  importance  than 
pride,  ease,  pleasure,  gain,  position,  or 
fame?" 

"I  suppose,  if  it  is  to  be  preserved, 
all  these  must  be  made  secondary — 
they  must  each  or  all  be  sacrificed  to  it 
if  necessary.  But,  there  must  be  positive 
means  of  keeping  the  sacred  fire  alight 
on  the  altar." 

"And  what,  after  all,  is  this  of  which 
you  speak?" 


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93 


"It's  undefinable,  Socratic,  and  can't 
be  analyzed.  I  have  heard  many  syn- 
onyms for  it,  though  the  one  I  Hke  best 
is  'a  sense  of  oneness'." 

".\nd  how  would  you  preserve  'a 
sense  of  oneness'?" 

"By  cultivating  mutual  interests,  mu- 
tual joys,  and  mutual  aims,  by  mutual 
growth  and  development  and  mutual 
achievement." 

Just  then  Ada  Cricket  came  in,  so 
radiant  and  yet  so  demure  that  we  all 
held  our  peace.  It  was  impossible  for 
any  of  us  to  break  the  ice.  Perfectly 
self-possessed  she  looked  from  one  to 
another  of  us.  Then  her  woman's  in- 
tuition seemed  to  tell  her  the  whole  story. 
With  a  new  glow  in  her  eyes  and  face, 
she  turned  to  Socratic: 

"Please,  Mr.  Socratic,  won't  you 
catechize  me,  too?" 

Socratic  looked  as  if  he  was  going  to 
bolt  for  the  door. 

"Good  heavens,  Ada  Cricket,"  he 
burst  out  at  last,  "do  you  think  I'm  a 
Laura  Jean  Libbey?" 

"But  you've  been  puting  Mr.  Wiggins 
through — and  taught  him  much  wisdom. 
I  know  it." 


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"But,  my  dear  child,"  protested  So- 
cratic, fumbling  the  papers  on  his  desk 
and  slaughtering  the  delighted  grins  on 
our  faces  with  a  look,  "don't  you  know 
that  I  was  merely  talking  business  with 
Wiggins?  Haven't  you  been  in  this  office 
long  enough  to  know  that  I  don't  know 
anything  but  business?" 

"Then  your  ideas  of  business  are  very 
comprehensive,  Mr.  Socratic.  But,  very 
well,  if  you  won't  catechize  me  as  to  my 
future  happiness  and  how  to  insure  it, 
I'll  cross-examine  you  the  very  first 
chance  I  get." 

And  she  did. 

But  that  is  no  part  of  this  record — 
because,  for  once,  Socratic  was  the  pupil. 

"Haste  makes  waste/'  is  homely  and 
trite — hut  true. — Sheldon. 

Some  people  are  so  painfully  good  that 
they  would  rather  be  right  than  be  pleasant. 
—L.  C.  Ball. 

The  Government  of  a  nation  itself  is 
usually  found  to  be  but  the  reflux  of  the 
individuals  composing  it.  The  Govern- 
ment that  is  ahead  of  the  people  will  be 
inevitably  dragged  down  to  their  level,  as 
the  Government  that  is  behind  them  will 
in  the  long  run  be  dragged  up. 

In  the  order  of  nature,  the  collective 
character  of  a  nation  will  as  surely  find  its 
befitting  results  in  its  law  and  government, 
as  water  finds  its  own  level.  The  noble 
people  will  be  nobly  ruled,  and  the  ignorant 
and  corrupt,  ignobly.  Indeed,  liberty  is 
quite  as  much  a  moral  as  a  political  growth 
— the  result  of  free  individual  action, 
energy  and  ituiependence. — Samuel  Smiles. 


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BUSY   MAN'S   CANADA 


July,  1912 


Contents  of  the  July  Magazines 


Rod  and  Gun  in  Canada 

Reminiscences  of  a  Sojourn  at  a  Hud- 
son Bay  Post. 

The  Wizard  of  Ontario's  Highlands. 

A  Prince  Edward  Island  Angler:  An 
interview  with  Mr.  Bell. 

The  Culture  of  Black  and  Silver 
Foxes:  Breeding. 

A  Great  Unspoiled  Country. 

Piggie  Goes  a -Boating. 

Maganetawan  to  Lake  Nipissing  by 
Canoe. 

The  Late  Judge  Mabee  as  a  Sports- 
man. 

Alpine  Club  of  Canada:  The  Camp 
Circular. 

Advice  to  Swimmers. 


The  Canadian  Magazine 

Borden's  Parhamentary  Manner.  By 
Francis  A.  Carman. 

Art  Treasures  at  Laval.  By  E.  J. 
Phillips. 

A  Young  Volunteer  of  1812.  By 
Ida  Bur  wash. 

Maritime  Provincialisms  and  Con- 
trasts.    By  F.  A.  Wightman. 

Grenfell  from  a  Deck  Chair.  By  W. 
Lacey  Amy. 

One  April  Dusk  in  England.  Verse. 
By  Arthur  Stringer. 

Deveau's  Redemption.  Fiction.  By 
Frederick  C.  Curry. 

Art  and  the  Chafing-Dish.  By  Edith 
G.  Bayne. 

O  Canada,  My  Beloved  Land.  From 
the  French  of  Sir  George  E.  Cartier.  By 
John  Boyd. 


The  Wager  for  Love.     Fiction.     By 
Captain  Leslie  T.  Peacocke. 

Return  of  the  Scrapegrace.     Fiction. 
By  Florence  Warden. 

Bath:    An    Ancient    Watering-Place. 
Illustrated.     Norman  Trick. 

Royalty  at  the  Races.     Illustrated. 


The  Craftsman 

Walt  Whitman:  From  a  Portrait  by 
John  W.  Alexander.     Frontispiece. 

Boyhood  Days  with  John  Burroughs. 
Part  Second. 

A  New  Art  Development  in  England. 
Color  Printing  from  Wood  Blocks  Done 
by  a  Society  of  Artists.     Illustrated. 

The  Preservation  of  Our  Native 
Plants.  Digest  of  a  Lecture  Given  at 
the  New  York  Botanical. 

Enchanter's  Nightshade:  A  Story. 
By  Emma  Bell  Miles. 

A  Study  of  Home  Garden-Making  on 
a  Large  Scale.  Illustrated  with  Pic- 
tures of  an  Estate  Planned  by  RoUin 
Saltus. 

Building  American  Homes  of  Field 
Stone.  Interesting  Effects  in  Texture 
and  Color  Attained  by  the  Logical  Use 
of  this  Primitive  Material. 

White  Egrets  and  the  Millinery  Trade. 

Modern  Country  Homes  in  England. 
By  Barry  Parker. 

A  Craftsman  Stone  House  and  a 
Shingle  Bungalow  Designed  for  Real 
Home  Comfort  and  Outdoor  Living. 
Illustrated. 

The  Value  of  the  Open  Fireplace  in 
Modern  Home  Building.     Illustrated. 

Windbreaks  for  Beauty  and  Utility. 
Illustrated. 


July,  1912 


AMONG   THE   MAGAZINES 


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Water  Fowl  for  the  Country  Estate. 
Illustrated. 

The  Legislative  Efforts  of  England 
and  Greece  for  the  Regulation  of  Child 
Labor. 

Selling  a  City  for  $500,000,000.  A 
New  Outdoor  Life  for  Girls. 

British  Columbia  Magazine 

Canadian  Banking.  Dealing  with  the 
Canadian  banking  system,  which  has 
advantages  over  systems  in  use  in  other 
countries. 

New  Westminster.  An  illustrated 
article  compiled  from  facts  supplied  by 
the  Board  of  Trade.  During  the  last 
four  or  five  years  the  Royal  City  has 
made  astonishing  progress.  The  article 
shows  why  this  progress  will  be  main- 
tained. 

What  is  Wrong  with  Our  Fisheries  ? 
Dealing  with  wasteful  methods  and  gov- 
ernment neglect  in  connection  with  one 


of  British  Columbia's  most  valuable 
assets.  While  modern  methods,  such 
as  the  use  of  power  boats,  have  been 
brought  into  use  to  increase  the  catches, 
nothing  is  being  done  to  rid  the  rivers 
of  chubb  and  suckers  which  prey  on 
the  spawn  and  tend  to  decrease  the  num- 
ber of  fish  each  year.  Formerly  fisher- 
men on  the  Eraser  and  in  the  lakes 
along  its  course  could  be  sure  of  catch- 
ing any  amount  of  sturgeon,  but  that 
fish  has  become  almost  a  rarity  in  Brit- 
ish Columbia  waters. 

Plateau  and  Valley  Lands  of  North- 
ern British  Columbia.  Illustrated  by  a 
series  of  fine  photographs  of  the  rich 
tracts  of  agricultural  lands  along  the 
survey  of  the  Grand  Trunk  Pacific  Rail- 
way between  Fort  George  and  Prince 
Rupert. 

In  addition  to  the  above  there  are 
many  fine  illustrations  from  other  parts 
of  the  Province  and  articles  dealing  with 
the  development  of  British  Columbia. 


Some  Health  Hints 


TpHERE  are  simple  rules  taught  by 
syndicates  and  schools  which  the 
man  who  would  be  healthy  must  obey. 
Eat  the  things  that  you  detest — hem- 
lock sawdust  is  the  best — and  for  break- 
fast drink  a  coffee  made  of  hay.  Chew 
your  victuals  for  a  week,  chew  them  till 
your  jawbones  creak,  and  you'll  gain  a 
pound  a  minute  by  the  watch;  or,  says 
t'other  rigmarole — swallow  loaves  and 
fishes  whole,  and  you'll  soon  be  fit  to 
take  a  fall  from  Gotch.  If  for  years  of 
life  you  hope,  never  touch  a  drop  of 
dope,  and  you're  sure  to  live  forever, 
gay  and  blithe;  but  (say  others)  for 
your  ills  let  the  druggist  furnish  pills, 
and  the  sawbones  cut  your  leg  off  with 
a  scythe.  Leave  your  couch  at  early 
mom  when  you  hear  the  rooster's  horn, 
for  the  early  bird's  the  one  that  catches 


worms;  but  by  other  schools  it's  said 
that  you  ought  to  stay  in  bed,  for  the 
morning  air  is  simply  rank  with  germs. 
Follow  all  the  helpful  rules  of  the  syndi- 
cates and  schools,  and  the  flesh  will 
soon  be  growing  on  your  slats,  and 
you'll  warble  wildly  well  in  your  cozy 
padded  cell,  while  you  take  your  head 
apart  to  count  the  bats. — Walt  Mason. 

Many  are  cold,  hut  few  are  frozen. 


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FROM  VILLAGE  TO  CITY  IN  TEN  YEARS 

Saskatoon  has  set  a  record  in  growth.    Where  the  world's  best  wheat 

is  grown  has  sprung  up  in  less  than  a  decade  a  city  of  wonderful 

promise;  a  place  where  business  is  done  mainly  on  a 

cash  basis.     It  is  the  real  giant  of 

central  Saskatchewan. 


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"^ITLT'ITH  the  exception  of  real  estate, 
business  in  Saskatoon  is 
conducted  on  a  basis  of  cash,  thirty 
days."  So  said  a  citizen  of  Saskatoon 
to  the  editor  of  the  Monetary  Times. 

Saskatoon,  he  writes,  has  the  air  of  a 
cash  basis  community.  Where  long 
credit  prevails,  one  usually  finds  stag- 
nant business  conditions.  Saskatoon  is 
not  in  that  class. 

The  wonder  is  that  such  a  splendid 
metropolis  should  have  been  built  upon 
the  prairie  in  less  than  a  decade.  If  it 
had  not  grown  strong  as  well  as  tall  and 
broad,  it  might  easily  have  been  now  a 
lanky  weakling.  It  took  care  to  ac- 
quire commercial  sinew  as  it  grew. 

That  is  why  Saskatoon  is  the  real 
giant  of  central  Saskatchewan. 

Only  Eight  Years  Ago 

Less  than  eight  years  ago,  there  were 
113  people  here.  To-day  the  popula- 
tion is  18,000.  Those  figures  speak 
volumes. 

Men  there  are  who  remember  the  vast 
wilderness,  Canada,  and  the  laying  of 
the  first  railroad  steel.  They  have  lived 
to  witness  the  great  Dominion. 

Children  in  Saskatoon  can  tell  the 
whole  story  of  the  city's  wonderful 
career. 

Such  a  condition  is  only  possible  in  a 
new  country  such  as  this,  with  a  founda- 
tion of  agricultural  possibilities  which 
nothing  can  shatter. 

Here  are  some  advantages  claimed  by 
this  progressive  city: 


On  carloads  shipped  in,  Saskatoon's 
wholesale  distributing  territory  extends 
to  about  45,000  square  miles,  stretching 
into  Alberta  to  within  98  miles  of  Ed- 
monton, and  embracing  over  180  thriv- 
ing towns  and  villages  on  operating 
lines — an  increase  of  about  thirty  within 
three  years. 

On  goods  manufactured  locally,  such 
as  flour.  Saskatoon  controls  a  distribut- 
ing area  of  about  70,000  square  miles, 
within  which  there  are  at  present  up- 
wards of  250  young  towns  and  villages. 

A  charter  has  been  granted  to  the 
Canadian  Agency,  London,  England,  for 
the  construction  of  a  river  dam  about 
thirteen  miles  north  of  Saskatoon,  the 
preliminary  work  upon  which  is  pro- 
ceeding. 

The  completion  of  this  enterprise  will 
enable  the  production  of  power  in  un- 
limited quantity  at  a  cost  sufficiently 
low  to  render  the  city  an  attractive 
centre  for  the  location  of  industries. 
Meantime,  power  is  supplied  by  the  city 
at  a  moderate  figure. 

Altogether,  the  Canadian  Agency  will 
spend  $2,000,000  during  1912  on  the 
construction  of  the  river  dam  and  in  the 
laying  down  of  about  nine  miles  of  street 
railway,  which  will  be  operating  by 
September,  1912,  a  portion  of  the  steel 
being  down  already.  These  nine  miles 
are  the  first  instalment  of  a  service 
which,  within  the  next  few  years,  will 
radiate  in  every  direction  throughout 
and  adjacent  to  the  city. 

Saskatoon   may  be   entered   by   rail 


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from  nine  different  directions  (before 
long  from  fourteen). 

These  diverse  railway  facilities  nearly 
all  constitute  sources  of  coal  supply. 
Further,  her  location  in  the  centre  of 
the  West  enables  Saskatoon  to  draw  her 
coal  supply  from  every  available  quarter 
with  almost  equal  facility. 

The  city  claims  to  control  the  Eastern 
Canada  distribution  business  for  90 
miles  north,  49  miles  south,  for  71  miles 
east  and  250  miles  west  on  the  Canadian 
Northern  Railway;  or,  in  other  words, 
a  total  actual  wholesale  distributing 
area  extending  to  almost  forty-five 
thousand  square  miles  of  the  finest 
agricultural  land  in  the  Dominion.  This 
territory  will  be  approximately  the  same 


on  the  Canadian  Pacific  and  Grand 
Trunk  Pacific  Railways. 

The  wheat  and  oats  which  took  the 
championships  against  all-the-world 
competition  at  the  great  1911  National 
Corn  Fair,  Columbus,  Ohio,  U.S.A., 
were  both  grown  in  Saskatoon's  mag- 
nificent district,  while  Sir  Thos. 
Shaughnessy's  $1,000  prize  offered  at 
the  Great  Land  Show,  New  York,  No- 
vember, 1911,  for  the  world's  best  wheat, 
was  won  by  Mr.  Seager  Wheeler,  of 
Rosthern — also  in  Saskatoon  district. 

The  growth  of  the  city  is  substantial. 
The  only  adverse  factor  apparently  is 
the  outside  subdivision  gambling,  a 
crime  common  from  coast  to  coast. — 
F.  W.  F. 


Building  Permits  Show  Large  Increases 


TN   May,  1911,  according  to  the  Pin- 

ancial  Post's  tabulation,  twenty- 
five  Canadian  cities  issued  building  per- 
mits with  an  estimated  cost  of  84  per 
cent,  in  advance  of  the  corresponding 
month  the  previous  year.  The  permits 
issued  during  May  this  year,  however,  do 
not  show  such  a  large  advance  as  they 
did  last  year,  but  the  increase  of  23  per 
cent,  over  last  year's  record  figures,  shows 
that  building  operations  are  becoming 
more  extensive. 

The  total  for  thirty-seven  cities,  in- 
cluding seven  places  where  no  building 
permit  by-law  was  in  force  last  year  or 
where  returns  are  not  available,  is  over 
twenty-three  million  dollars,  the  actual 
gain  over  last  year  being  $4,194,285. 

The  cities  west  of  and  including  Port 
Arthur  and  Fort  William  show  an  ad- 
vance of  almost  15  per  cent.,  whereas 
cities  in  the  East  register  a  gain  of  4.05 
per  cent. 

Measured  by  actual  amount,  Toronto 
holds  first  place,  followed  by  Winnipeg, 
Montreal  and  Calgary. 

Edmonton's    actual    increase    is    the 


largest — $1,268,155 — being,  in  fact,  the 
only  gain  of  over  a  million.  There  are, 
however,  quite  a  few  near  or  above  the 
three-quarters  of  a  million  mark,  as 
follows:  Montreal,  $899,168;  Moose 
Jaw,  $836,963;  Saskatoon,  $777,671;  and 
Toronto,  $749,925. 

Larger  than  any  individual  increase  is 
Calgary's  decrease,  which  is  $1,401,420. 
Calgary,  however,  stands  fourth  in  actual 
amount.  The  very  large  figure  last 
year  included  two  large  buildings,  a  hotel 
and  departmental  store.  Other  decreases 
are  shown  by  Regina,  where  the  permits 
so  far  this  year  have  included  no  large 
buildings  as  they  did  last  year,  and  New 
Westminster,  where  permits  for  $150,000 
made  last  year's  figure  high.  Sydney 
and  Halifax  in  the  East  are  the  only  cities 
with  a  decrease.  The  total  of  the  de- 
creases shown  in  the  West  is  $2,757,417. 

The  largest  percentage  increase  is 
shown  by  Chatham,  with  an  advance  of 
350  per  cent.  Next  in  order  is  Edmon- 
ton with  251  per  cent..  Moose  Jaw,  251 
per  cent.;  Prince  Albert,  212  per  cent, 
and  Macleod,  205  per  cent. 


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July,  1912 


May  Building  Permits 

City.  1912  1911 

Winnipeg,  Man $  3,050,720  S  2,374,500 

Calgary,  Alta 2,215,392  3,616,812 

Vancouver,  B.C 1,944,728  2,488,050 

Edmonton,  Alta 1,772,575  504,420 

Saskatoon,  Sask 1,257,880  480,209 

Moose  Jaw,  Sask 1,175,285  338,322 

Victoria,  B.C 662,165  287,335 

Regina,  Sask 407,415  1,036,190 

Prince  Albert,  Sask 292,000  93,350 

Fort  William,  Ont 283,580  116,375 

Medicine,  Hat,  Alta 218,629  77,775 

New  Westminster,  B.C 170,280  290,255 

Port  Arthur,  Ont 104,725  39,850 

North  Vancouver,  B.C 56,429  52,086 

Red  Deer,  Alta 43,040  106,965 

Nelson,  B.C 25,240  16,945 

Nanaimo,  B.C 16,575  6,225 

Macleod,  Alta 12,150  3,975 

Toronto,  Ont 3,393,680  2,643,755 

Montreal,  Que 2,602,308  1,703,140 

Hamilton,  Ont 902,000  539,005 

Ottawa,  Ont 840,515  538,445 

Maisonneuve,  Que 117,800  72,500 

Brantford,  Ont 116,885  60,923 

Peterboro,  Ont 92,550  67,118 

Halifax,  N.S 90,150  111,450 

Berlin,  Ont 75,840  56,450 

St.  John,  N.B 69,900  40,600 

Sydney,  N.S 47,546  124,120 

Chatham,  Ont 30,210  6,712 

Total  Western  Cities $13,708,808  $11,929,689 

Total  Eastern  Cities 8,379,384  5,964,218 

Total  East  and  West $22,088,192  $17,893,907 

Kerrisdale,  B.C $  324,210 

South  Vancouver,  B.C 220,000 

Lethbridge,  Alta 165,335 

Swift  Current,  Sask 192,000 

Owen  Sound,  Ont 33,508 

Welland,  Ont 30,968 

Stratford,  Ont 52,000 


Inc. 

% 

$     676,170 

28.5 

*1, 401, 420 

38.7 

*543,322 

21.8 

1,268,155 

251.4 

777.671 

161.8 

836,963 

247.4 

374.830 

130.5 

*628,775 

60.7 

198,650 

212.8 

167,205 

143.7 

140,854 

181.1 

*1 19,975 

41.3 

64,875 

162.8 

4,343 

8.3 

*63,925 

59.8 

8,295 

49.0 

10,350 

166.3 

8,175 

205.7 

749,925 

28.4 

899,168 

52.8 

362,995 

67.3 

302,070 

56.1 

45,300 

62.5 

55,962 

91.9 

25,432 

37.9 

*21,300 

19.1 

19,390 

34.3 

29,300 

72.2 

*76,574 

61.7 

23,498 

350.1 

$1,779,119 

14.9 

2,415,166 

40.5 

t,194,285        23.4 


$23,106,213 


*  Decrease. 


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Races  versus  Church 

Despite  the  heavy  downpour  Satur- 
day, folks  flocked  to  the  races  in  crowds, 
at  $1.50  per.  A  slight  sprinkle  is  suffi- 
cient to  keep  them  away  from  church, 
at  one-tenth  the  expense.  Something 
religiously  wrong  here,  brethren. — Ham- 
ilton Spectator. 

Talking  of  Dollars 

What  has  become  of  the  old-fashioned 
silver  dollar  ?  And,  come  to  think  of  it, 
there  is  a  scarcity  of  new-fashioned  paper 
dollars  also. — Toronto  Star. 


Pointer  for  Young  Men 

Hope  we  are  not  too  late  to  notify 
young  gentlemen  who  think  of  marry- 
ing this  month,  that  before  marriage  a 
woman  is  absolutely  perfect.  After  the 
ceremony  she  becomes  perfectly  abso- 
lute.— Jack  Canuck. 

A  Bovine  Party 

The  cows  are  not  confined  to  back 
streets  alone.  Last  Friday  fifteen  of 
them  held  a  conversation  on  the  main 
street. — Port  Elgin  Times. 

A  Flotation  Comparison 

The  average  Canadian  flotation  to- 
day in  the  London  market  achieves 
about  the  same  result  as  does  the  aver- 
age tender  laoy  who  eats  the  average 
green  apple. — Monetary  Times. 

Goats 

During  the  heat  of  the  Presidential 
campaign,  the  Department  of  Com- 
merce at  Washington  has  issued  a 
bulletin  regarding  the  ''Possibilities  of 
the  Goat  Industry." — Monetary  Times. 


No  Reduction  There 

And  we  searched  the  tariff  list  in  vain 
for  any  reduction  aflfecting  stuff  that  we 
eat. — The  Windsor  Record. 

A  June  Suggestion 

A  good  thing  to  complain  about  just 
now  is  the  excessive  heat  which  we  may 
expect  later. — Toronto  Star. 


Loaded  Bathing  Suits 

Those  new  bathing  suits  for  women 
look  innocent  enough  in  the  show  win- 
dows, but  just  wait  until  they  are  load- 
ed!— Toronto  Star. 

A  Pertinent  Question 

What  we  would  really  like  to  know  is 
whether  this  tending  a  furnace  is  an 
all-year  job,  or  do  we  get  a  summer 
vacation  ? — Ottawa  Free  Press. 

Checking  the  Minister 

The  Toronto  Star  says  that  the  Min- 
ister of  Militia  will  have  to  be  checked. 
As  though  the  Hon.  Col.  Sam  were  a 
piece  of  baggage! — Hamilton  Herald. 

Bad  Odor 

The  acting  Chairman  of  the  Repub- 
lican Convention  at  Chicago  is  one 
Rosewater.  It  seems,  though,  he  is  in 
bad  odor  with  at  least  some  of  the  dele- 
gates.— Toronto  Star. 

Children  and  Live  Stock 

France  spends  much  time  and  money 
in  teaching  the  science  of  rearing  chil- 
dren. Such  care  in  other  countries  is 
exercised  only  in  regard  to  live  stock. 


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X  X 

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yilong  the  Trail 


Cost  of  Living  Still 
Advancing 

'T'HE  cost  of  living  continues  to  as- 
cend in  Canada.  According  to 
the  latest  estimate  of  the  Department  of 
Labor,  the  continued  rise  in  prices  was 
maintained  during  May,  though  not  to 
such  a  marked  extent  as  during  the 
preceding  month.  The  department's 
index  number,  which  went  up  more  than 
a  point  during  April,  reached  the  highest 
point  in  the  record  of  the  department 
during  May. 

jfi  This  rise  of  nearly  ten  points  in  one 
year  constitutes  a  record  in  the  history 
of  the  department,  and  it  is  a  noticeable 
feature  that  during  last  year  the  lowest 
point  was  recorded  during  May  and. 
June,  while  the  figures  for  May  this  year 
show  an  advance  over  those  of  any 
previous  month. 

Animals  and  meats  advanced  to  un- 
precedented levels  during  May,  an  un- 
usual feature  of  the  market  being  that 
all  low  grades  have  advanced  as  steeply 
as  the  choice  grades.  Grains  and  fodder 
showed  an  increase  during  the  month, 
as  also  did  fruits  and  vegetables.  De- 
creases, on  the  other  hand,  were  recorded 
in  the  case  of  dairy  products  and  fish. 


Canal  Statistics 

nPHE  aggregate  volume  of  freight 
moved  through  all  canals  in  Canada 
for  the  season  of  navigation,  1911, 
amounted  to  38,030,353  tons,  a  decrease 
of  4,960,255  tons  as  compared  with  1910. 

This  decrease  is  more  than  accounted 
for  by  the  decline  in  traffic  at  Sault  Ste. 
Marie,  applicable  almost  wholly  to 
United  States  ore. 

An  increase  of  211,339  tons  through  the 
Welland,  and  344,956  through  the  St. 


Lawrence  canals,  indicate  satisfactory 
growth  as  far  as  strictly  Canadian  busi- 
ness is  concerned. 

The  development  of  business  through 
the  canals  of  Canada  during  the  past 
decade  is  as  follows : 

1902  7,513,197    tons. 

1903  9,203,817 

1904  8,256,236 

1905  9,371,744 

1906  10,523,185 

1907  20,543,639 

1908  17,502,820 

1909  33,720,748 

1910  42,990,608 

1911  38,030,353 

The  expansion  for  the  ten-year  period 
between  1902  and  1911  is  equal  to  406 
per  cent. 


Ontario's  Dual  School 
Policy 

C^XPRESSED  in  a  nutshell  the 
Ontario  Government's  plan  for  the 
reorganization  of  the  schools  in  its  dual 
school  policy  provides: 

That  the  pupil  upon  entering  the 
first  form  shall  begin  an  oral  course  in 
English.  As  soon  as  he  has  sufficient 
knowledge  of  English  he  shall  begin  the 
course  in  the  Primer. 

In  schools  where  French  has  hitherto 
been  a  subject  of  study,  ihstruction  in 
that  language  shall  be  limited  to  one 
hour  daily,  shall  not  interfere  with  in- 
struction in  English,  and  shall  be  op- 
tional 

Three  divisions  for  purposes  of  in- 
spection are  to  be  established,  with  four 
Model  schools  for  training  "English- 
French'  '  teachers — at  Ottawa,  Vankleek 
Hill,  Sandwich  and  Sturgeon  Falls. 


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New  Brunswick  Elections 

npHE  Provincial  Elections  held  in 
New  Brunswick,  June  20,  resulted 
in  practically  a  clean  sweep  for  the  Gov- 
ernment (Conservative),  only  two  Op- 
position men,  Dugal  and  Pelletier,  in 
Madawaska,  being  elected.  In  North- 
umberland, where  three  Independent 
Conservatives  ran  on  the  Government 
ticket,  two  of  them  were  elected.  In  St. 
John  City,  York  and  Sunbury  counties, 
the  Opposition  candidates  lost  their 
deposits.  Mr.  A.  B.  Copp,  the  Opposi- 
tion Leader,  was  badly  defeated  in 
Westmoreland.  Premier  Flemming 
headed  the  poll  in  Carleton. 

The  result  of  the  voting  gives: 

Government,  46  seats. 


Independents,  2. 
Opposition,  2. 

The  Opposition  had  twelve  seats  at 
dissolution. 

Reduction  of  Cement  Duties 

T^HE  Dominion  Government  has 
decided  to  grant  for  a  limited  per- 
iod a  remission  of  one-half  the  duty  paid 
upon  Portland  cement  and  hydraulic  or 
water  lime  in  barrels,  bags  or  casks,  as 
described  in  tariff  item  290,  and  upon 
bags  in  which  the  said  cement  or  lime  is 
imported  as  described  in  item  29L  The 
remission  will  apply  to  importations 
made  from  June  12  to  Oct.  31,  both  days 
inclusive. 


Glimpse  of  the  business  section,  Calgary,  Alberta,  the  whirlwind  city  of  the  West,  whose  popu- 
lation has  grown  from  10,54.3  in  1904  to  61,340  to-day.     Calgary  has  over  180 
wholesale  houses  and  is  the  headquarters  for  over  1,000 
commercial  travellers. 


I     ^en  Minutes  Interval 


THE  WESTERN  OPTIMIST 


The  land  were  everythmg  is  just 

right  and  just  what  is 

needed. 


"LTE  was  an  Easterner — a  Bluenose  in 
fact,  all  the  way  from  Halifax.  He 
was  making  his  first  trip  to  Western 
Canada,  and  had  returned  to  Calgary 
after  doing  Vancouver.  He  had  stopped 
off  to  renew  the  acquaintance  of  a  former 
Maritimer  who  has  been  in  Calgary  for 
some  years. 

It  is  not  necessary  to  give  the  gentle- 
man's real  name,  but  for  purposes  of 
identification  we  will  call  him  Short. 
He  was  a  big  man  of  husky  appearance, 
and  in  respect  to  his  vocal  powers  he  could 
easily  pass  as  a  Westerner.  His  voice 
boomed  out  loud  and  strong — much 
superior  in  fact  to  that  possessed  by  the 
elongated  annunciator  at  the  C.  P.  R. 
station. 

He  alighted  from  the  train  and  found 
his  way  to  the  office  of  his  ex-Eastern 
friend. 

''Hello,  Dan!"  was  the  greeting;  and 
the  great  volume  of  sound  penetrated 
the  adjoining  streets  and  avenues.  They 
were  good  friends  and  the  return  of  the 
salutation  was  all  that  could  have  been 
expected.  First  greetings  exchanged 
they  sat  them  down  to  talk  over  the  old 
and  the  new. 

Things  Eastern  and  things  Western 
were  given  due  attention,  and  finally, 
as  is  usual  in  such  cases,  the  conversation 
drifted  around  to  the  weather. 

"You're  getting  pretty  fine  weather 
here  now,' '  said  the  Easterner. 

"Yes,"  replied  the  Westerner,  "it  is 
pretty  good  now,  but  not  nearly  so  nice 
as  it  will  be  later  on." 


"There  you  go,"  boomed  the  East- 
erner. "You're  just  like  the  rest  of 
them.  According  to  the  people  out  here 
nothing  is  so  good  but  that  it  will  not 
be  better  and  nothing  is  so  nice  that  it 
will  not  be  nicer. 

"You  Westerners  are  wonderfully 
optimistic,  and  when  it  comes  to  boost- 
ing you  have  the  press  agent  of  a  stage 
satellite  trimmed  to  a  standstill.  Why 
up  in  Vancouver  a  man  took  me  out  to 
show  me  a  lot  he  had  for  sale.  It  had  a 
big  hole  right  in  the  centre.  '  I  wouldn't 
buy  that  lot  on  a  bet,'  I  told  him. 
'Look  at  that  hole  right  in  the  centre.' 
'But  Mr.  Short,'  said  the  man,  'surely 
you  are  builder  enough  to  know  that 
that  hole  will  save  you  a  lot  of  excavat- 
ing.'     Can  you  beat  that? 

"It  rained  every  day  while  I  was  in 
Vancouver,  yet  every  man,  woman  and 
child  said  that  it  was  just  what  the  country 
needed,  and  they  hoped  the  wet  weather 
would  continue.  I  would  get  up  in  the 
morning,  look  out  of  the  window  and 
remark  that  it  was  still  raining.  'Is  it?' 
somebody  would  say.  'Now  isn't  that 
great?  This  is  splendid  weather,  just 
what  we  need  here;  if  we  can  only  get  a 
couple  of  weeks  like  this  it  will  be  fine.' 

Now  I  know  very  well  that  those 
people  were  sick  and  ashamed  of  the 
wet  weather.  But  do  you  think  they 
would  admit  it?  No,  sir,  their  spirit  of 
optimism  and  boost  was  too  strong,  and 
nothing  was  further  from  their  thoughts 
than  to  exhibit  dissatisfaction  before  a 
stranger  and  a  prospective  investor. 

'  'I  went  out  driving  with  a  man.  The 
streets  were  very  muddy,  and  I  remarked 
on  the  fact.  Did  the  man  admit  it? 
Not  he.  '  Honestly,  Mr.  Short, '  he  said, 
'  I  have  been  in  Vancouver  for  four  years 
and  this  is  the  first  mud  I've  seen.' 


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103 


"With  another  man  I  went  out  to 
lo  k  at  some  residential  lots.  They 
were  situated  on  the  side  of  a  hill  with  a 
more  than  considerable  slope.  I  re- 
marked that  the  slope  was  almost  too 
great  to  permit  of  building.  What  was 
his  reply?  Did  he  admit  that  the  slope 
was  somewhat  pronounced?  He  did  not. 
He  simply  said,  'Well,  now,  Mr.  Short, 
you  know  enough  about  drainage  to 
recognize  the  value  of  that  slope.' 

"After  these  experiences  I  do  not 
wonder  that  the  West  is  growing.  It 
simply  can't  help  it. 

'  'I  have  tried  in  different  ways  to  get 
Westerners  to  admit  that  conditions 
were  not  just  what  they  should  be,  but  it 
was  impossible.  Everything  was  just 
right  and  just  what  was  needed. 

"Every  Westerner  is  an  optimist  and 
a  booster,  and  as  long  as  this  spirit 
continues  it  will  be  impossible  to  prevent 
the  growth  of  the  West. 

"I  am  willing  to  wager  that  if  an  earth- 
quake happened  along,  the  boosters 
would  say  that  it  was  just  what  was 
needed  to  shake  up  the  earth  around  the 
roots  of  the  grain,  and  a  landslide  would 
be  excused  on  the  ground  that  it  was 
sent  to  fill  up  the  coulees. 

"It's  a  great  country.  I  had  been 
led  to  believe  before  coming  out  that  it 
possessed  certain  drawbacks,  but  I  have 
not  been  able  to  find  any  evidence  of 
drawbacks.  In  fact  I  am  gradually 
being  persuaded  that  they  do  not  exist." 
— Western  Canada  Trade  Gazette. 


Let  Us  Laugh  More 

Perhaps  it  is  one  of  our  great  national 
defects  that  we  do  not  laugh.  Certainly 
we  produce  plenty  of  laughing  material. 
The  last  two  political  campaigns  were  full 
of  laughing  matter.  Are  we  so  dull  that 
we  cannot  see  it?  If  that  be  our  defect, 
first  thing  we  know  we  shall  be  making 
laughter  for  others,  and  that  might  hurt. 
— Woodstock  Sentinel-Review. 


Uncle  Hemlock  Gives  Advice 

DIGHT  here  is  where  we  as  fathers 
^•^  are  often  found  wanting:  We  are  too 
often  "foolishly  tender"  over  our  kids, 
and  are  afraid  we  will  overdo  the  work 
act  with  these  growing  boys  and  cause 
a  strain  upon  their  weak  backs. 

But,  listen,  men — the  handling  of  a 
few  barn  timbers  or  the  repiling  of  a 
stack  or  two  of  light  dimension  in  your 
yard  is  not  nearly  so  apt  to  strain  their 
backs  as  the  heavy  mortgage  you  will 
be  compelled  to  carry  around  upon  your 
shoulders  if  you  undertake  to  raise  a 
family  and  not  educate  them  along  the 
line  of  earning  their  bread  by  the  sweat 
of  their  brows. 

There  are  altogether  too  many  parents 
who  seem  to  think  that  it  is  an  unpardon- 
able sin  to  allow  these  growing  young- 
sters to  roll  up  their  sleeves  and  help  the 
old  man  win  a  rye  loaf,  but  instead  these 
same  parents  will  nigger  from  early  dawn 
until  the  late  twinkling  of  the  fireflies 
in  order  to  dress  their  boys  in  the  best 
that  the  market  affords  and  keep  their 
walkers  covered  with  patent  leathers  and 
plenty  of  jingle  in  the  chamois-skin  lined 
purse  pocket. 

Education  in  common  high  schools 
and  colleges  is  needed  to-day  more  than 
it  was  ever  needed  before. 

We  should  build  up  the  muscles  of 
that  boy's  body  and  fill  his  mind  with 
thoughts  that  will  be  helpful  when  the 
time  comes  for  him  to  strike  out  for 
himself. 

Let  that  kid  of  yours  share  the  labor 
end  and  learn  by  the  use  of  his  own  brain 
and  muscle  how  these  dollars  come,  and 
when  he  finds  that  it  requires  more  than 
a  ke}'  to  the  mone\-  box  or  a  Parker  foun- 
tain and  a  cheque  book  to  produce  the 
wherewith,  he  will  not  be  spending  quite 
as  many  of  the  old  man's  hard-earned 
eagles  as  he  would  if  you  educated  him 
with  the  thought  that  all  that  was  neces- 
sary in  order  to  obtain  all  the  specie 
needed  was  to  call  at  any  time  and  at  all 
times  upon  papa  or  mamma  and  the  long 


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July,  1912 


green  would  be  amply  and  abundantly 
furnished. 

Don't  make  a  mule  or  a  horse  out  of 
that  boy  with  too  much  work,  but  aim 
to  keep  his  body  and  mind  occupied  with 
enough  muscle  exercise  so  that  when  he 
goes  to  college  he  will  realize  that  it  takes 
more  than  a  few  books  and  a  penwiper 
to  enable  one  to  get  hold  of  those  satin 
ribbon-tied  diplomas. — "Uncle  Hem- 
lock," in  Lumber  World  Review. 

Preferred  Palatable  Notes 

nPHOMAS  W.  LAWSON,  at  a  dinner 
in  Boston,  said  of  a  far-famed  finan- 
cier: 

"He  is  all  right  at  heart,  but  his  outside 
is  prickly,  and  you  must  handle  him  with 
great  caution,  as  they  handled  the  Tin 
Can  gambler. 

"A  gambler  of  the  Tin  Can  borrowed 
a  sum  from  a  money  lender,  and  when  the 
note  fell  due  said  he  could  not  settle. 

"'You  must  settle!'  shouted  the  money 
lender.     'If  you  don't  settle  I'll—' 

"Eat  that  note,  or  I'll  let  daylight 
through  you!' 

"And  the  money  lender  crumpled  the 
note  into  a  ball  and  with  a  gulp  swallowed 
the  pulpy  morsel. 

"'That  dose  saved  your  life,'  said  the 
gambler,  in  a  mollified  tone,  and  the  next 
day  he  had  a  streak  of  luck  and  paid  the 
money  lender  in  full. 

"The  money  lender  was  much  pleased 
with  his  honesty,  and  when  the  gambler 
a  few  weeks  later  called  and  asked  for  a 
new  loan  he  was  readily  accommodated. 

"The  gambler,  having  pocketed  the 
new  loan,  sat  down,  dipped  a  pen  in  the 
ink  and  selected  a  sheet  of  paper,  whereon 
to  write  the  usual  acknowledgment. 
But  the  money  lender  hastily  interposed. 

"'Hold  on,  my  friend,'  he  said,  and  he 
ran  to  a  cupboard. 

"'Wait  a  minute,  my  friend.  Would 
you  mind  writing  it  on  this  soda  cracker  ? ' ' 
— Washington  Star. 


Seeing  the  Sights 

A  N  observant  person  sees  some  funny 
sights  in  a  grocery  store. 

He  can  see  "the  cod  fish,"  "the  brus- 
sels  sprout,"  "the  tapioca  flake." 

He  may  also  see  "the  mince  meat," 
"the  tea  leave,"  "the  ginger  snap," 
"the  stove  polish,"  "the  sugar  scoop," 
"the  yeast  cake,"  "the  corn  starch," 
"the  honey  comb,"  "the  cinnamon 
bark." 

And  he  will  observe  that  the  tea  is  a 
great  "mixer,"  the  coffee  gets  "roasted" 
all  the  time,  the  cucumber  is  usually  in 
a  pickle,  and  the  sardines  are  "soused." 
— Canadian  Grocer. 


Clothing  Dan  Cupid 

T~^HE  recent  action  of  the  Toronto  play 
censors  in  ordering  a  stage  Cupid  to 
be  clothed  in  a  skirt  has  started  another 
amusing  yarn  on  its  round. 

This  one  comes  from  the  office  of  a 
paper  in  Toronto,  where  there  is  a  sub- 
editor of  rather  Puritanical  strain.  Not 
long  ago  this  editor  had  occasion  to  use  an 
article  which  was  to  be  illustrated  by  two 
little  Cupids.  The  paper's  artist  drew 
the  two  little  archers  in  their  proverbial 
condition  of  nudity.  He  took  the  draw- 
ings to  the  editor,  who  looked  at  them 
rather  disappro\ingly  when  he  noted  the 
unclad  condition  of  the  Cupids. 

"I  think,"  he  said,  while  his  brow 
puckered  into  a  frown,  "you  had  better 
take  those  back  and  put  a  pair  of  pants 
on  each  of  them." 

And  the  artist,  being  merely  an  artist, 
smiled  grimly  and  proceeded  to  put  the 
Cupid  twins  in  trousers. — Canadian  Cour- 
ier. 


^ 


Express  Messenger  (to  partner). — Bill, 
where  does  this  dog  go? 

Bill  (indifferently).— Dam'dfif  I  know 
— he's  chawed  up  his  tag. — The  Philistine, 


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Events  of  the  Month 

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JuNR  1. — The  Chateau  Laurier,  the  new 
Grand  Trunk  hotel  at  Ottawa,  opened  to 
the  public. 

June  'i. — Hon.  Frank  Cochrane,  Minister 
of  Railways  and  Canals,  left  Ottawa  to 
make  an  inspection  of  the  St.  Lawrence 
canals  down  to  Montreal;  his  first  official 
survey  of  the  canals. 

June  4.— Barrie,  Ont.,  ratepayers  voted 
on  a  by-law  in  favor  of  Hydro-electric 
power  by  a  majority  of  464  to  42. 

The  Albert  Medal  of  the  Royal 
Society  of  Arts  for  the  current  year,  award- 
ed by  the  council  with  approval  of  the 
President,  H.R.H.  the  Duke  of  Connaught, 
to  Lord  Strathcona,  for  services  in  improv- 
ing railway  communications,  developing  the 
resources  and  promoting  the  comrnerce 
and  industry  of  Canada  and  other  parts  of 
the  British  Empire. 

Canada  took  steps  at  a  representa- 
tive  gathering  at  Ottawa  to  join  with 
Great  Britain  and  the  United  States  in 
celebrating,  in  1914,  the  hundred  years  of 
peace  between  the  two  great  branches  of 
the  English-speaking  people. 

June  5. — Lord  Strathcona  contributed 
$15,000  as  the  last  sum  needed  to  make  up 
$400,000  required  for  Dalhousie  University, 
Halifax,  the  balance,  $385,000,  having  been 
secured  by  a  public  subscription  campaign. 

Ontario  Historical  Society  opened 
its  13th  annual  assemblage  at  Napanee. 

General  Assembly  of  the  Presby- 
terian  Church  in  Canada  opened  its  38th 
annual  assembly  at  Edmonton,  Alta. 

Synod  of  Niagara  opened  its  annual 
sessions. 

Cobalt  swept  by  fire,  the  most 
serious  since  the  big  conflagration  of  1909; 
Business  section  of  the  town,  known  as  the 
Square,  gutted.  Custom  House,  Lyric 
Theatre,  Cobalt  Hotel,  Milton  Carr  Build- 
ing, Goloska  Building,  Harrington's  Res- 
taurant, and  other  properties  destroyed. 
Loss  estimated  at  $2(X),000. 


June  fi. — Anniversary  of  Sir  John  A. 
Macdonald's  death,  June  <j,  1891,  twenty- 
one  years  ago. 

Canadian  Press  Association  con- 
vened  at  the  Chateau  Laurier,  Ottawa. 
54th  annual  meeting,  over  150  members 
present.  Waited  on  Hon.  W.  T.  White, 
Finance  Minister,  and  the  Prime  Minister, 
to  request  the  removal  of  the  duty  on  type- 
setting machines  and  parts  of  printing 
presses.  Minister  courteous  but  non- 
committal. New  officers  of  the  Associa- 
tion- President,  John  R.  Bone,  Toronto 
Star;  First  Vice-President,  Hal.  B.  Donly, 
Simcoe  Reformer;  Second  Vice-President, 
VV.  M.  Obierne,  Stratford  Beacon;  Treas- 
urer, J.  H.  Cranston,  Toronto  Star;  John 
M.  Imrie,  Toronto,  confirmed  as  Perman- 
ent Secretary. 

Galt  Horse  Show  opened  with  a 
large  attendance,  a  large  number  of  en- 
tries and  high  quality  of  exhibits. 

June  7. — At  the  University  of  Toronto 
Convocation,  the  degree  of  LL.B.,  honoris 
causa,  was  conferred  on  Mr.  C.  C.  James, 
C.M.G.,  M.A.,  formerly  Deputy  Minister  of 
Agriculture  for  the  Province  of  Ontario, 
and  on  Professor  J.  G.  Adami,  M.A.,  M.B., 
Strathcona,  Professor  of  Pathology  in 
McGill  University. 

Vice-President  Bury  and  other  C.P.R. 
officials  left  Winnipeg  on  an  inspection  trip 
of  the  C.P.R.  system  from  Winnipeg  to  the 
coast. 

June  9. — The  Dominion  Government  re- 
duced  the  duties  on  cement  by  one-half, 
for  the  benefit  of  Western  consumers. 

Proclamation  proclaiming  Berlin, 
Ont.,  a  city,  was  read  by  the  Mayor. 

June  10. — Conference  of  the  District 
Agricultural  Representatives  of  Ontario, 
numbering  nearly  30,  opened  at  the  Ontario 
Agricultural  College,  Guelph. 

The  London  Methodist  Conference 
unanimously  adopted  a  resolution  con- 
demning the  growing  of  tobacco  by  Meth- 
odist farmers. 


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The  statement  published  by  The 
Manchester  Guardian  that  the  Duke  of 
Connaught  was  going  to  retire,  officially 
denied. 

Death  of  Peter  D.  Crerar,  M.A., 
K.C.,  of  the  law  firm  of  Crerar  &  Crerar, 
at  Hamilton,  Ont. 

Presbyterian  Assembly  Special  Com- 
mittee,  at  Edmonton,  reported  unani- 
mously in  favor  of  the  organic  union  of  the 
Congregational,  Methodist  and  Presby- 
terian Churches.  The  sixth  annual  meet- 
ing of  the  Congregational  Union  of  Canada, 
at  Montreal,  which  closed  to-day,  also 
favored  union. 

Methodist  Annual  Conference  was 
opened  at  Toronto. 

June  1 1 . — The  Provincial  Government  of 
Ontario  announced  that  twelve  additional 
townships  in  Northern  Ontario  will  be 
opened  to  settlers.  Seven  of  these  are 
located  in  the  Cochrane  District,  where 
demands  have  been  numerous,  and  five  are 
in  the  Matheson  District. 

Sir  Thomas  Shaughnessy  announced 
that  the  C.P.R.  will  spend  sixty  or  seventy 
million  dollars  in  double- tracking  its  line 
through  the  Rocky  Mountains. 

The  Eighth  Congress  of  Chambers 
of  Commerce  met  at  the  Guildhall,  London. 
Three  hundred  delegates  were  welcomed 
by  the  Lord  Mayor  and  Premier  Asquith. 
Passed  a  resolution,  moved  by  W.  P. 
Gundy,  of  Toronto,  favoring  "all  red" 
steamships  and  cables.  "If  the  Empire  is 
to  live,  it  must  consolidate  in  commerce 
as  well  as  in  defence,"  said  Lord  Des- 
borough. 

Wisconsin  State  Fair  Bo.\rd,  after 
a  heated  discussion,  decided  to  allow  the 
Canadian  Government  to  exhibit  at  the 
State  Fair  there  in  September.  Argued 
that  if  the  Board  refused  the  Canadian 
display,  the  Canadian  people  would  be  of 
the  opinion  that  Wisconsin  was  afraid  to 
let  Canada  exhibit  its  products. 

June  12. — The  English  financial  and 
commercial  party,  touring  Canada,  arrived 
at  Halifax.  They  were  met  and  welcomed 
by  Hon.  Mr.  Daniels,  Attorney-General, 
representing   the   Provincial   Government; 


Mayor  Bligh,  Michael  Dwyer,  President 
of  the  Board  of  Trade;  Aid.  Dennis,  A.  S. 
Barnstead,  E.  A.  Saunders  and  A.  C.  Pyke, 
of  the  Dartmouth  Board  of  Trade. 

Congress  of  Chambers  of  Commerce 
of  the  British  Empire,  in  London,  adopted 
the  proposal  of  the  Toronto  Board  of  Trade 
in  favor  of  preferential  trade  within  the 
British  Empire,  by  122  votes  to  9.  Fifty- 
eight  Chambers  abstained  from  voting. 
Another  resolution,  urging  trade  recipro- 
city and  close  political  union  between  the 
British  West  Indies,  Canada  and  New- 
foundland, in  view  of  the  approaching 
completion  of  the  Panama  Canal,  was  also 
adopted.  The  next  Congress  will  be  held 
in  Toronto  in  1915. 

Judge  Davidson,  Senior  Judge  of 
the  Superior  Court  of  Quebec,  was  ap- 
pointed by  Order-in- Council  to  succeed  Sir 
Melbourne  Tait  as  Chief  Justice  of  Quebec. 

Synod  of  the  Diocese  op  Huron 
opened  its  55th  session  at  London,  Ont. 

Prime  Minister  Borden  stated  at 
Montreal  that  the  Government  will  an- 
nounce its  policy  on  the  naval  question 
shortly  after  his  return  from  England,  be- 
tween August  15  and  September  1.  Also, 
that  the  question  of  the  establishment  of 
a  Canadian  Lloyds  is  still  under  considera- 
tion, and  everything  possible  will  be  done 
to  relieve  the  St.  Lawrence  route  of  the 
imposition  of  higher  insurance  rates  than 
those  applied  to  New  York,  Boston  and 
other  United  States  ports. 

The  Anglican  Synod,  at  Toronto, 
took  a  stand  against  speculating  in  church 
lands. 

Mr.  Justice  Cassels  gave  judgment 
in  the  Exchequer  Court  that  sawn  lumber 
from  the  United  States  is  liable  to  a  duty 
of  25  per  cent. 

Sir  William  Mackenzie  announced 
at  Edmonton  an  extensive  programme  of 
construction  and  improvements  on  the 
Canadian  Northern  Railway  this  year0 

The  Dominion  Government  promised 
a  delegation  from  British  Columbia  that 
preliminary  steps  will  be  taken  looking  to 
the  final  construction  of  the  proposed 
bridge  connecting  Vancouver  Island  with 


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the  mainland  at  Seymour  Narrows.  An 
engineering  survey  will  be  undertaken  by 
the  Public  Works  Department. 

June  14. — Canada  Cement  Company  an- 
nounced  a  cut  of  10  cents  per  barrel  for 
Ontario  trade,  making  the  price  $1.40. 
The  first  cut  since  the  reduction  of  the 
duty. 

The  Ontario  Government  announced 
its  plans  regarding  bilingual  schools. 

June  17. — Ontario  Provincial  Govern- 
ment's  plan  for  spending  the  Dominion 
grant  for  agriculture  was  announced. 
Ontario's  share  of  the  $500,000  to  be  divid- 
ed between  the  nine  provinces  amounts  to 
$175,753. 

June  18. — Announcement  that  the  On- 
tario  Government  sold  two  townships  in 
Northern  Ontario  to  a  Buffalo  lumberman, 
as  a  colonization  enterprise  by  private 
capital. 

National  Convention  of  Sanitary 
and  Heating  Engineers  at  Calgary. 

June  19. — The  Duke  of  Connaught  in- 
spected  the  Cadets  at  the  Royal  Military 
College,  and  presented  diplomas  and  prizes. 

Mr.  L.  G.  Coleman  appointed  Super- 
intendent  of  the  Ottawa  Division  of  the 
G.T.R. 

June  20. — Village  of  Edamfort,  Sask., 
on  Jackfish  branch  of  the  C.N.R.,  almost 
totally  wiped  out  by  fire.  Loss  about 
$250,000.  Edamfort  was  only  a  little  over 
a  year  old. 

In  the  New  Welland  Canal,  the 
Government  survey  steamer  La  Canadi- 
enne,  crashed  into  and  carried  away  the 
head  gates  of  Lock  22.  Three  boys  were 
drowned,  the  vessel  was  partially  wrecked 
and  sank,  and  much  damage  done  to  the 
locks  and  banks,  temporarily  closing  the 
canal  for  navigation. 

June  21. — A  Delegation  from  Northern 
Ontario,  numbering  about  150,  visited  To- 
ronto and  waited  on  the  Provincial  Gov- 
ernment to  make  suggestions  and  assist 
the  Government  in  the  enlarged  work  of 
development  that  has  been  undertaken  in 
the  North  country. 


The  United  States  cruiser  Chester 
arrived  at  Halifax  and  exchanged  salutes 
with  the  citadel. 

The  C.P.R.  announced  that  a  ten 
million  dollar  contract  had  been  awarded 
to  Deaks  &  Hinds,  of  the  Toronto  Con- 
struction Co.,  for  double-tracking  the  line 
between  Sudbury  and  Port  Arthur;  work 
to  be  started  at  once;  road  expected  to  be 
in  operation  before  winter.  Twenty-five 
hundred  men  will  probably  be  engaged  by 
July  1. 

June  22. — Hon.  Clifford  Sifton's  horse, 
Confidence,  was  first  in  the  high  jump  at 
the  Olympia  Horse  Show,  clearing  7  feet 
5J^  inches,  breaking  the  world's  record. 

June  23. — The  Prince  of  Wales  attained 
his  majority,  being  eighteen  years  of  age. 

June  24. — French-speaking  Congress 
opened  at  Quebec,  to  last  a  week.  Repre- 
sentative French- Canadians  present  from 
all  parts  of  Quebec,  Ontario,  Maritime 
Provinces,  Manitoba,  Saskatchewan,  Al- 
berta and  the  New  England  States. 

Fire  at  Chicoutimi,  Que.,  in  the 
District  of  Saguenay,  destroyed  a  large 
amount  of  property,  including  the  town 
hall,  Saguenay  Hotel,  the  Seminary,  Con- 
vent School,  several  business  blocks  and 
private  residences.  Nearly  a  thousand 
people  homeless.     Loss  over  $200,000. 

The  Grand  Trunk  Railway  Line  to 
New  London,  Conn.,  was  formally  opened. 

Natural  Gas  in  large  quantities 
discovered  at  Tofield,  Alberta,  forty-one 
miles  from  Edmonton,  on  the  G.T.P., 
where  coal  was  lately  found. 

Two  Thousand  KInights  of  St.  John 
in  International  Convention  at  Toronto. 

A  National  Housing  Assoclation  of 
Canada  was  started  at  Toronto  at  a  joint 
meeting  of  the  executive  of  the  Housing 
Committee  of  Hamilton  and  representa- 
tives of  the  Directors'  Board  of  the  Toronto 
Housing  Company.  Provisional  Commit- 
tee formed:  Mr.  G.  Frank  Beer,  of  To- 
ronto, President;  W.  S.  B.  Armstrong, 
Secretary.  Plans  formed  to  hold  a  housing 
conference  in  the  fall,  to  which  all  the 
cities  of  the  Dominion  and  Newfoundland 
and  their  labor  councils  will  be  invited  to 


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send  delegates.  Leading  experts  on  hous- 
ing problems  in  Germany,  Great  Britain 
and  the  United  States  will  be  asked  to  at- 
tend and  address  the  conference. 

June  25 — Ontario  Department  of  Agri- 
culture  and  the  Ontario  Fruit  Growers' 
Association  arranged  to  conduct  an  orchard 
competition.  Province  to  be  divided  into 
six  districts.  Prizes  will  range  from  .$15.00 
to  $75.00. 

Messages  were  sent  from  the  French- 
Canadian  Congress  at  Quebec  to  the  King 
and  the  Pope. 

The  Hydro-Electic  Power  Commission 
gave  a  practical  demonstration  of  farm- 
ing by  electricity  at  Beachville,  Ont. 

vStatue  unveiled  at  Quebec  to  honor 
the  late  Honore  Mercier,  the  famous 
French-Canadian  statesman,  formerly  Pre- 
mier of  the  Province  of  Quebec. 

June  26. — Prime  Minister  Borden,  Ac- 
companied by  Hon.  J.  D.  Hazen,  Minister 


of  Marine  and  Naval  Affairs;  Hon.  J.  C. 
Doherty,  Minister  of  Justice;  and  Hon. 
L.  Pelletier,  Postmaster-General,  sailed  for 
England  to  discuss  with  the  Imperial 
authorities,  Canada's  naval  policy  and 
other  important  matters.  They  were  ac- 
companied by  Mrs.  Borden,  Mrs.  Hazen, 
Mrs.  Pelletier  and  Miss  Doherty,  Admiral 
Kingsmill,  Sir  Joseph  Pope,  Under  Secre- 
tary of  State  for  External  Affairs,  and  their 
private  secretaries.  They  expect  to  be 
absent  about  two  months. 

Sir  William  Mackenzie;  president 
of  the  C.N.R.,  sailed  on  the  Royal 
George  for  Bristol  and  London.  He  will 
be  absent  for  about  five  weeks. 

June  28. — Convention  of  ReprEsenta- 
tives  of  the  Boards  of  Trade  of  Western 
Canada  at  Calgary,  including  Alberta, 
British  Columbia  and  Western  Saskatche- 
wan, to  discuss  the  probable  effect  of  the 
Panama  Canal  upon  Western  trade,  and 
make  suggestions  to  the  Government. 


COMING  EVENTS 


July  3-20. — Motor  Competition  at  Win- 
nipeg,  which  is  now  an  event  of  world 
importance  and  has  grown  into  an  event 
of  the  utmost  moment  to  the  farmers  of 
Western  Canada.  This  year  an  engine 
plow  competition  will  also  be  put  on. 

July  11. — Saskatchewan  Provincial  Elec- 
tions.  Nominations,  July  4.  Legislature 
dissolved,  June  17. 

July  13. — Toronto  and  Hamilton  Print- 
ers,  with  Ladies'  Auxiliary,  hold  Annual 
Picnic  and  Games  at  Hamilton. 


Sept.  4-6. — Annual  Convention  of  the 
Canadian  Forestry  Association,  at  Victoria, 
B.C. 

Sept.  17-20. — West  Algoma  Agricultural 
Society  holds  its  annual  fair  at  Fort  William, 
Ont. 

Sept.  18-19. — ^Associated  Boards  of  Trade 
of  Western  Canada  meet  at  Moose  Jaw, 
Sask. 

Oct.  21-26. — International  Dry-Farming 
Congress,  at  Lethbridge,  Alberta. 


*  *  JLJEA  VEN  helps  those  who  help  themselves' '  is  a  well-tried  maxim,  embodying  in  a 
'*  ■*  small  compass  the  results  of  vast  human  experience.   The  spirit  of  self-help  is  the 
root  of  all  genuine  growth  in  the  individual;  and,  exhibited  in  the  lives  of  many,  it  con- 
stitutes the  true  source  of  national  vigor  and  strength. 

Help  from  without  is  often  enfeebling  in  its  effects,  but  help  from  within  invariably 
invigorates.  Whatever  is  done  for  men  or  classes,  to  a  certain  extent  takes  away  the  stimu- 
lus and  necessity  of  doing  for  themselves;  and  where  men  are  subjected  to  over-guidance 
and  over-government,  the  inevitable  tendency  is  to  render  them  comparatively  helpless. — 
Samuel  Smiles. 


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Progress  and  Development 


OF   CANADIAN 


TOWNS  AND    CITIES 


(Alphabetically  Arranged) 


JTT  Correspondents  of  Busy  Man's  Canada  report  business  good 
^  all  over  the  Dominion,  which  is  borne  out  also  by  the 
reports  of  the  commercial  agencies.  Building  is  going  ahead 
so  rapidly  that  in  many  places  dealers  in  building  materials 
can't  keep  up  with  the  demand.  Builders  have  so  much  work 
on  hand  that  hundreds  of  calls  for  tenders  are  receiving  no 
response.  There  are  golden  opportunities  in  scores  of  growing 
places  in  the  West  for  small  builders,  brickmakers  and  others 
to  start  business  with  success  assured  them  from  the  beginning. 
Real  estate  is  active  and  prices  are  advancing  both  in  city  and 
farm  property.  The  crop  outlook  was  never  more  promising,  in 
spite  of  a  backward  spring.  There  is  nothing  in  present  indications 
to  warrant    anything    but    optimism  throughout  the   Dominion. 


Areola,  Sask. 

There  were  handled  at  Areola  last  season, 
491,000  bushels  of  grain,  300  cattle,  275 
horses  and  326  hogs. 

Areola  is  on  the  C.P.R.,  126  miles  south- 
west of  Brandon,  in  a  splendid  farming  dis- 
trict. 

The  population  is  1,200.  Assessment 
$931,00.  Tax  rate  23^^  mills.  There  are 
six  elevators  (capacity  172,000  bushels),  flour 
mill,  brick  plant,  and  many  other  industries. 
There  is  an  opening  here  for  a  steam  laundry 
and  other  industries. 

The  Board  of  Trade  is  liberal  towards  new 
industries.  Write  the  Secretary,  J.  R.  Don- 
aldson, for  what  they  will  do  to  induce  indus- 
tries to  locate  here. 

The  President  of  the  Board  of  Trade  is  J. 
W.  Kennedy;  Town  Clerk,  J.  R.  Donaldson, 
(who  is  also  Secy.-Treas.  of  the  town).  W.  M. 
Connor,  Mayor,  and  T.  C.  Yeoward,  Post- 
master. 


An  electric  power  and  light  plant  has  been 
installed.  Water  is  supplied  from  Moose 
Mountain  by  gravity  system.  There  is  a 
chemical  fire  engine  and  other  fire-fighting 
equipment,  in  charge  of  H.  R.  Francis,  Fire 
Chief.     The  Chief  of  Police  is  F.  J.  Owen. 

There  are  public  and  high  schools,  town 
hall,  court  house,  land  titles  office,  opera 
house,  two  hotels,  four  miles  of  sidewalks. 
Government  phones,  local  and  rural;  C.P.R. 
Telegraph,  Dominion  Express. 

The  banks  and  their  managers  are :  Union, 
A.  Lowe;  Merchants'.  J.  N.  Kennedy. 


^ 


The  invisible  makes  the  nation.  The 
nation  is  not  made  great,  it  is  not  made 
rich,  it  is  not  made  at  all,  by  mines  and 
forests  and  prairies  and  water-powers. 
Great  men  make  a  nation  great,  and  the 
qualities  that  make  men  great  are  invisible. 
— Lyman  Abbott. 


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A  Fine  River 

Railway  Just  Completed 

Great  Natural  Resources 


A 


THABASCA 
LANDING 

(Lincoln  Park) 

Possesses  all  these  and  in 
a  short  time  will  become 
a  Great  City  and 

A  GREAT  CENTRE 

A  little  investigation  of  the 
geographical  position  and 
other  advantages  of  this 
town  will  convince  you 
that  now  is  the  time  to 
buy  your  lots. 


Full  particulars  from 


Northwest  Empire 
Land   Company,   Ltd. 

303-304  Stair  Building 

BAY  STREET  -   TORONTO 


Athabasca  Landing, 
Alta. 

Athabasca  Landing  is  situated  100  miles 
north  of  Edmonton  on  the  Athabasca  River. 
From  this  point  navigation  extends  through 
the  Slave  Lakes  and  Mackenzie  River  to  the 
Arctic  Ocean.  Thirty-six  hundred  miles  of 
navigable  water  now  connects  with  steel  at 
this  point,  and  steamboats  are  coming  to  the 
Arctic  Circle. 

The  world's  greatest  deposits  of  asphalt 
are  north  of  Athabasca  Landing.  The  geol- 
ogists of  the  Dominion  Government  estimate 
that  there  is  enough  asphalt  to  pave  every 
street  in  all  the  cities  of  Canada. 

There  are  also  large  oil  deposits  in  the  neigh- 
borhood, good  results  being  obtained  from 
borings  at  Fort  McKay. 

Natural  gas  will  be  furnished  to  the  city 
this  autumn.  The  franchise  is  owned  by  a 
Toronto  firm.  Other  inducements  for  manu- 
facturers are  cheap  gas,  coal  and  wood,  and 
abundant  water  power.  Add  to  this  an 
enormous  distributing  territory. 

A  cement  plant  is  to  be  constructed  here, 
also  a  brick  plant;  and  a  pulp  and  flour  mill 
is  promised  for  the  near  future. 

The  Great  Pelican  gas  well,  supplying 
about  300,000  cubic  feet  of  natural  gas  per  day, 
solves  the  lighting  and  heating  problem  of 
Athabasca  Landing. 

Two  of  the  most  important  assets  of  any 
city  are  cheap  fuel  and  cheap  lumber.  The 
large  coal  mine  now  in  operation  supplies 
high-grade  bituminous  coal,  and  the  timber 
berths  along  the  Athabasca  River  for  some 
hundreds  of  miles  supply  cheap  lumber  to  the 
builders. 

The  Canadian  Northern  Railway  have  their 
rails  already  laid  and  the  C.P.R.  have  located 
their  right-of-way  through  this  district  from 
Wilkie.  The  C.  N.  R.  is  also  building  to  the 
Landing  from  North  Battleford.  The  com- 
pany is  to  bridge  Athabasca  River  within  the 
city  limits  and  put  in  a  road  traffic  bridge. 
A  Government  ferry  crosses  the  river  at  all 
hours. 

Bonds  have  been  guaranteed  by  the  Alberta 
Government  for  a  road  to  Peace  River  Land- 
ing, to  Fort  McMurray,  and  east  to  Lac  la 
Biche,  which  must  be  in  operation  within  three 
years.  A  large  force  of  men  are  already  at  work. 


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111 


Athabasca  Landing — Continued. 

A  Government  telegraph  line  is  also  to  be 
constructed  to  Fort  McMurray  this  season. 

The  Northern  Transportation  Co.  attend 
to  the  freight  and  passenger  traffic  by  water. 

Building  is  progressing  rapidly,  so  rapidly 
in  fact  that  the  sawmills  at  the  Landing  can- 
not supply  the  demand  for  lumber.  Over 
forty  cars  of  lumber  are  at  present  on  the 
way  from  outside  points,  consigned  to  the 
Crown  Lumber  Co. 

There  has  been  an  enormous  influx  of 
settlers  already  this  season,  and  they  still 
come  in  a  steady  stream  daily  from  all  points 
of  the  compass. 

Agriculturally  the  district  is  unsurpassed. 
Almost  any  kind  of  crop  can  be  grown  to 
greatest  perfection.  Wheat  grown  in  this 
district  has  taken  first  prize  at  Edmonton, 
1911;  first  prize  at  Chicago,  1893;  first  prize 
at  Philadelphia,  1876,  showing  that  the  dis- 
trict was  proven  long  ago. 

A  new  immigration  hall  is  to  be  erected 
here  to  accommodate  the  newcomers.  The 
town  is  also  to  have  a  water  and  sewerage 
system  this  season. 

The  population  is  about  1,200.  The  Mayor 
is  Jas.  H.  Wood;  Sec.-Treas.,  C.  E.  Nanceke- 
vill;  Board  of  Trade  President,  Jas.  H.  Wood; 
Sec,  A.  L.  Sawle;  Postmaster,  Jas.  McKernan. 
Assessment  $250,000;  tax  rate  21  mills. 

There  are  three  banks  located  here:  The 
Imperial,  managed  by  A.  L.  Sawle;  the 
Royal,  managed  by  J.  M.  Howley,  and  the 
Canadian  Bank  of  Commerce.  Also  good 
schools,  a  theatre,  hotels,  Government  tele- 
graph, and  fire  equipment. 

For  every  failure  there  is  a  reason.  A 
point  has  been  overlooked.  A  mistake  has 
been  made.  Somebody  has  erred.  In 
some  manner  the  man,  in  the  vernacular, 
has  "fallen  down."  Perhaps  he  has  been 
satisfied  to  give  up  the  ghost  and  stay  down. 
If  he  had,  instead,  been  big  enough  to  rise 
above  it  all  and  fight  it  out  to  a  finish  there 
would  have  been  no  failure.  At  such 
times  he  who  is  up  and  doing  and  keeps 
his  eye  on  the  trigger  commands  the 
situation,  takes  up  the  battle  and  wins. — 
Henry  Clews 


ATHABASCA 
LANDING 


A  funnel  through  which  percohitcs  the  whole 
trade  between  the  wheat  belt  and  the  Arctic 
and   the  true  Gateway  of  the  North. 

Agnes  Deans  Cameron,  in  The  New  North 

These  are  reasons  why  you 
should  invest  in  Athabasca 
Landing : 

1.  Cheap  fuel. 

2.  Unlimited    natural  re- 
sources. 

3.  Thousands  of  miles  of  navi- 

gable waters. 

4.  Wonderful    distributing 
territory. 

5.  Millions  of  acres  of  choice 
farm  lands. 

6.  Is    destined    to    become   a 
great  Railway  centre. 

7.  The  true  and  only  Gatewav 
of  the  North. 

Every  emigrant,  every  com- 
modity for  the  entire  North, 
must  pay  its  toll  to  Athabasca 
Landing. 

ALLENDALE 

Is  the  property  endorsed  by 
the  Board  of  Trade.  Situated 
on  the  original  city  limits — 
level,  high,  and  dry. 
An  investment  here  will  in- 
terest the  shrewd  investor 
and  make  him  money  quickly. 
Prices    will   advance    shortly. 

OPPORTUNITY  INVESTMENT  CO. 
UNITED 

114   KING  ST.    WEST,  TORONTO 

Head  Office.   EDMONTON.  ALTA. 

Br.nchet.VANCOUVER.  B.C.:  WINNIPEG. 

MAN.;  KAM LOOPS.  B.C. 

References:   Royal  Bank 


112 


BUSY   MAN'S   CANADA 


July,  1912 


Brandon,  Man. 

Vice-President  George  Bury  of  the  Can- 
adian Pacific  Railway  was  in  Brandon  recent- 
ly to  make  an  inspection  of  recent  improve- 
ments. The  double-track  between  Brandon 
and  Winnipeg  is  finished,  and  hereafter  better 
speed  can  be  made  between  the  two  leading 
cities  of  Manitoba.  The  Canadian  Pacific 
Railway  terminals  at  Brandon  are  also  being 
greatly  improved  and  the  fine  new  depot  is 
nearly  completed.  Vice-President  Bury  in- 
spected the  new  terminals  and  the  double- 
span  bridge  over  the  Assiniboine  river.  He 
was  much  impressed  with  the  great  activity 
in  Brandon  and  added:  "Brandon  never  looked 
so  good  to  me  before.' '  He  said  the  improve- 
ments undertaken  by  the  Canadian  Pacific 
Railway  were  made  absolutely  necessary  by 
the  rapid  expansion  of  business  in  Brandon. 

The  bank  clearings  of  Brandon  for  the 
week  ending  June  6,  1912,  were  $694,912,  as 
compared  with  $654,611  for  the  same  week 
in  1911.  For  the  first  five  months  of  the  year 
1912  the  bank  clearings  were  $11,825,385,  as 
<;ompared.with  $10,204,557  in  1911,  an  in- 
crease of  $1,620,828. 

Customs  receipts  in  Brandon  for  the  month 
of  May  were  $38,474.73  as  compared  with 
$35,451.44  for  the  same  month  last  year. 

The  Dominion  Government  has  decided  to 
lay  out  the  land  lying  between  the  Brandon 
Experimental  Farm  and  the  Assiniboine  River 
as  a  beautiful  park.  This  land  was  originally 
set  aside  for  experimental  farm  purposes  by 
the  Government,  but  was  never  so  utilized. 

Brandon's  new  Winter  Fair  Arena  is  said 
to  be  the  first  building  of  its  kind  in  Canada 
and  the  third  in  America,  the  other  two  being 
the  CoHseum  at  Chicago  and  the  Armory  at 
Scranton,  Pa.  The  method  of  construction 
is  known  as  the  three-pin  hinge  system.  The 
building,  which  will  be  136  x  260  feet,  is  being 
constructed  without  a  column  of  any  de- 
scription. There  will  thus  be  a  clear,  unimped- 
ed view  of  the  arena  from  all  parts  of  the  house. 
The  arena  proper,  in  which  the  procession  of 
live  stock  will  take  place,  is  80  x  100  feet,  while 
the  auditorium  will  accommodate  4,000  people 
on  the  benches  and  2,000  on  the  promenades 
surrounding  the  arena.  There  are  also  a 
number  of  private  boxes,  seating  from  six  to 
seven  persons  each.  Work  on  the  building  is 
being  rushed  and  it  will  be  completed  in  time 
for  the  winter  fair  this  year. 


Exactly  three  weeks  from  the  day  the 
elevator  of  the  Maple  Leaf  Milling  Company 
at  Brandon  was  destroyed  by  fire,  the  Company 
awarded  the  contract  for  the  building  of  a 
new  elevator  to  George  H.  Archibald  &  Co., 
Ltd.,  of  Winnipeg.  The  new  elevator  will  be 
80  feet  from  the  flour  mill  of  the  Company 
and  will  have  a  capacity  of  120,000  bushels. 
Between  the  elevator  and  the  mill  cement 
storage  tanks  will  be  built. 

The  manager  of  the  Brandon  Summer  Fair 
announces  that  the  entries  for  the  three  stake 
races  at  the  great  gathering  in  July  have 
established  a  record  for  Manitoba.  In  the 
2.20  pace  2.15  trot  stake  there  are  29  entries. 
In  the  2.35  pace  2.30  trot  stake  there  are  21 
entries,  and  in  the  free-for  all-stake,  7  entries. 
The  majority  of  these  horses  are  going  through 
the  circuit  of  fairs  which  commences  at  Cal- 
gary June  30  and  takes  in  Moose  Jaw,  Winni- 
peg, Brandon,  Regina,  Saskatoon,  Edmonton 
and  Lethbridge.  The  formation  of  this  cir- 
cuit has  brought  the  horsemen  from  the  West- 
ern States  in  large  numbers.  The  speed 
committee  of  the  Fair  Board  have  added  a 
fourth  stake  race  for  2.25  trotters,  stake 
$1,000;  entries  close  June  15.  Marks  made 
on  May  24  or  subsequently  no  bar. 

The  Eighth  Annual  Sale  of  Pure  Bred  Stock, 
under  the  auspices  of  the  Manitoba  Cattle 
Breeders'  Association  and  the  Dominion 
Department  of  Agriculture,  was  held  at  the 
Brandon  Summer  Fair  Grounds  on  May  30. 
Cattle  breeders  were  preseitt  from  various 
sections  of  Manitoba,  Saskatchewan  and 
Alberta.  The  bidding  was  brisk  and  with 
two  or  three  exceptions  all  the  animals  were 
disposed  of  at  prices  averaging  higher  than 
those  of  last  year. 

Female  help  is  extremely  difficult  to  ob- 
tain at  the  present  time.  There  are  adver- 
tisements appearing  daily  for  over  25  servants 
at  wages  varying  from  $15  to  $25  per  month, 
with  board  and  lodging.  As  one  gentleman 
remarked,  ''The  person  that  can  get  these 
positions  filled  would  be  worthy  of  being 
knighted. 

There  is  also  a  dearth  of  stenographers  and 
typists,  mattress  makers,  tent  and  awning 
makers,  dressmakers,  etc.,  and  all  at  good 
salaries. 

The  Fire  Department  of  the  City  Council, 
always  on  the  alert  to  have  the  most  efficient 
apparatus  for  the  safety  of  the  city,  have 
agreed  to  purchase  a  new  motor,  combina- 


July,   1912 


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113 


Brandon— Continued 
tion  chemical  and  hose  wagon  from  Messrs. 
W.  E.  Seagram  &  Co.,  of  Walkerville,  Ont., 
at  a  cost  of  $7,580. 

Mr.  FlngHsh,  of  Kenton,  who  recently  sold 
his  section  of  land  for  $30,000,  has  purchased 
a  large  residence  on  Princess  Avenue  and 
14th  St. 

The  population  is  15,965;  assessment, 
$11,801,232;    tax  rate,  21  mills. 

The  street  railway  is  at  the  present  time 
under  construction,  some  rails  already  being 
laid.  Also  transfer  railway  tracks,  and  street 
paving  in  progress.  Building  a  new  C.P.R. 
depot  and  Provincial  Asylum  costing  $500,000. 

The  gas  supply  is  owned  by  the  corpora- 
tion and  the  electric  light  and  power  plant 
by  private  company,  at  10c.  per  M  watts. 
Water  is  supplied  by  Assiniboine  River. 
Good  sewerage  system. 

The  banks  and  their  managers  are:  Im- 
perial, A.  R.  B.  Hearn;  Bank  of  Hamilton, 
M.  W.  Morton;  Royal,  C.  K.  Eville;  British 
North  America,  A.  MacCallum;  Union,  J-  J- 
Miliidge;  Dominion,  \V.  A.  Peace;  Northern 
Crown,  E.  S.  Phillips;  Montreal,  J.  W.  G. 
Watson;  Commerce,  A.  Maybee;  Merchants', 
J.  S.  Willmott. 

The  Mayor  of  Brandon  is  J.  W.  Fleming; 
City  Treasurer,  Geo.  F.  Sykes;  City  Clerk, 
Harry  Brown;  City  Engineer,  E.  A.  Speak- 
man;  Pres.  Board  of  Trade,  A.  E.  McKenzie; 
Secretary,  O.  L.  Harwood;  Publicity  Com- 
missioner, Watson  Griffin;  President,  J.  W. 
G.  Watson;  Postmaster,  Kenneth  Campbell. 


For  Information  on  Real  Estate 
Values  in  Manitoba,  write 

RUPERT    MAGEE 

Real  Estate,  Loans  and  Insurance 


924  Bosser  Ave.        Brandon,  Manitoba 


HOTELKEEPERS  AND  JOBBERS 

In  the  Brandon  district,  are  you  sending  your 
money  east  of  the  Great  Lakes  or  are  you  buy- 
ing the  famous  "Launora"  and  "Bland  S" 
Cigars,  made  in  Brandon,  thereby  keeping  your 
money  in  circulation  in  the  Brandon  district 
where  it  belongs^  "Launora"  and  "Bland 
S"  Cigars  are  made  by  the 
WALDBON  CIGAS  CO.        -       BRAKDON 


GEO. 

FORBES 

Burchill  Block 

-     Brandon,  Man. 

Real 

Estate 

Snaps  in  Farm  Land  and  City  Property 

Phones: 

956  and  1037 

EMPIRE  BREWING  CO.,  LTD. 

BRANDON,  MAN. 

Manufacturers  of  Empire  Lager,  Ale 

and  Porter,   and  the  Empress   Brand 

of  Carbonated  Waters 


^     ^ 


J\[0  (rue  knows  to  a  certainty  what  Shakespeare  was ;  but  it  is  unquestionable  that  he 
■*  ^  sprang  from  very  humble  rank.  His  father  was  a  butcher  and  grazier;  and 
Shakespeare  himself  is  supposed  to  have  been  in  early  life  a  woolcomber;  whilst  others 
aver  that  he  was  an  usher  in  a  school,  and  afterwards  a  scrivener's  clerk. 

He  truly  seems  to  have  been  "not  one,  but  all  mankind's  epitome."  For  such  is 
the  accuracy  of  his  sea  phrases  that  a  naval  writer  alleges  that  he  must  have  been  a  sailor; 
whilst  a  clergyman  infers  from  internal  evidence  in  his  writings,  that  he  was  probably  a 
parson's  clerk;  and  a  distinguished  judge  of  horseflesh  insists  that  he  must  have  been  a 
horse-dealer. 

Shakespeare  was  certainly  an  actor,  and  in  the  course  of  his  life  '*  played  many  parts, 
gathering  his  wonderful  stores  of  knowledge  from  a  wide  field  of  experience  and  obser- 
vation.    In  any  event  he  must  have  been  a  close  student,  and  a  hard  worker;  atui  to 
this  day  his  writings  continue  to  exercise  a  powerful  influence  upan  the  formation  of 
English  character. 


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BUSY   MAN'S   CANADA 


July,   1912 


Bredenbury,  Sask. 

Land  values  in  Bredenbury  are  rapidly 
rising.  Improved  farms  may  be  purchased 
from  $15  to  $30  per  acre.  Prairie  lands  are 
selling  at  from  $10  to  $20  per  acre. 

Bredenbury  is  making  great  preparations 
for  the  coming  season,  and  it  is  expected  that 
railway  activities,  as  well  as  the  influx  of 
new  settlers,  will  make  real  estate  movements 
active.  As  the  centre  of  a  rich  farming  dis- 
trict, Bredenbury  is  already  an  established 
success.  The  district,  within  a  radius  of  15 
or  20  miles,  is  well  settled,  and  this  town  is 
the  natural  market  for  several  thousands  of 
well-to-do  farmers. 

The  waterworks  system,  costing  $30,000, 
is  now  in  operation. 

In  1911  the  grain  shipped  from  here  to- 
talled 500,000  bushels. 

There  are  many  opportunities  here  for 
merchants  and  business  men.  The  Secretary 
of  the  Board  of  Trade  will  supply  particulars. 


Broadview,  Sask. 

Broadview  is  a  divisional  point  on  the 
main  line  C.P.R.,  266  miles  west  of  Winni- 
peg. Handled  last  season  through  its  three 
elevators  (capacity  90,000  bushels)  173,000 
bushels  of  grain,  and  the  stock  yards  shipped 
300  cattle  and  350  horses.  There  are  seven 
miles  of  track  in  the  C.P.R.  yards  here.  The 
C.P.R.  monthly  payroll  exceeds  $10,000. 

This  is  an  ideal  country  for  horse  breeding, 
grain  growing,  or  the  general  agriculturist. 
The  Government  Remount  Station  is  here 
where  choice  horses  are  bred. 

The  Imperial  Bank,  under  the  manage- 
ment of  R.  S.  Wilkinson,  attends  to  the  no 
small  money  transactions  of  this  busy  town. 

The  population  is  1,000.  Assessment, 
$453,424 ;  tax  rate,  17  mills.  A.  L.  Brown  is 
Mayor;  A.  Sinclair,  Treasurer  and  Clerk; 
R.  G.  Wilkinson,  President  Board  of  Trade; 
H.  W.  Macdonald,  Secretary;  A.  L  Brown, 
Postmaster.  There  are  schools,  churches, 
hotels,  fire  equipment,  C.P.R.  pipe  line,  hy- 
drants; Government  phones,  local,  rural  and 
long  distance;  C.P.R.  telegraph.  Dominion 
express. 


Burnaby,  B.C. 

Burnaby  has  two  and  three-quarter  miles 
waterfront  on  the  North  Arm  of  the  Fraser, 
which  is  being  deepened  to  accommodate 
deep-sea  shipping.  There  are  fourteen  miles 
of  electric  railway  within  its  boundaries. 
The  C.P.R.  and  G.N.R.  lines  cross  it.  Tele- 
phone and  electric  light  and  power  services 
are  available  in  every  part  of  it. 

The  municipality  is  now  expending  $500,- 
000  on  roads,  $350,000  on  waterworks,  and 
$86,000  on  school  sites  and  buildings.  On 
June  30  last  there  were  103  miles  of  roads 
and  38  miles  of  sidewalks. 

The  municipaUty  of  Burnaby  joins  Van- 
couver on  the  east  and  extends  from  Bur- 
rard  Inlet  to  the  North  Arm  of  the  Fraser. 
Its  area  is  38  square  miles,  population  8,000, 
and  assessment  for  1910,  $18,500,000.  The 
tax  rate  is  10  mills  on  the  dollar  on  improved 
property  and  18  mills  on  wild  land.  It  was 
the  first  community  on  the  coast  to  adopt 
single  tax,  to  the  extent  of  exempting  all 
buildings  and  other  real  estate  improvements 
from  taxation.  This  it  has  done  ever  since 
its  incorporation  seventeen  years  ago. 

The  soil  of  Burnaby  is  very  rich,  like  that 
of  most  of  the  Fraser  Valley,  and  capable  of 
producing  a  great  variety  of  crops,  including 
many  varieties  of  small  fruits. 


Success  is  a  matter  of  outliving  your 
sins. 

Fortune  has  often  been  blamed  for  her 
blindness;  but  fortune  is  not  so  blind  as 
men  are.  Those  who  look  into  practical 
life  will  find  that  fortune  is  usually  on  the 
side  of  the  industrious,  as  the  winds  and 
waves  are  on  the  side  of  the  best  navigators. 
Success  treads  on  the  heels  of  every  right 
effort;  and  though  it  is  possible  to  over- 
estimate success  to  the  extent  of  almost 
defying  it,  as  is  sometimes  done,  still,  in 
any  worthy  purs  uit ,  it  is  meritorious .  Nor 
are  the  qualities  necessary  to  ensure  suc- 
cess at  all  extraordinary.  They  may,  for 
the  most  part,  be  summed  up  in  these  two — 
common-sense  and  perseverance. — Samuel 
Smiles. 


July,  1912 


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115 


Calgary,  Alta. 

Calgary's  population  increased  in  a  truly 
remarkable  manner  between  the  time  of  the 
Dominion  census  of  1911  and  the  City  Police 
census  taken  last  month.  The  Government 
returns  gave  it  as  43,400.  The  Police  census 
totalled  01,340,  an  increase  of  over  17,000. 
Considering  that  this  was  accomplished  with 
only  one  line  of  railway,  the  designation, 
"City  Phenomenal,"  is  well  deserved. 

From  an  assessment  of  $53,000,000  in  1911 
to  $112,544,400,  with  a  tax  rate  of  12^  mills 
in    1912,    shows    also    a    striking    increase. 

Public  utilities,  owned  by  the  city,  oper- 
led  under  the  direction  of  commissioners, 
indicate  by  their  statistics  that  the  expansion 
is  an  all-round  one.  The  Municipal  Street 
Railway  now  carries  40,000  people  per  day, 
putting  into  the  city  treasury  a  profit  of 
nearly  S10,000  per  month  over  working 
expenses,  interest,  contingent  fund,  etc.  The 
Light  and  Power  Department,  too,  is  turning 
in  nearly  as  much  more.  The  waterworks 
system  has  a  small  deficit,  due  to  the  many 
extensions  being  made  in  order  to  meet  the 
demand.  A  survey  is  now  in  progress  for 
providing  water  for  120,000  people,  and  will, 
when  the  work  is  completed,  cost  about 
$800,000. 

Four  new  concrete  bridges  are  contem- 
plated at  a  cost  of  $1,200,000,  to  replace  in 
part  the  smaller  steel  structures  across  the 
Bow  river. 

The  Canadian  Western  Natural  Gas, 
Light,  Heat  and  Power  Company  has  already 
more  than  half  the  main  laid  between  Cal- 
gary and  the  wells.  This  main  will  bring 
35,000,000  cubic  feet  into  the  city  daily. 
Another  main  is  spoken  of  by  the  company. 
At  the  Hydro-electric  power  plant  there  is 
room  for  further  enlargement  whenever  it  is 
called  for,  and  the  city  is  assured  of  an  ample 
supply  of  cheap  power  for  all  industrial  pur- 
poses. 

To  Calgary  will  come  the  honor  of  having 
grasped  in  earnest  the  possibilities  of  the 
Panama  Canal  as  it  will  aflfect  Western  Can- 
ada. A  conference  of  all  the  Boards  of  Trade, 
Industrial  Bureaus  and  Municipalities  is 
called  for  June  28.  This  will  be  attended 
by  representatives  from  British  Columbia, 
Alberta  and  the  western  part  of  Saskatchewan. 
Several  prominent  men  have  undertaken  to 
lead  the  discussions  on  the  various  matters  of 
8 


special  interest  which  will  be  debated.  It  is 
proposed  that  Calgary  shall  have  interior  ele- 
vators where  grain  may  be  cleaned  and  stored. 

In  this  connection  the  Committee  in  charge 
of  the  conference  arrangements  has  decided 
that  a  permanent  organization  will  be  the 
better  way  to  promote  the  objects  for  which 
the  conference  is  called,  as  the  interest  of 
each  town  and  city  is  recognized  to  be  the 
interest  of  all.  So.  in  all  probability,  there 
will  come  into  existence  an  organization 
dealing  altogether  with  questions  arising 
out  of  the  operation  of  the  Canal. 

The  Calgary  Board  of  Trade  has  deferred 
joining  with  other  organizations  in  asking  the 
Government  to  suspend  the  tariff  on  cement. 
As  the  volume  of  building  is  double  this  year, 
supply  from  the  local  mills  is  inadequate, 
though  these,  when  constructed,  were  esti- 
mated to  be  sufficient  for  most  of  the  Province 
of  Alberta.  Their  combined  output  is  3,000 
barrels  per  day,  while  the  market  in  the  city 
alone  requires  more  than  double  that  amount. 
Four  hundred  thousand  barrels  is  the  esti- 
mated requirements  here  for  the  remainder 
of  the  building  season.  Cutting  the  tariff  in 
half  will  help  some. 

The  Interurban  Railway,  with  a  charter 
for  1,200  miles  in  Alberta,  is  to  build  60  miles 
to  Carbon  this  year.  This  system  will  be 
to  the  farmer  what  the  street  railway  is  to  the 
citizen. 

Pressure  is  being  brought  to  bear  on  the 
Dominion  Government  to  the  end  that  some- 
thing may  be  done  towards  improving  the 
Post  Office  building,  where  business  is  trans- 
acted under  difficulties,  on  account  of  limited 
space. 

Crop  conditions  in  this  district  continue 
excellent.  Business  is  good.  Bank  clearings, 
building  permits,  customs  collections,  munici- 
pal revenue  and  other  sources  of  official  re- 
turns show  gratifying  increases.  The  city's 
last  fortnightly  payroll  was  $118,000  ex- 
clusive of  contract  work. 

Two  million  dollars  is  to  be  spent  in  Calgary 
on  public  buildings  by  the  Dominion  Govern- 
ment, which  now,  according  to  Senator  Loug- 
heed,  recognizes  the  fact  that  Calgary  is 
destined  to  become  a  great  city.  The  City 
Planning  Commission  is  trying  to  have  a 
general  civic  improvement  scheme  adopted 
with  this  expenditure  as  the  nucleus.  "Loug- 
heed  Civic  Centre"  is  the  way  it  is  being 
spoken  of. 


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July,  1912 


Calgary — Continued 

The  banks  and  their  managers  are:  Bank 
of  Nova  Scotia,  Wm.  Connacter;  Molsons,  F. 
Macbeth;  Imperial,  (2)  A.  L.  Nunna  and  J. 
H.  Wilson;  Quebec  Bank,  W.  H.  Clarke; 
Traders,  J.  A.  Walker ;  Royal,  J.  W.  Cameron ; 
British  North  America,  G.  F.  Laing;  To- 
ronto, C.  R.  Latimer;  Union,  R.  H.  Mac- 
Micking;  Dominion  (2),  R.  K.  Bearisto; 
Standard  (2),  G.  C.  Perkins;  Northern 
Crown,  B.  P.  Hutton;  Montreal,  W.  H.  Hogg; 
Commerce  (4),  E.  M.  Saunders,  M.  R.  Comp- 
lin, E.  M.  Saunders;  Merchants'  (2),  E.  W. 
McMullen  and  W.  S.  Blagg. 

The  enormous  strides  in  the  building 
activity  of  the  city  is  shown  by  the  subjoined 
statistics  of  building  permits: 

Full  year,  1909 $  2,420,450 

Full  year,  1910 5,589,594 

1st  10  months,  1911 11,664,138 

February,   1912 939,924 

The  Mayor  is  Jno.  W.  Mitchell ;  City  Clerk, 
J.  M.  Miller;  City  Treasurer,  Thos.  H.  Burns; 
City  Engineer,  Jas.  T.  Child.  The  President 
of  the  Board  of  Trade  is  E.  A.  Dagg,  and  the 
Secretary,  William  H.  Willson.  "  Postmaster, 
Geo.  C.  King;  Industrial  Commissioner, 
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Chilliwack,  B.C. 

There  are  openings  here  for  iron  works 
(plenty  of  material  close),  jiork-packing  plant, 
pickle  works,  and  a  canning  factory.  Good 
hotels  wanted  at  once.  There  is  good  de- 
mand for  farm  labor  any  time. 

A  high  school  costing  S40,000  will  be  built 
by  the  Chilliwack  school  board  this  year. 
An  appropriation  of  $24,000  has  been  made 
towards  it  by  the  provincial  department  of 
education  with  the  understanding  that  a  like 
amount  is  expended  by  the  city  for  the  school. 
An  ideal  site  of  three  acres  centrally  located 
has  been  secured  and  an  option  taken  for  the 
purchase  of  it.  The  city  council  in  a  few 
days  will  submit  a  by-law  to  the  ratepayers  to 
procure  their  sanction  for  the  raising,  by 
debenture  loan,  the  sum  of  $25,000.  This 
amount,  together  with  that  appropriated  by 
the  government,  will  buy  the  site,  and  con- 
struct and  fully  equip  the  proposed  building. 

The  new  school  will  have  four  rooms  and 
accommodation  for  about  150  pupils.  With 
the  present  building,  there  is  accommodation 
for  less  than  half  that  number,  and  only  two 
teachers  can  be  employed.  More  than  half 
the  pupils  in  the  valley  desirous  of  attending 
high  school,  have  to  be  accommodated  in  out- 
side schools.  This  illustrates  how  Chilliwack 
is  growing. 

This  district  is  noted  the  world  over  for 
its  famous  fruit.  There  are  two  caiming 
factories,  two  creameries,  sash  and  door  fac- 
tories, lumber  mills,  etc. 

Tliere  are  Public  and  High  Schools,  City 
Hall,  Court  House,  Opera  House  (can  seat 
800),  three  good  hotels,  ten  miles  macadam 
and  gravel  streets,  six  miles  plank  or  con- 
crete sidewalks,  C.P.R.  Telegraph,  Chilliwack 
Telephone  Co.  (600  connections),  local,  rural 
and  long  distance. 

Banks  and  their  managers  are:  Bank  of 
Vancouver,  E.  M.  Anderson;  Royal,  F.  B. 
Lyle;  Montreal,  E.  Duthie;  Commerce,  K. 
V.  Munro;  Merchants',  N.  S.  Mackenzie. 
This  shows  the  financial  aspect  of  the  com- 
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The  population  is  2,000.  Assessment, 
$1,697,383;  tax  rate,  17K  mills.  R.  F. 
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Edmonton,  Alta. 

Edmonton  is  now  a  Single  Tax  city.  The 
business  tax,  which  netted  the  city  $28,000 
last  year,  is  abolished  and  hereafter  taxes  will 
be  collected  only  on  land  and  special  fran- 
chises. 

Railway  contractors  are  exhibiting  the 
most  tremendous  activity.  Special  trains  of 
construction  material  and  equipment  are 
daily  passing  through  the  city  on  the  way  to 
the  front.  Construction  is  now  proceeding 
on  the  main  lines  of  the  Grand  Trunk  Pacific 
and  Canadian  Northern  to  the  west;  on  the 
C.N.R.  Grande  Prairie  branch  to  the  north- 
west; on  the  Edmonton,  Dunvegan  and  B.C. 
line  to  the  north-east;  on  the  C.N.R.  Atha- 
basca Landing  line  to  the  north;  on  the 
C.N.R.  Pakan  branch  to  the  north-east;  on 
the  Edmonton-Camrose  branch  to  the  south- 
east, and  it  is  understood  the  right-of-way  is 
being  cleared  preparatory  to  grading  opera- 
tions on  the  C.N.R.  branch  to  the  south-west. 

The  work  of  demolition  of  old  buildings  on 
Jasper  Avenue  is  making  way  for  the  hand- 
some £20,000  banking  office  to  be  erected  by 
the  Royal  Bank.  Work  is  progressing 
rapidly  on  the  great  Tegler  Block  addition. 
Excavation  is  about  completed  and  concrete 
work  is  proceeding.  This  building,  when  com- 
pleted, will  cover  150  ft.  by  210  ft.,  with 
frontage  on  three  streets. 

Work  on  the  high  level  bridge  is  progress- 
ing rapidly.  Four  spans  are  up  and  work  on 
the  fifth  is  well  under  way,  with  men  busily 
engaged  setting  the  girders  and  beams  into 
place. 

A  three-storey  block,  costing  $40,000,  will 
be  built  for  H.  W.  McKenney,  M.P.P.,  on 
Fourth  Street,  between  Jasper  and  Atha- 
basca Avenue.  The  Edmonton  Brewing  & 
Malting  Company  will  erect  a  $500,000 
building,  113  by  165  feet,  of  solid  brick,  be- 
tween Twentieth  and  Twenty-first  Street  and 
Mackenzie  Avenue  and  the  track. 

The  following  are  some  interesting  facts 
concerning  Edmonton: 

Street  railway,  28^^  miles.  Cost,  $980,- 
500. 

Water  mains,  73%  miles,  distribution  sys- 
tem cost  $906,297.87.  Water  supply  limited 
only  by  capacity  of  Saskatchewan  River. 
Light  and  power  plant,  5,400  kw.,  cost  $996,- 
960. 

Edmonton  is  situated  on  three  transcon- 


tinental railways,  has  12  railroad  outlets  and 
9  proposed  outlets.  American  roads  coming 
from  south.  Twenty-two  daily  passenger 
trains  serving  Edmonton. 

Individual  and  undisputed  territory  great- 
est of  any  city  on  American  continent — 800 
miles  west  of  Winnipeg,  650  miles  east  of 
Vancouver. 

Low  rate  taxation,  13.7  mills;  $500,000 
new  wealth  loan  companies. 

Municipally-owned  industrial  sites  for 
lease  with  option  of  purchase. 

Coal,  ore,  oil,  natural  gas,  minerals  in 
close  proximity. 

Over  a  hundred  wholesale  and  commission 
houses  in  the  city. 

BUILDING    GROWTH. 

During  1912  Edmonton  will  lay  350,000 
square  yards  of  street  paving  at  a  cost  of  a 
million  and  a  quarter  dollars.  At  the  be- 
ginning of  the  new  year  Edmonton  had  217,- 
427  square  yards  of  paved  streets. 

Seventeen  banks  and  three  police  stations, 
two  telephone  sub-stations. 

1909,  $2,128,166;  1910,  $2,159,106;  1911, 
$3,672,260. 

POPULATION. 

1905 9,200    1909 23,000 

1906 14.000    1910 25.000 

1907 18,000    1911 28,000 

1908 20,000    1912 40,000 

ASSESSMENTS. 

1912  (estimated) $70,000,000 

1911 46,494,740 

1910 30,105,110 

1909 25,584,990 

1908 22,535,700 

1907 21,985,700 

1906 17,046,798 

1905 6,620,985 

1904 3,959,648 

1903 3,208,100 

1902 1,724,420 

1901 1,244,731 

FORECAST. 

At  the  present  rate  of  development  and 
growth  Edmonton  will  have  a  population  of 
100,000  in  1915  and  an  assessed  valuation  of 
$130,000,000.  Its  street  railway  mileage 
will  be  90  miles;  paved  streets  and  boule- 
vards, 70  miles;  200  miles  of  sewers;  250 
miles  of  water  mains.  Edmonton  is  growing 
faster  than  it  can  be  polished,  it  is  young  and 
rough,  but  three  years  will  witness  a  most 
remarkable  development. 


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119 


^  We  own  a  property  ad- 
joining" the  City  limits  on 
the  two-mile  circle  from  the 
Post  Office.  Also  a  prop- 
erty in  the  same  vicinity  on 
the  three-mile  circle. 

^  These  properties  will 
easil\'  reach  three  to  five 
times  the  present  prices. 

fl  We  guarantee  every  lot  we 
sell  to  be  high,  dry  and  level. 
If  you  find  it  different  you 
can  have  your  money  back 
with  interest. 

fl  Our  Edmonton  Office  has  re- 
sold several  lots  already  at  an 
advance  of  from  $50  to  $100  a 
lot  on  a  two  months'  holding, 
showing  over  100  per  cent,  on 
the  money  invested. 

•I  Half  of  the  subdivision  was  sold 
through  our  Edmonton  Office  in  about 
six  weeks  to  Edmonton  people.  Several 
of  them   intend  building  this  summer. 

Q  We  reserved  some  lots  and  are  build- 
ing on  them  nou. 

The  Property  Is  Restricted 

and  will  be  a  most  desirable 
residential  district 

fl  Edmonton  is  destined  to  be  one  of  the 
largest,  if  not  the  largest,  city  of  the  Canadian 
Prairie.  You  can't  go  wrong  in  buying  close- 
in  properties  at  first  prices  direct  from  the 
owners. 

<I  Write  to-day  for  information  that  may  lead 
to  a  very  profitable  investment. 

Address  — 

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"  The  difference  between  the  clerk 
who  spends  all  of  his  salary  and  the 
clerk  who  saves  part  of  it  is  the  difference 
— in  ten  years — between  the  owner  of  a 
business  and  the  man  out  of  a  job." 
— John  Wanamaker. 


Most  of  the  fortunes  have  been 
accumulated  by  men  who  began 
life  without  capital.  Anyone  who 
is  willing  to  practise  a  little  self-denial 
for  a  few  years  in  order  to  save  can 
eventually  have  a  fund  sufficient  to 
invest  in  a  business  which  will  produce 
a  largely  increased  income. 

No  enterprise  can  be  started  without 
money,  and  the  longer  the  day  of 
saving  is  postponed,  the  longer  it  will 
be  before  the  greater  prosperity  be 
realized. 

Begin  to-day.  One  dollar  will  open 
an  account  with  this  old-established 
institution.  We  have  many  small 
depositors,  and  many  who  began  in  a 
small  way  and  now  have  large 
balances  at  their  credit.  Every  dollar 
deposited  bears  compound  interest  at 
three  and  one-half  per  cent. 


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July,  1912 


Fort  William,  Ont. 

Two  special  trains,  one  on  the  Canadian 
Northern  Ry.  and  one  on  the  Canadian  Pacific 
Ry.,  left  Winnipeg  on  Monday,  June  10, 
evening,  and  arrived  at  the  Head  of  the  Lakes 
early  Tuesday  morning.  Nearly  300  of 
Winnipeg's  prominent  business  men,  includ- 
ing Mayor  Waugh,  the  City  Council  and  City 
Controllers,  were  on  board. 

The  excursion  was  planned  by  citizens  of 
Fort  William  and  Port  Arthur,  to  enable  the 
Winnipeg  people  to  see  for  themselves  the 
enormous  amount  of  improvements  that  is 
taking  place  in  this  city. 

The  excursionists,  as  guests  of  the  citizens 
of  Fort  William  and  Port  Arthur,  were,  on 
their  arrival,  taken  over  the  entire  length  of 
street  car  lines  from  the  western  city  limits 
of  Fort  William  to  the  eastern  border  of  Port 
Arthur.  After  luncheon  they  embarked  on 
the  yachts  "Sigma"  and  "Whalen"  for  a 
trip  around  the  harbors  of  the  two  cities. 

The  visitors  expressed  themselves  as  aston- 
ished at  the  remarkable  development  which 
has  taken  place  on  the  water  front.  When 
it  is  considered  that  fourteen  million  dollars' 
worth  of  improvements  are  to  be  spent  this 
year  alone  on  Fort  William's  harbor,  we  can 
very  well  account  for  the  expressions  of 
wonder  made  by  the  Winnipeg  business  men. 
Grain  shipments  from  Fort  William  this 
year,  since  the  opening  of  navigation,  as  com- 
pared with  last  year,  show  an  increase  of 
approximately  eighty-five  per  cent,  inward 
freight,  also  shows  a  large  increase  over  last 
year's  figures.  Indications  point  strongly  to 
an  enormous  amount  of  lake  shipping  this 
year,  which  will  probably  exceed  any  previous 
year's  figures  by  at  least  sixty-five  or  seventy- 
five  per  cent. 

One  of  the  further  features  that  will  enter 
into  the  development  is  the  immediate 
development  of  the  iron  deposits  that  are 
known  to  exist  in  the  vicinity  and  will  event- 
ually lead  to  a  commerce  and  trade  in  the 
iron  and  steel  industry  at  Fort  William. 

Houses  to  rent  here  are  very  few.  Messrs. 
Young  and  Lillie  will  build  ten  houses  and 
other  construction  companies  contemplate 
building  largely  in  the  immediate  future. 

Fort  William  would  welcome  many  new  in- 
dustries, such  as  clothing,  furniture,  wagons, 
manufacturers  of  heavy  iron  goods,  autos, 
engines,  etc. 


Fort  William  has  unrivalled  transportation 
facilities,  plentiful  labor,  cheap  power  and 
harbor  advantages.  They  also  offer  free  site 
and  tax  exemption,  particulars  of  which  are 
obtainable  from  the  Industrial  Commissioner. 

The  population  is  now  20,644;  the  assess- 
ment, $25,088,743.50;  tax  rate  is  26  mills. 
C.P.R.,  C.N.R.  and  G.T.P.  telegraph,  and 
mvmicipal-owned  telephone  service  are  in 
operation  and  Bell  connections. 

Electric  power  is  supplied  by  Kakabeka 
Falls,  exploited  by  Kaministiquia  Power  Co. 

Water  is  supplied  from  Loch  Lomond,  332 
feet  above  city,  in  hills  seven  miles  away. 

Ten  chartered  banks  operate  here.  Banks 
and  managers:  Imperial  Bank  of  Canada, 
M.  Cochran;  Bank  of  Hamilton,  W.  W. 
McGillivray;  Traders,  F.  G.  Depew;  Royal, 
J.  W.  Ryan;  Union,  G.  J.  Hunter;  Ottawa, 
W.  R.  Berford;  Dominion,  W.  C.  McFarlane; 
Montreal,  W.  Stevenson;  Commerce,  A.  A. 
Wilson;  Merchants',  F.  W.  Bell. 

The  Western  Press  Association  meets  here 
in  July. 

The  Mayor  is  Samuel  C.  Young;  Secretary- 
Treasurer,  William  Phillips ;  City  Clerk,  Alex. 
McNaughton;  City  Treasurer,  Wm.  Phillips; 
City  Engineer,  Jno.  Wilson ;  President  Board 
of  Trade,  A.  A.  Wilson ;  Secretary,  Geo.  W. 
Gorman;  Industrial  Commissioner,  R.  J. 
Burdett;  Postmaster,  William  Armstrong; 
Fire  Chief,  A.  D.  Cameron. 

The  greatest  results  in  life  are  usually 
attained  by  simple  means,  and  the  exercise 
of  ordinary  qualities.  The  common  life 
of  every  day,  with  its  cares,  necessities, 
and  duties,  affords  ample  opportunity  for 
acquiring  experience  of  the  best  kind;  and 
its  most  beaten  paths  provide  the  true  worker 
with  abundant  scope  for  ejffort  and  room 
for  self -improvement.  The  great  high-road 
of  human  welfare  lies  along  the  old  highway 
of  steadfast  well-doing;  and  they  who  are 
the  most  persistent,  and  work  in  the  truest 
spirit,  will  invariably  be  the  most  success- 
ful.— Samuel  Smiles. 


W.  A.  MATHESON 

Barrister,    Solicitor,    etc, 

604  Victoria  St.      -     Fort  William 


July,   1912 


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121 


Lethbridge,  Aita. 

Prosperity  on  every  side  is  the  impression 
gathered  by  the  tourist  or  visitor  to  Southern 
Alberta  in  these  days;  and  the  number  of 
such  visitors  increases  from  month  to  month 
as  the  date  for  the  approaching  Dry-Farming 
Congress  draws  nearer.  Tt  is  the  educational 
aspect  of  the  Congress,  however,  that  is  now 
being  especially  emphasized  by  the  promoters; 
and,  as  pointed  out  by  Executive  Secretary 
John  T.  Burns,  it  is  precisely  this  feature 
which  is  bound  to  contribute  in  the  most 
important  degree  to  the  future  prosperity  of 
Western  Canada  along  industrial  and  com- 
mercial lines. 

It  is  believed  that  Lethbridge 's  resources 
will  be  taxed  to  the  limit  to  accommodate  the 
throngs  of  delegates  who  have  signified  their 
intention  of  attending  the  Congress;  but  ex- 
tensive preparations  are  in  hand  for  enlarging 
the  present  facilities  for  taking  care  of  the 
visitors. 

A  notable  feature  of  the  present  influx  of 
outsiders  into  Lethbridge  is  the  almost  univer- 
sal interest  being  shown  in  local  and  subur- 
ban properties,  especially  farm  lands;  and  real 
estate  dealers  report  an  increasing  number  of 
enquiries  for  improved  acreage  property,  with 
many  important  sales  to  newcomers  who  will 
undertake  mixed  farming  and  market  garden- 
ing operations  on  a  large  scale.  At  the  pres- 
ent time  a  very  large  proportion  of  enquiries 
being  received  from  outside  points  comes  from 
the  States  of  the  Central  West. 

Following  the  transfer  of  the  A.  R.  &  I. 
lands  to  the  Department  of  Natural  Resources 
of  the  C.P.R.,  announcement  is  made  by 
Mr.  J.  S.  Dennis,  Assistant  to  the  President, 
that  the  department  will  extend  to  the  Leth- 
bridge district  the  important  work  of  ready- 
made  farms  now  being  carried  on  elsewhere. 
They  will  establish  on  the  irrigated  lands  east 
of  Lethbridge,  immediately,  seventeen  ready- 
made  farms  of  one  hundred  and  sixty  acres 
each,  upon  which  buildings  and  improvements 
will  be  placed  this  year;  the  farms  to  be  colon- 
ized early  next  spring. 

By-laws  totalling  $303,000  for  local  im- 
provements have  been  passed  by  the  rate- 
payers. 

Included  in  the  list  of  new  buildings  for 
Lethbridge  this  year  are  a  Labor  Temple,  a 
Masonic  structure,  at  least  two  churches, 
and  many  residences. 


The  people  of  Lethbridge  will  this  year 
show  their  faith  in  their  city  to  the  extent  of 
approximately  $1,350,000.  That  will  be  the 
expenditure  for  1912 — that  amount  of  money 
will  be  checked  out  by  the  secretary-treasurer 
before  December  31  next.  Their  confidence 
in  the  future  of  Lethbridge  may  therefore  be 
financially  rated  in  the  millions. 

Never  before  has  this  city  spent  so  much 
money  in  one  year. 

The  1912  expenditure  will  be  divided 
$1,100,000  for  capital  outlay  and  $250,000 
for  current  or  administration  expenses. 
These  figures  are  only  approximate,  but, 
based  on  expenditures  already  fixed  and 
estimates  which  have  gone  through,  they 
give  a  very  close  estimate  of  the  grand  total. 

Lethbridge  is  the  centre  of  the  coal  dis- 
trict in  Southern  Alberta,  and  also  the  centre 
of  the  district  in  which  the  famous  "Alberta 
Red"  fall  wheat  is  grown.  This  wheat  has 
taken  the  first  prize  wherever  it  has  been 
shown. 

Lethbridge  is  situated  on  the  Belly  River, 
140  miles  south  of  Calgary.  It  is  the  head- 
quarters of  the  Alberta  Railway  and  Irriga- 
tion Co.  This  road  connects  with  the  Great 
Northern  at  Coutts,  and  with  the  C.P.R. 

The  population  is  10,072;  assessment  $18,- 
634,744,  tax  rate  low. 

The  bank  clearances  are  compared  in  the 
following  table: 

For  full  year,  1910 $27,095,709 

For  1911 28,503,298 

Progress  in  building  operations  is  shown 
below : 

Issued  during  1908 $    365,495 

Issued  during  1909 1,268,215 

Issued  during  1910 1,210,810 

Issued  during  1911 1,033,380 

The  banks  and  their  managers  necessary 
to  attend  to  the  financial  requirements  of 
this  city  are:  Eastern  Townships,  W.  D. 
Lawson;  Molsons,  K.  D.  J.  C.  Johnson;  Im- 
perial, W.  R.  Seatle;  Royal,  J.  M.  Aitken; 
Toronto,  C.  A.  Stephens;  Union,  G.  R.  Tin- 
ning; Montreal,  W.  J.  Ambrose;  Commerce, 
C.  G.  K.  Nourse;  Merchants',  C.  R.  Young. 

E.  A.  Cunningham  is  President  Board  of 
Trade;  J.  L.  Manwaring,  Secretary;  G.  M. 
Hatch,  Mayor;  G.  W.  Robinson,  City  Clerk; 
A.  C.  D.  Blanchard,  City  Engineer;  E.  N. 
Higinbotham,  Postmaster. 

The  International  Dry-Farming  Congress 
meets  here  October  21  to  26. 


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Macleod,  Alta. 

The  north-east  quarter  of  section  B-26,  ad- 
joining the  south-west  of  the  surveyed  town- 
site  of  Macleod,  has  been  sold  for  the  sum  of 
$600  per  acre.  Land  to  the  north  was  sold 
for  $720  an  acre  to  the  G.T.P.  It  is  said 
now  on  good  authority  that  the  G.  T.  P.  and 
the  C.  N.  R.  intend  to  build  their  workshops 
and  machine  shops  on  the  land  purchased. 

The  Odd  Fellows  are  planning  to  erect  a 
handsome  new  temple  on  the  north-east 
comer  of  3rd  Avenue  and  21st  Street,  in  a 
very  short  time.  The  plans  have  been  pre- 
pared, and  as  soon  as  certain  arrangements 
can  be  made,  the  contract  will  be  given  out. 
The  new  building  will  occupy  99  feet  on  the 
avenue  and  66  feet  on  the  street.  It  will  be 
constructed  of  brick  or  stone,  and  will  cost 
in  the  vicinity  of  $35,000.  It  will  be  two 
storeys  in  height,  with  three  large  stores  on 
the  ground  floor,  fronting  on  the  Avenue  side. 

Real  estate  dealers  are  anxiously  awaiting 
the  announcement  of  the  Grand  Trunk  Pa- 
cific's plans  in  connection  with  their  line  to 
Macleod.  At  present  nearly  all  inside  prop- 
erty and  close-in  subdivisions  are  being  held 
back,  and  very  little  property  is  moving. 
That  real  estate  in  Macleod  is  rapidly  in- 
creasing in  value  is  well  evidenced  by  the 
sale  of  twenty-one  blocks  of  property  on 
24th  Street,  between  the  Macdonnell  block 
and  the  Metge-O'Brien  block,  at  $262  per 
foot,  to  R.  C.  Macdonnell.  This  is  the 
highest  price  ever  paid  for  Macleod  property. 
The  vendor  was  Charles  Robinson,  of  Louis- 
ville, Ky.,  who  purchased  the  property  about 
a  year  ago  for  $175  per  foot.  Mr.  Macdon- 
nell intends  to  begin  the  erection  of  a  modern 
business  block  on  the  property  just  as  soon 
as  the  plans  can  be  prepared. 

There  are  signs  of  a  real  estate  boom  in 
Macleod,  where  prices  have  received  an  im- 
petus through  the  announcement  of  great 
railroad  activity  in  the  neighborhood.  Al- 
together about  400  men  are  now  engaged  on 
the  C.N.R.  lines  constructing  railways  from 
Calgary  to  Macleod,  and  from  Macleod  to 
Pincher  Creek.  Coupled  with  this  is  the 
announcement  that  a  Grand  Trunk  survey 
party  at  Barons  is  heading  towards  Macleod. 

People  who  are  in  the  position  of  knowing 
inside  information  are  buying  up  available 
property,  and  brokers  in  Calgary,  Vancouver, 
Winnipeg,  Toronto,  and  Quebec  have  been 
busy  acquiring  options  for  unknown  clients. 


Macleod  is  being  called  to-day  the  Saska- 
toon of  Alberta,  on  account  of  the  railways 
that  are  centering  upon  it.  Railway  men 
look  upon  it  as  the  natural  centre  of  South- 
ern Alberta,  and  their  predictions  that  the 
three  transcontinental  lines  would  centre 
upon  Macleod  in  order  to  get  their  wheat  to 
the  Panama  Canal  through  the  lowest  grade 
across  the  Mountains  appears  to  be  coming 
true. 

The  assessment  figures  tell  a  story  of  great 
development.  In  1911  the  assessment  was 
$1,936,806.00.  In  1912  it  was  $3,949,970, 
an  increase  of  over  100%. 

Customs  duties  collected:  April,  1911, 
$1,378;   April,  1912,  $3,730. 

This  is  the  centre  of  a  fine  agricultural 
country,  where  the  famous  "Alberta  Red" 
fall  wheat  grows  to  perfection,  and  other 
cereals  do  equally  as  well.  The  town  has 
municipal-owned  electric  light  and  power 
plant;  power  being  supplied  day  and  night 
at  cost.  Natural  gas  will  be  brought  in  by 
September  1  next ;  there  is  an  unlimited 
supply  and  it  will  be  furnished  at  cost  to 
new  industries  locating  here. 

Present  industries  include  flour  mills,  saw 
mills,  a  creamery  and  a  steam  laundry. 
There  are  three  hotels,  a  shorthand  and 
typewriting  college,  and  a  new  general  hos- 
pital is  contemplated  during  1912.  An  up- 
to-date  fire  equipment  is  in  charge  of  J.  S. 
Lambert,  fire  chief.  The  Chief  of  Police  is 
S.  O.  Lawson. 

There  is  a  demand  here  for  almost  every 
class  of  business,  with  particularly  good  open- 
ings for  boot  and  shoe,  furniture,  woodwork- 
ing, wagon,  stoves,  automobile,  engine  fac- 
tories, wire  fence  works  and  furnace  makers. 
There  is  also  an  opening  for  a  poultry  and 
farm  produce  exchange  with  cold  storage 
facilities.  The  farmers  have  the  stuff  to  sell 
and  the  miners  in  the  Crow's  Nest  Pass  have 
the  money  to  buy  with. 

The  population  is  2,500;  assessment,  $3,- 
949,970.  Government  telephone  system, 
C.P.R.  telegraph,  and  Dominion  express. 

Liberal  inducements  are  offered  to  new 
industries.  The  Industrial  Commissioner  will 
gladly  welcome  inquiries  and  give  full  par- 
ticulars on  any  subject. 

The  Mayor  is  E.  H.  Stedman;  Industrial 
Commissioner  and  Secretary  of  Board  of 
Trade,  John  Richardson ;  City  Clerk,  G. 
Foster  Brown;  City  Engineer,  G.  H  Altham; 
Postmaster,  M.  McKay. 


July,  1912 


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123 


Montreal,  Que, 

The  annual  report  of  the  Harbor  Commis- 
sioners of  Montreal  to  the  Hon.  J.  D.  Hazen, 
Minister  of  Marine  and  Fisheries,  shows  that 
the  receipts  on  revenue  account  were  $912,- 
255,  while  the  amount  distributed  on  capital 
account  was  $2,334,119.  The  debenture  debt 
at  the  end  of  the  year  was  $316,607,000. 

In  the  year,  401  vessels  arrived  from  trans- 
Atlantic  ports,  their  tonnage  being  1,695,613, 
an  increase  of  40,199  tons  for  the  season.  The 
combined  number  of  vessels  of  all  classes  to 
enter  the  port  was  12,432,  with  a  tonnage  of 
6,613,271. 

Grain  received  in  the  commissioners'  ele- 
vators amounted  to  13,849,475  bushels,  a  de- 
crease of  over  1,000,000  bushels  for  the  year. 

It  is  said  that  .$40,000,000  will  be  expended 
by  the  railways  in  and  around  Montreal 
within  the  next  three  years.  This  large  out- 
lay is  being  undertaken  by  the  Canadian 
Northern,  the  Grand  Trunk  and  the  Can- 
adian Pacific  Railways,  with  the  Canadian 
Northern  assuming  over  half  of  the  expendi- 
ture. With  the  formal  acceptance  of  the 
plans  for  the  tunnelling  of  the  mountain,  the 
Canadian  Northern  Railway  expects  to  be- 
gin operations  early  in  the  spring  upon  the 
gigantic  task  which  it  has  undertaken. 

Interior  shippers  should  bear  in  mind  that 
Montreal  is  the  largest  market  in  Canada  for 
flour,  grain,  hay,  seeds,  provisions,  butter, 
cheese,  eggs  and  general  country  produce. 

The  elevator  and  warehouse  capacities  of 
Montreal  are  very  large,  and  storage  rates 
reasonable,  whilst  the  facilities  for  handling 
grain,  seeds,  provisions,  etc.,  are  unexcelled. 

Montreal  also  possesses  the  finest  cold  stor- 
age warehouses  on  the  chemical  refrigerating 
principle  to  be  found  on  this  continent.  It 
is  also  the  headquarters  of  the  largest  refrig- 
erating and  ice-making  machinery  establish- 
ments to  be  found  on  the  Western  hemisphere. 

Montreal  is  also  the  great  cheese  and  butter 
export  emporium  of  North  America. 

Receipts  at  the  customs  house  for  the  fiscal 
year  just  closed  amounted  to  $19,952,789, 
against  $18,327,193  the  previous  year. 
Every  month  showed  an  increase  over  the 
corresponding  month  of  1910-11.  The  re- 
ceipts for  March,  1912,  were  $1,881,847, 
agamst  $1,825,217  in  March,  1911,  although 
there  was  one  working  day  less  this  March 


than  last.  The  March  revenue  at  the  inland 
revenue  office  this  year  was  $747,638,  against 
$643,869  in  March,  1911. 

Last  year  was  a  heavy  one  in  the  port. 
Despite  serious  interference  with  shipping 
owing  to  strikes  in  Great  Britain  in  the  sum- 
mer, steamboat  traffic  in  and  out  of  Montreal 
was  greater  than  in  any  previous  year;  726 
vessels  of  a  total  tonnage  of  2,338,252  docked 
in  Montreal.  It  is  interesting  to  note  the 
cargoes  of  some  of  the  boats  which  left  the 
Canadian  port:  1,810,666  boxes  of  cheese, 
139,503  packages  of  butter,  29,893,184  bush- 
els of  grain,  2,217,365  sacks  and  186,470 
barrels  of  flour;  45,966  head  of  cattle,  and 
3,725  sheep. 

Building  operations  continue  steady,  the 
latest  figures  showing:  1910,  total  permits 
value,  $15,715,859;  1911  (first  ten  months), 
permits  value  $13,079,165;  1910  (October), 
permits  value,  $1,910,240;  1911  (October), 
permits  value,  $1,659,955. 

Mayor,  L.  A.  Lavallee;  President  Board 
Trade,  Robert  W.  Reford;  Secretary,  Geo. 
Hadrill;  City  Clerk,  Hon.  L.  O.  David;  Asst. 
City  Clerk,  Rene  Bauset ;  Treasurer,  Charles 
Arnolde,  Postmaster,  Hon.  L.  O.  Taillon; 
City  Engineer,  Geo.  lanin. 

Board  of  Commissioners,  L.  A.  Lavallee, 
J.  Ainey,  L.  P.  Lachapelle,  M.D.;  L.  N. 
Dupuis,   F.  S.  Wanklyn,  C.E. 

Fire  Chief,  J.  Tremblay;  Chief  of  Police, 
O.  Campeau. 

The  rough,  uncultured  man  delights  in 
seeing  something  happen  before  his  eyes. 
The  man  of  refinement  finds  pleasure  in 
those  experiences  that  give  rise  to  thought 
and  reflection. — Goethe. 

Newton's  was  unquestionably  a  mind  of 
the  very  highest  order,  and  yet,  when  asked 
by  what  means  he  had  worked  out  his 
extraordinary  discoveries,  he  modestly 
answered:  "By  always  thinking  unto 
them.' '  At  another  time  he  thus  expressed 
his  method  of  study:  '  7  keep  the  stibject 
continually  before  me,  and  wait  till  the 
first  dawnings  open  slowly  by  little  and 
little  into  a  full  and  clear  light." — Samuel 
Smiles. 


124  BUSY  MAN'S   CANADA  July,  1912 


A  Store  for  Visitors 


Constant  personal  contact  with  the  world's  Leading  Fashion 
Centres  brings  to  this  Store  the  very  newest  effects  in 
Woman's  Apparel. 

Choice  Silks,  Laces  and  Dress  Fabrics 
Stylish  Millinery,  Costumes  and  Waists, 
The  Newest  Neckwear  and  Belts, 
The  finest  of  Plain  and  Fancy  Linens, 

There's  always  satisfaction  in  dealing  in  OGILVY'S,  for  we 
only  keep  satisfactory  articles,  and  you  can  depend  on  every- 
thing being  exactly  as  represented.  Quality  —  reliable 
quality — always  must  come  first  with  us. 


JAS.  A.  ofiiLvy  i  SONS  '"-  "i,?.rK:.;s,"™"" 


LA  BANQUE  NATIONALE 


FOUNDED  IN  1860 


Capital  -  -  -         $2,000,000,00 

Reserve  Fund        -  -  $1,300,000.00 


Our  system  of  Travellers'  cheques  has  given  complete  satisfaction 
to  all  our  patrons,  as  to  rapidity,  security  and  economy.  The  public 
is  invited  to  take  advantage  of  its  facilities. 


Our  office  in  Paris  (rue  Boudreau,  7,  Square  de  I'Opera)  is  found 
very  convenient  for  the  Canadian  tourists  in  Europe. 


Transfers  of   funds,  collections,  payments,   commercial   credits  in 
Europe,  United  States  and  Canada  transacted  at  the  lowest  rate. 


July,  1912 


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125 


Moose  Jaw,  Sask. 

The  ratepayers  have  passed  a  by-law  auth- 
orizing the  street  cars  to  run  on  Sundays, 
and  the  by-law  granting  certain  concessions 
and  a  free  site  to  the  George  White  Sons 
Company,  implement  manufacturers,  of 
Brandon,  failed  by  a  few  votes  to  receive  the 
necessary  two-thirds  majority. 

The  Bank  of  Saskatchewan,  with  head- 
quarters in  Moose  Jaw,  is  getting  ready  for 
business.  Eastern  financial  men  have  been 
in  the  city  preparing  for  the  opening  and  it 
is  stated  that  the  stock  of  the  new  bank  will 
be  placed  on  the  market  at  an  early  date. 

The  installing  of  a  temporary  pump  and 
apparatus,  etc.,  to  replace  that  which  was 
destroyed  in  the  recent  power  house  fire,  has 
been  rushed  and  is  now  in  operation. 

Moose  Jaw's  new  hotel.  The  Empress,  has 
been  opened  for  business.  Mr.  Harry  Meade, 
the  proprietor,  whose  former  hotel  of  this 
name  was  destroyed  by  fire  last  February, 
purchased  this  building  before  it  was  com- 
pleted, put  in  an  army  of  workmen  and 
rushed  the  building  to  completion. 

All  records  for  building  in  the  history  of 
Moose  Jaw  were  found  to  be  broken  when 
the  permits  were  totalled  for  the  month  of 
May. 

The  total  amount  of  the  permits  for  the 
month  amounted  to  $1,175,285. 

The  highest  month  for  any  previous  year 
was  June,  1911,  when  the  permits  totalled 
$752,105,  and  the  permits  for  May  of  this 
year  are  in  excess  of  this  figure  by  the  hand- 
some margin  of  $423,120. 

Customs  returns  totalled  $173,783,  as 
against  $41,411  for  the  corresponding  month 
last  year.  Clearing  house  returns  amounted 
to  $5,037,086,  as  against  $3,411,958  for 
May,  1911. 

The  issue  of  permits  during  the  present 
season  figures  about  $1,000,000  monthly; 
and  many  new  residences  are  going  up  in 
almost  every  part  of  the  city. 

There  are  five  elevators  (capacity  293,000 
bushels),  at  which  were  handled  418,000 
bushels  of  grain;  flour  mill  (capacity  2,000 
barrels  daily);  oatmeal  mill  (capacity  300 
barrels  daily);  extensive  stock  yards,  at 
which  were  handled  2,050  horses,  2,000  cattle, 
600  sheep  and  300  hogs  last  season;   electric 


light  and  power;  street  railway;  industrial 
spurs  for  manufacturing  and  wholesale  pur- 
poses; is  the  customs  port  of  entry;  office 
of  the  Dominion  Land  Department ;  is  head- 
quarters of  C.P.R.  lines  in  Saskatchewan; 
Dominion  express. 

Among  its  industries  are:  Cement  block 
plant,  lumber  yards,  meat-packing  plants, 
many  wholesale  houses,  nine  banks,  two 
daily  newspapers. 

Opportunities:  Hotel,  soap  works,  tannery, 
creamery,  wholesale  houses  in  all  lines  of 
business. 

The  total  assessment  in  1910  was  $13,548,- 
402.  This  had  increased  by  1911  to  $27,- 
770,453,  an  advance  of  over  100  per  cent. 

The  population  in  1901  was  1,558;  in  1906, 
6,250 ;  and  the  returns  of  a  census  just  com- 
pleted by  the  Board  of  Trade  and  the  City 
Council  shows  the  population  to-day  to  be 
20,623  people. 

The  Customs  House  receipts  for  the  fiscal 
year  of  1904-5  were  $23,902.51. 

The  receipts  for  the  fiscal  year  of  1910-11 
were  $276,736.25. 


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Moose  Jaw,    Sask. — Continued 

Some  of  the  largest  industries  in  Western 
Canada  have  seen  the  undoubted  advantages 
of  being  located  at  this  point,  and  their  un- 
qualified success  has  proved  their  sound 
judgment.  Among  these  are  the  Saskatche- 
wan Flour  Mills  Co.,  Ltd.,  with  a  capacity 
of  2,600  barrels  per  day;  the  Saskatchewan 
Bridge  and  Iron  Co.,  Ltd.,  who  have  found 
it  necessary  to  reorganize  with  a  capitaliza- 
tion of  $1,000,000,  and  intend  commencing 
early  in  the  spring  to  erect  a  plant,  covering 
27  city  lots,  and  expect  to  employ  within 
two  years  in  the  neighborhood  of  400  men. 
Messrs.  Gordon,  Ironsides  and  Fares  have 
just  completed  an  abattoir  and  packing  plaYit, 
which  to  erect  and  equip  cost  over  $1,000,000, 
and  there  are  others. 


And  everything  that  is  satisfied  dies  at 
the  top. — Elbert  Hubbard. 


Business  is  done  on  enthusiasm,  anima- 
tion, persistency. 


We  put  too  much  faith  in  systems,  and 
look  too  little  to  men. — Benjamin  Disraeli. 


DAVIS  &  MACINTYRE 

We   specialize  in  Saskatchewan  Farm  Lands 
and    Moose   Jaw   city   property.      Write  for 
price  lists  and  maps. 
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There  are  lots  of  openings  for  wholesale  and  retail 
business. 

MOOSE  JAW  is  situated  in  the  most  prosperous, 
most  uniformly  successful  grain- growing  district  of  the 
whole  West,  The  farmers  all  have  money  and  they 
spend  it  in  MOOSE  JAW. 

For  any  information  on  any  subject^write 
H.  G.  COLEMAN, 

Secretary  Board  of  Trade, 

MOOSE  JAW,  SASKATCHEWAN 


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Porcupine,  Ont. 

The  generally  accepted  opinion  on  the  out- 
side that  the  camp  has  dwindled  into  a  mori- 
bund condition  so  far  as  development  work  is 
concerned  is  not  borne  out  by  the  actual  facts, 
as  shown  in  figures  just  gathered,  writes 
Chas.  F'ox  to  the  Toronto  World. 

Compared  with  last  December,  there  are 
fewer  prospective  mines  in  operation,  due  in 
most  cases  to  a  lack  of  funds  where  com- 
panies and  syndicates  begun  operations  with- 
out proper  financing,  but  at  several  of  the 
larger  properties  more  men  are  employed 
underground  now  than  last  fall. 

One  feature  that  stands  out  prominently 
is  the  employment  of  more  skilled  labor. 
The  demand  for  common  labor  is  not  so 
brisk.  This  is  explained  by  the  fact  that 
surface  and  building  work  was  completed 
last  year.  This  is  to  be  expected  in  the 
second  year's  life  of  a  mining  camp. 

For  instance,  at  the  Vipoiid  and  the  Hol- 
linger,  where  stamp  and  crushing  mills  have 
been  under  construction  for  several  months, 
with  that  work  now  completed,  many  car- 
penters and  machinists  are  laid  off  to  make 
room  for  underground  miners.  The  wage 
list  in  the  main  is  not  materially  decreased 
on  account  of  the  change,  for  the  camp  has 
reached  a  stage  now  where  skilled  labor  alone 
must  be  employed. 

The  big  decrease  from  that  of  last  summer 
comes  mostly  from  the  fact  that  workers  of 
small  propel  ties  and  small  lot  owners  are 
financially  tied  up.  The  cessation  of  this 
character  of  development  work  lost  the  camp 
in  the  neighborhood  of  a  thousand  workers 
of  the  "smaller  pay"  class.  In  time  this  loss 
will  be  entirely  covered  with  the  increase  in 
the  number  of  skilled  hands  employed  in 
mining. 

The  skilled  miner  is  in  a  class  by  himself, 
and  the  wages  paid  are  in  most  cases  double 
that  which  the  surface  worker  secured.  So 
with  a  reduction  in  the  number  of  workers, 
it  does  not  necessarily  follow  that  the  Porcu- 
pine payroll  has  decreased  to  any  percep- 
tible degree. 

In  the  Porcupine  district  proper  there  are 
twenty-nine  prospective  and  partially  de- 
veloped mines,  in  addition  to  a  dozen  smaller 
syndicates  operating  now,  as  compared  with 
fifty-three  last  December.  These  are  as 
follows:  Three  Nations,  Roches,  Seneca 
Porcupine,    Hughes,    Mulholland,    Achilles, 


Crown  Chartered,  Smith  Vet,  Hudson  Bay 
Porcupine,  Winkler,  Jones,  Montreal  Sham- 
rock, Dome  Extension,  Big  Dome,  North 
Dome,  Dome  Lake,  East  Dome,  Standard, 
Success,  Vipond,  McEneany,  Moneta,  Hol- 
linger,  Mclntyre,  Pearl  Lake,  Gold  Mines, 
Jupiter,  Plenaurum,  Gold  Crest  and  the 
Pletch  Syndicate. 

In  the  Turnbull  Territory,  in  addition  to 
the  preparations  for  summer  work  by  the 
Huronian  Prospecting  and  Engineering  Syn- 
dicate, there  are  six  small  syndicates  operat- 
ing, while  in  the  Carmen,  McArthur,  Price, 
and  Byers,  a  dozen  other  small  concerns  are 
proving  up  property. 

There  are  a  total  of  40  working  concerns 
in  the  entire  district  now  carrying  a  payroll 
of  2,000  men. 

Proving-up  work  during  the  last  year 
shows  that  the  ore-bearing  belts  narrow 
down  gradually,  and  that  until  new  territory 
is  proven  up  there  are  not  the  opportunities 
for  surface  helpers  that  existed  a  year  ago, 
while  the  skilled  wielder  of  the  drill  and  pick 
comes  into  his  harvest. 

It  is  ever  so  in  a  mining  camp  and  Porcu- 
pine is  no  exception.  The  working  period 
has  merely  taken  the  place  of  the  boom  era 
temporarily.  Production  provides  the  sub- 
stantial growth,  and  with  another  year's 
work  further  weeding-out  will  have  taken 
place  till  the  actual  future  Porcupine-pro- 
ducing belt  will  be  accurately  known. 

Considering  the  fact  that  mine  men  had 
almost  impossible  conditions  to  contend  with 
until  very  lately,  the  progress  made  is  com- 
mendable indeed. 

A  new  hotel  with  20  rooms  is  to  be  built 
immediately  at  Mattagami  Landing,  and  a 
permanent  hotel  will  be  built  directly  facing 
the  river.  Need  of  good  accommodation  is 
felt,  as  traffic  through  this  settlement  is  in- 
creasing. 

Mattagami  Landing  is  the  point  from  which 
launches  connect  with  Waweatin  and  Sandy 
Points,  above  and  below,  respectively,  where 
power  companies  have  generating  stations, 
and  it  is  also  a  stopping  place  for  prospectors 
going  to  and  from  the  townships  to  the  west 
of  Tisdale. 

Among  the  buildings  in  Porcupine  which 
are  a  credit  to  the  camp,  the  new  King  George 
Hotel  is  worthy  of  special  mention.  It  is 
modem  and  up-to-date  in  every  way  both  as 
regards  equipment  and  service,  and  would  be 
an  ornament  to  many  an  older  and  larger  city. 


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BUSY   MAN'S   CANADA 


July,  1912 


Port  Arthur,  Ont. 

The  ratepayers  have  .passed  the  car  works 
by-law  and  several  other  by-laws,  totalling 
over  $161,000. 

The  C.P.R.  has  notified  the  Mayor  that  the 
company  will  build  here  a  cleaning  elevator 
in  time  to  deal  with  the  fall  crop,  capacity 
1,000,000  bushels. 

Tenders  are  called  for  offices  and  telephone 
exchange  to  cost  $15,000.  Architects,  Hood 
&  Scott;  3-storey,  32  x  50,  concrete  founda- 
tion, brick,  steel  beams,  hot  water  heating, 
electric  lighting,  oak  and  maple  floors,  fire 
escapes  and  passenger  elevator. 

Permission  has  been  granted  by  the  Legis- 
lature to  consolidate  $1,885,000  worth  of 
bonds  for  the  city. 

The  fact  that  the  electric  power  and  light- 
ing plant  is  municipally  owned  has  brought 
about  a  reduction  in  the  charges  for  this  ser- 
vice, and  as  a  result,  the  cost  to  the  consumer 
js  probably  lower  than  at  any  other  point  in 
■■'the  Dominion.  A  campaign  is  being  prose- 
cuted for  the  purpose  of  interesting  some 
more  prominent  manufacturers  in  the  devel- 
opment of  Port  Arthur. 

The  population  is  15,000;  assessment  is 
$18,000,000. 

There  are  35  miles  of  street  railway  con- 
necting Port  Arthur  with  Fort  William  (2K 
miles  away),  owned  and  operated  by  the  city. 

Electric  light  is  furnished  by  the  City  at  an 
average  cost  of  10  cents  per  lamp  per  month. 

Water  is  supplied  by  the  City.  Domestic 
rate  averages  $15.00  per  year.  The  muni- 
cipal-owned telephone  system  has  3,500  sub- 
scribers. 

As  a  health  resort,  Port  Arthur  is  unique. 
The  clinnftte  is  most  delightful,  seldom  more 


than  6  inches  of  snow  in  winter,  with  only  an 
occasional  really  cold  day.  Summer  days  are 
just  pleasantly  warm,  and  evenings  refresh- 
ingly cool.  Maximum  sunshine  and  mini- 
mum rain.  The  city  rises  in  a  series  of 
plateaus  from  Thunder  Bay,  making  it  an 
ideal  place  of  residence. 

The  banks  and  their  managers  are:  Bank 
of  Nova  Scotia,  A.  Mooney;  Molsons,  J.  A. 
Little;  Imperial,  H.  C.  Houston;  Montreal, 
W.  H.  Nelson;  Commerce,  A.  W.  Roberts. 

Col.  S.  W.  Ray  is  Mayor;  J.  McTeigue, 
City  Clerk;  W.  J.  Gurney,  City  Treasurer; 
President  Board  of  Trade,  F.  S.  Wiley;  Sec- 
retary, N.  G.  Neill. 


PORT  ARTHUR  GARAGE 

Expert  Automobile  and  Motor 
Boat  Repairs 


Workmanship  Guaranteed 


Phone  993 


DOC.  WILKINSON,  Prop. 

25 


When  in  Port  Arthur  stop  at  the 

(TDariaQgi  Ibotel 

FACING  LAKE  SUPERIOR 
CONVENIENT  TO  BOATS  AND  TRAINS 

PORT  ARTHUR,   ONTARIO 


"Not  the  Biggest,  but  the  BEST" 

ALGOMA  HOTEL 

PORT  ABTHTJR 

15  Large  Sample  Rooms 

Merritt  &  HODDER,  Props. 

Bates  $2.00  to  $3.50,  American  Plan 

16 


The  West  Shows  the  East 


(From  the  St.  Thomas  Journal) 

^    A   small  Alberta  town  spends   thousands  of    dollars  on  an 
advertising  scheme,  while  a  rich  and  prosperous  county  in 
Ontario  is  afraid  to  spend  a  few  hundreds.     And  yet  people  wonder 
that  Western  towns  go  ahead  quickly ! 


July,  1912 


MUNICIPAL   PROGRESS 


129 


Port  Mann,  B.C. 

Port  Mann  is  the  Pacific  terminus  of  the 
Canadian  Northern  Railway  and  is  situated 
on  the  south  side  of  the  Fraser  River,  in  one 
of  the  richest  horticultural  districts  of  the 
West. 

The  townsite  covers  1,250  acres  on  the 
north  bank  of  the  Fraser  River.  Of  the 
beautiful  waterfront,  extending  two  miles  in 
length,  a  large  portion  has  been  reserved  for 
wharves,  grain  elevators  and  manufacturing 
industries. 

The  Canadian  Northern  Railway  will  this 
month  place  on  the  market  an  additional 
fifty  acres,  which  they  are  to  open  up  immedi- 
ately west  and  adjoining  the  townsite  of  Port 
Mann.  This  has  been  brought  about  by  the 
total  selling  out  of  the  original  townsite, 
showing  the  need  of  more  land  for  this  new 
western  C.N.R.  terminal. 

In  preparation  for  the  placing  of  the 
additional  land  on  the  market,  Mr.  Freder- 
ick S.  Todd,  of  Montreal,  the  landscape  artist 
who  laid  out  the  original  townsite,  has  been 
sent  to  Port  Mann,  where  he  is  superintending 
the  laying  out  of  the  new  subdivision.  It 
will  be  laid  out  similar  to  the  present  townsite, 
with  a  number  of  diagonal  streets  stretching 
clear  across  it. 

Almost  simultaneous  with  the  placing  on 
sale  of  the  new  subdivision,  the  C.N.R.  will 
commence  construction  operations  this  month 
on  the  large  railway  shops  and  roundhouse  to 
be  erected  at  Port  Mann.  It  is  announced 
that  the  estimated  cost  of  these  shops  will  be 
between  a  half  and  three-quarters  of  a  million 
dollars. 

It  is  now  definitelv  stated  that  the  Car- 


Harry  J.  Pagre 

PORT   MANN    SPECIALIST 

Will  on  application  send  you  FREE  of 
cost  descriptive  circulars,  maps,  plans, 
and  a  lot  of  reliable  information  about 
the  coming    Railwav   and    Industrial 

CITY  OF    PORT    MANN 

The  Pacific  Coast  Terminus  of  the  Canadian 
Northern  Railway,  where  Trans-Continental 
Rails  and   Ocean   Boats  meet. 

HARRY  J.  PAGE 

109  Bank  of  Ottawa  Bids.,  Vancouver,  B.C. 


negie  Steel  Company  of  Pittsburg  will  estab- 
lish a  smelter  at  Port  Mann.  These  steel 
works  will  be  on  a  huge  scale  and  will  repre- 
sent at  the  outset  an  investment  of  about  two 
million  dollars.  The  International  Milling 
Company  has  secured  a  site  for  terminal  ele- 
vators and  flour  mill,  to  cost  approximately  a 
million  dollars.  Negotiations  are  also  under 
way  with  an  English  concern  for  the  establish- 
ment of  a  large  dry  dock  and  shipbuilding 
yards. 


Red  Deer,  Alta. 

The  Cement  Builders,  Ltd.,  have  com- 
menced operations  on  their  new  plant,  which 
consists  of  a  new  building  three  storeys  high; 
a  brick  engine  house  containing  engine  and 
boilers;  a  first-class  ten-chamber  brick  and 
concrete  roof  drying  building;  new  modern 
kilns;  modem  fans  and  other  appliances, 
making  the  whole  outfit  most  complete.4 
The  capacity  of  the  brick  machinery  is  100,- 
000  per  day,  and  of  the  dryers,  128,000  brick 
every  thirty-six  hours.  The  new  kilns  have 
a  capacity  of  a  million  and  a  half  of  brick. 
The  power  plant  is  equipped  with  two  150 
h.p.  Waterous  boilers  and  a  225  horse-power 
McEwen  engine  and  a  smaller  25  h.p.  of  the 
same  make.  The  company  have  clay  enough 
to  keep  them  busy  for  20  years,  and  will  later 
employ  about  100  men.  The  capital  of  the 
company  is  fully  subscribed,  principally  by 
Red  Deer  and  English  capitalists. 

Real  estate  is  turning  over  steadily,  and 
there  is  an  absence  of  any  "boom"  condi- 
tions. Some  investors  from  Calgary  and 
from  the  Coast  have  recently  purchased  in- 
side property  and  a  Calgary  capitalist  has 
taken  an  option  on  one  of  the  choicest  busi- 
ness sites  in  town. 

The  banks  indicate  the  strong  financial 
position  of  this  district.  They  are,  with  their 
managers:  Commerce,  W.  L.  Gibson;  Im- 
perial, J.  G.  Gillispie;  Merchants',  F.  M. 
Hacking;   Northern  Crown,  J.  H.  Menzies. 

There  is  urgent  need  here  for  a  foundry, 
pressed  brick  works,  cement  works,  pulp  mill 
and  concerns  using  leather.  J.  R.  Davison, 
Secretary  Board  of  Trade,  will  gladly  tell 
inquirers  what  the  town  will  do  for  new- 
comers. 


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BUSY  MAN'S   CANADA 


July,  1912 


Regina,  Sask. 

A  handsome  booklet,  advertising  the  whole- 
sale and  retail  firms  of  Regina,  as  well  as 
Regina  city,  was  prepared  containing  the  full 
two  days'  programme  of  the  Grand  Council 
meeting  of  the  United  Commercial  Travellers 
of  America,  which  took  place  in  Regina  on 
June  14  and  15. 

The  Collegiate  board  are  having  plans  and 
specifications  prepared  for  the  additions  to 
the  Collegiate  building,  which  will  cost  about 
$80,000.  Eight  classrooms  and  a  large  gym- 
nasium will  be  added  to  the  east  side  of  the 
building. 

J.  H.  Haslam,  of  Regina,  has  completed  the 
formation  of  a  $5,000,000  concern,  with  Brit- 
ish capital,  for  the  exploitation  of  the  Estevan 
coal  fields. 

The  Melville-Regina  branch  of  the  G.T.P. 
has  been  officiallly  opened. 

Eleventh  Avenue  property,  with  a  frontage 
of  70  ft.  on  the  Avenue  and  125  ft.  on  the  lane, 
between  Smith  Street  and  Mclntyre,  has  been 
purchased  by  Messrs.  Ehman  Bros.,  the  former 
owners     being     Messrs.     R.     G.     Waddell, 


Tanner,  and  Kerr.  This  property  changed 
hands  at  $900  a  foot,  the  total  purchase  price 
being  $63,000. 

Messrs.  Parry  and  Sturrock  have  purchased 
1,000  acres  of  land  on  the  south  side  of  the 
city,  adjoining  Albert  Street.  The  firm  state 
that  they  do  not  intend  putting  the  property 
on  the  market  again  for  some  little  time. 

The  latest  estimate  is  a  population  of 
over  40,000  people. 

The    railway    facilities    are    unexcelled    in 


REGINA 

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splendid  parks,  paved  streets,  and  supplied  with  an  abundance  of  pure 

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the  world. 

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splendid  prospects  for  the  future  of  the  city,  there  are  splendid  openings 

for  wholesalers  and  manufacturers. 

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Regina — Continued 
Western  Canada.  There  are  five  lines  of  the 
Canadian  Pacific  Railway,  two  lines  of  the 
Canadian  Northern,  and  one  line  of  the 
Grand  Trunk  Pacific.  Two  additional  lines 
of  the  Grand  Trunk  Pacific  will  be  in  opera- 
tion shortly  and  three  other  lines  are  pro- 
jected. 

The  Canadian  Northern  will  have  an  ad- 
ditional line  west  in  operation  within  a  year's 
time.  The  Canadian  Pacific  contemplate 
building  an  additional  line  south  from 
Regina. 

There  are  12  wholesale  threshing  machine 
warehouses,  20  agricultural  machinery  ware- 
houses, groceries,  hardware,  hides  and  tallow, 
oil,  fruit,  stationery,  builders'  supplies, 
manufacturers'  agents,  and  others. 

There  are  openings  for  a  biscuit  factory,  a 
motor  car  factory,  lithographic  printing 
works,  etc. 

The  principal  city  ofl^cials  are:  Mayor,  P. 
-McAra;  City  Clerk,  A.  W.  Poole;  City  Treas- 


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July,  1912 


Saskatoon,  Sask. 

By  procuring  one  of  the  best  men  on  the 
American  continent  to  pilot  the  city  through 
her  days  of  infantile  industrial  growth,  the 
directors  of  the  Industrial  League  have  made 
a  step  in  the  direction  of  making  Saskatoon 
the  premier  commercial  and  industrial  centre 
not  only  of  the  Province  of  Saskatchewan  but 
of  Western  Canada  in  general. 

James  A.  Bell,  who  up  to  the  present  time 
has  been  the  secretary  and  manager  of  the 
Board  of  Trade  in  Harrisburg,  Pa.,  is  the  man, 
and  he  comes  to  Saskatoon  to  assume  his  new 
duties  as  Industrial  Commissioner  on  July  15, 
at  a  salary  of  $7,500  a  year.  Mr.  Bell  comes 
highly  recommended  by  H.  M.  Weir,  who 
organized  the  League  campaign  here  early  in 
April,  and  also  by  Milton  Carmichael  of 
Detroit,  who  was  also  considered  as  a  possi- 
bility for  the  position. 

Saskatoon's  assessment  for  1912  is  $36,- 
734,270,  made  up  as  follows: 

Land $35,534,495 

Improvements 2,910,455 

Business 1,417,215 

Total $39,862,165 

Exemptions 3,127,895 

Net  Assessment $36,734,270 

It  was  deemed  best  by  the  officials  that 
the  figure  should  be  kept  down  as  low  as 
possible,  and  after  it  was  found  that  the 
amount  would  run  between  forty  and  fifty 
millions,  it  was  decided  to  make  the  necessary 
cuts. 

It  is  not  likely  that  the  general  rate  of  13 
mills  will  be  changed  this  year.  It  is  just 
possible  that  the  school  rate  may  be  lowered 
a  little.  Last  year  it  was  5  mills.  At  pres- 
ent the  assessors  are  busy  at  work  differentiat- 
ing between  the  rates  for  the  separate  and 
public  schools.  This  year  the  public  schools 
will  require  $132,000,  while  the  separate 
schools  are  only  asking  for  $15,000. 

The  opportunity  is  now  to  be  ofi'ered  to  in- 
vestors to  secure  an  interest  in  new  industries 
locating  in  Saskatoon  from  time  to  time 
through  the  medium  of  the  local  industrial 
league.  The  idea  is  that  if  railways  can 
build  miles  of  trackage  on  public  credit,  then 
small  industries  should  have  a  chance  to  do 
the  same  on  private  credit.  The  amount  of 
the  league's  subscription  in  each  instance  will 
be  in  direct  proportion  to  the  proposed  ex- 


penditure of  the  concern  locating  here.  It 
is  believed  that  the  idea  will  become  very 
popular  with  both  large  and  small  investors. 
The  league  is  capitalized  at  $1,000,000. 

Saskatoon's  water  revenue  for  1911  amount- 
ed to  $46,118.68. 

Saskatoon's  population  eight  years  ago  was 
only  113.  To-day  it  is  18,096.  A  notable 
feature  of  this  development  is  the  fact  that 
it  has  been  paralleled  by  the  progress  of 
the  city's  tributary  trade  territory,  which 
embraces  a  prosperous  region  of  some  45,000 
square  miles,  and  includes  within  its  confines 
over  180  thriving  towns  and  villages,  having 
direct  railway  connection  with  Saskatoon. 

The  school  attendance  is  1,824,  assessment 
$23,392,528,  and  tax  rate  only  18  mills. 

Total  building  permits  for  1911,  $5,028,368; 
bank  clearings,  $64,090,952;  customs  rev- 
enue, $681,336;  postal  revenue,  $78,815; 
net  assessment,  $23,259,687. 

The  President  of  the  Board  of  Trade  is 
Malcolm  Isbister;  Commissioner  is  F.  Mac- 
lure  Sclanders;  James  Clinkskill  is  Mayor; 
R.  M.  Keating,  Treasurer;  Geo.  H.  Clark, 
City  Engineer;  Andrew  Leslie,  City  Clerk, 
Malcolm  Isbister;  Postmaster;  Thos.  Heath, 
Fire  Chief;   R.  E.  Dunning,  Chief  Police. 


SASKATOON 

INVESTMENTS  IN 
CITY  PROPERTY 
AND  FARM  LANDS 


We  make  a  specialty  of 
Trackage  and  Sub- Division 
Property. 

All  communications  will  re- 
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July,  1912 


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133 


Sault  St.  Marie,  Ont. 

The  city  is  situated  on  the  St.  Mary's  River, 
where  power  is  generated  for  the  immense 
and  varied  plants  of  the  Lake  Superior  Cor- 
poration and  its  aUied  industries.  These  in- 
clude three  blast  furnaces,  coke  ovens,  open 
hearth  and  Bessemer  steel  plants,  rail  mill, 
structural  steel,  bar  and  billet  mills,  rail  fast- 
enings, spHce  bar,  tie  plates,  etc. ;  bolt  and 
nut  works,  charcoal,  alcohol  and  acetate 
plant,  railway  car  building  works,  ore  and 
coal  docks,  copper  and  nickel  smelters,  veneer, 
saw,  shingle  and  stave  mills,  iron  and  brass 
foundries,  sulphite-pulp  and  ground  wood- 
pulp  mills,  oil  refineries  and  other  industries 
of  no  mean  importance.  Lake  Superior  is 
the  Mill  Pond  for  the  water-power,  and  St. 
Mary's  River  the  waste  waterway.  100,000 
horsepower  can  be  generated  here. 

Figures  of  last  year's  business  and  progress 
show  that  Sault  Ste.  Marie  is  fast  coming  to 
the  front  rank  of  mid-western  cities.  Post 
office  returns  for  the  year  give  money  orders 
$595,600,  postage  stamps  $25,078,  and  postal 
savings  $122,014,  in  every  instance  about 
double  the  amounts  of  1910.  Customs  re- 
turns totalled  $768,617  and  building  permits 
reached  $4,588,647.  Local  railway  freight 
handled  during  the  year  was  706,275  tons, 
and  through  freight  handled  over  two  million 
tons.  Local  marine  freight  is  estimated  at 
150,000  tons,  while  marine  freight  passing 
through  the  Ontario  Sault  locks  approximated 
about  31,064,000  tons.  The  population  of 
the  city  has  reached  the  17,000  mark. 

Sault  Ste.  Marie  is  now  an  incorporated 
city.     Its  population  is  11,000. 

Six  million  dollars  are  now  being  spent  in 
industrial  construction  here. 

The  railway  facilities  are:  C.P.R.  and 
Algoma  Central  and  Hudson  Bay  Railway. 
The  Manitoulin  and  North  Shore  road  is  now 
building   to  have  connections  here.     There 


are  four  miles  of  electric  street  railway  within 
the  corporation. 

The  population  is  10,613,  and  the  assess- 
ment is  $5,967,764;  tax  rate,  20  mills.  There 
are  good  macadamized  streets,  cement  side- 
walks, electric  light  and  power,  water  mains 
and  sewers,  local  and  rural  phones,  with  the 
Bell  long  distance  line  about  completed. 
C.P.R.  and  G.N.R.  telegraph;  public,  sep- 
arate, high  and  technical  schools.  Govern- 
ment municipal  buildings,  custom  house  and 
good  hotels. 

W.  H.  Munroe  is  Mayor;  C.  W.  McCrea, 
Treasurer;  C.  J.  Pim,  City  Clerk. 

Money  talks — and  the  chap  who  has  it  is 
usually  a  man  of  few  words. 

Never  judge  a  man's  fondness  for  cab- 
bage by  the  cigars  he  gives  you. 


Some  men  are  like  pyramids,  which 
are  very  broad  where  they  touch  the 
ground,  but  grow  narrow  as  they  reach  the 
sky. — Beecher. 

What  carries  with  it  more  of  awe  and 
majesty  than  the  sight  of  the  unconqu^red, 
unconquerable  soul  of  a  man  battling 
against  odds  and  defeat  as  a  sure  result? 


O'CONNOR  &  SHERIDAN 

Real  Estate  and  Mining 

Brokers 

665   Queen  Street  Phone  723 

SAULT  STE.  MARIE,  ONT. 

Industrial  Sites  and  High-class  Investments 


REAL 
ESTATE 

Chitty,  Moffly   &  Chipley 

SAULT  STE.  MARIE 
Realty  in  all  its  Branches 

REAL 
ESTATE 

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BUSY   MAN'S   CANADA 


July,  1912 


St.  John,  N.B. 

The  general  manager  of  the  Canadian  Bank 
of  Commerce,  visiting  the  Maritime  Provinces 
recently,  observed  what  he  believes  to  be  a 
well-founded  confidence  that  a  period  of 
substantial  expansion  has  been  begun.  There 
is  perhaps  no  better  evidence  of  this  con- 
fidence than  the  activity  and  advance  in  the 
price  of  real  estate.  The  movement  is  with- 
out parallel,  and  continues  with  unabated 
interest.  Several  more  farms  in  the  out- 
skirts of  the  city,  both  on  the  east  and  west 
sides,  have  been  purchased  by  syndicates, 
and  in  the  city  an  option  was  recently  taken 
on  a  large  brick  building  on  King  Street,  and 
also  on  a  most  desirable  corner  lot,  on  which 
it  is  said  a  large  apartment  house  may  be 
erected. 

Cement  propositions  are  attracting  a  good 
deal  of  attention  at  the  present  time.  Not 
only  is  it  stated  that  an  English  company, 
with  large  capital,  is  likely  to  close  with  a  St. 
John  proposition,  but  another  English  com- 
pany is  negotiating  with  a  view  to  the  estab- 
lishment of  a  cement  plant  in  the  oil  shales 
region  in  Albert  County.  This  is  the  enter- 
prise in  which  Senator  Domville  is  interested. 

The  annual  report  of  the  City  Chamberlain 
shows  that  the  assets  of  St.  John  largely  ex- 
ceed the  liabilities,  and  that  last  year,  despite 
an  issue  of  bonds  for  permanent  improve- 
ments, the  city's  debt  was  reduced  by  more 
than  $64,000. 

The  exports  by  the  winter  steamships  from 
St.  John  to  trans-Atlantic  ports  is  now  close 
to  $15,000,000  in  value,  over  a  million  and  a 
half  ahead  of  the  business  for  the  like  period 
last  year. 

The  population  is  52,341  (an  increase  over 
last  year  of  4,800),  assessment  $637,760,  tax 
rate  1.94  (land  values  only).  There  are 
fifty-two  miles  of  paved  streets  (creosote, 
wood  block,  granite  block,  bitulithic),  and 
over  77  miles  asphalt  sidewalks. 

There  are  fifteen  miles  of  street  railway, 
market  every  day,  which  is  one  reason  for 
the  low  cost  of  living. 

The  banks  and  their  managers  are:  Bank 
of  New  Brunswick  (5  branches),  A.  McDon- 
ald, C.  H.  Lee,  T.  G.  Marquis,  D.  W.  Harper, 
A.  J.  Macquarie;  Bank  of  Nova  Scotia  (2 
branches),  E.  S.  Esson  and  E.  S.  Crawford; 
Royal  Bank  (2  branches),  T.  B.  Blain  and 


R.  E.  Smith;  British  North  America  (5 
branches),  A.  P.  Hazon  and  C.  A.  Robinson, 
with  three  assistant-managers;  Union  Bank, 
W.  A.  Connor;  Montreal  Bank,  E.  M.  Shad- 
bolt;  Bank  of  Commerce,  C.  W.  Hallamore; 
Merchants'  Bank,  F.  J.  Shreve. 

T.  H.  Estabrooks  is  the  President  of  the 
Board  of  Trade,  and  W.  E.  Anderson,  Secre- 
tary. 

Municipal  Officers  are:  Jas.  H.  Frink, 
Mayor;  Adam  P.  Mclntyre,  Comptroller; 
Wm.  Murdoch,  C.E.,  City  Engineer;  H.  E. 
Wardroper,  City  Clerk;  D.  G.  Lingley,  Cham- 
berlain; E.  Sears,  Postmaster. 

Stettler,  Alta. 

There  are  good  openings  here  for  furniture 
store,  butcher,  painter,  brickyard,  wholesale 
houses,  sash  and  door  factory,  tannery, 
cement  plant  and  fliax  mill. 

Stettler  is  between  Lacombe  and  Moose 
Jaw,  at  the  intersection  of  the  C.P.R.  and 
C.N.R  ,  Vegreville  and  Calgary  branch,  49 
miles  east  of  Lacombe,  on  the  Calgary  and 
Edmonton  branch.  The  population  is  1,800. 
Assessment  roll,  $1,107,500;  tax  rate,  25 
mills. 

There  are  municipal  buildings,  public 
school  (cost  $50,000),  opera  house,  fire  hall, 
flour  mill,  creamery,  steam  laundry,  machine 
shops,  and  good  hotels,  municipal  water- 
works and  electric  light  plant ;  local,  rural  and 
Government  telephones;  C.P.R.,  C.N.R.  tele- 
graph and  express. 

There  are  four  miles  of  plank-paved  streets, 
and  two  and  one-half  miles  of  sidewalks. 

The  Secretary  of  the  Board  of  Trade  will 
give  full  information. 

The  banks  are:  Traders,  managed  by  A. 
H.  Preston,  and  the  Merchants',  by  J.  H 
Johnson. 

Municipal  officers  are:  J.  P.  Grigg,  Mayor; 
D.  Mitchell,  Secretary-Treasurer;  Miss  K.  L. 
Raemer,  Postmistress;  W.  W.  Sharpe,  Presi- 
dent of  the  Board  of  Trade;  D.  Mitchell, 
Secretary. 

Moderation  in  the  carrying  out  of  what 
is  good  and  right  is  rare.  What  we 
commonly  see  is  either  pedantic  delay  or 
reckless  hurry. — Goethe. 


July,  1912 


MUNICIPAL   PROGRESS 


135 


Toronto,  Ont. 

Commenting  on  the  real  estate  situation  in 
Toronto  the  World  recently  had  this  to  say: 
"Everything  looks  fine  for  the  real  estate 
buyer.  At  no  time  during  the  year  has  the 
situation  been  more  hopeful,  the  big  men 
more  optimistic,  the  offerings  better. 

"We're  five  thousand  houses  short  in  To- 
ronto now.  Fifty  thousand  more  people  will 
make  their  homes  here  this  year.  The  rail- 
ways have  proclaimed  their  faith  in  Toronto, 
and  will  spend  twenty  millions  for  added 
facilities — and  this  is  only  a  start.  There'll 
be  an  announcement  shortly  which  will  mean 
that  Toronto  is  to  be  one  of  the  great  radial 
cities  of  the  continent.  The  World  knows  of 
three  skyscrapers  that  will  go  up  when  private 
negotiations  are  closed.  A  big  industrial 
town  is  planned  for  the  outskirts.  Factory 
sites  can't  be  found  fast  enough  now  for  the 
firms  that  want  them. 

"Agricultural  conditions  in  Ontario  and 
out  West  are  bright  with  promise.  Record 
crops  are  shaping  up.  The  railways  and 
banks  are  working  overtime  doing  their  part. 
Outsiders  are  pouring  their  money  into  To- 
ronto land.  They  are  on  the  outside  and  can 
see  clearly  what  many  of  us  are  blind  to. 
They  are  investing  their  money  for  a  million 
population.  They  won't  have  to  wait  long. 
Toronto  has  doubled  its6lf  in  the  last  five 
years. 

And  never  were  real  estate  investors  given 
such  good  property  as  at  the  present  time. 
The  speculators  have  retired  from  the  market 
and  the  land  men  have  had  to  put  on  prop- 
erties of  high  quality,  properties  improved 
and  ready  for  house  building. 

'  'The  whole  market  is  now  on  a  substantial 
footing.  City  house  and  central  property  is 
adjusting  itself  to  a  sound  basis  of  value.  The 
late  opening  of  the  season  will  run  the  summer 
activity  right  over  into  the  busy  fall  period. 

"It  looks  like  a  buyers'  market." 

Fourteen  months  ago  thirty  acres  of  land 
on  the  north  side  of  the  Kingston  road,  near 
the  old  golf  grounds,  was  purchased  for  $20,- 
000.  The  same  property  has  now  changed 
hands  again  for  just  double  that  amount. 

In  connection  with  the  widespread  pur- 
chase of  farming  lands  within  a  radius  of  ten 
or  twelve  miles  of  the  heart  of  Toronto,  it  is 
stated  that  most  of  these  properties  have  been 
secured  by  British  capitalists. 


Mr.  J.  F.  Hanson,  of  Winnipeg,  visited  the 
city  recently,  and  purchased  $1,500,000  worth 
of  the  Canadian  Northern  Railway  Com- 
pany's holdings  at  Leaside  Junction,  north- 
east of  the  city  limits.  Mr.  Hanson  is  also 
the  purchaser  of  considerable  real  estate  in 
the  same  company's  holdings  in  Montreal 
and  at  Port  Mann,  B.C. 

Besides  the  many  large  buildings  whose 
erection  has  extended  over  the  winter,  per- 
mits have  already  been  issued  this  year  for 
buildings  with  an  estimated  cost  of  over  ten 
million  dollars. 

After  five  years  of  litigation  between  the 
City  of  Toronto  and  the  railway  companies, 
work  will  start  next  March  on  Toronto's  new 
union  station.  This  is  the  official  announce 
ment  made  by  Mr.  W.  G.  Brownlee,  general 
transportation  manager  of  the  Grand  Trunk. 

The  Board  of  Directors  of  the  Canadian 
National  Exhibition  for  1912  is  as  follows: 
Hon.  Pres.,  Geo.  H.  Gooderham;  President, 
John  G.  Kent;  1st  Vice,  Jos.  Oliver;  2nd 
Vice,  Noel  Marshall;  Executive  Committee, 
Section  A,  Aid.  John  Dunn;  Section  B, 
George  Booth ;  Section  C,  R.  Fleming ;  Chair- 
men of  Committees:  Horses,  J.  J.  Dixon; 
Cattle,  Robt.  Miller;  Dairy,  W.  W.  Ballan- 
tyne;  Women's  Work,  Noel  Marshall;  Agri- 
culture, H.  R.  Frankland;  Manufactures, 
Geo.  Booth;  Education,  C.  A.  B.  Brown; 
Fine  Arts,  W.  K.  McNaught;  Poultry,  A. 
Atkinson;  Dogs,  W.  P.  Eraser;  Grounds, 
R.  H.  Graham. 

The  population  has  increased  from  199,043 
in  1901  to  374,672  in  1911,  according  to  the 
assessors'  figures,  which  are  supposed  to  be 
conservative. 

This  represents  a  growth  of  88  per  cent, 
in  the  population  in  one  decade,  or  a  doubling 
of  the  population  in  about  twelve  years.  At 
the  same  rate  the  population  in  1921  will  be 
704,382,  or  750,000  in  1922. 

The  report  of  Assessment  Commissioner 
Forman  shows  that  in  five  years  the  assess- 
ment of  land  values  has  increased  from  $78,- 
611,000  to  $147,893,000,  while  the  value  of 
buildings  and  improvements  has  increased 
from  $94,346,000  to  $144,366,000. 

The  Mayor  is  G.  R.  Geary;  City  Clerk, 
W.  A.  Littlejohn;  Chief  Clerk,  James  W. 
Somers;  City  Treasurer,  R.  T.  Coady;  City 
Engineer,  C.  H.  Rust;  Medical  Health  Offi- 
cer, Chas.  J.  Hastings,  M.D. 

President  Board  of  Trade,  G.  T.  Somers; 
Secretary,  F.  G.  Morley 


136  BUSY   MAN'S   CANADA  July,  1912 


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Why  Western  Towns  Grow 


From  the  Orillia  News-Letter 

^  What  Orillia  needs  is  publicity  and  some  judicious  adver- 
^^  tising  in  the  United  States  and  England.  Last  week  the 
citizens  of  Medicine  Hat,  Alberta,  a  town  smaller  than  Orillia, 
raised  $50,000  for  publicity  and  Calgary  raised  $100,000  for  the 
same  purpose.    No  wonder  the  Western  towns  grow. 


A  MAN'S  OWN  POSSESSION 

'T^HE  knowledge  and  experience  which  produce  wisdom  can  only  become  a  man's  in- 
"*     dividual  possession  and  property  by  his  own  free  action;  and  it  is  as  futile  to  expect 

these  without  laborious,  painstaking  effort,  as  it  is  to  hope  to  gather  a  harvest  where  the 

seed  has  not  been  sown. 

It  is  related  of  Grosteste,  an  old  bishop  of  Lincoln,  possessing  great  power  in  his  day, 

that  he  was  once  asked  by  his  stupid  and  idle  brother  to  make  a  great  man  of  him. 

'  'Brother,' '  replied  the  bishop,  '  'if  your  plough  is  broken,  I'll  pay  for  the  mending 

of  it;  or,  if  your  ox  should  die,  I'll  buy  you  another;  but  I  cannot  make  a  great  man  of 

you;  a  ploughman  I  found  you,  and  I  fear  a  ploughman  I  must  leave  you." — Samuel 

Smiles, 


July,  1912 


MUNICIPAL   PROGRESS 


137 


Vancouver,  B.C. 

Vancouver's  bank  clearings  for  May  broke 
all  previous  records,  amounting  to  $55,979,- 
196,  an  increase  of  $1,947,578  over  the  pre- 
vious record  made  last  November.  Clear- 
ings for  May,  1911,  were  $46,522,543.  For 
the  first  five  months  of  1912,  the  enormous 
sum  of  $249,988,148  was  reached. 

Building  permits:  May,  estimated,  $1,- 
600,000  for  341  buildings;  May,  1911,  $2,- 
388,050,  for  284  buildings. 

Customs  receipts:  May,  1912,  $702,000; 
May,  1911,  $649,552.99. 

Land  registry:  May,  1912,  $29,802.83 
(new  record);    May,  1911,  $25,819.30. 

City  water  collections:  May,  1912,  $37,- 
500;    May,  1911,  $18,250.73. 

Among  the  buildings  on  which  operations 
have  recently  been  commenced,  the  struc- 
ture at  the  corner  of  Broadway  and  Main 
Streets  is  rapidly  soaring  skywards,  and 
already  has  become  quite  a  landmark.  At 
the  corner  of  Tenth  and  Main  Streets  it  is 
understood  a  large  steel  frame  building  is  to 
be  erected  in  the  near  future.  Excavation 
work  has  been  completed,  and  rapid  progress 
is  being  made  with  construction  work  on  the 
three-storey  structure  now  being  built  at  the 
comer  of  Eleventh  and  Main  Streets,  and  a 
two-storey  addition  to  the  block  near  the 
comer  of  Eighth  Street  is  to  be  proceeded 
with  shortly. 

The  building  at  the  corner  of  Eleventh 
Street,  it  is  estimated,  will  cost  in  the  neigh- 
borhood of  $60,000,  which,  together  with 
$37,000  for  the  site,  will  bring  the  total  value 
up  to  nearly  $100,000.  The  addition  to  the 
other  structure  mentioned  will  cost  around 
$20,000. 

A  44-foot  lot  on  the  west  side  of  Main 
Street,  between  Eleventh  and  Twelfth  Streets, 
which  changed  hands  a  few  days  ago,  in- 
volved a  consideration  of  $19,000.  Another 
fine  building  is  to  be  erected  on  this  property 
within  the  next  few  months,  it  is  stated. 

The  Dominion  Government  will  order  a 
complete  survey  of  the  port  of  Vancouver, 
with  a  view  of  laying  out  a  big  dock  and 
harbor  scheme.  An  appropriation  of  $500,- 
000  was  made  for  this  work  in  the  estimates, 
and  ultimately  several  millions  will  be  spent. 

The  building  permits  issued  in  Vancouver 
during  April  totalled  about  $1,500,000. 


The  Hudson's  Bay  Co.  will  erect  in  Van- 
couver a  new  store  to  cost  $1,500,000.  The 
United  Buildings  Corporation  will  erect  on 
Granville  Street,  east  side,  between  Duns- 
muir  and  Georgia,  a  block  below  the  Van- 
couver Hotel,  a  building  ten  storeys  in  height 
on  the  full  size  of  the  lot,  and  a  tower  of 
eight  storeys  above  this,  to  conform  with 
the  city  building  laws.  The  total  cost  of 
the  structure  and  lot  will  be  about  $800,000. 

Molsons  Bank  have  taken  out  a  building  per- 
mit for  $80,500  for  the  new  branch  on  Hastings 
Street.  One  million  dollars  is  asked  for  the 
laying  of  pavements  in  the  city  of  Vancouver. 
An  opera  house,  to  cost  $600,000,  will  be 
erected  just  west  of  the  coiu-t  house. 

The  Union  Bank  of  Canada  has  estab- 
lished a  new  branch  in  Fairview,  Vancouver, 
at  2418  Granville  Street.  This  bank  now 
has  seven  branches  in  Vancouver. 

There  are  eighteen  chartered  banks  in 
Vancouver,  having,  besides  their  local  head 
offices,  36  branch  offices  scattered  throughout 
the  city.  The  following  is  a  complete  list» 
with  names  of  managers:  Bank  of  Nova 
Scotia,  H.  D.  Burns;  Granville  St.  branch, 
H.  Rogers;  Eastern  Townships  Bank,  \V.  H. 
Hargrave;  Kitsilano  branch,  P.  Gomery; 
Molsons,  J.  H.  Campbell;  Main  St.,  A.  W. 
Jarvis  (Agent);  British  North  America,  W. 
Godfrey;  Quebec  Bank,  G.  S.  F.  Robitaille; 

Imperial  Bank,  A  Jukes;   Fairview, ; 

Hastings  and  Abbott,  A.  R.  Green;  Main 
St.,  W.  A.  Wright;  Bank  of  Hamilton,  E. 
Buchanan;  E.  Vancouver,  H.  L.  Paynter; 
N.  Vancouver,  C.  G.  Heaven;  S.  Vancouver, 

F.  N.  Hirst;  Bank  of  Vancouver,  F.  Dallas; 
Broadway  West,  O.  Moon;  Cedar  Cottage, 
E.  G.  Sutherland;  Pender  St.,  C.  Reid;  Gran- 
ville St.,  A.  H.  Hawkes;  Traders,  A.  R. 
Heiter;    Royal,  F.  T.  Walker;    Bridge  St., 

G.  Bowser;  Cordova  St.,  H.  F.  Montgomery; 
East  End,  S.  G.  Jardine;  Fairview,  F.  C. 
Birks;  Granville  St.  Centre,  R.  F.  Howden; 
Hillcrest,  A.  A.  Sleeves;  Mt.  Pleasant,  P. 
L.  Bengay;  Park  Drive,  R.  Jardine;  Robson 
St.,  G.  H.  Stevens;  Toronto,  F.  A.  Brodie; 
Hastings  and  Carroll  Sts.,  E.  J.  H.  Vanston; 
Union,  T.  McCaffrey;  Cordova  St.,  J.  Ander- 
son; Main  St.,  C.  C.  Dickson;  Mt.  Pleasant, 
W.  G.  Scott ;  Vancouver  South,  R.  J.  Hopper; 
Ottawa,  Chas.  G.  Pennock;  Dominion,  W.  F. 

Gwyn  (Acting);    Granville  St.,  • — ; 

Northern  Crown,  J.  P.  Roberts;  Granville 
St.,  E.  Stuart  George;    Mount  Pleasant,  D. 


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July,  1912 


Vancouver — Continued 
McGowen;  Montreal,  C.  Sweeny;  Main  St., 
S.  L.  Smith  (Sub- Agent);  Commerce,  Wm. 
Murray;  East,  C.  W.  Durrant;  Fairview, 
J.  C.  E.  Chadwick;  Mt.  Pleasant,  J.  G.. 
Mullen;  Park  Drive,  M.  Nicholson;  Mer- 
chants', G.  S.  Harrison;  Hastings  St.,  F.  Pike. 

The  rapid  and  substantial  rise  of  Vancouver 
is  shown  in  the  following  statistics  of  Bank 
Clearances : 

1901 $  47,000,000 

1902 54,000,000 

1903 66,000,000 

1904 74,000,000 

1905 88,000,000 

1906 132,000,000 

1907 191,000,000 

1908 183,000,000 

1909 287,000,000 

1910 445,000,000 

For  the  first  nine  months  of  1911  the  total 
was  $389,809,930,  an  increase  of  more  than 
seventy  millions  over  the  corresponding 
period  of  1910. 

The  electric  supply  is  operated  by  the  B.C. 


Electric  Railway  Co.,  and  also  by  the  West- 
ern Canada  Power  Co.  Prices  for  both  light- 
ing and  power  vary  according  to  quality. 
The  gas  works  are  owned  by  the  B.C.  Electric 
Railway  Company.  The  whole  city  is  sup- 
plied with  a  complete  sewerage  system,  and 
the  fire  department,  with  its  eleven  halls,  123 
men  and  latest  motor  equipment,  is  under 
the  direction  of  Fire  Chief  J.  H.  Carlisle. 
The  Chief  of  Police  is  \V.  H.  Chamberlain. 

The  official  census  return  gives  Vancouver 
a  population  of  101,000.  Population,  1909, 
78,000;  1910,  93,700;  1911,  133,000.  A 
moderate  computation  of  the  present  popu- 
lation of  Vancouver  with  its  immediate 
suburbs  would  be  145,000.  Assessments, 
1910,  $106,454,265;  1911,  $136,623,045. 
Tax  rate,  2  per  cent,  nett  on  realty,  improve- 
ments are  free. 

The  chief  City  Officials  are:  Mayor,  Jas. 
Findlay;  City  Treasurer,  John  Johnstone; 
City  Clerk,  Wm.  McQueen;  Controller,  C.  F. 
Baldwin;  City  Engineer,  F.  L.  Fellows; 
President  Board  of  Trade,  A.  B.  Erskine; 
Secretary,  W.  Skene;  Postmaster,  R.  G. 
McPherson. 


WATCH  NORTH  VANCOUVER 

Now  that  the  bridge  across  the  inlet  to  Vancouver  is  assured,  all  property, 
especially  in  the  vicinity  of  the  Imperial  Car  Comipany's  immense  plant, 
must  advance  soon.  Lots,  from  $350  to  $1,000,  on  easy  payments,  can  be 
had  now.  Buy  before  you  are  too  late;  these  will  double  in  a  few  months. 
Write  for  full  particulars  to 

Georgia  Real  Estate  Co.,  544  Georgia  St.,  Vancouver,  B.C. 


BERT  D.  FROST 


Phone  6331 


VANCOUVER   ISLAND 

SHAWNIGAN  LAKE  is  one  of  the  most  beautiful  scenic  spots  in  this  Province.  It  is  situated 
within  twenty-five  miles  of  VICTORIA,  on  the  E.  &  N.  Railway,  at  an  elevation  of  about  eight 
hundred  feet.  As  a  summer  resort  it  is  unsurpassed,  being  free  from  mosquitoes,  etc.,  and  on 
account  of  the  distance  from  the  salt  water  and  the  elevation  it  gives  a  complete  change  of  air. 
The  LAKE  is  ideal  for  boating,  and  the  railroad  company  run  suburban  trains  for  the  con- 
venience of  business  men  during  the  summer  months — fare,  50c.  During  the  shooting  season  one 
will  find  deer,  blue  and  willow  grouse,  also  mountain  quail  very  abundant.  Now  that  the  City  of 
Victoria  is  taking  over  Sooke  Lake  for  waterworks,  SHAWNIGAN  will  be  the  only  desirable  body  of 
fresh  water  within  reach.  We  offer  for  quick  sale  some  of  the  choicest  locations  at  the  right  price, 
on  easy  terms.  Do  not  wait  until  the  Spring  to  secure  ground  there — everyone  intends  buying  in 
the  Spring.     Write  us  now,  before  values  increase  50  to  100  per  cent. 

Beaton  &  Hemsworth,  329  Pender  St.  West,  Vancouver 

PHONE  SEYMOUR  7221 


July,  1912 


MUNICIPAL   PROGRESS 


139 


Victoria,  B.C. 

At  the  second  annual  meeting  of  the  Vic- 
toria Stock  Exchange  the  following  officers 
were  elected  for  the  ensuing  year,  viz.: 
President,  N.  B.  Gresley;  Vice-President, 
C.  M.  Lamb;  Hon.  Secretary,  C.  F.  de  Salis; 
Hon.  Treasurer,  R.  B.  Punnett;  Executive, 
F.  W.  Stevenson,  P.  Oldham  and  B.  J.  Perry. 

The  highest  building  in  Victoria,  B.C.,  will 
be  erected  this  year  for  R.  D.  Rorison,  of 
Vancouver.  The  building,  which  will  be 
twelve  stories  high  and  have  a  frontage  of 
one  hundred  feet,  will  be  erected  opposite 
the  legislature  buildings,  looking  out  towards 
the  harbor,  to  be  constructed  of  concrete  and 
terra  cotta. 

The  assessment  of  Victoria  for  the  current 
year  is  $88,610,620,  being  $71,635,710  on 
land,  and  $16,974,910  on  improvements. 
Last  year  the  figures  were  $60,007,985,  being 
$46,516,205  on  land  and  $13,491,720  on  im- 
provements. Victoria  does  not  tax  improve- 
ments, but  continues  to  assess  them  to  in- 
crease the  city's  borrowing  power. 

The  following  are  the  banks,  with  names  of 
their  managers:  Bank  of  Nova  Scotia,  W.  H. 


Silver;  Eastern  Townships  Bank,  R.  W.  H. 
King;  Imperial,  J.  S.  Gibb;  Bank  of  Van- 
couver, W.  H.  Gossip;  Government  St.,  Lim. 
Bang;  Royal,  J.  A.  Taylor;  British  North 
America,  D.  Doig;  Union,  A.  E.  Christie; 
Dominion,  C.  E.  Thomas;  Northern  Crown, 
G.  Booth;  Montreal,  A.  J.  C.  North;  H.  R. 
Beaven;    Merchants',  R.  F.  Taylor. 

He  who  can  sell  is  a  success — others 
may  be. 


"SANDY  MACDONALD 
SCOTCH  WHISKY 

TEN    YEARS    OLD 

We  would  make  it  better — 

BUT   WE  CAN'T! 

We  could  make  it  cheaper — 

BUT  WE   WON'T! 


Ask  for  "Sandy  Macdonald"  at  the  Bar 


Two 

Important  Things 

to 

Consider 


Cost  Less 
Per  Horsepower 

and 
Wheel  Base  Inch 


Than  any  other  fully  equipped  automobile  selling  in  Canada  for  $1,650  or  over 

A-30  Roadster,  30  HP.,  116  in.  W.  B.,  full  equipment,  nickel  finish,     $1,650 
T-35,  5  Passenger  Touring,  30  H.P.  116  in.  Wheel  Base  -  -  $1,725 

T-55,  5  or  7  Passenger,  50  H. P.,  126  in.  Wheel  Base     -  -  -  $2,350 

AGENTS  WANTED  EVERYWHERE— Write  for  Catalogue  and  Comparative  Table 


Model  T-3S,   Full  Equipment  and  Nickel  Finish,  only  $1,725 

Wholesale  Distributers  for  Canada 

CUTTING  MOTOR  SALES  CO.  OF  CANADA  "^„"rl'„*t'<i:"cf/„." 


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July,   1912 


VICTORIA 

VANCOUVER   ISLAND 

BRITISH   COLUMBIA,   CANADA 


The  investor's  best  opportunity  on  the  Pacific  Coast. 

The  home-seeker's  city  beyond  compare. 

The  seat  of  the  Canadian  navy  on  the  Pacific. 

The  centre  of  railway  activity  to  the  north,  east  and  west. 

The  Capital  City  of  British  Columbia,  and  its  greatest  pride. 

The  Sundown  City,  and  last  Western  Metropolis. 

A  city  of  law  and  order,  peace  and  prosperity. 

A  city  of  great  business  enterprise — one  hundred  million  dollars 
in  one  week's  bank  clearings. 

A  city  of  unexcelled  educational  facilities. 

A  city  of  unparalleled  beauty. 

The  business  man's  model  city  and  community. 

The  manufacturer's  goal  on  the  Pacific. 

The  outlet  to  the  Panama  Canal. 

The  shipbuilding  city  of  Western  Canada. 

The  city  with  a  present  and  a  future. 

The  residence  city  without  an  equal  anywhere. 

Best     climate  —  Best    living  ^-  Best     people 

No  extremes  of  heat  or  cold — Most  sunshine 

Least  fog-;— Annual    rainfall    25   to   28  inches. 

Victoria  leads  the  procession  of  cities  in  North  America. 


DEPT.    B.M. 


VANCOUVER  ISLAND 
DEVELOPMENT  LEAGUE 

VICTORIA,  B.C.,  CANADA 


Vancouver  Island  Development  League 

Victoria,  B.C.,  Canada,  Dept.  B.M. 

Please  send  me,  free  of  charge,  Booklets,  etc. 

NAME 

ADDRESS 


July,  1912 


MUNICIPAL  PROGRESS 


141 


Weyburn,  Sask. 

The  month  of  May  saw  a  continuation  of 
the  marked  progress  achieved  during  the 
preceding  thirty  days,  and  gave  still  further 
foundation  for  the  belief  that  Weyburn  will, 
this  year,  excel  the  record  of  any  city  of  equal 
proportions,  in  point  of  development  and  ad- 
vance, in  the  Canadian  West. 

The  Customs  receipts  for  the  month 
totalled  S16,691,  as  against  $16,688  for  the 
previous  month,  and  $13,060  for  the  month 
of  May  last  year.  The  total  for  the  fiscal 
year  to  date  is  $33,379,  against  $30,849  for 
the  corresponding  months  in  1911. 

The  postal  revenue  from  the  sale  of  stamps 
at  the  local  post  office  continues  to  show  a 
remarkable  advance.  During  May  stamps 
to  the  value  of  $1,261.55  were  sold,  against  a 
sale  of  $1,041.34  during  May,  1911.  The 
sales  for  the  current  fiscal  year  (two  months) 
amount  to  $2,544.65,  as  compared  with 
$1,781.21  in  the  corresponding  period  of  1911. 
Owing  to  the  continued  wet  weather  exr 
perienced  for  the  past  few  weeks,  little  new 
is  to  be  recorded  in  the  construction  line. 
Permits  amounting  to  over  $50,000  were 
taken  out  during  the  month,  mainly  for 
smaller  structures.  The  building  permit  by- 
law was  not  in  force  until  this  year,  and  con- 
sequently its  existence  is  not  yet  generally 
known,  so  that  a  considerable  amount  of 
building  is  in  progress  for  which  permits 
have  still  to  be  issued.  The  total  of  permits 
this  year  to  date  is  within  a  few  dollars  of 
$300,000. 

In  addition  to  the  industries  located  in 
Weyburn  during  the  previous  month,  viz.: 
Foundry,  bottling  plant,  creamery,  sash  and 
door  factory,  and  electrical  contractor,  nego- 
tiations have  been  practically  completed  for 
the  establishment  of  a  steam  laundry  with 
$15,000  plant,  and  a  tent,  awning  and  mat- 
tress factory.  The  principals  interested  in 
these  concerns  have  visited  the  town  and 
have  selected  sites  for  their  buildings,  and 
will  begin  construction  before  the  end  of  the 
month. 

The  buildings  for  the  sash  and  door  fac- 
tory and  bottling  plant  are  almost  complete, 
and  machinery  is  being  installed.  Work  has 
begun  on  the  building  for  the  dairy  and  cream- 
ery plant. 

Negotiations  opened  last  month  for  the 
establishment  of  other  industries  are  further 


advanced,  and  there  is  a  good  prospect  that 
within  the  next  month  the  town  wiU  boast 
the  following  concerns: 

Dye  Works,  Gasoline  Engine  Plant,  Car- 
riage Factory,  Wire  Fence  Factory,  Manu- 
facturing Grocery  Plant,  Steam  Bakery, 
Cigar  Factory,  Knitting  Factory,  Packing 
Plant,  and  possibly  two  Distributing  Ware- 
houses. 

Owing  to  the  rapid  influ.x  of  newcomers, 
there  is  a  distinct  shortage  of  business  and 
residential  accommodation.  A  splendid 
opening,  therefore,  presents  itself  for  contract- 
ors with  capital.  Large  numbers  of  houses 
and  stores  will  be  needed  for  rental,  and 
building  in  Weyburn  will  prove  a  very  profit- 
able investment. 

The  Saskatchewan  Dairy  Co.  has  just 
established  a  branch  creamery  here,  and 
numerous  other  industries  are  likely  to  locate 
within  the  next  few  weeks. 

Weyburn  is  situated  on  the  main  Soo  Line, 
and  on  the  short  C.P.R.  line  from  Winnipeg 
to  Lethbridge.  It  has  also  direct  commtmi- 
cation  with  Regina  and  the  north.  Assur- 
ances have  been  given  that  the  G.T.P.  and 
C.N.R.  will  build  into  Weyburn  at  once,  the 
former  connecting  up  with  the  Hill  interests 
in  the  United  States,  and  thus  placing  Wey- 
burn on  another  main  trunk  line  to  the  Am- 
erican centres  of  industry. 

Weyburn  is  the  headquarters  of  the  Wey- 
burn Security  Bank  (W.  M.  Little,  manager), 
the  only  chartered  bank  financed  by  local 
capital  west  of  Winnipeg.  This  bank  has  ten 
branches  in  the  province.  Other  banks  doing 
business  here  are,  with  managers:  Bank  of 
Commerce,  A.  Swinford;  Union  Bank,  C.  H. 
Hartney;  Bank  of  Montreal,  R.  S.  Whateley; 
Home  Bank,  J.  K.  Hislop. 

Weyburn  has  four  main  operating  railway 
outlets,  and  the  construction  of  the  G.T.P.  and 
C.N.  roads  into  the  town  will  add  four  more, 
besides  greatly  extending  the  area  of  the 
town's  natural  distributing  territory.  Wey- 
burn enjoys  freight  tariff,  covering  the  whole 
province,  and  can  thus  compete  to  advan- 
tage with  other  distributing  centres. 

President  Board  of  Trade,  Jos.  Mergens; 
Commissioner,  Chas.  K.  Cooke ;  Mayor,  John 
McTaggert;  Clerk,  G.  Ross;  Postmaster,  F. 
McGowan. 

1910  assessment,  $1,455,454;  1911  assess- 
ment, $1,780,875. 


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July,  1912 


Winnipeg,  Man. 

A  unique  scheme  to  attract  new  industries 
to  Winnipeg  is  planned  by  the  Industrial 
Bureau,  with  the  co-operation  of  the  city 
council.  Ready-made  factories,  fully  equip- 
ped with  trackage,  electric  power,  water,  etc., 
will  be  offered  at  low  rentals  to  manufacturers 
wishing  to  establish  themselves  in  Winnipeg. 
The  city  is  to  furnish  the  site,  which  has  al- 
ready been  selected.  It  consists  of  the  tri- 
angular area,  about  three  and  one-half  acre§ 
in  extent,  lying  beyond  the  tracks  of  the  Can- 
adian Pacific  Railway,  West  Selkirk  branch, 
in  the  northwest  corner  of  the  exhibition 
grounds. 

Here  the  Industrial  Bureau  proposes  to 
erect  a  number  of  factory  buildings  on  the  unit 
system,  making  available  to  large  or  small 
industries  whatever  factory  space  each  may 
require.  Tentative  plans  have  already  been 
secured,  and  show  a  plain  concrete  erection 
of  four  storeys,  so  planned  as  to  permit  of 
indefinite  expansion  by  the  addition  of  similar 
units.  Spurs  from  the  Canadian  Pacific 
Railway  tracks  crossing  the  site  will  give 
ample  trackage  back  and  front. 

The  intention  of  the  Bureau  is  to  proceed 
with  the  financing  of  the  scheme  exactly  as 
was  done  so  successfully  with  the  Industrial 
Building  at  Main  and  Water  Streets.  Mem- 
bers of  the  Bureau,  leading  merchants,  real 
estate  men  and  business  men  generally,  will 
be  asked  to  guarantee  the  bonds  of  the 
Bureau  for  this  particular  purpose,  in  units 
of  $1,000  each.  With  these  guarantees 
obtained,  it  will  be  easy  to  raise  the  cash 
needed  for  building,  and  the  rents  accruing 
will  be  applied  to  repaying  the  money 
borrowed. 

The  scheme  is  designed  solely  to  attract 
new  industries  to  Winnipeg  and  is  bound  to 
prove  attractive  to  the  smaller  manufacturers 
who  may  not  have  the  capital  to  buy  a  fac- 
tory site,  or  erect  expensive  buildings.  A 
fair  rental  will  be  charged,  but  because  of  the 
system  to  be  followed  and  the  small  expense 
of  the  site,  the  rents  will  be  comparatively 
very  low. 

Winnipeg's  ratable  assessment  for  1912  on 
realty  (land  and  improvements)  is  S214,360,- 
440.  The  increase  over  the  assessment  for 
1911,  when  the  total  was  $172,677,250,  is 
$41,683,190,  or  well  on  to  25  per  cent. 


Last  year  land  was  assessed  at  a  total  of 
$118,407,740.  This  year  it  stands  at  $151,- 
795,740,  an  increase  of  $33,388,090,  or  just 
above  28  per  cent. 

The  increase  in  the  valuation  of  buildings 
is  only  $8,295,100,  the  total  for  1911  being 
$54,269,600,  while  that  for  1912  stands  at 
$62,564,700. 

Improvements  are  assessed  at  two-thirds 
value,  and  land  at  supposed  actual  value. 

As  exemptions  amount  to  $33,241,140,  the 
total  value  of  realty  and  improvements  in 
Winnipeg  for  1912  stands  at  $247,601,580. 

The  business  tax  assessment  shows  an 
increase  of  $581,805  in  the  valuation  of  yearly 
rentals  on  business  property.  In  1911  the 
total  was  $4,037,475,  while  for  1912  it  is 
$4,619,280.  The  increase  is  14.4  per  cent., 
and  at  the  fixed  rate  of  6%  per  cent,  of 
annual  rental,  will  this  year  yield  the  city 
$307,952. 

Population  (which  is  really  reckoned  as  at 
mid-year,  1911)  is  estimated  at  166,553 — a 
gain  of  about  15,000  in  the  year.  The  pres- 
ent population  should  therefore  be  over  120,- 
000. 

An  appropriation  has  been  made  by  the 
city  for  new  Exhibition  Buildings  to  cost 
$10,000,  the  work  to  be  controlled  by  the  city 
council. 

Twenty-one  chartered  banks,  having  alto- 
gether 44  branches,  operate  in  the  city. 
Below  is  the  complete  list,  with  respective 
names  of  managers: 

Bank  of  Nova  Scotia,  W.  W.  Watson; 
Eastern  Townships  Bank,  W.  L.  Ball;  Mol- 
sons,  E.  F.  Kohl;  Molsons,  Portage  Avenue 
Branch,  A.  H.  Young;  Imperial,  N.  G.  Leslie; 
Imperial,  North  End,  W.  A.  Hebblewhite  ; 
Quebec  Bank,  C.  F.  Pentland;  Standard,  J. 
S.  Turner;  Bank  of  Hamilton,  W.  Loree; 
Bank  of  Hamilton,  Princess  Street  Branch, 

C.  H.  Bartlet;  Bank  of  Hamilton,  Norwood 
Branch,  W.  H.  Leek;  Home  Bank,  W.  A. 
Machaffie;    Traders,  F.  B.  Bennett;    Royal, 

D.  C.  Rea;  Royal,  Grain  Exchange,  G.  J. 
Scale;  British  North  America,  A.  G.  Fry; 
Hochelaga,  E.  Belaid;  Hochelaga,  Higgins 
Avenue,  J.  H.  N.  Leveille;  Toronto,  J.  R. 
Lamb;  Union,  R.  S.  Barrow;  Union,  Logan 
Avenue  Branch,  J.  V.  Harrison;  North  End 
Branch,  T.  L.  Cavanagh;  Sargent  Avenue 
Branch,  J.  V.  Harrison;  Ottawa,  J.  B.  Monk; 
Dominion,  F.  L.  Patton;    Dominion,  North 


July,  1912  MUNICIPAL   PROGRESS  143 


To  the  MANUFACTURER 


TA  7-ESTERN  CANADA  is  a  big 
••  field,  filled  with  a  prosperous 
people.  The  remarkable  develop- 
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THE  CANADIAN  SPIRIT" 


A  kindly  correction  by  a  man  concerned.     The  Canadian  Club  Idea 
did  not  come  from  New  York,  but  was  taken  there.      The  Move- 
ment was  inspired  by  the   course  of  events,  wholly  national 
in  character,  the  impelling  cause  being  domestic 
and  in  no  sense  foreign. 

By  Charles  R.  McCullough 


MY  friend  Elbert  Hubbard  con- 
tributed to  an  American  news- 
paper syndicate  some  months 
ago  an  article  entitled  "The  Canadian 
Spirit.'  At  the  time  of  its  appearance 
I  promptly  wrote  him  pointing  out  an 
error  in  attributing  the  idea  of  the 
Canadian  Club  Movement  to  American 
sources. 

Later  the  same  article  appeared  in 
magazine  form  in  The  Fra  with  the 
original  error  as  to  the  origin  of  the  idea. 
Now  for  the  third  time  the  misconcep- 
tion is  repeated  and  in  a  Canadian 
monthly — your  excellent  Busy  Man's 
Canad.a,  of  July.  I  therefore  deem  it 
but  just  to  the  movement  itself  and  to 
tho  e  who  labored  with  me  some  twenty 
years  ago  to  set  the  matter  right.  Let 
me  review  a  condition  that  obtained  a 
score  of  years  ago. 


Canadians  will  remember  the  "unrest" 
that  troubled  the  Canada  of  he  eighties 
and  nineties.  At  that  time  political 
absorption  into  the  American  Union  was 
openly  advocated  by  some  amongst 
us,  and  "manifest  destiny"  was  persist- 
ently pointed  out  by  so  big  a  figure  as 
Goldwin  Smith. 

For  some  years  prior  to  1892  I  had, 
with  many  of  my  countrymen,  read  much 
matter  relating  to  Canada's  future  that 
came  from  the  pen  or  lip  of  Professor 
Smith,  Wiman,  Farrar,  Glen,  Butter- 
worth  and  other  p^romoters  of  the  now 
"lost  cause." 

The  result  was  an  accumulated  body 
of  private  protest  to  such  teaching,  and 
a  growing  determination  to  find  some 
means  of  expressing  the  mind  of  the 
native  born  on  so  vital  a  question  as  his 
country's  future. 


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By  orgar. ization  only  cculd  this  prop- 
aganda be  successfully  opposed.  The 
gathering  of  Canadians  in  clubs  or 
societies  for  the  purpose  of  examining 
the  foundations  of  their  belief  in  Canada, 
of  learning  something  of  her  past  history, 
of  fortifying  their  faith  in  their  country 
by  study  and  observation,  and,  as 
missionaries  of  a  good  cause,  driving 
out  the  ignoble  idea  of  "manifest  destiny " 
by  restoring  to  its  rightful  place  the 
splendid  faith  once  preached  by  the 
Fathers  of  Confederation — by  these 
means  it  was  deemed  the  national 
consciousness  might  be  quickened. 

The  First  of  Canadian  Clubs 

It  was  then  with  a  definite  purpose 
that  there  met  in  my  office  in  Hamilton 
in  December,  1892,  James  Ferres  (Chair- 
man), Sanford  Evans,  Henry  Carpenter, 
Geo.  D.  Fearman,  John  T.  Hall  (who 
died  last  year)  and  the  writer  (secretary), 
to  lay  the  foundation  of  that  first  of 
the  present  long  line  of  nearly  one 
hundred  Canadian  Clubs — those  "Uni- 
versities of  the  people"  as  Ambassador 
Bryce  terms  them. 

We  gave  no  thought  as  to  whether 
there  had  been  any  similar  organization 
of  like  name  or  purpose.  In  so  far  as  that 
little  band  was  concerned  the  idea  was 
inspired  by  the  course  of  events.  The 
birth  of  the  first  club  then  was  occa- 
sioned by  causes  solely  national  in 
character.  The  name  was  nothing — 
the  idea  everything.  It  was  felt,  how- 
ever, that  "Canadian  Club"  would  best 
express  outwardly  the  inward  and  spirit- 
ual character  of  the  movement.  In 
this  we  were  not  wrong. 

The  introductory  paragraphs  of  the 
article  in  your  July  number  make  me  go 
to  New  York  in  1892.  I  was  not  in 
that  city  in  that  year.  I  am  made  to 
be  the  guest  of  a  Canadian  Club  in  that 
metropolis.  I  was  not  the  guest  of  a 
Canadian  Club  in  New  York  until 
1910,  and  this  one  by  apostolic  succession 
from  Hamilton.     I  did  not  twenty  years 


ago  say  or  in  effect  feel  "If  they  can  have 
a  Canadian  Club  in  New  York,  'why 
can't  we  have  one  in  Canada?"  my  reason 
being  that  the  impelling  cause  was 
domestic  and  in  no  sense  foreign. 

Carried  the  Idea  to  New  York 

Naturally  much  information  has  come 
to  us  with  regard  to  names  and  purposes 
of  organizations  of  bygone  years  within 
and  without  Canada.  With  none  of 
these,  however,  was  the  Canadian  Club 
Movement  associated.  We  did  not 
claim  originality,  we  did  not  affect 
imitation,  for  the  simple  reason  that  we 
were  compelled  to  work  by  the  pressure 
of  events,  and  simply  did  that  next  thing 
— act.  Furthermore — if  it  be  necessary — 
I  never  had  communication  with  anyone 
outside  Hamilton  regarding  the  founding 
of  the  first  Canadian  Club  of  the  move- 
ment, and  to  my  friend  Sanford  Evans, 
my  splendid  co-worker,  who  carried  the 
Canadian  Club  idea  to  New  York  in 
1894 — this  has  been  known  for  twenty 
years. 

In  the  mild  corrective  sent  to  my  friend 
Hubbard  some  months  ago  I  repeated 
a  story  told  me  by  the  late  William 
Henry  Drummond,  the  well-beloved  of 
all  Canadians.  The  genial  doctor  had 
been  out  on  one  of  his  professional  calls 
in  Montreal  on  a  cold  winter's  afternoon. 
A  shivering  woman  accosted  him  and 
begged  for  a  small  coin.  Of  course  the 
doctor  gave  it.  In  short  order  the 
woman  disappeared  within  a  saloon 
nearby  and  converted  the  coin  into 
whiskey.  Later  on,  when  winter  was 
wearing  away  into  a  cold  spring,  the 
"Poet  of  the  Habitant"  was  going  up 
the  steps  of  his  home  in  the  evening 
after  doing  his  professional  round.  Un- 
der the  arc  light  he  turned  to  answer 
the  querulous  voice  that  asked  for  "a 
little  assistance,"  and  lo,  it  was  the  same 
bundle  of  mortality !  The  good-humored 
doctor  reminded  her  of  their  first  meeting. 
"Glory  be  t'  God,  dochtur,  pwhat  a 
mimery  y'  have!"  was  the  ready  response 


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that  revealed  the  wit  and  nationality     have!"  at  the  same  time  adding  that  in 


of  the  alms-seeker  and  set  the  doctor 
roaring. 

Quoting  this  to  Elbert  Hubbard  I 
added,  "My  dear  Hubbard,  not  what  a 
memory,  but  what  an  imagination  you 


all  particulars,  excepting  the  historical, 
he  had  truly  grasped  the  spirit  of  the 
Canadian  Club  Movement  and  had 
admirably  presented  it  to  his  fellow- 
countrymen. 


^  S2 
CHARLES  M.  HAYS,  WORLD-MAKER 

A  character  sketch  of  one  of  the  world's  greatest  workers,  the  man  who 

revolutionized  the  Grand  Trunk  Railway,  whose  motto  was  ^'Never 

sacrifice  safety  to  speed,"  but  ivhom  the  irony  of  Fate  decreed 

was  to  be  sacrificed  to  the  greedy  Demon  of  Speed 

and  the  Goddess  of  Luxury. 

By  Elbert  Hubbard 


CHARLES  MELVILLE  HAYS  was 
born   in  Rock  Island,  Illinois,  in 
the  year  eighteen  hundred  fifty-six. 
He   went    down    to   his  death  with  the 
Titanic,  on  the  morning    of    April  fif- 
teenth, nineteen  hundred  twelve. 

The  motto  of  this  man  was,  "Never 
sacrifice  safety  to  speed."  And  the 
irony  of  Fate  decreed  that  he,  who 
scorned  all  soft  luxury,  and  had  done  so 
much  to  make  travelling  safe  on  land, 
was  to  be  caught  in  a  sea-trap,  and  be 
sacrificed  to  the  greedy  Goddess  of 
Luxury  and  the  Demon  of  Speed. 

And  so  the  icy  waters  closed  over 
Charles  M.  Hays,  and  he  died  as  a  brave 
man  should.  But  his  work  lives  after 
him,  and  his  spirit  abides. 

A  Trinity  of  Railroad  Builders 

If  Canada  has  supplied  the  States  our 
greatest  railroad  builder,  James  J.  Hill, 
we  have  equalized  matters  by  supplying 
Canada  Sir  William  Van  Home,  Sir 
Thomas  Shaughnessy  and  Charles  Mel- 
ville Hays. 

Van  Home,  Shaughnessy  and  Hays 
form  a  trinity  of  strong  men,  all  products 
of  the  Middle  West,  bo'^n  within  a  short 
distance  of  one  another. 


The  semi-pioneer  times  of  those  days 
served  as  a  great  school.  There  was 
work  enough  to  prevent  introspection, 
and  always  a  reward  for  well-doing. 
It  was  a  time  of  creation,  adaptation, 
invention. 

Strong  men  who  could  assume  respon- 
sibilities were  in  demand.  Silent  men 
who  did  their  work  and  held  their  peace 
were  wanted  then  as  now. 

The  school  of  adversity  is  the  college 
in  which  builders,  creators,  financiers  are 
graduated.  Marshall  Field  once  said 
that  if  he  were  to  pick  a  boy  to  be  his 
successor,  he  would  choose  a  youngster 
who  had  left  High  School  to  support  a 
widowed  mother  and  a  brood  of  brothers 
and  sisters. 

A  friend  of  the  Hays  family  secured  a 
clerkship  for  Charles  in  the  office  of 
the  Atlantic  and  Pacific  Railroad  in 
Saint  Louis.  The  youngster  took  pas- 
sage on  a  steamboat  from  Davenport 
with  a  kindly  captain,  who  turned  the 
lad  over  to  the  railroad  and  took  a 
receipt,  "Delivered  in  apparent  good 
order." 

It  seems  that  this  steamboat  captain 
took  such  a  liking  to  the  boy  that  he 
offered  to  give  him  a  job  on  board  the 


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THE  LATE  CHARLES  M.   HAVS 


steamboat ;  but  the  boy  would  not  listen 
to  the  proposition,  turning  it  down  with 
the  proud  statement  that  he  had  already 
promised  his  services  to  the  railroad 
company. 

And  so,  in  eighteen  hundred  seventy- 
three,  he  began  his  railroad  career  by 
counting  and  checking  up  the  punched 
tickets  that  the  conductors  brought  in. 

The  boy  had  ambitions  to  become  a 
lawyer.  He  had  read  the  life  of  Lincoln ; 
and  once,  in  Rock  Island,  he  had  met 
Robert  Ingersoll,  who  came  over  there 
to  a  political  rally. 

Commerce  Was  the  Thing 

Then  he  wrote  a  letter  to  Leonard 
Swett   of   Chicago,    asking   his   advice 


about  the  practice  of  law.  The  great 
lawyer  wrote  back  a  kindly  note  to  the 
effect  that  the  law  was  a  bad  business; 
that  commerce  was  the  thing;  and  that 
railroading  in  the  future  would  far 
eclipse  the  legal  life. 

Charles  Hays  did  not  give  up  his 
ambition,  however,  and  he  worked  for  a 
transfer  into  the  Legal  Department  of 
the  railroad.  Naturally  he  landed  in 
the  Operating  Department. 

The  boy  remained  in  the  service  of 
the  Atlantic  and  Pacific  for  three  years. 
Then  he  went  over  to  the  Missouri 
Pacific,  where  he  worked  under  the 
direction  of  A.  A,  Talmage,  who  was 
known  as  "that  Tyrant  of  the  Rust." 
Every  man  is  a  tyrant  who  wants  things 


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done  better  than  they  have  ever  been 
done  before. 

Talmage  had  a  wonderful  vocabulary. 
He  was  a  rough  diamond — in  any  event, 
he  was  rough.  Among  other  names  they 
used  to  call  him  "Shellbark  Talmage." 

Talmage  was  the  man  who  really 
educated  Hays.  Talmage  was  an  execu- 
tive—he made  decisions  quickly  and  was 
sometimes  right. 

Talmage  is  the  first  man  in  history 
to  hoot,  ridicule,  deride  and  curse  a 
roll-top  desk.  Talmage  said  that  a 
roll-top  desk  was  an  excuse  for  post- 
poning your  work;  it  was  an  attempt  to 
hypnotize  the  rest  of  the  people  in  the 
office  into  the  belief  that  you  had  cleaned 
up  your  work.  It  was  the  ideal  place 
in  which  to  lose  things.  And  at  that 
time  to  own  a  roll-top  was  proof  that  you 
were  a  business  man.  Personally,  Tal- 
mage did  business  on  a  kitchen-table, 
and  he  either  chucked  things  into  the 
waste  basket  or  passed  them  along  to 
someone  else. 

Young  Hays  made  it  his  business  to 
sort  the  contents  of  the  waste  basket, 
and  occasionally  he  got  hold  of  a  docu- 
ment that  should  have  been  filed  where 
it  could  be  found.  He  anticipated  a 
time  when  Talmage  would  demand  this 
identical  document  in  thunderous  tones. 
Finally,  Talmage  discovered  that  Hays 


had  a  head  for  system,  and  so  the  boy 
at  twenty-one  was  made  Secretary  to 
the  Superintendent  of  the  Road.  When 
the  Gould  interests  bought  the  Wabash 
in  eighteen  hundred  eighty-six,  Talmage 
was  made  General  Manager,  and  his 
First  Assistant  was  Charles  M.  Hays. 

Three  years  later,Charles  M.  Hays  was 
made  First  Vice-President  and  General 
Manager  of  the  Wabash  System. 

The  Goulds  thought  so  much  of  Hays 
that  they  made  him  a  Director  in  the 
Chicago  and  Western  Belt  Railroad  of 
Chicago,  also  in  the  Detroit  Union  Rail- 
road and  Station  Company,  the  Hannibal 
Station  Company,  the  Keokuk  Station 
Company,  the  Kansas  City  Union 
Station  Company,  and  the  Terminal 
Railroad  Association  of  Saint  Louis. 
He  was  a  member  of  the  Central  Traffic 
Association  and  the  Joint  Traffic  Associ- 
ation. 

The  simplicity,  directness,  strength, 
good-nature,  silence  and  rare  good  sense 
of  this  man  commended  themselves 
strongly  to  the  entire  railroad  world. 

When  the  Grand  Trunk  was  Rusty 

In  January,  eighteen  hundred  ninety- 
six,  the  directors  of  the  Grand  Trunk 
Railway  Company  of  Canada  induced 
Mr.  Hays  to  go  to  Montreal  and  take 
charge  of  the  organization. 


A  GLIMPSE  OF  SASKATOON,  SASKATCHEWAN.— One  of  the  most  rapidly 
growing  cities  on  the  line  of  the  Grand  Trunk  Pacific  Railway,  which  has 
grown  from  a  village  to  a  city  in  ten  years. 


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FARM  HOME  OF  A  PROSPEROUS   SETTLER   NEAR  SASKATOON,  SASK.— 
From  a  photograph  taken  two  years  after  his  arrival  on  the  land. 


At  this  time  the  Grand  Trunk  was  in 
a  bad  way. 

It  is  very  much  easier  to  manage  a 
first-class,  successful  railway  than  one 
that  needs  reorganization,  regeneration 
and  reconstruction. 

The  Grand  Trunk  had  been  going 
downhill.  The  streaks  of  rust  were  not 
merely  poetic,  but  actual.  The  grades 
were  corduroy. 

Sir  William  Van  Home  had  risen  from 
the  key  of  a  telegraph-operator  to  be 
General  Superintendent  of  the  Canadian 
Pacific. 

The  Grand  Trunk  directors  from 
London  sought  the  world  oyer  for  a  man 
who  could  perform  for  them  a  similar 
service.  Mr.  Hays  came  to  Canada 
and  was  given  the  right  of  way.  The 
record  of  what  he  has  done  is  not  only 
a  matter  of  history,  but  the  work  endures. 

So  thoroughly  did  he  do  his  work  that 
on  the  coronation  of  George  the  Fifth, 
it  was  proposed  to  give  Hays  the  same 
title  that  had  been  bestowed  on  Sir 
William  Van  Home  and  Sir  Thomas 
Shaughnessy. 

Lord  Strathcona  quite  insisted  on 
this,  but  Hays,  who  happened  to  be  in 
London  at  the  time,  simply  said:  "The 
decoration    was   given    to    Sir    William 


after  he  had  completed  the  Canadian 
Pacific.  It  will  be  time  enough  to  give 
me  a  decoration  after  I  have  earned  it. 
Let  us  wait  until  the  Grand  Trunk 
Railroad  is  running  a  solid  train  between 
the  Atlantic  and  the  Pacific."  And  so 
the  matter  rested.  Mr.  Hays  rebuilt 
the  entire  Grand  Trunk  System. 

He  took  over  the  Central  Vermont 
Railway,  so  as  to  get  an  outlet  to  New 
York  City. 

He  built  the  Victoria  Jubilee  Bridge 
over  the  St.  Lawrence,  and  the  single- 
span  steel  arch  over  the  Niagara  River 
at  the  Falls. 

He  double-tracked  the  Grand  Trunk 
for  a  thousand  miles  from  Montreal  to 
Chicago.  He  certainly  spent  a  lot  of 
money,  but  he  got  results.  He  breathed 
into  the  nostrils  of  the  Grand  Trunk  the 
breath  of  life.  At  the  waving  of  his 
hand  towns  and  cities  sprang  into  being, 
and  whole  districts  throbbed  with  an 
industry  and  enterprise  before  unknown. 

Sir  Wilfrid  Laurier  made  it  possible, 
by  the  enactment  of  necessary  legislation, 
for  the  work  of  the  Grand  Trunk 
Pacific  to  begin.  Money  flowed  from 
across  the  sea.  Canada  did  her  share 
nobly  and  well,  as  she  has  always  done  in 
the  matter  of  railroad-building.     Canada 


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does  not  penalize  her  railroad-builders. 
She  does  not  seek  to  disgrace,  to  harass, 
to  thwart,  to  embarrass  them. 

Canada  realizes  that  transportation 
is  the  second  most  important  thing 
in  the  world — that  transportation  anni- 
hilates space  and  cancels  distance. 

One  of  the  World's  Greatest  Workers 

The  Grand  Trunk  System  is  now  be- 
ing constructed  from  Moncton,  New 
Brunswick,  with  lines  to  Saint  John  and 
Halifax,  through  to  Prince  Rupert, 
British  Columbia,  a  distance  of  nearly 
four  thousand  miles. 

The  road  crosses  the  Rocky  Mountains 
with  a  maximum  grade  of  one-fourth  of 
one  per  cent.,  or  twenty-one  feet  to  the 
mile. 

This  is  the  lowest  grade  of  any  road 
through  to  the  coast. 

Mr.  Hays  was  not  only  President  of 
the  Grand  Trunk  and  the  Grand  Trunk 
Pacific,  but  he  was  also  President  of  all 
of  the  subsidiary  companies  of  these 
railways,  embracing  thirty-five  hundred 
miles  of  track  in  the  Canadian  North- 
west. He  was  also  President  of  the 
Grand  Trunk  Pacific  Steamship  Com- 
pany, operating  steamers  on  the  Pacific 


Coast  between  Seattle,  Victoria,  Van- 
couver, Prince  Rupert,  and  the  Queen 
Charlotte  Islands. 

The  progress  of  the  Grand  Trunk 
System  under  Mr.  Hays'  direction  was 
steady  and  sure.  The  value  of  the  prop- 
erty has  constantly  increased,  because 
the  people  along  the  Grand  Trunk  are 
happy,  prosperous  and  progressive. 
Hays  said,  "We  can  prosper  only  as  the 
people  along  our  line  prosper."  So 
"Grand  Trunk  Folks"  were  always  close 
to  the  heart  of  Hays. 

The  securities  of  the  Grand  Trunk 
rank  high  in  the  world's  bourse. 

At  the  time  of  his  death,  Mr.  Hays 
had  full  authority  over  the  Company's 
affairs  in  America.  In  fact,  literally, 
when  he  went  down  to  his  death  on  the 
Titanic  he  carried  in  his  pocket  power  of 
attorney,  signed  by  the  directors  of  the 
Company,  authorizing  him  to  use  his 
judgment  and  to  act  in  any  way  that  he 
saw  fit  on  any  subject  pertaining  to  the 
company  and  its  shareholders.  These 
shareholders  number  more  than  fifty 
thousand,  and  live  for  the  most  part  in 
England. 

Charles  M.  Hays  was  one  of  the 
world's  great  workers.  He  never  allowed 


WHEAT  FIELD  NEAR   SASKATOON,  SASK.— In  one  of    the  finest  wheat-growing 
districts  in  the  West,  which  is  served  by  the  Grand  Trunk  Pacific. 


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August,  1912 


MIXED  FARMING  IN  ALBERTA.— Scene  adjoining  the  line  of  the  Grand  Trunk 
Pacific  Railway,  where  but  a  few  years  ago  the  rancher  held  sway  over  hundreds  of 
miles.  To-day  the  old-time  rancher  is  practically  out  of  business,  and  the  farmer 
who  grows  crops  and  feeds  cattle  on  more  intensive  lines  is  rapidly  filling  up  the 
country. 


a  clock  in  his  room,  and  the  story  is 
that  he  never  carried  a  watch.  This 
may  be  merely  poetic  truth.  The  fact 
is,  he  stuck  to  his  work  until  it  was  cleaned 
up.  He  was  a  lover  of  books,  and 
had  a  distinct  literary  style  in  his 
letters.  I  have  many  letters  from  him — 
short,  brief,  frank,  kindly,  but  straight 
to  the  point. 

When  George  H.  Daniels  was  giving 
away  the  Message  to  Garcia,  Charles 
M.  Hays  sent  a  requisition  for  a  hundred 
thousand  copies.  I  wrote  at  his  request 
a  little  book  called  Politeness  Pays, 
which  was  distributed  to  every  employee 
on  the  Grand  Trunk  System,  and  ten 
thousand  were  sent  over  to  London  to 
show  the  Grand  Trunk  attitude  on  the 
humanities. 

We  are  told  that  he  who  controls  his 
own  spirit  is  greater  than  he  who  taketh 
a  city. 

If  ever  there  was  a  man  who  was  able 


to  take  care  of  himself,  this  man  was 
Charles  M.  Hays. 

Talmage,  his  teacher,  was  a  whirl- 
wind of  wrath  and  a  cyclone  of  invective 
when  he  was  aroused.  Talmage  taught 
Hays,  by  antithesis,  never  to  lose  his 
temper.  No  matter  how  great  the 
provocation.  Hays  had  his  tact,  his 
patience,  his  charming  disposition.  He 
had  personal  magnetism,  plus. 

When  you  met  him,  you  did  not  find 
a  man  who  was  effusive,  but  you  saw 
one  who  was  gentle  and  considerate, 
and  who  had  time  to  listen  to  you. 
But,  in  some  way,  he  managed  to  let 
you  know  that  you  could  cut  out  the 
details,  omit  the  introduction,  and  get 
right  down  to  first  principles. 

He  had  the  intuition  of  a  woman ;  and 
much  of  his  prophetic  vision  and  his 
ability  to  concentrate  himself  on  his 
work  was  simply  the  genius  of  mother- 
love,  lifted  to  a  different  plane. 


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Hays  had  the  supreme  ability  to  choose 
strong  men  as  his  heads  of  departments. 
Not  only  could  he  operate  a  railroad, 
but  he  could  build  one.  To  finance  a 
two-hundred-million-dollar  proposition 
is  no  task  for  an  amateur.  But  Hays 
did  it,  and  did  it  jauntily.  I  do  not 
think  anybody  ever  tried  to  jolly  him. 
The  man  was  the  very  soul  of  sincerity, 
and  when  in  his  presence  every  one 
seemed  to  feel  that  the  simple  truth 
would  answer. 

He  made  big  demands  on  his  people, 
but  he  set  them  the  example  by  carrying 
oflF  big  burdens  without  complaint. 

He  had  a  rare  skill  in  relieving  friction 
between  the  heads  of  departments.  He 
brought  people  together,  and  while 
sympathizing  with  both,  and  admitting 
both  were  right,  he  yet  gently  showed 
that  "we  owe  a  big  service  to  the 
Company,  and  our  own  affairs  are 
trivial  and  really  not  worth  considering. 
The  one  thing  is  to  serve  our  Company." 
And  he  always  spoke  of  himself  and 
thought  of  himself  as  a  railroad  employee. 

He  was  ever  looking  for  suggestions 
from  subordinates,  and  he  always  gave 
them  full  credit.  His  heart  was  with 
the  people  who  are  paid  wages,  quite 
as  much  as  with  the  men  who  draw 
salaries. 

Often  he  rode  with  engineers  on 
locomotives,  and  he  was  on  very  friend- 
ly terms  with  many  of  these  men  who 


look  down  two  glittering  streaks  of 
steel,  while  the  rest  of  us  sleep  soundly 
in  the  Pullman  cars  behind. 

Mr.  Hays  provided  night-schools  in 
the  mechanical  departments  for  the 
training  of  apprentices.  He  devised  a 
school  for  training  railroad  agents.  He 
bought  fifty  scholarships  with  his  own 
money  in  McGill  University,  and  gave 
these  out  to  the  sons  of  worthy  railway 
workers.  He  sent  boys  to  Cornell  and 
to  the  Ames  Agricultural  College. 

A  Weil-Rounded  Life 

In  stature,  Mr.  Hays  was  rather  short 
and  stocky.  He,  however,  was  not 
fat.  He  was  an  athlete  in  body.  He 
walked  five  miles  and  more  every  day. 
He  was  on  good  terms  with  the  cold  bath. 
He  used  to  chop  wood,  shovel  snow,  and 
lend  a  hand  around  home  whenever 
there  was  any  good  old-fashioned  work 
to  be  done. 

He  was  temperate  in  his  eating  and 
drinking.  His  habits  were  the  best,  and 
his  only  dissipation  was  in  the  matter 
of  work.  But  he  enjoyed  his  work.  He 
had  the  ability  to  put  enthusiasm  and 
animation  into  every  task. 

Some  years  ago,  when  he  was  in  Saint 
Louis,  he  owned  horses  and  rode  horse- 
back; but  finally,  he  said  he  preferred  to 
walk,  because  when  he  reached  his  office 
he  did  not  keep  thinking  about  the  horse 
that  was  tied  outside,  or,  if  the  horse 


HARVESTING  SCENE  IN  SASKATCHEWAN— Where  the  enterprise  of 
Chas.  M.  Hays  pushed  the  Grand  Trunk  Pacific  and  helped  to  open  up 
the  country. 


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August,  1912 


THRESHING  BY  GASOLINE  POWER  IN  SASKATCHEWAN— Close  to  the  Grand 
Trunk  Pacific  Railway,  where  more  steam  and  gasoline  plowing  and  threshing 
outfits  are  seen  than  in  any  other  part  of  Canada. 


was  sent  back  home,  wonder  if  the  man 
had  taken  care  of  it  properly. 

He  cut  out  clubs,  society,  theatres — 
everything  that  might  detract  from  his 
work.  The  last  time  I  lectured  in 
Montreal,  Mr.  Hays  said,  "I'm  sorry  I 
can't  hear  your  speech,  but  you  know  I 
have  the  Illinois  habit  and  go  to  bed  at 
nine  o'clock."  And  I  congratulated 
him. 

He  kept  no  automobile,  because  he 
said  that  it  might  be  a  temptation  to 
run  away  from  his  work. 

Mr.  Hays  was  rapid  in  his  movements, 
alert  in  mind,  clean  in  body — a  healthy, 
happy,  lovable  man.  He  was  never 
cast  down  or  depressed,  and  there  was 
always  time  for  a  story  if — it  was  a  short 
one. 

He  dressed  very  plainly,  usually  in 
gray;  wore  a  full  beard,  and  his  iron- 
gray  hair  sort  of  matched  his  clothes. 

You  would  have  thought  that  he  was 
a  prosperous,  well-to-do  farmer,  who  had 
just  sold  his  steers,  and  had  come  to 
town  to  have  a  little  look  around. 

There  was  a  sort  of  shyness  about  the 


man,  a  modesty  and  a  democracy  that 
marked  him  as  a  countryman.  He 
didn't  have  to  seem— he  was. 

I  can  well  understand  why  he  declined 
the  knighthood.  His  ambition  was  to 
do  his  work,  not  to  corral  social  honors. 

So  died  Charles  Melville  Hays,  and 
the  example  of  his  simple,  devoted, 
consecrated  life  is  our  priceless  heritage. 

We  are  different  people  and  we  are 
better  people  because  this  man  lived, 
and  worked,  and  loved,  and  died. — The 
Fra. 


Surprisingly  Few  Atlantic 
Fatalities 

nPHE  foundering  of  the  Titanic,  while 
it  has  had  the  redeeming  feature 
of  drawing  public  attention  to  the 
shortcomings  of  shipping  companies, 
has,  like  most  disasters,  been  respons- 
ible for  a  lot  of  hysterical  talk  and  writ- 
ing which  has  carried  criticism  to  an 
extreme,  and  has  borne  unfairly  upon 
the  great  shipping  lines  which  "weave 
us  shore  to  shore." 


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37 


Too  much  emphasis  cannot,  there- 
fore, be  laid  upon  some  remarkable 
figures  which  are  just  to  hand  and 
which  were  given  at  the  British  Board 
of  Trade  Titanic  inquiry  by  one  of  the 
assistant  secretaries  to  the  Board  of 
Trade  who  was  asked  to  give  statistics 
as  to  the  loss  of  life  in  the  Atlantic 
traffic.  These  figures,  instead  of  being 
considerable,  as  they  would  certainly 
have  been  in  the  old  days,  are  almost 
staggering  in  the  slight  loss  of  life  which 
they  indicate. 

The  average  loss  of  life  upon  the  At- 
lantic among  passengers  during  the  last 
20  years  has  been  four  passengers  a  year. 

That  statement  deserves  a  line  to 
itself.  The  figures  given  by  the  assist- 
ant secretary  were  as  follows: 


In  the  ten  years,  1892  to  1901,  the 
total  number  of  passengers  carried,  in- 
ward and  outward,  between  the  United 
Kingdom  and  the  United  States  and 
Canada  by  all  ships,  both  British  and 
foreign,  was  over  3,250,000.  By  far  the 
greater  proportion  were  carried  in  ships 
belonging  to  the  United  Kingdom.  The 
number  of  passengers  who  lost  their 
lives  by  casualties  to  vessels  belonging 
to  the  United  Kingdom  in  the  ten  years 
referred  to  was  73 — 66  eastward  bound 
and  seven  westward.  In  the  ten  years 
1902  to  1911  over  6,000,000  passengers 
were  carried.  By  casualties  to  vessels 
belonging  to  the  United  Kingdom  nine 
passengers  lost  their  lives — eight  east- 
ward bound  and  one  westward. 

£9 


AN  ANTI-NOISE  CRUSADE 

Medical  men  from  many  countries  will  gather  in  Cambridge,  Massa- 
chusetts y  next  month  to  discuss  the  problem  of  noise.     Experts  believe 
that  much  of  the  noise  of  civilization  is  unnecessary 
and  injurious. 


DR.  BLAKE,  Professor  of  Otology 
in  the  Harvard  Medical  School, 
says  that  the  constant  din  of  a 
modern  city  has  an  unfavorable  effect 
upon  the  hearing  of  the  citizens.  It  tends 
to  impair  their  auditory  sense  and  is 
gradually   making   them   deaf. 

Those  who  are  not  in  robust  health 
and  have  a  tendency  towards  nervous- 
ness suffer  keenly  from  much  of  the  daily 
racket  of  the  streets,  and  the  average 
healthy  man  is  gradually  having  his 
powers  of  hearing  impaired,  even  though 
he  may  not  realize  it. 

The  convention  in  Cambridge  will 
collect  expert  opinion  on  the  subject, 
and  will  then  look  over  the  vast  field  of 
noise  and  select  from  it  the  sounds  that 
are  unnecessary  and  can  be  eliminated. 

In  some  cases  medical  health  officers 
will  be  found  to  have  sufficient  power  to 
put  a  stop  to  noise  that  can  be  condemned 
on  grounds    of  public    welfare,  and  in 


most  cases  there  will  be  no  opposition  to 
the  reforms  contemplated. 

A  factory  makes  no  money  by  blowing 
a  whistle,  and  no  doubt  the  railroads 
would  be  considerable  sums  in  pocket 
at  the  end  of  the  year  if  the  unnecessary 
whistling  of  locomotive  drivers  were 
ceased. 

The  ringing  of  bells  is  a  disagreeable 
sound  to  those  who  are  ill.  The  Mail 
and  Empire  thinks  it  is  a  question 
whether  the  general  public  would  not 
be  sorry  to  have  them  stilled  on  Sunday, 
for  they  carry  to  thousands  sonie  such 
memories  as  the  famous  bells  of  Shandon. 
"Leaders  in  the  anti-noise  crusade,"  says 
the  Mail  and  Empire,  "should  be  careful 
to  choose  well  their  fighting  ground,  and 
to  move  cautiously  from  the  suppression 
of  noises  that  all  condemn  and  that  are 
easily  controlled  to  those  that  are  not 
unmixed  evils,  and  that  have  some 
public  opinion  in  their  favor." 


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August,  1912 


THE  SUPREMACY  OF  THE  STATE 

''Some  object  to  the  obtrusiveness  of  our  celebration,^'  said  Controller 

Hocken  at  the  Orange  demonstration  at  Toronto.     "Behind  that  is 

either  hostility  to,  or  indifference  toward,  the  great  event  which  we 

commemorate  to-day.     If  it  were  not  for  the  Orange  Association 

the  significance  of  William's   epoch-making   victory  at 

the  Boyne  would  be  forgotten.     It  is  because  of 

the  freedom  we  enjoy  as  the  fruit  of 

that  victory  that  we  observe 

the  anniversary. 


"  j4  ND  to  impress  this  fact  upon  the 
y^  less  thoughtful  citizens,"  he  con- 
tinued, "it  is  necessary  to  make 
our  display  one  that  must  arrest  their 
attention.  You  cannot  have  a  public 
demonstration  in  secret.  There  is  a 
time  to  meet  behind  our  lodge  room  doors 
and  a  time  to  parade  under  our  banners 
before  all  the  world. 

''The  battle  of  the  Boyne  was  the 
culminating  incident  in  five  hundred 
years  of  struggle  by  the  British  people  to 
escape  from  the  thraldom  of  the  Pa- 
pacy. On  the  banks  of  the  Boyne  on  the 
12th  of  July,  1690,  the  world  witnessed 
the  birth  of  British  democracy.  That 
victory  put  an  end  to  the  theory  of  the 
Stuart  dynasty  that  Kings  rule  by  divine 
right,  as  it  forever  disposed  of  the  Papal 
claim  that  the  King  of  England  was 
subservient  to  Rome. 

Criticizes  Quebec 

"You  have  civil  and  religious  liberty 
in  Ontario  to-day  because  of  the  battle 
of  the  Boyne.  If  you  want  to  see  what 
you  have  inherited  from  the  men  who 
fought  there,  go  and  live  in  the  Province 
of  Quebec,  where  neither  civil  nor  religious 
liberty  exists.  There  you  will  find  the 
priests  supreme.  There  the  Canon  law 
of  the  Roman  Catholic  Church  pre- 
vails in  defiance  of  British  law.  There 
is  neither  free  speech  nor  a  free  press. 
Only  a  few  weeks  ago  two  papers  were 
coupled    in    Episcopal    condemnation. 


Mr.  Langlois,  in  Le  Pays,  has  been 
pleading  the  cause  of  better  education  for 
his  people.  He  made  no  attack  upon 
any  Church.  But  it  is  a  crime  in  Que- 
bec to  protest  against  an  inefficient 
school  system,  because  it  is  under  the 
control  of  bishops  and  priests.  It  is  an 
offence  in  Quebec  to  work  for  the  intellect- 
ual improvement  of  the  masses.  So  Mr. 
Langlois  has  been  threatened  with 
penalties  which,  if  inflicted,  will  ruin  his 
property,  and  there  is  no  redress  in  the 
courts  of  that  province. 

"Here  in  Ontario  it  would  be  impossible 
to  destroy  a  newspaper  for  such  a  cause. 
Side  by  side  in  this  fair  Dominion  we 
have  a  demonstration  of  the  two  principles 
for  which  the  men  contended  at  the 
battle  of  the  Boyne.  In  Quebec  you 
see  the  principle  of  Papal  supremacy 
for  which  James  II  and  his  army  con- 
tended in  full  operation,  and  the  con- 
sequent ecclesiastical  despotism.  In  On- 
tario you  see  the  principles  of  civil  and 
religious  liberty  for  which  the  Prince  of 
Orange  fought,  enjoyed  by  an  enlight- 
ened and  prosperous  people. 

Battle  Not  Won  Yet 

"You  men  of  Canada  who  are  accus- 
tomed to  think  that  William  of  Orange 
settled  the  issue  between  priest  and  people 
for  all  time  must  open  your  eyes  to  what 
is  going  on  in  this  country  if  you  would 
preserve  your  liberties.  The  forces 
against  which  William  contended  at  the 


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39 


Boyne  are  at  work  in  this  young  country. 
They  do  not  confront  you  in  the  panoply 
of  war.  Behind  your  backs  they  go  to 
the  Governments  of  Provinces  and 
Dominion,  demanding  concession  for 
their  church  and  party.  The  more 
subtle  their  movements  the  more  danger- 
ous they  are.  Their  weapons  are  secrecy, 
sophistry  and  subterfuge.  You  must 
meet  them  frankly,  fearlessly,  and  with 
full  discussion  of  their  demands.  You 
must  tell  them  that  Ontario  is  a  British 
province,  where  the  English  language  is 
the  only  tongue  that  will  be  officially 
recognized  in  the  schools  or  public  busi- 
ness. 

Question  of  Language 
"So  far  as  any  question  of  legal  right 
is  concerned  the  French  language  is  a 
foreign  language  in  the  Province  of 
Ontario.  If  you  people  of  Ontario  fail 
in    this    duty,    if    your    Governments, 


through  fear  of  losing  office,  continue  to 
surrender  the  outposts  to  priestly  clamor, 
you  will  lose  those  priceless  privileges 
which  were  won  for  you  222  years  ago, 
and  you  will  have  to  fight  a  Canadian 
Battle  of  the  Boyne  on  the  banks  of  the 
Ottawa  River. 

"What  I  say  to  you  I  say  to  Orange- 
men everywhere — to  Protestants  of  all 
denominations — use  your  franchise  as 
patriots.  Cease  to  be  partisans.  Make 
Protestantism  your  politics.  For  this 
is  a  greater  and  more  important  question 
even  than  trades  treaties  or  naval  con- 
tributions. 

"I  cannot  believe  that  it  is  the  design 
of  Providence  that  this  great  and  poten- 
tially rich  country  which  we  call  Canada 
should  be  the  home  of  a  nation  content 
to  live  under  the  despotic  rule  which 
the  Papal  syllabus  sets  up  as  the  ideal 
political  condition  of  the  human  race." 


QUEBEC'S  LOYALTY  TO  THE 
MOTHERLAND 

Senator  Ruj'us  Pope  believes  that  a  vote  in  Quebec  on  the  Naval  Ques- 
tion ivould  prove  a  great  surprise;  that  French-Canadians  realize  their 
interests  lie  in  British  connection.     Henri  Bourassa 
is  not  so  sure  about  it. 


I 


DO  not  know  the  Government's 
intentions  in  regard  to  the  naval 
question,  but  I  am  convinced  that 
if  a  plebiscite  were  taken  on  it  the  vote 
in  the  Province  of  Quebec  would  be  a 
revelation  to  the  other  provinces,"  said 
Senator  Rufus  F,  Pope,  at  Calgary. 

"I  believe  that  Quebec  feels  very 
much  Hke  its  sister  provinces  on  all 
great  national  questions.  Its  vote 
against  Reciprocity  showed  that.  If  the 
Federal  campaign  last  September  had 
lasted  two  weeks  longer  the  province 
would  have  returned  a  majority  against 


Reciprocity.  It  took  a  long  time  to 
convince  the  habitant  that  Reciprocity 
would  be  detrimental  to  his  best  inter- 
ests, but  once  he  saw  it  he  voted  against 
his  great  compatriot,  Sir  Wilfrid  Laurier. 
"The  same  thing  would  happen  on 
the  naval  question,  I  am  firmly  con- 
vinced. The  French-Canadian  is  loyal 
to  British  connection  and  the  British 
throne.  He  does  not  want  annexation 
with  the  United  States.  That  would 
mean  the  loss  of  the  special  privileges  he 
now  enjoys,  such  as  the  French  Civil 
Law  and  separate  schools.    King  George 


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never  received  a  more  loyal  reception 
than  he  enjoyed  at  the  Tercentennial 
celebration  in  Quebec  a  few  years  ago. 

"I  believe  the  Province  of  Quebec  is 
prepared  to  contribute  its  quota  to  Brit- 
ish naval  strength  if  the  question  is  pre- 
sented fairly  and  squarely,  without  any 
other  qualifying  considerations." 

Senator  Pope  said  that  the  Eastern 
Townships,  which,  since  the  time  of  the 
coming  of  the  United  Empire  Loyalists, 
had  been  the  English-speaking  portion 
of  Quebec,  were  fast  becoming  French. 
Sherbrooke,  the  chief  city,  was  now  two- 
thirds  French-Canadian.  The  exodus 
of  English-speaking  farmers  from  the 
Townships  to  Western  Canada  was  con- 
tinuous. To  offset  this  the  Boards  of 
Trade  of  the  different  towns  in  that 
portion  of  Quebec  had  united  in  a  move- 
ment to  attract  British  immigration. 
An  agent  had  been  sent  to  England  to 
induce  immigrants  to  settle  in  that  por- 
tion of  the  Dominion,  where  the  condi- 
tions, such  as  well-tilled  farms  and 
mixed  crops,  were  very  similar  to  those 
in  England. 

Henri  Bourassa's  View 

But  there  seems  to  be  another  side 
and  another  view.  Mr.  Henri  Bourassa, 
after  being  absent  many  months  from 
Le  Devoir,  returns  with  an  article  of  a 
very  pro-American  tendency. 

"In  the  past,"  he  writes,  "the  French- 
Canadians  were  tenaciously  opposed  to 
being  absorbed  by  the  United  States. 
To-day  they  are  no  longer  afraid  of  the 
annexation  spectre.  They  commence  to 
doubt  the  utility  of  their  efforts  against 
annexation,  as  they  seek  in  vain  any 
gratitude  on  the  part  of  their  English- 
speaking  compatriots.^^ 

Replying  to  the  claim  that  absorption 
would  mean  disaster  to  the  French 
tongue  and  the  Roman  Catholic  religion, 
Mr.  Bourassa  says:  "This  absurd  argu- 
ment was  used  during  the  Reciprocity 
debate.  As  for  the  religion,  what  dif- 
ference is  there,  to  the  advantage  of  the 


Roman  Catholics,  between  the  constitu- 
tion and  the  laws  of  the  English-speak- 
ing provinces  and  the  laws  of  the  United 
States?" 

Plain  Talk  from  the  West 

The  Saskatoon  Phoenix  reflects  in  an 
editorial  what  seems  to  be  the  domi- 
nant feeling  of  the  West  towards  Mr. 
Bourassa's  political  attitude: 

"It  would  be  an  unwarranted  con- 
clusion," says  the  Phcenix,  "to  draw 
from  the  editorial  of  Henri  Bourassa  in 
Le  Devoir  that  this  learned  French-Can- 
adian is  in  favor  of  annexation,  but  it  is 
interesting  to  note  that  this  man,  who 
has  proved  himself  to  be  a  relentless 
agitator,  an  advocate  of  the  rights  of 
his  race,  a  cause  of  division  between  the 
two  great  families  of  Canadians,  is  be- 
ginning to  feel  the  iron  in  his  soul  and 
is  coming  to  realize  that  he  has  been 
fighting  a  losing  battle. 

"In  his  bitterness  he  looks  across  the 
border  for  relief. 

"Far-off  fields  look  green,  and  the 
United  States  looks  better  at  a  distance 
than  it  proves  to  be  on  the  spot.  They 
have  their  racial  troubles  and  bitter  polit- 
ical differences,  and  Mr.  Bourassa  cher- 
ishes a  delusion  if  he  thinks  that  Quebec, 
as  a  State  in  the  American  Union,  would 
be  permitted  to  be  a  world  unto  itself, 
as  he  evidently  supposes. 

Responsibility  for  Cleavage 

"  French-Canadians  of  the  Bourassa 
type  must  bear  a  fair  share  of  the  re- 
sponsibility for  any  cleavage  which  ex- 
ists between  the  English  and  the  French- 
speaking  races  in  this  country.  Per- 
haps it  is  too  much  to  expect  that 
French-Canadians  will  accept  the  polit- 
ical ideals  of  the  English-Canadians, 
but  any  efforts  in  the  direction  of  a  na- 
tional school  system,  which  is  distinctly 
American  in  its  origin,  have  been  resisted 
by  the  French-Canadians,  who  have 
steadfastly  insisted  on  French  Catholic 
separate  schools. 


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41 


"Why,  for  instance,  was  it  that  in 
the  autonomy  bill  of  1905  the  French- 
Canadian  influence  at  Ottawa  grafted 
the  separate  school  system  into  the  con- 
stitution of  Saskatchewan  and  Alberta? 
The  answer  seems  to  be  that  it  was  done 
in  obedience  to  the  national  and  reli- 
gious ideals  of  the  French-Canadian 
people.  Yet  English  is  by  far  the  dom- 
inant language  of  these  Western  Prov- 
inces, and  such  being  the  case  there  is 
no  sound  patriotic  argument  to  be  made 
in  support  of  separate  schools.  The 
argument  for  them  rests  on  religious 
rather  than  racial  grounds,  so  far  as 
Saskatchewan  is  concerned. 

Catholic  Limitations  in  the  States 

"Mr.  Bourassa  complains  of  the  in- 
sults offered  to  the  'priest-ridden  popu- 
lation' of  Quebec,  and  looks  with  ap- 
proval to  the  United  States,  where  'the 
people  let  the  faithful  and  their  bishops 
settle  family  quarrels  between  them- 
selves,' while  in  Canada  'Orange  lodges 
and  political  demagogues  work  together 
as  persecutors  of  the  church,'  It  would 
appear  that  Mr.  Bourassa  is  not  quite 
conversant  with  American  conditions, 
for  while  the  Orange  Order  is  not  very 
strong  in  the  United  States,  being  dis- 
tinctly British  in  its  constitution,  there 
is  a  very  healthy  anti-Catholic  feeling 
existing  in  the  United  States,  which  up 
to  the  present  time  has  made  it  impos- 
sible for  any  Roman  Catholic  to  be  elected 
to  the  Presidency,  and  it  is  a  well-known 
fact  that  any  politician  who  is  a  Roman 
Catholic,  or  whose  wife  is  a  Roman  Cath- 
olic, is  handicapped  for  high  honors  in 
the  United  States.  In  Canada  two 
Premiers  have  been  Roman  Catholic 
since  Confederation,  and  Roman  Cath- 
olics and  French-Canadians  are  usually 
given  representation  in  the  Cabinet  about 
relative  to  their  strength  in  the  party 
councils. 

"The  Protestant  element  in  Canada 
has  recognized,  with  a  degree  of  bitter- 
ness, the  attempt  to  foist  the  Ne  Temere 


decree  upon  Canadian  Catholics.  They 
note  the  attempt  of  the  church  leaders 
to  exploit  any  movement  which  looks 
like  segregating  the  Catholics  who  speak 
a  tongue  other  than  English,  and  they 
wonder  why  it  is  that  their  French-Can- 
adian compatriots  do  not  exercise  a 
larger  independence  respecting  their  re- 
ligious leaders. 

"Canadians  have  no  quarrel  with  the 
Roman  Catholic  church.  There  is  per- 
fect freedom  here.  French  Canadians 
have  every  right  to  exercise  their  reli- 
gion, but  it  is  only  when  the  leaders  of 
the  Roman  Catholic  church  indicate  in 
a  public  way  the  intolerant  and  exclusive 
conclusions  of  their  dogmatism,  that 
Canadians  not  of  that  faith  feel  inclined 
to  rise  in  their  defence." 

The  Vancouver  News- Advertiser  thinks 
Mr.  Bourassa  has  reached  a  position 
which  does  not  admit  of  argument.  "He 
enters  into  a  discussion  of  the  question 
whether  it  would  be  better  for  the 
French-Canadians  to  be  British  or  Am- 
erican," says  the  News- Advertiser.  "Mr, 
Bourassa  finds  that  the  Canadian  Gov- 
ernment is  likely  to  engage  the  country 
in  measures  of  Imperial  defence  which 
will  cost  much  money.  He  asks  whether 
the  rights  of  his  countrymen  in  their 
language  and  faith  would  not  be  pro- 
tected by  the  United  States  as  well  as 
they  are  in  Canada,  and  observes  that 
they  would  not  in  the  Republic  be  de- 
scribed by  Orangemen  as  'priest-ridden.' 

"The  question  which  Mr.  Bourassa 
discusses  is  not  open.  As  an  individual 
he  is  at  liberty  to  become  a  citizen  of  any 
country  that  will  accept  him.  But  the 
transfer  of  a  Dominion  or  of  a  province  is 
another  matter.  It  is  not  a  subject  which 
people  in  this  country  will  discuss  as  a 
practical  matter. 

No  Protection  Free  of  Cost 

"We  do  not  think  that  Mr.  Bourassa 
can  find  any  nation  which  will  protect 
him  free  of  cost.  If  he  should  go  to  the 
United  States  he  would  become  a  citizen 


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of  a  country  which  has  spent  more  blood 
and  money  in  war  during  the  last  half 
century  or  so  than  Great  Britain.  He 
will  at  once  begin  to  pay  war  pensions 
to  nearly  a  million  persons.  He  will 
find  the  country  building  Dreadnoughts 
on  a  programme  that  will  not  be  com- 
pleted while  there  is  a  State  without  a 
namesake  in  this  class. 

"The  United  States  is  not  less  likely 
than  Britain  or  Germany  to  be  engaged 
in  a  war  before  ten  years.  Mr.  Bourassa 
is  not  'priest-ridden,'  but  he  will  find 
more  people  in  the  United  States  than 
in  Canada  who  believe  that  he  is,  and 
will  say  so  in  rather  rude  language. 

"He  has  just  returned  from  France, 
where  the  language,  to  which  he  objects 
when  it  comes  from  an  Orange  orator, 
is  used  by  premiers  and  emphasized  by 
authority. 

An  Undiscovered  Country 

^^The  world  is  before  Mr.  Bourassa 
where  to  choose,  but  the  country  he  seeks, 
which  will  protect  him  from  foreign  at- 
tack, guarantee  to  him  the  use  of  his 
language  at  home,  in  court  and  in  Par- 
liament, allow  him  to  exercise  his  religion 
to  the  extent  of  having  his  children  educat- 
ed under  the  sanction  of  his  own  Church 
at  public  expense,  and  will  take  care  that 
no  private  person  shall  among  his  own 
friends  reflect  on  Mr.  Bourassa's  faith, 
has  not  yet  been  discovered  by  anyone 
else. 

"This  refers  to  Mr.  Bourassa's  own 
movements.  As  to  the  allegiance  of  his 
province,that  is  already  settled  definitely 
and  for  all  time.  Quebec  is  not  consid- 
ering annexation  to  another  country, 
and  unless  Mr.  Bourassa  desires  polit- 
ical extinction  and  a  complete  loss  of 
influence,  not  only  among  the  English- 
speaking  people,  but  among  his  own 
compatriots,  he  will  do  well  to  change 
the  subject." 

"No  person  in  the  Province  of  Que- 
bec thinks  of  annexation  or  even  dreams 
of  it,  unless  Mr.  Bourassa  himself.     I 


am  confident  that  if  a  plebiscite  were 
taken  to-day  there  would  not  be  five 
hundred  people,  sane  people,  vote  for 
it,"  said  Hon.  Rodolphe  Lemieux,  form- 
erly Minister  of  Marine  and  Fisheries  in 
the  Laurier  Government,  in  discussing 
Mr.  Bourassa's  annexation  views. 

"No  minority  in  the  wide  world  enjoys 
as  many  privileges  as  the  French-Canadian 
Catholics  enjoy  under  the  British  flag.  We 
practically  have  an  established  Church  in 
the  Province  of  Quebec  which  can  collect 
its  tithes  by  law  and  which  can  tax  the 
property  of  the  faithful  for  the  construc- 
tion and  maintenance  of  churches.  We 
have  a  special  law  for  the  maintenance 
of  the  parochial  system.  The  Bishops 
are  appointed  directly  from  Rome  with- 
out any  interference  from  the  civil  auth- 
orities. We  have  a  separate  school  sys- 
tem, while  in  the  courts  the  old  French 
law  and  French  customs  still  prevail. 
All  these  have  been  embalmed  in  Imperial 
statutes,  and  the  French-Canadians  know 
full  well  that  the  best  guarantee  to  main- 
tain those  privileges  lies  in  the  very 
strength  of  the  British  Empire. 

"Mr.  Bourassa,  who  is  an  educated 
man,  but  a  very  erratic  one,  knows  all 
that,  but  because  he  has  not  succeeded 
in  arousing  the  people  with  his  imagin- 
ary grievances  he  now  insidiously 
preaches  annexation.  If  he  had  a  little 
common  sense  he  would  remember  that 
there  was  once  a  French  Province  in  the 
United  States,  Louisiana,  and  that  a 
week  ago  the  last  vestige  of  the  French 
language  in  that  State  was  wiped  off 
the  statute  book.  If  we  had  annexation 
the  French-Canadians  as  a  race  would 
soon  disappear  in  the  American  vortex. 
They  would  have  no  separate  schools,  no 
special  privileges  for  their  Church,  nor 
would  there  be  a  chance  for  any  Catholic 
to  ever  attain  the  highest  office  in  the  land, 
as  has  been  the  case  in  Canada. 

"Bourassa  always  has  a  hobby.  The 
other  day  this  hobby  was  the  Nationalist 
party;  later  on,  at  the  time  of  the 
Eucharistic  Congress,  he   dreamt   of  a 


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Catholic  centre  of  which  he  would  be 
the  chief  figure.  To-day  it  is  annexa- 
tion, to-morrow  something  else,  accord- 
ing to  his  vagaries.  He  must  be  in  the 
limelight.  He  does  not  know  what  be- 
ing consistent  means. 

"Mr.  Bourassa  is  a  bright  French- 
Canadian  writer,  but  is  essentially  er- 
ratic. He  must  destroy  and  tear  down. 
That  is  his  aim  in  life.  He  cannot  be 
constructive  or  become  a  builder." 

A  Fable  For  Bourassa 

"Sometimes  we  think  of  Henri  Bou- 
rassa as  a  brilliant  orator  who  makes 
poHtics  his  excuse,  sometimes  as  a  vain 
man  seeking  applause,  sometimes  as  a 
revengeful  man  feeding  a  grudge,  some- 
times as  the  leader  of  a  faction,  but 
rarely  as  a  statesman  and  never  as  a 
harmonizer,"  says  the  Toronto  Star 
(Liberal).  "A  statesman  is  as  much 
distinguished  for  the  things  he  does  not 
say  as  for  the  things  he  does.  When 
Henri  Bourassa  has  a  thought,  no  matter 
how  it  is  loaded,  he  blows  down  the 
barrel. 

"Henri  Bourassa  comes  back  from 
Europe  to  find  the  Nationalist  leaders 
eating  out  of  Premier  Borden's  hand  and 
Armand  Lavergne  about  the  only  sur- 
vivor of  the  Nationalist  cause  in  Quebec. 
He  also  comes  back  to  find  the  Bourassa 
stock  wiped  off  the  boards  and  the 
Laurier  stock  back  in  its  old  place  at 
the  top  of  the  list.  He  comes  back  to 
find  that  Bourassa  has  been  found  out 
and  that  the  people  of  Quebec  are  wise 
to  him  as  a  false  prophet. 

"It  does  not  suit  Henri  Bourassa  either 
to  be  discovered,  forgotten,  or  ignored. 
He  must  get  back  into  the  limelight  by 
saying  some  startling  thing.  So  he  says, 
"I  am  not  afraid  of  annexation  to  the 
United  States,"  and  produces  arguments 
to  show  that  Quebec  could  not  be  any 
worse  off. 

"Henri  Bourassa  is  probably  the  only 
man  in  Quebec  or  in  Canada  who  desires 
annexation.     It    is    the   last    thing   the 


Church  wants.  Mr.  Bourassa's  reason 
for  annexation  is  not  good  enough — 
namely,  that  he  isn't  afraid  of  it.  Mr. 
Bourassa  is  afraid  of  nothing  that  will 
keep  him  in  the  front  row.  There  is 
no  storm  that  he  would  not  dare  to  ride 
provided  he  got  due  credit  for  riding  it. 
We  cannot,  much  as  he  wishes  it,  hand 
this  country  over  to  the  United  States 
simply  because  Mr.  Bourassa  is  peeved 
at  being  a  dead  one. 

"No  doubt  Mr.  Bourassa  will  take 
refuge  in  the  plea  that  a  philosopher 
probing  for  truth  may  dally  with  any 
idea  he  pleases.  It  is  not  so.  Some 
ideas  are  like  the  young  woman  who  had  a 
tiger  cub  for  a  pet.  The  dear  little  thing 
used  to  lick  her  hand.  One  day  it 
licked  her  hand  until  the  blood  came. 
Then  the  tiger  wanted  to  eat  her  and 
consequently  had  to  be  shot.  There 
may  be  a  lesson  in  this  story  for  Henri 
Bourassa." 

Cyclones,  Conservatives 
and  Elections 

T^HEY  (the  Egyptians)  have  also  dis- 
covered more  prodigies  than  all 
the  rest  of  the  world;  for  when  any 
prodigy  occurs,  they  carefully  observe 
and  write  down  the  result;  and  if  a 
similar  occurrence  should  happen  after- 
ward, they  think  the  result  will  be  the 
same. — Herodotus  ii,  82. 

There  was  a  terrific  and  catastrophic 
cyclone  at  Regina,  Saskatchewan  (the 
capital  of  that  province),  on  Sunday, 
June  30. 

It  was  followed,  on  July  11,  by  a 
catastrophe  and  cyclonic  election  that 
swept  away  the  Conservatives  and  also 
Haultain  and  Rogers. 

Sir  James  and  Mr.  Borden,  on  the 
principle  followed  by  the  Egyptians, 
ought  to  keep  their  weather  eye  on 
cyclones  in  Toronto  and  Ottawa,  And 
Mr.  Rowell  and  Sir  Wilfrid,  on  their  part, 
ought  to  hire  a  cyclone-maker. — To- 
ronto World. 


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CANADA  AND  THE  NAVY  QUESTION 

Mr.  Borden  demands  a  voice  in  the  Empire's  councils  if  she  takes 

a  hand  in    its  naval  defence.      Mr.  Asquith   and  leading  London 

papers  agree  that  the  proposition  is  fair  and  should  be 

considered.     A  pithy  synopsis  of  the  important 

utterances  and   comments  on    the  Navy 

Question  as  it  concerns  Canada  ^ 


THE  so-called  German  menace, 
which  diplomatists  and  newspapers 
on  both  sides  seem  to  be  stirring 
up  rather  thai;i  quieting  down,  has 
brought  the  question  of  the  Navy,  and 
what  Canada  is  going  to  do  about  it,  to 
the  forefront  during  the  past  month. 

Amid  prolonged  and  renewed  applause 
Mr.  Borden,  Prime  Minister  of  Canada, 
declared  in  the  Harcourt  room  of  the 
House  of  Parliament  at  Westminster 
that  in  time  of  peril  he  believed  every 
Dominion,  including  Canada,  would  give 
a  response  not  "less  loyal  or  less  earnest 
than  that  of  the  Motherland  herself." 

"One  realizes,  however,"  said  Mr. 
Borden,  "that  when  the  day  of  peril 
comes,  the  day  for  effective  preparation 
may  have  passed.  I  conceive  that  those 
who  accept  a  share  in  and  responsibility 
for  the  defence  and  security  of  this  vast 
Empire  may  no  longer  be  considered  as 
wards  by  the  self-constituted  guardians." 

Call  Dominions  to  Councils 

Mr.  Borden  noted  the  similarity  of 
the  development  of  Parliamentary  in- 
stitutions overseas  with  those  of  the 
Mother  Country.  Then  he  proceeded 
to  develop  his  argument.  In  the  course 
of  a  striking  utterance  he  said  that 
when  Canada  began  to  take  part  in 
Imperial  defence,  then  would  conditions 
change  and  the  overseas  Dominions  neces- 
sarily he  summoned  to  the  councils  of  the 
central  authority  in  foreign  affairs  and 
naval  matters. 

The  mother  of  Parliaments,  said  Mr. 
Borden,  was  in  truth    and  fact    the  one 


Imperial  Parliament  in  the  highest  sense. 
That  status  ceased  to  exist  in  a  Parliament 
elected  upon  issues  chiefly  local  and 
domestic.  A  Parliament  which  expends 
a  large  portion  of  time  and  energy  dis- 
cussing and  determining  questions  of 
purely  domestic  concern  can  hardly  he  re- 
garded as  an  Imperial  Parliament  in  the 
highest  and  truest  sense. 

Complete  autonomy,  which  has  been 
granted  the  great  Dominions,  has  given 
them  practically  complete  control  over 
their  own  affairs.  As  a  result  the 
Crown  has  become  the  strongest,  if  not 
the  chief,  tie  which  unites  the  Dominions 
with  the  Motherland,  and  preserves  the 
integrity  and  cohesion  of  the  Empire. 

The  Destinies  of  Empire 

In  one  important  respect  the  Parlia- 
ment and  Government  of  the  Mother 
Country  still  control  the  relations  and 
destinies  of  the  Empire,  said  Mr.  Borden. 
The  policy  which  settles  the  issues  of 
peace  and  war  for  the  entire  Empire  is 
formulated  and  carried  out  by  the  House 
of  Commons  elected  by  the  inhabitants 
of  the  United  Kingdom.  So  long  as 
British  supremacy  on  the  seas  is  un- 
challenged, so  long  as  that  supremacy 
is  maintained  by  Britain  alone,  there 
will  be  little  cause  to  criticize  this  con- 
dition, which  is  supposed  to  be  based  on 
the  theory  of  guardianship  or  trusteeship. 

The  Dominions  in  the  meantime  have 
been  developing  their  resources,  have 
been  expending  their  moneys  on  public 
works,  providing  means  of  transporta- 
tion in  the  many  necessities  which  arose 


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OUR  CABINET  MINISTERS  IN  BRITAIN.— Reading  from  left  to  right  : 
Hon.  C.  J.  Doherty,  Minister  of  Justice;  Rt.  Hon.  R.  L-  Borden,  Prime 
Minister;  Hon.  J.  D.  Hazen,  Minister  of  Marine,  and  Hon.  L.  P.  Pelletier, 
Postmaster-General. 


through  rapid  and  unparalleled  develop- 
ment of  resources,  and  in  the  establish- 
ments of  conditions  of  modern  civiliza- 
tion throughout  great  territories.  The 
time  was  at  hand  when  they  could  be 
called  upon  to  take  a  reasonable  and  legiti- 
mate share  in  maintaining  the  security 
of  the  Empire's  existence. 

Then  followed  in  an  eloquent  perora- 
tion the  passage  first  quoted.  The  next 
ten  or  twenty  years,  said  Mr.  Borden, 
would  be  the  critical  one  in  the  history 
of  the  Empire.  They  might  be  even 
decisive  of  its  future. 

"Goc?  grant,  that  whether  we  be  of  these 
mother  islands  or  of  the  Dominions,  we 
may  so  bear  ourselves  that  the  future  shall 
not  hold  to  our  lips  the  chalice  of  vain  re- 
gret for  opportunity  neglected  and  dead!" 
he  exclaimed. 

At  the  Colonial  Institute  Mr.  Borden 
made  another  historic  speech  in  which 
he  declared: 


"We  have  come  by  the  mandate  of 
the  Canadian  people  to  discuss  some 
matters  of  great  Imperial  concern.  In 
advance  of  that  discussion  it  is  not  to 
be  expected  that  I  should  make  to-night 
any  announcement  as  to  our  co-opera- 
tion in  naval  defence.  One  or  two 
declarations  which  were  made  many 
times  in  Canada  may,  perhaps,  be 
repeated  with  advantage  here. 

"It  is  a  trite  saying  that  the  naval 
supremacy  of  the  Emipre  is  the  very 
breath  of  its  life,  without  which  it  can- 
not possibly  endure.  It  has  also  seemed 
to  us  that  this  supremacy  can  only  be 
maintained  by  one  united  navy.  Our 
ideal  is,  one  King,  one  flag,  one  Empire, 
and  one  navy  powerful  enough  in  the 
day  of  stress  or  of  peril  to  vindicate  the 
flag  and  to  maintain  the  Empire's  exist- 
ence. 

"There  are  two  considerations  before 
us.    The  first  touches  the  possible  and 


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immediate  gravity  of  existing  conditions. 
The  other  touches  the  more  difficult 
and  more  complex  question  of  permanent 
co-operation  in  the  Empire's  defence 
upon    the    high    seas. 

"/^  is  sufficient  for  the  moment  to  em- 
phasize our  view,  that  any  great  Dominion 
undertaking  to  share  upon  a  permanent 
basis  in  the  sea  defence  of  the  Empire 
must  have  some  voice  in  the  policy  which 
shapes  the  issues  of  war  or  peace.  Canada 
does  not  propose  to  be  merely  an  adjunct 
of  even  the  British  Empire. 

"She  faces  the  future  to-day  with  a 
proud  spirit,  conscious  of  her  problems, 
but  equally  conscious  of  her  ability  to 
solve  them.  Watchful  and  prudent  of 
her  resources,  she  is  determined  they 
shall  be  developed  in  the  interests  of 
her  people.  Mindful  of  her  opportuni- 
ties and  her  responsibilities,  she  is 
resolved  to  play  her  full  part  in  main- 
taining the  unity  of  the  Empire  and 
promoting  its  influence  in  the  cause 
of  civilization  and  humanity  and  for 
the  peace  among  the  nations." 

Churchill's  Reply 

In  the  House  of  Commons  Rt.  Hon. 
Winston  Churchill  spoke  of  Mr.  Borden's 
presence  in  London  and  the  conferences 
that  have  taken  place  in  these  terms: 

"Mr.  Borden  and  his  colleagues  author- 
ize me  to  say  that  they  shared  this  view 
and  that  any  special  action  which  the 
immediate  future  may  require  of  them 
will  not  be  delayed.  Pending  the  settle- 
ment of  a  permanent  naval  arrange- 
ment they  wish  that  the  aid  of  Canada 
shall  be  an  addition  to  the  existing  Brit- 
ish programme,  directly  strengthening  the 
naval  forces  of  the  Empire  and  affording 
a  margin  available  for  its  security.  They 
tell  me  that  the  action  of  the  Dominion 
will  not  be  unworthy  of  the  dignity 
and  power  of  Canada.  More  than  that 
I  am  not  entitled  to  say.  The  decision 
of  the  Government  will  not  be  announced 
until  the  Ministers  have  returned  to 
Canada.     Meanwhile,  I  would  suggest 


that  the  less  the  question  is  speculated 
upon  the  greater  the  public  convenience 
will  be." 

Hand   of  a  Strong  Friend 

"It  has  been,"  said  Mr.  Churchill,  "a 
source  of  comfort  and  encouragement 
during  these  last  few  weeks  to  have  by 
our  side  the  Prime  Minister  and  other 
Ministers  of  the  Dominion  of  Canada. 
It  has  been  like  the  touch  of  the  hand 
of  a  strong  friend  when  serious  business 
is  to  be  done.  The  task  of  maintaining 
the  naval  power  of  the  Empire  under 
existing  conditions  is  a  heavy  one. 
All  the  world  is  arming  as  it  never  has 
before.  We  have  to  protect  dominions 
and  territories  scattered  over  every 
continent  and  every  ocean  as  well.  We 
understand  the  truth  of  Mr.  Borden's 
words,  that  the  day  of  peril  is  too  late 
for  preparations. 

"There  is  an  earnest  desire  upon  the 
part  of  the  Dominions  to  assist  in  the 
common  defence  of  the  Empire,  and  the 
time  has  come  to  make  that  disposition 
effective.  Apart  altogether  from  ma- 
terial aid,  the  effect  of  the  arrival  on  the 
blue  waters  of  these  new  nations  of  the 
British  Empire  cannot  be  measured. 

"A  united  British  Empire  means  the 
safety  of  the  British  Empire  and  probably 
also  the  peace  of  the  world.  If  we  are 
told  that  the  beginnings  of  co-operation 
in  defence  must  be  accompanied  by  the 
beginnings  of  an  association  in  policy, 
then  I  say  that  both  measured  by  de- 
fence and  by  the  policy  of  co-operation  of 
the  Dominions  with  the  United  Kingdom, 
it  would  be  an  inestimable  benefit  to  the 
strength  of  the  Empire  and  the  general 
cause  of  peace." 

Our  Common  Heritage 

Speaking  in  the  House  of  Commons 
on  the  same  occasion  Prime  Minister 
Asquith  answered  Mr.  Borden's  demand 
for  a  voice  in  the  determination  of  the 
Empire's  policy  and  affairs  in  these 
words : 


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"Side  by  side  with  their  growing 
participation  in  the  active  burdens  of 
the  Empire  on  the  part  of  the  Dominions 
there  rests  with  us  undoubtedly  the  duty 
of  making  such  response  as  we  can  to  their 
obviously  reasonable  appeal  to  be  heard  in 
the  detQrmination  of  the  Empire's  policy 
and  the  direction  of  its  affairs.  Arrange- 
ments such  as  this  are  not  to  be  made 
in  a  day.  They  must  result  in  their 
very  nature  from  deliberations,  and 
will  probably  have  to  be  developed 
from  time  to  time.  But  without  com- 
mitting ourselves  to  any  particular  form 
of  arrangement,  we  share  with  the  great 
Dominions  the  feeling  which,  as  years 
have  passed,  has  become  more  conscious 
and  articulate,  that  we  have  a  common 
heritage  and  common  interest,  and  that 
in  the  enjoyment  of  that  heritage  and  in 
the  discharge  of  the  duties  which  those 
interests  involve,  we  are  more  and  more 
conscious  partners  one  with  the  other." 

Coming  of  a  New  Order 

Practically  all  the  London  papers 
have  united  in  the  view  that  Mr. 
Borden's  speech  is  important  and  note- 
worthy. The  Westminster  Gazette,  the 
leading  Government  evening  paper,  had 
this  to  say: 

"Mr.  Borden  made  a  speech  which 
definitely  recognizes  the  coming  of  a 
new  order  in  which  the  partnership  of 
the  Dominions  and  Great  Britain,  at 
present  informal  and  unfettered,  is 
likely  to  be  consolidated  on  definite 
constitutional  lines. 

"The  partner  must  have  a  voice  in 
the  policy  of  the  firm  which  the  ward 
had  not  in  the  policy  of  the  trustee. 

"Mr.  Borden  suggests  to  us  that  the 
Imperial  Parliament,  as  at  present  con- 
stituted, does  not  meet  this  condition, 
from  which  we  infer  that  he  and  his 
friends  look  forward  to  some  develop- 
ment of  our  institutions  which  will  meet 
the  case. 

"  We  are  glad  this  idea  should  be  thrown 
out,  and  during  the  next  few  years  hope 


to  see  it  get  into  the  thought  and  language 
of  the  self-governing  communities.'' 

The  Times,  summing  up,  said,  at  the 
end  of  a  lengthy  leader:  "The  essential 
point  is  that  the  British  and  Dominion 
ministers  should  learn  more  to  act  to- 
gether in  the  whole  range  of  affairs 
which  concern  them  both.  The  formal 
machinery  for  common  action  can  be 
created  more  easily  when  once  the  prac- 
tice is  established." 

The  Pall  Mall  Gazette,  commenting  on 
Mr.  Borden's  warning,  said:  "The 
Empire  has  no  organ  of  self-government 
capable  of  co-ordinating  its  strength  and 
placing  its  whole  weight  behind  unified 
policy  and  action.  Without  such  an 
organ  Imperialism  can  never  be  sound, 
real,  or  effective.  Every  thinking  mind 
knows  it,  and  the  time  has  come  when 
we  must  choose  definitely  between  carry- 
ing our  burden  and  laying  it  down." 

"The  present  meeting,"  said  the 
Times,  in  another  article,  "will  fall 
short  of  expectations  unless  the  Can- 
adian people  can  be  satisfied  that  the 
new  contribution  which  they  are  pre- 
pared to  make  to  ensure  the  security  of 
the  Empire,  will  carry  with  it  a  propor- 
tionately greater  voice  in  the  disposal  of 
that  contribution.  The  national  de- 
velopment of  Canada  has  long  outgrown 
the  makeshift  plan  of  cash  contribution 
without  control." 

The  question  of  control — how  much 
"say"  for  so  much  contribution — which 
has  been  frequently  discussed  in  Can- 
ada, is  not  overlooked  by  the  Times, 
which  asks  the  following  questions: 

"/5  Canada  satisfied  with  nothing  more 
than  intermittent  representation  on  the 
Committee  of  Imperial  Defence^  Will 
she  not  claim  her  constant  share  of  con- 
trol, not  only  in  the  conduct  of  an  Im- 
perial war,  but  in  the  events  which  lead 
up  to  the  final  decision  between  war  and 
peace  i" 

The  Times  calls  Mr.  Churchill's  re- 
cent proposal  that  the  Dominions  should 
patrol  the  outer  seas  attractive,  when 


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coupled  with  the  British  up-keep  of  the 
fleet  in  home  waters,  and  says  it  has 
reason  to  think  that  the  negotiations 
are  proceeding  along  these  lines. 

Will  Take  a  Long  Time 

Speaking  generally,  the  British  Lib- 
eral press  thinks  Premier  Borden's 
declarations  that  the  overseas  Domin- 
ions shall  have  participation  in  the  Im- 
perial foreign  policy  and  naval  control 
as  conditional  on  contribution  will  take 
a  long  time  to  work  out.  The  Unionist 
press  takes  the  view  that  this  must  be 
done  at  no  distant  date. 

The  Morning  Post,  Unionist,  "de- 
clares that  a  system  of  Imperial  partner- 
ship must  be  devised  which  will  enable 
each  to  play  its  part  in  the  settlement 
of  questions  of  common  interest.  No 
doubt  progress  towards  this  goal  will  be 
slow,"  says  the  Post,  "but  any  attempt 
to  force  the  pace  could  only  result  in 
disaster.  But  if  the  instinct  and  prac- 
tice of  co-operation  can  be  encouraged, 
the  genius  of  the  British  race  will  evolve 
constitutional  machinery  best  suited  to 
its  needs." 

Britain's  Unimperial  Parliament 

The  Westminster  Gazette,  Liberal,  re- 
ferring to  Mr.  Borden's  statement  that 
the  British  Parliament  is  not  truly  Im- 
perial, says:  "We  are  glad  to  see  the 
idea  thrown  out,  and  during  the  next 
few  years  hope  to  see  it  in  practice.  In 
thought  and  language  self-governing 
communities  and  British  parliamentary 
institutions  are  developing  naturally  in 
.  a  federal  direction,  but  a  definite  scheme 
can  hardly  at  present  be  submitted  by  the 
United  Kingdom."  The  Gazette  alleges, 
as  a  reason  for  this,  that  the  overseas 
Dominions  would  inevitably  be  outvoted 
in  such  an  Imperial  Parliament.  "  But," 
it  adds,  "such  a  condition  may  change 
in  the  lifetime  of  children  now  living  here 
and  in  Canada." 

The  Chronicle  (Liberal)  points  out 
something  which  should  help  to  allay 


the  fears  of  those  French-Canadians 
who  think  that  participation  in  any- 
thing along  the  lines  of  an  Imperial 
navy  might  involve  Canada  in  war 
against  her  wishes,  says  this: 

"We  have  met  the  cost  of  defending 
the  Dominions.  No  war  in  which  the 
British  Empire  has  been  engaged  since 
Napoleonic  times,  with  the  single  excep- 
tion of  the  Boer  War,  has  directly  involved 
any  Dominion  in  danger,  trouble  or  ex- 
pense. The  balance  is  on  the  side  of 
the  United  Kingdom.  There  is  no  im- 
mediate prospect  of  the  balance  being 
seriously  affected,  and  we  are  under  no 
compulsion  to  decide  quickly.  Accord- 
ing to  some,  the  theory  of  the  future  is 
for  formal  relations  between  the  Mother 
Country  and  the  Dominions.  Given  the 
good-will  which  exists,  and  of  which  Mr. 
Borden's  speech  was  such  excellent  evi- 
dence,time  and  circumstance  will  smooth 
much  that  now  in  the  light  of  abstract 
reasoning  seems  rough  and  hard.  Mr. 
Borden  himself  put  the  problem,  but 
hardly  hinted  at  the  answer." 

There  has  been  very  little  hostile 
comment  among  Canadian  newspapers 
on  Mr.  Borden's  attitude.  The  Mon- 
treal Herald  (Liberal)  supports  in  the 
main  the  Borden  policy. 

"When  this  present  crisis  has  passed," 
says  the  Herald,  "let  it  pass  how  it  may 
— the  foundation  of  an  Imperial  policy 
of  defence  must  be  laid.  Such  a  policy 
must  be  formulated  by  the  whole  Em- 
pire so  that  the  whole  Empire  will  have 
direct  responsibility  for  it.  What  is 
clear  is  that  Mr.  Churchill's  speech  has 
opened  a  new  era,  that  the  overseas 
Dominions  have  assured  an  enhanced 
importance  in  Imperial  affairs,  that 
whosoever  would  challenge  the  might  of 
Britain  must  challenge  also  the  might 
of  those  young  nations  which,  under  her 
wise  guidance,  have  reached  responsible 
manhood." 

Commenting  on  the  Herald's  remarks, 
the  Toronto  News  (Conservative)  thinks 
that  such  deliverances,  coming  from  the 


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"Opposition,"  both  in  Ontario  and 
Quebec,  indicate  clearly  what  we  have 
always  known — that  intelligent  Can- 
adians, of  whatever  political  stripe,  are 
ready  to  help  defend  the  Empire  in  a 
crisis,  and  to  assume  an  honorable  share 
in  a  permanent  policy  of  Imperial  de- 
fence with  a  corresponding  voice  in  the 
direction  of  the  Empire's  foreign  rela- 
tions. As  an  annexationist,  Bourassa 
is  a  spent  force,  and  those  few  Liberals 
who  are  Little  Canadians  in  their  out- 
look, must  become  a  negligent  quantity. 

"May  not  the  prospect  he  considered 
fairly  encouraging,'"  asks  the  News,  "for 
getting  the  naval  question  out  of  politics 
in  this  country,  and  for  securing  a  union 
of  parties  to  do  the  square  thing  by  that 
Empire  in  which  Canada  is  fast  becoming 
an  equal  partner?" 

"Mr.  Borden's  idea  of  Canadian  auton- 
omy on  the  matter  of  defence,"  says  the 
Vancouver  N  ews- Advertiser  (Conserv- 
ative), "is  not  a  divided  and  local  navy, 
but  a  representative  and  united  control 
of  the  single  and  Imperial  navy.  This 
note,  struck  clearly  at  the  Premier's  great 
Institute  speech,  has  caught  the  ear  and 
delighted  the  heart  of  the  great  British 
audience  to  which  Mr.  Borden  spoke 
through  the  press. 

"If  the  applause  which  follows  his 
remarkable  deliverance  is  more  general 
than  Sir  Wilfrid  Laurier  was  ever  able  to 
evoke,  it  is  not  because  Mr.  Borden  has 
greater  eloquence.  In  the  qualities  that 
charm  an  audience,  appeal  to  the  senti- 
ments and  emotions  and  touch  the  im- 
agination the  advantage  is  with  the  late 
Premier.  Mr.  Borden  has  the  advantage 
in  his  message  which  goes  right  to  the 
heart  of  the  matter,  and  leaves  it  as 
clear  as  it  is  possible  at  this  stage  where 
the  Government  and  the  Dominion  stand. 
The  British  people,  including  the  press, 
do  not  like  ambiguity.  They  applaud 
an  outspoken  man  who  knows 'what  he 
means  to  do  and  approve  'the  brave  old 
wisdom  of  sincerity.'  " 

Says   the  Hamilton,   Ont.,    Spectator 


(Conservative):  "The  first  step  is  a 
direct  gift  of  one  or  two  Dreadnoughts 
to  the  Imperial  navy,  as  a  thank-offering 
for  the  protection  afforded  in  times 
past.  The  next  is  the  construction  and 
maintenance  of  a  Canadian  navy,  in 
such  wise  as  to  be  capable  of  instant 
articulation  with  the  home  fleet,  and  to 
pass  automatically  under  the  control  of 
the  Admiralty  in  case  of  war,  without 
any  change  in  the  present  status  of 
Canada  as  a  portion  of  the  Empire.  The 
third  and  final  step  may  be  the  recasting 
of  the  constitution  of  the  whole  Empire, 
giving  all  who  share  in  the  burdens  of 
war  a  voice  in  the  shaping  of  the  policy 
that  may  lead  to  war." 

"If  the  Empire  is  to  have  an  un- 
challengable  supremacy  on  the  sea,"  says 
the  Ottawa  Citizen  (Conservative),  "Can- 
ada will  provide  her  share  of  it;  if  peace 
is  to  be  preserved  by  a  display  of  over- 
whelming strength,  Canada  will  take  her 
share  of  it;  if  war  must  come,  Canada 
will  take  her  share  of  it.  But  in  all  these 
great  Imperial  matters  Canada  must 
have  a  voice.  She  has  resolved  to 
play  her  full  part  in  maintaining  the 
unity  of  the  Empire,  in  prompting  its 
influence  for  the  cause  of  civilization 
and  humanity,  and  for  peace  among  the 
nations.  In  fact,  Canada  demands 
Imperial  unity." 

Points  the  Way  for  Canada 

The  Toronto  Globe  (Liberal)  supports 
Mr.  Borden's  movement  towards  naval 
contribution.  "The  speech  of  Mr.  Win- 
ston Churchill  on  the  naval  defence  of 
the  Empire  clearly  points  the  way  for 
Canada,"  says  the  Globe.  "He  stated 
that  only  by  cool  study  and  by  method- 
ical preparation  extended  over  a  series 
of  years  could  Britain  raise  the  margin 
of  naval  power  in  Europe  alone,  while, 
he  added,  'We  have  to  protect  domin- 
ions and  territories  scattered  over  every 
continent  and  every  ocean  as  well.' 

"There,  in  a  word,  is  Britain's  problem. 
There,  too,  is  the  opportunity  for  the 


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Dominions  overseas  to  cease  'sponging' 
— the  word  is  not  a  bit  too  strong — on 
the  Motherland  for  naval  defence.  It 
is  the  duty  of  the  Dominions  to  say  to 
Britain,  'We  will  undertake  to  guard  the 
outlying  portions  of  the  Empire  against 
small  raiding  squadrons  and  keep  open 
the  trade  routes  of  the  Empire  if  you  will 
see  to  it  that  the  shores  of  Britain  are 
kept  inviolate  and  the  British  battle 
fleet  is  maintained  on  a  basis  of  super- 
iority to  that  of  any  probable  European 
combination.' 

"If  by  the  joint  efforts  of  Canada, 
Australia,  New  Zealand,  and  the  South 
African  Union  a  compact,  modern  naval 
force  were  maintained  in  the  Pacific  and 


Indian  Oceans,  the  people  of  Great 
Britain  would  be  able  to  devote  their 
entire  attention  to  the  safeguarding  of 
the  Atlantic,  the  North  Sea,  and  the 
Mediterranean.  The  problem  of  Brit- 
ish naval  defence  has  been  greatly 
complicated  by  the  growing  sea  power  of 
the  Triple  Alliance  and  the  declining 
power  of  France. 

"How  long  under  these  conditions," 
asks  the  Globe,  "can  Britain,  unaided, 
hold  the  supremacy  of  the  seas,  which 
for  her  is  a  matter  of  national  life  or 
death?  Has  the  time  not  come  for  the 
fifteen  millions  of  white  men  in  the  out- 
lying portions  of  the  Empire  to  stand 
behind  the  Motherland?" 


NORTHERN  ONTARIO,  LAND  OF 
PROMISE 

The  enormous   possibilities  of  this  great  area,  where  the  Provincial 
Government  will  this  year  complete  250  miles  of  roads,  are  just  he- 
ginning  to  dawn  on  the  people  of  Ontario.     Some 
facts  which  show  the  development  that 
is  now  taking  place. 


THE  Provincial  Government  of 
Ontario,  under  the  supervision  of 
Mr.  J.  F.  Whitson,  the  Govern- 
ment Commissioner,  superintending  the 
work  of  road  construction  in  Northern 
Timiskaming,  will  complete,  this  sum- 
mer, practically  250  miles  of  graded 
roads  in  townships  between  the  Fred- 
erickhouse  and  Abitibi  Rivers,  north 
and  south  of  the  Transcontinental  Rail- 
way. 

Already  a  force  of  175  men  is  em- 
ployed, and  nine  camps  are  in  operation 
around  Cochrane.  Work  will  soon  be 
started  on  the  Mattagami  River,  40 
miles  west,  but  so  far  the  work  has  been 
confined  to  the  Frederickhouse  and 
Abitibi  sections.  At  Iroquois  Falls,  30 
miles  south,   another  gang  is  building 


trunk  roads,  and  to  date  between  20 
and  30  miles  have  been  made.  A  gang 
of  men  has  just  been  placed  at  work 
near  Matheson  and  Monteith,  where 
more  roads  will  be  built. 

The  roads  are  being  built  on  a  sys- 
tematic basis.  They  are  cut  out  the 
regulation  width,  66  ft.,  cleared,  grubbed, 
burned  and  then  graded.  For  the  most 
part,  and  where  suitable,  the  Govern- 
ment road  follows  the  boundaries  of  the 
township,  with  cross  roads  running 
north  and  south  and  east  and  west 
across  the  centre  of  each  sub-division. 
In  this  respect  each  township  is  served 
to  its  best  interests  with  main  trunk 
graded  roads. 

Speaking  of  the  land  where  the  work 
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states  that  it  is  a  good  deal  better  than 
appears  on  the  Government  surveys 
and  field  notes,  and  land  that  is  marked 
muskeg,  and  semi-muskeg  on  the  maps 
is,  upon  clearing,  the  best  possible  farm 
land,  and  it  will  be  found  that  a  good 
many  sections  which  to-day  are  thought 
to  be  too  wet  for  farming,  will  prove  the 
best  land  in  the  north. 

Rails  on  the  Transcontinental  Rail- 
way between  Cochrane  and  Winnipeg 
are  being  laid  at  the  rate  of  a  mile  a 
day.  It  is  expected  that  the  roads  will 
be  completed  between  these  two  points 
by  the  end  of  September. 

East  from  Cochrane  the  rails  have 
been  laid  a  distance  of  over  160  miles. 

Hearst,  one  of  the  principal  towns  on 
the  road  west  of  Cochrane,  gets  a  large 
roundhouse  and  other  railway  buildings. 
The  transportation  of  the  crop  of  fall 
wheat  to  the  East  is  the  incentive  for 
the  pushing  of  work  as  rapidly  as  possible 
along  the  whole  line  of  the  roadway. 

Mr.  J.  L.  Englehart,  chairman  of  the 
T.  &  N.  O.  Commission,  states  that  the 
Cochrane  Annex  is  now  being  surveyed 
and  lots  will  be  placed  on  sale  shortly. 
Practically  all  the  lots  in  the  present 
townsite  have  been  disposed  of. 

To  Develop  Pulp  Industry 

Tenders  are  being  advertised  for  by 
the  Government,  to  be  opened  on  Aug. 
15,  for  the  lease  of  the  timber  limit  east 
of  Iroquois  Falls  and  reaching  to  the 
Abitibi  Lakes,  including  the  obligation 
to  erect  mills  on  or  near  the  territory  in 
order  to  manufacture  the  wood  into 
pulp  and  paper  in  the  Province  of  On- 
tario, which  will  mean  a  tremendous 
impetus  to  this  industry.  The  pulp  mill 
is  to  cost  not  less  than  $500,000,  and 
250  men  must  be  employed  for  ten 
months  in  the  year. 

Mr.  Willis  K.  Jackson,  the  Buffalo 
lumberman,  who  recently  bought  the 
Townships  of  Haggar  and  Kendrey 
from  the  Provincial  Government,  has 
already  commenced  work.     The  town- 


ships are  situated  on  the  Transcontin- 
ental Railway  at  the  junction  point  of 
the  Mattagami  River  and  the  G.T.P. 
A  large  gang  of  men  is  already  engaged 
making  roads  through  these  two  town- 
ships and  cutting  and  dressing  timber 
to  be  used  in  the  erection  of  the  large 
$70,000  saw  mill  which  they  are  under 
contract  with  the  Government  to  build. 

Immigration  to  Ontario 

The  Dominion  Immigration  Registrar 
shows  that  Ontario  is  now  getting  35 
per  cent,  of  the  total  immigration  to 
Canada.  During  June  no  less  than 
6,070  high-class  immigrants  were  placed 
at  various  points  in  the  province,  which 
is  three  times  as  many  as  that  of  the 
corresponding  month  of  last  year. 

Shipments  of  agricultural  implements 
to  Northern  Ontario  have  increased  in 
amazing  proportion.  For  the  year  1910 
the  Massey-Harris  Co.  handled  a  de- 
livery of  agricultural  machinery  at  New 
Liskeard,  which  was  widely  advertised 
at  the  time  as  representative  of  the 
needs  of  the  settlers  and  farmers  in  that 
section,  which  included  18  binders,  30 
rakes,  3  seeders,  5  rollers,  36  mowers,  30 
harrows,  17  plows,  4  wagons  and  17 
drills. 

Shipments  to  date  to  Northern  On- 
tario for  the  first  six  months  of  1912,  by 
one  of  the  large  farm  implement  manu- 
facturing concerns,  show  the  following 
figures:  220  binders,  325  rakes,  50 
tedders,  5  side  rakes,  320  cream  har- 
vesters, 75  hay  presses,  110  wagons,  400 
sleighs,  210  scufflers,  45  gasoline  engines, 
1,025  section  harrows,  450  disc  harrows, 
550  plows,  440  mowers,  10  reapers,  22 
loaders,  55  knife  grinders,  30  feed  grind- 
ers, 360  gears,  125  spring  T  harrows,  5 
land  packers,  75  cultivators,  95  '  oilers, 
230  drills,  48  spreaders. 

These  figures  are  eloquent  evidence 
of  the  rapidity  with  which  the  Timis- 
kaming  clay  belt  is  being  settled  and 
opened  up. 

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awakened  to  the  full  understanding 
that  their  back  door  opens  on  James 
Bay  and  that  north  of  the  height  of 
land  is  16  million  acres  of  clay  land, 
wooded,  watered,  rich  in  pulp  wood, 
tamarac  and  spruce,  but  particularly 
rich  in  the  soil  which  is  almost  beyond 
value  in  the  consideration  of  the  crops 
that  it  will  raise. 

Old  Ontario  has  some  12  million  acres 
under  cultivation  on  which  the  present 
crop  will  probably  raise  125  million 
bushels  of  wheat,  6,0  million  bushels  of 
oats,  and  40  milHon  bushels  of  barley, 
but  New  Ontario  has  16  million  acres 
of  land  just  as  fine  that  can  raise  200 
million  bushels  of  grain  and  in  addition 
have  4  million  acres  left  to  grow  timothy 
and  clover,  which  the  West  cannot  grow, 
and  is  the   very  backbone  of    farming. 

Sixteen  million  acres  will  re-create  30 


counties  like  Huron,  Bruce,  Welland, 
Peel,  York,  Grey,  WeUington,  Kent, 
Middlesex,  Northumberland,  Ontario, 
Essex,  Waterloo,  Perth,  Oxford,  Nor- 
folk, Elgin,  Brant,  Haldimand,  Halton, 
Dufferin,  Simcoe,  Lennox,  Victoria,  Dur- 
ham, Hastings,  Lanark,  Frontenac  and 
Leeds. 

These  new  counties  now  in  the  mak- 
ing, added  to  Old  Ontario,  will  create  a 
purchasing,  political  and  social  power  of 
vast  importance,  and  this  within  the 
next  five  or  ten  years. 

The  westward  procession  is  at  last 
halting  and  turning  northward  to  New 
Ontario,  where  we  have  a  great  wooded 
land,  well  watered,  rolling  hills  and 
pleasant  valleys,  a  land  over  which  two 
transcontinental  railways  run,  and  which 
in  the  next  five  or  ten  years  will  have 
railways  running  all  through  it. 


THE  DECADENCE  OF  THE  PICNIC 

For  decades  the  picnic  has  been,  so  to  speak,  decading.    Its  decadence 

is  now  so  marked  that  there  are  city  folks  ivho  shudder  at  the  very 

thought  of  being  seen  with  either  a  lunch  basket  or  a  large  family. 

The  modern  picnic  is  costly  and  artificial.      Are 

people  forgetting  how  to  play  ? 


IT  used  to  be  a  proud  boast  when  a 
family  was  numerous  enough  to 
have  a  picnic  all  to  itself.  Nowa- 
days, if  there  were  such  a  thing  as  a 
large  family,  and  if  it  were  holding  a 
family  picnic,  it  would  sneak  off  to  the 
picnic  grounds  in  relays,  and  would 
carry  its  "grub"  in  suit-cases  and  grips. 
More  likely  still,  it  would  buy  its  meal 
after  arrival. 

The  Toronto  Star  Weekly  thinks  our 
picnics  are  sadly  artificial.  "They  be- 
lie any  of  the  various  derivations  which 
are  given  for  that  interesting  specimen 
of  English.  'Tis  said  that  it  comes 
from    two    Italian    words,    meaning    'a 


little  task,'  the  idea  being  that  each 
member  of  the  party  does  his  share  in 
preparing  for  the  outing.  Another  ex- 
planation is  that  it  is  a  contraction  of 
pick-a-nick-nack,  which  embodies  the 
same  principle.  Still  a  third  derivation 
connects  the  word  with  'pick  a  nique,' 
the  nique  being  a  small  coin.  But  the 
modern  picnic  scoffs  at  small  coins  and 
those  who  go  to  it  decline  to  be  bothered 
with  small  tasks.  Even  the  picnic  for 
two,  which  used  to  enable  the  young 
ladies  to  display  their  housewifely  tal- 
ents in  preparing  a  dainty  lunch-basket, 
is  now  prefaced  by  the  purchase  of  a 


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lunch  not  only  ready-made,  but  ready- 
packed. 

"There  are  still  picnics  of  the  Sunday- 
school  variety,  but  they  are  no  longer 
conducted  on  the  old-fashioned  lines. 
The  journey  to  some  nearby  park  is  no 
sooner  proposed  than  it  is  poo-poohed. 
The  idea!  What  boy  would  go  to  Sun- 
day-school in  the  hot  summer  weather 
of  1912  with  nothing  better  in  view 
than  a  visit  to  some  easily  accessible 
picnic  grounds?  He  must  have  a  long 
train  trip  at  least,  and  a  boat  trip,  too, 
if  he  can  get  it.  If  he  can't,  he  will 
easily  find  some  other  church  which  will 
bid  a  railway  ticket  for  his  attendance. 
And  food  must  be  provided  by  a  caterer. 

"The  time  threatens  to  arrive  when 
nothing  less  than  a  full  course  dinner 
will  satisfy  demands.  Almost  anything 
used  to  suffice  for  a  prize.  It  was  the 
fun  of  the  thing  which  counted  in  the 
races  and  other  contests.  The  present 
tendency,  however,  is  towards  gold 
watches  for  first,  gramophones  for  sec- 
ond, and  diamond  tie  pins  for  third 
prize.  This  stage,  mark  you,  has  not 
yet  been  reached,  but  it  appears  to  be 
looming  up.  Picnics  will  yet  vie  with 
bowling  tournaments. 

"There  are  still  small  picnics  in  the 
parks,  but  not  the  nearest  parks.  Be 
sure  of  that.  Children  in  the  High 
Park  district  would  not  think  of  a 
'pleasure  excursion'  to  that  beautiful 
and  spacious  playground.  They  must 
needs  go  to  Reservoir  Park,  and  mid- 
way to  it  they  meet  a  troupe  of  children 
from  the  Reservoir  Park  neighborhood 
who  wouldn't  think  of  going  there,  and 
are  bound  for  High.  Both  groups  are 
discontented  because  they  are  not 
going  outside  Toronto  altogether.  They 
would  be  far  happier  in  the  prospect  of 
a  hot  train  ride  to  someplace-and-back 
which  would  occupy  so  much  of  the  day 
that  there  would  be  little  time  left  for 
picnicking. 

"What's  the  matter  with  our  picnics, 
anyway?     They  are  too  artificial.     We 


are  too  firmly  wedded  to  the  idea  that 
we  cannot  have  a  good  time  without 
spending  a  lot  of  money  on  it.  We  are 
too  determined  to  make  a  highly  in- 
volved task  out  of  what  should  be  a 
simple  pleasure.  We  are  too  thoroughly 
imbued  with  the  notion  that  our  picnic 
must  be  just  as  expensively  tiresome  as 
the  other  fellow's.  In  plain  English, 
we  are  too  proud.  Pride  cometh  before 
a  fall,  and  pride  has  brought  about  the 
fall  of  the  picnic. 

"  We  are  forgetting  how  to  play.  We 
are  losing  the  joy  of  simple,  natural 
amusements,  and  we  are  bartering  that 
joy  for  whatever  satisfaction  may  be 
derived  from  spending  more  money  on 
our  pleasures  than  some  neighbor  whom 
we  dislike.  It  is  a  poor  game  to  play 
in  the  name  of  picnic." 

Writing  on  the  subject  of  picnics  in 
the  Globe,  Peter  McArthur  says:  "I 
wish  to  protest  in  the  most  public  and 
emphatic  way  against  these  new-fangled, 
snobbish,  strife-breeding  basket  picnics. 
There  are  no  picnics  like  the  old-fash- 
ioned kind,  where  they  set  up  rough 
board  tables  of  interminable  length  and 
piled  on  them  the  dainties  of  the  coun- 
tryside. Social  distinctions  were  wiped 
out  and  for  one  day  all  men  were  free 
and  equal  and  the  children  usurped  the 
reins  of  power. 

In  the  Old,  Happier  Days 

"At  these  basket  picnics  you  are  apt 
to  see  the  freckled-faced  boy  standing 
somewhere  outside  the  hunger  line, 
waiting  for  someone  to  hand  him  a  sand- 
wich or  a  cruller  that  is  chiefly  hole. 

"In  the  happier  days  of  my  earliest 
recollections  matters  were  different.  The 
freckle-faced  boy  edged  between  the 
legs  of  the  grown-ups  and  got  a  seat  at 
the  first  table  at  the  right  hand  of  the 
minister.  That  was  not  because  he  of 
the  freckles  reverenced  the  cloth.  By 
no  means.  He  knew  that  from  the 
point  of  vantage  which  he  occupied  he 
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good  thing  that  was  provided.  The 
woman  who  had  a  particularly  succu- 
lent custard  pie  or  a  pound  of  cake  that 
was  all  raisins,  would  invariably  begin 
by  offering  the  first  slice  to  the  minister 
and  then  he  of  the  snub  nose  and 
freckles  would  be  right  in  line  for  the 
second  helping. 

"Rah!  for  the  old-fashioned  picnics. 
At  least  the  boys  and  ministers  ap- 
proved of  them,  and,  come  to  think  of 


it,  it  is  no  wonder  that  Hufeland,  in  his 
Encyclopaedia  of  Insurance,  mentioned 
ministers  as  especially  unfavorable  risks, 
because  so  many  of  them  die  young  from 
indigestion.  His  tables  were  prepared 
before  the  coming  of  the  basket  picnics. 
The  cloth  may  have  succumbed,  but  the 
snub-nosed  boy  throve  mightily. 

"Rah!  for  the  long  tables!  Rah!  for 
the  free  lemonade,  and  down  with  your 
basket  picnics." 


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SINGLE  TAX  IN  BRITISH  COLUMBIA 

A  Victoria  editor,  who  once  thought  otherwise,  now  favors  the  abolition 

of  taxes  on  improvements  and  placing  them  solely  on  land  values.     In 

progressive  places  where  single  taxation  has  been  well  tried, 

the  people  would  not  depart  from  it. 


lyj'R.  C.  H.  LUGRIN,  of  the  Royal 
Tax  Commission  of  British  Col- 
umbia, says  that  when  the  four  members 
of  the  Commission  left  Victoria  they 
went  to  work  with  absolutely  open 
minds,  without  any  preconceived  ideas 
at  all  as  to  what  they  were  going  to  do. 
The  conclusions  they  reached  were 
forced  upon  them  by  the  knowledge  of 
the  conditions  of  the  country,  and  by 
the  knowledge  of  the  evils  and  the  in- 
justice of  the  incidence  of  taxation. 

"I  will  confess,"  he  says,  "that  I  was 
an  advocate  of  the  poll  tax  until  I  took 
occasion  to  learn  how  it  worked  and  to 
discuss  its  features.  I  am  now  abso- 
lutely in  favor  of  its  abolition — as  in- 
deed are  all  my  colleagues. 

"The  same  thing  applies  to  the  taxes 
upon  improvements  and  personal  prop- 
erty. We  felt  from  our  investigation  of 
the  province  that  they  were  unjust,  that 
they  could  not  be  fairly  levied  and  that 
it  was  only  right  that  they  should  be 
removed  from  the  statute  books.  And 
we  believe  this  will  be  done  by  the  legis- 
lature. 


"In  certain  municipalities  of  the 
province  the  idea  of  Single  Tax  has  pre- 
vailed. The  taxes  are  solely  upon  land 
values.  The  municipalities  which  I 
have  in  mind  are  Chilliwack,  Summer- 
land,  Penticton  and  Kelowna. 

"  We  will  take  Kelowna  as  an  example. 
In  Kelowna  the  area  of  assessable  land 
is  about  twelve  square  miles.  It  has  a 
system  that  is  purely  and  simply  Single 
Tax.  There  are  no  other  taxes.  That 
community  owns  its  own  electric  light 
plant,  and  through  that  municipality 
wherever  you  go  among  the  fruit  farms 
you  will  find  sidewalks  laid  down  to  the 
very  doors  of  the  farms.  The  country 
roads  are  lighted  about  as  well  as  the 
city  streets  were  before  we  had  the 
cluster  lights,  and  in  every  house  they 
have  electric  light,  while  the  water  is 
laid  on  by  a  splendid  system,  and  all 
these  things  furnished  to  the  people  of 
this  municipality  at  par  cost.  You  will 
find  the  school-houses  well  equipped, 
with  their  carriages  in  summer  and 
sleighs  in  winter,  to  bring  the  children 
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That  is  one  of  the  municipalities  in  the 
province  that  has  adopted  Single  Tax 
and  intends  to  stand  by  it.  Some  others 
have  not  gone  so  far. 

"And  who  are  the  people  who  live  in 
Kelowna?  They  are  nearly  all  men  who 
have  made  a  success  of  their  business 
affairs  and  have  gone  there  to  live.  They 
are  not  radicals  or  faddists.  They  are 
plain,    hard-headed,    sensible,    business 


men.  Whenever  the  question  was  asked, 
'  Do  you  think  you  will  ever  depart  from 
the  principles  of  Single  Tax?'  the  in- 
variable reply  was:  'We  will  never  de- 
part from  it.' 

"In  the  rural  municipalities  that  have 
adopted  this  system  of  Single  Tax  there 
is  no  influence  that  can  be  brought  to 
bear  that  could  lead  them  to  depart 
from  it." 


CANADA'S  CENTURY  IN  IMMIGRATION 

The  salient  feature  in  a  little  pamphlet  07i  fifteen  years  of  immigra- 
tion, issued  by  the  Gover7iment,  is  the  tremendous  growth  of  our  in- 
flux from  the  United  States.  In  the  fifteen  years  since  1897 
this  tide  of  settlers  has  risen  sixty-five  fold. 


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IMMIGRATION  from  the  British 
Isles  has  increased  twelve-fold,  but 
it  has  been  quite  outdistanced  by 
the  American  influx.  In  1897  the  set- 
tlers from  the  United  States  numbered 
only  2,412.  During  the  last  fiscal  year, 
1911-12,  the  figures  were  133,710.  The 
Montreal  Star  remarks  that  "it  is  no 
wonder  that  some  of  the  States  are  be- 
coming anxious  and  are  making  vain 
attempts  to  dam  up  the  flood.  It  is  no 
wonder  that  an  effort  was  recently  made 
in  Minnesota  to  shut  out  Canada  from 
exhibiting  at  the  state  fair.  We  got 
more  settlers  from  the  United  States 
alone  last  year  than  we  got  from  all  the 
world  in  any  year  up  to  1903-4." 

The  increase  in  British  immigrants  is 
very  satisfactory,  too.  In  1897  the 
total  number  of  British  immigrants  who 
landed  on  our  shores  was  11,383.  In 
1911-12  the  number  rose  to  138,121, 
which  was  15,000  more  than  the  highest 
previous  record.  The  greater  number 
of  British  immigrants  naturally  came 
from  England  and  Wales.  These  two 
parts  of  the  United  Kingdom  sent  us 
96,806  settlers  last  year,  as  compared 
with  9,401  in  1897.     In  the  same  period 


the  Scottish  immigrants  rose  from  1,476 
to  32,988,  while  Ireland's  contribution 
went  up  from  a  little  under  a  thousand 
to  8,327. 

"Great  Britain  and  the  United  States 
are  the  two  best  sources  from  which  we 
can  draw  settlers,"  says  the  Star.  In 
both  instances  the  newcomers  have  been 
trained  under  institutions  similar  in 
spirit  to  our  own,  while  in  the  case  of 
settlers  from  European  countries,  a 
great  divergence  of  ideals  powerfully 
obstructs  assimilation.  It  is  a  good 
omen  for  the  future,  therefore,  that 
three-fourths  of  our  immigrants  now 
come  from  Anglo-Saxondom. 

"The  fifteen  years  reviewed  in  the 
governmental  pamphlet  show  a  healthy 
development  in  this  regard,  as  at  the 
opening  of  the  period  European  immi- 
grants made  up  a  third  of  the  total. 
This  reduction  from  a  third  to  a  quarter 
on  an  increasing  total  is  healthy,  but 
even  the  smaller  proportion  is  a  serious 
problem.  The  encouragement  of  Brit- 
ish and  American— but  especially  Brit- 
ish— immigration  should  receive  sedu- 
lous attention  on  the  part  of  the  auth- 
orities." 


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THE  CAUSE  OF  THE  HIGH  COST 
OF  LIVING 

Too  much  money  is  the  root  of  the  high  cost  of  living.     There  is  too 
much  gold  in  the  world.     That  is  the  big  underlying  cause  of  the  ex- 
cessive rate  that  mankind  everywhere  must  'pay  in  order  to  live.     The 
symptoms  of  the  disease  are  the  tariff,  the  middleman,  trusts, 
luxury,  pure  food  laws,  decreased  efficiency,  wars  and 
the  movement  toward  the  cities.     The  disease 
itself  is  too  much  gold. 

By  Irving  Fisher,  Professor  of  Political  Economy  at 
Yale  University. 


FOR  years  the  world's  output  of 
gold  has  been  increasing.  In 
the  last  fifteen  years  it  has  in- 
creased from  about  $325,000,000  to 
$500,000,000.  In  the  same  fifteen  years 
the  price  of  living  has  jumped  surprising- 
ly the  world  over.  In  the  United  States 
it  has  increased  50  per  cent. ;  in  Germany, 
30  per  cent. ;  in  England,  20  per  cent. ;  in 
India  about  the  same — in  fact,  every 
country  has  had  an  increase  not  under 
18  per  cent. 

To  explain  the  balance  of  figures  let 
us  suppose  that  in  a  certain  city  $100,- 
000  (which  can  be  $10,000  used  ten  times 
over,  or  $5,000  used  twenty  times  over) 
has  been  exchanged  for  living  (rent,  food, 
clothing,  etc.).  This  means  that  the 
community  has  lived  for  one  year  on 
$100,000. 

Now,  let  us  suppose  that  the  currency 
in  that  community  is  greatly  increased 
the  following  year  by  the  discovery  of  a 
gold  mine,  which  product  is  changed  into 
money  and  put  into  circulation  in  that 
community. 

Too  Much  Money  to  Spend 

At  the  end  of  the  year  we  shall  probably 
find  that  the  amount  of  currency  ex- 
changed has  doubled  and  that  the  amount 
of  goods  has  remained  the  same.  In 
other  words,  the  community  has  paid 
$200,000  for  the  living  that  cost  only 


the  year  before  but  $100,000.  That  is 
to  say,  the  community  has  had  too  much 
money  to  spend,  and  the  cost  of  living 
in  it  has  increased  50  per  cent. 

If,  on  the  other  hand,  the  conditions 
were  reversed  and  our  community  had 
the  same  volume  of  currency,  but  the 
amount  of  goods  sold  had  doubled,  then 
the  purchasing  power  of  the  dollar  would 
have  been  raised  twofold,  and  the  cost 
of  living  would  have  decreased  fifty  per 
cent. 

Briefly,  the  way  it  operates  is  this: 
The  more  money  people  have  to  spend, 
provided  the  amount  of  things  they  buy 
remains  stationary,  the  more  they  will 
have  to  pay  for  them.  At  present  there 
is  too  much  money  in  the  world,  and 
that  is  why  all  countries  are  complain- 
ing. 

There  are  all  sorts  of  remedies  pro- 
posed, from  co-operative  household  buy- 
ing to  raising  potatoes  on  vacant  lots, 
but  these  are  only  remedies  applied  to 
the  symptoms  not  to  the  disease  itself. 
If  you  go  to  a  doctor  he  doesn't  treat  the 
symptoms,  he  attacks  the  disease. 
He  gets  below  the  surface  to  the  root  of 
the  trouble.  That  is  what  the  Inter- 
national Commission  hopes  to  do — 
reach  the  very  seat  of  the  trouble,  which, 
as  I  said  before,  is  too  much  gold. 

Prices  go  up  more  easily  than  wages. 
When  prices  are  rising  wages  will  not 


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rise  as  fast  as  they  will  when  prices  are 
stationary.  It  takes  a  strike  or  a  big 
effort  to  send  wages  up.  Prices  go  up, 
as  I  have  shown  you,  merely  through  an 
increase  in  money.  Between  the  years 
1873  and  189G  wages  were  up  and  prices 
were  down.  Then  we  began  to  get  too 
much  gold  and  prices  went  up,  but 
wages  didn't  keep  pace  with  them. 
When  they  do  that  means  progress. 
People  Who  Are  Losing 

The  class  that  is  losing? 

In  it  belong  all  savings  bank  depositors, 
bond  holders,  all  creditors  in  general,  all 
people  bound  by  contracts,  all  salaried 
people  and  anybody  who  is  doing  work 
for  a  fixed  price.  The  class  that  is  robbing 
them  in  a  subtle  way  is  composed  of 
speculators,  stockholders  and  people  I 
shall  call  "enterprisers,"  those  who  take 
risks  with  money. 

The  latter  class,  you  see,  is  not  dealing 
in  the  dollar  as  a  constant.  It  is  chang- 
ing for  them  continually,  and  they  are 
not  tied  like  the  first  class. 

For  a  concrete  example  take  the  case 
of  a  servant  girl  who  in  1896  deposited 
6100  in  a  savings  bank.  To-day  with 
her  interest  she  draws  out,  let  us  say, 
SI 50.  Now,  the  purchasing  power  of 
that  SI 50  is  not  so  great  as  was  the  power 
of  the  $100  fifteen  years  ago.  And  take 
the  railroads  that  are  bound  by  law  to 
carry  passengers  at  two  cents  a  mile. 
They  are  losing  money.  They  applied 
to  the  Interstate  Commerce  Commission 
to  be  allowed  to  raise  their  rates,  but 
were  turned  down.  When  they  were 
made  to  carry  passengers  at  two  cents 
a  mile  two  cents  would  buy  more  than  it 
will  to-day.  That,  as  you  now  know, 
because  of  the  fact  that  there  is  too 
much  gold. 

One  Class  Robbing  Another 

The  average  man  is  poorer  to-day 
than  he  was  fifteen  years  ago. 

The  average  man  has  more  money,  but 
he  is  a  member  of  the  one  class  that  is 
being  robbed  by  another. 


How  would  you  cure  this  disease 
of  too  much  money? 

The  International  Commission  is  the 
cure.  I  thought  so  last  May,  and  Mr. 
Hadley,  president  of  Yale,  agreed  with 
me.  Then  I  went  down  to  Washington 
and  saw  President  Taft.  He  was  as 
enthusiastic  as  I.  A  month  or  so  later 
I  went  abroad  and  discussed  the  plan 
with  the  leading  economists  of  Europe. 
They  agreed  to  co-operate  with  this 
country  in  the  forming  of  a  commission 
for  international  investigation. 

When  I  returned  to  Washington  and 
told  these  things  to  President  Taft  he 
saw  to  it  that  a  bill  was  introduced  in 
the  Senate  that  provided  for  the  launch- 
ing of  my  project.  The  latest  I 
have  received  from  Washington  is  that 
this  bill  will  be  passed.  It  authorizes 
the  President  to  appoint  three  commis- 
sioners as  representatives  of  this  country 
at  a  conference  to  be  held  in  Washington, 
and  at  which  will  be  present  repre- 
sentatives from  five  or  more  of  the  lead- 
ing countries. 

This  Congress  will  organize  into  the 
machinery  of  the  commission.  This 
achieved,  three  committees  will  be 
appointed.  The  first  will  gather  sta- 
tistics as  to  recent  changes  in  wages, 
prices  and  cost  of  living  throughout 
the  world,  thus  enabling  us  to  make 
international  comparisons.  A  second 
committee  will  secure  the  main  causes 
of  these  changes,  and  the  third  com- 
mission will   evolve   the    remedy. 

And  what  will  be  that  remedy? 

I  am  sure  it  will  be  directed  against 
gold.  One  way  to  do  would  be  for  each 
country  represented  to  agree  to  restrict 
the  annual  output  of  gold.  Of  course 
there  is  a  grave  danger  in  that  such  a  cause 
would  put  too  much  power  in  the  hands 
of  the  politicians,  but  as  the  work  goes 
on  I  think  that  a  way  will  be  found  to 
avoid  that.  The  people  of  the  world 
will  appreciate  the  situation  and,  under- 
standing the  fluctuations  of  money,  wUl 
figure  on  that  strange  property  in  all 


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their  business  transactions.  That  in 
itself  would  be  a  wonderful  step  for- 
ward. 

Why  Prices  Will  go  Higher 

Mayor  Gaynor,  of  New  York,  holds 
similar  views  to  those  of  Prof.  Fisher. 
Speaking  recently  of  the  high  cost  of 
living  he  said  this:  "The  periods  of 
prosperity  are  periods  of  high  and  rising 
prices.  The  periods  of  adversity  are  the 
periods  of  low  prices  and  falling  prices. 
Wait,  you  young  ladies  and  gentlemen, 
for  25  years  or  less,  until  the  period  of 
falling  prices  and  low  prices  sets  in  and 
then  you  will  see  hard  times  and  you 
will  have  reason  to  complain. 

"What  produces  high  prices?  If  you 
stop  to  think  maybe  you  are  expressing 
the  thing  wrong.  The  equation  of  prices 
now  is  gold,  as  gold  is  the  equation  of 
all  money  and  all  credit.  Gold  has  its 
value  like  other  things,  and  as  the  pro- 
duction of  gold  goes  up  and  up,  as  it  has 
since    1883,     until    the    production    is 


enormous,  the  like  of  which  the  world 
never  saw,  as  the  production  goes  up  and 
more  gold  is  brought  into  the  world, 
that  gold,  just  like  any  other  commodity, 
decreases  in  value  as  its  amount  increases. 
The  production  of  gold  is  enormous  and 
has  been  since  1883  and  is  increasing  all 
the  time.  And  so  long  as  that  gold 
increase  continues  and  the  gold  keeps 
expanding  in  quantity  will  prices  keep 
going  up.  We  will  have  no  lowering  of 
prices  until  the  apex  of  this  gold  pro- 
duction has  been  reached. 

"What  is  the  trouble  about  high 
prices?  You  are  all  trying  to  get  them. 
Every  man  and  woman  that  I  know  of 
is  trying  to.  The  laborer  is  getting  the 
highest  price  he  can,  and  his  wages  have 
gradually  increased.  Everybody  with 
anything  to  sell  is  getting  the  highest 
price  he  can.  And  then  apparently 
everybody  goes  home,  or  to  some  public 
rostrum,  and  abuses  high  prices  and 
complains  at  the  top  of  his  voice." 


Daylight  Saving  on  Trial 


TpHREE  Canadian  towns  are  this 
summer  trying  the  experiment  of 
Daylight  Saving.  The  latest  recruit  to 
the  ranks  of  the  economizers  of  sunlight 
is  Orillia,  Ontario,  and  the  other  two  are 
Moose  Jaw  and  Port  Arthur. 

Port  Arthur  is  in  a  peculiar  situation 
in  regard  to  time,  and  the  test  of  the 
principle  should  be  unusually  severe 
there.  Only  about  five  miles  away 
from  Port  Arthur  is  the  line  between 
Montreal  and  Winnipeg  time. 

The  Montreal  Star  points  out  that 
the  sun  time  at  Port  Arthur  is  now 
nearly  an  hour  later  than  ours  in  the 
East,  according  to  which  she  is  regulat- 
ing her  watches.  In  fact,  for  practical 
purposes,  her  clock  is  already  pushed 
ahead  one  hour,  and  to  introduce  Day- 
light Saving  is  to  push  time  forward  still 


another  round  of  the  clock.  Thus,  the 
citizens  of  the  western  Twin  City  will  in 
reality  be  getting  up  two  hours  earlier 
this  summer  than  their  sun  time  warrants. 
This  is  certainly  "going  some";  but 
then  Port  Arthur  is  so  near  to  the  West 
that  we  presume  the  gait  will  be  noth- 
ing unusual. 

The  result  of  these  three  experiments 
will  be  watched  with  great  interest. 
There  is  undoubtedly  much  to  be  said 
for  Daylight  Saving  from  the  point  of 
view  of  theory.  Unless  practice  reveals 
some  unforeseen  difficulties,  the  innova- 
tion is  worth  a  good  deal  of  effort  to 
secure  the  necessary  co-operation. 

Under  our  present  system,  we  miss 
the  best  part  of  the  day  in  summer,  and 
then  \ve  have  to  use  unnecessary  gas- 
light in  the  evening  to  make  up.     By 


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getting  up  an  hour  earlier  in  the  day, 
we  would  not  only  have  the  benefit  of 
the  fresh  morning  air,  but  after  the 
work  of  the  day  was  done,  there  would 
still  be  ample  time  for  outdoor  sports. 
The  outcome  should  be  a  saving  for  our 


pockets  and  an  increase  of  health  and 
happiness.     We  should  then  stand  some 
chance  of  living,  on  a  large  scale,  accord- 
ing to  the  old  saw: 
Early  to  bed  and  early  to  rise. 
Makes  a  man  healthy,  wealthy  and  wise. 


£2     £S 

ONTARIO  WINS  SUIT  AGAINST  NIAGARA 
POWER  COMPANY 

The  Judicial  Committee  of  the  Privy  Council  has  decided  the  issue 

between  the  Ontario  Government  and  the  Canadian  Niagara  Power 

Company  as  to  the  mode  of  calculating  rental,  and  it  has 

decided  in  favor  of  the  Government. 


THIS  final  outcome  of  the  litigation 
means  that  a  substantial  sum 
goes  into  the  Public  Treasury 
every  year  instead  of  remaining  in  the 
several  Niagara  power  companies'  profits. 

The  Privy  Council  has  decided  that 
the  construction  placed  upon  the  contract 
between  the  province  and  the  company 
by  the  Attorney-General  of  Ontario  is 
the  correct  one,  thus  reversing  two 
judgments  given  in  Ontario  courts  in 
favor  of  the  power  company. 

The  result  will  be  the  payment  into 
the  Provincial  Treasury  of  many  thou- 
sands of  dollars,  being  the  amount  of 
money  due  for  the  right  to  utilize  the 
power-producing  waters  of  the  Niagara 
River,  over  and  above  the  amount  here- 
tofore annually  paid  by  the  company. 

The  amount  of  he  unpaid  debt,  which 
at  the  time  of  going  to  press  is  not 
known,  reaches  tremendous  propor- 
tions, because  the  contract  has  been 
in  force  for  ten  years,  and  paid  for  ac- 
cording to  the  company's  interpretation 
of  it. 

The  point  at  issue,  though  purely 
technical,  is  sufficiently  clear.  The  con- 
tract giving  the  company  rights  in  the 
manufacture  and  sale  of  electric  power. 


declares  for  a  given  method  of  figuring 
the  rental  charge  fixed  by  the  Govern- 
ment. This  the  company  holds  to  be 
on  the  meter  plan. 

The  province  contends  that  the  rental 
must  be  based  upon  the  amount  of 
power  the  company  was  able  to  develop 
by  the  exercise  of  the  rights  stipulated 
in  the  contract.  The  difference  between 
this  "peak-load,"  and  the  amount  of 
power  actually  developed  by  the  company 
and  registered  by  meter,  is  considerable, 
and  figures  out  to  an  amount  of  money 
which  the  Privy  Council  holds  as  still 
owing  to  the  province. 

The  case  was  first  taken  to  the  High 
Court  by  the  Attorney-General  in  1908, 
when  Mr.  Justice  Riddell  decided  in 
favor  of  the  defendants.  On  appeal  by 
the  province  to  the  Court  of  Appeal,  this 
decision  was  upheld,  two  judges,  how- 
ever, dissenting.  The  argument  before 
the  Privy  Council  was  heard  some  weeks 
ago,  and  judgment  reserved. 

The  Technical   Phrasing 

The  legal  phrasing  on  the  point  in  dis- 
pute is  as  follows: 

"Peak  Contract — Payment  is  made 
for  the  greatest  actual  capacity  on  horse 


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power  recorded  at  any  one  time.  This 
record  governs  any  period  for  which 
payment  is  being  made,  and  may  also 
govern  the  remainder  of  the  contractual 
period.  The  computation  may  be  made 
progressively  from  the  date  of  the  record, 
or  such  record  may  also  have  a  retroactive 
effect. 

"The  peak  or  maximum  horse-power  is 
nothing  more  or  less  than  the  real 
capacity,  demonstrated  to  have  been 
required,  and  is  that  which  contains  the 
greatest  number  of  units  of  horse-power, 
so  that  payment  for  each  'horse-power'  is, 
of  course,  payment  for  the  maximum 
horse-power. 

"Meter  contract  payment  is  made  for 
the  number  of  horse-power  hours  or 
average    horse-power,  the    standard    of 


measurement  being  a  compound  or 
integration  of  capacity  and  time.  The 
number  of  horse-power  hours  or  average 
horse-power  is  ascertained  by  readings 
indicated  by  a  meter,  which  are  averaged 
by  an  integrating  meter,which  compounds 
or  integrates  capacity  and  gives  the  result 
in  horse-power  hours." 

As  the  Toronto  Mail  and  Empire  says, 
"The  Ontario  newspapers  that  have 
been  in  the  habit  of  abusing  the  Judicial 
Committee  of  the  Privy  Council  and 
declaring  that  appeal  to  it  ought  to  be 
cut  off  can  have  nothing  to  say  against 
it  this  time.  If  there  had  been  no  appeal 
to  that  court  of  last  resort  this  case 
would  have  been  decided  against  the 
public,  for  the  Court  of  Appeal  upheld 
the  judgment  in  favor  of  the  company." 


(( 


READY-MADE"  FACTORIES 


The  city  of  Winnipeg,  for  the  benefit  of  people  who  want  to  start 

manufacturing  on  a  small  scale,  will  construct  factories,  fully  equipped 

with  trackage,  electric  light,  power,  water,  etc.,  and  the 

rent  goes  toward  ultimate  ownership. 


THE  popularity  achieved  by  the  sys- 
tem of  selling  "ready-made" 
farms,  as  the  dry  goods  merchant 
sells  ready-made  clothing,  was  con- 
ceived to  be  about  the  limit  by  many 
who  have  not  the  aptitude  for  reading 
the  future  by  the  present  and  the  past. 
Just  as  the  ready-made  suit  was  fol- 
lowed by  the  "semi-ready"  suit,  so  the 
"ready-made"  farm  has  been  followed 
by  the  "semi-ready"  factory. 

The  city  of  Winnipeg,  for  the  benefit 
of  the  men  who  wish  to  start  manufac- 
turing on  a  small  scale  and  gradually 
develop  their  business,  will  construct 
"ready-made"  factories,  fully  equipped 
with  trackage,  electric  light  and  power, 
water,  and  the  other  necessary  acces- 
sories,  to   be   offered   at   a   reasonable 


rental  to  those  who,  as  their  business 
expands,  will  erect  plants  of  their  own. 

A  site  has  been  secured  and  the  fac- 
tories will  be  built  on  the  unit  system. 
Construction  will  be  of  brick,  concrete 
and  steel. 

This,  as  the  Calgary  News-Telegram 
says,  is  a  step  in  advance  of  the  bonusing 
system,  which  had  this  weakness,  that 
it  really  provided  capital  to  enable  a 
non-capitalist  to  compete  by  means  of 
tax-raised  money  against  the  very  in- 
dustries that  had  to  help  to  pay  for  this 
form  of  opposition.  The  recipient  re- 
ceived the  bonus  and  pleased  himself. 

In  the  newly-devised  scheme  the 
manufacturer,  unable  at  the  outset  to 
finance  the  construction  of  a  factory, 
but  quite  able  to  finance  the  necessary 


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manufacturing  processes,  states  his 
wants,  a  suitable  building  is  erected  for 
him,  but  the  rent  he  pays  should  go  to- 
wards his  ultimate  ownership  of  the 
place. 

As  at  present  devised,  the  scheme  seems 
to  require  that,  as  his  business  expands 
and  outgrows  the  rented  factory,  he 
must  erect  a  plant  of  his  own.     As  it 


stands  the  scheme  is  novel;  it  is  work- 
able; and  it  should  prove  equally  bene- 
ficial to  the  city  and  to  the  manufac- 
turer. The  system  might  not  inoppor- 
tunely occupy  the  attention  of  organiza- 
tions in  other  Western  cities  which  are 
aiming  at  increasing  the  number  of  pro- 
ductive industrial  establishments  in  their 
midst. 


WHERE  HAVE  THE  WOMEN  GONE  ? 

A  glance  at  the  first  volume  of  the  census  reports,  which  gives  details 

of  the  distribution  of  th^  population  according  to  sex,  discloses  the 

curious  fact  that  in  the  townships  of  Ontario  males,  almost  ivithout 

exception,  outnumber  females;  and,  on  the  other  hand,  in 

the  cities,  towns  and  villages,  especially  the 

villages,  females  outnumber  males. 


By  W.  L.  Smith,  Editor  of  the  "Weekly  Sun." 


IN  only  forty-eight  of  the  nine  hun- 
dred and  forty-five  townships  and 
rural  places  named  by  the  census, 
females  outnumber  males,  and  in  these 
forty-eight  places,  which  are  mainly  in 
the  North  and  perhaps  Indian  camps, 
the  total  excess  of  females  is  only  about 
fifty. 

In  the  townships  of  Old  Ontario  the 
excess  of  males  over  females  appears  to 
be  more  than  forty  thousand.  In  only 
forty-five  out  of  two  hundred  and  sixty 
cities,  towns  and  villages,  do  males  ex- 
ceed females. 

Expected  More  Females 

Most  observers,  who  have  given  at- 
tention to  the  pitiful  disturbance  of  On- 
tario population,  would  probably  have 
looked  for  a  contrary  state  of  facts. 
They  would  have  said  that  since  Alberta 
and  Saskatchewan  have  160,000  more 
men  than  women,  and  rural  old  Ontario 
has  suffered  a  net  loss  of  100,000,  the 
men  must  have  gone  West,  leaving  the 
women  at  home  on  the  farms. 


The  facts  are  not  easy  to  explain. 
The  forty  thousand  women  have  not 
gone  to  the  cities,  because  in  the  rural 
villages  and  towns,  where  there  is  no 
employment  for  women  and,  where  the 
pressure  on  women  to  work  must  be  at 
least  as  great  as  it  is  on  the  adjacent 
farms,  there  is  almost  universally  a  ma- 
terial excess  of  women. 

In  rural  old  Ontario  there  are  no 
public  works  and  no  industrial  activity 
to  account  for  the  excess  of  men  and  the 
farms  are  so  bereft  of  male  labor  as  to 
leave,  it  has  been  said,  only  about  three- 
quarters  of  a  man  to  every  hundred 
acres. 

If  it  be  assumed  that  the  women  have 
deserted  the  farms  in  as  great  numbers 
as  the  men,  which  is  hard  to  believe,  the 
farm  laborers  may  be  part  of  the  excess 
of  men.  The  farm  laborer  is  not  at- 
tracted to  the  soil  and  he  is  not  married 
because,  no  doubt,  the  land  cannot,  in 
addition  to  its  burdens,  maintain  for 
him  a  wife  and  children. 

The  continued  falling  off  in  the  num- 


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ber  of  school  children  seems  to  indicate 
a  widespread  restraint  of  marriage. 

Whatever  the  explanation,  a  condition 
so  marked  and  so  general  must  be  due, 
not  to  accident,  but  to  general  causes 
operating  for  a  long  time  upon  all  the 
rural  population.  That  these  causes  are 
economic  we  have  no  doubt.  Those 
whose  interest  in  these  matters  is  only 


measured  by  their  effect  on  the  produc- 
tion of  wealth  will  understand  why  farm 
production,  especially  dairying,  is  fall- 
ing off. 

//  is  not  enough  to  know;  we  must  turn 
what  we  know  to  account.  It  is  not 
enough  to  will;  we  must  do. — Goethe. 


THE  CURE  FOR  LABOR  UNREST 

'^''We  must  recognize  that  ij  justice  is  to  he  done  to  the  workers,  it  will 
mean  sacrifice  on  the  fart  of  the  rich.     In  many  industries  improve- 
ments can  be  made  in  the  lot  of  the  workers  without  materially 
lessening  the  earnings  of  capital''  says 
a  great  capitalist. 


THE  problem  of  labor  unrest,  and 
particularly  the  question,  what 
should  be  done  to  allay  it?  has 
been  discussed  in  a  lengthy  article,  writ- 
ten by  Mr.  Shelbohm  Rowntree,  di- 
rector of  the  great  firm  of  Row^ntree  & 
Co.,  and  a  leading  authority  on  social 
questions,  author  of  "Poverty:  A  Study 
of  Town  Life,"  and  other  notable  books. 
In  the  course  of  his  article  Mr.  Rown- 
tree writes: 

"We  must  recognize  that  if  justice  is 
to  be  done  to  the  workers  it  will  mean 
sacrifice  on  the  part  of  the  rich.  No 
doubt,  as  the  demand  for  higher  wages 
and  better  conditions  of  work  becomes 
more  insistent,  the  employing  classes 
will  improve  their  methods  of  organiza- 
tion, and  in  many  industries  great  im- 
provements can  be  made  in  the  lot  of 
the  workers  without  materially  lessen- 
ing the  earnings  of  capital.  But  this 
will  not  solve  the  problem.  The  pov- 
erty at  one  end  of  the  social  scale  will 
not  be  removed  except  by  encroaching 
heavily  upon  the  great  riches  at  the 
other  end. 

"All  wealth  is  produced  by  the  co- 
operation of  three  factors — land,  labor 


and  capital.  The  capitalists  should  en- 
tirely shake  off  the  idea  that  wage- 
earners  are  inferior  beings  to  themselves, 
and  should  learn  to  regard  them  as 
valued  and  necessary  partners  in  the 
great  work  of  wealth  production — 
partners  with  whose  accredited  repre- 
sentatives they  may  honorably  discuss 
the  proportions  in  which  the  wealth 
jointly  produced  should  be  divided.  .  . 

"While  profit-sharing  and  co-part- 
nership may  be  possible  and  advisable 
in  certain  industries,  I  am  confident  that 
the  solution  of  our  present  difficulties 
cannot  be  found  along  these  lines.  .  .  . 

"The  policy  to  be  adopted  by  the 
State  in  connection  with  all  industries 
should  be  decided  with  a  view  to  the 
national  welfare,  and  not  that  of  a  class. 
If  in  any  particular  case  it  can  be  shown 
that  it  would  be  a  national  advantage 
for  an  industry  to  be  taken  over  by  the 
community,  we  should  allow  no  fear  of 
the  bogey  of  Socialism  to  stand  in  the 
way  of  such  a  policy.  .  .  . 

"I  am  inclined  to  think  that  the  so- 
lution of  our  present  difficulties  will 
come  through  a  combination  of  indi- 
vidual  and   State    action — but   it    will 


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never  come  until  the  wealth-producing 
machinery  of  the  community  is  organ- 
ized,  and   the  resultant  wealth  distrib- 


uted in  such  a  manner  as  to  secure  the 
greatest  good  of  the  nation  as  a  whole, 
and  not  that  of  a  favored  class." 


DOES  CANADA  NEED  SKYSCRAPERS? 

The  chief  argument  for  them,  that  they  are  a  good  advertisement  for 

ike    bank    or    insurance  company  building   them,    is   upset   by   the 

fact  that  their  value  as  advertisements  is  greatly  lessened  as 

new  records  in  tall  buildings  are  made,  as  they 

have  been  in  the  States. 


^ 


DOES  Canada  really  need  to  imitate 
the  skyscraper  of  the  great  cities 
of  the  United  States?  Europe 
gets  alon^  without  them.  Our  Antip- 
odean cousins  are  fairly  immune  from 
the  habit,  and  Asia  has  done  no  Tower 
of  Babel  building  since  a  memorable 
occasion — long  before  the  invention  of 
the  steel  skeleton. 

The  Toronto  Globe  deplores  the  fact 
that  Toronto  seems  to  have  a  special 
itch  for  the  skyscraper.  "The  announce- 
ment that  a  building  that  will  have  a 
height  of  almost  three  hundred  feet  is 
projected,  and  that  plans  for  it  have 
been  prepared,  should  lead  to  a  discussion 
of  the  whole  question  of  the  advantages 
and  disadvantages  of  skyscrapers,"  says 
the  Globe.  '  'The  chief  arguments  for  them 
are  a  good  advertisement  for  the  bank 
or  insurance  company  that  builds  them 
and  that  owners  of  land  in  the  downtown 
quarter  have  to  build  high  structures  to 
get  a  return  for  the  vast  sums  sunk  in 
the  land. 

"If  skyscrapers  become  general  their 
value  as  advertisements  will  be  greatly 
lessened,  for  new  records  will  continually 
be  made,  just  as  the  Woolworth  building 
in  New  York,  with  its  fifty-five  stories, 
smashes  the  record  of  the  Singer  and  the 
Metropolitan  buildings. 

The  prevention  of  the  erection  of 
buildings  above  a  certain  height  would 
do  much  to  stop  the  concentration  of 


land  values  at  certain  strategic  points, 
and  would  spread  them  uniformly  over 
a  wide  area. 

"In  New  York  land  values  in  the  sky- 
scraper district  are  fabulous,  while  a 
few  blocks  away  on  the  East  Side  are 
slum  districts  that  would  be  just  as 
valuable  as  sites  for  office  buildings  were 
a  demand  created  for  them  by  a  limita- 
tion of  the  height  of  such  structures. 
The  same  condition  will  undoubtedly 
develop  in  Toronto  if  Council  gives  free 
rein  to  the  builders  of  skyscrapers. 

"Public  opinion  seems  to  be  ripening 
in  tlje  direction  of  the  application  of  a 
regulation  generally  enforced  in  Great 
Britain — namely,  that  no  building  shall 
be  higher  than  one  and  one-half  times 
the  width  of  the  street  on  which  it 
stands.  On  Toronto's  downtown  streets, 
which  are  almost  all  66  feet  wide,  that 
would  limit  the  height  of  buildings  to  a 
hundred  feet,  or  from  eight  to  nine 
stories. 

Minority  Representation 

FRANCE  has  decided  to  experiment 
with  the  system  of  proportional 
representation,  or  representation 
of  minorities,  a  measure  providing  for  its 
adoption  having  passed  through  the 
Parliament  under  the  direction  of  Premier 
Poincare. 
The  effect  of  the  system  is  thus  set 


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forth:  "Instead  of  completely  disfran- 
chising the  whole  minority,  as  the  old 
scrutin  de  liste  did,  it  ensures  that  every 
ballot  will  count  for  something,  if  not 
in  favor  of  a  man's  personal  preference, 
then  in  favor  of  his  next  choice. 

"Any  voter  is  free  under  it  to  vote  for 
the  man  who  best  represents  him  with- 
out fear  of  losing  his  vote  should  that 
man  not  get  in .  If  his  preferred  represent- 
ative gets  his  bare  fifth  or  sixth  of  the 
votes,  plus  one,  he  gets  in.  If  he  does 
not,  the  elector's  vote  is  counted  for  the 
man  whom  he  next  prefers." 

The  working  of  this  system  in  France 
will  doubtless  be  watched  with  much 
interest  by  the  people  of  other  countries, 
where  much  has  been  said  of  the  plan 
but  nothing  has  been  done  to  test  it  in 
a  wholesale  way. 

That  injustice  is  done  to  minorities 
under  the  system  of  voting  which  pre- 
vails in  practically  all  countries  cannot 
be  denied.  It  is  possible,  as  wehave  seen, 
for  the  Dominion  Commons  or  any 
provincial  House  of  Assembly  to  be 
composed  of  practically  one  party,  even 
though  the  unrepresented  minority  may 
have  cast  a  substantial  vote  at  the  polls. 

Many  schemes  have  been  proposed  to 
secure  fair  representation  for  minorities, 
and  if  the  French  system  works  out  well 
it  will,  no  doubt,  be  adopted  in  other 
countries. 

Is  Thrift  Impossible  ? 
Or  Unpopular  ? 

A^THEN  Shakespeare  delivered  him- 
'  self  of  the  maxim,  "Sweet  are  the 
uses  of  adversity,"  what  had  the  master 
in  mind  ?  asks  the  Regina  Province. 

"For  one  thing,"  says  the  Province, 
"the  virtue  of  thrift  is  worth  mentioning 
when  considering  the  use  of  adversity. 
For  it  is  said  to  be  an  impossible  lesson 
to  acquire  in  the  midst  of  prosperity. 

"One  of  the  largest  American  insurance 
companies  has  been  investigating  how 
many   people   laid   up   anything   against 


the  proverbial  rainy  day.  From  the 
records  in  the  New  York  surrogate's  office 
for  a  period  of  five  years,  the  statistics 
showed  that  of  the  adult  persons  who 
died  in  that  time: 

"85.3  per  cent,  left  no  estate. 

"4.3  per  cent,  left  estates  of  from  $300 
to  $1,000. 

"5.3  per  cent,  left  estates  of  $1,000  to 
$5,000. 

"1.8  per  cent,  left  estates  of  $5,000  to 
$10,000. 

"1.8  per  cent,  left  estates  of  $10,000 
to  $25,000. 

"1.5  per  cent,  left  estates  of  more 
than  $25,000. 

"To  check  these  figures  an  examina- 
tion was  made  of  the  records  in  a  repre- 
sentative county  of  Ohio,  and  a  similar 
condition  was  revealed,  although  only 
78.15  per  cent,  died  with  no  estates,  and 
only  .95  per  cent,  left  more  than  $25,000. 

Are  Canadians   as  Bad  ? 

"It  must  come  as  a  startling  revela- 
tion to  find  that  in  New  York  more  than 
seventeen  out  of  twenty  adults  die  with- 
out leaving  any  estate  whatever.  In 
Ohio  the  proportion  of  four-fifths  ob- 
tains. 

"Whether  Canadians  are  as  a  people 
more  thrifty  than  their  southern  neigh- 
bors may  well  be  questioned.  Cer- 
tainly we  have  not  yet  acquired  the  same 
reputation  for  grasping  after  the  dollar 
as  attaches  to  the  shrewd  American,  but 
any  difference  is  probably  more  in 
degree  than  in  kind. 

"Sir  Edmund  Walker,  Lord  Strath- 
cona  and  other  leading  financiers  have 
repeatedly  exhorted  Canadians  to  temper 
their  extravagance,  or  the  country's 
future  will  be  heavily  mortgaged.  The 
lesson  of  thrift  may  be  hard  to  learn,  but 
it  contributes  stability  to  the  national 
structure." 


Uneasy  rests  the  face  that  wears  a  frown. 
-Elbert  Hubbard. 


I       In  the  Public  Eye 


ROWELL  AND  HIS  LIQUOR  POLICY 

An  interview-sketch  of  the  Liberal  leader  in  Ontario,  who  is  staking 

the  prosperity  of  his  party  on  the  programme  ''Abolish  the  Bar.*'     Mr. 

Rowell  believes  that  the  success  of  Local  Option  is  the  very  reason  why 

we  want  something  else.     When  he  speaks  you  know 

what  he  has  said,  and  you  understand  that 

he  has  more  ivhere  that,  came  from. 


By  Arthur  Hawkes. 


SHOULD  a  leader  be  judged  by  his 
policy,  or  should  a  policy  be  judged 
by  its  leader?  It  depends  on  who 
made  the  policy.  Mr.  Rowell  made  his 
own  policy,  so  it  is  pretty  safe  to  judge 
him  by  the  policy,  and  to  judge  the 
policy  by  him. 

He  has  risked  the  reputation  of  the 
Liberal  party  in  Ontario  and  his  chances 
of  becoming  a  Prime  Minister  on  the 
gospel  "Abolish  the  Bar."  He  has 
offered  to  co-operate  with  the  Conserva- 
tive party,  which  has  already  committed 


N.  W.  ROWELL 

Leader  of  the  Liberal  Party  in  the 
Ontario  Legislature. 


itself  to  the  suppression  of  treating,  in 
abolishing  the  bar,  if  Sir  James  Whitney 
will  adopt  his  plan.  Sir  James  won't 
even  turn  the  offer  over — he  spued  it 
out  of  his  mouth  with  every  sign  of  the 
most  vigorous  Whitney  spue.  Rowell 
says  that  to  see  the  bar  destroyed  would 
be  worth  a  hundred  times  more  to  his 
sense  of  public  progress  than  to  be 
Premier  of  Ontario. 

Your  conception  of  Rowell  will  be 
conditioned  by  your  attitude  towards 
that  assertion  of  his.  Is  Rowell's  char- 
acter or  only  his  tongue  in  the  declar- 
ation? If  you  believe  his  character 
is  in  it,  search  him  for  statesmanship. 
If  you  can  discover  only  his  tongue, 
pass  him  by,  for  he  is  only  political 
sediment. 

I  shall  hope  to  show  you  a  statesman. 
You  needn't  say  ditto  to  his  programme, 
for  the  man  who  only  says  what  every- 
body agrees  with,  cannot  by  any  honest 
stretch  of  imagination  be  called  a  states- 
man— he  is  hardly  worth  so  long  a  name 
as  platitudinarian. 

A  Blessed  Candour 

Rowell  has  been  sneered  at  as  an 
holier-than-thou  man.  If  any  human 
being  excites  the  abhorrence  of  this 
humble  commentator,  it  is  the  Phari- 
saical professor  of  political  religion.  Mr. 
Rowell  is  a  great  Methodist  layman — 


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probably  the  widest-regarded  Methodist 
layman  in  Canada.  In  other  parts 
of  the  world  I  have  known  laymen  who 
were  sticky  with  moral  treacle,  and  whom 
you  wouldn't  invite  to  draw  an  agree- 
ment or  to  conduct  a  horse  deal.  Get 
close  to  Mr.  Rowell  and  you  can't  de- 
tect a  smear  of  treacle  or  a  smell  of  a 
horse  trade.  He  is  what  he  seems  to 
be.  He  is  often  so  unaffectedly  candid 
that  his  opponents  suppose  him  to  be 
diabolical.  He  reminds  you  of  Lord 
Stratford  de  Redclyffe,  the  most  effec- 
tive of  British  ambassadors  to  Turkey, 
who  said  his  success  was  entirely  due  to 
his  habit  of  telling  the  truth,  which  his 
adversaries  believed  to  be  the  cleverest 
lies.  One  of  Rowell's  admiring  follow- 
ers in  the  Ontario  Legislature  insists 
that  his  biggest  asset  in  his  struggle 
with  Sir  James  Whitney  is  Sir  James' 
refusal  to  believe  that  Rowell  can  be 
sincere  in  anything. 

Of  Rowell's  legal  mind  I  know  nothing, 
for  the  law  is  fearfully  and  wonderfully 
made.  Of  his  Methodist  mind — well,  it 
may  have  recesses  that  can  only  be  ex- 
plored by  his  fellows  in  faith.  His  polit- 
ical mind  is  not  to  be  plumbed  in  a 
minute.  And  yet  it  is  easy  to  know 
him,  because  he  is  sincere.  He  is  the 
genuine  stuff.  Public  service  for  its 
own  sake  impels  him.  He  is  not  a  corus- 
cating genius,  liable  to  fly  off  the  handle 
or  to  take  a  drink,  but  a  fine  type  of 
man,  with  eyes  in  a  head  that  is  not 
divorced  from  a  clean  heart  and  a  right 
spirit. 

One  Better  than  Local  Option 

Of  course  any  man  who  has  the  mis- 
fortune to  be  a  successful  lawyer  bears 
certain  marks  of  his  calling  upon  him. 
You  don't  always  understand  the  law- 
yer, but  you  know  him  when  he  is  there. 
When  he  is  in  politics,  if  you  can  dis- 
cern a  minimum  of  the  lawyer  and  a 
maximum  of  the  political  prophet,  you 
don't  bother  about  a  slight  reminiscence 
of  the  gown.     You  feel  that  way  about 


Rowell,  and  are  reminded  of  the  analysis 
of  good  water  which  ends  "Bacteria,  a 
trace." 

Rowell  is  not  the  inventor  of  com- 
prehensive plans  for  stopping  the  liquor 
traffic.  He  enters  into  the  labors  of 
others  after  many  of  them  have  entered 
into  their  rest.  He  is  a  fresh  barometer, 
register,  dynamo — whatever  you  like — 
of  the  advance  of  public  sentiment  away 
from  the  pestilent  old  idea  that  without 
a  customary  use  of  alcohol  men  could 
not  work  and  women  could  not  wash. 
He  would  go  one  better  than  local  op- 
tion and  he  regards  the  proposition  to 
shut  down  the  bar-room  simultaneously 
all  over  the  province,  which  he  would 
have  decreed  as  the  legislative  first- 
fruits  of  a  general  election,  as  the  most 
practical  politics  that  can  be  offered  the 
public  for  approval. 

There  have  been  periods  of  temper- 
ance zeal  in  Ontario,  resulting  in  the 
Duncan  Act,  the  Scott  Act,  and  many 
other  statutes  intended  to  reduce  the 
public  evils  of  drinking.  There  are  still 
militant  organizations  for  the  promo- 
tion of  sobriety.  They  are  not  as  ag- 
gressive as  they  were,  because  they  have, 
in  large  measure,  a  complished  their 
work.  The  day  has  long  since  gone  by 
when  you  have  to  labor  to  convince 
men  that  intoxicants  are  a  hindrance  to 
intellectual,  commercial,  social  or  re- 
ligious efficiency. 

You  cannot  get  up  or  keep  up  a  furi- 
ous moral  battle  against  an  evil  unless 
somebody  will  declare  that  it  is  a  most 
tangible  good.  The  battle  of  theoretical 
temperance  was  won  long  ago.  The 
schools  of  Ontario  teach  the  pernicious- 
ness  of  alcohol  as  dispassionately  as  they 
teach  the  multiplication  table. 

Where  there  are  fights  for  local  op- 
tion there  is  real  fighting.  I  have  been 
told  that  the  contests  generate  more  ill- 
feeling  than  any  quantity  of  sobriety 
can  assuage.  The  church,  it  is  said, 
becomes  imbued  with  the  spirit  of  the 
electioneerer.     For  when  godliness  starts 


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to  get  out  the  vote,  well,  it  may  certainly 
not  be  as  wise  as  the  serpent,  and  it  is 
certainly  not  as  harmless  as  the  dove. 

Local  option  has  come  to  Ontario  to 
stay — no  mistake  about  that.  It  is 
adopted  in  a  municipality  by  a  three- 
fifths  majority.  The  peace  cannot  be 
annually  disturbed  by  a  drink  issue. 
Once  in  three  years  is  often  enough  to 
put  the  strain  of  vote-getting  on  the 
church  militant.  Once  adopted  by  a 
three-fifths  majority,  local  option  can 
only  be  repealed  by  a  three-fifths  ma- 
jority. What  is  sauce  for  the  moderate 
drinker  is  sauce  for  the  abstainer. 

The  three-fifths  clause  rouses  the  in- 
dignation of  the  double  X  abstainer, 
who  was  strong  enough  at  the  last  elec- 
tion to  get  the  Liberal  party  to  adopt 
the  simple  majority  as  its  temperance 
plank — a  step  which  wasn't  approved 
by  a  goodly  percentage  of  sympathizers 
with  Mr.  Rowell.  They  said  that  tHis 
is  a  world  of  fact,  and  that  it  is  no  use 
trying  to  drag  public  opinion  faster  than 
it  is  prepared  to  go — that  when  you  re- 
verse the  custom  of  immemorial  days  in 
a  matter  of  eating  and  drinking,  you 
must  have  more  than  a  bare  plurality  at 
your  back. 

I  asked  Mr.  Rowell  about  that,  and 
I  think  this  is  a  fair  reproduction  of  his 
answer: 

Example  of  Alexandria 

"There  is  something  in  the  point  as 
to  being  in  advance  of  public  opinion. 
But  we  are  going  by  experience  rather 
than  by  faith.  Over  and  above  the 
argument  for  majority  rule,  which  gov- 
erns in  everything  else,  there  are  the 
proven  results,  which  make  further  ex- 
periment not  so  much  an  experiment  as 
a  certainty.  First  there  is  the  dominating 
fact  that  reversals  of  local  option  have 
been  so  exceptional  as  to  prove  the  rule 
that  the  advantages  of  closed  bars  are 
so  great  that  continuation  of  local  op- 
tion is  assured.  There  are  a  hundred 
and  eighteen  municipalities  in  Ontario 


where  local  option  is  withheld,  though 
a  majority  of  the  ele  torate  is  in  favor 
of  it.  Sir  James  Whitney,  when  the 
three-fifths  rule  was  made,  said  it  was 
an  experiment.  On  the  results,  the  sim- 
ple majority  is  as  safe  as  the  three- 
fifths  majority.  We  are  going  on  the 
facts,  you  see. 

"Yesterday,  at  our  meeting  at  Belle- 
ville, Mr.  Munro,  the  head  of  the  car- 
riage factory  at  Alexandria,  told  us 
their  experience.  He  said  that  in  the 
old  days,  whenever  there  was  a  fair,  a 
circus  or  any  demonstration  in  town, 
there  was  sure  to  be  a  generous  amount 
of  drunkenness.  Alexandria  is  in  the 
country  of  the  Highland  Scots.  The 
Highlander  is  the  finest  kind  of  man; 
and  if  he  fills  himself  with  whiskey  he 
is  so  fine  as  to  be  more  troublesome, 
perhaps,  than  any  of  his  Celtic  relations. 

"Mr.  Munro  said  he  has  been  all 
through  the  mill  of  local  government 
and  has  done  everything  he  could  think 
of  to  diminish  the  woe  of  excessive 
drinking,  as  a  private  citizen,  as  a  civic 
governor,  and  as  an  employer.  But 
little  could  be  accomplished.  They 
moved  pay  day  from  Saturday  to  Mon- 
day, but  though  there  was  a  lessening 
of  absentees,  there  was  a  certain  pro- 
portion of  fellows  who  would  stay  away 
from  work  immediately  after  pay-day. 
The  day  was  changed  again  to  Wednes- 
day, but  the  evil  was  not  eradicated. 

"Eighteen  months  ago  Alexandria 
went  dry.  The  improvement  all  round 
has  been  marvellous.  There  is  no  com- 
parison between  the  efficiency  of  the 
factory  now  and  its  efficiency  two  years 
ago.  It  isn't  a  sentimental  question 
any  more  in  Alexandria.  The  economic 
value  of  local  option  is  as  clear  as  noon- 
day." 

"Well,  then,"  said  I,  "why  aren't  you 
content  to  let  the  province  work  out  its 
own  salvation,  through  local  option? 
The  temperance  people  in  the  Old  Land 
would  be  tickled  to  death  if  they  could 
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enjoy,  even  in  the  places  that  have  not 
adopted  local  option  in  Ontario.  As  a 
youngster  I  used  to  be  taught  that  if 
we  could  get  local  option  with  a  two- 
thirds  majority — six  to  three,  instead 
of  five  to  three — we  should  be  on  the 
high  road  to  the  teetotal  millennium. 
Why,  when  you  tell  the  British  people 
that  there  isn't  a  barmaid  in  Canada, 
they  look  at  you  with  wonder  and  envy." 

"I  know  that,"  said  Mr.  Rowell. 
"But  I  am  always  coming  back  to  the 
point  that  the  success  of  local  option  is 
the  very  reason  why  we  want  something 
else." 

''That  is  the  complaint  against  you 
— you  are  never  satisfied,"  I  remarked. 

Mr.  Rowell  laughed  the  quiet  laugh 
of  a  man  who  knows  exactly  where  he 
gets  off. 

"I  want  to  abolish  the  bar,  which  is 
local  option  plus,  and  a  logical  and,  I 
believe,  an  inevitable  outcome  of  the 
local  successes  which  you  agree  have 
made  Ontario  the  envy  of  social  reform- 
ers in  Britain.  I  want  to  enlarge  from 
the  locality  to  the  province,  by  compre- 
hensive, decisive  legislation  what  has 
been  done  in  a  smaller  way  by  permis- 
sive legislation.  The  strength  of  pub- 
lic opinion  in  the  country  is  unmistak- 
able. Whether  temperance  people  will 
allow  their  convictions  about  the  liquor 
traffic  to  dominate  their  party  affilia- 
tions remains  to  be  seen. 

Town  Rivals  Town 

"You  see,  so  long  as  some  men  can 
get  drink  they  would  go  where  it  is, 
even  when  they  would  rather  be  with- 
out it.  The  fear  that  some  nearby  town 
would,  by  keeping  up  licenses,  attract 
trade  from  one  which  would  rather  be 
without  liquor,  does  prevent  the  adop- 
tion of  local  option.  For  instance,  a 
friend  told  me  yesterday  that  Oshawa 
and  Whitby  are  likely  to  vote  on  local 
option  next  winter.  They  are  three 
miles  apart.  In  Whitby  it  will  be  said 
that  Oshawa  will  keep  the  licenses,  and 


will  draw  all  the  trade  of  the  farmers 
who  take  a  glass.  In  Oshawa  it  will  be 
predicted  that  Whitby  will  do  what 
Whitby  says  Oshawa  will  do.  Either 
town,  left  to  itself,  without  fear  of  what 
its  neighbor  will  do,  would  most  likely 
go  for  local  option.  Employers  of 
labor  will  support  it  I  have  reason  to 
know." 

"And  so,"  I  said,  "you  want  to  bring 
the  whole  strength  of  the  province  to 
bear  on  the  locality,  whether  it  likes  it 
or  not." 

Again  he  laughed.  "You  are  putting 
it  rather  directly,"  he  said,  "I  presume, 
for  the  purpose  of  getting  my  position 
more  clearly." 

"You  have  guessed  right,"  I  answered. 
"  I  am,  for  the  moment,  taking  the  posi- 
tion of  an  unfriendly  observer,  purely 
in  the  interests  of  the  Liberal  party." 

Risk  in  Large  Cities 

Then  he  laughed  some  more  before 
he  went  on:  "I  think  I  said  I  believed 
in  doing  the  practical  thing.  You  can- 
never  have  unanimity  in  politics.  Even 
where  the  majority  for  local  option,  on 
local  experience  of  it,  is  largest,  there 
will  be  some  who  feel  they  are  being  ill- 
used.  I  admit  there  is  force  in  the  ob- 
jection that  under  province-wide  aboli- 
tion of  the  bar  there  might  be  large 
communities  in  which  the  majority 
would  prefer  to  have  the  bar,  and  that 
they  would  feel  aggrieved  if  they 
couldn't  get  it.  The  enforcement  of 
the  law  in  such  places  would  not  be  as 
easy  as  in  those  where  public  opinion 
is  very  strong  the  other  way.  But 
there  is  this  consideration— nowhere  will 
the  sentiment  against  the  bar  be  so 
weak  as  it  can  be  said  that  a  whole  city 
is  being  coerced.  The  condition  that 
you  suggest  would  not,  I  am  quite  con- 
fident, arise.  But  in  public  life  you 
have  got  to  take  chances.  I  am  more 
than  willing  to  take  that  one." 

That,  you  perceive,  is  the  way  for  a 
man  to  talk  who  aspires  to  lead  public 


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opinion  into  new,  bold,  constructive  ac- 
tion. It  is  the  only  way.  Nothing 
venture,  nothing  win.  The  remark  led 
me  to  try  the  Liberal  leader  on  another 
tack;  but  he  was  too  much  for  me.  I 
suggested  that  he  estimate  public  opin- 
ion in  the  province  to-day.  Putting  the 
position  when  the  legislature  will  have 
a  working  majority  to  abolish  the  bar 
at  100,  where  is  public  opinion  now,  at 
fifty,  sixty,  eighty?  Mr.  Rowell  didn't 
know.  He  was  as  non-committal  as  a 
Vancouver  Chinaman — and  rightly  so. 

He  Wouldn't  be  Drawn 

I  tried  him  again,  and  he  was  frank, 
without  telling  anything.  Where  is  the 
Liberal  party,  I  inquired — not  as  a  legis- 
lative entity  under  his  leadership,  but 
as  a  potential  force  in  the  country.  Put 
its  position  as  a  winner  at  next  election 
at  100  and  where  is  it  now?  Again, 
don't  know,  don't  know — and  rightly  so. 
He  did  it  so  beautifully  that  he  seemed 
to  be  conferring  a  favor. 

But  the  probe  that  didn't  probe 
brought  us  to  a  pleasant  agreement  as 
to  the  need  for  all  the  time  striving  to 
put  public  life  on  a  better  plane?  He 
said  there  never  was  a  time  when  the 
opportunities  for  public  service  in  Can- 
ada were  as  great  as  they  are  this  day. 
He  expects  to  win  with  ''Abolish  the 
Bar,"  and  he  expects  that  some  friends 
will  fall  by  the  wayside.  He  hasn't 
gone  into  the  battle  without  counting 
the  cost.  If  they  cannot  follow  he  will 
regret  their  decision,  and  wish  to  see 
them  back  again  some  day.  BUT  HE 
WILL  GO  ON. 

Wise  as  serpents,  harmless  as  doves. 
It  has  been  a  settled  doctrine  with  me, 
since  I  entered  public  life  twenty  years 
ago,  that  the  politic  course  is  always  the 
straight  course — there  is  nothing  like  it 
for  bearing  fruit,  when  and  where  you 
least  expect  it.  When  a  man  in  the 
position  of  Mr.  Rowell  takes  that  line 
he  will  be  put  down  as  a  diabolical 
schemer,  a  regular  holier-than-thou,  who 


is  really  and  truly  ready  for  the  fire. 
Some  will  say  that  about  this  next 
point.  Mr.  Rowell  was  talking  of  the 
quality  of  public  service: 

Give  Him  Your  Regard 

"One  of  the  things  which  helped  to 
bring  about  the  adoption  of  'Abolish 
the  Bar,'  was  the  belief  that  it  would 
bring  into  active  political  work  in  many 
localities  the  best  class  of  men — the 
fellows  who  have  held  aloof  from  poli- 
tics because  they  have  thought  of  them 
as  the  most  inevitably  sordid  operations 
in  which  they  could  engage.  This  is  a 
political  issue,  deeper,  higher,  farther- 
reaching  than  the  things  which  com- 
monly divide  parties.  We  need  all  the 
strength  that  can  be  brought  to  bear  on 
public  discussion  and  public  service, 
and  I  believe  this  policy  will  do  much  to 
that  end." 

There  you  have  the  wisdom  of  the 
serpent.  The  enemy  might  call  it  the 
cunning  of  a  politician  who  wants  to 
make  a  party  engine  out  of  religion. 

It  might  be  that.  The  young  fellow 
who  comes  around  in  the  hope  of  pres- 
ently joining  your  family  and  whom  you 
are  glad  to  see  casting  his  heart  across 
the  table,  may  be  the  most  villainous 
betrayer  that  ever  set  out  to  destroy 
virtue.  But  you  know  him,  you  know 
his  antecedents,  you  have  some  faith 
in  your  own  perceptions  of  human 
character;  you  have  more  in  the  per- 
ceptions of  your  good  wife,  and  you 
are  glad  to  see  him  come. 

Rowell  is  out  to  win  Ontario  (as  far 
as  his  influence  personally  is  concerned) 
on  what  he  is  far  more  than  on  v/hat  he 
says,  or  on  the  way  he  says  it.  Once 
more,  you  differ  from  him.  You  may 
think  he  wants  to  go  too  fast,  that  he  is 
too  good  for^  human  nature's  political 
food,  or  that  he  is  not  good  enough. 
But  if  you  believe  that  we  are  in  need, 
above  all  things  of  men  of  brains,  of 
stability,  of  character,  who  are  not 
afraid  to  risk  things  to  gain  what  they 


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believe  to  be  great  public  ends,  you  will 
give  him  your  regard,  and  be  glad  to  do 
and  to  say  so. 

The  Parliamentary  Rowell 

Mr.  N.  W.  Rowell  became  leader  of 
the  Liberal  party  in  Ontario  on  his 
forty-fourth  birthday.  He  will  become 
Premier — when  the  Lieutenant-Governor 
sends  for  him.  Sir  James  Whitney  is 
very  strong  in  Ontario,  but  Mr.  Rowell 
knew  that  when  he  entered  the  lists 
against  him. 

Mr.  Rowell  hasn't  always  enjoyed 
good  health;  the  result,  they  say,  of  the 
way  he  worked  to  earn,  in  a  store,  the 
money  to  make  a  lawyer  of  himself. 
He  came  from  the  farm — best  place  for 
growing  men.  Near  London  is  his 
home.  There  is  goodness  in  his  blood 
— his  sister  is  President  of  the  London 
Women's  Christian  Temperance  Union. 
He  may  have  had  a  wild  period  in  boy- 
hood, when  he  enjoyed  (or  thought  he 
was  enjoying)  the  weed  secretly — and  it 
is  cruel  to  suggest  such  a  thing.  He 
may  have  broken  out  into  expletives 
that  he  would  rather  not  write.  But  if 
he  did,  it  has  never  been  held  against 
him.  A  clean  mouth  and  a  clean  mind 
are  no  detriment  to  a  man,  least  of  all 
to  a  statesman. 

Mr.  Rowell  is  thin.  You  don't  get  a 
proper  idea  of  his  make-up  from  a  dis- 
tance. His  head  is  lean,  so  lean  that 
he  has  been  described  as  a  dead-looking 
man.  It  is  a  libel  on  an  exceedingly 
alive  personality.  Get  close  to  him, 
and  you  see  that  he  has  the  bulge  over 
the  ears  which  phrenologists  (who  may 
be  as  wise  as  they  say  they  are)  inform 
you  means  the  fighting  instincts.  He 
fights  not  with  carnal  weapons.  He  has 
subdued  the  flesh  to  truly  Methodist 
proportions.  But  he  is  a  fighter  all  the 
same. 

They  tell  you  that  Sir  James  Whitney 
fumed  and  threatened  when  Mr.  Rowell 
kept  the  Legislature  sitting,  long  after 
the    Government   had   planned   to   let 


their  men  get  away.  New  rules  are 
said  to  be  a-brewing  to  curb  the  in- 
quisitive Rowell  when  next  the  House 
meets.  Mr.  Rowell  won't  roar.  He 
will  use  the  new  rules.  If  he  grows  in 
parliamentary  grace  as  fast  next  season 
as  he  did  last  winter,  he  will  make  the 
other  side  wish  for  more  rules  still — or 
for  something  that  will  shut  him  up  a 
little  quicker  than  he  likes. 

The  truth  is,  of  course,  that  you  can't 
destroy  with  rules  a  parliamentarian 
who  has  got  the  incommunicable  gift. 
Rules  were  made  for  the  conduct  of  de- 
bate, not  for  the  suppression  of  parlia- 
mentary quality.  Rowell  has  parha- 
mentary  quality.  He  has  studied  the 
fountains  of  parliamentary  procedure. 
He  not  only  knows  the  rules,  but  why 
they  originally  were  made.  He  has  the 
gift  of  lucid  statement.  He  can  handle 
a  subject  at  length,  or  in  brief.  You 
know  what  he  has  said.  You  under- 
stand also  that  he  has  more  where 
that  came  from.  Those  who  know  him 
best  speak  with  the  least  reserve  about 
him.  It  is  a  rare  good  sign,  don't  you 
think? 


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world  find  it  very  difficult  to  profit  from 
what  is  deserving  of  imitation  in  their 
older  contemporaries  and  at  the  same  time 
to  avoid  the  influence  of  their  errors. — 
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A  LOAN  THAT  COULDN'T  BE  FLOATED 

Toronto's  failure  to  sell  her  debentures  in  London  at  four  per  cent. 

carries  an  important  lesson  to  other  Canadian  municipalities,  which 

is  this:  ''Exercise  economy  and  make  up  your  mind  that 

you  II  have  to  pay  more  for  your  money  in  future."     It 

is  no  reflection  on  the  stability  of  Toronto's  bonds. 

The  London  market  is  glutted.  Why  not  issue 

five  per  cent,  bonds  in  small  lots  to  the 

thrifty  Canadian  investor? 


^ 


THE  pilgrimage  of  City  Treasurer 
Coady  and  Mayor  Geary,  of 
Toronto,  to  London  for  a  loan  of 
several  million  dollars  has  been  followed 
with  interest.  The  not  unexpected  hap- 
pened when  a  cable  message  was  received 
stating  that  Toronto's  representatives 
had  been  unable  to  dispose  of  the  city's 
four  per  cent,  debentures. 

A  London  bank  suggested  a  price  of 
about  91  for  the  bonds,  subject  to  market 
approval.  The  market  absolutely  re- 
fused to  take  a  long  dated  loan  at  any 
price.  The  city  was  then  obliged  to 
place  S6, 000,000  twelve  months'  trea- 
sury bills  at  4}/^  per  cent. 

The    debentures    taken    to    England 
were  to  pay  the  cost  of  various  public 
works  as  follows: 
Trunk  and  sewer  and  disposal 

works  $2,400,000 

Public   school   buildings     .  .        489,231 

Storm  overflow  sewers 824,400 

Western  Hospital  grant.  . .  .  51,282 

Parks  and  playgrounds 153,300 

Public  schools 618,462 

Waterworks  improvements 

(two  lots) 1,538,301 

Total S6,574,976 

In  addition  to  the  above  the  issue  of 
debentures  to  the  amount  of  $2,800,000 
has  been  authorized  but  not  negotiated, 
including  $2,200,000  for  the  extension  of 


the  civic  Hydro-Electric  system.  Fur- 
ther issues,  making  a  considerable  total, 
will  have  to  be  authorized  in  the  near 
future  to  defray  the  cost  of  extensions  to 
the  waterworks  system,  etc. 

The  city  of  Toronto  during  the  past 
few  months  refused  several  attractive 
offers  made  by  Jocal  bond  houses — 
attractive  in  view  of  general  market 
conditions.  Those  refusals  are  probably 
regretted  now.  At  least  3  points  higher 
than  oflfered  by  the  London  bank  this 
week  could  have  been  obtained  had  one 
or  other  of  the  offers  been  taken. 

An  Unsatisfactory  Outlook 

Referring  to,.  Toronto's  failure,  the 
Monetary  Times  remarks  that, "regarding 
high-class  stocks  generally,  and  the  Can- 
adian and  Provincial  Government  stocks 
and  municipal  stocks  in  particular,  the 
outlook  is  highly  unsatisfactory.  It  is 
only  fair  to  add  that  Canada  has  only 
partially  contributed  towards  the  present 
state  of  affairs.  It  is  thought  that  borrow- 
ing will  be  postponed  in  expectation  of 
getting  better  terms. 

"The  Canadian  Northern  Railway 
loan  guaranteed  by  the  Government," 
says  the  Monetary  Times,  "constituted 
a  blow  which  was  the  last  straw.  That 
security  stands  at  a  discount  of  from 
four  and  a  half  to  five  per  cent,  after 
allowing  for  interest." 


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The  Financial  Post  says  Toronto's 
failure  to  raise  the  money  "comes  as  a 
climax  to  a  series  of  cold  receptions  to 
Canadian  issues.  Perhaps  this  is  due 
not  so  much  to  any  falling  off  in  interest 
in  Canadian  securities  as  to  internal 
conditions  of  the  British  market.  The 
decUne  in  consols  to  record  prices  indi- 
cates that  even  the  leading  British 
security  is  not  immune  from  changed 
conditions.  It  is  not  surprising,  there- 
fore, that  the  market  was  not  prepared 
to  take  a  $6,000,000  issue  of  debentures, 
even  when  issued  by  a  city  of  first  rank. 

"For  some  time  past,"  says  the  Post, 
"the  British  market  has  not  been  absorb- 
ing new  issues  very  readily;  in  fact  the 
state  of  congestion  is  practically  unparal- 
leled in  the  history  of  the  market." 

The  Effect  on  Other  Places 

The  interesting  feature  of  the  refusal 
of  the  London  market  to  consider  Toron- 
to's 4  per  cent,  debentures  is  the  effect 
it  will  have  on  the  borrowing  of  other 
municipalities.  If  Canada's  second  larg- 
est city, whose  credit  ranks  with  the  high- 
est, cannot  negotiate  a  sale  of  debentures 
in  London,  the  outlook  for  the  smaller 
municipalities  is  rather  dark.  Of  course 
the  size  of  the  issue  may  have  influenced 
its  reception  somewhat,  but  the  British 
market  has  been  flooded  with  issues  of 
one  kind  and  another  until  the  market  is 
absolutely  glutted. 

Canada  has  taken  full  advantage  in 
recent  years  of  the  British  investor's 
high  regard  for  this  country.  Great 
Britain  has  been  pouring  a  steady  stream 
of  gold  into  Canada,  buying  not  only  our 
municipal  bonds  but  also  public  utility, 
railroad,  industrial  and  even  mining  stock. 
It  is  estimated  that  about  $200,000,000 
of  British  money  has  poured  into  Canada 
each  year.  Canada  soon  feels  the  effect 
of  any  obstruction  of  this  flow. 
Have  Been  Extravagant 

The  Financial  Post  drives  home  a 
point  which  has  been  freely  talked  of 
for  some  time  in  financial  circles.     "It  is 


not  to  be  denied,"  says  the  Post,  "that 
with  money  easily  secured  at  reasonable 
rates  there  has  been  a  disposition  on  the 
part  of  many  Canadian  municipalities  to 
be  somewhat  extravagant  Now  a  halt 
will  be  called,  not  so  much  because  Great 
Britain  has  decided  that  Canada  has 
been  too  extravagant,  but  because  of 
internal  conditions.  The  London  market 
finds  itself  in  a  state  of  congestion  which 
will  make  it  impossible  to  supply  funds 
at  the  old  rates." 

Mr.  F.  J.  James,  of  Nay  and  James, 
Regina,  who  has  just  returned  to  the 
Saskatchewan  capital  from  a  visit  to 
Eastern  Canada,  has  some  good  advice  for 
Canadian  municipalities.  "It  seems," 
he  says,  "that  a  large  number  of  muni- 
cipalities, more  or  less  important,  are 
borrowing  this  year,  with  the  result  that 
it  is  going  to  be  exceedingly  difficult  to 
meet  the  demand.  At  present  there  are 
in  the  East  cities  holding  in  the  aggregate 
many  milHons  in  debentures  awaiting  to 
be  put  on  the  market  and,  while  the 
market  is  in  its  present  stage,  we  cannot 
hope  for  much  improvement. 

"Our  advice  to  municipalities,  both 
high  or  low  in  the  grade,  is  to  borrow  as 
little  as  they  can  and,  if  possible,  to 
defer  marketing  issues  until  at  least 
next  season.  We  find  that  all  over  the 
East  development  is  going  on  to  a  very 
marked  extent  and  it  has  taken  large 
sums  of  money  to  look  after  the  require- 
ments of  the  East,  which,  hitherto,  has 
not  been  borrowing  to  anything  like  the 
extent  of  the  West  in  proportion  to 
population.  We  are  not  by  any  means 
looking  for  a  panic,  but  we  do  beheve 
that  the  practice  of  economy  at  this  time 
is  very  desirable.  The  chartered  banks 
are  doing  all  they  possibly  can,  but  even 
the  large  institutions  we  have,  which 
compare  very  favorably  with  similar 
institutions  on  this  continent,  have  their 
limitations." 

The  Toronto  Telegram  says:  "The Eng- 
lish investor  seems  to  be  losing  his  appe- 
tite for  good  security  at  low  rates  of 


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interest.  Quality  in  the  security  is  still 
demanded.  But  the  quantity  of  in- 
terest must  be  increased.  Consols  at 
76  mean  that  the  British  Government  is 
paying  almost  four  per  cent,  for  its  money. 

A  big  question  is  bound  up  in  the  propo- 
sal to  the  effect  that  the  city  of  Toronto 
shall  pay  five  per  cent,  on  its  bonds," 
says  the  Telegram.  "If  Toronto  is  to 
borrow  money  at  five  per  cent.,  the  bonds 
should  be  issued  in  small  lots,  and  made 
attractive  to  the  thrifty  Canadian  investor. 
The  chartered  banks  of  Canada  carry 
$373,000,500  in  deposits  that  bear  no 
interest,  and  $631,000,317  in  deposits 
that  bear  three  per  cent,  interest.  If 
the  banks  can  borrow  $631,000,317  at 
three  per  cent,  interest  in  Canada,  the 
municipalities  should  be  able  to  borrow  a 
few  rnillions  at  less  than  five  per  cent,  in 
England." 

As  the  Financial  Post  says,  Toronto's 
failure,  to  negotiate  the  loan  "does  not 
in  any  way  denote  a  decline  in  the  stabil- 
ity of  Toronto  bonds,  but  is  a  very 
decisive  indicator  of  the  feeling  in  Lon- 
don at  present  towards  Canadian  muni- 
cipals." 

With  regard  to  the  decline  in  Govern- 
ment securities — that  is  in  consols  and 
German  government  securities — ^the  Lon- 
don Statist  has  investigated  the  matter, 
and  expresses  the  opinion  that  the  root 
cause  of  the  decline  is  the  defined  under- 
current of  feeling  that  war  between  Britain 
and  Germany  is  inevitable  at  some  future 
date.  This  talk  about  arming  so  heavily 
to  maintain  the  world's  peace — well,  if 
both  nations  would  agree  to  reduction  in 
armaments,  or  agree  to  a  stationary 
policy,  the  same  end  could  have  been 
effected.  But  there  it  is.  Britain  would 
enter  into  such  an  agreement.  Germany 
won't.  Churchill  intimated  some  time 
ago  that  Britain's  poHcy  of  navy  in- 
crease would  be  governed  by  what 
Germany  might  do,  and  Germany  did 
not  take  the  hint,  but  immediately 
inaugurated  a  still  more  vigorous  naval 
policy. 


At  the  same  time,  Busy  Man's  Canada 
urges  its  readers  to  turn  to  the  "Pulse  of 
the  Press"  in  this  issue,  read  the  Toronto 
Star''s  little  sermon  headed  ''The- War- 
Will-Comers"  and  take  it  to  heart.  If 
all  would  do  this,  and  especially  the 
good  fellows  who  write  the  big  headings 
in  the  newspapers,  we  should  be  nearer 
the  millennium  and  further  from  war  with 
people  with  whom  we  have  no  quarrel, 
Germany  included. 

New  Grain  Line  Direct 
to  Hull 

A  S  a  result  of  the  recent  visit  of  the 
British  manufacturers'  delegation 
to  Canada  there  is  a  possibility  of  the 
establishment  of  a  new  grain  line 
direct  between  Canada  and  Hull  to  con- 
nect with  the  great  milling  industries  of 
the  north  of  England.  This  project  was 
advanced  by  Mr.  Rank,  of  Rank,  Limit- 
ed, the  biggest  millers  in  the  British 
Isles.  He  stated  that  he  had  come  to 
Canada  for  this  express  purpose. 

At  the  present  time,  he  said,  the  bulk 
of  their  Canadian  grain  was  shipped 
through  New  York  by  the  Wilson  liners, 
and  the  North  British  millers  were 
anxious  to  get  a  direct  service  with  the 
Canadian  Atlantic  ports.  Mr.  Rank 
opened  negotiations  with  the  Canadian 
Pacific  with  this  end  in  view,  but  was 
unfortunately  called  back  to  England 
by  his  father's  serious  illness.  He,  how- 
ever, placed  the  facts  before  Sir  Thomas 
Shaughnessy,  who  was  much  interested 
in  the  idea,  and  promised  to  give  it 
serious  consideration.  Mr.  Rank  will 
later  return  to  Canada  to  continue  the 
discussion. 

At  the  present  time  the  Canadian 
Pacific  are  carriers  of  large  cargoes  of 
grain  to  Bristol,  and  it  is  considered  that 
it  would  be  an  easy  matter  to  switch 
this  service  to  Hull,  since  it  would  not 
only  increase  business  but  also  win  back 
to  Canada  trade  in  its  own  grain  now 
going  via  New  York. 


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THE  BUSINESS  SITUATION 

Crop  conditions  and  prospects  were,  on  the  whole,  never  better.     Two 

hundred  and  fifty  million  bushels  expected  as  the    Western  yield. 

Business  men  see  reasons  for  great  optimism  on  the  probabilities  of 

the  year's  results.     The  failure  record  for  six  months  has  been 

favorable   to   the   Dominion.      A   prominent   Western 

Banker  thinks  the  development  of  the  past  ten 

years  is  nothing  compared  with  what 

will  take  place  in  the  next  ten. 


AT  time  of  writing,  July  29,  crop 
conditions,  both  East  and  West, 
continue  favorable,  and  there  is 
a  widespread  expectation  that  the  har- 
vests will  establish  a  record  for  Canada. 
But  the  real  test  is  yet  to  come.  Seldom 
does  a  year  go  by  without  a  crop  scare 
of  some  kind.  There  is  still  so  much 
time  for  development  that  the  most 
that  can  be  said  is  that  so  far  conditions 
have,  on  the  whole,  been  favorable,  and 
the  outlook  is  consequently  bright. 

Abundant  rains  in  the  West  have 
nearly  doubled  the  estimates  of  yield. 
Authorities  agree  that  the  prospect  is 
good  for  an  earlier  harvest  than  was 
thought  likely  a  few  weeks  ago,  and 
perhaps  a  little  earlier  than  usual.  A 
yield  of  250,000,000  bushels  is  talked  of 
by  authorities  as  the  probability  in  the 
West. 

A  disturbing  factor  for  the  Western 
farmers  is  the  shortage  of  labor.  Reports 
from  all  over  the  West  show  that  more 
men  are  needed  than  are  in  sight.  Esti- 
mates place  the  need  at  between  sixty 
and  seventy  thousand  men. 

Reasons  for  Optimism 

The  business  situation  continues  to 
give  reason  for  great  optimism  concern- 
ing the  probabilities  of  the  year's  results. 
The  year  opened  in  the  West  with  two 
especially  dull  features.  There  was 
almost  unparalleled  freight  congestion, 
and  owing  to  the  late,  unfavorable  har- 
vest of  1911  much  grain  was  still  in  the 


fields  at  the  going  of  the  snow.  It  was 
feared  that  much  harm  and  loss  would 
be  the  consequence.  Fortunately  as 
spring  opened  it  was  found  that  the 
situation  was  not  as  serious  as  had  been 
feared.  The  exposed  grain  was  not 
damaged  to  nearly  as  great  an  extent  as 
was  expected.  To-day  the  situation  is 
such  that  the  troubles  of  the  past  year 
will  soon  be  forgotten,  especially  if  the 
approaching  harvest  measures  up  to 
present  expectations. 

There  will  no  doubt  be  difficulties  for 
the  transportation  companies  to  over- 
come in  moving  the  immense  impend- 
ing crop.  It  will  keep  them  working 
overtime  for  some  years  to  catch  up 
and  keep  up  with  settlement.  But 
there  is  every  reason  to  believe  that  the 
railways  are  straining  all  efforts  to  cope 
with  the  situation  this  fall.  The  outlook 
is  viewed  with  confidence. 

Industrially  the  year  has  been  a 
success  from  the  start,  although,  as  the 
Financial  Post  points  out,  "no  doubt  the 
fear  that  the  unsatisfactory  conditions 
in  the  West  would  have  a  more  lasting 
effect  upon  the  purchasing  power  of  that 
market  had  more  or  less  .effect  upon  the 
sentiment  of  Canadian  manufacturers." 
ThiAgs  worked  out  well,  however,  and 
the  year  has  been  a  prosperous  one  for 
Canadian  industries. 

"One  factor  which  has  tended  to  im- 
prove conditions  here  is  the  general 
improvement  in  business  in  the 
United  States,"  says  the  Post.     "Despite 


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the  political  uncertainty,  the  general 
trade  conditions  across  the  border  have 
continued  to  become  more  and  more 
satisfactory,  until  now  there  is  a  wide- 
spread feeling  of  confidence  in  the  future. 
The  effect  of  this  upon  Canada  is  not  to 
be  overlooked.  We  do  a  large  volume  of 
trade  with  the  United  States  and  are  not 
only  one  of  that  country's  best  customers 
but  the  most  easily  reached  as  well. 
Just  what  this  may  mean  to  Canadian 
industries  is  illustrated  by  the  almost 
ruinous  competition  during  1911  offered 
by  the  steel  manufacturers  of  the  United 
States.  To  keep  their  plants  working 
they  dumped  much  of  their  product  in 
this  country  at  prices  which  made  profits 
of  our  own  companies  for  the  year  much 
smaller  than  they  would  otherwise  have 
been." 

Failure  Record  Favorable 

The  failure  record  for  the  first  half  of 
1912  is  favorable  to  Canada.  As  com- 
pared with  the  previous  year  the  number 
falls  from  703  to  630,  and  the  liabilities 
from  S7,014,933  to  $4,748,663.  The 
United  States  figures  show  an  increase 
in  the  number  of  failures,  but  a  decrease 
of  five  per  cent,  in  the  liabilities. 

With  all  sails  set,  Western  Canada  is 
apparently  well  started  on  the  most 
progressive  season  in  its  history.  This 
is  the  unanimous  opinion  of  the  men  in 
charge  of  the  financial  institutions  of 
Winnipeg,  those  in  touch  with  all  phases 
of  the  situation,  and  who  are  continually 
feeling  the  pulse  of  every  section  of  the 
West.  Managers  of  banks  and  loan 
companies  all  agree  that  this  should  be 
Western  Canada's  banner  year.  As  far 
as  they  can  see,  only  one  dark  cloud  looms 
on  the  horizon,  and  that  is  the  sometimes 
reckless  promotion  of  subdivisions,  which 
in  some  sections  has  been  overdone. 

Speaking  of  the  position  of  the  loan 
companies,  Mr.  C.  W.  Rowley,  manager 
of  the  Bank  of  Commerce  at  Winnipeg, 
is  very  optimistic  of  the  future.  "The 
development  in  the  past  ten  years,"  he 


says,  "is  nothing  compared  with  what 
will  take  place  in  the  next  ten.  Why, 
there  are  40,000  homesteaders  in  the 
country  to-day  who  have  been  on  their 
homesteads  long  enough  to  borrow 
money,  and  if  they  only  take  $500  each 
that  will  mean  loans  of  twenty  millions 
to  people  right  in  the  country,  who  last 
year  had  nothing  to  borrow  money  on. 
Everything  points  to  the  coming  year 
as  being  the  best  we  have  ever  had." 

Construction  Conditions 

Bridge  builders  and  structural  iron 
plants  find  that  the  past  year  was  the 
very  best  in  their  history.  Canadian 
houses  have  the  reputation  of  being  the 
promptest  and  sharpest  of  buyers  of  the 
raw  material,  and  no  doubt  the  purchases 
of  steel  shapes  and  sizes  in  the  early  part 
of  last  year  had  a  good  deal  to  do  with 
this  favorable  showing.  Prices  are  up 
now  and  it  is  not  certain  what  this  year's 
business  will  show.  But  all  the  big 
plants  are  crowded  with  orders,  and  in 
consequence  labor  prices  are  now  better 
here  than  across  the  boundary'  line. 
The  almost  universal  ordering  of  bridge 
and  other  material  by  Canadian  munici- 
palities, gives  evidence  of  a  feeling  of 
confidence  which  reaches  even  to  those 
who  are  generally  the  last  to  move — the 
authorities  controlling  local  taxes. 

The  building  trade  throughout  the 
country  is  in  a  healthy  condition. 
Attention  was  called  in  these  columns 
last  month  to  the  scarcity  of  bids  in  the 
West  in  certain  lines  of  work.  Several 
Winnipeg  architects  have  stated  that 
a  number  of  jobs  ranging  in  cost  from 
$6,000  to  $20,000  have  been  allowed  to 
wait  without  a  single  bid  having  been 
made.  These  jobs  might  be  described 
as  those  of  medium  size  and  do  not  seem 
to  be  in  demand  by  contractors,  although 
there  is  little  difficulty  in  getting  bids 
on  jobs  costing  either  less  or  more  than 
the  figures  named. 

Reports  received  by  the  Financial 
Post  from  25  representative  industrial 


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August,  1912 


companies  for  1911,  when  compared 
with  1910,  show  an  aggregate  increase  in 
earnings  of  over  13  per  cent.  This  com- 
parison did  not  include  all  the  large 
industrials  in  Canada,  in  fact  none 
but  companies  whose  securities  were 
listed  were  included.  The  result  shows, 
however,  that  trade  in  Canada  is  fast 
expanding.  The  Financial  Post  thinks 
it  is  quite  probable  that  the  returns  for 


the  present  year  will  show  an  even  larger 
gain  over  1911  than  last  year  did  over 
1910. 

Customs  revenue  collected  throughout 
the  Dominion  in  the  two  months,  April 
and  May,  for  1912,  were  $17,561,074,  as 
compared  with  $12,462,297  for  the  same 
months  last  year.  This  in  itself  is 
ample  evidence  that  Canada's  trade  is 
fast  expanding. 


BANKING  WITHOUT  RED  TAPE 

Ulster  banks, thebest  in  the  British  Isles,  make  depositors  and  borrowers 

equally  welcome  as  customers.     Loans  granted  freely  and  promptly 

without  red  tape,  and  the  last  form  of  security  is  a  "cash 

credit,"  signed  by  one  or  more  solvent  people.     A 

system  that  pays  the  banks  up  to  20 

per  cent,  in  dividends. 


THE  remarkable  prosperity  which 
has  for  over  seventy  years  char- 
acterized the  three  banks  in 
Ulster,  Ireland,  has  entitled  them  to  be 
ranked  among  the  best  managed  banks 
in  the  British  Isles,  and  to  be  worthy  of 
the  high  business  reputation  of  Ulster 
men  all  over  the  world,  writes  a  corre- 
spondent of  Moody's  Magazine. 

"These  banks,  with  their  head  offices 
in  the  city  of  Belfast,  have  numerous 
branches  not  only  in  Ulster,  but  also 
throughout  the  three  other  provinces. 
The  principle  upon  which  they  are  run 
is  mainly  borrowed  from  the  Scotch 
banks,  which,  on  the  whole,  are  among 
the  best  managed  in  the  world. 

Loans  Granted  Freely 

"In  the  northern  banks  every  man, 
no  matter  whether  a  depositor  or  a  bor- 
rower, if  only  his  character  be  good,  is 
always  thoroughly  welcome  as  a  cus- 
tomer. Loans  are  granted  freely  and 
promptly  without  any  red  tape  proced- 
ure and  without  making  a  merit  of  it 
on  title  deeds  of  lands,  houses,  custom 


house  warehouse  warrants,  bills  of  lad- 
ing, stock  exchange  securities,  etc.,  and 
also  letters  of  guarantees. 

"This  last  form  of  security  is  a  Scotch 
idea  and  is  called  a  "cash  credit,"  which 
is  freely  used  in  Scotland.  It  is  a  sim- 
ple document  signed  by  one  or  more 
solvent  people,  guaranteeing  repayment 
of  an  advance  given  to  a  customer  for 
some  temporary  purpose.  The  customer 
can  check  on  his  account  to  any  amount 
up  to  the  sum  mentioned  in  the  letter 
of  guarantee,  but  he  only  pays  interest 
on  the  sum  drawn  from  day  to  day,  and 
it  may  happen  that  he  may  only  utilize 
a  portion  of  his  credit  during  the  cur- 
rency of  the  guarantee. 

"A  very  special  study  of  these  banks 
is  to  find  out  all  they  possibly  can  about 
the  character,  means  and  standing  of 
every  one  who  is  a  customer  or  who  is 
likely  to  become  one,  or,  indeed,  every 
person  in  the  town  and  district  in  which 
the  bank  is  situated.  Bankers  are 
always  ready  and  willing  to  exchange  in 
strict  confidence  what  they  know  about 
people  in  their  district,  and  this  informa- 


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tion  is  always  noted  in  the  private 
"character  book"  in  the  manager's 
room. 

"In  Ulster  there  is  a  very  large  dis- 
count business  done  in  the  banks,  chiefly 
in  the  linen  business.  This  is  consid- 
ered good  paper,  as  representing  bona 
fide  commercial  transactions  between 
good  linen  houses  in  Belfast,  London, 
New  York,  Hamburg,  etc.,  and  can  be 
readily  sold  in  London  should  occasion 
require. 

"There  is  also  a  large  amount  of 
farmers'  bills  discounted  not  only  in 
Ulster,  but  throughout  Ireland,  at  a 
higher  rate  than  in  the  case  of  commer- 
cial bills.  These  bills  are  usually  for 
small  amounts  varying  from  £10  to 
£200  or  so,  and  they  are  usually  prompt- 
ly met  at  maturity. 

Mutual  Confidence  that  Pays 

"A  feature  in  Ulster  banking  is  the 
mutual  confidence  existing  between  the 
banks  and  their  customers.  As  an  evi- 
dence of  the  prosperity  growing  out  of 
these  happy  relations,  two  of  the  Ulster 
banks  pay  20  per  cent,  per  annum  divi- 
dend to  their  original  shareholders,  and 
another  pays  15  per  cent,  per  annum. 

"All  three  banks  in  Ulster  are  banks 
of  issue,  each  having  its  limit  fixed  by 
the  Government.  Any  notes  that  may 
be  issued  over  and  above  the  authorized 
figure  must  be  represented  by  gold  coin 
or  bullion  for  equal  amount  in  the  coffers 
of  the  bank.  The  banks  are  obliged 
frequently  to  issue  notes  in  excess  of 
their  limit  because  of  the  fact  that 
notes  are  much  more  popular  than  gold 
for  ordinary  use.  These  notes  are 
issued  in  values  of  £1,  £5,  £10,  £20, 
£oO  and  £100,  and  are  payable  to  bearer 
on  demand  all  through  Ireland. 

'  One  of  the  great  secrets  of  the  suc- 
cess of  the  Ulster  banks  is  that  the 
board  of  directors  consists  of  four 
trained  bankers,  who  in  nearly  every 
case  ar  men  who  rose  in  the  bank  from 
the  position   of  junior  clerk  by  sheer 


merit.  These  directors  are  highly  paid; 
generally  the  salaries  vary  from  £1,500 
to  £3,000  per  annum  each,  and  the  other 
high  officials,  such  as  chief  cashier,  gen- 
eral manager,  secretary,  etc.,  receive 
from  £800  to  £1,200  per  annum. 

Canada's  Prosperity 

TN  preparing  its  special  quarterly  re- 
view in  July,  the  Financial  Post  was 
impressed  by  the  many  evidences  of 
Canada's  unparalleled  prosperity. 
"From  industrial  concerns,"  says  the 
Post,  "come  reports  of  greatly  in- 
creased business  and  a  consequent  gain 
in  earnings.  Railroads  report  larger 
earnings  and  an  ever-growing  volume 
of  traffic.  Then,  too,  there  is  a  great 
deal  of  construction  work  under  way. 
The  Canadian  Northern  is  busy  ex- 
tending its  lines,  the  C.P.R.  is  double- 
tracking,  and  eventually  will  spend 
S70,000,000  to  parallel  its  line  through 
the  mountains  to  the  Pacific  Coast.  The 
Grand  Trunk  Pacific  has  also  extensive 
construction  work  under  way. 

"The  report  of  customs  receipts  for 
the  two  months  of  the  current  fiscal 
year  now  past  shows  an  increase  over  the 
same  months  last  year  of  over  40%. 
This  in  itself  is  a  good  indication  of  trade 
expansion. 

"Bank  clearings  for  the  first  five  months 
of  the  year  were  nearly  25%  in  excess 
of  the  same  period  in  1911,  while  for  the 
six  months  to  the  end  of  June  the  figures 
will  show  probably  an  even  larger  per- 
centage increase. 

"All  these  factors  taken  together  are 
an  unmistakable  indication  of  general 
prosperity.  Of  course,  the  crops  are  the 
biggest  factors  in  the  country's  pros- 
perity, but  even  in  this  regard  the  pros- 
pects are  good,  despite  a  late  spring. 
Reports  from  all  over  the  Dominion  tell 
of  favorable  weather  for  the  growing 
crops,  and  although  the  harvest  will 
probably  be  late,  the  production  will  be 
large.     Canada  is  prospering." 


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August,  1912 


FIVE  MONTHS'  BANK  CLEARINGS 

The  advance  for  the  half-year  will  he  nearly  30  per  cent.     On  the  five 

months*  record  the  advance  is  almost  25  per  cent.     Winnipeg  shows 

a  steady  percentage  increase  in  various  months.     Eastern 

and  Western  cities  show  considerable  increase. 


BANK  clearings    for  the  first  five  cent,  larger  than  that  shown  by  Montreal, 

months  of  1912,  as  shown  in  the  In  percentage  increase  Saskatoon  leads, 

following    table,  prepared  by  the  the    percentage     being    121    per    cent. 

Financial  Post,  have  increased  in  volume  With  the  exception  of  Moose  Jaw,  whose 

almost  25  per  cent,  over  those  of  a  simi-  clearings  have  been  compared  with  a 

lar    period    of    last    year.     The    total  four  months'  period,   the  next  largest 

amounts  to  $3,476,877,000,   as  against  gain  is  that  of  Edmonton,  whose  increase 

$2,787,800,000  last  year — an  increase  of  is  97  per  cent. 

$689,077,000.  Every   city   shows   an   increase,    the 

Montreal  has  crossed  the  $1,000,000,-  smallest  being  6.7  per  cent,  by  Brant- 

000  mark  and  shows  an  advance  of  $145,-  ford.     The  cities  in  the  East,  as  well  as 

623,000,  or  nearly  16  per  cent.    Toronto's  those  in  the  West,  have  made  good  gains, 

total  is  $857,445,000,  and  shows  a  slight-  some  of  which  are:  Hamilton,  33  per 

ly  smaller  actual  increase  than  Montreal,  cent.;  Ottawa,  33  per  cent.,  and  Quebec, 

The  percentage  increase  is  almost  1  per  16  per  cent. 

(OOO's  omitted.) 

5  mos.  5  mos. 

1912  1911  Inc.  % 

Montreal $1,063,114        $917,491        $145,623       15.9 

Toronto 857,445         734,318         123,127       16.8 

Winnipeg .574,430          397,510          176,920       44.6 

Vancouver 251,928         207,428            44,500       21 .5 

Calgary 100,782            74,612            26,170       35 . 1 

Ottawa 110,230           82,857           27,373      33 . 0 

Victoria 67,257            54,815            12,442       22 .7 

Quebec 56,402            48,414              7,988       16.6 

Hamilton 62,644            47,011            15,633       33.3 

Edmonton 83,091            42,131            40,960       97.2 

Halifax 39,096           33,793             5,303       15.7 

St.  John 33,991           31,421             2,570        8.2 

Regina 41,602            24,681            16,921       68.6 

London 33,658            29,166             4,492       15.4 

Saskatoon 42,346            19,160            23,186     121 .0 

Brandon 11,825            10,204              1,621       15.9 

Lethbridg; 13,045            10,436              2,609       25.0 

Brantford 12,116            11,356                 760         6.7 

Moose  Jaw 21,875         *10,996           10,879      98. 9 

Totals  $3,476,877     $2,787,800       $689,077      24.7 

Fort  William,   $14,575.  

*Four  months.     No  clearings  previous  to  February,  1911. 

The  following  table  gives  the  percent-  generally  speaking,  the  fluctuations  have 

age  gains  or  losses  made  by  the  various  not  been  very  marked.     Winnipeg,  for 

cities  each  month.     It  will  be  seen  that,  instance,    for    the    respective   months, 


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81 


showing  increases  thus:  4()  per  cent.,  58  This  may  be  accounted  for  by  the  fact 
per  cent.,  40  per  cent.,  41  per  cent,  and  that  it  is  generally  understood  that 
40  per  cent.  This  perhaps  is  the  only  trade  was,  owing  to  the  weather,  some- 
city  that  has  kept  up  its  rate  of  increase  what  later  than  last  year  in  getting  into 
so  steadily.  The  gain  on  the  total  has  full  swing.  There  are  only  two  decreases, 
also  been  regular.  The  widest  fluctuation  one  by  St.  John  of  less  than  three  per 
is  that  shown  in  the  March  figures,  when  cent,  in  March,  and  the  other  by  Brant- 
the  percentage  gain  was   13  per  cent,  ford  in  May  of  35  per  cent. 

Jan.         Feb.        March       April       May 

%  %  %  %  % 

Montreal 12.9  16.9  0.5  26.3  18.2 

Toronto 20.9  16.2  4.3  15.5  26.2 

Winnipeg 46.0  58.4  40.4  41.0  40.6 

Vancouver 24.2  24.2  13.1  26.6  20.3 

Ottawa 32.0  28.9  28.6  42.5  32.6 

Calgary 42.6  58.6  17.0  43.7  25.3 

Quebec 17.2  13.6  16.2  27.1  17.2 

Victoria 32.0  38.9  7.2  25.6  16.9 

Hamilton 38.8  38.9  35.4  30.8  25.3 

Halifax 17.6  23.5  1.4  11.0  10.2 

St.  John 7.8  21.9  *2.9  11.5  4.7 

Edmonton 103.8  102.7  99.3  84.9  97.1 

London 5.5  21.3  7.1  22.1  23.1 

Regina 87.6  80.6  63.2  70.8  49.7 

Brandon 18.3  16.3  .2  3.4  40.1 

Lethbridge 32.4  49.4  10.8  21.7  17.8 

Saskatoon 111.0  100.2  118.1  149.6  123.3 

Brantford 45.1  12.6  .4  *15.2  *35.7 

Moose  Jaw 120.5  46.0  61.9  47.6 

27.2        28.0         13.2        28.5        26.6 
*  Decrease.  

In  the  following  table  are  given  the  months'   period   aggregate   $4,272,905,- 

totals  for  the  first  six  months  of  this  000,  as  against  $3,393,505,000,  making 

year.     The  clearings  for  the  month  of  a  gain  of  $879,400,000,  or  almost  30  per 

June  are  not  yet  available,  but  by  tak-  cent.    A  fact  which  will,  perhaps,  empha- 

ing  the  total  of  the  weekly  clearings  and  size  the  increase  that  Canada  is  making  in 

making  an  approximation  for  the  days  the  volume  of  banking  business  being 

that  are  not  included  in  these,  an  esti-  done  is  that  the  total  for  the  first  five 

mate  for  June  has  been  made.     Based  on  months  of  1911  is  $80,000,000  greater 

this  estimation  the  clearings  for  the  six  than  that  of  the  first  six  months  of  1912. 

(OOO's  omitted.) 

1912.              1911.  Inc.             % 

January $678,550  $533,259  $145,290  27.2 

February 612,735    478,412  134,323  28.0 

March 653,328    577,152  76.175  13.2 

April 714,072    555,878  158.194  28.5 

May 814,220    643,886  170,333  26.6 

June 800,000    604,918  195.082  32.2 

(Appro.ximately.) 

$4,272,905  $3,393,505   $879,400   25.9 


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August,  1912 


THE  DEMAND  FOR  MONEY 

The  experience  of  Montreal  in  failing  to  sell  its  debentures  is  regarded 

as  a  warning  to  other  municipalities  that  London  financiers 

are  going  to  demand  a  higher  rate  of  interest 

for  their  money. 


IN  its  July  issue  Busy  Man's  Can- 
ada printed  an  interview  with  Mr. 
R.  B.  Bennett,  M.P.  for  Calgary, 
in  which  he  pointed  out  that  a  more 
conservative  policy  must  be  followed 
by  Canadian  municipalities  in  order  to 
keep  good  their  welcome  on  the  London 
money  market.  It  is  Mr.  Bennett's 
opinion  that  Old  Country  financiers 
have  concluded  that  Western  Canada 
is  obtaining  money  too  cheaply,  and 
think  they  should  share  in  the  increased 
profits  being  realized  from  the  use  to 
which  their  money  is  put. 

Montreal's  Warning  Experience 

Montreal  has  just  had  the  experience 
which  comes  to  many  municipalities.  It 
has  failed  to  sell  its  debentures,  or  rather 
it  has  refused  to  sell,  through  its  council, 
the  securities  which  bear  only  four  per 
cent,  interest  at  a  serious  discount. 

Some  months  ago  these  securities  were 
placed  in  the  market  and  the  highest 
offer  made  for  them  was  ninety-seven. 
It  is  assumed  by  certain  financiers  that 
if  the  sale  took  place  to-day,  with  the 
money  market  in  its  present  condition, 
the  price  would  not  be  more  than  ninety- 
five,  and  the  loss  incurred  by  the  defer- 
ring of  the  sale  would  be  $140,000. 

The  Kingston  Whig  points  out  that 
"various  conditions  are  confronting  the 
municipalities  and  it  must  be  very  ap- 
parent to  them  that  the  day  of  low  in- 
terest for  corporation  loans  is  about 
over." 

"Time  was,"  says  the  Whig,  "when 
all  the  money  a  city  wanted  could  be 
procured  in  England  for  two  per  cent. 
Canada  made  many  loans  at  two  and 


one-half  per  cent.  Millions  of  dollars 
were  raised  for  great  enterprises  at  three 
per  cent.,  and  it  is  surprising  how  many 
financiers  made  London  their  Mecca  and 
deposited  there  the  bond  on  which  they 
realized  so  readily. 

London's  Attitude  Significant 

"It  was  foreseen  that  the  time  would 
come  when  money  would  be  scarce,  or 
when  it  could  not  be  got  so  readily,  at 
a  low  rate  of  interest,  and  that  time 
seems  to  have  arrived.  The  London 
market  has  been  deluged  with  Canadian 
securities.  The  buyers  fight  shy  of 
them.  That  is  the  later  report,  and  it 
is  significant. 

"Montreal  has  to  go  to  the  Legisla- 
ture and  seek  an  amendment  to  its 
charter,  which  now  prevents  it  from 
paying  more  than  four  per  cent,  interest 
upon  its  borrowed  money.  Its  alder- 
men cannot  fool  the  people  any  more 
with  the  idea  that  the  credit  of  the 
municipality  is  a  matter  of  manipula- 
tion. The  members  of  the  council  are 
realizing,  as  the  members  of  council 
elsewhere  have  done,  that  money  is 
worth  much  more  to-day  than  it  was 
some  years  ago,  and  that  the  tendency 
of  the  market  is  still  upward. 

"Many  bonds,  of  smaller  places  it  is 
true,  were  for  sale  at  five  and  five  and 
one-half  per  cent.,  and  these  are  to  be 
preferred  to  the  bonds  of  Montreal  at 
four  per  cent.  Of  course,  the  larger  the 
city  the  better  the  security.  But  when 
Montreal  wants  a  loan  of  at  least  $13,- 
000,000,  the  average  financier  sees  the 
necessity  of  raising  the  rate." 


August,  1912 


FINANCE   AND   COMMERCE 


83 


LARGE  INCREASE  IN  CUSTOMS  REVENUE 

An  increase  of  forty  per  cent,  for  tivo  months  of  the  present  fiscal 

year,  which  is  five  million  dollars  more  than  the  same  time  last 

year.     Out  of  forty  ports  only  three  show  decreases.     The 

increases  have  been  general  in  all  the  provinces. 


^ 


CUSTOMS  revenue  collected 
throughout  the  Dominion  in 
April  and  May,  the  first  two 
months  of  the  present  fiscal  year, 
amounted  to  $17,561,074,  as  compared 
with  $12,462,298  for  the  same  period 
last  year,  which  is  an  increase  of 
$5,098,776,  or  40.9%. 

The  figures  for  forty  of  the  most  im- 
portant entry  ports,  which  account  for 
all  but  $1,300,000  of  the  total  collections, 
with  figures  for  comparisons,  are  shown 
in  the  table  on  next  page  which  is  taken 
from  the  Financial  Post. 

Increase  is  Higher 

It  will  be  seen  that  the  increase 
shown  by  these  forty  ports  is  slightly 
higher  than  shown  on  the  total  amount 
collected,  the  increase  of  the  ports  listed 
above  being  42%. 

Montreal  has  a  total  of  $3,926,487, 
which  is  the  largest.  Toronto's  total 
collections  rank  second,  and  are  but 
$739,000  less  than  those  of  Montreal. 
Toronto,  however,  is  making  a  more 
rapid  percentage  advance,  the  increases 
being  33.9%  and  28.8%  by  Toronto  and 
Montreal  respectively.  Winnipeg  and 
Vancouver  are  the  only  other  cities  with 
customs  collections  over  one  million 
dollars,  the  former  city  reaching  almost 
two  million,  and  the  latter  above  one 
and  one-half  million  dollars. 

Gains  Both  East  and  West 

Montreal,  Toronto  and  Winnipeg 
rank  in  order  with  respect  to  actual 
increase,  with  respective  gains  of  $878,- 
460,  $807,440,  and  $730,746.  Vancou- 
ver and  Windsor  also  are  leaders  in  actual 


increase,  their  gains  being  $431,287  and 
$336,513  respectively. 

A  feature  of  the  tabulation  is  that  there 
are  only  three  decreases.  Two  of  them 
are  small,  and  the  three  total  only 
$28,600.  Charlottetown  and  Three 
Rivers,  in  the  East,  are  two  of  the 
retrogressive  ports,  and  the  decline, 
considering  its  smallness,  as  the  Financial 
Post  points  out,  is  not  significant. 

The  largest  percentage  gain  is  made 
by  an  Ontario  city,  Windsor,  the  increase 
being  260%.  This  large  gain  would 
indicate  increased  United  States  trade. 
Other  ports  in  Ontario  having  large 
increases  are:  Fort  WiUiam,  122%; 
Kingston,  124%;  and  St.  Catharines, 
120%.  Hull  shows  a  103%  gain.  In 
the  West,  Saskatoon  has  the  largest  ad- 
vance— 171%.  Edmonton  and  New 
Westminster  each  have  gains  of  over 
150%. 

Canada  Progressing  in  Trade 

Dividing  the  cities  into  province 
groups,  the  result  shows  a  58%  increase 
in  the  Western  Provinces,  and  one  of 
36%  in  the  Eastern,  Saskatchewan 
leading  with  92%. 

The  analysis  of  this  barometer  of 
trade  conditions  strengthens  the  be- 
lief that  Canada  is  progressing  in  trade 
as  well  as  in  other  activities.  By  merely 
glancing  through  the  percentage  in- 
creases in  the  table,  it  will  be  seen  that 
the  expansion  is  not  confined  to  some 
special  province  or  even  to  one  special 
division  of  the  country,  but  it  is  evident 
that,  while  the  increases  in  activity 
vary  somewhat,  the  progress  has  been 
widespread. 


84  BUSY   MAN'S   CANADA  August,  1912 


CUSTOMS  REVENUE— COMPARATIVE  TABLE 


Berlin  Ont 

Brantford,  Ont 

Chatham,  Ont 

Fort  WilUam,  Ont 

Gait,  Ont 

Guelph,  Ont .-.  . 

Hamilton,  Ont 

Kingston,  Ont 

London,  Ont 

Ottawa,  Ont 

Owen  Sound,  Ont 

Peterboro,  Ont 

Port  Arthur,  Ont 

St.  Catharines,  Ont .... 

St.  Thomas,  Ont 

Sault  Ste.  Marie,  Ont. . 

Stratford,  Ont 

Toronto,  Ont 

Windsor,  Ont 

Hull,  Que 

Montreal,  Que 

Quebec,  Que 

Sherbrooke,  Que 

Three  Rivers,  Que 

Moncton,  N.B 

St.  John,  N.B 

Glace  Bay,  N.S 

Halifax,  N.S 

Sydney,  N.S 

Brandon,  Man 

Winnipeg,  Man 

New  Westminster,  B.C. 

Vancouver,  B.C 

Victoria,  B.C 

Charlottetown,  P.E.I... 

Calgary,  Alta 

Edmonton,  Alta 

Moose  Jaw,  Sask 

Regina,  Sask 

Saskatoon,  Sask 


1912 

1911 

Inc. 

% 

;  47,060 

$  37,590 

$  9,470 

25.2 

110,872 

93,263 

17,609 

18.9 

38,381 

28,346 

10,035 

35.4 

275,355 

123,842 

151,513 

122.3 

38,502 

24,057 

14,445 

60.0 

40,188 

32,991 

7,197 

21.8 

530,357 

349,075 

181,282 

51.9 

77,615 

34,509 

43,106 

124.9 

212,941 

155,536 

57,405 

36.9 

276,340 

193,155 

83,185 

43.1 

10,979 

10,759 

220 

2.0 

80,666 

74,604 

6,062 

8.1 

71,878 

90,613 

*18,735 

*20.7 

93,843 

42,497 

51,346 

120.8 

40,632 

27,706 

12,926 

46.7 

271,977 

114,226 

103,751 

90.8 

22,560 

16,927 

5,633 

33.3 

3,187,487 

2,380,047 

807,440 

33.9 

465,799 

129,286 

336,513 

260.3 

3,914 

1,924 

1,990 

103.4 

3,926,699 

3,048,239 

878,460 

28.8 

300,672 

235,726 

64,946 

27.6 

59,970 

45,060 

14,910 

33.1 

19,254 

28,668 

*9,414 

*32.8 

19,079 

10,184 

8,895 

84.4 

251,557 

224,661 

26,896 

12.0 

12,127 

9,945 

2,182 

21.9 

406,746 

376,121 

30,625 

8.1 

51,508 

31,557 

19,951 

63.2 

70,471 

56,630 

13,841 

24.4 

1,916,191 

1,185,446 

730,746 

61.6 

95,358 

37,855 

57,503 

151.9 

1,523,801 

1,092,514 

431,287 

39.5 

431,642 

290,890 

140,752 

48.4 

17,213 

17,720 

*507 

*2.9 

423,773 

284,054 

139,719 

49.2 

271,801 

106,670 

165,131 

154.8 

80,860 

47,665 

33,195 

69.6 

233,483 

151,280 

82,203 

60.9 

243,340 

86,346 

147,994 

171.4 

$16,189,892  $11,328,184     $4,861,708         42.0 

*Decrease.                        '                          

By  Provinces 

1912  1911 

Ontario $5,839,432  $3,959,029 

Quebec 4,310,509  3,359,617 

New  Brunswick 270,636  234,845 

Nova  Scotia 470,381  417,623 

Prince  Edward  Island 17,213  17,720 

Manitoba $1,986,663  $1,242,076 

Saskatchewan 548,683  285,291 

Alberta 695,574  390,724 

British  Columbia 2,050,801  1,421,259 

Eastern  Provinces $10,908,171  $7,988,834 

Western  Provinces 5,281,721  3,339,350 


Inc. 

$1,880,403 

950,892 

35,791 

52,758 

*407 

% 
47.5 
28.3 
15.2 
12.6 
*2.9 

$744,587 
263,392 
304,850 
629,542 

59.9 
92.3 
78.0 
44.3 

$2,919,337 
1,942,371 

36.5 
58.2 

Total $16,189,892       $11,328,184        $4,861,708       42.0 

*  Decrease. 


August,  1912 


FINANCE  AND   COMMERCE 


85 


GUARD  AGAINST  MERGERS  AND  TRUSTS 


Prominent  broker  says  Canadians 

are  alive  to  their  menace,  of 

which  business  men 

disapprove. 

NEVER  before  in  Imperial  history 
has  there  been  so  great  an  inter- 
est taken  in  the  oversea  domin- 
ions as  is  now  exhibited  by  the  people  of 
the  Motherland. 

Canada  in  particular  has  received  par- 
ticular attention,  and  Canadians  recog- 
nized as  authorities  in  any  branch  of 
national  activity  are  constantly  called 
on  to  express  themselves  regarding  the 
Dominion's  position  and  public  senti- 
ment. Among  recent  interviews  is  one 
extending  to  a  column  of  the  London 
Fmancial  News,  with  Mr.  F.  B.  Robins, 
of  Robins,  Limited,  Toronto,  who  are 
large  real  estate  brokers. 

Mr.  Robins'  opinion  was  invited  on 
the  financial  situation,  and  in  the  course 
of  the  interview  he  was  quoted  as  saying 
that  Canada  had  to  guard  against  the 
rise  of  trusts  such  as  are  seen  in  the 
United  States. 

The  Canadian  public,  he  said,  are 
alreadv  alive  to  the  menace  of  the  mer- 


ger. He  thought  that  while  the  Can- 
adian banking  system  has  long  been  the 
admiration  of  the  world,  business  men 
generally  do  not  approve  of  the  amalga- 
mations that  have  been  and  are  taking 
place.  This  largely  because  local  banks 
are  more  likely  to  use  their  funds  for 
local  development  than  are  banks  whose 
headquarters  are  miles  away,  and  al- 
ways with  temptations  to  divert  local 
funds  into  other  channels. 

Mr.  Robins  was  struck  by  the  differ- 
ence between  life  in  the  Dominion  and 
life  in  the  United  Kingdom.  Being 
without  international  complications,  the 
Canadian  atmosphere  is  clearer  and  in- 
dustrial activities  are  pursued  with 
greater  freedom.  But  although  Can- 
ada is  not  disturbed  by  the  appeal  for 
greater  armaments,  Canadians,  he  said, 
are  realizing  their  responsibilities  to- 
wards the  Empire,  particularly  in  regard 
to  the  maintenance  of  naval  supremacy, 
and  looked  for  good  results  from  the 
visit  of  Mr.  Borden  and  his  colleagues 
to  London.  Mr.  Robins  found  unrest 
in  Britain,  but  plenty  of  vitality  and 
ample  capital  available  for  good  enter- 
prises. 


GRAIN  INSPECTIONS  AND  SHIPMENTS 


Exports    are    declining    greatly. 

Sixty-one  per  cent,  of  wheat 

shipments  by  lake  went 

to  Canadian  ports. 

'T'HE  latest  report  from  the  Depart- 
ment of  Trade  and  Commerce 
gives  grain  statistics  for  the  last  crop 
season.  It  shows  that  a  total  of  86,- 
967,725  bushels  of  wheat  were  inspected 
in  the  Manitoba  and  Eastern  inspection 
divisions,  as  against  85,388,862  for  the 
preceding  season. 
The  total  grain  inspected  for  1911  was 


125,461,357  bushels,  as  against  125,598,- 
861  bushels  for  1910. 

The  capacity  of  the  grain  elevators 
in  operation  in  the  Western  inspection 
division  for  1911-12  is  89,514,900,  which 
is  an  increase  of  about  five  millions  over 
the  preceding  year. 

Capacity  of  Stations 

In  Manitoba  there  are  329  stations, 
707  elevators,  and  12  warehouses,  the 
capacity  being  21,813,800  bushels.  In 
Saskatchewan  there  are  374  stations, 
904   elevators   and   5   warehouses,   the 


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capacity  being  26,465,000  bushels.  In 
Alberta  there  are  130  stations,  249  ele- 
vators and  13  warehouses,  the  total  capa- 
city being  8,764,500  bushels.  Ontario 
milling  elevators  have  a  capacity  of  1,- 
740,000  bushels,  Ontario  terminals  a 
capacity  of  25,700,400  bushels,  while 
the  Eastern  transfer  elevators  have  a 
capacity  of  20,535,000.  The  grand  total 
shows  863  stations,  with  a  total  capa- 
city of  105,466,700  bushels. 

There  were  50  loading  platforms  built 
in  the  three  Prairie  Provinces  in  1910-11, 
as  compared  with  48  in  the  previous 
year,  and  34  were  extended  in  1910-11, 
as  compared  with  33  in  the  previous 
year. 

There  was  a  total  of  131,440,850 
bushels  of  grain  marketed.  Of  this, 
105,160,723  was  shipped  through  ele- 
vators and  26,280,127  over  loading  plat- 
forms. The  total  wheat  marketed  was 
87,818,950  bushels,  of  which  70,913,452 
went  through  elevators  and  16,905,498 
over  the  loading  platforms. 

Shipments  Increasing 

The  percentage  of  shipments  from 
Fort  William  and  Port  Arthur  terminals 
to  American  ports  has  been  steadily  in- 


creasing during  the  last  four  or  five 
years. 

It  is  considered  that  the  milling-in- 
bond  transit  privilege  given  by  the 
States  will  account  to  a  considerable 
extent  for  the  increase  during  the  past 
two  years,  also  the  lower  freight  rates 
via  American  ports  to  the  American 
seaboard,  which  prevailed  on  occasions 
during  the  year. 

Of  wheat,  38.5  per  cent,  of  lake  ship- 
ments went  to  United  States  ports  and 
61.5  per  cent,  to  Canadian.  Of  oats, 
5,7  per  cent,  went  to  American  ports 
and  94.3  to  Canadian;  of  barley,  43 
per  cent,  to  American  ports  and  57  to 
Canadian;  of  flax,  80.9  per  cent,  to 
American  ports  and  19.1  to  Canadian. 

Exports  Declining 

Of  wheat  exported  from  Canada  for 
the  crop  year  1911,  Britain  took  43,637,- 
625  bushels,  as  against  46,589,228  for 
1910;  and  foreign  countries  took  2,110,- 
749  bushels,  as  against  3,046,616  for 
1910.  Of  this  latter,  Belgium  was  the 
largest  importer,  with  823,874  bushels, 
Mexico  coming  next  with  585,854,  while 
the  United  States  took  242,660  bushels, 
as  against  1,856,181  for  the  previous  year. 


Canada's  Surplus  $38,000,000 


"C^INAL  figures  of  the  revenue  and 
expenditure  of  the  Dominion  for 
the  last  fiscal  year,  issued  by  the  Finance 
Department  to-day,  show  a  surplus  of 
$37,934,548,  or  nearly  $38,000,000  in 
total  revenue  over  all  expenditure  on 
consolidated  fund  accounts. 

The  surplus  comes  within  $1,000,000 
of  paying  every  item  of  expenditure  on 
capital  account,  including  nearly  $25,- 
000,000  spent  during  the  year  on  the 
construction  of  the  National  Transcon- 
tinental Railway. 

The  balance  sheet  of  assets  and  liabil- 
ities shows  an  actual  decrease  of  $159,- 
255  in  the  net  debt  of  the  Dominion,  as 


compared  with  the  close  of  the  preced- 
ing fiscal  year. 

The  whole  showing  is  the  most  satis- 
factory annual  statement  of  financial 
administration  in  the  history  of  Canada 
and  is  a  fitting  epilogue  to  the  long 
record  of  surpluses  for  which  the  late 
Minister  of  Finance,  Hon.  W.  S.  Field- 
ing, was  primarily  responsible. 

The  total  revenue  for  the  year  was 
$136,130,857,  an  increase  of  over  $18,- 
500,000  as  compared  with  the  preced- 
ing twelve  months. 

The  total  expenditure  on  consolidated 
fund  account  was  $98,196,309,  and  on 
capital  account  $38,931,748. 


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The  principal  items  of  revenue  were: 
Customs,  $86,586,142,  and  excise,  $19,- 
261,661. 

The  surplus  is  nearly  $2,000,000  more 
than  the  Finance  Minister,  Hon.  W.  T. 
White,  estimated  in  his  budget  state- 
ment of  last  February. 

The  total  net  debt  of  the  Dominion  on 
March  31  last  was  $339,882,796.  Lia- 
bilities of  the  Dominion  payable  in 
England  total  $282,024,279. 

Returns  of  revenue  for  the  first  two 
months  of  the  current  fiscal  year  show 
an  increase  of  a  little  over  $5,000,000, 
as  compared  with  April  and  May  of  last 
year.  The  revenue  for  the  two  months 
was  $24,656,163. 

With  customs  and  excise  again  con- 
tributing the  most  of  the  total  increase, 
a  nominal  decrease  of  $17,810,028  in  the 
public  debt  since  March  31  is  shown,  but 
many  large  items  of  expenditure  are  not 
included  in  the  returns  furnished  to  the 
Finance  Department  up  to  May  31. 


Progress  of  the  G.T.P. 

1M[R.  E.  J.  Chamberlin,  president  of 
the  Grand  Trunk  Railway  System, 
while  in  Edmonton  recently,  stated  that, 
unless  unforeseen  labor  troubles  arise,  the 
main  line  of  the  Grand  Trunk  Pacific 


road  will  be  completed  between  Fort 
William,  Ont.,  and  Prince  Rupert,  B.C., 
before  the  close  of  1913.  The  main  por- 
tion of  the  iron  structure  of  the  bridge 
over  the  Skeena  at  Mile  163  is  laid 
across,  and  rails  will  shortly  be  over  the 
bridge.  ^ 

Dominion  Finance 

'T'HE  financial  statement  for  three 
months  of  the  fiscal  year,  closing 
June  30,  shows  total  receipts  of  $37,838,- 
110,  as  compared  with  $29,939,646  for 
the  same  period  last  year.  For  the  month 
of  June  alone  the  receipts  were  $13,181,- 
179,  as  compared  with  $10,666,205  in 
June,  1911. 

The  big  increase  is  practically  all  due 
to  increased  customs  collections.  The 
total  expenditure  for  the  three  months 
so  far  as  accounted  for  at  the  end  of 
June  was  $12,481,931,  as  compared  with 
$8,935,732  for  the  like  period  last  year. 
In  addition,  there  have  been  expendi- 
tures chargeable  to  capital  account 
amounting  to  $1,533,420,  as  against 
$2,303,740  for  the  first  three  months  of 
1911. 

During  the  first  quarter  of  the  fiscal 
year  the  debt  has  been  decreased  by 
$6,021,138,  as  compared  with  $3,739,960 
for  the  same  period  last  year. 


New  Zealand  After  Canadian  Trade 


VX^RITING  from  Auckland,  N.Z., 
"^  Mr.  W.  A.  Beddoe,  Dominion 
Trade  Commissioner,  shows  how  New 
Zealand  is  reaching  out  for  Canadian 
trade.     He  says: 

"Some  few  weeks  ago  the  Waitamata 
Fruit  Growers'  Association  sent  to 
Vancouver  a  sample  consignment  of  ap- 
ples. The  intention  is — if  the  shipment 
is  a  success — to  follow  it  up  with  a  car- 
load lot.  The  head  of  this  institution 
informed  me  that  last  season  fruit  was 
shipped  by  a  British  Columbian  firm  to 


them  on  consignment  with  very  satis- 
factory results.  The  New  Zealand  firm 
is  now  prepared  to  reciprocate  and  send 
a  carload  on  consignment. 

"The  Zealandia  on  this  sailing  also 
takes  six  cases  of  apples  to  Vancouver 
as  a  sample  shipment.  These  apples 
come  frotti  Christchurch  by  boat  and 
will  be  transferred  at  Auckland  to  the 
Zealandia. 

"Some  months  ago  trial  shipments  of 
frozen  mutton  were  sent  from  Auckland 
to  Vancouver.    On  this  sailing  of  the 


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Zealandia  there  are  750  carcases  of  "On  the  same  vessel,  sailing  Friday, 
frozen  mutton,  the  largest  shipment  June  7,  space  has  been  taken  for  80 
ever  sent  from  New  Zealand  to  Western  boxes  of  butter.  It  was  not  expected  at 
Canada.  It  is  confidently  expected —  this  end  that  there  would  be  any  de- 
judging  from  the  expressions  of  opinion  mand  for  butter  after  the  May  ship- 
as  to  the  quality  of  the  samples  which  ment,  but,  from  inquiries  your  Commis- 
preceded  this  shipment — that  Western  sioner  has  made,  it  is  quite  likely  that 
Canada  will  be  an  expanding  market  butter  shipments  will  be  made  every 
from  New  Zealand's  frozen  meat,  month  of  the  year,  larger  of  course  dur- 
This  meat  will  enjoy  the  preferential  ing  New  Zealand's  summer  months  and 
tariff.  Canada's  winter  months." 

Clearing  House  Returns 

The  following  are  the  figures  for  the  Canadian  Clearing  Houses  for  the  weeks 
of  July  27th,  1911;  July  18th  and  July  25th,  1912,  with  percentage  change: 

July  27,   '11.  July  18,  '12.      July  25,  '12.       Ch's  % 

Montreal $45,382,638  $59,957,489        $57,492,938       4-  26.2 

Toronto 36,773,410  49,330,263          44,509,438       +21.0 

Winnipeg  20,348,201  26,256,059          25,880,407       +  27. 1 

Vancouver  9,774,319  11,301,549          11,925,185       +  21 .9 

Ottawa 4,164,694  5,772,348            5,457,291       +  31 .0 

Calgary 7,810,186  5,155,547            5,189,097      —  33 .5 

Quebec 2,867,659  3,132,723            3,629,582       +26.5 

Victoria 2,519,478  4,161,757            3,818,651       +  51 . 5 

Hamilton .         2,572,399  3,249,596            3,758,848       +  46. 1 

Halifax     1,762,811  1,858,239            1,883,647       +     6.8 

St.  John  1,487,619  1,672,875            1,816,388       +  22.0 

Edmonton 1,960,295  4,585,758            3,532,588       +83.2 

London 1,196,299  1,520,499            1,457,263       +  21 . 7 

Regina 1,135,355  1,951,194            1,866,088       +  64.3 

Brandon      482,489  514,368               528,550       +     9.5 

Lethbridge      518,147  646,699               702,895       +35.5 

Saskatoon 1,162,388  2,103,536            1,963,009       +68.8 

Brantford 435,312  588,320               541,470       +  24. 1 

Moose  Jaw 741,841  1,158,505            1,615,038       + 117.8 

Total $143,041,540  $184,845,324      $177,568,473       +  24. 1 

Fort  William     721,002  


The  man  whose  parts  are  of  the  most 
commonplace  order  can  still  he  a  complete 
man  if  he  keeps  within  the  limits  of  his 
natural  strength  and  skill.  But  even  the 
best  faculties  become  dulled  and  ruined 
when  their  possessor  forsakes  his  proper 
sphere  of  action. — Goethe. 


Riches  are  so  great  a  temptation  to  ease 
and  self-indulgence,  to  which  men  are  by 
nature  prone,  that  the  glory  is  all  the  greater 
of  those  who,  born  to  ample  fortunes ,  never- 
theless take  an  active  part  in  the  work  of 
their  generation — who  '  'scorn  delights  and 
live  laborious  days." — Samuel  Smiles. 


Pulse  of  the  Press       | 


OPPORTUNITY    AND  OURSELVES 

Opportunity   has  two  halves — and  one  is   in  the  man.       There  is 

not,  and  never  urns,  a  conspiracy  to  keep  a  good  thing  down,  because 

it  is  impossible.     Men  ivho  sour,  blind  themselves  so 

that  they  cannot  see  Opportunity 

when  it  arrives. 


^ 


IT  is  charged  against  the  young  man 
that  he  does  not  read  the  editorial 
expression  of  the  daily  newspapers. 
That  is  probably  so. 

Here  is  an  article  from  one  of  the  leading 
dailies  of  the  country  that  every  young 
man  should  read:  "There  are  two  sets 
of  talkers  to  whom  the  young  person 
ought  resolutely  to  turn  his  deaf  ear. 
One  is  the  man  who  loudly  insists  that 
this  is  the  day  of  opportunity  and  never 
grasps  one  for  himself;  and  the  other  is 
the  cynic  who,  though  enjoying  an 
opportunity  up  to  his  capacity  to 
handle,  points  to  one  or  two  millionaires 
and  sourly  insists  that  they  have  gobbled 
up  all  the  chances. 

"These  two  classes  have  always  existed. 
We  find  them  even  in  the  days  when  a 
million  dollars  was  inconceivable  out- 
side the  government  finances.  They 
have  neither  of  them  done  anything  to 
increase  or  diminish  Opportunity,  which 
is  as  ample  and  various  to-day  as  ever  it 
was — and  more  so.  Their  principal  ser- 
vice in  life  is  to  discourage  the  young 
person  who  is  looking  at  life  with  new 
and  inquiring  eyes,  and  who  naturally 
takes  any  such  expression  as  that  of  ex- 
perience and  therefore  approximating 
the  truth. 

"Opportunity  exists  amply  every- 
where. Not  opportunity  to  become  a 
premier  or  the  head  of  some  great  con- 
cern, but  opportunity  equal  to  the  seeker's 
capacity. 

"There  is  in  the  world  an  opportunity 


for  each  man  and  woman  who  observes 
the  laws  of  right  to  come  to  the  height  of 
his  service  and  growth.  The  most  of  us 
being  common  men,  our  opportunities 
are  at  our  level,  but  they  are  as  elastic 
as  our  growth  demands. 

"The  world  is  a  great  machine  in 
which  no  human  working  part  is  cast 
away,  except  wilfully,  and  such  self- 
incapacitation  in  no  way  affects  the 
easy  running  of  the  machine.  This  is 
only  saying,  in  another  way,  that  it  is 
'up  to'  the  person  concerned. 

"Opportunities  are  everywhere — which 
one  are  you  competent  to  swing? 

"Nor  are  the  higher  opportunities 
lacking.  Almost  every  day  word  comes 
of  a  person  making  a  lucky  strike,  as  the 
man  in  the  street  would  say,  but  which 
is  really  finding  in  himself  unsuspected 
powers  which  are  called  forth  by  a 
fortunate  conjunction  of  circumstances. 

"Look  at  George  Tyler,  who  is  a  work- 
ing journalist  in  London.  A  few  weeks 
ago  he  took  a  play  he  had  written  at  odd 
moments — a  play  called  'The  New 
Sin' — to  a  manager  to  read.  He  had  a 
half-penny  in  his  pocket,  which  repre- 
sented all  his  worldly  wealth.  To-day 
he  has  contracts  for  the  next  four  plays 
he  may  write,  and  his  production  is 
coming  to  this  country  with  an  all- 
London  company. 

"Luck?  No!  good  stuff,  and  a  will- 
ingness to  try  it  out.  That  is  happening 
in  all  lines  continually  in  this  country. 
There  is  not  and  never  was  a  conspiracy 


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August,  1912 


to  keep  a  good  thing  down,  because  it 
is  impossible.  Men  who  try  for  the 
prize  and  do  not  succeed  are  not  justified 
in  turning  back  to  say  that  there  never 
was  any  prize  anyway. 

"Men  who  sour  are  thereby  blinding 
themselves  so  that  they  cannot  see 
Opportunity  when  it  arrives.  And  men 
who   are   normal   and   alert   and   alive 


know  that  any  moment  may  bring  the 
favored  conjunction  and  are  ready  for  it. 
For  Opportunity  has  two  halves — and 
one  is  in  the  man.  If  the  half  in  him  be 
dead,  the  other  goes  wandering  without 
its  mate.  And  one  of  the  most  fatal 
draughts  you  can  give  Opportunity  is 
the  silly,  cynical  and  untrue  thought  that 
it  no  longer  exists," 


The  Future  of  Imperial  Trade 


npHE  Borden  trade  agreement  with 
some  of  the  West  Indies  is  good, 
so  far  as  it  goes,  thinks  the  Toronto  Star. 
But,  it  adds,  "it  does  not  go  very  far. 
The  promise  is  made  that  it  will  be  fol- 
lowed by  agreements  with  other  West 
Indian  Islands,  with  Australia  and  New 
Zealand,  and  possibly  with  the  United 
Kingdom. 

"Everything  which  enlarges  trade, 
which  breaks  down  trade  restrictions,  is 
good,  not  only  because  trade  is  good, 
but  because  liberty  is  good,"  says  the 
Star.  "Everybody  feels  in  his  heart 
that  there  is  something  at  once  petty 
and  barbarous  in  the  spectacle  of  a 
Customs  officer  poking  into  a  traveller's 
baggage  or  into  a  consignment  of  mer- 
chandise. When  the  world  becomes 
civilized  this  inquisition  will  be  abol- 
ished. 

"In  the  meantime  something  can  be 
done  to  advance  civilization  and  extend 
trade  within  the  bounds  of  the  British 
Empire,  which  are  fairly  extensive,  cov- 
ering eleven  million  square  miles  and 
four  hundred  miUion  people.  We  should 
feel  more  hopeful  were  it  not  that  Mr. 
Foster  and  his  Conservative  friends 
have  made  a  sort  of  heathen  idol  out  of 
tariff  restrictions.  At  the  meeting  of 
the  Chambers  of  Commerce  in  London, 
Mr.  Royce,  the  Mayor  of  Manchester, 
advocated  free  trade  within  the  Empire, 
but  he  seemed  to  be  regarded  with  some 
suspicion  by  the  preferential  traders. 
Sir  Albert  Spicer  said: 


"'/  am  willing  to  favor  free  trade 
within  the  Empire.  Would  my  Can- 
adian friends  be  willing  to  assent  to  such 
a  scheme,  which,  of  course,  would  open 
up  Canada  to  unrestricted  competition  of 
British  manufacturers? ' 

"The  Canadian  Gazette,  in  reporting 
the  speech,  said:  'His  Canadian  friends 
would  not,  judging  from  the  emphatic 
No!  emanating  from  the  Canadian 
benches.' 

"Yet,"  says  the  Toronto  Star,  "the 
vote  of  the  Chambers  of  Commerce  was 
heralded  as  a  tremendous  victory  for 
preferential  trade.  Apparently  all  that 
it  meant  was  that  the  colonial  repre- 
sentatives were  willing  that  Great  Bri- 
tain should  go  back  to  protection,  and 
extend  some  favor  to  the  colonies. 

"What  are  the  colonies  to  do?  To 
what  extent  are  they  willing  to  reduce 
their  tariffs  so  as  to  admit  more  British 
goods?  Upon  the  answer  to  this  ques- 
tion depends  the  future  of  Imperial 
trade. ' ' 


Woman's  Prestige  Suffers 

TX^ OMAN'S  prestige  has  suffered 
both  from  the  campaign  of  the 
militant  "Suffragettes"  and  the  fashion 
of  the  scant  skirt,  and  it  is  a  debatable 
question  which  of  the  two  has  done  the 
more  to  hasten  the  falling  of  the  cur- 
tain on  the  age  of  chivalry. — Toronto 
Mail  and  Empire. 


August,  1912 


PULSE   OF   THE   PRESS 


91 


A  HOPEFUL  OUTLOOK  FOR  PEACE 

No  reason  for  despondency  over  the  increase  of  armaments,  for  the 

civilized  method  of  settling  disputes  has  only  just  begun.     The  writer 

shoivs  how,  since  the  first  Hague  conference,  arbitration  has 

become  a  recognized  feature  of  international  life. 


A  CHURCH  leader  speaks  rather 
anxiously  and  sadly  of  the  pros- 
pects of  peace  in  the  world.  He 
says  it  is  a  strange  irony  that  imme- 
diately after  the  first  Hague  conference, 
in  1899,  there  should  begin  an  increase 
of  armaments  by  land  and  sea,  steadily 
augmenting  until  the  present  time. 

In  commenting  upon  this  attitude, 
the  Toronto  Star  says:  ''There  is,  we 
think,  reason  for  great  encouragement 
rather  than  for  despondency.  It  must 
be  remembered  that  the  barbarous  way 
of  settling  disputes  is  thousands  of 
years  old,  while  the  civilized  method 
has  only  begun. 

"In  1794  nations  began  to  arbitrate 
disputes  occasionally.  A  century  later 
arbitrations  were  more  frequent,  but 
the  methods  of  arbitration  had  improved 
very  little. 

"Since  the  first  Hague  conference 
arbitration  has  become  a  recognized 
feature  of  international  life.  War  be- 
tween Great  Britain  and  Russia  was 
averted  by  a  commission  of  inquiry, 
which  owed  its  organization  to  the  first 
Hague  conference.  The  Atlantic  fish- 
eries question,  which  had  been  a  source 
of  trouble  to  Canada  and  the  United 
States  for  more  than  a  century,  was  set- 
tled by  The  Hague  Tribunal. 

'■  It  is  only  in  very  recent  years  that  the 
movement  for  peace  has  been  regularly 
organized.  To-day  it  is  organized  upon 
those  methods  which  are  used  to  build 
up  great  industrial  amd  commercial  en- 
terprises, and  with  provision  for  scien- 
tific research.  The  greatest  minds  of 
Europe  and  of  the  United  States  are 
working  on  the  question.     Neither  the 


scientific  mind  nor  the  business  mind 
will  tolerate  the  continuance  of  anarchy; 
and  war  is  simply  anarchy. 

"While  the  movement  has  its  busi- 
ness and  scientific  side,  it  has  also  its 
moral  and  humane  side,  for  which  the 
churches  could  do  more  than  they 
realize.  They  need  not  be  mere  spec- 
tators of  the  movement.  Nor  need 
they  discuss  it  as  visionaries,  wishing 
for  a  better  order  of  things.  All  that  is 
necessary  is  to  hammer  in,  week  after 
week,  the  truth  that  there  is  a  bond  of 
unity  between  all  the  members  of  the 
human  race,  stronger  than  any  division 
between  nation  and  nation.  The  con- 
stant teaching  of  the  truth  that  the 
citizens  of  one  country  owe  to  the  citizens 
of  another  not  only  justice,  but  courtesy 
and  friendship,  would  have  a  tremend- 
ous effect  in  improving  international  re- 
lations. Assailed  at  once  by  the  busi- 
ness men,  the  political  scientists,  and 
the  churches,  barbarism  and  anarchy 
would  have  a  short  life. 

The  U.S.  and  Treaties 

T^HE  diplomatic  controversy  over  the 
Panama  Canal  is  quite  simple. 
The  only  question  to  be  settled  is  whether 
the  United  States  will  keep  an  inter- 
national contract  or  break  it.  If  Con- 
gress decides  that  the  treaty  may  be 
violated  there  is  no  method  of  redress 
provided  by  the  treaty  itself.  Mr. 
Pauncefote  probably  thought  that  a 
solemn  treaty  signed  by  a  United  States 
minister  and  duly  ratified  did  not  re- 
quire a  penalty  clause. — Vancouver  News- 
Adveriiser. 


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August,  1912 


People  and  Homes  Versus  Dreadnoughts 


THE  Toronto  Mail  and  Empire 
(Con.)  regrets  that  the  splendid 
talents  and  courageous  spirit  of 
Winston  Churchill,  along  with  his  col- 
league, Lloyd-George,  should  have  been 
engrossed  for  several  years  with  social 
and  economic  problems,  instead  of  with 
what  it  deems  to  be  the  loftier  duty  of 
maintaining  Britain's  supremacy  on  the 
sea. 

Criticizing  the  Mail  and  Empire's 
attitude,  the  Toronto  World  (Con.)  says: 
"The  defence  of  his  country  from  foreign 
invasion  may  be  at  times  the  most 
urgent  duty  of  a  statesman,  but,  by  and 
large,  the  great  task  of  his  life  should  be 
to  improve  the  social  and  economic 
condition  of  the  people. 

'''Many  public  men  at  all  times  and  in 
all  countries,'"  says  the  World,  ''can  be 
found  ready  to  direct  the  military  and  naval 
policies  essential  to  national  safety  with 
considerable  ability,  but  the  statesmen  are 
few  and  far  between  who  grapple  with 
vested  wrongs  and  economic  injustice. 

"Parliament  and  the  people  know  that 
the  present  First  Lord  of  the  Admiralty 
asks  for  large  appropriations  only  be- 
cause they  are  needed  and  that  he  would 
personally  prefer  an  expenditure  more 
intimately  connected  with  the  daily  lives 
and  the  daily  welfare  of  the  people. 

"His  service  in  other  fields  was  service 
of  high  value  to  the  state,  which  will  in- 
crease his  usefulness  and  influence  in  his 
present  position. 

"Healthy  people  and  happy  homes  are 
no  less  important  to  king  and  country  than 
Dreadnoughts  and  battalions. '^ 

"In  helping  on  the  splendid  movement 
of  conserving  the  natural  resources  of 
Canada,  which  to-day  is  progressing  with 
such  good  promise,  one  must  not  forget 
that  while  forest  and  field  and  mine  are 
all  very  important,  the  conservation 
most  vital  is  that  of  the  human  resources 
of  the  country,"  says  an  Exchange. 
"The   conserving   and   development   of 


the  inherent  forces  of  a  single  individual 
may  be  accepted  as  more  important  than 
the  development  of  all  of  a  nation's 
other  wealth. 

"When  Dr.  James  W.  Robertson  de- 
clared at  the  Librarians'  Convention 
that  "we  do  not  want  to  have  things  as 
our  end  in  life,"  he  expressed  a  great 
truth,  with  his  usual  fine  perception 
and  strong  force.  Things  must  be 
subordinated  to  men.  Wealth  has  no 
wise  use  save  as  it  serves  the  human 
welfare.  Wisdom  comes  in  the  recogni- 
tion of  the  vital  significance  of  Emerson's 
injunction:  'Let  every  man  know  his 
worth  and  keep  things  under  his    feet.' 

"It  is  the  development  of  this  worth 
with  which  the  highest  art  of  conserva- 
tion deals.  To  so  safeguard  the  demo- 
cratic rights  and  the  inherent  forces  of 
every  individual  that  every  Canadian 
child  is  an  undeveloped  country,  with 
wealth  inherent  beyond  the  range  of  all 
computation.  To  waste  its  purity  by 
evil  environment,  to  waste  its  power  by 
unhealthy  surroundings,  to  waste  the 
priceless  value  of  its  noblest  ideal  by 
dust  and  friction  of  commonplace  con- 
flict, is  simply  fatal. 

"Let  every  effort  be  put  forth  to  save 
Canada's  forests  from  the  devastations 
of  thoughtless  cupidity;  let  every  attempt 
be  made  to  utilize  to  the  utmost  the 
reserve  resources  of  grain  fields  and  ore 
districts;  but  first  and  foremost  the  in- 
herent powers  of  the  individual  citizen 
must  be  considered  and  conserved." 


Discussing  the  Navy 
TPHE  Ottawa  Journal  speaks  of  the 
Montreal  Star's  naval  policy — that 
of  borrowing  British  money  to  present 
Dreadnoughts  to  Britain — as  folly.  Both 
papers  are  strongly  for  Borden's  naval 
policy,  however,  and  will  be  so  long  as 
they  do  not  know  what  it  is. — Toronto 
Globe. 


August,   1912 


PULSE   OF   THE  PRESS 


93 


An  "Ode  to  Canada"  Criticized 


"DiJDYARD  Kipling's  "My  Lady  of 
the  Snows,"  now  faded  into  the 
memory  of  the  past,  has  recently  been 
followed  by  a  similar  unconsciously  un- 
complimentary poem,  a  three-stanza 
"Ode  to  Canada."  Mr.  John  F.  Wad- 
dington  is  the  author.  The  final  stanza 
of  the  Ode  runs: 

Youth  holds  thy  destiny,  O  Canada ! 

Crude  shape,  not  shamed 
By  cites  nor  by  shambles.     From  afar 

Thy    conquerors  come,  all  eager  and  un- 
tamed. 
Wild  pasture !     Not  yet  brought  beneath  the 
ban 
Of  meddling  man. 
The  burrower  and  the  borer  and  the  bold. 
Strong  husbandmen,  thy  children  sons  of 
toil 
WTio  live  by  delving  deep  thy  virgin  soil ; 

Uncouth,  yet  born  to  brave  thy  biting  cold. 
These  are  thy  sons,  O  Canada, 

More  dear  to  them  the  yellow  wheat  than 
gold. 


"If  Mr.  Waddington  came  to  Canada," 

the  London  Advertiser  suggests,  "he 
would  be  in  knee-breeches  and  ear-laps. 
On  Montreal  wharf,  gun  in  hand,  he 
would  look  about  for  an  Indian  guide  and 
strike  an  attitude  for  stalking  game. 
He  read  about  Canada  when  he  w^as  a 
boy,  in  the  old  buffalo  stories. 

"Canadians  will  feel  a  start  of  surprise 
at  being  told  that  there  are  no  cities 
here.  They  may  not  all  enjoy  being 
styled  'uncouth,'  and  perhaps  it  will  be 
hard  to  keep  back  a  blush  at  the  compli- 
ment in  the  last  line  apparently  given  to 
wash  that  bitter  epithet  down.  Is 
nobody  after  gold  in  this  fair  land? 

"Mr.  Waddington  hasn't  caught  the 
local  color,  but  how  can  even  a  poet 
expect  to  catch  it  by  looking  at  Canada 
through  a  monocle  from  the  other  side 
of  the  Atlantic?" 


Single  Tax  Not  Anti-Religious 


"IT  is  not  unlikely,"  says  the  Goder- 
ich  Signal,  in  commenting  on  the 
controversy  which  occurred  at  the  Single 
Tax  dinner  in  Toronto  recently,  "the  in- 
cident will  lead  to  the  charge  that  Single 
Tax  teachings  are  anti-religious  and  that 
Single  Taxers  are  irreligious.  Such  a 
charge  would  be,  of  course,  grossly  wrong. 

"Single  Taxers  are  often  impatient 
with  those  people  who  cling  blindly  to 
the  faith  that  everything  will  work  out 
all  right  in  the  end  without  their  bother- 
ing their  heads  very  much  to  get  the 
machinery  of  the  world  running  smoothly. 

"Single  Taxers  see  that  the  present 
social  system  is  not  right,  and  they  want 
to  put  it  right,  and  some  of  them  who 
have  none  of  the  quality  of  easy-going 
toleration  of  things  as  they  are  would 
almost  like  to  see  everything  else  stopped 
until  the  necessary  adjustments  are  made. 

"The  followers  of  Henry  George  are 


nothing  if  not  logical,  and  they  fail  to 
see  the  sense  of  spending  so  much  time 
and  energy  in  patchwork  schemes  of 
social  amelioration  and  neglecting  to 
look  for  the  root  trouble  which  causes  a 
great  proportion  of  the  misery  in  the 
world.  Quit  fooling  and  get  down  to 
first  principles,  they  say.  And  in  their 
impatience  with  the  futile  patching  and 
tinkering  of  many  well-intentioned  people 
they  make  unwise  speeches  sometimes 
like  that  of  the  Toronto  man. 

"Single  Tax  is  not  a  religion.  It  is  an 
economic  proposition  which,  if  adopted, 
would  give  religion  a  freer  hand  in  the 
world  of  men,  clearing  away  many  of  the 
doubts  and  difficulties  which  beset  men 
in  their  struggle  for  existence. 

"Taxation  has  a  moral  aspect,  and  true 
religion  cannot  get  away  from  economic 
problems.  One  of  the  great  principles 
of  Christianity  is  the  foundation  of  the 


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August,  1912 


Single  Tax  doctrine:  'Do  justly.'  And 
when  some  day  when  their  principles  are 
fully  recognized  and  put  into  effect 
Single  Taxers  may  find  much  work  still 
to  be  done  as  preachers  of  the  Gospel  of 
Christ — and  some  of  them  would  make 
fine  preachers,  too." 

Arbitration  vs.  Armament 

TPHIS  editorial  note  from  the  Ottawa 
Citizen,  which  is  edited  by  a  military 
man,  Col.  E.  W.  B.  Morrison,  is  signifi- 
cant of  the  growing  trend  of  intelligent 
public  opinion  regarding  the  relative 
merits  of  arbitration  and  armament — or 
what  we  call  the  Peace  Movement: 

"The  Montreal  Star  rightly  urges  the 
continuance  of  the  alliance  of  Britain 
with  France  and  Russia,  for  purposes  of 
war  strength  and  safety,  and  advises 
against  the  'splendid  isolation'  which 
some  advocate  as  the  ideal  of  British 
power.  Why  not  also  urge  a  broadening 
alliance  with  all  nations  in  the  interests 
of  peace?  The  best  protection  against 
the  hazards  of  war  is  never  to  begin  it. 
The  key-note  of  modern  power  must  be 
arbitration,  and  not  armament." 

The  Montreal  Star  thinks  that  the 
promotion  of  Col.  Seely  to  be  Min- 
ister of  War,  in  the  place  of  Mr. 
Haldane,  probably  means  a  sharp  ad- 
vance in  the  military  preparations  of 
th^  Mother  Country.  "Col.  Seely," 
says  the  Star,  "is  much  the  same  sort 
of  innovator  as  Winston  Churchill; 
and  we  may  look  for  things  to  happen 
in  the  War  Office.  There  is  no  doubt 
that  Britain's  fighting  force  on  land 
has  not  been  adequate.  The  Ruge 
Haldane  'Territorial'  scheme  seems  to 
have  resulted  chiefly  in  'paper'  efficiency. 
Individual  Ministers  have  more  effect 
upon  pubUc  policy  in  Great  Britain  than 
they  have  here;  and,  while  there  is  no 
change  of  Government,  there  will  likely 
be  a  marked  change  in  policy  accom- 
panying these  changes  at  the  War  OflSce." 


Britain's  Decaying 
Industries 

T^ESPITE  the  fact  that  evidence  is 
continually  forthcoming  to  dis- 
prove the  allegation  that  free  trade 
Britain  is  being  beaten  to  the  ropes  by 
her  protectionist  rivals,  the  tariff  re- 
formers continue  to  circulate  the  un- 
patriotic libel  on  British  industrialism. 
According  to  a  recent  report  of  the 
Department  of  Commerce  and  Labor, 
the  shoe  trade — which  has  been  so  often 
referred  to  by  Tory  protectionists  as  an 
industry  handicapped  by  free  trade — 
shows  an  advance  of  ten  to  fifteen  per 
cent,  during  the  past  five  years.  During 
the  year  1907  the  value  of  shoes  manu- 
factured in  the  United  Kingdom  was 
$97,441,929,  while  the  number  of  per- 
sons employed  in  the  industry  w^s 
140,278.  Leicester,  the  principal  shoe 
manufacturing  centre  of  Great  Britain, 
is  estimated  to  turn  out  shoes  to  the 
annual  value  of  twenty-one  million  dol- 
lars. So  long  as  British  shoe  manu- 
facturers refused  to  move  with  the  times 
the  United  States,  with  new  machinery 
and  improved  lasts,  threatened  to  sweep 
the  British  markets.  But  the  British 
manufacturer  saw  the  danger,  not  of 
free  trade,  but  of  inefficiency,  adopted 
the  new  machinery  and  the  better  Am- 
erican lasts,  and  is  now  not  only  holding 
his  own  at  home,  but  is  invading  the 
foreign  markets  and  competing  success- 
fully with  the  protected  shoe  manu- 
facturers abroad. — Toronto  Globe. 

Not  Soulless 

The  so-called  "big  interests,"  at  the 
time  of  Regina's  disaster,  have  again 
proved  that  they  have  a  heart. — 
Monetary  Times. 

■        ^ 
Be  Thankful 

Snow  and  frost  have  damaged  crops 
in  Michigan.  We  should  not  boast,  but 
be  thankful  for  Canada's  milder  climate. 
— ^Toronto  Globe. 


August,  1912 


PULSE  OF  THE   PRESS 


95 


THE  WAR- WILL-COMERS 


Nothing  will  induce  a  panic  more 
quickly  than  a  general  fear 
of  one,  especially  out- 
spoken fear 

THIS  is  true  in  business,  on  crowded 
boats,  in  poorly  constructed  the- 
atres; in  fact  wherever  danger  lies. 

Nothing  will  make  a  man  sick  more 
quickly  than  expecting  to  be  sick; 
especially  if  he  tells  all  his  friends. 

Nothing  will  do  more  to  endanger  the 
peace  of  the  world  than  the  loud-shouted 
predictions  of  the  War- Will-Comers.  It 
is  the  talk  of  war  which  brings  war. 

It  is  one  thing  to  be,  and  to  keep,  pre- 
pared for  war.  It  is  another  thing  to 
shout  war  from  the  housetops  and  to  fan 
flames  of  international  hatred.  There 
are  some  who  do  it  thoughtlessly.  There 
are  other  busybodies  who  appear  to  do 
it  deliberately,  posing  as  the  saviors  of 
their  country,  and  heedless  of  the  danger 
involved  in  their  utterances. 

We  question  whether  the  great  mass 
of  people  in  any  civilized  country — 
those  upon  whom  the  burden  and 
suffering  most  heavily  fall — are  desirous 
of  national  conflict.     The  day  is  coming 


when  these  masses,  acting  in  concert, 
will  achieve  an  international  under- 
standing that  war  is  wasteful,  unneces- 
sary, and  must  forever  cease.  But  that 
day  is  yet  to  dawn.  In  the  meantime 
alarmists  are  a  dangerous  class. — Toronto 
Star. 

Mr.  Rogers  and  Saskatchewan 

npHE  Minister  of  the  Interior  engaged 
actively  in  the  Saskatchewan  elec- 
tion, as  previous  ministers  holding  the 
same  offlce  have  done.  It  was  not  only 
proper,  but  imperative  that  he  should 
do  so.  The  Saskatchewan  administra- 
tion has  taken  part  in  all  Federal  elections. 
In  the  last  Federal  campaign  the  provin- 
cial cabinet  was  exceedingly  busy.  It 
will  be  active  in  the  next  Federal  contest. 
Mr.  Rogers  might  have  taken  all  these 
blows  and  still  remain  neutral  in  the 
Saskatchewan  campaign.  But  if  he  had 
taken  Mr.  Scott's  attacks  lying  down  it 
would  have  been  high  time  for  Mr. 
Borden  to  look  for  another  Minister  of 
the  Interior. — Vancouver  News- Adver- 
tiser. 


Bourassa  on  the  Navy 


"'T'O  give  or  offer  an  immediate  and 
extraordinary  contribution  on  ac- 
count of  the  German  peril  when  half  the 
British  Cabinet  don't  believe  in  the 
danger,  and  the  other  half  are  preparing 
for  an  alliance  with  Germany,  would  be 
grotesque. 

"To  acknowledge  the  moral  duty  of 
Canada  to  share  in  the  general  defence 
of  the  Empire,  otherwise  than  by  or- 
ganizing the  defence  of  her  own  navy,  as 
long  as  Great  Britain  refuses  to  Canada 
the  right  to  participate  ( ffectively  in  the 


general  policy  of  the  Empire,  would  be 
shameful." — Henri  Bourassa  in  Le  Devoir. 

Versatility  in  Climate 

npHE  versatility  of  the  Canadian  cli- 
mate  leaves  nothing  to  be  desired. 
On  Dominion  Day  there  was  snow  in 
New  Brunswick,  sunstrokes  in  Ontario, 
cyclone  in  Saskatchewan,  hail  in  Alberta 
and  sunshine  on  the  coast. — Vancouver 
Province. 


ii    Points  of  View    m 

sc       What  'People  are  Saying  about  Matters  of  Interest 

WHEN  IS  A  MAN  MARRIED  ? 

''The  all-important  point,"  said  Hon.  Wallace  Nesbitt,  in  arguing 
the  Ne   Temere  marriage  case  before  the  Privy   Council,   "is  that 
legislation  touching  the  actual  contract  of  marriage  as  such,  is  within 
the  exclusive  power  of  the  Dominion  Parliament.     We  contend  that 
validity  of  the  contract  of  marriage  cannot  be  affected  by  any 
provincial  legislation^  which  can  only  deal  with  solemni- 
zation.     The  parties  make  their  own  marriage 
validity.     That  tie  is  the  very  basis  of  society. 


MR.  Nesbitt's  point  was  that  once 
two  persons  agreed  to  live  as  man 
and  wife  there  was  a  marriage 
state.  Who  could  say  that  such  a  mar- 
riage would  be  recognized  only  if  certain 
formalities  were  complied  with?  The 
formalities  might  vary  and  did  vary. 
What  they  were  had  nothing  to  do  with 
building  the  contract  interse  of  the 
parties  in  England  from  Saxon  days 
onwards. 

Some  ceremonial  had  always  been 
attached  to  marriage.  Marriage  was 
solemnized  in  England  although  it  meant 
nothing  more  than  a  contract  between 
A  and  B  to  live  together,  of  which  the 
ceremony  was  only  additional  evidence 
of  the  parties  having  agreed  as  husband 
and  wife  and  were  married.  They  were 
none  the  less  married  because  the 
State  where  they  lived  said  they  must  go 
through  one  or  half  a  dozen  legal  forms 
to  obtain  the  sanction  of  the  State. 

Lord  Halsbury  said  he  thought  the 
word  marriage  depended  upon  the  con- 
text in  which  it  was  used.  A  and  B 
might  agree  to  get  married  and  go  through 
a  form  of  marriage,  and  yet  not  after  all 
be  man  and  wife. 

Mr.  Nesbitt  thought  that  what  Lord 
Halsbury  said  was  unquestionably  true 
of  divorce,  but  there  was  a  difference 
between'  the   contracting  and   the   dis- 


solution of  the  marriage  tie.  If  a  man 
was  married,  or  was  not,  there  was  no 
half-way  status;  yet  in  divorce  parties 
might  merely  separate  and  might  be 
divorced  without  marrying  again  or 
might  be  absolutely  free. 

Lord  Shaw  did  not  agree  that  it  was 
true  a  marriage  could  take  place  as  in 
a  private  house,  but  there  must  be  solem- 
nization in  some  form. 

Mr.  Nesbitt  submitted  that  the  proper 
principle  of  a  division  between  the 
jurisdiction  of  the  Dominion  and  the 
province  was  that  all  questions  relating 
to  the  contract  of  marriage  itself,  such 
as  the  capacity  of  the  parties,  the  cir- 
cumstances upon  which  the  validity 
depended  and  so  forth,  were  within  the 
exclusive  jurisdiction  of  the  Dominion 
Parliament,  while  Provincial  power  ex- 
tended only  to  regulation  of  the  solemni- 
zation or  religious  formalities  by  which 
the  contract  was  to  be  authenticated  or 
sanctified. 

Sir  William 

If  there  were  a  competition  at  the 
Olympic  games  for  ocean  travellers, 
Canada  might  well  have  entered  Sir 
William  Mackenzie  with  a  fair  expecta- 
tion of  winning  first  place. — Mail  and 
Empire. 


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BE  READY  TO  DEFEND  CANADA 

This  does  not  mean  that  there  should  be  compulsory  military  training, 

but  boys  and  men  should  be  trained  for  protection  from 

external  foes  who  may  be  tempted  by  the 

vastness  and  richness  of  the 

Dominion. 


MR.  J.  A.  M.  AIKINS,  M.P.  for 
Brandon,  says  that  while  he  is 
in  favor  of  mihtary  training  in 
Canada,  he  does  not  urge  that  this 
training  be  compulsory. 

"Hitherto,"  says  Mr.  Aikins,  "we  have 
been  depending  upon  England  for  our 
protection  from  external  foes,  but  the 
time  has  come  when  we  must  depend 
upon  ourselves. 

"Providence  has  put  Canadians  into 
possession  of  large  and  rich  land.  By 
their  inteUigence  and  industry  good 
homes  are  being  established  and  property 
acquired,  and  it  is  as  much  a  national 
duty  to  protect  such  possessions  as  to 
acquire  them. 

"History  shows  that  an  army  of 
mercenaries  is  not  desirable  for  a  coun- 
try's defence,  and  that  the  best  defend- 
ers of  a  patriot  people  are  the  people 
themselves. 

"To  be  effective  defenders  they  must 
not  only  be  physically  fit,  but  know  how 
to  use  arms  and  how  to  co-operate  in  the 
field. 

^^  Unskilled  individuals,  however  brave, 


in  unorganized  masses  in  the  face  of  an 
enemy,  means  their  easy  destruction,  not 
the  country*^  defence;  therefore,  I  would 
like  to  see  every  boy  and  every  young  man 
receive  physical  drill  and  proper  military 
instruction. 

"Some  people  seem  to  have  drawn 
conclusions  that  this  can  be  done  by 
government  compulsion.  I  hope  it  will 
be  done  by  inward  personal  conviction 
and  the  proper  conception  by  our  Can- 
adians of  their  duty  as  citizens.  The 
vastness  and  prosperity  of  our  rich 
country  must,  and  will,  tempt  other 
people.  Its  lack  of  defence  will  be  an 
incentive  to  them  to  take  advantage  of 
it.  History  shows  this,  but  it  shows 
more,  that  war  and  invasion  happen 
without  long  warnings  or  protracted 
meditation.  If  it  is  ever  right  for  a 
people  to  defend  themselves,  their  prop- 
erty, their  rights  and  their  honor,  they 
should  always  be  prepared  to  do  so  and 
be  on  the  alert. 

"Therefore,  prepare  and  be  ready, 
for  the  enemy  may  come  upon  us  un- 
awares." 


Shall  the  State  Care  for  Inebriates? 


"^  I  ^HE  State  is  making  provision 
I  for  the  care  of  its  tubercular 
patients;  why  should  it  not  also 
make  provision  for  its  inebriates?" 
asked  Chief  of  the  Police  G.  S.  Lever 
of  Abingdon,  Pa.,  at  International  Police 
Chiefs'  Convention,  in  Toronto.  The 
Chief  delivered  an  able  paper  on  the 
subject,  which  he  said  was  engaging  the 


attention  of  criminologists  all  over  the 
world. 

Chief  Lever  called  the  attention  of 
the  convention  to  the  fact  that  where 
tuberculosis  claims  its  victims  in  hun- 
dreds, drink  numbers  its  devotees  by 
thousands.  "Inebriety  is  a  disease,  just 
as  is  tuberculosis,"  he  declared.  "Men 
who  drink  excessively  are  the  victims  of 


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a  drug  habit,  and  they  are  entitled  to  be 
treated  as  invalids  rather  than  be 
punished  as  criminals.  Medical  author- 
ities all  over  the  world  are  agreed  on  this 
question,  and  it  is  time  that  steps  were 
taken  to  make  possible  the  commitment 
of  habitual  drunkards  to  some  State 
institution  where  they  can  be  scien- 
tifically treated,  and  if  possible  restored 
to  a  life  of  sobriety  and  usefulness. 

"Statistics  show  that  30  to  40  per 
cent,  of  habitual  drunkards  treated  at 
private  institutions  are  cured.  There 
is  no  reason  why  a  publicly  maintained 
establishment  could  not  do  as  well.  In 
the  cases  where  reformation  proved  im- 
possible, provision  could  be  made  for 
the  isolation  of  men  so  afflicted  in 
order  that  they  might  not  become  a 
menace  to  society." 


Predicts  Long  Conservative 
Reign 

''T  HAVE  been  out  here  several  times, 
the  last  time  being  three  years  ago. 
Then  I  thought  prices  for  real  estate  were 
too  high,  but  I  was  mistaken.  I  made 
the  same  mistake  in  Toronto  many 
years  ago,  and  I  never  recovered  my 
nerve  for  real  estate  transactions.  Van- 
couver looks  good  to  me.  I  think  it  is  a 
flourishing  and  go-ahead  place,  and  one 
with  a  great  future.  It  was  a  small 
town  when  I  first  saw  it  twenty  years 
ago,"  said  Mr.  David  Henderson,  M.P. 
for  Halton,  in  an  interview  at  Vancouver. 

"I  sat  in  Parliament  during  the  for- 
mer Conservative  regime,  and  all  through 
the  Laurier  period.  I  believe  the  pres- 
ent Government  is  in  for  a  long  spell. 
The  Opposition  is  disorganized,  and  it 
is  only  a  question  of  time  until  Sir  Wil- 
frid retires. 

T  think  I  am  old  enough  to  be  a  Sen- 
ator, but  the  people  of  Halton  County 
seem  to  think  differently.  I  have  no 
idea  how  long  I  may  continue  to  repre- 


sent that  county  in  the  House,  but  I  feel 
good  for  a  great  many  years  yet.  I  am 
but  a  chicken  in  point  of  service  in  the 
House  as  compared  with  Sir  Wilfrid  or 
Mr.  Haggart.    Time  wiU  tell." 


Industries  Needed  in  the 
West 

'"T'HE  one  event  of  outstanding  im- 
portance since  our  last  annual 
meeting  was  the  Federal  election,  which 
resulted  in  the  downfall  of  the  Govern- 
ment upon  its  issue  of  reciprocity. 

"It  would  be  useless  to  attempt  to  dis- 
guise the  fact  that  the  West,  especially 
Alberta  and  Saskatchewan,  is  keenly 
disappointed  over  its  failure  to  obtain 
access  to  the  larger  markets  of  the  United 
States,  and  so  long  as  that  feeling  of 
disappointment  prevails,  it  cannot  be 
said  that  reciprocity  is  dead.  Nor  can 
we  afford  to  close  our  eyes  to  the  fact  that 
the  provinces  mentioned  feel  aggrieved 
with  us  in  the  East  for  the  part  we  played 
in  thwarting  their  desires.  No  amount 
of  arguments  or  flagwaving  wifl  allay 
that  feeling  or  satisfy  the  West  that  it 
has  not  been  robbed,"  said  Mr.  Frank 
Beer,  retiring  president  of  the  Toronto 
branch  of  the  Canadian  Manufacturers' 
Association,  at  the  annual  meeting  in 
the   Queen   City. 

"Wider  markets,"  he  said,  "the  West 
must  have,  but  for  its  own  good  as  well  as 
for  the  upbuilding  of  Canada  as  a  whole, 
let  us  hope  that  they  wfll  come  through 
with  the  development  of  diversified 
manufacturing  industries  west  of  the 
Great  Lakes. 

"Boom  conditions  may  be  expected  to 
prevail  so  long  as  construction  continues, 
and  the  people  get  pouring  into  the  land, 
but  if  its  prosperity  is  to  be  made  on  a 
permanent  foundation,  there  must  be 
provided  for  its  population  more  variety 
of  occupations  than  farming  and  real 
estate  speculation." 


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CANADA  AN  EYE-OPENER  TO 
BRITISHERS 

''The  general  impressions  received  have  been  an  eye-opener  to  us  all. 

The  general  excellence  of  the  country ^  its  vast  extent  and  the  variety  of 

its  natural  resources;  the  beauties  of  its  wonderful  scenery ^ 

its  industries,  everything  we  have  seen  has  been 

an  eye-opener  to  us." 


^ 


"  T  THINK  that  we  are  now  realizing, 

I     many  of  us  for  the  first  time,  just 

what  a  great  country  Canada  is, 

and   just   what   wonderful   possibilities 

there  are  in  Western  Canada." 

Mr.  C.  P.  Lidbetter,  director  of  Bur- 
roughes  &  Latts,  Limited,  of  London, 
England,  and  one  of  the  big  men  of  the 
party  of  British  manufacturers  who  have 
been  visiting  Canada,  thus  briefly 
summed  up  the  impressions  of  the  vis- 
itors: 

_  "We  knew  nothing  of  Canada  before. 
It  has  been  an  object  lesson  to  us  all 
from  the  day  we  landed  until  the  pres- 
ent time.  One  of  the  first  things  we 
saw  was  the  works  of  the  Dominion 
Steel  Company,  at  Sydney,  C.B.  We 
went  over  its  coal  areas,  over  everything, 
in  fact,  and  before  that  I  do  not  believe 
that  there  was  one  man  of  the  party 
knew  that  there  was  an  industrial  cor- 
poration in  Canada. 

"We  went  to  Cobalt  camp  and  were 
greatly  struck  with  that  country.  Then 
we  saw  the  industries  at  Hamilton,  Fort 
William,  Port  Arthur,  Brantford  and 
the  other  manufacturing  centres  of  the 
East.  We  saw  the  big  cities  there  and 
then  we  came  west  and  saw  the  prairies 
and  the  wheat  fields,  and  realized  for 
the  first  time,  perhaps,  that  we  were 
ignorant  in  many  respects  of  the  won- 
derful country  of  Canada.  Then  we 
went  to  the  coast  and  saw  the  scenery 
in  the  Rockies,  the  canning  industries 


and  the  lumber  mills  of  British  Colum- 
bia, and  were  even  more  impressed. 

"It  has  been  one  continuous  grind 
since  we  landed  in  Quebec  one  month 
ago,  but  it  has  been  worth  it,  and  I  am 
sure  that  we  will  all  go  home  and  tell 
just  what  a  great  prospect  there  is  be- 
fore Canada  and  what  a  wonderful  part 
of  the  British  Empire  this  broad  Do- 
minion is." 

While  greatly  struck  with  Port  Ar- 
thur, Winnipeg  and  Fort  William,  in 
the  West,  Mr.  Lidbetter  was  inclined  to 
think  that  some  of  the  cities  further 
west  w^re  "overdone." 

"Saskatoon  struck  us  as  a  typical 
Western  city,  rising  in  a  few  years  from 
barren  prairie,"  he  said,  "but  we 
thought  it  was  somewhat  overdone. 
We  were  struck  with  the  natural  site  of 
Edmonton,  but  some  of  us  thought  that 
land  values  both  there  and  in  Calgary 
were  too  high.  However,  Calgary  has 
many  industries  and  more  railroads 
coming  in,  and  has,  perhaps,  a  bigger 
future  than  the  other  cities,  that  the 
evil  here  is  not  so  great  as  in  other 
places."  . 

Canada,  Imperial  Sanitarium 

"/^  AN  AD  A  is  the  great  Imperial 
sanitarium  to  rejuvenate  our  na- 
tionality. It  offers  you  an  example  of 
productive  Imperialism.  Productive 
Imperialism  was  a  sentiment  which  had 


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a  practical  application;  and  that  prac- 
tical application  must  be  given  if  the 
best  is  to  be  made  of  the  Empire  and 
its  constituent  parts,"  said  Mr.  Austen 
Chamberlain,  at  the  Constitutional  Club 
Banquet  in  London,  to  Hon.  Geo.  E. 
Foster. 

"I  am  still  a  believer  in  preferential 
tariffs  to  bind  the  people  of  an  empire 


together.  I  know  of  no  other  way  so 
effective  as  the  interchange  of  sentiments 
and  products.  Even  now  when  the 
idea  of  preferentiaHsm  is  not  taken  up 
by  all  parts  of  the  Empire,  the  good 
work  is  going  on  underneath  the  com- 
merce between  different  parts,  which  is 
increasing,  and  as  it  increases  so  will 
they  be  brought  more  closely  together." 


Our  Democratic  Governor-General 


XJIS  Royal  Highness  the  Duke  of 
Connaught,  Governor-General  of 
Canada,  continues  his  democratic  policy 
of  making  every  man,  woman  and  child 
of  the  Dominion  his  friend  and  warm 
admirer. 

Recently  at  the  races  in  Winnipeg  he 
called  before  him  the  owner  of  the  horse 
that  #on  the  Centennial  Futurity — a 
Wetaskiwin  man,  by  the  way — con- 
gratulated him  and  shook  his  hand. 
The  latter  was  born  under  the  Stars  and 
Stripes  and,  doubtless,  like  all  goo  ' 
Americans,  he  retained  a  warm  regard 
for  the  United  States  flag.  Probably 
that  regard  will  remain  in  his  bosom, 
but  the  simple  act  of  the  Duke  of  Con- 
naught  will  make  him,  in  all  probability, 
a  ten-fold  better  citizen  of  Canada  and 
it  will  act  in  a  similar  way  upon  all 
sometime  citizens  of  the  United  States 
who  hear  of  the  incident. 

As  well,  it  will  be  noised  abroad  the 
United  States  and  will  increase  their 
admiration  for  Canada's  Governor-Gen- 
eral and  will  engender  a  still  friendlier 
feeling  between  the  two  countries. — 
Calgary  News-Telegram. 

The  Brockville  Times  expresses  ap- 
preciation of  His  Royal  Highness'  qual- 
ities in  these  terms: 

"The  Duke  of  Connaught,  Governor- 
General  of  Canada,  and  uncle  to  King 
George  V,  has  amply  justified  all  the 
flattering  advance  notices  which  pre- 
ceded his  arrival  in  Canada.     Wherever 


and  whenever  he  has  come  into  personal 
contact  with  the  people  of  Canada  he 
has  charmed  all  by  his  unaffected  affa- 
bility and  obvious  sincerity  of  interest 
in  Canada,  and  Canadians.  His  sim- 
plicity of  manner,  protected  by  a  nat- 
ural dignity  against  the  familiarity  of 
ignorance,  is  that  of  the  English  gen- 
tleman, born, in  the  purple.  His  inter- 
est in  his  fellow-men  is  that  inspired  by 
the  spirit  of  true  democracy  and  is 
characteristic  of  the  Royal  family  of 
Great  Britain  for  the  past  two  genera- 
tions. The  most  recent  instance  of  the 
Duke  of  Connaught's  enjoyment  and 
appreciation  of  life  in  Canada  is  his 
visit  to  Petewawa  and  his  active  par- 
ticipation in  the  camp  life  and  the  prac- 
tical training  of  the  Canadian  soldiers." 


^ 


It  is  always  best  to  say  plainly  what  one 
thinks  without  too  much  argument.  For 
all  the  arguments  one  adduces  are  hut 
variations  of  one's  convictions;  and 
our  opponents  pay  no  heed  to  them. — 
Goethe. 


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transportation 

TRANSPORTATION  AND  THE  WEST 


Twenty-seven  railways  will  even- 
tually be  needed  to  haul  the  grain 
of  a  single  crop. 

TNTERESTING  figures  were  given 
by  Professor  Odium,  a  Vancouver 
delegate  at  the  Panama  Canal  confer- 
ence at  Calgary,  recently.  Discussing 
transportation  facilities  for  Western 
Canada,  Professor  Odium  said  there 
were  not  enough  men  or  money  to  build 
railroads  and  rolling  stock  to  keep  pace 
with  the  agricultural  development  of 
Western  Canada. 

"The  three  Prairie  Provinces  have 
an  area  of  432,000,000  acres,"  he  said. 
"Let  us  lay  aside  32,000,000  acres  for 
waste  lands  and  lakes,  and  200,000 
acres  for  purposes  other  than   raising 


Vancouver  would  have  96  trains  daily. 
This  gives  us  43,200  tons  of  grain  going 
to  Vancouver  every  day  for  300  days 
during  the  year.  From  this  we  can  see 
that  it  would  take  four  ships  of  over 
10,000  tons  each  to  keep  the  grain  from 
blocking  up  our  elevators.  But  this  is 
not  all.  The  27.7  railways  would  have 
to  double  their  tracks  to  return  their 
empty  cars,  and  the  200,000,000  acres 
left  for  stock  raising  and  other  purposes 
would  demand  many  more  railways,  as 
would  also  the  increased  passenger 
traffic  that  would  result  with  this  in- 
creased freight  traffic." 

Canadian  Railways  ind 
the  Panama 


grain  for  export.     This  would  still  give     HPHAT  the  question  of  rates  through 
us  an  area  of  200,000,000  acres.     Now  the  Panama    Canal    has  little  in- 

let us  suppose   that   each  acre   would  0terest    for    Canadian    railways    is    the 


give  15  bushels  on  an  average.  The 
annual  yield  would  be  3,000,000,000 
bushels  of  grain.  That  is,  90,000,000 
tons  of  grain  would  have  to  be  moved 
out  of  the  prairies  every  year.  Sup- 
pose one  railway  hauled  one  train  every 
hour  for  300  days  every  year,  it  would 
move  7,200  trains  in  the  year.  If  we 
divide  7,200  into  200,000  we  find  that 
27.7  railways  would  be  needed  to  remove 
the  grain  of  a  single  crop. 

"Let  six  railways  run  to  Eastern 
■Canada,  6  to  Hudson  Bay,  6  to  the 
United  States,  6  to  British  Columbia, 
and  the  balance  to  haul  grain  to  the 
many  prairie  flour  mills  which  will  be 
erected  in  the  future,  and  still  the 
problem  exists.  Now  turn  your  atten- 
tion to  the  six  westbound  railways. 
These  would  carry  exactly  144  trains 
daily  on  the  above  figures.  Let  four 
of  these  railroads  go  to  Vancouver  and 
two  to  Prince  Rupert.    The  four  going'to 


rather  surprising  view  expressed  by  Mr. 
E.  J.  Chamberlin,  President  of  the 
Grand  Trunk  Railway. 

"I  do  not  think  the  Canadian  rail- 
ways have  had  anything  to  do  with  the 
protest  made  by  the  British  Govern- 
ment against  discriminatory  rates 
through  the  Panama  Canal  in  favor  of 
American  ships,"  he  said,  "because,  in 
my  opinion,  very  little  Canadian  traffic 
will  go  by  that  route. 

"My  belief  is  that  the  life-blood  of 
the  Canadian  Pacific  is  the  traffic  east 
and  west,  and  it  will  be  the  same  with 
the  Grand  Trunk  Pacific." 

Asked  if  the  Grand  Trunk  Pacific 
had  ever  contemplated  running  a  line 
of  steamships  from  Prince  Rupert  to 
Europe  via  the  Panama  Canal,  Mr. 
Chamberlin  replied  in  the  negative, 
adding  that  he  did  not  believe  any  other 
Canadian  railway  had  contemplated 
such   a   move  either.     As  regards  the 


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transportation  of  grain,  he  said  that  the 
whole  of  the  Canadian  crop  of  last  year 
would  have  had  to  be  dried  before  it 
could  be  transported  by  such  a  hot 
route  as  the  Panama  Canal. 

The  present  route,  he  said,  was  much 
cooler,  and  therefore  more  desirable, 
and  the  transhipping  of  the  grain  at 
Fort  William,  Georgian  Bay,  Montreal, 
or  other  outlets,  had  the  effect  of  drying 
it.  It  must  be  remembered  that  the 
Canadian  farmer  wanted  to  market  his 
grain  as  soon  as  it  was  threshed;  he 
could  not  wait  to  dry  and  store  it. 

Speaking  of  the  G.T.P.,  Mr.  Cham- 
berlin  said  there  is  a  shortage  of  labor, 
but  the  construction  between  Winnipeg 
and  the- Coast  is  being  rapidly  pushed 
forward.  It  was,  however,  question- 
able whether  the  company  would  be 
able  to  link  up  the  line  before  next  year. 

Mr.  Chamberiin  was  very  confident 
as  to  the  prospects  of  a  good  harvest, 
and  said  that  during  the  years  he  had 
been  in  the  West  he  did  not  ever  remem- 
ber seeing  the  crops  look  so  promising 
as  at  the  present  time. 

How  the  Railways  are 
Handicapped 

*'  I  "HE  big  railway  companies  of  Can- 
ada have  reported  to  the  Railway 
Commission  that  they  can  do  nothing 
more  than  they  are  now  doing  to  meet 
present  and  prospective  traffic  conges- 
tion and  soothe  the  growing-pains  of  the 
business  community. 

In  response  to  an  order  of  the  Rail- 
way Commission  the  Canadian  Pacific, 
the  Grand  Trunk,  the  Canadian  North- 
ern and  the  Great  Northern,  have  filed 
statements  of  new  equipment  ordered 
and  now  actually  under  construction. 
These  statements  do  not  include  new 
equipment  for  which  funds  have  been 
appropriated,  but  equipment  which  can- 
not be  ordered  because  of  inability  of 
the  car  manufacturers  to  undertake  con- 
struction in  the  near  future. 


The  companies  referred  to  have  now 
over  18,000  box  cars  on  order  to  be  de- 
livered before  October  1  next.  There 
are  also  orders  for  over  200  locomotives, 
over  1,000  refrigerator  cars  and  1,400 
coal  cars. 

The  smaller  roads  throughout  the 
country  are  also  increasing  their  equip- 
ment as  fast  as  possible,  but  no  figures 
have  as  yet  been  submitted  by  them. 

The  Canadian  Pacific  reports  having 
now  under  construction  11,593  box  cars, 
665  stock  cars,  246  refrigerator  cars, 
411  coal  cars,  616  ballast  cars,  52  pas- 
senger locomotives,  120  freight  locomo- 
tives and  35  switch  locomotives. 

The  Grand  Trunk  has  under  con- 
struction 3,000  box  cars,  500  refrigerator 
cars,  1,000  coal  cars,  500  automobile 
cars  and  10  passenger  locomotives. 

The  Great  Northern  has  1,500  box 
cars,  250  refrigerator  cars,  1,000  ore 
cars  and  25  locomotives. 

The  Canadian  Northern  has  1,911 
box  cars,  132  flat  cars  and  61  locomotives. 

The  majority  of  these  orders  have 
been  placed  with  Canadian  shops,  but 
about  one-third  of  the  box  cars  are  be- 
ing built  in  the  United  States.  Can- 
adian shops  are  now  away  behind  in 
filling  orders,  and  the  same  condition 
applies  in  the  United  States. 

The  C.P.R.  is  ready  to  spend  no  less 
than  $19,000,000  for  new  rolling  stock, 
but  General  Manager  Leonard  says  the 
company  cannot  at  present  place  any 
more  orders  either  in  Canada  or  across 
the  line. 


Preparing  to  Move  the  Crop 

TPHE  Canadian  Pacific  has  placed 
contracts  for  1,000  freight  cars 
with  the  American  Car  &  Foundry 
Company  and  for  a  like  number  with 
the  Barney  &  Smith  Company.  This 
is  part  of  the  road's  recent  order  of  12,500 
cars,  the  greater  portion  of  which  went 
to  Canadian  concerns. 


I    Real  Estate  and  Investments 

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SEVENTY  MILLIONS  IN  BUILDING 

PERMITS 

Returns  for  the  first  six  months  of  the  year  show  this  enormous  reccrrdy 

a  proportionate  increase  over  the  same  period  last  year 

of  twenty-eight  per  cent. 


THE  building  returns  from  twenty- 
seven  leading  cities  of  the  Domin- 
ion for  the  first  six  months  of  1912 
represent  an  expenditure  of  $69,583,674, 
compared  with  $54,192,092  for  the  corres- 
ponding period  of  1911 — a  proportion- 
ate increase  of  28  per  cent.,  according  to 
The  Contract  Record.  (See  table  on  the 
next  page). 

A  comparison  of  the  returns  with  those 
for  the  whole  year  of  1911  is  illuminating 
as  to  the  country's  steady  progress. 
Last  year  the  total  was,  roughly,  $120,- 
000,000,  with  an  increase  of  29  per  cent.; 
so  that  the  increase  of  28  per  cent,  for 
the  first  six  months  of  the  current 
year  is  an  indication  of  the  proportion- 
ate and  healthy  growth  of  the  whole 
country. 

Toronto  maintains  her  position  at  the 
head  of  the  list  with  an  expenditure  of 
thirteen  millions  and  a  lead  of  two 
millions  over  Winnipeg  and  five  millions 
over  Vancouver  and  Montreal,  which 
follow  in  the  order  named. 

Edmonton,  with  an  expenditure  of 
nearly  eight  million  dollars  and  the  re- 


markable gain  of  376  per  cent.,  makes  the 
most  notable  achievement.  A  great 
deal  of  attention  is  being  focussed  upon 
the  Alberta  capital  from  the  other  side 
of  the  border,  and  it  is  fair  to  presage 
continuous  activity  for  that  city. 

The  reputation  of  the  Province  of 
Saskatchewan  is  upheld  by  Saskatoon, 
which  records  an  outlay  approaching 
five  million  dollars  and  an  increase  of 
80  per  cent.  The  Ambitious  City  makes 
a  gain  of  40  per  cent.,  Regina  15  per 
cent.,  and  Ottawa  52  per  cent. 

Fort  William  occupies  the  tenth 
position  in  the  list  with  a  noteworthy 
gain  of  132  per  cent. 

Decreases  occur  in  the  case  of  only 
two  of  the  larger  cities. 

For  a  number  of  cities  and  towns  from 
which  returns  have  not  been  received, 
and  where  the  permit  system  is  not  in 
force,  it  would  be  reasonable  to  add  15 
per  cent,  to  the  total.  This  would  give 
a  half-yearly  return  of  eighty  million 
dollars  for  the  whole  Dominion,  which 
may  be  accepted  as  an  accurate 
estimate. 


Condition  of  the  Western  Building  Trade 


THE  midsummer  season  has  been 
marked  by  less  inactivity  than 
ordinary  in  building  and  contract- 
ing in  Western  Canada,"  says  the  Western 
Canada  Contractor.  "The  volume  of 
work  has  continued  at  a  most  re- 
markable rate,  even  for  this  section  of 
the  country.     Many  cities  in  the  West 


have  doubled  their  record  in  building 
permits  to  the  first  of  July.  Included  in 
the  operations  already  well  under  way 
are  some  of  the  largest  yet  carried  out  in 
the  history  of  Western  Canada. 

"Conditions  in  the  labor  world,  as 
described  elsewhere  in  these  columns, 
have  been  unfavorable  and  the  cost  of 


103 


104  BUSY  MAN'S  CANADA  August,  1912 

carrying  on  operations  has  been  mater-  causing  considerable  inconvenience  last 

ially  increased.  month,  has  been  remedied  by  the  ship- 

The  building  materials  trade  at  Winni-  P^^g  ^^^o  the  prairies  of  heavy  quantities 

peg  and  vicinity  is  extremely  busy.     The  of  cement  from  the  East.     Dealers  in 

1          J  .             ,                 ,         J.,-        •  cement  report  that  the  conditions  are 

demand  is  very  heavy  and  conditions  in  .    ,     ^          ,  ,           ,    ,         , 

^,                  ^                           ..  r    .  now  entirely  favorable,  and  that  they 

other    respects    are    very    satisfactory.  ui    ^                 u  ^-u              ^        j  j 

_,,         ,     ^    ,                  ,              .         ,  are  able  to  secure  all  the  cement  needed. 

There  have  been  no  changes  in  prices  j^  -^  ^^^^^^  ^^^^  ^^^^^  ^^^  ^^^^^  ^^^^^._ 

since  last  month.     No   scarcity  is  re-      ^^^^  ^f  ^^^^^^  ^^  the  head  of  the  lakes, 

ported  m  any  important  lines.  and  that  at  the  present  time  the  supply 

"The  absence  of  cement,  which  was     is  greater  than  the  demand." 

THE  OFFICIAL  FIGURES 

App.  Inc. 

1st   6   mos.,  1st   6   mos.,  p.c.  for 

1912  1911  6  mos. 

Toronto $13,195,271  $11,930,953  11 

Wmnipeg  11,205,600  9,058,150  23* 

Vancouver  8,132,720  9,191,524  12* 

Montreal .       8,065,993  7,306,136  11 

Edmonton 7,725,622  1,620,431  376 

Saskatoon 4,634,685  2,574,441  80 

Hamilton  3,145,600  2,246,780  40 

Regina 2,549,770  2,936,930  15 

Ottawa     2,120,000  1,393,370  52 

Fort  William     1,743,425  750,075  132 

Maisonneuve      817,428  748,900  90 

New  Westminster 785,578  613,580  28 

Lethbridge      719,343  528,950  36 

Port  Arthur      700,994  312,985  124 

Brantford        657,230  282,228  133 

London 509,598  458,423  11 

Windsor 433,830  396,795  9 

St.  Boniface. 395,530  467,880  16* 

Berlin  332,950  242,585  37 

St.  John  315,950  211,700  49 

Sydney 254,616  282,052  10* 

Kingston 224,059  133,223  68 

Gait 204,032  163,920  25 

Nelson 198,015  90,705  118 

Stratford 202,791  53,590  278 

Peterboro 188,858  186,786  1 

Welland 124,186  

Totals $69,583,674  $54,192,092 

*Decrease. 

The  proportionate  increase  for  1912  on  half-year  totals  for  above  cities  figures  out 
at  28  per  cent. 


August,   1912 


REAL   ESTATE  AND   INVESTMENTS 


105 


No  Vacant  Factories  in  Ontario 


"TT  is  a  singular  fact,"  says  Mr. 
Fitzsimons,  Commissioner  of  In- 
dustries for  the  Grand  Trunk  Railway, 
"but  one  flattering  to  Ontario,  that  I 
have  been  absolutely  unable  to  find  a 
suitable  factory  building  available  for 
three  concerns  that  are  anxious  to  estab- 
lish themselves  in  Ontario.  There  are 
practically  no  vacant  factories  in  the 
province." 

It  is  the  business  of  Mr.  Fitzsimons  to 


find  suitable  locations  for  prospective 
industries,  and  to  attract  new  industries 
to  towns  where  the  need  for  them  exists. 

In  this  way  Mr.  Fitzsimons,  perhaps 
more  than  any  other  one  man,  has  his 
finger  upon  the  industrial  pulse  of  the 
Dominion. 

Mr.  Fitzsimons  announces  the  estab- 
lishment of  a  $2,000,000  iron  industry  at 
Port  Colborne,  the  plant  for  which  is 
now  in  process  of  construction. 


A  Building  Time 


'"T^HE  record  of  building  permits 
shows  that  nearly  every  city  in 
Canada  is  building  houses  and  other 
structures  far  beyond  the  record  of  any 
previous  year,"  says  the  Vancouver 
News-Advertiser.  "Montreal  and  Toronto 
hold  their  own  with  Winnipeg  and  Van- 
couver. Residences,  factories,  offices, 
transportation  buildings,  warehouses, 
retail  shops,  hotels,  halls,  public  buildings, 
schools,  churches  are  going  up  at  a  rate 
that  makes  each  month's  record  a  fresh 


astonishment.  It  may  be  that  this  con- 
struction is  overdone,  but  it  hardly 
keeps  pace  with  the  demands.  In 
spite  of  the  increase  in  the  workshops, 
railways  cannot  get  equipment  as  fast 
as  they  need  it.  The  Government  re- 
duced the  duty  on  cement  because  the 
supply  is  said  to  be  insufficient,  though 
the  plants  are  working  full  time.  Large 
as  are  the  building  operations  the  in- 
crease is  not  greater  than  the  increase  in 
trade   and    of   production." 


JDICHES  and  ease,  it  is  perfectly  clear,  are  not  necessary  for  man's  highest  culture, 
'*  *■  else  had  not  the  world  been  so  largely  indebted  in  all  times  to  those  ivho  have  sprung 
from  the  humbler  ranks. 

An  easy  and  luxurious  existence  does  not  train  men  to  efort  or  encounter  with  diffi- 
culty; nor  does  it  awaken  that  consciousness  of  power  which  is  so  necessary  for  energetic 
and  effective  action  in  life. 

Indeed,  so  far  from  poverty  being  a  misfortune,  it  may,  by  vigorous  self-help,  be  con- 
verted even  into  a  blessing;  rousing  a  man  to  that  struggle  with  the  world  in  which,  though 
some  may  purchase  ease  by  degradation,  the  right-minded  and  true-hearted  will  find 
strength,  confidence,  and  triumph. 

Bacon  says,  '  'Men  seem  neither  to  understand  their  riches  nor  their  strength;  of  the 
former  they  believe  greater  things  than  they  should;  of  the  latter  much  less.  Self-reliance 
and  self-denial  will  teach  a  man  to  drink  out  of  his  own  cistern,  and  eat  his  own  sweet 
bread,  and  to  learn  and  labor  truly  to  get  his  living,  and  carefully  to  expend  the  good  things 
committed  to  his  trust." 


Among  the  Magazines    i 

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CONTENTS  OF  THE  AUGUST  MAGAZINES 


The  Craftsman 

A  New  Architecture  in  a  New  Land. 
Illustrated. 

The  Message  of  the  Western  Pergola 
to  American  Home  and  Garden  Makers. 
By  Charles  Alma  Byers.     Illustrated. 

The  Indigenous  Art  of  California.  By 
Eloise  J.  Roorbach, 

The  Mistletoe- Woman.  By  Charles 
Howard  Shinn.     A  Forest  Story. 

Municipal  Control  of  Street  Trees  in 
the  West. 

Motoring  in  Southern  California.  By 
Helen  Lukens  Gaut. 

Parks  for  the  People.  California's 
Wisdom  in  Converting  Her  Ancient 
Forests  into  Modern  Playgrounds. 

Boyhood  Days  with  John  Burroughs: 
Old  Friends  and  College  Days.  By  Julian 
Burroughs. 

California's  Contribution  to  a  Na- 
tional Architecture :  Its  Significance  and 
Beauty  as  Exemplified  by  the  Work  of 
Greene  and  Greene. 

Two  Craftsman  Cottages  for  Small 
Families  of  Simple  Tastes  and  Moderate 
Means.     Illustrated. 

One  Acre  and  Happiness,  as  Demon- 
strated by  the  Littlelanders  of  San 
Ysidro  Valley.     By  Olga  Brennecke. 

The  Wonderful  Things  One  Can  Do 
in  a  Garden  with  Architectural  Features. 

Good  Roads  for  the  Nation. 

Flower  Holders  for  Outdoors  and  In. 
By  Helen  Lukens  Gaut. 

The  Canadian  Magazine 

Stage-Coaching  in  Ontario.  By  W. 
H.  Belford.  Illustrations  by  C.  W. 
Jefferys. 


Maritime  Provincialisms  and  Con- 
trasts.    By  F.  A.  Wightman. ' 

The  Maritime  Group  of  Universities. 
By  W.  Arnot  Craick.     Illustrated. 

Madame  Nantel.  By  M.  G.  Cook. 
Fiction. 

The  Gorgon's  Head.  By  Frederick 
C.  Curry.     Fiction. 

The  Dream  Herd.  By  C.  Lintern 
Sibley.     Fiction. 

Oxford  for  a  Day.  By  Archibald 
MacMechan. 

The  Great  Bassano  Dam.  By  Robert 
Randolph  Johnson.     Illustrated. 

The  Evolution  of  Municipal  Gov- 
ernment. 

The  End  of  the  Story.  By  Donald 
M^cdonald.     Fiction. 

In  an  Autumn  Garden.  By  Isabel 
Ecclestone  MacKay.     Verse. 

Church  and  Stage.  By  Brian  Bellasis. 
A  Sketch. 

Maclean's  Magazine 

The  College  as  a  National  Asset. 
By  Rev.  Dr.  J.  W.  Graham. 

The  Labrador  Fisherman.  By  W. 
Lacey  Amy. 

The  Jews  in  Canadian  Business.  By 
J.  V.  McAree. 

Canada's  Treasure  House.  By  John 
McCormac. 

Building  a  Transcontinental.  Illus- 
trated.    By  Mabel  Burkholder. 


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107 


Summer  Food  Problems.  By  Dr.  A. 
Wilson. 

Found:  The  Perfect  Home.  Illus- 
trated.    By  Roger  L.  Baker. 

How  Best  to  Invest  $5,000.  By 
Frank  J.  Drake. 

Wanted:  Big  Job  for  Hanna.  Illus- 
trated.   By  W.  A.  Craick. 

Dr.  Marden's  Talks:  Edison's  Inven- 
tion of  the  Incandescent  Lamp.  By  Dr. 
0.  S.  Harden. 

The  Woods  Indian.  Illustrated.  By 
S.  E.  Sangster. 

Following  is  some  of  the  fiction: 

The  Old  Youngsters.  By  Archie  P. 
McKishnie. 

A  Belated  Rosebud.  By  Emily  Newell 
Blair. 

Yellow  Water.  By  Will  Leavington 
Comfort. 

Smoke  Bellew:  The  Hanging  of  Cultus 
George.     By  Jack  London. 

Captain  John  Sims.   By  Heber  Logan. 

Revenge.      By  W.  Hastings  Webling. 

The  Man  of  Dreams.  By  Amy  E. 
Campbell. 

Angling  for  a  Place.    By  R.  G.  Paigh. 

The  Popular  Science 
Monthly 

Gauss  and  his  American  Descendants. 
By  Professor  Florian  Cajori. 

Research  in  Medicine.  By  Professor 
Richard  M.  Pearce. 


Modern  Thought.     By   Dr.   Edward 

F.  Williams. 

Cold  Storage  Problems.     By  Dr.  P. 

G.  Heinemann. 

The  World's  Most  Important  Con- 
servation Problem.  By  Dr.  Stewart 
Paton. 

Trinidad  and  Bermudez  Asphalts  and 
their  Use  in  Highway  Construction. 
By  Dr.  Clifford  Richardson. 

An  Economic  Interpretation  of  Present 
Politics.     By  Professor  C.  C.  Arbuthnot. 

Helps  to  Studying.  By  Professor 
Joseph  W.  Richards. 

Bees  which  Only  Visit  One  Species 
of  Flowers.     By  John  H.  Lovell. 

The  Progress  of  Science. 

We  grow  by  doing,  by  making  decisions, 
by  taking  responsibilities. 


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Events  of  the  Month 

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July  3. — The  Duchess  of  Connaught,  Ac- 
companied by  the  Duke  and  Princess 
Patricia,  arrived  at  Quebec  from  Mon- 
treal, after  Her  Royal  Highness'  illness,  to 
resume  their  visit  to  the  Ancient  Capital. 
They  were  met  on  landing  by  Col.  the 
Hon.  Sam  Hughes,  Hon.  Senator  Landry 
and  Captain  Victor  Pelletier,  A.D.C.  to  the 
Lieutenant-Governor.  With  the  Royal 
party  were  the  members  of  the  household: 
Captain  Bulkeley,  Captain  Long,  Captain 
(Dr.)  Worthington,  Miss  Pelly,  and  Miss 
Adams. 

July  9. — Prime  Minister  Borden  and  his 
colleagues,  Hon.  J.  D.  Hazen,  Minister  of 
Marine;  Hon.  C.  J.  Doherty,  Minister  of 
Justice,  and  Hon.  L.  P-  Pelletier,  Post- 
master-General, inspected  the  British  fleet 
at  Spithead,  consisting  of  315  ships  of  all 
classes. 

Hon.  F.  D.  Monk,  Minister  of  Pub- 
lic  Works,  inspected  the  harbor  at  Kin- 
cardine. 

July  10. — Canadian  Photographers'  As- 
sociation in  convention  at  Toronto. 

Mr.  N.  W.  Rowell,  Leader  of  the 
Opposition  in  the  Ontario  Legislature,  ad- 
dressed the  Twentieth  Century  Liberal 
Club  of  Hastings  on  his  abolish-the-bar 
policy:  "We  have  a  unique  opportunity 
in  this  province  to-day,"  he  said.  "If  the 
people  who  believe  that  the  bar  should  go 
will  unite;  if  Conservatives  will  say  to  Sir 
James  Whitney,  'You  must  choose  be- 
tween the  bar  and  our  support,'  both 
parties  will  unite  at  the  next  session  of  the 
Legislature  and  forever  wipe  out  the 
licensed  bar  in  this  province.  It  matters 
little  whether  Sir  James  Whitney  abolishes 
the  bar  or  I  abolish  the  bar ;  the  important 
issue  is  whether  the  bar  shall  go." 

Prime  Minister  Borden  made  an  His- 
toric speech  at  the  Colonial  Institute  in 
London,  in  which  he  said:  "  It  is  sufficient, 
for  the  moment,  to  emphasize  our  view 
that  any  great  Dominion,  undertaking  to 
share  upon  a  permanent  basis  in  the  sea 
defence  of  the  Empire,  must  have  some 
voice  in  the  policy  which  shapes  the  issues 
of  war  and  peace.     Canada  does  not  pro- 


pose to  be  an  adjunct,  even  of  the  British 
Empire.  She  faces  the  future  to-day  with 
a  proud  spirit,  conscious  of  her  problems, 
but  equally  conscious  of  her  ability  to  solve 
them.  Watchful  and  prudent  of  her  re- 
sources, she  is  determined  they  shall  be 
developed  in  the  interest  of  her  people. 
Mindful  of  her  opportunities  and  her  re- 
sponsibilities, she  is  resolved  to  play  her 
full  part  in  maintaining  the  unity  of  the 
Empire,  in  promoting  its  influence  for  the 
cause  of  civilization  and  humanity,  and  for 
peace  among  the  nations." 

July  11. — The  Committee  of  Imperial  De- 
fence  opened  its  sessions  in  London. 

The  Duke  of  Connaught  laid  the 
corner-stone  of  the  King  George  Hospital 
and  opened  the  King  Edward  Memorial 
Hospital,  in  Winnipeg. 

July  13. — The  King  and  Queen  gave  a 
luncheon  at  Buckingham  Palace  in  honor 
of  Prime  Minister  Borden. 

July  14. — Henry  G.  Bryant,  President  of 
the  Philadelphia  Geographical  Society,  left 
St.  Augustine,  Labrador,  on  an  expedition 
for  the  exploration  and  mapping  of  the 
St.  Augustine  River. 

July  15. — The  Canadian  Team  at  Bisley 
won  the  Col.  O'Grady  Cup,  beating  the 
City  of  London  by  four  points. 

The  Duke  of  Connaught  laid  the 
corner-stone  of  the  Selkirk  monument  at 
Winnipeg. 

July  17. — The  Duke  of  Connaught  and 
Princess  Patricia  left  Winnipeg  for  the 
East. 

July  18. — The  King  and  Queen,  accom- 
panied  by  several  members  of  the  Royal 
Family,  entertained  a  large  garden  party 
at  Windsor  Castle.  Among  the  10,000 
invited  guests  were  peers,  peeresses,  mem- 
bers of  parliament,  representatives  of  the 
church,  army,  navy,  and  learned  societies. 
Distinguished  Canadians  present  included 
Rt.  Hon.  R.  L.  Borden,  Prime  Minister; 
Hon.  C.  J.  Doherty,  Minister  of  Justice; 
Hon.  J.  D.  Hazen,  Minister  of  Marine; 
Hon.  L.  P.  Pelletier,  Postmaster-General; 
Lord  Strathcona,  Sir  Joseph  Pope,.  Sir 
Charles  Fitzpatrick,  Mr.  Cameron  Stanton, 

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Deputy  Minister  of  Marine,  and  Hamar 
Greenwood,  M.P.,  most  of  the  gentlemen 
being  accompanied  by  their  wives. 

July  19. — The  Chartered  Accountants 
of  Ontario  held  their  25th  annual  meeting 
at  Niagara-on-the-Lake.  The  election  of 
officers  resulted  as  follows:  President,  A. 
K.  Bunnell;  First  Vice-President,  Osier 
Wade;  Second  Vice-President,  Edmund 
Gunn;  Secretary-Treasurer,  Arnold  Mor- 
phy;  Registrar,  T.  Watson  Sims.  Coun- 
cil: A.  K.  Bunnell,  R.  J.  Dilworth,  Edmond 
Gunn,  W.  T.  Kernahan,  W.  P.  Morgan, 
Arnold  Morphy,  W.  R.  Morris,  Bryan 
Pontifese,  J.  M.  Scully,  C.  S.  Scott,  George 
U.  Stiff,  J.  I.  SutcHflfe,  W.  B.  Tindall, 
Osier  Wade,  and  R.  E.  Young. 

Prime  Minister  Borden  and  his  col- 
leagues  attended  the  state  ball  at  Bucking- 
ham Palace.  Mr.  Borden  took  the  oath 
as  Privy  Councillor. 

July  21. — Fire  in  Vancouver  did  damage 
to  the  extent  of  over  $1,500,000,  wiping 
out  practically  all  of  the  buildings  on  the 
west  side  of  Main  Street,  one  block  south 
of  Prior. 

July  22. — Mr.  Winston  Churchill,  First 
Lord  of  the  Admiralty,  announced  in  the 
House  of  Commons  an  increase  in  British 
warships  and  personnel  to  meet  the  new 
German  naval  programme. 

Mr.  Asquith  and  Mr.  Churchill  also 
made  reference  to  the  negotiations  with 
Canadian  Ministers,  and  hinted  at  sug- 
gested lines  of  co-operation  for  defence. 

Corporal  G.  Mortimer,  of  Quebec, 
won  the  Association  Medal  at  Bisley,  and 
$500  in  money  prizes. 

Prime  Minister  Borden  banquetted 
by  the  Chamber  of  Commerce  in  London; 
over  five  hundred  distinguished  guests 
present. 

July  25. — Strike  on  Grand  Trunk  Pacific 
Railway,  2,000  members  of  the  Industrial 
Workers  of  the  World  going  out  between 
Hazleton  and  Burns'  Lake,  in  British 
Columbia,  a  distance  of  180  miles.  Burns' 
Lake  is  a  short  distance  northwest  of  Fort 
George. 

The  Lord  Mayor  of  London  enter- 
tained  Mr.  Borden  and  his  colleagues  to 
luncheon  at  the  Mansion  House. 


Lord  vStrathcona  cave  a  dinner  and 
reception  for  Mr. Borden  and  his  colleagues. 
The  guests  included  Mr.  Whitelaw  Reid, 
Lord  Balfour  of  Burleigh,  Lord  Charles 
Beresford,  Cardinal  Bourne,  Sir  Percy 
Girouard,  the  Archbishop  of  Canterbury, 
Hon.  Austen  Chamberlain,  Lord  Curzon, 
Sir  C.  H.  Fitzpatrick,  Senator  Gibson,  Sir 
Edmund  Grey,  Lord  Kitchener,  Sir  C.  H. 
Rose,  Mayor  Geary  of  Toronto,  Lord 
Minto,  Sir  William  Osier,  Earl  Selbome, 
Sir  T.  Skinner,  A.  W.  Smithers,  Earl 
Stanhope,  Baroness  Macdonald,  and  F. 
Williams  Taylor. 

July  26. — The  United  States  Senate,  by 
a  vote  of  37  to  18,  passed  the  House  Ex- 
cise Tax  Bill,  which  included  a  provision 
for  the  repeal  of  the  Canadian  Reciprocity 
Act  and  the  substitution  of  a  $2  per  ton 
rate  on  print  paper. 

Mr.  Borden  and  his  colleagues,  in 
London,  received  an  influential  deputation 
on  the  question  of  an  all-red  route  from 
Great  Britain  to  Canada  and  from  Canada 
to  Australasia.  The  deputation  included 
Lords  Weardale  and  Moneys,  Sir  Thos. 
Troubridge,  C.  N.  Armstrong,  Sir  Jas. 
Mills,  New  Zealand,  and  representatives 
of  shipping  and  transport  interests.  Mr. 
Borden  assured  the  deputation  that  the 
question  was  receiving  the  utmost  consid- 
eration by  the  Government,  which  would 
be  glad  to  receive  further  suggestions  on 
their  return  to  Canada. 

July  27. — The  C.P.R.  liner  "Empress  of 
Britain  "  collided  with  the  "Helvetia,"  a 
collier,  in  the  Gulf  of  St.  Lawrence,  be- 
tween Magdalen  and  Fame  Point.  No 
lives  lost.  Collier  sank;  Empress  re- 
turned to  Quebec  with  bows  stove  in  and 
fore  compartments  filled  with  water. 

At  Galt,  Ont.,  it  was  decided  that 
advertising  liquor  in  newspapers  published 
in  a  local  option  district  is  equivalent  to 
soliciting  for  orders,  and  therefore  illegal. 

July  28. — The  Duke  of  Connaught  ar- 
rived  at  Summerside,  P.E  I.,  on  the  steamer 
"Earl  Grey." 

July  29. — Their  Royal  Highnesses  the 
Duke  and  Duchess  of  Connaught  and  Prin- 
cess Patricia  arrived  at'  Charlottetown, 
P.E. I.,  and  were  given  an  enthusiastic 
public  welcome. 


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August,  1912 


COMING  EVENTS 


July  29- Aug.  3. — Agricultural  and  In- 
dustrial  Fair  at  Regina,  Sask. 

Aug.  5. — Annual  Convention  of  The 
Canadian  Pharmaceutical  Association  at 
Vancouver. 

Aug.  6-9. — Saskatoon  Fair.  Four  days' 
racing. 

Aug.  6-9. — Moose  Jaw  Fair. 

Aug.  12-17. — Inter-Provincial  Fair  and 
Race  Meet  at  Edmonton  Exhibition. 
$45,000  offered  in  prizes. 

Aug.  12-17. — Vancouver,  B.C.,  Fair. 

Aug.  13-16. — The  Sixth  Annual  Conven- 
tion  of  the  Western  Canada  Irrigation 
Association  at  Kelowna,  B.C. 

Aug.  19-24. — Lethbridge  Fair.  Three 
days'  racing. 

Sept.  4-6. — Annual  Convention  of  the 
Canadian  Forestry  Association,  at  Victoria, 
B.C. 

Sept.  17-20. — West  Algoma  Agricultural 
Society  holds  its  annual  fair  at  Fort  William, 
Ont. 

Sept.  18-19. — Associated  Boards  of  Trade 
of  Western  Canada  meet  at  Moose  Jaw, 
Sask. 

Oct.  21-26. — International  Dry-Farming 
Congress,  at  Lethbridge,  Alberta. 

Among   the   more   important  of  British 
Columbia's  fall  fairs  are  the  following: 
Oct.  4-5 — Arrow  Lakes. 
Sept.  13. — Albemi. 
Oct.  16-17. — Armstrong. 
Sept.  20-21.— Cowichan. 
Oct.  3. — Comox. 
Sept.  20. — Coquitlam. 
Sept.  19-21.— Chilliwack. 
Sept.  18-19.— Cranbrook 
Sept.  20-21.— Delta. 
Sept.  24-25.— Golden. 
Sept.  26-27.— Kelowna. 
Sept.  24-25. — Mission. 
Sept.  17-18-19.— Nanaimo. 
Oct.  4-5. — N.  and  S.  Saanich. 
Sept.  7. — North  Vancouver. 
Oct.  1-5. — ISfew  Westminster. 
Sept.  22-23-25.— Nelson. 
Sept.  29.— Penticton. 


Oct.  8-9-10.— Revelstoke. 
Sept.  18. — Shawnigan. 
Sept.  27-28.— Salmon  Arm. 
Oct.  30-31.— Summerland. 
Oct.  23-24.— Vernon. 
Aug.  10-17. — Vancouver. 
Sept.  20-21.— Windermere. 
Sept.  24-28.— Victoria. 

Following  is  a  list  of  Fall  Fairs  in  some 
of  the  more  important  centres  of  Ontario. 
Sept.  5-6. — Arnprior. 
Sept.  23-24-25.— Barrie. 
Oct.  10-11.— Beamsville. 
Sept.  10-11.— Belleville. 
Sept.  17-18.— Brampton. 
Sept.  3-4-5-6.— Brockville. 
Oct.  3. — Burlington. 
Sept.  23-24-25.— Chatham. 
Sept.  18-19.— Cobourg. 
Oct.  1-2.— Colbome. 
Sept.  5-6-7.— Cornwall. 
Sept.  12-13.— Englehart. 
Sept.  17-18-19-20.— Fort  William. 
Sept.  20-21.— Gait. 
Sept.  6-14. — London  (Western  Fair). 
Oct.  2-3-4.— Markham. 
Sept.  17-18-19.— Newmarket. 
Sept.  25-26.— Niagara  Falls. 
Sept.  26-27.— Oakville. 
Sept.  9-10-11.— Oshawa. 
Sept.  5-16.— Ottawa   (Central  Canada) 
Sept.  10-11-12.— Owen  Sound. 
Sept.  24-25.— Port  Hope. 
Aug.  28-29.— Sarnia. 
Sept.  16-17-18.— Sault  Ste.  Marie. 
Sept.  18. — Scarboro  (Halfway  House). 
Aug.    24-Sept.    9. — Toronto    (Canadian 

National) . 
Sept.  10-14.— Windsor. 
Sept.  18-20.— Woodstock. 

The  very  greatest  men  have  been  among 
the  least  believers  in  the  power  of  genius, 
and  as  worldly  wise  and  persevering  as 
successful  men  of  the  commoner  sort. 
Some  have  even  defined  genius  to  be  only 
common-sense  intensified.  A  distinguish- 
ed teacher  and  president  of  a  college  spoke 
of  it  as  the  power  of  lighting  one's  own  fire. 
Buff  on  said  of  genius — //  is  patience. 


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Himocratic 

They  are  calling  the  new  Roosevelt  or- 
ganization the  Himocratic  party.  Teddy, 
of  course,  is  "Him." — Toronto  Globe. 


Royal  Activity 

More  industrial  activity.  The  King 
digs  coal  and  the  Kaiser  digs  for  orders 
for  battleships. — Vancouver  World. 

Where  Canada  Squares  Up 

Australia  is  shipping  butter  to  Canada, 
but,  as  we  export  axle  grease  to  that 
country,  it  is  an  even  break. — Vancouver 
Province. 

Our  Ignorance 

Our  ignorance  of  our  great  national 
assets  recalls  one  of  the  late  George  Du 
Maurier's  cartoons.  A  British  peer 
strolling  through  Kensington  Gardens 
met  a  couple  of  beautiful  children  led  by 
a  nursemaid.  He  stopped  the  girl  and 
inquired  whose  children  she  was  in  charge 
of?  "They  are  yours,  my  Lord,"  replied 
the  astonished  maid.  "Indeed,  you 
surprise  me,"  returned  the  noble  pa- 
trician, and  passed  on  to  his  club.  And 
we  know  about  as  much  of  the  country 
around  us  as  my  lord  did  of  his  children. 
— Calgary  Herald. 

The  Cost  of  Living 

A  Virginia  man  has  been  fined  $100 
for  kissing  a  pretty  girl.  The  cost  of 
living  is  beginning  to  affect  even  our 
common  pleasures. — Toronto  News. 

A  Traversty 

Are  we  to  infer  from  Doc  Nesbitt's 
evidence  that  he  regards  the  whole  thing 
as  a  Traversty  of  Justice? — Toronto  Star. 


The  Suffragettes 

The  suffragettes  who  throw  burning 
chairs  and  hatchets  about  at  political 
meetings  seem  to  have  taken  as  their 
motto,  "Nothing  succeeds  like  excess." 
— Vancouver  World. 

Gladsome  News 

Toronto's  marriageable  young  ladies 
will  be  glad  to  hear  that  the  rumor  of 
Prince  Arthur's  engagement  is  without 
foundation. — ^Toronto  If a«7  and  Empire. 

Tongue  Versus  Opportunity 

Bryan  has  the  silver  tongue,  but 
Woodrow  Wilson  has  the  golden  op- 
portunity.— Toronto  Star. 

Nature's  Irony 

Regina  having  been  denounced  recently 
on  account  of  alleged  immorality,  the 
pulpit  may  be  tempted  to  describe  the 
hurricane  as  a  vengeance  of  God.  Be- 
for ;  doing  so,  it  would  be  wise  to  reflect 
that  the  chief  buildings  damaged  were 
three  churches,  a  parsonage,  a  public 
library,  and  a  Y.W.C.A. — Toronto  Star. 

Corporations  Will  Oppose 

In  France  it  is  proposed  to  tax  fat 
men.  Stout  opposition  is  expected. 
— Niagara  Falls  Gazette. 

It  is  dangerous  to  attempt  to  exercise  a 
moral  influence  upon  a  friend  who  is 
lilting  at  a  distance.  If  you  can  speak  to 
him  face  to  face,  you  can  put  yourself  in 
his  position  and  adapt  your  words  to  his 
requirements.  But  when  what  you  say 
reaches  him  at  a  distance^it  is  either  not 
the  right  word  or  it  comfs  at  the  wrong 
time. — Goethe. 


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A  Fine  River 

Railway  Just  Completed 

Great  Natural  Resources 


A 


JHABASCA 
LANDING 

(Lincoln  Park) 

Possesses  all  these  and  in 
a  short  time  will  become 
a  Great  City  and 

A  GREAT  CENTRE 

A  little  investigation  of  the 
geographical  position  and 
other  advantages  of  this 
town  will  convince  you 
that  now  is  the  time  to 
buy  your  lots. 


Full  particulars  from 

Northwest  Empire 
Land   Company,   Ltd. 

303-304  Stair  Building 

BAY  STREET  -  TORONTO 


Athabasca  Landing, 
Alta. 

Athabasca  Landing  is  situated  100  miles 
north  of  Edmonton  on  the  Athabasca  River. 
From  this  point  navigation  extends  through 
the  Slave  Lakes  and  Mackenzie  River  to  the 
Arctic  Ocean.  Thirty-six  hundred  miles  of 
navigable  water  now  connects  with  steel  at 
this  point,  and  steamboats  are  coming  to  the 
Arctic  Circle. 

The  world's  greatest  deposits  of  asphalt 
are  north  of  Athabasca  Landing.  The  geol- 
ogists of  the  Dominion  Government  estimate 
that  there  is  enough  asphalt  to  pave  every 
street  in  all  the  cities  of  Canada. 

There  are  also  large  oil  deposits  in  the  neigh- 
borhood, good  results  being  obtained  from 
borings  at  Fort  McKay. 

Natural  gas  will  be  furnished  to  the  city 
this  autumn.  The  franchise  is  owned  by  a 
Toronto  firm.  Other  inducements  for  manu- 
facturers are  cheap  gas,  coal  and  wood,  and 
abundant  water  power.  Add  to  this  an 
enormous  distributing  territory. 

A  cement  plant  is  to  be  constructed  here, 
also  a  brick  plant;  and  a  pulp  and  flour  mill 
is  promised  for  the  near  future. 

The  Great  Pelican  gas  well,  supplying 
about  300,000  cubic  feet  of  natural  gas  per  day, 
solves  the  lighting  and  heating  problem  of 
Athabasca  Landing. 

Two  of  the  most  important  assets  of  any 
city  are  cheap  fuel  and  cheap  lumber.  The 
large  coal  mine  now  in  operation  supplies 
high-grade  bituminous  coal,  and  the  timber 
berths  along  the  Athabasca  River  for  some 
hundreds  of  miles  supply  cheap  lumber  to  the 
builders. 

The  Canadian  Northern  Railway  have  their 
rails  already  laid  and  the  C.P.R.  have  located 
their  right-of-way  through  this  district  from 
Wilkie.  The  C.  N.  R.  is  also  building  to  the 
Landing  from  North  Battleford.  The  com- 
pany is  to  bridge  Athabasca  River  within  the 
city  limits  and  put  in  a  road  traffic  bridge. 
A  Government  ferry  crosses  the  river  at  all 
hours. 

Bonds  have  been  guaranteed  by  the  Alberta 
Government  for  a  road  to  Peace  River  Land- 
ing, to  Fort  McMurray,  and  east  to  Lac  la 
Biche,  which  must  be  in  operation  within  three 
years.  A  large  force  of  men  are  already  at  work. 


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113 


Athabasca  Landing — Continued. 

A  Government  telegraph  line  is  also  to  be 
constructed  to  Fort  McMurray  this  season. 

The  Northern  Transportation  Co.  attend 
to  the  freight  and  passenger  traffic  by  water. 

Building  is  progressing  rapidly,  so  rapidly 
in  fact  that  the  sawmills  at  the  Landing  can- 
not supply  the  demand  for  lumber.  Over 
forty  cars  of  lumber  are  at  present  on  the 
way  from  outside  points,  consigned  to  the 
Crown  Lumber  Co. 

There  has  been  an  enormous  influx  of 
settlers  already  this  season,  and  they  still 
come  in  a  steady  stream  daily  from  all  points 
of  the  compass. 

Agriculturally  the  district  is  unsurpassed. 
Almost  any  kind  of  crop  can  be  grown  to 
greatest  perfection.  Wheat  grown  in  this 
district  has  taken  first  prize  at  Edmonton, 
1911;  first  prize  at  Chicago,  1893;  first  prize 
at  Philadelphia,  1876,  showing  that  the  dis- 
trict was  proven  long  ago. 

A  new  immigration  hall  is  to  be  erected 
here  to  accommodate  the  newcomers.  The 
town  is  also  to  have  a  water  and  sewerage 
system  this  season. 

The  population  is  about  1,200.  The  Mayor 
is  Jas.  H.  Wood;  Sec.-Treas.,  C.  E.  Nanceke- 
vill;  Board  of  Trade  President,  Jas.  H.  Wood; 
Sec,  A.  L.  Sawle;  Postmaster,  Jas.  McKeman. 
Assessment  $250,000;  tax  rate  21  mills. 

There  are  three  banks  located  here:  The 
Imperial,  managed  by  A.  L.  Sawle;  the 
Royal,  managed  by  J.  M.  Howley,  and  the 
Canadian  Bank  of  Commerce.  Also  good 
schools,  a  theatre,  hotels.  Government  tele- 
graph, and  fire  equipment. 


For  every  failure  there  is  a  reason.  A 
point  has  been  overlooked.  A  mistake  has 
been  made.  Somebody  has  erred.  In 
some  manner  the  man,  in  the  vernactdar. 
has  ^^ fallen  doiun."  Perhaps  he  has  been 
satisfied  to  give  up  the  ghost  and  stay  down. 
If  he  had,  instead,  been  big  enough  to  rise 
above  it  all  and  fight  it  out  to  a  finish  there 
would  have  been  no  failure.  At  such 
times  he  who  is  up  and  doing  and  keeps 
his  eye  on  the  trigger  commands  the 
situation,  takes  up  the  battle  and  wins. — 
Henry  Clews 


ATHABASCA 
LANDING 


A  funnel  through  which  percolates  the  whole 
trade  between  the  wheat  belt  and  the  Arctic 
and  the  true  Gateway  of  the  North. 

Agnes  Deans  Cameron,  in  The  New  North 

These  are  reasons  why  you 
should  invest  in  Athabasca 
Landing : 

1.  Cheap  fuel. 

2.  Unlimited    natural  re- 
sources. 

3.  Thousands  of  miles  of  navi- 

gable waters. 

4.  Wonderful    distributing 
territory. 

5.  Millions  of  acres  of  choice 
farm  lands. 

6.  Is    destined    to    become   a 
great  Railway  centre. 

7.  The  true  and  onlv  Gatewav 
of  the  North. 

Every  emigrant,  every  com- 
modity for  the  entire  North, 
must  pay  its  toll  to  Athabasca 
Landing. 

ALLENDALE 

Is  the  property  endorsed  by 
the  Board  of  Trade.  Situated 
on  the  original  city  limits — 
level,  high,  and  dry. 
An  investment  here  will  in- 
terest the  shrewd  investor 
and  make  him  money  quickly. 

Prices   will   advance    shortlv. 


OPPORTUNITY  INVESTMENT  CO. 
UMITED 

114   KING  ST.    WEST,  TORONTO 

He.d  Office,   EDMONTON.  ALTA. 

Branches.  VANCOUVER.  B.C.:  WINNIPEG. 

MAN.:  RAMLOOPS.  B.C. 

References:   Royal  Bank 


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August,  1912 


Brandon,  Man. 

The  Dominion  Government  has  decided  to 
lay  out  the  land  lying  between  the  Brandon 
Experimental  Farm  and  the  Assiniboine  River 
as  a  beautiful  park.  This  land  was  originally 
set  aside  for  experimental  farm  purposes  by 
the  Government,  but  was  never  so  utilized. 

Brandon's  new  Winter  Fair  Arena  is  said 
to  be  the  first  building  of  its  kind  in  Canada 
and  the  third  in  America,  the  other  two  being 
the  Cohseum  at  Chicago  and  the  Armory  at 
Scranton,  Pa.  The  method  of  construction 
is  known  as  the  three-pin  hinge  system.  The 
building,  which  will  be  136  x  260  feet,  is  being 
constructed  without  a  column  of  any  de- 
scription. There  will  thus  be  a  clear,  unimped- 
ed view  of  the  arena  from  all  parts  of  the  house. 
The  arena  proper,  in  which  the  procession  of 
live  stock  will  take  place,  is  80  x  100  feet. 

Vice-President  George  Bury  of  the  Can- 
adian Pacific  Railway  was  in  Brandon  recent- 
ly to  make  an  inspection  of  recent  improve- 
ments. The  double-track  between  Brandon 
and  Winnipeg  is  finished,  and  hereafter  better 
speed  can  be  made  between  the  two  leading 
cities  of  Manitoba.  The  Canadian  Pacific 
Railway  terminals  at  Brandon  are  also  being 
greatly  improved  and  the  fine  new  depot  is 
nearly  completed.  Vice-President  Bury  in- 
spected the  new  terminals  and  the  double- 
span  bridge  over  the  Assiniboine  river.  He 
was  much  impressed  with  the  great  activity 
in  Brandon  and  added : '  'Brandon  never  looked 
so  good  to  me  before."  He  said  the  improve- 
ments undertaken  by  the  Canadian  Pacific 
Railway  were  made  absolutely  necessary  by 
the  rapid  expansion  of  business  in  Brandon. 

The  bank  clearings  of  Brandon  for  the 
week  ending  June  6,  1912,  were  $694,912,  as 
compared  with  $654,611  for  the  same  week 
in  1911.  For  the  first  five  months  of  the  year 
1912  the  bank  clearings  were  $11,825,385, 

Customs  receipts  in  Brandon  for  the  month 
of  May  were  $38,474.73  as  compared  with 
$35,451.44  for  the  same  month  last  year. 

The  street  railway  is  at  the  present  time 
under  construction,  some  rails  already  being 
laid.  Also  transfer  railway  tracks,  and  street 
paving  in  progress.  Building  a  new  C.P.R. 
depot  and  Provincial  Asylum  costing  $500,000. 

The  gas  supply  is  owned  by  the  corpora- 
tion and  the  electric  light  and  power  plant 
by  private  company,  at    10c.  per   M  watts. 


The  Fire  Department  of  the  City  Council, 
always  on  the  alert  to  have  the  most  efficient 
apparatus  for  the  safety  of  the  city,  have 
agreed  to  purchase  a  new  motor,  combina- 
tion chemical  and  hose  wagon  from  Messrs. 
W.  E.  Seagram  &  Co.,  of  Walkerville,  Ont., 
at  a  cost  of  $7,580. 

The  banks  and  their  managers  are:  Im- 
perial, A.  R.  B.  Hearn;  Bank  of  Hamilton, 
M.  W.  Morton;  Royal,  C.  K.  Eville;  British 
North  America,  A.  MacCallum;  Union,  J.  J. 
Millidge;  Dominion,  W.  A.  Peace;  Northern 
Crown,  E.  S.  PhilHps;  Montreal,  J.  W.  G. 
Watson;  Commerce,  A.  Maybee;  Merchants', 
J.  S.  Willmott. 

The  Mayor  of  Brandon  is  J.  W.  Fleming; 
City  Treasurer,  Geo.  F.  Sykes;  City  Clerk, 
Harry  Brown;  City  Engineer,  E.  A.  Speak- 
man;  Pres.  Board  of  Trade,  A.  E.  McKenzie; 
Secretary,  O.  L.  Harwood;  Publicity  Com- 
missioner, Watson  Griffin;  President,  J.  W. 
G.  Watson;  Postmaster,  Kenneth  Campbell. 


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Values  in  Manitoba,  write 

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Real  Estate,  Loans  and  Insurance 


924  Bosser  Ave.        Brandon,  Manitoba 


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money  east  of  the  Great  Lakes  or  are  you  buy- 
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money  in  circulation  in  the  Brandon  district 
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Calgary,  Alta. 

The  first  half  of  1912  in  Calgary  has  been 
marked  by  an  increase  of  business  in  every 
line.  Bank  clearings,  building  permits,  cus- 
toms receipts,  municipal  revenue,  etc.,  indi- 
cate an  expansion  more  rapid  than  at  any 
previous  time  in  the  history  of  the  city. 

At  the  Industrial  Exhibition,  40,000  peo- 
ple attended  on  Dominion  Day.  Exhibits 
and  entries  were  more  numerous  and  of  bet- 
ter quality  than  ever  before.  It  is  proposed 
to  build  a  new  grand  stand  with  a  seating 
capacity  of  10,000,  so  great  is  the  demand 
for  accommodation. 

Oil  of  good  grade  and  in  paying  quantity, 
it  is  believed,  is  indicated  by  seepages  from 
the  ground  near  Okotoks.  At  least  two 
companies  are  being  organized  in  Calgary  for 
developing  the  region,  and  already  several 
thousand  acres  have  been  staked  out  in  claims. 

As  previously  intimated,  the  outcome  of 
the  Panama  Canal  conference,  held  in  Cal- 
gary, was  the  formation  of  a  new  organiza- 
tion now  known  as  the  "Western  Trade 
Routes  Association.  Mr.  L.  P.  Strong, 
president  of  the  Alberta  Pacific  Elevator  Co., 
and  president  of  the  Industrial  and  Develop- 
ment Bureau  of  Calgary,  is  also  president  of 
the  new  association.  Mr.  E.  J.  Fream,  sec- 
retary of  the  United  Farmers  of  Alberta,  the 
second  strongest  agricultural  organization 
of  the  West,  is  secretary  also  of  this  latest 
effort  at  co-operation.  Delegates  were  pres- 
ent from  Regina  on  the  East  to  Vancouver 
on  the  West.  They  passed  resolutions  ask- 
ing the  Government  to  relieve  the  blockade 
on  the  Eastern  freight  route  so  that  grain 
might  get  through  expeditiously;  that  the 
Western  freight  rates  should  be  lowered  to  a 
more  equitable  basis,  and  that  no  time  should 
be  lost  in  preparing  Pacific  ports  for  the 
grain  traffic  west  and  manufacturers'  ma- 
terials east,  which  would  make  a  big  rush  of 
business  when  the  Canal  is  ready.  A  ban- 
quet was  given  after  the  conference  to  the 
delegates,  also  to  the  party  of  British  manu- 
facturers then  touring  Canada,  and  promin- 
ent public  men,  among  whom  were  Sir 
Richard  McBride  of  B.C.,  and  Premier 
Sifton  of  Alberta. 

In  this  connection  it  is  of  interest  to  note 
the  report  from  Revelstoke,  B.C.,  anent  the 
surveys  now  being  made  by  the  C.P.R.  for 
the    double-tracking    between    Calgary    and 


Vancouver.  By  cutting  a  tunnel  through 
the  Selkirk  range  from  Bear  Creek  to  below 
Glacier,  five  miles  in  lengtli,  it  will  be  pos- 
sible to  secure  a  grade  of  one  per  cent,  against 
Western  traffic.  This,  if  eflected,  will  place 
the  C.P.R.  in  an  even  better  position  than 
its  two  transcontinental  rivals. 

During  the  past  eighteen  months  Calgary 
has  expended  on  civic  works  such  as  sewers, 
paving,  conduits,  bridges,  buildings,  water- 
works extension  and  maintenance,  electric 
railway,  etc.,  etc.,  and  general  estimates, 
$8,049,568.  Three-quarters  of  a  million  dol- 
lars' worth  of  new  schools  are  now  in  hand. 

In  view  of  the  remarkable  immunity  from 
serious  loss  by  fire,  for  which  Calgary  is 
noted,  the  Board  of  Trade  is  asking  the 
Underwriters'  Association  for  a  further  re- 
duction on  the  rates  which  now  prevail. 
These  rates  are  from  30  to  65  cents  per  $100. 

A  committee  has  been  appointed  to  gather 
data  on  the  distribution  of  cars,  so  that 
when  the  Railway  Commission  meets  here  it 
will  be  in  a  position  to  urge  better  treatment 
for  the  Province  of  Alberta  in  handling  this 
year's  crop. 

The  Canadian  Pacific  is  enlarging  its  depot 
here  to  meet  the  fast  increasing  traffic.  The 
Interurban  Railway — the  rural  street  car 
system — which  purposes  using  the  highways 
for  internal  combustion  engined  cars,  is  try- 
ing to  arrange  a  run  over  the  tracks  of  the 
Grand  Trunk  Pacific  for  a  part  of  its  route 
into  Calgary. 

It  is  expected  that  a  municipal  Labor 
Bureau  will  be  formed  here.  Miss  Wileman, 
an  English  lady,  has  spent  some  time  in 
bringing  this  subject  before  those  whose  in- 
terest could  be  enlisted.  The  underlying 
idea  is  to  endeavor  to  adjust  a  balance  be- 
tween the  shortage  of  labor  during  the  sum- 
mer months  and  the  over-supply  of  the  win- 
ter. Boards  of  Trade,  Churches,  Labor 
Unions  and  other  organizations  in  a  position 
to  assist  are  to  be  asked  to  lend  their  aid  in 
making  the  movement  a  success. 

Calgary's  municipal  street  railway  has 
completed  its  third  year  of  operation.  Dur- 
ing that  time  it  has  paid  into  the  city  treas- 
ury, after  all  fixed  charges,  interest,  sinking 
fund  and  five  per  cent,  of  the  gross  revenue 
set  aside  as  a  contingent,  accident,  insur- 
ance and  renewal  account:  1910,  $29,435; 
1911,  $87,206;    1912.  $101,000. 

There  are  now  48  cars  running  on  53  miles 


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Calgary —  Continued 

of  track.  In  1912.  13,175,000  passengers 
were  carried.  A  new  scenic  car,  costing 
$7,000,  is  the  latest  addition  to  the  rolling 
stock.  Fares  are  on  the  five  cent  basis,  or 
six  ordinary  tickets  for  twenty-five  cents; 
eight  workingmen's  tickets  good  between  6 
to  8  a.m.,  and  5  to  7  p.m.;  twenty-five  cents 
for  ten  school  children's  tickets.  The  ser- 
vice is  eighteen  hours,  from  6  a.m.  to  12 
o'clock  midnight,  through  the  seven  days  of 
the  week. 

The  banks  and  their  managers  are:  Bank 
of  Nova  Scotia,  Wm.  Connacter;  Molsons,  F. 
Macbeth;  Imperial,  (2)  A.  L.  Nunna  and  J. 
H.  Wilson;  Quebec  Bank,  W.  H.  Clarke; 
Traders,  J.  A.  Walker ;  Royal,  J.  W.  Cameron ; 
British  North  America,  G.  F.  Laing;  To- 
ronto, C.  R.  Latimer;  Union,  R.  H.  Mac- 
Micking;  Dominion  (2),  R.  K.  Bearisto; 
Standard  (2),  G.  C.  Perkins;  Northern 
Crown,  B,  P.  Hutton;  Montreal,  W.  H.  Hogg; 
Commerce  (4),  E.  M.  Saunders,  M.  R.  Comp- 
lin, E.  M.  Saunders;  Merchants'  (2),  E.  W. 
McMuUen  and  W.  S.  Blagg. 

The  Mayor  is  Jno.  W.  Mitchell;  City  Clerk, 
J.  M.  Miller;  City  Treasurer,  Thos.  H.  Bums; 
City  Engineer,  Jas.  T.  Child.  The  President 
of  the  Board  of  Trade  is  E.  A.  Dagg,  and  the 
Secretary,  William  H.  Willson.  Postmaster, 
Geo.  C.  King;  Industrial  Commissioner, 
Andrew  Miller. 


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Chilliwack,  B.C. 

There  are  oi)enings  here  for  iron  works 
(plenty  of  material  close),  pork-packing  plant, 
pickle  works,  and  a  canning  factory.  Good 
hotels  wanted  at  once.  There  is  good  de- 
mand for  farm  labor  any  time. 

A  high  school  costing  $40,000  will  be  built 
by  the  Chilliwack  school  board  this  year. 
An  appropriation  of  $24,000  has  been  made 
towards  it  by  the  provincial  department  of 
education  with  the  understanding  that  a  like 
amount  is  expended  by  the  city  for  the  school. 
An  ideal  site  of  three  acres  centrally  located 
has  been  secured  and  an  option  taken  for  the 
purchase  of  it.  The  city  council  in  a  few 
days  will  submit  a  by-law  to  the  ratepayers  to 
procure  their  sanction  for  the  raising,  by 
debenture  loan,  the  sum  of  $25,000.  This 
amount,  together  with  that  appropriated  by 
the  government,  will  buy  the  site,  and  con- 
struct and  fully  equip  the  proposed  building. 

The  new  school  will  have  four  rooms  and 
accommodation  for  about  150  pupils.  With 
the  present  building,  there  is  accommodation 
for  less  than  half  that  number,  and  only  two 
teachers  can  be  employed.  More  than  half 
the  pupils  in  the  valley  desirous  of  attending 
high  school,  have  to  be  accommodated  in  out- 
side schools.  This  illustrates  how  Chilliwack 
is  growing. 

This  district  is  noted  the  world  over  for 
its  famous  fruit.  There  are  two  canning 
factories,  two  creameries,  sash  and  door  fac- 
tories, lumber  mills,  etc. 

There  are  Public  and  High  Schools,  City 
Hall,  Court  House,  Opera  House  (can  seat 
800),  three  good  hotels,  ten  miles  macadam 
and  gravel  streets,  six  miles  plank  or  con- 
crete sidewalks,  C.P.R.  Telegraph,  Chilliwack 
Telephone  Co.  (600  connections),  local,  rural 
and  long  distance. 

Banks  and  their  managers  are:  Bank  of 
Vancouver,  E.  M.  Anderson;  Royal,  F.  B. 
Lyle;  Montreal,  E.  Duthie;  Commerce,  K. 
V.  Munro;  Merchants',  N.  S.  Mackenzie. 
This  shows  the  financial  aspect  of  the  com- 
munity. 

The  population  is  2,000.  Assessment, 
11,697,383;  tax  rate,  17K  mills.  R.  F. 
Waddington,  Mayor;  D.  E.  Carleton,  Treas- 
urer and  Clerk;  J.  B.  Croley,  City  Engineer; 
S.  Mellard,  Postmaster;  H.  J.  Barber,  Presi- 
dent Board  of  Trade;  D.  E.  Carleton,  Secre- 
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Edmonton,  Alta. 

Edmonton  is  now  a  Single  Tax  city.  The 
business  tax,  which  netted  the  city  $28,000 
last  year,  is  abolished  and  hereafter  taxes  will 
be  collected  only  on  land  and  special  fran- 
chises. 

Railway  contractors  are  exhibiting  the 
most  tremendous  activity.  Special  trains  of 
construction  material  and  equipment  are 
daily  passing  through  the  city  on  the  way  to 
the  front.  Construction  is  now  proceeding 
on  the  main  lines  of  the  Grand  Trunk  Pacific 
and  Canadian  Northern  to  the  west;  on  the 
C.N.R.  Grande  Prairie  branch  to  the  north- 
west; on  the  Edmonton,  Dunveganand  B.C. 
line  to  the  north-east;  on  the  C.N.R.  Atha- 
basca Landing  line  to  the  north;  on  the 
C.N.R.  Pakan  branch  to  the  north-east;  on 
the  Edmonton-Camrose  branch  to  the  south- 
east, and  it  is  understood  the  right-of-way  is 
being  cleared  preparatory  to  grading  opera- 
tions on  the  C.N.R.  branch  to  the  south-west. 

The  work  of  demolition  of  old  buildings  on 
Jasper  Avenue  is  making  way  for  the  hand- 
tome  £20,000  banking  office  to  be  erected  by 
the  Royal  Bank.  Work  is  progressing 
rapidly  on  the  great  Tegler  Block  addition. 
Excavation  is  about  completed  and  concrete 
work  is  proceeding.  This  building,  when  com- 
pleted, will  cover  150  ft.  by  210  ft.,  with 
frontage  on  three  streets. 

Work  on  the  high  level  bridge  is  progress- 
ing rapidly.  Four  spans  are  up  and  work  on 
the  fifth  is  well  under  way,  with  men  busily 
engaged  setting  the  girders  and  beams  into 
place. 

A  three-storey  block,  costing  $40,000,  will 
be  built  for  H.  W.  McKenney,  M.P.P.,  on 
Fourth  Street,  between  Jasper  and  Atha- 
basca Avenue.  The  Edmonton  Brewing  & 
Malting  Company  will  erect  a  $500,000 
building,  113  by  165  feet,  of  solid  brick,  be- 
tween Twentieth  and  Twenty-first  Street  and 
Mackenzie  Avenue  and  the  track. 

The  following  are  some  interesting  facts 
concerning  Edmonton: 

Street  railway,  283^  miles.  Cost,  $980,- 
600. 

Water  mains,  73%  miles,  distribution  sys- 
tem cost  $906,297.87.  Water  supply  limited 
only  by  capacity  of  Saskatchewan  River. 
Light  and  power  plant,  5,400  kw.,  cost  $996,- 
960. 

Edmonton  is  situated  on  three  transcon- 


tinental railways,  has  12  railroad  outlets  and 
9  proposed  outlets.  American  roads  coming 
from  south.  Twenty-two  daily  passenger 
trains  serving  Edmonton. 

Individual  and  undisputed  territory  great- 
est of  any  city  on  American  continent — 800 
miles  west  of  Winnipeg,  650  miles  east  of 
Vancouver. 

Low  rate  taxation,  13.7  mills;  $500,000 
new  wealth  loan  companies. 

Municipally-owned  industrial  sites  for 
lease  with  option  of  purchase. 

Coal,  ore,  oil,  natural  gas,  minerals  in 
close  proximity. 

Over  a  hundred  wholesale  and  commission 
houses  in  the  city. 

BUILDING    GROWTH. 

During  1912  Edmonton  will  lay  350,000 
square  yards  of  street  paving  at  a  cost  of  a 
million  and  a  quarter  dollars.  At  the  be- 
ginning of  the  new  year  Edmonton  had  217,- 
427  square  yards  of  paved  streets. 

Seventeen  banks  and  three  police  stations, 
two  telephone  sub-stations. 

1909,  $2,128,166;  1910,  $2,159,106;  1911, 
$3,672,260. 

POPULATION. 

1905 9,200  1909 23,000 

1906 14,000  1910 25,000 

1907 18,000  1911 28,000 

1908 20,000  1912 40,000 

ASSESSMENTS. 

1912  (estimated) $70,000,000 

1911 46,494,740 

1910 30,105,110 

1909 25,584,990 

1908 22,535,700 

1907 21,985,700 

1906 17,046,798 

1905 6,620,985 

1904 3,959,648 

1903 3,208,100 

1902 1,724.420 

1901 1,244,731 

FORECAST. 

At  the  present  rate  of  development  and 
growth  Edmonton  will  have  a  population  of 
100,000  in  1915  and  an  assessed  valuation  of 
$130,000,000.  Its  street  railway  mileage 
will  be  90  miles;  paved  streets  and  boule- 
vards, 70  miles;  200  miles  of  sewers;  250 
miles  of  water  mains.  Edmonton  is  growing 
faster  than  it  can  be  polished,  it  is  young  and 
rough,  but  three  years  will  witness  a  most 
remarkable  development. 


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^  We  own  a  property  ad- 
joining the  City  limits  on 
the  two-mile  circle  from  the 
Post  Office.  Also  a  prop- 
erty in  the  same  vicinity  on 
the  three-mile  circle. 

^  These  properties  will 
easily  reach  three  to  five 
times  the  present  prices. 

^1  We  guarantee  every  lot  we 
sell  to  be  high,  dry  and  level. 
If  you  find  it  different  you 
can  have  your  money  back 
with  interest. 

m  Our  Edmonton  Office  has  re- 
sold several  lots  already  at  an 
advance  of  from  $50  to  $100  a 
lot  on  a  two  months'  holding, 
showing  over  100  per  cent,  on 
the  money  invested. 

C  Half  of  the  subdivision  was  sold 
through  our  Edmonton  Office  in  about 
six  weeks  to  Edmonton  people.  Several 
of  them  intend  building  this  summer. 
<1  We  reserved  some  lots  and  are  build- 
ing on  them  mnv. 

The  Property  Is  Restricted 

and  will  be  a  most  desirable 
residential  district 

fl  Edmonton  is  destined  to  be  one  of  the 
largest,  if  not  the  largest,  city  of  the  Canadian 
Prairie.  You  can't  go  wrong  in  buying  close- 
in  properties  at  first  prices  direct  from  the 
owners. 

«J  Write  to-day  for  information  that  may  lead 
to  a  very  profitable  investment. 

Address  — 

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who  spends  all  of  his  salary  and  the 
clerk  who  saves  part  of  it  is  the  difference 
— in  ten  years — between  the  owner  of  a 
business  and  the  man  out  of  a  job." 
— John  Wanamaker. 


Most  of  the  fortunes  have  been 
accumulated  by  men  who  began 
life  without  capital.  Anyone  who 
is  willing  to  practise  a  little  self-denial 
for  a  few  years  in  order  to  save  can 
eventually  have  a  fund  sufficient  to 
invest  in  a  business  which  will  produce 
a  largely  increased  income. 

No  enterprise  can  be  started  without 
money,  and  the  longer  the  day  of 
saving  is  postponed,  the  longer  it  will 
be  before  the  greater  prosperity  be 
realized. 

Begin  to-day.  One  dollar  will  open 
an  account  with  this  old-established 
institution.  We  have  many  small 
depositors,  and  many  who  began  in  a 
small  way  and  now  have  large 
balances  at  their  credit.  Every  dollar 
deposited  bears  compound  interest  at 
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Two  special  trains,  one  on  the  Canadian 
Northern  Ry.  and  one  on  the  Canadian  Pacific 
Ry.,  left  Winnipeg  on  Monday,  June  10, 
evening,  and  arrived  at  the  Head  of  the  Lakes 
early  Tuesday  morning.  Nearly  300  of 
Winnipeg's  prominent  business  men,  includ- 
ing Mayor  Waugh,  the  City  Council  and  City 
Controllers,  were  on  board. 

The  excursion  was  planned  by  citizens  of 
Fort  William  and  Port  Arthur,  to  enable  the 
Winnipeg  people  to  see  for  themselves  the 
enormous  amount  of  improvements  that  is 
taking  place  in  this  city. 

The  excursionists,  as  guests  of  the  citizens 
of  Fort  William  and  Port  Arthur,  were,  on 
their  arrival,  taken  over  the  entire  length  of 
street  car  lines  from  the  western  city  limits 
of  Fort  William  to  the  eastern  border  of  Port 
Arthur.  After  luncheon  they  embarked  on 
the  yachts  "Sigma"  and  "Whalen"  for  a 
trip  around  the  harbors  of  the  two  cities. 

The  visitors  expressed  themselves  as  aston- 
ished at  the  remarkable  development  which 
has  taken  place  on  the  water  front.  When 
it  is  considered  that  fourteen  million  dollars' 
worth  of  improvements  are  to  be  spent  this 
year  alone  on  Fort  William's  harbor,  we  can 
very  well  account  for  the  expressions  of 
wonder  made  by  the  Winnipeg  business  men. 
Grain  shipments  from  Fort  William  this 
year,  since  the  opening  of  navigation,  as  com- 
pared with  last  year,  show  an  increase  of 
approximately  eighty-five  per  cent,  inward 
freight,  also  shows  a  large  increase  over  last 
year's  figiires.  Indications  point  strongly  to 
an  enormous  amount  of  lake  shipping  this 
year,  which  will  probably  exceed  any  previous 
year's  figures  by  at  least  sixty-five  or  seventy- 
five  per  cent. 

One  of  the  further  features  that  will  enter 
into  the  development  is  the  immediate 
development  of  the  iron  deposits  that  are 
known  to  exist  in  the  vicinity  and  will  event- 
ually lead  to  a  commerce  and  trade  in  the 
iron  and  steel  industry  at  Fort  William. 

Houses  to  rent  here  are  very  few.  Messrs. 
Young  and  Lillie  will  build  ten  houses  and 
other  construction  companies  contemplate 
building  largely  in  the  immediate  future. 

Fort  William  would  welcome  many  new  in- 
dustries, such  as  clothing,  furniture,  wagons, 
manufacturers  of  heavy  iron  goods,  autos, 
engines,  etc. 


Fort  William  has  unrivalled  transportation 
facilities,  plentiful  labor,  cheap  power  and 
harbor  advantages.  They  also  offer  free  site 
and  tax  exemption,  particulars  of  which  are 
obtainable  from  the  Industrial  Commissioner. 

The  population  is  now  20,644;  the  assess- 
ment, $25,088,743.50;  tax  rate  is  26  mills. 
C.P.R.,  C.N.R.  and  G.T.P.  telegraph,  and 
municipal-owned  telephone  service  are  in 
operation  and  Bell  connections. 

Electric  power  is  suppHed  by  Kakabeka 
Falls,  exploited  by  Kaministiquia  Power  Co. 

Water  is  supplied  from  Loch  Lomond,  332 
feet  above  city,  in  hills  seven  miles  away. 

Ten  chartered  banks  operate  here.  Banks 
and  managers:  Imperial  Bank  of  Canada, 
M.  Cochran;  Bank  of  Hamilton,  W.  W. 
McGillivray;  Traders,  F.  G.  Depew;  Royal, 
J.  W.  Ryan;  Union,  G.  J.  Hunter;  Ottawa, 
W.  R.  Berford;  Dominion,  W.  C.  McFarlane; 
Montreal,  W.  Stevenson;  Commerce,  A.  A. 
Wilson;  Merchants',  F.  W.  Bell. 

The  Western  Press  Association  meets  here 
in  July. 

The  Mayor  is  Samuel  C.  Young;  Secretary- 
Treasurer,  William  Phillips;  City  Clerk,  Alex. 
McNaughton;  City  Treasurer,  Wm.  Phillips; 
City  Engineer,  Jno.  Wilson ;  President  Board 
of  Trade,  A.  A.  Wilson;  Secretary,  Geo.  W. 
Gorman;  Industrial  Commissioner,  R.  J. 
Burdett;  Postmaster,  WiUiam  Armstrong; 
Fire  Chief,  A.  D.  Cameron. 

The  greatest  results  in  life  are  usually 
attained  by  simple  means,  and  the  exercise 
of  ordinary  qualities.  The  common  life 
of  every  day,  with  its  cares,  necessities, 
and  duties,  affords  ample  opportunity  for 
acquiring  experience  of  the  best  kind;  and 
its  most  beaten  paths  provide  the  true  worker 
with  abundant  scope  for  effort  and  room 
for  self-improvement.  The  great  high-road 
of  human  welfare  lies  along  the  old  highway 
of  steadfast  well-doing;  and  they  who  are 
the  most  persistent,  and  work  in  the  truest 
spirit,  will  invariably  be  the  most  success- 
ful.— Samuel  Smiles. 


W.  A.  MATHESON 

Barrister,    Solicitor,    etc. 
504  Victoria  St.      -     Fort  WUUam 


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Lethbridge,  Alta. 

Prosperity  on  tncry  side  is  the  impression 
gathered  by  the  tourist  or  visitor  to  Southern 
Alberta  in  these  days;  and  Uie  number  of 
such  visitors  increases  from  month  to  month 
as  the  date  for  the  approaching  Dry-Farming 
Congress  draws  nearer.  It  is  the  educational 
aspect  of  the  Congress,  however,  that  is  now 
being  especially  emphasized  by  the  promoters ; 
and,  as  pointed  out  by  Executive  Secretary 
John  T.  Bums,  it  is  precisely  this  feature 
which  is  bound  to  contribute  in  the  most 
important  degree  to  the  future  prosperity  of 
Western  Canada  along  industrial  and  com- 
mercial lines. 

It  is  believed  that  Lethbridge 's  resources 
will  be  taxed  to  the  limit  to  accommodate  the 
throngs  of  delegates  who  have  signified  their 
intention  of  attending  the  Congress;  but  ex- 
tensive preparations  are  in  hand  for  enlarging 
the  present  facilities  for  taking  care  of  the 
visitors. 

A  notable  feature  of  the  present  influx  of 
outsiders  into  Lethbridge  is  the  almost  univer- 
sal interest  being  shown  in  local  and  subur- 
ban properties,  especially  farm  lands;  and  real 
estate  dealers  report  an  increasing  number  of 
enquiries  for  improved  acreage  property,  with 
many  important  sales  to  newcomers  who  will 
undertake  mixed  farming  and  market  garden- 
ing operations  on  a  large  scale.  At  the  pres- 
ent time  a  very  large  proportion  of  enquiries 
being  received  from  outside  points  comes  from 
the  States  of  the  Central  West. 

Following  the  transfer  of  the  A.  R.  &  I. 
lands  to  the  Department  of  Natural  Resources 
of  the  C.P.R.,  armouncement  is  made  by 
Mr.  J.  S.  Dennis,  Assistant  to  the  President, 
that  the  department  will  extend  to  the  Leth- 
bridge district  the  important  work  of  ready- 
made  farms  now  being  carried  on  elsewhere. 
They  will  establish  on  the  irrigated  lands  east 
of  Lethbridge,  immediately,  seventeen  ready- 
made  farms  of  one  hundred  and  sixty  acres 
each,  upon  which  buildings  and  improvements 
will  be  placed  this  year;  the  farms  to  be  colon- 
ized early  next  spring. 

By-laws  totalling  $303,000  for  local  im- 
provements have  been  passed  by  the  rate- 
payers. 

Included  in  the  list  of  new  buildings  for 
Lethbridge  this  year  are  a  Labor  Temple,  a 
Masonic  structure,  at  least  two  churches, 
and  many  residences. 


The  people  of  Lethbridge  will  this  year 
show  their  faith  in  their  city  to  the  extent  of 
approximately  $1,350,000.  That  will  be  the 
expenditiu-e  for  1912 — that  amount  of  money 
will  be  checked  out  by  the  secretary-treasurer 
before  December  31  next.  Their  confidence 
in  the  future  of  Lethbridge  may  therefore  be 
financially  rated  in  the  millions. 

Never  before  has  this  city  spent  so  much 
money  in  one  year. 

The  1912  expenditure  will  be  divided 
$1,100,000  for  capital  outlay  and  $250,000 
for  current  or  administration  expenses. 
These  figures  are  only  approximate,  but, 
based  on  expenditures  already  fixed  and 
estimates  which  have  gone  through,  they 
give  a  very  close  estimate  of  the  grand  total. 
Lethbridge  is  the  centre  of  the  coal  dis- 
trict in  Southern  Alberta,  and  also  the  centre 
of  the  district  in  which  the  famous  "Alberta 
Red"  fall  wheat  is  grown.  This  wheat  has 
taken  the  first  prize  wherever  it  has  been 
shown. 

Lethbridge  is  situated  on  the  Belly  River, 
140  miles  south  of  Calgary.  It  is  the  head- 
quarters of  the  Alberta  Railway  and  Irriga- 
tion Co.  This  road  connects  with  the  Great 
Northern  at  Coutts,  and  with  the  C.P.R. 

The  population  is  10,072;  assessment  $18,- 
634,744,  tax  rate  low. 

The  bank  clearances  are  compared  in  the 
following  table: 

For  full  year,  1910 $27,095,709 

For  1911 28,503,298 

Progress  in  building  operations  is  shown 
below : 

Issued  during  1908 $    365,495 

Issued  during  1909 1,268,215 

Issued  during  1910 1,210,810 

Issued  during  1911 1,033,380 

The  banks  and  their  managers  necessary 
to  attend  to  the  financial  requirements  of 
this  city  are:  Eastern  Townships,  W.  D. 
Lawson;  Molsons,  K.  D.  J.  C.  Johnson;  Im- 
perial, W.  R.  Seatle;  Royal,  J.  M.  Aitken; 
Toronto,  C.  A.  Stephens;  Union,  G.  R.  Tin- 
ning; Montreal,  W.  J.  Ambrose;  Commerce, 
C.  G.  K.  Nourse;  Merchants',  C.  R.  Young. 

E.  A.  Cunningham  is  President  Board  of 
Trade;  J.  L.  Manwaring,  Secretary;  G.  M. 
Hatch,  Mayor;  G.  W.  Robinson,  City  Clerk; 
A.  C.  D.  Blanchard,  City  Engineer;  E.  N. 
Higinbotham,  Postmaster. 

The  International  Dry-Farming  Congress 
meets  here  Octoh««r  21  to  26. 


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August,  1912 


Macleod,  Alta. 

The  north-east  quarter  of  section  B-26,  ad- 
joining the  south-west  of  the  surveyed  town- 
site  of  Macleod,  has  been  sold  for  the  sum  of 
$600  per  acre.  Land  to  the  north  was  sold 
for  $720  an  acre  to  the  G.T.P.  It  is  said 
now  on  good  authority  that  the  G.  T.  P.  and 
the  C.  N.  R.  intend  to  build  their  workshops 
and  machine  shops  on  the  land  purchased. 

The  Odd  Fellows  are  planning  to  erect  a 
handsome  new  temple  on  the  north-east 
comer  of  3rd  Avenue  and  21st  Street,  in  a 
very  short  time.  The  plans  have  been  pre- 
pared, and  as  soon  as  certain  arrangements 
can  be  made,  the  contract  will  be  given  out. 
The  new  building  will  occupy  99  feet  on  the 
avenue  and  66  feet  on  the  street.  It  will  be 
constructed  of  brick  or  stone,  and  will  cost 
in  the  vicinity  of  $35,000.  It  will  be  two 
storeys  in  height,  with  three  large  stores  on 
the  ground  floor,  fronting  on  the  Avenue  side. 
Real  estate  dealers  are  anxiously  awaiting 
the  announcement  of  the  Grand  Trunk  Pa- 
cific's plans  in  connection  with  their  line  to 
Macleod.  At  present  nearly  all  inside  prop- 
erty and  close-in  subdivisions  are  being  held 
back,  and  very  little  property  is  moving. 
That  real  estate  in  Macleod  is  rapidly  in- 
creasing in  value  is  well  evidenced  by  the 
sale  of  twenty-one  blocks  of  property  on 
24th  Street,  between  the  Macdonnell  block 
and  the  Metge-O'Brien  block,  at  $262  per 
foot,  to  R.  C.  Macdonnell.  This  is  the 
highest  price  ever  paid  for  Macleod  property. 
The  vendor  was  Charles  Robinson,  of  Louis- 
ville, Ky.,  who  purchased  the  property  about 
a  year  ago  for  $175  per  foot.  Mr.  Macdon- 
nell intends  to  begin  the  erection  of  a  modem 
business  block  on  the  property  just  as  soon 
as  the  plans  can  be  prepared. 

There  are  signs  of  a  real  estate  boom  in 
Macleod,  where  prices  have  received  an  im- 
petus through  the  announcement  of  great 
railroad  activity  in  the  neighborhood.  Al- 
together about  400  men  are  now  engaged  on 
the  C.N.R.  lines  constructing  railways  from 
Calgary  to  Macleod,  and  from  Macleod  to 
Pincher  Creek.  Coupled  with  this  is  the 
announcement  that  a  Grand  Trunk  siu-vey 
party  at  Barons  is  heading  towards  Macleod. 
People  who  are  n  the  position  of  knowing 
inside  information  are  buying  up  available 
property,  and  brokers  in  Calgary,  Vancouver, 
Winnipeg,  Toronto,  and  Quebec  have  been 
busy  acquiring  options  for  unknown  clients. 


Macleod  is  being  called  to-day  the  Saska- 
toon of  Alberta,  on  account  of  the  railways 
that  are  centering  upon  it.  Railway  men 
look  upon  it  as  the  natural  centre  of  South- 
ern Alberta,  and  their  predictions  that  the 
three  transcontinental  lines  would  centre 
upon  Macleod  in  order  to  get  their  wheat  to 
the  Panama  Canal  through  the  lowest  grade 
across  the  Mountains  appears  to  be  coming 
true. 

The  assessment  figures  tell  a  story  of  great 
development.  In  1911  the  assessment  was 
$1,936,806.00.  In  1912  it  was  $3,949,970, 
an  increase  of  over  100%. 

Customs  duties  collected:  April,  1911, 
$1,378;   April,  1912,  $3,730. 

This  is  the  centre  of  a  fine  agricultural 
country,  where  the  famous  "Alberta  Red" 
fall  wheat  grows  to  perfection,  and  other 
cereals  do  equally  as  well.  The  town  has 
municipal -owned  electric  light  and  power 
plant;  power  being  supplied  day  and  night 
at  cost.  Natural  gas  will  be  brought  in  by 
September  1  next;  there  is  an  unlimited 
supply  and  it  will  be  furnished  at  cost  to 
new  industries  locating  here. 

Present  industries  include  flour  mills,  saw 
mills,  a  creamery  and  a  steam  laundry. 
There  are  three  hotels,  a  shorthand  and 
typewriting  college,  and  a  new  general  hos- 
pital is  contemplated  during  1912.  An  up- 
to-date  fire  equipment  is  in  charge  of  J.  S. 
Lambert,  fire  chief.  The  Chief  of  Police  is 
S.  O.  Lawson. 

There  is  a  demand  here  for  almost  every 
class  of  business,  with  particularly  good  open- 
ings for  boot  and  shoe,  furniture,  woodwork- 
ing, wagon,  stoves,  automobile,  engine  fac- 
tories, wire  fence  works  and  furnace  makers. 
There  is  also  an  opening  for  a  poultry  and 
farm  produce  exchange  with  cold  storage 
facilities.  The  farmers  have  the  stuff  to  sell 
and  the  miners  in  the  Crow's  Nest  Pass  have 
the  money  to  buy  with. 

The  population  is  2,500;  assessment,  $3,- 
949,970.  Government  telephone  system, 
C.P.R.  telegraph,  and  Dominion  express. 

Liberal  inducements  are  offered  to  new 
industries.  The  Industrial  Commissioner  will 
gladly  welcome  inquiries  and  give  full  par- 
ticulars on  any  subject. 

The  Mayor  is  E.  H.  Stedman;  Industrial 
Commissioner  and  Secretary  of  Board  of 
Trade,  John  Richardson ;  City  Clerk,  G. 
Foster  Brown;  City  Engineer,  G.  H  Altham; 
Postmaster,  M.  McKay. 


August,  1912 


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123 


Montreal,  Que, 

The  annual  report  of  the  Harbor  Commis- 
sioners of  Montreal  to  the  Hon.  J.  D.  Hazen, 
Minister  of  Marine  and  Fisheries,  shows  that 
the  receipts  on  revenue  account  were  $912,- 
255,  while  the  amount  distributed  on  capital 
account  was  $2,334,119.  The  debenture  debt 
at  the  end  of  the  year  was  $316,607,000. 

In  the  year,  401  vessels  arrived  from  trans- 
Atlantic  ports,  their  tonnage  being  1,695,613, 
an  increase  of  40,199  tons  for  the  season.  The 
combined  number  of  vessels  of  all  classes  to 
enter  the  port  was  12,432,  with  a  tonnage  of 
6,613,271. 

Grain  received  in  the  commissioners'  ele- 
vators amounted  to  13,849,475  bushels,  a  de- 
crease of  over  1,000,000  bushels  for  the  year. 

It  is  said  that  $40,000,000  will  be  expended 
by  the  railways  in  and  around  Montreal 
within  the  ne.xt  three  years.  This  large  out- 
lay is  being  undertaken  by  the  Canadian 
Northern,  the  Grand  Trunk  and  the  Can- 
adian Pacific  Railways,  with  the  Canadian 
Northern  assuming  over  half  of  the  expendi- 
ture With  the  formal  acceptance  of  the 
plans  for  the  tunnelling  of  the  mountain,  the 
Canadian  Northern  Railway  expects  to  be- 


gin operations  early  in  the  spring  upon  the 
gigantic  task  which  it  has  undertaken. 

Interior  shippers  should  bear  in  mind  that 
Montreal  is  the  largest  market  in  Canada  for 
flour,  grain,  hay,  seeds,  provisions,  butter, 
cheese,  eggs  and  general  country  produce. 

The  elevator  and  warehouse  capacities  of 
Montreal  are  very  large,  and  storage  rates 
reasonable,  whilst  the  facilities  for  handling 
grain,  seeds,  provisions,  etc.,  are  unexcelled. 

Montreal  also  possesses  the  finest  cold  stor- 
age warehouses  on  the  chemical  refrigerating 
principle  to  be  found  on  this  continent.  It 
is  also  the  headquarters  of  the  largest  refrig- 
erating and  ice-making  machinery  establish- 
ments to  be  found  on  the  Western  hemisphere. 

Montreal  is  also  the  great  cheese  and  butter 
export  emporium  of  North  America. 

Receipts  at  the  customs  house  for  the  fiscal 
year  just  closed  amounted  to  $19,952,789, 
against  $18,327,193  the  previous  year. 
Every  month  showed  an  increase  over  the 
corresponding  month  of  1910-11.  The  re- 
ceipts for  March,  1912,  were  $1,881,847, 
against  $1,825,217  in  March,  1911,  although 
there  was  one  working  day  less  this  March 
than  last.     The  March  revenue  at  the  inland 


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Constant  personal  contact  with  the  world's  Leading  Fashion 
Centres  brings  to  this  Store  the  very  newest  effects  in 
Woman's  Apparel. 

Choice  Silks,  Laces  and  Dress  Fabrics 
Stylish  Millinery,  Costumes  and  Waists, 
The  Newest  Neckwear  and  Belts, 
The  finest  of  Plain  and  Fancy  Linens. 

There's  always  satisfaction  in  dealing  in  OGILVY'S,  for  we 
only  keep  satisfactory  articles,  and  you  can  depend  on  every- 
thing being  exactly  as  represented.  Quality  —  reliable 
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Corner  St.   Catherine  and  Mountain 
Streets,  Montreal 


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August,  1912 


revenue  office  this  year  was  $747,638,  against 
$643,869  in  March,  1911. 

Last  year  was  a  heavy  one  in  the  port. 
Despite  serious  interference  with  shipping 
owing  to  strikes  in  Great  Britain  in  the  sum- 
mer, steamboat  traffic  in  and  out  of  Montreal 
was  greater  than  in  any  previous  year;  726 
vessels  of  a  total  tonnage  of  2,338,252  docked 
in  Montreal.  It  is  interesting  to  note  the 
cargoes  of  some  of  the  boats  which  left  the 
Canadian  port:  1,810,666  boxes  of  cheese, 
139,503  packages  of  butter,  29,893,184  bush- 
els of  grain,  2,217,365  sacks  and  186,470 
barrels  of  flour;  45,966  head  of  cattle,  and 
3,725  sheep. 

Building  operations  continue  steady,  the 
latest  figures  showing:  1910,  total  permits 
value,  $15,715,859;  1911  (first  ten  months), 
permits  value  $13,079,165;  1910  (October), 
permits  value,  $1,910,240;  1911  (October), 
permits  value,  $1,659,955. 

Mayor,  L.  A.  Lavallee;  President  Board 
Trade,  Robert  W.  Reford;  Secretary,  Geo. 
Hadrill;  City  Clerk,  Hon.  L.  O.  David;  Asst. 
City  Clerk,  Rene  Bauset;  Treasurer,  Charles 
Arnolde;  Postmaster,  Hon.  L.  O.  Taillon; 
City  Engineer,  Geo.  lanin. 


Board  of  Commissioners,  L.  A.  Lavallee, 
J.  Ainey,  L.  P.  Lachapelle,  M.D.;  L.  N. 
Dupuis,   F.  S.  Wanklyn,  C.E. 

Fire  Chief,  J.  Tremblay;  Chief  of  Police 
O.  Campeau. 

The  rough,  uncultured  man  delights  in 
seeing  something  happen  before  his  eyes. 
The  man  of  refinement  finds  pleasure  in 
those  experiences  that  give  rise  to  thought 
and  reflection. — Goethe. 

Newton's  was  unquestionably  a  mind  of 
the  very  highest  order,  and  yet,  when  asked 
by  what  means  he  had  worked  out  his 
extraordinary  discoveries,  he  modestly 
answered:  "By  always  thinking  unto 
them.' '  A t  another  time  he  thus  expressed 
his  method  of  study:  ' '/  keep  the  subject 
continually  before  me,  and  wait  till  the 
first  dawnings  open  slowly  by  little  and 
little  into  a  full  and  clear  light." — Samuel 
Smiles. 


LA  BANQUE  NATIONALE 


FOUNDED  IN  1860 


Capital 
Reserve  Fund 


$2,000,000.00 
$1,300,000.00 


Our  system  of  Travellers'  cheques  has  given  complete  satisfaction 
to  all  our  patrons,  as  to  rapidity,  security  and  economy.  The  public 
is  invited  to  take  advantage  of  its  facilities. 


Our  office  in  Paris  (rue  Boudreau,  7,  Square  de  I'Opera)  is  found 
very  convenient  for  the  Canadian  tourists  in  Europe. 


Transfers  of   funds,  collections,  payments,  commercial  credits  in 
Europe,  United  States  and  Canada  transacted  at  the  lowest  rate. 


August,  1912 


MUNICIPAL   PROGRESS 


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Moose  Jaw,  Sask. 

The  ratepayers  have  passed  a  by-law  auth- 
orizing the  street  cars  to  run  on  Sundays, 
and  the  by-law  granting  certain  concessions 
and  a  free  site  to  the  George  White  Sons 
Company,  implement  manufacturers,  of 
Brandon,  failed  by  a  few  votes  to  receive  the 
necessary  two-thirds  majority. 

The  Bank  of  Saskatchewan,  with  head- 
quarters in  Moose  Jaw,  is  getting  ready  for 
business.  Eastern  financial  men  have  been 
in  the  city  preparing  for  the  opening  and  it 
is  stated  that  the  stock  of  the  new  bank  will 
be  placed  on  the  market  at  an  early  date. 

The  installing  of  a  temporary  pump  and 
apparatus,  etc.,  to  replace  that  which  was 
destroyed  in  the  recent  power  house  fire,  has 
been  rushed  and  is  now  in  operation. 

Moose  Jaw's  new  hotel.  The  Empress,  has 
been  opened  for  business.  Mr.  Harry  Meade, 
the  proprietor,  whose  former  hotel  of  this 
name  was  destroyed  by  fire  last  February, 
purchased  this  building  before  it  was  com- 
pleted, put  in  an  army  of  workmen  and 
rushed  the  building  to  completion. 

All  records  for  building  in  the  history  of 
Moose  Jaw  were  found  to  be  broken  when 
the  permits  were  totalled  for  the  month  of 
May. 

The  total  amount  of  the  permits  for  the 
month  amounted  to  $1,175,285. 

The  highest  month  for  any  previous  year 
was  June,  1911,  when  the  permits  totalled 
$752,165,  and  the  permits  for  May  of  this 
year  are  in  excess  of  this  figure  by  the  hand- 
some margin  of  $423,120. 

Customs  returns  totalled  $173,783,  as 
against  $41,411  for  the  corresponding  month 
last  year.  Clearing  house  returns  amounted 
to  $5,037,086,  as  against  $3,411,958  for 
May,  1911. 

The  issue  of  permits  during  the  present 
season  figures  about  $1,000,000  monthly; 
and  many  new  residences  are  going  up  in 
almost  every  part  of  the  city. 

There  are  five  elevators  (capacity  293,000 
bushels),  at  which  were  handled  418,000 
bushels  of  grain;  flou"  mill  (capacity  2,000 
barrels  daily);  oatmeal  mill  (capacity  300 
barrels  daily) ;  extensive  stock  yards,  at 
which  were  handled  2,050  horses,  2,000  cattle, 
600  sheep  and  300  hogs  last  season;   electric 


light  and  power;  street  railway;  industrial 
spurs  for  manufacturing  and  wholesale  pur- 
poses; is  the  customs  port  of  entry;  office 
of  the  Dominion  Land  Department;  is  head- 
quarters of  C.P.R.  lines  in  Saskatchewan; 
Dominion  express. 

Among  its  industries  are:  Cement  block 
plant,  lumber  yards,  meat-packing  plants, 
many  wholesale  houses,  nine  banks,  two 
daily  newspapers. 

Opportunities:  Hotel,  soap  works,  tannery, 
creamery,  wholesale  houses  in  all  lines  of 
business. 

The  total  assessment  in  1910  was  $13,548,- 
402.  This  had  increased  by  1911  to  $27,- 
770,453,  an  advance  of  over  100  per  cent. 

The  population  in  1901  was  1,558;  in  1906, 
6,250 ;  and  the  returns  of  a  census  just  com- 
pleted by  the  Board  of  Trade  and  the  City 
Council  shows  the  population  to-day  to  be 
20,623  people. 

The  Customs  House  receipts  for  the  fiscal 
year  of  1904-5  were  $23,902.51. 

The  receipts  for  the  fiscal  year  of  1910-11 
were  $276,736.25. 


Are  you  working  your 
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course? 

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during  vacation. 

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secured   the   funds    for   a   college 
Education  by  working  spare  time. 

fj  If  you  are  dependent  upon  your 
own  resources  for  a  college  edu- 
cation, or  desire  to  help  out  the  folks 
at  home,  we  can  solve  your  problem 
for  you. 

^1  Sit  right  down  to-day  and  mail  a 
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manager  of 

THE  BUSY  MAN'S  CANADA 

79  Adelaide  Street  East 
TORONTO 


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August,  1912 


Moose  Jaw,    Sask. — Continued 

Some  of  the  largest  industries  in  Western 
Canada  have  seen  the  undoubted  advantages 
of  being  located  at  this  point,  and  their  un- 
qualified success  has  proved  their  sound 
judgment.  Among  these  are  the  Saskatche- 
wan Flour  Mills  Co.,  Ltd.,  with  a  capacity 
of  2,600  barrels  per  day;  the  Saskatchewan 
Bridge  and  Iron  Co.,  Ltd.,  who  have  found 
it  necessary  to  reorganize  with  a  capitaliza- 
tion of  $1,000,000,  and  intend  commencing 
early  in  the  spring  to  erect  a  plant,  covering 
27  city  lots,  and  expect  to  employ  within 
two  years  in  the  neighborhood  of  400  men. 
Messrs.  Gordon,  Ironsides  and  Fares  have 
just  completed  an  abattoir  and  packing  plant, 
which  to  erect  and  equip  cost  over  $1,000,000, 
and  there  are  others. 


And  everything  that  is  satisfied  dies  at 
the  top. — Elbert  Hubbard. 


Business  is  done  on  enthusiasm,  anima- 
tion, persistency. 


We  put  too  much  faith  in  systems,  and 
look  too  little  to  men. — Benjamin  Disraeli. 


DAVIS  &  MACINTYRE 

We  specialize  in  Saskatchewan  Farm  Lands 
and  Moose  Jaw  city  property.  Write  for 
price  lists  and  maps. 

/I  (7/  guaranteed  to  investors  in  first  mort- 
al /O  gages,  farm  or  city.  Highest  refer- 
ences. Get  particulars.  2  High  St.  W. 
MOOSE  JAW.  SASK.  P.O.  Box  549 


"If  It's  Real  Estate,   It's  Our  Business" 

W.  H.  FISHER 

The  Land  Man 

MOOSE  JAW  CITY  PROPERTY 

FIRST  MORTGAGES  ON  IMPROVED 

FARM  AND  CITY  PROPERTY 

A  SPECIALTY 


Moose  Jaw,   Canada 


MOOSE 
JAW 


IS  THE  PLACE 
WHERE  YOU 


CAN 


Make 
Money 


There  are  lots  of  openings  for  wholesale  and  retail 
business. 

MOOSE  JAW  is  situated  in  the  most  prosperous, 
most  uniformly  successful  grain- growing  district  of  the 
whole  West.  The  farmers  all  have  money  and  they 
spend  it  in  MOOSE  JAW. 

For  any  information  on  any  subject — write 
H.  G.  COLEMAN, 

Secretary  Board  of  Trade, 

MOOSE  JAW,  SASKATCHEWAN 


August,  1912 


MUNICIPAL  PROGRESS 


127 


Ottawa,  Ont. 

During  last  year  six  hundred  and  fifty- 
seven  buildings  were  erected  in  Ottawa. 
The  total  cost  was  but  a  few  hundred  dollars 
below  the  three  million-dollar  mark.  Build- 
ing Inspector  Fotheringham  estimates  that 
the  prospects  for  the  present  year  are  just  as 
ample.  Last  year's  satisfactory  total  of 
$3,000,000  is  in  no  way  phenomenal,  having 
been  exceeded  by  $25,000  the  year  previous 
and  by  over  a  million  dollars  when  the  totals 
included  such  costly  structures  as  the  Cha- 
teau Laurier  and  the  Central  Station. 

The  civic  plans  for  this  year  are  quite  as 
plethoric.  No  less  than  one  million  dollars 
will  be  spent  on  city  works,  according  to 
City  Engineer  Ker's  estimates.  Ten  miles 
of  pavements  and  concrete  sidewalks,  twelve 
miles  of  sewers  and  drains  will  be  laid,  the 
Bank  street  traffic  and  aqueduct,  and  prob- 
ably the  Bronson  avenue  viaduct  and  other 
municipal  undertakings  are  all  on  this  year's 
calendar.  Fifteen  hundred  men  will  find 
employment  on  these  works. 

Truly  these  are  growing  times  for  Ottawa. 

Ottawa  offers  a  great  many  advantages 
for  the  locating  of  industries.  Two  of  the 
main  ones  that  may  be  mentioned  are  cheap 
power  and  advantageous  freight  rates. 

The  civic  authorities  are  not  losing  sight 
of  what  cheap  power  means  to  this  city,  and 
towards  encouraging  firms  from  England, 
the  States  and  other  parts  of  Canada  to 
locate  here.  Their  plans  for  the  future  con- 
template acquiring  power  rights  so  that  they 
will  be  available  not  only  for  purely  local 
purposes,  but  also  to  sell  at  reduced  rates  to 
any  manufacturers  that  may  care  to  locate 
here. 

Two  other  features  that  serve  to  brighten 
up  the  capital,  and  which  should  appeal  to 
manufacturers  are  that  it  is  one  of  the  best 
lighted  cities  on  the  continent,  and  that  no 
city  provides  power  and  labor  on  more  fav- 
orable conditions. 

Ottawa  at  present  offers  opportunities  for 
the  establishment  of  industries  of  various 
kinds,  particularly,  perhaps,  for  the  making 
of  any  of  the  following  lines:  Automobiles, 
boxes,  bags,  biscuits,  barrels,  bottles,  cloth- 
ing, cigars,  confections,  cereal  foods,  ele- 
vator and  mill  building  machinery  and  ma- 
terials, furniture,  flour,  gloves,  oatmeal, 
paper,  paperwares,  pottery,  roller  mill  pro- 


ducts, rubber  and  felt  goods,  shirts  and 
collars,  shoes,  steel,  castings,  tiles,  textiles, 
woodenwares. 

Ottawa  is  still  the  largest  individual  manu- 
facturer of  lumber  in  the  world.  The  dis- 
trict output  for  1911  will  approximately  be 
359,000,000  feet  board  measure,  with  a 
monetary  valuation  of  over  $10,000,000. 
The  city  has  176  industries,  employing 
16,500  people  and  a  conservative  estimate  of 
the  output  of  these  industries  is  $38,000,000. 
The  three  payrolls — Industrial,  Govern- 
mental, and  Railroads — combined,  distrib- 
uted $14,930,000  last  year. 

As  bank  clearances  and  customs  statistics 
are  a  fair  indication  of  the  amount  of  busi- 
ness going  on  in  any  city,  the  following  figures 
dealing  with  conditions  in  1910  and  1911  are 
of  interest: 

Bank  clearances,  1910 $195,752,033. 18 

Bank  clearances,  1911 211,767,153.64 

Customs,  1910 1,258,788. 31 

Customs,  1911 1,632,777. 64 

Building  permits,  1910 3,022,650.00 

Building  permits,  1911 3,425,775. 00 

Public  improvements,  1910. .  756,000. 00 

Public  improvements,  1911. .  812,000. 00 

Gross  assessment,  1910 86,529,000. 00 

Gross  assessment,  1911 105,833,800.00 

Increase  in  valuations,  1911.     19,304,800.00 


Sympathy  and  kindness  go  a  long  way 
in  business. 

If  there  is  peace  in  the  home,  there  is 
peace  in  one's  work. 

It  was  stated  that  the  value  of  archi- 
tecture depended  on  two  distinct  characters: 
the  one,  the  impression  it  receives  from 
human  power;  the  other,  the  image  it 
bears  of  the  natural  creation. — Ruskin. 


Arthur  LeB.  Weeks 

ARCHITECT 

Canada  Life  Building 

Ottawa  I. 


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BUSY   MAN'S   CANADA 


August,  1912 


Port  Arthur,  Ont. 

The  ratepayers  have  passed  the  car  works 
by-law  and  several  other  by-laws,  totalling 
over  $161,000. 

The  C.P.R.  has  notified  the  Mayor  that  the 
company  will  build  here  a  cleaning  elevator 
in  time  to  deal  with  the  fall  crop,  capacity 
1,000,000  bushels. 

Tenders  are  called  for  offices  and  telephone 
exchange  to  cost  $15,000.  Architects,  Hood 
&  Scott ;  3-storey,  32  x  50,  concrete  founda- 
tion, brick,  steel  beams,  hot  water  heating, 
electric  lighting,  oak  and  maple  floors,  fire 
escapes  and  passenger  elevator. 

Permission  has  been  granted  by  the  Legis- 
lature to  consolidate  $1,885,000  worth  of 
bonds  for  the  city. 

The  fact  that  the  electric  power  and  light- 
ing plant  is  municipally  owned  has  brought 
about  a  reduction  in  the  charges  for  this  ser- 
vice, and  as  a  result,  the  cost  to  the  consumer 
is  probably  lower  than  at  any  other  point  in 
the  Dominion.  A  campaign  is  being  prose- 
cuted for  the  purpose  of  interesting  some 
more  prominent  manufacturers  in  the  devel- 
opment of  Port  Arthur. 

The  population  is  15,000;  assessment  is 
$18,000,000. 

There  are  35  miles  of  street  railway  con- 
necting Port  Arthur  with  Fort  WilUam  (2K 
miles  away),  owned  and  operated  by  the  city. 

Electric  light  is  furnished  by  the  City  at  an 
average  cost  of  10  cents  per  lamp  per  month. 

Water  is  supplied  by  the  City.  Domestic 
rate  averages  $15.00  per  year.  The  muni- 
cipal-owned telephone  system  has  3,500  sub- 
scribers. 

As  a  health  resort,  Port  Arthur  is  unique. 
The  climate  is  most  delightful,  seldom  more 


than  6  inches  of  snow  in  winter,  with  only  an 
occasional  really  cold  day.  Summer  days  are 
just  pleasantly  warm,  and  evenings  refresh- 
ingly cool.  Maximum  sunshine  and  mini- 
mum rain.  The  city  rises  in  a  series  of 
plateaus  from  Thunder  Bay,  making  it  an 
ideal  place  of  residence. 

The  banks  and  their  managers  are:  Bank 
of  Nova  Scotia,  A.  Mooney;  Molsons,  J.  A. 
Little;  Imperial,  H.  C.  Houston;  Montreal, 
W.  H.  Nelson;  Commerce,  A.  W.  Roberts. 

Col.  S.  W.  Ray  is  Mayor;  J.  McTeigue, 
City  Clerk;  W.  J.  Gumey,  City  Treasurer; 
President  Board  of  Trade,  F.  S.  Wiley;  Sec- 
retary, N.  G.  Neill. 


PORT  ARTHUR  GARAGE 

Expert  Automobile  and  Motor 
Boat  Repairs 


Workmanship  Guaranteed 


Phone  993 


DOC.  WILKINSON,  Prop. 

25 


When  in  Port  Arthur  stop  at  the 

(TDariaGGi  Ibotcl 

FACING  LAKE  SUPERIOR 
CONVENIENT  TO  BOATS  AND  TRAINS 

PORT  ARTHUR,   ONTARIO 


"Not  the  Biggest,  but  the  BEST" 

ALGOMA  HOTEL 

PORT  AETHUR 

15  Large  Sample  Rooms 

Merritt  &  HODDER.  Props. 

Bates  $2.00  to  $3.50,  American  Plan 

16 


The  West  Shows  the  East 


(From  the  St.  Thomas  Journal) 

^    A  small  Alberta  town  spends  thousands  of    dollars  on  an 
advertising  scheme,  while  a  rich  and  prosperous  county  in 
Ontario  is  afraid  to  spend  a  few  hundreds.     And  yet  people  wonder 
that  Western  towns  go  ahead  quickly ! 


August,  1912 


MUNICIPAL   PROGRESS 


129 


Port  Mann,  B.C. 

Port  Mann  is  the  Pacific  terminus  of  the 
Canadian  Northern  Railway  and  is  situated 
on  the  south  side  of  the  Fraser  River,  in  one 
of  the  richest  horticultural  districts  of  the 
West. 

The  townsite  covers  1,250  acres  on  the 
north  bank  of  the  Fraser  River.  Of  the 
beautiful  waterfront,  extending  two  miles  in 
length,  a  large  portion  has  been  reserved  for 
wharves,  grain  elevators  and  manufacturing 
industries. 

The  Canadian  Northern  Railway  will  this 
month  place  on  the  market  an  additional 
fifty  acres,  which  they  are  to  open  up  immedi- 
ately west  and  adjoining  the  townsite  of  Port 
Mann.  This  has  been  brought  about  by  the 
total  selling  out  of  the  original  townsite, 
showing  the  need  of  more  land  for  this  new 
western  C.N.R.  terminal. 

In  preparation  for  the  placing  of  the 
additional  land  on  the  market,  Mr.  Freder- 
ick S.  Todd,  of  Montreal,  the  landscape  artist 
who  laid  out  the  original  townsite,  has  been 
sent  to  Port  Mann,  where  he  is  superintending 
the  laying  out  of  the  new  subdivision.  It 
will  be  laid  out  similar  to  the  present  townsite, 
with  a  number  of  diagonal  streets  stretching 
clear  across  it. 

Almost  simultaneous  with  the  placing  on 
sale  of  the  new  subdivision,  the  C.N.R.  will 
commence  construction  operations  this  month 
on  the  large  railway  shops  and  roundhouse  to 
be  erected  at  Port  Mann.  It  is  announced 
that  the  estimated  cost  of  these  shops  will  be 
between  a  half  and  three-quarters  of  a  million 
dollars. 

It  is  now  definitely  stated  that  the  Car- 


Harry  J.  Page 

PORT   MANN    SPECIALIST 

Will  on  application  send  you  FREE  of 
cost  descriptive  circulars,  maps,  plans, 
and  a  lot  of  reliable  information  about 
the   coming    Railway   and    Industrial 

CITY  OF    PORT    MANN 

The  Pacific  Coast  Terminus  of  the  Canadian 
Northern  Railway,  where  Trans-Continental 
Rails  and  Ocean  Boats  meet. 

HARRY  J.  PAGE 

109  Bank  of  Ottawa  Bldg.,  Vancouver,  B.C. 


negie  Steel  Company  of  Pittsburg  will  estab- 
lish a  smelter  at  Port  Mann.  These  steel 
works  will  be  on  a  huge  scale  and  will  repre- 
sent at  the  outset  an  investment  of  about  two 
million  dollars.  The  International  Milling 
Company  has  secured  a  site  for  terminal  ele- 
vators and  flour  mill,  to  cost  approximately  a 
million  dollars.  Negotiations  are  also  under 
way  with  an  English  concern  for  the  establish- 
ment of  a  large  dry  dock  and  shipbuilding 
yards. 

Red  Deer,  Alta. 

The  Cement  Builders,  Ltd.,  have  com- 
menced operations  on  their  new  plant,  which 
consists  of  a  new  building  three  storeys  high ; 
a  brick  engine  house  containing  engine  and 
boilers;  a  first-class  ten-chamber  brick  and 
concrete  roof  drying  building;  new  modem 
kilns;  modem  fans  and  other  appliances, 
making  the  whole  outfit  most  complete. 
The  capacity  of  the  brick  machinery  is  100,- 
000  per  day,  and  of  the  dryers,  128,000  brick 
every  thirty-six  hours.  The  new  kilns  have 
a  capacity  of  a  million  and  a  half  of  brick. 
The  power  plant  is  equipped  with  two  150 
h.p.  Waterous  boilers  and  a  225  horse-power 
McEwen  engine  and  a  smaller  25  h.p.  of  the 
same  make.  The  company  have  clay  enough 
to  keep  them  busy  for  20  years,  and  will  later 
employ  about  100  men.  The  capital  of  the 
company  is  fully  subscribed,  principally  by 
Red  Deer  and  English  capitalists. 

Real  estate  is  turning  over  steadily,  and 
there  is  an  absence  of  any  "boom"  condi- 
tions. Some  investors  from  Calgary  and 
from  the  Coast  have  recently  purchased  in- 
side property  and  a  Calgary  capitalist  has 
taken  an  option  on  one  of  the  choicest  busi- 
ness sites  in  town. 

The  banks  indicate  the  strong  financial 
position  of  this  district.  They  are,  with  their 
managers:  Commerce,  W.  L.  Gibson;  Im- 
perial, J.  G.  Gillispie;  Merchants',  F.  M. 
Hacking;   Northem  Crown,  J.  H.  Menzies. 

There  is  urgent  need  here  for  a  foimdry, 
pressed  brick  works,  cement  works,  pulp  mill 
and  concerns  using  leather.  J.  R.  Davison, 
Secretary  Board  of  Trade,  will  gladly  tell 
inquirers  what  the  town  will  do  for  new- 
comers. 


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August,  1912 


Regina,  Sask. 

A  handsome  booklet,  advertising  the  whole- 
sale and  retail  firms  of  Regina,  as  well  as 
Regina  city,  was  prepared  containing  the  full 
two  days'  programme  of  the  Grand  Council 
meeting  of  the  United  Commercial  Travellers 
of  America,  which  took  place  in  Regina  on 
June  14  and  15. 

The  Collegiate  board  are  having  plans  and 
specifications  prepared  for  the  additions  to 
the  Collegiate  building,  which  will  cost  about 
$80,000.  Eight  classrooms  and  a  large  gym- 
nasium will  be  added  to  the  east  side  of  the 
building. 

J.  H.  Haslam,  of  Regina,  has  completed  the 
formation  of  a  $5,000,000  concern,  with  Brit- 
ish capital,  for  the  exploitation  of  the  Estevan 
coal  fields. 

The  Melville-Regina  branch  of  the  G.T.P. 
has  been  officialUy  opened. 

Eleventh  Avenue  property,  with  a  frontage 
of  70  ft.  on  the  Avenue  and  125  ft.  on  the  lane, 
between  Smith  Street  and  Mclntyre,  has  been 
purchased  by  Messrs.  Ehman  Bros.,  the  former 
owners     being     Messrs.     R.     G.     Waddell, 


Tanner,  and  Kerr.  This  property  changed 
hands  at  $900  a  foot,  the  total  purchase  price 
being  $63,000. 

Messrs.  Parry  and  Sturrock  have  purchased 
1,000  acres  of  land  on  the  south  side  of  the 
city,  adjoining  Albert  Street.  The  firm  state 
that  they  do  not  intend  putting  the  property 
on  the  market  again  for  some  little  time. 

The  latest  estimate  is  a  population  of 
over  40,000  people. 

The   railway   facilities   are   unexcelled   in 


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The  Capital,  Financial 
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and  Railway  Centre  of  the  Province  of  Saskatchewan 


T[  A  city  of  large  commercial  buildings,  big  warehouses,  beautiful  homes, 

splendid  parks,  paved  streets,  and  supplied  with  an  abundance  of  pure 

spring  water,  situated  in  the  heart  of   the  finest  dry  farming  district  in 

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Regina — Continued 

Western  Canada.  There  are  five  lines  of  the 
Canadian  Pacific  Railway,  two  lines  of  the 
Canadian  Northern,  and  one  line  of  the 
Grand  Trunk  Pacific.  Two  additional  lines 
of  the  Grand  Trunk  Pacific  will  be  in  opera- 
tion shortly  and  three  other  lines  are  pro- 
jected. 

The  Canadian  Northern  will  have  an  ad- 
ditional fine  west  in  operation  within  a  year's 
time.  The  Canadian  Pacific  contemplate 
building  an  additional  line  south  from 
Regina. 

There  are  12  wholesale  threshing  machine 
warehouses,  20  agricultural  machinery  ware- 
houses, groceries,  hardware,  hides  and  tallow, 
oil,  fruit,  stationery,  builders'  supplies, 
manufacturers'  agents,  and  others. 

There  are  openings  for  a  biscuit  factory,  a 
motor  car  factory,  lithographic  printing 
works,  etc. 

The  principal  city  oflScials  are:  Mayor,  P. 
McAra;  City  Clerk,  A.  W.  Poole;  CityTreas- 


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BUSY  MAN'S  CANADA 


August,  1912 


Saskatoon,  Sask. 

By  procuring  one  of  the  best  men  on  the 
American  continent  to  pilot  the  city  through 
her  days  of  infantile  industrial  growth,  the 
directors  of  the  Industrial  League  have  made 
a  step  in  the  direction  of  making  Saskatoon 
the  premier  commercial  and  industrial  centre 
not  only  of  the  Province  of  Saskatchewan  but 
of  Western  Canada  in  general. 

James  A.  Bell,  who  up  to  the  present  time 
has  been  the  secretary  and  manager  of  the 
Board  of  Trade  in  Harrisburg,  Pa.,  is  the  man, 
and  he  comes  to  Saskatoon  to  assume  his  new 
duties  as  Industrial  Commissioner  on  July  15, 
at  a  salary  of  $7,500  a  year.  Mr.  Bell  comes 
highly  recommended  by  H.  M.  Weir,  who 
organized  the  League  campaign  here  early  in 
April,  and  also  by  Milton  Carmichael  of 
Detroit,  who  was  also  considered  as  a  possi- 
bility for  the  position. 

Saskatoon's  assessment  for  1912  is  $36,- 
734,270,  made  up  as  follows: 

Land $35,534,495 

Improvements .' 2,910,455 

Business 1,417,215 

Total $39,862,165 

Exemptions 3,127,895 

Net  Assessment $36,734,270 

It  was  deemed  best  by  the  officials  that 
the  figure  should  be  kept  down  as  low  as 
possible,  and  after  it  was  found  that  the 
amount  would  run  between  forty  and  fifty 
millions,  it  was  decided  to  make  the  necessary 
cuts. 

It  is  not  likely  that  the  general  rate  of  13 
mills  will  be  changed  this  year.  It  is  just 
possible  that  the  school  rate  may  be  lowered 
a  little.  Last  year  it  was  5  mills.  At  pres- 
ent the  assessors  are  busy  at  work  differentiat- 
ing between  the  rates  for  the  separate  and 
public  schools.  This  year  the  public  schools 
will  require  $132,000,  while  the  separate 
schools  are  only  asking  for  $15,000. 

The  opportunity  is  now  to  be  offered  to  in- 
vestors to  secure  an  interest  in  new  industries 
locating  in  Saskatoon  from  time  to  time 
through  the  medium  of  the  local  industrial 
league.  The  idea  is  that  if  railways  can 
build  miles  of  trackage  on  public  credit,  then 
small  industries  should  have  a  chance  to  do 
the  same  on  private  credit.  The  amount  of 
the  league's  subscription  in  each  instance  will 
be  in  direct  proportion  to  the  proposed  ex- 


penditure of  the  concern  locating  here.  It 
is  believed  that  the  idea  will  become  very 
popular  with  both  large  and  small  investors. 
The  league  is  capitalized  at  $1,000,000. 

Saskatoon's  water  revenue  for  1911  amount- 
ed to  $46,118.68. 

Saskatoon's  population  eight  years  ago  was 
only  113.  To-day  it  is  18,096.  A  notable 
feature  of  this  development  is  the  fact  that 
it  has  been  paralleled  by  the  progress  of 
the  city's  tributary  trade  territory,  which 
embraces  a  prosperous  region  of  some  45,000 
square  miles,  and  includes  within  its  confines 
over  180  thriving  towns  and  villages,  having 
direct  railway  connection  with  Saskatoon. 

The  school  attendance  is  1,824,  assessment 
$23,392,528,  and  tax  rate  only  18  mills. 

Total  building  permits  for  1911,  $5,028,368; 
bank  clearings,  $64,090,952;  customs  rev- 
enue, $681,336;  postal  revenue,  $78,815; 
net  assessment,  $23,259,687. 

The  President  of  the  Board  of  Trade  is 
Malcolm  Isbister;  Commissioner  is  F.  Mac- 
lure  Sclanders;  James  Clinkskill  is  Mayor; 
R.  M.  Keating,  Treasurer;  Geo.  H.  Clark, 
City  Engineer;  Andrew  Leslie,  City  Clerk, 
Malcolm  Isbister;  Postmaster;  Thos.  Heath, 
Fire  Chief;   R.  E.  Dunning,  Chief  Police. 


SASKATOON 


INVESTMENTS  IN 
CITY  PROPERTY 
AND  FARM  LANDS 


We  make  a  specialty  of 
Trackage  and  Sub- Division 
Property. 

All  communications  will  re- 
ceive the  most  prompt  atten- 
tion. 


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August,  1912 


MUNICIPAL  PROGRESS 


133 


Sault  St.  Marie,  Ont. 

The  city  is  situated  on  the  St.  Mary's  River, 
where  power  is  generated  for  the  immense 
and  varied  plants  of  the  Lake  Superior  Cor- 
poration and  its  allied  industries.  These  in- 
clude three  blast  furnaces,  coke  ovens,  open 
hearth  and  Bessemer  steel  plants,  rail  mill, 
structural  steel,  bar  and  billet  mills,  rail  fast- 
enings, splice  bar,  tie  plates,  etc. ;  bolt  and 
nut  works,  charcoal,  alcohol  and  acetate 
plant,  railway  car  building  works,  ore  and 
coal  docks,  copper  and  nickel  smelters,  veneer, 
saw,  shingle  and  stave  mills,  iron  and  brass 
foundries,  sulphite-pulp  and  ground  wood- 
pulp  mills,  oil  refineries  and  other  industries 
of  no  mean  importance.  Lake  Superior  is 
the  Mill  Pond  for  the  water-power,  and  St. 
Mary's  River  the  waste  waterway.  100,000 
horsepower  can  be  generated  here. 

Figures  of  last  year's  business  and  progress 
show  that  Sault  Ste.  Marie  is  fast  coming  to 
the  front  rank  of  mid-western  cities.  Post 
office  returns  for  the  year  give  money  orders 
$595,600,  postage  stamps  $25,078,  and  postal 
savings  S122,014,  in  every  instance  about 
double  the  amounts  of  1910.  Customs  re- 
turns totalled  $768,617  and  building  permits 
reached  $4,588,647.  Local  railway  freight 
handled  during  the  year  was  706,275  tons, 
and  through  freight  handled  over  two  million 
tons.  Local  marine  freight  is  estimated  at 
150,000  tons,  while  marine  freight  passing 
through  the  Ontario  Sault  locks  approximated 
about  31,064,000  tons.  The  population  of 
the  city  has  reached  the  17,000  mark. 

Sault  Ste.  Marie  is  now  an  incorporated 
city.     Its  population  is  11,000. 

Six  million  dollars  are  now  being  spent  in 
industrial  construction  here. 

The  railway  facilities  are:  C.P.R.  and 
Algoma  Central  and  Hudson  Bay  Railway. 
The  Manitoulin  and  North  Shore  road  is  now 
building  to   have   connections  here.     There 


are  four  miles  of  electric  street  railway  within 
the  corporation. 

The  population  is  10,613,  and  the  assess- 
ment is  $5,967,764 ;  tax  rate,  20  mills.  There 
are  good  macadamized  streets,  cement  side- 
walks, electric  light  and  power,  water  mains 
and  sewers,  local  and  rural  phones,  with  the 
Bell  long  distance  line  about  completed. 
C.P.R.  and  G.N.R.  telegraph;  public,  sep- 
arate, high  and  technical  schools,  Govern- 
ment municipal  buildings,  custom  house  and 
good  hotels. 

W.  H.  Munroe  is  Mayor;  C.  W.  McCrea, 
Treasurer;   C.  J.  Pim,  City  Clerk. 

Money  talks — and  the  chap  who  has  it  is 
usually  a  man  of  few  words. 

Never  judge  a  man's  fondness  for  cab- 
hage  by  the  cigars  he  gives  you. 

Some  men  are  like  pyramids,  which 
are  very  broad  where  they  touch  the 
ground,  but  grow  narrow  as  they  reach  the 
sky. — Beecher. 

What  carries  with  it  more  of  awe  and 
majesty  than  the  sight  of  the  unconquered, 
unconquerable  soul  of  a  man  battling 
against  odds  and  defeat  as  a  sure  result? 


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Brokers 

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ESTATE 

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August,  1912 


St.  John,  N.B. 

The  general  manager  of  the  Canadian  Bank 
of  Commerce,  visiting  the  Maritime  Provinces 
recently,  observed  what  he  believes  to  be  a 
well-founded  confidence  that  a  period  of 
substantial  expansion  has  been  begun.  There 
is  perhaps  no  better  evidence  of  this  con- 
fidence than  the  activity  and  advance  in  the 
price  of  real  estate.  The  movement  is  with- 
out parallel,  and  continues  with  unabated 
interest.  Several  more  farms  in  the  out- 
skirts of  the  city,  both  on  the  east  and  west 
sides,  have  been  purchased  by  syndicates, 
and  in  the  city  an  option  was  recently  taken 
on  a  large  brick  building  on  King  Street,  and 
also  on  a  most  desirable  comer  lot,  on  which 
it  is  said  a  large  apartment  house  may  be 
erected. 

Cement  propositions  are  attracting  a  good 
deal  of  attention  at  the  present  time.  Not 
only  is  it  stated  that  an  English  company, 
with  large  capital,  is  likely  to  close  with  a  St. 
John  proposition,  but  another  English  com- 
pany is  negotiating  with  a  view  to  the  estab- 
lishment of  a  cement  plant  in  the  oil  shales 
region  in  Albert  County.  This  is  the  enter- 
prise in  which  Senator  Domville  is  interested. 

The  annual  report  of  the  City  Chamberlain 
shows  that  the  assets  of  St.  John  largely  ex- 
ceed the  liabilities,  and  that  last  year,  despite 
an  issue  of  bonds  for  permanent  improve- 
ments, the  city's  debt  was  reduced  by  more 
than  $64,000. 

The  exports  by  the  winter  steamships  from 
St.  John  to  trans-Atlantic  ports  is  now  close 
to  $15,000,000  in  value,  over  a  million  and  a 
half  ahead  of  the  business  for  the  like  period 
last  year. 

The  population  is  52,341  (an  increase  over 
last  year  of  4,800),  assessment  $637,760,  tax 
rate  1.94  (land  values  only).  There  are 
fifty-two  miles  of  paved  streets  (creosote, 
wood  block,  granite  block,  bitulithic),  and 
over  77  miles  asphalt  sidewalks. 

There  are  fifteen  miles  of  street  railway, 
market  every  day,  which  is  one  reason  for 
the  low  cost  of  living. 

The  banks  and  their  managers  are:  Bank 
of  New  Brunswick  (5  branches),  A.  McDon- 
ald, C.  H.  I,ee,  T.  G.  Marquis,  D.  W.  Harper, 
A.  J.  Macquarie;  Bank  of  Nova  Scotia  (2 
branches),  E.  S.  Esson  and  E.  S.  Crawford; 
Royal  Bank  (2  branches),  T.  B.  Blain  and 


R.  E.  Smith;  British  North  America  (5 
branches),  A.  P.  Hazon  and  C.  A.  Robinson, 
with  three  assistant-managers;  Union  Bank, 
W.  A.  Connor;  Montreal  Bank,  E.  M.  Shad- 
bolt;  Bank  of  Commerce,  C.  W.  Hallamore; 
Merchants'  Bank,  F.  J.  Shreve. 

T.  H.  Estabrooks  is  the  President  of  the 
Board  of  Trade,  and  W.  E.  Anderson,  Secre- 
tary. 

Municipal  Officers  are:  Jas.  H.  Frink, 
Mayor;  Adam  P.  Mclntyre,  Comptroller; 
Wm.  Murdoch,  C.E.,  City  Engineer;  H.  E. 
Wardroper,  City  Clerk;  D.  G.  Lingley,  Cham- 
berlain; E.  Sears,  Postmaster. 

Stettler,  Alta. 

There  are  good  openings  here  for  furniture 
store,  butcher,  painter,  brickyard,  wholesale 
houses,  sash  and  door  factory,  tannery, 
cement  plant  and  flax  mill. 

Stettler  is  between  Lacombe  and  Moose 
Jaw,  at  the  intersection  of  the  C.P.R.  and 
C.N.R  ,  Vegreville  and  Calgary  branch,  49 
miles  east  of  Lacombe,  on  the  Calgary  and 
Edmonton  branch.  The  population  is  1,800. 
Assessment  roll,  $1,107,500;  tax  rate,  25 
mills. 

There  are  municipal  buildings,  public 
school  (cost  $50,000),  opera  house,  fire  hall, 
flour  mill,  creamery,  steam  laundry,  machine 
shops,  and  good  hotels,  municipal  water- 
works and  electric  light  plant ;  local,  rural  and 
Government  telephones;  C.P.R.,  C.N.R.  tele- 
graph and  express. 

There  are  four  miles  of  plank-paved  streets, 
and  two  and  one-half  miles  of  sidewalks. 

The  Secretary  of  the  Board  of  Trade  will 
give  full  information. 

The  banks  are:  Traders,  managed  by  A. 
H.  Preston,  and  the  Merchants',  by  J.  H 
Johnson. 

Municipal  officers  are:  J.  P.  Grigg,  Mayor; 
D.  Mitchell,  Secretary-Treasurer;  Miss  K.  L. 
Raemer,  Postmistress;  W.  W.  Sharpe,  Presi- 
dent of  the  Board  of  Trade;  D.  Mitchell, 
Secretary. 

Moderation  in  the  carrying  out  of  what 
is  good  and  right  is  rare.  What  we 
commonly  see  is  either  pedantic  delay  or 
reckless  hurry. — Goethe. 


August,  1912 


MUNICIPAL  PROGRESS 


135 


Toronto,  Ont. 

Commenting  on  the  real  estate  situation  in 
Toronto  the  World  recently  had  this  to  say: 
"Everything  looks  fine  for  the  real  estate 
buyer.  At  no  time  during  the  year  has  the 
situation  been  more  hopeful,  the  big  men 
more  optimistic,  the  offerings  better. 

"We're  five  thousand  houses  short  in  To- 
ronto now.  Fifty  thousand  more  people  will 
make  their  homes  here  this  year.  The  rail- 
ways have  proclaimed  their  faith  in  Toronto, 
and  will  spend  twenty  millions  for  added 
facilities — and  this  is  only  a  start.  There'll 
be  an  announcement  shortly  which  will  mean 
that  Toronto  is  to  be  one  of  the  great  radial 
cities  of  the  continent.  The  World  knows  of 
three  skyscrapers  that  will  go  up  when  private 
negotiations  are  closed.  A  big  industrial 
town  is  planned  for  the  outskirts.  Factory 
sites  can't  be  found  fast  enough  now  for  the 
firms  that  want  them. 

And  never  were  real  estate  investors  given 
such  good  property  as  at  the  present  time. 
The  speculators  have  retired  from  the  market 
and  the  land  men  have  had  to  put  on  prop- 
erties of  high  quality,  properties  improved 
and  ready  for  house  building. 

Fourteen  months  ago  thirty  acres  of  land 
on  the  north  side  of  the  Kingston  road,  near 
the  old  golf  grounds,  was  purchased  for  $20,- 
000.  The  same  property  has  now  changed 
hands  again  for  just  double  that  amount. 

In  connection  with  the  widespread  pur- 
chase of  farming  lands  within  a  radius  of  ten 
or  twelve  miles  of  the  heart  of  Toronto,  it  is 
stated  that  most  of  these  properties  have  been 
secured  by  British  capitalists. 

'  'The  whole  market  is  now  on  a  substantial 
footing.     City  house  and  central  property  is 


adjusting  itself  to  a  sound  basis  of  value.     The 
late  opening  of  the  season  will  run  the  summer 
activity  right  over  into  the  busy  fall  period. 
"It  looks  like  a  buyers'  market." 
The  Board  of  Directors  of  the  Canadian 
National  Exhibition  for  1912  is  as  follows: 
Hon.  Pres.,  Geo.  H.  Gooderham;    President, 
John  G.   Kent;    1st  Vice,  Jos.  Oliver;    2nd 
Vice,  Noel  Marshall;    Executive  Committee, 
Section    A,    Aid.    John    Dunn;     vSection    B, 
George  Booth ;  Section  C,  R.  Fleming;  Chair- 
men of  Committees:    Horses,  J.   J.    Dixon; 
Cattle,  Robt.  Miller;    Dairy,  W.  W.  Ballan- 
tyne;    Women's  Work,  Noel  Marshall;   Agri- 
culture,   H.    R.    Frankland;     Manufactures, 
Geo.    Booth;    Education,   C.   A.    B.    Brown; 
Fine  Arts,    W.    K.   Mc Naught;    Poultry,   A. 
Atkinson;     Dogs,    W.    P.    Fraser;    Grounds, 
R.  H.  Graham. 

The  population  has  increased  from  199,043 
in  1901  to  374,672  in  1911,  according  to  the 
assessors'  figures,  which  are  supposed  to  be 
conservative. 

This  represents  a  growth  of  88  per  cent, 
in  the  population  in  one  decade,  or  a  doubling 
of  the  population  in  about  twelve  years.  At 
the  same  rate  the  population  in  1921  will  be 
704,382,  or  750,000  in  1922. 

The  report  of  Assessment  Commissioner 
Forman  shows  that  in  five  years  the  assess- 
ment of  land  values  has  increased  from  S78,- 
611,009  to  $147,893,000,  while  the  value  of 
buildings  and  improvements  has  increased 
from  $94,346,000  to  $144,366,000. 

The  Mayor  is  G.  R.  Geary;  City  Clerk, 
W.  A.  Littlejohn;  Chief  Clerk,  James  W. 
Somers;  City  Treasurer,  R.  T.  Coady;  City 
Engineer,  C.  H.  Rust;  Medical  Health  Offi- 
cer, Chas.  J.  Hastings,  M.D. 

President  Board  of  Trade,  G.  T.  Somers; 
Secretary,  F.  G.  Morley 


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This  security  is  backed  up  by  a  long- 
established  and  substantial  manufac- 
turing business,  embracing  a  number  of 
the  most  modem  plants  in  existence. 
that  has  always  paid  dividends  and  the 
investor  shares  in  all  profits,  and  divi- 
dends are  paid  twice  a  year,  on  1st 
June  and  December. 


NATIONAL  SECURITIES  CORPORATION,  LIMITED 

Confederation  Life  Building,   Toronto,  Ont. 


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It  Pays  to  Please" 


BOOKBINDING 


WE  HAVE  one  of  the  best  ® 
equipped  Binderies  in 
the  City  of  Toronto,  manned 
by  skilled  workmen  and 
women  in  every  department. 
We  rule,  perforate,  punch, 
score,  emboss  (hot  and  cold), 
make  all  kinds  of  office 
forms,  pad,  make  blank 
books,  binders,  memo  books, 
deposit  books.  Bind  in  Cloth 
or  Leather,  repair  and  rebind 
old  volumes ;  in  fact,  do  any- 
thing a  bindery  is   expected 

to   do.  ri] 


In  all  its  Branches 


The  Hunter -Rose  Co. 

Limited 

Printers  and  Bookbinders 

12-14  Sheppard  St.,  Toronto 


Established  1860 


Hamilton  Jockey  Club 

FALL  MEETING 

August  10th  to  17th 

Seven  races  each  day,  including  a  steeplechase. 

A  special  train  will  leave  Toronto  each  day  at 

L30  p.m. 

On  Saturdays  trains  leave  Toronto  at  1  o'clock 

and  L30. 

Reduced  Fares  on  all  railroads. 


QBE] 


ADMISSION  $1.50 


LADIES  $L00 


August,  1912 


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Vancouver,  B.C. 

Vancouver's  bank  clearings  for  May  broke 
all  previous  records,  amounting  to  $55,979,- 
196,  an  increase  of  $1,947,578  over  the  pre- 
vious record  made  last  November.  Clear- 
ings for  May.  1911,  were  $46,522,543.  For 
the  first  five  months  of  1912,  the  enormous 
sum  of  $249,988,148  was  reached. 

Building  permits:  May,  estimated,  $1,- 
600,000  for  341  buildings;  May,  1911,  $2,- 
388,050,  for  284  buildings. 

Customs  receipts:  May,  1912,  $702,000; 
May.  1911.  $649,552.99. 

Land  registry:  May,  1912,  $29,802.83 
(new  record);    May,  1911,  $25,819.30. 

City  water  collections:  May,  1912.  $37.- 
500;    May,  1911,  $18,250.73. 

Among  the  buildings  on  which  operations 
have  recently  been  commenced,  the  struc- 
ture at  the  comer  of  Broadway  and  Main 
Streets  is  rapidly  soaring  skywards,  and 
already  has  become  quite  a  landmark.  At 
the  comer  of  Tenth  and  Main  Streets  it  is 
understood  a  large  steel  frame  building  is  to 
be  erected  in  the  near  future.  Excavation 
work  has  been  completed,  and  rapid  progress 
is  being  made  with  construction  work  on  the 
three-storey  structure  now  being  built  at  the 
comer  of  Eleventh  and  Main  Streets,  and  a 
two-storey  addition  to  the  block  near  the 
comer  of  Eighth  Street  is  to  be  proceeded 
with  shortly. 

The  building  at  the  corner  of  Eleventh 
Street,  it  is  estimated,  "will  cost  in  the  neigh- 
borhood of  $60,000,  which,  together  with 
$37,000  for  the  site,  will  bring  the  total  value 
up  to  nearly  $100,000.  The  addition  to  the 
other  structure  mentioned  will  cost  around 
$20,000. 

A  44-foot  lot  on  the  west  side  of  Main 
Street,  between  Eleventh  and  Twelfth  Streets, 
which  changed  hands  a  few  days  ago,  in- 
volved a  consideration  of  $19,000.  Another 
fine  building  is  to  be  erected  on  this  property 
within  the  next  few  months,  it  is  stated. 

The  Dominion  Government  will  order  a 
complete  survey  of  the  port  of  Vancouver, 
with  a  view  of  laying  out  a  big  dock  and 
harbor  scheme.  An  appropriation  of  $500.' 
000  was  made  for  this  work  in  the  estimates, 
and  ultimately  several  millions  will  be  spent. 

The  building  permits  issued  in  Vancouver 
during  April  totalled  about  $1,500,000. 


The  Hudson's  Bay  Co.  will  erect  in  Van- 
couver a  new  store  to  cost  $1,500,000.  The 
United  Buildings  Corporation  will  erect  on 
Granville  Street,  east  side,  between  Duns- 
muir  and  Georgia,  a  block  below  the  Van- 
couver Hotel,  a  building  ten  storeys  in  height 
on  the  full  size  of  the  lot,  and  a  tower  of 
eight  storeys  above  this,  to  conform  with 
the  city  building  laws.  The  total  cost  of 
the  structure  and  lot  will  be  about  $800,000. 

Molsons  Bank  have  taken  out  a  building  per- 
mit for  $80,500  for  the  new  branch  on  Hastings 
Street.  One  million  dollars  is  asked  for  the 
laying  of  pavements  in  the  city  of  Vancouver. 
An  opera  house,  to  cost  $600,000,  will  be 
erected  just  west  of  the  court  house. 

The  Union  Bank  of  Canada  has  estab- 
lished a  new  branch  in  Fairview,  Vancouver, 
at  2418  Granville  Street.  This  bank  now 
has  seven  branches  in  Vancouver. 

There  are  eighteen  chartered  banks  in 
Vancouver,  having,  besides  their  local  head 
offices,  36  branch  offices  scattered  throughout 
the  city.  The  following  is  a  complete  Ust, 
with  names  of  managers:  Bank  of  Nova 
Scotia,  H.  D.  Burns;  Granville  St.  branch, 
H.  Rogers;  Eastern  Townships  Bank,  W.  H. 
Hargrave;  Kitsilano  branch,  P.  Gomery; 
Molsons,  J.  H.  Campbell;  Main  St.,  A.  W. 
Jarvis  (Agent);  British  North  America,  W. 
Godfrey;  Quebec  Bank,  G.  S.  F.  Robitaille; 

Imperial  Bank,  A   Jukes;   Fairview,  ; 

Hastings  and  Abbott,  A.  R.  Green;  Main 
St.,  W.  A.  Wright;  Bank  of  Hamilton,  E. 
Buchanan;  E.  Vancouver,  H.  L.  Paynter; 
N.  Vancouver,  C.  G.  Heaven;  S.  Vancouver, 

F.  N.  Hirst;  Bank  of  Vancouver,  F.  Dallas; 
Broadway  West,  O.  Moon;  Cedar  Cottage, 
E.  G.  Sutherland;  Pender  St.,  C.  Reid;  Gran- 
ville St.,  A.  H.  Hawkes;  Traders,  A.  R. 
Heiter;    Royal,  F.  T.  Walker;    Bridge  St., 

G.  Bowser;  Cordova  St.,  H.  F.  Montgomery; 
East  End,  S.  G.  Jardine;  Fairview,  F.  C. 
Birks;  Granville  St.  Centre,  R.  F.  Howden; 
Hillcrest,  A.  A.  Steeves;  Mt.  Pleasant,  P. 
L.  Bengay;  Park  Drive,  R.  Jardine;  Robson 
St.,  G.  H.  Stevens;  Toronto,  F.  A.  Brodie; 
Hastings  and  Carroll  Sts.,  E.  J.  H.  Vanston; 
Union,  T.  McCaffrey;  Cordova  St.,  J.  Ander- 
son; Main  St.,  C.  C.  Dickson;  Mt.  Pleasant, 
W.  G.  Scott ;  Vancouver  South,  R.  J.  Hopper; 
Ottawa,  Chas.  G.  Pennock;  Dominion,  W.  F. 

Gwyn  (Acting);    Granville  St.,  ; 

Northern  Crown,  J.  P.  Roberts;  Granville 
St.,  E.  Stuart  George;    Mount  Pleasant,  D. 


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Vancouver — Continued 
McGowen;  Montreal,  C.  Sweeny;  Main  St., 
S.  I/.  Smith  (Sub- Agent);  Commerce,  Wm. 
Murray;  East,  C.  W.  Durrant;  Fairview, 
J.  C.  E.  Chadwick;  Mt.  Pleasant,  J.  G. 
Mullen;  Park  Drive,  M.  Nicholson;  Mer- 
chants', G.  S.  Harrison;  Hastings  St.,  F.  Pike. 

The  rapid  and  substantial  rise  of  Vancouver 
is  shown  in  the  following  statistics  of  Bank 
Clearances : 

1901 $  47,000,000 

1902 54,000,000 

1903 66,000,000 

1904 74,000,000 

1905 88,000,000 

1906 132,000,000 

1907 191,000,000 

1908 183,000,000 

1909 287,000,000 

1910 445,000,000 

For  the  first  nine  months  of  1911  the  total 
was  $389,809,930,  an  increase  of  more  than 
seventy  millions  over  the  corresponding 
period  of  1910. 

The  electric  supply  is  operated  by  the  B.C. 


Electric  Railway  Co.,  and  also  by  the  West- 
ern Canada  Power  Co.  Prices  for  both  light- 
ing and  power  vary  according  to  quality. 
The  gas  works  are  owned  by  the  B.C.  Electric 
Railway  Company.  The  whole  city  is  sup- 
plied with  a  complete  sewerage  system,  and 
the  fire  department,  with  its  eleven  halls,  123 
men  and  latest  motor  equipment,  is  under 
the  direction  of  Fire  Chief  J.  H.  Carlisle. 
The  Chief  of  Police  is  W.  H.  Chamberlain. 

The  official  census  return  gives  Vancouver 
a  population  of  101,000.  Population,  1909, 
78,000;  1910,  93,700;  1911,  133,000.  A 
moderate  computation  of  the  present  popu- 
lation of  Vancouver  with  its  immediate 
suburbs  would  be  145,000.  Assessments, 
1910,  $106,454,265;  1911,  $136,623,045. 
Tax  rate,  2  per  cent,  nett  on  realty,  improve- 
ments are  free. 

The  chief  City  Officials  are:  Mayor,  Jas. 
Findlay;  City  Treasurer,  John  Johnstone; 
City  Clerk,  Wm.  McQueen;  Controller,  C.  F. 
Baldwin;  City  Engineer,  F.  L.  Fellows; 
President  Board  of  Trade,  A.  B.  Erskine; 
Secretary,  W.  Skene;  Postmaster,  R.  G. 
McPherson. 


WATCH  NORTH  VANCOUVER 

Now  that  the  bridge  across  the  inlet  to  Vancouver  is  assured,  all  property, 
especially  in  the  vicinity  of  the  Imperial  Car  Company's  immense  plant, 
must  advance  soon.  Lots,  from  $350  to  $1,000,  on  easy  payments,  can  be 
had  now.  Buy  before  you  are  too  late;  these  will  double  in  a  few  months. 
Write  for  full  particulars  to 

Georgia  Real  Estate  Co.,  544  Georgia  St.,  Vancouver,  B.C. 

BERT  D.  FROST  Phone  6331 


VANCOUVER   ISLAND 

SHAWNIGAN  LAKE  is  one  of  the  most  beautiful  scenic  spots  in  this  Province.  It  is  situated 
within  twenty-five  miles  of  VICTORIA,  on  the  E.  &  N.  Railway,  at  an  elevation  of  about  eight 
hundred  feet.  As  a  summer  resort  it  is  unsurpassed,  being  free  from  mosquitoes,  etc.,  and  on 
account  of  the  distance  from  the  salt  water  and  the  elevation  it  gives  a  complete  change  of  air. 
The  LAKE  is  ideal  for  boating,  and  the  railroad  company  run  suburban  trains  for  the  con- 
venience of  business  men  during  the  summer  months — fare,  50c.  During  the  shooting  season  one 
will  find  deer,  blue  and  willow  grouse,  also  mountain  quail  very  abundant.  Now  that  the  City  of 
Victoria  is  taking  over  Sooke  Lake  for  waterworks,  SHAWNIGAN  will  be  the  only  desirable  body  of 
fresh  water  within  reach.  We  offer  for  quick  sale  some  of  the  choicest  locations  at  the  right  price, 
on  easy  terms.  Do  not  wait  until  the  Spring  to  secure  ground  there — everyone  intends  buying  in 
the  Spring.     Write  us  now,  before  values  increase  50  to  100  per  cent. 

Beaton  &  Hemsworth,  329  Pender  St.  West,  Vancouver 

PHONE  SEYMOUR  7221 


August,   1912 


MUNICIPAL  PROGRESS 


139 


Victoria,  B.C. 

At  the  second  annual  meeting  of  the  Vic- 
toria Stock  Exchange  the  following  officers 
were  elected  for  the  ensuing  year,  viz.: 
President,  N.  B.  Gresley;  Vice-President, 
C.  M.  Lamb;  Hon.  Secretary,  C.  F.  de  Salis; 
Hon.  Treasurer,  R.  B.  Punnett;  Executive, 
F.  W.  Stevenson,  P.  Oldham  and  B.  J.  Perry. 

The  highest  building  in  Victoria,  B.C.,  will 
be  erected  this  year  for  R.  D.  Rorison,  of 
Vancouver.  The  building,  which  will  be 
twelve  stories  high  and  have  a  frontage  of 
one  hundred  feet,  will  be  erected  opposite 
the  legislature  buildings,  looking  out  towards 
the  harbor,  to  be  constructed  of  concrete  and 
terra  cotta. 

The  assessment  of  Victoria  for  the  current 
year  is  $88,610,620,  being  $71,635,710  on 
land,  and  $16,974,910  on  improvements. 
Last  year  the  figures  were  $60,007,985,  being 
$46,516,205  on  land  and  $13,491,720  on  im- 
provements. Victoria  does  not  tax  improve- 
ments, but  continues  to  assess  them  to  in- 
crease the  city's  borrowing  power. 

The  following  are  the  banks,  with  names  of 
their  managers:  Bank  of  Nova  Scotia,  \V.  H. 


Silver;  Eastern  Townships  Bank,  R.  W.  H. 
King;  Imperial,  J.  S.  Gibb;  Bank  of  Van- 
couver, W.  H.  Gossip;  Government  St.,  Lim. 
Bang;  Royal,  J.  A.  Taylor;  British  North 
America,  D.  Doig;  Union,  A.  E.  Christie; 
Dominion,  C.  E.  Thomas;  Northern  Crown, 
G.  Booth;  Montreal,  A.  J.  C.  North;  H.  R. 
Beaven;    Merchants',  R.  F.  Taylor. 


He  who  can  sell  is  a  success — others 
may  he. 


"SANDY  MAGDONALD 
SCOTCH  WHISKY 

TEN    YEARS    OLD 

We  would  make  it  better — 

BUT   WE   CAN'T! 

We  could  make  it  cheaper — 

BUT   WE   WON'T! 


Ask  for  "Sandy  IVIacdonald"  at  the  Bar 


Two 

Important  Things 

to 

Consider 


Cost  Less 
Per  Horsepower 

and 
Wheel  Base  Inch 


Than  any  other  fully  equipped  automobile  selling  in  Canada  for  $1,650  or  over 

A-30  Roadster,  30  H.P.,  116  in.  W.  B.,  full  equipment,  nickel  finish,     $1,650 
T-35,  5  Passenger  Touring,  30  H.P.  116  in.  Wheel  Base  -  -  $1,725 

T-55,  5  or  7  Passenger,  50  H.P.,  126  in.  Wheel  Base     -  -  -  $2,350 

AGENTS  WANTED  EVERYWHERE— Write  for  Catalogue  and  Comparative  Table 


Model    1-35,   Full  Equipment  and  Nickel  Finish,  only  $1,725 

Wholesale  Distributers  for  Canada 

CUTTING  MOTOR  SALES  CO.  OF  CANADA  "^iVlnrV^'n.* 


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VICTORIA 

VANCOUVER   ISLAND 

BRITISH   COLUMBIA.   CANADA 

The  investor's  best  opportunity  on  the  Pacific  Coast. 

The  home-seeker's  city  beyond  compare. 

The  seat  of  the  Canadian  navy  on  the  Pacific. 

The  centre  of  railway  activity  to  the  north,  east  and  west. 

The  Capital  City  of  British  Columbia,  and  its  greatest  pride. 

The  Sundown  City,  and  last  Western  Metropolis. 

A  city  of  law  and  order,  peace  and  prosperity. 

A  city  of  great  business  enterprise — one  hundred  million  dollars 
in  one  week's  bank  clearings. 

A  city  of  unexcelled  educational  facilities. 

A  city  of  unparalleled  beauty. 

The  business  man's  model  city  and  community. 

The  manufacturer's  goal  on  the  Pacific. 

The  outlet  to  the  Panama  Canal. 

The  shipbuilding  city  of  Western  Canada. 

The  city  with  a  present  and  a  future. 

The  residence  city  without  an  equal  anywhere. 

Best     climate  —  Best    living  —  Best     people 

No  extremes  of  heat  or  cold — Most  sunshine 

IvCast  fog — Annual    rainfall    25   to   28  inches. 

Victoria  leads  the  procession  of  cities  in  North  America. 

DEF»T.    B.M. 

VANCOUVER  ISLAND 
DEVELOPMENT  LEAGUE 

VICTORIA,  B.C.,  CANADA 

Vancouver  Island  Development  League 

Victoria,  B.C.,  Canada,  Dept.  B.M. 

Please  send  me,  free  of  charge.  Booklets,  etc. 

NAME , 

ADDRESS 

August,   1912 


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141 


Weyburn,  Sask. 

The  month  of  May  saw  a  continuation  of 
the  marked  progress  achieved  during  the 
preceding  thirty  days,  and  gave  still  further 
foundation  for  the  belief  that  Weyburn  will, 
this  year,  excel  the  record  of  any  city  of  equal 
proportions,  in  point  of  development  and  ad- 
vance, in  the  Canadian  West. 

The  Customs  receipts  for  the  month 
totalled  $16,691,  as  against  $16,688  for  the 
previous  month,  and  $13,060  for  the  month 
of  May  last  year.  The  total  for  the  fiscal 
year  to  date  is  $33,379,  against  $30,849  for 
the  corresponding  months  in  1911. 

The  postal  revenue  from  the  sale  of  stamps 
at  the  local  post  office  continues  to  show  a. 
remarkable  advance.  During  May  stamps 
to  the  value  of  $1,261.55  were  sold,  against  a 
sale  of  $1,041.34  during  May,  1911.  The 
sales  for  the  current  fiscal  year  (two  months) 
amount  to  $2,544.65,  as  compared  with 
$1,781.21  in  the  corresponding  period  of  1911. 
Owing  to  the  continued  wet  weather  ex- 
perienced for  the  past  few  weeks,  little  new 
is  to  be  recorded  in  the  construction  line. 
Permits  amounting  to  over  $50,000  were 
taken  out  during  the  month,  mainly  for 
smaller  structures.  The  building  permit  by- 
law was  not  in  force  until  this  year,  and  con- 
sequently its  existence  is  not  yet  generally 
known,  so  that  a  considerable  amount  of 
building  is  in  progress  for  which  permits 
have  still  to  be  issued.  The  total  of  permits 
this  year  to  date  is  within  a  few  dollars  of 
$300,000. 

In  addition  to  the  industries  located  in 
Weyburn  during  the  previous  month,  viz.: 
Foundry,  bottling  plant,  creamery,  sash  and 
door  factory,  and  electrical  contractor,  nego- 
tiations have  been  practically  completed  for 
the  establishment  of  a  steam  laundry  with 
$15,000  plant,  and  a  tent,  awning  and  mat- 
tress factory.  The  principals  interested  in 
these  concerns  have  visited  the  town  and 
have  selected  sites  for  their  buildings,  and 
will  begin  construction  before  the  end  of  the 
month. 

The  buildings  for  the  sash  and  door  fac- 
tory and  bottling  plant  are  almost  complete, 
and  machinery  is  being  installed.  Work  has 
begun  on  the  building  for  the  dairy  and  cream- 
ery plant. 

Negotiations  opened  last  month  for  the 
establishment  of  other  industries  are  further 


advanced,  and  there  is  a  good  prospect  that 
within  the  next  month  the  town  will  boast 
the  following  concerns: 

Dye  Works,  Gasoline  Engine  Plant,  Car- 
riage Factory,  Wire  Fence  Factory,  Manu- 
facturing Grocery  Plant,  Steam  Bakery, 
Cigar  Factory,  Knitting  Factory,  Packing 
Plant,  and  possibly  two  Distributing  Ware- 
houses. 

Owing  to  the  rapid  influ.x  of  newcomers, 
there  is  a  distinct  shortage  of  business  and 
residential  accommodation.  A  splendid 
opening,  therefore,  presents  itself  for  contract- 
ors with  capital.  Large  numbers  of  houses 
and  stores  will  be  needed  for  rental,  and 
building  in  Weyburn  will  prove  a  very  profit- 
able investment. 

The  Saskatchewan  Dairy  Co.  has  just 
established  a  branch  creamery  here,  and 
numerous  other  industries  are  likely  to  locate 
within  the  next  few  weeks. 

Weyburn  is  situated  on  the  main  Soo  Line, 
and  on  the  short  C.P.R.  line  from  Winnipeg 
to  Lethbridge.  It  has  also  direct  commimi- 
cation  with  Regina  and  the  north.  Assur- 
ances have  been  given  that  the  G.T.P.  and 
C.N.R.  will  build  into  Weyburn  at  once,  the 
former  connecting  up  with  the  Hill  interests 
in  the  United  States,  and  thus  placing  Wey- 
burn on  another  main  trunk  line  to  the  Am- 
erican centres  of  industry. 

Weyburn  is  the  headquarters  of  the  Wey- 
burn Security  Bank  (W.  M.  Little,  manager), 
the  only  chartered  bank  financed  by  local 
capital  west  of  Winnipeg.  This  bank  has  ten 
branches  in  the  province.  Other  banks  doing 
business  here  are,  with  managers:  Bank  of 
Commerce,  A.  Swinford;  Union  Bank,  C.  H. 
Hartney;  Bank  of  Montreal,  R.  S.  Whateley; 
Home  Bank,  J.  K.  Hislop. 

Weyburn  has  four  main  operating  railway 
outlets,  and  the  construction  of  the  G.T.P.  and 
C.N.  roads  into  the  town  will  add  four  more, 
besides  greatly  extending  the  area  of  the 
town's  natural  distributing  territory.  Wey- 
burn enjoys  freight  tariff,  covering  the  whole 
province,  and  can  thus  compete  to  advan- 
tage with  other  distributing  centres. 

President  Board  of  Trade,  Jos.  Mergens; 
Commissioner,  Chas.  K.  Cooke;  Mayor,  John 
McTaggert;  Clerk,  G.  Ross;  Postmaster,  F. 
McGowan. 

1910  assessment,  $1,455,454;  1911  assess- 
ment, $1,780,875. 


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August,  1912 


Winnipeg,  Man. 

A  unique  scheme  to  attract  new  industries 
to  Winnipeg  is  planned  by  the  Industrial 
Bureau,  with  the  co-operation  of  the  city 
council.  Ready-made  factories,  fully  equip- 
ped with  trackage,  electric  power,  water,  etc., 
will  be  offered  at  low  rentals  to  manufacturers 
wishing  to  establish  themselves  in  Winnipeg. 
The  city  is  to  iurnish  the  site,  which  has  al- 
ready been  selected.  It  consists  of  the  tri- 
angular area,  about  three  and  one-half  acres 
in  extent,  lying  beyond  the  tracks  of  the  Can- 
adian Pacific  Railway,  West  Selkirk  branch, 
in  the  northwest  corner  of  the  exhibition 
grounds. 

Here  the  Industrial  Bureau  proposes  to 
erect  a  number  of  factory  buildings  on  the  unit 
system,  making  available  to  large  or  small 
industries  whatever  factory  space  each  may 
require.  Tentative  plans  have  already  been 
secured,  and  show  a  plain  concrete  erection 
of  four  storeys,  so  planned  as  to  permit  of 
indefinite  expansion  by  the  addition  of  similar 
units.  Spurs  from  the  Canadian  Pacific 
Railway  tracks  crossing  the  site  will  give 
ample  trackage  back  and  front. 

The  intention  of  the  Bureau  is  to  proceed 
with  the  financing  of  the  scheme  exactly  as 
was  done  so  successfully  with  the  Industrial 
Building  at  Main  and  Water  Streets.  Mem- 
bers of  the  Bureau,  leading  merchants,  real 
estate  men  and  business  men  generally,  will 
be  asked  to  guarantee  the  bonds  of  the 
Bureau  for  this  particular  purpose,  in  units 
of  $1,000  each.  With  these  guarantees 
obtained,  it  will  be  easy  to  raise  the  cash 
needed  for  building,  and  the  rents  accruing 
will  be  applied  to  repaying  the  money 
borrowed. 

The  scheme  is  designed  solely  to  attract 
new  industries  to  Winnipeg  and  is  bound  to 
prove  attractive  to  the  smaller  manufacturers 
who  may  not  have  the  capital  to  buy  a  fac- 
tory site,  or  erect  expensive  buildings.  A 
fair  rental  will  be  charged,  but  because  of  the 
system  to  be  followed  and  the  small  expense 
of  the  site,  the  rents  will  be  comparatively 
very  low. 

Winnipeg's  ratable  assessment  for  1912  on 
realty  (land  and  improvements)  is  $214,360,- 
440.  The  increase  over  the  assessment  for 
1911,  when  the  total  was  $172,677,250,  is 
$41,683,190,  or  well  on  to  25  per  cent. 

The    business    tax    assessment    shows    an 


increase  of  $581,805  in  the  valuation  of  yearly 
rentals  on  business  property.  In  1911  the 
total  was  $4,037,475,  while  for  1912  it  is 
$4,619,280.  The  increase  is  14.4  per  cent., 
and  at  the  fixed  rate  of  6%  per  cent,  of 
annual  rental*  will  this  year  yield  the  city 
$307,952. 

Population  (which  is  really  reckoned  as  at 
mid-year,  1911)  is  estimated  at  166,553 — a 
gain  of  about  15,000  in  the  year.  The  pres- 
ent population  should  therefore  be  over  120,- 
000. 

Twenty-one  chartered  banks,  having  alto- 
gether 44  branches,  operate  in  the  city. 
Below  is  the  complete  list,  with  respective 
names  of  managers: 

Bank  of  Nova  Scotia,  W.  W.  Watson; 
Eastern  Townships  Bank,  W.  L.  Ball;  Mol- 
sons,  E.  F.  Kohl:  Molsons,  Portage  Avenue 
Branch,  A.  H.  Young;  Imperial,  N.  G.  Leslie; 
Imperial,  North  End,  W.  A.  Hebblewhite  ; 
Quebec  Bank,  C.  F.  Pentland;  Standard,  J. 
S.  Turner;  Bank  of  Hamilton,  W.  Loree; 
Bank  of  Hamilton,  Princess  Street  Branch, 

C.  H.  Bartlet;  Bank  of  Hamilton,  Norwood 
Branch,  W.  H.  Leek;  Home  Bank,  W.  A. 
Machafl^e;    Traders,  F.  B.  Bennett;    Royal, 

D.  C.  Rea;  Royal,  Grain  Exchange,  G.  J. 
Seale;  British  North  America,  A.  G.  Fry; 
Hochelaga,  E.  Belaid;  Hochelaga,  Higgins 
Avenue,  J.  H.  N.  Leveille;  Toronto,  J.  R. 
Lamb;  Union,  R.  S.  Barrow;  Union,  Logan 
Avenue  Branch,  J.  V.  Harrison;  North  End 
Branch,  T.  L.  Cavanagh;  Sargent  Avenue 
Branch,  J.  V.  Harrison;  Ottawa,  J-  B.  Monk; 
Dominion,  F.  L.  Patton ;  Dominion, '  North 
End  Branch,  H.  Ransford;  Dominion,  Notre 
Dame,  G.  H.  Mathewson;  Dominion,  Portage 
Avenue,  V.  R.  F.  Sutton;  Sterling,  W.  A. 
Weir;  Northern  Crown,  W.  P.  Sloane; 
Northern  Crown,  Main  and  Selkirk,  W.  C. 
Richardson;  Northern  Crown,  Portage  and 
Sherbrooke,  R.  L.  Paterson;  Northern 
Crown,  Nena  and  William,  T.  E.  Thorstein- 
son;  Montreal,  A.  F.  D.  MacGachen;  Mon- 
treal, Fort  Rouge,  E.  A.  Moore;  Montreal, 
Logan  Avenue,  J.  E.  Wright;  Commerce, 
C.  W.  Rowley ;  Commerce,  Alexander  Avenue, 
R.  E.  N.  Jones;  Commerce,  Blake  Street, 
J.  E.  D.  Belt;  Commerce,  Elmwood,  F.  C. 
Biggar;  Commerce,  Fort  Rouge,  L.  E. 
Griffith;  Commerce,  North,  C  F.  A.  Gregory; 
Commerce,  Portage  Avenue,  G.  M.  Patterson; 
Merchants',  W.  J.  Finucan. 

There  are  special  openings  for  manufactur- 


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To  the  MANUFACTURER 


TA7-ESTERN  CANADA  is  a  big 
• '^  field,  filled  with  a  prosperous 
people.  The  remarkable  develop- 
ment taking  place  is  creating  an 
unprecedented  demand  for  home 
industries, 

WINNIPEG 

The  natural  supply  centre,  wants 
these  manufacturers  and  offers 
greater  combined  advantages  in 
cheap  power,  lights,  sites,  low 
taxation,  labor  conditions,  railway 
facilities,  banking,  etc.,  than  any 
city  in  Canada. 

Special  reports  prepared  and 
mailed  free  of  charge,  on  the 
manufacturing  possibilities  of  any 
line    of   industry,    by    addressing 


Chas.  F.  Roland,  Commissioner 

Winnipeg  Industrial  Bureau,  Winniped*  Manitoba 


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Winnipeg — Continued 

ing  farm  and  agricultural  implements,  in- 
cluding gas  and  steam  tractors,  paper  and 
strawboard  mills,  men's  clothing,  ladies' 
ready-to-wear  goods,  food  stuffs,  starch, 
boots  and  shoes,  felt  wear,  metal  goods,  wire 
nails,  hardware  specialties,  flax  and  jute 
goods,  beet  sugar,  elevator  machinery,  elec- 
trical fixtures,  automobiles,  home  and  office 
furniture,  leather  goods,  cereal  foods,  dairy 


OSCAR  HUDSON  &  CO. 

Chartered  Accountants 

TORONTO,        MONTREAL 
WINNIPEG 


MANITOBA  GYPSUM    CO. 

LIMITED 
WINNIPEG,  MAN. 

Manufacturers  of  the 

"EMPIRE"   Brand   of 
WALL   PLASTER 


ALLAN,  KILLAM  &  McKAY 

INSURANCE,     FINANCIAL,    REAL 
ESTATE  AND    RENTAL    AGENTS 

Bulman    Block,    Winnipeg 

Phone  Garry  600 


supplies,   building  materials,   stoves,   ranges 
and  furnaces. 

The  Mayor  is  R.  D.  Waugh;  City  Clerk, 
C.  J.  Brown;  City  Treasurer,  R.  Thompson; 
Secretary-Treasurer,  W.  H.  Evanson;  City 
Engineer,  Col.  R.  Ruttan;  Postmaster,  P.  C. 
Mclntyre;  President  Board  of  Trade,  E- 
A.  Mott;  President  Winnipeg  Grain  Ex- 
change, Donald  Morrison;  Secretary  Board 
of  Trade,  C.  N.  Bell ;  Inspector  of  Buildings, 
E.  H.  Rodgers;  Medical  Health  Officer,  A.  J. 
Douglas,  M.D. 


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Manufacturers  of 

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Head  Office 
303  Keewayden  Block,  WINNIPEG 


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COAL  STRIPPING  IN  ALBERTA 

All  kinds  of  coal  are  to  be  found  in  Western  Canada,  as  well  as  all 

kinds  of  mining.     The  cover  is  generally  of  a  soft  nature,  making 

underground  mining  in  many  parts  difficult. 

By  D.  B.  Dowling. 


IT  may  be  said  with  a  good  deal  of 
truth  that  all  kinds  of  coal  are  to 
be  found  in  Western  Canada,  and 
likewise  examples  of  all  kinds  of  mining. 
The  outcrop  of  coal  gives  long  and  wide 
areas  in  which  the  cover  over  a  seam  is 
shallow.  In  this  district  the  cover  is 
generally  of  a  soft  nature,  and  so  renders 
underground  mining  seams  in  the  flat 
lying  measures  of  Eastern  Alberta  diffi- 
cult. 

Several  enterprises  have  been  origin- 
ated with  the  object  of  mining  the  coal 
by  removing  this  cover,  and  the  accom- 
panying photographs  of  the  principal 
one  will,  it  is  hoped,  prove  interesting 
as  a  new  departure  in  coal  mining. 

From  the  large  area  to  which  this  class 
of  mining  may  be  applied,  it  is  readily 
seen  that  the  success  of  the  venture  is 
important.     From  Tofield,  where  one  of 


the  Edmonton  seams  outcrops,  south- 
ward for  130  miles,  what  is  practically 
the  continuation  of  one  seam  of  coal  has 
been  discovered  at  intervals  by  settlers, 
partly  in  digging  wells  and  at  other 
places  exposed  in  shallow  valleys. 

The  results  demonstrate  that  for  this 
distance  and  for  possibly  a  width  of 
over  half  a  mile,  coal  with  a  thickness 
varying  from  a  maxinAim  of  eleven  feet 
to  a  minimum  of  about  four  feet,  can  be 
obtained  by  stripping  the  surface  cover. 
The  photographs  of  the  Tofield  locality 
(by  courtesy  of  the  Canadian  Mining 
Journal)  show  the  operation  of  steam 
shovels  removing  about  19  feet  loose 
sandstone  and  shale  and  the  loading  of 
coal  from  a  9-foot  seam.  Another  pho- 
tograph is  bi  stripping  by  team  and 
scraper  at  Castor,  Alberta,  and  the  ex- 
posure of  about  seven  feet  of  coal. 


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Goal  Stripping  in  Alberta 


Tofield,  Alberta — Steam  Shovels  in  Operation.     Lower  Shovel  on  Coal. 


Tofield,  Alberta — Loading  Coal  from  a  Nine-Foot  Seam. 


September,  1912 


TOPICS   OF    TO-DAY 


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THE  COST  AND   COMFORT  OF  LIVING-^ 
TO-DAY  AND  YESTERDAY 

A  comparison  of  actual  conditions  shoivs  that  though  living  is  higher 
to-day  it  is  more  pleasant  thari  in  grandfather  s  day.     If  our  fore- 
bears lived  long  it  was  because  of  the  tridh  of  the  old  saying  that  work 
never  kills.     Read  this  article  and  cultivate  contentment 
under  modern  conditions. 


^ 


THE  other  day  the  Montreal  Stand- 
ard had  an  article  discussing  the 
high  cost  of  living  from  the  stand- 
point of  the  man  in  the  street,  who 
draws  his  conclusions  from  his  own 
observations  without  the  aid  of  the 
political  economist,  and  in  which  the 
view  was  expressed  that  much  of  the 
high  cost  of  living  is  due  to  extravagance, 
and  to  vulgar  display — to  the  wide  de- 
parture from  the  way  "in  which  grand- 
father lived." 

This  article  has  called  forth  another, 
which  presents  a  different  view  of  the 
interesting  question,  and  draws  another 
picture  of  the  "good  old  times,"  when 
grandfather  lived  the  simple  and  cheap 
life,  and  saved  money.  The  writer 
holds  that,  while  the  past  may  have  been 
good  enough  for  those  who  lived  in  it, 
it  would  not  do  at  all,  even  if  it  could  be 
recalled  or  repeated,  for  the  people  here 
and  now. 

He  has  no  longing  for  the  conditions 
of  life  under  which  grandfather  lived, 
although  the  price  of  eggs  may  have 
been  considerably  less  than  now. 

The  Economics  of  It 

In  what  may  be  called  the  popular 
discussion  of  the  high  cost  of  living,  he 
writes,  "Much  confusion  of  thought 
arises  from  want  of  attention  to  the  dif- 
ference between  values  and  prices. 
When  the  meanings  of  these  terms  are 
kept  in  mind  one  has  a  better  chance  of 
forming  a  correct  estimate  of  the  com- 
parative advantages  and  disadvantages 


of  the  economic  conditions  of  to-day  and 
those  of  some  earlier  period.  A  couple 
of  definitions  are,  therefore,  offered — a 
little  poHtical  economy,  but  not  enough 
to  rouse  the  jealousy  of  the  learned  mem- 
bers of  the  staff  of  our  industrious  De- 
partment of  Labor,  who  look  upon  this 
field  of  enquiry  as  their  own  special 
preserve. 

And  in  order  to  feel  that  we  are  on 
solid  ground,  let  the  definitions  be  quoted 
from  a  recognized  authority — Thorold 
Rogers,  the  well-known  English  writer 
on  political  economy. 

7  he  value  of  all  objects  and  services  in 
demand,  writes  Rogers,  is  due  to  the  cost 
of  production.  .  .  .  This  value  either  rises 
or  falls  according  to  the  easiness  or  diffi- 
culty with  which  the  object  or  service  may 
be  obtained;  and  as  values  are  relative  to 
other  values,  the  value  of  any  one  article 
may  and  does  vary  as  the  circumstances 
under  which  it  is  produced  vary.  .  .  . 
Values,  therefore,  are  relative  to  each 
other.  It  will  be  seen  in  consequence  thai 
there  can  be  no  universal  rise  in  values. 

So  much  for  value.  Now  as  to  price. 
"  The  price  of  an  article,'"  says  our  author, 
"is  its  estimate  in  some  one  uniform 
measure."  Or  "price  is  the  measure  of 
an  article  by  one  statuiard,  value  is  the 
measure  of  any  one  object  by  all  other  ob- 
jects." To  determine  values  the  cost  of 
producing  an  article  is  compared  with  the 
cost  of  producing  another,  and  the  cost  of 
production  depends  upon  the  amount  of 
labor  spent  in  the  process  of  production. 
But  prices  are  determined  by  one  uniform 


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measure,  and  that  measure  is  money,  and 
the  basis  of  money  is  gold. 

If  all  this  be  true,  then  the  value  of 
most  articles  must  have  been  greater  in 
grandfather's  time  than  it  is  to-day,  be- 
cause their  production  involved  much 
more  labor.  It  required  then  much 
more  labor  to  produce  a  bushel  of  wheat, 
to  raise  an  ox  fit  for  market,  to  weave  a 
yard  of  cloth,  to  make  a  suit  of  clothes, 
than  it  requires  to  produce  these  things 
to-day.  In  comparison  with  one  an- 
other their  values  were  greater  then  than 
they  are  now. 

Why  Confusion  Exists 

But  it  is  not  about  values,  but  prices, 
that  people  commonly  speak,  and  it  is 
because  of  that  that  so  much  confusion  of 
thought  exists.  The  price  is  determined 
by  measuring  the  article  by  the  common 
standard,  which  is  money.  When  this 
is  done,  it  is  found  that  it  required  less 
money  to  buy  the  ox  or  the  suit  of 
clothes  in  grandfather's  time  than  is  re- 
quired to  make  a  similar  purchase  to- 
day. And  so  we  say  that  beef  or  clothes 
were  cheaper  in  grandfather's  time  than 
they  are  at  the  present  day. 

But  is  the  measure  of  prices  to-day 
exactly  the  same  as  that  grandfather 
used?  It  is  the  same  in  name  and  kind, 
for  it  was  money  then  as  it  is  money  now, 
and  now  as  then  the  basis  of  that  money 
is  gold.  Gold  was  made  the  standard 
measure  of  prices  because,  among  other 
reasons,  it  is  usually  produced  in  nearly 
equal  quantities  by  nearly  equal  labor, 
or  at  nearly  equal  cost  throughout  a 
number  of  years.  That  is,  throughout 
a  given  period  its  value  does  not  fluctu- 
ate. The  measure  of  prices  remains  the 
same. 

Gold  Varies  in  Value 

This  is  true  for  short  periods,  but  over 
long  periods  of  time  the  labor  necessary 
to  produce  equal  quantities  of  gold  may 
and  has  varied;  and  economists  tell  us 
that  we  are  passing  through  a  period  of 


variation;  that  during  the  past  quarter 
of  a  century  the  world's  stock  of  gold 
devoted  to  use  as  money  has  greatly  in- 
creased, and  that  this  recent  production,, 
in  comparison  with  the  productions  of 
other  periods,  has  been  obtained  with 
less  labor. 

In  comparison  with  other  articles  of 
commerce,  gold  is  less  valuable  than  it 
was,  so  that  the  man  offering  gold  in  ex- 
change for  an  ox  or  a  suit  of  clothes 
must  now  offer  more  gold  than  grand- 
father would  have  had  to  offer  for  like 
things.  Prices  have  increased  because 
of  the  change  in  the  measure  of  prices. 

The  question  can  be  looked  at  in  this 
way — the  price  of  a  suit  of  clothes  in 
grandfather's  day  was,  for  instance,  fif- 
teen dollars;  the  price  of  a  suit  to-day 
of  equal  usefulness  is  twenty-five  dollars. 
Did  it  not  require  as  much  labor  on  the 
part  of  grandfather  to  obtain  the  fifteen 
dollars  as  it  now  requires  on  the  part  of 
the  son  to  obtain  the  twenty-five? 

Features  of  the  Good  Old  Times 

So  much  for  the  theoretical  side  of  the 
case.  Let  us  now  close  our  books  on 
political  economy,  and,  looking  back- 
wards, recall  the  "good  old  times,"  and 
obtain  a  picture,  sketchy  and  imperfect 
it  may  be,  of  the  conditions  under 
which  grandfather  lived. 

It  is  human  nature  to  paint  the  past 
in  roseate  colors,  and  the  more  remote 
it  is  the  more  brilliant  the  paints  used. 
If  anyone  wishes  an  elaboration  of  this 
idea  let  him  read  Macaulay's  summing 
up  of  his  account  of  England  during  the 
first  half  of  the  seventeenth  century. 

In  this  discussion  of  British  constitu- 
tional questions  public  men  are  always 
looking  for  precedents  and  harking  back 
to  the  long  ago  days  of  the  early  Plan- 
tagenet  kings  as  if  that  was  the  Golden 
Age,  whereas,  if  they  could  recreate  the 
conditions  of  that  time  and  establish 
them  here  for  just  a  week,  the  people 
would  rise  in  rebellion  and  kick  their 
public  men  into  the  sea. 


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TOPICS  OF  TO-DAY 


29 


If  the  man  who  hankers  after  ''the 
good  old  times"  had  to  work  and  live 
for  a  month  as  grandfather  worked  and 
lived,  he  would  consider  that  he  had 
suffered  enough  to  entitle  him  to  a  sup- 
plementary chapter  in  Fox's  Book  of 
Martyrs. 

Why  We  Look  Backwards 

Why  this  proneness  to  look  back- 
wards on  the  part  of  individuals  and  na- 
tions— this  making  a  paradise  of  the 
past  and  longing  to  set  it  up?  It  is  due, 
as  Mark  Twain  would  say,  to  "pure 
cussedness." 

We  long  for  the  past  because  we  know 
that  we  cannot  have  it;  and  the  more 
we  realize  that  we  cannot  have  it,  the 
more  we  long  for  it.  If  we  could 
bring  it  back,  after  an  experience  of  five 
minutes  we  would  kick  ourselves  that 
we  had  not  been  content  to  "stand  pat" 
and  play  the  game  out  with  the  present 
hand. 

Now  about  grandfather:  If  he  were 
a  farmer  he  cut  his  hay  with  a  scythe, 
and  his  grain  too,  and  gathered  it  up 
with  a  hand-rake,  and  unloaded  it  in 
the  barn  with  a  pitchfork.  A  plough 
and  harrow,  a  wagon  and  cart,  some 
scythes,  hoes,  axes  and  forks,  comprised 
about  his  entire  stock  of  agricultural 
implements. 

His  grain  he  threshed  with  a  flail  and 
it  was  cleaned  by  winnowing  it  in  the 
wind.  The  milk  of  his  dairy  was  kept  at 
home,  skimmed  night  and  morning,  and 
the  cream  pounded  into  butter  by  a 
dasher  churn,  which  would  give  the  wife 
of  a  modern  farmer  nervous  prostration 
just  to  look  at. 

If  the  grandson  had  to  till  the  soil 
under  conditions  the  grandfather  had  to 
contend  with,  he  would  consider  himself 
to  be  in  the  same  class  as  the  rubber 
slaves  of  South  America. 

Grandfather  had  no  ice  house,  and 
no  fresh  meat  after  warm  weather  set  in. 
In  winter  he  heated  his  house  with  wood- 
burning  stoves,  an  I  when  he  left  the 


side  of  the  stove  to  go  to  bed  he  retired 
into  cold  storage.  His  underwear  was 
made  of  home-woven  flannel,  durable 
and  warm  to  be  sure,  but  the  grandson 
would  think  it  more  suitable  for  use  as 
a  horse-blanket  than  for  wear  on  a  man's 
back.  For  footwear  grandfather  had 
cowhide,  long  top-boots,  about  as  pliable 
as  iron  and  not  much  warmer  on  a  win- 
ter day;  and  his  winter's  days  were 
practically  all  spent  out  of  doors  in  the 
woods  getting  out  logs  for  lumber  or 
fuel,  on  the  road,  drawing  the  logs  to 
the  mill  or  making  long  trips  to  the 
market  town.  The  wonder  is  that  in 
the  winter  grandfather  accomplished  so 
much  when  it  is  remembered  that  he 
had  to  devote  the  greater  part  of  his 
time  to  the  work  of  keeping  his  feet  from 
freezing. 

Market  Was  Distant 

The  nearest  market  for  his  farm 
products — his  beef  and  pork,  his  butter, 
eggs  and  grain — would  be  miles  distant. 
In  the  autumn  the  roads  were  practi- 
cally impassable,  and  so,  the  "teaming" 
was  put  off  till  snow  came.  The  result 
was  that  most  farmers  were  offering 
their  produce  at  the  same  time.  The 
market — and  it  was  almost  wholly  a 
home  market — was  glutted;  the  farmer 
was  away  from  home  with  expenses 
running  up,  and  he  had  to  sell  for  what 
he  could  get.  Butter  was  then  brought 
to  market  six  months  old,  and  although 
enough  salt  had  been  put  into  it  to  make 
a  sailor  complain,  a  large  part  of  the 
butter  was  strong  enough  to  knock  the 
market  down.  Much  of  the  butter  that 
grandfather  offered  for  sale  would  drive 
his  grandchildren  out  of  the  house,  if  it 
were  put  on  the  table. 

Handled  Little  Money 

Grandfather  handled  very  little  money. 
The  needs  of  the  house  that  could  not 
be  supplied  by  the  farm  were  obtained 
from  the  village,  or  cross-roads  store. 
An  account  was  run  for  a  year,  and  in 


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making  his  charges  the  storekeeper  took 
good  care  to  see  that  he  was  paid  inter- 
est on  his  advances.  Usually  in  the 
autumn  the  account  was  squared  up, 
the  farmer  paying  in  grain  or  cattle  or 
hay. 

If  our  grandfathers  lived  long  it  was 
because  of  the  truth  of  the  old  saying 
that  work  never  kills. 

Their  fathers,  most  of  whom  were 
United  Empire  Loyalists,  came  almost 
empty  handed  to  the  Canadian  wilder- 
ness, and  in  the  little  clearings  made  by 
their  axes,  they  built  their  log  cabins 
and  sowed  their  first  crops.  The  clear- 
ings expanded  into  fields  before  they 
passed  away,  but  the  work  of  making  a 
country  of  the  wild  places  had  only  com- 


menced, and  through  a  trying  period  of 
development  it  was  carried  on  by  their 
sons,  who  were  our  grandfathers. 

Their  toils  were  arduous,  their  hard- 
ships many,  and  because  of  their  achieve- 
ments they  deserve  the  gratitude  of 
those  who  are  now  enjoying  the  fruits  of 
their  labors;  but  to  say  that  their  times 
were  better  and  brighter  and  more  re- 
munerative than  these  is  to  ignore  the 
well-known  facts  of  the  case,  and  also 
to  deny  to  our  grandfathers  the  tribute 
of  praise  their  industry,  perseverance 
and  devotion  to  those  dependent  upon 
them  so  fully  deserve.  . 

Art  is  long;  life  is  short;  judgmetit  hard; 
opportunity  fleeting. — Goethe. 


DO  WE  NEED  A  FEDERAL  DEPARTMENT 

OF  MEDICINE? 

An  Ottawa  paper  sees  in  medical  activity  for  the  creation  of  such 

a  department  another  effort  of  the  political  doctors  to  increase  their 

already  too-strong  monopoly.     Inoculation  for  typhoid  is  ridiculed. 

Why  not  inoculate  the  rivers  ivith  sewage  serum  and 

protect  them  from  further  contamination? 


m 


"^TTiHE  political  doctors  are  still 
I  working  for  the  establishment  of 
what  they  call  a  Federal  de- 
partment of  public  health,  but  what 
would  really  be  a  Federal  department 
of  medicine,"  says  the  Ottawa  Citizen. 
"This  is  obvious  from  the  fact  that  they 
propose  as  the  head  of  the  suggested 
department  a  medical  practitioner. 

"If  a  Federal  department  of  health  were 
desirable  or  necessary,  it  should  be  directed 
by  some  eminent  sanitary  engineer,  who 
was  a  capable  administrator,  and  not  by  a 
medical  doctor. 

"As  the  Citizen  has  previously  re- 
marked, the  protection  of  the  public  or 
community  health  is  quite  a  different 


matter  from  the  treating  of  individual 
patients.  The  former  requires  a  special 
training,  which  is  not  undertaken  by  nor 
indeed  is  it  of  any  value  to  the  general 
medical  doctor. 

The  Cause  of  Medical  Activity 

"The  immediate  cause  of  the  present 
activity  of  the  political  doctors  in  be- 
half of  a  Federal  department  of  medicine 
is  Ottawa's  unfortunate  outbreak  of 
typhoid.  The  latter  is  attributed  to 
contaminated  water  as  the  result  of 
faulty  concrete  construction  in  the  in- 
take pipe.  This  was  in  the  civic 
engineering  department. 

"The  epidemic  seems   to   have  been 


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31 


accentuated  by  the  neglect  of  the  local 
Medical  Health  Officer  to  immediately 
notify  the  public  of  the  appearance  of 
the  contamination  in  the  water.  The 
leak  has  been  discovered  and  is  being 
repaired.  For  over  ten  days  tests  show 
no  contamination. 

"What  could  a  Federal  department  of 
medicine  with  a  general  practitioner  at 
its  head  and  a  'corps  of  medical  men  in 
charge'  (to  quote  a  contemporary),  have 
done  to  prevent,  or  do  to  check  the  pres- 
ent outbreak  of  typhoid  which  is  made 
the  excuse  of  the  renewed  agitation  for 
the  creation  of  the  new  medical  depart- 
ment? 

"At  present  the  municipal  provincial 
health  departments  have  all  the  necessary 
authority  to  do  what  any  Federal 
department  of  medicine  could  do  in  the 
circumstances.  Indeed  they  have  more 
power  than  the  Federal  Government 
could  confer,  for  the  reason  that  public 
health,  like  education  and  marriage,  is 
a  provincial  and  not  a  Federal  matter. 

"All  will  agree  that  no  official  doctor 
could  have  more  autocratic  power  than 
Dr.  McCullough,  Provincial  Health 
Officer.  And,  as  everybody  knows,  our 
own  Dr.  Shirreff,  M.H.O.,  has  authority 
to  vaccinate,  and  indeed  he  is  neglecting 
his  duty  by  not  vaccinating,  all  babies 
before  they  are  four  months  old.  He 
also  has  the  nerve  to  advise  the  healthy 
people  of  Ottawa  to  have  themselves 
vaccinated  with  anti-typhoid  serum  to 
"protect"  them  from  typhoid  I  He  has 
also  been  wise  enough  to  recommend  that 
anti-toxin  inoculation  be  made  com- 
pulsory on  healthy  people  in  certain 
circumstances.  He  has,  too,  the  dexter- 
ity to  sidestep  his  solemn  undertaking, 
on  his  appointment  as  M.H.O.,  to 
qualify  for  same  by  taking  the  D.P.H. 
(doctor  of  public  health)  degree. 

"The  intimation  that  a  Federal  de- 
partment of  medicine  is  necessary  to 
secure  legislation  to  protect  rivers  and 
streams  from  sewage  contamination  is 
an  absurd  one.     The  Government  could 


pass  such  legislation  (as  advocated  by 
Senator  Belcourt)  without  any  further 
delay  if  it  so  desired  and  thus  co-operate 
with  the  Ontario  Government  in  this 
matter. 

"A  Federal  department  of  medicine, 
with  a  medical  practitioner  at  its  head 
and  a  'corps  of  medical  men  in  charge,' 
would  not  be  necessary  to  secure  such 
legislation  nor  to  enforce  it  when  en- 
acted. 

"And  anyway,  why  not  inoculate  the 
rivers  with  sewage  serum  and  thus  pro- 
tect them  from  further  contamination?" 


£2 


IF 

IF  by  paying  SI. 33  for  a  dollar's 
worth  of  cement  a  man  becomes 
prosperous; 

If  by  paying  SI  70  for  a  S140  binder 
a  man  grows  more  loyal; 

If  by  paying  SI. 35  for  a  dollar  woollen 
shirt  a  man  becomes  a  true  Canadian; 

If  by  paying  SI. 66  for  a  dollar's 
worth  of  express  service  a  man  really 
attains  riches; 

If  by  paying  S2.00  for  a  dollar's  worth 
of  telegraph  service  the  service  becomes 
cheaper; 

If  by  paying  $1.75  for  a  dollar's 
worth  of  freight  service  a  farmer  helps 
his  country; 

If  by  paying  ten  per  cent,  interest  on 
six  per  cent,  money  a  farmer  is  increasing 
his  power  to  help  his  family; 

If  by  paying  $7.50  for  seven  dollars' 
worth  of  coal,  the  coal  gives  out  more 
heat; 

If  by  paying  6  cents  for  4  cents' 
worth  of  sugar  the  sugar  becomes 
sweeter; 

If  by  paying  SI. 25  for  a  dollar  cotton 
jacket  the  jacket  becomes  warmer; 

If  by  paying  SI. 25  for  a  dollar's  worth 
of  canned  goods  a  man  becomes  healthier; 

If  by  paying  S2.70  for  a  pair  of  two 
dollar  shoes  the  shoes  wear  longer; 


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If  by  paying  $110  for  an  eighty  dollar 
drill  the  seeds  grow  better; 

If  by  paying  $19  for  a  twelve  dollar 
plow  the  furrows  are  any  straighter; 

If  by  paying  $38  for  a  twenty-four 
dollar  hay  rake  the  hay  is  raked  cleaner; 

If  by  paying  $1 .35  for  a  dollar  hat  the 
brain  develops  faster; 

If  by  getting  90  cents  for  a  dollar's 
worth  of  wheat  a  farmer  feels  happier; 

If  by  getting  45  cents  for  75  cents' 
worth  of  barley  a  farmer  is  richer; 

If  by  paying  $2,500  for  a  $1,900  auto- 
mobile the  car  goes  faster; 


If  by  paying  $680  for  a  $558  engine 
gang  plow  the  sod  turns  better; 

Then  Western  farmers  should  be  the 
most  prosperous,  most  contented,  hap- 
piest, most  loyal,  warmest,  strongest, 
healthiest,  sweetest  and  brainiest  men  in 
the  world. — Grain  Growers^  Guide,  Win- 
nipeg. 


//  is  a  characteristic  of  all  men  who 
devote  themselves  earnestly  to  their  inner 
culture,  that  they  show  an  utter  indifference 
to  mere  externals. — Goethe. 


£2     a 

MEET  PANAMA  WITH  GEORGIAN  BAY 

The  Panama  will  "probably  mean  the  complete  abandonment  of  the 

Dominion  s  grain  shipping  to  the  Atlantic  coast.     But  fortunately 

there  is  a  remedy  in  the  Georgian  Bay  waterway,  which 

now  becomes  a  national  necessity. 


THE  opening  of  the  Panama  Canal 
is  an  event  of  the  greatest  import- 
ance to  the  Dominion  and  to  the 
Western  Provinces  in  particular.  The 
Grand  Trunk  has  declared  that  with  the 
opening  of  the  canal  the  great  grain 
country  served  by  this  road  will  ship  its 
wheat  via  Panama,  and  the  Grand  Trunk 
serves  a  territory  as  great  as  the  Can- 
adian Pacific  or  the  Canadian  Northern. 

In  1910  the  export  of  grain  from  Mon- 
treal reached  twenty  millions  of  bushels. 
In  a  decade  where  will  the  grain  outlet 
be — at  Montreal  or  on  the  Pacific  coast? 
It  is  well  to  remember  that  one  cent 
buys  in  water  routes  ten  times  the  dis- 
tance the  same  money  buys  in  rail  routes. 
And  the  big  railways  can  ship  grain  to 
the  Pacific  coast  cheap,  in  the  knowledge 
that  from  this  point  on  the  journey  is 
all  by  water. 

This  year  the  great  fact  was  borne  in 
upon  shippers  that  the  Pacific  and  Pan- 
ama route  was  such  a  potential  menace 


to  the  Atlantic  trade  that  there  was  a 
reduction  of  one  cent  a  bushel  on  grain 
for  lake  ports  to  New  York  via  Buffalo. 
One  Western  firm  shipped  16,000  bushels 
to  Liverpool  via  Tehuantepec  and  saved 
8  cents  a  bushel  as  against  the  Montreal 
and  New  York  rate. 

"Looked  at  from  every  viewpoint," 
says  the  Ottawa  Citizen,  "the  conclusion 
is  irresistible  that  eventually  the  Pan- 
ama Canal  will  mean  the  complete  aban- 
donment of  grain  shipping  to  the  Atlantic 
coast.  The  prospect  is  scarcely  a  pleas- 
ing one  to  Montreal,  in  particular,  but 
fortunately  there  is  a  remedy,  and  against 
its  development  the  Panama  menace  is 
helpless.  The  Georgian  Bay  waterway 
now  becomes  a  national  necessity.  It  is 
no  longer  a  sectional  matter,  but  commerce 
from  the  farthest  limits  of  Ontario  to  the 
seaboard  must  insist  upon  its  construction 
if  the  great  Western  trade  is  to  be  re- 
tained, instead  of  being  allowed  to  de- 
velop the  southern  half  of  the  American 
continent  and  the  Pacific  coast. 


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33 


WHERE  CO-OPERATIVE  CREDIT  IS  A 

SUCCESS 

A  community  of  farmers  formed  themselves  into  a  combine  and  they 

hold  themselves  responsible  to  an  unlimited  extent  for  the  transactions 

of  the  society,  thus  securing  rural  credit  to  men  who  individually  and 

alone   couldn't   obtain   credit  in   the   ordinary   way. 

Consequently  these  men  are  becoming  a  strong 

financial  and  political  power. 

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GERMANY  is  the  birthplace  of 
co-operative  credit.  Necessity 
was  the  mother  of  its  invention. 
Improved  systems  of  credit  gave  the 
merchant's  dollar  a  multiplied  strength. 
The  farmer's  dollar  remained  a  dead 
weight — worth  a  dollar  and  no  more. 
The  merchant's  dollar  was  being  de- 
posited and  withdrawn  in  a  dozen  trans- 
actions in  as  many  hours,  doing  the 
work  of  a  dozen  dollars. 

A  burgomaster  in  a  German  town  set 
about  planning  a  machine  that  would 
give  the  farmer  quicker  and  cheaper 
credit.  The  individual  farmer  might  be 
too  small  to  command  extended  credit 
facilities  at  good  terms,  but  a  commun- 
ity of  farmers  would  represent  a  strength 
with  whom  any  lender  would  be  glad  to 
deal.  So  he  formed  the  farmers  into  a 
combine  which  held  itself  liable  to  an 
unlimited  extent  for  the  transactions  of 
the  society,  limited  the  field  of  the  opera- 
tions of  the  society  so  that  every  mem- 
ber would  be  a  neighbor  to  some  other 
member,  and  reduced  the  cost  of  opera- 
tion by  securing  the  services  of  man- 
agers without  salary. 

Established  Rural  Credit 

This  simple  basis  established  a  system 
■of  rural  credit,  which  to-day  has  at- 
tracted the  attention  of  financiers  and 
governments  all  over  Europe  and  which 
caused  President  Taft  to  move  to  have 
such  a  system  introduced  into  the  United 
States. 

The  German  method  has  done  more 


to  free  the  farmer  from  the  grip  of  the 
money  lender  than  any  other  agency 
yet  devised. 

To  secure  a  working  capital  four 
sources  of  income  were  established:  De- 
posits on  current  account,  savings  de- 
posits, loans  from  other  banks  or  from 
private  individuals,  and  the  reserve 
made  up  of  earnings  from  previous  years. 

The  banks  finance  the  farmers  through 
two  sorts  of  loans — loans  on  current  ac- 
count and  loans  for  fixed  periods.  The 
loans  on  current  account  form  about 
one-third  the  total  of  loans  and  there  is 
at  this  time  a  strong  tendency  to  extend 
these  loans,  as  this  is  the  most  conven- 
ient form  of  borrowing  for  the  members, 
and  is  similar  to  the  loans  of  banks  in 
cities  to  mercantile  houses.  Security  is 
given  for  the  loans  in  the  form  of  mort- 
gages, by  the  deposit  of  stock  on  other 
security,  by  finding  securities,  or  some- 
times by  mere  promise.  Money  not 
employed  for  loans  is  used  for  deposit 
with  third  parties. 

The  system  is  interesting  because  of 
the  fact  that  it  shows  that  the  European 
farmer  is  no  longer  to  be  unconsidered 
in  great  movements  in  peace  or  in  war. 

The  German  farmer  is  becoming  a 
strong  financial  power,  and  the  predic- 
tion is  made  that  within  twenty-five 
years  the  European  agriculturist,  who 
has  hitherto  had  little  or  no  say  in  the 
creation  of  world  events,  will  be  the 
force  to  be  reckoned  with  before  the 
nations  can  move. 

Wider,  perhaps,  than  this  is  the  abil- 


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ity  of  the  people  to  think  and  act  for 
themselves. 

At  the  bottom  of  all  trusts  and  com- 
bines is  the  lethargy  of  the  many  and 
the  alertness  of  the  few. 

When  the  people  begin  to  think  and 
act  for  themselves  there  is  no  limit  to  the 


economic  freedom  which  they  may  attain. 
While  it  is  altogether  likely  that  the 
German  rural  banking  system  will  be 
termed  a  Socialistic  development,  even 
this  should  not  obscure  the  true  mean- 
ing of  such  movements,  says  the  Ottawa 
Citizen. 


PROPORTIONAL  REPRESENTATION  IS 
COMMONSENSE 

As  things  are,  practically  one-half  of  the  voters  are  represented  by  only 

one-third  of   the  membership  of  the  House  of  Commons,  while  the 

Government  holds  office  by  the  support  of  virtually  the  same  number  of 

electors  as  voted  for  the  Opposition.     The  question  must 

eventually  be  faced  in  Canada. 


A  PLEA  for  proportional  representa- 
tion in  Canada  is  made  by  the 
Manitoba  Free  Press  (Liberal) 
in  a  strong  article  which  reviews  recent 
efforts  to  devise  a  rational  electoral  sys- 
tem in  various  countries,  including  Great 
Britain  and  France. 

According  to  the  French  system, 
which  has  been  adopted  by  the  Chamber 
of  Deputies,  the  voter  does  not  mark  his 
ballot  for  any  particular  individual,  but 
for  a  list  of  candidates.  The  total  vote 
is  then  divided  by  the  number  of  can- 
didates. The  result  gives  a  standard 
number,  or  quotient,  and  this  is  used  as 
the  basis  of  representation  by  dividing 
the  votes  given  the  different  parties  by 
it.  If  it  is  contained,  say,  ten  times  in 
the  total,  ten  members  of  the  particular 
party  concerned  are  declared  elected, 
and  so  on. 

The  Alternative  Vote 

In  Great  Britain  the  method  favored 
is  what  is  known  as  the  alternative  vote. 
In  this  system  an  elector  indicates  his 
second  choice  when  three  candidates  are 
running  for  one  seat.  If  none  of  the 
three  has  an  absolute  majority  of  the 


votes  cast,  the  lowest  man  drops  out  and 
his  votes  are  distributed,  according  to 
the  second  choice  of  the  voters,  among 
the  remaining  two  candidates. 

It  is  recalled  that  Earl  Grey  was  a 
strong  advocate  of  proportional  repre- 
sentation during  his  stay  in  Canada,  and 
that  he  declared  that  the  question  must 
be  faced  eventually  in  this  country. 

Majorities  Too  Large 

Recent  provincial  elections,  it  is  point- 
ed out,  have  resulted  in  Canada  in  the 
return  of  two  Liberal  and  two  Conserva- 
tive governments,  each  with  a  majority  far 
too  large  for  the  healthy  conduct  of  public 
business.  In  Manitoba,  for  example,  the 
Opposition,  which  numbers  only  one- 
third  of  the  membership  of  the  house,  rep- 
resents the  votes  of  over  49  per  cent,  of  the 
electors. 

The  Ottawa  Citizen  (Conservative) 
thinks  that  if  elections  are  to  be  taken 
as  a  true  index  of  the  wishes  and  desires- 
of  the  voters,  it  would  seem  that  some 
such  change  as  is  advocated  in  the  Win- 
nipeg journal  is  carried  out.  "To  take 
the  case  of  Manitoba  alone,"  says  the 
Citizen,  "an  instance  which  has  doubt- 


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35 


less  been  duplicated  elsewhere  in  Can- 
ada, it  is  little  short  of  absurd  to  con- 
sider that  practically  one-half  the  voters 
are  represented  by  only  one-third  the 


membership  of  the  house,  while  the  Gov- 
ernment holds  office  by  the  support  of 
virtually  the  same  number  of  electors  as 
voted  for  the  Opposition." 


£2     m 

A  PLEA  FOR  SIMPLICITY  AND  COMMON- 
SENSE  IN  LAW 

Can  we  not  '' Mabeeize''  our  law  courts? — which  is  another  way  of 
saying  employ  the  shortest  and  least  expensive  road  and  the  con- 
stant   application   of    commonsense.     If  suitors    had   faith    in  the 
wisdom  and  fairness  of  judges,  there  would  he  no 
necessity  for  higher  courts. 

By  A.  T.  Drummond 


WHEN  referring  to  the  recent 
death  of  Judge  Mabee,  Chief 
Commissioner  of  the  Board  of 
Railway  Commissioners  for  Canada,  the 
Canadian  press  paid  unusual  tributes  to 
his  broadmindedness,  his  desire  for  fair- 
ness to  all  parties,  his  quick  insight  into 
problems,  and  the  commonsense  methods 
he  adopted  in  arriving  at  his  decisions. 
Rules  of  evidence,  precedents  in  other 
courts,  and  legal  technicalities  were  not 
allowed  to  stand  in  the  way  of  what  was 
right  and  fair,  and  great  railway  corpor- 
ations were  made  to  understand  that 
individuals  as  well  as  communities  and 
trade  associations  have  rights  which 
must  be  respected. 

Harassed  by  Cobwebs 

The  general  public,  which  has  so  long 
been  harassed  by  the  cobwebs,  the  un- 
certainties and  the  protracted  delays  of 
the  courts  of  law,  has  appreciated 
these  tributes  to  the  memory  of  the 
,t;;reat  judge,  and  knowing  the  facihties 
which  the  Railway  Commission  affords 
to  applicants,  quickly  and  somewhat 
inexpensively  to  obtain  decisions,  will 
echo  the  suggestion  made  by  one  of  the 
leading  Toronto  dailies,  that  the  courts 


of  law  and  their  procedure  might,  with 
immense  advantage,  be  remodelled. 

Why  should  not  the  simplicity  in  pro- 
ceedings, the  facilities  for  early  hearing 
of  cases,  the  absence  of  technicalities  and 
formalities,  the  desire  for  fairness  in 
reaching,  a  decision  and  the  practical 
finality  of  that  decision,  characteristic  of 
the  proceedings  of  the  Board  of  Railway 
Commissioners,  be  equally  characteristic 
of  the  courts  of  law? 

Especially  during  the  past  sixty  years, 
there  has  been  enormous  development 
in  almost  every  walk  of  life.  We  live 
in  practically  a  new  age.  Industrial 
development,  whether  it  be  in  steam- 
ships, railways,  manufacturing  or  agri- 
culture, has  made  enormous  strides; 
science  is  no  longer  a  hobby  of  the  few, 
but  is  an  everyday  helpmate  of  the 
artisan,  the  miner,  the  farmer,  the  mer- 
chant and  the  manufacturer;  medicine, 
especially  surgery,  has  become  a  new 
science;  even  theology  has  experienced 
great  development  in  broader  views,  in 
a  more  Christian  spirit,  and  in  the  greater 
desire  for  co-operation,  and  even  union, 
among  denominations;  whilst  of  all  those 
warmer  attributes  of  the  human  heart 
which  make  men  kindly  disposed  and 


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helpful  to  their  fellow-beings  who  have 
been  less  favored  by  opportunities  and 
are  in  need,  there  have  been  splen- 
did illustrations,  constantly  growing  in 
number. 

The  Legal  Profession  is  Slow 

The  profession  of  law  seems,  however, 
to  be  tardy  of  change,  and  to  indicate  a 
lack  of  initiative  on  the  part  of  its  mem- 
bers, and  a  lack  of  courage  to  meet 
modern  conditions.  Reforms  have  been 
relatively  few,  and  some  of  these  not 
sufficiently  crucial  in  their  nature  to 
gain  the  appreciation  of  the  public.  The 
cause  does  not  lie  in  lack  of  ability  in  the 
profession.  Possibly,  if  we  were  behind 
the  scenes,  we  might  find  that  the  reason 
was  somewhat  personal  to  the  members 
and  that  the  advantage  of  the  public  was 
rather  overlooked. 

What  particular  changes  should  be 
effected  in  the  wide  range  of  subjects 
special  to  the  profession  is  a  matter  of 
detail  not  to  be  discussed  here. 

The  members  of  the  bar  know  that 
there  is  great  scope  for  development  if 
they  were  only  sufficiently  courageous  to 
admit  it.  On  the  other  hand,  the  general 
public,  especially  those  who  have  had,  for 
instance,  to  endure  with  patience  the  sacri- 
fice of  time  and  the  great  expense  of  a  long 
contested,  even  if  a  successful,  suit,  cannot 
help  realizing  that  what  has  been  done  in 
one  Court  of  Record — the  Board  of  Rail- 
way Commissioners,  where  decisions  often 
involve  vast  interests — can  also  be  done, 
more  or  less  effectively,  in  the  other  Courts 
of  Record. 

In  this  age  of  change,  many — perhaps 
most — subjects  have  to  be  looked  at 
from  a  standpoint  entirely  different 
from  that  of  a  hundred  years  ago,  and 
with  our  broader  views  and  greater 
knowledge,  we  are  of  necessity  less 
bound  down  by  the  methods  and  the 
opinions  of  the  men  who  preceded  us. 

In  the  ordinary  dealings  of  everyday 
life,  a  leading  principle  which  increasingly 
appeals  to  our  better  natures  is  that  of 


fairness,  and  the  methods  we  prefer  to 
employ  include  the  shortest  and  the  least 
expensive  road,  and  the  constant  applica- 
tion of  commons  ens  e.  How  often  progress 
would  be  retarded  if  we  were  always  fettered 
by  a  fixed  routine  and  if  mere  formalities, 
or  a  precedent  of  even  fifty  years  ago,  were 
allowed  to  delay  or  block  final  results. 

Speaking  generally,  the  first  duty  of 
the  lawyer — and  it  is  here  where  he  can 
be  of  so  much  service — is  to  be  helpful 
to  his  client  by  keeping  him  out  of  diffi- 
culty, and,  by  inference,  out  of  litigation, 
if  possible.  On  the  other  hand,  differ- 
ences will,  at  times,  arise  between  men, 
and  those  judges  will  be  best  appreciated 
by  the  public  who  have  the  courage  to 
override  technicalities,  and  break  away 
from  mere  precedents,  as  such,  and  will 
seek  to  make  fairness  the  essential 
basis  of  their  decisions.  If  suitors  had 
implicit  faith  in  the  wisdom  of  the 
judges  and  in  the  absolute  fairness  of 
their  decisions,  there  would  be  no  neces- 
sity for  higher  courts. — Queen^s  Quarterly. 

The  Misfit  Life 

TpHE  other  day  a  weary  man  jumped 
in  a  rippling  pond;  and  now  I  hope, 
his  pinions  fan  along  the  great  beyond. 
They  fished  his  body  from  the  drink  and 
took  it  to  his  wife;  and  not  a  man  of  them 
could  think  why  he  should  end  his  life. 
He  had  abundance  of  long  green — he 
carried  it  in  lumps;  life  should  have  been 
a  thing  serene — why  did  he  bump 
the  bumps?  His  wife  sat  viewing  with 
alarm  beside  that  Ufeless  clay,  and 
moaned:  'T  drove  him  from  the  farm, 
where  he  desired  to  stay!  That  wish  of 
his'n  made  me  wroth!  I  longed  to  come 
to  town,  and  try  and  cut  a  mighty  swath, 
and  wear  a  silken  gown.  At  balls  and 
routs  and  thimy-jigs  I  had  a  wish  to 
shine,  and  he  desired  to  feed  the  pigs 
and  train  his  pumpkin  vine.  So  here 
we  came  and  her  I  tried  to  hit  the  social 


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swim,  and  with  my  false  and  futile  pride 
I've  gone  and  murdered  him!  Away 
from  all  the  scenes  he  loved,  his  horses 
and  his  hay,  by  hustling  neighbors 
pushed  and  shoved,  he  moped  and  pined 
away,  until  at  last  he  jumped  into  a 


small  fresh-water  sea,  and  here  I  raise 
my  howdydo!  Alas,  and  woe  is  m;!" 
I  know  a  hundred  men  who  jerk  their 
way  through  wretched  lives  because  they 
quit  their  proper  work  to  please  their 
batty  wives. — Walt  Mason. 


S2    £S 
SOCIAL  CENTRES  IN  THE  WEST 

The  life  is  too  lonesome,  especially  for  tvomen,  and  means  should  be 

found,  and  are  here  suggested,  for  brightening  things  and  breaking  the 

monotony.     The  schoolhouse  as  a  natural  and  available 

centre  for  instruction  and  amusement. 


^ 


MR.  EDWARD  GURNEY,  in  a 
letter  to  the  Christian  Guardian, 
offers  some  suggestions  which 
have  occurred  to  him  after  a  visit  to  the 
West,  where  he  was  impressed  by  the 
isolation  of  farm  life  on  the  prairie.  The 
life  is  too  lonesome,  and  means  should 
be  found  for  breakmg  the  monotony  of 
it.  He  tells  of  one  man  whose  wife  was 
in  an  asylum  and  who  remarked  that 
he  could  not  understand  it  as  ''she  had 
never  been  out  of  the  kitchen  for  years." 

Mr.  Gurney  sees  in  church  union,  to 
which  he  found  Western  people  of  all 
denominations  favorable,  the  means  of 
a  possible  reform.  He  would  have  such 
of  the  church  buildings  as  union  would 
render  vacant  transformed  into  social 
clubs  or  meeting  places,  with  libraries 
established  therein,  that  provision  be 
made  for  concerts,  old-fashioned  tea- 
meetings,  and  moving-picture  shows. 
Mr.  Gurney  says  as  to  the  benefits: 

1st.  The  women  and  children  would 
have  something  to  look  forward  to. 

2nd.  The  men  would  have  a  centre 
of  social  interest  far  more  wholesome 
than  the  tavern  or  grocery. 

3rd.  We  should  add  vastly  to  the 
power  of  the  church  as  a  centre  of  moral 
influence. 

If  undertaken  it  should  be  done  by 


authority  of  the  United  Church.  It 
should  be  entered  upon  after  grave  con- 
sideration as  a  department  of  church 
work,  and  should  be  controlled  by  the 
regular  officers  of  the  church. 

Commenting  on  this,  the  Toronto  Star 
says:  "A  woman  cannot  live  in  a 
kitchen  for  years,  and  something  in  the 
way  of  social  life  must  be  devised.  Of 
course,  in  some  localities  this  has  been 
done.  The  idea  spreads  that  the  school- 
house  is  a  natural  and  available  centre 
for  instruction  and  amusement,  not  only 
in  rural  but  in  urban  neighborhoods. 
But  there  is  much  in  Mr.  Gurney's  argu- 
ment that  the  churches  should  increase 
the  scope  of  their  social  work." 


How  Maclean  Got  His  Seat 

OILLY  MACLEAN  owns  the  To- 
ronto  World  and  a  seat  in  the  Can- 
adian Parliament.  Mr.  Maclean  has  a 
reputation  for  attacking  the  railroads 
for  their  shortcomings. 

A  couple  of  switchman  came  out  of 
the  yard  in  Toronto  and  walked  toward 
a  neighboring  quenchery.  Outside  the 
bar  sat  a  man  with  a  wooden  leg, 
half  an  arm  and  part  of  an  ear. 


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The  switchmen  looked  him  over  and 
knew  he  belonged  or  had  belonged  to 
their  guild. 

"Have  a  beer?"  asked  one. 

"Sure!"  replied  the  mutilated  man. 


second  switchman,  indicating  the  man's 
various  amputations. 

"I  got  them  the  same  way  Billy 
Maclean  got  his  seat  in  Parliament — 
jumping  on  the  Grand  Trunk." — Satur- 


"Where'd  you  get  them?"  asked  the      day  Evening  Post. 

TOO  MUCH  PUBLIC  SPEAKING 

At  nearly  all  meetings  we  put  on  too  many  orators.  ivJio  talk  too  long. 

The  formation    of    a    "'Brevity    League"    is    suggested.     Speakers 

should    he  called    only  when    they  ought    to    he    heard,  not  hecause 

they  want  to  he.     The  listeners,  not  the  speakers, 

should  he  considered. 


^ 


"k  I  iHE  fault  of  long  speaking  is 
I  evident  in  Canada,  not  only  dur- 
ing election  campaigns,  but  on 
other  occasions,"  says  the  Woodstock 
Sentinel-Review.  "There  is  a  fault,  too, 
in  putting  on  too  many  speakers,  just  to 
give  them  a  chance  to  be  heard.  They 
should  either  cut  down  the  length  of  their 
speeches  or  be  cut  out  of  the  program." 
"What  we  seem  to  need  in  this  country 
is  a  Society  for  the  Curtailment  of  the 
Length  of  Public  Speeches  and  a  Reduc- 
tion of  Their  Number,"  adds  the  Toronto 
Star  Weekly.  "It  might,  for  short,  be 
called  the  Brevity  League.  The  only 
fear  is  that  if  it  were  started  it  might 
lead  to  the  holding  of  meetings  and  the 
making  of  long  and  numerous  speeches 
that  would  not  otherwise  be  made. 
Perhaps  it  could  be  a  sort  of  post-card 
organization,  holding  no  meetings,  but 
with  a  local  secretary  in  each  town,  who 
could  send  a  printed  plea  for  brevity  to 
anybody  billed  to  make  a  speech  in 
the  locality. 

Forget  the  Flight  of  Time 

"The  difficulty  is  that  when  a  speaker 
gets  going  he  loses  all  idea  of  the  flight 
of  time,  and  he  mistakes  that  silence  of 
despair  which  creeps  over  the  audience 


for  wrapt  admiration.  If  a  branch  of 
the  Brevity  League  in  each  town  owned 
a  small  alarm  clock,  which  could  be 
loaned  to  the  chairman  at  all  public 
meetings,  the  difficulty  could  be  met. 

"Too  many  speakers  are  called  upon  at 
all  meetings  of  every  kind — not  at  some, 
but  at  all.  A  man  should  not  be  called 
on  to  speak  because  he  wants  to  be 
called.  He  should  be  called  only  when  he 
ought  to  be  heard.  Meetings  of  every 
kind,  including  dinners,  would  be  more 
successful  if  the  fact  were  recognized  that 
it  is  the  listeners  who  should  be  considered, 
not  the  speakers.  In  politics  the  listeners 
do  the  voting ;  at  banquets  they  pay  the 
price.  The  listeners  have  been  getting 
a  raw  deal  in  this  country,  and  it  is 
time  they  received  greater  consideration. 

"The  folly  of  it  all  is  shown  in  the  fact 
that  on  many  public  occasions  when  too 
many  speakers  are  called,  half  of  them 
would  much  rather  not  speak.  Perhaps 
they  like  the  compliment  of  being  asked 
to  do  so,  but  they  would  rather  not 
comply.  The  audience  would  rather 
they  did  not.  But  they  have  to.  How 
much  better  if  it  became  an  understood 
thing  that  the  minor  celebrity  was  but 
expected  to  rise  and  acknowledge  by 
a  smile  and    a  bow  the  really  hearty 


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applause  of  a  gathering  which  was  not 
going  to  be  bored  with  a  superfluous 
speech." 

Australia  is  setting  an  example  by 
grappling  with  the  Too  Much  Talk 
nuisance.  The  House  of  Representatives 
has  set  time  limits  on  the  speeches  of 
its  members.  In  full  session  of  the 
House,  the  limit  is  sixty-five  minutes 
for  the  ordinary  speech.  In  certain 
special  cases  ninety-five  minutes  are 
allowed.  In  committee,  a  flat  limit 
of  thirty  minutes  is  fixed. 

The  Commonwealth  Parliament  is  a 
young  body,  even  by  comparison  with 
our  own  somewhat  brief  experience  in 
Canada;  but  it  seems  to  be  ready  to 
learn.  Doubtless  there  are  not  any 
worse  sinners  in  Melbourne  than  in 
Ottawa.  Certainly  we  are  sorry  for 
the  Australians  if  there  are. 

''Surely  no  one  will  say  that  the  limits 
set  for  speeches  in  the  Australian  House 
is  too  narrow,"  remarks  the  Montreal 
Star.  "The  man  who  cannot  say  his 
'say'  in  the  ordinary  parliamentary 
debate  in  an  hour,  probably  has  nothing 
worth  while  to  say.  Of  course  there 
are  special  occasions — such  as  the  budget 
speech,  when  more  time  is  necessary, 
but  that  is  due  to  the  fact  that  such 
speeches  involve  a  considerable  amount 
of  detail  statement.  For  such  occasions 
the  Australian  Parliament  has  allotted 
a  half-hour  extra,  which  is  likely  to  be 
quite  sufiicient  in  almost  every  case. 

"Condensation  is  coming  more  and 
more  into  favor  in  our  own  House  of 


Commons,  and  no  one  will  deny  that 
the  speeches  are  the  better  for  it.  Of 
course  there  are  speakers  who  carry  the 
virtue  of  conciseness  to  an  extreme;  but 
such  a  vice  is  so  rare  that  we  can  afford 
to  forgive  it.  Probably  the  most  encyclo- 
paedic speaker  we  ever  had  in  Canada 
was  the  late  Hon.  Edward  Blake,  and 
he  made  one  of  his  most  effective 
utterances  in  a  five  minutes'  speech. 

"Our  members  of  Parliament  some- 
times protest  against  the  length  of  time 
they  are  compelled  to  spend  in  Ottawa 
every  session.  For  a  very  large  part  of 
this  they  are  themselves  responsible. 
An  enormous  amount  of  time  is  spent 
every  session  in  talking  that  admittedly 
influences  no  one  in  the  House  of  Com- 
mons, and  probably  influences  no  one 
outside.  The  newspapers  do  not  report 
these  speeches,  and  the  only  way  in 
which  they  find  their  way  to  the  public 
at  all  is  in  the  franked  envelope  of  the 
member  who  sends  them  to  his  own 
constituents. 

"These  speeches  are,  as  a  matter  of 
fact,  not  addressed  to  the  House  or 
to  the  country  as  a  whole;  they  are  in 
reality  'stump  speeches'  made  to  show 
the  voters  at  home  that  their  member 
really  does  attend  the  sittings  of  Parlia- 
ment. The  abolition  of  these  speeches 
would  save  many  days  and  probably 
some  weeks  every  session.  This  is  a 
reform  which  lies  quite  within  the  power 
of  the  members  themselves,  and  they 
would  get  sincere  thanks  from  their 
constituents  if  they  inaugurated  it." 


RATIONAL  progress  is  the  sum  of  individual  industry,  energy,  and  uprightness,  as 
■*  '  national  decay  is  of  individual  idleness,  selfishness,  and  vice. 

What  we  are  accustomed  to  decry  as  great  social  evils  will,  for  the  most  part,  be  found  to 
be  only  the  outgrowth  of  our  own  perverted  life;  and  though  we  may  endeavor  to  cut  them 
down  and  extirpate  them  by  means  of  law,  they  will  only  spring  tip  again  with  fresh 
luxuriance  in  some  other  form,  unless  the  conditions  of  human  life  and  character  are 
radically  improved. 

If  this  view  be  correct,  then  it  follows  that  the  highest  patriotism  and  philanthropy 
consist,  not  so  much  in  altering  laws  and  modifying  institutiofis,  as  in  helping  and 
stimulating  men  to  elevate  and  improve  themselves  by  their  oum  free  and  independent 
action. — Samuel  Smiles. 


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TO  KNOW  YOUR  ENEMY  IS  TO  LOVE  HIM 

Let  manufacturers,  farmers,   professional   and  business  men   meet 

annually,  split  up  into  quartettes  of  diverse  interests,  and  go  fishing 

or    hunting   together.     Bar   public    speeches   and    discuss   amicably 

questions  of  national  importance.     Thus  would  imaginary 

disagreements,  East-and-W est  absurdities,  and  the 

like,  be  displaced  by  mutual  love  and 

understanding. 


IT  would  be  in  the  interest  of  Canada 
to  assemble  annually  in  a  summer 
convention  a  thousand  farmers, 
a  thousand  union  leaders,  a  thousand 
manufacturers  and  a  thousand  mis- 
cellaneous delegates  from  the  professions, 
newspapers,  railroads  and  retail  business, 
says  Industrial  Canada.  They  should 
be  selected  from  all  the  provinces  and 
should  meet  in  the  open  air.  Lake 
Temagami  would  be  a  good  site. 

No  politicians  should  be  admitted. 
Public  speeches  should  be  barred,  and 
delegates  representing  the  same  interest 
should  be  separated.  The  unit  should 
be  the  quartette  composed  of  a  farmer, 
a  unionist,  a  manufacturer  and  a 
nondescript. 

These  quartettes  would  go  on  fishing, 
tramping,  hunting  and  smoking  ex- 
peditions. Far  from  the  strife  and 
noise  of  committee  rooms,  these  citizens 
could  discuss  amicably  questions  of 
national  importance.  Any  man  losing 
his  temper  could  be  immersed  in  the 
lake  until  quenched. 

A  spot  should  be  segregated  and  named 
"Windbag  Hill,"  where  fulminating  ag- 
itators, secessionists,  lobbyists  and  busy- 
bodies  could  be  tied  together  in  pairs 
and  slung  over  wires  in  the  manner 
that  tumultuous  and  irreconcilable  tom- 
cats are  stranded  on  village  clothes-lines. 

After  a  week  of  this  sort  of  life, 
imaginary  disagreements,  the  "East 
versus  West"  absurdity,  the  vague 
and  unprofitable  exchange  of  abuse 
and    class    hatred    would    probably    be 


reduced  to  the  verge  of  disappearance. 
As  citizens  of  Canada  one  man  would 
understand  another,  and  instead  of 
each  man,  or  class,  striving  for  self,  all 
would  labor  for  the  national  welfare. 

During  the  following  year,  the  farmer 
would  remember  the  manufacturer,  not 
as  a  "tariff  baron,"  but  as  a  jolly  chap 
who  was  a  good  fisherman ;  and  the  union- 
ist might  fail  to  recognize  in  the  man 
who  cooked  "bannocks"  over  a  fire  of 
his  own  building,  the  "oppressor  of 
labor"  and  the  "wrongful  owner  of 
predatory  wealth." 

Thus,  the  four  thousand  delegates  to 
this  noiseless  convention  would  become 
four  thousand  missionaries  of  good- 
will— quietly  illustrating  the  strength, 
prosperity  and  content  of  a  united 
nation. 


Eternal  unities  require  a  condition 
where  men  and  women  shall  live  to  love 
and  not  to  sorrow;  where  the  tyranny  of 
things  hated  shall  not  forever  prevail,  nor 
that  for  which  the  heart  yearns  turn  to 
ashes  at  our  touch. — Elbert  Hubbard. 

More  and  more  are  we  turning  to  Nature, 
because  we  recognize  for  the  first  time  in 
the  history  of  the  world  that  we  are  a  part 
of  Nature,  an  expression  of  Nature. 
We  are  Nature.  And  the  more  we  love 
Nature,  the  more  we  understand  her,  the 
stronger,  the  healthier,  the  happier,  the 
saner  we  are. 


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TOPICS  OF  TO-DAY 


41 


THE  BACKWARD  STATE  OF  EDUCATION 

IN  QUEBEC 

A  serious   problem,  for   the  Government,  serious  for   the  children, 

and   serious  for    national    progress.      Half    the    teachers    in    one 

inspectorate  unqualified,  ajid  half  of  these  no  earthly  good,  declares 

an  inspector.     A  campaign  has  been  started  to  arouse  public  interest, 

at  the  first  meetings  of  which  many  sensible  things   were 

said,  of  interest   and   more  or    less  application 

all  over  the  Dominion. 


TO  arouse  interest  in  the  cause  of 
rural  education  is  the  purpose  of 
the  campaign  instituted  under 
the  auspices  of  the  Protestant  Commit- 
tee of  the  Council  of  Public  Instruction, 
whose  gatherings  were  recently  held  in 
the  Province  of  Quebec.  The  subject 
dealt  with  and  some  of  the  remarks 
made  by  speakers  were  of  such  general 
interest  and  importance  to  Canadians 
that  Busy  Man's  Canada  gives  them 
hereunder. 

What  Macdonald  College  is  Doing 

Dr.  S.  B.  Sinclair,  principal  of  Mac- 
donald College,  calling  attention  to  the 
fact  that  in  the  County  of  Pontiac  there 
were  fifty-one  teachers  of  whom  only 
ten  were  trained,  proceeded  to  commend 
the  teaching  profession  to  parents  for 
their  daughters,  and  told  of  what  Mac- 
donald College  was  doing. 

"We  avoid,  above  all  things,  develop- 
ing what  may  be  called  a  smart  set; 
that  would  make  a  daughter  dissatisfied 
with  her  home  on  returning,"  he  said. 
The  training  gave  an  excellent  prepara- 
tion for  life  physically  and  morally. 

Farmers,  said  Dr.  Sinclair,  should 
send  their  daughters  to  the  college  for 
the  national  good.  If  they  were  going 
in  for  the  modern  agricultural  move- 
ment they  could  not  do  this  without 
better  equipped  schools.  If  you  ask 
what  change  should  be  made  in  the  edu- 
cation of  the  rural  schools  I  would  say 


put  in  more  literature  in  the  primary 
schools. 

Hon.  Sydney  Fisher  said  it  was  na 
uncommon  thing  that  when  an  election 
for  school  commissioners  took  place  they 
could  not  get  a  quorum  of  ratepayers,  so 
little  was  the  interest  shown  in  education. 

He  passed  on  to  lecture  parents  in 
regard  to  home  influence  and  supporting 
teachers'  discipline. 

"/  regret  to  say,''  said  Mr.  Fisher, 
^^the  home  education  of  our  young  people 
is  not  as  efficient  and  complete  as  it  used 
to  be.  There  is  a  tendency  to  throw  on 
the  teacher  a  good  deal  of  the  teaching 
which  cannot  possibly  be  obtained  in 
school.  The  teaching  of  good  manners 
and  morals  must  necessarily  begin  and  be 
carried  on  in  the  home,  and  one  of  the  most 
important  ways  in  which  to  help  is  by 
maintaining  and  supporting  the  teacher's 
authority  over  the  pupils.  Too  often 
parents  are  disposed  to  take  the  part  of 
their  children  against  the  teacher.  It 
was  very  hard  for  a  young  woman  to 
control  a  school  without  the  support  and 
friendship  of  the  village,  but  very  often 
she  was  friendless,  and  regarded  as  a 
mere  hireling." 

The  Evil  of  Poor  Salaries 

Mr.  Fisher  thought  the  conclusion  ex- 
pressed by  a  former  speaker,  that  the 
province  was  turning  out  enough  teach- 
ers, was  not  correct,  because  half  of 
them  were  not  qualified.     The  reason. 


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for  this  dearth  lay  in  the  salaries  offered. 
With  our  record  of  salaries,  he  said,  it  is 
a  fact  that  anybody  who  goes  into  the 
teaching  profession  in  Quebec  to-day 
has  no  promise  for  the  future. 

There  is  a  deplorable  lack  of  public 
interest  in  the  schools,  according  to  sev- 
eral of  the  speakers.  It  was  stated  that 
in  one  municipality  when  the  election  of 
school  commissioners  was  to  be  held,  no 
one  turned  up  at  the  meeting  at  all  except 
the  secretary.  In  another  case  there  was 
so  little  interest  taken  that  the  secretary 
had  to  go  around  to  get  ratepayers  to  move 
that  a  certain  man  be  appointed  a  com- 
missioner. 

Further,  it  was  stated  that  while  the 
Government  has  been  largely  increasing 
its  grants  to  rural  schools,  hoping  that 
the  school  boards  would  co-operate  in 
improving  the  condition  of  the  schools, 
only  5  per  cent,  of  them  increased  the 
amount  raised  by  the  school  rates,  90 
per  cent,  gave  exactly  the  same  as  before, 
and  5  per  cent,  of  the  school  boards 
actually  reduced  the  amount  which  they 
contributed. 

Inspector  Rothney,  of  Richmond  dis- 
trict, said  that  46.7  per  cent,  of  the 
teachers  in  his  inspectorate  last  year 
were  unqualified,  and  one-half  of  these 
unqualified  teachers  were  "no  earthly 
use  at  all."  The  pupils  were  learning 
practically  nothing.  In  the  matter  of 
lack  of  equipment  he  told  of  schools 
that  had  no  blackboard,  map,  chart  or 
equipment  of  any  kind. 

"Playing  School" 

"Playing  school"  is  the  only  way  to 
describe  what  is  going  on  now  in  many 
of  the  rural  districts  of  Quebec,  said 
Rev.  Dr.  Rexford.  The  people  in  such 
sections  did  not  know  how  really  in- 
efficient their  schools  were,  and  they 
were  paying  money  out  and  getting 
nothing  in  return.  The  essential  diffi- 
culty was  in  getting  good  teachers  for 
very  small  schools.  This  was  absolutely 
impossible.     In   Montreal    the    Protes- 


tant Board  could  not  afford  to  provide 
one  teacher  for  every  25  pupils.  It 
would  bankrupt  them.  They  had  one 
for  every  35  to  50 — usually  the  classes 
ran  40  to  45.  A  country  school  with 
only  about  ten  pupils  could  not  possibly 
afford  to  pay  for  a  first-class  teacher. 
The  only  remedy,  therefore,  was  con- 
solidation of  the  smaller  schools. 

A  proof  of  the  inefficiency  of  the  rural 
elementary  schools  was  the  fact  that  the 
secondary  schools  were  not  largely  at- 
tended— not  because  the  parents  were 
unable  to  send  their  children,  but 
because  the  latter  had  no  desire  or  ambi- 
tion for  further  education.  In  their 
earlier  years  they  got  a  dislike  for  school 
and  studies,  possibly  being  discouraged 
and  receiving  the  impression  that  they 
were  stupid  from  an  incompetent 
teacher. 

Inspector  Parker  said  that  not  only 
did  maintenance  of  small  schools  involve 
an  excessive  cost,  but  the  pupils  actually 
made  less  progress  than  in  the  bigger 
schools.  The  larger  boys,  also,  would 
not  attend.  "I  asked  two  big  boys 
why  they  did  not  go  to  school  and  they 
said  there  was  no  one  there  but  a  few 
kids." 

Causes  of  Inefficiency 

The  weaknesses  and  causes  of  ineffi- 
ciency in  rural  schools,  said  Inspector 
Parker,  were  the  small  schools,  short 
terms,  unqualified  teachers,  too  frequent 
changes,  too  low  salaries,  poor  buildings, 
and  lack  of  public  interest  in  schools. 

There  are  900  Protestant  rural  schools, 
of  which  30  have  5  pupils  or  less;  120 
have  5  to  10  pupils;  235  have  10  to  15; 
and  435  have  an  average  of  12. 

Forty  of  the  schools  were  open  only 
four  months,  45  were  open  five  months, 
some  300  were  open  six  months,  and  330 
were  open  eight  to  ten  months. 

"There  are  too  many  short  term 
schools.  There  should  be  none  less 
than  eight  months  and  they  should  be 
10  if  possible. 


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"Sixty-seven  of  our  teachers  were 
given  permits  last  year  and  there  are 
325  unqualified  teachers. 

"Our  average  salary  has  increased  in 
ten  years  from  $191  to  $235  in  Quebec, 
while  Ontario  has  increased  from  $311 
to  $430,  and  the  West  is  paying  $600  to 
$900  to  elementary  teachers.  I  am 
having  teachers  write  to  me  every  day 
for  certificates  as  to  their  teaching,  for 
they  have  positions  offered  them  in  the 
West. 

Get  Less   than  Laborers 

"We  offer  our  teachers  less  than  is 
paid  the  ordinary  laboring  man  or  the 
woman  who  washes. 

"School  boards  in  advertising  for  a 
teacher  should  not  say  '  state  salary, ' 
but  should  say  what  they  are  ready  to 
pay. 

"Where  there  are  weak  schools  con- 
solidation is  the  only  way  to  get  a  good 
and  efficient  teacher.  There  will  be  ob- 
jections raised,  there  always  are,  but  con- 
solidation has  been  tried  and  found  suc- 
cessful in  Massachusetts  and  thirty-one 
other  states.  There  are  1,800  consolidated 
schools  in  the  United  States,  and  2,000 
partially  consolidated.  They  were  in- 
troduced in  Canada  by  ProJ.  Robertson, 
in  1903,  in  Nova  Scotia,  and  also  in  New 
Brunswick,  at  Guelph,  Ont.,  and  in  Mani- 
toba and  elsewhere.  In  spite  of  much 
opposition  in  Manitoba,  on  account  of  the 
scattered  population,  the  applications  for 
them  are  coming  in  more  numerous  than 
CTt;r." 

"Why  do  so  few  go  forward  to  second- 
ary education?"  asked  Dr.  Rexford. 
"It  is  not  for  lack  of  means.  They 
don't  want  to  go  forward.  In  large 
numbers  they  say,  we  don't  want  to  go 
to  school.  Why?  Because  in  the  ele- 
mentary stages  of  their  work  they  have 
been  wrongly  treated.  Everything  that 
was  associated  with  study  when  they 
were  younger  is  disagreeable  and  un- 
pleasant. 

"See  that  the  boys  and  girls  are  not 


discouraged  and  blunted  and  badly 
treated. 

"A  manufacturer  told  me  the  wages 
of  his  employees  had  doubled  in  18  years. 
The  salaries  of  your  teachers  have  not 
doubled.  We  must  get  good  teachers 
by  offering  the  salaries  that  will  attract 
them.  You  have  to  pay  $30  or  $35  a 
month  if  you're  going  to  attract  material 
that's  worth  having.  It's  just  a  busi- 
ness proposition,  and  we've  got  to  meet 
it." 

A  good,  comfortable  boarding-house, 
and  a  good  secretary-treasurer  were 
very  important  considerations.  Dr.  Rex- 
ford added,  if  good  teachers  were  to  be 
secured  and  retained.  Parents  should 
be  sympathetic  towards  the  teacher  and  co- 
operate with  her  instead  of  indulging  in 
carping  criticism. 

Mr.  Rothney  said  some  schools  were 
in  a  very  bad  condition  and  the  parents 
did  not  know  it.  In  some,  he  added,  no 
one  in  the  school  could  tell  the  capital  of 
Canada.  Occasionally  he  would  find  one 
where  scarcely  anyone  knew  the  name  of 
the  country,  and  frequently  none  of  the 
pupils  in  a  school  could  perform  an  easy 
problem  in  mental  arithmetic. 

The  parents  don't  seem  to  know  that 
it  would  be  better  to  keep  their  children 
at  home  from  some  of  the  schools,  nor 
that  they  are  paying  their  money  for 
nothing. 

"There  are  some  schools,  however, 
that  are  up  in  arms  and  want  better 
conditions,  and  that  is  the  hopeful  sign." 

Rev.  Dr.  Rexford,  in  opening  his  ad- 
dress, said  that  everyone  admitted  the 
importance  of  education,  but  "they 
can't  realize  it  when  they  allow  condi- 
tions to  exist  which  they  could  without 
any  real  difficulty  overcome." 

"The  power  of  a  good  elementary 
school  goes  far  beyond  the  mere  mental 
training.  The  moral  influence  of  a  good 
school  under  a  strong  teacher  is  of  the 
utmost  importance.  This  is  overlooked 
by  parents.  They  ask  only  how  far  their 
children  have  got  on  at  their  books,  not  in- 


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quiring  if  they  are  better  boys  and  girls, 
more  inclined  to  tell  the  truth  and  to  love 
what  is  right  and  honest  The  children 
should  learn  to  be  obedient,  also,  and 
should  receive  all  that  training  that  makes 
for  good  citizenship.'" 

Boys  Must  Learn  Obedience 

Dr.  Rexford  added  that  young  girls 
just  out  of  grade  two  academy  were  not 
qualified  to  give  such  training. 

"Large  numbers  of  boys,  if  they  don't 
get  obedience  and  respect  for  authority 
at  the  elementary  school,  will  not  get  it 
afterward .  A  disobedient  boy  who  can  go 
through  the  elementary  school  and  show 
disrespect  for  his  teacher  over  and  over 
again,  and  do  it  with  impunity — his 
parents  can't  get  him  over  it  for  a  long 
time.  He  is  getting  a  tremendous  twist  in 
his  character.  Or,  a  boy  with  a  quick 
temper  who  can't  be  managed  at  home 
goes  to  a  school  managed  by  an  inex- 
perienced girl.  The  chances  are  she 
will  make  that  temper  worse  and  more 
difficult  to  do  anything  with." 

Dr.  Parmelee  said  that  in  the  Prov- 
ince of  Quebec  the  schools  were  improp- 
erly staffed.  Everything  depended  on 
a  good  teacher,  and  if  they  had  a  good 
teacher  and  proper  sanitation  they  were 
going  to  get  results.  It  was  not  easy  to 
educate  a  child ;  it  was  not  easy  to  do  any- 
thing. Do  you  think  people  can  go  into  a 
school  and  teach  without  having  a  knowl- 
edge of  those  things  which  others  have 
made  an  art  of?  There  are  teachers 
going  on  spoiling  the  scholars  before 
they  find  out  if  they  are  qualified  to 
teach. 

The  city  boy  gets  ten  months  of  school 
under  a  certified  trained  teacher,  the 
country  boy  five  or  six  months  under 
untrained. 

How  are  you  going  to  get,  say,  people 
of  this  province,  good  education  for  their 
children?  If  you  have  proper  enthu- 
siasm, though  the  thing  may  seem  im- 
possible, if  you  have  the  "have  to" 
spirit,  you  will  get  it.     They  required  to 


pay  more  money  to  get  better  teachers. 
There  were  probably  two  or  three 
hundred  schools  in  the  province  with  an 
average  attendance  of  ten  or  twelve 
scholars,  and  consequently  they  could 
not  give  these  children  the  education 
they  should  get.  What  was  needed  in  a 
case  of  this  kind  was  consolidation.  In- 
stead of  having  a  number  of  schools  with 
a  few  scholars  attending  each,  they 
should  consolidate  and  have  less  schools, 
with  better  teachers.  It  would  mean 
that  some  of  the  children  would  have  to 
be  conveyed  a  number  of  miles,  but  in 
the  Province  of  Quebec  they  must  do 
something  of  this  kind.  They  would 
then  be  able  to  dispense  with  two  or 
three  hundred  teachers,  and  with  the 
money  available  they  would  be  able  to 
get  properly  trained  teachers. 

The  Northwest  issued  circulars  each 
year  to  the  best  teachers,  and  if  holding 
diplomas,  they  could  get  positions  worth 
$700  a  year.  When  these  accepted  the 
positions  they  became  missionaries  for 
others.  Young  people  were  willing  to 
make  a  change,  and  it  was  only  human 
nature  to  take  advantage  of  a  better 
offer.  Large  firms  required  typewriters 
and  English-speaking  girls  were  pre- 
ferred, because  the  heads  of  the  depart- 
ments and  the  principals  were  English- 
speaking,  and  the  only  thing  the  school 
boards  could  do  was  to  offer  larger  sal- 
aries that  would  compete  with  those 
offered  by  business  firms.  If  the  teach- 
ers had  taken  their  A.A.  they  got  good 
business  positions,  and  if  they  had  taken 
a  course  at  Macdonald  College  they 
could  command  even  better. 

The  Children's   Birthright 

Dr.  S.  B.  Sinclair,  of  Macdonald  Col- 
lege, said  the  Government  might  give 
grants  to  schools,  and  Macdonald  Col- 
lege might  train  the  teachers,  but  unless 
the  people  had  a  clear  grip  of  the  advan- 
tages of  education  and  allowed  the  chil- 
dren to  have  their  birthright,  all  would 
end  in  failure.     He  was  much  struck  with 


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45 


the  enthusiasm  and  ability  of  the  stu- 
dents sent  by  the  province  to  be  trained 
as  teachers.  They  trained  about  150  a 
year,  and  were  able  to  train  more  than 
that,  but  they  could  not  supply  all  that 
were  required.  In  this  section  of  the 
country  he  had  learned  that  there  were 
a  great  many  children  that  had  no  school 
to  go  to.  "We  send  missionaries  to 
China  and  Japan,"  said  Dr.  Sinclair, 
"but  we  should  lie  down  in  the  dust  be- 
fore letting  such  things  as  this  exist." 

The  great  discovery  of  the  last  few  years, 
specialized  knowledge  in  agricultural  mat- 
ters, was  only  now  being  appreciated,  and 
if  it  was  properly  applied  every  farm  could 
support  ten  times  the  people  that  were  now 
on  them.  Men  must  be  trained  to  get  the 
best  out  of  the  soil,  and  how  to  treat  the  soil. 
The  farmer  must  get  the  best  out  of  his 
environment  in  the  country,  and  make 
it  that  he  will  spend  all  his  time  in  the 
country.  He  was  told  that  there  was 
no  money  to  be  made  in  the  country, 
and  the  boy  wanted  to  get  to  the  city  to 


make  it.  When  they  came  to  Macdon- 
ald  College  they  learned  to  know  some- 
thing of  the  things  that  were  round 
about  them. 

Put  trained  teachers  in  the  schools 
and  the  scholars  learn  more  in  a  year 
than  they  could  in  five  years  with  un- 
trained teachers.  He  could  teach  a  nor- 
mal boy  in  one  year,  five  days  to  the 
week,  to  read  a  newspaper. 

"As  a  request,"  said  the  Doctor,  "let 
me  ask  you  not  to  forget  that  we  are 
your  servants  at  Macdonald  College. 
Sir  William  Macdonald  gave  nearly  si.x 
million  dollars  to  try  and  put  better 
teachers  in  the  schools.  Give  us  your 
daughters  and  we  will  try  and  send  them 
back  able  to  earn  their  own  living, 
stronger  physically,  and  able  to  make 
your  homes  sweeter  and  better.  Our 
motto  is  'Mastery  for  service.'  After 
we  send  your  daughters  back  trained, 
give  them  a  living  wage  to  retain  them, 
so  that  they  will  stay  and  be  a  credit  to 
us  and  to  yourself." 


£2     ^ 

THE  HALIFAX  MEMORIAL 

The  ceremonies  participated  in  by  the  Duke  of  Connaught  at  Hali- 
fax, in  commemoration  of  the  establishment  of  responsible  or  popular 
government  in  the  old  Province  of  Nova  Scotia,  are  of  the 
greatest  historical  interest  to  Canadians. 


^ 


IN  1758  was  created  in  the  Province 
of  Nova  Scotia  the  first  representa- 
tive assembly  in  what  are  now  the 
colonies  of  the  British  Empire;  and  on 
the  shores  of  Northwest  Arm  the  noble 
monument  in  the  park  dedicated  by  Sir 
Sandford  Fleming,  an  Ottawa  gentle- 
man, and  recently  unveiled  by  the  Duke 
of  Connaught,  will  forever  recall  to 
visitors  the  beginning  of  a  struggle 
which  at  one  time  threatened  to  disrupt 
the  country. 

The  establishment  of  popular  govern- 
ment in  Nova  Scotia  was  followed  by 


the  creation  in  1773  of  a  representative 
assembly  in  Prince  Edward  Island,  in 
1786  by  one  in  New  Brunswick,  and  in 
1792  by  assemblies  in  both  Ontario  and 
Quebec,  then  known  respectively  as 
Upper  and  Lower  Canada. 

A  Popular  Revolt 

In  Nova  Scotia,  after  the  influ.x  of 
thousands  of  United  Empire  Loyalists 
from  the  United  States,  the  council, 
which  had  both  legislative  and  executive 
functions,  arrogated  to  itself  more  and 
more  power,  until,  at  last,  under  the 


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masterly  influence  of  Hon.  Joseph  Howe, 
between  1836  and  1840,  occurred  a 
decisive  popular  revolt  against  that 
body  that  issued  in  a  complete  triumph 
for  the  people,  and  that  forever  clipped 
the  wings  of  the  oligarchy  that  had 
so  often  defeated  the  popular  will. 

A  similar  movement,  in  some  cases 
more  violent,  occurred  simultaneously 
in  the  other  provinces,  and  students  of 
Canadian  history  are  aware  of  the 
exciting  episodes  which  characterized  the 
struggle  in  Upper  and  Lower  Canada. 

From  the  early  foundation  of  respon- 
sible government,  which  degenerated 
afterwards  into  irresponsible  rule,  to 
the  ultimate  confederation  of  the  Can- 
adian  provinces    into    one    harmonious 


whole,  and  the  establishment  of  a  central 
authority,  is  a  fascinating  narrative.  It 
is  no  less  heroic  because  it  was  brought 
about  with  comparatively  little  blood- 
shed, but  it  is  a  tale  of  devoted  and 
patriotic  men  in  a  struggle  against  priv- 
ilege and  caste. 

We  are  nowadays  too  apt  to  accept 
our  institutions  and  our  laws  as  matters 
of  course,  forgetting  what  sacrifices  and 
struggles  were  necessary  before  legisla- 
tive freedom  was  secured  and  maintained. 

If  the  memorial  tower  at  Halifax  will 
cause  us  to  recall  something  of  what  our 
forefathers  endured  in  the  cause  of  per- 
sonal and  responsible  government  a 
patriotic  and  necessary  mission  will 
have  been  fulfilled. 


S2     S2 
THE  FRANCHISE  FOR  WOMEN 

The  franchise  is  a  boon  only  to  those  who  know  how  to  intelligently 

use  it.     When  men  who  have  no  intelligent  conception  of  public 

issues    exercise   the    greatest    privilege    of   freedom,    why    are    not 

intelligent  women  offered  a  voice  in  the  affairs  of  state? 

,  Woman  is  the  great  conservator  and  a 

safer  cashier  than  man. 


By  the  Editor  of  the  Regina  Standard 


THE  franchise  is  a  boon  only  to 
those  who  know  how  to  intelli- 
gently exercise  it.  It  is  difficult 
to  apply  a  test,  especially  in  a  new  coun- 
try that  opens  its  gates  and  invites  all 
nations,  kindreds  and  tribes  to  come  in 
and  possess  it. 

But  w^hen  we  see  many  persons  who 
have  no  intelligent  conception  of  our 
public  issues  (and  who  can  be  influenced 
with  a  glass  of  grog  or  a  paltry  dollar) 
exercise  the  greatest  privilege  of  freedom 
and  manhood,  we  wonder  why  our  in- 
telligent and  enduring  womanhood  has 
not  been  offered  a  voice  in  the  affairs  of 
state. 


Over  in  conservative,  easy-going  Great 
Britain  reform  is  scarcely  ever  granted 
until  a  crisis  is  reached  and  revolution 
threatened.  But  in  the  United  States 
no  suffragette  movement  has  been  neces- 
sary to  the  enfranchisement  of  women. 
And  in  view  of  what  is  quietly  taking 
place  there,  might  not  Canada  follow 
the  near-home  example? 

A  book  written  by  Dr.  Scott  Nearing 
declares  that  the  American  woman  is 
unique.  In  England  she  is  envied;  on 
the  Continent  she  is  revered.  Nowhere 
else  in  the  world,  except,  possibly,  in 
Australia,  does  her  counterpart  exist. 
To  quote: 


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47 


"The  distinctive  position  of  the  Am- 
erican woman  is  the  outcome  of  four 
factors: 

"1.  Opportunity  of  education. 

"2.  Freedom  in  choosing  occupation. 

"3.  Legal  equality. 

"4.  Abundance  of  leisure. 

"The  authors  maintain  that  because 
of  these  four  advantages  the  American 
woman  is  the  first  in  history  to  be  really 
free.  Her  father  does  not  own  her. 
Her  husband  may  not  kill  her,  sell  her, 
nor  even  beat  her.  She  has  been  edu- 
cated to  believe  that  she  is  'as  good  as 
any  man';  she  has  been  sufficiently 
trained  to  be  able  to  earn  a  living;  she 
has  numerous  opportunities  for  gainful 
employment ;  she  is  therefore  self-reliant 
and  economically  independent." 

Dr.  Scott  Nearing  says: 

"The  American  woman  stands  at  the 
parting  of  the  ways.  The  old  world  of 
subjection  and  dependence  lies  behind 
her;  before  her  opens  the  new  world  of 
individual  development  and  achieve- 
ment. Foremost  in  opportunity,  the 
American  woman  may  also  stand  fore- 
most in  achievement;  but  it  is  for  her 
to  define  the  scope  of  the  contribution 
which  she  will  make  to  social  progress." 

When  Mrs.  Marilla  Ricker,  of  New 
Hampshire,  a  few  years  ago  began  a 
spirited  and  promising  campaign  for  the 
Governorship  of  that  state,  the  attorney- 
general,  after  due  deliberation,  gave  it 
as  his  opinion  that  a  woman  could  not 
legally  be  inaugurated  Governor  of  the 
State  of  New  Hampshire,  even  if  a 
majority  of  the  citizens  voted  for  her. 

The  decision  of  the  attorney-general 
rested  on  the  dictum  that  no  person 
could  serve  as  Governor  who  was  not  a 
legal  voter.  If  it  were  otherwise,  he 
argued,  we  might  elect  a  foreigner,  a 
minor,  an  alien,  a  defective,  a  criminal, 
to  the  ofiice.  Only  a  legal  voter  could 
be  elected  legally  and  allowed  to  serve, 
and  the  law  did  not  recognize  such  a 
thing  as  a  qualified  female  voter. 

However,  the  independents  of  Wash- 


ington State  have  nominated  for  the 
office  of  Governor,  Miss  Anna  A.  Malley, 
a  school  teacher,  lecturer  and  writer. 

It  is  said  that  Miss  Malley  seems  to 
be  acceptable  to  not  only  her  own  party, 
but  to  a  great  number  of  men  and  wo- 
men in  the  Republican  and  Democratic 
parties.  The  best  thing,  some  say,  that 
the  Democrats  and  Republicans  can 
now  do  is  to  put  up  a  woman  candidate 
in  opposition  to  Miss  Malley. 

If  Miss  Malley  is  elected  she  will  be 
the  first  woman  Governor  in  America. 
And  this  time  there  are  no  legal  disabil- 
ities in  the  way. 

Elbert  Hubbard  is  of  the  opinion  that 
the  people  of  Washington  might  do  well, 
on  general  principles,  to  elect  Miss 
Malley.     He  says: 

"Government  is  a  business  proposi- 
tion.    It  is  a  matter  of  wise  economics. 

If  Women  Paid  the  Bills 

"Woman  is  a  natural  conservator.  I 
never  in  all  my  life  heard  of  a  woman 
who  played  the  part  of  a  Coal-Oil  Johnny 
and  flung  money  to  the  English  spar- 
rows. If  women  were  allowed  to  pay 
the  bills  there  would  be  no  lobster-pal- 
laces;  the  after-theatre  supper  would  be 
cut  out;  we  would  get  three  square 
meals  a  day  with  just  what  we  needed, 
and  no  more. 

"Women  who  have  their  own  money 
in  their  own  pockets,  and  know  where 
their  pockets  are,  never  say,  'Keep  the 
change' with  a  lofty  flourish.  If  there 
is  any  money  coming  back  to  them  they 
sweep  it  into  their  reticule,  be  it  five 
cents  or  five  dollars.  Tips  are  taboo. 
It  is  only  male  man  who  is  intent  on 
impressing  the  head  waiter  or  the  floor- 
walker. 

"My  opinion  is  that  women  are  better 
financiers  than  men.  They  are  not  so 
much  given  to  bounding  and  exploita- 
tion. A  woman  is  a  safer  cashier  than 
a  man." 

Candidly,  the  writer  feels  a  growing 
regard  for  the  votes-for-women  slogan. 


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September,  1912 


HOW  WE  ATTRACT  AMERICAN 
SETTLERS 

A  representative  of  the   Wall  Street  Journal,    who  has  been  in  the 

Canadian  West  investigating  the  Canadian  situation  with  regard   to 

crop  conditions,  railway  outlook  and  financial  future, 

writes  concerning  immigration  from  the 

United  States  to  Western  Canada. 


"^  M  ^HE  movement  of  farmers  from 
I  the  United  States  into  the 
three  Canadian  prairie  prov- 
inces— Manitoba,  Saskatchewan  and  Al- 
berta— continues  and  increases.  Last 
year  more  than  131,000  came,  and  the 
immigration  officials  say  that  they  have 
advices  which  lead  them  to  believe  that 
the  number  of  incoming  American  set- 
tlers this  year  will  not  be  less  than  175,- 
000.  Immigration,  banking  and  rail- 
way officials  agree  in  estimating  that 
the  average  American  settler  brings  with 
him  at  least  $1,000  in  cash,  and  this 
seems  to  be  a  conservative  estimate. 

"It  means  that  they  brought  into 
Canada  last  year  upwards  of  $131,000,- 
000  and  that  their  cash  contribution  to 
Western  Canada's  wealth  this  year  will 
be  $175,000,000.  The  Dominion  Gov- 
ernment admits  their  household  effects, 
live  stock,  agricultural  machinery,  etc., 
which  they  bring  with  them  free  of  duty. 

"The  idea  prevails  in  many  quarters 
hat  this  movement  is  spontaneous. 
This  is  an  error.  In  the  history  of  man- 
kind there  has  never  been  a  movement 
of  people  from  one  country  to  another 
more  carefully  or  skilfully  planned  and 
operated  than  this  one. 

Skilful  Advertising 

"The  Department  of  Immigration  is 
under  the  jurisdiction  of  the  Minister  of 
the  Interior,  who  is  the  Honorable 
Robert  Rogers,  of  Winnipeg,  an  astute 
politician  and  an  able  administrator. 
Canada's  immigration  policy  was  form- 
ulated and  brought  to  its  present  high 


efiiciency  by  the  Honorable  Clifford 
Sifton,  and  was  continued  by  Mr.  Oliver, 
Minister  of  the  Interior  of  the  late 
Laurier  Government. 

"The  Immigration  Department  main- 
tains in  the  United  States  a  small  army 
of  skilled  agents  to  promote  the  exodus 
of  well-to-do  American  farmers  to  the 
Canadian  Northwest. 

"It  is  said  on  good  authority  that 
the  Government  spends  hundreds  of 
thousands  of  dollars  in  advertising  Can- 
ada in  the  United  States,  using  literally 
thousands  of  American  publications  to 
create  favorable  impressions,  and  yet  it 
is  extremely  doubtful  if  the  average  Am- 
erican can  recall  having  seen  any  such 
advertising. 

Become  British  Subjects 

"For  the  most  part  the  settlers  make 
new  communities  of  their  own,  each 
male  adult  in  many  instances  taking  up 
a  quarter-section  of  160  acres  of  free 
land  and  buying  as  much  more  as  he 
can  at  $10,  $20,  or  $30  an  acre  with  the 
proceeds  of  the  sales  of  their  Iowa,  Min- 
nesota, Oklahoma,  Kansas,  Nebraska, 
Ohio  and  Missouri  farms,  which  they 
have  sold  for  from  $100  to  $200  an  acre. 

"Much  travel  and  observation  in  the 
Prairie  Provinces  discloses  the  fact  that 
the  average  American  settler  takes  the 
oath  of  allegiance  and  becomes  a  British 
subject  at  the  earliest  possible  moment. 
They  like  the  Canadian  form  of  govern- 
ment and  their  children  are  growing  up 
as  good  Canadians. 

"This  work  is  carried  on  under  the 


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TOPICS   OF  TO-DAY 


49 


direction  of  an  expert  newspaper  man, 
who  is  an  official  of  the  department,  and 
who  uses  the  services  of  one  of  the  large 
United  States  advertising  agencies, 
which  places  a  vast  amount  of  reading 
matter  concerning  Western  Canada  in  a 
great  number  of  country  and  farm 
papers.  A  great  deal  of  this  matter  is 
placed  in  papers  printed  in  foreign 
languages  in  the  Middle  Western  States 
and  is  very  skilfully  written,  so  as  to 
leave  a  favorable  impression  and  rouse 
a  desire  to  know  more  about  Canada. 
It  is  at  this  point  that  the  immigration 
agent  begins  his  work. 

"In  many  cases  he  rents  the  best  store 
in  town,  fills  it  with  an  attractive  ex- 
hibit of  Canadian  grains,  ingratiates 
himself  with  the  people  of  the  neighbor- 
hood, courteously  answers  all  their  ques- 
tions, distributes  well-arranged  and  skil- 
fully  written   literature,   printed   in   all 


the  different  languages  spoken  in  the 
WY'stern  States,  gives  useful  information 
and  advice  about  places  in  which  to  set- 
tle, and  carries  on  his  campaign  right 
up  to  the  point  of  inducing  the  American 
farmers  to  sell  their  land  at  the  high 
prices  prevailing  and  getting  them  to 
load  their  household  effects,  machinery 
and  live  stock  on  special  trains  headed 
for  the  Canadian  work. 

"This  work  goes  on  continuously,  but 
with  special  activity  during  the  idle 
winter  months,  and  is  carried  on  in  hun- 
dreds of  places,  even  as  far  south  as 
Missouri,  from  which  there  is  a  tre- 
mendous movement  of  exceptionally 
well-to-do  native  Americans  this  spring." 


We  are  all  of  one  age,  no  matter  how 
long  we  have  lived,  for  we  have  young 
hearts. — Elbert  Hubbard. 


TOO  MANY   PROFESSIONALS,   NOT 
ENOUGH  EDUCATED  FARMERS 

As  we  read  the  reports  of  the  thousands  of  young  men  who  are  graduated 

in  law  and  medicine  throughout  the  country,  the  reflection  naturally 

comes:     What  a  pity  that  the  great  demand  of  the  farm  for 

intelligent  men  is  not  being  more  considered 

by  our  educational  institutions! 


^ 


THE  United  States  Secretary  of 
Agriculture  recently  announced 
that  the  Department  of  Agri- 
culture is  organizing  to  take  farm  demon- 
stration work  into  the  Northern  States. 
Two  classes  of  men  are  required  for 
this  work:  First,  in  each  county  a  first- 
rate  farmer  who  has  been  a  success  on 
his  farm  and  who  understands  practi- 
cally, without  much  theory  except  what 
he  may  have  incidentally  picked  up 
of  how  to  handle  the  soil,  the  plant  and 
the  animal.  Second,  for  over-large  dis- 
tricts  and   states  a   different   class   of 


men  is  wanted  who  have  an  agricultural 
college  training  combined  with  its  appli- 
cation to  practise  in  the  field. 

Not  Enough  Law  Work  for  All 

Busy  Man's  Canada  reproduces  Mr. 
Wilson's  remarks,  because  they  apply 
with  almost  equal  force  to  conditions  in 
the  Dominion: 

"As  we  read  the  daily  papers  and  see 
the  reports  of  the  thousands  of  young 
men  who  are  graduated  in  law  through- 
out the  country,"  says  Secretary  Wilson, 
"the  reflection  naturally  comes:    What 


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September,  1912 


a  pity  that  the  great  demand  of  the 
farm  for  intelligent  men  is  not  being 
more  considered  by  our  educational 
institutions!  There  is  not  law  work 
for  more  than  a  small  per  cent,  of 
these  young  men.  No  doubt  the  educa- 
tion and  mental  training  they  have 
had  will  make  them  brighter  men, 
but  there  are  no  jobs  waiting  for  them, 
that  is  for  more  than  a  very  small  per- 
centage of  them,  while  the  fields  are 
crying  aloud  for  trained  men. 

Housekeepers  are  complaining  of  the 
cost  of  living.  It  would  seem  to  be 
wise  for  our  educators  in  their  national 
meetings  to  consider  these  problems. 
It  might  be  wise  to  consider  about  how 
many  young  lawyers  will  be  needed  in 
the  next  year  to  take  the  place  of  the 
older  men  who  are  dropping  out.  That 
could  be  very  easily  determined.  Then 
if  the  attention  of  this  class  of  students 
were  called  to  the  demand  of  the 
industries  for  educated  men  a  different 
direction  might  be  given  to  many 
young  men  who  seem  to  be  'drawing 
their  bows  at  a  venture.' 

More  Physicians  than  Patients 

"This  applies  to  more  than  the  lawyer. 
There  are  no  doubt  far  more  young 
physicians  being  turned  out  from  the 
educational  institutions  of  the  country 
than  there  are  patients  for.  Wrong 
direction  has  been  given  to  the  education 
of  many  young  men  and  yet  there  is 
nothing  more  difficult  to  change  than 
the  old  systems  of  education. 

"In  his  sixth  annual  report  (1911)  as 
President  of  the  Carnegie  Foundation 
for  the  Advancement  of  Teaching,  Dr. 
Henry  S.  Pritchett  says:  'According 
to  the  census  tables  there  were  in  the 
United  States  in  1900, 132,000  physicians 
and  surgeons.  In  the  bulletin  on  medical 
education  issued  by  the  Foundation  in 
1910,  it  was  calculated,  after  careful  in- 
vestigation,that  2,000  graduated  annually 
from  the  medical  schools  would  furnish 
an  ample  supply  of  new  physicians  to 


take  the  places  left  vacant  by  death  and 
other  causes  and  to  keep  pace  with  the 
growth  of  population.  Assuming  (and 
it  is  evidently  an  extravagant  assump- 
tion) that  the  proportion  of  lawyers 
to  the  population  should  be  as  large 
as  the  proportion  of  physicians,  1,700 
graduates  annually  from  the  law 
schools  would  be  sufficient  to  maintain 
even  the  present  crowded  stage  of  the 
legal  profession.  As  a  matter  of  fact 
in  June,  1910,  the  number  of  students 
graduated  by  the  law  schools  numbered 
4,183;  and  this  takes  no  account  of  the 
large  percentage  of  lawyers  who  are 
admitted  to  the  bar  without  having 
received  a  law  school  diploma.  If 
we  place  the  per  capita  need  of  a  lawyer 
at  the  same  figure  as  the  need  of  a 
physician  and  disregard  all  who  enter 
the  profession  without  completing  suc- 
cessfully a  law  school  course,  it  is  evident 
that  the  output  of  the  law  schools  of  the 
present  day  is  far  in  excess  of  any  neces- 
sary demand. 

"It  is  certain  that  the  demand  for 
lawyers  and  physicians  is  much  more 
than  met  by  the  professional  schools 
to-day.  It  is  equally  certain  that  the 
demand  for  educated  farmers  is  striking- 
ly neglected,"  concluded  the  Secre- 
tary. 


A  Mere  Surprise 

A  REPORT  like  a  pistol-shot  rang 
out  on  the  air,  and  Uncle  Silas 
jumped  nervously. 

"Massy  sakes!"  he  cried,  "what  was 
that?     Anybody  been  shot?" 

"Oh,  no,"  smiled  his  city  cousin, 
"that's  only  an  automobile." 

"Oh,"  said  the  old  man,  "somebody 
discharging  his  show-foor!" — Harper's 
Weekh. 

Without  self-sacrifice  there  can  be  no 
real  friendship. — Goethe. 


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TOPICS   OF  TO-DAY 


51 


THE  TRAGEDY  OF  THE  BANK  CLERK 

It  sometimes  raises  questions  concerning  the  business  of  the  bank. 

The  bank  clerk  must   be  ""such  and  such,^'  yet  his  salary  is  scarcely 

a  living  wage.     And  all  the  while  his  chief  fraternizes  with  men  who 

gamble  on  land  booms,  stocks  and  margins,  and  vnn 

or  lose  by  some  lucky  chance,  often  to 

the  loss  or  gain  of  someone  else. 


^ 


THE  gambling  mania,  which  every 
now  and  again  is  responsible  for 
serious  defalcations  among  bank 
clerks,  as  well  as  among  those  higher 
up,  has  once  more  ditched  at  least  two 
promising  careers  in  Toronto,  and  in- 
vestigations may  drag  others  down  also. 
The  Toronto  Globe  sanely  moralizes  on 
the  tragedy. 

It  is  the  old  story,  says  the  Globe.  "A 
desired  good  seems  within  reach:  only  a 
moral  prohibition  intervenes:  the  warn- 
ings of  some  other  man's  experience  are 
stifled  by  the  insinuated  assurance,  'Ye 
shall  not  surely  die.'  Then  the  rude 
awakening,  the  driving  out,  and  the 
fiery  Nemesis  making  hard  the  way  of 
return. 

Awkward  Questions  for  the  Banjk 

''And  the  tragedy  of  the  bank  clerk 
sometimes  raises  questions  concerning 
the  business  of  the  bank.  He  must  be 
educated,  alert,  of  good  social  standing, 
and  his  dress  and  deportment  must  be 
such  as  bring  credit  to  the  bank. 

''But  his  salary  is  scarcely  a  living 
wage,  his  rate  of  promotion  is  slow,  and 
every  day  he  deals  with  the  accounts  of 
others  less  gifted  than  himself  who  far 
outstrip  him  in  the  race. 

"Every  day  his  chief  fraternizes  with 
men  who  gamble  on  land  booms  and  on 
stock-market  margins,  and  who  win  or 
lose  by  some  lucky  chance,  and  often  to 
the  loss  or  the  gain  of  someone  else.  The 
chance  to  gamble  is  round  the  corner  of 
any  downtown  square.  He  takes  his 
chance.     He  wins  and  he — loses.     Then 


he  himself  is  lost.  The  descent  to  the 
Police  Court  and  the  prison  is  easy, 
sometimes  the  course  is  swift,  always  the 
end  is  hard. 

"The  cost  of  high  living?  Yes,  that 
has  to  do  with  it.  The  cost  of  even  plain 
living  for  the  non-union  wage-earner 
and  the  fixed-salary  man  has  so  far  out- 
run the  scale  of  income  that  these  days 
of  prosperity  for  the  Big  Business  are, 
for  the  bank  clerk  and  all  his  fellows 
up  the  scale  and  down,  days  of  aching 
distress. 

"And  always  the  tempter  is  near  with 
his  ripened  fruit  and  his  purring  word: 
'Ye  shall  not  surely  die.' 

"In  Toronto  they  say  the  way  of  the 
tempter,  but  not  of  the  tempted,  has 
become  easier  of  late.  Forty  known 
places  for  race-track  gambhng,  says  Mr. 
Stauffer.  Handbooks  are  in  circulation 
in  factories,  and  shops,  and  warehouses, 
and  stores.  The  police  oflficers  are 
hampered.  No  one  says  the  police  are 
'fixed.'  But  the  racetrack  opportunities 
have  increased  and  with  them  the  touts 
of  the  gambler.  The  multiplying  of  the 
tempters  multiplies  the  victims. 

"The  victims  go  to  prison  branded  for 
life.  The  hearts  of  the  innocent  are 
broken  and  all  their  proud  hopes  blight; 
ed.  The  country  is  robbed  of  men  who 
ought  to  have  been  assets  of  great 
worth,  and  who  are  changed  into  a  burden 
and  a  bane.  And  all  the  while  some 
trusted  guardian  of  the  nation's  resources 
of  manhood  is  neglectful  or  incompetent 
and  the  destroyer  is  safe. 

"When   will   Canada  learn  that   the 


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undoing  of  its  young  men  and  young 
women  in  the  vaunted  civilization  of 
its  cities — in  the  bar-room,  on  the  race- 
track, where  vice  allures — is  disgrace  to 
its  national  flag  as  deep  and  as  dangerous 
as  if  that  flag  were  to  droop  in  defeat 
on  the  field  of  war?" 

Public  Opinion  the  Only  Cure 

Commenting  on  the  Globe's  article, 
the  Toronto  World  says:  "Observers  will 
note  that  the  multiplication  of  gambling 
places  uptown  has  been  coincidental 
with  the  abolition  of  bookmaking  at 
the  Woodbine.  Nothing  but  public  opin- 
ion and  education  appears  to  have  any 
permanent  effect  on  vice.  All  the  legisla- 
tion that  is  adopted  is  not  ineffective,  but 
to  a  large  extent  it  merely  changes  the 
channels  of  vice.  It  is  only  effective  so 
far  as  it  gives  expression  to  public  opin- 
ion. 

"Gambling  is  a  universal  evil,  and 
only  the  'unco  guid,'  like  the  Globe 
editorial  staff,  never  take  part  in  a 
race  pool  or  buy  stocks  or  a  raffle 
ticket. 

"The  means  of  gambling  are  various, 
but  the  taste  and  the  principle  are  alike. 

Not  the  Desire  for  Wealth 

"Nor  is  it  the  desire  for  wealth  that 
leads  men  to  gamble.  The  very  wealthi- 
est men  have  indulged  in  the  demoraliz- 
ing excitement  of  the  chances  of  the 
turn  of  a  card  or  the  fall  of  a  die.  Their 
souls  are  not  big  enough  to  have  larger 
interests.  They  follow  what  attracts 
them. 

"But  there  can  be  no  doubt  that  the 
desire  for  sudden  wealth  has  been  the 
lure  that  has  led  many  young  men  into 
the  primrose  path.  To  some  extent 
parents  are  to  blame  for  not  more 
deeply  impressing  on  their  offspring 
the  immortal  philosophy  of  Wilkins 
Micawber,  Esq.,  the  principles  of  which 
he  found  so  much  difficulty  himself  in 
following:  Income,  twenty  shillings; 
expenditure,   twenty   shillings   and   six- 


pence; result  misery.  Income,  twenty 
shillings;  expenditure,  nineteen  shil- 
Hngs    and    sixpence;    result    happiness. 

"The  men,  or  the  men  and  women  who 
live  beyond  their  income  are  on  the 
high  road  to  tragedy.  Young  wives 
have  much  responsibility  in  this  con- 
nection, for  they  can  restrain  or  stimu- 
late the  extravagance  of  young  hus- 
bands to  an  extraordinary  extent. 

"After  all,  there  are  very  few  who  are 
silly  enough  to  go  against  the  ironclad 
rules  of  the  business  world  about  using 
property  not  one's  own.  The  rules  are 
bound  to  catch  you  sooner  or  later.  It 
is  true  some  big  men  break  the  rules 
and  the  violation  is  condoned  by  other 
big  men  for  their  own  interests,  but 
they  make  up  for  this  by  tenfold  severity 
on  the  little  ones  who  may  be  foolish 
enough  to  think  they  have  discovered 
a  precedent. 

Safe  Rules  in  Gambling 

"If  you  must  gamble,  there  are  some 
safe  rules.  In  card  games  there  are 
several  in  which  heavy  odds  may  be 
laid  without  risk  of  loss.  They  are 
varieties  of  solitaire  or  patience.  In 
racing  never  back  a  horse  that  you  are 
not  riding  yourself.  This  is  the  only 
way  to  eliminate  the  race  risks.  The 
doubt  that  remains  is  whether  you 
can  collect  your  bet  if  you  win. 

In  stocks  never  sell  short.  There  is 
absolutely  no  limit  to  the  height  to  which 
the  interests  can  bull  stock.  Never  buy 
on  margin.  Buy  outright  and  stick  to 
stocks  that  are  paying  four  per  cent,  on 
your  investment.  If  you  buy  judiciously 
the  chances  are  you  will  make  money  in 
five  years.  If  you  buy  on  margin  the 
chances  are  all  in  the  other  direction. 


People  do  not  as  a  rule  devote  themselves 
to  self-culture.  What  they  want  is  a 
panacea  for  human  ills,  and  recipes  by 
which  to  make  money  and  obtain  all  im- 
aginable pleasures. — Goethe. 


September,  1912 


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STATE  LOANS  TO  FARMERS 

The  farmer  is  practically  the  only  producer  who  cannot  borrow  money 
on  his  paper:  who,  in  fact,  is  compelled  to  give  a  mortgage  on  his  farm 
to  secure  a  loan  for  business  purposes.     New  Bruns- 
wick and  Nova  Scotia  are  leading  the 
way  out  of  the  darkness. 


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CANADA'S  interest  in  the  probable 
introduction  into  this  continent 
of  European  methods  of  granting 
financial  aid  to  farmers,  in  the  form  of 
loans  upon  planted  or  growing  crops,  is 
no  less  than  that  of  the  United  States. 
In  this  particular,  as  in  many  others, 
both  nations  have  practically  the  same 
problems  to  solve.  Attention  has  been 
directed  in  these  columns  from  time  to 
time  recently  to  various  methods  pro- 
posed with  the  view  of  helping  the  farm- 
ers with  loans  through  private  agencies. 
All  of  these  possess  importance  as  going 
to  show  how  widespread  is  becoming  the 
conviction  that  something  should  be 
done  to  enable  the  farmer  to  borrow 
money  as  a  business  man  and  on  the 
terms  usually  granted  business  men.  As 
has  been  shown,  the  farmer  is  practi- 
cally the  only  producer  who  cannot  bor- 
row money  on  his  paper;  who,  in  fact,  is 


compelled  to  give  a  mortgage  on  his 
farm  to  secure  a  loan  made  for  business 
purposes.  No  other  class  of  producers 
pay  as  high  a  rate  of  interest  for  finan- 
cial accommodation. 

The  Province  of  New  Brunswick  has 
recently  authorized  a  loan  that  will  en- 
able it  to  help  the  new  settlers,  and  it  is 
probable  that  Nova  Scotia  will  do  the 
same.  The  need  of  a  state  loan  system 
in  Western  Canada  is  keenly  felt.  Late- 
ly much  has  been  said  of  the  proposal  of 
the  railroad  companies  to  help  with 
loans  the  new  settlers.  But  to  be  really 
eflfective,  accommodation  should  be  ex- 
tended as  well  to  the  established  farmer 
as  to  the  newcomer.  No  system  that 
will  not  provide  for  the  whole  farming 
community  of  Canada  and  the  United 
States  as  the  whole  mercantile  commun- 
ity is  provided  for,  can  be  satisfactory. 
— Christian  Science  Monitor. 


SINGLE  TAX  IS  GRIPPING  THE  WEST 

The  policy  of  shifting  taxation  from  improvements  to  land  is  appeal- 
ing to  the   people  as  the  commonsense  way.     Moreover,  it  has  a 
restraining  influence  on  the  speculative  tendency,  lohich 
is  injuring  Canada\s  credit. 


IN  the  West   the   people   are   begin- 
ning to   think    seriously   for   them- 
selves on  many  important  matters 
affecting  public  administration  and  gov- 
ernment. 

In  Saskatchewan,  for  example,  the 
principle  of  municipal  ownership  of  pub- 
lic utilities  has  made  it  almost  an  im- 


possibility for  private  companies  to 
secure  franchises,  and  the  results  of  the 
municipal  operation  of  street  railways, 
light,  heat,  and  power  companies  and 
water  systems,  has  convinced  the  tax- 
payers that  what  is  earned  by  the  com- 
munity should  belong  to  it. 
The  Moose  Jaw  Morning  News  thus 


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editorially  reviews  another  important 
public  matter  in  an  impartial  and  reas- 
onable vein: 

"Financial  experts  are  calling  atten- 
tion to  the  fact  that  the  speculative 
tendency  in  Canada  is  undermining  the 
confidence  of  British  investors  in  many 
Canadian  investments,  an  impression, 
having  gone  abroad  that  the  boom  ele- 
ment is  too  prevalent.  Such  being  the 
case,  it  is  evident  that  confidence  can  be 
restored  only  in  one  way,  namely,  by 
getting  as  nearly  as  possible  to  the  level 
of  intrinsic  values.  From  this  there  is 
no  escape.  To  pretend  that  values  are 
such  and  such,  when  they  are  not,  is  both 


dishonest  and  unwise,  and  cannot  but  be 
attended  with  disastrous  results. 

"The  News  has  recominended  the  pol- 
icy •  of  shifting  taxation  from  impro^'e- 
ments  to  land.  A  large  portion  of  the 
public  endorses  this  position,  and  no 
doubt  if  a  plebiscite  on  the  subject  were 
taken,  it  would  be  accepted.  Such  a 
change  in  our  system  of  taxation  would 
certainly  have  a  restraining  influence  on 
the  speculative  tendency,  since  it  would 
mean  that  real  estate  would  be  called 
upon  to  contribute  the  lion's  share  of 
taxation,  and  also  to  assume  almost  all 
it  is  able  to  bear.  Then,  indeed,  the 
public  would  soon  know  where  it  was  at 
in  the  matter  of  values." 


A  DUTY  OF  CITIZENSHIP 

The  young  man  in  a  city  who  uses  the  streets,  parks  and  other  civic 

conveniences,  owes  a  just  debt  to  the  community  in  which 

he  lives,  and  which  he  should  scorn  to  evade. 


^ 


"OUNG  men  of  Toronto  who 
would  scorn  to  repudiate  a.  just 
debt  to  a  fellow  man  as  an  in- 
dividual, have  a  peculiar  habit  of  throw- 
ing their  income  tax  bills  into  the  waste 
basket,"  remarks  the  Toronto  Star. 
"Yet  these  bills  represent  a  debt — and 
a  just  one — to  their  fellow  men  of  To- 
ronto in  the  aggregate.  The  debt  is 
abundantly  due. 

"Young  unmarried  men  use  the 
streets  an-d  the  parks  and  the  other  civic 
improvements  as  much  as  householders, 
if  not  more.  In  most  cases,  these  men 
are  taxed  only  on  income,  with  a  liberal 
amount  exempted.  To  tear  up  their 
tax  bills  is  to  confess  that  they  are  un- 
willing to  pay  what  they  owe. 

"It  might  be  pointed  out  that  if  the 
young  man  remains  in  the  city  for  a 
couple  of  years  he  will  have  to  pay  the 
bills  which  he  has  destroyed,  with  in- 


terest and  the  costs  of  court  added. 
But  the  fear  of  being  dragged  into  court 
is,  after  all,  the  lowest  ground  upon 
which  an  appeal  for  immediate  payment 
can  be  made. 

"The  income  tax  is  a  duty  of  citizen- 
ship, and  it  should  be  met  promptly. 
Its  evasion  should  be  scorned  as  whole- 
heartedly as  any  other  evasion  of  debt. 
Young  men  and  old  should  get  together 
for  a  better  Toronto,  and  the  one  who 
tries  to  shift  his  share  of  the  burden  on 
the  other  fellows  is  remiss  in  his  duty  to 
the  city  wherein  he  dwells.  He  takes 
all,  and  gives  nothing. 

"It  is  possible  that  there  are  young 
men  who  have  never  viewed  the  matter 
in  this  light  who  have  thoughtlessly  re- 
garded the  income  tax  as  something 
which  it  is  smart  to  disregard,  who  have 
torn  up  their  bills  and  who  trust  to  luck 
to  be  out  of  Toronto  by  the  time  an 


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attempt  is  made  to  collect  them.    Now 
is  their  time  to  reform. 

"The  issue  is  one  of  citizenship  and 
common  honesty.  If  it  came  to  be  re- 
garded   as    such,    prompt    payment    of 


such  income  taxes  would  cease  to  be  the 
exception." 

This  applies  not  only  to  the  young 
men  of  Toronto,  but  to  all  other  parts 
of  the  Dominion. 


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HOW   CANADA  BEGETS   CHEERFULNESS 

Even  Ministers  of  the  Crown,  who  are  not   blessed  with  that  quality, 

fall  under  its   charm  when   they  view   the   country's  resources,  and 

become  cheerful,  smiling  optimists.     The  sweets  of  office  and  the 

satisfaction  of  power,  of  course,  contribute  their  share. 


FOR  consistent  and  persistent  optim- 
ism a  Minister  of  the  Crown 
cannot  be  excelled.  To  him  the 
sun  of  prosperity  is  always  shining,  and 
if  there  are  clouds  in  the  sky,  they  are 
mere  patches  which  make  the  blue  all 
the  brighter  by  the  contrast,  and  they 
are  sure  to  roll  by.  Before  him  the  road 
to  national  success  always  runs  straight 
ahead,  and  it  is  smooth  and  well  cared 
for.  In  fact,  he  holds  that  happiness  is 
within  the  grasp  of  every  man,  because 
all  that  he  has  to  do  to  attain  it  is  to 
join  the  procession  and  support  the  Gov- 
ernment. 

"There  is  only  one  subject  with  re- 
spect to  which  a  Minister  of  the  Crown 
is  pessimistic,"  says  the  Montreal  Stand- 
ard, "and  that  is  the  Opposition,  whose 
principles  and  intentions  are  always 
matters  of  gloomy  concern.  That  is  the 
only  dark  cloud  in  the  sky  of  office,  the 
only  fly  in  the  ointment  of  power. 

Cheefulness  that's  Concealed 

"Mr.  Monk,  our  Minister  of  Public 
Works,  has  many  fine  qualities,  which  it 
is  not  necessary  to  enumerate,  but  cheer- 
fulness is  not  one  of  them,  or,  if  it  is,  it 
is  successfully  concealed.  This  fact 
makes  his  case  all  the  more  conspicuous 
and  convincing. 

"Mr.  Monk  goes  up  to  the  head  of  the 
Great  Lakes  to  look  after  the  Public 
Works,   and   what   he   sees   dispels   his 


native  gloom  and  he  becomes  a  sunny, 
smiling  optimist. 

He  finds  that  the  lake-borne  trade  of 
Canada  is  enormous;  he  finds  the  harbors 
too  shallow  and  the  wharves  too  small 
to  accommodate  the  traffic;  and  the 
"Soo"  Canal  ridiculously  inadequate. 
Prosperity  he  finds  descending  on  the 
Lake  Shore  country  like  a  gentle  but 
regularly  falling  dew,  but  he  will  bring 
it  down  in  showers.  He  has  fallen  under 
the  spell  of  the  optimism  of  office. 

"Mr.  Crothers  is  another  victim  of  the 
subtle  but  powerful  influence  of  the 
portfolio.  Mr.  Crothers  has  been  West, 
where  everybody  is  busy  and,  therefore, 
a  very  suitable  place  for  a  Minister  of 
Labor  to  visit.  To  say  anything  new 
about  the  greatness  and  the  prosperity 
of  the  West,  or  even  to  say  the  old  things 
in  a  new  way,  is  next  to  impossible;  but 
Mr.  Crothers  has  done  his  best,  and 
what  he  has  said  shows  that  his  heart  is 
filled  with  sunshine,  and  that  he  cannot 
see  a  cloud  in  the  sky — not  even  in 
Saskatchewan.  On  every  hand  he  found 
evidence  of  progress  and  prosperity, 
confidence  and  contentment;  and  he 
returns  to  Ottawa  to  resume  his  depart- 
mental labors,  gleefully  rubbing  his 
hands  as  he  turns  over  in  his  mind  the 
cheerful  thought  that  all  is  as  right  as 
right  can  be.  The  sweets  of  office,  the 
satisfaction  of  power — how  bright  they 
make  the  world  look!" 


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THE  AMERICAN  WOMAN'S  PASSION 
FOR  LUXURY 

It  is  only  in  America — which  includes  Canada — that  the  craze  for 

novelty    and   vain    show    exists   to    any  extent,  says    an  American 

iioman.      In  France  and  the  older  countries  the  best  women  dress 

inconspicuously  in  the   street,  and   their  young  daughters 

are  not  allowed  to  wear  jewels,  silk  stockings, 

costly  furs  and  striking  gowns. 


THINK  of  it!  A  woman  who 
will  stand  up  before  an  audience 
of  women  and  confess  a  hatred 
of  silk  stockings  and  a  loathing  of  willow 
plumes ! 

And  yet  that  is  what  Miss  Sadie 
American  did  the  other  day.  Said  she: 
"I  wish  that  all  the  cheap  silk  stockings 
could  be  wiped  off  the  face  of  the  earth. 
They  are  one  of  the  temptations  of  the 
working  girl,  who  has  a  hard  enough 
time  to  keep  body  and  soul  together  on 
her  $5  a  week.  And  the  willow  plume! 
The  very  sight  of  one  makes  me  feel  sick 
at  heart. 

"A  willow  plume  means  misery  and 
weariness  in  every  filament.  It  represents 
overwork,  child  labor,  stinting  on  food  and 
warm  underwear,  to  save  the  price  of  the 
useless,  foolish  feather — and  of  course,  in 
more  instances  than  most  of  us  like  to 
think  of,  it  means  the  first  downward 
step  of  a  well-meaning  girl's  life." 

And  for  this  misdirection  she  blames 
the  women  of  fashion,  position  and 
wealth,  to  whom  the  working  girls 
naturally  look  for  examples  in  manners 
and  morals,  and  whose  fashions  they, 
alas!  too  slavishly  imitate.  The  girls 
are  groping  for  the  best,  giving  too  little 
thought  to  the  difference  in  station  and 
ability  to  pay  the  price. 

A  Purely  American  Craze 

'■'//  is  only  in  America  that  this  craze 
for  novelty  and  this  adoption  of  the  cheap 
and  ephemeral  exists  to  any  extent,"  said 
Miss   American.     "In   France   only   the 


women  of  the  demi-monde  race  madly  after 
the  latest  fashions.  The  best  women 
dress  inconspicuously  in  the  street,  and 
their  young  daughters  are  not  allowed  to 
wear  jewels  and  costly  furs  and  striking 
gowns.  The  working  girl  in  France  has 
a  pride  of  class.  She  does  not  ape  the 
woman  of  society.  She  prefers  to  look 
like  the  very  best  type  of  working 
woman,  trim,  neat,  alert,  dressed  to  suit 
the  work  she  does.  She  spends  no  worry 
on  hats,  but  her  hair  is  always  beauti- 
fully dressed. 

The  Curse  of  Dress 

"Dress  is  not  the  fundamental  cause 
of  the  terrible  mistakes  the  poor  girl 
sometimes  makes.  It  is  an  incidental 
symptom  of  a  terrible  modern  malady, 
the  passion  for  luxuries.  Necessities  are 
growing  dearer  and  luxuries  cheaper. 
Luxuries  have  become  so  common  that 
the  poor  girl  confounds  them  with 
necessities,  and  she  stints  herself  on 
food  to  buy  furs  and  does  things  to  get 
feathers  and  finery  which  might  be 
condoned  if  she  needed  bread  or  shoes." 

Miss  American  charges  that  the  wo- 
man of  fashion  of  to-day  has  lost  her 
sense  of  values  and  proportion,  and  is 
given  over  to  imitations  and  make- 
believes  that  are  in  atrocious  taste.  She 
dresses  inappropriately  for  the  time  and 
place,  wearing  low  shoes  and  low  necks 
in  the  streets.  She  has  an  appreciation 
of  the  relative  rather  than  the  absolute 
value  of  things  and  she  ignores  the 
responsibility  for  setting  dangerous  ex- 


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ample  to  those  who  look  to  her  for  their 
standards  of  conduct. 

The  silk  stockings  are  symbolic  of  this 
unwholesome  condition.  A  few  years 
ago  even  rich  women  kept  their  silk 
stockings    and    their    thin    slippers    for 


evening  wear.  Now  they  flaunt  them  in 
the  street.  The  poor  girl  follows  suit. 
The  woman  of  wealth  and  fashion  and 
position  cannot  relieve  themselves  of  the 
responsibility  placed  upon  them.  Do 
they  fully  appreciate  the  fact? 


The  Patent  Medicine  Fraud 


THE  composition  of  a  proprietary 
medicine  is  of  small  account  from 
a  commercial  viewpoint  accord- 
ing to  the  Druggists'  Circular,  of  New 
York. 

Perfectly  good  formulas  are  lying 
around  loose,  and  anyone  can  get  the 
receipt  for  an  effective  laxative  or 
expectorant  or  tonic,  for  the  asking. 

The  promotion  of  the  article  after  it 
is  compounded  is  the  important  thing. 
Without  it,  the  best  "medicine"  will  not 
go;  with  it  ordinary  water,  with  or  with- 
out flavoring  or  coloring,  has  been  known 
to  yield  a  fortune.  The  Circular  goes 
on  thus: 

"For  a  dollar,  a  dollar  and  a  half  or 
two  dollars  anybody  may  buy  a  book 
containing  formulas  of  remedies  for  every 
different  kind  of  disease  that  actually 
exists  or  can  be  imagined  for  advertising 
purposes.  Almost  anybody  can  manu- 
facture the  goods  or  have  some  firm  of 


manufacturing  pharmacists  do  this  for 
him;  and  without  the  expenditure  of 
more  than  a  week  or  two's  salary  of  an 
ordinary  working  man,  may  find  himself 
in  possession  of  a  stock  of  "medicine" 
which,  at  a  dollar  a  bottle,  or  twenty- 
five  cents  a  box,  or  even  at  "two,  four 
and  eight,"  would  net  him  a  tidy  sum. 
Having  proceeded  thus  far,  our  supposi- 
titious man  could,  by  reinvesting  the 
said  tidy  sum  in  more  of  the  "medicine" 
and  converting  them  likewise  into  cash, 
be  able  to  buy  a  good  farm  and  retire,  or 
an  automobile  and  continue  to  retire 
indefinitely.  The  thing  looks  so  easy 
that  it  seems  a  shame  for  any  man  to 
have  to  shovel  dirt  at  a  dollar  a  day 
or  edit  a  paper  for  his  board  and  clothes. 
If  the  public  who  have  so  long  sup- 
ported the  nostrum  business  could  be 
brought  to  a  recognition  of  what  consti- 
tutes its  mainspring,  it  would  save  them 
from  many  harms  to  purse  and  body. 


The  Public  Responsible  for  Dirty  Notes 


PARLIAMENTARY  and  public  cen- 
sure of  the  chartered  banks  in  con- 
nection with  their  circulation  of  notes  is 
not  deserved.  In  the  majority  of  in- 
stances, our  banks  are  not  to  blame  for 
the  filthy  condition  of  some  of  the  notes 
which  fall  into  the  hands  of  the  fastidious. 
The  majority  of  men  and  women, 
when  distributing  money  in  payment  of 
purchases  made,  invariably  select  the 
soiled  bills  wherewith  to  settle,  and  the 


recipient  being  equally  anxious  to  get 
rid  of  same,  the  dirty  note  is  thus  kept 
in  circulation,  states  the  Canadian 
Bankers'  Journal. 

If  those  who  quarrel  with  our  currency 
could  trace  the  history  of  a  bank  note 
from  its  birth  to  its  final  destruction  by 
fire,  they  would  find  no  reason  for  Gov- 
ernment intervention  on  behalf  of  clean 
money. 

The  best  proof  ol  honest  effort  on  the 


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September,  1912 


part  of  our  chartered  banks  to  provide 
the  country  with  clean  money  is  to  be 
found  in  the  records  of  circulation  kept 
by  the  Canadian  Bankers'  Association. 
Examination  of  the  monthly  reports 
issued  to  the  Government  and  to  the 
chartered  banks  shows  that,  during  the 
year  1911,  notes  condemned  as  unfit  for 
further  circulation,  and  therefore  de- 
stroyed, amounted  to  $33,086,335. 


Further  comment  seems  unnecessary. 
The  public,  and  not  the  banks,  are  respon- 
sible for  keeping  dirty  notes  in  circu- 
lation in  the  Dominion  of  Canada,  con- 
cludes the  Bankers^  Journal. 


How  often  has  a  worthy  person  to  re- 
proach himself  for  failing  to  act  with  a 
delicacy  befitting  the  occasionl 


sS    g? 


MARRIAGE   AND  THE   COST  OF   LIVING 

We  have  to  live — or,  at    least,  we  think  we  have — and  so  we  keep 
on  paying  rent  and   grocers'  bills    and   worrying  about  the  future. 
It  is    because  of   these    and   other   like    conditions    that  the  cost  of 
living  is  a  matter  of  pretty  general  interest,  for  if  we  have  to 
live  it  is  natural  that  now  and  then  toe  should  con- 
sider the  cost  of  the  performance. 

By  the  Editor  of  the  Montreal  Standard 


AROUND  this  matter  cluster  many 
important  and  difficult  ques- 
tions, such  as  that  enquiring 
whether  living  is  worth  the  cost;  what 
makes  the  cost  so  high  and  why  it 
persists  in  going  higher;  and  whether 
it  is  all  due  to  the  abundance  of  gold  or 
to  the  scarcity  of  potatoes! 

These  are  but  a  few  of  the  questions 
raised  by  the  fact  of  existence,  and 
among  those  other  questions  is  that 
which,  set  somewhat  in  the  minor  key, 
people  have  been  asking  themselves  ever 
since  men  and  women  were  first  pos- 
sessed with  the  idea  that  it  was  better  to 
play  the  game  of  life  with  pairs  than 
with  a  lone  hand.  And  that  question 
is  usually  put  in  this  form — "Can  two 
five  as  cheaply  as  one?" 

The  question  possesses  one  remark- 
able and  perhaps  dangerous  power. 

It  compels  about  every  single  person 
who  studies  it,  to  arrive  at  the  same 
answer,  "Yes";   and  the  next  thing  this 


person  knows  is  that  he  is  testing  the 
correctness  of  his  answer  by  the  cold, 
hard  facts  of  the  case.  It  is,  therefore, 
a  dangerous  question  for  the  unmarried 
to  toy  with,  for  although  they  approach 
it  as  a  theory,  they  soon  find  that  it  has 
developed  into  a  condition. 

Before  passing  to  the  merits  of  the 
question,  let  it  be  suggested  that  pos- 
sibly the  form  of  the  question  is  open  to 
objection.  Can  two  live  as  cheaply  as 
one?  Now,  the  essential  of  living  is 
food,  and  it  is  not  difficult  to  prove  that, 
day  in  and  day  out,  two  persons  will 
consume  more  food  than  will  one,  even 
if  one  of  the  two  has  a  very  small  ap- 
petite. Two  persons  cannot  travel  on 
one  railway  ticket,  or  occupy  one  seat 
at  the  theatre,,  or  even  wear  the  one 
overcoat.  To  say  that,  so  far  as  bare 
existence  is  concerned,  two  persons  can 
live  as  cheaply  as  one,  is  as  absurd  as  it 
would  be  to  say  that  two  and  two  do 
not  make  four. 


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The  meaning  of  the  question  has  not 
been  properly  expressed,  for  what  peo- 
ple have  in  mind  is  not  whether  two  can 
live  as  cheaply  as  one,  but  whether  two 
can  live  on  what  one  is  receiving  and, 
as  a  ruk;  is  accustomed  to  spend  on 
himself. 

Of  course,  the  question  excludes  all 
those  cases  where  the  other  party  does 
something  towards  keeping  the  pot  boil- 
ing, and  those  rarer  cases  in  which  that 
other  party  possesses  sufficient  to  keep 
the  pot  boiling  right  along  without  any- 
one bothering  about  it. 

These  cases,  of  course,  do  not  fall 
within  the  scope  of  the  present  enquiry. 

There  are  two  ways  of  arriving  at  a 
solution  of  the  problem — Can  two  live  on 
the  income  that  one  had  found  only  suffi- 
cient for  himself? 

One  is  that  of  experience,  and  the 
other  that  of  the  testimony  of  those  who 
have  made  the  experiment. 

Experience  is  a  dear  teacher,  and  in 
this  matter  it  is  attended  by  this  further 
difficulty — those  who  make  the  experi- 
ment must  make  it  succeed  whether  it  is 
impossible  or  not. 

It  is  not  a  case  of  trying  and  with- 
drawing if  unsuccessful,  but  it  is  a  case 
of  succeeding  or  getting  off  the  earth. 
Prudence,  therefore,  suggests  that  a 
solution  of  the  problem  be  sought  by 
aid  of  the  experience  of  others. 

Fortunately,  some  evidence  of  this 
character  is  at  hand,  collected  by  a 
Chicago  newspaper  among  its  readers, 
who  have  made  the  experiment,  and 
who,  therefore,  speak  from  knowledge 
obtained  first  hand.  Some  of  this  testi- 
mony is  submitted  for  the  consideration 
and  assistance  of  those  struggling  with 
the  problem. 

Let  the  testimony  of  the  first  witness 
he  given  in  its  entirety. 

"If  a  man  half  tries,"  says  this  light- 
hearted  Benedict,  "he  can  live  more 
cheaply  married  than  single.  As  a 
single  man  my  expenses  a  week  were 
^(i.SO.     It  costs  me  $5.60  a  week  to  sup- 


port my  wife  and  two  children.  My 
wife  is  careful  and  makes  clothes  for  the 
children  out  of  our  old  clothes.  She 
makes  socks  for  me  out  of  her  old  stock- 
ings. I  spend  almost  nothing  for  amuse- 
ments. Occasionally  I  pitch  horseshoes 
and  play  cards  at  home.  When  I  am 
not  at  work  or  at  church  I  am  at  home. 
We  live  happily  and  contented  and  I 
believe  if  a  man  does  not  drink  or  use 
tobacco  it  means  quite  a  difference  in 
the  cost  of  living.  I  never  did  either." 
Quite  right — the  use  of  liquor  or  to- 
bacco costs  money,  and  neither  is  a 
necessity  of  life.  This  man  has  solved 
the  problem,  but  his  experience  is  not 
cheerful,  especially  that  part  relating  to 
socks  and  always  staying  at  home. 

Value  of  a  Sensible  Wife 

There  is  a  letter  from  a  man  who 
states  that  he  has  been  twice  married. 
His  first  wife  was  extravagant,  and  he 
had  a  hard  time,  but  he  tried  again,  and 
drew  a  prize.  They  have  a  child,  and 
the  three  live  on  $13.60  a  week.  He  is 
quite  certain  that  if  a  man  has  a  sensible 
and  economical  wife  he  is  better  mar- 
ried than  single.  And  there  is  letter 
after  letter  of  like  purport,  but  of  each 
the  key-note  is  economy,  the  simple  life, 
and  not  enough  riches  to  interfere  with 
a  man's  entrance  ir^  the  happy  land 
beyond. 

There  is  one  dissentient  voice — the 
voice  of  a  man  who  says  that,  "My  ex- 
perience is  that  it  costs  more  to  live 
married  than  single.  This,  I  dare  say, 
is  true  of  ninety  per  cent,  of  the  couples. 
The  other  ten  per  cent,  must  deprive 
themselves  of  necessities." 

And  now,  after  a  solution  of  the  prob- 
lem has  been  reached,  what  is  its  prac- 
tical value?  Absolutely  nothing.  If 
love  laughs  at  locksmiths,  it  also  laughs 
at  arithmetic  and  bookkeeping,  and  it 
will  no  more  heed  the  warning  of  the 
balance  sheet  than  it  has  heeded  that 
advice  given  years  ago  by  Punch — 
"Don't!" 


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OPPORTUNITY  IN  THE  EAST 

Young  Canadians    as  well   as    newcomers   should    not  forget    that 

Opportunity  is    not   by  any  means   confined   to   the  West.     Many 

are  flocking  West  to  grow  wheat  who  could  do  as 

well  on  a  New  Brunswick  farm 

raising  sheep. 


^ 


IT  has  been  so  long  the  custom  in 
Canada  to  go  West  to  grow  up 
with  the  country  that  young  Can- 
adians are  apt  to  forget  that  opportun- 
ity for  growing  up  with  the  country  is 
not  confined  to  the  West.  Mr.  J.  A. 
Telfer,  a  member  of  the  notable  Brant 
County  family  of  sheep-breeders,  has 
been  conducting  an  experiment  in  sheep 
farming  near  Sussex,  New  Brunswick, 
during  the  past  two  or  three  years  that 
should  open  the  eyes  of  the  young  agri- 
culturists of  that  province  to  its  possi- 
bilities as  a  grazing  country.  He  has 
succeeded  in  inducing  local  capital  to 
carry  on  and  develop  the  enterprise,  and 
the  result  will  be  carefully  noted  by  all 
interested  in  the  food  supplies  of  the 
people. 

There  is  room  in  New  Brunswick  for 
millions  of  sheep,  and  the  world  needs 
lamb  and  mutton  '  in  ever-increasing 
quantities.  Mr.  Telfer  is  entirely  con- 
vinced that  New  Brunswick  farmers 
could  make  a  lot  of  money  in  sheep- 
raising  and  at  the  same  time  very 
greatly  increase  the  fertility  of  their 
land. 

On  many  New  Brunswick  farms  to- 
day the  cultivation  of  the  soil  and  the 
raising  of  live  stock  is  but  a  side-hne. 
The  lumbering  industry  calls  the  men 
away  in  winter  when  live  stock  most 
needs  care,  and  the  women  and  children 
are  left  in  relative  isolation  to  wrestle 
with  the  problems  of  the  farm.  It  is 
little  wonder  that  under  these  conditions 
the  women  of  New  Brunswick  are  not 
enamored  of  life  in  the  remote  farming 
sections. 


If  the  farmer-lumber  workers  would 
throw  up  the  winter  camp-life,  stick  to 
their  farms  all  the  year  round,  and  go  in 
for  sheep  and  cattle  raising,  Mr.  Telfer 
believes  the  province  would  become  one 
of  the  richest  of  the  Dominion.  There 
is  a  moist  climate  that  gives  abundance 
of  pasture  when  Ontario's  pastures  are 
dried  up.  And  while  the  cultivation  of 
silo  corn  and  alfalfa  is  as  yet  a  good  deal 
of  an  experiment,  with  results  more  or 
less  doubtful,  the  root  crops,  especially 
turnips,  that  are  greatly  used  in  the 
sheep  country  of  the  south  of  Scotland, 
can  be  grown  to  perfection  in  New 
Brunswick. 

It  would  seem  that  this  Ontario  sheep- 
breeder  in  his  Eastern  adventure  has 
done  real  pioneer  work. 

As  the  Toronto  Globe  remarks,  there 
is  many  a  New  Brunswicker  on  a  har- 
vester train  to-day  en  route  to  the  West 
who  would  be  quite  as  likely  to  find  op- 
portunity on  a  sheep  farm  in  his  native 
province  as  on  the  prairies. 


Labor  Unrest  on  the 
Increase 

INDUSTRIAL  conditions  were  seri- 
ously  disturbed  by  labor  dis|)utes 
during  July,  the  number  in  existence  in 
that  month  being  considerably  greater 
than  the  number  existing  during  June. 
The  number  actually  commencing,  how- 
ever, during  July  compares  favorably 
with  that  of  the  previous  month.  In 
all,  forty-six  disputes  were  reported  to 
the  Department,  an  increase  of  nine  as 


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compared  with  June,  and  an  increase  of 
Ivventy-eight  as  compared  with  July, 
1911.  About  17,000  employees  were 
affected  by  these  disputes  as  compared 
with  15,0()0  during  June,  and  19,000 
during  July,  1911.  A  termination  of 
the  Garment  Workers'  strike  in  Montreal 


occurred  during  July,  which  caused  a 
resumption  of  operations  by  more  than 
four  thousand  employees  after  nearly 
two  months  of  idleness.  Few  of  the 
disputes  commencing  during  July  were 
individually  of  serious  consequences  as 
factors  in  disturbing  industrial  conditions. 


S2     £2 
EAST  AND  WEST 

There  are  many  indications  that  the  West  has  a  grievance^  and  it 

is  unfortunate  that  its    claim   to  fairer  treatment  should  be  looked 

upon  as  a  political  move.     It  is  also  unfortunate  that  every  Eastern 

reminder  that  the  West  owes  a  duty  to  Canada  and  the 

Empire,  should  be  regarded  as  merely  the 

propaganda  of  scheming 

vested  interests. 


^ 


IN  a  recent  article,  temperately 
expressed,  the  Ottawa  Journal, 
whose  editor  is  a  close  personal 
friend  of  Premier  Borden,  discusses  the 
relations  between  Eastern  and  Western 
Canada,  and  indicates  the  course  to  be 
pursued  if  the  differences  which  have 
grown  up  between  those  great  divisions  of 
the  Dominion  are  to  be  removed  or 
reconciled. 

''The  Government  investigation  into 
the  question  of  the  difference  of  railway 
rates  charged  in  the  East  and  West, 
which  is  fixed  to  take  place  on  October 
first,  will  be  useful  in  more  ways  than 
that  of  merely  settling  the  question  of 
railway  discrimination  in  Eastern  and 
Western  rates,"  says  the  Journal.  "It 
will,  no  doubt,  bring  to  light  various 
points  in  which  Eastern  and  Western 
interests  clash,  and  a  clear  statement 
of  such  differences  is  a  considerable  step 
in  the  direction  of  having  them  removed 
as  far  as  possible. 

The  Western  Complaint  is  Just 

"At  first  sight  it  would  appear  that 
the  Western  complaint  is  a  just  one,  since 
it  has  been  held  by  the  board  that  West- 


ern shippers  have  made  out  a  case  strong 
enough  to  put  upon  the  railways  the 
onus  of  proving  themselves  not  guilty. 

"This  is  an  indication  that  the  Western 
farmer  has  a  grievance.  It  is  unfortun- 
ate that  his  claim  to  fairer  treatment 
should  be  looked  upon  as  a  political 
move.  It  is  just  as  unfortunate  that 
every  reminder  that  the  West  owes  a 
duty  to  Canada  and  the  Empire  should 
be  regarded  merely  as  the  propaganda 
of  scheming  vested  interests. 

"The  claim  of  the  West  is  there,  and 
the  national  and  imperial  standpoint  is 
there,  too.  It  will  be  the  test  of  our  diplo- 
macy to  strike  a  mean  which  will  adequately 
provide  for  these  conflicting  claims.  The 
loud-mouthed  outbursts  of  partisan  opin- 
ion do  more  to  aggravate  than  to  cure 
the  evil.  The  proceedings  of  the  rail- 
way commission  investigation  should 
go  a  long  way  to  gather  necessary  data 
for  the  careful  consideration  of  the  whole 
question  in  its  broadest  aspects. 

"The  number  of  seats  in  Parliament 
after  redistribution  will  be  fifty-seven 
members  west  of  the  Great  Lakes  and 
one  hundred  and  seventy-seven  east. 
In  the  Western  number  will  be  thirteen 


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September,  1912 


members  from  British  Columbia,  whose 
views  coincide  in  many  respects  with 
those  of  the  East. 

Dissipate  Cause  for  Retaliation 

"As  the  next  census  will  not  be  taken 
until  1922,  the  power  of  retaliation, 
should  any  be  thought  necessary,  of  the 
West  against  the  East,  will  not  be  effec- 
tive for  a  considerable  time,  and  it  is 
sincerely  to  be  hoped  that  arrangements 
will  be  made  to  dissipate  cause  for  any 
such  feeling.  Moreover,  as  the  West 
grows,  it  will  have  its  own  manufactur- 
ing interests,  a  force  which  will  bring 
Western  needs  more  into  line  with 
Eastern, 

"That  Saskatchewan  has  complained 
against  discrimination  in  railway  rates 
in  favor  of  Manitoba  shows  that  the 
difficulty  is  not  altogether  an  East  and 
West  one. 

"The  recent  visit  of  several  Federal 
ministers  to  Western  cities  is  a  sign  of  the 
times.     It    accentuates    the    claims    of 


the  West  to  more  recognition  and  the 
unity  of  Canadian  interests. 

"Much  good,  too,  has  been  and  can 
be  effected  through  such  an  under- 
taking as  the  journeys  of  the  Made-in- 
Canada  exhibition  train.  The  train 
travelled  6,500  miles  between  May  15 
and  July  2.  It  was  visited  by  some 
275,000  people,  and  much  interest  was 
elicited,  and  considerable  business  was 
transacted,  though  that  was  not  the 
principal  object  of  the  tour.  As  a  result 
emphasis  was  laid  upon  the  necessity 
of  firms  in  the  older  parts  of  Canada 
locating  distributing  houses  and  event- 
ually branch  factories  in  different  parts 
of  the  West  to  take  care  of  the  Western 
demand. 

"This,  together  with  more  favorable 
freight  facilities,  will  do  much  to  con- 
solidate the  interests  of  East  and  West. 
No  sane  man  would  wish  to  force  trade 
into  unnatural  channels,  but  every  true 
imperialist  will  welcome  natural  develop- 
ment upon  imperial  lines." 


Should  the  Oath  be  Abolished? 


THAT  the  oath  should  be  abolished 
is  the  opinion  of  some  who  have 
studied  the  matter,  and  have 
had  experience  in  the  administration  of 
justice. 

"It  is  argued,"  says  the  Montreal 
Standard,  "that  a  rogue  will  take  the 
oath,  whatever  may  be  its  form,  and  still 
give  false  testimony,  and  that  an  honest 
man,  whether  sworn  or  not,  will  tell  the 
truth.  Not  all  testimony  given  under 
oath  is  believed  by  judges,  for  were  it 
otherwise  they  would  not  be  able  to 
arrive  at  decisions,  for  in  most  cases  the 
testimony  is  not  only  conflicting  but 
absolutely  contradictory. 

"The  value  of  a  judge  in  a  trial  court 
depends  not  only  upon  his  ability  to 
sift  the  evidence  and  separate  the  wheat 
of  essential  facts  from  the  chaff  of  what 


is  non-essential,  but  also  upon  his  ability 
to  weigh  the  evidence,  to  reject  what  is 
false  and  appreciate  what  is  true;  and 
in  this  process  he  is  influenced,  not  so 
much  by  the  fact  that  each  witness  is 
on  oath,  as  by  the  character  of  the 
witness  and  the  manner  in  which  his 
testimony  is  given. 

"In  a  word,  it  is  the  intelligence  and 
character  of  the  witness  that  counts, 
and  neither  intelligence  nor  character  is 
created  or  changed  by  taking  an  oath. 
At  any  rate,  these  views  are  entertained 
in  many  quarters." 


Competition  never  hurts  the  man  who  is 
armed  for  the  battle  with  the  sword  of 
knowledge  and  the  shield  of  confidence. 
— W.  J.  Wilson. 


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WILL  THE  COST  OF  LIVING  DECREASE? 

TJiat  meat  and  some  other  lines  of  produce  will  be  cheaper  is  the 

opinion  of  some 'who  are  supposed  to  be  experts,  though  we  haven't 

noticed  it  yet.     Winnipeg  is  setting  out  to  help  solve 

the  high  cost  problem. 


^ 


FOR  the  first  time  in  nine  months  a 
slight  decrease  in  the  cost  of 
Hving,  as  compared  with  the 
previous  months,  is  indicated  in  the 
monthly  report  on  wholesale  and  retail 
prices  issued  by  the  Department  of 
Labor  at  Ottawa. 

During  July  the  index  number,  the 
barometer  of  prices,  showed  a  slight 
drop.  The  wholesale  index  number  fell 
from  137  to  135,  but  it  is  still  nine  points 
above  the  level  of  one  year  ago. 

There  is  a  slight  falling  oflf  in  the  price 
of  grains,  fruits,  vegetables  and  hay. 
Hides,  metals,  boots,  shoes,  lumber  and 
furniture,  on  the  other  hand,  went  up  a 
bit. 

In  the  detail  brands,  potatoes  and  sugar 
declined  in  price,  while  eggs  and  coal 
slightly  increased.  Meats  were  firm. 
So  far  as  the  average  consumer  is  con- 
cerned, therefore,  the  difference  is  not 
material  as  yet,  and  seems  due  to  seasonal 
rather  than  to  permanent  causes. 

"That  meat  will  be  cheaper  and  the 
cost  of  living  generally  decreased  next 
winter  is,  however,  the  opinion  of  some 
Eastern  experts  who  have  gone  into  the 
cause  of  prices  ascending  for  some 
years,"  says  Canadian  Finance,  of  Win- 
nipeg. "They  point  out  that  grass  and 
root  crops  in  Ontario  and  wheat  and 
oat  crops  in  Western  Canada  promise 
greater  than  ever.  This  will  make 
fodder  for  cattle  cheap  and  certainly 
bring  down  prices.  Moreover,  large 
crops  of  all  kinds  of  grains,  which  are 
already  in  sight,  should  affect  the  price 
of  cereals  and  bring  at  least  flour  and 
other  breadstuffs  considerably  lower. 
Fruits  promise  well,  both  in  Ontario  and 
British  Columbia. 


"A  plan  to  combine  lower  cost  to 
consumers  with  increased  returns  to 
producers  is  the  suggestion  of  a  Farmers' 
Market  for  Winnipeg,  brought  forward 
by  the  Million-for-Manitoba  League. 
This  would  be  strictly  a  producers' 
selling-place — no  stalls  being  allotted  to 
dealers,  commission  men  or  brokers. 
The  suggestion  has  been  enthusiastically 
received  in  city  and  countryside  alike, 
and  its  successful  inauguration  should 
do  much  to  encourage  dairy-farming, 
poultry-raising  and  market  gardening 
and  other  diversified  agriculture  in  the 
fruitful  Red  River  Valley. 

"Five  million  pounds  of  pork  products, 
three  and  a  half  million  pounds  of  canned 
vegetables,  one  and  a  half  million  dozen 
eggs  are  a  few  of  Winnipeg's  importations 
from  the  United  States  of  foodstuffs 
that  should  be  raised  at  her  doors. 
These,  in  addition  to  the  vast  shipments 
of  similar  and  other  products  sent  to 
Winnipeg  from  other  parts  of  Canada." 

**The   Canadian  Highway" 

"'yHE  CANADIAN  HIGHWAY  '  a 
booklet  which  deals  in  an  inter- 
esting way  with  the  work  accomplished 
by  the  Canadian  Highway  Association 
since  its  organization  in  November, 
1911,  has  just  reached  the  office  of  the 
Busy  Man.  It  contains  a  mass  of 
valuable  information  concerning  roads 
and  road  conditions  in  different  parts  of 
Canada,  but  more  particularly  in  Brit- 
ish Columbia.  The  booklet  is  well  illus- 
trated with  photographs  of  road  scenes 
and  scenes  at  the  planting  of  the  first 
post  on  the  west  coast  of  Vancouver 
Island.     Photogravures  of  President  W. 


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J.   Kerr  and  his  fellow  officers  add   a 
personal  touch  to  the  work. 

The  mission  of  "The  Canadian  High- 
way" is  to  educate  the  public  to  the 


advantages  of  good  roads,  and  anyone 
interested  in  this  work  may  obtain  a 
copy  by  addressing  Secretary  P.  W. 
Luce,  New  Westminster,  B.C. 


SHALL  WE  STOP  APPEALING  TO  THE 
PRIVY  COUNCIL? 

Some  of  the  comments  of  leading  Canadian  journals  are  interestirig. 

They  take  the  view  that  Canada  should  untie  her  hands  from  the 

everlasting  uj)settings  of  Canadian  judgments  by  the 

Privy  Council  in  England. 


BECAUSE  the  judges  of  the  Privy 
Council  in  England  have  inter- 
preted Canadian  law  in  favor  of 
corporations  and  against  municipalities, 
a  number  of  our  newspapers  say  that 
we  ought  to  be  rid  of  those  decisions, 
which  they  claim  are  unfair.  They  go 
further  and  say  that  the  English  judge 
is  always  in  favor  of  vested  rights;  also 
that  the  Canadian  courts  decided  these 
questions  in  favor  of  the  municipalities. 
The  Toronto  World  does  not  agree 
with  these  opinions,  because  it  believes 
that  the  Enghsh  law  lords  have  right- 
fully interpreted  the  law.  "The  real 
offender,"  says  the  World,  "is  the  Domin- 
ion Parliament,  which  saw  fit  to  pass 
legislation  which  overrides  provincial 
legislation;  and  the  Dominion  ParUa- 
ment  is  free  to  do  this  because  the  Brit- 
ish North  America  Act  says  so;  and  the 
Privy  Council  judges  simply  interpret 
an  English  act  as  it  was  intended  to  be 
interpreted;  and  always  remember  that 
the  British  North  America  Act  which 
these  law  lords  interpret  is  an  act  of  the 
British  Parliament. 

"As  to  our  Canadian  judges,"  says 
the  World,  "we  think  they  give  the  de- 
cisions they  do  because  they  prefer  to 
take  the  side  of  the  people  and  save 
themselves  from  criticism.  They  leave 
the  knocks  for  the  Privy  Council. 


"Our  own  contention  therefore  is  that 
if  Canada  is  to  have  her  municipal  rights 
protected,  she  must  see  that  the  Parliament 
at  Ottawa  keeps  its  hands  off  what  are 
practically  provincial  and  municipal  ques- 
tions, and  further,  to  ask  for  legislation  in 
England  amending  the  British  North 
America  Act  in  the  direction  desired. 

"In  the  meantime  it  is  possible  for  the 
Canadian  Parliament,  and  we  believe 
it  is  its  disposition  at  this  moment,  to 
pass  remedial  legislation  removing  the 
grievances  that  the  provinces  now  have 
against  acts  passed  under  Sir  Wilfrid 
Laurier's  regime  at  Ottawa. 

"We  pointed  out  the  other  day  the  way 
that  remedy  ought  to  be  worked  out, 
and  that  is  an  amendment  to  the  effect 
that  any  powers  conceded  by  Federal 
authority  to  an  organization  already 
authorized,  or  capable  of  being  organized, 
to  do  provincial  business,  shall  be 
hmited  to  such  powers  as  the  company 
would  have  were  it  incorporated  and 
only  incorporated  under  provincial  au- 
thority. 

"In  other  words,  the  grievance  of  Can- 
adians is  not  with  the  Privy  Council, 
but  with  ourselves.  If  we  select  a  Par- 
liament that  overrides  provincial  rights, 
or  if  we  fail  to  have  our  constitution 
amended  where  it  is  injurious,  that  is 
our     fault.     Judges  cannot  be  blamed 


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65 


for  inteq:)reting  the  law  as  it  is  written 
and  as  it  was  designed. 

''Whether  we  should  appeal  our  cases 
to  England  is  another  question;  and 
much  can  be  said  as  to  the  home-grown 
variety  of  judicial  interpretation;  but 
it  does  not  seem  clear  that  an  English 
act  (our  great  constitutional  act)  should 
be  interpreted  finally  by  English  judges 
— at  least  until  such  time  as  the  Canadian 
Parliament,  by  a  more  or  less  revolution- 
ary motion,  declares  that  it  thencefor- 
ward assumes  the  oversight  and  responsi- 
bility for  our  constitution,  both  as  to  its 
making,    amending   and   interpretation. 

"And  this  seems  to  us  the  easy  and 
real  way  out  of  the  trouble.  It  simply 
means  that  Canadians  will  take  over 
absolute  control  of  their  own  constitu- 
tion. And  that  the  Canadian  Parlia- 
ment, under  King  George  or  his  viceroy, 
is  not  within  the  jurisdiction  of  the  Brit- 
ish Parliament  under  the  same  King 
George  in  matters  Canadian.  Our  Par- 
liament will  be  supreme  in  our  own 
country.  Then  wall  we  be  the  equal  of 
the  mother  country  and  a  co-equal 
partner.  At  present  we  are  wards  and 
will  so  remain  as  long  as  we  choose.  It 
is  for  us  to  take  the  next  step. 

The  Toronto  World  thinks  we  need  a 
revision  of  the  British  North  America 
Act,  and  such  a  guarding  at  home  of  our 
domestic  rights  as  will  prevent  the  Do- 
minion authority  from  interfering  in  mat- 
ters that  should  properly  be  under  Pro- 
vincial control. 

The  Toronto  Star,  the  Ottawa  Jotir- 
nal,  the  Manitoba  Free  Press,  the  Mon- 
treal Herald,  the  Toronto  Telegram,  the 
Hamilton  Herald,  the  Toronto  Globe, 
and  other  newspapers  representing  vari- 
ous political  views,  all  across  the  Do- 
minion, take  the  view  that  the  carrying 
of  appeals  over  the  ocean  to  the  Privy 
Council  subjects  the  people  of  th^s  coun- 
try to  an  interference  with  their  self- 
government  that  they  cannot  be  ex- 
pected  to  submit  to. 

The  Toronto  Star  dissents  from  the 


suggestion  that  the  B.  N.  A.  Act  is  an 
English  Act.  It  was  the  first  of  Can- 
adian Acts. 

Deprived  of  Self-Government 

"A  revision  of  the  B.  N.  A.  Act,"  says 
the  Star,  "will  not  suffice,  if  the  inter- 
pretation of  the  Act  and  of  all  legislation 
under  it,  and  of  all  agreements  entered 
into  between  companies  and  municipal- 
ities is  left  to  a  trans-Atlantic  court 
whose  members  entirely  fail  to  grasp  the 
fact  that  a  newyand  entirely  different 
relation  bet weeri  property  and  people  is 
designed  here  ^rom  that  which  is  so 
badly  in  need  of  reform  in  England. 

"We  make/  our  own  laws.  That  is 
not  enough.  We  must  have  a  judicial 
system  that  will  accept  the  meaning  oj  our 
laws,  and  he  wholly  unafraid  of  their  in- 
tention. Otherwise,  beyond  Parliament 
and  over  its  head,  we  are  deprived  of  self- 
government  in  all  large  matters,  and  as  a 
people  are  herded  back  from  all  new 
avenues  of  legislation  into  beaten  paths  ^      \ 

The  Star  thinks  the  only  course  is  to 
go  ahead  and  make  our  self-government 
a  real  instead  of  a  sham  thing,,  by  abol- 
ishing all  appeals  to  a  trans-Atlantic 
court. 

"Apart  from  tradition  and  fiction," 
says  the  Star,  "  the  Privy  Council  is  but 
a  British  court,  which  exercises  greater 
authority  than  Canadian  courts  in  such 
case?  as  are  appealed  to  it.  It  costs  a 
fortune  to  make  such  an  appeal.  The 
picture  drawn  of  a  poor  man  seeking 
justice  at  the  foot  of  the  throne,  by 
going  to  this  court,  is  an  absurd  one. 
It  is  our  great  corporations  which,  for 
the  most  part,  use  the  right  of  appeal  in 
order  to  exhaust  the  resources  of  private 
litigants  and  in  order  to  get,  where  their 
privileges  are  involved,  into  a  court 
where  the  rights  of  private  property  are 
held  in  greater  esteem  than  the  rights 
of  communities  of  men." 

The  Ottawa  Journal  says  the  Privy 
Council  is  guided  by  "an  alien  frame  of 
mind."     Its  members  do  not  know  what 


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Canada  is  driving  at  Where  they  do 
not  understand  us  they  distrust  us  and 
deem  us  wrong. 

Lacks   Canadian  Perspective 

The  Montreal  Gazette  says  that  the 
judges  of  the  Privy  Council,  in  deciding 
the  Canadian  cases  complained  of, 
"took  the  laws  made  by  the  authorita- 
tive legislative  bodies  in  Canada,  applied 
them  to  the  cases  presented,  and  gave 
judgment  according  to  recognized  judi- 
cial rules." 

"This,"  replies  the  Toronto  Star,  "is 
work  not  done  at  the  foot  of  the  throne, 
nor  does  it  require  to  be  done  there. 
The  laws  are  Canadian,  the  litigants  are 
Canadian,  the  judicial  rules  are  ours  as 
weD  as  theirs.  What  the  Privy  Council 
lacks  is  Canadian  perspective.  There 
is  no  comprehension  of  the  true  relation 
of  this  to  that. 

"We  make  laws  but  they  are  not  given 
effect  and  our  self-government  is  forbid- 
den to  walk.  Private  ownership  can 
spike  the  guns  of  public  ownership;  a 
corporation  can  do  its  will  with  a  muni- 
cipality. We  may  rest  assured  that  it 
will  be  so  as  long  as  we  allow  our  laws 
governing  companies  and  our  agreements 
with  corporations  to  be  interpreted  for 
us,  and  far  beyond  us,  as  at  present." 

A  Canadian  Judicial  Committee 

It  has  been  suggested  that  a  Canadian 
might  be  added  to  the  Judicial  Com- 
mittee of  the  Privy  Council.  The  Ed- 
monton Bulletin  thinks  that  might  be 
an  improvement  on  the  present  arrange- 
ment, or  it  might  not  be.  "A  better 
scheme,"  says  the  Bulletin,  "would  be 
to  establish  a  judicial  committee  of  the 
Privy  Council  in  Canada." 

Sir  Charles  Fitzpatrick  is  already  a 
Canadian  member  of  the  Judicial  Com- 
mittee of  the  Privy  Council,  eligible  to 
sit  on  any  Canadian  case,  except  one 
which  he  has  already  heard  as  a  judge  of 
the  Supreme  Court  of  Canada.  His 
fitness  is  thus  conceded.     There  are  other 


Canadians  equally  fit  to  sit  in  any  court 
anywhere. 

Some  who  are  startled  by  the  sugges- 
tion that  Canada  should  abolish  appeals 
to  the  Privy  Council  and  make  supreme 
our  own  Supreme  Court  may  prefer  this 
proposal  from  the  Bulletin. 

The  Montreal  Gazette  has  dubbed  as 
"judicial  separatists"  those  who  would 
abolish  appeals  to  the  trans-Atlantic 
court. 

The  Toronto  Star  holds  that  the  Brit- 
ish instinct  is  to  preserve  names  and 
forms  however  much  meanings  may 
alter.  "Why,  then,"  asks  the  Star, 
"should  there  not  be  established  a  judicial 
committee  of  the  Privy  Council  in  Canada  ? 

"We  have  our  own  Parliament  and 
legislatures,  and  nominally  enjoy  com- 
plete self-government.  Our  Parhament 
is  the  equal,  as  far  as  we  are  concerned, 
of  the  Parliament  at  Westminster,  so 
far  as  the  people  of  Britain  are  con- 
cerned. One  is  the  King's  Parliament 
as  fully  as  is  the  other.  That  ours  is  a 
subordinate  and  inferior  order  of  citizen- 
ship nobody  here  will  admit,  and  it 
would  be  fatal  in  the  end  for  anybody 
there  to  contend. 

"There  is  a  thirst  in  many  quarters  to 
bring  our  institutions  more  into  line 
with  those  of  Britain.  Titles  are,  with 
an  open  hand,  conferred  on  our  prom- 
inent men. 

"Already  we  have  the  King\  Privy 
Council  for  Canada.  Why  not  have  in- 
cluded in  it  a  judicial  committee?  It  is 
the  one  cog  left  out  of  our  machinery, 
through  the  absence  of  which  it  is  not 
the  machine  it  purports  to  be. 

"Why  is  it  left  out?  Why  not  put 
it  in?" 

"Ridiculous"  Appeals 

The  Toronto  Globe  thinks  our  appeals 
from  court  to  court,  when  public  and 
private  interests  are  in  conflict,  "are 
ridiculous." 

"The  moral  sense  of  the  community 
discerns  the  rights  of  each,"  says   the 


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Globt,  "and  the  law-makers  have  un- 
restricted authority  to  fully  satisfy  the 
demands  of  justice.  They  can  also 
ignore  and  override  the  demands  of 
justice,  but  the  moral  sense  of  the  peo- 
ple is  a  safeguard  against  any  such 
course. 

"Our  habit  of  appealing  to  the  courts  is 
an  illogical  and  needless  copying  of  an 
American  practice  rendered  necessary  by 
constitutional  limitations  which  do  not  ex- 
ist here.  The  Americans  restrain  their 
legislators  by  constitutional  restrictions. 
Contemplating  their  entanglements  has  led 
us  to  adopt  the  circumlocution  which  such 
entanglements  necessitate.  They  have 
erected  a  barrier  which  they  must  travel 
around,  and  we  copy  their  circuitous 
routes  although  we  have  no  such  barrier 


and  lack  its  occasional  protection.  A  de- 
cision of  the  highest  court  in  the,  United 
States,  such  as  has  been  given*  t)y  the 
Imperial  Privy  Council,  would  settle  the 
question  at  issue.  WitJi  us  the  issue  is 
no  more  settled  than  if  was  befopc,  and 
legislative  bodies  can  reverse  the  decision 
next  session  by  a  simple  clause  in  an  act. 
"When  our  Governments  timidly 
shirk  their  duty  by  appeaUng  to  the 
courts  to  learn  the  meaning  of  their  laws 
instead  of  lucidly  declaring  the  meaning 
where  uncertainty  exists,  the  judges  are 
inclined  to  reject  the  unfair  imposition 
by  deciding  on  technicalities.  Our  law- 
makers can  declare  at  any  time  what 
the  law  is  or  what  it  always  has  been, 
and,  if  they  see  fit,  can  make  it  what  it 
should  be." 


Let  All  Unite  for  Defence 


FOLLOWING  is  the  memorial  drawn 
up  by  representative  citizens  for 
presentation  to  the  Federal  Gov- 
ernment on  Mr.  Borden's  return  from 
Britain: 

We,  the  undersigned  citizens  of  Can- 
ada, members  of  both  political  parties, 
unite  in  urgently  representing  to  the 
Premier  and  Cabinet  of  Canada  and  the 
Leader  of  the  Opposition: 

L  That  in  our  judgment  it  is  the  de- 
sire of  the  majority  of  the  people  of 
Canada  that  the  Dominion  should  forth- 
with take  her  part  in  the  naval  defence 
of  the  Empire. 

2.  That  capacity  for  self-defence  be- 
ing a  necessary  incident  of  nationhood, 
that  Canadian  people  look  forward  to 
equipping  themselves  with  all  reason- 
able despatch  with  the  necessary  means 
of  defence;  and  that  the  permanent 
policy  of  the  Dominion  should  look  to 
the  establishment  of  a  navy  that  will  be 
worthy  of  our  national  aspirations. 

3.  That  if  international  relations  as 
disclosed  by  oflficial  information  are  such 


as  to  indicate  the  existence  of  an  urgent 
situation,  substantial  evidence  should 
be  given  forthwith  of  Canada's  recogni- 
tion of  her  responsibilities  as  part  of  the 
Empire;  and  that  the  action  taken  in 
accordance  with  this  idea  should  be  of 
such  a  notable  character  as  to  be  ade- 
quate in  the  light  of  the  responsibilities 
of  Canada,  and  of  the  exigencies  of  the 
case,  and  worthy  of  Canada's  material 
wealth  and  prosperity. 

4.  That  the  motive  animating  Can- 
adians is  not  to  promote  the  military 
spirit  as  such,  and,  in  particular,  is  not 
to  render  more  acute  the  tension  be- 
tween Great  Britain  and  any  other 
power;  but  to  show  in  a  practical  way 
their  belief  that  the  effective  mainten- 
ance of  the  British  navy  makes  for  the 
preservation  of  the  world's  peace,  and  to 
demonstrate  unmistakably  the  strength 
of  the  overseas'  resources  which  are 
available  for  the  defence  of  the  Empire. 

5.  That  it  is  highly  desirable  that  the 
policy  of  the  Dominion  of  Canada,  both 
for  the  moment  and  permanently,  with 


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regard  to  this  matter  should  not  be  or 
become  a  party  question. 

6.  That  without  delay  an  earnest  ef- 
fort should  therefore  be  made  by  the 
Government,  through  friendly  consulta- 
tion with  His  Majesty's  Opposition  in 


Canada,  to  give  to  such  immediate  ac- 
tion and  to  the  Dominion's  permanent 
policy,  a  form  which,  securing  the  ad- 
hesion of  both  parties,  may  remove  the 
whole  question  of  Imperial  Defence  from 
the  domain  of  contentious  politics. 


THE  FIGHT  AGAINST  WASTE 

The  following   thoughtful    and   eloquent   remarks,  which    should  he 
read  by  every  Canadian,  are  from  an  address  given  by  Hon.  Geo.  E. 
Foster  at  the  Annual  Convention  of  the  Canadian  For- 
estry Association,  whose  annual  report,  covering 
123  pages,  has  just  reached  the  office  of 
Busy  Man's  Canada. 


^ 


I  AM  to  propose  the  toast  of    "The 
Lumbermen,"  not  their  health,  for 
the   health   of    the   lumbermen    is 
always  good.    The  toast  of  "The  Lumber- 
men" must  always  be  well  received. 

On  the  point  of  conservation  you  will 
allow  me  to  say  that  those  of  us  who  have 
been  here  to-night  have  had  in  about 
fifteen  minutes  the  elements  of  a  liberal 
education  imparted  to  us  by  the  very 
excellent  address  of  our  friend  from  the 
United  States  (Mr.  Gilford  Pinchot). 
Commencing  with  the  tall  trees  in  the 
large  forests,  he  showed  us  that  the  idea 
extended  laterally,  downward  and  up- 
ward to  the  highest  interests  of  our 
country  and  to  everything  that  pertains 
to  it.  That  is  an  illustration  of  how 
strong  a  specialty  may  be,  when  it  is 
based  upon  an  underlying  and  world- 
wide idea. 

Caught  the  Imagination 

So  while  forestry  caught  the  eye,  the 
conservation  of  the  forests  caught  the 
imagination,  and  after  the  eye  and  the 
imagination  had  been  caught  in  that 
way  we  beheld  the  deep,  wide  principles 
which  made  conservation  powerful  and 
strong. 


Dr.  Pinchot  would  have  made  it  not 
less  strong  if  he  had  told  us  that  this 
principle  does  not  stop  at  boundaries, 
and  that  the  ultimate  and  great  success 
of  the  principle  of  conservation,  the 
fight  against  waste  and  to  keep  all 
the  resources  of  the  country  as  trustees 
for  the  country,  becomes  more  power- 
ful, and  its  ultimate  success  all  the  more 
certain  because  it  is  international  as 
well  as  national,  and  because  the  whole 
world  will  bend  its  best  efforts  and  its 
best  thought  to  bringing  about  that 
success. 

But  I  am  forgetting  all  about  the  lum- 
bermen. Lumbermen  may  be  divided 
into  two  classes.  One  is  the  buccaneer, 
the  predatory  lumberman:  I  think  his 
day  is  almost  past.  I  am  pretty  certain 
we  have  none  of  those  people  now.  We 
are  living  in  a  new  age.  The  predatory, 
buccaneering  lumbermen  who  looked 
upon  the  forest  as  so  many  living  things 
to  be  slaughtered  and  got  out  of  the  way 
have  passed  away,  and  we  have  now,  I 
hope,  the  lumberman  of  imagination, 
endowed  with  humanitarian  principles. 
For  after  all,  is  it  an  exaggeration  if 
we  liken  the  young  shoot  in  the  forest 
to  the  child  in  the  home  and  the  family, 


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and  come  to  the  conclusion  that  if 
destroyed  ruthlessly  and  with  set  pur- 
pose, it  is  of  necessity  almost  as  bad  in 
its  way  as  going  into  the  homes  of  the 
country  and  destroying  the  young 
children. 

Children  of  the  Forest 

So  it  is  with  forestry.  In  my  opinion 
the  principle  of  conservation  in  this  country 
and  in  other  countries  should  be  held 
to  this  extent,  that  no  grown  useful  tree 
should  be  taken  out  of  the  forest  where  a 
child  tree  of  the  forest  is  not  allowed  to 
grow  in  its  place,  just  as  no  fish  should  be 
taken  out  of  the  well-stocked  rivers  of  our 
country  or  other  countries,  without  giving 
chance  and  opportunity  for  a  young' fish 
to  grow  up  to  take  its  place.  That  is  the 
idea  in  all  those  kinds  of  perishable  re- 
sources, which  are  perishable  in  a  way,  and 
which  are  yet  reproductive  and  can  be 
made  imperishable  by  wisdom  and  thought 
and  purpose.  That  is  the  way  we  should 
look  upon  all  such  resources. 

As  my  friend  has  so  well  said,  we  are 
not  living  in  this  age  only.  With  this 
nation  we  have  had  a  heritage  of  the 
past  put  into  our  hands  as  trustees,  out 
of  which  we  are  perfectly  right  in  taking 
a  liberal  use  but  which  we  have  no  right 
to  dissipate  or  destroy.  I  think  to-day 
we  are  fast  marching  up,  if  we  have  not 
already  arrived  to  the  time,  when  the 
predatory  lumberman  is  no  more  and 
the  humanitarian,  the  imaginative  lum- 
berman, the  man  who  prides  himself  in 
his  profession  and  has  a  vision  for  the 
future,  has  taken  his  place. 

I  have  just  one  suggestion,  that  is, 
that  if  there  be  any  of  the  predatory 
members  left,  these  souvenirs,  shall  we 
call  them,  from  a  barbarous  age,  that 
the  men  of  the  better  breed,  the  lumber- 
men of  to-day,  join  with  some  compulsion 
from  local  governments,  and  maybe 
from  the  Dominion  Government  as 
well,  in  administering  a  little  discipline 
to  the  residue  of  predatory  lumber- 
men. 


I  am  glad  to  know  from  conversations 
with  my  friend  by  my  side  (Mr.  Mac- 
Laurin)  that  the  lumbermen  are  doing 
such  a  good  work,  better  than  I  had 
known  of  or  thought  of,  in  the  way  of 
conserving  the  resources  with  which  they 
are  chiefly  identified.  But  there  is  also 
something  for  Governments  to  do, 
Dominion  Government  as  well  as  pro- 
vincial. 

The  Mistake  We  Make 

May  1  be  allowed  one  other  thought. 
Sometimes  when  we  meet  in  circles  like 
this,  all  imbued  with  the  same  idea,  all 
men  with  extraordinary  intelligence  and 
insight  in  these  matters,  as  of  course  we 
are,  we  are  apt  to  think  that  the  whole 
country  is  advertised  of  what  we  are 
speaking  about  and  what  we  are  doing, 
and  that  they  are  as  far  ahead  as  our- 
selves. Of  course  we  make  a  mistake. 
Ideas  will  make  way  from  the  top,  but 
we  miss  the  best  opportunity  if  we  do 
not  go  to  work  at  the  base  and  in  the 
schools  and  families  of  the  country  sow 
the  idea  from  the  bottom  as  well,  so 
that  it  will  work  up.  I  have  great 
sympathy  with  the  idea  suggested  at 
the  end  of  the  long  table  there  that  it 
is  quite  time  that  the  boys  and  girls  in 
the  schools  of  our  country  should  be 
taught  these  elements  of  conservation,  a 
perfect  horror  of  waste  wherever  that 
waste  may  take  place,  be  it  in  a  tree  or  in 
any  natural  resource,  or,  what  is  infinitely 
greater  waste,  in  the  hum^n  lumber,  the 
human  resources  and  the  human  energy 
that  we  have.  What  a  man  makes  is  what 
he  saves,  and  how  infinitely  greater  is  that 
truth  when  applied  to  the  policy  of  a  coun- 
try and  a  nation. 

The  big  man  nowadays  is  the  man  who 
can  co-operate  with  other  men,  who  can 
not  only  do  his  own  work  without  super- 
vision, but  can  supervise,  to  their  own 
cdvantage  and  benefit  as  well  as  his  ovm,  a 
great  number  of  people. 


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AN  APOSTLE  OF  SINGLE  TAX 

Sketch  of  the  millionaire  soap  manufacturer  who  made  his  millions 

under  what  he  believes  to  he  an  improper  social   system,  and  who 

accordingly  gives  his  money  away  to  correct  that  system. 

Single  Tax  is  a  cause  that  is  rapidly 

gaining  friends  in  Canada. 


\  I 

THE  accompanying    is  a    portrait 
of    Joseph     Fels,    he    of     Fels- 
Naptha  Soap,  who  came  to  Can- 
ada recently   to   talk   Single   Tax,    and 
made  things  lively  with  one  of  our  Pro- 
vincial Premiers. 


JOSEPH  FELS 
Apostle  of  Single  Tax 

While  in  Toronto  Mr.  Fels  made  this 
remarkable  offer:  " I  will  duplicate  every 
cent  that  is  put  up  to  fight  for  the  Single 
Tax  in  Canada,  and  I  don't  care  who 
puts  it  up,  or  how  much  they  put  up,  so 
long  as  my  pocket  holds  out." 

Mr.  Fels  has  made  millions  in  busi- 
ness under  what  he  believes  to  be  an 


improper  social  system,  and  accordingly 
gives  his  money  away  freely  to  correct 
that  system. 

Big  Job  for  a  I/ittle  Man 

"The  disgrace  of  it,"  said  Mr.  Fels, 
in  a  witty  address,  during  the  greater 
part  of  which  he  kept  his  audience  in 
laughter,  "  is  that  you  let  one  little  mango 
around  the  country  and  get  a  good  repu- 
tation as  a  millionaire.  It  is  a  big  job 
that  I  have  undertaken,  and  it  is  too  big 
for  me,  but  I  think  I  have  been  able  to 
do  more  than  I  thought  I  would  do.  I 
want  to  tell  you  that  I  would  rather  be 
known  as  Joseph  Fels,  the  man  who 
works  twelve  hours  a  day,  than  as 
Joseph  Fels  the  millionaire." 

Those  who  oppose  Single  Tax,  Mr. 
Fels  says,  are  those  who  either  do  not 
understand  it,  or  who  think  that  they 
themselves  were  going  to  be  hit  by  it. 

Mr.  Fels  spoke  of  another  tax  besides 
the  business  tax,  for  the  existence  of 
which  he  could  see  no  reason.  He  re- 
ferred to  the  duties  paid  on  goods  com- 
ing into  the  country,  and  he  called  it 
not  a  tax,  but  a  robbery. 

"The  United  States,"  he  said,  "is  the 
greatest  example  of  free  trade  in  the 
world.  There  are  forty-eight  states 
trading  freely  with  each  other.  Why 
should  we  set  up  an  imaginary  line 
where  there  isn't  one  at  all?  Why 
should  we  seek  to  keep  Canadian  goods 
out  of  the  United  States?  And  why 
should  you  try  to  keep  United  States 
goods  out  of  Canada  as  you  did  recently 
when  you  fought  so  hard?  And  rightly  so. 

"For  I  consider  that  your  defeat  of 


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reciprocity  was  really  a  victory,  although 
you  snowed  your  own  party  under  to  do 
it.  I  was  sorry  I  was  not  here  to  put  a 
couple  of  spadesful  of  dirt  on  top.  The 
reciprocity  treaty  between  Canada  and 
the  United  States  was  a  fraud  on  Can- 
ada. By  scientific  tariff  reform  (God 
forgive  the  expression)  the  Yankees 
were  trying  to  trick  you.  But  you  would 
not  be  tricked,  and  I  congratulate  you 
from  the  bottom  of  my  heart." 

Joseph  Fels  is  a  millionaire.  He  is  a 
little  man  with  a  tiny  and  fragile  frame. 
But  he  is  one  of  those  delicate  beings 
which  often,  in  the  history  of  the  world, 
have  played  big  parts  by  the  burning 
ardor  of  their  spirit.  Mr.  Fels  is  never 
at  rest;   never  cool;   never  silent. 

Meet  him  anywhere  and  he  bursts  at 
once  into  a  long  discourse  on  Henry 
George  and  the  Single  Tax.  He  spends 
a  considerable  portion  of  a  big  income  in 
propaganda;  subsidizes  organizations; 
issues  pamphlets  and  leaflets;  makes  in- 
numerable speeches;  attends  innumer- 
able conferences;  in  short,  this  fiery 
little  spirit  seems  to  live,  move,  and  have 
his  being  in  the  Single  Tax  idea. 

Mr.  Fels  has  no  children.  His  wife, 
like  himself,  a  fiery  spirit  in  a  tiny  and 
fragile  frame,  seems  as  devoted  to  the 
cause  as  her  husband;  neither  ever 
touches  wine;  they  lead  the  simple  life 
in  the  fullest  sense  of  the  word.  Men 
and  women  of  this  type,  above  the  or- 
dinary temptations  and  indulgence  of 
mankind,  are  always  formidable  figures 
in  a  new  and  revolutionary  social  move- 
ment. 

"There  is  one  remarkable  peculiarity 
among  the  single  taxers,  writes  T.  P. 
O'Connor  in  the  Star  Wei;kly,  which  has 
always  struck  me  much.  The  doctrine 
is  held  with  such  fervor,  it  is  believed 
to  be  potent  with  so  much  power  in  re- 
moving human  inequalities,  that  it 
creates  among  all  its  adherents  a  curious 
kind  of  devotion  and  of  fraternity  which 
amounts  to  a  new  religious  doctrine. 

"When  I  see  two  single  taxers  meet. 


I  realize  at  once  that  they  have  toward 
each  other  instinctively  and  immediately 
something  of  the  same  feeling  as  two 
Freemasons,  or  perhaps  I  should  say, 
two  Christian  Scientists. 

"All  barriers  of  race  and  of  creed  fall 
down;  the  Orange  single  taxer,  if  such 
there  be,  would  grasp  the  hand  of  a 
Catholic  Nationalist  single  taxer  with 
more  sense  of  fraternity  than  either 
would  approach  a  co-religionist  who 
holds  conservative  views  on  the  land 
question.  Henry  George,  in  fact,  has 
founded  not  merely  a  new  school  of 
economical  thought,  but  almost  a  new 
Christian  communion. 

Single  Tax,  or  taxation  of  land  values 
only,  is  a  cause  that  is  rapidly  gaining 
friends  in  Canada.  Public  opinion  all 
over  the  Dominion  is  fast  gathering  be- 
hind the  idea  that  land  values  are  the 
natural  source  from  which  municipal 
taxation  should  be  drawn.  Vancouver, 
Victoria,  Edmonton,  Regina,  Winnipeg 
and  Calgary  have  all  adopted  the  sys- 
tem in  whole  or  in  part,  and  in  Alberta 
Premier  Sifton  had  the  courage  to  in- 
troduce a  measure  making  the  taxation 
of  land  values  only  obligatory  in  all 
municipalities,  urban  and  rural,  within 
seven  years.     The  measure  was  passed. 

Single  Tax  in  Alberta 

In  a  recent  letter  to  Mr.  Fels,  Mayor 
Armstrong,  of  Edmonton,  Alberta,  gives 
the  following  interesting  news: 

"Since  the  receipt  of  yours  of  October 
last,  several  important  changes  have 
taken  place  along  the  lines  of  Single  Tax 
in  Alberta.  The  Provincial  Govern- 
ment has  placed  all  agricultural  lands 
completely  under  the  Single  Tax  prin- 
ciple, the  assessed  value  to  be  arrived  at 
as  follows: 

'"Land  shall  be  assessed  at  its  actual 
cash  value,  as  it  would  be  appraised  in 
payment  of  a  just  debt  from  a  solvent 
debtor,  exclusive  of  the  value  of 
any  buildings  erected  thereon  or  of 
any   increase  in  value  caused  by  any 


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other  expenditure   of   labor    or    capital 
thereon." 

"Also  the  Provincial  Towns  Act  is 
based  on  single  tax.  Edmonton  secured 
charter  amendments  at  the  last  session 
of  the  Legislature,  whereby  we  could 
abolish  all  but  tax  on  land  and  license 
fees.  The  City  Council  recently  took 
the  necessary  steps  in  that  direction, 
and  we  will  now  have  none  but  tax  on 
land  and  the  usual  license  fees  for  special 


lines  of  trade  requiring  regulating  and 
police  supervision. 

"Our  land  tax  rate  last  year  was  13.7 
mills  on  the  dollar.  The  tax  rate  may 
be  less  this  present  year  on  account  of 
the  increased  assessed  land  values,  not- 
withstanding our  natural  rapid  growth 
and  increased  requirements. 

"I  am  glad  to  see  the  increased  tend- 
ency toward  Single  Tax  prevailing 
throughout  this  province." 


SJ 


THE  PANAMA  DISHONOR 

President  Taffs  signing  of  the  Panama  bill,  ivhich  is  regarded  by 
the  best  class  of  American  statesmen  and  journalists  as  a  dishon- 
orable measure,  may  end  up  in  a  serious  blow  to 
the  cause  of  arbitration. 


AUGUST  24,  1912,  will  stand  out 
darkly  in  the  history  of  nations 
as  the  day  when  President  Taft 
signed  the  Panama  bill,  discriminating 
in  canal  tolls  in  favor  of  United  States 
coastwise  trade,  thus  utterly  repudiating 
a  direct  bargain,  a  treaty  entered  into 
with  Great  Britain. 

After  signing  the  bill  the  President 
sent  to  Congress  a  memorandum  suggest- 
ing that  a  resolution  be  passed  declaring 
that  this  measure  was  not  considered  a 
violation  of  the  treaty  provisions  re- 
garding the  canal. 

The  American  Case  Untenable 

The  Toronto  Globe  thinks  the  situation 
will  cause  an  appeal  to  The  Hague  by 
Britain,  and,  "as  the  American  case  is 
untenable,  a  possible  refusal  by  the 
United  States  to  submit  the  issues." 

"That  American  coastwise  trade  is 
restricted  to  American  vessels  by  law 
gives  plausible  excuse  for  regarding  it 
as  exempt  from  the  treaty  stipulation 
that  the  ships  of  all  nations  shall  use  the 


canal  on  terms  of  equality,"  says  the 
Globe.  "The  weak  feature  of  it  is  that 
American  vessels  engaging  in  foreign  trade 
can,  by  calling  at  an  American  port  and 
clearing  for  another  by  way  of  the  canal, 
make  the  canal  trip  technically  coastwise. 
An  American  vessel  with  a  cargo  from 
Halifax  to  Vancouver  or  from  Liverpool 
to  Hong  Kong  could  clear  to  Key  West, 
again  to  San  Francisco  as  a  coastwise 
trip  through  the  canal  on  favorable 
terms,  and  then  complete  her  voyage. 
Trade  from  a  Canadian  or  foreign 
port  to  an  American  port  by  the  canal 
could  be  made  technically  coastwise  in 
the  same  way. 

"The  Americans  have  protected  their 
ships  off  the  ocean.  They  have  piled  up 
so  many  obstructions  that  where  their  ship- 
building must. face  the  world's  competition 
it  cannot  live.  It  is  in  consequence  a 
negligible  quantity,  but  if  the  treaty  were 
adhered  to  it  could  be  used  as  an  in- 
fluence to  prevent  the  economic  obstruc- 
tion of  the  canal. 

"The   American   railways,   whose  gi- 


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gantic  political  purchases  in  the  form  of 
campaign  subsidies  are  being  disclosed, 
are  desirous  of  maintaining  rates  based 
on  the  cost  of  carriage  by  Cape  Horn.  A 
fanatical  schedule  of  fees  resembling  the 
American  import  tariff  would  make 
carriage  by  the  canal  as  costly  as  by  the 
Horn.  This  would  be  favored  by  the 
American  railway  interests,  whose  domin- 
ating position  is  being  revealed. 

"The  only  interest  opposed  to  such 
canal  policy,  apart  from  public  interest, 
which  will  scarcely  be  considered,  is  the 
marine  interest.  If  it  is  directed  toward 
favoring  obstructive  rates  by  the  grant- 
ing of  special  immunity  through  the 
pretence  of  coastwise  trade  there  will  be 
a  strong  com.bination  of  influences 
making  for  canal  obstruction. 

"A  moral  collapse,  leading  to  an 
economic  blunder,  may  largely  deprive 
not  only  the  continent  but  the  commer- 
cial world  of  the  possible  benefits  of  a 
great  engineering  triumph.  The  only 
safeguard  against  the  economic  blunder- 
ing that  is  favored  by  powerful  interests 
would  be  to  have  the  American  shipping 
interests  subjected  directly  to  the  re- 
sultant burdens. 

A  Possible  Blow  to   Arbitration 

There  is  danger  of  a  serious  reverse  to 
the  cause  of  international  arbitration.  If 
the  Republic  refuses  an  impartial  interpre- 
tation of  a  treaty  it  will  go  a  long  way 
toward  undoing  the  good  work  accomplished 
in  recent  years  in  the  direction  of  providing 
for  the  sane  and  reasonable  settlement  of 
international  disputes.  Progress  in  this,  as 
in  all  lines  of  evolution,  must  wait  on  the 
growth  of  common  honesty.  This  is  even 
more  essential  in  the  relationship  of 
nations  than  in  the  relationship  of  indi- 
viduals, for  there  is  no  outside  authority 
to  force  the  dishonest  nation  to  keep 
its  word.  Will  the  Kepublic  become 
the  world's  greatest  reactionary  force?" 

The  London  Times'  comment  is  on 
similar  lines  to  that  of  the  Globe.  "Should 
the   text   of   the   law   bear   out,     upon 


examination,  the  view  that  it  does  in 
fact  violate  our  clear  rights  in  the  matter 
of  first-rate  importance,  we  shall,  of 
course,  renew  the  representations  to  the 
Government  at  Washington,  and  should 
these  unhappily  fail  to  bring  about  a 
satisfactory  settlement  we  shall  appeal 
to  the  Arbitration  Treaty  of  1908,  and 
request  that  the  whole  controversy,  and 
the  proper  construction,  scope,  and  bear- 
ing of  the  Canal  Treaty,  be  referred  to 
The  Hague  for  decision,"  says  the  Times. 

Impossible  to  Contemplate 

"Suggestions  have  been  freely  made  in 
certain  quarters  that  the  United  States 
is  not  likely  to  entertain  a  request  of 
that  kind.  That,  as  we  have  said  before, 
is  a  blow  to  the  whole  principle  of  arbitra- 
tion which  we  absolutely  refuse  to  con- 
template, unless  and  until  it  is  delivered. 

"No  Government  or  no  nation  has  more 
loudly  preached  resort  to  arbitration 
than  the  Government  and  people  of  the 
United  States.  It  is  hardly  credible, 
after  so  preaching  it  to  others,  they  should 
cynically  decline  to  adopt  it  where  it 
concerns  themselves. 

"A  refusal  of  this  kind  would  inevitably 
create  a  certain  indisposition  on  the 
part  of  all  self-respecting  nations  to  enter 
into  contractual  arrangements  with  a 
State  which  reserved  to  itself  the  ex- 
clusive right  of  interpreting  the  measure 
of  its  own  obligations." 

Taft  Has  Disappointed 

"President  Taft,"  says  the  Toronto 
Star,  "has  disappointed  those  who  hoped 
that  he  would  act  like  a  statesman,  and 
stand  out  firmly  for  the  fulfilling  of  treaty 
obligations  by  the  United  States.  His 
argument  that  the  British  interpretation 
would  prevent  the  United  States  from 
aiding  its  own  commerce  as  other  nations 
may  do  fails  to  meet  the  case. 

"No  objection  would  be  taken  to  the 
United  States  subsidizing  or  otherwise 
assisting  its  own  shipping  industry  in 
any    manner    adopted    by    any    other 


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country.  The  question  is  simply  one 
'of  the  fair  construction  of  a  treaty. 

"If  the  President  has  confidence  in  his 
own  interpretation  he  should  not  hesitate 
to  consent  to  refer  the  question  to  The 
Hague  tribunal,  a  course  which  the 
British  Government  will  probably  pro- 
pose. 

"If  the  British  contention  leads  to  an 
absurd  conclusion,  as  the  President 
believes,  there  should  be  all  the  less 
hesitation  on  his  part  to  submit  the 
question  to  an  impartial  tribunal.  The 
stronger  he  thinks  his  case  is  the  more 
willing  he  should  be  to  arbitrate. 

Arbitration  That  Isn't 

''Moreover,  President  Taft.  has  a  rec- 
ord as  an  advocate  of  arbififetion,  and 
has  won  golden  opinions  from  those 
who  believe  in  that  method  of  settling 
international  disputes.  He  is  in  danger 
of  going  down  into  history  as  a  man  who 
favors  arbitration  until  there  is  something 
to  be  arbitrated.  His  proposal  to  submit 
the  question  to  the  Supreme  Court  of  the 
United  States  it  is  difficult  to  treat  serious- 


ly.    How  would  he  or  the  people  of  the 
United  States  receive  a  proposal  that  the 
question  be  referred  to  the  judicial  committee 
of  the  Privy  Council? 

If  Diplomacy  Fails 

But  the  advocates  of  the  international 
arbitration  have  no  reason  to  be  dis- 
couraged. On  the  contrary,  The  Hague 
tribunal  stands  out  to-day  more  con- 
spicuously than  ever  as  the  only  means 
of  arriving  at  a  just  and  honorable 
settlement. 

If  diplomacy  fails,  as  the  London 
Times  suggests,  when  it  says  there  is  no 
use  in  making  agreements  with  the 
United  States;  if  war  is  out  of  the  ques- 
tion, as  is  admitted  by  all  those  who  re- 
gard Great  Britain  and  the  United 
States  as  threatened  by  enemies  who 
would  rejoice  in  a  British  -  American  war; 
if  neither  British  courts  nor  American 
courts  can  command  the  confidence  of 
both  parties;  if  these  things  are  true,  the 
international  tribunal  is  the  only  door 
left  open,  the  only  means  of  arriving  at  a 
just  and  honorable  settlement." 


£2     Si 
IS  CANADA  FOR  SALE? 

A  word  of    protest    against  Bonar  Law's  suggestion  that  the  hand 

of  Our  Lady  of  the    Snows   can    be   won    by  buying   it — that   she 

listens  only  when  money  talks.     The  United  States 

couldn't  buy  her,  and  the  past  has  shown 

that  Britain  doesn't  need  to. 


IN  a  recent  speech    Mr.  Bonar  Law 
used  the  Canadian  elections    of  last 
September  as  an   argument  in  favor 
of  tariff  reform  in  Britain. 

Mr.  Law  has  made  this  kind  of  speech 
more  than  once  during  the  past  few 
months.  The  Toronto  Star  says  "he 
seems  quite  content  to  assume  that  by 
a  very  narrow  margin  at  the  polls  the 
people  of  Canada  decided  that  for  the 
present  they  would  remain  in  the  British 


Empire.  He  is  equally  content,  it 
appears,  to  assume  that  nearly  half  the 
people  of  Canada  were  quite  prepared 
to  vote  themselves  out  of  the  Empire. 
No  such  issue  was  before  the  people  of 
this  country,  and  one  would  suppose 
that  the  relations  between  the  Dominion 
and  the  parent  State  are  too  important 
to  be  abused  by  a  politician  like  Mr.  Law 
in  his  work  as  a  parish  vote-seeker." 
From  a  grave  danger,  he  says,  Britain 


September,  1912 


TOPICS  OF  TO-DAY 


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was  saved  by  the  true  instinct  of  the 
Canadian  people.  And  he  is  quoted  as 
follows : 

"The  danger  is  gone  for  the  moment, 
but  it  will  recur  if  we  persist  in  refusing 
the  boon  which  is  held  out  to  us,  and  it 
is  a  boon.  Canada  has  much  to  offer, 
and  she  has  many  suitors.  If  we  refuse 
it  the  gift  will  be  eagerly  accepted  by 
other  nations  which  are  not  so  blind." 

''Canada  is  here  represented  as  un- 
married, as  not  being  wedded  to  the 
Empire,  but  as  being  in  the  marriage 
market  and  with  many  suitors,"  says 
the  Star.  "The  country  is  safe,  but  only 
for  the  moment." 

Must  Buy  Her  Hand 

"In  Bonar  Law's  view  Miss  Canada 
is  a  calculating  young  person,  and  the 
suitor  who  wins  her  must  buy  her.  She 
is  'represented  as  one  who  listens  only 
when  money  talks.  She  is  described  as 
one  who  wants  pearl  necklaces,  houses  and 
lands,  yachts,  autos,  and  revenues. 
There  is  to  be  no  love  in  the  match.     Mr. 


Law  sees  in  Miss  Canada  one  who  i^ 
out  for  the  long  green.  He  urges  that 
John  Bull  buy  her,  before  some  pluto- 
crat does. 

"It  is  not  pleasant  for  Canadians  to 
find  themselves  so  described  as  a  people 
by  Mr.  Bonar  Law,  leader  of  the 
Unionists  in  the  British  House  of 
Commons.  As  a  people  we  have  a  right 
to  expect  that  we  shall  not  be  so  grossly 
misunderstood  by  a  leader  in  Imperial 
politics. 

"Canada  is  not  for  sale.  The  United 
States  could  not  buy  her,  and  the  past 
should  have  shown  that  Britain  does 
not  need  to.  By  this  country  Britain 
has  long  done  her  duty,  and  this  country 
has  a  desire  to  do  hers.  But  such  talk 
as  Mr.  Bonar  Law  indulges  in  is  a  dis- 
cordant note  in  the  conversation  of  the 
family." 

The  worth  of  a  State,  in  the  lon^  run,  is 
the  worth  of  the  individuals  coyiposing  it. 
—J.  S.  Mill. 


British  Immigration  Declined,  American 

Increased 


A  FALLING  off  in  British  and  a 
somewhat  remarkable  increase  in 
United  States  and  continental 
immigration  to  Canada  for  the  four 
spring  and  summer  months  up  till  June 
31,  as  compared  with  the  corresponding 
period  last  year,  is  the  outstanding  fea- 
ture of  figures  compiled  by  immigration 
officials. 

Particularly  interesting  is  the  big  in- 
crease of  immigrants  from  the  European 
continent,  nearly  35  per  cent. ;  totalling, 
in  four  months,  52,084. 

United  States  immigration  also  shows 
a  big  advance  over  comparative  figures 
for  last  year. 

In  four  months  of  the  fiscal  year  of 
1011  the  number  of  Americans  crossing 


the  border  to  Canada  was  43,802.  Dur- 
ing the  same  period  this  summer  the 
number  is  53,343,  an  increase  of  more 
than  18  per  cent. 

Immigrants  last  year  coming  from  the 
United  Kingdom  numbered  71,046. 
During  the  same  months  this  year  there 
was  a  drop  to  69,919.  It  will  thus  be 
seen  that  the  increase  for  the  four 
months  of  this  year  over  the  correspond- 
ing period  of  last  summer  from  153,118 
to  175,346,  is  made  up  wholly  of  United 
States  and  continental  settlers. 


Xo  inclination  is  good  in  itself;  it  is 
only  good  in  so  far  as  it  effects  what  is  good. 
— Goethe. 


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September,  1912 


THE  SCHOLASTIC  MUCKRAKER 
The  Political  Economist  who  devotes  himself  to  a 
microscopic  search  for  the  cause  of  social  unrest 
and  the  cure  of  poverty  amongst  the  sticks  and 
straws,  while  the  palpable  explanation  is  to  be  seen 
if  he  would  but  look  up! 

— The  Square  Deal 


The  Farmer  is  too  "Easy." 

Grain  Growers'  Guide 


The  Scholastic  Muckraker 

The  Square  Deal,  the  official  organ  of  the 
Tax  Reform  League  in  Eastern  Canada,  from 
which  this  cartoon  by  J.  W.  Bengough  is 
taken,  comments  thusly  on  Mr.  Bengough 's 
drawing : 

"Bunyan  tells  us  of  the  man  who  was  so 
intent  upon  raking  up  sticks  and  straws  and 
rubbish  on  the  floor  that  he  ignored  the  glori- 
ous crown  of  life  the  angel  was  holding 
above  his  head.  Everybody  sees  the  pointed 
allegory  here — the  insensate  folly  of  the  man 
who  is  preoccupied  with  the  earthly  affairs  to 
the  exclusions  of  the  spiritual.  A  mate  for 
this  devotee  of  perishable  treasures  is  the 
man  who,  in  his  investigation  of  the  problem 
of  poverty  in  a  world  of  superabundance, 
confines  his  attention  to  the  exploitation  of 
palliative  schemes  and  measures.  A  majority 
of  the  writers  of  books  and  magazine  articles 
on  the  social  question  are  mightily  concerned 
about  housing  schemes,  removal  of  slums, 
old  age  pensions,  abolition  of  saloons,  etc., 
.  etc.,  but  entirely  oblivious  of  the  fact  that 
these  reforms  are  all  utterly  futile  as  radical 
cures  so  long  as  one  man  may  legally  own  the 
earth  and  make  the  rest  of  mankind  pay  for 
living  upon  it.  Why  can't  these  learned  and 
well-meaning  people  lift  up  their  eyes -and 
take  in  the  gigantic  and  palpable  fact  of 
Landlordism?" 


Who  cares  what  Mrs.  Grundy  says? 

— -Montreal  Standard 


Mr.  James  E.  Hall,  President  Vancouver  Grain 
Exchange,  shows  what  the  Panama  Canal  will  mean 
to  Vancouver. 

— Vancouver  World 


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OUR  DAIRY  EXPORTS  ARE  RAPIDLY 
DECLINING 

Ten  years  ago  we  sent  13,000  tons  of  butter  to  Britain,    last  year, 

only  3,000  tons,  and  that  because  tempted  by  high  prices.     Later  in 

the   year   we   had  to    import  from  Australia  and  New  Zealand  to 

supply  our  own  market.      It  looks  as  if  we  shall 

soon  cease  entirely  to  export  butter 

and  cheese. 


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THE  imports  of  butter  from  the 
British  oversea  dominions  for 
the  past  year,  unfortunately, 
again  illustrate  the  uncertainty  of  sup- 
plies which  necessarily  attaches  to  enor- 
mous areas,  like  AustraUa,  New  Zealand 
and  Canada,  with  their  varied  climates," 
says  the  Eighteenth  Annual  Review  of 
the  Imported  Dairy  Produce  Trade, 
issued  by  Waddel  &  Co.,  Ltd.,  of  Bir- 
mingham, Eng.  ''The  year  which  closed 
twelve  months  ago  provided  us  from 
the  British  dominions  with  the  heaviest 
import  on  record,  viz.,  61,023  tons, 
while  in  the  twelve  months  just  ended 
only  52,857  tons  arrived.  This  check  in 
the  import  is  very  disappointing,  not- 
withstanding the  similar  experiences  in 
the  past.  The  successive  and  enormous 
increases  in  the  two  preceding  years,  of 
14,440  and  14,386  tons,  respectively, 
encouraged  hopes  of  still  further  prog- 
ress, and  the  sudden  decline  of  8,166 
tons  must  be  regarded  as  a  very  great" 
misfortune. 

"On  the  other  hand  it  should  not  be 
overlooked  that  notwithstanding  this 
decline,  one-fourth  of  the  butter  im- 
ported into  this  country  in  the  past  year 
came  from  our  kin  beyond  the  seas.  A 
survey  extending  backwards  for  ten 
years  shows  the  imports  of  British  over- 
sea butter  to  have  more  than  doubled. 

"If  the  three  sources  from  which  this 
butter  comes  be  examined,  there  is  an- 


other cause  for  regret  in  the  fact  that 
Canada,  the  nearest  of  the  dominions  to 
this  country,  is  evidently  dropping  out 
of  the  trade.  Ten  years  ago  over  13,- 
000  tons  of  •Canadian  butter  came  to 
this  country,  while  twelve  months  ago 
the  import  had  fallen  to  776  tons.  It 
is  true  this  amount  grew  to  nearly  3,000 
tons  in  the  past  year;  but  the  increase 
was  due  more  to  the  excessively  high 
prices  ruhng  in  the  United  Kingdom  last 
autumn  than  to  there  being  any  real 
surplus  of  butter  in  Canada  available  for 
export.  Canadians  were  tempted  by  the 
high  prices  to  overship,  but  soon  discov- 
ered that  they  had  not  enough  left  at 
home  to  supply  their  own  requirements, 
and  in  the  past  winter  they  had  to  im- 
port Australian  and  New  Zealand  but- 
ter in  very  large  quantities,  at  higher 
prices  than  those  they  obtained  for  their 
own  exports. 

"For  some  time  past  every  year  has 
supplied  sufficient  evidence  to  prove  that, 
so  far  as  butter  is  concerned,  Canada  is 
nearing  the  end  of  her  export  business. 
During  last  autumn,  when  she  sent  us 
3,000  tons,  it  was  principally  to  the  ports 
of  the  Bristol  channel  and  to  Liveqjool. 
On  the  London  market,  for  the  year 
ended  with  June,  Canadian  butter  was 
not  once  in  sufficient  supply  to  secure 
an  official  quotation.  In  recent  years 
Canadian  butter  has  been  imfx)rted  into 
this  country  mainly  for  cold  storing  to 


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September,  1912 


supply  our  winter  requirements.  In  the 
future  these  requirements  will  have  to 
be  filled  from  Australia  and  New  Zea- 
land by  fresh  landed  goods.  This  will 
be  an  advantage  to  the  Home  trade  as 
well  as  to  the  Commonwealth  and  the 
dominion  of  New  Zealand,  for  however 
well  butter  may  keep  in  cold  storage,  it 
is  not  so  palatable  as  when  it  is  freshly 
made,  and  there  is  likely  to  be  an  in- 
creasing demand  for  the  better  article. 

Cheese  Declining  Too 

"It  is  greatly  to  be  regretted  that  the 
British  dominion  imports  of  cheese  are 
not  following  the  same  lines  as  the  Brit- 
ish dominion  imports  of  butter,  which 
in  the  past  ten  years  have  more  than 
doubled.  The  real  cause  of  the  decline 
in  imported  British  dominion  cheese  is 
somewhat  paradoxical,  for  it  is  due  to 
the  progress  and  prosperity  of  one  of 
these  dominions,  viz.,  Canada.  That 
country  is  increasing  in  population  so 
rapidly  that  it  cannot  keep  up  the  sup- 
ply of  cheese  to  its  home  population  and 
at  the  same  time  continue  its  exports  to 
the  United  Kingdom.  This  develop- 
ment in  Canada  is  bringing  prosperity 
to  the  dominion  of  New  Zealand,  which 
is  preparing  to  take  over  the  business 
which  Canada  year  by  year  is  less  able 
to  carry  on. 

"In  the  past  ten  years  Canadian  im- 
ports have  fallen  ofl  by  15,000  tons, 
while  New  Zealand  imports  have  in- 
creased to  the  extent  of  22,000  tons. 
The  statements  made  in  Canada  by  those 
who  know  the  cheese  trade  there,  that  Can- ' 
ada  will  cease  to  export  by  the  year  1916, 
though  of  an  alarmist  character,  may  have 
some  foundation,  in  view  of  the  enormous 
rate  of  increase  in  her  population,  mostly 
by  immigration.  New  Zealand,  therefore, 
will  be  acting  prudently  in  preparing  for 
probable  developments  in  Canada.  By 
erecting  dual  plants  for  butter  and 
cheese  she  will  be  in  the  best  position  to 
meet  all  reasonable  emergencies.     Can- 


ada lies  so  close  to  the  over-populated 
countries  of  Europe,  and  the  means  of 
access  to  her  boundless  areas  of  fertile 
soil  are  so  cheap,  that  the  stream  of 
immigration  will  most  probably  steadily 
increase  in  volume,  and  the  declining 
years  of  her  export  trade  come  much 
earlier  than  now  seems  probable." 

No  Butter  Exported  this  Year 

The  prediction  was  made  two  months 
ago  that  the  present  season  of  naviga- 
tion would  witness  a  total  absence  of 
butter  exports  to  the  British  markets. 
It  now  seems  as  if  this  prediction  will  be 
fulfilled.  No  butter  as  yet  has  been 
exported,  as  prices  here  are  far  above 
those  at  which  the  United  Kingdom  can 
secure  first-class  quality  from  the  con- 
tinental markets  and  New  Zealand, 

The  demand  from  the  Prairie  Prov- 
inces is  growing  apace,  and  is  the  main 
factor  in  maintaining  prices  here — as  the 
Province  of  Quebec  has  practically  the 
monopoly  of  this  trade.  The  surplus 
from  Ontario  goes  to  Cobalt  and  Porcu- 
pine. 

The  Pacific  coast  is  importing  large 
quantities  of  New  Zealand  butter,  and 
it  seems  that  the  island  dominion  will 
supply  all  the  requirements  of  our  large 
province  at  the  Pacific  coast.  It  only 
takes  three  weeks  to  ship  butter  from 
one  province  to  the  other. 

It  is  contended,  on  the  other  hand, 
that  the  past  is  no  pattern  for  the  future. 
One  writer  says  the  three  Northwest 
Provinces  will  eventually  become  the 
great  producers  of  butter  and  cheese, 
which  will  be  forced  upon  them  by  mixed 
farming,  which  is  increasing  already. 

In  that  case  it  is  just  a  question  of  how 
much  mixed  farming  will  be  done  in  the 
Northwest  within  the  next  few  years. 
The  amount  done  now  is,  comparatively 
speaking,  almost  nothing,  and  there  is 
much  virgin  soil  to  be  broken  and  used 
for  grains  before  mixed  farming  will 
make  much  headway. 


September,  1912 


FINANCE  AND   COMMERCE 


79 


Industrial  Canada's  Advance  in  Ten  Years 


ACCORDING  to  a  census  and  sta- 
tistics bulletin  just  issued  the  cen- 
sus of  the  manufactures  of  Canada 
taken  last  year  for  the  calendar  year 
1910,  as  now  compiled,  gives  the  follow- 
ing statistics,  compared  with  those  of  the 
census  of  1901,  for  the  calendar  year 
1900,  viz.: 

Establishments— 1910,  19,202;  1900, 
14,650;  increase,  4,552;  increase  p.c, 
31.07. 

Capital— 1910,  SI, 245,018,881;  1900, 
$446,916,487;  increase,  $798,102,394;  in- 
crease p.c,  178.58. 

Employees— 1910,  511,844;  1900,  339,- 
173;  increase,  172,671;  increase  p.c, 
50.91. 


Salaries  and  Wages— 1910,  $240,494,- 
996;  1900,  $113,249,350;  increase,  $127,- 
245,646;  increase  p.c,  112.36. 

Materials— 1910,  $600,822,791;  1900, 
$266,527,858;  increase,  $334,294,933;  in- 
crease p.c,  125.42. 

Products— 1910,  $1,164,695,032;  1900, 
$481,053,375;  increase,  $683,641,657;  in- 
crease p.c,  142.11. 

The  capital  employed  in  manufac- 
tures increased  during  the  decade  by 
178.58  per  cent.,  and  the  value  of  pro- 
ducts by  142.11  per  cent.  The  number 
of  establishments  employing  five  hands 
and  over  last  year  was  19,202,  being  an 
increase  of  4,552  in  the  decade. 


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Fruit  Output  Will  Surpass  Mines 


AT  Kelowna,  B.C.,  in  the  centre 
of  the  Okanagan  Valley,  where 
irrigation  is  transforming  large 
areas  of  dormant  territory  into  vast  or- 
chards, the  Western  Canada  Irrigation 
Association  has  been  holding  its  sixth 
annual  convention.  Two  hundred  dele- 
gates from  different  parts  of  Western 
Canada  and  the  United  States,  as  well 
as  many  interested  students  of  irriga- 
tion problems,  were  in  attendance. 
Mr.  J.  S.  Dennis,  of  the  C.P.R.  and 


vice-president  of  the  Association,  told 
the  convention  that  the  current  expendi- 
ture of  the  C.P.R.  on  its  irrigation  sys- 
tems in  the  West  amounted  to  $10,000,- 
000. 

"Within  two  years  fruit  growing  in 
British  Columbia  will  surpass  our  min- 
ing industry,  amounting  to  about  $26,- 
000,000  a  year,"  were  the  words  of  J.  A. 
McKelvy,  of  Vernon,  a  resident  for 
twenty-five  years  in  the  Okanagan 
Valley. 


Record  Year  for  the  C.P.R. 


11  HE  C.P.R.  annual  report  for  the 
fiscal   year  ended   June   30   last 
shows  the  following  results: 
Gross    earnings    from    railway    and 
steamship  lines,  $123,319,541. 
Working  expenses,  $80,021,298. 
Net  earnings  from  railway  and  steam- 
ship lines,  $43,298,243. 
Net  earnings  of  steamships  in  excess 


of  amount  included  in  monthly  reports, 
$1,104,449. 

Fixed  charges,  $10,520  937. 

Surplus,  $33,877,754. 

Amount  transferred  to  steamship  re- 
placement, $1,000,000. 

Contribution  to  pension  fund  $125,- 
000. 

Net  revenue  from  railway  and  steam- 


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September,  1912 


ship  lines  available  for  dividend,  $32,- 
752,754. 

After  payment  of  all  dividends  de- 
clared for  the  year  the  surplus  from  rail- 
way and  steamship  lines  for  the  year 
carried  forward  was  $17,560,519. 

Special  income  from  interest  on  land 
sales  and  from  other  extraneous  assets 
not  included  in  above  was  $5,158,585. 

How  to  Use  Your  Banker 

"LXERE  is  the  point:    Put  yourself  into 

such  relationship  with  your  banker 

that  he  may  gladly  help  you  out  when 

you  need  help.     Get  next.     Your  bank 


credit  should  be  built  up  and  used  as  a 
resource  for  temporary  demands  and 
opportunities. 

Make  friends  of  your  banker.  He  may 
be  to  you  like  a  rock  in  a  weary  land,  like 
a  shelter  in  a  time  of  storm.  And  folks 
do  not  build  cyclone-cellars  when  the  sky 
is  black  with  threatening — they  don't 
have  time;  nor  do  they  build  them  when 
in  the  clutch  of  the  gale.  Prudently  they 
go  at  it  when  the  sun  is  shining  and  there's 
not  a  cloud  in  the  sky.  Wherefore,  do  it 
to-day.  Begin  to  cultivate  your  banker. 
Make  him  your  friend — and  cyclone- 
cellar.  He  won't  mind. — Frederick 
A.  Hamilton  in  Canada  Monthly. 


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Clearing  House  Returns 

The  following  are  the  figures  for  the  Canadian  Clearing  Houses  for  the  weeks 
of  August  24th,  1911;  August  15th  and  August  22nd,  1912,  with  percentage  change: 

Aug.  24,  '11.  Aug.  15,  '12.  Aug.  22,  '12.  Ch'g  % 

Montreal " $41,874,263  $60,819,170  $52,795,277  +26.0 

Toronto 30,463,565  37,574,820  36,674,249  +20.3 

Winnipeg 19,676,681  22,118,264  25,230,277  +28.2 

Vancouver 10,698,178  11.380,222  12,582,060  +17.6 

Ottawa 4,400,722  4^929,087  4,687,599  +     6.5 

Calgary 5,082,973  4,646,851  5,530,186  +     8.7 

Quebec 3,080,091  2,738,905  2,935,757  —    4.6 

Victoria 2,424,626  3,549,724  3,821,524  +57.5 

Hamilton 2,416,917  2,669,926*  3,377,841  +39.7 

Hahfax 1,527,645  1,575,054  1,928,465  +  26. 1 

St.  John -        1,459,610  1,664,774  1,879,346  +28.7 

Edmonton 2,413,081  4,098,681  4,139,761  +71.5 

London 1,290,729  1,667,811  1,437,522  +11.3 

Regina 1,243,006  2,090,263  2,091,894  +68.2 

Brandon. 474,703  477,227  615,172  +  29 . 3 

Lethbridge 549,286  552,538  674,809  +  22 . 7 

Saskatoon 1,243,035  1,986,377  2,186,803  +75.8 

Brantford 434,897  517,173  564,768  +29.7 

Moose  Jaw 946,743  977,032  1,262,256  +33.3 

Total $131,700,751  $166,033,899  $164,415,566  +26.9 

Fort  William 582,845*  663,472 


Five  days  only. 


September,  1912 


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BUSINESS  SITUATION  AND  CROP 
OUTLOOK 

The    prospect  of  a  record   grain    crop   is    already  having  a  notice- 
able ejfect  on  Western    business   conditions,  and  it  is  expected  that 
the  next  few  months  will   witness    the   greatest   trade  expansion  of 
recent  years.     The  crop  prospect  in  Ontario,  the  Maritime  Provinces 
and  British  Columbia,  is  good,  but  not  so  good  in  Quebec. 
Cotton  and  metal  have  both  risen  in  price.    Will 
there  be  a  coal  famine? — or  a  car  shortage  ? 


THE  eyes  of  the  Canadian  financial 
world  are  now  fixed  on  the  West- 
ern crops.  Canadian  Finance  has 
discussed  the  financial  phase  of  the  West- 
ern crop  situation  with  the  general 
managers  of  several  of  Canada's  largest 
banks.  They  were  all  agreed  that  there 
was  no  prospect  of  a  very  serious  shortage 
of  currency.  Many  of  the  banks  have 
largely  increased  their  paid-up  capital 
during  the  past  year,  and  this  of  course 
means  a  greatly  enlarged  note  issue. 
Moreover,  the  new  five  dollar  Dominion 
notes  will  help. 

The  Western  Canada  Trade  Gazette, 
published  at  Calgary,  says  that  the  pros- 
pects for  a  record  grain  crop  are  already 
having  a  noticeable  effect  upon  Western 
business  conditions,  and  it  is  expected 
that  the  next  few  months  will  witness 
the  greatest  trade  expansion  of  recent 
years.  As  the  time  for  harvesting  ap- 
proaches the  reports  from  the  different 
pro\inces  become  even  more  optimistic. 

"Wholesale  men  are  already  feeling  the 
first  symptoms  of  the  coming  trade  in- 
crease and  are  making  arrangements  for 
an  unprecedented  fall  trade,"  says  the 
Gazette. 

"In  real  estate  circles,  where  there  has 
been  but  little  activity  during  the  past 
two  months,  a  preliminary  stir  is  also 
noticeable.  Inside  property  is  moving 
quite  briskly  and  sales  of  outside  property 
are  increasing  daily. 

"At  present  it  would  seem  that  nothing 
short  of  a  ver>'  severe  frost  could  interfere 


with  the  success  of  the  1912  crop,  and  of 
this  latter  there  is  but  little  probability. 

Outlook  for  Fall  Trade 

General  trade  conditions  in  Canada, 
according  to  Dun's  reports  from  the 
leading  trade  centres,  continues  satisfac- 
tory, with  all  indications  very  encourag- 
ing for  a  fall  and  winter  trade. 

"Montreal  reports  that  retail  trade 
is  seasonably  quiet,  but  the  wholesale 
dry  goods  business  is  fairly  active. 
Groceries  are  moving  quite  freely,  and 
the  outlook  in  the  boot  and  shoe  line 
promising.  Prices  of  leather  and  hides 
continue  to  advance,  and  the  tone  in  the 
iron  and  steel  market  is  much  stronger. 

"Retail  trade  at  Quebec  continues 
satisfactory  for  the  season,  and  the 
wholesale  movement  of  staples  is  fairly 
well  maintained.  Local  manufacturing 
plants  are  well  employed,  and  prospects 
for  continued  activities  are  considered 
good. 

Prospect  in  Ontario  Good 

"The  splendid  crop  outlook  in  Ontario 
and  the  three  Western  provinces  has 
stimulated  the  demand  for  all  kinds  of 
merchandise  at  Toronto,  and  wholesale 
distribution  is  quite  active.  There  is  a 
good  enquiry  for  all  staple  lines,  and 
prices  are  firm,  with  an  advancing  tend- 
ency in  some  instances.  While  retail 
business  is  seasonably  quiet  at  Hamilton, 
improvement  is  looked  for  in  the  near 
future,  as  activity    is  well  maintained 


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September,  1912 


in  both  wholesale  and  manufacturing 
lines.    •,  -  r.,^ 

'In  the  Far  W#  and  North-West, 
stBiihd^*"progress  i|  reported,  with  the 
rapid  advance  of  crops  toward  maturity, 
and  most  lines  report  excellent  prospects 
for  an  active  fall  and  winter  trade. 
Winnipeg  reports  that  conditions  con- 
tinue favorable,  with  notable  increase  in 
the  demand  for  jewelry,  and  advances  in 
the  prices  of  canned  goods  and  leather. 

"At  Reginarall  kinds  of  merchandise 
are  moving  freel^-and  a  rapid  expansion 
in  building  actiy^y  is  noted.  City  retail 
trade  is  active  at  Edmonton  this  week, 
but  there  are  some  CQtr^plaints  regarding 
the  weather. 

"The  crop  outlook  in  the  vicinity  of 
Calgary  continues  favorable,  and  no 
decrease  can  be  noted  in  the  volume  of 
general  trade.  Wholesale  merchants  at 
Vancouver  \  report  a  much  larger  busi- 
ness than  at  this  time  last  year,  and 
general  conditions  throughout  British 
Columbia  are  eminently  satisfactory. 

Easier  Crop  to  Handle 

Harvesting  in  the  West  is  getting  well 
under  way,  being  in  general  considerably 
earlier  than  last  year.  Recent  brighter 
weather  following  the  frequent  rains  that 
broke  the  July  dry  spell,  have  done  well 
their  part  in  ripening  and  filling  out  the 
grain. 

"Although  there  are  not  very  many 
more  bushels  gross  this  year  than 
last  year,  the  crop  is  better  distributed 
over  the  entire  territory,"  said  Manager 
L.  P.  Strong,  of  the  Alberta  Elevator 
Co.,  at  Calgary  the  other  day.  "It  is 
a  crop  of  much  better  quality  than  the 
1911  crop,  and  much  more  valuable, 
and  it  also  will  cost  considerably  less  to 
handle  than  the  crop  of  1911.  One  of 
the  chief  reasons  for  this  is  that  it  is 
anywhere  from  a  month  to  six  weeks 
earlier  than  the  crop  of  last  year." 

According  to  Mr.  Strong  there  is  a 
good  average  crop  over  the  entire 
territory   this   year   instead   of   only   a 


good  crop  in  spots,  and  the  grain  this 
year  is  clean. 

According  to  a  report  just  completed 
by-Commissioner  P.  L.  Leach,  of  the 
Associated  Boards  of  Southern  Alberta, 
the  spring  wheat  crop  will  reach  12,000,- 
000  bushels,  and  the  winter  wheat 
4,000,000  bushels.  The  total  barley 
yield  will  be  close  to  1,000,000  bushels 
and  flax  500,000  bushels.  The  total 
area  of  land  under  crop  in  Southern 
Alberta  is  1,125,000  acres,  a  small  in- 
crease over  that  of  last  year.  De- 
struction by  hail  in  the  district  has  been 
very  light. 

The  crop  report  of  the  Saskatchewan 
Department  of  Agriculture  gives  the 
probable  yield  of  the  wheat  crop  in  the 
province  at  eighteen  bushels  to  the  acre, 
or  an  aggregate  production  of  about 
93,000,000  bushels.  Harvesting  is  now 
well  under  way. 

The  Canadian  crop  situation  at  the 
end  of  July  was  summarized  by  the 
Dominion  Census  Bureau  bulletin  as 
generally  favorable  on  conditions  as  at 
August  1.  In  Quebec  the  condition  of 
all  crops  is  below  that  of  the  other  eight 
provinces.  A  preliminary  estimate  of 
the  yield  per  acre  of  fall  wheat  is  21.48 
bushels  as  the  average  for  the  total 
effective  area  of  781,000  acres  in  the 
five  provinces  of  Ontario,  Manitoba, 
Saskatchewan,  Alberta  and  British 
Columbia.  This  indicates  a  total  yield 
of  16,773,300  bushels,  as  compared  with 
the  final  figures  of  1911,  viz.,  26,014,000 
bushels  from  1,172,119  acres.  The  past 
winter  was  exceptionally  hard  on  fall 
sown  wheat. 

Outside  Conditions  Not  so  Good 

To  get  an  intelligent  size-up  of  the 
Canadian  crop  situation,  from  the  stand- 
point of  the  money  there  is  Hkely  to  be 
in  it,  we  have  to  look  at  the  situation 
outside. 

World  conditions  during  the  past  two 
or  three  weeks  have  not  been  favorable 
to  harvest.     Great  Britain  is  having  the 


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wettest  harvest  in  many  years.  During 
the  week  previous,  and  right  up  to  the 
time  of  writing,  the  rains  have  been  so 
heavy  and  incessant  that  the  gravest 
anxiety  is  felt  regarding  the  crops.  If 
the  weather  does  not  immediately  change 
an  almost  total  failure  is  expected. 

France  reports  unsettled  weather,  and 
wheat  coming  on  the  markets  is  damp 
and  much  of  it  in  poor  condition.  Ger- 
many reports  bad  weather  also;  too 
much  rain.  Russia  also  reports  delayed 
harvest  from  rain. 

The  United  States  have  a  very  heavy 
crop,  pretty  well  assured,  and  apparently 
the  bears  are  determined  that  it  shall 
be  bought  as  cheaply  as  possible,  and 
these  conditions  are  immediately  reflect- 
ed in  our  market  here,  which  considering 
the  pressure  from  these  sources,  has, 
however,  remained  fairly  steady.  The 
cash  month  of  October  continues  to  sell 
over  cash  month  of  September  at 
Minneapolis,  but  more  distant  months 
are  23^2  to  2J^  under  Minneapolis. 

The  Cotton  Market 

The  outstanding  feature  of  the  cotton 
trade  is  the  recall  of  Canadian  buyers 
from  the  English  markets,  owing  to  the 
rise  in  the  price  of  cotton  in  Liverpool. 
Although  in  New  York  the  price  has  not 
yet  gone  beyond  11.10c.  per  pound  for 
raw  cottons,  in  the  English  market  it  has 
reached  7.40  and  even  7.44  pence,  which 
is  about  equivalent  to  15c.  The  average 
price  of  cotton  for  some  years  past  was 
13c.  and  for  last  year  between  10  and  lie. 

Naturally  wholesalers  on  this  side 
are  unwilling  to  give  orders  for  goods  to 
be  delivered  later  on  at  prices  then  cur- 
rent, under  the  present  circumstances  of 
price.  All  the  buyers  report  the  mill 
offices  in  Lancashire  and  Yorkshire  as  be- 
ing well  supplied  with  orders,  and  espe- 
cially with  demands  for  prompt  deliver- 
ies. Mill  owners  are  hardly  to  be  blamed 
for  not  rushing  deliveries,  with  increases 
in  price  in  almost  immediate  sight. 

To  show  how  trades  are  interlocked 


at  the  present  day,  an  announcement  in 
a  leading  German  paper  that  Canadian 
buyers  were  large  purchasers  of  furs  in 
the  Eastern  European  markets  at  greatly 
enlarged  prices,  has  sent  up  all  velvets 
and  cotton  velvets  to  still  higher  figures. 
It  is  thought  that  next  winter  will  see  a 
tremendous  use  of  both  silk  and  cotton 
velvet,  by  way  of  compensation  for  the 
expensiveness  of  furs.  The  aggravating 
part  of  it  is,  that  as  prices  become  dearer, 
there  is  an  increase  in  the  ostentatious 
use  of  very  large  quantities  of  furs  for 
individual  cloaks  and  wraps  It  is  un- 
likely that  velvets  or  velveteens  will  be 
bought  this  winter  at  much  less  than  one- 
third  advance  upon  last  year's  prices. 
Especially  is  this  to  be  true  of  ribbons. 

Metal  Markets  Active 

The  metal  markets  are  still  extremely 
active,  and  are  putting  up  prices.  The 
railways  are  making  such  demands  upon 
the  steel  markets  that  the  ordinary  con- 
tractors find  it  almost  impossible  to  get 
materials  to  finish  their  contracts. 

There  is,  unfortunately,  a  shortage  of 
ocean  tonnage  to  Canada  this  year,  and 
in  consequence  we  are  not  receiving 
European  steel  in  the  quantities  desired. 
At  any  rate,  steel  rails  are  worth  in 
England  about  S29  a  ton,  as  compared 
with  $28  on  this  side  of  the  water. 

It  is  in  tools,  and  cutlery  generally, 
that  we  feel  the  pinch  of  slow  deliveries 
from  the  other  side,  and  advances  in 
prices  in  these  lines  are  simply  due  to  this 
cause. 

At  the  end  of  July,  the  United  States 
Steel  Corporation  had  unfilled  orders  on 
hand  for  5,957,089  tons  as  against  3,584,- 
085  tons  at  the  same  time  last  year. 
This  is  the  best  indication  possible  of 
the  state  of  the  metal  trade  across  the 
border. 

Pig  iron  is,  however,  still  cheap  enough 
there,  and  plentiful  enough,  to  allow  some 
of  our  furnace  men  to  fill  their  orders  by 
importation,  rather  than  by  smelting,  of 
course  to  the  loss  of  Canadian  labor. 


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September,  1912 


Copper  is  evidently  to  stay  between  17  Facilities  for  shipping  by  canal  from 

and  18c.  a  pound.     This  time  last  year  Duluth  are  unlikely  to  help  towards  re- 

13c.  was  prayed  for,  but  even  at  the  high  lief.     Barges   cannot  be  built,    or   furn- 

price  quoted   the  demand  exceeds  the  ished  at  a  moment's  notice,  when  some 

production  at  present.     In  North  Amer-  4,000,000  bushels  of  wheat,  in  excess  of 

ica  we    produced    in   July    137,166,129  the  usual  surplus,  has  to  be  rushed  to 

pounds,  an  increase  over  June  of  14,845,-  salt  water  depots  before  the  new  wheat 

889  pounds;  whereas  the  copper  in  sight  comes  down, 
at  the  end  of  the  month  was  only  5,945,- 

317  pounds  greater  than  at  the  end  of  Will  There  be  a  Car  Shortage  ? 
June.  A  similar  state  of  things  is  re-  That  a  car  shortage  is  imminent  is  the 
ported  from  London,  and  is  symptomatic  opinion  of  Mr.  J.  E.  Walsh,  transporta- 
of  conditions  the  whole  world  over,  tion  manager  of  the  Canadian  Manufac- 
With  all  the  metals  dear,  and  plants  turers'  Association.  An  estimate  based 
busily  employed,  the  industrial  condition  on  railroad  figures  of  the  past  four  years 
of  the  world  may  be  said  to  be  highly  tends  to  show  that  shippers  will  be  con- 
satisfactory,  fronted   with   a   car   shortage   of   sixty 

There   is   some   fear  of  a   famine   in  thousand    this    year    on    the    smallest 

household,  anthracite,  hard  coal.     It  will  possible  estimate,  and  as  great  a  deficit 

be  remembered  that  there  was  a  strike  as  180,000  cars  should  the  proportion  be 

on  in  the  early  summer,  and  that  no  coal  as  high  as  it  was  in  October,  1909. 

came  into  Canada  during  the  best  six  On    the    other    hand,    Vice-President 

months  of  shipping  of  the  season.     The  Bury,  of  the  Canadian  Pacific  Railway, 

country  is  very  short  at  present,  and  it  says   that   so  much  has  been   done  in 

is  significant  of  what  is  feared,  that  the  preparation   for  handhng   the   crop   by 

G.T.R.  recently  gave  an  order  to  crowd  concentrating  rolling  stock  and  motive 

twelve  or  fifteen  hundred  cars  to  Toronto,  power,  together  with  the  earliness  of  the 

to  induce  coal  shipments  by  that  route,  season,  it  is  improbable  that  there  will 

and  relieve  pressure  upon  the  railways  be  any  blockade.     In  this  view  the  heads 

centering  at  Rouse's  Point.  of  the  other  railways  concur. 

How  Our  Manufactures  Have  Grown 

npHE  census  of  the  manufactures  of  Canada  taken  last  year  for  the  calendar 
year  1910  as  now  compiled  gives  the  following  comparative  statistics,  com- 
pared with  those  of  the  census  of  1901,  for  the  calendar  year  1900,  viz.: 

1910  1900                Increase.     Inc'se  p.c. 

Establishments 19,202  14,650                  4,552          31 .07 

Capital $1,245,018,881  $446,916,487      $798,102,394        178.58 

Employees 511,844  339,173               172,671          50.91 

Salaries  and  Wages. ..  .       $240,494,996  $113,249,350      $127,245,646        112.36 

Materials.. $600,822,791  $266,527,858      $334,294,933        125.42 

Products $1,164,695,032  $481,053,375      $683,641,657        142. 11 

The  capital  employed  in  manufactures  increased  during  the  decade  by  178.58 

per  cent,  and  the  value  of  products  by  142.11  per  cent.  The  number  of 
establishments  employing  five  hands  and  over  last  year  was  19,202,  being  an  in- 
crease of  4,552  in  the  decade. 


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Seven  Months*  Building  Permits 

A  CCORDING  to  reports  received  by         Brought  forward  $109,515,706 

the   Financial   Post,    the  building  North  Bay,  Ont. . .  432,015 

.      .     ,  .  .      ,.  .      ^  Sudbury  (4  m'ths).  360,475 

permits  in  forty-seven  municipalities  tor  Welland,  Ont  170,607 

the  first  seven  months  of  1912  aggregated  Point  Grey,  B.C. . .        2,156,175 

oi  1  -  -or*  nnr       r      ..u       v  ^     t  4.U  ^-  Vancouver,  B.C.         1,664,196 

Sllo,/80,005.     For  the  cities  east  of  the  Swift  Current,  Sask         469,925 

Great  Lakes  this  is  an  advance  of  19.6  Weyburn,  Sask. . . .  560,400 

,     ,  J   r       .1.  Yorkton,  Sask 450,906 

per  cent,   over   last  year,  and  tor  the  

cities  west,  including  the  Twin   Cities,  $115,780,005 

an  advance  of  44.4  per  cent.  r^ 

The  figures  are  as  follows: 

Waterproof  Concrete 

City.  1912.  1911.  ^ 

Berlin,  Ont $       395,810  $     276,543         \    DISCOVERY    is    reported    from 

Brantford,  Ont .  .  .  750,325        358,515  /\^  Washington,    where     a    cement 

gS'SS  °'". :. .  IU§7        mm  which  will  resist  water  and  will 

Guelph,  Ont 249,526        381,940  not  crack  has  been  successfully  tested. 

Halifax,  N.S 342,025        254,500  By  mixing  a  proportion  of  ten  per  cent. 

Hamilton,  Ont. ..  .         3,516,500      2,532,280  ^f  JL+,^u„^  ^L,-J„ol  ^,-1  „r,-+l,  L^,-,,or,r 

Kingston,  Ont 297,409         172,601  ^f  petroleum  residual  oil  with  ordinary 

London,  Ont 714,392        552,149  Portland    cement,    sand    and    gravel — 

Maisonneuve,  Que.        1,572,428        809,800  the     familiar     concrete— a     cement     is 

Montreal,  Que. ..  .         9,814,543       8,453,897  .  j       u-  u    •       u     i    *  i  *  c 

Ottawa,  Ont 2,473,350      1,655,945  formed  which  is  absolutely  waterproof 

Peterborough  Ont.  232,080        211,126  and    with    its    tensile    strength    unim- 

St.  Catharines,  Ont.  393,490  119,635  rtaired 

St.John,  N.B 692,400         451,700  P'*"'="- 

Stratford,  Ont....  235,491  65,000         Some   remarkable   tests   of   the   new 

Sydney,  N.S 399,036         408,912  concrete    have    been    undertaken    and 

Wiro-^'.S;::::      '''Z^l    ''i^ill  '^^   --^   have   i„   every   case   been 

Brandon  Man 509,852        936,204  satisfactory.     Notably  was  this  so  when 

Calgary,  Alta 9,891,186      9,030,228  a  vault  was  constructed  for  the  treasury 

Edmonton,  Alta.  .         9,033,287      2,462,823  ,  .  .      (   .u        '\^A ^^,of^     ^r.A 

Fort  William,  Ont.        1,981,050        975,250  department  of  the  oiled  concrete,  and 

Lethbridge,  Alta . .  782,293        584,470  its  roof  subjected  to  several  feet  head 

Medicine  Hat.Alta.        1-662,734         371,187  of  water  for  months,  without  showing 

Moose  Jaw,  Sask .  .         3.134,335       1,781,727  •  n     i 

Nanaimo,  B.C....  214,322  91,486  any  Signs  of  leakage. 

Nelson,  B.C 206.615        106.180         The  new  discovery  should   help   re- 

Stl^irl'^wM  |-^v  SS'S?        ?}?'^n  assure  those  who  fear  that  pipes  em- 

Nth.Battlef  d.Sask.  633,525  113,000  ,     ,  ,    ,     .  j        -.d. 

Oak  Bay,  B.C 580,419        181,452  bedded    in    concrete    or    covered    with 

Port  Arthur,  Ont. .  746,174        344,485  the  mixture  of  oil  and  concrete  cannot 

Pr.  Albert,  Sask. .  .         1,308,850         595,885  i      re^orHeH  as  safe 

Red  Deer,  Alta.  .  .  226,865  176.425  ^^  regarcea  as  sale. 

Regina.  Sask 3,618,589      3,539,045  -^ 

Saskatoon,  Sask. .  .         5,559,660      3,242,416  c4 

Vancouver,  B.C...       10.206,732     10,296,784  „,,  ^  ,        ,,t  r^       .      ^ 

Victoria,  B.C 6,350,440    1,767,960  Where  Docs  the  West  Begin  ? 

Winnipeg,  Man.  .       14,552,200     11,917,750  ^^,    ,.  .         ,  ,       ,     .        .. 
TN  discussmg  the  growth  of  the  aties 

Total  19  East'n    $  38,435,900  $32,123,758  "■■  of    Canada,     the     Ottawa     Evening 

Total  20  West'n       71,079,800    49,234,299  j^^^^^^^  ^^^^^^^^  ,j^^  ^^^^^^^  ^^  ^^^ 

Total  East  &  West  $109,515,706  $81,358,057  lation,    building   permits,    etc.,    in    two 

85 


86 


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September,  1912 


tables,  one  of  Eastern  cities,  and  one  of 
Western.  In  the  former  it  includes  Fort 
William  and  Port  Arthur.  At  this  rate, 
how  long  will  it  be  before  Eastern  papers 
are  claiming  Winnipeg  as  an  Eastern 
city?  Time  was  when  Ontario  was 
Canada  West.  The  Philosopher  has 
some  old  letters,  written  to  his  grand- 
father, the  address  upon  the   envelopes 


being  ^'Toronto,  C.  W."  What  would 
people  have  thought  in  those  days  if 
they  were  told  that  in  less  than  the  space 
of  time  allotted  by  the  Psalmist  as  a 
man's  life,  two  cities  at  the  head  of 
Lake  Superior,  far  in  what  was  then  the 
Western  wilderness,  would  be  spoken  of 
as  "Eastern  cities"? — '"'  The  Philosopher" 
in  the  Western  Home  Monthly. 


Urban  Growth  in  British  Columbia 


FOLLOWING    is   a   hst    of    cities, 
towns  and  incorporated  villages  in 
British  Columbia  with  the  popula- 
tions reported  in  1901  and  1911: 

Gain 
1901 

Cranbrook 1,196 

Chilliwack 277 

Cumberland 732 

Enderby 164 

Fernie 1,640 

Grand  Forks....      1,012 

Greenwood 1,359 

Kamloops 1,594 

Kaslo 450 

Kelowna 261 

Ladysmith 746 

Merritt 

Nanaimo 6,130 

Nelson 5,273 

New  Westminster     6,499 

North  Vancouver        

Phoenix 866 

Prince  Rupert . . .         

Revelstoke 1,600 

Rossland 6,156 

London 551 

Trail 1,360 

Vancouver 27,010 

Vernon 802 

Victoria 20,919 

Among  Canadian  cities  and  towns  of 
4,000  population  and  over  are  three 
which  had  no  recognition  even  as  vil- 
lages in  the  census  of  1901.    These  are 


1911  perct. 

3,090 

158 

1,657 

498 

1,237 

69 

835 

409 

3,146 

92 

1,577 

56 

778 

3,772 

137 

722 

60 

1,663 

537 

3,295 

342 

703 

8,306 

35 

4,476 

13,199 

103 

8,196 

662 

4,184 

3,017 

89 

2,826 

151 

7 

1,460 

1 

100,401 

272 

2,671 

233 

31,660 

51 

North  Vancouver,  Prince  Rupert  and 
Cobalt,  with  populations  last  year  of 
8,196,  4,184  and  5,638.  Among  consid- 
erable cities  which  were  not  in  the  4,000 
class  ten  years  ago  are:  Regina,  30,213; 
Edmonton,  24,900;  Maisonneuve,  18,- 
684;  Fort  William,  16,499;  Moose  Jaw, 
13,823;  Saskatoon,  12,004;  and  Port 
Arthur,  11,220. 

A  Note  of  Warning 

TLTERE  is  a  note  of  warning  in  a  let- 
ter to  The  Monetary  Times  from 
Le  Pas,  Manitoba:  "The  town  is  full  of 
surveyors  for  big  real  estate  firms.  Lots 
on  muskeg  are  offered  for  sale  at  §300. 
People  in  Winnipeg  and  Eastern  Can- 
ada will  be  swindled  if  they  buy.  Even 
lots  which  the  old-timers  here  say  are 
covered  in  spring  with  water  four  feet 
deep  are  bought  by  the  unsuspecting 
public." 


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VieWs  and  Interviews    I 


FOR  CANADIAN  UNITY 

A  criticism  of  the  spirit  of  faction  in  public  affairs.     Why  should 

it  be  assumed  that  a  statesman^  in  visiting  the  newer  portions  of  the 

country,  is   actuated  by  a  desire  to  stir  up  trouble? 

We  must  knoiv   each   other   better,  and 

such  visits  pave  the  way. 

By  the  Editor  of  the  Toronto  Star 


WHILE  the  Liberal  leader  is  being 
urged  to  assist  the  Borden  Gov- 
ernment in  carrying  out  a  naval 
policy,  it  is  worthy  of  note  that  so 
respectable  a  Conservative  journal  as 
the  Montreal  Gazette  takes  purely  a 
partisan  view  of  Sir  Wilfrid  Laurier's 
journey  to  the  West. 

''He  will  have  small  chance,"  says  the 
Gazette,  "of  stirring  up  antagonism  to 
the  Ministers  or  of  creating  dissatisfac- 
tion in  the  neutral  element  of  the  popula- 
tion, which  often  holds  the  balance  of 
power  between  parties."  The  lofty 
tone  of  impartial  patriotism  is  dropped, 
and  the  old  method  of  treating  every 
action  of  a  statesman  on  a  basis  of  parti- 
san attack  is  resumed 

Too  Warm,  Too  Cold 

When  Sir  W^ilfrid  Laurier,  as  Prime 
Minister,  used  to  visit  England  to  take 
part  in  Imperial  conferences,  the  oc- 
casion was  seized  for  partisan  attack. 
His  course  was  criticized  as  too  Im- 
perial in  Quebec,  as  too  cold  toward 
Imperialism  in  Ontario.  Mr.  Borden, 
on  the  contrary,  has  been  treated  with 
the  utmost  fairness,  and  the  general 
disposition  of  his  poUtical  opponents  is 
to  suspend  judgment  until  he  himself 
explains  his  position. 

But  if  the  spirit  of  faction  is 'wrong  in 
regard  to  the  navy  it  is  wrong  in  regard 
to  all  public  affairs.  Why  should  it  be 
assumed    thai    Sir   Wilfrid   Laurier,   in 


visiting  the  newer  portions  of  the  coun- 
try to  which  his  life  has  been  devoted,  is 
actuated  by  no  higher  object  than  to  stir 
up  trouble?  What  is  more  natural  or 
more  commendable  than  for  a  statesman 
to  desire  to  see  as  much  as  he  can  of  his 
country,  and  to  mingle  with  the  people 
and  learn  their  views  as  well  as  express 
his  own? 

Not  long  ago  the  Government  papers 
were  preaching  the  necessity  for  unity 
and  good-will  between  East  and  West. 
One  might  have  supposed  that  they 
would  rejoice  when  they  heard  that  the 
West  would  be  visited  by  a  distinguished 
resident  of  the  East — a  man  whose  life 
has  been  given  to  the  task  of  uniting  the 
various  elements  of  the  Canadian  people, 
and  whose  administration  was  remarkable 
for  the  marvellous  development  of  the 
West. 

Must  Know   Each  Other  Better 

The  unity  of  East  and  West  is  to  be 
promoted  in  exactly  the  method  in- 
dicated by  Sir  Wilfrid  Laurier's  visit. 
We  must  know  each  other  better.  We 
must  meet  and  exchange  views.  We 
must  recognize  that  one  part  of  Canada 
cannot  be  allowed  to  adopt  a  lecturing, 
patronizing  tone  toward  another,  but 
that  all  must  meet  upon  terms  of 
equality.  In  short,  we  must  carry  the 
principle  of  self-government  to  its  logical 
conclusion. 

Some    of    the    Eastern    sermons    ad- 


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September,  1912 


dressed  to  the  West  are  marred  by  this 
patronizing  tone.  Western  free-traders, 
for  instance,  are  treated  as  if  they  were 
children,  who  had  not  studied  economic 
laws  and  the  teachings  of  experience. 
Those  who  favor  reciprocity  with  the 
United  States  are  supposed  to  be  ignor- 
ant of  the  relations  between  trade  and 
nationality. 

These  ridiculous  claims  of  superiority 
will  only  provoke  ridicule  in  the  West. 
Dr.  Michael  Clark  understands  economic 
laws  better  than  his  would-be  teachers. 

It  is  necessary  only  to  read  the  trade 
returns  to  know  that  trade  does  not 
influence  nationality. 

More  than  half  of  our  total  trade  is 
done  with  the  United  States,  and  the 
magnitude  of  that  trade  is  due  largely 
to  enormous  imports  of  American  material 
by  our  Eastern  manufacturers,  who  also 


prefer  to  insure  their  premises  in 
American  companies. 

The  opening  of  the  Panama  Canal 
is  sure  to  draw  the  trade  of  Alberta  and 
part  of  Saskatchewan  west  rather  than 
east.  According  to  extreme  protection- 
ist theory,  this  will  rend  Canada  asunder, 
one  half  looking  to  the  Atlantic  and 
the  other  to  the  Pacific,  our  Atlantic 
Provinces  engaged  in  a  fratricidal  con- 
flict with  British  Columbia  for  the  trade 
created  by  the  growth  of  the  Prairie 
Provinces.  The  Western  man  knows 
this  is  not  true.  He  has  grasped  the  true 
idea,  that  trade  is  not  the  bond  of  na- 
tionality. 

If,  in  our  communication  with  the 
West,  we  recognize  that  the  West  is 
competent  to  teach  as  well  as  willing  to 
learn,  there  will  be  no  serious  misunder- 
standing. 


Quebec  Willing  to  Support  a  Navy 


T 


"F  the  Nationalist  movement  in 
Quebec  is  not  dead,  it  is  dying 
fast.  The  Liberals  have  no  use 
for  it  and  the  Conservatives  repudiate  it. 
Mr.  Bourassa  has  been  driven  into  a 
corner  to  such  an  extent  that  he  is  now 
advocating  annexation  with  the  United 
States.  By  this  he  is  isolating  himself 
still  more,  for  few  French-Canadians  will 
listen  to  him,  let  alone  support  him  in 
that." 

These  observations  were  made  to  a 
representative  of  the  Vancouver  A^ews- 
Adveriiser  by  Senator  Louis  Lavergne, 
of  Arthabaska,  Quebec,  who  is  holiday- 
ing in  the  West. 

Senator  Lavergne  was  appointed  to 
the  Upper  Chamber  on  October  13,  1910, 
but  to  this  day  he  is  better  known  down 
East  as  Louis  Lavergne,  M.P.  He  rep- 
resented Drummond  and  Arthabaska  in 
the  Commons  from  1897  to  1910  and  for 
the  last  nine  years  of  that  period  was 
chief  Liberal  Whip.     When  he  resigned 


his  seat  to  enter  the  Senate,  there  fol- 
lowed the  famous  anti-navy  fight  in 
which  the  NationaUst  candidate,  Mr. 
Gilbert,  was  elected. 

"I  want  to  say,"  he  continued,  "that 
the  people  of  Quebec  are  willing  to  bear 
their  share  in  the  support  of  the  Empire, 
and  anyone  who  thinks  or  says  differ- 
ently is  wrong.  The  question  is  in  what 
form  that  assistance  will  be.  Personally 
I  believe  that  the  great  majority  are  in 
favor  of  a  Canadian  navy,  somewhat  on 
the  lines  mapped  out  in  the  Laurier 
poHcy.  They  would  be  opposed  to  a 
direct  grant.  When  the  time  comes  you 
win  see  that  the  French-Canadians  are 
wifling  to  share  in  the  obligations  we 
owe  to  the  Empire." 


^ 


Every  big  opportunity  of  the  past  was 
simply  an  opportunity  to  cut  down  waste 
somewhere.  — Sheldon . 


September,   V)12 


VIEWS   AND   INTERVIEWS 


89 


MR.  BORDEN  ON  EMPIRE  FEDERATION 

He  expresses  confidence  that  the  Empire  icill  be  federated,  and  sees 

in  Glasgow's  enterprise  a  lesson  and  an  inspiration 

for  Canadians. 


^ 


""^"WTE  of  the  overseas  dominions 
Y  y  are  thoroughly  conscious  of 
the  great  problems  which  even 
now  await  the  statesmen  of  the  Empire, 
problems  regarding  the  bringing  about 
of  a  more  thorough  and  more  effective 
organization  between  the  Mother 
Country  and  her  vast  overseas  posses- 
sions; we  are  conscious  of  those  prob- 
lems and  the  respons-'bilities  which  in 
that  connection  are  laid  upon  us  as 
upon  you  in  these  islands,"  said  Prime 
Minister  Borden  at  the  launching  of  the 
steamship  Niagara  of  the  Canadian- 
Australian  line  at  Clydebank,  Aug.  17. 
"But  I  venture  to  say  that  British 
statesmen  have  never  been  unequal  to 
any  task  in  this  regard  which  has  been 
placed  before  them  in  the  past.  I  am 
convinced  that  British  statesmen,  and 
I  use  the  word  British  in  its  widest 
sense,  will  be  equal  to  the  magnitude  of 
that  task,  whatever  may  be  its  greatness 
or  development  in  the  long  years  to  come, 
not  so  much  in  the  extent  of  the  territory, 
as  the  territory  of  the  Empire  is  already 
large  enough,  not  so  much  in  resources, 
because  they  are  all  any  one  of  us  desires, 
but  in  the  influence  of  the  Empire  for 
the  welfare  of  humanity,  for  the  ad- 
vancement of  civilization,  for  the  peace 
of  the  world,  so  that,  as  the  poet  says: 

"Wider  still  and  wider  may  her  bounds  be 

set, 
God    who     made    us    mighty,    make    us 

mightier  yet." 

A  Lesson  to  Canada 

Something  of  a  marvel  to  us  in  Can- 
ada, where  the  Government  assisted  pri- 
vate enterprise  a  great  deal,  said  Mr. 
Borden,  was  to  know  that  the  develop- 
ment of  the  Clyde  had  been  carried  out 


practically  unaided  by  the  sheer  fore- 
sight and  courage  of  men  who  had  the 
ability,  he  might  almost  say  the  audacity, 
to  undertake  to  make  Glasgow  what  it 
was  to-day. 

He  was  sure  every  Canadian  who  had 
visited  the  Clyde  would  go  back  inspired 
by  an  even  keener  determination  to 
make  the  most  of  the  vast  resources  at 
the  country's  command.  They  had 
resources  unbounded,  and  he  believed 
they  had  made  some  good  use  of  them 
in  the  past,  but,  looking  at  what  had 
been  accomplished  in  Glasgow,  he  was 
sure  every  Canadian  would  be  inspired 
to  do  even  greater  things  in  the  future. 
Allusion  had  been  made  to  the  importance 
of  keeping  open  the  great  channels  of 
communication  between  the  Mother  Isles 
and  the  overseas  dominions,  and  also 
between  the  overseas  dominions  them- 
selves. He  had  referred  to  the  courage 
and  foresight  of  the  men  who  laid  the 
foundations  of  these  great  industries  in 
Glasgow  and  on  the  Clyde,  but  equal 
courage  and  foresight  seemed  to  him  to 
have  been  displayed  by  those  who  under- 
took to  lay  the  foundations  of  a  great  line 
between  Canada  and  Australia. 


The  Needs  of  the  West 

MR.  G.  T.  SOMERS,  president  of 
the  Toronto  Board  of  Trade,  and 
president  of  the  Sterling  Bank, 
after  a  six  weeks'  trip  in  the  West, 
thinks  that  the  great  needs  of  Western 
Canada  are  equalization  of  freight  rates 
and  flour  mills. 
'The  people  of  the  Western  provinces," 


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BUSY  MAN'S   CANADA 


September,  1912 


he  says,  "are  highly  incensed  over  the 
local  freight  rates,  and  are  demanding 
that  an  equalization  be  made,  and  that 
either  the  rates  in  the  West  be  lowered  or 
otherwise  equalized  with  those  charged  in 
the  East.  Western  people  have  some 
real  grievances  which  should  be  adjusted. 
If  they  could  have  freight  rates  equalized 
and  the  Government  could  see  its  way  to 
pay  a  bounty  on  the  manufacture  of 


flour  for  export,  1  believe  that  the  Western 
prairies  would  be  dotted  with  flour  mills; 
and,  further,  that  it  would  satisfy  the 
people  of  the  West  very  largely,  and  do 
away  with  any  cause  of  complaint  they 
may  have  at  the  present  time.  If  the 
wheat  were  milled  out  there  and  the 
flour  exported,  there  would  be  plenty  of 
offal  with  which  to  feed  stock.  What 
farmers  require  is  such  offal." 


^      £8 

MORAL  EDUCATION  NEEDED  IN 
CANADA 

*'  There  is  need  for  us  to  put  constantly  before  our  Canadian  people 

a  big  ideal;  not  Canada  as  a  great  big  independent  nation;  soine- 

thing  far  greater  than  that:  Canada  as  a  great  nation^ 

the  biggest  factor  within  the  great 

British  Empii^e'' 


^ 


SUCH  is  the  ideal  of  Mr.  J.  A.  M. 
Aikins,  K.C.,  M.P.,   of  Winnipeg. 
Mr.  Aikins  has  gone  to  The  Hague 
as  representative  of  the  Canadian  Gov- 
ernment   at    the    Congress    of    Moral 
Education. 

Referring  to  the  object  of  the  Con- 
gress, Mr.  Aikins  expressed  his  deep 
conviction  that  moral  education  is  what 
is  above  all  needed  in  Canada  at  the 
present  time,  to  say  nothing  of  other 
nations,  for  the  Congress  is  to  be  inter- 
national. 

"I  believe,"  said  he,  "that  a  man  is 
built  on  certain  lines,  just  as  the  engine 
which  runs  on  the  railway.  One  would 
never  think  of  running  an  engine  with 
dynamite  or  on  the  ties;  but  our  chil- 
dren are  brought  up  with  little  knowl- 
edge of  their  physical  natures  and  the 
needs  of  those  natures,  consequently  they 
violate  the  laws  of  their  natures  without 
knowing  it.  They  get  enough  mental 
education.  And  when  a  people  is  mor- 
ally sound  at  heart  they  will  look  after 
the  other  part  of  education  all  right. 


But  above  all  that  is  the  spiritual  nature, 
the  man  himself,  and  that  needs  looking 
after  far  more  than  it  gets." 

We  Need  More  Cohesion 

This  moral  education  is  a  part  of  what 
Mr.  Aikins  conceives  necessary  to  culti- 
vate in  Canada.  He  is  also  imbued 
with  the  feeling  that  Canadians  need 
more  cohesion. 

"Just  think  of  it!"  he  exclaimed. 
"Here  in  the  West  we  are  getting  two 
hundred  thousand  a  year;  and  what 
does  it  mean?  On  the  one  side,  it  is 
well  that  so  large  a  proportion  of  that 
influx — in  the  Prairie  Provinces,  70  or 
80  per  cent. — is  American;  but,  on  the 
other  hand,  what  are  we  going  to  be 
able  to  do  with  that  American  influence? 
Manitoba  is  intensely  British;  so  is 
British  Columbia.  But  the  West  is  all 
bound  up  strongly  together.  There  is 
cohesion  there.  But  what  do  we  find  in 
the  East?  /  have  been  pained  and  al- 
most astounded  to  see  the  lack  of  cohesion 
in  the  Eastern  part  of  this  Dominion.    The 


September,   1912 


VIEWS   AND   INTERVIEWS 


91 


only  thing  that  can  bind  us  together  is  our 
common  British  tie;  the  East  and  the 
West  without  that  could  not  but  have  a 
cleavage.  But  with  that  British  bond 
there  is  a  great  ideal  before  us. 

Link  Up  with  Empire 

"And  let  us  in  Canada,  apart  from 
what  the  United  Kingdom  may  do,  link 
up  with  the  rest  of  the  British  Empire, 
with  Australia,  South  Africa,  and  the 


islands  of  the  sea;  and  then,  if  the  little 
Isle  should  be  in  need,  how  we  could  all 
rally  round  her!" 

"//  Canada  and  the  United  States  to- 
gether realized  their  great  Ideals,  the  latter 
as  the  greatest  single  nation  in  the  world 
and  the  former  as  the  greatest  nation 
within  the  greatest  Empire  in  the  world," 
said  Mr.  Atkins,  "then  when  they  two 
should  say  the  world  should  be  at  peace, 
who  shojild  sav  them  nav?" 


^      ^ 


Freight  Rates  and  Reciprocity  Talk 


lYI  R.  G.  T.  SOMERS,  president  of 
the  Toronto  Board  of  Trade, 
after  an  extended  tour  through  the  Can- 
adian West,  says  the  people  of  Western 
Canada  have  a  real  grievance,  which  can 
only  be  redressed  by  the  equalization  of 
railway  freight  rates. 

Interviewed  at  Vancouver,  Mr.  Somers 
declared  that  reciprocity  was  a  dead 
issue  except  in  the  Provinces  of  Sas- 
katchewan and  Alberta,  where  there  was 
undoubtedh'  considerable  unrest.  The 
unrest  was  due  to  the  fact  that  the 
people  of  those  provinces  are  not  receiv- 
ing justice,  but  the  injustice  from  which 
they  suffer  was  railway  discrimination 
and  railway  extortion. 

Mr.  Somers  points  out  that  the  West- 
ern freight  rate  upon  grain  is  precisely 
double  the  Ontario  rate,  and  a  like  dis- 
crimination, sometimes  even  a  greater 
one,  is  to  be  found  in  every  schedule  of 
the  freight  tariffs.  Were  these  inequal- 
ities removed,  he  is  of  the  opinion  that 
the  reciprocity  talk  would  come  to  an 
end. 

Mr.  Somers,  moreover,  advocates 
bonusing  the  export  trade  of  the  milling 
industry,  as  tending  to  raise  the  price  of 
wheat,  and  also  to  benefit  the  entire 
community.  Another  suggestion  is  that 
the  provincial  governments  and  the  rail- 
ways should  unite  in  building  more  in- 


terior elevators  with  drying  plants,  and 
thus  relieve  to  some  extent  the  annual 
congestion  of  grain  at  the  head  of  navi- 
gation. 

Capital  Getting  a  Strong  Hold 

"/CAPITAL  is  getting  a  strong  hold 
on  our  natural  resources,  on  our 
transportation  systems,  and  on  our 
Legislatures.  Indeed,  the  capitalists  of 
this  country  are  becoming  so  strong  that 
some  say  they  are  able  to  influence  the 
decisions  of  the  courts.  And  there  are 
people  in  the  West  who  have  been  wicked 
enough  to  suggest  that  they  have  a  hold 
on  the  pulpits."— Mr,  W.  A.  Mclntyre, 
M.A.,  LL.D.,  principal  of  Winnipeg 
Normal  School,  at  a  meeting  of  the  On- 
tario Educational  Association. 


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Agriculture 


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AGRICULTURE  IN  QUEBEC 

In  all  the  Eastern  provinces  there  is,  in  spite  of  counter  influences,  a 

renewed  interest  in  farming  that  bids  fair  to  place  the  industry  on  a 

higher  level  of  achievement.     Specialized  farming  is  being 

taken  up  on  progressive  lines  and  co-operative 

societies  organized. 


RURAL  depopulation  has  hindered 
progress  in  many  districts  of 
Quebec,  and  the  fertility  of  the 
farms  has  not  always  been  conserved.  It 
would  seem  that  the  difficulties  presented 
by  the  changed  conditions  have  spurred 
men  to  new  thought  and  action.  While 
Saskatchewan  is  pouring  out  millions  of 
wheat,  and  British  Columbia  is  turning 
her  valleys  into  fruit  ranches,  the  shores 
of  the  St.  Lawrence  witness  a  number  of 
innovations  in  specialized  farming. 

The  Old  Wasteful  System 

As  is  well  know^n  the  method  of  crop- 
ping in  Quebec  has  shown  little  variation 
since  the  first  of  the  ribbon  shaped 
farms  were  settled  upon  two  hundred 
or  two  hundred  and  fifty  years  ago. 
The  Montreal  Weekly  Star  says  that 
oats  have  been  almost  the  only  grain 
crop,  while  the  greater  part  of  the  land 
was  left  to  hay  or  pasture.  "This  sys- 
tem," says  the  Star,  "gave  fairly  good 
results  for  the  reason  that  the  soil  was 
rich  and  well  adapted  to  produce  grass 
year  after  year.  Its  fertility  was, 
however,  not  inexhaustible,  and  of  late 
years  the  constant  removal  of  hay  has 
reduced  the  average  yield  of  the  prov- 
ince to  a  trifle  over  a  ton  per  acre. 
Weeds  have  crept  in,  threatening  still 
further  deterioration  of  the  hay  lands 
and  labor  at  two  to  three  dollars  a  day 
left  little  profit  to  the  grower. 

"That  it  was  time  for  a  change  was 


recognized  by  leading  men,  and  espe- 
cially by  professors  at  the  agricultural 
.  colleges.  Efforts  are  being  made  to  in- 
duce farmers  to  turn  to  better  account 
the  resources  of  their  lands. 

"As  in  the  West,  a  diversity  of  crops 
to  fit  the  particular  requirements  of  each 
district  is  recommended.  The  island  of 
Montreal  has  in  years  past  become 
noted  for  its  Fameuse  apples  and  melons. 
Huntingdon  and  Beauharnois  have  an 
enviable  reputation  as  the  home  of  high- 
class  Ayrshires,  Holsteins  and  Clydes- 
dales; Cowansville  and  St.  Hyacinthe 
are  the  centres  of  dairying  districts 
which  have  few  equals  on  the  continent. 
What  is  now  required  is  a  further  de- 
velopment of  these  industries,  making 
use  of  every  rational  advantage. 

Montreal  as  a  Market 

"The  presence  of  a  city  like  Montreal, 
with  a  population  of  half  a  million,  gives 
an  excellent  market  for  the  finer  pro- 
ducts, and  fancy  ■  prices  are  readily 
obtained  for  choice  articles,  whether  in 
fruit,  eggs,  or  dairy  products. 

"About  fifteen  years  ago  the  Quebec 
Department  of  Agriculture  established 
fruit-growing  stations  to  test  and  prop- 
agate hardy  varieties.  Instructors  have 
been  sent  to  lecture  in  the  fruit-growing 
districts  and  to  demonstrate  their  teach- 
ings in  the  orchards. 

"More  recently  four  co-operative  so- 
cieties have  been  organized,  each  of  which 


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has  assumed  the  direction  of  an  orchard 
to  be  renovated  under  a  fixed  system. 
A  joint  committee,  on  which  the  govern- 
ment, the  co-operative  societies  and  the 
provincial  Pomological  Society  are  all 
represented,  control  and  report  upon  the 
work.  This  season  the  efficacy  of  sprays 
for  the  control  of  tent  caterpillar  has 
been  shown  in  a  very  convincing  manner. 
"Clover  cultivation  may  be  made  a 
source  of  profit  to  the  farmer  both  from 
the  enrichment  of  the  soil  and  the  ex- 
cellent returns  from  the  seed  crop. 
Quebec  has  now  fourteen  experimental 
farms  on  which  clover  has  been  seeded, 
and  in  a  few  years  the  results  will  be 
placed  before  the  farmers.  Special 
threshing  machines  for  hulling  and  sep- 
arating the  seed  are  being  provided  at 
different  points  and  in  several  instances 
good  yields  obtained. 

Hogs  and  Sheep 

"The  Stock  Breeders'  Association  of 
the  province  have  been  active  in  the 
encouragement  of  hog  raising  and  sheep 


husbandry.  Sales  of  pure-bred  animals 
have  been  held  at  Quebec  and  St.  Hya- 
cinthe.  Agricultural  societies  and  farm- 
ers' clubs  have  been  the  most  active 
buyers,  and  many  new  breeding  centres 
are  being  established. 

"Montreal  at  the  present  time  gets  a 
considerable  part  of  her  hog  supplies 
from  Ontario,  while  the  farmers  of  the 
surrounding  districts  are  neglecting  this 
profitable  branch  of  farming.  The  roll- 
ing lands  of  the  Eastern  Townships  are 
peculiarly  adapted  to  sheep,  and  it  is 
only  a  matter  of  time  when  mutton  and 
wool  will  be  leading  products  from  that 
district. 

"Cheese  making  has  advanced  by 
leaps  and  bounds  in  the  past  ten  years. 
Apart  from  the  increase  in  the  number  of 
factories,  a  co-operative  association  has 
been  organized  which  grades  the  cheese 
offered  at  the  Board  in  Montreal  and 
invites  buyers  to  buy  according  to  quality. 
This  has  stimulated  the  factory  men  to 
produce  better  cheese,  and  the  prices 
realized  are  almost  on  a  par  with  the 
best  Ontario  article. 


£2     SS 
STOP  GIVING  HOMESTEADS  AWAY 

A  Western  farm  paper    thinks    the   time  is  past  when   a  strong 
inducement,  as  embodied  in  our  present  homestead  regulations,  is 
needed  to  persuade  people  to  take  up  our  public  lands,  and 
that  homesteaders  should  now  return  to  the  Gov- 
ernment what  the  land  is  ivorth  to  them. 


^ 


CIRCUMSTANCES  of  late  in 
connection  with  the  filing  on 
homestead  lands  and  the  problem 
of  leasing  grazing  lands  in  the  National 
Park,  comprising  the  eastern  slope  of  the 
Rocky  Mountains,  indicate  that  it  is 
time  we  had  made  some  change  in  the 
methods  of  administering  our  public 
domain,"  says  the  Farm  and  Ranch 
Review. 


"Regulations  at  present  in  effect  with 
respect  to  homesteads  are  formed  on  the 
supposition  that  people  must  have  some 
strong  inducement  to  take  up  these  lands, ' ' 
says  the  Review.  "This  is  not  the  case. 
A  homestead  has  become  in  the  last  five 
years  a  very  scarce  and  very  desirable 
piece  of  property.  This  is  largely  due 
to  the  fact  of  settlement.  In  other  words 
settlement  has  given  a  value  to  land  and 


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it  is  only  reasonable  that  this  value 
should  be  used  for  public  purposes. 

"To  get  this  value  and  to  avoid  the 
allotment  of  homesteads  to  those  who 
can  show  the  most  brute  force,  as  is  now 
the  case,  it  will  be  necessary  to  adopt  a 
system  whereby  a  man  who  wants  a 
homestead  will  agree  to  return  to  the 
Government  what  the  homestead  is 
worth  to  him. 

"This  need  not  be  required  of  him  in 
cash  at  time  of  filing,  but  a  purchase 
price  might  be  spread  over  a  term  of  years 
as  is  now  done  with  purchased  home- 


steads or  with  railway  company  lands. 

"Guardians  of  the  public  property 
have  no  right  to  dispose  of  pubHc  property 
for  less  than  its  market  value,  which  may 
easily  be  determined  by  the  demand  for  it. 

"In  earlier  days  homesteaders  dis- 
charged a  duty  to  the  country  as  a 
whole  by  settling  the  land,  producing 
wealth  and  providing  a  market  for  fin- 
ished products.  True,  a  homesteader 
now  does  all  these,  but  the  community 
has  made  it  easier  for  him  to  do  so  and 
has  made  the  land  it  offers  more 
valuable.     A  change  is  needed." 


Report  of  the  Minister  of  Agriculture 


HPHAT  upon  the  whole  the  agri- 
cultural season  of  1911  proved 
favorable,  though  prolonged  drought  in 
the  East  and  a  cold,  wet  ripening  period 
with  storms  and  frost  in  the  West,  de- 
preciated the  quality  and  lessened  the 
yields  which  early  conditions  had  prom- 
ised is  the  estimate  issued  in  the  annual 
report  of  the  Agricultural  Department  by 
the  Hon.  Martin  Burrell,  Minister  of 
Agriculture,  for  the  year  ending  March 
31,  1912. 

The  report  gives  some  interesting 
details  as  to  the  divisions  of  work  com- 
ing within  the  scope  of  the  Department 
of  Agriculture,  and  shows  that  a  total 
area  in  1911  in  Canada  of  32,404,110 
acres  yielded  a  harvest  worth  $558,099,- 
600. 

Wheat  showed  a  total  production  of 
215,851,000  bushels,  worth  over  $138,- 
000,000,  on  an  area  of  10,373,958  acres. 

The  total  exports  for  the  year  showed 
a  slight  increase  in  value  in  the  dairy  and 
cold  storage  branch  as  compared  with 
1910-11.  There  was  also  an  increase  in 
the  exports  of  butter,  and  a  decline  in 
the  quantities  of  cheese  and  cream  ex- 
ported, and  the  report  states  that,  on  the 
whole,  the  situation  is  very  encouraging 
for  Canadian  farmers. 


The  home  trade,  it  is  noted,  continues 
to  expand  with  the  increase  of  population, 
and  a  large  quantity  of  butter  and  cheese 
is  now  shipped  from  Ontario  and  Quebec 
to  the  Western  Provinces. 

The  demand  for  milk  to  supply  the 
needs  of  the  larger  towns  and  cities  is 
having  a  very  appreciable  effect  on  the 
cheese  and  butter  market  industries, 
and  many  factories  have  been  converted 
into  milk  or  cream  shipping  stations. 

The  Minister  states  that,  for  the  first 
time  in  the  history  of  the  apple  trade  in 
this  country,  large  quantities  of  Nova 
Scotia  apples  were  shipped  to  Ontario, 
Quebec  and  the  Prairie  Provinces.  One 
hundred  thousand  barrels  were  shipped 
to  points  to  the  west  of  the  Great  Lakes, 
and  six  hundred  barrels  to  Ontario  and 
Quebec. 

Violations  of  the  Fruit  Markets  Act 
were  not  so  numerous  as  in  1910,  due 
partly  to  improved  packing  and  partly 
to  the  cleaner  condition  of  the  crop. 

The  unfavorable  climatic  conditions 
in  the  different  provinces  last  fall  result- 
ed in  reduced  yields  and  impaired  quality 
of  grass  and  clover  seed  and  cereals. 

A  shortage  of  good  seed  grain  is  noted 
in  many  parts  of  Canada,  in  some  dis- 
tricts much  of  the  grain  being  practically 


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useless  for  seed.  It  was  deemed  ex- 
pedient to  make  the  seed  supply  a  sub- 
ject for  special  investigation,  which  shows 
that  there  were  comparatively  few  dis- 
tricts where  there  was  not  sufficient  seed 
for  local  requirements. 
The  Minister  says  there  is,  amongst  the 


farmers  as  a  class,  an  awakening  of  in- 
terest in  the  keeping  of  live  stock. 

A  special  officer  of  the  Department  has 
been  engaged  during  the  past  few  months 
making  a  study  of  methods  followed  in 
the  production  of  marketing  of  eggs  and 
poultry  by  farmers. 


^       ^ 


A  Fine  Profit  in  Sheep 


npHE  cost  of  feeding  sheep  is  not 
great.  Alfalfa  will  form  the  staple 
food,  but  the  ease  with  which  the  coarse 
grains  are  grown  here,  makes  it  easy  to 
feed  the  sheep  whatever  grain  may  be 
necessary  at  a  comparatively  small  cost 
per  head.  So  states  Mr.  C.  J.  Eckstrom, 
who  with  Mayor  Hatch,  of  Lethbridge, 
bought  3,100  sheep,  which  were  shipped 
in  from  Montana. 

*T  figure  that  the  lambs  of  the  flock 
just  about  represent  the  profit  on  the 
deal,  which  is  about  $7,000.  Then  there 
is  the  wool.  The  wool  crop  should  pay 
all  expenses  of  keeping  the  flock  during 
the  winter. 


"Then,  too,  sheep  thrive  in  this 
country.  The  mild  winters  make  winter 
feeding  an  easy  matter,  and  with  cheap 
food,  good  home  markets,  and  the  proper 
facilities  for  handling  the  mutton  pro- 
duct, there  is  no  reason  why  farmers 
should  not  find  the  sheep  industry  a  most 
lucrative  one,  and  one  which  will  profit 
the  country  in  that  it  will  tend  towards 
diversification  of  farming  interests." 

There  are  people  who  never  fall  into 
error,  because  they  never  engage  in  any- 
thing that  makes  a  demand  upon  their 
intellects . — Goethe . 


Ideas  that  Help  Success 

C  Every  business  man  is  continually  in  need  of  information  upon 
subjects  that  interest  him.  In  conversation,  in  trade,  in  pro- 
fessional life,  questions  are  constantly  arising  which  no  man,  well- 
read  or  not,  can  always  satisfactorily  answer. 

If  "Busy  Man's  Canada"  is  at  hand  it  is  consulted,  and  not 
only  is  the  stock  of  knowledge  increased,  but  additional  information 
is  gained,  and  ideas  are  suggested  that  will  directly  contribute  to 
success. 

The  business  man  of  to-day  requires  live  information,  precise, 
condensed,  virile,  wealth-producing  facts  that  will  make  his  life's 
work  easier  and  more  profitable. 

The  concentrated  essence  of  business  facts  and  figures,  of 
money-making  ideas,  of  modern  methods  of  success,  is  found  in 
"Busy  Man's  Canada." 


transportation 


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X 


SOME  RAILWAY  DEVELOPMENTS 
DISCUSSED 

Both   the    Canadian  Northern    and   the  Grand  Trunk  Pacific  will 

probably    be    completed    across   the   continent    by  the   end  of  19 14-^ 

and  for  freight   carrying   most  likely  before  that.     The  Hudson's 

Bay  line  is  also  under  way.     The  C.P.R.  is  rapidly 

double-tracking  from  Calgary  to  the  Coast. 


SIR  DONALD  MANN  recently  said 
that  the  Canadian  Northern  Rail- 
way Company  is  trying  to  get 
the  tracks  that  will  make  the  road  a 
transcontinental  completed  by  the  end 
of  next  year.  He  added,  however,  that 
it  was  not  very  likely  it  would  be  ready 
for  passenger  traffic  for  a  couple  of 
years  from  now. 

The  Canadian  Northern  has  decided 
to  go  ahead  with  the  building  of  branch 
lines  in  British  Columbia.  Several  spurs 
will  be  ready  for  use  as  soon  as  the  main 
line  is  finished,  the  first  and  most  im- 
portant running  in  a  southerly  direction 
from  Kamloops  and  tapping  the  fertile 
Okanagan  Valley.  Several  lines  of  im- 
portance in  the  Middle  West  will  be 
completed  this  season.  The  C.  N.  R. 
will  get  into  Calgary  from  Vegreville, 
Alberta,  and  the  line  from  Saskatoon  to 
Calgary  will  be  finished.  Work  has  also 
begun  on  the  direct  line  from  Edmonton 
to  Calgary.  East  of  Port  Arthur,  60 
miles  of  grading  is  done,  and  the  track 
will  be  laid  on  this  portion  by  August 
15.  On  the  next  190  miles  there  are 
engaged  3,000  men  and  400  teams. 

What  the  C.P.R.  is  Doing 

Speaking  at  the  annual  meeting  of  the 
Victoria  Board  of  Trade  recently,  Premier 
Sir  Richard  McBride  said  that  he  had 
the  assurance  of  Vice-President  Bury,  of 
the  Canadian  Pacific  Railway,  that  the 
double-tracking  of  that  railway  between 


Winnipeg  and  the  Pacific  coast  would  be 
carried  out  speedily,  and  that  the  cost 
in  British  Columbia  alone  would  be 
from  $25,000,000  to  $30,000,000.  The 
Premier  also  stated  that  the  Great 
Northern  Railway  had  decided  to  build 
a  road  over  the  Hope  Mountains  from 
Coalmont  to  Vancouver,  and  that  the 
Canadian  Northern  would  be  running 
accommodation  trains  into  Vancouver 
from  Kamloops  in  the  course  of  a  few 
months.  In  all,  the  railway  contracts 
in  the  province,  either  let  or  about  to  be 
let,  amounted  to  $100,000,000. 

The  Canadian  Pacific  has  a  gang  of 
100  men  blasting  at  Port  Arthur,  and 
the  track-laying  machine  recently  start- 
ed there  double-tracking  the  line  be- 
tween that  point  and  McKenzie.  This 
will  eventually  become  part  of  the  double- 
track  system,  and  its  present  use  will 
be  to  prevent  track  congestion. 

It  is  reported  that  the  C.P.R.  has 
secured  an  option,  expiring  on  August 
31,  for  the  purchase  of  the  section  of 
the  Great  Northern  system,  extending 
from  Northport  to  Rossland  and  North- 
port  to  Nelson,  the  two  roads  being 
known  respectively  as  the  Red  Mountain 
and  the  Nelson  and  Fort  Sheppard 
Railway.  The  motive  of  the  Canadian 
Pacific  Railway  in  seeking  to  acquire 
these  short  sections  is  said  to  be  in  con- 
nection with  plans  for  making  a  link  in 
an  alternative  through  line  to  the  coast 
via  the  Kettle  Valley  line. 


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Tenders  are  now  to  be  let  shortly  for 
the  building  of  the  Hudson's  Bay  Rail- 
way to  tide  water,  according  to  the 
announcement  of  the  Minister  of  Rail- 
ways. "It  is  the  object  of  the  Govern- 
ment to  build  and  complete  the  line  at  the 
earliest  possible  moment,  and  for  this 
reason  I  am  making  the  arrangement 
that  the  contracts  may  be  let  soon  after 
my  return  to  Ottawa.  The  tenders  for 
the  building  of  the  dump  all  the  way  to 
the  Bay  will  be  called  for  immediately." 

"The  time  seems  to  have  arrived  when 
the  freight  rates  of  the  West,  if  they  are 
higher  than  they  are  in  the  East,  ought 
to  be  placed  on  the  same  level  as  the 
Eastern  rates,"  said  Mr.  J.  S.  Willison, 
editor  of  the  Toronto  News,  recently. 
"And  the  general  expectation  is  that 
the  Board  of  Railway  Commissioners 
will  reduce  Western  freight  rates.  The 
Railway  Commission  enjoys  the  fullest 
confidence  of  the  public,  and  no  one  who 
has  not  fully  investigated  the  rates  and 
conditions  prevailing  has  the  right  to 
pass  an  opinion  on  such  an  important 
matter.  However,  it  is  all  in  the  hands 
of  the  Railway  Commission,  and  I  am 
sure  that  the  West  can  rest  content  that 
this  body  will  deal  fairly  with  the  West 
and  with  everybody  else  concerned." 

Mr.  G.  T.  Somers,  president  of  the 
Sterling  Bank,  and  president  of  the 
Toronto  Board  of  Trade,  has  spoken 
similarly. 

The  probable  terms  of  the  C.P.R.'s 
proposed  stock  issue  of  $60,000,000  are 
being  vigorously  discussed,  and  in  view 
of  freight  rate  investigation,  an  Ottawa 
despatch  has  it  that  if  the  new  issue  of 
stock  involves  the  cutting  of  a  melon  for 
the  benefit  of  shareholders,  the  appli- 
cation will  not  be  disposed  of  until  after 
Premier  Borden  returns  to  the  capital. 

Work  is  being  rushed  on  the  Grand 
Trunk  Pacific  grade  east  of  Fort  George. 
Every  effort  will  be  made  to  extend 
grading  operations  during  the  next  few 
weeks  of  fine  weather,  and  during  the 
winter  gangs  will  be  kept  on  the  tunnel 


work.  The  coming  winter  staring  them 
in  the  face  in  a  country  so  hard  to  get  out 
of,  has  apparently  had  a  warning  effect 
on  the  strikers,  and  they  have  largely 
returned  to  work. 

With  steel  already  laid  to  a  point 
within  45  miles  of  Calgary,  and  with  the 
grade  completed  with  the  exception  of  a 
small  stretch  inside  the  city  limits,  the 
Grand  Trunk  Pacific  expects  to  have  a 
temporary  depot  built  on  the  barrack 
grounds,  and  to  be  operating  trains  on 
the  Tofiield-Calgary  branch  of  their  line 
by  October  1. 

CoUingwood  Schreiber,  consulting 
engineer  of  the  Dominion  Government 
and  chief  government  engineer  of  the 
Grand  Trunk  Pacific,  recently  stated 
that  he  had  confidence  that  the  trans- 
continental would  be  completed  and 
running  from  coast  to  coast  bv  the  end 
of  1914. 

Mr.  E.  J.  Chamberlin,  president  of 
the  G.T.P.,  said  in  Edmonton  a  week  or 
two  ago  that  unless  unforeseen  labor 
difiiculties  arise,  the  main  line  of  the 
road  will  be  completed  between  Fort 
William  and  Prince  Rupert  by  the  end  of 
1913.  Mr.  Alfred  W.  Smithers,  chair- 
man of  the  Grand  Trunk  Pacific  and  the 
Grand  Trunk,  has  arrived  in  Canada  on 
his  annual  inspection  tour  of  the  two 
roads.  He  is  making  a  trip  across  the 
Dominion,  accompanied  by  President 
Chamberlin,  who  met  him  in  New 
York. 

Large  gangs  of  men  are  now  working 
on  the  Hudson's  Bay  line  in  different 
sections,  and  it  is  understood  that  satis- 
factory progress  is  being  made.  Engineers 
are  reported  at  work  at  Port  Nelson, 
surveying  the  right-of-way.  It  is  also 
stated  that  a  large  number  of  men  are 
engaged  on  harbor  work  there.  Hon. 
Frank  Cochrane,  Minister  of  Railways, 
has  planned  a  trip  this  month  to  Hud- 
son's Bay.  He  says  that  if  the  country 
is  anything  like  it  is  represented  to  be, 
the  railway  should  be  built  anyway, 
whether  for  grain  hauling  or  not. 


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September,  1912 


HOW  WILL  PANAMA  AFFECT  CANADIAN 

RAILWAYS? 

The   general   belief  of   Canadian   railway    authorities   is   that   the 
canal  will  enter  as  an  important  factor  into  the  question  of  wheat 
and  other  transportation.     But  there  will  not  neces- 
sarily he  a  shrinkage  of  earnings  in 
Eastern  tracks. 


n 


MR.  HENRY  L.  STIMSON,  the 
United  States  Secretary  of  War, 
has  cited  as  one  of  the  main 
benefits  which  the  United  States  expects 
from  the  canal,  its  effect  on  transcon- 
tinental rates.  What  do  the  Canadian 
railroad  men  say?  Briefly,  the  Monetary 
Times  points  out,  they  think  that: 

(1)  Some  readjustments  of  their  traffic 
is  inevitable. 

(2)  They  will  be  able  to  meet  the 
changed  conditions. 

(3)  That  any  losses  caused  by  read- 
justment will  be  counterbalanced  by  the 
stimulation  of  railroad  business  through 
the  upbuilding  of  the  Western  provinces. 

(4)  The  most  northerly  roads  espec- 
ially will  derive  a  direct  benefit  from  the 
canal. 

(5)  Large  traffic  will  go  westward  to 
the  coast,  and  this  business  will  be  en- 
couraged by  the  Canadian  transcon- 
tinental railroads. 

(6)  That  new  steamship  associations 
or  services,  in  connection  with  the  Can- 
adian railroad?,  will  be  created. 

These  matters  are  sufficiently  import- 
ant to  quote  interviews  with  the  repre- 
sentatives of  the  various  Canadian  com- 
panies. 

No  Loss  of  Net  Revenue 

"The  opening  of  the  Panama  Canal 
will  affect  the  traflic  of  the  Canadian 
transcontinental  lines  as  well  as  the  sys- 
tems crossing  the  United  States  from 
the  Atlantic  to  the  Pacific,"  said  Sir 
Thomas  Shaughnessy,  president  of  the 


C.P.R.,  "but  I  do  not  apprehend  any 
serious  loss  of  net  revenue. 

"The  rail  rates  between  the  coast  and 
coast  are  governed  to  an  important  ex- 
tent by  the  cost  of  transportation  via 
the  all-water  route,  with  the  result  that 
a  considerable  portion  of  the  through 
traffic  is  not  particularly  profitable.  The 
redistribution  of  goods  from  jobbing 
centres  on  the  Pacific  coast  yields  bet- 
ter returns,  and,  if  the  use  of  the  Panama 
Canal  has  the  effect  of  building  up  and 
strengthening  these  coast  cities  as  dis- 
tributing points,  with  the  more  rapid 
development  of  the  country  tributary  to 
the  coast  that  should  result,  the  railway 
lines  will  participate  in  the  advantage." 

Regarding  connections  between  Can- 
adian and  United  States  lines.  Sir 
Thomas  says:  "I  doubt  if  there  is  any- 
thing to  encourage  further  extensions 
and  connections  across  the  international 
boundary.  These  extensions  coming 
from  the  south  must  depend  upon  one 
or  other  of  the  large  Canadian  lines  for 
support,  whose  paramount  interests  are 
in  other  directions." 

Mr.  William  McNab,  principal  assist- 
ant engineer  of  the  Grand  Trunk  Rail- 
way, who  has  visited  the  Panama  Canal, 
thinks  it  is  obvious  that  the  most  north- 
erly transcontinental  railroads  especially 
will  derive  a  direct  benefit  from  the 
canal. 

"The  wheat  fields  of  Western  Can- 
ada," he 'reminds  us,  "are  practically 
only  beginning  business,  and  at  no  far 
distant  date  will  be  a  main  source  of 


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99 


supply  of  breadstuffs  for  not  only  Europe 
but  for  the  Southern  States  and  West 
Indies  as  well. 

The  problem  of  handling  the  fall 
crops  in  one  direction  within  a  reason- 
able time  will  then  be  felt.  The  Grand 
Trunk  Pacific  with  its  low  gradients  will 
be  in  a  position  to  distribute  its  business 
to  advantage,  and  take  westward  from 
Saskatchewan  and  Alberta  a  fair  share 
of  the  agricultural  output  of  these  prov- 
inces for  shipment  via  Prince  Rupert  and 
the  canal." 

What  C.  M.  Hays  Thought 

At  Prince  Rupert,  the  northernmost 
transcontinental  terminal,  the  late  Presi- 
dent Hays  of  the  Grand  Trunk  stated 
that  his  line  was  preparing  steamships 
and  elevator  capacity  to  ship  100,000,- 
000  bushels  of  Canadian  wheat  a  year 
round  the  world  through  Panama.  "  We 
have  the  lowest  mountain  grades  in  Am- 
erica," he  added.  "We  have  a  sixty-foot 
harbor  which  Nature  made,  and  which 
we  do  not  need  to  dredge,  and  we  have  a 
sea-front  which  never  freezes  over  as 
the  wheat  harbors  of  Eastern  Canada 
freeze.  We  already  have  the  finest 
Alaska  steamers  on  the  Pacific;  and  by 
the  time  Panama  opens  we  will  have 
ocean  freighters  between  Prince  Rupert 
and  Liverpool  through  the  canal." 

Mr.  Chamberlin's  Views 

An  entirely  different  view  is  taken  by 
Mr.  E.  J.  Chamberlin,  president  of  the 
Grand  Trunk.  In  a  recent  interview  in 
Montreal  he  expressed  the  opinion  that 
very  little  Canadian  traffic  would  go  by 
the  Panama  Canal  route.  He  also  said 
that  the  Grand  Trunk  Pacific  has  not 
contemplated  running  a  line  of  steam- 
ships from  Prince  Rupert  to  Europe  via 
the  canal. 

Regarding  the  transportation  of  grain, 
he  remarked  that  the  whole  of  the  Can- 
adian crop  of  last  year  would  have  had 
to  be  dried  before  it  could  be  transported 
by  such  a  hot  route  as  the  Panama  Canal, 


where  the  temperature  ran  to  as  high  as 
120  in  the  shade.  The  present  route 
was  much  cooler,  and,  therefore,  more 
desirable,  and  the  transhipping  of  the 
grain  at  Fort  William,  Georgian  Bay, 
Montreal,  or  other  outlets  all  had  the 
effect  of  drying  it.  The  Canadian 
farmer  wanted  to  market  his  grain  as 
soon  as  it  was  threshed;  he  could  not 
wait  to  dry  and  store  it. 

The  C  N.R.  is  Preparing 

Sir  William  Mackenzie,  president  of 
the  Canadian  Northern  Railway,  has 
stated  that  his  and  the  other  Canadian 
railroads  were  making  provision  for  the 
readjusting  of  their  traffic  and  for  the 
capture  of  the  larger  trade  which  would 
undoubtedly  come.  A  San  Francisco 
paper  not  long  ago  reported  that  Sir 
Donald  Mann  had  made  a  definite  an- 
nouncement that  the  Canadian  North- 
ern Railway  Company  would  establish 
a  Pacific  line  of  steamers  between  Can- 
ada and  Australia  and  China,  as  well  as 
trading  between  Western  Canada  and 
Europe  via  the  Panama  Canal.  This 
has  not  been  confirmed,  but  Mr.  D.  B. 
Hanna,  the  third  vice-president  of  the 
road,  says:  "It  is  obvious  that  when  our 
transcontinental  is  completed,  and  con- 
nection made  with  the  Pacific  coast, 
consideration  will  be  given  by  the  com- 
pany to  the  establishment  of  a  Pacific 
line  of  steamers  or  a  working  alliance 
with  an  existing  service." 

"The  general  belief  of  the  Canadian 
railway  authorities  is  that  the  canal  will 
enter  as  an  important  factor  into  the 
question  of  wheat  and  other  transporta- 
tion," says  the  Monetary  Times.  "That 
there  will  be  a  watershed  of  traffic  be- 
tween East  and  West  is  probable,  but 
this  division  need  not  imply  a  shrinkage 
of  earnings  on  the  Eastern  tracks,  seeing 
that  more  wheat  is  being  every  year 
raised  by  the  increasing  number  of  set- 
tlers. Where  this  watershed  will  be, 
cannot  be  determined  yet.  The  canal  and 
railroad  rates  will  settle  that  question." 


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September,  1912 


Without  intending  it,  the  Panama 
Canal  bill  in  its  present  form  may  give 
enormous  advantage  to  the  Canadian 
Pacific  Railway,  thinks  the  Wall  Street 
Journal.  Ownership  of  ships  by  the 
railroads  of  the  United  States  trading 
through  the  canal  is  extinguished,  while 
the  Interstate  Commerce  Commission  is 
given  power  to  regulate  ships  trading 
elsewhere  so  owned.  But  it  is  diploma- 
tically impossible,  on  all  construction  of 
international  law,  for  this  country  to 
decree  the  ownership  of  foreign  vessels 
using  the  canal.  This  necessarily  gives 
the  Canadian  Pacific  an  enormous  ad- 
vantage, in  the  ownership  of  its  fleet. 


over  the  Southern  Pacific  or  the  New 
Haven,  to  say  nothing  of  its  competitors 
in  the  North- West  with  no  ships  at  all. 
This  advantage  would  be  emphasized 
by  the  possibility  of  retaliation  by  Can- 
ada in  the  matter  of  its  own  ships  canals, 
which  would  not  be  subject  to  the  ques- 
tion of  discrimination  in  favor  of  our 
own  coastwise  trade  through  the  Panama 
Canal.  The  American  tonnage  through 
the  Canadian  canals  is  18,250,000,  as 
against  1,118,000  for  Canadian  vessels. 
A  preference  to  the  latter  would  be  of 
far-reaching  consequence,  and  would, 
of  course,  help  all  the  Canadian  rail- 
ways. 


THE  MAN  WHO  BOUGHT  THE  G.T.P. 
RIGHT-OF-WAY 

Some  incidents    in    the    career  of  George  H.  Pope,  who  purchased 

everything  along  the  great  highway,  from  Port  Arthur  to  the  mouth 

of  the  Skeena  River,  on  the  Pacific  Ocean. 


MR.  GEORGE  H.  POPE,  whose 
retirement  was  announced  the 
other  day  as  right-of-way  pur- 
chaser for  the  Grand  Trunk  Pacific 
Railway  Company,  has  bought  every- 
thing along  the  great  highway,  from 
Port  Arthur  to  the  mouth  of  the  Skeena 
river,  on  the  Pacific  ocean.  He  tells 
some  interesting  things  about  the  G.T.P. 

Mr.  Pope  did  a  good  deal  of  purchas- 
ing for  the  Intercolonial  Railway  many 
years  ago,  but  has  been  in  the  employ  of 
the  Grand  Trunk  for  the  past  fifteen 
years. 

From  Lake  Superior  to  Prince  Rupert 
the  G.T.P.  has  a  ninety-nine  feet  right- 
of-way,  except  at  the  switches,  where  it 
widens  out  to  five  hundred  feet.  Mr. 
Pope  has  been  on  many  railways,  but 
says  the  Grand  Trunk  Pacific  is  the  best 
built  road  on  the  continent  of  America. 
In  many  cases  there  is  not  a  curve  for 


forty  miles,  while  a  twenty-mile  stretch 
is  a  very  frequent  occurrence. 

85  Per  Cent.  Good   Land 

Mr.  Pope  says  that  85  per  cent,  of  the 
land  on  each  side  of  the  main  line  from 
Winnipeg  to  Edmonton,  between  seven 
and  eight  hundred  miles,  is  good  wheat- 
growing  soil,  and  that  this  area  will 
contain  several  millions  of  settlers  before 
a  great  many  years. 

Any  one  travelling  from  the  capital  of 
Manitoba  to  the  capital  of  Alberta  on 
the  far-off  Saskatchewan,  in  the  daily 
express  which  runs  between  those  two 
cities,  can  scarcely  realize  that  the  road- 
bed was  built  only  a  very  short  time  since 
and  the  time  occupied  in  the  run  is  only 
about  twenty-seven  hours. 

West  of  Edmonton  the  road  runs 
through  the  Jasper  Park  country,  which, 
when  cleaned  up  after  the  line  is  complet- 


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TRANSPORTATION 


101 


ed,  will  be  very  fine,  reminding;  the 
traveller  for  a  great  many  miles  of  the 
beautiful  park-like  country  in  the  better 
sections  of  England. 

It  was  Mr.  Pope  who  bought  the 
great  area  of  land  some  years  since  at 
Turcot,  in  the  interests  of  the  Grand 
Trunk  Pacific,  no  one  realizing  what 
was  in  the  wind  till  the  options  were  all 
in  his  pocket. 

It  was  Mr.  F.  H.  McGuigan,  at  that 
time  manager  of  the  Grand  Trunk 
System,  who  sent  for  Mr.  Pope,  and, 
going  out  to  Montreal  West  station  with 
the  right-of-way  purchaser,  said:  "I 
want  all  that  area,"  pointing  over  to  the 
Turcot  property,  and  don't  be  alarmed 
about  the  figures." 

A  Good  Bargain 

Getting  all  the  options  in  his  posses- 
sion several  days  later,  Mr.  Pope  went 
into  Mr.  McGuigan's  office,  and,  throw- 
ing down  his  papers,  intimated  that  the 
cost  was  about  a  quarter  of  a  million 
dollars.  The  manager  went  through 
the  list  carefully,  and,  locking  them  safe- 
ly in  a  drawer,  observed  that  they  could 
not  be  bought  out  for  less  than  a  million. 

Naturally  there  are  many  amusing 
experiences  connected  with  the  purchase 
of  property.  Mr.  Pope's  career  bristles 
with  them. 

At  the  time  of  the  Turcot  purchase 
Mr.  George  B.  Burland  had  fifty  acres 
near  at  hand,  and  the  Grand  Trunk 
wanted  the  property  in  the  worst  way.  ^ 
One  day  Mr.  Pope  wandered  into  Mr. 
Burland's  office  and  gave  an  order  for 
a  very  small  job  in  the  engraving  line. 
Mr.  Burland,  who  was  present,  was 
attention  itself,  and  appeared  to  be 
quite  interested  in  his  customer's  prog- 
ress in  life,  asking  how  he  was  getting 
along  and  what  he  was  doing  "just 
now." 

The  buyer  of  property  by  the  million 
replied  that  since  he  had  got  through 
with  cattle  inspecting  he  had  turned  his 
attention  to  real  estate.     "As  a  matter 


of  fact,"  he  proceeded,  "I  am  on  the 
lookout  just  now  for  a  block  of  from 
forty  to  fifty  acres." 

"I  have  fifty  acres  which  might  suit 
you,"  said  Mr.  Burland. 

"Where  is  your  property  located?" 

Wanted  Some  Land 

"Out  at  Turcot.  You  had  better  go 
and  see  it."  But  the  man  who  had  just 
given  an  order  for  a  few  dollars'  worth  of 
engraving  said  he  wanted  a  block  of 
land — and  it  would  do  just  as  well  at 
Turcot  as  any  other  part  of  the  island. 

Mr.  Burland  said  he  wanted  fifty 
thousand  dollars.  The  would-be  buyer 
said  he  could  not  turn  it  over  at  that 
price,  but  if  the  owner  would  take  forty 
thousand,  and  give  him  an  option  to 
expire  in  May,  he  thought  he  might  buy, 
and  the  terms  would  be  cash.  This 
had  the  desired  effect,  and  the  option 
was  given  at  once,  resulting  in  a  sale  soon 
after.  Strange  to  say,  Mr.  Pope  a  few 
minutes  after  met  a  gentleman  who  rep- 
resented the  Singer  Sewing  Machine 
Co.,  who  was  going  down  to  offer  Mr. 
Burland  $50,000  for  his  Turcot  property 
as  a  site  for  the  big  factory  the  company 
wished  to  build  on  the  Island  of  Mon- 
treal. He  was  told  that  the  property 
was  sold,  and  whether  the  company  ever 
looked  further  deponent  sayeth  not,  but 
one  thing  is  certain,  Montreal  lost  the 
big  factory,  which  was  later  created  in 
St.  John's,  Que.,  and  which  is  contribut- 
ing a  great  deal  to  the  progress  and  pros- 
perity of  that  town. 

Mr.  Pope's  experience  as  to  the  rise 
in  land  values  in  the  Western  provinces 
is  also  of  great  interest.  Some  years 
ago  he  purchased  land  at  Saskatoon  for 
S80,000,  and  since  then  over  a  million 
dollars  have  been  refused  for  it. 

Mr.  Pope  will  in  the  future  reside  in 
Winnipeg,  where  he  has  a  son  practi-iin? 
medicine 

Do  not  be  impatient  when  people  are  not 
convinced  by  your  arguments. — Goethe. 


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BUSY   MAN'S   CANADA 


September,  1912 


Taking  the  C.P.R.  as  a  Model 


MR.  JOHANN  PAPPE,  the  director 
in  charge  of  rolhng  stock,  motive 
power  and  shops  for  the  Hun- 
garian State  railways,  who  is  now  on  a 
visit  to  Canada,  says  the  C.P.R.  is 
regarded  in  his  and  some  other  European 
countries  as  the  most  up-to-date  rail- 
way in  the  world.  "For  that  reason," 
says  Mr.  Pappe,  "I  consider  it  my  duty 
as  a  railway  man,  as  well  as  a  great 
pleasure,  to  go  over  the  system  and  make 
myself  acquainted  with  it.  That  ex- 
plains my  presence  in  Canada." 

Primarily  Mr.  Pappe's  visit  to  this 
continent  is  to  attend  the  annual  Con- 
gress of  the  International  Association  for 
Testing  Railway  Materials,  to  be  held 
in  New  York  on  Sept.  3,  but  he  came  a 
month  earlier  than  necessary  in  order 
to  tour  the  C.P.R. 

The  ponderous  locomotives  and  huge 
coaches  on  the  railway  systems  of  this 
continent  were  very  impressive  for  the 
European  railwayman.    The  difference 


in  size  he  illustrated  by  showing  that 
while  the  load  per  axle  here  was  25  tons, 
that  in  Hungary  was  163^  tons,  and  in 
Germany  18.  The  accommodation  for 
the  travelling  public  here  is  more  luxuri- 
ous than  in  Hungary,  the  corridor  system 
of  coaches,  with  the  plentiful  supply  of 
fresh  air,  and  all  the  other  conveniences, 
making  railway  travelling  in  Canada  far 
less  tiring. 

"Here,"  he  said,  "we  see  the  benefits 
of  competition.  All  the  companies  are 
vying  with  each  other  to  give  the  public 
the  benefit  of  new  inventions  and  better- 
ment in  service.  In  Hungary,  where  all 
the  railways  belong  to  the  State,  we  have 
no  such  spur  to  betterment  in  service. 
Consequently,  we  are  much  less  ready  to 
adopt  luxurious  innovations." 


There  is  nothing  that  teaches  us  to 
appreciate  our  home  comforts  like  foreign 
travel. — Goethe. 


Completion  of  the  C.N.R. 


ClR  DONALD  MANN,  vice-presi- 
dent of  the  Canadian  Northern 
Railway,  says  that  work  on  the  com- 
pany's western  extensions  have  pro- 
gressed so  rapidly  that  the  date  for  the 
completion  of  the  line  from  Montreal  to 
the  coast  had  to  be  modified,  and  he  is 
now   confident   it   will   be   ready   from 


Montreal  to  Vancouver  within  eighteen 
months,  or  six  months  earlier  than 
previously  announced.  This,  he  says, 
will  mean  that  the  transcontinental  will 
be  ready  for  operation  before  the  Mon- 
treal terminals  are  completed,  although 
the  tunnel  under  Mount  Royal  may  be 
completed  by  that  time. 


^      ^ 


Double-Tracking  the  C.N.R. 


A  NNOUNCEMENT  has  been  made 
by   the   Canadian   Northern  Rail- 
way   that    the    double-tracking  of  the 
C.N.R.  between  Portage  la  Prairie,  west 
of  Winnipeg,  and  Port  Arthur,   will  be 


started  next  spring  and  the  work  rushed 
to  completion.  The  surveys  for  this 
work,  which  will  involve  an  expenditure 
of  $15,000,000,  have  already  been  com- 
pleted. 


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MOTOR  CARS  AND  DUSTY  ROADS 

Two  leading  Canadian  journals  say  that  motor  owners  should  pay 

for  oiling  the  roads,  and  that  they  ivould  be  well  repaid  for 

the  money  spent,  by  the  resultant  freedom  from  dust. 


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APROPOS  of  a  recent  statement 
in  the  Toronto  Globe  that  cattle 
were  being  made  sick  in  some 
parts  of  Ontario  by  the  clouds  of  dust 
scattered  by  passing  motor  cars,  the 
Ottawa  Journal  makes  a  good  suggestion. 

"There  is  no  need  for  dust,"  says  the 
Journal.  "Some  residents  of  the  Aylmer 
road  have  been  putting  a  little  oil  occa- 
sionally on  a  quarter  of  a  mile  of  the 
road.  Motor  cars  come  along  raising 
a  cloud  of  dust  and  trailing  it  behind 
them  half  a  mile  and  when  they  reach  the 
oiled  bit  of  road  the  dust  stops  short  as 
if  cut  off  by  a  knife.  Of  course  it  cost 
the  residents  something,  but  why  should 
it?     The  motor  cars  should  pay." 

Why  should  the  motor  cars  not  pay? 
asks  the  Globe.  "Some  time  ago  it  was 
proposed  by  certain  broad-minded  motor- 
ists in  Toronto  that  a  special  tax  should 
be  levied  on  motor  owners  throughout 
the  province  for  the  maintenance  in 
part  of  the  good  roads  that  are  now 
being  built  over  wide  stretches  of  country 


and  that  will  be  ripped  to  pieces  in  a 
very  short  time  by  powerful  touring  cars 
whirling  over  them  at  high  rates  of 
speed.  Constant  repairing  will  be  re- 
quired under  any  circumstances,  but 
there  would  be  much  less  rapid  disin- 
tegration of  the  roads  were  they  kept 
well  oiled. 

"If  the  motorists  as  a  class  are  unwilling 
to  pay  for  the  upkeep  of  the  roads  they 
would  at  all  events  be  well  repaid  for  any 
money  spent  in  oiling  the  main  roads  of 
the  province  by  the  resultant  freedom 
from  dust. 

"Toronto  sprinkles  many  miles  of 
macadam  roads  every  year,  and  it  finds 
that  it  pays  to  do  so.  The  farmers 
along  the  more  frequented  main  roads 
of  the  province  would  be  much  less 
hostile  to  the  motorist  were  he  to  flash 
past  unaccompanied  by  a  cloud  of  dust 
that  obscures  the  road  and  injures  every 
growing  thing  within  its  range.  Who 
will  lead  the  owners  of  motor  cars  in 
the  direction  of  dustless  roads?" 


<S2     ^ 
Artificial  Rubber  a  Success 


"D  UBBER  has  become  so  valuable  for 
many  purposes,  and  the  demand 
upon  available  supplies  so  heavy  since 
the  advent  of  the  automobile,  that  for 
years  attempts  have  been  made  to  pro- 
duce it  by  artificial  means. 

Unusual  importance  thus  attends  the 
announcement  made  by  Prof.  W.  H. 
Perkin,  who  holds  the  chair  of  chemistry 
at  Manchester  University,  at  a  meeting  of 


the  London  section  of  the  Society  of 
Chemical  Industry.  He  says  the  problem 
had  been  practically  solved,  and  that  not 
only  is  the  new  product  strictly  compar- 
able with  natural  rubber,  but  it  offers 
the  probability  of  a  profit  at  60  cents  a 
pound,  and  indeed  a  possibility  of  pro- 
duction at  even  25  cents  a  pound,  if 
not  less. 
Interviewed  on  the  subject,  Sir  William 


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Ramsay,  one  of  the  greatest  of  living 
scientists,  said  that  the  problem  of  how 
to  prepare  synthetic  rubber  has  been 
worked  at  for  two  and  a  half  years.  He 
and  his  colleagues  in  the  investigation 
have  succeeded  in  discovering  a  method 
of  transforming  starch  into  fusel  oil, 
and  that  in  turn,  by  means  of  two  or 
three  cheap  chemical  processes,  into 
isoprene,  and  that  again  into  pure  rubber. 
English  chemists  ran  a  race  with  German 
competitors  and  won  by  taking  out  their 
patents  three  months  before  the  Ger- 
mans. Another  couple  of  years  will 
be  needed  to  determine  the  best  method 
of  production,  but  a  company  is  being 
formed  meantime  to  manufacture  ace- 
tone and  butyl  alcohol,  the  first  stage 
in  rubber-making. 

The  average  annual  world  product  of 
rubber  is  about  90,000  tons,  its  average 


cost  a  pound  is  $1,  and  the  average 
value  of  the  total  output  is  $200,000,000. 

As  compared  with  natural  rubber. 
Prof.  Perkin  stated  that  a  motor  car 
had  been  fitted  with  four  tires,  two  of 
the  finest  Para  rubber  and  two  of  arti- 
ficial rubber,  made  with  turpentine 
instead  of  fusel  oil.  At  the  end  of  six 
months  the  two  Para  tires  were  worn 
out,  while  the  artificial  tires  were  nearly 
as  good  as  new. 

Turpentine,  he  explained,  is  not  used 
in  the  new  process  because  of  its  pro- 
hibitive price,  but  precisely  similar  re- 
sults are  obtained  with  fusel  oil  made 
from  starch. 

Should  the  discovery  ultimately 
achieve  all  that  is  expected,  it  will  be 
possible  to  use  rubber  for  many  pur- 
poses now  too  costly  to  be  obtained 
from  the  natural  product. 


9Z    ^ 
The  Value  of  Good  Roads 


"HpHE  road  system  of  Great  Britain  is 
not  the  result  of  the  growth  of  ages. 
It  has  grown  up  within  the  last  century 
and  a  half,  and  the  secret  of  its  splendid 
condition  lies  in  combining  care  in 
construction  with  care  in  maintenance," 
said  Mr.  Rees  Jeffries,  Secretary  of  the 
Road  Board  of  Great  Britain  and  Hon. 
Secretary  of  the  Third  International 
Congress  of  Roads,  which  will  be  held 
in  London  next  June,  at  a  banquet  at 
the  Toronto  National  Club  under  the 
auspices  of  the  Ontario  Motor  League. 

"The  highways  of  Great  Britain  are 
more  than  keeping  in  pace  with  the 
traffic  because  the  maintenance  of  the 
roads  is  not  left  entirely  with  the  local 
authorities."  Further  Mr.  Jeffries  ex- 
plained that  he  was  touring  this  country 
to  stimulate  interest  in  the  coming  road 
congress,  and  he  hoped  that  Ontario 
would  be  represented. 

Dr.  P.  E.  Doolittle  pointed  out  that 
the  county  of  Wentworth,  Ontario,  had 
been  the  first  in  Canada  to  systematical- 


ly improve  its  highways,  and  as  a  result 
the  farms  of  the  district  had  doubled 
in  value. 


Gasoline  a  Record  Price 

nPHE  increased  number  of  auto- 
mobiles  in  Toronto  is  sending  the 
price  of  gasoline  up.  Local  dealers 
have  been  notified  that  the  wholesale 
price  is  advanced  from  173^  to  19  cents 
a  gallon,  which  is  the  highest  price  yet 
attained   in   Toronto. 

This  is  an  advance  of  five  cents  in 
about  a  month,  and  the  owners  of  auto- 
mobiles and  other  users  of  gasoline  are 
alarmed,  and  talking  of  finding  out 
what  is  the  cause  of  the  increased  price 
demanded. 


The  love  of  truth  shows  itself  in  this, 
that  a  man  recognizes  and  prizes  the  good 
wherever  he  finds  it. — Goethe. 


"Boosting  up  "Business 


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CREDIT  MEN,  SHUN  THE  BAILIFF 

Instead  of  issuing  writs,  placing  bad  debts  in  the  hands  of  solicitors 

and  trying  to  collect  unsatisfactory  accounts  by  putting  in  the  bailiff y 

representatives  of  local  wholesale  houses  are  urged  to  take 

charge  of  business  failures  themselves. 


ADDRESSING  the  Canadian  Credit 
Men's  Association  at  Toronto, 
Mr.  Henry  Detchon  of  Winnipeg, 
General  Manager  of  the  Association, 
outlined  methods  which  had  been  suc- 
cessfully followed  in  the  West. 

He  said  that  when  they  found  a  busi- 
ness concern  threatened  with  bankruptcy 
they  called  a  meeting  of  the  creditors 
and  sent  a  reliable  man  out  to  prepare 
a  full  statement  of  the  position  of  the 
failure. 

Not  only  was  the  assignee's  fee 
partially  eliminated,  but  they  were  able 
to  arrange  for  a  distribution  of  the  assets 
monthly. 

Another  feature  of  the  system  was  an 
adjustment  bureau,  with  which  they  had 
been  able  to  handle  estates  and  pay  the 
creditors  100  cents  on  the  dollar,  which 
in  the  hands  of  an  assignee  would  prob- 
ably pay  not  more  than  50  cents  on  the 
dollar. 


With  the  adjustment  bureau  and  the 
joint  investigation  of  business  failures, 
they  had  been  able  to  reduce  the  cost  of 
liquidation  very  materially.  They  were 
also  handling  insurance  adjustments. 

Mr.  Detchon  says  the  Association  has 
been  instrumental  in  weeding  out  of 
business  many  crooks  and  incompetents 
in  the  West. 

New  branches  of  the  Association  have 
been  organized  in  Montreal  and  the 
Maritime  Provinces,  and  a  permanent 
secretary  has  been  appointed  in  Mon- 
treal. 

They  will  soon  unite  with  the  British 
Columbia  Credit  Men,  and  the  Associa- 
tion will  then  have  branches  in  every 
province  of  the  Dominion. 


Our  toiling  and  moiling  necessarily  tells 
upon  us.  Happy  is  he  who  does  not  grow 
weary  of  his  work. — Goethe. 


Throw  Yourself  Into  It 


\^17"E  have  seen  a  copy  of  Informa- 
tion Bulletin  No.  13,  issued  by 
Mr.  A.  J.  Parr  to  the  employees  of  the 
Timiskaming  &  Northern  Ontario  Rail- 
way, says  the  Toronto  Star,  and  it  proves 
to  be  quite  in  the  modern  way  and  far 
different  from  the  curt  and  crusty 
manner  of  communication  once  used  on 
all  railways.  The  conception  in  these 
times  of  a  well-manned  railway  is  one  the 


employees  of  which  feel  that  they  are  a 
part  of  the  vast  organization.  The  man 
who  cannot  enter  into  the  idea  has 
missed  his  calling. 

There  is  good  advice  for  others  than 
railway  workers  in  one  of  Mr.  Parr's 
paragraphs.  He  tells  each  employee  that 
he  is  capitalized. 

"You  earn,  say,  S1,0(X)  per  year.  At 
4  per  cent,  that  is  the  yearly  interest  on 


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$25,000.  In  other  words,  the  railway 
capitaHzes  you  at  $25,000,  and  will  pay 
interest  on  that  sum  for  the  use  of  your 
energy  and  faculties.  You  are  capital- 
ized for  just  about  what  a  modern  loco- 
motive costs.  You  may  not  have  as 
much  pull,  but  you  ought  to  have  as 
much  push. 

"You  can  make  yourself  constantly 
worth  more,  while  the  locomotive  is 
never  worth  a  cent  more  than  the  day 
on  which  it  was  built.  But  it  rests  with 
you." 

There  is  more  talk  along  this  line,  and 
a  number  of  paragraphs  explanatory  of 
the  regulations.  It  is  to  be  feared  that 
too  few  young  fellows  sit  down  and  think 
about  the  value  of  being  efficient  in 
whatever  they  do.  They  are  inclined 
to  look  ahead  and  figure  on  what  fine 
things  they  would  do  if  they  were  but 
given  a  chance — a  real  chance.  They 
fail  to  see  that  any  kind  of  work  is  a  real 
chance  for  one  who  cares  to  so  regard  it. 
Some  of  the  greatest  railroad  men  on  the 
continent  started  at  the  very  bottom,  and 
others  who  started  there  with  them  are 
there  yet.  The  same  is  true  in  every  line 
of  business.  The  success  of  some  is 
ascribed  to  luck  and  looks  like  luck. 
The  failure  of  some  others  looks  like 
bad  luck,  but  when  you  come  to  figure 
it  out,  a  man  seems  to  have  something 
to  do  with  the  kind  of  luck  he  is  going  to 
have. 


If  a  man  has  to  dig  postholes  and  hates 
the  job,  about  the  best  way  to  escape  it 
is  to  advertise  his  fitness  for  promotion 
by  doing  it  better  than  it  needs  to  be 
done.  If  he  just  plugs  along  people  will 
assume  that  he  has  found  his  niche. 

A  Useful  Publication 

'T'HE  Weekly  Sun,  edited  by  Capt. 
W.  L.  Smith,  than  whom  no  man 
in  Canada  fights  harder  for  the  better- 
ment of  the  difiiculties  w^hich  the  farmer 
has  to  battle  with,  has  sent  Busy  Man's 
Canada  a  copy  of  "The  Weekly  Sun's 
Census  Almanac  and  Handy  Atlas  of  the 
World."  It  contains  thirty-two  colored 
maps  and  gives  in  compact  form  the 
finances  of  Canada  and  Ontario,  besides 
which  there  is  information  concerning 
trade,  railways,  mining,  timber  resources 
and  agricultural  production,  and  a  lot 
of  other  material  likely  to  be  useful,  not 
only  to  farmers,  but  to  the  public  gen- 
erally. The  Sun  is  to  be  congratulated 
for  its  enterprise. 


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The  Yawners  in  Democracy 


"TF  I  wanted  to  introduce  democracy 
into  the  modern  world  (a  stagger- 
ing innovation),  and  if  I  were  consider- 
ing such  schemes  as  the  referendum  or 
the  second  ballot,  there  is  one  reform 
I  should  make  which  I  do  not  remember 
to  have  seen  suggested  anywhere.  I 
should  count  all  the  citizens  who  had 
not  voted  for  an  important  change  as 
having  voted  against  it.  That  would 
knock  the  earnest  fellows  in  the  wind," 
writes  G.  K.  Chesterton,  in  the  Illustrated 
London  News. 

"For  it  is  not  just,  and  it  is  not  even 
useful,  that  only  the  earnestness  of  the 
nation  should  count.  There  is  much 
moral  value  in  the  indifference  of  a  na- 
tion; indifference  can  be  healthy  just 
as  excitement  can  be  unhealthy.  The 
normal    citizen    should   be    allowed    to 


grumble  at  a  thing  and  to  laugh  at  a 
thing,  but  he  should  also  be  allowed  to 
yawn  at  a  thing.  And  his  yawn  should 
count  as  well  as  his  yell. 

"A  healthy  democracy  should  yawn 
in  chorus;  and  when  the  earnest  people 
introduced  some  fussy  bit  of  boredom 
or  other,  all  who  were  of  the  contrary 
opinion  should  signify  the  same  by 
holding  up  their  hands — in  front  of  their 
mouths.  For  it  is  a  criticism,  and  a 
powerful  criticism,  of  any  project  that 
it  leaves  vast  varieties  of  men  quite 
negligent  and  contemptuous. 

"Indifference  is  the  armor  of  sanity. 
Suppose  somebody  sends  round  a  paper 
asking  people  to  vote  for  compulsory 
chest  protectors,  and  nobody  fills  up 
the  paper.  The  earnest  would  say 
people  had  not  voted;  but  I  should  say 
they  had  voted  unanimously." 


<S2     ^ 
"Facts"  About  Canada 


T^HE  New  York  World  has  dug  up  a 
few  "facts"  about  Canada  which 
will  interest  and  amuse  Canadians. 
Here  they  are: 

"The  Canadian  Minister  of  Labor 
has  found  out  there  are  1,741  local 
unions  in  Canada,  of  which  1,531  are 
affiliated  with  the  international  unions 
of  the  United  States.  The  membership 
is  133,132,  of  which  119,415  are  in  the 
affiliated  bodies. 

"The  saloons  are  shifting  their  signs 
to  correspond  with  the  new  British 
dynasty.  'King  George  Saloon'  is  the 
reading  where  'Edward  VIF  formerly 
prevailed. 

"Canada  is  in  the  throes  of  an  anti- 
saloon  movement.  The  idea  is  not  to 
prohibit  the  use  of  liquor,  but  to  wipe 
out   drinking   places   and   reduce   con- 


viviality, compelling  the  tippler  to  drink 
in  the  gloom  of  the  family  circle. 

"The  Finance  Minister  reports  that 
Canada  has  $1,000,000,000  invested  in 
manufactures  and  $1,500,000,000  de- 
posited in  banks.  She  also  has  room  for 
40,000,000  more  people.  When  they 
come  Canada  expects  to  rule  the 
English  Empire.  This  is  the  local 
dream. 

"Canadian  diners  sing  '  God  Save  the 
King'  much  more  sonorously  than  Am- 
ericans warble  'America,'  though  the 
tune  is  the  same.  They  also  know  most 
of  the  words. 

"Log  barns  and  cabins  with  tin  roofs 
look  up-to-date  along  the  line  from 
Coteau  to  Ottawa. 

"Premier  Borden  comes  from  the 
same  stock  as  our  Fall  River  cotton 


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spinners.  The  job  carries  'Right  Hon- 
orable Prime  Minister'  as  a  title.  Sir 
Wilfrid  Laurier  is  'the  Leader  of  His 
Majesty's  Loyal  Opposition.'  Think  of 
T.  R.  so  labelled! 

"Beaver  skins  are  contraband.  A 
thousand  dollars'  worth  were  seized  in 
transit  from  the  woods  the  other  day. 

"Cobalt  is  producing  15  per  cent,  of 
all  the  world's  silver. 

"Ottawa  is  striving  to  have  itself 
created  a  federal  district  like  our  Dis- 
trict of  Columbia.  The  $15,000,000  of 
Government  property  pays  no  taxes, 
but  contributes  $15,000  a  year  for  fire 
protection  and  pays  for  extending  the 
park  system  moderately.  It  will  soon 
wipe  out  a  lot  more  taxable  property. 
The  puzzle  is  to  do  it  and  preserve  the 
franchise  of  the  inhabitants.  Washing- 
ton folks  can't  vote." 

The  Quaker  and  the  Ballet  Girls 

T\/'ONDERINGLY,  Lucy  Medders 
and  her  father  parted  the  hangings 
and  entered  Harry's  den.  They  gazed 
about  them,  at  the  steins,  the  boxing 
gloves,  the  pipe  racks,  the  pictures  and 
all  the  other  fittings  of  a  bachelor's 
den. 

On  the  table  lay  a  deck  of  cards,  a  half- 
smoked  cigar,  an  opened  box  of  cigarettes, 
and  some  scattered  red,  white  and  blue 
chips. 

"Oh-h!"  Lucy  gasped.  "Isn't  it  love- 
ly, father?" 


"And  this"— Mr.  Medders  said— "this 
is  Harry's  home?" 

"It  seemeth  different  from  our  own 
home,  doth  it  not?"     Lucy  asked,  shyly. 

"Verily,  daughter,"  Medders  remarked, 
coming  to  a  stop  before  the  highly  colored 
picture  of  the  ballet  girls,  "there  be  noth- 
ing like  this  at  home." 

"Why,"  Lucy  said,  looking  at  the 
picture,  "see  the  ladies  in  the  rainy-day 
skirts." 

"I  see  the  ladies,"  Medders  said, 
drily,  "but  where  are  the  skirts?  Verily, 
daughter,  they  must  have  feared  a 
flood." 

"Perhaps,"  Lucy  offered,  seeing  that 
her  father  viewed  the  picture  with  dis- 
approval, "perhaps  it  is  a  Biblical  scene." 

"Nay,  daughter.  If  it  were,  more 
people  would  be  buying  Bibles." 

Medders  turned  from  the  picture,  and 
his  attention  was  caught  by  the  statuette 
of  the  Venus  de  Milo.  He  looked  at  it 
intently. 

"This  is  a  sad  sight,  daughter,"  he 
remarked. 

"Because  her  arms  are  broken,  father?" 
Lucy  asked,  innocently,  not  understand- 
ing that  her  father  was  expressing  a  dis- 
like to  such  works  of  art .  '  Teradventure 
she  broke  them  off  trying  to  hook  her 
dress  in  the  back,"  she  continued,  merrily. 

"She  hath  no  dress  to  hook,"  Medders 
said,  solemnly.  "But,  aside  from  these, 
the  place  hath  a  seemly  look." — Wilbur 
D.  Nesbit  in  Canada  Monthly. 


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CONTENTS  OF  SEPTEMBER  MAGAZINES 


The  Craftsman 

What  Our  Schoolchildren  Can  Do  to 
Help  Save  Our  Birds.  The  Work  of  the 
Audubon  Society  in  the  Public  Schools. 

Modern  Country  Homes  in  England. 
By  Barry  Parker. 

Lincoln  Memorial  School.  A  New 
Idea  in  Industrial  Education.  By  Ray- 
mond Riordon.     Illustrated. 

Boyhood  Days  with  John  Burroughs. 
Part  Fourth.     By  Julian  Burroughs. 

A  Practical  School  System  Aimed  to 
Develop  Children's  Character  and  Per- 
sonality.    By  Eloise  Roorbach. 

Planting  the  Schoolyard  for  the  Hap- 
piness and  Cultivation  of  Childhood. 
By  Halvorsen  Hough. 

Uncle  Sam's  School  for  Farmers.  The 
Barnacle:  Transforming  a  Barn  into  a 
Bungalow.     By  Eunice  T.  Gray. 

Some  Advice  from  a  Successful  Wo- 
man Farmer. 

The  Encouragement  of  Small  Farm- 
ing by  the  Danish  Government. 

.^ 

The  Canadian  Magazine 

The  Mystery  of  Edward  Blake.  Illus- 
trated.    By  W.  S.  Wallace. 

The  Invisible  Nun.  Fiction.  By  W. 
Shaw  Sparrow. 

Chess.     A  Sonnet.     By  J.  D.  Logan. 

Maritime  Provincialisms  and  Con- 
trasts.    By  F.  A.  Wightman. 

When  Maisie  Milks  the  Coo.  By 
Charles  Woodward  Hutson. 

Love  and  Labor.     By  Hilda  Ridley. 

Highways  and  Byways  of  Dublin. 
By  Lindsay  Crawford. 

Reminiscences  of  a  Colonial  Judge. 
By  D.  W.  Prowse. 

Leaves  from  a  Sketch  Book.  By 
George  Chavignaud. 

The  Owner  of  it  .All.  An  Essay.  By 
William  J.  Pitts. 


The  Likeness.  Fiction.  By  Albert 
Alexandre  Metcalfe. 

Only  an  Enghshman.  Fiction.  By 
Bernard  Muddiman. 

Maclean's  Magazine 

The  National  Political  Situation:  A 
Talk  to  Canadians  on  Armaments  and 
Taxes  as  Involved  in  the  Problem  of 
Canada's  Attitude  on  Naval  Defence. 
By  E.  W.  Thompson. 

Warders  of  the  Silence:  Life  Among 
Canadian  Forest  Rangers  Who  Consti- 
tute our  Woodland  Police.  By  H. 
Mortimer  Batten. 

The  Frog  in  Canadian  Diet.  By  C. 
Lintern  Sibley. 

The  Community  Court  Idea.  By 
Charles  A.  Byers. 

Canada  a  Land  of  Opportunities: 
Investors  May  Make  Safe  and  Profit- 
able Use  of  Capital  in  Many  Lines  in 
This  Country  during  Period  of  Ex- 
pansion.    By  Frank  J.  Drake. 

Before  Dollars  Came.  By  L.  B. 
Jackes, 

Breaking  Irrigation  Records:  One  of 
the  Largest  Irrigation  Systems  in  the 
World  under  Construction  in  Southern 
Alberta.     Illustrated,    W.  A.  Craik. 

What  the  World  Owes  to  Dreamers 
and  Where  Would  Civilization  be  To- 
day But  for  Them.     Dr.  0.  S.  Marden. 

Riel's  Religion  of  Rebellion:  Did 
the  North-West  Agitator  Believe  in 
the  Justice  of  His  Cause  and  Have 
Faith  in  the  Purpose  of  His  Mission  ? 
By  Frank  Yeigh. 

Beautiful  Sebastiana:  A  Romance. 
By  Marie  Van  Vorst. 

The  Movable  Feast:  A  Humorous 
Story.     By  Herbert  Footner. 

The  Gold  That  Glittered:  A  Story 
with  a  Moral.  ^' By  O.  Henry. 

Wooing  Dorothea:  The  Tale  of  a 
Love  Aflfair.     By  Jessie  A.  McGriff . 


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September,  1912 


Canadian  Securities  in 
London 

CjIR  MAX  AITKEN  has  been  in 
Toronto  and  Montreal  and  has 
given  interesting  views  respecting  Can- 
adian securities  in  London.  He  thinks 
that  after  a  long  period  of  prosperity 
there  is  a  disposition  to  desert  high- 
class  securities  and  look  for  those  which 


pay  higher  dividends.  Toronto  did 
not  meet  an  isolated  experience.  It 
is  the  experience  of  all  high-class  securi- 
ties in  every  colony  and  at  home.  As 
soon  as  a  period  of  depression  comes 
and  the  British  investors  meet  with 
losses  they  will  drop  these  higher  interest- 
bearing  securities  and  the  confidence  in 
the  higher  class  of  securities  will  advance. 


HOME  EXERCISE  FOR  HEALTH 
Balancing  exercise,  with  free  movements,  for  toning  up  the  nerves  and  muscles. 


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How  War  Scares  Start 

Bertha  Krupp,  daughter  of  the  great 
German  gunmaker,  is  reputed  to  have 
a  fortune  in  the  neighborhood  of  $70, 
000,000.  How  much  of  that  fortune  has 
been  built  up  by  the  promotion  of  war 
scares  between  Germany  and  Britain  it 
would  be  difficult  to  say,  but  recent 
revelations  show  that  when  the  business 
of  making  of  guns,  building  battleships, 
and  manufacture  of  other  munitions  of 
war  is  relaxing,  it  is  revived  in  both 
countries  by  war  scares. — Stratford 
Beacon. 

Campaign  Cigars 

The  attorney-general  of  Ohio  has 
given  a  ruling  that  the  gift  of  a  cigar  by 
a  candidate  to  a  voter  is  a  violation  of 
the  corrupt  practices  of  the  state.  While 
the  ruling  is  not  open  to  strenuous  ob- 
jections, the  attorney-general's  asser- 
tion that  the  giving  of  a  cigar  to  a  voter 
"would  constitute  the  giving  of  some- 
thing of  value,"  is  not  sustained  by  the 
common  experiences  of  smokers  during 
campaigns. — Hamilton  Times. 

Must  Have  Foreseen 

Southampton,  England,  has  erected  a 
monument  to  the  departure  of  the  Pil- 
grim Fathers.  Southampton  must  have 
foreseen  that  the  Pilgrim  Fathers'  pos- 
terity were  going  to  repudiate  the  Pan- 
ama Canal  treaty. — Toronto  Star. 

The  Bonus  System 

In  several  countries  at  present  there 
is  considerable  talk  of  giving  a  bonus  for 
babies.  It  is  already  done  in  some 
places.  No  doubt  this  would  come  un- 
der the  heading  of  bonusing  infant  in- 
dustries.— Guelph  Mercury. 


A  Hopeful  Sign 

American  newspapers  are  saying 
things  about  honor  between  nations. 
This  is  a  hopeful  sign.  There  should  be 
an  awakening  of  the  national  conscience. 
— Toronto  Globe. 

An  Education  Problem 

It  is  proposed  to  introduce  a  pension 
system  to  keep  the  school  teachers  in 
Ontario.  But  how  is  it  proposed  to 
keep  the  young  ladies  single? — Stratford 
Herald. 

Establishing  a  Reputation 

In  the  Panama  Canal  administration 
our  neighbors  can  establish  their  reputa- 
tion in  the  family  of  nations.  Will  it  be 
clean  or  smirched? — Toronto  Globe. 


A  Titanic  Pun 

Lord  Mersey's  Titanic  report  was  jus- 
tice tempered  with  Mersey. — Monetary 
Times. 

Success  comes  from  work  done  a  little 
better  than  seems  necessary. — Mart  Gard- 
ener. 


SEALBRAND 

CARBON    PAPER 


The    A.    S.    Hxiatwitt    Co. 

2&-4  Yon^o  St..  Toronto.  Out. 


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September,  1912 


COMING  EVENTS 


Sept.  4-6. — Annual  Convention  of  the 
Canadian  Forestry  Association,  at  Victoria, 
B.C. 

Sept.  17-20. — West  Algoma  Agricultural 
Society  holds  its  annual  fair  at  Fort  William, 
Ont. 

Sept.  18-19. — Associated  Boards  of  Trade 
of  Western  Canada  meet  at  Moose  Jaw, 
Sask. 

Oct.  21-26. — International  Dry-Farming 

Congress,  at  Lethbridge,  Alberta. 
Among   the   more   important  of  British 
Columbia's  fall  fairs  are  the  following: 

Oct.  4-5 — Arrow  Lakes. 

Sept.  13.— Albemi. 

Oct.  16-17. — Armstrong. 

Sept.  20-21.— Cowichan. 

Oct.  3. — Comox. 

Sept.  20.— Coquitlam. 

Sept.  19-21.— Chilliwack. 

Sept.  18-19.— Cranbrook 

Sept.  20-21.— Delta. 

Sept.  24-25.— Golden. 

Sept.  26-27.— Kelowna. 

Sept.  24-25. — Mission. 

Sept.  17-18-19.— Nanaimo. 

Oct.  4-5.— N.  and  S.  Saanich. 

Sept.  7. — North  Vancouver. 

Oct.  1-5. — New  Westminster. 

Sept.  22-23-25.— Nelson. 

Sept.  29.— Penticton. 

Oct.  8-9-10.— Revelstoke. 

Sept.  18. — Shawnigan. 

Sept.  27-28.— Salmon  Arm. 

Oct.  30-31.— Summerland. 

Oct.  23-24.— Vernon. 

Aug.  10-17. — Vancouver. 

Sept.  20-21.— Windermere. 

Sept.  24-28.— Victoria. 

Following  is  a  list  of  Fall  Fairs  in  some 
of  the  more  important  centres  of  Ontario: 
Sept.  5-6.^Arnprior. 
Sept.  23-24-25.— Barrie. 
Oct.  10-11.— Beamsville. 
Sept.  10-11.— Belleville. 
Sept.  17-18. — Brampton. 
Sept.  3-4-5-6.— Brockville. 
Oct.  3.— Burlington. 
Sept.  23-24-25.— Chatham. 
Sept.  18-19.— Cobourg. 
Oct.  1-2.— Colbome. 


Sept.  5-6-7. — Cornwall. 

Sept.  12-13.— Englehart. 

Sept.  17-18-19-20.— Fort  William. 

Sept.  20-21.— Gait. 

Sept.  6-14. — London  (Western  Fair). 

Oct.  2-3-4.— Markham. 

Sept.  17-18-19.— Newmarket. 

Sept.  25-26.— Niagara  Falls. 

Sept.  26-27.— Oakville. 

Sept.  9-10-11.— Oshawa. 

Sept.  5-16. — Ottawa  (Central  Canada). 

Sept.  10-11-12.— Owen  Sound. 

Sept.  24-25.— Port  Hope. 

Aug.  28-29.— Sarnia. 

Sept.  16-17-18.— Sault  Ste.  Marie. 

Sept.  18. — Scarboro  (Halfway  House). 

Aug.    24-Sept.    9. — Toronto    (Canadian 

National) . 
Sept.  10-14.— Windsor. 
Sept.  18-20.— Woodstock. 


Ruskin  says  that  every  day  we  should 
look  upon  a  beautiful  picture,  read  a  page 
from  some  noble  book,  or  listen  for  five 
minutes  to  beautiful  music.  These  divine 
harmonies  impress  themselves  upon  our 
characters.  We  are  what  we  are,  on 
account  of  the  conditions  which  surround 
us.  A  man  is  the  cumulative,  net  result 
of  his  emotions,  thoughts,  and  acts. 


WE  MUJT  WEAN  MIM 


-Grain  Growers'  Gtiide 


September,  1912 


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Progress  and  Development 

OF   CANADIAN  

TOWNS  AND    CITIES 

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jTT  The  prospect  of  a  record  grain  crop  in  the  West  is  already 
j\  having  a  noticeable  effect  on  business  conditions  all  over  the 
Dominion.  Correspondents  of  the  Busy  Man  report  that  build- 
ing and  other  developments  were  never  more  active.  It  is 
expected  that  the  next  few  months  will  witness  the  greatest 
trade  expansion  of  recent  years.  The  demand  for  labor,  both 
skilled  and  unskilled,  continues  as  strong  as  ever,  particularly 
in  the  building  trade  and  for  farm  helpers,  fl  A  more  complete 
size-up  of  business  conditions  will  be  found  in  the  article  on 
"The  Business  Situation  and  Crop  Outlook,"  on  page  81  of 
the  present  issue. 


Areola,  Sask. 

Areola  is  on  the  C.P.R.,  126  miles  south- 
west of  Brandon,  in  a  splendid  farming  dis- 
trict. 

The  population  is  1,200.  Assessment 
$931.00.  Tax  rate  23J^  mills.  There  are 
six  elevators  (capacity  172,000  bushels),  flour 
mill,  brick  plant,  and  many  other  industries. 
There  is  an  opening  here  for  a  steam  laundry 
and  other  industries. 

There  were  handled  at  Areola  last  season, 
491,000  bushels  of  grain,  300  cattle.  275 
horses  and  326  hogs. 

The  Board  of  Trade  is  liberal  towards  new 
industries.  Write  the  Secretary,  J.  R.  Don- 
aldson, for  what  they  will  do  to  induce  indus- 
tries to  locate  here. 

The  President  of  the  Board  of  Trade  is  J. 
W.  Kennedy;  Town  Glerk,  J.  R.  Donaldson, 
(who  is  also  Secy.-Treas.  of  the  town).  W.  M. 
Connor,  Mayor,  and  T.  C.  Yeoward,  Post- 
master. 


An  electric  power  and  light  plant  has  been 
installed.  Water  is  supplied  from  Moose 
Mountain  by  gravity  system.  There  is  a 
chemical  fire  engine  and  other  fire-fighting 
equipment,  in  charge  of  H.  R.  Francis,  Fire 
Chief.     The  Chief  of  Police  is  F.  J.  Owen. 

There  are  public  and  high  schools,  town 
hall,  court  house,  land  titles  office,  opera 
house,  two  hotels,  four  miles  of  sidewalks. 
Government  phones,  local  and  rural;  C.P.R. 
Telegraph,  Dominion  Express. 

The  banks  and  their  managers  are :  Union, 
A.  Lowe;  Merchants',  J.  N.  Kennedy. 


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There  are  two  things  against  which  a 
man  cannot  be  too  much  an  his  guard;  of 
these,  one  is  the  narrow-mindedness  that 
arises  from  his  keeping  himself  shut  up 
in  his  own  shell;  the  other,  the  incompetence 
that  results  from  his  wandering  outside 
his  proper  sphere. — Goethe. 


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A  Fine  River 

Railway  Just  Completed 

Great  Natural  Resources 


A' 


THABASCA 
LANDING 

(Lincoln  Park) 

Possesses  all  these  and  in 
a  short  time  will  become 
a  Great  City  and 

A  GREAT  CENTRE 

A  little  investigation  of  the 
geographical  position  and 
other  advantages  of  this 
town  will  convince  you 
that  now  is  the  time  to 
buy  your  lots. 


Full  particulars  from 

North^vest  Empire 
Land   Company,   Ltd. 

303-304  Stair  Building 

BAY  STREET  -  TORONTO 


Athabasca  Landing, 
Alta. 

A  water  system  is  being  installed  here  and 
a  fme  public  school  is  being  erected. 

There  is  a  demand  for  laborers,  carpenters 
and  painters  at  the  present  time. 

There  are  openings  for  a  hardware  store, 
cafe  and  hotel.  A  flour  mill  and  sawmill 
would  also  be  welcomed. 

The  world's  greatest  deposits  of  asphalt 
are  north  of  Athabasca  Landing.  The  geol- 
ogists of  the  Dominion  Government  estimate 
that  there  is  enough  asphalt  to  pave  every 
street  in  all  the  cities  of  Canada. 

There  are  also  large  oil  deposits  in  the  neigh- 
borhood, good  results  being  obtained  from 
borings  at  Fort  McKay. 

Natural  gas  will  be  furnished  to  the  city 
this  autumn.  The  franchise  is  owned  by  a 
Toronto  firm.  Other  inducements  for  manu- 
facturers are  cheap  gas,  coal  and  wood,  and 
abundant  water  power.  Add  to  this  an 
enormous  distributing  territory. 

A  cement  plant  is  to  be  constructed  here, 
also  a  brick  plant;  and  a  pulp  and  flour  mill 
is  promised  for  the  near  future. 

The  Great  Pelican  gas  well,  supplying 
about  300,000  cubic  feet  of  natural  gas  per  day, 
solves  the  lighting  and  .heating  problem  of 
Athabasca  Landing. 

Two  of  the  most  important  assets  of  any 
city  are  cheap  fuel  and  cheap  lumber.  The 
large  coal  mine  now  in  operation  supplies 
high-grade  bituminous  coal,  and  the  timber 
berths  along  the  Athabasca  River  for  some 
hundreds  of  miles  supply  cheap  lumber  to  the 
builders. 

Athabasca  Landing  is  situated  100  miles 
north  of  Edmonton  on  the  Athabasca  River. 
From  this  point  navigation  extends  through 
the  Slave  Lakes  and  Mackenzie  River  to  the 
Arctic  Ocean.  Thirty-six  hundred  miles  of 
navigable  water  now  connects  with  steel  at 
this  point,  and  steamboats  are  coming  to  the 
Arctic  Circle. 

The  Canadian  Northern  Railway  have  their 
rails  already  laid  and  the  C.P.R.  have  located 
their  right-of-way  through  this  district  from 
Wilkie.  The  C.  N.  R.  is  also  building  to  the 
Landing  from  North  Battleford.  The  com- 
pany is  to  bridge  Athabasca  River  within  the 
city  limits  and  put  in  a  road  traffic  bridge. 


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115 


Athabasca  Landing — Continued. 

A  Government  ferry  crosses  the  river  at  all 
hours. 

Bonds  have  been  guaranteed  by  the  Alberta 
Government  for  a  road  to  Peace  River  Land- 
ing, to  Fort  McMurray,  and  east  to  Lac  la 
Biche,  which  must  be  in  operation  within  three 
years.  A  large  force  of  men  are  already  at  work. 

A  Government  telegraph  line  is  also  to  be 
constructed  to  Fort  McMurray  this  season. 

The  Northern  Transportation  Co.  attend 
to  the  freight  and  passenger  traffic  by  water. 

Building  is  progressing  rapidly,  so  rapidly 
in  fact  that  the  sawmills  at  the  Landing  can- 
not supply  the  demand  for  lumber.  Over 
forty  cars  of  lumber  are  at  present  on  the 
way  from  outside  points,  consigned  to  the 
Crown  Lumber  Co. 

There  has  been  an  enormous  influx  of 
settlers  already  this  season,  and  they  still 
come  in  a  steady  stream  daily  from  all  points 
of  the  compass. 

Agriculturally  the  district  is  unsurpassed. 
Almost  any  kind  of  crop  can  be  grown  to 
greatest  perfection.  Wheat  grown  in  this 
district  has  taken  first  prize  at  Edmonton, 
1911;  first  prize  at  Chicago,  1893;  first  prize 
at  Philadelphia,  1876,  showing  that  the  dis- 
trict was  proven  long  ago. 

A  new  immigration  hall  is  to  be  erected 
here  to  accommodate  the  newcomers.  The 
town  is  also  to  have  a  water  and  sewerage 
system  this  season. 

The  population  is  about  400.  The  Mayor 
is  Jas.  H.  Wood;  Sec.-Treas.,  C.  E.  Nanceki- 
vill;  Board  of  Trade  President,  Jas.  H.  Wood; 
Sec,  A.  L.  Sawle;  Postmaster,  Jas.  Minns. 
Assessment  $388,000;  tax  rate  21  mills. 

There  are  three  banks  located  here:  The 
Imperial,  managed  by  A.  L.  Sawle;  the 
Royal,  managed  by  J.  M.  Howley,  and  the 
Canadian  Bank  of  Commerce.  Also  good 
schools,  a  theatre,  hotels.  Government  tele- 
graph, and  fire  equipment. 

We  shoidd  endeavor  to  think  and  feel  with 
the  best  heads  and  the  best  hearts.  This 
is  how  "taste,"  in  its  fullest  sense,  is 
cultivated.  Taste  cannot  be  modelled  upon 
what  is  second-rate.  Its  standard  must 
be  the  highest  conceivable. — Goethe. 


ATHABASCA 
LANDING 


A  funnel  through  which  percolates  the  whole 
trade  between  the  wheat  belt  and  the  Arctic 
and   the  true  Gateway  of  the  North. 

Agnes  Deans  Cameron,  in  The  New  North 

These  are  reasons  why  you 
should  invest  in  Athabasca 
Landing : 

1.  Cheap  fuel. 

2.  Unlimited   natural  re- 
sources. 

3.  Thousands  of  miles  of  navi- 

gable waters. 

4.  Wonderful    distributing 
territory. 

5.  Millions  of  acres  of  choice 
farm  lands. 

6.  Is    destined    to    become   a 
great  Railway  centre. 

7.  The  true  and  only  Gateway 
of  the  North. 

Every  emigrant,  every  com- 
modity for  the  entire  North, 
must  pay  its  toll  to  Athabasca 
Landing. 

ALLENDALE 

Is  the  property  endorsed  by 
the  Board  of  Trade.  Situated 
on  the  original  city  limits — 
level,  high,  and  dry. 
An  investment  here  will  in- 
terest the  shrewd  investor 
and  make  him  money  quickly. 
Prices   will   advance   shortly. 

OPPORTUNITY  INVESTMENT  CO. 
UNITED 

114   KING  ST.    WEST,  TORONTO 

Head  OfiBce,  EDMONTON.  ALTA. 

Branche..  VANCOUVER.  B.C.:  WINNIPEG. 

MAN.:  KAMLOOPS,  B.C. 

References:  Royal  Bank 


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September,  1912 


Brandon,  Man. 


The  contract  has  been  let  for  the  new 
Winter  Fair  building,  which,  when  completed, 
is  expected  to  be  the  finest  structure  of  its 
kind  on  the  continent.  The  new  Canadian 
depot  has  been  opened. 

Msitors  to  Brandon  these  days  are  having 
their  attention  diiected  to  the  Government 
experimental  farm  just  across  the  Assiniboine 
river  from  the  city.  The  farm,  consisting  of 
nearly  700  acres  and  intersected  by  broad 
avenues  bordered  by  shade  trees,  affords  an 
impressive  object  lesson  to  the  farmers  of 
outlying  districts,  as  well  as  setting  before 
them  the  tangible  evidences  of  the  possibilities 
of  scientific  farming  methods  in  this  section 
of  the  West.  The  present  crop  situation  in  the 
Brandon  district  is  regarded  by  old-timers  as 
a  reUable  index  of  conditions  generally 
throughout  the  province,  the  only  question 
now  causing  apprehension  being  as  to  the 
extent  of  the  transportation  tie-up  which  it 
is  believed  must  ensue  from  the  bumper 
harvest  now  in  progress. 

It  is  noted  by  the  advocates  of  mixed 
farming  and  market  gardening  that  although 
Brandon  continues  to  hold  its  unquestioned 
position  as  a  hard-wheat  centre,  an  in- 
creasing number  of  farmers  through  the  dis- 
trict are  turning  their  attention  to  stock 
raising,  dairying  and  market  gardening,  and 
with  marked  success  in  almost  every  instance. 
It  is  also  pointed  out  by  those  familiar  with 
the  development  of  the  West  that  the  pros- 
perity of  the  outlying  farming  districts 
adjacent  to  the  city,  including  some  7,000,000 
acres  now  under  crop,  is  likely  to  make  itself 
felt  in  the  near  future  in  the  form  of  a 
substantial  industrial  movement  for  the  city 
itself,  which  is  taken  as  the  real  explanation 
of  recent  heavy  investments  noted  in  Bran- 
don property. 

The  Dominion  Government  has  decided  to 
lay  out  the  land  lying  between  the  Brandon 
Experimental  Farm  and  the  Assiniboine  River 
as  a  beautiful  park.  This  land  was  originally 
set  aside  for  experimental  farm  purposes  by 
the  Government,  but  was  never  so  utilized. 
Brandon's  new  Winter  Fair  Arena  is  said 
to  be  the  first  building  of  its  kind  in  Canada 
and  the  third  in  America,  the  other  two  being 
the  Coliseum  at  Chicago  and  the  Armory  at 
Scranton,  Pa.     The  method  of  construction 


is  known  as  the  three-pin  hinge  system.  The 
building,  which  will  be  136  x  260  feet,  is  being 
constructed  without  a  column  of  any  de- 
scription. There  will  thus  be  a  clear,  unimped- 
ed view  of  the  arena  from  all  parts  of  the  house. 
The  arena  proper,  in  which  the  procession  of 
live  stock  will  take  place,  is  80  x  100  feet. 

The  banks  and  their  managers  are:  Im- 
perial, A.  R.  B.  Heam;  Bank  of  Hamilton, 
M.  W.  Morton;  Royal,  C.  K.  Eville;  British 
North  America,  A.  MacCallum;  Union,  J.  J. 
Millidge;  Dominion,  W.  A.  Peace;  Northern 
Crown,  E.  S.  Phillips;  Montreal,  J.  W.  G. 
Watson;  Commerce,  A.  Maybee;  Merchants', 
J.  S.  Willmott. 

The  Mayor  of  Brandon  is  J.  W.  Fleming; 
City  Treasurer,  Geo.  F.  Sykes;  City  Clerk, 
Harry  Brown;  City  Engineer,  E.  A.  Speak- 
man;  Pres.  Board  of  Trade,  A.  E.  McKenzie; 
Secretary,  O.  L.  Harwood;  Publicity  Com- 
missioner, Watson  Griffin;  President,  J.  W. 
G.  Watson;  Postmaster,  Kenneth  Campbell. 


For  Information  on  Real  Estate 
Values  in  Manitoba,  write 

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Real  Estate,  Loans  and  Insurance 


924  Sosser  Ave.       Brandon,  Manitoba 


HOTELKEEPERS  AND  JOBBERS 

In  the  Brandon  district,  are  you  sending  your 
money  east  of  the  Great  Lakes  or  are  you  buy- 
ing the  famous  "Launora"  and  "Bland  S" 
Cigars,  made  in  Brandon,  thereby  keeping  your 
money  in  circulation  in  the  Brandon  district 
where  it  belongs?  "Launora"  and  "Bland 
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and  Porter,   and  the  Empress   Brand 

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Calgary,  Alta. 

On  the  first  of  October  the  city  of  Calgary 
will  have  a  civic  abattoir  with  sanitary 
killing  and  cooling  plant.  One  freezing  room 
will  accommodate  3,000  carcasses  and  there 
are  being  erected  the  usual  reduction  works 
to  dispose  of  the  residue  from  the  slaughter 
house  into  commercial  products.  This  ab- 
attoir is  to  be  operated  in  compliance  with 
the  regulations  of  the  city  Board  of  Health, 
under  the  supervision  of  an  Inspector,  in  the 
interests  of  the  citizens.  Slaughtering  else- 
where than  in  the  public  abattoir,  or  in  the 
large  meat  packing  establishments,  will  be 
prohibited,  and  even  farmers  bringing  meat 
for  sale  must  have  it  bear  the  Health  Office 
stamp.  It  is  estimated  that  16,625  lbs  erf 
beef  alone  are  consumed  in  Calgary  daily. 

Calgary's  Horticultural  Exhibition  this 
year  has  been  a  wonderful  display  of 
possibilities  in  this  district  for  flowers,  plants, 
vegetables  and  small  fruits,  the  latter  grown 
in  commercial  quantities.  The  vegetable 
exhibits  were  a  revelation  to  many  sightseers 
both  in  variety  and  quality. 

The  Municipal  Street  Railway  System 
earned  a  profit  of  $16,800  for  the  month  of 
July,  carrying  1,407,708  passengers,  or  about 
45,000  per  day. 

Calgary  wants  a  suitable  armory  and  drill 
hall,  which  would  cost  $250,000.  Civic  and 
military  officials  are  joining  forces  to  ensure 
a  speedy  decision  from  the  Militia  Depart- 
ment. 

Calgary's  building  permits  for  the  first 
seven  months  of  1912  totalled  $9,891,000, 
exclusive  of  the  Canadian  Pacific  locomotive 
and  car  shops,  where  1,100  men  are  now 
employed  in  the  preliminary  construction. 

Building  trade  operations  are  especially 
active.  Labor  unions  claim  to  have  approxi- 
mately 12,000,  by  far  the  most  of  whom  are 
directly  interested  in  building.  A  difference 
of  opinion  between  stone  cutters  and  stone 
masons  as  to  whom  belongs  the  right  to 
certain  classes  of  work,  has  existed  all  season 
and  promises  to  continue  despite  all  efforts  to 
bring  the  disputants  to  an  amicable  under- 
standing. 

The  Tregillus  Clay  Products  Company, 
having  acquired  the  dry  pressed  brick  machin- 
ery of  a  local  concern,  will,  on  the  completion 
of  the  present  plant,  have  the  largest  single 
brick    making    plant    in    the    Dominion    of 


Canada.  A  great  deal  of  attention  has  been 
evinced  in  the  immense  deposits  of  clays 
and  shales.  Calgary  and  other  entrants  on 
this  field  of  manufacturing  will  be  in  readi- 
ness to  participate  in  next  season's  trade. 
It  is  believed,  however,  that  the  added 
facilities  will  approach  no  nearer  to  supplying 
the  demand  than  the  railways  do  with  all 
their  increased  equipment  to  hauling  the 
year's  grain  crop  to  market  in  the  fall. 

Senator  Lougheed,  the  financial  magnate 
behind  the  Sherman  Grand  Theatre,  announces 
that  he  will  erect  forthwith  an  up-to-date 
vaudeville  house,  so  that  Calgary  may  be  in 
the  forefront  in  matters  of  entertainment. 
The  Sherman  Grand  is  in  many  respects  the 
finest  house  of  its  size  in  the  Dominion. 

City  Post  Office  statistics  show  that  in 
comparison  with  a  certain  week  in  1910, 
during  which  191,011  letters  passed  through, 
the  same  period  this  year  gives  a  record 
from  the  machine  of  480,186.  Revenue 
from  stamps, etc.,  advanced  about 40  percent, 
over  1911.  The  capacity  of  the  office  is 
taxed  to  extremity. 

Two  young  ladies  braved  the  incidents  of 
a  night  out  on  the  Land  Office  steps  when  in 
company  with  half-a-dozen  men  they  lined 
up  the  evening  before  to  be  in  readiness  for 
filing  on  certain  desirable  locations  in  the 
oil  district  near  Calgary.  The  ladies'  places 
in  the  line  were  gallantly  reserved  for  them 
while  they  reposed  for  a  time  in  a  big  touring 
car  which  at  the  edge  of  the  sidewalk  served 
as  a  strategical  base.  Success  rewarded 
the  endeavor. 

The  first  half  of  1912  in  Calgary  has  been 
marked  by  an  increase  of  business  in  every 
line.  Bank  clearings,  building  permits,  cus- 
toms receipts,  municipal  revenue,  etc.,  indi- 
cate an  expansion  more  rapid  than  at  any 
previous  time  in  the  history  of  the  city. 

At  the  Industrial  Exhibition,  40,000  peo- 
ple attended  on  Dominion  Day.  Exhibits 
and  entries  were  more  numerous  and  of  bet- 
ter quality  than  ever  before.  It  is  proposed 
to  build  a  new  grand  stand  with  a  seating 
capacity  of  10,000,  so  great  is  the  demand 
for  accommodation 

Oil  of  good  grade  and  in  paying  quantity, 
it  is  believed,  is  indicated  by  seepages  from 
the  ground  near  Okotoks.  At  least  two 
companies  are  being  organized  in  Calgary  for 
developing  the  region,  and  already  several 
thousand  acres  have  been  staked  out  in  claims. 


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September,  1912 


Calgary — Continued 

During  the  past  eighteen  months  Calgary 
has  expended  on  civic  works  such  as  sewers, 
paving,  conduits,  bridges,  buildings,  water- 
works extension  and  maintenance,  electric 
railway,  etc.,  etc.,  and  general  estimates, 
$8,049,568.  Three-quarters  of  a  miUion  dol- 
lars' worth  of  new  schools  are  now  in  hand. 

In  view  of  the  remarkable  immunity  from 
serious  loss  by  fire,  for  which  Calgary  is 
noted,  the  Board  of  Trade  is  asking  the 
Underwriters'  Association  for  a  further  re- 
duction on  the  rates  which  now  prevail. 
These  rates  are  from  30  to  65  cents  per  $100. 

A  committee  has  been  appointed  to  gather 
data  on  the  distribution  of  cars,  so  that 
when  the  Railway  Commission  meets  here  it 
will  be  in  a  position  to  urge  better  treatment 
for  the  Province  of  Alberta  in  handling  this 
year's  crop. 

It  is  expected  that  a  municipal  Labor 
Bureau  will  be  formed  here.  Miss  Wileman, 
an  English  lady,  has  spent  some  time  in 
bringing  this  subject  before  those  whose  in- 
terest could  be  enlisted.  The  underlying 
idea  is  to  endeavor  to  adjust  a  balance  be- 
tween the  shortage  of  labor  during  the  sum- 
mer months  and  the  over-supply  of  the  win- 
ter. Boards  of  Trade,  Churches,  Labor 
Unions  and  other  organizations  in  a  position 
to  assist  are  to  be  asked  to  lend  their  aid  in 
making  the  movement  a  success. 

Calgary's  municipal  street  railway  has 
completed  its  third  year  of  operation. 

The  banks  and  their  managers  are:  Bank 
of  Nova  Scotia,  Wm.  Connacter;  Molsons,  F. 
Macbeth;  Imperial,  (2)  A.  L.  Nunna  and  J. 
H.  Wilson;  Quebec  Bank,  W.  H.  Clarke; 
Traders,  J.  A.  Walker ;  Royal,  J.  W.  Cameron ; 
British  North  America,  G.  F.  Laing;  To- 
ronto, C.  R.  Latimer;  Union,  R.  H.  Mac- 
Micking;  Dominion  (2),  R.  K.  Bearisto; 
Standard  (2),  G.  C.  Perkins;  Northern 
Crown,  B..  P.  Hutton;  Montreal,  W.  H.  Hogg; 
Commerce  (4),  E.  M.  Saunders,  M.  R.  Comp- 
lin, E.  M.  Saunders;  Merchants'  (2),  E.  W. 
McMuUen  and  W.  S.  Blagg. 

The  Mayor  is  Jno.  W.  Mitchell ;  City  Clerk, 
J.  M.  Miller;  City  Treasurer,  Thos.  H.  Bums; 
City  Engineer,  Jas.  T.  Child.  The  President 
of  the  Board  of  Trade  is  E.  A.  Dagg,  and  the 
Secretary,  William  H.  Willson.  Postmaster, 
Geo.  C.  King;  Industrial  Commissioner, 
Andrew  Miller. 


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Chilliwack,  B.C. 

There  are  openings  here  for  iron  works 
(plenty  of  material  close),  pork -packing  plant, 
pickle  works,  and  a  canning  factory.  Good 
hotels  wanted  at  once.  There  is  good  de- 
mand for  farm  labor  any  time. 

A  high  school  costing  $40,000  will  be  built 
by  the  Chilliwack  school  board  this  year. 
An  appropriation  of  $24,000  has  been  made 
towards  it  by  the  provincial  department  of 
education  with  the  understanding  that  a  like 
amount  is  expended  by  the  city  for  the  school. 
An  ideal  site  of  three  acres  centrally  located 
has  been  secured  and  an  option  taken  for  the 
purchase  of  it.  The  city  council  in  a  few 
days  will  submit  a  by-law  to  the  ratepayers  to 
procure  their  sanction  for  the  raising,  by 
debenture  loan,  the  siun  of  $25,000.  This 
amount,  together  with  that  appropriated  by 
the  government,  will  buy  the  site,  and  con- 
struct and  fully  equip  the  proposed  building. 

The  new  school  will  have  four  rooms  and 
accommodation  for  about  150  pupils.  With 
the  present  building,  there  is  accommodation 
for  less  than  half  that  number,  and  only  two 
teachers  can  be  employed.  More  than  half 
the  pupils  in  the  valley  desirous  of  attending 
high  school,  have  to  be  accommodated  in  out- 
side schools.  This  illustrates  how  Chilliwack 
is  growing. 

This  district  is  noted  the  world  over  for 
its  famous  fruit.  There  are  two  canning 
factories,  two  creameries,  sash  and  door  fac- 
tories, lumber  mills,  etc. 

There  are  Public  and  High  Schools,  City 
Hall,  Court  House,  Opera  House  (can  seat 
800),  three  good  hotels,  ten  miles  macadam 
and  gravel  streets,  six  miles  plank  or  con- 
crete sidewalks,  C.P.R.  Telegraph,  Chilliwack 
Telephone  Co.  (600  connections),  local,  rural 
and  long  distance. 

Banks  and  their  managers  are:  Bank  of 
Vancouver,  E.  M.  Anderson;  Royal,  F.  B. 
Lyle;  Montreal,  E.  Duthie;  Commerce,  K. 
V.  Munro;  Merchants',  N.  S.  Mackenzie. 
This  shows  the  financial  aspect  of  the  com- 
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The  population  is  2,000.  Assessment, 
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Edmonton,  Alta. 

The  civic  census  of  Edmonton,  completed 
on  July  6,  shows  a  population  of  53,383,  of 
which  the  south  side,  formerly  Strathcona, 
has  9,733.  The  total  increase  in  the  amalga- 
mated cities  is  estimated  at  22,921  in  the  last 
12  months.  The  Dominion  census,  taken 
in  1911,  showed  30,462,  of  which  Strathcona 
had  5,580.  The  1912  figures  show  22,630 
males  over  21  years  of  age  and  11,452  under 
21  years;  8,247  females  over  21  years,  and 
8,591  under  that  limit.  The  list  contains  the 
names  of  2,463  transients. 

The  City  Council  of  Edmonton  has  re- 
ceived a  report  of  this  year's  assessments, 
showing  a  gross  land  valuation  of  $133,388,- 
370,  less  exemptions  of  $9,475,780.  The  net 
municipal  assessments  amount  to  $110,194,- 
300,  and  the  net  school  assessment  is  $123,- 
877,500.  The  tax  levy  this  year  will  be  12 
mills  on  the  dollar,  as  against  18.7  mills  last 
year. 

During  the  last  week  in  July  a  party  of 
about  fifty  Edmonton  manufacturers  and 
wholesalers  made  a  seven-day  trip  by  special 
train  through  a  considerable  portion  of  Ed- 
monton's tributary  territory,  travelling  near- 
ly 2,100  miles,  covering  seven  lines.  With 
the  exception  of  a  very  few  localities,  limited 
in  area,  the  party  found  crop  conditions  uni- 
formly satisfactory;  and  with  the  excellent 
weather  conditions  now  prevailing,  there  is 
every  reason  to  expect  an  abundant  harvest 
of  high-grade  grain.  With  a  continuance  of 
moderately  fine  weather,  harvest  will  be 
fairly  early.  In  those  districts  where  pros- 
pects appeared  least  favorable,  the  crop  will 
be  reasonably  satisfactory.  Everywhere  gen- 
eral conditions  appeared  satisfactory  and 
evidences  of  development  and  prosperity  were 
everywhere  apparent. 

The  Grand  Tritnk  Pacific  Railway  pas- 
senger depot  at  the  head  of  McDougall 
Avenue,  which  will  be  four  blocks  north  of  the 
site  of  the  big  hotel  to  be  erected  by  that 
company,  will  be  of  handsome  design,  will 
provide  six  tracks,  and  is  estimated  to  cost 
$400,000. 

The  Canadian  Pacific  Railway  is  also 
actively  pushing  forward  work  on  its  Edmon- 
ton terminals,  preparatory  to  the  opening  of 
traffic  to  the  north  side  upon  completion  of 
the  great  high  level  bridge,  work  on  which  is 
being  pushed  with  all   possible  energy. 


The  Municipal  Census  Commissioner  has 
announced,  as  a  result  of  the  enumeration 
made  on  1st  June,  that  the  population  of 
Edmonton  on  that  date  was  53,383.  This 
figure  includes  .some  2,400  transients.  In 
1901  the  population  was  2,625,  and  in  1906 
it  was  11,173. 

Low  rate  taxation,  13.7  mills;  $500,000 
new  wealth  loan  companies. 

Municipally-owned  industrial  sites  for 
lease  with  option  of  purchase. 

Coal,  ore,  oil,  natural  gas,  minerals  in 
close  proximity. 

Over  a  hundred  wholesale  and  commission 
houses  in  the  city. 

BUILDING   GROWTH. 

During  1912  Edmonton  will  lay  350,000 
square  yards  of  street  paving  at  a  cost  of  a 
million  and  a  quarter  dollars.  At  the  be- 
ginning of  the  new  year  Edmonton  had  217,- 
427  square  yards  of  paved  streets. 

Seventeen  banks  and  three  police  stations, 
two  telephone  sub-stations. 

POPULATION. 


1905 9,200 

1906 14,000 

1907 18,000 

1908 20,000 


1909 23,000 

1910 25,000 

1911 28,000 

1912 40,000 


ASSESSMENTS. 


1912  (estimated). 

1911 

1910 

1909 

1908 

1907 

1906 

1905 

1904 

1903 

1902 

1901 


$70,000,000 

46,494,740 

30,105,110 

25,584,990 

22,535,700 

21,985,700 

17,046,798 

6,620,985 

3,959,648 

3.208,100 

1,724,420 

1,244.731 


FORECAST. 

At  the  present  rate  of  development  and 
growth  Edmonton  will  have  a  population  of 
100,000  in  1915  and  an  assessed  valuation  of 
$130,000,000.  Its  street  railway  mileage 
will  be  90  miles;  paved  streets  and  boule- 
vards, 70  miles;  200  miles  of  sewers;  250 
miles  of  water  mains.  Edmonton  is  growing 
faster  than  it  can  be  polished,  it  is  young  and 
rough,  but  three  years  will  witness  a  most 
remarkable  development. 


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121 


^  We  own  a  property  ad- 
joining the  City  limits  on 
the  two-mile  circle  from  the 
Post  Office.  Also  a  prop- 
erty in  the  same  vicinity  on 
the  three-mile  circle. 

fl  These  properties  will 
easily  reach  three  to  five 
times  the  present  prices. 

Q  We  guarantee  every  lot  we 
sell  to  be  high,  dry  and  level. 
If  you  find  it  different  you 
can  have  your  money  back 
with  interest. 

^.  Our  Edmonton  Office  has  re- 
sold several  lots  already  at  an 
advance  of  from  $50  to  $100  a 
lot  on  a  two  months'  holding, 
showing  over  100  per  cent,  on 
the  money  invested. 

fl  Half  of  the  subdivision  was  sold 
through  our  Edmonton  Office  in  about 
six  weeks  to  Edmonton  people.  Several 
of  them  intend  building  this  summer. 
Q  We  reserved  some  lots  and  are  build- 
ing on  them  now. 

The  Property  Is  Restricted 

and  will  be  a  most  desirable 
residential  district 

^  Edmonton  is  destined  to  be  one  of  the 
largest,  if  not  the  largest,  city  of  the  Canadian 
Prairie.  You  can't  go  wrong  in  buying  close- 
in  properties  at  first  prices  direct  from  the 
owners. 

•I  Write  to-day  for  information  that  may  lead 

to  a  very  profitable  investment. 

Address  — 

F.  I.  GREEN 

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The  Foundation  of 
Success 


"  The  difference  between  the  clerk 
who  spends  all  of  his  salary  and  the 
clerk  who  saves  part  of  it  is  the  difference 
— in  ten  years — between  the  owner  of  a 
business  and  the  man  out  of  a  job." 
— John  Wanamaker. 


Most  of  the  fortunes  have  been 
accumulated  by  men  who  began 
life  without  capital.  Anyone  who 
is  willing  to  practise  a  little  self-denial 
for  a  few  years  in  order  to  save  can 
eventually  have  a  fund  sufficient  to 
invest  in  a  business  which  will  produce 
a  largely  increased  income. 

No  enterprise  can  be  started  without 
money,  and  the  longer  the  day  of 
saving  is  postponed,  the  longer  it  will 
be  before  the  greater  prosperity  be 
realized. 

Begin  to-day.  One  dollar  will  open 
an  account  with  this  old-established 
institution.  We  have  many  small 
depositors,  and  many  who  began  in  a 
small  way  and  now  have  large 
balances  at  their  credit.  Every  dollar 
deposited  bears  compound  interest  at 
three  and  one-half  per  cent. 


CANADA  PERMANENT 

MORTGAGE  CORPORATION 
TORONTO  STREET   -    TORONTO 

Established  1855 


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September,  1912 


Fort  William,  Ont. 

The  list  of  new  industries  secured  by  Fort 
William  this  year  has  eclipsed  all  previous 
records.  No  city  in  Western  Canada  and 
probably  in  the  whole  of  Canada  can  boast 
of  such  industrial  progress  as  has  taken  place 
this  year  in  the  favored  city  at  the  head  of 
Canada's  great  fresh  water  navigation. 

Manufacturers,  distributors  and  investors 
have  begun  to  realize  the  vast  importance  of 
Fort  William's  geographical  position,  which 
accounts  in  some  measure  for  the  phenomenal 
growth   along   industrial   lines. 

A  list  of  the  firms  establishing  manufactur- 
ing plants  this  year  are  as  follows: 

The  Canada  Car  and  Foundry  Co.  (plant 
value  $1,500,000,  em.ploying  1,000  men). 

The  Nanton  Starch  Works,  (plant  value 
$500,000,    employing    200    people). 

The  McKellar  Bedding  Co.  (plant  value 
$150,000,  employing  100  men). 

The  National  Tube  Co.  (plant  value 
$400,000,  employing  150  men). 

The  Hammond  Stooker  Co.  (plant  value 
$65,000,  employing  100  men). 

The  Great  West  Wire  Fence  Co.  (plant 
value  $100,000,  employing  100  men). 

The  figures  of  cost  of  plants  and  number  of 
men  employed  are  placed  at  the  lowest 
minimums  and  will  probably  be  greatly  in 
excess  of  what  is  here  given. 

How  will  homes  be  provided  for  these 
people?  This  question  must  be  answered 
before  the  city  can  hope  to  secure  further 
industries.  It  is  said  many  citizens  are 
building  houses  to  rent  at  from  twelve  to 
twenty  dollars  a  month,  but  such  enterprise 
and  capital  is  naturally  limited. 

The  situation  would  seem  to  create  a 
favorable  opportunity  for  capital  to  become 
interested  in  the  building  of  houses  at  Fort 
William— and  this  applies  to  other  cities  also. 
The  return  upon  such  investment  should 
prove  rapid  and  remunerative. 

A  letter  from  Mr.  Curry,  of  the  Canada 
Car  and  Foundry  Company,  read  at  a  special 
nxeeting  of  Council,  that  it  is  the  inten- 
tion of  the  company  to  hurry  construc- 
tion along  as  fast  as  possible  and  have  the 
works  ready  for  operation  by  the  first  of 
June.  He  stated  that  he  has  cabled  to  Eng- 
land changing  the  destination  of  a  big  un- 
loading machine,  billed  for  the  works  at 
Montreal,  to  Fort  William,  and  he  also  states 


that  engineers  will  be  on  the  ground  at  once 
to  plant  the  stakes  for  the  buildings.  The 
reason  for  the  rush  is  that  the  company  has 
contracted  with  the  C.P.R.  for  between  3,- 
000  and  4,000  cars  to  move  the  1913  crop,  and 
they  desire  to  construct  at  least  a  portion  of 
them  in  Fort  William. 

After  a  somewhat  dull  two  months  the 
Real  Estate  movement  is  again  becoming 
noticeably  active.  Local  firms  report  numer- 
ous sales  of  residential  lots  on  which  the  pur- 
chasers have  expressed  themselves  as  having 
bought  to  erect  dwellings  thereon  and  which 
will  materially  assist  the  house  scarcity 
situation  that  exists  at  the  present  time  and 
will  undoubtedly  continue  in  view  of  the 
arrival  of  a  number  of  new  families  to  the 
city,  brought  here  in  consequence  of  establish- 
ing of  the  many  new  industries. 

The  contract  for  the  construction  of  a 
dock  on  water  frontage  for  the  plant  of  the 
Canada  Car  and  Foundry  Co.  has  been  let 
to  the  Thunder  Bay  Construction  Company. 

The  Barnett  and  McQueen  Company  Ltd., 
of  Fort  William  and  Minneapolis,  will  build 
the  first  Government  owned  terminal 
elevator  to  be  constructed  at  the  head  of 
the  Lakes.  It  will  have  a  capacity  of  3,250,- 
000  bushels,  will  cost  $1,179,500  and  will  be 
completed  by  Sept  15,  1913,  or  in  time  to 
be  available  for  the  handling  of  next  season's 
crops.  Five  companies  sent  in  tenders,  but 
that  of  the  Fort  William  people  was  lower 
than  the  next  highest  submitted  by  $335,851. 

Ten  chartered  banks  operate  here.  Banks 
and  managers:  Imperial  Bank  of  Canada, 
M.  Cochran;  Bank  of  Hamilton,  W.  W. 
McGillivray;  Traders,  F.  G.  Depew;  Royal, 
J.  W.  Ryan;  Union,  G.  J.  Hunter;  Ottawa, 
W.  R.  Berford;  Dominion,  W.  C.  McFarlane; 
Montreal,  W.  Stevenson;  Commerce,  A.  A. 
Wilson;  Merchants',  F.  W.  Bell. 

The  Mayor  is  Samuel  C.  Young;  Secretary- 
Treasurer,  WiUiam  PhiUips;  City  Clerk,  Alex. 
McNaughton;  City  Treasurer,  Wm.  PhiUips; 
City  Engineer,  Jno.  Wilson ;  President  Board 
of  Trade,  A.  A.  Wilson ;  Secretary,  Geo.  W. 
Gorman;  Industrial  Commissioner,  R.  J. 
Burdett;  Postmaster,  William  Armstrong; 
Fire  Chief,  A.  D.  Cameron. 


W.  A.  MATHESON 

Barrister,    Solicitor,    etc, 

604  Victoria  St.      -     Fort  WiUiam 


September,  1912 


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Lethbridge,  Alta. 

The  Board  of  Control  of  the  International 
Drv-Farming  Congress  announces  that  the 
Dry-Fartned  Products  Exposition,  to  be  held 
at  Lethbridge,  in  October,  will  be  formally 
opened  on  Saturday,  the  19th,  with  every 
exhibit  in  place  and  the  judging  completed. 
The  setting  ahead  of  the  date  of  opening  from 
Monday,  the  formal  opening  day  of  the  Con- 
gress, is  to  meet  the  requests  of  exhibitors, 
who  are  thus  enabled  to  take  advantage  of  the 
homeseekei's  excursion  rates,  on  sale  every- 
where on  Tuesday,  October  15. 

Exhibits  are  to  be  in  place,  ready  for 
judging,  by  Thursday-  evening,  October  17. 
Prof.  W.  H.  Fairfield,  chairman  of  the 
jury  of  awards,  and  his  seven  associate  judges, 
will  score  the  exhibits  as  installed  and  check 
up  for  their  decision  on  Friday,  the  18th. 

The  exposition  groimds  and  buildings  will 
be  in  first-class  sliape  on  October  1,  and 
those  allotted  space  may  erect  such  booths  or 
stands  and  decorate  any  time  after  that  date 
that  suits  their  convenience.  But  all  must 
be  completed  and  not  a  hammer  used  after 
9  o'clock  a.m.  October  19. 

The  expofition  will  be  managed  by  an 
energetic  committee  composed  of  J.  W.  Mc- 
Nicol,  chairman;  Prof.  W.  H.  Fairfield, 
chairman  of  jury  of  awards;  J.  D.  Higin- 
botham,  E.  Adams,  and  G.  E.  Hotson. 

Alberta  will  provide  a  home  market  this 
year  for  three  million  bushels  of  barley. 

The  Alberta  Malting  Company  plant  will 
be  completed  in  time  to  make  use  of  this 
year's  crop  and  will  have  a  capacity  for  one 
million  bushels  of  grain. 

The  Rice  Malting  Company,  of  Lethbridge, 
has  already  contracted  for  one  million 
bushels,  and  is  putting  up  barley  elevators, 
which  will  be  especially  equipped,  at  Leth- 
bridge. 

The  Edmonton  Brewing  and  Malting 
Company  is  making  a  big  addition  to  its 
malting  plant,  which  will  provide  a  capacity 
equal  to  either  the  Calgary  or  Lethbridge 
plant. 

The  acreage  of  barley  in  the  past  has  been 
comparatively  small.  This  year  the  acreage 
has  been  largely  increased  with  a  good  local 
market. 


Barley  is  one  of  the  most  desirable  crops 
of  the  mixed  farm  and  a  small  area  pays  the 
Western  farmer  better  than  wheat. 

It  matures  early  and  produces  from  40  to 
50  bushels  to  the  acre.  The  price  paid  will 
probably  be  about  70  cents  per  bushel. 

As  a  cleaning  crop  it  is  especially  desirable 
for  rotation,  and  its  early  maturity  makes  it 
sure. 

Ihe  new  malting  plants  are  located  m.ost 
advantageously  in  the  centres  of  the  best 
destricts  for  barley  cropping  in  the  province, 
and  freight  rates  will  be  practically  eliminated 
so  far  as  the  producer  is  concerned. 

Lethbridge  is  the  centre  of  the  coal  dis- 
trict in  Southern  Alberta,  and  also  the  centre 
of  the  district  in  which  the  famous  "Alberta 
Red"  fall  wheat  is  grown.  This  wheat  has 
taken  the  first  prize  wherever  it  has  been 
shown. 

The  bank  clearances  are  compared  in  the 
following  table: 

For  full  year,  1910 $27,095,709 

For  1911 28,503,298 

Progress  in  building  operations  is  shown 
below : 

Issued  during  1908 $    365,495 

Issued  during  1909 1,268,215 

Issued  during  1910 1,210,810 

Issued  during  1911 1,033,380 

Lethbridge  is  situated  on  the  Belly  River, 
140  miles  south  of  Calgary.  It  is  the  head- 
quarters of  the  Alberta  Railway  and  Irriga- 
tion Co.  This  road  cormects  with  the  Great 
Northern  at  Coutts,  and  with  the  C.P.R. 

The  population  is  10,072;  assessment  $18,- 
634,744,  tax  rate  low. 

The  banks  and  their  managers  necessary 
to  attend  to  the  financial  requirements  of 
this  city  are:  Eastern  Townships,  W.  D. 
Lawson;  Molsons,  K.  D.  J.  C.  Johnson;  Im- 
perial, W.  R.  Seatle;  Royal,  J.  M.  Aitken; 
Toronto,  C.  A.  Stephens;  Union,  G.  R.  Tin- 
ning; Montreal.  W.  J.  Ambrose;  Commerce, 
C.  G.  K.  Nourse;  Merchants',  C.  R.  Young. 

E.  A.  Cunningham  is  President  Board  of 
Trade;  J.  L.  Manwaring,  Secretary;  G.  M. 
Hatch,  Mayor;  G.  W.  Robinson.  City  Clerk; 
A.  C.  D.  Blanchard,  City  Engineer;  E.  N. 
Higinbotham,  Postmaster. 


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September,  1912 


Macleod,  Alta. 

Brokers  have  been  kept  busy  securing 
options  on  good  inside  properties  for  clients 
at  widely  scattered  points  such  as  Toronto, 
Montreal,  Calgary,  Winnipeg  and  Vancouver. 
An  influential  factor  in  this  situation,  so  it 
is  stated,  is  the  entrance  of  the  C.N.R.  branch 
line  from  Macleod  to  Pincher  Creek,  work  on 
which  is  already  well  under  way;  while  in 
addition  the  contracts  for  the  C.N.R.  branch 
line  from  Macleod  to  Calgary  are  now  being 
negotiated.  Real  estate  men  are  anticipating 
a  season  of  marked  activity  both  in  inside 
lots  and  farm  property. 

The  inrush  of  new  settlers  into  the  Macleod 
district  durine  the  present  season  is  proving 
in  excess  of  all  early  calculations  and  is 
acting  as  a  powerful  stimulus  to  general 
business. 

Rapid  progress  is  in  evidence  in  track- 
laying  of  the  Canadian  Northern  now  ap- 
proaching Macleod  from  the  north,  the 
establishment  of  the  railway's  divisional 
headquarters  at  this  point  being  now  assured 
for  the  near  future. 

The  Western  Canada  Gas,  Light  &■  Power 
Compan3'  is  laying  its  great  pipe  line  from 
Bow  Island  along  the  railway's  right  of  way 
and  will  pass  directly  through  Macleod,  thus 
assuring  an  unlimited  supply  of  gas  for  manu- 
facturing and  domestic  purposes. 

By-laws  for  the  amounts  to  carry  on  the 
filtration  plant,  which  is  already  under  con- 
struction; also  the  sewerage  disposal  plant, 
these  plans  having  all  been  submitted  to  the 
Provincial  Government,and  approved  by  them 
are  now  ready  for  construction.  The  former 
building  will  be  75  x  140  feet  and  will  be  built 
of  cement  and  brick,  while  the  disposal  plant 
building  will  cover  a  large  area  of  ground,  built 
also  of  cement  and  brick,  and  when  completed 
will  comprise  all  the  very  latest  modes  of 
dealing  with  water  and  sewage,  and  will  be, 
like  the  town  of  Macleod,  up-to-date  in  every 
way. 

Setting  the  tax  rate  lor  the  year  was  very 
important  to  all  owners  of  property,  and  they 
will  all  feel  more  interested  in  Macleod  when 
they  learn  that  the  rate  for  this  j^ear  will  be 
only  73^  mills  on  the  dollar.  The  Council  has 
been  working  this  out  since  they  took  office  in 
January,  with  the  result  that  instead  of  173^ 
mills  as  in  1911,  they  announce  the  rate  not 
to  exceed  8  mills  for  1912. 


There  are  signs  of  a  real  estate  boom  in 
Macleod,  where  prices  have  received  an  im- 
petus through  the  announcement  of  great 
railroad  activity  in  the  neighborhood.  Al- 
together about  400  men  are  now  engaged  on 
the  C.N.R.  lines  constructing  railways  from 
Calgary  to  Macleod,  and  from  Macleod  to 
Pincher  Creek.  Coupled  with  this  is  the 
announcement  that  a  Grand  Trunk  survey 
party  at  Barons  is  heading  towards  Macleod. 

This  is  the  centre  of  a  fine  agricultural 
country,  where  the  famous  "Alberta  Red" 
fall  wheat  grows  to  perfection,  and  other 
cereals  do  equally  as  well.  The  town  has 
municipal-owned  electric  light  and  power 
plant;  power  being  supplied  day  and  night 
at  cost.  Natural  gas  will  be  brought  in  by 
September  1  next;  there  is  an  unlimited 
supply  and  it  will  be  furnished  at  cost  to 
new  industries  locating  here. 

Present  industries  include  flour  mills,  saw 
mills,  a  creamery  and  a  steam  laundry. 
There  are  three  hotels,  a  shorthand  and 
typewriting  college,  and  a  new  general  hos- 
pital is  contemplated  during  1912.  An  up- 
to-date  fire  equipment  is  in  charge  of  J.  S. 
Lambert,  fire  chief.  The  Chief  of  Police  is 
S.  O.  Lawson. 

There  is  a  demand  here  for  almost  every 
class  of  business,  with  particularly  good  open- 
ings for  boot  and  shoe,  furniture,  woodwork- 
ing, wagon,  stoves,  automobile,  engine  fac- 
tories, wire  fence  works  and  furnace  makers. 
There  is  also  an  opening  for  a  poultry  and 
farm  produce  exchange  with  cold  storage 
facilities.  The  farmers  have  the  stuff  to  sell 
and  the  miners  in  the  Crow's  Nest  Pass  have 
the  money  to  buy  with. 

The  assessment  figures  tell  a  story  of  great 
development.  In  1911  the  assessment  was 
$1,936,806.00.  In  1912  it  was  $3,949,970, 
an  increase  of  over  100%. 

Customs  duties  collected:  April,  1911, 
$1,378;  April,  1912,  $3,730. 

The  population  is  2,500;  assessment,  $3, 
949,970.  Government  telephone  system, 
C.P.R.  telegraph,  and  Dominion  express. 

Liberal  inducements  are  offered  to  new 
industries.  The  Industrial  Commissioner  will 
gladly  welcome  inquiries  and  give  full  par- 
ticulars on  any  subject. 

The  Mayor  is  E.  H.  Stedman;  Industrial 
Commissioner  and  Secretary  of  Board  of 
Trade,  John  Richardson  ;  City  Clerk,  G. 
Foster  Brown;  City  Engineer,  G.  H  Altham ; 
Postmaster,  M.  McKay. 


September,  1912 


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125 


Montreal,  Que, 

Interior  shippers  should  bear  in  mind  that 
Montreal  is  the  largest  market  in  Canada  for 
flour,  grain,  hay,  seeds,  provisions,  butter, 
cheese,  eggs  and  general  country  produce. 

The  elevator  and  warehouse  capacities  of 
Montreal  are  very  large,  and  storage  rates 
reasonable,  whilst  the  facilities  for  handling 
grain,  seeds,  provisions,  etc.,  are  unexcelled. 

Montreal  also  possesses  the  finest  cold  stor- 
age warehouses  on  the  chemical  refrigerating 
principle  to  be  found  on  this  continent.  It 
is  also  the  headquarters  of  the  largest  refrig- 
erating and  ice-making  machinery  establish- 
ments to  be  found  on  the  Western  hemisphere. 

Considerable  publicity  has  been  given  to  a 
statement  that  Montreal  will  lose  its  grain 
trade  to  Buffalo  unless  much  k  done  to  im- 
prove the  grain-handling  facilities  of  the  port. 
Montreal  has  not  the  slightest  intention  of 
permitting  the  j,rain  trade  of  the  port  to  be 
lost  for  want  of  enterprise  on  its  part.  The 
time  has  long  since  passed  when  there  was 
any  danger  from  inertia.  Both  commercial 
and  financial  circles  express  the  utmost  confi- 
dence that  the  Harbor  Commission'^rs,  as  at 
present  constituted,  will  not  only  be  able  to 


deal  with   the  situation,    but    will  actually 
do  so. 

At  present  the  grain  storage  capacity  of 
the  port  is  as  follows 

Bushels. 

Harbor  Commissioners'  Elevator 

No.  1 1,000,000 

Harbor  Commissioners'  Elevator 

No.  2 2,600,0(X) 

Grand  Trunk  Railway  Elevator 

"B" 1,050,000 

Montreal  Warehousing  Com- 
pany's E'evator  "C" 600,000 

Montreal  W  arehousin^'  Com- 
pany's Elevator  "A" 500.000 

Total 5.7o0,000 

The  Canadian  Pacific  Railway  formerly 
had  a  capacity  of  about  1,000,000  bu;-hels  in 
its  elevators  there,  but  these  have  been 
demolished  during  the  past  few  years.  The 
Harbor  Commissioners'  Elevator  No.  2, 
although  not  fully  completed,  is  now  receiving 
grain. 

The  grain  congestion  at  Montreal  has  been 
considerable,  but  the  completion  of  the 
elevator  and  the  installation  of  new  machinery 


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Choice  Silks,  Laces  and  Dress  Fabrics 
Stylish  Millinery,  Costumes  and  Waists, 
The  Newest  Neckwear  and  Belts, 
The  finest  of  Plain  and  Fancy  Linens. 

There's  always  satisfaction  in  dealing  in  OGILVY'S,  for  we 
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Streets,  Montreal 


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will  unquestionably  give  some  relief.  In 
addition,  there  is  being  installed  a  set  of 
conveyers  to  connect  the  two  elevators,  so 
that  grain  may  be  taken  from  boats  or  barges 
and  elevated  into,  say.  No.  1  Elevator  and 
thence  conveyed  to  Elevator  No.  2,  and 
loaded  into  ocean-going  boats.  The  comple- 
tion of  such  a  system  will  add  largely  to  load- 
ing and  unloading  facilities. 

There  is  every  reason  to  believe  that  a 
programme  will  not  long  be  delayed  which 
will  add  to  the  elevator  capacity  of  the  port. 
The  only  question  at  issue  is  as  to  how  quick- 
ly additional  elevator  space  can  be  furnished, 
and  whether  the  requirements  will  not  in- 
crease at  a  more  rapid  rate  than  facilities. 
The  feeling  in  Montreal  is  that  this  matter 
may  safely  be  left  to  the  Harbor  Commis- 
sioners, who  are  thoroughly  alive  to  the  in-- 
terests  of  the  port. 

The  week  in  real  estate  was  one  in  which 
record  ofiers  and  negotiations  figured  daily, 
although  big  sales  v.ere  not  so  numerous  as 
during  the  preceding  week.  Four  hundred 
thousand  dollars  was  offered  recently  for 
the  Banque  Provinciale  building  on  Place 
D'Arnies  Square,  while  a  couple  of  deals  in 


which  nearly  three  million  dollars  are  involved 
are  under  way.  The  Mount  Royal  Hotel 
Company  are  negotiating  for  the  sale  of  their 
property  situated  at  the  corner  of  Peel  and 
St.  Catherine  Streets,  at  a  price  exceeding 
one  and  a  quarter  million  dollars.  The  High 
School  property,  in  which  Mr.  J.  C.  McGreevy 
has  been  concerned  for  a  year,  is  sought  by  a 
New  York  syndicate  as  a  site  for  a  new  hotel. 
The  property  was  offered  to  Mr.  McGreevy 
at  nearly  $1,400,000  and  since  then  it  has 
risen  in  value.  Then  another  hotel  scheme  is 
in  progress  in  which  a  couple  of  churches  and 
religious  buildings  on  Dominion  Square 
figure.  Another  million  dollars  will  be  re- 
quired to  complete  the  negotiations. 

Mayor,  h.  A.  Lavallee;  President  Board 
Trade,  Robert  W.  Reford;  Secretary,  Geo. 
Hadrill;  City  Clerk,  Hon.  L.  O.  David;  Asst. 
City  Clerk,  Rene  Bauset ;  Treasurer,  Charles 
Arnolde;  Postmaster,  Hon.  L.  O.  Taillon; 
City  Engineer,  Geo.  lanin. 

Board  of  Commissioners,  L.  A.  Lavallee, 
J.  Ainey,  L.  P.  Lachapelle,  M.D.;  L.  N. 
Dupuis,   F.  S.  Wanklyn,  C.E. 

Fire  Chief,  J.  Tremblay;  Chief  of  Police 
O.  Campeau. 


LA  BANQUE  NATIONALE 


FOUNDED  IN  1860 


Capital 
Reserve  Fund 


$2,000,000.00 
$1,300,000.00 


Our  system  of  Travellers'  cheques  has  given  complete  satisfaction 
to  all  our  patrons,  as  to  rapidity,  security  and  economy.  The  public 
is  invited  to  take  advantage  of  its  facilities. 


Our  office  in  Paris  (rue  Boudreau,  7,  Square  de  I'Opera)  is  found 
very  convenient  for  the  Canadian  tourists  in  Europe. 


Transfers  of   funds,  collections,  payments,  commercial  credits  in 
Europe,  United  States  and  Canada  transacted  at  the  lowest  rate. 


September,  1912 


MUNICIPAL  PROGRESS 


127 


Moose  Ja\v,  Sask. 

At  a  recent  meeting  of  the  Moose  Jaw  City 
Council  a  proposed  sub-division  known  as 
Industrial  Centre  was  repudiated  and  the 
Council's  approval  withheld.  Alderman  Snell 
took  strong  ground  in  this  connection,  and 
said:  "This  sub-division  is  far  out,  and  will 
not  be  sold  here  because  people  here  are  too 
wise  to  buv  it.  It  will  be  marketed  elsewhere, 
and  the  name  'Industrial  Centre'  is  entirely 
misleading.  If  the  Council  approves  the 
plans  submitted  it  will  be  party  to  such  de- 
ception." 

Moose  Jaw's  new  electric  power  plant  is 
now  in  operation,  and  has  a  much  greater 
capacity  than  the  one  which  was  burned  two 
months  ago. 

The  work  of  grading  and  laying  rails  on  the 
G.T.P.  to  the  east  and  northwest  of  the  city 
has  been  progressing  very  rapidly  during  the 
past  two  v/eeks,  the  weather  conditions  favor- 
ing construction  work.  There  has  been  a 
scarcity  of  labor  felt  quite  generally  in  this 
section,  but  the  G.T.P.  have  not  experienced 
any  serious  difficulty  in  securing  enough  men 
to  operate  their  machinery  both  day  and 
night. 

During  the  month  of  July  permits  were  is- 
sued for  53  residences,  aggregating  $230,200, 
and  a  12-room  school  to  cost  $110,000.  The 
total  figures  for  the  month  were  $408,280, 
as  against  $333,743  for  the  corresponding 
month  last  year. 

Customs  receipts  for  July  were  well  over 
three  times  the  amount  of  the  figures  for  the 
same  period  of  1911,  and  totalled  $94,638; 
the  figures  for  July,  1911,  were  $29,214. 
Clearing  house  returns  were  $5,575,012,  an 
increase  of  $1,376,390  over  the  corresponding 
month  last  year. 

A  trainload  of  Moose  Jaw  wholesalers, 
agents,  and  newspaper  men  last  week  made  a 
"get  acquainted"  visit  to  the  towns  on  the 
new  C.P.R.  line  south  of  the  city. 

The  rural  municipality  of  Moose  Jaw  is 
taking  full  advantage  of  the  taxing  power 
conferred  on  it  by  the  Rural  Municipalities 
Act,  and,  as  a  result,  expect  to  collect  from 
the  owners  of  sub-divisions  about  S25,000. 

There  are  five  elevators  (capacity  293,000 
bushels),  at  which  were  handled  418,000 
bushels  of  grain;    flour  mill  (capacity  2,000 


barrels  daily);  oatmeal  mill  (capacity  300 
barrels  daily);  extensive  stock  yards,  at 
which  were  handled  2,050  horses,  2,000  cattle, 
600  sheep  and  300  hogs  last  season;  electric 
light  and  power;  street  railway;  industrial 
spurs  for  manufacturing  and  wholesale  pur- 
poses; is  the  customs  port  of  entry;  office 
of  the  Dominion  Land  Department;  is  head- 
quarters of  C.P.R.  lines  in  Saskatchewan; 
Dominion  express. 

Among  its  industries  are:  Cement  block 
plant,  lumber  yards,  meat-packing  plants, 
many  wholesale  houses,  nine  banks,  two 
daily  newspapers. 

Opportunities :  Hotel,  soap  works,  tannery, 
creamery,   wholesale    houses  in  all   lines   of 

business. 

The  total  assessment  in  1910  was  $13,548,- 
402.  This  had  increased  by  1911  to  $27,- 
770,453,  an  advance  of  over  100  per  cent. 

The  population  in  1901  was  1,558;  in  1906, 
6,250;  and  the  returns  of  a  census  just  com- 
pleted by  the  Board  of  Trade  and  the  City 
Council  shows  the  population  to-day  to  be 
20,623  people. 


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September,  1912 


Moose  Jaw,    Sask. — Continued 

The  Customs  House  receipts  for  the  fiscal 
year  of  1904-5  were  $23,902.51. 

The  receipts  for  the  fiscal  year  of  1910-11 
were  $276,736.25. 

Some  of  the  largest  industries  in  Western 
Canada  have  seen  the  undoubted  advantages 
of  being  located  at  this  point,  and  their  un- 
qualified success  has  proved  their  sound 
judgment.  Among  these  are  the  Saskatche- 
wan Flour  Mills  Co.,  Ltd.,  with  a  capacity 
of  2,600  barrels  per  day;  the  Saskatchewan 
Bridge  and  Iron  Co.,  Ltd.,  who  have  found 
it  necessary  to  reorganize  with  a  capitaliza- 
tion of  $1,000,000,  and  intend  commencing 
early  in  the  spring  to  erect  a  plant,  covering 
27  city  lots,  and  expect  to  employ  within 
two  years  in  the  neighborhood  of  400  men. 
Messrs.  Gordon,  Ironsides  and  Fares  have 
just  completed  an  abattoir  and  packing  plant, 
which  to  erect  and  equip  cost  over  $1,000,000, 
and  there  are  others. 


In  order  to  succeed  in  life,  men  must  be 
practical, — they  must  know  the  measure 


of  their  powers,  and  use  them  with  moder- 
ation and  ability. — Goethe. 


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MOOSE  JAW  is  situated  in  the  most  prosperous, 
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whole  West,  The  farmers  all  have  money  and  they 
spend  it  in  MOOSE  JAW. 

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September,   1912 


MUNICIPAL   PROGRESS 


129 


Ottawa,  Ont. 

The  proposed  merger  between  the  Ottawa 
Light,  Heat  and  Power  Company  and  the 
Ottawa  Electric  Company  has  been  declared 
off.  The  franchise  of  the  latter  runs  out  in 
ten  years,  and  this  was  one  of  the  big  stum- 
bling blocks.  Ottawa  Power  is  a  holding 
company  for  the  Ottawa  Gas  Company  and 
the  Ottawa  Electric. 

The  Board  of  Trade  at  Ottawa  believes  in 
publicity  first,  last  and  always.  A  committee 
of  local  merchants  suggested  the  abolition 
of  the  department,  and  asked  the  co-operation 
of  the  Board  of  Trade,  with  the  result  that 
a  resolution  strongly  supporting  the  retention 
of  the  department  was  passed. 

Although  the  charter  of  the  Ottawa  and 
St.  Lawrence  Electric  Pailway  has  been  lying 
idle  for  over  a  year,  it  is  said  to  be  likely  that 
the  project  will  go  ahead  much  more  quickly 
now,  as  a  new  company  has  been  formed  and 
negotiations  are  practically  completed  where- 
by it  will  take  over  the  charter  and  pay  to  the 
old  company  §500,000  in  stock  for  it.  Ottawa 
will  be  the  central  point  of  the  new  line,  and 
from  there  it  will  reach  the  St.  Lawrence  at 
Morrisburg,  going  east  along  the  river  bank 
to  the  Ontario-Quebec  border  line,  vrhere  it 
will  connect  with  the  Montreal  Street  Rail- 
way. 

Ottawa  offers  a  great  many  advantages 
for  the  locating  of  industries.  Two  of  the 
main  ones  that  may  be  mentioned  are  cheap 
power  and  advantageous  freight  rates. 

The  civic  authorities  are  not  losing  sight 
of  what  cheap  power  means  to  this  city,  and 
towards  encouraging  firms  from  England, 
the  States  and  other  parts  of  Canada  to 
locate  here.  Their  plans  for  the  future  con- 
template acquiring  power  rights  so  that  they 
will  be  available  not  only  for  purely  local 
purposes,  but  also  to  sell  at  reduced  rates  to 
any  manufacturers  that  may  care  to  locate 
here. 

Two  other  features  that  serve  to  brighten 
up  the  capital,  and  which  should  appeal  to 
manufacturers  are  that  it  is  one  of  the  best 
lighted  cities  on  the  continent,  and  that  no 
city  provides  power  and  labor  on  more  fav- 
orable conditions. 

Ottawa  at  present  offers  opportunities  foi 
the   establishment   of  industries   of   various 


kinds,  particularly,  perhaps,  for  the  making 
of  any  of  the  following  lines:  Automobiles, 
boxes,  bags,  biscuits,  barrels,  bottles,  cloth- 
ing, cigars,  confections,  cereal  foods,  ele- 
vator and  mill  building  machinery  and  ma- 
terials, furniture,  fiour,  gloves,  oatmeal, 
paper,  paperwares,  pottery,  roller  mill  pro- 
ducts, rubber  and  felt  goods,  shirts  and 
collars,  shoes,  steel,  castings,  tiles,  textiles, 
woodenwares. 

Ottawa  is  still  the  largest  individual  manu- 
facturer of  lumber  in  the  world.  The  dis- 
trict output  for  1911  will  approximately  be 
359,000,000  feet  board  measure,  with  a 
monetary  valuation  of  over  $10,000,000. 
The  city  has  176  industries,  employing 
16,500  people,  and  a  conservative  estimate  of 
the  output  of  these  industries  is  $38,000,000. 
The  three  payrolls — Industrial,  Govern- 
mental, and  Railroads — combined,  distrib- 
uted $14,930,000  last  year. 

As  bank  clearances  and  customs  statistics 
are  a  fair  indication  of  the  amount  of  busi- 
ness going  on  in  any  city,  the  following  figures 
dealing  with  conditions  in  1910  and  1911  are 
of  interest: 

Bank  clearances,  1910 $195,752,033. 18 

Bank  clearances,  1911 211,767,153.64 

Customs,  1910 1,258,788. 31 

Customs,  1911 1,632,777. 64 

Building  permits,  1910 3,022,650. 00 

Building  permits,  1911 3,425,775. 00 

Public  improvements,  1910. .  756,000. 00 

Public  improvements,  1911..  812,000.00 

Gross  assessment,  1910 86,529,000. 00 

Gross  assessment,  1911 105,833,800.00 

Increase  in  valuations,  1911.     19,304,800.00 

When  as  we  advance  in  life  we  feel  that 
we  have  done  something  towards  expanding 
our  views  and  improving  our  taste,  we  find 
in  this  some  compensation  for  our  loss  of 
strength  and  energy. — Goethe. 


Arthur  LeB.  Weeks 

ARCHITECT 

Canada  Life  Building 

Ottawa  i« 


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BUSY  MAN'S  CANADA 


September,  1912 


Port  Arthur,  Ont. 

The  Barnett-McQueen  Company,  of  Minne- 
apolis, has  been  successful  in  its  tender  for 
the  construction  of  the  new  Government  eleva- 
tor which  is  to  be  built  on  the  Port  Arthur 
side  of  the  two  rivers,  with  a  capacity  of 
3,500,000  bushels.  I'he  amount  involved  in 
the  tender  is  $1,179,503,  and  the  structure  is 
to  be  completed  by  September  20,  1913. 

Permission  has  been  granted  by  the  Legis- 
lature to  consolidate  $1,885,000  worth  of 
bonds  for  the  city. 

The  fact  that  the  electric  power  and  light- 
ing plant  is  municipally  owned  has  brought 
about  a  reduction  in  the  charges  for  this  ser- 
vice, and  as  a  result,  the  cost  to  the  consumer 
is  probably  lower  than  at  any  other  point  in 
the  Dominion.  A  campaign  is  being  prose- 
cuted for  the  purpose  of  interesting  some 
more  prominent  manufacturers  in  the  devel- 
opment of  Port  Arthur. 

The  population  is  15,000;  assessment  is 
$18,000,000. 

There  are  35  miles  of  street  railway  con- 
necting Port  Arthur  with  Fort  WiUiam  (2X 
miles  away),  owned  and  operated  by  the  city. 

Electric  light  is  furnished  by  the  City  at  an 
average  cost  of  10  cents  per  lamp  per  month. 

Water  is  supplied  by  the  City.  Domestic 
rate  averages  $15.00  per  year.  The  mimi- 
cipal-owned  telephone  system  has  3,500  sub- 
scribers. 

As  a  health  resort,  Port  Arthur  is  unique. 
The  climate  is  most  delightful,  seldom  more 
than  6  inches  of  snow  in  winter,  with  only  an 
occasional  really  cold  day.  Summer  days  are 
just  pleasantly  warm,  and  evenings  refresh- 
ingly cool.     Maximum   sunshine  and   mini- 


mum rain.  The  city  rises  in  a  series  of 
plateaus  from  Thunder  Bay,  making  it  an 
ideal  place  of  residence. 

The  banks  and  their  managers  are:  Bank 
of  Nova  Scotia,  A.  Mooney;  Molsons,  J.  A. 
Little;  Imperial,  H.  C.  Houston;  Montreal, 
W.  H.  Nelson;  Commerce,  A.  W.  Roberts. 

Col.  S.  W.  Ray  is  Mayor;  W.  J.  Gumey, 
City  Clerk  and  Treasurer;  President  Board 
of  Trade,  F.  S.  Wiley;  Industrial  Com- 
missioner, N.  G.  Neill. 


The  prophet  without  honor  is  one  who 
does  not  know  how  to  advertise. 


PORT  ARTHUR  GARAGE 

Expert  Automobile  and  Motor 
Boat  Repairs 


Workmanship  Guaranteed 


Phone  993 


DOC.  WILKINSON,  Prop. 


25 


When  in  Port  Arthur  stop  at  the 

nDariaggi  Ibotel 

FACING  LAKE  SUPERIOR 
CONVENIENT  TO  BOATS  AND  TRAINS 

PORT  ARTHUR,  ONTARIO 


"Not  the  Biggest,  hut  the  BEST" 

ALGOMA  HOTEL 

PORT  ABTHUK 

15  Large  Sample  Rooms 

Merritt  &  HoDDER,  Props. 

Bates  $2.00  to  $3.50,  American  Plan 


The  West  Shows  the  East 


{From  the  St.  Thomas  Journal) 

Ml  A  small  Alberta  town  spends  thousands  of  dollars  on  an 
^^  advertising  scheme,  while  a  rich  and  prosperous  county  in 
Ontario  is  afraid  to  spend  a  few  hundreds.  And  yet  people  wonder 
that  Western  towns  go  ahead  quickly ! 


September,  1912 


MUNICIPAL  PROGRESS 


131 


Port  Mann,  B.C. 

Col.  A.  D.  Davidson,  land  agent  for  the 
Canadian  Northern  Railway,  stated  in  an 
address  before  the  Port  Mann  Board  of 
Trade  that  Port  Mann  will  be  the  only 
shipping  terminal  of  the  road  on  the  Pacific 
coast. 

Grain  elevators  will  be  erected  capable  of 
handling  the  output  and  will  be  completed  by 
the  time  the  road  is  in  running  order.  He 
urged  the  Board  to  pay  particular  attention 
to  colonizing  the  farming  country  back  of 
Port  Mann,  a  recent  trip  having  convinced 
him  that  this  is  one  of  the  best  agricultural 
districts  in  Canada.  Reverting  to  the  grain 
situation,  he  pointed  out  that  had  it  not 
been  for  climatic  conditions,  last  year's  crop 
could  not  have  been  handled  before  this 
jear's  was  ready  for  transportation.  In 
order  to  meet  these  demands,  provision  would 
be  made  at  Port  Mann  to  handle  grain  on  an 
enormous  scale,  as  the  crop  increases  from  ten 
to  fifteen  per  cent,  yearly. 

Following  the  meeting,  the  party  made 
selection  of  a  site  for  the  depot,  and  inspected 
the  location  of  the  car  shops  and  roimdhouses 
on  Sections  3  and  10,  in  all  about  four  hundred 
acres. 

At  a  meeting  of  residents,  property  owners 
and  tradesmen  of  Port  Mann,  held  in  the 
Port  Mann  Hotel,  was  organized  the  Port 
Mann  Board  of  Trade,  twenty-two  joining  the 
organization  at  its  initial  meeting. 

Lord  P.  Manley  was  elected  president, 
Chp.s.  F.  Miller  vice-president,  and  Chas  A. 
McCallum  secretary-treasurer.  The  execu- 
tive committee  selected  consists  of  Messrs.  T. 
B.  Hooper,  Luding  Pillath,  D:  A.  M.  Rae, 
N.  R.  Dingman  and  J.  Hunter. 


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cost  descriptive  circulars,  maps,  plans, 
and  a  lot  of  reliable  information  about 
the   coming    Railway  and    Industrial 

CITY  OF   PORT    MANN 

The  Pacific  Coast  Terminus  of  the  Canadian 
Northern  Railway,  where  Trans-Continental 
Rails  and  Ocean  Boats  meet. 

HARRY  J.  PAGE 

109  Bank  of  Ottawa  Bids.,  Vancouver,  B.C. 


After  the  officers  were  elected  and  the  meet- 
ing organized,  a  number  of  important  busi- 
ness matters  were  brought  up  for  discussion. 

The  most  important  was  the  early  instal- 
lation of  an  electric  light  system  and  the 
immediate  means  for  fire  protection 

Men  have  been  put  in  the  field  by  the 
Vancouver  Power  Company  with  the  view 
of  getting  a  pole  line  into  Port  Mann  for  the 
transmission  of  power  to  this  city. 

Mr.  Purvis,  of  the  B.C.  Electric  Company, 
says  that  steps  are  being  taken  on  a  survey 
for  an  interurban  line  into  city. 

Port  Mann  is  the  Pacific  terminus  of  the 
Canadian  Northern  Railway  and  is  situated 
on  the  south  side  of  the  Eraser  River,  in  one 
of  the  richest  horticultiu-al  districts  of  the 
West. 

It  is  now  definitely  stated  that  the  Car- 
negie Steel  Company  of  Pittsburg  will  estab- 
lish a  smelter  at  Port  Mann.  These  steel 
works  will  be  on  a  huge  scale  and  will  repre- 
sent at  the  outset  an  investment  of  about  two 
million  dollars.  The  International  Milling 
Company  has  secured  a  site  for  terminal  ele- 
vators and  flour  mill,  to  cost  approximately  a 
million  dollars.  Negotiations  are  also  imder 
way  with  an  English  concern  for  the  establish- 
ment of  a  large  dry  dock  and  shipbuilding 
yards. 

Red  Deer,  Alta. 

Real  estate  is  tmning  over  steadily,  and 
there  is  an  absence  of  any  "boom"  condi- 
tions. Some  investors  from  Calgary  and 
from  the  Coast  have  recently  purchased  in- 
side property  and  a  Calgary  capitalist  has 
taken  an  option  on  one  of  the  choicest  busi- 
ness sites  in  town. 

The  banks  indicate  the  strong  financial 
position  of  this  district.  They  are,  witli  their 
managers:  Commerce,  W.  L.  Gibson;  Im- 
perial, J.  G.  Gillispie;  Merchants',  F.  M. 
Hacking;  Northern  Crown,  J.  H.  Menzies. 

There  is  urgent  need  here  for  a  foimdry, 
pressed  brick  works,  cement  works,  pulp  mill 
and  concerns  using  leather.  J.  R.  Davison, 
Secretary  Board  of  Trade,  will  gladly  tell 
inquirers  what  the  town  will  do  for  new- 
comers. 


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September,  1912 


Regina,  Sask. 

Real  estate  has  not  taken  its  expected 
slump  since  the  disastrous  cyclone.  Not 
a  lot  in  the  city  is  offered  for  sale  at  a  dollar 
less  than  it  would  have  brought  before  the 
disaster.  Not  a  family  is  known  to  have 
announced  its  intention  of  leaving  the  city, 
nor  has  one  left.  Instead  workmen  and 
others  are  piling  in  from  all  sides.  Arriving 
trains  bring  with  them  as  many  as  thirty,  who 
have  been  carried  in  baggajje  cars. 

The  greatest  problem  of  the  civic  authori- 
ties is  the  rebuilding  of  the  city  as  fast  as 
possible.  Money  will  be  no  object.  Thou- 
sands of  carpenters,  plasterers,  plumbers  and 
other  workmen  have  been  brought  in  from 
outside. 

"In  my  opinion,  Regina  one  year  from  to- 
day will  be  bigger  than  ever. ' '  This  statement 
was  made  by  Mr.  William  McBain,  land 
purchasing  agent  for  the  C.N.R.,  on  his  re- 
turn from  a  six  months'  trip  through  the 
West. 

"No  one  who  has  known  the  pioneers 
who  built  up  the  West  and  the  conditions 


they  mastered  will  predict  the  death  of 
Regina  as  the  result  of  one  disaster.  The 
Western  spirit  is  there  and  will  show. 

The  latest  estimate  is  a  population  of 
over  40,000  people. 

The  railway  facilities  are  unexcelled  in 
Western  Canada.  There  are  five  lines  of  the 
Canadian  Pacific  Railway,  two  lines  of  the 
Canadian  Northern,  and  one  line  of  the 
Grand  Trunk  Pacific.  Two  additional  lines 
of  the  Grand  Trunk  Pacific  will  be  in  opera- 


WHEAT  IS  MONEY 

Money  warrants  business. 
Business  creates  values. 
Regina   values   will   increase 

while  West  grows. 
West  will  grow  for  20  years. 
Buy  in  the  West. 
We'll  tell  you  where. 
(The  Active  Picket  People) 

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REGINA 


The  Capital,  Financial 
Educational,  Commercial 
and  Railway  Centre  of  the  Province  of  Saskatchewan 


1  A  city  of  large  commercial  buildings,  big  warehouses,  beautiful  homes, 

splendid  parks,  paved  streets,  and  supplied  with  an  abundance  of  pure 

spring  water,  situated  in  the  heart  of   the  finest  dry  farming  district  in 

the  world. 

^  Owing  to  the  rapid  development  of  the  surrounding  country  and  the 

splendid  prospects  for  the  future  of  the  city,  there  are  splendid  openings 

for  wholesalers  and  manufacturers. 

f  For  the  investment  of  capital  in  real  estate  this  city  can  compare  most 

favorably  with  any  city  in  the  West.    We  offer  some  splendid  investments  in 

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Regina — Continued 

tion  shortly  and  three  other  lines  are  pro- 
jected. 

The  Canadian  Northern  will  have  an  ad- 
ditional line  west  in  operation  within  a  year's 
time.  The  Canadian  Pacific  contemplate 
building  an  additional  line  south  from 
Regina. 

There  are  12  wholesale  threshing  machine 
warehouses,  20  agricultural  machinery  ware- 
houses, groceries,  hardware,  hides  and  tallow, 
oil,  fruit,  stationery,  builders'  supplies, 
manufacturers'  agents,  and  others. 

There  are  openings  for  a  biscuit  factory,  a 
motor  car  factory,  lithographic  printing 
works,  etc. 

The  principal  city  officials  are:  Mayor,  P. 
McAra;  City  Clerk,  A.  W.  Poole;  City  Treas- 
urer, A.  W.  Goldie;  Commissioner,  A.  J. 
McPherson;  City  Engineer,  A.  W.  Thornton; 
President  Board  of  Trade,  W.  P.  Wells; 
Postmaster,  J.  Nicoll. 


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September,  1912 


Sault  Ste.  Marie,  Ont. 

The  London  papers  recently  announced 
the  sale  of  $30,000,000  of  the  bonds  of  the 
Algoma  Steel  Company  to  furnish  additional 
capital  for  extensions  to  plants  and  to  effect 
a  consolidation,  under  the  name  of  Algoma 
Steel  Corporation,  of  the  present  subsidiary 
companies,  which  consist  of  The  Lake  Superior 
Iron  and  Steel  Company,  The  Algoma  Steel 
Company,  The  P'ibron  Limestone  Company 
and  The  Cannelton  Coal  and  Coke  Company. 

The  present  output  of  the  Steel  Company 
is  as  follows:  Rail  Mill,  400,000  tons  of 
steel  rails  per  year;  Merchant  Mill,  80,000 
tons  of  steel  products  per  year;  Blast  Fur- 
naces, 210,000  tons  of  pig  iron  per  year; 
Open  Hearth  Plant,  435,000  tons  of  steel  per 
year;  Coke  Ovens  consuming  505,000  tons 
of  coal  per  year;  Helen  Mine  produces  200,- 
000  tons  of  iron  ore  per  year;  Magpie  Mine, 
400,000  tons  of  iron  ore  per  year;  Cannelton 
Coal  Mine,  600,000  tons  of  coal  per  year; 
Fibron  Limestone  Quarry,  215,000  tons  of 
limestone  per  year;  Total  Power  Develop- 
ment, 45,800  horse  power. 

The  company  at  the  present  time,  as  will 
be  noted  from  the  figures  above,  produces  all 
of  its  own  raw  material  and  has  facilities  for 
handling  and  manufacturing  this  raw  material 
in  the  most  efficient  and  economical  way. 
The  plants  are  modern  in  every  respect  and 
the  extensions  now  under  consideration  will 
make  it  one  of  the  most  complete  steel  plants 
on  the  American  Continent.  On  Thursday, 
July  4,  the  last  rail  was  laid  on  the  Algoma 
Central  connecting  Sault  Ste.  Marie  with  the 
C.P.R.  at  Hearst.  This  gives  to  the  Sault  a 
direct  western  outlet  and  saves  about  200 
miles  over  the  old  route  via  Sudbury.  The 
balance  of  the  line,  for  which  the  contract 
amounting  to  §3,000,000  has  been  let  to  the 
transcontinental,  which  line  also  crosses  the 
C.N.R.,  is  now  graded  and  ready  for  the  laying 
of  the  rail.  The  completion  of  this  portion 
of  the  line,  which  will  be  in  1914,  will  give 
to  the  Sault  direct  western  connection  with 
three  transcontinental  lines. 


The  plans  for  a  dry-dock  have  been 
accepted  by  the  Canadian  Government  and 
the  Chief  Engineer  of  the  Department  of 
Public  Works  has  reported  favorably  on  the 
application.  The  dock  will  cost  $1,250,000 
and  the  subsidy  will  be  paid  on  that  basis 
under  the  terms  of  the  Federal  Subsidy  Act. 

The  Algoma  Central  and  Hudson  Bay 
Railway  have  now  under  construction  a  new 
station  which  will  cost  $100,000. 

The  Lake  Superior  Paper  Company,  which 
purchased  the  pulp  mill  of  the  Lake  Superior 
Corporation  some  two  years  ago,  has  now 
completed  their  new  mills,  with  a  capacity  of 
225  tons  of  paper  per  day.  This  plant  is 
financed  by  British  capital  that  was  interested 
by  President  H.  K.  Talbott  and  is  without 
question  the  most  modem  and  best  equipped 
news  print  mill  in  America.  The  plant 
employs  a  large  number  of  high-priced  men 
and  is  of  enormous  benefit  to  the  city. 

The  present  population,  as  shown  by  the 
Directory  census  just  taken,  is  18,422;  Sault 
Ste.  Marie,  14,355,  Steelton,  4,067. 

There  is  one  point  to  be  noted  in  writing 
up  statistics  of  the  population  of  Sault  Ste. 
Marie  and  that  is  the  unfortimate  division 
of  the  town  into  Sault  Ste. Marie  proper  and 
the  suburb  called  Steelton.  This  leads  to  a 
great  many  contradictory  statements  as  to 
the  city's  growth  from  time  to  time.  Steel- 
ton and  Sault  Ste.  Marie  are  practically  one 
city,  the  only  division  being  an  imaginary 
line  similar  to  the  lines  dividing  wards  in 
a  city,  consequently  the  population  of  the 
city  of  Sault  Ste.  Marie  should  always  in- 
clude the  population  of  the  town  of  Steelton. 

W.  H.  Munroe  is  Mayor;  C.  W.  McCrea, 
Treasurer;  C.  J.  Pim,  City  Clerk. 


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135 


Toronto,  Ont. 

A  union  station  for  the  Canadian  Pacific 
and  Canadian  Northern  railways  at  North 
Toronto;  a  four  -  track  joint  line  across  the 
city,  extending  for  a  mile  east  of  Leaside; 
four  new  bridges  stretched  across  the  Don 
and  the  Don  ravines.  Such  is  the  programme 
of  the  two  railways  suggested  by  Mr.  J.  W. 
Leonard,  of  the  Canadian  Pacific  Executive. 

Mr.  Leonard  stated  recently  that  the  C.P.R. 
has  decided  to  double- track  its  present  line 
from  Yonge  Street  through  Leaside,  Donlands, 
Wexford,  Agincourt  and  Brown's  Corners, 
and  that  the  new  lake  front  line  will  branch  off 
from  the  latter  point.  New  steel  viaducts 
are  planned  for  the  Main  Don,  the  West  Don, 
the  Belt  Line  and  Reservoir  ravines. 

Mr.  Leonard's  statement  that  the  C.P.R. 
and  C.N.R.  will  have  a  joint  line  from  the  city 
through  Leaside,  is  taken  to  mean  that  the 
two  roads  will  erect  a  union  station  at  North 
Toronto.  The  C.N.R.  will  separate  from 
the  joint  line  near  West  Don,  while  the  C.P.R. 
lake  front  line  will  branch  off  at  Brown's 
Corners. 

The  new  C.N.R.  route  map,  approved  by 
the  Minister  of  Railways,  indicates,  however, 
that  this  new  road  will  run  from  the  present 
C.P.R.  line  east  of  Yonge  street  to  Eglinton 
Avenue,  and  thence  south,  connecting  with 
the  C.N.R.  Sudbury  line.  It  is  also  under- 
stood that  the  C.P.R.  yards  at  Leaside 
Junction  will  be  considerably  enlarged. 

Engineers  have  been  trying  to  improve 
grades  and  shorten  the  mileage  of  the  C.P.R. 
line  to  the  east,  but  have  reported  in  favor  of 
the  retention  of  the  present  line,  which  will 
be  double-tracked. 

Toronto's  new  union  station  will  be  located 


on  Front  street,  between  Bay  and  York 
streets.  It  is  expected  to  he  one  of  the  finest 
on  the  continent.  It  will  have  a  frontage  of 
800  feet,  and  a  depth,  including  trackage,  of 
530  feet,  giving  a  total  area  of  424,000  square 
feet,  or  between  nine  and  ten  acres.  There 
will  be  ten  through  passenger  tracks,  six 
passenger  platforms,  and  six  baggage  plat- 
forms. There  will  be  accommodation  in  the 
yards  for  300  cars,  or  nearly  double  the  present 
capacity,  while  the  baggage  accommodation 
will  be  74,000  square  feet,  or  five  times  the 
present  facilities. 

The  estimated  cost  of  the  new  station 
building  is  $2,500,000;  the  cost  of  alterations 
to  existing  buildings,  $50,000;  and  the  cost  of 
excavation,  track  ballasting,  filling,  concrete- 
paving,  steel  work,  etc.,  $7,450,000;  or  a  total 
estimated  cost,  including  grade  separation 
and  viaducts,  of  $10,000,000. 

Fourteen  months  ago  thirty  acres  of  land 
on  the  north  side  of  the  Kingston  road,  near 
the  old  golf  grounds,  was  purchased  for  $20,- 
000.  The  same  property  has  now  changed 
hands  again  for  just  double  that  amount. 

In  connection  with  the  widespread  pur- 
chase of  farming  lands  within  a  radius  of  ten 
or  twelve  miles  of  the  heart  of  Toronto,  it  is 
stated  that  most  of  these  properties  have  been 
secured  by  British  capitalists. 

'  'The  whole  market  is  now  on  a  substantial 
footing.  City  house  and  central  property  is 
adjusting  itself  to  a  sound  basis  of  value.  The 
late  opening  of  the  season  will  run  the  summer 
activity  right  over  into  the  busy  fall  period. 

"It  looks  like  a  buyers'  market." 

The  population  has  increased  from  199,043 
in  1901  to  374,672  in  1911,  according  to  the 
assessors'  figures,  which  are  supposed  to  be 
conservative. 


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BUSY  MAN'S   CANADA 


September,  1912 


Toronto — Continued 

This  represents  a  growth  of  88  per  cent, 
in  the  population  in  one  decade,  or  a  doubling 
of  the  population  in  about  twelve  years.  At 
the  same  rate  the  population  in  1921  will  be 
704,382,  or  750,000  in  1922. 

The  report  of  Assessment  Commissioner 
Forman  shows  that  in  five  years  the  assess- 
ment of  land  values  has  increased  firom  $78,- 
611,000  to  $147,893,000,  while  the  value  of 
buildings  and  improvements  has  increased 
from  $94,346,000  to  $144,366,000. 

The  Mayor  is  G.  R.   Geary;    City  Clerk, 


W.  A.  Littlejohn;  Chief  Clerk,  James  W. 
Somers;  City  Treasurer,  R.  T.  Coady;  City 
Engineer,  C.  H.  Rust;  Medical  Health  Offi- 
cer, Chas.  J.  Hastings,  M.D. 

President  Board  of  Trade,  G.  T.  Somers; 
Secretary,  F.  G.  Morley 


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From  the  Orillia  News-Letter 

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raised  $50,000  for  publicity  and  Calgary  raised  $100,000  for  the 
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137 


Vancouver,  B.C. 

A  staff  writer  of  the  Toronto  World  recently 
wrote  to  his  paper  as  follows:  It  will  be  six 
years  in  October  next  since  I  was  here  before 
and  I  would  scarcely  believe  my  eyes  when  I 
saw  how  Vancouver  had  grown — four  times 
as  large  as  at  that  time. 

It  would  pay  Toronto  to  send  the  whole 
bunch  of  the'council,  controllers  and  aldermen, 
to  see  how  this  city  is  being  run.  They  don't 
wait  for  the  population  to  go  out,  before  they 
build  streets  and  sewers.  Miles  of  streets 
in  all  directions  are  being  paved,  and  sewers 
and  electric  light  going  in  at  the  same  time. 
One  small  municipality  of  11,000  acres  in 
extent,  that  is,  equal  to  eleven  of  our  mile 
and  a  quarter  square  blocks  of  land  in  York 
County,  has  spent  $2,500,000  on  the  streets 
alone,  to  say  nothing  of  sewers  and  electric 
light,  and  are  going  to  spend  another  $1,500,- 
000  this  coming  year.  Not  only  the  council 
but  the  business  men — yes,  and  the  citizens 
also — have  got  "big  eyes"  and  are  building 
for  the  future,  and  building  so  as  to  give  all 
or  as  many  as  possible  of  the  necessary  com- 
forts of  life  to  their  rapidly  increasing  citi- 
zens, as  fast  as  they  spread  outside  the  Umits. 

In  July  the  customs  receipts  of  the  Domin- 
ion were  $9,715,708.  Of  this  $810,184,  or 
one-twelfth  of  the  whole,  was  paid  at  the 
port  of  Vancouver.  During  the  past  one- 
third  of  the  fiscal  year  the  Dominion  collected 
$36,250,000,  of  which  $3,065,000,  or  more  than 
one-twelfth,  was  paid  at  this  port. 

Five  years  ago  the  Canadian  customs 
revenue  was  $40,286,000,  or  only  four  mil- 
lions more  than  was  collected  in  the  last  four 
months  on  the  same  scale  of  duties.  But 
five  years  ago  Vancouver  paid  $1,622,000  in 
the  whole  year,  which  is  what  she  now  pays 
on  the  same  scale  of  duties  in  two  months. 
Instead  of  contributing  one-twelfth  part  of 
the  Canadian  customs  revenue,  Vancouver 
then  paid  one  twenty-second  part. 

"Nothing  has  been  decided  about  the  loca- 
tion of  the  Vancouver  terminals  of  the 
Canadian  Northern.  We  are  awaiting  the 
decision  of  the  city  in  regard  to  the  False 
Creek  property.  Once  that  is  settled  we  will 
decide  in  what  manner  we  will  enter  the  city. 
It  may  be  by  tunnel,  the  same  system  as  we 
have  adopted  in  Montreal,  or  it  may  be  over- 
land. We  will  decide  as  sqon  as  we  know 
where  the  terminal  is  to  be."     This  was  the 


statement  made  by  Sir  Donald  Mann,  who  was 
here  recently. 

"One  thing  you  can  take  from  me,"  he 
continued,  "and  that  is,  that  we  intend  to  have 
an  independent  entrance  into  Vancouver. 
There  is  nothing  in  the  talk  that  we  will  come 
in  over  the  Great  Northern  tracks.  That 
would  not  be  in  keeping  with  the  dignity  of  a 
great  Canadian  transcontinental  system. 
They  may  secure  running  rights  in  over  our 
tracks,  but  not  vice  versa. 

"We  intend  to  build  a  fine  station  and 
yards  here.  As  to  a  big  hotel,  I  cannot  say 
just  yet." 

The  Dominion  Government  will  order  a 
complete  survey  of  the  port  of  Vancouver, 
with  a  view  of  laying  out  a  big  dock  and 
harbor  scheme.  An  appropriation  of  $500,- 
000  was  made  for  this  work  in  the  estimates, 
and  ultimately  several  millions  will  be  spent. 

There  are  eighteen  chartered  banks  in 
Vancouver,  having,  besides  their  local  head 
offices,  36  branch  offices  scattered  throughout 
the  city.  The  following  is  a  complete  list, 
with  names  of  managers:  Bank  of  Nova 
Scotia,  H.  D.  Bums;  Granville  St.  branch, 
H.  Rogers;  Eastern  Townships  Bank,  W.  H. 
Hargrave;  Kitsilano  branch,  P.  Gomery; 
Molsons,  J.  H.  Campbell;  Main  St.,  A.  W. 
Jarvis  (Agent);  British  North  America,  W. 
Godfrey;  Quebec  Bank,  G.  S.  F.  Robitaille; 

Imperial  Bank,  A  Jukes;  Fairview,  ; 

Hastings  and  Abbott,  A.  R.  Green;  Main 
St.,  W.  A.  Wright;  Bank  of  Hamihon,  E. 
Buchanan;  E.  Vancouver,  H.  L.  Paynter; 
N.  Vancouver,  C.  G.  Heaven;  S.  Vancouver, 

F.  N.  Hirst;  Bank  of  Vancouver,  F.  Dallas; 
Broadway  West,  O.  Moon;  Cedar  Cottage, 
E.G.Sutherland;  Pender  St.,  C.  Reid;  Gran- 
ville St.,  A.  H.  Hawkes;  Traders,  A.  R. 
Heiter;    Royal,  F.  T.  Walker;    Bridge  St., 

G.  Bowser;  Cordova  St.,  H.  F.  Montgomery; 
East  End,  S.  G.  Jardine;  Fairview,  F.  C. 
Birks;  Granville  St.  Centre,  R.  F.  Howden; 
Hillcrest,  A.  A.  Steeves;  Mt.  Pleasant,  P. 
L.  Bengay;  Park  Drive,  R.  Jardine;  Robson 
St.,  G.  H.  Stevens;  Toronto,  F.  A.  Brodie; 
Hastings  and  Carroll  Sts.,  E.  J.  H.  Vanston; 
Union,  T.  McCaffrey;  Cordova  St.,  J.  Ander- 
son; Main  St.,  C.  C.  Dickson;  Mt.  Pleasant, 
W.  G.  Scott ;  Vancouver  South,  R.  J.  Hopper; 
Ottawa,  Chas.  G.  Pennock;  Dominion,  W.  F. 

Gviyn  (Acting);    Granville  St.,  ; 

Northern  Crown,  J.  P.  Roberts;  Granville 
St.,  E.  Stuart  George;    Mount  Pleasant,  D. 


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September,  1912 


Vancouver — Continued 
McGowen;  Montreal,  C.  Sweeny;  Main  St., 
S.  L.  Smith  (Sub- Agent);  Commerce,  Wm. 
Murray;  East,  C.  W.  Durrant;  Fairview, 
J.  C.  E.  Chadwick;  Mt.  Pleasant,  J.  G. 
Mullen;  Park  Drive,  M.  Nicholson;  Mer- 
chants', G.  S.  Harrison;  Hastings  St.,  F.  Pike. 

The  rapid  and  substantial  rise  of  Vancouver 
is  shown  in  the  following  statistics  of  Bank 
Clearances : 

1901 $  47,000,000 

1902 54,000,000 

1903 66,000,000 

1904 74,000,000 

1905 88,000,000 

1906 132,000,000 

1907 191,000,000 

1908 183,000,000 

1909 287,000,000 

1910 445,000,000 

For  the  first  nine  months  of  1911  the  total 
was  $389,809,930,  an  increase  of  more  than 
seventy  millions  over  the  corresponding 
period  of  1910. 

The  electric  supply  is  operated  by  the  B.C. 


Electric  Railway  Co.,  and  also  by  the  West- 
ern Canada  Power  Co.  Prices  for  both  light- 
ing and  power  vary  according  to  quality. 
The  gas  works  are  owned  by  the  B.C.  Electric 
Railway  Company.  The  whole  city  is  sup- 
plied with  a  complete  sewerage  system,  and 
the  fire  department,  with  its  eleven  halls,  123 
men  and  latest  motor  equipment,  is  under 
the  direction  of  Fire  Chief  J.  H.  Carlisle. 
The  Chief  of  Police  is  W.  H.  Chamberiain. 

The  official  census  return  gives  Vancouver 
a  population  of  101,000.  Population,  1909, 
78,000;  1910,  93,700;  1911,  133,000.  A 
moderate  computation  of  the  present  popu- 
lation of  Vancouver  with  its  immediate 
suburbs  would  be  145,000.  Assessments, 
1910,  $106,454,265;  1911,  $136,623,045. 
Tax  rate,  2  per  cent,  nett  on  realty,  improve- 
ments are  free. 

The  chief  City  Officials  are:  Mayor,  Jas. 
Findlay;  City  Treasurer,  John  Johnstone; 
City  Clerk,  Wm.  McQueen;  Controller,  C.  F. 
Baldwin;  City  Engineer,  F.  L.  Fellows; 
President  Board  of  Trade,  A.  B.  Erskine; 
Secretary,  W.  Skene;  Postmaster,  R.  G. 
McPherson. 


WATCH  NORTH  VANCOUVER 

Now  that  the  bridge  across  the  inlet  to  Vancouver  is  assured,  all  property, 
especially  in  the  vicinity  of  the  Imperial  Car  Company's  immense  plant, 
must  advance  soon.  Lots,  from  $350  to  $1,000,  on  easy  pa5anents,  can  be 
had  now.  Buy  before  you  are  too  late;  these  will  double  in  a  few  months. 
Write  for  full  particulars  to 

Georgia  Real  Estate  Co.,  544  Georgia  St.,  Vancouver,  B.C. 


BERT  D.  FROST 


Phone  6331 


VANCOUVER   ISLAND 

SHAWNIGAN  LAKE  is  one  of  the  most  beautiful  scenic  spots  in  this  Province.  It  is  situated 
within  twenty-five  miles  of  VICTORIA,  on  the  E.  &  N.  Railway,  at  an  elevation  of  about  eight 
hundred  feet.  As  a  summer  resort  it  is  unsurpassed,  being  free  from  miosquitoes,  etc.,  and  on 
account  of  the  distance  from  the  salt  water  and  the  elevation  it  gives  a  complete  change  of  air. 
The  LAKE  is  ideal  for  boating,  and  the  railroad  company  run  suburban  trains  for  the  con- 
venience of  business  men  during  the  summer  months — fare,  50c.  During  the  shooting  season  one 
will  find  deer,  blue  and  willow  grouse,  also  mountain  quail  very  abundant.  Now  that  the  City  of 
Victoria  is  taking  over  Sooke  Lake  for  waterworks,  SHAWNIGAN  will  be  the  only  desirable  body  of 
fresh  water  within  reach.  We  offer  for  quick  sale  some  of  the  choicest  locations  at  the  right  price, 
on  easy  terms.  Do  not  wait  until  the  Spring  to  secure  guound  there — everyone  intends  buying  in 
the  Spring.     Write  us  now,  before  values  increase  50  to  100  per  cent. 

Beaton  &  Hemsworth,  329  Pender  St.  West,  Vancouver 

PHONE  SEYMOUR  7221 


September,  1912 


MUNICIPAL  PROGRESS 


139 


Victoria,  B.C. 

The  highest  building  in  Victoria,  B.C.,  will 
be  erected  this  year  for  R.  D.  Rorison,  of 
Vancouver.  The  building,  which  will  be 
twelve  stories  high  and  have  a  frontage  of 
one  hundred  feet,  will  be  erected  opposite 
the  legislature  buildings,  looking  out  towards 
the  harbor,  to  be  constructed  of  concrete  and 
terra  cotta. 

At  the  second  annual  meeting  of  the  Vic- 
toria Stock  Exchange  the  following  officers 
were  elected  for  the  ensuing  year,  viz.: 
President,  N.  B.  Gresley;  Vice-President, 
C.  M.  Lamb;  Hon.  Secretary,  C.  F.  de  Salis; 
Hon.  Treasurer,  R.  B.  Punnett;  Executive, 
F.  W.  Stevenson,  P.  Oldham  and  B.  J.  Perry. 

The  assessment  of  Victoria  for  the  current 
year  is  $88,610,620,  being  $71,635,710  on 
land,  and  $16,974,910  on  improvements. 
Last  year  the  figures  were  $60,007,985,  being 
$46,516,205  on  land  and  $13,491,720  on  im- 
provements. Victoria  does  not  tax  improve- 
ments, but  continues  to  assess  them  to  in- 
crease the  city's  borrowing  power. 

The  following  are  the  banks,  with  names  of 
their  managers:   Bank  of  Nova  Scotia,  W.  H. 


Silver;  Eastern  Townships  Bank,  R.  W.  H. 
King;  Imperial,  J.  S.  Gibb;  Bank  of  Van- 
couver, W.  H.  Gossip;  Government  St.,  Lim. 
Bang;  Royal,  J.  A.  Taylor;  British  North 
America,  D.  Doig;  Union,  A.  E.  Christie; 
Dominion,  C.  E.  Thomas;  Northern  Crown, 
G.  Booth;  Montreal,  A.  J.  C.  North;  H.  R. 
Beaven;    Merchants',  R.  F.  Taylor. 


Solitude  is  essential  to  the  production 
of  any  really  important  work.— Goethe. 


"SANDY  MACDONALD 
SCOTCH  WHISKY 

TEN    YEARS    OLD 

We  would  make  it  better — 

BUT   WE  CAN'T! 

We  could  make  it  cheaper — 

BUT  WE   WONT! 


Ask  for  "Sandy  Macdonald "  at  the  Bar 


Two 

Important  Things 

to 

Consider 


Cost  Less 
Per  Horsepower 

and 
Wlieel  Base  Incli 


Than  any  other  fully  equipped  automobile  selling  in  Canada  for  $1,650  or  over 

A-30  Roadster,  30  H.P.,  116  in.  W.  B.,  full  equipment,  nickel  finish,     $1,650 
T-35,  5  Passenger  Touring,  30  H.P.  116  in.  Wheel  Base  -  -  $1,725 

T-55,  5  or  7  Passenger,  50  H.P.,  126  in.  Wheel  Base     -  -  -  $2,350 

AGENTS  WANTED  EVERYWHERE— Write  for  Catalogue  and  Comparative  Table 


Model  T-35,   Full  Equipment  and  Nickel  Finish,  only  $I,72S 
Wholesale  Distributers  for  Canada 

CUTTING  MOTOR  SALES  CO.  OF  CANADA  "^oTnVoi^Vn." 


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September,  1912 


VICTORIA 

VANCOUVER   ISLAND 

BRITISH   COLUMBIA.   CANADA 


The  investor's  best  opportunity  on  the  Pacific  Coast. 

The  home-seeker's  city  beyond  compare. 

The  seat  of  the  Canadian  navy  on  the  Pacific. 

The  centre  of  railway  activity  to  the  north,  east  and  west. 

The  Capital  City  of  British  Columbia,  and  its  greatest  pride. 

The  Sundown  City,  and  last  Western  Metropolis. 

A  city  of  law  and  order,  peace  and  prosperity. 

A  city  of  great  business  enterprise — one  hundred  million  dollars 
in  one  week's  bank  clearings. 

A  city  of  unexcelled  educational  facilities. 

A  city  of  unparalleled  beauty. 

The  business  man's  model  city  and  community. 

The  manufacturer's  goal  on  the  Pacific. 

The  outlet  to  the  Panama  Canal. 

The  shipbuilding  city  of  Western  Canada. 

The  city  with  a  present  and  a  future. 

The  residence  city  without  an  equal  anywhere. 

Best     climate  —  Best    living  —  Best     people 

No  extremes  of  heat  or  cold — Most  sunshine 

Least  fog — Annual    rainfall   25   to   28  inches. 

Victoria  leads  the  procession  of  cities  in  North  America. 


DEPT-    B.IVl. 


VANCOUVER  ISLAND 
DEVELOPMENT  LEAGUE 

VICTORIA,  B.C.,  CANADA 


Vancouver  Island  Development  League 

Victoria,  B.C.,  Canada,  Dept.  B.M. 

Please  send  me,  free  of  charge.  Booklets,  etc. 

NAME 

ADDRESS 


September,  1912 


MUNICIPAL  PROGRESS 


141 


Weyburn,  Sask. 

The  last  day  of  July  saw  the  execution  of 
an  agreement  between  the  Town  Corporation 
of  Weyburn  and  the  Grand  Trunk  Pacific 
Railway  Company,  for  the  entry  of  that 
system  into  the  town.  All  preliminary 
details  in  connection  with  the  construction 
contract  are  complete,  and  the  town  has  the 
assurance  of  the  ofiicials  of  the  company  that 
steel  will  be  laid  and  the  road  from  Regina 
via  Talmage  in  operation  within  the  next 
three  months.         •, 

Official  statistics  pertaining  to  the  progress 
of  the  town  reveal  a  healthy  condition  of 
affairs,  and  indicate  in  a  decisive  manner  the 
development  that  is  taking  place. 

During  the  month  of  July,  building  permits 
were  issued  amounting  in  value  to  $314,300, 
bringing  the  total  permits  issued  for  the  pres- 
ent year  to  $650,400.  The  building  by-law 
calling  for  the  issue  of  permits  went  into 
force  after  the  year  was  well  advanced,  and, 
in  consequence,  there  are  at  the  present 
moment  a  number  of  buildings  in  course  of 
erection  for  which  permits  have  not  been 
granted.  It  is  estimated  by  the  engineer's 
department  that  these  will  account  for  an 
additional  $300,000,  bringing  the  value  of 
buildings  in  progress  and  completed  this  year 
to  almost  a  million  dollars. 

The  early  demand  for  artisans  and  laborers 
in  Weyburn  is  becoming  more  pronounced 
as  the  season  advances,  inquiries  at  the  Board 
of  Trade  for  carpenters  and  bricklayers  being 
especially  numerous.  Among  the  larger 
buildings  now  approaching  completion  are 
several  important  store  buildings  in  the 
business  section,  besides  the  new  post  office, 
municipal  hospital,  telephone  exchange  and 
collegiate  institute.  Despite  the  fact  that 
upwards  of  150  dwelling-houses  were  erected 
in  Weyburn  last  year,  it  is  now  practically 
impossible  for  newcomers  to  secure  desirable 
accommodations.  It  is  estimated  that  the 
total  of  the  building  permits  issued  before 
the  return  of  winter  will  stand  well  above  the 
million  dollar  mark,  the  extent  of  Weyburn 's 
building  operations  being  limited  chiefly 
according  to  the  labor  supply. 

It  appears  that  the  G.T.P.  line  from  Cedoux 
through  Weyburn  to  the  International 
boundary  is  now  assured,  according  to  recent 
statements  of  railway  officials  in  interviews 
with  prominent  citizens.     Special  interest  is 


excited  by  the  announcement  of  the  inten- 
tion of  the  company  to  run  their  lines  across  the 
Soo  Line  on  the  west  side  of  the  town,  the  plan 
being  to  locate  the  new  station  on  the  south 
side,  so  it  is  stated.  The  news  of  the  Rail- 
way Commission's  approval  of  the  G.T.P. 
programme  has  been  a  source  of  keen  satisfac- 
tion locally,  and  has  attracted  widespread 
enquiry  among  outside  investors,  who  make 
it  a  point  to  keep  in  touch  with  development 
features  in  this  section  of  the  West.  Super- 
intendent Scully  of  the  C.P.R.  Moose  Jaw 
division  states  that  railway  development  now 
under  way  should  mean  a  tremendous  uplift 
to  values  in  this  part  of  the  province, 
and  especially  in  Weyburn. 

Owing  to  the  rapid  influx  of  newcomers, 
there  is  a  distinct  shortage  of  business  and 
residential  accommodation.  A  splendid 
opening,  therefore,  presents  itself  for  contract- 
ors with  capital. 

Weyburn  is  situated  on  the  main  Soo  Line, 
and  on  the  short  C.P.R.  line  from  Winnipeg 
to  Lethbridge.  It  has  also  direct  communi- 
cation with  Regina  and  the  north.  Assur- 
ances have  been  given  that  the  G.T.P.  and 
C.N.R.  will  build  into  W'eybum  at  once,  the 
former  connecting  up  with  the  Hill  interests 
in  the  United  States,  and  thus  placing  Wey- 
burn on  another  main  trunk  line  to  the  Am- 
erican centres  of  industry. 

Weyburn  is  the  headquarters  of  the  Wey- 
burn Security  Bank  (W.  M.  Little,  manager), 
the  only  chartered  bank  financed  by  local 
capital  west  of  Winnipeg.  This  bank  hasten 
branches  in  the  province.  Other  banks  doing 
business  here  are,  with  managers:  Bank  of 
Commerce,  A.  Swinford;  Union  Bank,  J. 
McVicar;  Bank  of  Montreal,  R.  S.  Whateley; 
Home  Bank,  J.  K.  Hislop;  Royal  Bank,  R. 
Frazee. 

Weyburn  has  four  main  operating  railway 
outlets,  and  the  construction  of  the  G.T.P. and 
C.N.  roads  into  the  town  will  add  four  more, 
besides  greatly  extending  the  area  of  the 
town's  natural  distributing  territory.  Wey- 
burn enjoys  a  special  freight  tariff,  covering 
the  whole  province,  and  can  thus  compete 
to  advantage  with  other  distributing  centres. 

President  Board  of  Trade,  Jos.  Mergens; 
Commissioner,  Chas.  A.  Cooke;  Mayor,  John 
McTaggert;  Clerk,  J.  D.  Murray ;  Postmaster, 
H.  McGowan. 

1910  assessment,  $1,455,454;  1911  assess- 
ment, $1,780,875;  1912,  $6,000,000. 


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September,  1912 


Winnipeg,  Man. 

Winnipeg  led  all  Canadian  cities  in  the  vol- 
ume of  building  permits  issued  in  July — 
eclipsing  Toronto  Ijy  an  even  larger  margin 
than  the  $1,000,000  accountable  to  permit 
issued  for  new  law  court  buildings. 

Although  big  deals  in  Winnipeg  inside 
property  have  not  been  numerous  in  the  last 
week  or  two,  some  important  transactions 
have  been  recorded.  The  demand  for  residen- 
tial building  lots  is  steady,  and  prices  generally 
are  reported  firm.  New  houses  are  being 
built  on  most  of  the  streets  of  the  city.  The 
demand  for  real  estate  for  home-building 
purposes  is  indicated  by  the  estimate  that 
about  4,000  houses  will  have  been  erected 
this  year  before  the  building  season  is  over. 
Permits  total  to  date  about  $16,500,000  this 
year. 

What  is  said  to  be  the  largest  real  estate 
deal  in  the  city  this  year  was  put  through 
recently,  when  John  Baird,  proprietor  of  the 
Seymxour  Hotel,  sold  about  35  acres  of  the 
old  Seymour  House  Farm  for  an  amount 
reported  slightly  in  excess  of  ?420,000.  The 
property  lies  between  Notre  Dame  and  Wel- 
lington Avenues,  and  described  as  parish 
lots  55  and  56  St.  James. 

The  Pine  Ridge  Golf  Club,  recently 
organized,  has  purchased  160  acres  of  land 
two  miles  northeast  of  the  links  of  the  Winni- 
peg Golf  Club,  and  a  club  house  will  be 
erected  on  the  highest  point  of  the  property 
early  next  spring. 

The  Great  W^est  Permanent  Loan  Company 
has  let  a  contract  to  the  Carter-Halls-Aldinger 
Company  for  the  construction  of  a  large 
office  building,  to  cost  in  the  neighborhood  of 
$300,000.  The  new  building  will  be  situated 
on  Main  Street  South,  on  the  west  side, 
between  the  present  offices  of  the  Canadian 
Bank  of  Commerce  and  the  Alloway  &  Cham- 
pion building. 

.Among  the  by-laws  to  be  submitted  to  the 
ratepayers  of  Winnipeg  shortly,  is  one  for  a 
new  exhibition  site  in  Kildonan  for  $500,000. 
The  Council  is  undecided  as  to  whether  to 
improve  the  present  site  or  purchase  a  new 
one. 

Recent  visitors  to  Winnipeg  were  Messrs. 
E.  P.  Clement,  K.C.,  president  of  the  Mutual 
Life  of  Canada,  and  George  Wegenast, 
general  m.anager  of  the  company.  Over 
eight  million  dollars  has  been  loaned  by  the 


company  in  the  Prairie  Provinces,  including 
the  confidence  felt  by  the  company's  con- 
servative directorate.  While  the  company  has 
made  substantial  debenture  investments, 
loans  are  made  chiefly  on  farm  lands.  The 
experience  of  the  company  in  the  West  has 
been  most  satisfactory,  and  millions  of  dol- 
lars will  be  put  into  the  farm  lands  of  the 
provinces  by  the  company  in  years  to  come. 
Mr.  Clement  and  Mr.  Wegenast  will  person- 
ally inspect  the  properties  in  Western  Can- 
ada on  which  loans  have  been  made.  They 
will  again  be  in  Winuipffg  on  their  return 
from  the  Coast  next  month. 

Winnipeg's  ratable  assessment  for  1912  on 
realty  (land  and  improvements)  is  $214,360,- 
440.  The  increase  over  the  assessment  for 
1911,  when  the  total  was  $172,677,250,  is 
$41,683,190,  or  well  on  to  25  per  cent. 

The  business  tax  assessment  shows  an 
increase  of  $581,805  in  the  valuation  of  yearly 
rentals  on  business  property.  In  1911  the 
total  was  $4,037,475,  while  for  1912  it  is 
$4,619,280.  The  increase  is  14.4  per  cent., 
and  at  the  fixed  rate  of  6%  per  cent,  of 
annual  rental,  will  this  year  yield  the  city 
$307,952. 

Population  (which  is  really  reckoned  as  at 
mid-year,  1911)  is  estimated  at  166,553 — a 
gain  of  about  15,000  in  the  y^ar.  The  pres- 
ent population  should  therefore  be  over  120,- 
000. 

Twenty-one  chartered  banks,  having  alto- 
gether 44  branches,  operate  in  the  city. 
Below  is  the  complete  list,  with  respective 
names  of  managers: 

Bank  of  Nova  Scotia,  W.  W.  Watson; 
Eastern  Townships  Bank,  W.  L.  Ball;  Mol- 
sons,  E.  F.  Kohl;  Molsons,  Portage  Avenue 
Branch,  A.  H.  Young;  Imperial,  N.  G.  LesHe; 
Imperial,  North  End,  W.  A.  Hebblewhite  ; 
Quebec  Bank,  C.  F.  Pentland;  Standard,  J. 
S.  Turner;  Bank  of  Hamilton,  W.  Loree; 
Bank  of  Hamilton,  Princess  Street  Branch, 

C.  H.  Bartlet;  Bank  of  Hamilton,  Norwood 
Branch,  W.  H.  Leek;  Home  Bank,  W.  A. 
Machaffie;    Traders,  F.  B.  Bennett;    Royal, 

D.  C.  Rea;  Royal,  Grain  Exchange,  G.  J. 
Scale;  British  North  America,  A.  G.  Fry; 
Hochelaga,  E.  Belaid;  Hochelaga,  Higgins 
Avenue,  J.  H.  N.  Leveille;  Toronto,  J.  R. 
Lamb;  Union,  R.  S.  Barrow;  Union,  Logan 
Avenue  Branch,  J.  V.  Harrison;  North  End 
Branch,  T.  L.  Cavanagh;  Sargent  Avenue 
Branch,  J.  V.  Harrison;  Ottawa,  J.  B.  Monk; 


THE  UNDER  DOG 

PRETTY  good  jokes  you've  made  on  me — 
The  under  dog. 
Funny,  too,  as  such  jokes  could  be. 
You've  shown  me  sleeping  out  in  the  park 
On  a  cold,  hard  bench,  in  the  starless  dark; 
You've  shown  me,  gaunt,  at  the  kitchen  door, 
Where  the  housewife  gave  of  her  toothsome  store — 
And  you've  twisted  jokes  of  a  man's  distress. 
Funny  .^     Lord!     Yes! 

Pretty  good  jokes — and  all  on  me — 

The  under  dog. 
Each  one  pitched  in  a  merry  key; 
You've  sketched  me  fair  in  my  rags  and  grime; 
You've  caught  my  grin  when  I'm  doing  time; 
You've  shown  me  clutching  the  car's  brake-beam. 
Or  trudging  ties  in  the  sun's  hot  gleam. 
And  you  made  me  funny,  I  must  confess — 

Funny  .^     Lord!     Yes! 

Pretty  fair  jokes  you've  had  with  me — 

The  under  dog. 
Hardly  a  week  but  I  would  see — 
My  battered  phiz  in  a  comic  skit 
That  had  no  line  that  was  bare  of  wit. 
That  time  the  dog  to  my  leg  hung  tight 
You  made  of  me  a  side-splitting  sight. 
It  made  you  some  money — more  or  less — 

Funny.'*     Lord!     Yes. 

Pretty  good  jokes  you've  made  on  me — 

The  under  dog. 
Yours  is  a  fancy  that  must  run  free, 
And  I  am  a  tramp  who  need  only  roam. 
While  you  are  the  fellow  that's  got  a  home 
And  wife  and  kids  and  an  easy  chair — 
Me.'*     I  am  the  fellow  that  lives  Nowhere! 
And  humor,  you  know,  is  a  thing  to  bless — 

Funny?     Lord!     Yes' 

Wilbur  D.  Nesbit,  in  Canada  Monthly. 


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HOW  WINNIPEGERS  HELP  THEIR  CITY 

The  live  wire  hub  of  the  prairies,  where  they  believe  that  success  will 
stand  stimulation,  and  dont    leave  ''well  enough''  alone.     An  out- 
line of  the  organization  and  the  work  done  by  the  Industrial  Bureau 
shoivs  the  broad  lines  on  which  it  operates,  citizens  of  all 
classes  working  in  unison  for  the  upbuilding 
of  Winnipeg. 


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WINNIPEG,  the  capital  of  Mani- 
toba, is  wise  in  its  generation. 
Organization,  co-operation  and 
centralization  of  effort,  the  most  potent 
human  factors  for  good  or  evil  in  the 
world  to-day,  have  been  adopted  and 
are  being  used  with  vigor  and  enthusiasm 
by  the  people  of  the  prairie  metropolis. 
Situated  where  East  meets  West,  mighty 
forces  are  making  Winnipeg,  and  every- 
one is  taking  a  hand  to  use  these  favor- 
able conditions  to  the  best  possible  ad- 
vantage. That  "nothing  succeeds  like 
success"  is  probably  as  true  in  Winni- 
peg as  elsewhere,  but  in  Winnipeg  they 
believe  that  success  will  stand  stimula- 
tion and  they  don't  leave  "well  enough" 
alone. 

With  the  best  talent,  administrative, 
professional,  educational,  commercial 
and  industrial  to  draw  from,  Winnipeg 


has  an  organization  for  civic  improve- 
ment of  which  centres  of  the  old  or  new 
world  might  well  be  proud. 

Winnipeg's  Industrial  Bureau 

This  is  the  Winnipeg  Industrial  Bu- 
reau, now  in  the  sixth  year  of  its  public 
service.  The  meteoric  rise  to  promin- 
ence and  general  recognition  of  this 
splendid  body  is  worthy  of  more  than 
passing  interest,  in  these  days  when  the 
"uses  of  advertisement"  are  universal. 

Since  inauguration  five  years  ago  up 
to  the  present,  the  Winnipeg  Industrial 
Bureau  has  had  no  official  existence 
other  than  a  registered  name.  Its  sur- 
prising growth  and  its  rapidly  multiply- 
ing activities  and  responsibilities,  both 
financial  and  otherwise,  have,  however, 
rendered  its  establishment  on  a  perma- 
nent basis  expedient,  and  at  the  last  ses- 


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BUSY   MAN'S   CANADA 


October,  1912 


W.   SANFORD   EVANS 
President  (1906-7)  of  the  Winnipeg  Industrial  Btireau 

sion  of  the  Provincial  Legislature  the 
necessary  charter  was  granted  by  a 
private  Act. 

Under  this  Act  provision  is  made  for 
representation  on  the  Bureau  director- 
ate by  twenty-four  business  bodies. 
These  are  the  actual  administrative  or- 
ganizations in  every  line  of  civic  life,  as 
follows:  The  City  Council,  the  Canadian 
Manufacturers'  Association,  the  Winni- 
peg Real  Estate  Exchange,  the  Winni- 
peg Board  of  Trade,  the  Winnipeg 
Bankers'  Association,  the  Winnipeg 
Builders'  Exchange,  the  Winnipeg  Trades 
and  Labor  Council,  the  Winnipeg  Grain 
Exchange,  the  Commercial  Travellers' 
Association,  the  Chartered  Accountants' 
Association,  the  Canadian  Credit  Men's 
Association,  the  Canadian  Industrial 
Exhibition  Association,  the  Business 
Science  Club,  the  University  of  Mani- 
toba, the  Winnipeg  Public  School  Board, 
the  Public  Parks  Board,  the  Winnipeg 
Wholesale  Implements  Association,  the 
Printers'  Board  of  Trade,  the  Manitoba 
Architects'  Association,  the  Winnipeg 
Advertising  Men's  Club,  the  Winnipeg 
Clinical  Society,  the  Retail  Merchants' 
Association,  Hotelkeepers'  Association, 
Civic  Planting  Commission,  the  Winni- 
peg Garden  Club. 

In  addition  to  the  above,  one  repre- 
sentative is  appointed  from  every  hun- 
dred active  members  who  contribute  to 
the  financial  support  of  the  institution. 


It  is  provided  by  the  charter  of  the 
newly  incorporated  organization  that 
none  of  the  members  is  to  receive  any 
profit  or  dividend,  all  the  funds  being 
used  for  the  purposes  of  the  Bureau. 
These  funds  are  obtained  from  two 
sources:  an  annual  grant  from  the  City 
Council,  and  yearly  membership  from 
business  and  professional  firms  in  the 
city. 

In  1907  the  civic  grant  to  the  Bureau 
was  $3,000;  in  1908,  $6,000;  in  1910,  it 
was  further  increased  to  $10,000,  and  as 
the  work  developed  during  1911  the 
grant  from  the  city  was  $25,000,  which 
amount  has  also  been  placed  in  the  es- 
timates by  the  city  fathers  for  1912. 

To-day  the  Industrial  Bureau  has  an 
affiliated  membership  of  10,000,  who 
are  associated  with  the  various  organiza- 
tions and  firms  supporting  the  institu- 
tion. 

Eight  hundred  and  eighteen  leading 
banking,  business,  industrial  and  com- 
rnercial  firms  annually  contribute  $20.00 
each  for  its  maintenance  and,  in  addition, 
subscribed  last  year  for  special  cam- 
paigns to  assist  immigration,  educational 
work,  trade  expansion  and  for  new 
quarters,  over  $67,000. 

Nine  distinct  standing  committees, 
with  a  combined  force  of  97  business 
men  as  workers,  meet  regularly  in  carry- 


F.   W.   HEUBACH 

President  of  the  Winnipeg   Development  and 
Industrial   Bureau,  1910-11 


October,  1912 


TOPICS  OF  TO-DAY 


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HEADQUARTERS  OF  THE  WINNIPEG  INDUSTRIAL  BUREAU 


ing  on  the  work  the  Bureau  has  origin- 
ated. 

No  Small  Organizing  Ability 

All  this  requires  organizing  ability  of 
no  small  order,  in  bringing  together  this 
great  publicity  machine  and  using  its 
component  parts  to  the  best  advantage. 

Publicity  has  become  an  art,  and  in 
the  Bureau's  Commissioner,  Chas.  F. 
Roland,  Winnipeg  holds  a  man  who 
brings,  through  his  far-reaching  work,  the 
unique  combination  of  statistical  genius 
with  the  indefinable  touch  of  the  artist. 

London,  Berlin,  Paris,  New  York, 
Chicago,  and  a  score  of  other  great 
cities,  all  of  them  know  the  work  of  the 
Winnipeg  Bureau  far  more  intimately 
than  the  people  of  the  prairie  cities. 

Why?  Because  the  hum  of  the  great 
wheels  of  electric  machinery  is  not 
heard  beyond  the  walls  of  the  power 
house.  Yet  they  are  the  silent  force 
which  nightly  flood  with  light  the  far- 
reaching  streets  of  a  great  city.  During 
the  day  and  night  the  intricate  machin- 
ery of  the  Industrial  Bureau  runs  silently 
in  the  oil  of  a  perfect  system.  It  also 
floods  Winnipeg  with  light.  A  blaze  of 
publicity  for  the  prairie  cities  shines  out 
from  great  arc  lamps  all  over  the  world 
in  every  progressive  land  seeking  markets 
for  capital  or  its  people. 


The  great  primal  object  of  the  Bureau 
is  to  stimulate  the  growth  of  Winnipeg, 
by  placing  before  the  manufacturing 
interests  of  the  world  the  brilliant  op- 
portunities of  a  city  which  must  feed  and 
satisfy  the  ever-growing  industrial  hun- 
ger of  the  prairie,  and  so  the  world-wide 
activities  of  this  organization  are  cen- 
tered on  bringing  industrial  capital 
Westward,  to  be  invested  in  buildings, 
in  plants  and  schools  to  supply  an  abund- 
ant market  for  the  energies  of  every 
man  and  woman  in  the  prairie  cities. 

The  magnetism  of  the  Bureau  is 
bringing  to  the  heart  of  Winnipeg  the 
steel  industrial  machinery,  and  so  every 
working  day  during  1911  one  new  fac- 
tory opened  its  doors  and  provided  per- 
manent employment  for  twenty-five 
workers  in  the  prairie  city. 

Land,  capital,  railways,  on  the  one 
hand,  and  power,  market  and  labor  on 
the  other.  In  those  six  words  lies  the 
very  life  of  industry. 

When,  in  1907,  Winnipeg  decided  to 
add  the  final  necessities  to  round  out  her 
industrial  life  and  open  it  to  greater 
possibilities,  it  commenced  the  work  of 
building  a  great  municipal  hydro-elec- 
tric power  plant  which,  now  completed, 
has  reduced  the  price  of  electric  current 
300  per  cent,  in  the  past  six  months. 


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BUSY   MAN'S   CANADA 


October,  1912 


Five  years  ago  the  output  of  Indus- 
trial Winnipeg  lay  around  the-  $20,000,- 
000  mark.  It  was  just  big  enough  to 
throw  into  the  minds  of  her  business 
men  the  query:  "Why  not  $40,000,- 
000?"  That  question  fathered  the  In- 
dustrial Bureau,  whose  slogan  was 
"More  industries  for  the  prairie  city." 

How  successfully  that  cry  has  been 
made  may  be  judged  from  the  fact  that 
since  the  birth  of  the  Bureau  in  1907, 
the  business  of  Industrial  Winnipeg  has 
more  than  doubled,  the  output  in  1911 
being  already  near  the  $40,000,000  mark. 
This  is  indeed  but  a  stepping  stone  to 
higher  things  and  the  turnover  of  1916 


CHAS.  F.   ROLAND 
Commissioner  Winnipeg  Industrial   Bureau 

will  show  a  far  more  brilliant  record,  be- 
cause the  lung  power  of  the  Bureau  to- 
day is  sending  a  mammoth  cry  into 
every  corner  of  the  continent,  and  its 
voice  has  grown  attractive  to  the  world. 

Its  First  Advertising 

In  the  spring  of  1907,  when  the 
Bureau  organized,  there  was  commenced 
a  world-wide  campaign  of  publicity.  In 
seven  of  the  largest  national  magazines 
was  inserted  a  double-page  advertise- 
ment, giving  the  facts  and  figures  to  as 
many  as  eight  miUion  readers.  As  a  re- 
sult of  this  opening  campaign  the  Bureau 
that  year  handled  in  the  neighborhood 
of  18,000  direct  enquiries.  A  system  of 
follow-up  was  immediately  organized 
and  the  literature  mailed  out  to  these 


enquiries  numbered  as  many  as  250,000 
pieces. 

Home  people  and  visitors  began  to 
learn  more  of  Winnipeg,  and  at  the  close 
of  1907  there  were  eleven  business  or- 
ganizations affiliated  with  the  work  the 
Bureau  had  in  hand. 

In  1908,  five  more  business  organiza- 
tions had  joined  the  Directors  in  their 
efforts,  and  the  number  of  representa- 
tives in  that  year  had  increased  to 
twenty-two  members.  In  1909  there 
were  added  three  more  business  bodies 
and  at  the  close  of  that  year  twenty-nine 
representatives  guided  the  work  of  the 
Bureau. 

During  1910  and  1911,  five  more  busi- 
ness organizations  had  joined  forces  with 
those  already  affiliated,  and  to-day  the 
Winnipeg  Industrial  Bureau  have,  as  an 
executive  board,  forty-nine  Directors, 
who  represent  twenty-four  business  bod- 
ies of  the  city. 

When  Home  Re-Union  Began 

It  was  in  the  beginning  of  1911  that 
the  work  of  the  Imperial  Home  Re- 
Union  Association  was  started.  The 
Industrial  Bureau  points  with  pride  to 
this  work  as  one  of  its  great  achieve- 
ments, and  to-day  the  Imperial  Home 
Re-Union  Association  has  extended  to 
as  many  as  twenty-five  cities  in  Canada. 

In  the  West,  at  Vancouver,  Nelson, 
Calgary,  Edmonton,  Red  Deer,  Medi- 
cine Hat,  Moose  Jaw,  Regina,  Brandon, 
Saskatoon,  Prince  Albert,  Yorkton,  all 
have  associations  formed  and  are  doing 
a  great  work  along  Imperial  lines  in 
assisting  to  Canada  from  Great  Britain 
the  families  of  deserving  men. 

In  the  Eastern  portion  of  the  Do- 
minion, Toronto  looms  up  as  the  most 
active  and  strongest  association,  and 
since  starting,  six  months  ago,  it  has 
assisted  more  British  people  to  Ontario 
than  has  the  founders'  association  at 
Winnipeg  itself.  Quite  recently  prom- 
inent men  of  Montreal  took  up  the  Home 
Re-Union  work  of  organizing  an  associa- 
tion for  Montreal. 


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It  started,  like  all  others,  under  very 
favorable  auspices,  with  Sir  Edward 
Clouston  and  Geo.  J.  Drummond  head- 
ing the  list  of  guarantors  to  a  Montreal 
fund  of  $100,000. 

Since  starting  the  work  in  Winnipeg 
the  association  has  assisted  over  1,800 
people  to  the  city.  Of  these  there  has 
been  as  many  as  440  wives,  the  balance 
being  children  in  ages  ranging  from  one 
to  twenty  years  of  age.  The  Winnipeg 
Industrial  Bureau,  for  this  purpose,  has 
issued  transportation  to  the  amount  of 
$47,000,  of  which  $38,000  has  been  re- 
paid in  instalments  by  the  applicants 
assisted. 

Practical  Help  for  Boys 

Outstanding  in  the  work  of  the  Bureau 
last  year  was  the  organizing  of  an  Edu- 
cational Committee,  which  has  arranged 
for  practical  talks  given  to  the  older 
boys  hi  the  public  schools  of  the  city,  by 
leading  men  of  the  different  trades,  in- 
dustries and  occupations,  in  order  to 
help  boys  to  make  their  c  hoice  of  what 
their  lite  work  is  to  be. 

The  talks  have  been  received  with 
eagerness  by  the  scholars,  who  take 
printed  copies  home,  drawing  the  inter- 
est of  the  parents  to  the  boys'  assistance. 
There  is  also  an  educational  fund  pro- 
vided this  year  to  be  applied  for  secur- 
ing lectures  by  competent  men. 

These  lectures  are  delivered  in  the 
Bureau  lecture  hall,  free  of  charge  to 
employers  and  employees.  This  work  is 
planned  with  clear-sighted  business  di- 
rectness, and  contains  possibilities  of 
immense  advantage  to  the  future  gen- 
eral welfare.  The  Home  Re-Union  and 
technical  education  work,  which  have 
proved  to  be  among  the  most  valuable 
of  the  Bureau's  undertakings,  were  first 
suggested  by  W.  J.  Bulman,  this  year's 
President  of  the  Bureau,  to  whom  great 
credit  is  due  for  the  thought  that  orig- 
inated and  the  energy  that  carried  into 
effect  these  patriotic  movements. 

In  the  year  1908  the  Winnipeg  Indus- 


trial Bureau,  through  the  Trade  Expan- 
sion Committee,  realized  how  important 
it  would  be  for  the  development  of 
trade  in  a  country  growing  as  fast  as 
Western  Canada,  to  get  in  personal 
touch  with  the  incoming  trade,  and  in 
this  connection  a  Business  Men's  Excur- 
sion was  organized  under  the  auspices  of 
the  Bureau,  and  as  many  as  seventy 
business  men  closed  up  their  desks  for 
ten  days  and  took  part  in  this  tour.  A 
special  train  travelled  over  two  thousand 
miles  of  territory  and  called  at  as  many 
as  thirty  cities  and  towns  in  the  three 
Prairie  Provinces. 

Since  organization  the  Industrial  Bu- 


N.   T.    McMll.l.AX 
Ex-President  of  Winnipeg   Industrial    Bureau 

reau  has  taken  an  active  part  in  assist- 
ing the  City  Council  in  improving  and 
beautifying  the  city  and  in  laying  out 
plans  and  providing  for  problems  of  city 
development. 

This  has  led  to  the  securing  for  Win- 
nipeg the  first  Town  Planning  Congress, 
which  was  held  July  loth,  16th  and  17th. 
Most  of  the  leading  experts  on  civic  im- 
provement delivered  lectures  on  the 
occasion. 

Every  attention  is  paid  to  the  enter- 
taining of  prominent  visitors  and  show- 
ing convention  delegates  the  principal 
points  of  interest  in  the  city  when  these 
bodies  meet  at  Winnipeg.  During  last 
year  as  many  as  thirty  conventions, 
representing  ten  thousand  delegates, were 


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BUSY   MAN'S   CANADA 


October,   1912 


handled  by  the  Entertainment  and  Con- 
vention Committee  of  the  Industrial 
Bureau,  and  a  compilation  of  figures 
shows  that  as  much  as  two  hundred  and 
sixty  thousand  dollars  of  new  money 
were  brought  into  Winnipeg  by  these 
visitors  during  the  season. 

"A  Million"  for  Manitoba 

Under  the  auspices  of  the  Bureau  the 
Million  for  Manitoba  League  was  organ- 
ized this  year  to  develop  mixed  farming 
in  Manitoba.  A  central  board,  with 
headquarters  in  the  Bureau  Building, 
and  thirty-four  branches  in  the  province, 
has  started  work  under  favorable  con- 


W.   J.    BULMAN 
President  Winnipeg  Industrial   Bureau,  1912 

ditions.  The  Provincial  Government 
are  co-operating  and  have,  along  with 
several  Manitoba  Boards  of  Trade,  in- 
stalled a  complete  exhibit  of  Manitoba's 
natural  resources  in  the  League's  Head- 
quarters. 

Again,  getting  down  to  practical 
methods,  the  Winnipeg  Garden  Club 
was  organized  this  year  for  the  purpose 
of  stimulating  the  cultivation  of  gardens 
in  the  city,  and  more  especially  the 
beautifying  of  vacant  lots  by  converting 
them  into  gardens  with  a  frontage  of 
flowers  next  to  the  road.  The  offices  of 
this  Organization  form  a  part  of  the 
public  service  string  of  offices  now  locat- 
ed in  the  Bureau's  Exposition  Building. 


In  this  spacious  edifice,  conspicuously 
situated  on  a  leading  thoroughfare,  and 
covering  forty  thousand  square  feet  of 
floor  space,  may  be  seen  a  permanent 
exposition,  in  which  "Made  in  Winni- 
peg" products  are  displayed  to  an  ex- 
tent, and  in  a  manner,  making  it  the 
finest  permanent  effort  of  its  kind  in 
Canada,  and  an  accomplishment  of  note 
in  the  city's  expression  of  its  industrial 
life.  Spacious  board  and  committee 
rooms  and  auditorium,  the  latter  with 
a  seating  capacity  of  five  hundred,  go 
to  make  the  Industrial  Bureau's  Build- 
ing the  liveliest  centre  of  progress  in 
Winnipeg. 

The  men  who  are  behind  the  Indus- 
trial Bureau  are  couriers  of  the  future 
who,  by  their  toil  and  labor,  are  laying  a 
substantial  foundation  of  prosperity 
for  a  future  generation.  There  is  no  call 
upon  them  that  is  not  promptly  and  gen- 
erously answered.  They  have  acquired 
the  habit  of  getting  together  in  a  cordial, 
harmonious  fashion.  Down-right  earn- 
estness and  a  loyal  spirit  of  fidelity  to 
Winnipeg  animates  them. 

Visit  the  Industrial  Bureau  offices  any 
week  day  and  you  will  probably  find  a 
committee  of  some  ten  to  twenty-five 
leading  business  men  lunching  in  their 
banquet  hall  and  discussing  some  prob- 
lem of  industrial,  commercial  or  civic 
importance.  In  this  manner  the  com- 
mittees deal  with  problems  which  daily 
confront  the  growing  city  of  Winnipeg. 

/Creating  a  Civic  Spirit 

The  work  of  the  Industrial  Bureau 
has  done  more  in  creating  a  civic  spirit 
in  the  commercial  capital  of  the  Cana- 
dian West  than  any  other  factor.  Now 
when  Winnipeg  makes  a  call  for  funds 
for  the  common  good  of  city  or  country, 
the  patriotic  Winnipeg  public  spirit  is 
aroused. 

In  1910,  when  the  question  of  holding 
an  International  World's  Exposition  in 
Winnipeg  was  taken  up,  the  citizens  con- 
tributed and  subscribed  the  necessary 


October,  1912 


TOPICS  OF  TO-DAY 


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two  and  a  half  million  dollars  to  meet 
the  required  local  fund  suggested  by  the 
Government  to  be  necessary  at  that 
time.  In  the  same  year  Winnipeg  con- 
tributed over  one  million  dollars  for 
other  purposes  of  public  good. 

Three  hundred  and  fifty  thousand  dol- 
lars was  raised  in  the  Y.M.C.A.  cam- 
paign. Later  in  the  same  fall,  two  hun- 
dred and  seventy  thousand  dollars  was 
subscribed  for  the  care  of  homeless  chil- 
dren and  hospital  purposes. 


The  most  remarkable  and  inspiring 
city  in  Canada  to-day  is  Winnipeg; 
remarkable  above  others,  through  un- 
equalled records  of  civic  growth;  inspir- 
ing by  reason  of  faith  and  works  of  pub- 
lic-spirited men.  Yesterday  an  obscure 
trading  post,  to-day  a  proud  metropolis, 
Winnipeg  is  indeed  a  favorite  of  fortune, 
but,  none  the  less,  owes  much  to  the  ex- 
istence of  this  powerful  civic  organiza- 
tion, ceaselessly  and  untiringly  working 
for  bigger  and  better  things. 


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Bonusing  Industries    , 


OPINION  was  divided  at  the  recent 
conference  of  Western  Canadian 
civic  and  board  of  trade  officials 
and  publicity  commissioners,  held  re- 
cently in  Winnipeg. 

While  the  majority  of  those  present 
passed  a  resolution  opposing  the  grant- 
ing of  civic  bonuses  or  any  special  con- 
cessions to  new  manufactories,  a  strong 
minority  went  on  record  as  holding  that 
"a  reasonable  measure  of  encourage- 
ment for  new  industries  is  necessary." 
A  further  conference  is  to  be  held  in 
Regina  on  November  1.  The  free  dis- 
cussion of  this  subject  is  much  to  be  de- 
sired, and  should  have  educative  effect 
upon  the  public. 

In  discussing  the  civic  by-law  propos- 
ing to  give  the  Quaker  Oats  Co.  a  free 
site  and  other  concessions  at  Saskatoon, 
The  Phcenix,  of  that  city,  puts  the  con- 
tra argument  in  a  commonsense  manner: 

"The  essential  points  to  which  the 
ratepayers  need  to  give  careful  atten- 
tion and  thought  refer  to  the  ultimate 
outcome  of  the  agreement  in  the  creat- 
ing of  a  precedent,  and  the  value  to  the 
city  of  the  agreement  in  and  of  itself. 
It  is  being  very  confidently  stated  that 
the  establishment  of  the  Quaker  Oats 
Company  in  the  city  will  lead  to  other 


industries  locating  in  Saskatoon,  from 
which  point  it  is  a  comparatively  easy 
matter  to  paint  with  a  roseate  hue  the 
industrial  Saskatoon  of  the  future.  It 
is  obvious,  however,  that  if  the  city  is 
going  to  have  to  pay  at  the  rate  of  $85,- 
000  an  industry,  the  cost  of  our  industrial 
development  bids  fair  to  get  out  of  all 
proportion  to  the  benefit  received.  It  is 
only  reasonable  to  assume  that  indus- 
tries which  are  attracted  by  the  gener- 
ous terms  held  out  to  the  Quaker  Oats 
Company  will  expect  equally  generous 
treatment,  and  will  make  their  settle- 
ment in  Saskatoon  conditional  upon  re- 
ceiving civic  assistance  in  at  least  a 
proportionate  ratio  to  that  given  the 
Quaker  Oats  Company." 

m 

Things  are  moving  so  fast  nowadays 
that  people  who  say  it  can't  be  done  are 
interrupted  by  some  one  doing  it. — Elbert 
Hubbard. 

If  we  would  be  sociable  let  us  never  forget 
how  many  of  our  pecidiarities  we  must 
sacrifice,  and  that,  at  least  so  far  as  our 
outward  bearing  is  coticemed,  we  must 
keep  ourselves  well  under  control. — Goethe. 


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October,  1912 


BUILDING  UP  A  POWERFUL  OPPOSITION 

AT  OTTAWA 

Liberalism  has  loyally  and  confidently  accepted  its  new  duties.     It 

has  not  sat  down  with  its  back  to  the  engine  to  review  the  achievements 

of  the  past.    It  rejects  the  sweeping  character  of  Lord  Randolph 

ChurchilVs  dictum  that  the  business  of  an 

Opposition  is  to  oppose. 


By  Harry  W.  Anderson,  in  Toronto  Globe 


IT  was  Disraeli  who  exclaimed,  in  a 
vein  of  cynicism,  "There  is  no 
gambling  like  politics."  Twelve 
short  months  ago  a  decimated,  dishev- 
elled and  disheartened  remnant  of  Cana- 
dian Liberalism  nervously  crawled  out 
of  the  cyclone  cellar  after  a  disastrous 
electoral  hurricane.  The  world  had  a 
cold  grey  hue.  All  was  devastation  and 
desolation.  The  I*"  ien  v..  power  and 
prestige  had  been  wiped  out.  Even  tall 
Ministerial  oaks  had  been  uprooted  and 
the  smaller  shrubbery  was  rent  and  torn 


and  trampled  almost  beyond  recognition. 

Nothing  remained  but  a  forsaken  garden 

in   which   even   Hope   appeared   to   lie 

dead. 

Darkest  Before  Dawn 

But  the  darkest  hour  comes  before  the 
dawn.  The  morrow's  sun  broke  upon  a 
new  scene — a  scene  of  life,  of  throbbing 
activity,  of  strong  faith,  of  sound,  healthy 
optimism.  And  Liberalism  awoke  with 
the  sun  to  find  its  being  battered  but 
unbroken,  to  feel  it  was  good  to  be  alive, 
and  to  realize  it  had  a  day's  work  to  do. 


FRED.  F.  PARDEE 
M.P.  for  West  Lambton,  Chief  Liberal  Whip 


JAMES  M.   DOUGLAS 
M.P.  for  Strathcona,  Liberal  Whip  for  Alberta 


October,  1912 


TOPICS   OF  TO-DAY 


31 


DUNCAN   C.   ROSS 
M.P.  for  West  Middlesex,  Liberal  Whip  for  Ontario 

It  tackled  its  job  with  the  old  homely 
virtues,  fearless  of  soul,  cool  of  head  and 
kindly  of  heart. 

It  survived  the  supreme  test.  It  took 
its  licking  manfully  and  "came  back." 
The  public  has  little  use  for  a  party  which, 
when  beaten  after  holding  office,  sulks  in 
its  tent  and  gives  itself  the  airs  of  a 
dispossessed  heir.  Liberalism  girded 
its  loins  and  came  forth  to  its  task.  It 
proved  its  principles  partook  of  no  mean- 
ingless shibboleth,  but  were  a  reality  to 
be  maintained  and  developed  by  con- 
stant service.  When  it  had  won  it  was 
cheered;  when  defeat  came  it  was  un- 
afraid. The  pendulum  swings  forward 
and  backward,  but  the  hands  of  the 
clock  go  only  forward. 

So  Liberalism  has  loyally  and  con- 
fidently accepted  its  new  duties.  It  has 
not  sat  down  with  its  back  to  the  engine 
to  review  the  achievements  of  the  past. 
It  rejects  the  sweeping  character  of  Lord 
Randolph  Churchill's  dictum  that  the 
business  of  an  Opposition  is  to  oppose. 
Its  faith  in  itself  has  not  grown  cold.  It 
is  not  content  with  a  policy  of  negation, 


F.   B.  CARVELL 

M.P.  for  Carleton,  N.B.,  Libera?  Whip  for 

New  Brunswick 


or  with  propounding  m.Aun((ering  plati- 
tudes— not  untrue,  bu-*.  unheal  and  un- 
interesting. The  Oppk5>,siticn  of  to-day 
is  ready  to  build  up  where"  A  pulls  down 
— to  remove  obstacles  which  block  the 
path  of  progress,  and  to  point  the  positive 
goal  of  endeavor.  And,  whatever  the 
effect  of  the  change;,of  seats  may  mean  to 
the  country,  its  temporary  baiTishment 
from  office  has  done  the  Liberal  party  no 
harm.  The  fignting  freedom  of  Op- 
position is  developing  the  rank  and  file  of 
its  membership,  and  the  removal  of  the 
material  from  its  considerations  of  pub- 
lic policy  is  resulting  in  the  reinstatement 
of  the  Idea. 

How  Much  to  Grand  Old  Laurier 

How  much  of  the  remarkable  renewed 
confidence  of  the  Canadian  people  in  the 
Liberal  party — manifested  almost  daily 
in  the  showers  of  communications  pour- 
ing in  upon  its  members  from  every  prov- 
ince— is  directly  attributable  to  the 
"Grand  Old  Man"  at  its  helm  will  never 
be  known.  In  defeat,  as  in  victory,  he 
appeals  to  the  best  of  the  cosmopolitan 


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October,  1912 


Canadian  citizenhood.  His  intense  na- 
tional enthusiasm,  his  ambitious  dreams 
for  the  Greater  Canada,  his  jealous  guard- 
ing of  the  country's  good  name  and  his 
unwearying  activity  in  all  that  makes 
for  Canadian  weal  are  characteristics 
which  burn  themselves  upon  the  con- 
ception of  all  who  come  into  closer  con- 
tact with  him.  "He  lives,  moves  and 
has  his  being  for  Canada,"  was  the  verdict 
of  a  newspaperman  the  other  day  at  the 
close  of  one  of  those  rare  intimate  confer- 
ences with  which  "the  Chief"  occasion- 
ally favors  his  press  "boys."  One  some- 
times wonders  whether  Canada  has  yet 
grasped  the  real  inspiration  in  the  life  of 
her  greatest  son;  whether  she  yet  notes 
the  delicate  persistency  with  which  his 
finger  presses  the  public  pulse. 

Sir  Wilfrid  Has   Done  More 

There  wus  little  surprise  among  those 
who  knew  bin.  when,  toward  the  close  of 
his  memo!  able  speech  at  the  family 
gathering  vhich  .celebrated  the  victory 
of  South  Renfr^ew,  the  septuagenarian 
smilingly  oVfi'vftved:    "I  am  prepared  to 


remain  at  the  head  of  the  Liberal  party 
so  long  as  you  want  me  and  so  long  as 
God  spares  me."  Sir  Wilfrid  has  done 
more  for  Canada  than  give  her  good 
government.  He  has  given  her  people 
high  ideals. 

It  is  "the  Chief"  who  has  created  the 
new  spirit  which  is  pulsating  through 
Canadian  Liberalism  from  ocean  to  ocean. 
He  is  devoting  himself  with  enthusiasm 
to  two  equally  congenial  tasks — fighting 
the  enemy  and  developing  a  splendid 
trained  force  of  aggressive  young  Liber- 
alism. For  fifteen  years  this  great  Cana- 
dian has  consecrated  his  remarkable  pow- 
ers to  the  service  of  the  country  and  the 
upbuilding  of  a  happy,  prosperous  and 
contented  people.  Removal  from  the 
helm  of  the  ship  of  State  did  not  rob  "him 
of  his  ideals,  nor  has  his  deft  constructive 
hand  lost  its  cunning.  Readers  of  the 
Globe  who  have  been  following  Parlia- 
mentary events  for  the  past  few  months 
do  not  need  to  be  told  that  the  veteran 
Liberal  has  set  himself  to  the  develop- 
ment of  progressive  and  purposeful 
young  Liberalism;  that  he  is  using  the 


W.  E.  KNOWLES 
M.P.  for  Moose  Jaw 


HUGH  GUTHRIE.  K.C. 
M.P.  for  South  Wellington 


October,   1912 


TOPICS   OF  TO-DAY 


33 


A.    H.   CLARKE,   K  C. 
M.P.  for  South  Essex 

greater  time  now  at  his  disposal  to  lay 
deep  and  firm  the  foundation  of  the  Cana- 
dian Liberalism  of  the  eventful  national 
morrow  on  lines  broad  ih  outlook,  world- 
wide in  sympathy  and  sound  in  economics. 
Within  a  few  weeks  he  transformed  a 
discouraged  remnant  into  an  enthusiastic 
fighting  force,  the  spirit  of  which  he 
characterized  as  "both  confident  and 
cocky."  He  has  developed  initiative, 
emphasized  ideals,  and  given  scope  to  the 
enthusiasm  of  youth,  tempered  by  the 
wisdom  of  experience. 

For  Every  Man  Something  to  Do 

So  Sir  Wilfrid  Laurier  in  Opposition 
has  been  finding  men  for  the  Liberal 
party  and  for  Parliament.  He  has  been 
allotting  every  man  in  the  ranks  some- 
thing to  do.  He  has  been  taking  counsel 
with  them  all.  He  finds  them  both  will- 
ing and  able.  The  result  has  been  that, 
while  there  are  fewer  Liberals  in  Parlia- 
ment than  there  have  been  for  some 
years  past,  there  seem  to  be  more.  A 
year  ago  all  the  responsibility  was  with 
the  Chief  and  his  Ministerial  lieutenants; 


DR.  J.  p.   MOLLOY 
M.P.  for  Provencher,  Liberal  Whip  for  Manitoba 

to-day  every  man  has  an  individual 
responsibility.  It  is  a  splendid  conceT>- 
tion  of  effective  working  Oppositicn. 
There  are  no  dullards.  Everyone  'las 
something  to  do,  and  is  doing  it.  And  the 
process  is  making  bone  and  sinew  and 
virility. 

The  advent  of  Hon.  George  P.  Graham 
into  the  House  completes  the  quintette 
of  the  "Old  Guard"— members  of  the 
former  Cabinet — who  will  surround  the 
Chief.  Hon.  Messrs.  Pugsley,  Oliver, 
Lemieux  and  Emmerson  have  already 
proved  their  effectiveness  in  Opposition. 
Dr.  Pugsley,  formerly  Premier  and  At- 
torney-General of  New  Bruns^v•ick,  keen, 
alert,  capable  counsel  that  he  is,  has 
proved  invaluable  in  taking  care  of  the 
legal  and  technical  end  of  legislation.  A 
braw  and  bonny  fighter  is  Mr.  Oliver  in 
Opposition,  with  his  Western  forcefv.i- 
ness  and  energy,  while  Mr.  Lemieux,  ihe 
eloquent  French-Canadian,  has  demon- 
strated that  his  oratory  can  be  used  to 
telling  effect.  No  men  are  more  con- 
scious of  thfs  than  the  present  Itlinister 
of  Public  Works  and  the  Postmaster- 


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October,  1912 


General.  In  the  absence  of  Mr.  Graham 
it  has  fallen  to  the  lot  of  Mr.  Emmerson 
to  handle  problems  of  transportation, 
and  the  Westmoreland  man  has  shown 
that  he  has  not  "lost  his  grip." 

Galvanized  with  Optimism 

But  it  is  in  the  remarkable  develop- 
ment of  the  rank  and  file  of  the  Liberal 
membership  that  the  party  finds  its  in- 
spiration. The  whole  Opposition  pha- 
lanx seems  to  be  galvanized  with  currents 
of  optimistic  activity.  "The  Boys" — 
as  the  Chief  affectionately  designates 
them — are  coming  into  their  own.  There 
is  none  of  the  traditional  inertia  of  Op- 
position; nothing  of  the  customary 
reactionary  tendency.  Each  unit  has  a 
definite  and  not  incoherent  function  of 
its  own.  There  is  no  room  in  the  Liberal 
party  of  to-day  for  the  mere  idler.  From 
Chief  Whip  Fred  Pardee  to  the  humblest 
>)ack-bencher  they  are  eager,  energetic 
aad  confident. 

Ontario,  for  the  moment,  takes  a  very 
modest  numerical  position  in  the  Parlia- 


mentary representation,  but  Ontario  has 
no  reason  to  blush  for  the  calibre  of  her 
men.  Mr.  Pardee  is  working  as  he  never 
worked  before.  Despite  the  fact  that 
the  Government  majority  is  nominally 
fifty,  only  one  division  has  shown  the  fig- 
ures to  be  over  forty,  a  tribute  to  the 
generalship  of  the  Chief  Whip.  With 
him  is  associated  Duncan  C.  Ross,  son  of 
a  celebrated  father  and  an  ardent  worker 
in  the  cause  of  Liberalism.  In  debating 
prowess  the  province  has  Messrs.  Hugh 
Guthrie  and  A.  H.  Clarke,  both  of  whom 
are  more  than  able  to  hold  their  own  in 
any  combat  with  the  Ministry.  There 
is  Hon.  W.  A.  Charlton,  wise  counsellor 
and  experienced  legislator,  and  "Johnnie 
Angus"  McMillan  and  "Archie"  Mc- 
Coig  among  the  younger  men,  exercising 
a  big  influence  through  their  lovable 
dispositions  and  shrewd  political  sense. 
It  used  to  be  a  trinity  before  "Tom"  Low 
resigned  his  Renfrew  seat  for  Mr. 
Graham. 

Quebec's  contribution  is  an  enthu- 
siastic and  eloquent  one.  Hon.  Dr. 
Beland,    for    three    weeks    Postmaster- 


J.  H.  vSINCLAIR 
M.P.  for  Guysboro',  N.S. 


W.   A.    BUCHANAN 
M.P.  for  Medicine  Hat 


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35 


DR.   H.  S.   BELAND 
M.P.  for  Beauce 

General,  is  destined  for  a  high  place  in 
the  counsels  of  the  Liberal  party.  As 
a  speaker  he  is  a  wizard,  combining  a 
quiet  humor  with  an  effective  manner  of 
presenting  his  case.  He  wins  his  way 
rather  than  forces  it.  Mr.  Jacques 
Bureau  is  a  tighter.  Every  inch  of  his 
diminutive  stature  throbs  with  the  love 
of  conflict,  and  he  has  more  than  his 
share  of  homely  political  sagacity. 

From  the  Maritime  Provinces  comes 
a  phalanx  of  stalwart  gladiators.  In  the 
front  row  of  the  fighting  forces  Mr.  E. 
M.  Macdonald  is  located,  and  woe  betide 
the  thoughtless  Conservative  who  seeks 
to  cross  swords  with  the  Pictou  man. 
Close  behind  sit  Mr.  F.  B.  Carvell, 
aggressive  and  dauntless,  and  Hon.  A. 
K.  Maclean,  formerly  Attorney-General 
of  Nova  Scotia,  who  is  one  of  the  most 
valuable  additions  to  the  present  Parlia- 
ment. Then  there  are  Mr.  G.  W.  Kyte 
and  J.  H.  Sinclair,  two  other  Nova  Sco- 
tians  who  are  prominent  in  debate, 
while  Mr.  D.  D.  McKenzie,  one  of  the 
veterans,  and  Mr.  J.  J.  Hughes,  who 
"came  back"  from  Prince  Edward  Island 


H.   M.    MACDONALD.   K  C. 
M.P.  for  Pictou.  N.S. 

at  the  last  election,  are  always  ready  for 
a  share  in  the  combat. 

Strong  Men  of  the  Prairies 

The  prairies  of  the  great  and  growing 
West  have  a  splendid  force  of  Liberal 
representatives.  In  Dr.  Michael  Clark, 
of 'Red  Deer,  they  possess  probably  the 
most  brilliant  and  effective  debater  in  the 
House.  Not  a  man  on  the  Government 
benches,  from  the  Premier  down,  relishes 
a  combat  with  the  sturdy  Alberta  man. 
In  Dr.  Molloy  and  Mr.  Robert  Cruise, 
the  latter  the  conqueror  of  the  stalwart 
Glen  Campbell,  Manitoba  Liberalism 
sent  two  splendid  and  aggressive  men  to 
Parliament  to  represent  their  int'  rests. 
Dr.  Molloy  is  an  effective  speaker, 
while  Mr.  Cruise  demonstrated  in  his 
maiden  effort  his  ability  to  hold  his  own 
in  the  rough-and-tumble  of  debate. 
Prominent  among  the  Saskatchewan 
men  are  Messrs.  W.  E.  Knowles,  J.  G.- 
Turriff and  W.  M.  Martin,  all  warm 
advocates  of  the  interests  of  the  {)rairie 
producer  and  vigorous  in  battle  for  his' 
rights.     Alberta  made  a  \xisc  choice  i'^'"8 


He 


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October,  1912 


WM.   M.   MARTIN 
M.P.  for  Regina,  Sask. 


J.   G.  TURRIFF 
M.P.  for  Assiniboia,  Sask. 


Mr.  W.  A.  Buchanan,  who  vanquished 
Mr.  C.  A.  Magrath  in  Medicine  Hat. 
"Billy"  Buchanan  gives  promise  of  being 
one  of  the  most  able  recruits  of  the  new 
House,    while    "Jimmy"    Douglas,    the 


Alberta  Whip,  is  one  of  its  hardest  work- 
ers and  most  popular  representatives. 
Make  no  mistake  about  it,  Liberalism 
is  very  much  alive,  very  much  awake  and 
more  than  holding  its  own  at  Ottawa 


HON.   A.    K.   MACLEAN 
M.P.  for  Halifax 


GEO.  W.  KYTE 
M.P.  for  Richmond;  N.S. 


October,  1912 


TOPICS  OF  TO-DAY 


37 


these  days.  The  Chief  is  building  up 
within  it  a  sound  and  splendid  sentiment. 
It  is  learning  to  rely  less  upon  the  adver- 
tising value  of  immediate  success  and 
more  upon  the  deeper  significance  of  true 
national  service.  It  is  concerned  less 
in  catching  votes  and  more  in  convinc- 
ing opinion.  It  is  learning  the  truth  of 
Daniel  O'Connell's  declaration  that  noth- 
ing is  politically  right  which  is  morally 
wrong.  It  is  realizing  that  Canada 
needs  less  of  the  fanatics  of  sectarianism 
and  more  of  the  unifying  mind;  that  it  is 
better  to  be  concerned  about  the  next 
generation  than  the  next  election. 

No  Sackcloth  and  Ashes 

It  is  not  so  strange,  under  such  circum- 
stances, that  sackcloth  and  ashes  is  not 
the  prevailing  mode  among  Liberal 
Parliamentarians.  Strange  as  it  may 
seem,  the  defeat  of  September  21  is  the 
basis  of  much  of  their  enthusiasm,  for, 
from  Sir  Wilfrid  down,  they  have  come  to 
the  point  of  rejoicing  over  that  defeat, 
the  manner  in  which  it  was  brought 
about,  and  the  way  in  which  the  country 
now  regards  it.  Their  daily  successes 
in  the  House,  and  the  tribulations  which 


have  followed  the  Government  ever 
since  Premier  Borden  formed  his  Cabinet 
have  justified  their  leader's  adaptation 
of  Gladstone's  memorable  assurance: 
"Time  is  with  us."  They  may  make 
mistakes,  but  they  fall  in  service.  They 
are  eager  for  the  fray,  confident  of  their 
cause,  intensely  loyal  to  their  leader,  and 
permeated  with  the  conviction  of  ulti- 
mate triumph.  It  is  a  pretty  hard 
problem  to  hold  such  a  combination 
long  kt  bay. 

The  work  habit  is  a  sieve  that  separates 
the  dreamer  from  the  doer, — Harry  Lahr. 


Since  the  roads  are  for  all  the  people, 
they  should  he  built  by  all  the  people. — 
Elbert  Hubbard. 

With  the  petty-minded  man,  whatever 
he  attempts  is  a  mere  matter  of  business; 
for  the  man  of  higher  aims  it  is  an  art. 
The  highest  natures  in  doing  one  thing  do 
all;  or,  to  speak  less  paradoxically,  in 
the  one  thing  they  do  rightly  they  see  the 
type  of  all  right-doing. — Goethe. 


I^VEN  the  best  institutions  can  give  a  man  no  active  aid.  Perhaps  the  utmost  they 
■*-^  can  do  is,  to  leave  him  free  to  develop  himself  and  improve  his  individual  condition. 
But  in  all  times  men  have  been  prone  to  believe  that  their  happiness  and  well-beins.  were 
to  be  secured  by  means  of  institutions  rather  than  by  their  own  conduct.  Hence  the  value 
of  lesislatinn  as  an  agent  in  human  advancement  has  always  been  greatly  over-estimated. 
To  constitute  the  millionth  part  of  a  Legislature,  by  voting  for  one  or  two  men  once  in 
three  or  five  years,  however  conscientiously  this  duty  may  be  performed,  can  exercise  but 
little  active  iniuence  upon  any  man's  life  and  character.  Moreover,  it  is  every  day  be- 
coming more  dearly  understood,  that  the  function  of  Government  is  negative  and  restric- 
tive, rather  than  positive  and  active;  beins  resolvable  principally  into  protection — pro- 
tection of  life,  liberty,  and  property.  Hence  the  chief  "rejorms"  of  the  last  fifty  years 
have  consisted  mainly  in  abolitions  and  disenactments.  But  there  is  no  power  of  law 
that  can  make  the  idle  man  industrious,  the  thriftless  provident,  or  the  drunken  sober, 
though  every  individual  can  be  each  and  all  of  these  if  he  will,  by  the  exercise  of  his  own 
free  powers  of  action  and  self-denial.  Indeed  all  experience  serves  to  prove  thai  the  - 
ivorth  and  strength  of  a  State  depend  far  less  upon  the  form  of  its  institutions  than  up/  Ae 
the  character  of  its  men.  For  the  nation  is  only  the  aggregate  of  individual  cotuiitioming 
and  civilization  itself  is  but  a  question  of  personal  improvement. — Samuel  Smiles. 


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October,  1912 


SOME  LEADING  CONSERVATIVES  IN  THE 
OTTAWA  HOUSE 

Cassandra  was  at  the  birth  of  the  Conservative  Cabinet.     She  crooned 

at  her  cradle  and  accompanied  the  tottering  baby  footsteps,  but  there 

came  a  lull  and  a  complete  stop  when  the  Cabinet  strutted  into  the 

limelight  and  strove  with  its  lusty  lungs  to  assert  its 

crow  and  to  stretch  its  strong,  young  limbs. 

By  John  Bassett,  Ottawa  Correspondent  of   The  Montreal  Gazette 


THE  BORDEN  CABINET  owes 
much  to  its  paterfamilias,  Robert 
Laird  Borden,  whose  locks  have 
become  more  powdered  with  the  snow- 
flakes  of  responsibility  since  he  assumed 
the  direction  of  his  charge.  His  tactful- 
ness  saved  many  awkward  situations 
and  his  courtesy  graced  many  occasions. 
Canada  has  been  fortunate  in  her  Laurier 
and  also  in  her  Borden.  There  is  hope 
for  any  young  country  which  can  give 
to  the  w^orld  men  of  pure  public  spirit 
and  unblemished  integrity  of  their  type. 


Borden,  Foster,  White  and  Hazen  are 
stellar  in  their  Cabinet  capacity,  which 
does  not  mean  that  the  others  are  not 
stellar  in  other  capacities.  Col.  Hughes 
is  the  best  militia  administrator  that 
ever  studied  a  Canadian  military  map. 
But  Colonel  Sam  has  no  wish  to  shine  in 
the  green  chamber.  Frank  Cochrane  is 
the  essence  of  conscience,  the  mould  of 
industry  and  the  form  of  organizing 
powers.  He  hates  the  outwards  of 
Cabinet  show,  and  is  as  shy  as  a  schoolgirl 
when  spoken  to  across  the  floor  of  the 


HON.  W.  T.  WHITE 
Minister  of  Finance 


MR.  J.   II.   FIvSHER 
Member  for  Brant 


October,  1912 


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J.   A.   M.   AIKINS,   K.C. 
Member  for  Brandon 

House.  "Bob"  Rogers  is  a  marvellous 
politician.  He  loves  the  whispered  con- 
versation behind  the  screen.  He  revels 
in  compromise  and  gloats  over  the  pulling 
of  a  baited  wire.  But  in  the  House  he 
is  not  as  convincing  as  Tom  White, 
nor  has  he  the  easy  glide  of  the  polished 
Hazen,  nor  the  wonderful  persuasive- 
ness of  Foster.  Pelletier  is  a  strong 
debater,  a  spoiler  for  a  fight.  He  has 
made  more  enemies  in  the  Opposition 
than  any  other  member  of  the  Cabinet. 
This  he  owes  to  aggressiveness  aggressi- 
fied. 

Monk's  Fine  Parliamentary  Voice 

Mr.  Monk  is  ever  the  same  splendid 
gladiator,  possessing  the  most  beautiful 
Parliamentary  voice  that  has  ever  thrown 
its  echo  inside  the  walls  of  the  House. 

The  Cabinet  has  discarded  Cassandra. 
It  has  done  well.  It  has  satisfied 
manufacturer  and  farmer.  The  manu- 
facturer by  the  appointment  of  a  Tariff 
Commission  and  the  farmer  by  Hon. 
Martin  Burrell's  good  bill  for  aiding 
agriculture  and  Frank  Cochrane's  "good 


DR.  THOMPSON 
Member  for  Yukon 

roads  bill."     With  a  welcome  recess  it 
should  do  better. 

When  the  new  Parliament  was  first 
assembled  there  was  a  search  over  the 
crowded  Government  seats  by  members 
of  the  Press  Gallery  and  the  spectators 
for  the  Davids  who  slew  the  Goliaths  on 
September  21.  They  were  not  easy  to 
locate,  for  they  were  quite  ordinary- 
looking  human  beings,  and,  despite  the 
fact  that  they  had  vanquished  the 
Cabinet  Ministers,  they  had  to  be  con- 
tent with  very  modest  back-benches. 
A  square-jawed,  Napoleonic-built  man, 
carefully  and  neatly  dressed,  who  im- 
pressed one  with  latent  power,  was  point- 
ed out  as  the  conqueror  of  Fielding. 
F.  B.  McCurdy  is  his  name.  He  is  a 
brilliant  young  Halifax  financier,  who 
on  a  little  smaller  scale  has  had  almost 
as  spectacular  a  career  as  Sir  Ma.x 
Aitken.  Like  most  business  men,  Mc- 
Curdy does  not  load  up  Hansard  with 
long  speeches.  When  he  does  talk  he 
is  pointed,  pithy  and  powerful.  He 
is  looked  upon  as  one  of  the  coming 
men  of  the  party. 


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October,  1912 


His  fellow  David,  the  vanquisher  of 
Sir  Frederick  Borden,  is  an  entirely 
different  type.  Arthur  de  Witt  Foster, 
a  relative,  by  the  way,  of  the  great 
Foster,  is  one  of  the  youngest  members 
of  the  House — in  his  twenties  and  barely 
out  of  college.  College  rooting  must 
have  developed  his  lung  power,  for  he 
has  a  voice  which  is  reminiscent  of  Hon. 
William  Paterson.  He  made  his  maiden 
speech  on  the  debate  on  the  address 
from  the  Throne.  The  discussion  was 
dragging  wearily,  but  a  few  tired  members 
were  reading  papers,  when  a  voice  over 
in  the  Conservative  colony  suddenly 
thundered  through  the  chamber  and 
reverberated  through  the  galleries.  The 
House  woke  up,  the  members  trooped 
hurriedly  in  to  listen  to  the  youth  who 
by  his  oratory  had  swept  the  veteran 
Knight  from  the  field.  He  has  still  the 
declamatory  college  style  of  debating, 
but  he  is  young,  energetic  and  ambitious, 
and  has  the  Foster  brains. 

It  was  another  youth  who  conquered 
Hon.  Sydney  Fisher  in  his  old  strong- 
hold of  Brome.     George  Harold  Baker 


comes  from  an  old  Tory  family.  His 
father,  the  late  Senator  Baker,  was  one 
of  the  stalwarts  of  Sir  John  A.  Macdonald 
in  the  Eastern  Townships.  Sir  Wilfrid 
Laurier  recently  said  that  the  Senator 
was  the  ablest  stump  speaker  he  ever 
faced  on  the  platform.  Young  Baker 
inherits  his  father's  political  instinct 
and  his  oratorical  ability.  He  is  mod- 
estly not  pushing  himself  forward,  but 
those  who  know  him  say,  "Watch  Baker." 

Fisher's  Fighting  Chin 

Three  Cabinet  Ministers  went  down 
to  defeat  in  Ontario — Hon.  Wm.  Pat- 
erson, Hon.  Mackenzie  King  and  Hon, 
George  P.  Graham.  John  H.  Fisher, 
who  defeated  the  old  war  horse,  Pat- 
erson, in  Brant,  Ottawa  has  had  little 
opportunity  to  size  up.  But  Fisher 
has  a  chin  which  spells  fight  and  deter- 
mination. He  is  a  seasoned  politician, 
with  experience  in  the  Ontario  Legis- 
lature. He  is  lying  low,  sizing  up 
Ottawa  and  the  situation,  and  promises 
to  be  one  of  the  valuable  men  of  the 
House  before  this  Parliament  is  finished. 


G,   H.  BAKER 
Member  for   Brome 


JAMES  McKAY 
Member  for  Prince  Albert 


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HON.  L.  P.  PELLETIER 
Postmaster-General 

W.  G.  Weichel,  who  redeemed  North 
Waterloo  and,  temporarily  at  least, 
eclipsed  Mackenzie  King's  political  hopes, 
is  a  fine  specimen  of  the  energetic  Ger- 
man of  Waterloo  County  who  has  made 
Berlin,  Waterloo  and  Hamburg  hives  of 
industry.  He  is  popular,  very  likeable, 
a  good  speaker  and  a  close  follower  of 
legislation  in  committees  and  in  the 
House. 

Webster's  Mixed   Metaphors 

It  will  be  a  long  time  before  Ottawa 
forgets  the  maiden  speech  of  John 
Webster,  who  defeated  Hon.  George 
P.  Graham  in  Brockville.  His  style  can 
scarcely  be  called  Parliamentary,  but 
in  the  back  townships  and  in  the  country 
schoolhouses  his  free-and-easy  manner, 
his  wealth  of  mixed  metaphors  and  his 
flowery  eloquence  make  him  an  antagon- 
ist to  be  feared.  Ottawa  laughs  yet 
over  his  burst  of  eloquence,  in  which  he 
declared  that  "if  the  Rocky  Mountains 
were  made  of  chalk  and  the  firmaments  a 
black-board,  I  could  not  describe  the 
wonders  of  Canada." 


R.  B.  BENNETT 
Member  for  Calgary 

Western  questions  and  Western  prob- 
lems have  been  monopolizing  the  atten- 
tion of  the  present  Parliament.  They 
promise  to  continue  to  do  so.  What, 
then,  about  the  Western  Conservatives, 
the  men  who  are  leading  that  party  in 
the  West?  Every  time  the  West  is  to 
the  fore  there  is  to  be  found  down  on  the 
front  benches  a  pale-faced,  high-browed 
young  man  who  is  bearing  a  large  brunt 
of  the  fighting.  He  looks  more  like  an 
ascetic  theological  student  than  a  prac- 
tical politician.  It  is  Arthur  Meighen 
of  Portage  la  Prairie,  and  there  is  no 
man  in  the  House  who  is  so  universally 
recognized  as  having  before  him  a 
brilliant  future,  always  with  the  proviso, 
"if  his  health  holds  out."  Meighen  is  a 
St.  Mary's  boy,  a  graduate  of  the  Uni- 
versity of  Toronto,  where  he  took  high 
honors  in  mathematics.  He  taught 
school  a  short  time,  and  then  studied 
law.  His  mathematical  and  legal  train- 
ing has  taught  him  to  be  logical,  and 
there  is  no  debater  in  the  House  who 
so  carefully  builds  up  his  premises  and 
then    drives    home   his    conclusions   as 


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October,  1912 


F.   B.  McCURDY 
Member  for  Queens  and  Shelburne,   N.S. 


HON.   J.    D.   HAZEN 
Minister  of   Marine  and   Fisheries 


HON.  SAM   HUGHES 
Minister  of  MiHtia  and   Defence 


ARTHUR  MEIGHEN 
Member  for  Porta.^e  la   Prairie 


October,  1912 


TOPICS   OF  TO-DAY 


43 


Arthur  Meighen.     He  has  a  way  of  mak- 
ing lucid  the  most  intricate  subjects. 

Aikins'  Breezy  Western  Style 

J.  A.  M.  Aikins,  who  redeemed  Bran- 
don for  the  Conservatives,  has  come  to 
Ottawa  with  a  reputation  as  a  lawyer 
and  an  orator.  The  House  has  not  yet 
grown  accustomed  to  his  breezy  Western 
style,  and  so  much  poetry  has  not  been 
heard  since  the  days  of  that  Saskatche- 
wan orator,  Nicholas  Flood  Davin.'  Aikins 
takes  his  politics  very  seriously.  He  is 
a  faithful  attendant  at  committees,  where 
his  legal  training  is  proving  very  useful 
and  his  knowledge  of  Western  affairs  has 
illumined  every  Western  debate.  He  is 
an  enthusiast  on  the  Hudson  Bay  Rail- 
road, and  is  putting  all  his  determined 
driving  power  behind  the  scheme.  He 
believes  the  West  must  have  the  Hudson 
Bay  road,  and  have  it  at  once,  if  there 
is  not  to  be  a  continuation  of  the  present 
grain  blockades. 

Bennett's  Rushing  Oratory 

Rumor  has  it  that  R.  B.  Bennett, 
Calgary's  new  member,  may  enter  Brit- 
ish politics.     It  is  quite  likely  true,  for 


he  is  a  close  personal  friend  of  Sir  Max 
Aitkins.  He  has  wealth,  ambition,  youth 
and  ability,  which  are  four  mighty  fac- 
tors looking  towards  success.  Sir  Wil- 
frid Laurier  described  his  particular 
style  of  oratory  as  like  the  rushing 
mountain  waters  of  the  Bow  River. 
When  once  started  he  has  a  perfect 
torrent  of  language.  He  is  the  despair 
of  the  Hansard  men.  And  every  word 
in  its  place,  every  sentence  beautifully 
rounded.  But  it  is  not  empty  oratory, 
for  Bennett  is  both  a  thinker  and  a 
student.  Whether  he  remains  in  Canada 
or  joins  the  colony  of  Canadians  in  the 
old  land,  he  is  a  man  to  be  reckoned  with. 
With  eighty-three  new  men  in  the 
House,  and  the  majority  of  them  natur- 
ally on  the  Conservative  side,  it  is  im- 
possible to  picture  more  than  a  few  of  the 
outstanding  members.  Old-timers  say 
it  is  the  best  Parliament  since  Confedera- 
tion. Probably  the  issue  was  responsible 
for  bringing  to  the  fore  men  of  ability 
and  character.  When  Right  Hon.  R.  L. 
Borden  has  to  hunt  for  new  Cabinet 
timber  he  will  find  back  of  him  such  a 
wealth  of  material  it  will  be  almost 
embarrassing. 


S2     £2 
ONTARIO  LEADING  IN  PRISON  REFORM 

//  recognizes  the  possibility,  or  rather  relies  confidently  on  the  prob- 
ability, of  reform  when  young  men  go  wrong,  whose  misdeeds  should 
be  regarded  as  the  result  of  a  defect  in  their  education. 


^i 


AN  expert  from  California  after  in- 
specting the  prison  farm  at  Guelph 
is  credited  with  having  declared 
that  ''Ontario  has  spoken  the  last  word 
in  prison  reformatory  methods." 

Commenting  on  this  the  Toronto  Star 
says:  "It  is  not  reasonable  to  suppose  that 
the  last  word  in  the  subject  has  been 
spoken,  but  we  do  not  doubt  that  On- 
tario has  spoken  the  latest  word  and  per- 
haps the  most  important  of  all  words  yet 
delivered  on  the  subject. 


"The  credit  for  the  enlightened  policy 
adopted  by  the  province  belongs,  we 
believe,  to  Hon.  W.  J.  Hanna.  At  all 
events,  under  his  direction,  as  Provincial 
Secretary,  there  is  being  conducted  the 
hopeful  e.xperiment  of  placing  criminals 
— shall  we  say  criminals,  or  shall  we  but 
speak  of  convicted  persons? — on  an  open 
farm,  without  guards,  without  the  livery 
of  convicts,  and  with  the  certainty  that 
they  will  be  well  used  and  benefited  if 
they  deserve  it. 


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October,  1912 


"As  somebody  has  expressed  it,  so- 
ciety heretofore  has  punished  crime  with 
very  Kttle  regard  to  the  individual.  A 
certain  deed,  it  was  assumed,  deserved  a 
given  punishment,  regardless  of  surround- 
ing circumstances.  Yet  is  the  fact  not 
known  to  everybody  that  nearly  all  those 
who  go  wrong  do  so  as  a  result  of  folly 
rather  than  of  viciousness,  and  continue 
in  evil  because  the  brand  of  evil  is  upon 
them? 

"People  have  talked  to  criminals  about 
reform.  The  present  system  in  Ontario 
recognizes  the  possibility,  or  let  us  say  it 
confidently,  relies  on  the  probability,  of 
reform.  That  is,  in  itself,  a  revolution- 
ary change  of  attitude. 

Most  men  go  wrong  under  the  age  of 


twenty  or  do  not  go  wrong  at  all.  Society 
should  refuse  to  accept  as  final  the  ill-con- 
sidered act  of  a  youth  not  old  enough  to  vote. 
His  misdeed  should  be  regarded  as  the  re- 
sult of  a  defect  in  his  education.  He 
should  not  be  branded,  herded,  pursued, 
rounded-up,  and  searched  whenever  a 
spoon  is  missing  as  long  as  he  lives.  It 
should  be  assumed  that  although  he  once 
committed  a  folly  he  will  not  repeat  it. 
If  he  does  repeat  it,  it  should  be  assumed 
that  he  will  do  it  a  third  time,  and  oppor- 
tunities should  be  denied  him. 

"The  prison  farm  at  Guelph  is  attract- 
ing interest  the  world  over.  And  it 
should.  It  means  that  the  State  deals 
not  so  much  with  the  offence  as  with  the 
offender." 


CANADA'S  GREAT  NEEDS 

Canada  s  two    great  needs  are  men  and  money.     Without  the  men 

the  money  cannot  he  utilized  to  good  advantage,  while  without  money 

progress  must  necessarily  he  slow. 

By  The  Editor  of  The  Financial  Post 


AS  regards  natural  resources  Canada 
offers  an  almost  unrivalled  field 
for  the  profitable  investment  of 
capital.  The  progress  of  the  past  decade 
illustrates  how  rapid  is  the  growth  and 
how  large  the  return  when  capital  is  in- 
vested. 

To  continue  to  build  on  the  good  foun- 
dation already  laid  is  the  problem  before 
the  present  and  rising  generation.  To 
develop  Canada  to  anything  like  a  full 
extent  will  require  a  vast  sum  of  money. 

Not  only  is  capital  required,  however. 
Expansion  and  further  development  can 
proceed  no  faster  than  the  growth  of 
population.  Men  are  just  as  important 
in  the  upbuilding  of  the  nation  as  is 
money. 

Until  comparatively  recent  years  there 


was  not  much  progress  in  Canada.  The 
East  was,  in  a  way,  advancing,  but  the 
progress  was  slow,  while  no  real  plan  of 
nation  building  can  be  said  to  have  been 
in  operation.  But  about  thirty  years 
ago  began  a  change.  The  rich  fertility 
of  Western  Canada  became  known  and 
those  who  could  see  ahead  a  few  years 
began  to  realize  that  a  great  future  lay 
before  what  are  now  the  Prairie  Provinces 
and  British  Columbia. 

In  the  eighties  a  railroad  which  would 
bind  together  the  Eastern  provinces  and 
the  great  West  became  a  reality  and  not 
a  dream.  Not  only  was  this  railroad  a 
physical  tie,  it  was  a  chain  which  bound 
together  into  a  patriotic  whole  all  Canada. 

There  is  no  need  of  going  into  details 
here  of  how  the  Canadian  Pacific  Railway 


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came  into  being  and  was  built.     That  is 
a  matter  of  history. 

Home  Development  Began 

With  this  means  of  communication  es- 
tabhshed  there  began  a  colonization  of 
the  West.  The  growth  in  the  past  decade 
has  been  astounding.  Cities  have  sprung 
up  where  only  a  few  years  ago  there  was 
hardly  a  sign  of  life.  The  rolling  prairies 
have  been  transformed  into  rich  farms 
and  in  many  places  great  irrigation 
schemes  have  been  worked  out.  To-day 
the  West  produces  nearly  two  hundred 
million  bushels  of  wheat  annually. 

To  accomplish  this  both  men  and 
money  have  been  necessary.  Without 
men  the  farms  could  not  have  been  culti- 
vated, the  cities  would  not  have  sprung 
up,  and  the  great  crops  would  have  been 
impossible.  Without  money  little  could 
have  been  done.  Looking  forward,  who 
can  say  what  the  progress  of  the  next 
twenty  years  will  be?  We,  to-day,  must 
plan  and  act  in  a  way  to  make  possible 
the  best  and  noblest  growth. 

Need  of  Capital  will  Continue 

Canada's  need  of  money  in  past  years 
has  been  great  and  her  demands  large. 
Great  Britain  has  done  most  of  our  financ- 
ing and  a  great  deal  of  British  capital  is 
invested  in  the  country.  But  the  de- 
mand has  in  no  way  decreased,  and  a 
problem  before  the  country  to-day  is  to 
make  sure  a  continuation  of  an  adequate 
supply. 

How  dependent  this  country  is  upon 
Great  Britain  in  financial  matters  has 
been  made  clear  by  the  uneasiness 
caused  by  a  congestion  in  the  British 
markets.  Canadian  municipalities  have 
depended  upon  Great  Britain  for  funds 
and  most  debentures  have  been  sold 
abroad.  Industrial  enterprises,  too,  have 
drawn  heavily  upon  the  Old  Country, 
while  large  sums  have  been  put  into 
Western  farms  and  real  estate  by  Brit- 
ish investors.  Lately  there  has  been  some 
talk  of  Canada's  reputation  having  been 


damaged  by  the  number  of  worthless 
schemes  which  have  been  pushed  upon 
the  British  public  by  unscrupulous  pro- 
moters. 

As  regards  this  evil,  while  perhaps  it 
has  been  somewhat  exaggerated  recently 
because  of  the  difficulty  encountered  in 
financing  in  London,  all  possible  pre- 
cautions should  be  taken  to  avoid  such 
damage  to  Canadian  credit.  The  nation 
for  years  to  come  will  have  to  be  a  heavy 
borrower  and  it  will  not  do  to  have  in- 
vestors abroad  made  suspicious  of  Cana- 
dian ventures. 

Foreign  Capital  Invested 

Not  only  British  capital  has  become 
interested  in  Canada.  There  is  a  con- 
siderable amount  of  foreign  capital  in 
the  country,  and  if  gone  about  the  proper 
way,  it  should  be  possible  to  still  further 
interest  European  investors. 

France,  for  example,  has  a  large  surplus 
to  invest  and  there  is  really  no  good  rea- 
son why  Canada  should  not  secure  a 
part  of  France's  surplus  which  is  free  for 
investment,  although  there  are  obstacles 
in  the  way.  The  Forget  troubles  are 
particularly  unfortunate  in  that  they  will 
instil  into  the  minds  of  French  in- 
vestors a  distrust  of  Canadian  affairs. 
Much  harm  has  undoubtedly  been  done, 
but  nevertheless  the  capital  is  there  if 
Canadians  can  only  interest  and  secure 
the  trust  of  the  French  financiers  and 
people. 

There  is  an  increasing  interest  in  Can- 
adian investments  on  the  part  of  the 
United  States,  but  it  is  not  to  be  ex- 
pected that  this  will  assume  very  much 
larger  proportions,  for  the  United  States, 
unlike  foreign  countries,  is  still  in  a  state 
of  development  and  profitable  use  of 
funds  can  still  be  made  there.  Doubt- 
less the  trust  investigations  and  over- 
regulation  of  the  railroads  has  been  re- 
sponsible to  a  considerable  extent  for  the 
increased  interest  in  Canadian  securities. 

To  properly  carry  along  the  needed 
development  there  should  be  no  national 


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October,  1912 


extravagance  on  the  part  of  Canada.  In- 
dividual extravagance  is  a  danger  in 
these  days.  Canadians  should  all  take 
part  in  securing  to  Canada  the  future 
which  by  right  should  be  hers.  Every- 
one has  a  part  to  play,  and  in  this  scheme 
neither  personal  nor  national  extrava- 
gance has  a  place. 

Increase  in  Population 

As  regards  population,  Canada's  growth 
up  to  recent  years  was  slow,  but  of  late 
immigration  has  assumed  large  propor- 
tions. Last  year  over  300,000  immigrants 
entered  the  country.  This  year  the  num- 
ber will  probably  be  considerably  larger. 
One  of  the  most  favorable  factors  in 
Canada's  development  has  been  the 
high  class  of  her  immigrants.  There  has 
been  no  dumping  of  undesirables  into 
this  country,  or  at  least  not  on  any  large 
scale. 

Now  that  the  United  States  is  begin- 


ning to  settle  down  after  many  years  of 
rapid  development,  and  as  Canada  be- 
came better  known  throughout  the  world, 
there  is  likely  to  be  a  big  increase  in  the 
number  of  Europeans  who  desire  ad- 
mittance. To  regulate  immigration  has 
always  been  quite  a  problem,  but  it  will 
become  a  more  serious  one  in  years  to 
come.  Canada  needs  men,  but  the  future 
of  the  country  demands  that  none  but  the 
fit  shall  be  allowed  to  take  part  in  the  up- 
building of  the  Dominion. 

There  are  many  grave  questions  which 
will  present  themselves  in  years  to  come. 
In  many  ways  Canada  can  profit  by  the 
experience  of  the  United  States.  But 
the  fundamental  needs  are  money  to  make 
possible  the  necessary  expansion  for  the 
future  and  men  to  carry  on  the  work. 
Of  course  brains  will  also  be  in  demand, 
but  in  this  respect  Canada  will  undoubt- 
edly be  able  to  furnish  an  adequate 
supply. 


ss.    Si 
HOW  SHALL  THE  RICH  BE  FED? 

The  nation,  says  a  writer,  must  turn  away  from  the  devising  of 
inexpensive  methods  of  feeding  the  poor,  and  invent  some  inexpen- 
sive method  of  feeding  the  rich.     That  is  where  the 
economic  waste  takes  place. 


GOLDSMITH  has  lent  an  undying 
human  interest  to  the  tragedy  of  a 
land  "where  wealth  accumulates 
and  men  decay."  With  his  keen  eco- 
nomic insight  he  saw  that  the  wealth  was 
"but  a  name." 

In  a  recent  article  the  Toronto  Globe 
says:  "There  can  never  be  any  accum- 
ulation of  wealth  worth  considering 
seriously,  so  far  as  national  development 
is  concerned.  Nature  provides  against 
that.  We  must  live  to-day  largely  by 
the  labor  of  to-day,  at  most  by  the  labor 
of  yesterday  and  of  the  past  few  months 
or  years. 

"What  seems  like  wealth  is  the  debt  of 
the  public.     The  man  of  alleged  wealth 


has  merely  certain  means  by  which  he 
can  draw  daily  and  yearly  on  the  pro- 
ducts of  the  continuous  industry  of  the 
community. 

Illness  on  the  Increase 

"This  truth  is  interesting  in  connection 
with  the  current  serious  discussion  on  the 
question  of  degeneracy  in  Britain.  The 
optimistic  answer  that  the  average  span 
of  life  is  increasing  is  met  by  the  revela- 
tion, through  the  statistics  of  friendly 
societies,  that  the  average  rate  of  illness 
is  on  the  increase.  It  is  not  the  enemies 
of  the  nation  but  its  best  friends  who 
squarely  and  frankly  face  the  records  of 
insanity,  mental  deficiency,  and  pauper- 


October,   1912 


TOPICS  OF  TO-DAY 


47 


ism,  and  make  their  suggestions,  bold  or 
timid,  for  averting  the  possibility  of  a 
downward  tendency. 

"The  economic  basis  of  the  problem 
must  be  fully  considered.  The  nation 
must  turn  away  from  the  devising  of  in- 
expensive methods  of  feeding  the  poor,  and 
invent  some  inexpensive  method  of  feeding 
the  rich.  That  is  where  the  economic 
waste  takes  place,  and  it  is  most  unfor- 
tunate that  the  universities  take  alarm  at 
any  economic  teaching  or  investigation  that 
would  tend  to  show  these  things  in  their 
true  relationships  and  proportions. 
Dukes  and  Dreadnoughts  Compared 

"A  distinguished  labor  leader  has  de- 
clared that  one  Duke  is  as  onerous  a 
burden  on  the  nation's  economic  strength 
as  three  Dreadnoughts.  Will  the  nation 
be  able  to  stop  the  economic  waste  of  main- 
aining  a  non-producing  class  before  the 
burden  on  the  producers  causes  a  tendency 
toward  degeneracy  that  cannot  be  checked? 
There  is  no  special  Providence  to  save 
the  British  Empire  from  the  fate  of  other 
Empires  whose  economic  blunders  she 
is  faithfully  copying.  They  all  collapsed 
through  human  bankruptcy  in  the  midst 
of  what  seemed  financial  greatness. 

"It  is  from  the  industrial  elements 
that  the  nation  must  be  peopled.  Two 
or  three  generations  of  parasitic  luxury 
generally  ends  a  family,  and  it  may  be 
well  for  the  race  that  it  is  so.  The 
parents  of  the  future  must  have  sufficient 
food,  clothing,  and  shelter,  and  also 
sufficient  leisure  and  education  in  its 
broadest  sense,  to  make  a  succession  of 
healthy  and  vigorous  generations  possible. 
Unless  this  condition  is  assured  the  tend- 
ency toward  degeneracy  will  be  in- 
evitable. The  burdens  of  armament  are 
light  compared  with  the  burden  of 
parasitic  classes  at  what  may  be  regarded 
as  both  ends  of  the  social  scale. 

"Lloyd  George  is  now  leading  in  the 
first  serious  effort  toward  relief  from  the 
greater  burden.  His  projects  are  so 
small  and  so  restricted  as  to  seem  almost 
feeble,  but  the  burdening  class  is  quick 


to  scent  danger  and  take  alarm.  The 
mere  demand  for  a  valuation  of  their 
land  has  provoked  an  antagonism  as 
violent  and  at  the  same  time  as  subtly 
ramified  as  if  he  had  proposed  the  can- 
cellation of  their  great  rent-collecting 
franchises.  Britain's  danger  is  not  from 
foreign  armament,  but  from  the  obstruc- 
tions at  home  that  may  hold  back  the 
current  of  progress  until  the  swollen 
flood  finds  an  outlet  down  the  easy 
stream  of  degeneracy." 

Are  We  Over- Advertising? 

AT  the  British  Association  meeting  in 
Dundee  this  week  Sir  \\.  Wilcocks 
read  a  paper  on  "Irrigation  in  Can- 
ada," in  which  he  said  that  irrigation  and 
marriage  were  inseparable.  Children  in 
towns  were  a  source  of  expense;  on  irrigat- 
ed farms  they  were  a  source  of  wealth. 
"Either  Mormonism  made  Brigham 
Young  turn  his  thoughts  to  irrigation  or 
irrigation  turned  him  to  Mormonism." 
The  young  unmarried  man,  said  the 
speaker,  had  not  been  a  success  on  the 
farm. 

If  the  money  spent  on  expensive 
schools  for  boys  and  girls  were  to  be  put 
by  as  dowries  for  the  girls,  and  if  the 
boys  were  taught  practical  farming  and 
then  married  to  the  girls  and  sent  out  to 
Canadian  farms  with  moderate  capital, 
there  would  no  longer  be  the  sight  of 
young  men  hanging  about  for  odd  jobs, 
with  all  the  professions  crowded,  and 
so  many  militant  Suffragists  making 
Britain  the  laughing  stock  of  the  world. 
The  Suffragist  worry  was  the  price  which 
had  to  be  paid  for  spending  so  much 
money  on  extravagant  and  painful 
education  for  boys,  while  the  girls  had  no 
dowries  provided  for  them. 

The  speaker  expressed  great  hope- 
fulness with  regard  to  the  future  of 
irrigated  Canada,  though  he  thought  the 
people  there,  like  true  sons  of  a  shop- 
keeping  nation,  rather  over-advertised 
their  attractions. 


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October,  1912 


The  Coal  Fields  of  Alberta 


COMMENTING  on  Mr.  D.  B. 
Bowling's  estimate  of  the  quan- 
tity of  coal  available  in  the  coal 
fields  of  Alberta,  Mr.  E.  H.  Cunningham 
Craig,  in  an  article  to  the  Canadian  Min- 
ing Journal,  points  out  that  with  such 
sources  of  wealth  lying  ready  to  hand, 
it  is  astonishing  that  so  little  develop- 
ment work  has  been  undertaken. 

"Two  points  become  at  once  apparent 
to  the  investigator  who  is  searching  for 
some  explanation  of  this  condition  of 
affairs,"  says  the  Mining  Journal.  "The 
first  is  that  the  coals  seem  to  have  been 
worked  only  where  they  actually  appear 
at  the  outcrop.  There  are  large  un- 
touched areas  where  fuel  of  the  highest 
quahty  can  be  proved  to  exist,  areas 
lying  directly  between  successful  mines 
and  traversed  by  main  hues  of  railways, 
and  yet  no  attempt  has  ever  been  made 
to  develop  them,  simply  because  a  cov- 
ering of  drift  or  gravel  masks  all  the 
solid  strata,  and  no  coal  seams  are  visible 
to  attract  the  enterprising  prospector. 

"The  first  mining  ventures  are  often, 
it  is  to  be  feared,  conducted  in  an  ama- 
teur fashion.  Thus  the  second  point: 
that  in  many  cases  a  penny-wise  and 
pound-foolish  policy  has  been  followed 
in  the  development  of  mining  proposi- 
tions. An  instance  is  cited  whereby  an 
excellent  mine  was  ruined  by  the  man- 
ner in  which  the  shallow  workings  were 
exploited  and  pillars  robbed  with  the 
idea  of  winning  coal  cheaply  and  at  a 
large  immediate  profit,  regardless  of  the 
future. 

"There  are  unquestionably  many  such 
examples.  Mr.  Craig  remarks  that  such 
short-sighted  policy  has  doubtless  done 
much  to  cast  discredit  upon  the  coal 
mining  industry  in  •  Alberta,  and  even 
now,  with  efficient  supervision  and  in- 
spection of  mines  by  trained  officials,  the 
fear  may  still  lurk  in  the  minds  of  in- 
vestors that  the  life  of  coal  mines  in 


Western   Alberta     may   be   precarious, 
and  not  of  long  duration. 

"This  may  very  naturally  have  de- 
terred the  employment  of  British  capital 
in  opening  up  the  coal  fields.  It  may, 
however,  be  affirmed  that  there  are  now 
a  sufficient  number  of  mines  developed  « 
on  scientific  lines,  while  others  are  also  fl 
being  opened,  to  provide  for  market  re- 
quirements for  some  time  to  come,  not- 
withstanding the  remarkable  industrial 
expansion  that  is  taking  place  and  the 
consequent  increasing  demand  for  coal. 

"Nevertheless,  Mr.  Craig's  conclu- 
sion that  the  fuel  resources  of  the  coun- 
try must  not  be  regarded  as  an  asset 
merely  of  importance  to  the  province,  is 
sound.  There  are,  he  states,  a  national 
and  even  an  Imperial  source  of  power 
and  energy,  and  their  exploitation  is  in 
the  interests  of  the  Empire  as  a  whole, 
providing  a  field  for  very  considerable 
capital;  for  the  time  will  come  when  the 
export  of  the  better  quaUties  of  steam 
coal  will  inevitably  become  a  factor  in 
the  mining  industry.  Then  the  Imperial 
value  of  the  coal  fields  will  be  obvious." 


^ 


The  talent  is  the  call,  and  if  a  man  fails 
to  do  his  work  in  a  masterly  way,  make  sure 
he  has  mistaken  a  lazy  wish  for  a  divine 
passion. — Elbert  Hubbard. 


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49 


Reduction  of  Cable  Rates 


As  the  result  of  representations 
made  to  the  Western  Union  Tele- 
graph Company  by  the  Post- 
master-General of  Great  Britain,  and 
the  Postmaster-General  of  Canada,  the 
following  additional  reductions  will  be 
made  at  an  early  date  in  cable  rates: 

No.  I. — For  telegrams  in  plain  lan- 
guage the  present  deferred  rate  of  six- 
pence (twelve  cents)  per  word  will  be 
reduced  to  four  and  one-half  pence,  and 
besides  these  telegrams,  instead  of  being 
subject  to  a  delay  of  twenty-four  hours, 
will  be  transmissible  witho  it  any  more 
delay  than  what  is  necessary  to  give 
priority  to  the  ordinary  traffic  of  one 
shilling  per  word. 

No.  II. — Another  rate  of  night  letter- 
grams will  be  inaugurated  at  a  charge  of 
three  shillings  (72  cents)  for  twelve 
words,  and  two  and  a  half  pence  (5  cents) 
for  each  additional  word.  Those  letter- 
grams will  be  subject  to  the  prior  deliv- 
ery of  ordinary  traffic  to  be  delivered  on 
the  morning  of  the  day  following  that 
on  which  they  are  handled. 

No.  III. — There  is  at  present  in  exist- 
ence a  rate  of  six  shillings  for  thirty 
words  and  one  shilling  for  each  additional 
group  of  five  words  for  the  week-end 
cable  letters,  handed  in  up  to  Saturday 
for  delivery  on  the  following  Tuesday. 
This  arrangement  is  replaced  by  the 
following : 


The  rate  will  be  four  shillings  and  six- 
pence (one  dollar  and  eight  cents)  for 
every  twenty-four  words,  and  five  cents 
for  every  additional  word,  but  the  time 
of  delivery  is  Monday  instead  of  Tues- 
day, as  before. 

No.  IV. — The  five  pence  per  word  (10- 
cents)  rate  for  ordinary  press  telegrams 
is  reduced  to  three  pence  and  a  half 
(seven  cents).  This  change  is  in  force 
already,  but  these  messages  are  not  now 
subject  to  nine  hours'  deferment  as  be- 
fore. 

No.  V. — Another  change  for  press 
night  rates  is  also  made  at  once,  and  is 
as  follows:  The  price  per  word  will  be 
two  and  a  half  pence  (five  cents)  during 
six  hours  from  midnight  to  0  a.m.  from 
the  country  of  destination,  which  means 
that  Canadian  morning  papers  will  get 
those  messages  at  that  rate  between 
6  p.m.  and  midnight. 

B. — During  the  hours  of  .1  p.m.  and 
4  p.m.  (Montreal  time),  equivalent  to 
from  G  to  9  p.m.  (London  time),  these 
rates  are  also  applicable,  and  are  sub- 
ject to  no  deferment,  being  transmissible 
as  received.  All  the  above  changes  ap- 
ply to  those  places  in  Canada  and  the 
United  States  for  which  the  rate  for 
ordinary  telegrams  was  one  shilling  per 
word.  The  other  rates  for  other  places 
in  Canada  and  the  United  States  are  also 
reduced  correspondingly. 


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i  Finance  and  Commerce  i 

6  X 

Municipalities  Must  Restrict  Their 
Expenditures 


CANADIAN  municipalities  and  cor- 
porations must  restrict  their  ex- 
penditures on  improvements  re- 
quiring the  borrowing  of  money  until 
the  present  stringent  position  of  the 
world's  money  markets  has  passed,  says 
Mr.  D.  R.  Wilkie,  president  of  the 
Imperial  Bank  of  Canada,  who  recently 
returned  from  a  visit  to  England. 

"Canada's  borrowings  will  certainly 
be  restricted  by  force  of  circumstances," 
he  said,  "and  I  would  counsel  all  muni- 
cipalities, incorporated  companies,  and 
even  Provincial  Governments,  to  restrict 
their  expenditure  until  something  more 
is  known  of  the  future. 

"Our  municipalities  and  provinces 
have  found  it  difficult  to  borrow  at  the 
rates  which  prevailed  a  few  years  ago, 
and  has  wisely  disposed  of  short-term 
notes  to  provide  for  immediate  neces- 


sities. Otherwise  I  should  not  have 
been  surprised  to  hear  that  any  time 
loans  placed  upon  the  market  would 
have  been  sold  to  bear  4}^  or  4^,  or 
perhaps  even  5  per  cent,  interest. 

"Careful  expenditure  and  prepara- 
tion for  any  crisis  that  may  follow  upon 
a  condition  of  war  or  a  continued  strin- 
gency in  the  money  markets  of  Europe, 
England  and  Germany  in  particular, 
should  be  the  rule  for  Canadian  institu- 
tions. 

"It  must  not  be  supposed  that  the 
high  rates  which  Canadian  municipal- 
ities are  called  upon  to  pay  are  any  indi- 
cation of  want  of  confidence  in  the  safety 
of  their  loans,  because  England  has  the 
pick  of  the  loans  of  the  universe,  and 
legitimate  development  requiring  capital 
is  not  confined  to  Canada." 


Last  Season's  Grain  Statistics 


THE  latest  report  from  the  Depart- 
ment of  Trade  and  Commerce 
gives  grain  statistics  for  the  last 
crop  season.  The  report  shows  that  a 
total  of  86,967,725  bushels  of  wheat  was 
inspected  in  the  Manitoba  and  Eastern 
inspection  divisions,  as  against  85,388,- 
862  for  the  preceding  season.  The  total 
grain  inspected  for  1911  was  125,461,537 
bushels,  as  against  125,598,861  bushels 
for  1910. 

Elevator  Capacity 

There  was  a  total  of  131,440,850  bush- 
els of  grain  marketed.  Of  this,  105,160,- 
723  was  shipped  through  elevators  and 
26,280,127  over  loading  platforms.  The 
total  wheat  marketed  was  87,818,950 
bushels,     of     which     70,913,452     went 


through  the  elevators  and  16,905,498 
over  the  loading  platforms. 

The  capacity  of  grain  elevators  in 
operation  in  the  Western  inspection  di- 
vision for  1911-12  is  89,514,900,  which  is 
an  increase  of  about  5,000,000  over  the 
preceding  year. 

In  Manitoba 'there  were  329  stations, 
707  elevators  and  12  warehouses,  the 
capacity  being  21,813,800  bushels.  In 
Saskatchewan  there  w^ere  374  stations, 
904  elevators  and  5  warehouses,  the 
capacity  being  26,485,000  bushels.  In 
Alberta  there  were  130  stations,  249 
elevators  and  13  warehouses,  the  total 
capacity  being  8,564,500  bushels. 

Ontario  milling  elevators  had  capacity 
of  1,740,000  bushels.     Ontario  terminals 


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FINANCE  AND  COMMERCE 


51 


a  capacity  of  25,000,400  bushels,  while 
the  Eastern  transfer  elevators  had  a 
capacity  of  20,535,000.  The  grand  to- 
tals show  803  stations,  a  total  capacity 
of  105,406,700  bushels.  There  were  50 
loading  platforms  built  in  the  three 
Prairie  Provinces  in  1910-11  as  compared 
with  48  in  the  previous  year,  and  34 
were  extended  in  1910-11,  as  compared 
with  33  in  the  previous  year. 

The  percentage  of  shipments  ex-Fort 
William  and  Port  Arthur  terminals  to 
American  ports  has  been  steadily  increas- 
ing during  the  last  four  or  five  years.  It 
is  considered  that  the  milling-in-bond-in- 
transit  privilege,  given  by  the  States,will 
account  to  a  considerable  extent  for  the 
increase  during  the  past  two  years,  also 
the  lower  freight  rates  via  American 
ports  to  the  American  seaboard  which 


prevailed  on  occasions  during  the  year. 

Of  wheat,  38.52  per  cent,  of  lake  ship- 
ment went  to  United  States  ports  and 
61.5  per  cent,  to  Canadian.  Of  oats, 
5.7  per  cent,  went  to  American  ports 
and  94.3  to  Canadian.  Of  barley,  43 
per  cent,  to  American  ports  and  57  to 
Canadian.  Of  flax,  80.9  to  American 
ports  and  19.7  to  Canadian.  Of  wheat 
exported  from  Canada  for  the  crop  year 
of  1911,  Britain  took  43,637,625  bushels, 
as  against  46,589,228  for  1910. 

Foreign  countries  took  2,110,749  bush- 
els, as  against  3,046,616  for  1910.  Of 
this  latter,  Belgium  was  the  largest  im- 
porter, with  823,874  bushels;  Mexico 
next  with  585,854  bushels.  The  United 
States  took  242,660  bushels,  as  against 
1,856,181  for  the  previous  year. 


The  Gas  Fields  of  New  Brunswick 


BARELY  in  the  history  of  Canada 
has  there  been  such  an  addition 
to  the   wealth  and   potentialities 
of  a  large  settled  area  as  in  the  case  of 
the  region  centering  in  Moncton,  New 
Brunswick. 

It  may  be  well  first  to  glance  at  the 
geographical  situation  of  Moncton.  The 
city  has  its  site  in  the  rich  valley  of  the 
Petitcodiac  River,  a  large  tidal  stream 
flowing  into  Chignecto  Bay,  which  is  an 
arm  of  the  Bay  of  Fundy.  Easy  har- 
borage for  large  steamers  is  available  on 
the  river  during  most  of  the  year.  As 
a  railway  centre  Moncton  is  easily  the 
most  important  in  Eastern  Canada.  Its 
manufactures  are  growing  rapidly,  and 
it  is  surrounded  by  a  singularly  fertile 
farming  and  fruit-raising  country. 

St.  John  lies  90  miles  to  the  west; 
Sackville,  about  40  miles  south;  Am- 
herst, one  of  the  most  flourishing  manu- 
facturing towns  in  Nova  Scotia,  38  miles 
in  the  same  direction;  whilst  the  dis- 
tances   to    Truro,    New    Glasgow    and 


Pictou  do  not  exceed  150  miles.  All 
these  towns  are  on  the  Intercolonial 
Railway  system,  and  that  system  has  its 
headquarters  in  Moncton.  In  all  of 
these  towns,  also,  new  and  important 
manufacturing  enterprises  have  sprung 
up  of  late  and  are  being  organized  to 
such  an  extent  as  to  indicate  a  strong 
industrial  revival. 

From  even  this  meagre  outline,  it  will 
be  seen  that  the  discovery  of  natural  gas 
in  the  vicinity  of  Moncton  (under  such 
conditions,  and  in  such  quantity  as  to 
warrant  fully  the  statement  that  the 
supply  is  fully  adequate  to  any  demand 
that  may  arise  for  years  to  come)  is 
fraught  with  enormous  significance. 

The  present  available  supply  measures 
about  60,000,000  cubic  feet  of  gas  per 
day.  This  amount  can  be  obtained, 
under  natural  pressures  ranging  from 
200  to  600  pounds  per  square  inch,  from 
17  wells  drilled  within  an  area  of  three 
square  miles.  Incidentally,  the  rights 
of  the  owners  extend  over  10,000  square 


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October,  1912 


miles,  much  of  which  is  probable  or  pos- 
sible territory.  At  present  gas  has  been 
piped  to  Moncton,  where  it  is  consumed 
to  the  extent  of  about  2,000,000  cubic 
feet  per  day.  Even  the  casual  visitor  is 
impressed  with  the  metamorphosis  that 
Moncton  has  undergone  since  this  event. 
The  gas  is  used  by  the  consumer  at  a 
pressure  of  less  than  10  ounces.  The 
prices  per  thousand  cubic  feet  are  less 
than  half  those  obtaining  in  other  cities. 
The  gas  itself  is  clean  and  of  very  high  cal- 
orific value. — Canadian  Mining  Journal. 


New  Board  of  Royal  Bank 

AT  a  meeting  of  the  directors  of 
the  Royal  Bank  of  Canada,  held 
at  Montreal,  the  new  directorate 
was  formed.  Under  the  agreement  by 
which  the  two  banks  became  one  the 
Traders  Bank  was  entitled  to  three  rep- 
resentatives from  its  board.  One  outsider 
has  been  added,  and  the  Ontario  members 
of  the  Royal  Bank  board  are:  Messrs. 


E.  F.  B.  Johnston,  K.C.,  of  Toronto; 
W.  J.  Sheppard,  of  Waubashene;  C.  S. 
Wilcox,  of  Hamilton,  president  of  the 
Steel  Company  of  Canada,  and  Albert  E. 
Dyment,  of  Toronto.  This  section  of 
the  board  will  meet  in  Toronto,  and  will 
deal  with  all  Ontario  matters,  so  that  as 
regards  the  Traders'  business  there  will 
be  practically  the  same  conditions  as 
under  the  old  management.  Mr.  E.  F.  B. 
Johnston  was  also  elected  second  vice- 
president  of  the  bank,  and  will  thus  be- 
come chairman  of  the  Ontario  section 
of  the  board. 

Mr.  E.  L.  Pease,  the  general  manager, 
remains  first  vice-president,  and  Mr. 
Stuart  Strathy  becomes  supervisor  for 
Ontario,  with  his  office  at  Toronto.  He 
will  have  charge,  as  formerly,  of  the  gen- 
eral business  for  that  province,  and,  as 
there  are  now  112  branches  of  the  bank 
in  Ontario  alone,  the  duties  of  the  former 
directors  and  general  manager  of  the 
Traders  will  be  considerably  increased. 
The  president,  Mr.  H.  S.  Holt,  continues 
at  the  head  of  this  progressive  bank. 


OUR  LARGEST  INLAND  REVENUE 
RECEIPTS 

Hon.  W.  B.  Nantel  will  report  to  Parliament  a  total  of  $19,635,863, 

which  is  $2,393,188  greater  than  the  preceding  year.     The  production 

of  spirits  fell  off  half  a  million  gallons.     Detailed  figures 

on  consumption  of  liquors  and  tobacco. 


THE  quantity  of  spirits  produced  in 
Canada  during  the  fiscal  year  1912 
was  4,784,396  proof  gallons,  nearly 
half  a  million  gallons  less  than  the  pro- 
duction of  1911.  But  this  diminution 
of  output  need  cause  the  drouthy  no 
alarm,  as  there  are  over  twenty  million 
gallons  left  over  in  the  warehouse. 

To  produce  the  output  of  the  fiscal 
year  there  were  used  as  raw  material: 
5,676,504  pounds  of  malt,  52,403,560 
pounds  of  Indian  corn,  9,474,631  pounds 
of  rye,  2,851,840  pounds  of  wheat,  and 


8,682,660  pounds  of  molasses.  Or  in 
addition  to  the  latter  sweetness  the  equiv- 
alent of  about  one  and  a  half  million 
bushels  of  grain.  The  Ontario  distiller- 
ies produced  3,679,038  gallons  of  whisky, 
or  nearly  three-fourths  of  the  output  of 
the  Dominion;  Quebec  turning  out  971,- 
619  gallons,  Winnipeg  38,484  gallons, 
and  Victoria,  B.C.,  101,260  gallons. 

Largest  Since  Confederation 

From  the  distilling  and  brewing  busi- 
ness the  Government  during  the  fiscal 


October,  1912 


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year  reaped  a  revenue  of  $10,470,969. 
Tobacco  and  cigars,  with  a  yield  of  $8,- 
048,416,  came  next  as  an  excise  revenue 
producer.  When  Hon.  W.  B.  Nantel 
comes  to  present  his  first  report  to  Parlia- 
ment he  will  be  able  to  show  the  largest 
revenue  receipts  of  any  Minister  of  In- 
land Revenue  since  Confederation,  name- 
ly, §19,635,863,  which  is  by  $2,393,188 
greater  than  the  revenue  for  1911,  and 
$4,072,834  greater  than  that  for  1910. 
Our  Whisky  Abroad 

The  demand  for  Canadian  whisky 
abroad,  although  larger  than  last  year's, 
shows  a  gradual  diminution  from  the 
average  of  the  last  four  years.  In  1908 
Canada  exported  distillery  products  to 
the  quantity  of  412,859  gallons.  In  1911 
the  export  had  fallen  to  273,963  gallons. 
In  1912  the  export  was  298,769  gallons. 
Ale,  Beer  and  Porter 

The  number  of  gallons  of  malt  liquor 
manufactured  in  Canada  during  the 
fiscal  year  1912  was  47,518,647,  which 
may  be  taken  as  a  year's  consumption  in 
this  country  of  domestic  ale,  beer  and 
porter,  as  very  little  is  exported.  Of 
this  quantity  Ontario  breweries  produced 
22,900,301  gallons;  Quebec,  11,119,088; 
New  Brunswick,  505,205;  Nova  Scotia, 
933,917;  Manitoba,4,108,884; Saskatche- 
wan, 849,193;  Alberta,  2,677,481;  Brit- 
ish Columbia,  4,391,344,  and  the  Yukon, 
33,243  gallons.  The  duty  paid  upon  the 
product  would  seem  to  be  altogether  out 
of  proportion  to  the  output.  Thus,  upon 
a  total  production  of  nearly  23  million 
gallons  the  Ontario  breweries  pay  a  duty 
to  the  department  of  only  $2,560,  while 
$5,679  duty  upon  an  output  of  9,097,386 
gallons,  the  reason  being  that  they  used 
66,320  pounds  of  "other  commodities" 
than  salt,  while  the  Ontario  breweries 
appear  to  have  used  only  malt,  upon 
which  a  pretty  steep  duty  had  already 
been  collected  by  the  department. 
Excise  by  Provinces 

A  statement  of  the  excise  duty  paid  by 
provinces  is  as  follows:  Quebec,  $10,280,- 


210;  Ontario,  $5,822,052;  Manitoba, 
$1,224,762;  British  Columbia,  $889,651; 
Alberta,  $523,316;  Saskatchewan,  $223,- 
651;  Nova  Scotia,  $105,935;  Prince  Ed- 
ward Island,  $12,603,  and  the  Yukon, 
$6,794. 

The  island  pays  only  on  her  tobacco 
output;  no  beer  is  brewed  or  whisky 
distilled  in  that  province.  Quebec's  big 
lead  over  Ontario  in  the  matter  of  excise 
duty  payments  is  mainly  due  to  the 
preponderance  of  that  province  in  the 
manufacture  of  tobacco.  While  Ontario 
paid  during  the  last  year  excise  revenue 
of  $1,217,508,  Quebec  contributed  upon 
the  same  industry  the  sum  of  $6,759,709. 
The  city  of  Montreal  alone  paid  excise 
duty  of  $6,174,540  upon  the  year's  manu- 
facture of  tobacco. 

Tobacco 

The  total  weight  of  raw  leaf  tobacco 
used  by  the  manufacturers  of  Canada  in 
the  year  was  21,879,866  pounds,  an  in- 
crease of  two  million  pounds  over  the 
previous  year.  From  this  there  were  pro- 
duced 20,671,131  pounds  of  manufac- 
tured tobacco,  paying  duty  at  5  cents  per 
pound;  781,584,865  cigarettes  of  the 
quality  which  pays  duty  at  $2.40  per 
thousand;  2,397,320  cigarettes  of  the 
quality  on  which  the  duty  is  $7  per 
thousand,  and  534,068  pounds  of  snufif. 
Compared  with  the  previous  year  this  is 
an  increase  of  196,000,000  cigarettes  and 
of  150,000  pounds  of  snuff. 

Cigars 

The  number  of  cigars  manufactured  in 
Canada  in  the  fiscal  year  was  248,906,- 
934,  an  increase  of  21,500,000  over  the 
domestic  cigar  product  of  1911.  In  the 
manufacture  of  this  output  there  was 
used  the  total  of  4,772,552  pounds  of  raw 
leaf  tobacco. 

Peace  comes  to  him  who  brings  it,  and 
joy  to  him  who  gives  it;  but  a  perfect  under- 
standing comes  to  him  only  who  loves 
perfectly. — Elbert  Hubbard. 


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THE  WORK  OF  THE  CANADIAN  CREDIT 
MEN'S  ASSOCIATION 

An  organization  which  gives  powerful  protection  to  both  wholesaler 

and  retailer  nearly   all  over  the  Dominion.     Ledgers  of  all  members 

are  laid  open,  and  close  watch  is  kept  on  how  much  a  customer  owes, 

how  much  is  overdue,  the  highest  credit  that  has  been  given 

during  the  past  two  years,  whether  he  is  Good,  Fair  or 

Slow  Pay,  etc. 


SINCE  its  inception  in  Winnipeg,  the 
Canadian  Credit  Men's  Associa- 
tion has  made  rapid  progress.  It 
has  made  another  stride  by  opening  up  a 
branch  in  Montreal,  to  serve  the  Prov- 
ince of  Quebec,  and  one  in  St.  John,  N.B., 
to  serve  the  Maritime  Provinces. 

This  means  that  there  are  now  branches 
of  the  association  in  the  following  places : 
St.  John,  N.B.;  Montreal,  Que.;  To- 
ronto, Ont.;  Winnipeg,  Man.;  Regina, 
Sask.,  and  Calgary,  Alberta. 

British  Columbia  Likely  to  Join 

This  only  leaves  British  Columbia,  and 
negotiations  are  now  pending  whereby 
it  is  hoped  that  the  B.C.  Association — 
which  has  its  head  office  in  Vancouver — 
will  afiiliate  with  the  Canadian  Credit 
Men's  Association,  Limited,  thus  forming 
a  network  of  branches  from  the  Atlantic 
to  the  Pacific. 

When  addressing  Toronto  wholesalers 
Mr.  Detchon,  the  general  manager  of  the 
Association,  dealt  largely  with  the  good 
results  of  an  adjustment  bureau  for  the 
investigation  of  weak  accounts  and  the 
handling  of  insolvent  estates.  The  St. 
John  branch,  which  has  been  doing  this 
class  of  work,  will  continue,  only  on  a 
much  larger  scale.  Montreal,  so  soon 
as  the  offices  are  fairly  organized,  will 
likewise  make  the  adjustment  bureau  a 
prominent  feature.  Regina  will  also 
handle  a  department  of  this  nature. 
Calgary  is  already  handling  the  insolvent 
estates  in  the  West. 
.    Under    the     arrangements     all     the 


branches  have  been  established,  members 
are  interchanging  ledger  information  on 
accounts  throughout  the  whole  of  the 
Dominion,  so  that  the  Western  members 
receive  information,  not  only  from 
Western  wholesalers,  but  from  Eastern 
wholesalers  doing  business  in  the  West, 
and  vice  versa. 

A  Resume  of  Ledgers 

The  reports  that  have  been  issued 
in  this  department  are,  therefore,  a 
resume  of  the  ledgers  of  all  the  whole- 
sale houses,  showing  in  detail  how 
much  the  customer  owes,  how  much 
is  overdue,  the  highest  credit  that  has 
been  given  during  the  past  two  years, 
how  long  the  account  is  sold  and  the 
manner  of  paying,  whether  the  cus- 
tomer takes  his  cash  discounts  or  is 
Good,  Fair  or  Slow  pay. 

Members  are  entitled  to  an  unlimited 
service,  in  addition  to  which  they  are 
supplied  automatically  with  a  copy  of 
the  report  on  every  customer  which  they 
give  their  ledger  information,  so  that  the 
system  embraces  every  account  thai 
appears  upon  a  wholesale  ledger. 

While  the  association  is  composed 
entirely  of  wholesalers,  it  recognizes 
that  the  interests  of  the  retailer  are 
identical  with  the  wholesaler,  and  is 
using  every  endeavor,  by  means  of 
literature,  newspaper  articles,  etc.,  to 
improve  the  methods  of  doing  business 
of  the  retailers,  trying  to  educate 
them  into  keeping  proper  books  of  ac- 
counts,   carrying    adequate    fire    insur- 


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ance,  taking  stock  once  a  year,  pre-  retailers  in  providing  financial  state- 
paring  a  yearly  balance  sheet,  looking  ments  to  the  mercantile  agencies  and 
carefully  after  collections  and  attend-  to  wholesalers  direct,  the  association 
ing  promptly  to  accounts  as  they  fall  publishes  a  uniform  financial  state- 
due  and  to  correspondence  as  it  is  re-  ment  form,  which  is  gradually  sup- 
ceived.  erseding  all  other  forms.  Retailers  can 
A  circular  will  be  distributed  to  re-  send  in  to  the  association  a  copy  of 
tailers  throughout  the  Dominion,  ad-  their  statement  for  the  inspection  of 
vising  them  that  arrangements  have  its  members,  thus  doing  away  largely 
been  made  whereby  any  retailer  can  with  the  necessity  of  supplying  whole- 
send  in  to  the  association  his  policies  salers  direct  with  statements, 
of  insurance  and  have  them  examined  Matters  affecting  legislation  are  like- 
by  an  expert,  free  of  cost.  Insurance  wise  looked  after  by  the  association, 
adjustments  on  behalf  of  retailers  are  and  suggested  improvements  brought 
undertaken.  to    the    notice    of    the   Provincial    and 

Federal  legislatures. 

Prosecution  Fund  Raised  n.       -n   u                i^u   4.                        u     • 

It  will  be  seen  that  numerous  busi- 

Prosecution  of  fraudulent  debtors  is  nesses  are  changing  hands  through  the 

likewise  a  strong  plank  in  the  platform  working  out  of  the  adjustment  bureau, 

of  the  association,  a  special  fund  having  and    retailers    desirous    of    purchasing 

been  raised  for  the  purpose.  businesses  can  usually  have  their  wants 

To  minimize  the  work  involved  upon  satisfied  by  applying  to  the  association. 

Clearing  House  Returns 

The  following  are  the  figures  for  the  Canadian  Bank  Clearing  Houses  for  the 
weeks  of  October  5th,  1911;  September  26th,  and  October  3rd,  1912,  with  per- 
centage change: 

Oct.  5,  '11.  Sept.  26,  '12.        Oct.  3,  '12.      Ch'g  % 

Montreal $48,818,954  $59,515,883        $65,929,944       +35.0 

Toronto 37,805,546  38,940,762          44,127,780       +16.7 

Winnipeg 26,138,775  25,024,289          30,561,514       +16.9 

Vancouver 11,596,985  12,241,019          14,780,480       +27.5 

Ottawa 4,503,818  3,569,071            4,338,115      —  36.6 

Calgary 4,166,006  8,445,201            5,856,519       +40.5 

Quebec 2,823,902  2,938,511            3,428,052       +  21 .3 

Victoria 2,455,637  3,620,066           4,120,615       +67.7 

Hamilton 3,134,933  3,322,921            3,772,444       +20.3 

Hahfax 1,927,397  1,600,776            2,206,209       +   14.4 

St.  John 1,609,799  1,822,242            1,621,950       +     0.7 

Edmonton 2,685,085  4,271,230            4,525,021       +  68.4 

London 1,547,249  1,565,678            1,885,988       +  21.8 

Regina 1,459,314  2,208,843            2,227,467       +  52.5 

Brandon 716,179  605,590               556,322       -  22 .2 

Lethbridge 549,435  679,705               656,154       +19.3 

Saskatoon 1,501,579  2,279,051            2,311,299       +  53.8 

Brantford 523,094  612,071               623,762       +19.1 

Moose  Jaw 852,175  1,657,151            1,386,441       +  62.6 

Fort  William 409,855  734,682               712,016       +   73.8 

Total $155,225,717  $175,654,742      $195,628,092       +26.0 


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September  Bank  Clearings 


Clearing  House  returns  for  September,  1912,  compared 


The  following  are  the 
with  September,  1911: 

Sept.,  1911.  Aug.,  1912.  Sept.,  1912.  Ch'g  % 

Brandon $2,158,161  $2,508,703  $2,204,383  +     2.1 

Brantford 1,855,493  2,250,882  2,287,497  +  23 .2 

Calgary 16,965,562  22,486,030  24,137,286  +  42 . 2 

Edmonton 10,231,600  18,306,531  17,702,793  +   73 .0 

Fort  William 3,002,987  2,972,057         

Halifax 6,576,991  8,158,190  7,754,702  +17.9 

Hamilton 9,506,300  13,870,307  12,899,707  +35.6 

Lethbridge. 2,245,619  2,671,035  2,652,185  +18.0 

London 5,279,589  6,691,850  6,579,525  +  24 . 6 

Montreal 179,712,213  254,933,718  234,735,761  +  30 . 6 

Moose  Jaw 3,384,972  5,118,419  ^5,413,522  +59.9 

Ottawa 16,251,033  21,106,208  15,157,241  —     6.7 

Quebec 10,342,726  12,976,297  13,248,970  +  28. 1 

Regina 6,611,958  9,401,192  9,732.149  +47.1 

St.  John 5,495,413  7,837,351  7,303,353  +  32 . 6 

Saskatoon 5,456,902  9,122,020  9,643,007  +73.0 

Toronto 140,784,761  167,989,004  158,122,421  +12.3 

Vancouver 47,008,169  55,929,314  53,896,987  +14.4 

Victoria 9,652,304  16,254,589  15,266,380  +  58. 1 

Winnipeg 86,640,717  108,553,442  106,388,574  +  22 . 6 

Totals....; $566,157,483  $749,168,069  $708,098,500  +25.2 


The  ideal  life\is  only  the  normal  or 
natural  life  as  we  shall  some  day  know  it. 
— Elbert  Hubbard. 

The  greatest  difficidties  lie  just  where  we 
least  expect  to  find  them. — Goethe. 


The  difference  between  men  is  largely 
a  matter  of  getting  their  goods  into  the 
front  windows. 


What    is    your    duty?    Every    day's 
demands  upon  you. — Goethe. 


GET  THE  BEST!  IT  PAYS! 

Among  the  many  positions  our  college  has  recently 
filled  were  two  worth  $1,100  and  $1,500.  We  are  now 
trying  to  fill  one  at  $1,080.  Demand  for  our  graduates 
is  fully  five  times  our  supply. 

ELLIOTT  BUSINESS  COLLEGE 

Toronto,  Ont.,  is  a  Business  College  of  the  highest 
grade.  Several  former  students  of  other  colleges  are 
now  in  attendance.  It  pays  to  get  a  business  educa- 
tion if  you  get  it  in  the  right  school.  Write  for  our 
catalogue.     Enter  now. 

Cor.  Yonge  and  W.  J.  ELLIOTT 

Alexander  Sts.  Principal 


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RAILWAY 

The  C.P.R.  will  build  a  fourth  line  south  of  its  present  main  line, 
between  Winnipeg  and  Vancouver.     Extensions  also  for  the  Can- 
adian Northern.     Other  interesting  railway  news. 


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THE  most  interesting  railway  an- 
nouncement made  for  some  time 
is  that  in  connection  with  the 
building  of  another  transcontinental 
line  by  the  Canadian  Pacific  Railway. 
The  proposed  new  line  will  run  consider- 
ably south  of  the  present  main  line 
between  Winnipeg  and  Vancouver,  and 
is  estimated  to  save  a  distance  of  400 
miles  from  coast  to  coast. 

It  is  also  stated  that  the  new  route 
will  have  an  easier  grade  than  the  exist- 
ing main  line.  Furthermore,  it  is  reckoned 
that  twenty  hours  will  be  saved  in  the 
time  between  Winnipeg  and  the  Pacific 
coast.  It  will  involve  some  very  heavy 
tunnelling  in  the  British  Columbia  sec- 
tion. The  report  comes  as  a  surprise, 
following  the  announcement  that  the  com- 
pany will  make  all  haste  to  double-track 
the  present  main  line  across  the  Do- 
minion. 

It  looks  as  if  the  object  of  the  C.P.R. 
were  to  be  well  prepared  for  extra  busi- 
ness consequent  upon  the  opening  of  the 
Panama  Canal,  for  Sir  Thomas  Shaugh- 
nessy  recently  made  the  statement  that 
the  company  proposes  to  add  consider- 
ably to  the  number  of  its  coastal  service 
vessels.  He  said  that  the  number  built 
on  the  Pacific  coast  would  depend  upon 
the  circumstances. 

It  is  '  understood  that  considerable 
development  is  being  planned  by  the 
Canadian  Pacific  in  the  new  territory 
added  to  the  Province  of  Manitoba. 

Hon.  Malcolm  Mackenzie,  Provincial 
Treasurer  of  Alberta,  was  in  Winnipeg 


recently,  in  conference  with  officials  of 
the  Canadian  Northern  Railway,  con- 
cerning extensions  of  the  lines  of  the  com- 
pany in  Southern  Alberta.  It  is  stated 
that  he  was  informed  by  Mr.  MacLeod, 
general  manager  of  the  C.N.R.,  that  a 
contract  had  been  closed  for  the  construc- 
tion of  the  line  from  Calgary  to  Macleod 
and  Pincher  Creek,  and  that  the  work 
would  proceed  this  fall.  Thirty-five 
miles  of  the  road  from  Macleod  to  Pincher 
Creek  is  already  graded,  and  the  rest  of 
the  work  will  be  pushed  from  Calgary 
south. 

Recent  reports  indicate  that  the 
Canadian  Northern  intends  to  make 
Vancouver  its  Pacific  coast  passenger 
terminus,  Port  Mann  to  be  utilized  for 
the  freight  end  of  the  business.  The 
latter  would  also  be  the  site  of  the  car 
and  locomotive  repair  shops.  The 
amount  the  company  will  spend  at  False 
Creek,  outside  of  Vancouver,  together 
with  connection  between  the  station 
and  the  down-town  depot  by  means  of 
a  tunhel,  is  placed  at  $10,000,000. 

There  is  a  rumor  that  the  Great 
Northern  Railway  is  behind  a  scheme 
to  construct  a  radial  railway  between 
Winnipeg  and  Portage  la  Prairie,  and 
that  an  engineering  party  will  survey  the 
route  shortly.  The  object  is  to  develop 
the  entire  country  between  the  two 
cities,  and  encoura^r  mixed  farming 
there.  The  application  tor  a  charter  in- 
cludes the  construction  of  a  canal  from 
Lake  Winnipeg  to  the  Assiniboine  River. 

Reliable  authorities  in  Montreal  are 


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October,  1912 


of  the  belief  that  the  Chicago,  St.  Paul 
&  Sault  Ste.  Marie  Railway  will  extend 
its  lines  through  the  Dakotas  to  Great 
Falls,  Montana,  and  make  connections 
with  Alberta  points,  especially  Leth- 
bridge. 

Investigations  recently  made  at  Fort 
George,  B.C.,  show,  it  is  alleged,  that 
little  work  will  be  done  on  the  Grand 
Trunk  Pacific  Railway  between  that 
town  and  Edmonton  this  winter.  Owing 
to  the  shortage  of  labor  and  supplies 
many  of  the  camps  are  reported  closed 
down. 

Engineers  and  surveyors  in  the  em- 
ploy of  the  Alberta,  Peace  River  & 
Eastern  Railway  Company,  which  pur- 


poses building  a  new  transcontinental  line 
from  Hudson's  Bay  to  the  Pacific  coast, 
by  way  of  Edmonton,  are  reported  to 
have  started  on  ponies  on  a  trip  of  more 
than  2,000  miles  into  the  north  country 
to  survey  the  route. 

Canadian  Highway  Convention 

Thomas  N.  Wilby,  the  transcontinental 
highway  pathfinder,  is  now  on  the  way 
west  from  Winnipeg  on  the  Western  leg 
of  the  journey  from  coast  to  coast. 
His  recent  departure  from  Winnipeg  was 
made  the  occasion  of  a  presentation  of  a 
pennant  to  him,  which  presentation  was 
made  by  Mrs.  Waugh,  wife  of, Mayor 
Waugh. 


ONE  OF  A  MODERN  FLEET,  TWENTY-FIVE  STRONG 

The  "Princess  Patricia."  the  new  Pacific  Coast  steamship  of  the  C.P.R.,  on  her  long 
voyage  from  Glasgow  around  Cape  Horn  to  Victoria,  B.C. 


October,  1912 


TRANSPORTATION 


59 


To   Prevent   Car   Shortage  ()(X)  more  cars  than  they  had  last  year, 

THAT  the  complaints  regarding  the  ^"^    ^I^    more    locomotives,    with    in- 
congested  ''carload  and  less  than  ?'^^'^^    ^^^i^^l    facilities    and    ware- 
carload"  traffic  on  the  Canadian  ^°".'^'-     ^^''^^'  ^.^^  heavy  cost  for  new 
railways  were  warranted  is  the  conclusion  ^^^y^^^nt,  the  railways  will  have  spent, 
arrived   at  by   the  Dominion   Railway  at  the  close  of  the  season  $4,000,000  on 
Commission..  termmahmprovements  and  enlargements. 

ccrj^x.          ..        r           -J-       •             J  in   short,   the   railways   have   done 

The  matter  of  providing  increased  ,    .             j     ^.u       •/    .•         r  i    . 

-.,..,      ,         ^  r           ,     .1     ,        ,  much  to  remedy  the  situation  of  last 

facilities  has  been  taken  up  by  the  board  •  .            ,         .         u  i.    -i.   i.       ^  i 

,               .V   ^  .1.                 •      1  winter   and   spring,   but   it   has   taken 

in  such  a  way  that  the  companies  have  .,,.        .     ,    v» 

j/^1                .    ^-          rru  millions  to  do  It." 

been  forced  to  take  prompt  action.     The  ^-j 

result  is  that  the  manufacturers  of  equip- 

ment,  etc.,  have  been  flooded  with  orders,  Transportation 

and  the  railways  appear  to  be  somewhat  '  I  ^ELEGRAPH  operating  offers  splen- 

relieved.  did  opportunities  for    young  men 

"But  the  railway  companies  alone  are  who  wish  to  engage  in  the  great  business 

responsible  for  the  condition  complained  of   transportation.     No    country  in   the 

of,  as  they  could  and  should  have  steadily  world  is  doing  the  railway  building  that 

increased  their  facilities  to  provide  for  Canada  is  now  engaged  in  and  the  yoimg 

the  increasing  traffic.  man  who  goes  into  this  line  of  work  and 

"When  the  matter  was  taken  up  with  becomes  skilled  in  railway  operations  is 
the  companies,  they  passed  large  appro-  almost  absolutely  certain  to  win  great 
priations  for  improvements  and  new  rewards.  The  one  school  which  is  train- 
equipment.  Since  then  the  companies  ing  young  men  for  this  field  with  marked 
have  done  all  in  their  power  to  increase  success  is  the  Central  Telegraph  and 
their  facilities  as  rapidly  as  possible.  Railroad  School  of  Toronto.     See  card  in 

"This  fall  the  companies  will  have  20,-  our  adv.  columns. 

Temiskaming  Railway  Finances 

Following  is  the  condensed  statement  of  revenue  account  of  the  Temiskaming 
and  Northern  Ontario  Railway  for  the  year  ended  October  31st,  1911,  compared 
with  the  year  1910:  joj^j  jgjO 

Revenue  from  transportation $1,708,249.02    $1,522,020.05 

Revenue  other  than  transportation 72,715.81  69,831.97 

Total  operating  revenue $1,780,964.83    $1,591,852.02 

Operating  expenses 1,181,998.63       1,165,361.36 

Net  operating  revenue $    598,966.20    $    426,490.66 

Ore  royalties 17,060.56  31,762.92 

$   616,026.76    $   458,253.58 

Hire  of  equipment,  etc 22,874.07  22,123.27 

Total  earnings $    593,152.69    $   436,130.31 

Paid  Treasurer  of  Ontario 515,000.00         420,000.00 

The  operating  expenses  amount  to  66.4  per  cent,  of  the  gross  earnings,  and  the 
net  earnings  to  33.6  per  cent.,  as  compared  with  73.2  per  cent,  and  2().8  per  cent., 
respectively,  for  the  twelve  months  ending  October  31st,  1910. 

The  total  mileage  of  the  railway,  including  main  and  branch  lines,  yards  and 
siding,  is  379.62. 


Agriculture 


IXXnXioonoooXXloDXoXSCXXXJcX^ 


THE  WEST  IS  FARMING  WRONG 

Wheat  Kings  deplore  the  present  all-grain  methods  of  prairie  farmers. 
In  a  joint  interview,  the  President  and  Past  President  of  the  Winni- 
peg Grain  Exchange  state  that  on  an  average  three  years  out  of  ten 
are  bad  ones  for  the  straight  grain-raiser  of  the  West. 
If  they  turn  to  mixed  farming  methods,  no 
year  can  spell  failure. 


IT  is  difficult  to  preach  a  new  doc- 
trine to  the  West.  Her  people  have 
chosen  a  course  for  good  or  ill,  and 
with  typical  Western  determination  have 
sworn  to  abide  by  it. 

The  prairie  farmer  who  cleared  ten 
thousand  dollars  on  his  last  crop  will 
not  be  easily  convinced  that  he  did  not 
play  a  safe  game,  while  the  man  who  lost 
his  all  in  the  bitter  nip  of  the  August's 
frost  last  year,  though  he  may  accept 
the  principles  of  mixed  farming,  has 
naught  to  put  them  into  force. 

College  professors,  agronomists,  and 
scienced  agriculturists  are  all  telling  the 
Western  farmer  that  he  is  making  a  big 
mistake.  They  deplore  the  gambling 
spirit  of  the  average  prairie  farmer, 
who  shakes  the  dice  every  time  he 
puts  in  a  crop.  But  the  get-rich-quick 
mania  has  him  solidly  in  its  grip.  He 
can  only  be  freed  by  concrete  examples 
of  his  folly  told  in  dollars  and  cents. 
"Your  theory  sounds  alright,"  he  says, 
"but  to  us  who  are  here  on  the  land  it 
is  most  impracticable." 

Hard  to  Convince  a  Westerner 

It  is  not  an  easy  matter  to  argue  with 
him,  for  he  will  point  to  instance  after 
instance  where  straight  grain-raising  has 
made  capitalists  out  of  poor  homestead- 
ers, and  where  ranchers  of  long  standing 
have  abandoned  their  herds  and  fallen 
in  line  with  the  wheat  producers.  Still, 
forcible   as   these   arguments  are,   they 


merely  befog  the  issue  and  do  not  meet  it. 

The  biggest  grain  men  in  the  great 
grain-growing  West  know  that  the  prairie 
is  not  being  tilled  to  its  best  advantage, 
and  they,  practical  men,  agree  with  the 
college  theorists  that  mixed  farming 
alone  can  save  the  West. 

While  I  was  in  Ottawa  recently,  I  had 
the  opportunity  of  finding  out  what  the 
big  men  in  the  wheat  circles  of  the  West 
think  of  the  business  possibilities  of 
mixed  farming.  It  was  my  good  fortune 
to  meet  Donald  Morrison  and  ascertain 
his  views  on  the  matter.  People  living 
east  of  the  Great  Lakes  may  not  have 
heard  of  Donald  Morrison,  but  over  the 
entire  sweep  of  the  prairies  he  is  well 
known,  and  those  who  know  him  best 
are  the  farmers  who  plunge  their  fortune 
each  spring — they  that  have  one  to 
plunge — in  carloads  of  seed  wheat.  For 
Donald  Morrison  is  the  president  of  the 
Winnipeg  Grain  Exchange,  the  body  of 
Western  grain-buyers  that  handles  the 
whole  Western  wheat  crop  with  the  ex- 
ception of  small  quantities  that  find 
their  way  out  by  Vancouver  and  Duluth, 
and  even  those  to  some  extent  figure  in 
the  books  of  the  Winnipeg  Grain  Ex- 
change. 

Money-Mad  Farming 

We  were  sitting  in  the  big,  leather- 
covered  chairs  of  the  Russell  House 
rotunda,  Morrison  and  I,  exchanging 
opinions  on  what  constituted  sane  agri- 


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culture,  when  another  interesting  grain 
man  joined  us.  He  was  no  less  a  per- 
sonage than  Mr.  A.  D.  Chisholm,  who 
preceded  Donald  Morrison  as  president 
of  the  Winnipeg  Grain  Exchange.  It 
was  "nuts"  for  a  newspaper  man  to  get 
these  two  great  wheat  kings  talking 
mixed  farming,  for  of  all  men  in  the 
West  they  should  know  what  kind  of 
farming  will  make  the  most  money  for 
the  farmers  on  the  prairie.  Their  views 
were  free  from  sentiment,  and  they  con- 
sidered the  question  only  from  the  mon- 
etary standpoint.  Without  hesitation, 
both  asserted  the  conviction  that  straight 
grain-growing,  without  diversions,  is 
"mad  farming,"  and  that  mixed  farm- 
ing pays  the  biggest  dividends  on  the 
average  farmer's  investment. 

Said  Mr.  Morrison:  "The  wheat  crop 
of  the  West  last  year  amounted  close  to 
180,000,000  bushels.  The  Grain  Ex- 
change in  Winnipeg  handled  almost  all 
of  it.  Large  farms  operated  by  land 
companies  sold  us  as  much  as  100,000 
bushels.  The  bigger  farms,  more  par- 
ticularly in  Saskatchewan,  had  from 
25,000  to  50,000  bushels  to  ofifer,  and 
the  average  farmers  of  the  three  prov- 
inces brought  between  5,000  and  8,000 
bushels  on  the  market.  Seventy-five 
per  cent,  of  the  smaller  farmers — for 
what  I  am  about  to  say  holds  good  of  all 
the  larger  ones — raise  nothing  but  grain, 
and  scarcely  anything  else  of  importance 
except  wheat.  These  men  are  good 
farmers  along  their  line  of  pursuit,  but, 
speaking  broadly,  their  methods  of  farm- 
ing are  mad. 

All  the  West  Subject  to  Bad  Seasons 

"The  farmer  whose  wheat  crop  to- 
talled 5,000  bushels  realized  about 
$4,000  from  it  last  year,  speaking  of 
averages.  That  was  a  good  year  for 
him.  Not  as  good  as  it  might  have 
been  had  the  crop  moved  out  more 
quickly,  but  on  the  whole  he  is  pleased. 
Still  the  year  might  have  been  adverse 
— rust,  hail  or  frost  might  have  cleaned 


him  out  of  everything  he  owned.  Bad 
seasons  are  not  infrequent  and  any  sec- 
tion of  the  prairie  is  liable  to  get  a  hard 
year.  By  growing  only  grain  he  took 
the  'chance.'  If  he  had  live  stock  or 
other  diversions  the  chance  would  not 
have  been  so  big." 

Said  Mr.  Chisholm:  "I  am  in  the 
grain  business  now,  but  for  years  I  was 
a  farmer  in  Manitoba,  and  I  know  the 
side  of  the  man  on  the  soil.  I  filed  on 
my  homestead  in  '81,  and  the  next  year 
I  had  a  good  crop.  I  was  a  'straight 
grain'  farmer  and  believed  wheat  the 
best  investment.  The  next  spring  I  put 
my  money  into  more  wheat,  and  frost 
reduced  my  crop  materially.  In  '84  this 
was  repeated,  and  in  '85  a  severe  frost 
came  on  the  22nd  or  23rd  of  August, 
and  with  it  disaster  for  me.  I  did  not 
thresh  a  straw  and  lost  practically  every- 
thing. The  next  year  I  was  able  to  get 
in  a  crop,  but  it  panned  out  very  short. 
The  year  '87  was  a  banner  year,  and  I 
attribute  it  largely  to  the  fact  that  I  had 
got  a  start  in  live  stock  raising.  My  ex- 
perience is  the  same  as  that  of  the  ma- 
jority of  those  in  the  West.  Looking 
back  over  that  period,  I  can  see  that  had 
I  branched  out  into  mixed  farming,  I 
could  never  have  been  caught  so  closely, 
and  I  would  have  come  out  away  ahead 
of  the  game." 

Eastern  Farmer's  Example 

The  wheat  kings  were  as  one  in  their 
condemnation  of  "mad  wheat  farming." 
"But  isn't  it  by  that  foolish  practice 
that  you  grain  men  become  rich,  and 
that  the  West  develops  so  fast  indus- 
trially and  in  every  way?"  I  ven- 
tured. 

They  agreed  that  the  business  was 
good  for  grain  men,  but  declared  it  was 
unfortunate  for  the  West.  The  wealth 
of  the  prairie  is  not  a  fraction  of  what  it 
would  be  if  every  farmer  had  his  capital 
invested  as  the  Eastern  farmer  has. 
Greater  happiness,  less  destitution,  a 
more   healthy  and   contented   Western 


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October,  1912 


rison  and  Mr.  Chisholm  agreed  that  on 
an  average  seven  years  out  of  ten  are 
good  years  in  the  West,  in  the  majority 
of  sections.  In  a  decade  a  farmer  on 
the  prairie  can  well  count  on  three  bad 
years  if  his  interests  are  entirely  wrapped 
up  in  grain.  If  he  is  a  good  mixed 
farmer  he  may  never  have  a  bad 
season. 

"That  is  argument  enough  surely," 
said  the  president  of  the  Grain  Exchange 
as  he  left  me.  "The  West  will  some 
day  have  to  admit  it." — Will  Silo,  in  the 
Weekly  Globe. 


country  would  be  the  result  of  a  turn- 
over to  mixed  farming  methods. 

Mr.  Chisholm  said  that  his  six  years 
on  the  farm  showed  the  folly  of  carrying 
all  one's  eggs  in  a  single  basket,  but  he 
believed  that  the  farmer  starting  fresh 
on  the  land  would  be  better  off  finan- 
cially after  one  year  if  he  puts  in  only 
a  limited  amount  of  grain,  and  invests 
a  reasonable  portion  of  his  capital  in 
horses,  milch  cows,  beef  cattle,  hogs, 
poultry,  garden  stuffs,  and  whatever 
fruit  his  district  will  grow. 

After  some  careful  figuring,  Mr.  Mor- 

A  LESSON  FOR  CANADA 

It  may  be  drawn  from  the  unsatisfactory  status,  in  the  United  States, 

of  the  agricultural  industry,  notwithstanding  all  the  boasting  about 

the  advance  in  agriculture  made  on  this  Western  continent. 

Where  co-operative  credit  banking  societies  have 

helped  matters. 

AT  this  period  of  her  development,      article    to    the    September    number    of 
Canada    occupies  an    unusually 
favorable  position  that  may  easily 
be  lost  unless  it  is  protected  by  prudent 
action. 

The  Toronto  World  thinks  the  prox- 
imity of  the  United  States  has  in  some 
important  ways  adversely  influenced 
Canadian  development,  but  on  the  other 
hand  it  has  provided  object  lessons  of 
which  Canadians  would  do  well  to  take 
advantage.  The  republic  one  hundred 
years  ago  stood  very  much  as  stands  the 
Dominion,  and  the  important  question 
for  Canadians  is  whether  they  intend  to 
repeat  blindly  the  policies  that  have 
produced  the  problems  now  embarrass- 
ing their  neighbors,  or  whether  they  will 
be  wise  enough  and  prudent  enough  to 
profit  by  others'  experience.  It  takes  a 
wise  man  to  profit  from  his  own  experi- 
ence and  a  wiser  to  draw  lessons  from  an 
experience  other  than  his  own. 

Banks  for  the  Farmer 

Myron  T.  Herrick,  the  United  States 
ambassador  to  France,  contributed  an 


Moody^s  Magazina  on  "Banks  for  the 
Farmer."  In  it  he  referred  to  the  un- 
satisfactory status,  in  the  United  States, 
of  the  agricultural  industry. 

Whereas  its  population  increased  21 
per  cent,  from  1900  to  1910,  the  amount 
of  land  used  increased  but  4.2  per  cent., 
although  the  improved  area  made  an 
apparent  increase  of  15.2  per  cent.  But 
while  in  1899  the  production  per  head  of 
population  was  58.4  bushels,  in  1909  it 
had  fallen  to  49.1  bushels,  a  decrease  of 
over  9  bushels  per  head  in  ten  years. 
That  this  was  due  to  preventable  causes 
is  shown  by  the  fact  that  the  average 
yield  of  wheat  in  the  United  States  is 
about  15  bushels,  as  compared  with  28 
in  Germany,  20  in  France,  32  in  England, 
and  33  in  the  Netherlands. 

Even  more  remarkable  are  the  statis- 
tics regarding  the  production  of  pota- 
toes, which  in  France  reached  190  bush- 
els per  acre,  226  in  Germany,  135  in 
Russia,  and  286  in  Belgium.  In  the 
United  States  the  production  in   1911 


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was  but  80  bushels  to  the  acre,  and  this 
year  these  valuable  tubers  had  to  be 
imported  into  the  United  States  and 
also  into  Canada. 

Notwithstanding  all  the  boasting  about 
the  advance  in  agricultural  training  made 
on  this  Western  continent,  the  prevail- 
ing system  of  husbandry  must  be  at 
fault  when  these  large  differences  exist. 
Mr.  Herrick  thinks  it  to  be  in  part  due 
to  the  difficulty  experienced  by  farmers 
on  the  North  American  Continent  in 
obtaining  funds  on  favorable  terms. 

In  both  Germany  and  France  co-oper- 


ative credit  banking  societies  have  been 
established,  lending  money  on  reasonable 
terms  both  of  interest  and  repayment. 
Similar  institutions  are  springing  up  in 
other  European  countries,  and  one  of 
their  best  results  is  the  encouragement 
of  the  small  landholder. 

In  the  United  States  37  per  cent,  of 
all  the  farms  are  cultivated  by  tenants, 
an  increase  of  16  per  cent,  since  1900. 

Can  Canada  afford  to  encourage  a 
tenant  system  which  has  produced  more 
trouble  than  benefit  wherever  it  has  be- 
come the  established  order? 


S2     £2 
RAISE  MORE  SHEEP  IN  NEW  BRUNSWICK 

Experts  declare  that  vast  tracts  of  land  in  the  province,  now  yielding 

little  or  no  revenue,  could  be  made  to  pay  well  if  the  people  would 

take  up  sheep  raising  in  the  right  way.     It  would  largely 

increase  the  prosperity  of  the  province. 

dairying  is  quite  generally  followed  and 
with  encouraging  results  in  some  sec- 
tions. As  most  of  the  abandoned 
farms  and  also  some  that  are  still  oc- 
cupied are  a  considerable  distance  from 
the  railway  or  other  means  of  com- 
munication with  large  centres  of  popu- 
lation, the  production  of  perishable  pro- 
duce cannot  be  pursued  to  much  ad- 
vantage, especially  when  it  has  to  be 
marketed  daily. 

"Live  stock,  however,  when  ready  for 
market,  may  be  delivered  at  several 
seasons  of  the  year,  and  may  also  be 
allowed  to  carry  itself  to  shipping  points, 
which  is  not  so  in  the  case  of  dairy  and 
garden  products.  That  the  farm  pro- 
ductions of  such  abandoned  districts 
should  be  in  the  form  of  live  stock  can  be 
distinctly  understood  without  further 
explanation. 

''Such  country,  with  high  rolling  hills 
and  well-watered  pastures,  growing 
various  kinds  of  short,  sweet  natural 
grass  and  white  clover,  specially 
adapted  for  sheep,  can  be  readily  accept- 


THE  Dominion  commissioners  who 
recently  investigated  the  condition 
and  prospects  of  the  sheep  in- 
dustry in  New  Brunswick  cannot  under- 
stand why  the  farmers  do  not  produce 
more  sheep  and  wax  prosperous  in  doing 
so. 

The  report  of  the  commissioners,  which 
has  been  issued  by  the  Dominion  Depart- 
ment of  Agriculture,  contains  many  strik- 
ing statements  about  the  province  and  its 
fitness  for  a  great  sheep  industry.  The 
experts  tell  us  that  a  great  deal  of  land 
which  is  now  considered  almost  useless  is 
admirably  adapted  for  sheep,  and  that  its 
use  for  this  purpose  would  bring  prosperity 
to  many  sections  of  the  province  which 
are  now  vacant  or  sparsely  settled.  That 
is  to  say,  the  report  is  of  high  importance 
in  connection  with  our  forward  move- 
ment here  by  the  sea. 

After  reminding  us  that  the  mills  of 
industrial  New  England  have  lured  away 
many  of  our  young  men,  the  commission- 
ers go  on  to  say  of  New  Brunswick: 
"In  the  rich  low  farms  of  the  valleys, 


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ed  as  being  suitable  for  their  cultiva- 
tion   in    quite     considerable    numbers. 

"During  our  visit  to  this  province,  our 
attention  was  continually  directed  to 
the  presence,  over  much  of  this  terri- 
tory, of  second  growth  timber.  Much 
of  this  growth  is  worthless  now,  and 
always  will  be,  in  comparison  with 
the  land  whereon  it  grows.  Were  it 
cleared  away,  we  do  not  know  of  any 
country  more  closely  resembling  the 
hill  districts  of  the  South  of  Scotland 
and,  except  for  the  positive  need  of 
winter  feeding,  sheep  could  be  handled 
in  much  the  same  manner. 

"The  advantages  possessed  by  such 
districts  for  profitable  sheep  raising  are 
so  palpable  that  it  would  be  a  profitable 
undertaking  to  clear  this  worthless 
second  growth  and  then  make  sheep 
farming  a  specialty.  This  would  un- 
doubtedly bring  new  life  and  prosperity 
to  those  sparsely  populated  districts, 
and  at  the  same  time  secure  a  source  of 
revenue  to  the  province  generally. 

"A  certain  proportion  of  the  less  for- 
tunate farmers  are  not  in  close  touch 
with  up-to-date  methods  or  new  ideas. 
Their  outlook  lacks  opportunity,  their 
world  is  small,  and  outward  signs  of 
ambition  or  energy  are  lacking.  The 
spirit  of  resignation  is  so  prevalent 
that  one  is  apt  to  conclude  that  there 
abounds  a  considerable  amount  of  lazi- 
ness amongst  many  of  them.  Or  that 
they  are  merely  discouraged  and  that 
with  the  uplifting  influence  of  reor- 
ganization and  suitable  education  such 
indifference  and  lack  of  progressive- 
ness  would  rapidly  disappear." 

The  commissioners  asked  many  farm- 
ers in  New  Brunswick  why  they  did  not 
raise  more  sheep.  The  reasons  given  were 
several,  chiefly  "dogs,"  "fencing,"  "dairy- 
ing," and  "insufficient  help."  The  com- 
missioners examined  the  situation  with 
some  care,  and  decided  that  none  of  these 
reasons  is  a  sufficient  excuse.  The  real 
reason,  they  suggest,  is  "the  entire 
absence  of  education  in  sheep  husbandry 
and  of  information  about  the  value  and 
profit  of  sheep  raising." 


The  province  has  a  fairly  good  dog 
law,  they  say,  but  it  is  not  enforced. 
It  gives  the  farmer  power  to  shoot  any 
dog  at  sight,  if  the  dog  is  trespassing. 
If  the  existing  law  were  enforced,  the 
commissioners  are  sure  the  dog  nuisance 
would  be  removed  in  a  few  months. 
The  legislature,  the  commissioners  advise, 
should  undertake  to  enforce  the  law  all 
over  the  province  until  the  farmers 
better  realize  the  importance  of  sheep  rais- 
ing and  the  extent  of  their  losses  through 
present  conditions.  Present  losses  from 
sheep  worrying  are  now  very  great;  at 
one  meeting  held  by  the  commission  they 
were  told  that  500  sheep  were  killed  in 
one  season  in  the  vicinity  of  Woodstock. 

The  matter  of  fencing  is  discussed. 
While  pole  fences  will  serve  in  some  in- 
stances, they  are  not  dog-proof,  and 
farmers  should  be  encouraged  to  use 
woven  wire.  Barbed  wire,  the  commis- 
sioners say,  should  be  discouraged 
wherever  general  live  stock  is  kept. 
Dairying,  they  remark,  is  profitable  in 
some  localities,  but  it  should  be  more 
profitable  than  any  other  line. 

Here,  once  more,"  we  have  the  testi- 
mony of  experts  to  the  effect  that  vast 
tracts  of  land  in  New  Brunswick,  which 
are  now  yielding  little  or  no  revenue, 
could  be  made  to  pay  well  if  the  people 
would  take  up  sheep  raising  in  the  right 
way.  Should  they  do  so  the  effect  in 
increasing  the  prosperity  of  the  province 
would  be  enormous.  Surely  it  is  time 
to  take  up  this  matter  seriously. 


SEALBRAND 

CARBON    PAPER 


The    A.    S.    Hustwitt    Co. 

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EIGHT  MONTHS'  BUILDING  PERMITS 

Building  permits  for  the  first  eight  months  of  1912^  as  compiled  by 

The  Financial  Post,  show  a  gain  of  S6.8  per  cent,  for  Canadian 

cities  East  and  West.     For  21  Eastern  cities  the  total  of  $4^6,676,110 

is  23.7  per  cent,  ahead  of  last  years  corresponding  showing; 

for  24  Western  cities,  the  total  of  $82,926,8^2  gives 

a  gain  of  45.5. 


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"C^OR  45  cities,  the  following  are  totals 

for  eight  months,    with  percentage 

increases — asterisks  denoting  decreases. 

Eastern:  Berlin,  $460,750,  45.9  p.c; 
Brantford,  S812,390,  96.3  p.c;  Chatham, 
$146,070,  62.7  p.c;  Gait,  $281,647,  41.0 
p.c;  Hahfax,  $408,885,  27.2  p.c;  Hamil- 
ton, $4,018,200, 44.6  p.c. ;  Kingston,  $378,- 
594,  74.7  p.c;  Lachine,  $329,875,  72.7 
p.c;  London,  $831,088,  32.9.  pc;  Mai- 
sonneuve,  $2,014,328,  119.9  p.c;  Mon- 
treal, $11,179,376,  8.0  p.c;  Ottawa, 
$2,738,925,  35.6  p.c;  Peterboro,  $285,- 
750,  26.8  p.c;  Preston,  $221,000,  .1  p.c; 
St.  Catharines,  $502,810,  279.8  p.c;  St. 
John,  $412,550,  38.3  p.c;  Sherbrooke  E., 
$950,000,  26.7  p.c;  Stratford,  $256,573, 
165.8  p.c;  Sydney,  $508,386,  15.2  p.c; 
Toronto,  $19,317,820,  16.3  p.c;  Wind- 
sor, $621,093,  20.3  p.c. 

Western:  Brandon,  $729,447,  *24.3 
p.c;     Calgary,   $11,690,866,   17.4  p.c; 


Edmonton,  $10,250,562,  278.7  p.c;  Fort 
William,$2,570,950, 126.4  p.c. ;  Kamloops, 
$337,843,  .1  p.c;  Lethbridge,  $849,808, 
27.2  p.c;  Macleod,  $137,500,  65.7  p.c; 
Medicine  Hat,  $1,906,137,  408.0  p.c; 
Moose  Jaw,  $5,536,810,  68.9  p.c;  Nan- 
aimo,  $230,472, 122.0  p.c. ;  Nelson,  $236,- 
315,  93.0  p.c;  New  Westminster,  $1,313,- 
078,  58.7  p.c;  North  Battleford,  $664,- 
715,337.0  p.c;  Oak  Bay,  $753,509,  149.3 
p.c;  Port  Arthur,  $816,479,  73.1  p.c; 
Prince  Albert,  $1,509,850,  113.5  p.c; 
Prince  Rupert,  $224,855,  73.1  p.c;  Red 
Deer,  $282,180,  45.7  p.c;  Regina,  $4,- 
622,479,  20.3  p.c;  Saskatoon,  $6,695,- 
455,  80.1  p.c;  Vancouver,  $11,151,702, 
5.7  p.c;  Vernon,  $335,985,  97.4  p.c; 
Victoria,  $5,781,255,  163.0  p.c;  Winni- 
peg, $16,298,600,  17.2  p.c. 

Total,  East  and  West,  $129,602,952, 
36.8  p.c 


Real  Estate  Profits  at  Bassano 


WHILE  at  Bassano,  whither  I 
went  to  see  the  great  dam  the 
C.P.R.  is  constructing  at 
Horseshoe  Bend,  Bow  River,  I  saw  Mr. 
R.  C.  Pegler,  president  of  the  Board  of 
Trade  of  the  town,  who  told  me  that 
the  town  was  only  about  two  years 
old,  but  it  already  had  1,200  inhabitants, 
writes  a  correspondent. 

A  large  amount  of  buildings  were  to  be 
erected  this  year.     "A  large  number  of 


settlers  have  come  in  this  year,"  said 
Mr.  Pegler,  "and  extensive  building 
operations  become  a  necessity.  Bassano 
is  the  centre  of  an  agricultural  district 
extending  for  100  miles  round  that  is 
attracting  settlers.  There  is  an  opening 
here  for  wholesale  houses,  and  there  is 
room,  too,  for  industries  to  be  estab- 
lished. We  offer  manufacturers  a  free 
site  and  power  at  cost  price." 

Asked  as  to  real  estate  values,  Mr. 


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Pegler  said  they  were  rapidly  rising,  and 
he  quoted  an  instance  in  which '  some 
property  which  had  been  bought  for 
$2,500  in  August,  1911,  had  been  sold  in 
the  following  October  for  $4,000.  He 
himself — he  is  in  the  real  estate  business 
— since  had  bought  it  back  for  $10,000, 
and  had  a  deal  pending  for  it  for  $16,000. 
This  tremendous  increase  in  value  is  not 
by  any  means  a  solitary  instance,  but 
appears  to  be  the  rule  at  present  in 
Bassano  rather  than  the  exception,  for 
on  asking  another  firm,  Messrs.  Robertson 
and  Sterling,  to  give  me  an  example  of 
recent  increase  in  prices,  they  quoted  a 
case  in  which  land  which  was  bought 
for  $7,000  in  September,  1911,  and  re- 
sold at  once  for  $8,000.  Two  months 
later  it  was  sold  for  $15,000,  and  has 
since  been  resold  at  $22,000.  Another 
instance  was  that  of  property  bought  in 
November  last  year  for  $3,000,  and  sold 
almost  at  once  for  $4,000,  and  since  then 
resold  for  $10,000.  This  property  a 
couple  of  months  or  so  ago  changed 
hands  at  the  price  of  $14,400.  Could 
there  be  finer  evidence  of  the  belief 
people  have  in  the  future  of  Bassano? 

Increased  Tax  for 
Speculators 

A  BILL  is  now  before  the  Alberta 
Legislature  for  further  increasing 
the  taxes  on  speculative  holders  of 
farm  lands.  Last  spring  land  assessment 
was  made  the  sole  basis  of  municipal 
revenue,  and  a  rebate  of  25  per  cent,  was 
allowed  to  farmers  who  improved  their 
holdings.  It  is  now  proposed  that  this 
rate  be  raised  to  50  per  cent. 


A  False  Alarm 

^^VER  the  telephone  a  worried  voice 
^^^  addressed  the  proprietor  of  a  small 
hardware  store  in  a  West  Kentucky 
town. 


"Say,"  the  speaker  began,  'T  come  in 
your  place  to-day  and  bought  one  of 
them  dollar  alarm  clocks,  and  you  set 
her  for  me  to  go  off  at  five  o'clock  in  the 
mornin'.     D'ye   remember?" 

"Yes,"  said  the  hardware  man,  "I 
remember." 

"Well,"  went  on  the  other,  "I've  jest 
found  out  that  I  don't  have  to  git  up  at 
five  o'clock  in  the  mornin'." 

"Glad  to  hear  it,"  said  the  hardware 
man;  "but  what  do  you  want  me  to  do 
about  it?" 

"I  want  you,"  said  the  customer,  "to 
tell  me  how  to  unalarm  this  clock." 

The  Need   for  More   Hotels 

iy|R.  HAYTER  REED  has  been 
manager  -  in  -  chief  of  the  C.P.R. 
hotels  for  twelve  years.  Speaking  of  the 
need  of  more  hotels  throughout  Canada, 
Mr.  Reed  said  that  there  had  been  an 
enormous  increase  in  the  travelling  public 
in  Canada  during  the  past  ten  years,  and 
that  hotels  could  not  be  put  up  fast 
enough  to  meet  demands.  "It  is  im- 
possible to  exaggerate  this  great  increase," 
he  said.  "Nearly  all  our  hotels  are 
either  being  enlarged  or  are  to  be  en- 
larged soon.  The  Place  Viger  at  Mon- 
treal, the  Royal  Alexandra  at  Winnipeg, 
and  our  hotels  at  Banff,  Lake  Louise, 
Glacier,  Algonquin  Park,  and  Revelstoke, 
cannot  cope  with  the  demands  made  upon 
them,  and  all  of  them  are  to  be  enlarged. 
At  Victoria  the  Empress  Hotel  is  being 
doubled  in  size,  and  our  hptel  at  Vancou- 
ver will  also  have  to  be  considerably 
enlarged." 


To  fail  to  win  the  approval  of  one's 
other  self  is  defeat,  and  there  is  none 
other. — Elbert  Hubbard. 


Social  intercourse  enables  us  the  better 
to  bear  with  ourselves  and  others. — Goethe. 


October,   1912 


MUNICIPAL  PROGRESS 


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Progress  and  Development 


OF   CANADIAN 


TOWNS   AND    CITIES 

=^  (Alphabetically  Arranged)  


fTl  The  prospect  of  a  record  grain  crop  in  the  West  is  already 
Til  having  a  noticeable  effect  on  business  conditions  all  over  the 
Dominion.  Correspondents  of  the  Busy  Man  report  that  build- 
ing and  other  developments  were  never  more  active.  It  is 
expected  that  the  next  few  months  will  witness  the  greatest 
trade  expansion  of  recent  years.  The  demand  for  labor,  both 
skilled  and  unskilled,  continues  as  strong  as  ever,  particularly 
in  the  building  trade  and  for  farm  helpers. 


Areola,  Sask. 

Areola  is  on  the  C.P.R.,  126  miles  south- 
west of  Brandon,  in  a  splendid  farming  dis- 
trict. 

The  population  is  1,200.  Assessment 
$931.00.  Tax  rate  23>^  mills.  There  are 
six  elevators  (capacitj'  172,000  bushels),  flour 
mill,  brick  plant,  and  many  other  industries. 
There  is  an  opening  here  for  a  steam  laundry 
and  other  industries. 

There  were  handled  at  Areola  last  season, 
491,000  bushels  of  grain,  300  cattle.  275 
horses  and  326  hogs. 

The  Board  of  Trade  is  liberal  towards  new 
industries.  Write  the  Secretary,  J.  R.  Don- 
aldson, for  what  they  will  do  to  induce  indus- 
tries to  locate  here. 

The  President  of  the  Board  of  Trade  is  J. 
W.  Kennedy;  Town  Clerk,  J.  R.  Donaldson, 
(who  is  also  Secy.-Treas.  of  the  town).  W.  M. 
Connor,  Mayor,  and  T.  C.  Yeoward,  Post- 
master. 


An  electric  power  and  light  plant  has  been 
installed.  Water  is  supplied  from  Moose 
Mountain  by  gravity  system.  There  is  a 
chemical  lire  engine  and  other  fire-fighting 
equipment,  in  charge  of  H.  R.  Francis,  Fire 
Chief.     The  Chief  of  Police  is  F.  J.  Owen. 

There  are  public  and  high  schools,  town 
hall,  court  house,  land  titles  office,  opera 
house,  two  hotels,  four  miles  of  sidewalks. 
Government  phones,  local  and  rural;  C.P.R. 
Telegraph,  Dominion  Express. 

The  banks  and  their  managers  are :  Union, 
A.  Lowe;  Merchants',  J.  N.  Kennedy. 

There  are  two  things  against  which  a 
man  cannot  be  too  much  on  his  guard;  of 
these,  one  is  the  narrow-mindedness  that 
arises  from  his  keeping  himself  shut  up 
in  his  own  shell;  the  other,  the  incompetence 
that  results  from  his  wandering  outside 
his  proper  sphere. — Goethe. 


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October,  1912 


A  Fine  River 

Railway  Just  Completed 

Great  Natural  Resources 


ATHABASCA 
r\  LANDING 

(Lincoln  Park) 

Possesses  all  these  and  in 
a  short  time  will  become 
a  Great  City  and 

A  GREAT  CENTRE 

A  little  investigation  of  the 
geographical  position  and 
other  advantages  of  this 
town  will  convince  you 
that  now  is  the  time  to 
buy  your  lots. 


Full  particulars  from 

North^vest  Empire 
Land   Company,   Ltd. 

303-304  Stair  Building 

BAY  STREET   -   TORONTO 


Athabasca  Landing, 
Alta. 

A  water  system  is  being  installed  here  and 
a  fine  public  school  is  being  erected. 

There  is  a  demand  for  laborers,  carpenters 
and  painters  at  the  present  time. 

There  are  openings  for  a  hardware  store, 
cafe  and  hotel.  A  flour  mill  and  sawmill 
would  also  be  welcomed. 

The  world's  greatest  deposits  of  asphalt 
are  north  of  Athabasca  Landing.  The  geol- 
ogists of  the  Dominion  Government  estimate 
that  there  is  enough  asphalt  to  pave  every 
street  in  all  the  cities  of  Canada. 

There  are  also  large  oil  deposits  in  the  neigh- 
borhood, good  results  being  obtained  from 
borings  at  Fort  McKay. 

Natural  gas  will  be  furnished  to  the  city 
this  autumn.  The  franchise  is  owned  by  a 
Toronto  firm.  Other  inducements  for  manu- 
facturers are  cheap  gas,  coal  and  wood,  and 
abundant  water  power.  Add  to  this  an 
enormous  distributing  territory. 

A  cement  plant  is  to  be  constructed  here, 
also  a  brick  plant;  and  a  pulp  and  flour  mill 
is  promised  for  the  near  future. 

The  Great  Pelican  gas  well,  supplying 
about  300,000  cubic  feet  of  natural  gas  per  day, 
solves  the  lighting  and  heating  problem  of 
Athabasca  Landing. 

Two  of  the  most  important  assets  of  any 
city  are  cheap  fuel  and  cheap  lumber.  The 
large  coal  mine  now  in  operation  supplies 
high-grade  bituminous  coal,  and  the  timber 
berths  along  the  Athabasca  River  for  some 
hundreds  of  miles  supply  cheap  lumber  to  the 
builders. 

Athabasca  Landing  is  situated  100  miles 
north  of  Edmonton  on  the  Athabasca  River. 
From  this  point  navigation  extends  through 
the  Slave  Lakes  and  Mackenzie  River  to  the 
Arctic  Ocean.  Thirty-six  hundred  miles  of 
navigable  water  now  connects  with  steel  at 
this  point,  and  steamboats  are  coming  to  the 
Arctic  Circle. 

The  Canadian  Northern  Railway  have  their 
rails  already  laid  and  the  C.P.R.  have  located 
their  right-of-way  through  this  district  from 
Wilkie.  The  C.  N.  R.  is  also  building  to  the 
Landing  from  North  Battleford.  The  com- 
pany is  to  bridge  Athabasca  River  within  the 
city  limits  and  put  in  a  road  traffic  bridge. 


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69 


Athabasca  Landing — Continued. 

A  Government  ferry  crosses  the  river  at  all 
hours. 

Bonds  have  been  guaranteed  by  the  Alberta 
Government  for  a  road  to  Peace  River  Land- 
ing, to  Fort  McMurray,  and  east  to  Lac  la 
Biche,  which  must  be  in  operation  within  three 
years.  A  large  force  of  men  are  already  at  work. 

A  Government  telegraph  line  is  also  to  be 
constructed  to  Fort  McMurray  this  season. 

The  Northern  Transportation  Co.  attend 
to  the  freight  and  passenger  traffic  by  water. 

Building  is  progressing  rapidly,  so  rapidly 
in  fact  that  the  sawmills  at  the  Landing  can- 
not supply  the  demand  for  lumber.  Over 
forty  cars  of  lumber  are  at  present  on  the 
way  from  outside  points,  consigned  to  the 
Crown  Lumber  Co. 

There  has  been  an  enormous  influx  of 
settlers  already  this  season,  and  they  still 
come  in  a  steady  stream  daily  from  all  points 
of  the  compass. 

Agriculturally  the  district  is  unsurpassed. 
Almost  any  kind  of  crop  can  be  grown  to 
greatest  perfection.  Wheat  grown  in  this 
district  has  taken  first  prize  at  Edmonton, 
1911;  first  prize  at  Chicago,  1893;  first  prize 
at  Philadelphia,  1876,  showing  that  the  dis- 
trict was  proven  long  ago. 

A  new  immigration  hall  is  to  be  erected 
here  to  accommodate  the  newcomers.  The 
town  is  also  to  have  a  water  and  sewerage 
system  this  season. 

The  population  is  about  400.  The  Mayor 
is  Jas.  H.  Wood;  Sec.-Treas.,  C.  E.  Nanceki- 
vill;  Board  of  Trade  President,  Jas.  H.  Wood; 
Sec,  A.  L.  Sawle;  Postmaster,  Jas.  Minns. 
Assessment  $388,000;  tax  rate  21  mills. 

There  are  three  banks  located  here:  The 
Imperial,  managed  by  A.  L.  Sawle;  the 
Royal,'  managed  by  J.  M.  Howley,  and  the 
Canadian  Bank  of  Commerce.  Also  good 
schools,  a  theatre,  hotels.  Government  tele- 
graph, and  fire  equipment. 

We  should  endeavor  to  think  and  feel  with 
the  best  heads  and  the  best  hearts.  This 
is  how  "taste,''  in  its  fullest  sense,  is 
cultivated.  Taste  cannot  be  modelled  upon 
what  is  second-rate.  Its  standard  must 
be  the  highest  conceivable. — Goethe. 


ATHABASCA 
LANDING 


A  funnel  through  which  percolates  the  whole 
trade  between  the  wheat  belt  and  the  Arctic 
and  the  true  Gateway  of  the  North. 

Agnes  Deans  Cameron,  in  The  New  North 

These  are  reasons  why  you 
should  invest  in  Athabasca 
Landing : 

1.  Cheap  fuel. 

2.  Unlimited    natural  re- 
sources. 

3.  Thousands  of  miles  of  navi- 
gable waters. 

4.  Wonderful    distributing 
territory. 

5.  Millions  of  acres  of  choice 
farm  lands. 

6.  Is    destined    to    become   a 
great  Railway  centre. 

7.  The  true  and  only  Gateway 
of  the  North. 

Every  emigrant,  every  com- 
modity for  the  entire  North, 
must  pay  its  toll  to  Athabasca 
Landing. 

ALLENDALE 

Is  the  property  endorsed  by 
the  Board  of  Trade.  Situated 
on  the  original  city  limits — 
level,  high,  and  dry. 
An  investment  here  will  in- 
terest the  shrewd  investor 
and  make  him  money  quickly. 
Prices   will   advance    shortly. 

OPPORTUNITY  INVESTMENT  CO. 
LIMITED 

114   KING  ST.    WEST,  TORONTO 

Head  Office.   EDMONTON.  ALTA. 

Branches.  VANCOUVER.  B.C.;  WINNIPEG. 

MAN.;   KAM LOOPS,  B.C. 

References:  Royal  Bank 


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BUSY  MAN'S  CANADA 


October,  1912 


Brandon,  Man. 

The  contract  has  been  let  for  the  new 
Winter  Fair  building,  which,  when  completed, 
is  expected  to  be  the  finest  structure  of  its 
kind  on  the  continent.  The  new  Canadian 
depot  has  been  opened. 

Visitors  to  Brandon  these  days  are  having 
their  attention  directed  to  the  Government 
experimental  farm  just  across  the  Assiniboine 
river  from  the  city.  The  farm,  consisting  of 
nearly  700  acres  and  intersected  by  broad 
avenues  bordered  by  shade  trees,  aflords  an 
impressive  object  lesson  to  the  farmers  of 
outlying  districts,  as  well  as  setting  before 
them  the  tangible  evidences  of  the  possibilities 
of  scientific  farming  methods  in  this  section 
of  the  West.  The  present  crop  situation  in  the 
Brandon  district  is  regarded  by  old-timers  as 
a  reliable  index  of  conditions  generally 
throughout  the  province,  the  only  question 
now  causing  apprehension  being  as  to  the 
extent  of  the  transportation  tie-up  which  it 
is  believed  must  ensue  from  the  bumper 
harvest  now  in  progress. 

It  is  noted  by  the  advocates  of  mixed 
farming  and  market  gardening  that  although 
Brandon  continues  to  hold  its  unquestioned 
position  as  a  hard-wheat  centre,  an  in- 
creasing number  of  farmers  through  the  dis- 
trict are  turning  their  attention  to  stock 
raising,  dair5ang  and  market  gardening,  and 
with  marked  success  in  almost  every  instance. 
It  is  also  pointed  out  by  those  familiar  with 
the  development  of  the  West  that  the  pros- 
perity of  the  outlying  farming  districts 
adjacent  to  the  city,  including  some  7,000,000 
acres  now  under  crop,  is  likely  to  make  itself 
felt  in  the  near  future,  in  the  form  of  a 
substantial  industrial  movement  for  the  city 
itself,  which  is  taken  as  the  real  explanation 
of  recent  heavy  investments  noted  in  Bran- 
don property. 

The  Dominion  Government  has  decided  to 
lay  out  the  land  lying  between  the  Brandon 
Experimental  Farm  and  the  Assiniboine  River 
as  a  beautiful  park.  This  land  was  originally 
set  aside  for  experimental  farm  purposes  by 
the  Government,  but  was  never  so  utilized. 

Brandon's  new  Winter  Fair  Arena  is  said 
to  be  the  first  building  of  its  kind  in  Canada 
and  the  third  in  America,  the  other  two  being 
the  Coliseum  at  Chicago  and  the  Armory  at 
Scranton,  Pa.     The  method  of  construction 


is  known  as  the  three-pin  hinge  system.  The 
building,  which  will  be  136  x  260  feet,  is  being 
constructed  without  a  column  of  any  de- 
scription. There  will  thus  be  a  clear,  unimped- 
ed view  of  the  arena  from  all  parts  of  the  house. 
The  arena  proper,  in  which  the  procession  of 
live  stock  will  take  place,  is  80  x  100  feet. 

The  banks  and  their  managers  are:  Im- 
perial, A.  R.  B.  Hearn;  Bank  of  Hamilton, 
M.W.Morton;  Royal,  O.K.  Eville;  British 
North  America,  A.  MacCallum;  Union,  J.  J. 
Millidge;  Dominion,  W.  A.  Peace;  Northern 
Crown,  E.  S.  Phillips;  Montreal,  J.  W.  G. 
Watson;  Commerce,  A.  Maybee;  Merchants', 
J.  S.  Willmott. 

The  Mayor  of  Brandon  is  J.  W.  Fleming; 
City  Treasurer,.  Geo.  F.  Sykes;  City  Clerk, 
Harry  Brown;  City  Engineer,  E.  A.  Speak- 
man;  Pres.  Board  of  Trade,  A.  E.  McKenzie; 
Secretary,  O.  L.  Harwood;  Publicity  Com- 
missioner, Watson  Griffin;  President,  J.  W. 
G.  Watson;  Postmaster,  Kenneth  Campbell. 


For  Information  on  Real  Estate 
Values  in  Manitoba,  write 

RUPERT    MAGEE 

Real  Estate,  Loans  and  Insurance 


924  Bosser  Ave.        Brandon,  Manitoba 


HOTELKEEPERS  AND  JOBBERS 

In  the  Brandon  district,  are  you  sending  your 
money  east  of  the  Great  Lakes  or  are  you  buy- 
ing the  famous  "Launora"  and  "Bland  S" 
Cigars,  made  in  Brandon,  thereby  keeping  your 
money  in  circulation  in  the  Brandon  district 
where  it  belongs?  "Launora"  and  "Bland 
S"  Cigars  are  made  by  the 
WALDSON  CIGAS  CO.        -       BBANDON 


GEO. 

FORBES 

Burchill  Block 

-     Brandon,  Man. 

Real 

Estate 

Snaps  in  Farm  Land  and  City  Property 

Phones: 

956  and  1037 

EMPIRE  BREWING  CO.,  LTD. 

BRANDON,  MAN. 

Manufacturers  of  Empire  Lager,  Ale 

and  Porter,    and  the  Empress   Brand 

of  Carbonated  Waters 


October,  1912 


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71 


Calgary,  Alta. 

On  the  first  of  Octob'^r  the  city  of  Calgary 
will  have  a  civic  abattoir  with  sanitary 
killing  and  cooling  plant.  One  freezing  room 
will  accommodate  3,000  carcasses  and  there 
are  being  erected  the  usual  reduction  works 
to  dispose  of  the  residue  from  the  slaughter 
house  into  commercial  products.  This  ab- 
attoir is  to  be  operated  in  compliance  with 
the  regulations  of  the  city  Board  of  Health, 
under  the  supervision  of  an  Inspector,  in  the 
interests  of  the  citizens.  Slaughtering  else- 
where than  in  the  public  abattoir,  or  in  the 
large  meat  packing  establishments,  will  be 
prohibited,  and  even  farmers  bringing  meat 
for  sale  must  have  it  bear  the  Health  Office 
stamp.  It  is  estimated  that  16,625  lbs  of 
beef  alone  are  consumed  in  Calgary  daily. 

Calgary's  Horticultural  Exhibition  this 
year  has  been  a  wonderful  display  of 
possibilities  in  this  district  for  flowers,  plants, 
vegetables  and  small  fruits,  the  latter  grown 
in  commercial  quantities.  The  vegetable 
exhibits  were  a  revelation  to  many  sightseers 
both  in  variety  and  quality. 

The  Municipal  Street  Railway  System 
earned  a  profit  of  S16,800  for  the  month  of 
July,  carrying  1,407,708  passengers,  or  about 
45,000  per  day. 

Calgary  wants  a  suitable  armory  and  drill 
hall,  which  would  cost  $250,000.  Civic  and 
military  officials  are  joining  forces  to  ensure 
a  speedy  decision  from  the  Militia  Depart- 
ment. 

Calgary's  building  permits  for  the  first 
seven  months  of  1912  totalled  $9,891,000, 
exclusive  of  the  Canadian  Pacific  locomotive 
and  car  shops,  where  1,100  men  are  now 
emplojed  in  the  preliminary  construction. 

Building  trade  operations  are  especially 
active.  Labor  unions  claim  to  have  approxi- 
mately 12,000,  by  far  the  most  of  whom  are 
directly  interested  in  building.  A  difference 
of  opinion  between  stone  cutters  and  stone 
masons  as  to  whom  belongs  the  right  to 
certain  classes  of  work,  has  existed  all  season 
and  promises  to  continue  despite  all  efforts  to 
bring  the  disputants  to  an  amicable  under- 
standing. 

The  Tregillus  Clay  Products  Company, 
having  acquired  the  dry  pressed  brick  machin- 
ery of  a  local  concern,  will,  on  the  completion 
of  the  present  plant,  have  the  largest  single 
brick    making    plant    in    the    Dominion    of 


Canada.  A  great  deal  of  attention  has  been 
evinced  in  the  immense  deposits  of  clays 
and  shales.  Calgary  and  other  entrants  on 
this  field  of  manufacturing  will  be  in  readi- 
ness to  participate  in  next  season's  trade. 
It  is  believed,  however,  that  the  added 
facilities  will  approach  no  nearer  to  supplying 
the  demand  than  the  railways  do  with  all 
their  increased  equipment  to  hauling  the 
year's  grain  crop  to  market  in  the  fall. 

Senator  Lougheed,  the  financial  magnate 
behind  the  Sherman  Grand  Theatre,  announces 
that  he  will  erect  forthwith  an  up-to-date 
vaudeville  house,  so  that  Calgary  may  be  in 
the  forefront  in  matters  of  entertainment. 
The  Sherman  Grand  is  in  many  respects  the 
finest  house  of  its  size  in  the  Dominion. 

City  Post  Office  statistics  show  that  in 
comparison  with  a  certain  week  in  1910, 
during  which  191,011  letters  passed  through, 
the  same  period  this  year  -gives  a  record 
from  the  machine  of  480,186.  Revenue 
from  stamps, etc.,  advanced  about 40  percent, 
over  1911.  The  capacity  of  the  office  is 
taxed  to  extremity. 

Two  young  ladies  braved  the  incidents  of 
a  night  out  on  the  Land  Office  steps  when  in 
company  with  half-a-dozen  men  they  lined 
up  the  evening  before  to  be  in  readiness  for 
filing  on  certain  desirable  locations  in  the 
oil  district  near  Calgary.  The  ladies'  places 
in  the  line  were  gallantly  reserved  for  them 
while  they  reposed  for  a  time  in  a  big  touring 
car  which  at  the  edge  of  the  sidewalk  served 
as  a  strategical  base.  Success  rewarded 
the  endeavor. 

The  first  half  of  1912  in  Calgary  has  been 
marked  by  an  increase  of  business  in  every 
line.  Bank  clearings,  building  permits,  cus- 
toms receipts,  municipal  revenue,  etc.,  indi- 
cate an  expansion  more  rapid  than  at  any 
previous  time  in  the  history  of  the  city. 

At  the  Industrial  Exhibition,  40.000  peo- 
ple attended  on  Dominion  Day.  Exhibits 
and  entries  were  more  numerous  and  of  bet- 
ter quality  than  ever  before.  It  is  proposed 
to  build  a  new  grand  stand  with  a  seating 
capacity  of  10,000,  so  great  is  the  demand 
for  accommodation 

Oil  of  good  grade  and  in  paying  quantity, 
it  is  believed,  is  indicated  by  seepages  from 
the  groimd  near  Okotoks.  At  least  two 
companies  are  being  organized  in  Calgary  for 
developing  the  region,  and  already  several 
thousand  acres  have  been  staked  out  in  claims. 


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October,  1912 


Calgary —  Continued 

During  the  past  eighteen  months  Calgary 
has  expended  on  civic  works  such  as  sewers, 
paving,  conduits,  bridges,  buildings,  water- 
works extension  and  maintenance,  electric 
railway,  etc.,  etc.,  and  general  estimates, 
$8,049,568.  Three-quarters  of  a  million  dol- 
lars' worth  of  new  schools  are  now  in  hand. 

In  .view  of  the  remarkable  immunity  from 
serious  loss  by  fire,  for  which  Calgary  is 
noted,  the  Board  of  Trade  is  asking  the 
Underwriters'  Association  for  a  further  re- 
duction on  the  rates  which  now  prevail. 
These  rates  are  from  30  to  65  cents  per  $100. 

A  committee  has  been  appointed  to  gather 
data  on  the  distribution  of  cars,  so  that 
when  the  Railway  Commission  meets  here  it 
will  be  in  a  position  to  urge  better  treatment 
for  the  Province  of  Alberta  in  handling  this 
year's  crop. 

It  is  expected  that  a  municipal  Labor 
Bureau  will  be  formed  here.  Miss  Wileman, 
an  English  lady,  has  spent  some  time  in 
bringing  this  subject  before  those  whose  in- 
terest could  be  enlisted.  The  underlying 
idea  is  to  endeavor  to  adjust  a  balance  be- 
tween the  shortage  of  labor  during  the  sum- 
mer months  and  the  over-supply  of  the  win- 
ter. Boards  of  Trade,  Churches,  Labor 
Unions  and  other  organizations  in  a  position 
to  assist  are  to  be  asked  to  lend  their  aid  in 
making  the  movement  a  success. 

Calgary's  municipal  street  railway  has 
completed  its  third  year  of  operation. 

The  banks  and  their  managers  are:  Bank 
of  Nova  Scotia,  Wm.  Connacter;  Molsons,  F. 
Macbeth;  Imperial,  (2)  A.  L.  Nunna  and  J. 
H.  Wilson;  Quebec  Bank,  W.  H.  Clarke; 
Traders,  J.  A.  Walker ;  Royal,  J.  W.  Cameron ; 
British  North  America,  G.  F.  Laing;  To- 
ronto, C.  R.  Latimer;  Union,  R.  H.  Mac- 
Micking;  Dominion  (2),  R.  K.  Bearisto; 
Standard  (2),  G.  C.  Perkins;  Northern 
Crown,  B,.  P.  Hutton;  Montreal,  W.  H.  Hogg; 
Commerce  (4),  E.  M.  Saunders,  M.  R.  Comp- 
lin, E.  M.  Saunders;  Merchants'  (2),  E.  W. 
McMuUen  and  W.  S.  Blagg. 

The  Mayor  is  Jno.  W.  Mitchell;  City  Clerk, 
J.  M.  Miller;  City  Treasurer,  Thos.  H.  Bums; 
City  Engineer,  Jas.  T.  Child.  The  President 
of  the  Board  of  Trade  is  E.  A.  Dagg,  and  the 
Secretary,  William  H.  Willson.  Postmaster, 
Geo.  C.  King;  Industrial  Commissioner, 
Andrew  Miller. 


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Chilliwack,  B.C. 

There  are  oi)enings  here  for  iron  works 
(plenty  of  material  close),  pork-packing  plant, 
pickle  works,  and  a  canning  factory.  Good 
hotels  wanted  at  once.  There  is  good  de- 
mand for  farm  labor  any  time. 

A  high  school  costing  $40,000  will  be  built 
by  the  Chilliwack  school  board  this  year. 
An  appropriation  of  $24,000  has  been  made 
towards  it  by  the  provincial  department  of 
education  with  the  understanding  that  a  like 
amount  is  expended  by  the  city  for  the  school. 
An  ideal  site  of  three  acres  centrally  located 
has  been  secured  and  an  option  taken  for  the 
purchase  of  it.  The  city  council  in  a  few 
days  will  submit  a  by-law  to  the  ratepayers  to 
procure  their  sanction  for  the  raising,  by 
debenture  loan,  the  sum  of  $25,000.  This 
amount,  together  with  that  appropriated  by 
the  government,  will  buy  the  site,  and  con- 
struct and  fully  equip  the  proposed  building. 

The  new  school  will  have  four  rooms  and 
accommodation  for  about  150  pupils.  With 
the  present  building,  there  is  accommodation 
for  less  than  half  that  number,  and  only  two 
teachers  can  be  employed.  More  than  half 
the  pupils  in  the  valley  desirous  of  attending 
high  school,  have  to  be  accommodated  in  out- 
side schools.  This  illustrates  how  Chilliwack 
is  growing. 


This  district  is  noted  the  world  over  for 
its  famous  fruit.  There  are  two  canning 
factories,  two  creameries,  sash  and  door  fac- 
tories, lumber  mills,  etc. 

There  are  Public  and  High  Schools,  City 
Hall,  Court  House,  Opera  House  (can  seat 
800),  three  good  hotels,  ten  miles  macadam 
and  gravel  streets,  six  miles  plank  or  con- 
crete sidewalks,  C.P.R.  Telegraph,  Chilliwack 
Telephone  Co.  (600  connections),  local,  rural 
and  long  distance. 

Banks  and  their  managers  are:  Bank  of 
Vancouver,  E.  M.  Anderson;  Royal,  F.  B. 
Lyle;  Montreal,  E.  Duthie;  Commerce,  K. 
V.  Munro;  Merchants',  N.  S.  Mackenzie. 
This  shows  the  financial  aspect  of  the  com- 
munity. 

The  population  is  2,000.  Assessment, 
$1,697,383;  tax  rate,  17K  mills.  R.  F. 
Waddington,  Mayor;  D.  E.  Carleton,  Treas- 
urer and  Clerk;  J.  B.  Croley,  City  Engineer; 
S.  Mellard,  Postmaster;  H.  J.  Barber,  Presi- 
dent Board  of  Trade;  D.  E.  Carleton,  Secre- 
tary. 

It  may  be  of  comparatively  Utile  con- 
sequence how  a  man  is  governed  from  with- 
out, whilst  everything  depends  upon  how 
he  governs  himself  from  within. — Samuel 
Smiles 


/^OETHE,  in  one  of  his  conversations  with  Eckermann  at  Weimar,  once  observed, '  'ft 
^^  is  very  strange,  and  I  know  not  whether  it  lies  in  mere  race,  in  climate  and  soil,  or 
in  their  healthy  education,  but  certainly  Englishmen  seem  to  have  a  great  advantage  over 
most  other  men.  We  see  here  in  Weimar  only  a  minimum  of  them,  and  those,  probably, 
by  no  means  the  best  specimens,  and  yet  what  splendid  fellows  they  are!  And  although 
they  come  here  as  seventeen-year-old  youths,  yet  they  by  no  means  feel  strange  in  this  strange 
^and;  on  the  contrary,  their  entrance  and  bearing  in  society  is  so  confident  and  quiet  that 
one  would  think  that  they  were  everywhere  the  masters,  and  the  whole  world  belonged  to 
them:' 

"/  shoidd  not  like  to  affirm,  for  all  that,''  replied  Eckermann,  "that  the  English 
gentlemen  in  Weimar  are  cleverer,  better  educated,  and  better  hearted  than  our  young  men.' ' 

"That  is  not  the  point."  said  Goethe:  "their  superiority  does  not  lie  in  such  things; 
neither  does  it  lie  in  their  birth  and  fortune;  it  lies  precisely  in  their  having  the  courage  to 
be  what  nature  made  them.  There  is  no  halfness  about  them.  They  are  complete  men. 
Sometimes  complete  fools  also,  that  J  heartily  admit;  but  even  that  is  something,  and  has 
its  weight." 

Thus,  in  Goethe's  eyes,  the  Englishman  fulfilled,  to  a  great  extent,  the  injunction 
given  by  Lessing  to  those  who  would  be  men: '  'Think  wrongly  if  you  please,  but  think  for 
yourself." 


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BUSY  MAN'S   CANADA 


October,  1912 


^  We  own  a  property  ad- 
joining" the  City  limits  on 
ihe  two-mile  circle  from  the 
Post  Office.  Also  a  prop- 
erty in  the  same  vicinity  on 
the  three-mile  circle. 

^  These  properties  will 
easily  reach  three  to  five 
times  the  present  prices. 

^  We  guarantee  every  lot  we 
sell  to  be  high,  dry  and  level. 
If  you  find  it  different  you 
can  have  your  money  back 
with  interest.^ 

fli  Our  Edmonton  Office  has  re- 
sold several  lots  already  at  an 
advance  of  from  $50  to  $100  a 
lot  on  a  two  months'  holding, 
showing  over  100  per  cent,  on 
the  money  invested. 

<1  Half  of  the  subdivision  was  sold 
through  our  Edmonton  Office  in  about 
six  weeks  to  Edmonton  people.  Several 
of  them  intend  building  this  summer. 
fl  We  reserved  some  lots  and  are  build- 
ing on  them  noiv. 

The  Property  Is  Restricted 

and  will  be  a  most  desirable 
residential  district 

^  Edmonton  is  destined  to  be  one  of  the 
largest,  if  not  the  largest,  city  of  the  Canadian 
Prairie.  You  can't  go  wrong  in  buying  close- 
in  properties  at  first  prices  direct  from  the 
owners. 

*jl  Write  to-day  for  information  that  may  lead 
to  a  very  profitable  investment. 

Address  — 

F.  I.  GREEN 

WESTERN  CANADA  PROPERTIES 

Limited 

30  Victoria  Street 
TORONTO 

Telephones — Main  4220-4221 


Edmonton,  Alta. 

The  civic  census  of  Edmonton,  completed 
on  July  6,  shows  a  population  of  53,383,  of 
which  the  south  side,  formerly  Strathcona, 
has  9,733.  The  total  increase  in  the  amalga- 
mated cities  is  estimated  at  22,921  in  the  last 
12  months.  The  Dominion  census,  taken 
in  1911,  showed  30,462,  of  which  Strathcona 
had  5,5S0.  The  1912  figures  show  22.630 
males  over  21  years  of  age  and  11,452  under 
21  years;  8,247  females  over  21  years,  and 
8,591  under  that  limit.  The  list  contains  the 
names  of  2,463  transients. 

The  City  Council  of  Edmonton  has  re- 
ceived a  report  of  this  year's  assessments, 
showing  a  gross  land  valuation  of  $133,388,- 
370,  less  exemptions  of  $9,475,780.  The  net 
municipal  assessments  amount  to  $110,194,- 
300,  and  the  net  school  assessment  is  $123,- 
877,500.  The  tax  levy  this  year  will  be  12 
mills  on  the  dollar,  as  against  13.7  mills  last 
year. 

During  the  last  week  in  July  a  party  of 
about  fifty  Edmonton  manufacturers  and 
wholesalers  made  a  seven-day  trip  by  special 
train  through  a  considerable  portion  of  Ed- 
monton's tributary  territory,  travelling  near- 
ly 2,100  miles,  covering  seven  lines.  With 
the  exception  of  a  very  few  localities,  limited 
in  area,  the  part}'  found  crop  conditions  uni- 
formly satisfactory;  and  with  the  excellent 
weather  conditions  now  prevailing,  there  is 
every  reason  to  expect  an  abundant  harvest 
of  high-grade  grain.  With  a  continuance  of 
moderately  fine  weather,  harvest  will  be 
fairly  early.  In  those  districts  where  pros- 
pects appeared  least  favorable,  the  crop  will 
be  reasonably  satisfactory.  Everj'^where  gen- 
eral conditions  appeared  satisfactory  and 
evidences  of  development  and  prosperity  were 
everywhere  apparent. 

The  Grand  Trunk  Pacific  Railway  pas- 
senger depot  at  the  head  of  McDougall 
Avenue,  which  will  be  four  blocks  north  of  the 
site  of  the  big  hotel  to  be  erected  by  that 
company,  will  be  of  handsome  design,  will 
provide  six  tracks,  and  is  estimated  to  cost 
$400,000. 

The  Canadian  Pacific  Railway  is  also 
actively  pushing  forward  work  on  its  Edmon- 
ton terminals,  preparatory  to  the  opening  of 
traffic  to  the  north  side  upon  completion  of 
the  great  high  level  bridge,  work  on  which  is 
being  pushed  with  all   possible  energy. 


October,  1912 


MUNICIPAL  PROGRESS 


75 


Edmonton — Continued 

The  Municipal  Census  Coramissioner  has 
announced,  as  a  result  of  the  enumeration 
made  on  1st  June,  that  the  population  of 
Edmonton  on  that  date  was  53,383.  This 
figure  includes  some  2,400  transients.  In 
1901  the  population  was  2,625,  and  in  190G 
it  was  11,173. 

Low  rate  taxation,  13.7  mills;  $500,000 
new  wealth  loan  companies. 

Municipally-owned  industrial  sites  for 
lease  with  option  of  purchase. 

Coal,  ore,  oil,  natural  gas,  minerals  in 
close  proximity. 

Over  a  hundred  wholesale  and  commission 
houses  in  the  city 

BUILDING    GROWTH. 

During  1912  Edmonton  will  lay  350,000 
square  yards  of  street  paving  at  a  cost  of  a 
million  and  a  quarter  dollars.  At  the  be- 
ginning of  the  new  year  Edmonton  had  217,- 
427  square  yards  of  paved  streets. 

Seventeen  banks  and  three  police  stations, 
two  telephone  sub-stations. 

POPULATION. 

1905 9,200  1909 23,000 

1906 14,000  1910 25.000 

1907 18,000  1911 28,000 

1908 20,000  1912 40,000 


ASSBSSMBNTS. 

1912  (estimated) $70,000,000 

1911 46,494,740 

1910 30,105,110 

1900 25,584,990 

1908 22,535,700 

1907 21,985,700 

1906 17,046,798 

1905 6,620,985 

1904 3,959,648 

1903 3.208,100 

1902 1,724.420 

1901 1,244,731 

FORECAST. 

At  the  present  rate  of  development  and 
growth  Edmonton  will  have  a  population  of 
100,000  in  1915  and  an  assessed  valuation  of 
$130,000,000.  Its  street  railway  mileage 
will  be  90  miles;  paved  streets  and  boule- 
vards, 70  miles;  200  miles  of  sewers;  250 
miles  of  water  mains.  Edmonton  is  growing 
faster  than  it  can  be  polished,  it  is  young  and 
rough,  but  three  years  will  witness  a  most 
remarkable  development. 

Try  to  get  ahead — but  don't  strive  to  get 
into  the  blockhead,  sorehead  or  deadhead 

class. 


HOW  DO  YOU  MAKE 
YOUR  LIVING? 

This  is  not  impertinence— merely  by  way  of  leading 
up  to  a  point. 

The  point  is  that  a  large  number  of  very  intelligent, 
active  and  enterprising  people  make  their  living  by  selling 
magazine  subscriptions. 

Some  people  are  doing  a  great  deal  better  than  making 
a  living  in  this  line  of  work— making  money,  in  fact.  Still 
others  could  greatly  improve  their  circumstances  if  they 
would  give  up  their  present  employment  and  take  up  sub- 
scription work.     A  card  will  bring  you  full  particulars. 

BUSY  MAN'S  CANADA 
79  Adelaide  Street  East  -  -  Toronto 


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BUSY   MAN'S   CANADA 


October,  1912 


Fort  William,  Ont. 

The  list  of  new  industries  secured  by  Fort 
William  this  year  has  eclipsed  all  previous 
records.  No  city  in  Western  Canada  and 
probably  in  the  whole  of  Canada  can  boast 
of  such  industrial  progress  as  has  taken  place 
this  year  in  the  favored  city  at  the  head  of 
Canada's  great  fresh  water  navigation. 

Manufacturers,  distributors  and  investors 
have  begun  to  realize  the  vast  importance  of 
Fort  William's  geographical  position,  which 
accounts  in  some  measure  for  the  phenomenal 
growth   along   industrial   lines. 

A  list  of  the  firms  establishing  manufactur- 
ing plants  this  year  are  as  follows: 

The  Canada  Car  and  Foundry  Co.  (plant 
value  $1,500,000,  em.ploying  1,000  men). 

The  Nanton  Starch  Works,  (plant  value 
$500,000,    employing    200    people). 

The  McKcllar  Bedding  Co.  (plant  value 
$150,000,  employing  100  men). 

The  National  Tube  Co.  (plant  value 
$400,000,  employing  150  men). 

The  Hammond  Stooker  Co.  (plant  value 
$65,000,  employing  100  men). 

The  Great  West  Wire  Fence  Co.  (plant 
value  $100,000,  employing  100  men). 

The  figures  of  cost  of  plants  and  number  of 
men  employed  are  placed  at  the  lowest 
minimums  and  will  probably  be  greatly  in 
excess  of  what  is  here  given. 

How  will  homes  be  provided  for  these 
people.''  This  question  must  be  answered 
before  the  city  can  hope  to  secure  furthc 
industries.  It  is  said  tnany  citizens  are 
building  houses  to  rent  at  from  twelve  to 
twenty  dollars  a  month,  but  such  enterprise 
and  capital  is  naturally  limited. 

The  situation  would  seem  to  create  a 
favorable  opportunity  for  capital  to  become 
interested  in  the  building  of  houses  at  Fort 
William— and  this  applies  to  other  cities  also. 
The  rettirn  upon  such  investment  should 
prove  rapid  and  remunerative. 

A  letter  from  Mr.  Curry,  of  the  Canada 
Car  and  Foundry  Company,  read  at  a  special 
meeting  of  Council,  that  it  is  the  inten- 
tion of  the  company  to  hurry  construc- 
tion along  as  fast  as  possible  and  have  the 
works  ready  for  operation  by  the  first  of 
June.  He  stated  that  he  has  cabled  to  Eng- 
land changing  the  destination  of  a  big  un- 
loading machine,  billed  for  the  works  at 
Montreal,  to  Fort  William,  and  he  also  states 


that  engineers  will  be  on  the  ground  at  once 
to  plant  the  stakes  for  the  buildings.  The 
reason  for  the  rush  is  that  the  company  has 
contracted  with  the  C.P.R.  for  between  3,- 
000  and  4,000  cars  to  move  the  1913  crop,  and 
they  desire  to  construct  at  least  a  portion  of 
them  in  Fort  William. 

After  a  somewhat  dull  two  months  the 
Real  Estate  movement  is  again  becoming 
noticeably  active.  Local  firms  report  numer- 
ous sales  of  residential  lots  on  which  the  pur- 
chasers have  expressed  themselves  as  having 
bought  to  erect  dwellings  thereon  and  which 
will  materially  assist  the  house  scarcity 
situation  that  exists  at  the  present  time  and 
will  undoubtedly  continue  in  view  of  the 
arrival  of  a  number  of  new  families  to  the 
city,  brought  here  in  consequence  of  establish- 
ing of  the  many  new  industries. 

The  contract  for  the  construction  of  a 
dock  on  water  frontage  for  the  plant  of  the 
Canada  Car  and  Foundry  Co.  has  been  let 
to  the  Thunder  Bay  Construction  Company. 

The  Barnett  and  McQueen  Company  Ltd., 
of  Fort  William  and  Minneapolis,  will  build 
the  fir-t  Government  owned  terminal 
elev.ator  to  be  constructed  at  the  head  of 
the  Lakes.  It  will  have  a  capacity  of  3,250,- 
000  bushels,  will  cost  $1,179,500  and  will  be 
completed  by  Sept  15,  1913,  or  in  time  to 
be  available  for  the  handling  of  next  season's 
crops.  Five  companies  sent  in  tenders,  but 
that  of  the  Fort  William  people  was  lower 
than  the  next  highest  submitted  by  .$335,851. 

Ten  chartered  banks  operate  here.  Banks, 
and  managers:  Imperial  Bank  of  Canada, 
M.  Cochran;  Bank  of  Hamilton,  W.  W. 
McGillivray ;  Traders,  F.  G.  Depew;  Royal, 
J.  W.  Ryan;  Union,  G.  J.  Hunter;  Ottawa, 
W.  R.  Berford;  Dominion,  W.  C.  McFarlane; 
Montreal,  W.  Stevenson;  Commerce,  A.  A. 
Wilson;  Merchants',  F.  W.  Bell. 

The  Mayor  is  Samuel  C.  Young ;  Secretary- 
Treasurer,  William  Phillips;  City  Clerk,  Alex. 
McNaughton;  City  Treasurer,  Wm.  Phillips; 
City  Engineer,  Jno.  Wilson ;  President  Board 
of  Trade,  A.  A.  Wilson ;  Secretary,  Geo.  W. 
Gorman;  Industrial  Commissioner,  R.  J. 
Burdett;  Postmaster,  WiUiam  Armstrong; 
Fire  Chief,  A.  D.  Cameron. 


W.  A.  MATHESON 

Barrister,    Solicitor,    etc. 
604  Victoria  St.      -     Fort  WUliam 


October,  1912 


MUNICIPAL  PROGRESS 


77 


Lethbridge,  Alta. 

The  Board  of  Control  of  the  International 
Dry-Farming  Congress  announces  that  the 
Dry-Fanned  Products  Exposition,  to  be  held 
at  I.ethbridge,  in  October,  will  be  formally 
opened  on  Saturday,  the  19th,  with  every 
exhibit  in  place  and  the  judging  completed. 
The  setting  ahead  of  the  date  of  opening  from 
Monday,  the  formal  opening  day  of  the  Con- 
gress, is  to  meet  the  requests  of  exhibitors, 
who  are  thus  enabled  to  take  advantage  of  the 
homeseekei's  excursion  rates,  on  sale  every- 
where on  Tuesday,  October  15. 

Exhibits  are  to  be  in  place,  ready  for 
judging,  by  Thursday  evening,  October  17. 
Prof.  W.  H.  Fairfield,  chairman  of  the 
jury  of  awards,  and  his  seven  associate  judges, 
will  score  the  exhibits  as  mstalled  and  check 
up  for  their  decision  on  Friday,  the  18tii. 

The  exposition  grounds  and  buildings  will 
be  in  first-class  sliape  on  October  1,  and 
those  allotted  space  may  erect  such  booths  or 
stands  and  decorate  any  time  alter  that  date 
that  suits  their  convenience.  But  all  must 
be  completed  and  not  a  hamm.er  used  after 
9  o'clock  a.m.  October  19. 

The  expo?ition  will  be  managed  by  an 
energetic  committee  composed  of  J.  W.  Mc- 
Nicol,  chairman;  Prof.  W.  H.  Ff;irfield, 
chairman  of  jury  of  awards;  J.  D.  Higin- 
botham,  E.  Adams,  and  G.  E.  Hotson. 

.Mberta  will  provide  a  home  market  this 
year  for  three  million  bushels  of  barley. 

The  Alberta  Malting  Company  plant  will 
be  completed  in  time  to  make  use  of  this 
year's  crop  and  will  have  a  capacity  lor  one 
million  bushels  of  grain. 

1  he  Rice  Malting  Company,  of  Lethbridge, 
has  already  contracted  for  one  million 
bushels,  and  is  putting  up  barley  elevators, 
which  will  be  especially  equipped,  at  Leth- 
bridge. 

The  Edmonton  Brewing  and  Malting 
Company  is  making  a  big  addition  to  its 
malting  plant,  which  will  provide  a  capacity 
equal  to  either  the  Calgary  or  Lethbridge 
plant. 

The  acreage  of  barley  in  the  past  has  been 
comparatively  small.  This  year  the  acreage 
has  been  largely  increased  with  a  good  local 
market. 


Barley  is  one  of  the  most  desirable  crops 
of  the  mixed  farm  and  a  small  area  pays  the 
Western  farmer  better  than  wheat. 

It  matures  early  and  produces  from  40  to 
50  bushels  to  the  acre.  The  price  paid  will 
probably  be  about  70  cents  pei  bu«hel. 

As  a  cleaning  crop  it  is  especially  desirable 
for  rotatii.n,  and  its  early  maturity  makes  it 
sure. 

1  he  new  malting  plants  arc  located  most 
advantageously  in  the  centres  of  the  best 
districts  for  barley  cropping  in  the  province, 
and  freight  rates  will  be  practicallv  eliminated 
so  far  as  the  producer  is  concerned. 

Lethbridge  is  the  centre  of  the  coal  dis- 
trict in  Southern  Alberta,  and  also  the  centre 
of  the  district  in  which  the  famous  "Alberta 
Red"  fall  wheat  is  grown.  This  wheat  has 
taken  the  first  prize  wherever  it  has  been 
shown. 

The  bank  clearances  are  compared  in  the 
following  table: 

For  full  year,  1910 $27,095,709 

For  1911 28,503,298 

Progress  in  building  operations  is  shown 
below : 

Issued  during  1908 $    365,495 

Issued  during  1909 1,268,215 

Issued  during  1910 1,210,810 

Issued  during  1911 1,033,380 

Lethbridge  is  situated  on  the  Belly  River, 
140  miles  south  of  Calgary.  It  is  the  head- 
quarters of  the  Alberta  Railway  and  Irriga- 
tion Co.  This  road  connects  with  the  Great 
Northern  at  Coutts,  and  with  the  C.P.R. 

The  population  is  10,072;  assessment  $18,- 
634,744,  tax  rate  low. 

The  banks  and  their  managers  necessary 
to  attend  to  the  financial  requirements  of 
this  city  are:  Eastern  Townships,  W.  D. 
Lawson;  Molsons,  K.  D.  J.  C.  Johnson;  Im- 
perial, W.  R.  Seatle;  Royal,  J.  M.  Ait  ken; 
Toronto,  C.  A.  Stephens;  Union,  G.  R.  Tin- 
ning; Montreal.  W.  J.  Ambrose;  Commerce, 
C.  G.  K.  Nourse;  Merchants',  C.  R.  Young. 

E.  A.  Cunningham  is  President  Board  of 
Trade;  J.  L.  Manw  ring,  Secretary;  G.  M. 
Hatch,  Mayor;  G.  W.  Robinson,  City  Clerk; 
A.  C.  D.  Blanchard,  City  Engineer;  E.  N. 
Higinbotham,  Postmaster. 


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October,  1912 


Macleod,  Alta. 

Brokers  have  been  kept  busy  securing 
options  on  good  inside  properties  for  clients 
at  widely  scattered  points  such  as  Toronto, 
Montreal,  Calgary,  Winnipeg  and  Vancouver. 
An  influential  factor  in  this  situation,  so  it 
is  stated,  is  the  entrance  of  the  C.N.R.  branch 
line  from  Macleod  to  Pincher  Creek,  work  on 
which  is  already  well  under  way;  while  in 
addition  the  contracts  for  the  C.N.R.  branch 
line  from  Macleod  to  Calgary  are  now  being 
negotiated.  Real  estate  men  are  anticipating 
a  season  of  marked  activity  both  in  inside 
lots  and  farm  property. 

The  inrush  of  new  settlers  into  the  Macleod 
district  durine  the  present  season  is  proving 
in  excess  of  all  early  calculations  and  is 
acting  as  a  powerful  stimulus  to  general 
business. 

Rapid  progress  is  in  evidence  in  track- 
laying  of  the  Canadian  Northern  now  ap- 
proaching Macleod  from  the  north,  the 
establishment  of  the  railway's  divisional 
headquarters  at  this  point  being  now  assured 
for  the  near  future. 

The  Western  Canada  Gas,  Light  &  Power 
Company  is  laying  its  great  pipe  line  from 
Bow  Island  along  the  railwiy's  right  of  way 
and  will  pass  directly  through  Macleod,  thus 
assuring  an  unlimited  supply  of  gas  for  manu- 
facturing and  domestic  purposes. 

By-laws  for  the  amounts  to  carrv  on  the 
filtration  plant,  which  is  already  under  con- 
struction; also  the  sewerage  disposal  plant, 
these  plans  having  all  been  submitted  to  the 
Provincial  Government, and  approved  by  them 
are  now  ready  for  construction.  The  former 
biiilding  will  be  75  x  140  feet  and  will  be  built 
of  cement  and  brick,  while  the  disposal  plant 
building  will  cover  a  large  area  of  ground,  built 
also  of  cement  and  brick,  and  when  completed 
will  comprise  all  the  very  latest  modes  of 
dealing  with  water  and  sewage,  and  will  be, 
like  the  town  of  Macleod,  up-to-date  in  every 
way. 

Setting  the  tax  rate  lor  the  year  was  very 
important  to  all  owners  of  property,  and  they 
will  all  feel  more  interested  in  Macleod  when 
they  learn  that  the  rate  for  this  year  will  be 
only  73^  mills  on  the  dollar.  The  Council  has 
been  working  this  out  since  they  took  office  in 
January,  with  the  result  that  instead  of  17J^ 
mills  as  in  1911,  they  announce  the  rate  not 
to  exceed  8  mills  for  1912. 


There  are  signs  of  a  real  estate  boom  in 
Macleod,  where  prices  have  received  an  im- 
petus through  the  announcement  of  great 
railroad  activity  in  the  neighborhood.  Al- 
together about  400  men  are  now  engaged  on 
the  C.N.R.  lines  constructing  railways  from 
Calgary  to  Macleod,  and  from  Macleod  to 
Pincher  Creek.  Coupled  with  this  is  the 
announcement  that  a  Grand  Trunk  survey 
party  at  Barons  is  heading  towards  Macleod. 

This  is  the  centre  of  a  fine  agricultural 
country,  where  the  famous  "Alberta  Red" 
fall  wheat  grows  to  perfection,  and  other 
cereals  do  equally  as  well.  The  town  has 
municipal-owned  electric  light  and  power 
plant;  power  being  supplied  day  and  night 
at  cost.  Natural  gas  will  be  brought  in  by 
September  1  next ;  there  is  an  unlimited 
supply  and  it  will  be  furnished  at  cost  to 
new  industries  locating  here. 

Present  industries  include  flour  mills,  saw 
mills,  a  creamery  and  a  steam  laundry. 
There  are  three  hotels,  a  shorthand  and 
typewriting  college,  and  a  new  general  hos- 
pital is  contemplated  during  1912.  An  up- 
to-date  fire  equipment  is  in  charge  of  J.  S. 
Lambert,  fire  chief.  The  Chief  of  Police  is 
S.  O.  Lawson. 

There  is  a  demand  here  for  almost  every 
class  of  business,  with  particularly  good  open- 
ings for  boot  and  shoe,  furniture,  woodwork- 
ing, wagon,  stoves,  automobile,  engine  fac- 
tories, wire  fence  works  and  furnace  makers. 
There  is  also  an  opening  for  a  poultry  and 
farm  produce  exchange  with  cold  storage 
facilities.  The  farmers  have  the  stuff  to  sell 
and  the  miners  in  the  Crow's  Nest  Pass  have 
the  money  to  buy  with. 

The  assessment  figures  tell  a  story  of  great 
development.  In  1911  the  assessment  was 
$1,936,806.00.  In  1912  it  was  $3,949,970, 
an  increase  of  over  100%. 

Customs  duties  collected:  April,  1911, 
$1,378;   April,  1912,  $3,730. 

The  population  is  2,500;  assessment,  $3, 
949,970.  Government  telephone  system 
C.P.R.  telegraph,  and  Dominion  express. 

Liberal  inducements  are  offered  to  new 
industries.  The  Industrial  Commissioner  will 
gladly  welcome  inquiries  and  give  full  par- 
ticulars on  any  subject. 

The  Mayor  is  E.  H.  Stedman;  Industrial 
Commissioner  and  Secretary  of  Board  of 
Trade,  John  Richardson ;  City  Clerk,  G. 
Foster  Brown;  City  Engineer,  G.  H  Altham; 
Postmaster,  M.  McKay. 


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79 


Montreal,  Que. 

Interior  shipi)ers  should  bear  in  mind  that 
Montreal  is  the  largest  market  in  Canada  for 
flour,  grain,  hay,  seeds,  provisions,  butter, 
cheese,  eggs  and  general  country  produce. 

The  elevator  and  warehouse  capacities  of 
Montreal  are  very  large,  and  storage  rates 
reasonable,  whilst  the  facilities  for  handling 
grain,  seeds,  provisions,  etc.,  are  unexcelled. 

Montreal  also  possesses  the  finest  cold  stor- 
age warehouses  on  the  chemical  refrigerating 
principle  to  be  found  on  this  continent.  It 
is  also  the  headquarters  of  the  largest  refrig- 
erating and  ice-making  machinery  establish- 
ments to  be  found  on  the  Western  hemisphere. 

Considerable  publicity  has  been  given  to  a 
statement  that  Montreal  will  lose  its  grain 
trade  to  Buffalo  unless  much  ic  done  to  im- 
prove the  grain-handling  facilities  of  the  port. 
Montreal  has  not  the  slightest  intention  of 
permitting  the  grain  trade  of  the  port  to  be 
lost  for  want  of  enterprise  on  its  part.  The 
time  has  long  since  passed  when  there  was 
any  danger  from  inertia.  Both  commercial 
and  financial  circles  express  the  utmost  confi- 
dence that  the  Harbor  Commissioners,  as  at 
present  constituted,  will  not  only  be  able  to 


deal  with  the  situation,    but    will  actually 
do  so. 

At  present  the  grain  storage  capacity  of 
the  port  is  as  follows  • 

Bushels. 

Harbor  Commissioners'  Elevator 

No.  1 1,000,000 

Harbor  Commissioners'  Elevator 

No.  2 2,600,0(X) 

Grand   Trunk   Railway   Elevator 

"B" 1,050,000 

Montreal      Warehousing      Com 

pany's  E'evator  "C" 600,000 

Montreal      Warehousing,'      Com- 
pany's Elevator  "A" 500.000 

Total 5,750,000 

The  Canadian  Pacific  Railway  formerly 
had  a  capacity  of  about  1,000,000  bushels  in 
its  elevators  there,  but  these  have  been 
demolished  during  the  past  few  years.  The 
Harbor  Commissioners'  Elevator  No.  2, 
although  not  fully  completed,  is  now  receiving 
grain. 

The  grain  congestion  at  Montreal  has  been 
considerable,  but  the  completion  of  the 
elevator  and  the  installation  of  new  machinery 


is  the  one  Canadian  Lager  equal  and  superior  to  any 
imported  beer.  It  is  mild,  healthful  and  delicious— 
a  splendid  tonic  and  mildest  of  stimulants.  Order 
a  case  to-day  from  your  Dealer. 

THE     LIGHT 


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October,  1912 


M  on  treal — Continued 

will  unquestionably  give  some  relief.  In 
addition,  there  is  being  installed  a  set  of 
conveyers  to  connect  the  two  elevators,  so 
that  grain  may  be  taken  from  boats  or  barges 
and  elevated  into,  say,  No.  1  Elevator  and 
thence  conveyed  to  Elevator  ISio.  2.  and 
loaded  into  oceangoing  boats.  The  coniple- 
tion  of  such  a  system  will  add  largely  to  load- 
ing and  unloading  facilities. 

There  is  every  reason  to  believe  that  a 
programme  will  not  long  be  delayed  which 
will  add  to  the  elevator  capacity  of  the  port. 
The  only  question  at  issue  is  as  to  bow  quick- 
ly additional  elevator  space  can  be  furnished, 
and  whether  the  requirements  will  not  in- 
crease at  a  more  rapid  rate  than  facilities. 
The  feeling  in  Montreal  is  that  this  matter 
may  safely  be  left  to  the  Harbor  Commis- 
sioners, who  are  thoroughly  al:ve  to  the  in- 
terests of  the  port. 

The  week  in  real  estate  was  one  in  which 
record  ofiers  and  negotiations  figured  daily, 
although  big  sales  were  not  so  numerous  as 
during  the  preceding  week.  Four  hundred 
thousand  dollars  was  offered  recently  for 
the  Banque  Provinciale  building  on  Place 
D 'Amies  Square,  while  a  couple  of  deals  in 
which  nearly  three  million  dollars  are  involved 
are  under  way.  The  Moujit  Royal  Hotel 
Company  are  negotiating  for  ihe  sale  of  their 
property  situated  at  the  corner  of  Peel  and 


St.  Catherine  Streets,  at  a  price  exceeding 
one  and  a  quarter  million  dollars.  The  High 
School  property,  m  which  Mr.  J.  C.  McGreevy 
has  been  concerned  for  a  year,  is  sought  by  a 
New  York  syndicate  as  a  site  for  a  new  hotel. 
The  property  was  offered  to  Mr.  McGreevy 
at  nearly  $1,400,000  and  since  then  it  has 
risen  in  \alue.  Then  another  hotel  scheme  is 
in  progress  in  which  a  couple  of  churches  and 
religious  buildings  on  Dominion  Square 
figure.  Another  million  dollars  will  be  re- 
quired to  complete  the  negotiations. 

Mayor,  L.  A.  Lavaliee;  President  Board 
'I'rade,  Robert  \V.  Reford ;  Secretary,  Geo. 
Hadrill;  City  Clerk,  Hon.  L.  O.  David;  Asst. 
City  Clerk,  Rene  Bauset ;  Treasurer,  Charles 
Arnolde,  Postmaster,  Hon.  L.  O.  Taillon; 
City  Engineer,  Geo.  lanin. 

Board  of  Commissioners,  L.  A.  Lavaliee, 
J.  Ainey,  L.  P.  Lachapelle,  M.D.;  D.  N. 
Dupuis,   F.  S.  Wanklyn,  C.E. 

Fire  Chief,  J.  Tremblay;  Chief  of  Police 
O.  Campeau 

We  certainly  toil  and  moil  too  much  in 
preparing  for  life.  Instead  of  beginning 
by  making  ourselves  happy  amid  modest 
surroundings,  we  go  on  widening  the 
scope  of  our  action  only  to  render  our- 
selves more  and  more  uncomfortable. — 
Goethe. 


Ideas  that  Help  Success 

^  Every  business  man  is  continually  in  need  of  information  upon 
^•^  subjects  that  interest  him.  In  conversation,  in  trade,  in  pro- 
fessional life,  questions  are  constantly  arising  which  no  man,  well- 
read  or  not,  can  always  satisfactorily  answer. 

If  "Busy  Man's  Canada"  is  at  hand  it  is  consulted,  and  not 
only  is  the  stock  of  knowledge  increased,  but  additional  information 
is  gained,  and  ideas  are  suggested  that  will  directly  contribute  to 
success. 

The  business  man  of  to-day  requires  live  information,  precise, 
condensed,  virile,  wealth-producing  facts  that  will  make  his  life's 
work  easier  and  more  profitable. 

The  concentrated  essence  of  business  facts  and  figures,  of 
money-making  ideas,  of  modern  methods  of  success,  is  found  in 
"Busy  Man's  Canada." 


October,  1912 


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81 


Moose  Jaw,  Sask. 

At  a  recent  uiceting  of  the  Moose  Jaw  City 
Council  a  proposed  sub-division  known  as 
Industrial  Centre  was  repudiated  and  the 
Council  s  approval  withheld.  Alderman  Snell 
took  strong  ground  in  this  connection,  and 
said:  "This  sub-division  is  far  out,  and  will 
not  be  sold  here  because  people  here  are  too 
wise  to  buv  it.  It  will  be  marketed  elsewhere, 
and  the  name  'Industrial  Centre'  is  entirely 
misleading.  If  the  Council  approves  the 
plans  submitted  it  will  be  party  to  such  de- 
ception." 

Moose  Jaw's  new  electric  power  plant  is 
now  in  operation,  and  has  a  much  greater 
capacity  than  the  one  which  was  burned  two 
months  ago. 

The  work  of  grading  and  laying  rails  on  the 
G.T.P.  to  the  east  and  northwest  of  the  city 
has  been  progressing  very  rapidly  during  the 
past  two  weeks,  the  weather  conditions  favor- 
ing construction  work.  There  has  been  a 
scarcity  of  labor  felt  quite  generally  in  this 
section,  but  the  G.T.P.  have  not  experienced 
any  serious  difficulty  in  securing  enough  men 
to  operate  their  machinery  both  day  and 
night. 

During  the  month  of  July  permits  were  is- 
sued for  58  residences,  aggregating  $230,200, 
and  a  12-room  school  to  cost  $110,000.  The 
total  figures  for  the  month  were  S408,280, 
as  against  '$333,743  for  the  corresponding 
month  last  year. 

Customs  receipts  for  July  were  well  over 
three  times  the  amount  of  the  figures  for  the 
same  period  cf  1911,  and  totalled  ?94,638; 
the  figures  for  July,  1911,  were  $29,214. 
Clearing  house  returns  were  $5,575,012,  an 
increase  of  Si^l, 376,390  over  the  corresponding 
month  last  year. 

A  trainload  of  Moose  Jaw  wholesalers, 
agents,  and  newspaper  men  last  week  made  a 
"get  acquainted  '  visit  to  the  towns  on  the 
new  C.P.R.  line  south  of  the  city. 

The  rural  municipality  of  Moose  Jaw  is 
taking  full  ad\antage  of  the  taxing  power 
conferred  on  it  by  the  Rural  Municipalities 
Act,  and,  as  a  result,  expect  to  collect  from 
the  owners  of  sub-divisions  about  $25,000. 

There  are  five  elevators  (capacity  293,000 
bushels),  at  which  were  handled  418,000 
bushels  of  grain;    flour  mill  (capacity  2,000 


barrels  daily);  oatmeal  mill  (capacity  300 
barrels  daily);  extensive  stock  yards,  at 
which  were  handled  2,050  horses,  2,000  cattle, 
600  sheep  and  300  hogs  last  season;  electric 
light  and  power;  street  railway;  industrial 
spurs  for  manufacturing  and  wholesale  i)ur- 
poses;  is  the  customs  port  of  entry;  office 
of  the  Dominion  Land  Department ;  is  head- 
quarters of  C.P.R.  lines  in  Saskatchewan; 
Dominion  express. 

Among  its  industries  are:  Cement  block 
plant,  lumber  yards,  meat-packing  plants, 
many  wholesale  houses,  nine  banks,  two 
daily  newspapers. 

Opportunities :  Hotel,  soap  works,  tannery, 
creamery,  wholesale  houses  in  all  lines  of 
business. 

The  total  assessment  in  1910  was  $13,548,- 
402.  This  had  increased  by  1911  to  $27,- 
770,453,  an  advance  of  over  100  per  cent. 

The  population  in  1901  was  1,558;  in  1906, 
6,250;  and  the  returns  of  a  census  just  com- 
pleted by  the  Board  of  Trade  and  the  City 
Council  shows  the  population  to-day  to  be 
20,623  people. 


Are  you  working  your 
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TORONTO 


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October,  1912 


Moose  Jaw,    Sask. — Continued 

The  Customs  House  receipts  for  the  fiscal 
year  of  1904-5  were  $23,902.51. 

The  receipts  for  the  fiscal  year  of  1910-11 
were  $276,736.25. 

Some  of  the  largest  industries  in  Western 
Canada  have  seen  the  undoubted  advantages 
of  being  located  at  this  point,  and  their  un- 
qualified success  has  proved  their  sound 
judgment.  Among  these  are  the  Saskatche- 
wan Flour  Mills  Co.,  Ltd.,  with  a  capacity 
of  2,600  barrels  per  day;  the  Saskatchewan 
Bridge  and  Iron  Co.,  Ltd.,  who  have  found 
it  necessary  to  reorganize  with  a  capitaliza- 
tion of  $1,000,000,  and  intend  commencing 
early  in  the  spring  to  erect  a  plant,  covering 
27  city  lots,  and  expect  to  employ  within 
two  years  in  the  neighborhood  of  400  men. 
Messrs.  Gordon,  Ironsides  and  Fares  have 
just  completed  an  abattoir  and  packing  plant, 
which  to  erect  and  equip  cost  over  $1,000,000, 
and  there  are  others. 


In  order  to  succeed  in  life,  men  must  be 
practical, — they  must  know  the  measure 


of  their  powers,  and  use  them  with  moder- 
ation and  ability. — Goethe. 


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and  Moose  Jaw  city  property.  Write  for 
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There  are  lots  of  openings  for  wholesale  and  retail 
business. 

MOOSE  JAW  is  situated  in  the  most  prosperous, 
most  uniformly  successful  grain- growing  district  of  the 
whole  West,  The  farmers  all  have  money  and  they 
spend  it  in  MOOSE  JAW. 

For  any  information  on  any  subject — write 
H.  G.  COLEMAN, 

Secretary  Board  of  Trade, 

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October,  1912 


MUNICIPAL  PROGRESS 


83 


Ottawa,  Ont. 

The  proposed  merger  between  the  Ottawa 
Light,  Heat  and  Power  Company  and  the 
Ottawa  Electric  Company  has  been  declared 
off.  The  franchise  of  the  latter  runs  out  in 
ten  years,  and  this  was  one  of  the  big  stum- 
bling blocks.  Ottawa  Power  is  a  holding 
company  for  the  Ottawa  Gas  Company  and 
the  Ottawa  Eleclric. 

The  Board  of  Trade  at  Ottawa  believes  in 
publicity  first,  last  and  always.  A  committee 
of  local  merchants  suggested  the  abolition 
of  the  department,  and  asked  the  co-operation 
of  the  Board  of  Trade,  with  the  result  that 
a  resolution  strongly  supporting  the  retention 
of  the  department  was  passed. 

Although  the  charter  of  the  Ottawa  and 
St.  Lawrence  Electric  Pailway  has  been  lying 
idle  for  over  a  year,  it  is  said  to  be  likely  that 
the  project  will  go  ahead  much  more  quickly 
now,  as  a  new  company  has  been  formed  and 
negotiations  are  practically  completed  where- 
by it  will  take  over  the  charter  and  pay  to  the 
old  company  .f 500,000  in  stock  for  it.  Ottawa 
will  be  the  central  point  of  the  new  line,  and 
from  there  it  will  reach  the  St.  Lawrence  at 
Morrisburg,  going  east  along  the  river  bank 
to  the  Ontario-Quebec  border  line,  v/here  it 
will  connect  with  the  Montreal  Street  Rail- 
way. 

Ottawa  offers  a  great  many  advantages 
for  the  locating  of  industries.  Two  of  the 
main  ones  that  may  be  mentioned  are  cheap 
power  and  advantageous  freight  rates. 

The  civic  authorities  are  not  losing  sight 
of  what  cheap  power  means  to  this  city,  and 
towards  encouraging  firms  from  England, 
the  States  and  other  parts  of  Canada  to 
locate  here.  Their  plans  for  the  future  con- 
template acquiring  power  rights  so  that  they 
will  be  available  not  only  for  purely  local 
purposes,  but  also  to  sell  at  reduced  rates  to 
any  manufacturers  that  may  care  to  locate 
here. 

Two  other  features  that  serve  to  brighten 
up  the  capital,  and  which  should  appeal  to 
manufacturers  are  that  it  is  one  of  the  best 
lighted  cities  on  the  continent,  and  that  no 
city  provides  power  and  labor  on  more  fav- 
orable conditions. 

Ottawa  at  present  offers  opportunities  foi 
the   establishment   of   industries   of   various 


kinds,  particularly,  perhaps,  for  the  making 
of  any  of  the  following  lines:  Automobiles, 
boxes,  bags,  biscuits,  barrels,  bottles,  cloth- 
ing, cigars,  confections,  cereal  foods,  ele- 
vator and  mill  building  machinery  and  ma- 
terials, furniture,  flour,  gloves,  oatmeal, 
paper,  paperwares,  pottery,  roller  mill  pro- 
ducts, rubber  and  felt  goods,  shirts  and 
collars,  shoes,  steel,  castings,  tiles,  textiles, 
woodenwares. 

Ottawa  is  still  the  largest  individual  manu- 
facturer of  lumber  in  the  world.  The  dis- 
trict output  for  1911  will  approximately  be 
359,000,000  feet  board  measure,  with  a 
monetary  valuation  of  over  $10,000,000. 
The  city  has  176  industries,  employing 
16,500  people,  and  a  conservative  estimate  of 
the  output  of  these  industries  is  $38,000,000. 
The  three  payrolls — Industrial,  Govern- 
mental, and  Railroads — combined,  distrib- 
uted $14,930,000  last  year. 

As  bank  clearances  and  customs  statistics 
are  a  fair  indication  of  the  amount  of  busi- 
ness going  on  in  any  city,  the  following  figures 
dealing  with  conditions  in  1910  and  1911  are 
of  interest: 

Bank  clearances,  1910 $195,752,033. 18 

Bank  clearances,  1911 211,767,153.64 

Customs,  1910 1,258,788. 31 

Customs,  1911 1,632,777. 64 

Building  permits,  1910 3,022,650. 00 

Building  permits,  1911 3,425,775. 00 

Public  improvements,  1910. .  756,000. 00 

Public  improvements,  1911..  812,000.00 

Gross  assessment,  1910 86,529,000. 00 

Gross  assessment,  1911 105,833.800.00 

Increase  in  valuations,  1911.     19,304,800.00 

S^ 

When  as  we  advance  in  life  we  feel  thai 
we  have  done  something  towards  expanding 
our  views  and  improving  our  taste,  we  find 
in  this  some  compensation  for  our  loss  of 
strength  and  energy. — Goethe. 


Arthur  LeB.  Weeks 

ARCHITECT 


Canada  Life  Building 
Ottawa 


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October,  1912 


Port  Arthur,  Ont. 

The  Barnett-McQueen  Company,  of  Minne- 
apolis, has  been  successful  in  its  tender  for 
the  construction  of  the  new  Government  eleva- 
tor which  is  to  be  built  on  the  Port  Arthur 
side  of  the  two  rivers,  with  a  capacity  of 
3,500,000  bushels.  I'he  amount  involved  in 
the  tender  is  $1,179,503,  and  the  structure  is 
to  be  completed  by  vSeptember  20,  1913. 

Permission  has  been  granted  by  the  Legis- 
lature to  consohdate  $1,885,000  worth  of 
bonds  for  the  city. 

The  fact  that  the  electric  power  and  light- 
ing plant  is  municipally  owned  has  brought 
about  a  reduction  in  the  charges  for  this  ser- 
vice, and  as  a  result,  the  cost  to  the  consumer 
is  probably  lower  than  at  any  other  point  in 
the  Dominion.  A  campaign  is  being  prose- 
cuted for  the  purpose  of  interesting  some 
more  prominent  manufacturers  in  the  devel- 
opment of  Port  Arthur. 

The  population  is  15,000;  assessment  is 
$18,000,000. 

There  are  35  miles  of  street  railway  con- 
necting Port  Arthur  with  Fort  William  (2X 
miles  away),  owned  and  operated  by  the  city. 

Electric  light  is  furnished  by  the  City  at  an 
average  cost  of  10  cents  per  lamp  per  month. 

Water  is  supplied  by  the  City.  Domestic 
rate  averages  $15.00  per  year.  The  muni- 
cipal-owned telephone  system  has  3,500  sub- 
scribers. 

As  a  health  resort,  Port  Arthur  is  unique. 
The  climate  is  most  delightful,  seldom  more 
than  6  inches  of  snow  in  winter,  with  only  an 
occasional  really  cold  day.     Summer  days  are 


just  pleasantly  warm,  and  evenings  refresh- 
ingly cool.  Maxilnum  sunshine  and  mini- 
mum rain.  The  city  rises  in  a  series  of 
plateaus  from  Thunder  Bay,  making  it  an 
ideal  place  of  residence. 

The  banks  and  their  managers  are:  Bank 
of  Nova  Scotia,  A.  Mooney;  Molsons,  J.  A. 
Little;  Imperial,  H.  C.  Houston;  Montreal, 
W.  H.  Nelson;  Commerce,  A.  W.  Roberts; 
Hamilton,  G.  V.  Pierce. 

Col.  S.  W.  Ray  is  Mayor;  W.  J.  Gumey, 
City  Treasurer;  T.  F.  Milne,  City  Clerk; 
President  Board  of  Trade,  F.  S.  Wiley; 
Industrial  Commissioner,  N.  G.  Neill. 


PORT  ARTHUR  GARAGE 

Expert  Automobile  and  Motor 
Boat  Repairs 

Workmanship  Guaranteed 
Phone  993  DOC.  WILKINSON,  Prop. 


When  in  Port  Arthur  stop  at  the 

riDariagat  Ibotel 

FACING  LAKE  SUPERIOR 
CONVENIENT  TO  BOATS  AND  TRAINS 

PORT  ARTHUR,  ONTARIO 


"Not  the  Biggest,  but  the  BEST" 

ALGOMA  HOTEL 

PORT  ABTHUB 

15  Large  Sample  Rooms 

Merritt  &  HoDDER.  Props. 

Bates  $2.00  to  $3.50,  American  Plan 


The  West  Shows  the  East 


(Front  the  St.  Thomas  Journal) 

^    A   small  Alberta  town   spends  thousands  of    dollars  on  an 
advertising  scheme,  while  a  rich  and  prosperous  county  in 
Ontario  is  afraid  to  spend  a  few  hundreds.     And  yet  people  wonder 
that  Western  towns  go  ahead  quickly ! 


October,  1912 


MUNICIPAL  PROGRESS 


85 


Port  Mann,  B.C. 

Col.  A.  D.  Davidson,  land  agent  for  the 
Canadian  Northern  Railway,  stated  in  an 
address  before  the  Port  Mann  Board  of 
Trade  that  Port  Mann  will  be  the  only 
shipping  terminal  of  the  road  on  the  Pacific 
coast. 

Grain  elevators  will  be  erected  capable  of 
handling  the  output  and  will  be  completed  by 
the  time  the  road  is  in  running  order.  He 
urged  the  Board  to  pay  particular  attention 
to  colonizing  the  farming  country  back  of 
Port  Mann,  a  recent  trip  having  convinced 
him  that  this  is  one  of  the  best  agricultural 
districts  in  Canada.  Reverting  to  the  grain 
situation,  he  pointed  out  that  had  it  not 
been  for  climatic  conditions,  last  year's  crop 
could  not  have  been  handled  f)efore  this 
year's  was  ready  for  transportation.  In 
order  to  meet  these  demands,  provision  would 
be  made  at  Port  Mann  to  handle  grain  on  an 
enormous  scale,  as  the  crop  increases  from  ten 
to  fifteen  per  cent,  yearly. 

Following  the  meeting,  the  party  made 
selection  of  a  site  for  the  depot,  and  inspectf^d 
the  location  of  the  car  shops  and  roundhouses 
on  Sections  3  and  10,  in  all  about  four  hundred 
acres. 

At  a  meeting  of  residents,  property  owners 
and  tradesmen  of  Port  Mann,  held  in  the 
Port  Mann  Hotel,  was  organized  the  Port 
Mann  Board  of  Trade,  twenty-two  joining  the 
organization  at  its  initial  meeting. 

Lord  P.  Manley  was  elected  president, 
Chns.  F.  Miller  vice-president,  and  Chas  A. 
McCalhun  secretary-treasurer.  The  execu- 
tive committee  selected  consists  of  Messrs.  T.  , 
B.  Hooper,  Luding  Pillath,  D.  A.  M.  Rae, 
N.  R.  Dingman  and  J.  Hunter. 


Harry  J.  Rage 

PORT  MANN   SPECIALIST 

Will  on  application  send  you  FREE  of 
cost  descriptive  circulars,  maps,  plans, 
and  a  lot  of  reliable  information  about 
the   coming    Railway  and    Industrial 

CITY  OF    PORT    MANN 

The  Pacific  Coast  Terminus  of  the  Canadian 
Northern  Railway,  where  Trans-Continental 
Rails  and  Ocean  Boats  meet. 

HARRY  J.  PAGE 

109  Bank  of  Ottawa  Bldg..  Vancouver,  B.C. 


After  the  oflicers  were  elected  and  the  meet- 
ing organized,  a  number  of  important  busi- 
ness matters  were  brought  up  for  discussion 

The  most  important  was  the  early  instal- 
lation of  an  electric  light  system  and  the 
immediate  means  for  fire  protection. 

Men  have  been  put  in  the  field  by  the 
Vancouver  Power  Company  with  the  view 
of  getting  a  pole  line  into  Port  Mann  for  the 
transmission  of  power  to  this  city. 

Mr.  Purvis,  of  the  B.C.  Electric  Company, 
says  that  steps  are  being  taken  on  a  survey 
for  an  interurban  line  into  city. 

Port  Mann  is  the  Pacific  terminus  of  the 
Canadian  Northern  Railway  and  is  situated 
on  the  south  side  of  the  Eraser  River,  in  one 
of  the  richest  horticultural  districts  of  the 
West. 

It  is  now  definitely  stated  that  the  Car- 
negie Steel  Company  of  Pittsburg  will  estab- 
lish a  smelter  at  Port  Mann.  These  steel 
works  will  be  on  a  huge  scale  and  will  repre- 
sent at  the  outset  an  investment  of  about  two 
million  dollars.  The  International  Milling 
Company  has  secured  a  site  for  terminal  ele- 
vators and  flour  mill,  to  cost  approximately  a 
million  dollars.  Negotiations  are  also  under 
way  with  an  English  concern  for  the  establish- 
ment of  a  large  dry  dock  and  shipbuilding 
yards. 

Red  Deer,  Alta. 

Real  estate  is  turning  over  steadily,  and 
there  is  an  absence  of  any  "boom"  condi- 
tions. Some  investors  from  Calgary  and 
from  the  Coast  have  recently  purchased  in- 
side property  and  a  Calgary  capitalist  has 
taken  an  option  on  one  of  the  choicest  busi- 
ness sites  in  town. 

The  banks  indicate  the  strong  financial 
position  of  this  district.  They  are,  with  tlidr 
managers:  Commerce,  W.  L.  Gibson;  Im- 
perial, J.  G.  Gillispie;  Merchants',  F.  M. 
Hacking;  Northern  Crown,  J.  H.  Menzies. 

There  is  urgent  need  here  for  a  foundry, 
pressed  brick  works,  cement  works,  pulp  mill 
and  concerns  using  leather.  J.  R.  Davison, 
Secretary  Board  of  Trade,  will  gladly  tell 
inquirers  what  the  town  will  do  for  new- 
comers. 


86 


BUSY  MAN'S  CANADA 


October,  1912 


Regina,  Sask. 

Real  estate  has  not  taken  its  expected 
slump  since  the  disastrous  cyclone.  Not 
a  lot  in  the  city  is  offered  for  sale  at  a  dollar 
less  than  it  would  have  brought  before  the 
disaster.  Not  a  family  is  known  to  have 
announced  its  intention  of  leaving  the  city, 
nor  has  one  left.  Instead  workmen  and 
others  are  piling  in  from  all  sides.  Arriving 
trains  bring  with  them  as  many  as  thirty,  who 
have  been  carried  in  baggage  cars. 

The  greatest  problem  of  the  civic  authori- 
ties is  the  rebuilding  of  the  city  as  fast  as 
possible.  Money  will  be  no  object.  Thou- 
sands of  carpenters,  plasterers,  plumbers  and 
other  workmen  have  been  brought  in  from 
outside. 

"In  my  opinion,  Regina  one  year  from  to- 
day will  be  bigger  than  ever . ' '  This  statement 
was  made  by  Mr.  William  McBain,  land 
purchasin'g  agent  for  the  C.N.R.,  on  his  re- 
turn from  a  six  months'  trip  through  the 
West. 

"No  one  who  has  known  the  pioneers 
who  built  up  the  West  and  the  conditions 


they  mastered  will  predict  the  death  of 
Regina  as  the  result  of  one  disaster.  The 
Western  spirit  is  there  and  will  show. 

The  latest  estimate  is  a  population  of 
over  40,000  people. 

The  railway  facilities  are  unexcelled  in 
Western  Canada.  There  are  five  lines  of  the 
Canadian  Pacific  Railway,  two  lines  of  the 
Canadian  Northern,  and  one  line  of  the 
Grand  Trunk  Pacific.  Two  additional  lines 
of  the  Grand  Trunk  Pacific  will  be  in  opera- 


WHEAT  IS  MONEY 

Money  warrants  business. 
Business  creates  values. 
Regina  values  will  increase 

while  West  grows. 
West  will  grow  for  20  years. 
Buy  in  the  West. 
We'll  tell  you  where. 
(The  Active  Picket  People) 

Walker-Knisely  Co. 


1835  Scarth  St. 
Regina 


100  King  St.  W. 
Toronto 


REGINA 


The  Capital,  Financial 
Educational,  Commercial 
and  Railway  Centre  of  the  Province  of  Saskatchewan 


f  A  city  of  large  commercial  buildings,  big  warehouses,  beautiful  homes, 

splendid  parks,  paved  streets,  and  supplied  with  an  abundance  of  pure 

spring  water,  situated  in  the  heart  of   the  finest  dry  farming  district  in 

the  world. 

^  Owing  to  the  rapid  development  of  the  surrounding  country  and  the 

splendid  prospects  for  the  future  of  the  city,  there  are  splendid  openings 

for  wholesalers  and  manufacturers. 

T[  For  the  investment  of  capital  in  real  estate  this  city  can  compare  most 

favorably  with  any  city  in  the  West.     We  offer  some  splendid  investments  in 

business  sites,  residential  and  suburban  property.    We  will  gladly  send  maps, 

pamphlets  and  particulars  to  those  interested.     Correspondence  solicited. 


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REGINA,  SASKATCHEWAN 

Appraisers,  Valuators,  Real  Estate,  Western  Bonds  and  Mortgages 


October,  1912 


MUNICIPAL   PROGRESS 


87 


Regina — Continued 

tion  shortly  and  three  other  lines  are  pro- 
jected. 

The  Canadian  Northern  will  have  an  ad- 
ditional line  west  in  operation  within  a  year's 
time.  The  Canadian  Pacific  contemplate 
building  an  additional  line  south  from 
Regina. 

There  are  12  wholesale  threshing  machine 
warehouses,  20  agricultural  machinery  ware- 
houses, groceries,  hardware,  hides  and  tallow, 
oil,  fruit,  stationery,  builders'  supplies, 
manufacturers'  agents,  and  others. 

There  are  openings  for  a  biscuit  factory,  a 
motor  car  factory,  lithographic  printing 
works,  etc. 

The  principal  city  officials  are:  Mayor,  P. 
McAra;  City  Clerk,  A.  W.  Poole;  City  Treas- 
urer, A.  W.  Goldie;  Commissioner,  A.  J. 
McPherson;  City  Engineer,  A.  W.  Thornton; 
President  Board  of  Trade,  W.  P.  Wells; 
Postmaster,  J.  NicoU. 


SASKATCHEWAN    FARMS 

Now  is  the  time  to  select  yours.  I  have 
some  fine  sections  close  to  good  towns. 
Improved  land  $20  acre  up.  Prairie  land  $13 
acre  up.     In  any  quantity,  on  easy  payments. 

A.  B.  WADDELL 

108  Simpkins  Block      -     Regina,  Si»k.,  Canada 


SASKATCHEWAN 

FARM  LANDS 


AND 


REGINA 

CITY    PROPERTY 


THE  FLOOD  LAND  CO. 

REGINA,   CANADA 

Maps  and  Quotations  Free 


Agriculture  is  the  safeguard  not  only  of 
national  wealth,  but  of  national  character. 
— James  J.  Hill. 

Here's  to  those  who  talk  about  us 
unkindly.  May  they  always  find  sub- 
jects half  as  good. — Catherine  Frances 
Cavanaugh. 

Commonplace  people  have  good  mem- 
ories. They  never  forget  the  good  they  do; 
the  wrongs  that  are  done  them;  nor  the  faults 
of  their  friends.  Memory  means  misery, 
but  heaven  lies  in  faith,  hope  and  love; 
and  love  looks  to  the  east,  with  a  finger  to 
her  lips. — Elbert  Hubbard. 

I  earnestly  advise  you  not  to  waste  an 
hour  in  the  society  of  men  whose  tastes  and 
concerns  have  nothing  in  common  with 
your  own.  There  is  not  only  little  to  be 
gained  by  such  liaisons,  but  they  may  at 
any  time  become  sources  of  annoyance, 
and  in  the  long  run  will  prove  worse  than 
unprofita  ble.  — Goethe. 


Send  us  your  Listings  of 

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REGINA 


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just  between  G.T.R.  and  CN.R. 

yards  and  shops,  on  two-mile 
radius  from  Regina  Post  Office.     Lots  $5 

to  $16  per  front  foot.     Plans  and  par-    Hotchkiss  &  Kennedy 
ticulars  for  a  postal.  regina,  Saskatchewan 


88 


BUSY  MAN'S   CANADA 


October,  1912 


Sault  Ste.  Marie,  Ont. 

The  London  papers  recently  announced 
the  sale  of  $30,000,000  of  the  bonds  of  the 
Algoma  Steel  Company  to  furnish  additional 
capital  for  extensions  to  plants  and  to  effect 
a  consolidation,  under  the  name  of  Algoma 
Steel  Corporation,  of  the  present  subsidiary 
companies,  which  consist  of  The  Lake  Superior 
Iron  and  Steel  Company,  The  Algoma  Steel 
Company,  The  Fibron  Limestone  Company 
and  The  Cannelton  Coal  and  Coke  Company. 

The  present  output  of  the  Steel  Company 
is  as  follows:  Rail  Mill,  400,000  tons  cf 
steel  rails  per  year;  Merchant  Mill,  80,000 
tons  of  steel  products  per  year;  Blast  Fur- 
naces, 210,000  tons  of  pig  iron  per  year; 
Open  Hearth  Plant,  435,000  tons  of  steel  per 
year;  Coke  Ovens  consuming  505,000  tons 
of  coal  per  year;  Helen  Mine  produces  200,- 
000  tons  of  iron  ore  per  year;  Magpie  Mine, 
400,000  tons  of  iron  ore  per  year;  Cannelton 
Coal  Mine,  600,000  tons  of  coal  per  year; 
Fibron  Limestone  Quarry,  215,000  tons  of 
limestone  per  year;  Total  Power  Develop- 
ment, 45,800  horse  power. 

The  company  at  the  present  time,  as  will 
be  noted  from  the  figures  above,  produces  all 
of  its  own  raw  material  and  has  facilities  for 
handling  and  manufacturing  this  raw  material 
in  the  most  efficient  and  economical  way. 
The  plants  are  modern  in  every  respect  and 
the  extensions  now  under  consideration  will 
make  it  one  of  the  most  complete  steel  plants 
on  the  American  Continent.  On  Thursday, 
July  4,  the  last  rail  was  laid  on  the  Algoma 
Central  connecting  Sault  Ste.  Marie  with  the 
C.P.R.  at  Hearst.  This  gives  to  the  Sault  a 
direct  western  outlet  and  saves  about  200 
miles  over  the  old  route  via  Sudbury.  The 
balance  of  the  line,  for  which  the  contract 
amotmting  to  $3,000,000  has  been  let  to  the 
transcontinental,  which  line  also  crosses  the 
C.N.R.,  is  now  graded  and  ready  for  the  laying 
of  the  rail.  The  completion  of  this  portion 
of  the  line,  which  will  be  in  1914,  will  give 
to  the  Sault  direct  western  connection  with 
three  transcontinental  lines. 


The  plans  for  a  dry-dock  have  been 
accepted  by  the  Canadian  Government  and 
the  Chief  Engineer  of  the  Department  of 
Public  Works  has  reported  favorably  on  the 
application.  The  dock  will  cost  .11,250,000 
and  the  subsidy  will  be  paid  on  that  basis 
under  the  terms  of  the  Federal  Subsidy  Act. 

The  Algoma  Central  and  Hudson  Bay 
Railway  have  now  under  construction  a  new 
station  which  will  cost  $100,000. 

The  Lake  Superior  Paper  Company,  which 
purchased  the  pulp  mill  of  the  Lake  Superior 
Corporation  some  two  years  ago,  has  now 
completed  their  new  mills,  with  a  capacity  of 
225  tons  of  paper  per  day.  This  plant  is 
financed  by  British  capital  that  was  interested 
by  President  H.  E.  Talbott  and  is  without 
question  the  most  modern  and  best  equipped 
news  print  mill  in  America.  The  plant 
employs  a  large  number  of  high-priced  men 
and  is  of  enormous  benefit  to  the  city. 

The  present  population,  as  shown  by  the 
Directory  census  just  taken,  is  18,422;  Sault 
Ste.  Marie,   14,355;  Steelton,  4,007. 

There  is  one  point  to  be  noted  in  writing 
up  statistics  of  the  population  of  Sault  Ste. 
Marie  and  that  is  the  unfortimate  division 
of  the  town  into  Sault  Ste. Marie  proper  and 
the  suburb  called  Steelton.  This  leads  to  a 
great  many  contradictory  statements  as  to 
the  city's  growth  from  time  to  time.  Steel- 
ton and  Sault  Ste.  Marie  are  practicall}^  one 
city,  the  only  division  being  an  imaginary 
line  similar  to  tlie  lines  dividing  wards  in 
a  citj^  consequently  the  population  of  the 
city  of  Sault  Ste.  Marie  should  always  in- 
clude the  population  of  the  town  of  Steelton. 

W.  H.  Munroe  is  Mayor;  C.  W.  McCrea, 
Treasurer;  C.  J.  Pim,  City  Clerk. 


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October,  1912 


MUNICIPAL  PROGRESS 


89 


Toronto,  Ont. 

A  union  station  for  the  Canadian  Pacific 
and  Canadian  Northern  railways  at  North 
Toronto;  a  four  -  track  joint  line  across  the 
city,  extending  for  a  mile  east  of  Leaside; 
four  new  bridges  stretched  across  the  Don 
and  the  Don  ravines.  Such  is  the  programme 
of  the  two  railways  suggested  by  Mr.  J.  W. 
Leonard,  of  the  Canadian  Pacific  Executive. 

Mr.  Leonard  stated  recently  that  theC.P.R. 
has  decided  to  double- track  its  present  line 
from  Yonge  Street  through  Leaside,  Donlands, 
Wexford,  Agincourt  and  Brown's  Corners, 
and  that  the  new  lake  front  line  will  branch  off 
from  the  latter  point.  New  steel  viaducts 
are  planned  for  the  Main  Don,  the  West  Don, 
the  Belt  Line  and  Reservoir  ravines. 

Mr.  Leonard's  statement  that  the  C.P.R. 
and  C.N.R.  will  have  a  joint  line  from  the  city 
through  Leaside,  is  taken  to  mean  that  the 
two  roads  will  erect  a  union  station  at  North 
Toronto.  The  C.N.R.  will  separate  from 
the  joint  line  near  West  L)on,  while  the  C.P.R. 
lake  front  line  will  branch  off  at  Brown's 
Comers. 

The  new  C.N.R.  route  map,  approved  by 
the  Minister  of  Railways,  indicates,  however, 
that  this  new  road  will  run  from  the  present 
C.P.R.  line  east  of  Yonge  street  to  Eglinton 
Avenue,  and  thence  south,  connecting  with 
the  C.N.R.  Sudbury  line.  It  is  also  under- 
stood that  the  C.P.R.  yards  at  Leaside 
Junction  will  be  considerably  enlarged. 

Engineers  have  been  trying  to  improve 
grades  and  shorten  the  mileage  of  the  C.P.R. 
line  to  the  east,  but  have  reported  in  favor  of 
the  retention  of  the  present  line,  which  will 
be  double-tracked. 

Toronto's  new  union  station  will  be  located 


on  Front  street,  between  Bay  and  York 
streets.  It  is  expected  to  be  one  of  the  finest 
on  the  continent.  It  will  have  a  frontage  of 
800  feet,  and  a  depth,  including  trackage,  of 
530  feet,  giving  a  total  area  of  424,000  square 
feet,  or  between  nine  and  ten  acres.  There 
will  be  ten  through  passenger  tracks,  six 
passenger  platforms,  and  six  baggage  plat- 
forms. There  will  be  accommodation  in  the 
yards  for  300  cars,  or  nearly  double  the  present 
capacity,  while  the  baggage  accommodation 
will  be  74,000  square  feet,  or  five  times  the 
present  facilities. 

The  estimated  cost  of  the  new  station 
building  is  $2,500,000;  the  cost  of  alterations 
to  existing  buildings,  S50,000;  and  the  cost  of 
excavation,  track  ballasting,  filling,  concrete- 
paving,  steel  work,  etc.,  $7,4.50,000:  or  a  total 
estimated  cost,  including  grade  separation 
and  viaducts,  of  $10,000,000. 

Fourteen  months  ago  thirty  acres  of  land 
on  the  north  side  of  the  Kingston  road,  near 
the  old  golf  grounds,  was  purchased  for  $20,- 
000.  The  same  property  has  now  changed 
hands  again  for  just  double  that  amount,    i 

In  connection  with  the  widespread  pur- 
chase of  farming  lands  within  a  radius  of  ten 
or  twelve  miles  of  the  heart  of  Toronto,  it  is 
stated  that  most  of  these  properties  have  been 
secured  by  British  capitalists. 

'  'The  whole  market  is  now  on  a  substantial 
footing.  City  house  and  central  property  is 
adjusting  itself  to  a  sound  basis  of  value.  The 
late  opening  of  the  season  will  run  the  summer 
activity  right  over  into  the  busy  fall  period. 

"It  looks  like  a  buyers'  market." 

The  population  has  increased  from  199,043 
in  1901  to  374,672  in  1911,  according  to  the 
assessors'  figures,  which  are  supposed  to  be 
conservative. 


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established  and  substantial  manufac- 
turing business,  embracing  a  number  of 
the  most  modem  plants  in  existence, 
that  has  always  paid  dividends  and  the 
investor  shares  in  all  profits,  and  divi- 
dends are  paid  twice  a  year,  on  1st 
June  and  December. 


NATIONAL  SECURITIES  CORPORATION,  LIMITED 

Confederation  Life  Building,  Toronto,  Ont. 


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Toronto — Continued 

This  represents  a  growth  of  88  per  cent, 
in  the  population  in  one  decade,  or  a  doubling 
of  the  population  in  about  twelve  years.  At 
the  same  rate  the  population  in  1921  will  be 
704,382,  or  750,000  in  1922. 

The  report  of  Assessment  Commissioner 
Forman  shows  that  in  five  years  the  assess- 
ment of  land  values  has  increased  from  $78,- 
611,000  to  $147,893,000,  while  the  value  of 
buildings  and  improvements  has  increased 
from  $94,346,000  to  $144,366,000. 


The  Mayor  is  G.  R.  Geary;  City  Clerk, 
W.  A.  Littlejohn;  Chief  Clerk,  James  W. 
Somers;  City  Treasurer,  R.  T.  Coady;  City 
Engineer,  C.  H.  Rust;  Medical  Health  Offi- 
cer, Chas.  J.  Hastings,  M.D. 

President  Board  of  Trade,  G.  T.  Somers; 
Secretary,  F.  G.  Morley, 


7  look  for  the  day  when  education  will 
be  like  the  landscape,  free  for  all. — Elbert 
Hubbard. 


Why  Western  Towns  Grow 


From  the  Orillia  News-Letter 

^  What  Orillia  needs  is  publicity  and  some  judicious  adver- 
^^  tising  in  the  United  States  and  England.  Last  week  the 
citizens  of  Medicine  Hat,  Alberta,  a  town  smaller  than  Orillia, 
raised  $50,000  for  publicity  and  Calgary  raised  $100,000  for  the 
same  purpose.    No  wonder  the  Western  towns  grow. 


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91 


Vancouver,  B.C. 

A  staff  writer  of  the  Toronto  World  recently 
wrote  to  his  paper  as  follows:  It  will  be  six 
years  in  October  next  since  I  was  here  before 
and  I  would  scarcely  believe  my  eyes  when  I 
saw  how  Vancouver  had  grown — four  times 
as  large  as  at  that  time. 

It  would  pay  Toronto  to  send  the  whole 
bunch  of  the  council,  controllers  and  aldermen, 
to  see  how  this  city  is  being  run.  They  don't 
wait  for  the  population  to  go  out,  before  they 
build  streets  and  sewers.  Miles  of  streets 
in  all  directions  are  being  paved,  and  sewers 
and  electric  light  going  in  at  the  same  time. 
One  small  municipality  of  11,000  acres  in 
extent,  that  is,  equal  to  eleven  of  our  mile 
and  a  quarter  square  blocks  of  land  in  York 
County,  has  spent  $2,500,000  on  the  streets 
alone,  to  say  nothing  of  sewers  and  electric 
light,  and  are  going  to  spend  another  $1,500,- 
<XX)  this  coming  year.  Not  only  the  council 
but  the  business  men — yes,  and  the  citizens 
also — have  got  "big  eyes"  and  are  building 
for  the  future,  and  building  so  as  to  give  all 
or  as  many  as  possible  of  the  necessary  com- 
forts of  life  to  their  rapidly  increasing  citi- 
zens, as  fast  as  they  spread  outside  the  limits. 

In  July  the  customs  receipts  of  the  Domin- 
ion were  $9,715,708.  Of  this  $810,184,  or 
one-twelfth  of  the  whole,  was  paid  at  the 
port  of  Vancouver.  During  the  past  one- 
third  of  the  fiscal  year  the  Dominion  collected 
$36,250,000,  of  which  $3,065,000,  or  more  than 
one-twelfth,  was  paid  at  this  port. 

Five  years  ago  the  Canadian  customs 
revenue  was  $40,286,000,  or  only  four  mil- 
lions more  than  was  collected  in  the  last  four 
months  on  the  same  scale  of  duties.  But 
five  years  ago  Vancouver  paid  $1,622,000  in 
the  whole  year,  which  is  what  she  now  pays 
on  the  same  scale  of  duties  in  two  months. 
Instead  of  contributing  one-twelfth  part  of 
the  Canadian  customs  revenue,  Vancouver 
then  paid  one  twenty-second  part. 

"Nothing  has  been  decided  about  the  loca- 
tion of  the  Vancouver  terminals  of  the 
Canadian  Northern.  We  are  awaiting  the 
decision  of  the  city  in  regard  to  the  False 
Creek  property.  Once  that  is  settled  we  will 
decide  in  what  manner  we  will  enter  the  city. 
It  may  be  by  tunnel,  the  same  system  as  we 
have  adopted  in  Montreal,  or  it  may  be  over- 
land. We  will  decide  as  soon  as  we  know 
where  the  terminal  is  to  be."     This  was  the 


statement  made  by  Sir  Donald  Mann,  who  was 
here  recently. 

"One  thing  you  can  take  from  me,"  he 
continued,  "and  that  is,  that  we  intend  to  have 
an  independent  entrance  into  Vancouver. 
There  is  nothing  in  the  talk  that  we  will  come 
in  over  the  Great  Northern  tracks.  That 
would  not  be  in  keeping  with  the  dignity  of  a 
great  Canadian  transcontinental  system. 
They  may  secure  running  rights  in  over  our 
tracks,  but  not  vice  versa. 

"We  intend  to  build  a  fine  station  and 
yards  here.  As  to  a  big  hotel,  I  cannot  say 
just  yet." 

The  Dominion  Government  will  order  a 
complete  survey  of  the  port  of  Vancouver, 
with  a  view  of  laying  out  a  big  dock  and 
harbor  scheme.  An  appropriation  of  $500,- 
000  was  made  for  this  work  in  the  estimates, 
and  ultimately  several  millions  will  be  spent. 

There  are  eighteen  chartered  banks  in 
Vancouver,  having,  besides  their  local  head 
offices,  36  branch  offices  scattered  throughout 
the  city.  The  following  is  a  complete  list, 
with  names  of  managers:  Bank  of  Nova 
Scotia,  H.  D.  Bums;  Granville  St.  branch, 
H.  Rogers;  Eastern  Townships  Bank,  W.  H. 
Hargrave;  Kitsilano  branch,  P.  Gomery; 
Molsons,  J.  H.  Campbell;  Main  St.,  A.  W. 
Jarvis  (Agent);  British  North  America,  W. 
Godfrey;  Quebec  Bank,  G.  S.  F.  Robitaille; 

Imperial  Bank,  A  Jukes;  Fair  view,  ; 

Hastings  and  Abbott,  A.  R.  Green;  Main 
St.,  W.  A.  Wright;  Bank  of  Hamilton,  E. 
Buchanan;  E.  Vancouver,  H.  L.  Paynter; 
N.  Vancouver,  C.  G.  Heaven;  S.  Vancouver, 

F.  N.  Hirst;  Bank  of  Vancouver,  F.  Dallas; 
Broadway  West,  O.  Moon;  Cedar  Cottage, 
E.  G.  Sutherland;  Pender  St.,  C.  Reid;  Gran- 
ville St.,  A.  H.  Hawkes;  Traders,  A.  R. 
Heiter;    Royal,  F.  T.  Walker;    Bridge  St., 

G.  Bowser;  Cordova  St.,  H.  F.  Montgomery; 
East  End,  S.  G.  Jardine;  Fairview,  F.  C. 
Birks;  Granville  St.  Centre,  R.  F.  Howden; 
Hillcrest,  A.  A.  Steeves;  Mt.  Pleasant,  P. 
L.  Bengay;  Park  Drive,  R.  Jardine;  Robson 
St.,  G.  H.  Stevens;  Toronto,  F.  A.  Brodie; 
Hastings  and  Carroll  Sts.,  E.  J.  H.  Vanston; 
Union,  T.  McCaffrey;  Cordova  St.,  J.  Ander- 
son; Main  St.,  C.  C.  Dickson;  Mt.  Pleasant, 
W.  G.  Scott ;  Vancouver  South,  R.  J.  Hopper; 
Ottawa,  Chas.  G.  Pennock;  Dominion,  W.  F. 

Gwyn  (Acting);    Granville  St.,  ; 

Northern  Crown,  J.  P.  Roberts;  Granville 
St.,  E.  Stuart  George;    Mount  Pleasant,  D. 


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Vancouver — Continued 
McGowen;  Montreal,  C.  Sweeny ;  Main  St., 
S.  L.  Smith  (Sub- Agent);  Commerce,  Wm. 
Murray;  East,  C.  W.  Durrant;  Fairview, 
J.  C.  E.  Chadwick>  Mt.  Pleasant,  J.  G. 
Mullen;  Park  Drive,  M.  Nicholson;  Mer- 
chants', G.  S.  Harrison;  Hastings  St.,  F.  Pike. 

The  rapid  and  substantial  rise  of  Vancouver 
is  shown  in  the  following  statistics  of  Bank 
Clearances : 

1901 $  47,000,000 

1902 54,000,000 

1903 66,000,000 

1904 74,000,000 

1905 88,000,000 

1906 132,000,000 

1907 191,000,000 

1908 183,000,000 

1909 287,000,000 

1910 445,000,000 

For  the  first  nine  months  of  1911  the  total 
was  $389,809,930,  an  increase  of  more  than 
seventy  millions  over  the  corresponding 
period  of  1910. 

The  electric  supply  is  operated  by  the  B.C. 


Electric  Railway  Co.,  and  also  by  the  West- 
ern Canada  Power  Co.  Prices  for  both  light- 
ing and  power  vary  according  to  quality. 
The  gas  works  are  owned  by  the  B.C.  Electric 
Railway  Company.  The  whole  city  is  sup- 
plied with  a  complete  sewerage  system,  and 
the  fire  department,  with  its  eleven  halls,  123 
men  and  latest  motor  equipment,  is  under 
the  direction  of  Fire  Chief  J.  H.  Carlisle. 
The  Chief  of  Police  is  W.  H.  Chamberlain. 

The  official  census  return  gives  Vancouver 
a  population  of  101,000.  Population,  1909, 
78,000;  1910,  93,700;  1911,  133,000.  A 
moderate  computation  of  the  present  popu- 
lation of  Vancouver  with  its  immediate 
suburbs  would  be  145,000.  Assessments, 
1910,  $106,454,265;  1911,  $136,623,045. 
Tax  rate,  2  per  cent,  nett  on  realty,  improve- 
ments are  free. 

The  chief  City  Officials  are:  Mayor,  Jas. 
Findlay;  City  Treasurer,  John  Johnstone; 
City  Clerk,  Wm.  McQueen;  Controller,  C.  F. 
Baldwin;  City  Engineer,  F.  L.  Fellows; 
President  Board  of  Trade,  A.  B.  Erskine; 
Secretary,  W.  Skene;  Postmaster,  R.  G. 
McPherson. 


HONOR,  EDUCATION  AND  LAWYERS 

From  the  fact  that  more  than  twenty-five  per  cent,  of  college  graduates  go  into  law, 
it  will  be  evident  to  every  one  that  this  must  cause  a  tremendous  overcrowding  of  that 
profession. 

A  reputable  lawyer  has  stated  to  me  that,  in  his  opinion,  the  average  yearly  income 
of  country  lawyers  is  not  over  six  hundred  dollars,  and  of  city  lawyers  one  thousand 
two  hundred  dollars.  This  would  be  an  objectionable  state  of  things,  even  if  honor  and 
.education  always  went  together;  but,  unfortunately,  educated  men  are  quite  as  likely 
to  use  their  education  for  evil  purposes  as  those  who  are  uneducated,  and  this  is  par- 
ticularly true  of  lawyers  and  public  speakers. 

It  is  only  necessary  to  go  into  our  courts  of  justice  almost  any  day  in  the  week  in 
order  to  see  how  lawyers  use  the  education  they  have  received  to  assist  them  in  defeating 
the  ends  of  justice  and  in  robbing  people  of  their  rights  and  money.  In  like  manner  a 
well-educated  speaker  is  often  able  to  overthrow  the  arguments  and  thwart  all  the  efforts 
of  a  less  brilliant  man  who  is  advocating  a  noble  cause.  If  a  little  knowledge  is  a  dan- 
gerous thing,  how  much  worse  is  a  great  deal  of  knowledge  in  unscrupulous  hands! 

I  fail  to  see,  therefore,  why  the  people  who  support  colleges  should  feel  that  they  are 
doing  any  good  by  furnishing  the  facilities  for  producing  so  many  lawyers.  For  myself, 
I  should  as  soon  think  of  putting  money  into  a  scheme  for  spreading  smallpox  as  into 
any  institution  for  turning  out  lawyers.  Even  the  educators,  some  of  them,  have  begun 
to  wake  up  to  the  suspicion  that  they  have  been  making  a  big  mistake  somewhere,  and  I 
have  seen  it  admitted  in  some  of  their  public  addresses  that  it  has  been  a  great  waste  of 
college  work  to  produce  such  a  quantity  of  lawyers  and  doctors  for  whom  there  is  no- 
demand  or  necessity. — By  R.  T.  Crane. 


October,  1912 


MUNICIPAL  PROGRESS 


93 


Victoria,  B.C. 

The  highest  building  in  Victoria,  B.C.,  will 
be  erected  this  year  for  R.  D.  Rorison,  of 
Vancouver.  The  building,  which  will  be 
twelve  stories  high  and  have  a  frontage  of 
one  hundred  feet,  will  be  erected  opposite 
the  legislature  buildings,  looking  out  towards 
the  harbor,  to  be  constructed  of  concrete  and 
terra  cotta. 

At  the  second  annual  meeting  of  the  Vic- 
toria Stock  Exchange  the  following  officers 
were  elected  for  the  ensuing  year,  viz.: 
President,  N.  B.  Gresley;  Vice-President, 
C.  M.  Lamb;  Hon.  Secretary,  C.  F.  de  Sails; 
Hon.  Treasurer,  R.  B.  Punnett;  Executive, 
F.  W.  Stevenson,  P.  Oldham  and  B.  J.  Perry. 

The  assessment  of  Victoria  for  the  current 
year  is  $88,610,620,  being  $71,635,710  on 
land,  and  $16,974,910  on  improvements. 
Last  year  the  figures  were  $60,007,985,  being 
$46,516,205  on  land  and  $13,491,720  on  im- 
provements. Victoria  does  not  tax  improve- 
ments, but  continues  to  assess  them  to  in- 
crease the  city's  borrowing  power. 

The  following  are  the  banks,  with  names  of 
their  managers:   Bank  of  Nova  Scotia,  \V.  H. 


Silver;  Eastern  Townships  Bank,  R.  W.  H. 
King;  Imperial,  J.  S.  Gibb;  Bank  of  Van- 
couver, W.  H.  Gossip;  Government  St.,  Lira. 
Bang;  Royal,  J.  A.  Taylor;  British  North 
America,  D.  Doig;  Union,  A.  E.  Christie; 
Dominion,  C.  E.  Thomas;  Northern  Crown, 
G.  Booth;  Montreal,  A.  J.  C.  North;  H.  R. 
Beaven;    Merchants',  R.  F.  Taylor. 

Solitude  is  essential  to  the  production 
of  any  really  important  work. — Goethe. 


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SCOTCH  WHISKY 

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We  could  make  it  cheaper — 

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VICTORIA 

VANCOUVER   ISLAND 

BRITISH   COLUMBIA,    CANADA 


The  investor's  best  opportunity  on  the  Pacific  Coast. 

The  home-seeker's  city  beyond  compare. 

The  seat  of  the  Canadian  navy  on  the  Pacific. 

The  centre  of  railway  activity  to  the  north,  east  and  west. 

The  Capital  City  of  British  Columbia,  and  its  greatest  pride. 

The  Sundown  City,  and  last  Western  Metropolis. 

A  city  of  law  and  order,  peace  and  prosperity. 

A  city  of  great  business  enterprise — one  hundred  million  dollars 
in  one  week's  bank  clearings. 

A  city  of  unexcelled  educational  facilities. 

A  city  of  unparalleled  beauty. 

The  business  man's  model  city  and  community. 

The  manufacturer's  goal  on  the  Pacific. 

The  outlet  to  the  Panama  Canal. 

The  shipbuilding  city  of  Western  Canada. 

The  city  with  a  present  and  a  future. 

The  residence  city  without  an  equal  anywhere. 

Best     climate  —  Best    living  —  Best     people 

No  extremes  of  heat  or  cold — Most  sunshine 

Least  fog — Annual   rainfall    25   to   28  inches. 

Victoria  leads  the  procession  of  cities  in  North  America. 


DEPT.    B.M. 


VANCOUVER  ISLAND 
DEVELOPMENT  LEAGUE 

VICTORIA,  B.C.,  CANADA 


Vancouver  Island  Development  League 

Victoria.  B.C.,  Canada.  Dept.  B.M. 

Please  send  me,  free  of  charge.  Booklets,  etc. 

NAME 

ADDRESS 


October,  1912 


MUNICIPAL   PROGRESS 


95 


Weyburn,  Sask. 

The  last  day  of  July  saw  the  execution  of 
an  agreement  between  the  Town  Corporation 
of  Weyburn  and  the  Grand  Trunk  Pacific 
Railway  Company,  for  the  entry  of  that 
system  into  the  town.  All  preliminary 
details  in  connection  with  the  construction 
contract  are  complete,  and  the  town  has  the 
assurance  of  the  officials  of  the  company  that 
steel  will  be  laid  and  the  road  from  Regina 
via  Talmage  in  operation  within  the  next 
three  months. 

Official  statistics  pertaining  to  the  progress 
of  the  town  reveal  a  healthy  condition  of 
affairs,  and  indicate  in  a  decisive  manner  the 
development  that  is  taking  place. 

During  the  month  of  July,  building  permits 
were  issued  amounting  in  value  to  $314,300, 
bringing  the  total  permits  issued  for  the  pres- 
ent year  to  $650,400.  The  building  by-law 
calling  for  the  issue  of  permits  went  into 
force  after  the  year  was  well  advanced,  and, 
in  consequence,  there  are  at  the  present 
moment  a  number  of  buildings  in  course  of 
erection  for  which  permits  have  not  been 
granted.  It  is  estimated  by  the  engineer's 
department  that  these  will  account  for  an 
additional  $300,000,  bringing  the  value  of 
buildings  in  progress  and  completed  this  year 
to  almost  a  million  dollars. 

The  early  demand  for  artisans  and  laborers 
in  Weyburn  is  becoming  more  pronounced 
as  the  season  advances,  inquiries  at  the  Board 
of  Trade  for  carpenters  and  bricklayers  being 
especially  numerous.  Among  the  larger 
buildings  now  approaching  completion  are 
several  important  store  buildings  in  the 
business  section,  besides  the  new  post  office, 
municipal  hospital,  telephone  exchange  and 
collegiate  institute.  Despite  the  fact  that 
upwards  of  150  dwelling-houses  were  erected 
in  Weyburn  last  year,  it  is  now  practically 
impossible  for  newcomers  to  secure  desirable 
accommodations.  It  is  estimated  that  the 
total  of  the  building  permits  issued  before 
the  return  of  wmter  will  stand  well  above  the 
million  dollar  mark,  the  extent  of  Weyburn's 
building  operations  being  limited  chiefly 
according  to  the  labor  supply. 

It  appears  that  the  G.T.P.  line  from  Cedoux 
through  Weyburn  to  the  International 
boundary  is  now  assured,  according  to  recent 
statements  of  railway  officials  in  interviews 
with  prominent  citizens.     Special  interest  is 


excited  by  the  announcement  of  the  inten- 
tion of  the  company  to  run  their  lines  across  the 
Soo  Line  on  the  west  side  of  the  town,  the  plan 
being  to  locate  the  new  station  on  the  south 
side,  so  it  is  stated.  The  news  of  the  Rail- 
way Commission's  approval  of  the  G.T.P. 
programme  has  been  a  source  of  keen  satisfac- 
tion locally,  and  has  attracted  widespread 
enquiry  among  outside  investors,  who  make 
it  a  point  to  keep  in  touch  with  development 
features  in  this  section  of  the  West.  Super- 
intendent Scully  of  the  C.P.R.  Moose  Jaw 
division  states  that  railway  development  now 
under  way  should  mean  a  tremendous  uplift 
to  values  in  this  part  of  the  province, 
and  especially  in  Weyburn. 

Owing  to  the  rapid  influx  of  newcomers, 
there  is  a  distinct  shortage  of  business  and 
residential  accommodation.  A  splendid 
opening,  therefore,  presents  itself  for  contract- 
ors with  capital. 

Weyburn  is  situated  on  the  main  Soo  Line, 
and  on  the  short  C.P.R.  line  from  Winnipeg 
to  Lethbridge.  It  has  also  direct  communi- 
cation with  Regina  and  the  north.  Assur- 
ances have  been  given  that  the  G.T.P.  and 
C.N.R.  will  build  into  Weyburn  at  once,  the 
former  connecting  up  with  the  Hill  interests 
in  the  United  States,  and  thus  placing  Wey- 
burn on  another  main  trunk  line  to  the  Am- 
erican centres  of  industry. 

Weyburn  is  the  headquarters  of  the  Wey- 
burn Security  Bank  (W.  M.  Little,  manager), 
the  only  chartered  bank  financed  by  local 
capital  west  of  Winnipeg.  This  bank  has  ten 
branches  in  the  province.  Other  banks  doing 
business  here  are,  with  managers:  Bank  of 
Commerce,  A.  Swinford;  Union  Bank,  J. 
McVicar;  Bank  of  Montreal,  R.  S.  Whateley; 
Home  Bank,  J.  K.  Hislop;  Royal  Bank,  R. 
Frazee. 

Weyburn  has  four  main  operating  railway 
outlets,  and  the  construction  of  the  G.T.P. and 
C.N.  roads  into  the  town  will  add  four  more, 
besides  greatly  extending  the  area  of  the 
town's  natural  distributing  territory.  Wey- 
burn enjoys  a  special  freight  tariff,  covering 
the  whole  province,  and  can  thus  compete 
to  advantage  with  otlier  distributing  centres. 

President  Board  of  Trade,  Jos.  Mergens; 
Commissioner,  Clias.  A.  Cooke;  Maygr,  John 
McTaggert ;  Clerk,  J.  D.  Murray;  Postmaster, 
H.  McGowan. 

1910  assessment,  $1,455,454;  1911  assess- 
ment, $1,780,875;  1912,  $6,000,000. 


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October,  1912 


Winnipeg,  Man. 

Winnipeg  led  all  Canadian  cities  in  the  vol- 
ume of  building  permits  issued  in  July — 
eclipsing  Toronto  l)y  an  even  larger  margin 
than  the  $1,000,000  accountable  to  permit 
issued  for  new  law  court  buildings. 

Although  big  deals  in  Winnipeg  inside 
property  have  not  been  numerous  in  the  last 
week  or  two,  some  important  transactions 
have  been  recorded.  The  demand  for  residen- 
tial building  lots  is  steady,  and  prices  generally 
are  reported  firm.  New  houses  are  being 
built  on  most  of  the  streets  of  the  city.  The 
demand  for  real  estate  for  home-building 
purposes  is  indicated  by  the  estimate  that 
about  4,000  houses  will  have  been  erected 
this  year  before  the  building  season  is  over. 
Permitstotal  to  date  about  $16,500,000  this 
year. 

What  is  said  to  be  the  largest  real  estate 
deal  in  the  city  this  year  was  put  through 
recently,  when  John  Baird,  proprietor  of  the 
Seymour  Hotel,  sold  about  35  acres  of  the 
old  Seymour  House  Farm  for  an  amount 
reported  slightly  in  excess  of  ??420,000.  The 
property  lies  between  Notre  Dame  and  Wel- 
lington Avenues,  and  described  as  parish 
lots  55  and  56  St.  James. 

The  Pine  Ridge  Golf  Club,  recently 
organized,  has  purchased  160  acres  of  land 
two  miles  northeast  of  the  links  of  the  Winni- 
peg Golf  Club,  and  a  club  house  will  be 
erected  on  the  highest  point  of  the  property 
early  next  spring. 

The  Great  West  Permanent  Loan  Company 
has  let  a  contract  to  the  Carter-Halls- Aldinger 
Company  for  the  construction  of  a  large 
office  building,  to  cost  in  the  neighborhood  of 
$300,000.  The  new  building  will  be  situated 
on  Main  Street  South,  on  the  west  side, 
between  the  present  offices  of  the  Canadian 
Bank  of  Commerce  and  the  Alloway  &  Cham- 
pion building. 

Among  the  by-laws  to  be  submitted  to  the 
ratepayers  of  Winnipeg  shortly,  is  one  for  a 
new  exhibition  site  in  Kildonan  for  $500,000. 
The  Council  is  undecided  as  to  whether  to 
improve  the  present  site  or  purchase  a  new 
one. 

Recent  visitors  to  Winnipeg  were  Messrs. 
E.  P.  Clement,  K.C.,  president  of  the  Mutual 
Life  of  Canada,  and  George  Wegenast, 
general  manager  of  the  company.  Over 
eight  million  dollars  has  been  loaned  by  the 


company  in  the  Prairie  Provinces,  including 
the  confidence  felt  by  the  company's  con- 
servative directorate.  While  the  company  has 
made  substantial  debenture  investments, 
loans  are  made  chiefly  on  farm  lands.  The 
experience  of  the  company  in  the  West  has 
been  most  satisfactory,  and  millions  of  dol- 
lars will  be  put  into  the  farm  lands  of  the 
provinces  by  the  company  in  years  to  come. 
Mr.  Clement  and  Mr.  Wegenast  will  person- 
ally inspect  the  properties  in  Western  Can- 
ada on  which  loans  have  been  made.  They 
will  again  be  in  Winnipeg  on  their  return 
from  the  Coast  next  month. 

Winnipeg's  ratable  assessment  for  1912  on 
realty  (land  and  improvements)  is  $214,360,- 
440.  The  increase  over  the  assessment  for 
1911,  when  the  total  was  $172,677,250,  is 
$41,683,190,  or  well  on  to  25  per  cent. 

The  business  tax  assessment  shows  an 
increase  of  $581,805  in  the  valuation  of  yearly 
rentals  on  business  property.  In  1911  the 
total  was  $4,037,475,  while  for  1912  it  is 
$4,619,280.  The  increase  is  14.4  per  cent., 
and  at  the  fixed  rate  of  6%  per  cent,  of 
annual  rental,  will  this  year  yield  the  city 
$307,952. 

Population  (which  is  really  reckoned  as  at 
mid-year,  1911)  is  estimated  at  166,553 — a 
gain  of  about  15,000  in  the  year.  The  pres- 
ent population  should  therefore  be  over  120,- 
000. 

Twenty-one  chartered  banks,  having  alto- 
gether 44  branches,  operate  in  the  city. 
Below  is  the  complete  list,  with  respective 
names  of  managers: 

Bank  of  Nova  Scotia,  W.  W.  Watson; 
Eastern  Townships  Bank,  W.  L.  Ball;  Mol- 
sons,  E.  F.  Kohl:  Molsons,  Portage  Avenue 
B; ranch,  A.  H.  Young;  Imperial,  N.  G.  Leslie; 
Imperial,  North  End,  W.  A.  Hc-bblewhite  ; 
Quebec  Bank,  C.  F.  Pentland;  Standard,  J. 
S.  Turner;  Bank  of  Hamilton,  W.  Loree; 
Bank  of  Hamilton,  Princess  Street  Branch, 

C.  H.  Bartlet;  Bank  of  Hamilton,  Norwood 
Branch,  W.  H.  Leek;  Home  Bank,  W.  A. 
Machaffie;    Traders,  F.  B.  Bennett;    Royal, 

D.  C.  Rea;  Royal,  Grain  "JJxchange,  G.  J. 
Scale;  British  North  America,  A.  G.  Fry; 
Hochelaga,  E.  Belaid;  Hochelaga,  Higgins 
Avenue,  J.  H.  N.  Leveille;  Toronto,  J.  R. 
Lamb;  Union,  R.  S.  Banow;  Union,  Logan 
Avenue  Branch,  J.  V.  Harrison;  North  End 
Branch,  T.  L.  Cavana-^h;  Sargent  Avenue 
Branch,  J.  V.  Harrison;  Ottawa,  J.  B.  Monk; 


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The  Busy  Man  ,s 
■    Canada    ■ 

THE  NATIONAL  MAGAZINE  OF  PROGRESS  AND  DEVELOPMENT 
Vol.  Ill  Toronto,  December,  1912  No.  4 

„    Topics  of  To-day    |    | 

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FREE  TRADE  WITH  GREAT  BRITAIN 

Free  Trade  with  the  Mother  Country  has  often  been  vaguely  spoken 
of  as  a  desirable  step  for  Canada  to  take.     Generally,  even  those  tvho 
have  favored  such  a  departure  have  regarded  it  as  one  which  would 
entail  a  serious  sacrifice  of  Canada's  own  interests.     The  writer  of 
the  following  article  in  the  British  Columbia  Magazine  develops  the 
contention  that  such  a  policy  would  not  only  not  involve  a  sacrifice 
to  Canadian  trade,  but  that  it  would  bring  important  com- 
mercial and  other  advantages  for  the  Dominion  in  its 
train.     In  the  course  of  his  argument,  it  ivill  be 
noticed,  the  writer  makes  several  new  points  in 
favor  of  the  policy  he  advocates,  and  the  article 
on  that  account  calls  for  the  attention  of  all 
who  are  interested  in  the  trade  of  Canada. 

By  "Justus." 

THE  necessity  for  a  revision,  in  one  or  another:  How,  in  our  relation  towards 
way  or  another,  of  our  fiscal  sys-  external  trade,  shall  we  best  promote  the 
tem,  has  been  present  to  the  interest  of  Canada,  on  lines  tending  to- 
minds  of  Canadian  public  men  of  both  wards  her  real  prosperity  and  strength? 
parties  for  some  time  past.  With  the  As  usual  at  such  a  period,  each  political 
great  expansion  of  agriculture  and  in-  party  in  the  Dominion  has  its  o\\'n  nos- 
dustry  that  has  been  going  on  through-  trum.  But,  in  the  opinion  of  the  writer, 
out  the  Dominion  in  recent  years,  new  the  true  answer  to  the  question  just  pro- 
questions  relating  to  our  Tariff  Policy  pounded  is  not  to  be  found  in  Imperial 
have  come  to  the  front,  and  old  questions  Preference  as  generally  understood; 
are  beginning  to  be  seen  in  a  new  light,  neither  is  it  the  scheme,  so  strongly 
Scarcely  a  day  passes  without  the  prob-  agitated  last  year,  of  Reciprocity  with 
lem  being  publicly  discussed,  in  one  form  the  United  States.     A  policy  that  would 

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be  more  fruitful  of  good  for  Canada  than 
either  of  these  is  that  of  absolute,  unre- 
stricted Free  Trade  with  Great  Britain. 

A  Business  Proposition 

Let  it  be  at  once  understood  that  this 
policy  is  here  put  forward,  and  probably 
can  best  be  advanced  or  defended,  as  a 
business  proposition  pure  and  simple. 

There  are,  without  doubt,  potent 
reasons  of  a  sentimental  character  why 
Canada  should  abolish  her  Protective 
tariffs  against  imports  from  Great  Bri- 
tain. In  the  first  place,  the  ardent  Im- 
perialist in  Canada  will  consider  this  a 
desirable  step,  as  calculated  greatly  to 
strengthen  the  bond  between  our  Do- 
minion and  the  Motherland.  On  the 
top  of  this,  there  is  the  old  and  very 
human  argument  that  "one  good  turn 
deserves  another";  that,  as  Britain  has 
not,  for  over  sixty  years,  exacted  a  single 
cent  of  Protective  payment  on  Canadian 
products  entering  her  markets  (unless 
we  ought  so  to  describe  the  shilling-a- 
quarter  duty  on  wheat  in  1902-3)  we 
should,  even  at  this  late  hour,  return  the 
compliment  by  taking  our  Protective 
duties  off  British  goods. 

To  many  Canadians  these  reasons  will 
make  a  strong  appeal.  But  it  would  be 
a  mistake  to  assume  that  the  case  for 
Free  Trade  between  Canada  and  Great 
Britain  really  rests  upon  an  appeal  of 
this  kind.  Indeed,  it  may  easily  be 
imagined  that  an  appeal  on  these  lines 
would  do  more  harm  than  good  to  the 
cause  which  it  ostensibly  supported,  by 
tending  to  obscure  the  strictly  material 
benefits  which  the  business  interests  of 
Canada  would  derive  from  the  change 
indicated. 

Lower  the  Cost  of  Living 

First  among  these  benefits  may  be  put 
that  of  a  lowering  of  the  cost  of  living;  and 
anyone  having  a  knowledge  of  the  condi- 
tions of  life  in  our  Canadian  cities  recog- 
nizes how  urgently  this  is  needed.  Wages 
are  admittedly  high,  compared  with 
what  obtains  in  most  other  countries; 


the  chief  factor  in  bringing  about  this 
state  of  things  being  that  Canada  is  a 
new  country  containing,  probably,  a 
larger  amount  of  natural  wealth  per  head 
of  the  population  than  any  other  coun- 
try on  the  face  of  the  globe. 

But  the  amount  of  the  wage  in  Can- 
ada is  to  some  extent  illusory,  especially 
to  a  newcomer  from  a  country  where 
goods  are  sold  at  their  natural  price. 

The  value  of  a  wage  is  determined, 
not  so  much  by  its  denomination  in  dol- 
lars, as  by  the  quantity  of  useful  goods 
which  it  will  purchase;  and  many  of  the 
commodities  which  a  workingman.  and 
especially  a  workingman  with  a  home 
and  family,  is  always  finding  it  necessary 
to  buy,  are  made  artificially  dear  by  our 
system  of  high  Protection. 

Free  Trade  with  England  would  es- 
tablish the  English  price,  or  something 
near  it,  for  a  large  number  of  these 
articles,  particularly  articles  of  wearing 
apparel  and  articles  for  use  in  the  home; 
and,  as  the  English  price  for  many  of 
these  things  is  considerably  lower  than 
the  present  Canadian  price,  the  cost  of 
living  would  thus  be  reduced.  In  other 
words,  the  standard  of  living  would  be  im- 
proved, and  the  improvement  would  be 
greatest  in  those  cases  where  a  large  family 
has  to  be  maintained  out  of  the  earnings  of 
a  single  bread-winner.  Let  this  fact  sink 
well  into  the  minds  of  those  reformers  who 
are  to-day  calling  for  a  more  healthy  family 
life  in  Canada. 

Where  Protection  Doesn't  Protect 

A  serious  circumstance  is  that,  al- 
though Protection  is  supposed  to  be  for 
the  benefit  of  trade,  the  large  majority 
of  those  who  are  promoting  the  trade  of 
Canada  derive  no  advantage  whatever 
from  the  Protection  levied  against  Eng- 
lish goods.  England  is  not  an  exporter 
of  grain  or  fruit  or  lumber;  therefore  the 
producers  of  these  commodities  in  Can- 
ada, who  form  the  backbone  of  industry 
in  this  land,  have  no  Protection  to  assist 
them,  so  far  as  trade  with  England  is 


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concerned.  All  the  same,  they  are  pen- 
alized by  the  higher  prices  of  things 
which  they  buy,  and  which  England  is  in 
a  position  to  send  to  us,  but  which  she 
cannot  send  to  us  at  her  own  low  prices 
owing  to  the  tariffs  set  up  by  our  gov- 
ernment against  her. 

Under  this  arrangement  the  farmer 
and  the  other  classes  mentioned  simply 
■'Pay,  pay,  pay,"  the  higher  prices  with- 
out getting  any  tariff  benefit  for  them- 
selves. Free  Trade  with  England  would 
go  a  long  way  towards  removing  the 
complaint  which  our  farmers  have  been 
insistently  making,  that  our  present  sys- 
tem tends  to  produce,  at  their  expense, 
artificially-inflated  profits  for  the  Can- 
adian manufacturer. 

It  may  be  answered  that  this  system 
ought  to  be  maintained,  because  it  en- 
ables the  Canadian  manufacturer  to  pay 
his  workpeople  higher  wages  than  he 
otherwise  would.  Leaving  for  the  mo- 
ment the  question  whether  that  is  so  or 
not,  let  us  see  what  the  argument  im- 
plies. Every  day  our  political  rulers 
are  asking  for  more  people  to  go  on  the 
land,  or  to  develop  in  some  way  the  vast 
natural  resources  which  Canada  pos- 
sesses. For  these  purposes  there  is  ad- 
mittedly a  scarcity  of  labor,  and  the 
progress  of  Canada  is  retarded  in  con- 
sequence. 

What  happens?  The  city  manufac- 
turer, requiring  labor  for  his  factory  or 
workshop,  is  a  competitor  against  the 
land  for  such  workers  as  are  available. 
In  these  circumstances,  the  laborer,  of 
course,  should  be  allowed  to  choose  for 
himself  the  occupation  he  prefers,  and 
the  laws  of  the  country  should  hold  the 
balance  even  as  between  the  two  inter- 
ests. Here,  however,  Protection  steps 
in,  and  its  reasoning  is  somewhat  in  this 
wise:  "The  land  offers  a  rich  reward  to 
the  laborer — a  better  reward  than  the 
manufacturer  could  offer  him  if  he  had 
to  compete  in  the  market  on  level  terms 
with  his  English  rival.  Therefore  the 
manufacturer  must  be  aided  by  a  tariff. 


to  enable  him  to  tempt  the  worker  away 
from  the  land  and  into  the  factory.  This 
tariff  will  produce  higher  prices  for  the 
manufactured  goods,  and  these  prices 
must  be  paid  by  those  who,  in  spite  of 
inducements  to  the  contrary,  have  in- 
sisted on  going  upon  the  land  and  de- 
veloping the  country." 

Free  Trade  a  Corrective 

That  is  the  process  that  is  at  work  in 
Canada  to-day — a  pernicious  process, 
for  which  Free  Trade  with  England 
would  be  a  wholesome  corrective.  The 
finished  goods  of  the  manufacturer  are 
virtually,  in  many  cases,  the  raw  material 
for  the  trade  of  the  agriculturist  and  the 
miner,  and  the  more  heavily  these  goods 
are  taxed  the  greater  is  the  handicap  on 
those  industries. 

It  must  not  be  supposed,  however, 
that  all  the  manufacturing  trades  car- 
ried on  in  Canada  could  be  transferred 
to  Great  Britain,  even  if  anyone  wanted 
to  bring  about,  such  a  result.  Most  of 
the  manufacturing  now  done  in  Western 
Canada,  at  least,  is  of  a  kind  that  must 
inevitably  be  done  by  the  man  on  the 
spot — work  that  is  more  or  less  of  an 
emergency  character.  Manufacturers 
engaged  in  work  of  this  sort  cannot  pos- 
sibly be  injured  by  outside  competition 
— certainly  not  by  competitors  in  a  coun- 
try several  thousands  of  miles  away. 

All  the  same,  Free  Trade  with  Eng- 
land would  undoubtedly  bring  us  more 
manufactured  goods  from  that  country. 
These  goods  would  be  absorbed,  in  part, 
by  the  additional  demand  stimulated  by 
greater  cheapness,  and  by  the  fact  that 
an  improved  standard  of  living  among 
the  poorer  working  people  in  Canada 
would  produce  a  more  ready  sale  for 
certain  articles. 

Britain  Versus  United  States 

To  some  extent,  also,  it  must  be  ad- 
mitted, this  importation  might  tend, 
though  perhaps  as  a  purely  temporary 
matter,  to  check  the  growth  of  certain 


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manufacturing  interests  in  Eastern  Can- 
ada, interests  which  have  latterly  shown 
a  disposition  to  organize  themselves 
after  the  manner  of  the  big  trusts  in  the 
United  States.  But  the  greatest  dis- 
placement that  would  he  witnessed  would 
be  in  the  ground  which  would  he  gained  hy 
the  British  manufacturer  in  Canada,  at 
the  expense  of  the  United  States  manu- 
facturer. 

Canada  need  have  no  regrets  on  this 
score.  Last  year  she  sold  $151,853,413 
worth,  or  nearly  one-half  of  her  total  ex- 
ports, to  the  United  Kingdom,  while  she 
bought  from  that  country  $116,907,022 
worth,  or  about  one-fifth  of  her  total  im- 
ports. Compare  these  figures  with  the 
following,  also  for  the  last  fiscal  year: 
Canadian  exports  to  U.S.A.  $120,534,634 
Canadian     imports     from 

U.S.A 356,354,478 

When  we  are  huyers,  we  buy  from  Great 
Britain  one-fifth  of  what  we  want;  where- 
as, when  we  go  into  the  market  as  sellers. 
Great  Britain  is,  in  the  words  of  Sir 
Richard  McBride,  "our  best  customer,^' 
taking  one-half  of  what  we  have  to  sell. 

Perhaps  there  is  something  in  the  con- 
tention that  British  manufacturers  have 
not  studied  Canadian  requirements  as 
they  ought — and  it  has  been  good  to  see 
a  change  latterly  in  this  respect — but 
the  fact  remains  that,  in  spite  of  our 
preference,  we  took  $22,367,039  in  cus- 
toms duties  on  the  $116,907,022  worth 
of  British  goods  sent  to  us  last  year,  or 
about  19  per  cent.,  while  on  $356,354,- 
478  imports  from  the  United  States  we 
only  exacted  $49,177,584,  or  less  than 
14  per  cent. 

Looking  at  the  reverse  side  of  the 
picture,  it  would  appear  that  the  reason 
why  we  do  such  a  large  export  trade 
with  Great  Britain  is  that  her  markets 
are  entirely  open  to  us,  while  the  Pro- 
tective system  of  the  United  States  is 
an  ingenious  device  which  keeps  out  as 
much  Canadian  produce  as  possible. 

The  figures  given  above  may  be  sup- 
plemented by  the  statement  made  by 


Mr.  Borden  in  one  of  the  Reciprocity 
debates  in  the  House  of  Commons  last 
year,  to  the  effect  that,  "in  the  past  six 
years  Great  Britain  had  bought  $300,- 
000,000  worth  more  from  Canada  than 
we  had  bought  from  her,  and  Canada  had 
purchased  over  $500,000,000  worth  more 
from  the  United  States  than  it  had  sold 
to  that  country. 

It  would  do  Canada  no  harm  to  make 
these  two  accounts  more  even,  especially 
as  England  is  a  large  buyer  and  poten- 
tially a  larger  buyer  than  at  present,  of 
the  goods  which  Canada  has  to  sell, 
whereas  the  United  States  grows  more 
than  enough  for  herself  of  these  products, 
and  competes  against  Canada  for  the 
business  which  both  countries  are  seek- 
ing in  the  British  market.  Canada  to- 
day is  in  a  position  to  increase  her  im- 
portation of  British  goods,  which  she 
would  pay  for  with  Canadian  wheat  and 
other  products,  instead  of  importing 
American  goods,  which  she  now  pur- 
chases without  a  corresponding  trade  re- 
turn. 

We  are  all  expecting  a  big  increase  in 
our  oversea  trade,  especially  our  over- 
sea trade  with  Europe,  within  the  next 
few  years,  and  our  Western  ports — Van- 
couver, Victoria,  New  Westminster, 
Prince  Rupert  and  others — are  wisely 
making  great  preparations  to  meet  the 
expected  demands  of  a  big  shipping  in- 
dustry. No  doubt  a  large  number  of 
ships  will  come,  and  no  doubt  a  great 
proportion  of  them  will  be  from  Great 
Britain,  since  that  country  owns  nearly 
as  many  vessels  as  all  the  other  nations 
of  the  world  put  together. 

Ships  that  Bring  and  Take  Away 

And  everybody  on  the  coast  can  tell 
you  what  these  ships  are  coming  for. 
They  are  coming  here,  it  is  said,  to  take 
away  our  exports  of  grain,  fruit,  canned 
goods,  lumber,  minerals,  pulp,  paper, 
and  other  commodities,  of  which  our 
Western  Provinces  can  produce  an  al- 


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INDIAN    DANCE  AFTER   A  WEDDING  AT    PORT   MATACHEWAN, 
NORTHERN  ONTARIO 


NEW  SETTLERS'  CAMP  IN  EDMONTON  DISTRICT 


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most  unlimited  quantity.  But  nobody 
ever  explains  what  these  ships  are  going 
to  bring  us. 

The  Protectionist  ideal  is,  of  course, 
that  these  ships^those  from  England  at 
least — should  come  here  empty  and  go 
away  full;,  since,  while  we  are  anxious 
to  send  our  products  all  over  the  world, 
we  do  not  want  to  import  anything  that 
is  manufactured.  Such  goods,  the  Pro- 
tectionist points  out,  ought  always  to  be 
made  in  our  own  Dominion,  and,  if  pos- 
sible in  our  own  particular  town  or  city, 
thus  "keeping  the  money  in  the  coun- 
try." Like  other  ideals,  however,  this 
one  does  not  seem  to  be  easily  attainable. 

//  the  ships  are  to  he  condemned  to  come 
here  empty,  there  is  at  least  a  danger  that 
some  of  them  may  not  come  at  all;  while 
those  which  do  come  will  certainly  charge 
a  higher  freight  for  making  the  double 
journey  with  a  single  cargo,  once  more 
penalizing  the  Canadian  exporter. 

A  Complete  Commercial  Circuit 

Abolish  the  tarifif  barrier  now  set  up 
against  English  goods,  however,  and  a 
complete  commercial  circuit  is  estab- 
lished. The  ship  comes  here  with  a 
cargo  of  English  manufactures,  such  as 
our  consumers  want.  These  are  un- 
loaded and  stored  by  merchants  at  our 
ports,  which,  if  they  rise  to  their  oppor- 
tunities, will  ere  long  become  the  head- 
quarters of  a  vast  distributing  trade. 
Our  port  also  becomes  the  channel 
through  which  an  enormously  increased 
export  trade  is  done  with  the  outer 
world,  and  the  handhng  of  both  imports 
and  exports  becomes  in  time  as  mighty 
an  industry  in  Vancouver  and  her  sister 
cities  as  it  is  with  Liverpool  or  Bristol 
to-day. 

But  such  a  mighty  industry  cannot  be 
built  up  on  exports  alone,  and  it  is  a  false 
ideal  which  represents  this  as  the  goal  of 
our  commercial  policy. 

Incidentally,  the  fact  of  our  becoming 
greater  exporters  of  foodstuffs  would, 
by  building  up  this  trade  on   a  much 


larger  scale,  make  for  higher  efficiency 
in  matters  relating  to  our  own  food  sup- 
ply. It  is  hardly  to  the  credit  of  our 
leading  cities,  for  example,  that  the  milk 
and  other  perishable  goods  sold  there  for 
popular  consumption  should  be  so  often 
under  suspicion.  Better  organization 
here  is  wanted,  and  could  best  be  pro- 
moted by  the  stimulus  of  an  increased 
demand.  This  process  would  ensure  a 
continuous  supply,  in  our  coast  cities,  of 
home-grown  farm  produce,  which  is  at 
present  imported  from  over  the  border, 
and  those  cities  would  then  have,  as 
they  ought  to  have,  the  best  food  in  the 
world,  grown  in  Western  Canada  on 
some  of  the  best  land  in  the  world,  and 
by  the  world's  best  workers. 

The  possibility  of  building  up  a  big 
distributing  trade  has  been  mentioned; 
and  this  is,  indeed,  from  the  business 
point  of  view,  the  most  attractive  of  the 
advantages  of  Free  Trade  with  England. 
For  there  is  no  reason  whatever  why 
such  trade  should  be  confined  to  our  own 
Dominion.  Under  such  a  system  we 
should  have,  in  the  principal  cities  of 
Canada,  large  wholesale  houses,  carry- 
ing heavy  stocks  of  British-made  goods, 
in  great  variety,  and  in  quality  equal  to 
anything  of  their  kind  that  can  be 
bought  anywhere  in  the  world.  Coming 
here  without  tariff  obstacles,  they  would 
be  saleable  to  the  retailer  at  bedrock 
prices;  for  England's  Free  Trade  organ- 
ization gives  her  and  her  customers  the 
advantage  of  cheap  production. 

Certainly  these  goods  would  be  cheaper 
in  Canada  than  the  corresponding  goods 
would  be  in  the  United  States,  whether 
of  American  or  British  origin.  A  highly 
interesting  question  is:  How  much 
cheaper?  If  the  difference  in  price  were 
greater  than  the  amount  of  the  United 
States  Protective  duty — as  probably  it 
would  be  in  many  cases,  since  already 
England  does  a  fairly  large  export  trade 
in  manufactured  articles  with  the  States 
— then  it  would  pay  the  American  trader 
to  come  over  and  buy  these  goods  at  Can- 


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adian  wholesale  houses,  and  it  woidd  pay 
Canadian  houses  to  send  their  travellers 
into  the  States  to  sell  them.  In  the  matter 
of  cheapness  of  many  commodities  which 
the  United  States  is  using  in  great  quan- 
tities, Montreal  and  HaHfax  would  have 
the  advantage  over  New  York  and  Bos- 
ton ;  Toronto  would  have  the  advantage 
over  Chicago;  Winnipeg  over  St.  Paul, 
and  Vancouver  and  Victoria  over  Seattle 
and  Spokane. 

It  is  only  reasonable  to  suppose  that 
trade  would  flow  to  the  locality  of  low 
prices,  thus  setting  up  a  current  of  ex- 
change which  would  carry  over  the 
United  States  border  from  Canada,  not 
only  English  goods,  but  Canadian  goods 
also,  in  increasing  quantities.  The 
agency  and  intermediate  profits  from 
this  trade  would  be  reaped  by  Canada, 
and  the  Canadian  banks  would  form  its 
financial  basis. 

No  doubt  the  Protectionist  interests 
of  the  United  States  would  do  their 
utmost  to  manipulate  their  own  tariffs 
so  as  to  check  this  trade,  but  signs  are 
not  wanting  that  the  American  people 
are  less  in  love  with  high  Protection  than 
they  were  formerly,  and  the  anti-Trust 
feeling  would  have  to  be  reckoned  with 
in  any  attempt  of  this  kind. 

The  question  may  be  asked,  even  by 
some  who  agree  with  the  policy  of  mak- 
ing our  Tariff  system  more  favorable  to 
the  Mother  Country,  whether  it  would 
not  be  wise  to  put  ofiF  doing  so  until  we 
see  if  England  herself  will  adopt  a  sys- 
tem of  Imperial  Preference.  It  would 
not.  England  has  her  traditional  policy 
of  Free  Trade,  with  its  open  market  for 
Canadian  produce,  and  the  working  of 
that  policy  has  been  highly  advantage- 
ous to  Canada.  It  must  be  remembered, 
moreover,  that  England,  at  three  suc- 
cessive general  elections,  has  turned 
down  the  apostles  of  the  New  Protection ; 
and,  in  a  world  of  political  vicissitudes, 
few  things  are  more  certain  than  that,  if 
the  next  election  in  Great  Britain  be 
fought  upon  definite  proposals  of  Tariff 


Reform,  they  will  be  turned  down  again. 
Nor  is  Tariff  Reform  in  Great  Britain 
desirable  from  Canada's  point  of  view. 
If  the  Protectionists  win  in  Great  Bri- 
tain, they  will  be  like  the  Protectionists 
everywhere  else — every  man  for  himself; 
and,  with  the  agricultural  interests  pow- 
erful in  the  British  Conservative  party, 
the  free  importation  of  colonial  wheat 
will  be  on  a  very  insecure  tenure.  The 
best  way  to  get  more  Canadian  wheat 
into  England  is  for  us  to  accept,  without 
tariffs,  the  goods  which  England  is  pre- 
pared to  send  us  in  exchange  for  it. 

No  Hope  in  Reciprocity 

As  for  Reciprocity  with  the  United 
States,  those  who  are  looking  to  such  a 
measure  as  a  way  out  of  their  troubles 
are  probably,  in  any  event,  doomed  to 
disappointment.  The  thing  itself  is  un- 
popular in  Canada,  and,  in  some  unde- 
fined way,  it  goes  against  the  feeling  for 
Imperial  unity  which  all  good  Cana- 
dians wish  to  promote.  //  would  require 
a  treaty,  and  recent  events  will  have  made 
Canadians — and,  for  the  matter  of  that, 
people  of  every  other  nation — chary  of 
going  into  treaties  with  the  United  States. 

The  superior  advantage  of  Free  Trade 
with  England  lies  in  the  fact  that  her 
trade  is  very  largely  complementary  to 
that  of  Canada,  while  America's  is  al- 
most wholly  of  a  competitive  character. 

To  sum  up,  the  principal  material  ad- 
vantages to  be  derived  from  Free  Trade 
with  England  are: 

1 .  That  it  would  lower  the  cost  of  living. 

2.  It  would  tend  to  remove  the  grievance 
of  the  Canadian  farmer,  miner,  and  fruit- 
grower, that  they  are  now  made  to  pay  in- 
flated prices  for  many  articles  which  they 
wish  to  buy. 

3.  It  would  encourage  our  people  to  go 
into  those  industries  most  likely  to  develop 
the  country. 

4.  //  would  increase  the  export  of  Can- 
ada's natural  products. 

5.  It  would  help  to  sate  Canada  from 
exploitation  by  the  Trusts. 


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6.  It  would  greatly  develop  our  ship- 
ping trade. 

7.  It  would  build  up  a  big  distributing 
trade  in  Canada. 

8.  It  would  increase  our  exports  to  the 
United  States,  and  would  help  us  to  do 
business  with  that  country  on  terms  more 
advantageous  to  ourselves  than  at  present. 

It  has  already  been  remarked  that  the 
policy  here  outlined  is  not  that  of  either 
poHtical  party  in  Canada.  There  is  no 
reason  why  it  should  be  made  a  party 


question  in  this  country.  But  neither  is 
it  antagonistic,  in  principle,  to  the  policy 
of  either  party.  At  the  last  election  in 
Canada  the  great  anxiety  on  one  side 
was  that  commodities  should  be  cheap- 
ened and  our  exports  increased;  on  the 
other  side,  the  aim  was  to  improve  our 
trade  with  England  and  strengthen  the 
Imperial  tie.  Free  Trade  with  England 
will  do  all  these  things,  and  the  two 
political  parties  in  Canada  would  do  well 
to  unite  in  bringing  it  to  pass. 


HON.  W.  S.  FIELDING  ON  A  HOLIDxVY 

The  former  Minister  of  Finance,  with  Mrs.  Fielding  and  Miss  Zillah  Fielding, 
yachting  on  Chester  Bay,   Nova  Scotia. 


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WILL  CANADA'S  BACK  DOOR  BECOME 
HER  FRONT  DOOR? 

An  interesting  speculation  on  the  effect  the  Panama  Canal  is  likely 
to  have  on  the  grain  trade  of  the  Dominion.     Will  the  dream  of  the 

grain  growers  be  realized? 


MANY  theories  are  now  being  ad- 
vanced as  to  the  effect  of  opening 
the  Panama  Canal  on  the  move- 
ment of  grain  grown  in  the  prairie  prov- 
inces. Here  is  an  article  by  a  writer 
who  foresees  a  revolution  in  grain  trans- 
portation : 

The  Panama  Canal  means  a  revolution 
in  the  traffic  of  Canada.  It  means  the 
turning  of  Canada's  back  door  into  a 
front  door. 

What  is  Canada's  greatest  handicap 
in  traffic?  Halifax  and  St.  John,  the 
winter  ports,  are  from  1,800  to  2,500 
miles  from  the  shipping  centres  of  the 
wheat  provinces.  Montreal,  the  furthest 
inland  sea  harbor  of  America,  is  open 
only  half  the  year. 

What  Causes   the  Glut? 

What  causes  the  great  glut  of  freight 
every  autumn  in  Canada?  The  rush  to 
get  the  crop  to  seaboard  before  naviga- 
tion on  the  lakes  and  at  Montreal  closes. 

How  far  are  all  the  year  round  open 
ports  of  the  Pacific  from  the  wheat 
provinces?     From  600  to  1,000  miles. 

At  the  present  rate  of  settlement  and 
growth  by  1915  the  three  provinces — 
Manitoba,  Saskatchewan  and  Alberta — 
will  be  producing  350,000,000  bushels 
of  wheat.  Last  year,  with  only  a  mod- 
erate crop,  there  was  a  clear  shortage, 
a  grain  blockade  that  left  thou.sands  of 
bushels  of  wheat  rotting  on  the  prairie, 
because  the  railroads  had  not  the  rolling 
stock  to  rush  forward  the  grain  before 
the  close  of  navigation. 

If  this  is  the  case  when  only  a  tenth 
of  the  arable  land  is  occupied,  what  will 
happen  to  the  crop  to  be  rushed  to  sea- 


board when  all  the  arable  land  is  farmed? 
Canada  has  only  three  transcontinental 
railroads.  It  takes  a  grain  car  three 
times  as  long  to  go  from  the  prairie  prov- 
inces down  to  Halifax  or  St.  John  as  it 
would  to  go  to  Prince  Rupert  or  Van- 
couver. 

Which  way  is  Canada  to  look  for  re- 
lief from  a  grain  blockade?  There  is 
the  road  to  Hudson  Bay,  which  would 
be  400  miles  from  the  prairie  provinces 
as  against  2,000  down  to  St.  John  and 
Halifax,  but  Hudson  Bay  would  afford 
no  more  relief  than  Montreal.  Grain 
shipments  would  be  blocked  at  the  close 
of  navigation.  Unless  mammoth  hous- 
ing elevator  schemes  could  be  financed, 
with  all  winter  charges,  there  would  be 
the  same  waste  of  wheat  rotting  on  the 
shelterless  prairie 

Railway  Company's  Plans  . 

The  Grand  Trunk  Railroad  has  openly 
declared  that  it  plans  to  ship  its  quota 
of  Western  Canada  grain  by  way  of  the 
Pacific  Coast  and  Panama  and  it  has 
pushed  its  lines  across  the  Rockies,  at 
the  lowest  grade  of  any  of  the  railroads, 
for  the  purpose  of  hauling  the  prairie 
freight  of  seaboard  west  instead  of  east. 
The  Canadian  Northern  has  established 
a  port  on  the  Pacific  for  the  same  pur- 
pose, and  spent  $3,600,000  lowering  its 
grades  across  the  Rockies  by  means  of 
spiral  tunnels  through  Mount  Stephen. 

What  Panama  Means  to  Canada 

What  does  Panama  mean  to  Canada? 
If  Eastern  traffic  goes  by  way  of  the 
Pacific  ports  and  Panama  only  for  the 
five  winter  months  of  the  year,  Panama 


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means  that  half  of  the  Western  Canadian 
traffic  will  go  to  Liverpool  by  way  of  the 
Panama  Canal. 

But  what  if  distances  and  rates  via 
Panama  were  only  half  and  a  third  dis- 
tance and  rates  by  Eastern  ports?  Then 
Panama  would  mean  that  the  bulk  of 
Western  Canadian  export  freight  would 
find  its  way  to  ports  and  the  Canal. 

How  about  distances?  Manitoba, 
being  nearer  the  head  of  the  lakes,  has 
first  chance  at  available  cars.  What 
Manitoba  does  not  grab  up  on  the 
return  trip  of  grain  "empties"  Sas- 
katchewan grabs.  What  Saskatchewan 
does  not  grab,  Alberta  has  a  chance 
at,  and  the  result  is  Alberta  has  the  use 
of  very  few  cars  indeed  before  ,the  close 
of  navigation,  and  must  pay  the  rail, 
not  the  low  lake  rate  on  down  to  sea- 
board at  St.  John. 

From  Calgary  to  Fort  William,  the 
head  of  the  lakes,  is  1,200  miles.  From 
Calgary  to  the  British  Columbia  coast 
is  600  miles.  From  Calgary  to  Mon- 
treal is  2,300  miles — seaboard  via  the 
Pacific  being  nearer  the  wheat  farms 
of  Alberta  than  seaboard  via  the  At- 
lantic by  a  proportion  of  almost  one 
to  four.  When  navigation  closes  Al- 
berta wheat  cannot  go  out  by  way  of 
Montreal,  but  must  go  down  to  St. 
John  another  thousand  miles,  making 
the  proportion  in  favor  of  the  Pacific 
route  almost  one  to  five.  As  you  go 
you  come  to  a  point  where  it  is  equidis- 
tant to  Victoria  and  Vancouver  and  to 
Montreal;  but  Victoria  and  Vancouver 
still  have  the  advantage  of  being  open 
all  the  year  round  and  not  being  sub- 
ject to  extortionate  marine  insurance 
after  October. 

Only  Possible    Relief 

Last  June  grain,  growers  from  all 
three  provinces  met  in  convention  at 
Calgary  to  consider  how  they  could 
ship  their  wheat  to  Liverpool  by  way 
of  Panama.  What  they  asked  them- 
selves was,  if  they  could  get  the  same 


proportionate  rates  to  Pacific  ports  as 
to  the  Atlantic  ports;  if  they  could  get  an 
elevator  system  to  save  the  cost  of 
5  or  6  cents  a  bushel  sacking;  if  they 
could  get  a  conveyor  system  to  avoid 
the  cost  of  handling,  such  as  they  have 
at  Montreal,  which  reduces  the  cost  of 
handling  to  a  quarter  cent  a  bushel; 
if  they  could  get  huge  grain  freighters 
put  on  the  Pacific,  such  as  the  Osier 
and  the  Wolverine  on  the  lakes,  which 
take  cargoes  of  300,000  and  400,000 
bushels  loaded  in  a  few  hours — what 
would  Panama  save  the  Western  Can- 
adian farmer  in  placing  his  wheat  on 
the  Liverpool  market?  The  answer 
to  that  question  varied  all  the  way 
from  ten  cents  a  bushel,  eight  cents 
already  having  been  saved  on  an  ex- 
perimental shipment  over  the  Tehu- 
antepec  route,  the  most  expensive  route 
in  the  world,  owing  to  double  handling, 
to  25  cents  a  bushel. 

The  answer  was,  of  course,  pure 
guesswork.  In  the  first  place  the 
rates  to  Pacific  ports  are  three  and  four 
times  higher  than  to  Atlantic  ports. 
The  rate  case  is  to  go  before  the 
Railway  Commission  this  year,  and  what 
decision  is  expected  one  can  guess  from 
preparation  on  the  part  of  the  rail- 
roads for  shipments  by  way  of  Panama. 

In  the  second  place,  there  are  as 
yet  no  elevators  at  the  Pacific  ports 
of  Canada.  Grain  must  be  sacked.  The 
grain  growers  of  the  West  advocated 
three  remedies  for  this:  Let  the  rail- 
roads which  own  the  terminals  put  up 
elevators;  that  failing,  let  the  Dominion 
Government  appropriate  water  front 
and  loan  eight  or  ten  millions  for  ele- 
vator systems  at  Pacific  coast  ports, 
as  it  has  done  at  Montreal. 


We  are  under  bonds  for  the  moderate 
use  of  every  faculty,  and  he  who  misuses 
any  of  God's  gifts  may  not  hope  to  go 
unscathed. — Elbert  Hubbard. 


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What  is  Canada  Doing  About  Panama  Canal  ? 


IN  October,  1913,  navigation  between 
the  Atlantic  and  Pacific  Oceans, 
via  the  Panama  Canal,  will  be  in- 
augurated by  a  naval  vessel  of  the 
United  States.  This  is  the  anticipation 
of  Colonel  Goethals,  who  hopes  also  to 
save  $25,000,000  in  the  cost  of  the  water- 
way. The  estimated  cost  of  construc- 
tion was  $400,000,000. 

The  formal  opening  of  the  Canal  is 
to  be  on  January  1st,  1915.  European 
and  Asiatic  authorities  are  bestirring 
themselves  in  preparation  of  the  event. 

The  Hon.  John  Barrett,  director- 
general  of  the  Pan-American  Union,  has 
just  returned  to  Washington  from  a  trip 
abroad,  where  he  has  been  studying  the 
extent  of  commercial  activity  in  relation 
to  the  Canal.  Mr.  Barrett,  who  recently 
contributed  an  interesting  article  to 
The  Monetary  Times  regarding  Canada's 


relation  to  the  Canal,  summarizes  his 
observations  as  follows: 

1.  Every  important  port  of  Great 
Britain,  France,  Germany.  Holland, 
Belgium,  Scandinavia,  Spain,  Italy,  and 
Austria,  is  being  improved  to  highest  de- 
gree of  efficiency  for  oversea  commerce. 

2.  Ever)'  European  shipbuilding  yard 
of  recognized  standing  is  busy  to  its 
capacity  constructing  ocean-going  mer- 
chant vessels.  Old-established  steam- 
ship lines  are  adding  up-to-date  vessels 
to  their  fleets,  and  new  companies  are 
being  formed  and  ordering  ships. 

3.  European  governments  are  in- 
structing their  diplomatic  and  consular 
agents  to  study  and  report  upon  every 
phase  of  trade  opportunity  expected 
to  result  from  the  Canal.  Their 
chambers  of  commerce  and  their  com- 
mercial organizations  are  co-operating 


ROYALTY  SEEING  ROCKIES  FROM  A  COW-CATCHER 

The  Duke  of  Connaught's  party  on  the  pilot  of  an  engine  on  their 

recent  Western  tour. 


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along  the  same  lines,  and  the  business 
schools  are  educating  trained  men  for 
the  field.  Government  officials  and 
representative  men  in  private  life  are 
showing  particular  hospitality  and  cour- 
tesies to  the  visiting  representative  men 
of  Latin  America  and  all  other  countries 
whose  trade  they  want.  There  bank- 
ing and  investment  houses  are  extend- 
ing their  foreign  facilities.  Their  private 
business  companies  of  already  large  es- 
tablished trade  and  their  new  companies 
are  sending  agents  and  scouts  to  Latin 
America  and  all  parts  of  the  world 
affected  by  the  Canal  to  investigate 
trade  possibilities. 

4,  In  Japan  three  steamship  com- 
panies are  building  vessels  for  the  Canal. 
Japanese  banks  are  considering  the  open- 
ing of  branches  in  Latin  America.  A 
score  of  Japanese  manufacturing,  ex- 
porting and  importing  houses  have  nu- 
merous agents  in  Central  and  South 
America.  One  Chinese-owned  steam- 
ship company  is  planning  to  operate  a 
line  from  Shanghai  and  Hong  Kong  to 
Central  and  South  America.  Australia 's 
commercial  organizations  are  sending 
men  to  South  America  to  develop  trade, 
while  Australia  and  New  Zealand  are 
planning  to  establish  a  Canal  steam- 
ship line  of  their  own.  A  new  line  of 
freight  vessels  is  to  run  from  Calcutta 
or  Bombay  to  South  America.  Canada 
will  run  two  new  direct  lines,  respectively, 
from  Vancouver  and  Montreal  to  the 
corresponding  coasts  of  Latin  America. 

5.  The  West  or  Pacific  coast  of  South 
America,  reaching  5,000  miles  south  from 
Panama,  is  showing  great  preliminary 
activity.  Chili,  Peru  and  Bolivia  are 
spending  $50,000,000  in  opening  up  their 
interiors  with  railways.  Chili  is  building 
at  Valparaiso  a  new  artificial  harbor  to 
cost  $15,000,000.  Guayaquil,  the  prin- 
cipal port  of  Ecuador,  and  one  of  the 
best  harbors  of  the  Pacific  Ocean,  is  to 
be  made  sanitary  at  a  large  expense. 
Callao,  the  chief  port  of  Peru,  is  being 
improved.     On   the  east  coast  the  ac- 


tivity is  even  greater,  for  both  Argentina 
and  Uruguay  will  spend  nearly  $30,000,- 
000  in  port  improvements  at  Buenos 
Aires  and  Montevideo,  respectively. 
Brazil  is  putting  in  first-class  condition 
every  port  along  her  3,000  miles  of  coast 
line  from  Rio  Grande  do  Sul,  in  the  south, 
to  Para,  at  the  mouth  of  the  Amazon. 
One  hundred  million  dollars  is  being 
expended  in  constructing  new  railways 
into  the  interior  of  Brazil.  Venezuela 
and  Colombia,  Central  America,  Mexico, 
Cuba  and  the  other  West  Indian  coun- 
tries are  awakening  also  to  the  significance 
and  possibilities  of  the  Canal, and  are  send- 
ing agents  and  appointing  commissions 
to  study  the  situation  as  it  affects  them. 

After  such  a  list  of  foreign  activities, 
the  Monetary  Times  thinks  it  is  some- 
what disappointing  to  review  what  little 
has  been  done  by  Canada  to  prepare  for 
the  opening  of  the  Canal.  "We  are 
told  by  Mr.  Barrett,"  says  the  Monetary 
Times,  "that  Canada  will  run  two  new 
direct  lines,  respectively,  from  Vancouver 
and  Montreal  to  the  corresponding 
coasts  of  Latin  America.  It  has  been 
stated  also  that  a  new  line  of  steamers 
from  Canada's  Atlantic  to  Pacific  coast 
will  be  inaugurated.  The  Department 
of  Trade  and  Commerce  at  Ottawa,  we 
understand,  has  asked  its  trade  com- 
missioners in  various  countries  to  report 
on  the  probable  effects  on  Canadian 
trade,  of  the  opening  of  the  Canal. 

"Aside  from  belated  and  somewhat 
vague  proposals  to  increase  the  com- 
mercial strength  of  our  Pacific  coast, 
little  else  is  being  done  by  the  Dominion 
to  meet  new  conditions.  The  railways 
are  keeping  their  own  counsel,  but  may 
be  expected  to  be  ready  for  the  Panama 
Canal  when  that  waterway  is  ready  for 
them.  The  same  argument,  we  fear, 
cannot  be  applied  to  our  Pacific  ports. 
Actual  work  should  be  in  progress  to 
place  Vancouver,  Victoria,  and  its  sister 
ports  among  the  greatest  and  most  at- 
tractive on  that  coast.  There  is  no  ex- 
cuse for  the  present  inaction." 


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Wheat,  Climate  and  the  Panama  Canal 


THE  statement  has  been  made  that 
Western  Canada's  wheat  cannot 
be  shipped  through  the  Panama 
Canal  without  being  damaged  by  the 
climatic  conditions  which  might  be  en- 
countered there.  The  Monetary  Times 
has  obtained  the  opinion  of  Mr.  G.  T. 
Somers,  president  of  the  Canada  Grain 
Company,  a  concern  which  does  a  large 
export  business.  Mr.  Somers  can  see 
no  good  reason  for  anticipating  that  the 
Panama  Canal  will  not  be  a  good  route 
for  the  shipment  of  wheat  from  Western 
Canada  to  Atlantic  ports.  "The  Canal 
will  be  approximately  fifty  miles  in 
length,"  he  says,  "and,  under  normal 
conditions,  ships  should  pass  through 
it  in  seven  or  eight  hours,  dependent 
upon  the  number  moving.  In  any  event 
ships  should  not  be  detained  there  over 
ten  hours. 

Temperature  in  Panama 

"The  temperature  in  Panama  reaches 
its  maximum  at  mid-day  during  the  dry 
weather.  The  days  are  practically  all 
the  same  length,  6  a.m.  to  6  p.m.,  and 
the  interval  of  extreme  heat  short.  The 
nights  are  tempered  by  cool  winds  from 
the  ocean.  The  temperature  and  hu- 
midity of  the  Panama  Canal  should  not 
be  much  greater  than  on  the  sea  at  both 
ends  of  the  Canal.  It  is  true  that  wheat 
will  "sweat"  when  subjected  to  an  ex- 
treme change  in  temperature,  but  I  do 
not  think  that  this  condition  would  be 
met  in  the  Panama  Canal,  where  the 
climatic  conditions  would  vary  very  lit- 
tle in  passing  through  the  warm  Japan 
current  on  the  Pacific  side  to  the  Port  of 
Panama  for  several  days,  and  through 
the  Gulf  Stream  for  several  days  after 
leaving  the  Port  of  Colon.  In  other 
words,  the  extreme  temperatures  and 
humidity  encountered  at  Panama  would 
be  approached  and  left  behind  gradually, 
and  not  encountered  so  as  to  produce  a 


condition  which  would  cause  the  grain 
to  sweat. 

Route  Should  be  Superior 

"Wheat  and  flour  has  been  safely 
transported  for  years  from  the  States  of 
Oregon,  Washington  and  California, 
down  the  Pacific  and  around  Cape  Horn 
to  European  ports,  encountering  cli- 
matic conditions  not  very  much  differ- 
ent from  those  which  would  be  experi- 
enced on  the  trip  through  the  Panama 
Canal,  and  the  trip  via  the  latter  route 
being  much  shorter  than  that  via  Cape 
Horn,  it  is  reasonable  to  assume  that  the 
Panama  Canal  route  should  be  superior 
to  that  now  existing  via  Cape  Horn,  and 
which  has  been  used  for  a  long  time. 

"  Unless  wheat  is  in  good  condition,  it 
is  liable  to  damage  under  almost  any 
circumstances  when  confined  for  a  long 
period  in  bins,  cars  or  ships.  If  wheat 
is  wet  or  tough,  it  should  be  prepared  for 
shipment  by  dryers  in  the  same  manner 
that  corn  and  other  grain  is  being  pre- 
pared for  shipment  from  the  Gulf  ports 
of  the  United  States  to  Mexico  and 
the  tropics." 

//  you  consume  more  than  you  produce, 
some  one  must  labor  to  make  good  the 
deficiency. — Elbert  Hubbard. 


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The  British  Preference 

By  the  Editor  of  the  Monetary  Times 


THERE  has  never  been  any  doubt 
as  to  the  loyalty  of  Canada  to 
Great  Britain.  Both  political 
parties  knew  that  at  the  time  of  the  last 
Dominion  election.  The  sentimental 
slogans  played  their  part  as  election 
spice.  The  Western  grain  growers  are 
as  loyal  as  other  citizens  of  Canada. 
They  differ  with  the  Eastern  manu- 
facturers on  the  question  of  tariff.  Last 
week,  while  the  manufacturers  were  in 
convention  at  Ottawa,  the  Grain  Growers' 
Guide  sent  a  telegram  to  the  president 
of  the  Manufacturers'  Association.  It 
contained  a  pinch  of  the  sugar  of  opinion 
and  a  pinch  of  political  salt.  The  wire, 
to  which  a  reply  was  sent  by  the  manu- 
facturers, and  which  elicited  a  further 
communication  from  the  West,  is  worthy 
of  reproduction  with  the  other  corre- 
spondence. 

The  Grain  Growers'  Message 

"The  Western  grain  growers,"  it  said, 
"are  anxious  to  know  if  the  Manufac- 
turers' Association  will  join  hands  with 
them  in  an  effort  to  bind  Canada  closer 
to  the  Motherland,  by  urging  the  Gov- 
ernment to  reduce  the  tariff  on  British 
imports  to  one-half  that  charged  Amer- 
ican imports,  to  complete  free  trade 
with  the  Motherland  in  ten  years. 

"The  grain  growers  feel  that  this 
would  be  a  tangible  form  of  showing 
their  patriotism,  and  would  develop 
a  much  greater  trade  with  the  Mother- 
land, and  thus  strengthen  the  ties  of  the 
Empire  and  show  the  world  that  Can- 
ada's loyalty  to  the  Motherland  is  deep 
and  abiding  and  not  merely  words.  It 
would  also  show  the  world  that  Canada 
stands  behind  the  Motherland  to  up- 
hold the  traditions  of  the  Anglo-Saxon 
race  and  keep  the  Union  Jack  in  the 
proud  position  it  has  held  for  a  thousand 
years.  Such  an  action  would  also  be 
undoubted  proof  that  Canada  has  no 


desire  for  political  union  with  the  United 
States.  Would  you  kindly  bring  the 
matter  before  your  annual  convention 
now  in  session  at  Ottawa  and  ascertain 
if  the  manufacturers  present  are  willing 
to  join  hands  with  the  grain  growers  in 
this  great  Imperial  scheme?" 

The  Manufacturers'  Reply 

This  was  the  reply  of  the  manufac- 
turers: "The  association  acknowledges 
the  receipt  of  the  message  from  the  Grain 
Growers'  Guide  dealing  with  the  two 
questions:  First,  Canada's  loyalty  to 
the  Motherland;  second,  the  question 
of  a  larger  preference  on  British  goods. 

"Our  association  believes  that  all 
Canadians,  regardless  of  their  calling, 
are  doing  what  they  can  to  promote  the 
feeling  of  loyalty  and  closer  union  be- 
tween all  parts  of  the  British  Empire. 

"The  attitude  of  the  Canadian  Manu- 
facturers' Association  on  the  British 
preference  has  been  set  forth  in  resolu- 
tions adopted  after  long  and  careful 
consideration  of  the  varied  interests 
involved.  It  believes  that  no  adequate 
consideration  of  such  a  sweeping  pro- 
posal as  that  embodied  in  your  telegram, 
received  only  this  morning,  in  the  closing 
hours  of  the  convention,  is  possible.  If 
any  organization  or  organizations  repre- 
sentative of  all  producers  in  both  the 
East  and  the  middle  and  farther  West 
desire  a  conference  on  any  matter  look- 
ing to  the  advancement  of  Canada  as  a 
whole,  or  as  an  integral  part  of  the 
British  Empire,  this  association  will 
gladly  co-operate." 

That  drew  a  further  statement  from 
the  grain  growers,  in  which  it  was  stated 
that  they  "have  repeatedly  declared 
for  an  increased  British  preference  and 
eventual  free  trade  with  the  Motherland. 
If  the  Canadian  Manufacturers'  Associ- 
ation is  prepared  to  assist  the  grain 
growers  towards  this  end,   there  is  no 


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doubt  but  that  the  grain  growers  will  be 
glad  of  the  assistance  of  the  manufacturers 
Freer  Trade  with  the  Motherland 
"Freer  trade  wnth  the  Motherland 
would  reduce  the  cost  of  living  to  every 
Canadian  and  bind  closer  the  greatest 
overseas  dominion  with  Great  Britain. 
Every  loyal  Canadian  will  be  glad  to 
know  that  the  Manufacturers'  Associ- 


ation is  not  opposed  to  lower  taxes  on 
British  imports. 

"If  the  association  is  prepared  for  a 
conference  with  the  producers  to  assist 
in  securing  free  trade  with  Great  Britain 
in  ten  years  it  will  be  a  welcome  message 
to  every  Western  grain  grower." 

Mr.  R.  S.  Gourlay,  the  president  of 
the    Manufacturers'    Association,    said 


AT  THE  LAUNCH  OF  THE  AUDACIOUS 
At  Birkenhead,  England.      This  is  the  first  large  modern  warship  built  on  the 
Mersey  for  many  years.     The  christening  ceremony  was  performed  by  the 
Countess  of  Lytton,  and  on  the  left  stands  Hon.  Sam.  Hughes,  Canadian 
Minister  of  Militia. 


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that  it  was  somewhat  typical  of  much 
of  the  discussion  in  regard  to  fiscal 
questions  that  it  was  apparently  thought 
possible  that  the  whole  fiscal  policy  of  the 
Dominion  could  be  changed  by  the  ready 
means  of  a  night  lettergram.  That  is 
quite  true,  and  it  would  have  been  better 
had  the  grain  growers  arranged  matters 
differently. 

The  manufacturers  of  Canada  are  as 
much  opposed  to  free  trade  with  Great 
Britain  as  they  are  to  free  trade  with  the 
United  States,  and  little  can  be  gained 
by  shutting  eyes  to  that  fact. 

The  Western  grain  growers  probably 
want  a  greater  preference  to  or  free 
trade  with  Great  Britain,  within  five  or 
ten  years,  in  order  that  their  cost  of 
living  may  be  reduced. 

It  is  unfair  to  inject  in  either  case 
the  question  of  loyalty  to  Great  Britain. 
Business  comes  first.  Business  bracketed 
with  loyalty  comes  second.  The  in- 
terests of  Eastern  manufacturers  and 
Western  farmers,  despite  all  this,  are  not 
so  far  apart  as  would  appear.  Early 
steps  should  be  taken  to  arrange  the 
suggested  conference.  We  think,  too, 
that  a  close  examination  of  the  present 
tariff  would  reveal  a  fairly  lengthy  list 
of  articles  upon  which  the  British  prefer- 
ence could  be  increased  to  the  benefit 
of  the  Canadian  consumer  and  without 
any  detriment  to  the  Canadian  industrial 
producer. 

Supports  the  Guide 

Dealing  with  this  interchange  of  tele- 
grams, the  Ottawa  Citizen,  one  of  the  most 
influential  Conservative  journals  in  On- 
tario, had  the  following  editorial: 

"One  cannot  but  feel  that  the  Can- 
adian manufacturers  have  lost  a  splen- 
did opportunity  for  declaring  their  be- 
lief in  practical  patriotism  by  a  some- 
what more  sympathetic  answer  at  least 
to  the  challenge  of  the  grain  growers 
and  in  expressing  their  willingness  to 
work  for  ultimate  free  trade  within  the 
Empire. 


"It  is  true  that  the  challenge  was  flung 
in  their  midst  during  the  closing  hours 
of  the  convention,  and  equally  true  that 
the  message  was  an  attempt  to  'draw 
them'  on  a  subject  upon  which  their 
convictions  are  well  known  to  be  none 
too  favorable.  Still  it  would  have 
meant  much'  if  the  association,  cog- 
nizant as  it  must  have  been  of  the  close 
relationship  between  Empire  unity  and 
Empire  trade,  had  shown  some  sign  of 
that  cognizance  by  word  if  not  by  deed. 

"Whatever  may  be  one's  belief  con- 
cerning tariff  walls  to  the  south  of  Can- 
ada and  tariff  barriers  at  its  ports  of 
entry,  it  can  hardly  be  doubted  that 
imperial  free  trade  is  the  commercial 
ultimate  of  Empire  unity.  Every  addi- 
tional preference  must  of  necessity  be  a 
stronger  tie  between  Canada  and  the 
Motherland  unless  the  family  bond  is 
but  a  matter  of  name  and  memory.  Such 
action  would  not  work  toward  reciprocity 
but  rather  away  from  it. 

Would  be  Practical  Loyalty 

"The  proposition  made  was  entirely 
reasonable.  Already  a  nominal  prefer- 
ence of  one-third  exists.  Make  this  one- 
half,  and  then  by  gradual  stages  elimi- 
nate the  tariff  barrier  altogether.  It 
was  a  fair  offer  and  one  that  runs  in  the 
line  of  strongest  probability.  Never 
was  the  Empire  spirit  stronger  than  it 
is  to-day  and  unless  it  should  suffer 
change  declining  toward  a  purely  na- 
tional independence  and  isolation,  this 
matter  of  trade  preference  must  inevit- 
ably come  more  and  more  to  the  front. 

"At  present  the  cheers  of  Canada  are 
for  the  navy.  In  the  spirit  of  Imperial 
union,  Canada  will  contribute  her  wealth 
and  even  her  life  to  maintain  the  integ- 
rity of  the  Empire.  It  is  brave  talk  to 
be  followed  a  little  later  by  the  concrete 
deed.  But  if  duty  commands  in  the 
matter  of  militarism,  why  shun  it  when 
it  presents  itself  in  the  guise  of  trade? 

"Why  not  show  the  earnest  purpose- 
fulness  of  Canada's  spirit  of  loyalty  by 


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opening  the  trade  doors  to  Great  Britain 
without  demanding  that  she  pay  a  fee 
to  enter? 

"The  Mother  Country  levies  no  tax 
on  Canadian  goods. 

"Money  talks,  they  say.  Patriot- 
ism, too,  in  similar  speech." 

The  Training  of   Public 
Men 

LLOYD-GEORGE  has  been  heard 
from  again.  This  time  he  offi- 
ciated at  the  opening  of  an  insti- 
tute, or  place  of  popular  resort,  in  his 
native  village.  He  was  the  contributor 
to  the  cost  of  the  edifice.  Many  years 
ago  he  had  won  in  a  libel  suit,  and  the 
proceeds  of  it,  the  damages  he  received, 
were  put  aside  until,  with  the  additional 
gifts  of  many  friends,  he  had  enough  to 
build  the  institute.  He  had  occasion  to 
recall  the  experiences  of  his  youth.  His 
associates  were  widely  scattered.  Some 
were  in  America,  and  some  in  Australia. 
^'Here,"  said  he,  "I  am  earning  a  pre- 
carious living  in  an  office  up  in  White- 
hall." Passing  on  he  referred  to  the 
manner  in  which  he  and  his  youthful 
associates  spent  their  time.  The  even- 
ings were  long  and  dreary  during  the 
winter  months.  "We  had  no  meeting 
place,"  said  he;  "when  it  was  fine  we 
congregated  on  the  village  bridge.  When 
it  was  wet  we  crowded  into  the  village 
smithy,  and  that  was  my  first  Parlia- 
ment." He  is  not  the  only  one  who 
found  expression  of  his  wits  and  mental 
power  in  the  village  resorts,  usually  the 
village  store.  Lloyd-George  is  one  of 
Britain's  ablest  debaters,  and  he  would 
have  us  believe  he  got  his  start  in  the 
little  groups  that  surrounded  the  stove 
or  village  altar,  and  there  are  others  who 
have  had  a  similar  experience.  The 
greatest  public  speakers  do  not  begin  or 
get  their  training  in  Parliament. 


A  Canadian  Who  Would  Im- 
prove the  Calendar 

Mr.  Mose  Cotsworth,  of  New  West- 
minster, British  Columbia,  has  a  scheme 
for  reformin;^  the  calendar.  Mr.  Cots- 
worth's  proposal  is  that  the  year  shall 
be  divided  into  thirteen  months  of  28 


MR.  MuSlv   CuT.S',VORTU 

days  each,  making  364  days  in  all;  the 
365th  day  he  proposes  to  leave  uncount- 
ed as  a  day  of  the  month  and  unnamed 
as  a  day  of  the  week,  calling  it  simply 
New  Year's  Day.  By  this  means  the 
days  of  the  year  would,  throughout  the 
year  and  from  year  to  year  in  perpetuity, 
fall  on  the  same  day  of  the  month. 

This  scheme  has  recently  been  made 
the  subject  of  a  petition  from  the  Royal 
Society  of  Canada  to  the  Governor- 
General. 

It  is  understood  that  the  scheme  is 
being  laid  before  the  British  authorities 
and  that  communications  will  be  made 
to  other  Governments,  as  was  done  in 
the  matter  of  standard  time. 

An  international  conference  is  ulti- 
mately expected  to  deal  with  the  matter. 


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HOW  SHALL  WE  DEAL  WITH  THE 
ERRING  CHILD? 

So  much  attention  is  being  given  now  to  the  problem  of  training  and 
maintaining  neglected  and  delinquent  children  that  a  comparison 
between  methods  being  established  in  Canada  and  those 
adopted  by  Australia  may  prove  serviceable. 


<S2 


BRIEFLY  stated,  the  Canadian 
system,  so  far  as  it  has  been  de- 
veloped, favors  juvenile  courts 
and  industrial  schools.  Australia  seems 
to  have  gone  more  deeply  into  the  prob- 
lem. It  seeks  to  get  past  the  child 
and  at  the  parent,  and  when  neces- 
sary it  provides  a  substitute  for  the 
latter. 

This  system  is  proving  so  success- 
ful that  Australia  seeks  to  secure  even 
better  results  by  wider  study  of  the  prob- 
lem. Recently  the  State  of  New  South 
Wales  sent  Sir  Charles  Mackellar,  Presi- 
dent of  the  State  Children  Relief  Board, 
on  a  roving  commission  to  study  other 
methods  in  various  parts  of  the  world. 

It  is  interesting  to  note  that  Prussia, 
which  is  regarded  usually  as  the  home 
of  autocratic  system,  was  the  only 
country  where  he  found  his  own  ideas 
developed  more  fully  than  in  Australia. 

The  difference  between  the  two  chief 
systems  for  dealing  with  delinquent 
children  was  described  by  Sir  Charles 
in  one  sentence.  "It  is  an  interesting 
fact  of  our  social  life,"  he  said,  "that 
those  interested  in  the  care  of  delinquent 
children  should  be  divided  into  two 
great  classes — those  who  believe  in 
institutions  and  those  who  believe  in 
children."  Sir  Charles  Mackellar  is 
among  the  latter. 

Homes  and  Foster  Homes 

Australia  seeks  first  of  all  to  bring 
home  to  parents  the  sense  of  their  re- 
sponsibilities. If  possible  delinquent 
children  are  placed  on  probation  with 
their  parents  and  in  their  own  homes. 


Here  they  are  visited  by  probation 
officers,  and  it  is  found  that  while  the 
children  improve  in  their  conduct,  the 
parents  become  more  interested  in,  and 
more  conscious  of,  their  responsibilities. 

In  about  fifty  per  cent,  of  cases  chil- 
dren are  left  with  their  parents  with 
the  most  happy  results,  both  for  the 
parents  and  for  the  children.  Of  course 
a  good  deal  depends  upon  administra- 
tion in  this  system.  Really  success  de- 
pends upon  the  power  of  human  sym- 
pathy. Harsh  or  unsympathetic  pro- 
bation officers  could  achieve  nothing. 

Neglected  children  are  boarded  in 
foster  homes,  and  about  half  of  the 
delinquent  children  are  boarded  with 
private  families  and  kept  under  sur- 
veillance of  probation  officers.  Wher- 
ever it  is  possible  to  do  so,  the  State 
Children's  Relief  Board  secures  the  bene- 
fits of  home  influence  for  neglected  and 
delinquent  children. 

This  has  not  been  always  the  case. 
The  "barracks"  system  has  been  tried 
and  still  numbers  of  children  have  to  be 
sent  to  institutions.  But  Australia  is 
now  avoiding  the  use  of  institutions  as 
much  as  possible. 

Institutional  Care 

A  boy  or  a  girl  who  is  sent  to  an  in- 
stitution for  refractory  children  is  sub- 
jected to  stern  discipline  and  always 
lives  under  the  shadow  of  wrongdoing. 
When  the  lad  first  applies  for  work,  he 
can  show  only  a  certificate  from  a  school 
for  unruly  boys.  Neglected  children 
housed  in  special  schools  are  compelled 
to  wear  charity's  livery. 


TOPICS   OF  TO-DAY 


39 


How  much  more  humane  seems  the 
Australian  system!  Surely  it  is  calcu- 
lated to  develop  better  citizens  than  are 
the  stern  methods  of  institutional  train- 
ing. Many  children  will  respond  to 
sympathy  and  to  treatment  which  shows 
interest  in  their  welfare,  but  the  routine 
of  life  in  an  industrial  school  is  hardly 
calculated  to  develop  character. 

Value  of  Home  Life 

The  influence  of  home  is  the  best 
guide  any  child  can  have,  provided 
the  home  be  well  conducted.  Sir 
Charles  Mackellar  makes  use  of  all 
the  good  he  can  find  in  a  home,  and 
develops  the  germs  of  this  goodness 
by  securing  the  mutual  improvement 
of  parents  and  children. 

Of  course  Australia  has  to  deal  with 
the  incorrigible  children  of  incorrigible 
parents.  Somehow  these  children  be- 
come more  tractable  when  placed  un- 
der the  influence  of  a  well-conducted 
family. 

The  Australian  system  builds  on  the 
inherent  goodness  of  childhood.  There 
may  be  many  failures.  There  are  bound 
to  be  disappointments.  But  total  re- 
sults show  a  tremendous  preponderance 
of  triumphs.  Probably  it  is  true  that 
children  are  what  their  surroundings 
make  them. 

Instead  of  founding  institutions — 
pitiless  barracks  for  the  incarceration 
of  young  souls — why  should  not  a  fund 
be  started  for  the  purpose  of  boarding 


out  those  children  who  suffer  from  evil 
influences  in  their  homes,  and  for  super- 
vising in  their  own  homes  those  whose 
parents  can  be  trusted  or  encouraged  to 
do  their  duties? 

We  need  all  the  good  citizens  that 
can  be  trained  from  native-born  Can- 
adians. Which  is  the  more  likely  to 
give  us  such  citizens,  the  unsympathetic 
discipline  of  an  industrial  school,  or  the 
good  influences  of  home  and  human 
sympathy? 

A  Call  for  Commission 
Government 

At  the  annual  convention  of  the 
Union  of  British  Columbia  Municipal- 
ities recently  held  at  Revelstoke,  possi- 
bly the  most  widely  discussed  question 
was  that  concerning  municipal  ownership. 

By  a  vote  of  27  to  25  the  delegates 
passed  a  resolution  urging  the  Provincial 
Government  to  place  upon  the  statute 
book  a  model  bill  covering  the  commis- 
sion form  of  government  and  to  amend 
the  Municipal  Clauses  Act  so  as  to  per- 
mit any  municipality  so  desiring  to  adopt 
that  form  of  government  upon  a  vote  of 
the  ratepayers.  The  resolution  was  op- 
posed by  both  the  Vancouver  and  Vic- 
toria delegates. 

Having  heard  the  Golden  Rule  highly 
recommended,  the  world  is  at  last  going 
to  give  it  a  trial. — Elbert  Hubbard. 


Winter  Term  from  January  2nd 

Elliott  Business  College 

TORONTO,  ONT.,  is  well  known  as  one  of  Canada's 
Best  Business  Schools.  Our  graduates  are  in  strong 
demand  because  business  firms  knou  they  render  supe- 
rior services.  Satisfaction  follows  superior  training, 
but  never  follows  inferior  training.  Get  the  best. 
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Cor.  Yonge  and 
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W. 


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Principal 


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Some  Current  Cartoons 


THE  ARTIST  SEES  WINTER  COMING 


-Toronto  Star. 


A  MYSTERY 


Young  Liberal:  I  wonder  why  he  prefers  wind- 
blows  to  sound  fruit? — Toronto  World. 

VERY  LIKE 


THE  OTTAWA  CIRCUS 


Lion  Tamer  Borden;  Look  here,  friend,  you 
want  to  keep  those  boys  away  from  this  cage. 
There's  going  to  be  a  big  enough  row  when  he  finds 
out  that  this  is  all  we've  got  for  him. — Toronto  Globe. 


HENRI 


If  Robert   would    only    stay   away   from   the  sea! 
— Toronto  Star. 


SOME  FALL  STYLES  IN   MEN'S  HEADWEAR 


Jack  Canuck:  Looks  like  you'd  been  purchasing  a  A    cartoon    by    Cartoonist    J.    Frise,    taking    into 

gold  brick  with  my  money,  Wilfrid. — Toronto  World.        account  the  styles  of  hats  for  men  for  the  fall. 


TOPICS  OF  TO-DAY 


41 


CANADA'S  PRIZE  WHEAT- AND  THE 

WINNER 

The  successful  competitor  last  year  was  an  Englishman;   this  year 
he's  an  American.      And  the  wheat  in  both  cases  was  the  new  Mar- 
quis Variety,  originated  in  Canada  by  a    Canadian. 


WHAT  was  easily  the  conspicuous 
event  of  the  year  in  Canadian 
agricultural  circles,  and  one  of 
the  most  significant  features  of  a  gen- 


ity  of  the  vast  areas  of  land  at  present 

largely   barren  owing   to   lack    of    soil 
moisture. 

Following   a  carefully-planned   sche- 


HENRY  HOLMES  OF  RAYMOND,  ALTA. 

Winner  of  prize  for  best  bushel  of  hard  wheat  in  the  world. 

The  prize  was  a  $2,500  gasoline  tractor  engine. 


eration  in  Canadian  history,  was  the 
Dry-Farming  Congress  recently  held  at 
Lethbridge,  Alta.  It  was  a  gathering  of 
farm  experts  of  all  nationalities  of  the 
earth  to  discuss  the  redemption  to  fertil- 


dule,  daily  addresses  were  given  by  men 
whose  work  in  the  restoration  of  un- 
productive soil  has  made  them  famous. 
These  men  came  even  from  countries  so 
far  distant  as  China  and  Persia,  to  lay  the 


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Hon.  G.  H.  V.  Bulyea  (on  left),  Lieut. -Governor  of  Alberta; 
Hon.  Duncan  Marshall  and  Hon.  Geo.  Brown,  Lieut. - 
Governor  of  Saskatchewan,  in  attendance  at  the  Dry- 
Farming  Congress  at  Lethbridge. 


results  of  their  work  before  their  col- 
leagues, and  the  result  was  a  manifesta- 
ticHi  of  international  good-will  and 
amity  probably  unsurpassed  on  any  like 
-occasion. 

Marquis  wheat,  originated  and  intro- 
duced by  the  Dominion  Experimental 
3Farm  at  Ottawa,  during  the  directorship 
of  Dr.  Saunders,  won  the  $2,500  trophy. 
As  the  affair  was  international  and  open 
to  all  competitors,  the  honor  to  Canada 
and  to  Henry  Holmes,  of  Raymond,  Al- 
berta, the  exhibitor,  is  worthy  of  mention. 

Saskatchewan  won  the  blue  ribbon 
for  the  best  display  of  grains  as  a  whole, 
but  Alberta  took  the  principal  winter 
and  spring  prizes,  while  British  Colum- 
bia won  on  fruit  and  potatoes. 


The  publicity  value  to  Canada  of  a 
bushel  of  wheat  is  probably  not  yet  fully 
appreciated,  but  that  value  is  neverthe- 
less very  noteworthy.  This  year,  as 
last,  Canada  has  won  first  prize  in  the 
International  wheat  competition,  a  Sas- 
katchewan farmer  winning  the  coveted 
prize  in  1911  (also  with  Marquis  wheat), 
and  an  Alberta  farmer  securing  first 
place  this  year. 

The  event  will  undoubtedly  have  a 
decided  influence  in  attracting  immigra- 
tion this  way. 

As  it  happened,  last  year's  prize  win- 
ner was  an  immigrant  from  Great 
Britain,  while  this  year  the  holder  of 
first  place  is  an  immigrant  from  the 
United  States. 


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43 


WHERE    THE    DRY-FARMING    PRODUCTS  WERE    DISPLAYED    IN 

LETHBRIDGE. 


In  nearly  every  grain-growing  class, 
the  Canadian  farmers  came  out  on  top, 
and  it  was  only  in  such  southern  grains 
as  maize,  corn,  etc.,  that  the  sub-border 
agriculturists  made  any  showing,  and  in 
these  classes  the  Canadians  made  no 
effort  to  exhibit. 

J.  Lanigan,  of  Elfros,  Sask.,  came  out 
victorious  with  oats;  A.  Woolley,  of 
Dunmar,  Alberta,  with  his  peck  of  flax; 
and  N.  Tartinger,  Claresholm,  displayed 
the  best  threshed  grain  for  a  district. 

A.  Perry,  of  Cardston,  won  on  the 
award  for  the  best  individual  farmer's 
exhibit,  while  Cardston  carried  off  the 
honors  for  the  best  district  exhibit  of 
grasses  and  forage  crops.  The  best  ex- 
hibit of  sheaf  grain  came  from  Pincher 
Creek,  and  Indian  Head  second.  Indian 
Head  and  Cardston  were  first  and  second 
in  threshed  grain.  In  garden  and  field 
seeds,  A.  Perry,  of  Cardston,  took  first. 

The  Cardston  Board  of  Trade  cap- 
tured the  Alberta  Board  of  Trade  trophy, 
Indian  Head  taking  the  open  Board  of 
Trade  trophy. 

The  best  alfalfa  display  prize  was 
awarded  to  H.  F.  Maunsell,  of  Macleod; 
Nelson,  B.C.,  securing  the  award  for  the 
best  box  of  fruit.     All  competitions,  save 


the  Alberta  Board  of  Trade,  were  open 
to  the  world. 

In  competition  with  all  the  women's 
institutes  in  the  world,  the  Home  Econ- 
omics Societies  of  Manitoba  won  the 
first  prize. 

The  prize  for  efficiency  in  judging 
went  to  the  Manitoba  Agricultural  Col- 
lege team. 

The  Mooney  Seed  Co.,  of  Regina,  has 
bought  the  whole  of  Henry  Holmes' 
prize-winning  Marquis  wheat,  250  bush- 
els, for  $1,000,  or  $4  per  bushel. 

The  Demand  for  More  Prac- 
tical Education 

npHERE  is  a  stirring  discussion  in 
the  Montreal  Herald,  continued 
from  day  to  day,  in  favor  of  general  and 
practical  education.  Education  is  the 
heritage  of  the  masses  now  in  Canada 
and  yet  it  is  neglected  by  many  young 
people,  and  the  demand  is  that  it  be 
made  compulsory. 

The  complaint  in  Montreal  is  that 
the  young  men  from  the  high  schools, 
and  even  from  the  colleges,  are  not 
equipped   as   they   should   be   for   the 


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duties  of  active  life.  They  are  gradu- 
ates of  schools  and  academies,  and 
have  the  certificates  that  testify  they 
have  followed  certain  courses  of  study, 
but  they  have  been  found  lamentably 
inefl5cient  in  commercial  and  industrial 
life. 

The  people  are  waking  up,  and  the 
press  is  leading  in  the  demand  for  a 
better  education.  The  improvement  is 
desired  in  Ontario  as  well  as  Quebec, 
and  especially  on  technical  education. 
At  the  present  time  there  is  a  great 
shortage  of  skilled  labor.  This  short- 
age has  been  manifest  for  some  time; 
it  will  continue  so  long  as  present  con- 
ditions last. 

"Technical schools,"  says  the  Kingston 
Whig,  "are  needed  in  all  populous 
centres;     not    single    classes,    equipped 


with  a  few  tools  and  one  teacher,  who 
must  be  dazed  as  he  attempts  to  direct 
the  industrial  training  in  the  youth  in 
different  directions,  but  great  schools, 
supplied  with  the  teachers  and  the 
equipment  that  will  give  a  guarantee 
of  the  very  best  work. 

"In  this  technical  training,  Ontario 
should  lead,  as  the  biggest  and  rich- 
est province  of  the  Dominion.  There 
should  be  the  opportunity  for  boys 
to  fit  themselves  for  the  callings  for 
which  they  have  a  liking,  and  the  edu- 
cation department  that  is  not  supply- 
ing them  with  this  opportunity  is  not 
doing  its  duty.  Quebec  is  giving  larger 
attention  to  this  subject,  and  Quebec 
will  lead,  thanks  to  a  progressive  and 
up-to-date  Premier." 


S2     £S 

FACTORS  WHICH  COMBINE  TO  ENHANCE 

THE  COST  OF  LIVING 

The  Toronto  Board  of  Trade  has  taken  up  this  interesting  subject  for 
investigation    and   discussion.     The   increase   in    unproductive    ex- 
penditure for  naval  and  military  upkeep  is  given  as  a  reason. 
Public  Markets,   Taxation  Reform,  and  Parcel  Post 
are  advocated. 


THREE  resolutions,  based  upon 
the  report  of  the  special  commit- 
tee on  "The  High  Cost  of  Liv- 
ing," presented  to  the  Conference  Com- 
mittee of  One  Hundred  of  the  Toronto 
Board  of  Trade,  are  of  general  interest 
to  Canadians: 

Resolved,  that  greater  efforts  should 
be  made  by  Toronto  and  by  neighboring 
municipalities  to  increase  the  efficiency  of 
the  roads,  whether  of  public  highways  or 
the  radial  railways,  so  that  greater  facility 
may  be  given  to  the  local  markets,  thereby 
extending  their  operations." 

"Resolved,  that  having  regard  to  the 
increase  in  certain  localities,  and  at  cer- 
tain periods  in  the  value  of  land,  it  is  ex- 
pedient   that    municipalities    should    be 


allowed  some  measure  of  local  option  in 
the  levying  of  taxes  upon  the  land  rather 
than  upon  the  improvements  thereon." 

"Resolved,  that  the  Conference  Commit- 
tee of  One  Hundred  of  the  Board  of  Trade 
of  the  City  of  Toronto  request  that  the 
Council  of  the  Board  urge  that  the  Do- 
minion Government  consider  establishing 
a  good  parcel  post,  limited,  no  doubt,  at 
the  first  to  the  more  populous  localities, 
but  extended  as  experience  may  warrant." 

Personnel  of  the  Committee 

The  first  resolution  was  moved  by 
Mr.  A.  Hewitt,  Mr.  W.  G.  McKendrick 
seconding.  Messrs.  J.  E.  Atkinson  and 
Richard  Southam  sponsored  the  second 
resolution. 


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45 


The  special  committee  which  con- 
ducted the  investigation  was  composed 
as  follows:  Prof.  A.  M.  Mackenzie, 
University  of  Toronto,  chairman ;  Messrs. 
J.  E.  Atkinson,  Arthur  Hewitt,  Joseph 
Oliver,  D.  Spence,  J.  B.  Laidlaw,  all  of 
Toronto,  and  Hon.  E.  J.  Davis,  New- 
market. 

No  Political  Bias 

As  a  preliminary  to  the  reading  of  the 
report,  Prof.  Mackenzie  assured  his 
hearers  that  the  committee  had  acted 
free  from  any  political  bias  in  drafting 
the  report. 

The  report  stated  that,  before  deahng 
with  the  facts  of  the  case  as  found  upon 
investigation,  the  committee  wished  it 
clearly  understood  that  they  had  no  in- 
tention of  casting  blame  upon  any  indi- 
vidual or  group. 

Fault  Lies  with  the  System 

"Until  our  present  standard,  under 
which  every  man  strives  to  do  the  best 
he  can  for  himself,  has  been  replaced  by 
the  ideal  standard  of  public  service, 
each  of  us  will  naturally  buy  as  cheaply 
as  he  can  and  sell  as  dearly  as  he  can, 
and  if  any  among  us  are  buying  and 
selling  at  excessive  profits  they  may  de- 
serve our  envy  but  not  our  abuse — for 
what  trader  would  not  do  the  same  if  he 
could? 


"A  chance  to  make  excessive  profits 
may  sometimes  come  through  the  apathy 
or  incapacity  of  those  with  whom  we  are 
dealing,  or  it  m  y  come  through  some 
municipal  or  Governmental  regulation 
which,  without  being  intended  to  do  so, 
results  in  the  restraint  of  free  competi- 
tion. 

"It  is  quite  useless  for  us  merely  to 
deplore  a  condition  of  affairs,  and  worse 
than  useless  to  abuse  men  who  have 
taken  advantage  of  a  situati  n  for  which 
our  own  apathy  or  folly  may  be  respon- 
sible." 

General  Increase  in  Prices 

The  facts  adduced  by  the  committee 
were  summarized  as  follows: 

(1)  There  has  been  a  world-wide  rise  in 
the  price  level  of  all  commodities. 

"This  rise  is  so  well  attested  by  ex- 
perience that  it  hardly  needs  confirma- 
tion, but  it  may  be  worth  while  to  set 
out  the  results  of  some  of  the  calcula- 
tions that  have  been  made  to  indicate 
the  extent  of  this  rise.  In  the  following 
table,  representing  the  price  levels  for 
representative  commodities  by  index 
numbers  as  computed  by  the  several 
principal  authorities,  the  prices  in  the 
year  1900  were  denoted  by  the  number 
100: 


SHOWN 

BY   INDEX    NUMBERS 

Year. 

English 

food 
(Sauer- 
beck) . 

English 

raw 
material 
(Sauer- 
beck). 

London 
Econo- 
mist 
prices. 

London 
Board 

of  Trade 
prices. 

u.  s. 

prices. 

Bureau 

of  Labor. 

German 

price 
(Schmitz) 

Can. 

price 

B.  of  L. 

1900 

. .     100 

100 

100 

100 

100 

100 

100 

1901 

97 

90 

99 

97 

98 

94 

99 

1902 

97 

89 

91 

97 

102 

93 

101 

1903 

96 

90 

93 

100 

103 

94 

102 

1904 

99 

90 

103 

98 

102 

94 

103 

1905 

.     100 

94 

99 

98 

105 

97 

105 

1906 

.     100 

104 

109 

101 

111 

106 

111 

1907 

.     104 

108 

117 

106 

117 

113 

117 

1908 

.     106 

93 

108 

103 

111 

107 

112 

1909 

.     106 

94 

103 

104 

115 

105 

112 

1910 

.     107 

101 

112 

109 

119 

107 

115 

1911 

117 

118 

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"These  figures  are,  of  course,  only 
comparable  in  vertical  columns,  not  in 
horizontal  lines.  They  do  not  imply 
that  English,  German,  American  and 
Canadian  prices  were  at  the  same  level 
in  1900,  but  they  show  the  rise  or  fall  in 
each  case  from  the  local  level  of  1900. 
Although  the  figures  do  not  absolutely 
agree,  owing  to  the  divergence  in  the 
commodities  considered  and  the  methods 
of  calculation  that  were  adopted,  yet 
they  do  all  indicate  the  same  general 
trend. 

Above  English  Level 

"  (2)  Canadian  food  prices  have  risen 
more  rapidly  than  English  food  prices, 
and  are  now  on  a  higher  level  than  English 
prices.''^ 

"This  is  shown  by  a  comparison  of  the 
Sauerbeck  index  numbers,  the  best  Eng- 
lish computation,  with  the  following 
published  by  the  Canadian  Labor 
Bureau: 


rt    •  cl      g2      >>S  u    ■ 

pq>^ Og  <§  Q&  fa  oa 

1900 100  100  100  100  100 

1901 . 107  108  94  107  102 

1902 116  119  98  104  102 

1903 107  115  100  110  102 

1904 116  108  98  113  105 

1905 117  117  106  109  104 

1906 119  127  111  115  107 

1907 140  130  123  123  116 

1908 148  126  127  114  114 

1909 150  145  125  128  111 

1910 137  160  129  135  114 

1911 145  143  127  137  125 

"That  the  price  level  of  foodstuffs  in 
Canada  is.  higher  to-day  than  it  is  in 
England  may  be  gathered  from  the  fol- 
lowing "prices  current"  taken  from  The 
London  Economist  of  the  7th  of  Septem- 
ber, 1912: 

Cents. 
Butter — Australian,  finest, 

per  lb 233^  to  25 


Cents. 

Bacon — Canadian,  per  lb.  14      to  15 

Hams — Canadian,  per  lb.  143^^  to  153^ 

Beef— Scotch,  per  lb 143^  to  153^ 

(Frozen  meat  is  about  6  cents  a  pound 

cheaper.) 

Cheese — ^Canadian,  per  lb. .  .   14  to  143/^ 

Eggs — Danish,  per  doz 24  to  30 

Eggs — Russian,  per  doz.  ...   17  to  213/^ 

Flour— Household,  100  lbs..  S2.53 

Rice— Rangoon,  100  lbs.  $2.14  to  $2.41 

Sugar — Granulated,     100 

lbs $3.91  to  $4.02 

"These    are,     of     course,     wholesale 

prices,   but   the   profits   of   retailers   in 

England  are,    as  with  us,  reduced  to  a 

minimum  by  free  competition.     Retail 

prices  vary  and  it  is  difficult  to  obtain 

definite  figures,  but  the  retail  price  of 

bread  in  London  is  2^  cents  per  lb.,  as 

against  33^  cents  in  Toronto,  while  milk 

is  8  cents  a  quart,  as  against  93^  cents 

here. 

Living  Cheaper  in  Towns 

(3)  The  cost  of  living  is  higher  in  To- 
ronto than  it  is  in  the  smaller  towns  of 
Ontario.  This  fact  hardly  needs  demon- 
stration to  Toronto  people,  hut  the  follow- 
ing comparative  table  of  retail  prices 
taken  from  The  Canadian  Labor  Gazette 
for  September,  1912,  may  throw  some 
light  on  the  matter: 

Average 
...  Toronto    prices  in 

Articles.  pj.j^gg       smaller 

towns.* 

Beef,  best,  per  lb $   .25  $   .22 

Bacon,  best,  per  lb 22  .23 

Fish,  fresh,  per  lb. 22  ,14 

Eggs,  new-laid,  doz 32  .26 

Milk,  per  quart 093^  .  07 

Butter,  creamery,  lb ..  .      .35  .31 

Potatoes,  per  bag 1 .  50  1 .  69 

Hard  coal,  per  ton. ..       7.75  7.45 

Toronto  price — Rent  of 

of  6-room  house,  per 

month $22.00  to  $25.00 

Average    town   prices — 

Rent  of  6-room  house 

per  month 12.25  to    14.50 


TOPICS   OF  TO-DAY 


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Staple  groceries  are  probably  as  cheap 
in  Toronto  as  in  the  smaller  places. 

*The  towns  referred  to  are;  Ottawa, 
Brockville,  Kingston,  Belleville,  Peter- 
boro,  Orillia,  Niagara  Falls,  St.  Cath- 
arines, Hamilton;  Brantford,  Guelph, 
Berlin;  Woodstock,  Stratford,  London, . 
Ont.,  St.  Thomas,  Chatham,  Windsor, 
Owen  Sound. 

The  Explanation  Offered 

The  causes  assigned  by  the  investi- 
gating committee  for  the  general  rise  in 
prices  are  three  in  number: 

(1)  The  enormous  increase  during  the 
past  twenty  years  in  the  world's  gold  stock, 
both  absolutely  and  relative  to  the  produc- 
tion of  other  commodities.  The  purchas- 
ing power  of  gold,  due  to  the  increased 
production,  and  the  standard  metal  has 
declined. 

(2)  The  increase  in  unproductive  ex- 
penditure for  naval  and  military  expendi- 
ture and  the  like. 

(3)  Continued  movement  of  population 
towards  the  great  centres,  and  depopula- 
tion of  the  rural  sections. 


Import  duties  on  foodstuffs,  coupled 
with  group  control  of  prices,  are  men- 
tioned as  an  important  factor  in  main- 
taining high  prices  all  over  the  Domin- 
ion. "It  was  never  intended,"  reads 
the  report,  "that  a  tax  imposed  to  pro- 
tect the  farmer  should  be  used  by  deal- 
ers to  corner  domestic  produce." 

The  fact  that  higher  prices  prevail  in 
Toronto  than  in  smaller  places  is  due  to 
the  following  considerations: 

(1)  The  diminution  in  effective  com- 
petition among  sellers. 

(2)  The  multiplication  of  small  retail 
stores  in  Toronto. 

(3)  Inadequate  shipping  facilities. 

(4)  The  absence  of  a  market  or  mar- 
kets where  food  supplies  might  be  ob- 
tained at  minimum  cost. 

(5)  The  high  rents,  which  are  shifted 
to  the  consumer,  in  higher  prices.  These 
are  due  in  large  measure  to  the  present 
system  of  taxation  and  the  opportun- 
ities offered  to  land  speculators. 

The  committee's  discussion  of  this 
report  will  be  given  in  a  later  issue  of 
Busy  Man's  Canada. 


The  Drone  in  the  Hive  and  the  Cost  of  Living 


THE  Toronto  Globe  thinks  the 
Toronto  Board  of  Trade  is  not 
singular  in  its  discussion  of  the 
high  cost  of  living.  All  over  the  world, 
it  says,  men  are  engaged  in  the  same 
debate,  and  where  argument  fails  to 
mend  matters,  as  in  the  German  and 
Austrian  cities,  an  occasional  riot  im- 
presses the  need  for  reform.  Our  neigh- 
bors to  the  south  have  been  at  it  hammer 
and  tongs  for  six  months,  and  are  going 
to  see  whether  the  curbing  of  the  trusts 
and  a  material  reduction  in  the  tariff 
will  help. 

"On  the  continent  of  Europe,"  says 
the  Globe,  "  the  most  conspicuous  drones 
in  the  hive  are  the  tens  of  thousands 
of  aristocrats  who  officer  the  great 
standing   armies,   and   the   millions   of 


men  withdrawn  for  military  service 
from  productive  enterprise.  The  Euro- 
pean nations  are  beginning  to  under- 
stand that  they  cannot  afford  meat  at 
present  prices  and  huge  standing  armies, 
and  are  making  up  their  minds  to  insist 
on  meat. 

Tremendous  Economic  Loss 
"How  tremendous  is  the  economic  loss 
resulting  from  the  military  drones  in 
the  hive  is  shown  by  Sir  Max  Waechter 
in  the  November  Contemporary.  For 
years  Sir  Max  has  been  laboring  for  a 
federation  of  Europe  on  the  basis  of  free 
trade  and  the  abolition  of  standing 
armies — the  federation  maintaining  but 
one  army  and  navy  strong  enough  to 
safeguard  it  from  aggression  on  the  part 
of  non-European  nations. 


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"Sir  Max,  who  has  laid  his  project 
before  every  Government  and  every 
Sovereign  in  Europe,  says  that  the 
annual  saving  in  the  cost  of  armaments 
would  be  from  one  billion  and  a 
half  to  two  billions  of  dollars,  and 
would  add  to  Europe's  wealth  also  the 
products  of  the  labor  of  over  three 
million  men  now  withdrawn  from  in- 
dustry. The  total  money  value  of 
eliminating  the  military  drone  in  the 
hive  would  be  over  three  billions  of 
dollars  yearly. 

"A  higher  standard  of  living,  general 
prosperity,  and  the  disappearance  of 
discontent  are  some  of  the  results  that 
Sir  Max  Waechter  is  assured  would 
follow  the  federation  of  Europe  on  the 
basis  he  suggests. 

Europe  Will  Lose  Her  Standing 

"In  the  next  thirty  years,  if  things 
go  on  as  they  are  going,  Europe  will 
have  spent  sixty  billions  of  dollars  in 
war  preparations,  and  at  the  end  will 
find  that  she  has  lost  her  position  in  the 
world  to  non-European  peoples  who 
refuse  thus  to  crush  themselves  beneath 
a  load  of  taxation  for  mihtary  purposes. 


"Here  in  Canada  the  military  drone 
is  not  yet  the  most  conspicuous  in  the 
hive.  Wasteful  methods  of  distribution, 
the  land  speculator,  the  ground  land- 
lord, and  the  holders  of  tariff  privileges 
are  the  drones  from  whom  we  have 
most  to  fear,  and  we  must  keep  on 
battling  against  them  if  the  cost  of 
living  is  not  to  rise  so  high  as  to  reduce 
the  existing  standard. 

"Lambton,  the  Hon.  W.  J.  Hanna 
tells  us,  produced  50,000  barrels  of 
apples  this  year,  of  which  15,000  barrels 
were  wasted  through  failure  to  put  the 
product  at  a  remunerative  price  within 
the  reach  of  the  consumer.  Lambton 
is  typical  of  all  the  other  counties  of 
Ontario.  Waste  and  low  prices  in  the 
country,  scarcity  and  high  prices  in  the 
towns.  Somewhere  in  the  organization 
of  Ontario's  industrial  affairs  the  drone 
in  the  hive  is  feasting  on  the  honey  made 
by  the  industrious.  It  is  the  business 
of  Mr.  Hanna  and  of  all  good  citizens 
to  discover  and  expel  him.  The  Board 
of  Trade  of  Toronto  does  well  to  discuss 
frankly  and  fully  the  causes  of  and  the 
remedy  for  the  high  cost  of  living." 


Elbert  Hubbard  Says 

SOCIETY  seeks  men  who  can  serve  it.  We  want  help,  the  help  of  the  strong, 
the  sensible,  and  the  unselfish.  The  age  is  crying  for  men — civiHzation  wants 
men  who  can  save  it  from  dissolution;  and  those  who  can  benefit  it  most  are 
those  who  are  freest  from  prejudice,  hate,  revenge,  whim,  and  fear. 

Two  thousand  years  ago  lived  One  who  saw  the  absurdity  of  a  man  loving 
only  his  friends.  He  saw  that  this  meant  friction  and  faction,  lines  of  social  cleavage 
with  ultimate  discord;  and  so  he  painted  the  truth  large,  and  declared  that  we  should 
love  our  enemies  and  do  good  to  those  who  might  despitefuUy  use  us.  He  was  one 
with  the  erring,  the  weak,  the  insane,  the  poor,  and  he  was  free  from  prejudice  and 
fear.  He  was  a  man  set  apart,  because  he  had  no  competition  in  matters  of  love. 
If  we  can  imitate  His  divine  patience  and  keep  thoughts  of  discord  out  of  our  lives 
we,  too,  can  work  such  wonders  that  men  will  indeed  truthfully  say  that  we  are  the 
sons  of  God. 

There  isn't  much  rivalry  here — be  patient,  generous,  kind,  even  to  fooKsh  folk 
and  absurd  people.  Do  not  extricate  yourself — ^be  one  with  all,  be  universal.  So 
little  competition  is  there  in  this  line  that  any  man,  in  any  walk  of  life,  who  puts 
jealousy,  hate,  and  fear  behind  him  can  make  himself  distinguished.  And  all  good 
things  shall  be  his — they  will  flow  to  him.  Power  gravitates  to  the  man  who  can 
use  it — and  love  is  the  highest  form  of  power  that  exists.  If  ever  a  man  shall  live 
who  has  infinite  power  he  will  be  found  to  be  one  who  has  infinite  love. 


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Agriculture 


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ONTARIO  FARMERS  WILL  SPECIALIZE 

The  future  of  agriculture  in  the  province,  as  seen  by  Professor  Zavitz. 

Some  counties  specially  suited  for  it  will  grow  seed  for  the,  whole 

province,  and  other  similar  lines  of  specialization  will  be  followed 

in  other  districts.     Farmers  are  seeing  what  can  be  done  by 

taking  ordinary  care  in  their  farming  operations. 


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THAT  agriculture  in  Ontario  will 
in  future  develop  along  the  lines 
of  specialization,  is  the  opinion  of 
Prof.  C.  A.  Zavitz,  of  the  Ontario  Agri- 
cultural College.  As  it  is  learned  from 
experience  and  tests  what  parts  of  the 
province  are  especially  adapted  to  the 
raising  of  certain  crops,  the  land  in  those 
sections  will  be  more  and  more  devoted 
to  those  particular  crops. 

For  instance,  Professor  Zavitz  says 
that  the  counties  of  Welland,  Lincoln 
and  Haldimand  are  particularly  well 
suited  for  the  growing  of  a  hardy  strain 
of  alfalfa,  and  that  these  counties  will 
eventually  supply  alfalfa  seed  for  the 
whole  of  Ontario.  This  alfalfa  is  much 
better  able  to  withstand  the  rigors  of  the 
Ontario  winters  than  the  tender  alfalfa 
that  is  now  being  brought  in  from  the 
Western  States  by  carloads. 

Farmers  in  Northern  Ontario,  accord- 
ing to  Professor  Zavitz,  will  specialize  in 
growing  seed  peas  for  the  rest  of  the 
province.  The  peas  grown  in  the  Tem- 
iskaming  District  have  been  of  an  ex- 
ceptionally high  quality,  and  have  been 
remarkably  free  from  the  pea  weevil, 
which  has  destroyed  so  many  pea  crops 
in  old  Ontario. 

Lines  of  Specialization 

In  many  industries,  of  course,  the 
lines  for  specialization  are  already  clearly 
marked,  as  is  illustrated  in  the  develop- 
ment of  fruit-growing  along  the  borders 
of  the  lakes.     Essex  and  Kent  already 


supply  all  of  the  seed  corn  for  the  rest 
of  the  province.  The  culture  of  beans 
as  a  field  crop  and  for  seed  purposes, 
Professor  Zavitz  expects,  will  be  under- 
taken still  more  extensively  in  the  years 
to  come,  and  will  spread  from  Kent  and 
Elgin  into  Middlesex  and  Lambton. 

The  interior  counties  of  the  Western 
Ontario  peninsula  will  continue  to  spec- 
ialize in  dairying  and  stock-raising  and 
the  growing  of  crops  for  feed,  in  each  of 
which  industries  there  is  plenty  of  room 
for  development.  As  regards  the  com- 
mon field  crops,  such  as  wheat,  oats  and 
barley,  they  will  not  be  confined  to  any 
particular  section,  but  in  the  growing  of 
seed  for  these  crops  the  specialization 
will  be  by  individual  men  rather  than  by 
sections.  Red  clover  will  be  grown — 
the  first  crop  for  hay  and  the  second 
crop  for  seed. 

Ontario  to  Grow  Her  Own  Seed 

Professor  Zavitz  expects  to  see  On- 
tario producing  the  seed  for  practically 
all  her  own  crops  in  the  near  future. 
Seed  for  the  root  crops  is  now  brought 
almost  entirely  from  England,  Germany 
and  France,  but  by  experimenting  at  the 
Agricultural  College,  they  have  been 
able  to  produce  a  seed  which  gives  good 
results,  and  a  certain  amount  of  this 
seed  may  soon  be  grown  in  southwestern 
Ontario. 

What  can  be  done  by  careful  farming 
in  the  way  of  growing  field  crops  was 
illustrated    by    Professor    Zavitz,    who 


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showed  your  correspondent  around  the 
experimental  plots  of  the  college.  On 
the  same  soil  and  under  exactly  the 
same  conditions  as  prevail  throughout 
South  WelUngton,  there  are  growing 
field  crops  of  all  kinds,  and,  with  no 
more  care  and  no  more  cultivation  than 
is  practicable  for  any  farmer  to  use,  they 
are  all  in  excellent  condition,  in  spite  of 
the  unfavorable  spring  and  the  recent 
spell  of  dry  weather. 

A  Trying  Season 

It  is  seasons  such  as  this  that  distin- 
guish the  good  farmer  from  the  slothful. 
Anyone  can  grow  crops  in  seasons  when 
rain  and  sunshine  alternate  just  at  the 
proper  intervals.  But  this  has  been,  to 
say  the  least,  a  trying  season,  and  the 
careless  farmer  has  had  the  worst  of  it 
in  Ontario.  The  experimental  plots  on 
the  Agricultural  College  farm  have  been 
a  standing  example  to  the  thousands  of 
Ontario  farmers  who  visited  Guelph  on 
the  excursions  during  last  June,  of  what 
they  can  do  with  their  own  farms  if  they 
will  use  only  ordinary  care  and  discrimi- 
nation. 

Here  there  are  plots  of  wheat,  oats 
and  barley  nearly  three  feet  high  and 
well  headed.  There  is  winter  rye  the 
height  of  an  average  man,  second  growth 
of  alfalfa  a  foot  high,  and  nearly  ready 
to  cut,  and  other  crops  which  are  seldom 
seen  in  better  condition,  and  on  the  as- 
surance of  Prof.  Zavitz  any  farmer  can 
grow  crops  just  as  good  if  he  will  take 
reasonable  care  and  use  discrimination 
in  securing  good  seed. 

Stock-raising  and  Dairying 

A  tendency  for  farmers  to  combine 
stock-raising  for  beef  with  dairying,  was 
remarked  on  by  Professor  G.  E.  Day, 
who  has  charge  of  the  Animal  Husbandry 
Department  at  the  Ontario  Agricultural 
College.  A  great  many  of  the  stock- 
raisers  of  the  province,  who  formerly 
bought  stockers  to  fatten.  Professor 
Day  said,  were  now  keeping  cows,  and 


are  breeding  their  own  stock  for  fatten- 
ing. They  use  the  milk  obtained  from 
the  cows,  and  so  combine  the  two  closely 
allied  industries.  There  has  been  also  a 
tendency  for  those  who  engaged  in 
dairying  to  the  exclusion  of  fattening 
stock,  to  keep  some  beef  cattle,  on  ac- 
count of  the  smaller  amount  of  labor 
involved.  Professor  Day  also  spoke  of 
the  greater  amount  of  attention  that  was 
being  shown  by  stock-raisers  to  breed 
their  cows  to  good  bulls,  by  which  they 
were  producing  a  higher  class  of  stock 
and  improving  their  market. 

Good  Money  in  "Baby  Beef" 

That  there  is  more  money  to  be  made 
by  the  stock-raiser  in  seUing  his  animals 
when  at  from  twelve  to  fifteen  months 
old  than  in  feeding  them  to  a  greater 
weight,  is  Professor  Day's  opinion.  The 
demand  from  the  public  for  this  so-called 
''baby  beef"  is  growing.  During  the 
first  year  of  the  animal's  life,  Professor 
Day  pointed  out,  is  the  cheapest  period 
for  fattening  beef.  An  animal  will  put 
on  more  weight  in  that  period  of  its  life 
at  a  smaller  outlay  than  it  will  later. 
The  younger  the  animal  is  the  cheaper  it 
can  be  fed. 

Good  Results  of  Seed  Fairs 

Although  Wellington  County  is  known 
chiefly  as  a  live  stock  county,  in  recent 
years  it  has  been  producing  a  very  high 
standard  of  grain.  This  is  attributed, 
in  a  large  measure,  to  the  seed  fairs 
which  have  been  held  in  Guelph  in  the 
spring  and  autumn.  Farmers  from  all 
parts  of  the  county  have  exhibited  seed 
of  various  kinds,  and  the  result  has  been, 
as  might  be  expected,  a  marked  improve- 
ment in  the  quality  of  the  grain  pro- 
duced. 

Crops  Will  be  Abundant 

The  grain  crops  throughout  South 
Wellington  and  Waterloo  were,  as  a  rule, 
late  going  in  the  ground,  owing  to  the 
unfavorable  spring,  but  since  then  the 
conditions  for  growth  have  been  good. 


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51 


This  section  has  not  suffered  so  much  as 
others  from  the  dry  weather.  And,  with 
the  recent  rains,  crops  will  be  more 
abundant  than  last  year,  even  if  no  more 
rain  falls  from  now  until  harvest.  The 
straw  will  not  be  so  heavy,  and  the 
acreage  is  not  so  extensive  as  last  year, 
but  the  prospect  on  the  whole  is  above 


the  average.  Corn,  potatoes,  and  roots 
are  about  equal  to  other  years  in  acreage 
and  will,  with  favorable  conditions,  be 
average  crops.  One  good  result  from 
the  dry  weather  is  that  it  has  given 
the  farmers  a  good  opportunity  to 
kill  the  weeds  on  their  farms. — Jafray 
Eaton. 


S2     £3 
ALBERTA'S  NEWEST  FARMING  DISTRICT 

The  country  along  the  Red  Deer  River,  north-east  of  Calgary,  offers 

splendid  opportunities  for  agriculturists.     The  railways  are  opening 

it  up,  and  this  year  good  crops  are  being  harvested. 


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ONE  of  the  newest  agricultural  dis- 
tricts in  Alberta  is  the  country 
lying  to  the  north-east  of  Calgary, 
along  both  sides  of  the  Red  Deer  River. 
This  country  was  practically  well  filled 
up  some  years  ago,  but  owing  to  the 
adverse  season  last  year  this  is  practi- 
cally the  first  crop  year  of  this  district. 
1912  will  also  be  remembered  as  the 
year  in  which  railway  facilities  were 
extended  into  the  country  north-east  of 
Calgary,  connecting  up  with  the  main 
lines  of  the  Grand  Trunk  and  Canadian 
Northern.  It  is  fully  expected  that  this 
fall  these  two  roads  will  reach  Calgary 
and  thus  open  a  market  for  an  immense 
new  territory.  Also,  much  of  this  dis- 
trict will  be  served  by  an  electric  rail- 
road which  is  now  under  construction 
from  Calgary  to  Carbon. 

Much  Land  Unbroken 

This  year  the  farmers  on  the  irriga- 
tion lands  have  apparently  not  been 
using  ditch  water  for  their  grain  crops. 
There  is  much  land  still  to  be  broken, 
and  all  of  a  very  high  quality.  North- 
east from  Acme  and  along  the  north  side 
of  the  irrigation  block,  settlement  is 
quite  thick,  and  many  good  crops  are 
standing,  but  there  is  also  evidence  of 
much  shiftless  farming. 


Within  the  space  of  a  mile  and  a  half 
300  acres  are  supposed  to  be  summer 
fallowed,  but  which  are  simply  a  rank 
growth  of  weeds.  This  land  is  held  at 
$25  an  acre.  Breaking  land  costs  $5  an 
acre,  yet  this  land  is  lying  idle.  Ap- 
parently it  has  been  proved  up  and  the 
owners  having  the  title  are  indifferent  as 
to  the  use  they  make  of  the  land.  Some 
excuse  is  offered  for  the  non-use  of  the 
land  on  the  ground  that  the  country  has 
been  visited  with  hail  the  past  three 
years.  It  is  through  this  district  that  the 
railway  is  penetrating.  Steel  is  being 
put  down  at  the  rate  of  two  miles  a  day. 

Good  Ranching  Country 

East  from  Acme  and  over  the  Carbon 
country  is  the  Knee  Hill  creek,  and  along 
this  creek  is  some  of  the  best  ranching 
land  in  the  West.  The  hills  are  too  steep 
for  cropping,  but  there  is  good  grass  and 
plenty  of  shelter.  Considerable  numbers 
of  horses  and  cattle  are  being  grazed  in 
the  district  and  the  town  of  Carbon  is  one 
of  the  few  remaining  cow  towns  of  the 
Canadian  West.  Even  here  the  sub- 
division artist  is  operating  his  'game. 
Lots  in  South  Carbon,  which  is  a  series 
of  hills  and  creek  bottom,  are  sold  on  the 
market,  and  are  meeting  with  a  good 
demand. 


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The  ranching  industry  as  a  general 
rule  is  deserving  of  the  protection  of 
governments  in  order  that  the  business 
of  stock-raising  will  not  be  unduly 
discouraged.  This  land  might  carry 
thousands  more  stock  than  is  at  present 
run  on  it,  or,  failing  its  use  for  stock,  it 
would  seem  only  reasonable  that  it 
should  be  at  least  partly  open  for  farming. 
All  over  the  country  practically  all  of  the 
free  land  has  been  taken  up  clear  through 
to  the  Saskatchewan  border  and  be- 
yond. 

Grain  Crop  Good 

This  year  there  are  good  crops  of  grain 
growing  in  every  direction  and  the  de- 
mand upon  the  transportation  facilities 
to  move  the  crop  will  be  considerable. 
The  service  will  be  given  by  the  C.N.R. 
from  the  Red  Deer  River,  via  Stettler, 
and  east  by  the  Goose  Lake  branch  to 
Saskatoon,  and  by  the  Grand  Trunk 
north  and  south  from  Calgary  to  the 
main  line  at  Toronto. 

To  the  north  of  the  Red  River  and 
east  along  the  north  bank  lies  one  of 
the  finest  agricultural  districts  in  the 
West.  The  soil  is  clay  or  gumbo, 
and  is,  for  the  most  part,  rolHng  prairie. 
It  is  practically  all  taken  up,  and  this 
year  is  its  first  crop  of  any  proportions. 

Speaking  generally  the  crops  all  along 
the  north  of  Red  Deer  are  good,  but 
it  seems  in  many  cases  that  the  land  has 
not  been  plowed  sufficiently  deep.  The 
custom  through  this  country  is  simply  to 
break,  disc  and  then  seed  the  following 
spring  without  any  further  plowing. 
This  gives  a  seed  bed  of  some  three  inches 
deep,  which  under  the  best  weather 
conditions,  is  rather  too  shallow  for  field 
crops.  Of  course,  homesteaders  are  limit- 
ed as  to  means  and  equipment,  and  it 
would  seem  that  this  is  a  further  instance 
of  the  homesteader  extending  the  odds 
against  him. 

Hail  is  one  of  the  terrors  of  the  district, 
and  is  one  of  the  agencies  which  will  be 
most  effective  in  forcing  a  more  diversified 


system  of  farming.  Already  some  good 
stock  growers  have  settled  around  the 
Munson  country,  one  of  whom  keeps 
Shorthorn  cattle  and  Berkshire  hogs. 
Another  is  going  in  extensively  for  Clydes- 
dales and  Yorkshires,  and  owing  to  the 
activities  of  an  energetic  agricultural  so- 
ciety, it  is  expected  that  a  considerable 
number  of  pure-bred  hogs  and  cattle 
will  be  introduced  in  the  district. 

As  one  goes  farther  north  from  Red 
Deer  River  towards  Stettler  the  country 
becomes  more  rolling  and  bluffy,  but 
the  crops  apparently  yield  well.  Around 
Stettler  vegetation  is  rank.  It  would 
seem  that  any  kind  of  product  will  thrive 
in  such  hospitable  soil.  Clover  is  grown 
in  every  direction,  and  in  gardens  were 
corn,  beans,  tomatoes  and  flowers  in 
abundance. 

Too  Many  Grain  Grades 

FJR.  R.  MAGILL,  chairman  of  the 
Canada  Grain  Commission,  at  Winni- 
peg recently  laid  before  a  meeting  of 
terminal  elevator  owners,  exporters  and 
representatives  of  the  railways  the  fact 
that  there  were  just  about  500  grades,  or 
rather  variations  of  grades,  of  wheat  at 
present  recognized  by  the  inspection 
department,  and  that  nearly  all  of  them 
were  represented  in  the  2,500,000  bush- 
els now  in  store  at  the  head  of  the  lakes. 
This  multiplicity  of  grades  was  tying  up 
storage  to  an  extreme  extent  and  he 
requested  that  some  means  be  devised  of 
combining  some  of  the  variations  of 
grade  now  in  store  and  also  of  reducing 
the  number  to  be  permitted  in  the  grading 
of  the  crop  just  coming  on  the  market. 

What  a  man  does  thai  he  has.  What 
has  he  to  do  with  hope  or  fear?  In  him- 
self is  his  might.  Let  him  regard  no  good 
as  solid  but  that  which  is  in  his  nature 
and  which  must  grow  out  of  him  as  long 
as  he  exists. — Emerson. 


Finance  and  Commerce 

THE  VIEWS  OF  A  GREAT  FINANCIER 

Sir  Edmund  Walker,  one  of  the  leading  banking  authorities  of  the 
continent,  talks  of  agricultural  credit.     He  is  in  favor  of  giving  the 
farmer  all  the  financial  assistance  that  is  necessary  for  him  to  have. 
No  new  settlement  was  ever  made  in  a  new  country,  he 
says,  by  such  banking  conditions  as  we  have  in  Can- 
ada.    An  important  interview. 


^ 


OUTSIDE  the  arena  of  active  poli- 
tics there  is  probably  no  one 
whose  name  is  better  known 
throughout  the  length  and  breadth  of 
Canada  than  Sir  Edmund  Walker, 
C.V.O.,  LL.D.,  D.C.L.,  president  of  the 
Canadian  Bank  of  Commerce. 

Sir  Edmund  for  a  score  of  years 
has  been  a  prominent  and  powerful 
figure  in  the  financial  world  of  Canada 
and  he  is  regarded,  and  justly  so,  as  a 
worthy  representative  of  the  compara- 
tively small  group  of  men  who  by  rea- 
son of  their  high  abilities  and  their 
control  of  large  financial  interests  have 
more  influence  than  most  people  in 
shaping  the  course  of  our  national  and 
commercial  progress.  He  is  in  fact  one 
of  those  who  have  "made  Canada  what 
it  is." 

Besides  being  president  of  the  Can- 
adian Bank  of  Commerce,  an  institution 
with  assets  amounting  to  over  $240,000,- 
000,  Sir  Edmund  Walker  is  a  director 
of  the  Massey-Harris  Company,  Can- 
adian Collieries  (Dunsmuir)  Limited, 
Mond  Nickel  Company  Limited,  Mon- 
terey Railway,  Light  and  Power  Com- 
pany, and  of  the  Toronto  General  Trusts 
Corporation. 

Sir  Edmund's  Career 

Sir  Edmund  was  bom  in  the  County 
of  Haldimand,  Ontario,  October  14, 
1848,  so  that  he  is  now  sixty-four  years 
of  age.  He  was  educated  at  the 
public  schools  and  entered  the  service 


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of  the  Bank  of  Commerce  as  a  discount 
clerk  when  a  young  man  of  twenty. 
From  that  position  he  rose  by  virtue 
of  his  own  ability  to  be  president  of  the 
bank.  He  became  general  manager  in 
1886,  a  director  in  1906,  and  has  been 
president  since  1907. 

Sir  Edmund  has  long  been  recognized 
as  one  of  the  leading  banking  authorities 
on  the  continent,  and  is  the  author  of  a 
number  of  standard  works  on  the  Can- 
adian and  United  States-banking  systems. 
He  was  created  a  C.V.O.  in  1908,  and 
was  knighted  by  King  George  in  1910. 
He  is  a  well-known  art  connoisseur, 
chairman  of  the  Board  of  Governors  of 
Toronto  University  and  a  member  of 
many  other  important  bodies.  He  is 
also  one  of  the  eighteen  Toronto  Liberals 
who  signed  the  famous  manifesto  against 
Reciprocity. 

Sir  Edmund  visited  Winnipeg  recent- 
ly on  the  occasion  of  the  opening  of  the 
new  premises  of  the  Bank  of  Commerce 
in  that  city,  and  while  there  granted  an 
interview  to  a  representative  of  The  Grain 
Growers'  Guide,  who  had  expressed  a 
desire  to  learn  his  views  on  some  of  the 
problems  which  are  occupying  the  minds 
of  the  farmers  of  the  West  at  the  present 

time. 

Loans  to  Farmers 

The  first  question  Sir  Edmund  was 
asked  to  discuss  was  that  of  agricul- 
tural credit.  It  was  suggested  that  the 
present  banking  system  was  not  ade- 
quate to  meet  the  needs  of  the  agri- 


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cultural  industry,  and  that  some  provi- 
sion ought  to  be  made  whereby  farmers 
who  were  unable  to  market  their  grain 
in  the  fall  would  be  able  to  raise  money 
on  the  security  of  grain  stored  on  the 
farm,  and  further  that  there  was  need 
of  credit  being  extended  to  farmers  to 
enable  them  to  keep  stock  and  practise 
mixed  farming. 

"Without  admitting  that  our  bank- 
ing system  is  inadequate,"  Sir  Ed- 
mund rephed,  "let  me  say  at  once,  that 
I  have  the  greatest  sympathy  with  any 


Great  Britain,  commercial  banking  and 
land  banking  are  absolutely  separate. 
A  commercial  bank  in  Canada  is  not 
allowed  to  lend  money  on  the  security 
of  land,  and  for  many  good  reasons 
that  it  is  not  necessary  to  go  into  now. 
"Let  us  take  the  land  side  of  it  first,  a 
matter  that  I  personally  am  not  con- 
nected with.  The  man  who  has  secured 
the  patent  for  his  homestead  in  Sas- 
katchewan or  Alberta  and  gets  his  first 
small  loan  from  a  mortgage  company 
at  8  per  cent,  may  think  that  rate  high 


"We  have  no  business  to  make  our  money  or  prosperity  at  the  expense 
of  Canada  as  a  nation." 

"Generally  speaking,  I  think  the  revision  of  the  tariff  should  be 
downward." 

"The  farmers  are  paying  a  very  small  portion  of  the  cost  of  govern- 
ment in  this  country." — Sir  Edmund  Walker. 


effort  to  give  the  farmer  all  the  finan- 
cial assistance  which  it  is  necessary  for 
him  to  have.  We  have  always  made  a 
great  point  in  the  Bank  of  Commerce 
of  loaning  money  to  farmers.  Indeed, 
I  have  often  quoted  to  our  managers 
the  fact  that  the  Bank  of  France  loans 
to  the  French  farmers  as  little  as  50 
francs,  that  is  $10.  Such  small  loans 
are  probably  not  necessary  in  Canada, 
but  our  idea  regarding  the  farmers' 
loans  is  that  the  size  of  the  loan  has 
nothing  to  do  with  it  if  the  conditions 
are  correct.  There  is  no  reason  why 
a  loan  to  a  farmer  of  $100  should  not 
have  the  same  consideration  as  a  loan 
to  a  manufacturer  of  $100,000,  if  the 
conditions  are  right.  Now,  let  us  get 
at  the  conditions.  No  new  settlement 
was  ever  made  in  a  new  country  accom- 
panied by  such  banking  conditions  as 
we  have  here.  No  one  else  ever  got 
money  so  readily  or  at  so  low  a  rate 
of  interest. 

The  Farm  Mortgage 
"Let  me  point  out  that  in  this  coun- 
try, unlike  Australia,  New  Zealand  and 


because  someone  may  be  borrowing 
money  elsewhere  at  5  or  6  per  cent. 
As  a  matter  of  fact  the  farmer  similarly 
situated  anywhere  else  in  North  Amer- 
ica never  got  his  money  at  anything 
like  that  rate.  Very  much  higher  rates 
were  paid  in  the  Western  States  when 
they  were  in  the  same  stage  of  develop- 
ment. As  conditions  become  more 
settled  rates  will  go  down,  as  they  have 
done  in  Manitoba,  where,  I  believe,  6  to 
7  per  cent,  is  the  rule. 

"  If  any  plan  can  be  devised  that  would 
provide  that  money  more  cheaply,  one 
would  like  to  see  it  accomplished,  but 
personally  I  do  not  think  it  can  be  done 
unless  you  are  to  suppose  that  the  state 
is  to  use  the  credit  for  that  purpose 
which  might  otherwise  be  necessary 
for  public  works.  If  the  Provincial  or 
Federal  Governments  were  to  pledge 
their  credit  for  the  purpose  of  obtain- 
ing any  large  sum  of  money  to  loan  to 
the  farmers  at  low  rates  of  interest, 
the  inevitable  result  would  be  that  the 
rate  of  interest  would  go  up  and  all  the 
money  they  acquired  not  only  for  this 


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purpose  but  also  for  the  public  works 
which  are  necessary  in  this  growing 
country,  would  cost  them  more.  There 
are  only  a  certain  number  of  people 
who  are  seeking  investment  securities 
such  as  those  of  tlie  Canadian  Govern- 
ments, and  the  moment  you  ask  for 
more  money  than  is  readily  forthcoming 
your  interest  rate  goes  up." 

The  experience  of  New  Zealand  and 
Australia  where  the  governments  have 
for  more  than  20  years  borrowed  money 
in  England  at  4  per  cent,  and  loaned  it 
to  farmers  at  5  per  cent,  was  quoted  to 
Sir  Edmund,  but  he  was  not  prepared 
to  admit  that  Canada  could  safely  fol- 
low the  example  of  those  countries. 
Distrusts  Australian   Experience 

"New  Zealand,"  he  said,  "is  almost 
a  perfect  country.  Nature  has  done 
everything  possible  for  those  small 
islands,  and  it  seems  possible  to  make 
a  success  of  experiments  there  that 
would  bring  disaster  anywhere  else  in 
the  world." 

As  to  Australia,  he  dismissed  the  ex- 
perience there  by  saying  that  London  was 
complaining  that  Australia  was  contin- 
ually coming  for  money  and  more  money, 
and  even  if  their  accounts  did  purport 
to  show  that  their  system  of  govern- 
ment banks  and  loans  to  farmers  had 
been  a  success,  he  would  distrust  the 
final  outcome. 

The  proposal  of  those  who  advocate 
government  loans  to  farmers,  it  was 
pointed  out  to  Sir  Edmund,  was  prac- 
tically that  the  government  should  do 
the  work  that  the  trust  and  loan  com- 
panies are  doing  in  bringing  money 
from  Great  Britain  for  investment  in 
farm  mortgages.  Asked  as  to  the 
methods  of  these  companies,  Sir  Ed- 
mund said: 

"I  am  not  interested  in  any  company 
that  lends  money  on  farm  mortgages, 
but  I  understand  that  they  pay  the 
English  investor  4}^  per  cent,  when  they 
guarantee  the  investment,  and  5  to  53^ 
per  cent,  when  they  do  not.    They  loan 


the  money  to  the  farmer  at  7  and  8 
per  cent.,  and  to  the  farmer  that  may 
seem  rather  a  large  margin.  But  you 
must  remember  that  every  operation 
connected  with  such  a  transaction  costs 
money. 

"When  we  in  the  bank  borrow  money 
from  our  depositors  at  3  per  cent,  and 
lend  it  at  6  per  cent,  people  seem  to  think 
we  are  making  a  lot  of  profit.  They 
have  no  idea  what  it  costs  us  to  carry  on 
business — in  salaries,  buildings  or  rent, 
stationery  and  so  forth.  Of  course, 
with  a  mortgage  where  the  interest  is 
only  collected  yearly  or  half  yearly, 
and  the  loan  runs  for  five  years  the  ex- 
pense is  not  so  great  as  where  the  money 
is  continually  coming  in  and  going  out 
again,  as  it  is  in  a  commercial  bank, 
and  mortgage  loans  might  perhaps  be 
handled  on  a  margin  of  l3^  or  2  per  cent. 
Still  you  must  remember  that  they,  just 
like  the  farmers,  are  trying  to  make  as 
much  money  as  they  can.  Neverthe- 
less, I  do  not  believe  that  the  advantage 
which  would  inure  to  the  individual 
farmer  in  getting  his  loan  at  1  or  2  per 
cent,  or  even  3  per  cent,  less  than  he  is 
now  paying,  would  compensate  the  coun- 
try for  the  loss  that  would  result  from 
the  depreciation  of  the  public  credit  that 
would  be  sure  to  follow.  "No,"  he  said, 
"I  do  not  believe  in  government  inter- 
ference in  matters  of  this  kind.  Gov- 
ernments in  Canada  at  all  events  are 
never  as  efficient  or  as  economical  in 
their  operation  as  private  enterprises." 
Would  Lend  Money  on  Grain 

Coming  to  that  part  of  the  question 
of  agricultural  credit  that  banks  are 
directly  interested  in.  Sir  Edmund  was 
asked  how  he  regarded  the  proposal 
which  has  been  much  discussed  of  late, 
that  banks  should  be  given  authority 
to  lend  money  to  farmers  on  the  se- 
curity of  grain  stored  in  their  own 
granaries,  when  the  lack  of  transporta- 
tion facilities  or  the  condition  of  the 
market  make  it  impossible  or  undesir- 
able to  market  it  immediately.    To  this 


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proposal    Sir    Edmund    was    decidedly 
sympathetic. 

''It  is  desirable  for  many  reasons," 
he  said,  "that  all  the  grain  crop  of  the 
country  should  not  be  rushed  on  the 
market  at  one  time.  In  the  first  place, 
it  is  not  reasonable  to  expect  the  rail- 
ways to  have  facilities  to  handle  the 
whole  crop  within  a  period  of  ten  or 
twelve  weeks.  It  would  not  be  economi- 
cal on  their  part  to  do  so,  because  it 
would  mean  keeping  a  lot  of  rolling 
stock  and  motive  power  that  would  be 
idle  a  great  part  of  the  year,  and  if 
they  were  forced  to  do  this,  freight 
rates  would  remain  higher  than  is  neces- 
sary, because  of  the  loss  of  interest  on 
the  cost  of  such  idle  rolling  stock.  Then 
to  rush  all  the  grain  on  to  the  market 
at  one  time  would  inevitably  be  to  de- 
press the  price  when  the  farmer  was 
selling,  and  to  raise  it  when  he  had  none 
to  dispose  of.  The  farmer,  however, 
must  have  money  in  the  fall  to  meet 
his  liabilities.  The  machine  agent,  the 
storekeeper  and  the  thresherman  all 
want  their  money  at  that  time,  and 
it  is  desirable  that  he  should  be  able 
to  pay  them.  Consequently,  if  the 
farmers  ask  for  the  privilege  of  having 
the  right  under  the  Bank  Act  to  put  their 
grain  in  some  safe  storage  and  pledge 
it  to  the  bank,  I  should  hope  the  Gov- 
ernment would  grant  it  and  that  the 
banks  would  do  their  best  to  provide 
the  accommodation  required.  I  can  see 
no  reason  why  such  a  plan  should  not 
prove  practicable.  I  have  always  urged 
that  every  bank  should  extend  credit 
to  the  farmers  whenever  it  is  justified, 
and  such  a  provision  would  undoubtedly 
enable  a  great  deal  of  credit  to  be  ex- 
tended that  cannot  be  extended  now, 
because  the  bank  has  no  way  of  taking 
security  on  the  farmers'  assets." 

Loans  on  Cattle 

"Would  you  also  be  in  favor  of  the 
banks  having  power  to  loan  money  to 
farmers    for    the   purpose    of    enabling 


them  to  purchase  cattle  and  go  into 
mixed  farming,  the  cattle  themselves 
being  given  as  security?"  Sir  Edmund 
was  asked. 

"Yes,  I  would  be  in  favor  of  that 
also,"  Sir  Edmund  replied.  "It  is  very 
desirable  that  the  farmers  of  the  West 
should  be  induced  to  go  into  mixed 
farming  and  anything  that  will  help 
to  bring  this  about  is  deserving  of  fav- 
orable consideration.  The  chief  objec- 
tion to  it  would  be  that  if  other  credit- 
ors, such  as  the  storekeeper  and  the  im- 
plement man,  did  not  know  that  a  man's 
cattle  were  pledged  to  the  bank  they 
might  say  that  they  extended  credit 
to  the  farmer,  believing  that  they  had 
the  cattle  to  fall  back  upon.  However, 
these  creditors  would  have  to  take 
trouble  to  inform  themselves  as  to  the 
man's  position,  and  govern  themselves 
accordingly.  If  it  is  considered  desir- 
able for  the  benefit  of  the  country  gen- 
erally that  farmers  should  have  loans 
on  the  security  of  their  cattle  I  see 
no  reason  why  Parliament  should  not 
legislate  accordingly." 

Real  Estate  Speculation 

In  his  last  annual  address  to  the 
shareholders  of  the  Bank  of  Commerce 
Sir  Edmund  Walker  referred  to  the 
danger  which  threatened  Western  Can- 
ada from  over-speculation  in  real  es- 
tate. This  was  recalled  to  Sir  Edmund, 
and  he  was  asked  if  in  addition  he  did 
not  consider  that  the  holding  out  of  use 
01  large  areas  of  land  near  the  railways, 
and  the  cultivation  of  land  which  is 
more  remote,  entailed  a  serious  economic 
loss. 

"Yes,"  Sir  Edmund  replied,  "I  have 
often  said  so,  and  have  been  talking 
about  that  very  thing  within  the  past 
twenty-four  hours.  But  that  is  caused 
by  the  homesteader.  He  must  have 
free  land,  or  cheap  land,  and  so  he 
goes  back  from  the  railway  where  he 
can  get  it.  The  land  closer  in  is  held 
by  speculators,  and  he  cannot  get  it. 


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You  cannot  help  that  now,  it  is  too  late,  some  system  devised  which  would  com- 

The    Government    in    the    first    place  pel  him  to  pay  something." 

should  never  have  given  away  the  land  Sir    Edmund's    statement    that    the 

as  they  did  to  the  railways  years  ago  farmers  are  bearing  a  very  small  portion 

without  making  some  conditions.    They  of  the  cost  of  government,  nearly  took 

should  have  fixed  the  price  at  which  the  interviewer's  breath  away,  but  he 

the  lands  were  to  be  sold,   and  have  managed  to  feebly  expostulate, 

handed  the  money  over  to  the  railway  "Well,"  Sir  Edmund,   "all  he  pays 

as  the  lands  were  taken  up.  is  the  duty  on  the  goods  which  he  uses 

"But  if  you  recognize  the  evil,  would  which  are  manufactured  abroad — that 

you  not  do  something  even  now  to  make  is  all  he  pays  to  the  federal  treasury,  is 

the   speculators   give   up    the   land    to  it  not?" 

someone  who  will  use  it?"  The  interviewer  admitted  that  it  was 

"But  how?"  asked  Sir  Edmund.  indeed  ALL.     At  this  point  Sir  Edmund 

"Well,  some  of  us,"  said  the  inter-  was  called  away,  and  the  subject  could 
viewer,  "  advocate  the  Taxation  of  Land  not  be  pursued  further,  but  before  go- 
Values.  We  believe  that  if  all  revenues,  ing  he  was  asked  if  he  did  not  think 
municipal,  provincial  and  federal,  were  that  some  Canadian  industries  had 
raised  by  a  tax  on  the  unimproved  value  reached  a  stage  of  development  where 
of  land,  it  would  make  the  tax  on  vacant  they  could  stand  a  reduction  in  the  tariff, 
land  so  heavy  that  no  one  would  want  "Generally  speaking,  I  think  the  re- 
to  hold  it."  vision   of   the   tariff   should   be   down- 

"AU  revenues?"  asked  Sir  Edmund,  ward,"  he  said.     "But  I  would  put  15 

"You    are    talking    Free    Trade    now.  per  cent,  as  the  absolute  bottom,  and 

That  will  never  do.     But  I  will  say  this:  there  are  two  industries  that  I  would 

The  farmers  are    bearing  a  very  small  immediately   put   back   to   that   basis, 

portion  of  the  cost  of  government  in  binder  twine  and  steel  wire.    Those  are 

this  country,  and  the  speculator  is  paying  industries  which  will  never  be  established 

nothing,  so  that  I  should  be  glad  to  see  in  Canada  without  some  protection." 

Bank  Clearings  Make  New  High  Record 

THE  Dominion  of  Canada,  in  October,  made  a  new  high  record  in  point  of 
bank  clearings,  the  grand  total  for  seventeen  cities  being  $866,191,742,  a  gain 
of  17  per  cent,  over  September,  and  of  8.2  per  cent,  over  the  best  previous  total, 
that  of  May  last.     The  gain  over  October,  1911,  is  27.3  per  cent.     Every  other 

city  except  Ottawa  presents  increases.  This  table  gives  the  Canadian  figures 

month  by  month  (three  figures  omitted) :  ^^.^                    ign                    1910 

January $670,204             $529,526             $488,229 

February                                       ...  602,467               468,084               407,858 

March                                          ...  642,429               522,477               474..210 

April  702,155               546,623               489,897 

May  800,732               631,974               479,843 

June  751,398               594,200               499,153 

July                                        791,005              615,922              534,365 

August                                     732,754               583,248               484,564 

September                                     ...  697,982               551,056               505,363 

October  866,191              669,822              560,339 

November 771,772  612,190 

December 698,655  574,770 


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Canada's  clearings  for  ten  months  aggregate  $7,295,275,855,  an  increase  of 
26.6  per  cent,  over  the  same  period  of  last  year. 

The  clearings  show  a  28  per  cent,  increase.  The  actual  gain  is  $195,493,000. 
Montreal  increased  almost  30  per  cent.,  with  Toronto  a  fraction  behind  that  mark. 
Montreal's  clearings  for  the  month  reached  a  new  high  level. 

With  the  exception  of  Ottawa,  where  a  decrease  is  shown,  every  city  in  Canada 
made  a  gain  over  12  per  cent.,  the  majority  being  abo\e  20  per  cent. 

The  figures  follow  (OOO's  omitted) : 
Sept.,  1912 

Montreal $234,735 

Toronto.. 158,122 

Winnipeg 106,388 

Vancouver 53,896 

Ottawa 15,157 

Calgary 24,137 

Quebec 13,248 

Victoria 15,266 

Hamilton 12,899 

Halifax 7,754 

St.  John 7,303 

Edmonton 17,702 

London 6,579 

Regina 9,7.32 

Brandon 2,204 

Lethbridge 2,652 

Saskatoon 9,643 

Brantford 2,287 

Moose  Jaw 5,413 

Fort  William 2,972 

Total $705,126 

*Decrease. 


Oct..  1912 

Oct.,  1912 

Inc. 

% 

$282,733 

$217,715 

$65,017 

29.8 

200,779 

155,221 

45,557 

29.3 

152,652 

125,994 

26,657 

21.1 

59,492 

49,210 

10,281 

20.8 

18,841 

19,199 

*358 

1.8 

25,744 

20,874 

4,870 

23.3 

15,333 

11,844 

3,488 

29.4 

17,772 

11,527 

6,244 

54.1 

16,282 

11,924 

4,358 

36.5 

9,949 

7,801 

2,148 

27.5 

8,022 

6,493 

1,528 

23.3 

21,310 

12,583 

8,727 

69.0 

7,566 

5,899 

1,656 

28.0 

12,049 

6,565 

5.483 

83.5 

3,042 

2,702 

339 

12.5 

3,200 

2,737 

463 

16.9 

11,430 

6,561 

4,869 

74.2 

2,991 

2,210 

780 

35.3 

6,241 

3,968 

2,272 

57.2 

3,491 

2,387 

1,103 

46.2 

$878,918       $683,425       $195,493    28.6 


Rejection  of  Reciprocity 
Justified 

'T'HE  result  of  the  elections  in  the 
United  States  is  another  justifica- 
tion of  the  rejection  of  reciprocity  by 
'Canada  last  year.  The  probability  is 
now  that  the  Democratic  party  soon  to 
be  in  power  will  proceed  carefully  with 
a  revision  of  the  tariff,  which  will,  of 
•  course,  act  to  Canada's  benefit,  with 
respect  to  her  export  trade  at  any  rate. 
Canada  might  be  disadvantaged,  if  the 
new  political  powers  of  the  United 
States  went  at  tariff  readjustment  in  a 
manner   which   would   retard   business 


seriously  in  the  United  States.  This,  of 
course,  would  have  a  reflex  influence  in 
Canada,  but  to  judge  from  the  statement 
of  the  President-elect,  nothing  radical  is 
in  contemplation. — Financial  Post. 


Foolish  Taxation 

Charlottetown  is  repeating  or  paral- 
leling Toronto's  blunder  by  charging 
market  fees  that  keep  the  farmers  from 
the  market.  Such  fees  are  among  the 
most  wasteful  and  foolish  indirect  taxa- 
tions a  city  can  levy  on  itself. — ^Toronto 
Globe. 


^iKjKjK)KjK?>)KiKinijKiKirCiK 

transportation 


LAYING  STEEL  IN  THE  ROCKIES 

The  transcontinental  engineers  of  the  C.N.R.  and  G.T.P.  are  now 

engaged  on  the  last  and  most  difficult  portion  of  the  icork.     Four 

thousand  laborers  are  at  work  preparing  for  rails  on  the  Grand  Trunk 

Pacific.     Some  of  the  difficulties  of  the  task  are  here 

described. 


^ 


IN  the  Rocky  Mountains  country,  to 
the  west  of  Edmonton,  Alberta,  on 
the  Grand  Trunk    Pacific  and  the 
Canadian  Northern  transcontinental  sys- 
tems, engineers  are  rushing  grades  and 
laying  steel  to  the  Pacific  Coast. 

Four  thousand  laborers  are  at  work, 
timbering,  tunnelling,  grading  and  pre- 
paring for  rails  on  the  first  named  line. 
In  addition,  40  steam  shovels,  two  river 
boats,  hundreds  of  horses,  dump-carts, 
scrapers,  cranes,  tracklaying  machines 
and  all  sorts  of  tackle  are  employed  on 
the  last  leg  of  the  ocean-to-ocean  road. 
Engineers  are  confident  that  the  golden 
spike  will  be  driven  about  twelve  months 
hence,  midway  between  Edmonton  and 
the  coast,  but  the  contractors  who  have 
charge  of  the  actual  work  say  the  job 
cannot  be  completed  earlier  than  the  fall 
of  1914,  and  possibly  not  before  the  mid- 
dle of  1915. 

The  Final  Stretch 

Graders  are  now  entering  the  most 
difficult  part  of  the  task,  the  final  stretch 
of  210  miles,  all  of  which  is  along  steep 
side  hills,  composed  of  slippery  mida 
clay.  The  engineers  who  planned  the 
route  through  the  Yellowhead  Pass, 
which  makes  other  transcontinental 
grades  appear  as  if  they  were  blunders, 
are  now  running  a  constituent  that  de- 
fies practically  every  law  known  to  rail- 
road science,  and  will  keep  the  shovels 
busy  for  two  years  after  all  the  steel  is 
laid. 

The  nature  of  the  ground  between  the 


rail  head  and  Fort  George  presents 
numerous  problems  in  engineering.  The 
mica  clay  slides  easily;  in  fact,  in  scores 
of  instances  it  has  been  necessary  to  dig 
out  the  same  places  two  or  three  times. 
With  a  mountain  of  this  jelly-like  mix- 
ture, needing  only  a  light  rainfall  to  start 
it  shifting,  the  Grand  Trunk  Pacific  has 
a  problem  in  railroading  not  encountered 
elsewhere  in  the  Western  country.  Be- 
tween Pocahontas  and  Tete  Jaune 
Cache  the  mountains  rise  to  heights  of 
from  6,000  to  10,000  feet.  The  highest 
peak  is  Mount  Robson,  13,700  feet  from 
base  to  apex. 

The  Busiest  Place 

Mile  53,  five  miles  below  Tete  Jaune, 
is  the  busiest  place  on  the  line.  Two 
steamers,  the  Constructor  and  the  Con- 
veyer, were  built  last  spring  to  transport 
supplies  down  the  swift-running  Fraser 
River.  The  boats  are  of  the  stern-pad- 
dle type,  150  feet  in  length,  with  24-foot 
beam,  driven  by  150  horse-power  en- 
gines. The  boats  are  of  green  spruce 
timber,  sawed  on  the  spot,  and,  consid- 
ering the  material,  they  are  remarkably 
good  craft.  However,  on  account  of 
drawing  too  much  water,  the  boats  can 
only  be  used  when  the  stream  is  at  its 
highest  point.  So  far  only  half  of  the 
supplies  have  been  forwarded,  and  as 
the  season  is  nearing  its  close,  there  will 
be  delays. 

Five  steam  shovels  and  several  hun- 
dred cars  of  equipment  and  material  are 
piled  up  at  the  head  of  steel,  and  there 


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is  much  other  apparatus  coming  up  every 
day,  that  one  wonders  how  the  con- 
tractors can  send  even  a  fraction  of  it 
down  the  Fraser  River  before  navigation 
closes.  The  hghter  supplies  will  go 
down  in  the  scows,  which  are  built  at 
the  head  of  steel  and  abandoned  before 
conveying  the  cargo  to  the  canyon,  100 
miles  below  Stuthard.  Four  experi- 
enced men  with  20-foot  sweeps  at  bow 
and  stern  are  necessary  to  navigate  one 
of  these  scows. 

Loading  a  steam  shovel  and  trans- 
porting it  down  the  swift  river  is  a  job 
that  would  give  even  a  seasoned  sailor 
some  uneasiness.  The  shovel  is  run 
over  a  temporary  track  to  an  open  scow, 
40  feet  in  length  and  20  feet  in  width, 
lowered  into  the  bottom  and  lashed  to 
the  nose  of  the  conveyer.  When  the 
craft  swings  into  the  current  and  heads 


down  stream,  the  workmen  hold  their 
breath  and  the  owners  begin  to  figure 
the  probable  loss  taken  down  that  way 
— ^just  turned  loose  and  allowed  to  drift, 
so  far  without  mishap. 

Deserted  Buildings 

At  intervals  along  the  route  between 
Edmonton  and  the  head  of  the  steel  are 
vacant  storehouses  and  other  buildings 
of  log  walls  and  tent  roofs,  which  were 
once  occupied  by  builders  and  grading 
gangs,  broken  shovels,  remains  of  worn- 
out  machinery,  discarded  clothing  and 
footwear  and  heaps  of  tin  cans  are  rust- 
ing and  decaying  in  the  varied  changes 
of  climate,  and  here  and  there  a  lettered 
stone  tells  that  the  work  of  railroad  con- 
struction, which  draws  its  materials 
from  the  whole  civihzed  world,  must  also 
take  its  toll  of  human  life. 


CANADIAN  RAILROAD  DEVELOPMENT 

Some  of  the  big  things  under  way  or  on  the  way  in  various  parts  of 
the  Dominion  are  here  summarized. 


^ 


THE  engineers  of  the  Canadian 
Pacific  Railway  are  working  on 
plans  for  the  double-tracking  of 
the  line  from  Saskatoon  to  Sutherland. 

The  Grand  Trunk  Railway  have  de- 
cided to  make  Hamilton,  Ont.,  an  im- 
portant terminal  point  and  are  at  pres- 
ent making  extensive  improvements  to 
their  Stuart  Street  yard.  They  will 
probably  raise  all  the  tracks. 

The  floating  dry  dock  at  present  under 
construction  by  the  Grand  Trunk  Pa- 
cific Railway  at  Prince  Rupert  is  to  be 
a  pontoon  structure  with  a  capacity  of 
20,000  tons.  It  will  be  640  feet  in 
length,  and  will  cost  approximately, 
$2,000,000. 

The  first  of  the  two  central  cantilever 
spans  of  the  second  track  of  the  C.P.R. 


bridge  being  constructed  across  the  St. 
Lawrence  at  Lachine,  has  been  moved 
into  position.  The  spans  are  400  feet 
long,  and  in  the  centre  40  feet  high. 
The  work  was  done  by  the  Dominion 
Bridge  Company,  the  contractors,  under 
the  direction  of  Mr.  C.  H.  Duggan  and 
Mr.  F.  Shearwood,  and  was  witnessed 
by  a  large  number  of  experts.  The 
preparations  occupied  two  weeks. 

The  Grand  Trunk  Pacific  Railway  is 
reported  to  have  completed  the  surveys 
for  a  route  between  Regina  and  Leth- 
bridge,  and  it  is  probable  that  the  con- 
struction work  will  be  started  as  soon  as 
the  wea  her  permits  in  the  spring.  The 
Grand  Trunk  has  engineers  now  mak- 
ing preliminary  surveys  in  the  moun- 
tains for  a  direct  line  from  Lethbridge 


TRANSPORTATION 


61 


to  Vancouver,  to  be  run  between  the 
main  line  of  the  Canadian  Pacific  and 
the  International  Boundary. 

Instead  of  building  a  central  section 
of  eleven  storeys  to  cost  about  $800,000, 
the  Canadian  Pacific  Railway  will  ex- 
tend part  of  its  new  Hotel  Vancouver 
structure  up  some  sixteen  storeys.  This 
is  said  to  be  permissible  so  long  as  the 
base  area  of  the  portion  raised  above 
the  ten-storey  limit  is  not  more  than  one- 
third  of  the  base  area  of  the  whole 
edifice.  The  cost  of  the  central  section, 
to  be  made  sixteen  storeys  high,  will 
run  to  about  $1,200,000  instead  of 
$800,000. 

The  Edmonton,  Dunvegan  &  British 
Columbia  Railway  Co.,  with  office  at 
Edmonton,  Alta.,  has  awarded  the  con- 
tract for  100,000  ties  to  Bell  &  McPhee. 
Contracts  for  300,000  ties  have  now  been 
awarded  and  these,  with  ties  cut  along 
the  right-of-way  by  Mr.  J.  D.  McArthur, 
the  contractor,  will,  it  is  expected,  be 
adequate  for  the  first  120  miles  of  the 
road.  Tracklaying  commenced  about 
the  middle  of  November,  according  to 
the  plans  of  the  company.  The  third 
shipment  of  steel,  consisting  of  4,000 
tons  of  rails  and  fastenings,  and  bringing 
the  total  supply  on  hand  to  12,000  tons, 
sufficient  to  complete  the  line  from  Ed- 
monton to  Athabasca  River  bridge,  a 
distance  of  120  miles,  was  shipped  from 
Fort  William  in  October. 

All  difficulties  in  connection  with  the 
building  of  the  New  Union  Station,  To- 
ronto, have  been  removed,  and  the  work 
of  construction  will  be  commenced  early 
next  year.  The  Canadian  Pacific  and 
Grand  Trunk  Railways  have  reached  an 
agreement  on  the  matter  and  purpose  to 
form  a  terminal  company,  which  will 
undertake  the  preparation  of  plans  and 
the  active  work  of  construction.  The 
new  station  will  be  on  the  Front  Street 
site,  between  Bay  and  York  Streets. 
The  railway  companies,  however,  intend 
to  prosecute  their  appeal  against  the 
viaduct  order.     They  will  make  an  im- 


mediate application  to  the  Governor- 
General-in-Council  to  have  that  order 
set  aside.  The  alternative  plans  of  the 
railways  provide  for  the  construction  of 
a  number  of  bridges  over  the  tracks. 
The  city  will  strongly  protest  against 
any  change  being  made  in  the  order. 

Mr.  Clarence  Hoard,  401  Pemberton 
Block,  Victoria,  has  the  contract  for  10 
miles  of  line  between  Union  Bay,  Court- 
enay,  Vancouver  Island,  on  the  Comox 
Extension  of  the  Esquimalt  and  Nanai- 
mo  Railway.  The  contract  includes 
100,000  cubic  yards  earth  excavation, 
2,000  cubic  yards  concrete  masonry, 
from  300  to  1,000  foot-bridges  requiring 
700,000  feet  B.M.  timber  trestles,  and 
100  feet  steel  span.  Mr.  Hoard  is  also 
building  seven  miles  of  standard  gauge 
railroad  to  New  No.  8  shaft,  for  the 
Canadian  Collieries,  the  work  requiring 
200,000  cubic  yards  earth  excavation, 
1,500,000  feet  B.M.  trestles,  also  80,000 
cubic  yards  hard  pan  cut  for  yards  at 
shaft.  The  same  contractor  is  also  con- 
structing a  timber  crib  dam  three  miles 
above  Union  Bay,  for  the  Canadian  Col- 
lieries. The  dam  is  200  feet  long  and 
20  feet  high,  containing  about  150,000 
feet  B.M.  of  12  x  12  cedar. 

Surveys  will  shortly  be  completed  for 
the  first  section  of  the  Ottawa  &  St. 
Lawrence  Electric  Railway.  This  com- 
pany proposes  a  line  from  Ottawa  to 
Morrisburg,  Prescott  and  Brockville, 
with  branch  lines  to  other  towns  and 
villages  in  the  Ottawa  valley.  The 
present  survey  is  being  made  from  a 
point  near  Mooneys  Bay  on  past  the 
Hunt  Club,  then  straight  through  to 
Metcalf ,  from  there  to  Winchester,  then 
to  Williamsburg  and  Morrisburg.  This 
part  of  the  road  will  be  constructed  first. 
When  it  is  completed,  connection  will  be 
made  with  Prescott  and  Brockville,  and 
a  branch  line  will  run  from  Metcalf  to 
Kenmore  and  Russell.  It  is  stated  that 
the  necessary  money  has  been  subscribed 
and  contracts  already  drawn  up  call  for 
50  miles  of  road  being  built  in  a  year 


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from  next  spring.     Mr.  E.  E.  Malone, 
Toronto,  Ont.,  is  the  engineer. 

Hon.  Frank  Cochrane,  Minister  of 
Railways  and  Canals,  Ottawa,  Ont.,  in 
a  recent  address  at  Halifax,  N.S.,  an- 
nounced the  intention  of  the  Govern- 
ment to  build  new  railway  and  ocean 
terminals  at  Halifax.  He  stated  that 
the  new  docks  are  to  extend  for  l3^ 
miles  from  the  lumber  yard  to  Point 
Pleasant  Park,  and  will  consist  of  six 
piers  1,250  feet  long  and  300  feet  in 
width,  with  capacity  sufficient  to  dock 
at  least  30  ships.  There  will  be  one 
bulkhead  loading  pier  2,000  feet  long, 


at  which  the  ocean  greyhounds  will  land. 
This  pier  will  be  equipped  with  immigra- 
tion buildings,  sheds  and  grain  elevators. 
A  new  union  passenger  station  will  be 
erected  at  the  end  of  Hollis  Street,  just 
north  of  the  docks  mentioned,  which  will 
be  of  ample  size  and  suitable  architec- 
ture. The  new  terminals  will  be  ap- 
proached, the  Minister  said,  by  a  double- 
tracked  railroad,  which  will  branch  off 
the  main  line  at  the  Three  Mile  House 
and  extend  southerly  through  the  low 
divide  between  Bedford  Basin  and  the 
head  of  the  north- wxst  arm. 


Kirifn/iarunorinnolionol^ 

In  the  Public  Eye 


HON.  FRANK  COCHRANE    A  CHARACTER 

SKETCH 


MR.  COCHRANE  has  come  back 
from  Hudson  Bay,  whither  he 
went  to  see  for  himself  the  rela- 
tive values  of  Fort  Churchill  and  Fort 
Nelson  for  the  terminus  of  the  railway 
for  which  he,  as  Minister  of  Railways  for 
Canada,  is  mainly  responsible.  He  went 
down  the  Nelson  River  from  Winnipeg, 
and  came  back  on  the  Beothic,  via  Hud- 
son's Strait.  It  was  a  strenuous  trip, 
especially  for  a  man  with  only  one  foot 
and  that  sixty  years  old,  writes  O.  W.  K., 
in  the  British  News  of  Canada. 

A  Man  of  Strenuous  Trips 

Mr.  Cochrane  is  a  man  of  strenuous 
trips.  In  truth,  what  you  and  I  would 
consider  a  terribly  fatiguing  journey  he 
would  call  a  picnic.  He  has  been  a  hard 
traveller  since  he  was  able  to  walk  alone. 
Anybody  born  in  rural  Quebec  in  the 
early  fifties  had  to  do  without  flowery 
beds  of  ease.  Mr.  Cochrane  has  been 
doing  without  them  ever  since. 


He  has  been  called  the  bushranger  in 
politics.  He  knows  the  woods  as  he 
knows  his  own  face — better;  for  he  has 
seen  more  of  the  woods  than  of  the  mir- 
ror. That  face  is  furrowed.  It  has  a 
pair  of  grey  eyes  that  once  in  a  while 
look  cold  blue,  like  some  brands  of  steel. 
His  mouth  is  small,  but  it  is  not  the 
mouth  of  an  indeterminate  man — oh, 
dear,  no.  If  you  have  ever  heard  the 
Hon.  Frank  talk  to  a  deputation  that 
wanted  more  than  it  had  any  right  to 
expect  from  a  righteous  government,  you 
would  know  that  there  is  nothing  weak 
about  the  mouth  or  what  comes  out  of  it. 

Few  Minutes  His  Limit 

Out  of  the  mouth  a  small  quantity  of 
words  habitually  flows.  Mr.  Cochrane 
boasts  that  he  never  made  a  longer 
speech  than  ten  minutes.  He  makes 
the  best  of  an  enviable  inability  when 
he  says  that.  He  just  can't  speak,  and 
that's   all   there   is   to   it.     The   saving 


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63 


grace  of  his  efforts  at  thinking  aloud  for 
the  multitude  is  that  he  is  under  no  sort 
of  delusion  as  to  what  his  forte  is  not. 
But  as  he  was  a  first-class  packer  when 
he  had  to  traverse  the  woods,  so  he  gets 
a  great  deal  of  matter  into  a  mighty 
small  compass. 

Last  winter,  a  verbatim  report  was 
given  of  a  Cochrane  speech,  merely  for 
the  purpose  of  showing  how  little  the 
Minister  of  Railways  said,  and  how  much 
he  got  into  it.  It  was  partly  in  answer 
to  a  deliverance  by  Mr.  Emmerson,  who 
was  the  penultimate  predecessor  of  Mr. 
Cochrane  in  the  portfolio  of  Railways 
and  Canals,  and  who  resigned  because 
circumstances  were  too  much  for  him. 

Mr.  Emmerson,  who  comes  from  New 
Brunswick,  where  the  practice  of  polit- 
ical oratory  flourishes  more  than  the 
green  bay  tree  flourished  in  old  Judea, 
had  spoken  at  great  length,  and  with 
great  force,  from  the  Emmersonian  point 
of  view.  Half  of  what  he  said  was  not 
noticed,  except  to  the  effect  that  there 
was  much  in  the  observations  of  the 
hon.  gentleman.  The  rest  was  disposed 
of  in  the  manner  of  a  master  who  doesn't 
much  care  for  unnecessary  questions. 
The  House  was  satisfied,  and  when  he 
had  time  to  think  it  over,  Mr.  Emmer- 
son seemed  to  be  satisfied,  too. 

With  Wolves  as  a  Boy 

The  habit  of  talking  to  himself  to  re- 
lieve the  loneliness  of  the  bush  was  never 
cultivated  by  the  Minister  of  Railways, 
what  time  he  was  a  long-range  observer 
of  the  political  game.  He  began  to  be 
at  home  with  the  trees  when  he  was  a 
small  boy.  You  can  very  seldom  get 
him  to  talk  about  times  that  would  have 
made  R.  M.  Ballantyne  a  millionaire,  if 
he  could  have  written  as  well  as  Cochrane 
could  perform  in  the  bush.  Mr.  Coch- 
rane doesn't  know  the  first  thing  about 
the  relative  values  of  publicity.  He 
doesn't  care  to  see  his  name  in  the  papers 
— honest  to  goodness,  he  doesn't. 

When  he  was  about  a  dozen  years  old. 


and  not  a  baker's  dozen,  either,  he  was 
sent  all  alone  to  deliver  a  message  three 
days'  journey  in  the  woods.  It  was 
winter.  The  snow  was  d^p.  It  had 
been  deep  for  a  long  time.  Forty  years 
ago  there  were  hungry  wolves  in  the  tall 
timber.  Their  hunger  necessitated  that 
little  boy  Frank  should  repose  in  the  trees, 
which  he  did  with  more  interest  than 
slumber  for  two  nights.  Before  the 
third  nightfall  he  stumbled  into  the  lum- 
ber camp,  delivered  his  message,  asked 
for  supper,  and  told  his  story  later,  when 
he  desired  that  they  would  not  call  him 
with  the  rest  of  the  men  in  the  morning. 

That's  the  sort  of  stufT  that  went  to 
Hudson  Bay,  so  that  he  might  advise 
himself,  and  then  advise  Parliament, 
where  to  build  a  railway  station,  eleva- 
tors, docks  and  such  like  things,  when 
the  most  remarkable  transportation 
enterprise  in  the  world  really  gets  a- 
going. 

No  doubt  he  saw  J.  B.  Tyrrell,  who  is 
on  the  Nelson  River  for  the  Government 
of  which  Mr.  Cochrane  used  to  be  a  mem- 
ber, before  he  was  called  to  Ottawa. 
Tyrrell  will  not  be  back  till  towards  the 
end  of  next  month,  when  we  shall  no 
doubt  be  able  to  tell  you  the  latest  about 
the  real  north. 

It  is  just  as  important  to  maintain  good 
roads  as  it  is  to  build  them. — Elbert 
Hubbard. 


SEALBRAND 

CARBON    PAPER 


The    A.    S.    H\i9twitt    Co. 

284-  Yor>|<o  St  .  Toronto.  Ont. 


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Pulse  of  the  Press 


JOUOUOtJOUOIJOUt) 

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PUBLIC  EDUCATION  IN  QUEBEC 

Those  who  favor  free  obligatory  secular  education  are  not  necessarily 
anti-religious  or  anti-clerical.     Popular  education  promises  to  be- 
come a  prominent  subject  of  discussion  in  the  Legislature. 


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THOUGH  there  has  been  some  im- 
provement of  late  years  in  the 
work  of  pubHc  instruction  in  the 
Province  of  Quebec  the  latter  is  still  far 
behind  many  other  parts  of  the  North 
American  continent  in  the  efficiency  of 
its  educational  system. 

It  is  of  less  importance  just  now  to 
place  on  the  right  shoulders  responsibil- 
ity for  existing  defects  than  it  is  to  secure 
much  needed  reforms  by  the  hearty  co- 
operation of  all  classes,  creeds,  and  polit- 
ical parties.  What  is  needed,  in  justice 
to  the  children  of  the  province,  is  such 
an  educational  training  as  will,  without 
interfering  with  their  religion,  secure  for 
them  a  kind  of  culture  that  will  make  it 
easier  for  them  to  become  respectable 
and  efficient  citizens  of  a  province  of 
which  they  have  many  reasons  to  feel 
proud. 

Hard  to  Feel  Grateful 

It  is  hard  for  any  intelligent  man  or 
woman  to  feel  grateful  to  or  appreciative 
of  a  community  that  deprives  children 
of  the  chance  to  learn  to  read,  write, 
and  compute  with  facility. 

Popular  education  bids  fair  to  become 
a  prominent  subject  of  discussion  in  the 
Parliamentary  session  now  in  progress 
in  Quebec;  it  would  be  not  merely  a 
patriotic,  but  a  rational  preparation  for 
effective  legislative  treatment  of  the 
educational  situation  were  all  parties  in 
the  Legislature  to  agree  that  the  matter 
should  be  taken  and  kept  out  of  the 
vortex  of  ordinary  partisan  debate. 

It  should  not  be  assumed,  for  exam- 
ple, that  those  who  favor  free  obligatory 


secular  education  are  either  anti-reli- 
gious or  anti-clerical.  There  is  no  more 
earnest  or  intelligent  advocate  of  the 
efficient  education  of  children  than 
Bishop  Fallon,  and  there  are  no  doubt 
other  members  of  the  Hierarchy  who 
are  equally  favorable  to  giving  the  little 
ones  a  chance  for  life  in  the  only  way 
open  to  the  community  to  provide  it. 

Would  Militate  Against  the  Church 

It  would,  in  the  long  run,  militate 
greatly  against  the  social  influence  of 
the  Roman  Church  if  those  who  are  hos- 
tile critics,  or  even  candid  friends,  could 
with  truth  affirm  that  the  Roman 
Catholic  clergy  are  as  a  class  or  a  pro- 
fession striving  to  keep  the  light  of  litera- 
ture, history,  and  science  from  the  rising 
generation. 

On  the  other  hand  it  is  well  to  bear  in 
mind  that,  while  extremist  agitation  may 
be  useful  for  educative  purposes  in  pro- 
moting a  sociological  ideal,  it  is  often 
better  to  accept  half  a  loaf  than  to  go 
without  bread.  The  majority  of  the 
Quebec  Legislative  Assembly  may  be 
eager  to  accomplish  radical  reforms  in 
defiance  of  clerical  opposition.  What- 
ever may  be  the  case  with  other  matters 
in  issue  it  will  probably  be  found  true  in 
regard  to  education,  that  the  practical 
end  in  view — the  training  of  the  children 
for  their  life-work— will  be  most  speedily 
and  effectively  achieved  by  the  Liberals 
now  in  power  keeping  in  co-operation 
with  themselves  the  least  unprogressive 
and  reactionary  of  their  party  oppon- 
ents.— Toronto  Globe. 


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MUNICIPAL  PROGRESS 


65 


Progress  and  Development 


OF   CANADIAN 


TOWNS  AND    CITIES 

=^==^:^:==  (Alphabetically  Arranged)  =^^^^^=^^^^^= 


JTT  The  prospect  of  a  record  grain  crop  in  the  West  is  already 
jj  having  a  noticeable  effect  on  business  conditions  all  over  the 
Dominion.  Correspondents  of  the  Busy  Man  report  that  build- 
ing and  other  developments  were  never  more  active.  It  is 
expected  that  the  next  few  months  will  witness  the  greatest 
trade  expansion  of  recent  years.  The  demand  for  labor,  both 
skilled  and  unskilled,  continues  as  strong  as  ever,  particularly 
in  the  building  trade  and  for  farm  helpers. 


Areola,  Sask. 

Areola  is  on  the  C.P.R.,  126  miles  south- 
west of  Brandon,  in  a  splendid  farming  dis- 
trict. 

The  population  is  1,200.  Assessment 
$931.00.  Tax  rate  23 H  mills.  There  are 
six  elevators  (capacity  172,000  bushels),  flour 
mill,  brick  plant,  and  many  other  industries. 
There  is  an  opening  here  for  a  steam  laundry 
and  other  industries. 

There  were  handled  at  Areola  last  season, 
491,000  bushels  of  grain,  300  cattle.  275 
horses  and  326  hogs. 

The  Board  of  Trade  is  liberal  towards  new 
industries.  Write  the  Secretary,  J.  R.  Don- 
aldson, for  what  they  will  do  to  induce  indus- 
tries to  locate  here. 

The  President  of  the  Board  of  Trade  is  J. 
W.  Kennedy;  Town  Clerk,  J.  R.  Donaldson, 
(who  is  also  Secy.-Treas.  of  the  town).  W.  M. 
Connor,  Mayor,  and  T.  C.  Yeoward,  Post- 
master. 


An  electric  power  and  light  plant  has  been 
installed.  Water  is  supplied  from  Moose 
Mountain  by  gravity  system.  There  is  a 
chemical  fire  engine  and  other  fire-fighting 
equipment,  in  charge  of  H.  R.  Francis,  Fire 
Chief.     The  Chief  of  Police  is  F.  J.  Owen. 

There  are  public  and  high  schools,  town 
hall,  court  house,  land  titles  office,  opera 
house,  two  hotels,  four  miles  of  sidewalks, 
Government  phones,  local  and  rural;  C.F.R. 
Telegraph,  Dominion  Express. 

The  banks  and  their  managers  are :  Union, 
A.  Lowe;  Merchants',  J.  N.  Kennedy. 

A  man  must  be  one  of  two  things, 
either  a  reed  shaken  by  the  wind,  or  a  mind 
to  shake  the  reeds. — Hattdford. 

The  most  important  attribute  of  man,  a 
moral  being,  is  the  faculty  of  self-control. 
— Herbert  Spencer. 


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BUSY  MAN'S  CANADA 


A  Fine  River 

Railway  Just  Completed 

Great  Natural  Resources 


A' 


THABASCA 
LANDING 

(Lincoln  Park) 

Possesses  all  these  and  in 
a  short  time  will  become 
a  Great  City  and 

A  GREAT  CENTRE 

A  little  investigation  of  the 
geographical  position  and 
other  advantages  of  this 
town  will  convince  you 
that  now  is  the  time  to 
buy  your  lots. 


Full  particulars  from 

Northwest  Empire 
Land   Company,   Ltd. 

Suite  1  to  10  Cadogan  Block 
CALGARY       -       ALBERTA 


Athabasca  Landing, 
Alta. 

A  water  system  is  being  installed  here  and 
a  fine  public  school  is  being  erected. 

There  is  a  demand  for  laborers,  carpenters 
and  painters  at  che  present  time. 

There  are  openings  for  a  hardware  store, 
cafe  and  hotel.  A  flour  mill  and  sawmill 
would  also  be  welcomed. 

The  world's  greatest  deposits  of  asphalt 
are  north  of  Athabasca  Landing.  The  geol- 
ogists of  the  Dominion  Government  estimate 
that  there  is  enough  asphalt  to  pave  every 
street  in  all  the  cities  of  Canada. 

There  are  also  large  oil  deposits  in  the  neigh- 
borhood, good  results  being  obtained  from 
borings  at  Fort  McKay. 

Natural  gas  will  be  furnished  to  the  city 
this  autumn.  The  franchise  is  owned  by  a 
Toronto  firm.  Other  inducements  for  manu- 
facturers are  cheap  gas,  coal  and  wood,  and 
abundant  water  power.  Add  to  this  an 
enormous  distributing  territory. 

A  cement  plant  is  to  be  constructed  here, 
also  a  brick  plant;  and  a  pulp  and  flour  mill 
is  promised  for  the  near  futtire. 

The  Great  Pelican  gas  well,  supplying 
about  300,000  cubic  feet  of  natural  gas  per  day, 
solves  the  lighting  and  heating  problem  of 
Athabasca  Landing. 

Two  of  the  most  important  assets  of  any 
city  are  cheap  fuel  and  cheap  lumber.  The 
large  coal  mine  now  in  operation  supplies 
high-grade  bituminous  coal,  and  the  timber 
berths  along  the  Athabasca  River  for  some 
hundreds  of  miles  supply  cheap  lumber  to  the 
builders. 

Athabasca  Landing  is  situated  100  miles 
north  of  Edmonton  on  the  Athabasca  River. 
From  this  point  navigation  extends  through 
the  Slave  Lakes  and  Mackenzie  River  to  the 
Arctic  Ocean.  Thirty-six  hundred  miles  of 
navigable  water  now  connects  with  steel  at 
this  point,  and  steamboats  are  coming  to  the 
Arctic  Circle. 

The  Canadian  Northern  Railway  have  their 
rails  already  laid  and  the  C.P.R.  have  located 
their  right-of-way  through  this  district  from 
Wilkie.  The  C.  N.  R.  is  also  building  to  the 
Landing  from  North  Battleford.  The  com- 
pany is  to  bridge  Athabasca  River  within  the 
city  limits  and  put  in  a  road  traffic  bridge. 


MUNICIPAL   PROGRESS 


67 


Athabasca  Landing — Continued. 
A  Government  ferry  crosses  the  river  at  all 
hours. 

Bonds  have  been  guaranteed  by  the  Alberta 
Government  for  a  road  to  Peace  River  Land- 
ing, to  Fort  McMurray,  and  east  to  Lac  la 
Biche,  which  must  be  in  operation  within  three 
years.  A  large  force  of  men  are  already  at  work. 

A  Government  telegraph  line  is  also  to  be 
constructed  to  Fort  McMurray  this  season. 

The  Northern  Transportation  Co.  attend 
to  the  freight  and  passenger  traffic  by  water. 

Building  is  progressing  rapidly,  so  rapidly 
in  fact  that  the  sawmills  at  the  Landing  can- 
not supply  the  demand  for  lumber.  Over 
forty  cars  of  lumber  are  at  present  on  the 
way  from  outside  points,  consigned  to  the 
Crown  Lumber  Co. 

There  has  been  an  enormous  influx  of 
settlers  already  this  season,  and  they  still 
come  in  a  steady  stream  daily  from  all  points 
of  the  compass. 

Agriculturally  the  district  is  unsurpassed. 
Almost  any  kind  of  crop  can  be  grown  to 
greatest  perfection.  Wheat  grown  in  this 
district  has  taken  first  prize  at  Edmonton, 
1911;  first  prize  at  Chicago,  1893;  first  prize 
at  Philadelphia,  1876,  showing  that  the  dis- 
trict was  proven  long  ago. 

A  new  immigration  hall  is  to  be  erected 
here  to  accommodate  the  newcomers.  The 
town  is  also  to  have  a  water  and  sewerage 
system  this  season. 

The  population  is  about  400.  The  Mayor 
is  Jas.  H.  Wood;  Sec.-Treas.,  C.  E.  Nanceki- 
vill;  Board  of  Trade  President,  Jas.  H.  Wood; 
Sec,  A.  L.  Sawle;  Postmaster,  Jas.  Minns. 
Assessment  $388,000;  tax  rate  21  mills. 

There  are  three  banks  located  here:  The 
Imperial,  managed  by  A.  L.  Sawle;  the 
Royal,  managed  by  J.  M.  Howley,  and  the 
Canadian  Bank  of  Commerce.  Also  good 
schools,  a  theatre,  hotels.  Government  tele- 
graph, and  fire  equipment. 

Resolve  to  grow,  to  broaden,  to  learn 
something  every  day,  every  week,  every 
month,  and  at  the  end  of  ten  years  your 
assets  will  be  greater  than  if  you  had  been 
a  regular  ivetkly  depositor  at  the  savings 
bank. — Orville  Allen. 


ATHABASCA 
LANDING 


A  funnel  through  which  percolates  the  whole 
trade  between  the  wheat  belt  and  the  Arctic 
and  the  true  Gateway  of  the  North. 

Agnes  Deans  Cameron,  in  The  New  North 

These  are  reasons  why  you 
should  invest  in  Athabasca 
Landing : 

1.  Cheap  fuel. 

2.  Unlimited   natural  re- 
sources. 

3.  Thousands  of  miles  of  navi- 

gable waters. 

4.  Wonderful    distributing 
territory. 

5.  Millions  of  acres  of  choice 
farm  lands. 

6.  Is    destined    to    become   a 
great  Railway  centre. 

7.  The  true  and  only  Gateway 

of  the  North. 
Every   emigrant,    every  com- 
modity for  the  entire  North, 
must  pay  its  toll  to  Athabasca 
Landing. 

ALLENDALE 

Is  the  property  endorsed  by 
the  Board  of  Trade.  Situated 
on  the  original  city  limits — 
level,  high,  and  dry. 
An  investment  here  will  in- 
terest the  shrewd  investor 
and  make  him  money  quickly. 
Prices   will   advance   shortly. 

OPPORTUNITY  INVESTMENT  CO. 
UMITED 

114  KING  ST.    WEST,  TORONTO 

Head  Office.  EDMONTON,  AI.TA. 

BrmnchcVANCOUVKR.  B.C.:  WINNIPEG. 

MAN.;  KAM  LOOPS.  B.C. 

References:  Royal  Bank 


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BUSY  MAN'S   CANADA 


Brandon,  Man. 

The  action  of  the  City  Council  toward  the 
securing  of  a  site  for  the  erection  of  car  barns 
for  Brandon's  Street  Railway  is  regarded 
quite  generally  as  in  keeping  with  the  re- 
quirements of  the  city.  It  now  appears 
likely  that  several  factories  will  locate  in  the 
immediate  vicinity.  The  site  is  easily  ac- 
cessible, and  the  spur  line  of  the  Canadian 
Northern  now  building  will  be  extended  to 
the  property.  There  can  be  little  question 
but  that  the  spur  line  will  increase  the  value 
of  the  property  by  at  least  $25,000.  It  is 
the  intention  to  have  the  street  railway  ready 
for  actual  operation  in  time  for  the  Dominion 
Fair  next  year.  Specifications  for  equipment 
and  single  track,  pay-as-you-enter  cars  are 
now  being  prepared.  As  a  result  of  the  an- 
nouncement of  the  Street  Railway  Company's 
plans,  a  pronounced  movement  in  real  estate 
circles  has  been  developing  during  the  past 
few  days,  particularly  in  the  southern  sec- 
tion of  the  city,  where  it  is  believed  a  large 
number  of  factories  and  warehouses  will  be 
located  at  an  early  date.  The  expenditure 
of  $15,000  by  the  Commercial  Bureau  during 
the  present  year  is  already  showing  marked 
results  in  the  city's  growth  and  expansion. 

The  C.P.R.  is  completing  another  span  to 
lay  double-trackage  on  their  bridge  over  the 
Assiniboine,  to  meet  the  exigencies  of  in- 
creased traffic. 

A  scheme,  backed  by  strong  financial  men 
in  Calgary,  for  supplying  this  and  other 
cities  along  the  C.P.R.  with  gas  at  25c.  per 
thousand,  will,  if  carried  through,  be  one  of 
the  greatest  engineering  feats  in  the  world. 

The  Dominion  Government  has  decided  to 
lay  out  the  land  lying  between  the  Brandon 
Experimental  Farm  and  the  Assiniboine  River 
as  a  beautiful  park.  This  land  was  originally 
set  aside  for  experimental  farm  purposes  by 
the  Government,  but  was  never  so  util- 
ized. 

Brandon's  new  Winter  Fair  Arena  is  said 
to  be  the  first  building  of  its  kind  in  Canada 
and  the  third  in  America,  the  other  two  being 
the  Coliseum  at  Chicago  and  the  Armory  at 
Scranton,  Pa.  The  method  of  construction 
is  known  as  the  three-pin  hinge  system.  The 
building,  which  will  be  186  x  260  feet,  is  being 
constructed  without  a  column  of   any    de- 


scription. There  will  thus  be  a  clear,  unimped- 
ed view  of  the  arena  from  all  parts  of  the  house. 
The  arena  proper,  in  which  the  procession  of 
live  stock  will  take  place,  is  80  x  100  feet. 

The  banks  and  their  managers  are:  Im- 
perial, A.  R.  B.  Hearn;  Bank  of  Hamilton, 
M.  W.  Morton;  Royal,  C.  K.  Eville;  British 
North  America,  A.  MacCallum;  Union,  J.  J. 
MilHdge;  Dominion,  W.  A.  Peace;  Northern 
Crown,  E.  S.  PhiUips;  Montreal,  J.  W.  G. 
Watson;  Commerce,  A.  Maybee;  Merchants', 
J.  S.  Willmott. 

The  Mayor  of  Brandon  is  J.  W.  Fleming; 
City  Treasurer,  Geo.  F.  Sykes;  City  Clerk, 
Harry  Brown;  City  Engineer,  E.  A.  Speak- 
man;  Pres.  Board  of  Trade,  A.  E.  McKenzie; 
Secretary,  O.  L.  Harwood;  Publicity  Com- 
missioner, Watson  Griffin;  President,  J.  W. 
G.  Watson;  Postmaster,  Kenneth  Campbell. 


For  Information  on  Real  Estate 
Values  in  Manitoba,  write 

RUPERT    MAGEE 

Real  Estate,  Loans  and  Insurance 


924  Bosser  Ave.        Brandon,  Manitoba 


HOTELKEEPERS  AND  JOBBERS 

In  the  Brandon  district,  are  you  sending  your 
money  east  of  the  Great  Lakes  or  are  you  buy- 
ing the  famous  "Launora"  and  "Bland  S" 
Cigars,  made  in  Brandon,  thereby  keeping  your 
money  in  circulation  in  the  Brandon  district 
where  it  belongs ?  "Launora"  and  "Bland 
S"  Cigars  are  made  by  the 
WALDEON  CIGAR  CO.        -       BRANDON 


GEO. 

FORBES 

Burchill  Block 

-     Brandon,  Man. 

Real 

Estate 

Snaps  in  Farm  Land  and  City  Property 

Phones: 

956  and  1037 

EMPIRE  BREWING  CO..  LTD. 

BRANDON,  MAN. 

Manufacturers  of   Empire  Lager,  Ale 

and   Porter,    and  the  Empress    Brand 

of  Carbonated  Waters 


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Calgary,  Alta. 

The  Massey-Harris  Company  will  build  a 
$100,000  warehouse  in  Calgary. 

Henderson's  Directory  census  enumera- 
tors place  the  city's  population  at  71,000. 

Labor  of  nearly  all  kinds  has  been  very 
much  in  demand.  In  some  cases  teamsters 
were  difficult  to  secure  at  $60  per  month  and 
board,  while  rush  jobs  have  brought  brick- 
layers 80  cents  per  hour. 

One  year  ago  a  corner  lot  at  Twelfth 
Avenue  and  First  St.  East  was  acquired  by 
a  syndicate  for  $38,000.  It  has  now  passed 
into  the  possession  of  Hugh  Walsh  for  $60,- 
000,  netting  the  former  owners  $22,000  for 
carrying  it  one  year. 

The  Town  Planning  Commission  has  re- 
ceived recognition  from  the  City  Council  to 
the  extent  of  securing  a  by-law  to  be  submit- 
ted to  the  people  for  a  $10,000  grant  towards 
the  preliminary  work  of  the  Commission. 

Calgary's  University,  made  possible  by 
public-spirited  citizens  who  contributed  out 
of  their  own  pockets  the  necessary  funds,  is 
affiliated  with  McGill  College,  Montreal,  for 
degree  conferring  powers.  Classes  were  in- 
augurated in  October  and  the  first  term  at- 
tendance promises  to  reach  the  100  mark  the 
promoters  prophesied. 

There  are  no  kindergarten  classes,  the  age 
of  admission  to  the  public  classes.  Grade  I, 
being  six  years.  The  5,643  scholars  in  at- 
tendance during  the  month  of  September 
were  taught  by  146  teachers — of  whom  12 
are  in  the  Collegiate  Institute  with  291  pu- 
pils— a  total  increase  of  25.5  per  cent,  over 
the  attendance  of  September,  1911. 

On  the  first  of  October  the  city  of  Calgary 
opened  a  civic  abattoir  with  sanitary 
killing  and  cooling  plant.  One  freezing  room 
accommodates  3,000  carcasses  and  there 
are  also  the  usual  reduction  works  to 
dispose  of  the  residue  from  the  slaughter 
house  into  commercial  products.  This  ab- 
attoir is  to  be  operated  in  compliance  with 
the  regulations  of  the  city  Board  of  Health, 
under  the  supervision  of  an  Inspector,  in  the 
interests  of  the  citizens.  Slaughtering  else- 
where than  in  the  public  abattoir,  or  in 
the  large  meat  packing  establishments,  is 
prohibited,  and  even  farmers  bringing  meat 
for  sale  must  have  it  bear  the  Health  Office 
stamp.  It  is  estimated  that  16,625  lbs  of 
beef  alone  are  consumed  in  Calgary  daily. 


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Calvary — Continued 

Calgary's  building  permits  for  the  first 
nine  months  of  1912  were  $15,861,226,  an 
increase  of  46  per  cent,  over  1911,  and  giving 
this  city  easily  third  place  among  cities  of  the 
Dominion. 

The  new  customs  examining  warehouse  will 
have  a  frontage  of  112  feet  on  First  Street 
East  and  200  feet  on  Eleventh  Avenue,  and 
will  consist  of  four  stores  and  basement. 
Twenty  feet  is  the  height  of  the  ground  floor, 
the  remaining  three  stories  fifteen  feet  high. 
Local  cut  stone  and  pressed  brick  are  to  be 
used  in  the  construction. 

Building  trade  operations  are  especially 
active.  Labor  unions  claim  to  have  approxi- 
mately 12,000,  by  far  the  most  of  whom  are 
directly  interested  in  building.  A  difference 
of  opinion  between  stone  cutters  and  stone 
masons  as  to  whom  belongs  the  right  to 
certain  classes  of  work,  has  existed  all  season 
and  promises  to  continue  despite  all  efforts  to 
bring  the  disputants  to  an  amicable  under- 
standing. 

Senator  Lougheed,  the  financial  magnate 
behind  the  Sherman  Grand  Theatre,  announces 
that  he  will  erect  forthwith  an  up-to-date 
vaudeville  house,  so  that  Calgary  may  be  in 
the  forefront  in  matters  of  entertainment. 
The  Sherman  Grand  is  in  many  respects  the 
finest  house  of  its  size  in  the  Dominion. 

City  Post  Office  statistics  show  that  in 
comparison  with  a  certain  week  in  1910, 
during  which  191,011  letters  passed  through, 
the  same  period  this  year  gives  a  record 
from  the  machine  of  480,186.  Revenue 
from  stamps,  etc.,  advanced  about  40  percent, 
over  1911.  The  capacity  of  the  office  is 
taxed  to  extremity. 

Two  young  ladies  braved  the  incidents  of 
a  night  out  on  the  Land  Office  steps  when  in 
company  with  half-a-dozen  men  they  lined 
up  the  evening  before  to  be  in  readiness  for 
filing  on  certain  desirable  locations  in  the 
oil  district  near  Calgary.  The  ladies'  places 
in  the  line  were  gallantly  reserved  for  them 
while  they  reposed  for  a  time  in  a  big  touring 
car  which  at  the  edge  of  the  sidewalk  served 
as  a  strategical  base.  Success  rewarded 
the  endeavor. 

Oil  of  good  grade  and  in  paying  quantity, 
it  is  believed,  is  indicated  by  seepages  from 
the  ground  near  Okotoks.  At  least  two 
companies  are  being  organized  in  Calgary  for 


thousand  acres  have  been  staked  out  in  claims, 
developing   the  region,   and  already  several 

During  the  past  eighteen  months  Calgary 
has  expended  on  civic  works  such  as  sewers, 
paving,  conduits,  bridges,  buildings,  water- 
works extension  and  maintenance,  electric 
railway,  etc.,  etc.,  and  general  estimates, 
$8,049,568.  Three-quarters  of  a  million  dol- 
lars' worth  of  new  schools  are  now  in  hand. 

In  view  of  the  remarkable  immunity  from 
serious  loss  by  fire,  for  which  Calgary  is 
noted,  the  Board  of  Trade  is  asking  the 
Underwriters'  Association  for  a  further  re- 
duction on  the  rates  which  now  prevail. 
These  rates  are  from  30  to  65  cents  per  $100. 

A  committee  has  been  appointed  to  gather 
data  on  the  distribution  of  cars,  so  that 
when  the  Railway  Commission  meets  here  it 
will  be  in  a  position  to  urge  better  treatment 
for  the  Province  of  Alberta  in  handling  this 
year's  crop. 

It  is  expected  that  a  municipal  Labor 
Bureau  will  be  formed  here.  Miss  Wileman, 
an  English  lady,  has  spent  some  time  in 
bringing  this  subject  before  those  whose  in- 
terest could  be  enlisted.  The  underlying 
idea  is  to  endeavor  to  adjust  a  balance  be- 
tween the  shortage  of  labor  during  the  sum- 
mer months  and  the  over-supply  of  the  win- 
ter. Boards  of  Trade,  Churches,  Labor 
Unions  and  other  organizations  in  a  position 
to  assist  are  to  be  asked  to  lend  their  aid  in 
making  the  movement  a  success. 

Calgary's  municipal  street  railway  has 
completed  its  third  year  of  operation. 

The  banks  and  their  managers  are:  Bank 
of  Nova  Scotia,  Wm.  Connacter;  Molsons,  F. 
Macbeth;  Imperial,.  (2)  A.  L.  Nunna  and  J. 
H.  Wilson;  Quebec  Bank,  W.  H.  Clarke; 
Traders,  J.  A.  Walker;  Royal,  J.  W.  Cameron; 
British  North  America,  G.  F.  Laing;  To- 
ronto, C.  R.  Latimer;  Union,  R.  H.  Mac- 
Micking;  Dominion  (2),  R.  K.  Bearisto; 
Standard"  (2),  G.  C.  Perkins;  Northern 
Crown,  B,  P.  Hutton;  Montreal,  W.  H.  Hogg; 
Commerce  (4),  E.  M.  Saunders,  M.  R.  Comp- 
lin, E.  M.  Saunders;  Merchants'  (2),  E.  W. 
McMullen  and  W.  S.  Blagg. 

The  Mayor  is  Jno;  W.  Mitchell;  City  Clerk, 
J.  M.  Miller;  City  Treasurer,  Thos.  H.  Bums; 
City  Engineer,  Jas.  T.  Child.  The  President 
of  the  Board  of  Trade  is  E.  A.  Dagg,  and  the 
Secretary,  William  H.  Willson.  Postmaster, 
Geo.  C.  King;  Industrial  Commissioner, 
Andrew  Miller. 


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Chilliwack,  B.C. 

There  are  openings  here  for  iron  works 
(plenty  of  material  close),  pork-packing  plant, 
pickle  works,  and  a  canning  factory.  Good 
hotels  wanted  at  once.  There  is  good  de- 
mand for  farm  labor  any  time. 

A  high  school  costing  $40,000  will  be  built 
by  the  Chilliwack  school  board  this  year. 
An  appropriation  of  $24,000  has  been  made 
towards  it  by  the  provincial  department  of 
education  with  the  understanding  that  a  like 
amount  is  expended  by  the  city  for  the  school. 
An  ideal  site  of  three  acres  centrally  located 
has  been  secured  and  an  option  taken  for  the 
purchase  of  it.  The  City  Council  in  a  few 
days  will  submit  a  by-law  to  the  ratepayers  to 
procure  their  sanction  for  the  raising,  by 
debenture  loan,  the  sum  of  $25,000.  This 
amount,  together  with  that  appropriated  by 
the  government,  will  buy  the  site,  and  con- 
struct and  fully  equip  the  proposed  building. 

The  new  school  will  have  four  rooms  and 
accommodation  for  about  150  pupils.  With 
the  present  building,  there  is  accommodation 
for  less  than  half  that  number,  and  only  two 
teachers  can  be  employed.  More  than  half 
the  pupils  in  the  valley  desirous  of  attending 


high  school,  have  to  be  accommodated  in  out- 
side schools.  This  illustrates  how  Chilliwack 
is  growing. 

This  district  is  noted  the  world  over  for 
its  famous  fruit.  There  are  two  canning 
factories,  two  creameries,  sash  and  door  fac- 
tories, lumber  mills,  etc. 

There  are  Public  and  High  Schools,  City 
Hall,  Court  House,  Opera  House  (can  seat 
800),  three  good  hotels,  ten  miles  macadam 
and  gravel  streets,  six  miles  plank  or  con- 
crete sidewalks,  C.P.R.  Telegraph,  Chilliwack 
Telephone  Co.  (600  connections),  local,  rural 
and  long  distance. 

Banks  and  their  managers  are:  Bank  of 
Vancouver,  E.  M.  Anderson;  Royal,  F.  B. 
Lyle;  Montreal,  E.  Duthie;  Commerce,  K. 
V.  Munro;  Merchants',  N.  S.  Mackenzie. 
This  shows  the  financial  aspect  of  the  com- 
munity. 

The  population  is  2,000.  Assessment, 
$1,697,383;  tax  rate,  17K  mills.  R.  F. 
Waddington,  Mayor;  D.  E.  Carle  ton,  Treas- 
urer and  Clerk;  J.  B.  Croley,  City  Engineer; 
S.  Mellard,  Postmaster;  H.  J.  Barber,  Presi- 
dent Board  of  Trade ;  D.  E.  Carleton,  Secre- 
tary. 


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magazine  subscriptions. 

Some  people  are  doing  a  great  deal  better  than  making 
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^  We  own  a  property  ad- 
joining the  City  limits  on 
the  two-mile  circle  from  the 
Post  Office.  Also  a  prop- 
erty in  the  same  vicinity  on 
the  three-mile  circle. 

^  These  properties  will 
easily  reach  three  to  five 
times  the  present  prices. 

fl  We  guarantee  every  lot  we 
sell  to  be  high,  dry  and  level. 
If  you  find  it  different  you 
can  have  your  money  back 
with  interest. 

•ii  Our  Edmonton  Office  has  re- 
sold several  lots  already  at  an 
advance  of  from  $50  to  $100  a 
lot  on  a  two  months'  holding, 
showing  over  100  per  cent,  on 
the  money  invested. 

fl  Half  of  the  subdivision  was  sold 
through  our  Edmonton  Office  in  about 
six  weeks  to  Edmonton  people.  Several 
of  them  intend  building  this  summer. 
^  We  reserved  some  lots  and  are  build- 
ing on  them  now. 

The  Property  Is  Restricted 

and  will  be  a  most  desirable 
residential  district 

^  Edmonton  is  destined  to  be  one  of  the 
largest,  if  not  the  largest,  city  of  the  Canadian 
Prairie.  You  can't  go  wrong  in  buying  close- 
in  properties  at  first  prices  direct  from  the 
owners. 

•J  Write  to-day  for  information  that  may  lead 
to  a  very  profitable  investment. 

Address  — 

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Telephones — Main  4220-4221 


Edmonton,  Alta. 

The  Board  of  Trade  has  recently  urged 
the  City  Council  to  take  steps  looking  to  the 
provision  of  a  supply  of  natural  gas  for  th? 
city,  it  being  regarded  as  a  certainty  that 
such  supply  is  available  within  practicable 
piping  distance,  if  not  within  the  city  itself. 
In  the  meantime  plans  are  being  matured, 
and  arrangements  made  for  the  purchase  of 
material  required  for  the  installation  of  a  dis- 
tribution system,  work  on  which  is  to  be 
commenced  as  soon  as  practicable,  the  nature 
of  the  gas,  whether  natural  or  artificial,  and 
the  source  of  supply,  to  be  left  for  settlement 
after  further  investigation  of  the  possibilities. 

Mr.  Andrew  Laidlaw,  of  Spokane,  and 
some  of  his  associates  interested  in  the  Jasper 
Park  Collieries,  recently  returned  to  Edmon- 
ton from  an  inspection  of  their  property. 
Two  hundred  and  twenty-seven  men  are  em- 
ployed on  the  property,  and  the  Grand  Trunk 
Pacific  takes  the  entire  output  of  coal  for  use 
on  its  locomotives.  Additional  equipment  is 
being  rapidly  installed,  and,  on  completion, 
500  men  will  be  employed  and  the  output  in- 
creased to  2,000  tons  daily. 

General  Manager  H.  H.  McLeod,  of  the 
Canadian  Northern  Railway,  recently  signed 
an  agreement,  in  which  the  company  is 
bound  to  the  erection  of  the  proposed  term- 
inal station  and  freight  sheds  on  the  south 
side  before  the  1st  July,  1913.  The  station 
is  to  be  erected  on  the  Second  Avenue  South 
property,  purchased  by  the  C.N.R.  last  year 
in  block  43. 

The  British  Trusts,  Ltd.,  has  been  organ- 
ized in  Edmonton,  with  a  capital  of  $500,- 
000.  E.  W.  Day,  president  of  the  company, 
states  that  he  and  his  Eastern  associates  are 
arranging  the  purchase  of  200,000  acres  of 
prairie  land  in  the  Peace  River  district. 

The  City  Council  of  Edmonton  has  re- 
ceived a  report  of  this  year's  assessments, 
showing  a  gross  land  valuation  of  $133,388,- 
370,  less  exemptions  of  $9,475,780.  The  net 
municipal  assessments  amount  to  $110,194,- 
300,  and  the  net  school  assessment  is  $123,- 
877,500.  The  .tax  levy  this  year  will  be  12 
mills  on  the  dollar,  as  against  13.7  mills  last 
year. 

The  Grand  Trunk  Pacific  Railway  pas- 
senger depot  at  the  head  of  McDougall 
Avenue,  which  will  be  four  blocks  north  of  the 
site  of  the  big  hotel  to  be  erected  by  that 


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Ed  mon  ton — Continued 

company,  will  be  of  handsome  design,  will 

provide  six  tracks,  and  is  estimated  to  cost 

$400,000. 

The  Canadian  Pacific  Railway  is  also 
actively  pushing  forward  work  on  its  Edmon- 
ton terminals,  preparatory  to  the  opening  of 
traffic  to  the  north  side  upon  completion  of 
the  great  high  level  bridge,  work  on  which  is 
being  pushed  with  all  possible  energy. 

The  Municipal  Census  Commissioner  has 
announced,  as  a  result  of  the  enumeration 
made  on  1st  June,  that  the  population  of 
Edmonton  on  that  date  was  53,383.  This 
figure  includes  some  2,400  transients.  In 
1901  the  population  was  2,625,  and  in  190(3 
it  was  11,173. 

Low  rate  taxation,  13.7  mills;  $500,000 
new  wealth  loan  companies. 

Municipally-owned  industrial  sites  for 
lease  with  option  of  purchase. 

Coal,  ore,  oil,  natural  gas,  minerals  in 
close  proximity. 

Over  a  hundred  wholesale  and  commission 
houses  in  the  city. 

BUILDING    GROWTH. 

During  1912  Edmonton  will  lay  350,000 
square  yards  of  street  paving  at  a  cost  of  a 
million  and  a  quarter  dollars.  At  the  be- 
ginning of  the  new  year  Edmonton  had  217,- 
427  square  yards  of  paved  streets. 

Seventeen  banks  and  three  police  stations, 
two  telephone  sub-stations. 


POPITLATION. 


1905 9,200 

1906 14.000 

1907 18,000 

1908 20,000 


1909 23,000 

1910 25.000 

1911 28,000 

1912 40,000 


ASSESSMENTS. 

1912  (estimated) $70,000,000 

1911 46,494,740 

1910 30,105,110 

1909 25,584,990 

1908 22,535,700 

1907 21,985,700 

1906 17,046,798 

1905 6,620,985 

1904 3,959,648 

1903 3,208,100 

1902 1,724,420 

1901 1,244,731 

FORECAST. 

At  the  present  rate  of  development  and 
growth  Edmonton  will  have  a  population  of 
100,000  in  1915  and  an  assessed  valuation  of 
$130,000,000.  Its  street  railway  mileage 
will  be  90  miles;  paved  streets  and  boule- 
vards, 70  miles;  200  miles  of  sewers;  250 
miles  of  water  mains.  Edmonton  is  growing 
faster  than  it  can  be  polished,  it  is  young  and 
rough,  but  three  years  will  witness  a  most 
remarkable  development. 

Man's  greatest  endowment  is  the  power 
to  improve  himself.  All  men  possess  this 
gift  in  common,  and  without  it  all  other 
gifts  are  valueless. — L.  C.  Ball. 

A  doubter  has  little  or  no  faith  in  any- 
thing or  anybody,  because  he  has  none  in 
himself.  He  thinks  everybody  his  enemy, 
but  his  worst  enemy  is  himself. — Qrville 
Allen. 


The  West  Shows  the  East 


(From  the  St.  Thomas  fournal) 

^  A  small  Alberta  town  spends  thousands  of  dollars  on  an 
^^  advertising  scheme,  while  a  rich  and  prosperous  county  in 
Ontario  is  afraid  to  spend  a  few  hundreds.  And  yet  people  wonder 
that  Western  towns  go  ahead  quickly  ! 


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Fort  William,  Ont. 

Local  officials  of  the  Canadian  Northern 
Railway  in  Fort  William  have  announced 
that  the  plans  and  specifications  for  a  new 
passenger  depot  have  been  prepared  and  are 
now  in  the  hands  of  the  Canadian  Railway 
Commission  for  ratification.  The  new  struc- 
ture will  cost  in  the  neighborhood  of  $20,000. 

As  announced  several  months  ago,  it  is 
still  the  intention  of  the  Canadian  Car  and 
Foundry  Co.  to  have  the  Fort  William  plant 
in  operation  next  year.  Men  to  the  number 
of  120  are  employed  on  construction  work 
now.  A  building  1,600  feet  long  and  140 
feet  wide  is  being  erected. 

The  new  factory  will  cost  about  $125,000, 
including  building,  site,  machinery,  etc.  The 
building  alone  will  cost  between  $35,000  and 
$40,000.  The  factory  here  is  to  be  subsidiary 
of  the  Dominion  Match  Co.,  Ltd.,  but  is 
to  be  controlled  by  local  people  and  represent 
local  capital  as  far  as  possible.  They  expect 
to  do  about  $700,000  worth  of  business  a 
year  and  turn  out  36,000,000  matches  per  day. 

The  Dominion  Match  Co.  is  a  com- 
paratively new  concern  and  manufactures 
matches  under  new  patents,  called  the  Parker 
Continuous  Process,  which  they  claim  is  fifty 
per  cent,  cheaper  than  the  die  process  used 
by  other  manufacturers.  These  patents  are 
to  be  used  in  the  factory  to  be  erected  here. 

The  elevators  are  now  beginning  to  fill  up, 
and  if  the  present  rush  of  grain  continues, 
their  storage  ca\)acity  will  soon  be  reached. 
Six  and  seven  hundred  cars  a  day  are  now 
being  inspected  and  emptied  into  the  huge  bins 
at  the  diff'erent  elevators.  The  amount  of 
grain  that  is  being  shipped  daily  from  the 
elevators  does  not  reach  the  number  of  bushels 
that  are  going  into  them. 

Fort  William's  Clearing  House  has  been 
instituted  a  year  now,  and  comparison  with 
the  figures  of  twelve  months  ago  shows  that 
business  in  this  city  has  increased  by  a  per- 
centage greater  than  any  other  city  in  Can- 
ada. Fort  William's  receipts  for  the  week 
ending  October  7th  this  year  are  $712,016.00. 
For  the  corresponding  week,  a  year  ago,  the 
receipts  were  $409,855.00.  This  means  an 
increase  of  73.5  per  cent. 

Terminal  Elevator  "B"  and  annex  of  the 
Canadian  Pacific  Railway  was  formerly 
turned  over  to  the  Grain  Growers'  Grain  Co., 


on  October  4th,  who  are  now  operating  it 
with  a  new  manager,  but  the  old  staff  are  still 
retained.  This  elevator  has  a  capacity  of 
two  and  a  half  million  bushels.  It  is  under- 
stood that  the  Grain  Growers'  Company 
will  endeavor  to  secure  control  of  other 
terminal  elevators  at  Fort  William  as  their 
business  expands. 

The  list  of  new  industries  secured  by  Fort 
William  this  year  has  eclipsed  all  previous 
records.  No  city  in  Western  Canada  and 
probably  in  the  whole  of  Canada  can  boast 
of  such  industrial  progress  as  has  taken  place 
this  year  in  the  favored  city  at  the  head  of 
Canada's  great  fresh  water  navigation. 

Manufacturers,  distributors  and  investors 
have  begun  to  realize  the  vast  importance  of 
Fort  William's  geographical  position,  which 
accounts  in  some  measure  for  the  phenomenal 
growth   along   industrial   lines. 

A  list  of  the  firms  establishing  manufactur- 
ing plants  this  year  are  as  follows: 

The  Canada  Car  and  Foundry  Co.  (plant 
value  $1,500,000,  em.ploying  1,000  men). 

The  Nanton  Starch  Works,  (plant  value 
$500,000,    employing    200    people). 

The  McKellar  Bedding  Co.  (plant  value 
$150,000,  employing  100  men). 

The  National  Tube  Co.  (plant  value 
$400,000,  employing  150  men). 

The  Hammond  Stooker  Co.  (plant  value 
$65,000,  employing  100  men). 

The  Great  West  Wire  Fence  Co.  (plant 
value  $100,000,  employing  100  men). 

Ten  chartered  banks  operate  here.  Banks 
and  managers:  Imperial  Bank  of  Canada, 
M."  Cochran;  Bank  of  Hamilton,  W.  W. 
McGillivray;  Traders,  F.  G.  Depew;  Royal, 
J.  W.  Ryan;  Union,  G.  J.  Hunter;  Ottawa, 
W.  R.  Berford;  Dominion,  W.  C.  McFarlane; 
Montreal,  W.  Stevenson;  Commerce,  A.  A. 
Wilson;  Merchants',  F.  W.  Bell. 

The  Mayor  is  Samuel  C.  Young ;  Secretary- 
Treasurer,  William  Phillips ;  City  Clerk,  Alex. 
McNaughton;  City  Treasurer,  Wm.  PhiUips; 
City  Engineer,  Jno.  Wilson ;  President  Board 
of  Trade,  A.  A.  Wilson ;  Secretary,  Geo.  W. 
Gorman;  Industrial  Commissioner,  R.  J. 
Burdett;  Postmaster,  W'illiam  Armstrong; 
Fire  Chief,  A.  D.  Cameron. 


W.  A.  MATHESON 

Barrister,    Solicitor,    etc, 
604  Victoria  St.      -     Fort  WUllam 


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75 


Fredericton,  N.B. 

Water  power  development  that  will  un- 
doubtedly have  considerable  significance  on 
the  industrial  advancement  of  New  Bruns- 
wick is  projected  on  the  St.  John  River  by 
noted  capitalists. 

Notwithstanding  the  fact  that  the  St. 
John,  with  the  single  exception  of  the  St. 
Lawrence  River,  is  the  greatest  water  power 
on  the  Atlantic  seaboard,  the  opportunities 
for  development  have  in  the  past  been  per- 
mitted to  remain  dormant.  Probably  the 
most  potent  reason  for  this  condition  lies  in 
the  fact  that  there  are  important  lumbering, 
fishing  and  other  interests  on  the  river,  which, 
it  was  feared,  might  be  injured.  However 
sufficient  provision  has  been  made  for  the 
protection  of  these  interests  and  the  way  has 
been  made  easy  for  the  companies  to  proceed 
with  their  development. 

At  Grand  Falls,  the  mightiest  cataract 
east  of  Niagara,  there  is  a  possible  develop- 
ment of  80,000  potential  horse  power,  while 
below  the  Falls  some  of  the  largest  tributaries 
of  the  St.  John  have  their  confluence  with 
that  river.  These  include  the  Salmon, 
Aroostook,  Meduxnakeag,  Tobique,  Shoco- 
moc  and  Pokiok,  and  while  there  are  no  large 


Free  Site,  Free  Water 

and  Exemption  from  Taxation  will 

be  granted   to  sterling  bona- 

fide  manufacturers  at 

FREDERICTON 

New  Brunswick 


A  combination  of  advan- 
tages unexcelled  in  any 
town  or  city  in  Canada. 
New  Brunswick  has  awak- 
ened, and  by  reason  of  the 
development  now  being 
carried  on  and  the  greater 
works  projected,  Frederic- 
ton  will  doubtless  share  to 
a  very  large  extent  in  the 
prosperity  of  the  province. 

Write  for    IllustraUd    Booklet. 


Publicity  Commissioner 

P.O.  Box  367 

Fredericton,  New  Brunswick 


falls  on  the  river  below  Grand  Falls,  the  de- 
scent of  the  river  would  admit  of  fully  three 
dams  being  constructed  with  a  height  varying 
from  15  to  20  feet,  each  of  which  would  have 
a  potential  horse  power  of  from  20,000  to  25,- 
000.  In  all  there  would  be  available  about 
150,000  horse  power  at  and  below  the  Grand 
Falls.     This  power  would  be  continuous. 

The  largest  of  these  powers  to  be  developed 
at  once  is  that  at  Grand  Falls,  where  the 
Grand  Falls  Co.,  Ltd.,  recently  formed  from 
among  contending  companies,  plan  to  oper- 
ate one  of  the  largest  pulp  and  paper  plants 
in  the  Dominion.  The  power  capable  of 
being  developed,  however,  will  greatly  ex- 
ceed the  requirements  of  the  pulp  and  paper 
mill  and  the  surplus  power  will  be  available 
for  the  stimulation  of  industries  at  Frederic- 
ton  and  points  along  the  river.  As  the  com- 
pany will  have  a  large  quantity  of  wood, 
which  could  more  profitably  be  cut  into 
sawn  lumber,  it  is  learned  on  reliable  author- 
ity that  they  will  operate  a  large  saw  mill. 
An  expenditure  of  $8,000,000  is  entailed 
in  the  whole  project.  Sir  William  Van  Home 
is  the  president  of  the  Grand  Falls  Co.,  Ltd., 
and  equally  distinguished  gentlemen  are 
backing  him. 

Another  water  power  to  be  developed  is 
that  at  Meductic  Falls,  so  called,  about 
forty  miles  above  Fredericton,  where  the  St. 
John  River  Hydro-Electric  Co.  will  secure 
their  power.  Surveys  have  been  made  and 
tentative  plans  formed.  Mr.  Henry  Holgate, 
C.E.,  an  eminent  Canadian  hydraulic  engin- 
eer, has  visited  the  scene  of  the  proposed 
dam  site  and  has  been  much  impressed  with 
the  possibilities  for  development.  About 
10,000  horse  power  will  be  developed  and 
it  is  the  intention  of  the  company  to  market 
the  power  along  the  Valley  of  the  St.  John 
River,  particularly  in  the  cities  of  Frederic- 
ton and  St.  John. 

The  Eel  River  Light,  Heat  &  Power  Co. 
also  hope  to  supply  Fredericton  with  cheap 
power.  The  water  power  of  this  company 
is  situated  on  the  Eel  River,  a  branch  of 
the  St.  John,  and  comprises  seven  large  lakes 
and  what  is  called  the  "dead  water."  By 
damming  two  of  these  lakes,  the  company  has 
secured  at  the  greatest  possible  drought  125 
cubic  feet  of  water  per  second.  There  is  a 
possible  head  of  70  feet.  4  miles  below  Benton, 
at  the  Falls,  so  called.  There  are  four  other 
powers  on  the  Eel  River,  one  of  which  would 
have  a  50-foot  head. 


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BUSY  MAN'S   CANADA 


Macleod,  Alta. 

Brokers  have  been  kept  busy  securing 
options  on  good  inside  properties  for  clients 
at  widely  scattered  points  such  as  Toronto, 
Montreal,  Calgary,  Winnipeg  and  Vancouver. 
An  influential  factor  in  this  situation,  so  it 
is  stated,  is  the  entrance  of  the  C.N.R.  branch 
line  from  Macleod  to  Pincher  Creek,  work  on 
which  is  already  well  under  way;  while  in 
addition  the  contracts  for  the  C.N.R.  branch 
line  from  Macleod  to  Calgary  are  now  being 
negotiated.  Real  estate  men  aie  anticipating 
a  season  of  marked  activity  both  in  inside 
lots  and  farm  property. 

The  inrush  of  new  settlers  into  the  Macleod 
district  duririe  the  present  season  is  proving 
in  excess  of  all  early  calculations  and  is 
acting  as  a  pov/erful  stimulus  to  general 
business. 

Rapid  progress  is  in  evidence  in  track- 
laying  of  the  Canadian  Northern  now  ap- 
proaching Macleod  from  the  north,  the 
establishment  of  the  railway's  divisional 
headquarters  at  this  point  being  now  assured 
for  the  near  future. 

The  W  estern  Canada  Gas,  Light  &  Power 
Company  is  laying  its  great  pipe  line  from 
Bow  Island  along  the  railwiy's  right  of  way 
and  will  pass  directly  through  Macleod,  thus 
assuring  an  unlimited  supply  of  gas  for  manu- 
facturing and  domestic  purposes. 

By-laws  for  the  amounts  to  carry  on  the 
filtration  plant,  which  is  already  under  con- 
struction; also  the  sewerage  disposal  plant, 
these  plans  having  all  been  submitted  to  the 
Provincial  Government,and  approved  by  them 
are  now  ready  for  construction.  The  former 
building  will  be  75  x  140  feet  and  will  be  built 
"of  cement  and  brick,  while  the  disposal  plant 
building  will  cover  a  large  area  of  ground,  built 
also  of  cement  and  brick,  and  when  completed 
will  comprise  all  the  very  latest  modes  of 
dealing  with  water  and  sewage,  and  will  be, 
like  the  town  of  Macleod,  up-to-date  in  every 
way. 

.  Setting  the  tax  rate  lor  the  year  was  very 
important  to  all  owners  of  property,  and  they 
will  all  feel  more  interested  in  Macleod  when 
they  learn  that  the  rate  for  this  year  will  be 
only  l]/2  mills  on  the  dollar.  The  Council  has 
been  working  this  out  since  they  took  office  in 
January,  with  the  result  that  instead  of  17J^ 
mills  as  in  1911,  they  announce  the  rate  not 
to  exceed  8  mills  for  1912. 


There  are  signs  of  a  real  estate  boom  in 
Macleod,  where  prices  have  received  an  im- 
petus through  the  announcement  of  great 
railroad  activity  in  the  neighborhood.  Al- 
together about  400  men  are  now  engaged  on 
the  C.N.R.  lines  constructing  railways  from 
Calgary  to  Macleod,  and  from  Macleod  to 
Pincher  Creek.  Coupled  with  this  is  the 
announcement  that  a  Grand  Trunk  survey 
party  at  Barons  is  heading  towards  Macleod. 

This  is  the  centre  of  a  fine  agricultural 
country,  where  the  famous  "Alberta  Red" 
fall  wheat  grows  to  perfection,  and  other 
cereals  do  equally  as  well.  The  town  has 
municipal-owned  electric  light  and  power 
plant;  power  being  supplied  day  and  night 
at  cost.  Natural  gas  will  be  brought  in  by 
September  1  next;  there  is  an  unlimited 
supply  and  it  will  be  furnished  at  cost  to 
new  industries  locating  here. 

Present  industries  include  flour  mills,  saw 
mills,  a  creamery  and  a  steam  laundry. 
There  are  three  hotels,  a  shorthand  and 
typewriting  college,  and  a  new  general  hos- 
pital is  contemplated  during  1912.  An  up- 
to-date  fire  equipment  is  in  charge  of  J.  S. 
Lambert,  fire  chief.  The  Chief  of  Police  is 
S.  O.  Lawson. 

There  is  a  demand  here  for  almost  every 
class  of  business,  with  particularly  good  open- 
ings for  boot  and  shoe,  furniture,  woodwork- 
ing, wagon,  stoves,  automobile,  engine  fac- 
tories, wire  fence  works  and  furnace  makers. 
There  is  also  an  opening  for  a  poultry  and 
farm  produce  exchange  with  cold  storage 
facilities.  The  farmers  have  the  stuff  to  sell 
and  the  miners  in  the  Crow's  Nest  Pass  have 
the  money  to  buy  with. 

The  assessment  figures  tell  a  story  of  great 
development.  In  1911  the  assessment  was 
$1,936,806.00.  In  1912  it  was  $3,949,970, 
an  increase  of  over  100%. 

Customs  duties  collected:  April,  1911, 
$1,378;  April,  1912,  $3,730. 

The  population  is  2,500;  assessment,  $3,- 
949,970.  Government  telephone  system. 
C.P.R.  telegraph,  and  Dominion  express. 

Liberal  inducements  are  offered  to  new 
industries.  The  Industrial  Commissioner  will 
.  gladly  welcome  inquiries  and  give  full  par- 
ticulars on  any  subject. 

The  Mayor  is  E.  H.  Stedman;  Industrial 
Commissioner  and  Secretary  of  Board  of 
Trade,  John  Richardson  ;  City  Clerk,  G. 
Foster  Brown;  City  Engineer,  G.  HAltham- 
Postmaster,  M.  McKay. 


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77 


Montreal,  Que. 

According  to  a  statement  issued  by  the 
building  inspector,  Montreal  building  opera- 
tions in  1912  show  a  decided  lead  on  all  other 
cities  in  the  Dominion.  The  total  amount 
expended  to  date  exceeds  $26,(X)0,0(X),  while 
for  the  entire  twelve  months  of  1911,  the  ex- 
penditure was  $13,000,000.  The  permits 
issued  for  October  were  329,  with  a  value  of 
$2,754,783.  In  the  year  to  date,  3,314  per- 
mits have  been  issued.  ' 

The  revenue  from  customs  duties  for  the 
month  of  October,  1912,  was  the  biggest  in 
the  history  of  the  port  of  Montreal.  The 
month  of  August  this  year  held  the  record  up 
to  now,  but  August's  record  has  been  bettered 
by  some  $3,000.  The  relative  figures  for 
October  of  this  year  and  those  of  1911  are: 
1912,  $2,348,993.79;  1911,  $1,689,682.89, 
showing  an  increase  over  last  year's  figures 
of  $659,310.90. 

With  the  advent  of  the  Delaware  &  Hud- 
son and  also  the  Grand  Trunk  shops  and 
yards  to  cover  400  acres,  for  which  the  foun- 
dations are  already  in,  this  promises  to  be 
one  of  the  industrial  parts  of  the  city.     A 


large  amount  of  American  capital  is  already 
interested. 

Land  sales  of  late  are  reported  by  W.  H. 
Chenery,  of  the  Canadian  Land  Co.,  on  Cote 
de  Noire  Road,  in  the  parish  of  Longueuil,  to 
the  amount  of  $240,000.  The  same  firm 
have  lately  purchased  over  $140,000  worth  of 
property  in  the  same  division. 

Within  a  small  radius  in  Montreal  six  ten- 
storey  buildings  are  being  erected  in  the  busi- 
ness section. 

Customs  receipts  for  October  in  Montreal 
show  a  surplus  of  $639,000  over  the  corres- 
ponding month  last  year.  The  total  collec- 
tions were  $2,149,623. 

Interior  shippers  should  bear  in  mind  that 
Montreal  is  the  largest  market  in  Canada  for 
flour,  grain,  hay,  seeds,  provisions,  butter, 
cheese,  eggs  and  general  country  produce. 

The  elevator  and  warehouse  capacities  of 
Montreal  are  very  large,  and  storage  rates 
reasonable,  whilst  the  facilities  for  handling 
grain,  seeds,  provisions,  etc.,  are  imexcelled. 

Montreal  also  possesses  the  finest  cold  stor- 
age warehouses  on  the  chemical  refrigerating 
principle  to  be  found  on  this  continent.  It 
is  also  the  headquarters  of  the  largest  refrig- 


O'K^e/e's 


is  the  one  Canadian  Lager  equal  and  superior  to  any 
imported  beer.  It  is  mild,  healthful  and  delicious — 
a  splendid  tonic  and  mildest  of  stimulants.  Order 
a  case  to-day  from  your  Dealer. 

THE    UIGMT    BEER    IIN     THE     LIOMT    BOTTLE 


78 


BUSY  MAN'S  CANADA 


Montreal — -Continued 

crating  and  ice-making  machinery  establish- 
ments to  be  found  on  the  Western  hemisphere. 
Considerable  publicity  has  been  given  to  a 
statement  that  Montreal  will  lose  its  grain 
trade  to  Buffalo  unless  much  \2  done  to  im- 
prove the  grain-handling  facilities  of  the  port. 
Montreal  has  not  the  slightest  intention  of 
permitting  the  grain  trade  of  the  port  to  be 
lost  for  want  of  enterprise  on  its  part.  The 
time  has  long  since  passed  when  there  was 
any  danger  from  inertia.  Both  commercial 
and  financial  circles  express  the  utmost  confi- 
dence that  the  Harbor  Commissioners,  as  at 
present  constituted,  will  not  only  be  able  to 
deal  with  the  situation,  but  will  actually 
do  so. 

At  present  the  grain  storage  capacity  of 
the  port  is  as  follows : 

Bushels. 
Harbor  Commissioners'  Elevator 

No.  1 1,000,000 

Harbor  Commissioners'  Elevator 

No.  2 2,600,000 

Grand  Trunk  Railway  Elevator 

"B" 1,050,000 

Montreal      Warehousing      Com 

pany's  E'evator  "C" 600,000 

Montreal     Warehousing      Com- 
pany's Elevator  "A" 500,000 

Total 5,750,000 


The  Canadian  Pacific  Railway  formerly 
had  a  capacity  of  about  1,000,000  bushels  in 
its  elevators  there,  but  these  have  been 
demolished  during  the  past  few  years.  The 
Harbor  Commissioners'  Elevator  No.  2, 
although  not  fully  completed,  is  now  receiving 
grain. 

Mayor,  L.  A.  Lavallee;  President  Board 
Trade,  Robert  W.  Reford;  Secretary,  Geo. 
Hadrill;  City  Clerk,  Hon.  L.  O.  David;  Asst. 
City  Clerk,  Rene  Bauset;  Treasurer,  Charles 
Arnolde;  Postmaster,  Hon.  L.  O.  Taillon; 
City  Engineer,  Geo.  lanin. 

Board  of  Commissioners,  L.  A.  Lavallee, 
J.  Ainey,  L.  P.  Lachapelle,  M.D.;  L.  N. 
Dupuis,   F.  S.  Wanklyn,  C.E. 

Fire  Chief,  J.  Tremblay;    Chief  of  Police 
O.  Campeau. 

Let^s  take  the  instant  by  the  forward  top. 
— Shakespeare. 


When  all  is  holiday,  there  are  no  holi- 
days.— J.  H.  Lamb. 


With  the  works  of  men,  as  with  the  work- 
ings of  Nature,  what  chiefly  deserves 
attention  is  the  end  they  have  in  view. 
— Goethe. 


Ideas  that  Help  Success 

C  Every  business  man  is  continually  in  need  of  information  upon 
subjects  that  interest  him.  In  conversation,  in  trade,  in  pro- 
fessional life,  questions  are  constantly  arising  which  no  man,  well- 
read  or  not,  can  always  satisfactorily  answer. 

If  ''Busy  Man's  Canada"  is  at  hand  it  is  consulted,  and  not 
only  is  the  stock  of  knowledge  increased,  but  additional  information 
is  gained,  and  ideas  are  suggested  that  will  directly  contribute  to 
success. 

The  business  man  of  to-day  requires  live  information,  precise, 
condensed,  virile,  wealth-producing  facts  that  will  make  his  life's 
work  easier  and  more  profitable. 

The  concentrated  essence  of  business  facts  and  figures,  of 
money-making  ideas,  of  modern  methods  of  success,  is  found  in 
"Busy  Man's  Canada." 


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79 


Moose  Jaw,  Sask. 

When  asked  regarding  the  development  of 
the  Fall  market  in  Moose  Jaw  realty,  well-in- 
formed dealers  call  attention  to  the  steady 
expansion  of  the  city  in  building  and  indus- 
trial lines,  and  the  substantial  nature  of  the 
season's  turnover.  By  October  15,  twelve 
carloads  of  machinery,  practically  the  entire 
plant  of  the  new  automobile  factory,  arrived 
here  from  Indiana.  The  new  creamery 
company  is  just  starting  excavation  work  for 
the  foundations  of  its  plant  on  Eighth  Avenue, 
which,  when  completed,  will  be  one  of  the 
best  equipped  of  its  kind  in  the  West.  With- 
in the  next  few  days  a  definite  announcement 
is  expected  of  the  plans  of  the  Moose  Jaw 
Oddfellows'  Building  Association,  regarding 
their  new  site  and  proposed  $75,000  lodge 
hall.  The  contract  for  the  new  industrial 
hall  called  for  completion  of  building  by 
November  15. 

That  Moose  Jaw  wholesale  houses  will 
benefit  materially  from  the  opening  of  the 
Outlook  bridge  for  trunk-line  traffic  with  Ed- 
monton and  St.  Paul,  is  the  expectation  of 
careful  observers  of  marketing  conditions  in 
Saskatchewan.  There  are  a  number  of 
Moose  Jaw  wholesalers  who  have  been  lay- 
ing plans  for  many  weeks  for  competing  with 
Saskatoon  for  the  control  of  a  good-sized  slice 
of  that  city's  trade  territory,  especially  the 
Goose  Lake  country  which,  up  to  this  time, 
has  been  served  by  the  belt  line  from  Saska- 
toon. The  grain  movement  from  the  Out- 
look district  into  Moose  Jaw  is  expected  to 
be  very  heavy  from  this  time  forward,  with 
wheat  now  being  shipped  from  as  far  as  Mack- 
lin,  266  miles  distant;  while  a  valuable  trade 
with  Kerrobert  is  also  likely  to  be  developed, 
so  it  is  stated. 

Among  its  industries  are:  Cement  block 
plant,  lumber  yards,  meat-packing  plants, 
many  wholesale  houses,  nine  banks,  two 
daily  newspapers. 

The  rural  municipality  of  Moose  Jaw  is 
taking  full  advantage  of  the  taxing  power 
conferred  on  it  by  the  Rural  Municipalities 
Act,  and,  as  a  result,  expect  to  collect  from 
the  owners  of  sub-divisions  about  ^25,000. 

There  are  five  elevators  (capacity  293,000 
bushels),  at  which  were  handled  418,000 
bushels  of  grain;    flour  mill  (capacity  2,000 


barrels  daily);  oatmeal  mill  (capacity  300 
barrels  daily);  extensive  stock  yards,  at 
which  were  handled  2,050  horses,  2,000  cattle, 
6U0  sheep  and  300  hogs  last  season;  electric 
light  and  power;  street  railway;  industrial 
spurs  for  manufacturing  and  wholesale  pur- 
poses; is  the  customs  port  of  entry;  office 
of  the  Dominion  Land  Department ;  is  head- 
quarters of  C.P.R.  lines  in  Saskatchewan; 
Dominion  express. 

Opportunities :  Hotel,  soap  works,  tannery, 
creamery,  wholesale  houses  in  all  lines  of 
business. 

The  total  assessment  in  1910  was  $13,548,- 
402.  This  had  increased  by  1911  to  $27,- 
770,453,  an  advance  of  over  100  per  cent. 

The  population  in  1901  was  1,558;  in  1906, 
6,250;  and  the  returns  of  a  census  just  com- 
pleted by  the  Board  of  Trade  and  the  City 
Council  shows  the  population  to-day  to  be 
20,623  people. 

The  Customs  House  receipts  for  the  fiscal 
year  of  1904-5  were  $23,902.51. 

The  receipts  for  the  fiscal  year  of  1910-11 
were  $276,736.25. 


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Moose  Jaw,    Sask. — Continued 

Some  of  the  largest  industries  in  Western 
Canada  have  seen  the  undoubted  advantages 
of  being  located  at  this  point,  and  their  un- 
qualified success  has  proved  their  sound 
judgment.  Among  these  are  the  Saskatche- 
wan Flour  Mills  Co.,  Ltd.,  with  a  capacity 
of  2,600  barrels  per  day;  the  Saskatchewan 
Bridge  and  Iron  Co.,  Ltd.,  who  have  found 
it  necessary  to  reorganize  with  a  capitaliza- 
tion of  $1,000,000,  and  intend  commencing 
early  in  the  spring  to  erect  a  plant,  covering 
27  city  lots,  and  expect  to  employ  within 
two  years  in  the  neighborhood  of  400  men. 
Messrs.  Gordon,  Ironsides  and  Fares  have 
just  completed  an  abattoir  and  packing  plant, 
which  to  erect  and  equip  cost  over  $1,000,000, 
and  there  are  others. 


Live  for  something,  have  a  definite  aim 
in  view,  but  remember  your  usefulness  in 
this  world  is  to  make  others,  with  whom 
you  come  in  contact,  happier. — Orville 
Allen. 


If  it  required  no  brains,  no  nerve,  no 
energy,  no  work,  there  would  be  no  glory 
in  achievement. — Bates. 


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There  are  lots  of  openings  for  wholesale  and  retail 
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MOOSE  JAW  is  situated  in  the  most  prosperous, 
most  uniformly  successful  grain- growing  district  of  the 
whole  West,  The  farmers  all  have  money  and  they 
spend  it  in  MOOSE  JAW. 

For  any  information  on  any  subject — write 
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Ottawa,  Ont. 

Although  the  charter  of  the  Ottawa  and 
St.  Lawrence  Klectric  Kailway  has  been  lying 
idle  for  over  a  year,  it  is  said  to  be  likely  that 
the  project  will  go  ahead  much  more  quickly 
now,  as  a  new  company  has  been  formed  and 
negotiations  are  practically  completed  where- 
by it  will  take  over  the  charter  and  pay  to  the 
old  company  §500,000  in  stock  for  it.  Ottawa 
will  be  the  central  point  of  the  new  line,  and 
from  there  it  will  reach  the  St.  Lawrence  at 
Morrisburg,  going  east  along  the  river  bank 
to  the  Ontario-Quebec  border  line,  where  it 
will  connect  with  the  Montreal  Street  Rail- 
way. 

The  proposed  merger  between  the  Ottawa 
Light,  Heat  and  Power  Company  and  the 
Ottawa  Electric  Company  has  been  declared 
off.  The  franchise  of  the  latter  runs  out  in 
ten  years,  and  this  was  one  of  the  big  stum- 
bling blocks.  Ottawa  Power  is  a  holding 
company  for  the  Ottawa  Gas  Company  and 
the  Ottawa  Eleclric. 

The  Board  of  Trade  at  Ottawa  believes  in 
publicity  first,  last  and  always.  A  committee 
of  local  merchants  suggested  the  abolition 
of  the  department,  and  asked  the  co-operation 
of  the  Board  of  Trade,  with  the  result  that 
a  resolution  strongly  supporting  the  retention 
of  the  department  was  passed. 

Ottawa  offers  a  great  many  advantages 
for  the  locating  of  industries.  Two  of  the 
main  ones  that  may  be  mentioned  are  cheap 
power  and  advantageous  freight  rates. 

The  civic  authorities  are  not  losing  sight 
of  what  cheap  power  means  to  this  city,  and 
towards  encouraging  firms  from  England, 
the  States  and  other  parts  of  Canada  to 
locate  here.  Their  plans  for  the  future  con- 
template acquiring  power  rights  so  that  they 
will  be  available  not  only  for  purely  local 
purposes,  but  also  to  sell  at  reduced  rates  to 
any  manufacturers  that  may  care  to  locate 
here. 

Two  other  features  that  serve  to  brighten 
up  the  capital,  and  which  should  appeal  to 
manufacturers  are  that  it  is  one  of  the  best 
lighted  cities  on  the  continent,  and  that  no 
city  provides  power  and  labor  on  more  fav- 
orable conditions. 

Ottawa  at  present  offers  opportunities  for 
the   establishment   of   industries   of  various 


kinds,  particularly,  perhaps,  for  the  making 
of  any  of  the  following  lines:  Automobiles, 
boxes,  bags,  biscuits,  barrels,  bottles,  cloth- 
ing, cigars,  confections,  cereal  foods,  ele- 
vator and  mill  building  machinery  and  ma- 
terials, furniture,  flour,  gloves,  oatmeal, 
paper,  paperwares,  pottery,  roller  mill  pro- 
ducts, rubber  and  felt  goods,  shirts  and 
collars,  shoes,  steel,  castings,  tiles,  textiles, 
woodenwares. 

Ottawa  is  still  the  largest  individual  manu- 
facturer of  lumber  in  the  world.  The  dis- 
trict output  for  1911  will  approximately  be 
359,000,000  feet  board  measure,  with  a 
monetary  valuation  of  over  $10,000,000. 
The  city  has  176  industries,  employing 
16,500  people,  and  a  conservative  estimate  of 
the  output  of  these  industries  is  $38,000,000. 
The  three  payrolls — Industrial,  Govern- 
mental, and  Railroads — combined,  distrib- 
uted $14,930,000  last  year. 

As  bank  clearances  and  customs  statistics 
are  a  fair  indication  of  the  amount  of  busi- 
ness going  on  in  any  city,  the  following  figures 
dealing  with  conditions  in  1910  and  1911  are 
of  interest: 

Bank  clearances,  1910 $195,752,033. 18 

Bank  clearances,  1911 211,767,153.64 

Customs,  1910 1,258,788. 31 

Customs,  1911 1,632,777. 64 

Building  permits,  1910 3,022,650. 00 

Building  permits,  1911 8,425,775. 00 

Public  improvements,  1910. .  756,000. 00 

Public  improvements,  1911. .  812,000. 00 

Gross  assessment,  1910 86.529.000. 00 

Gross  assessment,  1911 105.833,800.00 

Increase  in  valuations,  1911.     19,304.800.00 

Give  us  to  go  blithely  about  our  busi- 
ness all  this  day,  bring  us  to  our  resting 
beds  weary  and  content  and  undishonored, 
and  grant  us  in  the  end  the  gift  of  sleep. 
— Stevenson. 


Arthur  LeB.  Weeks 

ARCHITECT 


Canada  Life  Building 
Ottawa 


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BUSY  MAN'S   CANADA 


Port  Arthur,  Ont. 

Work  is  proceeding  steadily  for  the  erec- 
tion of  the  Ontario  &  Western  Car  Co.  This 
company,  organized  by  Mr.  F.  B.  McCurdy, 
the  well-known  broker,  for  the  manufacture 
of  freight  cars,  passenger  coaches,  etc.,  was 
granted,  by  the  city,  154  acres  of  land,  situ- 
ated on  the  lake  shore,  and  with  the  two  main 
transcontinental  roads,  the  Canadian  North- 
ern and  the  Canadian  Pacific,  on  the  prop- 
erty. The  city  also  granted  the  company 
substantial  concessions  on  taxes  and  guaran- 
teed the  bonds  of  the  company  to  the  extent 
of  $666,666.66.  They  expect  to  employ 
about  1,000  men. 

The  building  of  such  a  plant  carries  with  it 
a  demand  for  an  enormous  number  of  work- 
men's houses  and  creates  the  opening  for 
builders,  carpenters  and,  practically,  all  lines 
of  work. 

By-laws  were  passed  on  September  16th 
which  authorized  the  expenditure  of  close  on 
to  $1,000,000  for  improvements — covering  an 
extension  to  the  street  car  line  and  $500,000 
of  this  was  voted  for  the  building  of  a  new 
pumping  station  and  the  enlarging  of  the 
waterworks  plant,  so  as  to  take  care  of  a 
population  of  100,000  people. 

The  population  in  1901  was  3,148;  in  1912, 
15,000.  The  assessment  for  1906  was  $5,- 
023,889.00;   for  1911,  $17,769,000.00. 

The  population  is  15,000;  assessment  is 
$18,000,000. 

There  are  35  miles  of  street  railway  con- 
necting Port  Arthur  with  Fort  William  (2K 
miles  away),  owned  and  operated  by  the  city. 

Electric  light  is  furnished  by  the  City  at  an 
average  cost  of  10  cents  per  lamp  per  month. 

Water  is  supplied  by  the  City.  Domestic 
rate  averages  $15.00  per  year.  The  muni- 
cipal-owned telephone  system  has  3,500  sub- 
scribers. 


As  a  health  resort,  Port  Arthur  is  unique. 
The  climate  is  most  delightful,  seldom  more 
than  6  inches  of  snow  in  winter,  with  only  an 
occasional  really  cold  day.  Summer  days  are 
just  pleasantly  warm,  and  evenings  refresh- 
ingly cool.  Maximum  sunshine  and  mini- 
mum rain.  The  city  rises  in  a  series  of 
plateaus  from  Thunder  Bay,  making  it  an 
ideal  place  of  residence. 

The  banks  and  their  managers  are:  Bank 
of  Nova  Scotia,  A.  Mooney;  Molsons,  J.  A. 
Little;  Imperial,  H.  C.  Houston;  Montreal, 
W.  H.  Nelson;  Commerce,  A.  W.  Roberts; 
Hamilton,  G.  V.  Pierce. 

Col.  S.  W.  Ray  is  Mayor;  W.  J.  Gurney, 
City  Treasurer;  T.  F.  Milne,  City  Clerk; 
President  Board  of  Trade,  F.  S.  Wiley; 
Industrial  Commissioner,  N.  G.  Neill. 


PORT  ARTHUR  GARAGE 

Expert  Automobile  and  Motor 
Boat  Repairs 


Workmanship  Guaranteed 


Phone  993 


DOC.  WILKINSON,  Prop. 


When  in  Port  Arthur  stop  at  the 

flDariaGat  Ibotel 

FACING  LAKE  SUPERIOR 
CONVENIENT  TO  BOATS  AND  TRAINS 

PORT  ARTHUR,  ONTARIO 


"  Not  the  Biggest,  but  the  BEST  " 

ALGOMA  HOTEL 

PORT  ABTHUB 

15  Large  Sample  Rooms 

Merritt  &  HODDER,  Props. 

Bates  $2.00  to  $3.50,  American  Plan 

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S3   ^ 

Words  are  tricky  things.  Three  or  four  words,  arranged  in  one  or  another  way, 
may  participate  a  war,  a  divorce  scandal,  or  a  riot  at  a  christening.  You  must  watch 
words  closely  when  you  put  them  into  advertising  or  correspondence.  You  must  con- 
sider their  effect  on  the  other  fellow-  There  was  a  street  fakir  once,  hack  in  our  home 
town,  who  was  selling  cough  medicine.  And  he  said,  in  one  part  of  his  discourse, 
that  "thousands  of  persons  would  rise  and  acclaim  the  merits  of  Doperine  if  they  were 
alive  to  tell  the  tale  to-day.''^— John  Nicholas  Beffel. 


MUNICIPAL  PROGRESS 


83 


Port  Mann,  B.C. 

Col.  A.  D.  Davidson,  land  agent  for  the 
Canadian  Northern  .  Railway,  stated  in  an 
address  before  the  Port  Mann  Board  of 
Trade  that  Port  Mann  will  be  the  only 
shipping  terminal  of  the  road  on  the  Pacific 
coast. 

Grain  elevators  will  be  erected  capable  of 
handling  the  output  and  will  be  completed  by 
the  time  the  road  is  in  running  order.  He 
urged  the  Board  to  pay  particular  attention 
to  colonizing  the  farming  country  back  of 
Port  Mann,  a  recent  trip  having  convinced 
him  that  this  is  one  of  the  best  agricultural 
districts  in  Canada.  Reverting  to  the  grain 
situation,  he  pointed  out  that  had  it  not 
been  for  climatic  conditions,  last  year's  crop 
could  not  have  been  handled  before  this 
year's  was  ready  for  transportation.  In 
order  to  meet  these  demands,  provision  would 
be  made  at  Port  Mann  to  handle  grain  on  an 
enormous  scale,  as  the  crop  increases  from  ten 
to  fifteen  per  cent,  yearly. 

Following  the  meeting,  the  party  made 
selection  of  a  site  for  the  depot,  and  inspected 
the  location  of  the  car  shops  and  roundhouses 
on  Sections  3  and  10,  in  all  about  four  hundred 
acres. 

At  a  meeting  of  residents,  property  owners 
and  tradesmen  of  Port  Mann,  held  in  the 
Port  Mann  Hotel,  was  organized  the  Port 
Mann  Board  of  Trade,  tAventy-two  joining  the 
organization  at  its  initial  meeting. 

Lord  P.  Manley  was  elected  president, 
Chfi.s.  F.  Miller  vice-president,  and  Chas  A. 
McCallum  secretary-treasurer.  The  execu- 
tive committee  selected  consists  of  Messrs.  T. 
B.  Hooper,  Luding  Pillath,  D.  A.  M.  Rae, 
N.  R.  Dingman  and  J.  Hunter. 


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After  the  officers  were  elected  and  the  meet- 
ing organized,  a  number  of  important  busi- 
ness matters  were  brought  up  for  discu.ssion 

The  most  important  was  the  early  instal- 
lation of  an  electric  light  system  and  the 
immediate  means  for  fire  protection 

Men  have  been  put  in  the  field  by  the 
Vancouver  Power  Company  with  the  view 
of  getting  a  pole  line  into  Port  Mann  for  the 
transmission  of  power  to  this  city. 

Mr.  Purvis,  of  the  B.C.  Electric  Company, 
says  that  steps  are  beuig  taken  on  a  survey 
for  an  interurban  line  into  city. 

Port  Mann  is  the  Pacific  terminus  of  the 
Canadian  Northern  Railway  and  is  situated 
on  the  south  side  of  the  Fraser  River,  in  one 
of  the  richest  horticultural  districts  of  the 
West. 

It  is  now  definitely  stated  that  the  Car- 
negie Steel  Company  of  Pittsburg  will  estab- 
lish a  smelter  at  Port  Mann.  These  steel 
works  will  be  on  a  huge  scale  and  will  repre- 
sent at  the  outset  an  investment  of  about  two 
million  dollars.  The  International  Milling 
Company  has  secured  a  site  for  terminal  ele- 
vators and  flour  mill,  to  cost  approximately  a 
million  dollars.  Negotiations  are  also  under 
way  with  an  English  concern  for  the  establish- 
ment of  a  large  dry  dock  and  shipbuilding 
yards. 

Red  Deer,  Alta. 

Real  estate  is  turning  over  steadily,  and 
there  is  an  absence  of  any  "boom"  condi- 
tions. Some  investors  from  Calgary  and 
from  the  Coast  have  recently  purchased  in- 
side property  and  a  Calgary  capitalist  has 
taken  an  option  on  one  of  the  choicest  busi- 
ness sites  in  town. 

The  banks  indicate  the  strong  financial 
position  of  this  district.  They  are,  with  their 
managers:  Commerce,  W.  L.  Gibson;  Im- 
perial, J.  G.  Gillispie;  Merchants',  F.  M. 
Hacking;  Northern  Crown,  J.  H.  Menzies. 

There  is  urgent  need  here  for  a  foundry, 
pressed  brick  works,  cement  works,  pulp  mill 
and  concerns  using  leather.  J.  R.  Davison, 
Secretary  Board  of  Trade,  will  gladly  tell 
inquirers  what  the  town  will  do  for  new- 
comers. 


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Regina,  Sask. 

Bank  clearings  at  Regina  last  month  to- 
talled $12,049,371,  a  new  high  record,  as  com- 
pared with  $6,565,619  for  the  corresponding 
month  of  1911.  This  increase  of  close  upon 
100  per  cent,  is  all  the  more  remarkable,  as 
The  Regina  Leader  points  out,  when  the  fact 
is  borne  in  mind  that  only  four  months  ago 
the  city  passed  through  an  experience  which 
would  have  staggered  many  older  commun- 
ities, and  from  the  effects  of  which  it  would 
take  them  years  to  recover. 

Real  estate  has  not  taken  its  expected 
slump  since  the  disastrous  cyclone.  Not 
a  lot  in  the  city  is  offered  for  sale  at  a  dollar 
less  than  it  would  have  brought  before  the 
disaster.  Not  a  family  is  known  to  have 
announced  its  intention  of  leaving  the  city, 
nor  has  one  left.  Instead  workmen  and 
others  are  piling  in  from  all  sides.  Arriving 
trains  bring  with  them  as  many  as  thirty,  who 
have  been  carried  in  baggage  cars. 

The  greatest  problem  of  the  civic  authori- 
ties is  the  rebuilding  of  the  city  as  fast  as 
possible.     Money  will  be  no  object.     Thou- 


sands of  carpenters,  plasterers,  plumbers  and 
other  workmen  have  been  brought  in  from 
outside. 

"In  my  opinion,  Regina  one  year  from  to- 
day will  be  bigger  than  ever. ' '  This  statement 
was  made  by  Mr.  William  McBain,  land 
purchasing  agent  for  the  C.N.R.,  on  his  re- 
turn from  a  six  months'  trip  through  the 
West. 

"No  one  who  has  known  the  pioneers 
v/ho  built  up  the  West  and  the  conditions 


WHEAT  IS  MONEY 

Money  warrants  business. 
Business  creates  values. 
Regina  values  will  increase 

while  West  grows. 
West  will  grow  for  20  years. 
Buy  in  the  West. 
We'll  tell  you  where. 
(The  Active  Picket  People) 

Walker-Knisely  Co. 


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f  A  city  of  large  commercial  buildings,  big  warehouses,  beautiful  homes, 

splendid  parks,  paved  streets,  and  supplied  with  an  abundance  of  pure 

spring  water,  situated  in  the  heart  of  the  finest  dry  farming  district  in 

the  world. 

•|f  Owing  to  the  rapid  development  of  the  surrounding  country  and  the 

splendid  prospects  for  the  future  of  the  city,  there  are  splendid  openings 

for  wholesalers  and  manufacturers. 

f  For  the  investment  of  capital  in  real  estate  this  city  can  compare  most 

favorably  with  any  city  in  the  West.    We  offer  some  splendid  investments  in 

business  sit^ s,  residential  and  suburban  property.    We  will  gladly  send  maps, 

pamphlets  and  particulars  to  those  interested.     Correspondence  solicited. 


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Regina — Continued 

they  mastered  will  predict  the  death  of 
Regina  as  the  result  of  one  disaster.  The 
Western  spirit  is  there  and  will  show. 

The  latest  estimate  is  a  population  of 
over  40,000  people. 

The  railway  faciUties  are  unexcelled  in 
Western  Canada.  There  are  five  lines  of  the 
Canadian  Pacific  Railway,  two  lines  of  the 
Canadian  Nortliem,  and  one  line  of  the 
Grand  Trunk  Pacific.  Two  additional  lines 
of  the  Grand  Trunk  Pacific  will  be  in  opera- 
tion shortly  and  three  other  Unes  are  pro- 
jected. 

The  Canadian  Northern  will  have  an  ad- 
ditional line  west  in  operation  within  a  year's 
time.  The  Canadian  Pacific  contemplate 
building  an  additional  line  south  from 
Regina. 

There  are  12  wholesale  threshing  machine 
warehouses,  20  agricultural  machinery  ware- 
houses, groceries,  hardware,  hides  and  tallow, 


SASKATCHEWAN    FARMS 

Now  is  the  time  to  select  yours.  I  have 
some  fine  sections  close  to  good  towns. 
Improved  land  $20  acre  up.  Prairie  land  $13 
acre  up.     In  any  quantity,  on  easy  payments. 

A.  B.  WADDELL 

108  Simpkin*  Block      •     Regina,  Sask.,  Canada 


SASKATCHEWAN 

FARM  LANDS 


AND 


REGINA 

CITY    PROPERTY 


THE  FLOOD  LAND  CO. 

REGINA,   CANADA 

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oil,     fruit,     stationery,     builders'     supplies, 
manufacturers'  agents,  and  others. 

There  are  openings  for  a  biscuit  factory,  a 
motor  car  factory,  lithographic  printing 
works,  etc. 

The  principal  city  officials  are:  Mayor,  P. 
McAra;  City  Clerk,  A.  W.  Poole;  City  Treas- 
urer, A.  W.  Goldie;  Commissioner,  A.  J. 
McPherson;  City  Engineer,  A.  W.  Thornton; 
President  Board  of  Trade,  W.  P.  Wells; 
Postmaster,  J.  NicoU. 

Optimism  is  to  the  individual  what  the 
motor  is  to  the  street  car.  It  not  only 
starts  things,  but  it  is  necessary  to  keep 
things  going.  It's  the  magnifying  glass 
to  the  possibilities  of  a  greater  life.  All 
the  knowledge,  experience  and  ability 
won't  put  above  the  commonplace  if  you 
are  short  of  that  compelling  force — optim- 
ism.— Orville  Allen. 

The  wish  to  do  good  is  a  brave  and  proud 
wish.  And  every  mun  to  whom  it  is 
granted  in  even  a  small  measure  may  well 
be  very  thankful. — Goethe. 


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just  between  G.T.R.  and  CN.R. 

yards  and  shops,  on  two-mile 
radius  from  Regina  Post  Office.    Lots  $5 

to  $16  per  front  foot.     Plans  and  par-    Hotchkiss  &  Kennedy 
ticulars  for  a  postal.  regina,  Saskatchewan 


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BUSY  MAN'S  CANADA 


Sault  Ste.  Marie,  Ont. 

The  annual  meeting  of  the  Lake  Superior 
Corporation  was  held  recently  at  Camden, 
N.J.  Mr.  T.  J.  Drummond  presided,  and 
reviewed  the  progress  of  the  corporation  for 
the  year  ended  June  30,  1912.  He  said  that 
the  earnings  from  the  operations  of  subsid- 
iary companies  for  the  year  amounted  to 
$1,579,000,  an  increase  of  more  than  30  per 
cent,  on  1911;  the  balance,  after  providing 
for  bond  interest,  amounted  to  $1,148,000. 
Under  these  conditions  the  directors  had  de- 
clared the  full  5  per  cent,  interest  on  the  in- 
come bonds  against  23^  per  cent,  paid  for  the 
last  two  years.  The  construction  of  the 
Algoma  Central  Railroad  had  been  completed 
up  to  the  main  line  of  the  Canadian  Pacific, 
the  extension  to  the  Canadian  Northern 
would  be  completed  within  a  few  months  and 
that  to  the  Grand  Trunk  Pacific  by  this  time 
next  year.  The  prospects  of  the  railway  were 
good.  The  extension  of  the  Algoma  Eastern 
Railway  was  being  pushed,  and  business  on 
the  part  of  the  line  now  being  operated 
showed  a  satisfactory  increase.  The  com- 
mencement of  the  operations  of  the  mills  of 
the  Lake  Superior  Paper  Company  would 
materially  increase  the  earnings  of  the  sub- 
sidiary companies  of  the  Corporation.  The 
most  important  development  of  the  year  had 
been  the  successful  flotation  of  the  Algoma 
Steel  Corporation,  which  took  over  the  plant, 
properties  and  business  of  the  Algoma  Steel 
Company,  the  Lake  Superior  Power  Company 
and  other  subsidiaries.  As  the  result  of  this 
consolidation  the  $5,000.00  of  short-term 
notes  of  the  corporation  had  been  redeemed 
and  the  corporation's  finances  has  been  put 
on  a  sound  permanent  basis.  New  blooming 
and  rail  mills  had  been  installed,  and  the  out- 
put of  the  steel  plant  materially  increased; 
but  despite  this,  it  was  difficult  to  meet  the 
existing  Canadian  demand  for  steel  products, 
and  further  extensions  were  necessary.  The 
President  reminded  the  shareholders  of  the 
great  potential  values  of  the  mines  and  lands 


owned  by  the  subsidiary  companies,  pointing 
out  that  the  corporation  owned  equities  in 
3,000,000  acres,  mostly  covered  by  high- 
grade  pulpwood,  whence  revenues  were  being 
obtained,  and  that  valuable  iron  ore  deposits 
had  been  located  thereon.  The  earnings  of 
the  past  two  months  of  the  present  fiscal  year 
had  proved  most  satisfactory;  the  orders  for 
steel  products  ensured  the  operation  of  the 
plants  their  full  capacity. 

The  Lake  Superior  Paper  Company,  which 
purchased  the  pulp  mill  of  the  Lake  Superior 
Corporation  some  two  years  ago,  has  now 
completed  their  new  mills,  with  a  capacity  of 
225  tons  of  paper  per  day.  This  plant  is 
financed  by  British  capital  that  was  interested 
by  President  H.  R.  Talbott  and  is  without 
question  the  most  modem  and  best  equipped 
news  print  mill  in  America.  The  plant 
employs  a  large  number  of  high-priced  men 
and  is  of  enormous  benefit  to  the  city. 

The  present  population,  as  shown  by  the 
Directory  census  just  taken,  is  18,422;  Sault 
Ste.  Marie,   14,355;  Steelton,  4,067. 

There  is  one  point  to  be  noted  in  writing 
up  statistics  of  the  population  of  Sault  Ste. 
Marie  and  that  is  the  unfortunate  division 
of  the  town  into  Sault  Ste. Marie  proper  and 
the  subixrb  called  Steelton.  This  leads  to  a 
great  many  contiadictory  statements  as  to 
the  city's  growth  from  time  to  time.  Steel- 
ton and  Sault  Ste.  Marie  are  practicallj^  one 
city,  the  only  division  being  an  imaginar}- 
line  similar  to  tlie  lines  dividing  wards  in 
a  city,  consequently  the  population  of  the 
city  of  Sault  Ste.  Marie  should  always  in- 
clude the  population  of  the  town  of  Steelton. 

W.  H.  Munroe  is  Mayor;  C.  W.  McCrea, 
Treasurer;  C.  J.  Pim,  City  Clerk. 


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87 


Toronto,  Ont. 

The  Toronto  realty  market  for  inside 
properties  is  fairly  active,  houses  for  rent  and 
for  sale  being  in  great  demand.  One  firm 
states  that  they  have  now  a  hundred  applica- 
tions for  houses  to  rent  that  they  cannot  pos- 
sibly fill.  The  inducements  offered  by  build- 
ers in  the  way  of  easy  terms  have  left  very 
few  houses  available  for  renting  by  newcom- 
ers or  those  who  are  not  sufficiently  settled 
to  buy  a  house.  One  broker  expressed  the 
opinion  that  Toronto  was  becoming  more  of 
a  house-renting  community  than  formerly. 
This  may  be  the  case,  but  the  number  of  new 
citizens  we  are  getting  is  greater  than  ever 
before,  and  no  doubt  a  large  part  of  the  de- 
mand for  renting  comes  from  them. 

The  investment  demand  for  Toronto  prop- 
erties is  reported  to  be  not  very  strong,  the 
tight  money  market,  no  doubt,  curtailing 
this  kind  of  buying. 

The  sale  of  the  Janes  Building,  at  the 
north-east  corner  of  Yonge  and  King  Streets, 
the  most  valuable  corner  in  Toronto,  by  the 
Dominion  Bank  for  $1,250,000,  which  was 
made  public  at  the  close  of  last  week,  reveals 
the  rapid  appreciation  made  in  the  price  of 
Toronto  downtown  properties  in  the  last  few 
years.  Robins  Limited,  who  negotiated  the 
deal,  offered' the  same  property  three  years 
ago  to  two  English  gentlemen  at  $480,000. 
They  refused  to  buy,  and  missed  an  oppor- 
tunity to  make  nearly  three-quarters  of  a 
million  dollars  in  three  years  by  the  use  of 
less  than  half  a  million,  that  is,  considering 
that  the  total  sale  price  had  been  paid,  and 
not  taking  into  account  net  revenue. 

Toronto's  new  union  station  will  be  located 


on  Front  street,  between  Bay  and  York 
streets.  It  is  expected  to  be  one  of  the  finest 
on  the  continent.  It  will  have  a  frontage  of 
800  feet,  and  a  depth,  including  trackage,  of 
530  feet,  giving  a  total  area  of  424,000  square 
feet,  or  between  nine  and  ten  acres.  There 
will  be  ten  through  passenger  tracks,  six 
passenger  platforms,  and  six  baggage  plat- 
forms. There  will  be  accommodation  in  the 
yards  for  300  cars,  or  nearly  double  the  present 
capacity,  while  the  baggage  accommodation 
will  be  74,000  square  feet,  or  five  times  the 
present  facilities. 

The  estimated  cost  of  the  new  station 
building  is  $2,500,000;  the  cost  of  alterations 
to  existing  buildings,  $50,000;  and  the  cost  of 
excavation,  track  ballasting,  filling,  concrete- 
paving,  steel  work,  etc.,  $7,450,000:  or  a  total 
estimated  cost,  including  grade  separation 
and  viaducts,  of  $10,000,000. 

Fourteen  months  ago  thirty  acres  of  land 
on  the  north  side  of  the  Kingston  road,  near 
the  old  golf  grounds,  was  purchased  for  $20,- 
000.  The  same  property  has  now  changed 
hands  again  for  just  double  that  amount. 

In  connection  with  the  widespread  pur- 
chase of  farming  lands  within  a  radius  of  ten 
or  twelve  miles  of  the  heart  of  Toronto,  it  is 
stated  that  most  of  these  properties  have  been 
secured  by  British  capitalists. 

'  'The  whole  market  is  now  on  a  substantial 
footing.  City  house  and  central  property  is 
adjusting  itself  to  a  sound  basis  of  value.  The 
late  opening  of  the  season  will  run  the  summer 
activity  right  over  into  the  busy  fall  period. 

"It  looks  like  a  buyers'  market." 

The  population  has  increased  from  199,043 
in  1901  to  374,672  in  1911,  according  to  the 
assessors'  figures,  which  are  supposed  to  be 
conservative. 


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Tor  on  to — Continued 

This  represents  a  growth  of  88  per  cent, 
in  the  population  in  one  decade,  or  a  doubling 
of  the  population  in  about  twelve  years.  At 
the  same  rate  the  population  in  1921  will  be 
704,382,  or  750,000  in  1922. 

The  report  of  Assessment  Commissioner 
Forman  shows  that  in  five  years  the  assess- 
ment of  land  values  has  increased  from  $78,- 


611,000  to  $147,893,000,  while  the  value  of 
buildings  and  improvements  has  increased 
from  $94,346,000  to  $144,366,000. 

The  Mayor  is  H.  C.  Hocken;  City  Clerk, 
W.  A.  Littlejohn;  Chief  Clerk,  James  W. 
Somers;  City  Treasurer,  R.  T.  Coady;  City 
Engineer,  ;    Medical  Health  Offi- 

cer, Chas.  J.  Hastings,  M.D. 

President  Board  of  Trade,  G.  T.  Somers; 
Secretary,  F.  G.  Morley 


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Vancouver,  B.C. 

By  paying  $5,575  per  front  foot  for  the 
northeast  corner  of  Hastings  and  Granville 
Streets,  the  Royal  Bank  of  Canada  has 
established  a  new  record  price  for  Vancouver 
city  property.  Mr.  Harvey  Haddon,  of 
London,  was  the  vendor  of  the  property, 
which  he  has  held  for  the  last  twenty  years, 
it  is  said.  The  property,  which  has  a  front- 
age of  130  feet  on  Hastings  Street  and  120 
feet  on  Granville,  is  opposite  the  Post  Office 
and  Bank  of  Commerce.  It  is  probably  the 
most  valuable  business  site  in  the  city  from 
the  point  of  view  of  a  bank  or  office  building. 
It  is  the  intention  of  the  bank  to  erect  a 
modern  office  building,  at  least  ten  storeys 
high,  to  cost  approximately  $500,000.  The 
present  lessees  are  in  possession  until  May, 
1914,  but  as  they  are  Messrs.  Henry  Birks 
&  Co.,  who  have  a  ten-storey  building  being 
rushed  to  completion  on  the  comer  of  Gran- 
ville and  Georgia  Streets,  the  building  may 
be  begun  before  the  completion  of  the  lease. 
It  is  interesting  to  note  that  the  record  price 
for  business  property  before  this  deal  was 
put  through  was  $5,200  a  front  foot,  paid  by 
Messrs.  Birks  &  Co.  for  their  new  property. 

This  deal  emphasizes  what  has  been  pointed 
out  in  these  columns  before.  Hastings  Street 
is  becoming  more  and  more  a  purely  financial 
street,  being  lined  with  banks  and  office 
buildings,  with  patches  of  stores.  The  latter 
will  probably  move  up  to  Georgia  Street 
when  the  viaduct  over  False  Creek,  running 
east  and  west,  is  completed.  Pender  Street, 
which  parallels  Hastings,  is  gradually  assum- 
ing the  aspect  of  a  pm^ely  office-building 
street,  in  which  there  are  no  stores.  Recently 
the  new  Dominion  Trust  and  North-West 
Trust  buildings  have  been  completed. 

The  Canadian  Pacific  Railway  Co.  have 
taken  out  the  largest  building  permit  ever 
issued  in  the  city  of  Vancouver  for  their 
new  station,  to  cost  $1,000,000.  The  struc- 
ture will  be  as  nearly  fire-proof  as  science  can 
make  it.  Steel,  concrete,  brick,  stone  and 
terra  cotta  will  be  used  throughout.  The 
company  has  also  cancelled  its  present  per- 
mit for  $800,000  for  the  hotel  so  as  to  allow 
of  enlarged  plans. 

A  15-storey  office  block,  to  cost  in  the 
neighborhood  of  $750,000,  will  be  erected 
by  a  syndicate,  on  the  comer  of  Hastings  and 


Richards  Streets.  The  plans  were  drawn 
and  the  permit  issued  some  time  ago  before 
the  building  limitation  of  eight  storeys  was 
put  in  force. 

Building  permits  for  the  month  of  October 
were  well  over  $3,500,000,  more  than  a  mil- 
lion dollars  in  excess  of  the  permits  issued 
in  any  other  month  in  the  history  of  the  city. 
The  building  permits  total  for  the  ten  months 
is  $16,272,622. 

Bank  clearings  for  October  exceed  the 
clearings  for  the  corresponding  month  of  last 
year  by  $10,281,748.  The  total  for  the 
month  was  $59,492,120. 

Customs  receipts  for  the  port  of  Vancouver 
for  the  month  of  October  are  $779,435.97, 
a  gain  of  nearly  $150,000  over  the  receipts 
for  October,  1911. 

A  staff  writer  of  the  Toronto  World  recently 
wrote  to  his  paper  as  follows:  It  will  be  six 
years  in  October  next  since  I  was  here  before 
and  I  would  scarcely  believe  my  eyes  when  I 
saw  how  Vancouver  had  grown — four  times 
as  large  as  at  that  time. 

It  would  pay  Toronto  to  send  the  whole 
bunch  of  the  council,  controllers  and  aldermen, 
to  see  how  this  city  is  being  run.  They  don't 
wait  for  the  population  to  go  out,  before  they 
build  streets  and  sewers.  Miles  of  streets 
in  all  directions  are  being  paved,  and  sewers 
and  electric  light  going  in  at  the  same  time. 
One  small  municipality  of  11,000  acres  in 
extent,  that  is,  equal  to  eleven  of  our  mile 
and  a  quarter  square  blocks  of  land  in  York 
County,  has  spent  $2,500,000  on  the  streets 
alone,  to  say  nothing  of  sewers  and  electric 
light,  and  are  going  to  spend  another  $1,500,- 
000  this  coming  year.  Not  only  the  council 
but  the  business  men — yes,  and  the  citizens 
also — have  got  "big  eyes"  and  are  building 
for  the  future,  and  building  so  as  to  give  all 
or  as  many  as  possible  of  the  necessary  com- 
forts of  life  to  their  rapidly  increasing  citi- 
zens, as  fast  as  they  spread  outside  the  limits. 
There  are  eighteen  chartered  banks  in 
Vancouver,  having,  besides  their  local  head 
offices,  36  branch  offices  scattered  throughout 
the  city.  The  following  is  a  complete  list, 
with  names  of  managers:  Bank  of  Nova 
Scotia,  H.  D.  Bums;  Granville  St.  branch, 
H.  Rogers;  Eastern  Townships  Bank,  W.  H. 
Hargrave;  Kitsilaao  branch,  P.  Gomery; 
Molsons,  J.  H.  Campbell;  Main  St.,  A.  W. 
Jarvis  (Agent);  British  North  America,  W. 
Godfrey;  Quebec  Bank,  G.  S.  F.  Robitaille; 


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Vancouver — Continued 

Imperial  Bank,  A   Jukes;   Fairview,  ; 

Hastings  and  Abbott,  A.  R.  Green;  Main 
St.,  W.  A.  Wright;  Bank  of  Hamilton,  E. 
Buchanan;  E.  Vancouver,  H.  L.  Paynter; 
N.  Vancouver,  C.  G.  Heaven;  S.  Vancouver, 

F.  N.  Hirst;  Bank  of  Vancouver,  F.  Dallas; 
Broadway  West,  O.  Moon;  Cedar  Cottage, 
E.  G.  Sutherland;  Pender  St.,  C.  Reid;  Gran- 
ville St.,  A.  H.  Hawkes,  Traders,  A.  R. 
Heiter;    Royal,  F.  T.  Walker;    Bridge  St., 

G.  Bowser;  Cordova  St.,  H.  F.  Montgomery; 
East  End,  S.  G.  Jardine;  Fairview,  F.  C. 
Birks;  Granville  St.  Centre,  R.  F.  Howden; 
Hillcrest,  A.  A.  Steeves;  Mt.  Pleasant,  P. 
L.  Bengay;  Park  Drive,  R.  Jardine;  Robson 
St.,  G.  H.  Stevens;  Toronto,  F.  A.  Brodie; 
Hastings  and  Carroll  Sts.,  E.  J.  H.  Vanston; 
Union,  T.  McCaffrey;  Cordova  St.,  J.  Ander- 
son; Main  St.,  C.  C.  Dickson;  Mt.  Pleasant, 
W.  G.  Scott ;  Vancouver  South,  R.  J.  Hopper; 
Ottawa,  Chas.  G.  Pennock;  Dominion,  W.  F. 

Gwyn  (Acting);    Granville  St., ; 

Northern  Crown,  J.  P.  Roberts;  Granville 
St.,  E.  Stuart  George;  Mount  Pleasant,  D. 
McGowen;  Montreal,  C.  Sweeny;  Main  St., 
S.  L.  Smith  (Sub- Agent);  Commerce,  Wm. 
Murray;  East,  C.  \\'.  Durrant;  Fairview, 
J.  C.  E.  Chadwick;  Mt.  Pleasant,  J.  G. 
Mullen;  Park  Drive,  M.  Nicholson;  Mer- 
chants', G.  S.  Harrison;  Hastings  St.,  F.  Pike. 

The  rapid  and  substantial  rise  of  Vancouver 
is  shown  in  the  following  statistics  of  Bank 
Clearances : 

1901 $  47,000,000 

1902 54,000,000 

1903 66,000,000 

1904 74,000,000 

1905 88,000,000 

1906 132,000,000 

1907 191,000,000 

1908 183,000,000 

1909 287,000,000 

1910 445,000,000 

For  the  first  nine  months  of  1911  the  total 
was  $389,809,930,  an  increase  of  more  than 
seventy  millions  over  the  corresponding 
period  of  1910. 

The  electric  supply  is  operated  by  the  B.C. 
Electric  Railway  Co.,  and  also  by  the  West- 
ern Canada  Power  Co.  Prices  for  both  light- 
ing and  power  vary  according  to  quaUty. 
The  gas  works  are  owned  by  the  B.C.  Electric 
Railway  Company.    The  whole  city  is  sup- 


plied with  a  complete  sewerage  system,  and 
the  fire  department,  with  its  eleven  halls,  123 
men  and  latest  motor  equipment,  is  under 
the  direction  of  Fire  Chief  J.  H.  Carlisle. 
The  Chief  of  Police  is  W.  H.  Chamberlain. 

The  official  census  return  gives  Vancouver 
a  population  of  101,000.  Population,  1909, 
78,000;  1910,  93,700;  1911,  133,000.  A 
moderate  computation  of  the  present  popu- 
lation of  Vancouver  with  its  immediate 
suburbs  would  be  145,000.  Assessments, 
1910,  $106,454,265;  1911,  $136,623,045. 
Tax  rate,  2  per  cent,  nett  on  realty,  improve- 
ments are  free. 

The  chief  City  Officials  are:  Mayor,  Jas. 
Findlay;  City  Treasurer,  John  Johnstone; 
City  Clerk,  Wm.  McQueen;  Controller,  C.  F. 
Baldwin;  City  Engineer,  F.  L.  Fellows; 
President  Board  of  Trade,  A.  B.  Erskine; 
Secretary,  W.  Skene;  Postmaster,  R.  G. 
McPherson. 

It  is  better  to  busy  one's  self  about  the 
smallest  thing  in  the  world  than  to  treat 
a  half-hour  as  worthless. — Goethe. 


Before  we  can  learn  to  know  our  own 
capacities  and  those  of  other  people,  we 
must  do  something  ourselves, — aye,  and 
fail  in  something.— Goethe. 


Fortune  has  often  been  blamed  for  her 
blindness;  but  fortune  is  not  so  blind  as 
men  are.  Those  who  look  into  practical 
life  will  find  that  fortune  is  usually  on  the 
side  of  the  industrious,  as  the  winds  and 
waves  are  on  the  side  of  the  best  navigators. 
Success  treads  on  the  heels  of  every  right 
effort;  and  though  it  is  possible  to  over- 
estimate success  to  the  extent  of  almost 
defying  it,  as  is  sometimes  done,  still,  in 
any  worthy  pursuit,  it  is  meritorious.  Nor 
are  the  qualities  necessary  to  ensure  suc- 
cess at  all  extraordinary.  They  may,  for 
the  most  part,  be  summed  up  in  these  two — 
common-sense  and  perseverance. — Samuel 
Smiles. 


MUNICIPAL  PROGRESS 


91 


Victoria,  B.C. 

It  is  understood  that  the  Canadian  North- 
ern Railway  has,  with  the  approval  of  the 
Provincial  Government,  decided  to  adopt  a 
point  on  Woodward's  Slough,  four  miles 
above  Steveston  and  Sidney,  IG  miles  from 
Victoria,  as  the  terminus  of  the  proposed  car- 
ferry  service  between  the  main  land  and  the 
island.  The  new  arrangement  is  said  to 
have  been  negotiated  during  Sir  Donald 
Mann's  recent  visit  to  Victoria 

A  short  time  ago  the  B.C.  Electric  Rail- 
way purchased  a  block  of  land  between  Bay 
and  Hamilton  Streets,  known  as  Block  38, 
for  $50,000.  It  is  stated  that  the  company 
will  erect  a  car  bam  on  this  site. 

For  the  first  six  months  of  the  fiscal  year, 
shipping  returns  show  a  total  of  5,747  vessels 
having  entered  and  cleared  from  the  port  of 
Victoria,  the  tonnage  represented  being 
4,449,177  tons.  For  the  entire  fiscal  year 
of  1911  the  total  number  of  vessels  was 
9,778,  representing  7,207,274  tons.  The 
greatest  advances  are  being  made  in  the 
foreign  trade. 

The  following  are  the  banks,  with  names  of 
their  managers:   Bank  of  Nova  Scotia,  W.  H. 


Silver;  Eastern  Townships  Bank,  R.  W.  H. 
King;  Imperial,  J.  S.  Gibb;  Bank  of  Van- 
couver, W.  H.  Gossip;  Government  St.,  Lim. 
Bang;  Royal,  J.  A.  Taylor;  British  North 
America,  D.  Doig;  Union,  A.  E.  Christie; 
Dominion,  C.  E.  Thomas;  Northern  Crown, 
G.  Booth;  Montreal,  A.  J.  C.  North;  H.  R. 
Beaven;    Merchants',  R.  F.  Taylor. 

Don't  wait  for  luck  to  come  to  you. 
Luck  only  comes  when  it  is  sought,  and 
sought  earnestly. — Brown. 


"SANDY  MACDONALD 
SCOTCH  WHISKY 

TEN    YEARS    OLD 

We  would  make  it  better — 

BUT   WE  CAN'T! 

We  could  make  it  cheaper — 

BUT  WE  WON'T! 


Ask  for  "Sandy  Macdonald"  at  the  Bar 


Two 


Important  Things    /  f  y7/7/c//>' 


to 
Consider 


OA.R3 


Cost  Less 
Per  Horsepower 

and 
Wheel  Base  Inch 


Than  any  other  fully  equipped  automobile  selling  in  Canada  for  $1,650  or  over 

A-30  Roadster,  30  H.P.,  116  in.  W.  B.,  full  equipment,  nickel  finish,     $1,650 
T-35,  5  Passenger  Touring.  30  H.P.  116  in.  Wheel  Base  -  -  $1,725 

T-55,  5  or  7  Passenger,  50  H.P  ,  126  in.  Wheel  Base     -  -  -  $2,350 

AGENTS  WANTED  EVERYWHERE— Write  for  Catalogue  and  Comparative  Table 


Model  T-3S,   Full  Equipment  and  Nickel  Finish,  only  $1,725 

Wholesale  Distributers  for  Canada 

CUniNG  MOTOR  SALES  CO.  OF  CANADA  "4i',l'i*,'o"'=(2n* 


92 


BUSY  MAN'S   CANADA 


VICTORIA 

VANCOUVER   ISLAND 

BRITISH   COLUMBIA,   CANADA 


The  investor's  best  opportunity  on  the  Pacific  Coast. 

The  home-seeker's  city  beyond  compare. 

The  seat  of  the  Canadian  navy  on  the  Pacific. 

The  centre  of  railway  activity  to  the  north,  east  and  west. 

The  Capital  City  of  British  Columbia,  and  its  greatest  pride. 

The  Sundown  City,  and  last  Western  Metropolis. 

A  city  of  law  and  order,  peace  and  prosperity. 

A  city  of  great  business  enterprise — one  hundred  million  dollars 
in  one  week's  bank  clearings. 

A  city  of  unexcelled  educational  facilities. 

A  city  of  unparalleled  beauty. 

The  business  man's  model  city  and  community. 

The  manufacturer's  goal  on  the  Pacific. 

The  outlet  to  the  Panama  Canal. 

The  shipbuilding  city  of  Western  Canada. 

The  city  with  a  present  and  a  future. 
'  The  residence  city  without  an  equal  anywhere. 

Best     climate  —  Best    living  —  Best     people 

No  extremes  of  heat  or  cold — Most  sunshine 

Least  fog — Annual   rainfall   25   to   28  inches. 

Victoria  leads  the  procession  of  cities  in  North  America. 


DEF»X.    E3.IV1. 


VANCOUVER  ISLAND 
DEVELOPMENT  LEAGUE 

VICTORIA,  B.C.,  CANADA 


Vancouver  Island  Development  League 

Victoria,  B.C.,  Canada,  Oept.  B.M. 

Please  send  me,  free  of  charge.  Booklets,  etc. 

NAME 

ADDRESS 


MUNICIPAL  PROGRESS 


93 


Weyburn,  Sask. 

The  close  of  September  synchronized  with 
the  end  of  the  first  six  months  of  active 
pubUcity  work  on  the  part  of  the  Weyburn 
Board  of  Trade,  and  the  slogan,  "From  Good 
to  Better,"  that  has  been  their  watchword 
from  the  outset,  has  been  more  than  realized 
in  the  remarkable  advance  and  development 
that  has  already  been  seen. 

In  every  phase  of  municipal  advancement 
progress  has  been  phenomenal,  all  past 
records  having  been  shattered. 

The  large  programme  of  building  projected 
at  the  opening  of  the  year  has  been  increased 
almost  fifty  per  cent,  by  later  develop- 
ments, and  that  the  total  construction  for 
the  year  will  be  far  in  excess  of  the  million 
dollar  mark  is  an  assured  fact. 

A  carefully  made  estimate  places  the 
number  of  buildings  of  all  classes  under  con- 
struction this  year  at  over  160.  The  number 
of  permits  issued  to  date  is  67,  and  the  value 
of  the  buildings  for  which  these  have  been 
taken  out  is  $638,650,  these  being  the  official 
figures  of  the  city  engineer. 

During  the  year  the  following  important 
buildings  have  been  completed  or  are  under 
construction:  Department  store,  $110,000. 
Collegiate,  $75,000.  Post  office  and  customs 
house,  $65,000.  Municipal  hospital,  $60,000. 
C.P.R.  depot,  freight  sheds,  etc.,  $70,000. 
Telephone  exchange,  $30,000.  Mitchell  busi- 
ness block,  $40,000.  Canadian  City  and 
Town  Properties  Ltd.,  business  block,  $60,- 
000.  Weyburn  Creamery  Co.,  factory,  $25,- 
000.  Weyburn  Bottling  Works,  $10,000. 
Weyburn  Sash  Factory,  $15,000.  Theatre, 
$25,000,  together  with  a  large  number  of 
smaller  and  less  pretentious  business 
premises. 

Official  statistics  pertaining  to  the  progress 
of  the  town  reveal  a  healthy  condition  of 
affairs,  and  indicate  in  a  decisive  manner  the 
development  that  is  taking  place. 

It  appears  that  the  G.T.P.  line  from  Cedoux 
through  Weyburn  to  the  International 
boundary  is  now  assured,  according  to  recent 
statements  of  railway  officials  in  interviews 
with  prominent  citizens.  Special  interest  is 
excited  by  the  announcement  of  the  inten- 
tion of  the  company  to  run  their  lines  across  the 


Soo  Line  on  the  west  side  of  the  town,  the  plan 
being  to  locate  the  new  station  on  the  south 
side,  so  it  is  stated.  The  news  of  the  Rail- 
way Commission's  approval  of  the  G.T.P. 
programme  has  been  a  source  of  keen  satisfac- 
tion locally,  and  has  attracted  widespread 
enquiry  among  outside  investors,  who  make 
it  a  point  to  keep  in  touch  with  development 
features  in  this  section  of  the  West.  Super- 
intendent Scully  of  the  C.P.R.  Moose  Jaw 
division  states  that  railway  development  now 
under  way  should  mean  a  tremendous  uplift 
to  values  in  this  part  of  the  province, 
and  especially  in  Weyburn. 

Owing  to  the  rapid  influx  of  newcomers, 
there  is  a  distinct  shortage  of  business  and 
residential  accommodation.  A  splendid 
opening,  therefore,  presents  itself  for  contract- 
ors with  capital. 

Weyburn  is  situated  on  the  main  Soo  Line, 
and  on  the  short  C.P.R.  line  from  Winnipeg 
to  Lethbridge.  It  has  also  direct  communi- 
cation with  Regina  and  the  north.  Assur- 
ances have  been  given  that  the  G.T.P.  and 
C.N.R.  will  build  into  Weyburn  at  once,  the 
former  connecting  up  with  the  Hill  interests 
in  the  United  States,  and  thus  placing  Wey- 
burn on  another  main  trunk  line  to  the  Am- 
erican centres  of  industry. 

Weyburn  is  the  headquarters  of  the  Wey- 
burn Security  Bank  (W.  M.  Little,  manager), 
the  only  chartered  bank  financed  by  local 
capital  west  of  Winnipeg.  This  bank  hasten 
branches  in  the  province.  Other  banks  doing 
business  here  are,  with  managers:  Bank  of 
Commerce,  A.  Swinford;  Union  Bank,  J. 
McVicar;  Bank  of  Montreal,  R.  S.  Whateley; 
Home  Bank,  J.  K.  Hislop;  Royal  Bank,  R. 
Frazee. 

Weyburn  has  four  main  operating  railway 
outlets,  and  the  construction  of  the  G.T.P.  and 
C.N.  roads  into  the  town  will  add  four  more, 
besides  greatly  extending  the  area  of  the 
town's  natural  distributing  territory.  Wey- 
burn enjoys  a  special  freight  tariff,  covering 
the  whole  province,  and  can  thus  compete 
to  advantage  with  other  distributing  centres. 

President  Board  of  Trade,  Jos.  Mergens; 
Commissioner,  Chas.  A.  Cooke;  Mayor,  John 
McTaggert;  Clerk,  J.  D.  Murray ;  Postmaster, 
H.  McGowan. 

1910  assessment,  $1,455,454;  1911  assess- 
ment, $1,780,875;  1912.  $6,000,000. 


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Winnipeg,  Man. 

The  brisk  demand  for  houses,  especially 
in  the  leading  residential  sections  of  Winni- 
peg, continues  unabated,  exceeding  all  cal- 
culations of  a  few  months  ago.  The  records 
indicate  that  the  number  of  houses  erected 
this  season  will  almost  double  the  number 
during  1911,  although  the  record  then  made 
was  regarded  as  a  phenomenal  one,  with  2,435 
houses  erected  at  an  aggregate  cost  of  nearly 
$7,000,000.  At  the  present  moment  de- 
velopment appears  most  marked  along  the 
south  bank  of  the  Assiniboine,  it  being 
pointed  out,  for  instance,  that  in  this  dis- 
trict between  the  city  and  Deer  Lodge  there 
is  now  a  population  of  about  6,000,  or  an 
increase  of  perhaps  200  per  cent,  in  two 
years'  time.  Owing  to  the  present  demand 
for  property  of  every  class  the  profits  to 
early  investors  are  proving  satisfactory  in 
a  marked  degree. 

A  strong  movement  is  indicated  in  Winni- 
peg subdivision  property,  and  dealers  state 
that  the  present  year  is  likely  to  break  all 
records  for  this  section  of  the  West  in  the 
way  of  the  rapid  extension  of  high-class 
residential  sections.  The  demand  for  cottages 
and  apartments  continues  unabated,  and 
rental  rates  stand  at  a  high  figure,  with 
little  prospect  of  relief  except  through  the 
opening  up  of  new  residential  districts  and 
the  construction  of  houses  and  apartment 
blocks  in  almost  wholesale  quantities.  Just 
at  the  present  time  the  river  frontages  along 
the  Assiniboine  and  in  the  vicinity  of  Tuxedo 
Park  and  Pomona  appear  to  be  regarded 
with  special  favor  for  building  purposes, 
and  large  amounts  of  capital  are  being  placed 
for  the  improvement  of  these  districts. 

The  Pine  Jiidge  Golf  Club,  recently 
organized,  has  purchased  IbO  acres  of  land 
two  miles  northeast  of  the  links  of  the  Winni- 
peg Golf  Club,  and  a  club  house  will  be 
erected  on  the  highest  point  of  the  property 
early  next  spring. 

The  Great  West  Permanent  Loan  Company 
has  let  a  contract  to  the  Carter-Halls- Aldinger 
Company  for  the  construction  of  a  large 
office  building,  to  cost  in  the  neighborhood  of 
$300,000.  The  new  building  will  be  situated 
on  Main  Street  South,  on  the  west  side, 
between  the  present  offices  of  the  Canadian 


Bank  of  Commerce  and  the  AUoway  &  Cham- 
pioi   building. 

Winnipeg's  ratable  assessment  for  1912  on 
realty  (land  and  improvements)  is  $214,360,- 
440.  The  increase  over  the  assessment  for 
1911,  when  the  total  was  $172,677,250,  is 
$41,683,190,  or  well  on  to  25  per  cent. 

The  business  tax  assessment  shows  an 
increase  of  $581,805  in  the  valuation  of  yearly 
rentals  on  business  property.  In  1911  the 
total  was  $4,037,475,  while  for  1912  it  is 
$4,619,280.  The  increase  is  14.4  per  cent., 
and  at  the  fixed  rate  of  &%  per  cent,  of 
annual  rental,  will  this  year  yield  the  city 
$307,952. 

Population  (which  is  really  reckoned  as  at 
mid-year,  1911)  is  estimated  at  166,553 — a 
gain  of  about  15,000  in  the  year.  The  pres- 
ent population  should  therefore  be  over  120,- 
000. 

Twenty -one  chartered  banks,  having  alto- 
gether 44  branches,  operate  in  the  city. 
Below  is  the  complete  list,  with  respective 
names  of  managers: 

Bank  of  Nova  Scotia,  W.  W.  Watson; 
Eastern  Townships  Bank,  W.  L.  Ball;  Mol- 
sons,  E.  F.  Kohl:  Molsons,  Portage  Avenue 
Branch,  A.  H.  Young;  Imperial,  N.  G.  Leslie; 
Imperial,  North  End,  W.  A.  Hebblewhite  ; 
Quebec  Bank,  C.  F.  Pentland;  Standard,  J. 
S.  Turner;  Bank  of  Hamilton,  W.  Loree; 
Bank  of  Hamilton,  Princess  Street  Branch, 

C.  H.  Bartlet;  Bank  of  Hamilton,  Norwood 
Branch,  W.  H.  Leek;  Home  Bank,  W.  A. 
Machaffie;    Traders,  F.  B.  Bennett;    Royal, 

D.  C.  Rea;  Royal,  Grain  Exchange,  G.  J. 
Scale;  British  North  America,  A.  G.  Fry; 
Hochelaga,  E.  Belaid;  Hochelaga,  Higgins 
Avenue,  J.  H.  N.  Leveille;  Toronto,  J.  R. 
Lamb;  Union,  R.  S.  Barrow;  Union,  Logan 
Avenue  Branch,  J.  V.  Harrison;  North  End 
Branch,  T.  L.  Cavanagh;  Sargent  Avenue 
Branch,  J.  V.  Harrison;  Ottawa,  J.  B.  Monk; 
Dominion,  F.  L.  Patton;  Dominion,  North 
End  Branch,  H.  Ransford;  Dominion,  Notre 
Dame,  G.  H.  Mathewson;  Dominion,  Portage 
Avenue,  V.  R.  F.  Sutton;  Sterling,  W.  A. 
Weir;  Northern  Crown,  W.  P.  Sloane; 
Northern  Crown,  Main  and  Selkirk,  W.  C. 
Richardson;  Northern  Crown,  Portage  and 
Sherbrooke,     R.     L.     Paterson;      Northern 

, Crown,  Nena  and  William,  T.  E.  Thorstein- 
son;  Montreal,  A.  F.  D.  MacGachen;  Mon- 
treal, Fort  Rouge,  E.  A.  Moore;    Montreal, 


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Topics  of  To-day    i    I 

S  X 


THE  THREE  ESSENTIALS  OF  PROSPERITY 
AND  HAPPINESS 

Every  period  of  prosperity  has  been  preceded  by  a  period  when  honesty ^ 

justice  and  old-fashioned  npriqhtncss  connted.      To-dai/  ur  ask.  nnf 

"  Is  he  jusi? "    ''  Is  he  'upright? "  but  ** Is  he  smart? " 

The  value  of  a  MAN. 

Roger  W.  Babson  before  the  Boston  Chapter,  A. LB.  Section  of  American 

Bankers'  Association 


THE  first  essential  of  prosperity 
is  the  development  of  character. 
If  you  will  study  the  financial 
and  economic  history  of  this  and  every 
other  country,  you  will  find  that  every 
l)eriod  of  prosj^erity  has  been  preceded 
by  a  period  when  thought  and  attention 
have  been  given  to  fundamental  prob- 
lems such  as  honesty,  justice  and  old- 
fashioned  uprightness;  while  every  per- 
iod of  depression  that  this  or  any  other 
country  has  witnessed  has  been  pre- 
ceded by  a  period  of  carelessness  and 
indifference  regarding  these  funda- 
mental features. 

I  feel  very  strongly  on  this  point,  for 
it  is  apt  to  be  neglected  to-day.  We 
ask  about  a  certain  man,  not  "Is  he 
just?"  nor  "Is  he  upright?"  but  "Is  he 
smart?"    and    this    is  a    great  mistake. 


It  is  a  mistake  which  should  be  cor- 
rected. This  necessity  of  em|)hasizing 
character  should  be  pushed  and  con- 
sidered more  and  moie  every  day. 

Last  summer  I  became  a  party  to  an 
argument  with  the  sales  manager  of  a 
large  concern  in  New  York  relative  to 
the  selection  of  employees.  He  com- 
plained about  the  inefficiency  of  his  men. 
I  knew  some  of  them,  and  I  knew  some 
of  the  methods  he  used  in  selecting 
them.  I  said,  "You  should  give  more 
attention  to  character.  Instead  of  at- 
tempting to  select  a  man  who  has  a 
record  as  a  salesman  and  trying  to  make 
a  man  out  of  him  you  should  select  some- 
one whom  you  know  to  be  a  man  and 
make  a  salesman  out  of  him." 

Coming  back  in  the  train  to  Boston 
a  certain  bank  officer  had  the  seat  op- 


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posite  to  me.  We  continued  the  same 
line  of  talk.  I  emphasized  the  same 
point  to  him.  I  said,  "When  I  want 
a  man  for  an  officer  in  any  of  the  three 
banks  in  which  I  am  interested,  I  don't 
go  around  and  try  to  get  some  fellow 
who  has  been  an  officer  of  a  bank,  or 
who  has  a  record  for  being  smart  or 
bright  or  brilliant.  Whenever  I  have 
done  it  that  way,  that  fellow  has  stayed 
with  me  six  months  or  a  year  and  then 
left  me.  I  get  someone  whom  I  know 
to  be  a  man, — "M-A-N," — and  then  I 
teach  him  the  banking  business. 

Unprincipled  Men  Always  Dangerous 

When  I  arrived  home  I  wrote  this 
bank  officer  a  letter.  I  have  brought 
in  an  extract  which  I  will  read: 

It  is  not  only  because  such  men  are  more 
efficient  that  I  strongly  believe  in  the  em- 
ployment of  men  only  of  the  highest  char- 
acter; rather,  I  believe,  we  should  do  so  as 
a  matter  of  principle. 

Either  character  is  the  greatest  asset  a  na- 
tion and  each  citizen  can  have, — and  it  is  of 
prime  importance, — or  else  the  teachings  of 
the  world's  greatest  minds  are  for  naught. 

If  character  is  of  importance  to  you  and 
me  it  is  of  importance  to  those  whom  we  em- 
ploy. Therefore,  I  believe  that  any  employee 
who  is  not  firmly  grounded  in  the  funda- 
mentals of  character  is  like  a  ship  without 
anchor  or  compass. 

I  believe  that  sales  managers  and  bank 
officers  and  others  who  employ  unprincipled 
men  are  making  grave  mistakes,  and  in  many 
instances  present  unsatisfactory  conditions 
are  largely  due  to  this  cause. 

Righteousness  is  not  for  women  and 
children  only, — not  for  us  just  to  hear  about 
on  Sunday  morning ;  it  is  a  great  vital  factor, 
affecting  every  man,  every  business,  ever3' 
banking  and  other  institution.  You  and  I 
need  to  think  more  about  it.  Every  move 
we  make  in  our  work  or  play  should  be  de- 
cided only  after  asking  the  question,  "Is  it 
right?" 

But  this  is  not  all.  Not  only  will  em- 
ployees who  will  lie  for  us  eventually  lie  to 
us,  but  we  would  be  better  off  in  the  long  run 
to  have  no  dealings  other  than  absolutely 
necessary  with  such  people.  I  care  not 
whether  as  employees  or  whether  we  buy  of 
them  or  sell  to  them;  we  should  have  noth- 
ing to  do  with  them. 

We  think  that  by  buying  goods  of  a  certain 
unprincipled  man  we  are  getting  them  cheaper, 
but  just  as  soon  as  we  fail  to  be  vigilant  he 
will  beat  us,  and  in  the  end  we  will  be  worse 
oil.     We  think  that  the  money  of  one  man 


is  as  good  as  that  of  another  when  it  comes 
to  selling  goods,  but  I  sincerely  doubt  it.  I 
know  of  many  men  whom  I  don't  want  as 
clients.  I  believe  that  if  we  would  refuse  to 
solicit  the  business  of  unprincipled  men  it 
would  be  very  much  better  for  us  and  for 
the  business  community. 

There  is  something  to  business  besides 
large  gross  sales,  and  there  is  something  to 
the  banking  business  besides  deposits. 

Banks,  especially,  are  making  a  distinct 
error  in  being  too  keen  for  deposits.  Per- 
sonally, I  believe  that  a  bank  makes  a  mis- 
take in  loaning  to,  or  even  soliciting  the  de- 
posits of,  men  who  are  doing  a  kind  of  busi- 
ness of  which  you  and  I  don't  approve.  Some 
bankers  tell  me,  "Why,  such  men  are  the  most 
profitable!  They  make  money  when  others 
cannot."  Perhaps  so,  but  my  experience 
has  shown  me  that  those  men  will  stick  us 
eventually,  using  the  same  tricks  on  us  that 
they  are  now  using  on  others. 

The  man  without  principle  is  not  a  safe 
man  to  employ,  to  buy  of  or  sell  to,  and  the 
sooner  we  muster  courage  enough  to  have 
nothing  to  do  with  such  men  the  sooner  we 
may  expect  an  improvement. 

It  may  be  inconvenient  at  times  to  hunt 
up  a  milkman,  a  grocer  or  a  servant  with 
principle,  and  it  maj^  cost  a  little  more  to 
have  such  people  serve  us,  but  in  the  end 
we  will  be  far  better  off.  In  fact,  I  believe 
that  one  of  the  best  things  that  most  of  us, 
who  pretend  to  be  interested  in  making  the 
world  better,  could  do  to  accomplish  this 
end  is  to  make  a  bid  for  character,  so  that 
it  will  be  universally  recognized  that  the  sales- 
man, that  the  bank  employee,  that  the  laborer 
who  does  right  will  receive  both  higher  wages 
and  a  larger  clientele. 

You  Can't  Use   Their  Weapons 

You  can't  beat  unprincipled  men, 
and  the  sooner  you  make  up  your  minds 
to  have  nothing  to  do  with  them  the 
better.  And  that  is  the  only  safe  method 
for  any  bank  or  institution  to  go  on.  If 
someone  else  wants  their  business,  let 
him  have  it;  if  someone  else  wants 
their  deposits,  let  him  have  them.  The 
best  method  is  to  have  nothing  to  do 
with  them.  Men  without  character 
will  stick  you  sooner  or  later.  I  have 
learned  it  from  sad  experience. 

Character  a  Constructive   Force 

But  there  is  another  point  that  I 
wish  to  emphasize. 

We  must  not  only  use  character  in 
keeping  from  trouble,  but  we  must 
take    the    active    side.     We    must    not 


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only  refuse  to  do  anything  that  is 
wrong,  but  we  must  insist  on  right. 

The  bank  of  any  community  is  the 
heart  of  the  community.  The  bank 
l)ears  the  same  relation  to  its  com- 
munity as  your  heart  bears  to  your 
makeup,  and  a  community  with  a 
poor  bank  is  like  a  man  with  a  weak 
heart.  Now,  then,  granting  that,  upon 
what  does  that  bank  depend?  It  doesn't 
depend  upon  its  president,  who  is  a 
busy  man,  and  it  doesn't  depend  upon 
the  cashier,  who  is  also  busy  with  his 
regular  work.  I  tell  you  that  four  banks 
out  of  five  are  absolutely  dependent 
on  their  men, — the  men  behind  the  guns. 
They  bear  the  same  relation  to  the 
success  of  the  bank  and  the  success  of 
the  community  as  the  men  behind  the 
guns  bear  to  the  winning  of  any  naval 
battle. 

Now,  what  I  like  in  a  bank  clerk 
is  a  man  who  has  courage  and  has  his 
eyes  open;  who  is  looking  for  holes, 
and  who,  when  he  sees  them,  cares 
not  whether  the  wrong  has  been  done 
by  a  good  depositor  or  by  a  friend  of 
the  president  or  by  his  own  friend, 
but  who  comes  right  into  headquarters 
and  tells  about  it  and  fights  for  right. 

Power   of  Fundamental    Knowledge 

The  second  essential  of  prosperity 
is  knowledge.  W.  Morgan  Shuster  was 
simply  a  clerk  in  the  War  Department 
at  Washington.  The  Government 
wanted  a  man  over  in  the  Philippines 
as  a  clerk.  It  was  found  that  Mr. 
Shuster  knew  more  about  the  Philippines 
than  anyone  else,  and  he  was  per- 
suaded to  go. 

Then  he  began  to  study  statistics. 
He  says  he  rcognized  that  it  was  the 
driest  part  of  this  work,  but  the  other 
clerks  were  interested  in  everything 
but  statistics.  So  Mr.  Shuster  kept 
on  digging  into  statistics.  Then  when 
someone  was  wanted  to  have  charge 
of  the  customs  everybody  said,  "Well, 
Shuster  is  the  only  one  who  knows  any- 


thing about  it."  So  they  put  him  in 
charge  of  the  customs. 

Then  there  was  a  vacancy  in  the 
commission  over  there,  and  one  of  the 
most  important  features  was  the  cus- 
toms. The  other  commissioners  knew 
everything  about  the  various  depart- 
ments except  the  customs.  They  said, 
"Who  knows  anything  about  the  cus- 
toms?" Mr.  Shuster  was  suggested, 
and  put  in  charge. 

Then  the  Persian  Government  wanted 
somebody  to  go  over  there  and  handle 
their  customs,  and  one  of  the  cabinet 
officers  went  to  President  Taft  and 
asked  him  whom  they  could  get.  The 
President  is  said  to  have  recommended 
Mr.  Shuster,  and  the  Persian  Govern- 
ment took  him  to  Persia.  You  know 
the  fine  time  he  has  had  over  there, 
playing  tag  with  the  Czar  of  Russia 
and  playing  chess  with  the  British  Lion. 

Knowledge  is  a  broad  term. 

One  man  in  a  bank  thinks  that  the 
essential  of  knowledge  is  to  know  signa- 
tures, or  to  sort  checks.  Another  one 
thinks  that  his  field  or  part  comes  in 
knowing  the  mechanism  of  a  bank.  I 
want  to  impress  upon  you  the  necessity 
of  getting  beyond  this  mechanical  knowl- 
edge of  sorting  checks,  attending  to 
loans  or  watching  collateral,  and  get- 
ting down  to  fundamentals,  as  Mr. 
Shuster  did. 

What  are  the  fundamentals  of  bank- 
ing? The  fundamentals  of  banking  are 
the  factors  that  affect  the  loans,  the 
deposits,  and  every  other  important 
subject  upon  which  the  success  of  your 
institution  depends. 

Law  of  Action  and  Reaction 

The  third  essential  of  prosi)erity  is 
the  "application  of  knowledge." 

It  is  one  thing  to  have  facts  and  an- 
other thing  to  be  able  to  apply  them. 

We  must  not  only  have  knowledge 
and  character,  but  we  must  know  how 
to  energetically  apply  that  knowledge 
and   character.     This   brings    us    to   a 


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very  important  subject.  It  brings  us 
to  the  subject  of  cause  and  effect;  it 
brings  us  to  the  great  law  underlying 
everything  in  the  world  to-day, — the 
law  of  action  and  reaction. 

The  greatest  and  most  important 
subject  in  the  world  to-day  is  the  law 
of  cause  and  effect ! — action  and  reaction 
—expressed  by  Sir  Isaac  Newton  by 
the  statement  that  "all  action  and 
reaction  must  be  equal  when  the  total 
force,  as  expressed  by  an  area,  is  con- 
sidered one  body." 

The  same  law  was  referred  to  by 
Christ  when  he  said,  "Whatsoever  a 
man  soweth,  that  shall  he  also  reap." 
This  law  is  the  fundamental  factor 
affecting  banking,  business,  finance, 
legislation,  politics  and,  in  fact,  every- 
thing else.  "Whatsoever  a  man  soweth, 
that  shall  he  also  reap." 

Tell  me  what  a  nation  sows  and  I 
will  tell  you  what  it  will  reap;  tell  me 
what  a  person  is  sowing  and  I  will  tell 
you  what  he  will  reap.  I  used  the  same 
expression  to  a  bank  man  to-day  and 
he  said,  "That  law  simply  means  that 
you  can't  get  more  than  100  cents  out 
of  a  dollar." 

It  means  that  there  is  a  certain 
normal  line  of  growth  for  every  nation, 
bank,  firm  or  individual.  For  all  that 
we  go  above  that  line  we  must  rest  a 
corresponding  amount  below  it  in  area. 

I  care  not  whether  you  are  consider- 
ing yourself  or  business  as  a  whole.     If 


you  open  the  throttle  too  wide  and 
stay  out  too  late,  you  must  rest, — ab- 
solutely. You  can  make  your  sleep 
up  by  going  to  bed  earlier  an  hour  each 
night  for  a  week,  or  you  can  lie  in  bed 
all  of  one  day. 

This  applies  to  every  class  of  business, 
to  every  nation  and  to  every  individual. - 
It  is  the  fundamental  factor  in  all  classes 
of  life. 

The  law  of  action  and  reaction,  the 
law  of  cause  and  effect,  is  at  the  bottom 
of  all  our  happiness  and  our  failures. 
You  must  accept  it  if  you  will  be  pros- 
perous, and  your  business  must  recog- 
nize it  if  it  is  to  be  permanently  strong 
and  useful. 

So  these  are  the  three  essentials  of 
prosperity:  First,  "character";  second, 
"knowledge";  and  third,  the  "recogni- 
tion of  the  fundamental  law  of  action 
and  reaction." 

I  care  not  whether  you  are  a  banker 
or  a  business  man,  or  what  you  are,  you 
are  bound  to  win  out  if  you  wull  build 
your  life  on  these  three  points  of  support. 


The  man  who  has  learned  when  to  say 
"No"  has  travelled  a  long  way  toward 
success. — John  Nicholas  Beffel. 

He  who  does  not  think  too  highly  of 
himself  is  often  superior  to  what  he 
credits  himself  with  being.- — Goethe. 


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cation are  invited  to  write  for   the  Large  Catalogue  of   the  Popular 

Elliott  Business  College 

TORONTO,  ONT.  This  school  has  now  the  greatest  attendance  in 
its  history.  There  is  a  reason  for  it.  We  have  room  for  more.  This 
may  be  your  best  opportunity.  DECIDE  NOW  TO  ENTER  OUR 
SCHOOL  AT  AN  EARLY  DATE.     Our  graduates  readily  get  positions. 

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THE  RELIGION  OF  JOSEPH  FELS 

Busy  Mans  Canada  recently  had  a  brief  character  sketch  of  Joseph 
Fels,  the  millionaire  soap  manufacturer,  who  recently  came  to  Can- 
ada and  stirred. things  up  with  his  Single  Tax  talks,  and  who  gives 
his  money  away  to  help  correct  the  wrong  social  system  under  which 
he  considers  it  was  accumulated.     The  following  correspondence 
hetween  Mr.  Fels  and  a  theologian,  throws  further  light  on 
what  manner  of  man  Fels  is: 


^ 


Theological  School, 


Joseph  Fels'  Reply 


Mr.  Joseph  Fels,  Philadelphia.  Pa. 

Dear  Sir — Having  read  much  of  you 
and  your  many  acts  of  charity  and  phil- 
anthropy, I  write  to  ask  for  a  donation 
from  you  for  our  institution. 

It  ma}'  seem  strange  that  I  ask  this  of 
one  who  is  not  of  our  faith,  yet  I  have 
read  in  some  of  your  speeches  that  you 
make  no  distinctions  of  race,  creed  or 
color,  and  that  you  regard  all  man  as 
your  brothers;  that  you  believe  in  the 
Brotherhood  of  Man  and  the  Fatherhood 
of  God.  Thus  you  are  teaching  what 
our  institutuon  teaches,  and  our  school 
is  doing,  as  best  it  can  with  limited 
means;,  the  work  you  are  trying  to  do. 

Money  to  Save  Souls 

We  are  sadly  in  need  of  money.  Many 
young  men  who  wish  to  enter  our  school 
and  "prepare  themselves  to  teach  the 
Gospel  of  Christ,  ar^  without  means  to 
pay  their  board  and  buy  books,  and  our 
means  are-  so  limited  that  we  cannot 
help  them.  These  young  men,  trained 
in  our  school  to  preach  the  Gospel,  would, 
many  of  them,  be  fitted  to  carry  the 
Word  to  the  heathen  of  foreign  lands, 
and  thus  be  instrumental  in  dispelling 
the  darkness  that  reigns  among  millions 
of  our  brethren  in  other  lands. 

Can  you  not  help  us?  What  would 
be  a  very  little  to  you  would  be  a  great 
deal  to  us,  and  might  be  the  means  of 
sa\  ing  many  souls. 

Yours  respectfully,. 


Rev 


Dean 


Theological  School. 


Dean. 


Dear  Sir — Replying  to  your  communi- 
cation, I  am  at  a  loss  to  know  where  you 
have  read  of  my  "acts  of  charity  and  phil- 
anthropy.''' I  am  not  a  philanthropist 
and  give  nothing  to  charity. 

When  you  say  I  am  not  of  your 
'\fdith,"  1  suppose  you  mean  of  your 
creed.  Let  me  state  my  faith  and  we 
can  see  wherein  we  differ. 

I  believe  in  the  Fatherhood  of  God 
and  therefore  in  the  Brotherhood  of  Man. 
By  "Man"  I  mean  all  men.  So  far  I 
suppose  we  agree. 

I  believe  that  the  Creator  freely  gave 
the  earth  to  all  of  His  children  that  all 
may  have  equal  rights  to  its  use.  Do 
you  agree  to  that? 

1  believe  that  the  injunction,  ''/;/  the 
sweat  oF  thy  brow  shall  thou  eat  bread  ^' 
necessarily  implies  "Thoir  shaft  not  eat 
bread  in  the  sivcat  of  thy  brother's  brow." 
Do  you  agree? 

Violating  the  Divine  Law 

I  believe  that  all  are  violating  llu- 
Divine  law  who  li\  Hn  idleness  on  wealth 
produced  by  others  <ince  they  eat  b'rpad 
in  the  sweat  of  their  brothers'  brows. 
Do  you  agree  to  that? 

I  believe  that  no  man  should  have 
j)ower"tto  take  wealth  he  has  not  pK>- 
duced  or  earned  unless  freely  given  to 
him  by  the  proflucer.     Do  you  agree? 

I  believe  that  Brotherhood  requires 
giving  an  equivalent  for  everv'  service  re- 
ceived from  a  brother.    Do  you  agree? 

I  believe  it  is  blasphemous  to  assert  or 


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insinuate  that  God  has  condemned  some 
of  His  children  to  hopeless  poverty  and 
to  the  crimes,  want  and  misery  result- 
ing therefrom  and  has  at  the  same  time 
awarded  to  others  lives  of  ease  and  lux- 
ury without  labor.     Do  you  agree? 

I  believe  that  involuntary  poverty 
and  involuntary  idleness  are  unnatural 
and  are  due  to  the  denial  by  some  of  the 
right  of  others  to  use  freely  the  gifts  of 
God  to  all.     Do  you  agree? 

Since  labor  products  are  needed  to 
sustain  life  and  since  labor  must  be  ap- 
plied to  land  in  order  to  produce,  I  be- 
lieve that  every  child  comes  into  life  with 
Divine  permission  to  use  land  without 
the  consent  of  any  other  child  of  God. 
Do  you  agree? 

Where  men  congregate  in  organized 
society,  land  has  a  value  apart  from  the 
value  of  things  produced  by  labor;  as 
population  and  industry  increase  the 
value  of  land  increases,  but  the  value  of 
labor  products  does  not.  That  increase 
in  land  value  is  a  community-made  value. 
Inasmuch  as  your  power  to  labor  is  a 
gift  of  God  all  the  wealth  produced  by 
your  labor  is  yours,  and  no  man  nor  col- 
lection of  men  has  a  right  to  take  any  of 
it  from  you.     Do  you  agree  to  that? 

Community- made  Values 

I  believe  the  community-made  value 
of  land  belongs  to  the  community  just 
as  the  wealth  produced  by  you  belongs 
to  you.     Do  you  agree  to  that? 

Therefore  I  believe  that  the  funda- 
mental evil,  the  great  God-denying 
crime  of  society,  is  the  iniquitous  system 
under  which  men  are  permitted  to  put 
into  their  pockets,  confiscate  in  fact,  the 
community-^nfade  values  of  land,  while 
organized  society  confiscates  for  public 
purposes  a  part  of  t^  e  wealth  created  by 
individual?.     Do  you  agree  to  that? 

Usin^a  concrete  illustration:  I  own 
in  the  City  of  Philadelphia  '  13^  acres  of 
land  for  which  I  paid  $32,500  a  few  years 
ago.  On  account  of  increase  of  popula- 
tion and  industry  in  Philadelphia,  that 


land  is  now  worth  about  $125,000.  I 
have  expended  no  labor  or  money  upon 
it.  So  I  have  done  nothing  to  cause 
that  increase  of  $92,500  in  a  few  years. 
My  fellow-citizens  in  Philadelphia  creat- 
ed it  and  I  believe  it  therefore  belongs  to 
them,  not  to  me.  I  believe  that  the 
man-made  law  which  gives  to  me  and 
other  landlords  values  we  have  not 
created  is  a  violation  of  Divine  law.  I 
believe  that  justice  demands  that  these 
community-made  values  be  taken  by 
the  community  for  common  purposes 
instead  of  taxing  enterprise  and  indus- 
try.    Do  you  agree? 

That  is  my  creed,  my  faith,  my  relig- 
ion. Do  you  teach  that  or  anything  like 
it,  in  your  theological  school?  If  not, 
why  not?  I  have  a  right  to  ask  since 
you  have  asked  me  for  money.  If  you 
agree  to  my  propositions  but  do  not 
teach  them,  tell  me  why.  If  I  am  in 
error  show  me  in  what  respect. 

The  Hell  of  Civilization 

I  am  using  all  the  money  I  have  to 
teach  my  creed,  my  faith,  my  religion  as 
best  I  can.  I  am  using  it  as  best  I  know 
how  to  abolish  the  hell  of  civilization, 
which  is  want  and  fear  of  want.  I  am 
using  it  to  bring  in  the  will  of  our  Father, 
to  establish  the  Brotherhood  of  Man  by 
giving  to  each  of  my  brothers  an  equal 
opportunity  to  have  and  use  the  gifts  of 
our  Father.  Am  I  misusing  that  money? 
If  so,  why  and  how? 

If  my  teaching  is  wrong  and  contrary 
to  true  religion  I  want  to  know  it.  I 
take  it  that  if  you  are  not  teaching  re- 
ligion in  its  fullness,  you  wish  to  know 
it.     Am  I  correct? 

What  I  teach  may  be  criticized  as  mix- 
ing politics  with  religion,  but  can  I  be 
successfully  attacked  on  that  ground? 
Politics,  in  its  true  meaning,  is  the  science 
of  government.  Is  government  a  thing 
entirely  apart  from  religion  or  from 
righteousness?  Is  not  just  government 
founded  upon  right  doing? 

If  my  religion  is  true,  if  it  accords 


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with  the  basic  principles  of  morality 
taught  by  Jesus,  how  is  it  possible  for 
your  school  to  teach  Christianity  when 
it  ignores  the  science  of  government? 
Or  is  your  school  so  different  from  other 
theological  schools  that  it  does  teach  the 
fundamental  moral  principles  upon  which 
men  associate  themselves  in  organized 
government? 

Taxation  and  Righteousness 

Do  you  question  the  relation  between 
taxation  and  righteousness?  Let  us  see. 
If  government  is  a  natural  growth,  then 
surely  God's  natural  law  provides  food 
and  sustenance  for  government  as  that 
food  is  needed;  for  where  in  nature  do 
we  find  a  creature  coming  into  the  world 
without  timely  provision  of  natural  food 
for  it?  It  is  in  our  system  of  taxation 
that  we  find  the  most  emphatic  denial 
of  the  Fatherhood  of  God  and  the 
Brotherhood  of  Man,  because  first,  in 
order  to  meet  our  common  needs  we  take 
from  individuals  what  does  not  belong 
to  us  in  common;  second,  we  permit  in- 
dividuals to  take  for  themselves  what 
does  belong  to  us  in  common;  and 
thus,  third,  under  the  pretext  of  taxation 
for  public  purposes  we  have  established 
a  system  that  permits  some  men  to  tax 
other  men  for  private  profit. 

Does  not  that  violate  the  natural,  the 
divine  law?  Does  it  not  surely  beget 
wolfish  greed  on  the  one  hand  and  gaunt 
poverty  on  the  other?  Does  it  not  sure- 
ly breed  millionaires  on  one  end  of  the 
social  scale  and  tramps  on  the  other  end? 
Hac  it  not  brought  into  civilization  a  hell 
of  which  the  savage  can  have  no  concep- 
tion? Could  any  better  system  be  de- 
vised for  convincing  men  that  God  is  the 
father  of  a  few  and  the  step-father  of 
the  many?  Is  not  that  destructive  of 
the  sentiment  of  brotherhood?  With 
such  a  condition,  how  is  it  possible  for 
men  in  masses  to  obey  the  new  command- 
ment, "//;«/  ye  love  one  another?^'  What 
could  more  surely  thrust  men  apart,  what 
could  more  surely  divide  them  into  war- 
ring classes? 


You  say  that  you  need  money  to  train 
young  men  and  fit  them  "/<?  carry  the 
word  to  the  heathen  of  foreign  lands,  and 
thus  be  instrumental  in  dispelling  the 
darkness  that  reigns  among  millions  of 
our  brethren  in  other  lands."  That  i>^  a 
noble  purpose.  But  what  message 
would  your  school  give  to  these  young 
men  to  take  to  the  benighted  brethren 
that  would  stand  a  fire  of  questions  from 
an  intelligent  heathen?  Suppose,  for  ex- 
ample, your  school  sends  to  some  pagan 
country  an  intelligent  young  man  who 
delivers  his  message;  and  suppose  an 
intelligent  man  in  the  audience  asks 
these  questions; 

"You  come  from  America,  where  your 
religion  has  been  taught  for  about  .{00 
years,  where  every  small  village  has  one  of 
your  churches,  and  the  great  cities  have 
scores  upon  scores.  Do  all  the  people  at- 
tend these  churches?  Do  your  country- 
men generally  practise  what  you  preach  to 
us?  Does  even  a  considerable  minority 
practise  it?  Are  your  laws  consistent 
with  or  contrary  to  the  religion  you  preach 
to  us?  Are  your  cities  clean  morally  in 
proportion  to  the  number  of  churches  they 
contain?  Do  your  courts  administer  jus- 
tice impartially  between  man  arui  man,  be- 
tween rich  atui  poor?  Is  it  as  easy  for  a 
poor  man  as  for  a  rich  one  to  get  his  rights 
in  your  courts? 

Questions  About  Millionaires 

''  Vou  have  great  and  pirwerfid  million- 
aires. How  did  they  get  their  money? 
Have  they  more  influence  than  the  poor  in 
your  churches  and  in  your  Congress,  your 
legislatures  and  courts?  Do  they,  in  deal- 
ing with  their  employees,  obsere  the  moral 
law  that  'the  laborer  is  worthy  of  his 
hire?^  Do  thev  treat  their  hired  laborers 
as  brothers?  Do  they  put  children  to  work 
who  ought  to  be  at  play  or  at  school? 

''Do  your  churches  protest  when  the 
militia  is  called  out  during  a  strike,  or  do 
they  forget  at  such  times  what  Jesus  said 
about  the  use  of  the  sword? 

'"After  four  centuries  of  teaching  and 
preaching  of  your  religion  in  your  coun- 


26  BUSY  MAN'S  CANADA 


try,  has  crime  disappeared  or  diminished,  the  questions  first.     Give  me  straight 

have  you  less  use  for  jails  -  are  fewer  and  answers,  and  I  will  give  straight  answers 

fewer  of  your  people  driven  into  mad-  to  any  questions  you   may  put  to  me. 

houses,  and  hare  suicides  decreased?     Is  My  contention  is  that  the  code  of  morals 

there  a  larger  proportion  of  crime  among  taught  by  Jesus  is  a  code  of  justice,  of 

JerjDS  and  infidels  than  among  those  who  right  living  and  right  doing;    that  the 

profess  the  Christian  religion?  ^^  simple  code  of  morals  taught  to  the  fish- 

What  answers  would  your  missionary  ermen  of  Galilee  by  the  Carpenter  of 

return  to  these  questions?     How  would  Nazareth  is  all  embracing  and  all  suffi- 

vou  answer  them?  cient  for  our  social  life. 


Who  Preach  But  Don't  Practise 


I  shall  be  glad  to  contribute  to  your 
theological  school  or  to  any  other  that 
I  do  not  attack  Christianity.  The  gets  down  to  the  bedrock  of  that  social 
foregoing  questions  are  not  intended  as  and  moral  code,  accepts  it  in  its  fullness, 
criticism  of  the  great  moral  code  under-  and  trains  its  students  to  teach  and 
lying  Christianity,  but  as  criticism  of  the  preach  it  regardless  of  the  raiment,  the 
men  who  preach  but  do  not  practise  that  bank  accounts,  the  social  standing  or 
code.  You  may  accuse  me  of  "unbe-  political  position  of  the  persons  in  the 
lief,"  but  that  is  no  answer.  If  you  pews, 
have  any  criticism  to  make  of  me  or  any  Very  truly  yours, 

accusation  to  bring  against  me,  answer  Joseph  Fels. 

Canadian  Pioneer  Song 

By  J.  Thornr 

'X'RAMP,  tramp,  tramp! 

'Tis  the  song  of  the  pioneer. 
Forth  he  fares  on  his  way  alone. 
And  builds  a  city  to  call  his  own. 
He  cries  aloud,  "O  Earth,  bring  forth, 
"Bring  forth  in  the  east,  west,  south  and  north!" 
And  at  his  cry  the  deserts  cease, 
For  Nature  smiles  o'er  a  land  of  peace. 

Work,  work,  work! 

'Tis  the  fate  of  the  pioneer. 

With  strong  right  arm  he  clears  his  way. 

And  where  he  comes,  he  comes  to  stay. 

He  hails  his  fellows  on  distant  strand. 

"I  lead  you  into  the  Promised  Land." 

They  come  at  the  sound  of  his  ringing  voice, 

And  homes  are  built,  and  the  plains  rejoice. 

Life,  life,  life! 

'Tis  the  spell  of  the  pioneer. 

On  through  the  reaches  far  and  wide, 

From  eastern  coast  to  the  western  side. 

They  follow  onward,  an  urgent  band 

Of  eager  folk  to  an  eager  land, 

And  Nature  thrills  as  they  cross  the  plain, 

And  marks  their  track  with  the  golden  grain. 

— Canada  Monthly. 


TOO  NAKRO',   W  (iOSH 


— Toronto  World. 


HIS  OFFKR 


Wilfy:   I  got  no  snow  shovels  to  give  away,  but  I'll  help  shovel  snow. — Toronto  World. 


agSfe3£^^S??r^?^sMff  Till  ij 


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vwri  'irfHTth  i  -^'il-  V  Mi  ir 


The  Country:  It  may  suit  Mr.  Big  Finance,  but  it  doesn't  suit  me. — Toronto  World. 
IS  THIS  THEIR  JACK  CANUCK? 


Gentleman  in  Stern — Goodness,  John,  this  looks  serious!     Can't  you  pull  a  little  harder? 
I've  paid  my  share  for  the  boat,  you  know. 

"If  Great  Britain  rules  the  seas,  do  not  we  get  all  the  security ^we  desire  inJCanadian  waters  •■ 
If  Great  Britain  rules  the  seas,  and  is  supreme  there,  what  is  the  use  of  a  Canadian  navy?" 


TOPICS   OF   TO-DAY 


29 


EDUCATION  AND  CRIME 

The  lack  of  proper  education  is  the  cause  of  a  large    jjcrceutaye  of 
crime  to-day.      Train  the  physical  and  mental  qualities  and  mould 
the  moral  sense,  and  you  shape  the   will    towards  lofty   principles 
such  as  make  for  good  citizenship.     The  state  should  he 
interested  in  conditions  of  squalid  want  arising  from 
privations  and  exposure,  which  lead  to  wrong- 
doing. 


^ 


DR.  DANIEL  PHELAN,  of  the 
Domdiiion  Pemtentiary  at 
Kingston,  Ontario,  is  a  Cana- 
dian medical  man  who  has  made  deep 
research  along  professional  lines  into 
the  eanses  of  crime.  He  is  a  convert 
to  the  theory  that  ethical  edncation 
will  prevent  and  cure  criminal  tend- 
encies, and  he  'has  treated  the  prison 
problem  in  a  novel  way. 

In  addressing  the  A.ssociation  of 
Prison  Surgeons  at  Baltimore,  ]\Id., 
Dr.  Phelan  said: 

Lack  of  Education  Causes  Crime 

"Lack  of  proper  education  is  the 
cause  of  a  large  percentage  of  crime 
to-day,  and  conversely,  the  encourage- 
ment of  suitable  education  must  ne- 
cessarily tend  to  the  diminisliing  of 
the  number  of  those  enemies  of  so- 
ciety who  are  present  so  frequeiitly 
amongst  us. 

"That  is  the  gist  of  my  theme,  the 
training  of  the  physical  powers,  the 
cultivation  of  the  mental  qualities, 
the  moulding  of  the  moral  sense,  the 
shaping  of  the  will,  and  the  inculca- 
tion of  lofty  principles,  such  as  make 
for  good  citizensliip. 

''  It  is  generally  conceded  that  the 
only  way  the  state  can  deter  perma- 
nently the  malefactor  from  the  com- 
missioni  of  his  evil  deeds  is  by  educa- 
ting him,  for  the  weakness  of  the  will 
power  of  the  youth  who  is  afflicted 
with  evil  tendencies  can  be  strength- 


enetl    by    training   }in<l    siiitMhlf    edu- 
cation. 

Conditions  of  Squalid  Want 

"A  very  lar-ge  number  of  the  of- 
fences that  are  most  severely  punish- 
ed by  the  state,  are  to  be  traced  to 
the  lack  of  proper  education,  to  con- 
ditions of  squalid  want,  to  tempta- 
tions arising  hx>m  privations  and  ex- 
posure, in  all  of  which  the  state 
should  be  greatly  interested. 

''We  must,  therefore,  educate  the 
young,  and  through  the  intluence  of 
proper  moral  training  will  we  be  able 
in  at  least  some  degree  to  lessen 
crime  and  to  save  untold  numbers 
from  a  career  that  leads  to  disgrace, 
sorrow,  misery,  and  not  infrecpiently 
premature  death. 

Take  a  Poor,  Neglected  Youth 

"Take  a  poor,  neglected  youth,  in- 
clined to  evil  tendencies,  and  alive 
with  ungovernable  passion,  and  light 
up  for  him  the  torch  of  knowledge, 
and  touch  the  hardness  of  his  heart, 
if  such  is  possible.  You  will  perceive 
at  once  the  transformation.  If  he  has 
a  spark  of  goodness  in  him^,  his  mind 
becomes  clearer,  his  feelings  more 
tender,  his  a.spirations  more  elevated, 
his  yearnings  more  in  accord  with  the 
inherent;  nobility  of  man 's  disposition, 
and  his  conduct  more  in  harmony 
with  the  fundamental  principles  of 
social  well-being.  His  cruel,  heart- 
less desire  to  prey  upon  the  afflictions 


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and  sufferings,  as  well  as  upon  tlie 
property  and  rigihts,  yes,  even  upon 
the  lives  of  others,  are  at  least  for  a 
time  effaced — 'he  looks  upon  life  with 
other  eyes  and  other  aspirations. 

No  Chance  for  Finer  Feelings 

' '  This  is  merely  a  portraiture  of  the 
effects  which  education  would  likely 
have  upon  one  who  was  possessed  of 


the  finer  feeling  but  w^ho  had  no  op- 
portunit}^  for  their  development. 

' '  Under  the  best  conditions  we  will 
always  have  two  classes  of  criminals, 
namely,  those  who  should  never  enter 
prison,  and  those  who  should  never 
be  out  of  it.  It  has  been  remarked 
that  it  is  as  hard  foi  a  healthy  child 
to  do  a  wrong  as  it  is  difficult  for  a 
defective  one  to  do  a  right  act." 


PUBLIC  MARKETS  AND  THE  COST 
OF  LIVING 

Considerations  which  affect  other  places  equally  as  much  as  Toronto. 

Markets  should  be  provided  and  maintained  for  the  good  of 

the  great  consuming  public. 


^ 


UNDER  the  heading  "The  Dwin- 
dling St.  Lawrence  Market" 
the  Toronto  Glohe  makes  a  few 
remarks  which  are  worthy  of  the  con- 
sideration of  city  councils  all  over 
the  Dominion,  since  the  high  cost  of 
living  has  assumed  a  very  real  im- 
portance among  the  people  of  our 
large  centres,  who  are  becoming  more 
and  more  intent  on  reducing  the  high 
cost  of  middlemen  and  doing  away 
with  some  of  them  by  getting  closer 
to  the  producer. 

"In  this  time  of  high  cost  of  living 
any  real  prospect  of  relief  is  welcome 
and  worthy  of  consideration  and  in- 
vestigation,"  says  the  Glohe.  "There 
are  proposals  to  be  brought  before  the 
new  City  Council  for  the  provision  of 
more  adequate  market  facilities,  and 
suggestions  that  these  facilities  be 
made  free  for  all  sellers  and  buyers 
who  choose  to  make  use  of  them.  The 
city  is  committed  to  the  erection  and 
equipment  of  an  up-to-date  abattoir 
in  connection  with  the  Cattle  Market, 
and  it  should  be  equally  liberal  in  the 


matter  of  markets  for  the  exhibition 
of  foodstuffs  iby  all  who  have  them 
for  sale. 

' '  It  is  not  necessary  to  wait  for  the 
construction  of  new  market  buildings 
to  begin  such  a  policy.  The  St.  Law- 
rence Market  was  once  popular,  and 
perhaps  it  might  be  made  so  again  by 
abolishing  fees  and  allowing  vendors 
of  food  to  sell  their  products  in  any 
quantity  to  suit  customers.  The  only 
regulation  to  which  they  should  be 
subjected  is  dictated  by  the  obligation 
to  offer  for  sale  only  food  that  is  in 
good  condition.  If  the  test  thus  made 
by  altering  the  character  of  St.  LaW'- 
rence  Market  proves  successful,  other 
market  places  might  be  provided  in 
the  eastern,  western  and  northern 
parts  of  the  city,  so  as  to  obviate  tlie 
necessity  for  the  housekeeper  travel- 
ling many  miles  and  wasting  a  large 
part  of  the  day  in  buying  provisions 
for  her  household.  The  markets 
should  be  provided  and  maintained 
for  the  good  of  the  great  consuming 
public." 


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31 


PUBLIC  OPINION  AND  THE  COST 
OF  LIVING 

Public  opinion  is  an  important  element  in  fixing  prices,  and  if  pub- 
lic opinion  is  determinedly  settled   upon  low  prices,  producers  will 
find  a  way  of  meeting  the  demand. 

By  A.  C.  Campbell. 


RECENT  despatches  from  Eu- 
rope sliow  that  certain  German 
housewives  have  adopted  mili- 
tant methods  against  dealers  in  meat 
because  of  failure  on  the  part  of  those 
dealers  to  do  what  the  housewives 
regard  as  the  proper  tiling  in  the  way 
of  lowering  prices. 

This  is  only  one  of  many  indications 
tliat  the  common  people  are  not 
ready  to  accept  the  theory  that  prices 
are  the  result  of  unswerving  forces 
quite  beyond  the  control  of  either 
party  to  the  ordinary  everyday  mar- 
ket bargain. 

Prices  Affected  by  Public  Opinion  • 

I  would  like  to  urge  that  point  once 
more  upon  my  fellow-victims  of  the 
present  famine  conditions.  I  am  not 
urging  militant  methods — far  from  it; 
for  I  regard  those  methods  as  almost 
certain  to  defeat  the  end  in  view,  l^ut 
the  lesson  to  be  learned  from  the 
German  housewives  is  that  prices  are 
greatly  affected  'by  public  opinion,  and 
the  reason  why  we  pay  high  prices 
to-day  is  merely  that  we  are  willing 
to  pay  high  prices. 

The  methods  and  results  of  the  egg 
strike  in  Cleveland  are  not  fully  re- 
ported amongst  us,  but  it  has  been 
publicly  stated  that  many  people 
joined  the  strike  and  that  prices  were 
r;'duced.  This  method  also  may  be 
open  to  serious  objection.  But  at 
least  it  proved  that  prices  are  not  the 
uncontrollal)le  thing  that  manv  men 


of  so-called   learning   would  have   us 
believe. 

How  Something  Can  Be  Done 

The  question  may  be  asked :  AV'^hat, 
then,  are  we  to  do?  In  my  opinion, 
so  long  as  that  is  the  question,  there 
is  nothing  to  be  done.  But  if  each 
victim  will  rouse  himself  from  the 
trance  in  which  prices  seem  a  mere 
impossibility  of  mysteries,  and  will 
understand  that  his  opinion  of  what 
the  price  of  an  article  should  be,  will 
help  in  fixing  that  price,  then  some- 
thing can  he  done. 

As  a  matter  of  fact,  we  see  that 
force  of  puiblic  opinion  actually  at 
work  to-day.  There  is  no  necessary 
relation  between  a  cigar  and  a  certain 
amount  of  money.  Yet  cigars  are 
made  to  be  sold  at  certain  figures — 
five  cents  straight,  three  for  a  quarter, 
ten  cents  straight,  and  so  on. 

Why?  Because  smokers  have  fixed 
those  prices  and  manufacturers  must 
accept  them. 

A  trolley  ride  in  a  new  citj*  does  not 
necessarily  involve  the  same  expense 
as  in  a  city  with  its  trolleys  already 
running.  Yet  if  a  new  city  were  to 
spring  up  in  Eastern  Canada  to-mor- 
row and  an  Ottawa.  Toronto  or  Mont- 
real man  were  to  visit  it  next  day  he 
\\'ould  l>e  surpriswl  if,  on  stepping  on 
a  trolley  for  a  ride  within  the  city,  he 
were  charged  either  more  or  less  than 
a  five-cent  fare. 

Why  ?     Because  public  opinion  lias 


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fixed  five  cents  as  the  'basis  for  a  trol- 
ley ride  within  a  city,  and  until  that 
fare  will  afford  a  profit  a  trolley  line 
is  not  built  in  the  new  town. 

Thus,  the  price  is  not  fixed  at  the 
cost  of  production  plus  profit,  but  it 
is  fixed  by  pulblic  opinion.  And  in 
some  cases,  as  in  Toronto,  the  fare 
based  on  five  cents  yields  enormous 
profit,  while  in  some  smaller  towns  it 
only  precariously  covers  the  expense. 
Yet  the  price  stays  at  five  cents  in 
Toronto  because  public  opinion  sanc- 
tions it,  and  it,  cannot  be  increased  in 
the  smaller  town  because  public  opin- 
ion will  not  allow  it. 

There  is  nothing  in  the  nature  of 
other  supplies  and  services  to  make 


them  different  from  cigars  and  trolley 
systems. 

If  we  can  fix  these  prices  without 
being  obliged  to  consult  the  occultists 
who  mumble  their  incantations  about 
"supply  and  demand,"  "increased 
production  of  gold,"  and  so  on,  why 
can  we  not  do  the  same  in  other 
things  ? 

I  do  not  pretend  that  we  can,  by 
merely  willing  it,  call  into  existence 
the  five-dollar  motor  car  or  a  six- 
course  dinner  at  two  for  a  quarter. 
But  I  do  contend  that  public  opinion 
is  an  element  in  all  prices,  and  that  if 
public  opinion  is  determinedly  fixed 
upon  low  prices  producers  will  find  a 
way  of  meeting  the  demand. 


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prices  at  which  sold.  Maps  of  On- 
tario, showing  new  boundaries;  Al- 
berta and  Saskatchewan,  and  New 
Brunswick,  Nova  Scotia  and  Prince 
Edward  Island. 

Included  in  the  Almanac  for  1913 
are  three  engraved  maps  of  the  Pro- 
vinces of  Ontario,  Alberta  and  Sas- 
katchewan, and  New  Brunswick,  Nova 
Scotia  and  Prince  Edward  Island. 
These  maps  show  all  the  Railways  and 
the  principal  Towns,  and  are  litho- 
graphed in  colors. 


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J.  F.  Whitson  :  Road-maker 

By  Ben  Hughes 


THERE  are  certain  men  and 
certain  achievements  so  indis- 
solubly  linked  tliat  it  is  al- 
most impossible  to  mention  one  with- 
ont  thinkin*r  of  the  other;  thns  it  is 
hard  to  talk  of  Ilydro-Electric  with- 
out calling  up  the  name  of  Hon.  Adam 
Beck,  or  to  visualize  the  T.  &  N.  0. 
Railway  without  a  mental  picture  of 
^Ir.  J.  L.  Englehart;  in  the  future, 
AVhitson  will  quite  naturally  suggest 
roads. 

It  already  has  that  significance  to 
Northern  Ontario.  Once  when  Mr. 
Whitson  Avas  planning  a  road  near 
Cochrane  he  went  into  a  French  set- 
tler's house,  and  one  of  his  party  in- 
troduced theiiisrhcs  as:  ''Here's  Mr. 
Whitson  to  see  you."  The  good  man 
of  the  house  waited  for  no  more;  he 
shouted  for  his  wife  and  his  children 
ten,  and  they  had  a  thanksgiving 
meeting  over  the  road  that  was  go- 
ing to  let  them  out  to  the  world  be- 
yond tlie  clearing. 

Significance  of  a  Road 

It  is  hard  for  the  city  dweller  to 
conceive  just  what  a  road  means  to 
the  pioneer.  That  Frenchman  had, 
during  the  summer,  to  take  every- 
thing in  on  his  back,  his  kitchen 
stove,  his  feed  for  his  cattle,  and  his 
wife  could  nol  izvt  out  to  market  until 
the  snow  came  and  tlie  roads  froze  up. 
Now  he  can  hitch  up  and  drive  into 
Cochrane.  If  you  multiply  that  ex- 
ample by  several  thousand  you  will 
not  wonder  why  the  North  is  singing 
the  praises  of  J.  F.  Whitson.  He  lias 
reduced  order  out  of  chaos,  swept 
aside  the  decrepit,  feeble  old  political 
machine  and  set  up  in  its  place  an 
organization  that  knows  neither  Whig 
nor  Tory,  Queen's  Park  pull,  or  pri- 
vate  eain.     Wlion  Northern  Ontario 


heard  of  the  five  millions,  it  said: 
"That's  fine,  but  who's  ^he  man?" 
For  they  feared,  in  the  light  of  past 
experience,  that  some  politician  might 
be  sent  up  unto  them ;  one  who  knew 
not  the  country  and  its  instant  needs, 
But    when   the   North    heard    that    it 


MR.  J.  F.  \VHITS(jN 

was  Whitson  who  had  been  appointed 
it  breathed  again,  for  here  was  a 
man  after  its  own  heart. 

Whitson  Has  a  Record 

You  see,  this  man  Whitson  has  a 
record.  Possibly  the  love  of  work 
and  thoroughness  of  method  is  in  the 
blood,  for  there  is  a  bridge  in  the 
County  of  Grey  built  by  Whitson.  sen- 
ior, which  positively  will  not  wear 
out.  The  School  of  Science  of  the 
University  of  Toronto  claims  Whit- 
son, as  it  does  so  many  of  the  good 
brains  that  are  building  up  Northern 
Ontario,  and  for  23  years,  under  Grit 
and   under   Tory,   he   has   served    the 


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Province  of  Ontario,  surveying  the 
wilderness,  mapping  out  timber  limits 
and  waterpowers.  From  Rainy  River 
to  ]\Ioose  Factory  he  knew  all  those 
free  men  of  the  wilderness  who  track 
and  fish  and  shoot  and  cut  the  tall 
timbers,  and  so  when>  he  was  called  to 
let  the  light  into  the  bush  and  the  set- 
tlers he  was  able  to  hand-pick  his  men. 
Moreover,  he  knew  the  breed  of  the 
men  he  had  to  deal  with,  and  to  a 
nicety  what  they  wanted  most  and 
quickly. 


There  was  at  his  headquarters  at 
Cochrane  an  hotel  where  you  could 
lie  warm  of  nights  and  dine  with  all 
the  luxury  your  purse  called  for.  But 
]\Ir.  Whitson  pitched  his  tents  beside 
a  clear,  small  lake  about  half  a  mile 
from  the  town,  and  there  he  stayed, 
and  there  he  ate  and  slept.  And  this 
was  no  affectation;  for  the  man  loves 
the  bush  in  its  every  mood,  and  a 
steam-heated  room  is  an  abomination 
unto  him.  Therefore  if  you  wanted 
to  see  Whitson  you  must  not  seek  him 


MR.  J.   F.  WHITSON  (ON  RIGHT)  AT  HIS  SUMMER  HEADQUARTERS 

NEAR  COCHRANE 


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35 


at  the  Kiijg  (George  Hotel,  but  at  his 
tent  near  Round  Lake,  where,  if  you 
pleased  him,  he  would  ask  you  to  eat 
with  him  baeon  and  beans,  steak  and 
"long  clear"  on  the  wooden  table,  and 
you  walked  around  and  stuek  your 
fork  into  what  yon  wanted. 

Moreover,  if  you  wanted  to  see  the 
Commissioner  it  was  foolish  to  drift 
over  to  his  tent  at  8  o'clock  in  the 
morning,  for  he  had  been  gone  at 
least  three  hours  on  his  rounds,  and  if 
you  w'ent  later  than  7  or  8  at  night 
he  was  liable  to  be  in  bed ;  for  he  kept 
bush  hours. 

Work  of  the  Road -makers 

In  the  face  of  the  wettest,  dreariest 
season  that  the  North  has  known  for 
a  decade,  over  200  miles  of  roads  have 
been  built.  From  Englehart  on  the 
south  to  Cochrane  on  the  north,  from 
Hearst   on   the   west    to   tlie    Quebec 


boundary  on  the  east,  the  road-mak- 
ers have  travelled,  cutting  ditches  that 
were  sometimes  knee-deep  in  water, 
laying  "corduroy"  on  muskeg,  where 
the  men  wallowed  in  the  black  slime, 
fighting  flies  in  the  early  summer  and 
breaking  the  ice  under  their  shoe- 
packs  in  the  late  fall. 

Along  the  straight  alleyways 
through  the  bush  that  he  has  caused 
to  be  hewn  will  flow  in  ever-increasing 
volume  pioneer  commerce — ^the  far- 
mer on  his  way  to  market,  the  house- 
wife on  her  way  to  shop,  the  children 
on  their  way  to  school;  and  if  the 
stranger  should  ask  each  and  every- 
one of  these  what  man  it  was  plotted 
and  planned  these  roads  they  would 
answer,  "Whitson,"  with  a  long  stare 
for  one  so  ignorant. 

And  that  surely  is  a  signal  tribute 
and  honor. 


THOUGHTS  ON  SELECTING  A  VOCATION 

Xo  man  can  be  well-poised,  happy  or  truly  successful  in  any  line  to 

which  he  is  not  adapted,  and   there  can  be  no  greater  mistake  than 

a  continuance  in  such  a  business. 

By  Fred  W.   Claybrook 


WHAT  shall  be  my  vocation?" 
is  a  question  every  man  has 
had  to  answer  and  it  is  the 
first  of  importance  that  will  come  to 
all  men  of  future  generations.  It  is 
fostered  for  us  by  ambitious  parents 
from  the  dato  of  our  birth,  and  as 
soon  as  the  child's  lisping  tongue 
can  give  expression,  it  begins  to  re- 
peat mother's  impressions  on  the 
child-mind,  as  to  what  he  will  do 
when  he  becomes  a  man. 

Every  lad  delights  to  draw,  in  im- 
agination, fanciful  pictures  of  his  fu- 


ture, and  it  seems  an  eternity  before 
he  attains  the  age  of  twenty-one.  In 
liis  play  he  endeavors  to  imitate  those 
men  who,  by  reason  of  their  occupa- 
tions, have  caused  liim  to  desire  to  be 
engaged  in  a  like  pureuit  when  he  is 
a  man.  As  the  age  increases,  his 
mind  develops  and  new  ideas  are 
I>orn.  The  boy  who  at  teir  wished 
to  become  a.lawy.er,  doctor,  or  minis- 
ter, at  ftfteeii  decides  on  something 
else. 

Father,   in  his  effort  to  assist    the 
son,  directs  p(ln«'ation  aloncr  the  li?ies 


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that  equip  him  for  the  occupation  he 
has  chosen,  and  he  follows  this  pre- 
arranged channel  until  the  time  ar- 
rives for  his  start  in  life.  If,  at  this 
time,  he  is  still  satisfied  with  his  se- 
lection and  the  business  is  the  one 
for  which  he  is  best  adapted,  he 
should  throw  all  of  his  energy  into 
the  work  and  make  its  advancement 
the  pride  of  his  life. 

On  the  other  hand,  if  he  discovers 
he  has  a  greater  talent  for  some  other 
line,  and  believes  that  to  be  better 
suited  for  him,  he  would  act  wisely 
to  obey  that  inclination,  as  life  would 
then  hold  more  for  him.  Too  often, 
however,  we  find  that  they  are  un- 
willing to  change  because  of  having 
been  trained  for  a  certain  work,  and 
they  trust  to  luck  for  success  in  a 
business  not  entirely  congenial.  This 
generally  results  in  the  production  of 
' '  a  square  peg  for  a  round  hole, ' '  and 
the  friction  thus  created  checks  pro- 
gress and  often  prevents  success. 
True  Character  of  Success 

The  truly  suecesful  man  is  in  love 
with  his  work  and  literally  marries 
his  occupation.  His  mind  is  in  per- 
fect harmony  with  everything  per- 
taining to  his  business,  and  his  chief 
ambition  is  to  become  more  efficient 
in  his  line.  There  can  be  no  happy 
medium,  because  in  this  day  of  pro- 
gressive competition  one  must  be  so 
lojal  to  his  work  that  he  is  willing  to 
sacrifice  all  other  desires  in  order  to 
reach  the  pinnacle  of  success.  Loy- 
alty is  born  of  love — it  is  not  me- 
chanical, but  a  part  of  one's  very 
soul.  Therefore,  we  cannot  be  genu- 
inely loyal  to  the  work  for  which  we 
have  no  natural  inclination. 

In  choosing  a  vocation,  then,  let 
us  remember  that  God,  in  His  wis- 
dom, endowed  men  with  many  dif- 
ferent minds  and  talents,  so  that  the 
many  different  affairs  of  this  world 
might    be     more     productively  con- 


ducted. In  each  of  us  is  to  be  found 
a  special  adaptability  for  some  spe- 
cific undertaking,  and  fortunate,  in- 
deed, is  the  one  who  discovers  his 
talent  and  determines  to  devote  his 
life  toward  its  highest  development. 
Some  may  argue  that  this  rule  is 
not  always  practical,  on  the  ground 
that  the  line  of  work  for  which  one  is 
suited  may  not  be  lucrative — that 
there  may  be  no  opportunity  to  secure 
such  a  position,  therefore  immediate 
necessity  compels  the  acceptance  of 
anything  offered.  We  admit  these 
reasons  may  seem  plausible,  but  we 
must  not  forget  that  this  is  a  day  of 
specializing  and  that  experts  are  in 
demand. 

Greatest  of  All  Ideas 

Money  is  a  necessity,  but  the 
greatest  joy  to  be  had  with  it  is  not 
always  im  what  it  will  purchase.  It  is 
the  result  of  intelligent  effort,  and 
the  man  who  appreciates  the  dollars 
because  they  are  the  self-evident  ac- 
knowledgment of  an  accomplished 
purpose  has  the  greatest  of  all  ideas. 
Because  of  this  he  will  continue  to 
accumulate  wealth  and  judiciously 
expend  it.  He  is  willing  to  devote 
his  mind  and  time  to  the  develop- 
ment of  his  talents  and  he  strives  to 
become  more  efficient  in  all  of  his 
undertakings.  Money  for  its  own  sake 
alone  he  gives  secondary  considera- 
tion, because  he  knows  that,  in  order 
to  obtain  the  greatest  results  meas- 
ured by  dollars  and  cents,  'he  must  be 
able  to  render  the  highest  possible 
service.  Solomon  first  obtained  wis- 
dom and  of  that  was  born  wealth  and 
power. 

Need  of  Congenial  Occupation 

No  man  can  be  well  poised,  happy, 
or  truly  successful  in  any  line  to 
whieh  he  is  not  adapted,  and  there 
can  be  no  greater  mistake  than  a  con- 
tinuance in  such  a  business.    The  am- 


TOPICS   OF  TO-DAY 


37 


bitious  man  will,  under  such  condi- 
tions, avail  himself  of  every  chance  to 
prepare  for  the  work  he  feels  fitted 
by  nature  to  do.  His  time  at  night 
is  devoted  to  study,  and  the  oil  thus 
burned  will  light  his  pathway  to  the 
open  door  of  opportunity  and  its 
brightness  Avill  ever  be  reflected  by 
the  glorj^  of  his  achievements. 


Now,  therefore,  above  everything 
else,  in  choosing  a  vocation  devote 
much  time  to  self-analysis,  and  when 
you  are  con\'inced  of  a  genuine 
adaptability  for  a  particular  line, 
never  let  a  moment  pass  in  which  you 
are  not  aiding  its  development  to 
higher  perfection;  thus  success  will 
be  yours. — The  Business  Philosopher. 


The  British  Colonies  and  the  British  Navy 


GLADSTONE  could  stand  being 
called  a  little  Englander.  Pro- 
bably Sir  Wilfrid  Laurier 
can  stand  being  called  a  little  Cana- 
dian or  a  little  provincial.  The  joke 
is  on  Rudyard  Kipling  or  other  Emg- 
lishmen  who  for  years  have  been 
writing  as  if  all  the  imperialism  were 
colonial  and  all  the  insularity  and 
provincialism  were  confined  to  the 
mother  country. 

Premier  Borden,  fresh  from  a  visit 
"home,"  wants  Canada  to  contribute 
three  Dreadnoughts  to  the  Britisih 
navy  at  a  cost  of  thirty-five  million 
dollars.  Sir  "Wilfrid  moves  to  amend 
so  as  to  spend  the  money  on  a  navy 
that  shall  be  distinctly  Canadian. 
Australia  also  is  considering  the  mat- 
ter of  naval  defence,  and  it  is  said 
with  the  same  division  of  opinion  as 
to  what  is  to  be  defended — Australia 
or  the  Empire, 

In  a  crisis  the  Empire  will,  of 
course,  defend  Canada  and  Australia, 
and  Canada  and  Australia  will  con- 
tribute of  their  blood  and  treasure 
to  the  maintenance  of  the  Empire. 
That  was  the  relation  of  America  and 
the  mother  country  before  the  Revo- 
lution. But  the  relation  is  studied 
more  candidly  now  than  it  was  then. 
It  is  recognized  now  that  on  both 
sides  there  are  rights  and  duties  and 
on  both  sides  obligations. 


What  it  all  looks  like  is  imperial 
federation.  That  is  the  logical  solu- 
tion of  the  questions  involved,  the 
logical  adjustment  of  rights  and  obli- 
gations. To  arrange  it  will  be  a  big  job 
for  statesmanship,  (but  none  worth- 
ier of  the  highest  statesmanship  has 
been  presented  to  tlie  rulers  of  any 
empire  since  the  Roman  Empire 
faced  a  similar  problem,  and  did  not 
meet  it  worthily,  and  fell. — Harper's 
Weeklv. 


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WESTERN  CONDITIONS  SHOW  SUBSTAN- 
TIAL PROSPERITY 

A  large  number  of  stores  are  being  built  to  replace  smaller  buildings, 

which  have  become  too  s?nall.     In  spite  of  Eastern  fears  there  has  been 

little,  if  any,  inflation  in  the  reports  of  Western  prosperity. 

A  general  size-up  of  the  situation . 


^ 


THE  Western  manager  of  the 
Financial  Post,  who  has  thor- 
oughly covered  all  sections  of 
tlio  West  in  the  past  three  months,  has 
written  his  impressions  of  conditions 
there.  He  finds  that  all  through  the 
country  signs  of  substantial  prosper- 
ity are  apparent  on  every  hand. 

' '  Perhaps  the  most  impressive  indi- 
cation of  prosperity,  so  far  as  retail 
business  is  concerned,  is  the  numiber 
of  stores  being  erected  to  replace  those 
business  premises  which  have  become 
too  small  and  inconvenient.  One  of 
the  most  conservative  of  companies 
doing  a  retail  business  in  Western 
Canada — the  Hudson 's  Bay  Company 
— is  this  year  expending  millions  of 
dollai*s  in  several  Western  cities, 
either  erecting  new  stores  or  enlarging 
their  present  premises. 

Eastern  Firms  Waking  Up 

"Eastern  wholesale  firms  are  meet- 
ing the  enlarged  Western  demands 
made  upon  them  by  locating  new 
branches  and  erecting  large  ware- 
houses in  new  centres. 

"Manufacturers  are  giving  their  at- 
tention to  the  West,  and  are  locating 
in  cities  where  they  can  produce  eco- 
nomically— ^perhaps  Saskatoon  is  an 
outstanding  example  of  Western  in- 
dustrial development  as  referred  to 
in  the  Post  of  last  week.  Calgary, 
^ledicine  Hat,  Edmonton  and  other 
cities  are  showing  industrial  develop- 
ment in  a  marked  way  also,  as  are  the 
coast  cities  of  Vancouver  and  New 
Westminster. 


"While  money  is  of  necessity  tight, 
owing  to  the  immense  amount  re- 
quired to  move  the  crops,  this  "tight- 
ness" is  only  a  temporary  condition, 
while  in  a  few  cases,  money  is  avail- 
able in  various  amounts  for  loans  on 
first-class  security.  In  one  city  the 
mortgage  rate  is  being  lowered  from 
7  per  cent,  to  6^  per  cent. — this  is  be- 
ing done  by  a  newcomer  in  the  field, 
who  is  trying  to  meet  long-established 
competition  by  this  reduction,  and 
who  is  introducing  European  capital. 
Real  Estate  Speculation 

"One  notices  a  marked  change  in 
real  estate  speculation  as  compared 
with  a  year  ago.  There  is  little,  if 
any,  of  that  feverish  speculation 
which  might  properly  be  teriiied  gam- 
bling, and  investors  are  looking  more 
carefully  into  what  they  are  buying. 
They  are  concerned  about  the  real 
value  of  the  property  rather  than  as 
to  how  soon  it  can  be  resold  at  an  ad- 
vance. Revenue-j)ro(lucing  proper- 
ties, and  properties  that  have  a  possi- 
bility of  l>eeoming  revenue  producing, 
and  farm  lands  that  will  soon  be  put 
under  cultivation,  are  more  in  de- 
mand. 

"Two  factors  that  are  prodiu-iag 
the  present  prosperity  of  Western 
Canada  are  good  crops  and  incoming 
settlers. 

"So  far  as  this  year's  crops  are 
concerned,  then^  is  no  doubt  that  the 
wealth  of  Canada  will  be  augmented 
as  much  this  year  as  in  any  previous 
year. 


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"As  to  immigration,  one  can  judge 
of  it  'by  the  fact  that  the  universal 
report  is  that  houses  cannot  be  pro- 
vided fast  enough  to  accommodate  the 
people,  and  even  the  lumber  com- 
panies cannot  keep  up  with  the  de- 
mand for  building  materials. 

"Despite  the  fear  of  many  Eastern- 
ers, there  has  been  little  if  any  in- 
flation in  the  reports  of  Western  pros- 
perity, and  so  long  as  the  present  rate 
of  increase  in  population  continues, 
and  crop  returns  maintain  present 
records,  Canada  will  continue  to  ex- 
perience un'bounded  and  solid  pros- 
perity. 

Lack  of  Railway  Facilities 

"There  is  one  difficulty,  however, 
that  is  and  will  continue  to  act  as  a 


deterrent  influence  on  Western  devel- 
opment, and  that  is  the  lack  of  rail- 
way facilities.  It  is  true  that  the  rail- 
way companies  are  doing  all  in  their 
power  to  provide  those  facilities. 
Nevertheless,  the  country  is  growing 
at  such  a  rapid  rate  that  the  railways 
cannot  keep  pace,  and  as  one  railroad 
official  remarked  to  the  writer,  every 
increase  in  mileage  opens  up  for  set- 
tlement new  land,  and  the  production 
of  that  newly  cultivated  land  adds  to 
the  burden  of  the  railroad. 

"Again  this  year  the  harvest  has 
been  delayed,  and  it  seems  pro])able 
that  last  year's  congestion  of  grain 
shipment  will  be  repeated,  which  will, 
of  course,  have  a  temporary  unfavor- 
able effect  on  general  'business  condi- 
tions." 


52     ^ 
IMMIGRATION  AND  LABOR 

Dr.  Isaac  A.  Hounvich  shows  that  the  arrival  of  a  large  number  of 
immigrants  does  not  displace  native  labor,  doesn't  increase  the  rate 
of  unemployment,  doesnt  longer  the  standard  of  living  or  reduce  the  rate 
of  wages,  and  that  the  hours  of  labor  have  been  reduced  in  the  com- 
munities where  immigration  has  been  greatest;  also  that 
immigrants  join  labor  unions  as  freely  as  natives. 


^ 


IT  is  frequently  contended,  and  the 
belief  seems  to  be  widespread  in 
labor  circles,  that  the  arrival  of  a 
large  number  of  immigrants  tends  to 
displace  native  labor,  and  that  as  the 
people  from  other  countries  pour  into 
a  new  land  in  increasing  numbers,  the 
tendency  is  to  lower  the  standard  of 
living  in  the  country  of  their  adoption. 

The  other  side  of  the  case  is  pre- 
sented strong'ly  in  a  most  interesting 
work  entitled  "Immigration  and 
Labor,"  issued  by  Putnam's  Sons  of 
New  York.  The  author  is  Dr.  Isaac 
A.  Hourwich, 

The     immigrant.     Dr.      Hourwich 


points  out,  comes  to  a  new  country 
upon  the  invitation  of  some  relative 
who  is  already  there.  He  goes  when 
tliis  relative  tells  him  that  times  are 
good.    If  times  are  bad  he  does  not  go. 

Doesn't  Increase  the^Unemployed 

In  reply  to  the  assertion  that  immi- 
gration tends  to  enlarge  the  number 
of  unemployed,  the  author  says  that 
the  contrary  is  true,  as  in  the  absence 
of  immigrant  labor  the  opportunity 
for  employment  would  be  curtailed 
and  the  unskilled  work  would  be  done 
by  native  labor,  and  only  at  the  price 
that  unskilled  labor  is  worth. 


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He  points  out  that,  as  a  matter  of 
fact,  the  average  numl>er  of  days  of 
employinent  for  wage  earners  declines 
as  immigration  declines,  and  increases 
as  immigration  increases.  As  he  puts 
it :  "  Those  economic  forces  which  pro- 
duce business  expansion  reduce  unem- 
ploynumt  and  attract  immigration; 
those  which  produce  business  depres- 
sion increase  unemployment  and  re- 
duce immigration." 

As  employment  is  increased  the 
native  lalbor  goes  into  the  skilled 
branches,  and  the  immigrants  who 
come  in  take  up  the  unskilled  labor 
which  is  paid  at  a  lower  price. 

He  says  also  that  congestion  and 
l)ad  conditions  in  the  great  cities  have 
l)een  falsely  attributed  to  immigra- 
tion, showing  that  'bad  housing  condi- 
tions were  quite  as  common  in  New 
York  and  Boston  fifty  years  ago  as 
they  are  to-day,  although  at  that  time 
there  Avas  practically  no  immigration. 

More  Immigration,  Higher  Wages 

^Moreover,  in  those  cities  which  have 
the  largest  immigration  population 
wages  are  highest,  while  in  those 
where  foreign  competition  is  least 
wages  are  lowest.  And  where  there  is 
the  least  foreign  competition  there  is 
the  highest  ratio  of  child  labor. 

From  the  standpoint  of  organized 
labor,  some  of  the  author's  demonstra- 
tions are  most  interesting.  Thus  he 
says  that  in  Kansas,  where  nine-tenths 
of  the  working  men  are  native-born, 
the  number  of  organized  working  men 
is  small,  while  in  New  York,  with  its 
large  foreign-born  population,  trades 
unionism  flourishes.  The  fo'llowing 
conclusions  which  the  author  reaches, 
and  which  he  demonstrates  hy  con- 
vincing evidence,  form  an  excellent 
summary  of  the  book: 

1.  Immigration  does  not  displace 
native  American  labor. 

2.  Immigration     varies     inversely 


with  unemployment ;  it  does  not  in- 
crease the  rate  of  unemployment. 

3.  Immigration  does  not  lower  the 
standard  of  living. 

4.  It  does  not  reduce  the  rate  of 
wages,  but  it  has  pushed  native  Ameri- 
can laborers  into  the  more  skilled  and 
more  remunerative  occupations. 

5.  The  hours  of  labor  have  been  re- 
duced in  the  communities  in  which 
immigration  has  l>een  great. 

6.  Immigrants  join  labor  organiza- 
tions as  freely  as  natives. 

One  often  hears  it  said  that  cheap 
labor  from  foreign  countries  has 
driven  native-born  women  from  the 
mills  and  factories  of  the  United 
States,  In  many  respects  that  might 
l)e  a  good  thing  if  it  were  true.  But 
Dr.  Hourwich  says  the  change  is  due 
to  the  fact  that  so  many  new  occu- 
pations have  been  opened  for  women 
that  for  every  native  woman  of 
American  parentage  who  has  left  the 
mill  or  the  clothing  factory  forty 
women  of  the  same  nativity  have 
found  new  openings  in  other  direc- 
tions, and  the  increase  in  the  num- 
ber of  native  xVmerican  women  in 
professions  is  nearly  five  times  as 
great  as  the  decrease  in  the  number 
of  native  American  factory  girls. 

The  book  easily  dissipates  many  of 
the  familiar  fallacies  u.sed  in  resi.sting 
immigration.  No  country  can  receive 
from  outside  too  many  hardy  and  in- 
dustrious immigrants. 

The  problem  is  to  prevtnt  tli.  in- 
coming of  those  who  because  of  their 
criminal  record  or  physical  weakness 
will  become  a  burden  upon  industry. 

No  endeavor  is  in  vain; 

Its  reward  is  in  the  doing. 

And  the  rapture  of  pursuing 
Is  the  prize  the  vanquished  gain. 
— Henry  Wads  worth  Longfellow, 


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BUSY  MAN'S  CANADA 


Helping  to  Solve  the  Farm  Labor  Problem 


By  Arthur  Hawkes 


THE  following  is  from  a  witty 
and  thoughtful  speech  made 
recently  in  Toronto  by  Mr. 
Arthur  Hawkes,  at  the  convention  of 
Women 's  Institutes  of  Ontario : 

Madame  President,  ladies,  and  the 
few  persons  I  see  who  are  a  little  low- 
er than  the  angels:  (laughter,  and  a 
voice  "speak  louder")  I  will  speak 
louder  in  a  moment,  madarae.  If  you 
had  never  stood  up  before  four  hun- 
dred women  yxyu  would  feel  some 
seared  yourself.     (Laughter.) 

One  spring,  when  I  was  working  on 
a  farm,  my  mother  sent  me  a  little 
love  gift  from  England,  two  or  three 
love  gifts,  in  fact,  as  she  had  a  habit 
of  doing.  One  of  them  was  a  blue 
serge  coat,  which  was  much  too  big 
for  me.  The  people  for  whom  I  work- 
ed were  named  Wenteringtham,  from 
near  Stratford,  and  I  traded  it  with 
them  for  a  brown  duck  jumper,  at 
least  Mrs.  Wenteringham  called  it  a 
jumper — it  was  a  coat  to  work  in. 
Mrs.  Wenteringham  made  the  jump- 
er, and  it  fitted  fine.  It  wouldn't 
fit  now  (laughter),  [Mr.  Hawkes 
weighs  probably  280  pounds]  al- 
though it  is  in  my  house  in  Toronto. 
She  made  the  jumper  and  I  wore  it, 
and  Mr.  Wenteringham  got  the  blue 
coat.  The  husband  got  the  better  of 
the  deal.  He  always  does,  especially 
on  a  farm.  I  think  that  three-cor- 
nered arrangement  between  the  farm- 
er and  his  wife  and  the  hired  man  is 
very,  very  typical  of  some  conditions 
that  affect  farm  life  in  this  country. 

Crumbs  in  the  Bed 

I  don't  know  liow  many  people 
have  talked  to  you  who  have  lived  in 
farmers'  houses  as  hired  men,  or 
whether  in  this  convention,  or  in  your 


own  institute  meetings,  you  consider 
the  problem  of  hired  help  and  your 
relations,  as  household  mistresses,  to 
it.  I  know,  if  I  were  to  ask  my  wife, 
who  is  a  better  woman  than  any  one  of 
you  here — (laughter) — if  I  were  to 
ask  her  to  take  another  man  into  the 
house  and  look  after  him,  I  should  feel 
that  I  was  laying  a  great  task  upon 
her  patience  and  her  good  nature. 
It  is  no  joke  to  have  a  stranger  come 
into  your  house,  especially  if  he  is 
from  England  (laughter),  and  doesn't 
know  where  to  find  the  letter  H,  and 
when  he  does  find  it,  doesn't  know 
w'here  to  put  it  (laii'ghter).  It  is 
something  like  having  crumbs  in  the 
bed,  I  fancy. 

And  it  is  not  always  a  joke  for  a 
man  to  come  from  England  and  go 
to  an  Ontario  farm  and  make  him- 
self over  again  under  your  "heagle" 
eye  (laughter).  Suppose  you  were 
dumped  down  in  a  Yorkshire  village 
and  told  to  make  a  Yorkshirewoman 
of  yourself,  accent  and  all,  in  about 
three  weeks.  How  would  you  like  it  ? 
You  would  look  nine  ways  for  On- 
tario and  the  next  Institute  meeting 
(laughter). 

Did  it  ever  occur  to  you  that  this 
matter  of  hiring  a  man  isn  't  anything 
like  as  important  to  your  'husband  as 
it  is  to  you?  Your  husband  is  his 
boss  entirely,  and  though  it  is  quite 
true  that  you  ai^e  your  husband's 
boss,  you  have  to  handle  the  hired 
man  more  carefully.  He  is  in  your 
house,  and  he  may  be  a  nuisance  to 
you,  and  lie  may  be  a  great  advantage 
to  you. 

Now,  when  I  used  to  live  od  some- 
body else's  farm — and  I  left  the  farm 
for  the  good  of  the  farm  ladies,  not 
for  my  own — I  got  some  insight  into 


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the  loneliness  and  the  drudgery  of  a 
jrood  di'al  of  farin  work.  When  you 
are  l)anding  together  to  improve  the 
conditions  of  rural  life,  to  get  a  little 
more  of  your  own  than^  you  are  apt 
to  get  wlien  the  men  run  everything, 
there  are  possibilities  of  reaching  out 
into  the  outside  world  and  by  that 
means  becoming  more  powerful  in 
your  own  municipalities  and  counties 
than  perhaps  occurs  to  you. 

I  have  the  honor  to  be  the  father  of 
four  daughter's.  All  our  family  are 
of  the  better  sort,  you  see  (laughter). 
I  sometimes  compare  the  experiences 
of  those  children  with  the  experiences 
of  children  I  used  to  know  on  the 
farm,  and  Avdth  my  own  experiences 
when  I  was  brought  up  on  the  farm. 
They  have  opportunities  of  reaching 
out  with  their  minds  which  many  lit- 
tle kids  do  not  have  in  remote  places. 
But  in  these  days  of  telephones  and 
newspapers,  the  world  goes  marching 
by  your  door  every  day.  If  you  can 
bring  your  children  into  contact  with 
things  that  are  going  on  outside  their 
own  little  home,  if  they  feel  that  they 
can  draw  knowledge  and  interest  iiom 
people  who  are  a  long  way  away,  and 
can  return  the  advantage,  you  are  not 
only  going  to  bless  them  by  sucli  ex- 
changes of  ideas,  but  you  will  make 
it  much  easier  for  them  to  stay  on 
the  farm. 

They  will,  in  a  peculiar  sense,  know 
that  somebody  they  never  saw  is  stay- 
ing on  the  farm  with  them. 

The  Ellingham  Story 

How  can  that  be  done  ?  Let  me  tell 
you  what  I  told  some  of  the  inferior 
sex  the  other  day.  In  Northumber- 
land County,  England,  named  after 
Northumberland  County,  Ontario 
(laughter),  there  is  a  parish  called 
Ellingham  with  about  seven  hundred 
agricultural  people  in  it.  A  little 
while   ago   the   schoolmaster  of   that 


parish  wrote  me  a  long  letter,  lit 
said,  "We  have  people  going  to  Can- 
ada from  this  parish  from  time  to 
time,  and  more  are  going,  and  I  would 
like  to  get  my  school  children  into 
touch  with  children  in  Canada." 

I  replied  that  if  he  would  get  the 
children  to  write  letters  Anth  a  view 
to  introducing  themselves  to  some 
Canadian  children,  I  would  try  to  find 
answerers  to  them.  By  return  mail, 
I  got  twenty  letters  from  Ellingham 
from  children  who  want  to  get  in 
touch  with  children  in  this  country. 

There  could  not  be  any  better 
stimulus  for  your  children  than  to 
receive  leters  from  across  the  sea, 
and  to  know  that  their  letters  are  go- 
ing over  there,  not  to  be  read  merely 
by  one  child,  but  to  be  read  in  a 
school.  There  must  be  many  children 
in  your  districts  who  would  be  mighty 
glad  to  enter  into  relationship  with 
children  across  the  sea. 

What  has  that  got  to  do  with  the 
hired  man?  Let  me  show  you.  Sup- 
posing that  in  your  district  you  have 
got  one,  two,  five,  six  or  ten  children 
corresponding  \nth  as  many  villages 
and  parishes  in  the  Old  Country. 
You  might  become  known  in  that  dis- 
trict. There  are  fifteen  thousand 
parishes  in  the  United  Kingdom 
growing  and  exporting  every  year  a 
family  or  the  equivalent  of  a  family. 
Many  of  them  are  going  into  the  big 
towns,  there  to  push  the  line  of  social 
prosperity  lower  down. 

These  are  the  kind  of  people  that 
it  is  very  desirable  to  obtain  in  this 
country.  If  you  have  got  children 
in  touch  with  villages  over  there  you 
are  securing  a  supply  of  the  best  kind 
of  help  you  can  possibly  have. 

You  are  doing  more  than  that.  In- 
stead of  j-our  husband  having  to  go 
down  to  Toronto  at  great  expense  and 
pick  up  anything  that  comes  along, 
you  have  got  a  chance  to  secure  peo- 


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pie  into  your  district  who  are  recom- 
mended by  women  like  yourselves  and 
by  clergymen  and  public  men  on  the 
other  side  of  the  Atlantic.  Is  that  a 
new  idea  for  "Women's  Institutes?  I 
have  a  kind  of  notion  I  should  not  be 
taking  the  trouble  of  coming  and  tell- 
ing you  about  it  if  I  hadn't  been 
through  the  mill. 

Mrs.  Wenteringham,  with  whom  I 
traded  the  serge  coat  for  the  duck 
jumper  is  a  widow  now.  Seventeen 
years  afterwards  I  w^ent  back  to  her 
farm.  I  had  vanished  in  the  mean- 
time and  I  might  have  been  in  Hea- 
ven or  in  gaol  for  all  they  knew — 
most  likely — (laughter) — Heaven.  I 
went  back  as  I  have  done  every  time 
since  that  I  have  been  near  Brandon, 
because  I  had  a  kindly  recollection  of 


her  conduct  to  me.  When  the  good 
lady  who  preceded  me  talked  about 
showing  kindness  to  the  young  Eng- 
lishmen who  come  along,  some  of 
them  fellows  who  need  a  good  deal  of 
licking  into  shape,  I  was  thinking 
of  the  kindness  of  Mrs.  Wentering- 
ham  to  me,  in  token  whereof  I  keep 
that  jumper  in  my  house  to-day.  If 
you  want  to  do  something  worth  while 
just  spread  the  news  of  yourself  and 
your  children  across  the  Atlantic.  So 
doing,  you  will  accomplish  something 
for  your  farm  and  a  good  deal  for 
your  country,  and  after  a  while  the 
Women's  Institutes  can  take  over 
from  the  Ontario  Immigration  De- 
l^artment  the  business  of  getting  the 
right  kind  of  people  into  this  pro- 
vince. 


THE  OLD  AND  THE  NEW  DIPLOMACY 

The  old  diplomacy  was  to  spy  and  to  lie  and   deceive,  but  the  new 
school  regards  diplomacy  as  a  ineans  of  promoting  better  understand- 
ing and  good-will  between  the  men,  womeji  and 
children  of  nations. 


^ 


MR.  BRYCE  belongs  to  the 
modern  school  of  diplomacy, 
which  regards  diplomacy  as  a 
means  of  promoting  good  understand- 
ing and  good- will  between  the  men, 
women  and  children  of  the  nation  he 
represents  and  the  men,  women  and 
children  of  the  nation  whose  honored 
guest  he  is. 

The  Toronto  Star  Says 

Mr.  Bryce  has  thus  earned  the  ill- 
will  of  those  who  believe  in  the  old- 
fashioned  diplomacy.  "The  princi- 
ples of  this  good  old  science  are  neat- 
ly described  in  the  article  in  the  En- 
cyclopedia Britannica,"  says  the 
Star.  ' '  In  addition  to  being  a  liar  ex- 
officio,  the  ambassador  was  also  to  be 


an  honorable  sp3'.  He  was  to  try  to 
deceive  the  rulers  of  the  country  to 
which  he  was  sent,  and  was  also  to 
watch  them  in  the  unguarded  mo- 
ments of  social  intercourse  and  send 
back  scraps  of  their  conversation  to 
his  masters. 

"For  this  kind  of  work,  Mr.  Bryce, 
being  a  scholar  and  a  gentleman, 
frank  and  friendly,  was  unfitted.  He 
was  a  modern  diplomat.  The  modern 
diplomacy  is  concerned  with  the  inter- 
course between  peoples,  between  men, 
women  and  children,  rather  than  be- 
tween rulers. 

' '  The  admirers  of  the  old-fashioned, 
aristocratic  diplomacy  say  that  Mr. 
Bryce  ought  to  have  left  the  United 
States   in   a   rage   because   Mr.    Taft 


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made  an  absurd  remark.  But  Mr. 
Bryce  regarded  himself  as  an  ambas- 
sador, not  to  i\Ir.  Taft,  but  to  the 
people  of  the  United  States.  He 
wrote  a  Iwok  on  '  The  American  Com- 
monwealth, '  not  a  collection  of  gos- 
sip picked  up  at  "Washington  tables. 
He  is  a  democrat.  Hence  he  is  not 
much  worried  about  the  sayings  of 
Presidents.     His  busincvss  was  to  un- 


derstand the  great  heart  of  the  Am- 
erican people  and  to  try  to  make 
these  people  understand  the  great 
heart  of  the  British  people. 

"Surely  the  new  diplomacy  is  bet- 
ter than  the  old.  Surely  the  interests 
of  humanity  are  greater  than  the 
gossip  of  rulers.  Surely  frankness 
and  friendship  are  better  than  lying 
and  spying." 


THE  HUSTLERS 

American  Tourist  (outside  Westminster  Abbey) :  You  look  at  the  outside  and 

I'll  just  glance  over  the  inside,  and  we'll  be  through  in  a  few  minutes. 

•"         *"  —London  TalUr. 


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Agriculture 

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BRINGING  THE  COLLEGE  TO 
THE  FARMER 

In  Ontario,  the  Agricultural  College  at  Guelph  has,   during  the  last 
few  years,  placed  many  of  its  graduates  in  different  parts  of  the  prov- 
ince to  carry  the  advantages  of  the  College  to  the   farmer,    and  the 
work  is  being  increased.     Macdonald  College  is  doing 
similar  valuable  work. 

By  R.  Newton,  of  Macdonald  College,  Quebec 


THE  extension  work  of  the  agri- 
cultural collegies  in  this  coun- 
try is  a  very  recent  institu- 
tion, tout  it  has  already  come  to  be 
recognized  as  one  of  their  most  im- 
portant departments. 

To  accomplish  its  mission  of  rural 
uplift  with  any  effectiveness  the  agri- 
cultural college  must  reach  not  a  small 
percentage,  but  all  of  the  people. 

If  the  great  mass  of  the  people  can- 
not come  to  the  college,  then,  per- 
force, the  college  must  go  to  the 
people. 

When  we  consider  the  great  num- 
bers to  be  reached  in  this  way,  as 
compared  with  the  relatively  small 
numbers  who  ever  take  a  regular  col- 
lege course,  we  are  ibound  to  realize 
something  of  the  importance  of  this 
branch. 

The  Work  is  New,  but  Good 

Although  the  work  is  new,  the  his- 
tory of  the  movement  leading  up  to  it 
covers  a  much  longer  period,  and,  in- 
deed, includes  among  its  pages  the  es- 
tablishment of  the  agricultural  col- 
leges themselves.  It  had  its  begin- 
nings in  the  depopulation  of  the  rural 
districts  by  the  draining  of  their  best 
young  blood  to  swell  the  crowds  flock- 
ing to  the  cities. 

The   abandonment  of  some  farms, 


and  the  under-manned  condition  of 
others,  with  the  resultant  wane  of 
agriculture,  threatened  disaster  both 
economically  and  socially.  Of  course, 
out  of  the  congestion  of  the  cities 
there  came  the  natural  reaction 
known  as  the  "back  to  the  land 
movement. ' ' 

Make  Rural  Life  Attractive 

But  men  with  true  insight  knew 
that  the  only  real  and  lasting  solution 
of  the  problem  of  the  rural  districts 
was  to  make  rural  life  attractive 
enough  to  hold  upon  the  land  its  own 
best  and  most  capable  sons  and  daugh- 
ters, and  to  fit  them  by  special  voca- 
tional education  there  to  become'  the 
most  efficient  citizens,  as  well  as  to 
live  the  fullest  and  most  satisfying 
lives. 

"Better  farming,  better  business, 
better  living,"  is  the  succinct  state- 
ment of  the  requirements  by  one  of 
the  leaders  in  the  nation  to  the  south 
of  us. 

"Better  farming"  means  the  more 
scientific  selection  and  rotation  of 
crops,  the  use  of  better  and  cleaner 
seed,  the  adoption  of  improved  cul- 
tural methods,  the  more  careful  har- 
vesting and  storing  of  the  crops,  and 
the  better  housing  and  more  intelli- 
gent feeding,  breeding,  and  selection 
of  the  farm  live  stock. 


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"Better  business"  iiieans  ior  the 
individual  the  adoption  of  more  busi- 
ness-like methods  in  tlie  planuinj?  and 
execution  of  his  work.  It  would  in- 
volve a  system  of  farm  bookkeeping, 
and  till?  careful  investment  of  profits 
in  improvements  wiiich  would  in- 
crease the  earning  power  of  his  land, 
sueii  as  drainage,  more  eflficient  build- 
ings or  machinery,  and  better  live 
stock. 

For  the  community  "better  busi- 
ness" means  co-operative  organiza- 
tion. Business  men  in  the  cities  se- 
cure increased  eflficiency  and  economy 
through  combination'  of  forces.  If 
farmers  would  hold  their  own  in  the 
march  of  progress  they  must  adopt 
like  tactics.  They  may  finance  their 
business  by  co-operative  credit  asso- 
ciations ;  they  may  secure  justice  from 
merchants  and  middlemen,  as  well  as 
economize  in  the  cost  of  handling  com- 
modities, by  co-operative  societies  for 
buying  and  selling;  they  may  effect 
great  economies  by  co-operation  in  the 
purchase  of  expensive  machinery  and 
high-class  stock.  Many  other  benefits 
might  t>e  mentioned  as  among  the 
possi'bilities. 

Better  Living,  Too 

"Better  living"  means,  first  of  all, 
in  the  home  a  more  intelligent  dispen- 
sation, born  of  greater  knowledge, 
with  better  equipment  and  more  mod- 
ern conveniences  and  comforts;  it 
means  daily  rural  mail  delivery;  it 
means  social  organizations,  such  as 
farmers'  clubs  and  women's  insti- 
tutes, which  bring  the  people  to- 
gether; and  it  means  good  roads  to 
induce  the  people  to  come  to  these 
meetings. 

Eliminating  tiie  Drudgery 
By  what  agency  are  the  foregoing 
requirements  to  be  fulfilled  ? 

Vocational     education — it     is     the 


only  answer,  it  will  raise  tlu;  lariucr 
from  a  breaker  of  clods  into  a  skilled 
scientist,  with  the  field  as  his  la'bora- 
tory ;  it  will  create  for  him  such  an 
aibsorbing  interest  in  his  work  that 
the  element  of  drudgery  will  all  but 
disappear.  The  business  training  in- 
cluded will  enable  him  to  run  his  farm 
upon  a  strictly  business  basis,  with 
due  regard  to  all  the  economic  laws 
which  govern  it,  and  thus  to  compete 
with  other  commercial  enterprises. 

The  power  which  knowledge  gives 
will  probably  be  evident  nowhere 
more  than  in  the  social  advancement 
of  the  community,  and  the  rural  dis- 
tricts will  come  into  their  own  as  the 
most  perfect  location  for  ideal  homes 
and  home  life.  This  threefold  result 
of  proper  vocational  education  will 
mean  that  the  young  man  with  the 
most  brains  will  see  the  greatest  op- 
portunities in  his  vocation  as  a  farm- 
er, and  he  who  once  felt  the  lure  of 
tlie  city  most  strongly  will  now  feel 
it  last. 

Vocational  Education 

Vocational  education  for  the  farm- 
ers' sons  and  daughters  is  the  main 
reason  for  the  existence  of  the  agri- 
cultural college.  But,  as  was  stated 
at  the  outset,  the  great  mass  of  the 
people  never  come  within  the  college 
walls,  hence  the  institution  of  an  ex- 
tension department,  through  which 
the  college  strives  to  extend  its  'bene- 
fits to  all  in  the  rural  districts. 

In  Ontario,  the  Provincial  Agricul- 
tural College  at  Guelph  has  during 
the  last  seven  or  eight  years  placed 
about  thirty  of  its  graduates  in  ditTer- 
ent  parts  of  the  Province  to  act  as 
district  representatives.  Each  year 
the  number  is  increased,  the  object 
l)eing  to  have  eventually  a  rfj^reson- 
tative  in  each  county. 

In  the  Province  of  Quebec,  Mac- 
donald  College  has  begun  an  aggn>s- 


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sive  campaign.  Its  governing  body 
realized  at  the  outset  the  importance 
of  this  work,  and,  in  1911,  one  of  its 
first  graduates  was  created  a  perma- 
nent representative  for  the  County  of 
Huntingdon,  with  an  extension  branch 
office  in  the  town  of  that  name.  This 
year  four  more  graduates  were  sent 
out.  Offices  were  opened  in  Farnham 
for  Missisquoi  and  adjacent  counties, 
in  Rougemont  for  Rouville  County,  in 
Lennoxville  for  Sherbrooke  and  adja- 
cent counties,  and  in  Shawville  for 
Pontiae  County. 

Connect  College  With  Farmer 
These  district  representatives  will 
act  as  connecting  links  between  the 
college  and  the  farmer,  and  will  con- 
stitute themselves  distributing  cen- 
tres   for    the    information    and    help 


which  the  agricultural  colleges  and 
experiment  stations  have  for  the 
farmers.  By  getting  into  close  touch 
with  the  man  on  the  farm,  they  can 
render  practical,  expert  assistance  in 
the  solution  of  farm  problems.  Their 
work,  of  course,  must  be  as  "diversi- 
fied as  the  manifold  interests  of  rural 
life. ' '  But  through  it  all  they  are  ex- 
pected to  conduct  a  progressive  cam- 
paign of  education  and  organization. 
Some  of  the  features  of  their  work 
will  be  dealt  with  more  specifically  in 
future  articles,  to  which  this  article 
may  act  as  an  introduction.  It  may 
be  said  here,  however,  that  already, 
after  but  a  few  months'  work,  hope- 
ful signs  are  not  wanting,  and,  in  the 
districts  served,  we  are  confident  of  a 
new  era  of  progressive  development. 


The  Cattle  Shortage  in  the  West 


THE  advent  of  the  wheat  farmer 
has  gradually  forced  out 
the  cattle  rancher  until 
there  are  scarcely  half  a  dozen  large 
ranches  left,"  says  Mr.  Vere  C. 
Brown,  superintendent  of  Western 
branches  of  the  Canadian  Bank  of 
Commerce,  upon  his  return  from  a 
Western  trip.  "And  the  prophecy 
of  'Pat'  Burns  in  a  published  letter 
about  three  years  ago  is  being  only 
too  amply  fulfilled.  The  supply  of 
beef  cattle  in  the  prairie  provinces  has 
now  been  depleted  to  a  point  where 
there  are  not  sufficient  animals  for  our 
own  requirements,  and  the  month  of 
Feibruary  or  March  next  will  witness 
Australian  and  New  Zealand  cattle 
being  unloaded  at  the  Vancouver 
wharves,  for  the  Western  packing 
houses. 

"This  is  a  most  deplorable  condi- 
tion, especially  in  view  of  the  im- 
mense areas  in  the  West  which  are 


admirably  adapted  for  mixed  farm- 
ing. For  a  remedy  of  this  serious 
situation  we  will  now  be  dependent 
on  what  can  be  accomplished  in  the 
direction  of  an  extension  of  the  mixed 
farming  movement,  and  progress  in 
this  direction  is  lamentably  slow. 
Under  the  most  favorable  conditions 
it  would  take  five  or  six  years  to  rem- 
edy the  cattle  shortage,  and  some 
strong  and  concerted  action  on  the 
part  of  the  Provincial  Government, 
the  railways,  banks  and  farmers'  as- 
sociations is  urgently  called  for. ' ' 


Ability  in  nine-tenths  of  the  cases 
is  developed,  not  horn.  Some  men 
are  developed  beyond  the  stage  of 
others  because  they  have  had  the  am- 
plication to  make  themselves  do  it. 
Men  who  possess  ability  are  those 
who  have  studied  to  get  where  they 
are. 


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PROFIT  IN  RAISING  HOGS  IN  THE  WEST 

The  demand  is-  far  greater  than  the  supply  and  ia  .steadily  inereasiny, 

while  only  a  .small  proportion  of  the  hog  product.s  consumed  in  the 

Western  Provinces  is  of  local  oiigiji,  the  great  bulk  being 

brought  in  from  outside. 

By  Dr.  J.  G.  Ruthekford. 


OF  all  the  domestic  animals  the 
hog  is  by  far  the  most  gener- 
ally profitable,  and  it  is  to  he 
regretted  that,  in  a  country  so  well 
adapted  to  his  requirements  as  are 
these  Western  Provinces,  the  supply 
is  altogether  inadequate  to  the  de- 
mand. Of  the  hog  products  con- 
sumed in  these  provinces  only  a  small 
fraction  is  of  local  origin,  the  great 
bulk  being  imported  either  from 
Eastern  Canada  or  the  United  States. 
If  packers  and  produce  merchants 
can,  after  paying  the  prices  now  rul- 
ing at  all  outside  points  of  origin, 
plus  the  cost  of  transportation,  sell 
pork  and  pork  products  at  a  profit, 
to  the  people  and  often  to  the  farm- 
ers of  the  West,  there  must  be  an  ex- 
cellent opportunity  to  make  money 
out  of  raising  hogs  for  the  home  mar- 
ket. With  the  abundance  of  cheap 
feed  always  procurable  in  this  country 
and  the  other  favorable  conditions, 
there  is  absolutely  no  reason  why  a 
single  pound  of  pork  or  any  other 
hog  product  should  ever  be  brought 
from  outside. 

British  Columbia  Market 

Further,  the  demand  for  hogs  in 
British  Columbia  is  steady  and  con- 
stantly growing.  This  market,  apart 
from  purely  local  products,  'belongs 
to  the  prairie  country,  and  it  is  only 
a  matter  of  sane  and  intelligent  organ- 
ization and  management  to  secure  and 
permanently  retain  it. 

Eastern  packers  are  also  constantly 
crying  out  for  more  hogs,  and  it  is  a 


striking  commentary  on  our  present 
methods  of  farming  that,  in  spite  of 
the  shortage  in  Ontario  and  Quebec, 
to  say  nothing  of  the  Maritime  Pro- 
vinces, which  cannot  supply  their  own 
requirements,  one  large  establishment 
in  Winnipeg  was  last  year  compelled 
to  regularly  bring  from  the  East  a 
large  proportion  of  the  live  hogs  re- 
quired in  its  operations. 

It  is  true  that  in  times  gone  by 
packers,  iboth  in  the  East  and  in  the 
West,  failed  to  realize  that  the  time  of 
low  prices  was  also  the  time  for  small 
profits,  and  so  misused  the  opportun- 
ity offered  by  large  offerings  to  de- 
press prices  helow  a  reasonable  level, 
as  to  seriously  discourage  the  hog  in- 
dustry and  lessen  the  output. 

The  danger  of  any  recurrence  of 
this  condition  is,  however,  now  very 
remote,  as  the  available  supply,  even 
under  the  most  favorable  circumstan- 
ces, will  not  be  likely  for  many  years 
to  overtake  the  enormously  increased 
demand,  while  the  experience  which 
the  farmer  has  since  acquired  in  the 
practice  of  co-operative  selling,  to- 
gether with  the  improved  policy  in 
this  regard,  now  in  course  of  develop- 
ment, will  effectually  forestall  any 
attempts  to  corner  or  depress  the  mar- 
ket. It  is  manifestly  unnecesary  to 
occupy  time  or  space  in  dwelling  on 
the  direct  benefits  to  'be  derived  from 
the  keeping  of  hogs  on  the  farm,  es- 
pecially under  present-day  conditions, 
when  prices  are,  and  are  likely  to  re- 
main, at  a  high  level. 

All  varieties  of  swine  thrive  and  do 


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well  on  the  Western  farm.  Settlers 
from  Eastern  Canada  generally  pre- 
fer the  improved  Yorkshire,  the  Tam- 
worth,  or  a  cross  between  one  of  these 
breeds  and  the  Berkshire.  The  packer 
as  a  rule  prefers  the  long-sided  bacon 
type  now  generally  bred  in  Ontario  in 
response  to  his  suggestions,  (but,  as 
matters  now  stand,  he  cannot  afford 
to  be  too  particular  and  is  glad  to  pay 


a  good  price  for  well-finished  hogs  of 
any  breed. 

The  hog  is  known  in  Ireland  as 
"The  gentleman  who  pays  the  rent," 
and  while  the  farmer  here  is,  as  a 
rule,  fortunate  in  having  no  rent  to 
pay,  he  has  sometimes  other  charges  to 
provide  for  in  the  liquidation  of  which 
the  revenue  from  the  pig-pen  might 
often  be  found  useful. 


S2  S2 
CO-OPERATIVE  RURAL  BANKS 

With  their  aid  poverty  and  usury  have  been    practically    banished 
in  other  countries,    worn-out  farms  have  been  made  fertile,  produc- 
tion has  been  greatly  increased,  and  agi'iculture  uplifted  from  drudgery 
to  a  practical  science.     What  is  there  to  prevent  Canada 
from  having  similar  institutions'^ 


^ 


IT  is  surprising  how  slow  our  gov- 
ernments are  in  establishing  ibene- 
ficial  institutions.  Notwithstand- 
ing the  fact  that  rural  banks  have 
been  in  existence  in  Germany,  Aus- 
tria, Belgium,  Denmark  and  France 
for  many  years,  and  although  the 
State  of  Massachusetts  has  lately 
adopted  the  system,  some  of  our  legis- 
lators speak  of  these  banks  as  if  the 
idea  originated  with  them  and  that 
they  were  suggesting  something  as  an 
experiment  of  which  they  had  grave 
doubts. 

As  a  matter  of  fact  the  rural  banks 
and  the  dairying  industry  practically 
saved  Denmark  from  bankruptcy. 
Many  Rural  Banks  in  Germany 

Some  idea  of  the  amount  of  busi- 
ness transacted  'by  these  rural  banks 
is  gained  by  a  perusal  of  the  govern- 
ment returns  of  European  countries 
for  the  year  1909.  In  France  2,983 
rural  banks,  with  a  membership  of 
133,382  farmers,  and  with  a  capital 
of  $2,622,000,  did  more. than  $20,000,- 
000  worth  of  business.    The  same  vear 


there  were  nearly  6,000  banks  in  Aus- 
tria ;  the  membership  was  725,000  and 
the  loans  ran  over  $86,500,000.  In 
Germany  there  is  a  bank  for  every 
1,600  of  the  population,  and  the  total 
business  done  that  year  amounted  to 
$4,888,000,000. 

In  all  these  banks  the  rate  of  inter- 
est charged  for  loans  is  less  than  the 
rate  charged  by  the  ordinary  banks, 
but  they  are  usually  a!ble  to  pay  a  fair 
dividend  on  the  stock,  and  failures 
among  them  are  practically  unknown. 

It  is  difficult  to  estimate  what  these 
co-operative  banks  have  done  for  agri- 
culture. With  their  aid  poverty  and 
usury  have  been  practically  banished, 
worn-out  farms  have  been  made  fer- 
tile, production  has  been  greatly  in- 
creased, and  agriculture  lifted  from 
drudgery  to  a  practical  science. 

Helps  Commercial  Instinct  in  Farmers 

Their  educational  influence  has 
been  no  less  marked.  They  have 
taught  the  farmers  the  value  of  cash 
as  well  as  credit,  given  them  a  com- 


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mercial  instinct  and  business  know- 
ledge, and  demonstrated  to  them  the 
advantages  of  co-operation.  They 
have  encouraged  thrift  and  saving, 
created  a  feeling  of  independence  and 
self-respect,  and  even  elevated  their 
moral  tone. 

What  is  there  to  prevent  Canada 
from  having  similar  institutions?  The 
present  banking  system  of  Canada 
offers  little  encouragement  to  farm- 
ers. In  fact  Canadian  banks  are  not 
supposed  to  loan  money  on  farm  se- 
curity, so  only  a  farmer  fairly  well- 
to-do  can  obtaim  any  money  from  one 


of  our  banks,  and,  besides,  he  must  be 
prepared  to  offer  ample  security. 

Contrast  this  with  the  banks  in 
Denmark.  A  farmer  there,  without 
security,  can  obtain  $1,500  from  a 
rural  bank  on  a  note,  provided  two 
men  known  to  the  manager  will  cer- 
tify that  they  have  known  the  appli- 
cant for  five  years,  and  that  he  is  in- 
dustrious and  honest.  This  gives  a 
man  with  limited  capital  a  chance. 
The  question  should  be  taken  up  by 
the  agricultural  associations.  It 
would  revolutionize  farming  in  Can- 
ada. 


A  Dry-Farming  Prophecy 

By  Charles  Christadora. 


IT  may  be  a  bold  thing  to  say,  but 
ultimately  the  International  Dry- 
Farming  Congress,  whose  annual 
convention  was  held  at  Lethbridge, 
Alberta,  in  October,  because  of  its 
eminently  practical  and  conserva- 
tional  features,  is  to  a'bsoi^b  and  affili- 
ate every  agricultural  movement  in 
existence — every  association,  every 
league,  every  educational  effort  to- 
ward agricultural  betterment. 

It  is  to  be  the  rural  agricultural  and 
educational  body  of  the  future,  along 
practical  resultant  lines. 

From  the  very  fact  that  its  methods 
suit  the  moist  farmers  of  the  South 
and  East,  the  irrigation  farmers  of 
the  Southwest,  and  the  dry-farmers  of 
the  semi-arid  regions,  its  scope  is  more 
than  national — it  is  international. 
For  the  semi-arid  land  owners  of 
South  America,  Europe,  Africa  and 
India  come  to  the  United  States  each 
fall  to  hear,  see  and  learn  how,  as  dele- 
gates to  the  congresses  and  conven- 
tions agricultural. 

From  this  congress  is  to  emanate 
the  movement  which  will  give  such 


univeraities  as  Yale,  Harvard,  Prince- 
ton, etc.,  demonstration  farm  annexes 
of  50  or  more  acres,  wliere  agricul- 
ture, as  a  eourse,  will  be  practically 
taught  until  the  "tail" — the  agricul- 
tural annex  and  eourse — "wags"  the 
university  "dog,"  and  the  percent- 
ages are  all  turned  around,  and  of  the 
graduating  classes  80  per  cent,  go 
straight  to  the  home  farm,  not  to  the 
city. 

Tlie  hay-seed  trust-in-Providence 
farmer  is  to  give  place  to  the  new 
farmer — the  university  educated 
farmer,  the  "captain  of  agriculture," 
who  will,  with  all  else,  have  time  to 
sit  in  our  legislative  halls  and  repre- 
sent the  country  on  committees  and 
enact  laws  really  pro  bona  publico. 

Don't  liope  to  build  a  re  put  a  (ion 
for  infallihiWy,  because  by  so  doing 
you  imll  whip  yourself.  Bui  do  strive 
and  succeed  in  building  a  reputation 
for  integrity,  and  in  that  attainment 
you  will  to  the  greatest  possible  de- 
gree gain  infallibility. 


RAILROAD  EXPENDITURE  WILL 
BE  HEAVY 

All  the  main  roads  have  in  hand  lengthy  construction  programmes. 

The  C.  N.R.  will  construct  978  miles  of  road  to  complete 

its  transcontinental  line. 


^ 


PRESIDENT  E.  J.  CHAMBER- 
LIN,  speaking  of  construction 
work  on  the  Grand  Trunk  Paci- 
fic Railway,  says  the  prohlem  from 
now  on  to  completion  will  be  wholly 
one  of  labor. 

''We  expect  to  have  the  line  in  op- 
eration for  through  traffic  by  the  be- 
ginning of  1915.  It  is  just  a  ques- 
tion of  getting  the  requisite  amount 
of  labor  into  the  territory  in  which  we 
are  building;  it  is  simply  a  matter  of 
displacing  oo  many  million  tons  of 
earth  and  getting  enough  men  to  do  it 
expeditiously.  At  present  we  have 
about  10,000  men  at  work." 

This  year  the  Canadian  Northern 
Railway  will  construct  978  miles  of 
read  to  complete  the  Transcontinental 
line.  This  mileage  includes  350  miles 
from  the  summit  of  the  Rockies  to 
Lytton,  B.C.,  and  300  miles  along  the 
north  shore  of  Lake  Superior. 

Canadian  Northern  in  Ontario 

"Work  will  be  commenced  by  the 
Canadian  Northern  Railway  between 
Toronto  and  Hamilton  during  the 
Spring.  The  right  of  way  between 
Hamilton  and  Niagara  Falls  is  being 
secured. 

The  company  hopes  to  finish  the 
road  from  Toronto  to  Niagara  at  the 
same  time  as  the  Canadian  Northern 
Railway  transcontinental.  Provision 
for  through  connection  with  New 
York,  via     an    American     line,  and 


bridge  connection  at  Niagara  Falls,, 
remains  to  be  made. 

Satisfactory  headway  is  being  made 
in  completing  the  line  between  To- 
ronto and  Ottawa. 

The  line  between  Ottawa  and  Mont- 
real will  be  ready  next  spring,  and 
early  Summer  should  see  a  Canadian 
Northern  Railway  passenger  service 
between  Toronto  and  Montreal. 

Four-Track  System 

The  Canadian  Pacific  Railway  will 
shortly  commence  work  on  a  four 
track  system  between  Brandon  and 
Fort  William. 

Forty  million  dollars  will  be  ex- 
pended in  Montreal  hy  the  railways 
within  the  next  two  or  three  years. 
This  large  outlay  is  being  undertaken 
by  the  Canadian  Northern,  the  Grand 
Trunk,  and  the  Canadian  Pacific  Rail- 
ways, with  the  Canadian  Northern  as- 
suming over  half  the  expenditure. 
Witli  the  formal  acceptance  of  the 
plans  for  the  tunneling  of  the  moun- 
tain, the  Canadian  Northern  Rail- 
way expects  to  commence  operations 
early  in  the  Spring  upon  this  task. 

The  Grand  Trunk  Railway  expect 
to  spend  between  $9,000,000  and  $10,- 
000,000  in  the  elevation  of  their  tracks 
and  in  the  huilding  of  a  new  station 
at  Montreal. 

The  Canadian  Pacific  will  apply  for 
an  act  authorizing  it  to  construct  six 
new  lines,     and     extending  time  for 


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53 


eompletioni  of  five  others,  already  au- 
thorized. 

It  will  also  incorporate  the  Quebec, 
Portland  and  International  Short 
Line,  from  La  Patrie  South  to  the  In- 
ternational Boundary,  following 
North  River  to  Newport,  Vt.,  to  the 
main  central  in  Eaton.  This  is  sup- 
posed to  be  part  of  the  plan  for  short- 


ening the  distance  between  Montreal 
and  Portland  over  Main  Central. 

A  new  railway  project  is  announced 
througli  application  to  incorporate 
the  All  Red  Line  Railway,  from  the 
Eastern  boundary  of  the  Province  of 
Quebec  westerly  to  Winnipeg,  with 
branches  to  Ottawa,  Port  Arthur  and 
Fort  William. 


AN  AMERICAN  TELLS  OF  CANADA'S 
GOVERNMENT  RAILWAY 

llic  story  of  the  IntercoloniaU  which  has  played  an  important   part 

in  the  development  of  the  country  through  which  it  passes.      It  is 

7iot  run  as  a  commercial  enterprise,  but  to  serve  the  people,  and  it 

serves  them  icell.     In  spite  of  '^  politicar'  management 

the  Intercolonial  is  a  success. 


^ 


THE  International  Railway, 
running  from  Montreal  to  the 
ocean  ports  of  St.  John 's,  Hal- 
ifax and  Sydney  (and  the  narrow 
gauge  serving  Prince  Edward  Island) 
is  purely  a  government  affair — and 
the  story  of  this  railway  is  told  by 
Senator  Albert  J.  Beveridge  in  the 
American  Bevictv  of  Eevieivs  as  a  bit 
of  useful  information  for  the  Ameri- 
can Government,  which  contemplates 
building  a  railway  to  the  Alaskan  coal 
fields. 

That  the  Dominion  of  Canada  owns 
over  two  thousand  miles  of  railway, 
main  tracks  and  sidings,  and  that  the 
Dominion  Government  operates  this 
line,  is  a  most  striking  political  and 
economic  fact,  the  importance  of 
which  has  not  been  fully  grasped. 

The  government  built  every  foot  of 
this  line,  with  the  exception  of  some 
120  miles  bought  from  the  Grand 
Trunk  many  years  ago. 

The  main  track  of  the  Intercolonial 
Railway  and  of  the  Prince  Edward 


Railway  is  longer  than  the  distance 
from  New  York  to  Kansas  City,  and 
about  the  same  distance  as  from  New 
York  to  Omaha. 

This  Canadian  line  runs  through 
and  taps  an  exclusively  agricultural 
and  lumber  country,  with  some  min- 
ing in  Nova  Scotia,  and,  therefore, 
the  freight  it  carries  is  overwhelming- 
ly of  the  products  of  the  field,  forest 
and  mine.  Thus  the  line  has  an  im- 
portant use  in  the  development  of  the 
country. 

There  are  many  difficulties  in  the 
way  of  this  Canadian  railway.  It  is 
a  meandering  line;  it  has  many  phy- 
sical disadvantages,  and  from  the 
money  earning  point  of  view  it  suffers 
from  water  competition. 

Yet  in  spite  of  all  this,  in  spite  of 
what  is  called  its  "politicar*  manage- 
ment, this  government  owned  railway 
is  a  success. 

A  railway  can  certainly  'be  called  a 
success  when  the  cost  of  its  construc- 
tion is  low,  when  its  equipment  has 


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BUSY  MAN'S   CANADA 


been  economical,  when  its  rates  com- 
pare favorably  with  those  of  other 
lines,  when  its  service  is  good  and 
S'afe,  and  when  it  gives  just  the  ac- 
commodation required  and  touches 
the  places  where  a  railway  is  need- 
ed. All  these  conditions  of  success 
are  fulfilled  iby  this  line. 

The  Intercolonial  line  was  built  in 
obedience  to  a  correct  instinct  pos- 
sessed by  the  people  of  New  Bruns- 
wick and  Nova  Scotia,  who,  as  soon 
as  they  saw  the  wonders  of  steam 
transportation,  felt  that  railway  lines 
should  belong  to  the  people  and  be 
controlled  and  worked  by  govern- 
ment. 

The  work  had  its  difficulties.  When 
the  great  plan  for  uniting  all  the 
provinces  of  Canada  into  the  Domin- 
ion was  launched  in  1867,  there  were 
great  difficulties  in  getting  the  pro- 
vinces together — and  the  railway 
proved  a  bond  of  union. 

Of  course  for  years  there  were 
great  difficulties  to  overcome.  Politics 
crept  into  the  management  of  the  line 
to  a  disastrous  extent,  'but  time  has 
worked  wonders;   the  employees  are 


all  unionized  and  work  goes  on  with 
little  friction. 

The  road  does  not  earn  great  sums 
of  money  for  the  Dominion  exchequer. 
It  is  not  run  as  a  commercial  enter- 
prise, but  to  serve  the  people,  and  it 
does  serve  them  in  a  manner  in  many 
ways  which  a  purely  commercial  rail- 
way enterprise  would  not  tolerate, 
stopping,  for  instance,  at  points  only 
two  or  three  miles  apart  to  accommo- 
date passengers  and  help  local  indus- 
tries. The  fast  trains,  however,  are 
really  fast — and  safe. 

The  Intercolonial  Railway  treats  its 
employees  well,  as  to  hours  of  work, 
rates  of  pay  and  pensions. 

The  interference  of  ''politics"  is 
the  great  difficulty  to  be  overcome. 
Of  course,  the  management  is  also 
hampered  Avith  lack  of  power  to  enter 
upon  enterprises  which  might  pay, 
hotels  for  instance — but  taken  alto- 
gether the  line  is  a  good  economic 
lesson.  It  has  excited  admiration  and 
ere  long  it  will  receive  in  various 
parts  of  the  world  the  sincere  form  of 
flattery  which  takes  the  shape  of  imi- 
tation. 


^     ^ 


An  Electric  Road  from  Winnipeg  to  Quebec 


AN  electric  railroad  with  lines 
stretching  from  Winnipeg  to 
Quebec,  and  with  seven  points 
of  contact  with  the  great  steam  roads 
of  the  country,  was  the  future  out- 
lined for  the  Porcupine  Belt  Electric 
Railway  Company,  at  the  first  meet- 
ing of  its  directors. 

The  company  already  has  been 
granted  a  charter  permitting  the  con- 
struction and  operation  of  500  miles 
of  road  in  Ontario,  and  has  applied 
for  charters  to  allow  construction  of 
joining  pieces  of  the  line  in  Quebec 
and  Manitoba.     This  winter  the  first 


seventy-five  miles  of  the  road  is  to  be 
surveyed  by  eight  parties,  who  are  to 
be  sent  out  into  the  North  country. 

This  is  to  form  the  nucleus  of  the 
greatest  conception  of  electric  trans- 
port yet  brought  within  striking  dis- 
tance of  achieved  fact  in  Canada. 
Within  the  provisions  of  their  Ontario 
charter  the  company  already  has 
power  to  build  the  largest  single  sec- 
tion of  the  great  new  scheme ;  a  line 
from  Larder  City  East  to  the  Quebec 
boundary.  This  will  stretch  West  to 
Nipigon  Bay,  giving  a  deep  water  har- 
bor on  Lake  Superior,  and  coming  in 


TRANSPORTATION 


55 


on  the  benefits  of  tiie  proposed  Do- 
minion Qovernmemt  projects. 

From  there  the  line  will  run  West 
to  the  Manitoba  border  to  meet  the 
constiiiction  East  from  Winnipeg  to 
be  covered  by  tlie  charter  now  ap- 
plied for  in  the  Western  province. 

On  the  East  and  covered  by  the 
Quebec  charter  will  be  a  line  running 
from  the  border  150  miles  to  a  point 
on  the  G.  T.  P.  transcontinental  sys- 
tem, and  midway  from  this  section  a 
line  will  run  Southeast  to  Mont  Lau- 
rier.  connecting  there  with  the  C.P.R. 
to  3Iontreal.  A  still  further  projec- 
tion will  run  Northeast  to  Quebec 
City,  passing  close  to  Three  Rivers. 

Thus  an  electric  railway  will  run 
from  Quebec  to  Winnipeg,  with  lines 


running  tliiH)ugh  a  country  not  served 
by  any  of  the  three  great  transconti- 
nental steam  roads,  but  with  connec- 
tions with  all  of  them  at  at  least  one 
point  of  junction. 

In  Quebec  and  in  Ontario  as  far 
West  as  Nipigon,  the  line  will  run  be- 
tween that  of  the  G.  T.  P.  and  the 
C.  P.  R. ;  from  there  W^est  it  will  lie 
between  the  lines  of  the  G.  T.  P.  on 
the  North  and  the  C.  N.  R.  and  the 
C.  P.  R.  on  the  South,  the  latter  again 
crossing  the  electric  road  at  a  point 
midway  between  the  junction  at  Nipi- 
gon and  the  Manitoba  border.  The 
line  from  Nipigon  to  Winnipeg  will 
be  run  upon  a  survey  made  a  f€w 
years  ago  by  Sir  Sandford  Fleming. 


52    ^ 
What  is  Injuring  Ontario's  Apple  Trade?] 


ONTARIO 'S  apple  trade  in  West- 
ern Canada  has  fallen  off  so 
much  in  the  past  two  or  three 
years  that  the  Government  of  that 
Province  has  sent  a  special  commis- 
sioner, Alexander  Earle,  to  Winnipeg 
and  other  Western  towns  and  cities 
to  ascertain  what  the  trouble  may  be 
and  report  at  once  to  the  Government. 

As  a  result  of  these  inquiries,  Mr. 
Earle  will  make  recommendations  to 
his  Government,  advocating  radical 
changes  in  the  system  of  exporting 
apples  and  fruit  from  Ontario  to  the 
Western  Provinces,  which  he  hope.s 
will  result  in  reinstating  Ontario 
fruit  in  its  former  place  in  the  West. 

Discussing  the  question,  ]\Ir.  Earle 
stated  that  he  Avas  amazed  at  the  sam- 
ples of  Ontario  fruit  he  found  in 
some  of  the  warehouses  and  stores  of 
Winnipeg.  The  chief  complaint  was 
in  regard  to  packing,  and  again, 
apples  of  No.  3  quality  were  shipped 
as  No.  1. 


"No  wonder  we're  losing  to  Brit- 
ish Columbia,"  said  Mr.  Earle,  "but 
we  will  have  to  stop  this  kind  of 
thing.  Apparently  the  Ontario  ship- 
pers have  been'  harboring  the  impres- 
sion that  anything  is  good  enough 
for  the  West.  They've  got  to  alter 
that  opinion  at  once  and  realize  that 
they  are  doing  business  with  people 
who  demand  the  best  and  lots  of  at- 
tention. A  better  system  of  inspec- 
tion will  have  to  be  established,  and  I 
recommend  that  to  the  Govf^rnm<»nt." 

Oh,  East  is  East  and  West  is   1\.>\ 

and  never  the  two  shall  meet 
Till  Earth  and  Sky  stand  presently  at 

God's  great  Judgment  Seat; 
But  there  is  neither  East  nor  West, 

Border  nor  Breed  nor  Birth 
When  two  strong  men  stand  face  to 

face,  tho'  they  come  from  the  ends 

of  the  earth. 

— Rudyard  Kipling. 


Finance  and  Commerce 


CANADIAN  MUNICIPALITIES  AND 
THEIR  BONDS 

A  review  of  conditions  of  the  past  year  shows  increased  interest  rates, 

and  that  bonds  that  meet  requiremejits  of  London  Stock  Exchange 

are  the  most  popular  in  the  English  market. 

W.  Cavendish  Macneill,  in  the  Monetary  Times  Annual 


AS  anticipated,  the  year  1912 
ter  demand  for  municipal  de- 
opened  with  a  reasonably  bet- 
bentures  than  existed  during  the  lat- 
ter months  of  1911.  This  feeling  was 
particularly  shown  towards  the  larger 
issues,  that  is  to  say,  the  debentures 
of  those  cities  throughout  Canada 
which  were  of  sufficient  size  and  im- 
portance to  interest  the  English  in- 
vestor. It  was  during  this  period 
that  several  issues  of  Canadian  muni- 
cipal debentures  were  purchased  on 
behalf  of  English  clients,  which  were 
publicly  issued  later  in  London  with 
success.  One  bond  issue,  amounting 
to  nearly  $1,000,000,  that  of  the  City 
of  North  Vancouver,  was  negotiated 
at  a  higher  price  than  had  been  be- 
fore received  by  that  city,  and  there 
w^ere  several  similar  instances. 

This  improvement  in  the  market, 
which  was  almost  entirely  exhibited 
in  the  larger  issues,  soon  began  to  di- 
minish and  some  time  before  the  end 
of  the  first  half-year  the  demand 
had  almost  entirely  dwindled  away. 
Throughout  the  Summer  and  Autumn 
this  condition  of  affairs  not  only  pre- 
vailed, but,  owing  to  unusual  and  ad- 
verse circumstances,  hecame  greatly 
accentuated. 

At  no  time  during  the  past  year 
was  money  in  any  sense  cheap,  but 
during  the  last     months     it  became 


practically  unobtainable  for  call  loan 
purposes,  and  the  rates  which  were 
being  charged  by  the  ibanks  and  other 
financial  institutions  were  practically 
prohibitive.  On  this  account,  as  can 
readily  be  seen,  bond  dealers  were  un- 
willing to  make  purchases  of  deben- 
tures to  any  extent,  unless  they  had 
a'  prospective  purchaser  whom  they 
could  depend  upon  to  take  over  the 
securities  at  once. 

This  resulted  in  many  municipali- 
ties, who  offered  their  bonds  for  sale 
by  tender,  being  disappointed  in  the 
bids  they  received  and  in  many  cases 
not  actually  receiving  a  bid  at  all. 
Some  of  the  municipalities  accepted 
the  inevitable  and  decided  to  sell  at 
the  prevailing  price,  notwithstand- 
ing that  this  appeared  to  ibe  very 
low.  Other  municipalities  declined  all 
tenders  in  the  hope  that  better  prices 
would  prevail  a  little  later  on.  Un- 
fortunately, the  period  of  tight 
money  and  adverse  financial  condi- 
tions was  of  such  duration  that  those 
municipalities  who  put  off  the  evil 
day,  so  to  speak,  have  found  them- 
selves confronted  with  a  very  serious 
task  of  municipal  financing. 

Adopted  Short-Term  Treasury 
Certificates 

The  manner  in  which  municipali- 
ties endeavored  to  obtain  relief  was 
through   the   flotation   of   short-term 


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57 


treasury  certificates,  ranging  from 
three  months  to  a  year. 

A  considerably  higher  rate  of  in- 
terest had  to  be  paid  on  these  by  the 
municipality  than  the  rate  which  the 
debentures  themselves  bore.  The  mu- 
nicipalities, as  a  rule,  were  satisfied 
to  pay  this  temporarily,  hoping  con- 
ditions would  right  themselves  before 
the  expiration  of  their  temporary 
loan,  and  that  they  would  then  be 
able  to  sell  their  definitive  bonds  to 
sufficiently  better  advantage  to  more 
than  offset  the  high  rate  of  interest 
which  they  were  compelled  to  pay 
for  a  short  time. 

The  situation  now,  as  far  as  these 
municipalities  are  concerned,  is  that 
in  a  number  of  cases  these  short  terra 
bills  are  soon  maturing,  and,  as  the 
money  market,  far  from  improving, 
has  gone  from  'bad  to  worse,  they  are 
confronted  with  a  very  difficult  pro- 
blem. Possibly  many  of  them,  unless 
they  can  arrange  otherwise,  will  have 
to  sell  their  bonds  at  the  market  price, 
that  is  to  say,  wiiatever  they  will 
bring. 

As  is  generally  the  case  when  se- 
curities drop  to  the  low  levels  such  as 
are  now  existing,  a  few  buyers  come  to 
light  who  are  not  in  the  market  at  all 
except  when  bargains  are  being  offer- 
ed. As  a  consequence,  within  the  last 
little  while  a  certain  amount  of  busi- 
ness has  been  done,  although  prices 
have  been  very  low. 

As  far  as  the  English  market  is 
concerned,  this  will  show  improvement 
early  this  year.  A  large  number  of 
bonds  have  been  placed  at  what  in 
other  times  would  be  considered  very 
low  figures,  but  it  is  indicative  of  the 
fact  that  English  money  in  lar^e 
sums  is  forthcoming  for  legitimate 
purposes,  provided  the  rate  of  inter- 
est is  sufficiently  attractive. 

Probably  the  undoubted  change  of 


sentiment  with  regard  to  Canadian 
municipal  debentures  bearing  4  per 
cent,  interest  was  one  of  the  most  im- 
portant facts  of  the  year  as  far  as  its 
bearing  on  the  general  bond  situation 
was  concerned.  Many  of  the  very 
best  authorities  'believe  that  the  day 
of  the  4  per  cent,  debenture  is  over, 
and  that  municipalities  throughout 
the  country  must  become  reconciled 
to  paying  a  higher  rate  of  interest  for 
their  money  than  they  hitherto  have 
done. 

Whether  the  future  will  prove  that 
such. is  the  case  or  not,  the  evidence 
of  the  past  year  and  the  preceding 
year  has  gone  to  show  that  the  4  per 
cent,  bond  is  certainly  not  as  popular 
as  it  used  to  be.  These  bonds  were 
almost  entirely  issued  by  the  leading^ 
cities,  as  Toronto  and  Montreal,  or 
by  the  different  governme-nts.  While 
there  will  always  be  a  demand  for 
this  high-grade  class  of  security  from 
certain  institutions  and  for  certain 
specific  purposes,  at  the  same  time 
there  is  no  doubt  but  that  the  combin- 
ation of  conditions,  chief  among  which 
is  the  greatly  increased  cost  of  liv- 
ing, have  made  it  imperative  for  the 
ordinary  rank  and  file  of  investors  to 
seek  and  o^btain  a  higher  return  for 
their  money  than  is  represented  by  the 
4  per  cent,  municipal  bond. 

Of  course,  in  the  case  of  smaller 
towns,  villages  and  townships 
throughout  Ontario  and  other  places, 
the  rate  of  interest  which  the  deben- 
tures are  usually  issued  at  is  4J  to  5 
per  cent.  It  is  likely  that  even  these 
will  have  to  be  disposed  of  at  a  very 
considerable  discount  in  order  to  find 
a  ready  market. 

Municipalities  show  a  greater  dis- 
position to  meet  the  requirements  of 
the  English  investor.  By  this  is  meant 
Canadian  municipalities  are  now  real- 
izing the  importance  of  issuing  their 


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debentures  in  such  a  way  as  will  meet 
with  the  approval  of  the  London  Stock 
Exchange. 

What  of  Future  Prospects? 

As  for  the  future,  it  is  harder  to 
predict  regarding  prospects  now  than 
at  any  time  for  many  years.  Munici- 
pal debentures  are  selling  relatively 
at  very  low  figures,  at  the  same  time 
much  improvement  in  the  price  is  not 
greatly  anticipated.  But  money  will 
become  easier  and  for  a  period  loans 
will  be  obtainable  on  more  advantag- 
eous terms.     This  will  result  in,  the 


dealers  being  encouraged  to  compete 
again,  and  municipal  offerings  will 
probably  be  in  somewhat  better  de- 
mand. 

With  the  probable  early  settlement 
of  the  Balkan  War,  and  with  this 
ease  of  money,  the  foreign  situation 
will  be  improved,  and  larger  issues 
will  be  somewhat  better  received  in 
foreign  money  markets.  While  there 
appears  to  be  nothing  to  induce  any 
great  optimism,  at  the  same  time  there 
is  no  reason  to  anticipate  anything 
more  unfavorable  than  has  prevailed 
for  the  past  year  or  two. 


S2     S2 
THE  PRODUCTS  OF  THE  PROVINCES 

Quebec  holds  the  record  for  the  establishment  with  the  largest   output 

iu  the  Dominion.     She  has  two  single  manufactories  in  the 

$10,000,000  class,  and  occupies  that  class  alone. 


^ 


NEXT  to  Quebec  comes  Ontario, 
which  has  one  establishment 
with  an  output  of  $9,000,000, 
while  Nova  Scotia  is  third  with  one 
with  $8,000,000.  The  Dominion  has 
fourteen  establishments  w'hich  aver- 
age an  output  of  $6,995,000.  The  fig- 
ures are,  of  course,  the  annual  output 
for  1910,  the  year  for  which  the  census 
was  taken. 

Still  keeping  to  the  classification  by 
value  of  product,  a  remarkable  fea- 
ture of  the  census  is  the  coming  to 
the  front  of  Manitoba  and  British  Col- 
umbia. The  first  places  are  still  held 
by  Ontario  and  Quebec  in  total  out- 
put— as  they  were  ten  years  ago. 

In  1900  Nova  Scotia  occupied  the 
third  place,  with  $23,592,000  as  the 
value  of  her  manufactures,  while  next 
to  her  was  New  Brunswick,  with 
$22,972,000.  This  year  two  maritime 
provinces  have  moved  back  to  fifth 
and  sixth,  retaining  their  relative 
rank  to  each  other.     Their  old  posts 


are  occupied  by  British  Columbia  and 
Manitoba.  British  Columbia's  output 
has  risen  in  the  ten  years  from  $19,- 
447,000  to  $65,141,000,  and  she  holds 
third  place,  while  IManitoba  is  fourth, 
with  an  increase  in  output  from  $12,- 
927,000  to  $53,673,000. 

Small  Concerns  Flourish 

This  does  not  mean  at  all  that  New 
Brunswick  and  Nova  Scotia  have 
stood  still.  The  growth  of  their  manu- 
facturing output  is  highly  creditable. 
Nova  Scotia's  products  are  to-day  val- 
ued at  $52,706,000,  which  is  an  in- 
crease of  125  per  cent,  in  the  decade. 
New  Brunswick  to-day  produces  man- 
ufactures worth  $35,422,000,  an  in- 
crease of  about  65  per  cent. 

In  spite  of  the  large  number  of 
mergers  in  recent  years,  the  smaller 
concerns  appear  to  (be  holding  their 
own.  The  census  returns  no  less  than 
1,812  concerns  as  having  an  output 
of  under  $200,000.    The  merger  makes 


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59 


itself  apparent  in  a  new  class  in  the 
list.  In  the  last  census  there  was  no 
class  of  $5,000,000  and  over ;  this  year 
there  are  fourteen  in  that  class. 

Butter  and  cheese  held  first  place 
with  the  largest  number  of  establish- 
ments for  any  one  branch  of  manu- 


facture. Their  number  is  3,499,  while 
if  you  add  together  log  and  lumber 
products,  you  get  a  grand  total  of 
4,358.  The  only  other  classes  which 
reach  four  figures  are  preserved  fish, 
1,521,  and  fiour  and  gristmill  pro- 
ducts, 1,141. 


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VieWs  and  Interviews 


a 


HON.  MR.  LEMIEUX  ON  CANADA'S 
DESTINY 

The  British  Empire:    What  it  has  meant  in  the  past,  what  it  means 
to-day  to  French-Canadians,  who  have  greater  freedom  under  and  are 
ever  loyal  to  the  Hag.     Three  outstanding  stages  of  develop- 
\ment  which  mark  an  ever-broadening 
measure  of  liberty. 


^ 


AT  the  annual  banquet  of  the 
Canadian  Society  in  New 
York,  Hon.  Rodolphe  Lemieux, 
in  responding  to  the  toast  of  ''The 
Empire,"  aroused  enthusiasm  hy  his 
declaration,  as  a  French-Canadian,  of 
the  unalterable  attachment  of  his  peo- 
ple to  British  institutions,  while  other 
speakers  also  dwelt  upon  the  same 
subject,  and  to  the  unbroken  and  un- 
breakable friendship  which  does  and 
must  exist  between  the  two  great 
branches  of  the  English-speaking  na- 
tions. 

Hon.  Mr.  Lemieux  said  in  part: — 
The  same  spirit  which  has  prompted 
you  to  meet  together  as  a  Canadian 
Society  in  New  York  to-night  prompts 
me,  as  one  of  French  descent,  to  speak 
to  you  of  the  British  Empire  and 
what  it  has  meant  in  the  past  and 
what  it  means  to-day  to  my  fellow 
French-Canadians.  We  have  to  go 
back  in  history  to  the  days  of  the 
taking  of  Quebec  to  appreciate  aright 
that  curious  paradox  in  the  history 
of  this  continent,  wherCby  what  there 
was  of  French  dominion  on  the  North 
American  Continent  passed  under  the 
British  flag  to  become  forever  loyal 
to  British  institutions,  whilst  what 
there  were  of  British  colonies'  and 
possessions  in  North  America  were 
subsequently  lost  forever  to  the  Brit- 
ish Crown. 


The  revolt  of  the  American  colonies 
may  have  cost  Britain  the  control  of 
North  America,  but  it  helped  her  to 
maintain  the  Empire  which  came  lat- 
er into  being,  for  it  helped  to  bring 
home  the  important  doctrine  of  self- 
government  ;  and  self-government 
among  the  outlying  dominions  has 
made  the  British  Empire  what  it  is 
to-day. 

More  Liberty  Under  British  Flag 

As  one  studies  the  history  of  those 
stirring  times  it  is  not  difficult  to  see 
why  the  French  in  Canada  should 
have  taken  kindly  to  British  institu- 
tions. 

The  policy  of  France  towards  her 
people  in  the  New  World  had  been 
one  of  restriction  of  liberty  rather 
than  extension  of  freedom.  Every- 
thing was  controlled  from  France.  It 
was  a  centralized  form  of  government, 
in  which  the  King  of  France  and  his 
Ministers  enforced  their  own  will  and 
utilized  the  colony  to  further  their 
own  ends.  With  the  passing  of  Can- 
ada under  the  British  flag  all  that  was 
largely  changed.  The  French  popula- 
tion was  treated  in  a  generous  way. 
The  Quebec  Act 

The  Quebec  Act,  passed  in  1774, 
enlarged  the  boundaries  of  what  had 
been  the  French  Province  of  Quebec, 
and  over  the  whole  of  this  area  the 


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61 


French  civil  law  was  maintained,  as 
well  as  the  rights  of  language  and  re- 
ligion secured  at  the  conquest. 

So  liberal,  in  fact,  was  the  policy 
adopted  that  many  have  complained 
that  it  was  Britain's  express  inten- 
tion not  to  encourage  English  settle- 
ment in  the  North. 

And  there  are  writers  who  still 
claim  that  had  Britain  adopted  a  dif- 
ferent policy  at  the  time,  Quebec  as 
a  French- Canadian  Province  would 
not  exist  to-day.  What  they  say  may 
be  true,  but  it  is  equally  true  that  if 
it  did  not  exist  as  a  French-Canadian 
Province,  neither  would  it  exist  as  a 
British  Province.  The  wisdom  of  the 
policy  of  the  Quebee  Act  was  nowhere 
better  exemplified  than  in  the  loyal 
allegiance  of  the  French  to  the  British 
flag  at  the  time  of  the  American  Revo- 
lution, and  their  loyal  and  successful 
defence  of  Canada  against  American 
invasion  in  the  war  of  1812-14.  When 
Britain  guaranteed  and  helped  to 
maintain  for  Freneh-Canadians  their 
civil  and  religious  rights  she  began 
to  make  of  them  British  subjects  and 
loyal  citizens  of  the  Empire  to  which 
they  are  now  so  proud  to  belong. 

Stages  in  Canada's  Growth 

Reviewing  thus  the  constitutional 
growth  that  has  taken  place  under 
the  British  flag  in  Canada,  we  find 
three  outstanding  stages  of  develop- 
ment, each  marking  a  larger  measure 
of  liberty.  The  first  was  the  grant- 
ing of  representative  government,  the 
next  the  granting  of  responsible  self- 
government,  and  the  last  the  granting 
of  federal  government.  At  each 
stage,  whilst  liberty  has  broadened 
for  all,  to  the  French-Canadians  have 
been  maintained  the  rights  secured  to 
them  at  the  time  of  the  conquest — 
the  rights  of  language,  laws,  and  re- 
ligion.    You   ask   me   whv   I    am   a 


British  subject  and  why  I  wish  to 
remain  one.  I  reply  that  I  honor 
the  flag  that  honors  its  obligations, 
that  I  prize  most  those  institutions 
that  secure  me  most  strongly  in  my 
rights  and  liberties,  and  1  am  proud 
to  be  a  sharer  in  that  gr4at  work  of 
advancing  peace  and  .  progress 
throughout  the  world  for  which  the 
British  Empire  stands.  Gratitude  for 
what  has  been  done  for  them  in  the 
past,  contentment  in  the  liberties 
which  they  to-day  enjoy,  pride  in  the 
future  greatness  of  Britain  and  her 
Dominions  scattered  throughout  the 
whole  of  the  globe,  this  and  much 
more  warms  the  heart  of  the  French- 
Canadians  to  the  motherland  and 
makes  of  them  loyal  subjects  second 
to  none  under  the  British  Crown. 
By  the  vastness  of  the  Empire  their 
imaginations  are  stirred,  by  the  self- 
government  it  insures  their  devotion 
is  secured.  All  that  there  is  of  charm 
in  monarchical  form  of  government  is 
retained,  all  that  there  is  of  democra- 
cy in  a  republic  is  maintained. 

Yellow  Peril  a  Growing 
Menace 

AT  a  banquet  of  the  Waterloo 
County  Canadian  Club,  Mr. 
H.  H.  Stevens,  M.P.,  of  Van- 
couver, spoke  on  "Immigration." 

The  greatest  peril  of  the  age,  he 
said,  was  the  awakening  of  the  Ori- 
ental and  the  lethargy  of  tb'^  nn-.j. 
dent. 

"Shall  we  sacrifice  our  national  life 
to  benefit  capitalists  and  railroad  cor- 
porations who  are  crying  for  cheap  la- 
bor, and  allow  immigrants  to  come 
into  the  country  from  hotbeds  of  vice 
and  crime  to  continne  underworld 
methods  in  our  fair  conntrv?"  he 
asked. 


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Mr.  Smithers  of  the  G.  T.  R.  com- 
plained that  the  reason  why  construc- 
tion work  in  British  Columbia  was 
slow  was  on  account  of  scarcity  of 
labor,  but  the  conditions  under  which 
the  men  on  construction  work  had  to 


live  were  simply  scandalous,  and  such 
as  no  white  self-respecting  man  would 
stand.  The  sanitary  conditions  were 
frightful,  and  as  for  medical  treat- 
ment, there  was  only  one  student  doc- 
tor for  four  thousand  men. 


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FARM  VERSUS  FACTORY  IN  THE  WEST 

Are  Western  towns  getting  an  exaggerated  idea  of  the  value  of  local 

industries  to  the  neglect  of  agriculture?     The  writer  of  this  article 

in  a  leading  ^nancial  journal  thinks  yes. 


^ 


THERE  is  a  possibility  that 
Western  towns  may  acquire 
an  exaggerated  idea  of  the 
value  of  local  industries  to  a  West- 
ern community.  The  insistent  de- 
mand for  agricultural  development  is 
neglected  for  a  faint  call  for  indus- 
trial activity.  Many  Western  towns, 
surrounded  by  a  wealth  of  agricul- 
tural opportunities,  sit  around  the 
meal  table  content  to  import  butter 
from  the  Eastern  Townships,  cheese 
from  Ingersoll,  potatoes  from  British 
Columbia  and  Nova  Scotia,  hams  and 
bacon  from  Chicago,  Kansas  City  and 
St.  Louis.  A  large  portion  of  the 
milk  comes  in  tins  from  Oxford  Coun- 
ty or  from  Nova  Scotia,  and  veget- 
ables are  brought  from  British  Col- 
umbia or  California. 

Ignoring  the  appeal  of  the  rich  soil, 
on  which  these  Western  people  have 
built  their  towns,  they  grab  any  sug- 
gestion without  hesitation,  to  establish 
any  kind  of  a  manufacturing  plant, 
no  matter  how  adverse  the  conditions 
may  be  for  such  an  industry.     Time 


and  energy  and  money  are  wasted  in 
endeavors  to  promote  industries  for 
which  conditions  are  not  yet  ripe.  In 
many  cases,  industrial  enterprises 
"secured"  are  purchased  at  an  ex- 
orbitant price.  Frequently  every  dol- 
lar that  actually  goes  into  the  enter- 
prise is  subscribed  by  the  citizens, 
while  glib-tongued  promoters  obtain 
handsome  remuneration  from  the 
same  source. 

Westerners  will  be  able  to  point 
without  difficulty  to  many  such  cases, 
and  Eastern  Canada  has  had  a  taste 
of  the  same  thing.  An  up-to-date 
creamery,  for  instance,  has  been  built 
in  a  Saskatchewan  town,  the  residents 
having  taken  stock  in  a  company  for 
that  purpose.  Now  it  is  found  that 
there  is  no  great  demand  for  the  pro- 
ducts in  that  locality,  and  that  the 
share  salesman's  dairying  is  vastly 
different  from  dairying  unadorned. 
Industrial  life  is  good  for  agricul- 
tural reasons,  but  it  should  be  taken, 
at  first,  in  small  doses,  at  reasonable 
prices,  and  not  to  the  neglect  of  agri- 
culture.— Monetary  Times. 


PULSE  OF  THE  PRESS 


63 


Less  Talk  in  Parliament 

It  has  been  intimated  that  the 
"sessional  indemnity"  of  mera'bers  of 
the  Dominion  Parliament  is  to  be  in- 
en^ased  from  $2,500  to  $3,000  per 
year.  Not  a  single  word  can  be  said 
against  paying  members  of  Parlia- 
ment full  value  for  the  time  spent  by 
them  in  looking  after  the  business  of 
the  country ;  but  if  the  sessions  at  Ot- 
tawa are  growing  longer  to  the  extent 
that  they  justify  an  increase  in  the 
salary  of  the  members  attending,  the 
country  might  well  ask  if  these  ses- 
sions, as  we  have  them  now,  are  not 
needlessly  prolonged.  As  matters  are 
now,  it  seems  sometimes  as  though 
the  amount  of  talk  indulged  in  at  Ot- 
tawa was  in  exactly  inverse  ratio  to 
the  amount  of  business  being  trans- 
acted. It  is  quite  w,ell  within  the  mark 
to  say  that  at  least  one-third  of  the 
discussions  indulged  in  in  the  House 
of  Commons  might,  with  a  very  great 
deal  of  profit,  be  dispensed  with.  Any- 
one who  takes  the  trouble  to  secure  a 
copy  of  Hansard,  the  official  report 
of  the  Parliamentary'  debates,  and  to 
waste  a  few  hours  of  his  time  looking 
this  over,  will  see  how  very  large  an 
amount  of  garrulity  it  contains^ — 
Nor '-West  Farmer. 

Not  an  Undesirable 

A  man  from  London,  Eng.,  arrived 
in  Toronto  Wednesday  night  with 
$1.10  in  his  possession.  He  spent  75 
cents  for  bed  and  breakfast  and  then 
sought  a  job  at  the  Dominion  immi- 
gration office.  Questions  elicited  the 
fact  that  when  he  landed  from  the 
steamship  at  Halifax  he  had  only  $5. 
Now,  the  immigration  authorities  are 
being  criticized  for  letting  him  in. 
The  criticism  seems  to  be  misplaced. 
A  man   who  is  able  and  willing  to 


labor  and  who  immediately  seeks  a 
place,  is  not  an  undesirable,  even  if 
he  has  only  $5.  The  people  who  did 
most  to  make  Canada  did  not  bring 
much  money  with  them.  They  dug 
their  wealth  out  of  the  ground. — 
Montreal  Gazette. 

Where  Are  the  Colonels? 

There  is  a  wicked  German  at  Ed- 
monton trying  to  lull  the  people  into 
a  state  of  false  security  by  declaring 
that  there  is  not  the  remotest  danger 
of  war  between  Britain  and  Ger- 
many. He  is  backing  his  statement 
by  investing  in  Edmonton  real  estate. 
The  perfidious  foreigner  that  he  is. — 
Port  Arthur  Chronicle. 

For  the   comforting  warmth  of   the 

sun  that  my  body  embraces, 
For  the  cool  of  the  ivaters  that  run 

thro'  the  shadowy  places, 
For  the  halm     of     the     breezes  that 

brush  my  face  with  their  fingers, 
For  the  vesper  hymn  of  the  thrush 

when  the  twilight  lingers, 
For  the  long  breath,  the  deep  breath, 

the  breath  of  a  heart  without  care, 
I  will  give  thanks  and  adore  thee: 

God  of  the  open  air! 

— Henry  Van  Dyke. 


SEALBRAND 

CARBON    PAPER 


The    A.    S.    Hustwitt    Co. 

2a-4   Yongo  St..   Toronto.   Out. 


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FOUR  PERSONAL  ESSENTIALS  TO  LARGE 
SUCCESS  IN  LIFE 

There  comes  in  the  life  of  every  young  ma7i  a  time  ichen  numerous 

questions  arise  in  his  mind  regarding  his  future  success.      Many  of 

these  questions  are  answered  by  older  friends  with  more  experience, 

hut  many  of  them  are  iiever  satisfactorily  answered 

until  experience  gives  the  solution. 

Glenn  C.  Webster,  in  the  Business  Philosopher 


ONE  of  these  questions  almost  in- 
variably is,  "What  are  the  quali- 
fications necessary  for  success?" 
Men  realize  that  there  is  something 
which  goes  to  make  up  a  man  other  than 
pure  technical  or  academic  training. 
There  are  some  necessary  qualities 
or  characteristics  in  the  man  himself. 

There  are  four  qualities  necessary 
to  success  in  any  large  degree: 

(1)  Imagination  built  upon  logical 
conclusions. 

(2)  Accuracy  built  upon  facts. 

(3)  Action  built  upon  a  desire  to  serve. 

(4)  Executive  Ability  built  upon  a  de- 
sire to  see  things  accomplished. 

In  the  minds  of  a  great  many  people 
imagination  is  very  closely  akin  to 
dreaming  and,  therefore,  as  much 
thought  and  attention  is  not  given  to 
this  very  desirable  quality  as  should  be. 

Fulton  was  considered  a  dreamer  by 
many  of  his  friends,  nevertheless  his 
imagination  pictured  to  him  clearly 
his  little  steamer  paddling  up  the  Hud- 
son River  long  before  it  was  a  reality. 

Goodyear's  imagination  gave  to  the 
world  the  possibilities  of  rubber,  al- 
though the  price  he  paid  was  poverty. 

McAdoo  saw  the  possibilities  and 
the  method  of  solving  the  difficulties 
of  part  of  the  great  transportation 
problem  of  New  York  City,  although 
others  had  failed  and  the  problem  was 
considered  by  many  impossible. 

The  imagination  of  the  Wright 
brothers   has   given    to   the   world   the 


aeroplane,  which  many  thought  they 
had  proved  to  be  impossible. 

Electricity  is  doing  almost  every 
kind  of  work  conceivable,  thus  re- 
placing with  natural  energy  much  of 
the  physical  energy  used  a  few  years 
ago.  This  is  all  the  result  of  the  work 
of  man's  mind  in  seeing  something 
which  did  not  exist.  With  faith  in 
imagination,  based  upon  logical  con- 
clusions, these  problems  have  been 
solved. 

What  then  are  some  of  the  flights  of 
imagination  we  may  take  as  possibilities 
for  the  future? 

The  wireless  telephone  is  a  field 
which  the  most  fertile  imagination 
can  hardly  survey.  When  the  time 
comes  that  you  may  take  from  your 
pocket  a  small  instrument  and  call  up 
anyone  anywhere,  this  field  will  then 
be  fairly  well  under  way  toward  its 
cultivation. 

The  wireless  transmission  of  power 
is  another  development  of  which  we 
know  little.  Yet  we  know  enough  about 
it  to  understand  that  it  is  possible.  It 
is  predicted  by  some  that  it  will  not  be 
many  years  before  a  trip  from  New 
York  to  San  Francisco  will  only  take 
twenty-four  hours,  while  London  will 
only  be  separated  from  New  York  by 
a  day. 

When  it  comes  to  the  future  of  the 
electric  light,  no  one  can  predict  the 
future  even  a  few  years,  as  changes 
are  taking  place  with  great  rapidity. 


BUSY  MAN'S   CANADA 


65 


K\cii  with  the  present  ^^-watt  lamp 
there  are  innumerable  fields  yet  barely 
touched.  With  the  Mazda  lamp  elec- 
tric light  is  as  cheap  as  oil.  The  flexi- 
bility of  incandescent  lamp  lighting 
makes  it  look  as  if  it  were  bound  to 
become  the  universal  source  of  light 
until  every  street  in  every  town  and 
city  of  the  country  is  Mazda  lit. 

Fertilizing  the  soil  by  taking  nitro- 
gen from  the  air  by  an  electrical  pro- 
cess is  already  being  worked  upon. 

Energy  from  the  sun,  waves  and 
tide  are  sufficient  to  keep  us  all  in  luxury 
when  these  problems  are  solved. 

These  may  seem  like  the  ideas  of 
an  idle  dreamer,  nevertheless  the  sober- 
minded  man  will  have  to  admit  that 
they  do  not  seem  as  impossible  to-day 
as  the  things  we  have  already  accom- 
plished would  have  looked  to  Benjamin 
Franklin  in  his  time. 

The  man  who  says  that  a  thing  can- 
not be  done  is  only  placing  himself  in  a 
position  for  possible  ridicule.  Just  as 
he  is  proving  his  theory,  someone  comes 
along  and  does  the  thing. 

A  good  many  years  ago,  when  civili- 
zation was  first  starting,  the  big  man 
with  the  biggest  stick  was  ruler.  Any- 
thing he  desired  was  his,  providing 
he  was  big  enough  and  strong  enough 
to  take  it.  This,  however,  became 
more  or  less  unpopular  with  a  majority 
of  the  less  powerful  and  it  was  not  long 
before  public  sentiment  demanded  that 
a  property  right  should  be  estab- 
lished. After  this  it  was  safe  for  a  man 
to  own  a  bearskin  or  to  plant  a  small  bed 
of  beans  and  feel  that  he  had  a  right  to 
them  and  that  he  would  be  protected 
in  this  right.  From  that  time  on  civi- 
lization has  grown  until  the  property 
right  has  been  very  well  established 
in  everj'thing  except  business. 

We  still  cling  to  the  ancient  idea 
that  a  man  through  strength  or  power 
can  still  ruin  another  man's  business 
and  be  respectable. 

One    of    the    greatest    problems    we 


are  compelled  to  face  to-day  is  the 
large  percentage  of  non-producers  in 
this  country.  When  ruinous  and  de- 
structive competition  is  eUminated  and 
everyone's  energy  is  spent  in  creating, 
we  shall  then  be  approaching  the  elimin- 
ation of  poverty  and  distress.  This  may 
seem  like  a  flight  of  fancy,  yet  I  belie^'e 
it  is  logically  possible. 

The  second  quality,  accuracy  built 
upon  facts,  must  play  an  important 
part  in  solving  these  many  problems. 

Accuracy  is  the  making  of  many 
men.  Inaccuracy  is  the  undoing  of 
many  others.  We  all  know  how  a 
mistake  in  a  decimal  point  in  a  factor 
of  safety  sent  to  destruction  a  steel 
structure  costing  hundreds  of  thousands 
of  dollars  and  snuffed  out  a  score  of 
lives. 

Every  man  establishes  himself  early 
in  life  as  one  being  safe  and  accurate, 
or  unreliable  and  inaccurate.  This 
characteristic  is  potent  in  its  scope. 

Action  built  upon  a  desire  to  serve 
will  be  one  of  the  biggest  assets  in 
the  future.  How  many  of  our  large 
corporations  give  the  ver>'  best  of 
service  until  competition  drives  them 
to  it?  How  many  of  our  large  busi- 
ness houses  give  the  service  they  might 
give  until  some  other  house,  seeking 
a  foothold,  gives  better  service  than 
they  have  ever  thought  of? 

How  much  better  it  would  have  been 
if  the  leading  telephone  company  of 
this  country  had  been  less  arbitrary  in 
the  earlier  days  and  if  its  policy  had 
been  more  prompt  action  and  better 
service!  Millions  of  dollars  would  have 
been  saved  in  competing  lines,  made 
necessary  on  account  of  poor  service 
and  arbitrary  methods.  Imagination 
built  upon  logical  conclusions  could 
and  should  have  told  the  management 
the  possibilities  of  supreme  service. 

Some  of  the  railroad  companies  of 
to-day  only  give  service  where  keen 
competition  is  present.  Does  it  take 
much    of    an    imagination    to    picture 


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how  much  more  profitable  it  would 
be  to  the  companies  and  how  much 
more  satisfactory  it  would  be  to  the 
public  if  their  lines  and  their  branches 
were  operated  upon  a  strict  desire  to 
serve?  Too  many  managers  to-day, 
strengthened  by  their  present  position, 
take  an  arbitrary  stand  rather  than  adopt 
the  policy  of  giving  the  best  service. 

1  thoroughly  believe  that  every  large 
business  concern,  whether  it  has  serious 
competition  or  not,  should  build  up 
an  imaginary  competitor  and  carry  on 
its  business  policy  based  upon  the  se- 
verest competition.  This  would  tend 
not  only  to  satisfy  the  public  and  save 
the  waste  created  by  needless  com- 
petition— which  otherwise  will  follow — 
but  would  Intrench  it  in  the  minds  of 
the  people  so  strongly  that  real  com- 
petition would  be  impossible. 

The  man  who  can  accurately  figure 
out  the  very  best  possible  service  a 
company  can  give  and  then  insist  upon 
action,   based   purely   upon    the   desire 


to  serve,  will  be  in  great  demand  in 
the  future.  He  will  not  only  be  doing 
the  community  at  large  a  service,  but 
all  things  will  come  in  the  future  to 
this  man  because  he  is  of  economic 
value  to  the  community  he  serves. 

Action,  however,  needs  the  cool,  cal- 
culating head  of  executive  ability  to 
keep  it  upon  the  track. 

If  a  man  has  the  ability  to  execute 
the  plans  of  others,  he  can  become  a 
power  in  the  world.  However,  if  this 
man  has  sufficient  imagination  to  see 
things  to  be  developed,  he  is  a  stronger 
and  better  man.  If  he  is  accurate, 
he  is  even  more  valuable.  But  the 
man  who  has  ability  to  see  what  the 
world  needs,  accurately  plans  to  supply 
that  need  with  plans  based  upon  the 
desire  to  serve  and  is  then  able  to  exe- 
cute these  plans  and  bring  them  to  a 
successful  conclusion,  can  go  as  far  as 
he  likes  and  accomplish  things  hereto- 
fore unthought.  The  world  will  be- 
stow upon  him  her  richest  gifts. 


The  Making  of  Noise 


CJOME  time  ago  the  City  of  Denver 
passed  an  ordinance  forbidding  the 
ringing  of  church  bells. 

And  now  the  screech  of  steam  whistles 
has  gotten  the  kibosh.  This  on  the  peti- 
tion of  Dean  Hart.  The  good  Dean, 
backed  up  by  the  fireman  and  police,  put 
forth  the  argument  that  there  is  no  valid 
excuse  for  making  a  noise  in  order  to 
show  the  time  of  day. 

Everybody  carries  a  watch — or  should. 
You  can  get  a  good  Ingersoll  ticker  for  a 
dollar,  and  when  it  ceases  to  keep  good 
time,  just  put  it  on  the  anvil  and  hit  it  a 
smash  with  the  hammer,  as  Edison  does, 
and  buy  a  new  one! 

If  you  work  for  a  firm  and  are  not  on 
time,  you  know  what  will  happen  to  you 
if  you  get  the  habit.  As  for  quitting 
work,  no  blast  from  a  steam  siren  is  neces- 
sary for  most  of  us. 

If  church  is  not  interesting  enough,  so 
that  vou  can  get  around  before  the  collec- 


tion is  taken — if  you  believe  in  what  the 
church  stands  for — again  you  know  what 
will  happen,  and  if  you  don't  you  will 
find  later  on. 

The  notifying  of  people  as  to  their 
duties  by  making  a  discordant  noise  that 
the  entire  city  can  hear  is  out  of  place,  out 
of  date,  behind  the  times,  and  should  be 
eliminated.  Our  hearts  are  with  Dean 
Hart. 

Electric  bells  in  a  factory,  where  the 
pressing  of  a  button  notifies  the  occupants 
of  the  time  of  day,  are  all  right.  This  is  a 
private  matter.  But  when  a  man  has  a 
factory  with  a  few  hundred  employees, 
that  he  should  make  a  noise  that  a  hun- 
dred thousand  people  are  compelled  to  hear 
several  times  a  day  is  certainly  absurd. 

Denver  is  a  great  city,  and  in  nineteen 
hundred  and  fifteen,  when  we  all  go  to 
California,  every  one  would  stop  at  Denver 
and  fill  his  lungs  with  ozone  and  his  sky- 
piece  with  ideas. — Elbert  Hubbard. 


MUNICIPAL  PROGRESS 


67 


Progress  and  Development 


OF   CANADIAN 


TOWNS   AND    CITIES 

=  (Alphabetically  Arranged)  


#TT  Reports  from  all  parts  of  the  Dominion  indicate  unbroken 
j\  growth  and  prosperity,  with  the  prospect  for  191 3  exceed- 
ingly bright.  The  extent  of  191 2's  developments,  with  regard 
to  both  real  estate  and  commerce,  formed  a  new  record  for 
Canada,  and  evidenced  a  firm  confidence  in  home  and  outside 
investors  in  the  immediate  future  of  the  country.  Plans  for 
191 3  are  being  laid  on  a  broad  scale,  which  augurs  immense 
progress  and  development  all  over  the  Dominion,  from  Halifax 
to  Vancouver. 


Areola,  Sask. 

Areola  is  on  the  C.P.R.,  120  miles  south- 
west of  Brandon,  in  a  splendid  farming  dis- 
trict. 

The  population  is  1,200.  Assessment 
$931.00.  Tax  rate  233^  mills.  There  are 
six  elevators  (capacity  172,000  bushels),  flour 
mill,  brick  plant,  and  many  other  industries. 
There  is  an  opening  here  for  a  steam  laundry 
and  other  mdustries. 

There  were  handled  at  Areola  last  season, 
491,000  bushels  of  grain.  300  cattle.  275 
horses  and  326  hogs. 

The  Board  of  Trade  is  liberal  towards  new 
industries.  Write  the  Secretary,  J.  R.  Don- 
aldson, for  what  they  will  do  to  induce  indus- 
tries to  locate  here. 

The  President  of  the  Board  of  Trade  is  J. 
W.  Kennedy;  Town  Clerk,  J.  R.  Donaldson, 
(who  is  also  Secy.-Treas.  of  the  town).  W.  M. 
Connor,  Mayor,  and  T.  C.  Yeoward,  Post- 
master. 
5 


An  electric  power  and  light  plant  has  been 
installed.  Water  is  supplied  from  Moose 
Mountain  by  gravity  system.  There  is  a 
chemical  fire  engine  and  other  fire-fighting 
equipment,  in  charge  of  H.  R.  Francis,  Fire 
Chief.     The  Chief  of  Police  is  F.  J.  Owen. 

There  are  public  and  high  schools,  town 
hall,  court  house,  land  titles  office,  opera 
house,  two  hotels,  four  miles  of  sidewalks. 
Government  phones,  local  and  rural;  C.P.R. 
Telegraph,  Dominion  Hxpress. 

The  banks  and  their  managers  are :  Union, 
A.  Lowe;  Merchants',  J.  N.  Kennedy. 

Wc  may  huild  more  splendid  Imhiin- 
lions, 
Fill  our  rooms  with  paint nu/  and 
with  sculptures 
But  we  cannot  buy  with  gold  the  old 
associations. 

— Longfellow. 


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A  Fine  River 

Railway  Just  Completed 

Great  Natural  Resources 


ATHABASCA 
r\  LANDING 

(Lincoln  Park) 

Possesses  all  these  and  in 
a  short  time  will  become 
a  Great  City  and 

A  GREAT  CENTRE 

A  little  investigation  of  the 
geographical  position  and 
other  advantages  of  this 
town  will  convince  you 
that  now  is  the  time  to 
buy  your  lots. 


Full  particulars  from 


NorthAvest  Empire 
Land   Company,   Ltd. 

Suite  1  to  10  Cadogan  Block 

CALGARY       -      ALBERTA 


Athabasca  Landing, 
Alta. 

A  water  system  is  bein^  installed  here  and 
a  fine  public  school  is  being  erected. 

There  is  a  demand  for  laborers,  carpenters 
and  painters  at  the  present  time. 

There  are  openings  for  a  hardware  store, 
cafe  and  hotel.  A  flour  mill  and  sawmill 
would  also  be  welcomed. 

The  world's  greatest  deposits  of  asphalt 
are  north  of  Athabasca  Landing.  The  geol- 
ogists of  the  Dominion  Government  estimate 
that  there  is  enough  asphalt  to  pave  every 
street  in  all  the  cities  of  Canada. 

There  are  also  large  oU  deposits  in  the  neigh- 
borhood, good  results  being  obtained  from 
borings  at  Fort  McKay. 

Natural  gas  will  be  furnished  to  the  city 
this  autumn.  The  franchise  is  owned  by  a 
Toronto  firm.  Other  inducements  for  manu- 
factm-ers  are  cheap  gas,  coal  and  wood,  and 
abtmdant  water  power.  Add  to  this  an 
enormous  distributing  territory. 

A  cement  plant  is  to  be  constructed  here, 
also  a  brick  plant;  and  a  pulp  and  flour  mill 
is  promised  for  the  near  future. 

The  Great  Pelican  gas  well,  supplying 
about  300,000  cubic  feet  of  natural  gas  per  day, 
solves  the  lighting  and  heating  problem  of 
Athabasca  Landing. 

Two  of  the  most  important  assets  of  any 
city  are  cheap  fuel  and  cheap  lumber.  The 
large  coal  mine  now  in  operation  supplies 
high-grade  bituminous  coal,  and  the  timber 
berths  along  the  Athabasca  River  for  some 
hundreds  of  miles  supply  cheap  lumber  to  the 
builders. 

Athabasca  Landing  is  situated  100  miles 
north  of  Edmonton  on  the  Athabasca  River. 
From  this  point  navigation  extends  through 
the  Slave  Lakes  and  Mackenzie  River  to  the 
Arctic  Ocean.  Thirty-six  hundred  miles  of 
navigable  water  now  connects  with  steel  at 
this  point,  and  steamboats  are  coming  to  the 
Arctic  Circle. 

The  Canadian  Northern  Railway  have  their 
rails  already  laid  and  the  C.P.R.  have  located 
their  right-of-way  through  this  district  from 
Wilkie.  The  C.  N.  R.  is  also  building  to  the 
Landing  from  North  Battleford.  The  com- 
pany is  to  bridge  Athabasca  River  within  the 
city  limits  and  put  in  a  road  traffic  bridge. 


MUNICIPAL  PROGRESS 


69 


Athabasca  Landing — Continued. 

A  Government  ferry  crosses  the  river  at  all 
hours. 

Bonds  have  been  guaranteed  by  the  Alberta 
Government  for  a  road  to  Peace  River  Land- 
ing, to  Fort  McMurray,  and  east  to  Lac  la 
Biche,  which  must  be  in  operation  within  three 
years.  A  large  force  of  men  are  already  at  work. 

A  Government  telegraph  line  is  also  to  be 
constructed  to  Fort  McMurray  this  season. 

The  Northern  Transportation  Co.  attend 
to  the  freight  and  passenger  traffic  by  water. 

Building  is  progressing  rapidly,  so  rapidly 
in  fact  that  the  sawmills  at  the  Landing  can- 
not supply  the  demand  for  lumber.  Over 
forty  cars  of  lumber  are  at  present  on  the 
way  from  outside  points,  consigned  to  the 
Crown  Lumber  Co. 

There  has  been  an  enormous  influx  of 
settlers  already  this  season,  and  they  still 
come  in  a  steady  stream  daily  from  all  points 
of  the  compass. 

Agriculturally  the  district  is  unsurpassed. 
Almost  any  kind  of  crop  can  be  grown  to 
greatest  perfection.  Wheat  grown  in  this 
district  has  taken  first  prize  at  Edmonton, 
1911;  first  prize  at  Chicago,  1893;  first  prize 
at  Philadelphia,  1876,  showing  that  the  dis- 
trict was  proven  long  ago. 

A  new  immigration  hall  is  to  be  erected 
here  to  accommodate  the  newcomers.  The 
town  is  also  to  have  a  water  and  sewerage 
system  this  season. 

The  population  is  about  400.  The  Mayor 
is  Jas.  H.  Wood;  Sec.-Treas.,  C.  E.  Nanceki- 
vill;  Board  of  Trade  President,  Jas.  H.  Wood; 
Sec,  A.  L.  Sawle;  Postmaster,  Jas.  Minns. 
Assessment  $388,000;  tax  rate  21  mills. 

There  are  three  banks  located  here:  The 
Imperial,  managed  by  A.  L.  Sawle;  the 
Royal,  managed  by  J.  M.  Howley,  and  the 
Canadian  Bank  of  Commerce.  Also  good 
schools,  a  theatre,  hotels.  Government  tele- 
graph, and  fire  equipment. 

Get  into  the  habit  of  looking  for 
the  silver  lining  of  the  cloud,  and 
when  you  h^ave  found  it,  continue  to 
look  at  it  rather  than  the  leaden  grey 
in  the  middle.  It  mil  help  you  over 
He   iiuDu/  hard  places. 


ATHABASCA 
LANDING 


A  funnel  through  which  percohites  the  whole 
trade  between  the  wheat  belt  and  the  Arctic 
and  the  true  Gateway  of  the  Nforth. 

Agnes  Deans  Cameron,  in  The  New  North 

These  are  reasons  why  you 
should  invest  in  Athabasca 
Landing : 

1.  Cheap  fuel. 

2.  Unlimited    natural  re- 
sources. 

3.  Thousands  of  miles  of  navi- 

gable waters. 

4.  Wonderful    distributing 
territory. 

5.  Millions  of  acres  of  choice 
farm  lands. 

6.  Is    destined    to    become   a 
great  Railway  centre. 

7.  The  true  and  onlv  Gateway 

of  the  North. 
Every   emigrant,   every  com- 
modity for  the  entire  Xorth, 
must  pay  its  toll  to  Athabasca 
Landing. 

ALLENDALE 

Is  the  property  endorsed  by 
the  Board  of  Trade.  Situated 
on  the  original  city  limits — 
level,  high,  and  dry. 
An  investment  here  will  in- 
terest the  shrewd  investor 
and  make  him  money  quickly. 
Prices   will   advance   shortly. 

OPPORTUNITY  INVESTMENT  CO. 
LIMITED 

114   KING  ST.    WEST,  TORONTO 

He«d  Office.   EDMONTON.  Al.TA. 

Br.nchei.  VANCOUVER.  B.C.:  WINNIPEG. 

MAN.;  KAMLOOPS.  B.C. 

References:  Royal  Hank 


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Brandon,  Man. 

The  action  of  the  City  Council  toward  the 
securing  of  a  site  for  the  erection  of  car  barns 
for  Brandon's  Street  Railway  is  regarded 
quite  generally  as  in  keeping  with  the  re- 
quirements of  the  city.  It  now  appears 
likely  that  several  factories  will  locate  in  the 
immediate  vicinity.  The  site  is  easily  ac- 
cessible, and  the  spur  line  of  the  Canadian 
Northern  now  building  will  be  extended  to 
the  property.  There  can  be  little  question 
but  that  the  spur  line  will  increase  the  value 
of  the  property  by  at  least  $25,000.  It  is 
the  intention  to  have  the  street  railway  ready 
for  actual  operation  in  time  for  the  Dominion 
Fair  next  year.  Specifications  for  equipment 
and  single  track,  pay-as-you-enter  cars  are 
now  being  prepared.  As  a  result  of  the  an- 
nouncement of  the  Street  Railway  Company's 
plans,  a  pronounced  movement  in  real  estate 
circles  has  been  developing  during  the  past 
few  days,  particularly  in  the  southern  sec- 
tion of  the  city,  where  it  is  believed  a  large 
number  of  factories  and  warehouses  will  be 
located  at  an  early  date.  The  expenditure 
of  $15,000  by  the  Commercial  Bureau  during 
the  present  year  is  already  showing  marked 
results  in  the  city's  growth  and  expansion. 

The  C.P.R.  is  completing  another  span  to 
lay  double-trackage  on  their  bridge  over  the 
Assiniboine,  to  meet  the  exigencies  of  in- 
creased traffic. 

A  scheme,  backed  by  strong  financial  men 
in  Calgary,  for  supplying  this  and  other 
cities  along  the  C.P.R.  with  gas  at  25c.  per 
thousand,  will,  if  carried  through,  be  one  of 
the  greatest  engineering  feats  in  the  world. 

The  Dominion  Government  has  decided  to 
lay  out  the  land  lying  between  the  Brandon 
Experimental  Farm  and  the  Assiniboine  River 
as  a  beautiful  park.  This  land  was  originally 
set  aside  for  experimental  farm  purposes  by 
the  Government,  but  was  never  so  util- 
ized. 

Brandon's  new  Winter  Fair  Arena  is  said 
to  be  the  first  building  of  its  kind  in  Canada 
and  the  third  in  America,  the  other  two  being 
the  Coliseum  at  Chicago  and  the  Armory  at 
Scranton,  Pa.  The  method  of  construction 
is  known  as  the  three-pin  hinge  system.  The 
building,  which  will  be  136  x  260  feet,  is  being 
constructed  without  a  column  of   any    de- 


scription. There  will  thus  be  a  clear,  unimped- 
ed view  of  the  arena  from  all  parts  of  the  house. 
The  arena  proper,  in  which  the  procession  of 
live  stock  will  take  place,  is  80  x  100  feet. 

The  banks  and  their  managers  are:  Im- 
perial, A.  R.  B.  Heam;  Bank  of  Hamilton, 
M.  W.  Morton;  Royal,  C.  K.  Eville;  British 
North  America,  A.  MacCallum;  Union,  J.  J. 
MilUdge;  Dominion,  W.  A.  Peace;  Northern 
Crown,  E.  S.  Phillips;  Montreal,  J.  \V.  G. 
Watson;  Commerce,  A.  Maybee;  Merchants', 
J.  S.  Willmott. 

The  Mayor  of  Brandon  is  J.  W.  Fleming; 
City  Treasurer,  Geo.  F.  Sykes;  City  Clerk, 
Harry  Brown;  City  Engineer,  E.  A.  Speak- 
man;  Pres.  Board  of  Trade,  A.  E.  McKenzie; 
Secretary,  O.  L.  Harwood;  Publicity  Com- 
missioner, Watson  Griffin;  President,  J.  W. 
G.  Watson;  Postmaster,  Kenneth  Campbell. 


There  are  so  many  things — best 
things — that  can  only  come  when 
youth  is  past — that  it  may  well  hap- 
pen to  many  of  us  to  find  ourselves 
happier  and  happier  to  the  last. — 
Eliot. 


For  Information  on  Real  Estate 
Values  in  Manitoba,  write 

RUPERT    MAGEE 

Real  Estate,  Loans  and  Insurance 


924  Bosser  Ave.        Brandon,  Manitoba 


HOTELKEEPERS  AND  JOBBERS 

In  the  Brandon  district,  are  you  sending  your 
money  east  of  the  Great  Lakes  or  are  you  buy- 
ing the  famous  "Launora"  and  "Bland  S" 
Cigars,  made  in  Brandon,  thereby  keeping  your 
money  in  circulation  in  the  Brandon  district 
where  it  belongs?  "Launora"  and  "Bland 
S"  Cigars  are  made  by  the 
WALDKON  CIGAR  CO.  BRANDON 


GEO. 

FORBES 

Burchill  Block 

-     Brandon,  Man. 

Real 

Estate 

Snaps  in  Farm  Land  and  City  Property 

Phones: 

956  and  1037 

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Calgary,  Alta. 

The  Massey-IIarris  Company  will  i)uild  a 
SIOO.UOO  warehouse  in  Calgary. 

Henderson's  Directory  census  enumera- 
tors place  the  city's  population  at  71,000. 

Labor  of  nearly  all  kinds  has  been  very 
much  in  demand.  In  some  cases  teamsters 
were  difficult  to  secure  at  $60  per  month  and 
board,  while  rush  jobs  have  brought  brick- 
layers 80  cents  per  hour. 

One  year  ago  a  comer  lot  at  Twelfth 
Avenue  and  First  St.  East  was  acquired  by 
a  syndicate  for  $38,000.  It  has  now  passed 
into  the  possession  of  Hugh  Walsh  for  $60,- 
000,  netting  the  former  owners  $22,000  for 
carrying  it  one  year. 

The  Town  Planning  Commission  has  re- 
ceived recognition  from  the  City  Council  to 
the  extent  of  securing  a  by-law  to  be  submit- 
ted to  the  people  for  a  $10,000  grant  towards 
the  preliminary  work  of  the  Commission. 

Calgary's  University,  made  possible  by 
public-spirited  citizens  who  contributed  out 
of  their  own  pockets  the  necessary  funds,  is 
affiliated  with  McGill  College,  Montreal,  for 
degree  conferring  powers.  Classes  were  in- 
augurated in  October  and  the  first  term  at- 
tendance promises  to  reach  the  100  mark  the 
promoters  prophesied. 

There  are  no  kindergarten  classes,  the  age 
of  admission  to  the  public  classes.  Grade  I, 
being  six  years.  The  5,643  scholars  in  at- 
tendance during  the  month  of  September 
were  taught  by  146  teachers — of  whom  12 
are  in  the  Collegiate  Institute  with  291  pu- 
pils— a  total  increase  of  25.5  per  cent,  over 
the  attendance  of  September,  1911. 

On  the  first  of  October  the  city  of  Calgary 
opened  a  civic  abattoir  with  sanitary 
killing  and  cooling  plant.  One  freezing  room 
accommodates  3,000  carcasses  and  there 
are  also  the  usual  reduction  works  to 
dispose  of  the  residue  from  the  slaughter 
house  into  commercial  products.  This  ab- 
attoir is  to  be  operated  in  compliance  with 
the  regulations  of  the  city  Board  of  Health, 
under  the  supervision  of  an  Inspector,  in  the 
interests  of  the  citizens.  Slaughtering  else- 
where than  in  the  public  abattoir,  or  in 
the  large  meat  packing  establishments,  is 
prohibited,  and  even  farmers  bringing  meat 
for  sale  must  have  it  bear  the  Health  Office 
stamp.  It  is  estimated  that  16,625  lbs  of 
beef  alone  are  consumed  in  Calgary  daily. 


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Calgary — Continued 

Calgary's  building  permits  for  the  first 
nine  months  of  1912  were  $15,861,226,  an 
increase  of  46  per  cent,  over  1911,  and  giving 
this  city  easily  third  place  among  cities  of  the 
Dominion. 

The  new  customs  examining  warehouse  will 
have  a  frontage  of  112  feet  on  First  Street 
East  and  200  feet  on  Eleventh  Avenue,  and 
will  consist  of  four  stores  and  basement. 
Twenty  feet  is  the  height  of  the  ground  floor, 
the  remaining  three  stories  fifteen  feet  high. 
Local  cut  stone  and  pressed  brick  are  to  be 
used  in  the  construction. 

Building  trade  operations  are  especially 
active.  Labor  unions  claim  to  have  approxi- 
mately 12,000,  by  far  the  most  of  whom  are 
directly  interested  in  building.  A  difi'erence 
of  opinion  between  stone  cutters  and  stone 
masons  as  to  whom  belongs  the  right  to 
certain  classes  of  work,  has  existed  all  season 
and  promises  to  continue  despite  all  efi'orts  to 
bring  the  disputants  to  an  amicable  under- 
standing. 

Senator  Lougheed,  the  financial  magnate 
behind  the  Sherman  Grand  Theatre,  announces 
that  he  will  erect  forthwith  an  up-to-date 
vaudeville  house,  so  that  Calgary  may  be  in 
the  forefront  in  matters  of  entertainment. 
The  Sherman  Grand  is  in  many  respects  the 
finest  house  of  its  size  in  the  Dominion. 

City  Post  Office  statistics  show  that  in 
comparison  with  a  certain  week  in  1910, 
during  which  191,011  letters  passed  through, 
the  same  period  this  year  gives  a  record 
from  the  machine  of  480,186.  Revenue 
from  stamps, etc.,  advanced  about 40  percent, 
over  1911.  The  capacity  of  the  office  is 
taxed  to  extremity. 

Two  young  ladies  braved  the  incidents  of 
a  night  out  on  the  Land  Office  steps  when  in 
company  with  half-a-dozen  men  they  lined 
up  the  evening  before  to  be  in  readiness  for 
filing  on  certain  desirable  locations  in  the 
o'l  district  near  Calgary.  The  ladies'  places 
in  the  line  were  gallantly  reserved  for  them 
while  they  reposed  for  a  time  in  a  big  touring 
car  which  at  the  edge  of  the  sidewalk  served 
as  a  strategical  base.  Success  rewarded 
the  endeavor. 

During  the  past  eighteen  months  Calgary 
has  expended  on  civic  works  such  as  sewers, 
paving,  conduits,  bridges,  buildings,  water- 
works  extension   and   maintenance,   electric 


railway,  etc.,  etc.,  and  general  estimates, 
$8,049,568.  Three-quarters  of  a  million  dol- 
lars' worth  of  new  schools  are  now  in  hand. 

In  view  of  the  remarkable  immunity  from 
serious  loss  by  fire,  for  which  Calgary  is 
noted,  the  Board  of  Trade  is  asking  the 
Underwriters'  Association  for  a  further  re- 
duction on  the  rates  which  now  prevail. 
These  rates  are  from  30  to  65  cents  per  $100. 

A  committee  has  been  appointed  to  gather 
data  on  the  distribution  of  cars,  so  that 
when  the  Railway  Commission  meets  here  it 
will  be  in  a  position  to  urge  better  treatment 
for  the  Province  of  Alberta  in  handling  this 
year's  crop. 

It  is  expected  that  a  municipal  Labor 
Bureau  will  be  formed  here.  Miss  Wileman, 
an  English  lady,  has  spent  some  time  in 
bringing  this  subject  before  those  whose  in- 
terest could  be  enlisted.  The  underlying 
idea  is  to  endeavor  to  adjust  a  balance  be- 
tween the  shortage  of  labor  during  the  sum- 
mer months  and  the  over-supply  of  the  win- 
ter. Boards  of  Trade,  Churches,  Labor 
Unions  and  other  organizations  in  a  position 
to  assist  are  to  be  asked  to  lend  their  aid  in 
making  the  movement  a  success. 

Calgary's  municipal  street  railway  has 
completed  its  third  year  of  operation. 

The  banks  and  their  managers  are:  Bank 
of  Nova  Scotia,  Wm.  Connacter;  Molsons,  F. 
Macbeth ;  Imperial,  (2)  A.  L.  Nunna  and  J. 
H.  Wilson;  Quebec  Bank,  W.  H.  Clarke; 
Traders,  J.  A.  Walker;  Royal,  J.  W.  Cameron; 
British  North  America,  G.  F.  Laing;  To- 
ronto, C.  R.  Latimer;  Union,  R.  H.  Mac- 
Micking;  Dominion  (2),  R.  K.  Bearisto; 
Standard  (2),  G.  C.  Perkins;  Northern 
Crown,  B,  P.  Hutton;  Montreal,  W.  H.  Hogg; 
Commerce  (4),  E.  M.  Saunders,  M.  R.  Comp- 
lin, E.  M.  Saunders;  Merchants'  (2),  E.  W. 
McMullen  and  W.  S.  Blagg. 

The  Mayor  is  Jno.  W.  Mitchell ;  City  Clerk, 
J.  M.  Miller;  City  Treasurer,  Thos.  H.  Burns; 
City  Engineer,  Jas.  T.  Child.  The  President 
of  the  Board  of  Trade  is  E.  A.  Dagg,  and  the 
Secretary,  WiUiam  H.  Willson.  Postmaster, 
Geo.  C.  King;  Industrial  Commissioner, 
Andrew  Miller. 

A  temper  is  a  fine  thing,  hut,  like 
everything  else  you  possess,  it  is  of 
no  value  to  you  if  you  lose  it. 


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73 


Chilliwack,  B.C. 

There  are  openings  here  for  iron  works 
(plenty  of  material  close),  pork-packing  plant, 
pickle  works,  and  a  canning  factory.  Good 
hotels  wanted  at  once.  There  is  good  de- 
mand for  farm  labor  any  time. 

A  high  school  costing  $40,000  will  be  built 
by  the  Chilliwack  school  board  this  year. 
An  appropriation  of  $24,000  has  been  made 
towards  it  by  the  provincial  department  of 
education  with  the  understanding  that  a  like 
amount  is  expended  by  the  city  for  the  school. 
An  ideal  site  of  three  acres  centrally  located 
has  been  secured  and  an  option  taken  for  the 
purchase  of  it.  The  City  Council  in  a  few 
days  will  submit  a  by-law  to  the  ratepayers  to 
procure  their  sanction  for  the  raising,  by 
debenture  loan,  the  sum  of  $25,000.  This 
amount,  together  with  that  appropriated  by 
the  government,  will  buy  the  site,  and  con- 
struct and  fully  equip  the  proposed  building. 

The  new  school  will  have  four  rooms  and 
accommodation  for  about  150  pupils.  With 
the  present  building,  there  is  accommodation 
for  less  than  half  that  number,  and  only  two 
teachers  can  be  employed.  More  than  half 
the  pupils  in  the  valley  desirous  of  attending 


high  school,  have  to  be  accommodated  in  out- 
side schools.  This  illustrates  how  Chilliwack 
is  growing. 

This  district  is  noted  the  world  over  for 
its  famous  fruit.  There  are  two  canning 
factories,  two  creameries,  sash  and  door  fac- 
tories, lumber  mills,  etc. 

There  are  PubHc  and  High  Schools,  City 
Hall,  Court  House,  Opera  House  (can  seat 
800),  three  good  hotels,  ten  miles  macadam 
and  gravel  streets,  six  miles  plank  or  con- 
crete sidewalks,  C.P.R.  Telegraph,  Chilliwack 
Telephone  Co.  (600  connections),  local,  rural 
and  long  distance. 

Banks  and  their  managers  are:  Bank  of 
Vancouver,  E.  M.  Anderson;  Royal,  F.  B. 
Lyle;  Montreal,  E.  Duthie;  Commerce,  K. 
V.  Mimro;  Merchants',  N.  S.  Mackenzie. 
This  shows  the  financial  aspect  of  the  com- 
munity. 

The  population  is  2,000.  Assessment, 
$1,697,383;  tax  rate,  17K  mills.  R.  F. 
Waddington,  Mayor;  D.  E.  Carleton,  Treas- 
urer and  Clerk;  J.  B.  Croley,  City  Engineer; 
S.  Mellard,  Postmaster;  H.  J.  Barber,  Presi- 
dent Board  of  Trade;  D.  E.  Carleton,  Secre- 
tary. 


//  was  Emerson,  I  belieiie,  who  said:  ''Every  man  is  as  lazy  as  he  dares  to  be." 
It  has  been  my  observation  that  when  it  comes  to  daring  to  be  mentally  lazy,  there  are 
surprisingly  Jew  cowards.  The  average  man  is  so  averse  to  reasonably  continuous 
mental  activity  involving  effort  upon  a  plane  of  reflection  and  conscious  reasoning,  tJtat 
I  have  often  wondered  if,  in  the  plan  of  evolution,  God  had  not  ordained  this  indiference 
and  slow  progress  for  some  beneficent  reason,  not,  as  yet,  revealed. 


Why  Western  Towns  Grow 


From  the  Orillia  News-Letter 

CWhat  Orillia  needs  is  publicity  and  some  judicious  adver- 
tising in  the  United  States  and  England.  Last  week  the 
citizens  of  Medicine  Hat,  Alberta,  a  town  smaller  than  Orillia, 
raised  $50,000  for  publicity  and  Calgary  raised  $100,000  for  the 
same  purpose.    No  wonder  the  Western  towns  grow. 


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Edmonton,  Alta. 

The  Board  of  Trade  has  recently  urged 
the  City  Council  to  take  steps  looking  to  the 
provision  of  a  supply  of  natural  gas  for  the 
city,  it  being  regarded  as  a  certainty  that 
such  supply  is  available  within  practicable 
piping  distance,  if  not  within  the  city  itself. 
In  the  meantime  plans  are  being  matured, 
and  arrangements  made  for  the  purchase  of 
material  required  for  the  installation  of  a  dis- 
tribution system,  work  on  which  is  to  be 
commenced  as  soon  as  practicable,  the  nature 
of  the  gas,  whether  natural  or  artificial,  and 
the  source  of  supply,  to  be  left  for  settlement 
after  further  investigation  of  the  possibilities. 

Mr.  Andrew  Laidlaw,  of  Spokane,  and 
some  of  his  associates  interested  in  the  Jasper 
Park  Collieries,  recently  returned  to  Edmon- 
ton from  an  inspection  of  their  property. 
Two  hundred  and  twenty-seven  men  are  em- 
ployed on  the  property,  and  the  Grand  Trunk 
Pacific  takes  the  entire  output  of  coal  for  use 
on  its  locomotives.  Additional  equipment  is 
being  rapidly  installed,  and,  on  completion, 
500  men  will  be  employed  and  the  output  in- 
creased to  2,000  tons  daily. 

General  Manager  H.  H.  McLeod,  of  the 
Canadian  Northern  Railway,  recently  signed 
an  agreement,  in  which  the  company  is 
bound  to  the  erection  of  the  proposed  term- 
inal station  and  freight  sheds  on  the  south 
side  before  the  1st  July,  1913.  The  station 
is  to  be  erected  on  the  Second  Avenue  South 
property,  purchased  by  the  C.N.R.  last  year 
in  block  43. 

The  British  Trusts,  Ltd.,  has  been  organ- 
ized in  Edmonton,  with  a  capital  of  $500,- 
000.  E.  W.  Day,  president  of  the  company, 
states  that  he  and  his  Eastern  associates  are 
arranging  the  purchase  of  200,000  acres  of 
prairie  land  in  the  Peace  River  district. 

The  Grand  Tnmk  Pacific  Railway  pas- 
senger depot  at  the  head  of  McDougall 
Avenue,  which  will  be  four  blocks  north  of  the 
site  of  the  big  hotel  to  be  erected  by  that 
company,  will  be  of  handsome  design,  will 
provide  six  tracks,  and  is  estimated  to  cost 
$400,000. 

The  Canadian  Pacific  Railway  is  also 
actively  pushing  forward  work  on  its  Edmon- 
ton terminals,  preparatory  to  the  opening  of 
traffic  to  the  north  side  upon  completion  of 
the  great  high  level  bridge,  work  on  which  is 
being  pushed  with  all  possible  energy. 


The  Municipal  Census  Commissioner  has 
announced,  as  a  result  of  the  enumeration 
made  on  1st  June,  that  the  population  of 
Edmonton  on  that  date  was  53,383.  This 
figure  includes  some  2,400  transients.  In 
1901  the  population  was  2,625,  and  in  1906 
it  was  11,173. 

Low  rate  taxation,  13.7  mills;  $500,000 
new  wealth  loan  companies. 

Municipally-owned  industrial  sites  for 
lease  with  option  of  piu-chase. 

Coal,  ore,  oil,  natural  gas,  minerals  in 
close  proximity. 

Over  a  hundred  wholesale  and  commission 
houses  in  the  city. 

BUILDING   GROWTH. 

During  1912  Edmonton  will  lay  350.000 
square  yards  of  street  paving  at  a  cost  of  a 
million  and  a  quarter  dollars.  At  the  be- 
ginning of  the  new  year  Edmonton  had  217,- 
427  square  yards  of  paved  streets. 

Seventeen  banks  and  three  police  stations, 
two  telephone  sub-stations. 

POPULATION. 


1905 9,200 

1906 14,000 

1907 18,000 

1908 20,000 


1909 23,000 

1910 25,000 

1911 28,000 

1912 40,000 


ASSESSMENTS. 

1912  (estimated) 

1911 

1910 

1909 

1908 

1907 

1906 

1905 

1904 

1903 

1902 

1901 

FORECAST. 


$70,000,000 

46,494,740 

30,105,110 

25,584,990 

22,535,700 

21,985,700 

17,046,798 

6,620,985 

3,959,648 

3,208,100 

1,724,420 

1,244.731 


At  the  present  rate  of  development  and 
growth  Edmonton  will  have  a  population  of 
100,000  in  1915  and  an  assessed  valuation  of 
$130,000,000.  Its  street  railway  mileage 
will  be  90  miles;  paved  streets  and  boule- 
vards, 70  miles;  200  miles  of  sewers;  250 
miles  of  water  mains.  Edmonton  is  growing 
faster  than  it  can  be  polished,  it  is  young  and 
rough,  but  three  years  will  witness  a  most 
remarkable  development. 


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75 


Fort  William,  Ont. 

Local  officials  of  the  Canadian  Northern 
Railway  in  Fort  William  have  announced 
that  the  plans  and  specifications  for  a  new 
passenger  depot  have  been  prepared  and  are 
now  in  the  hands  of  the  Canadian  Railway 
Commission  for  ratification.  The  new  struc- 
ture will  cost  in  the  neighborhood  of  $20,000. 

As  announced  several  months  ago,  it  is 
still  the  intention  of  the  Canadian  Car  and 
Foundry  Co.  to  have  the  Fort  William  plant 
in  operation  next  year.  Men  to  the  number 
of  120  are  employed  on  construction  work 
now.  A  building  1,600  feet  long  and  140 
feet  wide  is  being  erected. 

The  new  factory  will  cost  about  $125,000, 
including  building,  site,  machinery,  etc.  The 
building  alone  will  cost  between  $35,000  and 
$40,000.  The  factory  here  is  to  be  subsidiary 
of  the  Dominion  Match  Co.,  Ltd.,  but  is 
to  be  controlled  by  local  people  and  represent 
local  capital  as  far  as  possible.  They  expect 
to  do  about  $700,000  worth  of  business  a 
year  and  turn  out  36,000,000  matches  per  day. 

The  Dominion  Match  Co.  is  a  com- 
paratively new  concern  and  manufactures 
matches  under  new  patents,  called  the  Parker 
Continuous  Process,  which  they  claim  is  fifty 
per  cent,  cheaper  than  the  die  process  used 
by  other  manufacturers.  These  patents  are 
to  be  used  in  the  factory  to  be  erected  here. 

The  elevators  are  now  beginning  to  fill  up, 
and  if  the  present  rush  of  grain  continues, 
their  storage  capacity  will  soon  be  reached. 
Six  and  seven  hundred  cars  a  day  are  now 
being  inspected  and  emptied  into  the  huge  bins 
at  the  different  elevators.  The  amount  of 
grain  that  is  being  shipped  daily  from  the 
elevators  does  not  reach  the  number  of  bushels 
that  are  going  into  them. 

Fort  William's  Clearing  House  has  been 
instituted  a  year  now,  and  comparison  with 
the  figures  of  twelve  months  ago  shows  that 
business  in  this  city  has  increased  by  a  per- 
centage greater  than  any  other  city  in  Can- 
ada. Fort  William's  receipts  for  the  week 
ending  October  7th  this  year  are  $712,016.00. 
For  the  corresponding  week,  a  year  ago,  the 
receipts  were  $409,855.00.  This  means  an 
increase  of  73.5  per  cent. 

Terminal  Elevator  "B"  and  annex  of  the 
Canadian  Pacific  Railway  was  formerly 
turned  over  to  the  Grain  Growers'  Grain  Co., 


on  October  4th,  who  are  now  operating  it 
with  a  new  manager,  but  the  old  staff  are  still 
retained.  This  elevator  has  a  capacity  of 
two  and  a  half  million  bushels.  It  is  under- 
stood that  the  Grain  Growers'  Company 
will  endeavor  to  secure  control  of  other 
terminal  elevators  at  Fort  William  as  their 
business  expands. 

The  list  of  new  industries  secured  by  Fort 
William  this  year  has  eclipsed  all  previous 
records.  No  city  in  Western  Canada  and 
probably  in  the  whole  of  Canada  can  boast 
of  such  industrial  progress  as  has  taken  place 
this  year  in  the  favored  city  at  the  head  of 
Canada's  great  fresh  water  navigation. 

Manufacturers,  distributors  and  investors 
have  begun  to  realize  the  vast  importance  of 
Fort  William's  geographical  position,  which 
accounts  in  some  measure  for  the  phenomenal 
growth   along   industrial  lines. 

A  list  of  the  firms  establishing  manufactur- 
ing plants  this  year  are  as  follows: 

The  Canada  Car  and  Foundry-  Co.  (plant 
value  $1,500,000,  employing  1,000  men). 

The  Nanton  Starch  Works,  (plant  value 
$500,000.    employing    200    people). 

The  McKcllar  Bedding  Co.  (plant  value 
$150,000,  employing  100  men). 

The  National  Tube  Co.  (plant  value 
$400,000,  employing  150  men). 

The  Hammond  Stooker  Co.  (plant  value 
$65,000,  employing  100  men). 

The  Great  West  Wire  Fence  Co.  (plant 
value  $100,0(X),  employing  100  men). 

Ten  chartered  banks  operate  here.  Banks 
and  managers:  Imperial  Bank  of  Canada, 
M.  Cochran;  Bank  of  Hamilton,  W.  W. 
McGillivray;  Traders,  F.  G.  Depew;  Royal, 
J.  W.  Ryan;  Union,  G.  J.  Hunter;  Ottawa. 
W.  R.  Berford;  Dominion,  W.  C.  McFarlane; 
Montreal,  W.  Stevenson;  Commerce,  A.  .\. 
Wilson;  Merchants',  F.  W.  Bell. 

The  Mayor  is  Samuel  C.  Young;  Secretary- 
Treasurer,  WiUiam  Phillips;  City  Clerk,  Alex. 
McNaughton;  City  Treasurer,  Wm.  Philhps; 
City  Engineer,  Jno.  Wilson ;  President  Board 
of  Trade,  A.  A.  Wilson ;  Secretary,  Geo.  W. 
Gorman;  Industrial  Commissioner,  R.  J. 
Burdett;  Postmaster,  William  Armstrong; 
Fire  Chief,  A.  D.  Cameron. 


W.  A.  MATHESON 

Barrister,    Solicitor,    etc. 
504  Yiotoria  St.      •     Fort  WlUiam     29 


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Fredericton,  N.B. 

Water  power  development  that  will  un- 
doubtedly have  considerable  significance  on 
the  industrial  advancement  of  New  Bruns- 
wick is  projected  on  the  St.  John  River  by 
noted  capitalists. 

Notwithstanding  the  fact  that  the  St. 
John,  with  the  single  exception  of  the  St. 
Lawrence  River,  is  the  greatest  water  power 
on  the  Atlantic  seaboard,  the  opportunities 
for  development  have  in  the  past  been  per- 
mitted to  remain  dormant.  Probably  the 
most  potent  reason  for  this  condition  lies  in 
the  fact  that  there  are  important  lumbering, 
fishing  and  other  interests  on  the  river,  which, 
it  was  feared,  might  be  injured.  However 
sufficient  provision  has  been  made  for  the 
protection  of  these  interests  and  the  way  has 
been  made  easy  for  the  companies  to  proceed 
with  their  development. 

At  Grand  Falls,  the  mightiest  cataract 
east  of  Niagara,  there  is  a  possible  develop- 
ment of  80,000  potential  horse  power,  while 
below  the  Falls  some  of  the  largest  tributaries 
of  the  St.  John  have  their  confluence  with 
that  river.  These  include  the  Salmon, 
Aroostook,  Meduxnakeag,  Tobique,  Shoco- 
moc  and  Pokiok,  and  while  there  are  no  large 


Free  Site,  Free  Water 

and  Exemption  from  Taxation  will 

be  granted   to  sterling  bona- 

fide  manufacturers  at 

FREDERICTON 

New  Brunswick 


A  combination  of  advan- 
tages unexcelled  in  any 
town  or  city  in  Canada. 
New  Brunswick  has  awak- 
ened, and  by  reason  of  the 
development  now  being 
carried  on  and  the  greater 
works  projected,  Frederic - 
ton  will  doubtless  share  to 
a  very  large  extent  in  the 
prosperity  of  the  province. 
Write  for    Illustrated    Booklet. 


Publicity  Commissioner 

P.O.  Box  367 

Fredericton,  New  Brunswick 


falls  on  the  river  below  Grand  Falls,  the  de- 
scent of  the  river  would  admit  of  fully  three 
dams  being  constructed  with  a  height  varying 
from  15  to  20  feet,  each  of  which  would  have 
a  potential  horse  power  of  from  20,000  to  25,- 
000.  In  all  there  would  be  available  about 
150,000  horse  power  at  and  below  the  Grand 
Falls.     This  power  would  be  continuous. 

The  largest  of  these  powers  to  be  developed 
at  once  is  that  at  Grand  Falls,  where  the 
Grand  Falls  Co.,  Ltd.,  recently  formed  from 
among  contending  companies,  plan  to  oper- 
ate one  of  the  largest  pulp  and  paper  plants 
in  the  Dominion.  The  power  capable  of 
being  developed,  however,  will  greatly  ex- 
ceed the  requirements  of  the  pulp  and  paper 
mill  and  the  surplus  power  will  be  available 
for  the  stimulation  of  industries  at  Frederic- 
ton  and  points  along  the  river.  As  the  com- 
pany will  have  a  large  quantity  of  wood, 
which  could  more  profitably  be  cut  into 
sawn  lumber,  it  is  learned  on  reliable  author- 
ity that  they  will  operate  a  large  saw  mill. 
An  expenditure  of  $8,000,000  is  entailed 
in  the  whole  project.  Sir  William  Van  Home 
is  the  president  of  the  Grand  Falls  Co.,  Ltd., 
and  equally  distinguished  gentlemen  are 
backing  him. 

Another  water  power  to  be  developed  is 
that  at  Meductic  Falls,  so  called,  about 
forty  miles  above  Fredericton,  where  the  St. 
John  River  Hydro-Electric  Co.  will  secure 
their  power.  Surveys  have  been  made  and 
tentative  plans  formed.  Mr.  Henry  Holgate, 
C.E.,  an  eminent  Canadian  hydraulic  engin- 
eer, has  visited  the  scene  of  the  proposed 
dam  site  and  has  been  much  impressed  with 
the  possibilities  for  development.  About 
10,000  horse  power  will  be  developed  and 
it  is  the  intention  of  the  company  to  market 
the  power  along  the  Valley  of  the  St.  John 
River,  particularly  in  the  cities  of  Frederic- 
ton and  St.  John. 

The  Eel  River  Light,  Heat  &  Power  Co. 
also  hope  to  supply  Fredericton  with  cheap 
power.  The  water  power  of  this  company 
is  situated  on  the  Eel  River,  a  branch  of 
the  St.  John,  and  comprises  seven  large  lakes 
and  what  is  called  the  "dead  water."  By 
damming  two  of  these  lakes,  the  company  has 
secured  at  the  greatest  possible  drought  125 
cubic  feet  of  water  per  second.  There  is  a 
possible  head  of  70  feet,  4  miles  below  Benton, 
at  the  Falls,  so  called.  There  are  four  other 
powers  on  the  Eel  River,  one  of  which  would 
have  a  50- foot  head. 


MUNICIPAL   PROGRESS 


77 


Macleod,  Alta. 

Brokt;rs  have  been  kept  busy  spcuring 
options  on  good  inside  properties  for  clients 
at  widely  scattered  points  such  as  Toronto, 
Montreal,  Calgary,  Winnipeg  and  Vancouver. 
An  influential  factor  in  this  situation,  so  it 
is  stated,  is  the  entrance  of  the  CNR.  branch 
line  from  IVIacleod  to  Pincher  Creek,  work  on 
which  is  already  well  under  way;  while  in 
addition  the  contracts  for  the  C.N.R.  branch 
line  from  Macleod  to  Calgary  are  now  being 
negotiated.  l\eal  estate  men  aie  anticipating 
a  season  of  marked  activity  both  in  inside 
lots  and  farm  property. 

The  inrush  of  new  settiers  into  the  Macleod 
district  durine  the  present  season  is  proving 
in  excess  of  all  early  calculations  and  is 
acting  as  a.  powerful  stimulus  to  general 
business. 

Rapid  progress  is  in  evidence  in  track- 
laying  of  the  Canadian  Northern  now  ap- 
proaching Macleod  from  the  north,  the 
establishment  of  the  railway's  divisional 
headquarters  at  this  point  being  now  assured 
for  the  near  future. 

The  W  estern  Canada  Gas,  Light  8r  Power 
Company  is  laying  its  great  pipe  line  from 
Bow  Island  along  the  railwiy's  right  of  way 
and  will  pass  directly  through  Macleod,  thus 
assuring  an  unlimited  supply  of  gas  for  manu- 
facturing and  domestic  purposes. 

By-laws  for  the  amounts  to  carry  on  the 
filtration  plant,  which  is  already  under  con- 
struction; also  the  sewerage  disposal  plant, 
these  plans  having  all  been  submitted  to  the 
Provincial  Govemment,and  approved  by  them 
are  now  ready  for  construction.  The  former 
building  will  be  75  x  140  feet  and  will  be  built 
of  cement  and  brick,  while  the  dispo.sal  plant 
building  will  cover  a  large  area  of  ground,  built 
also  of  cement  and  brick,  and  when  completed 
will  comprise  all  the  very,  latest  modes  of 
dealing  with  water  and  sewage,  and  will  be, 
like  the  town  of  Macleod,  up-to-date  in  every 
way. 

Setting  the  tax  rate  lor  the  year  was  very 
important  to  all  owners  of  property,  and  they 
will  all  feel  more  interested  in  Macleod  when 
they  learu  that  the  rate  for  this  year  will  be 
only  73^  mills  on  the  dollar.  The  Council  has 
been  working  this  out  since  they  took  office  in 
January,  with  the  result  that  instead  of  17J^ 
mills  as  in  1911,  they  announce  the  rate  not 
to  exceed  8  mills  for  1912. 


There  are  signs  of  a  real  estate  boom  in 
Macleod,  where  prices  have  received  an  im- 
petus through  the  announcement  of  great 
railroad  activity  in  the  neighborhood.  Al- 
together about  400  men  are  now  engaged  on 
the  C.N.R.  lines  constructing  railways  from 
Calgary  to  Macleod,  and  from  Macleod  to 
Pincher  Creek.  Coupled  with  this  is  the 
announcement  that  a  Grand  Trunk  siu^ey 
party  at  Barons  is  heading  towards  Macleod. 

This  is  the  centre  of  a  fine  agricultural 
country,  where  the  famous  "Alberta  Red" 
fall  wheat  grows  to  perfection,  and  other 
cereals  do  equally  as  well.  The  town  has 
municipal-owned  electric  fight  and  power 
plant;  power  being  supplied  day  and  night 
at  cost.  Natural  gas  will  be  brought  in  by 
September  1  next;  there  is  an  unfimited 
supply  and  it  will  be  furnished  at  cost  to 
new  industries  locating  here. 

Present  industries  include  flour  mills,  saw 
mills,  a  creamery  and  a  steam  laundry. 
There  are  three  hotels,  a  shorthand  and 
typewriting  college,  and  a  new  general  hos- 
pital is  contemplated  during  1912.  An  up- 
to-date  fire  equipment  is  in  charge  of  J.  S. 
Lambert,  fire  chief.  The  Chief  of  Police  is 
S.  O.  Lawson. 

There  is  a  demand  here  for  almost  every 
class  of  business,  with  particularly  good  open- 
ings for  boot  and  shoe,  furniture,  woodwork- 
ing, wagon,  stoves,  automobile,  engine  fac- 
tories, wire  fence  works  and  furnace  makers. 
There  is  also  an  opening  for  a  poultry  and 
farm  produce  exchange  with  cold  storage 
faciUties.  The  farmers  have  the  stuff  to  sell 
and  the  miners  in  the  Crow's  Nest  Pass  have 
the  money  to  buy  with. 

The  assessment  figures  tell  a  story  of  great 
development.  In  1911  the  assessment  was 
$1,936,806.00.  In  1912  it  was  $3,949,970, 
an  increase  of  over  100%. 

Customs  duties  collected:  April,  1911, 
$1,378;   April,  1912,  $3,730. 

The  population  is  2,500;  assessment,  $3,- 
949,970.  Government  telephone  system. 
C.P.R.  telegraph,  and  Dominion  express. 

Liberal  inducements  are  offered  to  new 
industries.  The  Industrial  Commissioner  will 
gladly  welcome  inquiries  and  give  full  par- 
ticulars on  any  subject. 

The  Mayor  is  E.  H.  Stedman;  Industrial 
Commissioner  and  Secretary  of  Board  of 
Trade,  John  Richardson ;  City  Clerk,  G. 
Foster  Brown;  City  Engineer,  G.  H  Altham; 
Postmaster,  M.  McKay. 


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Montreal,  Que. 

According  to  a  statement  issued  by  the 
building  inspector,  Montreal  building  opera- 
tions in  1912  show  a  decided  lead  on  all  other 
cities  in  the  Dominion.  The  total  amount 
expended  to  date  exceeds  $26,000,000,  while 
for  the  entire  twelve  months  of  1911,  the  ex- 
penditure was  $13,000,000.  The  permits 
issued  for  October  were  329,  with  a  value  of 
$2,754,783.  In  the  year  to  date,  3,314  per- 
mits have  been  issued. 

The  revenue  from  customs  duties  for  the 
month  of  October,  1912,  was  the  biggest  in 
the  history  of  the  port  of  Montreal.  The 
month  of  August  this  year  held  the  record  up 
to  now,  but  August's  record  has  been  bettered 
by  some  $3,000.  The  relative  figures  for 
October  of  this  j-ear  and  those  of  1911  are: 
1912,  $2,348,993.79;  1911,  $1,689,682.89, 
showing  an  increase  over  last  year's  figures 
of  $659,310.90. 

With  the  advent  of  the  Delaware  &  Hud- 
son and  also  the  Grand  Trunk  shops  and 
yards  to  cover  400  acres,  for  which  the  foun- 
dations are  already  in,  this  promises  to  be 
one  of  the  industrial  parts  of  the  city.     A 


large  amount  of  American  capital  is  already 
interested. 

Land  sales  of  late  are  reported  by  W.  H. 
Chenery,  of  the  Canadian  Land  Co.,  on  Cote 
de  Noire  Road,  in  the  parish  of  Longueuil,  to 
the  amount  of  $240,000.  The  same  firm 
have  lately  purchased  over  $140,000  worth  of 
property  in  the  same  division. 

Within  a  small  radius  in  Montreal  six  ten- 
storey  buildings  are  being  erected  in  the  busi- 
ness section. 

Customs  receipts  for  October  in  Montreal 
show  a  surplus  of  $639,000  over  the  corres- 
ponding month  last  year.  The  total  collec- 
tions were  $2,149,623. 

Interior  shippers  should  bear  in  mind  that 
Montreal  is  the  largest  market  in  Canada  for 
flour,  grain,  hay,  seeds,  provisions,  butter, 
cheese,  eggs  and  general  country  produce. 

The  elevator  and  warehouse  capacities  of 
Montreal  are  very  large,  and  storage  rates 
reasonable,  whilst  the  facilities  for  handling 
grain,  seeds,  provisions,  etc.,  are  unexcelled. 

Montreal  also  possesses  the  finest  cold  stor- 
age warehouses  on  the  chemical  refrigerating 
principle  to  be  found  on  this  continent.  It 
is  also  the  headquarters  of  the  largest  refrig- 


MUNICIPAL   PROGRESS 


79 


Montreal — Continued 

crating  and  ice-making  machinery  establish- 
ments to  be  found  on  the  Western  hemisphere. 
Considerable  publicity  has  been  given  to  a 
statement  that  Montreal  will  lose  its  grain 
trade  to  Buffalo  unless  much  ic  done  to  im- 
prove the  grain-handling  facilities  of  the  port. 
Montreal  has  not  the  slightest  intention  of 
permitting  the  grain  trade  of  the  port  to  be 
lost  for  want  of  enterprise  on  its  part.  The 
time  has  long  since  passed  when  there  was 
any  danger  from  inertia.  Both  conmiercial 
and  financial  circles  express  the  utmost  confi- 
dence that  the  Harbor  Commissioners,  as  at 
present  constituted,  will  not  only  be  able  to 
deal  with  the  situation,  but  will  actually 
do  so. 

At  present  the  grain  storage  capacity  of 
the  port  is  as  follows : 

Bushels. 
Harbor  Commissioners*  Elevator 

No.  1 1,000,000 

Harbor  Commissioners'  Elevator 

No.  2 2,600,0(j0 

Grand  Trunk  Railway  Elevator 

"B" 1,0.50,000 

Montreal      Warehousing      Com- 
pany's E'evator  "C" 600,000 

Montreal      Warehousing       Com 

pany's  Elevator  "A" 500,000 

Total 5,750,000 


The  Canadian  Pacific  Railway  formerly 
had  a  capacity  of  about  1,000,000  bu;hels  in 
its  elevators  there,  but  these  have  been 
demolished  during  the  past  few  years.  The 
Harbor  Commissioners'  Elevator  No.  2, 
although  not  fully  completed,  is  now  receiving 
grain. 

Mayor,  L.  A.  Lavallee;  President  Board 
Trade,  Robert  W.  Reford;  Secretary,  Geo. 
Hadrill;  City  Clerk,  Hon.  L.  O.  David;  Asst. 
City  Clerk,  Rene  Bauset ;  Treasurer,  Charles 
Amolde;  Postma.ster,  Hon.  L.  O.  Taillon; 
City  Engineer,  Geo.  lanin. 

Board  of  Commissioners,  L.  A.  Lavallee, 
J.  Ainey,  L.  P.  Lachapelle,  M.D.;  L.  N. 
Dupuis,   F.  S.  Wanklyn,  C.E. 

Fire  Chief,  J.  Tremblay;    Chief  of  Police 
O.  Campeau. 

Believe  in  yourself,  believe  in  human- 
ity 

Bcliev<   ill  lln  siifcess  of  your  under- 
takings. 

Fear  nothing  and  no  one. 
Love  your  work. 
Work,  hope  trust. 

Keep  in  touch  with  to-day. 

Teach   yourself  to   he  practical  and 
up-to-date  and  sensible. 
You  cannot  fail. 


Ideas  that  Help  Success 

C  Every  business  man  is  continually  in  need  of  information  upon 
subjects  that  interest  him.  In  conversation,  in  trade,  in  pro- 
fessional life,  questions  are  constantly  arising  which  no  man,  well- 
read  or  not,  can  always  satisfactorily  answer. 

If  "Busy  Man's  Canada"  is  at  hand  it  is  consulted,  and  not 
only  is  the  stock  of  knowledge  increased,  but  additional  information 
is  gained,  and  ideas  are  suggested  that  will  directly  contribute  to 
success. 

The  business  man  of  to-day  requires  live  information,  precise, 
condensed,  virile,  wealth-producing- facts  that  will  make  his  life's 
work  easier  and  more  profitable. 

The  concentrated  essence  of  business  facts  and  figures,  of 
money-making  ideas,  of  modern  methods  of  success,  is  found  in 
"Busy  Man's  Canada." 


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Moose  Jaw,  Sask. 

When  asked  regarding  the  development  of 
the  Fall  market  in  Moose  Jaw  realty,  well-in- 
formed dealers  call  attention  to  the  steady- 
expansion  of  the  city  in  building  and  indus- 
trial lines,  and  the  substantial  nature  of  the 
season's  turnover.  By  October  15,  twelve 
carloads  of  machinery,  practically  the  entire 
plant  of  the  new  automobile  factory,  arrived 
here  from  Indiana.  The  new  creamery 
company  is  just  starting  excavation  work  for 
the  foundations  of  its  plant  on  Eighth  Avenue, 
which,  when  completed,  will  be  one  of  the 
best  equipped  of  its  kind  in  the  West.  With- 
in the  next  few  days  a  definite  announcement 
is  expected  of  the  plans  of  the  Moose  Jaw 
Oddfellows'  Building  Association,  regarding 
their  new  site  and  proposed  $75,000  lodge 
hall.  The  contract  for  the  new  industrial 
hall  called  for  completion  of  building  by 
November  15. 

That  Moose  Jaw  wholesale  houses  will 
benefit  materially  from  the  opening  of  the 
Outlook  bridge  for  trunk-line  traffic  with  Ed- 
monton and  St.  Paul,  is  the  expectation  of 


Are  you  working  your 
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course? 

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splendid   money- making  proposi- 
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f|  It  is  specially  adapted  for  working 
during  vacation. 

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secured   the    funds    for   a   college 
education  by  working  spare  time. 

f|  If  you  are  dependent  upon  your 
own  resources  for  a  college  edu- 
cation, or  desire  to  help  out  the  folks 
at  home,  we  can  solve  your  problem 
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manager  of 

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79  Adelaide  Street  East 
TORONTO 


careful  observers  of  marketing  conditions  in 
Saskatchewan.  There  are  a  number  of 
Moose  Jaw  wholesalers  who  have  been  lay- 
ing plans  for  many  weeks  for  competing  with 
Saskatoon  for  the  control  of  a  good-sized  slice 
of  that  city's  trade  territory,  especially  the 
Goose  I/ake  country  which,  up  to  this  time, 
has  been  served  by  the  belt  line  from  Saska- 
toon. The  grain  movement  from  the  Out- 
look district  into  Moose  Jaw  is  expected  to 
be  very  heavy  from  this  time  forward,  with 
wheat  now  being  shipped  from  as  far  as  Mack- 
lin,  266  miles  distant;  while  a  valuable  trade 
with  Kerrobert  is  also  likely  to  be  developed, 
so  it  is  stated. 

Among  its  industries  are:  Cement  block 
plant,  lumber  yards,  meat-packing  plants, 
many  wholesale  houses,  nine  banks,  two 
daily  newspapers. 

The  rural  municipality  of  Moose  Jaw  is 
taking  full  advantage  of  the  taxing  power 
conferred  on  it  by  the  Rural  Municipalities 
Act,  and,  as  a  result,  expect  to  collect  from 
the  owners  of  sub-divisions  about  §•25,000. 

There  are  five  elevators  (capacity  293,000 
bushels),  at  which  were  handled  418,000 
bushels  of  grain;  flour  mill  (capacity  2,000 
barrels  daily);  oatmeal  mill  (capacity  300 
barrels  daily);  extensive  stock  yards,  at 
which  were  handled  2,050  horses,  2,000  cattle 
600  sheep  and  300  hogs  last  season;  electric 
light  and  power;  street  railway;  industrial 
spurs  for  manufacturing  and  wholesale  pur- 
poses; is  the  customs  port  of  entry;  office 
of  the  Dominion  Land  Department ;  is  head- 
quarters of  C.P.R.  lines  in  Saskatchewan; 
Dominion  express. 

Opportunities:  Hotel,  soap  works,  tannery, 
creamery,  wholesale  houses  in  all  lines  of 
business. 

The  total  assessment  in  1910  was  $13,548,- 
402.  This  had  increased  by  1911  to  $27,- 
770,453,  an  advance  of  over  100  per  cent. 

The  population  in  1901  was  1,558;  in  1906, 
6,250;  and  the  returns  of  a  census  just  com- 
pleted by  the  Board  of  Trade  and  the  City 
Council  shows  the  population  to-day  to  be 
20,623  people. 

The  Customs  House  receipts  for  the  fiscal 
year  of  1904-5  were  $23,902.51. 

The  receipts  for  the  fiscal  year  of  1910-11 
were  $276,736.25. 


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81 


Moose  Jaw,    Sask. — Continued 

Some  of  the  largest  industries  in  Western 
Canada  have  seen  the  undoubted  advantages 
of  being  located  at  this  point,  and  their  un- 
qualified success  has  proved  their  sound 
judgment.  Among  these  are  the  Saskatche- 
Avan  Flour  Mills  Co.,  Ltd.,  with  a  capacity 
of  2,600  barrels  per  day;  the  Saskatchewan 
Bridge  and  Iron  Co.,  Ltd.,  who  have  found 
it  necessary  to  reorganize  with  a  capitaliza- 
tion of  $1,000,000,  and  intend  commencing 
early  in  the  spring  to  erect  a  plant,  covering 
27  city  lots,  and  expect  to  employ  within 
two  years  in  the  neighborhood  of  400  men. 
Messrs.  Gordon,  Ironsides  and  Fares  have 
just  completed  an  abattoir  and  packing  plant, 
which  to  erect  and  equip  cost  over  $1 ,000,000, 
and  there  are  others. 

That  husiness  which  is  a  success  in 
a  small  way  without  advertising,  will 
he  a  hig  success  ivith  advertising. 
And  hy  advertising,  the  time  required 
to  hniJd  the  success  will  he  infinitely 
short  fr. 


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themselves. — J.  M.  Barrie. 


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MOOSE  JAW  is  situated  in  the  most  prosperous, 
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BUSY  MAN'S  CANADA 


Ottawa,  Ont. 

Although  the  charter  of  the  Ottawa  and 
St.  Lawrence  Electric  Railway  has  been  lying 
idle  for  over  a  year,  it  is  said  to  be  likely  that 
the  project  will  go  ahead  much  more  quickly 
now,  as  a  new  company  has  been  formed  and 
negotiations  are  practically  completed  where- 
by it  will  take  over  the  charter  and  pay  to  the 
old  company  $500,000  in  stock  for  it.  Ottawa 
will  be  the  central  point  of  the  new  line,  and 
from  there  it  will  reach  the  St.  Lawrence  at 
Morrisbuig,  going  east  along  the  river  bank 
to  the  Ontario-Quebec  border  line,  v.'here  it 
will  connect  with  the  Montreal  Street  Rail- 
way. 

The  proposed  merger  between  the  Ottawa 
Light,  Heat  and  Power  Company  and  the 
Ottawa  Electric  Company  has  been  declared 
off.  The  franchise  of  the  latter  runs  out  in 
ten  years,  and  this  was  one  of  the  big  stmn- 
bling  blocks.  Ottawa  Power  is  a  holding 
company  for  the  Ottawa  Gas  Company  and 
the  Ottawa  Electric. 

The  Board  of  Trade  at  Ottawa  believes  in 
publicity  first,  last  and  always.  A  committee 
of  local  merchants  suggested  the  aV)olition 
of  the  department,  and  asked  the  co-operation 
of  the  Board  of  Trade,  with  the  result  that 
a  resolution  strongly  supporting  the  retention 
of  the  department  was  passed. 

Ottawa  offers  a  great  many  advantages 
for  the  locating  of  industries.  Two  of  the 
main  ones  that  may  be  mentioned  are  cheap 
power  and  advantageous  freight  rates. 

The  civic  authorities  are  not  losing  sight 
of  what  cheap  power  means  to  this  city,  and 
towards  encouraging  firms  from  England, 
the  States  and  other  parts  of  Canada  to 
locate  here.  Their  plans  for  the  future  con- 
template acquiring  power  rights  so  that  they 
will  be  available  not  only  for  purely  local 
purposes,  but  also  to  sell  at  reduced  rates  to 
any  manufacturers  that  may  care  to  locate 
here. 

Two  other  features  that  serve  to  brighten 
up  the  capital,  and  which  should  appeal  to 
manufacturers  are  that  it  is  one  of  the  best 
lighted  cities  on  the  continent,  and  that  no 
city  provides  power  and  labor  on  more  fav- 
orable conditions. 

Ottawa  at  present  offers  opportunities  for 
the   establishment   of  industries   of  various 


kinds,  particularly,  perhaps,  for  the  making 
of  any  of  the  following  lines:  Automobiles, 
boxes,  bags,  biscuits,  barrels,  bottles,  cloth- 
ing, cigars,  confections,  cereal  foods,  ele- 
vator and  mill  building  machinery  and  ma- 
terials, furniture,  flour,  gloves,  oatmeal, 
paper,  paperwares,  pottery,  roller  mill  pro- 
ducts, rubber  and  felt  goods,  shirts  and 
collars,  shoes,  steel,  castings,  tiles,  textiles, 
woodenwares. 

Ottawa  is  still  the  largest  individual  manu- 
facturer of  lumber  in  the  world.  The  dis- 
trict output  for  1911  will  approximately  be 
359,000,000  feet  board  measure,  with  a 
monetary  valuation  of  over  $10,000,000. 
The  city  has  176  industries,  employing 
16,500  people,  and  a  conservative  estimate  of 
the  output  of  these  industries  is  $38,000,000. 
The  three  payrolls — Industrial,  Govern- 
mental, and  Railroads — combined,  distrib- 
uted $14,930,000  last  year. 

As  bank  clearances  and  customs  statistics 
are  a  fair  indication  of  the  amount  of  busi- 
ness going  on  in  any  city,  the  following  figures 
dealing  with  conditions  in  1910  and  1911  are 
of  interest: 

Bank  clearances,  1910 $195,752,033. 18 

Bank  clearances,  1911 211,767,153. 64 

Customs,  1910 1,258,788. 31 

Customs,  1911 1,632,777. 64 

Building  permits,  1910 3,022,650. 00 

Building  permits,  1911 3,425,775. 00 

Public  improvements,  1910. .  756,000. 00 

Public  improvements,  1911. .  812,000. 00 

Gross  assessment,  1910 86,529,000. 00 

Gross  assessment,  1911 105,833,800.00 

Increase  in  valuations,  1911.     19,304,800.00 


As  you  gain  freedom,  you  sJiould 
also  gain  knowledge,  hecatise  free- 
dom ivifhout  knowledge  is  the  most 
dangerous  of  tools  in  the  hands  of 
man. 


Arthur  LeB.  Weeks 

ARCHITECT 

Canada  Life  Building 

Ottawa  1! 


MUNICIPAL  PROGRESS 


83 


Port  Arthur,  Ont. 

Work  is  proceeding  steadily  for  the  erec- 
tion of  the  Ontario  &  Western  Car  Co.  This 
company,  organized  by  Mr.  F.  B.  McCurdy, 
the  well-known  brokfer,  for  the  manufacture 
of  freight  cars,  passenger  coaches,  etc.,  was 
granted,  by  the  city,  154  acres  of  land,  situ- 
ated on  the  lake  shore,  and  with  the  two  main 
transcontinental  roads,  the  Canadian  North- 
em  and  the  Canadian  Pacific,  on  the  prop- 
erty. The  city  also  granted  the  company 
substantial  concessions  on  taxes  and  guaran- 
teed the  bonds  of  the  company  to  the  extent 
of  $666,666.66.  They  expect  to  employ 
about  1,000  men. 

The  building  of  such  a  plant  carries  with  it 
a  demand  for  an  enormous  number  of  work- 
men's houses  and  creates  the  opening  for 
builders,  carpenters  and,  practically,  all  lines 
of  work. 

By-laws  were  passed  on  vSeptember  16th 
which  authorized  the  expenditure  of  close  on 
to  $1,000,000  for  improvements — covering  an 
extension  to  the  street  car  line  and  $500,000 
of  this  was  voted  for  the  building  of  a  new 
pumping  station  and  the  enlarging  of  the 
waterworks  plant,  so  as  to  take  care  of  a 
population  of  100,000  p>eople. 


PORT  ARTHUR  GARAGE 

Expert  Automobile  and  Motor 
Boat  Repairs 


Workmanship  Guaranteed 


Phone  993 


DOC.  WILKINSON,  Prop. 

25 


When  in   Port  Arthur  stop  at  the 

flDariagQi  Ibotel 

FACING  LAKE  SUPERIOR 
CONVENIENT  TO  BOATS  AND  TRAINS 

PORT  ARTHUR,  ONTARIO 


"Not  the  Biggest,  but  the  BEST" 

ALGOMA  HOTEL 

PORT  ASTHUB 

15  Large  Sample  Rooms 

Merritt  &   HoDDER.   Props. 

Bates  $2.00  to  $3.60,  American  Plan 

16 


The  population  in  1901  was  ;i,14?>;  in  1912, 
15,000.  The  assessment  for  190t)  was  $5,- 
023,889.00;   for  1911,  $17,769,000.00. 

The  population  is  15,000;  assessment  is 
$18,000,000. 

There  are  35  miles  of  street  railway  con- 
necting Port  Arthur  with  Fort  \\'illiam  (2K 
miles  away),  owned  and  operated  by  the  city. 

Electric  light  is  furnished  by  the  City  at  an 
average  cost  of  10  cents  per  lamp  per  montli. 

Water  is  supplied  by  the  City.  Domestic 
rate  averages  $15.00  per  year.  The  muni- 
cipal-owned telephone  system  has  3,o00  sub- 
scribers, t 

»  »- .      _, 

As  a  health  resort,  Port  Arthur  is  unique. 
The  climate  is  most  delightful,  seldom  more 
than  6  inches  of  snow  in  winter,  with  only  an 
occasional  really  cold  day.  Summer  days  are 
just  pleasantly  warm,  and  evenings  refresh- 
ingly cool.  Maximum  sunshine  and  mini- 
mum rain.  The  city  rises  in  a  series  of 
plateaus  from  Thunder  Bay,  making  it  an 
ideal  place  of  residence. 

The  banks  and  tlieir  managers  are:  Bank 
of  Nova  Scotia,  A.  Mooney;  Molsons,  J.  A. 
Little;  Imperial,  H.  C.  Houston;  Montreal, 
W.  H.  Nelson;  Commerce,  A.  W.  Roberts; 
Hamilton,  G.  V.  Pierce. 

Col.  S.  W.  Ray  is  Mayor;  W.  J.  Gumey, 
City  Treasurer;  T.  F.  Milne,  City  Clerk; 
President  Board  of  Trade,  F.  S.  Wiley; 
Industrial  Commissioner,  N.  G.  Xeill. 

WORK  DONE  SQUARELY. 

The  longer  on  this  earth  we  liii 
And  weigh  the  various  qualit 

men, 
The  more  we  feel  the  high,  stern-fea- 
tured beauty 
Of  plain  devotedness  to  duty. 

Steadfast  and  still,  nor  paid  with  mor- 
tal praise, 
But  finding  amplest  recompense 
For  life's  ungarlanded  expense 
In  ivark  done  squarely,  atul  unirasf(d 
days. 

— James  Russell  Lowell. 


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BUSY  MAN'S   CANADA 


Port  Mann,  B.C. 

Col.  A.  D.  Davidson,  land  agent  for  the 
Canadian  Northern  Railway,  stated  in  an 
address  before  the  Port  Mann  Board  of 
Trade  that  Port  Mann  will  be  the  only 
shipping  terminal  of  the  road  on  the  Pacific 
coast. 

Grain  elevators  will  be  erected  capable  of 
handling  the  output  and  will  be  completed  by 
the  time  the  road  is  in  running  order.  He 
urged  the  Board  to  pay  particular  attention 
to  colonizing  the  farming  country  back  of 
Port  Mann,  a  recent  trip  having  convinced 
him  that  this  is  one  of  the  best  agricultural 
districts  in  Canada.  Reverting  to  the  grain 
situation,  he  pointed  out  that  had  it  not 
been  for  climatic  conditions,  last  year's  crop 
could  not  have  been  handled  before  this 
year's  was  ready  for  transportation.  In 
order  to  meet  these  demands,  provision  would 
be  made  at  Port  Mann  to  handle  grain  on  an 
enormous  scale,  as  the  crop  increases  from  ten 
to  fifteen  per  cent,  yearly. 

Following  the  meeting,  the  party  made 
selection  of  a  site  foi  the  depot,  and  inspected 
the  location  of  the  car  shops  and  roundhouses 
on  Sections  3  and  10,  in  all  about  four  hundred 
acres. 

At  a  meeting  of  residents,  property  owners 
and  tradesmen  of  Port  Mann,  held  in  the 
Port  Mann  Hotel,  was  organized  the  Port 
Mann  Board  of  Trade,  twenty- two  joining  the 
organization  at  its  initial  meeting. 

Lord  P.  Manley  was  elected  president, 
Chas.  F.  Miller  vice-president,  and  Chas.  A. 
McCallum  secretary-treasurer.  The  execu- 
tive committee  selected  consists  of  Messrs.  T. 
B.  Hooper,  Luding  Pillath,  D.  A.  M.  Rae, 
N.  R.  Dingman  and  J.  Hunter. 


Harry  J.  Pag^e 

PORT  MANN    SPECIALIST 

Will  on  application  send  you  FREE  of 
cost  descriptive  circulars,  maps,  plans, 
and  a  lot  of  reliable  information  about 
the   coming    Railway   and    Industrial 

CITY  OF   PORT    MANN 

The  Pacific  Coast  Terminus  of  the  Canadian 
Northern  Railway,  where  Trans-Continental 
Rails  and  Ocean  Boats  meet. 

HARRY  J.  PAGE 

109  Bank  of  Ottawa  Bldg..  Vancouver,  B.C. 


After  the  officers  were  elected  and  the  meet- 
ing organized,  a  number  of  important  busi- 
ness matters  were  brought  up  for  discussion 

The  most  important  was  the  early  instal- 
lation of  an  electric  light  system  and  the 
immediate  means  for  fire  protection. 

Men  have  been  put  in  the  field  by  the 
Vancouver  Power  Company  with  the  view 
of  getting  a  pole  line  into  Port  Mann  for  the 
transmission  of  power  to  this  city. 

Mr.  Purvis,  of  the  B.C.  Electric  Company, 
says  that  steps  are  being  taken  on  a  survey 
for  an  interiuban  line  into  city. 

Port  Mann  is  the  Pacific  terminus  of  the 
Canadian  Northern  Railway  and  is  situated 
on  the  south  side  of  the  Fraser  River,  in  one 
of  the  richest  horticultural  districts  of  the 
West. 

It  is  now  definitely  stated  that  the  Car- 
negie Steel  Company  of  Pittsburg  will  estab- 
lish a  smelter  at  Port  Mann.  These  steel 
works  will  be  on  a  huge  scale  and  will  repre- 
sent at  the  outset  an  investment  of  about  two 
million  dollars.  The  International  Milling 
Company  has  secured  a  site  for  terminal  ele- 
vators and  flour  mill,  to  cost  approximately  a 
million  dollars.  Negotiations  are  also  under 
way  with  an  English  concern  for  the  establish- 
ment of  a  large  dry  dock  and  shipbuilding 
yards. 


Red  Deer,  Alta. 

Real  estate  is  turning  over  steadily,  and 
there  is  an  absence  of  any  "boom"  condi- 
tions. Some  investors  from  Calgary  and 
from  the  Coast  have  recently  purchased  in- 
side property  and  a  Calgary  capitalist  has 
taken  an  option  on  one  of  the  choicest  busi- 
ness sites  in  town. 

The  banks  indicate  the  strong  financial 
position  of  this  district.  They  are,  with  their 
managers:  Commerce,  W.  L.  Gibson;  Im- 
perial, J.  G.  Gillispie;  Merchants',  F.  M. 
Hacking;  Northern  Crown,  J.  H.  Menzies. 

There  is  urgent  need  here  for  a  foundry, 
pressed  brick  works,  cement  works,  pulp  mill 
and  concerns  using  leather.  J.  R.  Davison, 
Secretary  Board  of  Trade,  will  gladly  tell 
inquirers  what  the  town  will  do  for  new- 
comers. 


MUNICIPAL   PROGRESS 


85 


Regina,  Sask. 

Bank  clearings  at  Regina  last  month  to- 
talled $12,049,371,  a  new  high  record,  as  com- 
pared with  $6,565,619  for  the  corresponding 
month  of  1911.  This  increase  of  close  upon 
100  per  cent,  is  all  the  more  remarkable,  as 
The  Regina  Leader  points  out,  when  the  fact 
is  borne  in  mind  that  only  six  months  ago 
the  city  passed  through  an  experience  which 
would  have  staggered  many  older  commun- 
ities, and  from  the  effects  of  which  it  would 
take  them  years  to  recover. 

Real  estate  has  not  taken  its  expected 
slump  since  the  disastrous  cyclone.  Not 
a  lot  in  the  city  is  offered  for  sale  at  a  dollar 
less  than  it  would  have  brought  before  the 
disaster.  Not  a  family  is  known  to  have 
announced  its  intention  of  leaving  the  city, 
nor  has  one  left.  Instead  workmen  and 
others  are  piling  in  fxom  all  sides.  Arriving 
trains  bring  with  them  as  many  a.s  thirty,  who 
have  been  carried  in  baggage  cars. 

The  greatest  problem  of  the  civic  authori- 
ties is  the  rebuilding  of  the  city  as  fast  as 
possible.     Money  will  be  no  object.     Thou- 


sands of  carpenters,  plasterers,  plumbers  and 
other  workmen  have  been  brought  in  from 
outside. 

"In  my  opinion,  Regina  one  year  from  to- 
day will  be  bigger  than  ever. ' '  This  statement 
was  made  by  Mr.  William  McBain,  land 
purchasing  agent  for  the  C.N.R.,  on  his  re- 
turn from  a  six  months'  trip  through  the 
West. 

"No  one  who  has  known  the  pioneers 
who  built  up  the  West  and  the  conditions 


WHEAT  IS  MONEY 

Money  warrants  business. 
Business  creates  values. 
Regina   values  will  increase 

while  West  grows. 
West  will  grow  for  20  years. 
Buy  in  the  West. 
We'll  tell  you  where. 
(The  Active  Picket  People) 

Walker-Knisely  Co. 


1835  Scarth  St. 
Regina 


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^  A  city  of  large  commercial  buildings,  big  warehouses,  beautiful  homes, 

splendid  parks,  paved  streets,  and  supplied  with  an  abundance  of  pure 

spring  water,  situated  in  the  heart  of  the  finest  dry  farming  district  in 

the  world. 

^  Owing  to  the  rapid  development  of  the  surrounding  country  and  the 

splendid  prospects  for  the  future  of  the  city,  there  are  splendid  openings 

for  wholesalers  and  manufacturers. 

T[  For  the  investment  of  capital  in  real  estate  this  city  can  compare  most 

favorably  with  any  city  in  the  West.    We  offer  some  splendid  investments  in 

business  sites,  residential  and  suburban  property.    We  will  gladly  send  maps, 

pamphlets  and  particulars  to  those  interested.     Correspondence  solicited. 


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BUSY  MAN'S  CANADA 


Regina — Continued 

they  mastered  will  predict  the  death  of 
Regina  as  the  result  of  one  disaster.  The 
Western  spirit  is  there  and  will  show. 

The   latest    estimate  is   a    population  of 
over  40,000  people. 

The    railway   facilities   are   unexcelled    in 
Western  Canada.     There  are  five  lines  of  the 


SASKATCHEWAN    FARMS 

Now  is  the  time  to  select  yours.  I  have 
some  fine  sections  close  to  £ood  towns. 
Improved  land  $20  acre  up.  Prairie  land  $13 
acre  up.     In  any  quantity,  on  easy  payments. 

A.  B.  WADDELL 

108  Simpkins  Block      -     Regina,  Sask.,  Canada 


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REGINA 


Canadian  Pacific  Railway,  two  lines  of  the 
Canadian  Northern,  and  one  line  of  the 
Grand  Trunk  Pacific.  Two  additional  lines 
of  the  Grand  Trunk  Pacific  will  be  in  opera- 
tion shortly  and  three  other  lines  are  pro- 
jected. 

The  Canadian  Northern  will  have  an  ad- 
ditional line  west  in  operation  within  a  year's 
time.  The  Canadian  Pacific  contemplate 
building  an  additional  line  south  from 
Regina. 

There  are  12  wholesale  threshing  machine 
warehouses,  20  agricultural  machinery  ware- 
houses, groceries,  hardware,  hides  and  tallow, 
oil,  fruit,  stationery,  builders'  supplies, 
manufacturers'  agents,  and  others. 

There  are  openings  for  a  biscuit  factory,  a 
motor  car  factory,  lithographic  printing 
works,  etc. 

The  principal  city  officials  are:  Mayor,  P. 
McAra;  City  Clerk,  A.  W.  Poole;  City  Treas- 
urer, A.  W.  Goldie;  Commissioner,  A.  J. 
McPherson;  City  Engineer,  A.  W.  Thornton; 
President  Board  of  Trade,  W.  P.  Wells; 
Postmaster,  J.  NicoU. 

It  is  only  the  great-hearted  ivJio  can 
he  true  friends;  the  mean,  the  cow- 
ardly, can  never  know  what  true 
friendship  means. — Kingsley. 


REGINA  LOTS 


you    if    you    desire   a  good    investment. 


adjoining  Grand  Trunk  and  Canadian 

Northern  Railway  yards,  both  to  be 

served  by  street  cars  in  1913,  may  interest  Hotchkiss  &  Kennedy 

Western  Trust  Building 


Information  for  a  postal. 


REGINA,  SASKATCHEWAN 


The  West  Shows  the  East 


{From  the  St.  Thomas  Journal) 

^  A  small  Alberta  town  spends  thousands  of  dollars  on  an 
^^  advertising  scheme,  while  a  rich  and  prosperous  county  in 
Ontario  is  afraid  to  spend  a  few  hundreds.  And  yet  people  wonder 
that  Western  towns  go  ahead  quickly ! 


MUNICIPAL   PROGRESS 


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Sault  Ste.  Marie,  Ont. 

The  annual  meeting  of  the  Lake  Superior 
Corporation  was  held  recently  at  Camden, 
N.J.  Mr.  T.  J.  Drummond  presided,  and 
reviewed  the  progress  of  the  corporation  for 
the  year  ended  June  30,  1912.  He  said  that 
the  earnings  from  the  operations  of  subsid- 
iary companies  for  the  year  amounted  to 
$1,579,000,  an  increase  of  more  than  .30  per 
cent,  on  1911;  the  balance,  after  providing 
for  bond  interest,  amounted  to  $1,148,000. 
Under  these  conditions  the  directors  had  de- 
clared the  full  5  per  cent,  interest  on  the  in- 
come bonds  against  2J^  per  cent,  paid  for  the 
last  two  years.  The  construction  of  the 
Algoma  Central  Railroad  had  been  completed 
up  to  the  main  line  of  the  Canadian  Pacific, 
the  extension  to  the  Canadian  Northern 
would  be  completed  within  a  few  months  and 
that  to  the  Grand  Trunk  Pacific  by  this  time 
next  year.  The  prospects  of  the  railway  were 
good.  The  extension  of  the  Algoma  Eastern 
Railway  was  being  pushed,  and  business  on 
the  part  of  the  line  now  being  operated 
showed  a  satisfactory  increase.  The  com- 
mencement of  the  operations  of  the  mills  of 
the  Lake  Superior  Paper  Company  would 
materially  increase  the  earnings  of  the  sub- 
sidiary companies  of  the  Corporation.  The 
most  important  development  of  the  year  had 
been  the  successful  flotation  of  the  Algoma 
Steel  Corporation,  which  took  over  the  plant, 
properties  and  business  of  the  Algoma  Steel 
Company,  the  Lake  Superior  Power  Company 
and  other  subsidiaries.  As  the  result  of  this 
consolidation  the  $5,000.00  of  short-term 
notes  of  the  corporation  had  been  redeemed 
and  the  corporation's  finances  has  been  put 
on  a  sound  permanent  basis.  New  blooming 
and  rail  mills  had  been  installed,  and  the  out- 
put of  the  steel  plant  materially  increased; 
but  despite  this,  it  was  difficult  to  meet  the 
existing  Canadian  demand  for  steel  products, 
and  further  extensions  were  necessary.  The 
President  reminded  the  shareholders  of  the 
great  potential  values  of  the  mines  and  lands 


owned  by  the  subsidiary  companies,  pointing 
out  that  the  corporation  owned  equities  in 
3,000,000  acres,  mostly  covered  by  high- 
grade  pulpwood,  whence  revenues  were  being 
obtained,  and  that  valuable  iron  ore  deposits 
had  been  located  thereon.  The  earnings  of 
the  past  two  months  of  the  present  fiscal  year 
had  proved  most  satisfactory;  the  orders  for 
steel  products  ensured  the  operation  of  the 
plants  their  full  capacity. 

The  Lake  Superior  Paper  Company,  which 
purchased  the  pulp  mill  of  the  Lake  Superior 
Corporation  some  two  years  ago,  has  now 
completed  their  new  mills,  with  a  capacity  of 
225  tons  of  paper  per  day.  This  plant  is 
financed  by  British  capital  that  was  interested 
by  President  H.  E.  Talbott  and  is  without 
que<;tion  the  most  modem  and  best  equipped 
news  print  mill  in  America.  The  plant 
employs  a  large  number  of  high-priced  men 
and  is  of  enormous  benefit  to  the  city. 

The  present  population,  as  shown  by  the 
Directory  census  just  taken,  is  18,422;  Sault 
Ste.  Marie,   14,355;  Steelton,  4,0G7. 

There  is  one  point  to  be  noted  in  writing 
up  statistics  of  the  population  of  Sault  Ste. 
Marie  and  that  is  the  unfortunate  division 
of  the  town  into  Sault  Ste.Marie  proper  and 
the  suburb  called  Steelton.  This  leads  to  a 
great  many  contradictory  statements  as  to 
the  city's  growth  from  time  to  time.  Steel- 
ton and  Sault  Ste.  Marie  are  practically  one 
city,  the  only  division  being  an  imaginar>' 
line  similar  to  tlie  lines  dividing  wards  in 
a  city,  consequently  the  population  of  the 
city  of  Sault  Ste.  Marie  should  always  in- 
clude the  population  of  the  town  of  Steelton. 

W.  H.  Munroe  is  Mayor;  C.  W.  McCrea, 
Treasurer;   C.  J.  Pim,  City  Clerk. 


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Brokers 

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Toronto,  Ont. 

The  Toronto  realty  market  for  inside 
properties  is  fairly  active,  houses  for  rent  and 
for  sale  being  in  great  demand.  One  firm 
states  that  they  have  now  a  hundred  applica- 
tions for  houses  to  rent  that  they  cannot  pos- 
sibly fill.  The  inducements  offered  by  build- 
ers in  the  way  of  easy  terms  have  left  very 
few  houses  available  for  renting  by  newcom- 
ers or  those  who  are  not  sufficiently  settled 
to  buj^  a  house.  One  broker  expressed  the 
opinion  that  Toronto  was  becoming  more  of 
a  house-renting  community  than  formerly. 
This  may  be  the  case,  but  the  number  of  new 
citizens  we  are  getting  is  greater  than  ever 
before,  and  no  doubt  a  large  part  of  the  de- 
mand for  renting  comes  from  them. 

The  investment  demand  for  Toronto  prop- 
erties is  reported  to  be  not  very  strong,  the 
tight  money  market,  no  doubt,  curtailing 
this  kind  of  buying. 

The  sale  of  the  Janes  Building,  at  the 
north-east  comer  of  Yonge  and  King  Streets, 
the  most  valuable  corner  in  Toronto,  by  the 
Dominion  Bank  for  $1,250,000,  which  was 
made  public  at  the  close  of  last  week,  reveals 
the  rapid  appreciation  made  in  the  price  of 
Toronto  downtown  properties  in  the  last  few 
years.  Robins  Limited,  who  negotiated  the 
deal,  offered  the  same  property  three  years 
ago  to  two  English  gentlemen  at  $480,000. 
They  refused  to  buy,  and  missed  an  oppor- 
tunity to  make  nearly  three-quarters  of  a 
million  dollars  in  three  years  by  the  use  of 
less  than  half  a  million,  that  is,  considering 
that  the  total  sale  price  had  been  paid,  and 
not  taking  into  account  net  revenue. 

Toronto's  new  union  station  will  be  located 


on  Front  street,  between  Bay  and  York 
streets.  It  is  expected  to  be  one  of  the  finest 
on  the  continent.  It  will  have  a  frontage  of 
800  feet,  and  a  depth,  including  trackage,  of 
530  feet,  giving  a  total  area  of  424,000  square 
feet,  or  between  nine  and  ten  acres.  There 
will  be  ten  through  passenger  tracks,  six 
passenger  platforms,  and  six  baggage  plat- 
forms. There  will  be  accommodation  in  the 
yards  for  300  cars,  or  needy  double  the  present 
capacity,  while  the  baggage  accommodation 
will  be  74,000  square  feet,  or  five  times  the 
present  facilities. 

The  estimated  cost  of  the  new  station 
building  is  $2,500,000;  the  cost  of  alterations 
to  existing  buildings,  $50,000;  and  the  cost  of 
excavation,  track  ballasting,  filling,  concrete- 
paving,  steel  work,  etc.,  $7,450,000:  or  a  total 
estimated  cost,  including  grade  separation 
and  viaducts,  of  $10,000,000. 

Fourteen  months  ago  thirty  acres  of  land 
on  the  north  side  of  the  Kingston  road,  near 
the  old  golf  grounds,  was  purchased  for  $20,- 
000.  The  same  property  has  now  changed 
hands  again  for  just  double  that  amount. 

In  connection  with  the  widespread  pur- 
chase of  farming  lands  within  a  radius  of  ten 
or  twelve  miles  of  the  heart  of  Toronto,  it  is 
stated  that  most  of  these  properties  have  been 
secured  by  British  capitalists. 

'  'The  whole  market  is  now  on  a  substantial 
footing.  City  house  and  central  property  is 
adjusting  itself  to  a  sound  basis  of  value.  The 
late  opening  of  the  season  will  run  the  summer 
activity  right  over  into  the  busy  fall  period. 

'  'It  looks  like  a  buyers'  market.' ' 

The  population  has  increased  from  199,043 
in  1901  to  374,672  in  1911,  according  to  the 
assessors'  figures,  which  are  supposed  to  be 
conservative. 


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This  security  is  backed  up  by  a  long- 
established  and  substantial  manufac- 
turing business,  embracing  a  number  of 
the  most  modem  plants  in  existence, 
that  has  always  paid  dividends  and  the 
investor  shares  in  all  profits,  and  divi- 
dends are  paid  twice  a  year,  on  1st 
June  and  December. 


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MUNICIPAL  PROGRESS 


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Toronto — Continued 

This  represents  a  growth  of  88  per  cent, 
in  the  population  in  one  decade,  or  a  doubling 
of  the  population  in  about  twelve  years.  At 
the  same  rate  the  population  in  1921  will  be 
704,382,  or  750,000  in  1922. 

The  report  of  Assessment  Commissioner 
Forman  shows  that  in  five  years  the  assess- 
ment of  land  values  has  increased  from  $78,- 
611,000  to  $147,893,000,  while  the  value  of 
buildings  and  improvements  has  increased 
from  $94,346,000  to  $144,366,000. 


The  Mayor  is  H.  C.  Hocken;  City  Clerk, 
W.  A.  Littlejohn;  Chief  Clerk,  James  W. 
Somers;  City  Treasurer,  R.  T.  Coady;  City 
Engineer,  ;    Medical  Health  Offi- 

cer, Chas.  J.  Hastings,  M.D. 

President  Board  of  Trade,  G.  T.  Somers; 
Secretary,  F.  G.  Morley 

It's  the  songs  yon  sing, 

And  the  smiles  you  wear, 
That  makes  the  sunshine  everyivhere. 


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352  ADELAIDE  ST., W.  TORONTO 


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The  point  is  that  a  large  number  of  very  intelligent, 
active  and  enterprising  people  make  their  living  by  selling 
magazine  subscriptions. 

Some  people  are  doing  a  great  deal  better  than  making 
a  living  in  this  line  of  work— making  money,  in  fact.  Still 
others  could  greatly  improve  their  circumstances  if  they 
would  give  up  their  present  employment  and  take  up  sub- 
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Vancouver,  B.C. 

By  paying  $5,575  per  front  foot  for  the 
northeast  corner  of  Hastings  and  Granville 
Streets,  the  Royal  Bank  of  Canada  has 
established  a  new  record  price  for  Vancouver 
city  property.  Mr.  Harvey  Haddon,  of 
London,  was  the  vendor  of  the  property, 
which  he  has  held  for  the  last  twenty  years, 
it  is  said.  The  property,  which  has  a  front- 
age of  130  feet  on  Hastings  Street  and  120 
feet  on  Granville,  is  opposite  the  Post  Office 
and  Bank  of  Commerce.  It  is  probably  the 
most  valuable  business  site  in  the  city  from 
the  point  of  view  of  a  bank  or  office  building. 
It  is  the  intention  of  the  bank  to  erect  a 
modem  office  building,  at  least  ten  storeys 
high,  to  cost  approximately  $500,000.  The 
present  lessees  are  in  possession  until  May, 
1914,  but  as  they  are  Messrs.  Henry  Birks 
&  Co.,  who  have  a  ten-storey  building  being 
rushed  to  completion  on  the  corner  of  Gran- 
ville and  Georgia  Streets,  the  building  may 
be  begun  before  the  completion  of  the  lease. 
It  is  interesting  to  note  that  the  record  price 
for  business  property  before  this  deal  was 
put  through  was  $5,200  a  front  foot,  paid  by 
Messrs.  Birks  &  Co.  for  their  new  property. 

This  deal  emphasizes  what  has  been  pointed 
out  in  these  columns  before.  Hastings  Street 
is  becoming  more  and  more  a  purely  financial 
street,  being  lined  with  banks  and  office 
buildings,  with  patches  of  stores.  The  latter 
will  probably  move  up  to  Georgia  Street 
when  the  viaduct  over  False  Creek,  running 
east  and  west,  is  completed.  Pender  Street, 
which  parallels  Hastings,  is  gradually  assum- 
ing the  aspect  of  a  purely  office-building 
street,  in  which  there  are  no  stores.  Recently 
the  new  Dominion  Trust  and  North-West 
Trust  buildings  have  been  completed. 

The  Canadian  Pacific  Railway  Co.  have 
taken  out  the  largest  building  permit  ever 
issued  in  the  city  of  Vancouver  for  their 
new  station,  to  cost  $1,000,000.  The  struc- 
ture will  be  as  nearly  fire-proof  as  science  can 
make  it.  Steel,  concrete,  brick,  stone  and 
terra  cotta  will  be  used  throughout.  The 
company  has  also  cancelled  its  present  per- 
mit for  $800,000  for  the  hotel  so  as  to  allow 
of  enlarged  plans. 

A  15-storey  office  block,  to  cost  in  the 
neighborhood  of  $750,000,  will  be  erected 
by  a  syndicate,  on  the  corner  of  Hastings  and 


Richards  Streets.  The  plans  were  drawn 
and  the  permit  issued  some  time  ago  before 
the  building  limitation  of  eight  storeys  was 
put  in  force. 

Building  permits  for  the  month  of  October 
were  well  over  $3,500,000,  more  than  a  mil- 
lion dollars  in  excess  of  the  permits  issued 
in  any  other  month  in  the  history  of  the  city. 
The  building  permits  total  for  the  ten  months 
is  $16,272,622. 

Bank  clearings  for  October  exceed  the 
clearings  for  the  corresponding  month  of  last 
year  by  $10,281,748.  The  total  for  the 
month  was  $59,492,120. 

Customs  receipts  for  the  port  of  Vancouver 
for  the  month  of  October  are  $779,435.97, 
a  gain  of  nearly  $150,000  over  the  receipts 
for  October,   1911. 

A  staff  writer  of  the  Toronto  World  recently 
wrote  to  his  paper  as  follows:  It  will  be  six 
years  in  October  next  since  I  was  here  before 
and  I  would  scarcely  believe  my  eyes  when  I 
saw  how  Vancouver  had  grown — four  times 
as  large  as  at  that  time. 

It  would  pay  Toronto  to  send  the  whole 
bunch  of  the  council,  controllers  and  aldermen, 
to  see  how  this  city  is  being  run.  They  don't 
wait  for  the  population  to  go  out,  before  they 
build  streets  and  sewers.  Miles  of  streets 
in  all  directions  are  being  paved,  and  sewers 
and  electric  light  going  in  at  the  same  time. 
One  small  municipality  of  11,000  acres  in 
extent,  that  is,  equal  to  eleven  of  our  mile 
and  a  quarter  square  blocks  of  land  in  York 
County,  has  spent  $2,500,000  on  the  streets 
alone,  to  say  nothing  of  sewers  and  electric 
light,  and  are  going  to  spend  another  $1,500,- 
000  this  coming  year.  Not  only  the  council 
but  the  business  men— yes,  and  the  citizens 
also — have  got  "big  eyes"  and  are  building 
for  the  future,  and  building  so  as  to  give  all 
or  as  many  as  possible  of  the  necessary  com- 
forts of  life  to  their  rapidly  increasing  citi- 
zens, as  fast  as  they  spread  outside  the  limits. 

There  are  eighteen  chartered  banks  in 
Vancouver,  having,  besides  their  local  head 
offices,  36  branch  offices  scattered  throughout 
the  city.  The  following  is  a  complete  list, 
with  names  of  managers:  Bank  of  Nova 
Scotia,  H.  D.  Burns;  Granville  St.  branch, 
H.  Rogers;  Eastern  Townships  Bank,  W.  H. 
Hargrave;  Kitsilano  branch,  P.  Gomery; 
Molsons,  J.  H,  Campbell;  Main  St.,  A.  W. 
Jarvis  (Agent);  British  North  America,  W. 
Godfrey;  Quebec  Bank,  G.  S.  F.  Robitaille; 


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91 


Vancouver — Continued 

Iin penal  Bank,  A   Jukes;   Fairview, ; 

Hastings  and  Abbott,  A.  R.  Green;  Main 
St.,  W.  A.  Wright;  Bank  of  Hamilton,  E. 
Buchanan;  E.  Vancouver,  H.  L.  Paynter; 
N.  Vancouver,  C.  G.  Heaven;  S.  Vancouver, 

F.  N.  Hirst;  Bank  of  Vancouver,  F.  Dallas; 
Broadway  West,  O.  Moon;  Cedar  Cottage, 
E.G.Sutherland;  Pender  St.,  C.  Reid;  Gran- 
ville St.,  A.  H.  Hawkes,  Traders,  A.  R. 
Heiter;    Royal,  F.  T.  Walker;    Bridge  St., 

G.  Bowser;  Cordova  St.,  H.  F.  Montgomery; 
East  End,  S.  G.  Jardine;  Fairview,  F.  C. 
Birks;  Granville  St.  Centre,  R.  F.  Howden; 
Hillcrest,  A.  A.  Steeves;  Mt.  Pleasant,  P. 
L.  Bengay;  Park  Drive,  R.  Jardine;  Robson 
St.,  G.  H.  Stevens;  Toronto,  F.  A.  Brodie; 
Hastings  and  Carroll  Sts.,  E.  J.  H.  Vanston; 
Union,  T.  McCaffrey;  Cordova  St.,  J.  Ander- 
son; Main  St.,  C.  C.  Dickson;  Mt.  Pleasant, 
W.  G.  Scott ;  Vancouver  South,  R.  J.  Hopper; 
Ottawa,  Chas.  G.  Pennock;  Dominion,  W.  F. 

Gwyn  (Acting);    Granville  St.,  ; 

Northern  Crown,  J.  P.  Roberts;  Granville 
St.,  E.  Stuart  George;  Mount  Pleasant,  D. 
McGowen;  Montreal,  C.  Sweeny;  Main  St., 
S.  L.  Smith  (Sub- Agent);  Commerce,  W^m. 
Murray;  East,  C.  W.  Durrant;  Fairview, 
J.  C.  E.  Chadwick;  Mt.  Pleasant,  J.  G. 
Mullen;  Park  Drive,  M.  Nicholson;  Mer- 
chants', G.  S.  Harrison;  Hastings  St.,  F.  Pike, 

The  rapid  and  substantial  rise  of  Vancouver 
is  shown  in  the  following  statistics  of  Bank 
Clearances : 

1901 $  47,000,000 

1902 54,000,000 

1903 66,000,000 

1904 74,000,000 

1905 88,000,000 

1906 132,000,000 

1907 191,000,000 

1908 183,000,000 

1909 287,000,000 

1910 445,000,000 

For  the  first  nine  months  of  1911  the  total 
was  $389,809,930,  an  increase  of  more  than 
seventy  millions  over  the  corresponding 
period  of  1910. 

The  electric  supply  is  operated  by  the  B.C. 
Electric  Railway  Co.,  and  also  by  the  West- 
em  Canada  Power  Co.  Prices  for  both  light- 
ing and  power  vary  according  to  quaUty. 
The  gas  works  are  owned  by  the  B.C.  Electric 
Railway  Company.     The  whole  city  is  sup- 


pUed  with  a  complete  sewerage  system,  and 
the  fire  department,  with  its  eleven  halls,  123 
men  and  latest  motor  equipment,  is  under 
the  direction  of  Fire  Chief  J.  H.  Carlisle. 
The  Chief  of  Police  is  W.  H.  Chamberlain, 

The  official  census  return  gives  V^ancouver 
a  population  of  101,000.  Population,  1909, 
78,000;  1910,  93.700;  1911,  133,000.  A 
moderate  computation  of  the  present  popu- 
lation of  Vancouver  with  its  immediate 
suburbs  would  be  145,000.  Assessments, 
1910,  $106,454,265;  1911,  $136,623,045. 
Tax  rate,  2  per  cent,  nett  on  realty,  improve- 
ments are  free. 

The  chief  City  Officials  are:  Mayor,  Jas. 
Findlay;  City  Treasurer,  John  Johnstone; 
City  Clerk,  Wm.  McQueen;  Controller,  C.  F. 
Baldwin;  City  Engineer,  F.  L.  Fellows; 
President  Board  of  Trade,  A.  B.  Erskine; 
Secretary,  W.  Skene;  Postmaster,  R.  G. 
McPherson. 


Those  who  live  on  the  mouniain 
have  a  longer  day  than  those  who  live 
in  the  valley.  Some  times  all  we  need 
to  brighten  our  day  is  to  rise  a  little 
liigher. 


^ 


Thank  God,  every  morning  when 
you  get  up,  that  you  h<ive  something 
to  do  that  day  which  must  he  done 
whether  you  like  it  or  not.  Being 
forced  to  work,  and  forced  to  do  your 
best,  will  breed  in  you  a  hundred 
virtues  which  the  idle  never  know. — 
Charles  Kingsley. 

If  any  little  love  of  mine 
May  make  a  life  the  sweeter, 
Jf  any  little  care  of  mine 
May  make  a  friend's  the  fleeter. 
If  any  lift  of  mine  may  ease 
The  burden  of  another, 

God   give      mc      /t"'       ">"7      rav,     n,ul 

strength 
To  help  my  toiling  brother. 


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Victoria,  B.C. 

It  is  understood  that  the  Canadian  North- 
ern Railway  has,  with  the  approval  of  the 
Provincial  Government,  decided  to  adopt  a 
point  on  Woodward's  Slough,  four  miles 
above  Steveston  and  Sidney,  16  miles  from 
Victoria,  as  the  terminus  of  the  proposed  car- 
ferry  service  between  the  main  land  and  the 
island.  The  new  arrangement  is  said  to 
have  been  negotiated  during  Sir  Donald 
Mann's  recent  visit  to  Victoria 

A  short  time  ago  the  B.C.  Electric  Rail- 
way purchased  a  block  of  land  between  Bay 
and  Hamilton  Streets,  known  as  Block  38, 
for  $50,000.  It  is  stated  that  the  company 
will  erect  a  car  barn  on  this  site. 

For  the  first  six  months  of  the  fiscal  year, 
shipping  returns  show  a  total  of  5,747  vessels 
having  entered  and  cleared  from  the  port  of 
Victoria,  the  tonnage  represented  being 
4,449,177  tons.  For  the  entire  fiscal  year 
of  1911  the  total  number  of  vessels  was 
9,778,  representing  7,207,274  tons.  The 
greatest  advances  are  being  made  in  the 
foreign  trade. 

The  following  are  the  banks,  with  names  of 
their  managers:  Bank  of  Nova  Scotia,  W.  H. 


Silver;  Eastern  Townships  Bank,  R.  W.  H. 
King;  Imperial,  J.  S.  Gibb;  Bank  of  Van- 
couver, W.  H.  Gossip;  Government  St.,  Lim. 
Bang;  Royal,  J.  A.  Taylor;  British  North 
America,  D.  Doig;  Union,  A.  E.  Christie; 
Dominion,  C.  E.  Thomas;  Northern  Crown, 
G.  Booth;  Montreal,  A.  J.  C.  North;  H.  R. 
Beaven;    Merchants',  R.  F.  Taylor. 


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mistakes. 


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SCOTCH  WHISKY 

TEN    YEARS    OLD 

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We  could  make  it  cheaper — 

BUT   WE   WON'T! 


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MUNICIPAL  PROGRESS 


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Weyburn,  Sask. 

The  close  of  September  synchronized  with 
the  end  of  the  first  six  months  of  active 
publicitj'  work  on  the  part  of  the  Weyburn 
Board  of  Trade,  and  the  slogan,  "From  Good 
to  Better,"  that  has  been  their  watchword 
from  the  outset,  has  been  more  than  realized 
in  the  remarkable  advance  and  development 
that  has  already  been  seen. 

In  every  phase  of  municipal  advancement 
progress  has  been  phenomenal,  all  past 
records  having  been  shattered. 

The  large  programme  of  building  projected 
at  the  opening  of  the  year  has  been  increased 
almost  fifty  per  cent,  by  later  develop- 
ments, and  that  the  total  construction  for 
the  year  will  be  far  in  excess  of  the  million 
dollar  mark  is  an  assured  fact. 

A  carefully  made  estimate  places  the 
number  of  buildings  of  all  classes  under  con- 
struction this  year  at  over  160.  The  number 
of  permits  issued  to  date  is  67,  and  the  value 
of  the  buildings  for  which  these  have  been 
taken  out  is  $638,650,  these  being  the  official 
figures  of  the  city  engineer. 

During  the  year  the  following  important 
buildings  have  been  completed  or  are  under 
construction:  Department  store,  $110,000. 
Collegiate,  $75,000.  Post  office  and  customs 
house,  $65,000.  Municipal  hospital,  $60,000. 
C.P.R.  depot,  freight  sheds,  etc.,  $70,000. 
Telephone  exchange,  $30,000.  Mitchell  busi- 
ness block,  $40,000.  Canadian  City  and 
Town  Properties  Ltd.,  business  block,  $60,- 
000.  Weyburn  Creamery  Co.,  factory,  $25,- 
000.  Weyburn  Bottling  Works,  $10,000. 
Weyburn  Sash  Factory,  $15,000.  Theatre, 
$25,000,  together  with  a  large  number  of 
smaller  and  less  pretentious  business 
premises. 

Official  statistics  pertaining  to  the  progress 
of  the  town  reveal  a  healthy  condition  of 
affairs,  and  indicate  in  a  decisive  manner  the 
development  that  is  taking  place. 

It  appears  that  the  G.T.P  line  from  Cedoux 
through  Weyburn  to  the  International 
boundary  is  now  assured,  according  to  recent 
statements  of  railway  officials  in  interviews 
with  prominent  citizens.  Special  interest  is 
excited  by  the  announcement  of  the  inten- 
tion of  the  company  to  run  their  lines  across  the 


Soo  Line  on  the  west  side  of  the  town,  the  plan 
being  to  locate  the  new  station  on  the  south 
side,  so  it  is  stated.  The  news  of  the  Rail- 
way Commission's  approval  of  the  G.T.P. 
programme  has  been  a  source  of  iteen  satisfac- 
tion locally,  and  has  attracted  widespread 
enquiry  among  outside  investors,  who  make 
it  a  point  to  keep  in  touch  with  development 
features  in  this  section  of  the  West,  Super- 
intendent Scully  of  the  C.P.R.  Moose  Jaw 
division  states  that  railway  development  now 
under  way  should  mean  a  tremendous  uplift 
to  values  in  this  part  of  the  province, 
and  especially  in  Weyburn. 

Owing  to  the  rapid  influx  of  newcomers, 
there  is  a  distinct  shortage  of  business  and 
residential  accommodation.  A  splendid 
opening,  therefore,  presents  itself  for  contract- 
ors with  capital. 

Weyburn  is  situated  on  the  main  Soo  Line, 
and  on  the  short  C.P.R.  line  from  Winnipeg 
to  Lethbridge.  It  has  also  direct  communi- 
cation with  Regina  and  the  north.  Assur- 
ances have  been  given  that  the  G.T.P.  and 
C.N.R.  will  build  into  Weyburn  at  once,  the 
former  connecting  up  with  the  Hill  interests 
in  the  United  States,  and  thus  placing  Wey- 
burn on  another  main  trunk  line  to  the  Am- 
erican centres  of  industry. 

Weyburn  is  the  headquarters  of  the  Wey- 
burn Security  Bank  (W.  M.  Little,  manager), 
the  only  chartered  bank  financed  by  local 
capital  west  of  Winnipeg.  This  bank  has  ten 
branches  in  the  province.  Other  banks  doing 
business  here  are,  with  managers:  Bank  of 
Commerce,  A.  Swinford;  Union  Bank,  J. 
McVicar;  Bank  of  Montreal,  R.  S.  Whateley; 
Home  Bank,  J.  K.  Hislop;  Royal  Bank,  R. 
Frazee. 

Weyburn  has  four  main  operating  railway 
outlets,  and  the  construction  of  the  G.T.P.  and 
C.N.  roads  into  the  town  will  add  four  more, 
besides  greatly  extending  the  area  of  the 
town's  natural  distributing  territory.  Wey- 
burn enjoys  a  special  freight  tariff,  covering 
the  whole  province,  and  can  tlius  compete 
to  advantage  with  other  distributing  centres. 

President  Board  of  Trade,  Jos.  Mergens; 
Commissioner,  Chas.  A.  Cooke;  Mayor,  John 
McTaggert;  Clerk,  J.  D.  Murray;  Postmaster, 
H.  McGowan. 

1910  assessment,  $1,455,454;  1911  assess- 
ment, $1,780,875;  1912,  $6,000,000. 


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Winnipeg,  Man. 

The  brisk  demand  for  houses,  especially 
in  the  leading  residential  sections  of  Winni- 
peg, continues  unabated,  exceeding  all  cal- 
culations of  a  few  months  ago.  The  records 
indicate  that  the  number  of  houses  erected 
this  season  will  almost  double  the  number 
during  1911,  although  the  record  then  made 
was  regarded  as  a  phenomenal  one,  with  2,435 
houses  erected  at  an  aggregate  cost  of  nearly 
$7,000,000.  At  the  present  moment  de- 
velopment appears  most  marked  along  the 
south  bank  of  the  Assiniboine,  it  being 
pointed  out,  for  instance,  that  in  this  dis- 
trict between  the  city  and  Deer  Lodge  there 
is  now  a  population  of  about  6,000,  or  an 
increase  of  perhaps  200  per  cent,  in  two 
years'  time.  Owing  to  the  present  demand 
for  property  of  every  class  the  profits  to 
early  investors  are  proving  satisfactory  in 
a  marked  degree. 

A  strong  movement  is  indicated  in  Winni- 
peg subdivision  property,  and  dealers  state 
that  the  present  year  is  likely  to  break  all 
records  for  this  section  of  the  West  in  the 
way  of  the  rapid  extension  of  high-class 
residential  sections.  The  demand  for  cottages 
and  apartments  continues  unabated,  and 
rental  rates  stand  at  a  high  figure,  with 
little  prospect  of  relief  except  through  the 
opening  up  of  new  residential  districts  and 
the  construction  of  houses  and  apartment 
blocks  in  almost  wholesale  quantities.  Just 
at  the  present  time  the  river  frontages  along 
the  Assiniboine  and  in  the  vicinity  of  Tuxedo 
Park  and  Pomona  appear  to  be  regarded 
with  special  favor  for  building  purposes, 
and  large  amounts  of  capital  are  being  placed 
for  the  improvement  of  these  districts. 

The  Pine  l^idge  Golf  Club,  recently 
organized,  has  purchased  160  acres  of  land 
two  miles  northeast  of  the  links  of  the  Winni- 
peg Golf  Club,  and  a  club  house  will  be 
erected  on  the  highest  point  of  the  property 
early  next  spring. 

The  Great  West  Permanent  Loan  Company 
has  let  a  contract  to  the  Carter-Halls-Aldinger 
Company  for  the  construction  of  a  large 
office  building,  to  cost  in  the  neighborhood  of 
$300,000.  The  new  building  will  be  situated 
on  Main  Street  South,  on  the  west  side, 
between  the  present  offices  of  the  Canadian 


Bank  of  Commerce  and  the  Ailoway  &  Cham- 
pion building. 

Winnipeg's  ratable  assessment  for  1912  on 
realty  (land  and  improvements)  is  $214,360,- 
440.  The  increase  over  the  assessment  for 
1911,  when  the  total  was  $172,677,250,  is 
$41,683,190,  or  well  on  to  25  per  cent. 

The  business  tax  assessment  shows  an 
increase  of  $581,805  in  the  valuation  of  yearly 
rentals  on  business  property.  In  1911  the 
total  was  $4,037,475,  while  for  1912  it  is 
$4,619,280.  The  increase  is  14.4  per  cent., 
and  at  the  fixed  rate  of  6M  per  cent,  of 
annual  rental,  will  this  year  yield  the  city 
$307,952. 

Population  (which  is  really  reckoned  as  at 
mid-year,  1911)  is  estimated  at  166,553 — a 
gain  of  about  15,000  in  the  year.  The  pres- 
ent population  should  therefore  be  over  120,- 
000. 

Twenty-one  chartered  banks,  having  alto- 
gether 44  branches,  operate  in  the  city. 
Below  is  the  complete  list,  with  respective 
names  of  managers: 

Bank  of  Nova  Scotia,  W.  W.  Watson; 
Eastern  Townships  Bank,  W.  L.  Ball;  Mol- 
sons,  E.  F.  Kohl;  Molsons,  Portage  Avenue 
Branch,  A.  H.  Young;  Imperial,  N.  G.  Leslie; 
Imperial,  North  End,  W.  A.  Hebblewhite  ; 
Quebec  Bank,  C.  F.  Pentland;  Standard,  J. 
S.  Turner;  Bank  of  Hamilton,  W.  Loree; 
Bank  of  Hamilton,  Princess  Street  Branch, 

C.  H.  Bartlet;  Bank  of  Hamilton,  Norwood 
Branch,  W.  H.  Leek;  Home  Bank,  W.  A. 
Machaffie;    Traders,  F.  B.  Bennett;    Royal, 

D.  C.  Rea;  Royal,  Grain  Exchange,  G.  J. 
Seale;  British  North  America,  A.  G.  Fry; 
Hochelaga,  E.  Belaid;  Hochelaga,  Higgins 
Avenue,  J.  H.  N.  Leveille;  Toronto,  J.  R. 
Lamb;  Union,  R.  S.  Barrow;  Union,  Logan 
Avenue  Branch,  J.  V.  Harrison;  North  End 
Branch,  T.  L.  Cavanagh;  Sargent  Avenue 
Branch,  J.  V.  Harrison;  Ottawa,  J.  B.  Monk; 
Dominion,  F.  L.  Patton;  Dominion,  North 
End  Branch,  H.  Ransford;  Dominion,  Notre 
Dame,  G.  H.  Mathewson;  Dominion,  Portage 
Avenue,  V.  R.  F.  Sutton;  Sterling,  W.  A. 
Weir;  Northern  Crown,  W.  P.  Sloane; 
Northern  Crown,  Main  and  Selkirk,  W.  C. 
Richardson;  Northern  Crown,  Portage  and 
Sherbrooke,  R.  L.  Paterson;  Northern 
Crown,  Nena  and  William,  T.  E.  Thorstein- 
son;  Montreal,  A.  F.  D.  MacGachen;  Mon- 
treal, Fort  Rouge,  E.  A.  Moore;    Montreal, 


The  Busy  Man  3 


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Canada 


THE  NATIONAL  MAGAZINE  OF  PROGRESS  AND  DEVELOPMENT 


Vol.   Ill 


Toronto,  April,  1913 


No.  6 


Topics  of  To-day 


LET  CANADIAN  MILLIONAIRES  HELP 
AGRICULTURE 

They  have  before  them  a  great  field  of  usefulness,  plenty  of  scope  to 

show  their  patriotism,  and  opportunity  to  liquidate  at  their  leisure 

and  pleasure  the  immense  debt  they  owe  the 

soil,  without  loss  to  themselves. 

From  the  Ottawa  Valley  Journal 


IN  Ottawa  there  are,  perhaps,  thirty 
or  forty  men  whose  wealth  goes  over 
or  approaches  the  million  mark.  In 
Toronto  there  are  more,  and  in  Montreal 
more  still.  These  men  are  the  captains 
of  industry  or  the  kings  of  finance. 
They  have  made  immense  fortunes  in 
different  ways,  but  not  one  of  them  by 
any  branch  of  agriculture. 

Manufacturing,  lumbering  trade, 
transportation,  railways,  steamships, 
banking,  brokerage,  real  estate,  all  these 
have  their  millionaire  representatives, 
but  there  is  not  a  farmer  amongst  them. 
Many  of  them  have  amassed  their  for- 
tunes by  handling,  utilizing,  converting 
into  manufactured  articles,  the  products 
of  the  farm  and  they  are  always  ready, 
theoretically,  at  least,  to  help  and  en- 
courage the  farmer.  They  have  grown 
to  recognize  that,   in  some  mysterious 


way,  the  prosperity  of  this  country  at 
large,  and  of  themselves,  is  always  coin- 
cident with  that  of  the  farmers.  Good 
crops,  good  markets  and  good  times  go 
together. 

No  Fortunes  in  Farming 

The  fact  is  that,  while  farming  offers 
a  splendid  opportunity  of  making  a 
moderate  and  even  a  comfortable  income, 
it  does  not  apparently  afford  scope  or 
provision  for  the  amassing  of  immense 
wealth  and  that  in  a  comparatively  short 
time. 

Yet  agriculture,  it  must  be  acknowl- 
edged, is  the  great  staple  industry  of 
Canada.  It  is  the  foundation  of  the 
financial  strength  of  the  nation.  With- 
out it  the  railroads  and  steamship  lines 
would  have  little  to  do  and  banking 
would  be  reduced  to  a  bagatelle. 


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BUSY   MAN'S   CANADA 


'Industries  may  vary,  business  con- 
cerns go  down,  but  the  multitude  must 
be  fed  and  clothed  and  it  is  the  farmer 
who  provides  either  the  ready  or  the 
raw  material.  Canada  in  particular  has 
become  a  world-renowned  caterer  to  the 
vital  wants  of  the  multitude.  It  would 
not,  therefore,  be  difficult  to  trace  most 
of  the  surplus  wealth  of  the  millionaire 
class  in  Canada,  in  the  last  analysis, 
back  to  the  land  which  is  being  tilled  by 
an  army  of  toilers  for  a  very  moderate 
wage,  comparatively  speaking. 

Millionaires'  Debt  to  the  Soil 

These  millionaires,  then,  owe  a  great 
deal  to  the  soil,  without  whose  products 
their  fortunes  would  not  have  been  possi- 
ble. They  owe  the  soil  an  immense  debt 
which  they  are  in  an  ideal  position,  if  they 
would  only  recognize  it,  to  liquidate  at 
their  leisure  and  pleasure  and  without  any 
loss  to  themselves. 

Here  is  a  man  with  more  money  than 
he  knows  what  to  do  with,  perhaps,  than 
he  has  any  moral  right  to  have  if  every 
dollar  were  traced  back  to  its  original 
source,  the  soil.  How  easy  would  it  be, 
what  a  pleasure  it  might  become  to  him 
and  even  a  profit,  if  he  would  invest  fif- 
teen or  twenty  thousand  dollars  in  a 
good  farm  and  show  the  people  around 
how  to  farm  to  the  best  advantage! 

He  says,  perhaps,  he  is  not  a  farmer 
and  could  not  make  it  pay.  He  is,  how- 
ever, a  captain  of  industry  with  a  vast 
amount  of  the  highest  business  acumen, 
a  man  whose  touch  turns  everything  to 
gold.  What  chance  would  there  be  of 
a  man  like  that  failing,  where  men  of 
ordinary  intelligence  and  ability  can  so 
easily  make  good? 

He  would  be  able  also  to  start  with  a 
magnificent  capital  of  experience,  for  he 
would  have  at  hand  the  results  of  years 
of  study  and  experiment  at  the  agricul- 
tural colleges. 

He  could  place  a  good  man  at  the  head 
of  the  farm,  stock  it  with  the  best  live 
stock,  and  conduct  it  on  the  most  im- 


proved methods  of  scientific  farming. 
He  could,  in  a  word,  make  his  farm  an 
exemplar  of  all  the  wisdom  and  experi- 
en>.;'  of  agricultural  experts. 

Millionaires  Who   Have   Helped 

In  the  soil  he  could  show  the  benefits 
to  be  derived  from  underdrainage  and 
the  employment  of  the  most  approved 
methods  of  agriculture.  By  the  posses- 
sion and  breeding  of  first-class  stock 
he  could  become  of  incalculable  advan- 
tage to  his  neighbors.  This  has  been 
shown  time  and  time  again.  It  would 
be  difficult  to  estimate  the  good  men  like 
Senators  Edwards  and  Owens  have  done 
by  their  stock  farms,  not  only  to  the 
district  around  them,  but  also  to  the 
country  at  large. 

In  the  house  and  farm  buildings  they 
could  set  an  example  of  the  best  in  every 
way  that  would  tend  to  increase  the 
dignity  and  comfort  of  the  ordinary  farm 
home.  It  would  be  the  same  as  if  they 
went  to  the  agricultural  colleges  and 
offered  to  help  the  great  cause  of  agri- 
culture along,  under  the  almost  imme- 
diate guidance  and  direction  of  an  ex- 
pert agriculturist.  It  could  be  the  same 
if  they  wished  to  make  it  so,  as  a  num- 
ber of  experimental  stations — but  sta- 
tions of  the  most  practical  and  exem- 
plary character,  stations  that  would 
present  an  exact  model  for  the  farmers 
around — designed  to  assist  and  advance 
the  cause  of  agriculture. 

Of  the  value  of  improved  methods  of 
farming  there  cannot  be  the  slightest 
doubt.  They  leave  an  immense  margin 
of  profit  over  the  average  and  old-time 
ways. 

Opportunity  for  Practical  Patriotism 

Soil  and  stock  can  be  made  to  produce 
so  much  more  and  of  better  quality,  that 
the  income  of  the  average  farm  can  be 
doubled,  tripled  and  quadrupled,  and 
that  without  much  more  labor  and  only 
a  little  more  care  and  skill.  What  an  op- 
portunity, then,  is  here  presented  to  our 


TOPICS  OF  TO-DAY 


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millionaires  to  display  their  patriotism  in 
ati  eminently  practical  way,  to  be  of  real 
service  to  the  cause  of  at^riculture  to  which 
they  owe  so  much  of  their  wealth  and  to 
shoiv  their  love  and  gratitude  to  the  soil 
that  has  been  such  a  beneficent  mother  to 
them! 

A  j];ood  deal  has  been  said  against  the 
landlord  system  that  prevails  in  Great 
Britain.  But  there  are  worse  monopo- 
lies of  wealth  than  that  which  is  invested 
in  the  soil.  Many  of  the  vast  fortunes 
made  in  Canada  and  the  United  States 
have,  as  before  stated,  been  rendered 
possible  by  the  product  of  the  soil,  with- 
out their  possessors  doing  anything  for 
the  land  in  return.  But  it  can  be  said 
that  the  splendid  breeds  of  cattle,  horses, 
sheep  and  swine  now  in  Canada,  with 
few  exceptions,  have  been  developed  and 
perfected  very  largely  by  the  great  land 
owners,  mostly  noblemen,  of  Great 
Britain. 

Nearly  every  British  nobleman,  espec- 
ially of  the  older  nobility,  is  a  farmer  him- 
self, who  takes  a  pride  in  cultivating  the 
best  stock  and  propagating  it  amongst  his 
tenant-farmers,  throughout  the  Kingdom 
and  over  the  entire  globe. 

We  are  told  by  those  who  knew  them 
well  that  there  were  no  greater  lovers  of 
pure-bred  live  stock  in  the  land  than 
Queen  Victoria  and  her  not  less  illus- 
trious son,  King  Edward  VII.  From 
the  Sovereign,  himself,  of  Great  Britain, 
through  the  ranks  of  the  nobility,  and 
landed  gentry,  they  nearly  all  have  their 
country  seats,  attached  to  which  is  the 
manor  farm,  an  object  of  interest,  edu- 
cation, inspiration  and  practical  assist- 
ance to  all  the  farmers  around. 

Among  Their  Stock  and  Crops 

To  these  country  seats  most  of  the 
great  landlords  retire  at  a  season  of  the 
year,  and  there,  amongst  their  stock  and 
crops,  their  fields  and  parks,  find  that 
wholesome  retirement  from  the  cares  of 
state  or  the  worries  of  city  life  which 
only  can  be  found  in  the  country. 


Nor  is  it  that  the  landlords  themselves 
have  the  supervision  of  the  farming 
operations  on  their  estates.  They  have 
a  bailiff  or  expert  farmer  to  do  the  farm- 
ing for  them,  and  other  expert  assistance 
along  the  lines  of  their  choice  or  taste. 
But  they  themselves  take  an  intelligent 
interest  in  their  live  stock  and  crops,  are 
intensely  proud  of  their  beautiful  lands 
and  farms  and,  many  of  them,  at  least, 
are  greatly  liked  by  their  tenants. 

Now,  what  the  landed  proprietors  have 
been  doing  in  Great  Britain  for  centuries 
with  such  admirable  results  as  have  made 
the  British  Isles  the  greatest  breeding 
ground  of  farm  stock  in  the  world  to-day, 
could  be  done  by  our  millionaires  in  Can- 
ada, if  they  had  the  will  and  the  spirit. 
The  land  is  available;  they  have  the 
money;  they  could  get  the  stock  and 
grow  the  crops  and  help  to  make  Canada 
an  advanced  agricultural  country.  In- 
stead of  that  they  run  too  much  to  automo- 
biles and  city  palaces,  and  if  they  have  a 
country  seat  it  is  at  some  seaside  or  other- 
wise fashionable  resort.  But  at  all  events 
they  appear  to  be  unwilling  or  ashamed 
to  have  anything  to  do  with  farming, 
the  first  and  still  the  best  of  all  avoca- 
tions of  the  sons  of  men. 

Alberta's  Telephone  System 

The  government-owned  telephone  sys- 
tem of  Alberta  yielded  a  surplus  of  re- 
ceipts over  operation  and  maintenance 
expenses  during  1012  of  S62,283,  while 
the  earning  capacity  of  the  system,  on  a 
basis  of  the  capital  expenditure,  amount- 
ed to  12.1  per  cent.  In  the  six  years, 
1907-1913,  the  system  has  yielded  a 
profit  of  $407,592. 

Only  the  ordinary  man  is  put  dovm 
and  out  by  ordinary  difficulties — the 
other  kind  sees  in  a  profitable  task 
only  the  chance  to  show  what  kind  of 
stuff  he  is  made  of. — L.  C.  Ball. 


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The  Future  Cities  of  the  West 

By  R.  0.  Wynne-Roberts,  M.I.CE.,  and  Malcolm  N.  Ross,  B.S.A., 

Saskatchewan. 


MANY  papers  have  been  read 
before  various  societies  on  the 
ideals  which  should  be  kept 
in  view  in  the  development  of  cities, 
and  while  some  of  them  are  often 
more  or  less  Utopian,  and  rarely  be- 
come practical,  yet  some  ideals  which 
were  at  first  ridiculed,  have  by  pure 
force  of  circumstances  and  education 
of  public  opinion,  taken  firm  root  in 
the  minds  and  practices  of  the  best 
municipal  administrators  of  the 
world. 

Some  cities  to-day  are  seriously 
handicapped  hy  the  absence  of  civic 
ideals  during  past  generations^  and 
ratepayers  are  now  taxed  for  huge 
expenditure  which  a  little  foresight 
and  public  spirit  on  the  part  of  our 
forefathers  would  have  avoided.  Our 
responsibilities  are  much  greater  than 
theirs,  for  we  cannot  claim  to  be  un- 
aware of  the  mistakes  that  have  been 
made.  Conditions  are  now  much 
more  complicated,  but  our  facilities 
for  meeting  them  are  greater  and  re- 
quirements now  are  of  a  much  higher 
standard. 

What,  then,  are  the  problems  which 
the  rising  cities  of  the  Province  may 
solve  in  advance?  They  are  essen- 
tially those  concerning  health,  amen- 
ities, convenience  and  economy. 

The  Factors  for  Health 

Health  is  dependent  on  many  fac- 
tors— pure  and  abundant  water  sup- 
ply, efficient  drainage,  good  house  ac- 
commodation and  efficient  control  of 
sanitary  arrangements  for  cleaning 
streets  and  house  surroundings. 

Amenities  of  the  community  are 
.just  what  human  hands  make  them; 


playgrounds  for  children,  recreation 
grounds  for  adults,  both  for  winter 
and  summer  use ;  parks,  boulevards, 
and  the  preservation  and  utilization 
of  all  available  natural  beauties  and 
efficient  control  of  all  building  ar- 
rangements. 

Convenience  and  economy  are  fac- 
tors which  contribute  directly  and  in- 
directly to  the  cost  of  living.  Provis- 
ions for  convenient  and  rapid  trans- 
portation and  future  development  un- 
der efficient  administration  are  neces- 
sary. 

Happiness  Depends  on  Health 

These  factors  are  so  interdependent 
that  it  is  difficult  to  discuss  one  with- 
out the  other.  Healthy  life  is  in- 
duced by  pleasant  surroundings  and 
rational  exercise.  Happiness  is  the 
outcome  of  good  health  and  content- 
ment. Economy  is  obtained  by  pro- 
vision for  future  contingencies  and 
wise  administration  and  due  regard 
for  the  health  and  comfort  of  the 
community.  Every  city's  develop- 
ment is  to  a  large  extent  the  result  of 
these  combinations;  disregard  one  of 
these  factors  and  the  entire  fabric 
suffers,  and,  the  more  thoughtfully  the 
citizens  of  to-day  regard  these  mat- 
ters, the  more  likely  is  the  develop- 
ment to  be  continuous,  satisfactory 
and  permanent. 

City  planning  is  not  a  cut  and 
dried  system  for  developing  every 
city,  but  is  really  the  planning  of  the 
future  city  in  such  a  way  that  the 
maximum  value  may  be  secured  from 
eaoh  piece  of  ground  in  the  city.  At 
present  we  have  the  checkerboard  plan 
adopted  in  all  Western  cities,   quite 


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regardless  of  easy  lines  of  comraunica- 
tion  or  of  adaptation  to  natural  fea- 
tures, and  we  continue  to  follow  it  out, 
quite  ignoring  the  fact  that  larger 
cities  are  now  paying  severe  penalties 
for  its  adoption  in  the  past  and  have 
found  out  it  may  be  immensely  im- 
proved upon, 

Saskatchewan's  Opportunities 

Wc  have  in  this  Province  the  op- 
portunity to  construct  more  perfectly 
arranged  cities  than  any  in  existence, 
hut  we  shall  never  do  so  if  all  our  en- 
ergy is  spent  in  trying  to  induce  peo- 
ple to  believe  that  the  one  we  happen 
to  live  in  is  the  hest  in  the  Province 
as  long  as  it  is  really  almost  a  dupli- 
cate copy  of  the  others,  beyond  one  or 
two  natural  advantages  it  may  hap- 
pen to  have. 

Each  village,  town  or  city  is  anx- 
ious to  show  better  conditions  than 
any  other,  and  seeks  for  any  points 
on  w'hich  they  may  claim  superiority. 
In  looking  over  their  claims,  we  find 
that  they  depend  chiefly  on  local  and 
natural  conditions  not  due  to  the  la- 
bor or  thought  of  the  inhabitants.  Be- 
yond this  we  find  little  evidence  of 
any  united  or  comprehensive  schemes 
which  would,  if  executed,  result  in  the 
daily  work  of  the  future  citizens  be- 
ing carried  on  under  the  most  scien- 
tifically economic  and  profitable  man- 
ner, nor  the  beat  provision  made  for 
the  living  conditions  of  the  various 
classes  of  workers  and  the  means  of 
which  a  minimum  loss  to  the  com- 
munity due  to  sickness  and  death 
would  occur. 

It  may  appear  to  the  average  per- 
son a  futile  and  hopeless  task  for  the 
inhabitants  of  some  new  though  natu- 
rally well-favored  village  to  start  out 
with  the  idea  of  providing  for  certain 
eventualities  many  years  distant,  and 
to  a  certain  degree  this  wx)uld  be  the 
case.    It  is  not  so  much  for  the  actual 


performance  or  the  carrying  out  of 
any  great  scheme  that  the  matter 
should  be  approached,  but  rather  that 
people  should  be  educated  and  direct- 
ed in  the  development  of  their  vil- 
lage in  order  that  they  should  do 
things  which  will  make  it  impossible 
for  a  good  scheme  to  be  carried  out 
later;  and  that  they  shall  not  do 
things  which  must  ultimately  cause 
discomfort,  inconvenience  and  loss  to 
future  citizens. 

Streets  for  Utility  and  Efficiency 

Streets  should  be  laid  out  with  the 
view  to  utility,  efficiency  and  direct 
connection.  Transport  of  materials  to 
and  from  warehouses,  railways,  etc., 
is  now  becoming  a  subject  which  is 
occupying  the  attention  of  specialists 
in  America  and  Europe.  Canadian 
cities,  although  of  much  more  recent 
growth,  have  already  had  to  consider 
the  subject,  whereas  if  those  cities  had 
been  origimally  laid  out  with  due  re- 
gard to  utility,  efficiency  and  direct 
connection,  the  heavy  burdens  and 
dissatisfaction  of  to-day  would  not 
exist. 

The  newcomer  w"ho  can  be  shown 
that  street  allowances  are  provided  for 
which  give  the  shortest  possible  trans- 
ible  from  various  directions,  that 
spaces  are  reserved  for  schools,  parks 
and  public  buildings,  even  if  these  re- 
servations are  still  prairie,  will  feel 
much  more  attracted  and  satisfied 
than  he  would  if  he  sees  that  when  the 
village  gets  larger  and  grows  into  a 
city,  the  transportation  for  all  time 
to  come  must  be  around  two  sides  of 
a  triangle,  that  the  grounds  for  his 
children's  schools,  hospitals,  fire  sta- 
tions, libraries,  parks,  etc.,  must  be 
bought  at  a  high  valuation  and  pos- 
sibly not  at  all  w^here  most  required 
even  then. 

The  fundamental  feature  in  city 
expansion  is     i\w     transportation  of 


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persons  and  goods  cheaply  and  rapid- 
ly. Formerly  traffic  was  almost  en- 
tirely horse-drawn,  and  the  speed  was 
slow,  but  to-day  in  large  cities  the 
bulk  of  the  traffic  is  mechanically 
drawn,  much  more  rapid,  and  the 
number  of  vehicles  much  greater,  and 
a  crisis  has  been  reached  even  in  some 
Canadian  cities  where  this  change  has 
not  reached  the  point  already  passed 
in  other  cities.  The  mere  increasing  of 
streets'  width  will  not  meet  the  new 
conditions  in  most  eases;  in  fact,  it 
has  sometimes  been  found  to  accentu- 
ate the  difficulties. 

An  Example  of  Shortening  Journeys 

For  example,  take  an  ordinary  case 
of  a  street  one  mile  long  running 
south  joining  one  running  west  for 
another  mile.  A  team  of  horses  with 
loaded  wagon  costs,  say,  $5.00  per 
day ;  say  they  can  travel  16  miles  per 
day  on  an  average  in  the  city  deliv- 
ery work,  that  is,  making  8  journeys. 
But  suppose  there  was  a  direct  route 
between  the  two  points,  the  distance 
would  only  be  1:^  miles  instead  of  2, 
or  over  1,000  yards  shorter,  so  the 
teams  could  make  a  greater  number 
of  journeys. 

The  cost  of  cartage  at  $5.00  per  day 
is  here  31  cents  per  mile,  and  as  the 
team  travels  an  extra  4  2-3  miles  each 
day,  owing  to  the  corner,  the  daily 
loss  is  $1.45.  If  this  continues  for 
300  days  each  year,  the  annual  loss  is 
$435.00. 

In  a  busy  town  the  number  of  teams 
employed  is  very  great,  and  if  the 
above  loss  is  reckoned  up,  it  will  be 
found  to  accumulate  extraordinarily. 
Take  the  distance  from  Dewdney 
Street  and  Broad  Street  Subway  to 
the' corner  of  Albert  Street  and  16th 
Avenue  in  Regina,  and  the  annual 
loss  due  to  the  above  cause  will  be 
$326.00  per  team,  and,  assuming  20 
teams  so  employed,  the  loss  will  be 
$6,520.00  per  annum. 


Expressing  the  fact  in  another  way, 
it  now  takes  20  teams  to  do  the  same 
amount  of  work  that  16  teams  would 
do  on  more  direct  routes.  These  cal- 
culations could  he  extended  to  show 
that  the  loss  is  even  greater  than  is 
above  indicated,  and  this  has  to  he 
home  by  the  public. 

But,  apart  from  loss  in  transport, 
we  must  remember  that  the  lengths 
of  main  roads,  sewers,  street  railways, 
water  mains  and  other  public  utility 
works  have  to  be  considerably  greater, 
all  of  which  costs  money  in  construc- 
tion and  maintenance. 

Furthermore,  the  more  direct  routes 
from  any  centre  of  a  city  to  outlying 
parts  there  are,  the  less  congestion  is 
likely  to  occur  in  busy  quarters. 

A  great  deal  depends  on  the  ease 
and  rapidity  with  which  all  classes  of 
workers  can  reach  their  work  from 
their  homes.  Older  cities  are  being 
obliged  to  provide  extremely  expen- 
sive railways  to  enable  workers  to  live 
under  satisfactory  conditions  at  far 
distances  from  their  work. 

Some  recently  planned  modern 
towns,  however,  are  being  arranged  so 
that  these  expenses  are  unnecessary, 
because  pleasing  and  comfortable  sur- 
roundings are  planned  for  in  advance 
close  to  the  places  of  work,  and  both 
workers  and  employers  find  the  ar- 
rangements financially  excellent,  the 
resulting  economies  to  the  community 
from  the  improved  health  and  de- 
crease in  death  rates  are  enormous  in 
these  communities,  but  they  depend 
altogether  on  wise  regulations  and 
plans  drawn  up  before  any  develop- 
ments are  permitted. 

Special  Districts  for  Special  Purposes 

The  greatest  needs  for  the  improve- 
ment on  present  conditions  seem  to  be 
provisions  for  more  economical  trans- 
portation and  a  differentiation  of  the 
present  plan  so  as  to  lay  out  certain 
districts  in  such  a  way  that  they  will 


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be  best  developed  for  special  pur- 
poses. 

It  is  obviously  ridiculous  to  lay  out 
a  plan  Which  will  provide  exactly  the 
same  sized  block  for  artisans'  and  la- 
borers' houies  and  also  for  ware- 
houses, factories  and  offices,  no  matter 
in  what  part  of  the  city  they  may 
be  located.  By  paying  sufficient  at- 
tention to  these  in  modern  cities,  a 
cousiiderable  amount  of  the  congestion 
of  ti-affic  near  one  centre  may  be 
avoided,  and  it  may  be  here  noted 
that  the  advocacy  of  ' '  Civic  Centres ' ' 
may,  unless  very  carefully  considered 
in  its  relation  to  transportation,  prove 
to  be  inconvenient. 

Looked  at  from  the  transportation 
side,  it  appears  to  be  much  more  pro- 
fitable to  have  several  "centres"  of 
industry,  etc.,  than  the  one  "Civic 
Centre,"  no  matter  how  attractive 
such  a  scheme  may  appear  to  be  to  the 
architect  or  designer. 

The  great  requirement  in  all  busi- 
ness enterprises  is  stability,  and  in  no- 
thing is  it  of  greater  importance  than 
in  real  estate  values.  It  seems  almost 
as  important  that  certain  pieces  of 
land  should  not  be  suddenly  and  enor- 
mously appreciated  in  value  as  that 
they  should  not  be  depreciated,  owing 
to  some  unforeseen  developments  not 
due  in  any  way  to  the  energy  or  judg- 
ment of  the  owner. 

This  does  not  mean  that  there 
should  be  any  limit  or  interference 
with  the  real  value  of  the  property ; 
in  fact,  the  result  would  pi\>bably  be 
the  reverse.  Persons  knowing  certain 
property  would  ultimately  become 
valuable  for  certain  purposes,  would 
be  willing  to  pay  higher  prices  than 
under  conditions  where  the  prices  are 
speculative  and  in  the  main  governed 
by  the  lowest  point  they  are  Likely  to 
reach  if  developed  under  average  con- 
ditions as  opposed  to  special  and  fixed 
conditions. 


Other  things  being  equal,  all  classes 
of  business  men,  bankers,  tradesmen, 
manufacturers,  etc.,  would  give  pre- 
ference to  a  small  town  which  was  to 
be  developed  along  certain  designed 
plans  over  one  in  which  nothing  was 
provided  for  the  future  and  where  the 
developments  would  be  greatly  infiu- 
enced  by  the  various  whims  of  pro- 
perty owners  and  officials. 

At  present  it  is  almost  a  matter  of 
chance  whether  a  piece  of  property 
particularly  valuable  under  present 
conditions  will  be  nearly  as  valuable 
a  month  hence  for  the  same  purpose, 
nor  can  it  usually  be  foreseen  for 
what  particular  purpose  it  will  be 
valuable. 

Supply  of  Good  Water 

With  regard  to  waterworks.  No 
city  can  permanently  thrive  without 
an  abundant  supply  of  good  water, 
therefore,  in  all  rising  towns  the  in- 
habitants should  have  sufficient  en- 
terprise to  provide  for  the  future  and 
not  act  on  the  theory  of  "Sufficient 
unto  the  day  is  the  evil  thereof." 

Copious  supply  at  reasonable  pres- 
sure to  satisfy  the  daily  want  of  the 
people,  and  the  waterworks  system  so 
designed  and  arranged  as  to  permit 
economical  expansion  on  comprehen- 
sive and  adequate  lines  will  constitute 
a  prominent  flactor  in  the  develop- 
ment of  our  future  cities.  Dr.  Boyce, 
of  Ottawa,  in  a  paper  read  by  him 
two  years  ago  makes  the  following 
statement:  "This  is  a  eonddtion  for 
which  there  is  no  excuse  wliatever, 
and  the  neglect  of  ordinary  laws  of 
public  healtli  not  only  robs  the  city  of 
the  potential  earning  powers  of  its 
inhabitants,  but  also  brings  needless 
suffering  and  distress  to  innocent 
peopie,  and  casrts  a  discredit  on  the 
city  generally." 

The  insurance  companies  are  able 
to  ibring  some  pressure  to  bear  on  the 


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authorities  in  connection  with  the  pro- 
vision for  fire  extinction;  there  is, 
however,  room  for  some  authority  to 
insist  on  measures  for  fire  prevention. 
It  is  infinitely  cheaper  to  prevent  fires 
and  the  inlcalculable  losses  due  thereto 
than  dt  is  to  extinguish  the  fire  and 
restore  the  business  and  credit.  The 
actual  loss  iby  fire  last  year  in  Canada 
was  n.early  ten  times  as  great  per  head 
of  population  as  it  was  in  some  other 
parts  of  the  world.  The  'cdty  which 
reduces  this  disastrous  loss  is  fbound  to 
attract  business  people,  and  to  induce 
people  to  dwell  there. 

Building  Regulations 

A  general  adoption  of  building 
regulations  with  care  and  considera- 
tion, having  for  their  object  the  health 
and  safety  of  the  inhabitants,  will 
bring  about  great  improvements  in 
buildings  in  all  respects,  but  such 
regulations  must  be  provincial  and 
not  local,  otJierwise  some  towns  will 
neglect  adopting  them  lest  they  might 
interfere  with  building  operations, 
and  this  possibly  accounts  for  much 
of  the  fire  losses. 

Sanitation  is  a  general  term  and 
covers  many  phases  of  puMic  and 
private  life.  A  clean,  well-regulated 
town  is  always  a  great  attraction. 
Streets  well  made,  neatly  kept,  back 
lanes  free  from  litter,  and  refuse  gen- 
erally collected  and  disposed  of  in  an 
efficient  and  regular  manner. 

Dirt  begets  dirt,  and  nothing  re- 
duces a  neat  householder  to  despond- 
ency more  than  dirty  surroundings. 
Cleanliness  and  neatness  in  public 
sanitation  induces  similar  attributes 
in  private  dwellings.  There  is  to-day 
a  strong  preference  for  a  home  where 
ample  supply  of  good  water,  together 
with  efficient  drains  and  sewers,  are 
provided.  The  value  of  plots  increases 
rapidly  as  these  conveniences  are  in- 
troduced.     The    fact   that   old   resi- 


dents rememlber  a  different  condition 
is  no  argument  for  its  perpetuation. 
Education  has  wrought  great  changes 
in  this  regard,  much  to  the  advantage 
and  wealth  of  cities. 

The  Value  of  Human  Life 

The  value  of  human  life  is  higher 
in  the  West  than  almost  anywhere, 
and  everything  which  tends  to  its 
preservation  means  the  conservation 
of  our  wealth.  The  prevalence  of 
tu'berculosis  and  typhoid  is  an  index 
of  the  effective  measures  adopted  by 
municipail  authority.  Tuberculosis  is 
the  disease  of  house  life  and  the 
scourge  of  overcrowded  rooms  and 
inefficient  sanitation,  and  it  only 
needs  the  public  to  be  fired  with 
imagination  and  enterprise  to  reduce 
these  diseases  to  a  minimum.  In 
short,  the  development  of  our  future 
cities  as  well  as  those  we  now  know, 
depends  on  the  wisdom  of  the  chosen 
administration,  who  are  called  upon 
to  perform  duties  which  are  often  un- 
popular; yet  with  wise  expenditure 
of  capital  and  reasonable  foresight, 
the  cities  which  will  grow  into  im- 
portance will  be  those  which  have 
learnt  by  the  experience  of  others  and 
adapted  the  lessons  to  their  own  cir- 
cumstances. 

Provide  for  Recreation 

An  essential  item  in  the  equipment 
of  all  cities  is  the  area  devoted  to 
purposes  of  recreation  and  ornament, 
but  in  examining  statistics  we  find  no 
sort  of  uniformity  between  the  rela- 
tion and  disposition  of  the  total  area 
of  parks  and  playgrounds  to  popula- 
tion. There  has,  however,  been  a 
good  deal  of  investigation  into  the 
effect  of  such  places  on  the  inhabitants 
of  the  neighborhood,  and  the  general 
result  seems  to  be  that  the  beneficial 
influence  on  the  character  and  health, 
especially  of  the  children,  reaches  its 
limit   at   a   distance   under    one-half 


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ini'ile ;  therefore  in  planning  for  devel- 
opment we  should  arrange  for  parks 
and  playground  reservations  so  placed 
that  no  person  should  have  to  live  at  a 
greater  distance  from  one  than  this. 
Some  of  the  largest  items  of  expendi- 
ture in  modern  American  cities  have 
been  for  park  and  playground  sites 
which  the  citizens  have  been  com- 
pelled to  acquire  after  the  value  of  the 
land  had  risen  to  that  of  high-class 
residential  property,  and  it  has  been 
repeatedly  pointed  out  that  the  same, 
by  a  little  foresight,  could  have  been 
secured  at  comparatively  nominal 
prices. 

We  still  find  in  Saskatohewan  that 
absolutely  no  steps  have  'been  taken 
to  make  provision  for  park  areas  on 
land  that  is  to  be  sub-divided.  There 
is  a  genera/1  expression  of  protest 
against  the  sub-division  and  sale  of 
outside  property  near  towns  and 
cities,  but  it  is  doubtful  whether  it 
can  be  or  even  ought  to  be  checked. 
Arguments  in  favor  of  control  seem  to 


be  very  inconclusive,  and  when 
closely  examined  are  not  quite  so  al- 
truistic as  they  first  appear. 

We  have  then  the  condition  of 
planning  towns  in  advance  of  devel- 
opment considered  as  desirable  and 
necessary  in  the  countries  where  the 
subject  has  been  most  carefully  work- 
ed out,  while  in  the  West,  where  very 
few  have  given  even  casual  attention 
to  the  subject,  there  is  an  idea  that  it 
is  undesirable.  The  curious  thing 
about  this  condition  is  that  no  one 
seems  to  point  out  where  the  real  root 
of  the  objection  lies  or  why  it  is 
thought  desiralble  in  one  case  and  not 
in  the  other.  The  reason  is  obvious 
enough;  in  the  one  instance  the  sub- 
division proceeds  on  well-thought-out 
lines  and  the  provisions  and  regula- 
tions are  elastic  and  allow  of  adjust- 
ment to  meet  unforeseen  contingen- 
cies, while  in  the  other  there  is  little 
care  or  thought  evident,  no  attempt  to 
adapt  plans  to  local  conditions,  and 
the  regulations  are  rigid  and  inelastic. 


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MAN'S  THOUGHTS 

By  R.  T.  M.  Scott,  Ottawa 

Man's  thoughts  are  as  the  stars  of  night; 
No  two  alike,  unnumbered  quite! 
Then  why  should  we  not  happy  he, 
If  the  universe  may  disagree? 


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Light  on  the  Cost  of  Living 

By  Fred  "W.  Field^  Editor  of  the  Monetary  Times. 


A  SIGNIFICANT  fact  in  connec- 
tion with  the  volume  of  talk 
and  discussion  that  has  origi- 
nated from  that  hackneyed  topic,  the 
cost  of  living,  is  that  in  Canada  the 
chief  complaint  is  made  against  the 
high  prices  of  food  products,  and  not 
so  much  against  manufactured  ar- 
ticles. This  circumstance  is  made 
•more  plain  when  one  begins  to  seek 
data  regarding  the  comparative  cost 
to  the  consumer  in  the  United  States 
and  Canada  of  household  furniture, 
crockery,  stoves  and  other  articles  of 
domestic  use.  While  every  Govern- 
ment report  gives  plenty  of  informa- 
tions about  grains  and  fodder,  ani- 
mals and  meats,  dairy  produce,  fish 
and  other  foods,  there  is  a  remarkable 
paucity  of  material  showing  the  cost 
of  certain  staple  manufactured  pro- 
ducts. 

The  Cost  of  Eating 

Those  reports,  which  happen  to  be 
most  elaborate  in  their  record  of  the 
output  and  consumption  O'f  mianu- 
factures,  give  but  few  examples  in 
each  class  of  goods.  For  instance,  the 
report  on  wholesale  prices  for  1910, 
published  by  the  United  States  Gov- 
ernment, gives  figures  relating  to  fur- 
niture under  the  following  heads  only 
— ^^bedroom  suites,  bedroom  chairs,  kit- 
chen chairs  and  kitchen  tables.  The 
natural  deduction  from  all  this  is  sim- 
ply that  there  has  been  little  or  no 
demand  for  such  informiation,  due 
largely  to  the  fact  that  no  one  seems 
to  be  greatly  dissatisfied  with  the 
prices  of  the  common  ordinary  house- 
hold article  made  in  the  factory.  The 
increasing  cost  of  eating  to  live  ap- 
pears to  be  the  'backbone  of  the  great 
economic  problem  which  is  agitating 


the  consumer  of  the  American  Conti- 
nent. 

In  1908  Hon.  J.  S.  Sherman,  of  New 
York,  in  the  House  of  Representatives, 
placed  on  record  a  document  regard- 
ing the  advance  in  prices  of  various 
commodities  as  shown  by  the  consular 
reports  from  the  different  countries 
of  the  world.  No  more  striking  proof 
than  Mr.  Sherman's  report  is  requir- 
ed to  show  how  universal  has  -been  the 
advance  in  prices,  and  consequently, 
how  impossible  it  is  to  shoulder  the 
responsibility  for  the  cost  of  living 
upon  the  tariff. 

In  Germany,  for  instance,  there  was 
a  general  increase  in  the  prices  of  all 
commodities.  In  England,  a  free 
trade  country,  cutlery,  carpets,  blank- 
ets and  other  household  articles  show- 
ed an  increase  in  the  selling  price. 
The  consul  at  Athens,  Greece,  reported 
that,  while  that  ancient  city  was  once 
a  very  cheap  place  in  which  to  live,  in 
recent  years  the  prices  of  articles  of 
food  and  other  necessities  had  ad- 
vanced until  they  were  as  high,  if  not 
higher,  than  in  America.  In  Prussia, 
the  prices  of  provisions  increased 
greatly.  Even  in  India  the  prices  of 
food  grains  advanced  rapidly  and  un- 
precedentedly. 

Canada  More  Fortunate 

It  is  sometimes  contended  that  the 
liuusewife  in  Canada,  because  of  our 
tariff,  cannot  obtain  furniture  and 
other  domestic  necessities  as  cheaply 
as  can  be  purchased  in  the  United 
States.  Those  official  facts  and  figures 
available  show  that  in  this  direction 
there  is  little,  if  any,  cause  for  com- 
plaint. Canada  has  'been  more  fortu- 
nate than  some  countries,  for  the  ten- 
dency in  the  past  decade  has  been  one 


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ol"  decline  iii  the  prices  of  bedsteads, 
crockery,  glassware,  table  cutlery  and 
silver-plated  ware.  It  is  interesting 
to  analyze  this  situation  more  closely. 
Mr.  R.  H.  Coats,  in  his  special  report 
on  wholesale  prices  in  Canada,  ob- 
tained quotations  for  six  representa- 
tive lines  of  furniture,  viz.,  kitchen 
tables  and  chairs,  dining-room  tables 
and  sideboards,  bedroom  suites  and 
iron  bedsteads.  In  all  lines  of  wooden 
furniture  a  steady  and  pronounced 
rise  occurred  in  prices  during  the 
past  twenty  years. 

In  iron  and  brass  bedsteads,  on  the 
other  hand,  there  was  a  pronounced 
decline  in  the  past  ten  years.  The 
line  quoted  was  a  continuous  pillar 
bed  of  shipping-  weight  about  seventy- 
five  pounds.  It  showed  a  decline  from 
$6.51  in  1890  to  $3.50  in  1909.  The 
explanation  offered  by  a  leading 
manufacturer  is  that  the  manufac- 
ture of  this  article  in  Canada  has 
reduced  the  cost  both  of  brass  and 
iron  bedsteads. 

A  Downward  Tendency 

The  general  tendency  in  crockery 
and  glassware,  table  cutlery  and  sil- 
ver-plated ware  was  downward,  espe- 
cially during  the  first  half  of  the  ten- 
year  period.  These  goods  are  manu- 
factured chiefly  outside  of  Canada, 
especially  in  Great  Britain,  and  the 
reduction  in  price  is  attributed 
largely  to  trade  competition.  The 
rapid  decline  in  silver-plated  ware  in 
1907  followed  the  opening  of  a  large 
establishment  for  the  manufacture  of 
this  class  of  goods  in  Canada.  Im- 
provements in  the  manufacturing  pro- 
cess have  bettered  the  appearance  of 
the  goods. 

There  was  an  advance  of  from  12 
to  15  per  cent,  in  pails  and  tubs  com- 
pared with  1890,  and  of  approxi- 
mately 30  per  cent,  compared  with  the 
low. years,  1896-1897.     The  most  ex- 


traordinary advance,  however,  is 
shown  under  the  heading  of  brooms, 
which  in  the  closing  days  of  1909  had 
considerajbly  more  than  doubled  as 
compared  with  the  prices  ruling  in 
1890.  This,  however,  was  largely  ac- 
counted for  by  the  scarcity  of  broom 
corn  last  year  following  a  failure  of 
the  yield  in  the  United  States,  the 
cost  of  broom  corn  to  the  manufac- 
turer having  advanced  from  $8-$10 
to  $20-$24  per  ton.  Apart  from  this 
advance,  the  price  of  brooms  was 
fairly  stationary  during  the  decade 
From  1900  to  1910. 

Furnishing  Increases 

The  average  index  price  for  furni- 
ture in  1890  was  97.4  and  in  1909  had 
increased  to  127.6,  a  gain  of  30.2. 
The  average  price  of  bedroom  sets  in 
the  United  States  in  the  same  period 
changed  from  an  index  num.ber  of 
113  to  145;  bedroom  chairs  from  113 
to  145.3 ;  kitchen  chairs  from  109.8  to 
143-8,  and  kitchen  tables  from  103.9 
to  138.6.  This  latter  item  showed  in 
the  United  States  a  decided  increase 
last  year  from  124.7  in  January  to 
145.5  in  December.  Taking  house 
furnishing  goods  as  a  whole  in  the 
United  States,  there  was  a  decrease 
of  only  0.1  per  cent,  in  price,  six  of 
the  fourteen  articles  noted  by  the 
department  having  decreased  and  five 
increased.  In  Canada  last  year,  on 
the  other  hand,  no  change  whatever 
occurred  in  the  prices  as  represented 
in  household  furniture.  No  change 
cK-curred  in  th.  liu'ures  for  cutlery 
and  very  little  change  in  the^pr-^ 
for  crockery  and  glassware.  Wooden 
pails  and  tubs  keep  down  to  a 
level  reached  in  190^.  ^^^^iture 

Tt    will   b?   noticed   that   luru 
a  J—    .or    the     met    3t«.n^> 

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report,  *but  these  are  the  more  stable 
figures.  The  chief  reasons  for  the 
higher  cost  of  furniture  are  increase 
in  wages  and  in  the  prices  of  hard- 
woods. It  is  sometimes  contended  that 
the  manufacturer,  who  is  helped  and 
whose  country's  upbuilding  is  as- 
sisted toy  a  properly  regulated  tariff, 
takes  advantage  of  these  circumstan- 
ces by  retaining  old  types  of  machin- 
ery and  plant. 

Better  Machinery  Has  Helped 

The  inference  is  that  such  a  manu- 
facturer competing  with  up-to-date 
foreign  plants  uses  the  tariff  to  coun- 
terbalance the  inferior  results  of  his 
own  plant.  In  Canada  this  is  not  so. 
Notwithstanding  the  fact  that  there 
has  been  a  marked  improvement  in 
the  machinery  for  manufacturing  fur- 
niture in  this  country  during  the  past 
twenty  years,  which  has  enabled  a 
finer  finish  to  toe  placed  on  goods  and 
more  elaborate  designs  to  be  turned 
out  with  the  same  or  less  expenditure, 
the  two  factors  noted^ — wages  and 
hardwoods — ^have  counterbalanced  the 
effect  of  the  superior  machinery. 

Mr.  H.  R.  MacMillan,  of  the  For- 
estry Branch  of  the  Department  of 
the  Interior,  says  that  whatever  can 
be  done  to  encourage  the  production 
of  hardwood  in  suitable  localities  in 
Canada  should  be  done  at  once.  De- 
spite these  adverse  factors,  the  Grov- 
ernment  figures  show  that  the  average 
monthly  price  last  year  in  Canada  for 
kitchen  chairs,  common  spindle,  as  an 
examiple,  was  $3.36  per  dozen  com- 
pared to  an  average  monthly  price  in 
the  United  States  of  $5.50.  Taking  a 
longer  period,  the  average  price  for 
the  same  article  between  1890  and 
1899  in  the  Dominion  was  $2.50  per 
dozen,  and  in  the  United  States  $3.82. 

The  question  of  raw  materials  to 
manufacturers  has  been  a  prominent 
one  in  many  countries,  tout   Canada 


probably  has  felt  this  phase  of  the 
question  less  than  a  good  many  na- 
tions. Comimenting  on  this,  the  Lon- 
don Times  said,  two  years  ago :  ' '  The 
steady  advance  in  the  cost  of  raw 
materials,  which  is  toecoming  a  very 
serious  matter,  is  due  to  a  number  of 
causes,  chief  among  which  may  be 
mentioned  the  comparative  smallness 
of  the  production,  the  great  increase 
in  the  consumption,  the  high  cost  of 
labor  in  the  producing  districts,  and 
the  effect  upon  production  and  whole- 
sale distribution  of  artificial  restric- 
tions. ' ' 

This  fact  has  affected  the  cost  to  the 
consumer  of  a  large  numlber  of  ar- 
ticles. Too  often  the  conclusion  is 
hastily  reached  that  the  apparently 
high  price  of  a  manufactured  article 
is  due  to  the  desire  of  the  manufac- 
turer to  create  or  maintain  large  pro- 
fits. Aside  from  the  question  of 
wages,  freight  rates,  the  increased  cost 
of  factory  sites,  and  many  other  im- 
portant considerations,  the  factor  of 
raw  materials  is  vital  and  has  a  ten- 
dency to  fluctuate  more  widely  than 
manufactured  articles. 

On  summing  up  the  averages  of 
wholesale  prices  noted  by  the  Domin- 
ion Department  of  Labor,  it  is  seen 
that  in  1890  raw  materials  were  13.6 
points  above  the  average  for  the  base 
period,  1890-99,  while  manufactured 
articles  were  only  9.6  points  above 
that  average.  In  the  recession  which 
followed  until  1897  raw  materials  fell 
23.2,  while  mianufactured  articles  ad- 
vanced only  26.4  points.  Between 
1909  and  1910  there  was  a  gain  of  4.8 
points  in  raw  materials,  and  2.3  points 
in  manufactured  articles.  The  statis- 
tics for  1910  show  prices  of  raw  ma- 
terials at  42.6  per  cent,  above  those 
of  the  base  decade,  and  the  prices  of 
manufactured  articles  17.1  per  cent, 
above  those  of  the  base  decade. 

In    arriving    at    these    conclusions. 


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sawn  luiiilxn'  has  \)vvn  w^nvdi'd  as  raw 
niati'rial.  Inasmuch  as  tlic  advance  in 
lumber  has  been  rapid  during  the 
past  twelve  years,  some  change  in  the 
final  result  would.be  caused  by  trans- 
ferring lumber  to  the  lisit  of  manu- 
factured articles.  The  following 
shows  the  ratio  of  the  movement  as 
between  raw  materials  and  manufac- 
tured articles,  reckoning  lum'ber  in 
the  latter : 

^\rticfes°^    1890    1897     1907       1909     1910 


Raw 

Materials     60  119.8  97.6  153.5  152.0  156.4 

Manuf'ed 

Articles       157  107.7  93.0  122.8  117.2  119.7 

Why  Not  International  Co-operation 
Here? 

Detailed  comparisons  either  of 
wholesale  or  retail  figures  of  house- 
hold necessities  are  impossible  from 
official  figures.  While  the  whole 
question  of  comparative  prices  as  be- 
tween Canada  and  the  United  States 
is  a  delicate  one,  it  would  he  an  excel- 
lent innovation  if  the  department 
which  published  price  statistics  in 
Canada,  United  States  and  Great  Bri- 
tain could  confer  in  order  to  collect 
information  that  would  be  of  use  in 
making  proper  comparisons.  A  glance 
at  the  .statistics  available  shows  that 
the  Dominion  is  making  great  indus- 
trial strides  under  present  economic 
conditions,  at  the  same  time  creating 
common  prosperity. 

Wages  Considerably  Higher 

Wages  generally  are  considerably 
higher  than  a  few  years  ago,  and  the 
tendency  is  still  upward.  Prosperity 
exacts  higher  wages,  which,  in  turn, 
increase  the  cost  of  manufactures  and 
living  generally.  Discussing  this 
point,  the  memorial  of  the  civil  service 
association  presented  to  the  Royal 
Commissioners  appointed  to  inquire 
into    civil    service    matters    in    1907, 


.said:  ■"Extraordinary  as  the  present 
conditions  are,  there  is  no  sign  on  the 
industrial  or  economic  horizon  that 
portends  a  change.  The  great  pros- 
perity in  which  the  whole  country  is 
rejoicing  shows  not  the  slightest  indi- 
cation of  abatement.  As  a  matter  of 
fact,  what  signs  there  are  point  uni- 
formly to  continued  industrial  and 
trade  expansion,  the  only  embarrass- 
ment that  threatens  being  the  lack  of 
facilities — ^^those  of  transportation  in 
particular — to  reap  the  splendid  har- 
vest to  the  full.  Prices,  therefore, 
may  'be  expected  not  only  to  remain 
high,  but  to  show  still  further  ad- 
vances. ' ' 

Wage  Earners'  Savings 

The  latest  statistics  show  that  the 
deposits,  chiefly  savings  in  our  banks, 
post  office  savings  banks,  government 
savings  banks,  loan  and  trust  com- 
panies, amount  to  $97.75  per  capita. 
This  means,  broadly  speaking,  that 
the  wage  earner  has  settled  his  every- 
day expenditures,  purchased  his  home, 
household  furniture  and  other  neces- 
sities and  is  still  able  to  have  a  re- 
spectable margin  for  the  bank.  Add 
to  this  situation  the  fact  that  the  deni- 
zen of  North  America  is  of  an  extrava- 
gant temperament,  and  we  know  that 
the  per  capita  deposits  might  be  in- 
creased substantially  by  more  eco- 
nomical habits. 

The  following  tatle  shows  the 
amount  on  deposit  in  the  savings 
banks  of  Great  Britain  and  other 
countries : 

„  Average 

Country  Year  t^'°    ..  of  each 

Deposits      Depositor 

Un.  Kingdom. .     1907  $1,048,268,360      $84 

Belgium 1905         155.739.160         68 

France 1905-7        974,372.S.->0         79 

Italy 1906        616.18.3,030         92 

Netherlands...      1905  02.551.665         58 

Canada 1911         698.936.033  97.75 

While  it  is  somewhat  difficult  to 
give  compaiisoiis  of  the  cost  of  house- 


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hold  manufactured  articles  in  the  two 
countries  through  the  medium  of  offi- 
cial statistics,  those  who  have  lived  on 
both  sides  of  the  international  boun- 
dary line  know  that  it  is  cheaper  to 
furnish  completely  the  roomis  of  the 
Canadian  house  than  is  the  case  in  the 
United  States. 

Mr.  Coats'  report  on  Canadian 
wholesale  prices  shows  the  course  of 
commodity    prices,    including    house 


furnishings  in  Canada,  the  United 
States  and  England  during  1910.  It 
will  he  noticed  that  while  the  United 
States'  prices  declined  from  an  index 
number,  in  January,  of  almost  133  to 
about  130^  in  December,  and  that 
English  prices  increased  from  117  to 
118,  Canadian  prices  in  the  same 
twelve  months  dropped  from  about 
124^  to  121f .  A  strongly  marked  de- 
cline was  observable  in  the  last  three 
months  of  the  year. 


THE  TERROR  THAT  ABIDES  IN  THE 
DARKNESS 

The  menace  of  the  uneducated  in  a  country  governed  by   its  people 
is  here  considered,  and  it  is  shown  that  Canada  is  already  in  danger 
through  secret  societies,  fostered  in  ignorance,  and  that  com- 
pulsory education  will  have  to  he  resorted  to 
throughout  the  country. 


WE  have  not  yet  learned  the 
menace  of  the  uneducated 
in  a  country  governed  by 
its  people.  The  Montreal  Witness 
thinks  that  it  seems  that  not  many 
years  are  to  elapse  before  this  coun- 
try, along  with  others,  will  be  greatly 
disturbed  if  not  chastised  by  those 
whom  we  are  to-day  allowing  to  grow 
up  in  ignorance. 

"Throughout  the  Whole  Christian 
world  to-day, ' '  says  the  Witness,  ' '  the 
ignorant  are  banding  themselves  to- 
gether in  societies  whose  present  size, 
rate  of  growth,  activity  and  vicious- 
ness  are  amazing. 

Syndicalism  in  Canada 

"For  a  short  six  months  have  we 
had  the  word  syndicalism  as  a  part  of 
our  ordinary  vocabulary,  and  already 
a  labor  organization  which  claims  a 
membership  of  a  hundred  thousand 


on  the  Pacific  coast  has  adopted  all  its 
vieiousness.  They  have  decided  to 
work  as  little  as  possible,  to  spoil  as 
much  of  their  employers'  material  as 
possible,  to  do  all  they  can  to  make 
their  employers'  business  a  failure  in 
so  far  as  they  can  do  it  secretly 
enough  not  to  lose  their  jobs. 

"All  this  they  are  planning  and 
practising  with  the  ultimate  object  of 
preventing  anyone  from  working 
more  than  eight  hours  a  day  (some 
say  three)  and  getting  twelve  dollars 
a  day  for  that. 

The  Cure  is  Education 

"However  plain  it  may  appear  to 
us  that  their  theory  of  hatred  of  work 
as  work  is  a  wrong  one,  however  clear 
it  may  appear,  that  should  they  be- 
come masters  of  the  situation,  and 
they  threaten  to  resort  to  force  if  they 
cannot  carry  their  object  by  peaceable 


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33 


methods,  the  result  would  be  a  rever- 
sion to  a  state  bordering  on  savagery. 
However  clear  may  be  to  us  their  un- 
balanced mentality,  we  have  ourselves 
to  blame  until  we  hav€  a  system  of 
compulsory  education  of  the  first 
order. 

' '  These  Ignorantists,  Syndicalists 
or  Industrial  Workers  of  the  World, 
under  whatever  title  they  go,  frankly 
base  their  claim  to  a  right  to  use  what 
would  be  generally  called  sneaking 
methods  to  undermine  their  employ- 
ers' business  on  their  admission  that 
they  do  not  know  enough  to  wield  the 
ballot,  and  representatives  elected 
from  their  class  are  not  capable  of 
holding  their  own  against  the  edu- 
cated representatives  of  other  races. 

Where  Danger  Lurks 

"In  government  they  say  they  have 
no  fair  chance  to  impress  the  ideas 
that  they  feel  to  be  just  on  the  com- 
bative conservative  mentality  of  the 
ruling  class.  Is  there  not  menace 
enough  for  even  the  back-country  rep- 
resentatives in  the  legislature  to  real- 
ize the  danger  in  that  single  expres- 
sion, the  ruling  class,  that  these  people 
whom  our  school  system  has  left  un- 
educated are  now  applying  to  all  who 
have  had  the  advantage  of  a  good 
schooling?  By  that  expression  they 
separate  themselves  off  as  a  class  apart 
and  a  class  that  so  pities  itself  that  it 
is  ready  to  go  to  extremes  for  ven- 
geance. 

Are  We  Safe? 

"Are  we  safe  from  all  this ?  It  was 
suggested  to  an  I.  W.  W.  leader  that 
their  organization  would  not  be  able 
to  get  a  foothold  in  Quebec  because 
of  the  hatred  of  the  Catholic  Church 
to  secret  organizations.  His  reply 
was:  'You  don't  think  so,  don't 
you?  .  .  .  You  put  your  finger 
on  any  part  of  the  map  and  I  can  tell 


you  of  our  oi^anization  there?'  There 
is,  in  fact,  no  province  more  ripe  for 
this  thing  at  the  present  moment  than 
Quebec,  wliere  it  will  work  under- 
ground without  ostentation  for  some 
time,  but  when  it  does  break  out  it 
will  have  an  uncommonly  ripe  lot  of 
uneducated  men  to  prey  on. 

"Against  this  terror  that  faces 
France  and  the  United  States  for 
their  negligence  in  the  past,  and 
which  has  Russia  tremlbling  to-day, 
we  have  but  one  defence — compulsory 
education  that  must  be  of  a  high  and 
emancipating  order." 

Give  us,  Oh,  give  us,  the  man  who 
sings  at  his  work.  Be  his  occupation 
what  it  may,  he  is  equal  to  any  of 
those  who  follow  the  same  pursuit  in 
silent  suUenness.  He  does  more  in 
the  same  time — he  will  do  it  better — 
He  will  persevere  longer. — Thomas 
Carlyle. 


SHAW'S 
SCHOOLS 


Toronto,  Canada,  include 
the  Central  Business  Col- 
lege, The  Central  Tele- 
S^raph  &  Railroad  School 
and  Four  City  Branch  Bus- 
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excellent  courses  leading: 
to Kood  salaried  positions. 
Free  Catalogue  on  re- 
quest. Write  for  It.  W.  H. 
Shaw,  President.  Head 
Offices,  Yonge  and  Qerrard 
Streets,  Toronto. 


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REAL  LIFE -WHAT  ARE  WE  AIMING  AT? 

The  object  of  any  community  should  be  to  prevent  waste,  to  see  that 

no  one  is  unnecessarily  rich,   and    none  unduly  poor;    to  reward 

merit  by  comfort;  to  induce  men  to  be  disinterested,    public-spirited, 

inventive,  and  most  of  all  to  increase  happiness.     How  near 

do  2ve  approach  those  ideals? 

By  a.  C.  Benson,  C.V.O.,  M.A.,  in  Public  Opinion. 


IF  one  reads  the  daily  papers, 
studies  the  political  speeches  of 
party  leaders,  scans  the  foreig^n 
telegrams,  skims  the  programmes  of 
social  reformers,  one  is  apt,  every  now 
and  then,  to  find  oneself  confronted 
with  an  awkward  question :  What  is 
ii  all  about? 

Politics  are,  after  all,  nothing  but 
the  making  arrangements  for  men  to 
live  at  peace  with  each  other.  People 
get  in  the  way  of  talking  of  the  State 
as  if  it  were  something  above  and 
separate  from  the  nation.  But  the 
State  is,  after  all,  the  nation,  and  Par- 
liament is  but  the  nation  making  its 
own  rules  and  its  arrangements. 

What  Are  We  Aiming  At? 

Men  are  apt  to  get  so  immersed  in 
politics  that  they  begin  to  think  ad- 
ministration an  end  in  itself.  They 
base  their  political  need  not  on  a  pro- 
gramme or  a  principle,  but  on  an 
outspoken  hatred  of  their  adversaries. 
Yet  it  remains  true  that  the  best  gov- 
erned country  is  the  least  governed 
country. 

The  payment  of  Ministers  and 
members  is  so  much  money  thrown 
away,  if  it  is  merely  money  spent  to 
give  certain  people  the  right  to  talk 
in  pu'blic.  The  creation  of  bureau- 
cratic offices  to  attach  supporters  is 
the  grossest  sort  of  corruption,  if  the 
offices  thus  created  are  unnecessary; 
it  only  means  so  many  more  mouths 
for  workers  to  feed. 


What,  then,  we  may  ask  ourselves, 
is  the  real  life  that  we  are  aiming  at, 
which  our  political  institutions  exist 
to  secure  ? 

The  object  of  any  community  is, 
and  must  be,  to  prevent  waste,  to  see 
that  no  one  is  unnecessarily  rich,  and 
that  no  one  is  unduly  poor;  to  reward 
merit  by  comfort;  to  induce  men  to  be 
disinterested,  public-spirited,  inven- 
tive; to  give  equal  chances  to  all:  to 
diminish  crime  and  vice,  and,  most  of 
all,  to  increase  happiness.  That  is 
what  we  are  aiming  at,  or  ought  to  be. 

What  Is  the  Ideal? 

"What,  then,  is  the  ideal  life  for  the 
citizen  of  a  community?  He  ought 
to  be  made  healthy,  neighbourly,  good- 
humored,  upright,  self -restrained,  or- 
derly. He  ought  to  have  a  definite 
piece  of  work  to  do,  in  order  to  sup- 
port himself,  and  to  support  also 
those  members  of  the  community,  the 
children,  the  invalided,  the  frail,  the 
aged,  who  cannot  do  any  work.  These 
will  always  have  to  be  supported,  so 
that  all  toilers  will  be  obliged  to  do 
more  work  than  is  actually  needed  for 
their  own  support. 

But  toil  ought  never  to  fall  into 
mere  and  hopeless  drudgery.  Every- 
one ought  to  have  leisure  and  to  be 
aJble  to  use  it.  Work  ought  to  be  en- 
joyaJble  and  enjoyed;  and,  besides 
that,  there  ought  to  be  an  enjoyment 
of  beautiful  and  leisurely  things.  That 


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is  a  simple  programme,  and  yet  how 
far  we  are  from  realizing  it ! 

What  are  the  chief  obstacles  in  the 
way  of  such  life  ?  First  of  all,  disease, 
mental  deficiency,  taints  of  every 
kind.  We  are  more  and  more  dis- 
covering that  crime  and  vice  are 
often  only  symptoms  of  mental  un- 
soundness, and  that  the  one  hope  is 
the  elimination  of  these  inheritances. 
Then  pride,  eombativeness,  ostenta- 
tion, selfish  disregard  of  others,  the 
greedy  grasping  at  things  we  cannot 
use,  all  tend  to  make  people  eager  to 
claim  and  to  possess,  and  unwilling  to 
share  happiness.  It  has  been  truly 
said  that  the  nineteenth  century  is 
pre-eminent  for  being  the  century  in 
which  more  useless  things  were  pro- 
duced than  have  ever  been  produced 
in  the  history  of  the  world. 

The  only  cure  for  this  is  a  real  love 
of  simplicity.  While  we  desire  for  the 
sake  of  ostentation  to  have  rooms  we 
do  not  use,  furniture  which  has  no 
purpose,  ornaments  which  cumber 
and  do  not  adorn,  so  long  will  work- 
ers he  set  to  make  these  things,  and 
taken  away  from  the  work  of  produc- 
ing useful  things. 

It  would  seem,  then,  that  all  osten- 
tatious luxury  is  another  obstacle  to 
just  freedom  and  participation. 

Signs  of  Progress 

Now  I  am  thankful  to  be  able  to 
believe  that  these  ideas  are  really 
daAvning  upon  people.  Let  us  take 
one  or  two  obvious  signs  of  our  pro- 
gress in  reasonable  and  humane  di- 
rections. The  diminution  of  cruelty, 
the  recognition  that  the  sick  have  a 
right  to  be  nursed,  the  marvellous  or- 
derliness of  the  whole  nation  com- 
pared to  what  it  was  a  hundred  years 
ago,  these  are  all  signs  that  we  appre- 
ciate the  rights  of  others,  and  desire 
peace  and  goodwill  to  prevail. 


I  believe  myself  that  incalculable 
benefits  have  resulted  from  education. 
The  curriculum  of  elementary  schools 
is,  of  course,  a  grotesque  thing,  be- 
cause it  aims  at  culture  and  informa- 
tion rather  than  at  the  direct  arts  of 
living;  but  the  kindly  discipline,  the 
cleanliness,  the  care  provided  for  chil- 
dren in  impressionable  years  by  the 
elementary  schools  are  all  of  immense 
worth. 

People  will  always  disagree  to  a 
certain  extent,  and  minorities  will 
have  to  submit;  but  we  are  learning 
more  and  more  to  consult  the  inter- 
ests of  all  alike,  and  learning  that  the 
only  real  liberty  is  the  freedom  which 
does  not  interfere  with  the  freedom 
of  others. 

The  Welfare  of  All 

This,  then,  is  the  real  life  which  we 
must  keep  in  view,  the  life  which  in- 
sists on  work  as  a  duty  and  yet  allows 
a  real  margin  of  leisure;  the  cultiva- 
tion of  a  taste  for  all  beautiful  and 
interesting  things,  the  recognition  of 
the  right  of  all  children  to  be  born 
free  from  inherited  taint.  It  is  on 
such  principles  as  these  that  civil  and 
social  virtue  are  based;  for  such  vir- 
tue is  essentially  the  perception  that 
duty  does  not  merely  consist  in  keep- 
ing oneself  strong  and  self-restrained 
and  comfortable,  but  is  bound  up  with 
the  welfare  of  all  citizens  as  well. 

The  plain  duty  then  of  the  man 
who  desires  to  help  on  the  life  of  his 
time  is  to  have  an  ideal  that  is  both 
simple  and  disinterested;  he  must  not 
claim  too  large  a  share  of  comfort, 
and  he  must,  above  all  things,  desire 
to  impart  as  well  as  to  participate. 
That,  I  take  it,  is  the  true  Socialism, 
the  constructive  Socialism  not  based 
on  confiscation  but  on  participation. 
The  tendency  to  isolate  oneself,  to  feel 


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superior,  to  he  very  conscious  of  one's 
rights,  to  wish  to  avoid  one's  duties — 
that  is  the  individualism  with  which 
no  terms  must  he  made. 

It  is  on  these  lines  that  I  believe 


our  new  democracy  is  shaping  itself; 
and  I  rejoice  with  all  my  heart  to 
think  that  it  is  not  a  mere  va^ue  ideal, 
hut  a  belief  which  is  amply  justified 
by  the  signs  of  the  times. 


£2     &. 
THE  MODERNIZING  OF  THEOLOGY 

The  theological  colleges  have  started  their  winter  sessions  with  dis- 
courses and  discussions  that  show  how  strong  is  the  social  drift  of 
those  who  think  for  the  pulpit. 

By  Arthur  Hawkes 


AT  Wycliffe,  the  headquarters  for 
evangelical  teaching  in  the  Church 
of  England  in  Canada,  Dean 
MacCormack,  a  graduate  of  the  College, 
came  from  California  to  say  that  it  is  of 
little  use  to  give  the  Gospel  to  men  whose 
families  are  hungry  without  first  min- 
istering to  the  crying  needs  of  the  body. 
"A  clergymen,  he  said,  must  not 
necessarily  be  a  Socialist,  but  he  must 
be  interested  in  social  problems.  The 
Episcopal  Church  of  the  United  States, 
according  to  the  Dean,  is  developing 
especially  along  lines  of  missionary  and 
Sunday  school  work  and  social  reform. 

The  Advance  Towards  Unity 

The  dean  also  recommended  lo  his 
Canadian  brethren  the  advance  that 
has  been  made  by  the  Episcopal  Church 
in  the  United  States  in  the  direction  of 
unity.  It  is  now  permissible  to  invite 
ministers  of  other  branches  of  the 
Church  into  Episcopal  pulpits,  and  to 
welcome  all  Christians  to  the  Lord's  table. 

While  this  advice  was  being  given 
to  the  Episcopalians,  the  Rev.  Wesley 
Dean,  superintendent  of  the  Fred  Vic- 
tor Mission  in  Toronto,  was  advocating 
to  his  brother  Methodists  at  Victoria 
the  teaching  of  social  science  in  the 
theological  colleges,  as  a  cure  for  the 
tendency  to    develop    slum    conditions 


in  Canadian  cities.  A  committee  was 
forthwith  appointed  to  bring  the  ques- 
tion of  establishing  a  chair  of  Sociology 
in  Victoria  College  before  the  Board  of 
Regents. 

Dean  MacCormack's  suggestion  to 
make  the  Anglican  pulpit  free  to  those 
who  have  not  been  ordained  by  Epis- 
copalian hands  may  not  immediately 
be  accepted  in  Canada,  where  the  Epis- 
copalian Church  is  a  branch  of  the 
Church  of  England — a  status  against 
which  there  is  an  increasing  objection 
by  those  who  are  infected  with  the 
spirit  of  independence  which  is  the 
characteristic  of  this  continent. 

Not  Joining  the  Ministry 

The  churches  here,  as  in  the  Old 
Land,  find  it  more  and  more  difficult 
to  obtain  candidates  for  the  ministry. 
One  reason  given  is  that  the  pulpit 
offers  much  smaller  income  than  is 
easily  obtainable  in  commercial  pur- 
suits. The  other  day  a  good  Methodist 
deplored  the  resignation  of  twent)'^  min- 
isters from  one  of  the  prairie  confer- 
ences in  a  year.  There  is,  of  course, 
a  great  deal  of  force  in  this,  but  to 
those  who  look  on  sympathetically  it 
is  only  a  partial  explanation. 

Even  if  salaries  are  increased,  the 
difficulty  of  finding  candidates  for  the 


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ministry  will  not  entirely  abate.  It 
is  becoming  more  and  more  difl&cult 
to  induce  conscientious  men,  who  have 
received  a  modern  education,  to  accept 
as  their  standard  of  intellect  and  of 
faith  creeds  that  were  written  by  ex- 
cellent men  three  hundred  years  ago, 
in  a  world  whose  knowledge  of  the 
riches  that  have  been  laid  up  in  the 
earth  for  man  was  ignorance  com- 
pared with  what  every  school  boy 
knows. 


The  difficulty  of  revising  statements 
of  belief  is  enormous,  but  great  steps 
have  been  taken  in  that  direction  by 
the  Committee  which  has  dealt  with 
the  proposed  union  of  the  Presbyterian, 
Methodist  and  Congregational  churches 
in  Canada.  For  the  time  being  a  defi- 
nite scheme  of  union  is  held  up.  But 
that  it  will  come  about  there  is  no 
reason  to  doubt.  We  are  waiting  for 
some  great  simplifier  of  the  articles 
of  Christian  belief. 


SHOULD  THE  GOVERNMENT  REGULATE 
PRICE  AND  QUALITY  OF  GASOLINE? 

It  was  the  law  which  was  responsible  for  the  present  uniformity  of 

kerosene,   and  a  similar  law   would  produce  the  same  result  with 

gasoline.     This  would  mean  a  cheaper  price  for  gasoline,  and 

the  element  of  safety  would  be  measurably  increased. 


^ 


AS  soon  as  you  commence  to  talk 
about  the  price  of  any  commod- 
ity you  can  always  get  the  reply, 
"supply  and  demand,"  which  is  gener- 
ally enough  to  squelch  the  average  dis- 
putant. Sometimes,  however,  this  is  not 
accepted,  and  more  cogent  reasons  are 
required  than  the  apologist  is  just  ready 
to  give,  and  when  the  wide  spread  of 
price  in  gasoline  from  what  prevailed  in 
the  spring  and  what  obtains  this  fall  in 
Winnipeg  and  Western  Canada  is  con- 
sidered, then  it  looks  as  if  there  was  an 
Ethiopian  lurking  in  some  secluded  hid- 
ing place  that  the  automobile  owner  and 
farmer  of  this  country  is  very  desirous 
of  ferreting  out. 

Gas  Power  Age  points  out  that  West- 
em  Canada  is  pre-eminently  the  great 
traction  engine  and  fuel  gas  power  coun- 
try and  there  are  more  gas-propelled 
engines  in  use  per  head  of  population 
than  in  any  other  part  of  the  world,  and 
naturally  the  great  desideratum  of  the 
owner  is  the  price  and  quality  of  the 


fuel  oil,  whether  it  be  kerosene  or  gaso- 
line. 

When  Gasoline  Was  Cheap 

**  When  the  gas  engine  was  first  intro- 
duced in  the  West,"  says  Gas  Power  Age, 
"one  of  the  great  talking  points  was  the 
cheapness  of  operation,  as  well  as  the 
ease  of  manipulation  and  saving  of  labor, 
but  with  gasoline  at  the  price  that  is 
now  obtaining  the  use  of  the  gas  tractor 
as  a  plowing  proposition  is  largely  in  ex- 
cess of  what  steam  would  cost. 

"  Discussing  this  condition  with  many 
men  in  close  touch  with  Western  Can- 
ada affairs  produced  a  wide  divergence 
of  opinion,  but  in  one  point  all  were 
agreed,  and  that  was  that  the  present 
price  of  gasoline  is  not  due  to  a  question 
of  supply  and  demand,  although  admit- 
ting the  abnormal  amount  used  as  com- 
pared even  with  a  year  ago,  but  was  due 
to  the  manipulations  of  the  great  con- 
trolling power  of  the  Standard  Oil 
Company. 


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"In  the  United  States  the  situation 
there,  while  not  so  acute,  is  also  giving 
rise  to  considerable  discussion.  In  re- 
viewing the  situation  in  one  of  the  lead- 
ing Central  Western  cities  a  prominent 
dealer  expressed  his  supreme  disgust  that 
there  was  no  way  to  control  the  inordin- 
ate greed  of  the  most  hated  corporation 
in  the  United  States,  the  Standard  Oil 
Company,  and  he  roundly  berated  the 
politicians  of  all  parties,  who,  he  claimed, 
was  a  friend  to  any  and  all  who  held  an 
easy  string  on  their  purse  for  campaign 
purposes. 

"The  question  was  somewhat  timor- 
ously asked  by  a  Canadian  in  the  little 
group:  'What  is  the  prevailing  price  in 
this  city? '  (Milwaukee)  and  was  shocked 
at  the  reply,  '  16c.  retail  (wine  gallon) ' 
and  this  was  for  65  grade.  When  they 
were  asked  what  they  would  say  if  they 
were  held  up  for  30c.  retail  Winnipeg 
(imperial  gallon,  4/5%  more  than  wine 
measure)  for  a  grade  much  under  65, 
they  were  incredulous. 

Developing  a  New  Carburettor 

"It  is  well  known  to  some  that  the 
Standard  Oil  Co.  have  engineers  at  work 
to  develop  a  carburettor  for  kerosene, 
but  this  is  mainly  with  a  view  to  an 
equahzation  of  the  use  of  kerosene  and 
gasoline,  a  question  of  economics  rather 
than  one  of  philanthropy." 

Gas  Energy,  in  an  article  on  this  sub- 
ject, says  that  John  R.  Mack,  a  calorific 
engineer  of  reputation,  has  very  decided 
ideas  as  to  how  a  gasoline  product  could 
be  produced  that  would  have  an  imme- 
diate bearing  on  the  price,  by  giving 
double  the  quantity  of  a  commercial  gas 
than  now  obtains,  but  which  could  only 
be  brought  about  by  legislation.  This 
gentleman  says: 

How  to  Relieve   the  Market 

"The  market  can  be  relieved  imme- 
diately, and  the  supply  of  gasoline  greatly 
increased,  whenever  the  oil  companies 
see  fit  to  do  so.  The  means  is  within 
their  grasp,  and  at  least  one  of  them 


already  has  grasped  it.  This  company 
could  well  afford  to  sell  the  fuel  for  nine 
or  ten  cents,  but  apparently  as  the 
"other  fellows"  can  get  16  cents,  it  gets 
it  too,  possibly  influenced  by  the  hke- 
lihood  that  if  it  undersells  the  market 
its  rivals  may  bring  down  the  prices  on 
road  oil,  bitumen  and  other  such  by- 
products which  are  the  most  profitable 
of  the  derivatives  of  petroleum. 

"Long  cuts,"  as  they  are  termed  in 
the  petroleum  industry,  afford  the  solu- 
tion, which  is  immediately  available. 

"  Gasoline  or  naphtha,  as  is  well  known, 
is  distilled  from  crude  benzine,  which  is 
distilled  from  crude  oil.  The  crude 
benzine  is  placed  in  stills  which  are  heat- 
ed by  steam;  as  the  vapors  pass  over 
they  are  condensed.  This  condensation 
is  divided  as  it  comes  from  the  condensor 
into  'fractions'  or  'cuts'.  The  first 
fractions,  being  very  volatile,  are  called 
the  'light  end'  and  the  latter  the  'heavy 
end'.  Mack  maintains  that  by  making 
a  long  cut  from  the  light  end  down  to  say 
a  Baume  gravit)'  of  54  degrees  it  would 
serve  the  purpose.  This  'long  cut'  must 
embody  all  of  the  fractions  of  the  distil- 
late in  their  order,  the  light  and  volatile 
parts  taking  care  of  the  quick  ignition 
of  the  charge,  while  the  heavy  end  will 
take  care  of  the  expansion  so  necessary 
to  the  operation  of  automobile  engines. 

"A  long  cut  with  none  of  the  inter- 
mediate fractions  having  been  drawn  off, 
immediately  will  so  greatly  increase  the 
production  of  automobile  fuel  that  it 
will  make  possible  a  price  more  nearly 
approximating  that  which  obtained  less 
than  a  year  ago,  when  nine  cents  per 
gallon  was  the  prevailing  rate.  If  the 
oil  companies  will  not  adopt  this  meas- 
ure of  relief,  there  is  a  way  of  forcing 
them  to  do  so,  and  a  way  that  would 
serve  so  many  good  purposes  that  it  ap- 
pears worth  whilt, 

x^egislation  as  Remedy 

"It  was  the  law  which  compelled  the 
production  of  fuel  at  a  certain  specified 
flash  test  that  is  directly  responsible  for 


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the  uniformity  of  the  kerosene  which 
can  be  obtained  to-day  at  almost  any 
grocery  store  in  any  part  of  the  country, 
and  whenever  a  similar  law  is  brought  to 
bear  on  gasoline  the  same  result  will  be 
obtained.  Flash  tests  will  prove  abund- 
antly that  64  degrees  gasoline  is  ample 
for  practical  purposes,  and  if  the  law 
permits  the  sale  of  no  other  motor  fuel 
the  producers  quickly  will  be  brought 
into  line.  It  means  not  only  a  greatly 
increased  supply  and  a  much  lower  price, 
but  it  will  mean  also  that  wherever  gaso- 
line is  used  or  handled  the  element  of 
safety  will  be  very  measurably  increased. 

"Informed  that  hydrometer  tests  of 
gasoline  purchased  at  three  separate 
garages  in  New  York  and  vicinity  dis- 
closed 70  per  cent,  gravity,  or  better. 
Mack  immediately  showed  renewed  in- 
terest. The  fact  surprised  him  quite  as 
much  as  it  surprised  the  man  whose  in- 
vestigations sought  to  confirm  wide- 
spread reports  of  the  deterioration  of 
the  gasoline  which  is  now  being  dis- 
pensed. As  an  extra  price  is  charged 
for  70  degrees  or  72  degrees  gasoline, 
and  it  rarely  is  supplied  except  on  special 
order,  the  informal  investigation  tended 
to  increase  the  mystery  of  the  situation. 

"It  must  have  been  pressed  gasohne, 
but  I  did  not  know  that  it  was  being 
served  in  garages." 

Danger  of  "Pressed   Distillate" 

Pressed  gasoline  is  a  vapor  of  petro- 
leum or  natural  gas  which  is  caught  and 
compressed  until  it  becomes  practically 
a  liquid  gas.  It  is  nothing  more  or  less 
than  gas  under  pressure,  and  on  account 
of  its  high  explosive  qualities  is  danger- 
ous stuff.  Unless  1  belled  its  sale  for 
use  in  combustion  motors  should  be  pro- 
hibited by  law.  It  is  commonly  called 
"pressed  distillate,"  or  "case  head 
naphtha,"  and  though  often  mixed  with 
other  low  gravity  naphtha  or  gasoline, 
it  is  dangerous  in  either  form. 

Pressed  gas  is  not  homogeneous.  It 
is  satisfactory  up  to  the  time  the  engine 


is  cranked,  but  not  thereafter;  it  is  too 
lacking  in  expansive  qualities  to  be 
satisfactory.  It  is  obtained  by  the  com- 
pression of  natural  gases  and  varies 
from  80  degrees  to  1 10  degrees  Baume. 
For  the  consumer  who  determines  the 
efficiency  of  his  fuel  with  a  hydrometer, 
a  small  portion  of  this  compressed  gas 
mixed  with  the  right  proportion  of  a  low- 
grade  naphtha,  say  54  to  58  degrees, 
would  give  a  fuel  of  70  degrees,  but  the 
specific  gravity  is  deceiving,  and,  as 
stated,  the  use  of  such  a  fuel  will  be 
found  unsatisfactory. 

How  Engine  Designers  Can  Help 

From  the  engineer's  standpoint,  kero- 
sene is  the  ideal  fuel.  It  is  richer  in 
heat  units  than  gasoline,  which  means 
that  it  has  higher  expansion  and  more 
power;  also  it  has  a  more  uniform  range 
of  distillation  and  uses  a  larger  portion 
of  air  in  carburettors.  The  gas  pro- 
duced is  not  contaminated  with  marsh 
gas  and  other  gases  that  break  up  the 
cycles  of  hydrocarbon  in  combustion  and 
is  not  so  susceptible  to  atmospheric  and 
relative  humidity  changes. 

Engine  designers  must  lend  their  as- 
sistance and  make  necessary  alterations 
in  their  motors  for  kerosene  fuel;  they 
must  conform  their  motors  to  a  gravity 
product  of  45  degrees  to  48  degrees 
Baume.  It  may  be  necessary  for  them 
to  create  a  greater  vacuum  by  a  later 
opening  of  the  intake  valves,  or  to  in- 
crease the  compression  by  a  greater  re- 
duction of  atmospheric  pressure,  but 
certainly  no  great  stride  will  be  made 
until  they  truly  sharpen  their  interest 
and  do  something  to  assist  the  producers 
of  fuel  and  the  inventors  of  carburettors. 

Kerosene  Would  Triple  Fuel  Supply 

What  the  use -of  kerosene  as  an  auto- 
mobile fuel  means  is  clear  to  all  who  care 
to  see.  At  present  that  portion  of  petro- 
leum is  practically  a  drug  on  the  market, 
20  per  cent,  of  the  entire  distillate  of  the 
average  crude  being  kerosene  as  com- 


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pared  with  5  per  cent,  which  is  gasoline 
of  a  gravity  that  is  suitable  to  the  man 
who  determines  the  efficiency  of  his  fuel 
with  a  hydrometer.  Allowing  that  5  per 
cent,  of  the  total  distillate,  or  one-fourth 
of  the  kerosene  manufactured,  is  used 
for  illuminating  and  other  purposes,  our 
present  supply  of  fuel  would  be  multi- 
pUed  three  times.  There  could  be  no 
reasonable  excuse  given  by  the  oil  man 
for  an  increase  over  the  present  price, 
provided  kerosene  were  universally  used. 
Insurance  rates,  which  indirectly  have 
much  to  do  with  the  high  cost  of  gasoline, 
would  be  lowered. 

The  opportunities  to  relieve  the  situa- 
tion, if  not  numerous,  are  at  least  avail- 


able and  fairly  simple.  If  the  long  cuts 
to  which  I  have  referred  do  not  relieve 
the  shortage  and  lower  the  price  for  all 
time,  then  designers  simply  must  adapt 
their  motors  to  the  lower  gravities;  for 
if  the  demand  increases  as  it  has  in- 
creased during  the  past  few  years,  it  is 
only  a  question  of  time  when  the  motor 
built  to  run  on  the  present  fuel  will  have 
to  be  placed  on  dead  storage.  It  must 
be  borne  in  mind  also  that  if  too  much 
kerosene  or  other  low  gravity  fuel  is  pro- 
duced the  supply  of  lubricating  oil  which 
is  left  after  its  distillation  will  become 
too  great  to  be  disposed  of  and,  there- 
fore, will  prove  embarrassing  to  the  pro- 
ducers. 


TORONTO  TO  BECOME  A  LAKE  PORT 

The  announcement  of  the  Harbor  Commission's  plans  comes  in  the 
form  of  a  nineteen  million  dollar  project,  so  large  and  comprehensive 
that  it  brings  the  city  to  the  opening  of  a  new  era. 


^ 


THE  plans  of  the  Toronto  Harbor 
Commission  as  developed  and 
announced  show  an  adequate 
conception  of  the  city's  possible  position 
as  a  lake  port,  and  an  enterprising  de- 
termination to  develop  her  waterfront 
property  and  improve  her  opportunities 
to  the  full. 

Toronto  has  allowed  herself  to  be 
fenced  off  from  the  waterfront,  and  has 
deprived  herself  of  a  public  wharf 
through  indifference  toward  the  public 
interest,  which  alone  suffered  in  con- 
sequence. The  lack  of  terminal  facili- 
ties here  and  elsewhere  has  made  water 
transportation,  naturally  free  and  com- 
petitive, as  much  a  monopoly  as  ordinary 
railway  service. 

The  change  announced  comes  in  the 
form  of  a  nineteen  million  dollar  project, 
so  comprehensive,  so  large,  and  so  com- 
plete   from    every    standpoint    that    it 


brings  the  city  to  the  opening  of  a  new 
era. 

An  Excellent  Natural  Harbor 

By  good  fortune  Toronto  has  inherited 
an  excellent  natural  harbor,  with  ex- 
tensive marshes  and  shallows  easily  con- 
vertible into  industrial  areas.  By  good 
management  the  folly  of  leasing  the 
docks  was  not  consummated  by  aliena- 
tion, so  the  expense  of  regaining  con- 
trol where  necessary  will  be  com- 
paratively light. 

The  Harbor  Commission  has  planned 
to  secure  the  full  benefit  of  every  natural 
opportunity  and  financial  advantage. 
Every  need,  from  aquatic  recreations  to 
factory  space,  and  from  bridle  paths 
and  boulevard  driveways  to  freight 
sidings,  ship  channels  and  docks  has 
been  fully  considered  and  adequately 
met. 


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41 


The  financial  features  of  the  scheme 
are  a  Dominion  Government  grant  of 
$6,123,284,  and  an  initial  expenditure 
of  $146,500  by  the  city.  The  city's 
total  outlay  is  estimated  at  $1,800,000. 
Debentures  will  be  issued  to  the  extent 
of  $11,21.5,920,  and  it  is  expected  that 
the  revenue  will  provide  interest  and 
sinking  fund.  A  square  mile  of  factory 
site  is  expected  to  yield  half  a  million 
ja.  year.  There  is  no  danger  of  the 
charges  and  dues  required  to  meet  the 
additional  outlay  neutralizing  the  ad- 
vantages of  a  free  harbor. 

Eleven  Miles  of  Sea  Wall 

The  aesthetic  and  recreative  features 
are  planned  on  a  splendid  scale.  Eleven 
miles  of  sea  wall,  with  sheltered  water- 
ways, parks,  boulevards,  terraces,  bridle 
paths,  walks,  and  recreation  areas  make 
a  picture  that  can  arouse  the  imagination 
out  of  even  the  torpor  of  a  generation 
of  hideousness  along  the  waterfront. 
The  central,  east  end  and  west  end  dock 
areas,  with  24  feet  of  water,  the  projected 
piers,  slips  and  railway  sidings  along  the 
eastern  end  of  Toronto  Bay,  the  ship 
channel  and  turning  basin  in  the  factory 
area  (now  Ashbridge's  Bay),  and  the 
docks,    freight    sheds    and    appliances 


for  connecting  rail  and  water  trans- 
portation make  a  comprehensive  har- 
bor design. 

Provision  is  announced  for  complete 
CO  operation  between  railways  and 
steamships  in  the  handling  of  freight. 
Ample  facilities  must  also,  and  no  doubt 
will  be,  provided  for  the  vessels  that  do 
not  act  in  co-operation  with  the  railways. 
No  discrimination  can  be  allowed  against 
them  for  the  land  haul.  The  "tramp" 
vessel  is  the  salvation  of  lake  traffic, 
and  Toronto  can  take  the  lead  away  from 
a  harbor  policy  that  has  largely  banished 
this  class  of  vessels  from  the  great  water 
highway. 

The  chairman  of  the  Harbor  Com- 
mission, Mr.  Lionel  H.  Clarke,  has 
associated  with  him  on  the  Board 
ex-Controller  F,  S.  Spence,  Controller 
T.  L.  Church,  Mr.  R.  S.  Gourlay,  and 
Mr.  R.  Home  Smith.  Mr.  E.  L.  Cousins 
is  Engineer,  Mr.  Alex.  C.  Lewis,  Sec- 
retary, and  Mr,  Colin  W  Postlethwaite^ 
Harbormaster.  The  energy  displayed 
in  preparing  so  comprehensive  a  scheme 
since  the  creation  of  the  Commissiom 
by  the  Dominion  Parliament  last  year 
is  an  earnest  of  success  in  carrying  out 
the  work. 


RESPECT  WHAT  YOU  DO 

A  TEVER  depreciate  the  importance  of  your  vocation.     If  you  are  a  farmer  and 

I  Y      are  talking  with  a  congressman  or  a  governor,  do  not  say:   "I  am  only  a  plain 

farmer  and  have  not  had  much  experience."     Do  not  apologize  for  it  and  tell 

him  that  if  you  had  had  a  chance  to  go  to  college,  as  other  boys  had,  you  would  not  have 

remained  on  the  farm.     You  would  have  done  something  worth  while. 

Your  business  is  just  as  important  as  his.  No  matter  how  high  a  position  the 
man  holds,  make  him  feel  by  the  superb  way  in  which  you  do  your  work  and  by  your 
manly  bearing  that  you  have  made  a  profession  of  farming,  that  you  have  lifted  it  into 
great  dignity  by  your  scientific  methods,  that  you  have  mixed  brains  with  the  soil. 

You  may  be  sure  that  is  always  some  lack,  some  weakness  in  people  who  are  always 
depreciating  the  importance  of  their  work.  These  are  the  earmarks  which  show  the 
man  in  an  artisan  instead  of  an  artist  in  his  line — that  he  has  not  made  the  most  of  it. 

Every  man  should  have  a  superb  pride  in  his  vocation.  It  should  be  something 
which  he  loves  to  dwell  upon,  always  a  subject  of  absorbing  interest  to  him,  because  it 
is  really  a  part  of  himself.  The  atmosphere  which  surrounds  his  vocation  indicates 
what  is  in  himself.  His  business  or  profession  is  but  the  self-expression.  There  is 
an  air  of  refinement  or  coarseness,  of  harmony  or  discord,  of  order  and  system,  of  sloven- 
liness and  slipshodness,  a  quality  of  honesty  and  square  dealing,  or  of  trickery  and  frauds 
just  according  to  the  quality  of  his  ideal  which  he  has  worked  out  in  his  specialty. 


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Technical  Knowledge  in  Canada 


THAT  people  of  the  maritime 
provinces  of  Canada  have  de- 
pleted their  soil,  partly  ruin- 
ed their  fisheries,  pawned  their  mines 
to  monopolists,  left  their  producing 
classes  as  incapable  as  ever  of  carry- 
ing on  skillfully  the  staple  industries, 
and  watched  the  steady  emigration  of 
their  young  people  to  lands  less  fair 
and  less  favored  by  nature  than  their 
own,  is  the  view,  not  of  a  politician  in 
opposition,  nor  of  an  over-wrought 
social  reformer,  nor  of  an  extreme 
economist,  but  of  one  of  the  ablest 
educators  in  the  Dominion,  Principal 
Soloan  of  Nova  Scotia  Normal  Col- 
lege. 

He  is  simply  revealing  conditions 
similar  to  those  which  other  coun- 
tries have  had  to  uncover,  meet  and 
overcome.  In  the  overcoming  of 
them,  Germany,  France  and  Den- 
mark have  created  wealth  that  was 
not  dreamed  of  by  their  people  half 
a  century  ago.  In  the  overcoming  of 
them  the  United  States  is  slowly  but 
surely  making  amends  for  a  reckless 
waste  of  its  resources  in  the  past. 

Principal  Soloan  lays  bare  the 
blight  upon  the  maritime  provinces, 
as  other  farseeing  and  courageous 
men  have  laid  bare  evils  in  other 
countries,  and,  like  a  true  reformer, 
he  proposes  a  remedy.  This  he  does 
not  find  in  political  agitation  or  in 
political  overturns,  but  in  technical 
education,  in  vocational  training,  in 
the  diffusion  among  the  people  of 
knowledge  and  in  the  investment  of 
them  with  skill  that  will  enable  them 
to  reinvigorate  and  reclaim  resources 
that  have  been  weakened,  impoverish- 
ed and  neglected. 

"Ten  million  dollars  a  year  from 
the  federal  treasury,"  he  says,  "dis- 
tributed among  the  provinces  for  the 


improvement  of  the  common  and 
high  schools,  and  for  the  benefit  of 
technical  education  in  agriculture  and 
the  mechanic  arts,  would  within 
twenty  years  place  our  country  in  the 
forefront  of  the  nations  of  the  earth 
in  industrial  efficiency  and  culture." 
Principal  Soloan  takes  a  wise  view 
of  the  problem  and  the  solution  for^ 
the  Dominion  in  general,  and  for  the 
maritime  provinces  in  particular. 
The  latter  have  felt  most  severely  the 
drain  of  resources  and  the  drain  in 
population.  The  resources  have  not 
been  destroyed;  they  have  simply 
been  misused ;  they  can  be  restored, 
and  with  their  restoration  industry 
will  thrive  and  population  will  in- 
crease. The  first  thing  to  be  done, 
manifestly,  is  to  show  the  people  how 
the  mistakes  of  yesterday  may  be  cor- 
rected to-day,  and  prevented  for  all 
time  to  come.  This  can  be  brought 
about  by  technical  and  vocational 
training  of  the  youth  of  the  provinces, 
and  to  bring  it  about  any  sacrifice 
the  ratepayers  may  make  in  the  pre- 
sent will  be  justified  and  rewarded  in 
the  future. 


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THE  BANKS  AND  THE  PEOPLE 

Hon.  W.  T.  White  considers  12  per  cent,  on  loans  ''extortionate,''  but 

the  7  per  cent,  limit  provided  by  statute  should  not  be  too  stringently 

enforced,  for  reasons  stated.     The  unit    and  branch 

systems  compared  to  the  advantage  of  the  latter. 


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DISCUSSING  the  question  of  bank 
rates  of  interest  and  discount  in 
the  House  at  Ottawa,  Hon.  W. 
T.  White,  Minister  of  Finance,  said  he 
had  not  known  that  loans  were  made 
at  a  rate  of  interest  as  high  as  12  per 
cent.     ''If  that  is  so,"  said  the  Minister, 


HON.  W.  T.  WHITK 

*'I  have  no  hesitation  in  saying  it  ap- 
pears to  me  to  be  extortionate," 

With  regard  to  the  7  per  cent,  rate 
mentioned  by  members  of  the  House 
he  was  told,  upon  making  inquiry,  that 
the  banks  in  the  new  districts  compete 
with  each  other  for  business,  and  in  one 
of  the  pai)ers  he  read  with  regard  to  the 


matter  he  observed  the  statement  that  in 
some  places  in  the  West  of  one  hundred 
or  two  hundred  inhabitants  there  were 
two  banks  competing  for  business.  He 
was  told  further  that  these  branch 
banks  require  a  considerable  sum  of 
money  at  the  outset  for  their  establish- 
ment, the  cost  of  building,  construction, 
and  the  expenses  of  management  being 
large,  and  some  considerable  time  elapses 
before  a  branch  bank  becomes  profitable. 

Make  Law  Too  Drastic 

A  very  serious  question  arose  as  to 
whether,  if  that  clause  were  made  too 
drastic,  the  banks  would  open  branches 
in  the  smaller  towns;  in  other  words, 
v.'hether  we  might  enact  legislation 
that  would  really  defeat  itself.  That 
was,  he  thought,  a  matter  for  consider- 
ation. The  clause  limiting  the  banks 
to  7  per  cent,  is  in  the  act;  the  high 
rate  of  interest  mentioned  seemed  to 
him  to  be  extortionate,  and  how  to  meet 
the  situation  wisely  so  that  on  the  one 
hand  all  the  different  sections  of  the 
country  should  receive  ample  accommo- 
dation, and  on  the  other  hand  that  the 
public  should  be  protected  against  ex- 
tortionate rates  of  interest,  was  a  matter 
for  careful  consideration. 

What  the  Small  Bank  Can  Do 

Much  had  been  said  with  regards  to 
small  banks.  Mr.  White  had  never 
held  the  view  that  the  small  banks  could 
not  render  as  good  a  service  as  the  large 
institutions.    He  had  expressly  stated 


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this  would  depend  entirely  upon  the 
manager.  He  did  not  consider  a  capital 
of  .$250,000  too  large  to  make  for  success 
if  the  banks  went  into  the  business  of 
banking  and  carried  it  out  properly. 
If  they  paid  no  attention  for  a  year  or 
two  to  the  question  of  what  the  stock 
was  selling  at,  and  earnestly  took  up 
the  question  of  banking,  he  did  not  doubt 
that  they  would  meet  with  success  if 
they  carried  on  their  business  properly 
and  realized  that  they  were  seriously 
engaged  in  the  business  of  banking. 

A  great  deal  has  been  said  with  refer- 
ence to  the  comparative  merits  of  the 
unit  and  branch  systems  of  banking. 
Mr.  White  had  no  hesitation  in  saying 
that  the  branch  system,  which  follows 
the  English  and  Scotch  systems,  was  a 
better  one  than  the  unit  system.  The 
fluidity  of  capital— that  of  gathering 
up  deposits  in  the  farming  communities, 
for  instance,  where  loans  could  not  be 
made  equal  to  the  deposits,  and  using  the 
funds  in  the  West  for  the  moving  of 
crops  or  other  purposes — was  one  of 
the  advantages  of  the  branch  system. 

The  unit  system,  which  was  in  vogue 


in  the  United  States — that  system  which 
is  carried  on  without  branches — had 
many  disadvantages.  In  the  United  States 
they  had  had  a  series  of  panics  from  time 
to  time  in  which  banks  had  been  obliged 
to  suspend  cash  payments,  and,  in  such 
a  time  of  distrust  or  panic,  the  result 
was  that  the  people  desired  to  obtain 
currency,  and  the  small  banks  through- 
out the  country  called  upon  their  New 
York  correspondents  for  gold.  They 
might  have  no  immediate  need  of  it, 
but  in  order  to  make  themselves  a  little 
stronger,  they  felt  they  would  like  to 
get  some  of  their  balances  back.  The 
result  was  that  from  all  parts  of  the 
country  there  came  these  demands  upon 
New  York  for  gold  and  panicky  con- 
ditions were  set  up.  That  was  one  of 
the  phenomena  of  the  recent  panic  in 
New  York.  Mr.  White  thought  that 
the  English  branch  system  and  the 
Canadian  system,  that  is  the  branch 
system,  was  a  superior  system  to  the 
unit  system.  He  did  not  say  that  it 
was  the  last  word  in  banking  by  any 
means,  but  still,  as  a  system,  he  believed 
it  was  superior  to  the  other. 


A  MODERN  TRAGEDY 

{From  Judge) 

The  slow  procession,  moving  o''er  the  hill 
In  solemn  silence,  carried  forth  the  clay 

Of  some  poor  mortal  who  had  bowed  his  will 
Unto  the  sceptre  of  Death's  mighty  sway. 

And  as  it  passed,  I  asked  a  native  near: 

"How  came  that  hapless  mortal  there  to  die?" 

He  turned  to  me  and  winked  away  a  tear, 
Before  he  deigned  to  make  this  clear  reply: 


''He  was  a  local  business  man,  my  friend; 

A  squarer  dealer  never  drew  a  breathe- 
But  his  one  weakness  brought  him  to  his  end — 

He  would  not  advertise,  and  starved  to  death!" 


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A  CANADIAN  OF  TO-DAY 

Character  sketch  of  Prof.  II.    T.  Barnes,  inventor  of  apparatus  to 

prevent  collision  with  icebergs,  which,  it  is  claimed,  should  for  all 

time  prevent  a  repetition  of  such  a  disaster  as  the  wreck'  of  the  Titanic, 

Professor   Barnes    is   Director    of    Physical   Laboratories   and 

the  Macdonald  Professor  of  Physics  at  McGill  University. 


By  C.  Lintern  Sibley 


IN  the  realms  of  experimental  phy- 
sics Canada  has  produced  some 
great  men.  On  it,  too,  lustre  has 
been  shed  by  other  brilliant  men  who 
have  come  and  gone  like  birds  of  passage 
— men  who,  coming  to  Canada  practi- 
cally unknown,  have  found  here  the 
inspiration  and  the  means  which  have 
laid  firm  and  solid  the  foundations  of 
great  careers. 

Just  now  the  attention  of  the  world 
of  experimental  physics  is  focussed  upon 
one  who  is  essentially  Canadian  in  up- 
bringing, in  tradition,  in  education,  and 
also  in  the  particular  direction  in  which 
his  genius  is  manifesting  itself. 

This  man  is  Professor  Howard  T. 
Barnes,  D.Sc,  F.R.S.C.,  the  Director  of 
the  Physical  Laboratories  and  the  Mac- 
donald Professor  of  Physics  at  McGill 
University. 

Canada  knows  something  about  ice, 
and  it  seems  peculiarly  fitting  that  it 
should  have  produced  a  man  who  is 
now  the  greatest  authority  on  ice  that 
the  world  possesses.  That,  I  think  I 
can  say.  is  the  title  that  is  generally  con- 
ceded by  the  greatest  scientific  authori- 
ties to  Professor  Barnes. 

To  Prevent  Ice  Collisions 

During  the  past  few  years  Professor 
Barnes  has  been  devoting  the  best 
energies  of  his  mind  to  experiments  the 
express  object  of  which  has  been  to  make 


impossible  such  a  disaster  at  sea  as  that 
which  occurred  to  the  Titanic.  He  now 
has  in  his  laboratory,  as  the  concrete 
result  of  those  experiments,  an  instru- 
ment which  he  declares,  and  which  his 
brother-scientists  believe,  should  for 
all  time  prevent  a  repetition  of  such  an 
accident. 

This  instrument  he  calls  a  microther- 
mometer.  It  is,  in  fact,  a  thermometer 
of  superlative  sensitiveness,  which,  he 
declares,  will  infallibly  detect  an  ice- 
berg at  a  distance  of  not  less  than  two- 
miles  on  the  windward  .side  of  it  and 
seven  miles  on  the  leeward  side. 

This  sounds  like  an  arrogant  claim. 
But  listen.  If  you  have  ever  been  on 
an  ocean  voyage  you  have  seen  one  of 
the  ship's  officers  taking  the  tempera- 
ture of  the  sea  at  frequent  intervals. 
The  method  now  in  use  is  to  drop  a 
bucket  over  the  side  of  the  vessel,  pull 
it  up  full  of  sea  water,  put  a  common 
mercury  or  alcohol  thermometer  in  it, 
and  thus  get  a  record  of  the  temperature. 
This,  as  you  know,  is  done  with  a  view 
to  detecting  the  proximity  of  ice.  It  is- 
a  haphazard  and  unscientific  methcKl  of 
taking  observations  of  the  sea  temper- 
ature, and  if  you  have  ever  talked  with 
navigators  about  it  you  know  that  they 
place  little  or  no  reliance  uix)n  these 
records.  Under  this  method  small  vari- 
ations   are    imiiossihlo    to    detect,    and 


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variations  of  half  a  degree,  or  even  a 
whole  degree,  are  apt  to  go  unnoticed. 

A  Wonderful  Marine  Thermometer 

Professor  Barnes  has  now  come  for- 
ward with  a  new  marine  thermometer — 
an  adaptation  of  the  electrical  resistance 
thermometer — so  sensitive  that  it  will 


record  a  variation  of  one-thousandth 
of  a  degree.  This  thermometer  is  de- 
signed, not  to  be  dipped  into  buckets  of 
water  at  frequent  intervals,  but  to  be 
permanently  attached  to  the  ship  under 
the  water,  and  by  means  of  wires  lead- 
ing from  it  to  the  chart-room  to  make 
a  continuous  record  in  the  chart-room 


PROF.  H.  T.  BARNES 


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47 


of  the  water  temperature.  So  striking 
is  this  record  that,  whereas  on  an  ordin- 
ary thermometer  a  single  degree  is 
usually  represented  by  only  one-eighth 
of  an  inch,  the  new  thermometer  repre- 
sents a  single  degree  by  an  interval  of 
two  feet.  With  this  thermometer  being 
towed  along  with  the  ship,  and  with 
a  continuously-recording  instrument  at- 
tached to  it  in  the  chart-room,  the  pres- 
ence of  an  iceberg  unerringly  makes 
itself  known  by  the  persistence  of  a 
gradient  of  temperature. 

"Here  is  how  1  would  equip  a  ship," 
said  Professor  Barnes  to  me  in  discuss- 
ing his  microthermometer.  "You 
know,  of  course,  that  an  iceberg  is  con- 
tinuously giving  off  a  current  of  cold 
water  all  round  it.  This  cold  water 
being  fresh  water,  is  lighter  than  salt 
water,  and  spreads  out  over  the  surface 
of  the  sea  for  two  miles  on  the  wind- 
ward side  and  seven  miles  on  the  lee- 
ward side.  Now,  if  a  microthermometer 
were  fitted  at  the  bow  of  a  ship,  about 
two  feet  below  the  water-line,  and  an- 
other thermometer  placed  at  the  stern, 
as  deep  down  as  the  draught  of  the  ship 
would  allow,  the  bow  thermometer 
would  catch  the  cold  surface  current, 
while  the  stern  t/iermometer  would  re- 
main at  the  normal  sea  temperature. 
In  this  way,  whenever  the  differential 
record  read  so  that  the  bow^  ther- 
mometer was  colder  than  the  deep  stern 
instrument,  this  would  be  taken  as  an 
indication  of  disturbance  due  to  ice. 

"And  remember  this:  It  could  be 
due  to  no  other  cause.  If  the  record- 
ing instrument  showed  this  temperature 
to  persist,  and  become  greater,  the  ship 
would  be  approaching  the  ice;  if  it  de- 
creased, the  ship  would  be  leaving  the 
ice  behind." 

Tried  and  Proved  Successful 

The  instrument  has  already  been 
tried  with  absolute  success  on  the 
Government  steamers  in  the  Gulf  of 
St.  Lawrence.  Professor  Barnes  is  now 
going  to  try  it  on  a  transatlantic  trip. 


The  Steamship  Royal  George,  outward 
bound  from  Montreal  on  May  1,  is 
equipped  with  two  of  these  thermometers, 
and  Professor  Barnes  will  himself  direct 
its  use,  as  he  is  going  on  that  ship  to 
England  to  lecture,  by  invitation,  on 
this  very  subject  before  that  famous 
body  of  scientists,  the  Royal  Institution. 
I  have  dwelt  in  some  detail  upon  this 
instrument  because  it  enters  so  inti- 
mately into  problems  with  which  all 
Canadians  are  so  familiar,  and  because, 
even  if  hard,  practical  use  should  show 
the  instrument  to  be  still  imj)erfect,  yet 
its  invention  undoubtedly  inaugurates 
a  new  epoch  in  scientific  navigation, 
and  replaces  the  haphazard  conclusions 
of  rule-of-thumb  methods  by  the  abso- 
lute authority  of  science. 

The  Man  Himself 

And  now  let  me  talk  a  little  about 
the  man  himself.  I  am  not  one  of  those 
who  would  put  a  protective  duty  on 
brains — who  would  say:  "Let  us  fill 
all  our  places  of  honor  with  Canadians, 
to  the  absolute  exclusion  of  outsiders, 
no  matter  what  their  qualifications  may 
be"— but  I  do  feel  it  a  matter  of  pride 
when  a  Canadian  sizes  up  to  the  cos- 
mopolitan standard  of  the  best  in  any 
line  of  endeavor. 

And  Canadians  generally,  I  think, 
will  be  proud  to  feel  that  one  of  their 
own  sons  has  proved  himself  worthy  to 
hold  the  dual  position  that  Professor 
Barnes  holds,  as  the  successor  of  that 
great  Englishman,  Professor  Cox,  who 
founded  and  organized  and  brought  to 
great  success  the  physical  department 
of  McGill  University,  and  of  that  great 
New  Zealander,  Professor  Rutherford, 
who  was  the  Macdonald  Professor  of 
Physics  at  McGill  University,  and  whose 
researches  there  in  the  matter  of  radio- 
activity have  brought  him  the  highest 
honors  that  the  world  of  science  has  to 
bestow.  It  is  this  dual  position  that 
Professor  Barnes  holds,  and  holds  by 
sheer  merit. 


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I  have  called  Dr.  Barnes  a  Canadian. 
It  must  be  admitted  that  the  accident 
of  birth  made  Woburn,  Massachusetts, 
his  natal  place.  But  he  came  of  a  family 
who  years  before  had  emigrated  to  Mon- 
treal, and  when  he  was  still  a  tender 
child  his  family  came  back  to  Montreal 
to  live.  Thus  his  associations  are  all 
Canadian,  his  earliest  impressions  were 
Canadian,  and  his  education  was  en- 
tirely Canadian.  He  is  thus  in  every 
way  essentially  the  product  of  Canadian 
environment. 

Still  a  Young  Man 

He  is  still  a  young  man,  under  40 
years  of  age,  and  thus  not  so  very  far 
removed  from  his  student  days.  A 
glance  at  his  face  is  sufficient  to  reveal 
him  to  the  observant  as  a  thinker.  His 
eyes  have  in  them  that  "inwardness," 
that  steady,  confident  look  which  comes, 
not  of  arrogant  self-assertion,  but  of  the 
quiet  strength  of  intellectual  power. 

Physically  he  is  small,  almost  frail. 
His  is  no  placid  temperament.  He  is  full 
of  nervous  energy.  You  can  see  it  in 
his  pose;  in  his  long,  thin,  expressive 
fingers;  in  his  thin,  tense,  strong  face, 
dark  complexioned  and  crowned  by 
straight,  black  hair.  His  mouth  is 
straight  and  severe— but  it  is,  as  you 
find  when  you  come  to  know  him,  not 
the  severity  of  habitual  temperament, 
but  the  severity  partly  of  indomitable 
purpose  and  unquenchable  persever- 
ance, partly  of  sorrow  bravely  borne. 

Dr.  Barnes  did  not  leave  McGill  upon 
his  graduation.  He  remained  as  a 
demonstrator,  to  rise  in  a  few  years  to 
a  position  as  one  of  its  most  honored 
professors.  As  a  demonstrator  he  was 
associated  with  Professor  Callendar — - 
who  left  McGill  to  become  professor  of 
physics  in  London  University — in  some 
important  achievements.  Among  these 
were  improvements  in  the  Clark  cell  as 
a  standard  of  electro-motive  force,  and 
the  development  of  the  continuous- 
flow  methods  of  calorimentry — a  great 
advance  both  for  simplicity  and  accuracy 
on  the  older  methods  of  calorimentry. 


Subsequently  his  researches  on  the 
specific  heat  of  water  became  a  classic, 
and,  after  occupying  the  attention  of 
the  Royal  Society  of  London,  England, 
in  special  session,  were  made  the  basis 
of  the  report  on  this  subject  to  the  con- 
ference of  physicists  at  the  Paris  Ex- 
hibition. 

But,  up  to  his  most  recent  achieve- 
ment, the  invention  of  the  microther- 
mometer,  the  work  for  which  he  re- 
ceived the  most  widespread  recogni- 
tion among  scientists  was  upon  a  sub- 
ject of  particular  importance  to  Can- 
ada, namely,  the  formation  of  ice  in 
flowing  water,  and  particularly  that 
peculiarly  troublesome  form  of  ice 
known  as  "frazil."  His  book  on  "Ice 
Formation  and  Frazil,"  was  the  first 
authoritative  volume  on  the  subject. 
It  attracted  such  attention  among 
scientific  men  that  he  was  invited  to 
read  a  paper  upon  his  researches  be- 
fore that  famous  body  of  the  British 
Association,  at  its  annual  meeting  held 
in  Leicester,  England,  in  September, 
1907. 

He  consented,  and  in  a  paper  on 
"The  Ice  Problem  in  Engineering 
Work  in  Canada,"  demonstrated  the 
feasibility  of  coping  with  a  situation 
which  up  till  then  had  been  regarded 
as  involving  inevitable  interruptions 
to  the  continuous  operation  of  water- 
power  plants  in  this  country  during  the 
severe  winters  experienced  here. 

A  Seemingly  Impossible  Task 

He  had  great  difficulty  in  making 
people  believe  that  he  had  achieved 
the  seemingly  impossible  task  of  mak- 
ing waterpowers  continuous  despite 
long  periods  of  zero  weather.  At 
last,  Mr.  John  Murphy,  of  Ottawa, 
had  the  courage  to  try  the  methods 
recommended  by  this  young  scientist 
with  the  result  that,  at  practically  no 
expense,  the  power  houses  in  Ottawa 
using  these  methods  are  running  full 
load  when  all  others  not  so  equipped 
are  completely  blocked  and  have  not 


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49 


a  wheel  turning.  His  work  in  this 
direction  forms  a  wonderful  story  in 
itself — and  his  achievements  are  al- 
ready creating  a  new  epoch  in  the 
utilization  of  waterpower,  itself  one 
of  the  greatest  of  Canada's  assets. 

Prior  to  his  invention  of  the  micro- 
thermometer,  and  leading  up  to  it, 
was  the  perfecting  of  a  recording  ther- 
mometer, now  coming  into  general  use 
in  the  regulation  of  furnaces  and  other 
branches  of  manufacture. 

And  now  he  is  devoting  his  attention 
to  dealing  with  the  ice  difficulty  in  the 
St.  Lawrence  route  from  Montreal  to 
the  sea.  Only  Avithin  the  last  month 
or  so  he  has  presented  to  the  Canadian 
Government  reports  upon  experiments 
he  has  carried  out  on  the  Government 
icebreakers  in  the  ship  channel.  These 
experiments — -the  records  of  which,  by 
himself  and  his  assistant,  Mr.  L.  V. 
King,  are  extraordinarily  interesting — 
throw  an  altogether  new  light  on  ice- 
formation,  and  seem  destined  to  result, 
as  he  confidently  asserts  they  will,  in  a 
considerable  lengthening  of  the  season 
of  navigation  in  the  St.  Lawrence. 

Indeed,    in    the    light    of   his    newlv- 


acquired  knowledge,  he  declares  that 
a  moderate  expenditure  of  money  in 
various  parts  of  the  river  would  vastly 
improve  the  channel  in  summer,  and 
render  the  channel  safe  and  secure  in 
winter. 

"I  believe  this  so  firmly,"  he  says, 
''that  I  have  no  hesitation  in  predict- 
ing that  Montreal  will  be  a  yearly  port 
just  as  soon  as  the  commercial  interests 
demand  it." 

I  have  talked  to  him  about  this  ever 
since  the  Titanic  disaster,  and  he  still 
firmly  maintains  this  position.  I  know 
what  the  sea  captains  say  about  winter 
navigation  to  Montreal,  and  I  have 
advanced  their  oljjections  to  him  one 
after  the  other. 

"What  the  sea  captains  say  about 
it,"  he  replied,  "is  just  what  the  users 
of  waterpower  have  said  about  my 
statements  that  the  flow  of  water  can 
be  utilized  for  power  purposes  all  the 
year  round.  It  is  useless  to  advance 
traditions  dogmatically  and  say  things 
can't  be  done.  I  say,  Experiment,  e.x- 
periment,  experiment!'" 

And  that  is  the  watchword  of  Pro- 
fessor Barnes — Experiment ! 


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BOOSTING 

By  Walt  Mason 

TT  ELP  your  town  along  by  hoosting.  Wear  a  bright  and  hopefid  face.  Do  not 
ri  be  forever  roosting  somewhere  near  the  wailing  place!  You  can't  help  your 
town  by  knocking,  if  it's  in  a  backivard  groove,  but  some  optimistic  talking 
does  a  lot  to  help  things  move.  In  the  mud  one  town  was  sticking,  evidently  anchored 
there,  for  her  people  were  all  kicking,  all  were  dishing  up  despair.  All  were  groaning 
o'er  their  ta.xes,  shedding  teardrops  in  a  stream,  all  had  hammers,  clubs  and  a.ves,  ready 
for  each  helpful  scheme.  So  the  village  sat  and  rotted  till  a  booster  landed  there,  soon 
the  trouble's  seat  he  spotted,  .saw  the  fungus  in  the  air,  and  fie  jarred  the  village  croakers, 
stirred  them  up  to  hump  along,  till  the  place  was  full  of  jokers  and  the  breeze  was  full 
of  song.  Citizens  forsook  the  habit  of  bewailing  this  and  that,  and  the  timid  business 
rabbit  rustled  like  a  tiger  cat,  and  they  all  turned  in  kerwhooping,  singing  forth  the 
hamlet's  praise,  and  that  hamlet,  lately  drooping,  filled  its  neighbors  with  amaze.  Now 
this  story,  true  as  preaching,  shows  what  one  lone  man  can  do,  if  instead  of  doleful 
screeching,  he  yells  "  cockadoodledool "  For  you  stimulate  your  neighbors  every  time 
you  give  three  cheers,  and  the  harvest  of  your  labors  will  be  reaped  in  coming  years. 


«  Finance  and  Commerce 


CANADA'S  PERIOD  OF  PROSPERITY 
STILL  KEEPS  ON 

Our  trade  steadily  increases  monthly,  with  no  sign  of  a  cessation. 

Great  Britain  takes  4^5  per  cent,  of  our  exports,  and  the  United  States 

4-S  per  cent.,  all  other  countries  taking  only  12  per  cent.     The  largest 

increase  in  exports  was  in  grain,  hut  products  of  the  mine  and 

manufactures  also  show  substantial  growth.     The  gap  between 

imports  and  exports  is  steadily  widening.     How  the 

balance  of  trade  against  us  is  liquidated. 

THE  period  of  prosperity  which  began  in  Canada  fifteen  years  ago  has  shown 
no  sign  of  nearing  a  close  during  the  year  1912.     In  all  the  provinces,  in 
all  branches  of  trade  and  industry,  the  tide  has  risen  to  a  new  mark.     The 
pace  has  been  a  rapid  one  indeed,  but  according  to  all  signs  and  portents  as  the  year 
closes,  not  dangerously  so. 

Labor  of  all  kinds  is  not  merely  fully  employed  at  high  wages,  but  many  classes 
of  labor  are  unobtainable  in  adequate  supply  for  the  demand.  Railway  construction 
goes  on  apace. 

Immigration  is  larger  than  ever  before.  A  vast  amount  of  British  capital  has 
poured  in  for  investment  and  development  purposes.  The  carrying  capacity  of 
the  railways  has  been  fully  taxed.  Manufacturing  industries  Ijave  been  pressed 
to  the  limit  of  their  output. 

Despite  a  rather  unpropitious  season  in  respect  of  weather,  a  very  good  harvest 
has  been  reaped  the  country  over. 

Our  foreign  commerce  will  in  the  current  fiscal  year  reach  a  thousand  million 
dollars.     High  prices  have  prevailed  for  all  farm  produce. 

Banks  have  shared  in  the  general  prosperity,  many  of  them  being  able  to  increase 
dividend  disbursements.  Real  estate  in  the  principal  cities  has  continuously  risen 
in  value.  Business  failures  have  been  neither  numerous  nor  serious.  Building 
operations  in  all  the  provinces  have  surpassed  all  records. 

In  fine,  the  commercial  situation  has  been  remarkably  satisfactory  throughout 
the  year  in  every  department,  and  while  it  is  true  that  trade  the  world  over  has 
flourished  in  1912,  in  no  country  have  conditions  been  better,  or  expansion  greater, 
than  in  Canada. 

The  above  is  a  concise  summary  of  conditions  in  the  Dominion  by  the  Com- 
mercial Department  of  the  Montreal  Gazette,  which  is  issued  in  handy  booklet 
form. 

According  to  the  report  the  aggregate  value  of  imports  and  exports  of  Canada 
continued  to  increase  from  month  to  month  during  the  past  year,  and  no  sign  of 
a  halt  in  this  movement  is  apparent.  The  last  returns  available  bring  the  figures 
down  to  September  30th,  and  are  as  follows,  being  for  the  first  half  of  the  current 
fiscal  year: 

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Six  Months  Ending  September 
1911  1912 

Merchandise  entered  for  consumption $246,710,687  $325,189,346 

Merchandise,  domestic — exported 129,606,982  162,427,384 


Total  merchandise  for  consumption  and  domestic — 

exported $376,317,669  $487,616,730 

Coin  and  bullion  entered  for  consumption $  11,695,407  $    2,676,256 

Coin  and  bullion  exported 1,958,865  5,841,086 

Merchandise,  foreign — exported 10,298,014  10,131,351 


Grand  total,  Canadian  trade $400,270,855  $506,265,405 

Increase  in  Foreign  Trade 

The  increase  in  aggregate  foreign  trade  in  the  six  months  was  26.5  per  cent.,  in- 
cluding in  the  figures  coin  and  bullion  and  foreign  merchandise  exported.  Taking 
the  figures  of  imports  for  consumption  and  exports  of  Canadian  produce  only, 
the  increase  is  still  greater,  having  been  $111,300,000,  or  close  upon  30  per  cent., 
a  very  remarkable  expansion.  Of  this  increase  of  $111,300,000,  exports  account 
for  $32,800,000,  and  imports  for  $78,500,000. 

The  principal  countries  with  which  this  trade  was  carried  on  during  the  six 
months  ending  September  30th,  1912,  were: 

Great  Britain 

United  States 

France 

Germany 

Holland 

Italy 

Japan 

Switzerland 

Dutch  East  Indies 

Cuba 

Belgium 

British  India 

British  West  Indies 


mports  From 

Exports  To 

1912 

1912 

$  66,663,825 

$81,136,567 

216,030,370 

75.2.30,612 

7,891,375 

1 ,546,013 

6,842,753 

1,991,989 

1,530,617 

1,294.801 

854,314 

195,178 

1,957,919 

314,328 

1,945,584 

5.093 

1,847,691 

7.002 

1,416,469 

601,200 

2,046,667 

2,242,531 

1,849,494 

93,105 

5,322,931 

1,936,158 

Where  Our  Exports  Went 

Of  total  exports  of  all  products  from  Canada  in  the  six  months  ending  September 
30th,  1912,  amounting  to  $178,400,000,  Great  Britain  took  45.5  per  cent,  and  the 
United  States  42.2  per  cent.,  all  other  countries  taking  only  12  per  cent.  Of  the 
imports  into  Canada  in  the  same  period  amounting  to  $327,865,000,  the  United 
States  supplied  $216,000,000,  or  64  per  cent.,  while  Great  Britain  supplied  20.4 
per  cent.,  and  all  other  countries  about  15  per  cent. 

The  following  is  a  classification  of  the  exports  for  the  six  months  ending  with 

September: 

1911 
Domestic. 

The  Mine $19,-322,817       i! 

The  Fisheries 6,736,296 

The  Forest 22,807,072 

Animals  and  their  produce. .  .  .  27,068,461 

Agriculture 37,415,659 

Manufactures 16,205,034 

Miscellaneous 51,643 

Total  merchandise $129,606,982      $10,298,914      $162,427,384      $10,131,351 

Coin  and  bullion 1.958,865         5.841,068 


1912 

Foreign. 

Domestic. 

Foreign. 

108.694 

$  27,073,380 

$       59.736 

67,497 

6,370.988 

35,100 

158.623 

23.810,713 

337,765 

531,868 

24,314,427 

424,074 

5.831,719 

61,401,528 

3,671,678 

3,139,899 

19,416.556 

4.083.494 

460,614 

39.792 

1,519.504 

Grand  total,  exports $129,606,982      $12,257,779      $162,427,384      $15,972,419 

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The  largest  increase  in  exports  was  in  agricultural  products,  namely  grain,  and 
this  arose  from  the  large  crop  yield  in  the  Northwestern  provinces  in  1911. 

Products  of  the  mine  and  of  manufactures  also  show  a  substantial  growth 
in  export,  while  animals  and  their  produce  have  declined  in  export  value,  owing 
chiefly  to  the  total  consumption  of  the  butter  product  within  the  country,  and 
to  a  slight  reduction  in  the  export  of  cheese. 

The  following  statement  compiled  from  the  latest  returns  by  the  Commercial 
Department  of  the  Montreal  Gazette,  exhibits  the  growth  of  Canada's  foreign  trade 
during  the  past  three  years,  and  the  countries  with  which  this  trade  is  carried  on : 

Twelve  Months  Ending  August. 

Imports  for  Consumption.  1910  1911  1912 

Dutiable  goods $254,367,396      $298,581,065      $382,754,419 

Free  goods 155,108,457         175,740,720        201,-555,149 

Total  imports,  merchandise $409,475,853      $474,321,785      $584,309,568 

Coin  and  bullion 8,1.56,779  18,041,204  17,231,466 

Total  Imports $417,632,632       $492,362,989      .$601,541,034 


Exports. 

Canadian  Produce — 

The  mine $  40,365,686 

The  fisheries 15,802,204 

The  forest 48,247,176 

Animal  produce 52,377,489 

Agricultural  products 95,670,303 

Manufactures 33,060,475 

Miscellaneous 166,775 

Totals,  Canadian  produce $285,690,108 

Foreign  produce 19,251,693 

Total  exports,  merchandise .$304,941,801 

Coin  and  bullion 2,597,202 

Total  exports $307,539,003 

Aggregate  trade $725,171,635 

Imports  by  Countries. 

United  Kingdom— Dutiable $  79,580,770 

Free 25,542,038 

Australia 540,243 

British  Africa 1,098,344 

"       East  Indies 4,008,759 

"      Guiana 3,479,027 

"       West  Indies 6,176,410 

Newfoundland 1,533,232 

New  Zealand 7.56,327 

Other  British 661,657 

United  States— Dutiable 134,510,958 

"       —Free 116,306,274 

Belgium 3,670,215 

France 11,007,596 

Germany 8,660,940 

Other  foreign 20,699,842 

Total  imports $417,632,632 


$  42,562,256 
15,865,839 
42.504,086 
51,734,565 
88,349,527 
35,009,927 
198,137 


$  47,710,471 
16,510,531 
41,231.699 
46,410,334 
131.277,101 
38,307,675 
102,087 


$276,224,337   $321,514,948 
17,547,937     16,945,237 


$293,772,274   $338,460,185 
7,543,771     10,9.54,935 

$301,316,045   $349,415,120 


$793,679,034   .$9,50,956,154 


;  84,446,262 

25,635,546 

470,066 

495,777 

4,610,557 

4,121,423 

6,106,997 

1,934,553 

883,201 

990,756 

168,415,108 

145,355,340 

3,431,470 

11,266,900 

10,880,723 

23,318,310 


%   96,767,685 

28,053,027 

369,141 

361,132 

5.680,375 

4,.571,713 

6,694,133 

1,727,842 

1,772,968 

1,077,573 

232,544,036 

161,3.55,965 

3,592,060 

13,687,316 

12,152,989 

31,132,147 


$492,362,989   $601,541,034 


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Exports  by  Countries. 

United  Kingdom— Canadian  produce $146,091,247  $135,454,091  $161,252,916 

—Foreign  produce 9,468,711  5,309.358  3,888.306 

Australia 3.713,013  3.784,228  4.070,071 

British  Africa 2,337,179  2,590,263  3,017,110 

"       East  Indies 105,315  181,560  341,284 

"       Guiana 613,009  588,117  616,585 

West  Indies 4,374,935  4,387,282  4,793.894 

Newfoundland 4,072,010  4,112,391  4,439,953 

New  Zealand 852,667  1,040,897  1 ,51 1,766 

Other  British 758,627  763,349  681,736 

United  States— Canadian  produce 103,606,609  102,272,968  116,359,995 

"       —Foreign  produce 8,438.869  17,551,707  22,084,498 

Belgium 2,996,533  3,057,414  3.894.517 

France 2.451.534  2,627.907  2,316.676 

Germany 2.680.727  3.064.479  3,900,179 

Other  foreign 15.978,018  14,539,034  16,245,624 

Total  exports $307,539,003       $301,316,045      $349,415,120 

Balance  of  Trade  Against  Canada 

The  gap  between  imports  and  exports  of  Canada  has  been  steadily  widening 
for  several  years  past.  Ten  to  fifteen  years  ago  domestic  exports  exceeded  in  value 
imports  for  consumption,  and  the  notable  change  in  this  respect  which  has  since 
occurred  is  shown  by  the  following  figures : 

Exports.  Imports. 

1898 $164,152,000      $140,323,000 

1899 158,896,000         162,764,000 

1900 191,894,000         189,622,000 

1901 196,487,000         190.415,000 

1902 211,640.000        212.270.000 

Total $923,069,000      $895,394,000 

In  this  period  Canada  exported  goods  to  the  value  of  $37,()00,000  in  excess  of 
her  imports;  had,  in  other  words,  a  credit  of  this  sum  in  her  foreign  trading  account. 
Now,  contrast  this  condition  with  that  of  the  past  five  years: 

Exports.  Imports. 

1908 $26;J,369,000  $351,880,000 

1909 259.900,000        288,135,000 

1910 301,360,000        375.833.000 

1911 298,764,000        451.691,000 

1912 307,716,000        521,348,000 

Total $1,431,109,000  $1,988,887,000 

A  Hundred  Millions  Annually 

The  balance  of  trade  against  Canada  in  the  last  five  fiscal  years  aggregates  the 
large  sum  of  $557,000,000,  an  average  of  upwards  of  one  hundred  millions  annually, 
while  only  ten  years  before  the  balance  of  trade  was  actually  in  favor  of  Canada. 
Nor  is  the  situation  improving,  as  in  the  six  months  ending  September  30th.  1912, 
the  value  of  goods  entered  for  consumption  was  $152,632,000  in  excess  of  the  value 
of  goods  exported  both  foreign  and  domestic. 

Canada's  Condition  Not  Normal 

"This  adverse  balance  could  scarcely  exist  under  normal  conditions,"  says 
the  Gazette  report,  "as  the  country  would  have  exhausted  its  credit  long  since. 
The  condition  in  Canada,  however,  is  not  normal,  but  quite  exceptional  when  com- 
pared with  older  countries.  The  pace  of  material  development  has  been  rapid: 
immigration  has  increased  at  a  rate  to  tax  the  machinery  and  capacity  for  absorp- 


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tion;  enormous  sums  of  money  have  been  expended  in  railway  construction  and 
permanent  public  works,  and  the  stream  of  foreign  capital  has  poured  into  the 
country  in  great  volume  for  several  years  past. 

Where  the  Money  Came  From 

The  merchandise  balance  of  trade  against  Canada  has  been  liquidated  by  borrow- 
ing, by  the  sale  abroad  of  securities  of  various  kinds,  as  well  as  by  capital  brought 
in  by  immigrants.  The  supply  of  foreign  capital  continues  large,  although  appli- 
cations for  loans  are  somewhat  less  readily  accepted,  higher  rates  of  interest  have, 
in  recent  months,  been  paid  by  borrowers,  and  offerings  of  securities  are  less  speedily 
exhausted  by  foreign  investors. 

A  turning  point  seems  to  be  near  at  hand,  when  imports  will  either  remain  sta- 
tionary or  decline,  or  exports  must  be  increased,  as  sooner  or  later  the  balance  of 
trade  must  be  paid  by  goods  rather  than  by  gold  supplied  by  loans  abroad. 

The  rapidly  increasing  output  of  the  farm,  the  forest,  the  mines  and  the  fisheries 
give  reason  to  expect  a  substantial  increase  in  the  export  of  Canadian  products 
in  the  near  future,  and  that  the  solution  of  the  adverse  balance  of  trade  problem 
will  be  brought  about  by  this  means. 

Manufactures  in  Canada 

The  census  of  the  manufactures  of  Canada  taken  last  year  for  the  calendar 
year  1910  as  now  compiled  gives  the  following  statistics,  compared  with  those  of 
the  census  of  1901  for  the  calendar  year  1900,  viz. : 

1910  1900  Increase.  Increase 

Establishments,  No 19,202  14,650  4,552  31^07 

Capital .$1,245,018,881  $446,916,487  $798,102,394  178.58 

Employees,  No 511,844  339,173  172,671  50.91 

Salaries  and  wages $240,494,996  $113,249,350  $127,245,646  112.36 

Materials 600,822,791  266,527,858  334,294,933  125.42 

Products 1,164,695,032  481,053,375  683,641,657  142.11 

The  capital  employed  in  manufactures  increased  during  the  decade  by  178.58 
per  cent,  and  the  value  of  products  by  142.11  per  cent.  The  number  of  establish- 
ments employing  five  hands  and  over  last  year  was  19,202,  being  an  increase  of 
4,552  in  the  decade. 

The  following  comparative  table  of  the  value  of  products  by  groups  of  indus- 
tries is  of  interest: 

1890  1900  1910 

Food  products $  75,958,987  $125,202,620  $245,669,321 

Textiles 54,744,242  67,724,839  135,902,441 

Iron  and  steel  products 28,535,789  34,878,402  113,640,610 

Timber  and  lumber  and  their  re-manufactures  72,796,425  80,341,204  184,630,376 

Leather  and  its  finished  products 24,451,749  34,720,513  62,850,412 

Paper  and  printing 13,849,885  20,653,028  46,458,053 

Liquors  and  beverages 8,671.847  9,191,700  28,936,782 

Chemicals  and  allied  products 7,739,531  11,437,300  27,798,833 

Clay,  glass  and  stone  products 10,194,358  7.318,582  25,781,860 

Metals  and  metal  products  other  than  steel.  13,251,910  19,561,261  73,241,796 

Tobacco  and  its  manufactures 5,627,765  11,802,112  25,329,323 

Vehicles  for  land  transportation 16,037,684  19.971,605  69,712,114 

Vessels  for  water  transportation 3,311,559  2,043,668  6,675,417 

Miscellaneous  industries 32,543,949  35,607,212  104,618,560 

Hand  trades 981,043  599,329  14,829,741 

Totals $368,696,723      $481,053,375   $1,165,975,639 


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The  value  of  the  product  of  industries  in  the  principal  manufacturing  cities 
of  Canada  in  the  last  three  census  years  was  as  follows : 

1890  1900  1910 

Montreal $71,307,644  $77,211,030  $188,881,848 

Toronto 44,963,922  58,415,498  154,306,948 

Hamilton 14,044,521  17,122,346  55,125,946 

Winnipeg 5.611,240  8.616.248  39.400.608 

Ottawa  and  Hull 10,109,343  10,820,738  28,183,632 

Quebec 14,800,360  12,779.546  17,149,385 

Brantford 4.280,999  5,564,695  15,866,229 

Vancouver 1,895,216  4,990,152  15.070,105 

The  largest  increase  in  value  of  products  is  shown  to  have  occurred  in  Montreal 
during  the  last  census  decade,  and  the  next  largest  in  Toronto,  these  two  cities 
having  produced  about  one-third  of  the  total  industrial  output  of  Canada  in  1910. 

EXPANSION  OF  TRADE  INDICATED  BY 
BANK  CLEARINGS 

The  increase  in  Clearings  in  thirteen  Canadian  cities  during  eleven 

months  was  over  twenty-five  per  cent,  compared  with  previous  years. 

Compared  with  1909  the  gain  is  about  seventy -five  per  cent.     The 

largest  percentage  gains  occurred  in  Western  cities.     Montreal 

overtook  three  United  States  cities  in  volume  of  ClearingSt 

and  now  occupies  sixth  place  among  the  cities 

of  the  continent. 

BANK  CLEARINGS  afford  a  fairly  satisfactory  test  of  the  business  activity 
of  the  country,  although  affected  considerably  by  Stock  Exchange  trans- 
actions. The  operations  on  the  Montreal  and  Toronto  Stock  Exchanges 
were  exceedingly  large  last  year,  and  real  estate  transfers  throughout  Canada  were 
also  on  a  much  greater  scale  than  ever  before,  both  sources  swelling  Clearing 
House  returns,  but  much  of  the  growth  of  Clearings  were  directly  due  to  the  expan- 
sion of  trade. 

The  Clearings  in  the  principal  Canadian  cities  for  eleven  months  ending  with 
November  during  the  last  three  years  were  as  follows: 

1910  1911  1912        Inc.  OT  Dec. 

Montreal $1,908,601,288  $2,163,707,430  $2,598,576,945  +20. 1 

Toronto 1,430,815,830  1,679,421,685  1,975.335,475  +17.6 

Winnipeg. . 852,272,613  1,042.645,008  1,370,391,110  +31 .4 

Vancouver 402,257,937  493,808,692  589.684,062  +19.9 

Ottawa 177,752,083  193,048,009  226,633,907  +17.4 

Quebec 111,515,768  120,491,733  143,313.924  +18.9 

Halifax      88,521,798  79.510,187  91.567.0S4  +15.2 

Calgary 135.121,140  196,544.442  249,719,444  +27.1 

Hamilton 91,647,975  112,398,728  151.145,142  +34.5 

St.  John 71.089,198  70,039,942  80,248.218  +14. 1 

Victoria 91,383,004  123,176,473  166.513.923  +35.2 

London 60,546,416  &4,612,954  76,088.330  +17.7 

Edmonton 63.347,332  107,309.499  199,078,409  +85.5 

Total $5,484,592,382       $6,446,714,782       $7,918,095,973 


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The  increase  in  Clearings  in  thirteen  Canadian  cities  during  eleven  months  was 
over  25  per  cent,  as  compared  with  the  corresponding  period  in  1911,  while  as  com- 
pared with  1909  the  gain  is  about  75  per  cent.  The  largest  percentage  gains  occurred 
in  the  Western  cities,  aided  to  some  extent  by  real  estate  dealings,  Edmonton  show- 
ing an  increase  of  85  per  cent.,  Victoria,  B.C.,  of  35  per  cent,  and  Winnipeg  of  31 
per  cent. 

Other  Northwest  towns  also  figure  prominently  in  Clearing  House  returns  as 
the  following  statement  for  eleven  months  will  show: 

1911 

Regina $64,534,325 

Brandon 26,046,282 

Lethbridge 25,926,776 

Saskatoon 55,404,475 

Moose  Jaw 35,031,863 

Brantford 25,273,193 

Fort  William 5,145,935 


1912 

Increase. 

.^103,915,836 

+  61.0 

29,019,837 

+  11.4 

30,489,503 

+  17.6 

103,757,384 

+  87.3 

57,421,718 

27,638,456 

+  9.4 

36,330,599 

Montreal  last  year  overtook  three  United  States  cities  in  the  volume  of  Bank 
Clearings,  and  now  occupies  the  sixth  place  among  the  cities  of  the  continent,  a 
very  convincing  evidence  of  its  rapid  commercial  advancement.  The  figures  for 
the  last  four  years,  on  eleven  months'  returns,  follow: 

(OOO's  omitted)  1909  1910  1911  1912 

New  York $93,681,999  $89,249,695  .$84,261,001  .$91,935,245 

Chicasro 12,556,981  12,738,217  12,684,940  14.020,381 

Boston 7,668,486  7,588,289  7,608,584  8,253,861 

Philadelphia 6,274,892  7,024,320  6,991.557  7,422,663 

St.  Louis 3,119,170  3,390,162  3,513,441  3,660,000 

Pittsburg 2,217,472  2,366,197  2,306,236  2,558,178 

San  Francisco 1,786,248  2,120,878  2,210,866  2.447,000 

Kansas  City 2,172,339  2,401,582  2,355,294  1,778,000 

Montreal 1,670,241  1,908,601  2,163,707  2,.598,57& 

Montreal  now  leads  all  United  States  cities  in  volume  of  Bank  Clearings  but 
five,  and  on  the  year  has  shown  a  larger  percentage  growth  than  any  United  States 
city. 


WHY  BUSINESS  MEN  FAIL 

The  statistics  of  business  failures  in  1912  will  repay  analysis  and 

careful  thought  by  our  business  men.     Bradstreef  s  have  just  published 

a  record  of  failures  in  Canada  and  the  United  States, 

and  they  reveal  some  excellent  morals. 


THE  statistics  of  business  failures  years  has  been  shown  by  Bradstreet's 
published  by  the  mercantile  agen-  to  demonstrate  that  the  large  majority 
cies  will  repay  analysis  by  our  of  failures  occur  because  of  the  de- 
business  men.  Bradstreet's  have  just  ficien cies  of  the  traders  themselves,  rather 
published  a  record  of  failures  in  Canada  than  because  of  the  influence  of  hap- 
and  the  United  States  during  1912,  and  penings  beyond  their  immediate  con- 
they  reveal  some  excellent  morals.  trol.  Eight  leading  causes  are  grouped 
The  accumulated  experience  of  many  under    the    first    heading,    while    only 


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57 


three  are  credited  as  existing  apart  from  attributed  to  the  shortcomincrs  of  those 
the  individuals  themselves.  These  who  failed,  while  19.7  per  cent,  of  the 
causes  class  as  follows:  failures  and  20  per  cent,  of  the  liabilities 

A.— Due  to  faults  of  those  failing—  ^^^'■^'  consequent  on  causes  beyond  their 

-r  ,  /.  ,.  ,  control. 

Incompetence    (irrespective    of  t-u      •    -i     v       f  ^u 

^,   ^  X  '  The  similarity  of  the  percentages  in 

other  causes).  ,  .         -^,     .  c  ^i.      ^  z.-  .■ 

T  .  /    -.v     .      .1       •  f^ch  case  is  one  feature  of  the  statistics 

Inexperience    (without    other  in-        u-  u       ^     i.L 

^        \  which   sets   the   year   apart   as   one   in 

T     -I'    f        't  1  which  the  individual  himself  was  found 

T.      .          ^-  *     r       J-.  to  be  the  main  source  of  the  ill  fortune 

unwise  granting  of  credits.  4.4.     j-       ^.u-u-                ^           t 

o         ,  ^.      /    ^  .J           11-  attending  to  his  business   venture.     In 

Speculation  (outside  regular  busi-  mn   -on               4.      r  ^u    r  -i 

^       V                           "  1911   <8.9  per  cent,  of  the  failures  were 

, T     ,     /    <■  1      .         /,      .     ,     ,  charged   to   the   individual,   while   21.1 
Neglect  of  business  (due  to  doubt-  .  j  j  .•        \i.        ^  -j 

f  1  Vi  h't  ^  P^'*   ^^"      proceeded  from  the  outside. 

^  ,       ■  ■  In   1910  the  proportions  were  82  and 

Personal  extravagance.  ,0  4.  i^-     1      •     mnn  4.1. 

„       J  ,     1     ,.        •,.  r  18  percent.,  respective! v ;  in  1909  they 

fraudulent    disposition   of  prop-  01        j   m  ^  ^        j  •     irvno 

^  ^    ^  were  81  and  19  per  cent.,  and  in  1908 

crtv 

^'  they  were  77.5  and  22. .5  per  cent.,  re- 

B. — Not  due  to  faults  of  those  failing —  spectivelv. 

Specific  conditions  (disaster,  etc.).  '    Failures  of  Two  Years 
Failure  of  others  (of  apparent! v 

solvent  debtors)                         '  ^^^    following    statistics    show    the 

Comoetition  record  of  failures  in  Canada  for  the  past 

two  years.     Considering  the  large  num- 

Shortcomings  of  Those  Who  Failed  ^^^  ^f  companies  in  operation  and  their 

In  1912  80.3  per  cent,  of  the  number     immense  capitalization  in  the  aggregate, 
and  80  per  cent,  of  the  liabilities  were     the  list  is  small: 

Number  Assets  Liabilities 

Failures  due  to  ^^^y         1911  1912  1911  1912  1911 

Incompetence 214  226  $1,121,328  $1,317,774  $2,81.5,349  $2,471,299 

Inexperience 67  41  204,761  93,032  43.5,468  200,851 

Lack  of  capital 660  691  2,784,605  2,930,854  5,660,668  6,249,820 

Unwise  credits 17  12  148,524  62,2.50  204,744  130,244 

Failures  of  others. ,.  .  12  16  77,967  117,125  311,333  188,023 

Extravagance 11  12  29,460  308.000  65.510  417,900 

NcKlect 56  58  172,871  183,610  .377.384  332.729 

Competition 13  15  39,538  33,699  78,958  74.1.50 

Specific  conditions  168  204  6.59,019  780,.504  1.081.1.39  1.314.6S7 

Speculation 6  13  23,800  123,600  53,600  406.486 

Fraud 88  113  319.802  469.883  1,271,129  1,300.757 

Total 1,312        1,401     $5,611,675    $6,420,331     $12.35.5.282    $13,086,946 

Nineteen    hundred    and    twelve    was  Fraud,  5.1  per  cent,  produced  by  Tn- 

the  most  favorable  in  five  years  in  Can-  experience,  and  4.3  per  cent,  attributed 

ada,  both  as  regards  failures  and  liabili-  to  Neglect,  Specific  Conditions,  Fraud, 

ties,    and    there    the    individual    was  Speculation.     Extravagance  and   Com- 

charged  Avith  the  responsibility  for  85.3  petition  were  less  in  their  effects  than 

per  cent,  of  all  failures.  in  1911,  while  the  other  personal  causes 

Lack   of   capital    is   the   Dominion's  were     more    hurtful.     Specific    Condi- 
besetting    business    trouble,    with    .50.3  tions  were  credited  with  12.8  f)er  cent, 
per  cent,  of  all  failures  charged  to  it,  as  of  all  failures,  as  against  14.«)  per  rent, 
against    16.3   per   cent,   due  to  Incom-  in  1911. 
petence,   6.7   per  cent,    resulting   from  As  regards  liabilities,  Lack  of  Capital^ 


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with  45.8  per  cent,  charged  thereto, 
compares  with  47.8  per  cent,  in  1911, 
and  Specific  Conditions  were  also  less 
hurtful;  but  Incompetence,  with  22.8 
per  cent,  in  1912,  as  against  18.9  per 


cent,  in  1911,  was  more  hurtful,  as  was 
Fraud,  with  10.3  per  cent,  in  1912,  as 
against  9.9  per  cent,  in  1911,  and  Inex- 
perience, with  3.5  per  cent,  in  1912  and 
1.5  per  cent,  in  1911. 


SS    £S 


EXPORTS  TO  CANADA  FROM  THE 
U.S.  DOUBLED 

Total  imports  from  U.S.  averages  a  million  a  day.     Value  of  U.S, 
shipments  to  the   Dominion  for   eight   months   aggregates  the  enor- 
mous sum  of  $2U,000,000. 


^ 


EXPORTS  from  the  United  States  to 
Canada  are  now  averaging  $1,- 
000,000  a  day.  Three  years  ago 
they  averaged  a  half  million  dollars  a 
day.  and  a  dozen  years  ago  they  averaged 
a  quarter  of  a  million  dollars  a  day.  The 
August  statement  of  exports,  furnished 
by  the  Bureau  of  Foreign  and  Domestic 
Commerce,  shows  that  the  value  of  mer- 
chandise exported  to  Canada  from  the 
United  States  during  the  244  days  from 
January  1  to  August  31,  1912,  is  prac- 
tically $244,000,000,  or,  to  be  more  ex- 
act, $243,721,771;  in  the  corresponding 
eight  months  of  1909  the  value  of  mer- 
chandise exported  to  Canada  was  $120,- 
428,582,  or  an  average  of  a  half-million 
dollars  a  day,  the  total  value  of  exports 
to  Canada  having  thus  doubled  in  the 
three  years  in  question.  In  the  corre- 
sponding period  of  1900  the  value  of  our 
exports  to  that  country  was  $67,500,000, 
or  an  average  of  a  little  more  than  a 
quarter  of  a  million  dollars. 

Articles  that  Show   Increase 

This  large  growth  in  the  exports  to 
Canada  in  recent  years — an  increase  of 
practically  100  per  cent,  in  three  years 
— occurs  chiefly  in  bituminous  coal, 
autos  and  other  carriages,  manufactures 


of  iron  and  steel,  lumber,  corn  and  manu- 
factured cotton. 

Comparing  the  exports  in  the  fiscal 
year  1912  with  those  of  1908,  bitumin- 
ous coal  shows  a  growth  of  over  $10,- 
000,000— from  $15,826,019  in  1909  to 
$26,017,402  in  1912;  lumber,  or  the 
class  designated  as  boards,  deals,  joists, 
etc.,  from  $11,796,333,  and  corn  from 
$3,432,081  to  $6,568,671. 

Of  iron  and  steel  manufactures,  as  a 
whole,  the  exports  to  Canada  increased 
from  $31,454,764  in  1912;  notable  in- 
creases have  occurred  in  steel  rails, 
which  advanced  from  $745,835  to  $3,- 
369,894;  structural  iron  and  steel  from 
$1,585,137  to  $5,150,353;  electrical  ma- 
chinery from  $590,152  to  $1,869,761,  and 
typewriters  from  $353,237  to  $944,600. 

Scientific  instruments  and  apparatus, 
including  electrical  appliances,  advanced 
from  $1,742,564  to  $3,700,937,  and  agri- 
cultural implements  from  $2,313,556  to 
$6,347,082.  The  chief  growth  under 
this  head  occurring  in  exports  of  plows, 
which  increased  from  $792,829  in  1909 
to  $1,760,045  in  1912.  Of  automobiles, 
the  growth  in  exports  to  Canada  has 
been  especially  marked,  their  value,  in- 
cluding parts,  in  1912,  $9,953,247, 
against  $1,687,638. 


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It  Had  Them  All 

"  Oh,  yes,  we  used  to  have  all  these  little 
finishing  touches  in  guests'  rooms,"  said 
the  assistant-manager  of  the  "King  Ed- 
ward," Toronto;  "such  as  manicure  sets, 
combs,  shoe  polishers,  talcum  powder, 
antiseptic  wash  cloths  in  a  paper  bag, 
needle  and  thread,  tooth  paste,  shoehorns, 
button  hooks,  etc.;  that  was  when  the 
hotel  first  opened."  "And  why  did  you 
take  them  all  out?"  "We  didn't;  the 
guests  did." 

The  Departed 

"I   suppose  you   carry  a  memento  of 

some  sort  in  that  locket  of  yours? 

"Yes,  it  is  a  lock  of  my  husband's  hair." 

"But  your  husband  is  still  alive!" 

"Yes,  but  his  hair  is  gone." — Canadian 

Courier. 

X 

It  is  not  difficult  to  tell  the  truth;    the 

difficulty  is  to  get  the  truth  believed. — Sir 

Edward  Grey. 

X 

A  fond  parent  told  us  the  other  day  that 
if  he  did  keep  a  watch  on  his  erring  son 
the  young  reprobate  would  probably 
pawn  it. — The  Taller. 

X 

About  the  only  diflference  between  the 

poor  and  the  rich  is  this — the  poor  sufifer 

misery,  the  rich  have  to  enjoy  it. — The 

Taller. 

X 

"Did  ye  see  as  Jim  got  ten  years'  penal 
for  stealing  that  'oss?" 

"Serve  'im  right  too.  Why  didn't  'e 
buy  the  'oss  and  not  pay  for  'im  like  any 
other  gentleman?" — The  Taller. 


Bobby's  Predicament 

"Mister,  come  quick!     Bobby's  fallen 
into  a  snow-drift  up  to  his  ankles!" 
"Well,  why  doesn't  he  step  out?" 
"'Cause  he's  in  head  first!" 

X 

Pluck  Wins 

Pluck  wins!     It  always  wins!  though  days 

be  slow 
And  nights  be  dark   twixt  days  that  come 

and  go. 
Still  pluck  will  win;  its  average  is  sure; 
He  gains  the  prize  who  will   the  most 

endure; 
Who  faces  issues;  he  who  never  shirks; 
Who  waits  and  watches,  and  who  always 

works. — From  ^^ Heart  Throbs. ^^ 

X 

He  that  is  rich  need  not  live  sparingly, 
and  he  that  can  live  sparingly  need  not  be 
rich. 

X 

The  latest  meal  is  "brunch,"  something 
between  breakfast  and  lunch.  Note. — 
Some  like  it  plain,  others  prefer  a  splash  of 
soda. — The  Taller. 

X 

We  talk  about  some  peojile  making  us 
tired,  but  usually  no  one  bores  a  man 
more  than  himself. 

Love  is  not  getting,  hut  giving,  not 
a  wild  dream  of  pleasure  and  a  mad- 
ness of  desire — Oh,  no,  love  is  not 
that — it  is  goodness  and  honor,  and 
peace  and  pure  living — yes,  love  is 
that,  and  the  best  thing  in  the  world, 
and  the  thing  that  lives  the  longest. 
— Henry  Van  Dyke. 

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A  Scene  in  High  Park,  Toronto 


MUNICIPAL   PROGRESS 


61 


Progress  and  Development 


OF   CANADIAN 


TOWNS  AND    CITIES 


(Alphabetically  Arranged) 


^  Reports  from  all  parts  of  the  Dominion  indicate  unbroken 
tU  growth  and  prosperity,  with  the  prospect  for  1913  exceed- 
ingly bright.  The  extent  of  191 2's  developments,  with  regard 
to  both  real  estate  and  commerce,  formed  a  new  record  for 
Canada,  and  evidenced  a  firm  confidence  in  home  ruid  outside 
investors  in  the  immediate  future  of  the  country.  Plans  for 
191 3  are  being  laid  on  a  broad  scale,  which  augurs  immense 
progress  and  development  all  over  the  Dominion,  from  Halifax 
to  Vancouver. 


Areola,  Sask. 

Areola  is  on  the  C.P.R.,  126  miles  south- 
west of  Brandon,  in  a  splendid  farming  dis- 
trict. 

The  population  is  1,200.  Assessment 
$931.00.  Tax  rate  23^  mills.  There  are 
six  elevators  (capacity  172,000  bushels),  flour 
mill,  brick  plant,  and  many  other  industries. 
There  is  an  opening  here  for  a  steam  laundry 
and  other  industries. 

There  were  handled  at  Areola  last  season, 
491,000  bushels  of  grain.  300  cattle.  275 
horses  and  326  hogs. 

The  Board  of  Trade  is  liberal  towards  new 
industries.  Write  the  Secretary,  J.  R.  Don- 
aldson, for  what  they  will  do  to  induce  indus- 
tries to  locate  here. 

The  President  of  the  Board  of  Trade  is  J. 
W.  Kennedy;  Town  Clerk,  J.  R.  Donaldson, 
(who  is  also  Secy.-Treas.  of  the  town).  W.  M. 
Connor,  Mayor,  and  T.  C.  Yeoward,  Post- 
master. 


An  electric  power  and  light  plant  has  been 
installed.  Water  is  supplied  from  Moose 
Mountain  by  gravity  system.  There  is  a 
chemical  fire  engine  and  other  fire-fighting 
equipment,  in  charge  of  H.  R.  Francis,  Fire 
Chief.     The  Chief  of  Police  is  F.  J.  Owen. 

There  are  public  and  high  schools,  town 
hall,  court  house,  land  titles  office,  opera 
house,  two  hotels,  four  miles  of  sidewalks. 
Government  phones,  local  and  rural;  C.P.R. 
Telegraph,  Dominion  P'xpress. 

The  banks  and  their  managers  are :  Union, 
A.  Lowe;  Merchants',  J    X.  Kennedy. 

Advertising  is  fast  becaming  a  fine 
art.  Its  theme  is  human  tvants,  and 
how  they  may  be  gratified.  It  inter- 
(sfs,  inspires,  educates  —  sotnetimes 
amuses — informs  and  thereby  uplifts 
and  benefits,  lubricating  existence  and 
helping  the  old  world  on  its  way. — 
I-:ihrrf  Huhhard. 


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A  Fine  River 

Railway  Just  Completed 

Great  Natural  Resources 


ATHABASCA 
r\  LANDING 

(Lincoln  Park) 

Possesses  all  these  and  in 
a  short  time  will  become 
a  Great  City  and 

A  GREAT  CENTRE 

A  little  investigation  of  the 
geographical  position  and 
other  advantages  of  this 
town  will  convince  you 
that  now  is  the  time  to 
buy  your  lots. 


Full  particulars  from 

No^th^vest  Empire 
Land   Company,   Ltd. 

Suite  1  to  10  Gadogan  Block 
CALGARY       -       ALBERTA 


Athabasca  Landing, 
Alta. 

A  water  sj'stem  is  being  installed  here  and 
a  fme  public  school  is  being  erected. 

There  is  a  demand  for  laborers,  carpenters 
and  painters  at  the  present  time. 

There  are  openings  for  a  hardware  store, 
cafe  and  hotel.  A  flour  mill  and  sawmill 
would  also  be  welcomed. 

The  world's  greatest  deposits  of  asphalt 
are  north  of  Athabasca  Landing.  The  geol- 
ogists of  the  Dominion  Government  estimate 
that  there  is  enough  asphalt  to  pave  every 
street  in  all  the  cities  of  Canada. 

There  are  also  large  oil  deposits  in  the  neigh- 
borhood, good  results  being  obtained  from 
borings  at  Fort  McKay. 

Natural  gas  will  be  furnished  to  the  city 
this  autumn.  The  franchise  is  owned  by  a 
Toronto  firm.  Other  inducements  for  manu- 
facturers are  cheap  gas,  coal  and  wood,  and 
abundant  water  power.  Add  to  this  an 
enormous  distributing  territory. 

A  cement  plant  is  to  be  constructed  here, 
also  a  brick  plant;  and  a  pulp  and  floiu:  mill 
is  promised  for  the  near  future. 

The  Great  Pelican  gas  well,  supplying 
about  300,000  cubic  feet  of  natural  gas  per  day, 
solves  the  lighting  and  heating  problem  of 
Athabasca  Landing. 

Two  of  the  most  important  assets  of  any 
city  are  cheap  fuel  and  cheap  lumber.  The 
large  coal  mine  now  in  operation  supplies 
high-grade  bituminous  coal,  and  the  timber 
berths  along  the  Athabasca  River  for  some 
hundreds  of  miles  supply  cheap  lumber  to  the 
builders. 

Athabasca  Landing  is  situated  100  miles 
north  of  Edmonton  on  the  Athabasca  River. 
From  this  point  navigation  extends  through 
the  Slave  Lakes  and  Mackenzie  River  to  the 
Arctic  Ocean.  Thirty-six  hundred  miles  of 
navigable  water  now  connects  with  steel  at 
this  point,  and  steamboats  are  coming  to  the 
Arctic  Circle. 

The  Canadian  Northern  Railway  have  their 
rails  already  laid  and  the  C.P.R.  have  located 
their  right-of-way  through  this  district  from 
Wilkie.  The  C.  N.  R.  is  also  building  to  the 
Landing  from  North  Battleford.  The  com- 
pany is  to  bridge  Athabasca  River  within  the 
city  limits  and  put  in  a  road  traffic  bridge. 


MUNICIPAL   PROGRESS 


63 


Athabasca  Landing — Continued. 

A  Government  ferry  crosses  the  river  at  all 
hours. 

Bonds  have  been  guaranteed  by  the  Alberta 
Government  for  a  road  to  Peace  River  Land- 
ing, to  Fort  McMurray,  and  east  to  Lac  la 
Biche.  which  must  be  in  operation  within  three 
years.  A  large  force  of  men  are  already  at  work. 

A  Government  telegraph  line  is  also  to  be 
constructed  to  Fort  McMurray  this  season. 

The  Northern  Transportation  Co.  attend 
to  the  freight  and  passenger  traffic  by  water. 

Building  is  progressing  rapidly,  so  rapidly 
in  fact  that  the  sawmills  at  the  Landing  can- 
not supply  the  demand  for  lumber.  Over 
forty  cars  of  lumber  are  at  present  on  the 
way  from  outside  points,  consigned  to  the 
Crown  Lumber  Co. 

There  has  been  an  enormous  influx  of 
settlers  already  this  season,  and  they  still 
come  in  a  steady  stream  daily  from  all  points 
of  the  compass. 

Agricultiu^ally  the  district  is  unsurpassed. 
Almost  any  kind  of  crop  can  be  grown  to 
greatest  perfection.  Wheat  grown  in  this 
district  has  taken  first  prize  at  Edmonton, 
1911;  first  prize  at  Chicago,  1893;  first  prize 
at  Philadelphia,  1876,  showing  that  the  dis- 
trict was  proven  long  ago. 

A  new  immigration  hall  is  to  be  erected 
here  to  accommodate  the  newcomers.  The 
town  is  also  to  have  a  water  and  sewerage 
system  this  season. 

The  population  is  about  400.  The  Mayor 
is  Jas.  H.  Wood;  Sec.-Treas.,  C.  E.  Nanceki- 
vill;  Board  of  Trade  President,  Jas.  H.  Wood; 
Sec,  A.  L.  Sawle;  Postmaster,  Jas.  Minns. 
Assessment  $388,000;  tax  rate  21  mills. 

There  are  three  banks  located  here:  The 
Imperial,  managed  by  A.  L.  Sawle;  the 
Royal,  managed  by  J.  M.  Howley,  and  the 
Canadian  Bank  of  Commerce.  Also  good 
schools,  a  theatre,  hotels,  Government  tele- 
graph, and  fire  equipment. 

Be  not  uneasy,  discouraged,  or  out 
of  humor  because  practice  falls  short 
of  precept  in  some  particulars.  If 
you  happen  to  be  beaten  return  to  the 
charge. — Marcus  Aurelius. 


ATHABASCA 
LANDING 


A  funnel  through  which  percolates  the  whole 
trade  between  the  wheat  belt  and  the  Arctic 
and  the  true  Gateway  of  the  North. 

AffTtes  Deans  Cameron,  in  The  New  North 

These  are  reasons  why  you 
should  invest  in  Athabasca 
Landing : 

1.  Cheap  fuel. 

2.  Unlimited    natural  re- 
sources. 

3.  Thousands  of  miles  of  navi- 

gable waters. 

4.  Wonderful    distributing 
territory. 

5.  Millions  of  acres  of  choice 
farm  lands. 

6.  Is    destined    to    become   a 
great  Railway  centre. 

7.  The  true  and  onlv  Gateway 

of  the  North. 
Every   emigrant,    every  com- 
modity for  the  entire  North, 
must  pay  its  toll  to  Athabasca 
Landing. 

ALLENDALE 

Is  the  property  endorsed  by 
the  Board  of  Trade.  Situated 
on  the  original  city  limits — 
level,  high,  and  dry. 
An  investment  here  will  in- 
terest the  shrewd  investor 
and  make  him  money  quickly. 
Prices   will   advance    shortly. 

OPPORTUNITY  INVESTMENT  CO. 
UNITED 

114   KING  ST.    WEST,  TORONTO 

He«d  Office.   EDMONTON.  ALTA. 

Br«nche..  VANCOUVER,  B.C.:  WINNIPEG. 

MAN.:  KAMLOOPS.  B.C. 

References:  Royal  Bank 


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BUSY  MAN'S   CANADA 


Brandon,  Man. 

W.  J.  Smale,  manager  of  Brandon's  winter 
and  summer  fairs,  is  very  much  gratified  with 
the  success  that  attended  Brandon's  first 
dressed  poultry  show.  The  eight  hundred 
odd  birds  exhibited  came  principally  from 
the  provinces  of  Manitoba  and  Saskatchewan. 

The  sale  is  reported  of  N.  M.  Waldo's 
property  on  the  corner  of  Tenth  Street  and 
Van  Home  Avenue  to  an  Eastern  purchaser 
named  Albert  H.  Pye,  for  $40,000.  This 
deal  included  the  land,  buildings  and  stock- 
in-trade  of  Mr.  Waldo. 

Brandon  is  asking  for  a  charter  from  the 
Manitoba  Legislature  to  build  no  less  than 
seven  radial  railways  radiating  from  the 
"Wheat  City."  The  lines  which  it  is  pro- 
posed shall  be  constructed  are  from  Ninette 
through  Wawanesa  to  Brandon;  Souris  to 
Brandon;  Neepawa  to  Brandon,  by  way  of 
Carberry;  Minnedosa  to  Brandon;  Rapid 
City,  through  Rivers  to  Brandon;  Lenore 
in  a  southeasterly  direction  to  Brandon,  and 
Virden  to  Brandon.  The  applicants  from 
Brandon  for  the  charter  were  Mayor  Flem- 
ing, Aid.  G.  B.  Coleman,  K.C.;  J.  B.  Curran. 
Murdoch  McKenzie  and  H.  E.  Henderson, 
city  solicitor.  It  is  proposed  to  hold  the 
charter  in  trust  for  the  city  of  Brandon  and 
the  adjoining  muncipalities,  until  it  is  dis- 
posed of  to  bona  fide  financiers  who  will 
build  and  operate  it  under  conditions  laid 
down  by  the  vendors.  The  prime  object  of 
the  bill  is  to  prevent  the  hawking  of  electric 
railway  charters  by  irresponsible  persons. 
Properly  administered,  it  was  hoped  that 
the  proposed  lines  would  not  only  increase 
the  value  of  farm  lands,  but  would  encourage 
intensive  cultivation  by  providing  easy  and 
cheap  means  of  transportation  for  garden 
and  dairy  produce.  The  system  is  to  be 
known  as  the  "Brandon  Radial   Railway." 

The  Brandon  Provincial  Farm  Products 
Market  will  open  the  first  Saturday  in  April. 
Mr.  Charles  Pilling,  the  Market  Superin- 
tendent, who  has  been  interviewing  the 
farmers  for  many  miles  around  the  city  and 
addressing  the  councils  of  the  various  munic- 
ipalities of  the  district,  reports  that  both  in- 
dividual farmers  and  public  bodies  regard 
the  project  with  enthusiasm  and  that  the 
success  of  the  market  is  assured  from  the  start. 

It  is  noted  by  the  advocates  of  mixed 
farming  and  market  gardening  that  although 


Brandon  continues  to  hold  its  unquestioned 
position  as  a  hard-wheat  centre,  an  in- 
creasing number  of  farmers  through  the  dis- 
trict are  turning  their  attention  to  stock 
raising,  dairying  and  market  gardening,  and 
with  marked  success  in  almost  every  instance. 
It  is  also  pointed  out  by  those  familiar  with 
the  development  of  the  West  that  the  pros- 
perity of  the  outlying  farming  districts 
adjacent  to  the  city,  including  some  7,000,000 
acres  now  under  crop,  is  likely  to  make  itself 
felt  in  the  near  future  in  the  form  of  a 
substantial  industrial  movement  for  the  city 
itself,  which  is  taken  as  the  real  explanation 
of  recent  heavy  investments  noted  in  Bran- 
don property. 

The  banks  and  their  managers  are:  Im- 
perial, A.  R.  B.  Hearn;  Bank  of  Hamilton, 
M.  W.  Morton;  Royal,  C.  K.  E villa;  British 
North  America,  A.  MacCallum;  Union,  J.  J. 
Millidge;  Dominion,  W.  A.  Peace;  Northern 
Crown,  E.  S.  PhilHps;  Montreal,  J.  W.  G. 
Watson;  Commerce,  A.  Maybee;  Merchants', 
J.  S.  Willmott. 

The  Mayor  of  Brandon  is  J.  W.  Fleming; 
City  Treasurer,  Geo.  F.  Sykes;  City  Clerk, 
Harry  Brown;  City  Engineer,  E.  A.  Speak- 
man;  Pres.  Board  of  Trade,  A.  E.  McKenzie; 
Secretary,  O.  L.  Harwood;  Publicity  Com- 
missioner, Watson  Griffin;  President,  J.  W. 
G.  Watson;  Postmaster,  Kenneth  Campbell. 


For  Information  on  Real  Estate 
Values  in  Manitoba,  write 

RUPERT    MAGEE 

Real  Estate,  Loans  and  Insurance 


924  Bosser  Ave.       Brandon,  Manitoba 


HOTELKEEPERS  AND  JOBBERS 

In  the  Brandon  district,  are  you  sending  your 
money  east  of  the  Great  Lakes  or  are  you  buy- 
ing the  famous  "Launora"  and  "Bland  S" 
Cigars,  made  in  Brandon,  thereby  keeping  your 
money  in  circulation  in  the  Brandon  district 
where  it  belongs?  "Launora"  and  "Bland 
S"  Cigars  are  made  by  the 
WALDBON  CIOAB  CO.        -       BEANDON 


GEO. 

FORBES 

Burchill  Block 

-     Brandon,  Man. 

Real 

Estate 

Snaps  in  Farm  Land  and  City  Property 

Phones: 

956  and  1037 

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65 


Calgary,  Alta. 

The  Imperial  Home  Reunion  Association, 
founded  early  in  1912,  has  provided  for  the 
passage  of  284  people  from  Great  Britain  to 
join  their  friends  already  located  in  Cal- 
gary. The  success  attending  the  work  of 
the  Association  is  very  marked,  and  the 
amount  advanced  by  it  for  the  above  pur- 
poses up  to  the  close  of  the  year  was  $11,- 
195.85,  of  which  more  than  one-half  has 
already  been  repaid. 

The  Alberta  Horsebreeders'  Association 
has  fixed  the  dates  for  the  spring  horse 
show  for  Calgary  for  April  8th  to  11th  in- 
clusive. In  addition  to  the  usual  excellent 
programme,  it  was  decided  to  hold  an  auction 
sale  of  horses  in  connection  with  the  show 
on  April  10th,  which  is  an  important  new 
feature. 

Eighth  Avenue  is  now  one  of  the  best 
lighted  streets  on  the  American  Continent. 
The  new  luminous  ornamental  arc  lamps 
are  suspended  from  ornamental  posts  and 
diffuse  a  soft  white  light,  filling  the  whole 
street  with  great  brilliancy  and  making  the 
ornamental  lights  on  the  theatre  fronts, 
formerly  centres  of  brilliancy,  show  yellowish 
in  the  more  intense  light  of  the  new  system. 

The  City  Fire  Department,  already  one 
of  the  most  up-to-date  in  equipment  on  the 
continent,  requires  further  appliances,  ow- 
ing to  the  rapid  growth  of  the  city,  and  the 
council  are  now  asking  for  tenders  for  five 
new  pieces  of  fire-fighting  apparatus,  all 
motor  propelled,  the  probable  cost  of  which 
has  been  provided  for  in  a  by-law  for  .M5,000, 
recently  passed. 

Application  is  about  to  be  made  from 
Calgary  for  the  incorporation  of  the  Western 
Canada  Remount  Breeding  Association, 
with  power  to  raise,  import,  buy  and  sell 
thoroughbred  horses  fitted  for  use  in  the 
army,  R.N.W.M.P.  and  other  military 
organizations,  and  to  establish  and  maintain 
race  tracks,  etc.,  in  Saskatchewan,  Alberta 
and  British  Columbia. 

The  Massey-Harris  Company  will  build  a 
$100,000  warehouse  in  Calgary. 

Henderson's  Directory  census  enumera- 
tors place  the  city's  population  at  71,000. 

Labor  of  nearly  all  kinds  has  been  very 
much  in  demand.  In  some  cases  teamsters 
were  difficult  to  secure  at  $60  i>er  month  and 


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Calgary — Continued 

board,  while  rush  jobs  have  brought  brick- 
layers 80  cents  per  hour. 

One  year  ago  a  corner  lot  at  Twelfth 
Avenue  and  First  St.  East  was  acquired  by 
a  syndicate  for  $38,000.  It  has  now  passed 
into  the  possession  of  Hugh  Walsh  for  $60,- 
000,  netting  the  former  owners  $22,000  for 
carrying  it  one  year. 

The  Town  Planning  Commission  has  re- 
ceived recognition  from  the  City  Council  to 
the  extent  of  securing  a  by-law  to  be  submit- 
ted to  the  people  for  a  $10,000  grant  towards 
the  preliminary  work  of  the  Commission. 

Calgary's  University,  made  possible  by 
public-spirited  citizens  who  contributed  out 
of  their  own  pockets  the  necessary  funds,  is 
affiliated  with  McGill  College,  Montreal,  for 
degree  conferring  powers.  Classes  were  in- 
augurated in  October  and  the  first  term  at- 
tendance promises  to  reach  the  100  mark  the 
promoters  prophesied. 

There  are  no  kindergarten  classes,  the  age 
of  admission  to  the  public  classes.  Grade  I, 
being  six  years.  The  5,643  scholars  in  at- 
tendance dtu-ing  the  month  of  September 
were  taught  by  146  teachers — of  whom  12 
are  in  the  Collegiate  Institute  with  291  pu- 
pils— a  total  increase  of  25.5  per  cent,  over 
the  attendance  of  September,  1911. 

On  the  first  of  October  the  city  of  Calgary 
opened  a  civic  abattoir  with  sanitary 
killing  and  cooling  plant.  One  freezing  room 
accommodates  3,000  carcasses  and  there 
are  also  the  usual  reduction  works  to 
dispose  of  the  residue  from  the  slaughter 
house  into  commercial  products.  This  ab- 
attoir is  to  be  operated  in  compliance  with 
the  regulations  of  the  city  Board  of  Health, 
under  the  supervision  of  an  Inspector,  in  the 
interests  of  the  citizens.  Slaughtering  else- 
where than  in  the  public  abattoir,  or  in 
the  large  meat  packing  establishments,  is 
prohibited,  and  even  farmers  bringing  meat 
for  sale  must  have  it  bear  the  Health  Office 
stamp.  It  is  estimated  that  16,625  lbs  of 
beef  alone  are  consumed  in  Calgary  daily. 

Calgary's  building  permits  for  the  first 
nine  months  of  1912  were  $15,861,226,  an 
increase  of  46  per  cent,  over  1911,  and  giving 
this  city  easily  third  place  among  cities  of  the 
Dominion. 

The  new  customs  examining  warehouse  will 
have  a  frontage  of  112  feet  on  First  Street 


East  and  200  feet  on  Eleventh  Avenue,  and 
will  consist  of  four  stores  and  basement. 
Twenty  feet  is  the  height  of  the  ground  floor, 
the  remaining  three  stories  fifteen  feet  high. 
Local  cut  stone  and  pressed  brick  are  to  be 
used  in  the  construction. 

Building  trade  operations  are  especially 
active.  Labor  unions  claim  to  have  approxi- 
mately 12,000,  by  far  the  most  of  whom  are 
directly  interested  in  building.  A  difference 
of  opinion  between  stone  cutters  and  stone 
masons  as  to  whom  belongs  the  right  to 
certain  classes  of  work,  has  existed  all  season 
and  promises  to  continue  despite  all  efforts  to 
bring  the  disputants  to  an  amicable  under- 
standing. 

Senator  Lougheed,  the  financial  magnate 
behind  the  Sherman  Grand  Theatre,  announces 
that  he  will  erect  forthwith  an  up-to-date 
vaudeville  house,  so  that  Calgary  may  be  in 
the  forefront  in  matters  of  entertainment. 
The  Sherman  Grand  is  in  many  respects  the 
finest  house  of  its  size  in  the  Dominion. 

Two  young  ladies  braved  the  incidents  of 
a  night  out  on  the  Land  Office  steps  when  in 
company  with  half-a-dozen  men  they  lined 
up  the  evening  before  to  be  in  readiness  for 
filing  on  certain  desirable  locations  in  the 
oil  district  near  Calgary.  The  ladies'  places 
in  the  line  were  gallantly  reserved  for  them 
while  they  reposed  for  a  time  in  a  big  touring 
car  which  at  the  edge  of  the  sidewalk  served 
as  a  strategical  base.  Success  rewarded 
the  endeavor. 

The  banks  and  their  managers  are:  Bank 
of  Nova  Scotia,  Wm.  Connacter;  Molsons,  F. 
Macbeth;  Imperial,  (2)  A.  L.  Nunna  and  J. 
H.  Wilson;  Quebec  Bank,  W.  H.  Clarke; 
Traders,  J.  A.  Walker;  Royal,  J.  W.  Cameron; 
British  North  America,  G.  F.  Laing;  To- 
ronto, C.  R.  Latimer;  Union,  R.  H.  Mac- 
Micking;  Dominion  (2),  R.  K.  Bearisto; 
Standard  (2),  G.  C.  Perkins;  Northern 
Crown,  B.  P.  Hutton;  Montreal,  W.  H.  Hogg; 
Commerce  (4),  E.  M.  Saunders,.  M.  R.  Comp- 
lin, E.  M.  Saunders;  Merchants'  (2),  E.  W. 
McMuIlen  and  W.  S.  Blagg. 

The  Mayor  is  Jno.  W.  Mitchell ;  City  Clerk, 
J.  M.  Miller;  City  Treasurer,  Thos.  H.  Bums; 
City  Engineer,  Jas.  T.  Child.  The  President 
of  the  Board  of  Trade  is  E.  A.  Dagg,  and  the 
Secretary,  William  H.  Willson.  Postmaster, 
Geo.  C.  King;  Industrial  Commissioner, 
Andrew  Miller. 


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67 


Chilliwack,  B.C. 

There  are  openings  here  for  iron  works 
(plenty  of  material  close),  pork-packing  plant, 
pickle  works,  and  a  canning  factory.  Good 
hotels  wanted  at  once.  There  is  good  de- 
mand for  farm  labor  any  time. 

A  high  school  costing  S40,000  will  be  built 
by  the  Chilliwack  school  board  this  year. 
An  appropriation  of  $24,000  has  been  made 
towards  it  by  the  provincial  department  of 
education  with  the  understanding  that  a  like 
amount  is  expended  by  the  city  for  the  school. 
An  ideal  site  of  three  acres  centrally  located 
has  been  secured  and  an  option  taken  for  the 
purchase  of  it.  The  City  Council  in  a  few 
days  will  submit  a  by-law  to  the  ratepayers  to 
procure  their  sanction  for  the  raising,  by 
debenture  loan,  the  sum  of  $25,000.  This 
amount,  together  with  that  appropriated  by 
the  government,  will  buy  the  site,  and  con- 
struct and  fully  equip  the  proposed  building. 

The  new  school  will  have  four  rooms  and 
accommodation  for  about  150  pupils.  With 
the  present  building,  there  is  accommodation 
for  less  than  half  that  number,  and  only  two 
teachers  can  be  employed.  More  than  half 
the  pupils  in  the  valley  desirous  of  attending 


high  school,  have  to  be  accommodated  in  out- 
side schools.  This  illustrates  how  Chilliwack 
is  growing. 

This  district  is  noted  the  world  over  for 
its  famous  fruit.  There  are  two  canning 
factories,  two  creameries,  sash  and  door  fac- 
tories, lumber  mills,  etc. 

There  are  Public  and  High  Schools,  City 
Hall,  Court  House,  Opera  House  (can  seat 
800),  three  good  hotels,  ten  miles  macadam 
and  gravel  streets,  six  miles  plank  or  con- 
crete sidewalks,  C.P.R.  Telegraph,  Chilliwack 
Telephone  Co.  (600  connections),  local,  rural 
and  long  distance. 

Banks  and  their  managers  are:  Bank  of 
Vancouver,  E.  M.  Anderson;  Royal,  F.  B. 
Lyle;  Montreal,  E.  Duthie;  Commerce,  K. 
V.  Munro;  Merchants',  N.  S.  Mackenzie. 
This  shows  the  financial  aspect  of  the  com- 
munity. 

The  population  is  2,000.  Assessment, 
$1,697,383;  tax  rate,  17K  mills.  R.  F. 
Waddington,  Mayor;  D.  E.  Carleton,  Treas- 
urer and  Clerk;  J.  B.  Croley,  City  Engineer; 
S.  Mellard,  Postmaster;  H.  J.  Barber,  Presi- 
dent Board  of  Trade;  D.  E.  Carleton,  Secre- 
tary. 


DON'T  BE  A  HABIT  MAN 


He  is  a  man  who  does  a  thing  to-day  because 
Repeating  is  easier  than  thinking — so  Mr. 


M  \0  you  know  what  a  habit  man  is? 
EM    he  did  the  same  thing  yesterday. 
Habit  Man  repeats. 

His  name  is  legion.     We  find  him  everywhere. 

There  he  is  now — that  bookkeeper.  He  has  been  holding  the  same  job  for  the  last 
ten  years.  He  has  been  putting  the  same  figures  in  the  same  books  all  that  time.  His 
horizon  ends  at  the  top  of  the  page.  That  is  the  reason  the  other  fellow  who  is  five  years 
his  junior  and  has  been  with  the  firm  only  two  years,  is  now  secretary  at  twice  the  book- 
keeper's pay.  The  younger  man  thought.  He  grew.  He  found  better  ways  of  doing 
things.  He  became  worth  more  to  the  firm  and  they  paid  him  more.  Just  a  simple 
commercial  transaction,  thaVs  all. 

A  Habit  Man  is  a  machine.  A  machine,  you  know,  does  not  improve  with  age. 
It  usually  wears  out.    So  does  the  Habit  Man. 

Repetition  is  rust.  Doing  the  same  thing  in  the  same  way  day  after  day  wears  a 
rut  that  finally  penetrates  down  to  the  very  depths  of  stagnatiott. 

Cudgel  that  brain  of  yours  or  it  will  surely  lapse  into  a  life-time  sleep. 

Think!  Dig!  Make  every  day  a  day  of  improvement.  No  man  is  doomed  save 
the  Habit  Man.  And  no  chains  of  habit  can  bind  tight  enough  to  hold  the  man  who 
would  break  them  by  red-blooded  thinking  effort. 

Don't  be  a  Habit  Man. 

— Everett  R.  Roeder,  in  the  Business  Philosopher. 


68 


BUSY   MAN'S   CANADA 


Edmonton,  Alta. 

Fifty  thousand  dollars  of  Edmonton  de- 
bentures bearing  five  per  cent,  have  been 
sold  by  the  Imperial  Bank  at  96  net,  and  the 
bank  is  requesting  the  privilege  of  selling 
the  remainder  of  the  million  and  a  quarter 
issue  at  9G  net  for  five  per  cent,  and  a  corres- 
ponding figure  for  the  four  and  a  half  per  cent, 
debentures. 

The  Imperial  Bank  has  purchased  a  site 
33  X  132  feet  at  the  corner  of  Whyte  Ave. 
and  Main  St.,  Edmonton  South,  upon  which 
a  three-storey  brick  bank  building  will  be 
erected  at  a  cost  of  about  $100,000.  The 
site  was  purchased  at  $1,640  a  foot. 

An  announcement  has  been  made  that 
the  Grand  Trunk  Pacific  is  to  spend  $2,000,- 
000  on  car  shops  in  the  G.T.P.  Car  Shops 
District.  Henderson  &  Clarry,  an  Edmon- 
ton firm,  has  recently  acquired  87  lots  in 
Kensington  Subdivision,  a  subdivision  situated 
in  this  car  shop  district. 

The  foundation  of  the  Royal  Alexandra 
Hotel;  which  is  being  erected  at  First  and 
May  Streets,  has  been  completed.  Six 
storeys  will  be  erected  in  1913,  and  four  in 
1914.  The  total  cost  of  the  building  will  be 
$250,000. 

JH'^he  Board  of  Trade  has  recently  urged 
the  City  Council  to  take  steps  looking  to  the 


provision  of  a  supply  of  natural  gas  for  the 
city,  it  being  regarded  as  a  certainty  that 
such  supply  is  available  within  practicable 
piping  distance,  if  not  within  the  city  itself. 
In  the  meantime  plans  are  being  matured, 
and  arrangements  made  for  the  purchase  of 
material  required  for  the  installation  of  a  dis- 
tribution system,  work  on  which  is  to  be 
commenced  as  soon  as  practicable,  the  nature 
of  the  gas,  whether  natural  or  artificial,  and 
the  source  of  supply,  to  be  left  for  settlement 
after  further  investigation  of  the  possibilities. 

Mr.  Andrew  Laidlaw,  of  Spokane,  and 
some  of  his  associates  interested  in  the  Jasper 
Park  Collieries,  recently  returned  to  Edmon- 
ton from  an  inspection  of  their  property. 
Two  hundred  and  twenty-seven  men  are  em- 
ployed on  the  property,  and  the  Grand  Trunk 
Pacific  takes  the  entire  output  of  coal  for  use 
on  its  locomotives.  Additional  equipment  is 
being  rapidly  installed,  and,  on  completion, 
500  men  will  be  employed  and  the  output  in- 
creased to  2,000  tons  daily. 

General  Manager  H.  H.  McLeod,  of  the 
Canadian  Northern  Railway,  recently  signed 
an  agreement,  in  which  the  company  is 
bound  to  the  erection  of  the  proposed  term- 
inal station  and  freight  sheds  on  the  south 
side  before  the  1st  July,  1913.  The  station 
is  to  be  erected  on  the  Second  Avenue  South 
property,  purchased  by  the  C.N.R.  last  year 
in  block  43. 


A  Portion  of  Jasper  Avenue,  Edmonton 


MUNICIPAL  PROGRESS 


69 


Edmonton — Continued 

The  British  Trusts,  Ltd.,  has  been  organ- 
ized in  Edmonton,  with  a  capital  of  $500,- 
000.  E.  W.  Day,  president  of  the  company, 
states  that  he  and  his  Eastern  associates  are 
arranging  the  purchase  of  200,000  acres  of 
prairie  land  in  the  Peace  River  district. 

The  Grand  Trunk  Pacific  Railway  pas- 
senger depot  at  the  head  of  McDougall 
Avenue,  which  will  be  four  blocks  north  of  the 
site  of  the  big  hotel  to  be  erected  by  that 
company,  will  be  of  handsome  design,  will 
provide  six  tracks,  and  is  estimated  to  cost 
t400,000. 

The  Canadian  Pacific  Railway  is  also 
actively  pushing  forward  work  on  its  Edmon- 
ton terminals,  preparatory  to  the  opening  of 
traffic  to  the  north  side  upon  completion  of 
the  great  high  level  bridge,  work  on  which  is 
being  pushed  with  all  possible  energy. 

The  Municipal  Census  Commissioner  has 
announced,  as  a  result  of  the  enumeration 
made  on  1st  June,  that  the  population  of 
Edmonton  on  that  date  was  53,383.  This 
figure  includes  .some  2,400  transients.  In 
1901  the  population  was  2,625,  and  in  1906 
it  was  11,173. 

Low  rate  taxation,  13.7  mills;  $500,000 
new  wealth  loan  companies. 

Municipally-owned  industrial  sites  for 
lease  with  option  of  purchase. 

Coal,  ore,  oil,  natural  gas,  minerals  in 
close  proximity. 

Over  a  himdred  wholesale  and  commission 
houses  in  the  city. 

BUILDING   GROWTH. 

During  1912  Edmonton  will  lay  350.000 
square  yards  of  street  paving  at  a  cost  of  a 


million  and  a  quarter  dollars.  At  the  be- 
ginning of  the  new  year  Edmonton  had  217,- 
427  square  yards  of  paved  streets. 

Seventeen  banks  and  three  police  stations, 
two  telephone  sub-stations. 


POPUI^TION. 

1905 9.200  1909. 

1906 14.000  1910. 

1907 18,000  1911. 

1908 20,000  1912. 


23.000 
25.000 
28,000 
40,000 


ASSESSMENTS. 


1912  (estimated). 

1911 

1910 

1909 

1908 

1907 

1906 

1905 

1904 

1903 

1902 

1901 


$70,000,000 

46,494,740 

30.105,110 

25,584,990 

22,535,700 

21,985,700 

17,046,798 

6,620,985 

3,959,648 

3,208,100 

1.724.420 

1,244,731 


FORECAST. 


At  the  present  rate  of  development  and 
growth  Edmonton  will  have  a  population  of 
100.000  in  1915  and  an  assessed  valuation  of 
$130,000,000.  Its  street  railway  mileage 
will  be  90  miles;  paved  streets  and  boule- 
vards, 70  miles;  200  miles  of  sewers;  250 
miles  of  water  mains.  Edmonton  is  growing 
faster  than  it  can  be  polished,  it  is  young  and 
rough,  but  three  years  will  witness  a  most 
remarkable  development. 


Why  Western  Towns  Grow 


From  the  Orillia  News-Letter 

CWhat  Orillia  needs  is  publicity  and  some  judicious  adver- 
tising in  the  United  States  and  England.  Last  week  the 
citizens  of  Medicine  Hat,  Alberta,  a  town  smaller  than  Orillia, 
raised  $50,000  for  publicity  and  Calgary  raised  $100,000  for  the 
same  purpose.     No  wonder  the  Western  towns  grow. 


70 


BUSY  MAN'S   CANADA 


Fort  William,  Ont. 

During  the  past  year  five  new  industries 
decided  to  locate  at  Fort  William.  These 
will  employ  1,400  hands  when  fully  equipped. 

The  capacity  of  Fort  William's  twelve 
terminal  elevators,  at  present  with  a  capacity 
of  nearly  20,000,000  bushels,  has  been  in- 
creased this  year  by  nearly  43  per  cent,  and 
includes  the  following: 

Bushels 
Additional    unit    to    G.T.P.    Ry. 

Elevator 2,500,000 

Additional  unit  to  C.P.R.  Elevator 

D 2.000,000 

New  C.P.R.  Cleaning  Elevator.  .  .   1,000,000 
Dom.  Gov.  Terminal  Elevator. .  .  .  3,000,000 

Muirhead  and  Black  Elevator 30,000 

A.  E.  Fenton  Cleaning  Elevator.  .        30,000 


A  total  of 8,560,000 

So  that  the  total  grain  storage  capacity  of 
Fort  William  before  the  close  of  the  year  will 
have  reached  28,560,000  bushels. 

The  Canadian  Pacific  Railway  terminal 
facilities  are  being  increased  this  year  from 
82  miles  to  125  miles.  The  Grand  Trunk 
Railway  from  32  to  50  miles,  the  two  com- 
bined making  the  total  of  175  miles. 

Improvements  this  j^ear  on  Fort  William's 
water  front  will  total  $14,000,000.  This  in- 
cludes dredging,  additions  to  docks,  elevators, 
freight  sheds,  etc. 

Building  Permits:  1911,  3,077,800;  1912, 
4,211,285. 

Population:  1907,  13,882;  1909,  18,003; 
1911,  20,644;    1912  (estimated),  25,000. 

Assessment:  1908,  $11,141,387;  1910, 
$19,465,367;  1911,  $23,049,030;  1912,  $25,- 
088,743. 

Arrivals  and  departures  of  vessels: 

No.  Tonnage. 

1909 2,040  3,960,000 

1910 2,648  4,401,294 

1911 3,028  5,514,810 

Mayor  Graham  has  secured  a  signed  agree- 
ment with  the  Canada  Steel  and  Foundries 
Co.,  whose  head  office  is  at  Montreal.  The 
company  offers  to  erect  a  plant  at  a  cost  of 
not  less  than  $250,000  and  employ  not  less 
than  250  men  a  day.  The  company  is  en- 
gaged  in   manufacturing   railway   materials. 


such  as  frogs,  switch  crossing,  switch  equip- 
ment, diamonds,  car  and  locomotive  springs 
and  track  material  of  all  description. 

Messrs.  Johnston  and  McLellan,  who  are 
to  be  the  Fort  William  managers  of  the  Mari- 
time Nail  Co.,  have  been  in  the  city  for  some 
time,  but  left  a  few  days  ago  for  their  home 
in  St.  John.  The  latter  mentioned  will  re- 
turn to  Fort  William  on  March  1st  and  the 
former  on  April  1st,  to  take  up  permanent 
residence  in  the  city. 

The  ending  of  the  year  1912  showed  an 
increase  in  every  statistic  by  which  the  de- 
velopment and  growth  of  a  city  is  measiu-ed. 
Following  is  a  comparative  statement  of 
those  which  have  already  been  compiled: 

Bank  Clearings. — The  clearing  house  at 
Fort  William  has  not,  as  yet,  been  estab- 
lished two  years  and  we  are  unable  to  make 
a  comparative  report.  The  total  clearings 
for  the  year  amounted  to  $40,503,080;  for 
the  month  of  December,  1912,  $4,172,455; 
for  the  same  month  in  1911,  $2,719,989; 
increase  December,  1912,  over  1911,  $1,452,- 
466. 

Building  Permits. — For  the  year  1912, 
$4,211,285;  for  1911,  $3,077,860;  increase 
1912  over  1911,  $1,133,425. 

Assessment. — The  assessment  for  1913 
will  be  based  on  the  figures  which  have  been 
compiled  by  the  Assessment  Commissioner, 
$39,053,984;  as  compared  with  1912,  $23,- 
328,613.     An  increase  of  $15,725,371. 

Population.— January  1st.  1913,  25,000 
(approximately);  January  1st,  1912,  20,644. 
Increase  (approximately),  4,356. 

Post  Office  Returns. — Stamp  sales,  9 
months,  April  1st  to  December  31st,  1912, 
$35,537;  9  months,  April  1st  to  December 
31st.  1911,  $29,364.     Increase.  $6,173. 

Money  Orders. — Fort  William  stands  7th 
of  the  cities  of  the  Dominion  for  money 
orders  issued:  9  months,  April  1st  to  Decem- 
ber 31st,  1912,  number,  26,409;  amount, 
$708,167.  Corresponding  period,  1911,  num- 
ber, 21,554;  amount,  $568,706.  Increase, 
number,    4,855;     amount,    $121,461. 


W.  A.  MATHESON 

Barrister,    Solicitor,    etc. 
604  Victoria  St.      -     Fort  WUliam 


MUNICIPAL   PROGRESS 


71 


Fort  William — Continued 

Customs  collections  for  year  ending  Dec. 
31st.  1912,  $1,915,858;  for  1911,  $1,020,112. 
Increase,  $295,746. 

Terminal  elevator  capacity,  January  1st, 
1912,  18,291,000  bush.;  January  1st,  1913, 
22,851,000  bush.;  an  increase  of  4,560,000 
bush.;  additional  now  under  construction, 
4,550,000  bush.     Total,  9,110,000  bush. 

Canadian  Pacific  Railway  Fort  William 
Payroll:  1912  (approximately),  $3,150,000; 
1911  (appro-ximately),  $2,148,000;  an  in- 
crease of  $1,000,000. 

Ex-Alderman  Dr.  W.  H.  Hamilton,  of  this 
city,  interviewed  in  Montreal  recently,  stated 
that  plans  had  been  completed  for  the  erec- 
tion of  a  million-dollar  hotel  immediately 
alongside  the  Union  Depot. 

The  Canadian  Car  and  Foundry  Co.  are 
erecting  a  plant  1,600  feet  in  length  by  250 
feet  in  width. 

The  contract  for  the  construction  of  a 
dock  on  water  frontage  for  the  plant  of  the 
Canada  Car  and  Foundry  Co.  has  been  let 
to  the  Thunder  Bay  Construction  Company. 

The  list  of  firms  establishing  manufactur- 
ing plants  in  this  city  this  year  are:  The 
Canadian  Car  and  Foundry  Co.,  Ltd.  The 
Fort  William  Starch  Works,  Ltd.     The  Mc- 


Kcllar  Bedding  Co.,  Ltd.  The  Great  West 
Wire  Fence  Co.,  Ltd.  The  National  Tube 
Co.,  Ltd.  The  Superior  Brick  and  Tile  Co., 
Ltd.  The  Mt.  McKay  Pressed  Brick  Co., 
Ltd.  The  Maritime  Nail  Co.,  Ltd.  The 
Canadian  Steel  Foundries,  Ltd. 

The  ten  banks  here  and  their  managers 
are:  The  Bank  of  Montreal,  Wm.  Stevenson; 
The  Imperial  Bank  of  Canada,  Malcolm 
Cochrane;  The  Canadian  Bank  of  Commerce, 
A.  A.  Wilson;  The  Bank  of  Ottawa,  W.  R. 
Berford;  The  Bank  of  Hamilton,  W.  W. 
McGillivray;  The  Merchants'  Bank  of  Can- 
ada, F.  W.  Bell;  The  Union  Bank  of  Canada, 
J.  W.  Ryan;  The  Bank  of  Nova  Scotia.  L.  G. 
Irons  (acting);  The  Royal  Bank  of  Canada, 
F.  G.  Depew;  The  Royal  Bank  of  Canada 
(Westfort  Branch),  W.  H.  Scott;  The  Do- 
minion Bank,  W.  G.  McFarlane;  Ray,  Street 
&  Co.,  R.  H.  Neeland;  Ray,  Street  &  Co. 
(McTavish  St.  Branch),  A.  P.  Freed. 

The  Mayor  is  Geo.  A.  Graham;  City  Clerk, 
Alex.  McNaughton;  City  Treasurer,  W^m. 
Phillips;  City  Engineer,  R.  H.  Knight; 
President  Board  of  Trade,  A.  A.  Wilson; 
Secretary,  John  W".  Quinn  (Acting);  Indus- 
trial Commissioner,  R.  J.  Burdett;  Post- 
master, Wm.  Armstrong;  Fire  Chief,  A.  D. 
Cameron;    Chief  of  Police,  W.  J.  Dodds. 


LIFE 

A  S  we  grow  in  years  we  get  more  or  less  batted  about  by  the  elements  in  which 
jtAl  we  move — we  lose  things  along  the  way,  swindlers  swindle  us,  mean  men  say 
mean  things  about  us,  friends  we  loved  or  liked  die  or  move  to  California,  and 
we  get  tired  of  entertainments  that  used  to  entertain.  Thoughts  of  these  abuses  and 
losses  crowd  in  to  push  out  our  old-time  inward  delights.  Surely  this  is  a  bad  world 
for  the  man  looking  for  a  nice,  easy  last  half  of  life.  He  won't  get  it.  No  man  ever 
yet  did  get  it,  so  far  as  we  have  any  authentic  evidence.  No  man  can  feed  on  the  past 
any  more  than  you  can  keep  your  horse  on  the  oats  he  ate  last  year.  And  no  man  can 
live  on  the  future  any  more  than  he  can  get  table  board  in  an  art  gallery.  The  future 
is  for  inspiration,  the  past  for  guidance.  The  present  is  the  real  life;  and  it  must  be 
illed  with  just  as  fresh  and  just  as  useful  work  at  seventy  as  it  was  at  twenty. 


Don't  marvel  at  luck  or  attribute  anyone's  success  to  luck.  Reason  it  out  logically 
and  you  will  find  a  cause— rather  than  luck.  Even  the  baby's  fall  can  be  accounted  for 
by  someone's  carelessness  or  infantile  awkwardness. — Orville  Allen. 


72 


BUSY   MAN'S   CANADA 


Fredericton,  N.B. 

The  past  year  saw  marked  development 
in  Fredericton,  New  Brunswick's  thriving 
capital. 

Construction  was  commenced  and  vigor- 
ously pushed  during  the  year  on  the  St.  John 
Valley  and  the  Fredericton  and  Grand  Lake 
Railways.  Despite  unfavorable  weather 
conditions,  reports  received  by  the  engineers 
in  charge  of  construction  are  very  encourag- 
ing and  no  further  delays  are  anticipated. 
An  expenditure  of  about  $12,000,000  is  en- 
tailed in  the  construction  of  the  Valley  line, 
which  will  serve  to  open  up  a  magnificent 
agricultural  district.  About  $3,000,000  is 
being  spent  in  the  building  of  the  Frederic- 
ton and  Grand  Lake  Valley  Railway,  which 
is  being  constructed  with  the  primary  object 
of  developing  the  coal  areas  at  Grand  Lake 
and  affording  Fredericton  cheaper  power. 
The  early  spring  will  see  the  commencement 
of  the  construction  of  the  branch  of  the 
Grand  Trunk  Pacific  Railway  from  Napu- 
dogan  to  Fredericton  and  also  a  branch  of 
the  Fredericton  and  Grand  Lake  Railway 
from  Lower  St.  Mary's  to  Marysville. 

Fredericton  is  now  served  by  the  Canadian 
Pacific  and  Intercolonial  Railways  and  on 
the  completion  of  her  present  development 
will  have  five  large  systems  and  will  be  in 
a  position  to  handle  the  increasing  freight 
and  passenger  traffic. 

During  the  year  two  big  larrigan  fac- 
tories and  tanneries  were  erected  here.  The 
factory  of  the  Palmer-McLellan  Shoepack 
Co.  is  already  in  active  operation  and  that 
of  the  John  Palmer  Co.,  Ltd.,  will  shortly 
be  running  to  full  capacity. 

Fraser,  Ltd.,  have  acquired  the  Scott 
Lumber  Mills  and  lands  as  well  as  those  of 
the  Oromocto  Lumber  Co.  and  have  been 
granted  a  fixed  valuation  by  the  City  Coun- 
cil of  Fredericton.  They  will  operate  on  an 
extensive  scale  the  Victoria  mill  here,  the 
largest  in  the  province. 

The  Canadian  Cottons,  Ltd.,  are  complet- 
ing the  installation  of  new  machinery  and 
other  improvements  at  their  local  mill  at  a 
cost  of  over  $100,000.  About  100  additional 
hands  will  be  employed. 

The  Pardington  Pulp  &  Paper  Co.,  Ltd., 
recently  acquired  the  Gibson  lumber  lands 


and  plan  the  erection  here  during  the  year 
of  an  immense  pulp  and  paper  plant. 

The  Provincial  Government  has  decided 
to  call  for  tenders  for  an  addition  to  the 
Provincial  Normal  School  Building  here. 
The  approximate  cost  is  $35,000. 

The  Royal  Bank  of  Canada  is  making  im- 
provements to  its  local  branch  to  the  extent 
of  $20,000,  which  will  make  the  building  one 
of  the  most  commodious  banks  in  the  Eastern 
provinces. 

The  Bank  of  Commerce  opened  a  branch 
here  in  November  and  is  steadily  increasing 
its  business. 

The  Dominion  Government  is  construct- 
ing a  new  concrete  wharf  costing  $24,000. 

A  new  railway  station  for  the  Intercolonial 
Railway,  costing  $30,000,  was  completed 
during  the  year. 

The  Dominion  Government  established 
the  Experimental  Farm  for  New  Brunswick 
at  Fredericton  and  plan  an  expenditure  of 
$100,000. 

The  Dominion  Government  is  calling  for 
tenders  for  a  new  post  office  building.  Ap- 
proximate cost  $200,000. 


Free  Site,  Free  Water 

and  Exemption  from  Taxation  will 

be  granted   to  sterling  bona- 

fide  manufacturers  at 

FREDERICTON 

New  Brunswick 


A  combination  of  advan- 
tages unexcelled  in  any 
town  or  city  in  Canada. 
New  Brunswick  has  awak- 
ened, and  by  reason  of  the 
development  now  being 
carried  on  and  the  greater 
works  projected,  Frederic- 
ton will  doubtless  share  to 
a  very  large  extent  in  the 
prosperity  of  the  province. 

Write  for    Illustrated    Booklet. 


Publicity  Commissioner 

P.O.  Box  367 

Fredericton,  New  Brunswick 


MUNICIPAL   PROGRESS 


73 


Fredericton — Continued 

The  Minister  of  Militia  and  Defence  is 
considering  the  erection  of  a  new  armory 
in  Fredericton  to  cost  $150,000. 

During  the  year  dredging  was  performed 
in  the  St.  John  River  at  Fredericton  to  the 
extent  of  S50,000. 

About  twenty-five  handsome  residences 
were  erected  during  the  year  and  three  new 
streets  were  opened  up. 

Over  2,000  additional  men  were  employed 
during  the  year  on  railroad  construction  and 
in  factories  in  Fredericton  and  the  immediate 
vicinity  of  the  city. 

The  City  Council  of  Fredericton  is  pre- 
pared to  grant  a  free  site,  free  water  and  ex- 
emption from  taxes  to  sterling,  bona-fide 
industries.  With  the  cheap  power  available, 
Fredericton  anticipates  continued  expansion 
during  1913. 

Water  power  development  that  will  un- 
doubtedly have  considerable  significance  on 
the  industrial  advancement  of  New  Bruns- 
wick is  projected  on  the  St.  John  River  by 
noted  capitalists. 

Notwithstanding  the  fact  that  the  St. 
John,  with  the  single  exception  of  the  St. 
Lawrence  River,  is  the  greatest  water  power 
on  the  Atlantic  seaboard,  the  opportunities 
for  development  have  in  the  past  been  per- 
mitted to  remain  dormant.  Probably  the 
most  potent  reason  for  this  condition  lies  in 
the  fact  that  there  are  important  lumbering, 
fishing  and  other  interests  on  the  river,  which, 
it  was  feared,  might  be  injured.  However 
sufficient  provision  has  been  made  for  the 
protection  of  these  interests  and  the  way  has 
been  made  easy  for  the  companies  to  proceed 
with  their  development. 

At  Grand  Falls,  the  mightiest  cataract 
east  of  Niagara,  there  is  a  possible  develop- 
ment of  80,000  potential  horse  power,  while 
below  the  Falls  some  of  the  largest  tributaries 
of  the  St.  John  have  their  confluence  with 
that  river.  These  include  the  Salmon, 
Aroostook,  Meduxnakeag,  Tobique,  Shoco- 
moc  and  Pokiok,  and  while  there  are  no  large 
falls  on  the  river  below  Grand  Falls,  the  de- 
scent of  the  river  would  admit  of  fully  three 
dams  being  constructed  with  a  height  varying 
from  15  to  20  feet,  each  of  which  would  have 
a  potential  horse  power  of  from  20,000  to  25,- 
000.  In  all  there  would  be  available  about 
150,000  horse  power  at  and  below  the  Grand 
Falls.     This  power  would  be  continuous. 


The  largest  of  these  powers  to  be  developed 
at  once  is  that  at  Grand  Falls,  where  the 
Grand  Falls  Co.,  Ltd.,  recently  formed  from 
among  contending  companies,  plan  to  oper- 
ate one  of  the  largest  pulp  and  paper  plants 
in  the  Dominion.  The  power  capable  of 
being  developed,  however,  will  greatly  ex- 
ceed the  requirements  of  the  pulp  and  paper 
mill  and  the  surplus  power  will  be  available 
for  the  stimulation  of  industries  at  Frederic- 
ton and  points  along  the  river.  As  the  com- 
pany will  have  a  large  quantity  of  wood, 
which  could  more  profitably  be  cut  into 
sawn  lumber,  it  is  learned  on  reliable  author- 
ity that  they  will  operate  a  large  saw  mill. 
An  expenditure  of  $8,000,000  is  entailed 
in  the  whole  project.  Sir  William  Van  Home 
is  the  president  of  the  Grand  Falls  Co.,  Ltd., 
and  equally  distinguished  gentlemen  are 
backing  him. 

Another  water  power  to  be  developed  is 
that  at  Meductic  Falls,  so  called,  about 
forty  miles  above  Fredericton,  where  the  St. 
John  River  Hydro-Electric  Co.  will  secure 
their  power.  Surveys  have  been  made  and 
tentative  plans  formed.  Mr.  Henry  Holgate, 
C.E.,  an  eminent  Canadian  hydraulic  engin- 
eer, has  visited  the  scene  of  the  proposed 
dam  site  and  has  been  much  impressed  with 
the  possibilities  for  development.  About 
10,000  horse  power  will  be  developed  and 
it  is  the  intention  of  the  company  to  market 
the  power  along  the  Valley  of  the  St.  John 
River,  particularly  in  the  cities  of  Frederic- 
ton and  St.  John. 

The  Eel  River  Light,  Heat  &  Power  Co. 
also  hope  to  supply  Fredericton  with  cheap 
power.  The  water  power  of  this  company 
is  situated  on  the  Eel  River,  a  branch  of 
the  St.  John,  and  comprises  seven  large  lakes 
and  what  is  called  the  "dead  water."  By 
damming  two  of  these  lakes,  the  company  has 
secured  at  the  greatest  possible  drought  125 
cubic  feet  of  water  per  second.  There  is  a 
possible  head  of  70  feet,  4  miles  below  Benton, 
at  the  Falls,  so  called.  There  are  four  other 
powers  on  the  Eel  River,  one  of  which  woiil<l 
have  a  50-foot  head. 

hi  this  word  it  is  not  what  we  take  up 
But  what  we  give  up  that  makes  us 
rich. 

— Henry  Ward  Beecher. 


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BUSY  MAN'S  CANADA 


Macleod,  Alta. 

The  sale  of  the  112  acres  adjoining  Mac- 
leod, upon  which  the  town  power  plant 
stands,  took  place  recently.  The  lands  were 
school  lands,  and  the  sale  was  ordered  to 
facilitate  some  degree  of  permanency  for 
the  town's  possessions.  An  upset  price  of 
$175  an  acre  was  placed  on  the  land  by  Mr. 
Frank  Waddington,  of  Lethbridge,  who 
acted  for  the  Dominion  Government.  No 
opposition  was  made  to  the  town  getting 
the  property,  the  Government  having  made 
it  a  stipulation  of  the  sale  that  a  buyer  other 
than  the  town  would  have  to  pay  the  cor- 
poration full  value  for  the  improvements 
thereon.  The  town  now  has  a  fine  asset  in 
this  site. 

Brokers  have  been  kept  busy  securing 
options  on  good  inside  properties  for  clients 
at  widely  scattered  points  such  as  Toronto, 
Montreal,  Calgary,  Winnipeg  and  Vancouver. 
An  influential  factor  in  this  situation,  so  it 
is  stated,  is  the  entrance  of  the  C.N.R.  branch 
line  from  Macleod  to  Pincher  Creek,  work  on 
which  is  already  well  under  way;  while  in 
addition  the  contracts  for  the  C.N.R.  branch 
line  from  Macleod  to  Calgary  are  now  being 
negotiated.  Real  estate  men  are  anticipating 
a  season  of  marked  activity  both  in  inside 
lots  and  farm  property. 

The  inrush  of  new  settlers  into  the  Macleod 
district  durine  the  present  season  is  proving 
in  excess  of  all  early  calculations  and  is 
acting  as  a  powerful  stimulus  to  general 
business. 

Rapid  progress  is  in  evidence  in  track- 
laying  of  the  Canadian  Northern  now  ap- 
proaching Macleod  from  the  north,  the 
establishment  of  the  railway's  divisional 
headquarters  at  this  point  being  now  assured 
for  the  near  future. 

The  Western  Canada  Gas,  Light  Sr  Power 
Company  is  laying  its  great  pipe  line  from 
Bow  Island  along  the  railway's  right  of  way 
and  will  pass  directly  through  Macleod,  thus 
assuring  an  imlimited  supply  of  gas  for  manu- 
facturing and  domestic  purposes. 

By-laws  for  the  amounts  to  carry  on  the 
filtration  plant,  which  is  already  under  con- 
struction; also  the  sewerage  disposal  plant, 
these  plans  having  all  been  submitted  to  the 
Provincial  Govemment,and  approved  by  them 


are  now  ready  for  construction.  The  former 
building  will  be  75  x  140  feet  and  will  be  built 
of  cement  and  brick,  while  the  disposal  plant 
building  will  cover  a  large  area  of  ground,  built 
also  of  cement  and  brick,  and  when  compl'^ted 
will  comprise  all  the  very  latest  modes  of 
dealing  with  water  and  sewage,  and  will  be, 
like  the  town  of  Macleod,  up-to-date  in  every 
way. 

There  are  signs  of  a  real  estate  boom  in 
Macleod,  where  prices  have  received  an  im- 
petus through  the  announcement  of  great 
railroad  activity  in  the  neighborhood.  Al- 
together about  400  men  are  now  engaged  on 
the  C.N.R.  lines  constructing  railways  from 
Calgary  to  Macleod,  and  from  Macleod  to 
Pincher  Creek.  Coupled  with  this  is  the 
announcement  that  a  Grand  Trunk  survey 
party  at  Barons  is  heading  towards  Macleod. 

This  is  the  centre  of  a  fine  agricultural 
country,  where  the  famous  "Alberta  Red" 
fall  wheat  grows  to  perfection,  and  other 
cereals  do  equally  as  well.  The  town  has 
municipal-owned  electric  light  and  power 
plant;  power  being  supplied  day  and  night 
at  cost.  Natural  gas  will  be  brought  in  by 
September  1  next;  there  is  an  imlimited 
supply  and  it  will  be  furnished  at  cost  to 
new  industries  locating  here. 

Present  industries  include  flour  mills,  saw 
mills,  a  creamery  and  a  steam  laundry. 
There  are  three  hotels,  a  shorthand  and 
typewriting  college,  and  a  new  general  hos- 
pital contemplated.  An  up-to-date  fire 
equipment  is  in  charge  of  J.  S.  Lambert, 
fire  chief.  The  Chief  of  Police  is  S.  O. 
Lawson, 

The  assessment  figures  tell  a  story  of  great 
development.  In  1911  the  assessment  was 
$1,936,806.00.  In  1912  it  was  $3,949,970, 
an  increase  of  over  100%. 

Customs  duties  collected:  April,  1911, 
$1,378;  April,  1912,  $3,730. 

The  population  is  2,500;  assessment,  $3,- 
949,970.  Government  telephone  system. 
C.P.R.  telegraph,  and  Dominion  express. 

Liberal  inducements  are  offered  to  new 
industries.  The  Industrial  Commissioner  will 
gladly  welcome  inquiries  and  give  full  par- 
ticulars on  any  subject. 

The  Mayor  is  E.  H.  Stedman;  Industrial 
Commissioner  and  Secretary  of  Board  of 
Trade,  John  Richardson;  City  Clerk,  G. 
Foster  Brown;  City  Engineer,  G.  H  Altham; 
Postmaster,  M.  McKay. 


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75 


Montreal,  Que, 

1912  closed  in  Montreal  real  estate  with  a 
comparatively  good  market,  considering  the 
time  of  the  year  and  general  financial  condi- 
tions. Money,  the  great  factor  in  specula- 
tion of  any  kind,  has  been  scarce  as  usual  at 
this  time  of  the  j'ear,  and  this  has  of  neces- 
sity restricted  the  number  of  new  sales  going 
through.  In  spite  of  this,  a  very  nice  volume 
of  business  has  been  transacted  these  last 
few  weeks. 

Inside  properties  of  the  more  expensive 
commercial  type  have  not  figured  to  any 
great  extent  during  the  last  month ;  at  least, 
not  those  properties  which  mount  up  into 
the  millions.  But  there  has  been  quite  an 
active  market  for  the  $200,000  to  $300,000 
commercial  properties.  Many  such  sales 
have  gone  through  recently,  helping  to  swell 
the  sum  total  of  Montreal  real  estate  figures 
for  the  year  1912. 

Registrations  of  big  sales  have  not  been 
infrequent  during  the  last  six  weeks;  but 
these  in  most  case.=  represent  sales  put 
through  some  months  before;  and  actual 
sales  of  huge  properties  have  in  many  cases 


been  deferred  till  money  becomes  more  free. 

The  house  scarcity  and  the  extension  of 
the  commercial  district  are  two  factors  which 
make  for  a  continuous  good  market,  especially 
as  regards  "inside"  properties.  The  dwell- 
ing scarcity  is  too  well-known  a  fact  to  need 
comment,  any  more  than  to  say  that  the 
situation  in  this  respect  is  not  any  better,  but 
seems  even  worse.  The  prices  paid  for 
houses  to-day  compared  with  a  year  ago 
show  a  difference  in  some  cases  of  nearly  one 
hundred  per  cent.  So  great  is  the  demand 
for  homes  in  the  better  class  residential  local- 
ities that  prices  have  enormously  increased 
during  the  past  few  months. 

Commercialization  of  former  residential 
districts  is  also  largely  responsible  for  the 
continued  high  price  of  property.  The 
turning  of  former  low-rental  residences  into 
high-rental  stores  and  offices  has  naturally 
had  its  effect  upon  property  values;  and  has 
also  still  further  reduced  the  number  of 
houses  available. 

Subdivisions  sold  from  the  property  are, 
and  probably  will  be  till  more  clement 
weather  comes,  rather  dead.  Those  sold 
from  the  map,  on  the  other  hand,  show  no 


C^K^^M 


is  the  one  Canadian  Lager  equal  and  superior  to  any 
imported  beer.  It  is  mild,  healthful  and  delicious — 
a  splendid  tonic  and  mildest  of  stimulants.  Order 
a  case  to-day  from  your  Dealer. 

THE    UIOMT    BEER    IIS    THE     LIGHT    BOTTLE 


76 


BUSY   MAN'S   CANADA 


Montreal — Continued 

cessation  of  activity.  The  bigger  realty 
houses,  which  have  a  big  selling  organization 
and  carry  on  much  of  their  business  bj'  cor- 
respondence, report  excellent  business;  in 
which  the  sales  of  the  closing  days  of  the  old 
year  have  helped  not  a  little. 

Vacant  homesite  property  is  in  good  de- 
mand, and  the  higher  class  the  property  the 
greater  the  demand.  During  the  last  three 
weeks  alone  Montreal  Agencies,  Limited, 
have  sold  over  $500,000  of  lots  on  the  upper 
level,  Sherbrooke  Street.  This  shows  how 
great  the  demand  is  for  high-class  lots.  These 
lots  ranged  in  price  from  $9,000  to  $22,000 
apiece. 

A  small  sale  of  St.  James  Street  property 
took  place  this  week.  The  site  occupied  by 
Alexander's  Caf6  was  sold  to  Mr.  J.  W. 
McConnell  for  $411,000.  This  is  about  $57 
a  foot.  Three  years  ago  Mr.  R.  J.  Tooke 
paid  only  $238,000  for  the  property. 

That  real  estate  syndicates  have  had  a 
prosperous  year  is  shown  by  the  dividends 
many  of  them  have  declared.  One  of  the 
most  recently  organized  companies,  the  Union 
Land  Corporation  of  Montreal,  has  declared 
a  six  per  cent,  dividend  on  its  stock. 

According  to  a  statement  issued  by  the 
building  inspector,  Montreal  building  opera- 
tions in  1912  show  a  decided  lead  on  all  other 
cities  in  the  Dominion.  The  total  amount 
expended  to  date  exceeds  $26,000,000,  while 
for  the  entire  twelve  months  of  1911,  the  ex- 
penditure was  $13,000,000.  The  permits 
issued  for  October  were  329,  with  a  value  of 
$2,754,783.  In  the  year  to  date,  3,314  per- 
mits have  been  issued. 

The  revenue  from  customs  duties  for  the 
month  of  October,  1912,  was  the  biggest  in 
the  history  of  the  port  of  Montreal.  The 
month  of  August  last  year  held  the  record  up 
to  now,  but  August's  record  has  been  bettered 
by  some  $3,000.  The  relative  figures  for 
October  of  this  year  and  those  of  1911  are: 
1912,  $2,348,993.79;  1911,  $1,689,682.89, 
showing  an  increase  over  last  year's  figures 
of  $659,310.90. 

With  the  advent  of  the  Delaware  &  Hud- 
son and  also  the  Grand  Trunk  shops  and 
yards  to  cover  400  acres,  for  which  the  foun- 
dations are  already  in,  this  promises  to  be 
one  of  the  industrial  parts  of  the  city.     A 


large  amount  of  American  capital  is  already 
interested. 

Land  sales  of  late  are  reported  by  W.  H. 
Chenery,  of  the  Canadian  Land  Co.,  on  Cote 
de  Noire  Road,  in  the  parish  of  Longueuil,  to 
the  amount  of  $240,000.  The  same  firm 
have  lately  purchased  over  $140,000  worth  of 
property  in  the  same  division. 

Within  a  small  radius  in  Montreal  six  ten- 
storey  buildings  are  being  erected  in  the  busi- 
ness section. 

Interior  shippers  should  bear  in  mind  that 
Montreal  is  the  largest  market  in  Canada  for 
flour,  grain,  hay,  seeds,  provisions,  butter, 
cheese,  eggs  and  general  country  produce. 

The  elevator  and  warehouse  capacities  of 
Montreal  are  very  large,  and  storage  rates 
reasonable,  whilst  the  facilities  for  handling 
grain,  seeds,  provisions,  etc.,  are  unexcelled. 

Montreal  also  possesses  the  finest  cold  stor- 
age warehouses  on  the  chemical  refrigerating 
principle  to  be  found  on  this  continent.  It 
is  also  the  headquarters  of  the  largest  refrig- 
erating and  ice-making  machinery  establish- 
ments to  be  found  on  the  Western  hemisphere. 

Considerable  publicity  has  been  given  to  a 
statement  that  Montreal  will  lose  its  grain 
trade  to  Buffalo  unless  much  i?  done  to  im- 
prov'.'  the  grain-handling  facilities  of  the  port. 
Montreal  has  not  the  slightest  intention  of 
permitting  the  grain  trade  of  the  port  to  be 
lost  for  want  of  enterprise  on  its  part.  The 
time  has  long  since  passed  when  there  was 
any  danger  from  Inertia.  Both  commercial 
and  financial  circles  express  the  utmost  confi- 
dence that  the  Harbor  Commissioners,  as  at 
present  constituted,  will  not  only  be  able  to 
deal  with  the  situation,  but  will  actually 
do  so 

At  present  the  grain  storage  capacity  of 
the  port  is  as  follows : 

Bushels. 
Harbor  Commissioners'  Elevator 

No.  1 1,000,000 

Harbor  Commissioners'  Elevator 

No.  2 2,600,000 

Grand  Trunk  Railway  Elevator 

"B" 1,050.000 

Montreal      Warehousing      Com- 
pany's E'evator  "C" 600,000 

Montreal     Warehousin.^'       Com- 
pany's Elevator  "A" 500,000 

Total 5,750,000 


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77 


M  on  treal — Continued 

The  Canadian  Pacific  Railway  formerly 
had  a  capacity  of  about  1,000,000  bushels  in 
its  elevators  there,  but  these  have  been 
demolished  during  the  past  few  years.  The 
Harbor  Commissioners'  Elevator  No.  2, 
although  not  fully  completed,  is  now  receiving 
grain. 

Mayor,  L.  A.  Lavallee;  President  Board 
Trade,  Robert  W.  Reford;  Secretary,  Geo. 
Hadrill;  City  Clerk,  Hon.  L.  O.  David;  Asst. 
City  Clerk,  Rene  Bausel ;  Treasurer,  Charles 
Amolde;  Postmaster,  Hon.  L.  O.  Taillon; 
City  Engineer,  Geo.  lanin. 


"SANDY  MACDONALD 
SCOTCH  WHISKY 

TEN    YEARS    OLD 

We  would  make  it  better — 

BUT   WE  CAN'T! 

We  could  make  it  cheaper — 

BUT   WE   WON'T! 


Ask  for  "Sandy  Macdonald"  at  the  Bar 


Board  of  Commissioners,  L.  A.  Lavallee, 
J.  Ainey,  L.  P.  Lachapelle,  M.D.;  L.  N. 
Dupuis,   F.  S.  Wanklyn,  C.E. 

Fire  Chief,  J.  Tremblay;  Chief  of  Police 
O.  Campeau. 

Do  the  work  that's  nearest, 
Though  it's  dull  at  whiles, 
Helping,  when  we  meet  them 
Lame  dogs  over  stiles. 
See  in  every  hedge-row 
Marks  of  angels'  feet, 
Epics  in  every  pehhle 
Underneath  our  feet. 

— Charles  Kingsley. 

Give  me  the  money  that  has  been 
spent  in  war,  and  I  will  clothe  every 
man.  woman  and  child  in  an  attire  of 
which  kings  and  queens  would  he 
proud.  I  will  build  a  schoolhouse  in 
every  valley  over  the  whole  earth.  I 
will  crown  every  hillside  with  a  place 
of  worship  consecrated  to  the  gospel 
of  peace. — Charles  Svmnrr. 


Ideas  that  Help  Success 

C  Every  business  man  is  continually  in  need  of  information  upon 
subjects  that  interest  him.  In  conversation,  in  trade,  in  pro- 
fessional life,  questions  are  constantly  arising  which  no  man,  well- 
read  or  not,  can  always  satisfactorily  answer. 

If  "Busy  Man's  Canada"  is  at  hand  it  is  consulted,  and  not 
only  is  the  stock  of  knowledge  increased,  but  additional  information 
is  gained,  and  ideas  are  suggested  that  will  directly  contribute  to 
success. 

The  business  man  of  to-day  requires  live  information,  precise, 
condensed,  virile,  wealth-producing  facts  that  will  make  his  life's 
work  easier  and  more  profitable. 

The  concentrated  essence  of  business  facts  and  figures,  of 
money-making  ideas,  of  modern  methods  of  success,  is  found  in 
"Busy  Man's  Canada." 


78 


BUSY   MAN'S   CANADA 


Moose  JaAV,  Sask. 

The  new  500  kilowatt  turbine  unit  at  the 
Moose  Jaw  power  house  has  been  put  into 
commission,  and  it  is  stated  that  when  the 
new  boilers  are  connected  up  and  everything 
in  full  running  order,  that  the  city  will  have 
one  of  the  best  equipped  power  houses  on 
the  prairies. 

Water  from  the  Caron  springs  has  been 
turned  into  the  city  mains  from  the  reservoir 
in  Rosedale,  and  the  pressure  so  far  has  been 
found  very  satisfactory. 

Plans  are  stated  to  be  in  preparation  for 
the  incorporation  of  some  of  the  southwestern 
subdivisions  on  the  Moose  Jaw  city  limits 
into  a  separate  town.  The  owners  of  some 
of  this  property  are  applying  to  the  Lieuten- 
ant-Governor-in-Council  for  the  right  to  in- 
corporate, and  are  also  asking  the  Canadian 
Pacific  Railway  to  supply  them  with  yards, 
a  station  and  other  facilities.  The  plans  for 
the  new  town  are  being  drawn  by  E.  B.  Mer- 
rill, the  civil  engineer  and  landscape  gardener. 

The  City  Council  have  heartily  approved 
of  the  proposition  recently  made  by  J. 
Friedman  and  J.  G.  Boyd  to  obtain  a  charter 
for  a  Moose  Jaw  to  Regina  electric  railway. 
The  promoters  agree  that  should  the  city 
limits  at  a  future  date  be  extended  and  em- 
brace any  portion  of  the  inter-urban  line, 
they  will  sell  that  portion  to  the  Moose  Jaw 
Electric  Railway  for  the  price  it  would  cost 
to  construct  it  at  the  date  the  sale  is  effected. 

The  building  and  construction  programme 
of  1913,  for  Moose  Jaw,  continues  to  expand 
daily,  the  plans  of  the  railways  being  espec- 
ially notable.  The  three  transcontinental 
trunk  lines  are  now  bending  every  energy  in 
the  race  for  supremacy  in  the  Moose  Jaw 
district  for  the  control  of  both  passenger  and 
freight  traffic,  and  the  announcement  of 
further  new  lines  into  the  city  may  be  ex- 
pected at  any  time.  The  C.P.R.  programme 
alone  will  involve  the  expenditure  of  about 
one  million  dollars  in  and  around  Moose  Jaw, 
the  betterments  including  shops,  yards  and 
depot,  besides  miles  of  new  trackage.  Some- 
thing like  twenty  new  depots  are  also  to  be 
erected  along  the  Outlook  branch. 

Meanwhile  the  matter  of  suburban  trans- 
portation in  the  Moose  Jaw  district  is  not 
being  neglected,  and  promoters  are  said  to  be 
well  supplied  with  funds  for  the  carrying  out 
of  extensive  programmes.     The  new  Regina 


and  Moose  Jaw  electric  line,  it  is  understood, 
will  now  be  rushed  to  early  completion,  and 
will  offer  a  single  fare  of  75  cents,  with 
special  excursion  rates.  Moose  Jaw  whole- 
sale houses  especially  are  looking  forward  to 
material  benefits  from  the  prospective  ex- 
pansion of  their  trade  territory,  and  leading 
wholesalers  are  already  laying  plans  for  an 
aggressive  campaign  in  competition  with 
vSaskatoon  and  other  distributing  centres  for 
the  control  of  important  markets  in  this  sec- 
tion of  the  West. 

When  asked  regarding  the  development  of 
the  Fall  market  in  Moose  Jaw  realty,  well-in- 
formed dealers  call  attention  to  the  steady 
expansion  of  the  city  in  building  and  indus- 
trial lines,  and  the  substantial  nature  of  the 
season's  turnover.  By  October  15,  twelve 
carloads  of  machinery,  practically  the  entire 
plant  of  the  new  automobile  factory,  arrived 
here  from  Indiana.  The  new  creamery 
company  is  just  starting  excavation  work  for 
the  foundations  of  its  plant  on  Eighth  Avenue, 
which,  when  completed,  will  be  one  of  the 
best  equipped  of  its  kind  in  the  West.  With- 
in the  next  few  days  a  definite  announcement 
is  expected  of  the  plans  of  the  Moose  Jaw 
Oddfellows'  Building  Association,  regarding 
their  new  site  and  proposed  $75,000  lodge 
hall.  The  contract  for  the  new  industrial 
hall  called  for  completion  of  building  by 
November  15. 

That  Moose  Jaw  wholesale  houses  will 
benefit  materially  from  the  opening  of  the 
Outlook  bridge  for  trunk-line  traffic  with  Ed- 
monton and  St.  Paul,  is  the  expectation  of 
careful  observers  of  marketing  conditions  in 
Saskatchewan.  There  are  a  number  of 
Moose  Jaw  wholesalers  who  have  been  lay- 
ing plans  for  many  weeks  for  competing  with 
Saskatoon  for  the  control  of  a  good-sized  slice 
of  that  city's  trade  territory,  especially  the 
Goose  Lake  country  which,  up  to  this  time, 
has  been  served  by  the  belt  line  from  Saska- 
toon. The  grain  movement  from  the  Out- 
look district  into  Moose  Jaw  is  expected  to 
be  very  heavy  from  this  time  forward,  with 
wheat  now  being  shipped  from  as  far  as  Mack- 
lin,  266  miles  distant;  while  a  valuable  trade 
with  Kerrobert  is  also  likely  to  be  developed, 
so  it  is  stated. 

Among  its  industries  are:  Cement  block 
plant,  lumber  yards,  meat-packing  plants, 
many  wholesale  houses,  nine  banks,  two 
daily  newspapers. 


MUNICIPAL   PROGRESS 


79 


Moose  Jaw,    Sask. — Continued 

The  rural  municipality  of  Moose  Jaw  is 
taking  full  advantage  of  the  taxing  power 
conferred  on  it  by  the  Rural  Municipalities 
Act,  and,  as  a  result,  expect  to  collect  from 
the  owners  of  sub-divisions  about  S25,000 

There  are  five  elevators  (capacity  293,000 
bushels),  at  which  were  handled  418,000 
bushels  of  grain;  flour  mill  (capacity  2,000 
barrels  daily);  oatmeal  mill  (capacity  300 
barrels  daily);  extensive  stock  yards,  at 
which  were  handled  2,050  horses,  2,000  cattle 
600  sheep  and  300  hogs  last  season;  electric 
light  and  power;  street  railway;  industrial 
spurs  for  manufacturing  and  wholesale  pur- 
poses; is  the  customs  port  of  entry;  ofhce 
of  the  Dominion  Land  Department;  is  head- 
quarters of  C.P.R.  Hnes  in  Saskatchewan; 
Dominion  express. 

Opportunities:  Hotel,  soap  works,  tannery, 
creamery,  wholesale  houses  in  all  lines  of 
business. 

The  total  assessment  in  1910  was  $13,548,- 
402.  This  had  increased  by  1911  to  $27,- 
770,453,  an  advance  of  over  100  per  cent. 

The  population  in  1901  was  1,558;  in  1906, 
6,250;  and  the  returns  of  a  census  just  com- 


pleted by  the  Board  of  Trade  and  the  City 
Council  shows  the  population  to-day  to  be 
20,623  people. 


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80 


BUSY   MAN'S   CANADA 


Ottawa,  Ont. 

Although  the  charter  of  the  Ottawa  and 
St.  Lawrence  Electric  Railway  has  been  ly'ng 
idle  for  over  a  year,  it  is  said  to  be  likely  that 
the  project  will  go  ahead  much  more  quickly 
now,  as  a  new  company  has  been  formed  and 
negotiations  are  practically  completed  where- 
by it  will  take  over  the  charter  and  pay  to  the 
old  company  $500,000  in  stock  for  it.  Ottawa 
will  be  the  central  point  of  the  new  line,  and 
Irom  there  it  will  reach  the  St.  Lawrence  at 
Morrisburg,  going  east  along  the  river  bank 
to  the  Ontario-Quebec  border  line,  where  it 
will  connect  with  the  Montreal  Street  Rail- 
way. 

The  proposed  merger  between  the  Ottawa 
Light,  Heat  and  Power  Company  and  the 
Ottawa  Electric  Company  has  been  declared 
off.  The  franchise  of  the  latter  runs  out  in 
ten  years,  and  this  was  one  of  the  big  stum- 
bling blocks.  Ottawa  Power  is  a  holding 
company  for  the  Ottawa  Gas  Company  and 
the  Ottawa  Eleclric. 

The  Board  of  Trade  at  Ottawa  believes  in 
publicity  first,  last  and  always.  A  committee 
of  local  merchants  suggested  the  aliolition 
of  the  department,  and  asked  the  co-operation 
of  the  Board  of  Trade,  with  the  result  that 
a  resolution  strongly  supporting  the  retention 
of  the  department  was  passed. 

Ottawa  offers  a  great  many  advantages 
for  the  locating  of  industries.  Two  of  the 
main  ones  that  may  be  mentioned  are  cheap 
power  and  advantageous  freight  rates. 

The  civic  authorities  are  not  losing  sight 
of  what  cheap  power  means  to  this  city,  and 
towards  encouraging  firms  from  England, 
the  States  and  other  parts  of  Canada  to 
locate  here.  Their  plans  for  the  future  con- 
template acquiring  power  rights  so  that  they 
will  be  available  not  only  for  purely  local 
purposes,  but  also  to  sell  at  reduced  rates  to 
any  manufacturers  that  may  care  to  locate 
here. 


Two  other  features  that  serve  to  brighten 
up  the  capital,  and  which  should  appeal  to 
manufacturers  are  that  it  is  one  of  the  best 
lighted  cities  on  the  continent,  and  that  no 
city  provides  power  and  labor  on  more  fav- 
orable conditions. 

Ottawa  at  present  offers  opportunities  for 
the  establishment  of  industries  of  various 
kinds,  particularly,  perhaps,  for  the  making 
of  any  of  the  following  lines:  Automobiles, 
boxes,  bags,  biscuits,  barrels,  bottles,  cloth- 
ing, cigars,  confections,  cereal  foods,  ele- 
vator and  mill  building  machinery  and  ma- 
terials, furniture,  flour,  gloves,  oatmeal, 
paper,  paperwares,  pottery,  roller  mill  pro- 
ducts, rubber  and  felt  goods,  shirts  and 
collars,  shoes,  steel,  castings,  tiles,  textiles, 
woodenwares. 

Ottawa  is  still  the  largest  individual  manu- 
facturer of  lumber  in  the  world.  The  dis- 
trict output  for  1911  will  approximately  be 
359,000,000  feet  board  measure,  with  a 
monetary  valuation  of  over  $10,000,000. 
The  city  has  176  industries,  employing 
16,500  people,  and  a  conservative  estimate  of 
the  output  of  these  industries  is  $38,000,000. 
The  three  payrolls — Industrial,  Govern- 
mental, and  Railroads — combined,  distrib- 
uted $14,930,000  last  year. 

As  bank  clearances  and  customs  statistics 
are  a  fair  indication  of  the  amount  of  busi- 
ness going  on  in  any  city,  the  following  figures 
dealing  with  conditions  in  1910  and  1911  are 
of  interest: 

Bank  clearances,  1910 $195,752,033. 18 

Bank  clearances,  1911 211,767,153. 64 

Customs,  1910 1,258,788. 31 

Customs,  1911 1,632,777. 64 

Building  permits,  1910 3,022,650. 00 

Building  permits,  1911 3,425,775. 00 

Public  improvements,  1910..  756,000.00 

Public  improvements,  1911..  812,000.00 

Gross  assessment,  1910 86,529,000. 00 

Gross  assessment,  1911 105,833,800.00 

Increase  in  valuations,  1911.     19,304,800.00 


Arthur  LeB.  Weeks 

ARCHITECT 

Canada  Life  Building 

Ottawa  ,, 


You  can't  go  back.  The  path  to 
the  past  has  heen  blotted  out.  Face 
the  future  with  eternal  faith  and  op- 
timism— with  an  earnest  desire  to  do 
and,  be — and  you  ivill  be  sure  to  win. 


MUNICIPAL   PROGRESS 


81 


Port  Arthur,  Ont. 

Work  is  proceeding  steadily  for  the  erec- 
tion of  the  Ontario  &  Western  Car  Co.  This 
company,  organized  by  Mr.  F.  B.  McCurdy, 
the  well-known  broker,,  for  the  manufacture 
of  freight  cars,  passenger  coaches,  etc.,  was 
granted,  by  the  city,  154  acres  of  land,  situ- 
ated on  the  lake  shore,  and  with  the  two  main 
transcontinental  roads,  the  Canadian  North- 
em  and  the  Canadian  Pacific,  on  the  prop- 
erty. The  city  also  granted  the  company 
substantial  concessions  on  taxes  and  guaran- 
teed the  bonds  of  the  company  to  the  extent 
of  $6G6,6()6.66.  They  expect  to  employ 
about  1,000  men. 

The  building  of  such  a  plant  carries  with  it 
a  demand  for  an  enormous  number  of  work- 
men's houses  and  creates  the  opening  for 
builders,  carpenters  and,  practically,  all  lines 
of  work. 

By-laws  were  passed  on  September  16th 
which  authorized  the  expenditure  of  close  on 
to  $1,000,000  for  improvements — <;overing  an 
extension  to  the  street  car  line  and  $500,000 
of  this  was  voted  for  the  building  of  a  new 
pumping  station  and  the  enlarging  of  the 
waterworks  plant,  so  as  to  take  care  of  a 
population  of  100,000  people. 

The  population  in  1901  was  3,148;  in  1912, 
15,000.  The  assessment  for  1906  was  $5,- 
023,889.00;    for  1911,  $17,769,000.00. 

The  population  is  15,000;  assessment  is 
$18,000,000. 

There  are  35  miles  of  street  railway  con- 
necting Port  Arthur  with  Fort  William  (2K 
miles  away),  owned  and  operated  by  the  city. 

Electric  light  is  furnished  by  the  City  at  an 
average  cost  of  10  cents  per  lamp  per  month. 

Water  is  supplied  by  the  City.  Domestic 
rate  averages  $15.00  per  year.  The  muni- 
cipal-owned telephone  system  has  3,500  sub- 
scribers. 

As  a  health  resort,  Port  Arthur  is  unique. 
The  climate  is  most  delightful,  seldom  more 
than  6  inches  of  snow  in  winter,  with  only  an 
occasional  really  cold  day.  Summer  days  are 
just  pleasantly  warm,  and  evenings  refresh- 
ingly cool.  Maximum  sunshine  and  mini- 
mum rain.  The  city  rises  in  a  series  of 
plateaus  from  Thunder  Bay,  making  it  an 
ideal  place  of  residence. 


The  banks  and  their  managers  are:  Bank 
of  Nova  Scotia,  A.  Mooney;  Molsons,  J.  A. 
Little;  Imperial,  H.  C.  Houston;  Montreal, 
W.  H.  Nelson;  Commerce,  A.  W.  Roberts; 
Hamilton,  G.  V.  Pierce 

Col.  S.  W.  Ray  is  Mayor;  W.  J.  Gumey, 
City  Treasurer;  T.  F.  Milne,  City  Clerk; 
President  Board  of  Trade,  F.  S.  Wiley; 
Industrial  Commissioner,  N.  G.  Neill. 

Salesmanship  is  merely  making  the 
customer  think  as  you  think  about 
the  goods  you  arc  trying  to  sell. 


^ 


Anyone  can  carry  his  burden,  how- 
ever heavy,  till  nightfalls- 
Anyone  can  do    his    work,    however 

hard,  for  one  day; 
Anyone  can  love  sweetly,  patiently, 
lovingly,  purely,  till  the  sun  goes 
down. 
And  this  is  all  that  life  ever  really 
me  am. 


PORT  ARTHUR  GARAGE 

Expert  Automobile  and  Motor 
Boat  Repairs 


Workmanship  Guaranteed 


Phone  993 


DOC.  WILKINSON,  Prop. 


When  in  Port  Arthur  stop  at  the 

nDariacioi  Ibotel 

FACING  LAKE  SUPERIOR 
CONVENIENT  TO  BOATS  AND  TRAINS 


PORT  ARTHUR,  ONTARIO 


26 


"Not  the  BlcCMt.  but  the  BEST" 

ALGOMA  HOTEL 

POET  ABTHUB 

15  Large  Sample  Rooms 

MBRRITT  &    HODDBR.    Proj 

aates  $a.00  to  $3. so,  American  Plan 


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BUSY  MAN'S   CANADA 


Port  Mann,  B.C. 

Col.  A.  D.  Davidson,  land  agent  for  the 
Canadian  Northern  Railway,  stated  in  an 
address  before  the  Port  Mann  Board  of 
Trade  that  Port  Mann  will  be  the  only 
shipping  terminal  of  the  road  on  the  Pacific 
coast. 

Grain  elevators  will  be  erected  capable  of 
handling  the  output  and  will  be  completed  by 
the  time  the  road  is  in  running  order.  He 
urged  the  Board  to  pay  particular  attention 
to  colonizing  the  farming  country  back  of 
Port  Mann,  a  recent  trip  having  convinced 
him  that  this  is  one  of  the  best  agricultural 
districts  in  Canada.  Reverting  to  the  grain 
situation,  he  pointed  out  that  had  it  not 
been  for  climatic  conditions,  last  year's  crop 
could  not  have  been  handled  before  this 
year's  was  ready  for  transportation.  In 
order  to  meet  these  demands,  provision  would 
be  made  at  Port  Mann  to  handle  grain  on  an 
enormous  scale,  as  the  crop  increases  from  ten 
to  fifteen  per  cent,  yearly. 

Following  the  meeting,  the  party  made 
.selection  of  a  site  for  the  depot,  and  inspected 
the  location  of  the  car  shops  and  roundhouses 
on  Sections  3  and  10,  in  all  about  four  hundred 
acres. 

At  a  meeting  of  residents,  property  owners 
and  tradesmen  of  Port  Mann,  held  in  the 
Port  Mann  Hotel,  was  organized  the  Port 
Mann  Board  of  Trade,  twenty-two  joining  the 
organization  at  its  initial  meeting. 

Lord  P.  Manley  was  elected  president, 
Chas.  F.  Miller  vice-president,  and  Chas.  A. 
McCallum  secretary-treasurer.  The  execu- 
tive committee  selected  consists  of  Messrs.  T. 
B.  Hooper,  Luding  Pillath,  D.  A.  M.  Rae, 
N.  P.  Dingman  and  J.  Hunter. 


Marry  J.  Rage 

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cost  descriptive  circulars,  maps,  plans, 
and  a  lot  of  reliable  information  about 
the   coming    Railway   and    Industrial 

CITY  OF    PORT    MANN 

The  Pacific  Coast  Terminus  of  the  Canadian 
Northern  Railway,  where  Trans-Continental 
Rails  and  Ocean  Boats  meet. 

HARRY  J.  PAGE 

109  Bank  of  Ottawa  Bldg..  Vancouver,  B.C. 


After  the  officers  were  elected  and  the  meet- 
ing organized,  a  number  of  important  busi- 
ness matters  were  brought  up  for  discussion 

The  most  important  was  the  early  instal- 
lation of  an  electric  light  system  and  the 
immediate  means  for  fire  protection. 

Men  have  been  put  in  the  field  by  the 
Vancouver  Power  Company  with  the  view 
of  getting  a  pole  line  into  Port  Mann  for  the 
transmission  of  power  to  this  city. 

Mr.  Purvis,  of  the  B.C.  Electric  Company, 
says  that  steps  are  being  taken  on  a  survey 
for  an  interurban  line  into  city. 

Port  Mann  is  the  Pacific  terminus  of  the 
Canadian  Northern  Railway  and  is  situated 
on  the  south  side  of  the  Eraser  River,  in  one 
of  the  richest  horticultiu-al  districts  of  the 
West. 

It  is  now  definitely  stated  that  the  Car- 
negie Steel  Company  of  Pittsburg  will  estab- 
lish a  smelter  at  Port  Mann.  These  steel 
works  will  be  on  a  huge  scale  and  will  repre- 
sent at  the  outset  an  investment  of  about  two- 
million  dollars.  The  International  Milling 
Company  has  secured  a  site  for  terminal  ele- 
vators and  flour  mill,  to  cost  approximately  a 
million  dollars.  Negotiations  are  also  under 
way  with  an  English  concern  for  the  establish- 
ment of  a  large  dry  dock  and  shipbuilding 
yards. 

Red  Deer,  Alta. 

Real  estate  is  turning  over  steadily,  and 
there  is  an  absence  of  any  "boom"  condi- 
tions. Some  investors  from  Calgary  and 
from  the  Coast  have  recently  purchased  in- 
side property  and  a  Calgary  capitalist  has 
taken  an  option  on  one  of  the  choicest  busi- 
ness sites  in  town. 

The  banks  indicate  the  strong  financial 
position  of  this  district.  They  are,  with  their 
managers:  Commerce,  W.  L.  Gibson;  Im- 
perial, J.  G.  GilUspie;  Merchants',  F.  M. 
Hacking;   Northern  Crown,  J.  H.  Menzies. 

There  is  urgent  need  here  for  a  foundry, 
pressed  brick  works,  cement  works,  pulp  niill 
and  concerns  using  leather.  J.  R.  Davison, 
Secretary  Board  of  Trade,  will  gladly  tell 
inquirers  what  the  town  will  do  for  new- 
comers. 


MUNICIPAL   PROGRESS 


83 


Regina,  Sask. 

In  the  year  just  closed  Regina  experienced 
a  period  of  wonderful  growth  and  expansion 
along  all  lines.  Industrial,  commercial  and 
financial  returns  for  the  year  indicate  de- 
cidedly healthy  conditions  and  substantial 
increases  over  previous  years. 

The  progress  made  along  industrial  lines 
is  particularly  noticeable,  some  twenty- 
seven  new  factories  and  wholesale  houses 
having  definitely  located  here  during  the 
year.  In  addition  to  these,  many  new  retail 
houses  were  established  and  a  large  number 
of  financial  institutions  opened  provincial 
offices. 

The  records,  usually  considered  as  a 
barometer  of  the  times,  tell  a  convincing 
story  of  advances.  As  near  as  possible  at 
this  date  the  figures  are,  as  compared  with 
the  previous  year: 

Building  permits,  1912,  $8,047,309;  1911, 
$5,089,070.  Bank  clearings,  1912,  $115,- 
727,648;  1911,73,032,088.  Customs  returns, 
1912,  $1,088,008;  1911,  $790,435.  Post 
office  business,  1912,  $2,422,084;  1911,  1,- 
610,761. 


The  prospects  for  1913  are  bright  and 
indications  are  that  the  rates  of  increase 
established  this  year  will  be  exceeded. 
Architects  already  have  an  unusual  amount 
of  work  in  hand.  Projected  buildings  total 
well  over  ten  million  dollars.  The  largest 
individual  items  in  this  total  are  the  Grand 
Trunk  Pacific  Hotel  and  the  large  internal 
storage  elevator.  The  plans  of  the  Grand 
Trunk  Hotel  are  for  a  very  attractive  nine- 
storey  building,  to  cost  one  million  dollars. 

The  elevator  mentioned  is  to  have  a  capa- 
city of  a  million  bushels,  with  a  full  equip- 
ment for  drying  and  cleaning  grain.  This  will 
greatly  improve  grain  marketing  conditions 
and  will  further  establish  Regina  in  its 
position  as  a  grain  centre. 

Several  large  buildings  were  started  late 
this  fall  and  others  are  proposed  for  the 
early  spring.  Probably  the  most  notable 
of  these  is  the  ten-storey  office  building,  for 
which  footings  are  now  in,  on  the  corner  of 
Scarth  Street  and  Twelfth  Avenue.  This 
is  the  first  building  of  such  a  height  to  be 
erected  in  the  province  of  Saskatchewan. 

While  no  civic  census  has  been  taken,  it 
is  generally  accepted  that  the  present  popu- 


REGINA 


The  Capital,  Financial 
Educational,  Commercial 
and  Railway  Centre  of  the  Province  of  Saskatchewan 


H  A  city  of  large  commercial  buildings,  big  warehouses,  beautiful  homes, 

splendid  parks,  paved  streets,  and  supplied  with  an  abundance  of  pure 

spring  water,  situated  in  the  heart  of   the  finest  dry  farming  district  in 

the  world. 

^  Owing  to  the  rapid  development  of  the  surrounding  country  and  the 

splendid  prospects  for  the  future  of  the  city,  there  are  splendid  openings 

for  wholesalers  and  manufacturers. 

^  For  the  investment  of  capital  in  real  estate  this  city  can  compare  most 

favorably  with  any  city  in  the  West.    We  offer  some  splendid  investments  in 

business  sites,  residential  and  suburban  property.    We  will  gladly  send  maps, 

pamphlets  and  particulars  to  those  interested.     Correspondence  solicited. 


ANDERSON,  LUNNEY  &  CO. 

REGINA,  SASKATCHEWAN 

Appraisers,  Valuators,  Real  Estate,  Western  Bonds  and  Mortgages 


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BUSY  MAN'S  CANADA 


Regina — Continued 

lation  is  well  over  the  40,000  mark.  When 
this  figure  is  considered  against  the  popu- 
lation in  1906,  of  6,200,  one  realizes  the 
rapidity  of  growth  in  this  city. 

The  real  estate  market  throughout  the 
entire  year  has  been  decidedly  satisfactory. 
The  early  spring  was  notable  for  the  large 
number  of  transactions  and  for  a  material 
advance  in  the  prices  of  residential  property. 
Since  that  time  dealing  has  been  free  and 
active  with  a  good  demand  for  property  that 
will  come  into  development  in  the  near 
future.  Values  have  been  steady  with  a 
healthy  upward  trend. 

The  map  has  been  materially  extended 
during  the  past  year  by  the  addition  of  a 
number  of  new  subdivisions. 
'  It  is  always  hard  to  read  the  future,  but 
when  one  looks  at  the  broad  acres  of  Sas- 
katchewan, which  from  their  very  productive- 
ness insure  that  people  will  come  from  the 
ends  of  the  earth  to  till  them,  it  is  not  hard 
to  conceive  of  a  rapidly  increasing  rural 
population  whose  requirements  must  be 
catered  to  from  an  ever-growing  centre.  The 
confidence  of  local  people  and  outside  in- 
vestors in  Regina's  future  is,  therefore,  well 


founded  and  as  long  as  no  inflation  of  values 
is  evident,  investments  are  absolutely  safe. 

Real  estate  has  not  taken  its  expected 
slump  since  the  disastrous  cyclone.  Not: 
a  lot  in  the  city  is  offered  for  sale  at  a  dollar 
less  than  it  would  have  brought  before  the 
disaster.  Not  a  family  is  known  to  have 
announced  its  intention  of  leaving  the  city)^ 
nor  has  one  left.  Instead  workmen  and 
others  are  piling  in  from  all  sides.  Arriving! 
trains  bring  with  them  as  many  as  thirty,  who 
have  been  carried  in  bagga'je  cars.  ! 

The  greatest  problem  of  the  civic  authori- 
ties is  the  rebuilding  of  the  city  as  fast  as 
possible.  Money  will  be  no  object.  Thou- 
sands of  carpenters,  plasterers,  plumbers  aiid 
other  workmen  have  been  brought  in  from 
outside.  i 

"In  my  opinion,  Regina  one  year  from  to- 
day will  be  bigger  than  ever. ' '  This  statement 
was  made  by  Mr.  William  McBain,  land 
purchasing  agent  for  the  C.N.R.,  on  his  re- 
turn from  a  six  months'  trip  through  the 
West. 

"No  one  who  has  known  the  pioneers 
who  built  up  the  West  and  the  conditions 
they  mastered  will  predict  the  death  of 
Regina  as  the  result  of  one  disaster.  The 
Western  spirit  is  there  and  will  show. 


HOW  DO  YOU  MAKE 
YOUR  LIVING? 

This  is  not  impertinence— merely  by  way  of  leading 
up  to  a  point. 

The  point  is  that  a  large  number  of  very  intelligent, 
active  and  enterprising  people  make  their  living  by  selling 
magazine  subscriptions. 

Some  people  are  doing  a  great  deal  better  than  making 
a  living  in  this  line  of  work— making  money,  in  fact.  Still 
others  could  greatly  improve  their  circumstances  if  they 
would  give  up  their  present  employment  and  take  up  sub- 
scription work.     A  card  will  bring  you  full  particulars. 


BUSY  MAN'S  CANADA 


79  Adelaide  Street  East 


Toronto 


MUNICIPAL  PROGRESS 


85 


Regin  a — Continued 

The  latest  estimate  is  a  population  of 
over  40,000  people. 

The  railway  facilities  are  unexcelled  in 
Western  Canada.  There  are  five  hues  of  the 
Canadian  Pacific  Railway,  two  lines  of  the 
Canadian  Northern,  and  one  line  of  the 
Grand  Trunk  Pacific.  Two  additional  lines 
of  the  Grand  Trunk  Pacific  will  be  in  opera- 
tion shortly  and  three  other  lines  are  pro- 
jected. 

The  Canadian  Northern  will  have  an  ad- 
ditional line  west  in  operation  within  a  year's 
time.     The    Canadian    Pacific    contemplate 


WHEAT  IS  MONEY 

Money  warrants  business. 
Business  creates  values. 
Regina  values  will   increase 

while  West  grows. 
West  will  grow  for  20  years. 
Buy  in  the  West. 
We'll  tell  you  where. 
(The  Active  Picket  People) 

Walker-Knisely  Co. 


1835  Scarth  St. 
Reg^ina 


100  King  St.  W. 
Toronto 


Send  us  your  Listings  of 

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PROPERTIES 


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REGINA 


building  an  additional  line  south  from 
Regina. 

There  are  12  wholesale  tlireshing  machine 
warehouses,  20  agricultural  machinery  ware- 
houses, groceries,  hardware,  hides  and  tallow, 
oil,  fruit,  stationery,  builders'  supplies, 
manufacturers'  agents,  and  others. 

There  are  openings  for  a  biscuit  factory,  a 
motor  car  factory,  lithographic  printing 
works,  etc. 

The  principal  city  officials  are:  Mayor,  P. 
McAra;  City  Clerk,  A.  W.  Poole;  City  Treas- 
urer, A.  W.  Goldie;  Commissioner,  A.  J. 
McPherson;  City  Engineer,  A.  W.  Thornton; 
President  Board  of  Trade,  W.  P.  Wells; 
Postmaster,  J.  NicoU. 


^ 


//  you  are  truly  in  love  with  your  job, 
every  member  of  the  force  should  he — and 
chances  are  ■mill  be — in  love  vnth  you. — 
Orville  Allen. 


^ 


AFFINITIES 

When  I  am  ^^blue^' 
T  find  the  sky, 
Is  just  as  blue  as  I, 
And  in  that  blue 
Of  sky  and  me, 
There  seems  a  fine  affinity: 
Sky's  blue  is  sunlight  shining  through, 
And  mine's  the  same  thing  trying  to. 
— Ray  Clarke  Rose. 


SASKATCHEWAN    FARMS 

Now  i*  the  time  to  lelect  yours.  I  have 
some  fine  sections  close  to  good  towns. 
Improved  land  $20  acre  up.  Prairie  land  $13 
acre  up.     In  any  quantity,  on  easy  payments. 

A.  B.  WADDELL 

108  Simpkins  Block  Regina.  Saak..  Canada 


REGINA  LOTS 


adjoining  Grand  Trunk  and  Canadian 
Northern  Railway  yards,  both  to  be 
served  by  street  cars  in  1913,  may  interest  Hotchkiss  &  Kennedy 
you    if    you    desire   a  good    investment.       Wettem  Tru.t  Building 


Information  for  a  postal. 


REGINA,  SASKATCHEWAN 


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BUSY  MAN'S   CANADA 


Saskatoon,  Sask. 

The  second  annual  meeting  of  the  Saska- 
toon Clearing  House  Association  was  held 
recently.  The  total  clearings  for  1912 
amounted  to  $115,946,481.70,  as  against 
$63,557,144.49  for  1911,  or  an  increase  of 
$1,000,000  per  week.  The  increase  of  clear- 
ings for  1912  over  1911  was  82.42  per  cent. 

The  election  of  officers  for  the  ensuing  year 
resulted  as  follows:  Chairman,  Mr.  G.  A.  C. 
Weir,  Bank  of  British  North  America;  vice- 
chairman,  Mr.  T.  K.  McCallum,  Royal  Bank 
of  Canada;  Committee,  Messrs.  E.  S.  Martin, 
Bank  of  Montreal;  W.  P.  Kirkpatrick, 
Canadian  Bank  of  Commerce;  and  S.  S. 
Sterns,  Bank  of  Nova  Scotia. 

The  following  is  from  an  article  by  Mr. 
Wood,  an  editorial  writer  in  the  Toronto 
Glohz: 

Here  is  a  city  that  has  sprung  up  at  the 
touch  of  Western  magic.  At  almost  every 
comer  may  be  seen  the  man  who  bought 
for  $300,  sold  for  $50,000,  and  lived  happy 
ever  afterwards.  Eight  years  ago  it  was  a 
shack  town  of  about  one  himdred  people, 
and  now  it  '>s  a  prosperous  city  of  over  18,- 
000,  boasting  that  it  has  no  old  inhabitants 
to  stand  in  the  way  of  modern  advancement. 
This  is  an  immunity  regarded  with  special 
satisfaction,,  as  it  insures  expansion  and 
achievement.  Where  would  Saskatoon  be 
if  it  were  tied  up  to  and  by  citizens  and  poli- 
ticians like — ?  But  it  would  be  invidious  to 
mention  names.  They  will  occur  to  every 
experienced  reader.  The  city  is  growing 
in  wealth,  in  population,  and  in  necessities, 
and  it  rises  to  and  above  every  occasion. 

Saskatoon  has  an  original  and  thoroughly 
practical  method  of  encoiu^aging  the  location 
of    industries.     Her    wealthy    men    are    so 


numerous  that  they  were  regarded  as  moving 
targets  for  all  the  industries  seeking  local 
capital,  subsidies,  sites,  and  other  encourage- 
ments. The  City  Council,  too,  was  beset 
by  continuous  applications,  which  it  had  no 
time  to  investigate.  To  meet  the  situation 
it  was  decided  to  incorporate  the  Industrial 
League,  Limited,  under  the  laws  of  Saskatche- 
wan, and  the  scheme  was  carried  out  in  real 
Saskatoon  style.  The  million  dollars  capital 
required  was  secured  in  four  and  a  half  days, 
all  the  ten  thousand  shares  of  $100  each  bemg 
taken  up.  Five  per  cent,  of  the  par  value  was 
required  with  each  application.  The  company 
has  650  shareholders,  who  select  twenty-five 
directors,  and  these  in  turn  choose  seven 
managers.  The  company  is  more  eager  for 
development  than  dividends,  and  will  make 
investments  with  a  view  to  encouraging  the 
locating  of  industries.  A  thoroughly  compe- 
tent man  will  be  appointed  to  investigate  every 
enterprise  proposing  to  locate  in  Saskatoon 
and  seeking  support  in  the  form  of  local 
investments.  Such  as  are  regarded  as  likely 
to  succeed  will  be  encouraged  by  the  invest- 
ment of  a  reasonable  amount  from  the  com- 
pany's funds.  The  Industrial  League,  Limit- 
ed, will  thus  become  an  investinc;  conjpany. 

Then,  welcome  each  rebuff 
That  turns  earth's  smoothness  rough, 
Each  sting  that  bids  nor  sit  nor 
stand  hut  go! 
Be  our  joy  three  parts  pain! 
Strive,  and  hold  cheap  the  strain; 
Learn,  nor  account  the  pang ;  dare, 
never  grudge  the  throe! 

— Robert  Browning. 


The  West  Shows  the  East 


(From  the  St.  Thomas  Journal) 

^  A  small  Alberta  town  spends  thousands  of  dollars  on  an 
^^  advertising  scheme,  while  a  rich  and  prosperous  county  in 
Ontario  is  afraid  to  spend  a  few  hundreds.  And  yet  people  wonder 
that  Western  towns  go  ahead  quickly ! 


MUNICIPAL  PROGRESS 


87 


Sault  Ste.  Marie,  Ont. 

The  annual  meeting  of  the  Lake  Superior 
Corporation  was  held  recently  at  Camden, 
NJ.  Mr.  T.  J.  Drummond  presided,  and 
reviewed  the  progress  of  4;he  corporation  for 
the  year  ended  June  30,  1912.  He  said  that 
the  earnings  from  the  operations  of  subsid- 
iary companies  for  the  year  amounted  to 
$1,579,000,  an  increase  of  more  than  30  per 
cent,  on  1911;  the  balance,  after  providing 
for  bond  interest,  amounted  to  $1,148,000. 
Under  these  conditions  the  directors  had  de- 
clared the  full  5  per  cent,  interest  on  the  in- 
come bonds  against  2}^  per  cent,  paid  for  the 
last  two  years.  The  construction  of  the 
Algoma  Central  Railroad  had  been  completed 
up  to  the  main  line  of  the  Canadian  Pacific, 
the  extension  to  the  Canadian  Northern 
would  be  completed  within  a  few  months  and 
that  to  the  Grand  Trunk  Pacific  by  this  time 
next  year.  The  prospects  of  the  railway  were 
good.  The  extension  of  the  Algoma  Eastern 
Railway  was  being  pushed,  and  business  on 
the  part  of  the  line  now  being  operated 
showed  a  satisfactory  increase.  The  com- 
mencement of  the  operations  of  the  mills  of 
the  Lake  Superior  Paper  Company  would 
materially  increase  the  earnings  of  the  sub- 
sidiary companies  of  the  Corporation.  The 
most  important  development  of  the  year  had 
been  the  successful  flotation  of  the  Algoma 
Steel  Corporation,  which  took  over  the  plant, 
properties  and  business  of  the  Algoma  Steel 
Company,  the  Lake  Superior  Power  Company 
and  other  subsidiaries.  As  the  result  of  this 
consolidation  the  $5,000.00  of  short-term 
notes  of  the  corporation  had  been  redeemed 
and  the  corporation's  finances  has  been  put 
on  a  sound  permanent  basis.  New  blooming 
and  rail  mills  had  been  installed,  and  the  out- 
put of  the  steel  plant  materially  increased; 
but  despite  this,  it  was  difficult  to  meet  the 
existing  Canadian  demand  for  steel  products, 
and  further  extensions  were  necessary.  The 
President  reminded  the  shareholders  of  the 
great  potential  values  of  the  mines  and  lands 


owned  by  the  subsidiary  companies,  pointing 
out  that  the  corporation  owned  equities  in 
3,000,000  acres,  mostly  covered  by  high- 
grade  pulpwood,  whence  revenues  were  being 
obtained,  and  that  valuable  iron  ore  deposits 
had  been  located  thereon.  The  earnings  of 
the  past  two  months  of  the  present  fiscal  year 
had  proved  most  satisfactory;  the  orders  for 
steel  products  ensured  the  operation  of  the 
plants  their  full  capacity. 

The  Lake  Superior  Paper  Company,  which 
purchased  the  pulp  mill  of  the  Lake  Superior 
Corporation  some  two  years  ago,  has  now 
completed  their  new  mills,  with  a  capacity  of 
225  tons  of  paper  per  day.  This  plant  is 
financed  by  British  capital  that  was  interested 
by  President  H.  R.  Talbott  and  is  without 
question  the  most  modem  and  best  equipped 
news  print  mill  in  America.  The  plant 
employs  a  large  number  of  high  priced  men 
and  is  of  enormous  benefit  to  the  city. 

The  present  population,  as  shown  by  the 
Directory  census  just  taken,  is  18,422;  Sault 
Ste.  Marie,   14,355;  Steelton,  4,0G7. 

There  is  one  point  to  be  noted  in  writing 
up  statistics  of  the  population  of  Sault  Ste. 
Marie  and  that  is  the  unfortunate  division 
of  the  town  into  Sault  Ste. Marie  proper  and 
the  suburb  called  Steelton.  This  leads  to  a 
great  many  contiadictory  statements  as  to 
the  city's  growth  from  time  to  time.  Steel- 
ton and  Sault  Ste.  Marie  are  practically  one 
city,  the  only  division  being  an  imaginarj" 
line  similar  to  tlie  lines  dividing  wards  in 
a  city,  consequently  the  population  uf  the 
city  of  Sault  Ste.  Marie  should  always  in- 
clude the  population  of  the  town  of  Steelton. 

W.  H.  Munroe  is  Mayor;  C.  W.  McCrea, 
Treasurer;  C.  J.  Pim,  City  Clerk. 


O'CONNOR  <&  SHERIDAN 

Real  Estate  and  Mining 

Brokers 

665  Queen  Street  Phone  723 

SAULT  STE.  IVLARIE,  ONT. 

Industrial  Sites  and   High-class  Investments 


REAL 
ESTATE 


Chitty,  Moffly  &  Chipley 

SAULT  STE.  MARIE 
Realty  in  all  its  Branches 


REAL 
ESTATE 


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Toronto,  Ont. 

Total  building  permits  for  the  year  1912 
amounted  to  $27,401,761.  This  is  an  in- 
crease of  $3,027,222,  or  over  12  per  cent. 
The  following  is  the  record  for  the  past  four 
years:  1912,  $27,401,761;  1911,  $24,374.- 
539;    1910,  21,127,783;    1909,  $18,139,247. 

There  were  erected  during  the  year  10,217 
new  buildings,  as  compared  with  9,869  in 
1911.  The  number  of  permits  granted  in 
1912  was  7,173,  as  against  7,296  in  1911. 
December  permits  showed  a  slight  increase 
over  those  of  the  corresponding  month  last 
year.  The  respective  totals  for  December, 
1912  and  1911,  are  $1,936,685  and  $1,791,032, 
the  difference  in  favor  of  last  month  being 
$145,653.  In  December  permits  were  issued 
for  454  buildings,  as  against  505  last  year. 

Within  the  last  two  weeks  three  important 
transactions  in  down-town  property  have 
either  been  concluded  or  are  understood  to 
be  well  under  way.  A  block  on  the  east 
side  of  Yonge  Street,  with  a  frontage  of  167 
feet,  sold  to  English  investors  for  .$417,500, 
or  $2,500  a  foot.  It  is  also  understood  that 
the  sale  of  McConkey's  Restaurant,  on  the 
south  side  of  King  Street,  just  west  of  the 
Canadian  Bank  of  Commerce  head  ofhce, 
is  under  negotiation,  and  that  a  short  option 
has  been  taken  on  the  property.  The  Bank 
of  Commerce  is  mentioned  as  the  purchaser, 
but  no  authoritative  statement  has  been 
made.  The  supposition  is  based  on  the  fact 
that  the  bank  is  in  need  of  additional  office 
space.  Negotiations  are  also  under  way  for 
the  sale  of  7-9  King  Street  East.  Robins, 
Limited,  are  acting  for  the  purchasers,  but 
the  deal  has  not  yet  advanced  far  enough 
to  give  particulars.     The  property  is  owned 


by  the  Imperial  Bank,  and  was  purchased 
three  years  ago  at  $140,000. 

Winter  dullness  has  not  yet  overtaken 
to  any  great  extent  the  ordinary  run  of  busi- 
ness in  realty.  Building  lots  are  in  good 
demand.  The  Post  was  told  this  week  by 
a  realty  broker  who  makes  a  specialty  of 
factory  and  warehouse  sites,  that  from  the 
year's  demand  for,  and  transactions  in 
property  of  this  class  of  buildings  it  is  evi- 
dent that  Toronto,  in  1912,  made  great 
strides  in  her  industrial  development.  The 
demand  came  not  only  from  new  companies 
establishing  here,  but  also  from  the  estab- 
lished companies  that  found  their  space  in- 
adequate. The  passing  by  overwhelming 
majorities  on  the  first  instant  of  by-laws 
authorizing  the  expenditure  on  municipal 
works  of  over  thirteen  million  dollars  is  an 
evidence  not  only  of  the  general  feeling  of 
prosperity  that  obtains,  but  also  of  a  general 
progressiveness.  These  expenditures  in- 
clude $2,500,000  for  the  Bloor  Street  viaduct, 
which  will  be  an  improvement  that  will  very 
much  help  the  extension  of  the  city  north- 
eastwards and  provide  a  through  thorough- 
fare in  the  northern  portion  of  the  city.  The 
change,  in  time,  should  tend  to  make  Bloor 
Street  a  business  thoroughfare. 

The  revised  assessment  figures  place  the 
assessment  at  $423,535,623,  which  is  an  in- 
crease of  very  nearly  eighty  million  dollars — 
almost  twice  as  large  as  any  increase  i^revi- 
ously  recorded. 

The  Toronto  realty  market  for  inside 
properties  is  fairly  active,  houses  for  rent  and 
for  sale  being  in  great  demand.  One  firm 
states  that  they  have  now  a  hundred  applica- 
tions for  houses  to  rent  that  they  cannot  pos- 
sibly fill.     The  inducements  offered  by  build- 


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Special  Features 

Safety,  large  earning  capacity,  long 
established  trade  connection,  privilege 
of  withdrawing  investment  at  end  of 
one  year,  with  not  less  than  7%  on  60 
days'  notice. 

Send  at  Once  for  Full  Particulars. 


Share  in  Profits 

This  security  is  backed  up  by  a  long- 
established  and  substantial  manufac- 
turing business,  embracing  a  number  of 
the  most  modem  plants  in  existence, 
that  has  always  paid  dividends  and  the 
investor  shares  in  all  profits,  and  divi- 
dends are  paid  twice  a  year,  on  1st 
June  and  December. 


NATIONAL  SECURITIES  CORPORATION,  LIMITED 

Confederation  Life  Building,  Toronto,  Ont. 


MUNICIPAL  PROGRESS 


89 


Toronto — Continued 

ers  in  the  way  of  easy  terms  have  left  very 
few  houses  available  for  renting  by  newcom- 
ers or  those  who  are  not  sufficiently  settled 
to  buy  a  house.  One  broker  expressed  the 
opinion  that  Toronto  was  becoming  more  of 
a  house-renting  community  than  formerly. 
This  may  be  the  case,  but  the  number  of  new 
citizens  we  are  getting  is  greater  than  ever 
before,  and  no  doubt  a  large  part  of  the  de- 
mand for  renting  comes  from  them. 

The  investment  demand  for  Toronto  prop- 
erties is  reported  to  be  not  very  strong,  the 
tight  money  market,  no  doubt,  curtailing 
this  kind  of  buying. 

The  sale  of  the  Janes  Building,  at  the 
north-east  corner  of  Yonge  and  King  Streets, 
the  most  valuable  corner  in  Toronto,  by  the 
Dominion  Bank  for  $1,250,000,  which  was 
made  public  at  the  close  of  last  week,  reveals 
the  rapid  appreciation  made  in  the  price  of 
Toronto  downtown  properties  in  the  last  few 
years.  Robins  Limited,  who  negotiated  the 
deal,  offered  the  same  property  three  years 
ago  to  two  English  gentlemen  at  $480,000. 
They  refused  to  buy,  and  missed  an  oppor- 
tunity to  make  nearly  three-quarters  of  a 
million  dollars  in  three  years  by  the  use  of 
less  than  half  a  million,  that  is,  considering 
that  the  total  sale  price  had  been  paid,  and 
not  taking  into  account  net  revenue. 

Toronto's  new  union  station  will  be  located 
on  Front  street,  between  Bay  and  York 
streets.  It  is  expected  to  be  one  of  the  finest 
on  the  continent.  It  will  have  a  frontage  of 
800  feet;  and  a  depth,  including  trackage,  of 
530  feet,  giving  a  total  area  of  424,000  square 
feet,  or  between  nine  and  ten  acres.  There 
will    be    ten    through    passenger    tracks,    six 


passenger  platforms,  and  six  baggage  plat- 
forms. There  will  be  accommodation  m  the 
yards  for  300  cars,  or  nearly  double  the  present 
capacity,  while  the  baggage  accommodation 
will  be  74,000  square  feet,  or  five  times  the 
present  facilities. 

The  estimated  cost  of  the  new  stiition 
building  is  $2,500,000;  the  cost  of  alterations 
to  existing  buildings,  $50,000;  and  the  cost  of 
excavation,  track  ballasting,  filling,  concrete- 
paving,  steel  work,  etc.,  $7,450,000:  or  a  total 
estimated  cost,  including  grade  separation 
and  viaducts,  of  $10,000,000. 

In  connection  with  the  widespread  pur- 
chase of  farming  lands  within  a  radius  of  ten 
or  twelve  miles  of  the  heart  of  Toronto,  it  is 
stated  that  most  of  these  properties  have  been 
secured  by  British  capitalists. 

'  'The  whole  market  is  now  on  a  substantial 
footing.  City  house  and  central  property  is 
adjusting  itself  to  a  sound  basis  of  value.  The 
late  opening  of  the  season  will  run  the  summer 
activity  right  over  into  the  busy  fall  period. 
"It  looks  like  a  buyers'  market." 
The  population  has  increased  from  199,043 
in  1901  to  374,672  in  1911,  according  to  the 
assessors'  figures,  which  are  supposed  to  be 
conservative. 

This  represents  a  growth  of  88  per  cent, 
in  the  population  in  one  decade,  or  a  doubling 
of  the  population  in  about  twelve  years.  At 
the  same  rate  the  population  in  1921  will  be 
704,382,  or  750,000  in  1922. 

The  Mayor  is  H.  C.  Hocken;  City  Clerk, 
W.  A.  Littlejohn;  Chief  Clerk,  James  W. 
Somers;  City  Treasurer,  R.  T.  Coady;  City 
Engineer,  ;    Medical  Health  OflR- 

cer,  Clias.  J.  Hastings,  M.D. 

President  Board  of  Trade,  G.  T.  Somers; 
Secretary,  F.  G.  Morley. 


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Vancouver,  B.C. 

With  railway  construction  likely  to  be 
more  active  than  ever  next  spring,  and  the 
Dominion  Government's  plans  for  the  har- 
bor known,  prospects  are  for  general  busi- 
ness activity  during  the  coming  year. 

Although  no  definite  plans  have  as  yet 
been  annoimced  for  the  improvement  of  the 
harbor,  it  is  expected  that  these  will  be  on 
a  verj'  extensive  scale,  seeing  the  obvious 
importance  the  United  States  railways  at- 
tach to  making  Vancouver  one  of  their  points 
■of  contact  with  the  Pacific  after  the  opening 
of  the  Panama  Canal.  With  the  Pacific 
Great  Eastern  station  on  the  north  shore  of 
the  inlet,  there  is  every  reason  to  think  that 
the  harbor  improvements  will  take  in  both 
side?  of  the  inlet.  The  Balfour-Guthrie- 
Great  Northern  triple,  concrete-pile  docks 
are  being  rapidly  completed,  and  the  C.P.R. 
is  liable  to  start  work  on  its  new  docks  at 
any  time.  The  excavation  of  the  new 
station  for  the  latter  is  about  completed; 
the  central  part  of  its  new  hotel  is  already 
begun,  and  skeleton  of  the  big  new  Birks 
building  is  practically  finished.  The  plans 
for  the  new  university,  costing  $10,000,000, 
at  Point  Grey,  are  now  published,  the  $4,000 
prize  (and  the  work)  being  won  by  Messrs. 
Sharpe  and  Thompson,  two  architects  who 
have  also  got  the  new  Vancouver  Club  well 
under  way.  The  plans  for  the  university 
are  magnificent,  and  British  Columbia  will 
be  possessed  of  probably  one  of  the  finest 
sites  and  university  buildings  in  the  world 
when  they  are  completed. 

The  two  largest  shipping  companies  in 
the  world,  the  British  India  and  Royal  Mail, 
have  both  announced  their  intention  of  in- 
augurating a  trans-pacific  service  on  the  open- 
ing of  the  Panama  Canal,  and  that  Vancouver 
will  be  their  port  of  call. 

According  to  the  plans  and  report  presented 
to  the  Burrard  Peninsular  Joint  Sewerage 
Committee,  an  expenditure  of  $1,000,000  a 
year  will  be  required  for  the  next  five  years 
for  the  plans  of  the  sewerage  system  of 
Greater  Vancouver.  Considerable  sums  will 
be  required  annually  thereafter  until  1950, 
when  the  whole  peninsula  will  have  a  com- 
plete system.  It  is  estimated  that  the 
population  of  the  city  will  then  be  at  least 
1,400,000,  according  to  Mr.  Lea,  the  Montreal 
•expert. 

By  paying  $5,575  per  front   foot  for  the 


northeast  corner  of  Hastings  and  Granville 
Streets,  the  Royal  Bank  of  Canada  has 
established  a  new  record  price  for  Vancouver 
city  property.  Mr.  Harvey  Haddon,  of 
London,  was  the  vendor  of  the  property, 
which  he  has  held  for  the  last  twenty  years, 
it  is  said.  The  property,  which  has  a  front- 
age of  130  feet  on  Hastings  Street  and  120 
feet  on  Granville,  is  opposite  the  Post  Office 
and  Bank  of  Commerce.  It  is  probably  the 
most  valuable  business  site  in  the  city  from 
the  point  of  view  of  a  bank  or  office  building. 
It  is  the  intention  of  the  bank  to  erect  a 
modem  office  building,  at  least  ten  storeys 
high,  to  cost  approximately  $500,000.  The 
present  lessees  are  in  possession  until  May, 
1914,  but  as  they  are  Messrs.  Henry  Birks 
&  Co.,  who  have  a  ten-storey  building  being 
rushed  to  completion  on  the  corner  of  Gran- 
ville and  Georgia  Streets,  the  building  may 
be  begun  before  the  completion  of  the  lease. 
It  is  interesting  to  note  that  the  record  price 
for  business  property  before  this  deal  was 
put  through  was  $5,200  a  front  foot,  paid  by 
Messrs.  Birks  &  Co.  for  their  new  property. 

This  deal  emphasizes  what  has  been  pointed 
out  in  these  columns  before.  Hastings  Street 
is  becoming  more  and  more  a  purely  financial 
street,  being  lined  with  banks  and  office 
buildings,  with  patches  of  stores.  The  latter 
will  probably  move  up  to  Georgia  Street 
when  the  viaduct  over  False  Creek,  running 
east  and  west,  is  completed.  Pender  Street, 
which  parallels  Hastings,  is  gradually  assum- 
ing the  aspect  of  a  purely  office-building 
street,  in  which  there  are  no  stores.  Recently 
the  new  Dominion  Trust  and  North-West 
Trust  buildings  have  been  completed. 

The  Canadian  Pacific  Railway  Co.  have 
taken  out  the  largest  building  permit  ever 
issued  in  the  city  of  Vancouver  for  their 
new  station,  to  cost  $1,000,000.  The  struc- 
ture will  be  as  nearly  fire-proof  as  science  can 
make  it.  Steel,  concrete,  brick,  stone  and 
terra  cotta  will  be  used  throughout.  The 
company  has  also  cancelled  its  present  per- 
mit for  $800,000  for  the  hotel  so  as  to  allow 
of  enlarged  plans. 

A  15-storey  office  block,  to  cost  in  the 
neighborhood  of  $750,000,  will  be  erected 
by  a  syndicate,  on  the  comer  of  Hastings  and 
Richards  Streets.  The  plans  were  drawn 
and  the  permit  issued  some  time  ago  before 
the  building  limitation  of  eight  storeys  was 
put  in  force. 


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Vancouver — Continued 

A  staff  writer  of  the  Toronto  World  recently 
wrote  to  his  paper  as  follows:  It  will  be  six 
years  in  October  next  since  I  was  here  before 
and  I  would  scarcely  believe  my  eyes  when  I 
saw  how  Vancouver  had  grown — four  times 
as  large  as  at  that  time. 

It  would  pay  Toronto  to  send  the  whole 
bunch  of  the  council,  controllers  and  aldermen, 
to  see  how  this  city  is  being  run.  They  don't 
wait  for  the  population  to  go  out,  before  they 
build  streets  and  sewers.  Miles  of  streets 
in  all  directions  are  being  paved,  and  sewers 
and  electric  light  going  in  at  the  same  time. 
One  small  municipality  of  11,000  acres  in 
extent,  that  is,  equal  to  eleven  of  our  mile 
and  a  quarter  square  blocks  of  land  in  York 
County,  has  spent  $2,500,000  on  the  streets 
alone,  to  say  nothing  of  sewers  and  electric 
light,  and  are  going  to  spenti  another  $1,500,- 
000  this  coming  year.  Not  only  the  council 
but  the  business  men — yes,  and  the  citizens 
also — have  got  "big  eyes"  and  are  building 
for  the  future,  and  building  so  as  to  give  all 
or  as  many  as  possible  of  the  necessary  com- 
forts of  life  to  their  rapidly  increasing  citi- 
zens, as  fast  as  they  spread  outside  the  limits. 
tiThere  are  eighteen  chartered  banks  in 
Vancouver,  having,  besides  their  local  head 
offices,  36  branch  offices  scattered  throughout 
the  city.  The  following  is  a  complete  list, 
with  names  of  managers:  Bank  of  Nova 
Scotia,  H.  D.  Burns;  Granville  St.  branch, 
H.  Rogers;  Eastern  Townships  Bank,  W.  H. 
Hargrave;  Kitsilano  branch,  P.  Gomery; 
Molsons,  J.  H.  Campbell;  Main  St.,  A.  W. 
Jarvis  (Agent);  British  North  America,  W. 
Godfrey;  Quebec  Bank,  G.  S.  F.  Robitaille; 

Imperial  Bank,  A  Jukes;   Fairview,  ; 

Hastings  and  Abbott,  A.  R.  Green;  Main 
St.,  W.  A.  Wright;  Bank  of  Hamilton,  E. 
Buchanan;  E.  Vancouver,  H.  L.  Paynter; 
N.  Vancouver,  C.  G.  Heaven;  S.  Vancouver, 

F.  N.  Hirst;  Bank  of  Vancouver,  F.  Dallas; 
Broadway  West,  O.  Moon;  Cedar  Cottage, 
E.  G.  Sutherland;  Pender  St.,  C.  Reid;  Gran- 
ville St.,  A.  H.  Hawkes;  Traders,  A.  R. 
Heiter;    Royal,  F.  T.  Walker;    Bridge  St., 

G.  Bowser,  Cordova  St.,  H.  F.  Montgomery; 
East  End,  S.  G.  Jardine;  Fairview,  F.  C. 
Birks;  Granville  St.  Centre,  R.  F.  Howden; 
Hillcrest,  A.  A.  Steeves;  Mt.  Pleasant,  P. 
L.  Bengay;  Park  Drive,  R.  Jardine;  Robson 
St.,  G.  H.  Stevens;  Toronto,  F.  A.  Brodie; 
Hastings  and  Carroll  Sts.,  E.  J.  H.  Vanston; 
Union,  T.  McCaffrey;  Cordova  St.,  J.  Ander- 


son; Main  St.,  C.  C.  Dickson;  Mt.  Pleasant, 
W.  G.  Scott ;  Vancouver  South,  R.  J.  Hopper; 
Ottawa,  Chas.  G.  Pennock;  Dominion,  W.  F. 

Gwyn  (Acting);    Granville  St.,  ; 

Northern  Crown,  J.  P.  Roberts;  Granville 
St.,  E.  Stuart  George;  Moimt  Pleasant,  D. 
McGowen,  Montreal,  C.  Sweeny;  Main  St., 
S.  L.  Smith  (Sub- Agent);  Commerce,  Wm. 
Murray;  East,  C.  W.  Durrant;  Fairview, 
J.  C.  E.  Chadwick:  Mt.  Pleasant,  J.  G. 
Mullen;  Park  Drive,  M.  Nicholson;  Mer- 
chants', G.  S.  Harrison;  Hastings  St.,  F.  Pike. 

The  rapid  and  substantial  rise  of  Vancouver 
is  shown  in  the  following  statistics  of  Bank 
Clearances : 

1901 I  47,000,000 

1902 54,000,000 

1903 66,000,000 

1904 74,000,000 

1905 88,000,000 

1906 132,000,000 

1907 191,000,000 

1908 183,000,000 

1909 287,000,000 

1910 445,000,000 

For  the  first  nine  months  of  1911  the  total 
was  $389,809,930,  an  increase  of  more  than 
seventy  millions  over  the  corresponding 
period  of  1910. 

The  electric  supply  is  operated  by  the  B.C. 
Electric  Railway  Co.,|]and  also  by  the  West- 
em  Canada  Power  Co.  Prices  for  both  Ught- 
ing  and  power  vary  according  to  quaUty. 
The  gas  works  are  owned  by  the  B.C.  Electric 
Railway  Company.  The  whole  city  is  sup- 
pUed  with  a  complete  sewerage  system,  and 
the  fire  department,  with  its  eleven  halls,  123 
men  and  latest  motor  equipment,  is  under 
the  direction  of  Fire  Chief  J.  H.  CarUsle. 
The  Chief  of  Police  is  W.  H.  Chamberiain. 

The  official  census  return  gives  Vancouver 
a  population  of  101,000.  Population,  1909, 
78,000;  1910,  93,700;  1911,  133,000.  A 
moderate  computation  of  the  present  popu- 
lation of  Vancouver  with  its  immediate 
suburbs  would  be  145,000.  Assessments, 
1910,  $106,454,265;  1911,  $136,623,045. 
Tax  rate,  2  per  cent,  nett  on  realty,  improve- 
ments are  free. 

The  chief  City  Officials  are:  Mayor,  Jas. 
Findlay;  City  Treasurer,  John  Johnstone; 
City  Clerk,  Wm.  McQueen;  Controller,  C.  F. 
Baldwin;  City  Engineer,  F.  L.  Fellows; 
President  Board  of  Trade,  A.  B.  Erskine; 
Secretary,  W.  Skene;  Postmaster,  R.  G. 
McPherson. 


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Victoria,  B.C. 

The  Victoria  Real  Estate  Exchange,  fol- 
lowing the  example  of  Winnipeg  and  other 
Eastern  cities,  has  formed  a  committee  to 
establish  a  branch  of  the  Imperial  Home 
Re-Union  Association.  This  organization 
will  exist  solely  for  the  purpose  of  making 
loans  to  assist  local  working  men  to  bring 
their  wives  and  families  from  their  native 
land,  to  join  them  in  the  city. 

The  Merchants'  Bank  of  Canada,  who  oc- 
cupy a  handsome  building  on  the  corner  of 
Yates  and  Douglas  Streets,  have  purchased 
the  adjoining  McCallum  block,  owing  to 
their  present  bank  quarters  having  become 
wholly  inadequate.  This  is  the  third  bank 
in  Victoria  to  extend  its  business  quarters 
in  the  last  month. 

The  British  Columbia  Government  an- 
nounce that  the  C.P.R.  and  C.N.R.  will  have 
a  joint  depot  on  the  old  Indian  Reserve  in 
Victoria,  but  separate  yards  for  freight  traffic. 

The  B.C.  Permanent  Loan  Company  have 
awarded  a  contract  for  a  ten-storey  structure 
on  Johnson  and  Douglas  Streets,  to  cost 
$200,000. 

Victoria's  building  permits  for  November 
were  $788,505,  as  against  $616,625  in  Novem- 


ber last  year.  The  total  for  the  eleven  months 
is  $7,334,315,  as  against  $3,783,965  for  the 
same  period  in  1911. 

The  assessment  of  Victoria  for  the  current 
year  is  $88,610,620,  being  $71,635,710  on 
land,  and  $16,974,910  on  improvements. 
Last  year  the  figures  were  $60,007,985,  being 
$46,516,205  on  land  and  $13,491,720  on  im- 
provements. Victoria  does  not  tax  improve- 
ments, but  continues  to  assess  them  to  in- 
crease the  city's  borrowing  power. 

The  highest  building  in  Victoria,  B.C.,  will 
be  erected  this  year  for  R.  D.  Rorison,  of 
Vancouver.  The  building,  which  will  be 
twelve  stories  high  and  have  a  frontage  of 
one  hundred  feet,  will  be  erected  opposite 
the  legislature  buildings,  looking  out  towards 
the  harbor,  to  be  constructed  of  concrete  and 
terra  cotta. 

The  following  are  the  banks,  with  names  of 
their  managers:  Bank  of  Nova  Scotia,  W.  H. 
Silver;  Eastern  Townships  Bank,  R.  W.  H. 
King;  Imperial,  J.  S.  Gibb;  Bank  of  Van- 
couver, W.  H.  Gossip;  Government  St.,  Lim. 
Bang;  Royal,  J.  A.  Taylor;  British  North 
America,  D.  Doig;  Union,  A.  E.  Christie; 
Dominion,  C.  E.  Thomas;  Northern  Crown, 
G.  Booth;  Montreal,  A.  J.  C.  North,  H.  R. 
Beaven;    Merchants',  R.  F.  Taylor. 


Two 

Important  Things 

to 

Consider 


Cost  Less 
Per  Horsepower 

and 
Wheel  Base  Inch 


Than  any  other  fully  equipped  automobile  selling  in  Canada  for  $1,650  or  over 

A-30  Roadster,  30  H.P.,  116  in.  W.  B,,  full  equipment,  nickel  finish,     $1,650 
T-35,  5  Passenger  Touring,  30  H.P.  116  in.  Wheel  Base  -  -  $1,725 

T-55,  5  or  7  Passenger,  50  H. P.,  126  in.  Wheel  Base     -  -  -  $2,350 

AGENTS  WANTED  EVERYWHERE— Write  for  Catalogue  and  Comparative  Table 


Model  T-35,   Full  Equipment  and  Nickel  Finish,  only  $1,725 

Wholesale  Distributers  for  Canada 

CUTTING  MOTOR  SALES  CO.  OF  CANADA  '4„°rl'iVo'!'c?„." 


MUNICIPAL   PROGRESS 


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Weyburn,  Sask. 

Under  a  decision  handed  down  by  the 
Board  of  Railway  Commissioners,  shippers 
in  Weyburn  can  now  obtain  through  rates  on 
both  car  lot  and  less  than  car  lot  freight  from 
Weyburn  to  points  on  the  C.N.R.  via  the 
transfer  track  recently  installed  at  Midale, 
thus  opening  up  a  territory  that  has  hitherto 
been  withheld  from  them  by  reason  of  the 
lack,  of  service.  Prior  to  this  decision  it  was 
necessary  to  route  freight  via  Regina  and 
Maryfield,  a  distance  of  three  hundred  miles 
extra  mileage  to  reach  this  territory,  and  the 
concession  will  be  a  boon  to  the  wholesalers 
of  the  town. 

An  important  realty  deal  was  put  through 
recently  when  the  Proctor  Company,  of  To- 
ronto, secured  80  feet  on  Souris  Avenue,  op- 
posite the  new  post  office,  the  price  being 
$20,000.  This  brings  the  holdings  of  this 
company  in  Weyburn  to  three-quarters  of  a 
million. 

Owing  to  the  unprecedented  demand  made 
on  the  Board  of  Trade  for  business  premises, 
several  of  the  property  owners  have  recently 
decided  on  the  erection  of  large  blocks,  suit- 
able for  stores  and  office  accommodation, 
and  together  with  those  already  announced, 
no  less  than  eight  structures  of  this  nature, 
ranging  from  two  to  five  storeys  in  height, 
will  be  built. 

There  are  openings  in  Weyburn  for  a  flax 
and  oatmeal  mill,  soap  factory,  box  factory, 
starch  factory,  twine  factory,  and  wholesale 
houses  of  all  descriptions.  Special  induce- 
ments in  the  way  of  sites,  exemption  from 
taxation,  and  low  rates  for  power  and  water 
are  offered. 

The  Secretary  of  the  Board  of  Trade  will 
be  pleased  to  answer  any  inquiries  as  to  busi- 
ness openings  in  Weyburn,  and  to  furnish 
literature  on  application. 

The  population  has  grown  from  600  in 
1906,  to  3,300  in  1912.  The  town  assessment 
is  $1,780,875,  and  the  balance  of  borrowing 
power  still  unimpaired  is  $127,684. 

There  are  opportunities  in  Weyburn  for  all 
classes  of  retail  business  and  wholesalers. 
The  industries  most  needed  are  planing  mills, 
sash  and  door  factories,  twine  factories,  ma- 
chine shops,  flax  and  oatmeal  mills,  box  and 
soap  factories. 


It  appears  that  the  G.T.P  line  from  Cedoux 
through  Weyburn  to  the  International 
boundary  is  now  assured,  according  to  recent 
statements  of  railway  officials  in  interviews 
with  prominent  citizens.  Special  interest  is 
excited  by  the  announcement  of  the  inten- 
tion of  the  company  to  run  their  lines  across  the 
Soo  Line  on  the  west  side  of  the  town,  the  plan 
being  to  locate  the  new  station  on  the  south 
side,  so  it  is  stated.  The  news  of  the  Rail- 
way Commission's  approval  of  the  G.T.P. 
programme  has  been  a  source  of  keen  satisfac 
tion  locally,  and  has  attracted  widespread 
enquiry  among  outside  investors,  who  make 
it  a  point  to  keep  in  touch  with  development 
features  in  this  section  of  the  West.  Super- 
intendent Scully  of  the  C.P.R.  Moose  Jaw 
division  states  that  railway  development  now 
under  way  should  mean  a  tremendous  uplift 
to  values  in  this  part  of  the  province, 
and  especially  in  Weyburn. 

Owing  to  the  rapid  influx  of  newcomers, 
there  is  a  distinct  shortage  of  business  and 
residential  accommodation.  A  splendid 
opening,  therefore,  presents  itself  for  contract- 
ors with  capital. 

Official  statistics  pertaining  to  the  progress 
of  the  town  reveal  a  healthy  condition  of 
affairs,  and  indicate  in  a  decisive  manner  the 
development  that  is  taking  place. 

Weyburn  is  the  headquarters  of  the  Wey- 
burn Security  Bank  (W.  M.  Little,  manager), 
the  only  chartered  bank  financed  by  local 
capital  west  of  Winnipeg.  This  bank  has  ten 
branches  in  the  province.  Other  banks  doing 
business  here  are,  with  managers:  Bank  of 
Commerce,  A.  Swinford;  Union  Bank,  J. 
McVicar;  Bank  of  Montreal,  R.  S.  Whateley; 
Home  Bank,  J.  K.  Hislop;  Royal  Bank,  R. 
Frazee. 

Weyburn  has  four  main  operating  railway 
outlets,  and  the  construction  of  the  G.T.P.  and 
C.N.  roads  into  the  town  will  add  four  more, 
besides  greatly  extending  the  area  of  the 
town's  natural  distributing  territorj-.  Wey- 
burn enjoys  a  special  freight  tariff,  covering 
the  whole  province,  and  can  thus  comjiete 
to  advantage  with  other  distributing  centres. 

President  Board  of  Trade,  Tos.  Mergens; 
Commissioner.  Chas.  A.  Cooke;  Mayor,  John 
McTaggert ;  Clerk,  J.  D.  Murray;  Postmaster, 
H.  McGowan. 


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Winnipeg,  Man. 

Winnipeg's  yearly  increasing  population 
demands  more  and  more  fresh  vegetables, 
milk,  butter,  cream,  poultry,  eggs,  beef, 
mutton  and  pork,  and  other  products.  In- 
deed, so  great  has  the  demand  become  that 
a  remarkable  state  of  affairs  exists  at  the 
capital  of  Manitoba  at  the  present  time. 
Situated  in  a  district,  the  Red  River  \'alley, 
which  has  most  fertile  soil,  Winnipeg  an- 
nually imports  from  the  United  States,  and 
ships  from  Eastern  points,  thousands  of  dol- 
lars' worth  of  these  comestibles. 

Some  interesting  figures  have  been  com- 
piled by  the  Winnipeg  Industrial  Bureau, 
from  the  receipts  of  local  wholesalers  and  the 
railway  companies'  records.  It  is  ascertained 
from  these  sources  that  the  butter  receipts  at 
Winnipeg  from  Eastern  Canada  and  the 
United  States  for  1912  was  68  cars,  or  ap- 
proximately 2,000,000  pounds,  valued  at 
$560,000.  Dressed  poultry  received  in  Win- 
nipeg during  the  same  year  required  for  ship- 
ment 54  cars,  and  weighed  1,620,000  pounds, 
valued  at  about  $243,000.  Local  creamery 
companies  in  1912  paid  $120,000  for  milk  and 
cream  from  St.  Paul  and  Minneapolis  alone. 
Customs  returns  from  the  Department  at 
Ottawa  show  that  during  the  fiscal  year  end- 
ing March,  1912,  Manitoba  imported  1,596,- 
480  dozen  eggs,  valued  at  $314,141;  bacon 
and  hams,  4,988,859  pounds,  worth  $573,569; 
696,788  pounds  of  fresh  meat,  not  including 
another  192,939  pounds  of  mutton  and  lamb 
and  92,709  pounds  of  salted  meats.  The 
figures  for  live  stock  show  15,666  sheep  and 
239  head  of  cattle  imported  during  the  same 
period.  Over  3,500  horses  were  imported  by 
the  province  in  the  same  fiscal  year.  The 
figures  for  vegetables  imported  during  the 
same  period  are  equally  remarkable,  as  fol- 
lows: Tomatoes,  etc.,  in  cans,  238,292 
pounds;  18,722  bushels  of  potatoes,  valued 
at  $28,092,  and  fresh  vegetables  of  other 
kinds  to  the  value  of  $76,233.  The  possibil- 
ities in  mixed  farming  and  market  gardening 
in  the  Winnipeg  district  are  almost  unlimited, 
representing  an  extremely  profitable  indus- 
try, in  which  comparatively  few  are  engaged. 
Winnipeg  for  many  years  will  continue  to 
grow  faster  than  the  supply  of  these  products 
and  forms  an  ideal  and  easily  accessible  mar- 
ket, situated  in  a  district  of  surpassing  rich- 
ness. 

The    Winnipeg    Stock    Exchange    lately 


elected  the  following  new  members:  S.  P. 
Clark,  of  Messrs.  Clark  &  Martin,  Grain 
Exchange;  E.  E.  Hall,  of  the  Hall  Company, 
Limited. 

Winnipeg's  ratable  assessment  for  1912  on 
realty  (land  and  improvements)  is  $214,360,- 
440.  The  increase  over  the  assessment  for 
1911,  when  the  total  was  $172,677,250,  is 
$41,683,190,  or  well  on  to  25  per  cent: 

The  business  tax  assessment  shows  an 
increase  of  $581,805  in  the  valuation  of  yearly 
rentals  on  business  property.  In  1911  the 
total  was  $4,037,475,  while  for  1912  it  is 
$4,619,280.  The  increase  is  14.4  per  cent., 
and  at  the  fixed  rate  of  6%  per  cent,  of 
annual  rental,  will  this  year  yield  the  city 
$307,952. 

Population  (which  is  really  reckoned  as  at 
mid-year,  1911)  is  estimated  at  166,553 — a 
gain  of  about  15,000  in  the  year.  The  pres- 
ent population  should  therefore  be  over  120,- 
000. 

Twenty-one  chartered  banks,  having  alto- 
gether 44  branches,  operate  in  the  city. 
Below  is  the  complete  list,  with  respective 
names  of  managers: 

Bank  of  Nova  Scotia,  W.  W.  Watson; 
Eastern  Townships  Bank,  W.  L.  Ball;  Mol- 
sons,  E.  F.  Kohl;  Molsons,  Portage  Avenue 
Branch,  A.  H.  Young;  Imperial,  N.  G.  Leslie; 
Imperial,  North  End,  W.  A.  Hebblewhite  ; 
Quebec  Bank,  C.  F.  Pentland;  Standard,  J. 
S.  Turner;  Bank  of  Hamilton,  W.  Loree; 
Bank  of  Hamilton,  Princess  Street  Branch, 

C.  H.  Bartlet;  Bank  of  Hamilton,  Norwood 
Branch,  W.  H.  Leek;  Home  Bank,  W.  A. 
Machaffie;    Traders,  F.  B.  Bennett;    Royal, 

D.  C.  Rea;  Royal,  Grain  Exchange,  G.  J. 
Scale;  British  North  America,  A.  G.  Fry; 
Hochelaga,  E.  Belaid;  Hochelaga,  Higgins 
Avenue,  J.  H.  N.  Leveille;  Toronto,  J.  R. 
Lamb;  Union,  R.  S.  Barrow;  Union,  Logan 
Avenue  Branch,  J.  V.  Harrison;  North  End 
Branch,  T.  L.  Cavanagh;  Sargent  Avenue 
Branch,  J.  V.  Harrison;  Ottawa,  J.  B.  Monk; 
Dominion,  F.  L.  Patton;  Dominion,  North 
End  Branch,  H.  Ransford;  Dominion,  Notre 
Dame,  G.  H.  Mathewson;  Dominion,  Portage 
Avenue,  V.  R.  F.  Sutton;  Sterling,  W.  A. 
Weir;  Northern  Crown,  W.  P.  Sloane; 
Northern  Crown,  Main  and  Selkirk,  W.  C. 
Richardson;  Northern  Crown,  Portage  and 
Sherbrooke,  R.  L.  Paterson;  Northern 
Crown,  Nena  and  William,  T.  E.  Thorstein-: 
son;    Montreal,  A.  F.  D.  MacGachen;   Mon- 


MUNICIPAL   PROGRESS  95 


To  the  MANUFACTURER 


TATESTERN  CANADA  is  a  big 
^^  field,  filled  with  a  prosperous 
people.  The  remarkable  develop- 
ment taking  place  is  creating  an 
unprecedented  demand  for  home 
industries. 

WINNIPEG 

The  natural  supply  centre,  wants 
these  manufacturers  and  offers 
greater  combined  advantages  in 
cheap  power,  lights,  sites,  low 
taxation,  labor  conditions,  railway 
facilities,  banking,  etc.,  than  any 
city  in  Canada. 

Special  reports  prepared  and 
mailed  free  of  charge,  on  the 
manufacturing  possibilities  of  any 
line    of   industry,    by    addressing 


Ghas.  F.  Roland,  Commissioner 

Winnipefii  Industrial  Bureau,  Winnipeg.  Manitoba 


96 


BUSY  MAN'S  CANADA 


Winnipeg — Continued 
treal,  Fort  Rouge,  E.  A.  Moore;  Montreal, 
Logan  Avenue,  J.  E.  Wright;  Commerce, 
C.  W.  Rowley ;  Commerce,  Alexander  Avenue, 
R.  E.  N.  Jones;  Commerce,  Blake  Street, 
J.  E.  D.  Belt;  Commerce,  Elmwood,  F.  C. 
Biggar;  Commerce,  Fort  Rouge,  L.  E. 
Griffith;  Commerce,  North,  C.  F.  A.  Gregory; 
Commerce,  Portage  Avenue,  G.  M.  Patterson ; 
Merchants',  W.  J.  Finucan. 

The  Mayor  is  R.  D.  Waugh;  City  Clerk, 
C.  J.  Brown;  City  Treasurer,  R.  Thompson; 
Secretary-Treasurer,  W.  H.  Evanson;  City 
Engineer,  Col.  R.  Ruttan;  Postmaster,  P.  C. 
Mclntyre;  President  Board  of  Trade,  E- 
A.  Mott;  President  Winnipeg  Grain  Ex- 
change, Donald  Morrison;  Secretary  Board 
of  Trade,  C.  N.  Bell ;  Inspector  of  Buildings, 
E.  H.  Rodgers;  Medical  Health  Officer,  A.  J. 
Douglas,  M.D. 

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MANUFACTURERS'    AGENCY    CO'Y 

Dept.  "S,"   Ashdown  Blk.,   Winnipeg 


ALLAN,  KILLAM  &  McKAY 

Insurance,    Real    Estate 
and  Investment  Brokers 

364  Main  St.,  Winnipeg,  Man. 

Phone  Main  7600 


OSCAR  HUDSON  &  CO. 

Chartered  Accountants 

TORONTO,        MONTREAL 
WINNIPEG 


MANITOBA  GYPSUM    CO. 

LIMITED 
WINNIPEG.  MAN. 

Manufacturers  of  the 

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Manufacturers  of 

BOTTLES  and  FRUIT  JARS 

Head  Office 
303  Keewayden  Block,  WINNIPEG 


MR.  INVESTOR 

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attention.  Write  for  "Profits,"  a  four- 
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the  way  of  Investments  in  WINNIPEG 
and  SUBURBAN  PROPERTY. 

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