The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1871-02-03
OUR CANADIAN .y.EIGu8ORs.
Population and Resources of the Dominion

lation. In 1861 there we're 5000. 56l
souls, and at the present time it is be.
lieved to be nearly four and three quar-
ters millions, the populA ton of Ontario
being over two millions. To have fol-
lowed the old system, the census should
have been taken during the present
month, but special act OF Parliament
was passed last session, which chan ges
the mode of numbering the people, and
the census will accordingly be taken iu
May next. Some people took it into
their heads to say that the work was
badly done in 1861, but that was not the
case, and it is doubtful if it will be doue
as we'll under the new system, which
appears to be too costly and cumber.
some. The minister of Agriculture Is
preparing to carry out the work of the
census, and has already large staff of
officers engaged. Ontario has an area
of 100, 266 square miles, and last year
added about $4,000 emigrants to its
population Taken altogether, the area
OF the Dominion il 375,947 square
miles, which is now TO be added the
Northwest, with l,s 2,750,00 square
miles. Surely, there ought to be 4" room
and verge enough" with so much terri
tory as this. As an agricultural country
1t has been supposed to be unsurpassed,
but there ar other resources quite as
valuable For Instance, there is the
timber and lumber trade, which is much
greater than many people imagine, at
present the lumber trade alone is worth
5000, 900 annually; 1000 saw mills
are employed, having capital of 3d.
100000, and a tonnage 1900 vessels is
engaged during the season Of navigation
But the trade of the country is best
shown by the official returns, which are
as follows for 1869, it being too soon to
obtain those of the year just closed
Exports xpf"s 1m TRsIns Duty
Ontario $40, 95s, 84s s24. 1875 $4,000, 9S2
Quebec 28,223, 1853 80, 946.341 1882, 237
New Brunsw'k 1854, $40 6,622, 254 s99,517
Nova Scotia 5,74S,511 S,0O7,244 1,076 1873
1t will be seen that the trade is pretty
evenly balanced between imports and
exports, the imports slightly prepon
dcra.iug Years age, the difference in
favor of imports was truly alarming,
but gradually our merchants have learned
10 import only what is really needed,
and, as consequence, trade is flourish.
ing The difference of few thousand
dollars 10 favor of the Expectations 10
this Province is of very little moment
indeed, for it is evident that ere long our
exports will exceed the imports, partic-
ularly now that manufactures arc in
such hourshiDg condition. With re.
gard to manufactures, it may be as well
to remark tha. there are 81 mauufactu-
rers of tobacco in Ontario alone, the to-
tai quantity of material used by them
is 1,S47,S77 pounds, and 254 ,6O4 Of
other commodities. The duty paid 10
1869 was 1882, OO9,39. The manufac-
ture of liquors is also al important
branch Of business, the annual produce
being 1871 $50 gallons, on which duty
is paid to the amount of 1882, DOL
Beer is manufactured to the extent Of
4,063 908 gallons, the duty beiug paya-
bic 90 the malt used Petroleum pro-
duced 2,769, 1876 gallons in 1869, and a
revenue of Sl65,761. In 1868 the
Quantity was only 237, 755 gallons, with
revenue of SI2,957. Thus it is seen
that wonderful revival has occurred in
the oil trade The suspension of the
trade IN 1866 led TO serious oonse.
queues, and it is evident that 1t is ca
pabIe of being almost indefinitely ex.
tended. In the matter of tobacco Que
bee is 10 advance of Ontario, the guam.
tily of material used in 1869 being 81
l60, 6IS pounds of other commodities,
GA obs pounds, and the revenue de.
rived from it 1906, S39, although the
manufacture vas confined to 20 estab
iishments. The total quantity of ma
terial used in the manufacture of to.
bacco in 1869 for the whole Dominion
was little short of 100000 of pounds
and the duty paid, 1865 S14 OF. The
returns for 1870 will show very large
increase. The signs of progress are
everyw here visible, and no doubt can be