Telegram-herald., 1889-07-10

PARLIAMENT BUILDINGS, OTTAWA.
these countries, and there is no reason for
surprising that the Anglo-Saxon stock will
degenerate under her cold wintry skies
Owing to the favorable sweep Of the isother-
NAL lines wheat can be produced 500 miles
north Of the international boundary, and the
most fertile wheat growing district in the
world lies for the most part north of that
boundary, extending from tine foot Of the
Rocky mountains thousand miles eastward
Tho forests OF Canada are the most vslu-
able and extensive now remaining and Can
ada exports $l7 COS. 600 worth of sawn lumber
annually, the total export OF the products
Of the forest running up to between twenty
and thirty millions Tho great sea fisheries
Of British Columbia, the maritime provinces
and Labrador arc unequaled by those Of any
other country, a fact ot which American
fishermen are fully aware; but besides these
the inland lakes OF the newly opened north.
west constitute fishing ground 10000 square
miles in siza. In British Columbia and Nova
Scotia coal and iron are found side by side
and in Alberta there is bed of rich Ignite
1O0 miles broad and 600 miles long, while In
Ontario almost every mIae-el bat coal is
found in abundance.
The population u the country. according
n tho ceus,ls of 1881. was 4. S25. 900: the next
ceusus VIII undoubtedly show 10000 II
l. cornaouiy Supposed thas the Dominion in.
creasss In population much more slowly than
the United States. and this has been true
during the last quarter 0f a century for rea-
sons that are Sufficiently obvious. But X
longer period IS chosen a different aspect l.
given u the casa- In I7o the British North
American provinces Rad -, co inhabitants
the United .Sts.tes 100000 For 1890 u il
estimated that while Canada vii have 5.oO0.-
90. the neighboring republic vii have -,
oGO.o10 Tas past century therefore has seen
the population II the former multiply TWEEN
ty-Gve tilneS. that of the latter little more
than sixteen times. However, during recent
tir-,es the tisie q EurOpesn emigration has set
steadily IN the direction - The United STATES
q ssch an extent, indeed. that q The 5000.
plO p~opls shown by the census q 1881.
100000 were either foreign born o.
the children - foreign parents, ana what
proportions ths if'fiux q Enrop~sns into
that country have aSzl1ne-i In TIE succreslsTe
decade i known - every GRE. Bat this state
of things = not d keIv 81 continue much lonxsr
The constitution q CsBs.ia = contained IN
eha British Nor-r America at adopted bv
he izuperisl parliament on Feb. T.. Issr
The executive aflarity j. vested IN tbe
a,f-~n. Rbo : s..fr.- ruetivelv present. and act-
ia IN the pere-a q ner viceroy. senator's
-=e supointesi r. hie virtually BY she leader
~ ths government. sud tfere is az elective
krsrss = coEunlons n is larre features she
Canadian constitution snauevhat rs@subles
th.f = tAe United States. i,assv-s.a ss the
f>3@rel SYstesa issouaslon u bofh Hraise6
ars strictlv ssasns5 bIrssiicrira has been a.
f-rr-7 r. f,,a r~-vf4,fal lzs-f~--,..s 49, -
powers net craerEssa expressly 4 1izI-sssSi ~
hsiFng - ssfe government - t1-sz~s IA this
resrect a ccurs@ va tsse1 the rsvs~Ss - thst
waich gave l.sxsi oossr - fse prfnctplss ~ tlls
stsss fEhts ra~tg IN fbe Enitesi Hsaees Eohr
G. tslsonr fa-zcsss rsSalafiors IN til.s =ersf.fe