The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-08-02


tho entire Dominion. Could there be n
| more decisive proof that Canada cannot at
| tract immigration while she remains q de-
tendency Of European monarchy
We come next to the third section OF tho
Canadian Pacific. which stretches from
Winnipeg to Sudbury in Ontario. distance
OF 9s1 miles. Contrast the population Of
the area tributary to this section.
which does not exceed 5000, with that
OF tho contiguous States OF Wisconsin
and Michigan. which. In 1890. had re-
spectively 1856. $50 and 2,o9s,sso. The min
eral resources Of this region Of tho Domln-
lon are PROFESSIONALLY great. but they
must lie dormant until the Canadians have
permanent free access to American markets
or sufficient population to consume their
own mineral products. The long winter
which prevails along this part OF the
railway and the deep SHOWS add enor-
mously to the operating expenses Of the
road Tho construction, indeed, Of this
section OF the limo seems to have been
grave financial bundcr, but it was do
Tended in the Ottawa Parliament by the
frank avowal that it was unsafe to trans
port immigrants to Manitoba viz Sault
immigrant trains could leave st. Paul
and Minneapolis they would be de-
serted. and persons brought from Europe
at tho expense OF the Government OF
Canada would be lost forever in the United
States. Much the same thing may be said
of the fourth section of tho railway. which
extends from Sudbury to Ottawa. u dis
tanco OF 1923 miles, through a sparsely set
tied but heavily tlmbered country. Here.
again. the mineral capabilities are OF I'M
disputed value but, like those Of the third
section. they will never be turned to ac-
count in the absence Of political union with
the United States.
Wo have now followed the Canadian
Pacific Railway from Vancouver to Of
tawa. q distance Of 1850 miles. How in
significant must be the earnings from local
traffic can be judged from the fact that. In
the whole interval, there Is only one town
or city, Winnipeg. with population ex-
ceeding 5000, and not more than five other
towns containing over 1000 inhabitants.
The fifth and sixth sections OF the Cana
dim Pacific carry us from Ottawa along the
north shore of the Ottawa and st. Lawrence
rivers to Montreal and Quebec. and thence
through the northern parts Of Maine and
the provinces Of New Brunswick and Nova
Scotia to Halifax. q distance Of upward
Of 1000 miles. As the fifth section has
to compete with the Grand Trunk Rail-
way. the local traffic upon it Is not now
profitable, and can never be more 80, seeing
that the exodus from the province of Quebec
for the past year has been equal to five per
cent. Of the population. or $4,000. and. II
continued at this rate for ten years. would
amount to 100000. The sixth section Of
the road runs. for the most part. through q |
thinly peopled and poor agricultural coun- |
try. which. until its mineral resources are !
developed. cannot pay the operating ex- |
penses Of the road. How much hope there |
s OF developing the mines under existing |
political conditions may DO estimated |
when we point out that the gain In
he population Of New Brunswick and
Nova Scotia between 1881 and 1891 was only
me and a quarter per cent. We hear much
II the coal mines Of Nova Scotia and Cape
Breton. As q matter Of fact. In 1890 they
Produced only about 100000 tons. while
he output Of the American coal mines In
The same year was nearly 10000. 900 tons.
In equally significant contrast Is presented
n other mining industries. Pig iron has
,een manufactured in Canada continuously
or 1856 years. yet In 1891 only ALTA tons
we're produced. against nearly 100000
ons in the United States.
These statistics ought to be kept contin-
ALLY before the eyes Of the Canadian peo-
lie. They cannot be disputed or explained
way by the advocates Of the British con-
ection. They spell despair and ruin. I'M
ess the voters OF the Dominion obey the in
tinct Of self-preservation. and resolve to
inter- the pathway Of prosperity through
olitical union with the United States.