The Jennings daily record., 1902-02-15
Especial Letter.

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@s Hl. six million Inhabitants Can
ada is liberal with bounties.
The principal items in the
list are steamships, rail-
~ u ways, the iron and steel IN
dustries, and beet sugar.
Many industries besides
benefit by indirect payments from the
national treasury.
Canada has already paid upwards OF
$4,000, 600 in steamship subsidies ana
the coming session of parliament Will
see the amount largely Increased. Inc
desired expansion of Canada's over
sea trade can be had only at the ex-
pense Of much heavier bounties than
have hitherto been paid. The pro-
posed reciprocal trade convention Win
the. British West Indies depends on
the establishment Of "a direct heavily
subsidized steamship line. The same
is true OF the South African, Austra-
liam, and Mediterranean trades Can
ada's share of the subsidies and other
payments in connection with the new
fast line to Great Britain will not be
far short of 100000 year, Great
Britain paying the rest.
Canada has given to her railways
land subsidies of 100000 acres, as
well as 1920. 100000 in money, of which
about So 500 900 was handed over dur
ing the last year. A compilation MADE
by the dominion statistician, George
Johnson, shows that one-flfth OF the
entire capital Of Canada's railways has
been given outright by the taxpayers
through the respective governments
and the municipalities. The dominion
government grants amounted to about
16 per cent of the entire capital invest
ment, the provincial government
grants to 3.14 per cent, and municipal
constitutions to 1.59 per cent.
AS an evidence of the extraordinary
| prosperity that has marked the las,
| five years in Canada the following hg'
ures from the official returns are Civ
| en-: In November, 1896 deposltors hao
| to their credit in the banks Of Cana
| da $199, 500 900. By November last the
deposits had increased to 1854 10000
In addition during that period vas'
sums, the savings Of the people. were
invested in mills, factories, and Other
Industrial enterprises. The increase IL
bank deposits for one year from No
vember, 1900, to November, 1901, wa!
$4S. 300, 900.
For some years the department o
immigration has paid little attention
to the work of attracting settlers from
the mother country for Canada's va
cant lands. It's energy has been con
centrated chiefly on the task of induc
ing immigration from the Unite'
States. There is now, however, to b
new departure, and James Smart
deputy minister OF the interior, VIII
has charge of immigration matters, i
about to go to London to organize
scheme for turning the tide of Brit
ish immigration toward Canada. Th
speech of the Prince Of Wales on hi
return from Canada, urging the claim
of the dominion as field for BIRTHS
capital and settlement. was the bes
advertisement Canada ever received
and the cabinet promptly decided t
take advantage of it.
Christmas at Rideau Hall. the HON
of the governor general of Canada, wa
something like a scene from one {
Hans Andersen's fairy tales, the bal
room being transformed into winte
garden for the occasion. The floor wa
strewn with frosted wool to imitat
snow. and numerous trees, set anon
powders, glowed with lights an
sparkled with frost. There was a TIRE
for each of the children of their exec
lencies and also for the other. childre