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FUTURE MAY BRING
CANADA INTO FOLD
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chain of lakes the other via the Missis-
s1ppt river and the Gulf of Mexico. In
addition We have $500 miles of railway.
Inc agricultural possibilities of this ia
Vored section are almost beyond compre-
henslon. The three states, North Da-
kota, South Dakota and Minnesota an
nually produce about 200 coo, 900 bushels
OF wheat: Stock raising has become a
great industry. The tiHers of the soil
in their wisdom have diversified their
farming; as the result dairying is max
ing rapid progress
1 need not mention the great value NJ
the forests as furnishing labor to man,
but also for building purposes; the an
nual consumption of wood materials
rms is ten times the value of the
gold and silver output, and three times
that or all the minerals mined, includ-
Ing coal Nearly 400, 600 men are en-
ployed in the manufacture of lumber; this
agriculture.
1t is hardly necessary to call your at
tent1on to the mineral resources of this
vast territory. The wealth of Montana
In this respect can scarcely be estimated
with It's rich, deposits of gold, silver cop
Dakota you will find the largest gold
mine In the world. In the vicinity of the
Zenith city, near the shores of Lake Su-
perlor. has been discovered a treasure
OF IRON ore, as pure as it is vast
Our thousands of beautiful lakes.
teenlng with fish, and our forests alive
with game: make the great Northwest the
paradise of the sportsmen Not only this,
but our game and fish are a valuable as
set and furnish food to a large portion
OF our people.
Northwest Is Fortunate.
With lake, river and rail transportation,
our products and wares are speedily and
cheaply carried to the markets Of the
world. About thousand miles or more
inland We have the seaport city of Du-
iluth, which last year shipped to and from
II more tons of freight than either Chi
cago, San Francisco or Boston
The Northwest has problems and great
problems, to solve. For example, the
great tide Of immigra ton mentioned above
ala not stop at our northern limits. Thou
sands of American farmers are making
homes in Canada, filled with love for our
republican form of government Con-
Versely, multitudes of Canadians are
achieving comfort and affluence in the
border states. The interchange of com
modities correspondingly multipIies The
necessity for the freest commercial inter-
course becomes more and more impera-
tive.
The wisdom of that policy comes to us
with the almost sacred sanction of the
late lamented President William McKin-
ley. The subject is indeed one of great
moment Canadians and Americans are
every day becoming more intimate in
manifold ways. The development of that
International spirit is the browning evil
dence OF the advance of civilization. Every
national policy and every public and every
private act should have appropriate re-
gard for the increase of the most cordial
1r1endl1neSS of relations and mutual good
will between the United States and the
dominion. Who knows but the Inaugural
ton OF so wise a policy together with
the peaceful invasion of Canada by the
American farmer may not bring about "a
contamination deVoutly to be wished -
with universal amity and the Stars and
Stripes floating over all lands from the
Gulf OF Mexico to the arctic circle.